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The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
FOOLED THE FIREMEN.
knights of Pythias Block At st. Johns
bury Burned.

Flames Broke Forth After the Firemen
Thought the Blaze Was Subdued and
the Building VIII Be Total Loss.
St. job nsbury, VT, March i0-A fire
broke out in the basement of the Pyth-
ian block this afternoon. and gained con-
siderable headway in the partitions be-
fore the firemen arrived. After hard
fight of two hours, the fire was extin-
guished, but the building WAS SO filled
with smoke that nobody could save any,
thing. The first floor of the building
was flooded with water, which destroyed
all of the goods in the book and station
cry store of F. o. Clark. Clark was in
sured. C.P. Carpenter, hardware dealer,
who occupied the adjoining store, was
insured for $4,000. His goods are dam
aged by smoke. The basement was oc-
cupied by Murray E. Clifford, who had no
insurance. and the second floor was oc-
cupied by DR.. G. f. Cheney, dentist, DR..
WI .AIdrich, Allen & Ellis, real estate
agents, Crosby & Rickerby, insurance
agents, and L. B. Heald, broker. On the
upper floor were the lodge rooms of the
Knights of Pythias. DIR. Cheney carried
an insurance OF $11O0. The block was
built and owned by mem mbers Of the
Knights of Pythias. The building was
badly damaged by smoke. F.O. Clark
was the heaviest loser.
LATER-After the fire was sup
posed to be under control, the flames
broke out in the roof, and the building
will probably be total loss. The build
ing cost $4,000, and is insured for
SIG, 200.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
MRS. VANDERBILT's NEXT.
Said To Be Engaged to Marry Perry Bel
mont

New York, March Misrepresentation up
on the future of Mr.. and Mrs. William
K. Vanderbilt has been the one theme
interesting society since the announce
ment of the divorce Rumor has already
connected the name of Mr.. W. K. Wander
bilt with that of the Dowager Duchess
of Manchester, formerly Miss Consuelo
Yznaga, but something more than ru-
NOR is joining together the names of
Mrs. Willie K. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Perry
Belmont. Mrs. Vanderbilt's warm friend
ship for Perry Belmont dates back to
the days when she was Miss Alva E.
Smith. Her marriage to Mr.. Vanderbilt
naturally modified this sentiment, but
MIR. Belmont was always a welcome yisi-
tor at the Vanderbilt mansion.
1t is repeating ancient history to say
that Mr.. Belmont formed one of the
party upon the superb steam yacht Val
liant, which party was SO unexpectedly
and inexplicably broken up at Venice.
From that date it seems pretty certain
that Mr.. Wander bilt and Mr.. Belmont
have not been cordial friends.
Willie K. Vanderbilt sailed away to
Europe, and no later than Thursday of
last week Mr.. Belmont was one of the
party who went to the Bijou Theatre
with Mrs. Vanderbilt and ohatted and
laughed with her throughEthe perform
ance, seeming to be almost as happy as
Miss Consuelo, who was seated by
John W.Mackay, Jr.
When Mrs. Vanderbilt has been boldly
asked about the report of her engage
ment, the lady has blushed and smiled,
but denied nothing.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
IN ERUPTION.
An American Edition of yesuvius is Max
ing Things Unpleasant in Mexico.

ST. Louis, March 1o.-A special from
Cordoba, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, says:
sThe peak of Orznba, an ancient volcano
is in state of eruption. The signs of dis
turbance began to manifest themselves
Sunday night. They increased in force con-
sfantly since that time, and it is now vomit-
ing poisonous gases and thick volumes of
smoke are emitted from one hundred
apeIt ures. The earth for one hundred miles
around is shaken perceptibly with ubtsr-
ranean vibrations. The governor of the
State of Vera Cruz will shorty name COM
nilsson of scientists to make an invsstiga-
tion into the eruption and make recommen-
dations looking TO the protection of the in
habitants of neighborng villages. The
present eruption is in the heart of the best
improved coffee districts in Mexico, wher Q
are located many Americans. Masses are
being said in all the churches of the locality
to ward of impending danger.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
FOR THE SOUTH POLE.
Dr. Cooks Plan for the Conquest of the
Antartic Regions.

New York, March 9.--DT. Frederick a.
Cook, the well known explorer, has come
forward with new plan for accomplishing
the conquest of the Antartic regions. with
u small hand of scientists he expects 10 sall
from New York September l next. and 1t
may be three years before the expedition
returns. This project was for the first time
publicly announced this. evening by The
doctor himself, in an extended paper read
before the geographical section of tho
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.
1t was the explorers original intention to
lead a party south last fall. The disaster to
the Miranda in the Arctic seas prevented
this Dr. Cook has succeeded in enlisting
the active support of various scientific
bodies and of private individuals as well in
his scheme. There is no doubt that the sum
necessary TO nit and send out the expedi-
ton, S25, 900, will be completely subscribed
within short time.
Instead of employing steam whaler. as
last years programme called for, DR.. Cook
expects to secure two sailing vessels, sealers
of about one hundred tons burden each
Each will be manned by crew Of
five men, preferably those who have had ex-
perIence in the North. The provisioning
Will De Tor tnI years, altuouBn Inc iH1on
tion is to return in twenty-four months.The
scientific corps will comprise only five, in
Guiding the leader.
1t will take the vessels three months to
sail the six thousand odd miles from New
York to the Gulf of Erebus and Terror.
This gulf is an indentation in Louis PHILIPPE
Land. near the sixty fourth parallel Of
latitude and south of Cape Horn. The An
tartic summer will be commenced when this
rendezvous is reached. II a cleal sea PRE-
sents itself further southing will be at
tempted. Otherwise the expedition will i'm
m.diately disembark. After erecting sub
stantial wooden house for headquarters
observations will commence. Later On
sledging parties will set out over the inland
ice to explore as much OF the Antartic con-
tinent as possible.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
LED A DOUBLE LIFE.
The Respected Pastor of Philadel-
phia Church

Discovered to be Gay Old Sinner
He Frequented Questionable Resorts
and Had Been Deceiving His Flock for
Years.
Philadelphia, March 10-Rev. DR.. AL
exander G. McAuley, for AZ years pastor
OF the Union Tabernacle Presbyterian
church of this city was adjudged guilty
of conduct unbecoming Christian by a
judicial commission of the Presby tar
ian church, and the verdict will be pre-
sented to the presbytery on Monday.
DR.. cAuley is about Is years of age,
and for 43 years he has posed as model
Christian and expounder, Of the gospel.
His long service won the respect and ad-
miration OF men and women swho had
grown up from childhood in the church
and Sunday schools over which he pre-.
sided. About year ago ugly rumors
regarding his conduct reached the ears of
the elders of the church, and it ID said
that certain members of the oongrega-
tion shadowed their pastor on the ocoa-
sion of his visits to questionable locali-
ties, and suffiient was learned to confirm
the unpleasant suspicious. The elders
of the church requested DR.. McAuley to
appear before them, But he ignored the
summons and shortly afterwards re-
signed.
Charges were formulated and present.
ed to the presbytery, and committee
appointed to try DR.. McAuley. The gen.
eral accusation was conduct unbecom-
ing Christian" 1t is said the testi-
mony showed that DR.. McAuley had been
leading a double life for nine or ten
years. Upon the occasion of his visits
to resorts of unsavory character he US
ually wore clothing not in keeping with
his position as minister of the gospel.
1t was shown that he made one place
of questionable repute a rendezvous for
five years. He was familiarly known in
resorts that men of known sporting pro-
clivities would hesitate to enter.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
A Quiet Election Promised at lu-
gusta Today.
NO DOUBT BUT WHAT MAYOR MIL
LIKEN, WILL BE REFLECTED.
Local News From the Capital--A Man Who
is Much Wanted by the Police-The
MiIlinocket Murderers Sentenced at
Bangor
(snecial to the PRESS }

Augusta, March I0.-The annual spring
election which occurs in this city tomorrow
promises 10 eclipse all previous ones as re-
CARDS the quietness of it. Tonight on the
eve of the battle there is hardly a sign ap-
parent that an election is to really take
place. 1t is in marked contrast to last year, ,
when the chieftans of both che Republican
and Democratic parties We're hustling
several weeks before the second Monday in
March in order to bring out the largest
possible vote.
The reason for this state of affairs can be
laid to the fact that the Democratic party
in Augusta is simply demoralized, both on
account of the disastrous landslide which
that party received last fall and the split of
the local Democracy. The persons who
took part in the memorable post office fight
of year ago have BY no means buried the
hatchet, and for these reasons and Others
lack of interest characterized the party
of Jefferson and Tweed.
On the other hand the Republicans were
never in better fighting condition. and
when the smoke of battle shall have cleared
away at the setting of tomorrow's sun, the
Rep uhlicans will have elected their candi-
dates for mayor and six of the seven warus,.
with the seventh ward slightly in their
favor. A large vote is not anticipated by
either side. s
There are three candidates in the field,
Charles A. Mflliken tie present enoumbent
nominated by the Republicans; Capt. Moses
r. Leighton, who was elected mayor In 1888.
and who was unmercifully slaug ghtsl ed while
a. Candidate for Congress last
year. Captain Leighton was nominated by
the Democrats. The other candidate is DR..
W. S. Thompson, who is nominated by the
Prohibitionists. 1t is estimated that he will
not receive over oneshundred votes, II even
that.
There is not the least doubt but that
Mayor Milliken will be Reelected by six
hundred najority at the least. His admin
istration has been business one and, un-
less somethina unusual happens between
now and tomorrow night. he will again be
chosen as the municipal head of the ca pitaI
city of Maine.
Talking about election. the talk about
Col. Morton's being asked to resign from
his position in the treasury department at
Washington, is taken by the ardent follow
ers of the plum trust as s'big Bluff
While on the other hand the Colonel's Re-
publican, as we'll as Democratic enemies
think that he will soon, without any ceIe
mony, be asked to leave his political job If
he does not resign. which is milder form
Of political death. And again from the fact
that he has not yet resigned and as the
despatch from Washington said that such
resignation would occur in few days, the
ssplum trustees'' of Augusta, and they are
legion, call that little special from Washing
ton "newspape per bosh.'' At all events, If
tho gallant Colonel should decide to locate
in Augusta he would be received with open
ard outstretched arms by his Democratic
followers.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
A SAVING OF HALF A MILLION.
Report of the Commission to Reorganize
the System of Business in the Executive
Departments.

Washington, March 10.-March 3, 1898,
Congress created joint commission to re-
organize the accounting system and
business methods in the executive de-
partment. The commission consisted of
Representatives Dockery of Missouri,
Richardson of Tennessee, Dingley of
Maine, and Senators Cockrell Of Missou-
ri, JONES' of Arkansas, and Cullom Of
Illinois.
A volminous report has just been
made public and claims as result5 of
the la bors of this commission that the
services of 25i clerks in the executive
department, with salaries aggregating
1851 ZOO annually, are dispensed with,
and TO this must be added saving OF
S24T, 900 in miscellaneous items, making
q total saving to the government Of
1851, 600. The commission suggested
other economies which, if adopted,
would result in an increased saving to
the government of s45o.0 which will
result in the dismissal of 252 additional
clerks.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
GRAVE YARD INSURANCE.
Peculiar Business Carried on by Some New
Haven Companies.

: Nsw Haven, March 10.-City Attorney Fox
Of this city, has called the attention of the
Insurance Commissioner Mansfield to a
practice on the part Of certain life insur-
ancs companies which he believes to be full
Of danger. The insurance companies il
question are those which conduct what are
known as "Industrinl Departments" One
company refused to pay policies on the
merest pretense. and the city attorney has
been notified that policies have been issued
without medical examination. These
policies arc issued on children and aged
psople, and in many cases the parties are
insured by others in no way related to
them. Mr.. Fox is satisfied that with the
facts in his possession. babes which. had
been insured have been put out of the way
that parents might secure the insurance
money. Many ceases ofsthis nature have
come to the attention of Mr.. Fox. but in
none of them could evidence be gathered
sufficiently to waIrsnt prosecution for
murder.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
TURKISH FIENDS.
Horrible Details OF The Armenian
Massacre.
SURVIVORS TESTIFY BEFO RE THE
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
The NJ embers Much Impressed by the Evi-
dtnce The Story of Kurds Who Wit
messed Some of the Atroseities.

The Members Much Impressed by the Evi-
dtnce- The Story of Kurds Who Wit
messed Some of the Atroseities.
London, March 10.-The Daily Tele-
graph has despatch telegraphed from
Kars yesterday, saying that deputation
Of the survivors of the Sassoun massa-
cres appeared before the commission of
enquiry and narrated the whole story of
the butchery. They presented written
statement, of which the Telegram will
print copy. The statement mentions
that crosses and Bibles were flung at
the feet of the Arm nian priest who
was ordered to trample on them. He re-
fused, and thereupon the Turkish SOL
diers gouged out his eyes and flung him
into pit with others who were dying.
Of 800 persons taken at the same time
with the priest, only one merchant.
named Avak, escaped. He saved himself
in an almost miraculous manner. The
correspondent says the statement i'm
pressed the delegates powerfully. but
does not mention the day on which it
was presented. Another despatch dated
Kars. yesterday, gives the testimony of
the Kurds who saw the Turkish soldiers
take children by the feet and dash them
against the stones. "A Turkish ser
geant," says the despatch, bound an
old Armenian, head downward, to
some branches, and slowly cut his
throat with an axe. The same Kurds
saw soldiers take pregnant woman and
offer bets on the sex of her child, and
then cut the woman open, and money
was paid to the man who guessed cor
rectly. The Telegraph will say it re-
cei we'd other details too horrible to print
A third despatch, dated Kars. mentions
Al villages that the Turkish soldiers
burned, but does not give the dates.
These fires are recorded in the evidence
before the commission. The Telegraph
will not print the dates on which the
dispatches men toned above were sent.
The Sultan has not Seen the Armenian
Memorial.
London, Macrh 1O.-The Daily Graphic
has this despatch from Constantinor le:
"The imperial secretary has returned to
the Armenian Patriarch the memorial
recently addressed by him to the Sultan
regarding the condition of the Armeni-
ans in the empire. He requested the
Patriarch to adopS a more moderate tone
and to mention in the memorial the
Sultan's clep1ency and sense of justice
The Council of the Patriarchate decided
not to modify the memorial, but to re-
turn it to Munler Bey in it's origial
form. The committee of enquiry are
working slowly in Mosoh.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11

The following are the observations for the
Agricultural Department., Weather Bureau
for yesterday, March 10, taken at 8 p. m.
meridian time, tho observations for
each station being given in this order.
Temperature, direction of the wind, state
of the weather:
Boston, 40 degrees, W. cloudy; New York
A degrees, sW, fair; Philadelphia. 81 de-
grees. SW, clear; Washington. 56 degrees. s
fair; A Albany, 34 degrees. NV, cloudy
Buffalo, 20 degrees, NE, snow, Detroit. p
degees, N, clear; Chicago, - degrees, NV
clear; ST. Paul. % degrees. SW. clear: ST
Vincent, 20 degrees. W, clear; Huron, Oak.
2s degrees, S. clear: Bismarck. 2S degrees
W, clear; Jacksonville. 60 degrees. z. fair.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
Trinity Commandery's Prosperous Year
Base Ball Gossip-ComiDg Events.

Trinity Commandery's Prosperous Year
Base Ball Gossip-Comipg Events.
Especial to the PRESS
Augusta, Me-, March 9.-The annual
meeting of Trinity Conmandery was
held tonight. This has been a most
prosperous year. Over fifty Sir knights
have heen made since year ago, and
the finances ara in an excellent condi-
tion. The following officers were elect
ed:
H.A. Heath. &c; F.W. Plated, G..
James E. Kingsley, C.G.; c. Tilden,
F.; Treby johnson, Treasurer; J.E.
Blan ard, secretary; Albert T. Murphy,
S.W.; Joseph E. Badger, j. W. The in
stallation will take place in the new
Masonic temple. Friday evening, April 5.
The dedication of this new Masonic
Temple will take place the last week in
April, but the exact evening has not been
decided on. Grand Master Horace H.
Burbank of Saco, assisted by all the
grand officers, will be present and take
part in all the ceremonies. The Blue
Lodge ceremony will be used.
The talk of Augusta becoming mem
ber of the New England Base Ball
League is the biggest fake" announce
ment in Maine sporting circles vet made.
few years ago, through the liberal
| ity of large mum ber of the city's busi-
ness men, who have passion for the
| national game, Augusta had first-class
salaried ball team for two seasons. AS a
money-making scheme it was failure
from the start, the club not taking in
anywhere near expenses for the two sea-
| sons The gentlemen who 60 generously
went into their pockets in times past,
have got all they want of base ball, and
it is dead sure thing that all the local
team Augusta has in 1895 will be the
usual scrub mines.
with the Rockland team as pitcher fol
| this season.
United States Deputy Marshal Burton
Smith of Portland brought down from
Wsterville and lodged in Kennebec iai1
today Thomas Vigue of that city, M
Vigue is charged with selling Iiouol
without government license
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
A BURNING MINE.
The Fate of Eight Miners in New Mex
lean Mine.

Socurro, N. NJ. March 1O.-The shaft house
of the Old Abe mine at White Oak Lincoln
county caught fire this morning and in a
few minutes the flames communicated to
ths shafting of the mine which was COM
plstely destroyed. Nine men were in the
mine at the time only one of whom escaped.
There rs but slight possibility that the
others escaped suffooation. The rescued
man WAS in the cage and escaped through
the air shaft. The others were in the lower
levels and had no chance to make their
way out. 1t. will be impossible for the
rescuing party to enter the mine for at least
twsnty-fC ur hours.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
POLICE LOOKING FOR {. M. ABBOTT.
He Is Alleged to Have Passed Worthless
Checks,

Augusta. Me-, March 10-E. M. Alb
bott, whom City Marshal Teel of Lew
iston holds a warrant for, has been in
Augusta, and only few days ago
man was here from Portland looking for
him. Abbott has been soliciting insur-
ancs for tine Phoenix Mutual Life Inxur-
ance Company, and is charged with pas
sing worthless checks. Previous to his
diappearance he was staying at Hotel
Brunswick, Gardiner, and loft there very
suddenly, leaving all his things. While
here he stopped at the City Hotel He
ia about 48 years of age, weighs about
100 pounds, full beard, dark complexioned
aud is about six feet tall. He has only
three fingers on one hand,an is of ratb-
er fine appearance.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
HIS MOUTH FOR A PURSE.
Patrick Sullivan Had No Idea of Letting
Mrs, Sullivan Go Through His Pockets.

Fall River. Mass, March fitzpatrick
Sullivan. aged SO. residing at 22 Teouseah
street. met with death from an extraeIdi-
nary cause. last night. About nine he went
to bed with three pisces of money in his
mouth. Then his wife went to wake him
this morning his body was cold, and be
probably Lad been dead for some hours. He
had swallowed half dollar. quarter of a
dollar and nickle. His wife says he fre-
quentiy kept money in his mouth while he
slept. proba bly, TO keep it from her. H. had
been drinking little during the evening:
He was laborer and leaves grown uE
family.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
uNLUcKY CITY OF RICHMOND.
Sunk at Her Wharf at New Londan Yester-
day.

New London, March 10.-The steamer City
OF Richmond. laid up at the Central Ver-
mont abroad wharf at East New London,
WAS discovered to be sinking this noon. 1t
is supposed that the injector pipe, two or
three feet below the water line, became
frozen during the cold weather and burst,
letting water into the Richmond till she
sank to the guards. diver will examine
the vessel. Tugs went alongside and put
pumps at work to free her. The water is
four or Eve feet deep in the after cabin.
The Richmond will be freed and the leak
stopped during the evening. The steamer
formerly WAS the property of the Boston
and Maine Railroad company.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
Local Weather Report.

Portland. Me. Mar oh 10-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
sa.m.-Barometer, 29.S5l: thermometer,
800; dew point, 20; humidity, g. wind. SW;
velocity, 10; clear.
= y. m.-Barometer. 29.661; thermometer
$40; dew point 26; humidity. ~; wind, W;
velocity s.; weather. cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer. $50; maximum
thermometer, 42.5; minimum thermometer,
24.5: maximum velocity of wind. IS; SW;
total precipitation, 0.
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
Drowned from a Cunning Float.

Newburyport, Mass, March 10.-George
Leak, aged 3S, and Samuel Smith, aged 81
both of South Lawrence. went to Plum
island last night to shoot ducks. They hired
a small float and started Tor Plum island
river 1t is supposed that soon after leaving
shore the boat overturned, as early this
morning the empty boat was found hall
filed with water. The bodies were found
entangled in decoy lines. Both are un.
married
The Portland daily press., 1895-03-11
Died in q Boston Hotel.

Boston, March 9.-F.W Cuthbert and
Il. j. Carr, hailing from Gilsum, N. H,
registered at the Hampton House, Black
stone and Cross streets, about 10 o'clock
last night, and were assigned to room.
This morning, at O'Clock, strong
smell of gas was noticed coming from
their room, and upon investigation it
was found that Cuth bert was dead and
that Karr was In critical condition.