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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-26
WAR NEWS FROM CHILL.
the Battle at IquIque Won With Gold
Army overreachIng the sounda-

PANAMA, March 25.-The English iron
clad Warspite arrived at Callao March 1st,
bringing information concerning the Gillian
revolution. "We left Iquique February 26,
subsequent to the capture Of that port by the
rebels, and the first fire. which caused the
destruction of property valued at S2,0O0,000.
When the rebels captured the city the gov
ernment troops took up a position some
distance away. fhe. rebels returned on
board leaving some fifty men in charged.
There marched on the place government
troops some 200 strong under Col. Soto. They
reached the vicinity at about O'Clock In the
morning. They fell in with the guard OF
sailors and firing commenced. The shore
fusllade led the ships to promptly open fire.
A fire broke out and spread until the whole
central part of Iquique, where the best stores
and buildings are situated was burned. The
fight was bloody and would have been more
prolonged, had not the chiefs Of the two
parties reached an agreement, under which
the opposition leaders engaged to pay Col.
Soto $4,000 to divide among the men who
were then to join the rebels. Under this ar
rangement the government troops abandon Cd
their arms and dispersed. Subsequently,
Col. Soto was arrested and sent on board the
Amazonas, accused with having distributed
only $1,000 among the men, retaining the re-
naming 5000 himself. Pisaqua was aban-
doned by the populace.
Inc report was confirmed OF ngnt at
San Francisco in which Gen. Vidagfan was
killed, and where the rebels were defeated.
In the fight at Iquique on the 10Th, about 200
persons were killed. The French steamship
Vile de Belfast, which arrival at lqniqne.
reports 800 killed aud wounded In the fights
on the Tarapaca pampas.
Lima Diarlo said on February 2C: THE
present revolution In Chilli threatens to re-
suit in serious international conflicts. The
Peruvian territory has already been violated
by the Chilian government troops, and now
we learn that the government troops with
provisions and munitions have occupied po-
sitions inside the Argentine limits and ON
the road to Mendoza
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REPORT OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
on the Fourth Avenue Tunnel AccI-
dent In New York.
They Blame the Engineer and Fire.
man and the Company.
&c Is a Woder That IL Had Not Hap
pened Before.

ALBANY, N. Y. March 25.-The state rail-
road commission has completed its inves.s.
cation into the matter Of the Fourth avenue
tunnel accident. and today made public a
lengthy opinion and the results Of its find
ings. After reviewing the circumstances Of
the accident the board states that 1t Is In con-
sultation with railroad authorities and eth
ers as to the most practicable method Of
solving the difficulties Of ventilation Of the
tunnel The most competent people that
can be retained are now employed by the
railroad companies In considering what
methods can be adopted to improve the ven-
tilatioD. light, signalling and other means
Of operating trains in the tunnel. In the
certain measures should he adopted, and
that Immediately. to prevent the possibility
OF recurrence of such accident.
Subsequently to the accident the board
made personal examination Of the tunnel,
and 1t Is satisfied that the present system Of
signals insufficient to secure safety. Indeed,
wonder Is that no serious accident has not
happened before. In conclusion the board
fnds.that Lewis Fowler, engineer, and @. A.
Wellington, fremen, were directly RESPONSE
BILE for this accident In passing distance and
home signals while set at danger, and that
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company Is directly responsible for
the death of the victims Of the accident In so
far as such death was contributed to by the
burning Of cars, because Of the failure OF
said company to conform to the law requir-
ing its cars to be heated in some other way
than by stove or furnace.
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Bates College.

The winter term at this institution closes
Friday, the 9th inst. for vacation Of ten
days.
Friday evening, the 9th, the following per-
sons having been selected to participate: W.
B, Cults, Miss Williams. Miss K. Merrill, N.
G. Howard, Miss Ingalls,, +. w. Larrabee.
II. j.. Chase, Miss Beal, Miss Bray. G. K.
Small, Miss Prescott, and A. ID. Plnkham.
Aside from the regular literary exercises
OF the college In the past two weeks two lee
lures have been delivered before the stu
dents, the first on Friday, March 18th, by f.
j. Goodwin, A. NJ, Bates, ~, OF Newton
Mass, high school, upon the subject, "Relig.
Ion In the Public Schools" and the secona
by Rev. II. II. Davis Of North Conway, N.
H.. on "Home Life and Social Customs Of
the Japanese"
The SophOmores In preparation for the
prize declamations have been drilled by Prof
Charles W. Kidder Of the Emerson School
Of 0ratory
No very terrorizlng bulletins have as vet
been sent out concerning base ball at Bates
the coming season, and the public may imag-
Inc, perhaps, that there will be but three
Teams In the league this year, but such Is not
the case. Twenty men have performed a
faithful daily drill for the whole term In pre-;
paration for ball work, and the material
from which to select team compares tayoI-
ably with that Of former years. II IS lmpos-
sible as yet to say what men win constitute
the team.
On Saturday night last the Athletic Asso-
citation gave the boys reception In the gym
naslum, Speeches were listened 20 iron, 10 %
j. Hackett, ESQ.,. Of Auburn, l. n; TsS SS1f nav. w.
80, captain Of same; Pugsley. yI, team:
Wilson, '92, captain of the pr PrJsSTPpso Professor
Rev. k. +. Johannett. 80; 9;imStaons, anS itis
Chase. Without being IpiHes pHo ali in he pow
safe TO say ,hs Inas sseson an Interesting ana A
er ,1a 70 mshs ssa.nps tue IN Maine sporting his'
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GEN ERAI NEWS.

The Connecticut legislature took no actiou
In regard to settling the status Of Gov. Bulk
ley yesterday.
Granite block manufacturers Of New Eng
land met in Boston last night and decided to
resist the demands Of the paving cutters.
The Workingmen's Congress Is In session
in Madrid, to take action In favor Of an eight
hour day: They approve a general strike
unless 1t is granted.
La grippe has recently made descent on
the pupils In the public schools Of st. John,
n. b. over so per cent are now absent from
these institutions.
The executive committee Of the Weavers'
Association at Fall River met Tuesday
night, and voted to expel all members who
have returned to work at the Cornell MIL.
Gen. Malone and Hon. John M. Langston
have made up their quarrel ana henceiorth
will act In harmony for the dement, Oh the
Republican party In virginia.
In a collision between passenger and
freight train at Racine. Wis. Tuesday night
one sleeper and several cars were burned.
A fireman was killed and about dozen per-
sons we've more or less injured.
The Atlantic mill Providence weavers, 1000
in number, are again on a strike. They
claim that the promised concessions have
not been granted. The strike will probably
be protracted.
The members Of the Boston board Of alder
mem were summoned yesterday by the New
England Printing Telegraph Company to
answer a bill Of complaint in regard to GER
tain acts OF the board.
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POLICE WILL DRIVE CRuFTERS OUT
Fears That There May Be aioodshed
on the HebrIdes.
Several New Cardinals VIII soon go
Appointed.
Report That the italians VIII De-
mand Indemnity.

EDINBURGH. March 25.-The band OF 100
crofters Of Lewis Island. of the West Coast
oil Scotland, who marched to orissay Park
forrest, from which they had been eylcted
by the owner Of the land In order to enable
him to convert the forest into a deer pre-
serve, and who entrenched themselves In ru-
ins OF their former homes. have prepared to
stand selge. Today they have been engaged
In doing their utmost with the limited means
at their disposal to rebuild their demolished
homes which they formerly occupied In
peace and cOntentment with their families.
A large force Of police has been collected
and is enroute to Orissay Park forest with
instructions to drive the crofters out Of their
entrenched camp at any and all costs. II
the crofters resist as they have defiantly an
nounced that they will. there Is a possibility
Of bloody work.
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DELAY IN NEW HAMPshIRE.l
The Vote on the Secret Ballot VIII
Be Delayed Several Days

CONCORD. n. a., March 25.-The secret
ballot bill came up in The House this morn
ing as special order. Several amendments.
relating more to form than to the essential
principles of the bill, were offered.
A long debate occurred on motion Of Mr..
Brown that the amendments be printed. The
motion was adopted on roll-cail, 158 to 1853,
by an almost strict party vote, Republicans
supporting and Democrats opposing 1t. The
House then adjourned.
The judiciary committee voted TO refer
Austin Corbin's offer for the Concord rail-
road to the supreme conrt.
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THE FLAG INCIDENT.
Report of the Investigation OF the
Affair at New Orleans.

New ORLEANS. March 25.-An inyestiga-
tion of the flag incident, which followed the
acquittal Of the Italians charged with assas-
sinating Chief Hennessey, shows that on the
afternoon of the acquittal from 40 to 80 ltal-
ians congregated on the levess at the foot Of
Ursuline street, and three, Giuseppe Leperic'
A. Lancetts. and Romna Barchielone. the
latter brother-in.law Of James Caruso, In
dicted as one Of the assassins OF Chief Hen
nefsey, entered sngnty at that place, owned
and used by Italian stevedores as ware
house for baskets. flowers, ETC., for fruit
ships and luggers, and took thereirom
number Of flags, among them an American
flag. Peter Corales, keeper OF the shanty.
made ma effort to prevent the men from tax
ing tue flag. On the Flagstaff attached TO the
shanty, Leperic, Lancetta. and Barchielonee
hoisted the flags, the Italian at the top. and
the American was turned upside down below
1t. The affair created considerable excite
ment and crowd soon gathered.
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CONCORD LISTENS TO JERRY.
A straightforward Speech by the Al
iIance Apostle.

CONCORD. N. H., March 25-The first
meeting Of the Farmers Alliance OF this
state was held in Phenix Hall this evening,
and was attended by large audience. The
speakers were Hon. Jerry Simpson, Con-
gressmen from Kansas, and Ralph Beaumont
OF Washington, ID. c., secretary of the Ma
tional Citizens Alliance, Beaumont traced
the progress Of the agitation with reference
to hours of labor, and expressed the hope
that an eight-hour law would soon be enact
ed. Mr.. Simpson followed with references
to the Alliance campaign of last fall, and
gave resume of the land legislation In ex-
istence today. He traced the growth and
abolition OF the toll road system, the rise
and development of the public school system
and the progress of the postal service as
analogous to the scheme he urged. He said
he thought New England was ready for the
movement he represented. He discussed the
railroad situation at considerable length.
The speaker plead for concentration of taxa
tion upon land values. II a privilege be
granted anyone, make him pay for it make
the taxes so high that they must quit the
business they are ia. The speaker discussed
the loan business in Kansas, and then passed
to an exposition of the currency and money
plans of the Alliance. He closed with a ref
erence to what had been done by the Alli-
ance, and begged his audience to think it
over. league will be formed here by Mr.
Beaumont.
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MCKINLEY AT PROVIDENCE.
Eleven Hundred Rhode Island
Republicans Hear the Speech.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 25.-Msjor Nc
Kinley address the Young Mems Republi-
can Club at Infantry Hall this evening.
George II. Utter presided. Eleven hundred
persons sat down to the banquet which pre-
ceded the speaking Ex-Governors Ladd
and Taft, Judge Carpenter. Congressman
Spooner and Arnold and other dignitaries
were on the platform. Senator Aldrich
made brief speech, eulogizlng McKinley's
services, and urging the support Of the state
repetition OF that delivered at Worcester,
Monday evening.
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THE CAPTAINS JUDGMENT BAD.
Finding CT the Naval Court on the
Utopia Disaster.

GIBRALTAR. March 25.-The marine court
which has been inquiring Into the loss Of the
Utopia, decided today that Capt. McKeague.
commander Of the Utopia, was guilty OF
grave errors Of judgment In handling his yes
sci. The marine court was also unanimous
ly of the opinion that Its decisions given
above sufficiently marked the courts find
ings and therefore the court came to the con-
clusion that 1t was not necessary to deal
with the question as to whether or not Capt
McKeague's certificate as master should be
suspended or cancelled.
In the police court. later In the day, Capt.
Mckeague was discharged from custody, af-
ter having surrendered to his bail. the mag
istrate having decided that the charges OF
wrongful acts, improper conduct, negli.
gence and mismanagemen" made against
him when he was arrested on March 18th
could not be pressed, in view OF the coron-
er's jury as well as in view Of the finding Of
the marine court.
The diver reports the damage to the Uto-
pia slighter than was first supposed. Twen-
ty-hve more bodies were recovered today and
were buried at sea. The diver says he be-
lieves there are still many bodies In the
wreck.
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THE WEATHER.

Fair and Cooler.
The following is the forecast Of the weather
for New England: Generally fair, cooler
and north winds.
Cautionary signals at Narragansett Section
and from WOODS Holl Section to Eastport.
Local weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, March 25, 1891.
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healey's Injuries Serious.

CORK, March 25-It transpires that in ad-
dltton to the injury to his eye sustained by
sault made upon him by Mr.. Michael O'Brion
Dalton, he also had five Of his teeth knocked
out by a second blow from his assailant.
a Canadian Shut Down.
Rubber Company will be partly closed
tomorrow night and $50 employees will be
thrown out OF work. The cause Of the shut
dawn Is the slackness Of trade.
Foreign Notes.
Queen Victoria has arrived at Grasse and
the town Is decorated with flags.
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NEW CARDINALS EXPECTED.
A Runor That the Pope VIII Soon
NIL Several Existing Vacancies.

New YORK. March 26.-The Rome CORES
pondent Of the Catholic News says the re-
cent death Of several cardinals having con-
slderably thinned the ranks Of the Sacred
College, II Is confidently stated that 10 the
consistory to be held shortly after Easter,
the Pope will create some f~e or six new
cardinals. There are eight vacancies In the
Sacred College which now numbers 80 Ital-
ians cardinals and 20 cardinals OF foreign
nationalities. As the Pope has long pur-
posed TO proportion the Italian and foreign
elements so that numerical pre-eminence
shall remain 10 the former. In the coming
creation three Of the five cardinals will GER
tainly be Italians
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IT WAS THE sTRAITHAiRLY.
The Steamer Wrecked at chlcaml-
comlco Was a British Tramp.

NORFOLK, Va, March 25.-The steamer
which went ashore mile below Chicamico-
mico life saving station on the North Caro-
lima coast yesterday morning is the British
steamship Straithairly. bound from Santiago
de Cuba to Baltimore. Out of a crew of &C.
10 were lost, including all the officers except
the second mate. The steamer will be a
total loss.
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PRICE 81 YEAR, WHEN PAID IN ADVANGB 50.

said: The company have gained victory
over the strikers In the present troubles, and
Is at an end. The old employees will never
come back TO work In the mills under any
circumstances. The men who, for almost a
quarter Of a century, have earned a comfort
able living out Of this concern have thrown
away their last chance, and the mill will
now go on as usual.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-26
JOHN MoRLEY's TESTIMONY.
The Trial OF o'Brlen Dalton for Riot
Ing at Tlpperary.

CORK, March 25.-At the trial here today
Of Michal o'Brien Dalton and Others. charged
with riotous conduct and with assault at
the time Of the trial at Tipperary Of Wm.
O'Bricn and John Dillon. John Morley de-
posed that the action Of the police under
Col. Coddall at Tipperary upon the day of
the riot was most unwarranted attack up
on the people. He said that he saw the po-
lice strike Messrs. Harrison and Keating
several blows which he Morley classed
as murderous blows.
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BuLKELEY NOT NAMED.
A Requlsltion on the Governor Of
Connecticut for a Forger.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March 25.-Detective
Geyer of Philadelphia. came here today and
obtained from Governor Pattison a requisi-
tion on the gouernor Of Connecticut for the
return to this state Of K. Henry Decker, the
ball player, arrested at New Haven today
charged with forzery. Requisition paper s
do not in any case state the name Of the
governor In consequence Governor Patti
son was not called on to recognize the guber-
material mnddle in Connecticut.
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MASSACHUSETTS, REPUBLICANS.
Convention OF the state League-A
Woman Suffrage Resolution.

Boston, March 25.--The convention Of the
Republican State League was held today in
the Meionian. Congressman E. A. Morse
was chosen permanent chairman. Mr.. II.
B. Blackwell presented to the convention a
resolution endorsing full municipal suffrage
for women. Letters Of regret were read
from many prominent men.
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Sticks to the Old STYLE,

PROVIDENCE. March 25.-This morning In
the Senate the joint resolu tion proposing an
amendment to the constitution Of the state
providing that plurality instead Of a ma
jority vote shall be necessary to the election
OF persons voted for under the constitution
was voted down for this session.
In the House the resolution providing for
the submission to voters of the proposition
for a constitutional convention was indefi
niteIy nOStpsHed,
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J. G. n. Allan Behind Bars,

EAST WAKEFIELD, N. H., March 25.--
Sheriff Parshley arrived here at 1900 o'clock
today and arrested John Gail Hamilton Al
Ian, who is suspected of being the murderer
of Ruttinger.
He said ne had never heard the names OF
William Wright or Carl Ruttinger and that
he arrived from Glasgow last November at
Boston and never was In New York. He
was taken to Rochester this noon.
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The Schooner Hunter Coming

NEW BEDFORD. Mass, March 24.-Schoon-
er Hunter, recently wrecked at Cuttyhunk
sailed Tor Portland today after being thor
oughly overhauled. Wreckage from the
schooner Gardner, being sold today, brought
a fair aggregate sum, Boston parties being
the principal buyers.
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Four saIt Miners Killed.

LYONS, Kan, March 25.-At the Lyons
Rock Salt Company's mills at this place ear
ly this morning. four men were descending
the sheft In bucket, when the traveller be-
came loosened and fell into the cage about
500 feet down the shaft The men were in
stantly killed
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Mean daily ther....36. l Max. vel. wind...25 NV
Maximum. .ther- Al g Total precip.. %
Minimum ther.....30.6l
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Floods Rec edIng In seIIevIIle,

BELLEvILLE. Ont, March 25--The water
Is suosiding very slowly In the flooded dis
square. The streets are filled with great
cakes Of Ice, and some persons are still I'M
prisoned In the upper stories Of their houses
without fire. The loss will. probably reach
g6O OOO
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
KIncaId Brought to Trial.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Taking Of testi-
mony in the Kincaid case was begun In the
criminal court today. Samuel Donelson Of
Tennessee, formerly doorkveper Of the
House Of Representatives, who was with
Congressman Taulbee at the time of the
shooting, and Clarence p. Lowell OF Boston,
Mass, testified to circumstances Of the shoot
ing.
B. II. Bryan, former member of the dis
trjct police force, were also examined. DR..
John w. Bayne, MIR. Taublee's physician,
testified as to the nature of the wound and
condition Of the patient. DIR. Daniel S.
Lamb, who made the autopsy, also testified.
Tha nnnrt than adinnrnpd rill fnmnrrnN
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a state Cattle Commission.

CONCORD, N. H.. March 25.-The House
this afternoon passed the bill to create cat
tie Commission consisting Of the secretary of
the board of health. the secretary of the
state board of agriculture and the master Of
the state grange, and making an appropria-
tion not to exceed $4,000. for carrying the
objects of the bill into effect,
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WILL DEMAND INDEMNITY.
The italian Government Said To Be
Preparing a Formal Demand.

LONDON, March 25.-The News's Paris
correspondent says he learns on the best au-
thority that the Italian government without
discussing the statutes on the New Orleans
prisoner maintains that as prisoners they
were entitled to be defended while In prison
In the state, and declares that although pro-
claimed innocent they were not so defended.
therefore, the Italian government has form
ally demanded punishments for the mob's
leaders and indemnity for the families Of the
men slain.
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The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, March
oath, taken at 8 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. 36o, NV, cloudless; New York,
A.. v. clondless; Philadelphia, AZ. NV.
clondless aSSs Washington, 4S0. N !, cloudless;
NE. cloudless; Cleveland, 32a, NE, cloud.
less; Detroit, 800, NE, cioudless; Chicago.
S60. NE, cloudy; st. Paul. 400, calm, partly
cloudy; Duluth. 28', NE, cloudlsss; st.
cloudless; Jacksonville, e2o, Z, cloudy.
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WANTED-All persons in want Of trunks or
w bags to call at E. ID. REYNOLDS, q 90 and
b6S Congress street, corner of Oak; as we manu-
facture our goods and can therefore give you bot
tom prices; trunks repaired; open evenings ttll D.
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VUANTED-To buy from $1,000 to $4,000
w werth of cast of clothing, the highest cash
prices paid for ladies' dresses, also gentlemen's
and childreDs's clothing and winter overcoats.
Highest cash prices paid for carpets and furniture.
Address, postal Of letter to- No, 81 Middle street
M. DE(}ROOT, Portland, Me oct29u
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Railroad Wreck In Virginia.

RICHMOND. Va. March 25 BY a collision
OF freight trains between Rock Castle and
Stokes early this morning on the Chesapeake
" Ohio. Firemen Malone and Sigfried
were killed, and Conductor Moseby had an
arm broken. Both engines and 10 cars were
badly damaged,