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Telegram-herald., 1891-01-27
Blazing Car Shops.

MISSEAPoIIs, Minn., Jan. ga spe-
ciaI TO the Tribune from Bfainerd,
MINI, says: Early this morning one
of the Northern Pacific car shops here.
used as paint shop, was burned with
the contents. including eight or ten
coaches The loss IS estimated at from
S4o, ,000 to Sc, 900.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-27
Refuses to Carry Mail.

BUFFALO, y. Y. Jan. 26--The New York
Central Railroad Company refuses to
carry mail on any of the belt line trains.
They claim they have not the proper
authority from the post-otfice authori-
ties at Washington. The new order has
created great CONSERVATION among the
business men OF this city.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-27

ISpIsSsPoLTs, Jan. 26.-The House
today by strict party vote. the Senate
concurring, adopted resolution de-
clining to consider the Worlds Far ap-
preparation bill until the force bill. now
pending in the United States Senate,
has been disposed of.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-27

ZaxrsvILLE, o, Jan. 26.-Thomas
j. Newman. for twenty-five years edi-
Tor and owner of controlling interest of
the Daily Courier OF this city, died at
hrs residence at I O'Clock this afternoon
Of Bright's disease He vas - years
old
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-27
Killed hy Falling Timber..

DpSEsexro, Ont. ian. 2S.-Georxs
Bulnaer was killed and four Of his fol
low serknaen we're seriously injured
here thIs morning BY the falling sheds
Of lamser camp.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
ESTABLISHED JUNE %, 1ses-vOL. 90.
FEMALE HELP.

WANTED-A neat, honest. capable girl for
w general housework in family Of fonr
three miles out Of town. Good wages references
required. Address MRS. RUFUS bUNHAM'
Deering, Maine, or call at house near Seminary
grounds. Ib1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
THE CzAREWITCH INSULTED BUDDHA.
He Wore His Boots In a Temple and
Aroused Thunda's Ire.
PompeII and Herculaneum Have
Successors In Armenia.
There Is Snow Instead of Lava on
Mountains In France.

PARIS, May 18.-The French embassy at
Toxic has telegraphed the official details of
the attack upon the Czarewitch. From these
1t appears that the Czarewitch's assailant
was a policeman named Thunda. The Care
witch and suite were leaving 0tsu In jinri-
kishas, having just visited the Buddhist
temple. Both the Czarewitch and Prince
George went to the shrine with their boots
on. Chief Bouze, on their returning, COM
planned to the Japanese guards about this Of
fense against the national religion. The
princes were entering their jinrikishas when
Thunda, who was standing guard, dealt the
Czarewitch blow with his sward. Prince
Georges return blow with his stick threw
Thunda several feet. The policeman rose
and made another rush at the Czarewitch,
when Japanese closed the front OF the car
riage and san0ther Japanese wrested .the
sword from Thunda and cut him down, In
ficting severe wound. Chief Bouze, with
several of the guards, was arrested. The
Czarewitch's injury has already healed.
The Dlx-Neuvieme Steele states that COM
mercisl adviceS have been received at Mar
seilles from Trebigond to the effect that a
new volcano has appeared in Armenia at the
summit of Mount Nimrod, In the district OF
Vau, vomiting forth flames and lava. Viii
destroyed and many persons are said to have
been killed or injured. The fugitlves are
camping outside the range OF destruction.
They are almost entirely destitute and the
greatest misery prevails among them. the
Turkish government has taken measures to
aid the sufferers.
Snow storms prevailed today at Belfort
and Nancy. The mountains Of s.Alsace are
covered with snow.
Mrs. Levi p. Morton, Mrs. Don Cameron
and Miss Hattie Blaine are here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
Bates-M orrow.

Mr.. S. w. Bates OF this city was married
at Newport, r. l.. on Tuesday evening last
to Miss Mae Peirce Morrow of Washington.
d. G. The wedding took place at the house
Of the BRIDES uncle. and the groom's
brother-in'law, Mr.. George Peirce, Of the
Old Colony Steamboat Company. Rev. DR..
Cutter of the Charming Memorial church
oficiated. The bride was given away by
Mr.. Peirce. aud Mr.. II. ID. Bates Of Water
vile, brother of the groom, oficlated as best
man. A pleasant social gathering followed
the ceremony. some twenty-five or thirty
relatives and friends of the young people
being present. Among others were ArlO
Bates, the novelist, and Mr.. f. P. Vinton,
the well known portrait painter, and his
wife, relative of both bride and groom.
Mr.. Bates and wife left Wednesday for
Colorado, where the bride will remain
through the summer for her health, which it
is hoped she will fully recover so that she
may return in the fall TO Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
THE WATER IS GETTING PRETTY HOT
And This Brand New Party seems
Likely To Fall In.
The Scheme OF the Farmers Alliance
Is Already In Trouble.
And This Weeks Convention Will
Find Difficulty waiting.

CINCINNATI, o., May 1.-THE coming
week will bring to this city political gath
ering of unique form, In whose action there
is wide interest. 1t Is, perhaps. best de-
scribed as national union conference, as 1t
was called by the members Of the Farmers
Alliance convention at Ocala, Fla, last year.
Then the time was set for February 23d, In
this city, and the call was addressed to all
who stood up for independent political ac-
tion on questions Of finance, transportation.
labor and land. 1t asked for delegates TO
the national conference from the following
organizations: The Independent party, the
Peoples party. late Federal and Confederate
soldiers, the Farmers Alliance, North and
South, the Farmers Mutual Benefit Associa-
tion, the Citizens sAlliance, the Knights Of
Labor, the COlored Farmers Alliance, and
all other industrial organizations that sup
port the principles OF the St. Louis agree
ment of December, 1889. the ratio OF repre-
sentation being one delegate from each con-
gressional district by state organizations
and two at large FROM the state. not less
than three delegates to be allowed to each
district organization, and not less than one
to each county organization. In addition to
this. the editor OF each newspaper support
ing the candidates nominated on the st.
Louis agreement Is invited to become dele
gate This call was signed BY about 70 per-
sons from II states. 1t met with objection
from various sources, partly because its pur-
pose was announced to be to form a National
Union party. based on the fundamental
ideas Of finance, transportation. labor and
land. This opposition had the effect Of me-
cessitatlng delay, and the date Of the confer
ence was changed to May 10Th. The state
executive committee of the Peoples party
Of Indiana then enlarged the representation
to include the American Federation of La
Dor, trades unions. trades assemblies, and
Citizens Alliance of Kansas. at Its conven-
tion at Topeka, February 7th. reissued the
call, stating the object to be to adopt plat
form and make arrangements for the con-
fiict Of 1892. Difficulty will arise In settling
questions, IL any arise, upon credentials,
aud also on the contention that the real pur-
pose of the conference was not clearly de-
Gpa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
FORCES UNITED.
Commodore Mcc ccann In Command
Will Direct the Chase.

WASHINGTON, May 17.-No information
was received at the Navy Department re-
garding the movements of the Itata nor have
any further orders been sent to the Charles
ton regarding her future movements. The
only telegram received today was one from
Capt. Remey, saying the Charleston was still
at Acapulco taking coal. Nothing had been
heard or seen of the Itata. The Esmeralda
is still in port but has been refused coal by
the Mexican authorities. An order was sent
today by Secretary Tracy to Commodore Nc
Iquique, :placing the Charleston under his
Immediate command. This order will give
Commodore McCann practically discretion
arv powers regarding the future course the
Charleston shall pursue In the chase of the
insurgent vessel. AS there are now two act
ing rear admirals In Chilian waters, CommO-
dore McCann on the Baltimore and CommO-
dore Brown on the San Francisco, the COM
mand of the squadron will devolve upon Ad-
miral McCann as senior officer. Both admi-
rails have kept their individual commands.
They will in future act in concert.
1t is not thought the order Of the Secretary
today, placing the Charleston under the di-
rection of Commodore McCann will make
any change in the policy pursued by the Navy
Department relative to the pursuit of the
Itata. The order was issued because the Off
cials of the Navy Department believed the
movements of the Charleston, as well as
tnOS6 OF Otner Y6SSelS IN the racine squadron
in search of the Itata, could be better con-
trolled under the orders of Commodore Nc
Cam than under orders from place so far
from the scene of action as Washington
Secretary Tracy said tonight that he expect
ed nothing new from the Charleston for at
least "a hours, and that the situation remains
practically the same as yesterday. Commo-
dore McCann, he said. would remain the
senior officer in command of the naval forces
on the Pacific until the Chilian difficulty was
settled.
He will ultimately return to his command
of the South Atlantic station when COmmO-
dore Brown would assume command of the
Pacific station. 1t is thought the Charleston
will take at least two days, perhaps longer,
to coal as ships of her class cannot load fast
owing to the location of some of the coal
bins. This will depend entirely upon the
quantity of coal she needs to fill her bunk
ers. An official of the Navy Department
said tonight that 1t was not at all likely the
Esmeralda would seek to procure coal at any
seacoast town On the Central American or
Colombian coast, as these countries would
undoubtedly act as Mexico had done in re-
fusipg to violate the neutrality laws by aid
ing the insurgents to Teplenish their coal
supplies or procure munitions of war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
First Presby,erIan Church.

Yesterday was the last Sunday which Rev.
John r. Crosser Is to spend with his people
Of the First Presbyterian Church, and the
audiences at both the afternoon and evening
services bore striking evidence that the peo-
pie of the church and other friends Of the
pastor appreciated this fact. The church
was so filed at the afternoon service that
chairs and settees had TO be brought into the
aissIIees &c accommodate those who could not
find seats elsewhere;- end in the evening
there was another large attendance Mr..
Crosser said he should not preach a regulaf
farewell sermon, as he wished his people to
look always to the future rather than the
past; yet his sermon was touching reminder
Of the coming parting; and was listened to
with attention and deep feeling by the con-
gregation. Mr.. Crosser came TO the church
six years ago, a young man just from the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary In New
York city. He came to church just estaD-
llshed. numbering but 2S members and wor-
shipping in small hall on Congress Street.
In the period of his labors, which has been
broken only by the time taken for a short
course Of study In Europe. Mr.. Cr0sser has
seen his church increase to 140 active men,
bers in place of the original %, and leaves
them housed In place Of worship Of their
own, the Park Street Church, which has
been bought through his efforts. Aud even
more gratifying than these results is the
universal regret of the now fourishing and
hopeful society that Mr.. Crosser feels it his
duty to 60 to other fields Of labor.
In yesterdays service Mr.. Crosser was as
sisted by his successor, Rev. W. G. Robinson.
Mr.. Robinson is graduate of Princeton Col
lege and Of the Princeton theological Semi
nary, from which he comes directly to this
church. Mr.. Robinson will be ordained next
Wednesday evening, the Boston Presbytery
having appointed a commission to ordain and
install Mr.. Robinson. Prof. Geo. ID. Morse,
d. d., of Andover. will be moderator; Rev.
Robert Court. ID. D., Of Lowell, will preach
the sermon; the charge to the people will be
by Rev. Brevard d. Sinclair. Of Newbury-
port; and Rev. James II. Robinson, of
Delhi. N. Y. father of the young minister,
will deliver the charge to the pastor. Elder
John Gilchrist and Hon. E. NJ. Mcpherson,
Of Boston, are other members Of the COM
mission. a0n Friday evening. the members Of
the church will give a reception at the
church to the old and the new pastors.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
HOW TO HANDLE ELECTRIC
WIRES.
Valuable Points by an Experienced
EIectrlcIan.-Llvew Wires Good Things
To Let Alone.

The following advice from an experienced
electrician with regard to ''live" wires Is
worth remembering: "Never touch an cleo
way while you are standing on the ground.
as your body will become conductor for
the electric fluid to the earth, unless you
have rubber boots upon your feet. Line
men are sometimes seen pulling these wires
about, but they have insulated rubber boots
upon their feet or gloves OF like material
upon their hands, and some people supp0s-
Ing these coverings to be only for protection
against the wet weather, have foolishly
grasped the wires and received severe shocks
In consequence. Don't employ carpenter
or ordinary laborer, nor do you yourself at
tempt to fix any electric apparatus OF any
power about your property, whether the
power Is turned on OF not. Electric wires
should be handled one at a time. IL 1t Is
necessary to take hold OF two wires at the
same time don't do 1t. In handling OF draw
Ing any wire lying over any Of the ordinary
street wires, especially such as convey cur
rents for electric lighting. use dry hand
line Tor the purpose, or grasp the wire with
the insulated pincers. An ordinary wire
clothes-line may become the conductor OF a
deadly current.
I'm dynamo room touch not, taste not,
handle not. The most MISUNDERSTANDING
dishpan may strike you like mailed hand.
nothing Is safe to you here, unless you know
everything. Let w0Ikingmen remember
that when the company has strnng wires on
eross-bars of poles so closely together that a
man cannot move easily between them II Is
better for him TO come down and resign.
What profteth man that he has a situation
IL his wife be widowP Never close cir
cult without giving notice to all concerned.
A telegraph notice received In the back OF
the neck generally arrives too late TO do any
good. On no condition let two wires touch
your body at the same time. Don't think
that any wire Is not dangerous. There Is a
difference between a gun with cap on 1t
and one without that can be detected with
knoweth 1t? Trimmers employed to attend
to lights In crowded public thoroughfares
should be sure that the current Is turned off
before they touch the lamp, as the step
ladders are often very high, and the public
objects to being hit on the head by a gyrat-
| ing galvanized lamp trimmer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
the GROUNDS DESERTED.
II RaIned Saturday and the Ball
Tossers Travel This Week.

The return game with Salem was post
poned Saturday. Several members Of both
clubs went out to the grounds at noon and
surveyed the premises. There were numbers
of pools of water on the diamond aud a gen.
eral appearance Of mo game" over the whole
place. So they came back and the Salems
went home at / o'clock. This week there
will be no games on the home grounds. The
interval might probably be employed in a
few improvements on the diamond. There
Is tuft of grass near second base that acts
as a cushion for the balls which strike 1t, and
sends them off on tangent over the heads
OF everybody on the infeld. This should be
removed. The pitcher stands in hollow at
least two inches below the general level of
the field, and between him and the short
stops position there Is heavy up grade
which Is responsible for many Of the errors
that Barney Mclaughlin and Newell have
been credited with. 1t would not take long
to remedy these defects and II 1t could be
done diminishing error c0lumn would be
ample compensation.
The club has been photographed by Jack
son and the photographs have been put on
exhibition In the window Of Charles Days
store. The likenesses are excellent and the
coloring life-like and well done.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
MUSHROOM ARLAzE,
Now Acres of BIackened Ruins Elo-
quentiy Tell the story.

MUsKEGoN, Mich, May 17.-Today 20
blocks of business houses and dwellings in
this city are in smoldering ruins as the re-
suit of the disastrous fire which ragged here
last night. The total number of dwellings
burned is $50; the total loss, $500, 900; the
total insurance unobtainable. Many of the
burned places have no insurance. and hum
dreds of families were thrust upon their
friends for accommodations. The ere started
at $50 last evening In the Langerkell Hotel
barns, Just of OF Pine street, from some up-
known cause. Aided by strong wind, the
flames swept away ten blocks on Pine street.
one If the chief business streets in the city'
Then, by sudden shift In the wind. the FIRE
was driven toward Terrace avenue. one of
the finest residence streets where II DESTROY
ed many houses. By 8 O'clock the fire
reached the southern district of the city
where there was more space between the
houses, and the fremen succeeded In con-
siderably reducing the progress of the
flames. AS the high buildings burned. there
was great dan ger from flying fire brands, and
the firemen were obliged to continually shift
their positions.
The prisoners in the county jail. which
occupied the basement of the court house,
were liberated. Several cows and horses
were burned. A little child, sleeping In the
Langerkell House, where the fire started. is
missing. Harry Stevens, the assistant post
master, was very i'll with pneumonia. The
flames made 1t necessary to remove him to a
place of safety. He died while being car
ried through the streets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
AHat Trust that Does not Exist.

10 the Editor OF the Press:
noticed In the May 18th supplement Of
the "Argus" an article headed "The Great
Hat Trust" IL the Writer is a Portland man
he must be Ignorant OF the fact that wool
hat factory has existed In this city tor nIteen
years. IL he Is net Ignorant Oh tne nsa Iags IhSn
he shows gross carelessness as a Io1rnatssst,
for fifteen minutes conversation IN Lne once
of said factory would have saved the labor OF
collecting the facts (2 and writing the ar
ticle. =, to. i,,.t b.o,, -,
nonnced that all the leading wool hat manu-
factnrers of the country have formed trust
with a capital Of 81, 100000"
Let the writer produce the trust" II he
can. AS matter OF fact 10 was officially an
nounced six weeks ago by the promoters Of
the proposed trust that 1t had been indefinite
lv postponed, and the manufacturers are to-
day operating their plants individually.
Again, to quote fvom the article; "When
Mckinley raised the duty on wool hats, 10
was expected that trust would soon be or
ganized." This implies that the trust" was
the child Of the Mckinley bill. One would
expect child to know its own parent, but
the wool hat trust did not know Mckinley as
Its father; perhaps It was too young, having
died six weeks ago. The real parent OF the
child, so frall and short lived, the creature Of
day. was oHme Competition, etoI IN tne
regulation OF prices which certain CLASS 0l
writers leave out Of account, Out Wuiou ~
nevertheless very potent element III @h
such questions. - ..,.
Let me quote once more Let the people
now expect to pay trust prices LOT nas5. Ano
Mckinley hat monopoly mas everything IN
its own hands"
Here the writer loses sight Of an important
fact, namely, that there are two branches 70
tine felt hat industry, wool and FUR; Inere
has been no trust proposed ln tne iatsoa ia
branch and as wool goods come INTO clOse
Competition with the lower grades Of tur, u
Is evident that wool bat trust could not put
monopoly prices on their goods, without, los
ing their market; for prices being equal or
nearly so the fur goods will invariably bs
ssleeted. The statements made In the article
quoted can only impose on the Ignorant, and
should be catalOgued with other political
ONE VINO KNOWS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
RLoopLEss UPRISING.
Negroes Quietly DIsperse while the
Whites Are Flying to Arms.

WILMINGTON, N. c., May 17.-Several ne
groes were heard making threats to attack
the jail last night and release Kit Higgins.
the driver of an omnibus which ran over
and killeda little white boy yesterday. Sher-
if Stedman and 20 well armed special depu-
ties took charge of the Jail. The police force
of the city received special instructions to
be on the alert By 10 o'clock crowds of ne
groeS began assembling near the jail. Chief
of Police Hall and a detachment of police
dispersed them, but they quickly re-assem-
bled Between and o'clock the negroes
began marching up and down the street in
front of the jail, and afterwards assembled
in force within 80 yards of that building.
Mayor Ricaudi ordered the military alarm
sounded from the fire bells, and the members
of the Wilmington Light Infantry came
rushing to their armory from all parts of the
city. At the first tap of the alarm bells the
negroes began to disperse. Twelve or fifteen
were arrested by the police. BY 3 o'clock a.
m. everything was quiet. Nearly every ar
rested negro carried a pistol. Some of the
negroes professed to believe that they feared
an attempt would be made to lynch Higgins,
and said they were on hand to protect him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-18
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Kentucky Democrats have nominated
John Young Brown for governor.
The Sociallstic Labor Party met at Albany
yesterday and nominated Daniel ID. Delorne
Tor governor Of New York.
Secretary Noble says that Green y. kaum,
Jr.'s misdeeds In the pension bureau IN no
way reflect upon his father, VINO mas acteu
honorably ali through the affair. Inc enarge
that young Raum misappro roprlateu 90 Is de-
MED.
At recent meeting of the Southern Press
Association at Memphis, Tenn, a committee
wss annointed to cooperate with General
TTohr N Gordon, commander-in-chief Of
Sonfaderate veterans, for fund to raise a
statue TO Jefferson Davis.
DIR. T. Thatcher Graves OF Providence has
heen indicted by the grand jury at Denver.
Col. for the murder Of Mrs. Josephine Bar
naby, and is practically under arrest. IL Is
understood that another person, whose name
Is not made public, has been indicted as an
accomplice.
Mrs. Clarietta johnson, who was sent 10
the woman's prison In Sherborn, Mass. by
Judge Carpenter, and was taken out some
days ago on writ Of replevIn, was re-arrest.
ed Saturday afternoon by Deputy Marshal
Galloupe, who took her TO Boston. The
warrant for her arrest was issued on the
ground tnat she was an escaped prisoner. Ii
was as counsel for Mrs. Johnson that Gen.
b. +, Butler bad trouble with Judge Carpen-
ter recently.