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The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Danger of civil war in Samoa is now
cold To ho nanSt

Danger of civil war in Samoa is now
said to be past.
Edwin G.. Eastman of Exeter, N. H.,
has been nominated for attorney general
of that state.
Partisan tradesmen are already taking
advantage Of the new tariff law, by effect
ing general raising OF their prices, even
on French goods.
David Porter, deputy collector of GUS
toms at Savannah, Ca, was killed by his
son Monday night. 1t is alleged that
Porter was abusing his wife.
The following patents have been
granted to people in Maine: G. Poole,
Sanford, loom for weaving pile fabrics
r. E. Rhoades, Pittsfield, loom.
Schooner Servia has arrived at Della
ware Breakwater having on board the
last two of the men who drifted to sea
on the New York street cleaning depart
ment's scows last week.
The captain of the lime schooner Geo.
A. Leland. whose trouble with his crew
at Portsmouth has been reported, will
be arraigned in Boston on charges pre-
ferred by the crew.
Jacob E. Hutchins, prominent citi-
zen of Concord. N. H., is dead. He was
native of Rumford, Me. He had held
number of city and state offices during
his long residence in Concord.
Instances of cruelty in the 18th Ger
man Army Corps are reported. Ser
geants have kept the men drilling when
insufficiently clad during meal times and
sleeping hours. Several of the sergeants
have been imprisoned.
A Montevideo special to the New York
Herald saws that the entire police force
Of that G city, has been busy in keeping
order on account of the riotous conduct
of the men, who have been given liberty
from the ships of Admiral walkers
squadron, which are now in the port
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
THE DEATH OF TENA DAVIS.
Trefethen and Smith Bound Over to
Answer for 1t.

MAIDEN, Mass, February 2.-James
A. Trefethen and William Fl. Smith,
charged with the murder of Tena J. Da-
Wis, were today held for the grand jury
by the district court. The dead girl S
mot her was one of the witnesses against
them. She testified that the night of her
daughters disappearance the latter left
the house at I CLOCK, stating that she
was going to the corner to meet Bert
Trefethen. She never saw her alive
again. Trefethen called the next day.
He denied all knowledge about Tena's S
disappearance. Trefethen also called on
her several times to learn if she had
learned anything of her missing daught-
er. She also testified that the day before
her daughters disappearance her daught-
er went over to Charlestown to meet
Trefethen, and that she said that when
they went over the Maiden bridge Tre-
fethen told her that it was good place
for her to jump overheard.
Mr.. Davis was much affected and faint
ed after giving her testimony. Other
witnesses testified to hearing a womans
cries near the Maiden bridge on the
night Tena Davis disappeared, and see
ing buggy resembling Trefethen's in
that vicinity. Trefethen is accused of
having ruined the girl under a promise Of
marriage and then committing the muir
der with the assistance of Smith, his
brother-in-law. Miss Davis was a native
of Bethel, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
KILLED HIS SCHOOL GIRL WIFE.
Carlyle w. Harris Found Guilty of Muir
der in the First Degree.

NEW YORK, February 2.-Carlyle W.
Harris, young student accused of hav-
ing poisoned his wife, Helen Potts, was
tonight found guilty of murder in the
first degree. On February 1st, 1891,
Helen Potts, a daughter of a wealthy
railroad contractor of Asbury Park,
while in attendance at a fashionable
boarding school in this city, died after a
brief Illness An autopsy held on the
body resulted in the discovery that death
was due to morphine poisoning. Harris
and Miss Potts had been clandestinely
married and the prosecution claimed that
Harris was afraid the marriage would
become known, and SO poisoned his
wife, placing two morphine pellets in a
box of quinine pills, in order to accom-
plish his purpose. The case has been on
trial several weeks, and has been made
remarkable by the array of medical men
summoned as experts by both the prose-
cution and the defence. The evidence
against Harris was very strong, but the
case has been fought step by step and a
great number of exceptions have been
taken by the defendants counsel.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
Dana's is ''Ihe Kind That Cures.''

WELLINGTON, Me-, Dec. II, 1891.
DANA SARSAPARILLACo Co.:
Gentleaaen:-Our son Henry Smith
who is now 13 years of age, was taken
last fall with q severe pain in saES
legs. extending to hhS haps,
which increased to such an extent that
the cords contracted until mas Kegs
were drawn uED 10 HaEs Body and
it hurt him SO to move that 1t took three
persons to remove him from his bed.
His hip SWelletd to three times its
natural size. TaaFce RUNNING
sores appeared, one upon the side OF
his hip discharged some days nearly
half a pint.
clans, but they did him no good. they
could do was give him morphine to
kill the pain. They unanimously said,
81 think the poor little fellow must
die. But if he should live, he Win al.
ways be cripple, bis legs VIII
never straighten."
He had been confined to the house for
seven months, and we were GiScOgar-
aged. One day we read of DANA'S
SARSAPARILLA and sent and got
bottle, and before he had taken that one
bottle the pain began 60 cease.
We stopped giving morphine. He kept
gaining, and we continued giving him
DANA'S SARSAPARELLA until he
had taken mime bottles and HE ES
NOW WE'LL AND GOING TO
SCHOOL.
Respectfully yours,
MR.. S MRS. ASA SMITH.
The truth of the above is certified
to by the following prOminent
citizens in Wellington:- IS. 5. HUH,
Hotel Keeper; Herbert Lawrence, Mer-
shant; Sarah Z. Hartman, p. NJ;
Isaiah Whitehouse, Selectman; Rev.
Franklin T. Frye; G. G. Whitehouse.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
SAVED FROM THE CLIFFS.
How the Coast Guardsmen Saved the Ell
der's Crew.

How the Coast Guardsmen Saved the Ell
der's Crew.
LONDON, February 2.-The steamer
Elder has been abandoned, all hands be-
ing safely landed by the coast guardsmen
The storm, at the time the life boats were
launched was of terrific violence, and
the crews at Atherfield, Brightstone and
Lews had tremendous struggle to get
their craft beyond the breakers. The
captain of the Elder was the last person
to leave the vessel.
One of the officers ofE the Elder says
while the vessel was steaming along the
English Channel Sunday a sharp lookout
was kept for the pilots, but none were
seen. The captain had personal charge
at the time of the accident. The vessel
was going at the slowest speed. After
she struck the band, which had been
playing, rushed on deck, but there
seemed to be no danger and the
concert was resumed. The life
boats used in the rescue of the
Elders crew had to be lowered 200 feet
from the cliffs where they were drawn up.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
HER BACK BROKEN.
Steamer Elder Left the Prey Of the
Waves and Rocks.
GALLANT RESCUE OF THE CREW
BY THE COAST GUARDSMEN.

Life Boats Lowered from Cliffs 200 Feet
Above the water-The Captain the
Last to Leave the Wrecked Weasel
How She Struck-The Band Was Play
ing in the Cabin and the Concert Went
Right Along.
LONDON, February 2.-There now
seems to be more than probability that
the North German Lloyd Steamship Ell
der which ran on the rocks at Atherfeld,
Isle of Wight, at about 10 o'clock Sun
day night, will become a total loss. 1t
was hoped last night that the govern
ment and other tugs would be able to
pull the Elder off at midnight, but all
attempts in that direction have failed.
Throughout the night a high wind pre-
vailed, raising a heavy sea which caused
high breakers to sweep almost continu-
ously over the Elder. The result is that
her position this morning was changed
decidedly for the worse. He bow had
risen out of the water and her stern has
sunk lower beneath the breaking waves
which deluged her at short intervals.
The ships propeller during the night
was carried away. This morning Capt.
Heinecke signaled that the size of the
leak in her bottom had increased and
that the water was gaining rapidly upon
the crew. in spite of the ceaseless efforts
to keep it down. It then became appar-
emit that the Elder must, almost beyond
doubt, become a complete wreck, and
her life boats were got ready to take OFT
the crew when the word to abandon the
ship should be given.
| As the tide began to rise the hopes of
| those who still believed that the Elder
could be hoated began to sink to the
| lowest ebb, for the water steadily rose
till it overfowed the after deck. In adj
dition, the fresh breeze which sprang up
this morning gradually increased into q
gale of wind, which again caused heavy
seas to sweep over the Elder. Experts
| in maritime matters, who have examined
the Elder as she rests on the rocks off
Atherfeld. have expressed the opinion
that her back is broken and that there is
absolutely no hope of saving her.
| Acting it is believed under instruc-
from the agents of the North German
| Lloyds Company, the officers of the Eli
der when questioned as to the cause of
their running ashore refused to give any
explanation Of the disaster further than
to say that Sunday night was excessively
i foggy, and that they were unable to see
any Of the lights on the English coast
while making their way up the channel.
The Elder herself is valued at about
800, 900, and her cargo at about $50 900,
not including the specie, which will be
saved Both the steamer and her cargo
are fully insured.
A few bags of mail from the Elder and
237 of her passengers have arrived at
Southampton. They were driven from
Atherfeld across the Isle of Wight,
where they took steamer for South
ampton.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
ATHLETICS AT COLBY.
Talk of the Ball Seasonal Rowing Course
in Prospect.
rspecial to the Press I


WATERvILLE, February 2.-Athletics
in Colby are taking a decided boom,
Manager Nichols has called his men to-
gether and informed them that with
good solid work the coming season may
see Colby at the fore on the campus. The
material this year is good, and there is
no reason why the pennant for the ma
tional game of base ball may not wave
over the college nine another year.
In the contest for the intercollegiate
championship, for the last ten years,
Colby has seven victories to her credit.
Few men will be able to fill the position
Of the graduates, Parsons and Foster, but
under the tuition of a man like Mains,
many new points will be learned. The
coming season will find the college nine
made up about as follows: Whitman,
pitcher; Reynolds and Hall, catchers;
Bonney, Hoxie and Latlip on bases; Kali
loch, Nash, Lombard and Merrill in the
field.
Another rather important item for the
Athletic Association which is confirmed
by the survey just completed by the
Holinsworth, Whitney Paper Company,
is that of the report that the present
dam would be raised number of feet,
which will give the college a boating
course of nearly three miles. The dam
will be raised six and half feet and the
company have already paid WinsloW
Simpson, Lyman Simpson, Daniel Simp-
son and William Watson's heirs for all
damage which may occur from Howage'
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
washington Notes,

Senator Sherman has introduced a bill
granting arrears of fspensions to all per
sons drawing pensions on account OF the
loss of a limb or limbs, from the date of
their discharge or disability.
A state dinner was given by President
and Mrs. Harrison to the diplomatic
corps last evening. Secretary and Mrs.
Blaine and Mr.. and Mrs. Frye were
among the guests. :,
The Stewart free coinage bill will
probably be reported to the Senate on
Thursday next. Two Democrats will
probably join the Republicans on the
committee in an adverse report.
The Senate yesterday devoted over
two hours to discussion of the bill re-
lating to public printing. No action was
taken.
In the Daggett-Dubois contest for a
seat in the United States Senate from
Idaho, the majority of the committee
report in favor of Dubois. Mr.. Vance
gave notice of minority report.
Senator Palmer has introduced joint
resolution to amend the Constitution SO
as to have the United States Senators
elected by popular vote.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03

rn;a+;o, h;lls when in the interest of re-
.lssoion o IN expenditures. He said he
IA SI' this m fest the sentiment of the
House. ;,
,,a,.;.;a,, and was replied to by Mr..
Riosls. R;nstlaU of Maine, who predicted that if
49, haa4S,oy Ss'r9y,os;tion was incorporated in the
LIS r,I pioeh nctoher would find the House
s'lI NJ - BIount RJo of Georgia advocated the
rule. The only
wav to Retrench Expenditures
was to retrench them. The only way in
which this could be accomplished was by
legislation on appropriation bills.
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina, in sup
nortino the rule, advocated the doctrine
Of riders upon appropriation bills. By
tbe adontion of a similar rule in the 44th
ConUress a saving of over $4,000, 600
was made. On that record, Mr.. Tilden
had been elected President. The Repub-
licans had stolen the office but if this
ruje was again adopted, the next Presi-
dent would be Democratic.
M Pickler of South Dakota opposed
the rule. basing his opposition upon the
ground that no greater power should be
given the appropriations committee. He
further alluded to the power to be given
the COMMITTEES on rules. Three men now
living in the Southeastern portion of the
country absolutely controlled the legisla-
tion of the government under the rules
it was proposed to adopt. He opposed
the concentration of power in the hands
of a few favored committees.
Pending action, the House adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
A MARKET FOR LUMBER.
President Makes Proclamation of Recipro-
city with Germany.

President Makes Proclamation of Recipr0-
city with Germany.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-The Presi-
dent today issued proclamation de-
claring that a reciprocity agreement had
been made with Germany under the Nc
Kinley law, by which, in return for the
exemptions made in section of that
law, Germany had authorized admission,
from and after February 1, 1892, into the
German empire of articles of merchan-
disc, the product of the United States,
named in the accompanying schedule on
the terms stated therein.
Among other articles are the follow
ing, the rate of duty being in marks
per 100 kilograms:
Hides and skins, raw, green salted,
lime dried, stripped of hair forthe manu-
facture of leather-free.
Charcoal-free.
Bark, wood and tan bark-free.
Lumber and timber. (A) raw or mere
lv rough hewn with axe or saw with OF
without bark; oaken barrel staves-20.
(B) Marked in the direction Of the
longitudinal axis or prepared or cut
otherwise than by rough hewing; barrel
slaves not included under (A), hubs, fel
loes, and spokes-30. (C) Sawed in the
direction of the longitudinal axis; un-
planed boards, sawed cantle woods, other
| articles, sawn or hewn--S0. Wood in
cut veneering; sgunglued and unstained
parts of aoors-5.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF.
War in the House Of the Faithful
Over the Silver Question.
MIR. HARTER SAYS FREE COINAGE
MEANS DEMOCRATIC RUIN.

Silver Dollar Bland Replies that Harter is
in Woeful Minority and Doesn't
Know What He Is Talking About
Democrats Pledged According to
Bland-Revolution in Ideas According
to Harter-No Caucus.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-Repre-
sentative Harter of Ohio, today said:
II have decided not to push the silver
caucus for the reason that Democratic
opinion is changing very rapidly, not
only upon the wisdom of passing a sill
yer bill, but upon the merits OF the
question. Last Thursday, nine of ten
men would have predicted that free
silver bill would pass the House. To-
day venture to express the opinion that
no bill providing for the free and unlimi-
ted coinage of silver will pass this ses-
sion. The most earnest of the free sill
yer people recognize the fact that free
silver plank in the platform
would break the party in twain,
and we would have to say goodbye to
New England, the Middle States and
such states as Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa
and Michigan. The question presents
Dangers Not Before Considered,
and from this time on the active Opposi-
ton of Democratic Newspapers will
probably increase. 1t would be hard
now to gather Is men in the House who
would go upon record as believing a
Democrat can be elected President in
1892 upon platform which would give
the citizens of Colorado 100 cents worth
of property or the services of everybody
else in the land for what is supposed to
cost them less than 14a cents
Mr.. Bland, when told of the decision
to abandon the proposed caucus and MI
Harter's reasons therefor, said: s'Mr
Harter was the chief promoter of this
caucus. He has ascertained that the
Democratic party cannot be bulldozed
by the national bank nor the money
power of this country, and if the caucus
were called he would be in a woeful mi
nority. Four-fifths of the Democrats
who came here
Came Pledged to Free Silver.
Instead of being a change against the
free coinage bill, the changes are all the
other way. The party sees now that i
we do not pass q free silver bill, we vii
be stultifying ourselves and our recort
| in the last Congress, that we will be act
ing the part of towards. The Democrat
ic party in 1888 ignored the silver ques
ton in the interest of Mr.. Cleveland
who was known to be hostile to silver
The Republican party in their platform
at Chicago denounced Cleveland's ad
ministration for its hostility tx
silver, and they courageously announced
themselves as friends of silver and bea
Mr. Cleveland in his own state. The,
also gained control of the house. # the
Democrats again act the part of duplicit,
on the question and permit the Republi
will lose not only the Presidency but, be
yond all question, the House. This
House will pass free coinage bill.''
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
RoCKLAND NEWS.
Dredingg in HarborWanted-The Grippe's
Work-Local Politics.
Especial TO the Press.l


Especial TO the Press.l
RocKLAND, February "A petition is
in circulation here asking for the ap-
pointment of an engineer to survey
Rockland harbor with view to having
it dredged and excavated. The need of
such actor n has been demonstrated time
and again, particularly the past summer
when several accidents happened in the
harbor, among them being that of the
steamer Penobscot which ran onto sunk
en- rocks and was considerably damaged.
The petition is being literally signed.
There were 35 deaths in this city dur
ing the month Of January. The majori-
ty of these were caused directly or indi-
rectly by the grippe and its complica-
tions.
A. A. Beaton, ESQ.,, has received an
appointment as a member of the adviso-
~ council of the labor congress auxiliary
to the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
A petition is in circulation asking
Mayor Butler, whose second tearm il
closing, to again be candidate. Friends
of other aspirants are making the peti
ton the subject of considerable criti-
ciSm.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, ME, February 2, 1892.
8 A. M. 8 P. NJ.
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, February 2, talk
en- at 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, 32o, E, snow; New York, $50,
NE, cloudy; Philadelphia, 40o, N, cloudy;
Washington, 520, W, cloudy; Albany, 32o
S, snow; Buffalo, 340, W, snow; Detroit,
34o, W, cloudy; Chicago, 34o, NV, clou-
dy; St. Paul, 800, W, cloudless; st. Vim
cent, 1Oo, calm, cloudless; Huron, So.
Oak. 260, NE, cloudy; Bismarck, 900, Sc,
snow; jacksonville, 620, W, cloudless.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03

had been fully cured: had the disease thir-
teen months before began taking the RENE
DIES, and in four or five weeks was entirely
cured. MY disease was eczema and psoriasis
know of a great many who have taken the
REMEDIES, and thank me for the kn0Wledge oI
them. especially mothers who have babes with
scaly eruptions on their heads and bodies l
cannot express my thanks to you My BODY
was covered with scales and / was an awful
spectacle to behold. Now my skin is as clear
as baby's. .,, 1,,,
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
A Danger to Mariners.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, February Gap
tain Hussey, of the schooner Ella G..
Bartlett, today reported that yesterday
the schooner fell in with vessel bottom
up, eight miles southeast of Eastern
Point. The vessel was of about 70 tons,
the bottom was painted with copper
paint, and the sides were painted green.
The Bartlett took the wreck in tow, but
was obliged to let go on account of head
winds. The position of the wreck is
dangerous to navigation.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
RANDOLPH FUCKERS IDEA.
A Distinguished Democrats Plan Pro-
posed by Mr.. Reed.

-
posed by 1Ir. Reed.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-The battle
over the rules goes merrily on in the
House. MI. Reed of Maine, today of
fered an amendment providing that
whenever quorum fails to vote on any
question, there shall be a call of the
House by yeas and nays. AS each mem
Der answers to his name he shall vote on
the yeas and nays. Mr.. Reed stated
that the amendment was similar to o ne
offered some years ago by Mr.. John Ran
dolph Tucker
MI. McMillin of Tennessee opposed the
amendment and inveighed against the
action of the last Congress in locking the
doors during the call of the House. He
referred to the celebrated feat of Kilgore
of Texas in kicking open the door, and
declared he did perfectly right Laugh
ter and applause.] The free representa-
tives of free people should never be
called upon to legislate under lock and
key. Applause.
MI. MILLS Oh l0AdS SstlCl UlldU III SuOWCa
the adherence of the Democratic party
to freedom when so great man as Mr..
Tucker could not induce it to depart
from the fundamental principles of
representative government Democrat
ic applause. He was a Democrat. Ap-
plause. He went back to the funda-
mental principles of representative gov
ernment. Were the people to be COM
PEELED to vote? Congress had the same
right to do that as to compel representa-
tives to vote.
Mr.. Reed Desired
to divest the debate of all partisan char
acter. AS he was proposing Democrat
ic amendment, supported by first rate
Democratic authority, he was sure the
House would not allow itself to be
dashed into state of mind. This House
was Democratic three to one. Instead OF
! getting into fight, it should consider
the rules looking calmly to the good and
interest of the country. MI. Reed then
quoted from the remarks made by Mr..
Springer and MI. Blackburn in favor of
the tucker amendment when it was
first offered.
Mr.. Springer, in retort, quoted against
Mr.. Reed, his uGtefanceS upon tildG occd-
sion in opposition to the amendment
Mr.. Allen of Mississippi suggested, as
compromise, that the gentleman from
Maine adopt the speech Of the gentle
man from Illinois, and the gentleman
from Illinois adopt the speech of the
gentleman from Maine. That would
Save time and put an end to the contro-
versy.
The Amendment was Rejected.
Mr.. Bynum of Indiana offered al
amendment striking out from the list o.
privileged motions which may be made
when any question is under debate,
motion to fix day to which the House
shall adjourn and take a recess. Aftel
debate the amendment was lost-yeas
81; nays, 161.
Mr. Burrows of Michigan offered an
amendment providing that no dilato1ry
motion shall be entertained by the
Speaker. This was promptly rejected.
MI. Boatner offered an amend mem
striking out all that part of the rules
giving permission to legislate on appro
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03
Police Examining Board.

At a meeting of the police examining
board last evening Henry Mccormick
and Jacob E. Jones successfully passed
the physical examination. William
White and George A. Dow passed the
general examination.
The Portland daily press., 1892-02-03

record under 1891 OF subsequent condi-
tions who represented the state at Creed
moore, may hereafter win position on
state team, or who have won in 1891 or
who may hereafter win an individual
trophy in state match. The names OF
35 men will be announced soon who will
be called together as soon as the weather
will permit for competition for places on
the state team.