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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-17
GEN. SWAIM,S TRIAL.
He Objects to the Jurisdiction of the
Court.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.
The court martial convened by direction of
the president to hear and try the charges
preferred against Judge Advocate General
Swain by Major Scott, judge advocate of the
court of inquiry, which several months ago
heard the charges preferred against General
Swain by Mr.. A. +. Bateman, the banker of
this city. met in this city this morning with
Major Asa B. Gardner as judge advocate,
Gen. Swain appeared before the court ac-
compsnied by Judge Shellabarger of this city
whom he introduced as one of his council.
stating that he would be assisted by Jeremiah
Wilson and Gen. Chas. II. Grosvenor of Ohio
On the opening of the session of the court,
Gen. Swain raised the question of the juris-
diction of the court He presented a motion
stating in substance that he appeared before
the court not asserting TO the jurisdiction Of
the court, but solely for the purpose OF
excepting TO such jurisdiction AMI praying
that the court dismiss the charges and prose-
cution thereof for want of Jurisdiction. Ii
also states as its ground that the accused
being an officer of the United States and
advocate general of such army of the rank of
brigadier general, his commander being the
lieutenant general of the army.
The president has not power to appoint
court martial to try charges preferred against
him, unless such charges are preferred by his
commander, and that it appears from orders
by the court, that it was appointed by the
president, by special order, to try charges
preferred by Major Scott. and not prepared
by Gen. Swsim's commander. Following
the presentation of this motion, Judge Shel
labarger of the council tor the accused
addressed the court in support of the motion.
A large number of army officers were present
in court, as were also Bsteman, who preferred
the original charges against Gen. Swain, JEFF
Chandler, who appeared as counsel for Bate
man before the court of inquiry, and Major
Scott, who was judge assistant at the court
OF inquiry.
The plea of want OF jurisdiction was not
sustained bv the court.
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ONE MAN WHO KNOWS 1T ALL.
The Way in Which the Democrats Pro.
pose 10 Handle the Qaestion of Civil
Service Reform-A senate Winch
Has a Voice in the Matter.
WASHINGTON. Nov. l6.

WAsHISGroN, Nov. 10.
Hon. Dorman B. Eaton. president of the
civil service commission, in an interview
today in regard to the probable effect of
Cleveland and Hendricks election upon the
maintenance of the civil service law. is re.
ported to have said:
II think we shall have an administration
absolutely democratic in policy, but whether
with the members representing those without
whose votes the democratic party would have
failed, will not guess. But the civil service
will be repeated, either at the coming session
or during this generation. Gov. Cleveland,
as statesman of his party, would oppose any
attempt to repeat il. The republicans as
body would resist and the SeRate would
defeat such attempts The rules will not be
abolished. They will be enforced under the
new President, but not, | fear, with such
enlarging breadth of application and such
moral support from the party in power as
would have been the case certainly had
President Arthur been reelected, and prob
ably had Blaine succeeded. great struggle
over the reform issue in the democratic ranks
is tolerably certain. The statesmen of the
party-Bayard Pendleton, Lamar, Garland,
Carlisle, Randall Cox, Morrison, Tucker.
Hewitt, Willis and others-each of whom has
already spoken and voted for the civil service
act will stand by the new President in its
support; but many worthy democrats will be
against it. The republicans will stand
together for the act and rules. anxiously
waiting for the democrats themselves by their
abrogation. The President will lead the
reform element of his party, and his clear
conviction, his high sense of duty. his cour-
age, his strength of character, will secure
the victory. There is no public man in this
country who has higher sense of the moral
obligation of official life, or who is more
certain to Withstand mere partisan and selfish
appeals than Gov, Cleveland. This is the
great element of power and of popularity too,
as the people now feel Many officers out.ide
the rules and some within will doubtless be
removed for no very good reasons, but so far
as possible Gov. Cleveland will prevent mere
political prescriptions He cannot attend to
everything. Much depends on the members
of his cabinet, and especially on the post
master general. If there are, as it is charged,
some officers who used their influence to
enforce assessments, and neglected their
duties and violated the properties of their
stations TO engage in party warfare. the fate
they have challenged may very likely await
them.
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GROWING FEARS.
Secretary McCuilOch Issues "a Circular
Prohibiting the Unloading of
Old Rags.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.
Secretary McCulloch today issued the fol-
lowing circular to the customs officers
The unloading in the United States of old
rags, shipped from and after the Goth inst.
from foreign ports or countries now or here
after known to be infected with contagious
or epedemic diseases, is hereby prohibited.
France and Italy and all Medil and French
ports are declared to be infected within the
meaning OF this order Old rags gathered or
baled in infected ports or countries is also
prohibited from being unladen No old rags
shall be unloaded at any port of the United
States except on a certificate of the U. S.
consular officer at the port of departure, that
such rags were not gathered or baled at OF
shipped from any infected place or any region
contiguous thereto.
This circular supersedes No. las of Aug.
30, 1884, and No l62 of Oct. 90, 1884 in the
same general subject as TO shipments made
after the date specified, and will remain in
force until further notice.
This order will not be construed to allow
the unloading of any old rags except on
general permit of the local quarantine or
health officer. The marine hospital bureau
is informed of the cost of disinfecting rags
abroad by the boiling process. 1t is SO per
ton
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FROM EGYPT.
Lord Wolseley Receives Letter From
Gen. Gordon.

LONDON, Nov. 10.
A dispatch to Cairo from Reuters telegraph
company SAYS A letter from Gen. Gordon
has been received by Gen. Lord Wolseley,
which was dated Khsrtoum, Nov. 4th. The
letter states that the steamer which bore
Coionels Stewart and Power, and N. Herber,
French consul, and some Greeks, left Khar-
toum Sept. 10. Messrs. Hansel and Lonides
are safe at Khartoum. General Gordon has
received letters through Major Kitchener,
from his sister, from Sir Samuel Baker and
from MIR. Henry NJ. Stanley
Gen. Gordon expresses regret at the wreck
of the steamer which he had sent dow n the
river to Dongola, and speaks with sorrow of
the massacre of Coils. Stewart and Power. NJ.
Herber and thirty others. He is delighted TO
hear of the British advance up the Nile and
hopes to be able to maintain hold at Khartoum
till the arrival of the relief expedition. lie
says he continues to harrass the Mahdi with
steamers whenever he attempts to approach
khartoum. The Mahdi is encamped only one
days march from khartoum.
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SUNK AT SEA.
Maine Vessel Run Down and Sunk
The Crew Saved-A story of Ter
Tibly ueartleSsRess.
BosToN, Nov. Is.

BosToS, Nov. Is.
Steamer New Brunswick, Larcom, St.
John. n B., reports picked up the captain
and crew of the schooner Redondo at $50
Saturday morning, two miles north of Thatch-
er's Island. Capt. Tinker of the schooner
Redondo of Ellsworth, reports left Calais for
Boston. with cargo of lumber. On the
night OF Nov. l4th at . 40 Z. NJ, when six
miles east.north.east of Thatchers Island, the
wind being west by south, and sailing by the
wind, was run into by an unknown three
masted schooner in ballast trim. bound east
She struck the Kedoudo forward of the main
rigging, carrying away the toremast and
making a large hole in the starboard side
causing the vessel to fill in few minutes
after she was struck. The crew had barely.
time to lower boat and save few clothes.
They drifted about for seven hours in small
boat, when the steamer New Brunswick
picked them up. The captain of the unknown
schooner was asked to lay by until daylight,
but refused to do so, also refused to throw
lines to the men, her guuwales being too high
for them to reach. He took no notice of the
request and sailed rapidly away into the dark
ness. Capt. Tinker states that the unknown
schoouer's jibboom and foretop mast were
carried away by the collision.
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GUsTA. MAINE, MONDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER II. 1884


The official canvass of New York city
reduced Cleveland's plurality from IS 226 to
43,0l5. loss of 2ll.
At the meeting of the Kings county can
yassing board tonight. Supervisor Willis
moved that no action should be taken on the
returns so far as there were changes in the
electoral vote until Monday Supervisor
JervIs moved TO amend so as to include the
county towns. Supervisor Collard said
This is political move, and il is done for
the purpose of holding these returns back
until the Path, when BY law they would be
thrown out know that some republicans
had consultation yesterday in Gen. Tracy
office "
This motion was lost, and it was decided t.
continue their usual custom of adopting the
returRs as they came in.
The World gives Cleveland ll07 plurality
in New York State and the Times 1905 The
Tribune gives Blaine a plurality of 81 ,724
outside of New York and Kings counties
with Erie and Greene counties complete, but
not officially declared In Kings county they
give Cleveland 1915 plurality, and in New
York county 43 3064, making his plurality in
the State 1876.
National Headquarters Closed.
The respective national and state head
quarters of the republican and democratic
committees were finally closed tonight,
Chairman B. +. Jones of the republican
national committee left his rooms early.
Secretary Fessenden and Committeeman
Elkins remained during the early evening
and held conversation with Mr.. Walker
Blaine. The republicans concede Cleveland's
election. Assistant Secretary Loomis voiced
the sentiments of the committee in saving:
1T is all over We only await the action
of the State board of canvassers on Wednes-
day next; but we have made a good fight,
considering that we did not have one-thIrd of
the amount of funds controlled by the national
committee in the Garfield campaign"
The headquarters OF the democratic nation
al committee were dark and deserted. Sen
ators German, Jones and Barnum left the
city feeling that their work was ended. Chair
man Smith OF the democratic State committee
had gone to his home in Plattsburg, and
Secretary Brown left this evening. Profess
sional betting men have not yet settled their
wagers, but await the decision of Kelly and
Bliss, the book-makers, which will not be
until after the action of the State board of
canvassers.
The following are the changes made in this
city by the board of aldermen: Cleveland's
pluralities are increased 10 in the 4th assem-
bly, district, in the 9th, 3 in the 10th, in
the 18th. in the 18th. l02 in the 10Th and
in the 23d; decreased POO in the lst, SO in the
I'd, in the Sd, 122 in the 9th, in the 18TH
81 in the 18th, l0l in the 20th, in the 2lst
and 20 in the Sd. Net decrease 440. Blaine's
pluralities are augmented in the 9TH: and
diminished. 203 in the Sth, in the llth and
26 in the 18th Net loss, 229. Net decrease
in Cleveland's plurality in the city, 2ll.
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FOREIGN EWS.
FROM GERMANY.
Prince Bismarck Opens The Congo Com
ence.

BERLIN, Nov. 10.
The Congo conference was formerly opened
today by Prince Bismarck, in the dining hall
OF his residence, being the same as was occu-
pied by the conference of 1878, After the
usual preliminary formalities Prince Bis
marce delivered a short speech to the dele
gstes,which was pacific in tone and moderate
IN character, evidently giving general salts
faction. At the suggestion of Count Delaney,
the Italian delegate, Prince Bismarck was
unanimously elected president of the confer
ence. Raindre, councillor of the French
embassy, Herr Sehnlds, German vice consul
of st. Pei, and Count Won Bismarck, were
appointed secretaries.
Ii was unanimously agreed that the pro.
ceedings should be kept secret The next
meeting of the delegates will probably be
held on Tuesday the 18th inst. The confer
ence is likely TO continue several weeks.
After the adjournment OF the conference
1900 members OF the Berliner kreiges Verein
with hammers marched past Prince Bis
marck's residence Prince Bismarck repeat
edly bowed to the parsders, who loudly
cheered the German premier. MIR. Stanley
will not be admitted TO the deliberations Of
the conference.
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JUBILANT DEMOCRATS.
Celebrating Over CleveIand's Election at
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10.
The democratic parade held here tonight
in celebration of the election of Cleveland
and Hendricks,was one of the largest demon
stratlons ever held here. The streets along
the line, through which the procession passed
were densely packed aud the paraders were
continually applauded and cheered. The
greatest good feeling prevailed during the
night, and an incident, which increased the
good nature of all, was compliment paid to
the democratic clubs by the leading republi
can organizations in salutng them as they
passed the club house by exploding guns and
discharging fireworks. Noticeable in this
respect was the Union republican club at | lth
and Chestnut streets, whose building was
brilliantly illuminated with colored lights
during the entire time the procession was
passing.
1t is estimated that 10000 men we're in
the line of parade, which included several
clubs from surrounding towns.
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CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
George william Cnrtis' Reply TO Gov
eTnment Official.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.
The Evening Star says the following reply
20 an inquiry sent to George William Curtis
by a government employe here has just been
received:
WEST NEwBRIGHToN, n. Y, Nov. 10.
Dear Sir
| have your letter of the 18th. There is
no doubt but Mr.. Cleveland will encounter
a tremendous demand for clean sweep, but
| think that while changes will be and ought
to be made for perfectly legitimate reasons,
he will respect the latter and the spirit of the
reform law and that nou-political officers who
have been honest and efficient in the dis
charge of their duty and who have not mis-
used their positions for party or political
ends will not be arbitrarily dismissed for
political reasons OF course have no auth
ority to speak for Mr.. Cleveland, my faith is
founded on some knowledge of his character
and convictions
Truly yours,
GEORGE WIN. CURTIS.
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A 100000 FIRE.
A Heavy Loss of Properly and Many
Mad Homeless.

SAvANsAH Ca, Nov. l6.
An incendiary fire at Brunswick. early this
forenoon, originating in Freelsnders & Co
warehouse, destroyed portions Of two blocks
and the whole of two others. Loss 5000. 600.
Insurance s5s, 500 Many families were
burned out The fire was brought under
control at o'clock this forenoon. The flames
ran over the water supply. forcing the fremen
to seek new supply and delaying them in
their efforts. The sweep of the fire was
through the town from northwest to southeast.
A negro named Steve Wright was burned in
Putnam's stable while trying to save properly.
Forty buildings were burned. Negroes are
suspected of being the originators Of the fire
They reluctantly rendered and aid 10 fighting
flames or saving goods.
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CHOLERA.
The Epidemic SuII Rcigning in Paris,
France.

PARIS, Nov. l6.
The daily record of deaths from cholera
since the outbreak in this city is Ms follows
First day |, second IA. third 81 fourth 60,
fifth 9S, sixth SO, seventh 81, eighth 10 total
for eight days, 400. Daily average, nearly
5S.
6 7. M.-Since midnight there have been
Is deaths from cholera IN the city and - in
the hospitals. Sixth deaths today are report
ed at Oran.
During Saturday there were % death from
cholera in the city and ten in the hospitals.
Between midnight last aud q Z. NJ there
have been four deaths in the city and / , in
the hospitals. Two deaths from the disease
have occurr,d d at Parles today.
1oULoN. Nov. Is.
Four cases OF cholera have appeared on
board the man OF war Amiral Duperre. An
officer who was stricken with the malady has
died
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HOME RULE IN IRELAND.
Messrs. Mccarthy Junior and Senior, ad =
dress the Irish National club.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. Is

BIRMTSGHAM, Nov. Is.
Messrs. Justin Mccarthy senior and junior
members of the House of Commons, addressed
the National Irish club at a meeting today.
Justin Mccarthy, jr., delivered the inaugural
address as president of the club. During his
remarks he said the Irish members of the
House of Commons would not rest till they
had parliament on the College Green of
Dublin, which he prophesied they would have
within wears. Justin Mccarthy, SEN, said
three of the most influential members of the
cabinet had declared in favor of the principle
of home rule in Ireland and he believed the
English parliament would affirm that before
) years had passed.
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Laying the Cornerstone.

BALTIMORE, Nov. l6.
The corner stone of the Fassionist Mon.
astry of St. Joseph, two miles west OF here,
was laid with imposing ceremony in the pres
enee of 5000 people. Bishop Gross sof Sa-
vannah made the address in English in which
he spoke of the auster life and of the great
benefit of the Catholic institutions of charity
and learning had been to the world in ele-
vating the people ard combating infedility
Bishop Martyr of Dakota made an address in
German. The stone was the same used at
the former building which was burned. 1t
was laid by Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia
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NAlNE BiSPATCHES.
A CHILD's STRANGE FATE.
Fears That it May Have Been Killed By
an Insane Mother-A Mystery That
Creates Excitement In Frank.
lin County.
STRONG, Nov. Is.

STRONG, NOV. 10.
There is considerable excitement in Strong
and vicinity over the sudden and strange
death Of a child. Some people think the
child was murdered. A Mrs. +. w. Vining
for several years by spells has been consid.
erably deranged. She lately became quite
insane and for several days past so much so
as to require watching part of the time, yet
no signs of violence appeared. Tuesday she
was so much out of her head the neighbors
thought best to send for her husband who
was at work in the woods at Rangeley. He
returned Wednesday evening. Thinking he
could care for her during the night, the
neighbors in attendance then left them alone.
The husband says about II o'clock he missed
her and after searching found her a short
distance from the house, near one of the
neighbors. With some coaxing he persuaded
her to return to the house and retire to bed
with her child, six months old. At four
o'clock, Thursday morning, he heard the
child crying, went into the room, took the
child and in a shot time had it queted. He
put il back into bed with its mother and then
went back into the sitting room where there
was fire. At 4.30 o'clock he returned to
the room and found the child alone and
nearly naked He took it up and found it dead
1t is said by neighbors that the child had been
healthy and at 10 o'clock the evening before,
to all appearance as well as usual There
were no signs of violence to be discovered
on the body. At coroner's inquest, the
jury decided that the child came to its death
by some cause to them unknown.
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A RADICAL REPUBLICAN.
A Prominent Republican still Retains
Hope of Victory.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Nov. l6
Joseph ID. Weeks, treasurer of the repub-
lcan national committee, was in this city
yesterday and returned to New York tonight
In an interview he said at is impossible to
tell what the national committee will do until
the official count is settled. The republican
people of this country expect their national
committee to exhaust every power to reach
the actual result of the election, and till it's
done that, it will remain no active service.
As far as am concerned.I still think there is
some hope"
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FIRE m ThOmastOn.
THoMAsToN, Nov.

THoMAsroN, Nov. l6.
The buildings of John S. Turner, occupied
bv Miss II. |. Addition for q store and resi-
dence. was destroyed by FIRE at O'Clock this
morning. Loss on buildings Sl200; insured
for $500. Miss Addition lost goods and furn'
iture valued at $500; insured for $500.
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catarrh Cured

Catarrh IS very prevalent disease, with
distressing and offensive symptoms. Hoods
sarsaparila gives ready relief and speedy
cure, from the fact it acts through the blood,
aud thus reaches every part Of the system.
IL suffered with catarrh fifteen years. Took
Hoods SaTsaparilla and am not troubled any
with catarrh, and my general health is much
better" !. w. LILLIs, Postal Clerk Chicago
& st. Louis Railroad.
II suffered with catarrh G or years tried
many wonderful cures, inhalers, etc, spend
ingnearly one hundred dollars without benefit.
/ tried Hoods Sarsaparilla, and was greatly
improved" NJ. A. ABBEY, Worcester, Mass,
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is characterized by
three peculiar.tes lst, the c0B1Jf,ntion Of
remedial agents; I'd, the Iroportion; I'd, the
process Of securing the active medicinal
qualities The result Is medicine Of unusual
strength, effectlng cures hitherto unknown
Send for book containing additional evidenc,
"Hood's Sarsaparilla tones up my system,
seems 10 make me ever" J. T. THOMPSON.
Register Of Deeds, Lowell, Mass.
floods Sarsaparilla beats all others and
Is worth rs weight In gold" !. DARLINGTON,
80 Bank Street, New York City.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Bold by all druggists. 81 six for S. Made
only by C. I. HOOD Co, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
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Died from Injuries Received.

Stephen L. Sawyer of West Hampden,
whose skull was fractured Wednesday even
ing at the democratic celebration in this city
by being struck on the head by missile, died
last evening
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Fraud In Louisiana.

NEw ORLEANS, Nov. IG.
The friend Of Hon. Carleton Hunt, Who,
according to the returns, was defeated for
Congress in the first district by st. Martin.
state that the contest will be made on the
ground Of fraud, claiming they have proof Of
voting dead men and non residents and ballot
box stuffiDg in the fourth and sixth wards.
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An Insane Asylum Burned.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Nov. 10.
fire last night, at the Insane Hospital
four miles north Of here, destroyed the boiler
house, engine-room and laundry, but no part
of the main building was touched. All the
patients were got down on the first floor for
safety. The loss is 5000: no insurance
The patients were very orderly dvring tn Q
Are
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Obituary..
LEWISTON. Nov. Is.

LEWISTON, Nov. 10.
Charles f. Smith of Auburn died tonight,
aged IS wears. He has been in the Maine
legislature, occupied many offices in the city
of Auburn and was highly respected.