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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-02
FEicNINc INSANITY.
A Wife Murderer Refuses to Speak
for Four Months.
But Life Sentence Loosens His
Tongue.

EVANSVILLE, o., Oct. 31.-In the circuit
court at Woodsfeld, Guernsey county, David
Conger, who was convicted of murder in the
second degree for the killing of his wife in
June last, was sentenced yesterday to the
penitentiary for life The murder was a
most brutal one, he killing his young wife
with an axe because she interfered in behalf
OF their son, six years old, whom he was
beating cruelty.
Conger made no great effort to escape, and
was arrested soon after From the moment
of his incarceration until the last words that
dropped from the judges lips which sealed
his doom, the miserable wretch had not
spoken word or made an audible noise with
his tongue Feigning insanity, he played
the deaf and dumb act successfully for more
than four months All efforts of the officers
to make him speak were without effect, even
d severe shock from an electric battery,
which was applied in hope Of loosening his
tongue, only caused him to squirm with pain.
Throughout the trial he has been immova-
BILE, and, when sentence was about to be pro-
nounced, the officers had to lift him to his
feet. The last words of the 80 years sentence
had hardly echoed through the court room
when the mysterious criminal, who had so
long remained apparently dumb, yelled out
an avalanche of oaths at the court, and, turn
ing to the crowd, said: 81 have more sand
and backbone than any of you, and if you
can stand it | can too" He was quickly
hurried from the court and landed in his
cell, but continued to shower curses and
abuses in screaming voice on all mankind
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Changes at Washington.
North American.

Americans abroad are accused of spelling
every place they go to by their lavish expen-
ditnre and reckless indifference to prices,
provided they secure exactly the house, the
horse. the picture, or the bit of bric-a-brae
that they have set their hearts upon. ire
cisely the same thing is said now In WASH
ington of New Workers. The national eapi-
tol few years ago was in every respect
very reasonable place. Rents were low, pro-
visions moderate, wages in comparison Win
those in northern cities almost nothing, and
clothes not to be calculated at all, inasmuch
as they could not be bought there. But
since permanent houses have gone so much
much out of fashion in New York and Bos-
ton and wealthy people find it important for
their bodies as well as their souls health to
change the air and surroundings four or five
times year, Washington has become very
popular as a winter residence. The climate
is trife milder than that Of New York, and
the social atmosphere Is different in KIND,
more varied, and therefore more interesting.
Men of leisure find more to occupy them,
and middle-aged people without daughters
are not so completely shelved as they. are
here. The result of these various attractions
has been the emigration of many New York
families to Washington, and since their ad-
vent rents have risen and real estate ad-
vanced with amazing celerity. Like rents,
everything else goes up, and although tney
have not yet reached the exorbitant figures
asked and obtained in our own city, yet
Washington is very far from being the cheap
and primitive place that 1t was ten, years
ago The coming winter promises to be gay,
and houses are going up as rapidly as New
port cottages in the early spring,
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THE STATE.
ANnRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
1t will be remembered by some Of our readers s.r
appeared few months ago. Some people tnougnt
there was foul play. 1t is not so: She is among
the Shakers, to stay till she reaches the age OF 10
years.
Mr. Orrin Whitney, a prominent citizen of
Presque Isle, died suddenly, "Wednesday morning,
ming, apparently as well as usual He was one OF
the oldest settlers in that part of the county.
KNOX COUNTY.
tramp has been at Owls Head, South Thorn
aston, representing himself as post office inspec,
cane, dirk and revolver, has been soaring people
by knocking at their houses at night.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The term of Office of the postmaster at Gardi-
ner will expire Feb. Goth. There are several ap-
plicants for the office.
Friday the well known Lancey property on
Bridge street, Augusta, was sold at auction by the
Belfast Savings Bank, which held heavy mort
gage upon 1t.
Mr. George L. Drummond who was injured in
cider mill in Winslow and had his hand amputat-
ed is doing as well as may be expected
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Penobscct Chemical Fibre Company, West
Great Works, are doing business OF very large
proportions, their monthly output of pulp ayerag-
ing about FIVE hundred tons.
Prophet Nickerson, who caused stir in Penob-
dse sist advent Of the Judgment Day has begun his
fall campaign, not in the least discouraged by his
previous failures to connect.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The first snow of the season fell in Richmond,
Saturday morning.
1t has been reported that Mckay family resid-
ing at Phipsburg has recently fallen heirs to prop
erty in England, valued at S2,00o,OO0 by the
death of relative in the old country. There is
only one family of McKays in Phipsburg and they
live at Parker's Head. They formerly resided in
Bath In an interview with Bath Times report
er Mr.. Mckay says he never heard of the matter
before. He thinks the story must be false.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Miltown it is said has case of small pox.
One hundred and fifty new houses have been
built in Eastport, this season.
YORK COUNTY.
NJ. w. Webber of Saco, has been appointed sup
erintendent of the Nashua manufacturing compa-
ny's mill in Nashua, N III. He will assume his
duties at once.
John Adams an Ogunquit fisherman, caught
large Goldfish Friday, with good sized gray coot
inside of him. The bird was all whole, with feath-
ers legs, &C., when taken from the fish's stom-
ach.
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THE SILVER ISSUE.
Congressman Warner States His
Views on the Question.

Congressman Warner States His
Views on the Question.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-After the regular
monthly banquet of the Chicago Commercial
Club last night the Warner bill' was dis
cussed. Congressman A. j. Warner OF Ohio,
who had been invited to be present was abb
sent, but he sent full statement of his
views. Mr. Warner held that the silver is
sue at this time presented two distinct
phases: First, the movement to practically
demonetize silver by excluding the product
of silver mines from the money supply IN fu-
ture, and reducing existing coins to condition
of subsidiary money; and, second, the fact be-
ing recognized that there has been dlstur-
bance in the relative value of gold and silver
so that neither the European coinage ratio
of 151, nor our ratio of 16 to any longer rep
resents the commercial ratio between them
the question arises SIS it desirable to read
just the monetary rise of these two metals to
their commercial rates, and II so how can
this best be done?". This he said was the
phase of the question in which bimetallists
especially are called upon to consider. 1t
was with a view to such an adjustment,
thes writer 4 says, that he submitted a
plan some time ago to make the use of silver
as money conform through paper represen-
tatiyes to the actual commercial ratio Pc
tween the two metals throughout the. world,
and he announced at the outset that the main
object of his recent paper was to reply to
criticisms on the proposed bill and to eX-
plain more fully some OF its PROVISIONS, lie
said that much of the opposition to the Bland
act as shown by recent discussions through
the press, manffestly arose from the contin-
uance of silver as money under any condi-
tions, and he asserted that the absolute re-
peal of the Bland act would be the last of
silver.
No one need to be told that if the mint
demand for two million dollars worth Of
silver per month is shut off that silver would
fall, but how far it would fall no one could
tell. To repeal the Bland act and put the
United States on the side of gold standard
countries, and England to protect the rupee
from the fall that must otherwise ensue,
following the example of the Latin Union
after silver was demonetized in Germany,
would close the mints of Calcutta and Bonn
bay. What would then be the bullion value
of the silver dollar as measured with gold,
no one could say. At any rate the end would
be such a separation of the two metals that
they could never hope to see them again
united as equal money metals
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SUBURBAN NOTES.


On Friday, as son of Joseph Webster, who re-
sides on Westinghouse Hill, was walking home
from school loaded pistol in his pocket was dis
charged injuring his hand and arm severely.
DEERING.
The many friends of Mrs. Otis Brown will be
sorry to learn that she met with severe and
painful accident by falling down the cellar stairs
No bones were broken, but she sustained severe
bruises and shock that confined her to her bed.
1t was amiracle that she escaped with her life.
GoRHAN.
Deputy Sheriff Lewis Mcclellan of Gorham, one
of the board of selectmen, was considerably in
jured last week by being thrown from his carriage.
He is doing we'll
Mr. Callahan, while at work in the treating
house at the pail mill, North Gorham, was Serl-
ously injured by falling into hot air ventllator
A collection was taken up among the Workmen
and handsome sum was given him. He has since
gone home to Portland.
YARMOUTH.
The body of Mrs. Julia Sears was brought to
this town last Thursday for burial. She lived In
Andover, Mass, and the first of the week, as she
was working around an oil stove, 1t got fire and
Mrs. Sears in attempting to put outthe flames was
burned so that she died in four hours the ac-
cident in terrible agony.
One morning last week after a son Of George
Royal got up he was attacked with severe cough
ing and threw up rivet over an inch long, that
had been lodged in his throat and caused the
little fellow months of suffering He Is now doing
Anal
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CONFLICTING REPORTS
Concerning the Settlement of the
New York Tribune's Trouble with
the Union.

NEW YORK, Oct 31.--The officers of Typo
graphical Union No. today signed an agree
ment with the New York III Irloqne me- WIZ nad
oH broken e Contracts, suspending their boycotting
Organizations org and request from them similar
action. This is the result of an adjustment
which the officers have reached on the basis
first agreed upon with the Tribune G; duTlng Gn1l
the height of the Blaine campaign IN a. Se5p, q :
tember. 1894. but afterwards rejected by IL the
Typographical Union themselves. me
Tribune remains out of the Union, as 1t mas a
been for nine. years past, and works ilde under
its own regulations, with its old foreman,
and makes absolutely no change among It's
employees, most Of whom have been Union
men for Years.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The members, of
Typographical Union No. tonight held a
meeting and determined that the Republican
party should have its support only on con
dition of unconditional surrender to the
Union by the Tribune, which is under
"boycOt"
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w. C. r. U.
Second Days Meeting of the Ma
tionaI Union.


PHILADELPHIA, PA, Oct. 31.-At the sec
ond days session of the 11th annual conyen-
tion Of the Woman's National CHRISTIAN
Temperance Union, the report of the treas
urer, Miss Esther Pugh, was read. IL
showed the receipts during the year were
0,375, and expenses IS, 109.
President Frances E. Willard then called
for reports of national organizers. Miss En-
ily L. Mclaughlin, of Massachusetts, began
with an account of work performed in that
State stating that during he six years OF her
gospel temperance work, she had organized
300 unions. Miss Henrietta 5. Moore OF
Ohio, gave an account of the growth OF tenn
perance in her State, where during the past
year she has organized twenty new. local
unions. Mrs. Sallie p Chaplin of South Car
olina, stated that she had travelled ], ,775 miles
during the past year, and labored asslduous-
ly and effectively with the colored people.
Mrs. Mary Hunt of Massachusetts,, de-
livered an interesting address on "Physiolo-
gy and Hygiene, with the effects OF alcohol
and narcotics on the SYSTEM" She advoca-
ted the INTRODUCTION Of scientific temperance
instruction in the public schools, and made
the point that if the rising generation be-
come familiar with physiology and hygiene
and the effect of stimulants on the system,
they would become enthusiastic temperance
workers, and there would be fewer drunk
ards in the land
When Mrs. Hunt had finished, President
Willard introduced several temperance
workers from Canada, among them Mrs. Il.
S. Barber Of Montreal who spoke. encourag-
ingly of the progress of work in the Domln-
ion and said that the flag of prohibition
would soon float over Canada.
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THE LATE GEN. MCCLELLAN.
Arrival of the Remains in New York
City.

NEW YORK, Nov Accompanied by his
family Gen. NJ. j. Mcmahon and VIM. G.
Prime, the body of the late Gen. Geo. B. Nc
Clellan arrived this evening at the Barclay
street depot of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western Railroan. A hearse was waiting
and the party as named entered a carriage
behind it, after the body had been removed
and with no display the remains were driven
to the house of Mr.. Prime, No. 3S East 23d
street. Only the nearest friends are with the
remains which will be inferred tomorrow.
A remnant Of Meagher's Irish Brigade met
tonight in the Goth Regiment armory and
listened to an eulogistic review of the record
of Gen. Mcclellan by Col. Kavanagh.
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TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
Four Men Killed by the Explosion of
Tugs Boiler.

DETROIT, Nov. 1.-At o'clock this morn
ing tug Moffat with four barges put into
thick weather She was making fast to the
wharf her boiler exploded with terrific force
carrying away the upper works of a large
portion of the deck planking. At the time
John Ward, first engineer, Of Detroit, VIM.
Miller, second engineer, OF Port Huron, Jas:
Wylie, home unknown and Walter Fisher of
Port Huron, firemen, were at their posts and
all were killed. Thos. Curry had his leg
broken and was otherwise bruised. Frank
Furell, wellman, was badly scalded and An
drew Reid, deck hand, scalded, Maud Bennett,
cook who was in the after cabin was blown
into the river, from which she was rescued
uninjured Robert Goodwin, mate, was
ashore handling the line and he was. blown
over wood pile and had his side, injured
The bodies sank in the river and have not
been recovered
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
PEcK's BAD BOY.

PECK'S BAD BOY.
Saturday evening Charles Atkinson's Comedy
Company appeared at Portland Theatre before
large audience, presenting Charles F. Pidgin's
dramatization of the bad Boy"' sketches which
have from time to time appeared in Peck's Sun.
The stage arrangement of the entertainment is in
three acts or scenes-the grocery store, the Bad
Boys hone and picnic grounds. 1t is simply
living moving reproduction, with clever effect of
the ludicrous mishaps, tricks and clmaxes so
often seen in print, having no connected plot, but
uproariously funny from beginning to end. Satur-
day evening the audience fairly laughed them
selves hoarse. The characters of the Bad Boys
Pa, the Groceryman, the Doctor, the Policeman,
and Minnie Henry's girl, were in capital hands,
the performance moving quickly and to the best
possible advantage.
sTocKBRIDGE COURSE.
The fifth and sixth entertainments in the Stock
bridge course will occur Wednesday afternoon
and evening The Arch-duke Joseph's Hun
garian Gypsy Band win appear, assisted by the
famous violinist Farenz Garay, and Miss Lydia @.
Dunlap reader Miss Dunlap is a native of
Brunswick and a graduated of the Philadelphia
School of Elocution. She is niece Of Robert 7.
Dunlap one of Names early governors.
NOTES.
next Friday in "Cad, the Tomboy," and on Satur-
day in True Blue"
There are number of good reserved seats yet
to be had for Canon FarrarS lecture in the \. M.
C. A. course this evening. Get them at Stock
bridges.
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Burglars at Bar mills

BAR MILLS, Oct. 31.-Last night burglars
entered the following named places: S.
Meserye & Sons stove and hardware store.
In this store the Buxton post Office is locat-
ed. The robbers carried away a small
amount of change and stamps. Henry At
kinson's confectionery store was the next
place they entered. They obtained here a
small amount of change, some cigars, jewel
ry, etc. The Portland & Rochester railroad
station was also entered Mr.. S. B. Palmer
was unable to tell in regard to the tickets,
but if any were taken they were but few;
no money was missed. Miss ClaraA. Richard
sons millinery store was also entered; moth
ing of any value was taken. At Frank E.
Pitts barber shop they took one of his best
razors. A vigorous effort will be made to
discover these midnight raiders and. made
out to them the punishment they deserve.
Injured while Making an Arrest.
sSAco, Nov. 1.-While Officer Cole was
making all arrest at a French dance in Mar
BILE Hall in Biddeford late last night the
crowd interfered and he was brutally as
saulted resulting in temporary sickness. A
clue has been obtained who the guilty par
ties are and arrests will probable be made.
RcckIand's New WaterWorks.
RocKLAND, Oct. 31.-This city will cele-
brate the opening of its new waterworks
Monday when water from the new source of
supply will be let on. The new source of
supply will give pressure of 100 pounds to
the square inch, sufficient to flood the top of
the highest building in the city. The princi-
pal stockholders in the old water company
have taken the leading interest in the new
organization. at the sacrifice of all their in
terest in the old company.
Fire at Wells.
KENNEBUNK, Oct. 31.-The buildings
of Charles H. H. Storer, at Wells, were des-
troved by fire last night. Loss, $1,000.
Maine Postal Service.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The following in
formation respecting the postal service in
Maine is furnished by the postmaster gener-
al:
Postmasters commissioned H H. Crosby, Nor
ridgewock d. H. Glidden, Vinalhaven; I. L.
Doe, China; H. w. Brown, Stetson; j. g.. Rack
left, Detroit; w; B, Irish, Turner; e; t. Phlnney,
Pembroke; f. p. Morrill,, North Pittston; A. }.
Norton, Strong.
Changes in mail routes-Route from Sweden to
Bridgton Leave Sweden Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at p. m. Leave Bridgton at 6
p. m - Do+,, - poot,,,,o,, ,,,d 1v;soossa+ 70
Boothbay. Contractor now being required TO sup
ply Westport only three times q week, permit him
to supply said Office three additional trips per
week la1ternate days. without expense to the de-
partment.
A Portland Vessel Wrecked.
HALIFAX, Nov. 1.-Brigantine Rise and
Shine from Portland, Me-, in ballast for
Glace Bay is reported total wreck at Bea-
yer Harbor The crew were saved.
Sudden Death.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Capt William
Douglass of Buxton, Me-, master of the
schooner Stephen Bennett of Camden, Me-,
died suddenly in the German hospital today
of pneumonia. Capt. Douglass was 60 years
of age and had followed the sea upwards of
Al years.
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How beautiful are the above lines
uttered by the worlds greatest
mind! How infinite the scope of
mans power if his faculties are
well preserved. Nothing, short of
creation, is to him impossible. Our
soul is lost i'm admiration when we
contemplate the responsibilities of this
greatest exhibition of Infinite Pow
er. Yet what is this ''quint-essence
of dust" when blasted by disease
his noble functions perverted or de-
strOyed!
As "all men are born free and
equal" as far as moral rights are
concerned, so Liz ewise we hold they
should be born physically, but as
long as children must suffer for the
sins of their parent this cannot be.
That the human race has deteriOr-
ated physically is conceded ques-
tiOn. To restore it is an impOssi-
bility, as long as people persist in
immortality and induigences which
are i'm disregard of natures laws.
The most we can do then is to
ameliOrate this condition, and cure
disease i'm individuals.
To this end we offer to the pub
lie, remedies which have done
more good--accomplished better
results i'm OyerthrOwing disease
than any others which have been
discovered up to the present time,
viz:
DIR. FLOWERS LIVER AND
STOMACH SANATIVE, AND
NERVE PILLS.
The former is an infalIible rem
edy for all affections of the Liver
and Stomach, and is besides an in
valuable general tonic. The lat
ter is reliable cure for all ner-
vOus diseases and conditions, such
as Hysteria, s eeplessness, Nervous
PrOstratiOn, Depression caused by
OverwOrk, etc.
These remedies are extensively
prescribed by physicians, a recon-
mendatiOn which does not obtain
with any other proprietary article,
and command at the hands of the
druggists in New England a larger
sale than any other medicine.
In HUNDREDS OF THOU
SANDS OF BOTTLES SOLD,
THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SIN
GLE COMPLAINT THAT THEY
FAILED TO DO WHAT is
CLAIMED FOR THEM. This we
hOld is an unparalleled record OF
uccess, and the strongest proof
of their excellence. AS positive
evidence we have thousands of tes-
timOniais which we will be pleased
30 show, but which space prevents
publishing. The trial Of one bot
.ie will be sufficient to satisfy you
hat we maSe no false claims. A
,aiuable pamph ct wila be mailed
..'ree upon application.
FLOWER MEDICINE CO.,
Boston, Mass.
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one section of freight train had side track
ed there to allow the Chicago limited express
80 pass, and the switch was left open; Inc
press ran In on the switch and crashed into
the freight. The engines were almost total
~ demolished and several freight cars de-
stroyed. Engineer Spaulding of the express
reversed his engine and jumped for his life.
capped uninjured The engineer and fireman
OF the freight had time to escape. Passen-
gers were thrown roughly about, but no one
was hurt Yarnell, the brakeman who caused
the accident, said he was asleep when he
opened the switch, and did not know what he
was doing The loss is about $4,000.
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BOARD of Fire underwrlters.

At the adjourned meeting of the Board of
Fire Underwriters held at the Board Of
Trade rooms Saturday afternoon the follow
ing officers were elected
President-J Fl. Coffin.
Vice President-Aug. Champlin.
Secretary and Treasruer-Thos j. Little.
Rating Committee-Wm. Allen. Jr, +. T. Rol-
lins j. s. Palmer, j. Fl. Cofin, Sterling Dow,
Warren Sparrow, Prentiss Loring, III. n Pink
ham, and I. j. Little.
Executive and Auditing. Committee-F. j Rol-
Inns, Sterling Dow, VIM. Allen, Jr.
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portland Vessel Wrecked.
LAKE AND sEAcoAsr DEFENcEs.
recommendations by Gen. Newton,
Chief of Engineers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 31.-Gen. John
Newton, Chief of Engineers, in his annual
the defenceless condition of our sea coast
and lake frontier, subject which, he re-
marks, received careful attention in the last
annual report of the chief of engineers. AS
to the question of the defensive system of
the country, SO far as the forts at which for
iy required, has been referred by Congress to
a board of which the Secretary of War is
president Gen. Newton restricts his esti-
mates to what is required for the repair and
modification of existing works, and for tor
pedoes for harbor defence. He, however,
expresses hope that the commencement OF
longer be delayed for lack. of appropriations.
The limited amount of funds available
during the past year has been mainly ap-
piled to placing in Serviceable condition the
platforms Of the heavy guns and mortars
bearing upon the channels of entrance to
the various harbors.