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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
BAD BLAZE AT KENNEBUNK.
One of the Best Business Blocks in that
Town Totally Destroyed.
Especial to the PRESS. J


Kennebunk. Me-, March 5.-A bust
ness block was totally destroyed by fire
in the village of Kennebunk at about
T. 80 O'Clock this morning. 1t was called
the Sargent and Ross block, and was
owned by Mrs Sarah C.Sargent and DR..
f. M. Ross. The fire was first discovered
by resident near being awakened by
the light in his room from the flames,
which had broken out in the rear of the
store of j. H Otis. The alarm was i'm.
n1ediately given, and streams from the
hydrants were soon put on the flames.
The fire was ably handled, there being
plenty of water, and the several fire COM
panies under the efficient Chief F. c. Ea-
ton and his able assistants did great
work. 1t was impossible to save the
block, as the fire hadi gained such head
way before it was discovered. The night
watchman goes home at a. M, and a
severe gale was blowing from the north
| west The firemen TUNED their artten-
titon to saving the town from a con-
| flagration, which would have happened
bad it not been for the abundance Of
dwelling was only 36 feet from the burn
| ing block, but the efficient work of the
| fire department saved it. WE. Warren.
confectioner, and F. P Hall, coal dealer,
| occupied frame building on one side
of the block, only 16 feet distant. and
this was also saved. The loss was as fol-
| lows: Block, $4,000; insurance was as
| follows: Roval, $4,000; London and Ian
cashire, 1880; New Hampshire, $1,000;
Palatine, $500: North British and Mer--
| camille, 1897. so; Granite Stat, se37. so:
this included fixtures. DR.. hoss 81 Co. IS
stock is a total loss; $4,000; insured in
the National of Hartford and London
and Lancashire for $1,000 ". l.. Dame,
loss $500; insured in the North British
and Mercantile for $3.50. c. Il. Cole, in.
surance office, loss $500; no insurance.
j.. H. Otis. jeweller; loss S45OO; insured
| for $1,000 in the National OF Hartford,
Ae6na of Hartford and Hanover of New
| York, $1,000 each. Mousam Lodge. / 70.
| o. f. loses $4,000; insrred for $500 in
| Aetna. X. p. G. Club loss $500; insured
| for $500 in the Granite State. Miss Nj. J
| A bbott lost $500; no insurance. Lasters
Union loss was 5000; no insurarnce.gThs
post off CO was a total loss, and all thu
| mail matter therein. The tax collactol
lost all of his tax books. There were sew
eral individual losses, with no insurance
which cannot yet he ascertained. Dr.,
Ross will Immediately rebuild, it is ssid
aud that he will erect a fre-proof build
| ing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
WARD SIX.
school Committee TO Be Voted for
.. Today.

The adjourned election in Ward 8, due to
failure to elaot a member Of the school COM
mittee on Monday takes place today. The
polls will be open at 8 O'Clock. Mr.. William
N. Bradley is the regular Republican candi-
date, and il is not denied that he has
served the City faithfully and we'll. Repub-
licans who at the first election did not vote
for him were actuated simply by desire to
try the experiment Of woman on the
school board. But 1t will bs seen by a
glance at the bill introduced by Represent
tative Larrabee that that experiment is
pretty likely to be tried whatever the result
Of the election in ward six.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for the
Agricultural Department Weather Bureau
for yesterday, March s. taken at D. M,
meridian time. the observations for
each station being given in this order.
Temperature, direction of the wind, state
of the weather:
Boston. 22 degrees. ", clear; New York &c
degrees, NV. clear: Philadelphia, 2S de.
grees. n. cloudy; Washington, "a degrees
n. clear. Albany, 20 degrees, W, clear
Buffalo, 10 degrees, W, clear; Detroit, q
degrees, sW, fair. Chicago, rs degrees, sW,
fair; ST.. Paul, ~ degrees, clear; st. Vim
cent, IL degrees, aw, clear; Huron, Dak., 2l
degrees. W, fair; Bismarck, 2S degrees, ",
clear; tac ksonville, 81 degrees, Ne, fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
SAVED HIS LIFE.
Thomas S. S. Lee Pulled Drunken Man
OFF the Rails just in Time.

Thomas S. S. Lee, coupler for the
Grand Trunk railroad, saved a mans
life yesterday. The man was lying
across the track under Munjoy Hill. SO
dead drunk that nothing but the last
trump would have awakened him. Init
with the helpless drunkard's usual luck.
he was discovered by Mr.. Lee and pulled
from the rails just in time to escape the
approaching train. He was taken to
the police station, but was too drunk to
tell his name.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-. March 5-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
sam.-Barometer 29.s26: thermometer
1876; dew point. 4; humidity. 62; wind. NV
velocity, 10; clear.
s p. m.-Barometer. 30.170; thermomete,
17.a; dew point s; humidity, 64 wind. "
velocity 8; weather. clear.
Mean daily Thermometer. 1870; maximum
Thermometer. $50; minimum thermometer
1870: maximum velocity of wind. 10; NV
total precipitation, 0.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
Maine Pensions.

Washington, March 4.-Ths follow
ing Maine people were granted pensions
today: ek .sa saa
Oriainal-Lsmuel Rolfe. Deerina; Thomas
T. Carney. TnRus.
Increase Jefferson D. Huntoon, Read
field.
Original Widows, etc.-,Tames yM Deering
father, knishtpiile. Mexican war survivor.
Increase-James G. Close, Togus.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
THE PORTLAND LLOYDs LOST.
A Mutiny Is Reported to Have Pre-
ceeded the Wreck,

In which Captain Alfred Ereethy Was
Saved.
New York, March 5.-Panama advices
under date Of February IS, say: A Lima
newspaper reports that the American
bark Portland Lloyds, 1898 tons, with a
cargo of nitrate, was wrecked in the Bay
of Junin, and all the crew were drowned
except two. These state that before the
wreck occurred, a musiny among the
crew took place. resulting in the death
of the master, Captain Alfred Freethy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
win Fill Miss willard. Place.

RBoston, March 5.-Forty-four countries
have come into the worlds Woman's s.
Christian Temperance Union. During
the absence of Miss Willard abroad, the
dutiessof the national president of the
Wet. q. will be discharged by Mrs.
LIN. N. Stevens of Stroudwater, Me-.
who was elected vice president at Cleve-
land In Octo ber last.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
Granite workers still on strike.

Livermore Falls, March 5.-The gran
lite companies at North jay have not yet
adopted union prices. The quarrymen
will not return to work at the prices
submitted by the companies, and many
of the work men have left Etown. The
difficulty probably will be settled satis-
factorily in few days. Work on the
General Grant mausoleum is delayed
The Daigneault Inquest.
Lewiston, March 5.-The coroner's jury in
the case of the death of Jean Baptists
Daigneault. met at the rooms of the alder.
men at City hall at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning. The jury was made up of 6. ".
Horne, g. Fred Maines, E. G. Woodside. N.
E. Cloutie. ]. H. Chase and Regis Provost.
Max Il. Lezotts, ESQ.,, who appeared for
Hamel, had secured Savage and Oakes as
associates in the case. and Mr.. Oakes was
present. County Attorney Judkin con-
Quoted the inquest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
DUNLAP coMMANDERY ELECTS.
The Will Of the Late Samuel Bailey Of
Bath Filed.

The Will Of the Late Samuel Bailey Of
Bath Filed.
Especial to the PREsS.)
Bath, March 5.-The annual meeting
OF Dunlap Commandery, Nos, Knights
Templar. was held here this evening,
and the following officers elected:
Commander-Charles 81 Mason.
!. Generalissimo- Charles W. Clifford.
Captain General--Samuel r. Percy.
Prelats-J0hn w. Bailou.
Senior Warden-Louis Rounds.
Junior Warden-Langdon I. Snipe.
4 Treasurer-Frank Brown.
Recorder-Albert Fl. Strout.
The inventory of the estate of the late
Samuel D. Bailey was filed in the pro.
bate court today, and amounts to e1S,-
s54 Mr.. Bailey was the president of the
Marine National bank and the Eastern
Steamboat Company at the time OF his
decease.
BY the will of Mary S. Richardson, who
died year, ago, and whose estate was
finally settled in the pro oate court today,
the city gets about e400. which will be
known as the Richardson fund, the in
come of which will be used for purchas-
ing fuel for poor families in Bath during
the winter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06

In Asolo. Italy, northwest of Treviso
opposite the house where Robert Brown.
ing wrote Asolando," MIR. Barrett
Browning has established in memory of
his father, lace school, where young
girls are taught to weave the old pat
terms Of Venetian lace. He has also re-
vived the older industry of the place of
weaving linen by hand looms.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
Canada wnl lave an Advantage.

Ottawa, Ont, March 5.-An offer has
been received from Cape Colony to esta b.
lish free trade with Canada, W whichIwould
give the latter an advantage in the mar
ketn of the Cape equal to 20 per cent over
The United States and even Great Brit
ain. 1t is the first practical move in the
direction OF the"acceptance of tbs prin-
ciple Of preferential trade endorsed by
the Dominion Parliament two years ago
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
Especial to the PRESS.)

N'pooAoi " buo hIlOCsJ
| Augusta. March 4.-Somebody else has dis
| covered that he can divide Cape Elizabeth
better than the committee on towns. Mr..
Gilbert of Canton has received request to
| offer to the division bill an amendment
establishing new line. This new boundary
would be the shortest distance between Two
points, as the school boy defines d strais BIT
line. The two points selected are the
mouth of the brook near Cliff Cottage
where the present proposed line starts, and
the place where the line between Scabroro
and Cape Elizabeth strikes the upper
waters OF the Spurwink river near the
| homestead of the late Tristram Jordan.
| Between these two points the line would
! justify the school boys definition, as it
| swerves neither to the right nor to the lett,
| paying regard to property limits or
natural boundaries. 1t would add consider
able territory TO South Portland, but the
| land on the shore, which the village
people laid claim at and previous to the
hearing would be left in the new town.
! In the Senate this afternoon the bill was
taken from the table on motion of MI.
| Waterhouse. The Senate then accepted the
amendments adopted in the House and
passed the bill to be engrossed in concur
renee. NS
| When the bill comes up in the House
again, Mr.. LaIrabee of Portland, will
probably offer an amendment to change the
name South portland to Trelawney, as was
suggested by correspondent of the PRESS.
Should this amendment be adopted, 1t win
necessitate sending tie bill back to the
ale for concurrence. Then it must be
eIgrossed as amended before it can be
finally passec.
The bill in relation to the taxes paid in
Cape Elizabeth under the law abolshing
the school districts was tabled in the House
today by Mr.. Cole, who say, he wants time
to consult the views of some of his con-
stituents regarding it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
BANKS AND BANKING.

The committee on Banks and Banking will
give public hearing in the baLK examiners
room a t the State House. Wednesday, March
&. al o'clo' y. M. On an act 10 amend
section 100 of chapter Il of Rs. relating to
invesi ments IF savings banks, as Heretofore
amended. On an act to amend section 10s,
chapter Al. K. s., relating to length OF
notice required for withdrawal OF deposits
from sa wings banks
FREDERICK H. PARKHURST, Secretary
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

The committee on interior waters will give a
hearing tn URSDAY, March Z. at 2.30 p. M,
at their room in the State House, on an act to
authorize Alvin Record and others to improve
and clear the channel of the Androscoggin
and between said Rumford Falls and Liver
more Falls i'll the Comfy of Androscoggin.
GEO. P. LONGLEY, ,Sec'y.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
REV. c. A. LUCE SENTENCED.
Woman Who Was Actually
Scared to Death.

Bangor, Me-, March 5.-Rev. c. A.
Luce, the late pastor Of the church at
Brownville, was convicted today in the
supreme court at Dover, of larceny Of
money from the colored troupe of jubilee
singers last fall, and sentenced to nine
months in the county Jail at Bangor.
Mrs. Fred G. Hill OF East Corinth died
yesterday as a result of fright caused by
a runaway of horses on Sunday, while
driving with her husband. The sleigh
was not overturned, but death resulted
from commissions, caused by fright. Mr..
Hill was postmaster, and had been mar
ried only a short time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

The Committee on Railroads, Telegra phs
and Expresses will give public hearing al
their room in he State House, Wednesday
act adme ndatory of chapter 26S of the Public
Laws of 1888, entitled an act to reg gulate the
organizations and control of street rail
roads.
BY order of Committee.
W. H. WlLDES, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06

France has compulsory elementary edu-
cation, yet out of .343,0 900 young men
called out for military service, $4,000
could neither read nor write, and 5S.eon
more could only sign their names.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE. ,

tl9.9 31I-~ g c. y s'4 ass38'7 al
The Committee on Legal Affairs W Il give
hearing at Their room in the state House
MsrGh Z, 1885, ats2 O'Clock p. In., ON the 4acl
to allow boards ofRefereHce to be .choseI
IN large towns '7' 80 ~
By order of Committee.
JOHN HOWARD HILL, Secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

'1lEsS 25aslsaG@ @j$4 & 41& All
-a+ef sj58c9 agc1W bsa 80 s.se4 Il w Il
The Commit ttee on Education will give a
public he aIing}at tbeiIsrHom iii The. state
the petition Of George E., Guam be rlain and
others for aastafe Board of Edaca tion. 9sdf q
z By order of Cac.niifte ~ @ iAr.4 as
JAMEs- H. HAYES. Secretary > a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
Bill for the Appointment Of Women
on The School Board.
APPROPRIATION FOR THE PORT
LAND DEAF SCHOOL TABLED.

Hearing on the Medical Registratio Bill
Occurs today-New Business introduced
in the Eouse-A New Dividing Line
Proposed for Cape Elizabeth-A Bill
for the Relief of Old Soldiers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Warmer.

EBoston, March 5.-Local forecast for
New England Wednesday,: Fair and
slightly warmer; Wednesday afternoon
westerly winds.
Washington, March 5.-Forecast for
Wednesday in New England: Fair;
slowly rising temperature; westerly
winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
SOME E'REEPoRT HISTORY.

Continued on Second Pages5ll-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-06
WILLIEn K. VANDERBILT.

william K.VanderbIIt was the second
son of William H. Vanderbilt, and was
,born at Staten Island Decem ber IL, 1s49.
In 1877, he became second vice president
of the New York Central railroad. and
in 1882, when his father retired from the
presidency of the roads in the Wander
bilt system, he and his brother Cornelius
assumed the management with .sgreat
success When their father died he
The children, The remainder of the e.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-23
Pigeon Shooting n Disgrace.

Tho one act Of my life which fills me
with the most acute regret is that in
early years l gave silver cigar case TO
be shot for at Nottingham by the lords
and commons My excuse, if it can be
called one, is that did not think. II is
the cause of much unconscious cruelty.
II is an act Of which am now poignant
ly ashamed. When later ON wounded
bird fiuttered down to die beneath a
cedar tree by which was seated, re-
allied the full horror of that disgusting
sport. and / never again entered the in
closure Of the club.
Unbappily English example has since
those days made such shooting popular
and fashionable throughout Europe.
Not a word can be said in its favor or
defense. IL is mean, cowardly. barba
rous and contemplate. A bluerock is a
clever and handsome creature. kept
some once in a large Enclosure TO paint
from and was struck as watched them
by their brightness. vivacity and intel
ligent communication with each other.
The dancing and the posturing Of the
males in courtship are delightfully."-
droll. have seen male pigeon waltz
round and round many times, raising
his crest and Tapping his wings and adj
vance to his iadylove with mincing
graces in a slow gavotte, bowling low ut
intervals. while she made believe not
even 20 see him. And these interesting
creatures are thrown pellmell into
hampers and sacks. with broken legs
and wing feathers torn out. and after
long, racking journeys. half suffocated
and tortured by thirst. become tho tar
gets for the crack shots of an aristocrat-
10 society. -ouida in Nineteenth Cen
tury
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-23
Curioaltles AbOut BELLS.

Tho history Of bells is one of the most
curious ana interesting chapters i'll the
record Of inventions. They were first
heard about the year 400 A. d., before
which Tina rattles were universally
used. In tho year go bells were first in.
troduced into the western part of Eu-
rope. at the city of Sens, in Spain In
the last year their ringing is said TO
have so frightened the soldiers Of King
Clotaire of France that they were glad
to BIO permitted 90 leave Spanish terri
tory with their lives In the year 300
tho first bells in England were hung at
the Coryland abbey. Tho oldest bell in
America. that belonging to the African
Methodists ut Haleyville. N. j., was
cast in Spain in the year 1902 and first
did service ON the historic old Alham-
bra. Queen Isabella presented il to
Christopher Columbus. and he brought
it to the western world upon the occa-
sion of his first voyage. II was first
placed in the chapel of tho cathedral at
Carthagena, New Granada, in tho year
1902. In tho year 1897. when that city
was besieged and captured by the
French. the old bell fell to the officers
Of the ship La Rochelle. who took it rs
u part Of their portion Of tho plumber
La Rochelle was wrecked on one Of the
West Indies. and years afterward Cap
tain Newell of the bark Ezra ii. Fisk
purchased the bell, which, with other
articles, was saved from the wreck, and
took it 10 Haleyville. st. Louis Rcpub
lie
Colonel G. S. Venable of the Univer.
tity Of Virginia relates the following in.
rident in the life Of the late Confederate
General NJ. ID. Corse: AT Sharpsburg
General Corse's brigade charged the en-
envy on our left center against heavy
odds The charge failed. and ho was
left on the field wounded. The gallant
brigade was soon reformed. and the
charge renewed. The old hero raised
himself on his elbow, under the enomy's
fire, and waved his hand backward 10
his men TO come OH. And come ON they
did, with will. and drove the confront
lins f,e from lite position.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-23
Scratching
and Swearing

only Increase the i;rita-
ton and heat the blood. What
the skin needs i; :, cooling. heal
ing application that brings COM
fort 20 body and mind. and which
at the same time has strength
enough 10 penetrate Il clogged skin
and to dissolve the scales OF
Eczema and Dandrulf.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-23

Let me say 10 the hundreds OF young
people in this house this afternoon, be-
foro you give Your heart and hand in
holy alliance use all caution. Inquire
outside as 20 habits, explore the DISPOSE
ton, scrutinize the taste. question the
ancestry and find ont the ambitions. Do
not take tho heroes and tho heroines Of
cheap novels for model. DO not put
--e.,~ I're,i,,,o happiness in the keeping
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-12

Wild Scenes and peeds--cowardl OF
iicers.

Vancouver, Il. c., April 1.-THE fol-
lowing advices have been received by
the steamer Empress Of Japan, which
has arrived at Vancouver.
All is confusion in the city OF Pekin
and threatens TO eliminate in panic.
scores OF cowardly officers fearing the
appearance OF the Japanese army. are
asNing for leave to visit sick and aged
parents, The government has refused
them all. Two American ladies were
walking on Legation street in Pekin
when they were assaulted by the soi-
diers while the native guard, posted on
the street for police protection, looked
on and grinned The ladies' garments
were badly torn. but they managed to
free themselves and ran into the house
OF the Russian legation close by. The
soldiers. who pursued the ladies', were
afterwards almost beaten to death by
the angry husbands Of the women. The
Peltin authorities have allowed the two
ladies' assaulted to have guard of
Russian soldiers in their walk. Partic-
ulars Of an attack by pirates on the
camp Of two young Frenehmen near
Thailguyan are given,
Messrs. Hearle ana Subot We're on
gagged In super Intending the construc-
tion Of an English line between CnOmOl
and Thallguyan. Hearie was on his
back and sabOt was Ia a ricksa. There
were thirteen in the party. suddenly
tie pirates made their appearance, and
seeing the party, demanded their sur
render. Sabot refused and he and tho
guards fired. The lire was returned.
nearle was Killed by shot in the neck
and nearly all OF the laborers fcll NOR,
tally wounded. Sabot was caught aqe
carried off.
The Buddhist priests have been dis
charged from Formosa by order OF tEc
emperor of Japan, owing to the number
Of spies being caught posing as mem
bers OF that fraternity. Other provinces
are to follow FormOsa's lead. The
Buddhist church threatens to innict
punishment IN retaliation similar to eX.
con municatlon.