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The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
THE TERRACE HOUSE FIRE.
An Investigation Ordered Upon Its ORR
Gin.

Fire Marshal Lyman Hanson visited
the Terrace house premises Monday, and
it took him by a few minutes to arrive
at the conclusion that someone had tried
to Fdestroy the building. He promptly
reported the matter to Mayor Randall,
and an investigation was at once ordered.
Mr.. Hanson said: II am firmly con-
WINGED that the fire was of incendiary
origin. In fact, there is no other way In
which three distinct blazes in the same
building can be accounted for. When
looking through the rooms Monday
morning 1 found very strong traces OF
kerosene and I think that large guam
tity Of it must have been used. AS re-
suit of overhauling some of the debris my
gloves became thoroughly saturated with
kerosene. When visited room could
not find the mattress which it was said
was sprinkled with kerosene, SO made a
search for 1t and found it in another
room. There was plenty of oil on it even
then and am inclined to believe that
the only reason we did not have four
fires in the building instead of three that
the incendiary did not have time to set 1t
in room 81
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
DRAcoPoLE IsA GREEK PATRIOT.
lie Reached Here Yesterday on His Wa,
Home from the Wars.

Constantine Dracopole is Greek
patriot. He is[[made of the same kind OF
material that made the old Greeks the
cong of the ancient world.
Draoopole arrived here yesterday on the
steamship Numidian from Liverpool. He
has served as a man-o'wars man in the
Grecian navy and has put in six years in
the English marine service as a sailor.
He then came to this country and settled
in Boston, where he remained three
years, following the trade of mechanic.
When the Graeco- Turkish war was on in
full blast, it aroused his patriotism to
such an extent that he took his savings.
some 5000 and started for the land of his
nativity to fight Turks. He spent his
two hundred getting to the scene of
action and then found out that he was
too late to enter into the naval service.
his papers having run out and he being
Just one year too old to re enlist. The
regular army, or, as he told the reporter.
the place where you kill 'em, and he
made suggestive lunges with an umbrella
at an imaginary foe, was open to him,
and, judging from the complimentary
letters and papers he showed, he must
have done good work in the field. He got
there in time to fight in the last battle,
and he said 1000 Greeks were killed and
500 wounded, while the Turks-here Con-
stantine's eyes snapped. ''we killed 49,
00O.'' After the war was over he was
honorably discharged and started for
England. When he got there he was I'M
questionably poor; SO poor, in fact, that
he had to ship as sailor on an English
steamer to Galveston and return in order
to get money enough to sail for Boston OF
rather Portland. 81 can work right
off in Boston but hope there may be an
other fight so 1 can kill some more
Turks said Mr.. Dracopole, as he smiled
and showed his white teeth. He is now
only 20 years old.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS.
Pass a Resolution Against appointment
of Judge Foster

The Congregational ministers of Cum
berland county yesterday forenoon ex.
pressed in a resolution their disapprova
of the conduct Of Judge Foster. There
were several speeches made. all Of much
the same tenor, and in the passage Of the
resolution the association wished 1t dis
tinctly understood that the resolution wa.
unanimous only SO far as it affected those
actually present. The resolution urgent
" asked that Governor Powers refuse tt
reappoint Judge Foster, unless the
charges against him be proved false.
The resolution was incidental to the
regular routine business. The meeting
opened with devotional exercises con
Quoted by Rev. J. E. Aikens of Wind
ham. Then came the election of these
officers: Rev. S. N. Adams of Westbrooi
as president, and Rev. Frank W. Davi
of Cumberland as scribe and treasurer.
A review of Rev. j. M. Campbell
lectures on the "Holy Spirit was giyer
by Rev. J. e. Aikens. This was fol-
lowed by review Of President HYDE
Practical Idealism" by Rev. Mr.. Davis
The meeting then adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
FIRE IN A BARREL OF WASTE.

About z O'Clock last night an alarm
was run in from box Alb for a fire in the
basement of Martin Best's meat market
on Free street, near the corner Of Mid
die. The fire originated in barrel of
waste in the basement. 1t was also con-
fined to the aforesaid barrel by the
prompt action of the firemen who used
a few quarts of chemical material in ex-
tinguishing the flames. The place was
full of smoke and this alarmed the peo-
pie who lived over the meat market and
they pulled in the alarm. The damage
was very slight. The question is how
did the barrel get on fire? There have
been several theories advanced in which
rats and matches, hot ashes and other
things bear conspicuous place. but none
of the fremen whe turned out at the
alarm seemed able to tell just what the
cause was. At any rate it was lucky
thing that the blaze was discovered just
as it was or the fire might have done
more damage.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
THE NuMIDlAN ARRIVES.
Items Concerning the Other English
Steamships.

The steamships Prusslan and DeVona
are expected to arrive here at any time
row. The former belongs to the Allan
line and comes from Glasgow, while the
latter is one of the crack ships Of the
Thomson line.
The officials of the Elder Demster line
here report that the steamship Parkmore
en- route for Boston from Bristol, Eng-
land, is undoubtedly the ship reported to
have been sighted off ST. Johns the other
day with disabled machinery. No fears
are entertained for her safety and she is
expected to reach Boston in day or two.
The steamship Scotsman of the
Dominion line will sail some time today.
There were very few arrivals reported
yesterday at the barge office and still
fewer vessels sailed.
The Allan line steamship Numidian,
Captain Angus Macnicol, arrived in port
about 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. She
brought !, 400 tons of cargo, the local con-
signments being as follows: Sixty-five
cases oranges for M. Cummings, 81
bundles dry buffalo hides for Ell. p. Gar
land, case, 1 box and parcel of books
for II. 81 A. Allan, 20 cases oranges for
J. l. Libby & Co., II packages earthen-
ware for Burbank Douglass & Co., case
samples for s. & A. Allan. 81 cases
china clay to order, 2 coops live fowls, 2
cases and packages merchandise for j..
E. Prindle. There were also 452 bundles
of bar steel going to j. B. Armstrong
Manufacturing Co., Flint Mich.
The Numidian had 81 passengers divided
I'D as follows: Seven first cabin; II
second cabin 10 intermediate and "a re-
turning cattlemen. They all showed clean
bills of health and were not detained.
Quite number of these passengers in
tend making their home in the states.
The Numidian left Liverpool January g..
and experienced rough passage across,
encountering strong head winds during
ths greater part of the trip. The pas
sengers were an unusually healthy, in
tel ligent lot Of people.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
janis
OBITUARY..
SCOTT LEIGHTON.

Scott Leighton, the artist, died at Ia.
Tuesday morning at the Mclean asylum fol
the insane at Waverly Mass, of pneumonia
He was taken there from the Revere house
on January laboring under the hallucina-
ton that he had immense sums OF money,
which he would give away with the greatest
liberality.
Nicholas Winfield Scott Leighton was
born in Auburn, and was educated in the
schools of Gray, to which town his parents
removed when he W as an infant. He early
took to drawing pictures, and at IA took up
the horse trade to be with his favorites and
to earn money to perfect himself in paint
ing.
At IT he had saved $4,000 and started fol
Portland to make a living as an artist. He
soon found that fame and fortune were not
easy to acquire with the brush and went to
Providence, where he found more lucrative
employment in the furniture business. He
made money rapidly, and when the firm for
which he worked failed he had saved
enough to keep him until his merit as a
nainter of animals was recognized.
Eventually he went to Boston, where his
ability was soon recognized. and he soon
became known as the "Landseer of the
United States.'
Among his best known paintings are
"Here They Gomez "In the Stable,'' con
the Road,'' ssWaiting,'' "The Fearnaught
Stallions,'' ssThree Veterans" "Dogs,'
"smugglers'' and 'The Pets
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
coRoNER's INQUEST.
Road Exonerated From Blame for Death
of NJ, f. Kicker.

The coroner's inquest to inquire in to
the causes of the death of Moses T. Rick
or who was killed in the Portland q
Rochester railroad yard in this city on
Friday, was in session in the office OF the
county attorney In the City building, yes
terday. It was In charge Of County at
torney Libby and Coroner Perry, and the
following witnesses were examined: DR..
Henry c. Hanson, Charles B. Waterman.
Charles R. Dresser, Frank M. Emery,
Elmer E. Adams, James j. Flaherty /,
Joseph H. Grant, and John F. Smith.
The following verdict was reached:
That Moses F. Kicker of WATERFORD, in
the county of York, came to his death at
Portland, in the county of Cumberland,
on the 18th day Of January, A. D., 1898,
by being run over on the track of the
Portland & Rochester railroad at a point
near the foot Of Pearl street, in said Port
land, by engine No. 9, owned and operat.
ed by the Portland & Rochester railroad
company. The jury find that no blame
attaches so said Portland IL Rochester
railroad company or to any of its en-
ployes.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
QUEBEC AND wscAsseT.
Judge strout Forbids Defendants Selling
or Disposing of Their Stocks and Bonds.

Tuesday morning there was a hearino2
III equity before Judge Strout, involving
the Wiscas1et s. Quebec railroad. 1elotes
D. Lancaster of Pittsfeld brings a
petition for temporary injunction
against Charles d. Haines of Undertook.
N. Y, Herbert W. Martin of Benning-
ton, Vermont, Edgar j.. Van Eten of
Wiscasset, and the Wiscasset and Quebec
railroad. to restrain them from disposing
of any of the stock or bonds OF said rail-
road during the tendency Of his bill in
equity against said defendants. Mr..
Lancaster claims that on July 6, 1897,
Mr.. Rafnes entered into q contract with
him, whereby he, the plaintiff, was to
bring about a contract between Haines
aud the Wiscasset railroad, which con-
tract should be as follows: That said
Haines should complete tho railroad from
its terminus at Albion to the town of
Pittsfeld, and that the company should
deliver to Haines three hundred Thousand
dollars worth of bonds at their par value,
and three hundred thousand dollars worth
of stock, and that as consideration for
plaintiffs services in bringing about and
causing said contract to be made, Haines
promised the plaintiff commission of 5
per cent in money on the par value of all
the stock and bonds above named at the
time the contract was entered into be-
tween Haines and the railroad.
j. W. Manson appeared for the plain
tiff, and Judge Philbrook of Waterville
for Martin, and Van Eten and the rail-
ROAD. Haines appeared for himself; he
has lled no formal answer but simply
denies the jurisdiction of this court. The
other defendants claim that they have
more of the securities mentioned in plan
tiff's bill, in their possession.
Judge Strout, after hearing the parties
entered the following decree: HThat pend
ing this bill, all of said defendants be
and are hereby enjoined from selling, as
signing, transferring pledging, mortgage
ing or in any way alternating or passing
from the possession of them or either of
them, any of the stock or bonds of the
Wiscasset & Quebec Railroad company,
held by them or either of them at the date
of the fling of this bill, or now held by
them or either of them, which are the
property of said Charles D. Haines or to
which he has any right, title or interest. +"
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS.

A meeting of the committee on public
works was held yesterday afternoon.
There were present the Mayor, Aldermen
Rounds and Kehoe, and Councilman
Smith. Councilman Smith moved that
the commissioner OF public works re-
move Dennis O'Donnell, now serving as
time keeper in the street department.
and MIR. Dammery be appointed in his
place Alderman Rounds and Council
herman Kehoe did not vote, SO the motion
was carried. Dammery Is the man that
was the most prominent witness against
Mr.. Staples in the recent investigation
of the street commission.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
WESTBROOK.

The board CT engineers held their regu-
lar monthly meeting last evening at
their room in Valentine hose company s
building. The list of officers lately
elected by the different companies were
received and approved.
The board Of registration ara in session
preparing the voting list for the Spring
election.
Mr.. Daniel Holmes Of the Chronicle is
in Boston for few days on business.
Mrs. Addie Thorn leaves tomorrow
for Newark, N. j.. for few weeks visit
with friends.
The W. c. Il. o. met yesterday after
noon with Mrs. Paul l.. Chandler. There
was very large attendance.
MT. J.F. Spear is quite sick with bad
cold.
A new alarm has been added to the
local system. The alarm is 80, eight times
repeated, and is to call out the Cleaves
rifles of the State militia.
Alderman Pomerleau Is at work at
Fryeburg with eight men and two teams
cutting and hauling cord wood.
The Excelsior club met with Miss Jen-
ME Andrews Monday evening. The sub.
iect was 'sD1scOverles ana explorers.
A vote of thanks was extended to the
Ammoncongin club for tbs Invitation
to attend their last meeting. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Cora Elkins,
January Gath. Subject, women as
Financiers.
This evening Wade camp, Sons of Vet
Grams, will give the drama called pride
of Co. O. at the Westbrook.
Westbrook lodge, No. ~. Z. of P,
worked the page and esquire rank last
evening. -.
The Searchlight club met with Miss
Alice Hall, Main street, Monday evening.
The subject for the evening was India.
Interesting papers were read on the geo.
sgraphy and history of the country by
Mrs, p. L. Chandler, Miss Lillian Smith,
Miss Davis and Miss Addie Gowen.
One hundred and ten members of the
West End Congregational church en-
ioyed a supper at the chapel last evening.
After the supper, at the business meet.
ing, the following officers were elected:
Deacon for four years, George I. Spring
er; deaconess for four years, Mrs. Emma
| T.. Small: standing committee, the pas,
tor and deacons ex -officio: Mrs. Alice B.
Libby. Mrs Lucy Fl. Ricer and Mr.. Wood
bury K. Dana.
Westbrook' q trotting horses were out in
| full force yesterday and there We're many
lively brushes between them. Mr.. Levi
Wescott still holds the blue ribbon.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
FELL FROM SECOND STORY.
Probably Fatal Accident to Woman in
StrOudwater.

Foil From Second Story Window While
Engaged IN Hanging Out Clothes--Has
Since Remained Unconscious and Can
not Recover.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. John 7. john
sen, residing at 1874 Congress street, in
the tenement over the store kept by H.
L. Starbird, the grocer, met with an acct
dent that is more than likely to prove
fatal. Mrs johnson was engaged in hang
ing out clothes by means of pulley at
tached to the house from the window of
the second story, to pole in the yard
at the rear of the store.
Mrs johnson was seated sidewise In the
window engaged in hauling thesssclothes
out on to the line when the pulley at
taohed to Ethe house broke. The woman
lost her balance and fell to the ground,
distance of 30 feet. A few minutes
afterwards, Mr.. Francis W. Berry, a
clerk in the grocery store, had occasion
to go to the rear of the store and there
found Mrs. johnson laying on the ground
in an unconscious condition. Mr.. Berry
summoned aSS1SUAuCo duC LII % LOW hill
utes placed the injured woman in a
blanket and she was z carried into the
house. Mr.. johnson. who is nativesof
Finland and employed lin the round
house of the NJ. G. r. r. at Thompson IS
point, on the night force, was at home
and asleep.
DR.. A. V. Thompson was called and on
examination found that no bones were
broken, but that.she was suffering serious
internal injuries particularly to the brain.
She remained unconscious during the
afternoon and late in the evening DR..
Thompson called In DR.. E. e. Small for
consultation. The doctors pronounced
the woman in critical condition with
the chances against her surviving the
night.
The case is made doubly sad owing to
tie fact that the family is made up OF
three children, the Oldest of which is
about six years of age, and added to this
fact that the unfortunate woman was
| in delicate condition and expected to
| be confined within few days.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
BRIEF JOTTsNGS.

The Martha Washington Society will
meet Thursday with Mrs. George Dow.
s76 State street, corner of Grant street.
A case of diphtheria has been reported
at 4O7 Fore street, and another at rs Gem
TIRE street.
The ice at behring's Oaks has been
put in good condition for skaters.
Mrs. Stanley T. Pullen has contrib
5ted ten dollars for the relief of the Gu
ban sufferers.
The invitation of Olivette Chapter. 0.
E. S. of Levi ston to Iona Chapter to
be their guests on January 81, has been
accepted.
Be sure and go to the foot ball min
strels at the High school tonight. Re-
served seats at Chambers music store.
Go and have a good time and help the
boys out little.
Yesterday was very cold in the early
morning, the mercury ranging all the
way from degrees below zero on North
street. to degrees above in some other
localities.
Yesterday morning there were reported
at the Diet Mission AZ patients on the
list, a larger number than at any time
during the season cccasioned in part by
che cold weather When the mission
opened yesterday morning there were
ii waiting in the corridor for food.
The debate between the Biddeford Ly-
ceum and the 7. N. G. A. congress- will
take place in Portland, date yet to be
decided. The question will be on the
civil service. The Portland debaters
will be T. a. Haskell, W. 81. Heckbert,
J. A. Comedian, with Fl. V. Fuller as
alternate.
Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chapter will
have public installation of officers on
Wednesday evening, the 26th.
The rumor afioat last week that a syn
dictate of New York clothing manufactur-
ers were negotiating for one of our lead
ing houses, appears not to have been with
out foundation, and while we are unable
to give any definite information on the
subject, it is extremely probable that
the deal will be contaminated by the
first Of the month.
The Maine cracker and biscuit makers
association met in Bangor, Monday,
talked over business matters and elected
these officers: J. p. Finnigan, Bangor.
president; L. A. Goudy, Portland. secre-
tary;..J. N. Packard, Auburn, treasurer.
The next meeting will. be held in Port
land.
The bail of the Portland Longshore-
mems Benevolent society occurs at the
Auditorium tonight.
The monthly meeting of the Invalids'
home occurs at 10 Mellen street today
at o'clock.
The Ladies Aid of-the. Church of Mes
siah, twill meet in the YES
try of the church, for work.
Good skating at Portland Ice Rink.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
PERSONAL.

Chief Engineer Eldridge is seriously il
with heavy cold.
Mrs. Annie Caples, housekeeper at the
Union Station. has suffered an apopletit
stroke that has left her speeches..
Leonard B. Motley and wife, of Min
neapolis, are visiting MIR. Motley's broth
or and ". NJ. Waldron, Cumberland
street.
Miss Mary E. Spear, A. B., Colby '93
IS doing department. teaching in Worces
ter County, Mass. Her postoffice address IL
Whitinsville, Mass.
Hon. Seth N. Carter of Lewiston, was
In town yesterday and dined at the Wes1
Endshotel.
General Passenger Agent Boothby o.
the Maine Central left for Boston OF
business yesterday afternoon.
General Superintendent Mcdonald o.
the Maine Central, is away on business
connected with the road.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The Epworth league connected with
the Peoples Methodist church, ARE to hold
a business meeting and carry out in
connection with the same, a literary and
musical programme on Thursday eve
ming. There are also to be brief. address
es by the vice-presidents of the league
having in charge the various departs
engaged. The pastor of the church, Rev.
W.T.. Holmes, is also to address the meet
Ing on the Epworth league as training
school for religious work.
Idr. G. A. Tilton has been called to
Unity, Me-, by the Illness of his father.
has been sick during the past month, is
now able to get out OF doors.
Miss Agnes Fisher, who has made her
residence for the past few months at the
home of Mr.. Fred Henley, Preble street,
10 reported as being quite sick with a
cold.
The keel for one OF the lobster steamers
to be built atssthe Portland Shipbuilding
60 q yard, has arrived and the work Of
construction will be pushed rapidly for
ward to completion. Two of the steam
ars are to be built, one each for Messrs.
Iobn and Frank Willard of South Port
land.
The vSamaritanl society will meet with
Mira william Gardiner, Jefferson street,
this afternoon. A full attendance is. de-
sired.
-sThe Universalist society held their
,neeting last evening with Mrs. w. E.
Johnson, on High street. There. was a
short musical and literary programme
and the members responded to the roll
Gal, nv questions from some of the popu-
lar authors, or by ouotingtsome choice
selections in poetry or prose. The society
il arranging to.hold .alsupper and social
oo-1v in February. The meeting last eve
ming was .awell eattended and much en-
soyed.
The regular meeting Of the Village
Jn,nroyement society will Il belheld. this
evening at the town hall.
The pond at Knightville was in good
condition yesterday and was we'll filed
Irving the afternoon and evening with
clio tors. most of whom kwere from Port
land and vicinity.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-19
ON SUSPICION OF BURGLARY.

Officer Haggett took a man In charge
yesterday, who was trying to sell the over.
coat he had on to stranger for IS.
At the station the fellow was searched by
Deputy Marshal Hartnett who found that
he had two new overcoats, some 10 or "
watch chains and quantity of money in
silver and coppers amounting to $50.
Other small wares were also found. In
one pocket was found a switch key on
which were the letters P. & o. In other
pockets there were other keys and file.
The man said that his name was William
Robinson. He is about 27 years of age.
The authorities believe that some country
store has been burglarized and they will
detain the man to await developments.