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Rescued With Difficulty.

Hartford, Conn. July 5-Fire broke
the rear of the First Baptist church. The
block was divided into three parts, each
containing six or eight tenants, all
occupied. Many of the tenements were
rescued with difficulty. The building
was entirely Quilted. The loss on the
block, which belongs to the Caleb Talcot
estate is about $1,000; insured. The
tenants will lose from $4,000 to $4,000
with little insurance.
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MORNING,

July. Spencer was working peeling bark
for Mr.. Burr and accidently sustained a
bad cut He evidently started for home
and attempted to cross the brook on a
log, fell off and not knowing how to
swim was drowned, no one being near to
assist him. He was sixteen years old.
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The Fire at Oxford.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1

To
South Paris, July 5-The fire at Ok
ford mentioned in the PRESS of this
morning, was large building owned by
Mr.. Boynton and used for store house
by Portland parties, who lost forty five
barrels of flour.
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Captain C1ark,s House Lost.

Rockland, July 5.-The house and all
the furniture of Captain Henry Clark, at
Owls Head, burned this afternoon. The
cause was a defective chimney. The
loss is about $1,000; partially insured.
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THE WEAT HER.
Smiling Skies.

Washington, July 5.-Forecast for
Saturday for Maine: Fair; southeasterly
winds.
Boston, July 5.-Local forecast for
Saturday: Generally fair; slight changes
in the temperature; southeast winds.
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For tho Three Thieves.

Washington, July 5-Postmaster Gen,
eral Wilson has offered reward of slooo
each for the arrest of Allen, Killoran ana
Russell, the three post office thieves VINO
escaped from Ludlow street Jail in new
York YESTERDAY.
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For Stealing Mrs. Gordon.

London, July ERNEST Crane and
James Hook, today, were fully committed
for trial on the charge of having kid
mapped Mrs. Gordon, widow of the late
Hon Sackville Gordon, q few weeks ago
The abduction of the woman, it is
claimed, was at the instance of an Anne
rican narsed Glamn witt whnm Mrs
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Children's Hose.

Fast black, seamless Hose, double heel
and toe, 25c quality. Saturday
I2 1-2c
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NainsOOk Remnants.

Csc Nainsook Remnants satin stripes and
checks, from 1 to yards in piece
Saturday only sc yard. In basement.
so Ladies' Mackintoshes in navy blue and
gray mixtures in all sizes and quail
ties, to be sold Saturday at cost.
Remember every purchaser of Mack
intosh gets it at the bare cost. These
garments must be sold.
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Bangor, JIG y 5.-Bartlett Spencer, son
of Mr.. Walla1e Spencer, of Argyle, was
drowned at HGvt Brook the Fourth Of
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Gents Underwear.
Hose Supporters.

1 lot Silk Hose Supporters, all colors,
were 800. Saturday 25c.
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Manzanillo, Cuba, July g. 5-Private ad7
vices report two severe battles at Palmas
Atlas between 80 volunteers and 400
mounted insurgents under Alnador
Guerra. The volunteers lost II killed
and 10 wounded The insurgents lost 60
killed, including Guerra, and large
number wounded.
Sixteen Killed.
Panama, July 5-A boiler in an electric
light plant at Carthagena exploded Mon-
day morning and number of prisoners
in the Jail near the works were killed.
The shock threw down two buildings
in the neighborhood. 1t is known that
1e persons were killed and many others
are supposed to be in the ruins of the
plant which was totally wrecked.
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Andrew jackson jackson.

Bath, July 5-Andrew jackson Jackson
died today of araemiS aged 65 years.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GEN
ERAL FORECAST.

There has been a general fall in pressure
throughout the country. The temperature
has risen in the Lake regions, the upper
Missouri valley and the Southwest, and
has fallen decidedly in the Northwest.
Showers have occurred in the Atlantic
coast districts, the Eastern Gulf States,
the lower Missouri valley and at scattered
points in the Northwest. Heavy rainfalls
are reported from Atlantic City, Balti-
more, Titusville, Jupiter, Meriden,
Springfield, Missouri and Goodwater,
Ala Increasing cloudiness with showers
is indicated for the Lake regions, Ohio
and upper Mississippi valleys. The tenn
perature will rise in most districts east of
the Mississippi and fall decidedly in the
upper Missouri valley.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-. July 5.-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
sa.m.-Barometer. 300t: thermometer
50. o; dew point, 60; humidity SO; wind, s,
velocity, 6; cloudy.
SD. m.-Barometer. 3004s: thermometer
61.5; dew point 60: humidity, "a; wind. Sc
velocity A. weather. cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer. go; maximum
thermometer. Is; minimum thermometer
56.7: maximum velocity of wind, II. E;
total precipitation. OF.
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COURT HOUSE BESIEGED.
Alleged Rioters Arraigned in the East
Boston District Court.
OUT SIDE WAITED FIVE HUNDRED
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

Harold Brown One of the Respondents,
Looked Like Yachtsman-John Ross
His Companion, Bore Marks on His
Face and Clothing of the Fray.
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Boys Underwear.

Boys Balbriggan Drawers sizes "a, s6,
3d. Saturday 100 each.
Gents Underwear.
Gents Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers,
25c EACH
Gents summer weight Shirts and Draw
ers, 800 each.
Gents French Balbriggan Shirts, ribbed
skirt, silk finish. Drawers to match,
summer weight, SOC each.
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Fancy Laundercd Shirts.

Saturday will wind up the great sale of
Gents, Youths and Boys Cambria
Shirts Remember a good Shirt for
39c, a 100 Shirt for SOC, ST. 25 Shirt
for 75c
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Was There Really Fight?

Gordon lived, to obtain the bonds, mon
ey, jewelry, ETC., sho owned. ~,
The herald., 1895-07-16
SELLING A RACING STABLE
Eighteen High Class Performers
to Be Aucti0ned Off
A HARNESS RACE MEETING
Wheelman's Programme Yesterday at
Asbury Park
Turf Events on Eastern Tracks and on the
Coast-Deings on the Diamond.
Notes
A HARNESS RACE MEETING
Associated Press Special Wire

NEW YORK. Jaiy i5.-Five thousand
people were at theh Sheepshead bay race
course today at the sale OF the Gideon u
DAILY racing stable. Nest of the promi-
nent horsemen we're there, and the prices
realized we're as good as could be ex.
pected. Those who had expected large
price for Ramapo and The Butterflies
were surprised, while some OF the other
horses brought more than had been ex'
pected. The highest sale OF the day. $o7,
600, ior Hastings. was reached after a
sharp competition between Auugst Boil
mont and David Gideon. The prize went
to the former. MI. Belmont also ought
the 3-year.old Keenan, for SlS,500 after a
sharp competition with J. A. Bennett.
Mr.. Bennett tried to buy Requitalt. but
Mr.. Gideon secured the colt after long
contest. Summary:
Ramapo. ch b., 8, by Runnymede or
Pontiao-Annie F. Duke Bros, ssSoo, Mo-
mento. j. J. Hyland, $1,000
Kinglet b. h., g. kinglike-Laura
Gould, r. L. Clair, $3.50.
1 Keenan,. ch. h., 3, by Lisbon-Patri-
mony Belmont stables. SIS, 500.
Nankipoo, hr. c.. oy Darbn- Yum
Yum, W.B. jennings $4,000.
lOO pluth SobHSpiit ch' 81 ~ N--S
johnson Hi.nyar W. II. Sanders. 500.
The flies. br. f., B, BY Sir Dixon
Mercedes, David Gideon. $1,000.
Walter. b. c., 3, by Darbin-Sly Dance,
David Gideon, $500.
Haet, ch. c. ., by Sensat,on-Almy,
David Gideon, Sl4, 800.
Maximum b. c.. ,. by Maximum. Alti-
tude, W. Hhendire. $500.
, Reouital b. c., ., by Eothon- Retribu-
lion, David Gideon, Sli, 100.
!. hastings, br. c.. ., by Spendtnrift-
Cinderella, Belmont stables. $37, 900.
feetwoo1's gates viii be thrown open
tomorrow for three days harness race
NJ meet ins on a more popular basis than any
driving club OF New York has ever at
ten pted the cost of admission being set
at the democratic hal. dollar.
There are 100 horses named for the nine
purses. and unoer the circumstances
the re will be very few absentees wnen the
bell rings Fleetwood and Parkville
sta bles are very numerously represented
and there is certainly going to be soine
fast time made.
The 2:lS pace, which is the second
event. should prove an interesting race
with fifteen sidewheelers in the field
among which attractive Charley b. and
Lucre are the best. The first event on to-
morrows card is the 2:25 trot, with
twenty-one entries, among them being
Nutshell, Kathleen, Hussar. st. Albans,
The herald., 1895-07-16
THE MISSOURI DEMOCRACY
Are B0nnd to Have State Silver
Convention
The r1onetary Question Is to Be Discussed
and Acted Upon at Pertie
Springs

ST. LOUIS, July 15.-By a vote OF 12
to the Democratic state central commit
tee. IN session today at the Southern
hotel decided to call a state silve: conven
ton. The convention will be held at
Prelte's Springs, August 9Th. Chairman
NJ liitt cast his own vote and two proxies
which he held for convention. On June
10th the committee met and voted III to
against holding o convention to con-
slder the financial question, and this
change has been brought about by the
friends of silver who have been agitating
the question ever since. On the assem-
bling of the committee Chairman Matlit,
an explanation of his course, said:
EARLY in May the chairman read ar
ticles in newspapers stating that the
Democrats Of the state wanted the COM
mitt, convened to call convention TO
take action on the monetary question:
LAS il has been usual TO call meeting
about the first of June, | waited about
twenty DAYS TO see what course matters
would take. | was under fire all the time.
On Nav 18th | called the meeting for
June Ist. The question was discussed.
only eleven counties had responded, and
when the question of holding conven-
ton was put to vote it was lost. 10 to 3.
lhe county convention WAS Hol III la'oi
OF holding a convention.
subsequently, by letter. personal So
licitatlon and through the press, was 1e-
quested to convene the committee. On
June 22d l received communication
from Chairman Farris of La Clede county
stating that he had a number OF COM
munications he would like to- lay before
the state committee. l told MIR. Farris
l would reconveno the committee at re
quest OF majority Of tho members.
then told Mr.. Farris that on Saturday
would issue q circular to the chairmen ol
the county committees to facilitate tht
work of learning their desires on thi
point. Then the work of filling out th'
circulars began. and in q short time th'
chairman of the state committee received
replies from the chairmen OF malorit.
OF the county committees asking that tn
committee be reconveneu. Without della,
tie chairman Immediately wiied the sec
| retary to reconvene the COMMITTEES. Thi
tFs,H.
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they had advised DR.. Levingston. named
as special administrator in the craven
will, not to push his petition, as they nag
serious doubt whether tho court wouiu
grant him letters. 1t having been threat
ened that a special fight would De maze
against Levingston acting as administfa,.
tor. Young FAIRS attorneys were afraid
that the Levingston proceedings might
injurss their case If undertaken before
they had obtained decision in the hght
against the Fair will trust. Chariey fair
has undertaken to defeat the trust clause.
and il successful in this, Fair WA nave
no further objection to make against his
fathers will ALREADY before the court. All
the lesa,ees named in this.document will
be acceptable Co young Fair.
The herald., 1895-07-16
THEY DISCRIMINATE
Banks i1ust Pay Full Assessment But Rail-
road Do Not

SACRAMENTO, July l5.--The board OF
supervisors, sitting as a board OF equal'za-
ton. granted reduction OF $4,000 upon
the assessment of the Folsom Power CON-
papy, which is now supplying electricity
to this city from the dam across the
American river.
The bank OF ID. 0. Mills T. Co. asked 30
be excused from paying the taxes upon
$500. 900, on the ground that it is conduct
ing national bank, and to assess 1t
would be an Illegal act ON the part of the
board. The board declined to grant The
request.
The board reduced the assess ment upon
the real estate of the Central PacIfic rail-
road from $40, 600 tC $50, 000.
When the matter of considering the as
sessment of personal property tax of the
Central Pacific company came Up County
Auditor Berkcy made vigorous speech
against reduction, warning the super
visors that tney would pc doing AN inlus-
tice to the people and themselves as well.
The company asked for a reduction from
S922, 900 to $466, COO and it was granted by
q unanimous vote. The board expressed
the hope that there would be more rail-
road shops and more factories here to give
employment to workingnen.
The herald., 1895-07-16
A Rrnie nf a Husband

OAKLAND. July i5.--Last night sam
uel stare. A barseman of the Estuary, in
order to compel his wife to- g:ve hin,
money that he wanted and which she had
refused him, tied rope around her neck
and threw her overbosro from the barge.
Then he towed her up and down the rs
tuary until she was all bat drowned. Tue
woman screamed and foundered ABOUT III
the water until she had exhausted her.
self. When stare saw that she was sur
ticlently subdued, he pulled her OUT OF the
water and upon the barge. She was toe
weak for further resistance. and while in
that condition he focred her TO give him
Sio0. Apparently that was not enough,
for afterward he kicked and beat her on
the head aud stomach until she ran away.
Stare was arrested.
The herald., 1895-07-16
CUBANS MEET WITH DEFEAT
They Retaliate by Burning Valu-
able Coffee Plantations
BEAT AT INVESTA KERMOSA
Three Thousand Spanish Troops Arrive
in the Islands
Ecuadoran ninister to Peru Resigns-Swiss
President ..Wth Arbitrate Between
France and Brazii
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
HAVANA, July 15.-The column of
General Navarro fought battle with a
band of insurgents in Cobfe in which the
latter lost three killed and three prison.
ers. The insurgents have burned the
coffee plantations of Magdaepa and
Nuevo Songo. Many idle young iaborers
have joined the insurgents.
Major Arminian Of the civil guard. with
fifty infantry and sixty cavalry at lnvesta
Hermosa distriot.in Santo Espiritus, prov
ince of Santa Clara, was attacked by the
insurgents forming the bands OF Zsyas,
Logon and Toledo and numbering 500.
After an hours fighting the insurgents
were obliged to retire. Upon dispensing
they left twenty killed and forty wounded
OF tho field, together with 130 horses sad
died and accoutred for use and fourteen
others dead. Chief Logon was wounded.
OF the troops four were killed and nine
W ounded.
A band of insurgents numbering 400 en-
tered the villa of Provencio in the prov
ince of Santa Clara and tried to burn the
barracks OF the civil guards. The SO ldiers
the insurgents. The latter proved unable
to take the detachment OF troops and
burned the village. The barracks took
fire, oblig,ng the garrison to leave. They
opened their way to another house. sus-
tanning fire from the insurgents, who
found 1t impossible to take the house.
The insurgents then retired to Mount
Escambria and the troops went In pur'
suit. 1t is reported that the insurgents
carried with them twenty wounded.
The steamers Alfonso XIII. Bladomore.
Inglesia aud Santo Domingo have brough hi
5000 soldiers TO Santiago de Cuba and to
| Gipara.
The herald., 1895-07-16
DEACON OLDHAM is GUILTY
Put Up the Job to Rob the
Mendocino Stage
MONEY FOR SUGAR PLANTERS
A Raisia Grower Raises Wall of
Distress
Lumber Manufacturers to Discuss the 1eaning 9
Of dressed Lumber er"-Accioents
and Crime on the Coast

UNIAH. July l5.-David Oldham. who
was arrested some weeks ago tor COM
plicitv in the robbery OF the Mendocino
stage on June 10th. was today found
guilty. Oldham was deacon III the
Baptist ch nrch in this city.a conspired
with an employee named Hilton 20 hold
Up the stage. The crime was committed
hv Hilton alone, Oldham remaining at
home in order to prove an alibi for his
accomplice. When he discov ll'at the
Off GERS had made out strong case
against him, Hilton refused TO stand up
to the agreement and confessed. Oldham
viii receive his sentence Thursday. IL is
said that an appeal will be taken.
The herald., 1895-07-16
WORK TOO SEVERE
Two Naval Engineers Break Down ard Mus
Go Before the Retiring Board


WASHINGTON, July 1.-Two more
naval engineers have broken down phys
ically. and will be relieved as a result OF
severe work. One is Chief Engin eer
Mage, who has been an invalid at the New
York navy yard ever since he was de-
tached from the Monterey and is VIC
tim of fireman's heart disease. He was
retired Saturday and ordered before a re-
eiewing board.
\ 1he second is Chief Engineer Herschel
Main, who has record OF hard service
and hairDreadth escapes that few can
match. He was in charge of the engine
on the ill-fated Trenton when she went
down before the Samoan hurricane and
behaved with cooluess and gallantry. He
was also on the old Saginaw when she
was wrecked on reef off Midday island,
I. in the Pacific and it was largel owing
= his ability and ingenuity that the
ships were saved. When the ship was
wrecked all the navigation instruments
were lost. Engineer Main, vino was not
supposed TO pe Il scientific navigator.
manufactured sextant from the dial of
an old steam gauge, with which boat
/ was safely navigated to the Hawaiian
Islands, 2400 miles distant, and relief OBJ
Y tained for the ship company.
The herald., 1895-07-16

A. Abbey, employed in the secret sef-
vice. He said: II was employed to try
TO fird out who committed the murder.
| searched privy vault on the Stillwel!
premises Monday. January IS, 1889.
got out good many things-pieces oi
sheets and mems drawers. The last
thing was PLAIN cotton nightgown.
There was blood on it. Wood. the detec-
tive. made me put it back. The finding
of the bloody nightgown in the vault, q
few feet from where the blood-staihed Ak
was found, puts a sensational feature in
the case which has never been developed
before.
The herald., 1895-07-16
An Imnfnbabie Story

PITTsBURG, July l5.-A stranger who
registered at the st. James hotel under
tho fictitious name of M. Forepaugh. Ala
bama, was in Santiago, Cuba, two weeks
before the Spanish government put in
force the rule requiring all foreigners on
the island to have passports. MIR. Fore
paugh seems to be well acquainted with
the movements of the Cuban insurgents.
He stated that on the vessel on which he
sailed from Cuba were thirty-three Cuban
planters bound for Washington to inter
cede with the cabinet and president that
the Cuban insurgents be recognized as
beligerents by the United States. Some
OF tho planters. Mr.. Forepaugh says. went
to Buzzards Bay to see the president.
The herald., 1895-07-16
DRESSED LUMBER
A Session to Discuss the 7eaning OF the Words
in the Wilson Law

SAN FRANCISCO, July l5.--lhe lum-
ber manufacturers of the Pacific coast Will
meet in this city tomorrow to discuss an
affair which is OF exceptional interest and
importance. not only to them, but to
manufacturers throughout the United
States. For a month importers and man
ufactufeIs in tins city, and necessarily on
the coast, have been at swords POINTS
over the Interpretation of the Wilson law
in reference to dressed lumber M
ported from foreign countries. Thus far
the manufacturers have the best oi the
controversy, and their session tomorrow
viii be 10 discuss further cooperation
with eastern manufacturers III united
endeavor to hold the advantage alteady
gained. If they lose in this matter their
loss means thousands Of dollars i'll re-
duced annual receipts.
The herald., 1895-07-16
Accused Of WastefuIness

SACRAMENTO, July 10 Governor
Budd has addressed letter 10 the eXecu-
tive committee Of the state board OF hor.
ticnlture. in which be accuses the board
of wasting money to maintain luxurious
quarters IN this city, when it might as
well be situated in the state capitol. The
governor denies that his veto Of the APP
propriation dill has impaired the useful
ness OF the board
The herald., 1895-07-16
STILL BEATING THE GAME
The Chinese Discover a New Way to Nnllify
the Exclusion Act


the Exclusion Act
SAN FRANCISCO. July 15.-The Chi
nese have discovered new way by which
they hope to beat the exclusion act.
1t is by landing Chinese here as natives
of this state. The federal off cisls here
have received information that ring has
been formed here by Chinese and whites
to land Chinese fraudulently. The Mon
gols are to be shipped here from Hong
kong as natives of California. For every
one that is safely landed the ling Is To
receive 5000. There are now sad to be
200 young Chinese on the way here to be
landed as native sons.
Collector Wise has learned of the exist
ence of the ring. and he is already taking
means to prevent its operation. Every
Chinese that tries to land in future Will
be closely examined. and unless lie proves
beyond doubt that he has right to
land, he will be sent back to China.
The herald., 1895-07-16
MONEY APPROPRIATED
To Relieve Sugar Planters Affected by the An
uuIElent of the Bounty

nuiE1ent OF the Bounty
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.--Collector
Well born has received instructions from
Commissioner Miller relative to the dis
tribution OF the money appropriated by
congress for the relief of sugar planters
who were affected by the annulment Of
the bounty in the Mckinley bill. 1t is
estimated that about 5000 0o0 VIII he dis
tributed TO the three beet sugar manufac
tories in California--the Alameda. the
Western Beet Sugar Refinery and the
Chino.
Those who claim the sugar bounty thus
allowed must make application 10 the
commissioner of internal revenue. After
proper examination and yeriiicatlon, the
bounty will be allowed by draft on the
treasury. There are uut seven beet sugar
refineries in the United States. Those
outside of California. which has the most,
are in Virginia. Utah and Nebraska.
The herald., 1895-07-16
TELL TALE GARMENT
Detective Found Mrs. StiiIwelrs Bloody
Nightgown

ST. LOUIS. July 15.-A special from
the Post Dispatch from Hannibal, Mo-,
says:de positions in the Hearon-DeY Dung
libel suit, growing out of the murder of
Amos Stillwell in 1883. were ot very sem
sational nature today. Mrs. Il. II. Still
well testified that Mrs. StilIweli now
Mrs. DR.. J. G. Hearn, changed her gown
on the night of the murder before she
and her husband arrived on the scene.
This morning hei statement was strength.
ened apparently by the evidence OF James
The herald., 1895-07-16
She Lived in an Ark

STOCKTON, July lo.-Mrs. I. S. Os-
born. who was said to have been kid.
naped, was brought before Judge Budd
this evening on writ of habeas corpus.
Size was living in an ark owned by man
named John Breen. Breen said he tried
to send her home when she came there a
few days ago. but she would not return.
She saio she went with Breen OF her own
accord. She left the court with hes hus-
band