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The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
DOM PEDRo'S EXIT
In the Brazilian Drama
May Have a Parallel.
The DictatOr's Forces Now
Acting on the Defensive.
PrOvincials Reported To
Be Marching on Rio.

LONDON, November 17.-In spite OF no.
the anniversary of the proclamation of the
Republic of Brazil was celebrated at Rio
de Janeiro with fetes, United Press cor
respondent In Brazil is In position to
state that this, to all intents and purposes,
was nothing more than blind. When
that official announcement was made, Rio
de Janeiro was in the most rigorous state
Of siege and the fetes consisted Of little
more than parade OF the garrison.
Messages received today by the CONNER
cial Cable Company report that press mes
sages have been stopped by order Of the
Dictator. In addition. the postal service
throughout Brazil has been suspended, and
the utmost confusion aud alarm prevails
In this and other quarters. In spite Of all
denials to the contrary. and all statements
as to the trouble In Rio sGrande do Sui be-
ing simply of local character, messages
received from Brazil this morning state In
the most distinct words that congr esslonal
troops from the rev0lted province Of Rio
Grande do Sui are already so far organized
and full of enthusiasm that their COM
manders are now leading them to the
front with the Intention Of attacking the
Dlctat0r's forces instead of waiting to be
attacked by the latter. The Dictator Is
now on the defensive. This shows that
the trouble In Rio Grande do Sui Is GER
tainly more than local In character. 1t
was asserted today that the province Of
Para, having an area of over 10000 square
miles aud a population of about 800, 900,
had decided to declare itself independent.
1t is now considered certain that Uruguay
will prevent the Dictator's troops from
crossing its frontier.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
HEARD coon SPEAKERS.
Episcopallans Addressed by Bishop
Brooks and Ex-senator Edmunds.

WASHINGTON, November 1.-THE Epis-
in the Epiphany church, one of the largest
chnrch edifices the city. The church was
crowded to the doors. Rt. Rev. Phillips
Brooks. bishop of Massachusetts, delivered
the communion address and read part of
the ninth chapter Of st. Matthew, Bishop
Brooks made an eloquent plea for closer
fellowship with God. for more charity and
greater love of all Gods ways of reaching
the world and brighter, holier life
among His people.
At the conclusion of the religious SER
vices. Bishop Dudley introduced ex-Sena-
tor Edmunds as presiding officer. Mr.. Ed
munds made an address in which, among
other things he said: "Our field for the
promotion of true religion and virtue is a
free one, in which our Efforts for the
Christian welfare OF mankind cannot be
trammeled by any political state.
in wssh saas can 4sSti1 assert church
attempt to exert any political power. Some
of the topics proposed for discussion pre-
sent questions which involve some of the
deepest and most difficult problems Of So
cial and political philosophy and science,
as well as the art OF rightly applying this
philosophy and science to existing condi-
tions Of society, to the end that national,
as well as spiritual. growth and prosperity
among the people may be more equally and
largely distributed and realized. This has
been for centuries problem and so far 1t
has not been satisfactorily solved In the
processes of modern civilization"
AT the evening session "Fheism and Ev-
Glution" was discussed by several men,
bers. g,s
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
THOSE RoCKLAND TRAINS.
A PetI lon to General Manager
Tucker-other RockIand News.
Especial to the PREss.l

RoCKLAND, November 1.-THE meeting
held in the City Council rooms last even
ing for the purpose Of entering protest
against the withdrawal of the early and
late trains on this branch of the Maine
Central, was well attended, those present
being leading and influential citizens.
The meeting was entirely informal and
3usiness-like. A personal letter from
General Manager. Tucker written In re-
sponse to one from the secretary of the
Board of Trade. was made public. Mr..
fuckers letter stated that 1t was the in
tenti0n OF the company to withdraw the
early and late trains from the Knox g. Lin
coin branch. with the exception Of Satur-
day night and Monday morning. The rea-
son assigned is that the trains do not pay.
Mr.. fuckers letter was very pleasantly
written, and his statement that the Maine
Central Is favorably disposed toward Rock
land, was we'll received. But there Is
feeling here that the change will seriously
affect business interests, especially during
the winter months, when boat communi,
cation Is comparatively infrequent. At
present an order can be sent by the early
morning mail and goods promptly received
with fully days difference. A merchant
can 60 to Augusta, Portland, etc., do busl-
ness and return the same day. A physi-
clan can take patient to the Maine Cen
eral Hospital. Portland, for examination,
also returning the same day. In countless
ways these trains are invaluable, and it is
earnestly hoped that VI hen the matter is
seen in a proper light the contemplated ac.
tion will not go into effect. A committee
was chosen to draw up a petition. which
when completed will be presented Mr..
Tucker in person.
The life saving buildings at Burnt Island
work on which began August Goth, have
been completed during the past week. The
main building is 30x50 feet. IL storied,
with boat house 24x40, IL feet posts, hip
store-house is 12x18, with 9 feet posts. The
buildings are on the side of the island
towards Aliens Island, the only landing
place being there. The work ON the build
ings was done by w. II. Glover g. Co., Of
this city, a crew of from eight to ten men
being employed.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
81 600, 900 FED THE FLAMES.
Big st. Louis Blocks Made Shape
less Ruins In TWO Hours.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November 1.-THE most
disastrous fire that has visited st. Louis In
many years started In the furnace room OF
the large dry goods houses Of Penny &
Gentles, on the southwest corner of Broad
way and Franklin avenue at about 4.30
this morning. Before the engines arrived
Penny & Gentles's and the Sonnenfeld
Millinery Company's stores and the mann
moth establishment Of the famous Shoe 81
Clothing Company, occupying four entire
blocks Of four-story buildings, on Broad
way between Franklin Avenue and Morgan
street, were In flames. Within two hours,
all the walls had fallen and nothing was
left but ashes and bent and twisted iron
girders.
Opposite Penny & Gentles's and Sonnen-
feld,s Is the immense dry goods store of ID.
Y. Crawford & Co., which was damaged
$4,000 by heat. On franklin avenue 0p-
poslte Penny & Gentles's. the whole row
on Broadway was badly damaged. The
firms occupying these buildings were o.
w. Heyer, drugs; E. f. BAIL, halter; Grier-
son d Co., hats; E. III. Kartham d Co.,
jewellers; the St. Louis Tailoring Com
pany, and @. Boehmer, jewellery.
Adjoining Crawford's on Broadway the
following business houses were gutted:
Mcdonald Brothers, hats; g. II. Clements,
suO6S, OudS. 0tixs men 5 furnishing ana
cloaks; Mrs. M. Tobin. millinery; e, Wen
dell & Co., New York Millinery Company,
r. b. Stowe & Co., groceries; the Square
Deal Clothing Company, and the Weinman
House, the guests of which had safely
evacuated the building.
On Franklin avenue, just west of Penny
q Gentles's. the general dry goods store Of
Thomas H0dson was damaged by smoke
and water to the extent of $4,000; Insured.
The total loss will no doubt exceed a mil
lion dollars. Reliable figures are not now
obtainable.
The fire at 10 o'clock burned itself out.
Two or three engines are still throwing
water on the ruins to quench the flames
that here and there are famed into activity
by the strong northwest wind.
During the time the down to wn fire was
burning, the handsome residence Of Capt.
John A. Scudder of Van Deventer place,
was completely gutted. The loss here will
exceed $75, 900; insurance about the same.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
A BANNER STATE.
Miss WIllard's w. c. T. U. Prize
Awarded to Maine.

Boston, November 1.-THE W. G. T.
U. today elected these officers:
President-Mss Frances Z. Willard, re-elect-
ed for the 18th term.
Recording Secretary Mary A. Wood
bridge.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Caroline E.
TreasurereMiss Esther Pugh, Chicago.
The board of superintendents and Or
ganizers was also chosen. Mrs. Caroline
B. Buell. was placed in charge of the de-
partment Of Organization. The Presidents
prize banner was presented to the State of
Maine. The banner to the banner state of
the National Junvenile Associatiation
went to Iowa.
kilograms were read from Mr.. Frank
Odell, chief of the Good Templars of Ne
braska, conveying an invitation to the
convention to hold their next convention
at Lincoln, and from Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps. kilograms were also read which
are to be sent TO John G. Whittier and the
British w. @. L. u, and cablegram was
sent to the Emperor Of Germany, approv-
Ing his position in the temperance move
ment.
Tie announcement was made that Miss
Morgan OF Massachusetts will be married
Thursday. and 1t was voted to send her a
telegram Of congratulation.
An animated discussion followed upon
the question of the w. @. T. u. represen-
tatives asking for the collections taken up
at meetings where they speak. The mat
ter was decided In the affirmative, though
the rule will not be of steel and infexible
but OF whalebone pliable." exclaimed Miss
Willard.
The evening session was devoted to
brief reports from state'presidents.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18

10 the heaith committee. and this commit
tee recommended that the matter of the
vaccination Of the school children be left
win tne scnool committee and Boord of
Health, and that the sum Of s15O be appro-
priated for this purpose. Order received
Its first reading to this effect.
Committee on acts referred to counc,,
bill OF DR.. Forrest for services in attend
ing MI. Chapman. The council referred
the matter to the mayor.
An order was passed appr0priating $40
Tor the furnishing Of Valentine hose house,
also that the committee on street lights be
Instructed to arrange for the lighting of
this hose house with electricity.
The committee on licenses stated In o
report thar they had granted license to
Byron Pride to set up and operate sta
tionary engine for the term OF ive years.
The report OF the committee on streets In
regard to the acceptance Of Union street
and Quimby avenue were accepted, adopt
ed and approved. Also the report in ref
erence to re0pening Machanic street was
read and referred to committee on sewers.
Inc report contained a proposition from
the Portland & Rochester road In refer
ence to the city building sewer or paying
a portion OF the expense Of IL, to care for
the water which now runs south Of the
Portland & Rochester track out through
Central street to the river.
The request Of the Portland & Rochester
road Is that the city shall pay $1,000 Of this
expense and open Quimby avenue between
Mechanic and Central streets.
Jhe report of the committee on new
streets In reference to monuments marking
streets as laid out and accepted was re-
ceiyed and accepted.
Communication Of the mayor In regard
to perambulating line between this city
and Windham was referred to the mayor
with power to act with the aldermen
Grant, G0ocell and Walker as special
committee TO assist In perambulating said
line.
The petition of the Portland Railroad
Company In regard to an electric road was
granted. The manner Of constructing said
road, its crossings, turn0uts. ETC., was re-
ferred to the street committee with instruc-
tlons that they again report to the council
for It's acceptance.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
HOGS In THE MAGAZINE.
General Sprague's Visit to the
Squatters at Eastport.

AUGUSTA, November 17.-An order has
been issued from the office of Adjutant
General Sprague, stating that "the new
drill regulations for the army aud militia
of the United States. prepared by a board
of officers of the United States army. hav-
ing been approved by the President of the
United States and the Secretary of War,
and having been placed in the hands Of the
public printer, the same is hereby adopted
for the government and observance of the
Maine militia"
= General Sprague returned from Eastport
yesterday, where he went to assume his
position as custodian of the United States
reservation at that place. 1t is about sew
en- acres In area, and on 1t are the old gov
ernment buildings, including barracks,
hospital and quartermaster's dwelling.
They are occupied by $50 squatters, many
OF whom came over from the Provinces,
and In the spring they will have to leave
the reservation, finding homes elsewhere,
as the buildings are to be torn down and
removed.
General Sprague says that the sanitary
condition of the reservation is very bad,
the sewage all flowing off upon the surface
of the ground. Two hogs are kept in the
old magazine building. Several houses
have been erected upon the lot, one of
which Is only IL feet square and contains
no windows, yet large family manage to
live there.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
st. pomlnIc's coffee Patty.

The sixth annual coffee party In aid Of
ST. Dominic's Conference was given In
City Hall last evening. There was a very
large number present considering the In
clement weather. and all had ia pleasant
time. The main hall was given up to the
dancers, the orchestra being placed on the
stage. The order OF dances was rather
long, but was gone through with great
zest by all, and voted an immense success.
Refreshments were served In Reception
Hall by a corps Of young lady walters, be-
comlngly attlred, and wearing muslin caps
and aprons.
Mr.. Thomas j. Magoer was the efficient
floor director. with I. Fl. FlaheTty and j.
II. Culllnan as assistants, and L. III. Black,
Edward Gibbons, II. ID. Magner, q. ID.
DuffeY and William Gibbons aids.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

Arrangements have been made for build
Ing a new iron bridge at Caribou at the
place where the wooden one was recently
burned, at a cost Of about $18,500.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18

Christie. The rest of the family all showed
dislike for Almy and he so understood
their feeling. Christie and Almy quite
often played partners In whist parties.
Alice Warden remembered seeing Almy's
revolver. She fired it once. She remem-
bered several letters from Christie from
Manchester. She did not remember any
request regarding Frank. The letters
were burned. Almy was very gentlemanly
to them all.
John Fuller was not much acquainted
with Almy, but saw him in the winter.
Christie came to borrow meat cutter and
had some one with her whom the witness
did not know. He had seen Almy at the
grange several times, but never saw Almy
and Christie go away.
j. Il. Foster knew Almy at the Wardens'
and had seen him and the family together
several times. AT one time he saw Almy
and Christie drive up to Davis's store. He
remembered that in August, year ago,
Myra, Christie and Almy were at his house
in carriage. Almy was at party there
with Christie at another time.
Lottie Kellogg testified: II know Almy.
/ saw Almy when he got part. way home
from the grange on the night of the mur-
der. He met me and said: Here Is a pret-
ty piece OF business l saw Almy 60 in
an oppasite direction. BE passed very
close to me. saw Christie and Almy go
TO the party together. He did not wait
long at the grange, as we all went homo TO-
gether. l never saw them go off together.
Twas present at the Odd Fellows party.
Christie went with me. She did not go to
supper. did not see her promenading
with Almy."
After adjournment tonight, Almy recov-
cred from his depressed spirits and ap-
pears quite himself. He talks when alone,
but In the presence of two or three persons
Is dumb. All speculation as to whether he
is Abbott or Almy has ceased. 1t Is prob
able the trial will end Wednesday, al
though there are several witnesses from
Massachusetts who will take the stand for
the defence. There is good authority for
saying that Almy will appear on the wit
ness stand tomorrow, with a possibility of
carrying the trial over until Thursday.
Charles S. Newell, deputy sheriff and
jailer at Haverhill, who had Abbott in
charge when he was committed in 1874 to
the Concord prison for burglary, had his
first interview with Almy tonight. He is
now positive that Abbott and Almy are
one and the same person. Almy refused
to recognize the deputy sheriff. The gen.
eral opinion is that the trial will result In
the extreme penalty, one year In prison,
followed by execution.
Hanged In Effigy.
PLYMOUTH. N. H.. November 17.-At an
early hour this morning Deputy Mccoy
discovered the effigy Of Almy hanging from
a rope between two flag poles on the COM
mon. The representation was good one
and excited much comment by few peo-
pie who witnessed the strange sight before
its removal by order of the officers,
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
THEY RETURNED TO LIFE.
Taken from EIazIng Tenements and
Supposed To 30 Dead.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, November 1.-THE
fire broke out early.this morning in one of
a row Of nine four-story tenement houses
on Nostrand avenue. The flames spread
rapidly. and the whole row was destroyed.
The officers who discovered the flames
aroused the sleeping inmates and with
difficulty got them out. Six persons were
carried out unconscious but soon revived.
The fremen afterwards found and lowered
by ropes from the top story Of one house
three unconscious persons who were sup
posed to have suffocated. The victims
were laid out for dead on the sidewalk. In
few moments they showed signs of life
and were resuscitated. There was no loss
of life. The buildings burned like tinder,
the spread of the flames being aided by the
air shafts in each house and the large open
left extending over the whole row. Seven
ty families. numbering 300 persons, were
made homeless by the fire. Many tenants
lost all they had in the world. The police
estimate the loss at $50, 900 on the build
ings, $4,000 on the furniture, ETC., but a
more conservative estimate places the total
loss at $4,000. The buildings were well
insured. Less than half of the tenants
had insured their effects.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
cAsco BAY BOILED.
Water Lashed Into Foam by Yes
tsrday's Blow.

The gale which began Monday afternoon
continued through the night and all day
yesterday with constantly increasing
force until night fall when it took a rest
and then began again. The prevailing d.
rectIon Of the storm was south. veerIng
from easterly of the south point to west Of
1t at different times. There were occasion
al spits of rain early Tuesday morning
and after daylight. At about 3.15 p. M, a
more pronounced downpour began which,
however. continued its intermittent char
acter all the evening.
The sea ran mountains high outside,
dashing up on Cushing's Island in truly
grand fashion. There was report on the
street that the bathing houses on the
beach at Cushing's Island had gone adrift.
A tug boat man who had been cruising on
wheels over on the Cape. said that they
were all there when he looked last, and
that the dark masses that might have been
seen flying around In the surf were massej
of seaweed,
In the harbor the water was hardly ever
rougher, and as the force came from tne
upper end of tn eh arbor, there was moth
ing to break the force Of the wash.
At high tide yesterday afternoon, which
was unusually high, owing to the spring
tides, added to the storm water, the spray
dashed over Custom House wharf and
washed aboard the scho0ners Carrie Sar-
gent and II. K. Willard lying there.
There was a fleet of about 70 vessels in
the lower roadstead, and about 20 more In
side the breakwater.
The barge Office on the end Of Portland
Pier was rocking and swaying In the
breeze all the afternoon. but Capt. Cum
mings thought 1t unnecessary to let go an
other auchOr at that stage Of the storm.
The steamer Cumberland laid over In
mort all day yesterday and all night, walt
inc for subsistence OF the wind. Ire
buoy steamer Myrtle also came In and tied
M at the end Of Central wharf.
The wind ranged from 40 to IS miles an
bour at different times during the day. At
about 3 D. IN, the wind registered 90 miles
The fire alarm was somewhat disar-
ranged during the evening. the bells strik
ing several stray blows.
The life saving station reported at 7 p
m. a very rough sea outside, gale OF
wind, but no vessels In trouble.
A big tree blew down on Oak street
near Prospect.
A large number Of telephone lines wer,
in trouble. and number Of electric light
reported out,
The Western Union reported the storm
worse west and south Of Portland last eve
ming,
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18
RAILROAD MATTERS.
President Sewall and the Boston q
Maine Immigrant Traffic.
Maine centraI's Coming Time
table.

The announcement was made In the de-
spatch from Boston published yesterday
that there were to be several changes In
the directorate Of the Boston & Maine,
among them the retirement of Hon. Arthur
Sewall OF Maine, and Mr.. Frank Sinclair
Of Portsmouth. OF course the retirement
Of Mr.. Sewall, who is president Of
the Maine Central, from the directorate Of
the Boston & Maine, might be matter Of
considerable Importance in railroad cir
cles. A large amount Of the stock Of the
Maine Central, majority In fact. Is con-
lations Of the two roads are very intimate.
By having the president of the one road a
director In the other, the harmonious and
economical working of the system has been
promoted Of course. A gentleman, who is
In position TO XIV, said on yesterday that
the statement that Mr.. Sewall would re-
tion has been arrived at as to the changes
In the directorate OF the Boston q Maine.
The Sandman brings about It's passen-
gers, most Of whom bought their through
tickets for different parts of Canada, In
England. These tickets were sold by the
rival agengies Of the Canadian Pacific and
Grand Trunk. All those with Canadian
Pacific tickets will be forwarded by the
Maine Central over the Mountain Divis-
ion. The Grand Trunk. Of course, will
handle Its own. OF the 175 about 72 are
ticketed to 90 over the Maine Central,
about 80 to go over the Grand Trunk,
while about SO, most Of them boys going to
school In Western Canada, are ticketed
only to Portland. For these 50 the two
roads viii probably have little competl-
tion. Ordinarily the Maine Central will
forward the immigrants by regular trains,
but where there would be too long wait,
special trains will be called into use.
The new Maine Central timetable
which goes into effect on the 30th Of thI
month, will make several importan
changes In trains, besides those already nc
ticed on the Rockland branch. THE trail
which leaves here at 1920 a. m. for Water
Vile will come off. The o'clock a. M
train for Lewiston and Auburn, will leave
at $50. The 500 p. No. train for Lewiston
will run to Waterville, while the $40 d. m.
train to Augusta will go at 8 O'Clock. The
old night Pullman, which has left Port
land at IL 20 for time immemOrial, Will
leave this winter at 11.3O. On the Ogdens-
burg the trains which leave here at Las p.
m. and 6.15 .. m. will be cancelled, and in
their places will be 8 30 p. IN. train
which, with sleeper attached. will run
through to Montreal. arriving at a. m.
next morning. This will be making about
two hours quicker time than the Grand
Trunk makes. OF trains coming into Port.
land the 20 a. m. Ogdensburg train will
arrive at go, while the 1920 will be can
celled. There will be one afternoon train
FRI m the East via the Kennebec instead Of
two, the Yankee coming of. Instead
there will run local train from Bar Har-
Dor, Bangor, Belfast. BuckspoTt, etc., ar
riyipg here at 5.35 D. m.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-18

place where The wooden one was recently
burned, at cost Of about $18,500.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. George A. Cony sent iteam to Mont
Vile for Mr.. Berry, the proprietor of the
Hotel North, when the hotel was burning.
The team started at II p. M, and Monday
morning at q. m. Mr.. Berry had reached
Augusta behind the same horse.
The state assessors will devote this week
to their forthcoming report. All the re-
turns thus far received have been tabulat-
ed. Thirteen towns and IL plantations are
still wanting to complete the returns.
The governor has appointed the follow
ing persons to solemnize marriages: Rev.
Belcher of Gouldsboro.