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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-02-26

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The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
TRAIN HANDS NOT EXCLUDED.
Canadian Railroads and the Allen
Contract LABOR Law.

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-A letter has been
received at the Treasury Department from
the customs collector at Burlington, VT, en-
closing communication from the division
superintendent Of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way regarding the employment Of gang of
laborers in the continuous work of repairing
the railway on both sides of the boundary
line between the United States and Canada.
The railway crosses the boundary line at
Richford, runs six miles in Vermont and
then returns to Canada and, at the end of
twelve miles, ,reenters Vermont and runs to
Newport The collector says that to require
change OF men whenever working party
crosses the line would be hardship to the
railway company. Secretary Foster has in
formed the collector that the employment of
working parties by the railway company in
the manner described does not come within
the prohibition of the alien contract labor
law. 1t is also held, he says, that the engi-
neers, conductors or brakemen of the compa-
ny should not be required to be changed
every time Canadian cars reach the border.
This ruling applies to other Canadian rail-
roads crossing the United States. The sec
retary continues: "The department., how
ever, for obvious reasons is not prepared to
extend this ruling to stationed employees,
such as station agents, telegraph operators
dian roads this side of the line. Officers en-
gagged in enforcing the immigration and alien
contract labor laws on the border should
bear in mind that Congress does not appear
to have intended that the alien contract
labor law should disturb the intimate busi
ness relations existing along the border fur
ther than than to check the actual importa-
tions of aliens under contract to perform
labor in competition American with work.
men,"
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
Sporting Notes.

Salyini himself occupied the box the last
few innings In the game with the Colbys
Saturday, winning great applause.
Mr.. M. +. Davis new invention proposes
to do for larger boats what he has accom-
plished for racing craft.
1t Is proposed to incorporate the new rifle
club, and list was circulated Saturday,
headed by Messrs. Daniels, Parker, Both
and others. The club will start with men,
bership OF about 60.
The proposed race between two eights
from the Cumberland Rowing Association
and Bowdoin has fallen through. owing to
the impossiDility Of the former club securing
boat
A black bear walked up to the residence Of
Daniel Abbott In Anson, the other evening,
looked In at the window Of the sitting room
aud then calmly proceeded to inspect the pig
pen and the sheepfold.
A. D. Russell, Esq, of Weld, assistant in
the Office Of the Secretary of State, has gone
to his home In Weld, called there by the
news Of the Ice leaving Weld Pond, and by
the desire to be one OF the first fishermen Of
the season.
Although the Ice is not yet out of the
Rangeley lakes, there Is some good fishing
there through the ice OF Franklin county
fishermen, Senator Wilbur and N. U. Hink-
ley are the first sportsmen of the season 10
arrive at the lake. They caught, through
the ice, 26 trout. four Of them weighing one
pound and quarter each. The fishing was
Chautauquan."
Delegates from Bangor, Augusta, Frye
burg Academy, Waterville, HaiIowell and
Thomaston met at Augusta Saturday and
formed state inter-sch0lastic athletic asso-
citation with these officers: President, @. v.
,; Michaelis, Augusta; vice president, II: Q.
Fairbanks, Bangor; secretary, E. b. Web
ster, Augusta; treasurer, II. L. Kelly. Ban
gor; executive committee. Mr.. Wheeler,
Fryeburg, Mr.. Dutton, Kent's BID, MI
Prince. Thomaston
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
GEN ERAL- N EWS.

The peach crop in Connecticut will be a
failure owing to the frosts.
Mcbride Bros & Co., of New York, doing
business as the Pacific Tea Company, have
assigned.
The transit of Mercury was successfully
observed at the Lick Observatory and many
photographs were taken.
The loss by Fridays fire in Allston, Ont,
was $50O,O0O with $4,000 insurance. Not
grocery or dry goods store was left in the
town.
There is considerable speculation as to the
successor of Bishop elect Phillips Brooks at
Trinity Church, Boston, One of the recent
names mentioned is that of Canon Farrar of
England.
have discovered way to beat the customs
authorities. 1t is said that herring is being
bought OF Nova Scotians to be shipped to
Boston as American caught.
The government of Guatemala will send
the national band and party Of natives to
the Columbian exposition at Chicago. The
band is one OF the largest in the world and
VIII number 2C0 instruments.
Or. w. G. Rodemann died in Newark, N .J.,
Saturday of consumption. aged rs. DR..
Rodemann was treated in Germany with the
Koch lymph and showed a marked improve
ment. He believed himself cured but re-
action set in and death followed.
AS mark Of good will the United States
has notified the Spanish government that il
viii favor the introduction of bill to modi-
fly the Mckinley law in the next Congress SO
as to facilitate the importation of Havana
tobaccos into the United States.
Unless the entente cordiale is restored be-
tween the United States and Italy, 1t Is not
likely that the American Medical Associa-
ti0n will send delegates to the international
medical congress which will meet in Rome
In 1898.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11

Since the discovery In the Lava or Marone
district, thousands Of gold diggers, even
women and children, have rushed and still
rush to those locations which are looked upon
as the Eldorado, searched for in vain by Sir
Walter Raleigh, In the middle Of the seven
teenth century.
Though this territory has been known for
more than $50 years by the Dutch, and al
though no further back than 1861. this fact
was coTrob0rated by Al information
al commission, France now pretends to have
some rights In the country. Consequently a
mixed police force, consisting of French and
Dutch soldiers, has Just been sent to the
Eldorado 10 protect i against further plumb
ering. am satisfied from what have seen
that this district Is equal to the richest gold
fields ever worked. Samples Of quartz have
been sent to England and New York, and
tested. Some would yield not less than one
was ehipped from the surface Of one Of the
veins: NO quartz mining whatever has been
done In the country, but there are millions OF
tons lying there 10 sight, and no one seems
70 be aware OF its value. November 18th.
1888, was coming down the Surlnam River
with nine men, and 1t being the dry season
and the river being very low, / counted is
quartz veins crossing the river In a distance
OF five miles. On my arrival at bush camp,
l met negro going to town, an African
negro who owns small place. He was
anxious to draw me into conversation, as I
was white and foreigner. lie was anxious
to let me know what kind Of place he mad.
He went to a small wooden box, without
lock, and brought to me bottle Of gold con-
tanning twelve pounds, and Informed me that
he, with his son and two men and one boy,
had got this in eight days with long tom.
One other place must speak OF, distance
of one and One-half days from town. This
place Is owned by negro. l also met this
negro while coming down the river He
asked me to come 10 his camp, and while
there he produced two cigar boxes. Opening
one of them, he asked me what Thought OF
that. As soon as l saw 1t said TO him,
you did not wash this with tom or sluice
did YOU? mo, was his answer. 81 got
this from a side hill and my men break 1t out
with hammers" He said the stone was soft
and he had no trouble Ia getting II. In one
box he had ten pounds, In the other twelve
and one half pounds. He said with seven
men this was got in two weeks. He showed
me piece Of the stone he worked and l
found 1t to be Of sand formation. am
anxious to see a stamp mill put up so as to
see how some Of the quartz will pan out
Bordering on the various rivers are tribes
OF Bash negroes and Indians. These people
do not work gold as their belief Is that gold
Is the god Of the earth. Neither can you en-
gage them as they are lazy set. We use
them in working up the river. They will
gather gums, timber, &c, and do little in
the way OF trade. You can walk the streets
OF ParamaribO and almost every man you
meet has nugget Of gold for watch charm:
The women you see with jewelry made OF
| nuggets of gold. Nuggets can assure you
| JOHN III. ABBOTT,
| lO3 Congress St., Portland.
Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
ALIENS FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Drowned Despite His Own and a
Brave companIon's Struggle.

LEWISTON, May 10.-Fred 81. Allen Of Au-
burn was drowned in the Androscoggin at
Deer Rips, about two miles above the city,
this afternoon. Allen started from home in
the morning with canvas canoe, accompa-
MED by man named Bailey. They padded
up pthe river. and on retaining this afternoon
Allen determined to run through Deer Rips
instead of carrying the canoe around, as is
customary. Bailey would not ride, and
started to walk around. When about half
way through. Aliens canoe was upset. He
cluDg to 1t as long as possible. but lost his
grip and went down. He came up again and
his feet touched a sunken rock, which be
managed to stick to. Seeing his friends
perilous condition, Bailey braveIy leaped in
to the water. which runs feather white at
that point, aifd swan to his rescue. He sue
ceeded in getting him about half way to the
shore, when both men sank. They came to
the surface, but Bailey's strength began to
fail and Allen could not help himself Bal
ley made another attempt to reach Allen, but
the current was too strong. Bailey reached
the shore in an exhausted condition. Allen
was popular young man, and leaves wife
and two children. The body and canoe
have not vet been found
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
BETRAYED BY A CURTAIN
After a Vermont Desperate Had Gu,
the. Cell Bars.

WOODSTOCK, VT, May 1O.-Robert Fitton.
notorious throughout New England and east
ern New York for his daring exploits in de.
fiance of the law and the courts, has added,a
new sensation to the long list making his
record. April Sth he was confined in Jail
here by order of Judge John W. Rowell, for
contempt of court. About ten days ago Fit
ton arranged an exchange of cells with an.
other prisoner, securing an outside cell, In
which the window. about two by three feet.
Is secured by double bars Of great strength,
Friday afternoon, Deputy Sheriff w. O.Tay.
lor noticed from the outside that curtain
had been put up inside this window. Sus-
pecting something wrong, he made careful
examination. Fitton had sawed off the bars
and taken out a section of the inner grating
making an opening by IL inches. He had
also cut the outer grating so that Is minutes
more work would have given him his liberty
In Fitton's cell Deputy Taylor found a saw
for cutting iron, in prime order. Fitton de-
MED any knowledge of the cut bars, the saw.
or how it came in his cell. Since the night
of the discovery he has been locked into the
dungeon at night.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
GOOD NUGGETS FOR WATCH CHARMS.
Where the Yellow Metal can be
scooped up by the handful.
Negroes with Bic Bottles Full Of cold
Dust.
Something About the Gold Fields :of
Dutch Guiana.
Written for the Portland PREss.ls


The colony Of Dutch Guiana, or Surinam,
Is situated between British Guiana and
French Guiana and stretches south to Bra
I'll, north to the Atlantic Ocean and from
% A. north latitude and 53o 81 longitude to
g. 2 north latitude and 57' 81 west Of Green
wich, with consequently an area Of about
$500 geographical square miles.
The mountains which cover the southern
part Of the colony, include the gold fields,
which were not seriously explored until
1876. Extensive savannahs, shell and sand
reefs cross the different parts Of the country,
now and then intercepted by dense forests.
producing the most valuable timber and
gutta percha. india rubber, tonca beans,
eopal gum, etc. Though the climate Of Sur
imam Is similar to that Of the West India
region one cannot trace since the year 1858,
never visited the colony. Yellow fever
though prevailing occasionally In British and
Ia French Guiana has since 1851 been un-
known In the colony. In that year Ii Is re.
corded that yellow fever was imported into
the colony by man 'of-war from Curacao.
lt Is stated that 56 per cent. of Europeans die
In the colony, and this Is, believe, brought
about by frequent use Of very large quanti-
ties OF these three thlngs-beer, brandy and
gin swizzles. They are the means Of
~-.f-No .ssHJ neAAo II bho COl1u OI the EuTO-
peans. The alluyial part OF the country ex-
tends about 60 miles from the coast line Cthe
gold region also begins at that line) and con-
tinues up TO the TumucuTaque range OF
mountains which forms as Is said the south
ern boundary with Brazil. All the we'll
known mineralogists who have visited Sur
imam since 1865 are OF the opinion that
Dutch Guiana Is one Of the richest gold delds
IN the world. This opinion has been proven
by the extraordinary discoveries and returns
Oh the alluvial washings, and also by the
assays made OF the various samples taken
from the various quartz reefs. In fact one
may infer from both results that the Sur.
imam gold fields and quartz lodges are at,
least equal TO the best found in Australia
California, venezuela or the Transvaal.
The reasons why this tact Is not known
abroad Is because the country itself Is un-
known, and also because the exploration Of
It's gold fields Is carried on bya very limited
number Of people themselves knowing very
little OF either gold mining or gold washing.
The amount OF gold already passed through
the Custom House at ParamaribO and Tor
which export duty has been paid Is as fol-
lows:
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
RY FORCE If NECESSARY.
Uncle Sam Represented by Vessels
Able to Meet the Insurgents.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-While there are
no new developments regarding the reported
issuance of orders to the cruiser Charleston
and the men-of-war composing the South Pa
cifc squadron to go after and seize the insur-
gent vessel Itata, now supposed to be on the
way to Chilli with arms taken from the
schooner Robert and Minnie, it is believed
that orders have been sent Admiral Brown,
commanding the Pacific station, and AdmI-
raj McCann, commanding the ships in the
South Pacific, to capture the Itata by force
ii necessary and take her to the first Ameri-
can port. The greatest air of secrecy sur
rounds the affair tonight and it is utterly
impossible to learn that any orders of any
nature regarding the Itata have been issued
by the Navy Department., or would be issued
Secretary Tracy left the city yesterday on
the Dispatch, in company with Commodore
Folger, to inspect the new naval proving
ground down the Potomac and has not re.
turned. The strongest reasons exist for be-
lieviDg that orders were issued yesterday be-
fore Secretary Tracy left the department,
and that the Charleston is now on her way
south after the ltata.
Naval officers at Washington, conversant
with the coast of Lower California, say it is
likely that the schooner Robert and Minnie
may have deposited the rifles intended for
the Chilians on some of the small outlying
islands near the csast The Itata would then
procure them there instead of taking the
chances of sighting the schooner at sea- This
scheme, moreover, would not tend to sus-
picion by the United States authorities as
would be the case should schooner be seen
lurking on and off the coast.
The ltata is an iron screw propeller ship
of 1900 tons, built in England in 1873. She
has compound engines of antiquated make
and is not probably capable of steaming
more than nine or ten knots an hour. She
was formerly owned and operated by the
Gillian Steam Navigation Company. How
she came into the hands of the insurgents is
not known. The United States vessels in
Chilian waters are the Baltimore and the
flagship Pensacola with Rear Admiral Nc
Cam in command. The San Francisco,
when last heard from, had left Peru and will
be likely to join the Baltimore and Pensa-
cola early this week. With the Charleston,
the Admiral would have under his command
three Of the finest ships of the new navy be-
sides the Pensacola, which is the best of the
wooden class in service. With these four
ships, it is not anticipated by naval officers
that much opposition will be met with even
should she be reinforced by the best ships of
the insurgents.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
The Pension List.

WASHINGTON, May 10. - Pensions have
been granted to the following Maine people |:
ORIGINAL.
William Q. Briggs, William Lovejoy,
William KnOke, Henry w Dnnn
Bernard Hagan, George Dulac
Joshua Bell, Raymon StilliDgs,
Charles e. ChOate, Daniel G. Aver
EnOch Emery Jeremiah Robinson
Joseph Q. Cummings, James Adams,
Henry Wellington.
ADDITIONAL.
George Dulac. Daniel Brown.
INCREASE.
Ruel w. Hanscom, Andrew s. Young
Prescott Newman, Charles f, Mansfield
Jno. Redman.
REISSUE.
Ezekial II. Thomas. John o. Soule,
Ezekiel Stafford.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC.
Special act, William NJ, father of John f,
Quimby.
Mary j., widow Nathaniel Cook.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
At 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND ME
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
A LAND OF FIRE.
Towns Threatened and Many Build
Ings Destroyed In the West.

DETROIT, Mich, May 10.-The ravages of
forest fires are increasing. Foxville was en-
tireiy wiped cut last night, eight houses and
the railroad buildings being destroyed. At
Lumerton, Charles Fortunes residence was
consumed. West of Boyne Falls, number
of houses and barns and large amount of
timber were destroyed last night. New
mans saw mill at Fremont, with the lum-
ber, was burned. At various places, houses
and other property were burned. Charles
voix county seems to be all on fire. Every
teen or 20 houses and as many barns were
destroyed last night. More losses are ex-
pected Fifteen houses at Little Junction
were lost. At various other places, houses.
lumber, barns, ETC., were destroyed. The
fires are still burning.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, May 10.-A large por-
tion of this county is being swept by forest
fires. This place is filled with smoke so
heavy that people can scarcely breathe The
town of Curwinsville of 1000 population is
threatened.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
THE CHARLESTON is BOUND FOR chill
Unless She overtakes the Runaway
Steamer Itata.
That Is Supposed To Be What the
Cipher Dispatches Directed.
The contraband Vessel Evidently To
Be Captured II Possible.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.-A morning
paper states that when the Charleston sailed
Saturday morning. she was under sealed
orders. A cipher dispatch was received by
Capt. Remy at midnight Friday. 1t took
over three hours to translate the dispatch
At o'clock in the morning all visitors were
ordered ashore and the Charleston hastily
put to sea. The Charleston is provisioned
and coaled for a long cruise. Instead of 60
ing outside to try her guns, as was the gem
eral supposition, it is stated that she has
gone in pursuit of the Chilian steamer Itata
with oiders to capture her. If the Charles
ton does not catch her orders are to keep on
until Admiral Brown is encountered in
Chilian waters.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11

II need not be said that the amount Of
gold found really surpasses the above figures.
There are only six OF US Americans working.
the rest being natives Of the colony. A
great sensation was created on the seven
teenth day of June, 1887, by the monthly
product Of Messrs. T. G. Van Hemert & Co.'s
placer OF the upper Sara Creek, not In
regard to the quantity Of gold obtained, but
as to the particular circumstances surround
ing 1t. We are accustomed to hear of the
arrival Of large quantities OF gold from the
placers, but In this instance IL came from a
height OF 20 feet above the valley in the
mountain where an enormous quantity was
found in solid masses lying there, so that It
bad merely to be picked up. Nothing OF
this kind had been known before. In con-
sequence Of this discovery many concessions
that were abandoned and considered worth
less became again valuable, and even much
more so than before.
Working with 120 men for 30 days, expense
per man 20 cents, 81, ,43l grains equal to 1920
ounces OF gold, were obtained during the
laSt week Of the month. When the mountain
was explored at height OF 20 feet, the
product yielded, reached "a 1868 grains or $50
ounces, grams. The gold was very pure and
bad the appearance of having been melted.
1t was quite free from other metals.
The nuggets found, vary from 40 TO 60
ounces, and one piece weighed Ill ounces.
The figures show the product from Il. G. Van
Hemert u Co.'s placer:
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
THE SCHOONER CAPTURED.
Her Crew, the Supercargo and Pilot
Are Under Arrest.

Are Under Arrest.
Los ANGELES, May 9.-Schooner Robert
and Minnie was captured this afternoon
about three miles from San Pedro by Deputy
Marshal Anderson on board of the tug Fal-
con. She made no resistance. The arms
said to have been on board had disappeared
Before the schooner was captured, Pilot
Dill, who took the ltata out of San Diego
harbor, went ashore. Dill was arrested at
San Pedro. Supercargo Burch came to Los
Angeles and was arrested by detective. He
is now in the custody of the United States
marshal. Burch says he landed the arms
but declines to say at what place. 1t is sup
posed to have been Catalina or San Glenn
ents islands. Two deserters, who have
talked to reporter at San Diego, con-
firm the story that the Itata was accompa-
MED north as far as Cape st. Lucas by the
Gillian insurgents war vessel, Esmeralda,
and that the Esmeralda is waiting for the
ltata's return with arms and supplies.
SAN PEDRO, Cal, May 10.-All on board
the Robert and Minnie are under arrest.
They have delivered their cargo but decline
to say anything about the Itata. The war
ship Omaha arrived outside this evening.
The Charleston has not been sighted.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
Saved by a Maine skInnar

BOSTON, May 9.-Captain G. II. Thomp-
son, master Of the Machias, Me-, schooner
ii. Z. Thompson, which arrived at this port
yesterday from Nuevitas, Cuba, was fortu-
nate In resculng eight men from a watery
brought cargo Of sugar. Late on the after
noon of March 81, when about eighty miles
southeast of Hatteras, schooner was seen
laboring heavily, The Thompson was about
passing her In the growing darkness. but her
tain's glass and he communicated with her.
She proved to be the American schooner N.
G. Sargent, with cargo of mahogany, from
Da Laguna, Mexico, for New York, Captain
+. A. Dowse. She had endured succession
of gales and was full of water. Capt. Dowse
was satisfied that his vessel could not wealth
er the storm, and with his crew Of seven men
came aboard the Thompson.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-11
Fastening the Guilt on Graves.

Boston, May 1O.-The GLOBE says tnat MAJ py 1yS
direction Of the Colorado authorities s ~; l.
with Mrs. Barnaby's relatives is taeitly un-
Sar a-rast for the murder of Mrs. Barnaby.
Through the work Of the ), PinEertOn mixer agency,
the necessary evidence to issue issue an indict-
bonnd West ostensibly for the purpose Of
testifying before the grand jury. 1t Is re-
ported that the detectives finally succeeded
In extracting from Graves a confession that
he sent the bottle which contained the poi
son. Graves asserted that he put in the bot
tie nothing but pure WhiskeY.