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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-24

Peary's Missing Helper Accustomed Him.
self to Ice Baths Daily-Clad in Thin
American Costume, and Eager to Win
Fame as an Arctic Explorer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
Found a Treasure Ship.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, November 3d.
Early in 1864 the steamer Johd I. Buf-
finton, was sunk in the Missouri River,
near Rockport, Mo. 1t was was large
government beat engaged then in carry
ing supplies to Union soldiers at the out
posts. 1t was sunk by Bill Anderson's
guerrilla band, and of the 40 or so peo-
pie on board, there was not a survivor.
Many expeditions have been formed and
much money spent to find the boat for
the treasure that was in it, but they all
failed. While railroad contractors were
blasting on shore, an immense piece of
rock made hole in sand bar 100 yards
out in the stream. A party went into
what proved to be the the old hulk and
found half a dozen skeletons and one
mummy. Two small kegs of gold were
found and a great many cases of -four.
Only the forward compartments were
examined. Today the other part of the
vessel will be entered by, the discoyerers.
Much gold and more whiskey and guns
are exnected to be found there.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
is SHE INSANE?
Experts Said To Be Examining Miss Lizzie
Borden.

NEW BEDFORD, November 30.-Th
Mercury states today that the reason for
the adjournment of the grand jury
from November 81 to December was
that Attorney General Pillsbury believes
that Lizzie Borden is insane. District
Attorney Knowlton, y is thought, does
not believe in her insanity, but yielded
to the wishes of his superior that the ju-
ry should take recess, during which
experts should investigate as to Miss
Borden's sanity.
The stories of her actions, as told by
the witnesses, had, no doubt, great
weight in influencing the attorney gen
eral in this direction. The horrible
double murder, it will be remembered,
was regarded at the outset as the deed
of some one devoid of reason, and the
horrible evidence of the crime itself
proves conclusively that none but crazy
person, one momentarily G azed, or 9th
erwise, could have done it. Lizzie's
queer actions and doings have long been
matter Of remark among her acquain-
tances, even before the murder drew the
attention of the whole newspaper read
ing public to them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
POOR PEOPLE LOSERS.
Work and Perhaps Money Gone in a
Heavy Failure.

JOLIET, ILL.,, November 30.-The Stone
City Bank, private institution, sus-
pended payment today on account of
run, caused by the shutting down of the
Enterprise Company, one of the depart
ments of the big wire fence industry.
The bank is operated by H. Fish & Sons,
and was thought to be one of the sound
est institutions in the state. The trou-
BILE began with the Enterprise Company
confessing Judgment for $lS3, ,175, and
filing a trust deed for borrowed money,
to Mrs. C. A. Miller, for $136,313. The
Fish brothers, sons of Henry Fish, with
F. H. ConneIl, were the proprietors of
the Enterprise Company, Mrs. Miller is
an aunt of the Fish boys, who are also
related to Mrs. John A. Logan. 1t is es-
timated that nothing less than $500,000
will settle the firms S affairs. The failure
of the enterprise is due, it is announced,
to dull trade. The banks affairs are so
involved with the wire mill that it II
take considerable time to unravel the
tangle. The larger part Of the banks
assets are invested in the mill business.
Many business houses of Joliet kept
their accounts at the bank, and its sus-
pension Will result III great eInDdTTdSS-
1ment to them. The greatest sufferers
will be the 1aboring men. A large num-
ber of mill employees entrusted it with
their savings. The president of the
broken bank was Henry Fish. His three
sons, Charles NJ, Henry and George
Fish, conducted the affairs of the mill.
Mr.. Fish, Sr., had the reputation of be-
ing one of the ablest financiers of the
West. He was rated at $500,0O0, and his
sons at as much more. There was never
rumor, even, affecting the solvency of
either the bank or mills up to tonight.
1t is not believed the banks condition
is beyond resuscitation, only its assets
are temporarily locked up. Its deposits
range from s4oo, 900 to $5oo,ooo. 1t is
employed between 400 and 500 people.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
KNIGHTS OF THE IRON ROAD.
Two Thousand Dollars Stolen from an Ex-
press Car in Broad Daylight.

DWIGHT, ILL.,, November 30.-A day
light express robbery took olace yester-
day on the Illinois, Iowa and Indiana
railroad between Dwight and Buda sta
ton. The amount taken was $4,000, and
the United States Express Company is
the loser. The package stolen was taken
out at Dwight. The express messenger
placed it in the safe and locked the same,
but on arriving at Buda station he had
occasion to go to the safe, when, to his
surprise, he found the safe open and the
package gone. The safe is one of the
old style affairs. The robber must have
had key to fit it and watched his
chance when the messenger was absent
from The car.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
Held Up a Train for se5.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, November 3d.
The Great Northern west bound through
passenger train was held by three rob-
bers near Malta early yesterday morning.
A few minutes after leaving Malta two
men climbed over the tender from the
front platform of the express car, COW
cred the engineer and fireman, made
them stop and ask the messenger to open
his car, while the third man held the
conductor and brakeman in the snow at
the end of gun when they jumped off to
see what was the matter. The messen-
ger was forced to open the local safe,
from which it is claimed only $25 was
secured. He did not know the combina-
tion of the big through safe. The rob-
bers evidently did not have proper tools
to break it, and decamped without mo-
testing the passengers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
IN TWO FACTIONS.
New York Presbytery Divided in the
Briggs Case.

NEW YORK, November 30.-In the
Briggs trial today, interest centered in
the action upon DR.. Briggs's objection
to the relevancy of all proofs from the
Scripture, confession and cateehisms in
the charges. At least a dozen jurors
argued the questions, but without throw
ing much light upon it. DR.. Brown
offered an amendment requiring the re-
mOyal of the proofs from the specifca-
tions to the charge. The question as
thus amended was carried. Il to Sc, an
other point being scored by the defend
ant.
DR.. Southworth moved, in view of DR..
Briggs's objection to the offer of whole
sale evidence, that the clause in the
eighth charge offering the whole of his
inaugural address, the whole of the Scrip
ture and the whole of the Presbyterian
Standards, be stricken out.
DR.. Wylie offered an amendment that
the specific passages which are deemed
heretical may be introduced.
DR.. Briggs in answer to the statement
that he cSssMs 60 be familiar with the
Scripture and the Standards, said he had
studied those volumes for % years.
lectual processes of the prosecuting COM
mittee,'' said he. 'sYou cannot ask me
to agree to answer all the interpretations
of those books which the committee
may adduce. If this evidence is admit
ted, shall insist that the whole of the
Scripture, the whole of the Standards
and the whole of nv works be read"
Great applause followed this protest
and Dr. Wylie's amendment was buried
by an overwhelming vote. On the ques
ton itself, the motion was declared lost,
SO to 65. A roll call was demanded and
the vote showed the motion to strike
out the clause referred to was lost by
two votes. DR.. Briggs asked that an ex-
ception be entered in his behalf on the
records. The vote was regarded as di-
viding the Presbytery into two distinct
factions.
Court adjourned until tomorrow after
noon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
THE MILLS ARE IDLE NOW.
One of the Results of the Occurrence of
November Eighth.

CANTON, Ohio, November 3O.-News
comes from Shelby, flourishing city in
Richmond county, that the big steel mill
there, the only one in the country which
manufactures cold drawn steel tubing,
used in making bicycles. is completely
demoralized as result of the election.
Not a single order has been received
since November 9. Several of the large
bicycle manufacturers in this country
were negotiating for large amounts of
tabing, but have announced that they
will not place any further orders, stating
that if the new administration takes the
tariff of 45 per cent off bicycles they will
Have to go out of business.
THE plant started one year ago in July
on small ncale, employing but few
men. Now the buildings cover nearly
five acres of ground and furnish employ
ment to hundreds of workmen at good
wages. The second largest plant is near
ly completed and would be ready for op-
e9arion within the next go days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
Gaiety in the shipyard city.
Especial to the Press.1

BATH, November 3O.-The three days
fair of the First Universalist Soeity was
successfully inaugurated at the Alameda
tonight. A programme of unusual mer-
it is offered. Among the attractions are
Sullivan's operetta, HTrial by Jury" the
Butterfly Dance and the Shingle Drill
by 16 young ladies. Misses Knight and
Kicker of Portland are to appear in vocal
selections. Music is furnished by the
Philharmonic orchestra.
The society people are to hold series
of assemblies this winter in the Alame-
da. They will probably occur every two
weeks
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01

Sunday, and physician so pronounced.
All arrangements for the funeral were
completed, and yesterday amid sorrow
ing friends the undertaken placed the
remains in the coffin. All was ready
for the burial when signs of life ap-
peared. A physician was called and
Schlicte revived. He says lie was con
scious every moment, but could not
make sign. He described his anguish
as inexpressible. It was SO great that
he looks years older.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
THE WAY TO STOP CHOLERA.
DR.. Edison Says It Is to Shut Off Immi-
grafton.

NEW YORK, November SO.-Dr. Cyrus
Edison of the health board gave his views
on:the cholera question befor the immigra-
ton mmittee today. He believed, he
said, tha under the existing condition
of the immigration laws, cholera would
invade this city next spring. When told
that the committee had under considera-
ton the advisability of stopping immi-
gra ton for year, he said that this
course would be the surest one to prevent
the entrance of cholera to this country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, November 80, taken
at D. m, 18th meridian time, the OBJ
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature. direction of
the wind, state of the weather.:
Boston, 32o, N, snow; New York,
280, NV, partly cloudy; Philadelphia,
90', NY, clear; aao Washington, So, NV,
32c, NV. snow; Detroit, 32o, E, cloudy ];
Chicago, 32o, Sc, cloudy; st. Paul, 32o,
E, cloudy; St. Vincent, 14o, N, cloudy !;
Huron, Oak, 220, Sc, clear; Bismarck,
1so, NE, clear; Jacksonville, 52' calm,
clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
succeeds President Goodnow.

HARTFORD. Conn, November 3o.-At
a meeting of the directors of the 1Atna
Insurance Company this afternoon Vice
President W. B. Clark was elected presi-
dent of the company, succeeding Presi-
dent lothian Goodnow, lately deceased.
The new president is the senior insur-
ance officer in the Hartford companies in
wears of actual service. He has been
with the Etna since 1881
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
PORTLAND MAINE THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER

health and is tied up at a dock in Port
land. She arrived yesterday. The
health officers found no trace of disease
aboard, and learned that the only reason
the schooner did not have bill was be-
cause the captain forgot to apply for it
when he sailed from ST. John. The
captain says the law is new to him. The
vessel was not detained in quarantine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01

tiOhss
CINCINNATI, November 30.-The trial
proper of Professor Henry Preserved
Smith began today. The prosecuting
committee, by direction of the court, be-
gan to introduce testimony in support OF
the first charge. They read two articles
written by Professor Smith, and pub
lished in T he New York Evangelist Of
March and April last, in which he dis
cusses the ordination VOW and freedom
of opinion among ministers. He de-
clares therein the absurdity of expecting
entire conformity of views among minis
ters, and says it would be simply an i'm
possibility for every minister to conform
even to the views of majority of the
general assembly. Speaking of the sug-
gestion that if one finds himself unable
to conform to the views of the majority
he should seek some other church, he
says he cannot find congenial church.
To found new one, he regards as schis-
matte and sinful. There are too many
sects already. He argues in tue articles
read that there is no iron clad standard
of belief covering all questions in theol-
ogy to which minister is bound to sub
scribe to justify him in continuing in the
work to which he feels he is called.
Professor Smith admitted that he
wrote the articles cited from The Evan
gelist. He said he had no testimony to
offer in defence. He held that the COM
mittee's Interpretation of his language
was not warranted.
Rev. Mr.. Lowe made the opening argu-
ment. He maintained that Prof. Smith,
while inquiring into the principles of the
church, had done it in such way in
these articles as to injure the peace and
purity of the church, because, if the
church organization was to be main
tanned, it was indispensable that the
Bible be regarded as absolutely infalli-
BILE.
Prof. Smith replied. He complained
of the ambiguity of the charge which
might mean to charge him with disloyal-
ly, denial of the right of discipline, or
violation of his VOWS. He denied dis
loyalty TO the church and claimed that
the ARTICLES were written to maintain the
authority of the church. He said there
was no evidence to show that he i'm
pugned the Westminster doctrine or as
sailed the fundamental principles of the
church as set forth in the form of
government, or that he taught dlsloyalty
to the church, or had in any way injured
the peace or purity of the church.
The closing argument was made by
DR.. McKibben of the prosecuting COM
mittee. He stated the question was SIM
ply whether, from the testimony adduced
by the committee, it's Interpretation OF
what Prof. Smith has taught is correct.
His argument followed closely the Ian
guage of the articles cited to sustain
the committees position. He quoted
from authorities to show that Prof.
Smiths teachings were not in conformi-
ty with the standard of the church. He
regretted that Prof. Smith had not disa-
vowed any intention to teach what the
committee believed he had taught.
The court adjourned until tommor-
row..
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01

dishonesty and CareIeSsness Rare
in the Postal Service.
WASHINGTON, November 30.-The ex-
tent of the exodus from Canada to the
United States is shown by figures de
rived from the census Office through the
efforts of Erastus Wiman. The facts
show that the number of Canadians in
the country at the taking of the census
of 1890, was 9S3. 900, compared with Ill.,
600 in 1880. The natural loss by death
for ten years should aggregate about
10000, making a total increase of about
Az, 900, showing a percentage of exodus
from Canada equa to more than go per
cent. In 1880, New England, contained
175,0OO Canadians. In ten years the
number reached $4,000. Of this latter
number, POS, 900 were French, and 175, 600
English. Information cleaned from out
side sources by Mr.. Wiman indicates
that since 1890 the exodus from Canada
to the United States has been in much
larger proportion than in the previous
ten years, and at present there cannot be
less than one million Canadians n the
United States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
A VERY SICK MAN,
But Jay Gould Is Not in Danger of Imme.
diate Death.

New YORK, November 3O.-Owing to
the alarming reports concerning Jay
Gould's health, there was a steady
stream of callers at his residence to-
night. Mr.. Gould was said to be resting
easily. He is very sick man and is not
expected to regain his former good
health for some time. There is no change
to indicate that he is in danger of imme-
diate death.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
DRIVEN ON THE BEACH.
Crew Of Portland Bound Bark Saved In
G11ED Breeches Buoys.

Grew Of Portland Bound Bark Saved In
114m . Brooches Buoys.
HIGHLAND LIGHT, Mass, November
30.-The bark Kate Harding of Quebec,
Perry master, Barbados, November 4th,
for Portland, in ballast, was driven
ashore in the terrible gale two miles
north of this station at this morning.
The life saving crews of the Highland
and High Head stations saved the crew
of ten men in breeches buoys. The bark
was driven well up on the beach. and if
the gale moderates may be saved. The
bark's agents are the Messrs. Mcguire of
Quebec. The vessel was insured in
foreign offices. She is of 714 tons and
was built at Thomaston, Me-, in 1869.
A DIVING DREDGE.
Down at the Bottom and a Menace to Pass
ing Vessels.
NEWPORT, r. l., November 30-The
dredge Rhode Island, of the United
States engineer department, sunk this
noon up the bay, between Prudence and
Gould islands. She had been engaged
in work upon Taunton river, and was re-
turning to 90 into winter quarters when
she foundered in the high seas occasi2ned
by the storm. The crew of five men
had a narrow escape from drowning.
The sunken dredge lies in about ten
fathoms of water directly in the channel.
Shipping should be warned against pass
ing that way until the seas subside and
her exact location can be marked.
The Storm in Rhode Island.
ID r
ports first storm of the winter is a real
one. Rain and snow have alternated for
nearly 4S hours, and the end seems yet
afar off. The wind blew a gale all night,
and the air was filled with snow, which
failed to accumulate in any great quanti-
ty, in spite of the piercing cold of the at
mosphere.
The early mail from New York over
the Shore line failed to connect, and tel
egraphic communication with the out
side world has been difficult
No serious disasters on sea or land are
as yet reported.
Drifts Three Feet High.
Avon, Mass, November 3O.-The hur-
ricane of rain and sleet which prevailed
all day yesterday, about Z o'clock last
evening developed into regular blizzard
of snow, and continued throughout the
night, so that this morning several large
drifts were the result.
The average fall up to o'clock this
morning was about five inches, although
drifts in many places measured as high
as three feet. with snow still falling.
Recalls the Blizzard of 'SS.
LONG ISLAND CITY, L. l., November
3O.-The snow storm on Long Island was
the heaviest since the blizzard of 1888,
the fall being from IS inches to two
feet. All the trains on the Long Island
railroad are behind him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
Gets Seven Years.
noon.

KINGSTON, N. Y, November 30-James
A. Ostrander, late treasurer of the Ulster
county savings institution, was today
found guilty Of perjury and sentenced to
seven wears imprisonment at Dannemara.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
THEJ WEATHER.
Fair for Two Days.

Boston, November 3O.-Local forecast
for New England: Fair Thursdy, pre-
ceded by light SHOWS on the Maine coast;
northwest winds; slight change in
temperature. Fair Friday.
WASHINGTON, November 30.-For
Maine: Showers; northerly gales.
Signals displayed from Eastport to At
lantic City.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
The Captain Halls from Maine.

. AMHERST, Mass, November 30.-Har
ris B. Haskell, '94, of Maine, was tonight
chosen captain of the Amherst football
team for 1898.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01

1t is reported that the agent of the
Bank of British Columbia at Nelson is
defaulter to the extezt of $4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
TALES or THE STORM.
Grew Of a Portland Bound Bark
Land in Dreeehes BuOys.
1T HAS SHOWED OR RAINED ALE
ALONG THE COAST.

Little Snow lin the Interior-One Massa-
chusetts Town Reports Drifts Three
Feel High-On Long Island, 1t Reminds
Them of the Blizzard of 'sS-Boston's
weather Prophet Yesterday Predicted
an Early Clearing Off.
BosToN, Mass, November 30.-T3e
present storm will not last more than
day longer, and will be followed by
good, sunny weather. AT least, so says
Mr.. Smith of the United Ssates weather
bureau. The storm has been confined to
the coast alone. There has been snow
or rain all along at Halifax, Eastport,
Portland, Boston and New York, but not
to amount to much. Inland there has
been no snow at all. Albany, N. Y, has
not seen any, and neither has Mortified,
vt. The storm seems to be central a
little east of the middle of the New Eng
land states, and is proceeding northeast
very slowly. There were very heavy
winds all along the coast, and no doubt
many sailing vessels had hard time of
it if they were in the vicinity of Block
Island, where the wind blew 68 miles an
hour. The wires are down at Nantucket
and nothing has been heard from there.
At Vineyard Haven the wind reached
velocity of about 80 miles an hour and
Plymouth reports a heavy northeast
gale.
Boston harbor is full of storm bound
shipping. There has been no steamer
from Portland since Sunday morning
and none leaving here since.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
Cantain Not a Lawyer.

MIDDLETowN, Conn, November 3d.
Schooner Ethel Granville sailed from ST.
John, n. B., without clean bill Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-01
No wonder He Looks Older.

CINCINNATI, November 3O.-August
Schlicte Of Fairmount. fell as if dead on