The Portland daily press., 1893-04-11

Gil. The Council committee go to the
states prison tomorrow to make ar
rangements for keeping the criminal
insane there. The meeting adjourned to
May I'd.
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For Club House and Stores.
Especial to the PressJ
RocKLAND, April 10. = The Simeon
Blood property located on School street,
opposite the custom house, has been
bonded by ell wknown citizens. This is
the first step towards the erection of an
elegant club house. The plan as formu-
lated is the formation of corporation
and the issuance of stock at 800 per
share. Six thousand dollars worth has
already been pledged. The block will
be three stories high, with two fine stores
on the ground floor, the upper stories to
be devoted to club purposes. 1t is hoped
to be able to erect $2O, 600 building. At
its completion, thewell known Central
Club, which is prominent in the move
ment, will be merged into new club.
Applications for the stores have already
been received.
On the Thomaston Road,
Especial to the Press.l
.RocKLAND, April 1O.-The house on
the new Thomaston road, owned by M.
M. Genthner and occupied by Alexander
Skinner, was burned late this afternoon.
The fire was caused by defective fue.
The loss is about $500; insured for $3.50.
The News in Calais.
CALAIS, April 10.-Fire at South Rob
binston, Sunday night, destroyed the
building and the greater portion of the
stock of general merchandise owned by
E. j. Gerry. The loss is $4,000; partly
insured. In this city, this morning, a
building owned byM. McGrath, the lower
store of which was occupied by c. c..
Whitlock, grocer, was4burned.
The Calais city government organized
today. City officers were elected as fol-
lows:
Chairman of the Board of Aldermen Alexan-
der Milligan.
City Clerks. D. Morrill,.
Treasurer-Hon. /, G.. Downes.
Street Observation-Disclosures EStey.
Chief Engineer-W. E. McAllister.
City Solicitor-W. j. Fowler.
City Marshal-C. E. Millar.
Superintendent of School Committee-J. S.
Clark.
Board of Health-S. h. Nickerson.
Morton's Latest Scheme.
AUGUSTA, April 10.-Col. Charles R.
Morton, to carry out the scheme of a
snap appointment of postmaster of Au-
gusta, has filed charges of offensive par
tizanship against Postmaster Stinson,
representing that he presided at Repub-
lican caucus, edited Republican paper
and performed other offensive acts. Nor
ton expects to get Stinson removed at
once and his man Lynch appointed in his
place.
Fire in Rock1and.
RocKLAND, April 1O.-At o'clock this
morning fire broke out in the laundry Of
ST. Katherine's hotel and burned the
wooden annex in the rear of Spear Block.
The prompt and efficient work of the fire
department prevented a disastrous con-
flagration. Loss $1,000; insured. Fer
nald. Fletcher & Co., clothing, were dam
aged by water.
The Kennebec Open.
Especial to the Press.1
RICHMOND, April 10.-The ice is report
ed to have gone through Merrymeeting
Bay today, opening the Kennebec to
navigation.
John O. Shaw Ren0mfnated.
BATH, April 10.-The Republicans re-
nominated John o. Shaw for mayor to-
day and the Democrats nominated Ernest
F. Kelly Election is the 18th.
The Attack on the Consulate.
NEW YORK, April 10.-The Herald s
cable despatch from Lima, Peru, says the
wounding of consular agent of the
Tinted States, which Minister Hicks re.
norted to the Washington government,
occurred at Mollendo, Peru, March 25th.
| Masonic rites were being observed in a
| lodge room at that place. During the
| ceremonies, mob attacked the building
drove out the Masons, sacked the lodge
room and burned the building. A few
shots were fired during the melee, one OF
| which wounded the American consular
agent, Emilio D. E. Cazario, in tthe leg.
| It is said the riots were caused by the
action of the Masons in ignoring an edict
against their ceremonies which was is.
sued by the Roman Catholic bishop OF
Arequipa.
ports have reached there that an anti
| Masonic riot occurred at La Paz, Bolivia,
during which five We're KILLED and many
sounded.