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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05
fHE WEAT HER.

Washington, May
4.-Forecast f o r
Wednesday, o r
Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont:
partly cloudy, vari-
able winds.
Boston, May A.
Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity
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Weather Observation.

he agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, May 4, taken at
p. M, meridian time. the observation
for each station being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston. 56 degrees, S, clear ::
New York So degrees, SW. cloudy; Phila-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05
Fell From Second Story window.

. Lewiston. May 4-Mrs. Nevairs
Durocher fell from the second story win
dow of her house on Knox street and
was seriously injured tonight She was
taken to the French hospital Her re-
covery is doubtful.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05
Tho Enabling Act Carried.

Waterville. May 4.-The enabling acs
passed by the legislature of 1897, author
ICES the appointment of commission
to build city hall, was carried by
vot, of the city today, $50 to 404.
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Bimetal1ic Commissioners Will Visit
Europe.

Bloomington, Ills., May 4.-Ex-Vioe
President Stevenson will sail for
Havre next Saturday, on the steamer
Touraine, in company with Messrs VOL :
colt and Paine, the other members of the
bimetahio commission.
MIR. Stevenson said that the commits
sion will first visit Paris and later the
other capitals of Europe, probably, Lon
don first and Berlin next. "We will be
guided to great extent by our instruc-
tion from Washington" said he. "Our
object is to senure the consent of all the
European nations, or as many of them
ence OF nations in regard to an interna-
tional agree m ,nt as to the coinage and
ratio of gold and silver. +"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05
Still Fighting in PHILIPPINES.

Manila, May 4.-The Spanish troops
have captured Naic. In the engage
ments the insurgents lost 500 killed; the
Spanish lost 20 killed and had so
wounded. Two hundred of the lnsur-
gents were captured.
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In all rthe thoroughfares there was q
veritabIe flight of maddened people,
mostly women without skirts, petticoats
Or hats, their feet naked and their cloth
ing either burned off or torn off.
HThe whole of the highest society in
Paris is in horrible pell-mell, prey to
the deepest despair, husbands seeking
and calling for wives, and fathers seek
ing and calling for daughters.
Words would fail to describe the hor
ror = ..ot ..Ethe scene at the Palais
D'L'Industries, where the bodies are
exposed on the side next to the Avenue
Danton, in a portion Of the building
now in the course Of demolition Here
in long room, rudely covered with
rough planks and on sheets hastily
spread over planks, the bodies as they
arrive from the ambulanoes are being
placed in three long rows. This is death
pletely nude, limbs twisted in the writh-
ings Of agony, some still having shredR
OF clothing which assist recognition in
spite of horrible disfgurement, bones
visible through fre-eatsn flesh, some
merely skeletons or grinning skulls
blackened with smoke.
At s. 80 D. IN. only six bodies have heen
recognized with certainty. They are
the bodies of Mne Henriette Hinhisdal,
Baroness Elizabeth ST. Martin, Viscoun-
tess Marie Bonneval, Sister Guinoux,
the superior of che convent OF St. Vim
cent de Paul at Rainey. Mile. de Grancy
and the Oomtesse st. Per1er.
Others bodies supposed to ba recog
nized. are those of the Baroness st.
Didier, Nine. Laurient Gosselin and
Mile. ssChevigny.
All the theatres in Paris are closed
tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05

Augusta, May 4.-Ihe following new
corporations filed its certificates at the
Secretary of States office Tuesday
The AahtahEla Wafer Company, organ
ized at Portland, for the purpose of
man anufacturiag machinery and other
apparatus for water works and for sup
plying municipalities with water, with
$3.50, 00o capital stock. Of which, $500 IS
paid. in. The effioers are: James C.
Fox, Portland, president; Harry M.
VerriL Portland, treasurer.
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A Battle In Trogress.

London, May "A special despatch
received from Arta this afternoon says
that force Of 5000 Creeks commanded
by Col. Bairachtaris, while advancing
on Pentepigadia, has hesn engaged by
the Turks. A battle, according to this
despatch, is now in progress.
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CLAlRVOYANT.

The gifted ALVARETTA REDCLOUD is
causing tremendous sensation in this city by
her mysterious seeing power. Past, present
and future revealed. She can tell your name.
age. occupation. where you live, in fact every
fear, hope and wish of your life.
SO reward for anyone visiting her that she
cannot tell what he came for
Office: 937 Congress ST., West End, Portland
Office hours: 8 q. m. to p. H., Sundays 10
a. m. to 4 pm. my5nrmlprf
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ascertained by the Secretary OF the Treas
nry, who shall make all needful regula-
tions for the Identification of suoh articles
and merchandise and for the assessment
and collection of such additional duties. !"
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for Wednesday-Fair weather; variable
winds.
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One Hundred Victims Taken From
the Ruins.
AND MANY MORE ARE BURIED IN
BLACKENED MASS.

Arms, Legs and Skulls Mingled in Inextri-
cable Confus.on-some of the Fearful
Scenes Described by an Eye Witness
81 Look Back Upon 1t Like a Horrible
Nightmare" He says-Many Parisians
of High Rank in Paris Among the
Victims.
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A bout 30 were saved by Pere Ambrose
and Pere Bailly, who helped them over
the wall with ladder to the printing
room Of the newspaper la Crox. The
staff of this hotel Du Palais saved $50
through barred window overlooking,
the bazar, while the hotel employes
were carrying away the bars, they saw
three persons burned to death beneath
their eyes.
Policemen their hands covered with
gloves, have been deputied by the prefect
of police, to pick out the portions of re-
mains and to wrap them i'll pieces of
cloth, to be transferred In ambulances
to the Palais D'L'Industries, The rs
mains present q horrible spectacle of
limbs burned and witted. On all sides
can be seen stretchers piled with
muti]ated corpses, skulls split open and
brains exuding.
Just hehiud a heap of corpses lies alone
the body of woman. The face Is down
ward,s the head burned, the brain ex-
posed, and from the empty socket of the
right eye the brains are slowly ooziur.
Ths arms and legs are hnrned off.
A little further off is the body of
another woman, nude, the entlails pro-
trudipe and the head missing. 1t is a
ghastly sight.
The Duchess D'Alencon, sister of the
Austrian empress. is among the injured,
the list of whom includes the Duchess
DUES, the Cumtesse Savigny and NIL e.
De Laboulaye.
In the streets adjacent to the bazaar.
we're long lines of sumptuous equipagsa.
Most of these returned empty; their
owners were dend. The others we're seen
moving eff with occupants injured in
head or limb and in many cases with
faces streaming with blood.
The senrohss in the debris will continue
all night
1t appears that the fire originated ON
the left side of the bazaar. The illu.ninat-
ing apparatus of the acknowledgement ex-
ploded and sst fire to the Turkish cur
tains and hangings. In few moments
the flames spread along the whole side
of the bazar. The crowd rear tie main
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05

Constantinople, May At has been
decided to increase the strength of the
Turkish army in the European prov
ince, to 300, 600 men, in order to be pre-
pared for all emergencies. Including in
Anatolia. Turkey will soon have 500,
600 troops under arms. -Four transports
with Turkish troops on board passed
through the Dardenelles OH Sunday, on
their way to the Aegean sea. The
ultimate destination is not known.
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London, May 5.-The Athens CORE.
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says that
the foreign ministers have rendered tie
good offices OF the Powers to Greece, but
the government has rved it's reply.
Constantir ople, May 4.-The Porte has
replied to the French, Russian and
British embassies giving its consent to
their proposal to protect the Greeks. but
only during the period allowed for their
departure. The Porte adds that all
treaties with Greece are suspended for
the time icing.
q London, May 5.-The Athens corres-
pondent Of the Daily Mail says the min
lister of wRr and of the interior have
returned from Pharsalos and made their
report to the cabinet 1t is understood
that as the result of their inquiry the
war will be discontinued. $50.
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OFFER TO INTERVENE.
Foreign Ministers Make Proposition
to Greece.
THE KINGS GARNET SAID TO BE
READY TO QUIT.

Ministers Have Returned From Front
Russia, France and England Given
Permission to Protect Greeks in Turkey
Neutrality Enjoined on British Sub
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Paris, May 4,-Fire broke out at
clock this afternoon in crowded
charitable bazaar in the Rue Jean-Gouion
while the Duchesse d. Uszes and other
well-kn0wn parIonesses were present.
Many people were burned to death, and
there WAS terrible panic during which
a lasge number of persons were injured.
Thirty bodies have been recovered.
Thirty-five injured people are being cared
for by physicians and many are reported
missing.
The bazaar where the fire broke out
was temporary structure of wood.
Many of the people are still missing and
1t is feared they are buried in the ruins.
Besides the SS people mentioned as being
attended by physicians nlmber Of
Others injured have bsen removed to
their homes.
The missing, who are supposed to be
dead, include Gen. Meunier. this
Marhioness de Galliet. the Duchess de
Alcecon, the Countesses de Mum and
st. Pierier, the Marchioness de Flores,
the Visoountess Hunol Holstein, Baron
ess Maoknn, wife of the leader of the
pro-royalists in the Chamber OF Depu-
ties; and Mime. Merlaunelanmon, her son
and four daughters.
One hundred corpses have now been,
laid out in the Palais D'L'Industrie.
1t 1s believed that another hundred are
beneath the ruins.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05

The building was erected in the
fimsiest manner. the scaffoldinR in the
inside being concealed by the tapestry
hangings of the most infiammabls ma
terial. Moreover there was only one
exit. The Dazar was in full swing when
suddenly, about o'clock the cry of fire
rose in the quarter where the kinemato-
graph was beng exhibited. One of the
survivors tells the correspondent of the
Associated Press lis experience:
The flames spread with startling
rapidity throughout the whole building
which rumbled like living furnace.
But the upr0ar Of the oonhagration
could not drown the groans and cries OF
the ag0nized crowds.
81 cannot describe the struggle for life
which ensued. No words can depict
the horror of the scene. It seems as
look back upon it like a hideus night
mare. The whole thing WAS over in l2
minutes, and nothing remained but the
oharrod and blackened ruins of the
bazar.''
The dead are piled il heaps especially
near the exit, where the charred remains
wero five feet deep, arms, legs. and
skulls mingled In intricable confusion.
In some cases only the trunks remained
with no vestage of clothing on any of
the bodies
The firemen arrived at aud company
Of infantry followed to clear the ruins
and search for C0rpses.
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British Subjects Must Be Neutral.

London, May IA royal proclamation
was given this evening enjoining upon
all British subjects strict neutrality in
the war between Turkey and Greece.
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Continued ON Second Page.
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Fetes Are Postponed.

Athens, May 4.-The Ephemeria says
that owing to the war. the fetes in
celebration of the kings birthday have
been postponed. A parsonage connected
with the court says that Emperor Will
liam of Germany, in admitting the
surerioriy Of the Creek over the Turk
lsh artillery. expressed surprise that
Greece had never used German officers
to organize the artillery, which, he
added, ifswell organized, would be excel
lent,
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General Miles Seeks Seat of War.

Washington, May 4.-Majnr General
Nelson A. Miles today left the Capital on
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05
King George Feels First Rate.

Rome. May 4.-An Athens despatch to
II Corriere Della Sera of Milan, says
Rics It'll Garibaldi has had long confer
ence with King George who, seemed
more pre-occupied with his position in
the eyes of the powers than with the
war. His majesty, it appears, was in
excellent humor.
Continuing the despatch asserts that
NJ. Ralli, the Greek premier after sug-
gesting that Ricootti Garibaldi should
enroll Greeks among the Italian volun-
teers now requests him to suspend the
enrolment of Italians which leads to
the belief that secret negotiations to
end the war are proceeding.
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Athens, May "A despatch from
Phsrsalos says the Turks have avoided
making any further attaok upon Vsles-
tino, contenting themselves with
accommodating the neighborhood of that
place. The Greeks, it is announced, &C.
cupy strong positions which enable them
to repulse superior forces.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-05

Assured-TitIes Already Deposited In
Portland Bank Are Nearly Sufficient
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-02

NO more than 1 could run down
Queen Charlotte islands with this
craft" replied the captain do,efully.
"Time," shouted the man on the
bridge
Wen give You the gold" said the
captain, returning TO his place.
.AlI right. And so that there will be
no temptation to play us any tricks, for
the amount I understand is demoraliz-
inEIy large, viii stay here and receive
Your packages. Two OF my men viii go
aboard you, and two others will work
the ferry between your craft and mine.
Those four men I can easily spare, and
If YOU kill or capture them you are wei
come to do so, but in that case I shall
undoubtedly sink the ship. If you viii
think over the crisis for a moment YOU
will see that nothing else is left for me
TO do. 1t is the only safe plan; there
fore I trust there VIII be no trouble"
There wasn't. The miners saw at
once that there was little use in making
n row. and in short time the precious
cargo was transferred from the ship to
the Yacht JtcamC i'll boxes and bags, in
large quantities and in small. and the
man on the bridge opened every pack
age so that there was no chance offool-
ir- him. When the transfer was com
plete, the young man sang out:
II wish you good day. captain, and 4
safe voyage. It may strike you as
strange that 1 DO not sink the ship now
and so destroy all evidence against me.
/ assure you that gave the plan the
deepest consideration, and If, unfOr-
tunately, one life had been lost, you
would all have gone 10 the bottom, but,
as it is, this is only robbery or piracy,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-02
WORRYIN'.

Come. John. let's sit awhile beneath this
tree,
And talk the matter over. you and me.
The highest ne.Ehbor lives mile from here,
So we can think aloud without no fear.
OF course, We know the Lord ain't fur
away;
But then He'll listen friendly. l daresay-
And p'raps few stray angels are around;
But they won't trouble no one, III be
bound.
So II tell you we're alone, you see.
We're bout as much al0ne's we orter be.
Well, John, you set to worryin' night and
Cos ali creation seems T. have gone
astray.
The times IS out OF j'int, that's what you
The chasms there. and we're just on, the
wisdom are dyin. out, ard honest men
So scarce they're only met with now and
then.
The old reIf=isa's kind o. lost its grip:
There's too much love, and not enough
To sum r Up, the world is headed wrong.
The rights afraid and evils awful
strong
Now, John, 7 think you make big mis-
take.
If God amt nOddin' need you keep
awake2
John, Gods right here a-watchin' things.
you know;
And if Hes patient can't you. too. be SO?
why don't you let Him run this world
alone?
He doesn't need your arm TO prop His
throne.
So long as He is at the helm, my friend.
You're sartain sure to reach your Jour
ney's end.
No use to worry. though the waves run
high;
No use to worry. though the rocks are
nigh.
The Cappen's wide awake, and knows
what's best;
So all you've got to dos to be at rest.
The man who does each day the duty
given
Amt never more than a stones throw
from Heaven;
And true religion every soul will fill
That listens as God whispers: Peace!
be still"
George II. Hepworth, in N. Y. Independ-
ent
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-02
HE WAS a CLEVER THIEF.
Said He'd Rob His Sleeping "UncIe,"
and H. Did.

and III. Did.
While q weil-to-do Partisan was re-
turning recently by train from Havre,
during the first hour his only fellow
passenger in the compartment was a
young man. who made himself very
GerecCbL.. "heu others got in, and talk
was general. Finally the Partisan
dropped asleep. Presently the young
man, turning to the other passengers,
with a wink toward the sleeping man,
said, in an undertone: III play a
good joke on my uncle" and he un-
fastened the strap by which a small
travelling bag was sluuE over the sboul-
der Of The sleeper. III change into the
next compartment at the first stop. and
my uncle viii wake up and think he has
been robbed 1t will De fun 10 see his
face, and can watch through the little
glass in the partition. Don't give it
away
The others grinned appreciatively,
and the young man presently slipped
out with the bag. Soon after the owner
of the bag woke up. He missed his
pouch from the strap, and jumped up
in great excitement, exclaiming: I've
been robbed"
The response from his fellow passer-
gers was roar of laughter. This added
anger to the victims excitement, and
be stormed furiously. Finally one of
the passengers assured the angry man
that his bag was all right; his nephew
had it in the next compartment.
My nephew shouted the bewil-
dered man; 81 haven't any nephew. l
never had a nephew. | don't know any
thing about any nephew"
Then it was the turn of the other
passengers TO he dulnfounded. But the
thief got away, and there were several
thousand francs in the hag.-Tit-3its.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-02
GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
Tho Human Race Has to Keep ON
HustIinE or BE Hungry.

"Of course" said Mr.. Mizzen, with n
.querulous circumfex accent, as he held
his paper out at arms length and struck
it with the back of his hand. "Of
course"
"What's the matter, Mizzie, dear?" in
quired his wife.
Things are going wrong again"
"Why, no, they're not, dear. The ice
is full weight, your laundry collars
came from the laundry in time this
week and we have kept the same serv-
ant for over MONTH"
did you suppose that was bestow-
ing thought on the sordid details of do
mesticity?" was the inquiry.
81 took it for granted you were talk
ing about the things you generally seem
to take the most interest in." she re-
piled, in some confusion.
81 am thinking of the welfare of my
country. And I'm getting more and
more worried about it."
"Ohl" she exclaimed, frightening up.
''The country is all right. I've been
reading all about the country in the
paper. The tariff bill is in operation
and everything is going 20 be prosper
Gus in little while. People are finding
gold up in Alaska and bringing it home
in barrels. I'm sure there sn'tanything
TO worry over. And then, just think of
it," she added, with sudden inspiration,
bicycles have gotten so cheap that
nearly everybody can afford to have the
latest model every year"
"Now," said her husband, solemnly,
you have struck the keynote. Any
student of history cannot fail to be
impressed by the manner in which
events fail TO harmopize. Perhaps you
know that the tariff is going to make
q lot of things we eat more expensive?"
'Yes. The grocery man told me yes
terday that l might as well look for
ward to that"
There is the sad coincidence. There
is a new illustration of the manner in
which the human race is, from year to
year, and from century to century, kept
hustling to make both ends meet. just
at the time when it becomes expensive
to run the table the price of bicycles
drops so that everybody will be out
pedaling with all his might TO get up an
appetite e"-Washinpton Star
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-12-02

ish industry.
yacht ahoy." cried the captain of
the Bear. Where's the other fellow ?''
you ask no questions and you won't
be disappointed with the answers.
am ready TO make q fair bargain with
you, captain, if YOU are"
well, you don't look in condition to
drive very hard one"
"Oh, I'm in better shape than you
think. We're good for two or three
hours Yet. You proposed TO call this
a Joke and I'm ready TO do so now.
Wen put the treasure back on your
old tub and You give Us safe passage
to port and no questions asked or an
syvercd when we go ashore. We're
miners from Klondil,e, we are"
That's compromising with piracy
objected the captain
oh no, IT isn't. You said yourself
ii was a joke. OF course we were mere
ly going TO port to wait till you came.
Anyhow, We're not going back empty
to get into prison, You can make up
your mind on that point. We stop pump
ing and down she goes, gold and all"
The passengers implored the captain
20 let I~gones be bygoues rs long as
the gold was recovered. The safety Of
the gold was his duty, they said
All right" cried the captain. you
put the gold aboard just as you took
it oil Then each man must come on
dccl separately and must submit to be
put in irons. | must insist on that for
the safety of the ship. I'll let you free
as soon as we lre tied up at the wharf -
Each passenger swore he would not
inform on the pirates, and when all
the gold was once more on the ship,
together with the prisoners, the old
Bear moved slowly on while the yacht
disappeared stern foremost. And be-
cause the passengers and crew all kept
their oaths. this marine incident never
got into the papers until now.-Detroit
Free Press.