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The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
TWO HUNDRED ROBBINS.
They Belong to the Largest Family In the
Pine Tree State.
Especial to the Press.J

Rockland, September THE Robbins
family, which numbers over three hun
dred. living descendants, and which is
claimed to be the largest family in
Maine, met in annual reunion at the
homesteard of Herbert A. Hawes in
Union today. The weather was very
threatening but exactly 2o5 people were
present when the exercises opened. At
about eleven O'Clock the rain began in
torrents and the tables, which were all
spre ad for dinner had to be hastily re-
moved to the large barn where the mer-
riest family that ever gathered did the
eatables Justice. The business meeting
which followed was called to order by
the president, the venerable Willard
Robbins. who is hale and hearty at 49,
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted.as follows:
President-Willard Robbins of ssUnion.
Secretary and Treasurer W. Gushee
of Appleton.
Committee of Arrangement Frank L.
Castner, Rockland, chairman; G.. W..
Gushee, Appleton, Mrs. Edith BARTLETT,
Union, Mrs Dr.: Judkins, Rockland,
Miss Helen Gushee, Appleton. !,
The after dinner programme included
over a score of speeches. Among the
speakers swere Willard Robbins and
Abner Dunton of Union, who is we'll up
in the eighties. A poem, composed for
the occasion, by Mrs. Freeman Smith,
was read. The next reunion will be held
with VIM. ] Robbins at Rockville, the
second Tuesday in Septem Der, 1864.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
MARCH OF THE PLAGUE.
Two Thousand Cases Of Cholera in a
Week in Russia.
PILGRIMS 10 MECCA DIE BY THE
HUNDRED ON SHIPBOARD.

Choleraic Disease More Deadly than Battle
Is Likely To Be in a Regiment of
Prussian Dragons Scare in
the British House of Commons-An
Employees Suspicious Death the Sub
ject of Investigation.
Washington, September 1.-THE report
of United States Consul Heenan at Ode s.
sa, Russia, which reached the marine
hospital service today, shows an alarm
ing condition of affairs in that country.
He says that the official bulletin for the
week ending August 12shows there have
been 2, 13S cases Of cholera and 1853 deaths
in the various governments of European
Russia, and that it was also an admitted
fact by the officials that cholera had
again broken out at Baku, Stavopol, As
trachan and other points along the Volga
river. In word, cholera is again epi-
demic in Russia and exists in go widely
separated governments.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
HAMILTON FISH DEAD.
His Long Life Devoted to Politics and the
Public Service

Garrisons, NY, September 7.-Hon.
Hamilton Fish, ex-secretary of sttae, died
at his country residence here this morn
ing.
Hamilton Fish was born in New York
city, August 3, 1908, and received good
education, finishing off with course at
Columbia College, from which institu-
tion he graduated in 1897. He studied
law, was admitted to the bar and prac-
ticed to a considerable extent up to the
time that he entered politics. He was a
Whig. In 1S49 he was elected governor OF
New York by majority of. about 30, 600.
publican, he was active in the Lincoln
campaign and when Gen. Grant was
elected to the presidency was made secre-
tary of state, position which he filled
most acceptably. He introduced a system
of civil service examinations to decide
the qualifications of applicants for con-
sulates. February 9, 1871, he was ap-
pointed one of the commissioners to ne
gotiate the treaty of Washington, signed
May 8th of that year. He also effected the
settlement of the long standing North
western boundary dispute, which gave
the island of San Juan, to the United
States, and successfully resisted an effort
by Great Britain to change the terms of
the extradition treaty by municipal legis-
lation.
In the settlement of the Alabama
question he procured the acceptance of
doctrine by the Geneva Tribunal, secur-
ing the United States against claims for
indirect damages arising out of 'Fenian
raids or Cuban filibustering expeditions.
The News in Warrington.
Washington, September 7.-The news
of the death of ex-Secretary Hamilton
Fish was received at the State Depart
ment with profound regret. Shortly after
the department. had been informed of Mr..
Fish's death, an order was issued direct
ing that the flag on the department
building be displayed at half mast till
after the funeral. This simple ceremony
will be the only outward observance here
and it marks the first result of the enact
ment by the last Congress that depart
ments of the government shall not be
closed nor draped in mourning on the de-
cease of ex-cabinet officers
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
EMPEROR AND POPE.
Young williams Significant Speech Dur
ing His Visit to Metz.

Young Williams Signlncant speech Dur
ing His Visit to Metz.
Metz, September IAN unexpected
incident was the salutation of the Empe-
ror by the Bishop of Metz at Kurzel
Yesterday. On behalf of his clergy and
himself the bishop expressed joy that
Emperor William had visited Lorraine.
He begged the Emperor to judge them
not by the reports of the hostile news
papers, but by their actions. 1t was
above all, he said, their endeavor to
maintain among the people religious
spirit and respect for morality. and to
protect them from subversive doctrines
which threatened the existence of socie-
ty. The Emperor replied in long
speech. He expressed heartfelt thanks
and gratitude for the exertions of the
clergy, subject which, he said, formed
one of the topics of his conversation
with the Pope on his recent visit to
Rome.
The bishop, interposing. said that the
Pope had informed him of the subject of
the interview referred to by the Emper-
or, and added that he was.delighted to
find that the Emperor's views agreed
with his own.
The Emperor then referred to the i'm
proved health of the Pope. In departing
he shook hands with the bishop, saying:
81 am grateful to all who support me in
this work"
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
SPECIAL FOR WOMEN.
Do Women Dress to Please Themselves
or the Men-The Coming Fall and
Winter Fashions The Marvellous
Growth of Six Years.

Boston, Sept.7. 7.-a.Do women dress to
please themselves, each other OF the
menu" will be discussed by bright writers
in the next Boston Sunday Globe. The
same paper will have the latest hints
about fall andrrwinter fashions for wom-
en-, lots of fascinating, complete stories
for women and boys and girls, the latest
funny song, etc.
The Globe has just added the Chandler
building on Devonshire St., and placed a
new quadruple press in the basement.
Next Sundays Globe will therefore be a
jubilee number, and show the progress
made since the new Globe building was
completed six years ago. The Globe has
gained more than 90, 600 circulation per
day since then. 1t can now print 200
eight-page papers an hour on its presses,
and uses q tons OF paper day instead of
10 tons, the amount used six years ago.
The next Sunday Globe will be great
number.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
TWO HUNDRED MISSING RIvETs.
why the Boston and Albany Bridge a
Chester Fell

Boston, September 1.-THE railroad
commissionerstoday began an investiga-
tion into the cause of the accident on
the Boston and Albany at Chester last
Thursday when a bridge collapsed be-
meath train and II lives were lost. Con-
ductor Gray testified that he knew the
bridge was under repair by seeing work
men about it. He had no orders regard
ing the bridge and did not slacken speed
as he had no reason to suppose the
bridge was weakened.
Bridge Builder J. Dana Reed testified
to experimenting the work on three
bridges at Chester last week. He was
not at the fatal bridge on the morning
of the accident but was there the day
before. Work was then going on on the
top chord of the western end of the
bridge. The men were getting ready to
put on the extra plates. On the north
side, he saw four men riveting plates in
the top chord. On the other side the
men were cutting the riyets to take off
the lattice work and man was drilling
new holes for rivets. There were 10 or
12 empty rivet holes in the hip pocket.
There were also empty rivet holes at the
splices of the chord. There might have
been other places in the north corners
where the riyets were out but the wit
ness wasn't definite as to that. If the
rivet holes which were found empty
after the wreck were empty at the time
the bridge fell, the work was not done as
he had directed, and the strength of the
bridge was diminished. 1t was not a
safe thing to leave those rlvet holes
empty. There was no other fact except
the emptiness of those 200 rivet holes
that the witness knew of to account for
the collapse of the bridge. If the rivets
were out of the lateral braces, there
would be sway to the bridge.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
SOMEBODY BLUNDERED.
It Cost Twelve Lives and Injury to
Many Persons.
A HEAD ON COLLISION ON TIE
PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.

The Trains Met Curve and Struck
While Running at Full Speed-The En-
gineers Jumped for Life-Baggage Car
Crashed Through a Smoker Like a
pants to Death-Sad Scenes About the
Wreck.
Chicago, September 1.-Two fast trains
on the Pennsylvania railroad crashed in
to each other at Calhoun, a small town
near the Indiana state line, this morning
and II persons were killed and score Of
others MANNED and mangled. The killed
are:
CHESTER E. COFFIN, Carthage, Ind.
A. S. TEMPLE, manager Schiller Thea
tre, Chicago.
EMIL GoDoNRATH, Chicago.
E. M. RIGNEY, freight agent Wisconsin
Central railroad.
j. D. ADAMS, Fairfield, Ill.
E. F. BARNARD, Terre Haute.
F. d. FLEMING Fairfield.
Md. RICHARDSON, Chicago.
e ALBERT HENIzE, Vincennes.
WILLIAM HoMsKER, New Albany.
MICHEAL VAIL.
An unknown tramp.
At least IA were injured, one Of whom
may die. The casualty appears to have
been the result of an inexcusable blum
der. The trains were scheduled to pass
on a single line of track between Cal
houn, ILL.,, and Hammond. AT about the
same time third train was due on the
tracks, and this appears to have
been fully understood in ithe train
despatcher's Office. 1t was arranged to
give the north train, with milk and
way passengers from Valparaiso, Ind.
the right of way. This was done and
the rate of thirty miles an hour. The
Pan Handle limited express was sup.
posed to be held on the double track at
Calhoun. The operator at Calhoun re-
ceived orders to hold No. 100 and did SO,
but nothing was said to him about No.
IL and that train was allowed to enter
upon the single track on schedule time
running forty miles an hour toward the
milk train. AS the express was round
ing a slight curve, the milk train was
sigted. The two trains had scarcely
slackened speed when they crashed to-
gether. The engineers jumped The
two locomotives came together with a
crash that wrecked each and drove the
baggage car of the Pan Handle train
through the smoker behind it. The frame.
work of the baggage car settled down
and crushed the life out of those who
hadnot already been moved down In its
path. In the smoker were forty passen-
gers, and from this car most of the dead
were taken. The most horrible sight
was the remains of tramp dashed
against the tender of the Pan Handle
engine. One man was hanging partially
out of window of the smoker while a
ton or more of wreckage pinned the re-
mainder of his body within the wrecked
car. All efforts to disengage the body
were unavailing. The accommodations
for the injured were meagre. The acci-
dent occurred at 9. 80 a. m. The distance
of the scene of the wreck from immediate
police and surgical aid made the calamity
a most distressing one, and it was more
than hour before the first of those
rescued, manned and bleeding, could be
carried to houses in Colehoun and South
Chicago for treatment. Physicians were
summoned from the latter place, and
engines were hastily prepared and rushed
to the scene of the wreck.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Lorillard's Horses Sold,

New York, September p At the
Sheepshead Bay race track this afternoon
Pierre Lorillard's horses were sold at
auction. Lamplighter pDn ght was bought BY G.
B. 7. Lapgcake for $500, and Kilkenny
to T. Weich for $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
THE WEATHER.
Fair. with westerly Winds.

Boston, September Local forecast
for New England for Friday: Fair;
westerly winds; slight change in temper
ature.
Washington. September 7.-For
Maine: Showers; clearing. Friday
afternoon or night in the Western por-
ton; southeast gales. shifting to north
west.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Made a plucky Attempt.

Springfield, Mass, September 7.-E.C.
Graves, who set out to ride on a bicycle
from this city to Boston and back in "a
hours, was forced to give up the trip at
Brookfield, where he was overtaken by
the severe rain, which made the roads
almost impossible. He made 175 miles
in less than nineteen hours.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08

The Vigilant and Jubilee both crossed
with topmasts housed, under mainsails
and ibis but the Boston boat was evi-
IDENTIFY in trouble for her jib was half
way down stairs trailing foot in the
water She had evidently parted one of
her sheets and was doing her best to re-
pair it, After the yachts had crossed the
Vigiiant and Jubilee kept their starboard
tacks and stood to the south and east.
The Jubilee had scarcely hoisted her jib
again before one of her peak halliards
blocks was carried away and fell into
the sea. This accident placed the Jubilee
out of the race for her mainsail began to
sag and the outer leech hung in a blight.
General Paine took her helm and ran for
home.
The Vigilant had gone on the port tack
and she and the Colonia were both
standing towards the Highlands. On
they both stood until the Colonia went
on the starboard tack and headed in the
direction of the, Vigilant.. The latter
crossed the formers bow, however,
about one-eighth of a mile In the lead.
This left the two yachts heaolng 10 Ine
south and eastward, and this position they
held for fifty minutes. For long time
there was little change in their positions
The Colonia seemed to outfoot the
Vigilant. She was not able to hold her
luff and sagged off to leeward. 1t was
evident that the contest would be close.
At 12. As the yigilant went on the port
tack, beading for the land, the Coionia
following at i2.4s. The Vigilant gained
slightly as the mari was reached, At
Lis the wind becam5lighter and the sea
smoother. Running for the land in the
direction of Seabright, the Colonia
seemed to gain. After few short tacks
the yachts stood for the mark on the
port tack. The following is the ocffiial
time of the turn:
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
ESTABLISHED JUNE 2s, 1se2--vOL. 80.
THE MORNINGS NEWS.

Mo1NtNS . 'ssi-fFSs
Page 1.
Weather indications
General telegraph news.
Page 2,
Base ball news.
Maine towns.
Doings at the fairs
Page 8.
Condition of the poor in New York.
A room full of microbes.
A disguised Wisconsin farmer.
Mrs. Gladstones charities.
Page 4.
Editorials.
Personal and Peculiar.
Current Comment.
Women in English politics.
Page g..
Deaths and marriages.
Music and drama. En
The crops and the weather.
Union Mutual directors take action on the
death of their late president.
Malignant diphtheria at summer resort
Page 6.
Wit and Wisdom.
Postal curiosities.
The largest search light in the world
Page Z.
Financial and Commercial
Marine News.
Page 8.
Personals.
Brief Jottings.
City of Deering news.
Another New York fat money man.
The Peary voyage.
Interesting relics found at Pemaquid.
How Canton Worcester will be entertained.
Meeting of Board of Trade managers.
Civil service examinations.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Work for 1000.

New Haven, Ct, September Part of
the factory of the Candee Rubber Com
pany commenced work this morning
after three weeks idleness. More rooms
will open tomorrow and the rest Satur-
day on full time with full force. This
concern employs over 1000 hands and is
one of the largest in the country. The
Mathushek Piano Company, employing
300 hands, has closed indeti nitely for
lack of orders.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND. Me-. September 6. 1898.
$ a. NJ. Isr.n'. P. NJ.


Philadelphia, September 7-The cruiser
Columbia started on her unofficial trial
trip at 7.15 this morning. 1t is expected
she will arrive off Delaware Capes this
favorable will pass out to sea tomorrow
morning.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
DIED BY THE HUNDRED.

Pilgrims Bound to Mecca. Victims of
Cholera on Shipboard.
Suez, September 7.-Seven seamen
who shipped at Swansea, Wales, on the
steamship Etna for Red Sea ports, have
died of cholera. The Etna carried large
number of Mecca pilgrims. and between
200 and 800 of these pilgrims died aboard
the ship.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08

time teaeah aa bs he had neid He OF bs9 a9 ba
train % in n mind and never for a moment
tbongnt of the express coming from the
East Until one Of his crew, a deaf and
dumb man, by the way, gave the alarm
and looking up they saw the train right
on them. they jumped for their lives
and the car went on until it struck the
engine.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Navahoe Beaten as Usual.

Ryde, Isle. of Wright, September =
The second race for the international
gold cup was sailed today in rough
sea. The Brittania won, beating the
Navahoe by 80 minutes.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Five Killed.

New Orleans, September THE town
of Lockport, La, was wrecked by ey-
clone today. Five pers MS were killed
and many others were badly hurt. The
damage is 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Reward for Train wreckers,

Rutland, VT, September THE Ben
nington and Rutland road has offered a
reward of $500 for the capture of the
persons who tried to wreck the New
York sleeper at Child's bridge, near
Wallingford yesterday morning. No
clue has yet been discovered, although
the ocfiers are at work on the case.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
I'm the House Of Commons.

London, September This afternoon
it was reported that woman employed
in the House of Commons died this
morning of disease with choleratic
symptoms. As soon as the house was
ready for business, Mr.. Asquith, home
secretary, was questioned. concerning
the case. He repliedi that the health Of
ficers had made a hasty examination of
the body, bnt would not undertake to
pronounce the case Asiatic cholera, al
though they regarded the symptoms as
suspicious.
Two Hundred Gases in Twenty Days.
Tunis, September THE cholera
spreads radidly in Tozer and Neft on the
west shore of the lake at Sibkah. Two
hundred fresh cases have been found in
the two towns in the last 20 days.
Prussian Dragons Die.
Berlin, September Tin Tilsit on the
Niemen, in East Prussia, 135 cases of
dysentery and 10 deaths have been re-
ported. In dragoon regiment statione
at Insterburg, East Prussia, 43 men are
ill of the same disease.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Eveleth's Mill Burned.

Greenville, September 7.-Eveleth's
mill at Greenville burned Wednesday
night. Loss $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08

W
The Colonia steadily crawled up on
the Vigilant, sand would have passed
wind still further ligntendd stoward the
enish. The difference in time between
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Postmaster at Litchfie1d Plains.

Washington, September = Eighty
three fourth-class postmasters were APP
pointed today, including James A. Chase
of Litchfield Plains, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
HEAVENS ILLUMINATED.
Lightning and Fires Accompanied a yio-
lent storm at Rockland.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Press.l
Rockland, September IA terrific
thunder storm, the worst of the season,
passed over this city late tonight.
lightning struck in several places in
the vicinity .and it is impossible to
estimate the damage. The Carleton
homestead at Rockport, a large, old
fashioned homestead, was struck and
completely destroyed by fire. The family
were barely able to save their clothing,
and some few valuables The loss is
about $500, said to be partly insured.
Another big blaze was seen to the
northward during the storm, reported
to be from fire at Camden No further
night.
Steamer Puritan In Danger.
Fall River September 7.-Shortly after
eight O'Clock to night, hurricane
struck this city, accompanied by fog,
thunder and lightning, and later by a.
heavy down fall of rain. The only dam
ing of a large tree at the corner of Union
and Washington streets. The wind struck
the steamer Puritan just as she was
about to leave the dock and for few sec
onds the great boat was in danger of
being dashed against her pier. The
blow lasted a bout ten minutes.
Trouble With the Wires.
The storm last night broke the tele-
graph wires in Southern and Western New
England. At O. clock, every New York
wire Of the Western Union was lost
south of Hartford. Up to midnight,
Springfield was the most westerly point
reached from Boston. Later service
was resumed and by morning the wires
were working all right. g
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08

the sloops at the finish was minute 33
seconds. The Colonia gained | minute
% seconds ON time allowance The Wig
liant made net gain of IA seconds over
the entire course, but being the longer
boat she had to allow her adversary
enough to give the race to the Colonia.
The summary:
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Maine Pensions.

WASHINGTON, September THE fol-
lowing Maine people have been awarded
pensions:
INCREASE.
John II. Thomas. Eden.
Levi r. Gray, Oldtown-
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
stary Quincy Resigns.

Washington, September 7.-,Joseph
Quincy of Massachusetts has resigned
the Office of assistant secretary of state
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Start. Finish. Time. Tim,
Viglante. III 45:27 3:o9:08 3:33:41 3: :33 Al
Colonia. II :46:46 3:2O:41 3:33:55 3:33 .35

The Second of the trial races will be
sailed Saturday over triangular course
outside Sandy Hook. The distance will
be thirty miles.
The Portland daily press., 1893-09-08
Stewart Has Stopped Talking,

Washington, September 7.-At the
conclusion of Mr.. Stewards speech to-
day, the Senate adjourned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-11-10
SLAUGHTER IN AFRICA.
Two Thousand ofLobengula's Fol-
lowers Moved Down,
THE KINGS CAPITAL DESTROYED,


""'"""'o '"''" ''''' '''
in Which only Five of the English Force
Were Killed-It Is Then Wiped Out by
Flame
LONDON, Nov. 1O-A special from Johau-
nesburg says that the Fort Tuli column,
consisting of 300 Bechuaualandp police and
Bnumber of Chief Khama's men, under
command of Commandant Raaf, captured
Buluwayo ON Nov q The Mat9beles
fought with desperate fury, but they found
It impossible to stand up against the ma
chime guns, which laid the dead iu swaths
upon the field 10 was not until 1000 of
the Matabeles were killed that theremaiu-
ing members of the impis rctrcated and
allowed their kings capital to rnll into
the hands of the British The British loss
was only five mon killed.
After BuIuwavo was captured the place
was set ON fire and burned. Themagazine.
containing the greater partof I.obpnguIa's
ammunition. was blown ND. IL is reported
that some of the NatabpIe commanders
committed suicide after the figbt at Shan
pani. beiug impeIIed thereto bv the cow
ardice shown bv their man
IN the bousa of commons Mr. Uanrv La
boucbera who is bitterly oDnosed tn r,ov-
eminent bv chartered corI.rories and to
government bv tbn Hritisb GoutI, Af,ico
con,papv in nartioiil,r obtsipad rarr,is-
siop IN roova tba a,diorrr,,a,t ,f fba house
in order IN diecuss fhe orestior cf allow
ino the British Soutb Africa con,napv TO
establish a CLAIM, urop an. ,or+,.act. ,,,,o,,a
ments regardin,y Nr.tahe1e 1ond
Mr. Taboucber, decIore1 t,o+ ,,,bo,,