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The Portland daily press., 1895-04-20
NEARLY SIX HUNDRED IMMIGRANTS.
The Record of the Past Few Years Badly
Broken This Season, aud But Six Deport-
ed Out of the Six Hundred Examined
Water Front Notes and News.

There was but little stirring long the
water front yesterday. or course there
We're arrivals and departures. and many
shipments of goods by Commercial street
merchants, but very little news.
Inspector Fogg will complete his of1cial
duties until November VIXEN the Oregon
arrives. He has had a busy winter. In 1898
! all told 25C immigrants landed at this port,
and la9 in 1894, while this year the number
will Ak xceed six hundred. Inspector Foge
detained about one hundred this year, and
deported six. Commissioner General Stump
spoke in the highest terms Of his Official
course before leaving this city for New
York. His visit here was only his regular
Official inspection. Inspector Fogs may GO
to Ellis Island, New York. for month or SO
| after the close of the steamers business
here, or he may OF. Commissioner Stump
was greatly interested in the boys brought
here under the charge of Mr.. King and his
| assistant. Mr.. Miller. from the Boys Rescue
Home at Manchester, England. and after an
interview with Mr.. King asked for copies of
| his annual report for the use of the depart
ment
The Numidian is taking in grain. She Will
take over about six hundred cattle and a
large number of horses. The work Of put
ting in the balance of her cargo will begin
today.
The fishing business was rather dull yes
tcrday. The schooner Grace brought in $500
pounds OF shore fish, and the entire feet of
small fishermen about $4,000 pounds.
There was decided lack of Holsters yes
terday, and the dealers had hard work to
I'LL orders. Every one Of them had smaoks
on the way. but for the time were at their
wits end how to i'll orders. a few small lots
came in and were bought up at fancy prices.
Duck shooting is getting to be paying
sport. Yesterday a number of boat parties
were formed at Harpswell, and the sports
men bagged many birds. They arc flying
low and some remarkable shots were made.
Freight is coming in freely over the
Grand Trunk. and by the time the Oregon
arrives her cargo will be largely here. 1t is
rather a surprising fact that all through the
present steamer season there have been but
two occasions when a steamer was detained.
even for few hours, for want of freight,
and on both occasions there was freight
enough in the sheds. but not the particular
kindthat was desired It Is doubtful in this
ever occurred before.
j.. E. Barrett has pretty well canvassed
Commercial street in tho interest of the
coming New England fair. HE is in dead
earnest. and is familiar figure along the
water front in these day.
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Woonsoeket. R. l.. April le.-overseer
Dorrinston OF the weaving department. of
Waterford No. mill. today vigited a nun
Der of striking wea vers to induce them to
return to the mill tomorrow to weave ont
the warps now on the looms. 1t is undeY-
stood that he met with no success. as the
weavers thought it ruse to get them to re-
turn at the old prices. The company says
that unless the help return, the warps will
be cut out Monday and the unfinished work
will be taken to Providence.
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BRIEFLY TOLD.

Steamer Saehem arrived at Boston from
Liverpool and reports that on APRIL 18th in
latitude 50.06 north. longitude 1910 west she
passed large red painted iron buoy adrift.
The officers of NJ. and NJ. Lodge OF
Odd Fellows in Lewiston. would like to
speak with the person who stole $S5
from its safe in the hall in Odd Fellows
block Wednesday uight.
At Kennebunkport, tho dwelling
house of George W. Miller was burned
last Thursday from defective Chin
ney. Insure for $500.
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Local Weather Report.

Portland. Me-. April la-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
sa.m.-Barometev 29sl5; thermometer
5l.0; dew point. Al; humidity 6S; wind, NV;
velocity, s: clear.
8 p. m.-barometer. 29.alo thermometer
$50; dew point 40; humidity, 80; wind, Sc;
velocity 3; weather. clear.
Mean, daily thermometer, 500; maximum
thermometer. $50; minimum thermometer.
$50: maximum velocity Of wind. I2; Sc;
total precipitation, o inches.
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DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Ardmore Practically Wiped Out by the
Flam es-The Loss is half Million.

Ardmore. I. IT,. April 19.-The main busi-
ness portion of Arduore, six sollo olocks
on Caddo street. mort and south OF Maine
street. We're destroyed by ire about three
thls morning. Sixty business houses were
entirely destroyed. The loss will aggregate
ssOe,ooo. The United States court house ana
1all We're destroyed. The heat was so IN
tense that the vault and safe in the court
mouse cracked. and the court records are
partly destroyed. The Masonic tornple was
burned. Many families campad out In the
streets. i. 4-s9
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An Imitation of Trilby.
Especial to the PRESS.)

Aug usta, April 19.-David Owen, assis-
tant manager of the Augusta Opera
House today notifetd Levi Long, man
ager of the Richmond Opera House not
to bill the Trilby Company which has
been playing in the smaller cities of
the state, as the production is an in
fringement on the rights ..of the Palmer
Company. Mr. Long notified the agent
of the company that the paper would
not go up. The original Trilby Com
pany is that managed by Palmer, the
rights granted being by. Harper Brothers.
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A Windham Man Missiug.

A Windham man is reported missin e and
1t is feared that he may havsbsen the victim
of:foul play. 1t il said ablood al aimed umbrella
has been found, and II was reported yester.
day that the pond was dragged. No pArtiru-
lars were obtainable owing to the lateness
of the hour.
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THE PRICE OF BEEF.
Secretary Morton Holds That the High
Price is the Result of Manipulation.

4 Warrington, April l9.-Secretary Nor
ton. when interviewed in regard to a
despatch from Chicago stating that his
agitation on the subject of high prices
led to the reduced consumption of beef
and the break in the markets for live
t ock, said as far as he had learned,
there had been Io break in the price of
beef. Notwithstanding the smaller re-
ceipts of cattle during the last two or
three months the market at Chicago is
reported dull and weak and difficult for
shippers to obtain market quotations
for their cattle. Quotations on these
animals recently advanced from a half
to three-quarters of cent pound, but
it is not easy for the producer to obtain
higher prices. He added: IF the sup
ply and demand is the only influence
which is being exerted, why should the
price of beef continue high and che price
of cattle be suddenly lowered? It Is now
stated that Chicago and other slaughter
ing points will soon have all the cattle
needed, and the result will be that
prices will begin to tumble as we see
predictions that the price of beef will
tumble. Not long since large packers
were claiming that the price Of hides
was unremunerative in this country ow-
ing to the competition with hides i'm
ported from other countries, but with
the falling of the receipts Of cattle the
price of hides has suddenly marked up
1t is plain the Chicago packers have
more power over the markets than is
supposed
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ELECTED AFTER 35 BALLOTS.
End of Stubborn Fight in the Rookland
City Government
Especial to the PRESS. }

City Government.
Especial to the PRESS.)
Rockland April 19.-It required 2S
ballots in addition to the seven which
had been taken in the March joint con-
vention to elect tax collector tonight.
A special meeting of ths city govern
ment had been called for the purpose and
every member was in his chair when
Mayor Lovejoy's gavel descended. On
the first ballot taken, Theodore Simon
ton and Clarence A. Packard had 10
votes each, Capt. E. S. Farwell having
the remaining eight. Simonton made a
slight gain in the ballots that succeeded
and several times lacked but one of bav-
ing the number necessary for choice
Twice motions were made to adiourp
but each was defeated, and at the end
of two hours a choice was made. the
vote standing on the asth ballot as fol.
lows: Sinlonton, IS; Packard, 6: Far
well, z.
The election of the assistant engineers
of the fire department resulted in the
confirming of Chief Engineer Bir6,s
recommendations, as follows: VIM. r.
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Liqu OF Seizures.

These seizures were made by the l.quor
deputies Thursday and Friday; No 80
India. II: Comm erial. l Pleasant. 5l' Fore,
rear of 5iS Danforth. 90 Centre, 10 India, AIS
Commercial. 10 Monument square. 344 Fore
street. II Centre. 3a2 Fore. 4e9 Commercial.
54s Commercial, SIS Fore, 81 Commercial, sss
Fore, "A india, 6s..w ashington. 43l CONNER
cial, and Commercial,
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Decided Against the Vessel.

Halifax, N. S., April LIN the case OF the
United States schooner Henry Philips OF
Rockland, Me-, seized by the Canadian
cruiser off the northeast coast of Antioostl'
June 7, 1874. for fishing within the three
miles of the coast and sold with her con
tents by Marshal Archibald at 8 ydney, the
chief justice in the Admiralty court today
gave Judgment Of forfeiture against the
vessel.
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The Am ericans constituting the new
American society in London. dined at th'
CAFE Royal last evening. About one nup-
ores ana nifty were present, Ambassauo.
BaSard. presiding. Among those presen'
were J. 3. Eustis, ambassador to Franco.
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THE WEATHER.
Continued Fair.

Boston, April 19.-Local forecast for New
England for Saturday: Fair: continued;
warm variable winds.
Washington, April l9-Forecast for Satur-
for New Englsnd: Fair, warmer, varia Bile
winds.
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An Amazon Who Knocked Out Her Hus-
band With a Chair.

band With a Chair.
Cleveland. Ohio, April 19.-Tbomas Jones
who lived with his wife at the home of Eben
Davis, just outside Of the city limits, was
murdered this morning at Davis s,house. His
body was covered with wounds and bruises.
The only one in the room at the time the
affair happened was his wife. Jones and
his wife had bsen quarreling. About seven
thirty there was an unusual disturbance In
their room. Mrs. Davis went in and found
the body of the man. the broken remains OF
chair and blood on everything. Mrs. Jones
was arrested. She admitted the quarrel,
but denied that she killed her husband.
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Maine Horse Thieves.

Fort Fairfield, April l9. Two horses
were stolen from the stables of Manning
Armstrong and John Mckinney in this
town last night.
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BAR HARBoR.


Life and Three Large Hotels May Not
Open This Season.
Especial to the PRESS.)
Bar Harbor, April 10. -Rar Harbor is
to have brilliant season among the
cottages. This is the prediction of a
well-known local real estate agent who
says that he has rented more cottages in
the past 30 days than ever before in the
same length of time. But the tendency
to hire cottages is spelling the hotel
business, and this year three of the
largest hotels may not open their doors.
At Southwest Harbor and Northeast
Harbor the cottages and hotels, too,
will probably be filled all the season.
That is toe outlook from present indica-
tions.
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An Upward Tendency in Prices is
Strongly Marked.
OIL, COTTON PRODUCTS, WHEAT
AND LEATHER ARE FEATURES.
Tacoma Reports an Order of 27OO Doors
from Portland, Maine-Tho Most I'm.
provement Through the North and
west-Less Satisfactory Reports from
the South-Exports of Wheat Show a
Third Weekly Gain.

Third Weekly Gain. ttHf
New York, April l9.-BIadstreet's toInor-
row will say: The volume of general trade
is maintained. aad the previous weeks pro-
portions at some points shows noteworthy
increases as compared with the total OF
year ago.
The reaction in petroleum prices appears
to have been overcome, and the tendency Is
again upward, based on drop in stocks
from about II COO, ,000 barrels Pennsylvania
oil in January, 1894 to less than three
million barrels OF merchantable oil. So
marked and rapid has been the appreciation
In the price of petroleum that speculation
in it is excited. Further advances in quota
tions are noted also for wheat, on improved
demand for export. cotton, on widespread
consumption, present and prospective;
print cloths and other cotton goods. because
of higher raw cotton; bessemer pig iron.
on increase of cost of ore; coke and labor,
shoes and leather on further stiffening of
values Of hides. The upward turn Of prices
for dressed beef and live cattle is main
tanned. Coffee Is low er, as are lard and oils.
Indian corn and pork remains eteady at last
weeks closing quotations. Wool Is barely
steady, and consumers are waiting the new
crop before buying. Relatively the most
Improvement in trade is In the region west
of Chicago and north of st. Louis and KAN
sas City. The rush of spring demand for
millinery. dry goods. clothing. groceries and
hardware ia over. but fair volume of con-
servative trading continues. TBs mild
weather and needed rains greatly improved
the agricultural and commercial outlook IN
the northwest. The general trade condi-
respects less satisfactory. IAN Improvement
in the demand is not announced at any
point. In Texas the high winds and lack of
rain have hurt the crop prospects. and the
farmers.tn some localities have not planted
yet. el a
EXPORTS OF WHEAT.
Exports of wheat from both coasts of the
United States this week. flour included. as
wheat. show a third weekly gain in success
sion the total amounting to 3,1e5. 900 bushels,
against 2, ,s34. 900 last week. 3,0l9,000, the
| third week April, 1894, 3,65S,00O the week
| 1898. 3.1o7 200 in 1899, as contrasted with
| 2,224, 600 the corresponding week four years
ago.
Bank clearings maintain their previous
| levels. amounting from seventy-seven cities
| 10 S9l9. 900, 600 during the previous six busi-
| ness days decrease as compared with the
total for the proceeding week of 3.6 per
cent, and an increase as contrasted with
the total for the third week of April. 1894 of
l.5 per cent. The corresponding aggregate
in 1893, less than month prior to the out
break of the panic is about one-third lager
than this weeks total.
Trade between Seattle and Alaska is
growing. and trade adyices from many in
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duced, and as to other matters of interest
in connection with the business. Mr.. Mat
thews believes that the report will make
creditable showing for this comparatively
growing industry.
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To the Ushers at the Mills Meeting.
All assistant chief ushers and ushers
who served during the Mills meetings.
held in this city, are requested
to report at City Hall, for duty, prompt
" at o. m., on Sunday, April 81.
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non. atrick Collins, consul general. An
arew Carnegie. Hiram. Maxim and Col.
Gerard.
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Maine Pensions.

Washington, April 19.-The following
pensions have been granted to people in
Maine:
Additional-Rosooe Smith. Auburn:
Jnstus g. Hartman. Guilford.
Increase-Henry N. Williams, Bowdoin-
ham: Daniel Spanlding, Fairbanks.
Reissue-George ". Leathers, Lewiston.
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Continued on Second Page,
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EE5fzEzzlE.
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FRAUD ALLEGED.
A Well Known Firm Charged With
the Crime.
CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICIALS ARE
ALSO SAID TO BE IMPLICATED.

A Former Clerk for A. L. Sypher & Co
Charges the Firm With Having De-
frauded the Government to the Extent
of Thousands OF Dollars In Duties on
Imports
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3. and NJ. sarsapariua purihes the
blood.
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Gus nation, without commerce. navy
or an army. He left ii with seaports,
trained army and navy, schools,
shops and a well organized govern
ment In order to prepare for his work
he Travelled incognito through Europe
as common laborer. He thus learned
the civilization of the most advanced
nations. Richelieu was given as an ex-
ample of what might be accomplished
by man. Jefferson was given as the
best exponent OF American. liberty
Without the powers of oratory, ne
made himself a leader by mere honesty
and industry. The lives of these great
men show what influence one man may
have upon nation. apd prove that a
few men have carried the onward and
upward push of civilization.
THE Victories of Peace was dis
cussed by Miss Lenore Rennick. She
dwelled upon the horrors of war and
characterized war as organized muir
der. The speaker made "A plea for arbi-
tTation, and showed that the real prog
Tess of nations had been made in times
of peace. The refusal Of Washington
to accept crown was greater act
than anything done by him in war.
Lynde Catlin selected Robert Burns
for his subject. The first part of the
address was taken up with an account
of the life and Environments of Burns.
1t has been said by a great man, Il
care not who writes the laws OF
country IL 1 may be allowed TO write
it's songs" Burns wrote the songs OF
Scotland, and to-day wherever
Scotchman il found the name OF Burns
is revered. The latter part of the ora
ton contained a review of Burns mas
terpiece, Tam O'Shanter. In the
character of Tam, Burns portrayed
many of his own traits: The review
contained many Beautiful quotations
from the poem.
Benjamin Stewart took for his theme
Electricity in Modern Life" After
few references to the meager knowl-
edge of the ancients in regard to cleo
tricity. the speaker took up the great
inventions of electrical machinery one
by one. The telegraph, telephone,
photograph, electrical railroad, cleo
tricity in medicine, electricity IN metal
lurgy, and other electrical appliances
were treated in their relation to the
business. The great changes wrought
in the civilization of the world by these
great inventions was noted. Some
forecasts of future discoveries were
made. and opinion Ventured that great
as has been the progress in electrical
research during the past century, even
greater discoveries might be expected
in the twentieth century.
Miss Elsie Reinard closed with the
salutatory. Her subject was: Plus
Ultra" The speaker believed that
graduation" when once reached was
but a commencement of life after all;
that the great field of knowledge still
lay beyond. She pointed out many new
things which might be expected in the
near future. and spoke of the educa-
ton necessary to successfully meet the
new conditions She closed with
prophecy of the class forecasting sue
cessful career for each member. and
closed with the hope that Missoula
would yet be proud of the class of 1885.
The music rendered by the Mandolin
club was delightful, and the other mu-
steal numbers of the programme were
good. Especial mention should be made
of Miss Hardihg's solo, which was ex-
soaIisite. sTt HOO lhL
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NEWS NOTES.

Missoula, May 25.-John Armstrong.
editor of the Grantsdale Advertiser, is
in town to-day.
G.. w. Sessions and wife came down
from Hamilton to-day.
George Dougherty of Corvallis spent
the day in Missoula.
w. A. Mentrum returned to-day from
his Bitter Root trip.
Henry Truxler who has been con-
nected with the machinery department
of the Northern Pacific at this point,
will leave Monday to enter the employ
of the b., A. q. p. at Anaconda.
II. G. Myers and wife have sold to
George Briggs for $1,000 the vacant
property on Pine street, between the
Briggs and Kenneth residences.
Manager Turner of the General Elec-
trio company has received the plans
and specifications for the proposed
power dam across the river above
town. The plans are very elaborate,
and the dam will be a magnificent one
if constructed according to these draw
ings. The electric company has adver-
tised for bids for construction work,
and as soon as ii is learned what the
actual cost will be it will know how
to proceed.
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District Court Notes.

Missoula. May 25.-In the district
court to-day Judge Woody seuoenced
William Roundtree to five years inn
prisonment for rape; this is in accord
ance with the jury's verdict.
The bonds OF the county commission
ers were examined and approved.
In the case of Alphose Pion vs.. the
San Martina company. default Of de-
PENDANT was entered.
In the estate Of Mary +. Nelson. n
petition for partial distribution was
made and an order issued.
J. Il. Sweeney was appointed admin
istrator OF his wife's estate, valued al
$685.. all personal property.
An order was made granting permits
sion TO sell the real estate belonging
10 the Mccormick estate.
An inventory OF the estate Of &. L.
Higgins. filed and examined, was ais
approved and ordered returned for cor
rectiCn Of certain details.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Missoula, May 25.-Guests at the To-
cal hotels to-day are:
At the Florence: +. NJ. Craig,
Quartz; T. Miltonberger. Omaha; F.
NJ. Leonard, city; Daniel Haley, Col
fax, Wash; w. Burgess, city; Benin
GREENWOOD, Helena; L. L. Woodman-
see, Portland; T. a. Darned, San Fran
cisco; G.. w. Dougherty, Corvallis; F.
J. ]. Quirk, city; a. II. Hoefer, st.
Paul: T. H. Bird, Combination; III. E.
Mansley. Omaha; ]. L. Ford, Kansas
City; Z. +. Powers, st. Paul; c. A.
Barnes. city; A. +. Spriggs, Townsend;
L. r.. Hammond, Bonner.
At the Rankin: II. S. Blanchard.
Clearwater; w. f. Trip, city; Charles
Allard, Ravalli; Harry Bearson, Yer
million; Curtis Huller. Caledonia, Pa.
a. Davis, Miller Greek: William Brab-
azo, Pardee; August Greenback, Phil
ipsburg; j. Graver, Nine Mile; George
Way, Stevensville; Charles Caulson.
Pardee; w. ]. Smith, Frank Connor,
NJ. Connors. city; John Dunnigan, A.
Rowley, Potomac; Denis Dineen,
Frenchtown; John Markley, Bozeman;
James H. Cowan, Corvallis; NJ. j..
Burns. Spokane.
At the Kennedy: Bert Graves, city.