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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
want Paw for Their s,aves.

ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 6.-The Globe-Democrat
states that prominent parties in Texas will soon
begin suit in the Court of Claims at WASH
ington to recover the value of slaves emanci-
pated during the late war. The action will be
chiefly on certain clauses of the constitution
which were approved and endorsed by Con-
gress at the time Of the annexation of Texas
and which it is claimed make the United
States government liable for slave property.
The plaintiff in the case was very strong and
very pronounced Union man during the war,
and the proposed action is endorsed and will be
pushed by some of the best lawyers of Texas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
ONE HUNDRED FEET LONG.
Hs the Length of the --latest Sea Serpent
Hts appearance Minutely Described by
the Keeper of Life Saving Station.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Capt. W. L. Green,
Branch, N. j., reports to the general superin-
tendent of the service under date of Nov. 24th,
that five of his crew while fishing in the ocean
few days before saw a hideous sea serpent
short distance from the boats. According to
the story told by the crew "the serpent was
fully 90 or 100 feet long and 80 feet wide, and
we did not sea his entire length" They also
say, "There were two blow holes about feet
long and feet wide about 20 feet from the
end of his nose The body was black, head
short and near the nose were two stubby
horns.'
Capt Green adds the serpent was also seen
frem the station making an appearance on the
surface at intervals of 10 minutes. He closed
his report with the remark "This is the
truth"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

CINCINNATI, o., Dec. GA. G. Ayres, local
ticket agent of the Cincinnati Northern Rail-
road, who was arrested last night for embezzle-
ment, made. a most desperate attempt this
morning in the Central station house to COM
NIT suicide He cut his wrists with broken
glass, thrust shsrpened lead pencil deeply
into his neck, aud then used pocket comb in
bis effort to cut his throat. This he says he
did at O'Clock, then lay in the utmost agony,
hoping for death. He is a young man of good
family. His friends say his mind is unbal-
anced. His condition is critical.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
MASSACHUSETTS.
New E England Commercial Travellers AS
sOciafion.

New E ngIand COMMERCIAL TraveIers' As
sociafion.
BOSTON, Dec GA meeting to nominate Of
ficers for the New England Commercial Tray
elers' Association was held :at Young's Hotel
Wednesday evening. The association now
numbers 1860 members. The following officers
were nominated: President, IChares Richard
son; vice presidents, N. L. Phipps and J. G..
Ball; secretary and treasurer, George B. Kerr,
Redding. William A. Phillips, Marin W.
Phalan, 6. @. Erwin, W. G. Tilton, FL. A.
Leslie, George A. Philbrook, E. Stearns e G..
Hill, G. M. Rice, Fl. @. Armstrong, E. E.
Snow. The annual meeting and dinner will
be held on Wednesday, January 2. and the
mittee to arrange for the same: N. L. Phipps,
A. K. Tolmsn, A. c. Hill A. L. Hitchcock
Samuel Noyes, Jr., @. W. Wyman.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
FIRES.

Panic i'm a New York Tenement House.
"A NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Fire early this morn
ing in the tenement house No. 65 Mott street.,
caused terrible panic among the one hundred
inmates, and but for its early discovery would
have caused great loss of life. Several were
injured and badly burned and one old woman
probably fatally burnt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
LATEST MARINE NEWS.

The Cutters and Their Winter Cruising
Grounds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Winter cruising or
ders have been issued to the following revenue
steamers, with cruising grounds as ind icated:
The Woodbury-Fr Robbinston to Cape
Elizabeth.
Gallatin-From Portsmouth ;. N. Fl. to Edgar
town, Mass.
Dallas-From Mt. Desert, Me. to Cape Ann,
Mass.
Dexter-From Edgsrtown through Long
Island Sound to Whiteside Point going both
insiGe and outside of Block Island.
Grant-From Block Island along outside of
Long Island to Delaware Breakwater.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

EYES," the tall. thin passenger admitted, "a
crying baby is indeed sore trial. Bat then
you must remember that the baby cannot
swear, and when human being is being dan
died up and down on the loose end OF a two
inch safety pin, it's got to do something, and If
It can't swear 1t must holler." And the Jury
was only ont two minutes and came in with .
verdict for Observation-Disclosures Hawkeye.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
SNOW AND BLOW.
A Disastrous Storm in Denver, COL
Telegraph and Telephone Lines in
Ruins-No Lives Lost.

DENVER, Dec. GA heavy snow and wind
storm commenced in this section at noon yes
terday which in disastrous effects is without
parallel in the history of Colorado. This morn
ing 300 telegraph poles, 10 inches in diameter,
were blown down, blockading a dozen squares
with a mass of wires All trains were delayed
until this evening and outside communica-
tion was completely cut off. The telephone
company will lose $15, 900, and the damage to
to railroad, telegraph, electric light and dis
trict messenger companies is heavy. No loss
of life has been reported and but few serious
accidents. The storm was entirely local.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
SPORTING.
wallace Ross TO yisit Eup,.ud.

PITTsBURa, Dec. 6.-Wallace Ross, the oars
man, received cable from London today stat
ing that a match between himself
and Bubear had been arranged. Ross leaves
for England next week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

CHICAGO, Dec o. Between and 10 o'clock
last night two fertilizing tanks in Click Bros
rendering establishment at the stock yards ex-
ploded, wrecking the entire building, one
story structure 80 by 40 feet. Fourteen men
and two boys were in the place at the time,
and it is thought some of them were buried in
the ruins. Nine persons are known to be seri-
ously injured ,aud one or two will probably die
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Colder and generally fair weather indicated
for the Missouri, Upper Mississippi aid Ohio
valleys and Lake region on Saturday; for New
England and Middle Atlantic States threat
ening and varying, followed by colder and clear
ing weather, is indicated for Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
Sale of Coke Works.

MT. PLEASANT, Pa, Dec. g. Bessemer Coke
Works, consisting of 173 acres of coal land,
lI0 oxen, Oh dwellings, sto6ehouse, ETC., were
sold at auction today for S166, 900 to Mcclure
& Go. OF Pittsburg.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

ST. LOUIS, Dec 6.-Seven shocks of earth
quake occurred yesterday at Ravenden
Springs, Ark. They lasted forty seconds and
broke glassware and crockery in stores and
houses, and large rocks were loosened.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
YELLOW FEVER.

The scOurge Still Prevailing at Havana
Vessels Suffering Severely.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The marine hospital
service has been informed of 532 deaths at
Havana during the month of November, SO of
them being from yellow fever. There were Is
deaths from yellow fever during the week end
ing Nov. Both. On the first instant there were
65 cases of that disease in the city. Vessels in
port continue to suffer severely
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
THE INDIANS.

Desperate Fight of Two Americans with
Apaches.
TOMBSTONE, Ar. Dec. GA Mexican courier
from Fronteras arrived this morning bring
ing the news that band of Apacbes. probably
Geropimo's, whom Gen. Crook left in Sonora
near Fronteras, have attacked and badly
wounded two Americans, B. G.. Scott and T.
Bennett. who left Tombstone eight DAYS ago.
The two men made such gallant and des-
perate fight for their lives that the Indians
fed. Surgical assistance has been despatched
to the wounded mea. Gen. Crooks policy of
hsrboring the Indian women and children and
leaving the bucks to raid is strongly con-
Damned
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
Current Comment.
Another Cause of Crime.

1t is question whether familiarity with
firearms isn't one of the causes of the large
increase of homicides and shooting accidents.
Thirty or forty years ago, comparatively few
firearms we're manufactured or exposed for
sale and those were heavy, clumsy guns and
rifles; and few pistols except large cavalry pis-
tolls were seen; revolvers and other patter ms
had not been invented. Now millions of these
arms with new improvements are manufact-
ured, every year, by large establishments, and
in every city, village and large town those
arms CLEAN from shop windows beautifully or
namented, attractive and cheap. The result
is that almost everybody comparatively speak
ing, has one or more of some dest ription.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
BURSTING TANKS.

Mayoc Caused i'm n Chicago Factory
Several Persons Thought TO be Buried i'm
the Ruins.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
CARD.

INTENDING after Monday the tenth inst to as
a sist Mr. j. 7. Stubs at my old place of business
69s Congress St. should be glad to meet and
serve my former customers assuring them that every
effort will be made to please them
CYRUS f. DAVIS.
uecb sndtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

One of the most pressing demands sure to be
made upon the incoming Congress is to pass a
general bankruptcy act. Such law ought to
be, as contemplated by our constitution, a fix
ture in our statute books, modified as expert
ence from time to time may suggest, but still
in fundamental principle constant quantity.
The demand for such Congressional enactment
is wholly non-partisan and unsectional. The
only hindrance in the way of a prompt passage
of such a bill will be difference of opinion as
to details. The broad proposition tn at such a
law is needed will hardly be disputed. 1t is
surely not open to intelligent controversy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Owing to extreme delay In fitting up
our New Store it has enabled us to close
out large portion Of our old Stock and
replace it with new, fresh goods, thus
giving our customers an opportunity to
purchase new stylish goods at the same
prices they have to pay elsewhere for
old goods. We call the attention of the
Line) both stylish and durable; also
special attention to our Ladies' Hand
Sewed, French Goat, and French Kid,
button. Gents fine Newark Goods, as
Ane as the finest, prices low. Gents
medium priced goods extra quality
Mems Boys and Youths Kip and Grain
Boots. ALI the Novelties in Rubber Goods
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
A Reminder for 1Ir. Keifer.
CT Tnu;c Cloy,o r,o..ooo-o4 d.

We are glad that Mr.. Keifer got the COM
plimentary vote of the Republicans for Speak
know that il the vote had meant an election
he wouldn't have got it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
Am Objection Answered.
Bangor Whig.

The cry sent out by some of the free rum
papers that the State of Maine could not con-
sistently accept its proportion of the whiskey
tax if distributed according to Mr.. Blaine's
suggestion, is very trivial. The rum traffic is
curse to any community, but as long as the
stuff is sold or drank the people over the coun-
try will think it a very good idea to make the
evil pay the public expenses, and by easing the
burden OF taxation aid them to literally edu-
cate their children in the interest of temper
ance, thereby practically turning the receipts
derived from this traffic into power for its
own des truction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
A Stampede Next Summer.
Augusta (Ga.l Chronicle. (Dem.l

The selection of Carlisle for speaker in re-
sponse to the demands of the free-traders and
in the name OF u reduced tariff and renewed
tariff, agitation this winter, is certain to result
in the old tariff stampede that the Democracy
witnessed in the Hancock Campaign. And
the defeat of Randall because Of his record on
the tariff notwithstanding the Endorsement OF
his views by the Democracy of every doubtful
state, will be the first step in the direction of
deliberate party suicide.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07
The New Democratic Boss.
Qndianapolis journal (RenN

Mr.. Watterson, as the champion of free
trade, has pulled his man through in such
way as to make himself the "boss'' of his
party. For the present, the power behind the
congressional throne is in the hands of the
Courier-Journal' How we'll he will adminis-
ter his trust remains to be seen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-07

Mr.. McCord, of Iowa, appeared at the bar
of the House and took the oath, and 1910 the
House adjourned until Monday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-10
Our March Thrau n The Haavsas.

1t is difficult to comprehend that, in
addition to the eartli's motion around
the sun, the latter is also moving
through space at the rate of 100. 100000
miles in year. The astronomers of
the last century discovered that our SOL
ar system was flying through space in
the direction of the constellation Her.
cules; in other words. if tie spectator
were to take stationary point in the
heavens, he would see our sun with its
attending planets passing through the
space ut the rate of $4,000 niles per
day. Six thousand years ago, If Is com
puted, our solar system was II million
millions of miles further from the Stars
of Hercules than i, is to-day. The reg
ion in which we are entering Is more
thickly studded with stars that is, with
suns of other solar systems-than the
heavenly regions we have left behind
us. What II marvellous universe we
live in! When we travel Oh railway
car at the rate of fifty miles an hour.
it makes our head swim, but when we
call to mind that the earth rcyOlves on
its axis once i'm twenty-four hours, and
around the sun. 92,0O0.000 miles dis
tant, in 800 days. and tine sun is lying
through space l60.00O,OO0 miles in a
year. human consciousness cannot con-
template the mad whirl of worlds by
which we are surrounded. What fairy
tale of Arabian Nights story is half 50
marvellous Us the simplest and most
ordinary facts in astronomy?-Demor-
eSrs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-10
A WiIdnot Fichinr

When the wildcat fishes it is i'm this
sort of way: lie leaps from the bank
on to large stone or boulder well out
in the stream, and, assuming crouch.
ing position, waits with the admirable
patience SO characteristic o: his kind fol
such Il chance as Il kind providence may
sooner or later send his way. The pool
around is clear and wavcleSs: the only
exception being slight ediying Of the
stream around the lee side of the bould.
er. Into that eddy Il trout is sure to
sail from time to time, partly to rest
himself, and partly because it is II likely
place for such moths and flies as happen
TO alight upon the stream to be carried
by the suction of the ceaseless ripple
and swirl. The trout that visits the ed
dy in order to enjoy 4 brief rest is safe
enough while he is resting, for he is
thau, ,withon. The !@9!yss yen sg,m Of fin.
e; Jan. but in liz iirst dash to the surface lac,
after a fly his doom is sealed; for quick
4, Il flash and with unerring aim. the
ca. strikes out with his ready right paw,
and in an instant, with the claws deep
sunk in his speckled flank, the poor,
foolish trout is Hopping helplessly I'M
der his captor's whiskers on the top of
the boulder. If the cat is very hungry
and happens to miss his aim, he has
been seen to dash headlong into the
stream, rarely failing in such case to
secure his prey, with which he swims
to the nearest bank, and which he
stralghtway begins to eat, beginning at
the tail and eating it EDWARDS. bones
and all, till not a scale of it remains.
-IVhHcRaH RecieU.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-10
The D,ar l'aYpayer,

This spring there was talk that the
affairs of certain County Treasurer in
Ohio were not exactly right, and com
mittee was appointed to examine his
books. He received the committee in
the kindest manner. but instead OF plac-
ing the books before them, he said:
Gentlemen. it is generally supposed
that am short?'
at is.
'.HOw muchp"
"About $50.
"And you are bouud to investigated"
1--WE are"
at will take YOU six weeks and cost
the county $500 to overhaul my books.
won't it?"
'Ipresumc So"
.'rhcn for the sake of the Overbur-
dened and oppressed taxpayers. | will
confess that am short S2i,675, &c! No
use wasting the taxpayers money to
hunt mp my stealings!"-WaH 81. NeUs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-10
former Discharge of Lake Winnipeg.

Recent exploration and levcling show
that the surmise of General q. II. War
rem, to the effect that Lake Winnipeg
once discharged itself into the Missis-
sippi on the south instead of Hudson $
Bay on the east. is correct. Mr. j. ID.
Dana, the well known geolosst. in n
paper in the american JOurHdt Of Sci
eiscc, fully discusses the evidence, and
shows that the change was due not to q
barrier of ice or earth. but to change
of level over 4 wide area. The gcolo-
Tical facts he adduceS point to the fol-
lowing succession of events:
The lake deposits being undcrlad by
unstratilied drift show that before the
great lake existed. glacier had moved
southwark over that region and deposit
ted moranic material. The high level
prairie on either side of the lake region
and of the Minnesota valley is made up
OF this unstratiiied drift; but the gener-
ally level surface in the part next the
lake valley and the qualification in the
material show that the floods from the
melting ice levelcd it. This period of
floods was followed by the era of the
great lake, that is to say, of quiet waters
and gentle deposits. with slow dis
charge over the Lake Traverse region,
which appears TO have been brought
about by Il dimnution in the slop@ of
the general surface. which was part of
81 great change of slope which went ON,
as General Warren has explained. until
the land was reduced to its present in
clination and the stream to its courses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-10
Church Music Committee.

''They're queer lot, these church
music committees. It's very unusual
hing to find man on one of them who
nas the slightest knowledg e of music.
sometimes they make very funny blum
iers. Let me illustrate this with a
story:
"A friend of mine who has light
:enor voice of limited compass, wanted
position in a choir. He heard of u
vacancy and went TO see the Chairman
If the committee, who was, believe, q
Wholesale fish dealer in q down town
market.
"Well, young man. demanded the
1ignitary, whats your qualifications?
How high kin you sing?'
"'At-at present, stammered my
friend, 'G is my highest note, but
sc! interrupted the old fellow ex-
,itedly, g! l shouldn't wonder if you
vas Just the man we want. Why, we
.ried Teller last Sunday who could
only sing up to G, an, by gosh, he had
o pretty nearly yell the top Of his head
III to do THAR"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-08-10
Colorado Liars.

In recent letter to the SIN, Peck
says: Tho mines about Central City are
all gold mines. and the miners would
not pick up silver, if they found it on
the road. The town is built on gold
mines, and the back yards of the resi-
dences are rich with gold dust. Ii this
is not true, then they have some star
liars there. was only there three
hours, but | heard some of the most
colossal lies, from the most colossal liars
that ever lived. They may have taken
me for 'chump." but they give it to
me raw. was sitting in the Teller
House, exchanging lies with the local
talent, for two hours, and never had
more interesting season. They all knew
me and think the landlord, who is II
Chicago man, put up job on me. l
went in the porter'S room to have my
boots BACKED. and the porter crush
ed the dust into pan and whe::t..c'was
done polishing the boots, he looked wise,
like bank cashier, for q moment and
then handed me ten cents. l asked him
what that meant, and he said that was
the difference, though could take the
dust if wanted to and pay him ten
cents. didn't understand him, and
finally he said he estimated that he
would get twenty-five cents worth of
gold out of the dust off my shoes, and
SO he paid me the difference. walked
off feeling pretty good, and looked back
twice at the colored man, but he never
smiled, and don't know whether he
was lying or not, though the white men
lie, and the colored men may learn how.
Soon after that a setter dog came into
the hotel office. all dirt, and began
scratching his neck for flea. TIE pro-
prietOr of the hotel snapped his finger,
just as CharleyWhite does at the Plank
intOn House, when he wants cOlOred
bell boy to get up and fly around, and
the porter came up on the run with a
pan and held it under the place where
the dog was scratching, to catch the
dust. l didn't want to ask any ques-
tons, but looked around ut the land
lord with an inquirng turn of mind,
and he told the porter to take the dust
out and wash it and see how much it
panned out. The porter took a brush
and brushed the dust off the dog into
the pan, and went out, and just rs we
were going to dinner he came in and
said he only got thirty cents out of tho
dust off the dog. adding that the dog
was getting unreliable. The landlord
said the confounded dog probably shook
himself before he came in. He said it
was getting SO you couldn't place any
dependence on a dog now days. Such
things rs these always set me to think
ing, and thought how these Colorado
people Gun discount us of tho ctfete east,
on scientific lying. and laid it to the
air in high ATTITUDES. expect when l
get up on the main range, q few thous-
and feet niger. one of my lies can be
used for Il Sunday school lesson.