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The Portland daily press., 1895-04-16
Especial to the Press.l

lSPO0ldA W tuo IT5SS.
Westbrook, April 15.-From meas
urements taken at several points
along the Presumpscot at Vest
brook Monday morning it asscertained
that the water reached the highest point
since the great freshet of 1878 and work
is necessarily suspended in all but two
of.the plants in the city. The rush of
waters presents sublime appearance
and the river banks''have been lined with
people throughout the day. The money
loss will not reach very high figure but
yet several hundred dollars will not
cover the damage. AT the lower dam at
the Warren paper mills the damage was
the greatest. The fshway was carried
before the mao rush and part of the
stone dam. At the plant work is practi-
cally suspended. In boiler room No. 9
at an early hour of the morning the
water stood at a height of two feet and
was within few inches of the poipt
reached by the flood of waters 16 years
ago. Below the dam, Civil Engineer
Foster inforIns'the PRESS correspondence
that the water was Is feet above the
average height. At the middle dam
the food did but slight damage but it's
wild seething rush presented very i'm
press1Ve picture. At the Westbrook
Manufacturing Company's plant, work
is suspended and the water stands at
several inches on the floor of the lower
weave room of mill No. 8. The pressure
III sne Wheei mouse caused bursting of |
It's walls and the damage here can not
be estimated until the water subsidies |
The Haskell Silk Company is also forced
to close down but no damage to their
plant is reported. The railroad bridoa
just above the middle dam was ,attacLo5
by jam OF logs and at early morning it
was feared it would be carried awav bnt
as the water at the time Of writing is
lowering its safety seems assured Al
the Dana Warp Mills no damage of anv
great degree was done and the plant wac
in condition to be started at the usna1
hour. Manager ". K. Dana says that
lt takes more than flood and a Demo-
cratic administration to close down his
'lant. At the electric lightsplant the
water was pouring out of the doors and
but Manager Newcomb kent {
ihe dynamos moving until morning. At
he upper dam the greatest danger was I
'pprehended, the rushing current having +
INVADED the bank on the south side !
II the dam. A strict watch was Kept
along the river throughout the night |
IND when this washout was discovered 1
gang of men was at once set to t
york to prevent further inroads. The t
lamagiDg work was prevented to a a
;reat degree and much loss prevented. il
50 noon the water had lowered a
'hout two feet and no further damage is
pprehended. All plants in the city will =
Indo9btedly be able to resume work
,'uesday. Superintendent Spring, of
nen to Scammond street, Deering, at v
arly morning to remove debris from the h
race before the first Car to Portland t.
oniu ~ proceed s
The Beaver pond in this city presented G
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-16
WHITE SKIRTS.

We have White Skirts with deep tucked
umbrella ruffle, for 75c.
White Skirts for 81, $1.25, $3.50.
Black Satine Skirts withs deep ruffle
of colored silk embroidery, worth
$1.25, today 75c.
Black Satine Skirt trimmed with three
narrow ruffles, $1.13.
Extra fine black Satine Skirts, deep
ruffle, $1.25.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-16
THE WEATHER.


Boston. April 15.-Local forecast for New
England for Tuesday: FAIR; sta ionary
temperature; northerly winds.
Washington, April 1.-Forecast for Tues
day for Maine: Showers; high northerIy
winds.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-16
SHIRT WAISTS.

Ladies' Shirt Waists made of cambria
finished print, yoke back, full front,
large sleeves, 25c.
Eugenia Corsets, sizes "a, 27, 2S, 20, 80.
25c.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-16
WEsTBRooK FLOODED.

The Presumpscot Has Not Been So High
Since 1S7s-Co nsiderable Damage Done
by the Flood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
MURDER AND OUTRAGE.
scoundreIs whose Trial, II Caught,
VIII he short and Cheap.

Gadsden. Ala, Aug 10.-Early this morn
ing three men approached the residence
of Mrs Julia A. Beardon. living twelve
miles from here. Mrs BearIoa. her l6-
vear-old daughter and infant child were
in the house After entering the house
the men seized the child ami holding IL
aloft dashed it to the floor. crushing 10 TO
death. They then dragged the mother and
daughter out into the front yard and out
ragged both Mrs. Beardou is u0t expected
10 live. The country Is aroused and
searching for the fiends. II caught they
Will never cost the county anything for
a trial
Petersburg. Va, Aug. lo-There was an
unusual case before Mayor Collier this
morning OF a white lad named Robert
Hagood. aged II years, charged with at
tempting TO commit rape ON "a little white
girl named Ruth Magruder, 4 years Of
age. The court room was crowded with
spectators to hear the testimony. but a
continuance was had to Aug. 49, The ia
ther of the accused stated that he was
prepared to give any. amount Of bail. but
the mayor declined to accept bail. as the
case was not q bailaDle one. The ac-
cused was thereupon committee to jail.
Dallas, Tex, Aug. 10.-Alrs. William
Durham, aged is, who was married 10
young planter a year age, was assaulted
and murdered at the family home on Mr..
Durhams plantation by unknown persons
yesterday. Her husband had left home
Oh business and she sent word 20 The fam
lily Of her brother a mile away that she
would come to their home during the
morning to spend the day. She did not
appear and when her husband returned
last night she was missing. a posse
searched all night and this morning found
her body in a mill creek near the Durham
home. log lay on top to sink It. a
trail was found where the body had been
dragged from the house 70 the creek. An
examination of the body showed that
Mrs. Durham had been assaulted. sheriff
Cabell and a posse with blood hounds are
on the track of the criminals.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
DRAGGED Down AND DROWNED.
An Attempt to Bathe "A Big Dog Ends
Most DisastrOusIy.

Chicago. Aug. 1O.-Marshan T. Green.
president of the Chicago Lumber COM
pany. one Of the largest concerns Of the
kind in the country. was drowned last
night, together with his coachmau Soren
Sorenson, at Highland Park suburban
summer resort. The two men had rowcd
out four hundred feet in the lake ans
had taken large New Foundland dog
along for the purpose Of giving him "a
bath
After ten minutes Of the sport Mr. Green
called to the dog and ii swan toward the
boat Both men leaned over to help the
animal in. Whether one Of them slipped
or whether the dog proved fractous, those
on shore could not plainly see for dark
ness was settling down. BAT they saw
the boat turn over ana a moment later
heard cries for help.
Mr.. Green could swim and began maxi
ing his way to the shore He had not gone
ten feet, when he turned to look for So
renson. The unfortunate coachman was
fiounderng around, and it was apparent
he could not swim Mr.. Green went to
his assistance and in trying to save the
servants life gave up his own. The hor-
rifed on-lookers watched the struggles
of the two men. Mr.. Green strove to
keep the man ahoat, but he struggled
so desperately that he dragged his would
be rescuer down. They came to the sur
face once more, but soon sank from sight.
The bodies were recovered an hour later.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
DRUNKEN sLUGGERs FIGHT.
COrbett and FitzsimmOns FAN to
without EnrmnIitics.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1O.-Bob Fitzsimmons
and James ]. Corbett came to blows in
this city tonight at Green's hotel Fitz-
simmons has just come down from the
Winter circus where he had been giving
bag punching exhibition. He was going
over to the eating bar 10 get luncheon
with his boxing partner, Thomas Forrest
Corbett, his brother Joseph, w. A.
Brady and John McVey, member of
COrbeus company, were standing near
the clerks desk at the end of the bar, as
Fit2smmOns and Forrest passed i'm. The
Corbctt party had been drinking and in
a spirit of braggadocio Corbett attempt
ed to pull Fitzsimmons nose. The lat
ter backed away, but Corbett followed
up and finally Fitzsimmons resisted. In
a moment there was general meelee
Brady picked up a chair and attempted
to brain Eitzsimmons and the latter threw
him to one side. Corbetts brother then
took a hand In the game. lie struck Fitz-
simmons in the mouth cutting his lip
Forrest came to Fitzsimmons' assistance
and he and Joseph Corbett were tusselling
about the place, knocking chairs and ta-
bles to the right and left.
Meanwhile Corbett was trying to get
at Fitzsimmons and then McVey got into
the struggling crowd. Seeing the odds
against him, FtzsimmOns picked
hurled 1t at Brady and Joe
Corbett. The flying bottle went wide of
its mark and striking a heavy iron col
umn, was smashed to thousands of frag-
ments. Az soon as they could recover
their astOnishment the attaches of the
place rushed at the struggling crowd of
excited pugilists and attempted TO quiet
them. But it was a hard job and a re-
serve force of police officers We're called
in and in a few moments the men were
separated Corbett and his party left
the place. FitzsmmOns sat down to
have his luncheon, but he was too excited
to enjoy it, and after partaking OF a small
portion of it he gave up the attempt and
went out for a walk. His clothes were
somewhat disarranged and his shirt torn.
one of his hands was bleeding and 1t
looked as if it had been cut with pen
knife or some other small weapon, al
though the wound might have been made
by piece of glass from the broken de-
canter No arrests were made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
THE KILLING OF DINKINs.
The Murder Denounced as a Cruel
and bloody Assassination.

The Murder Denounced as Cruel
and bloody Assassination.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 10-The killing Of
r. r. Dinlsins at Brandon yesterday by
Senator Dabney Marshall and his friends
Coleman, Fox and Volars of Vlcksburg
is the one topic here overshadowing the
interest felt in the break Of the conven-
ton deadlock last night by the nomina-
ton of John d. Mclnnis Of Lauderdale
for railroad commissioner The universal
sentiment here and at Brandon Is that
the murder was one Of the most foul ever
committed. Nine bullets were found in
Dinkins' body four Of which entered the
back and one the back Of his head as he
ran down the depot steps, crying "mur-
der" and to escape the leaden hail One
shot fired by Marshall after Dinkins was
dead entered the forehead
The circuit court convenes at Brandon
Monday next. Eminent counsel has been
engaged for the defense. viz: H. c.. Nc
caho and Marye Danbney Of Nicksburg
and perhaps Judge Calhoun Of Jackson for
the defense District Attorney McLaurin
win perhaps be- asslted IA the prosecution
by Hon. Robert Campbell OF Greenville.
whose wife De- a cousin Of the murdered
man, Dds brothcr-in-law, "a lawyer Of ROLL
lue. and otaers. Tne trial will Doe one OF
the most sensational ever held 90 this
state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
HEAVY Loss At LOckroRT.
Haif of the business Part of the
Town swept Away by Firc.

Lockport, H., Aug. 10-This town Of 600
people. on the drainage canal. five miles
from Joliet, had a narrow escape from
destruction by flames to-day. The loss is
probably $4,000. Two engines and two
hose carts which were sent by the Chica-
go fire department at noon. in response
to urgent appeals for help. a chemical
engine and hose cart from Joliet and an
engine from Lemont saved the whole
town from being in ashes tonight. Lock
port has no water power or apparatus ad-
equate to subdue the flames.
One-half the business buildings Of the
town were consumed. The city hall and
records. the pOstoffice and contents, the
Chicago and Alton railroad depot and
freight house and the telephone exchange
We're among the buildings destroyed. The
fire started at 10:30 o'clock in the Phoenix
Newspaper and Printing building. owned
by Mayor Lem Mcdonald. A timer on
the roof dropped a fire-boX. At 3:l5 the
fighting forces had the blaze under con-
troll an hour after the arrival of the
Chicago apparatus from a run of thirty
two miles.
With the exception of one store a whole
block of the best business places on Ninth,
Tenth, State and Hamilton streets was
burned to the ground. twenty-five build
ings in all. The Insurance is about two
thirds. Two men We're hurt by falling
walls. Harry Dose broke his arm and was
badly bruised and Lowell Sillman was
struck on the head by bricks. Both Of
them were firemen.
The largest single loss is in the burn
ing of the school house, which cost S25,-
0G0. The other large losses are J. T. FrOem
& Co., grocers, two story building. 81, ,8O;
G.. NJ. Lynd. grocery store, 5000; w. S.
Meyers, two brick buildings, $1,000; three
story brick building owned by Adelman
estate, $4,000
The Phoenix building, Mcdonald thea
ter and knights of Pythias building We're
also burned. The flames spread so fast that
the pOstoftice employees had to flee for their
lives without saving anything. Opposite
the fire and separated only by a narrow
canal is Norton Flour mill, employing 200
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
MOTHER AND CHILD SLAIN.
A Fast Passenger Train Cuts Them
Down at Crossing.

Toledo, Aug 1O.-At crossing Of the
Cincinnati and Mackinaw railroad in the
northern part of the city late this after
noon, a passenger train going at a high
rate ran down a woman and her three
children. The mother was instantly kill
ed and her 3-year-old daughter so badly
hurt that she lived but short time after
the accident.
THE dead woman was Mary Pauly, 2j
,,aars of age. wife Of the watchman Of
me Buckeye Brewing Company. As the
train was upon them the dead child ran
across the track and the mother went
after Il. but was too late 20 save H. The
train struck both as the mother was
leaning over 20 pick up the baby Mrs
paulv was horribly mangled about ner
body. and her dress was torn almost Oh
her body.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
WRECKED on THE RAIL.
A Broken Drawbar bitches n Train
with Fatal Results.

shelbyville Ind, Aug. 1O.-A wreck oc-
CURED at ST. Paul. Ind. twelve miles east
of here, at 10 o'clock last night, on the
Cleveland, Columbus and st. Louis rail-
road. resulting in the demolition Of eight
cars. the death of one person and the in
Jury of five others. who were of party
of ten riding in a coal car.
The dead: August Goenig, Cincinnati.
Injured: Thomas Daily, Oswego. n. Y,
leg broken; T E. Neales, Grand Rapids,
Mich, leg broken; Robert Christie. Mil
waukee, Wis, leg and arm broken; Alfred
Hodson, Pittsburg, Pa, head cut and
bruised; W. H. Pegle, Birmingham, Ala,
head cut and leg broken; William Comfy,
Cincinnati, head cut.
the train was a heavily loaded west
hound freight. The killed and injured were
taken from the debris at o'clock this
morning. Ten persons were in a loaded
car stealing ride; only five escaped un-
injured. 1t is said that the breaking Of
a drawbar caused the wreck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
DEBRIS FROM HOLMES DEN.
Articles That May Point to Murder
or May lie Innocent

or May lie Innocent.
Chicago. Aug. 1O-While investigating
the Holmes castle in company with Chi
cago officers to-day Detective Geyer Of
Philadelphia found a hat pin, few
charred small bones and some Jet beads
that had evidently been worn on a wo-
mans hat The find was brought to po-
lice headquarters and examined.
The articles We're imbedded in ashes in
the pan of an old stove. The bones were
separate and imperfect, so that it could
not be determined whether they were
those Of human being or of some animal
The police do not attach much import
ance to the find. but are using every effort
to get further information.
From the fact that PAT Quinlan was with
them when they came to police headquar-
ters, it was said that Quinlan had di-
rected the search and has been doing
everything in his power to aid the police
one of the officers said the hat pin and
jet beads had been Identified by Quinian
as belonging to Mrs. Julia Connor and
when asked to verify or deny this In
spectOr Fitzpatrick refused, saying their
investigation was not vet ended
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
ANNIsTON's Low BID.
AIabamIans VIII Furnish the Toxic
WaterwOrks with Pine.

Admission. Ala. Aug. lo.-The manager
of the Anniston Pipe ana Foundry Compa-
ny Of this city has been advised Of the
acceptance Of his company's bid 70 fur
nish pipe for the water system Of the
city Of Toxic. Japan. The order IS the
largest ever received by an American
company and calls for 10000 tons which
placing IL at the lowest possible estl-
mate viii amount 20 S500.O0. To secrue
the order this company had 20 bid against
the entire world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
NIcNein for Mayor.

Columbus. Ca, Aug. l0-Judge James
Mcneil who Is being strongly urged to
run for mayor. in an interview to-day
says while he does not want the office,
no viii run II Il can be shown, as claim
ed. that his candidacy would cause the
citizens TO harmonlze opposing factions.
Leaders Of rival factions favor Mcneil,
and are doing their best to induce him 70
run.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
TO PICK A cUP DEFENDER.
The Trial Races, the Conditions,
Course and Committees.

New York, Aug. 1O.-The Americas cup
committee tonight announced that the
trial viii be sailed of sandy Hook on
Aug. 20 and o. The committee will re-
quire the measurement of competing
yachts. taken with as many persons on
board as viii be carried in the trial races
The regatta committee have kindly con-
scented to handle these races and viii Is
sue the necessary sailing directions.
The cup committee reserve the right
10 recall the yachts al any time 10 re-
start any race, OF 10 alter the length ana
direction OF the course ag they may de ~
aIyiaabe Entries ana measurements
must be- sent 10 the Americas cup com-
mlfteo az the EeW York Yacht club by
Aug. ..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
HIGHLY EFFICIENT RESERVES.
North Carolina Naval Militia COmpIf-
mented by Regular officers.

Raleigh, n c.. Aug. 1O-The cruise OF
the North Carolina naval reserves has
ended. 1t was extremely successful. No
untoward incident occurred to detract
from the success. Capt. Wise Of the mon
itor Amphitrite says his report will be a
strong one, and that he with his officers
have been surprised at the great degree
Of efficiency shown, an efficiency surpass-
ing not only all southern naval militia.
but ranking with the best militia seamen
Of the world He will endeavor TO have
a better boat for future cruises.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
SPRING VALLEYS OUTRAGE.
A Plan to Prevent Further Attempts
to Drive Away the CoIOred People.

Princeton, H.. Aug. 1O-The ten extra
colored policemen are still on duty at
Spring Valley and the mines are open to-
day. About 800 men, or about one-half Of
the force, going to work. Barney Rollo.
the Italian who was reported dead last
night is still alive to-day.
1t would appear from the events Of yes
terday and to-day that the company has
formed plan to prevent further attempts
to drive the colored people out of the city
by importing colored miners in such num-
bers that they will take care of them
selves. Yesterday, in addition to the reg
ular employees who returned to the mines,
fifteen colored men went to work who
had never been employed there before.
and to-day the number Of new men was
about the same. Many of the new men
came from Joliet and Braidwood, and 1t
is said, others win come from Missouri
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
LrBELLED THE GOVERNOR.
Vermon1s Executive Starts n $780,
900 Suit Against "A Paper.

Burlington. VT, Aug. 10.-Gov. Wood
bury has brought a $4,000 libel suit against
the Rutland Herald for articles recently
o"ler Of a building ia which liquor Is
holI contrary 10 law The governors at
t3ineys are eX-Goy. Dillingham; Of War
ls.hlry and ex-senator j. J. Foster Of
lAia city. sherin Reeves served The pa
lera to-day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-11-06
THE GOVERNOR ON LYNCHING'

Governor Atkinson'S message 10 lAe
general assembly was a lengthy oocu'
ment, and. as a whole, has been favora-
bly commented upon by the press OF the
state.
That part of it receiving the most at
tention was his reference to lynchlhS'
Among other things the governor sug-
gests that the legislature pass law pro-
viding that whenever person is taken
from the hands of officers and maltreat'
ed or murdered, the governor shall be
authorized in his discretion TO remove
from Office the man from from
whose custody he was taken, ana
that The administrator or family of the
deceased shall have the right to recover
from the county the full value of his life.
Governor Atkinson says that the state
has no right to allow its officers to take
charge of man, render him powerless
to protect himself, and while in his help
less condition in the custody of the state
permit him to be maltreated or muir
dered>
OF course, we are always on the
side of law and order, but we fail to see
the justice of taxing the good and law>
abiding citizens of community to pay
for the acts of few hot headed and, in
many instances, irresponsible people.
Then again, as long as the women of the
south are assaulted and ruined by hu
man fiends so long will the guilty ones be
brought to summary justice. The gov
elnor is right in his effort to prevent
lynchings, but legislation will have no
influence in that direction so long as
our women are assaulted by degraded
brutes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-11-06

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