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Arizona republican., 1895-11-01

permanent magnet would be in creased at very low temperatures, and experiments with comparatively low temperatures had rather nega- tived Faraday's suggestion, but Prof
 Dewar has completely verified the opinion of the famous savant, having shown that magnet at the extremely low temperature made possible by the liquid air had it's power increased by about fifty per cent. Very low temper ature was shown also to have a remark able effect upon the color of many bodies. For example, the brilliant scarlet or vermillion and mercuric iodide is reduced under it's influence to pale orange, the original color return ing with the rise of the temperature.
Arizona republican., 1895-11-01
RICE PAPER.
The Chinese Tree Is Now Successfully
 Grown in Florida.

The Chinese Tree Is Now Successfully
 Grown in Florida.
 The rice-paper tree, one of the most interesting of the fora of China, has recently been successfully expert mented with in Florida, where it now fourishes, with other sub-tropical and oriental species of trees and shrubs, says the St. Louis Republic. When first transplanted in American soil the experimenters expressed doubts of it's hardness, fearing that it would be un- able to stand the winters. All these fears have vanished, however, and it is now the universal opinion that it is as well adapted to the climate of this country as to that of the famed Flowery kingdom.
 It is small tree growing to a height of less than fifteen feet, with a trunk CT stem from three to i've inches in diameter Its canes, which vary in color according to season, are large, soft and dOwny, the form somewhat resembling that noticed in those of the castor plant. The celebrated rice paper, the product of this queer tree, is for..-,,d of thin slices of the pi5h, which is taken from the body of the tree in beautiful cylinders several inches in length.
 The Chinese worknen apply the blade of sharp, straight knife othese cylin- ders and, turning them round either by rude machinery or by hand, dexter ously pare the pith from circumference to center. This operation makes roll of extra-quality paper, the scroll being of equal thickness throughout. After a cylinder has thus been pared it is un- rolled and weights are placed upon it until the surface is rendered uniformly smooth throughout it's entire length.
 It is altogether probable that if rice paper making becomes an industry in the United States these primitive modes will be done away with.
Arizona republican., 1895-11-01
FOUR HUNDRED BELOW ZERO.
Curious Effect of Such Temperature on
 Iron and Coiors.

Iron anG CO!OrS
 Four hundred and twenty-four de- grees Fahrenheit below zero! Just what this means it is almost impossible to imagine, and yet, says Cassier's Mag azine, it is one of the temperatures which have been reached and used in laboratory research, and has been made the subject of some highly interesting experiments and explanations by Prof. Dewar before the British Royal institu- tion. Four hundred degrees below zero is not an everyday temperature, nor can it be reached by more every day means than the expansion of liquid air, which latter Prof. Dewar has sue ceeded in producing in comparatively large quantities, and in storing by novel and ingenious methods, to be ysed as required in the study of matter at abnormally low tempera- tare, exactly as spirit lamp or Bun sen burner is used in studying the prop critics of different bodies at the higher temperatures. The tensile strength of iron at four hundred degrees below zero is just twice what it is at sixty degrees above. It will take strain of sixty instead of thirty tons to the square inch, and equally curious results have come out as to the elongation of metals under these conditions. It was an idea of Faraday that the magnetism in a
Arizona republican., 1895-11-01
A Poor Excuse,

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, while vis- iting, feeling rather weary and wish ing to rest, was asked by a fellow guest, whom he did not admire, if he would not accompany her for walk. Glancing out of the window, Hheridan replied: Ut is very cloudy. We shall be caught in the rain" The other waited awhile. Shortly the sun came through the clouds. Shall we go now?" she asked; lit has cleared up" Why, yes; so I see," said Sheridan; it has cleared up enough for one, but not enough for two. You go.'-f
Arizona republican., 1895-11-01

Merchants should advertise for the good they can derive from it and the good they can do the public. That's what Murray does. His cafe is ''the' place to eat.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
BRUTAL ROBBERS.
Tortured an Old Woman to Obtain Her
Money.

Garry, Pa. April 1s.-At a rarm house
nine miles west of here, old Mrs. Hanlinan
aged IS years, lies at the point of death
from injuries received Tuesday night
shortly after twelve o'clock three masked
men entered the house and demanded Mrs
Hanlihan's money. The old lady protested
that she had none whereupon the rutdans
choked her almost to death. The fends
then took lighted lamp and set her hair
on fire, burning ner neck. face and head In
a terrible manner. One of the brutes then
criminally assaulted the unfortunate
woman.
In the meantime the other two searched
the house. securing about S23 In money
The robbers made their escape. firing their
revolvers as they ran away. The old lady
MAS found almost dead, her hair burned
from her head. her teeth knocked out and
several ribs broken. About two hours later
the robbers appeared at the house of Tom
Moore at Lebouf station and a fight ensued
in which Moore was fatally injured. AT
Moore honse the bandits secured SIG and
made their departure. The whole country is
up In arms but no trace of the robbers mas
yet been found.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
THE MALL MISSION.
Mrs, ". H. Fem Chosen National Vice
President From Maine.

Pittsfeld, Mass. April 1s.-The ma
tional convention of the McAlI Mission
closed this afternoon, having been in
teresting and successful in all respects.
The treasurer's report showed receipts
of S43, 900 and expenditures $1,000 less.
The election of officers sresulted: ::
President, Mrs. Charles II. Parkhurst of
New York. Among the vice presidents
elected are Mrs. James A. Garfield of
Northern Ohio, Mrs. ". III. Fem of Maine,
AS board of directors, MIS-. L. S. Hough-
ton, Miss Aletta Lent, Mrs. George H.
McGraw, Miss A. M. Davidson all of New
York; treasurer, Mrs. A. r. Perkins of
Philadelphia; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. H. L. Wayland of Philadelphia; re-
cording secretar y, Mrs. A. H. Fetterly of
Philadelphia; general secretary, Miss
Caroline Remington of Philadelphia;
representative secretary, Rev. T. L.
Gulick. The next session will be held
at Eliza beth, Nj.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19

Fourth of July Celebration Will Wait for
New England Fair-Common Council
Refuses to Transact Certain Business.
The most important action at the City
Government meeting last evening was
the passage of the Peters labor rules.
which esta blishes for the Commissioner
of Public Works the, system of toe-warm-
ing by rotation. These rules passed the
board of aldermen at previous meet
lag. At that time the salient features
of the rules were noticed, the special
feature being that which compels the
Commissioner of Public Works to dis
charge his men every month and hire
new ones. Theresswas 10 debate when
the rule came up in the council last ev-
ening. The vote on the passage was
not by yeas and nays, but by rising.
The vote stood as follows:
oe-warmsrs-Ilsley, Haskell, Ander-
son. Mannix, Dougherty, Hayes, FIah-
erty, Holland, and Stover-1O.
Anti-Toe-warmers-Kent, Nickerson,
Pine, Dow, Stevens, Mcdonald, Paysop.
Nash, Snow-s.
So the order passed both boards.
THE SMUGGLED LAW.
A kindred matter came up when AL
derman Duddy, in the upper board,
offered the following: Ordered, that the
city solicitor be and is hereby directed
and instructed to prepare full, writ
ten, official opinion of the duties. and
powers OF the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Portland, under that part of
Chapter 1876, approved by the Maine
Legislature March 27. 1895, reading as
follows: "Any city officer elected or ap-
pointed by the City Council, or appoint
ed by the Mayor and Aldermen, shall
discharge their respective duties under
the direction and control of the Mayor
and Aldermen" Said city solicitor to
particularly define the powers and
duties of the Mayor and Aldermen in
relation to the overseers of the poor and
the commissioner of public works, and
report to the Board Of Mayor and Alder
men on or before the first Monday of
May next.
This order was passed unanimously.
FOURTH OF JULY.
Councilman Holland introduced an
order providing for appropriating S25oo
to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Councilman Nickerson said he should
be glad to see celebration on the
Fourth of July, but he favored smaller
celebration, and would use the remainder
of the money for the New England fair.
Councilman Dougherty thought the
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
Mrs. Vanderbilt Married.

New York, April 1s.-The Journal to-
day, says: "Mrs. Willie K. AVanderbilt
and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont will
probably be married today, the cere-
mony taking place somewhere in the en-
virons of London.
I he MORNING Journals information
on this point is very direct. Its source
is a cablegram to prominent clubman.
The despatch conveying the above infor-
nation was received last night.
The message, although naturally brief.
was specific enough Tor all purposes. /" 1t
is evident that Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mr..
Belmont's desire to be married with as
little noise as possible. From the tone
of the despatch it would appear that
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Belmont have
taken the precautions to keep their ipten
tions profound secret. and delay the
announcement of theil marriage until as
long after the event as possible. Mr..
Belmont is divorced man."
The Journal says the prospective bride
and bridegroom were known to be sin-
cerely attached to each other at the time
when Mr.. Belmont was a single man
and Alva E. Smith had not yet plighted
her troth to Mr.. Vanderbilt.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
COLLlDED WITH WAY FREIGH!
Narrow Escape from Serious Accident at
Norway.
Especial to the PRESS.

Norway, April l8.-What narrowly missed
being bad accident occurred at the cross.
ing of the Grand Trunk branch today at
9.45, when train No. l2, collied with the up
way freight. Both trains bad orders to give
the passenger train right of way, and the
up train was on the branch, as it WIS sup
posed. far enough to give the down train
free opportunity to come on and to leave
the main track clear for the passenger. The
engineer of the down freight may have mis-
calculated his rate of speed. for he went
head on into the engine of the up train
The down grade is sharp. and the train was
very heavy, making this explanation of the
accident more reasonable than any other
theory yet advanced. Both engines were
damaged, and three coal cars were thrown
off the track. No ole was injured and there
was no detention of the trains on the main
line. although the branch was badly
blocked
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
Maine Pensions.
THAT FLOODED cuLvERT AT HIRAM
A Portland Mans Experience in Getting to
Conway Centre and Back to Portland
How the Doctor was Thrown Out of the
Tit1ish Dory

The difficulties of travelling because
of the floods, is shown by Portland
mans recent experience on the noun
tain division of the Maine Central. He
went up on the morning train Wednes-
day, together with about 100 other pas
sengers and three dories, wherewith to
ferry them across the flooded section of
the track at Hiram.
At this point there is small pond hear
the. railroad, the outlet OF which flows
into the river through a =culvert under
the track. The flooded river under
mined this culvert so that the whole
track sank down for several feet under
water. On either side of the culvert the
track is flooded for long distRce. The
train stopped at the edge of the water
and the passengers were transferred 10
fiat car, which was pushed down over
the flooded rails to sort of little wharf
where they embarked in the deries and
were rowed about three-qarters of a
mile. There were three dories and about
100 passengers and the ferrying occupied
over two hours. Our informant arrived
at his destiation in Conway Centre
about three hours late. He came down
Thursday morning. 1t was the first op-
portunity to get to Portland sincs Mon
day and there were nearly 200 passen-
gers aboard, some OF whom had been
hung up in Fryeburg for two days.
When they reached the flooded culvert,
they found that the water had subsidized
since the day before and that the distace
to be ferried had decreased from three
quarters of a mile to about 100 yards.
1t required nearly an hour to get the 200
passengers and the baggage across. Some
of those who were in a hurry to get
across first, got into the dory that was
not at the proper landing place, hut had
one end drawn up on the shore. Any
boat, and especially dcry, is a titlish
craft when one end is ON terra frma.
The conductor of the train was the last
to get in, and in some way the dory was
tipped over and the conductor was
thrown on his hands and knees into the
shallow water. Enough water was taken
in over the side to food one ladies' lap,
and it wet the feet of every body.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The farm house of Charles Wheeler of
Kennebunk. was burned yesterday morning
The fire caught from defective chimney:
loss $1,000; insured.
Hon. George W. Carlisle, aged SO, a
brother of Secretary Carlisle, died last
evening at Independence, Ky. He had
been iii several months with cancer of
the stomach.
Hon. Mr.. Boutelle of Bangor, was
among the speakers at the Merchants
club dinner at Boston last nlgnt.
Traffic opened yesterday for the first
time since Sunday between Intervale
junction and Conway. 1t will take sew
eral weeks to repair the damage on the
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
Leather Too High to Buy.

Rowley, Mass, April ls.-The rise in the
price of leather compelled one firm here to
shut down Saturday. One other factory will
close until leather drops.
Streamer Ciudad de Cadiz. with S66 troops
on board, arrived from Spain at Havana
yesterday.
The fifth international convention of the
Young Womed's Christian associations of the
United States and British provinces. opened
yesterday at Pittsburg. About $50 delegates
are in attendance.
Receiver McNuta of the Whiskey Trust,
has petitioned Judge Showalter for authori-
ty to borrow S350.oo0 and renew notes for
S50,Oo0. The judge granted the necessary
order.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
Weather Observations.

The following are the observations for
the Agricultural Department Weather Ba-
reau for yesterday. April, Is taken at p.
M, meridian time, the observations Tor
each station being given in this order.
Temperature. direction of the wind. state
of the weather:
Rost OH. 40 degrees. NE. clear; New York.
"A degrees, E, clear; Philadelphia, 56 de-
grees, NE, clear: Washington. 81 degrees,
Sc. clear; Albany. 81 degrees. N, clear
Buffalo. Sc degreees. e. clear; Detroit, ot
degrees, NE, clear; Chicago. a. NE, ciear
st. Paul. 81 degrees, NE. clear st. Vlncent'
SO degrees. N. fair; Huron. Dak., 64 degrees
S, cloudy; Bismarck, 81 degrees. 5. eleaf
Jacksonville, 5S degrees, N. clear.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
Pauncefote Declines to Interfere.

Washington, April lS.-The British am
bassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote, received a
letter this morning from George ". Gibbon,
attorney for Robert W. Buchanan of New
York. whose application Tor writ of error
and supersedeas was denied by the United
States Supreme court yesterday. and who as
a consequence will be electrocuted during
the week commencing Monday next. Mr..
Gibbons lettor stated that his client was
British subject. and that his trial was not
conducted according to the constitution of
New York and the United States. and asked
the ambassador for that reason to interfere
If possible, and prevent the execution.
Sir Julian promptly replied, that as the
hi CHEST tribunal in the United States had
pa ssed upon the case he would not i'll
ferfere.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
Local Weather Report.

Portland. Me-. April 1S-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
sa.m.-Barometer. 80 o35: thermometer,
40; dew point, 40; humidity &c; wind, n;
velocity, A.; clear.
D. m.-Barometer. 3O046: thermometer
$50; dew point 35; humidity. 60; wind. Sc
velocity 2; weather. clear.
Mean daily thermometer. 46.0; maximum
thermometer. 500; minimum thermometer,
36.5: maximum velocity of wind, "A; NE;
total precipitation, @ inches.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
To Sell Telegraph Property.

New York, April 18.-An order was sis heo
by Judge Beach in the Supreme oour
Chambers today directing that Francis =. :.
Lowery be appointed referee, to seil
property of the United Lines Telesi"pi
company 10 pay certain counsel ices CIV
other disbursements made necessary uut ,AS
the litigation arising out of the suit NV "
distribute the balance among the ponuno'N
ers and coupon holders and make repo 20
to the amount of the deficiency duo -
Farmers Loan and Trust company az
trustee on account Of the sale. Tne "s'-Na
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19

Philadelphia, A pril 1s.-Sevin, Scho-
field & Sons, the woolen manufacturers
of Manayunk, today assigned. The
deed conveys the Economy mills and
twenty-thrse other pieces of real estate
in Manayunk, Roxborough and other su-
burbs OF Philadelphia. The assets and
liabilities and the cause of failure are not
known.
Five hundred of the 1000 employees of
the mill went on strike Tuesday after
demanding an increase of Is per cent,
which request was denied.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
BROKE JAIL.
Two Alleged Forgers and Liquor Seller
Take Hasty Leave of Pennington.
Especial to the PRESS. J

V5Peo1o1 70 011o Z 1s17'5E5'7
Pennington, April 1S.-Today three
prisoners secured the keys to the Jail
doors. and seizing moment when no
off GER was about, made their escape.
Two of them, Frank Sweeney and Fred
Lake, claimed to belong to Nova Scotia,
and were being held for the Septemb ber
term of court, on the charge of forgery.
The third prisoner was Patsey Fortier
of Jay, a liquor seller, whose term had
almot expired. The men started north
heading for Canada, and the officers are
in hot pursuit.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
Will Inspect the District Schools.
Especial to the PRESS.)

Augusta, pril H.-Prof. W. W. Stetson of
Auburn. state superin tendent of schools,
will in few weeks take a trip over the
state among the country districts in order
TO ascertain the condition of the rural
schools. From Auburn, his home, he will GO
down into York county, then down on the
sea coast and then go back to Auburn. In
all Mr.. Stetson will cover distance of
one thousand miles
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
Mice with a Deprayed Taste.

Portsmouth, N. H. April 1s.-Fire this
afternoon damaged the grocery stock OF
John L. Randall $4,000 and the building
occupied by him several hundred dol
lars. Insurance on stock $4,000 The hre
originated among some matches, and IL
IS supposed that mice got among them
and started a blaze.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
The Report of a Battle a Canard.

St. Louis, April l8.-A special to the
Chroicle from Denison, Texas. states
that the sensational report sent out of a
battle in the Chickasaw nation between
Gov. Moseley and factions is a canard.
Parties arrived in Dennison today who
were with the governor, on the tiay the
battle is reported to have taken place.
state THAI everything is Quiet at
Tishomlngo.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
A Maine Man Arrested for Smuggling
Phenacetine.

Boston, April 1s.-Wm. J.Duen, claim
ing Ellsworth, Me-, as his home, was
arrested this afternoon by United States
deputy marshals charged with snug
Cling phenacetine He was caught
Wednesday evening while visiting a
North End drug store. He was arraigned
before the United States commissioner
this afternoon and held in $1,000 for the
United States court He pleaded guilty
to importing and having it in his Dos
session, but not to selling.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19

was brought about four years ago by the
Farmers Loan and Trust company Eas a
trustee of the mortgage and eoupon bond
holders of the United Lines Telegraph COM
uany for the foreclosure of a mortgage ON
the property of that company which was
given to secure bonds aggregating Sl,20O.0oo
only 100000 of which is sued. The mortgage
covered the telegraph lines of the United
Lines company in Massachusetts, Rhodet
Island. CONNECTICUT and other states.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
THE WEATHER.
Continued Fair.

Boston, AprliBlS. local forecast for New
England for Friday: Fair; stationary tenn
perature; north to northeast winds.
Washington. April 1S-Forecast for Friday
for New Englsnd: Generally fair; winds
mostly northerIy; probably fair Saturday.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
The Carson Mint Dismantled.

Washington. April lS.-Mint Director Pres
ton has ordered the removal to San Fran
cisco mint of $50.C0G gold bullion and $4,000
silver bullion. now at Carson. Nevada. mint.
some S630,00O of unrectifed silver now at the
carson mint will be subsequently removed
TO san francisco. The removal of the
bullion from Carson practically completes
Che d1smantling of that mint. Mr.. Mason,
ehe government expert inspector, who dis
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19

Washington, April iS.--Second Assistant
Postmaster Gen. Nelson returned to Wash
ington today from New York, where he con-
ferred with the officials of New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad company,
with a view to arranging for an additional
mail service in the New England States 1t
is practically Settled that additional trains
will leave New York city early in the morn
ing giving greatly improved mail facilities
in thatcsection of the country.
Nicaragua VIII Make Every Concession to
Aid the Canal.
Washington. .aApril 1e.-The Nicaraguan
minister DR.. Guzman, replying to a querrv
today said: MY country has no intention
of annulling the contract with the Maritime
company for the construction of the
Nicaraguan Canal. We have every desire to
see the canal built and by Americans The
contract has number of years to run. and
If it is uncomplefed at the expiration of
that time. there is no doubt an extension of
time will be granted. If the company shall
for any reason throw up the contract
Nicaragua will, I am certain, grant similar
concession to the United States if this
country desires it,"
Maine Pensions.
Washington. April 1S.-The following
Maine, people have been granted pen
sions:
Decentralization n. Elliot, Stuben. Madi-
son K. Mebry, Andover.
Increase j. Thompson, North Bucks
port; Jonathan c. Bean. West Bethel;
Ephraim II. Brown, Norway
Original, Widows. etc.-Mary B. Whitney,
Harrington, Appbia B. Preston, East BEN
ton.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19

covered the shortage, will remain at Carson
several weeks, and then proceed to make an
examination of the San Francisco mint.
Additional Mail Eac;lit;az
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
BUILDING INSPECTOR.

The recent legislature passed law
providing for the election of building in
spectors in the various cities and towns.
Portland had building inspector be.
fore this law was passed; but it was
necessary to elect him over under the
new law. So Mr.. j. C. Ward was elected
by vote of to 2 for E. W. Hunt. The
new law requires much more of the in
spector than was called for under the
old ordinance. The old salary was $780,
The law now requires him to inspect
every building constructed and re-
paired. also boilers, etc.
Mr.. Little therefore thought the salary
should be raised to $780,
Mr.. Randall wanted to know if Mr..
Ward had asked for an increase, or was
likely to resign if he didn't get the in
crease.
Alderman Peters thought he certainly
ought to be worth $500 if he did as the
law requires.
The board voted unanimously to make
the salary $500.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-19
PETERS'S RULES ADOPTED
Laborers Will Have Their Toes
Warmed by Rotation.
r BATE OVER TIE CITY HALL
STAGE AND SCENERY.

Fourth of July Celebration Will Wait for
New England Fair-Common Council
Refuses to Transact Certain Business.