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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
Z. p. SALE POSTPONED.

Topeka. Kas., November 4.-The sale
of the Kansas Pacific branch of the
Union Pacific railway under the govern
ment foreclosure set for today in this oity,
was postponed till Thursday, December
16. W. d. Cornish of St. Paul, special
master, was present and at II O'Clock ap-
peared at the depot Of the Union Pacific.
There were no bidders present and
none were expected. Mr.. Cornish, as
anticipated. simply and formally an.
nounced that under the authority of the
court he adjourned the sale.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
W. C Q. SWITCHED OFF.
Road Is Going to Kateryille Now
1t Is Said.
PITTSFIELD PEOPLE DIDN'T COME
UP WITH STUFF"
They Were to Raise SO 900 to Pay Land
Damages bat Fell Some 81 1000 Short
Levy Placed On Franchise and Stock of
the Road.

Damages but Fell Some So 900 Short
Levy Placed On Franchise and Stock of
the Road.
Pittsfeld, November 4.-Mr. e. l.. Van
Etten, superintendent of construction of
the Wiscasset & Quebec railroad extern
sion, is authority for the statement:
1t looks now very much as though the
Wiscasset & Quebec railroad would go to
Waterville from Weeks Mills and not
come to Pittstield at all. Waterville is
making strong bid for it and it is
thought this terminus would give vastly
more business.
1t seems that while men have been hired
and the contract let to responsible part
les for the Burnham- p Pittsfield extension,
this transaction was done with the under
standing that the monied men of Pitts
fell would subscribe some $4,000 to pay
the land damages entailed. The COM
nittee having this in charge, have failed
to secure but $3.50 and this drops the
matter 1t is further alleged that Hon.
Charles d. flames of New York, who has
held controlling interest in both the
Wiscasset & Quebec and Sebasticook and
Moosehead railroads, has sold his interests
to Mr.. Martin of New York.
While the w. & @. has been discussing
terminals, trouble has been pouring in
on the Sebasticook and Moosehead. Hon.
A. M. Spear of Augusta has placed levy
on the franchise and stock of the road to
satisfy a Judgment in favor of W. T.
Davis, contractor, the original bill of
which was $15, GOO, which is now raised to
$4,000. This matter Is left to Referees
Wiswell and Spofford and it is expected
satisfactory settlement will be made
without change of ownership. Mean
while there is mud(ile
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05

Ah1o a diIi-The Number lnj njureu As
senator PIatt of Connecticut One of
Passengers.
Charlottesville, Va, November 4.-The
Chesapeake and Ohio vestibule express
from Cincinnati to Washington was
wrecked near Old Shadwell, five miles
east of this place this afternoon. -Four
persons were killed and seventeen injured.
The dead are: Henry Burnett, colored
porter; an Italian woman named Merera
and infant believed to be from Cincin-
natl; Phelix Mareno.
lt ls reported the body of another
Italian child is under the wreck, but this
cannot be confirmed,
The cause of the accident has not been
oeHnltely ascertained. The engine left
the track on sharp curve and WAS
hurled against a rocky hill. All the
cars except the dining car and the Rich
mond sleeper were derailed. Two cars
plunged end foremost down the steep en-
bankment and one of them went into the
hlvanna river. The day passenger coach
and the express car were badly wrecked.
AS the locomotive plunged from the rails
and was overturned Engineer Duke was
hurled from the cab and crushed under
the engine beside being terribly scalded
by escaping steam. He was rescued by
his foreman and conductor.
Among the uninjured passengers on
the train were Senator Orville n. Platt Of
Connecticut, Commissioner of Pensions
Evans and Representative Walter Evans
of Louisville.
Late tonight 1t was stated that the
accident was caused by the breaking of
an axle of the forward truck OF the en-
gine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
IAsIGI FOUND GUILTY..

Boston, November 4.-The superior
court jury which has been trying the case
against Joseph A. Iasigi, ex-Turkish
consul, charged with the embezzlement OF
s140,0 ,000 from French estates, reported a
verdict Of guilty, this forenoon.
The increase in the amount of bail to
$75, 900 came rather Unexpectedly and the
counsel for the convicted ex-consul an
nounced that sureties for such a sum
could not be furnished at once SO Iasigi
was taken in charge by the officers and
tonight occupies a cell in Charles street
Jail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
METHODIST EXTENSION.

Philadelphia, November 4.-The mem
bers of the general committee of church
extension of the Methodist Episcopal
church met in this city today. Bishop
Bowman of St. Louis presided.
The consideration of the report of the
board of church extension to the general
commission was the first business taken
up. The report of Treasurer Long showed
receipts in the general fund for the year
of S15S, 1862, and balance of $1S, 267 on
October 1, 1887. The loan fund receipts,
including years balance were Sl69, ,403.
OF this fund balance of $SS, $40 is on
hand
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
SOLDIERS MONUMENT DEDICATED

Bar Harbor, November 4.-The first
soldiers monument on Mount Desert
island was dedicated today at Bar Harbor
with appropriate ceremonies to the sons
of the town of Eden, who fought in the
rebellion. The ceremonies commenced in
the morning with the unveiling of the
$4,000 monument on Mt. Desert street,
following with a parade of 400 school
children, 6. A. r. posts, W.. R. c., K.
of P, P. 0. S. of A., and fire companies.
The orators were L. B. DeAsy, depart
ment commander L. T. Carleton of the
q. A. R., G. e. Gogins and Eben
Hamor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
THEWEATHER.

Washington, Nov. 4.-Maine. New
Hampshire and Vermont: Increasing
cloudiness Friday; showers Friday night,
warmer, southwesterly winds.
Boston. Nov. 4.-Local forecast for
Boston and vicinity for Friday: Fair
weather, southwest winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
A NEW AIR SHIP.

Berlin, November 4.-The Shwarz
aluminium airship, fitted with benzine
motor. was tested today in the presence of
number of generals and the chief of the
army airship department. The ship rose
thousand feet, f1oated in the air for -
miles and at first obeyed the man steering
1t, but later could not be propelled
against the strong wind which prevailed.
The experiment was considered to be
partly successful
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Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, Nov. 4.-The local
weather bureau Office records as to the
weather are as follows:
8 q. m.-Barometsr. 30.215; thermo-
meter. 42; dew point. 35. humidity. II;
wind. SW velocity, A; weather, clear.
s p.m.--Barometer. 30.1S5; thermome-
ter. 49: dew point. A; humidity, 80.
wind, SW; velocity, 10; weather clear.
Mean daily thermometer. At: maxi
mum thermometer, 81; minimum ther-
mometer. 81; maximum velocity Of
wind, II SW, Total precipitation, %.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
GORMAN MUST STEP OUT.
No Further Doubt About Maryland
Legislature.
REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF BOTH
BRANCHES ASSURED.
Latest Returns Give!Party Majority of IL
on Joint Baliot-Dsmocratic Com
mitteemen Have Shut Up shop and
Gone Home.

a Joint BalIot-Dsmocratic Conn
Gone Home.
Baltimore, November Am official
count of the ballots cast on Tuesday last,
maue in most of the counties today,
leaves no further room for doubt that the
Republicans have control of both branches
Oh the legislature and that a Republican
Will succeed Arthur p. German in the
United States Senate. Five me1npers OF
the assembly and one senator were taken
from the Democratic list of probabilities
and added to that of the Republicans.
Three of the members and the senator
are from Talbot county, and one member
each from Prince Georges end Carroll.
This gives the Republicans 40 members
in the house and leaves, the Democrats
but AZ. Republican majority in the
House, z. 1t also gives the Republicans
Is senators to eight for the Democrats
and majority on joint ballot of II.
Ihe Democratic state headquarters
were closed up today and all the mem
WAS "a oAS SNeteC SOuuClI COIuIullU66 adEC
gone to their respective homes. Before
leaving, however, Chairman Murray
Vindiver gave out statement in which
he says:
''As far as the joint convention of the
general assembly is concerned the matter
is not entirely settled and will not be
until the official returns are made up.
In regard to the house of delegates
am still of the opinion that the Demo
Gratis will have a majority in that body. .
and will organize 1t. The election in
several of the counties is so close that it
is impossible to tell at present which
side has won, and I believe a recount
will be demanded in Montgomery county
by the Democrats, who claim that they
have elected at least one and possibly
two members of the house, while the
Republicans claim that they have elected
three. A recount may also be demanded
in Talbot and in Carroll counties to de-
termine the results with certainty. At
any rate we have not given up our expec-
tation of controlling the house, whether
we have majority on joint ballot or
not.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice of Hearing.

Upon the petition of Charles f. Cushing and
others to extend Island Avenue, Long Island -
Notice is hereby given that the Committee on
Laying Out New streets will meet 10 hear the
Friday, November 12, 1897, ,at II o'clock a. M,
at the westerly terminus of Island Avenue and
will then and there proceed to determine and
necessity requires said street to be laid out.
Upon the petition of William Chamberlain
and others to discontinue Haywood street,
Notice is hereby given that the committee on
Laying Out New Streets will meet to hear the
parties and view the proposed discontinuance,
on Saturday, Nov 49, 1897, at O'Clock p. m. at
Haywood street, and will then and there pro
ce.d to determine and adjudge whether the
public convenience and necessity requires said
street to be discontinued.
Dated at Portland this 4th day of November
1897.
c. FL. RANDALL, Mayor.
Chairman Committee on Laying Out New
Streets. nOy5dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Nov. 4, taker
at p. M, meridian time. the observa
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind
state of weather:
Boston, 50. SW.' clear; New York. g.
S, clear; Philadelphia, 81, SW, clear:
Washington, So, S, clear: Albany
so, S, clear; Buffalo, 60, S, CLOUDY
Detroit, Sc, S, cloudy; Chicago ;5S.
S. cloudy; st. Paul. A. NE. rain
Huron. OAK, 36, NV, cloudy; Bis.
mark, 28, NV, cloudy; Jacksonville
GA, NE. clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
DERRY N. H. IN FLAMES.
Two Large Wooden Buildings Already
Destroyed.
Fire VIII Probably Extend to Other
Buildings in the Vicinity-Secret soci-
cites Suffer Severe Losses.


West Derry, N. H., November 5.-What
! threatens to be one of the large fires
which has ever occurred in this town
broke out at 1.30 O'Clock this morning
and has already wiped out two large
wooden blocks, a. number of small out
buildings and stable and will possibly
extend to other buildings in the neighbor-
hood. The property burned is the two
story block of NJ. d. Young and the three
story Odd Fellows block adjoining,
valued at s35, GOO and the local depart
ment is working hard to stay the flames
The lire started in a small bake shop of
W. 5. Leach in the Young block, but
| when discovered the whole store was
ablaze and the fire was rapidly going
through the rest of the building. In the
same block on the second floor were a
number of families, but fortunately they
reached the street in safety although they
lost their entire personal effects. On the
| street floor by the side of the bakeshop
was the millinery of Mrs. II. Z Tebbets,
and beyond the furnishing store of Il. B.
Gordon. The contents of both stores went
up in smoke within few minutes after
the file was discovered. BY this time the
town was aroused and the local depart
ment which consisted of three carriages
was on the scene. The town has no steam
fire engine service, relying entirely on
hydraulics. Before effective streams could
be turned on, The entire Young block
was mass of flames and in "a very few
minutes the Odd Fellows block, ten feet
away had caught and was being con-
sumed. The local authorities at once
| realized the situation and help was
summoned from Manchester, thirty
| miles away. Odd Fellows block
burned like tinder, and the contents
of the three stores on the lower floor
added to the fury of the fire. Both Q.
E. Kimball, boots and shoes, and W. H
Moody, gents furnishings. whos occupied
two of the stores, carried heavy stocks of
goods and both sustained II total loss.
Mr.. Moody's will be over $l4, ,00n. On the
second floor of the building there was a
number of dentists, while on the third
floor were the rooms of the Odd Fellows
and nearly a dozen other secret societies.
These latter orders were the New Eng
land Order of Protection, FoTesters, Good
Templars, K of P, Order of the Eastern
Order of United Workmen. Besides the
the Women's Relief corps. both of which
organizations will lose all their effects.
Back of the larger buildings were num-
ber Of smaller buildings which were also
destroyed.
FIRE IN BOSTON.
Boston, Noyeyn ber 4-Tbe extensive es-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
HAMMERSTEIN ASSIGNS.

New York, November 4.-Oscar Ham
merstein, proprietor of the Olympia Music
Hall and the Lyric theatre, made an as
signment today to Louis J. Phillips. His
employees are made preferred creditors in
the assignment and their claims will be
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
DEATH OF CENTENARIAN.

Bucksport November 4.-Mrs. Cynthia
Sewell, the Oldest inhabitant of this
section, died today. aged one hundred
yea1s and two months.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
CHIROPoDIST :: and :: MANICURE.
Mrs. f. f. AppIeby.

formerly a surgical nurse of this city, after a
course at the Boston College of Chiropody
AMI Manicure, has opened an Office at 500 Con-
gress street. opposite the Baxter Block.
where she will be pleased to see her friends
and others who call.
Office hours, 9ia. m. to 12 m., 1.3O D. NJ to 30
p m. Saturdays to 9 p. m. nOv5d1W%
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Accepts thanks for your kind telegram.
We have certain majority of five, with
possible eleven on joint ballot.
(Signed) M A. HANNA.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
FIRE IN BOSTON.

Boston, November 4.-The extensive es-
tablishnent Of the Haywood Brothers and
Wakefield Company, manufacturers and
dealers in rattan furniture, Nos. 172 to
1888 Portland street, and Nos 2I to 81
Lancaster street, with frontage on
Causeway street, was badly damaged by
fire this forenoon. The loss is estimate
at $3.50, 900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05

Smaw,s Sots plurality, so,oss. shaw's total
Gov IS the largest ever cast for Republi-
f,raa ~m candidate for governor, being 1905
Sioater than the highest before.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
WORD FROM HANNA.

Manchester, N. H.. November A.
Former Governor P. G. Cheney sent a
congratulatory telegram to Mark Hanna,
upon receipt Of the news that the Repub-
lioans had probably carried the legisla-
ture. The following reply was received
by Mr.. Cheney this evening:
P. @. Cheney, Manchester, N. H.s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Cleveland, Ohio, November 4.-Col.
final table on the result of the election in
Ohio. He gives the Republicans a ma
jority of five on joint ballot as follows /:
Senators-Republican II; Democrats
10; Observation-Disclosures IS;
Democrafs 81
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
AGAINST ROCKY HILL.
Express Train Dashed Into an En-
baakment.
FOUR KILLED IN ACCIDENT NEAR
CHARLOTTEVILLE, VA.

Train Left Track on a Curve and Plunged
Into Hiil-The Number Injured Is IL
senator Platt of Connecticut One of
Passengers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-05
..:.s.. s,.:s. VOTE IN NEW YORK.

New York, November 4.-With four
counties missing the total vote in the
State of New York for judge of the Court
of Appeals is as follows: Wallace, 40, 936;
Parker, 552, 1884. The plurality OF Judge
A. B. Parker in the counties where re.
turns have been made is ,05S.
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Equal to the Emergency.

Being equal to an emergency helps
one out Of plights into which the best
of us sometimes fall.
| heard of an actor who came so be-
lated to the theater one evening when
he was to play Othello, in the tragedy
of that name, that he forgot to blacken
his hands and rushed on the stage with
them white and his face sooty. or
course the audience gigglcd, and poor
Othello, when he realized the cause Of
the mirth, was almost unable to pro-
ceed with his part, and so deeply morti-
fed that when he made his exit after
his first scene he declared he could not
finish the performance, but happy
though struck him. He procured a
pair of flesh colored gloves. blackened
his hands, put the gloves ON and walk
ed quietly on again.
There was quite little tittering as
the Moor went on with his lines, but it
entirely subsided as during speech of
one of the other characters, the dusky
lover carelessly drew off his gloves,
disclosing hands to match his face.
Then those whose risibles had been
affected felt small and awkward
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cursed canvas did not open. Though
darting earthward rapidly, fatally,
hope did not desert me.
MY mind under the excitement be-
came unusually active, and, as look
ed below and saw the earth rapidly ap-
preaching l concluded that my chance
Of escape from figuring as the chief OBJ
ject of interest at funeral was too
small to mention. l resolved that nv
tragic death should be thr best adver-
tisement Dan Rice's circus ever re-
ceived, but the thought Of how well
the show was prepared to herald the
sad event far and near was poor con-
ISOLATION at that trying moment.
Suddenly the despaired-of swapping
sound rang in my ears. Thank God,
the parachute had opened! was
saved, and that, too, at the last posi-
bic moment. My descent was at once
checked, and the earth was not 200 feet
away. 1t was with assumed ease that
finally landed upon the ground, and |
doubt if any, save the circus people, in
that great crowd knew how near had
been to death.
when Billings subsequently learned
of my perilous leap with the para
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-10
Both Got There.

About fifteen years ago there were in
attendance at the Columbia Law
School at New York two young stu
dents, one from Ohio, J. ]. Lentz, and
the other from Pennsylvania, u. Il.
Robbins. The fellow students were
roommates at college and cultivated
each others acquaintance to the point
Of fast friendship. In discussing their
plans at school one day young Robbins
asked Lentz: what do you propose
doing when you graduate?"
II am going back to Ohio and run
for Congress" was the reply. what
are your plans!"
81 propose returning to Pennsylvania
and trying the same idea" responded
Robbins. 1--WE will meet some day in
the House"
The other day, for the first time dur
ing the session. Robbins, representa-
tive from Greensburg Pa. met Lentz.
a representative from Columbus. Ohio.
ClaspiDg hands, they remarked, but
in the same breath, well, here we
are"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-10
LEAPINe FROM A BALLOON.
Incidental Dangers of Circus Life as
Related by Dan Rice.

"Circus life, as we'll as all others has
Its Incidental dangers, as | found out
In my experience Of more than a half
century under the canvas" The
speaker was Dan Rice, the veteran
clown and circus proprietor. "One Of
the dangers l encountered was re-
called by paragraph in paper the
other day about an aeronaut being
Killed IN making jump from a bal
loon with parachute. | had mar
row escape from similar death away
back before the war.
You see," he continued II was al
ways willing to act as general emer-
gency man, to do any work and fill
any position in any circus with which
| have been connected. and, in such
cases, have been in imminent danger
many times. | have been in grave
danger of being devoured by lions,
crushed by elephants, and skinned
alive by candy butchers and other en-
ployes who handled my money. but
the occurrence | am about to relate
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was as interesting as anything in my

was as interesting as anything in my
career.
II believe | was the first circus pro-
prietor in the world to employ a pro-
fessional to make balloon ascension
and a parachute jump prior to each
afternoon performance, picking up an
aeronaut named Ed Billings in an
Ohio town.
Now, Ed was good aeronaut, en-
tirely devoid of fear, and made leaps
with the parachute from greater
heights than had ever been made be-
fore" Col. Rice resumed. "The only
trouble was that Ed was too jovial,
and at times drank too much whisky.
More than once had spoken my mind
to him on the subject, and, as he did
not heed my remarks, | made every
preparation for oppOrtunely advertis-
ing my circus on the day when he
should in the natural course of events
fall from his balloon or parachute and
be killed. With the same foresight
made study of aeronautics and para
chute leaping, until | felt competent to
fill his position when made vacant
The occasion for my services came at
White Water, Mich, when, at ascen-
sion time, Billings lay under wagon
suffering from sick headache.
when II became evident that must
make the ascension and jump, | did
not hesitate, but, donning a tinsel suit,
entered the car and began my first
journey skyward. amid a chorus Of
half-suppressed exclamations Of ad-
miration from an immense throng of
spectators. AS | saw the earth drop
ping from me and the human forms be-
low growing shorter and smaller, until
they appeared like the tiniest insects,
contrived to maintain my nerve, and,
leaning over the edge Of the basket, OF
car, bravely threw kisses to the gaping
crowd almost beneath. When | had as
cended nearer heaven than had ever
been before-say 1,200 or 1,5O0 feet-I
prepared to make my maiden leap, be-
ing particularly careful that my every
movement should be seen by the crowd
of spectators away down beneath on
the earth.
After a time pulled open the es-
cape valve of the balloon. which slow
ly began to descend after remaining
stationary for brief moment. Then
| clutched the trapeze bar, which was
attached to the parachute. kissed my
hand to the expanse of upturned faces
below, shut both eyes, and made a
bold jump out into space and shot like
an arrow earthward. My feeling at
that critical moment can best be de-
scribed as one of all-goneness. but
grimly and desperately clutched the
bar in my hand and with heart in my
mouth. anxiously awaited the sharp,
swapping SOUND which would announce
the opening Of the parachute. But the
sound did not come. Great God! how
the seconds few by and still the ae-
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venezueIa's Gift to New York.

AT his studio at Garretson, Staten
Island, Giovanni Turini, the sculptor,
has begun work on an equestrian statue
of General Simon Bolivar, the George
Washington of Central America. The
statue has been ordered by the govern
ment OF Venezuela, and is to he gift
from that republic to the city of New
York. 1t is to be placed in Central
Park in place of the present statue of
General Bolivar.