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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-29
BLUE WAVES VICTORIOUS.
For the Third Time Yale Freshmen
Win the Triangular Race.
FIERCE BATTLE FOUGHT BY THE
CREWS IN THE REAR.

| The Harvard Oarsmen, Encouraged by
Cheers From the Varsity Crew, Put
Blue Water Between Their Shell and
Coiumbia's-Then Columbia Man
Helps Them by Catching a Crab-some
Lawless Celebrating at New Hoyen.
NEW LONDON, June 2s.-Yesterday
Yale won the great ball game with Har-
ward. Today for the third consecutive
time the Yale freshmen won the annual
triangular boat race on the Thames by
defeating Harvard by eight and Column
bia by 13 lengths. The time was 10 min
utes, 23 seconds. Yale luck gave the
boat with the blue-tipped oars the best
course, the central one. Harvard chose
the west route and Columbia was left to
run the chances OF being run into the eel
grass by possibly careless coxswain
along the east side. At SAB Referee
Brooks gave the signal. Columbia's
start was auspicious and her boat shot
ahead like dart. Yale got away slow
ly, but in fine shape. Harvard splashed
and foundered aimlessly. A hundred
yards from the start Columbia and Yale
were tied and Harvard a few feet BE-
hind. Columbia and Harvard proved too
slow for Yale at this juncture and the
blue oars began digging into the water
for lead which increased with every
yard traversed to the goal by the naval
station. AS the half mile flags were
passed Yale had secured what is under
ordinary circumstances winning lead.
one of three lengths. Columbia was
stiH keeping scanty lead over the Grim
son. At the half mile flag, Harvard
cheers from the Varsity oarsmen in.
spired the freshmen and the gap between
the two rear boats closed up like a flash
and the race to escape tail ende1ss dis.
grace became fierce. Yale was five
lengths ahead at the mile post and Har-
ward had worked on lead of a length
over Columbia. At a mile and half.
Harvard had two lengths lead over the
Columbia crew and Yale was six lengths
in the lead. Half mile from the finish
the race was decided. In the Columbia
boat No. Z caught crab, lost his bal
ance as well as his oar, twisted his feet
loose from the stretchers and fell off his
seat back into the lap of No. 6. Luckily
only momentary confusion resulted.
At the finish Yale rowed in slowly, with
no apparent designs ON record breaking.
Harvard finished in excellent form. Co.
lumbia died game, rowing over the line
ferociously in better form than charac-
terized the Craftsmanship of the crew
during most of the race. The official
time:
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Weather Observations.

The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, June 2S, taken
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. 6oo. E. clear; New York,
62o, Sc, clear; Philadelphia, 82o, SE,
clear; Washington, $50, E, cloudy;
Albany, 66o, S, clear; Buffalo, 72o, E,
cloudy; Detroit. 7oo. me, clear: Chicago,
62o, Sc, clear; St. Paul, $50, S, fair; St.
Vincent, 6oo, SE, cloudy; Huron, Oak,
7e0, Sc, cloudy; Bismarck, 76o, N, fair;
Jacksonville, 760, Sc, cloudy.
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WORKS WIDESPREAD RUIN.
The Shutting Down of Mine After Mine. on
the Great Lakes.

CLEVELAND, O., June 2S.-The situa
ton on the Lakes in the the industry OF
ore mining is in more depressed con
dition than in years. Mine after mine
has shut down. W. G.. Mather, ..presi-
dent of the Cleveland Cliffs Mining Com.
pany, all of whose mines will be closed
Friday night, says the shipments of ore
down the lakes will be curtailed nearly
so per cent. this season. ''We shall shut
down." said Mr.. Mather," simply be-
cause we are unable to dispose Of the
product at cost price. We cannot tell
when we will resume"
The Republic Iron Company Of this
city, wired its superintendent to shut
down the Republic mine for go days,
1t is known that operations will not be
resumed until the stats of trade makes
it advisable. These mines employ thou
sands of men and are practically the sole
support. of whole towns in the Upper
cessation of work is bound to result in
widespread ruin.
Says it Will Pay in Full.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June 28.-The
suspension of the St. Paul and Minneap-
oils Trust Company was announced last
night. A card from the president says
its assets exceed the liabilities by $780,
600 and it will pay in full.
Failures in Gotham.
New YORK, June 28.-Banning, Bis
sell & Co., importers of dry goods, today
allowed Judgment to be entered against
them for $23, 800, on demand note for
money loaned. The failure of J. B. Nc
George, stock broker, was announced on
the Stock Exchange this afternoon. He
has no outstanding contracts on ex-
changes.
Dismay in Colorado.
DENVER, Col, June 2S.-The Denver
smelters feel very severely the drop in
silver. The local smilters have
on hand an average OF
abont 100000 ounces each, enough to
last for several months without any new
contracts; but the trouble is there is
now absolutely no market for silver, and
if the smeIters cannot dispose of the
product Of their work 1t will be an inn
possibility to continue running them.
It is estimated that the smelters here
and throughout the state have lost in
the aggregate $65O,000 on ore bought
last week and which has fallen SO great
ly in value in the past two days.
Ex-Governor Grant, vice president of
the Omaha and Grant Smelling Compa-
ny, says his company will make no more
contracts for ore until the silver market
is more settled. Others make similar
statements, and it is understood the
other Colorado points will follow suit.
In case the smelters should close
many thousands of men will be thrown
out of employment, but there is an i'm
preston prevalent that before this action
becomes necessary,a a favorable turn will
occur in the silver market.
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Professor Denio Honoret
IRISH MEM BERs LIKE 1T.
Mr.. Gladstone Will Try to Push the Home
Rule Bill.

LONDON, June 29.-Mr. Gladstone
made an announcement in the House of
Commons today which caused much joy
among the Irish members and those of
the radical party who believe that the
time has come for throwing out many of
the amendments to the home rule bill
offered by the opposition for the pur-
pose of delaying the passage of the
measure.
Mr.. Gladstone stated that tomorrow
he would move the adoption of resolu-
ton calling upon the House to expedi to
the passage of the bill.
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Vice President-J. S. Sewan.
Secretary-S. d. Towne.
TreaSurer-F. f.. Woodruff


TreaSurer--F. E. Woodruff.
Auditor-Dr. Alfred Mitchell.
Direct0rs--J. L. Crosby of Bangor, r. N
Beatty of Alfred.
The conference then resumed it's meet
ing, Moderator Libby in the chair. The
resolution relative to the Home for Aged
Ministers was again brought sup, and
the committee appointed.
Bowdoin College Heard From
Mr.. Cousins of Westbrook, in behalf
of the committee, then made the report
Of the committee on Bowdoin College.
In his report Mr.. Cousins said heat of SO
college graduates among their ministers,
35 were from Bowdoin College. He
spoke of the recent igifts to the college,
the Walker Art Building and the Searles
Scientific Building, and said that al
though the Garcelon bequest was not
where it should be, in the hands of the
treasurer, there was no doubt that the
college will eventually get it.
In regard to the theological condition
of the college he said that in the years
1870, 1880 and 1881, there were respect
lively three, four and four graduates who
entered the ministry. In the past three
years there have been respectively six,
ST. and ten.
President Hyde was then called upon
by the moderator to speak few words
in behalf of the college, and as he stepped
to the platform he was welcomed with a
burst of applause. He spoke briefly of
the bequests and gifts to the college, but
called attention to the fact that although
the college was founded by Maine Con-
gregationalists, with single exception
the gifts and bequests have been made
by parties outside of the state. and in
many cases outside of the denomination.
He said that the corps of professors
should be enlarged. We need chair of
history and political science, and of ge-
ology and mineralogy. Until the college
can do for the young men who enter its
gates everything which can be done, the
college cannot be called rich. DR.. HYDE
was listenened to with marked attention
and was loudly applauded when he fin
ishsd his remarks.
The committee on Bangor Seminary
then reported.
An Animated Discussion.
The committee on the report of Secre-
tary Adams reported this evening
throughiits chairman, Rev. A. Beede, of
Alfred. During his remarks Mr.. Beede
made an allusion to the Andover Band,
which called out lively and somewhat
heated discussion. The report was fin
ally withdrawn and the committee dis
charged. During the discussion, Rev.
Charles Harbudd of Bridgton, Me-, made
strong plea in defence of DIR. Adams.
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city take in the institution. Mr.. Milliker
paid high tribute to the community at
Waterville, which is of the kind where
men are brave and women are true,-the
noblest foundations of free state. l am
heartily in favor of Msine colleges. It is
tue that left this college to graduate
at another; but it was the fashion then.
Now, l thank kGod, , young men are
proud of the diploma which this institu-
ton gives them.
| like the Maine colleges because they
produce earnest and manly men, bold
brave and honest, ready to begin any un-
dertaking that commends itself to their
judgments and their consciences.
ADegree for Judge Putnam.
PROVIDENCE, June 2s.-Among the
honorary degrees conferred at Brown to-
day was that of doctor of laws upon
Hon. VIM. L. Putnam, judge of the
United States circuit court of appeals.
Professor Denio Honored.
MLDDLEBURY, Vt, June 2s.-At Mid
'dlebury College today the honorary de-
gree of doctor of divinity was conferred
on f. B. DEMO, professor of Hebrew at
Bangor Theological Seminary.
For additional commencement nesus
see second pQge.
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CALL 1T DIsoRAoEFuL.
Epworth League VIII Withdraw It's Ex-
hibit Because the Worlds Fair is Opened
Sunday.

CLEVELAND. June 2s.-At meeting
of the cabinet Of the Epworth League of
the United States today, resolution
was adopted instructing the general
secretary to withdraw the Epworth
League exhibit from the Worlds Fair
on account of 'the disgraceful action of
the directory in opening the gates Sun
day." Hereafter every member of the
league will be assessed two cents week
for the general expenses Of the league.
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WILL SOON GO TO ASIA.
The Machias to be Put Into Commission
Immediately.

WASHINGTON, June 2s.-The new gun
boat Machias, built by the Bath Iron
Works, has started for the Portsmouth,
N. H., Navy Yard, where she will be put
into commission next week. She will be
fitted out and sent to the Asiatic station
for duty. Capt. G. j. Train will COM
mand her.
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Especial to the Press.1

BRUNSWICK, June 28.-Old Sol shed
| his best rays this morning with the re-
suit that goodly number of people at
I tended the continuation of the exercises
of the Maine Congregational Conference
in the First Parish church. At o'clock
the Maine Missionary Society held a
meeting, which was opened by prayer
and Scripture reading by Rev. D. M.
Pratt of Portland. The moderator, Prof.
Paine, then made few remarks, saying
''you can't know Maine until you have
been all over it. I never knew Maine
until I started and went over it. I am
glad the Maine Missionary Society trav-
els. 1t goes to new places every year
and does new work. Last year it went
to Machias--almost the end of things,
| not quite the Jumping off place. but in
sight of it. You can start from Machias,
and if you are not particularly desirous
for company, yonf wishes will be graft
fed, for you may travel northward for
200 miles and not meet human SOUL
North of the Canadian Pacific is nothing
but Wilderness The speaker said
and much good work done. He said
that the Maine Missionary. Society was
being run almost wholly by the dead.
BLESSED are the dead, they shall rest
from labor" he said, did not apply here
in Maine. He said nearly all the sup
port the society received during the last
year had been from legaeies. If it were
not for the dead, they would have been
''up salt river"
The report of the treasurer, Hon. J.
L. Crosby of Bangor, was then heard
and adopted by the society The report
was as follows:
The Mdine Missionary Society. IN, account
avith John L. Crosby, treasurer.
For disbursements for year ending
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In Memory of Farrasut.

BosToN, June 26.-The statue of Ad-
miral Farraglt was unveiled in South
Boston today, with appropriate services.
Ex-Governor Alexander Fl. Rice was the
orator, and Stephen O'Meara the poet.
The officers of the Russian naval fleet
participated in the exercises.
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,..v. : : ; : :
Yale. .......2m 5s Am SIS I'm 30s lOm 23s
Harvard. I'm 22s 5m los I'm 52s 2om AIS
Columbia. I'm 23s 5m 16s I'm 59s lin O2s
RIoToUs CELEBRATING.
Letter Box Badly Broken Likewise
Several Students.

several Students.
New HAVEN, Ct, June 2s.-Amid the
enthusiasm of the Yale freshmen base ball
victory yesterday some one placed fire
cracker on the letter box at the corner
of York and Chapel streets. The explo-
sion tore off the front and blew into
fragments the many letters which had
been deposited. Among the letters was
one sent by Henry Hillman, the confec-
tioner, containing check for $500.
During the base ball celebration three
men were seriously hurt Ralph Bird
sail, '93, had an eye almost blown out by
the explosion Of a cannon CRACKER, G.
y. Bliss, '9S, had his face badly burned
and freshman named Smith was badly
burned by a fire cracker thrown into his
room through an open window.
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SIAM SHOWS FIGHT.
The Little Country Determined to Re
sist French Aggression.

ne Ai6tlo Oouutry Determlneu TO he
sist French Aggression.
LONDON, June 2s.-A despatch to the
Times from Bangkok, the capital of
Siam, says that the French gunboat Lu-
tin anchored in the river opposite the
center of Bangkok and made prepara-
tions to fire upon, the city. Siam, the
despatch adds, though most anxious to
maintain friendship with the French, is
quietly determined to resist aggression
and is preparing for any contingency thai
may arise. The defences of the county
will prove stronger than expected.
The Army Bill.
BERLIN, June 2S.-All the Berlin news
papers except one admit that the govern
ment is sure to have majority for the
army bill. The estimates of the size OF
the majority vary greatly.
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Fire at North Turner.

LEWISTON, June 2S.-The factory OF
the Washburn Chair Company at North
Turner caught fire on the roof yesterday
afternoon. The fire was extinguished,
with damage of about $1,000 to the COM
pany
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THE WEATHER.
Warmer and Fair.

BosToN, June %. = Local forecast for
New England for Thurday: Fair; warm
er; southwesterly winds except easterly
on the coast.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-For Maine:
Fair; warmer; west and variable winds.
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND. Me-. June %, 1898.
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Commander Aaron Weaver has been
appointed rear admiral, vice Rear Ad-
miral Harmony, retired.
Mr.. Gardner G.. Hubbard of Washing
ton has established lectureship in his
tory at Dartmouth College.
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Society Meetings.


This afternoon, in accordance with the
printed programme, the Maine Charita-
BILE Society occupied the floor. Rev. N.
Fl. Whittlesay of New Haven, gave an
extremely Interesting address on the
work of the society. In his remarks Mr..
Whittlesay said that the annual provis-
ion made by the Methodist church for
it's superannuated pastors, and their
widows and orphans, is $400, 900, of the
Presbyterian church, 100000, and of
the Congregational only $4,000. He
strongly recommended that home for
aged ministers be established, and in
well chosen language brought the sub
ject before large audience.
He was followed by L. B. Tenney,
formerly of the Maine Mission, but late
ly from Vermont, who read portions of a
report from the Vermont society, rela-
tive to the Home for Aged Ministers
which has been established there.
A resolution was proposed, that COM
mittee of three should be appointed. to
consider the advisability of the confer
ence assisting this work, this committee
to report at the next annual conference.
The committee. as appointed by the
Charitable Society, and later ratified by
the conference, consisted of Messrs. G.
G. McCully, H. L. Griffin and G. C..
Moses.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year as follows:
President Rev Z 3 Mason, D D.
Vice President--P Thayer.
Secretary--Pr9f B DEMO.
Treasurer-Rev M Adams.
Auditor-J Wheelwright.
Trustees;-Rsv Thayer, Hon J Libby,
Dea w Hubbard and Rev Wilson.
The Maine branch of the College and
Education Commission next took the
floor Professor Frank E. Woodruff of
Bowdoin College, treasurer of the Com
mission, made his report.
On motion of a member, the report
was placed in the hands of the auditor,
Dr. Alfred Mitchell, to be audited.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
year, as follows:
President-J. B. Merrill.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 2s, 1se2--voL. 81.
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

7iS WOhNtN0 = NEWS
Page L.
Weather indications.
General telegraph news.
Page 2.
General Telegraph news.
Obituary.
Base ball news.
Maine towns.
The Portland Gun Club victorious.
The Christian Endeavor Society.
Page 8.
Men from all lands.
Editorials.
Current comment.
Blaine at Yorktown.
Page 8.
Deaths and marriages.
Music and drama.
Portland High school graduation.
Class exercise at Westbrook Seminary
Recent marriages.
Wit and Wisdom.
Thousands of clocks.
Page Z.
Financial and Commercial.
Marine News.
Page 8.
Brief Jottings.
Personals.
A cutting afray that may prove serious.
The Christian Endeavor excursion.
Installation of Rev. Mr.. Samson.
Woman's Literary Union.
The charges were not sustained.
Veterans of the 18th at Long Island.
Found dying in room
Fourth of July celebration.
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BLESSED ARE THE DEAD.
Professor Paine Says They Do Good
Work in Maine.
CONGREGATIONALISTS HEAR OF
VISIONARY EFFORT.

They Also Listen to Reports from Bow
doin College and the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary-Reference to the Andov-
er Band the Cause of an Animated Dis
cussion-Omcers Elected in Several So
cieties.
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AT THE ALUMNI DINNER.
Colby Men Heard Cheering Report
of Their Alma Mater.
PRESIDENT WHITMAN'S FIRST
YEAR A SUCCESSFUL ONE.

Some of the Former Students Who Were
Gathered Again at the Co1lege-Presi-
dent Whitman Speaks of What Has
Been Done and What it is Hoped to
Do-Hon. j. III. Drummond. Rev. DIR.
Way1and and Congressman Milliken
Among the Speakers.
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SECURITIES HELD BY THE socIETy.

U1 WHICH are HeIu N tTuSt fOr Varl-
GUS churches in Maine .............$ $4,000
The secretary, Rev. J. e. Adams, DID.
of Bangor, then read the report of the
trustees, which showed that while the
society was in a fourishing condition
financially, there was a markek decrease
in the number of additions to the roll
of membership.
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Is A. M. 5 P. NJ.

Mean daily ther. .56. o Max. vel. wind LAS
Minimum ther -. ..4S.4
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The Prettiest Neck wear for Easter
At LaFar's, 1872 Broughton street.-Ad.
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ON THE sT. JOHNS.

Plenty of AlligAtors But Passeu gers
on Steamers Iday Not Shoot Them.
Julian Ralph in HarDerS Magazine.
The one apparent purpose Of all who
journey by boat in Florida is to see alliga-
tors, and to keep account of the number
they have seen, as desperate indians in yell
low-covered books total up the sum of the
scalps they have lifted. At first the st.
johns river is of the broad type of Floridian
streGms-a wide eXpause OF fretted blue,
walled in tamely with banks of low vegeta-
ton. There are only two types. that and the
tortuous narrow sort, running like leafy
lanes in cramDed ribbons, hedGed close by
trees. 1t is when tho ST. Johns is com
pressed and squeezed until it wrigges like
landed eel that the search for ga
tors begi s. l had never seen
wild alligator at large when | made
the voYage. and, to tell the
truth, had seen so many others like mo,
and such signs Of general slaughter Of the
saurians, their babies. and even their eggs,
that | tancied l might leave Florida with
the luck of one who gees to Dakota TO get
shot at buffalo. But l was wrong. Not
all the elligators are killed yet, though that
contamination is not far off in the older
parts of Florida. When we came to the
narrow end of the river we saw plenty OF
the amphibians, and discovered also that
they are apparently the only things that in
duce the captain to raise his voice and to
betray an inward excitement.
alligator on the left bank Quickm he
shouted to all the passengers. alligator
big one-oh the left bank, close Gheadp
Sure enough, there was the huge lizard
ike animal upon the low bank between the
water and the trees, where he had been
basklng until the approach of the boat
aroused him. Already, with a snakish
motion, he was moving toward the river,
his head sweeping in one direction and lis
thick strong tail In the other. There was
time TO see that he was ten feet long, and
to wonder how the cap ain detected a thing
8 nearly the color Of the earth it rested
upon, whoa. with graceful giant wriggle,
the beast slipped into the river ami showed
US only a black snout and two bumplke
eyes ripping the surface OF the stream.
There were some persons among the pas
sengers who all but rived with delight
over the beauty Of the scenery in the mar
row part OF the river. Pretty it is, but not
extremely beautiful, and the extrayagaat
expressions of those who find extreme
beauty where Others see only tsmeness, or,
at the utmost, mere prettiuess, inspires COM
passion for all who live where nature Is ill
favored or tedious, as on the plains, for in
stance. The ST. Johns was here q pretty
winding stream, curvIng amid more or less
dense erowths Of oak, cypress and palmetto.
Spanish moss hung its greenish-graY tails
upon M ny OF the trees and augmented the
strangeness Of the scenery; for strange 10
would seem to any American from bo-
yond the few states that border the
Gulf OF Mexico. II got its pTettiness from
the fresh, new green that nature
was lRvishing upon the trees and the under
growth. So narrow was the stream that the
boat was seen to push the water ahead Of it,