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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
HAD LOST HIS AMBITION.
So William Afu1lay Shot Himself on the
Steamer fremont.

Boston, Mass, November 24.-William
Mullay, who lived with his brother John
at 6S Broadway, East Somerville, COM
mitted suicide on board the steamer Tre-
mont, Captain Craig, of the Portland and
Boston line, at 9.25 o'clock last night,
when the vessel was off Cape Porpoise,
Me-, on her way to Boston. Mullay end
ed his life by shooting himselfin the
head, while on the saloon deck, Just aft
of wheel. His body fell overheard and
is now at the bottom of the sea, search
for it being in vain.
The gun with which the deed was done
a short, double-b -barrelled rabbit gun, was
lying on the deck, in front of the saloon
entrance. Nh. Mullay must have been
sitting on the rail when he fired the fatal
shot, for when After Watchman Steele,
who was on the lower deck, heard the re-
port, he saw body shoot downward
from the upper deck.
The gun was lying on the deck with
one empty cartridge in the chamber, and
another empty shell was found lying on
the deck near by. A new black derby
hat and good melton or kersey overcoat
was lying in the corner back of the
wheel.
In the pocket of the coat was found
folded sheet of paper, on which was
written: when man loses his ambi-
ton in this life he had better lay down
and die. If not too much trouble. noti-
fy my brother, John Mullay, 6S Broad
way, East Somerville."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
lTALYS SHAME.
Deputies Raved Like Mad Men and Threat
ened Personal Violence.

Rome, November 24-The ministry has
resigned and the king holds the resigna-
tions reserving action ON them on ac-
count of the crisis that has arisen, In
the chamber today, Signor Gilotti, of
the ministry, read the designations of the
ministers and the Kings response.
Signor Gilotti spoke amid tumult of
Interruptions and insulting epithets, the
members yelling and acting like mad
men. The excitement was intensified by
the action of extremists who, rising
from their seats waived their hands in
the air and, with clinched fists threat
ened Signor Giolotti with physical
violence. While this uproar was going
on, Signor Giolotti. pale and trembling,
stood surrounded by circle of friends,
it evident they, feared the excited ex-
tremeists would try to carry their
threats of violence against him into
effect. There seemingly being no chance
of order being restored, President
Zanardelli declared the chamber pro-
rogued.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
BAD FOR BLouNT.
The Sailors Who Landed at Honolulu Give
His Report the Lie.

San Francisco, November 24.-The tes-
timony of many of the crew of 1.-THE
United States steamship Boston relative
to the exact date of the landing of the
troops from the vessel at Honolulu has
been obtained here. To man their tes-
timony is nearly, if not wholly in direct
contradiction to the reports Of Commits
sioner Blount. The Boston is now
docked at the Mare Island navy yard, and
are easy of access. The most valuable
testimony, however, came from the en-
tries by the log clerk. In every respect,
the evidence adduced sustains the pub
lished asseverations of Stevens and
Thurston, and is all at variance with
Blount's report. Two of the lead ing
marines and one sailor, who were uues-
toned concerning the exact date of the
landing-which is the vital point at issue
in the controversy-said that the revolu-
ton was well under way when the Bos-
ton arrived off Diamond Head, on her
way from Hilo to Honolulu harbor. The
news of the uprising was brought on
board BY the pilot who went SO far into
details that the knowledge of the state
OF affairs upon the island was well known
about the vessel before the anchor was
dropped. Immediately upon the vessel
coming to a standstill, Captain Wiltse and
Minister Stevens went ashore, and short
ly after orders came post haste to land
marines and machine guns, which order
was complied with, the detachment land
ing at 5 o'clock. A petty officer on be-
ing interviewed said that he was positive
the troops were landed on the day of the
arrival from Hilo. The log clerk, on re-
ferring to his entries, gave the date of
the landing as January 16. This entry
is also Youched for by several officers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
WAS A GRAND FIRE SCENE.
Audiences In Two Theatres Went out
and Saw Them Burn.
OVER A MILLION DOLLARS LOST
IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.

Two Theatres and one Hotel Covering an
Entire Square Destroyed-Actors Fled
from the Stage in the Costumes of the
Play-Audiences Quietly Dispersed
Burned Out.
Columbus, Ohio, November 24.-Fire
broke out in the new Henrietta theatre
at S.l5 tonight In less than an hour and
a half the opera house, the Chittenden
hotol and the Park theatre were in ruins.
Felix Morris, in "A Paper Chase" was
playing at the Henrietta theatre. The
orchestrashad just finished the overture
when Manager Ovens appeared on the
stage and Informed the audience that
there was small blaze in the rear of
the theatre. He suggested that they
leave the building. The audience did
SO in good order. Member of the COM
pany were. dressed for their parts, and as
they were assured the theatre was fire
proof, made no effort to remove their
Wardrobes: In few moments. the
flames broke out in the rear of the stage
and almost instantly the whole pro.
seeneum was ablaze. The bers of the
company fled in their stage clothes. The
manager saved almost nothing. A stage
hand appeard at a fourth story window
and cried for help. He was told not 20
jump and that he would be saved. He
disappeared from the window and was
not seen again. The walls of the theatre
fell IN soon after. So far as known this
was the only life lost. The guests of the
Chltteden hotel hadsanlple time to escape
but few saved any property. At the Park
theatre, Gray and Stephens, with a
tralned dogs and ponies, were giving an
exhibition. The curtain was suddenly
rung down and the audience. informed
that the hotel was on fire. The audience
went out slowly. Half an hour later this
theatre, which was frame structure
and very combustible, was in ruins.
Here the company lost much property.
but saved the animals. The Henrietta
den were owSed by Henry T. Chitteden
andethe Park theatre was owned by a
stock company. Tie loss on the Henri
eta theatre and Auditorium is about
5000, 600. The Chittenden hotel, in
cludig the furnishing, cost $500, ,000 The
Park theatre cost $4,000. There were
also in the buildings the Ohio Savings
bank, the Star shoe store, Rice's drug
store and Goodman's clothing store.
The losses on these aggregate $50, 600.
There was insurance on all the property
burned. Gov. Mckinley lived at the
Chittenden, but both he and Mrs. Nc
Kinley are in the East. The private
property of value the Governor had in
his apartmenst was saved by Captain
Heistand of the regular army The fire
destroyed a whole square. 1t probably
originated from defective flue in the
theatre. Many firemen were injured by
falling brick.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25

Mrs. J. Ell. Coffin, the treasurer, re-
ported $336.25 on hand.
After the lecture in the evening, reso-
lutions were adopted denouncing the
.spoils system, etc.
The following were elected delegates
to the Woman's National Indian Associ-
atoms annual meeting at Washington,
D. c., December and 4: Mrs. F. e.
Boothby, Miss J. L. Crie, Mrs. Hannah
J. Bailey, Winthrop; Miss Abbie Mains,
Brunswick; Mrs. j. E. Palmer, Miss
Kate Furbish, Brunswick; Mrs. L. L.
Paine, Bangor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
The Care of the Insane.
Especial to tho Press.]


Augusta, November 24.-Under re-
solve passed by the last legislature, ex-
Governor Robie of Gorham, of the board
of trustees of the insane asylum, Hon.
f. M. Simpson of Penobscot county,
chairman of the executive council, and
General r. B. Shepherd of Skowhegan,
have been appointed a subcommittee to
take into consideration the condition of
the insane and their present and future
demands upon the state. This sub-com-
mittee will make detailed report to the
governor and council and the trustees of
the insane hospital, and these two boards
are required under the resolve, to report
their findings to the next legislature
The subcommittee will meet at an early
date and commence their Investigations.
N. s. Purinton has been designated as
clerk of the committee.
A Bucksport Sensation.
Bucksport, November 24.-Captain 7.
M. Nicholson was placed under arrest to-
night for assaulting Dennis H. Buckley.
The town is much excited.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
THORNE HAS CONFESSED.
The Young Terror of Paris Hill Admits
the Shooting of Whitman

Paris, Me-, Novem Der. 24-Abner D.
Thorne, confined in Paris jail, has to-
day made full confession to jaiior Gar
land, in the presence of witnesses, to the
burglary of last Saturday morning and
the shooting of Harrison A. Whitman.
Thorne claims that in his affray with S.
E. Newell, on the piazza of the store,
his self cooking revolver was accidentally
discharged and killed Whitman. Mr..
Garland has secured from Thorne's late
residence, by diligent search, a great
quantity Of plunder, including several
hundred dollars in money. Thorne says
he has no accomplice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
THE FIRE ON THE DOMINION.
The Steamer Has Reached Avonmouth AT
ter Her Peri1ous Experience.

London, November 24.-The steamer
Dominion arrived at Avonmouth today,
from Montreal, with a cargo of cattle.
She was discovered afire at noon on No
vember IA. Two lines of hose were kept
constantly playing on the flames until
the decks began to bulge, when it was
found necessary to jettison a portion of
the cargo. The fire was extinguished on
the morning of the 10Th. Its origin is
supposed to have been spontaneous COM
bustion,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Bradstreet's reports 35S failures in the
United States last week against 1876 in
the like week a year ago.
The cruiser Olympia, in trial off the
California coast yesterday, reached %. 2
knot clip.
An attempt to wreck train on the
York Harbor & Beach railroad early YES
terday morning was prevented by the
sharp eyesight Of the engineer who saw
the obstruction, a pile of railroad ties,
in time to stop.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, November 24.-The local
signal Office records as to the weather,
the following:
a. m.-Barometer. 296O1; thermome-
ter, $50: dew point. 26; humidity, e6;
wind, NV; velocity, 6: weather, cloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer. 29.6S5; thermome-
ter. 32.O dew point, 26; humidity, IA:
wind, SW; velocity, 6; weather, cloudy.
The mean daily thermometer, SO; max
imum thermometer, 1872; minimum Their
mometer, $40; maximum velocity of
wind, IA, NV; total precipitation. O.O
inch.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
u. r. LIBBY. \

As Thanksgiving Day is sacred to
Turkey,
Fourth of July to fire crackers, ice
cream and noise,
Fast Day to-to-to--
LETS see. what's Fast Day devoted to besides
base ball?1
And Sunday, to Sunday papers, 80
dreary pages deep
with here and there stray and bloodless
semi-religious dereleet drifting lonesomely
through the waste of advertising storm and
And Christmas to good cheer and
hearty fellowship.
So we celebrate day, yes, So Of
them,
Every Saturday we devote to the
launching Of great masses of Satur-
day goods.
To-day being Saturday we devote
our special energies to
Five notable Bargains,
Two of them are in our big window.
$40 Pairs Men'sIsgS Wool and
Camel's Hair Stockings, seamless,
soft, warm, durable, 19c a pair, 5
pairs for SOC.
before you pass to the next item just read
the Stocking item again.]
- ~
About 500 pieces Women's Rib
bed Jersey Underwear, Vests and
Pants, Vests, shaped at the waist,
gussets under arms, superior gar
ment, value SOC, price 81 1-2c.
Mems Silk Neckties, stylish, taste
full, good, 2 for 25c.
THAT'S getting for actual value and one
There's only one place where neckt'es can be
had cheaper, and that's in the South, where
hemp.l ~ - ''' '' ''' 40
A conglomerate mass Of Mems
White Shirts, laundered and un-
laundered.
[The ends of half a dozen lines we propose
to close them out to make room for our new
and superior lines of Mems Dress Shirts now
arriving]
These are our famous Seneca and
Gold-Dollar Shirts.
Banner and Silver Is cts. Shirts.
The entire lot go on our
Bargain Counter this evening
at so cts. each.
diet those wear Shirts who ne'er
wore Shirts before,
And those who always Shirted
were now wear the more,''
so cts. for the best Dollar Shirt
up to date.
Mems Merino Underwear for
winter.
35c, soc, 69c, 75c, 81, $3.50.
One lot of odd sizes, 69c, 75c and
81 goods.
On the Bargain Counter in the
evening at SOC.
If your size is there you ought to
be,there to get it.
Store open until $50 in the even
ing. We are better organized now
than last Saturday, have more sales
people, and will not keep you wait
ing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, Nov. "a. taken
at p. M, 10th meridian time. the OH
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature, direction of
the wind, state of the weather:
Boston, e20, W, clear; New York
320, sW. clear; Philadelphia, 3Oo, NV
clear; Washington, 2S6, W, clear:
Albany, 2o0, NV, snow; Buffalo, 2So'
NV, \, cloudy; lTxd Detroit, 20, NV, fair;
Chicago. 1o0, NV, cloudy; St. Paul. %
n, fair; ST. vincent, w 80, E. clear:
Huron, OAK, ~, 81, cloudy; Bismarck.
l00, s, cloudy; Jacksonville, 40, NV,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
Granite Cutters Strike

Calais November 24.-The granite 49,.
ters of the New Brunswick Red Granite
Company of Maine struck this morn;no
demanding nine hours pay for eight and
half hours work. There w,s ~ ~:
turbance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25

In our Ladies Cotton Underwear
sale yesterday afternoon some of our
good friends were not treated fairly.
We had plenty of saleswomen there,
but the crowd was SO great, that
some customers went away unserved.
For their benefit we shall reopen
the sale of
Ladies' Fine Night Gowns
at so cts.
Ladies Fine Embroidered
Skirts at so cts.
Ladies Fine Cotton Drawers
at 20 cts.
This morning for an hour or two,
beginning at s o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
CALLED SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY. I
Failure of the Casualty Company Likely
to Cause Arrests.

New York, November "a. 4.-Department
Superintendent of Insurance Shannon is
in charge of the American Casualty
Company's affairs. 1t is believed some
arrests in connection with the failure
will be made. That the company was
robbed, and in a most systematic manner
is generally credited. Agents in this
state have been notified to cease doing
business in the name of the company.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
Shot Himself in the Head.

Bucksport. November 24.-Linwood j.
Osgood. aged 49, accidentally shot him
self in the head this afternoon, and died
in two hours at his home in Dedham.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
An Auburn Man Wants Office.

Washington, November PA. S. Ly-
lord of Auburn, Me-, filed an application
to be appointed appraiser of customs at
Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
THE WEATHER.


Boston, November 24.-Local' forecast
for New England for Saturday: Fair;
colder; northwest winds. Probably fair
Sunday, and warmer during the after
noon
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
Burglars at Lisbon.

Lisbon, November 24.-The grocery
store at Lisbon occupied by E. H. Lunt,
was robbed last night and the
safe blown open, the burglars getting
about dollars worth of change for their
trouble. An ulster, a pair of gloves and
revolver belonging to one of the assist
anti, Charles Allen, were taken, their
value being about SIS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
A BURGLAR IN THEIR ROOM.
He Was Prepared to Chloroform an Aged
NTinot Couple.

Minot, November "a. Thursday
morning the house of Mr.. Caleb Butler
at Minot, was broken into by burglars.
About o'clock Mrs. Butler was awak-
ened and discovered man in her room
who at once fed from the house. The
of any value was taken. Beside the bed
was beech stick, the end split, in which
was inserted handkerchief saturated
with chloroform. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler
a.e an aged couple, each being over so
years of age and Mr.. Butler is very deaf.
They were supposed to have money in
the house.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-25
WHAT THEY SAID AT THE GREAT
DINNER In BOSTON.

Mr.. Reed States a Contrast-Last Years
Prosperity at Home and Honor Abroad
This Years Business Depression Here
and Anglomaniac Representatives and
Queenly Proteges in Other Lands
Education the Duty of the Hour for
Republicans.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-17
DEAD IN A THICKET.
Mysterious Disappearance of ;
Milwaukee Lady and Her
Lover Cleared Up.
Discovery of Their Bodies, With
Bullet Holes Through
Their Heads.

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss, March 49,
A most startling discovery was made
here today of the bodies of Miss Alma
Nunnemacher, daughter Of Herman
Nunnemacher, a prominent merchant
of Milwaukee, and William B. Miller,
also of Milwaukee, both Of whom
had been shot through the head.
Miss Nunnemacher had been spending
the winter here with her parents
and last week Mr. Miller, to whom she
was engaged, arrived here. Her parents
opposed the match, and Friday, after
luncheon, she left tho house, and as
night came on and she did not return,
and Mr.. Miller had also disappeared,
it was supposed they had gone off
to be married. Sunday the parents
left, hoping to find their daugh-
ter in New Orleans. This afternoon a
young boy found the bodies in pine
thicIet on the north side of the railroad,
about 200 yards from the depot. From
the position in which they were lying
the suppoSition is that the young
man must have first shot his COM
panion through the left temple and
then shot himself behind the left
ear. and death in both instances must
have been instantaneous. The affair
was evidently premeditated, as Mr..
Miller had borrowed the pistol from one
of the citizens that morning. The
deadly weapon was found by his side.
where it had fallen after he had fired
the fatal shots. The news has been tel
egraphed to Miss Nunnemacher' father,
who is now in Hot Springs, Ark.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-17
VETOED BY THE MAYOR.

Mayor WRIGHT has vetoed the reSolu-
ton OF the common council appropriate
ing 800 out OF the health department
fund for the trip Of a joint committee to
Milwaukee and Toronto to\eXamine the
diSinfecting plants of those cities. The
grounds of the veto are withheld until
the communication is opened in the
Tuesday evening meeting of the board
of aldermen. If he takes the ground
that the money should come oIt OF the
general fund, since the health depart
ment appropriation is too small to stand
any extra draft upon it. it is difference
which should be fixed up between him
and the common council. If he places
the veto upon the ground of economy, 1t
WOULD seem TO be, to draw it mildly, most
ShOrt-Sigbted.
The records of the health department
show that during the past five years
there were 572 deaths from diphtheria
and 139 from scarlet fever. During the
five years there have been five out
breaks of smallpox, and only one
death. The health commissioner gives
it as his opinion that had the same
precautions been taken in the cases of
diphtheria and scarlet fever that were
with the smallpox, large majority, at
least, of the lives would have been
saved. With this unQueStioned pres
entation staring us III the face, it seems
like inhumanity to let the question of
economy stand in the way. Human
life is too dear to be placed in the bal
ance against dollars and cents.
However, the grounds of the veto
may be a mere difference of opinion as
to where the money should come from,
or the mayor may believe that the same
end can be reached by cheaper means.
If disinfecting plant must be had in
order to stay the terrible ravageS OF
diphtheria and scarlet fever, we must
have one. let the necessary expense be
what it may; and we should have the
most effective one known.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

The arguments of some of the gentle
men vino opposed the bill to give to
women the suffrage the men now
monopolize disregard entirely the
movements of social forces. They reso-
luteIY shut their eyes to what has taken
place in the relations of men and women
within the last thirty years. They as
sumo a status which has radically
changed and is steadily changing. 1t
is peculiarly the province of legis-
lator to study these movements, to dis
criminate between those which are
merely fadS.and those which are really
progressive movements and to aid in
wisely directing the latter. He should
do this because he cannot impede or
stop them; they are as resistless as the
tides: and, since the days of King
KNUTE no monarch, even, has ever tried
TO stop them.
1t is hardly a generation ago since
woman had no civil rights. She and
hers were her husbands. Her prop
erty, her earnings were his. Now. we
believe, but one state in the Union
Louisiana-denies her equal property
rights with her husband. She has IN
Vaded the colleges and compelled
recognition on equal terms. She has
entered the professions, and contends
with men in the law and medicine, den
tIstry and the ministry. There is hardly
a vocation in which men gain a liyeli-
hood that woman is not also there.
They manage great property interests;
one woman is president of a success
fully managed railroad. The senator
from OImsted, who opposed the bill on
social, moral, ethical. physical and po-
| litieal grounds, should not forget that
the women of Wyoming made that state
Democratic, and aided in sending a
Democratic senator to help us In
Washington. We beg leave to remind
the Republican senators who opposed
the bill that it is one OF the acts their
party prides itself on that 1t gave the
suffrage to a million negroes. Are our
women less worthy of ii?
1t is we'll to go slowly. Conservatism
has its good uses in this world; it makes
| the foundations to be more firmly built;
| the fabric more enduring. It's Office is
| that of governor to modify the rate of
| progress, not that of brake to stop it.
Against all obstacles, the prejudice and
| ridicule of men; against the inherent
timidity of her own sex, this invasion of
woman as an economic force in the
world has gone steadily forward. She
has thereby demonstrated her strength
and her fitness. 1t is only question of
time, and that not long one, when she
will share the elective franchise with
| men.