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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
Determined to Burn the Building.

Fall River, Mass, January Ito
night fire was discovered in a cupboard
in the Pocasset block building, opposite
the City Hall, which has been set on fire
twice before, within twelve months. At
ter a short fight the blaze was extin-
guished. An examination of the prem
ises showed that the walls and floors
were soaked with kerosene. The dam
age done by the fire was very slight. The
police learned that man about 25 wears
of age was seen lighting matches in the
corridor about 6, but as he appeared to
be cropping in the corridor as if search
ing for something no particular attention
was paid to him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
THE WEATHER..
Fair and Warmer.

Boston, January 12.-Local forecast
for New England for Saturday: Con-
tinued fair; rising temperature Saturday
night and Sunday; winds becoming west
and southwest and diminishing in force.
Washington, January 12.-For Maine
fer Saturday. Fair; rising temperature
in the western portion; high northwest
winds, diminishing in force.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13

Portland, Me-, January 12.-The loc al
signal office records as to the weather
the following:
Sa. m.--Barometer. 29. 449: thermome-
ter, 21.0; dew point. 8; humidity, 81:
wind. NV; velocity, %; weather,
clear
Sp. m.-Barometer. 29.666: tnermome-
ter. 500 dew point, -l3: humidity. 43:
wind, NV; velocity. 80: weather. clear.
The mean daily thermometer. 12: max
imum thermometer. 210: minimum tner-
mometer, 80: maximum velocity of
wind, 81, NV; total precipitation. O.16
inch
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
Was Nota British ssy.

Chicago, January 12.-In the Coughlin
trial today 7. T. Conklin identified two
were afterwards found in Coughlin's IS
possession. Among the documents now
in charge of the court bearing on the
case is the formal statement by Sir
Charles Russell that the name of DR..
Cronin did not appear ON the list of
British detectives handed.to the Parnell
commission by informer LIE Caron during
the trial in 1889. 1t has repeatedly been
said that Cronin was assassinated be-
cause he was a British SPY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
AN INSULT TO woRKiNeMEN.

The Allegation That They Obey Orders to
Protest Against the Wilson Bill.
Washington, January 12.-In the Senate
today, in presenting the petition of a
labor association in Massachusetts, in
favor of the Wilson tariff bill, which was
endorsed by twenty-four other labor or
CARNATIONS, Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts.
remarked cynically that the members of
those organizations were very much in
terested In the reduction of the hours of
labor and that, if the Wilson bill became
a law, their desire would be attained, be-
cause it would prevent their having any
hours of labor at all.
Mr.. Allen, Populist, of Nebraska,
offered resolution directing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to inform the SEN
ate from what source the gold coin of the
country, outside of the treasury, was in
creased to $50, e69, 200 during the fiscal
year, AS stated in his recent report The
resolution was agreed to.
In pr senting numerous petitions from
operatives in Connecticut against the
Wilson tariff bill, Mr.. HawIey, Republi-
can of Connecticut, commented upon the
newspaper utterances to the effect that
the people who signed such petitions did
so by order of their employers, and said
that no greater insult could be offered
to New England operatives than to at
tempt to give them such an order.
The Senate at 1890 proceeded to the
consideration of executive business.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
10 FIGHT OR NOT TO FIGHT
That Is the Question Of the Hour
Down in Florida.
MILITIA WONDERING IF THEY
WILL HUNT THE BRUISERS.

The Thought of Northern Dollars Freely
Spent the Powerful Argument for the
Fight-The Governor, It's Said, Might
Like to Look On, but He Is Pledged to
the Opposition-Mitchelrs Adn,iring
Relatives Coming.
Jacksonville, January 12.-The record
er this morning issued city license for
Corbett and Mitchell to fight to finish
with fve-ounce gloves in the arena in
East Jacksonville on January 25. Mill
tary circles are agitated over the pros
poets of being called out. What the
Governor will do to show the citizen
soldiery that he is the chief magistrate
of the state and the commander-in-chief
of her military forces does not seem to
have been considered by the natives. The
whole argument Of the people who want
the fight is that Florida needs money,
and the contest will bring Northern dol
lars here. There is no law against glove
contests, and the Governor, they say,
has exceeded his authority and will act
WlLAOuL WdiIdut Ol law IL no 0uU6dVOTb
to use the militia to prevent the meet
ing.
Some persons believe the orders to the
local militiamen will satisfy the Govern
or, and that he will allow the fight to
take place in the arena the orders being
disregarded. But those persons are
figuring on the fact that the Governor is
good deal of a sport and would like
to see the fight ifhis position warranted
it,
They do not take into account the fact
that Governor Mitchell is committed to
such an extent in this matter that inac-
tion would mean disgrace. One obstacle
Governor Mitchell will have to overcome
if he intends to bring militiamen in from
other parts of the state is to make the
boys believe that the State of Florida
will for once in the history of time keep
its word and pay it's debts.
The governors of Florida seem to
have a penchant for calling out the citi-
zen soldiery, but the state rarely pays
the bills, and as consequence there is
not as much respect for the sovereign
power as there should be.
Mitchell was measured for his fighting
gloves yesterday. His left hand, with
the palm open, measured 1-2 inches,
and the right nine. With the fist clenched
each hand measured around the knuck-
les II l-3 inches. Each wrist measured
seven inches.
Notwithstanding his request that they
remain in England owing to the uncer-
tainty regarding the fight, Mitchell yes
terday received a despatch announcing
that Pony Moore, Mrs. Mitchell and
Charles Mitchell, Jr., would sail on the
Etruria from Liverpool on January 18th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
Gettysburg Threatened by Fire.

Gettysburg, Pa, January IA fire
portion of this town started in the stables
of the Eagle hotel at eight this morning
and famed by the high wind. spread to
the hotel and its annex, both of which
were entirely Quilted. 1t was necessary
to send to Hagerstown and Hanover for
aid. The loss is $685. 200; insured for
$4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
To Revise Taxation Methods

London, January 12.-Ninety-four
Radicals have signed an address request
ing Sir VIM. Harcourt, chancellor OF the
exdhequer to revise the present methods
Of taxation. They propose a graduate
scale OF death duties excepting estates of
h less than 1 500 pounds and Increasing the
plan real estate and personal property
will. be subjected to the same rate of tax
atiof
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
The Disaster at Chester.

Boston, January 12.-Mr. Fitzgerald of
Boston introduced in the Senate this az
telnoon an order that the railroad COM
missloners be requested to furnish the
legislature with all information in their
possession relating to the condition of
the bridge of the Boston & Albany rail
road at Chester, and the repairs made
upon 1t. and the reason why the said
bridge was allowed to remain in an un-
safe condition for several months after
it's partial destruction in August, 1898.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
The Danbury War.

Dan bury, Conn, January 70. Mayor
ANDREWS replied to the letter of the Hat
which they asked for the r5rotection of
the law in the contemplated reopening of
tn shops The mayor, in reply, said that
while ne thought the manufacturers
were needlessly, alarmed, if the occasion
did arise he should exhaust every re-
source at his command to preserve the
peace ana should enforce the laws to the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
The New Bland Bill.

lington, May 49,, Rutland, May 21,
Springfield, May 23.
The New Bland Bill.
Washington, January 12.-The House
committee ON coinage, weights and
measures has ordered favorable report
on the Bland bill, providing for the
coinage of the silver bullion now held in
the treasury.
The vote was nine to eight-striotly
silver and anti-silver.
The bill provides that the Secretary of
the Treasury shall Immediately issue sill
yer certificates against the seigniorage
silver, amounting to $55. 1856, ,681, which
shall be Immediately available for the
payment of current government ex-
penses, and that the seignorage silver
itself shall be coined as fast as possible
into dollars to be held in the treasury for
the redemption of the certificates. The
second section provides that the remain
der of the silver bullion bought under
the Sherman act shall be coined as fast
as practicable, and the dollars shall be
held for the redemption of treasury notes
issued for its purchase. The certificates
are to be cancelled as fast as the silver is
coined for redemption and silver certifi-
Gates may be issued on such coin.
The detailed vote stood as follows:
Aye-Messrs. Kilgore, Dem, Texas;
Bland, DEM, Missouri; Epes, Dem,
Virginia; Stone, DEM, Kentucky; Allen,
Dem, Mississippi; Bankhead, DEM,
Alabama; Coffeen, Dem, Wyoming; Nc
Keighan, Pop, Nebraska, and Sweet,
Rep, Idaho-o
NaysaaMessrs: Tracey, DEM, New
DEM, Ohio; G. W. Stone, Rep, Pennsyl-
vani; johnson, Rep, N orth Dakota;
Dingley, Rep, Maine; Hager, Rep, Iowa,
and Aldrich, Rep, Illinois-S.
Senator Frye's Bills.
Washington, January Ex-senator Frye
of Maine, though no longer chairman of
the committee on commerce of the SEN
ate, retains an aggressive hold upon the
proceedings, and devotes no small portion
OF his time to the consideration of mat
ter affecting maritime interests. H. has
just reported to the Senate favorably a
mum ber of bills which have been for
some time pending. They include bills
providing for the establishment and en-
forcement of rules for the use and navi-
CATION of the United States canals and
similar works of navigation; to establish
a marine board for the advancement of
the interests of the merchant marine Zone
of the International Maritime Conference
projects) providing that the name of any
documented vessel of the United S*0tus'
shall be marked upon each bow and stern,
Gne nome pOrG marked on Gno Stern, ana
the draught of every registered vessel
marked upon the stern and sternpost; for
the establishment of a light and fog
signal station near Butler Flats, New
Bedford, Mass. for the abolition of the
statute requiring bonds to be filed for
various vessels which law has fallen into
uselessness because other statutes ave
provided penalties for the violations in
tended to be guarded against by these
bonds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
The New England Receivership.

New Haven, Conn, January 12.-By
agreement of counsel, Judge Townsend
in the United States District court, to-
day, adjourned the hearing for the ap-
pointment of permanent receiver for
the New York and New England rail
road. This action is taken to await the
decision of Judge Wallace. 1t is believed
here that should the Platt OF stock
holders interest get the receivership, the
holders OF the first and second mortgage
bonds will soon after bring foreclosure
proceedings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
To Stop the Fight. @wgz

New Haven, Conn.,. January PA.
w. Webber, manager of the Orange
Brokerage Company and vice president
of the Jacksonville Law and Order
League. has invited Rev. Clarence Gree
ly Of, Mount Carmel, Conn, general
agent of the International League, to op-
crate pot only through Attorney Cowles
of Jacksonville, but through the Jack
sonville local league in either stopping
the proposed international fight or bring
ing the criminals to Justice in case the
laws are violated. The mayor of Jack
sonville has notified Mr.. Greely that the
object of the Duval Athletic Club in
changing the contract may be the utiliza-
ton Of the government reservation at
Anastasia island, near St. Augustine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
The X. of P. Encamnment

Washington, January 12.-The organi-
zatlon OF me camp grounds committee of
the knights trs of Pgthfas was Effected to-
night me Washington Monument
By special bill passed by CongFsss Com ssoateu for
camping grounds. 'e'S LUZ
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
.,

decided that the city of Quincy will re-
tain in it's possession the fund of $500, 900
which has accumulated under the pro-
visions of the will of Ebenezer Wood
ward.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
Civil Service Examination.

Washington, January 12.-The civil
service commission has completed the
schedule of examinations that will be held
in New England during the first six
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13

months of the present year to fill
positions in the railway mail and Indian
services. The chronological order is as fol-
lows: New Haven, May Z, Providence,
May 9, Boston, May II and IL Concord,
n. H., May IA, Portland, May 1s, Bur-
lington, May 49,, Rutland, May S1,
Springfield, May 3d.
The Bossier banner., 1894-02-22

visibly exulted at the disgust in her
countenance. Then she spoke. She had
just dropped in to pay her respects as
she passed the building. She was de-
lighted to find his quarters so COM
fortable-looking! Then Messerschmidt
shifted at the atmosphere like war
horse that scents the aroma of battle
afar. Unerringly those little gray eyes
fastened upon the cover of Mr.. Trott's
typewriter.
what make of typewriter do you
prefer, Mr.. Trott?" asked Mr.. Messer-
schmidt, innocently raising the cover
and disclosing-not a typewriter-but
the meager and unsightly remains Of
some corned beef and cabbage on
which Mr.. Trott had been dining.
That had been five years ago, and
Mr.. Trott had not tasted dish of
corned beef and cabbage since. The
odor of that barbarous mixture used
thereafter to make him both sick at his
stomach and sick at heart-he, who
had once been so fond Of i1
The Bossier banner., 1894-02-22
Not InQuisitiye.

Charles Godfrey Leland declares that
he hates inquisitiveness with hatred
only equal to that which he reserves
for gossip, and adds that he largely
owes his faculty for minding his own
affairs to an incident of his youth. At
that time he met a naval officer whom
he greatly admired as model of good
manners and man of the world
One day Leland repeated to him a
bit of gossip, which the other at once
cut short, saying that he never listened
to such talk. The remark made pro-
found impression and one which time
only confirmed and strengthened.
George Boxer, the poet, was one who
studied men as if they were books, and
he one day entered Leland's room at
Princeton and laid down by him on
the table paper or picture, with it's
back uppermost. Leland took no no.
tice of it, and after a time Boxer,
asked:
"Why don't you look at that pic
ture?'
"If you wanted me to see it," was
the reply. 'you would have turned it
face up"
81 put it there to see if you would
look at it," said Boxer. 81 thought
you would not!"-Youth's Companion.
The Bossier banner., 1894-02-22
Not Altoeether a Bad FauIt.

We are told by M. Delisle, TIE libra
rian of the Bibliotheque Rationale,
that paper is now made of such in
ferior materials that it will soon rot
and very few of the books published
nowadays have the chance of a long
life. Probably this fact is not greatly
to be regretted. We could gladly spare
the tons of rubbish which annually
flood the world under the name of lit
erature, and the books that are really
valuable could be easily reprinted.
Probably in days to come we shall see
books advertised as warranted to last
a year." or guaranteed to crumble up
in fortnight" This, what some have
called alarming information" of NJ
Delisle, should, however. by no means
be the cause of sorrow For it will
give extra employment to printers,
bookbinders and publishers. Possibly
some people will be inclined to lament
that certain authors are not well sup
piled with perishable writing paper,
warranted tc disappear within day
after the application of ink to its sur
face. LONDON Graphic
The Bossier banner., 1894-02-22

riding insolently alongside or else TAX
ing the road, in a manner even more
insolent, just in front. This gentle
tleman's presence was not only OBJ
truded upon them at these times, but
he seemed to divine by a diabolical in
stinct just when and where to find
them together. If Mr.. Trott took Miss
Monroe to the theater, the other party
invariably had a seat nearby, which he
would change for one Immediately
next to the couple, and engage them in
conversation with mild, insinuating
assurance that used to irritate the
young lawyer to the point of insanity.
When he took Miss Monroe to the art
museum-a favorite ruse of his to get
her away from possible intruders-his
ubiquitous rival was there also, suave,
calm, entertaining, agonizingl
AS his mind dwelt on these scenes
Mr. Trott's visage lost some of it's tran
quill contentment on this morning as
he sat in the Office dreaming of what
might have been, for he rather blamed
Providence for having failed to place
him on the supreme bench at twenty
three.
Accidentally his eyes rested on the
polished oak cover of his typewriter in
the corner, and he smiled bitterly at
the associations conjured up by that
implement of modern correspondence
Well he remembered certain morn
ing when Miss Monroe took it into her
capricious head to visit him at his pala-
tial quarters-as he had represented
them to her in order to keep pace with
the plutocratic Messerschmidt AS
usual. that worthy was tagging placid
ly at her side.
Mr.. Trott shuddered with retrospect
i've horror as he thought of the hide
GUS catastrophe of that visit, and pic
tured the scene before him. There
was Alice, as blooming and richly
handsome as Jacqueminot rose, radi-
ating delicate perfume, like the
flower itself, which fairly intoxicated
the young lawyer The complaisant
and phlegmatic Messerschmidt nearby
wore his usual smile of vacant urban
ity, but in his small gray eye shone the
light of demoniacal triumph; and as
be watched Alice sweep the office with
her keen eyes and gather in every
shabby detail of the Office, from the
bare floor to the dilapidated desks, he
The Bossier banner., 1894-02-22
ABOUT KISSING.
0ld-Time Ceremony That Is Not \
Observed.


Observed.
In the old time men and women who
were mere acquaintances exchanged
kisses in public, and with certain
amount of ceremony, and visitor to
whom it was desired to show special
civility was always received with
kiss.
The mode of salutation has changed
greatly with the times. Haste and high
pressure have contributed to render
the form of greeting as brief as possi-
BILE. Not only have we given up the
quaint, familiar ways of our ancestors,
but we have also parted with much of
that elaborate etiquette which, in the
last century, played SO large a part in
the social life.
The changed habits of society, the
greater mingling of its various grades,
have brought a simplicity into the
form of intercourse which strikes oddly
upon the senses of people accustomed
to old-fashioned ceremony. 81 alway
kiss the lady's hand when / take my
leave of the hostess after a party" said
a German lady, a descendant of one of
the oldest families in what used to be
called Prussia She was commenting
rather severely on the habits and Gus
toms of her adopted country
The off-hand manner of girls toward
their mothers and of all young people
generally toward all older people drew
forth her reprobation, and kissing is
now confined to state ceremonies and
to a few old world lovers aud gallants
who have retained the ways of thex
great-grandfathers. IN. Y, Journal.
The Bossier banner., 1894-02-22

Suddenly he threw his cigar from
him and exclaimed:
Hang it! What do l care? I'll
hunt her up and call for the sole pur-
pose of showing her that"
His vehemence came to an abrupt
stop. He started erect and listened,
like man transfxed, to the sound of
a soft, anxious voice in the other Office,
that was inquiring:
us this lawyers Officer"
"Yes, madam" returned Mr.. Trott's
partner, affably. What can we do for
you?"
II wish to get DIVORCE" said a
voice, more timidly still, and trembling
on the verge of tears MY husband is
a wretch
Mr.. Trott interrupted the speech,
radiant, precipitate, his voice vibrating
with unmistakable joy.
"Alicew he cried, as he opened the
door with rush.
The young lady rose in astonishment
at the figure before her.
''Is it possible?" she faltered..
liz tOOh DCA 4idll1 dHtl ulc" uCT III
side his Office with gentle force, leav-
ing his mystifed partner staring speech
lessly at the vacated chair.
What has he been doing to you,
Alice?' cried Mr.. Trott, holding her
hand and looking as vindictive as a
Corsican.
He's been deserting me-" she said,
with faint hysterical laugh. but with
a relieved look in her eyes, like hunt
ed fawn that has found protector.
What, that Misunderstanding moon
faced idiot"
WAS a horrid, despicable scoun-
drel!'' retorted Mrs. Messerschmidt,
with appropriate tact.
And then while Mr. Trott listened
and held her hand-she poured forth a
tale of such heartrending cruelty that
he wept also
"Did you ever hear anything like it,
Wilber?" she asked, appealingly, con-
tracing his name as she used to do
when be had pleased her.
Mr.. Trott replied with an impulsive
embrace and unexpected kiss.
'But am Mrs. Messerschmidt!" she
exclaimed, in demure alarm, drawing
from him.
THAT'S so!' said Mr.. Trott, soberly.
"The disability will have to be re-
moved before prior courtship can be
reinsta ted-ahemI By the way, Alice,
have you seen my new typewriter"
uncovering the machine with mis-
chievous grin. What do you think of
it?''
ut doesn't look as palatable as the
old one, Wilber," she said, laughing,
and drying her tears.
''But it isn't nearly as embarrassing,
he returned. Your petition for abso-
lutte divorce shall be prepared upon it
without alimony!-for 1 wouldn't
touch cent of his oleaginous money,
confound him!''
''Just as you say, Wilber," she said
resignedly, dropping her eyes with a
blush.
And Mr.. Trotts partner in the outer
Office took his eye from the keyhole and
observed contentedly:
''Pisness is pooming!'