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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01

The remonstrance against the passage
of the Wilson bill that comes from the
employees of the wooden mill at South
Windham, is one of hundreds that are
being received by congressman from all
parts of the country. The workingmen
who voted for change last fall have had
their eyes opened to the dangers that
confront them, and are now taking every
means in their power to avert them. We
hope they may succeed, but are very
much afraid that they will not. Their
votes unfortunately for them placed the
destinies Of the country in the hands of
Southern men, who have very slight
acquaintance with it's industries and
their needs; and it is going to be very
difficult to convince them that the kind
OF tariff which from childhood they have
been taught'tt believe in is an unwise
one and will prove obstructive The
sentiment of their localities is the one
that is likely to exert the most powerful
influence Upon them, and that is I'M
doubtedly for tariff for revenue only
They have conceded something already
to Northern sentiment in agreeing to the
Wilson bill, which is less radical meas
'ure than they wanted, and it is hardly
probable that they will concede more.
There is one state in tho South, however,
in which there is considerable protection
sentiment-the State of Alabama-and it
is possible that the senators from that
state may offer sufficient resistance to
the bill in the Senate to prevent its
passage without important notifications.
Last fall northern workingmen had the
power to put the passage of such a
measure as the Wilson bill out of the
question. They failed to use it-orsto be
more accurate, they permitted it to be
used on the other side. Whether they
have the power still remains to be seen.
Undoubtedly, however, they can do
more tkan any other class to prevent the
enactment of the bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01
group of anxious watchers

seen by the group of anxious watchers
at CohasSet.
About four o'clock in the evening of
the 10th the platform was washed ashore
Then the watchers knew that the water
had risen to within seven feet of the
tower. At nightfal it was seen that the
light was burning. 1t was observed at
fitful intervals until ten o'cock shat
night, when it was finally lost to sight.
At one O'Clock on the morning of Thurs
day, April ii, just at the turn of the
flood, when the outstreaming tide and
the inrushing hurricane met at Minot's,
q violent tol!ing of the lighthouse bell
was heard. After that no sound rose
above the din of the storm. AT about
six o. clock in the morning man walk
ing along the shore saw chair washed
up little distance ahead of him. Ex-
aiming it he recognized it as having
been in the watch-room of the tower.
After this discovery no one had any
doubts of the tragedy which had. been
enacted behind the curtain of the storm
When it lifted, naught was seen over
Minot's Ledge but the sea, it's white
crests streaming triurnphantly in the
gale.
1t is believed by those most competent to
Judge of such matters that the destruc-
ton of the tower was due to the surface
which the platform constructed by the
Keeper offered to he~~waves, and to the
strain Of the hawser upon the structure.
Every~time this hawser was struck by a
sea it actually tugged at the tower.
Theresseems also little doubt that the
sum appropriated by Congress for the
building of the light house was INSULT
Gent by about stwo-thirds for such a
structure as the perilous situation called
for.-Fromr" Life in Lighthouse, by
Gustave kobbe in the January Century.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01

Why it should be thought worth while
to telegraph over the country the fact
that.sProf. VIM. Libby of Princeton Univer-
sity, thinks that Mr.. Blount's report was
an accurate statement of the Hawaiian
revolution, and that the Presidents
policy was all right, it is difficult to say.
Prof. Libby has had no better means of
testing the truth of Blount's report than
the average citizen. He chooses to be-
lieve Blount instead of Stevens, as he has
perfect right to do.sbut the fact of his
choice is not of such startling moment
as to Justify the burdening of the teIe-
graph wires with it. AS for his endorse
ment of the President sspoilcy, that will
not do much good, as the President,
himself, has already declared it a failure.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01
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The Destruction OF the First Lighthouse
Built on Minot's Ledge.

The Destruction OF the First Lighthouse
Built on Minot's Ledge.
The lighthouse on Minot's Ledge
stands within the shadow of "a tragedy.
1t is the second structure erected upon
the ledge. The first lighthouse and the
lives it held were claimed by the sea.
Begun in 1847 and completed in Novem-
Der, 194S it was overwhelmed in April,
1851. It's destruction was the most tragic
event in the history of our Lighthouse
establishment The structure was an
octagonal tower supported upon wrought
iron piles strengthened by braces. The
piles penetrted five feet into the rock.
On the braces thirty-four and half
feet above the rock. the keeper had con-
structed a platform for the storage Of
bulky articles, and had fastened to the
lantern deck, sixty three feet above the
rock, five-and a--half-inch hawser
which he had anchored to seven ton
granite block. Along this hawser arti-
cles were hoisted up to the platform,
and there landed. These Improve
ments" were conyenient-and fatal: not,
however, to the keeper who made them
for he was on shore when the storm
which has become historic for it's fury
burst over the coast
On Monday, April IA, 1851. there was
a strong easterly gale blowing. At that
time there were on the tower two assis-
tant keepers and friend of the principal
keeper. The visitor became frightened
at the first indication of storm, and.
il response to a signal from the tower
a boat put off for Cohasset and took him
ashore. On Tuesday the wind swung
around TO the northeast, the most dan.
gerous quarer fr m which the elements
can hurl themselves upon Minot's, as
they then rejoice in the accumulated fury
miles of wind-torn sea By the 10th il
had increased to hurricane, and the
tower was SO completely buried in the
heavy seas that nothing of it could be
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01

The Democrats on the ways and means
committee are divided five to five on the
question of an income tax, with Mr..
Turner of Georgia, to be heard from.
The views of the latter gentlemen are
not known, but he comes from section
where there is a strong sentiment in
favor of an income tax, based largely on
the fact that it lis a tax which his
section will have to pay very little OF.
For that reason, it is surmised that Mr..
Turner may turn up on the side of those
who favor an income tax.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01
is VENUS INHABITED?
A Question Astronomers are Much Inter-
ested in in These Days.

1t will be remem bered that about two
years ago the famous Italian astrono-
mer, Schiaparelli, announced that he
had discovered that Venus, which is a
world very slightly smaller than ours,
makes only one turn on its axis in going
once around the SUM- 1t would follow
from this that on Venus there is no sue
cession of days and nights as upon earth,
but that perpetual day reigns on one
side of the planet, and perpetual night
on the other. In other words, if Schiap-
arelli is right, Venus always presents the
same face to the sun, just as the moon
forever turns the same hemisphere
toward the earth
The inhabitants of the sunward side
of Venus, then-if there be any-never
see the sun set, while the inhabitants of
the other side never see the sun at all,
unless they visit the opposite hemis-
phere of their globe.
Of course no one knows whether there
are. inhabitants upon Venus or not, but
we do. know that Venus has an atmos-
phere, and that in it's atmosphere watery
vapor exists and clouds float, and that
upon the surface of the planet the force
of gravitation is not very different from
that which it ,,manfests on the surface
of the earth. Accordingly there are
some reasons to be urged in.behalf of the
opinion that Venus may be ansinhabited
world
But il one half Of Venus be buried in
endless night while the other half lies
glaring beneath never setting sun, it is
evident that the inha bitants of that
planet must have experiences that would
be most strange and trying to us. So
the question whether Venus really does
rotate on it's axis only once in 25 days,
the period of its revolution around the
sun, derives an added interest from the
consideration that the planet possibly
has inhabitants.
The older observations indicated that
Venus rotated in between twenty-three
and twenty-four hours, giving it days
and nights about equal to these of the
earth. In order to settle the question it
hassrecently been proposed to apply the
spectrum of celestial body which is
rapidly approaching the earth the spec
troscopic Lines are shifted toward the
blue, while Tin the spectrum of fast
retreating body the lines are shifted
toward the red.
This principle has been used in measur-
ing the rate of the SUMS rotation. The
lines are shifted toward the blue on the
eastern and toward the red on the west
ern edge of the sun, and by measuring
the amount of shifting, the rate of rota-
ton is found. 1t is easy to see that the
same method may be applied ito find out
how fast Venus revolves onssits axis.
Everyone who watches the glorious
evening star growing brighter and brigh-
months will certainly be eager to hear
the latest news from the astronomers
vino are trying to find out whether We
nus has successive days and nights like
the earth or has only a day side and a
night side.-Youth's Companion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01

Prof. Wilson will introduce his tariff
bill on the first day that Congress meets,
and will keep it before the House until
he and the committee on rules think
there has been talk enough, and then
he will call for the previous question and
force a vote With the President with
him, the Speaker with him, and the
committee on rules with him, he will
probably be able to put the tariff bill
through the House. In the Senate, how
ever, the Presidents help will not count
for much, and there will be no commit
tee on rules to gag the members. The
Professor would pay high premium for
the insurance of the passage of his bill
by the upper house.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01

The Hon. William M. Springer has a
good deal on his mind just now. Besides
the creation of new banking system he
has taken the contract to vindicate
Blount and Liliuokalani. Mr.. Springer
is liable to suffer with congestion of the
brain before he gets through with all
his undertakings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01
THE PRESS
MONDAY. JANUARY 1.

The Princess Colonna exchanged "a
fortune for a title and she has found
from sad experience that the exchange
was not profitable one.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-01

The year that has just passed opened
with the country on the food tide of
prosperity. 1t ends. one of the great
mecantile agencies tells us, in adversely
deeper and more widespread than the
country has experienced for thirty years.
Looking back over the year the remark
able depression in the trade and in
dustries Of the country stands out con-
spicuous, and arrests and holds the at
tention more completely than anything
else. Even the great success of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, which
was one of the notable features of the
year, Is dwarfed and obscured by the
prevailing gloom in business and in
dastrial circles. Yet, even this cloud
has silver lining The country has
enjoyed good crc ps and there has been no
widespread destruction by fire OF flood,
The means of subsistence are abundant,
and though the purchasing power of
many Is reduced, others have enough
and to spare, and happily are ready to
assist their less fortunate neigh ors.
So the country has been spared in a
large measure those scenes of suffering
and distress that are attendant upon
famine and general destruction of the
means of subsistence Bad as the 'situa-
ton is we have reason to be thankful
that it is no worse. Eve have reason to
be grateful that the county contains
abundance of the necessaries Of life, and
that q spirit Of general benevolence pre-
tributed to those who are temporarily
deprived of the power to purchase them
for themselves.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11
THE DIOCESAN COUNCIL
saturday Was the Last Day OF TIL
Notable Gathering.

saturday Was the Last Day OF This
Notable Gathering.
Saturday was the concluding day OF
the annual council OF the West Virginia
P. E. church, md the business matters
up for consideration were disposed OF.
The bishop appointed the following
committee 10 arrange the endowment
fund for the proposed new diocese in
the southern end OF the tale: Rev. Dr..
r, Rush Swope. Rev. ". II. Nelson,
Rev. John a. Gibson and Messrs. W. s.
Laidley, L. L. Sands and b c. Wash
ington. a committee on Christian
unity was also named. and is composed
OF Rev. DR.. s. Scolley Moore, Rev. Q. G.
Pearson. q. \. Aschman and u. N.
Amber. The standing committee OF
the diocese is made up Of Rev. John A.
Gibson, Rev. Henry Thomas, Rev. W
II. Nelson. B. G. Washington. Z. l. Ice
and J. II. S.ridet.
4 committee on Sunday school was
named as follows: Rev. Mr.. Spur, Rev.
Mr.. Willie, G. \. Aschnan and l. Z.
Sands. After q spirited discussion II
vas decided that q majority OF vestrY.
men is not necessary for the transaction
Of business. Proposed amendments to
the canons were referred to q committee
for report at the mex. council. The
amount Of the Episcopal fund was re.
ported Mt S3,lS6 70. Rev. Jacob Brit
tingham was appointed n delegate 10
the missionary council to fill q v~ancancy.
The Women's Auxiliary was asked 10
meet with the council next Juno at
Charles.own. The salary OF the secse-
tarv Of the council WIS raised to 500
per year. After 4 resolution OF thanks
to tho congregations OF st. Matthews
and St Luke's. the council! adjourned,
and the delegates spent the afternoon
at Altcnhe!m and Wheeling Park. The
delegates returned home Saturday and
sunday.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11
FIRE AT ~MouNDsVILLE.
Tho Mincra! Wool Factory Burned Sat
Iuy Nfnrntn,-

Tho Mincra! Wool Factory Burned Satur-
day Morning.
The plant Of the Globe mineral Wool
Company. ut Moundsville, was aimos.
entirely destroyed by fro Saturday
morning about 8 o'clock. Tho lro or
ieinated in tho packing room. where a
large amount OF wool was stored in
sacks, u spark from tho cupoln get.
ting into tho pile and setting fire to
:hem. The wool did not burn at all as
it is iIcombustible. Tho men were
working at the time the FIRE occurred.
The engineer had gone around tho
building onlv about five minute. before
the fire broke ous aad saw nothing
then. .
Tho packing room, blowing rooms
and cupola room were all DESTROYED,
but through the efforts OF the citizens
with the tiro engine, which had been
taken out from the town, tho engine
and boiler rooms were mostly saved.
Two empty gondolas that were a.and!ng
alongside the building caught fire and
were made n total wreck. The loss will
be $1,000 Or 5000, with an insurance
OF $3.50. The company will have q
meeting tomorrow aud decide on their
plans Tor the future. They had been
making some largo shipments and were
turning out II good product, and their
prospects for a big trade were excellent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11

Toledo defeated Minneapolis yester.
day 10 to s; indianapolis 8. Milwau-
kce 8.
Tho 7. W. Killeens played a picked
nine yesterday defeating them by a
score al SO 10 81.
Tho Williams 3Iascots. Of Martins
Ferry, defeated the Alcz. Frcws, OF
Wheeling. on Saturday 20 10 |. The
Rals,on Stare. of the samo place, whip
ped the McLaushlin., OF Wheeling. 10
the tune Of 8 10 5.
The Bridgeport ball grounds will be
opened next Saturday under tho man.
aeenent OF N. J. Morton. OF Martins
Ferry, who is away up in base ball
matters. The club organized at Bridge.
port consists Of Wheeling, Bellaire,
Bridgeport aud Martins Ferry material
and the opening game will be between
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry. Per-
sons holding tickets for the Cleveland
game will be admitted,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11
SEWING MACHINES.

We have opened . Sewing Machine depart
ment aud will sell all the leading SEEMING
MACHINES az Wholesale prices. including the
celebrated STANDARD ROTARY SHUTTLE
and new vibrator. the, best on earth. We Will
enlploy no agents. and sell for cash only. Full
instructions will be given NJ the store. Machines
delivered 10 any par: o! the city. and 10 ort o!
town ouyets We prepay freight TO nearest nil.
road statton. Every machine will 10 warranted
iov from ono tol ten years. according 10 The
price and kind. We Lave fevtn different kind
Of machines TO select from. ranging In price from
SIS 10 SO. II will ply you 70 cali aud see Us be.
foro you bu? or write 70: pr!ce list We can s.vo
You from e. TO so Agents will tell you dies
clt. Don't BE- hnmbugSed BIZ them. Be your
own Egtnt We can sell you the same kind OF q
machine they oner you for about onc.hGlt what
they ask you for IL You ask how He can do this?
Because We pay no agents make no time sales,
but buy and sell for SPOT cash. 5 A. Newcomer,
macagGr 70: the Standard Sewing Machine Com.
pany OF this city for the past two wears. will
have charge OF the Sewing Machine Department
A full lioe OF needles. oil, parts and repairs will
always be Kept on hand fos all sewing machines.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11

The revival meetings at the First
Christian church, which were an.
nounced to close Sunday evening will
continue unbrokenly each evening, ex-
cept Saturday, until o,hetSisc an
nounced. The revival interest, which
hes given an added membership 10 tho
church Of sixty since the first Lords
day In May. not including the additions
OF the evening meeting OF June 10, has
broken out atresh. Twelve or fourteen
adult believers were baptized Sunday
evening.
The pastor, Rev. W. II. Hayden, will
preach briefly each evening. Subject
for Monday evening: Conversion,
What7 How? Who?"
The meeting will continue from 7:45
to 9 All are invited.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11
BISHOP THODUHS

Al Fourth street 81 T.. Church Yesterday.
lfo Addres'U, -Four Sier,ings Durins
tho Day.
Sunday vas quito an Interesting day
With the Methodist people Of Wheeling
on account Of tho presence Of Bishop
Jancs II. Thoburn, Of India. The
bishop " always a welcome y~lAitot 10
this community, not because his visits
arc few and far between, bu! for the
reason tina, he held a very warm place
In the Affections Of tho people before he
snSsged In missionary work In iat-aEay
india The bishop vas allowed but few
idle moments yesterday, having put 10
the entire day Al Fourth stree. NJ. T.
church. In the morning lie preached
10 A large congregation on the i'm.
porlanoe oil the missionary work Ia the
Indian aeli, lie dwell, on the pusrE.
able ptcZtcsI that bad beeu Iatls IN
tina. land from ;he very mejeH tecia.
Ming; that IL vas the duty Of Ch'i1ulnI
in this favored land - IuPporiihe zo'S
and not look upoG i; - i eaArlty.
There we're ina huuJrel uili!oa RESPITE
IN ,ha. counirT, vic had never heard
0. Christ aad tue aofE Scull ccYer
Cease Until al had heard the word c.
God. lie took The !a!ficle OF the feel.
ins Of the mul,lLr!o zT!A I've loarrs
and two Gshes a. an example o! tue
Il In which GoI useI others 10
work his will. Christ did rot feed the
FIVE Thousand himself, hat broke the
bread and handed il 10 hi. disciples,
whc gave 10 the multitude
In the afternoon a. Q O'Clock Bishop
Thobu'p Addressed the Sabbath school,
and bgin: children's day the room vas
p%rofuscly aud ;%a',elully decorated with
flowers. At ! o'clock ne addressed I
mass meeting in the auditorium, com
posed OF members OF the various Metho-
misconceptions In the city.
In the evening al $ o'clock the bishop
mado his fourth appearance, addressiT:
the Women's Foreign Missionary, SOci.
cty. The church was filed TO the
doors, and tho audience was veyy atten-
tive TO the eloquent address, which was
devoted TO the wo7k accomplished By
the women missionaries In India. lie
told Of tho email beginning in this
branch OF lahor in that field by his sis
ter and the large proportions and re-
sponslbility II had attained at this day.
lie said that the women Of that land
could only be reached through mem.
bers Of their own sex the difficulties OF
overcoming the prejudice oil the caats
and other obstacles that had 10 DO sur.
morntcd. Notwithstanding all this won.
dertu! progress had been made, especi.
ally sinCa the aivonto OF medical mission.
aries, which the Methodist church had
first sent out. At the conclusion OF his
address the regular annual thank offer
inc OF the society vas taken up and
quite o handsome sum was realized.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-11

Dr.. NJ. J. Davis ia q promincn, physl.
clan Of Lewis. GAGS county, Iowa, and
has been actively engaged in the prac-
ticej Of medicine at that place for the
past ,hirty.ivc years. On tho Goth OF
May. while in Des Moines, on route to
Chicago. be was suddenly taken with an
attack Of diarrhGa Having sold Cham
6erlain's Collie, Cholera and DiarrhGa
Remedy for tho pas: seventeen years.
and knowing its reliability, he procured
% cen bottle, two doses of which
completely cured him. The excitement
and change OF wa,erand diet incident TO
travelling often produce 4 diarrhpa.
Every one should procure q bottle OF
this remedy before l~eayinc homn.