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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17

American Rights in the lsthmus Will BE
Protected in Any Event-It Is Believed
That Nicaragua win Pay Under Pro-
test Rather Than Risk War.
Washington, April 16.-If Great Brit
ain, as reported, considers Nicaragua's
reply as an unsatisfactory answer to her
ultimatum, and should proceed to take
immediate steps for the collection Of
the demanded "smart money" for the
expulsion of Hatch the Nicaraguan incl
dent, will take on new aspect. 1t
is understood that the terms IF the Mic
araguan diplomatic note were submits
ted to and approved by this government
before delivery to Great Britain. With
the controversy returns to the same con.
ditions which existed before the reply
was made. except payment of $4,000
pounds demanded and now due, seven
weeks from February 26, expired today.
The United States has already been as
sured that no Nicarguan port where
American interests are important, will be
bonn barded, and the question of Great
Britain attaching Nioaragua's customs
rights is still an open one in which the
United States, it is said at the State
Department, has rot yet made represen-
tation. Under the treaty negotiated by
Secretary Frelinguysen in 1884, provid-
ing for United States protectorate over
Nicaragua, no such seizure could be
made, but President Cleveland Withdrew
that treaty from the Senate Immediately
after his first Inauguration, for the rea-
son til at he did not favor policy of
acquisition of new and distinct terri
tory or the incorporation of remote inA
terests with our own.
A member of the diplomatic corps said
today that the United STATES would not
be warranted in interfering with Great
Britain in the collection of legitimate
debts provided that no injury was in
fiicted on the interests of the United
States, which are recognized by all ma.
tions as the paramount on the Amer
lean isthmus, especially in any coun-
try which included territory for inter
oceanic transportation by canal or other
wise.
There is good authority for the state
ment that Nicaragua, rather than resort
to war with Great Britain, will probably
pay the money demanded. She will pay
it under protest and insist that it was
wrang from her arbitrarily by force, and
that in thus yielding to the inevitable
she cannot be understood as agreeing
that the claim is just until it is first
passed upon by board of arbitration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
IN THE CAMPS.
How it Seemed to Men Who Were Where
Landslides We're Plenty.
Especial 10 the PRESsJ

Especial 10 the PREsso
Gtrham, N H., April le.-The damage
caused by the storm in the great timber
camps will be very large. In many cases il
ls'repoI ted that the entire outward aspect
OF things has been changed. The streams
changed to rivers and forced their way
through the hills, cutting deep channels in
all directions. '.It seemed at times as il the
mountains were coming down" said
lumberman when telling the story of his
night of terror, when he was forced Il take
up his quarters in the attic of his cabin. and
when his personal property was floating
about in the room below. Others describe
the storm as like one continual roar of
thunder. Many lendslides sent down vast
masses OF undermined rock and earth, and
much valuable timber was destroyed in
this way. The detached sections of over
banging hills Rre in many cases piled up on
the local railroad tracks, or have
buried out of sight roads and Slides con-
structed at great cost, and with much
trouble. II will be days before anything
like an acc urate estimate will be made of
the loss.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
STATEMENT WAS UNAUTHORIZED.
That England Refused to Accept Nical a.
gua's Answer.

London, April 16.-It was ascertained tni S
afternoon that the Globes statement that
Great Britain refuses to accept Nicaragua s
answer to the British ultimatum regarding
the expulsion of Consular Agent Hatch,
and intends to take immediate action TO
enforce the ultimatum, emanated from the
Exchange Telegraph company. Inquiry al
the foreign Office this afternoon resulted in
refusal of the officials to diyulge the pu r.
port of the official communication with
Nicaragua, or to furnish Information con-
oerning the matter in the Sbsence of Lord
Kimberley and under Foreign Secretary Sir
Edward Grey, both of whom are in the
country. The Exchange Telegraph COM
pany's statement was unauthorized.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
Russia VIII Oppose Japans Acquiring
Territory.

London, April l6.-A despatch from ST.
Petersburg to the Politische correspondence
to Vienna, says: RUSSIA is firmly resolved
not to allow the cession By China to Japan
of any territory on the Eastern Asian con-
tinent...and will no, shrink from entering
into serious conflict with Japan if her
wishes cannot otherwise be attained, France
is resolved to1support Russia in this position.
Reports from England show the country is
lending support to Japan.
The Standards Vienna correspondent says
the writer of the foregoing despatch never
writes without inspiration from the Russian
foreign Office. although he is frequently
used as medium for "feelers.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
AN ICE FREsHET.
How the Logs and Booms Were Swept
Away at Berlin.
Special to the PREss.)

Berlin. N. H., April 16.-This town was
treated yesterday to an ice freshet; thing
which ye Oldest inhahitant says has not
occurred during the last fifty years. Ordi-
narily the sun melts the ice in the river
above the falls here before the spring
freshets come. Yesterday, however, a great
body of ice broke from its fastenings and
WAS borne down with the great volume of
water due to the heavy rains. AS the masses
Of ice swept by they tore away 3Oo,OOa feet
Of lumber from the booms of the Berlin
Mills company and sent the logs plunging
down stream. The paddle boom was also
swept from it's moorings and lost. A paddle
boom. it may be stated for the benefit of the
uniniated, is one placed diagonally across
stream for the purpose of diverting the logs
from one part OF the river to another. Here
AS elsewhere the freshet was notable for the
rapidity with which the water rose, and the
equal suddenness with which the flood sub
sided.
At Gorham. six miles below here, the
freshet was felt in all it's force. The Gorham
electric light company owns a building
which is situated on the banks of the
stream. The water rose TO such Height
thar it became necessary to shut down the
lights. Still the water rose. and soon the
men in the station found themselves cut off
from communication with the shore. The
building had become an island in storm
tossed sea. The inmates were finally ferried
ashore in boats. The water has now gone
down SO that the plant is il operation once
mora. t
y News received hero from all paris of
mort hern New Hampshire andsVermont, re-
lates almost entirely to the damages done
by the storm. a railroad man said today
that in many years exper!ece be had never
seen the Connecticut river higher. At Lam
caster, fine iron bridge, built several
years ago at cost of $1,000 or 5000 is badly
damaged, if not entirely wrecked, having
been struck by lot of runaway logs which
broke from booms farther UP stream AT
Dummer Corner bridge was carried away
and another at Stark.
The Grand Trunl seems to have cone out
of the scrape better than any other line in
the flooded region. Beside the washout AT
Shows Fails, there was little serious
trouble. A high embankment above the
Little AndroscoPgin near Bethel showed
disposition TO go to pieces, but was care
fully watched and tended so hat trains got
by III right, although they were obliged OF
run slow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
PERRY RECAPTURED.
His Novel Scheme to Mislead the Police.

Weehawken. N. j., April 16-Perry, the
express robber, who escaped from Mattea-
wan, was recaptured today. He said that
after his escape he managed TO get two or
three changes of clouhing, all of which he
wore. His idea i'll doing this was that if he
happened to be seen he would Immediately
take off suit and throw it away, thereby
changing his appearance altogether. Since
his escape hesha spent his nights among
the hills, walking as best he could in the
dayti Perry bitterly denounced his
treatment at the Matteawan asylum. He
said he walked every step of the way from
Fishkill. He was in New York city, and at
one time in the vicinity of the Hudson
street hospital.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
No Damage at Upper GLOUCESTER.
lSDecial to the PRESSO

Upper Gloucester, April 16.-The water
in the Mill pond is very high at the pres
ent time, but as yet no damage has been
done, with the exception of the breaking
of one of +. W. Winters booms. Forum
ately there was good boom below the
one broken so that the logs i'll the
stream were kept from going down the
stream. A. II. Jordan worked hard to
keep the water from doing damage to
his mill property. The water is said to
be the highest from the late storm than
it has been for many years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
The Checker Contest.

Last night two games in the contest
for the championship were played by
Messrs. Golden and Chapman at the Y.
M. CA. rooms. There was quite a good
attendance of interested spectators. The
games stood one tor Golden and one for
Chapman, so the score to date stands:
Golden 1, Chapman l, drawn 2. The
playing will be continued this evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
Inquiring for Henry Rhein Eardt.

Mrs. Henry Rhein Hardt writes the
marshal inquiring if Henry Rhein
Hardt is in the city. She knows he was
here in October last had heard he had
been very i'll. He is five feet, five inches
tall, blue eyed. light complexioned and
should weigh 100 pounds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
Treaty Of Peace Signed by China and
Japan.
RUSSIA WILL OPPOSE JAPAN,S
ACQUIRING TERRITORY.
France Will Support Russia, 1t Is Said,
While England Will Stand by Japan.

Washington. April 6.-The reported
sianing Of the treaty of peace between
China and Japan is confirmed by cable
gram received this morning from Hon. j.
W. Foster, the adviser of ahe Chinese
plenipotentiaries.
1t is dated Shiminoski. April Is and says:
Everything settled satisfactorily. Treaty
signed today"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
Local Weather Report.

Portland. Me-, April 16-The local Weather
Bureau office records as to the weather the
following:
sa.m.-Barometer. 30o6l: thermometer,
81. 2; dew point, 50; humidity 9S; wind, N;
velocity, 16; snow.
Sp. m.-Barometer. 30.l6S: thermometer
43.0; dew point So; humidity, IA; wind. ";
velocity 5; weather. clear.
Mean daily Thermometer. 400: maximum
thermometer. 400; minimum thermometer,
$40: maximum velocity of wind, "a; n:
total precipitation. .01 inches.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
Attempt at Suicide.

Especial to the PRESS.
Sanford, April le-Benjamin Day of South
Sanford. who attempted 10 commit suicide
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
THE WEATHER.
Fair Followed by Rain

Washington, April 16.-Forecast for We'd
nesday for New England: Generally fair:
northerly winds. Signals displayed from
Narragansett section to Boston and section.
Boston, April l6.-Local forecast for New
England for Wednesday: Fair. probably
followed by rain Wednesday night or Thurs
day; stationary temperature. northeast
winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
An Ice jam at Rumford Falls
Special to the PkEsS.)

RpoSld1 " tue ThESG.J
Rumford Falls, April 16.-The worst
freshet ever known on this river is raging
here today all of the paper companys i'm
mense supply of logs has gone out, the Mexico
toll bridge has been swept clean. as aoout
all tie smaller bridges in town. The damage
cannot stop less than several hundred
Thousand dollars.
Since early this morning high packs of ice
and logs were formed half mile above the
falls, backing the water up around the
houses at Rumfold Centre. About lO.3u it
began to give away, and such sight as was
witnessed here would be impossible to
describe. Above the falls it is one vast ,ea
OF ice and logs. The main road to the
Centre is all under water, as all of the piers
and the head gates. Several cattle have
been drowned above here. but no lives thus
far. have been reported lost The wiressare
down. and no news has been received from
Rumford Centre since this morning. Much
anxiety is felt for their safety.
Goodwin's BLACKSMITH shop has been
washed away. and about twenty Thousand
feet of R. c. Pingree & Co.'s lumber has
gone.
This is hard blow for Rumford Falls
industries, especially in the paper line. as
there are S60,00O worth of logs that were
left in the river through the winter that
have been swept away. The damage As i'm
mense.
Burnell's MIL Damaged at West Baldwin.
West Baldwin, April l6. The heavy
rains for the past few days have dam
aged the roads badly. 1t will take Quite
sum of money to repair them SO thew
will be safe and convenient. Saco river
at this place is very high and still rising.
The freshet has damaged AN. Buruell
hundreds of dollars. His mill W as car
ried away. He had quite lot of timber
in his pond and the logs are piled under
and against the mill. He will be obliged
to wait until low water before he can
repair his dam. The dam on Dughill
brook, SO called, belonging to Villa m
U. West has gone out. The front is out
now. AS soon as it clears up the far
mers will be busy preparing for crops
ana repairing roads.
thousands of Logs Swept Out of the Little
Ossipee.
.oa:.1 .l,o DpEGC \
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
General Campos at Cuba.
Mills and Bridges Swept Away on the
Especial to the PRESS


Bar Mills, April 16.-This is the larg-
est freshet on the Saco river since 1843
The freshet of 1870 WAS nearly as bad.
but the river was not quite as high then
as now. The water rose 16 inches last
night and is still rising, but the cooler
weather will stop the melting of the
snow in the mountains and so the water
is not expected to rise much more. No
very great damage has been done at this
point, but at West Buxton the loss is
great. People come from miles
around to see the food, and it is a sight
that we'll repays them. The boom at
Bar Mills still holds firm. If this should
give way, the logs-thousands of them
would go down the river to the Saco
boom. II the Saco boom should give
way, the logs would go to the sea, and
SO thousands of dollars would he lost.
The boom ut Bar Mills is very strong,
but it can stand but little more pres
sure, and if the river rises much higher
it will surely give way.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
(Soecial to the PRESS. }

Newaeld, April l6.-The Little Ossipee
is higher at the time of this writing than
II has been for 16 years. Stanley IL Co.
iosS several thousand feet of logs. Inc
Mater was higher for awhile because OF
sna nreak in Eargraves's dam at North
Shapleigh.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
ENGLISH COMM ENT
On the Reported Chinese-Japanese ALI
ance.

London, April 16.-The Daily News
referring to the China-Japanese alliance,
which is said to be one of the conditions
of the treaty of peace, will say tomor-
row that under the new conditions such
an alliance would be so much more to
the advantage of China that it can
scarcely imagine Japan proposing it.
JAPAN" says the News, "has emerged
from the conflict great power. There
is no precise parallel in the history of
the Eworld to her marvellous adaptable
ity and initiative genius" The Graphic
is inclined to believe in the reported al
lance. 1t says "This Japanization of
China would be the death knell of Eu-
ropeans in eastern Asia and the ruin of
the western industry.a
Denies Any Intention of Bombarding Grey
London, April 16.-ln regard to the re-
port that Secretary Gresham had in
formed the English government that
the hom bardment ofsGreytown, Nicara-
qua would be considered an act inimicaI
to the interests of the United States, the
Morning Post tomorrow will print the
following:
Enquiry shows there is no question of
the bombardment of Greytown, and such
question has never been raised be-
tween the governments of Great Britain
and the q nited States.
News of Settlement Reaches London.
London. April ia despatch from Toxic
to the Central News dated today. 18th. says
the treaty of peace between China and
Japan was signed this morning. The terms
of settlement, the despatch says. will
probably not be divulged until the treaty is
ratified.
General Campos at Cuba.
Havana, April 16.-Gen. MARTINEZ Campos
arrived at Santiago at O'Clock this after
moon, and was enthusiastically received.
Vessels in the harbor were gay with bunt-
ing. and on shore the houses were profusely
decorated with flags especially in the streets
adjacent to the water front.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
PORTLAND, MAINE, MORNING.

Mill company, was nearly surroundedss..by
water tonight.
bater-Another section of the Hollis
priage has just been washed away.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
LATER.

The boom has broken at Bar Mills and
thousands of logs are going down the
flSer. IL the boom at Saco is strong
enough they may be saved at that place.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-17
TINE HAS EXPIRED
In Which England Demanded a Set.
tIement by Nicaragua.
SOME DOUBT AS TO WHAT COURSE
OF ACTION WILL FOLLOW.

American Rights in the lsthmus Will BE
Protected in Any Event-It Is Believed
That Nicaragua Win Pay Under Pro-
test Rather Than Risk War.
The evening times., 1895-09-09
SOMEWHAT BLUE MONDAY
While a Disposition to Advance Was
Evident, Speculation Was Weak.
Sugar, Chicago Gas and General Elec-
But Stocl.ssieReraily Were Firm.

New York, Sept. 9.-Speculation at the
Stock Exchange opened moderately active
and a confident tone characterized the
dealings. Prices improved all along the
line; the advance at the start amounting
TO as much as 1-2 per cent. Tennessee coal.
Jersey Central and General Electric were
the strongest stocks. The Standard issues
ing the Irregular cables from London.
Colorado fuel rose 21 IA to Al 1-2,
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 1 3-4 to 46 1-2.
and Tobacco, l 34 to 81 1-2. The last
named was strengthened by reports that
the quo warranto proceedings in Chicago
will not come up for some time yet
Toward II o'clock 500 900 gold was en-
gagged for shipment to Europe. and rumors
were current that this total would be
swelled before the day was over. This
started a selling movement in the prominent
issues which carried prices below Satur-
day'sciosing in number ofins,ances. Sugar
fell 3-S To Ill 3-S; Chicago Gas. "a to
62 34, and General Electric, l 1-S to
397S. At IL o'clock the market twasrather
weak
While the market since IL O'Clock has
been somewhat Irregular in its course, the
tendency of prices in the main has been
upward. Tennessee Coal and Iron was no
ticeably strong, recovering from As 2
to 46 1-2. Colorado Fuel and Iron rallied
from 40 5-S TO Al 1-2, Pacific Mail from
33 8 8 to "a and Chicago Gas from 62 "a
to So Ia. Manhattan declined to Ill 1 4.
The evening times., 1895-09-09
SHE WANTS REDRESS.
Woman Property Owner Objects to
Plumbing Bills.

Mrs. NJ. s. Wynne, who owns considerable
property in the northwest section of the
city, called upon Commissioner Powell to-
day with a complaint and a demand for
redress concerning the enforcement nf the
plumbing regulations against her after
the work required bad been once attended
TO and been passed upon by the inspector.
Mrs. Wynne stated that two years ago she
was obliged to have the plumbing renewed
in a building at No. 917 Sixteenth street.
and that recently she was notified To have
the work done over again. The first occa-
sion involved an expense of $500 and the
last time 1t cost her SS5-
She asked that she be reimbursed for the
last outlay, since the work should never
have been passed by the District inspector
IL the plumbing was not according to the re-
requirement.
Mrs. wynne said the same thing occurred
al another house belonging to her at No.
1927 Seventh street northwest and she
stated that her rents were all exhausted in
the work of repairs.
NORELIEF POSSIBLE.
1t was not found that the Commissioners
can grant relief in the case, and Mrs.
Wynne then announced that she would
bring suit against the District for recovery
of the money needlessly expended.
She does not object, she said, to having
repairs made. to conform with all proper
regulations for the protection of health, but
she would not pay for the carelessness, negli
gence or Incompetence of the District Of
ficials.
Mrs. Wynne had another matter for the
attention of the Commissioners, which was
as to the inequality of assessments she
stated tha ssheowned VIZ lots ad joiningeach
other, and that one is assessed at $500,
while the valuation Of the other is placed
at $4,000. THIS matter she was advised
to refer I" the board of assistant assessors
POLICE PRIvATEs APP oINTED.
Additional privates on the police force
were appointed to-day as follows: Charles
H. Smith. for duty at the Harrison Build
ing, corner Third and G streets. and Sam
uel Ward, to serve at the camp ground on
East Capitol street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, during the prog
ress OF the camp meeting there.
The evening times., 1895-09-09
Entries for old Dominion.

Following are the weights and entries
at Alexander Island for Tuesday, September
10.
First race-Six and one-quarter furiongs;
selling. silva, Nobby. Monit.,ress, lO4 each;
Sharon, The Snake, farley, 102 each;
Brogan, Mohawk, Pattie, DIR. Parkburst,
Rufus, German, 80 each; O'Hearn, 104.
Second race-Seven furlongs; selling.
Son Malheur, c. o. D., Cheddar. BY Jove,
Lento, Wyo-ning, Foxglove, Andrew D.,
Major McNulty, Brightwond, Columbus.
lr., Belwood, Airplant, Hay Tay, Can't Tell,
los each.
Third race-Five furiongs; selling. Al
Helenboit, 113; Higbie. Jeneola. Murray,
ITO each; Benning, 103; Sweet, 100.
Fourth race-One mile. Selling: Mir
age, 10; Prince Klamath, Contest, Long
sharks, 1O4 each; Tioga, Brooklyn. 1O1
each.
Fifth race-Four and a half furlongs.
Selling: Avon. 124: Wang. McMichael, 109
each; Jim Mclaughlin, Hands U, Bella G.,
1O6 each: Miss Lou, los; rda, 100; Crafts
man, Ill.
Sixth race-Four and q half furiongs.
Selling: Jersey, "a; Sonora. Frank r. Harf,
Grampian, 121 each; Eclipse, jr., ia;
Morissey, log; Rosita. 100; Founding. lO3
Sixth race off. Fifth divided, division
forming the sixth.