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The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Banged With a Flat Iron.

A man.was brought into the station by
MI. Joseph @. Dolliff, No. 251 Fore street,
last evening, whom he found lying in front
of the Stafford block bleeding from a severe
cut in the head i, and fat iron lying by him
with which the blow had evidently beeL
struck. The man was fol eigner, and as
near as could be made out from his broken
English, his name is William Chisun. He
says he was smoking cigar in front of
the Stafford block, and two men were with
him. One of them wanted to try the cigar
and took it from his, Chisun's mouth.
When Chisun took it back from the fellow
they attacked him with the fiat iron and
knocked him down. The police are looking
for the men.
About an hour after Patrolme Riley and
Pillsbury heard cries of murder and
found crowd of more than one hundred in
front of 207 Fore street. IL was eosmo-
politan crowd. Italians, Russians,
Armenians and All SINS relations being
badly mixed ur together. The door of the
place was locked, and from within came in
dications that hot fight was going on in
side. Officer Riley burst in the door, and he
and Otficer, ,Pillsbury arrested and took to
the station two men who were having a
rough and tumble fight, without regard to
the Marquis of Queensbury rules, or the
laws of the State Of Maine.
They took their prisoners through pro-
testing crowd and once outside of. that
section an Italian woman volunteered the
information that one of the men was the
party who used the said iron as a weapon.
Her view of the law was not accepted by
the injured man himself.
At about midnight Deputy Sterling tried
to send young man home but he broke and
made rapid time in the opposite direction.
The deputy saw that he was running into
a trap and let him go until Patrolman Ball
arrested him.. Deputy Sterling knew that
he could not escape but in his case the
charge will be drunk and resisting
arrest''
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Local weather Report.
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for the
Agricultural Department. Weather Bureau
for. yesterday, Sept. l6 taken at p. nj.
18th meridian time. the observations for
each station being given in this order
Temperature, direction of the wind. state Of
the weather:
Boston, 81 degreees.S NE, foggy; New
York. 7e degrees, S, cloudy; Philadelphia. rs
degrees. NV, cloudy; Washington u de-
grees. NE, cloudy; Albany, 10 degrees. NV.
cloudy; Buffalo, 64 degrees, NV, fair: De-
troit, GA degrees, SW, clear; Chicago. 70 de.
grees, S, clear; st. Paul, 62 degrees. W.
clear; st. Vincent. 80 degrees, ". .clear:
Huron, Dak., 60 degrees. N, clear: Bis.
marck, 81 degrees, NV, clear; Jacksonville,
68 degrees. Sc. fair.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
TO CAPTURE PEKIN.
Reports of Heavy Fighting-An Important
Battle is Imminent

London, September l6.-A despatch from
Toxic to the Chronicle says the Japanese
won great victory over the Chinese in
battle fought September g. The fighting
was very severe. The Japanese scattered
the Chinese cavalry and detachment Of
japanese captured the castle of Hwan Ju,
thirty-fve miles from Phong Yang. The
losses on both sides were heavy. Details of
the battle are not obtainable. The Chinsee
forces at Peng Yangb number ed 1900. The
Japanese are rapidly approaching that
place and great battle is impending. If
the Japanese are victorious they will march
to Moukden in the province of Ching King.
This position will menace Pekin. A dis
patch from Yokohama Ito the Times, says
that large detachment of troops will be sent
to reinforce the Japanese army in Corea.
Wagers are being made in Toxic that the
japanese will:oecupy Pekln of Moukden by
the third of November.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
A CHAPTER OF DISASTERS.
The Steamer La Champagne Sights
Two Wrecks.
One Is a Floating DereIict Lumber Laden
Tho Other Was Steamer Ashore son
Sable Island in q Dangerous Position.

New York, Septem ber 16.-The steam
er La Champagne arrived today and re-
ports that at IL. 80 a. m. on Septemb ber
IL, three-masted vessel was sighted to
the southwark and at the mainmast was
the inverted signal IN. W. which means
II am sinking.H The La Champagne
altered her course and circled around the
vessel. but no sign of life was seen on
board. A life-boat, in charge of the
second lieutenant was sent to the YES
sci, and when the boat returned the
lieutenant reported the vessel was the
Aakon Jarl, from Christiana, with a
deck load Of lumber. Her hold was
filed with water, and she kept afoat by
the deck load alone. No one was on
board and everything was left in ship
shape order.
The captain had taken all the charts,
instruments and valuables and the crew
had left none of their clothing. 1t is
thought the vessel had not been aban-
doned more than "a hours.
The vessel was sighted In lat. 5U
deg. 20 min. north, long. ~ deg., ~
min. West Paris meridian.
On the 14th the steamer Nerlto was
sighted aground on the southeast point
of Sable Island. The Nerito belongs to
the English Columbia Steamship Com
pany, bound from Sunderland to Hall
fax. She foated the signal Il am in
distress and need help" The La Cham
pagne stopped and asked if the Nerito's
men wanted to abandon her. They an
swered that they did not, but requested
that despatch be sent to Halifax from
New York on the steamships arrival,
asking for assistance. 1t is reported
there are no passengers on board. She
had a crew OF 27. She ran aground the
morning of the 11th,. during a heavy
fog. Captain Laurent says the
Nerito is in very dangerous position.
Her stern is high out of the water, and
her screw is plainly visible. If a high
south wind should sprinE up she would
ceAainly go to pieces.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
JAPS ARE CONFIDENT.
Expect To Occupy Pekin by Noysm-
Der ard;
SEVERAL MINOR BATTLES FOUGHT
WITH VARYING FORTUNE.

A Decisive Battle Is Now Immiuent as
Both Sides Are Hurrying Troops to
tho scene-Should the Jsps Be Success
full They Will Threaten Pekin-General
News from the war-China Trying to
Obtain European Recruits.
London, September 14.-3The Timesn
will publish tomorrow this despatch,
sent from Shanghai by way Of Tien-
Tsin:
aThe Japanese in force ATTEMPTED to
surprise the Chinese at Ping-ang on the
night of the 18th, but were repulsed
with heavy slaughter. The standing
crops impeded the Japanese and hid the
Chinese. Japanese ships have resumed
scouting in the gulf of Pe-Chi-Li."
A despatch from Seoul, received by
the Central News, says that force of
Japanese troops met and defeated troop
of Chinese cavalry near Whang-Chug
on Septem Der 6. The japanese also at
tackled and captured the Chinese fortress
near that place. The Chinese escaped
ward Ping-Yang. where the Japanese
army is now concentrating by several
routes.
The Emperor of Japan left Toxic to-
day for the general headquarters of the
Japanese army at Heroshina.
Two thousand fresh troops have ar
rived at Fusan, to protect the Japanese
settlement against an uprising OF the
Coreans
Two ia panese who were arrested at
Shanghai ON suspicion of being spies
have been sent to Nankin, where they
will probably be tortured and beheaded.
The British War officer has ordered
Captain du Boulay, who is now at Cos
Japanese headquarters in Corea to act as
military attache in the interest of the
government. In pursuance of an agree
ment.. with the Chinese and Japanese
governments, the war Office will send
Q surgeon and military attache to each
of the hostile armies.
Hong Kong, September 14.-General
Baker, commander of the British
troops here, has issued warning to
the men under his command not to list
en- to offers of the Chinese agents who
are trying to induce men men belong
ing to the British garrison to desert and
enter the Chinese service.
General Li-Yung-Fu, Of the Chinese
army, attempted to convey 30 troops
from Swatow to Formosa in chartered
steamer. The owners of the steamer,
however. cancelled the contract upon
hearing that the Japanese squadron was
cruisers afterward boarded the transport
and examined her papers.
The Western Union Telegraph Compa-
ny's central cable Office, No. 16 Broad
street, reports Japanese lines restored,
but traffic subject to much delay.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
EARNING SALARIES,
Pernicious Agitators Encourage strikers
Not to Resume.

Suncook, III, September 16.-Eleven
hundred people, including the mill help.
gathered at China this afternoon to list
en- to Emery Lapierre and Joseph Pha-
neuf of Concord, who encouraged the
strikers to stay out, predicting they
would win in short time The store
keepers at China will not give credit to
mill employees unless they are at work.
Lapierre advised the help to move to
other places where help was needed.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
KNOW THEIR FRIENDS.
Y. B. DolliVer Tells Of His Experience
in Maine.
SAYS DEMOCRATS ARE JOINING
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY


state-Interesting Information He
Picked up on the Changes in Wages
Caused by the New Tariff.
New York, September 16.-Victor Brown
Dolliver of Iowa, who is brother of Con-
gressman j. p DoliveI, and who, with
Roswell g. Horr and others, stumped Maine
in the campaign JUST closed, was at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel Yesterday The Repub-
hcan State Committee has engaged him for
work in this state after October. He is over
six feet tall andis extremely eloquent. He
was asked yesterday where he found the
greatest resentment to Democratic misrule.
.'There wasn't any greatest said he.
sit was just the same all over the state, and
never saw anything like it before In many
Republican meetings old-line. gray haired
Democrats, who had never voted anything
but the Democratic ticket occupied seats on
the platforms, and in some instances spoke.
They declared their party had forsaken
lifelong principles and been led sastray by
free-trade quaokery and socialism. They
declared without reservation that they In
tended to stay in the Republican party un-
til the Democratic party regained its
senses.
81 was at Greenville just before election
The town is 1umbermen's headquarters.
The day I was there hundreds of these
lumbermen were preparing to go home to
vote, and j noticed that each one had a
clear understanding of how his wages had
been reduced.to the Canadian basis. / fell
in with an extensive shingle manufacturer
who owns mills at Gardiner, Me-, and in
New Brunswick Canada. He told me that
in his Gardine mills he pays his best work
men two dollars day and his common
laborers one dollar and twenty-five cents. In
New Brunswick his expert workmen get
one dollar and his laborers sixty cents. l
rode from Augusta to Gardiner with him,
ard he told me his wor rkmen mad "caught
on to the situation, and / guess from the
returns that they did. 1t looks that way.
AT Greenville usually every year there are
hundreds of parties of lumbermen organized
to go into the Jogging camps. Only two
parties were organized this year and they
agreed to work for $l4 and $40 month and
board. Heretofore they have been paid just
about double those figures.
81 talked with the largest woollen manu-
facturer of Piscataquis county. His name
was Colonel Brown. He said the one thing
they could tell definitely about at this time
was that wages would be reduced, and
whether the mills would run at all or not
would depend upon the state OF public con-
tidence as to whether the Democratic party
would carry out its threat of further war
upon American industry, as intimated in
Wilson'S speec and Cleveland S letter.
Relative to Iowa politics, Mr.. Dolliver
said that Iowa would give a Republican
majority of $4,000 aud elect solid delega-
tion of eleven Republican Congressman.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Abandoned at Sea

London. September l6-steamer Maryland
arrived here today from Baltimore, and had
on board the crew of the British bark
Capenhurst, Captain Jones, from New
Castle, N. B., August 2s, for Liverpool. The
Capenhurst was abandoned at sea. She
carried a crew of twelve men.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
a FINE FOUR MASTER
To Be Added to Names Fleet of Coasting
Vessels.
Especial to- the PRESS. !

Bath, September l6.-Saturday, at 1880.
the handsome new four master, Augustus
Palmer, was successfully launched by her
builder, Nathaniel T. Palmer. She is a
handsome and well built craft of 1887. As
gross and 1235.9l net tonnage, and measures
1917 feet length of keel, 2CS.s; length over
all, beam, 1915 feet and depth 1872 feet. She
has Hyde windlasses and hoisting gear and
spreads 5000 feet of canvas. Miss Mabel
Palmer, niece of the builder, christened the
vessel with flowers in place of the tradi-
tional bottle of champagne. She is nearly
ready for sea and will be commanded by
Capt. Ellis E. Haskell of Chelsea. Mass.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17

A'~SN~~%~~ -
of His Old.Time Fire-signifcant Utter
ances Regarding the Poles.
varien, September ls.-The little village
never before was such festivities as began
this morning. Preparations were making
for days to receive the Posen delegation of
Prince Bismarck's admirers. With day
break the visitors came from the surround
ing districts by the score. They found the
streets already decorated with garlahds and
flags, while arches spanned the roads which
lead to the castle. Policemen closed the
approaches to.the castle to leave free way
for the delegation. Special trains left
Posen, Gensen, Bromberg and Havitch at
ten last evening. At Schneidemuehl they
were joined to trains from other points,
The great line cars are all packed to the
last bit of standing room, and divided in
two sections ran thus to Varsein about half
an hour apart. The first train reached
Hammermehle at 11.25 and the other one
just before noon. Tents for the reception
of the delegates were erected and tables
for luncheons spread before eleven. Young
men walked from the railway station to the
Castle, and the older men were carried in
the Princes carriage and In vehicles used
had wheels and something to sit on. The
procession was marshalled by Major Won
Tiedemann, who divided it into three
battalions. At farm houses near the station
each battalion halted and had grog, coffee
and cigars served by men from the Princes
estate.
After this Refreshments the procession
reorPa1zied, and 23O0 men were eager to,
xo1x, H.. ~, Il. Mot,
Tiedemann ordered a halt when the head of
the columns arrived at the platform erected
in front of the castle entrance. The dele
gates gathered in big semi-circle to await
the Princes coming. Bismarck had already
been on the verandea. He found several
long tables. around which sat reporters of
all the large journals in North Germany.
II am afraid you will find this a rather
poor affair." he said. after exchanging
greetings. II am feeling rather fatigued,
and fear ! cannot give you much for your
papers. / hope none of you will ever know
the plague Of lumhago, such as / have con-
tracted at my work" Bismarck looked
over the rows of reporters. clasped his
hands behind HIS back and said, with a sug-
gestion of sadness: ssAnd all these gentle
men sacrificed themselves for two nights
to come and see what is but ruin" About
130 p. m. the bands were heard coming
with the procession from the village. After
the delegates had gathered around the plat
form and the choir started Watch on
Rhine" The last strain had hardly ecohed
from the castle when the old chancellor
came forward. A sea OF hats, handkerchlefs
and flags swept instantly over the heads of
the crowd for several minutes, and every
I = I Il
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Hauled up for Winter.

Newport RI, Septem ber 16.-Steam-
ers Plymouth and Pilgrim, of the Fall
River line, are laid up here. and the
double service is discontinued. The
freight steamers City Of Fall River and
City of Brockton have gone on for the
winters duties. The boats laid up are
in need of SO fewsrepairs that nearly
the whole repair shop gang are laid off
indefinitely.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
A Jealous Husband

Newburyport. Mass, September 16-James
Daley, living at Hale's Court, assaulted
his wife last night. and she is now in
critical condition. jealousy was the cause
of the assault. DALEY is under arrest
charged with assault with intent to kill.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
GUERILLA WARFARE.

Missionaries In Danger iu Chiua and With
out Food.
London. September l6.-A dispatch from
Shanghai to the Central News. says that
twenty-one transports sailed from Japan.
supposed to be destined for China. A for
midable band of robbers armed with rifles
made an attack in the vicinity of New
Chwang upon number of refugees who
were obliged to foe from Yalu. Mr.. Nc
Intyre, missionary, one of the party.
narrowly escaped death. The refugees are
without food and are compelled to eat the
flesh Of horses. Residents of New Chwang
are pleading for gunboat to protect them.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
BoUTELLE's CLEAN SWEEP,
His Plurality in the Fourth District Was
1O,443.

Bangor, September 16,-Complete
official returns to the Secretary of
State from all but three small places in
the fourth congressional district that
gave only 81 plurality two years ago,
give Congressman Boutelle 10,443 plu-
rality over Simpson, Democrat, and s, 1862
majority over sall. Penobscot county
gives 1858 plurality, Piscataquis l39,
Aroostook 2599, and Washington 1897.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Injured at Church

Spring field. Mass. September ls.-The
floor of the porch in the First Baptist
church on State street. gave way tonight on
account of dry rot in places.:.four.. and one
half by twenty feet, about fifteen persons
were precipitated about ten feet. Nobody
was seriously hurt, but several suffered
severe bruises
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Anarchists Showed Fight.

Rome, September 16-The police to.
day surprised four anarchists posting
an anarcbial manifesto in the vicinity
of the Marine. The anarchists resisted
the police, and in the ensuing fight
three of the four escaped. The fourth
was taken to Jail.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Baths Firebug Bug.

Bath, September 15.-The tirebng got in
his work again at 2 O'clock this morning.
burning the barn of Charles Emery, which
contained thirty tons of hay. besides farm
ing implements, etc. The loss is about
$1,000: insured.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
FOR REM

Store No. 100 Exchange street, in
Jose Bldg., together with shops in rear
Of same, lately occupied by Nelson Ten
ney & Co. Premises consist Of Main
store containing about 1880 SO. 1T.
with Basement the same; rear store
containing about 1880 so. IT. with
basement the same; and work shops,
two stories high. 4Ox22 and 28x16
and In good condition and are connect
ed. Large yard space adjoining. The
whole will be leased together or will
be divided, as tenant may desire. Ap-
ply to JOHN T. A. MERRILL, Room
24,- Jose Bldg., SO Exchange Street.
maya diff
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Added Crime.

Glens Falls, September 16.-Leonard
Blodgett, aged d So, shot Edward Whit,
81, and stabbed Miss Whittmore, aged
Is, last night, ten miles south of here.
Blodgett was discovered in attempting
to outrage the girl. He escaped to the
mountains.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
THE WEATHER.
Light Rains.

Boston, September 16.-For New England
for Monday: Threatening, probably lignt
scattered rains. followed by fair during the
afternoon and night: slight changes in
temper ature; variable winds.
Washington, September l6.-For New Eng
land for Monday: Showers; probably slight
ly cooler in.sthe interior and at Block island
variable winds.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-. Sept. 16-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
sa.m.-Barometer. 3O.114: Thermometer,
565; dew point, 56 humidity, 100; wind. E;
velocity, A; fogg.
sp. m-Barometer. 3o.369; thermometer,
5s. dew point, So; humidity. 100; wind. NE;
velocity, 2; wea ther. foggy.
Mean daily thermometer. $40; maximum
thermometer, $50; minimum thermometer,
$50: maximum velocity of wind, 4NE:
total precipitation. 0.03
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Prefer It to Working.

New Bedford, Mass, Septem ber 49,
The Spinners Union. today voted to pay
the members of the Union 81 week and
25 cents for each child in the mem ber's
family, commencing tomorrow. None
of the mills will start up Monday morn
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Killed at Play.

Nashua, N. H., September 16.-Edward
Hamlin, ten years old, while at play in the
Central engine house stables today. made
misstep through the scuttle to the stairway,
fracturing his skull and receiving fatal in
i1Iries. 8.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
Attended Church.

Sullivan, September 16-Nice President
and Mrs. Stevenson today drove from
Sorrento to West Sullivan where they
attended church.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
THE FUN NOT OVER.
The Owen and Breckenridge Factions
Excited.
Claims that Owens Plurality is Only 144
Attempts Will be Made to Dispute the
Count-Breckenridge Still Feeling Hope

L ~
Attempts Will be Made to Dispute the
Count-Breckenridge Still Feeling Hope
full,
Lexington. KY, September l6.-Col .Breck-
enridge the defeated candidate for Con-
gress. came into town early this morning.
When rendered sympathy for his defeat one
of his supporters remarked: ''We are much
obliged.for your sympathy, but We do not
consider we are defeated" The Colonel is
not looking as downcast as he did last
night, and was bright and full of life.
Several of his closest friends were busy all
day figuring on the returns They come to
the conclusion that Owens has only 1872
majority. Statements to this effect are be-
Ing sent to the Breckenridge committee
men in each county in the district with in
structions to thoroughly investigate the
vote in their counties, and before next
Saturday, the day set for canvassing the
vote and declaring the nominee, they will
be asked to furnish sufficient facts to war
rant contest being made.
Joseph R. Hancock. president of the
Henry Clay Republican club, said today
that straight Republican ticket would be
put. in the field. A convention to select
delegates will be held in this city Wednes-
day. nomination will be made September
20. The Lexington ministers finished up
Breckenridge today. At the Broadway
Christian church, B. A. Jenkins caused five
of his congregation, friends of Brecken-
ridge, to leave the house on account of his
sermon. which was devoted almost entirely
to the defeated Congressman.
The Owens club tonight placed guard at
the county clerks Office at Fankfort, where
the election returns are, to see that Breck-
enrIdge makes no attempt to defraud
Owens out of the nominate Desha Breck-
enridge gave out the following at ten to-
night: While cannot give out any state
ment by counties will say the reports re-
oeived by us have decreased Owen 8 pIurali-
ty to l44 votes. believe that the committee
will give the count to father. In the event
that he does not receive the count, / am
not prepared to say what will follows
Breckenridge Repudiated.
Lexington, KY. September 15.-The
breckenridge people practically con cede
that they are defeated by Owens. An
estimate of the complete returns from
Scott county, Owens's home, gives Ow-
ems 1000 majority Owens claims the
nomination by 1000 plurality.
Hay Contest Election.
Lexington, KY, Septemb ber 16.-Breck-
enridge's managers claim Owens's plural
ity on the face of the returns IS only 165.
They say they will contest and have the
election declared for Breckenridge. Ow-
ens's managers deny any ground for a
contest. and still claim 555 as his major
ity.
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
A HUMAN QUARRY.
Unusual Experience OF Portland
Man.

He Chased Slaves With Dogs for Fun and
Was Called On to ChaseaOne In Ear
nest-He Was Building Plank Road
The Portland daily press., 1894-09-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
A Noble Demonstration in nonor Of
Bismarck.
THOUSANDS GATHER TO HEAR THE
IRON CHANCELLOR.

Even Standing Room Could Not be OBJ
tanned on the Trains-The Demonstra-
,tions Included Gala Procession
Prince Bismarck Made an Address Full
of His Old.Time eFire-Significant Utter
ances Regarding the Poles.