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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04

WASHINGTON. February 3.-In the
Senate today MI. Dolph, from the com
mittee on foreign relations, reported
back adversely the various anti-Chinese
bills introduced at the present session,
and reported in lieu Of them q bill con
tinuing in force for loyears all the laws
now in force prohibiting and regulating
the coming into this country ny OF Chinese
hs an and resolution ii sse propoeg
amendment to the constitution Of the
United States relating to marriage and
divorce, heretofore introduced BY Mr..
KYLE. was taken up and Mr.. Kyle ad-
dressed the Senate in support of it. The
amendment proposes that Congress shall
have exclusive power to regulate mar
riage and divorce in the several states
and territories and the District of CoIum-
bia. The resolution was referred.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
8 A. M. 8 P. NJ.
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weat' er
Bureau for yesterday, February 8, TAX
en- at p. 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, cloudy; New York, 81,
NV, NV, partly cloudy; PhiladelPhja' Pad NW SS'
partly cloudy; Albany, 3o0, W, ,oas snow;
Buffalo, 2s0, W, snow; Detroit, so, ",
iaDI Paui, 2ss, SSaeo' sW cloudy; St. vincent ~
Sc, cloudy; Huron, So. Oak. 240, S,
cloudless; Bismarck, 24o, NV, cloud
less: jacksonville, 54o, W, cloudless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
THE FLYING NORWEGIAN.
A Big Vessel Navigating Herself
AboSt the Atlantic.
SHE LEFT PORT WITH A LOT OF
MUTINEERS ON BOARD.

What Happened Afterwards Is a Mystery
-Nrutineers Had Declared the Vessel
Unseaworthy-They Were Ironed and
New Men Hired-AH Told, Fifty Were
On the Ship--Her Boats Would Not
Hold that Number.
New YORK, February 3.-News of the
abandonment at sea of the big Norwe-
gian ship Florida, was brought here today
by the steamer Runic, from Liverpool,
which passed the Florida January 20 in
latitude AZ, 50t north; longitude 4S0, 49,
west, driving before the wind with some
canvas spread. Her hull and upper
works were somewhat damaged, but her
yards, masts and all the headgear were
intact. She did not seem to be in con-
dition neces. itating abandonment. The
Florida sailed from Pascagoula, Fla,
December 81, for Dordrecht, with car
go of southern products. She was COM
manded by Captain Ellefsen, and carried
crew numbering about 25. Captain
Ellefsen had trouble with the sailors at
Pascagoula, the men asserting that the
vessel was unseaworthy. After being 9
fewdays at sea, they mutinied and refused
to work her out of southern
waters, Captain Ellefsen headed towards
Cuba and about January 7th reached
Havana. At the Norwegian CONSUL sug-
gestion, the refractory seamen We're put
in irons, and imprisoned in the hold. A
new crew was secured January 10th, and
the Florida again sailed for Dordrecht
Two days later the steamer Ciudad Con-
dial passed her under full sail about 40
miles off the Florida coast. Her hull
was very deep in the water. That was
the last7heard of her until the Runic fell
in with her, abandoned. No news of
Capt. Ellefsen OF his two crews,
numbering about so men, has
been received at any port. The
few life boats of the Florida could not
accommodate all the men on board, and
it is feared some lives were lost, unless
the men were taken off by passing ves-
sci. The Florida was a three masted
vessel of 1864 tons. She was built in
1867 at st. John, N. B., and was formerly
called the Louisa Fletcher. She was
owned by Hansen & Abrahamsen, Pors-
grund, Norway. With canvas spread,
beating aimlessly about the Atlantic, the
derelict is menace to navigation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
POLICE BROKE HEADS
After Riotous Prisoners Had Raised High
Jinks at Deer island,

BosToN, February 8. - The trouble
which has been brewing at the city insti-
tutions at Deer Island for some time
past, due to the internecine warfare in
the board of commissioners for public
institutions, has resulted in an open and
serious rebellion. There have been
many complaints that the men were not
properly housed and cared for, and a
row between prisoner and an officer
gave an excuse for all hands to begin
creating trouble.
Last evening, Dominick McCue, who
arrived at the island during the day, un-
der sentence for drunkenness, with six
months of imprisonment before him, got
into an alteration with Officer Erskine,
and on the charge of insolence and in
subordination was locked up. There
was considerable disturbance during the
evening, the men being exceedingly moi
sy; and this morning, when they were
sent to their allotted tasks, the trouble
eliminated in an outbreak of the prison
ers in the sewing room. They refused
to work until Superintendent Gerrish
should come, and insisted on having a
talk with him. When the superintend-
ent arrived he was greeted with loud de-
mands for the release of McCue. This
he declined to do, and riot was soon in
progress. The men rushed from the
sewing room out into the yard, and let
pandemonium loose.
In the yard they are accustomed to
line up ON the,,way to the workshops,
and a small guard-house in the centre,
circular in shape, with windows looking
out in all directions and commanding a
view of the enclosure, is usually occu-
pied at such times by a couple of de-
puGies.
The guard house was at once their OBJ
| ject of attack. They advanced upon it
with snowballs, and the guards, Officers
White and Wilson, were forced to beat a
hasty retreat. After breaking the win
dows and battering in the door, they
started for the sheds, Pickaxes, clubs,
| icepicks and pitchforks were grabbed
by the men, and they came back to re-
new their attack on the House of Indus
try itself.
| Others marched about the grounds
cheering and shouting, and some went to
the stone yard, near the water front,
where they threw hammers and other
tools overheard.
| One party headed for the boiler-rooms,
| but Chief Engineer Page kept them at
bay with his revolver for Is minutes.
A large force of police. soon after
reached the island and after they had
broken the heads of 10 or. II convicts,
pandemonium was succeeded by calm,
the prisoners being locked op.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
HOUSE ADOPTED 1T.
Offered by Mr.. Dingley and
Supported by Mr.. Reed.

Supported by Mr.. Reed.
WASHINGTON, February 3.-The House
today resumed consideration of the
rules, the pending motion being the one
made by Mr. Boatner of Louisiana, strik
ing out the clause permitting general leg
islation on appropriation bills, provided
that, being germane, it retrenched expen-
ditures. After long debate, Mr.. Catch
ings of Mississippi demanded the previ
GUS question, and it was ordered. Mr..
Boatner's motion was defeated, SO to 110.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine offered an
amendment providing that no bill or res
olution shall, at any time, be amended
by incorporating therein the substance of
any other bill or resolution pending be-
fore the House, The amendment was
lost. 81.
Mr.. Dingley also offered an amend
ment providing for the consideration OF
Senate amendments to House bills, not
appropriating money, as soon as they are
laid before the House. In speaking in
favor of the amendment, Mr.. Reed of
Maine remarked that the work of the
last Congress had been done under stress
of weather from the reading of the first
journal to final adjournment, and if the
Ship had sailed safely over the stormy
sea, how much better would it sail in the
summer weather which would character
ize this House. Laughter]. The
amendment was agreed to.
After further discussion the House adj
journed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
ONE ONCE SAVED $4,000,
Now He Is Out of Work-Express Mes
sengers Suddenly Discharged.

CHICAGO, February 3.-Twenty ex-
press messengers in the employ of the
Adams Express Company, it is stated
here, have been discharged within two
days. More discharges, it is said, will
follow. Most of the messengers are vet
Grams, including Dresbach, who fought a
gang of robbers at Seymour, Ind, in
1872, and successfully defended $4,000
of express money. Noreason is assigned
for the discharge. The men claim it is
the result of a determination by the
company's officials to exterminate the
Brotherhood of Express Messengers.
The men will apply for admission to the
Federation of Railway Employees in the
hope of securing the aid of that organi-
zation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
The Lawyers of Maine.

AUGUSTA, February 3.-The pro-
gramme for the annual meeting of the
Maine State Bar Association has been ar
ranged and is being sent out by Secreta-
ry Leslie C. Cornish, Esq. The meeting
will be held in the senate chamber, Au-
gusta, February II at 2.30 p. M, with
the following order of business: Re
ports and election of officers; address by
the president, Hon. Charles F. Libby:
address by Hon. Orville D. Baker, sub
iect, ''The Profession;' address by Hon.
Josiah Fl. Drummond, subject, "Remin-
iscences of the Kennebec Barr The
meeting will conclude with a banquet at
p. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
WANTED TO SEE JAY GOULD.
This Crank Intends Building Railroads
and City in Jersey.

NEW YORK, February "a man, call
ing himself Ephraim Pine, from Mill
vile, N. j., has been waiting for two
DAYS in the corridors of the Western
Union building on Broadway, for an in
terview with Jay Gould. This morning
he told reporter that he wanted a mill
lion and half from Jay Gould, as he
had vast scheme to buy acres of land
in New Jersey and cover them with rail
roads. He was also going to build a
city. No attempt was made to arrest
him
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04

WASHINGTON, February SIS P. NIL
Thefollowing is the forecast of the wea-
ther for New England: Slightly cold
er; fresh north winds; cloudy Thursday;
continued cool and fair Friday.
BosToN, February 3.-Local forecast
for New England until Friday night:
Fair; slight change in temperature,
northwest and west winds. A fair
weather condition covers the interior
and will probably drift eastward over
the Atlantic States during Thursday and
Friday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04

sured. Farwell & Co.'s loss is $40, 1000;
insured for $4,000. Burns's loss is $2O,-
900; insurance $4,000 The cause OF the
fire is unknown. Farwell & Co. did
more business than all the other firms i'll
the town, employing 225 hands, making
about 35 cases a day. Burns & Co. made
ten cases daily, employing about fifty
hands. The fire is great blow to busi-
ness here
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
Friends Of Springer, a Mills Trio
and Bourke Cochran.
BOSS HILLS GREAT SCHEME OF
TARIFF PROMISES.
Ways and Means Democrats Divided on
the Tariff Question-Mills Men Want
General Bill Instead of Springer's Petty
Measures-Cockran Presents Hills
Idea of Many Promises and No Action
House Talks of Rules.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Press
WASHINGTON, February 3.--The ways
and means committee is not making
much progress in the way of reporting
any legislation to the House, and it is
practically in deadlock until the differ
ences of opinion among the Democratic
members can be harmonized. There is
three cornered fight going on within
the committee room which is very inter
esting to an impartial outsider. The
three Mills men on the committee,
Messrs. McMillin, Wilson and Turner.
are for a general revision of the tariff,
and although in helpless minority,
have not yet given in to the Springer
plan of attacking the Mckinley bill in
detail and passing small bills, which will
go through the House only to meet with
defeat,in the Senate. They are trying to
make their friends believe that their pol
icy is the only right one for the Demo
cratic majority to adopt and they will be
content with nothing else.
Bourke Cochran of New York forms
A Little Party All by Himself
in the committee, but there are many
men on the floor who believe with him.
His idea, which is really that of the
great Democratic boss, Senator David b.
Hill, is that the Democrats should do
nothing at all with the tariff at this ses-
sion, but simply content themselves with
''resoluting" and indulging in glittering
generalities, showing what they would
do if they could, but what they won't as
they can't. This ''resoluting'' platform
would be wide and comprehensive
enough to shelter free traders, protec-
tionists and mugwumps, and as it would
mean nothing and not even the author
would be able to exactly define what it
was intended to cover, no one could
charge the party with inconsistency er
cowardice.
Until These Domestic Difficulties are Set
the public will not be taken into the
confidence of the committee. Mean
while Chairman Springer hasa hard job
on his hands trying to get his men into
something like harmony, and he has
come to the conclusion that to be the al
legged leader of his party is not such a
soft job as he fondly imagined it would
be.
Mr.. Boutelle will tomorrow night reply
to the toast of ssThe New Navy" at the
annual banquet of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of Baltimore.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
Grippe Responsible for This Suicide.

DAMARIscorrA, February 3.-Wm.
McLain, aged about 35, fisherman,
jumped into the sea at Heron island, at
the mouth of the Damariscotta river yes
terday, and was drowned. He was ill
with the grippe and probably was tenn
porarily insane. The body has not been
recovered. He leaves family.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
The Relief OF Peary.

PHILADELPHIA, February 3.-Prof.
Hellpin, in discussing the plans of the
Peary relief party today, said the point
of starting would probably be st. Johns,
N. F., about June Is. One years sup
ply of provisions will be taken. Search
for records of Peary will be made first at
Cape York, then at Conical Rock and
Walstenholm Island. ,sz S
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04

DANvERs, Mass, February 3.-One of
the worst fires ever known in Danvers
began at $50 tonight. The shoe factory
of Joseph E. Farrar, occupied by G. G.
Farwell & Co., and w. II. Burns was
loss on the building is $4,000; partly in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
The Reading Owns 1t Now.

New YORK, February 3.-A. A. Nc
Leod, president of the Reading road, was
elected president of the Central New
England today. This means that the
Reading has secured control of the great
Poughkeepsie bridge.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
Law suit Threatened over Buffers Book.

LowELL, Mass, February 3.-Thayer
& Co.. of Boston, publishers of General
Buffers book, have refused the Lowell
City Library a copy and intimate prose-
cution in case the library authorities put
one in circulation, it being sold by SUBJ
scgiption,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
JUNE %, 1s62--voL. 80.
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

Page 1.
Abandoned ship drifting about the Atlantic.
Riot among prisoners at Boston.
Salt against John Roey.
Washington news.
BANQUET of the New York Board of Trade.
wholesale discharge of Adams Express mes
sengers.
A crank in wait for Jay Gould.
Page 2.
Maine towns.
All about gypses.
Farm topics.
A talk about jokes.
Page 4.
Editorial
Registration of voters.
Personal and peculiar.
Page 5.
A broken arm.
Music and Drama.
Steamer notes.
Citizen Swain from the Philippines.
Successful profit sharing.
Chastian Endeayor.
Page 6.
Wit and Wisdom.
Bankers of Chicago.
Page 7.
Financial and Commercial.
Marine News.
Page s.
Ancient Order United Workmen.
C,roner's verdict on the death Of young White.
Presentation night at the Lincoln Club.
Death of Sir Morell Mackenzie.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
;ilver in domestic circulation over there

silver in domestic circuiation over there
MI Mr. Ieeeh s's thought the free coinage of
silver would either sena gold abroad OF
to ons nsnng ths0 our ne aaId ssId Tas fas
that that the ] Countries in the Latin Union
had had to tor pay any excess due creditor ma
ton in gold.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
The New French Tariff.

PARIS, February 3.-The italian, Bel
gian and Swiss ministers have been in
teryiewed and requested to give their
opinions as to the effect of the new
French tariff on their respective coun-
tries. They concur in declaring that
their governments will be compelled to
take measures for the defence of their
commercial interests. Mr.. Cove, the
commercial attache of the British lega-
ton, being questioned ON the subject, ex-
pressed his belief that English factors
were equal to the emergency.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04

A Washington special to the New
York Morning Advertiser says Judge
Green of the United States District
Court of New Jersey, will probably sue
ceed the late Justic Bradley.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04

Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me, February 3, 1892.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
Veterans mastering.

AUBURN, February 3.-Grand Army
men have been arriving all day to attend
the department. meeting tomorrow. As
sistant Adiutant General Milliken said at
noon that he expected to see a large at
tendance. Members of the First Maine
Cavalry, including Gen. Cilley, in atten-
dance upon the encampment, are to be
entertained Thursday evening by Henry
Little II Auburn.
Names Insurance Business.
AUGUSTA. February o.-The amount
of insurance business reported by the
Maine Insurance Commissioner the past
year is: Fire, s93, 1858; premiums,
s1,254, $50; losses, S7S7,S7e. Marine,
$1o,22s, $40; premiums, $4,000; losses,
$3.50, ,53s. The companies losses are a
triie more than in the previous year,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
THE WEATHER..

Fair Weather Condition Coming from
the Interior.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04
Several Thousand Slain.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 3.-The Ia
test details of the suppression of the
Chinese rebellion on the border of Man
churia show that the Imperial troops are
carrying out their orders to exterminate
the rebels. Several thousand insurgents
were slain at Kon Tso, and those in the
interior near by were surrounded and
slaughtered to man. At Sam Shap
Katse, where the rebels made their last
stand, the commander-in-chief of the
bandits was captured with 800 followers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-04

BORDEAUX, February S.-Ecclesiasti-
cal agitation against the government
was revived today in Bazas by Father
Barbe, who in a sermon described the
government as the party of executioners
and SectarianS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-01-16
$o5,e9s.s8

Accounts open 31st December, 1890. 81
Accounts opened during the year 1891 17S
Accounts closed during the year 1891 III
Accounts open 31st December, 1891, 1888
The investments of the institution are,
in the opinion of the Committee, fully Sc
cured and its affairs are in satisfactory
condition.
L ID. GASSAWAY,
r. l.. WERNTZ,
b. WIEGARD,
GORDON III. CLAUDE.
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PROPOSALS. FOR FURNITURE,
L &c. FOR THE NAVAL ACADE-
MY, ANNAPOLIS, MD.-December 81,
1s9l.-Sealed proposals, endorsed PRO
posals for Furniture, &C.. for the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md, TO be opened
January 10, 1892" will be received at
the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
Navy Department, Washington. ID. O.,
until 10 o'clock noon. January 10, 1892
and publicly opened Immediately there
after, TO furnish at the Naval Academy
Annapolis, Md a quantity of furniture,
carpets. rugs, chandeliers. radiators, &c.
The articles must conform to the Navy
standard and pass the usual naval in
speciion. Blank proposals will be fur
nished upon application to the Superin
tendent of the Naval Academy or to the
Bureau. The attention of manufacture
ers and dealers is inyited. The bids, all
other things being equal, decided by lot
The Department reserves the right TO
waive defects or to reject any or all bids
not deem ed advantageous to the Govern
ment. EDWIN STEWART, Pdymastsr
General, U &. Nary. l-4tw 2w
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ESTABLISHED 1850.
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The Eminent Specialist on Mems
niSeaeas

The Eminent Specialist on Mems
Diseases,
Formerly of New York City, is now located at
his permanent office and residence, No. $50
w. LOMBARD STREET, Baltimore, Md.
DIR. Jordan treats with unparalleled success
all casee of Nervous, Mental and Physical
Debility, Catarrh, Kidney and Lung Troubles.
also Gout, Rheumatism, etc. Having devoted
many Yeas of his life to his specially diseases
of men arising from whatever causes, he is
enabled to treat the uost obstinate cases with
perfect success. DR.. Jordon's medical work,
"The Philosophy of Marriage containing
many valuable hints and instructions for the
treatment of various diseases arising from the
errors of indscretion of early life, can be had
on application, or will be mailed to any adj
dress on receipt Of rs cents. Ali cases and
correspondence strictly confidential. Medicine
sent to any part Of the United States. Con-
sultation hours from 10 A. NJ. till P. ~
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special appointment. Address all letters, etc.,
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our FLOWER OFFER.

The flower offer which accompanies
the subscription TO "TnE EVENING CAPT
tai" and Frank Leslie's Weekly month
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first time during its noteworthy exis-
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with newspaper. The subscriber is
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chrysanthemum plants or the Rainbow
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WERIKY CAPITAL, and the month
ly edition of Frank Leslie's Week.
ly also receives $l.25 worth of flowers or
seeds, and the Graphological chart worth
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