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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14
TELEGRaPUIC NOTES.

Worcester. Mass. Nov. 13.-Congressman Elijah
A. Morse. Of Canton, occupied the pulpit Of the
ne morning his subject was "A Business Man
View of the Gospel. and in the evening he spoke
evening at the house Of the Rev ". r. Worth
was attended by Senator Hoar. Mayor Marsh and
other leading citizens.
Burlington, n. j.. Nov l3.-Many cattle in this
vicinity are affected by tuberculosis Several fine
head OF cattle on the Green Hill Stock Farm have
wned oven y cbaa W Favor On aursy
blooded cattle had to be killed. and "A number had
to be killed to-day
wreck Michigan Central train was made north
of Sheboygan Saturday evening. There was dcns"
until the engine crashed into it ana cleared the
way through 1t. Ten ties had been placed on The
track. There large sum Of money In the
express car. and the suppositon is that the work
was done by robbers.
Austin. Tex. Nov. I3.-Thls section Of Texas is
ternber & Hundreds of stock cattle are diving on
the ranges for want of grass and water
Ssy Tes n'h ship
the British fourmased ship Samaritan. 1896 tons,
Captain Dexter. commander. started to-day one
the English Channel. Both ships are loaded heavily
with wheat The Olivebank is bound for Havre;
the Samaritan for Cork.
Exeter. y. II. Nov. l3.-The situation regarding
the fact made public to-day. that the defaultinS
name Of Warren +; Putnam. is legally named
Warren i. Bean. ana that the name OF Putnam Is
that OF his stepfather.
Hartford, Conn. Nov. ls.-The Phoenix Fire In
surance Company OF this city has notified IT'S
agents that 22 per cent shall be the minimum
rate electric light and power plants OF the very
best brick or stone construction, and that wooden
structures. well all other buildings not es-
pecislly erected for electric plant purposes are TO
be Internationally declined. u is thought other
fire companies will adopt similar rate
Cincinnati. Nov l3-Ex- Congressman Culbertson
of Ashland, Ky. who is missing. is supposed TO be
in this city. His two sons are in the city and
detectives have been detailed TO assist them in the
search.
Denver Col. Nov l3.-Unted States Narsbal
| card who hunted down Sontag and Evans the
two California desperadoes. last summer has ar
ranged with General Cook to run down the AnacSe
.Kid'' for whose arrest reward OF $1,000 i.
outstanding. The Kid is now In Arizona
va,e.s Centre KAN Nov. 13.-About noon tod. u
L p bernard an old and highly respected citizey
Of Toronto: this county. shot and instantly killed
to- his stating he had ogtliysd ,Ss his ussfuness
srbty snJ Years old, his wife sixty-three ana his
| daughter thirty-sx.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14
CHARLES BUTLER NEATLY SbINDLED.
he AND DIR. MARY T.. EMERY EACH LEND a
bogus FARMER s2j-THEY CAPTURE
THE l,IIE BORROWER

Samuel worihlngton. who describes himself az
farmer at present without farm or home,
held for trial at the jefferson Market Court yes
terday He charged by Charles Butler of no
Is Park-ave.. with the larceny Of $25 by means Of
false representations Mr.. Butler f. retired law
yer, ninety-seven years old, member Of the Cen
tury and Union League clubs. Worthington looks
like Western ranchrhan miner. He dresses
neatly but with striking Western breezness
About two weeks ago he called DR.. Mary H.
Emery. of No. 2l East Twenty -hrst-st, and asked
for "A loan OF s25. He said he mine-owncr
In Colorado. and on his way to Vermont. On
the cars he had canned lobster. and had been
taken extremely ILL., In the of his sunerings
his money had been stolen from him. Worthing-
ton got the loan.
Last Wednesday Worthington went to Charles
Butler and told similar story. He obtained the
s25.
On Saturday Worthngton called DIR. Emery
and repaid the first loan. friend OF DR.. Emery =
called on the Buffers the day. and in
conversation told the nneG-lobster- sick man
story. This convinced Mr. Butler that he had been
swindled He communicated with Dr. Emery and
told her how to act
Yesterday Worthington went to DR.. Emery '.s
house to get another loan She told him TO return
at noon and she would give 1t to him. on his re-
turn he found Mr.. Butler and Special Officer Du-
gan, Of the Tenderlon Precinct. waiting for him.
He confessed the whole scheme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14
DETAILS OF TIE DISASTER

FATALLY. IN JrupIXG From WINDOWS
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER
Mcmphis. Nov. 1s-FIre broke out to-night III
the Schmalzred Block on Main-st.. between .'oi'-
roe and Union sts and before the flames were
checked at u. m. several lives were lost ana
nearly half a million dollars worth Of properly
went up in smoke. The exact number OF lives
lost at this hour GO:3O p. m) is not known pu'
a careful estimate places it at four while four
five were injured. some fatally. in jumping
from the burning buildings.
At 7l5 o'clock people in the vicinity OF 'he
block were startled by the report of an eXpIo-
sion and fash In an instant the flames were
pouring from the lower floor Of the six-story
building occupied by the Schmalzried Hardware
Company. The second third. fourth and hfth
stories were occupied by the Young Mems
Christian Association. and it was In this place
that the loss of life occurred
The fire started from the explosion Of large
coal oil lamp near the stairway. and in three
minutes the entire front Of the building was III
flames. and all means Of exit cut on.
There were fifteen people in the library when
the alarm was given. They made wild r''sn
for tho main exit. only TO be driven Dhck ny
the flames Like herd of sheep they rushcd
in a bunch for the windows at the rear OF tne
building. but the flames had spread 50 rapidly
through the building that the facirGs oi thrce
Of the windows werc on fire when they reached
the rear of the building They stood huddled
together at the window for MON, nj or Two,
when the crowd below yelled: "LcapE Jump
for your lives"
One man took the advice. jumped and was
caught telegraph wire. but was rescued
He followed moment later by conIade
who aimed for the same wire. but missed IL and
fell the pavement below. Two other men
made the same attempt. but they too missed
the wire and went down on top Of their com
\ 4 trpmen
ladders, which We've quickly run up To- the
windows. Three men were rescued but before
the others could be saved the flames burned
the ladder. and the remainder pcrishcd in the
burning building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14
HEAVY FIRING AT RIO.
FORTS AND FLEET IN ACTION.
NOPE THAN TWENTY PERSONS KILLED AND
WOUNDED
THE AoUIDABAN SENDS SHELLS INTO THE
CITY-ADMIRAL DE CANA JOINS TIE IN
suECENTS AND ASSUMES COMMAND AT
EIo-GOvERNMENT REVEESES.
ON LAND.

ON LAND.
Iordon Nov. 1.-THE Times has this dis
,atcb from Rio Janeiro, under the date of
November TO-
There was heavy firing on Sunday and Mon
dav bv the Government forts on Villegaignon
Island. The outside walls were much damaged
hut the interior was left intact. Two men were
killed and seven were wounded. The troops at
Mt CASTILLO opened musketry fire at 1,2oo
wards on Monday. Fort Viegaignon and the
warship Aauidaban replied with machine guns
killing and wounding twenty soldiers and four
spectators The firing continues night ana DAY
There is an immense waste of ammunition Two
guns at CASTILLO fired upon Fort Nillegaignon
on Wednesday, The Aqudaban replied. and
many Of her shells fell in the business quarter
If the city Several were wounded The
bombardment it is said. resulted from the Gov
ernment's firing from the town in contravention
of the agreement with the foreign represent
atives.
"There are continual skirmshes at Nctheroy
A torpedo launch was sunk on Wednesday
The casualties on the whole are slight' some
houses have been burned and Bashouse mas
been DESTROYED. The new Government cruiser
Aurora, built by the Armstrong;. is expected
daily The Tamandare is now completely
fitted with machinery, and Will be Valuaole
addition to the insurgents Navy.
Admiral Saldanho de Cana. one OF the aplest
naval officers in Brazil. who hitherto has been
neutral has Joined the insurgents. carrying Win
him the sympathy of great many adherents
in both Army and Navy. He belongs to one OF
the best families in Brazil. The insurgents
thus have been enabled to gain the islands OF
Cobras and Inchadas. Cana has assumed COM
mand of operations at Rio. and the Aquidaban
has gone out in search of the Aurora.
THE Government sent recruiting comnlis-
sion recently to the State OF MlnaS-Geraes, Dut
IL has returned without accomplishing any
thing Three thousand armed and well-drilied
insurgents are at Desterro, and 6,O00 more nave
surrounded the Government troops at Pelotas
and Porto Allegro. in Rio Grande do sui Ihey
propose to capture these Government forces ana
then proceed to Dcsterro. The sitCatiC" II
prolonged threatens disaster to commercial IN
terests The majority of the business COM
munity consider that the recognition OF the IN
surgents as belligerents would make the speed
lest end of the war; as Admiral Melio asserts
that his sole object is to establish blockades.
Life and property would be saved by such
course"
The Timess' correspondent confirms the re-
port of the hoisting of the imperial standard
by the insurgents. and suggests that this was
the signal for Cana and his followers to go
over to the insurgent squadron.
Late this evening SenOr de PiZa, BraZiTs Min
lister to France, told the United States corre-
spondent in Paris that the Legation had received
no information to the effect that President
Peixoto had proclaimed martial law.
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INSTANTLY KILLED ~ 4 ETNAUIT.
GEORGE TAYLOR. or oEADhLL. y. J.. THROWN

GEORGE TAYLOR. or oEADfIi. Y. j.. THI pwN
FROM HIS WAGON ~ HACHENSAcK.
George Taylor living AT Oradall was killed at G
o.c,ock last evening. by being thrown from his
wagon He was driving along IIackcnsack ave.
Uackensack. when his horses became frightened
and ran away Taylor Iaablc to control them
,,d was thrown out Of the wagon Death was
instantaneous Taylor was wealthy and "A rela-
tive OF County Clerk Taylor. OF Hackensack. His
hody was found lying on the roadway by Irving
Woltermre chief Of thc Fire Department. The
body Of Mr.. Taylor was taken to his home in
nradcll
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NOVEMBER IA, 1893 TWELVE PAGES
A FATAL FIRE ~ MENPHIS.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST AND Pkofhhi
WORTH 100000 BURNED

FOUR OR FIVE PERSONS INJURED SOME
FATALLY. IN JUMPING FROM WINDOWS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-14

Ex-Representative John A. Kasson. who has
served as American Minister at both Berlin and
Vienna Is recognized as one Of the best in
formed men in public life all questions
touching international law and American dipio-
macy. His opinion on the Administration
Hawaiian policy is entitled to carry great
weight with all unprejudced observers speak
ing to-day OF Secretary Gresham's extraordinary
letter stating the Administrations restoration
programme Mr.. Kasson said
II cannot accept the hypothesis OF the press
as correct that the President has ordered
armed Intervention to restore the deposed mon
archy To the Hawaiian throne. cannot be-
eve 1t to be true. Such an act woulu % worse
than declaration OF war. II would De an act OF
nIracy In the first Mace. Secretary Greshams
letter to the President contains charges
of hypocrisy. deceit and wron6.uo,ns, against
not merely the preceding Administrator but
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12
F. 0. BAILEY s CO., Auctioneers,

F. 0. BAILEY 6 co., Auctioneers,
Assignee's Sale of Groceries, Fixtures, Sc
Tuesday, May 10th. at Q o'clock p. m. at thu
rooms Of +. 0. Bailey & CO.. Is Exchange ST.
shall sell the stock of 0. @. & @. E. Elliott Of
Bowdoinham. Me-, consisting in part of Teas
Canned Goods, Spices, Extracts aud Oils, Starch
Vinegar. Backing, Fancy Groceries, Cereals
Patent Medicine Shelf. Hardware. Pipes, Fancy
Goods, Stationery, Paints and Varnish, Wood
Filling, SC, &C., together with Fixtures. COT.
fee MILL Show Case, Rochester Lamps, Marble
Tables, Scales &C., &c.
w. j. KNOWLTON.
Assignee of 0. c. s. G. E. Elliott.
may11 AID
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12

ly adopted, no one raising the point that
this action was in violation of the rules.
Ii, therefore, the rule was violated it was
by unanimous consent, and any legisla-
tive body has the right to do that.
1t is hardly worth while therefore to
consider whether the construction put
upon the rule by the Democrats is the
correct one or not 1t makes no sort of
difference. But, in our opinion, their in
depreciation is not correct. The only
purpose of the rule was to fix limit for a
reconsideration, and that limit is the next
stated meeting. There is nothing in it
that forbids a reconsideration at any
previous meeting. But we repeat that
1t is of no consequence what the rule
means. 1t was clearly the right of the
Board to suspend it by unanimous con-
sent and this is what it did.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12

1t is true that the city's credit is good,
but it by no means follows that 1t can
get money at any time at favorable
rate of interest. When money is scarce
and high the best credit in the world
will fail to borrow it on favorable terms.
10 three of it's proposals for money the
city got no response at all. To the great
er part of the firstit resolved only an offer
on call at 6 per cent. So the truth
of the assumption of the Argus that the
city can get money enough whenever it
wants it's by no means indisputable.
Certainly it cannot if the legality and
sufficiency of the act under which it
seeks to borrow is questioned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12
A WORTHLESS PROTEST.

After the confirmation of the special
policemen by the Board of Aldermen on
Wednesday afternoon, Aldermen Guptill,
MCGOWAN and Bracket drew up a pro-
test, setting forth that the action was il
legal because the aldermen had recon
sidered a motion made at a previous
meeting in violation of the rules of the
board. The rule referred to is rule 10.
and the aldermen contend that it permits
the reconsideration of motion adopted
at a stated meeting only at that meeting
and the next stated meeting, and that re-
consideration at special meeting is con-
trary to the rule and therefore void, and
that all acts succeeding it and depending
upon it are also void. Even on the
assumption that this construction is the
correct one, the Democratic aldermen
have no case.
The rules of legislative body are
mere regulations defining the method of
procedure. The body can change them,
suspend them OF abrogate them at pleas
ure. 1t is not necessary that a formal
motion to suspend them should be made
If legislative body does an act in way
that violates its rules, and nobody raises
any objection, the action is not invalidat-
ed because the method was not in &C.
cordance with the rules of the body. On
the contrary the act stands, the presump-
ton being-and it is presumption in ac-
cordance with the real fact-that the body
had suspended its rules by unanimous
consent. A considerable per cent of all
acts passed by legislative bodies are
not passed in strict conformity to
the rules. But they are not invalidated
on that account. Certain constitutional
requirements must be complied with, but
if those have been complied with, the
mere fact that the act was not passed in
strict conformity with the ordinary rules
OF the body is Of no sort of consequence.
Alderman Josselyn moved to- reconsider
the motion which was adopted at the
last stated meeting, referring the nomi-
nation of special policemen to a com
mittee. The resolution was unanimous
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12
F. 0. BAILEY & CO., Auetioneers

TN default of payment of a promissorv note
Il held by the First National Bank OF Port
land, Maine, and in accordance with the condi-
tors OF said bank, the collateral Security there.
1or, consisting OF thirty-sevon per cent. first
G@ oaasS o op ms Of the Sterling M Water
issued under date of March st, 1856. to wit.
II ponds n IRON Nos. 81 to 90 inclusive; 1 bond
NO. NO 19oi 10 bonds from Nos 121 to 1870 inclus-
wei ~ ponds from Nos. 141 to $50 inclusive,
WIZ MIN coupon annexed. and payable semi-annu.
Any aay on and after July LIST, 1892 to March 1st,
n e inclusive, win be sold at public sale by
=; y; BAILEY & Co., on Saturday, May goth, at
II O'Clock am. at No. Is Exchange street.
Portland, Me. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF portland. j. E. Wengren. Cashier.
fortland, Me-. May 4th, 1898. may5-eodtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12

The city through the committee on
finance recently issued circular 1nvit-
ing banking institutions to loan it GER
tain sums of money at certain stated
times. Two institutions responded,
Messrs Swan & Barrett, and the Maine
Savings Bank, but they responded to but
two of the items in the circular. Messrs.
Swan & Brrrett offered to loan the CITY
100000 on the 9th of May at per cent
interest on call. The Maine Savings Bank
offered to loan the city $4,000 on the 9th
OF May at per cent interest and also
100000 on the 1st of July at 5 per cent.
Interest. Subsequently Mr.. Verrill, the
attorney for the bank, examined the au-
thority under which the finance commit
tee acted and deemed it insufficient He
therefore advised his clients not to loan
the money until the defect in the order
was supplied. Commenting upon the
advice of Mr.. Verrill the Argus says:
The credit of city which is paying off it's
t debt as rapidly as Portland has been doing for
wise, than first class. Portland does not have to
peg banking institutions to take its temporary
loans Hence, under the circumstances it is
not strange If there are thoughtful citizens and
lawyers at that who incline to the opinion that
any incoevenience to which the city NAV have
oeen put in connection with securing its latest
temporary loan is primarily due to the over
jealous care Tor the interests Of the Maine say
ings bank displayed by its attorney.
The charge of 'over-zealous care" for
the interests Of his clients is one which
no lawyer need seek to palliate OF deny.
1t is about the highest tribute that can
be paid lawyer. But it happens in this
case that not only was Mr.. Verrill of the
opinion that the authority of the com
mittee was insufficient, but the CITY So
Iicitor fully concurred with him. OF
course neither of these gentlemen were
aware of the serious consequences that
were to result from an attempt to supply
the deficiency in the committees au-
thority. Neither of them was aware
that it would put three distinguished
gentlemen to the disagreeable ne
cessity of concealing themselves for
several hours. But had they fully
known these things it is difficult to see
how they could have acted otherwise
without being remiss to their obligations.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12
PEANur POLITICS

The game which the Democratic mem
Der of the Board of Aldermen are play
ing is about as small game of peanut
politics as has ever been seen in this
part of the country. At the spring cleo
ton the Democrats succeeded in seating
four members of the Board of Aldermen
"a majority of the Board One of these
aldermen holds his seat in all probability
by reason of the act of man who is
under Indictment for miscountjng. Ac-
cording to his own public confession
this Democratic alderman is sitting
in the board in defiance of his self re-
spect and his regard for the public vel
fare-sitting there because he dare not
resist the opportunities and threats Of
some of the Democratic party in this
town.
A while ago Mayor Baxter nominated
number of special policemen, as was
his right and duty under the charter of
this city, and submitted them to the
Board of Aldermen for confirmation.
There is no claim that any of these men is
not fit and suitable There is no claim
that they are not needed. The only
claim made and the only reason offered
for not confirming them is that they are
not Democrats. These four aldermen
have deliberately entered into a con-
spiracy to force the mayor to surrender
his perogative, and hand over the APP
pointment of special policemen to them.
Suppose that when Mr.. Cleveland was
President before and the Senate Republi-
can Republican senators had informed
the President and proclaimed to the
country that they would confirm none
of Mr.. Cleveland's appointments unless
the appointees or specified number of
them were Republicans? Suppose the
Republican senators had said .We will
let the public service go to the dogs
unless the President will agree with us
upon sdivvy' in which Republican
shall have half the ofices?'' Every Demo-
GRAFT in the country would have denounced
the Senate in the most violent language.
Suppose that some day the Republican
senators had been caught without ma
jority and ascertaining their predicament
had incontinently fed from the senate
chamber as Guptill and MCGOWAN and
Brackett fled from the Alderman's room
on Monday afternoon, what would the
Democracy have said, what would every
decent man have said? That the Re-
licans were playing game of peanut
politics, were resorting to tactics essen
TALLY Revolutionary, and unlawfully in
vading the prerogative of the President.
Public opinion would have soon put an
end to such a performance as that.
But this is just the performance the
Democratic members of the Board OF
Alderman are guilty of. They are
skulking and hiding and boiling to com
pei the Mayor to submit to their dictation.
They are proclaiming that..the offices may
go untitled, and the interests of the city
be allowed to suffer unless the Mayor
will consent to ''divvy'' with them.
No doubt there is faction in their
party which endorses their per-
formances, but we feel certain that the
great majority of the reputable people of
Portland, Democrats as well as Republic
cans, look upon their proceedings with
disgust
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12

The Kaiser's speech to his troops on
parade is causing great commotion in
Germany. The precise language is not
given but it appears to be interpreted
as threat that if the next Richstag does
not pass the army bill, he will find
way to compel it to. If the Kaiser's
acts in the past had been up to his talk,
there would be good ground for alarm,
but there has always been wide differ
ence between his declarations of intention
and his actual performances.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12
ARRoR DAY IN MAINE,

In no way can we add more to the adornment
of our homes and the attractiveness of the cit
les, towns and villages of our state than by a
general recognition of this day. 1 trust that
every citizen will endeavor to encourage GUS
tom which. in after years, must prove so ben
sfcial. and that especially the public and pri-
vate schools of the state will take a conspicuous
part in its observance.
Given at the Council Chamber in Augusta.
this 29th day of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-three, and of the Independence
of the United States OF America the one
hundred and seventeenth
HENRY B. CLEAvEs.
By the Governor:
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN,
Secretary of State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-12
TTIE PRESS.
FRIDAY, MAY ~.
STATE OF MAINE.
PROCLAMATION
BY THE GOVERNOR.

In compliance with the law of the state, which
requires "That the Governor shall annually set
apart day in the spring as Arbor Day, and
shall issue proclamation recommending that
1t be observed by the people of this state in the
planting oftrees shrubs and vines in the
adornment of public and private grounds. places
and ways. and in such other efforts and under
takings as shall be in harmony with the general
character of day so established" I hereby
appoint
Friday, the Twelfth Day of May