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The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
DEATH FoILED.
Maniac Waited While the
Rev. DIR. Hall Preached.
New York Clergyman Fol-
lowed by Bullets.
The Exciting Close OF a
Church Service.

NEW YORK, November 29.-As Rev. .Dr,
John Hall, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church was passing from the
church to the parsonage adjoining just af-
ter the close Of the morning service today,
John Rath, German. 45 years old. stepped
from behind wagon on the opposite
side Of the avenue and fred three shots in
quick succession at the reverend gentle
man as he was about ascending the steps OF
his residence. DIR. Hall was not hit. Rsth
was arrested, making no resistance. he
said he was real estate dealer. A great
crowd was present when the shooting oc-
Cured and for a while the most intense ex-
element prevailed. The prisoner was ev-
identity not In his right mind. He muttered
something about conspiracy which he
imagined existed against him.
A statement found on Rath's person in
timated that DIR. Hall. DIR. Potter and
Judge Hilton were the chief conspirators.
and that Mrs. A. T. Stewart was good
friend of the prisoner. Rath stated after
his arrest that DR.. Hall was chief among
those conspirating to do him bodily and
mental harm.
The prisoner will be arraigned tomor-
row. 1t Is stated that Rath is member Of
DIR. Halls church and had attended at in
frequent intervals. The last time he was
seen there was about year ago. Some
years ago DIR. Hall assisted the man fnan-
cially. but had seen nothing OF him for
some time.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
GENERAL NEWS.

Miss Elizabeth Blanchard, late principal
OF Holy0ke College, is dead.
Motion for new trial in the Sawtelle
case will be heard before Judge Chase at
Concord, N. H., today.
Yale will receive S17, 900 as her share of
the proceeds from the ale-Princet0n game
last Thursday.
1t Is said that DIR. Graves, on trial at
Denver, COL, for murder, has new evidence
greatly In his favor.
Geo. A. Hardecker, assistant freight
agent on the Grand Trunk railroad at
Detroit, is missing. It is known he has
embezzled at least $1,000.
The final scores In the Boston bicycle
match were: Ashinger, 752 miles, IL laps !;
67c.2; Wood. 513.6; Lamb. 50O.7.
Fire destroyed the block owned by T. E.
Parker and the j. N. Buffum estate in
Lynn, Mass, Saturday night. Loss, SS0,-
600; insurance, $4,000.
Two Ohio farmers named Joseph Wolph
and John Miller fought with axes at Wopa-
koneta Friday, the trouble being dispute
over a line fence. Both men were fatally
injured.
An interesting and highly successful
trial of the electric locomotive designed
and built by the Thomson Houston Co.,
for hauling freight cars, was made at the
eompany's works In Lynn, Saturday after
noon in the presence Of large party.
The best schedule time previously made
nv any railrood train between New York
and Washington was reduced Friday fifteen
minutes by a special train over the Penn
syiyania railroad, 228 miles being made In
four hours, the exact running time.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
DIRECTORS cRATIFIED.
Boston d Maine Well Pleased With
the Years Work.

BOSTON. November 28. 8.--The annual re-
port of the Boston & Maine directors to the
stockholders for the year ending Septem-
ber 80, 1891, shows thelgross receipts to be
Sl5.679. .996; increase. C14s, ,S06; net earnings
So. .634, ,522 decrease, 81, 1895; surplus, S372,-
500; decrease. $141, ,574.
The balance sheet shows gross floating
debt of 81, 1907 ,494; cash and cash offsets,
S5,135, ,299, of which S950,711 is cash; net
floating debt, 81, ,072, 1876, against S1,183, ,442
last year; materials and supplies on hand,
81, ,828, ,518 against 81, 1886, 100 last year.
The directors express qualification at the
result OF the years operations, and say
that in view of the rapid increase In the
weight of rolling stock and the more fire.
quent service, they have raised the stand
ard from 70 to 70 pounds per yard
The total expenditures for new rolling
stock was $624, ,73l, Of which S150,127 was
charged to operating expenses and S474,-
594 to the equipment fund, leaving a bal
ance to the credit of that account of
S225, 5,405.
During the year the company charged to
construction $428,955. The net reduction
in the funded debt was $3l7, 7,226. The sub
scrlptioIs to the new common stock paid
S2,3 $40, principally represented by a
reduction in the debt Of S317,226. an In
crease In the construction of S428, ,955, In
investments an increase of S887, ,283, and In
materials on hand an increase of S442, 1928
The profit and loss surplus Is S2,176, 100
against $22l5.781 September 80, 1890. The
injury fund is S150,000 against 100000,
and the equipment fund S225, ,405 against
S40O, 600.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
Foreign Notes.
OFF ROBINSON CRuso'S ISLE.
Big Bath Ship Rappahannock De-
stroyed by Fire.

VALPARAISO. November 2S.--The Amer
lean ship Rappahannock, Captain Dickin-
son. which left Liverpool Oh July Goth for
San Francisco was burned In Cumberland
Bay In the northern part of Juan Fernan-
dez Island, 400 miles off the Chillian main
land, on November IL. ALI hands were
saved and arrived In Valparaiso Friday on
the Chilian government steamer Huemial.
The cause of the burning was spontaneous
combustion. Consul McCreary Is attend
Ing to the relief of the crew. The Kappa
hammock was a ship Of 1854 tons, built in
Bath, Me-, In 1890. and owned by A. Sew
all q Co. of that place.
BATH, Me-, November 28.-The dispatch
announcing the burning of the ship Rap
pahann0ck was received here this morn
ing. The ship was bound from Liverpool
to San Francisco with cargo Of coal Of
about 1000 tons and was already due at the
latter port. She had sailed from Liver
pool, July %, and was spoken August 8, In
latitude 390 north. longitude 16o west. Her
measurements were: Length 1872 feet,
breadth 489, depth 1913, gross tonnage
3.185 tons, net 3,05383 tons.
She was the second largest vessel ever
launched in Bath, and at the time of Presi-
dent HarrsOn's visit to Bath he walked
her newly laid keel. She cost her builders
$4,000 and was commanded by Captain
Wiley Dickinson of Phippsburg. She was
partially insured, the captains part being
fully covered.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
FIELDS FAILURE.
That Union Pacific Collateral
outIawed on Change.

New YORK. November 28.-After the
close of the stock exchange today. the ex-
change officially announced that the Union
Pacific railroad had notified it that secur-
tiles of the face value of $1,710OOO had
been misappropriated and these securities
were accordingly declared to be not good
delivery on account of sales made in the
exchange. The securities include 100000
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf consoli-
dated, $4,000 first mortgage bonds, $685.
600 Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
Consolidated. and S21S, 900 collateral trust
Of the same company, 5000 Oregon Nav
lgation collateral trust, 1000 shares Of
Texas Pacific stock, and 500 shares Of
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
stock The statement made by the officers
OF the company to the exchange rehearses
the state Of affairs already made plain In
the report OF the failure. The company
repeatedly offered to pay the loans and
take up the collateral but was met with
various excuses to conceal the fact that the
collateral had been sold by members of the
failed firm.
tits now said that Mr.. Cyrus W. Field.
father OF E. N. Field, is not so Ill as was at
first feared.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
w DDINCs.
Chandler-haven.

A Hyde Park, Mass. paper has the fol-
lowing account Of a wedding of two Port
land young people:
Monday, November %, was the I1th an
niversary Of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alden I. Cleveland of Hyde Park. 1t was
most pleasant that Willis III. Chandler,
only son Of Mrs. Abbie X. Shattuck OF
Portland. Me-, and Miss Susie K. Haven,
daughter Of tue late Captain Andrew s.
Haven, and sister of Mrs. Cleveland,
should be joined In marriage at their resi-
dence, No. IA Beacon street. Owing to the
illness OF the bridegroom's mother, Mrs
ShattucB, the wedding was private, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. Francis
Perry OF Hyde Park, In the presence of Inn
mediate relatives. The bride was becom-
ingly attired In a brown silk, with a cor
sage bouquet of bride roses. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chandler are most favorably known among
Portland young people, who congratulate
the happy couple On their bright future.
The wedding presents were very numer-
GUS, showing the high regard In which
they are held by their many friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Chandler will be at home after
January /, at No. 144 Federal street, Port
land, Me-"
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
DR.. Taylor Says Mr.. Blaine
Is Perfectly Well.
He Is Active and Strong
and Likes Exercise.
Why the Secretary Went
to Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, November 29.-Phe
Press tomorrow will say the prime reason
for Mr.. Blaine's visit to this city was to
see his medical adviser. Dr. Madison Tay-
lor examined Mr.. Blaine during the latter s
visit to this city. The doctor says: "Mr.
Blaine Is In great deal better condition
than six months or year ago so far as
can say from a careful examination of his
condition and what he told me Of what 1t
was before began to treat him. Mr..
Blaine enjoys better health than he did
three or four years ago. Six months
hence he will be even better than he Is
now. Mr.. Blaine Is a well man. For his
years, he Is sturdy. When I began to at
tend Mr. Blaine last spring, he was suffer-
ing from acute illness and was In a very
bad condition, completely broken down by
over work. did not know what the out
come would be. Now, there Is no doubt In
my mind, for Mr.. Blaine's health Is excel.
lent. He is back to his normal weight and
a very good weight, that. He has good
appetite and sleeps well.
"Mr. Blaine got well by exercise and
common sense, not medicines. At Bar
Harbor he went out riding so far per day
and also to walk and play with hand ball
a fixed time. In short, he cOnscentiously
else. Now we are both very much graft
fed. Before his Illness. Mr.. Blaine was
not a man who would taRe much exercise.
Now he Is the opposite. He has grown to
like 1t. Mr.. Blaine wrote me, a couple of
weeks before his visit here, that he
walked about two miles every day. Very
often. he says, he walks q mile at stretch.
II Mr.. Blaine continues to take care of
himself as he is doing now, see no reason
why he should not live many years longer.
He has entered upon a ripe age, being 81
years old, and takes pleasure in his pres
ent strength. When examined him, he
pulled up his right arm and felt his mus
cles. They are good and large. 1t is very
gratifying to state that his limbs and
arms are more muscular and larger than
they have been for years. This Is mat
ter OF some little pride to me and Mr..
Blaine.
when l say he will be even In better
health In six months from now, l state as
the reason that person, say one who has
been i'll with typhoid, will not recover
all his former strength upon recovery. He
will have heavy feeling In the limbs, etc.
This will gradually work off day by day
until he finds himself sturdy. quick and full
OF bright health"
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
MARCHING ON PEkIN,
imperial Troops Fly Before the
Chinese Insurgents.

LONDON, November 29-Advices from
Shanghai state that the rebel forces In
Manchuria have defeated the imperial
troops sent 10 suppress the rising In that
region. The Imperial forces numbered
1000 men and their defeat causes the pov-
ernment the greatest anxiety. Reinforce-
ments Of 5000 men have been despatched
from Tien-Tsin to oppose the rebels, who
are marching on Pekin
The foreign Office has received details of
the massacres OF foreigners and
Christians in China, fully confirming the
first awful news telegraphed from ShanQ-
hall The latest outrage leaves the Euro
pean powers nolexcuse Tor further inaction.
which pervades many districts OF China is
the fact that the natives Of the country be-
lleve that the time is ripe to overthrow the
Manchu dynasty. and to establish again
the native dynasty. which was oYerthrown
In 1fi44
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WHEN the TAHITI cAPSIZED
Three Hundred Persons Probably
Met Their Death.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. November pa
despatch from Manzanilla, Mexico, says
tine American steamer Roseville has arrived
and reports passing the wreck Of the brig
Iahiti at sea. The brig was floating bot
tom up. The captain of the Rosevllle says
sne must have capsized. The rIggin had
been cut away on the port side, apparently
10 prevent this. The Tahiti created SEN
satlon on September 30. last. by putting
lnto brakes Bay near. this city In distress.
Sne had go Gilbert Islanders on board un.
ger contract to work In Mexico at starva-
tion wages. These men were practically
siayes and there was much talk OF selzing
tue vessel. Collector Phelps decided that
nc ne mad no right to detain her and she left.
II seems almost certain that all on board
were lost. as the ships boats were still
wltn her and nothing has been heard Of
any survivors. The wreck must have hap
pened at least month ago. Besides the
Islanders the vessel carried officers and a
crew Of twenty-oue.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
OUGHT HOW COLD.
Yesterdays Gold wave Came From
the West to Accommodate Ia.

s'to "ooh " HCCotttttooato g6s
In twenty -four hours from Saturday to
Sunday, the mercury fell 39A degrees, ae-
cording to Observer E. P. Jones's record In
the Portland weather Office. The cold yes
terday was OF the bitter variety that few
coats could withstand. The cold wave
started in South Dakota and Minnesota
Saturday morning. 1t was 1s degrees be-
low at Huron, s. ID. Saturday night 1t be-
gan to grow cold here about 10 O'Clock; but
1t was not until yesterday morning that II
got to be very severe. A little after sun
rise the thermometer showed 124 degrees
above zero. At s q. m. yesterday 1t was IL
degrees; and at s y. m. It was 16 degrees.
In the warmest part OF the day it was 19I
degrees. This range Of the thermometer
shows how uniform was the cold.
Observer Jones said last night that he
thought 1t would be still colder today.
There was, however, condition to the
southwark which might moderate our
weather II Ii should extend so far. This
condition was outlined in this despatch
sent by Chief Observer Harrington from
Washington at 1928 D. m. yesterday:
severe cyclonic storm will probably move
along the gulf stream from the Carolina coast,
causing severe gales along the coast from Hat
teras to Boston. Dangerous for outgoing YES
sells.
1t did not seem probable last evening that
this disturbance would avail to prevent
still colder weather today.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
THE w EAThER.
The Cold Wave Is with US.

WASHINGTON. November 29-Followlng
is the forecast of the weather for New
England: Fresh north winds and general
ly clear Monday. Fair and slightly warmer
Tuesday.
Boston, November 29.-The cold and
fair weather which extends from the Lakes
to the Gulf will probably cover the Atlantic
coast Monday and Tuesday. For New
England, Monday: fair. slightly colder.
north and northwest winds; Tuesday, fair,
rising temperature.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
SNOW IN TnE SUNNY :sourn.
Dixie 10 Buried In p'Ifts and the
parkIes See slelehs.

NORFOLK, Va. November ga bliz-
zard Of severity almost unknown in this
section struck this city carly this morning.
The snow now lies seven or eight Inches
deep on level and has drlfted deeper In
places. For the first time In several years,
sleighs were on the streets tonight. Street
car travel is interrupted. The wind at
Cape Henry has reached fifty miles an
hour but Is off shore and no disasters to
shippiRg are expected. This Is the earliest
snow storm In Norfolk since 1871, and the
heaviest known here for many wears.
II Is cold tonight with the sky overcast. At
Fortress Monroe, 1t has been showing
since midnight Saturday and 1t Is the worst
snoW storm for many years. Reports from
Stannt0n, Harrlsonburg and other places
IN virginia speak Of snow and unusually
cold weather.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
Chicago Gradually Getting the
Earth.

HAGERsTowN, Md. November 28.-
Agents Of the Chicago people who bought
John Browns Fort at Harper's Ferry,
have bargained with the owners of the old
Kennedy farm In Washington county for
the purchase Of the farm house. The price
said to be offered is $4,000. This house is
Heights, opposite Harper's Ferry. John
Brown, under the name of Smith, rented
this farm from Jacob Fiery. He made the
house his headquarters and here collected
his pixies and muskets. 1t Is said that the
house Is to be carried to Chicago, along
with the fort.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
Madam Naltses.
10 the Editor of the Press:

70 VIC LNttOT UT Wt6 Tb55.
Among the foreigners who visit our
beautiful city. 1t is rare to see native OF
Greece. We have Boston, called the
Athens of America; but Athens In Greece
is city that few Of us have seen; and
when from that renowned city OF the
gods, famed In poetry and ancient story.
comes cultured Grecian lady to talk to
US US OF her native city, its Inhabitants aud
tss u.s. customs s 0I the present day there are
OF the privilege CT hearing her speak, and
tne pleasure OF seeing her. We have many
nne lecturers of foreign climes, who have
made history study, but Madame Vaitses
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
Imprisoned for Terrible crIn,e.

BERLIN, November 28.-The Socialists
will probably find large support for their
proposal that the law of tese mqjeste be
modified so that prosecution understhe law
Will be possible only at the direction wish
ment has IL origin in the Imprisonment Of
a man at Dantsic for slandering the EN-
peror's nine-months-old infant.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
SEVEN KILLED IN ALL.
The Result Of a Rear End Collision
at Toledo, Ohio.

TOLEDO. Ohio. November 29.-The Chi
cago east bound special express was wait
ing for signals In the tunnel here last
night when a Flint and Pere Marquette
train crashed into the rear car. Two per-
sons were instantly killed and five have
since died. Several others are expected to
die. Nearly all the Injured are frightfully
burned and scalded about the face and
hand3
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
Ten Below at Saranac.

SARANAc LAKE, N. Y. November 2s.--
The Thermometer registered 10o below zero
at the signal service station last night. The
lower Saranac lake was frozen over for the
first time this season.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30

The following are the observations Of
the Agricultural Department Weather Bu.
reau for yesterday November 20, taken at 5
.. m. 10th meridian time, the observa,,ons
for each station being given In this order
Temperature. direction of the wind. stats
of the weather: 's"'e
Boston. 20o, NV, cloudy; New York ooo
NV, cloudy; Philadelphia, 24O, N. clon6y ~
Washington, 24o. N, cloudless; Alhsnyy
iO'. NV, clondless; Buffalo, ls0, NV, Wt part. I.
nGcosdy Y eGIogoy loo GDs,Fqi' sW ,S NW cloudess
SW. cioudless; Duluth, lao, NV ciond.
less; st. Vincent, missing; Hnron0 0'oSo So
Dakota, 24o, SE, cloudless; Bismarct eoo
E. cloudless; Jacksonville, missing.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
Munlce Has a Blaine Club.

MUNIcE, Ind.. November 28.-Last night
a Dumber of enthusiastic Republicans
met in the City Building and organized
what is considered the first Blaine club in
the Union for the campaign of 1892. The
club starts out with about 800 members.
who will work for the nomination and
election Of the "Plumed Knight"
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
HARVARD MEN PLUcKY
But Yale's Strength Too Creat-The
Freshmen's Game.

New HAVEN. Ct, November 28.-The
Yale and Harvard freshmen played foot
ball In the presence of 25OO people on the
Yale field this afternoon and Yale won by
a score of % to O. OF the Yale men who
lined up against Harvard, ten had played
In at least one Of the varsity games but,
notwithstanding this fact, they showed a
deporable lack of work. Harvard, on the
other hand. played steady game but
bear on the centre. They displayed great
pluck however, for, during the last twenty
minutes, Yale had the ball at Harvard's 8
ten yard line and frequently within few
feet of the goal and yet was unable to force
1t over. The teams played in this way:
Harvard '95. Positions. Yale '95.
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Charles p. Fessenden.

BANGOR, November 29.-Late this eve
ming. Charles P. Fessenden who, for forty
years. has been instructor of penmanship
In the public schools In this city, died very
suddenly, having been in his usual health
during the day. The rupture of blood
vessel In a sudden fit Of coughing was the
probable cause of his death. He was a
native of Fryeburg and was IS years old,
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
OBITUARY..
John Rnvnas.

Mr.. John Rhynas died In Montreal last
Monday at the age Of 50 years. He was a
native of Scotland. From 1854 to 1861 he
was engaged at the general commission
business In this city with Mr.. Geo. Starr,
under the firm name of Rhynas & Starr.
Since the latter date he has resided in
Montreal. For the last few years he has
not been actively engaged in business.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30

FONDA. N. Y, November 29.-Last night
the weather In the Mohawk valley was the
coldest thus far this season. The Their
mometer registered zero, Ice formed in
the canal. but not enough to interfere with
navigation. The weather continued cold
tOdaV
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
DOWN IN Month CarolIn,-

WILMINGTON, N. c., November 29.-
Quite heavy snow storm Is reported from
various points today. At Weldon, seven
inches Of snow fell; at RrattlebOro six
inches; at Rocky Mount five inches. Snow
railroad
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30

seems to bring with her the inspired at
mosphere Of Grecian days, and many may
enjoy q short sOjOurn with here in her ma
i've Cline as she tells us OF its beauties
tnls evening at Baxter hall.
frentiss Loring has very kindly consent
ca 10 preside. Tickets at Stock bridges.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
BIddeford standard Sold.

BIDDEFoRD. November 29.-Col. Frank
W. Roberts. ex-Unlted States consul at
Coatlcook, p. Q. and his brother Willis
Roberts have purchased the Biddeford
] Standard.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
Bath wants the Freight House.

The Bath board of aldermen held spec
that the Maine Central railroad might con-
struct the freight house In Bath and that
Mr.: Tucker be officially notified Of this
action
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
MONDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER

the comptroller of the currency last eve
ming that he would turn the bank over to
the directors this morning with a view to a
resumption Of business.
The Portland daily press., 1891-11-30
Winter In LyndonvIlIe.

LYNDoNvILLE, November 29.-Winter
opened here this morning with three inches
OF snow and the thermometer A. below
zero.
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sank May Resume Business.

WASHINGTON, November 2S.-The bank
examiner who has had charge Of the Dam
ariscotta National Bank Of Damariscotta,
Me-, ever since Its suspension, informed
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Maine Captain Drowned Abroad.

LONDON, November 2S.-American
schooner ID. n. Rivers, belonging In Thorn
aston, Me-, reached Queenstown TODAY af-
ter long and stormy passage. A heavy
sea swept her captain overheard and he
was drowned In spite Of the efforts made
TO save his life. During part Of the voyage
the crew were placed upon the shortest
possible allowance Of food and water and
when they reached Queenstown the men
were in very bad plight.
Foreign Notes.
London advices from Valparaiso say
the U. S. S. Yorktown, now In that port,
Is the center of much attention, and that
her arrival has already made a marked
difference in the manner In which Ameri-
can sailors are treated.
The obsequies of Rt. Bon. Edward Bull
wer LyttoD, the British ambassador at
Paris, we've held Saturday In the English
church in Paris, which was filled to the
doors. The route followed by the cortege
from the church to the railway station was
lined by 5000 troops, which had been de-
tailed for this duty by the French govern
ment.