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The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
STILL VERY WEAK,
But Mr.. Blaine Continues to steadily Im-
prove.

WASHINGTON, December 27.-"Mr.
Blaine is as well as he was yesterday and
is improving" said DR.. Johnston at six
this evening, after visit to the patient.
This visit was the second the doctor paid
Mr.. Blaine this afternoon. He said that
fact had no particular significance. He
would not call again this evening unless
especially summoned. The stream OF
inouirers as to the state of Mr.. Blaine's
health continues to such an extent as to
require frequent changes in the attend
ants at the door. 1t seems settled that
Mr.. Blaine will not leave Washington
for some months to come, even if his
health should improve sufficiently to
warrant his removal. 1t is also under
stood that while Mr.. Blaine really shows
marked impro cement compared with his
condition very recently, he is still so sick
he can only sit erect when propped up
with pillows. At $50 he was resting
easily.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
BRIEFLY TOLD.

A detachment of United States cavalry
dispersed a band of revolutionists on the
on the Mexican border and killed one of
them Sunday. A despatch to the New
York Herald says that things are ripe
for revolution in Mexico. The clericals
are ready to aid the movement as they
bitterly hate Diaz.
Treasury drafts for the second con-
signment of $3.50, 900, coins for Chicago,
and $50. 900 for New York and Philadel-
phia. are missing They We're mailed
Thursday from Washington, but since
then nothing has been seen of them. 1t
is feared the drafts have been lost or
stolen in the mails.
Dartmouth college has just received
the largest individual heqnest Nv with fraae one
the late Ralph Butterfield, NJ. D. of
Kansas City. Mo. His estate is worth
s2Oo. 900. ali of which goes to Dartmouth
excepting $4,000, which are given to rel
atives and friends.
Gail Hamilton has received q letter
from Baroness sDe Roques, mother OF
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
MIR. FRYE AS A PROPHET.
He Predicted the Bursting Of the
Panama Bubble.
HE HAS FIRM FAITH, HOWEVER,
In THE NICARAGUA PLAN.

That Should Be Done Under the Control
Sees No Reason for Fear of Scandal
He Wants the Governments to Appro-
pirate $1O0,O00.0O0, But Has Little
Hope of Success With Hoiman's Cheese
Parers in the Way.
WASHINGTON, December 27.-Two
years ago in speech at Portland, Me-,
Senator Frye said that time would show
that the whole Panama Canal scheme
was corrupt and within a year or two at
least light would be thrown upon it and
the French republic would tremble un-
der the shock. That prophesy has been
fulfilled. There has been some talk to
the effect that the Panama and Nicara-
qua schemes are parallel, and that the
disasters that have overtaken the French
people will cause the public men of this
country to hesitate in giving their votes
to sanction the guarantee of the Nicara-
qua bonds, fearing great scandal might
result Mr.. Frye can see nothing of the
klllu Auu 10 GIL uldIiC al Aio ACOioAdliOAs
to that effect. s'The two cases. said he
today, s'are entirely dissimilar. Never
has there been in this country any cor
poration clamoring to put its stock on
the market. Newspaperslhave not been
bought to boom the enterprise and the
whole land has not been honeycombed
with agents of the Nicaragua company
seeking to sell the stock of the concern.
The act of Congress was not of the cor
porations seeking. Congress, on the con-
trary, believing that ii should know the
condition of affairs, compelled the com
pany to make areport and show whati6
was doing. For myself, l believe the
government should have the matter lln-
der it's charge, and for that purpose have
introduced a bill authorizing an
appropriation of Sl00,0O0,000 for
the construction of the Nicaragua canal,
the money to be paid from time to time
under the direction of the Secretary of
War. How any one can conceive that
there should be any scandal here, can
not possibly see. The whole Panama
scheme was corrupt from the beginning
There is no reason why any legislator
should be afraid to cast his ballot for the
bill which has in view the control of the
Nicaragua canal by this government. /
believe this measure will pass the Senate,
but such prediction cannot be made as
to its chances in the House, as the bill
contemplates an expenditure of public
money, and such expenditures, however
meritoriors, are opposed on that side OF
the Capitol.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
DOM PEoRo's JOKE.

He Adopted . Rather Startling Test for .
New Railroad Brake.
The late Emperor Dom Pedro, OF
Brazil, once gave audience TO a young
engineer who came to show him new
appliance for stopping railway engines.
The emperor was pleased with the
thing, and said:
1--WE will put it at once to d practical
test. The day after tomorrow have
your engine ready; we will havo it
coupled to my saloon carriage and then
Are away. When going at full speed
will Unexpectedly give the signal to
stop, and then we will see how the aP-
paratus works"
At the appointed time the emperor
entered his carriage and the engineer
mounted his engine and on they went
for considerable distance. Indeed, the
young engineer began to suspect that
the emperor had fallen asleep, when the
train suddenly 1c to sharp curve
round the edge a cltf, on turning
which the driver saw to his horror an
immense bowlder lying on the rails.
He had just sufficient presence Of
mind to turn the crank Of his brake and
pull up the engine within couple OF
yards of the fatal block.
Here the emperor put his head out OF
the window and asked what they were
stopping for. The engineer pointed to
the piece of rock, on seeing which Dom
Pedro burst into merry laugh.
Push the thing on one side!" he
called out to the engineer, who had
jumped down from the locomotive, and
when the latter in his confusion blindly
obeyed and kicked the stone with his
foot it crumbled into dust,
1t was block Of starch that Dom
Pedro had ordered TO be placed sn the
rails the night before. Boston Globe.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
Hanged Himself ON Christmas.

BDDEFoRD, December 27-James NJ.
Perkins, farmer, OF North Berwick,
hanged himself in his barn Christmas
day. Mental arrangement occasioned by
grip was the cause. He leaves wife
and six children.
Fire in Brunswick.
Brunswick, December 27.-The farm
buildings of Isaac Lafon of Brunswick.
were totally destroyed by fire last night.
Two horses were burned. Loss $1,000;
insurance $1,000.
Caught in the Ice.
MAcHIAs. December 27.-The Machias
river is closed by ice to navigation.
Schooners Regina and Abbie Cole are in
mort. The latter is loaded for the West
Indies.
Skated into the River.
L1yERMoRE FALLS, December 81
Harry. aged II. son of S. W. Burbank,
skated off the ice into the channel in the
river Monday night and drowned. TIL
body has not yet been recovered.
congregationalists Call a Methodist
Minister
B1pDEFoRD, December 27.-The Second
Congregational church has voted to ex-
tend call to Rev. A. I. Snyder of Til
bury Center, Ontario. Rev. Mr.. Snyder
is a Canadian and Methodist, but he
is desirous of becoming an American
and it is al his intention to enter the
Orthodox ministry. He is an eloquent
preacher.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
CANCELLED THEIR INSURANCE
And Were Burned Out Soon After-A
Camden Fire.

CAMDEN, December 27.-Fire at p.
m. tonight nearly destroyed the two
story frame building containing J. Fl.
Montgon,e ,ery's law Office, erected since
the November fire The fire was caused
by the explosion of lamp in the hands
of G. 0. Montgomery, who was some
what burned Montgomery brothers
moved in a few days ago. They had
taken out policy Of $1,000 on the build
ing and $1,000 on the law library in the
National Wisconsin Company of Hart
ford, but owing to difference of opin-
ion regarding rates the policy was can
celled this noon. The library is total
loss. The rear Office was occupied by
DR.. Pearson. He had moved but few
things in. On the first floor Frank
Smiley's billiard table was saved.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
WAS REINACH MURDERED?
Some Things Point to Another Crime
in the Panama Scandal.
WINTER HAS BROUGHT SUFFERING
20 THE OLD WORLD.

Frozen Boilers Exploding in English
Towns-TweIve Skaters Drowned in a
Day-In Finland, Famine Travels
Through Snow Covered Communities
Which People Eager to Help the starv-
ing Cannot Reach-Many Believed to
Have Perished.
PARIS, December 27.-In the greater
excitement attending the proceedings in
the Chamber of Deputies and the revela-
tions compromising so many prominent
men in the Panama Canal scandal sight
has been lost to certain extent of the
autopsy on Baron de Reinach, whose
mysterious death has been attributed
to various causes-apoplexy, suicide and
murder.
The government having charge of the
examination, it is consequently slow
and is attended with great secrecy. The
Figaro today states, however, that it has
information to the effect that DR.. Brou-
ardel, who had charge of the post NOR
TEN examination, reported to the gov
ernment that apop exy was not the
cause of the Barons death. His report,
the Figaro adds, says that Baron de
Reinach was poisoned and that the pois-
on was taken into his stomach eight
hours before death.
The Figaro further says that the fami-
ly of Baron de Reinach are aware of the
contents of the report, and have demand
ed that judicial inquiry be held to
prove that the Baron did not commit
suicide.
1t has been more than limited that
Baron de Reinach was put out OF the
way by those who feared that his evi-
dence might implicate them in the scan
his stomach eight hours before his death
there would be good reason to believe
that this terrible charge against certain
men is true, for on the night of the Bar
on death he, together with NJ. Rouvier
and M. Clemenceau, attempted to secure
a cessation of the newspaper attacks that
were being made upon him. 1t is not at
all probable that had BaI on de Reinach
contemplated suicide he would have
gone to the trouble to attempt to stop at
tacks that in a few hours would have
been nothing to him, and neither would
he have displayed such deep feeling as
to the result of these attacks. Horrible
as it may seem, there is no denying the
fact that some of those implicated in the
scandal would have felt greatly relieved
if Baron de Reinach was dead and be-
yond giving evidence that would be
smireh their hitherto good names. The
fact that the Barons death was linked to
the sudden and mysterious deaths of two
other men who were cognizant of the
bribery of legislators, gives added
strengt to the demand Of the Baron's
family that an inquiry be held to place
the responsibility for his death where 1T
belongs
LIE Gaulois has an interview today
with M. Andrieux, who in the course OF
the interview associated the Baron de
Reinach's death with an attempt made
two years ago to poison Dr. Cornelius
Herr. These articles have re-awakened
interest in the matter and the officia re-
port of the result of the autopsy is eager
ly awaited.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
CLEVELAND ON MURPHY.
The President Elect Twists the Tail of the
Tammany Tiger.

NEW YORK, December 27.-The Times
will print tomorrow a statement by ex-
President Cleveland, declaring his oppo-
sition to the election of Edward Murphy
of Troy to the United States Senate to
succeed Mr.. Hisceck. Mr. Cleveland
says, in part: "The Senator from New
York should be a man not only expert
enced in public affairs, but who has a
clear conception of the vital issues with
which he must deal during the next few
years. Speaking frallkly, as have al
ready done to those entitled to know my
views, it does not seem to me the selec-
ton of Mr.. Murphy shows desire, or
intention, of placing in the Senate man
of such a type"
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
A .Consul,s Libe SLUT.

MONTREAL. December 27.-An action
for libel has been instituted here which
promises to lead to strained relations be-
tween this country and the United States.
About two months ago Col Nicholas
Smith American Consul at Three Rivers
sent to Washington report strongly
condemning Three Rivers and point
ing out the danger that cholera might
obtain foothold there. The cou Gil Of
that city promptly passed resolutions
absolutely contradicting the consul re-
port and demanding his recall. Colonel
Smith as now brought action for $40,-
600 against the city.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
WOMEN WEPT and PRAYED
While the Great Nerdland Rolled
Helpless in the Gale.
HER SHAFT WAS BROKEN AND
The WAS LEAKING.

A Long Day of Anxiety Dragged Away
Before the Ohio's Lights We're Seen
That Steamer, After Breaking Three
Hawsers, Took the Disabled Ship in
Tow and Yesterday Reached Queens
town-The Nordland's Passengers
Cheered and Shouted as the Harbor
Was Reached.
QUEENSTOWN, December 27.-Steam-
ship Nordland was towed into Queens
town harbor by the steamer Ohio this
evening. All the passengers were on
deck waving their hats and handker-
chiefs and cheering. The passengers
were removed to the shore by tender.
All showed signs of the anxiety they
had felt. One passenger says: "On
Thursday, the night of the accident, the
ship was rolling heavily and most of the
cabin passengers were below sick. Five
OF six were in the smoking room. Sud
denly there was terrific crash, and we
were thrown from our seats to the floor.
The vibration of the ship almost shook
us from our feet as we started toward
the door. The captain informed the
terrified passengers that the shaft was
broken but he and the officers tried to
convince all that there was no danger.
In few minutes we learned that the
engineers, at great risk to their lives. had
found that two stay plates and plnmmer
blocks had been smashed and gland of
the engine. The bulkhead had bee :
kept tight. The passengers were just
becoming calmer when we saw the crew
rushing through the steerage carrying
bedding, mats and carpets to be stuffed in
the tunnel box. All knew then that water
was coming in. Nobody slept that night.
Women sat crying in their cabins and all
were badly frightened. The vessel rolled
terribly and with every roll came tre-
mendous thump as if a piece of the shaft
was loose and smashing things in the
hold. The sails had been spread but did
not steady the ship noticeably. The
crew worked heroically at the pumps
twenty-four hours after the accident and
the engineers were busy at the shaft fix
ing plugs and trying to prevent further
influx Of water. Eventually word was
sent out that the flow of water had been
checked.
'sFriday was uneeentful, but at 2 Sat
urday morning the lockout yelled light
ahead Everybody turned out. She is
a steamer; she is steamers; was the
next call. We all shook hands and
cheered, and many ran about shouting
for Joy. We all remained on deck the
rest Of the night watching the Ohio's
lights. At daylight she stood by, passed
a hawser and took us in tow. The Ohio
began towing us very slowly, but, the
strain caused by the heavy seas was too
great, and after five minutes the hawser
broke. Before another hawser could be
passed nine houls elapsed. The second
hawser broke, as did also a third one.
On Sunday other hawsers were fixed and
as the weather had improved in the
meantime, they held until we reached
this harbor.''
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
The coMPAssss FRozE.

strangest of All Weird Tales of Stormy
Times at Sea.
NEW YORK, December 27 One of the
strangest occurrences that has ever been
heard of in the maritime world was
brought to light yesterday, when Capt.
Gavin, the commander of the British
tramp steamship Laurestina, reported at
this port that for three days he was un-
able to use his compasses, the alcohol
having frozen and rendered them useless
Many weird tales of the deep were told
yesterday by the captains of the large
fleet of ocean and coasting vessels which
for days had been compelled to steer far
out of their courses in order to escape
the fury of the elements, but it was left
to Capt. Gavin to tell the most thrilling
experience.
when the particulars of his tempestu-
GUS voyage were made known many old
seamen hurried to his vessel to inspect
the compasses which had broken all
records md refused to work in a hurri-
cane. The brass instruments were lying
on the table of Capt Gavin's cabin, a
coat of ice topping the head of each.
The steering compasses, of which there
were two, were still caked with ice,
while the standard compass was just
thawing out. The Laure estina left Brem-
en- on December l3. She had proceeded
within 60 miles of the Georges shoals
when the storm storm struck her.
In order to escape the storm Captain
Gavin headed to the northward SO as TO
get only the edge of the cyclone. The
further north he got, the colder became
the weather, and on the night of Decem-
Der % the helmsman reported the com
passes as being out of order. A hasty
examination of the steering compasses
showed that they were freezing, and on
going to the bridge compass Captain Ca
vim found that it, too, had frozen, and
tha there was no way of getting to port
excepting by trusting to the sun and
stars. Saturday the Laurestina fell in
with New York pilot boat and secured
a pilot, who brought her safely in.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
THREE WERE INJURED.
Heavy Iron Plate Fell on Them at the
BATH Iron Works.
Especial to the Press.1

BATH, December 27.-While heavy
iron plate was being hoisted at the Iron
Works today, the rope broke. Three
men were injured. M. Doyle had his
instep scraped, laying bare the tendons
and severing three toes. J. Jacobson
received a severe confusion of the shin
and instep and P. Doyle badly sprained
his ankle. DIR. A. N. Fuller attended to
the injured men.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, NE, December 27, 1892.
Is A. MIS- P. M.


The following are the observations Of
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, December q, taken
at D. 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, 22s, N, cloudy; New York,
2sa. NV. partly cloudy; Philadelphia,
26a, NV, cloudy; Washington, 220, NV,
cloudy: Albany, 16e, NV, clondless;
Buffalo, 2oS, SW, cloudy; Detroit, g.,
NV. cloudy; Chicago, 10o, ", cloud
less; St. Paul, g., 8, cloudless; St.
Vincent, 23a below, S, cloudy; Huron,
Dak., 50, NV, cloudy; Bismarck, 8,eNW,
partly cloudy; Jacksonville, 369, W,
cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
Burned to Death.

MANCHESTER, December 27.-Mrs.
Arthur Rivard. about 80 years of age,
died this morning of injuries received
yesterday while sitting in chair asleep
Her little girl was playing with the fire
and dropped burning paper in her lap:
1t blazed up and Mrs. Rivard inhaled
the flames. Her husband was lying on
the bed asleep and sick. Another little
girl about eight years old, tried to OK
tinguish the flames by tearing off the
clothing. The husband and two chill
dren were also badly burned. The
screams of the woman brought first DR..
Fitzpatrick, dentist, who did what he
could for her until other medical aid ar
rived. She was badly burned about the
lower part of the body.
A snow storm was raging in Norfolk,
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28

Mrs. Maybrick, describing the most re-
cent illness of the imprisoned woman
and her battle for life, Baroness De
Roquesisays that her daughter lay for
six weeks at the point of death, being
saved only by the great exertions of the
prison physicians. Mrs. Maybrick, says
her mother, whispered incessantly her
gratitude for the efforts of American
women in her behalf.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
FAMINE IN FINLAND.

1t is Feared that Whole Communities
Have Perished.
STOCKHOLM, December 27.-The fam
inc in North Finland is increasing. There
is a movement in Sweden to renew the
subscriptions of last year for the aid o.
the starving Finlanders. Many villages
are snow bound. 1t is feared the suffer
ings of the people are intense, as they
have no means Of breaking through the
great drifts on account of the weakness
of themselves and cattle. 1t is feared
whole communities have perished as
nothing has been heard from them for a
number of days.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
ENGLAND SUFFERING.
Cold Enongh to Make Boilers Explode
But Not to Save Skaters.

Cold Enongh to Make Boilers Explode
But Not to Save Skaters.
LONDON, December 27.-England is
having severe and trying Christmas
weather. Vigorous frost prevails
throughout the country. The average
temperature is about 21 degrees above
zorro. Many accidents have occurred in
Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle,
owing to frozen boilers bursting. Twelve
skaters lost their lives by drowning in
Great Britain yesterday. The poor are
suffering terribly in London. The
privation in London among the unem-
ployed will increase with the advance of
winter. Notwithstanding the numbers
already here, multitudes continue to
throng in from all parts of the country.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
THE WEATHER.
Occasional Snow.

WASHINGTON, December 27.-For
Maine: Occasional snow; north winds;
signals displayed at Narraganset and
Woods Holl.
BosToH, December 27.-Local forecast
for New England for Wednesday: Cen
orally fair, except light SHOWS along the
southeast coast of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island; slight change in tempera-
ture; northerly winds. For Thursday:
Generally fair and slightly colder.
Local Weather Report.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
SHE STRUCK IN A HURRi CANE,
The Gold Hunter Went to Pieces on Boon
Island Ledge.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., December 81
Light house steamer Lilac arrived this
afternoon with Captain Rawding and the
crew Of the schooner Gold Hunter. That
vessel went ashore on Boon Island ledge
week ago tonight. The wind was
blowing hurricane, and the crew took
to the boats. After hard pulling they
reached Boon Island. where they re-
mained with Light Keeper Williams un-
til this morning, the weather preventing
any attempt to reach the mainland. The
schooner was of 96 tons, and owned in
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
FISHERMEN TAKE NOTICE.
Sir j. G. Hopkins Has Found New Bank
Off Nova Scotia.
Especial to the Press.]

Especial to the Press.]
HALIFAX, December 27.-Admiralty
soundings made by Sir J. G. Hopkins in
the war ship Emerald show the existence
of a bank at the west of Lahave bank on
the coast of Nova Scotia, not marked on
the chart. The admiral says this might
be mistaken for Lahaye bank by vessels
making for Halifax from the south in
thick weather and that the soundings
between Sable island and longitude 63o
west should be used with caution.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
The Umbria in Trouble.

LONDON. December 27.-The officials
of the Cunard line say they have no
doubt the steamer Umbria's delay is due
to the breaking down of her engines.
The Portland daily press., 1892-12-28
ESTABLISHED JUNE 2s, 1se2-voL. 81.
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

THIS MORNINGS NEWS.
Page 1.
Weather indications.
General telegraph news.
Page g.
State topics of interest.
Maine towns.
Society elections.
City of Deering news.
Annual report of the inspector Of rife practice.
California as it was when ruled by Spanish
Mexicans.
Page4.
Editorials.
Foreign letter.
Deaths and marriages.
Music and drama.
DIR. Blanchard's fourth lecture on American
histary.
Xmas presents of Rice's 1892 company.
Verdict of coroner's jury in the case of Lorenzo
Knights death.
The water contract.
Christmas trees at the Gospel Mission.
Arrested for assault
Reunion of class of 1892. F. his.
Page 6.
Wit and Wisdom.
Poem: Waiting for the angels.
Story: Princes well.
Agricultural topics.
Page Z
Financial and Commercial
Marine News.
Page 8,
Personal.
Brief Jottings. ,s
Fred Irving, the burglar, arraigned In the
Municipal Court yesterday.
Military court martial.
Funeral of DR.. Charles E. Webster.