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The Portland daily press., 1892-01-22
A DEMOCRAT IN TROUBLE.
Accused of Writing Anonymous Circulars
to Defeat Republican.

SToNEHAI, Mass, January PA
summons was served today on James Fl.
Murphy, chairman of the Democratic
town committee of Stoneham, ordering
him to appear in court to answer specific
charges as follows: For Intentionally
writing, OF causing to be written, causing
to be printed and causing the distribu-
ton of an anonymous circular during the
political campaign last fall designed and
tending to injure and defeat the re-elec-
ton of the Republican candidate, Repre-
sentative NJ. j. Ferrin of that town for q
fourth. term in the legislature. The cir
cular vas addressed to Catholics. 1t
was signed "Catholic,' and appealed to
citizens; of that religion not to vote for
MI. Ferrin because he was a member of
the United Order of American Mechan-
les, tho. sole and only aim of which order
was alleged to be to prevent Catholics
from enjoying the blessings of free and
representative government The circu-
lar advised voting for William B. Stew
ems, the citizens candidate whom the
Democrats had endorsed. Stevens is a
Republican in politics. His friends
promptly disavowed any knowledge OF
responsibility for the circular.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-22

ming tower and bridge for machine
guns; the vessel to have not less than
1900 horse power with twin screws and
guaranteed speed of 20 knots an hour:
the vessel to be armed with one subma-
rine gun at the bows, located nnder the
hydraulic buffer of 24-inch calibre, 2S feet
long, to throw shell containing. 45o
pounds of musket powder into an iron
clad below her armor plate and to be
exploded by time fuse which will burn
any length of time desired. The cost of
the vessel exclusive of allowances for
extra speed is not to exceed 81, ,100,O 600.
The bill stipulates that the contract will
be made only on condition that the com
pany arrange for the construction of the
vessel with shipbuilder in all respects
satisfactory to the Secretary OF the Ma
Wy. A bonus will be allowed for all
speed made over 20 knots an hour with
rebates for less speed and S1,250,000 is
appropriated for the complete construc-
tion Of the vessel. The bill was referred
to the committe on coast defences.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-22
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Boston Chamber of Commerce
held final meeting in it's old rooms
yesterday.
Justice Bradley of the United States
Supreme Court is very ill and may die at
any time.
Thirty-nine horses perished in the
burning of Geo. Darby's livery stable in
New York last night.
Hugh James, treasurer of the city of
Frankfor,, KY, is a defaulter to the
amount of $500 and has disappeared.
Portraits of ex-Spealers Grow and
Randall were presented to the House of
Representatives yesterday.
The cases of the Chicago anarchist,
Fielden and Schwab were begun in the
Supreme Court of the United States yes
terday.
Bulgaria has apologized for the expul-
sion Of NJ. Chadourne, the French news
paper correspondent, and France has ac-
cepted the apology.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have
issued note of gratitude to those who
have expressed sympathy with them in
their bereavement
italian steamer Carlo Pietro collided
with the German steamship Moltle in
the Thames river yesterday The
Moltke sank. One man was killed
The whole of the Rio Grando frontier
is covered with snow. The suffering
among the poorer classes Of Mexicans
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QUAY ON THE STAND.
He Testifes That the Pittsburgh POSTS
Articles Were Untrue.

PTrTsBURG, Pa, January 21.--In the
Quay-Post libel suit today, after two or
three unimportant witnesses were exam
ined, Senator Quay took the stand. He
said he was not personally acquainted
with John Bardsley, and never had any
business relations with him except in
his Mr.. Quay'sl public capacity as state
treasurer There was not a word of
truth in the articles in the Post. Under
cross-examination, MI. Quay said he was
not necessarily intimate with the Phila-
delphia office holders when state treas
urer. He was not largely interested in
politicsor in the election of the state
treasurers who placed their money in
Bardsley's hands. He said it was not
true, as announced in the Post, that he
was conducting the campaign of Morri-
son and Gregg; that he never had any
dealings with Bardsley; that he was not
an endorser of three notes for $50, 900 en-
do1sed by j. 0. Brown and William
Flynn, and cashed by Bardsley in the
keystone Bank. Ex-Collector David
Martin of Philadelphia was the next
witness. His testimony related to the
Quay loan and Bardsley's certificate, and
did not materially differ from that given
in the Beaver trial. The prosecution
here ended,
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-22
ROASTED ALIVE.
Atrocities of the Warfare Waged on
Chinese Christians.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 21.-Advices
from the scene of the riots in North
China say there is no question that they
are anti-Christian rather than anti-fcr-
eign OF anti-dynastic. The scene of the
trouble is not in Mongolia proper but in
the Province of Chilli, just outside the
great wall. One movement is attributed
to bandit chief who took revenge for
the stealing of his wife, and the other is
ascribed to the secret society of Rational
lists. The robber band operated about
Seohl, while the society rioted near ST.
kow They attacked all the native Chris
tians, burning the mission buildings. On
November q they massacred the Chris
tians 25 miles from Pakou. One Chris
tian escaped. This native gave the nor
rible details of the movement, saying the
Christians were roasted.
A Tientsin correspondent furnishes de-
tails of the narrow escape of the Rev. j..
Parker of London from Chao Yang. Be-
fore daybreak he was aroused by the
shouts of the rioters, and with a small
bundle of clothes escaped. A cold wind
was blowing, and many Chinese women
and children, who left their clothing be-
hind in the excitement, were frozen to
death.
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CHICAGO VERY THIRSTY.
Ice Had Damned Up.the Lake and a Water
Famine Prevailed.

CHICAGO, January 21.-Chicago is suf-
fering from water famine. The trouble
extends over the entire city including
the suburbs. Private families, factories
and business buildings are all suffering
the greatest inconvenience. Elevators
have ceased running and fires have had
to be banked to prevent explosion by
overhnating the boilers. Business at the
stocks yards and the slaughter houses is
at standstill and there is no water for
the thousands of famishing animals in
the pens. The stoppage of the water
supply is. the result of long continued
cold weather. Ice driven in from the
broad lake has settled so deeply at the
sources of supply as to block the tuA
nels. Much apprehension of fire undel
these conditions is felt and extra precaul
tions are being taken to guard against it.
The Trouble Over.
CHICAGO, January %. = Tugs have
broken the ice jam, and the water famine
is oveE.
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Thousands Gather in the Fog to
Honor the Dead Cardinal.
DETAILS OF THE PERSECUTION
OF CHINESE CHRISTIANS.
Pomp and Ceremonial of the Church
Seen at Cardinal Manning's Funer-
al Equally Impressive Was the Great
Gathering of All Glasses at His Grave
The Report from China Tells of Hor-
rible Prosecutions.

LONDON, January 21.-The funeral of
His Eminence Henry Edward Manning,
Cardinal Priest of the Holy Roman
Church, and Archbishop of Westminster,
who died on Thursday last January IA,
took place today from the oratory at
Brompton. At the arch-Episcopal resi-
dence at Westminster and at the oratory
the body of the venerable and well-be-
loved prelate has lain in state since Sat-
urday last, and tens of thousands of
people, Catholics and Protestants, have
thus been enabled to take last look at
the worn, pinched features of the distin-
guished prelate who had done SO much
for the working classes of England, and
and poor, by the highest and by the
lowest, irrespective Of creed. from one
end of England to the other, London
on this day of the Cardinals
funeral was enveloped, half smothered
beneath the densest and blackest of all
the thick and dark fogs of the season.
People had to almost grope their way to
the oratory, and by the time the requiem
was commenced at II o'clock not only
was the church packed almost to suffOca-
tion inside. but huge multitude of peo-
Me Me had oafbered in fhe grounds in front
Of the oratory and in the Cheval Place.
Brompton Souare. Sloane street and the
Fulbam Road. The Brompton road
frontino the oratorv was. of course.
packed SO closely with people that it was
with ,3ifficnlty 1Iat the police could keen
traffic MOVING. Nearly ali the best fam
lilies in England. Including all the
Catholic mobility. we're represented in
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-22

and among the United States troops has
been intense for the past three days.
The funeral of the late Col Charles +.
King in Somerville, Mass, was largely
attended yesterday, The remains will
be brought to Portland in the spring ior
interment.
AT the annual meeting of the American
Protective Tariff League yesterday,
Cornelius w. Bliss was reelected presi-
dent. In the past year the league has
distributed 2l,J00,o00 pages OF tariff
literature.
The jury in the case of Isadore Kurrus
VS.. the Boston & Maine railroad, in
which the plaintiff sought to recover
damages for having been elected from 2
train after he had paid his fare, returned
a verdict in the superior court in Boston,
yesterday, of $1,000 damages. Judge
Sherman Immediately declared that it
the plaintiff does not accept $500 he shall
set the verdict aside
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| Chamber of Commerce, was the last
| speaker. His remarks were brief, witty
| and patriotic.
TO sQUELCH CHILL.
Three Hundred Young New Workers VIII
ing to Fight.

New York, January 21.-Three hun
dred patriotic young Americans yester-
dhy signified their willingness to uphold
this country in the event of a war with
Chill by enlisting in volunteer regiment
which is being formed by Colonel James
G. McMurray, Grand Army veteran,
who has book store at No. 43S Fourth
avenue.
The provisional regiment is to be called
the 'sFirst Regiment New York Volun-
teers for the Chilian INVASION" and its
principal officers are to be Colonel Jas.
G. McMurray, Lieutenant Colonel James
M Searle, Major Robert Breckenridge,
and Adjutant George d. Hendriczson.
When Colonel McMurray called for re-
cruits yesterday, he was afraid that he
would be overwhelmed with applications
from tramps, but he was agreeably dis
appointed, as each one of the 800 young
men who were yesterday enrolled in the
new regiment were well dressed and
seemed to be governed by patriotic mo-
tives only.
Mr.. Frank G. Wood, of No. SO Clinton
place, was the first man to enlist and he
said to Colonel McMurray, as he signed
his name on the roll: II don't like the
way Chill is giving this country the bluff,
and am going to do my little best to
squelch her It's just about time we
showed the world that this nation can't
be insulted with impunity." Similar
sentiments were expressed by all the
other recruits,
Colonel McMurray, who is organizing
the new regiment, served in the regular
army for % years, having entered as a
private and resigned as lieutenant. He
is now major of the 22d Veteran Corps
non-eommissioned officer of the Old
Guard, and an ex-alderman of the 18th
assembly district.
Captain schley Ordered to Washington.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 21.-Captain
Schley, commanding the cruiser Balti-
more, has left for Washington under or
ders to consult with Secretary Tracy.
Nothing New in Washington.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-There have
been no developments Of consequence in
the Gillian matter today. The war feel
ing is rapidly subsiding.'
One Of the reports concerning the
Chilian controversy is that Russia has
told England that Germany will be in
vaded by Russian troops if England aids
Chilli
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NATION TO LEND MONEY. I

Senator Stanford's Scheme Which Meets
Senator PETERS Approval.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-Mr. Stan
ford addressed the Senate today in ad-
vocacy of the bill introduced by him
December 22d to provide the government
with means sufficient to supply the
national want of sound circulating
medium. The bill proposes the issue by
theS United States of circulating notes to
the amount of S100,0OO,0OO, to be lent,
under the supervision of land loan
bureau, to owners of land to an amount
not exceeding half the assessed valua-
ton OF the land at a rate of two per cent.
interest. The bill, said Mr.. Stanford,
was intended for the benefit of all classes
but the farmer necessarily became the in
strument by which the money would be
issued because he possessed the best
security on which the government could
loan. The farmer would, in its use, put
the money in circulation. In the abun-
dance of money thus created, the
mechanic, the laborer, the merchant and
the manufacturer would obtain all they
needed for the transaction of their vari-
GUS callings That more money was
necessary to carry on the business Of the
country was conceded, he believed, by
every intelligent person. To confine the
government to coming gold and silver,
materials limited in quantity and owned
by few individuals and over which the
government had no control, was to fail to
meet the nations wants. The govern
ment now loaned paper money upon its
own Indebtedness for the purpose of
supplying in part the national want OF a
sound circulating medium. In order to
supply that want, the government paid
interest at per cent onits bonds, where
as the bill under consideration would en-
able it to supply the same kind of money
to the country and instead of paying in
terest to receive per cent. In time the
entire expense of the government might
be met from that source. The loaning
of money ON real estate was being done
now by banks in every state. The bill
merely suggested that the government
should do directly what SO long had been
done indirectly.
Mr.. Mitchell asked whether, under the
bill, any large corporation that was a
large owner of lands, land grant rail
roads for example, could not borrow to
half the assessed value Of their lands.
Mr.. Stanford replied in the affirmative.
Mr.. PETER advocated the bill. He
had listened to it at first with curios-
ity and interest. He said that until the
principle of the bill was recognized, it
would be folly go farther. He then
set out on an excursion through consti-
tutionaI, political and financial history,
and the few senators in the chamber
turned to their correspondence and
newspapers.
The bill was finally tabled.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE %, 1s62---voL. so.
THIS MORNINGS NEW s
Page 1.

Page J..
Boston merchants dine.
Water famine in Chicago.
Rumored death of Mi. Blaine causes excite
ment in DeS MolneS.
Washington News.
Foreign Affairs.
Chian Situation.
The Democratic National Convention.
Fire in New York
The Qua ost libel suit
Page 2.
Uncle sam, Publisher.
Page 3.
Three notable deaths.
A distinguished Russian woman,
Page 4.
Editorial.
Sweden and the Swedes-a review of Minister
w. w. Thomas, Jr.'s new book.
Page 5.
The Nash will.
Mr. Shaw's Sculptures.
Odd Fellows Graded Mutual Relief Ass ocia-
ton of Maine.
Serious charges against the Shakers.
Albion post office case.
Music and Drama.
Wit and Wisdom.
Poen-For Remembrance.
Story-C -Coyote-that-Bites
Miscellaneous Items,
Page7.
Marine News.
Financial and Commercial.
Page s.
Meeting of Maine Historical Society.
Pine Tree State Club
The fire at the Jordan Cooperage.
Veteran Firemen's Association. =
Local trotterS Speeded.
Maine at the Chicago Exposition.
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8 a. M 8 P. NJ.


The following are the observations OF
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, January q, tax
en- at s p. M, 10Th meridian time, the OBJ
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature, direction OF
the wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 24o, W, cloudless; New York,
2So, SW, cloudless; Philadelphia, 300, NV
cloudless; Washington, 340, SW, cloud
less; Albany, 24o, w, cloudless; Buffalo,
22o, W, paatly cloudy; Detroit, 180, SW,
cloudless; Chicago, 200, SW, cloudless;
st. Paul, 36o, SW, cloudless; Duluth, 2S0,
0. fairr st. Vincent, missing; Huron, So.
Oak, $50, w, cloudless; Bismarck, 32o
NV, cloudy; Jacksonville, 440, N, cloud
less.
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Mrs. stephen x. Ellis Divorced.

BIDDEFoRD, January 21.-Judge Vir-
gin this morning granted divorce to the
wife of Stephen K. Ellis, ex-proprieto1
of the Biddeford House and of the Lin
wood House, Old Orchard. They were
married at Waterville in 1885. She
claims that he has been intoxicated much
of the time since the wedding day. Ellis
didn't appear in court.
Secretary 1IcKeen's Election.
AUGUSTA, January 21.-B. W. McKeen
was elected secretary of the State Board
of Agriculture unanimously at noon to-
day. At the caucus last night the vote
stood eight to seven in favor of McKeen
and it is understood that members voted
as follows: For Gilbert, Messrs. Balen-
tine and Fernald of the State College,
Thompson, Hunter, Low, Green and
Pease; for McKeen, Messrs. Briggs, Por-
ter, Gilman, Smiley, Gardner, Stetson,
Adams and Vinton.
Thrown on the Cow Catcher.
OAKLAND, January ELL. o. Berry, a
painter of Oakland, with stable team,
was struck by the up train on the Somer-
set road at the crossing at Oakland
Heights this morning. Internal injuries
are feared. The horse was thrown 25
feet. Mr.. Berry was thrown on to the
pilot of the engine and carried some dis
tance. It is thought he didn't see or
hear the train, as both his hearing and
sight are defective. Mr.. Berry probably
cannot live. The horse was unhurt.
Incendiary Fire in Bangor.
BANGOR, January 22.-Fire at O'Clock
this morning totally destroyed Morse &
Co.'s box mill with it's contents. The
fire is supposed to have been incendiary,
as everything was all right at O'Clock
last evening. The total loss is unknown
at this time. There is said to be a small
insurance.
Lewiston Notes.
LEWISTON, January 21.-OWing to the
illness of Judge Libbey the Supreme
Court was today adjourned to next Mon
day.
A convention of the young people OF
the Free Baptist societies of Maine was
held today. The following officers were
elected:
President-Frank w. Hoyey.
Secretary-Dr. Taylor.
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FLAGS AT HALF MAST.
Des Moines Excited by Report that Mr.
Blaine Was Dead.

DEs MONIES, Ia, January 21.-A re-
port that James G. Blaine was dead
caused intense excitement here today.
1t was announced by the clerk in the
House of Representatives and stopped
legislation. Flags ON the state house
were ordered to half mast. Afterwards
it was found the report originated in a
Des Moines bucket shop.
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IN THE WINDY CITY.
Democratic National Convention Will
Meet June FL, Next.

WASHINGTON, January 21.-The Dem
ocratic National Committee this evening
heard the claims of Cincinnati, Detroit,
Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee,
New York, San Francisco and st. Paul,
for the national convention. James
Breslin, Comptroller Myers and Con
gressman Fellows spoke for New York.
The committee in secret session took fif-
teen ballots. the first resulting:
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-22
DEATH DEALT UNDER WATER.
Purpose of the Berdan Destroyer which
Uncle Sam May Build.

WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator
Mcpherson, by request, today intro
duced a bill to increase the efficiency of
the coast defences. She Secretary of the
Navy is authorized to contract with the
Berdan Manufacturing Company of New
York, for one Berdan ironclad destroy
er, with armament, as follows: A semi
submarine boat not less than 260 feet
long, 40 feet beam, 16 feet draught and a
corresponding displacement of about
2400 tons to have a low armored deck of
nickel steel for DETECTING cannon shots
to be provided with an hydraulic buffer
to protect the bows Of the boat, a can
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-22
Believes All Hands Perished.

LONDON, January 21.-Capt. Cox of
the British steamship Imperial Prince,
reports at Portland the burning of big
vessel January Is in latitude 4S0, longi-
tEde 49, He believes all on board must
have perished. High seas prevented the
rendering of assistance.
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Especial to the Press.1

WASHINGTON, January 81. = The
breach between the Mills wing and the
Crisp wing of the Democratic majority
in the House is widening every day and
there now seems but little prospect for
their differences to be healed. The ac-
ton of Mr.. Mills in declining the chair
manship Of the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has aroused the
indignation of the Speakers friends and
it caused good deal of angry talk to-
day.
The Crisp men say that Mills ignored
the Speaker in saying that he would de-
cline to serve as chairman of the COM
mittee and that he simply told Mr..
Wise, the ranking member of the COM
mite, that he would not accept the as
signment, thus practically making Mr..
Wise the chairman, and at the time COM
pletely ignoring the Speaker of the
House. Speaker Crisp's friends say that
this action comes with peculiarly bad
grace from MI. Mills in view of the let
ter he wrote to the Speaker while the
committees were being made up. In this
letter he said that while he would not
accept the second place on the commit
ices ON ways and means, he would serve
in any other place to which he might be
assigned by the Speaker His friends at
that time metaphorically patted him on
the back and said how magnanimous he
was, but now that he has acted like a
spoiled child they have but little to say.
His supporters, however, make very
little concealment of the fact that they
will fight Crisp all through his admins
tration, and already mutterings of the
storm are heard.
Personal.
G. H. Prescott, editor of the Biddeford
Journal, and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood
and Mrs. Ford of Biddeford, are in
Washington, en- route to Alabama.
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MILLS SJILKS,
The Speaker Is Mad, 50 the Split
in the Party Widens.
CONGRESS- ASKED TO BUILD A
NEW KIND OF WAR SHIP.

Mr.. Stanford Tells About His Scheme for
Providing Money-Mr. Peffer Makes
History-The New Rules introduced in
the House-Also Silver Dollar Bland's
Bill for the Coinage of His Favorite
Metal
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President Harrison Endorsed.

JEFFERsoNvILLE, IND, January 21.--
At convention of Republicans of the
third congressional district today Presi-
dent. Harrison was enthusiastically en-
dorsed for denomination.
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On motion of Mr.. Mitchell of Wiscon-
sin, the selection of Chicago was made
unanilnous The committee adjourned
to meet in Chicago, June 20, next. The
convention will assemble ON the follow
ing day.
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IL, 900 on Strike.

LONDON, January 21.-Twelve thou
sand shipyard helpers at Sunderland
struck today against reduction of
wages.
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THE WEATHER.
Fair, with Warm Breezes from the Sunny
South.

WASHINGTON, January 21.-[8 p. m. +
Thu following is the forecast of the wea-
ther for Friday: For New England and
Eastern New York, generally fair; warm
er; south winds.
Boston, January 21.-Following is the
local forecast for New England until Sat-
urday night: Fair; warmer; west and
southwest winds.
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me, January 81, 1892.
The Portland daily press., 1892-01-22

AS an Insurance Company and as a
Home Institution, the UNION
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANYis deserving of the support of
Maine Citizens.
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Fairford Southern Pine Flooring,

i
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or splinter and will Out-laSt three ordinary
floors.
Every one who is building and thinks of using
Southern pine should see it,
Write for particulars, Or call on
S. Fl. & A. R. DOTEN.
494 to 5o4 Fore and 279 Commercial SITS.
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