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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
Fire on an ocean Steamer.

LONDON, APRIL 23.--The steamship
Montevidean, from New Orleans, at
Havre, took fire in port and the fire
was not extinguished until much dam
age was done to about 500 bales of cot
ton in the after hold by fire and water.
The vessel received but slight damage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
All EOIlr. For 800.

For $1.0O we will send the Weekly
Wisconsin, one year, the Newspaper Ii
brary, one year, the Farm and Fireside,
one year (26 numbers), and the beauti-
full Columbian Souvenir Silver Spoon.
Milwaukee. Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
DEATH OF n. B. BRYANT.

One of the Proprietors of the Well
known Eusiness College.
CHICAGO, H., April 25.-H. B. Bryant
died here to-day. He was one of the
proprietors of the Bryant & Stratton
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
Death Of Gen. PelIY.

LONDON, April 2.-Lieut.-Gen. Sir
Lewis Pelly, K. c. B., K. G. S. l., menu
Der of the House Of Commons for the
North Division of Hackney, died to-
day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION

Fatal Accident in o GLASS WORKS IN
Ohio.
STEUBENv1LLE, O., April 25.-Two ex-
piosions of natural gas took place at
about 1880 o'clock at the Sumner Glass
Works, fatally burning Sadie Crawford,
a packer, and dangerously injuring Law
renee Christensen, another employee.
A number of bays and girls were more
or less hurt by flying debris. The ex-
plosion was caused by pipe breaking
and the gas igniting from the furnace.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
SHOT ON A TRAIN.
A Brakeman and Companion the Victims
of an Ambush.

of an Ambush.
SHAMAKIN, Pa, April 23.-Charles
Rooms and Brakeman Lutz, on Le-
high Valley freight train, were shot te-
tween here and Mount Carmel this
morning by two men in hiding. Rooms
was shot in the right eye and may die,
and his companion in the abdomen. A
posse was at once formed aud IS now
securing the mountains IN search OF
the aSSaSSInS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
New Passenger Agent Named.

MONTREAL, April %. = Nicholas J.
Power has been named as Mr.. Edgar's
successor as general passenger agent OF
the Grand Trunk Railway.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
IRELAND WAS SUCCESSFUL.
He Carried Every Point THAT Necessitat-
ed His visit to- the POpe.

ROME, April 25.-Ihe editor of the
Moniteur de Rome is authority for the
statement that the mission to Rome of
Archbishop Ireland, of st. Paul, Mimi,
has been a complete success. All the
questions upon which his mission bad a
bearing have been decided in his favor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27


WASHINGTON. April 18.-Mr. McRae,
from the committee on public lands,
moved to suspend the rules and pass bill
to adjust the swamp land grants and to fix
limitations for fling CLAIMS hereunder
The bill provides that for all swamp
or overflow lands granted to any
state. which were sold for cash, such
state shall have credit for the full amount
Of tie purchase money received by the
United States. Mr. KilgOre (TeX.) OPP
posed the measure, c0ntending that 1t
would cost the government 50,OO0-
600 to settle the matter. Mr.. Bergen
IN. j. also opposed the bill and
the motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill was defeated; yeas 113;
noes ", not tWo-thirds voting in the affirm
ative. The House then went into the com
mittce of the whole, Mr.. Shiveley (Ind. in
the chair, on naval appropriation bill. Mr..
Boutelle'S amendment for the construction
OF the two additional battle ships and
torpedo boats was rejected, 65 to
1O2, tea Democrats voting in the
affirmative and no Republican
in the negative. Mr.. Cummings
IN. Y.) offered an amendment for the con-
Struction Of one battle ship and five tor
pedo boats. Lost, 70 to 49, Mr. BOutelle
ME. offered an amendment for the con-
Struclion of two steel gun boats at the cost
of 100000 each and ten torpedo boats at
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31

obnoxious by breaking out with oaths in
the middle of Mr.. Nelson's speech. He
was ordered to keep quiet, but would not
do So Mr.. Nelson, who has been farm
ing lately, and feels in especially good
health, came down from the platform
and told the intruder that he did not in
tend to allow himself and the audience
to be insulted in that manner, at the same
thrusting him forcibly to his seat, where
he remained quietly thereafter.
The effect has been a veritable boom
erang. Instead of prejudicing the people
against Nelson, as was expected, it has
made for him hundreds and thousands of
friends, and prominent ST. Paul Demo-
Gratis express their regret that such an
occurrence should have taken place.
From every part of the state are coming
letters of congratulation to Mr.. Nelson,
many of them from Democrats and Pop
ulists, saying that he did exactly what
was right, and assuring him of their un-
wayering support.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
WORSE THAN THE ALABAMA.
Would Be the Shipping Bill Reported to
the Democratic House.

WASHINGTON, October 80. = E. c..
O'Brion, commissioner of Navigation,
has just submitted advance copies of his
annual report to the Secrery of the
Treasury. The Commissioner says that
all that remains to us in. .shipbuilding
and in the carrying tradeis due to the
fact that we have rigidly adhered to the
protective act of February Is, 1898, un-
der the provisions of which the domestic
trade of the United States is confined to
American vessels. He presents some
statistics showing that while the tonnage
of American built vessels employed in
the protected domestic trade of the
country has advanced, the unprotected,
or foreign commerce, branch of our
merchant marine has declined from Is
per cent ofsthe total early in the century
to - per cent at present. He also shows
by other statistics that the measures of
relief adopted are not adequate to the
restoration of American shipping en-
gagged in foreign commerce. He says the
bill now pending in the House, reported
favorably to the House by the committee
admitting foreign vessels to domestic and
foreign trade would. in his opinion, in
flict upon the shipbuilding and ship own
ing interests of this country more Sc
we're blow than they received from the
depredations of Confederate cruisers
during the late war.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
POTTER IS HELD.
But Judge Putnam's Decision Releases
Dana and French.

Boston, October 29.-Judge Putnam,
of the United States Circuit Court, gave
the decision ON the demurrers filed by
the defendants in the Maverick Bank
cases at II o'clock today. The indict-
ments against ex-President Potter, ,charg-
ing him with the illegal certifcation of
checks are sustained, and the demurrers
filed by the defendants are overruled.
The court says that no allegation of de-
livery of the checks by the bank is pec-
essary. The court holds valid the counts
charging the illegal certification by Pot
ter, but holds invalid the counts charging
Potter with aiding and abetting.
The court sustains A counts and over
rules A counts. No questions are decid-
ed that were not raised by counsel.
The indictments against Thomas Dana
and Jonas III. French are held invalid.
and the demurrers sustained. OF the in
dictments charging Dana and French
with making false reports to the comp
troller. the court says, ''the allegations
of the Indictment are not sustained by
the statute The decision does not rest
on any narrow grounds. The other ir-
dictment against Potter, charging false
entries. is not passed upon by the Court.
Dana and French were discharged from
custody.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
ST. JoHNsBuRYs TURN.
The Worst Fire Ever Known in the yer-
mont City.

ST. JoHNsBURY, Vt, October 30.-The
worst fire ST. Johnsbury ever knew broke
out about 7 o'clock this evening, and
ragged fiercely for two hours. In that
time several business blocks and large
number of stores were destroyed. The
flames first appeared in the rear of Lou
gee Bros. & Smythe's large dry goods
store on Railroad street. A gale was
blowing from the northeast, and the fire
swept on, licking up property to the val
ue of at least Sl50,000. The local fire de-
partment responded quickly and did
splendid work, but the high wind and
the oil stored in the burning buildings
did much to assist the progress of the
flames. The list of the business estab-
lishments burned includes Lougee Bros
& Smythe's store, which contained a
large and valuable stock of dry goods;
Balch's Photographic studio; William
Daniels's meat market, on which there is
small insurance; the Merchants Ma
tional Bank; T. C. Spencer's jewelry
store, with valuable stock; Bagley's
drug store; Gilmore's boot and shoe
store; Roder's cigar store;
Sylvester's meat and produce market
and Lynch's restaurant. The
five last named stores were in Wards
block, four story brick structure, three
stories of which were occupied as tene-
ments. Twelve OF, fifteen families were
burned out in that block alone. There
were several narrow escapes from death,
and it is reported that two lives were
lost Directly back of Wards bleck was
the extensive establishment of Griswold,
Pearl & Co., wholesale dealers in flour,
grain and oil. This buildidg took fire
early and was wholly destroyed, together
with large stock. The villages of Lyn-
donville, Barnet and McIndoes were tel
an engine and some men. Help from
the others, though in readiness to come,
was not needed. The origin of the fire is
not definitely known, but it is thought to
have started about boiler in the base
ment of Lougee Brothers and Smythe's
store. 1t is impossible at this writing
to give detailed figures as to the losses.
On the buildings the loss is total, moth
ing remaining but heap of smoking
ruins. Besides the establishments men
toned above, E. E. Sargent's Insurance
office, Montgomery's law office and a
number of dwellings in the rear Of the
brick block were cleaned out Most of
the business blocks burned were SUBJ
stantial structures. In the rear were a
lot Of old buildings looked upon for some
time past as veritable tinder boxes.
Wards block, crowded with tenants,
was a fire trap. 1t is remarkable that
all of the occupants got out alive Most
of the firms burned out carried fair
amounts of insurance.
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IN STORM AND DARKNESS.
Hope Nearly Gone When Aid Reached the
Sinking Supreme.

BosToN, October 3O.-British steamer
Dranmore arrived this morning, bringing
the captain and crew Of eleven seamen
and the stewardness of the shipwrecked
barque Supreme. Capt. Bartlett of the
Dranmore reports that October 21st, at
5 p. M, in latitude 46o 49, n, longitude
290 30' W., the wind blowing gale, he
sighted the Norwegian barque Supreme
of Haugesund, showing signals of dis
tress. The Supreme was from Pensa-
cola for Troon, Scotland, with hard pine
timber, So days out. She was almost
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
cRAzED BY ARCTIC HORRORS.
Survivor of the Jeanette Shoots His Wife
and Niece and Then Himself.


SAN FRANCISCO, October 30-Early
this morning, James r. Bartlett, one of
the Jeanette expedition, shot and killed
his wife's niece, Lottie Carpenter, shot
his wife in the shoulder, and then shot
and killed himself. Mrs. Bartlett was
aroused by a pistol shot in her niece's s
room. As she ran into the hall, she met
her husband, who, without word, shot
her through the shoulder, inf1icting a
painful but not dangerous wound. Then
he shot himself through the head. When
the neighbors rushed in they found Miss
Carpenter dead by the side of the bed.
She had evidently been shot as she was
trying to escape. Since his return from
the Arctic regions, Bartlett's mind has
been weak as the result of hardships ex-
perienced, and yesterday he threatened
to murder his wife and niece.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday. October 30, taken
at 8 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, 44o, W, cloudless; New York,
NV, cloudless; Washington, 4oo, NV,
cloudless; Albany, 400, NV, cloudless !;
Buffalo, 46o, SW, cloudy; Detroit, A.
SW, cloudy; Chicago, 4S0, SW, partly
cloudy; St.Paul. 460, SW, cloudy; st.
Vincent missing; Huron, OAK, 46o, N,
cloudy; Bismarck, 32o NE, cloudless;
Jacksonville, 5So, N, cloudless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
LOOKS LIKE A MURDER.
Man Dead by the Roadside Under a Heavy
Stone.

AUGUSTA, October, 3O.-The Kennebec
Journals special from Madison says that
John Parks, aged 2S, was found dead this
morning in ditch near his home. His
head was under o boulder and heavy
rock was on his body. He had not been
home since Saturday morning and had
been drinking with two companions who
deny seeing him later than $50 Sat
uarday afternoon. The doctors say he
had been dead six hours when found.
Fears of foul play prevail. Coroner
Addition of Skowhegan, is investigating.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
MESSAGES SENT "coLLEcT."
The Cause of Discussion Among the White
Ribbon Women.

DENVER, Col, October $3.50 great
was the attendance at the W. C. T. U.
Convention this morning that it was
again necessary to hold an overflow
meeting at Unity church After routine
business had been disposed of the con-
vention became involved in a noisy
wrangle over the question as to who
should pay tolls on over 100 kilograms
sent collect The matter was finally
amicably settled and the programme
proceeded with. This afternoon was
occupied by memorial service of re-
spect to the memory of John G.. Whittier
and addresses on a variety Of subjects.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31

to tally disInasted and had eighteen feet
of water in her hold. With great diff
Guilty, the occupants of the barque were
transferred to the Dranmore, the trans
fer being made in the darkness and with
a strong wind blowing. Captain Helgesen
saws the Supreme was struck bya gale
which increased to hurricane, throw
ing her on her beam ends where she re-
NAMED several hours. The vessel
sprang aleak and the crew had to work
incessantly at the pumps to keep her
afoat. The following day, the rudder
was carried away, rendering the barque
blowing three days and the crew were
completely exhausted when rescued
They lost nearly all their personal
effects.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The registration in Massachusetts
shows large increase over last year.
Milwaukees loss is figured at Sc, ,000,-
O0O Four persons were burned to death
and 5000 are homeless.
Bark Cowlitz from Taku, China, is at
quarantine at Port Townsend, Wash.
She reports two deaths from disease
resembling cholera.
Trouble over the payment of taxes un-
der the Florida election law may lose
the electoral vote of the state 70 Cleve-
land.
When the British steamer Roumania
struck on the Portuguese coast, the
wreck was so sudden that many persons
drowned in their .berths. The captain
and seven LascarS were saved
Over twenty alarms of fire made Cleye-
land, o., people think that systematic
attempt was being made, Saturday, to
burn the town. One fire destroyed the
Euclid avenue opera house: loss Sl2o,-
900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
OMENS OF VICTORY.
Republicans Likely to Win With or
Without New York.
THEY ARE CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
IN THAT STATE

But Are Far From Being Beaten Without
It-With Indiana. Which is Now Re-
garded as Safe, Reasonable Estimate
Shows Republican Victory Without
New York, Connecticut. New Jersey
and West Virginia.
New YORK, October 30.-The Press
prints the following: There is great
deal of interesting, if not actually valu-
able, figuring among expert political
leaders just now as to how the snow
storm of ballots next Tuesday week will
leave the Electoral College. The total
number of electors is 444 and the major
ity necessary to elect is 223. The Off
GERS of the Republican national commit
tee have not yet authorized any table
showing their claims, but the following
figures have been privately approved by
some of them and come as near as is pos
sible at this time to being an official
statement of the minimum Republican
claim as to the inevitable election of
Harrison and Reid. The purpose of
this table is to show how Republican
victory is probable, even with the loss
(Which is not conceded) of New York,
Connecticut, New jersey and West Vir-
ginia, as well as of Nevada, which is
now conceded to the Third party:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
Republicans Confidently Expect
sympathy for the President.

ATLANTA, Ga, October 29.-In the
House of Representatives today, there
was adopted by unanimous rising vote
a joint resolution rendering the sympa-
thy of the general assembly to the be-
reaved President in his gloom and sore
affiiction, and praying 'sthat an all wise
Providence shed the light of His mercy
ing, and in his graciousness soften the
grief of the mourning"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
WRECKERs IN BRITISH WATERS.
They Saved a Steamer and Raised an Inter-
national Question.

HALIFAX, October pa wrecking
tug and lighters, which came from Bos-
ton to Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia,
today succeeded in getting off the steam
er Brittanic, from Boston to Halifax,
ashore there. 1t is direct violation of
the law for United States wreckers to
come to British territory and engage IN
getting off vessel flying the British
flag and international complications are
likely to arise.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
FELL FoRTY-sEvEN FEET.
And sprain Was His Worst injury
Sailors Luck.
ISnecial to the Press.l

RocKLAND, Me-, October 2O.-Merrl
Weyman of New Brunswick, sailor of
the White Cloud, had miraculous es-
cape from death at St. George last night.
While the vessel was at anchor he fell
from the crosstrees to the deck, a dis
tance of Al feet. He was Immediately
brought to this city and placed under the
care of Marine Surgeon Adams. 1t was
found that he had sprained wrist and
suffered confusion of the hip joint, but
was otherwise comparatively uninjured.
He is rapidly recovering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
Draw on Me for 81, 900, 900.

CHICAGO, October 29.-''Draw on me
for 81 100000 if needed was the mes
sage p. D. Armour flashed over the wire
to President James, of the Northwest
ern National Insurance Company of Mil
waukee. Mr. Armour is director OF
the company, and at it's local office was
told it had suffered heavy loss. 1t was
after receiving this information that he
sent the message.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
1T DOESN'T WORK.

Colorado Popu1ists Do Not Care To Be
Democratic Tools.
DENVER, Col, October 30.-Dr. Over
holt and Silas Hanchett, two of the four
electors on the Weaver ticket, have re-
fused to permit their names to be used
as the head of the Cleveland Democratic
ticket There action is embarrassing as
the Clevelandites withdrew their cleo
tors and substituted therefor the Popu-
list electors.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
A Mile in e.07 with Ease.

STOCKTON, CAL, October 29.-At the
record meeting today, the four-year-old
PAGER, W. Wood, by Steinway, went a
mile in 2.O7 with ease, going the first half
in LOS, and to the finish in 1.02. He will
be sent next week against ,Mascot's rec
ord of 204.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
THE WEATHER.
Probably Two Fair Days

FTODdUIy TWO FaIr Days.
Boston, October 30-Local forecast
for New England for Monday: Fair;
west winds; probably fair Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, October 30.-For New
England: Generally fair; southwest
winds; slightly warmer in northern and
western portions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
Indiana VIII. Go Republican,

Chairman Carter, Mr.. Manley and Gen
eral CIarkson do not hesitate to claim the
Presidents home state in the most posi-
tive terms. They base their claim upon
exact knowledge, acquired through re-
cent and thorough poll of all the voters
of the state. This poll, which is be-
lieved to be more accurate than any ever
before made, shows substantial Repub-
lican majority. Neighborly sympathy
any effect at all, would naturally increase
this majority; but the political calcula-
tors. have rigidly excluded this influence
from their figures. The fact that Indi-
ana has for more than week been in
cluded in the most conservative esti-
mates will be news, and good news, to
most readers. But it is fact that can
be emphatically stated.
But it is not meant by the above table
to concede New York state to Cleveland.
The
Republicans Confidently Expect
to carry New York as well as Indiana.
Registration in the interior of the state
is heavy, and they expect to receive their
normal percentage of the increased reg
listration in New York and Queens coun-
ties.
Another state which the Republicans
are confident of carrying is Connecticut.
There is 20 doubt that the Democratic
managers are seriously alarmed about
the state of nutmegs and tobacco. There
are are undeniable signs of political
revolution in the Connecticut valley in
favor of the Mckinley tariff.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-31
MADE A BIG DEMONSTRATION.
Mr.. Reed Popular. With Illinois Republi

cans-Congressman Hits Guest.
FREEPoRT, ILL.,, October 29.-Ex-Speak-
er Reed was here today and his visit was
the occasion for a big demonstration by
the Republicans of the county. Mr..
Reed spoke at Oregon tonight. He will
spend Sunday at Mt. Morris with Con-
gressman Hit.
Desperate Attempt to Answer Peck's
Figures.
NEW YORK. October 29.-The Demo-
cratic National Committee tonight gave
out a statement to the effect that the Re-
publican secretary, auditor and attorney
general of Ohio, the committee on print
ing, had suppressed the last report of
State Labor Commissioner Mcbride be-
cause, the statement says, it contains
figures showing that capital has benefit
ted at the expense of labor under the
Mckinley bill and that wages in protected
industries have been reduced.