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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
sHlPYARD cITY's PERIL.
Wet Roofs Prevented Bad Fire Becom-
ing Great Confagratioa
Especial to the Press.7


BATH, June 24.-The most destructive
fire since the buring of the Opera House
March Both, occurred here this afternoon
at about 8 o'clock. The south mill at
the New England yard was discovered to
be all ablaze and an alarm was at once
rung in from box 63. So rapidly did the
building succumb to the. fierce flames
that before the department. could get to
work the entire structure was doomed.
In 12 minutes the flames pierced the roof
and shortly after the whole upper part of
the wall collapsed. A fortunate change
in the direction of the wind made it pos
sible to check the progress of the fire
towards the adjoining buildings, but the
mill and boiler room were completely
Quilted. Owing to the recent showers
the danger from flying sparks was en-
tirely prevented.
The smoke was tremendous and the
large clouds which rose from the burn
ing shavings and the tar in the rigging
loft could be seen from all parts of the
city. All of the rigging for the schooner
Ellwood Harlow, which was being
repaired at the yard, was stored in the
upper story of the mill and was de-
stroyed, together with a large lot of val
liable machinery.
1t took over an hour of the hardest
kind of work by the firemen to subdue
the blaze. Had the ground been dry as
it was in the fire of 1887 outside help
would have been necessary.
The loss on the building and machin-
cry will aggregate over $4,000. Besides
this there are the mems tools, and the
rigging whichiis total loss. The entire
amount cannot be far from $1,000. 1t
is uncertain whether the mill will be
rebuilt as the outlook for wooden ship
building is at present depressing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
afzss aEzzHsR HsE szsfsE PRICE THREE CENTS
BELLS RUNG BY HAND.
Unusual C1amor Brought Big Crowd to
a Rock1and Fire.
Especial to the Press.]


RocKLAND, June e24-Willoughby block,
one of the finest business buildings on
Main street. was visited by fire at o.
clock this morning. When discovered
the flames were creeping through the
stairway in the basement beneath
Thorndike & Hix's store, and had gained
considerable headway. How they orr
ginated is not known but probably from
a pipe left in clothes that had been hang
ing there.
An attempt to ring in the fire alarm
was failure so far as the down town
bell was concerned, while the strokes of
the street Baptist bell across the city
were barely audible. The Baptist and
Methodist bells were rung by hand how
ever and the unusual clamor brought
out the crowd in a hurry.
The fire department was early at the
scene and got in some good work con-
sidering the disagreeable nature of the
fire. The loss on the block itself will
foot up less than $1006, but Thorndike &
Hix, who occupied the entire first floor
with their wholesale fruit and produce
business, are quite heavy losers. The
offices on the second floor, including the
local branch of Baldwin Brothers broker
business, were more or less damaged by
the combination of fire, smoke and
water.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
A cow and A GOVERNOR.
Between Them They Caused Many
Deaths in RangoOn.
THE TROOPS AND MOHAMMEDANS
FOUGHT IN THE STREETS.
y

And ALI Because the Governor Wouldn't
Permit the Sacrifice of a Cow-The
Deaths Are Many and More Are In
jured-The German Army Bill-In the
Second Ballots So Far Reported, 1t
Has Won 166 of 316 Votes.
RANGooN, June 25.--Moslems were
preparing to celebrate areligious festival
today, and were forbidden by Mr.. Flem-
ing, British magistrate, to sacrifice a
COW near the Hindoo temple. When the
police appeared with Mr.. Fleming's or
der, the Mohammedans stoned them.
The police charged without firing, and
the Mohammedans fought with sticks
and stones. The police got reinforce
ments, and Mr.. Fleming ordered them to
fire. Twenty Mohammedans fell dead,
and many more were wounded severely.
The Mohammedans still refused to dis
perse, and the, military were called out.
Four companies charged on the double
quick, with bayonets. The Mohamme-
dams dispered slowly, fighting, although
many were wounded. A desu1tory fight
between them and the troops was in
progress all the afternoon. All the mill
tary were occupied in clearing the
streets. Many Mohammedans and Hin
docs were killed and scores wounded.
The regulars are regarded as unequal to
the work of subduing them, and volun-
teers have been called upon to do duty
in the streets.
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More Praise for the machias.
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The Infanta Eulalie sailed from New
York Saturday.
The Mississippi flood has Inundated 20
large plantations near New Orleans.
A Boston G. Maine freight car loaded
with yarn and wool waste, burned at
Palmer, Mass, yesterday; loss $4,000.
Commander Wakeham, British inter-
national fisheries commissioner, has been
making Investigations along the coast
and will soon visit Portland.
The body of John Hoyt a former in
mate of the Togus home, has been found
in a swamp in Wenham, Mass. Death
was due either to accident or expos
ure.
Admiral Sir George Tryon, who was
on the ill-fated Victoria, was taken from
the water alive and died soon after on
the Camperdown. 1t will be Tuesday at
the earliest, in all probability, that de-
tails of the circumstances of the disaster
will arrive. When the survivors reach
Malta the real story will be telegraphed
to London
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
Funeral of MRS. Parke Goodwin.

BAR HARBoR, June 25.-The burial
services over the remains of Mrs God
win, wife of Parke Goodwin of New
York, took place this afternoon at his
residence. The Episcopal funeral SER
vice was read and also the poem on death
by William Cullen Bryant, who was the
father of Mrs. Goodwin. The service
was attended by many prominent cot
tagers. Mrs. Goodwin was an invalid
for years. She died Friday morning
of softening of the brain. Her re-
mains will be taken to Ellsworth tomor-
row and placed in the receiving tomb
until the return of Mr.. Goodwin in the
fall, when they will be'interred at Ros-
lyn, Long Island. 5ts a1ii
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
NINE TO BE SHOT.
Wholesale Execution Which May Lead to
Trouble.

W1LBURToN, I. T., June 25.-Y yesterday
five Indians were convicted of numbering
Joe Troklatubles, another full blooded,
during the Jones and Jackson election
feud in August, 1892. The trial of
nine others charged with a similar
crime, commenced yesterday. There
are now nine Indians and one negro to
be shot July Z, with twice
as many to be tried. The
older Indians have agreed that the CON
victions shall not reach execution, and
their threats are ominous.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
The Amick Cure.

NEW YORK, June 24-Of sixty physi-
clans, representing all schools and using
the Amick Cure for Consumption, inter
viewed today, thirty-two agreed with
Amick that the bacillus microbe is pro-
duced by the disease, and twenty-eight,
while admitting Amick's treatment is
the only successful one. believed with
Koch that the bacillus is the cause. A
special from Cincinnati says:-Dr. w. r.
Amick, when shown the above, said: II
will continue sending test medicines to
these and all other doctors for each new
patient until all realize their success
could not come from any false theory
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
ESTABLISHED JUNE 2s, 1se2--voL. 81.
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

Page 1.
Weather indications.
General telegraph news.
State topics of interest.
Page 2.
General Telegraph news.
Anniversary of the Blues Veteran association.
'72s picnic P. H. S.
Funeral OF R. Y. Barber.
Will be sent to jail
Page 8.
A wreath of smoke.
A thing of beauty.
The Chinese must go.
Page 4.
Editorials.
history making scene.
Page 8.
Deaths and marriages.
Music and drama.
Fourth of July.
The Plush Mill.
Westbrook seminary.
Children,s Sunday.
Graduation exercises at Richmond
Page 8. H. a4S
Wit and Wisdom.
By steam to Africa.
Historic Valley Forge.
Page Z.
Financial and Commercial.
Marine News.
Page s.
Brief Jottings.
Personals.
Another church scandal.
The house in which Lieut.. Peary VIII live.
Annual meeting of the Falmouth club
Badly broken up.
Portland Fraternity reunion.
New summer resort at Cape Elizabeth.
Celebration in honor of the new ferry boat.
Shoemakers at Long Island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
ARMY BILL GAINS AGAIN.
OF s1e New Deputies. 1e6 will Vote for
the Measure.

OI olo new DepuGles, I66 Will vote Tor
the Measure.
BERLIN, June 25.-One hundred and
one second ballots were taken Friday
and yesterday. The Social Democrats
won IA constituencies, National Liberals
IS, Conservatives 13, Richterists Is, Dem
ocrats Z, Clericals 7, Radical Unionists 6,
Free Conservatives 5, simon pure Anti
Semities 4, Poles 3. The 316 constituent
cies where the elections were held are
divided among large part of the parlia-
mentary groups as follows: Clericals,
IS; Social Democrats, y; Conservatives
and agrarians SO; national liberals, 35;
radical unionists, IL; Poles, Is; Conser-
vatives, IA; Independent Clericals, II;
Alsatians, I; Democrats, IL; anti-Se-
mites, Z; Richterists, Is. OF the 316
deputies whose elections have been re-
ported, 166 will enter the Reichstag op-
posed to the army bill, and $50 favoring
it. Eighty-one constituencies ere still to
be heard from.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
Especial to the Press.1

SAco, June 25.-The mysterious death
of Charles B. Witham, Friday night,
grows more mysterious the more it is in
vestigated.
Witham's dead body was found that
night at 10 o'clock laying across shall
low ditch behind Furber's pump factory
on Lincoln street. An examination re-
vealed bruise on the mans right tenn
pie, but it was at first thought this was
caused by the man falling face forward
in the the dirt. DR.. Cochrane, who ex-
amined the body, said that death result
ed from apoplexy or some other natural
cause, and the coroner the next morning
gave out that there were no suspicious
circumstances and that no inquest would
be held. The matter was, however, in
vestigated by the Biddeford Journal
which, Saturday night, pointed out many
suspicious circumstances. Today still
more are known.
The funeral was held this morning and
the body was taken to South Sanford and
inferred. Before the funeral, blood
oozed out from the left ear of the corpse
and was wiped off several times. A soft
place was also discovered under this ear
as If blow had been struck there.
There was mark found under his chin
as if someone's thumb had been held
there to keep his mouth closed. The
family believe that he was sand-bagged.
Witham had been drinking some dur
ing the day. He was last seen at $50
near his home and at that time did not
appear to be drunk. Witham was
Quarelsome and it is believed by some he
had fight during which he was killed..
This theory is strengthened by trail of
blood leading away from the place
where Witham was found and which it
is not believed could have come from the
dead man.
Witham has been living with woman
whose husband is Haverill Mass.
man. This woman went to Portland to-
day to see fortune teller, hoping to find
out who killed Witham. tits said that
her husband has recently been in town.
Two weeks ago when the woman went
to put her son to bed, she was startled
by seeing mans face at the window.
She now believes it was her husband.
Witham was in trouble good part of
his life. He went to Salem when young
to learn the harness trade and was there
caught trying to rob and assault an old
woman. He was sentenced to the State
Prison for life, but was pardoned out at
the end of 12 years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
A Deaf Man ON the Track.

GARDINER, June 25.-Thomas Waters,
aged so, employed in Bradstreets' mill,
at South Gardiner. while walking on the
track mile east of South Gardiner de-
pot, was struck and instantly killed by
train No. this afternoon. Waters was
very deaf. He was native of St, Ste
phen, N. B., where he had a wife, two
children, a son and daughter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

Miss Abby Graffam of Auburn, aged
10, fell asleep in her chair Friday even
ing. By some movement the lamp was
overturned and her clothing set fire,
burning her to death. She was dying
when found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
Loss Ssoo.Ooo.

OMAHA, Neb., June 24.-The lumber
yards of John M. Wakefield. under sheds
covering two acres of ground and well
stocked, burned this morning. Loss
100000 The fire is supposed to have
been started by sparks from ieeomo-
tive.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
THE WEATHER.


More Rain.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-For Maine:
Rain; cooler: northeast winds.
Cautionary signals displayed on the
Atlantic coast, from New York to Boston
section.
BosToN, June 25. = Local forecast for
New England: For Monday, rain; east
day night; Tuesday, probably fair and
warmer.
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND ME-. June 25 1893.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

DR.. VIM. T. S. Wardwell of Boston,
was shot and killed Saturday afternoon
by Amos L. Morse, an elevator man.
Morse, who was arrested, claimed that
Wardwell had had improper relations
with Mrs. Morse.
A pension has been awarded Samuel
Miller of Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

The reunion of the 4th Maine Battery
Association took place at North Anson
last week. These officers were chosen:
Lester Holway, North Fairfield. presi-
dent; H. B. Stevens, South Norridge-
wock, vice president; James A. Jones,
Augusta, secretary; Charles Crymble,
North Anson, treasurer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

A Boston despatch says that Charles
McGregor Of Portland was run over by
railroad train Saturday night, losing
both legs. The Portland directory does
not contain the narnA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
OBITUARY..
Sarah A. Moody.

Sarah A., the wife of W. F. Moody,
ESQ.,, of Kennebunk, died Saturday, aged
60 years and three months, Mrs. Moody
was the daughter of Deacon Samuel
Burnham of Essex, Mass. Besides her
husband, a son survives her, Professor
w. A. Moody of Bowdoin College. She
was lady popular for her Christian
courtesy and neighborly kindness, and
was known in other towns which she
visited with her husband.
Sad News for Bowdoin Student.
HAvERHELL, Mass, June 25.-Horace
sawyer, aged 65, was this morning
drowned while bathing in Nichols Pond,
in the east section of the town. 1t is
supposed he was taken with heart trou-
BILE. He leaves a daughter and son, the
latter attending college at Brunswick,
Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
Both Died Suddenly.

NoRTHBoRo, Mass, June 25.-At 1890
this morning, Moses Hildreth died sud
denly at his home in Northboro. He
was brother of the late Hon. Milo Hill
dreth, who died recently in Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

Ezra G. Brett, ESQ.,, of Bangor. is re-
ported to be suffering from severe
mental Illness.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST

Mrs. Carson of Chelsea has been held
on the charge of poisoning the cattle of
her neighbor, Mr.. Campbell.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

Light vessel No. "a has been replaced
on her station on the Massachusetts
coast and the relief vessel withdrawn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

The Augusta city assessors have COM
pleted their valuation of the city with
the following result: Resident real es-
tate, $3,205, ,545; nonresident, $741, ,991;
resident, $71, 40; total valuation, So
474, ,666; number of polls, 2475; rate of
taxation, village district, .023; Williams
district, .02325
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26
TRAIL OF BLOOD.
Suspicious Concerning the Death Of
a BiddefOrd Man.
A FORTUNE TELLER CALLED UPON
TO ACT AS A DETECTIVE.

The Man May Have Had a Quarrel
There Are Evidences that He Was
Beaten About the Head-He Had Once
Been Sent to Prison on a Life Sentence
and His Manner of Life Since Was
Calculated to Make for Him at Least
One Bitter Enemy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

A decision has been rendered by the
supreme court in the case of B. B.
Thatcher VS.. the Maine Central railroad.
Mr.. Thatcher sued to recover damages
for pile of lumber burned near the
railroad track in Milford two years or
more ago, which he claimed caught
from sparks from locomotive.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-26

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 25.-The
193d commencement exercises of Yale
opened this morning with the annual bac-
calaureate sermon by President Dwight.
His text was John LIS: 'sLook to your
selves, that ye lose not the things which
we have wrought
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-04
Florida at the Fair.

Mr.. Arthur. G. jackson, the Columbian
fair commissioner for Florida, has letters
from the principal officers Of the fair to the
effect that the Florida state building on the
fair grounds, which is a reproduction of old
Fort Marion at st. Augustine, lie likely to
attract more attention by reason Of its De-
culiar construction and historic associations
than any other state building, and that its
location Is admirable from every point OF
view.
1t is clear that Florida is determined TO
be seen az the fair, and that she is going to
excite curiosity and comment. She knows
the value OF advertising, having been
greatly benefited by it. At the Philadel-
plays OF her products that did her a vast
amount Of good, and in this. the greatest of
all the fairs that have ever been held, she 10
going to have a very prominent part.
The taking Of Fort Marion as a model for
the state building was happy thought.
The building will DO strongly suggestive Of
Florida's early history. The exhibits will
show Florida as she is to-day. They will
be a reminder of her orange and lemon
groves, her tobacco fields, her vegetable
and sugar farms and her vast deposits Of
phosphates.
Thousands Of those who see the Florida
building and the treasures it contains will
want to see the state. The evergreen palm
and pine trees aud the oranges and pine
apples will suggest climate so different
from that OF the north and west that thou
sands will be led to visit Florida.
And Florida will deserve ali the benefit
she will derive from her exhibit. Her
people are progressive and enterprising and
know that the way to secure immigration
and capital is to let the world know some-
thing about their state. 1t is sincerely to
be regretted that Georgia has not shown an
equal amount of enterprise relative to the
fair.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-04
The Use of the knife at Table.

At the Bohemian Club the other evening, says
the San Francisco Examiner. a bit Of gossip
concerning M. Clemenceau- gave rise to an in
teresting discussion on the subject of the knife
and FORK.
There is really no sound reason, said Joseph
D. Redding, why man should not eat with
his knife il he wants TO. The current pretense
that one thereby endangers his gulIer is oft OF
threadoere facetiousness You are lust as apt
to stab yourself with a fork as you are 70 cut
yourself with case knife, when, if you will
pause to look the facts in the face without preiu-
dice, is in reality an implement both safe and
convenient"
Then why" demanded Senator Lynch, "do
all wellored people ahhor the use Of the
knfe?'
Because" responded Mr.. Reddiue. who
sheds history as Newfoundland does water
after swim, because the adherence is In
herited II is a survival ike the buttons on the
back Of your coat, which once supported the
sword belt or served to hold back the skirts
when a man was in the saddle Queen Eliza
beth ate with her knife until long after she was
tuli grown. She did it because she didn't have
fork. and had never seen one till they were
introduced from Italy late in her reign. There
was terrible time over them, too, when thew
were introduced. The clergy got up and roared
about them as a proof OF the growing luxury
and effeminecv of the age, declaring that a ma
ton given over TO such frippery could not long
escape the wrath OF heaven. Now Elizabeth'e
knife was sharp and before Italy gave her a fork
she held her meat on the plate with her august
fingers while She sawed it. A knife Keen
enough for that purpose and pointed ike dirk
wasn't pleasant thing to drive between your
teeth. The morsels were lifted on its point to
the lips and taken off with prudent care. That
was the way with the swells, but common folk
just used their fingers to transfer grub from
the platter to the nav. Yon can see how great
a convenience the fork was In such a state of
society. and how soon the use Of it must have
spread, notwithstanding the clergy and their
warnings OF celestial vengeance. But the Gus
tom, which was then based on reason in time
became mere mindless conventionality. The
knife having lost its edge and point, so has the
argument against its employment
DO you" inquired Senator Lynch, with an
obvious effort, do you eat with ths knife your
self, JOEY"
No, sir; don't. It's vulgar-swfully
Then how -"
"How can talk as did, ehs O. it's one
thing to perceive the essential senselessness of
custom and quite another to defy IT, dis
Greet man conforms; the fool seeks martyrdom
for mArtyrdom's sake. Now, although see no
sin Ia eating with the knife, wouldn't be seen
dong it for worlds, as 1t would give rise to mis-
conceptious-rd be suspected Of hailing from
Chicago, for instance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-04

The intimstiou that is being thrown out
that Mr.. ClevelaDd's purpose is to make
himself a dictator of his party and manage
the government during his term of Office
absolutely ia accordance with his own ideas,
without consulting the wishes of other
party leaders, has no foundation, and is in
tended 10 create feeling of hostility to Mr..
Cleveland in the ranks of his party His
announcement Of his opposition to Edward
Murphy, Jr., for senator from New York is
the basis Of all this sort or talk. His res-
sons for opposing Mr.. Murphy are well
known, and they are very generally be-
lieved to be good ones. u is true that be
might have said nothing Of Mr.. Murphy as
a candidate for senator, particularly as Mr.,
Murphy's election Is about conceded, but he
has never hesitated TO speak his mind on
any matter in which the public is inter-
ested, and il is not likely he will as long as
his views on public matters are OF interest
to the public.
It is probable that Mr.. Cleveland does
not care particularly whether be has the
support of Mr.. Murphy and his
friends or not. He has made up his
mind to follow the course which the
public good seems to demand. He
may find obstacles in his way. some of
which he may not be able to overcome, but
be will have the support of the people as
long as they have reason to think he is
sincere and is aiming to promote their
interests.
IL Is pretty safe TO say that nothing is
further from Mr.. Cleveland's mind than a
determination to play the part Of dictator.
but il any members of his party attempt to
bulldoze him into doing what he does not
believe to be right they will find he has q
will of his own. Men who seek to gain
advantages for themselves and friends and
who are willing to gain them at the expense
OF the public good may criticise him
harshly, but the people will sustain him
because they recognize in him friend who
keeps steadily in view their interests. The
talk 10 the effect that he aims to be the die
tator Of his party. that be is striving to be
a great political boss AMI that he is trying
to set up political machine that will over
ride the Senate will do him no harm so
long as it 10 clear that he has no selfish
object In view.