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The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
DENOUNCES THE A. P. A.
Gov Peck Calls 1t the Knownothingism
of Today.

Milwaukee, Wis, January 4-Gov. Peck
has placed himself on record as denounc-
ing the American Protective Association.
In reply to a letter from the editor of
the Catholic Citizen, inluiring his views
in the matter, the governor says: This
organization is one which ought to be,
and will be, condemned by every true
American citizen. So far from represent
ing true Americanism, the doctrines of
the organization are thoroughly un-
American, and if the association is sue
cessful in its aims, will strike a deep
blow at the liberties of our country.
Any organization which would deprive
men of citizenship for conscience sake
must be condemned as outrageous itself
and dangerous to the welfare of the
country. This association appears to he
revival of the old Know Nothing move
ment bysswhlch, few years ago, a few
fanatics sought to annoy and subvert
the liberties of their fellow citizens.
Among those who a,e most jealous in
fostering and promoting this new move
ment are many who were active in push
inc. the obnoxius Bennett law. The at.
tacks of the organization are now
directed against one class of religious
people. That such an organization can
succeed is IMPOSSIBLE
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
A DEAD SURE THING.
Jacksonville Sports Say the Fight Is Ger
tain to Take Place.

Jacksonville, Fla, January 4.-After
consultation with their attorneys this
morning, the officers of the Duval
Athletic club gave orders for placing $50
men at work on the arena in East Jack
sonville. This is in addition to the
present force. The clubs lawyers say
the city ordinance protects the club and
nobody can stop it now. Clubmen and
pugilists all agree that the fight is now
dead sure thing.
Palatka, Fla, January 4.-The Florida
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, met in annual session
yesterday Bishop Atticus G. Haygood
of Georgia, presided. The following
preamble and resolution were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, Efforts are being made to
have a prize fight in the vicinity of
Jacksonville and thus bringing disgrace
on the entire state; and,
Whereas, Gov. Mitchell is steadily op-
posing the fight and using every effort to
prevent it: be it
Resolved, First, that we tender to the
governor our endorsement and hearty
appreciation of his action; second, that
a copy of the preamble and resolutions
be sent to the governor and the press"
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
INTERESTING TO MARINERS.


A Month of Howling Winds and Boisterous
Seas on the Atlantic.
Washington, January A. The pilot
chart for January, issued by the hydro
graphic Office of the Navy Department,
has the following forecast of the weather
for the month in the North Atlantic
ocean. Stormy weather will prevail
north of the 40th parallel and along the
American coast, and north of Hatteras,
and strong westerly and northwesterly
gales along the transatlantic steamship
routes. The effects of these gales will
be frequently felt as far south as latitude
35 degrees north. with occasional gales
in the vicinity of the Azores. Northers
may be expected in the Gulf of Mexico,
and fog at intervals on the Grand Banks,
but not in extended areas. Ice may APP
pear near Cape Race toward the latter
part of the month. The chart shows
that IS dangerous Instructions to navi-
CATION exist along the North Atlantic
coast.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
MoRTON's PRIZE WINNERS.
His Fancy Cattle Have Tuberculosis and
win Be Cremated

New York, January 4.-Seventeen of
the fine Guernsey cattle owned by ex-
Vice President Levi P. Morton, at his
country home at Rhinecliff, are suffer
ing with tuberculosis The State Board
of Health has ordered that they be
killed. Mr.. Morton has had the cattle ex.
amlned every two months since he pur-
chased them in 1887. Recently he heard
of the new test by incubation invented
by DR.. Koch, and he requested DR.. John
Faust of Poughkeepsie to try it. The
result was the dicovery of seventeen
tainted with the disease. They have been
kept isolated ever since An autopsy and
microscopic examination will be made in
each case. The flesh will be cremated.
This leaves Mr.. Morton only forty y-eight
of his famous herd. Among those to be
killed next Wednesday are the Worlds $
Fair prize winners Flora, Essence.
Rosetta and others. Mr. Morton is de-
termined to have herd free from taint.
even if he has to kill them all and buy
new ones.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
A VETERAN OF THE WAR.
Steamer New York Sold to a Philadelphia
Syndicate.

Boston, January 4.-The big side
wheel excursion steamer New York, has
been sold to a syndicate of Philadelphia
capitalists. The terms are private. The
New York will be used as an excursion
boat from Philadelphia to the fishing
banks. She will leave next week. The
steamer was built Al years ago and has
been twice rebuilt Before the war she
ran between Boston and St. John, N. B.
During the war she was used as a gov
ernment transport. At the close of the
rebellion she was purchased by the In
ternational Steamship Company and
again put on the ST. John route. During
this service. she made a record never
broken. In 1880 she was hauled off and
fora number of years was hauled up at
Portland, Me. Later the steamer was
purchased by the Massachusetts Bay
Steamboat Company.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
HALF THE CITY WOULD GO.
The Danbury Hatters Threaten to Remove
to Yonkers, N. Y.

Danbury. Conn, January A public
statement made today by the Hat Manu-
tacturers' Association is the first they
have made since they locked their doors
against union labor six weeks ago, and
shows that they are in precisely the
same position now as they were when
the lockout was inaugurated. The FAC
tories are now open as independent shops
to receive applications for employment.
Ii, after waiting reasonable length of
tlme, the men do not show disposition
to give in, all the members of the Manu-
tacturers Association, 20 firms, will
move to Yonkers, N. Y, where they will
form cooperative concern, and COM
pine ID one great factory, which will en-
ploy over 5000 persons. This move would
reduce the population of this city one
half.
The Associated Charities Store.
Waltham, Mass, January 4.-The WAL
than Associated Charities have opened
store for the sale, at nominal prices. of
secondhand clothing in good condition.
SHOES and garments are contributed by
the citizens to the stock, and everything
sold is guaranteed to be in good condi-
oioH. lCo cuttlng mas Deen Degun with
seven inches of clear ice. For few
days past there has been a storm brew
ing among the laborers, owing to their
understanding that the dealers had
agreed to pay the men only so cents
day for cutting, believing that SO MANY
people were out of work that they could
secure cutters at that figure. Totten's
men are being paid the old wages.
Brockton Wages Cut.
Brockton, Mass, January "A reduc-
ton of 10 per cent has been made and
accepted by the cutting, sole leather and
stitching departments of James Means
d Co.'s shoe factory. Mr.. Means made
it optional with the employees whether
they would accept the reduction or work
on eight hours time. The above depart
ments accepted the reduction, but the
lasters will work on eight hours time.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Secretary Ratschesky of the Massa-
chusetts Republican state committee, has
declined a reelection.
Miss Louise Imogen Quincy, the writ
er, has been appointed postmistress at
Auburndale, Mass.
There is no change in the situation at
Rio de Janeiro. The report that Bage
has been taken by the insurgents is dis
credited there.
The body of Sir Samuel White Baker,
the African explorer, was reduced to
ashes at the Woking (England) crema-
tory yesterday. A number of the rela-
tives of the deceased and few friends
were present.
Henry TrouctS of Amesbury, Mass,
aged IS, shot himself with a revolver
yesterday. The wound is slight. The
police are uncertain whether the shoot
ing was Intentional or accidental. Trouct
tried to make it appear that he had been
shot by another person.
The minority of the Senate committee
on privileges and elections is at work on
it's report on the election law repeal bill,
but it will not be ready for ten days at
least 1t is understood that it will go in
to the subject rather extensively, and
that especial attention will be devoted to
what the Republican minority calls the
unjust election laws of the Southern
States.
The Nebraska Farmers Alliance has
adopted resolutions declaring that I'VE
feel deeply humiliated by having the
leading industry of the nation so grossly
misrepresented in the national depart
ment of agriculture by man whose
mind is too narrow to grasp the dignity
of his position, and when Secretary Nor
ton attempts to insult the great body of
producers before an industrial conven-
ton, he deserves our profound pity for
his ignorance, if it be ignorance, and our
unmeasured condemnation if he knew
better"
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
Valuable Horses Sold.

New York, January 4.-One of the
largest sales of trotting horses ever
made in this section took place today,
when A. j. Welch of Hartford, Conn.,.
took for figuresI kept private, the entire
stable with one exception, of Major S. T.
Dickinson, one of the wealthiest horse
men in the city. The mares the Hart
ford horseman bought cost the Major
over $50,000, one horse, Miss Alice, ac-
counting for more than third of that
sum. The horses bought include Miss
Alice 2.13 IA, the bay mare Aubine, 2.1S,
the brown mare Gambia, 2.15 IL The
two last named were the champion team
of last season. The brown mare Marie
Jansen and the pole team Bonney Wilkes
and Kate Cuyler, are also in the lot
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05

New York, January AT meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce this after
noon, the following was adopted:
Resolved. That this chamber en-
dorses the recommendation of the Sec
retary of the Treasury that authority be
given him by Congress to issue 5000, 0,000,-
600 of short time bonds in such small
amounts as will permit all classes of our
citizens to invest their savings in a gov
ernment security
After the meeting, petition was cir
culated among the members asking the
President to call a special meeting for
Thursday, January 1lth, to oppose the
tax. 1t was largely signed.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
New England's $ Denial.

New York, January A meeting of
the New En2land's directors was held to-
day and resolutions were adopted in
structlng counsel for the board to appear
before the court and deny the allegations
of improper conduct on the part of the
present management. He was also in
structed to ask the court to annoint n r
Platt as sole receiver for the road this
being deemed for the best interests of the
road and all concerned pending reorgani-
cation, and to prevent rival corporations
from getting control of the property.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05

Bedford, Que, January A party of
young people who were starting by team
to Henryville, had just left Gosselin's
hotel at Stanbridge, last evening, and
were crossing the Central Vermont rail
road track when the mail train from
Montreal came along rushing into the
but the sleigh was struck and dashed in
to pieces Alfred Doherty, aged %, .of
Providence, RI, theological student
and English teacher at st. Mary's college,
was fatally Injured and died at 3 a. N.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05

Watching South African Ambitions
Sicily Under Martial Law-The Anarch-
ist vaillant's Trial Begins Today.
London, January A blizzard pre-
walls almost everywhere in England. In
London, this evening, the mercury
stands "a degrees and shows no present
sign of rising. Dispatches from North
Sea and Baltic ports state that furious
storm is raging. The indications are
that the whole of Northern Europe
will be affected. A large feet of vessels
is lying weather bound at the mouth of
the Thames.
Vienna, January 4.-The weather in
Austria and Hungary is bitterly cold.
In this city last night, the mercury
registered 10 degrees below the freezing
point, and the suffering among the poor
was terrible. The Danube is frozen over
from Vienna to Belgrade, Servia. At
Trieste today, the cold was intensified
by hurricane that blew from the north
So furious was the wind that vessels
were not able to leave or enter port, and
traffic of all kinds was stopped. The
streets were almost deserted. ,Tradesmen
put their shutters up on the store win
dows and gave the clerks holiday. The
theatres were closed last night owing to
the cold. 1t is probable they will not
open until the weather moderates. The
police returns show that fifteen persons
have been injured.
Paris to the Daily Telegraph says that
many deaths have been caused there by
the extremely cold weather. A number
of old and very poor people have been
frozen to death in their miserable lodg-
ings. Others despairing of finding other
relief from their sufferings, have killed
themselves. and several destitute per-
sons have been picked up lifeless in the
streets. An old couple occupying fiat
in the Boulevard Clichy, were found
dead in one of their rooms. They had
ignited brazier of charcoal and the
fumes had killed them. Many of the
suicides have used this means OF killing
themselves.
The river Seine is covered with thick
ice and railway trains arriving in the
city are hours behind time. The delay is
| caused by the water freezing in the feed
| pipes of the enignes.
Rome, January 4.-There has been a
very heavy fall of snow here today.
Telephone and telegraph wires are down
and omnibuses have been forced to stop
running.
Berlin, January 4.-Four persons have
been frozen to death in Berlin, and many
deaths from cold have occurred else
where.
Madrid, January 4.-The Thermometer
registers five degrees below zero, cent?
grade, here tonight. Elsewhere it is 70
degrees below zero. Many persons have
been frozen to death in the provinces.
Heavy snow storms are reported
throughout Spain.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
sECoND3 ToDTCVl rrTJDTy7 T1T,Nru,c,
(CLASS MATTERj hlSE ..
ended in building log huts for the
State of Siege in Sicily

-
Palermo, January 4.-Owing to the
disturbed condition of Sicily and the
fears that the Fasci del Lavora tori, the
powerful secret socialist society, might
attempt to make further trouble, a state
OF siege has been proclaimed throughout
the island. General Moro di Lavriano,
ordered to this city to take Signor Col
mayors place as project, is endowed with
full powers, civil and military.
Rome, January 4.-Deputy Giuseppe
de Felice, socialist who In the Chamber
represents Catanina, was arrested in
Palermo this evening. He was the
founder of the Fasci and his arrest is
due to his activity in that society. 1t is
reported this evening that the presidents
OF several important branches of the
Fascl have been arrested
vaillant's Trial Begins Today
Paris, January 4.-The court of Cas-
satlon today rejected the application for
a postponement of the trial of the anar-
ch1st valiant, who threw. the bomb in
the Chamber of Deputies, and his trial
will be begun tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
Governor Greenhalge Inaugurated.

EsBoston, January 4.-Frederic T. Green
halge was inaugurated governor of the
commonwealth at noon. The public at
tendance at the State House was unusu-
ally large. Both branches of the legis-
lature convened in joint session at 11.45,
and a committee was appointed to in
form Messrs. Greenhalge and Walcott of
their election. The oath of office was
administered TO MT. Greenhalge by Pres
ident Butler OF the Senate, and then
Lieutenant Governor Walcott was sworn.
The last meeting of the executive
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
weather Observations.

The following are the observations for
the Agricultural Department Weather
Bureaul for yesterday, Jan. 4. taken
at p. M. 10Th meridian time, the OBJ
servations for each station being given in
this order: Temperature, direction of
the wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 46o, SW. clear; New York 42o,
SW, clear; philadelphia, Az, S, cloudy
Washington, 500, S, cloudy; Albany, APO,
NV, fair; Buffalo, 400, w, clear; Detroit
3eo, NE, rain: Chicago. 800, N, cloudy
ST. Paul, 50. S, snow; St. Vincent. -10o,,
E, clear; Huron, Oak, -10o, NV, clear;
Bismarck, 40, E, clear; Jacksonville,
62o, Sc, fair.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
Joe Kahowski,s Troubles.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, January 4.-Joseph
Kabowski, the Russian Pole, who tried
to steal box containing $4,000 from ''Big
Walter Haynes, the green goods man,
in this city Saturday, was bound over to
the Superior Court today, under $1,000
bonds. Haynes, who was also arrested,
forfeited $2500 bonds. The Russian was
buncoed out of $4,000 two years ago by
Haynes. He, in turn, tried to fleece the
latter, and in the fracas which followed
both were captured by the police.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
No Notice Of a Murderer,s Escape,

Chicopee, Mass, January 4.-Mayor
MeIlen received a letter today from
Montreal signed by Samuel Alexander.
who murdered James Nesbett two years
ago. Alexander was declared insane and
sent to the Worcester asylum. No notice
had been received OF his escape. but Chief
ter and learned that the murderer es-
capped last July, SO the letter is probably
genuine.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05

council was held just before the inaugu-
ration exercises this morning, and for
the last time the youthful governor, Will
liam r. Russell, presided over the execu-
tive advisers. On adjournment of this
final session the governor received nu-
merous visitors, who had come to bid
him farewell as governor.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
Demand Morton's Removal.

Colum bus, Ohio, January 4.-The
Farmers Alliance in convention here
has adopted resolution unanimously
demanding that President Cleveland re-
move Secretary of Agriculture Morton,
because of his unfriendly and unjust
treatment of agricultural interests.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
THREE BURNED TO DEATH.
Drunken Jake Ki1roy Took His Lighted
Pipe to Bed With Him.

Tuscombia, Ala, January 4.-Last
night, Jake Kilroy, residing near here,
went to bed drunk, with lighted pipe
IN his mouth. The bed clothing took
fire, and the house burned. Kilroy was
roasted to death. His wife escaped and
rescued one child. Two others were
burned to death.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
PORTLAND, MAINE, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY s. 1894.

young man named Gosselin of Rock.
land, vt, was wounded in the head and
is not expected to recover. Oscar Dupuis
of HenryviIle, had his foot crushed and
his leg was amputated below the knee
Joseph Dupuls and Emma Doherty,
sister of Alfred Doherty, are not serious
ly hurt.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
King Humbert,s English Fortune.

Rome, January 4.-Secolo, the Radical
organ of Milan, which opposes the
Triple Alliance and advocates an alliance
with France, today published an article
which has caused considerable comment.
The paper affirms that it is authorized
to state that King Humbert has private
fortune amounting to 100,000,000 lire
deposited in the Lon don house of the
Rothschilds. A great portion of this
money, the Secolo adds, was saved by
the King from his civil list at the rate of
10,000,0 600 lire yearly. Signor Ratassi,
who a short time ago resigned the
position of comptroller of the royal
household is credited with advising
King Humbert to invest the monies re-
ferred to in English securities.
Russian Schemes of Colonization.
St. Petersburg, January 4-Dr. Witte.
minister of finance, proposes to improve
Russian trade with China and Persia bv
founding bank at Teheran, the capital
of Persia He will create agricultural
credit Institutions on the mutual liability
plan. The Russian government viii
grant 200, 900 roubles yearly for the pur-
pose of promoting the colonization If
Siberia and the Russian possession in
Cent raj Asia. Each family of colonsts
will be granted $50 rou bles. The scheme
provides that 10000 roubles shall be ex>
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Colder.

Washington, January 4.-For Maine
for Friday: Fair and much colder; north
west winds.
Boston, January 4.-Local forecast
for New England for. Friday: Continued
generally fair; colder afternoon and
night; west to northwest winds.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
UNITED STATES OF SOUTH AFRICA.
A London Paper Has Vision of a New
Declaration of Independence.

Declaration of Independence.
London, January 4.-The St. James
Gazette under the caption, GA Straight
Tip From Rhodes" comments today up
on the speech made by Mr.. Cecil Rhodes,
Premier of Cape Colony and chairman to
of the British South Africa company, in
reply to the address presented to him
upon his arrival yesterday at Cape Town
from Buluwayo. The paper declares that
it would be injudicious to ignore the
language used by Mr.. Rhodes. He does
not intend that the colonial Office shall
claim the spoils of his hard earned
victory over the Mata beles. His position
is strong one, and he can rely upon in
fiuential support in England, and he has
the whole of South Africa at his back.
If he decides to vindicate sthe interests
of Cape Colony against Great Britain,
the colonists of all nationalities will fol-
low him with enthusiasm. There will
be an Afril<ander party, led by an Eng
lishman, all the members of which will
be animated by common resolve. Per-
haps the loss of the United States of
South African will not come as quickly
as Mr.. Rhodes imagines, but the paper
adds that it sees a distinct stop towards
separation from Great Britain. How
would the Marquis of Ripon (Secretary
of State for the Colonies) feel. it asks,
if the Cape government should place an
embargo on British immigration and
pass measure similar to the American
Mckinley bill against British imports?
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
HoKE SMITH AND JUDGE LONG.
The Pension Will Go on and So viii Those
of Many Other Veterans.

!. sf
Washington, January 4.-The commits
sioner of pensions has decided, in view
of the passage of the act of December 81.
1893, declaring pensions vested right,
that he no longer has the right to with
hold the pension of Judge Long of the
Supreme court of Michigan, and accord
ingly he has ordered that the suspension
of his pension be removed This action
| is taken assthe result of an opinion by the
| Attorney General to the effect that as no
| notice of the intended action of the de-
partment in stopping his pension was
given Judge Long, his case has clearly
come within the act of December 81,
last. Judge Long took the case to the
| Supreme Court of the District of Colum-
| bia, on mandamus to compel the COM
| missioner to resume the payment of his
| pension of $72 month. This high rate
| OF pension, it was claimed by the
| officials, could legally be granted only to
persons who by reason OF their disabili-
| ties, required the constant attendance of
| another person. The action of the COM
| missioner of pensions renders unnecessary
any decision of the court in the manda-
mus proceeding. 1t is believed that this
revocation of the order of suspension will
In
| suspended cases.
The commissioner claims that Judge
| Long is entitled to only $50 per MONTH
He.will give Judge Long notice that un-
| less additional testimony is furnished
his pension will be reduced to $50 per
| month.
New Pension xegislation.
Washington, January 4.-Mr. Grosvenor,
Rep. of Ohio, introduced in the House
today, several bills relative to pensions.
The first bill grants pensions of S12 a
month to all surviving ninety days or
| more soldiers of the war. The second
grants pension at the rate of a cent
| month for each days war service, the
| minimum to be IS. The third bill
raises from Sc to S12 disability pensions
granted under the act of 1890.
The last bill declares pension vested
right not to be withheld save on 80 days
| notice and after an open investigation.
The Portland daily press., 1894-01-05
MURDER and MYSTERY.
May BarroWcliff's Mother Read Of an
Attempted Murder,
AND FOUND THE VICTIM TO BE
HER LONG LOST DAUGHTER.

as She Lay Unconscious on Hospital
Cot-Miss Barrowc1iff Has Not Been
Able to, Tell the Facts of the Attempt
on Her Life and There Is No Clue to
Her Assailant