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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
CALL 1T TREAcnERY.
crisp's Friends Say He VIII Never Sur
render to s'Gold Bugs"

WASHINGTON, July 22.-The sugges-
ton that Mr., Tracey, or Bourke Coch-
ran, or some other Eastern Democrat,
shall supersede Mr.. Bland as chairman
of the House committee on coinage has
aroused storm of indignation among
the Democrats of the South and West,
and moving appeals and angry protests
from Bland's friends are said to be inun-
dating Judge Crisp, as well as burdening
the mails of the President and his Secre-
tary of the Treasury. Crisp's Georgia
friends and partisans hotly declare that
he is incapable of such base .'treachery"
as some of the administrators support
ers demand that he salsH become guilty
of. They declare that he is under no
Obligations to the administration, and
that as Speaker he will never submit to
its dictation in the matter of the chair
manship or membership of the coinage
committee, the com mittee on ways and
means or any other committee of the
House of Representatives.
In this relation an editorial in The At
lanta Constitution of Wednesday posses
ses considerable interest, because Con-
stitution is generally and correctly re-
garded as Judge Crisp's chief newspaper
'organ," its editor being one of his
warmest and most devoted personal and
political friends, and it's Washington cor
respondent his clerk. The editor refers
to "a preposterous rumor'' to the effect
that Mr.. Tracey is to be appointed
chairman of the coinage committee, and
says:
''Without speaking authoritatively, we
believe we can put an end to that rumor
without any formality. There is nothing
in it. Judge Crisp is a Democrat and is
in sympathy with the Democratic plat
form, and he will appoint as chairman
of the coinage committee man who
represents the Democratic party on the
financial Issues. Mr.. Tracey is gold
bug pure and simple.
6 The Constitution is willing to stake
it's reputation as prophet that Judge
Crisp not only will not appoint Mr..
Tracey to the Craftsmanship of the Coin
age Committee. but that he could not be
persuaded even to consider such propo-
sition. Mr.. Tracey may represent Mr..
So-and-so, or MI. This-and-that, on the
financial issues, but he does not repre-
sent the Democratic platform, and that
fact disposes of the rumor. We suppose
the country will be told next that Mr..
Thomas B. Reed is to be appointed
chairman of the Ways and Means Com
miitee ;,
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WILL NOT SHUT DOWN. :
rall River Mills All Right for Some Time

FALL RIVER, July % The cotton trade
situation here is indicated pretty clearly
by the talk resulting from today's state
ment of the condition of the cloth mar
ket.
There are 10000 pieces of goods held
here. The contracts extend into March
of next year, but most of the mills have
few or no contracts that will amount to
anything as factor in determining the
future action of manufacturers.
Eight corporations have contracted
ahead into September for about half of
their production. These mills are in ex-
cellent financial condition, as, indeed.
are all the Fall River mills, as compared
with any previous time in their history.
They will continue to run until their con
tracts have expired, as much because of
their owners desire to make money as
from the force of another cause, growing
out of plan recently adopted.
Heretofore, it has been possible for
mills desiring to shut down to purchase
and deliver the goods of other mills in
the flllfilment of their contracts. This
practice is not allowable now, owing to
rigid rule to the effect that all contracts
must hereafter be filled with goods made
by the mills signing the contracts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
THE ARMY OF THE IDLE.
Thousands Waiting for Work in
the Great West.
WAGES HAVE FALLEN TO ONE HALF
LAST YEARS FIGURES.

In the Fall River Mills there Is Still
ed il, the Last Two Days-How the
Bank Failures Compare with the
Number Last Year to This Time.
ST. PAUL, July 22.-Itis estimated that
between 5000 and 1000 idle men are in
st. Paul and Minneapolis, and they are
arriving in hundreds by every train. In
quiries at the employment Offices show
that the matter is very serious, that COM
paratively. no work can be obtained.
From 1000 to 5000 of the men are from
the northern railroads and the mining
regions. About 100 are being sent out a
day to work on the 500 road, but hun
dreds are turned away where one finds
work. A large number of the men are
not laborers, but intelligent, well educat-
ed persons. For these there is no hope
at all
A. T. Dykeman of the Employment
Bureau says: II believe there are nearly
1000 men in Minneapolis and st. Paul to-
Udy 1Ol WOlhs wv civ PAe"SAAA5
men for the hay fields at from seventy
five cents to 81 per day, which is So per
cent less than men would work for last
year. They must work for what they
can get or starve. About August they
will start for the harvest fields, and then
large number can be supplied. By that
time the number of unemployed men
will have increased to 5000 or 1000. I
think it will be safe to estimate harvest
wages at 81 to $1.50, as against So and So
last year.
''Men are constantly coming to the city,
even from districts as far away as Kan
sas, where unusual droughts have spoiled
the crops. They are coming from the
Duluth mines, the Wisconsin logging
camps, and elsewhere, in the hope of
finding work. We have on our books
orders for men at prices at which men
could not be hired last year, and fill
them as fast as they come in. An aver
age of 900 men apply for work daily on
the street cleaning force. About twenty
day are sent to the workhouse."
The few Michigan mines still running
intend to lower wages greatly. The men
say they will then quit work. This will
add from 5000 to 5000 more unemployed
men to the IA, ZOO in Michigan who have
already quit work. The incendiary fire
and lynching at Even, Mich, Thursday,
it is believed, indicates that reign of
lawlessness may be expected to follow in
the upper mining regions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
TERMS OFTHE REPLY.
France Seems To Be Pretty Hard to Sat

isfy.
PARIS. July 23.--Siam's reply was
handed to M. Pavie, French minister
resident in Bangkok at 2 Saturday after
noon. Forty-eight hours were allowed
by Frence's ultimatum for the reply and
had not expired. The communication
says the King consents to delimitation
of frontiers between Siam and Calnbo-
dia. All the territ ory on the left banks
of the Mekong river, south OF line
drawn from the most northerly OF the
Siamese military posts recently oc
cupied bv the French to another point
situated in the same latitude is to be re-
garded as Annamite and Cambodia ter
ritory. Two Siamese military posts
now existing in the above described ter
ritory will be evacuated within month.
Four persons found guilty of acts of ag-
gression contrary to national or interna-
tional law against the French subjects
will be punished, and where necessary,
compensation in money will be made to
relatives of the victims. Certain
claims made by French sub
Jects on account of damage
alleged to have been suffered by them
owing to the action of the Siamese Off
cials are contested by the latter. The
king agrees to hand over to the govern
ment of theFrench Republic $1,000, 000fr.
for the benefit of those who suffere the
above mentioned losses. The reply is
not satisfactory.
sianese Forts Captured.
PARIS, July ga despatch to the
Temps says . telegram fgom Sklagtran
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
3 A. M P. NJ.
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Saturdays storm played havoc with
trees and crops in New Hampshire towns
and cities.
Clark & Co.'S bonnet wire factory at
Medford, Mass, was struck by lightning
and burned Saturday night.
The Donaldson line steamer Alcides is
ashore on Anticosti and likely to prove
total loss.
Schooner Aldine, Rockport Me-, for
Port au Prince is at Boston having been
cut down almost to the waters edge in
collision with the brig J. F. Merry.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24

announces that Captain vuliers, com
marding the French forces, reopered fire
upon the Siamese on the morning of the
10Th inst. In the course of the day the
French captured forts Dongua, Dongo
and Donhan, thus conining the enemy to
Fort Donson. The last named strong
hold, though protected by three series Of
we'll constructed Notifications, was cap
tured the following day without loss to
the French.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
ESTABLISHED JUNE 23, 1s62--vOL. 80.
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.

Page /.
Weather Indications.
General telegraph news.
Page 2.
General telegraph news.
Sporting news.
Near the summit.
The Siamese capital.
Page 8.
Dr. Talmage on the financial disturbance.
The wife of Chicago's social dictator.
On his way to Siberia.
Page 4.
A historic remark.
Editorials.
State items ofinterest
Page s.
Special meeting OF the board OF trade.
Music and Drama.
Deaths and marriages.
Cases disposed OF In the supreme judicial court.
The weekly death rate.
SIX men arrested ON serious charge.
A lively tornado Saturday.
Obituary.
Mr.. Mcdonald leaves the Y. M. C. A.
Diphtheria on Cotton street.
Page 6.
Items concerning the home. : spe
Two fair cyclers.
Wit and Wisdom.
Our own autocrat.
Pretty good evidence.
Page Z.
Financial and Commercial.
Marine News.
Page 8.
Dennis Judge falls down hatchway.
The Peaks island fire.
Prayed for rain.
Collision between the Normannia and skobelehf
Burglary in Westbreok.
He stood up for Gladstone.
A man found dead on load of hay.
Merchants bank directors pass resolutions.
Brief Jottings.
Personals.
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comnetent officers of the government a
fboronqh canvass of both houses of Con
oress on the silver question. The con-
elusions reached by the Presidents can
yasser point to long and exciting and
bitter contest in both branches of Con
gress. The eventual repeal of the bill
n NAV be brought about, but not promptly.
The extra session will doubtless run into
the regular session without an agreement
on this disturbing question"
To Keep Small Creditors Quiet.
DENVER. Col, July 23.-At the request
of the General Electric company, Judge
Hallet of the United States court, yes
terday appointed III. E. Chubbeck of
Pueblo. receiver of the Pueblo City
Street Railway company and the Interna-
tlonal Trust company. The liabilities
are 100000. The move was taken to
prevent any of the smaller creditors
from causing trouble.
Not That Bank.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The statement
made public yesterday that the First
National Bank of Vernon, Texas, had
failed proves erroneous. The First Ma
tional Bank of Russell, Kansas, has
failed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
SPUNKY SIAM.
The Little Kingdoms Reply Said Not t.
Satisfy France.

LONDON, July pa dispatch from
Paris says that Slams reply to Frances
ultimatum is unsatisfactory to the
French government and NJ. Pavie,
French minister resident in Bankok, is
preparing to leave the city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24

The City of Paris has lowered the rec
ord from Queenstown to New York from
6 days, II hours, "a minutes, made by the
Fuerst Bismarck, to s days, 8 hours, 81
minutes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24

RocKAwAY BEACH, July 23.-The ice
factory of jameson & Bond. their coal
and wood yard and stables, with IL hors-
es and the residence of John A. Bond,
burned today; loss $50, 900, with very lit
tie insurance.
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Three Out of Five Drowned.

N
BosToN, July 23.-An unnamed yacht,
owned by Thos. w. johnson, was struck
by sudden squall at abont 2 p. M.
while off Fawn buoy bar, east of Deer
Island, and three men were drowned.
The yacht contained fishing party con-
sisting of the skipper, his. brother, John
w. johnson, Albert T. Scott, Joseph
Murphy and Chas. e. Skimmings. When
the squall struck the boat she sank i'm
mediately. Skimmings seized the top of
the mast which was just below the water
and the others clung to the overturned
tender fastened to the yacht and partly
submerged. Before help arrived, John
W. johnson, aged IS. and Scott were
washed away and drowned. Murphy
tried to swim ashore but sank before
proceeding far, The skipper and Skim
mings were rescued by the yacht Wren.
Scott resided in Winthrop and leaves a
widow and two children. Murphy resided
in Charlestown and johnson resided at
242 Webster street, East Boston.
Thunder Showers at NIachias.
MAcHIAs, Me-, July 23.-Heavy cleo
trio showers passed over Machias this af-
ternoon. Horace Halls barn at Jones'
boro was struck by lightning and totally
destroyed. Loss 5000; no insurance.
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Loss s1e5,Ooo.

HAGERsTowN, Nd, July 23.-Jones &
South's wholesale house and the ad-
joining houses of John Emery and j. S.
Wishard, burned today; loss S125, 900
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
LOST IN THE SQUALL.
sloop and Three Men Disappeared in
Salem Harbor.

SALEM, Mass, July PA severe squall
passed over Salem and the vicinity be-
tween two and three o'clock today and
did considerable damage to trees and
various electrical lines about the city.
Joseph Ouellette ana Alexander Fraser
report to the police that while out in the
harbor they saw sloop overturned. The
sloop was painted white and had her
mainsail and jib set. Three men were
clinging to her. Before the men could be
reached the boat again rolled over and
sunk, and no trace of tie men could be
found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
Bank Troubles Since January 1.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Since Jan.
nearly 200 national banks have closed
their doors, against less than so during
the same period last year.
Of the failures this year five have been
United States repositories, as follows:
The First national bank OF Little Rock,
the Gate City national ank of Atlanta,
the Peoples national bank of Denver,
the German national bank of Denver, the
Kentucky national bank of Louisville.
The latter bank which closed its doors
today had by the last report received
S33O,O00 of United States funds. The
government, however, will not lose any
thing by these failures, as each national
bank that is government depository
has to deposit United States bonds to
the amount of government money it is
allowed to AIRY. These bonds, in case
of failure, are sold for the account I
the government and as United States
bonds are at premium in the financial
market there is never any difficulty in
realizing.
Saturdays Bank Failures.
LOUISVILLE, July 22.-The Kentucky
National Bank of this city closed its
doors this morning. The capital stock
is $1,000, 900 paid up. This bank is a
government depository, and it's last
statement showed 100000 to the credit
of the government. The loans and dis
counts outstanding amounted to $1,719,-
966 and the surplus was $10S, 500.
KNOXVILLE, July 22.-The State Ma
tional bank closed this morning. The
notice posted on the door says: '"This
bank has closed for liquidation. Depos-
itors will be paid in full" Liabilities
and assets are not known.
MILWAUKEE, July 22.-The Milwauk-
| ee National bank and South Side Savings
bank failed to open their doors thls
morning.
Runs were made on all the Leading
banks in the city.
Cleveland Counts ZIP.
NEW YORK, July 25.-The Bond Buyer
| today prints the following: just as we
90 to press We learn that President Cleve-
land has had made by one OF tha most
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24

Containing among its Ingredients the pur-
est of medicinal French brandy and the best
of imported ginger, it is vastly superior to
the cheap, worthless, and often dangerous
gingers urged as substitutes.
Ask for SANFORD'S GINGER and looE
for-owl trademark on the wrapper. Sold
Porter DRUG & CHEM. CoRP., Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
THE WEAT HER.

Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND. Me-, July 23, 1893. =
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

It Is SO Rich
In Health Preserving
Properties
I'm the rIidst
OF Summer Ills
And Epidemic
Influences
That 1t Is
Almost Criminal
To be without
Sanford's Ginger
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-23
AHLWARDT AND BISMARCK.

BERLIN, March 22.-In the course Of an
snti-Semitic TRADE yesterday Rector
Ahlwardt declared that he had eleven
documents which showed conclusively
that while Prince Bismarck was chancel-
lor fraudulent contracts had been made
repeatedly with Jewish financiers. Vast
amounts had been transferred dishonesty
by means of these contracts from the cof-
fers of the state to the pockets of Jewish
spectators. These statements were made
by Ahlwardt amid growing confusion
among the Radicals. National Liberals and
Social Democrats He was Interrupted
by calls for names, but he did not give
them.
After the president had quieted the
house. Ablwardt said that the deputies
were not obliged to depend upon his word
Tor proof: that these frauds had existed
as the documentary evidence was above
impeachment. Had the losses of the state
through the contracts been trivial. the
matter might better have been allowed to
pass unnoticed, but the truth was that
through its relations with the Jews the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-23
BLOUNT'S MISSION.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-Just before
sailing for Hawaii Commissioner Blount
had this to say regarding the object of his
trip:
THE public seems to have the idea that
/ am loaded to the guards with iDstruc-
tions, when the plain truth is that have
received practically no instructions from
President Cleveland or any one else. My
mission is to investigate the whole question
Of annexation; to determine the sentiment
of foreigners as well as of natives, and to
conclude as far as possible from the facts
whether it would be advantageous to the
United States to annex the islands, My
mind is free from any predjuice, and am
prepared to give an impartial hearing to all
sides. The cutter Rush will be at my dis
posal and lin it l will visit the other
islands after completing my work at
Honolulu. OF course the foreign senti-
ment can be ascertained fully at Honolulu.
but the natives of the other islands may
have very different views from the Kama,
kas. of Honolulu. l am ignorant of the
Hawaiian language, but with trust
cult to get at the real sentiment of the
natives. What the additional instructions
from Washington may contain remains to
be seen. No question in recent American
politics SO badly needs the light Of pure
truth thrown upon it as this Hawaiian
question, for 1t has been muQdled by ap-
peals to sentiment and prejudice.
Mr.. Blount thought that two months
would suffice, although he said he should
not sacrifice thoroughness to haste. When
told the voyage would probably take eight
days, he said:
"1t is an important question whether we
want any territory that 1t takes steamer
more than week TO reach. That is
mighty far away in my estimation"
New YORK, March 22.-Princess Vic
toria Kaiulani has promulgated her fare
we'll address to the American people. 1t
reads as follows:
Before leaving this land want to thank
all those whose kindness made my visit
such happy one. Not only the hundreds
of hands l have clasped, nor the kind
smiles have seen. but the written words
of sympathy that have been sent to me
from so many homes have made me feel
that whatever happened to me l shall
never be n stranger to you again. 1t was
to the American people l spoke and they
heard me, rs knew they would, and l ask
God to bless you for it, from the beautiful
home where your fair first lady lives to the
dear crippled boy who sent me his loving
letter and prayer.
[Signed. "KAIULANI."
The princess sailed for England today,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-23
BEECHAM's PILLS for bad liver.
RAILWAY MATTERS,

NEW YORK, March 2o-The annual
election OF officers Of the Missouri Pacific
Railway company was held today at noon.
The following officers were elected:
President, S. H. II. Clark; first vice presi
dent, George J. Gould; second vice presi-
dent, c. g.. Warner; secretary and treas
urer. A H. Calef; assistant secretary, Guy
Phillips; second assistant secretary, f. w.
Ireland; local treasurer, d. S. H. Smith.
At the same time officers were elected for
the ST. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern railroad, as follows; President, S. III.
H Clark; first vice president, George j.
Gould; second vice president, Z. u.
Warner; secretary and treasurer, a. ii.
Calef. assistant secretary, 5. ID. Barlow;
second assistant secretary. Guy Phillips;
local treasurer, d. S. II. Smith.
Boston. March 22.-Mr. j. D. Springer
having resigned as third vice president of
the Santa Fe company and its auxiliaries,
in effect March 81, to enter the service of
another company, the office of third vice
president will not at present be filed.
with the traffic affairs of the company,
heretofore reported to and transacted
through the third vice president, will be
conducted directly, as to freight traffic
with Mr.. j. A. Hanley, freight traffic
manager, and passenger traffic with Mr.
w. +. White, passenger tra11c manager.
Matters concerning the law department.,
Heretofore reported to the third vice
president, will be addressed to George Il.
Peck, general solicitor, and general affairs
TO Mr.. d. b. Robinson. first vice president.
The address of the officers named above is
Monadnock building. Chicago
CHICAGO, March 22-The plan OF Gener-
al Manager Ashley of the Toledo, Ann
Arbor and Northern Michigan railroad, to
govern all dismissals from railroads by
certain fixed rules mutually agreed upon
by the companies and employees. meets
with general approval among prominent
railroad men at Chicago.
FoUR SEASONS HOTEL, Tenn. March %.
At the annual meeting of the American
Association or General Passenger and
Ticket Agents the following officers were
elected: President. Frank Chandler of
the Wabash, St. Loais; vice. -president,J. e.
Anderson of the New York, Ontario and
Western, New York; secretary. j. c.
Smith of the Lake Shore aud Michigan
Southern, Cleveland.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-23
OXFORD DEFEATS CAMBRIDGE.

LONDON. March 22-Oxford won the an
nual boat race today from Cambridge.
Today's course was the historic stretch of
water lying between Putuey and Mortlake,
which measures approximately AZ miles.
Cambridge won the toss and chose the
Surrey side. The official starter fixed his
pistol, and, amid the shouts of thousands
of admirers and the footing and scream
ing of steam whistles and svrens, the
crews shot up stream to decide their
fiftieth contest. At Clasper's boat house
Cambridge was leading by three feet. La
the last half of the race Oxford forged
ahead, and at the three quarters point was
six feet in advance. Oxford led by yard
ut Chiswick, about two and half miles
from the start. Oxford maintained her
lead to the end, aud won by half lenuth
amid the din of whistles and the thunder
of cheers along the shore