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The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
He Iashed rarragut to the Rigging.

Vallejo, Cal, October 19.-John Neil,
seaman in the United States navy.
serving on board the receiving ship In
dependence, Mare Island navy yard,
committed suicide yesterday by shooting
himself in the head. He was repriman-
ded yesterday for having overstayed. his
leave of absence. and was punished by
restriction to the ship for period of 60
days. AS soon as his punishment was
announced he went below into the ship
bag room, where he was found later
with bullet wound in his right temple.
Neil was man of unusual distinction,
having received medal honors from Con-
gress for bravery and meritorious con-
duct. Neil enlisted in the navy in 1861,
served with Farragut at Mobile Bay, and
lashed the admiral in the rigging of the
Hartford while he stood by his side
throughout the fight. Since the war
Neil had served continuously in the navy
and was one of the survivors of the i'll
fated Trenton, which went down in Apia
Harbor, and received general mention
for bravery in rescuing shipmates from
the Vandalia, which was also wrecked in
the same gale. He was native of Ire
land, aged 81, and member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and the
Regular Army and Navy Union.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
A Deficit of $4,000, 900.
ALL THAT GLlTTERs, ETC.
Mrs. Jacob Fries Paid $4,000 for Brass
and Died When She Learned the Truth.

New York, October IA bold swim
die with tragic ending was developed
in Williamsburg yesterday. Mrs. Jacob
Fries, who lived at l46 Richardson
street, on learning that she and her FAM
lily had been cheated out of SIS, 900, their
entire wealth, was stricken with heart
disease and died ina few minutes.
Jacob Fries was engaged in the fat
rendering business on Newton Creek.
until compelled to oclose on account of
Objectionable orders. BY frugal living
he had saved $4,000, and his son, Joseph
and son-in-law, Max Louis, who lived in
the same house, together possessed an
equal sum. The men of the family, be-
ing out of business, were looking about
for a profitable investment of their mon
ey, and this fact unfortunately came to
the ears of Jacob Schaefer, who kept a
notion store at S29 Flushing avenue.
After ingratiating himself in the con-
fidence of the family, Schaefer told them
that two friends of his, schoolmates in
Russia, had smuggled into this country,
gold dust and filings valued at 100000,
which could be boug1'ssior SIS, 900. On
September %, Mrs. Fries, with her son
Joseph and son-in-law, Max Louis, visit
ed the alleged Russians at their rooms.
No. 3S Ranken street, Newark, N. j.
Schaefer, who accompanied them, acted
as interpreter. Three bags, containing
the alleged gold, were taken from clos
ct and sample was taken from each
bag. These samples were taken to jew
elers on Graham avenue, Williamsburg,
who. after testing, declared them to be
gold.
Many family councils were held and
many visits were made ITO the Newark
house, and final Y Minis Fries, who ap-
pears to have trapsacted most of the
business, offered $4,000 for the stuff.
The bargain was closed, and Mrs. Fries,
with her son and son-in-law, drove to
Newark with one of their wagons, hand
ed over the cash and brought the bags to
their home Arrived there they again
tested the material with some acid and
found that the bags were all filled with
brass filings.
Mrs. Fries gazed stupidity at the dis
colored mass for a moment, placed her
hand over her heart and fell heavily to
the floor.
Coroner Creamer was notified, and an
autopsy was held October 10, which
showed that she had been suffering from
heart disease The shock of discovering
their ruin had precipitated her death.
AS soon as could be the Newark house
was visited, but the Russians had disap
peared Joseph Fries secured the arrest
of Schaefer as an accomplice, and yes
terday he was remanded in the Even
street court. The Newark police are
looking for the Russians.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
PAYING FOR THE TEMPLE.
Proceedings of the White Ribbon Women
Include Fifty Addresses.

Chicago, October 19.-At the morning
session of the convention of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union the re-
port concerning the Womens Temple
was adopted with very little opposition.
1t showed that the temple was largely
erected by the gifts of individuals, and
the revenue is now about $150,O00 year.
A plan is now on foot to raise 81, 500, 900
within two years to pay off the indebted
ness. At the afternoon session, memori-
al services were held for deceased mem
bers. The night meeting opened with
devotional exercises, and over fifty brief
addresses were made by the vice presi-
dents from the states and territories.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
STOPPING A DOG FIGHT.
In Massachusetts Man Bitten In So Do
ing Gets Damages.

Boston, Mass, October 19.-The full
bench of the Supreme Judicial court has
decided that man is justified in prevent
ing dog fight, and that if in doing such
thing he gets bitten, the owner of the
offending dog must respond in damages
if called upon to do SO.
The decision is given in a case in which
Daniel Matteson of Palmer was plaintiff,
and Homer G. Strong, also a citizen of
Palmer. the defendent.
Matteson's story, as told to the jury,
was that he had been up to "iBill'sn meat
market, having with him Gal lbert;. Kings
dog. "f
testified Matteson, and got against
Strong's property, saw his dog lying
under carriage and he commenced
growing. Both dogs. I should think,
commenced growing. / spoke to the dog
that was with me to come along. His
name was Prince. He didn't come along,
and I put my hand on his collar and his
neck to fetch him along SO he needn't get
into any trouble, and just at that time
the black dog sprang on Prince and
struck my finger. After / received the
bite held Strong's. dog by the collar
with my right hand to hold him off the
other dog. Strong then came and took
his dog.n
The jury awarded the plaintiff verdict
of 1915, and the defendant excepted.
The Supreme court, in overruling the
exceptions, lays down some good dog
law. It says:
'.On the plaintiff s itestiomony the jury
may have found that after the dogs had
begun growing, but before they had
come together, and while the defendants
dog was lying under wagon four or five
feet away, he told the dog which was in
his custody to come along, and put
his hand on the dogs collar and neck to
fetch him along, and that the defendants
dog then sprang on the other dog, and
in so doing struck the plaintiffs finger. q
We cannot say, as a matter OF law, that
the pla intiff was not in the exercise of
due care in putting his hand on the col
lar or neck of the dog which was in his
custody, i'll order to bring him along and
prevent fight. Under the circumstances
it may have been a very proper thing for
him to do, and at The time it may not
have seemed to expose him to much if
any danger.
"In cases of this kind great deal de-
pends on the size, the apparent dispo-
sition, the condition and situation of the
two dogs and upon other circumstances
which are usually proper for the consid-
eration of the jury. The exceptions are
overruled.n
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
WIPES HIS WEEPING EYES.
The Russian Admiraps Tears Bedew the
Great Celebration.

Paris, October 19.-President Carnot's
telegram to the Czar was as follows:
CAT the moment when the fine squadron
sent by Your Majesty is anchored at
Toulon and your brave Russian sailors
are listening to the first cheers reserved
for them by the French people, / feel
impelled to address my thanks to Your
Majesty and TO inform you of the joy I
feel over this fresh evidence of the friend
ship and profound sympathy uniting
Russia and France"
The Czar's reply was:
"In reply to your friendly telegram, /
wish to inform you of the pleasure it
gives me that our squadron has been
able to return the visit paid by the brave
French sailors to Cronstadt."
The Russian fetes are a source of
amusement for foreigners. 1t has been
suggested by Anglo-Saxon onlookers that
Admiral Avelan was selected to visit
France on account of his emotional en-
dowments and his singular facility of
bringing tears to his eyes. According to
French newspapers, Admiral Avelan, in
one day in Toulon, was eight times pro-
foundly touched and five times vislbly
moved, besides having several fits of
uncomfortable sobbing. The manual of
Franco-Russian conversation hawked
about the streets of Toulon and Paris
leaves no contingency neglected as re-
CARDS expressions OF patriotism or passion.
1t contains ten formulae of invitations
to alcoholic drinks of various kinds
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
TONIGHT.
PORTLAND THEATRE.
ANNIE WARD TIFFANY
, As
LADY BLARNEY.
AROUSED THE. TOWN.
Every Body Got Up While the Burglars
Got Safely Away.

Holbrook, Mass, October 19.-Early
this morning, the father of Postmaster
CIV. Lincoln, was aroused from sound
sleep by what appeared to him to be a
terrific explosion Mr.. Lincoln's house
joins on the postofice. s He Immediately
jumped from bed, rushed to the window
and yelled at the top of his voice:
"Fire Fire!'
9 Then he received shock which be
hopes never to experience again.
"Shut up and get back into the house!S
yelled some one.
Mr.. Lincoln was surprised, and looked in
the direction from which the voice came.
He saw three men coming out OF the
postoffice door, but was not able to dis
tinguish their features.
"Get back into the house." was the de-
mand second time, or we'I shootl"
and by way of emphasis two shots were
fired from revolver. Mr.. Lincoln got
back into the house.
The noise aroused the neigh bore, one
of whom sent several shots after the
burglars while others gave the alarm.
With one bound the whole town leaped
from its bed and .scram bled into it's
clothes, urged on to mighty exertions by
the changing OF the fire alarm and the
shouts OF Fire! FIRE. Murder! Thieves!" !"
which seemed to come from all sides,
and echo and reecho throughout the vii
lage with tantalizing mockery.
Every man, woman, child and small
boy arose Phoenix like to the occasion.
From all sides they came, arrayed
in garments of many kinds and many
colors. They soon turned the square in
to a meeting place, and the affair began
to assume the aspect of a social function.
The postoffice was soon crowded and the
people saw strange sight there. The
safe had been blown into fragments. By
a peace of good luck the daring burglars
had only secured about 500 in money
trance to the building by boring through
the lock of the front door. Tools of every
kind, chisels, jimmies and other articles
necessary to burglars kit were scat
tered in all directions.
1t was long before the people recovered
their senses, and when u party was or
ganized to run down the thieves no trace
of them could be found.
They had disappeared as if by maigc.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, October 19.-The local
signal office records as to the weather,
the following:
a. m.-Barometer. 30.623; thermome-
ter, 36.5; dew point. %; humidity, 10;
wind, NV; velocity, 4; weather, clear.
Sp. m.-Barometer. 3o.534; thermome-
ter, 43 0 dew point, 81; humidity, TO-;
wind, S; velocity, 4; weather, cloudy.
The mean daily thermometer. 40; max
imum thermometer, 4S0; minimum ther-
mometer, $50; maximum velocity of
wind, s, NV; total precipitation, 900
inch.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
Coaling at Sea.

New York, October 19.-The United
States cruisers San Francisco and Kear-
sarge passed Sandy Hook, bound out,
yesterday, to demonstrate the possibility
of coaling vessels at sea. The Kearsarge
was in tow of the new white cruiser.
One ton of coal was transferred from the
San Francisco to the Kearsarge in twenty
minutes. The work was performed by
means of thick steel cable passing from
the San Francisco to the Kearsarge The
coal Twas packed in bags and buckets.
slid down it to the Kearsarge.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20

n.
Several eulogistic addresses were made
and as further mark of respect, the
House adjourned.
Fixing Fees for Clerks of Courts
Washington, October 19-The House
has passed the bill reported from the
judiciary committee by Representative
Wolverton to flx the ices OF clerks OF
United States courts, establish fixed
rate for naturalization fees and prevent
the running up of useless mileage and
other similar accounts
The bill was the result of the investi-
CATION made into the conduct of Federal
court officials at Boston. especially Clerk
Stetson of the United States Court of
Appeals and the late JIG. Hallett, who
was United States commissioner.
There was no opposition to the bill,
but Representative O'Neil took occasion
to say that some of the practices COM
planned of were not confined to the court
officials at Boston, but were common to
all court officials Mr.. Wolverton assented
to this, but said that the facts had been
brought out more distinctly in Boston
because of the investigation.
The Trial of the Machias
Washington, October 49, secretary Her
bert today appointed the following board
to conduct the final trial of TIE gunboat
Machias: Commodore John G. Walker,
Commander P HI. Cooper, Chief Engineer
R. W. Milligan and Naval Constructor S.
w Amisted, with Lieut.. L. L. Ream as re-
corder The board will assemble on
board the Machias at New York when
the vessel arrives from Portsmouth, n.
H., whence she sailed today The course
will be in Long Island sound.
A Deficit of $5O,0o0,Oo0
Washington, October 19.-The treasury
department. has prepared a statement as
to the financial aspect of the government
for the current fiscal year. The summing
up of the argument is that, if the present
de OF $50 oo o a the epd M Of the
year.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, Oct. 10, taken
at D. M, 10Th meridian time, the OBJ
seryations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature, direction of
the wind, state of the weather:
Boston. 4s0. Sc, cloudy; New York .52o
E, cloudy; philadelphia. 500, e. cloudy:
Washington, So, r, cloudy; Albany. 49,
S, clear; Buffalo. 500, NE, clear: Detroit
5So, Sc, clear; Chicago, 62o. S. clear: ST.
Paul, 46o, NV, rain; st. Vincent 42o
NV, clear; Huron, Oak, 56o. NV. Clear:
Bismarck, 540, NV, clear; jacksonville
missing.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
AT Mr.. M'MILLAN's DINNER. {
Republicans Said They Would Help Demo
Gratis Enfarca Closure

Republicans Said They Would Help Demo-
Gratis Enforce Closure.
Washington, October. 19.-The Republi-
can Senators favoring unconditional re-
peal who met around Senator McMillan's S
dinner table last night, discussed infor-
mally the Senate situation. The opinion
was generally entertained that the proper
course for the Republicans was to wait
the action of the majority. Any idea of
a compromise proposition to originate
with Repu blican Senators was discounte-
nanced The belief was expressed that if
a majority of the Senate asked the Vice
President to put the question on the
adoption of a special rule that would give
closure on this bill, the Vice. President
would put the motion and rule against
dilatory motions. 1t is understood if the
Democratic repealers could prevail upon
the Vice President to SO rule, the
aepubIicans would join them in support
ing the ruling.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
. A RUSH FOR THE DOORS.
Many Children injured In a Panic In
Washington School

Washington, October 19.-In public
school building here where 800 pupils
were crowed together, a panic occurred
this morning through one of the chill
dren fainting and others raising the cry
of fire. A mad rush was made for the
doorway where the children became
jammed in heap. Many were injured,
some, it is feared, fatally.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20

Cn6 OueSGlOn ana n6Su Oll bHo l. III
busters-The Talk of Compromise Still
Goes on and the Democratic Caucus
Committee Is Treating With Carlisle
Other Washington News.
Washington, October 19.-The discuss
ion on the question of the amendment of
the journal was resumed in the Senate
today. Mr.. Palmer suggested that the
motion on which all the debate was oc-
curing and which was that Mr.. Teller s
name be entered on the journal,
should be agreed to by unanimous con-
sent. Three Senators objected.
The Senate was addressed by Mr.. Call
against any change in the rules. He was
followed by Mr.. Butler in condemnation
of the positions staken by Senators Hill
and Mills. The positions were that the
majority of the Senate could. adopt any
amendment to the rules in utter disre-
gard of the code of rules. A colloquy on
the matter ensued between Messrs. Hill,
Morgan and Palmer. In the course of
the discussion, Mr.. Hill insisted on the
idea that any restriction in the rules
whereby the majority was deprived OF
the power to amend them, was not bind
ing. He said he proposed to offer at the
proper time and place, an amendment to
the rules, the Senate then proceeding, as
may be regulated by the majority, to
vote upon it.
Mr.. Hoar said he thought the Senate
had the power to prevent obstruction
to motion to change the rules and that
the presiding officer had the power to put
that motion when he believed the discus
sion was intended to prevent action.
Mr.. Butler then resumed his speech, at
the close of which, Mr.. Teller's motion to
amend the journal was withdrawn and
the journal of Monday was then ap-
proved.
Mr.. Manderson offered an amendment to
the rules providing that when, on vote
by yeas and nays, it shall appear to the
Chair on the recapitulation and before
the announcement of the result, that a
quorum has not voted, he shall call by
name upon the Senators present who
have not voted to vote, and shall direct
the secretary to add the names of the
Senators not voting, including those
announcing pairs or who may or may not
have been excused from voting, and en-
ter them on the journal".
Mr.. PETER addressed the Senate in con-
tinuation of the speech begun by him
last week and had not finished at 5
O'Clock. The Senate took a recess until
10 a. m. tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
WILLIAMS LATEST.
This Speech Devoted to Praise Of
His Ancestors.
CARNOT AND THE CZAR Elk XCHANGE
CONGRATULATIONS.


Great show-They >ay the Russian
AdmiralsWas Sent on His Mission Be-
cause of His Ability to Weep-The
Papers Report the Tears AS They Fall
Funeral Honors for the Dead Field
Marshal.
Bremen, October 19.-After the unveil-
day banquet was given in the Town
hall Replying to DIR. Paups toast, the
Emperor said: Faithful Bremen could
not have selected more fitting day on
which to pay tribute to the old Emperor,
this being the anniversary of the battle
of Leipzig, where the holy alliance of
monarchs liberated Prussia and Ger
many, and, one might we'll say, all
Europe, from the yoke's oppression.
Moreover, it is Frederick's birthday. In
his breast there dwelt a burning. desire
for the.uniting of the Fatherland. When
the morning red of the new empire rose
over the horizon he could realize the
dreams of his youth. The German sword
in the powerful hand of the son, won on
bloody battlefelds an imperial crown for
the father Thanks to his heavy, sledge-
hammer blows, the Empires armor was
firmly forged for all eternity, and re-
mains to our people in memory of the
hallowed first German Crown Pricne.
"How wonderfully Providence worked
favorably to the fate of the Kaiser,
| whose kind face looked down upon us to-
day. After much care and sorrow he was
called to rule at an age when other men
retire to rest. To him it was left to full
fill the yearning of all German hearts to
crown Germany with the yictoriously
fought for imperial crown. He found
for this work great men who were
honored in carrying into effect his
thoughts
Brightly has Bremen erected monu-
ment to the old imperial hero. thank
you as grandson and as Emperor for your
warm welcome and for nursing the old
traditions. My whole endeavor will be
to follow the example set me by the old
sire whose picture salutes US from over
yonder.
Bremen may remain assured of my
constant interest and protection. May
Bremen's commerce flourish in the
shadow of peace"
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Warmer.

Washington, October 49, For New
England: Partly cloudy, except showers
in the extreme northern portions of New
Hampshire and Vermont; southeast
winds, fresh on the coast.
Boston, October 19.-Local forecast for
New England for Friday: Fair; warm
er; south and southwest winds.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
FAMILY SCANDALS in BUSINESS.
The Troubles of a Connecticut Concern
and Its Owners.

6IoOAAo3 OOhAAst O0COoSA - ! AAo AL
sonia National Bank has presented Pc
tition to the probate court praying that
John B. Wallace be adjudged insolvent.
The bank has claims for $390O Mr.. Wal
lace was formerly secretary of Wallace
& Sons, and president of the Ansonia
Electric Company, both of which are
now in the hands of receivers. Legal
steps are being taken to have the ac-
counts of Wallace & Sons examined. It
is alleged that several members of the
family have overdrawn their accounts
from S25, 1000 to 100000. There is also
an application before the court to have
Mr.. Wallace removed from the receiver
ship of the electric company on the
grounds of incompetency and overdraw-
ing his accounts to the extent of $780,
600. Mr. Wallace left Ansonia Friday
last and has not been heard from.
Furrier's Difficulty.
New York, October 49, - Rachael
Prince, furrier, IA Waverly Place. today
confessed Judgment for $20,979 The liza
bilities are $4,000. The assets consist
of large stock, book accounts and plant.
A Failure in Grain.
Chicago, October 19.-John Purvis,
grain commission merchant, IS Royal In
surance building, assigned today. The
assets and liabilities are scheduled at
$4,000 each.
Dissolved by Order of Court.
New York, October 10. - The New
York City Ice Company was ordered dis
solved by the supreme court today, and
a receiver appointed. The liabilities are
$199. 900: assets. 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
TRYING TO COMPROMISE.
The Democratic Caucus Committee Con-
fer With Mr.. Carlisle.

The Democratic Caucus Committee Con-
fer With Mr.. Carlisle.
Washington, October 19.-The Demo-
era tic caucus committee was in session
again this morning for an hour, but came
to no conclusion on the question of call
ing caucus. All of the members were
present. AS originally appointed, this
was supposed to be silver committee;
but a prominent silver Senator said today
that they were now in the minority. The
same Senator also made the statement
that, despite the absence of two or three
silver Senators, they had been able to
secure enough signatures to the request
for caucus to make a quorum of the
Democrats. 1t is an open secret that
every effort possible is being made to pre-
vent call for caucus, practically all
Senators agreeing that they will go into
conference. The committee adjourned at
II 80 with nothing determined upon. =
The committee was in session again at
noon when frequent trips were made to
the room by various Senators the indica-
tions being that they were sent for. Ac-
cording to reports about the Capitol, a
compromise measure has been agreed up
on by certain OF the leaders, and the pro-
posed bill is in the hands of the caucus
committee.
The committee went to the treasury
department at o'clock this afternoon.
The committe were received in the Sec
retary's room and all the doors closed.
They remained with Secretary Carlisle in
earnest conversation on the Senate situa-
tion for some time. 1t is understood that
the..nature of their business is to prepare
some compromise satisfactory to the
IN Gil Co, r,rfa ioh
also be satisfactory to the Administra-
tiOn.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-20
The Kabiles Surrounded.

Madrid October 19.-The Herald today
,,nhi;shes dispatch from Tangier stating
HAT the forces of the Sultan of Morocco
i,ave surrounded the hostile Franjana,
q q Mezouita and Mazuza Kabiles, who
made the recent attack on the Spanish
Garrison at Melilla. The place at which
fbe tribesmen are said to be surrounded
;s between Talifet and the Atlas noun
tains