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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-06
ALABAMA CLAIMS.
Gases Submitted and Judgments AM
nonnced Yesterday.

Gases Submitted and Judgments AM
nonnced Yesterday.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.-In the Court of Com
missioners of Alabama Claims today the fol-
lowing cases were argued and submitted:
No. 3,269, Sylvester Eldridge; No. 327O,
Samuel S. Ellis; No. 1926, Stephen Howes; No.
$500, Elizabeth Howes, admx.; No. 1901. Sol
ONION Z. Hallett, admir-; No 752, Gardner r.
Colby ct al, admir-. No 754, Charles T. Baker;
No. 759, VIM. Hilton ct al; No. ITO, Grace
Batson, admx.; No. I'll, James W. CONVERSE
NO. 7o2, Justin Redent ct al; No. 787, A. Law
renee Edwards; No. 797, Alex. Wheeler ct AL,
executors; No. 79S, Henry o. Roberts; No. 957,
Hartley ct al. No. 1,485, Thos. Niche rson ct
al; No. 1886, Grace Batson, admx No. .487,
James A. Page; No. ,488; John S. Berdger,
Admr.; No. 1885, Octavius Hine; No. 1 400,
Henry Scudder ct al; No. 1,491, David Snow
ct al No. 1,492, Bradford L. Crocker ct al. !;
No. ,493. Thomas A. Rich; No. 1894, Nathan
Matthews ct al; No. 1895, Godfrey Hopkins,
admir-; No. 1,496, James S. Atwood No. 1 1,497, ,
Edward W. Lunt; No. l ,498, Clara p. Lincoln,
executrix; No. ,499, Audren II. Eldridge; No.
l,500, Jonathan Kiniston ct all; No. 1901,
Sarah Z: johnson, No 1902; Avery Plumer;
No. 1908, Thomas Ellis; No. 1904, Nehemiah
Hooke.
Judgments were announced as follows:
No. 3,271, Samuel Fessenden, executor estate of
VIM. Fessenden, deceased, $232.
No. 1922, samuel Loud surviving partner of
Bagnell & Loud, $35.
No. 3.773, Geo. Matthews, S3S.
No. 3, ,274, Russell Freeman, S3S.
No. 3,275, Isaac r. Chapman and Chas. W. At,
kins, administrators of the estate of VIM Atkins
deceased, $77.
No. 3,27s,. Willard E. Boyden, admr. estate of
VIM. E. Boyden, deceased, Sf54.
No. 1927, Henry T. Wing, admr. estate of Henry
Wing, SIT.
No. 3,27S, George B. Ryder surviving partner of
the hrm OF Ryder Hardy. SIT.
No. 3,279, Paul Wing, ST..
No. $3.50, David E. Butterfeld administrator of
the estate of Ambrose B. Simmons, deceased, SIT.
No 3,2sl, Rebecca H. Freeman. admx. of the es-
tate OF Ezra b. Freeman, deceased, $3.50.
No. 3,282, Henry d. Tohey, admir- of the estate of
Thos. Tobey. deceased, SIT.
No. 3,2S3, Peter E. Dolliver and Sylvester B.
Sleeper, SIT.
All with interest from July 25, 1861.
No. ,474, Rebecca H. Freeman, admx estate Of
Ezra B. Freeman, deceased, dismissed, the amount
being embraced in judgment No. 1921.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON. Nov {

WASHINGTON, Nov. g.
The indications for New England to-day are
fair weather, followed by threatening weather
and rain during the afternoon or evening.
Southerly to Westerly winds and lower barom-
eter, with colder weather on Wednesday.
The storm in the Lake region has increased
IN energy, and dangerous gales are reported in
the Upper Lake region. Rain prevails tonight
in the Ohio Valley, Lake region and upper
Mississippi valley. Clear weather continues
IN the districts on the Atlantic coast, with
warmer Southerly winds, and colder North
west winds prevail at the stations west of the
Mississippi, ana Norther in Texas, Indian
Territory and Kansas.
The following special temperatures were re-
ported at p. m. yesterday: Washington, 66;
Norfolk, So; Savannah, SO; Atlanta, SO; Jack
sonville, "a; Pensacola, 73; New Orleans, rs;
Galveston, 70; Los Angeles, 66; San Diego, 6l.
Threatening weather and rain are indicated
for the Atlantic coast during Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning, followed during
Wednesday by colder, clearing weather
Colder, fair weather is indicated for the
Lake region, Ohio valley, Tennessee and Gulf
States on Wednesday, and frosts will extend
Southwark over Arkansas Northern Louisiana
and Central Texas on Wednesday morning.
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A MISPLACED SWITCH
Causes a Sad Accident ON a Verm ons Rail.
road--An Employe Charged with Throw
ing Switch In Revenge.

ST. ALBANs, Nov. 5.-A train on the Missis-
quot road was thrown from the track near
North Enosburg, this morning, by misplaced
switch, and the engine was precipitAted into
the river. The engineer, Thomas Flood,
jumped and had both legs broken and his
skull fractured. The fireman, Fred Hauyer,
went down with the engine and was killed.
There is strong evidence to prove that the
switch was turned on to the gravel track and
then locked by Ed Ellis, brakeman on the
South Eastern, in revenge for being forbidden
to ride on the trains without pass. Flood is
not expected to recover. Parties claim to have
seen Ellis hurrying through the woods at the
time the train went off the track, and man
went in pursuit, but at last accounts had not
been caught. None of the passengers were
hurt. The only thing that saved further dis
aster was the breaking of rail, which threw
the passenger cars on to the side of the bank.
lLATER.]
Ellis was arrested late this afternoon at
Richford. he confessed to passing the switch
early this morning, but claims he left it all
right Circumstantial evidence is strong
against him.
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LAST OF THE GANG.
Good Detective Work Breaking UP Conn
terfeitimg i'm Indiana.

UO0A DetectHve work Breaking Up Conn.,
terfeitimg i'm Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5.-Hobbs, the detec
tive, who was principally instrumental in Sc
curing the arrest of the gang of counterfeiters
in the southwestern part of the State last
Thursday, to-day brought to this city the man.
ufacturer of the spurious stuff circulated by
the prisoners. His name is "Tom" Conner,
and he lived near Frenchtown, Craw ford
County, some distance from the homes of the
men arrested Wednesday night 1t was neces-
sary to secure him in order to make the con-
viction of the remainder of the gang sure, and
Hobbs undertook to effect it. Going directly
to the house, he pretended to have escaped
from the officers and detailed the arrest of
Houchins and his companions. He gained
Corners confidence completely, and slept in
the house with him that night unarmed. Yes
terday afternoon he induced Conner to go to
town, and shadowed him until he inferred the
Post Office, when he covered him with gun
and compelled him to put handouts upon his
wrists. Leaving him under guard he rushed
back to Comer's house bareheaded and cried to
Mrs. Conner, "Bring me the guu." She ran
out with a shotgun and hsnded it to him
thinking he was again fleeing from the officers.
Then he made her a prisoner and searched the
house. Thirteen hundred dollars in spurious
coin was found, and molds and materials for
making half, one, two and a half, and five dol
lar pieces 1t was most brilliant piece of
work. Conner is ruffian of the worst descrip-
ton, and his arrest insures the dispersion Of
one of the worst gangs of counterfeiters that
ever cursed the State with its existence.
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ELECTION RIOT.
DisgracefnI Fight in PhiladeIphia-Two
Factions Engage i'm a QHarrel-Many
Persons Injured.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5.-An electioneering
riot occurred yesterday up town, near Willow
street. in which several men and women were
badly injured. 1t grew out of the bad feeling
at the last Coroner's Convention, when two
politicians and ex-Policeman Frank Carroll
had rough and tumble fight with Dennis Kel-
ley, rounder. Carroll went with his gang to
Kelley's house, called him out, and after throw
ing him do~D, cut him badly with knife.
Mrs. Cuff, in front of whose house the fight oc-
CURED, cried Murder" which drew crowd,
and the Carroll gang then knocked her down
and beat her. By this time Kelley's gang ap-
peared on the scene, and then began a serious
fight with bricks, stones and clubs. Outsiders
joined in, and many heads as we'll as all the
thousand people Witnessed the fight and there
was, consequently, great excitement A squad
of police came and dispersed the mob Kelley
and his brother were badly cut; John Doughty
received what may be mortal wound; John
and Thimothy Dauphy, brothers, were badly
cut. Carroll was also badly used up. He and
his gang escaped the police. Many others re-
ceived cuts.
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HORRIBLE CRIME.
Body OF a BOY Found ina a River with
kahs Throat CHt-RepOrf that the Crime
was Committed by the Father anffHis
Paranaour 10 Hide n Scandal.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Nov. 5.-The little town
OF Princeton, Green Lake County, is all ex-
citement over the murder Of boy, aged II
years, son of Fayette Whittemore. The parti-
culars are briefly as follows Mr.. Whittemore
couple of months since decided to remove
his family to Wausau. He went on ahead. A
week ago Wednesday was the day fixed for
the family removal. At noon they were to
take wagon to proceed to Westfeld. Ate
o'clock Charlie, the boy, got into an alterca-
tion with the son of neighbor. Soon after
ward he left his mother to do an errand. He
never came back alive. The sudden and
ment, and search was made for the boy. The
family returned to Princeton and the river was
dragged daily, but no trace of the body was
discovered Finally the family decided to
move West, and for the last time the father
started to look along the river for some trace
OF his boy. Not far from his home and at
point which had been passed and repassed
dozens OF times, at about noon Friday the
father found the body of his SON. 1t was lying
face downward in shallow water, dressed as
when the boy left home. Only his watch was
missing. The boys throat was cut from ear to
ear and an ugly cut was found on his head,
whtre he had been struck by some blunt in
strument. His coat was also cut near the
shoulder.
An examination of the body showed that
the boy had been dead since the day he was
missed. The contents of the stomach con-
sisted of pancakes and other half-digested
food such as he had taken in the day he dis
appeared, but with all this the condition of the
body was such that it would show it had not
been in the water whore found more than 10
hours. The general opinion is that the boy
was murdered and his body placed where
found long after the deed had been committed.
The authorities are now investigating the case.
LATER.
PRINCETON, Wis, Nov. 5.--Mrs. Ellen Lang,
widow, and L. S. Whittemore, father of the
boy found in the river with his throat cut,
have been arrested for murder. Bloody
clothes which she had been wearing up to the
time of the murder were found in Mrs. Lang's
house, and butcher knife and two razors
stained with blood. In the wall Of her premises
was found club with blood marks Neighbors
say a criminal intimacy has existed between
the widow and Whittemore and it was known
to bis IL year old son, and he was probably
thus disposed of to stop the scandal. 1t is sup
posed the boy was killed by Mrs. Lang in the
cellar and that the father carried the body to
the river and hid it in the place where he
pretended to discover it ten days later Mrs.
Lang is daughter Of ex-County Judge A. III.
Movers
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GENERAL NEWS.

By an explosion of kerosene lamp in q
house on Gooch street place, Boston, yesterday
Mary Robinson, aged "a, and Annie Kelley
aged q, we're probably fatally burned.
Calvin Haines, wife and three children, re.
siding at Topten, ten miles from Reading, Pa,
were poisoned Sunday night by eating bologna
sausage. The youngest child has died.
A disastrous tornado visited Springfield,
Mo-, yesterday. Five persons reported killed
thirty or more wounded, and one hundred
houses demolished.
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THE ARMY.
Annual Report of she Late Surgeon Gem
eraI.


eraI.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 5.-The annual
report of the Surgeon General of the Army
(prepaIed by the late Surgeon General Craue)
shows S262,037 were disbursed during the year,
leaving balance of SS3,461 on hand. 1t is
recommended that truss be furnished every
one injured in the line of duty while serving
in the army or navy. An estimate of $3.50, 600
is made for medical and hospital supplies for
the current fiscal year. Among the white
troops the total number of cases taken on the
sick list was 1867, being at the rate of 1902
per thousand mean strength, an increase of
123 cases per thousand over the previous year.
Total number of deaths among the white
troops, 2l4; colored troops the total number of
cases was 4,689; total number of deaths of
colored soldiers, 26.
The Surgeon General believes library
would be of such Importance that a copy of
every new medical work. whether in English or
other Language, should be placed upon the
shelves as soon as published, and estimates
$4,000 per year would be required for this
purpose. He strongly urges the erection of
fre-proof building for an army medical mu-
scum and library, believing that the destruc-
tion of valuable collections would be ire
parable,
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TRAIN RODGERS.
Fonr Men Board Two Trains and Rob
the Passengers.

Fonr Men Board Two Trains and Rob
the Passengers.
DANvILLE, ILL.,, Nov. Sat an early hour
Saturday morning, daring robbery took place
on two of the principal railroads in this city.
AS the West bound passenger train on the In
dianapolis, Bloomington & Western road was
nearing this point, four men who had boarded
it some distance over in Indiana, entered the
passenger coach, and with drawn revolvers Or
dered the passengers to hand out their money
and valuables. About 81 200 in cash, check,
for $1,700 and a few articles of wearing ap-
parel were taken. When The train stopped
here the robbers boarded the Esst-bound pas
senger train on the Wabash, st. Louis and Pa
cifc road, and again presenting their revolvers
proceeded to take in what money the passen-
gers had about their persons. Having obtained
$500 from this train they left the car. The
bank check, an overcoat, and a number OF
pocket books we're found this morning lying
along the track. No clue has yet been found
to the robbers, bat they boldly entered the
train with uncovered faces. They were all
large men and we'll dressed. A description of
the men has been telegraphed to various points
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THE LONDON EXPLOSIONS.
Alarm Concerning Them Encreasing-Ar-
rest and ExfraditiOn of Rossn De-
manded.


manSled.
LONDON Nov. 5.-The panic caused by the
recent underground railway explosions is in
creasing instead of diminishing The fact
that several prominent delegates to the recent
Socialistic Congress in London were passengers
on the attacked train and severely injured by
the explosions has convinced the public that
the Socialists had nothing to do with the out
rage. The claim of the Rossa-A American Irish
that they did the deed has strengthened the
belief among the mass of the English people
that the outrage was the work of Fenians,
and at no time since the Phoenix Park assassin
alton has public Indignation against all Irish
secret societies been so active and bitter The
London Sunday Observer, in leading edi-
torial, demands that the government take
notice of these Fenian avowals by securing
the arrest and extradition of O'DonoVan Rosa
and his New York colleagues. The under
ground railway companies, whose property has
been immensely prejudiced by the explosions,
have it is said, determined to unite in de-
1nand upon the government for thorough
investigation into the boasted connection OF
the Fenians with the explosions.
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FIRES.
A $75,OOO Loss TO the Toledo, Cincinnati
amd ST. Louis RaiEwnY af DaYfan


and st. Louis Railway at Dayton.
DAYTON, O., Nov. 5.-At O'Clock last night
the round-house and repair-shop of the Toledo,
Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad were COM
pletely demolished by fire. The buildings were
located in the extreme eastern part of the city,
and, there being no water facilities the fire de-
partment was unable to do anything. Only
one hose could be brought to bear on the
flames, and it did no good. In less than an
hour from the time the flames were discovered
the buildings were in complete ruins There
were five engines in the shop and number of
cars, all OF which were destroyed. All the
machinery and engines of the repair shops,
which were very valuable, were ruined. The
loss will exceed $500 The buildings had
been completed only about two weeks ago, and
were the most extensive and important on the
road.
100000 Less at Port Costa, Cal.
PORT COSTA, CAL, Nov. 5.-Fire Yesterday
morning destroyed the business portion of this
town and eight Central Pacific cars loaded
with wheat. Loss 100000.
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WAR CLOUDS.
Great Britain Satisfied that France and
China will Fight-PrecatiOnaryM Meas
ures TO Protect British Interests.


ares 10 Protect British Interests.
LONDON, Nov. 5.-The British Cabinet has
decided that the dispute between China and
France has reached the verge of open warfare.
The most explicit and positive instructions
LOOKING 10 o proper and thorough conservation
of British interests were yesterday and to-day
issued to all the departments. Inquiry at the
Admiralty, where during the past forty-sigtt
hours unusual activity has prevailed, has elicit
ted the fact that the Lords of the Admiralty
have been directed to proceed at once to COM
pletely reinforce the British fleet in Chinese
waters. 1t is understood that the majority of
the heavier vessels of the British feet will be
divided between the Chinese ports, the re-
mainder:maintainedo on rapid cruising duty, and
that the British traders and residents at the
different ports will be at once offered shelter.
rumor is current in the city that orders have
been issued to the naval commanders to resist
all attempts on the part of the French to block
ade any Chinese port where there exists an ac-
tual British interest above Pakhoi.
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A newspaper correspondent who has late

A newspaper correspondent who has lately
seen Cetywayo reports that the king has re.
covered from his wounds, but that he is in
very gloomy frame of mind. He has no army,
and his sdherents number only about sixty
men and women. The correspondent referred
to and an Englshmsn, Mr.. Grant, are the
only white men Cetywayo has reen since the
battle, or rather massacre, in which he lost his
two favorite wives and two children. and
whore nearly all the Zulu chiefs were killed.
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FOREIGN.
Fire in q London superb.

LONDON, Nov. 5.-The fire at the saw mills
OF Lines Bros, in Hagarstown district. which
began Saturday morning, is now confined to
the lumber piles before reported burning. The
loss will not exceed 100000.
Investigation of Wrecks.
The Board of Trade has issued a circuler
proposing the abolition of Wreck Inquiry
Courts and Courts Of Survey, and the substitu-
tien therefor of local marine courts to inquire
into the circumstances of wrecks and to cause
the detention of unseaworthy ships. 1t is also
proposed that three shipping commissioners
shall be appointed to entertain appeals from
decisions of the marine courts.
Lord LOrne.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 5.-Steamer Sandman.
from Quebec with the Marquis of Lorne and
Princess Louise, arrived this morning. The
Marquis and Princess landed at noon, and
were received by the Duke of Albany and
Mayor Radcliffe, and escroted to the town hail.
The party were heartily cheered by crowds of
people as they passed through the streets. At
the town hall the Marquis and the Princess
were presented with an address from the Mayor
and corporation of Liverpool, and entertained
at luncheon.
shocking Accident at st. Johns, N. f.
ST. JOINS, N. F., Nov. ga shocking acci
dent occurred on the south side harbor of st.
Johns this morning. A coal shed fell in,
crushing several laborers beneath the ruins
Two men, named Walsh and Guess, were
taken out dead, and four others, named Men,
ton, Witt, Ryan and King, were dragged out
seriously wounded. Vigorous hands are work.
ing at the ruins, fearing that others are buried
in the coal heap.
Foreign Notes.
The Duke of Castel Monte has been captured
by brigaads while driving from his villa to
Trapani, Sicily
A Paris despatch says the municipal council
has rejected, by vote of 80 to 8, the radical
proposal to re-establish national guard,
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LATEST MARINE NEWS.

The Wrecked Rockland Schooner.
LEwEs, DEL, Noy.P.-Schooner Bedabedec,
of Rockland, Me-, before reported to have
been sold to private parties as she lies for $780,
has been foated, but filed again quickly. The
cargo, about half out, will be sold in separate
accounts.
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FINANCIAL TROUBLES.
A Western Bank and Several Lumbe
Firms Suspend.

A Western Bank and Several Lumber
Firms suspend.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. 5.-Rice and
Messmore's bank at Codillac, suspended pay
ment today, after having had run, in which
Sic, 900 were paid out. 1t carried the paper of
A. s. w. Whittemore & Co., lumber dealers,
for $4,000. Rice and Messmore were partners
in the firm.
The lumber firm Of Byrne & Co., and Wet
sell Brothers assigned today. The latter's liza
bilities are $150,000. The Ohickering and, 9TH
er failures swamped the Wetsells, but they
claim that they can pay dollar for dollar.
The Consolidated Bank of Montreal
Case.
MONTREAL, Nov, 5.--In the Consolidated
bank case before the court today it was
shown that by The failure OF l6 firms here in
1878. the bank lost $I,600,115. In the weekly
returns by the former cashier Rennie, the
amounts were set down in some of the largest
cases as less than one-ffth
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Visit to Portland /!

TTyHE Surgeons of the international Throat and
Il Lung Institute of England, United States and
Canada are at the United States Hotel, Portland,
Gentlemen make sneciaItv Of the tseatment of "a.
tarrh, Catarrhal Deafness, Asthma, Bronchitis and
Consumption. using in their treatment the fSpirom-
ster,p the wonderful invention of Dr. M. Souvielle,
sx-aide Surgeon of the French army, an instrument
which conveys medicinal properties directly to the
seat of the disease They invite all who are suffer-
ing from any of the above diseases to call and
suit them and have trial of their instruments free
OF charge. Head offices for New England states,
z95 COLUMBUS AVENUE, BOSTON, MASS.
Oc3l sn1m