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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
YARDS WERE DULL.
shipbuilding Suffered Depression in the
Year just Closed.

BANGOR, January 2.-Complete res
turns from every customs district in
Maine show that the shipbuilding indus
try suffered remarkable depression in
1892. Only one full-rigged ship was
built in the state, but she was the finest
and largest wooden sailing vessel ever
put ahoat-the Roanoke, of 34Oo net tons
built by Arthur Sewall 6 Co., Bath, and
intended for the long distance grain and
oil trades. One bark, one steam bark
and one barkentine were built at Bath,
but outside of these there were no square
rugged vessels built i'll the state. A few
four-masted schooners were built, and
one of them, the Mary E. HI. G.. Dow,
was lost before the year was out. She
was worth seventy thousand dollars
and was only slightly injured.
A few three-masted schooneTs were
launched. They were built at low rates,
but are very fine vessels. No briggs have
been built since 1883, when the Teloo
was launched at Bangor. The Bath peo-
pie are feeling discouraged over the fail
ure of Gen. Hyde to secure one or more
of the naval contracts, but the new
Sewall steel shipping plant will be ready
in the spring, and the first metal mer-
chantman ever built in Maine will then
be put on the stocks. This year Bath
launched II, ,660i net tons of shipping;
Waldoboro district, 1887; Machias, 1885;
Belfast, 675; Kennebunk, 422; Wiscasset;
1886; Castine, 211; Bangor, "a; French
mans Bay, 4o; making with the fraction
al tonnage total for the state of 18TH
tons.
In the Portland, Passamaquoddy,
I.
built. There is 1000 ton ship in the
and several steamboats, at Bath, four
steamboats, at Bangor, several schoonels
in the Waldoboro district and few 9TH
ers along the eastern coast, but the out
look at present is not encouraging. The
vessels built last year represent an out
lay of about $1,0o0000, which includes
all fittings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations of
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday, January 2, taken
at s D. M, 10Th meridian time the ob-
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature. direction of
the wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 3so. W, cloudless; New York,
41 s sW o0uaess dodT phbiladelphis a. $
elondless: % lies Albany, 34o, sW, cloudy; Buf,
falo, 24c, w, cloudy; Detroit, 1So, W,
cloudy; Chicago, 100, NV, cloudy; st.
Paul, So, w. cloudiess; ST. Vincent, POP
below, NV, cloudless; Huron, Oak, &C,
N, cloudy; Bismarck, 50, Sc, cloudy;
Jacksonville, 50s, SW, eloudless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
Lumber Fell 50 Fast 1t Stopped a
Train at SacO.
HOW AN OFFICER GOT FROM UN.
DER FALLING CHIMNEYS.
Antics of the Wind on Sunday Night-It
Came Pretty Near Ending Several
Lives in Biddeford and Saco-Mr.
Crossman's Material for Boxes Scat
tered Like Chaff-Ice Houses Levelled
in Bangor-The Loss There $4,000.
Especial to the Pressl.

AbpSols'A w uiiO l. tCoois
SAco, January 2.-The wind blew al
mgst hurricane here last night. The
Saco policemen say it was the toughest
blow they ever experienced. One of
them came near being killed by top of
a wall, which was blown down. The
two chimneys on Cataract block, on the
side toward the Boston & Maine railroad
bridge on Main street, were blown down,
and with them came the top part of the
wall on that side of the building. The
falling mass struck the old gate house on
the bridge and made kindling wood of it.
Officer Underwood had just removed
from the street one of the railroad gates
which had blown down, and was coming
toward the gate house, when the crash
came. By quick use of his feet he got
out of the way. A new gate house has
recently been built on the opposite side
of the street and the old one was not in
use. Any one in it would have been in
stantly killed.
The 2 o'clock Pullman train out from
Portland on the Eastern division was
obliged to hold up near Crossman's box
factory on account of the boards from
the lumber yard which were blown
around by the gale. The train proceed
ed slowly after men had examined the
track. A Saco passenger who got off
here had to make a dash through the
lumber yard with boards scaling through
the air all about him.
On High street the tin roof of the
house of Mrs. Sarah e. Lane, was
stripped completely off and hung down
from the caves at one side. An unfin-
ished house at Old Orchard was twisted
out of shape. Telegraph communica-
ton west was cut off.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
SAW Mr.. MANLEY. :
The.CaI of the Man from Maine Cheered
the Invalid.

IheaCaIl oil the man from MAINE Chcefeu
the Invalid.
BosToN, January PA special to the
Journal from Washington says: ''It ap-
pears that Joseph H. Manley of Maine,
who was here for day, came on private
businefs with Mr.. Blaine, which was
deemed of such Importance that, al
though only members of the family had
been allowed to see Mr.. Blaine, Mr..
Manley was allowed to do SO for few
moments. 1t is said that the exception
was made in his case because his busi-
ness was of a private nature and could
only be transacted with Mr. Blaine per-
sonally, and the doctors reluctantly gave
their consent to conference. Care was
taken, however, to impress upon the
visitor not to excite the invalid in any
manner, and after he left the mansion
the sick man seemed to have improved
in consequence of what he heard from
the man from Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
MoNTANA's LEGISLATURE.
Democrats Leave Their Seats While Repub-
Iicans and Populists Organize.

HELENA, Mont, January 2.-The SEN
ate organized today by electing E. D.
Motifs, DEM, president pro tenn. The
House proceeded to organize with the
state auditor in the chair. The roll was
called leaving out the names of both
contesting candidates from Chateau
county, the Democrat objecting with
out success. ALI the other members
were sworn in. A motion was carried
by the Republicans and two Populists to
proceed to the election of temporary
chairman, the Democrats again objecting
and leaving their seats. The 25 Republi-
ballot, casting, all the votes for Matthews,
Pupulist.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
BANaoREANs COULDN'T SLEEP.

6ANGOREAINS COOLON SLEEFY
The Wind There Blew Down an Ice
House and Nearly Killed Two Men.
BANGOR, Me-, January 2.-The storm
of last night was the widest experienced
in this vicinity since the disaster of last
June. Snow began to fall in the evening
about 6 O. clock, and at 10 o'clock it had
turned to rain and poured very hard.
The wind blew gale all night. Houses
rocked and bricks went in every direc-
ton. There were many people who did
not close their eyes after II o'clock on
account of the noise from the wind
through the trees.
The only accident entailing large
loss was experienced by the Arctic Ice
Company. One of their houses, with
capacity of 10000 tons, blew down this
morning about o'clock. The wind
took off the roof first, and the sides of
the building closely followed. Nothing
was left of the wreck but kindling wood.
The money loss is $4,000.
Two men had narrow escape from
death. They started to go to the ice
house from barn near by and the wind
was SO strong that they went down along
the shore. They just had time to step
into the elevator when the building came
crushing down and landed within a few
feet of them. AS it was the top of the
elevator was taken off to the sstirst run"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
THE CRASH AT GARDINER.
Railroad Commissioners Trying to Place
the Blame.

AUGUSTA, January 2.-The investiga-
tion by the railroad commissioners into
the cause of the collision on the Maine
Central at Gardiner, December %, today
was continued to Tuesday. The hear
ing occupied all this afternoon. The
testimony was conflicting. Conductor
Jewett and his brakeman testified that
they waited at Gardiner the prescribed
Is minutes. Conductor Sanborn and the
engineer of the other train testified that
Jewitt didn't wait his Is minutes. The
weight of evidence so far rather favors
Sanborn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
WINTER in EUROPE.
The Cold Severe in Germany, France and
Austria.

BERLIN, January 2.-The cold is severe
and increasing throughout the continent.
Tonight the thermometer stands eleven
degrees above zero in this city and snow
is falling in the Hartz mountains. ALI
the lakes in France, Germany and Aus
tria are frozen. The snow fall in France
has afforded occupation to thousands of
unemployed, who will be Kept busy all
night clearing the streets. A despatch
from Trieste says the harbor presents an
an arctic scene. A whole family were
drowned today near Gefharn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The mayors and councils of the Massa-
chusetts cities were inaugurated yester-
day.
1t is stated in Washington, ON ''good
authority that President Cleveland has
stated that he shall call an extra session
of Congress, but not before autumn.
The Mexican government has secured
evidence duplicating 200prominent Mexi-
cans of the state of Tumanlipas in the
present revolutionary movement.
At his New Years reception Emperor
William, il is said, assured his generals
that he is determined the army bill shall
pass and will not hesitate to crush all
who may oppose him in the matter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
NEW YEARS RIOTS.
Unemployed Dutchmen Make it Hot for
the Police.

AMSTERDAM, January 2.-The unem
ployed of zwartsluis on the Overyssel
had an out door meeting today. After
listening to several anarchist speeches
they began rioting in the streets: They
visited all the finest houses, smashed
the windows and stoned several
conspicuous residents of the town.
When the police approached, the rioters
attacked them with sticks and stones.
One rioter was shot dead by a police
man.. Two policemen were beaten into
unconsciousness, and many OF the riot
ers were wounded. About thirty rioters
were arrested.
Similar riots took place in Bekila and
Sappermeer. The police was put to
flight by a mob in Sappermeer after six
policemen were wounded. The militia
were called out and charged the mob.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
skated Into the Channel and Drowned
Struck by Floating Ice.
Especial to the Press.l


RocKLAND, January 2. Advices
from Thomaston state that the schooner
Mountain Laural lies on her beam ends
in the mid channel of Georges .river full
OF water, and serious obstruction to
navigation. A hole cut in her bow by
floating ice was the cause of the disas-
ter The Mountain Laurel was laden
with wood and slaves. She is owned by
Owen B. Long of this city.
Harry Burbank's Body Found.
LIvERMoRE FALLS, January 2.-The
body of Harry Burbank, drowned while
skating Tuesday, was recovered by a
submarine diver Sunday, after a three
days search.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
AGLOOMY NEW YEAR.
Washington's Customary Gaiety and
Brightness Lacking.

BT1gHtHess LaCK1Hg.
WASHINGTON, January To-day was
the quietest New Years Washington has
experienced within living memory. The
White House was a house of mourning,
quarantined by reason of the infectious
fever. The cabinet officers and leading
government officers followed the exam
pie of the Chief Executive in holding no
receptions. The omission of official receps
tions deprived the day OF life a4d light t
Speaker Crisp being i'll, Mrs. Crisp did
not receive.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
Seized 1t and Rent 1T.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., January 2.--John Z.
Osborne, who seized the executive office
a month ago, is now recognized as
governor. Acting Governor Barber re-
iinquished the office today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03

The jury in the Sawyer will case at
Salem, Mass, has sustained the will.
Exceptions have been filed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
Up Signals.

WASHINGTON, January 2.-Signals dis
played from Atlantic City to Eastport
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03

Figures for 1892 show larger fish re-
ceipts at the port of Gloucester than for
any year since 1887.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
q THE WANDERING JEW IN cot
Cases Against the officers of ST
ing from Maine.

p United
CO., An-., -: oy Judge
So 80. 80 '.,.' - ~ Initial in
az ao.o. paLs'. st mate,
and Daniel McCaskell, secrued '' with Il,
the ship Wandering Jew, 4,-
beating and wounding a. 10. - oans;da,. - d,,u
crew. The jury were all 1:o,o1 ~ =
the case of Capt. Danieti, i9ol toroorrow row
the court adjourned re- retired Mate
morning. After the ! bench warrant
Crosby was arrested Fred T;noherc
on complaint madg assa,,1tad hin,
sailor, who says Ci' sea The mate
while the vessel wsourt on 4 summary
will come before t'oui on q 0'ni''s ,
process.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03

THIS MORNINGS NEWS.


Page 1.
Weather indications.
General telegraph news.
Meeting of the Portland city government.
Page 2.
Westbrook affairs.
The blue label convention.
Page 5.
Maine towns.
State topics of interest.
Political scandal in France.
Page4.
Editorials.
Foreign letter.
Pages
Deaths and marriages.
Music and drama.
Mysterious death of Gardiner Wilson.
Clarence Ford acquitted.
Page 6.
Wit and Wisdom.
Poem: The liberty bell.
Story: Genie's case.
Page =.
Financial and Commercial.
Marine News.
Personal.
Brief Jottings.
The Labrador arrives.
Recent weddings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Cold.

BosToN, January 2.-Local forecast
for New England: Fair; decidedly cold
er; northwest winds. For Wednesday:
Fair; continued cold.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
Libby Is still a Deputy.

AUGUSTA, January 2.-The political
fight which has been going on in Augusta
for the past two months against the APP
pointment of VIM. H. Libby as deputy
sheriff, ended Saturday night in the ap-
pointment being made by Sheriff Nor
ton. Mr.. Libby has been sheriff for 80
years.
Skated Into the Channel and Drowned.
SANGERvILLE, January 2.-Saturday
afternoon as Wade Campbell, son of A..
o. Campbell, superintendent of Camp
BELLS woolen mill, and George Lovejoy,
son Of Mr.. James Lovejoy, an employe
of the Sangerville Woolen Company,
were skating on Carleton mill stream,
about a mile from the village, young
Lovejoy skated into the channel and was
drowned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03

Mean daily ther 400 Max vel wind. 20 SW
Maximum ther. A 8 Total precip. .... O.7O
Minimum ther. ..36.Ol
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
Leuiston,s New Post once.

p WASHINGTON, January 2.-The super
vising architect, who suspended for sew
eral weeks the work on the plans for the
new post office building at Lewiston, Me-,
to await decision by the city couhcil of
the street question, now that the street
has not been established, has resumed
work on the plans as originally laid out,
fronting the building on Ash street, and
expects to complete the plans SO as to
advertise for proposals for constructing
the same in about four weeks.
The advertisement will call for bids for
the building of rough gran
ite, and also of brick with granite trim
mings, so that if none of the granite bids
bring the cost within the limit (about
S55, 900, outside of lot and incidental ex-
penses), then the bids for brick build
ing will be considered
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03

Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, ME. January 2, 1898.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03

When this commu nication was taken
up, Alderman Gallagher at once moved
that the board adhere to its former ac-
tion in passing the order annulling the
contract of the city with the water COM
pany. But some one suggested that the
lower board had that order, and that it
would only be proper that the commune
cation should go there. So there it went
without further debate.
No Money for School Exhibit.
Alderman Stevens presented an order
which had been handed to him, to ap-
propriate $500 to enable the city to make
an exhibition of it's schools at the
Worlds Fair. Mr.. Stevens moved that
this order be laid on theitable.
Alderman Jesselyn thought that the
time was short, and that we should be
very sure that the schools of Portland,
the metropolis of the state, should be
represented Other cities in the state
were preparing their exhibits, and Mr..
Josselyn thought that Portland should
not be left out.
Alderman Stevens thought that the
value of the proposed exposition of
school work was doubtful, but was will
ing to withdraw his motion If the gentle
man from Ward wished to have the
matter considered.
MI. Josselyn said he was not informed
as to the scope and method of this pro-
posed exhibition.
Mayor Ingraham said that it was pro-
posed to have compositions written on
ream paper and these were to be bound
and sent to Chicago. He was of the
opinion that the school committee were
divided as to the advisability of the ex-
hibit, and he thought that a reasonable
display of photographs of school build
ings and scholars, which would cost not
over 500, would do as well.
The order was tabled.
Mr.. Woods Offer.
A communication was received from
William R. Wood, Esq, offering $4,000 in
full settlement of the bonds signed by
him in guarantee of the asphalt paving.
These bonds are for $4,000 and $4,000.
Disinfecting Station.
An order was passed taking $500 Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
An Explosion in the Street.

WASHINGTON, January 2.-An explo-
sion occurred this morning in front of
the residence of ex-Secretary Blaine on
Lafayette square, caused by a leaky gas
main, which filled the electric conduit
with illuminating gas and coming in con-
tact with an imperfeetly insulated wire
set the gas afire. The heavy iron man
trap was blown up distance of fifteen
feet and fell, breaking into dozen
pieces. The conduit for the distance of
several squares was cracked. Other man
traps along the conduit were also blown
off but aside from the loss TO the COM
pany, which is trifing, no damage was
done and no alarm was created.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Water Company Propose Reference to
Courts.
COMMITTEE RAISED TO CHANGE
THE WARD LINES.

Aldermen Decide that City Cannot Afford
to Have the Schools Represented at
the Worlds Fair-An Important City
Meeting.
Last evenings meeting of the Portland
city government was interesting and i'm
portant. The question of the termina-
ton of the water contract was simplified
by proposition from the company to
refer the matter to the law court. Steps
were taken to prepare for change in
the ward lines.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDER
MEN.
All the members of the Board were
present.
After some routine business, which is
given below, the vexed question of the
Water Contract
came up.
The committee on judicial proceedings
and claims reported as follows:
The joint standing committee on judicial pro-
ceedings and claims, to whom was referred the
order OF the City Council OF December 9TH,
land Water Company, dated September oath,
1870, have attended to this duty, and after hear
Ing respectfully report to your honorable body
that they are unable to agree and ask to be re-
lieyed from further consideration of the matter.
D. H. INGRAHAM
Chairman
This report was accepted and then the
Mayor read the following communication
from the Portland Water Company:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the
city of Portland:
GENTLEMEN:
Inasmuch as some question as to the legality
ana effect of the contract of October 4th, 1870,
between the Portland Water Company and the
City Of Portland has recently been raised before
the City Council by His Honor, the Mayor, and
inasmuch as the Portland Water Company de-
sireS to avoid any misunderstanding or contrO-
versy with the City of Portland in regard to
that contract, or in regard to any relations be-
tween tie company and the city as to the supply
and use of Sebago water, desire in sbehalf OF
the Portland Water Companyt to submit to your
consideration the following proposition:
Ifthe City Council are of the opinion that
in this issue. the Portland Water Company
would be willing, and hereby offers to submit
such question or questions to the next law term
OF the Supreme Judicial Conrt either on All
agreed statement OF facts, or otherwise, as the
city may desire.
II the city is of the opinion that there are any
questions Brelating to these contracts which
Company is willing to adopt the readiest method
of a just and amicable settlement of them, aud
if necessary. OF reaching the judgment OF the
court upon them. And in the smeantimc, th
Water Comdany would be willing for the j.
ments contemplated by existing contracts 10
wholly suspended until the questions at issue
shall have been adjudicated.
Yours respectfully.
PORTLAND WATER Co..
By GEO. p. WEsCoTT,
President.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-03

Continued ON Second Page.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Did Life Begin a. the Poles:

As matter Of fact this earth Of our.
has long passed its you h. 1t is now
vers!ny Oh old age, and with its poles
covered by everlasting fee it MAY ~
likened to Il body whose extremitics az
bleached and l,aralyzed with years. I've.
in the geological period v-'1icn irlI.e-
liately preceded our own, md which l.
known ~ the pGsfpliocene, ur quate,
nary, great changes took place. AMI n,ar
has heeu a witness 10 them. The riScr-
Jf l1i.y are mere brooks COM ed Il
America we can trace the shore lines ii
immense qaaternary lakes which Ii,
longer exist,
But while this fact may interest and
perh..l> surprise IL IA little it d. not
tax onr "redulitr 50 much g When We
are told that once instead of snow and
ice a luSurlant vegetation iiour5-hed NOT
far from the poles indeed the i'rencl
naturalist Button ,.lieved that 81 our
planet which WAS slowly cooled and
consolidated. iire L,,g;tal at the po,es. AMI
that iTeni ,!l1=.e it spread iii the ,iirec-
ton of the tropics. where at first t.le heat
was too intense to admit of an. kind OF
life Bat il l. only within recent years
that we have been able to get gliml,.
of the ancient arctic zone. which is much
more accessible than the antarctic, and
what has tlihs far been brought to light
makes Etla ,ns daring conjecture az
pear hot rery improbable le.-Catholi,
N,r13
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-17
Prehistoric isuiua In Africa,

II have Just returned from Europe, -
said Howard Hoffman. where | have
sojourned ever since my return from
Zanzibar six months ago. have been
pursuing course ri investigation III the
British museum that had hoped would
hyow some light Oh the recent discoy-
cries that have been made III Africa.
Not far into the interior of Africa from
Zanzibar | III company with others re-
Gently discovered traces of prehistori,
city of no small dimensions This city
that speak of must have been 4 capital
of some ancient province or kingdom
1t was some five miles square and was
surrounded by wall of masonry. the
foundations. with few projections. OF
which still remain and indicate an ex
cellent knowledge of masonry. The wall
was undoubtedly meant for protection
against enemies. for it was strongl.
bnilt and must have been at least 20 feet
nigh. Ii Is now oyergrown by great
tropical vines. and parts of il extend
through iinrene'rabie morasses
Inside "A few remains of houses still
exist, and the outlines of "A great temple
or palace ON the highest groand within
the inclospre. Some excavations have
been made and few relics brought II
light. such as pottery of the Egyptian