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The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
SWEPT TO THEIR DEATH.
Three Men Carried Over Niagara's Mighty
Falls.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, August 22.-
Frank Weber of Buffalo, Warren Bush,
81 years old, of Chicago, and Charles
Glasner, 30 years old, of Chicago employed
by the United States Express Company,
who have been camping on the banks of
the Niagara river for the past week with
several companions, today hired small
boat at La Sale and started to row across
the Niagara river to the Canadian shore.
In the heavy current their boat became
unmanageable and upset. The men were
seen by q number of people on shore
struggling In the water, but before assis-
tance could reach them all three were
carried over the falls on the Canadian
side. There is little probability of the
bodies being recovered for some weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23

ana InieI aeI Deputy Young seized two men
rest o"iied out that they were under ar
da,,,,4 Az the same time he sh )uted to the
srS lies not to struggle with the strik-
- ,sa paD 70 arrest any man who attempted
Stops. ~ psss. This had it's effect. The strikers
"a sspou stlll toSsee whatsMr. Young intend
49, r. ~ ~ 20 with his prisoners, and the dapu-
soi;s 81; Unus had chance to form in more
go 1otnu mass across the road and to bar all
passage. The two men were placed in
~ tnasge ofsdeputies, who osconducted them
', W sne LIE Armitt stables and placed them
sn anuer armed guard There were about
~ ~ men IN the body of strikers, and most
q u snem started back straightforward Camp
Inere were about dozen of them, how
ever, who stood still and said that the
oolrI @ mad no power to block public roads,
anu Tod the others to go back to camp,
any aIa uney would either see the miners in
!nelr ;l homes and persuade them not to go
lnto Ine pit or be taken to jail. They
s,tlroel si across the road on run towards
one uipple, with a posse of deputies in
pursult. The latter caught up to them
N neal tne company houses at the coal
works and placed three more under ar
Judge Goff has found the miners arrest
cd near Fairmont guilty of violation of
q udge Jackson's injunction and sent
enced 1sa AL of the 81 to jail for three days,
andslater ordered them released Monday
morning.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
THIS PLACEIlS Mls-NAMED.
Unity, a Negro Laborer's Camp, Scene of
Riot and Bloodshed.

Pittsburg, August 22.-Unity, q camp
OF negro workmen employed in building
the new Pittsburg, Bessemer and Lake
Erie railroad is keeping up its reputation
for riot and bloodshed. Tonight comes
the report from there of small sized riot
and three or four individual fights, during
the progress of which one man was fatally
shot and wounds were inflicted on a large
number of others. 1t is said that nearly
or quite all the men In the camp are arm
ed with revolvers and razors and are gen.
orally lawless set. The record of the days
doing is briefly as follows: Tom Cash,
nicknamed Powder and Ball, was flour
ishfng 45-calibre revolver. when John
Kelly came along and made some slight
remark, at which Cash took offense, and
he blazed away at Kelly, the bullet en-
tering the abdomen, cutting its way clear
through the stomach and intestines.
Kelly is bleeding internally and will die
before morning. George Walker and
Emanual Lindsay quarreled over disso-
lutte woman who frequents the camps,
and Walker was shot, but not seriously
wounded. Next William Matthews and
George Smith became involved in quar-
rel about some unknown cause, and Mat
thews received two bullets from Smith s
revolver, one in the arm and another in
the leg. The whole was climaxed by a
general fight, in which ten shooters were
engaged. A negro called "Rags'' was
shot in the head and number of others
received shots and razor wounds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Will Iay PETROLEUM FOR FUEL.
Navy Department to Experiment. With Its
Use in the Torpedo Fleet.

Washington, August 22.-The Secretary
of the Navy has ordered Lieut.. Nathan
Sargent to proceed at once to the oil field
of Pennsylvania where he will make a
careful investigation ofsthe various grades
of petroleum produced in that region,
with a viewsto its use as fuel for marine
engines. Upon the conclusion of this
work he will report to the authorities in
charge of the Newport torpedo station,
and plans will be drawn for an oil en-
gine, which will be placed in one of the
new torpedo boats now being built by the
Herreshoffs. This will be the first at
tempt to use petroleum as fuel for the
torpedo feet, but from the success that
has attained with this motive force in
swift steam launches owned by private
parties both here and abroad, the Navy
Department looks very favorably on the
experiment..
Some of the advantages expected from
the new fuel are economy of machine
space and consequently greater fuel car
rying capacity, economy in the cost of
fuel and the ability to develop extremely
high steam pressure under forced
draught. The plans for the new engine
are not yet laid and will depend largely
on the report on the various grades of
petroleum at command. It is possible
that with this innovation in fuel will be
combined the use of the steam turbine
engine, whose success in the English tor
pedo boat Turbina has marked decided
epoch in the development of these feet
footed destroyers abroad. >
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
GROWTH oF.ouR LUMBER TRADE.
Figures for This Year Show An Increase
of 100 Per Cent in Foreign Expectation.

Chicago, August 22.-The Timberman' g
the years lumber exports from all United
States ports: The quantity of our exports
OF forest products for the year ending
June 30, 1897, as compared with those for
the year ending June 80, 1896, shows an
increase of slightly over 100 per cent, and
as compared with the average for the five
years beginning June 80, 1886, AN increase
OF fraction less than sixty per cent.
The total value of our exports of domes-
tic forest and lumber products for the
year ending June 80, 1897, as compared
with the previous twelve months was
$50, ,624, 800, against sa1, ,947, ,1Os, or an in
crease of over "a per cent.
Our lumber exports to the United
Kingdom for the years ending June 3d.
1896 and 1891, were: 1896, 1920, 45s; 1897,
$l1, $50, $685.
AS the percentage of increase in the
quantity Of hewn lumber we are export
ing to the United Kingdom, compared
with those of the corresponding period
in 1896, is treble the percentage in the in
crease in the total quantity of their re-
ceipts Is compared with the same period.
it is happily demonstrated that the large
increase in the quantity of sawn and 9TH
erwise finished lumber products we are
furnishing, Is not only not at the expense
of our own wood expectations. but that
both show handsome improvement, di-
verted from the countries which usually
enjoy the lions share of the results Of
bettering conditions in the British mar
kets.
During the year ending June 80, 1897,
we furnished to the Republic of Mexico
lumberSto the value of 81, 181 ,0S9, against
value of e1.61l,4v for the preceding
twelve months, an increase of over 35 per
cent.
The average value of boards, deals and
planks, exported from the United States
during the month of June, 1885, was
$16. 18 per thousand feet board measure,
the highest price accorded. This is an
increase Of 81. 80 per thousand foot board
measure over the average for the "a
months ending June 80, 1897; 1921 over
the average for the year 1857, and $1.54
over the average for 1866.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
MORPHINE DID IT.
While Crazed by the Drug Lawrence
Shot a Judge.
VICTIM RAD APPOINTED A GUAR
DIAN FOR LAWRENCE's CHILD.

And Granted An Injunction Restraining
the Father From Interfering With His
Daughter In Any Way-Judge seawer
of Woodstock, Vt, Has Bullet
Through His Lnng Which Was From
Revolver in the Hands of a Morphine
Eater. p
Woodstock, VT, August 22.-Hon.
Thomas G. Seaver, judge of probate for
Windsor county, was shot this morning
by William ". Lawrence, while standing
on the piazza of his residence, the ball
penetrating his right lung, lodging un-
der the shoulder blade. The wounded
man is reported as resting quietly tonight,
and the attending physician thinks he
Will recover, although his age, beyond
6o years, will tell against him. Lawrence
surrendered himself to Sheriff Thomas af-
ter the shooting, and was lodged in Jail to
await hearing tomorrow 1t is alleged
tnat the troubles which led to the assault
began early in 1896, when Mrs. Lawrence
left her husband and child and applied
to Judge Seayer for the appointment of
a guardian over the girl, who was about
years OF age. 1t is said that Lawrence
tried to steal the child from the parties
who were caring for her under the direc-
tion of the guardian, Joseph c. Enright,
then State attorney. Judge Seaver then
granted an injunction restraining Law
renee from interfering with the girl in
any way. At the last session of the court,
Mrs. Lawrence petitioned for divorce on
the grounds of intolerable severity and
refusal to support. The case was tired be-
fore Judge Start and dismissed because of
insufficient evidence, the injunction was
removed and Lawrence was given permis-
sion to see his child. Lawrence conduct
ed his own defense, refusing counsel.
He has greatly disliked Judge Seaver
ever since the guardian was appointed,
and this morning he called upon the
judge and entered into hot discussion
with him. The judge ordered Lawrence
to leave the house and followed him to
the door, where Lawrence drew a reyoI-
yer and fired two shots, the first of which
took effect as before stated At the Jail
LawrenceIwas searched and a small ouan-
tity of morphine was found upon him,
showing that he was undoubtedly a NOR
phine eater, this explaining why he has
at times appeared to be mentally unbal-
anced.
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other side. This afternoon 81 children
boys and girls, ranging from 8 to 13
years, crowded on the raft for the pur-
pose of going to bathe at the breakwater.
Half way across the channel, where the
water is very deep, the raft capsized and
all the children were thrown into the
water. There were many boats in the
neighborhood and these were quickly at
the scene of the accident. All were res
cued except five. Three bodies have been
recovered.
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northwesterly winds.

northwesterly winds.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, Aug. 22.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
s a. m.-Barometer. 29.957 thermo-
meter, $40; dew point. co. humidity, 81;
wind, 9 SW; weather clear.
p. m.-Barometer. 299o6; thermom-
eter. 62.0; dew point, So. humidity, 81.
wind, N; velocity, 8: weather. clear.
Mean daily thermometer, e6; maxi
mum thermometer, "A; minimum ther-
mometer. 50; maximum velocity OF
wind, Is S; total precipitation, .O4.
Weather Observation.
The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Aug. %, taken
ats pm, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given In this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 6s, SW, clear: New York, 10,
Sc, cloudy; Philadelphia, IA, S. clear;
Washington, Y. S. cloudy; Albany,
70, S, clear; Buffalo, 6o, W, clear;
Detroit, 70. E, clear; Chicago,
SS, E, cloudy; st. Paul. Y W,
p cloudy; Huron. Oak. 49, W, cloudy
Bismarck. 76, S, p cloudy; jackson
vile, 76, S, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
MINERS ARRESTED.
WIN -ft1 fstR'k-O EOs
A Collision With Deputy Marshals Nea r
the De Armitt Pits.

A Collision With Deputy Marshals Nea r
the De Armitt Pits.
Pittsburg, August 21.-There was q
clash between the deputy sheriffs and
strikers at Plum Creek at a. M, and
five strikers were arrested for contempt
of court in disobeying the orders of the
court as contained in the Injunction.
There was no bloodshed, but battle be-
tween the deputies and the strikers may
be fought at any time.
The determination of the strikers to
march at a. m. was formed yesterday
afternoon, after they had successfully
passed four deputies, who wanted to stop
their escorting some citizens of New Tex
as to their camp Their plans were known
to the deputies and they were ready for
the marchers. The campers were dfvid ed
into three parties, one gang going to
Clarksville, another to the Triple at
Plum Creek, and the other along the
Salisbury pike. They were not formed in
line, but walked along aimlessly. The
deputy sheriffs met the vanguard on the
pike, about half mile above the postoffice
center. Then men in advance were turned
back, but the others kept on, and the
deputies formed line across the road.
Chief Deputy Samuel Young stepped to
the front.and told them thatsthey would
have to turn back to their camp. There
was laugh at this, and the men pushed
on. There was sudden push from the
rear of the body of strikers, and the depu-
ties were forced back considerable dis
tance, and then there was such mix-ul
that one could not tell which of the strug-
Cling men were deputies and which were
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
CALM BEFORE THE STORM
Sunday Comparatively Quiet in the
Pittsburg District.
BUT AT THE CONFERENCE TODAY
A DISRUPTION Is EXPECTED.

The Miners OficiaIs Making Preparations
to Obtain Fund to Send Home All
Foreign Labor just AS Fast AS 1t AT
rives-Only One Row Disturbed the
Peace of the Day.
Pittsburg, August 22.-Developments
| in the coal mining situation in the Pltts-
burg district will be watched with unu-
sual interest this week. Both sides were
apparently at rest today, but it was oe
veloped that at the conference tomorrow
there will probably be a disruption. by
many, it is believed that M. d. Ratcn-
ford, the national president of the miners
organization, will not be present. Ii Is
claimed that he will stick to his original
assertion that he will not agree to arbi-
tration unless all the States involved are
represented. It is well known fact that
operators of other States will not join the
local operators in the local movement for
arbitration. If Ratchford is obdurate
the conference will be useless. From
reliable source 1t was learned that II the
operators start mines on the lines laid
down, other mines will also be started by
the miners.
1t is proposed to select operators who
are not represented at the conference and
who are friendly to the miners. They
will be given permission to mine coal at
the rate demanded, and the coal stored.
By this means it is expected to get q
fund from the union miners that hap
pen to be working, and with this fund
pay the expenses of fight against i'm
ported labor. The miners officials are
making arrangements to have fund on
hand to send foreign larbor home just as
fast as 1t arrives. With mines operated
under the jurisdiction Of the labor lead
ers and with operators that are friendly
who reap profit, they hope to have
available large fund. This plan has
been outlined and will be submitted to
the national officials if the conference
proves failure.
Religious services were held In several
of the strikers camps today and all were
largely attended, but Notwithstanding the
religious spirit prevailing in the camps,
a conflict between workers and strikers
took place in the afternoon, during which
three strikers were badly hurt, but none
are in a serious condition. Five of the
men, who are working for the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, went
to William Seamon's boarding house
about one and half miles from Oak Hill
tipple, where number Of strikers are
quartered, for the purpose of persuading
the strikers to go to work. The meeting
was stormy one, and resulted in Antonio
Podasky being shot near the heart, the
bullet going almost through his BODY
Grongron Pimond was shot in the eye,
and Botiste Dalmeso was cut with
razor. The injured men are all strikers.
This was the only disturbance recorded
at the camps today.
The aggressive workmen escaped before
the men on the Oak Hill camp were aware
of the fight
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Went to Bottom in Five Minutes.

New Bedford, Mass. August 22.-Barge
Felix, bound from this port to Vineyard
Haven in tow of tug Nathan Hale, this
forenoon, struck rock or some SUBJ
merged object, possibly wreck, about a
quarter of mile south southeast of the
Red Can buoy in Vineyard Sound, just
at the entrance to Quick's Hole, ,and went
to the bottom in five minutes Captain
Hammill, the crew of two men, and two
women aboard the barge, were picked
up by the tug and brought to this port.
The barge Felix is owned by the Red
Star Line of Philadelphia,
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Bangor to Have . Jewish Synagogue.

Bangor, August 22.-The corner stone
OF the Jewish synagogue being erected by
the the Israel society, was laid this after
noon with appropriate ceremonies Mr.
Louis Goldberg of Bangor presided
Prayer was offered by Rabbi Goldberg.
An address was, delivered by Rabbi
Shosher of Boston, and remarks were
made by Hon. J. f. Snow and Mr.. y.
d. Parkhurst of Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Lightning,s Work.

Acton, Mass, August 2s.-During a
heavy thunderstorm this afternoon barn
occupied by G. V. Bowen on the Otis
Furbush place, was struck by lightning
and totally burned. Loss 81, 500; Insured.
Atkinson. N. H., August ga barn
belonging to Brown Stevens was burned
last night together with forty tons of hay,
five horses and other live stock Loss
So, 900; no insurance. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
Lowell, Mass, August 22.-Lightning
struck the barn of E. E. Warren in South
Chelmsford this afternoon and all the
buildings were destroyed. Loss Sc, 900
lightning also struck the house OF
Michael Harrington in North Chelms.
ford, which was entirely consumed. Loss
Sc. .0OO
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
HOT HEADED ATHENIANs.
Do No Consider Greece Conquered and
Wish to Continue the War Against Tur-
key.

Athens, August pa great meeting
Of over 5000 people held here today
adopted an address to King George, urg-
ing him and theigovernment to reject the
proposed peace treaty between Greece
and Turkey and to resume the hostilities
which were interrupted by the truce.
The entire press, however, and great
majority of the public of Athens con-
denim the agitation for a resumption Of
the war
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
A Suicide in Portsmonth.

Portsmouth, N. H., August 22-Frank
Quinn, well known young man, aged
80 years, committed isuicide some time
during last night by hanging. He had
been in ill-health for some time and be-
came despondent.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Five Children Drowned.

Toronto, August 22.-At the foot of
Cherry street there Is float made of
rough timber 12 feet long by six wide,
used for conveying workmen from the
mainland to the breakwater, distance of
about a hundred yards. The float is
worked by chains, attached to the bank
on one side and the breakwater on the
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Converted to the Gold Standard.

Lima, (via Galveston, Tex.,) August
22.-The government has presented a
recommendation to Congress urging the
immediate consideration of a project to
collect the customs duties in sovereigns,
at the rate of ten soles each, or the
equivalent, any favorable difference to be
employed in importing sovereigns.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
France WIN Not Lower Duty on wheat.

Paris, August 2s.-The Eclair and other
papers say that official circles regard it as
useless to suppress the import duty on
wheat and assert that M. Meline, the pre-
mier, has made no special declaration on
the subject.
The Temps says he has given the mat
ter close study, but at the ministry of
agriculture, which does not appear to
share the excitement of the newspapers.
there is no disposition either to suppress
or to lower the duties ON cereals.
The Republique Francaise says it learns
that the government has resolved not to
accede to the demands for the abolition of
the duties.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
5sJudpe 1vnoh at work in KENTUCKY.

Williamsburg, Ky. August 30 -Elcany
Sullivan, convicted yesterday of the Grim
inal assault on Sarah Lawson, and sent
enced to 20 years,,in the penitentiary, was
taken from Jail last night by mob and
hanged to the timbers of the country
bridge across the Cumberland river. The
lynching occurred at 1 O'Clock this morn
ing.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
The War win Go On in Uruguay.

Montevideo, August 22.-As has been
expected for the last fortnight the peace
negotiations between the government and
the insurgents, which began on June 90,
when an armistice was concluded, hay e
failed and it is officially announced that
the war will go on.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Lone Y.ars Of Labor Appreciated.

Woburn, MASS, August 22.-Rev. Law
renee W. Slattery. curate of St. Charles
Catholic church, Woburn, was given a
testimonial at the church this evening on
his retirement as curate of that parish.
sgparishioners showed their great love
for him by presenting hin, with purse
of S1,6OO. ,sg ess
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Bismarck to Race Gipsey NJ. at Lewiston.

Bismarck to Race Gipsey M. at Lewiston.
Lewiston. August 22.-It is announced
on good authority that matched race
between Bismarckz.and Gipsey M. will
be trotted at the State Fair. The as
sociation has put up purse of $500.
This race will doubtless prove star at
traction.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Royal Personages Are Cordially Received
in Ireland.

Dublin, August s2.-The Duke and
Duchess of York passed the day quietly
were the guests of Lord Ashbourne, Lord
Chancellor of Ireland, and to ST. AIMS
Centarf, the seat of Baron Ardilaun.
Everywhere they go the reception tend
cred them by the people is most cordial
The Duchess of York is fast becoming a
great fayorite
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23

proposed for the positions, among whom
are Agent George W. Bean Of the andre
scoggin Mills and Col Charles H. Os-
good, either Of whom would be eminently
fitted for the position.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23

Aspire to be President of Maine State Fair.
Z Lewiston, August 22.-Since the an
nouncement that President Jerrard and
Secretary Twitchell Of the Maine State
Fair are to retire several names have been
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
he oherokees Threaten to Dig Up the

Ihe Cher0Kees Inrea1eH 20 Dig Up ING
Hatchet.
st. Louis, August 22.-A special to the
Republic from Chelsea, 1. T., says: To-
day the report reached here that the
Keetoowa society, an organization among
the Cherokee full blood Indians, had
threatened personal violence to the mem
bers of the Cherokee commission should
they enter an agreement with the Dawes
the tribal government. As result there
is much stir in full blood circles of this
district. This society has about 500
members in this district and controls the
politics of the nation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
A $1,000 Fire in Rraua.

Bangor, August 2s.-The residence of
James A. Snow in Brewer was damaged
about $1,000 by fire early this morning.
The blaze started in the shed from an
unknown cause. Fully insured.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
tfHE WEATHER.

Boston, Aug ".
Forecast: Fair,
slightly cooler,
northerly winds.
W a s hi n G t on.
Aug. 22.-Forecast
for Monday fol.
New England and
and Eastern New
Y ork: Generally
fair, cooler
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
New Catholic Church at south Paris.

New Catholic Church at South Paris.
Lewiston, August 22.---A special to the
Sun from South Paris today says that
the new Catholic church there, erected
through the efforts of Rev. F'r. Summa
Of Lewiston, was dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies today.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
Captain Taylor of the Indiana Gives Di


Bar Harbor, August ss.-Captain Tay-
lor of the Indiana gave big dinner party
aboard ship this afternoon, at which 30
guests from Bar Harbor were assembled.