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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-11-09
LIKE A PRINCE,
Lived Banker Wolff and
Princes Paid the Bills.
Relatives of Royalty with
Reduced Revenues.
The Suicides Pistol Heard
i'm Berlin's Scandal.

BERLIN. November S.-Inquiry into the
affairs Of Hirschfeld & Wolff realizes the
worst anticipations. The firm had been in
business for sixty-four years. Herr Wolff
occupied several other positions Of trust.
he was prominent society man and
lived life Of ostentatious wealth, his
household expenses running to 100000
marks year. He did little In the specu-
latiye line'unti recent years. when private
extravagances and losses at the gaming
table led to his embarrassment. He tried
to recoup his losses on the Paris and Ber
lin Bourses. AS matter of fact, the firm
has been insolvent since 1873. For num-
Der of years Wolff has been living by SELL
ing and pawning the securities Of his de-
positors, working In connection with
banker Joseph Lsipziger. 1t is asserted
that Wolff. with all the facts being known
to Leipzlger, ,f0ated spurious drafts through
Leipziger and pawned the securities Of
depositors amounting In value to $500. .0C0
marks. Leipziger finally went to the wall
and his failure hastened the down fall Of
Hirschfeld & Wolf Among the aristocra-
tic creditors Of the firm are Prince Henry
of Prussia, who loses SOC, 1000 marks, Prince
Gunther of Schleswig- Holstein, brother Of
the Empress Of Germany, who loses 800, 900
marks, and Count Luttichon. prominent
leader in German society. who is out 30O,-
600. Other members Of the aristocracy
are severely hit. A large number Of in
dustrial companies lose their deposits.
Wolff Is confined In Moabit prison and
says he is unable to make any estimate of
his liabilities.
A sensation was caused yesterday by the
collapse of the banking institution of
Friedlander & Sommerfeld. The failure
Is associated with the recent suspen sion Of
the brokers Hirschfeldt 81 Wolff. The
S0mmerfelds, father and son, tried to
commit suicide and opened the veins In
their arms besides shooting themselves
Saturday evening. Sigmund stili lives,
although there Is bullet in his brain. BE
is conscious at intervals and has bare
chance OF recovery. The firm was es-
tablished In 1875 and was involved
in the conversion of large number OF
private industrial concerns into companies
during the SOS besides furnishing money
for the development Of seaside resort on
the Island Of Rugen. The assets will be
slow Of realization. Slgmund's wife re-
Gently filed petition for divorce. Both
Sigmund and Felix married heiresses.
Felix's wife is the daughter of millionaire
Pinkus. All have been personally ex-
travagant Felix was an epicure and
wrote cookery articles for the Boersen
Courier. Many creditors and small capital
lists were attracted to the firm by the high
interest offered ON deposits. The cause Of
the rash act of the Sommerfelds was the
fear of arrest.
HAMBURG, November 8.-Dr. Stinde, a
aristocratic families of Hamburg. who fig
ured prominently In high social circles, has
committed suicide, owing to the loss Of
200,000 marks In speculation.
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SEVEN WOMEN WERE MADE WIDOWS
Narrowing Scenes at the Mouth OF
80 a susquehapna Shaft.
Husbands and Fathers We're Dead
In the 6Iackness Beneath.
A Lamp Exploded and Ten Deaths
Resulted.

NANTIcoKE. Pa, November S.-This af-
ternoon terrible explosion Of gas occur
red In No. 1 shaft OF the Susquehanna
Coal Company, killing six miners and bad
ly injuring several others. four OF whom
have since died. A large crowd, including
relatives and friends OF the men employed
In the mine, gathered at the mine, and the
scene was narrowing In the extreme. Ow-
ing to the fact that this was Sunday, but IA
men were at work In the mine. Seven OF
the dead leave widows and children. 1t Is
feared that several of the injured cannot
survive, some being In lsuch a condition
that they could not bear removal from the
mine. A searching party was organized as
soon as possible, and went down into the
mine. After almost losing themselves In
the cavern. cropping In the dark, they came
upon the bodies Of the victims. The force
of the explosion had demolished several
mine cars. The victims were dashed
against the walls OF the mine. Some were
beheaded and others disembo welled. A
safety lamp exploded while one OF the
men was attempting to change an air cur
rent
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The @. A. Cushing Co /.

To The Editor OF the Press:
To satisfy the desire expressed by many
Of our citizens to try and keep good manu-
factories already established here and
doing prosperous business, from moving
away and taking large numbers Of opera
tiyes and their families from our city. an
effort has been made to try and induce the
G. A. Gushing Shoe Company, which Is
having faatory built at Freeport, to still
continue to operate their valuable plant
here.
The present corporation is capitalized at
S150,0O0 the larger part of which Is paid
In, but Mr.. Gushing says that to carry on
the business both In Portland and In Free
port would require from SIS, 900 to $4,000
additional capital, portion Of which has
already been taken by parties who have
satisfied themselves that this Is an excep-
ti0nally good and safe investment, paying
good dividends from rapidly increasing
business.
As satisfactory proof will be given that
an investment as above mentioned would
pay, we hope local pride will stimulate and
induce investors to keep In our city a busi-
ness well known to be a success rather
than to go beyond with the uncertainties
that too often exist.
Investors feeling an interest In a well
established and good sound home company,
and desiring more full particulars, are in
vited to call on the secretary Of the Board
OF Trade. X.
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TO FIRE souTHERN HEARTS.
Rebel Flags Still used-A Warning
to Grand Army men.

ALBANY, N. Y, November 7.-Com-
mander-in-Chief Palmer. of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic. has issued an order
prohibiting members of the Grand Army
from participating in any demonstration or
parade where the Confederate flag Is dis.
played. General Palmer says: "For four
years you braved all the perils and vicissi-
tudes Of war to wipe outall that that flag
represented.
"The Union soldiers have repeatedly
said to the soldiers of the South: we have
no desire to arouse sectional animosities or
passions engendered by the war. Give us
loyalty, and in return we will give you
fraternity
"You have demonstrated your fraternity
on numerous occasions, but when COM
rades Joined in the recent ceremonies in
honor of the memory of patriotic South
ern journalist and philanthrOpist. they
found their fraternity confronted with the
emblem of treason which is an evidence
to you that there still turks in the hearts
OF few a desire. by the display of that
flag, to fire the hearts of the young genera
tion of the South to rebellion"
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MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL
Memorial Adopted to the Late
George Z. 3. Jackson.

At a meeting OF the directors Of the
Maine General Hospital. held Saturday af-
ternoon. the board organized by the re-elec-
tlon Of Hon. Nathan Webb. president.
Miss Fannie A. Tucker was elected su-
perintendent Of nurses In place Of Miss
Stowe. resigned, to accept similar posi-
tlon in the Rhode Island hospital.
This memorial to the late George Z. b.
Jackson, prepared by Judge Symonds, was
adopted unanimously:
The directors Of the Maine General Hos
pital, sharing deeply In the general grief
and In the common loss which has fallen
upon many institutions and many Interests,
public and private In our city and state, by
the close OF Mr.. Geo. K. B. yackson's life,
direct that this brief memorial Of him be
entered upon their records, In respect. ad-
miratlon and love Of the man himself, In
grateful recognition OF the value OF his gen.
erous services and In deep regret for his
too early death. In many ways from It's
foundation the hospital received the bene-
fit of his influence and aid, while In lat
ter years as one Of Its directors he was al
ways active, attentive, interested and earn
est In its behalf, down TO a period so recent
that 1t seems but few days ago, when Il
was only too plain that ho vas already
walking within the shadow Of the final III
ness. III MS EtlhblOuo With INC uOoplbdls
as In all his relations In life he was a man
who left no duty undone, every day the
scroll was complete, written out to the end
by his tireless hand. There was no remlss-
ness at one time to be made good at an
other; no excess today to suffer the penal
ty of the action tomorrow. He chose al
Ways>the measured movement, the sober
centre Of the procession, the even tenor Of
the way. Some happy mingling Of the
original elements Of character In him,
some fine result of method and discipline
had given him In all things the Just bal
ance, the true proportion, the golden mean
Of life, harmony Of nina and heart which
events did not disturb, and virtue shining
always full-orbed, steady and serene. He
was man Of rare good judgment and rich
experience, whose opini0niwas OF weight In
the gravest discussion or deliberation while
his friends will remember many a spark
ling pleasantly from his lips which light
ened the subject and solved the problem
while the laugh went round. He gave HIM
self, his gifts and attachments freely to
| what he deemed to be the best interests Of
| society, church and state, and he has left
| a vacancy In many hearts outside Of the
| circle most deeply affected by his death, as
| he has left a chair vacant 10 many places Of
high duty and important trust. A true,
kindly just man. whose life was moved by
high motives to good ends, The mirror Of \
genuine courtesy, the model of truth and
fidelity, a type Of noble living. However
other wise our faiths may differ for such q
man, we are sure the mystery OF death
holds only what Is good.
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IN TIME OF PEACE, ETC.
Wor Sunday on War Vessels
Which Might Co to Chill.

BROOKLYN, November 8.-Eighty men
were at work at the navy yard today on
che war vessels Miantonomoh and Atlanta.
This is the first Sunday since the late war
that such thing has occurred. The work.
men have been busily engaged day and
night for the past week preparing the two
vessels for speedy service at sea. The un-
usual bustle and activity at the navy yard
Is attributed to the fact that the strained
relations between this country and Chilli
nave caused the government much anxiety
BILE contingency.
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ONE VISITOR IN SIX MONTHS.
hardships of MRS. MaybrIck's PrI
son Life-Efforts in Her Behalf.

LONDON, November THE success of
the New York World In raising fund to
secure the release Of Mrs. Maybrick has
reused much comment in England, and
has also revealed the fact that similar
fund was started in Manchester several
weeks ago, with no success at all. Prom
inent lawyers talk Of getting Mrs. May
brick out Of prison on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings to testify in the suit Of appeal
against the Mutual Reserve Fund Life In
surance Company collapsed this week
when the appeal was heard.
The handspring Of this movement for
the release of Mrs. Maybrick is Mr.. Alex
ander MacDo ugall, London barrister.
whose book upon the subject and sub
sequent correspondence with Gall Hamil-
ton led TO the Worlds effort In America.
Mr.. MacDougall says:
I'VE are only, as yet, on the threshold Of
the movement to secure Mrs. Maybrick. s
release from prison. The cost of prepar-
ing the case and Of getting opinions from
eminent counsel on constitutional law will
be $500. Sir Charles Russell and Sir
Horace Davey have already been retained
with view to future action.
sit 1t is decided that the case can be re-
opened more money will be needed for the
expense Of the trial. II this can be done
by habeas corpus, $500 more would suffice.
II 1t would involve a new trial, the whole
cost Of the case would be at least $4,000.
Though the feeling In England Is at
present absolutely Indifferent, we could
certainly raise a good deal of this money
here IL new trial were at once ordered"
said he.
Mr.. MacDougall said Mrs. Maybrick
knew nothing about the effort of American
women on her behalf. He had attempted
to see her, but in vain. She Is permitted d
to see only one visitor every six months
In cage with prison officials present. She
Is allowed only 20 minutes and cannot
speak Of her trial or defence. Baroness
De Rogue has seen her only three times
Her last visit was four months ago.
A gentleman who was recently in W0k
ing prison on business saw Mrs. Maybrick
In corner Of the prison yard sitting
cinders. She Is never allowed to see her
children. They have taken another name
and are being reared by Dr. Fuller of Lon
don as his own. He is a friend Of Michael
Maybrick.
Even such an enthusiast In the cause as
Mr.. MacDougall admitted he could see no
way TO proceed In the case except through
an endeavor to secure another trial on the
ground of new evidence. Popular move
ments or petitions, even II indorsed by
half the women of America, including the
wives Of the President and members of
his cabinet, would not avail.
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a Verdict Against the Road.

AUGUSTA. November S.-The jury in
the case of Sanford Adams Of Monmouth
VS.. the Maine Central. has rendered'a ver-
dict for the plaintiff for S5S95. The suit
was for $4,000 damages for injuries re-
ceiyed while the plaintiff was brakeman
on train wrecked at Maranocook. Novem-
Der 26, 1888 on account Of washout. The
negligence of the railroad was alleged.
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THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY,

ARoosT0oK COUNTY.
The town Of Caribou has voted to replace
the bridge just burned with an iron one.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Its said that only one woman has ever
made success keeping bOarders at Bar
Harbor. This is Mrs. G. E. Southard.
Bass Harbor, in fremont, has become
quite centre for fishing industries. There
are two fish stands where fish are bought
and cured aud shipped to Gloucester and
Boston. There Is also canning factory
belonging to Underwood 81 Co., of Boston,
who put up clans and Holsters. Mr.. James
Parker on the west side has bought this
season over 100000 pounds Of fish. mostly
hake and paddock, and sent 1t to Glouces-
ter. He has also shipped $50 casks Of oil
and 10000 pounds Of hake sounds, also
1000 drums, holding from one to four quin-
tails, which are sent to New York, and
from there to the West Indies. This firm
pays out this season about 100000. There
are about twenty-five vessels engaged In
the fishing business.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The water In the Kennebec river Is said
to be lower than for twenty-seyen years.
There must have been some building
along the Kennebec this year. Mr.. Hor-
ace Purinton, the Watervllle brick manu-
facturer, has made over five million bricks
tnlS season.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The new six-set wooden mill at Newport,
Is nearing completion.
This season has witnessed many i'm
provements in the old town OF Charleston,
through the generous efforts Of Rev. j. IL.
Higgins. A new hotel, called the Trustee
House, has been erected and opened to the
travelling public. Wsrkmen have remod-
eled and rebuilt the Baptist church and
have 1t ready for re dedication, besides as
sisttng In renovatlng the old Academy
buildings, now the Higgins Classical In
stitute.
Mr.. Sumner L. Crosby, of Bangor,
has recently mounted white mink for
Mr., Tasker, of DixmOnt, who shot the AMI
NAL. The white mink Is very rare and the
skin Is very fine. 1t is third white mink
that Mr.. Crosby has ever received at his
establishment.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. William Appleyard, recently
returned to his home in Sebec, and
is now engaged In repairing the woolen
factory at the village, with view to start
ing the machinery again.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The men of war now building at Bath
are approaching completion. Cruiser No,
Is to launch the very last OF this month,
and No. 6 will 20 off the middle Of Decem-
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STORM coming romorrov

BosToN, November S.-The local fore
cast shows an area of rain central in the
Lake region Sunday. 1t will probably
move northeast into Canada Monday and
be followed by storm now central in the
lower Mississippi valley, which will prob
ably reach New England by Tuesday. The
predictions for New England are, Monday.
fair, 10 to 15 degrees warmer than Sunday.
south and southwest winds; for Tuesday.
general rain. falling temperature, winds
becoming strong and northeasterly.
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The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weather Bu-
reau for yesterday November 8, taken At 4
p. m. 10th meridian time. the observations
for each station being given in this order !;
Temperature, direction of the wind, state
Of the weather:
Boston, AS, calm, cloudless; New York.
500, S, cloudless; Philadelphia, aSo. Sc
cloudless; Washington, 4so, Sc, cloudless |:
Albany, 4Oo', calm. clondless; Buffalo, CO.,
Chicago. 4S0. NE, cloudless; ST. JSS Paul,
400, NV, cloudless; Duluth, 38o, w. rain :
st. Vincent. 36o. w, cloudless; Huron. So
Dakota, 40o, NV, cloudless; Bismarck. 40o.
NV. cloudless; Jacksonville, 94', E, cloud.
less.
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On tho Maine Central.

OLDTowN. November THE winter
time table Of the Maine Central will go
into effect Sunday following Christmas.
The Flying Yankee and noon train east
from Bangor will be withdrawn. People
In Aroostook and Washington counties
must leave home long before daylight or
ride nights. But two additional freight
trains must be put ON to move the great
ArOostook crop and these will take passen-
gers. Some trains will be withdrawn from
the main line west of Bangor.
Football at RockIand.
RocKLAND, November TN very ex-
citing game the Brunswick High School
foot ball eleven defeated the Rocklands
Saturday afternoon. AZ to A.
The Fur Clubs Meet.
BRUNSWICK, November 7.-All is now
activity in the ranks of the Brunswick Fur
Club preparing for the fall meet at Prince
ton, Mass, Noyember9. The festivities
will continue for week.
The following members from Bruins wick
will leave tonight for Princeton: Dr. f. Ii.
Wilson, Harvey Given, A. G. Hall, E. NJ.
Snow. Samuel knight, Jr.. Henry A. Stet-
son, Robert Jordan.
&U Mrs. Coles Rude Caller.
WATERvILLE, November This morn
ing at about 5 o'clock Mrs. Cole of Benton
herd knock at her door and upon going
to the same was confronted by one of the
toughest specimens of the tramp life i'm
aginable. who rambled off something In a
language not understood. Being frighten-
ed she slammed the door in his face. Before
she could get away from 1t the tramp gave
the door kick, knocking Mrs. Cole fiat on
her back. Mr.. Cole then appeared on the
scene and the tramp was pursued and ar
rested. He was brought before Judge S.
w. Stewart, and sentenced to sixty days in
Jail. He gave his name as Franz Bengla.
mman.
Funeral Of Capt. a. r. Yates.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H.. November THE
funeral services over the remains Of Capt
A. X. Yates, late executive officer of the
KitteIy Navy Yard, were held this morn
ing in the Unitarian Church. They were
conducted by Rev. Alfred E. Gooding. AT
the conclusion of the services, the body,
escorted by guard of the United States
marines, officers Of the yard and Stovel
post /, G. A. R., was taken to the South
cemetery, where it was placed in tomb
The post performed the services at the
grave, and the parting volley was fired by
the marines and G. A. r. squad.
Personal Registration In Augusta.
AUGUSTA. November TAT the first
meeting of the local board of registration,
organized under the new law passed by the
last Legislature. 1t was voted to require
personal registration in preparing a new
list OF voters.
Madison Mills Shut Down.
MADISON. November THE Madison
woolen mills shut down today. as there is
no water to run. The river was never
known to be so low as at present.
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Local Weather Report.

PORTLAND. ME-, November 8. 1891,
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Madison Mills Shut DOWN,

MADISON. November THE Madison
woolen mills shut down today. as there is
no water to run. The river was never
known to be so low as at present.
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OBITUARY..
Or. Langdon Gilmore.

GARDINER, November S.-Dr. Langdon
Gilmore, one OF GARDENERS oil d and respect.
ed citizens, died at his residence In this
city this afternoon, OF paralysis. aged 72
years. He was born In Turner, and came
to this city In l848, starting In business as
a dentist, in which he continued until his
death. He leaves one daughter and many
friends,
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,ov.I Arch officers Indicted.

posroN November THE Suffolk
onn,v grand Jury returned indictments to-
Ssy AGAINST William III. Lane, supreme
nTesident, LuIay Q. Powers, supreme sec
Setary' and Benson q. Hazelton, supreme
treasurer, Of the Royal Ark: An indict-
ment had previously been found against
the order as corporation, but this Is
against the officers personally on enarges
OF making false returns.
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Funeral Of Jacob cushing.

AUGUSTA. November 8.-The funeral OF
the late Jacob Cushing. former treasurer
Of the Maine Central railroad, was largely
attended today. A special train from Port
land brought prominent officials of the
railroad aud also leading citizens. The fu-
neral services were at the residence. Rev.
r. A. Griffin officiating. The body will be
taken TO Brunswick, Monday. for inter-
mant.
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FEMALE HELP.
WANTED.

xYoIJNG or middle aged ladies or gentlemen
II of good character and fair education, can
give steady employment and good pay. REV.
X. &. ROLLINS, 267 A, Congress street. Al.
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lrLamEs IN mARrHA's GROVE.
Cottages In the Grounds Of the
Chautauquans Burned.

FRYEBuRe, November S.-Five cottages
at the Chautausua grounds burned at 2
o'clock this morning. Three were owned
by Mrs, Martha B. Nutter. and one each
by Mrs. TorrIngton and Miss Soule. The
loss is from $500 to $500. with no insur-
ance. The origin of the fire is unknown.
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The Victorious Mccar.hyItes.

NEW YORK. November 8.-Mr. T. A.
Emmet, president of the Irish National
League, has received the following cable
gram from Ireland:
Cork has returned Flavln by glorious
majority over the factionists and Orangemen
combined. Ireland stands again United.
lSgned1 VIM. 0BRIEN,
MIcHAEI. DAXITT.
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"esnoaa, s2o, 600 worm Of Goods

TRENTON. N. j., November Nv. w.
Sweet. inyci ice clerk at the Arsenal battery,
operated by Joseph G. Mayer. was arrested!
tonight for sending out goods 70 FENCES
amount Of property stolen will exceed $50
600.
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THE WEAThE r.
Rain by Tonight.

WASHINGTON, November s.-Following
is the forecast of the weather fol, New En-
gland: Warmer; southerly winds; fair
Monday rain Monday night and Tuesday.
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General Manager Furber says the Boston
& Maine has S4OO, 600 in the Maverick Bank
but the seml-annual dividend Of Al per
cent. for which this money was to have
been used, will be paid as usual. The bos,,
ton q Maine earns S.. $4,000 q month ana
can pay per cent. per annum, year In anu
year out.
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The CORY (Pa) National Bank has sus-
pended IL mas capital OF $4,000; sur
plas SIC, 800; undivided profits 100. The
concern was carrying too much business
paper and couldn't realize on II.