The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-05
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Reform Recommended in shc Fire De-
partmcnt.

Reform Recommended in shc Fire DC.
partmcnt.
BOSTON, June 4.-Mayor Pierce, in a mes
sage to the City Council, recommends reform
in the Boston fire department by an increase of
the force and providing for additional safe
guards against fires.
Action Of Insurance Wen
Some forty representatives of the leading in
surance companies, at a meeting last night
voted, THAT the policies be cancelled of all
parties who make exhorbitaIt claims for dam
age by removal of goods or any claim if the
removal was not actually necessary by the
presence of fire in the building from which the
goods were removed, or in the building ada
cent to it.
Expulsion of the Homo opathisfs.
The Medical Society voted at it's meeting to-
day to expel the homeopathic physicians.
whose trial has been recently chronicled, there
being but one dissenting vote.
The Mail RoSbcr.
Robert L. Dudley, charged with receiving
and disposing of clerks drafts, etc., stolen from
the mails. was held in $4,000 bail to-day to
await requistion for trial before the Western
Pennsylvania District Court, within which jur-
isdicton the alleged crimes were committed.
New England Press Association.
The annual meeting of the New England
Press Association was held at Young's Hotel
to-day, Mr.. Danielson of the Providence Jour
nal in the in the chair. The old board of of
ficers was reelected unanimously as follows:-
President, Gen. Joseph r. Hawley; Secretary
and Treasurer, r. NJ; Pullsifer; Executive Com
mittee, Roland Worthington, Stephen N.
Stockwell and j. NJ. Pomeroy A committee
was appointed to confer with a SIMILAR com-
mittee from the Western Press Association in
regard to increased facilities for telegraph
news, after which the meeting adjourned
Nice Detectives
Warrants are said to be out for the arrest of
fnur IptpcfivnQ nomnd Rapuc of Navu Vor
Carson of Philadelphia, Loomis of. Pttsburg,
and Elwell of Boston, who are charged with
arresting Mrs. Dudley wife of the alleged mail
robber, at her residence in Mattapan without
legal authority. Also compelling her to as
sign over to them bonds and cash to a consid-
cradle amount. Ten thousand dollars damages
are claimed against the detectives for their
acts
Seizure of Horses.
Officer Moorehouse of the customs Secret Ser
vice, visited Beacon Park yesterday and seized
two trotting horses, Princess and Blue Bennett
which were imported from Montreal on an in
voice IN which they were undervalued.
The Terrible Isore.
The Senate to-day substituted Mr. Carpen-
ter's bill for the State management of The
Senate makes disagreement with the House,
which had passed a bill postponing final action
in the matter till the next Legislature
The Turf.
The second days races at Beacon Park were
well attended and the sport was excellent. The
race for 2.3S horses for purse of $1,000, had
seven starts. In the pools Highland Maid W as
the favorite, selling for $780, Rlatter $22, p e.
nobscot S15. The field $25 The following is
the summary:
Billy Platter -2-1-l-1.
Marshall -1-3-2-3
Horace Greeley-3-2-5-2
Lady Wentworth-6-5-3A
Penobscot -4--4-4-5.
Honest Honest 5roch -2-6-dr.
TimeM9s4 2 ssa SIS saas
M, -'oi4 .''74.
ihe sec0nu race was Tor $1,000, for horses
that never peat zI9; Before the start Bruno
was tne ,aVerlte' Joker second choice, the bal
auce III 'he held. Line Following is the sum-
mary:
Joker .,I-l-2-l.
Hal Ierrlil-6-2-i-2
1ouHg Druno-z -4-3-3.
pen Quar- |54-t
Castle Boy-5-6 ID
Joe Hooker
Factory Girl-Dist
Time-2 3IA. 231h 9 osa Q oo1
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VI On"erwriters.
mee1lng OF underwriters was held at the
I've, heV H thopse !nis evening. ii. f. Bowers of
tne North Dri.lsn mercantile, presiding. Sew
eenty companies, including the leading Hart
1ord, New YORK, English and Boston compan-
les, were represented. Chlet Engineer Damrell
mems in the wov of srcrassffia pau ilnpedl-
The Cbaf N ,Je ~ Snoeo, e. hi nghIing hres.
mo fnilv tba cmba rrasSr,on.s ,,,5 gu noai, stat
dana rtment Iahors "'iuei WHICH Tie
IL consnomance Of On .,orn, &c e. IL,