The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
A Bad Young Man

from York, Me-, visited Boston Wednesday
| and in the evening made the acquaintance OF
| the street of one Nellie Ring, alias Dors
Il Kidhserdson. with whom he passed the night al
the Phoenix H6nssa on Green street, and wher,
he registered as H. Halpin and wife. In the
morning when he awoke he found his partner
had gone and also $215 in money which he had
upon retiring. The case was reported to the
police, and last night Officers Harvey and Wy
man of Station were approached by woman
who inquired if the wanted to arrest the wo-
man who robbed man in the Phoenix House
the preceding night, and upon receiving an
| affirmative answer she informed them W here
she was. The officers visiting the place ar
| rested Nellie Ring OH suspicion of having COM
mitted the act From information received
from Roberts there is but little doubt that she
is the guilty party.
What Mr.. Reed Said.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Mr. Blaine was at
| the State Department this morning, vigorous
| aud cheerful and busy. HIS friends here are
/ promoting the belief that Mr.. Blaine is wholly
Indifferent to politics, has almost forgotten
| that parties exist
Mr.. Reed of Ma inc is the latest New Eng
/
remarked an old friend on greeting him. mot
| if you look far enough ahead" said he, as he
went away to rummage in second-h hand book
store.
Seizures at Rockland.
| RocKLAND. Nov. 1.-THE Maine law is be-
| ing actively enforced here. The police yester-
day made large seizure at James McLaugh-
| Inns, having discovered his secret hiding place
for liquor. This morning another good seizure
was made at S. G. Coomb's place.
| The Work of Tramps.
| GARDINER, Nov. ia house owned and
| occupied by Roxanna Ramsdel at Pittston was
burned this morning Loss $500; insured for
| $400 in the Home Insurance Company of New
| York. The fire is supposed to have been set
| by tramps.
Maine Home Mission Society.
BIDDEFoRD. Nov. H.-At a meeting of the
Maine State Home Mission Society in the
| Free Baptist Church here the following were
chosen officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
| dent, W. 81. Bowen, d. D.: Vice Presidents
G, f. Penney, j. j. Hall; Corresponding
Secretary, H. j. White; Re cording Secretary
J. NJ. Lauden; Treasurer, Rufus Deering. The
financial standing of the society was reported
good.
Stores Entered.
RocKLAND, Nov. 17.-Burglars last night en-
| tered the stores of Ames Bros and A f.
| Crockett & Co., at the north end. A consider
able amount of groceries, dry goods, ETC., was
stolen. There is no clue to the perpetrators.
| The Governors Thanksgiving.
| AUGUSTA Nov. 17-Governor Plaisted has
designated Thursday, Nov. 3Oth, as Than KS
| giving Day.
a Maine Youths Speculation.
BoeToN. Mass, Nov H.-Eugene w. Hum
| phrey OF Yarmouth, Me-, good-looking young
man, was arrested this afternoon by Patrol-
man Foster of Division 2, on charge of steal
ing rife a. d a shotgun from the store of
William Read & Sons, and gun-case from
John P Lowell & Sons. He confesses taking
the rifle last week and pawning it in Portlald
and the shotgun was in his possession when
he arrested to-day. The young mans
mode of operations was very well conceived
nut it failed finally. The vauo of the gun i
$3.50. Humphreys pockets were found to he
filed with various electrical appliances, in
cludiDg Bell telephone, which he SAYS he
purchased with the money advanced him by
the Portland pawnbroker.
The Shipping Question
New YORK, Nov 1.-THE Joint Special
Congressional committee on American ship
ping met to-day. Congressman Cox submitted
the prize essay by Lieut.. Kelley, o. S. A., on
our merchant marine, causes of its decline
Mr.. Kelley sug gests that the decadence is due
either to the substitution of steam for sails; the
use of iron instead of wood in ship building;
non-subsidizing of American line6; navigation
laws or special government and state restric
tions.
John III. Kimball of Bath, Me-, spoke about
the evils of advance pay. He also thought the
"sop chest" carried ON vessels could be
abolished if the laws governing sailors board
ing houses were repealed
Capt. r. M. Whitmore of Bath, Me-, recon-
mending doing away with the advance money,
and securing good treatment for the men.
VIM. Rogers of Bath, Me-, explained the in
jury of the advance pay system and urged its
adjustment He said under that system it
was almost impossible for vessel to leave this
| port with sober crew.
u. S. Osborn stated that blood money law is
being constantly violated. He thought if
captains would run pennant to the main as
they did years ago when they needed men this
present abuse would be done away with.
Capt. John Goldman though the reason the
American carrying trade was ruined was be-
cause we could not go to a cheaper market for
our ships Our laws were less liberal he said
than those of any other government.
Our consular system, said Capt. Goldman
was disgraceful. In general the laws of other
countries gave freedom to the carrying trade.
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but ours bound it in chains. Onr navigation
laws should be repealed for the good of the
whole country.
James Parker, Of the American Shipmasters,
Association, advocated the repeal of all laws
which prevented registry under our flag of
feregn built vessels. The repeal of the So
called navigation laws and enactment of law
which would admit all ships no matter where
hey are built to the United States registry
free of duty and admitted materials for shin
building free of duty.
| If deemed proper or necessary to nav a
bounty to ship builders sufficient to eoualize
the ways to permit ship stores of whatever
nature for the use of vessels engaged in thu
foreign trade to be taken rom bond free M
duty and to impose light duties on vessels of
those countries which impose them upon our
| vessels.
Robert W. Lord of Boston attributed the
decline of American shipping to the fact that
persons put money in the Western railroads in
lieu of building ships. He favored change
OF the navigation laws SO that ships could be
purchased in foreign ports for the American
trade, but the duty should be placed on such
ship.
Adjourned until tomorrow
Burning Of Mill
BANGOR, Nov. 1.-THE Whig and Courier
learns that the mill at the month of the
Schoodic stream in Medford was burned to the
ground with 100000 spool stock Thursday night
The mill was owned by A. Bradeen. Insured
for $500 on the mill 500 on the machinery
and $1,000 on the stock, The mill was used to
! manufactur ool stock and spool blocks