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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-02
CAPE COD STRUCK BY LIGHTNING:BOLTS
Many Houses, Churches and other
Buildings Burned,
Lighthouse at highland Light Proves
Target for tho Storm,
Burning Vessels Seen Floating About
In suzzard's Bay,

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March IA de-
ssruetlVe thunder storm, accompanied by
lightning, visited this city and vicinity at
about O'Clock last night. In the city proper
not much damage was done, but in South
Dartmouth, Westport, and MattapoIsett the
lightning played havoc, destroying no less
than six buildings, and causing serious inju
ry to two churches. In South Dartmouth
the Congregational church was struck by
bolt and damaged to the extent Of $500. The
house Of Joseph Head was struck at about
the same time and set on fire, being destroyed
with all Its contents. The family escaped
with only what they had on. Loss $1,000.
At Mischaum Point, barn owned by Rob
ert Watson Of Milton. was struck by a bolt
and the barn and its contents totally de-
stroyed. Watson had fine yacht Ia the
barn. Loss about $1,000 on the barn.
c1At AT Horse Meek, Messp1orTt. 1 T. the tne barns M Oh
Clifford we're struck by lightning. In each Of
them hay, two horses, a COW and all OF the
farming Implements were destroyed. The
loss on Howland's barn is $500. and on Gif-
f0rd's $500.
At Mischaum Point, a gentleman reports
that he saw a vessel 10 the bay apparently
on fire. She drifted TO the eastward and dis
appeared He also saw fire on the Island OF
Sau-hon. owned by j. M. Forbes OF Boston.
In Mattapolsett, lightning struck the Con-
gregational church and set the structure on
fire. After hard battle the fire was extln-
guished. but not until the building was dam
aged to the extent OF $1,000. The heat from
the fire damaged the organ quite badly A
house owned by William F4unce was burned
and Its contents destroyed, and barn near
Pine Islands, containing a quantity OF hay,
was totally destroyed.
Wreckers from Cuttyhunk report that the
stem and part Of the hull Of the schooner q.
G.. Deering hoated of the Sow and Pigs reef
yesterday, and f0ated up Vineyard Sound.
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FIRE WIPES OUT a VILLAGE.
A Supposed IncendIary Starts a Dis
astrous ConflagratIon.

WATERTowN, N. Y, March 1.-Hermon,
In ST. Lawrence county. village Of about
600 inhabitants, six miles from DeKalb juno
tion, was nearly wiped out by FIRE early this
morning. About 20 buildings were burned,
and the loss Is upwards Of $4,000; Insur-
ance $4,000 Most OF the losers had little
insurance and some had none. The only ap-
paratus for fighting the flames was hand
engine. The water froze in the hose and
made 1t useless. Among the buildings de
stroyed were the Phelps Hotel, Knox and
johnson blocks, stores Of j. X. Hale, Stokes
Green & Babcock. Childs & Mattson, j. II.
Phelps, w. @. Peoples. Bass. and j. II. Nc
Lean, and the stocks OF Mclean. Bass, Ladd
and Popples. The Baptist church, two
dwellings owned by j. II. Phelps, one owned
by Mrs ID. Hill and occupied by +. o. Rey-
nolds, and the Great Northwestern Tele-
graph Office, together with several families
living over the stores,' lost all their posses
sions. Six stores and one hotel are all that
remains of the business portion Of the vii
lage. The FIRE Is believed to have been in
cendiary, and suspicion centres on person
who has had many fires and whose property
Is not paying him.
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PASSED MANY RESOLUTIONS.
Meihodists, Singing Birds and Dress
Reform Touched By the Women.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-The final session
of the Woman's National Council passed res
olutlons calling upon the Methodist clergy to
grant admission of women to the general
conference and to membership on the vari-
Gus committees on the church.
They also urge upon the National Divorce
Reform League the eminent fitness and con-
seauent obligation of placing women on its
board.
A request will be forwarded to the govern
ment officials asking that women In the de-
partments may receive the same pay that
men receive, thus setting the standard for
the country. The officers were instructed to
invite the officers of the International C0un-
Gil of Women, Millient Garrett Fawcett,
president, to hold their first meeting in Chi
cago in the summer of 1898 Fhe Council
resolved to furnish block of stone, suitably
inscribed, to place in the monument to be
erected over the grave of Mary, the mother
Uf Washington. 1t was voted also to COM
mend to ali organized bodies of women the
objects of the Mary Washington Society.
These resolutions were also adopted That
the general officers shall appoint a committee
of women whose duty it shall be to report
within year suggestions for business cos
tune for women, which shall meet the de-
mands of health, comfort and good taste. The
Council approves the movement for prevent
ing the slaughter OF birds for the sole pur-
pose OF 0rnamentatlOn and asks Americ an
women to initiate the example of the Prin-
cess of Wales, who has forbidden the use of
the plumage of singing birds on her toilets
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THERE IS NO SUCH PLACE AS YUMA NOW
A Broad Lake with An Occasional
House Sticking Up.
Belief That Many Lives Are Lost
In Arizona.
People Living In Dry Goods Boxes
Tombs and Stranded Boats.

DENVER, Col, March LA special to the
Rocky Mountain News from Yuma. Arizona,
says that In that town over $50 houses are In
ruins from the food, with 14Oo people home.
less. Not single business house remains
standing. 1t is feared that hundreds of lives
have been lost In Gait valley. but as tele-
graph wires are down, all bridges gone, and
roads impasfable, no reliable reports can be
had from there. The river above town Is
seven miles wide and below the town, in
places. the water covers the country In q
lake over fifty miller across. The Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad Company will not have
their blockade raised for west-bound trains
for four days. 1t will be ten days or two
weeks before they can get East. The town
has provisions sufficient for eight more days.
The Southern Pacific hotel Is feeding thou
fifteen % n miles above here are to the effect that
the flood drove people into the tree tops and
many becoming exhausted from cold and
hunger dropped into the water and were
drowned. Reports from reliable sources put
the loss Of life In the valley anywhere from
eight to fifteen. Along the valley for twen-
ty-fve miles everything Is In desolation.
Costly houses and barns have been washed
awav and stock and fences carried down by
the flood, leaving the country as bare as a
desert. Eighty miles south 5000 Cocopah Ins
diabs live. The country Is flooded eighty
miles square with no hills for refuge. 1t Is
reported that over one hundred have been
drowned.
The Great valley in Colorado Is a vast sea
of water as far as the eye can see In every
direction. The river has fallen six feet. six
at a standstill. The weather Is thick and
threatens heavy rains. The loss In this
county foots up to $2,0O0,00O, Of which the
railroad will to suffer $4,000.
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DESTRUCTION AT YUMA.
People Camping In craveyards and
uaIng Dry Goods Boxes for houses.

YUMA, ATT, March 1.-Yuma is a:camp Of
distress. Out Of $50 houses composing the
town only 80 remain. The loss In Yuma Is
half million. The cemeteries are on high
land and many people are camping In them.
1t is reported that Mexican family, eight
miles east has been drowned. Many people
are believed to be drowned In the country.
No particulars have been received.
Indian messengers sent out have not as yet
returned. IL Is known that thousands Of
cattle, horses and mules have been drowned.
Every house on the hills has been thrown
open to receive the homeless. Hundreds are
QuaItered In tents and old government
buildings. Merchants opened their goods on
The street to help the sufferers. The water
is still high for 200 miles east Of this point.
As all Of this must pass here many fear that
the worst Is yet to come.
The committee on loss brought all classes
OF citizens together aud all worked with
structing rude levee and when that proved
futile, in saving as much as possible from
the ruins.
A boat has just arrived from Mowhawk,
sixty miles up the Gila river. bringing re-
ports of terrible loss Of life. The greatest
suffers are poor Mexicans whose entire pos
sessions are swept away and who have no
reserve to fall back upon. In this city the
ruin has been most complete. The Catholic
church Is the only building left standing on
Main street. Many people, driven from their
homes used dry goods boxes as cottages. In
the rush of waters a steamer was driven
high and dry on the bank, and dozen fami-
lies have taken refuge In her cabins. Ofacers
at Fort Yuma have done everything In their
good supply of tents was :on hand. These
were at once placed at the disposal of the
homeless families and much suffering there
by prevented. The citizens of this city have
already subscribed over S2500 TO the relief
fnnd no Anoalaa Gal has coll acfad ahont
$1,000 for the same purpose. San Francisco
merchants have subscribed generously to
the fund. A relief train will be sent through
from there as soon as the railroad Is repaired.
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church and pwelIInes Burned.

WELLFLEET. Mass, March 1.-During a
heavy tempest last night, the Methodist
church here was struck by lightning and to-
tally destroyed. Loss 5000; partially in
sured. Alfred Smiths dwelling was slight
ly damaged by fire, and considerably dam
aged by water insured. Other dwellings In
the vicinity were also slightly damaged. A
light fall of snow and the absence Of wind
saved one-half the town from destruction.
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GENERAL NEWS.

A building No. West Washington street,
Indianapolis, was damaged 100000 worth
by fire and water yesterday.
In speech at Toronto Saturday night. Sir
Richard Cartright charged the government
with opening letters addressed to opposition
members.
The five-st0ry brick factory of the Schelt
Wagon and Carriage Co., at st. Louis, was
almost completely burned last evening. Loss
$4,000: fully insured
A man named Max Rothschild has been
arrested in New York for swindling dry
goods firms in the West, taking orders and
collecting for cotton goods never delivered.
A man calling himself A. NJ. Morris de-
posted forged drafts on the First National
Bank of Bangor for S515 with bank in
Council Bluffs, Ia, Saturday, and escaped
with the money before he could be arrest
ed.
Charles K. Pardon, wanted at Waterbury,
Conn.,, for burglary, whom Gov. Hill refused
to had over to the Nutmeg State authorities,
was set at liberty yesterday. He declares he
sue the city Of Waterbury for having caused
his Imprisonment.
The new steamer America. OF the Nation
al line, arrived at New York yesterday on
her maiden voyage. In gale on February
10th her funnel was tilted to angle Of As de-
grees and the tips of her masts went over
side.
The Woman's Industrial League of Am
erica nave adopted resolutions protesting
against Senot0r Blair's appointment as min
| i>ter to China, on the ground that the defend
er OF women In the United States is thereby
| 'pigeUn-holed" and averring he can serve
| the people as one Of the masses better than
| as minister to China.
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THE KERMIss OF TRADES.
A Detailed Programme OF the Great
Event Of the Season.

The Kermiss Of Trades, under the auspi-
ces Of the Samaritan Association, will open
at City Hall today. The hall will present a
perfect transformation to those who visit the
Kermiss. for all kinds of decorations and
novelties have been. and are being put into
place.
The exhibits will be very fine. the dances,
games and other features will be far ahead
OF those usually sean at fairs. Miss Carson,
little girl seven years old, will give won
derful display Of bicycle riding. The din
ners and suppers, presided over by Mr.. and
Mrs. Pooler of "The Sherwood" will be de-
licious. and the menus. from the Lakeside
Press, something unique.
The audience will be required to enter the
hall by the rear stairway, as the front will be
needed for the procession.
All exhibits must be turned over to the
custody Of the chief marshal by o'clock
this afternoon, as after that time no one, ex-
cepting those taking part In the procession,
will be admitted to that part Of the building.
All those taking part In the procession will
please enter by the side staircase, and be In
line ready to start by 7.30.
AL buOoC bahihb PoAb ~ tnO AaHNJ N"ASOe
are requested to give their names to the
doorkeeper at the side staircase to secure ad-
mission to the hall, All the girls In the
dances and all the young ladies taking part
In the procession will please 90 at once TO
the civil engineers room. on the same floor
with the main hall, and all the gentlemen In
the fancy dances are requested TO 90 to the
school committee room. All the gentleman
participants In the procession will please 60
directly to the room on the floor above the
main hall. usua y used coat room. Every
thing now points to most successful enter
tainment, and the Kermiss Of Trades PROM
ises to be one Of the events Of the season.
Secure your reserved seats at Stockbridge's
and avoid the rush.
The programme for the Kermlss will be as
| follows:
1-Oyerture by Gnbert's Orchestra.
2.-Dance OF the Flowers and Bees, by "a chill
dren, under the direction Of Miss Annie r. Swett
3-PrOcession OF C0Stumera and Banner-bea
ers, under the direction Of Mr.. Q. A. Plummer
aides, George T.. Knight and +. A. Sparrow.
4-Tennis Dance, BY 80 lads and misses, under
the direction Of Miss Alice Farridgton.
e-Minuef, by eight young ladies' and gentlemen
under the direction Of Mrs. Fred Kendall.
First Division OF Floats, under the direction
Of Mr.: T; r. Harrington; aides, Harry Merrill and
scsecond division Of Floats, under the dIrec-
ton Of Mr.; r 7. MCCLELLAN; aides, Edward @
9Grand Finale.
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Col. Ingersoll denies that he is to discuss
the Shakespeare question with Ignatius
Donnelly. He declined to do so.
The Due d'Orleans has gone to st. Peters
burg without the consent Of his father. He
is travelling under the name OF Comte de
Nivers.
Gaudens, the sculptor. has a remarkable
study for a bust of Gen. Sherman, taken
from life, which has always been pronounced
q wonderful likeness.
The champion billiard player Of the Senate
is Senator Wolcott, although Senator Black
burn is a close second. Vance. Vest, Butler
and even Edmunds, are fond OF the game.
Jason Brown. second son Of the old aboli.
Zionist whose "soul is marching on" .recent
ly came East from California, where he ha,
lived for the last SIX years, and Is visiting al
York, Pa, not very far from Harper's Ferry
He Is now sixt y-eight years old. and lectures
a good deal on temperance
General Master Workman Powderly In
answer to the rumor that he contemplated
resigning on account OF ill-health. said,
There's no truth whatever in the rumor
that am to resign. never heard OF u un-
I'll saw the paragraph this morning. As to
my health have no cause to complain"
Edward Bellamy, distinguished English
buTR6Ou thuu tcCtukCA VI ouABCAJB h@S AosoiJ
died and London paper. commenting on
the fact that he had been accused Of writing
Looking Backward" says gravely: There
Is no evidence to show that his death was
fastened by the shock he experienced when
the charge was first brought against him."
The University OF Pennsylvania Is nego-
tiating for the purchase Of George Bancroft's
splendid collection Of historical works which
is valued at $4,000. tits wanted for the
library Of American history recently estab.
lished by the university. Congress has the
refusal OF the manuscripts In the collection
for tn rec years.
The last will and testament OF the late
Secretary Of the Treasury. William Window,
was filed In the Probate court at Wlnona,
Minn., Wednesday. He bequeaths to his
wife the family residence and household
furniture, or in case at the time Of his death
he owned no residence, he bequeaths to her
$4,000 in addition to one-third part Of al
the remaining property. and she is consti
tuted sole executrix. The remainder of the
property Is TO be divided equally among hi:
three children, William D., Ellen III. and
Florence b. Window; but he leaves I'M
same under the control and management n
Mrs. Window for o period Of three years
The petition OF Mrs. Window for probat,
estimates the personal estate OF Inc ds
ceased about Sl5O,000.i
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CUTTING our TRousLE.
Stone Workers Making Extraordinary
Demands at Concord.

CONCORD, N. H., March 1.-All granite
manufacturers doing business In this city
yesterday received from the Granite Cutters
Union printed notices making the following
demands for increased wages, beginning the
first of June: Increase in minimum wages
per hour, from % to 80 cents, and for all
classes Of plain and bed (piece) work about
ten per cent. increase The Sharpeners'
Union demand an increa2s from $2.76 to So
per day. The Quarrymen's Union demand
an Increase from $165 (the present minimum.
TO 50 and upwards day; also an increase Oh
25 per cent. in wages Of powder and steam
drillers, cutters and sharpeners. Inc guar
rymen also notified the manufac' urers tnat.
beeinning on the first Of June, they will work
only eight hours Saturday, will full pay; that
wages must be paid before the 10th OF each
month, instead Of the 18th as at present; also
that payments must be made during working
hours. Instead of before or after, as stlpu-
lated in the present bill prices.
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FEMALE TROUBLES
Complicated with Liver and Kid
ney Diseases, Cured by Dana'S
SarSaparilla after the most
noted PHYSICIANS failed.

WASHINGTON MnLs, Me-, Dec. 10, 'S7.
Gents: For the last three years /
have been suffering from a complication
of Diseases, and have employed the most
skilful physicians in the state, having been
treated by local physicians at home and by
physicians in Portland, Me. All my
physicians told me my disease
was so complicated, / could
never get we'll. And certainly all my
medical treatment gave me no relief. L
had no appetite, bowels in bad state,
female trouble combined with liver
and kidney trouble, SO said my physicians.
grew SO weak and reduced, had done
no work for one year, when DR..
Tribou, my physician, at the time, advised
me to try DANA'S SARSAPARILLA.
Soon after trying it began to feel
wonderful change. commenced to gain
in flesh and strength, and after taking three
bottles felt like another person. InOw
feel well and strong and am able
to do all the work in a family of
eight. / feel that owe my health en-
tirely to the wonderful curative
power of DANA'S SARSAPARILLA.
/ prize this valuable remedy highly, and
shall earnestly recommend it to all the
afflicted.
1 cannot say too much in its praise for
all it has done for me.
Very truly yours,
MRS. F. A. WENTWORTH.
Over three years have elapsed since the above
letter was written. Mrs. Wentworth takes three
or four bottles of DANA'S SARSAPARILLA
each year to help Nature repel any attack upon
the citadel of Health, and as result, enjoys
heavens richest blessing Good Health.
"Go thou and do likewise" Suffering one,
remember we GUARANTEE A CURE. viii
you try itl n.,e. M,
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o aITuARY.
Senator George Hearst.


WASHINGTON, February 2S.-The death
of Senator Hearst was made generally known
in Washington today. The cause was a COM
plication of diseases. Bright's diseases and
heart trouble being most aggravated. He
was unconscious at the time of death. lie
has been failing for six months.
George Hearst was born September 8. 1920,
in Franklin county, Missouri. In 1850 he
went to California and for several years ex-
perienced the ups and downs of a miners
life. He finally made rich strike on the
Comst0ck lode, and with money secured
went into the real estate business, in which
he multiplied MS fortune many times. He
has De5n member Of the state legislature
and three years ago bscame Senator. He
will be succeeded by Republican.
Joseph w. leighton.
Mr.. Joseph Warren Leighton, formerly OF
Windham. who has been guard at the T0le-
do, Ohio. almshouse, died Saturday from 10
juries received while in the line of his duty.
About two months ago a convict ercaped
from the institution aud was tracked to the
house of a relative. Mr.. Leighton. was
watching the place he was approached from
behind BY friends of the prisoner, struck a
terrible blow on the head, and then beaten
and kicked, causing his death after much
suffering. He leaves relatives and many
friends in this section.
Nelson Peterson.
MI. Nelson Peterson. who died the past
week was well known citizen, being en-
ployed by the Grand Trunk railroad for Q
series OF years, and at the time of his death
was proprietor Of grocery store on India
street. He was member of Harmony
Lodge. L: Q. Q. F., and also OF the Encamp-
ment and Relief.
Obituary Notes.
Oliver Paul. one of the oldest and most re-
spected residents of Eliot. Me-. died at HI:
residence early yesterday morning aged "
Several sons survive him.
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and 1t was so changed bya vote Of the d.
rectors. The action taken Saturday thus
makes the society state organization. great
ly enlarging the scope Of Its operations. and
Of course tending to material gain In men,
bership. Eventually agents will be appoint
ed In various parts Of the state. and already
Mr.. Eben @. Freeman Of Wells has received
his appointment.
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THE WHOLE BUILDING MOVED.
A sudden flood Carries off a New
York Pulp Mill.

WATERFOWL. N. Y, March 1.-Tte Rem
ington Paper Company's largest pulp mill,
about two miles below the city, was almost
totally destroyed late late night by high
water, causing about $4,000 damage and
killing an employe. Eleven pulp grinders,
a water wheel and various other machinery
was carried down river. While the machin-
cry was shut down for a few minutes1 to
make some repairs, the floor suddenly began
to rise and the whole building moved. With
a crash part of the building and machinery
The workmen rushed for the doors. All es-
capped except two. who were caught by the
shafting, which crushed to the floor. One
succeeded In extricating himself and made q
perllous trip over the broken roof to the
land. The other probably died instantly.
company's output from the paper mills.
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Cruelty to Amin ais.

The meeting Of directors of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to animals held
Saturday afternoon at their rooms on Free
street was presided over by Hon. Nathan
Cleayes, president of the society. There was
full attendance Of directors. The busi-
ness of the meeting related to proposition
to change the society's name to "The Maine
State Society for the Protection Of Animals" |"
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EOR sALF-Something new; we have 300
Il pairs ladies' lace rubber boots; they are
very light ard stylish and can be worn over the
boots, as pair of them weigh but 10 ounces
only Sl.25 pair, worth $500; call aud see
them. Ii. p. MCCARTHY. 395 and 457 Fore
street. PAL
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Regular Army and Navy unIon.

The first branch Of the order In this state
was organized Friday night by Gen. Chas. b.
Stone Of Boston. and named In order OF the
gallant young officer Of the 7th Cavalry, who
was killed in the last battle with the Indians
at the time Sitting Bull was killed. George
d. Wallace garrison. The officers are;
Captain-R. s. Sidellnger.
LIST. LIEUT.. X. Jones
End Lieut.-Geo. 8. Ramsey.
Adjt.-F. H. Russell.
Otrnr.-C. NJ. Rust.
d. the DAVE. Thompson.