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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-03-29

CATHoL1c-Regular services in the
Langdon Catholic church next Sunday
at10a. m.
Rev. N. A. PoUL1oT, Pastor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-03-29

Keeps constantly on hand alarge stock
Of we'll selected Lumber and Building
material, Etc, including Minnesota
White Pine, Washington Fir and Red
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
A SCENE in THE HOUSE.
A Crazy Mans Threat in Behalf Of Coxsy
The Army On The M owe.

8 Washington, May 14.-During the consider
alton of the District bill today in the House.
considerable excitement was caused by
Matthew A. Cherry, colored man, in the
public gallery, who addressed the Speaker,
saying if the Coxey bill was not passed, the
White House, Treasury and Capitol would
be destroyed by thunder and tightening.
The Speaker directed the door-keeper to re-
move the man, which was dcne with some
difficulty. Cherry is blacksmith, residing
in this city. He insists that he is not insane
but his mind is manifestly unbalanced.
The restless Coxeyites made another move
this morning. Spa water, shady groves and
Unlimited opportunities for personal clean
liness have not the same attractions for
them as prospects of gate money and abund-
ant free rations. Besides, the Hyattsville
people in organizing vigilance committees
and swearing in sheriff's posses ands appeal
ing to the state authorities for aid to sup
press a nuisance, manifested an inhospi-
table spirit. So as some of the barkeepers
in the neighboring village of Bladensburg
seemed desirous of having the presence of
the Coxey army in their neighborhood to
draw custom, and as the use of the yard
surrounding the famous old hostelry, the
George Washington House, in Bladens-
burg, was rendered them, Browne and
Coxey late last night determined to move
their ragged Falstaffian army out of Hyatts-
vile into Bladensburg
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Calais and St.Stephen Practice Reciprocity
in Fire Fighting.

Calais, Me-, May 14.-Calais narrowly
escaped a terrible confagration Sunday
night. At 7.30 o'clock an alarm of fire was
rung for small fire caused by woodwork
catching from gas burner in the Baptist
church. Both sides of the river responded.
Before the st. Stephen fire department
could return a fire broke out in freight
shed of the G.. P. Railway on their wharf in
st. Stephen. and the whole edifice was in a
blaze inside of two minutes. A perfect gale
was blowing from the north which carried
the burning shingles across the river into
the lumber piles and shipyards.
By the time the Calais firemen had line
of hose run out in st. Stephen, Calais was
on fire in dozen places and a brace was
made for the Calais side.
By heroic work of the citizens and extra
fremen with the spare apparatus, the fires
were quickly got under. but for time it
looked as if Calais was doomed. Loss about
$1,000.
The large dry shed on G. f. Todd's wharf
containing shingles, ba1ed hay and straw,
was a mass of flames at one time. The wind
blew gale directly on Calais and huge fire
brands fell over the lower portions of the
city. Citizens worked with all the spare
apparatus that could be found, private
hose, buckets. etc. The loss on sheds and
three Canadian Pacific freight cars is $1,000;
insurance unknown.
Fire at Tunk Pond.
Bar Harbor, May l4.-Frank Jones camp
at Tunk Pond owned by the Frenchman's IS
Bay Land company, together with hovel
and ice house burned last night They were
unoccupied. The value was $1,000; unin-
sured. The fire was doubtless incendiary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
The Next Muster.

augusta, May 1.-THE encampment of the
National Guard, August 49, will be the first
gathering of the reorganized militia of the
state. More men will be seen on the field
than at any previous military gathering in
the state since the war. There will be
twenty-five companies, not including the
ambulance corps, eleven in each regiment
one officer estimating that they will number
over 1900 men. Six of the companies will be
new ones, and it is antieip tod that each of
these will bring it's full quota of men.
The increased number of men will require
additional accommodations, SO that the ad-
jutant general has purchased thirty new
conical tents which will serve sixteen men
each. Col. Kendall, being the senior officer,
will be in command of the camp. Guard
duty will not be regimental as at the last
muster as the guard will be under one COM
mand. The Second Regiment band of Lew
iston is to be on duty throughout the week.
The pay roll will amount to over $4,000 per
day
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
FORESTS ABLAZE.
Maine Towns in the Path of Great Fires in
the Woods.

Rockland, Me-, May 14-A Cherry
field special to the Star states that one
of the most destructive fires ever known
in this section is raging in the tim ber
land on the west side of Narragaugus
river. 1t started Saturday afternoon on
the east side of the river, and the wind,
blowing gale, carried the flames and
sparks with fearful rapidity. Eleven
mills along the river have been shut
down and the men have gone to fight
the fire. Every available man. from the
surrounding towns has been summoned
to the scene OF action. The course of
the fire is through one of the best tim
ber lots in the state. The estimated loss
has already reached $4,000, with a
possibility that 100000 will not cover
the whole damage. The town of Bed
dineton is directly in the course of the
fire track, and must go unless the wind
abates or changes. The fire is of incen-
diary origin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
THE CLASS ON A STRIKE.
Rebellious High School Pupils May Not
Return-A Woman Overheard.

Rockland, Me-, May 14.-The school COM
mittee voted tonight to reinstate the .class
of '94, r. H. S., recently suspended on ac-
count of an article published by Editor
Davis in the High School Echo. The con-
ditions are not satisfactory to the class, as
it's members would have to make apologies
as individuals to Superintendent Dunton.
The class is willing to sign an apology as a
class, but not as individuals. A part of the
class will furnish their course at the Rock
land Commercial college, and the probable
outcome is that no graduation exercises of
the High school will be held.
A strange woman fell ayerboard from the
steamer Florence tonight, and narrowly
escaped drowning. There is something mys-
terious about the matter. as those informed
will not talk. The woman was attended by
DR.. Hitchcock, and is reported as all right.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15

oeen questioned, was frank enough to admit
that ne old go upon the sugar market.
The senior Senator from New Jersey
When he made this admission, might have
tod story of his own extraordinary out
burst OF wrath in the room of the finance
committee some days before. He was
passionately denouncing the proposed
action of the committee. He took the same
ground that Secretary Carlisle did, that it
was infamous to accept friendly aid from a
company of men and then turn around and
stab them. The fury of his passion became
so great that he could not control himself
and he suddenly turned around and left the
committee room with such violent demon
strations as caused some of the members to
fear that MCPHERSON was almost beside him
seIf'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
FAMINE FUEL.
Western Railroads May Use Oil in
Place Of Coal.
NEW YORK CENTRAL ENGINES TO
BURN WOOD.

Results of the Great Strike of the Coal
Miners-The Scarcity of Coal Shown by
Increased Prices at Chicago-Black
Diamonds Likely to Rival Sparkling
Gems in Price-Coal Miners Threaten
ing to Make Trouble in Indian Terri
tory.
Chicago, May 1.-THE coal situation in
Chicago is more serious than was feared at
the outset of the miners strike. 1t was
thought three weeks ago that the city was
in good condition to resist coal famine.
The strike had been anticipated. Immense
amounts of coal had been laid in with the
expectation that there would be a strike.
The railroads had coal stored wherever they
could put it. Business was dull. SO that the
manufacturers and others were using a
minimum amount of fuel. The hard coal
market was overstocked.
But at the present writing the situation is
very critical. Coal dealers speak encourag-
ingly about it. They have done SO all along,
possibly because they do not wish the
strikers to know how serious the outlook is.
Figures tell the story.
Piedmont coal is now quoted at $1.40 a
ton. Before the strike it sold for 70 cents.
Pittsbnro coal is held 81 AZ Ton A month
.oo +ba r.o,s,,,,,a, ,c,,ld ~ IN =, -
fa, g 7k a a., w. vi,,,;.,ia ooa1 :, ae11;,,r.
az AZ a +on ana +ba I1I;nois o,d 1nd;ana
ooals bova adronoad 4no,, q so - 60 80,
Even at tbesa tionres il il r,ossib,o +o sao,,ra
on1v enongb coal for inon,ediate actTa1
nacassi+v Tbara ;s GOOD caa1 of .n+h,a
ci+e cool hove ond n is hainr dro,v,, ~,
heavily
Many of +ba 1or,.ar ,,,a,,f.o+,,r.rs .ra
nsing oi1 Tba mlinois s+eal comnanv is
b,,,.,1i,,., - j., its h,,e.a ,T+I C;oorra
1vbsre ~ ,,no ,oa,, ora a,o,,1ox,od Tba NJ
CormicE Harvestine Macbine con,nanv 10 a1so
,,si,o, oil .s H. n ~ c,a,,a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
PALMETTO WHlSkEY.
The Patent ONCE Will Not Register the
South Carolina Trade Mark

Washington, May l4.-Governor Tillman
has not only lost the right to sell whiskey
in the state dispensaries in South Carolina,
but the efforts to secure the registration of
the trade mark therefor have been in vain.
Commissioner of Patents Seymour refused
an application of the attorney general of
the state to register the trade mark selected
to identify the state dispensary whiskey.
In this position, he was upheld by the
Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
from which decision Tillman, by his at
torney general, appealed to the Supreme
Court of the United States. Justice Gray,
in an opinion rendered today, said the Su-
preme Court of the United States had no
jurisdiction of the matter as it did not come
within the scope of the law regulating ap-
peals to the Supreme Court of the United
States, and therefore the court dismissed
the appeal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Marine Nrishaps.

Rockland, May l4.-sohooner Oriental.
Captain Colson, lumber laden from H. F..
Eaton and Sons of Calais to johnson,
Quincy. Mass, misstayed in Fisherman
Island passage and went on to Grindstone
ledge near Owls Head and stove her bot
tom. She filed and tug Frederick Wilson
hauled her off and towed her to this city,
where she lies waiting orders.
Woods Holl, May l4.-S chooner Hattie E.
King. Collins, zWehawken for Mt. Desert
Ferry, with coal, while beating east in the
mist this morning, went ashore in Lackey's
bay on Seal ledge. Assistance was sent from
New Bedford and Vineyard Haven and was
declined. The schooner foated at 2.25 p.
M, and will proceed east. Captain Collins
thinks the fore foot and part of the shoe are
gone.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for the
Agricultural Department Weather Bureau
for yesterday, May IA, taken at s p. M.
18TH meridian time, the observations for
each station being given in this order
Temperature, direction OF the wind, state of
the weather:
Boston, 81 degrees, NV, clear; New York,
50 degrees, W. cloudy; Philadelphia, g. de-
grees, W, cloudy: Washington, 6e degrees,
Sc, fair; Albany, 81 degrees, NV, clear;
Buffalo, 4s degrees, E. cloudy; Detroit, 81
degrees, E, fair; Chicago, 64 degrees, Sc,
cloudy; St. Paul, 80 degrees, NE, cloudy;
st. Vincent 6S degrees, NE, clear; Huron,
Dak., ss degrees, W. fair; Bismarck, rs de-
grees, E, fair; Jacksonville. "A degrees, Sc,
cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
A DAY AT THE CAPITAL.
Gold Exports and Their Effect
Among Topics Of Discussion.
SENATOR'S REFER TO THE RUMORS
OF TRUSTS AND TRADES.

A Crank Threatens Destruction Unless
Coxey Receives Congressional Commen-
dation-Governor Tillman's Pet system
Gets Another Blow-The Palmetto
Trade Mark Can Not Be Registered.
Washington, May l4.-The heavy export
movement of gold coin to Europe, aside
from weakening the gold reserve in the
United States treasury, is reducing to the
extent OF the export the circulating medium
or this country. 1t is estimated in official
circles here that more than Sl2,OOO,OOO in
gold has gone out of the United States
since May l, of which upwards of SIOO0OOOO
was taken out of the treasury, Thus to the
extent OF $4,000, ,0C0 the circulation has been
reduced, as to secure gold legal tender notes
must be withdrawn from circulation and
pald into the treasury for gold This con-
traction OF the currency makes money
scarcer and therefore more valuable. Since
the repeal of the Sherman law there are
put three ways of increasing the circulation
OF money in the United States, viz: by
importing specie, by issuing natioaal bank
notes, and by coming the domestic bold
production. But since TIE money stringency
OF last fall when, under pressure of that
astringency, national banks increased their
circulation by buying bonds and issuing
notes Epon them, they have reduced the
United States bonds deposited to secure cir
culation from 500, 100000 to S20l, 500, 900.
Ninety per cent of their face value is the
unit allowed for circulation upon bonds,
but no more, perhaps, than rs per cent of
the circulation has been reduced, because
of the withdrawal of bonds in the last six
mn he 1osI~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
TROOPS WANTED.
RUUPS WANTED.
Coal Miners Threatening to Make Trouble
in Indian Territory

Washington, May 14.-Telegrams were re-
ceived today by the acting commissioner of
Indian Affairs from Agent Wisdom at Union
Agency, Indian Territory, to the effect that
the strike of miners at Anderson is critical
and riot is imminent. In reply the acting
commissioner of Indian affairs, telegraphed
Agent Wisdom that the Choctaw Coal and
Railway company is in the hands of re-
ceiver, under the control of the United
States courts, and the railway and mining
officials should apply to the courts for relief
and protection.
Francis |. Gowan, receiver of the ChoctaW
Coal and Railway company, this morning.
telegraphed the Indian office: "a telegram
received this morning informs me that the
striking miners at the mines adjoining ours
in Indian Territory are threatening to at
tack our miners who are working / have
just returned from the Territory and know
that the situation is critical, due to the
determination of the strikers to stop orr
miners from working. would most respect
fully and earnestly urge compliance with
the agents request for troops to enable him
to prevent disorder and bloodshed''
The War Department in reply to the re-
quest of the acting secretary of the in
terror, Saturday, that troops be sent to the
scene of trouble, declines to comply with
the request on the ground that it is unlaw-
full for them to do so until shown that the
sheriff is unable to preserve the peace.
After it is made apparent that the sheriff is
unable to maintain order, he will request
the governor of the territory for aid and
the latter's request will then be sent to the
Secretary of the Interior and troops will he
detailed by the War Department
Want Their Old Wages,
McKeesport, Pa, May A.-This afternoon
aboat five hundred men and boys emploved
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
TO ANNEX SAMOA.
Petition from the German Colonial Soci
ETY. to the Government.

Berlin, May 14.-Chancellor Won Ca
privi has received petition from the
German Colonial Society asking Germa-
ny to annex Samoa. The German South
Sea islands Trade and Plantation Com
pany has declared against the action of
the society, although the support of the
society was sought by the company in
the hrst instance. The society claims
that the company would be the greatest
gamer by the annexation of the islands,
and will persist in its petition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
ENGINES BURNING WOOD.
The Coal Famine Felt on the New York
Central.

Albany, N. Y. May 14.-The New York
Central has scarcely enough coal on hand
now to supply its engines for three or four
days at the most. From Saturday until mid
night yesterday twelve trains were taken
off the Upper and Northern Divisions
These include gravel and work trains and
all wrecking trains. Today all switch en-
gines in the East and West Albany yards
begin burning wood for fuel. In East
Albany, where all the passenger engines
running between Albany and New York
take their supply, but fifteen cars of coal
are on hand, which can last but day or
two. 1t is understood the company has sent
to Wales for a large supply ,.and that several
steamers are now on the way. Owing to the
limited supply of fuel the company has
issued orders to carry nothing but perish
able freight.
The Boston & Albany railroad has enough
coal stored in East Albany to run the entire
Boston & Albany system for at least six
weeks to come.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Coplin Township Flame Swept.

Phillips, Me-, May IA A greau forest
fire ragged in Coplin township tt day,
threatening several villages and setting
fire to mum ber of farm buildings. At
one time the village of Stratton was re-
ported to be in great danger. The whole
population for miles around turned out
to fight the flames, but could do little
good, as the country was'as dry as tin
der, and the wind was blowing a gale.
The Eustis and Dead River mail stage
was surrounded by the fire at one place
on the highway this morning. The
horses were driven through at break
neck speed to save the lives of the pas
sengers and driver.
The loss in Coplin plantation is many
thousands of dollars in valuable tim
Der, principally spruce. Coplin is bound
ed by Eustis. Mt. A BRAN, Lang Planta-
tion and Redington. Bradstreet Bros.
of Gardiner are the owners. The fire
causes heavy loss in Lang plantation,
owned by Lawrence Bros, of South
Gardiner. In Redington township the
ferests are burning. and Superintendent
Davis, of the Phillips & Rangeley rail-
road, holds special trains in readiness at
Phillips and Redingon for use at mo-
ment's notice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Brazil and Portugal.

Washington, May 14.--Diplomatic relations
between Brazil and Portugal have been
suspended because of the conduct of the
officers on the Portuguese war ships in con-
nection with Da Gama's surrender. Senior
Mendonia. the Brazilian minister, this
morning, received the following cable dis
patch from his government:
To the Brazilian Minister, Washington:
The President of the republic has sus-
pended diplomatic relations with Portugal
giving passports to Count Paraty and the
personnel of the Portuguese legation at Rio
and ordered the Braziiiansflegation at Lis
bon TO withdraw.
(Signed)
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Mr.. Compton Resigns

Washington, May 14.-Almost the entire
time of the House today was devoted to
considering District of Columbia business.
The resignation of Mr.. Compton of Mary
land, to take effect tomorrow was read At
457 the House adjourned.
West Hollis Post Office.
Washington, May 1I.-Cora Abbott has
been appointed postmaster at West Hollis,
Me-, vice Mrs M. L. Bowdoin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
FIVE HUNDRED IN DANGER.
The Great Aurora Mine at Ironwood
Mich, on Fire.

Ironwood, Mich, May 14.-The Aurora
mine is on fire. Just how much dam
age is done cannot be told as vet. The
lives of 500 men are in danger, and the
whole community is in..great excitement.
The Aurora is one of the few mines
that did not shut down on account Of
hard times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Henry Matson's wife Drowned.

Vinalhaven, May l4.-The wife of Henry
Matson was knocked off a sail boat while
going from Hurricane Island to this place
Sunday. She was taken out of the water
but too late to save her life. Matson is
Finlander
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Strikers are said to have attempted to
destroy tunnel on the Baltimore &
Ohio road with dynamite in order to
stop the transportation of coal from West
Virginia.
1t is stated that Rev. DR.. Talmage will
not resume his pastorate unless funds are
raised sufficient for the erection of new
church.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Local weather Report.

Portland, Me-, May 1.-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
s a.m.-Barometer, 3o.O64; thermometer,
40; dew point, 22; humidity, "a; wind, NV;
velocity, 13; partly clear.
8 p. m.-Barometer, 29.95O; thermometer,
40 %; dew point, 2S; humidity, 49, wind, NV;
velocity, 5; weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, $50; maxium
thermometer, 55.2; minimum Thermometer,
4l.O; maximum velocity of wind, rs, NV;
total precipitation, 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Nettie Keene,s Death.

Lewiston, May 14.-Nettie Keene of Buck
field, aged II, committed suicide today by
drowning at Minot's Corner. The cause was
dependency.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15

in the Butt mill of educational Tube Works
came out on strike. The strikers say the
men employed in the Lapweld department
will join them. Should this prove true, it
would increase the force of strikers to
several thousand. The strikers demand is
for the restoration of twenty per cent re-
duction made when the men went to Work
last February
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
MAY Defeat the Bill.

Washington, May l4.-The Republican
members of the Senate held a caucus to-
night. No vote was taken on the question
of party policy on the tariff bill. When the
caucus adjourned at midnight there was
strong feeling among those who attended
that the bill could be defeated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Warmer.

Washington, May 14.-For Tuesday for
Maine: Fair; warmer in the interior;
variable winds.
Boston, May 14.-For New England for
Tuesday: Generally fair; variable winds;
rising temperature Tuesday afternoon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
A MODERN MARVEL.
Senator Platt on the Democratic Surren-
der to the Sugar Trust

Washington, May 14.-In the course of the
tariff debate today, Senator Hale made
inquiries as to the changes going on every
day and every hour in the bill. The air, he
said, was thick with rumors that there were
provisions in the bill simply put in to terror
ize the great industries of the country and
to bring their representatives to Washing
ton to clamor for changes which would then
be granted.
Mr.. Platt, Republican of Connecticut,
made somewhat sensational speech, in
which he said that no such marvel was ever
seen as the surrender of all the Democratic
senators, except Mr.. Mills, to the sugar
trust
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Aeainst the House of LORDS.

London, May 14.-The executive commit
tee of the National Liberal Federation has
issued call for conference to be held at
Leeds, June 20, for the purpose of formating
plan of campaign against the House of
Lords.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
One Hundred Dollars for Police Com

Biddeford, May 14.-At the city meeting
tonighc, the salary of the police commission
ers was fixed at one hundred dollars each.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-15
Massachusetts, tsuffers.

Boston. Mass, May A. obstructive
forest fires are reported from many
points in Massachusetts, and Vermont.
The village of Taskill, Mass, was saved
from destruction only by the efforts of
all the able bodied inhabitants.