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VOL. XXII. NO. 44.
ROAR OF CYCLONE.
Massachusetts in the Firm Grasp
of the Storm Demon.
No Such Dreadful Experience Along
Cape Cod Since 1869.
BOSTON. Jan. 2-The death strucgle of
the year 1295 was quite a lively affair. Its
parting message was by far the noisiest it bad
delivered during the season. For the first
time this winter the elements iashed them
selves with sufficient fury to produce what
weather profits designate as a gale.
Blinds rattling, chimney tops falling, trees
rustling, er rather, what is left of them at
this season, and the merciless pelting of the
rain announced to sleepless citizens that (he
old yoar was going to blow itself vut iu glor
jons style. With a 50-mile an bour sweep it
blew over New Eagland on its way to Canada
where it is playing pranks ot the pregent tim+
wilh even greater foree than any expended
on this s de of the line.
The storma which aroused sleeping New
Eunglanders started in the soutbwest. Heavy
rains fell in the gulfl section, accompanied by
moderate winds. The storm moved up into
the lower Mississippi valley and then was
ecentral over the Ouio valiey and the Middie
States,
The wind inereased to such foree that it
was biowing a gale all over the lake region
and along the coast. Throuchout the night
the foree of the wind continued to increase.
Iu the Bt. Lawrence valley the wind reacued
hurrieane force, blowing at the rate of 60
miles an hour at Quebee and Montreal, At
Buffaio, N. Y.. it blew at the rate of 56 miles
an hour, while the highest wind in Boston
durtag the storm was at 6 o'cloek in the
:mr-hg when it registered 50 miles an
our,
As a general thing the snowfall was not
keavy., Ja Chicago, at 8 o'clock. an inch of
snow had fallen, while at Detroit, where the
heaviest suowfall took place, there was from
three to four inches,
I'he heaviest precipitation was at North
fleid, Vi, where it amounted to 1.62 inches,
which would be equivalent to about 18
inches of snow. At Oswego, N. Y., there
was a rainfall of one inch, which would be
equal to from 10 to 12 inches of snow. In
New York city the rainfall was 1.8 ionches,
aed in Washington 1.10. This would equal
10 15 12 inches of snow, quite enough to make
a respeetable snowstorm if the flakes had
fallen. The precipitation in Boston was light
in q:'f.nson with that of other cities,
ano ng to only .64 of an inch,
AT BUZZARDS BAY.
Nothing Like It Since the Memor-
able Storm of 1869.
BUZZAEDS BAY, Mass., Jan. 2.—Not
sinoe she year 1889 has there been such a
severe storm s thet which swept the coast
of Cape Cod Monday night. The storm bLe
gue at an early hour in the evening, and
kept tpereasing in fury until at midnight it
had developed ioto a vertable hunicane.
The raln ¢!l in torrents and the roar of the
gale was at limes deafening. ‘The tide
flooded the lowlands and swept high on the
beach banks.
The roar of the evelone as it came rushine
on was dreadful. lu this nlm the damage
is very great. At Sandwich the large cireu
lar boniMing, formerly the home of the Dos
ton & Bandwich Glass Co,, and known as the
“round house,” was razed to the ground at the
first blow of the eyelone. This buildine was
an old landmark, having been erected by the
RATLROAD WASHOUT BETWEEN BUZZARD'S BAY AND BOURNE, MASS.
Cape Cod Raillroad Co. when the raiiroad
extended no further on Cape Cod. The
butlding was about 400 feet in circumference,
and had a dome roof about 120 feet in heizht
In it were stored about 100 carriages, wagons
and sleighs, the property of N. Blacknood.
The roof was ifted high in the air, the
sides of the bulidire fal outwoad, and the
entire stock “uw lies buried under _4e de
bris
Arecks Near New York.
NEW York, Jan. 2 —~During the gale a coal
laden occaster bound east was blown ashore
2 Hogs Dack rock, sonth of Wards island,
pesr Hell Gate, There was a strong flood
ide, and the crew had difficuity in gettinzg
ashore in the small boat, The vessel is
loaded with about 600 tons of coal. The
vessol and cargo way prove a total loss. The
schaoner Emma Jaue, from Connecticut,
loaded with coall. wus sunk at Rockaway
beach. Tee schoonsr Durgill of New York,
coal-laden. was wrecked in Jamaica bay
during the storm.
Boy Badly Injured.
EALLOWELL, Me., Jan. 2-The entire
roo! of the cotton factory ai lower Aceademy
stroet, runniag from Water to 2| street, was
torn off. Virgie White, eight veurs, was
ture’ - the corner of Academy street, and
he wus buried beneath the heavy debris. The
child was Jkkod up in an unconscious con
dition. is head and side were . rushed,
both legs were broken and his collar bone
was broken. The flying timber ecrashed
, threagh the roof of A. K. P. Grover's gro
* eery store, entirely demolishing the building.
Flood at Gray Gables.
EUZZARD'S BAY, Mass , Jan. 2-It was
the Lighest tide ever known here. The wind
biew Leavily all night, and at bigh tide the
wWater covered all the bridges and railroad
tracks. The regular morning train, due to
leave here at 811 o'clock, was delayed over
an bour. Many boats broke adrift and
lapded fer on the shore. President Cleve-
Jand"s summer home was almost entirely sur
reupded Ly water.
Pacific Railroad Bonds.
‘Asnl."afl.\'. !Dfio C., Jan. 2 .::tumg
Secretary @of the treasury gave ce
that the United States six per cent bonds of
the faee value of $4.320 000, issued under the
acts ol Jaly 1, 1862, and July 2, 1864, to the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, and com
monly known as ‘“‘currency sixes” become
due and will be paid in Washington. Feb. 1
1896 and that imterest on said Londs will
coase that day.
McKean in Morrill's Employ.
Morrill, wi ex-¢ r obthe bank of
they Commonwealth, lnfiotor, states that
FPrank A. McKean, the ex-cashier of the In
dian Head national bank of this city, is book
keeper for Mr. Morrill in his paper bag manu
faotory in Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic.
WEE! KED ROUNDHOUSE AT SANDWICH, MASS.
PEOPLE TAKEN FROM ATTIC
Extraordinary High Tide at Onset
and Much Damage Done.
ONSET BAY,Mass. Jan. 2—The damage by
the heavy gale and extremely high tide has
not been equaled since the September gaie
years ago, and will amount to thousands of
dollars. ihe new Point Indepeundence bridge
was covered, and is so badly wa<hed that it
is impassable. The wharves we. e 'all covered,
and the average depth of water in the bath
houses that were leit standing was four feet.
Roderick Taber's hav and grain store at
the Point was flooded The bank wall of
Albert H.Faller and Josiah Pratt of Broekton
is undermined, and the lawns are completely
covered with wreekage and driftwood. Ten
of G. C. Holmes' bathhouses are upset; alse
several at Shell Point.
Capt. Samuel Clark and his wife were taken
out of their attie window, the water being
four feet above the first floor. The Onset
street railroad stable was about four feet
under water. Griffic’s lumber is scattered
over about two acres of the flats and the
wharf was raised about two feet.
FURIOUS GALE.
Extensive Destruction of Property
Throughout Maine.
BANGOR, Me,, Jan. 2 --The furious gale
enused extensive destruction of property
throughout eastern Maipe. The Josses in
this eity were smaller than in the coasts
towns. At Searsport the wind’'s ravages
were [ articularly severe. The Carver, Mer
rihew and Nickerson wharves are complete
wrecks. Nickerson's grain warehouse was
completely demolished. The schooners Oak
Grove, Banner and E. L. Warren were
slightly damaged.
~ Capt. A. A. Larrabee was caught in the
end of the Merrihew pier while making a
line fast and was held for an hour with the
sea washing over him. He was rescued in an
exhausted condition. In the lumber regions
the losses which must result from the warmn
wave are cousiderable. The ice in Mocse
head has broken up ond the lake is open,
thus ending all tratfic across it. In the up
pe- Kennebee the ice bas gone out.
At Bar Harbor the tide reached ths highest
point it has for twenty years. The steamer
Sebanoa of the Maine Central left Mt. Desert
ferry at the usual time and was two and one
hall hours in reaching Bar Harbor. The
schooner Agnes Mabel was biown from her
moorings at Sorrento and erushed against
the shore and lifved into the woods. 1t is re
ported that the bridge from the mainland to
the island was swept away, and now the only
communieation fora time will be by steamer.
The losses of Bangor firms whose store
houses along the water front were flooded
will amount to £10,006 or more. The great
ecagle surmouniing the city hall was blown
to the ground and hadly damaged., The
steeple of the Grace Methodist Church on
Union street was wrecked.,
OBSERVATORY LEVELLED.
Wind Demolishes a Structure at
Augusta, Me., That Cost $6,500.
AUGUSTA, Me., Jan. 2 -The gale exceed
ed in fiercsness any December storm here
within memory. Fulier observatory. 150 feet
high, ersetad in 1891 at o co<t of £6.500, was
blown down. Numerous tiees and chimneys
were levelled,
Tornado at Fort Fairfiecld.
FORT FAIRFIELD, Me., Jan. 2—A tor
nado passed over a portion of this town,
breaking windows, blowing down trees, un
rooflng and blow:nz dewn several barns and
sheds,
Buildings Damaged in Montreal.
MONTREAL, Que., Jan. 2 A terrific wind
storm raged here. ‘lThe roof of No. 6 fire
station, the steeples of the new Anglican
Cnurch in St. Gabriel ward and St. Vincent's
Chureh on Fulium street and a portion of the
roof of the new Canada Life building on St.
J imes street were blown away.
Several Vessels Wrecked.
ELLSWORTH, Mo, Jan. 2—-An ex
eccedingly high tide and beavy wind caused
damage in Ellsworth and vicinity, estimated
at fully #2500, Several vessels are reported
ashore in Sarry bay. The Congregational
Chureh was damaged 500 by a falling spire.
severel grain cellars were flooded.
Sea Wall at Popham Washed.
BATI!L, Me., Jun, 2. —The sea wall at Pop
i a u Beach, which was partiy washed away a
few weeks ago, lost 15 teet more during the
high tide and southerly gales. Several cote
tages are within 15 feet of the surf, but are
sale unless the same conditions reeur.
At Woodsville. N. H.
WOODSVILLE. N. H.. Jan. 2—The heavy
rain and wind Mooday night caused moun
taia sireams to rise rapidiy. Wires we e ail
tavgled Tuesday by trees and poles being
blown down. The Ammonoosue river was
over the railroad track at Bath in the alter
noon, but fell at pizht,
Wind Wrecked Wall.
EXETER. N. H_, Jan. 2—Exeter's building
iuspector and Haverhill architeets and buiid
ers have made a thorough inspection of the
Gale shoe factory. of which an upper story
end wall feil out in the recent gale, and
agreed that the Jamage can be made good
within a week.
The Kennebec Open.
~ AUGUSTA. Me. Jan. 2—The ice jam, re
cently formed at Vassalboro, extending four
or five miles, broke. and is now passing this
city. The Keannebec is now open from
"Moosehead to the Atlantie, is very high, and
stlll rising. No damaee is anticipated.
Profitable Profit-Sharing.
FALL RIVER, Mass., Jan. 2 The
Bourne mills has just paid its 13th semi-an
nual dividend to employes participating in
the profit-sharing plan adopted nearly seven
years ago, and this dividend is larger than
ever before. Each emplove who subsecribed
to the agreements six months ago has re
ceived seven per cent on the amonnt of
wages earned from June 1 to Dee. 7.
Gould and Pullman Gave.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 2--George Scrugg
ham, who has been building a street railway
in New Orleans La. says: *‘lt is not generally
known that Cuba has received the most of
her succor from this country out of New
Orleans, but such is the fact. An agent of
the insurgents there has received hrfi sums
of money from George Gould, G. M. Pull
man and other wealthy Americans,
ZEITOUN LOST.
Savage Turks Take Stronghold
of the Armenians.
2.500 Armenians Dead—Only 2350
Turks Were Killed.
LONDON, Jan. 2 The ecorrespondent in
Constantinople of the United Press,telegraphs
that it is reported there tnat Zsitoun, which
was in the possession of the Armenians, has
fallen before the attacks of the Turkish
troops and that many ol those who were hold
ing the place against the forces of the Suitan
have fled to the hills,
EYES UPON VAN.
Whence The Turks Will Probably
Tarn Their Attention Next.
BOSTON, Jan. 2-—The foliowing letter was
received from an American in T'urkey. Woen
taken in conjunction with the fall of Zeitoun
and the killing of 2,500 Armenians they tell
their oWn story, and to thousands of Ameri
can citizens of Armenian birth a sad enough
story it is.
Eyes are now turned upon Van, a eity to
the eastward of Zeitoun where 40,000
helpless Armenians are in dread of massacre.
The people of Zeitoun have been disarmed
and are powerless to withstand an attack
from the Kurds and Moslems, who are re
ported to have heen led on by the sultan to
revel in Christian biood if necessary to wipe
the unbelievers from the Turkish territory.
Here is the ery of a Christian who has been
through the past five months of rapine and
murder that have characterized the suitan’s
government of Turkey :
“Will the country quiet down? That is the
question anxiously asked by every one.
“I have taken a list of 16 villages, contain
ing in all 1,330 Armenian houses, of not less
than 8,000 souls, every one of which, with one
exception, was robbed and the greater part
burned, and the men, women and children
shot down and eut to pieces, or driven off or
carried into captivity.
“One village, Varzahan, an interesting
place, with the ruins of three ancient
churches,consisting of 100 Armenian houses,
was completely wiped out of existence ;a few
escaped the flying builets and got away, but
the mass were butchered in cold blood.
“In Baibourt itseif I was told by a widow
{‘ust from there with her four small ebildren,
er husband being among the killed, that
not more than twenty men, Armenians, were
at large in the city. The rest were Kkilled or
in prison, or possibly a few in hiding.
This terrible devastation was caused by
Lazas from the coast and Koudes from the
interior,as<isted by neighboring Turks,
WIZARD'S WAY OF WAR.
Edison tells How He Would Make it
Hot for a Foreign Invader.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2—-Thomas A. Edison
wizard and workman, has ideas for waging
war with eleetricity. *‘The trouble seems to
be,” he said, “that the FEnglish have ships
that could sit out at sea and shoot at us from
a distance of ten miles, That would annoy
us, no doubt, but I think my plan would au
noy them. Ishould run out cables to inter
cept that passage of the vessels on their
cheerful bombarding errand. I feelsure that
the cables could go out at least 15 miles.
They would run on wheels placed at the bot
tom of the water. To these cables would be
attacued torpedoes at short intervals tor-
ELISON'3 INVENTION TO DESTROY ENGLAND'S
Cables running fifteen miles out to sea would hold torprloes: the torpedoes being relea
crossed the deadly line and biow the invader’s navy
TORPEDO CABLE TO PROTECT NEW YORK.
pedoes of great destructive power. The
cables ecould be moved back and forth from
a subterranean workshop on land, shifting
the positions of the torpedoes beneath the
waves as they moved. The topography of
New York’s coast makes it easy to plan for a
saries of these submarine cables, so arranged
that every Engiish ship would be compelled
to cross one or more of our submarine tor
pedo necklaces. With a range-linder, it
would be simple to ascertain the exact
spot at which the ship would ecross the
hidden loaded ecable, The cable
would be moved along so as to place
one or more torpedoes under the ship asshe
passed. The torpedo, held to the cable, would
be released by a magnet and would shoot to
the surface. Being provided with a pressure
diaphragm, that is to say with an apparatus
causing it to be electrically exploded as soon
as the pressure of the deep water should be
removed, it would burst as it got beneath the
ship, and that would be one warship that
would never bombard New York.
1 sbould think that & great number of
these cables could be laid for a small fraction
of the cost of even a small navy. 7The cost
of one English battleship would supply ea
bles and torpedoes encugh to b'ow a whole
navy into the air. A protecting beit of these
cabies, covered with torpedoes and crawling
like snakes along the bottom of the ocean,
waiting for invadiong ships, ought to make us
feel pretty -afe. Engineering skill skould be
able to easily send them out. Their location
would be kept a secret. We should thea bave
in our hands practically a series of great dy
namite guns able to shoot fliteen miles, or as
long as the longest eable and with the ad
vantage of going off point blank. Such cables
stretching out from Staten Island, from
Sandy Hook, from Long Branch, or where
ever they might be wanted, would make this
port uninviting to strange ships in time of
war.
WILL JOIN HANDS.
A Proposed Quadruple Alliance
Against the United States.
LONDO) {an. 2—The Daily News pub
lishes a dispatech from Vienna stating that
Lord Salisbury, the Dritish prime minister,
is negotiating with France and Holland
with a view to adopting common action
against the policy of President Cleveland.
Spain, the dispatch adds, has already as
sured Great Britain of her agreement with
the latter on the question. It is believed
that Great DUDritain, France, Holland and
Bpain will form a quadruple ailiance to pro
tect their American possessions against the
United States.
ON CHARGE OF ARSON.
Prescott C. and George R. Lamprey
and A. J. Wood Held at Laconia.
LACONIA, N. H., Jan. 3 —The prelimina
ry hearing in the case of the state against
Albert J. Wood of Boston, Prescott C. Lam
r‘n—y of Laconia, and George K. Lamprey of
oultonboro, for burning a drug store at
Ceuatre Harbor, October, 1894, owned by the
Lampreys, opened here before Judge George
H. Everett. Prescott C. Lamprey was held
in #3,000 for the supreme court next March.
It 1s understood that bonds will be furnished,
Thus far no evidence has been presented
tending to implicate George R. Lamprey in
the affair, but his lJawyers waived examina
tion, and he and Wood were each held in
,$3,000 bonds for the March term of court.
NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. 1., SATURDAY. JANUARY 4. 1896.
Movement on Foot to Ally South
MEXICO. Mex , Jan. 2—A movement of
great signi cance, looking to the union of all
the Latin-American nations, has Leen begun
in Salvador. It was started by a political
group. which bas taken the name of the par
hameniary party, baving primarily for
its object the substitution in Central
America of the reign of parliamentary
bodieg for the rule of the despots ecalled
gresident.s. ‘This movement has a still
roader aim, which is to bring about the in
stitution of a Latin-American congress, with
delegates from Mexico and Central and
South Ameriea, to be convoked whenever
matters of continental interest are upper
most.
This congress oa its first assembling shall
choose a diet which shall be permanent, and
shall act as a bitrator between all Latin-
American nations having questions at issue
among themselves. The diet shall,whenever
any Latin- Ameriean country is threatened
by a European nation, institute a general
tariff war azainst the cffending nation, bar
ring out its goods. For example, all Latin-
America will be asked to cease importing
from England till she abandons her designs
on Venezuelan territory.
All Latin-American countries are to be
asked to combine to complete the Nicaragua
canal, aod so prevent other couutries from
having any ground for intervening in Cen
tral America on any pretext. ‘The designs of
Europe, and especiaily of England, in this
case are suspicions, and should the United
States be crip[)led by war, South and Central
America would be partitionel among the
European nations exactly as has been done
with Africa. It is, therefore, necessary, they
declare, for Latin-Ameriea not to depend on
the enforcement of the Monroe doetrine by
the United States, which in time of trouble
may be unable to compel obedience.
English Government to Aid Venez-
LONDON, Jan. 2-—Notwithstanding the
condition of excitement under which the
country was alleged to be laboring, owing to
the attitude of the United States on the Ven
ezuelan dispute, which exeitement, by the
way, was only manifested by tae newspapers
and not by the people, Prime Minister Salis
burv spent the whole week quietlv at his
residence, Hatfleld House, with his family
and a few guests, Two messenzers went
daily bstween Hatlield House and the foreizn
office carrving disfnatcheg. A e
It is understood here that no difficul'y will
be placed in the way of the commiss.on’s get.
ting at all the sources of inquiry at the dis
posal of the foreign office. If the documeants
in its possession are desired, duly certified
copies of the same will be transmitted to
Washington.
If the commissioners carry their inquiries
into British Guiana they will obtain all facii
ities for the pursuit ol their investigations,
though it is the opinion of the authorities
here that the work of an actual frontier in
spection will be too diffienlt a task for any
commissioners that President Cleveland is
likely to appoint.
Venezuelan Army Officers Drilled
Daily in Use of'slleavy Artillery.
CARACAS, Yenezuela, Jan. 2—The Venez
ueian military officials continue their pre
parations to resist any atta‘k that may be
made on this republic as a result of the c¢on
tention with Eng.and or any other disturb
anee,
Officers of the army are driiled daily in the
use of heavy artillery on the hilltops above
this citv. A new justructor is in charge
there and he has done muech to raise the mew
to a bigh state of enthusiasm,
This instructor, who is regarded by the
Venezuelans as an authorityv, sayvs that 10,-
000 soldiers properiy placed and armed ecan
f;event the landing of a hostile force in
guayra. A much smaller foree, he con
tends, can prevent a landing in I'uerto Ca
bello and other sea coast towns,
It is impossible, he says, for a landing to
be made except in the far eastern part of the
country. If a forece should be put ashore
there or sent into the country from Mritish
Guiana a long march would be necessary to
bring it before this eapital. The Venezaelans
confidently declare that they would be able
to resist avy body of men that might be sent
on such expeditions.
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 2—-Duarinz a recent
fizht at Maitiemo 30 Spanish soldiers were
killed and 40 wounded. More than 200 of
the enemy were killed. It is reported that
Gen. Maximo Gomez was wounded in the
foot. If the rumor is true, it :nay be a serious
matter for him, as such wounds in the
tropies generally lead to lockjaw and death.
Advices from Crueces, of the 16th inst., gave a
total under the joint command of Maximo
Gomez and Antonio Maceo of 5,550 to 6,000
men.
LONDON, Jan. 2 Reports from Turkey
say that Armenian refugees upon reaching a
point beyond Marash, near Malatia, they
were attacked by anotbher band, and most of
them were kiiled, including four women and
several children. It has transpired that dar
ing the massacres at Marash., Mr. Levon, a
teacher in the Protestant high school at that
phlll:i.. was flayed alive, and then deliberately
ki
LONDON, Jan. 2—The young Duchess of
Mariborough, nee Vanderbilt, who is now
with her husband in Rome, Italy is negotiating
with a London insurance company fora
poliey in a lnrge sum on her life for the bene
fit of the Duke.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 2.—A foot of
snow covers the ground here, the result of a
severe storm.
Phe storm continued some time and traffie
is almost blocked. The suburban service bad
to be abandoned practieally. At Lebanon
two feet of spow fell, bringing all kinds of
traffic to a standstill.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Jan. 2—Heavy
frosts prevail throughout California. The tem
perature was 18 above zero at Riverside and
viciunity. and serious damage to oranges is
reported.
LATIN UNION.
and Central America.
ALL SERENE.
unelan Commission.
CANNON PLACED.
Gen. Gomez Shot In The Foot.
Flayed Alive.
Money For the Duke.
TRAFFIC BLOCKED BY SNOW.
Indianapolis is at the Mercy of a
Severe Snow Storm.
Heavy Frosts in California.
BOND BILL PASSED.
Went Through the House
Promptly on Schedule Time.
Committees of the Senate—Names of
Minority Members Agreed Upon.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2—Speaker
Reed put the bond and certiticate bill through
the House Saturday as it was reported by the
ways and means committee and without giv
ing ogportunity for a vote on the amendments
which the administration desired. The at
tempt of the anti-bond republicans to knock
out the bond feature failed, for they could
only muster 47 votes, including all the silver
republicans,although they did bring down the
majority for it to 83, the vote standing 170 to
126. Then the certificute section was adopted
and the biil passed without a division.
Speaker Reed, personally and through his
lieutenants, so successfully reasoned with a
number of republieans, that they either voted
for the bill or refrained from voting, and
gave the speaker the IS majority which
carried it through. Although seven of the
Ohio republicans voted against it, appar
rently chiefly because they favored McKinley
rather than Reed for the presidency, and
although other MeKinley men did the
same, the combination of the opposition
could not muster 30 votes and speaker Reed’s
friends are highly gratified at his personal
strength with the republicags of the House.
Baker of New Hampshire was the ouly New
England member who voted against the
proposition, although his colleague Sulloway
did not vote.
FOR A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Another Bill for Its Establishment
Introduced in Congress,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2—Another
bill to establish a national university at
Washington has been introduced in both the
Sepate and the House., It provides for a
uuniversity of the highest tyre. vests the gov
srnment of the university in a board «f 16
regents, with the president of the United
States at its head, and a university council,
embracinz said hoard and 12 eminent educa
tors, representing as many institutions of
high rank and belonging to as many states,
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sed from the cable vould rise as the warships
to bits,
the regents to have charge of all business af
fairs the council of all else.
It further authorizes the aniversity to es
tablish co-operative relations with other in
stitutions of the country; prohibits partisan
and sectarian preferefices in any form;
makes admission depend upon competency
only,and so guards the degrees to be granted
as to protect the interests of all collegiate in
stitutions entitled to recognition.
COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE.
Names of the Minority Members
As Agreed Upon.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2—The dem
ocratic steering committee® completed the as
signment of the minority representation on
the senate committees. The Ylst was handed
to the republicans at once, and the reorgan
ization took place. The minority chairman
ships were assigned as fcllows :
Conference room, Mr. Gorman ; engrossed
bills, Mr. Cockerell ; epidemic diseases. Mr.
Vest : Nicaraguan canal, Mr. Morgan, private
land claims, Mr. Harris ; revolutionary claims
Mr. Pugh ; Potomae river front, Mr. George:
woman sufferage, Mr. Call; additional re-
HILARY A. HERBERT.
Secretary of the Navy.
commendations for the library, Mr. Voor
hees ; five civilized tribes, Mr. Gray; trans
portation and sale of meat products, Mr.
Blackbure : corporations in the District of
Columbia, Mr. Jones (Ark.).
To Accept The Katahdin.
WASHINGTON, D. C..,Jan.2 The House
passed the senate bill authorizing and direct
ing the secretary of the navy to accept the
ram Katahdin. as recommended by secretary
Herbert, and the bill now goes to the
president, who will sign it, so the Katahdin
will soon be a part of the new navy. There
was no real objection to the bill in either
house, although an explanation was required
from the men who managedit in both houses.
Amos Cummings and Boutelle carried it
through the House,
F. E. Anthony Found.
BOSTON, Jan. 2—Frederick E. Anthony,
the Providence R. I.man who disappeared so
mysteriously from Young's Hotel a week ago
has been found. He was identified by a girl
empioyed in the restaurant of Abbott W.
Lewis, 11 Causeway street.
Hit With a Sandbag.
PROVIDENCE, R. L., Jan. 3—Ex-Counecil
man Geo. H.Wood,who during the year has
Leen robbed of a valuable collection of posi
age stamps and a large quantity of silverware
whieh the thieves were compelled to aban
don to make their escape, was knocked down
and robbed on Planet street, near his bome
on Charles Field street. He was struck on
tbekl:emi with a sandbag. About §2O was
stolen.
Means a Boom For Richford.
RICHFORD, Vt., Jan.-3—-A s=ale of that
portion of the Canadian Paeifle raiiroad lyiug
tetween Newport and Riehford to the Boston
& Maine railroad bas been accomplished. It
is said the Boston & Maine will move their
shops and offices from Newport to Richford.
This would give the town quite a boom. .
UNDER EVERGREEN STAR.
Parker W. Whittemore and Grace
Jones Sinclair Wedded.
PORTSMOUTH, N. IL Jan. 3 -Beneath a
star of of evergreens, in the quaint and his.
torie St. John’s ehurch of this city, stood =
bridal party Wednesdav evening, one long to
be remembered by the several hundred
guests assembled.
The bride, Miss Grace Jones Sinclair, the
daughter of Hon. Charles Arthur Sinelair,and
granddaughter of Hon. Frank Jones, all of
Portsmouth, is widely and favorably known
beyond the confines of her native state, her
winters for several seaszonshaving been spent
in Boston. Mr. Parker Williamm Whittemore,
tmm. son of Mrs. L. J. Whittemore of
dale, Mass., is a Harvard "9 man, with
a legion of friends in and out of the universi
ty. a likeable man of fine characteristies.
No event in Ports:nouth society has ever
ereated so much interest and genuine pleas
ure as this wedding of one of her favorite
daughters. :
‘The ushers were: Messrs. Willard P. and
Mason B. Whittemore. brothers of the groom,
and Messrs Ivers Shepard Adams, Edwin
Sherrill Dodge, John P’. Sylvester and Nor
man W. Bingham, Jr., who led the proces
gion, following the robed verger. Then
came the six bridesmaids,in this order: Miss
M. Louise Sinelair, the bride's sister, with
Miss Josephine Carpenter of West Newton,
Miss Mary Montgomery of Portsmouth with
Miss Phoebe Reynolds,of Orange, N. J., Miss
Martha S. Fowler of Haverhill, Mass., with
Miss Maud Berry of Portsmouth. They
GRACE JONES SINCLAIR.
The bride.
were ali gowned in pale blue silk muslin over
silk, made with full skirts, edged with
a tucked flounce.the low cut bodices trimmed
simply with a double accordion-plaited ruflo
and a soft fold of blue satin ribbon at the
waist, finished with a large bow at the back.
Ezch carried a bouquet of white carnations,
tied with long white r bbons, and each wore
the bride’s gift, a violet lace pin with a dia
mond.
Miss Martha S. Sinclair, the bride's sister,
as maid of honor, followed, wearing a gown
of pink dotted silk muslin over pink silk, the
square cut low bodics bordered with jeweled
ribbon and further ornamenied with frills of
muslin falling over the large elbow sleeves
from which hung large streamers of
broad pink moire ribbon. A band
of ribbon at the waist and long sash ends
gave the right finish. Miss Sinclair wore the
gift of the bride, a beautiful Marie Antoinette
miniature brooech surrounded with diamonds,
und carried a bouquet of catherine mermet
roses,
Followingz this dainty group came the
bride, accompanied by her father. Her
gown was of cream white satin, with
round train, made with high bodice and
gigot sieaves, with duchesse lace garni
ture. The silk tulle veil was fastened
with a diamond crescent, the gift of the
groom. Lillies of the valley, with white rib
bons, were carried, and a white kid prayer
book, the gilt of her rector.
The party was met at the altar by the
groom, his best man, Mr. Sherburne Merrill
(Harvard *94), and the rector, Rev. Hen E
Hovey, who performed the ceremony.
DISCREPANCIES IN BOOKS.
Bank Treasurer H. P. Gerald of
Brookfield Missing.
WORCESTER., Mass, Jan 3—Hiram P.
Gerald, town clerk of Brookfleld and treas
urer of the Brookfield Savings Bank, is miss
ing, and it is believed that his accounts are
short from $6,000 to §lO,OOO. The baunk
went into a receivers bands a week
ago, with liabilities of £15.000. Mon.
George W. Johnson of DBrookfleld,
who was appointed receiver savs that
should Gerald's accounts be correet the bank
will pay dollar for dollar,but an examination
of aboutr one-fourth the bank books show
considerable discrepaney.
Gerald started for Holland, to look, he said
at a wood lot. He has not been at Holland
and has not been seen sinee, Mrs. Gerald is
prostratel. Three attachments were recorded
in Woreester agaiust Gerald’s property, one
being for $20,000 by receiver JoLnson te
cover the bank’s loss,
Firfty Chinamen Under The Ban.
CHICAGO, I, Jan. 3—-Fifty of the 1,806
Chinamen in Chicago are listed tor deporta
tion tu their native land. Inspectors, under
the supervision of United Stat«s Depaty Col
lector Morris J. Griffith, have been takinz a
census of the colony. Fifty suspects have
been found, and are slated to return to their
fatheriand un'il they can furnish evidenee of
proper registratior. Chimamen who have
no registration papers come over the border
from Canada, either by an “underground
road™ ot friends, or stowed away in tue hold
of lake vessels,
Chaffey Gets 10 Years.
BOSTON, Jan. 8 James S. Chaffey, the
notorious receiver of stolen property, was
sentenced to 10 years at the Cnariestown
state prison. The seotence of Chaffey was
quite unexpeeted. It had been aaticipated
all along that he was to stand tria'.
MORTON A CANDIDATE.
Formally Entered in the Race for
Presidential Honors.
ALBANY, N. Y.. Jan. 3—Gov. Levi P. Mor
ton has finally announced to his friends that
he will stand as a candidate for president be
fore the national republian co.vention to
be held at St. Louis.
-He stated his position at the dinner
given at Channdey M. Depew’s residence in
New York city. The others present we ¢
LEVI P. MORTON.
Has entered the race for presidential honors.
Hon. Thomas C Platt, Gen. Benjamin F
Tracy, Hon. Warner Miller, State Controlle:
James A. Roberts of Duffalo and ex U. 8.
Senator Frank Hiseock of Syracuse.
These gentiemen had, at a dinner tendered
Gov. Morton in New York city 10 days pre
vious, assured him that he eould have a solic
delegation from this state and the undividec
support of the republicans of the state, with.
out regard to leaders,
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VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.
President Announces the Names of
Its Five Members.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.—The Pre
sident announced the composition of the
Venezuelan commission, which will consist
of five members, as follows :
David J. Brewer of Kansas, associate jus
tice of the U. 8. supreme court.
Richard H. Alvey of Maryland, chief justice
of ttt)xie court of appeals of the District of Col
umbia.
Andrew D. White of New York, ex-presi
dent of Cornell university.
JUSTICE DAVID J. BREWER.
Frederic R. Coudert of New York.
Daniel C. Gilman of Maryland, presideat of
Johns Hopkins university.
President Cleveland has not yet notified
the appointees to the Venezuelan commission
of their selection, but bas assurances from
each that he will accept the office tenderel.
-
JUDGE RICHARD H. ALVEY.
It is further said that because Justice Brew
er's name apoears flrst on the oflicial list
given out it does not necessarily mean that
that gentleman will be chairman of the com
mission. The selection of presiding officer
FREDERICK R. COUPERT.
will be left to the commission its=lf when an
organization is effected.
it is the presideut’s intention to have the
commission meet ns soon as possible, but in
formation received is that he has not vet de
cided when to eall the primarv meetinz,
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Wounded at lvappahannock.
AUGUSTA, Me., Jan. 2-Gen. B. F. Harris
of this city died of wounds contracted in the
army. He had be>n failing for some time
and his death was not uaexpected. Gen,
Harris was born in Dennysville, in this state,
and at the tme of his death wa« 64 years of
age. At the beginning of the war he organ
ized a company in Machias and was chosea
captain. At the battle of Rippahannock
station he was struek by a ball, which shat
tered histhigh and inflicted what was thought
to be a mortal wound. He leaves a wile and
six ehildren.
Bullet in His Brain.
BOSTON, Jan. 2 —William A. Smith, a
dealer in diamonds, 383 Washington street,
Boston, sbot himself in the right temple at
his home, 4 Central avenue, Chelsea, He was
66 years old, and had a wife and two sons.
Mr. Smith left a note for bis family, in whizh
he said that his business had been worrving
him tadly for some time and he was afraid it
would drive kim insaoe ; he had felt the effect
upon his mind for the past two years, and be
lieved it had alrealy affected his sanity.
Mr. Mooers L.ost His liife.
AUGUSTA, Me., Jan. 2—A special from
South Gardiner. says that a fire destroyed
buildings owned by Frank F. Mooers in Pitts
ton. Mr. Mooers lost his life io the flames,
The ecause of the [ire is supposed to have
been accidental. Mooers was 75 years old,
was feeble and lived alone. ‘lhe property
loss was about £6OO. Mowuers is survived by
a son in Pittston, and two graadsons, G. H.
Mooers of Aug. sta, publisher of the Home
Treasury, and W. F. Mooers of Boston.
Col. Lovell Resigns.
BOSTON, Jan. 3—Col. Benjamin 8. Love!l
ampointed by Gov. Greenhalre on Jao. 4
1894, as assistant adjutant general, has re
siguned from the Governor's stafl, iv ¢ate from
Jan. 3. Col. Lovell is ove of the new!y.
elected members of the Gov:rnor's counaii,
and his migna't.iecan is handed in not bhecause
ihe colonel is ti of his military duties, but
in order that he may be [ree to attend to the
responsibilit 'e: of his new office,
Five Cents & Copy $2.50 2 Year.
BREWERS FORM A TRUST.
Advance the Price of Beer $56 a
Barrel, to Go Into Effect at Once.
CHICAGO, 11, Jan. 3—The brewers have
finully agreed, and the fiftv-two brewers in
the English companies, having a capital of
£60,000,000, have formed a virtual trust.
The compact was made in the office of the
lilinois Trust and Savings Bank,
The Anheuser-Busch company of 8t
Louis, Mo., which has been holding out
persistently for some time, came in,
thus completing the compast. Imme
diately thereafter it was agreed to raise
the price of beer 6 per barrel. This ade
vance will take effect at once,
For several weeks the brewers in the West
have been engaged in competition, which has
threatened serious consequences and the vast
capital investad has been in serious jeopardy.
There has been an average annual sale in
this country of 3,000,000 barrels of beer,
which, during the fight, has been sold at a
loss,
This competion has led to an unprofitable
inerease in the number of saloons. Oune of
the consequences of the formation of the
trust will be a decresse of 2000 in the num
ber of saloons. The ficht has caused the
brewers millions of dollars, the exact amount
not being obiainable.
Owned By a Boston Man.
PLYMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 2—-The oid Baker
leather board mill at Ashland was eotirely
consumed by fire. The distance was so great
that the hose company did but little work.
A quantity of leather board was in the build
ing. The loss is estimated at from $lB,OOO
to $20,000: insured for §9.000. The fire
ecanght from a hot box on the main shaft.
The mill was owned and operated by G. Z.
Collins of Boston.
Holmes' Lawyer Indicted.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 2—The grand
jury made a return to Judge Hare in the
quarter sessions court of the bilis acted upon
by them during the past few days. Amonf the
indictments found was one against William
A. Shoemaker, one of the attorneys for H.
H. Holmes, the convicted murderer. The
bill charges Shoemaker with attempted sub
ornation of perjury in connection with the
unsuccessful effort to secure a new trial for
Holmes, »
H. W. Ladd Company Assigns.
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., Jan. 2-The H. W,
Ladd Company, one of the largest and best
known dry goods houses in this city and
state, at the Sead of whieh is ex-Governor
Ladd, made an assignment to James M.
Scott. Governor Ladd was forced to the
wail by the heirs of the late lumber merchant,
Caleb G. Burrows,who was the indorser of
£70.000 of his notes. Burrows was alse the
father-in-law of the ex-governor. He died
w.thout making provision for the motes ia
question, and Miss Lizzie Kenyon wauted to
withdraw the support a month ago.
BOTH DISCHARGED.
Thompson Brothers Walk Forth
From Court Room, Free Men.
AUGUSTA, Me , Jan. 3—-The state with
drew its charge against the Thompson
brothers, and the two men walked out of the
court room vindicated of the accusation that
they had murdered John Augustus Sawver.
The result furnished as dramatic a scene as
was ever witnessed in a Maine court room.
Besides giving the two men their liberty
the result is the ackunow.edgment of dafeat by
both George F. lleselton, the present county
artproey, and Leroy Carlton, ex-eounty at
torney, who has Leen Mr. Heselton's a-so
ciate in the prosecution of the casa,
The public knew that the attempt to fasten
the crime upor the brothers had been a dis
mal fa lure, but the 3500 or 400 people who
had assembled in the hall witnessed the clos
ing scenes littie dreaming tha! the prelimin
ary hearing was to terminate so abruptly.
When it was realized the men were ires
the erowd weunt fairly wild with exetement,
and cheered and appiavacd for many minuates.
Then an informal reception was given to
both the prisoners and their counsel, Hon. H.
M. H ath of Augusta and Forrest Goodwin
ol Skowhegan.
Did Not See The Register.
BURLINGTON, V., Jan. 3K S, Wazy,
an electric road econductor who departed
with the fare register and the dayv's reeei
o! his ear, was seen in New York., He E::
b-enin the company’s cmploy ~everal months
an lit is believed that hus miud is unoalanced.
ENGLAND’S POET LAUREATE.
The Queen Appoints Alfred Austin
LONDON, Jan. 3—ln accordance with the
vsual ecustom of conlerring hovors on the
oceasion of the new vear, the Queen has
appointei Alfred Austin poet laureate,
an office which has been vacant since
the death of Jord Tennvson Oect. 6,
1892 Her majesty has also elevated to
the peerage Sir 'rederick Leighton, presi
dent of the Royal Academy, and Mr. Henry
Hucks Gibbs, formerly & member of the
House of Commons and late a director of the
Bank of Enzland, ant has knighted Hon. H.
P. P. Crease, senior puisne judge of British
Columb.a. Alfred Austin is in his 61st yvear,
and was born at Hewdingley, near Leeds,
ALFRED AUSTIN,
Appointed Eoeland’s Poet Laureate.
May 30, 1835. He was educated at Stoney
hurst and St Mary's colleges. He took his
degree at the University of London in 1853
and four years later was called to the bar of
the Inn«r Temple.
His first poem to reach print was called
“‘Randolph,” and was publisbed anony
mously. On two oeccasions Austin attempted
to enter Parliament. He was first defeated
in 1865 and wade his second-sain attempt in
1880. He bas been a very successful jonrnal
ist and editor. - . ’
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