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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-17

mond and others, whom saw on nv financial
pilgrimage, they were not impressed with the
confidence expressed in the letter Of which
was the bearer, and appealed to me for my
opinion, but as I laughingly told them my
mission was to obtain the money to make the
ehort, not to express an opinion. Mr.. Corning,
handing me his check for some thousands, said.
'Now, MIR. Coyle, give me your opinion. You
can carry Pennsylvania?"
said: II don t think we have any more chance
for carrying Pennsylvania than for New Hamp-
shire, but Mr.. Randall and the delegation from
Philadelphia say they can, and, therefore, we
must believe them"
MR. LEO P. WHEAT.
Some days ago received from Berryville,
Clarke county, Va, from an old Washingtoniau
an appreciative letter containing the thanks Of
me writer Tor the articles in TIE star and in
closing me roll Of music, of which the COM
poser says: "Ransacking recently my boyish
MSS. came across the inclosed 'skit,' made
one homesick day in Leipzig in the early days
OF our country's throes can't and won't sup
press the impulse which impels me to offer it to
you, with all its poor boyish imperfections, a. a
slight return for the great pleasure have re-
Gently derived from reading in THE STAR your
admirable "reminiscences Of those memorable
days Of that unique decade, dear old 1850 to
1880" enjoyed the sweet strains which he
had composed to embalm the verses to dear old
Bev. Tucker from the dinner where we had
met to eat the mutton and the game he had
sent me from Liverpool. Mr.. Leo P. Wheat, who
so kindly and melodiously returns his thanks,
touched chord in my memory, and in my reply
thanking him for the pleasure he had afforded,
lainvoked the memory Of his past, and in . de-
fghtful letter have today from him he tells
me his father, 80 well remembered here, the
Rev. J. T. Wheat, was the first child born in
Washington after It's incorporation, down at
the Navy Yard, on November Is, 1901, and he
died February 8, 1883, at the advanced age of
sighty-seyen. Mr.. Leo p. Wheat was pupil of
the celebrated dear old Louis Plaidy" and vas
the classmate Of Carl Rosa, Wilhslmj and Sir
Arthur Sullivan. The latter visited him in 1881
and found Virginians more like his own country
men than any others he had met in America.
Mr.. Wheat's charming compositions are known
the Lord" and "The Psnitent's Prayer are
composition Of great merit. Hin musical tnleat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-17


ing bail for him. The charity Of this man was
great. saw him one day take from the gutter
a man be had known in his better days and
when he was an oracle in all sporting matters,
an able writer on those subjects in the columns
OF the SPIRIT oftse Times, but Who through drink,
had fallen into the most degraded condition.
Raising him Merrissey said: "Come, will give
you one more chance" and, taking him by the
arm, led him to his own house, where, placing
him in charge Of servant, he bought for him
an outfit OF clothing and the next day went with
him to Binghamton to the inebriate's asylum.
he died some few months after at the ASYLUM.
and during his stay there and for wears after
Morrissey supported his family. In 1876 his
earnest efforts Tor Gov. Tilden and hisconfidence
in his election was displayed ut the convention
at st. Louis, where Tammapy had SAINT q dele
CATION Of hundred and more, who tried to inn
press upon the southern delegates that
Gov. Tilden could not carry New York.
Alone Morrissey visited every delegation
and by his convincing and earnest
arguments dispelled any such idea. He bet
there With Ned Kearuey, Tammany sachem,
&c, goo that the state Of New York would 60
foe Tilden, and Of course won. His political
foresight was wonderful During that canvass
ne made no bet on Gov. nlden being elected
President but always on certain states, gener-
ally New York and Indiana questioned him
Why b did % and he said, Something may be
done by the repubhcans through the returning
boards Of tbs south 70 keep from him the votes
of those states" and the result showed how
correctly he judged. In political Judgment be
sseDsd n weigh every possible apd - ethsrs
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14

EOR SALE-Two excellent family horses, dark
A. bay, 100 pounds, good drivers, safe for la
dies TO drive anywhere, single double; will sell
one or BOTH IL. fl. SHAW, 100 Middle street.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
SEARCHING IN the SMOKE
But No Helpless People Were Found
This Mornings Fire.

A fire cracked cheerfully In the house at
60 Free street early this morning, running up
by the stairs from floor to floor and filling
the house with dense smoke. but not awak-
Ing the two women who were sleeping In the
first story. They knew nothing Of what
was going on until aroused by the police.
Then one of them. Mrs. Della Pray, got to
the door just as 1t was broken In and was
struck by 1t on the head. receiving a bad
bruise. The other. Miss Abble Gerry. who
kept the house. renting rooms to dodgers,
get out all right. A report was promptly
started that there were persons still in the
building and the fremen worked with will
to gain entrance and make a search. Lad
ders were quickly raised and both by stairs
aud windows, entrance to the upper stories
was gained after the SNAKE had been partly
driven out, but no one was found. The fire
was extinguished after about an hours
work.
Miss Gerry thought that Miss Jennie Tay-
lor. Miss Nellie Dillon aud six or seven 9TH
ers were In the house at the time Of the ere
but she was apparently mistaken. Mrs.
Pray ownedthe furniture which Miss Gerry
said was insured for $1,000 with Rollins &
Adams. The house Is the lower one In tie
brick block just above the corner Of Center
street. and is badly damaged by smoke and
water. 1t Is owned by Mrs. Mary Eden OF
Boston.
Charles Burke pulled the alarm, smashing
the glass and getting the key from the case
of box on the Preble House.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
1T WAS LIVELY ALONG THE KENNBEC
When the WateNilIe Dam Began to
CrumbIe to Pieces.
Fortunately the Rushing Water Did
Not Do Great Damage.
Three School Boys Narrowly Escaped
Death In the Current.
[Snecial TO the Press.l

WATERvILLE. April 13.-The Kennebec
river has today presented a lively scene. Its
banks here were thronged all day. At an
early hour. the high water in the river car
rled away large part of the upper dam and
soon more of the same followed. The con-
fined waters came roaring over the broken
dam at an animated gait, carrying away a
large building which was used for tool
house. Its current was directed toward the
bank on the side Of the railroad and wore
into the bank to distance of over fifty feet,
taking off tees, shrubs and everything there
on. The BODY of water which passed over
the dam was large and no doubt has created
an appreciable rise in the water down river.
One dwelling house is PARTLY undermined by
the water and will be carried away unless
the water subsidies. Three young men stu
dents at C0burn Institute, while standing on
the banks watching the river, were sudden
ly immersed into the Kennebec by the cav
ing in Of that part of the bank on which they
were standing. They were rescued with
difficulty.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
AS A POLITICAL DODGE.
Porter's Departure from the Eternal
City Would MOT haIn RudlnI

ROME, April 13-Up to noon today 1t has
been impossible to learn anything further
concerning the report that the Italian cabl-
net had decided to request United States
Minister Porter to leave Rome, In case no re-
ply TO Premier Rudini's last note is re-
celved from Secretary Blaine by tomorrow.
Oihcials are retlcent, and journalists are una
pie 70 secure definite confirmation or denial.
AT the American legation nothing can be
learned. Minister Porter has heard nothing
except what he has gained from the papers.
In well Informed circles the prevailing
opinion, as nearly as one can gather, Is that
the premier Will not proceed to extfemities
az tnls Junctnre. IL Is argued that whatever
Denenclal effect such a display OF yigOr
might have In Increasing the popularity Of
tne present cabinet must DO only temporary,
lnasmucn as 1t would leave the New Orleans
incident farther FROM settlement than ever
while the American government would
doubtless be so irritated by the Italian poll
cy as 10 make any settlement impossible.
Whlle the prevailing opinion thus Is that
marquis dl kudint will not take the rash
step reported to be In contemplation, the re-
port still continues TO show some vitality.
WORD comes from Paris that the Journal
des Deoats this morning prints a despatch
from lts Rome correspondent reasserting
tnat the Italian government had really
threatened TO give the United States minis
Ter MS passports unless Secretary Blaine re-
piled by tomorrow. But 1t Is believed here
Lnat tne correspondent Of the Debats was
simply repeating the report In circulation
mere Saturday, and had no further authority
therefor.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
APANTHER ADVENTURE.
The First One Bagged on Dutch
Mountain In Nineteen Years.

The story Of an exciting adventure comes
from Fork township, Sullivan county, where
the first panther killed on Dutch mountain
since 1872 was laid out by a party Of hunters
this week, says the Wilkksbarre Record, @.
q. Wisner was riding on horseback through
the Ovington woods last Tuesday night when
he heard what he thought was the cry Of a
child behind him. The cry grew fainter and
he turned toward II, but the fog was so thick
he could not see the horses head, and he re-
sumed his journey up the crooked snOw path
AT the next turn In the road the cry again
burst an him, and he realized that he had
been following the cry Of some strange wild
animal. Amos Mcintosh, an old hunter who
lived In house at the edge Of the woods,
recognized the cry as that Of a panther. He
said he mad Lot killed panther for Is years,
and could hardly wait until daylight.
The next morning, Wlsner, Mcintosh and
four .others started out on the trail Of the
panther, which they struek In a narrow
gorge. They had five dogs with them, and il
was not long before the pack stopped at a
turned tree. They reached the tree simulta-
neOusly. then turned like lightning and filed
back, covering to the heel.
"It's under there sure as shOOtin'," yelled
McIntosh, and the dogs were ordered to
bring the game out. They made a brave
ther at home. They all came rolling out In
bunch, with the panther on top, and two
Of the dogs hides badly ripped Then the
beast leaped back to shelter before the men
had time to shoot. The three uninjured
dogs again tackled the panther, and again
two Of them were badly torn by the vicious
beast This time six bullets put an end 10
the panther's life, but not before four brave
dogs had proceeded him. The panther was
was thin and poor, but as he lay In the snow
measured fully feet 6 inches. Ii Is Thought
the animal wandered from Dead Pine noun
tain, several miles to the north.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
WHERE THEY PLAY TENNIS.
Bates Well Prepared for That and
other Summer Games.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Pressl
Lewiston, April 13.-The summer term
at Bates has opened auspiciously; the win.
ter's work in the gymnasium has SERVED IN
awaken the boys to lively interest in atb.
letIcs. The interest in tennis seems to be
deeper than usual at this point in the sea.
son, the courts are rapidly getting into con.
dition for use and one or more new ones arc
to be added. The influence among the nlav.
ers of N. w. Howard. '92, who won second
prize in singles In the state tournament at
Portland last fall is very noticeable. Mr.
Howard is Lewiston young man and will
do his best at tennis this year. On FRIDAY
the 10th, the Athletic Association aceentsd
the resignation of Manager Plummer. fen
dered because of a necessary absence from
college the greater part of the coming term
and elected as his successor, +. s. Libbey'
lsl.
In regard to the condition of the hall laagra
the students here feel that the facts of fhe
case, viz: That neither Bates nor M. S. q.
nave refused 70 pay tha dnuei tne old league or
ayers Plummer and Rich took place because
the meeting was held in the room of the CoI.
by manager, and only after the representa-.
tiyes Of Bowdoin and Colby declared their
them out in the belief that If there is TO-DAY %
Maine College League. Bates and M. S. 9.
constitute it.
The material for the team to be put in the
neid NE this season is good; the captain is Scott
wilson of West Cumberland. He will play
at second base. He played second In '89 and
10. AS an all round player he is surpassed
by lew college players. E. w. Emery of
Meir0se, Mass, will catch and play in the
field; Emery played in right field In $50 and
was change catcher last year. As a base
runner he has no superior in the state. +,
l.. Holman OF Melrose. Mass, will play
snort ana eaten. He was the regular catch
or last year and is sure batter. E. l.. PEN
Held Pennell did excellent work in the box
last season, Is swift pitcher and heavy
batter. Z. +. Smith Of Lewiston will pitch
and play In the field. He is freshman and
controls some fine curves and Is above the
average as batter. G. G. OsgoOd of North
Yarmouth will play at first base. He is a
freshman but Is believed to be able to field
this difficult position satisfactorily. L. X.
Graves of Plttsfeld will play at third base
Graves is fine sprint runner and lead the
league in batting in '88. A. n. Gilmore of
turner, w. G. Marden of Swanville, i. j.
Brackett OF Harper's Ferry, w. Va, and w.
d. Putnam of Lewiston are candidates for
the remaining positions. Mr.. Gilmore
covered first base in 'S9 and Mr.. Putnam
helded the same position in 80, both are ex-
cellent batters. Marden was on the team
last year, while Bracket has never appeared
on the college diamond.
a. game has been arranged with the Port
lands for April 21st and games are desired
with the leading Maine clubs In the near
future. The team and management are as
spred OF the hearty support Of the body of
the students.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
well under way, and another yacht which
Leroy Co0mbs Is building.
BASE BALL.
The Base Ball Season.

The base ball team is In town and quar-
tered at the Durant House. Yesterday af-
ternoon they went out to the grounds and
got the lay of the land, and did little ball
tossing. The uniforms arrived yesterday.
Their color is grey, with maroon trimmings.
and the word Portland across the front of
the shirt. The stockings and belts are ma
room, while the cap is greyiwith bands of
maroon.
The game between the Portlands and Bos-
tons will be called today at 2.30 O'Clock
sharp. There will doubtless be large audi
ence present to witness the play.
The following players have reported to
Manager Leonard, and will take part in tc-
days game against the Bostons Pitchers
Willis, McDermott and Collins, catcher
Shine. third Daseman Keay, outfelders DAILY
and McGovern. McDermott, second base
man, and Mclaughlin, shortstop, were ex
pected last night. There is an impression
that the admission fee to the Boston and
Fast day games is to be more than the regu-
lar admission. Such is not the case.
AT meeting OF the directors last night.
Manager Leonard was sighed for the season.
He also secured the score card privilege.
American Association.
The following game were played in the
American Association yesterday:
AT ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis. o 3 2 o 1 2-13
Cincinnatis.... 40 o o 2 o 2 O. 9
Base hits-St. Louis, 13; Cincinnatls, 10. Er-
I0rs-St. Louis, 3; Cincinnatis, 4. Batteries
Neal and Boyle, Dwyer, Kelley and Hurley.
AT BALTIMORE.
Athletics. ...........0 o 3 % o K
BaltimOres.... 40 o o 2 0 o o.
Base hits-Athletics, 10; Baltimores, 6. Errors
Athletics, 2; Baltimores, 2. Batteries Cunning
nam and Townsend, Callahan and McKeogh.
AT WASHINGTON.
Bostons.. ............0 2 2 o K 6
washington n........O o o 0 o O. o
Base hits-Bostons, 12; Washingtons, 8. En-
rors-Bostons, 0i Washingtons, 1. Batteries
Haddock and Murphy, Farrell, Carsey and Nc
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
GENERAL NEWS.

Ex-President Cleveland was the principal
speaker at the dinner of the New York DEM
ocratic Club last evening.
The American Copyright League celebrated
the passage of the copyright law by ban-
ouet given in New York last evening.
Henry A. Plimpton, alleged embezzling
clerk Of the Lynn, Mass, board of health,
was yesterday morning held In 5000 for the
superior court.
At the Jefferson dinner given by the
Young Mems Democratic Club of Boston
last night Congressman Mcclellan was the
principal speaker. He devoted himself to a
TRADE against Speaker Reeds Rulings and
the Mckinley bill.
Marshall Balllngton Booth, of the Saliva
tion Army, in an address In Baltimore, de-
tailed his experiences in tour of the slums
Of New York disguised as a ruffian. He
said unless great change takes place in
New York soon, the state Of affairs will he
far worse than ever existed in Darkest Eng
land. e
Sunday, while James and John Gillesnia
were chopping wood three miles from Mini
let, Mich, the former cut big cash In his
leg. John attempted to carry him to a set
tlement but could not on account of the deep
snow: He started for Mullet for heIp but
on returning to the spot where the wounded
man had been left found that he had been
eaten by wolves, few bones being all that
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
ONCE PREACHED IN MAINE.
Now He Is In jail on a Charge Of
IncendIarlsn.

SALEM. April 13.-Rev. G. A. Andrews OF
Essex was Sunday night, about 10 o'clock,
committed to Salem jail in default Of $4,000
bail to await an examination before Trial
Justice @. A. Sayward April 18th. Andrews
is single man. a native Of Essex, and for
the past 10 years Las been engaged In the dry
goods business here. The building which
he Is charged with burning is his store,
which was on fire last Friday. The building
is owned by Ann Burnham, who occupies q
portion Of the building for dwelling. The
fire was mostly confined to the store The
case was placed In the hands of District
Officer Shaw and he made the arrest.
In an interview Andrews declined to talk
OF the fire, but said that he obtained the pre-
fix Rev" to his name from having labored
as FreewIll Baptist preacher, his field of
labor being mostly in Maine. He feels his
position keely. he Is about 43 years of age
and is fine looking man. The government
claims that it has good case against him.
Andrews has always been highly respected
In Essex, and his arrest caused quite sem
satioD. although as he was taken TO Ipswich
for hearing, the arrest did not become gem
orally known about town until today.
Andrews had an insurance of $4,000 on his
stock, and the theory Of the government is
that he set the fire to obtain the insurance
The arrest was made very quietly Saturday
afternoon, and an effort was made to keep
II from the public.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
TO BECOME MRS. BULL.
Young Mrs. Blaine VIII. 1t Is Said,
Apply for Divorce.

NEW YORK April 13.-It is autheritatiyely
given out by the friends Of Mrs. James G.
Blaine, Jr., that she has begun proceedings
for divorce from the young son Of the Secre-
tary of State. In short time Mrs. Blaine
will go to Sioux Falls, S. D.. there to reside
long enough to obtain divorce under the
laws Of that state, which recognize non-sup-
port as sufficient ground. Young Mr.. Blaine
Is now In Europe, where he went q few weeks
ago In company with the Hon. John Y. Eos
ter.
Ex-Gov. George Hoadley of Ohio will have
charge OF Mrs. Blaine's interests while pro-
ceedings are pending, The only controversy
that will arise over the suit is regarding the
custody of Mrs. Blaine's child, a boy three
years old. 1t Is understood that the Blaine
family desires to superintend the education
and training Of the child, while the boys
mother as stoutly maintains her right to
keep him. Upon this point some litigation
Is promised.
Young Mrs. Blaine is a staunch Roman
Catholic, and the laws of the church prohibit
divorce. She has. however, secured promises
from Archbishop Corrigan and from Bishop
Waterbury of Columbus. Ohio, that upon the
granting OF the divorce a special dispense.
tion Will be granted restoring her to member
ship In the church.
When she secures the divorce Mrs. Blaine
Will, 1t is said, marry DR.. William T. Bull of
tnis city, the physician who attended her
throughout her recent illness, and to whose
skill her recovery is partially due. Dr. Bull
was the hrst American to successfully per-
form laparatomy for gunshot wounds in the
abdomen, and he was mentioned with special
honor at the International Medical Congress
of 1890 at Berlin.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
TWO FACTS DISCOVERED YESTERDAY
Respecting Our Diplomatic Difficulty
With the italian Government.
They DO Not Leave Much Of Some
Sensational Rumors.
The News from the Eternal City Is
Decidedly Indefinite.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-But two facts
could be added today to the public stock. Of
Information respecting the diplomatic en-
tanglement with Italy. One was that the
State Department had not received any inti-
nation for the Italian government that their
last note must be answered before a given
date, nor Is such an intimatlon expected.
The Department feels that 1t is acting prop
erly and seasonably. II would be very un-
usual course for nation engaged In dIplo-
matte negotiation with another to question
the motives upon which the correspondence
proceeded. The second fact Is that Secreta-
ry Blaine's answer to the Marquis RudinPs
last note has not yet been forwarded. Prob
ably the Secretary s purpose Is to accompany
this reply with an official statement touch
Ing the nationality Of the New Orleans vic
tins and other correlative facts expected
from officials of the department Of justics at
New Orleans: These reports had not yet
reached Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
HEARsEs CROWDED THE ROAD.
Ravages of the Grip in New York
Keeps Undertakers Busy.

New YORK, April 13.-There was a re-
markable number of funerals in this
city yesterday. From early in the day till
late in the afternoon the thoroughfares lead
ing to the Long Island ferries were crowded
with hearses and funeral parties. Under
takers reported that never before had they
been so rushed with business. At ia low es-
Innate 500 corpses were taken across the
river for interment. There was little time
spent on the road, the undertakers making
all haste to get to the cemeteries, bury the
bodies and get back to the city for more.
The road from Long Island City to Calvary
Cemetery was black with funeral corteges.
SO great was the demand on the undertakers
that many interments had to be postponed
until today, simply because the undertakers
could not supply hearses or attend to the
other details of burial. This great increase
In the death rate was due to the grip.
Crazed with delirium from la grippe, Louis
Wilhelm, 36 years of age, early this morning
threw himself out of the window of his
apartments on the top floor of the five story
tenement No. II First avenue. He landed
on the sidewalk, GO feet below, and was
crushed and mangled by the fall He died
within an hour Wilhelm, who had been
laid up with la grippe since last Thursday,
Is the third case which has resulted in the
victim jumping from the windows.
There were 154 deaths recorded at the Bu-
reau OF Vital Statistics today for the past "a
hours. Out OF these there were 20 deaths
from grip, complicated with other diseases.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, April
18th, taken at 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. 56o, w, cloudless; New York,
So, s; cloudless; PHILADELPHIA, $50, SW,
cloudless; Washington. $50. S. cloudless
SW, partly cloudy; Cleveland, 64o, S, cloud
less; Detroit, 60oo. SW, partly cloudy; Chi
cago. 66o, s.. cloudy; st. Paul, 52o, NE,
cloudy; Duluth, 46o, NE, cloudless; st. Win
cent, 500, n, cloudless; Bismarck, 400, NE,
cloudless; Jacksonville, 700, s, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14

PORTLAND, Me-, April 13, 1891.