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The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
WAR IN JAMAICA.
German Sailors Overpower Three of Her
Majesty's Tars.

German Sailors Overpower Three of Her
Majesty's Tars.
KINGSTON, April 21.-A party of sea-
men from the German training ship
Moltke, which has been at Kingston
since April 9th, were allowed ashore for
the first time a few nights ago, and in
dulged freely in Jamaica rum. About
thirty of them congregated in liquor
shop, and began boasting of their
superiority to the British.
An English soldier resented their in
suits and the Germans went for him.
The soldier knocked down seven of
them, but was finally knocked down
himself with a stick. One arm and his
legs were broken. A constable and
several civilians who interfered were
also roughly handled, and the constable's S
arm was broken. The liquor store was
sacked. At last detachment of con-
stables arrived and the German sailors
fled, after several had been arrested. The
injured men had to be taken to the
hospital.
On their way to the ship the Germans
met a negro soldier of the West India
Regiment and attacked him. The
soldier drew his bayonet, but the Ger
mans picked up. some pieces of board
from the roadside and broke both his
arms. The Germans are still allowed ON
shore, and in all probability another
fight will occur before the Moltke sails.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
FROM CHURCH TO STAGE.
Sister Mary Celesta viii Henceforth Sing
in Opera.

HARTFORD, April 2t.-A bombshell
has been thrown in the c.mn of Catholic
;sr, in +his ,,or+ &C ~ camp - ~.
i'.i IL WIS p", VI connecticut py 'he
Withdrawal OF the most prominent nun
in the state from Mount st. Joseph S
Convent tn become a nov,1,or of F.. comic
onera co,,nanv uaraeaDS 49, = .o@'1o :" -. ~
opera company. hartford people re-
member the stir occasioned some fifteen
years ago by the conversion from Prot
estantism to the Roman Catholic church
OF Miss Lulu Wilcox, member of one
OF the most arlstocratic families in the
city, and beautiful, charming and bril-
liant girl. 1t was while pursuing her
secular studies that Miss Wilcox be-
came imbued with the idea that Catho-
licity, and that alone would work out
her souls salvation. With her, to think
was to act, and, though bitterly opposed
by aer people when she formally. an
nounced her change OF faith, she was not
deferred.
Shortly after her conversion she en-
tered the convent as a postulant, and in
due time she was regularly received into
the Slsterhood OF Mercy. The church
was crowded to its utmost capacity. and
among Catholics the congratulations
were mutual and general over what was
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
ALL ABOUT THE CHINESE.
Senators Hear Vigorous Protests Against
the Geary Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The House
bill to prohibit absolutely the coming of
Chinese persons into the United States,
was taken up for consideration in the
Senate today. Mr.. Chandler moved to
amend it by making saale term of excllt-
sion Is years instead of 10 years. Dis
cussion followed, du1ing which Mr..
Frye read telegram from G. P. Hunt
ington at San Francisco, in which he
said; Thousands of Chinese in transit
across the United States, landing at
ports under the regulations made by the
Secretary of the Treasury in January,
1883, have paid American transportation
companies since the restriction act over
$3.50, 600 for transportation alone. Should
that bill become law, this traffic would
go to foreign companies via Canada and
Panama. Since the passage of the re-
striction act, the custom house records
show that there have been 80, 900 more
departures than arrivals at this port.
Hundreds of wealthy Chinese merchants
representing firms, here, have gone to
China and other countries on business,
under the faith of existing laws. They
have property interests here valued at
hundreds OF thousands of dollars, and
the Geary bill would debar them from
returning and virtually confscate their
property. Much has been said about
thousands of Chinese crossing the boun-
Diary from Canada. The collectors for
British Columbia report for 1891, 1925
arrivals at British Columbia ports, and
2,277 departures for China. | trust the
good business sense of the American
people and their love of fair play and
justice will find expression in Congress
sufficiently strong to defeat this wicked
bill.''
Mr.. Sherman opposed the bill. The
United States, he said, had a commerce
with China amounting to many millions
year. If this bill passed, China would
have no diplomats and no consuls here,
and the United States would have no
commercial relations with China. The
City of Vancouver would soon rival San
Francisco in commerce and trade. If
this bill became a law, Americans resid-
ing in China would have to leave that
country. If the United States was ex-
cluded from commercial relations with
China, the commerce of that empire
would go to fill the Golfers of European
nations. Mr.. Sherman denounced the
bill as a violation of the treaty with
China.
Mr.. Hale inquired as to the present di-
plomatic relations with China.
Mr.. Sherman did not know of any dis
turbance of them.
Mr.. Hale then put the inquiry in an
other form, his evident object being to
draw out some expression of opinion as
to Mr.. Blair's status.
Mr.. Sherman simply replied that the
United States had an ambassador TMr.
Derby in China.
Mr.. Hoar asked him whether the pres
ent diplomatic relations with China were
as complete and cordial as with other
countries.
Mr.. sherman-"Undoubtedly. Ihave
never heard anything to the contrary"
He declared the bill was so wrong that it
was incapable of being amended.
Mr. Chandler took the floor. and Mr..
Sherman proposed that vote be taken
on the bill at 5 p. m. tomorrow, but Mr.
Call objected.
The Senate, at p. M, adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
IN OLD CASTLE.
Dynamite Explosions Tell of the Presence
of the Anarchists.

Dynamite Explosions Tell of the Presence
of the Anarchists.
MADRID, April 21.-Several outrages
attributed to the anarchists were re-
ported yesterday, and, as usual, in the
manifestations of these law breakers,
dynamite was the agent employed in
each instance, to carry out their plans.
One of the points selected for attack was
the town Of Herrera de Rio Pisuega, in
old CASTLE. At this place band of
anarchists exploded quantity of dyna-
mite at bridge. and succeeded in COM
pletely destroying the structure. The
noise of the explosion attracted the at
tention of the authorities, and when the
cause was learned, force of the civil
guard was hurriedly despatched to the
scene, for the purpose Of apprehending
the band. The soldiers pursued the
anarchists for some distance, but the lat
ter succeeded in making good their
escape.
The scene of another explosion was in
the town of Ergobia. A public fountain,
situated in one of the most prominent
parts OF the town, was blown into frag-
ments by charge of dynamite, and the
residents of the place were greatly
startled by the heavy explosion.
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Dana SarsaparIIIa Co., Belfast, Me.
STOLE FROM HIS FATHERS FRIEND
How James A. Palmer Swindled Tiffany
g. Co. Out of $4,000.

New YORK, April 21.-James A.
Palmer was arrested this afternoon at
his warerooms No. 13 East 17th street
charged with the larceny of $4,000 from
Tiffany & Co., OF Is Union square.
Palmer acknowledged his guilt. The stsa's
ing was carried on over five years in a
systematic manner. Charles l.. Tiffany,
of Tiffany 65 Co., and James F. Palmera
the prisoners father, were close friends,
The elder Palmer died, aving his bust
ness to his son. The Palmers manufac-
tured fine bronze goods for Tiffany &
Co., and rendered the firm many large
bills. The son was the manager for the
elder Palmer and did a great deal of the
business. On account of the friendship
between the elder, Palmer and Charles
Tiffany, the usual system of auditing
bills was not used in the settling of ac-
counts. Monday last, a discrepancy was
discovered in bill rendered by the pris-
oner for $240. The items only footed
1920. The bill was checked with the
initials of t. Cook. member of Tiffany
d 20: When Mr.. Cook was shown the
initials, he pronounced them forgery.
Mr. Palmer is So years old and married.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
Quarryrnen's Demands.

QUINCY, Mass, April 21.-The Quincy
quarrymen's union has presented new
bill of prices to the Granite Manafactur-
ers' Association to go into effect May l..
The new bill calls for an increase of
from % to 25 cents an hour for the best
men. The present price is % cents for
the best men and 2l cents for average
men. There is no likelihood of strike.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22

Sailorf Running British Colonial
Town.
New YORK, April 21.-A special from
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, says: This
place is in a terrible state of excitement
over the utter rout Of the government
troops on April 14th. At sundown on
that date Palacio's army made its final
and futile attempt to dislodge force of
insurgents under General Mora, who
were intrenched at a spot just beyond
Polito. Twice the government soldiers
had attacked the enemy and had failed
to drive it from it's position. Dis
couraged over their ill-success, .Palacio's
troops showed signs of panic, but, under
the stirring appeals of their leader, they
rallied and again charged the foe. The
encounter was brief, but furious. They
We're defeated all along the line, and,
turning, fled in every direction. The in
surgents followed in hot pursuit, and
did not abandon it until the terror
stricken government troops were well on
the road to this town..
AASAO USiO 1ildhy 0Cdus 0yluR dud
wounded left upon the battlefield. Some
of them were rebels, but the large major
ity were followers of Palacio. The
government soldiers did not stop to carry
their dead and injured from the scene of
their rout, but struggled into Puerto
Cabello, startling the whole town with
their story of complete defeat. The ex-
citement their presence caused was fur
ther heightened by the arrival of train
next morning bearing eleven dead or
wounded soldiers. These had been
picked up on the field after the insur-
gents had retired.
Nothing definite could be learned as to
the exact number of those slain, but it is
officially announced that the government
lost one-third of its force in the en-
counter. OF this loss by far the greater
proportion was caused by desertions.
As soon as Palacio's men saw that they
were overcome, many of them threw
down their arms and went over to the
enemy.
The news of the battles result spread
terror throughout Puerto Cabello It
was almost Immediately followed by a
general conscription order. The town
has 1000 Inhabitants. Every able-bCdied
man among them has been forced into
military service. No one has been al
lowed to escape duty.
PANAMA, April 21.-The French
steamer Canda arrived at Puerto Cabello
April 18th at midnight. AS she was
making for an anchorage she was hailed
from the castle called Lipardor and
ordered to stop. She did so but volley
of about twenty-five Remington shot was
fired at the bridge of the steamer where
the captain and officers were standing.
Nobody was hurt and only slight damage
was done to the vessel. The shooting
was done by the government forces. It
is thought the troops mistook the
steamer for a vessel belonging to Rajas
Pala, ex-president Of Venezuela.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22

Gov. Flower has called an extra session
of the New York Legislature for Monday
evening, the Goth inst.
Two negroes murdered Eugene Kauf-
man. the postmaster at Reisal, Texas,
Tuesday night and robbed the safe. A
number Of men with bloodhounds are on
their trail
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
Washington Notes.

The President has sent to the Senate
the name of Nathan Q. Murphy of Ari-
zona, to be governor of Arizona. vice
John N. Irwin, resigned.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
A Snow storm Out West.

WoRTHINGToN, Mimi, April 21.-A
heavy snow storm, which commenced
yesterday, continues without intermis-
sion. The snow will delay seeding and
all spring work to great extent.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
Five Years for a Murder

Boston, April 21.-William I. Flantery
the q actor who killed Fsyette Welch in
this city March 5, pleaded guilty today
and was sentenced to five years in e the
state prison.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

Page L.
Weather indications.
General Telegraphic News.
Page 2.
Base ball news.
Obituary, q
For stricter Sunday law.
A remarkable story.
Page 5.
The champion chess player.
The old home of Adelina Patti.
Farm Topics.
Page 4.
Editorials.
Personal and Peculiar.
Page s.
Music and drama.
Deaths and marriages.
Maine towns.
Yesterday in the sporting field.
The wrong doing of young Joseph Ivy.
Page 6.
Wit and Wisdom.
Two costly buildings.
Page y
Financial and Commercial
Marine News.
Page s.
Personals.
Brief jottings.
Union Fast Day service.
Fast Day in Portland.
Fire on Diamond Island.
Fast Day service at st. Lawrence street church
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CAUCUS.
Falmouth.

The Republican voters Of the town Of Fal-
mouth are requested to meet at the Town
House In said town on Saturday the 2Sth day Of
April at 8 o'clock p. m to chose delegates to
attend the District Convention to be holden in
Portland ON May 4th, 1892
Per Order of the Town Committee.
Falmouth, April 1Ith. 1892.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
BIG FIRE IN BioDEFoRD.
Maine Street establishments Burned Out
This Morning,


B1nDEroEp, April 22.--Fire which
broke out at Las this morning is destroy
ing two wooden blocks on Main street. 1t
is feared the flames will communicate to
other buildings. The places of business
burned out are the Central dining rooms.
Frank Nichols's shoe store, Marcille 6
Seavey's millinery store, F. L. Bonds S
tailor shop and G. $. Hamilton's law
Office.
Incendiary Fire at Panama.
New York, April 21.-Mail advices
from Panama say that an incendiary fire
April /. at Culebra, a canal town. 10
miles from Panama, burned II houses
and destroyed quadrangle of about 15O
metres by 300.
A Life Probably Lost in This Fire.
BANGOR, April 21.-The farm build
ings of Roscoe G.. Arey of Hampden
and considerable stock burned Yesterday
afternoon. The loss is $4,000; insurance
$1,000. The flames spread to the adioin-
ing buildings of N. W. Arey,. which
were also burned; loss, $4,000; insurance
$1,000. R.. G. Arey's bred man, George
Wyman, was so badly burned it is
thought he cannot recover.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
THE WEATHER.
Today VIII Be Rainy To Be Followed By
Fair Weather.

Fair Weather.
WASHINGTON, April 21.-Ts pm. L
The following is the forecast of the
weather for Maine: Rain; cooler;
southeast winds, increasing in strength.
Fair Saturday.
BOSTON, April 22.-Local forecast for
Maine: Rain; slight change in tempera-
are; southerly winds. Probably fair and
cooler Saturday.
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, ME. April 21, 1892.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
North Yarmouth.


The Republicans of North Yarmouth are
requested to meet at their Town House on
Saturday, April 80 at 2 O'Clock p. M, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to attend the
First District Republican Congressional Conven-
ton to be held in Congress Hall in Portland on
Wednesday, May 4, 1892, at O'Clock p. m.
Per order of Town Committee.
North Yarmouth, April IA, 1892.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22

meet at City Han, Wopdfords, on Saturday, !,
April 23, at 7,a p. M. tb choose delegates to
the State Conyention. to be held at Bangor,
April 27th and to the District Convention to be
held at Portland May 4th, and to act on any
other matter that may come before them.
Per Order Rep Town Committee.
Deering, April 16, 1892.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
Cumberland,

The Republicans of Cumberland are requested
to meet at the Town house on Saturday, 23rd
inst, TO choose Delegates to attend District
ConvetitiOn to be holden at Portland, Me-, May
4th 1892. Per Order, 49,
REPUBLICAN Town COM
Cumberland Center, Me-, April 18th, 1892.9
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8 4. NJ. r. M

A. N. 8 p. NJ.
Barometer. ..........,....... 30.367 l3O.I94
Ihermometer. s...s........4 400 47.0
Dew Point. ..........&.......2 20. 80.
Humidity. .....ssss. =. 39. 80.
WmQ: - INV Is
Velocity. II 12
Weather. -. ..,.,........ ). ....Cld'lss II
Mean daily ther .46. O Max vel. wind ia NV
Maximum ther. .56. OTotal precip, 10
Minimum ther no
T-Threatening
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
KNOW ALL MEN Az THESE PRESENTS.

hMUW ALL MEN bf lffESE fkESEMlSy
F. That /, G. III. w. Clarke, of St. Albans,
Vt, a Preacher Of the Gospel in the NJ. E.
Church, Member of the n. H. Conference
years, have been afflicted with the
KIDNEY COMPLAINT For Is YEARS.
and for the last years SO badly as to not
permit me to take regular Charge, but,
reading Of the wonderful cures of kidney
Trouble by DANA'S SARSAPARILLA,
1 was induced to procure it for myself. 1
have taken six bottles with very satis-
factory results, and feel quite sure
that perseverance In taking it will bring a
permanent cure. In fact, I am so
much improved that 4 expect to take
another Charge.
will also state that one year ago last
Spring was attacked with
VALvUlAR AFFECTION OF THE HEART
caused by overwork. and my breath be-
came SO short that 1t was very difficult for
me to walk, even with cane. The Ply
sicians said must be very careful about
walking or exerting myself. DANA'S
SARSAPARILLA very soon relieved me,
and am now entirely FREE from
HEART TROUALE. I feel that
DANA'S SARSAPARILLA has produce
this happy result. To the Great Head of
the Church be all the glory. I am 70 years
of age, and have been in the Masters sery-
ice more than half a century.
Gratefully yours,
G. w. H. CLARKE.
No. % High Street.
LATER.-Under date of Oct. 1st, Mr..
Clarke writes that he has taken "a
Charge at Fairfax, VT, and attends
three meetings on Sabbath, two
meetings during the week, visiting his
parishioners ON foot, walking some
days 8 or 10 miles. This is wonderful
for man 10 years old, that has been VIC
tim of disease for years. He closes by say
ing " 1t is in my heart to praise God from
whom all blessings flow.'o
Dana SarSanarIIIa f1.. BeIfasf Ma
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
PANIC FOLLOWED DEFEAT.
Venezuelan Troops Left Their Dying
Comrades on the Field.
SPANISH VILLAGES ALARMED BY
DYNAMITE EXPLOSIONS.

President Palacio's Forces Routed by the
Venezuelan Insurgents-The Govern
ment's Desperate Attempt to Secure
Soldiers-Anarchists. Active in Spain
Their Dynamite Bombs Do Consider
ables Damage to Property-German
Sailorf Running a British Colonial
Town.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22
HUNDREDS OF ACRES BURNED.
Big Fire in the Woods at Boothbay-A
House Destroyed.

DAMARIscoTTA, April 21.-Fire started
about noon yesterday, near John Burke's
at. Boothbay, and worked into the woods.
1t burned over 800 to 800 acres, including
the dwelling of Willard Merry and the
school house in district No 5. Then it
swept south to Haggett's ice pond, when
a change of wind drove the flames down
the east side of Pleasant cove, covering
the land of II different owners. The
loss is estimated at $4,000 to 10000.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-22

Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, ME. April 21, 1892.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-08
FOR REVENUE ONLY.

The Democratic Convention, in re-
affirming its allegiance to the principles
of the party as formulated by Jefferson,
establishes its reputation for consist
ency in its tariff plank. The pioneer
American Free Trader was Albert Gall
attn, Secretary of the Treasury under
President Jefferson. Through his in
tiuence the Democratic party when first
organized questioned the right of Con-
gress to protect National industries and
condemned legislation on behalf of home
interests. The Chicago Convention, in
denouncing Republican Protection as
fraud and robbery and in declaring it
Ito be fundamental principle of the
Democratic party that the Federal Gov
eminent has no constitutional power to
impose and collect tariff duties except
for the purposes of revenue only" has
returned to the Free Trade doctrine pro-
claimed by Mr.. Gallatin. Nothing
could be more uncompromising and un-
equigocal than the Tariff declaration at
Chicago. The party is committed with
out reserve or qualification to tariff
for revenue only, that is, a tariff
wholly without regard for the protec-
ton of home interests. Not only is
Protection condemned as fragrant rob-
berry of the people, but it is also branded
as unconstitutional. This, too, in the
face of the recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court that the McKin-
ley Act is constitutional. Tribune.
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have been a sufferer from catarrh for
20 years. l found immediate reliefin the
use of Ely's Cream Balm. Since using it
have not suffered a moment from head
ache, sore throat or loss of sleep, from
which l previously suffered, caused by
catarrh. l consider your Balm valu-
able remedy:-R. &. Vassar, SO Warren
St., New York.
A Mohawkville, N. Y, father started
to drag away an eloped daughter from
her husband, but on the road his horse
ran away, threw him out of the wagon
and kicked him so that he let his
daughter escape book to the arms of her
husband. This goes far ahead of the
story of Balaam's ass. To be sure the
ass talked, but the horse had a denser
subject to convince and acted accord
ingly.
No one who has memory long enough
to remember the way in which the Dem
ocratic conventions in Pennsylvania,
Vermont, Wisconsin and other States
were packed with Federal Office holders
in Mr.. Cleveland's interest, under the
personal direction of his trusted
lieutenants in 1888, can fail to appreciate
the humor in the civil service reform
plank of the Chicago convention.
Let it not be forgotten that the Demo-
cratic platform does not stop with de-
nouncing the Mckinley law and promis-
ing its repeal, but that it describes all
protection of any kind and in any degree
as "a fraud" and pledges the party to
antagonize it. There is the issue, clear
and unmistakable, and the Republican
party is more than ready to meet it.
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LOOK OUT FOR LIGHTNING,

Country Editor-What has become of
those squashes that were in the chestP
Assistant-The last one your wife took
several days ago.
Country Editor the pumpkins?
Assistant-And they've been gone for
a week.
Country Editor-Han't Bill Syne paid
his subscription yet?
Assistant-No Sir?
Country Editor-Nor John Kimpton?
Assistant-Han't laid eyes on him.
Country Editor-Well, see here, Ben,
this amt agoin' ter do. You jes' sit
down and write jeewhilliken sassy edi-
torial demandin' that Congress pass a
free coinage bill or gin us some fiat paper
money at oncet. Make it strong Ben
lay on big ticks. When the pumpkins
and squashes gin out its about time Con-
gress did suthin' ter make money easy.
Good gosh ALFRED fish hooks! l won't
be able ter git chaw of tobacco before
long, an like to know how I'm going
to keep the Clarion Note afioat in this
way!-Chicdgo Times.
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A COMFORTING REFLFCTION.

Pat wanted position under the gov.
eminent, and on being told that he must
be prepared to pass civil service exami.
nation, applied himself faithfully to the
necessary preparation. Some time later
his ambition for public preferment seem
ed to have deserted him.
whats the matter, Patz" asked his
former employer, Couldn't you passthe
examination?h
81 could that" he replied. 81 answered
every question on the paper But" he
added, his native wit coming to his res
cue, 81 guess they thought / knew toe
much to be wastin' me time washin
windies. "-Februdry Harper's.