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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-19
CHERRY DIAMOND DAY.
TWO Exciting Races by the Yachts
at Newport.

NEWPORT, r. L.. August 18.-Today &C.
Cured the Cherry Diamond Yacht Club race.
The Jessica and Mineola had a private
match on, with the start at IL 30. Both the
Jessica and the Mneola were promptly over
line. The Mlneola passed the mark float at
205, the Jessica at 2.l4 40. The rest OF the
race was procession. The result: Elapsed
time, Mlneola. 3.33.4O; Jessiea. $40 40. The
Jessiea gets minute and Al seconds from
the Mlneola, which makes her corrected
time 80. The Mineola wins first leg for
the Manhattan Athletic Club, cold cup and
sweepstakes, $50. posted by the boats last
spring as well as S25 for winning the leg,
besides her private match money OF $3.50.
The schooners Marguerite and sloop Huron
sailed $3.50 a side match race today. TEE
made her usual poor start, a minute and one
second behind the Marguerite which actual
iy crossed at 1926 08. The Marguerite out
footed and outpointed the Huron, which
sailed a foolish race from the start. The
Marguerite rounded the mark at 343.45, the
Huron at 2 5445. The finish, elapsed tiI0e,
3h. 46m. 14s. Huron. 3h. 57m. As. The race
was boat for boat, and the Huron gets no
corrected time.
Tbs course for t0m0rrow's race for 46
f00ters will be as today, 10 miles to wind
ward or leeward aud back, with BrentOn's
Reef lightshIp for the start and fioish point
Beatrix and Mineola are sure entries.
Oweene, Jessica and Say onara will not enter.
Uyira Is a possible entry, and Gloriana Is
doubtful.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE TWO SISTERS.

AhE W. oAH tEAsos
Town Topics" OF Cleveland, o., says Of
the Two Sisters" which win be produced
al this house next Friday and Saturday:
THE Two Sisters" Is button string play.
1t has q slender thread OF continuous plot,
and on 1t are strung buttons OF incident, OF
character, OF emotion and sentiment, Of ev-
cry shape and color. There Is the plain,
durable button OF every day life, the Jet but
ton OF grief and the fautastleally carved but
ton OF feminine eoquetry.
LOUISE HAMILTON.
Mr. Charles Lawrence is In the city. adj
vance agent for Louise Hamilton, who will
appear at Portland Theatre, August oath. for
three night. Miss Hamilton gave great
pleasure when she appeared here In 'Muggs
Landing" She has strong supporting
company. She will appear In The Little
Detective" on Monday; as Little Nell and
the MaIchioness in the "Old Curiosity
shop" Wednesday and the Little Rebel
Tuesday.
PAVILION THEATRE.
Business Is booming at Manager Mccall
lum's popular place Of amusement. Last
evening large and much pleased audience
was In attendance. The comedy Of "Muggs"
was played In excellent style and Is now an
assured success. During the performance
last night Mr.. MeCallum and the Pollock
sisters were presented with handsome hcu-
quets. The specialtes are much enjoyed
and deserving Of the hearty encores they re-
ceived. The play viii draw crowded houses
and good seats are for sale at Stockbridge's,
and all desirous Of good seats should get
them before going to the island.
GREENWOOD GARDEN.
This week the entertainment at the Opera
House Is drawing good houses. The Fltz-
gibbons family are whole show In them
selves. Their songs are very catchy and ev-
cry one In good voice, and always bring
down the house. The two boys are a great
card The smaller one Is a smart little IeF
low ard a comedian that puts some OF tho
older ones In the shade. Magrew ana Ar
mold I'm their sketch are a good team and al
ways please. The show Is good one and
deserves good patronage. Inc swimmers
Yesterday drew q great many 70 see tnelr
wonderIul work. They make three dives In
To the ocean ON the 1880 and 215 trirs Of
the steamer Spring.
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Bowdoin Boys at Labrador.

III. IL. bdXIer IN the AuVertlSer.l
On Saturday, Suly 18th, at about o'clock
In the afternoon, we obtained our first sigh
of Labrador, and the old navigators were
never thrilled with greater emotion than
were the members Of the Bowdoin Scientific
Expedition when first they looked upon the
barren coast Of Labrador. Through the
Strait Of Belle Isle We encountered numer-
ous icebergs, some Of them fifty or seventy
five feet in height. The air as we proceeded
farther up the strait became colder and cold
er and the temperature fell very rapidly.
The lowest point raised was SO degrees Fab
renheit.
On account Of the vast number OF icebergs
seen in the distance we put into Red Bay
harbor This is snug little place, and the
village although small is very prettily situat-
ed. The people are very religious and are
very careful to do no fishing on Sunday He
who does on this day Is considered to have
committed serious offense. They have a
little church of the Methodist denomination,
and the building is used on week days as q
school house. We found the people quite well
educated and interesting takers. Our sur
geon, DIR. Parker, found a considerable
amount Of illness in the village, most Of the
people suffering ftom ia grippe" Some of
Jul party thlCu hOut uouluB anu EetuTu6u 10
us with about two hundred good size trout,
none weighing less than half pound. The
ponds are very abundant and literally full of
trout. Others strolled about the place gath
ering moss and lchens. The country is bar
ren and marshy. but exceedingly picturesque.
Deer and caribou are in great abundance, as
also are the salmon and trout.
We brought with us from ROckland few
boxes Of cheap tobacco for trading purposes,
and disposed of some Of 1t here TO great ad-
vantage. For one pound OF this tobacco we
received in exchange two large salmon weigh
ing about ten pounds each, and with The
trout which we caught dned like princes for
nearly two days. No steamer has yet visited
Red Bay this this season, but one is expected
early next week, and after that there will be
semi-mOnthly communication with New
foundland and Halifax. How these people
can live here is beyond my comprehension,
but none Of those with whom l have con-
veIsed have expressed the desire to see more
Of the world than they see around them year
after year. They look upon our new modern
rifles and guns with the wonder Of children
at seeing a locomotive, and were delighted
beyond expression when some of us present
ed some trout flies to the boys who visited
our schooner. 1t was with sincere regret
that we were compelled to leave Red Bay on
MOnnay, July 18th. and all expressed the de-
sire to visit the little village again. We hope
to reach Cattle Harbor, which is fifty miles
distant, sometime duriug the afternoon.
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TRAGEDY IN ABINcToN.
A Farmer Shoots Laborer In Self
Defence.

Arlington. Mass, August 1S.-Felix Stew
art killed Patrick Finnerty. aged q. on the
old Hunt farm here, last night. Stewart
leases the farm and had employed Finnerty
about a month. Yesterday Finnerty had
trouble with some of the other workmen,
and was discharged. He went to Boston
and returning secured an old revolver. Lat
er he entered one Of the lower rooms of the
house and lighted lamp. The noise
aroused Stewart, who came into the room
and was Immediately fired at by Finnerty,
the ball taking effect In Stewards shoulder.
Stewart ran to his bedroom, followed by
Finnerty, who fired again. Stewart sue
ceeded In reaching a double-barreled shot
gun, and discharged the contents of one bar
rel into Finnerty's neck and chest. He
made another rush for Stewart, when the
latter discharged the other barrel into him
and then felied him to the floor with blow
on the head from the weapon. Fearing that
Finnerty was shamming death and would at
tempt to shoot him, Stewart stood guard
over him until morning, when he went to the
police station. told his story and surrendered
himself.
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MANY DISASTROUS CONGREGATIONS.
Putnam's Feather Bed Factory In
Boston Burned.
half a Million Burned Up In Jack
sonvlIIe, Fla.
Damon safe Works In Cambridge
poft Cutted-other Losses.

BosToN, August 1s.-The three alarms
given In quick succession from box 14S this
afternoon were for serious fire in the six
story brick building occupied BY Putnam *
Co., manufacturers Of spring bedsteads. Nos
326.32S and $50 Congress street. The fire
caught In the fourth story. where unfinished
mattresses, fibre. etc, are kept. IL Is sup
posed that lighted match thrown among
these started the fire.
The building, which Is owned by Putnam
& Co., Is practically total loss and Its con-
tents also. Built In 1888. Mr.. S. B. Putnam.
the senior member OF the firm, stated that
the loss on the building would be about 500
aud on the stock from $4,000 to 10000; in
suEed for S7l 600.
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ONE DAYS NEWS.
Dinners, upsets and Lightning
Strokes at Bar harbor.

BAR HARBoR, August 1S.-Two gentle
men were out canoeing today and when off
Ogden's point. encountered a cross sea that
tipped their canoe, throwing both into the
water. Some boys who saw the accident
gave the alarm. The relief boat reached
them none too soon, for when landed both
were so much exhausted they could not
stand.
An electrical storm broke over this village
this afternoon. The lightning was very
aud struck several places with but slight
damage. A workman handling an iron pipe
at George w. Vanderbilt's place, was
knocked down. In the midst Of the heavy
rain two fire alarms were rung. the first for
slight fire at Conner's boat wharf, the second
in a building on West street. Both were
caused by lightning.
Miss Furness gave dinner to Secretary
Tracy tonight. Philip Livingstone gaze q
german at the Kebo Valley Club.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

GAt 3 o'clock yesterday morning Michael
unknown person on Mulberry street, N. Y.
Johnston, Tallman g. Co., Importers and
dealers In notions, toys and fireworks, No. Al
Barclay street and 3S7 West Twelfth street,
New YORK, assigned today. Libilities $780,
900; nominal assets $l5O,0OO.
Charles r. Schoolcraft of Concord, N. a..
asked stranger to ride with him. After
leaving the stranger in charge of the team
On his return he found the man and team
missing, since which time nothing has been
heard of either. The team is valued at $500.
The creditors of the Glenden Co., manufac
tuI ers Of doors, sashes, etc., of East Boston,
selected Nathaniel y. Chaplin af assignee to-
feeling for the company was manifested.
Liabilities are shown to be $269. .364, assets
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SPEEChES AT ALBANY.
The President Discusses the Finan-
cial Situation.

ALBANY, N. Y, August 1S.-The special
train bearing President Harrison and party
arrived at this city at 3 30 this afternoon.
The President was driven to stand in front
Of the city hall. When he reached the stand
the President was greeted by Governor Hill,
who introduced Mayor Manning. AS they
walked to the front of the stand cheer upon
cheer went up. Mr.. Manning, after the
cheering subsided, spoke briefly. Then Gov
ernor Hill stepped forward and rendered the
sincere and cordial welcome of the people of
New York. The President advanced to the
front, bowling to the Governor Governor,
made speech in which he said: II do be-
lleve the general government Is solemnly
charged With the duty Of seeing that money
issued by 1t is always and everywhere main
talned at par In the conduct Of our public
affairs l feel that all the influences Of the
government should be on the side Of giving
the people only good money, bur Just as much
OF that kind as we can get" Applause.l He
crop and said where there has been COM
plant, where there has been poverty,
there must come this year plenty,
for the gardens have been loaded,
and orchards cannot bear the burdens
that hang upon their reddening limbs the
graneries are not equal to the product of our
fields. We ought tnen this day to be happp
people. We ought to be grateful for these
conditions and careful everywhere 10 add to
them the virtues of patience, frugality, love
OF order and to crown all great patriotism
and devotion to law should always be our
rule Of conduct. [Applause.]
At the end OF the speech the party entered
barouches and were driven to the depot
where another large crowd was waiting to
greet the President. The party boar rded
special train which left here at about 6 % D.
m. for Bennington.
.sWben Troy was reached workmen Just
from the shops gravitated toward the statian
to await the arrival of the presidential party
The train moved with difficulty through the
thr0ng. Here was the noisiest demonstra-
tion OF the day. The cheering continued for
several minutes. As soon as order was Sc
cured the Psesident spoke briefly. The usu-
al handshaking was renewed by the crowd,
the President favoring all he could reach.
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FUSION KANSAS.
Old Parties Unite to Crush the FARM
ers' Alliance.

TOPEKA, Kan, August 18.-Nine district
judges are to be elected in Kansas this fall.
and the Peoples party politicians claim that
in six of them the Democrats and Republi-
cans will unite on a candidate to defeat the
Alliance nominee. Certain 1t is that fu-
sion between the old parties has already
been effected in the sth, 9th. 18th and 2Sth
districts. and from one end of the state to
the other 1t appears that both sides are
against the new party. Arrangements are
in progress in the five remaining districts
for fusion.
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U. p. GIVES NOTES.
The Scheme for Retiring the Float
Ing Debt Effected.

New YORK, August 1S.-The Union Pa
cifc directors met today and issued the fol-
lowing statement: Holders of more than
half of the floating debt of the Upjon Pacif-
ic Railway Company having assented to the
plan for extending that debt by the issue of
notes for three years the board of directors
of the company have today passed the neces-
sary resolution to put that into effect. 1t is
proposed to issue sufficient three-year per
cent notes to retire the entire floating debt of
the company" A committee was appointed
to represent the creditors in the settlement
of the matter.
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sEINERs OFF FORTUNES ROCKS.
Illegal Fishing for MackereI Near
Biddeford Pool.

BIDDEFoRD, August 18.-Mackerel seiners
are busy off Fortunes Rocks. The steamers
run in there almost every day just at dusk,
and then few boats are put ont taking
seine along with them. With broad sweep
they never fail to scoop in large haul They
make good fare in a single night, and ship
in with their vessels till man on shore can
almost read their names, and then the pro-
cess described Is executed. Yesterday a
party OF cottagers were quietly fishing for
mackerel near the rocks, when small fleet
OF seiners hove to and came down near them
In few minutes the boatmen were out und
the school OF fish which they had called in
were In the net.
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SIN all Pox Scare In missouri,

KANSAS CITY, August 1S.-TheTe Is
small pox scare IN the "Blue Buttons" near
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a Secand LeadvilIe.

OGDEN, Utah August 1S.-This whole re-
gion of country is ablaze with excitem ent
over extensive mineral discoveries about 25
miles northeast of here at the head Of Para
disc canyon. Ore in one gulch, which is
found In enormous quantities, is almost pure
lead, with a paying quantity OF silver. Two
miles away are ore bodies assaying up into
the hundreds. A sheep herder was the first
discoverer, and yesterday he was offered
$40, 600 for a one-fourth interest In his claim
by wealthy mining corporation In Salt
report that the camp will be a second Lead.
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KEYSTONE CASHIER SENTENCED.
Lawrence Gets Seven, Years-spring
Garden Men Reprleved.

PHILADELPHIA, August 1S-Cbarles Law
renee, the ex-assistant cashier Of the broken
Keystone National Bank, who yesterday
pleaded guilty to making false entries in the
banks books and to conspiring with g. w.
Marsh, the president of the bank, was today
sentenced to eight years in the eastern peni-
In the cases of Francis w. Kennedy, presi-
dent, and Henry I'll. Kennedy, cashier Of the
suspended Spring Garden National Bank,
who pleaded guilty to misapplying the bank
funds and making false ontries. sentences
were postponed until September 8th.
Judge Butler has reconsidered the sentence
OF Lawrence, the bank wrecker, and has re-
duced 1t to seven years Imprisonment.
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had EIood In Austria.

VIENNA, August 1S.-A dispatch from
BOtZep, an Austrian town at the confluence
Of the Talfar and Esach, announces the par
tial destruction of the village Of K0llman
through cloud burst. The cloud, it ap-
pears, burst over mountain near B0tzen,
which was protected from inundation by a
strong dyke two miles in length. The fall
mountain streams into a torrent, which
swept through the village of KollmaD, carry
ing away men and cattle and destroying half
of the houses Of that place. Many persons
were drowned. The Bremen railroad track
was funded.
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FaIi In 32d Maine.

President Eaton, Of the sd Regimental
Association has issued this call;
The good people Of COrnlsh have invited
you to hold your reunion there, and your ex-
ecuttve committee has fixed the time for
Wednesday, the 26th instant. On that day
let every one, from colonel TO Drummer nov.
leave office, bench and forge, and show by
your presence your appreciation Of the Kind
invitation, and as well, your love tor the old
regiment Of which we are so proud, Shoul-
der TO shoulder, elbow to elbow, hght again
the oattles OF lo6i'o, from the Wilderness to
Appomatt0x; sing again the sougs of the
marchi De boys once more. Bring wives
and mothers, sisters and brothers, aud chill
uren All, and make this the best OF cur
many happy meetings.
RAY p. EATON,
President Reglmental Association
Brunswick, August, 1881.
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Jessie Pomeroy Active again.

BOSTON, August 1S.-Jessie Pomerey made
another attempt to escape from his solitary
confinement in the state prison Sunday after
noon, but was discovered in the act by an
officer and his tools taken away. He is To-
Gated in cell In the upper arch. and was at
work on the bars of his window. He had
loosened them, and had In his possession a
caseknife which had been notched so as to
make very good saw.
Rad he removed the bars he would have
met with supplementary steel bars which
could not have been disturbed.
Prison officials believe that it would be n
good thing for Pomeroy to go out and work
as the other prisoners do. but his sentence of
solitary imprisonment for life precludes it.
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Independence, and there are now % cases
under treatment.
esterday one Of the patients got out OF
Oeu' walked into Independence, dined at
one OF the principal restaurants and shortly
aIterward fell from exhaustion In the
and now the citizens OF Independence and
farmers OF the vicinity have established
snot gun quarantine over sthe infected dis
trict and no one Is allowed 10 leave
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Enthusiasm in New York State.

NEwBURGH, N. Y, August 1S.-The Pres
idenrs train arrived here at o'clock and
stopped for ten minutes. Three thousand
people were at the station. At the stations
bled the train slowed up and the President
appeared on the rear platform and bowed In
acknowledgement to the cheers of the people.
In Cornwall salute of cannon was fired.
The President, accompanied by Mr.. Halford
and Mr.. Tebbett appeared on the rear plat
form here. Mr.. Harrison made a short
speech and shook hands with number Of
pe0ple
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HOW THE PLATTE ROSE.
Water Came SO RanldIy That Cattle
Could Not ESCAPE.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, August 1s.-Later de-
tails say the Platte river valley, from Oak
land Mills to the north and east for a dis
tance OF many miles. has the appearance OF
an ocean. The river Is out Of Its banks for a
distance Of almost mile on either side.
Tributary streams and creeks are swollen.
and the water is coming down the narrow
valley with rush and roar.
The Platte rose fully 20 feet In less than ~
hours, and the 'One Hundred and Two"
river was out OF Its banks In places where
the night before there was scarcely more
than three or FIVE feet OF water. Hundreds
OF farmers along the banks OF the streams
ings.
The water rose so quickly and without
warning that many OF them were unable TO
remove their stock to place OF safety.
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Editor Jones's Will.

NEW YORK, August 1S.-The will of the
late Editor George Jones was presented for
probate in the surrogate's Office yesterday.
The widow receives the use of the house, No.
30. West Thirty-seventh street, for life, an
riages absolutely. During the life of Mrs.
Jones the remainder Of the income Of the
estate. outside of the $4,000 annuity, Is to be
divided equally between Mr.. Jones's four
children-Gilbert X. Jones, Mrs. Mary Dyer,
Mrs, Emma Ireland and Mrs. Elizabeth Low
ell. At the death of Mrs. Jones, all of the
estate, except the Times stock, Is to be con-
verted Into money, and this divided into four
equal parts. Gilbert and Mary each receive
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o 6ITuARY.
John n. Little.

Lieut.. John II. Little, formerly attached
to the revenue steamer Dallas. on this sta
died suddenly In Brooklyn, N. Y. on Satur-
day last.
Lieut.. Little enjoyed one of the most en-
Viable professional regulations in the ser.
vice. He had been educated in the old
school, had gone to sea when a mere lad.
sailed in East India clippers, and when only
II years OF age was captain of fine mer-
chantman On the breaking out of the war
ne entered the navy as an officer, served
with distinction, and on its close resumed
his career In the merchant service. In 1873
he was examined and became third lieuten-
-crediting BIN to the State of Maine.
AS an officer, Lieut.. Little had the name of
being one of the best seamen in the United
States service. He understood his profess
sion thoroughly and gloried In the life.
During bis career In the revenue marine he
saw service on nearly every. vessel on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, aud 1t is said that
he never did day of shore duty in his life.
Lieut.. Little leaves wife and two chill
eren who are at present living In Brooklyn.
Lieut.. Little was native Of Whitefeld, Me-,
and at the time Of his death was AZ years of
Joseph Field.
SEARsPoRT, August 1S.-Joseph Field,
aged 76, died tonight. He was deacon OF
the First Congregational church. He has
been agent of the Boston & Bangor Steam.
ship Company here for 20 years.
Joseph w. Ripley.
MALpEN, Mass. August 18-Joseph War
rem Ripley, the well-known Boston bookbin-
der, aged SIS, died at his home In this CITY
this afternoon OF erysipelas.
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Texas Farmers Uneasy.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, August 1S.-Trou-
BILE is brewing among the farmers. At the
sub-treasury scheme and third party move
ment were denounced. President Hall, of
the Missouri Alliance, in circular calling
a convention in ST. Louis, September 10Th,
says: "This is an effort on the part of the
conservative members and real farmers of
our order to emancipate the Farmere' ALI
ance from the control of scheming politi-
clans and designing demagogues."