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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
shore strewn With wreckage.

Provincetown, Mass, February 49,
Pieces of wreckage denoting the total
destruction of vessel and possibly her
entire crew were picked up on the beach
here this morning. The fragments ex-
tend from High Head station to lace
point and consist of broken deck planks,
the finishing work of the cabin interior
and cabin doors, a broken and twisted
mass of timber with eagle carved upon
it, apparently the figure head of a vessel
and a vessels stem, evidently from IL
craft of 600 or 700 tons burden. Captain
K. NJ. Lavender, formerly captain of the
three master Edward ! Morrison, IS re-
ported to have said that the wreckage,
figurehead and other things were exact
ly similar to what the Morrison carried.
The Morrison was bound from Rockport,
Mass, and left Gloucester, Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
IN WALDO COUNTY.
A Contested Will Case and a Shooting At
fray Subjects of Conversation.

ReIIffasl, February 16.-There was a
special session of the probate court in Bel
fast Thursday. The occasion was the
hearing of a contested will case. The
parties involved are the heirs of the late
Franklin Webber of Searsport, nine III
number. Eight of the heirs are satisfied
with the will The plaintiff in the case
is one of the daughters of Mr.. Weber,
Mrs. 9. A. Gridley of Everett. Mass Her
father left considerable property, consist
ing of a farm, buildings and about
So, 500 in money. This was divided i'll a
satisfactory manner to all but Mrs. Grid
ley, to whom bequest of IS was left.
Her ground for having the will set aside
Is fraud and the incapacitY of her father.
The case occupied the court all day and
continues today. RE. Dunton, ESQ.,, is
counsel for the defense; M. A. johnson
of Rockland for the plaintiff.
News of shooting affray in Palermo
reached Belfast, Thursday. The affair hap
pened Tuesday or Wednesday. A pedlar,
stopped three or four days at the house
of Palmer j. Turner and tried to skip
without paying his board Mr.. Turner re-
fused to let him take his trunk contain
ing his stock in trade. The pedlar pulled
a revolver and shot the other through the
arm, so it is alleged. He has been
arrested and is in custody in Liberty
for trial and will probably he remanded
to Belfast iail
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The duel between Count deFeIs and
ex-Minister Waldeck-Rousseau, growing
out of a quarrel few days ago in the
lobby of the palace of justice, Paris, was
fought yesterday morning. Waldeck-
Rousseau, who was the challenger, was
slightly wounded in the forearm
Advices from Western Kansas show
that the suffering from want of coal is
not confined to Lane county. Letters
from Cove, Coan, Greedy and Serbian
counties as for contributions of coal but
more particularly they ask for free trans
portation for supplies OF fuel which the
people and local authorities proposed to
obtain in some way.
Mail advices from Samoa are as fol-
lows: The government, at the instance
of Chief Justice Idle, has passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting decapitation of other
mutilation i'll the time of war The feel
ing against the Tripartite system of adj
mlnlstratlon control is becoming strong
er day by day, and it is thought ar
rrangements will soon be made for one of
the three powers to act for the Others
cablegram from London says the
Bollngbroke club has oiferedsa purse of
- :, 900 Tor the contest between Ted
Irltchard middleweight CHAMPION. and
Dan Cfeedon of Australia The Olympic
syndicate of London is willing to put up
purse of $50, 600 for Jackson and Corbett
TO nght Tor, but the National Sporting
club appears confident that it will secure
the fight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
REFLECTS THE HARD TIMES.
Quarterly Statement of the Boston & Maine
Railroad.

Boston, February 16.--The effects of
hard times are pretty plainly reflected
in the report which the Boston d Maine
makes to the State Railroad Commits
sioners for the quarter ending December
81. By this there has been loss of
$256, 1874 in gross earnings, and an in
crease of $92, 659 in operating expenses,
which results in loss of $34S, S4S in net
earnings. There has at the same time
been a loss on income from miscellane-
Gus sources and increases in interest,
rentals and taxes, so that the
net income for the quarter
falls S2O2, 173 below that
of the corresponding quarter OF 1892.
The Boston & Maine is likely to feel the
depression in industries more severely
than any other ofsthe New England
roads. its line runs through the factory
towns and cities of the east, and the
volume of it's freight traffic Is dependent
on the conditions prevailing at those
centres. The past months have been
severe ones with manufactures, and the
falling off in Boston and Maine receipts
is a kind of gauge of the stagnation
which has existed at such places as
Lawrence, Lowell, Lewiston, BIddeford
and Manchester since the first of July.
The Boston and Maine, however, is for
tunate i'll that it is in the hands of
thorough railroad men.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
All Is Not Gold That Glitters.

Toledo, O., February 16.-John Groil,
an old German farmer living near here,
appeared before the grand jury yester-
day and told how a party of six swind-
lers had induced him to pay $4,000 for
two brass bricks, which he bought for
gold. They came to his place and talked
him into the idea of buying $4,000
worth of gold bullion. They said they
would be willing to part with the bricks
for $4,000, as they wanted cash very
badly. Groil beat them down to $4,000,
which which was all the ready money he had;
for. He was, of course, member of
the gang. The whole party met in the
most prominent hotel in the city, where
the transfer took place. The assayer
drilled holes through both bricks and
found them all right Groil paid his
money and found out his mistake when
it was too late. Detectives are after the
swindlers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
IRA F. CLARK & CO.,
The Leading One Price, Spot Cash ClOthieE,
4s2 CONGRESS ST., PORTLAND, ME-
III. REDLON Prop.
Railroad Chanees Hands.

Lewiston, February l6.-It is an
nounced that the Lewiston and Auburn
Horse Railroad has changed hands con-
trolling interest having been pure hased
by E. Il. Proctor of Wakefield Mass. The
new company has elected E.W. Gross and
SIS. Hersey of Auburn, B. C. Little of
Lewiston and E. E. Proctor and C. F.
Woodward of Wakefield, Mass. Directors;
E.W. Goss Treasurer and General Man
ager. Electric cars Will be put on in
June but the new management say that
sleigh cars will be run in winter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
LOST HER RUDDER.
The Steamer Paris Steered to Port by Her
Twin Screws.

London, February 16.-The American
Line steamer Paris, which sailed at p.
m. February 10 from Southampton for
New York, was sighted early this morn
ing lying at anchor off Roche's Point at
the entrance to Queenstown Harbor.
Shortly after daylight the Paris set sig
nails that her rudder was disabled. It
was later learned that the vessel had not
been able to use her rudder at all and
and that she had used her twin screws
as steering apparatus on her return.
The accident is reported to have oc-
Cured when the steamer was 1856 miles
from Queenstown. The Paris has 81
tirst-class and 104 second-class passen-
gers. Among the tirst-class passengers
are Moreton Frewen of London, j. 1.
Carroll and daughter, Arthur Hitchcock
and G, A. Henty.
1t is probable that the Paris will be
towed to Liverpool for repairs. There
is no dock at Queenstown large enough
to take her in, and the craving dock at
Southampton is not yet completed. Ev-
body on board the steamer is well.
Saturday, February 10, the day the
Paris sailed, there was a strong westerly
SdlO Ill Jut lOWOI ludLy FCo-
sells were compelled to seek refuge at
Queenstown, Plymouth, Dartmouth and
other channel ports. On Sunday the gale
increased in severity, and incoming yes
sells reported very heavy weather at sea.
Sunday night the wind backed around to
southwest and continued to blow with
great fury on Monday night. Every part
of Ireland was affected by the storm. 1t
is likely that the Paris ran into the cen
tire of this storm.
Queenstown, February 16.-The chief
officer of the Paris came ashore here, but
she rei:sed to give any information re-
igarding the accident He said the shi p
was awaiting instructions from her own
ers. None of the passengers have as yet
been allowed to land. Upon inquiry as
to the disaster to the Paris. it was learn
ed that during the hurricane of Tuesday
the rudder of the steamer dropped off.
The wind was from the west making it
fair for the steamer on her return and
she carried all the canvas it was safe to
spread
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
A Question of Biennial elections.

Boston. February 16 The committee
on constitutional amendments gave a
hearing, This forenoon on the subject OF
biennial elections. President Adams OF
the MASSACHUSETTS, State Board of Trade
said that thirty-seven bodies affiliated
with the state, board, representing the
mercantile and industrial interests OF the
state are virtually unanimous III favor
of less frequent elections Frank X.
Foster, replying to Mr.. Adams, said he
represented section of the industrial
community embracing two hundred
labor organizations which are opposed to
the olehnlal plan. Biennial elections repre-
sent wrong tendency towards the CEN
tralization of government,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
Master Builders Chose Officers.

Boston, February 16-The National
Assembly Of Master Builders today elect
ed the following officers: President.
Noble Creeger, Baltimore; first vice
president, Chas. A. Ruppe, Buffalo; sec
ond vice president, Jas. Meath, Detroit,
Mich; secretary, VIM. III. Sayward,
Boston; treasurer, Geo. Taper, Chicago :
directors, one from each association rep
resented. The next convention will be
held in Baltimore.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
No One Was Killed.

Bangor, February 16.-Ex-Governor
Davis has received another letter from
his son who wrote several days ago say
ing two trappers had been murdered in
the woods. The second letter says that
the trappers and hunters had some
trouble, but that no shooting was done
and no one was hurt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
Five Hundred in Danger.

Berlin, February ia despatch from
St. Petersburg says that Thursday an ice
foe broke adrift from the coast Of Inger-
mainland, province of St. Petersburg,
and carried off many fishermen and their
families. More than five hundred are
said to be in danger. Persons along the
coast are making every effort to rescue
thanl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
The Fast Day Bill,

Boston, February 16.-The House this
afternoon, by vote of 40 to 40 refused
to amend the bill to abolish Fast day by
striking out all reference to Fast day and
making the 18th of April a holiday. The
bill then passed to be engrossed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
No Mails Since Thursday.

Calais, February 16.-A foot of snow
fell yesterday, and heavy gale piled 1T
into huge drifts. No mails have been
received since Thursday noon. The
country roads are blocked in all direc-
fiOpS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
The Manhattan Reported.

Boston, February IL. Steamer Man
haitian New York for Portland has passed
Highland light.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
CALLS THEM OLD FOGIES.
General Hyde Not Complimentary to
Bath City Fathers.
TEN CITIES ARE BIDDING FOR THE
IRON WORKS PLANT.

Portland Is One of Them, and Has AID
vantages Superior to Bath-But If the
Works Move They Will Probably Go
Farther Before Stoppng--A Letter
from General Hyde.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-17
MERGERS Mill Burned,

Calais. February 16. F. Mercer &
Sons new steam mill. built last fall at
Yates's Point, five miles above Prince
ton, and equipped with the latest ma
chinery for the manufacture of short
lumber, burned last night 1t probably
caught from spark from the stove in
the filing room under the mill. The ell
CINE house was saved. The loss is sew
eral thousand dollars; no insurance.
The Thompson's Pond Case.
Otisfield, February 16.-The great law
suit pending between the town of Otis
field and the Robinson Manufacturing
Company of Oxford has been postponed
until the April term of the Superior
Court. This suit. in which the town
claims damage for fiowage of the high
way near Canada Hill, involves several
questions of vital Importance, in which
not only the people of this, but several
other towns on the margin OF Thomp-
SON S Pond, are deeply interested. The
inhabitants are much divided as to the
practicability of pressing the suit, and a
fierce contest is anticipated at the next
municipal election.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28
About the Strike,

There was a shooting ARRAY be.
tween the strikers and some thieves
attempting to break into a car of
merchandise at Glasgow Wednesday
morning. The strikers had a guard
watching the cars. About 3 O'Clock
this morning they heard some noise
at the door of one of the cars in the
west end of the yard. The bright
moonlight revealed the forms of three
men attempting to break into the
The thieves had taken the
precaution to place a guard, who
gave the alarm which let the men
escape. Bill Wright, one of the
guards of the strikers, emptied his
ix-shooter at the thieves. After a
short chase the thieves escaped.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28
Hard Times.
Salt Lake Tribune:

From the Salt Lake Tribune:
There is a gentleman in this town
who sent his wife and boy to San
Francisco to the Midwinter fair a
few days ago. The boy is IS years
old, but he has eyes in his head and
he has been looking around. He
writes his father in effect that if the
people of Salt Lake think they have
hard times they do not know them
selves. He is in a little town which
overlooks San Francisco bay. He
says there are English ships that
have been in the harbor for months,
unable to get cargoes of any kind;
that two ships have been laid up and
their crews sent away, and one beau
tlful ship has been laying there
nine months in hopes of getting a
cargo, and that still other ships have
gone away in ballast. Think of that
in San Francisco bay! Think of
that with the fruit crop and the
wheat crop! There was a time when
that bay was a very glory of the
earth; when it was filed with the
most beautiful ships that ever were
seen, and every Wharf was resonant
with the noise of hosting engines
loading and unloading ships and the
cry of sailors varying ships into the
slips of the piers. There is a para
lysis on the commerce of California.
and while not many men of that state
realize the fact, it is simply because,
by the handling of the finances of
u government, and by the com
mercial policy which our government
has inaugurated, the men of Califor-
MIA are put on a level with the
naked wretches of South America.
Africa and India and English ships
do better when they go into the ports
of a barbarous nation than into the
ports of our country. The rem
edy is perfectly plain. The trouble
is, n end of congress is dictated to
the creditor class of New Eng
land, who control the finances. The
other end is dictated to by the men
who grew upon the cotton fields of
the south, who lever did any work
themselves and who have no brosd
conception of business in any form,
over all is a president who en-
lorses both views. No wonder
here is a %stagnation in business and
he land is filled with tramps.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28
UPON HONESTY,

We have received a most com
mendable letter from Hon. Lee
Mantle, chairman of the State Cen
trail committee, in especial reference
to the choice of candidates for the
Legislature in the coming election.
The writer urges most emphatically
that these, one and all, be selected
with an eye single to the honor and
integrity of the individual, that no
mar may be elected upon "a repub-
llcan ticket who shall disgrace the
state by acts of corruption or in
fidelity to the principles of true man
hood. The object is a laudable one
and surely the party cannot subserve
its high motives by the recognition
of any other class as candidates. We
can not but believe that Mr.. Mantle
is prompted by just causes to strike
this chord in Meagher county. But
however this may be, let us select
only these whose public life is a
book known and read of all men.
Who have proven themselves that
they are what they profess. Select
good, upright men, that the county
may vote for them with a clear con-
science and a thorough conviction
that the man will do credit to him
self and to the people whose servant
he is. We are proud to see the re-
publican committee take this stand
for it is a praisworthy and commend
able precept in any party. Let hon
esty have its due reward.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28
The Goulds and Matrimonv.

From the Standard
The Gould-Tyler engagement has
been declared off. The question re-
solved itself in young Gould's mind
into this: What shall it profit "a
man to gain the prettiest bride in
the world and lose s5,O00,0OO? 1t
was largely old jays fault anyway.
He provided in his will that the un-
married children should be prohibit
ed from marrying without the con-
sent of the family under pain of los
ing half of the legacies. Howard
Gould received s1O,OOO,O 600 from his
father. r His brothers and sisters.
with the possible exception of Mrs.
George Gould, who used to be an
actress herself, were opposed to Miss
Tyler, which meant that if the mar
rage took place next June, accord
ing to agreement, it would cost the
bridegroom just s5,O0O,OOO. The
young man himself said to a report
er: 81 had my choice either to give
up Miss Tyler or be thrown off by
my family. That was the case ex-
actly, and my engagement was
broken after a long conference and
perfect understanding with Miss
Tyler"
The opposition to the match ap-
pears to have originated with Miss
Helen Gould, who b jected to re-
ceiving as a member of the family a
woman whose divorced husband is
still living, that being Miss Tyler's
status. Helen is a strict church
member and her views on the sub
ject of divorce is said to be of the
sternest character. With such a sis
ter, Howard should exercise prudence
and caution in asking girls to marry
him. And it would seem to be
better, so far as the girls feelings
are concerned, also to get a de-
cision from the supreme court be-
fore any more engagements are an
nounced.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28

TIE Dillon examiner prognostica-
ting upon the fall campaign and its
results, allows that the republicans
will carry the state by a safe plural
ity and will poll the largest vote in
the coming Legislature. In view of
a possible triangular fight in that
body with the republicans upon the
long side, this esteemed journal pro-
poses a fusion of democrats and pop
ulists in the coming campaign. Per-
fectly natural, for democracy will
fuse with anything, if by that means
"Betsy and 7" can get away with
the bear.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28

Columbian: The psychological
correspondent to the Anaconda
Standard has discovered that the
multiplicity of homicidal occurances
in Park County is ''the result of trag-
ic Characterization of indetermediate
changes, but it may also be referred
to the action of the admitted law of
psychological contagion." The au-
thorities of Park county should call
in a horse doctor at once.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28
Not Honest.

The old man %pondered long and
deeply.
"My son lie said at length in a
deep, solemn, hollow voice, "you
have always thought y~ourslf the off
spring of poor but honest parents"
The youth turned pale.
"Father," he gasped, "can it be
that you are rich, after ALL"
The patriarch's head sank upon his
bosom.
''Boy," he exclaimed, "you have
arrived at an age when you should
be deceived no longer"
Leading the way to the attic, with
trembling, eager hands he removed
a few. loose boards and showed his
child how he made the gas meter
lose a couple of hundred feet every
month.-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28

SENATOR STEWART has settled all
doubts as to where he stands polite
ally, by the publication of a letter
over his OWN signature, closing with
these words: 81 am a populist and
to the only party that is in
equlvoeally opposed to the subjec-
ton of the people of the United
to the rules of banks and
bondholders."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28
THE COMPANY TALKS.
From the independent:

From the Independent:
\ esterday afternoon there was
posted on the Great Northern bullet.
In board at the uptown office the
following notice:
ST. PAUL, April 14.-Wm. Hard
er, general agent Great Northern
railway, Helena: Please deliver
following to master mechanics and
post prominently at your station.
j. B. KING.
ST. PAUL, April 14.-All super
lntendeDts and master mechanics on
the Montana and Kalispell divisions
OF the Great Northern railway, and
on the Montana Central railway:
All trains have been abandoned bv
reason OF a number of the men quit
ting work, the only notice being re-
celved a few hours before su,b
abandonment from a party who is
not and has not been in the COM
pany's employ, and without any com
plant or notice from the men. The
main reason given to the company
for this action is a claim and report
widely circulated by interested part
les, that all employees on those lines
are to be replaced by strange men
from the east. This report is and
was entirely untrue, and is made
for the purpose of intimidation and
OF mlsrepresenting the company to
the men. 1t is expected and wish
of the company that all employees
will continue in the faithful discharge
OF their respective duties, and the
company will see that in all matters
OF wages, promotions, ETC., such
faithful service will be first consider
both as to the rates of pay and
line of promotion. The company is
at all times ready to hear and con-
slider any complaint by the men in
its employ.
}. }. Hill, President.
j. w. CASE, Gen'l Nor.
r. W. BRYAN, Gen'l supt.
}. O. PATTEE, Supt. NJ. P.
Received by Western Union tele-
graph Original copy with Mr..
Harder.
r. w. BRYAN.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-04-28

WE acknowledge receipt of a gen
erous invitation by Rainbow lodge,
No. %, !. o. O. F., to attend
their celebration, banquet and ball
in honor of the 10Th anniversary of
their orders birth, April rs, 1894.
Cessation of train service precludes
our intended presence, but we thank
the officers and members for this
mark of kind courtesy.