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The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
THE LEWISTON FAIR.
The Exhibition Opens This Morning With
Best Prospectslof Success.

Lewiston, August 39.-Fayornble
weather will make Monday the opening
day of the Maine State fair the most sue
cessful in the history of the society.
Everything is in readiness and the pros
pect is excellent. More horses and cattle
are on the grounds today than ever on
the day preceding the opening. Seventy
carloads OF cattle and horses have arrived
at the grounds since Saturday evening.
A large exhibit in all departments is
assured. Monday is of special interest to
children, a prize being offered for kite
flying, potatoe, orange, laced shoe and
running races.
Good races are promised for Monday.
A. j. Libby of Gardiner makes large
exhibit Of horses. J. E. Barrett of Deer
ing brings Westland and 13 head of
horses. A. Ell. Merrill of Danvers, Mass,
will be starting judge Much interest is
manifested in the gents driving GLASS at
the fair, 18 horses being entered and six
pairs in the matched driving class. The
race of the meet will be the 2. II class for
Wednesday when Irving M, Edmund,
Halle D., and Black Nathan will meet.
The City hall exhibition opens Wednes-
day and promises to be successful
feature. The oity is already full OF
strangers.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
SULTAN MUST STOP 1T.
Warned by the Powers at Coustantinople
That Pillaging and Killing Must Cease.

Constantinople, August 3O.-The city
today has been quiet and no reports of
further disturbances are received. 1t Is
officially announced that the government
has decided to leave it to the choice of
tho residents whether the city shall be
illuminated tomorrow evening on the 90
oasion Of the Goth anniversary of the ac-
oession to the throne Of the Sultan. No
fireworks will be permitted. Last night
a number Of shots were fired and bombs
exploded in the Galata quarter. Six Ar
menianss were arrested. Bombs were
thrown at the officers of the Credit
Lionnaise and tobacco benie.
Yesterday the foreign diplomats after
holding somewhat protraoted conference
wired strongly worded note to the
Yadiz palace appealing to the Sultan
directly in the name of the countries
they represented to put a stop to the
horrors which were being enacted and of
which in some instances the member of
the various embassies had been witnesses.
The foreign representative in their note
mentioned the violation aud pillage of
homs of foreigner and massacre of Ar
menian, and warned the Sultan of the
grave consequences which would ensue, if
a stop was not put to the killing and
pillage.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
The Ottoman Bank Seized.

London, August s0.-A despatch from
Constantinople gives report of an in
teryiew with Mr.. Barker, who instead of
Gov. Vincent as before reported, was
held as hostage by the Armepians, who
seized the Ottoman bank Wednesday
Mr.. Barker says that his oaptors told
him that they came from Macedonia and
that they intended to attack the Porte
and Patriarohate, to blow up the
Voivoida polios station and seize the
Credit Lyonnnaise, but matters were
preoipitated at the Ottoman bank. They
further said that they would shortly
return to Constantinople and persist in
the demands upon the government until
they should get what they wanted,
namely, reforms formulated by powers
in 1889, together with complete autonomy
for one province.
Tt is reported that an intente has
been reached between Russia and Austria
by which the two governments will op-
pose the claims of the Armenians upon
Turkey and will support the Sultan in
the maintenance of his territory.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
FILIBUsTERERs DETAINED.
The Tug Dauntless and the Inca in Quaran-
tine.

Savannah, August 3O.-The alleged
illibustering tug Dauntless. very light
in the water, returned to Brunswick
yesterday and was arrested by local
quar- antine officers. The Inca her sister
boat which went out to meet her and
held long conference with her in the
sound was quarantined with the suspected
boat. Both will be disinfected aud de-
tained flvedays. The Dauntless has on
board a double crew under Capt. Laurin.
They say they have been up Satilla river
and to other places not named. The
quarantine officer says if the Dauntless
wishes to go to sea he cannnot under his
present orders hold her except for disin-
fection. which will be completed by to-
morrow morning. All her crew are well.
They express. a desire to go to sea. The
federal officials at Brunswick decline to
give information as to orders but are on
the alert.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
New Church Association.

Fryeburg, August 30-Ths Maine As
ISOLATION of the New Church held it's an
nual session here today and tomorrow.
A very social reception was held last
evening at the house of Artist Benja-
min T. Newman. The following clergy
were present: Oh. Mann of New York,
W. L. Worcester of Philadelphia, John
Worcester of Newtonville, Frank Sewall
of Washington, j. e. Warren of A bing-
ton, W. H. Hinkley, of Boston. George
H. Dole of Bath. J.W. Sohaffer of Water
Vile, and also Hon. Henry Swan of Bath.
An address was given at this afternoon
by Rev. Mr.. Dole, followed by report
Of the Maine missionary, Rev. DR..
Schaffer.
At 4 there was meeting of the Wom-
ans New Church club, when papers
were read by Mrs. Samuel Gordon, Miss
Annie L. Page and Mary Warren.
Mrs. Schaffer and Miss Andrews of Bos-
ton also made brief addresses.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
PAPER TRAIN SPED ON.
Frig ghtfuI Accident On Htehburg
Near Orange.
WAS KILLED AND FIRE
MAN FATALLY INJURED.

a Freight Train Broke In Two and Pa
per Train Failed to Stop in Response to
Signals-The Property Loss Will
Amount to $4,000.
Orange, Mass, August Engineer
VIM. Clements, aged about IS, was in
stantly killed shortly after 8 this morn
ing in collision on the Fitchburg rail
road, half mile east of this plaos. George
Fowler. fireman aged about 80, was fatal
ly injured ana W. S. Sexton, brakeman,
received bad cut on the head and Was
unconscious for several hours.
The big passenger engine No. 4, u
freight cars loaded with merchandise,
and one passenger coach was almost to-
tally wrecked. The money loss Is esti-
mated at $40. 900 to $780, GOO Special
freight No. 257, west bound, passed
Athol, carrying safety signal and with
orders to run to Erving, nine miles
west, where it was to get out of the way
OF the west bound paper train.
1t is said that between Athol and
Orange the special freight broke apart.
An attempt was made to reach the east
bound track in the Orange yard. The
freight train was backing at the rate of
10 miles an hour to resch the cross over
track, when the rear end was struck
by the big engine of the paper train,
running about 40 miles an hour. The
engine ran through IL freight cars or
tossed them aside then left the tracks,
ran on bank and stone ledge and
turned on its side with the wheels
still rapidly revolving. Engineer Glenn
ents was thrown backward 50 feet His
body was SO wodged between the first
passenger coach and the wrecked
freight cars thau 1t was necessary to out
q hole in the passenger coach to get it
it out.
Clemen ts and Fowler lived in Charles
town. A dense fog was undoubtedly the
great factor in the accident. 1t is
claimed that Brakeman Sullivan of the
special freight went back as the train
broke in two. He says he was over a
quarter of mile in the rear Of the
special freight, vigorously waving q
red lantern. When the paper train did
not stop he shouted and sent the lantern
crashing into the engine as it passed.
He also says that he set the usual torpe-
dos, but the explosion were not heard by
any one in the paper train. 1t is said
the green cautionary signal was shown
at Athol whom the paper train passed
there.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
SOUND MONEY CONVENTION,
New York Democrats Will Choose Dele
gates to indianapolis.

Syracuse, N. z, August 3O.-The state
convention to select 4S district dele
gates and four delegates at large to the
sound money convention at Indianapolis
tomorrow, will be under the auspices of
the New York State Democratic Party
Reform association. It is expected that
all but about dozen assembly districts
ou t of 100. will be represented.
The platform adopted tomorrow will
come out squarely for the single gold
standard and will not endorse bi-metal-
lism, even If an International agreement
can be brought about. The platform
will also declare for tariff reform, en-
dorse the civil service law, aud oppose
the repeal of the power of the govern
ment to issue bonds.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
EAGER TO SEE BOY ORATOR.
People At Chautauquan Auditorium Tear
Down Gates to Get In.

Jamestown, N. Y, August eo.-Mr
and Mrs. Bryan attended service at the
First Presbyterian church this morning
and heard Rev. G. M. Colville, tho
pastor, preach q sermon from the text be-
ginning, "He saw great multitude. !"
This vas construed as reference to
the vast audience Mr.. Bryan addressed
at Celeron on Lake Chautauqua last
night. The Celeron auditorium has q
seating capacity of $500. but it is claimed
that the admittanoe register shove d
that more than Is, 900 persons passed
through the gates when 1t was broken
by the inward rush of those who fought
for entrance.
Every bit OF available space was filed
and at least 1000 persons were in the
main aislea, packed like sardines In box
with only those near the en- trance In
building the jam was something won
derful Surprise is expressed today by
many who were there that panic or
fatal crush did not OCCUR
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan left Jamestown on
a special trolley car for Lakewood,a "a sum-
mer resort on Chautauqua lake, six
miles from this city. On the way to the
lake Mr.. Bryan read in a newspaper
that no hall could be obtained In which
be could address the people in Toledo
Wednesday night. He said that he
would speak on the open prairies at TO
ledo if she people wanted to hear him
and would notify the reception commit
tee thereiof that intention.
MIR. and Mrs. Bryan are stopping at
the Kent house, where reception was
held this afternoon.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
ACTIVE WORK NEEDED.
Much Silver Sentiment in Back Districts
of Western States,

Chicago, August 30.-Mr. Payne, act
ing chairman at the Republican national
the campaign reports received in per-
son and by letter, can say they are en-
couraging from the cities in the Western
States, but it is fact and there is
no use denying 1t, that back in the agri-
Dakotas and Kansas, there is luke
warmness towards the Republican ticket
on account of the money question.
Active work is needed in all the states
west of the Mississippi river to win. The
votes that Bryan will get In Wisconsin
are scattered.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
MURDER IN LYNN.
Dead Body of Sarah Collins Found
Near Breakwater.
Indications Are That the Woman
Was Foully Dealt With-Her Husband
Doing Time for Larceny.

Indications Are That the Woman
Was Foully Dealt With-Her Husband
Doing Time for Larceny.
Lynn, Mass, August 3O.-The body of
Sarah Collins, a married woman, 2S
years old. living in the rear of 65 Harbor
street, was found at 6 this morning at
the foot Of the breakwater on Lynn
beach. Indications strongly favor the
theory that the woman was murdered.
The police have no clue as to the probable
perpetrator, but they and the medical
exam liner who conducted the autopsy
have little doubt that the unfortunate
woman was foully dealt with.
The autopsy disclosed the fact that the
cause of death was a shock and hemor-
rhage resulting from wounds in the head
being fractured. The dead woman has
not lived with her husband since last
November when he was sentenced to the
house OF correction for larceny. She lived
with her mother and unmarried brothers.
1t is possible that the woman may have
been under the influence of liquor and
either walked off the plank walk or had
gone to sleep there and rolled over the
edge of the breakwater and SO received
injuries that caused death.
No evidence was disclosed by the
autopsy that she was drunk or had been
drinking. Medical Examiner thinks the
fall over the breakwater could not have
produced such serious injuries as those
which caused the death. If the police
have any theory as to the motive for the
murder it is that the woman's aasailant
either made improper proposals to her or
attempted criminal assault and the re-
sulting quarrel or struggle ended in her
death.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
MORE TROUBLE FOR SPAIN.
The PHILIPPINE Islands Now in Revolt and
Troops Are Wanted.

Madrid. August 30.-The governor of
the PHILIPPINE Islands telegraphed today
to the home government that he easily
dispersed 1000 armed rebels who gathered
in groups after it became known that a
conspiracy for the securing of the inde-
pendence of the islands In which they
were concerned had been dis
covered. The governor states
that he drove 1000 oonspirators most of
whom were poorly armed to wooded
mountains He asks that a thousand In
fantry and thousand marines be sent
to Manila at once. The government will
grant this request and Immediately dis
patch two war ships to the PHILIPPINES.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
LIKES CLEVELAND.
Ii Hung Well Pleased With the President
and His Reception.

New York, August 29.-Lo Sang Lou,
second secretary OF the embassy, who
acts as interpreter for Earl Ii, was this
III iternoon authorized to make the fol
lowing statement:
His exoellency is very much pleased
with the United States. He thinks thai
it is the greatest foreign country that
he has been in. The inventive turn OF
mind of the people he regards as phe.
nomenal. The sights that he has seer
here and the things he has learned about
New York city are suoh as he has never
in China and European countries.
For instance, such thing as man
investing S15,U00,0 900 in gold in house
like the Waldorf hotel, as MIR. Aston
has done, was never heard of before by
China or travelling through European
cities. While we were in London We
stayed at the very best hotel, but it was
nothing to compare with this.
His excellenoy enjoyed immensely
the drive he had today up our beautiful
Fifth avenue. He told Secretary Olney
that he had never in all his life seen sc
many large buildings one after the 9th.
or. Never had people in Europe or Asia
buildings. 1t showed how entefprisina
and wonderful the American people,
arc. The architecture of the buildings
was pleasing to his eye.
His excsllency says that the country
is greater in many ways than any he
visited in Europe. Al to the people be
likes their free and easy methods
everything is above board: every body
seems to be happy; they make one feel
comfortable.
''His excellenoy admires the Ameri-
their desire to create everything on u
grand er scale than ever known before
and for their patriotism. There is moth
ing, his exoellenoy says, about the Anne
rican people which he admires more than
their loyalty to the flag under which
they live. So deep is their patriotism
that public officers become poor men in
the service OF their country.
His excellency is enthusistio over
President Cleveland. He likes him. He
likes his manner. At first the reception
was most formal, and then it beea me
correspondingly informal.
"His exoellenoy was delighted. While
we were returning to the hotel his excel
lenoy told me how much he liked MIR.
Cleveland and his easy manner.
"The vioeroy is enjoying excellent
health. He has entirely recovered from
the little fatigue of his voyage which,
/ might say, we all looked upon as an
excursion.
During the trip the sea was calm and
everything was most enjoyable. We
met many delightful America women.
We like the American women. They are
bright and vivaoious.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
SENATOR LODGE IN MAINE.
Tells Boston journal of His Experiences
Here.

Senator Lodge who has recently made
number of speeches in this state has
returned to his own state. In an iuter-
view with Boston Journal reporter re-
garding his trip into the state he said:
"In Maine spoke first at Portland,
where had very large and enthusiastic
audience. The hall was packed. There
were said to be over 5000 persons present.
The Indications are that there will be a
large Republican gain in Portland.
From Portland I went to Orono, a
country town near Bangor, where the
State College is. There, too had very
large audience for a town of the size.
The Republican seemed satisfied with
the canvass and very confident Of success.
ION Friday spoke in Belfast, which
is in Waldo county, formerly one of the
strong Greenback counties. Belfast is
the home of Mayor Hanson who was the
candidate for the nomination for Gov
srnor ON the Dem mooratic ticket 1t Is the
part of Maine where every body says the
fres silver sentiment was the strongest
but when I got to Belfast found no in
dication of it. The meeting was held in
the afternoon and the hall was packed.
The Republicans seemed confident of
carrying the town very handsomely. I
talked with people everywhere and the
confidence was uniform. The Republi-
cans are making very thorough canvass
and the Democrats SO far only q partial
one.n
"Did you find pronounced division
between the gold and silver Democrats as
is the case here in Massachusetts,"
Eyes. This is most noticeable in Maine
where her break is decided and active.
The golu men are to run separate
ticket as are the Populists.
1.-THE Indications point to a decided
Republican victory and think we will
reach the big Blaine majority of 1884,
when the figures were $4,000. If we do 1t
will be even more significant and helpful
in effect than even Vermont, for Maine
has large farming interest like Yer
mont, and was also strongly affected by
the greenbaok craze More over 1t is the
home of Mr.. Sewal1 So that defeat of
the Democracy in Maine by good plu-
rality would mean great deal
In one place whore spoke I noticed
four elderly men who sat in the front
row and paid close attention applauding
freely. They seemed so interested that
afterwards spoke Of them to someone on
the platform and was surprised to learn
that they had all been prominent in the
Greenback party"
"Did you see much of this Greeuback
sentiment9"
ssNo and do not think that the old
Greenback feeling in Maine is heipin
the silver party there at all, because that
question was thoroughly fought out.
The people of the state have been ed u
GATED on the money question, and they
have not forgotten the lesson"
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
THE CUBAN COFFEE CROP.
Spanish Government Agrees With Weyler
That it Should Be Gathered.

London, August 30.-A dispatch from
Madrid says the Spanish government ex-
pressed approval of the decree which
Capt. Gen. Weyler has decided to issue
suspending the work Of gathering the
coffee crop in Cuba and also of his action
in forbidding Spaniards and foreigners
to hold any dealings with the insurgents.
The despatch says that the American
oonsuls in Cuba have protested against
the enforcement of the latter order.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
Railrnad Men for Gold.

Chicago, August 80. Two SCORE of rail,
road mon connected with the practical
operation of the Chicago terminal lines
met last night to consider the organiza,,
tion of the Central Railway Mems Sound
Money Club, embracing all the Chicago
railroad men irrespective of party. Inc
olrl lbs formed by several roads separately.
It was decided to organize by. companies
before starting the central organization;
Seyenty-tiye to go per cent of the railroad
men are said to be in favor of gold.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
Forest Fires in Oregon.

Astoria. Oregon. August 80.-Forest
fires are still raging in the vicinity of
Oak Point. Washington. A change in
the wind reflected the flames northward
and Oak Point City is now out of dan
ger. Benson's logging camp, the largest
plant in this section, WAS destroyed by
fire last night Loss $40. 0O0. Twenty
square miles of stan ding timbsr was de-
stroyed entaihng a loss of nearly half
a million dollars. The fire is now we'll
back in the forest. Several logging
camps are threatened.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
Warned Against America.
A Jail Break in South Boston.

Boston. August 3O.-While 400 prison
ers In the house of correction at South
boston were enjoying the Saturday af-
ternoon recreation in the yard, revolt
started and before the officers could
quell 1T three prisoners succeeded in es-
Gaping through the officers quarters All
the others wers secured and the distur-
bance was soon quelled. The men who
escaped are believed to have been the
instigators of the trouble
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
:German Ritual Scheme defeated.

{ Cleveland, Ohio, August 3o.-A meeting
yesterday OF the supreme lodge of
knights OF Pythias, put quietus forever
on the much discussed question of re-
vlving the German ritual. The matter
came up for a final vote in the eyening
and resolution to print the ritual in
German for the lodges that wauted it in
that language, was defeated.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Aug. 30.-Ths local weather
bureau office records as to the weather
are the following:
%. m.-Barometer. 30 020; therm ONE.
ter, $50: dew point. $40; humidity,
81; wind, SW; velocity, i; weather,
partly cloudy.
SD. m.-Barometer, 20. S39; thermome-
ter, 81. 5; dew point, $50; humidity.
SO; wind. S; velocity, A; weather
clear.
Mean daily thermometer, COL; maxi
mum thermometer, 700; minimum ther-
1nometer, 50.2; maximum velocity of
wind, 20, S; total precipitation, 0.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
The Japanese
Fair Co.,
212 MIDDLE ST.

Falmouth Hotel Block,
Find they cannot make a success of
their ''Business," and have surrender
ed their Leasing Privileges which
expire October 1st. AS they cannot
repack and reship these goods, have
decided to dispose OF the Entire
Stock of their 'sBeautifuI japanese
and Chinese Art Ware" Rugs, En-
hr0iderias. Screens, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31

Quarantine, ST., August 30.-The clip
per ship Tam O'Shanter. of Portland,
Ne, arrived this morning from Hong
Kong. She had an eventful passage of
ITO days. Capt. Peabody reports that
two days out from Hong Kong, he
encountered a heavy typhoon lasting 4s
hours. The storm was accompanied by
a tremendous rain storm which deluged
the trip two whole days, accompanied
by severe thunder and lightning.
Fortunately the Tam O'Shanter sus-
tained no damage other than the loss of
a few sails. The wind being fair,
the ship sailed 600 miles during the
storm.
Capt. Peabody reports that off the
coast of Borneo. the ship passed through
about 90 miles of watef, literally covered
with spakes of all sizes and colors. Such
large numbers of snakes are frequently
seen in eastern seas.
The four -masted ship Roanoke of Bath,
Me-, arrived this morning from Honolulu
after passage of 1874 days. 1t is the
largest ship afoau, was built by Hon.
Arthur Sewall of Bath, Me-, and regis
ters 3400 tons. The Roanoke brings
the largest cargo of sugar brought to
th is port by any one vessel, amounting
to so, 600 bags.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
Deadly Russian Foreign Minister.

London. August sO.-A Kieff dispatch
says that Prince Lobanoff- Rostovsky,
Russian minister of foreign affairs who
the Czar and Czarina on
their recently begun foreign tour, died
suddenly tonight from Vienna to Kieff.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
Captain Saw an Iceberg.

Boston, August 30.-Capt. Williams of
the Warren line steamer Norseman az
rived today from Liverpool and reports
that August %. lat. Al. AZ, north Ion. sa49. OF
west. he sighted large iceberg.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
RY 7 AUCTION,

Commencing Monday, Aug. 3lst.
at 1880 a. m,, aud continuing every
day thereafter at 1880 and 2 p. m.
until the entire stock is disposed OF.
This is arare chance for the "Peopie
OF Portland and Vicinity" to buy at
YOUR OWN PRICE such High Glass
Of Art Goods and Rugs as We have in
our store. Seats for all who attend
the sale, which will continue every
day at 1890 a. N. until the entire
stock is disposed Of. Respectfully,
THE JAPANESE FAIR CO.,
222 Middle St., (Falmouth,)
Goods nOW on exhibition.
o.,a. Qpen Evenings until p. 10,