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The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
BUSINESS WORLD SURPRISED.
Ex-Secretary of the Treasury Foster Fails
and Assigns.

FosToRIA, Ohio, May y26.-Ex-Secretary
Chas. Foster has failed and has made an
assignment. Foster was in business in
Fostoria as dry goods merchant. Soon
after the war closed he helped to organ
ize the Fostoria National Bank. By
shrewd speculation in real estate he be-
came wealthy, and in 1879, when elected
Governor of Ohio for the first time, was
reputed to be worth $1,C00,000. During
the next four years he lost heavily in
Lake Superior copper mines. In natural
gas and street railway speculations at
Findlay during its temporary boom he
invested largely. When the bubble burst
he. with many others, was caught for
many thousands of dollars. He also lost
by endorsing notes for business and po-
litical friends. Since then he has at
tempted recoup his losses, but only be-
came more deeply involved. The crash
was temporarily averted by his appoint
ment as Secretary of the Treasury. 1t is
thought he will at best not be able to
more than pay his debts.
Ex-Secretary Foster states his liabili-
ties to be 100000 and his assets about
the same. The wholesale grocery house
of Davis & Foster it is claimed was
closed this morning by an attachment.
The assignment of Mr.. Foster was the
signal for the assignment of number of
concerns in which he was interested.
The Brass and Iron Works was one of
these concerns The liabilities and as
sets of this company are included with
the statement of the ex-Secretary. A
| half dozen prominent industries will 60
| to the wall and hundreds Of persons will
be thrown ont of work Business men,
depositors in Mr.. Fosters bank, will be
losers though none to an extent which
will cause them to assign. It is gener-
ally conceded that Mr.. Fosters unstinted
generosity and phenomenal public spirit
have been the indirect causes of his
failure. ii,
One of the Results.
FINDLAY, O., May 26.-President Wei
sci of the Peoples bank of North Bal
timore which carries heavy deposits of
oil producers was here this evening en-
deavoring to procure aid. Failing this
he announced that his bank would close
tomorrow, dragged down by the failure
of ex-Secretary Foster.
The Foster Banking Company.
NEW YORK, May 2e.-The Foster Bank
ing Company of Fostoria, O., which is
reported to have assigned this morning,
according to the last issue of the Bank
ers' Almanac, has capital of only
$40, 1000, surplus of $4,000 and undivided
profits Of $4,000. The New York CORE
spondent of the Foster Banking Company
is the National Shoe and Leather Bank,
271 Broadway.
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SULLIVAN SETTLED.
According to His Estimate 1t Cost 5000
to Kick Lizotte.

ALFRED, May 26.-Thomas Leigh, Jr.,
of Augusta. one of the counsel for John
L. Sullivan, had been at court two days,
trying to fix up his notorious clients
case. aLate in the afternoon the case was
called and Lawyer Leigh entered a plea
of guilty to the Indictment for assault
and battery in behalf Of his client. Judge
Whitehouse imposed a fine Of 800 and
the money was paid over to the court.
By pleading guilty and paying his fine,
Sullivan saves his bail Of $500, which it
was expected would be defaulted. The
cost of the episode has been nearly 5000,
according to Sullivan's own statement.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
The Worlds Fair.


Governor Cleaves, accompanied by
Hon. A. R. Bixby, visited the fair Thurs
day morning, calling at the Maine State
building. He left on the 4. 10 p. m. Lake
Shore train for Boston, together with
General Conno,r Colonel Shaw and Col
onel Thayer.
General Mattocks Thursday forenoon,
showed the governors staff and council
about the fair grounds. Thursday morn
ing the council left the Bay State Hotel
at II for drive to Lincoln park and
about the city. They dined at the Vic
toria. Beside the council, several other
Maine gentlemen were in the party,
among them General Passenger Agenu j.
Francis Lee of the Canadian Pacific, and
U. M. Sergeant, of the Union League
Club. Hon. Fred Atwood, who had
charge of the itinerary, said that the
Union League and all the Chicago Maine
ties had overwhelmed his party with
kindness. Five or six invitations to
drive and receptions had been received
each day, and it had been impossible for
him to accept but small part of them.
Secretary Dunbar is making up an itin-
erary for the Press Association Of Maine
to visit the fair later in the season.
Maine did not put her trust In chariots
at Chicago, says the Boston Journal. mol
did she rely on gross and commercial
products. She put forwar as her chief
exhibit two of her girls, Mrs. Nordica
and Miss Cayvan, and once again the
''girl from Maine'' monopolized atten-
ton and glorified her sta+-
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swindled by sleek Looking Stranger.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H, May ga sleek
looking stranger has been working
forged checks on merchants in this Sec
tion. A few days ago he succeeded in
getting check for $15 cashed by Tilton
& Hanson, of Dover. Today It was
learned the same party induced the pro-
prietor of a store here to cash check
for SIS. In each case the check was
drawn on the Globe National Bank, Bos-
ton -.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
Fire in Gardiner

BANGOR, May 26.-At S.45 o'clock this
morning fire was discovered in the ma
chine shop of A. A. Robbins. 1t is sup
posed to have caught from spark from
the chimney lighting on dry roof. Loss
$1,000; insured $500 on building; $500
on patterns and tools.
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did not do her any good. / saw the advertise
ment of CUTIcURA REMEDIES in the paper.
and said to my wife, II am going to try them. .
that we had to soak her clothes to take them off,
Itchi there was no end to it. She had it all
over her body, back, legs arms, in between her
fingers. She did not have it on her head. But
after taking your CUTICURA REMEDIES for
two weeks the itch stopped, and in four weeks
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l am more than pleased with your CUTICURA
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and if anybody asks me about your remedies,
I will uphold them wherever go.
CHARLES M. GRONEL,
Conshohocken.s .sMontgomer County, Pa.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27

IT.
Violent Western Storms--A Familiar
Tale of Wreck and Ruin in Many
Towns-Freight Cars Bio wn Off the
Track and Their Content Scattered
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 26.-Dis-
patches from several towns in Missouri
and from one point in Kansas report the
occurrence yesterday afternoon of a
severe wind storm of almost cyclonic
proportions. The storm was accompanied
in every instance by either hail or down
pour of water amounting to almost a
cloudburst. The telegraph wires are
down in the country surrounding the
towns that the storm struck. Much
damage of minor importance was
wrought to barns and buildings, and in
Missouri the crops suffered severely. AT
Sedalia, Mo-, the wind attained terrific
velocity. It surged sunder the tent OF
Ringling Bros circus and snapped the
five poles supporting it like pipe stems.
The tent came down with crash, bury
ing 2000 people beneath it. They
screamed and struggled and several
women tainted, but all were safely re-
moved from beneath the canvas. Several
received severe bruises, but no injury to
life or limb resulted.
At Brookfeld, Mo-, the storm struck
the round house of the Hannibal and St.
10 Railroad and it was partially demol-
ished. Some of the engines were badly
damaged. Hail accompanied the storm
at New Cambria, Mo-, and did consider
able damage to crops, barns and out
buildings
About 4 o'clock the storm struck Mar
tinsburg, leveling trees, fences and out
buildings and doing much other damage
Nineteen loaded freight cars were blown
off the Wabash tracks and their contents
scattered over the fields. A cyclone
struck Moberly, leveling barns and
smaller buildings and uprooting hun
dreds of trees. There was not shed in
the lumber yards there but what was un-
rooted. The full extent of the storm S
damage is not known. but it is feared
that when full particulars come to light
it will be found that lives have been lost.
The storm came from the southeast and
prostrated all telephone and telegraph
wires in the southern parts of the city,
making communication from the outside
almost impossible.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
THE WEATHER..

Not Good Weather for Yachting.
BosToN, May 26.-Local forecast for
New England for Saturday: Rain; con-
tinued cool; east and northeast winds. 6
WASHINGTON, 81 May 26.--For New
England: Showers; variable winds.
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The Reading Habilitation.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 2e.-The an
nouncement is made that the whole
amount necessary to guarantees the sue
cess of the financial readjustment plan
of the Reading railroad has been sub
scribed.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
Why suffersone Moment

From torturing and disfiguring skin diseases
REMEDIES will, in the great majority of cases.
afford instant relief in the most agonizing OF
itching, burning scaly. crusted, pimply, and
loss of hair, and point to a speedy, permanent,
and economical cure.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
The Britannia Wins.

LONDON, May 26.-In the chief event
of the Royal Thames Yacht Club regatta
today the Prince of Wales's cutter
Britannia won the first prize. The
Varuna was second and the Calluna
third.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
THREE HUNDRED ON STRIKE.
waterville weavers Say They Want Nor.
Pay and Better Treatment.

WATERvILLE, May 26.-Over 300 Lock-
wood mill weavers are on a strike. They
demand 10 per cent rise Of wages and
better treatment from the overseers.
There il no prospect of an immediate
settlement of the difficulty. M
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
The Kennebec Drive Moves SLOWLY

BINGHAM, May 26.-The logs are NOV
ing very slowly in the river, owing to the
sudden fall of water after the freshet of
week ago. The logs are strewn along
each bank and are jammed hard on the
islands.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
His Boat Capsized.

MAcHIAs, May 26.-Elihu, aged II,
son of Bernard Beale, was drowned at
Jonesport yesterday. Beale and Leroy
Drisko, aged IA, were capsized in their
boat in a sudden squall. Beale went
down and Drisko clung to the boat until
rescued.
Diphtheria at the Insane Hospital.
AUGUSTA, May 26.-John G. Sanford,
head supervisor of wards at the Maine
Insane hospital, died this morning of
diphtheria. This is the fifth fatal case
in three months. He was extremely
popular and native of Palermo. A
wife and child survive him.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27

troubled with itching,
burning sores. When
/ took her to the doc
tor the first time, he
called it the Italian
itch, and said he would
cure her in two weeks.
When the two weeks
were up, he called it
eczema, and in that
time she was worse
than before. He doc
tored her for three
months, and she was
so bad that we did not
know what tO do He
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
In Maine Post Offices.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Among the 83
fourth class postmasters appointed today
were, for Maine, G.. z. Chadbourne at
Harmony and Benjamin F. Blagdon at
WiscaSSet
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Dun and Russell report 259 failures in
the United States this week as compared
with 1S5 in the corresponding week last
year.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
ESTABLISHED JUNE 2s, 1se2--voL. 81.
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

Page /.
Weather indications
General telegraph news.
Maine at the Worlds Fair.
Page 2.
Base ball news.
Page 8.
Among the horsemen.
Page A.
Editorials.
State topics OF interest.
Page 8.
Deaths and marriages.
Music and drama.
Railroad notes.
Programme for memorial Sunday in the
A large dog causes excitement
Plans OF the new Free church, Deering.
Official programme for Memorial Day.
Page g.
Wit and Wisdom.
Sunday services in Portland churches,
Good air for travellers.
J Page 7.
Financial and Commercial
Marine News
Brief Jottings
Personals.
The liberty bell.
Charges against a clergyman.
Annual meeting of the Army and Navy Union.
Special meeting of Deering city government.
Accident at the transfer station.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
ITCHING and BURNING
Sores All Over Her Body. Suffering End
less, Doctor Useless. Cured in Weeks
by Cuticura.

Your most valuable CUTIcURA REMEDIES
have done my little girl SO much good that l
feel like saying this for the benefit of those who
are troubled with skin diseases. She was
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
The songo Lock Gone,

BR1DGToN, May 26.-The Songo Lock
went out this morning and crowds of
people are visiting the scene. This
disaster will interrupt the navigation of
canal boats and perhaps the steamer.
Thrown from Horse and Killed.
LEWISTON, May 26.-Bertie Thorne,
agedI13, son of W. S. Thorne of Liver
more, was thrown from horse Wednes-
day and injured SO he died today.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27

Sold everywhere Price, CUTIcURA, 5oc.;
SOAP Csc. REsoLvENT. 81. 90. Prepared by
the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL. CORP Or
ALTON, BOSTON.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27

D pkpV,c Skin and Scalp purified and beauti-
OHDI y fed by CUTICURA SOAP. Absolutely
Pure.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
The Druggists Outing.

|. BANGOR, May 26. The annual meeting
and outing of the Maine druggists have
been arranged to take place on June 81
and %, Wednesday and Thursday. The
party will arrive in this city on the
morning trains Wednesday and they will
be received by tLa- Bangor druggists.
The steamer Sedgwick has been en-.
gagged and it will be at the disposal of the
druggists for two days, taking them to
Bar Harbor where the banquet and bus
mess meeting will be held Wednesday
night.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
That Aqueduot Case, Again.

AUGUSTA, May ga hearing was
given by the Supreme. Court here today
to a petition signed by ten Auburn men
for an injunction to restrain the City of
Auburn from taking steps in the pur-
chase of the Aqueduct Company's plant
on the technical grounds that the trans
fer should have been made through, a
trustee instead of to the city direct.
Pleaded Not Guilty.
BIDDEFoRD, May 26.-The following
have been arraigned in the Supreme Court
at Alfred: Henry Sullivan, Berwick,
larceny, pleaded not guilty, Joseph Lee
may, Biddeford, manslaughter; pleaded
not guilty; Joseph Gagnon, Biddeford,
breaking and entering, pleaded not gull
tu
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27

Gg-" How to Cure Skin Diseases" "a pages
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The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
TROLLEY VANDALS.
The Rebellion's High Water Mark a
Line Of Rails.
SACRED SPOTS OF GETTYSBURG'S
HEROISM DESIGNATED.

How the Famous Battlefield Has Been Cut
Up BY the Builders of the Electric
Road-It Has Changed the Appearance
of Places Whose Names are Household
Words-Secretary Lamonts Efforts to
Stop the Vandalism.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
A CYCLONE AT THE CIRCUS.
Grand Spectacular Performance Not
On the Bills.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE BURIED
UNDER THE CANVAS.

They Crawled Out More Frightened Than
Hurt-Doings of Another of Those
Violent Western Storms--A Familiar
Tale of Wreck and Ruin in Many
Towns Freight Cars Bio wn Off the
Track and Their Content Scattered.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-27
Weather Observations,

C-Partly cloudy.
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NOTES or TARIOUS HAPPENINGS.

Springfield. Ohio. Nov A fatal wreck occurred
last night the Ohio Southern near Paris. As
gravel train returning TO Springfield one car
jumped the track pulling several others down a
thirty foot embankment. Thirty Italian laborers
In "A box car were carried down In the wreck. Two
were killed and eleven injured.
Portland, Ore, Nov 4.-The coroners jury In the
case of the electric accident by which eight
people drowned. returned verdict last night
Charging Motorman Terry with gross negligence
and recommending certain regulations by the city
at drawbridges.
Albany, Nov 4-Albert Krutz was examined In
the Police Court here to-day at the instance Of the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children
on the charge OF abusing his eight-year-old
The boy whose mother Is dead appeared in court
with black eye and lump on his head where
his father had hit him.
Cape May ~ j., Nov. SpeciaD.-A big whale
was playing off Cape, May. within shooting dis
tance this morning. Ii was a strange sight for
these waters and drew crowds to the board walk
along the beach front. fruitless effort made
to capture the whale.
Indianapolis. Nov. flames A. Rogers. thirty
three years old workman employed At the
instantly killed last night In oiling 2 dynamo
voltage Of 1850 went through his body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
SUING FOR 800 900 DAMAGES.

Baltimore Nov 4 SpeciaD.-As n sequel to the
conspiracy and damage cases instituted by Nathan
Toomer some time ago, another damage suit was
begun by him to-day against the Pullman Palace
Car Company for 100000. Toomer who is per-
haps the wealthest colored man in the South.
came here from Augusta to testify before the
Grand Jury regarding the kidnapping Of his daugh-
ter The excitement of the prostrated his
wife and to get her quickly home he arranged
for section in a Pullman sleeper. with the under
standing that the train of which the sleeper was
part would reach Augusta In twenty-four hours
At Columbia. s. c., IT IL alleged the car was side,
tracked amid several noisy switch engines. and
allowed TO remain there for some time. Mrs
,roomer died within forty-eght hours after reach.
ing home. While at Columbia Toomer offered 1000
10 have the car pulled away from the noisy place
and the trip continued. The suit brought to-day Is
under what is known the LordCampbell law,
which permits one to sue In the name OF the
state to recover for the death Of another. The
prevjos suit, also for 100000 was brought on the
claim OF Toomer for his own loss through the
death of his wife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
KING LOBENGULA NOT CAPTURED.
HE RALLIES HIS WARRIORS AND is AWAITING
pATrrr <rAp pr-J J-VAyO

HE RALLIES HIS WARRIORS AND is AWAITING
BATTLE NEAR BULUwAYo
London. Nov. "A dispatch from Fort victoria
Mashonaland dated to-day. says that the report that
King Lobengula had been captured was erroneous.
Lobengua. the dispatch adds. has rallied MS forces
and has returned rapidly to the neighborhood or
Buluwayo. where he is apparently awaiting an at
tack by the whites. The latter are keeping behind
the temporary defences which they have thrown
up. battle is imminent.
Dispatches received tonight from Fort victoria
say that Cecil Rhodes has received from MAJOR
Forbes partial report Of the fight win the
Matabele. At the battle near the Shangani RIVER
Major Forbes says, the Chartered Companys forces
consisted of 649 white $50 Colonial natives, and
900 Mashonas. Lobcngula's force was eight regi-
ments. with total Of 5000 warriors. many oi
them armed with rifles They made tne nlst az
tack before daybreak on October %. the MaShonas
received the first rush, and lost heavily ne a.
began to retire The Ensukameni Regiment ~
the second attack. an hour later AFTER ahvanc-
ing steadily until within $50 yards of the laager,
the warriors again retreated with great loss before
kept UP from the bush by the Matabele until
they dslodged by three mounted parues Oh
thirty men each. These parties were attacked from
every side. One of them was obliged 10 retreat,
but the other two were protected by the IRE from
the seven FOUNDER guns in the iaager: Iney AT a,,
vacated by the enemy. break in the wire cut
off the rest of Major Forbes's report
Dr. Jameson has telegraphed TO fort Nlcoria
that Lobengula has changed the direction OF ms
Matoppo Hill. His capture is likely soon to be
effected
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7 get 1t established. cannot tell you yet the
names Of the governments to which refer
HAS the United States Government been In
formed?'
NO"
Are you a citizen of France?"
"Yes"
will not France claim the island on that
account"
Not unless | take possession OF 1t In the
name of France under authority to do So
How large a colony do you intend to take
out at the beginning"
.'That has not yet been decided upon"
How much do you estimate the initial cost
of the undertaking to be?'
THAT is a point that l am not ready 70
speak about yet"
What sort Of a government Will you estab-
lish?"
"Oh, we shall have no difficulty about that
Some sort Of a principality. I suppose"
"Will you live on the island"'
For time at least. while the anair Is get
ting under way. Besides looking out Tor the
welfare Of the coonists, propose to build and
maintain q lighthouse upon the island. There
are many vessels wrecked upon 1t now every
year. 1t Is right in the path OF ships going
round Cape Horn. 1 may establish coaiins
station there for the benefit OF steamships on
long voyages. There are many other details
which | have not yet worked out. / am In
correspondence with agents in various parts OF
the world, and expect that all my plans Tor
taking possession Of the island next spring VIII
be soon completed"
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ATROCIOUS LYNCHING IN TENNESSEE.
BLACK MAN, HIS SON, soN-INLAW AND
DAUGHTER HANGED.

BLACK MAN, HIS SON, soN-IN-LAW AND
DAUGHTER HANGED.
Nashville. Tenn Nov A terrible deed was done
near Lynchburg. the county seat OF Moore county
by unknown persons some time last night When
the stage driver who makes daily tips from
Lynchburg 20 Fayetteville was passing along the
turnpike about two miles from the latter place. ne
discovered in the gray light of the early dawn the
CHASTITY spectacle of three men and one woman
hanging from the limbs of single tree. The
corpses were all of colored persons. and we're the
bodies of Ned" Waggoner. his son ''Will. his son,
in-law. Matte. and his daughter Mary. They had
been lynched in the night by persons who left no
cew to their identity. Recently a number OF
barns have been burned IN Moore and Lincoln couh-
ties and many threats have been made as to what
would be done with the incendiaries IL they were
caught. But beyond the fact that Waggoner ana
his family bore unsavory reputation as petty
thieves, II is not known that suspicion rested on
them. Ned" Waggoner was large man, and 1t
appears that the first attempt TO hang him was un-
successful a broken rope with a hangmans Knot
i'm IL was found near where his body swung. and
another rope had been taken from well near by
Great excitement has been caused by the discovery
and officers are work endeavoring to find some
clew to the perpetrators OF the deed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
LTETTEyANT Nancy OUT ON BAIL.

Chicago, Nov 4-Iieutenant James A. Nancy who
shot and killed Captain Hedburg, at Fort Sheridan
was admitted to bail to-day in the sum of $4,000.
which was furnished. When the preliminary hear
ing was resumed before Commissioner Hoyne ana
Judge Grosscup this morning, Mrs Hedburg testi-
fed that there was nothing strange in her hus
bands being in that part Of the camp at that
time Sergeant Carl Copeland. one of the wit
nesses to the shooting, described it. Captain f. S.
Chaplin of the 18th Infantry. testified to quarrel
het Ween Hedburg and Nancy two three weeks
before the shooting in which Captain Hedburg
threatened to kill Lieutenant Nancy.
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If n CTRTIS TRAVELLING EAST.

Colorado Springs Nov An. b. Curtis, the
actor recently acquitted of the murder Of the po-
lice officer Grant. of San Francisco and now said
TO be wanted there on charges of bribing the jury
that acquitted him. passed through here last night
ON the Rock Island Railroad on his way East. Mr..
Curtis was not in very amiable mood and re-
fused to say word about the last charge. Il
am on my way East" was all he would say. II
did not skip from California but left there TO go
IN New-York and make arrangements about new
play. II you want to talk about that, all right
"It Is said. Mr.. Curtis. that you fled from Cali
fornia in the disguise of tramp"
Il did nothing of the kind My lawyers SAID ]
couId 20 away If / wanted to- and ! guess they
knew what they were talking about
with this Mr.. Curtis withdrew into the Pullman
and soon after the train drew out.