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The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Maine Democrats Still Interested In
the Bangor Custom House
Contest.
Republicans VIII Oppose consIdera-
ton OF the Morrison Tariff Bill.
Democrats Hold an important Con-
ference on the Tariff Question.
A Long List of Nominations Sent to
the Senate.
Especial to the Press. I


WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The Bangor poll
ticians, Foster and Bass. will leave for home
tomorrow, each quite confident of the sue
cess Of their candidate for the collectorship.
Bass, it is said here. has at different times
supported about all the different candidates.
but has finally, to use his own expression,
"lit upon" General Roberts, and is quite
sure he will be appointed. 1t is believed
here that Stratton's chances will be injured
somewhat by the fact that his first recon-
mendation came from Chairman S. S. Brown,
who is not in high favor at the White House
Who win be the lucky man, is still a matter
Of conjecture. Gen. Smith still keeps up his
"still hunt" and must be considered factor
in all calculations.
Apost Office has been established at Man
sur's Mills, Aroostook county, on Route 396,
and James Oliver has been commissioned
postmaster.
The following reissue Of pensions have
been allowed at the Pension Office:
Jane, widow of Reuben Farrow, West Penn
broke
o is s. Foss, Machias.
Perrin Swan. Franklin.
NJ Tibbetts, Bangor.
Everett NJ. Arey, reissue and increase, Hamp-
den Corner.
The following have been granted an in
crease of pension
Samuel b. Frost, Newry.
Chas. K. Collins, East Vassalboro
Jas. s. Cleveland. Camden
Benz. F. Simmons, Appleton.
Edward Kelley, Bangor.
Daniel NJ. Webb, Fort Fairfield
Samuel G. Dennison. South ThOmastOn
VIM. Shaw, Jr., Belfast.
The following original claims for pensions
have been allowed:
VIM. Parkman, father Of Ruel Parkman, Skow-
hegan.
Mary n. Royal. mother of Benjamin B. Royal,
Ellsworth. '-'
Samuel j. KnowltOn, Bath
Benjamin Jones, Rockland
Samuel McD0nwah, Lnneus
Durham Whitney, Brunswick
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The ELECTION at worcester.

WORCESTER, Dec. 1.-THE city votes for
license 5S07 TO 47l0 and elects Samuel Wins
low, Republican, Mayor by vote Of 5St1 10
50O1 for John Il. Thayer, Democrat. The
Republican aldermanic ticket Is elected and
the Republicans elect eight Of the twelve
members OF the common council. Women
worked at the polls all day for the no license
ticket
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A BANK SMASHED.
The Cashier a DefauIter to the Tune
of $4,000.

CHICAGO, Dec. IA special to the Times
ty Savings Bank has suspended payment. A
defalcation of $4,000 on the part of Cashier
Rosen has been unearthed. Officers of the
bank promise that all depositors will be paid
in full. The defaulting cashier has been alb
sent in Europe for some time.
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PRICE THREE CENTS.

BY my executor. II not to begixen to those OF
Massachusetts, II any such Exist at my de-
Home and Home for Aged Women In Ban
gor. Also by the Baldwin Place Home for
Little Wanderers in Boston and the Old La
dies, Homes Of Bath, Portland, Saeo aad
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
Board of Trade Meeting.

BANGOR, Dec. IA meeting of the
Board Of Trade was held this afternoon at
which Major Jared A. Smith, United States
corps of engineers, was presented with the
needs Of the harbor, and the improvements
for Bangor were freely discussed. Tomor-
row Major Smith, accompanied by business
men, will go to Bucksport and take tug
boat and examine that portion of the river
free from ice.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
Horrible Confession OF Murder.

At the assizes at Priyas Ardeche, yester-
day, Jean Faure and Marie Planeher con-
fessed that they murdered Claude Faure
After the murder, Jean cut the body into
pieces winch the woman boiled and gave to
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
A citizens Candidate Elected.

NEwBURYPoRT, Dec. Al. Otis Wink
ley. Citizens candidate, was elected Mayor
today over William III. Huse, Independent,
by majority of 100. The license vote was
yes /. .O3o: no 7S3
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Especial 10 the Press.)

The extracts from the Adjutant Generals
report, which have been published in several
papers in the State, were not from this years
but from last years report. That report was
delayed by the illness of the Inspector Gen
eral The report for 1886 has not been made
vet
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
Searching for Missing Men.

ST. LOUIS, Dee. l4-The ruins of the Shap-
leigh Cantwell fire on Saturday, were search
eu yesterday, by a large force of men. but
tne pooies OF the men which are supposed 70
pe purlea In the debris, were not found.
search Will be continued to-day.
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Death Of John c. miller.
The Tariff Question.

John G. Miller, who was Shot by Geo. n.
Walker last Wednesday, died from his
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
The Election at Lawrence.

LAWRENCE, Dec. 14.-This afternoon the
Mayor and Aldermen began the recount Of
Councilmen in two. In precinct two a dis
crepency Of fifty votes was found, by which
the Republicans were gamers. The only
material change is the election Of ". A. Holt
(Rep.) over John Rusby (Dem.) by a majority
Of 81. The returns Of the precinct officers
on election day gave Rusby majority Of
four. This gives the Republicans control Of
both branches Of the City Government.
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The Vote In saIam.

In Salem Mayor John Raymond, Republl
can, Is reelected by vote Of 2455, to 1896
for BarstOw, Democrat. The Republicans
have majority in both branches Of the City
Government. The candidates elected were
which was formed without regard to party
politics. The license vote was yes, 2103;
no 1887
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
Nominations Sent to the Senate.

Among the nominations sent to the Senate
today by the President are the following:
Jesse B. Caldwell Of Indiana, to be Deputy Sec
ond Auditor Of the Treasury.
Lawrence N. BufOrd OF MississppI 10 he
Deputy Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury
Alfred K. Lewis of Pennsylvania to be Deputy
Fifth Auditor of the Treasury
Hugh A. Harolson Of Georgia. to be Deputy
Auditor OF the Treasury for tine Post once De-
partment.
To be Collectors Of Customs-Edward Cushing
for the District OF Belfast, Me-; John Cousens.
Tor the District Of kennebunk, Me-; Samuel d.
Leayltt, Tor the District Of Passamaquoddy, Me. !;
borough, Me-; Daniel Magone, for the District of
New York; John McCaherty, for the District Of
Charles B. Morton OF Maine, to be Commissioner
of Navigation.
Postmasters-Thomas j. Douglass, Jr., Brdg-
ton, Me-; Joshua Goodwin, South Berwick. Me-:
Warren s. BarrOWs Hinsdale n III
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MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
o'Brien Reelected Mayor OF Boston
at the Election Yesterday.
The Result Of the Election In Several
other Massachusetts Towns.
o'srIen Reelected In Boston

BosToN, Dec. 14.-With one precinct miss
Ing, unofficial figures for Mayor give O'Brlen
z3,iy3 Hart, 1919; MeNeill, 1888. The vote
on the license question is close, but no def
mite ngures can be given for some time yet
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The Result In Lowell.

LOWELL, Dec. 1.-THE Democrats seeur-
ed a sweeping victory in the municipal cleo
tiOn today. James G. Abbott Democrat,
Republican, and W. W. Sherman Prohibi-
zionist, by q majority Of 821. The vote for
license had majority of 564
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15

Amherst, Brown, Dartmouth and Trinity
colleges ha formed a new foot ball associa-
ton. II will be known as the Eastern Foot
Ball Association, and two meetings year
will be held.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15

statute. Its passage would be the great
practical step backward on the theory 81
REFORMATION Of the civil service OF the Unit
eu States. lt would be affirming that Con-
gress was willing and desirous that the
President should exercise the power Of se-
lectlng persons to fill offices whether these
men ADVISED and consented to it or not III
ne nag tne silghtest doubt Of the c0nstitu-
tlonaii.y oI the tenure Of Office act, he would
be willing to consider how far the law en-
trenched on the executive power, and SO far
as It dld so to retreat from 1t Immediately.
Ii tne senate voted 70 repeal that statute,
II would make mistake it would live TO re-
greet
Mr.. HOar advocated the passing of the
bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, at 3 o'clock
the Senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were opened adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the House letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury submit
ting book OF estimates for the fiscal year
Mr.. Belmont of New York from the COM
mlttee on foreign affairs reported back the
resolution calling ON the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to what inter
pretatlon ls given to the Treasury Depart
ment TO tariff law of 1883 which in one sec
ton declares that fish fresh for immediate
consumption shall be free of tax on arrival
at our sea and lake ports, and in another
sectlon declares that foreign caught nsh
imported fresh shall be taxed at the rate of
90 cents per 100 pounds. Also requesting
MN TO transmit copies of all IOfficial cor
respondence on the subject together with a
statement of duties collected each year
since 1865 on the several descriptions Of fish
caught In the lakes or Canadian tributaries
thereof or in the North Atlantic. Adopted.
Bills were reported for the erection Of
puphc buildings at Eastport, Me.
Inc morning hour was consumed in the
discussion Of the bill granting the Cinnabar
ana Clarks Fork Railroad Co. the right of
way through the northern portion of Yel-
lowstone Park, Montana. AS the bill was
Mr. Cox moved to strike out the enacting
clause. 1t was agreed to, 1O7 to 65, but be-
lore action was taken by the House the
morning hour expired.
Mr.. Morrison of Illinois said that in view
OF the absence of several members he de-
sired to give notice that on Saturday next
he would move that the House 90 into the
committee Of the whole on the revenue bills.
The House then went into committee of
bill,
Mr.. Ryan Of Kansas, and Mr.. Long of
Massachusetts, criticized the bill as being
inadequate and contended that appropria-
tlons were made not with an eye to the pub
lie service but with view to carrying out
the foolish policy that no appropriation of
this year should exceed the appropriation of
last year for similar object. The bill was
read by paragraphs for amendment Va
rlous amendments were adopted and pend
ing further action the committee rose and
the House, at O'Clock, adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
The Election In keene.

KEnSB. n. H., Dec. lA-At the CITY elee-
tion today, the Rsrrblissss sleetsd A. Smith
| as mayor.
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The Bulgarian Thron }.
THE DOMINION.
suPpressing Reports OF the Camp.
bell Case,

QUEBEC, Dec. 1.-two parcels Of the
Sporting World have been seized here by
customs authorities. The paper is largely
made up Of the report OF the Campbell
divorce suit with Illustrations.
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MAIN e.
Councillor coodaIi Seriously M,

SANFORD, Dec 14.-Hon. 7. NJ. Goodall,
president of the Sanford Mills, and men,
Der of Governor Robie's Council was taken
suddenly ill at his home Sunday afternoon.
He attempted to go Augusta Monday,
to attend the meeting of the Council, but
was obliged to return and has since been
confined to his bed. DR.. T. L. Durgir, who
is his constant attendant, says he is threat
ened with dlphtheria.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15

METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
(Dec. a. 1885, 1000 p ny
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
at all stations
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
hoRRI5LE CATASTROPHE.
A Mississippi River Steamer Takes
Fire and Blows Up.

Forty Persons Supposed to Have
Burned to Death or Drowned.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
The Appropriation for Eastport.

The House committee on public buildings
and grounds to-day ordered a favorable re-
the sale of the site of public building at
Eastport, Me-, and appropriating 100000
for the purchase Of new site on the water
front, and the erection thereon of new Gus
tom house. The report was submitted to the
House by MIR: Milliken and was referred to
a committee of the whole.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND. ME-
Address all communications 10
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a Gentleman Throws His TWO Chill
dren Into the River.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15

He and His Wife Unable to Escape
the Flames and Burn to Death.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
FROM BOSTON.
The VIII of Richard eerk,rs

BOSTON, DEC. I0.-Ine late Riclard peT-
kins of Boston has made the following be-
quests
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 81 90 900
Museum OF Fine Arts, :..... ............ 10000
Boston Society of New Jerusalem. - $4,000
Massachusetts New Church Union 1O'0OO
Young Mems Christian unlon. :....... 10000
Union in Boston. ........... ......... 10 600
Perkins Institute and Massachusetts
Asylum for the Blind; .;:..........'s 10000
InIllrmaTy - , y; =. 10000
ers........................ ~ 1000
Total. Observation-Disclosures. COR noO
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Compromise on the Trade Dollar
BILL

The Senate finance committee has come to
will not be satisfactory to the silver men.
The committee reports back the bill with an
amendment that the amount of trade dollars
to be redeemed shall no: exceed $500, 900
monthly, and that this sum shall be deducted
from the regular monthly purchases of bull
lion. 1t is not probable that the House will
accept such an amendment.
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Mean daily bar. ..29.476 Maximum ther... $40
Mean daily ther..3o.2 Minimum ther.. PAL
Mean daily DIV pt.22.7 Max. vel wind. .l6 NV
Mean daily hum...752 Total preeip %
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-15
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
The indications for Maine are fair weather
followed by rain or snow and slightly colder.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. IA, 1886.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12
scene mt nm Indian Agency,

Five hundred Indian warriors, armed
with Winchesters and the best revolvers,
were there to kill the beef. Steer after
steer was let out Of the pens, and these
warriors ran them over the prairie, kill
ing them as they would buffalo. One
old copper-skinned rascal stood by the
chute and as the gate would be raised to
let out the animal he would hit Inn on
the root of the tail with stone hammer
TO make him run. The poor brute would
roar with pain, and then the gate would
he raised and he would dash out across
The prairie with half-a-dozen young In
dams after him. Then the sport would
begin. First one young warrior would
shoot horn off, then another would
break leg, and so ON. The poor ami
NAL would be tortured TO death by slow
degrees, his death being put off as LONG
as possible so the sport might last longer
Gen. j. s. Brisbin.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12

WHATEVER may be the merits of
the controversy between the Bell Tel.
ephone company aud its opponents,
there can be no doubt OF the unfortu-
nate nature of the position in which
the connection Of the chief law officer
OF the government with the Pan-Elec-
tric company has placed the present
administration. Owing to that con-
nection the attorney general has been
incapacitated from passing upon the
question whether the United States
should permit the use of its name in a
suit to test the validity of the Bell
patents, and the subsequent action of
other officers of the government has
not been free from imputations,
whether just or unjust, Of sinister and
improper motives. 1t IA extremely
unfortunate, from every point of view,
that this should be the case. The ELI.
ployment of the powers of the state
for any purpose should be free from
any suspicion Of selfish interest. The
distinction between ONCE as trust
and Office as a property, or a. chan
mel to the acquisition Of property, Is
one which IL Is Of high Importance t.
maintain in these DAYS.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12
The smouldering II res of insubord

The smouldering II res of insubordi-
nation and riot, fed by idleness aud
starvation, burst into flame Monday
night in the streets Of London, and
only by Providential chance were a
general sacking and conflagration pre-.
vented. Had the great mob been sup
piled with more leaders of the reckless
and incendiary character of the Soci-
alist Burns, there is no telling what
might have been the result. The les
son Of the outbreak Is plain. Either
employment of some sort must be af.
forded the destitute workingmen Of
London, or extraordinary precautions
must be taken TO prevent them from
assembling in masses to discuss their
situation and be excited to frenzy by
crazy socsalistic appeals. Lord Sails
bury is quite right in saying that the
condition Of the starving workingmen
of the kingdom, aud what is to be
done about IL, is a question Of greater
immediate moment than the Irish
controversy. Men upon the verge Of
starvation who are daily compelled not
only to support their own misery but
witness the terrible suffering of their
families. are in the least promising
mood for the operations of reason or
the observance of law. The delibera-
tons of parliament upon the Irish
question will be rudely diverted to q
more pressing theme by the sudden
and startling demonstration of Mon
day night in the streets of London,
and by the threatening character of
the situation.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12
Character Of the Burmese.

1t is almost impossible to understand
The character of the Burmese. A mar
will not injure worm; his religion for
bids the shedding of blood; he will starve
rather than kill COW or bullock, though
there be no fodder for them. Those who
follow the chase arc looked upon as &C.
cursed, yet there are always one or two
in every remote village who kill game,
which the people readily buy; but they
care no more for taking the life Of a
human being, often with the creates,
tortures, than we should think of killing
a flea, -SacraIuento Bee.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12
Friday, February IA, 1885.

DURING the past two or three years
long lines of wire fence have been put
up in those portions of the country
where there are large bodies Of public
land lying unused. These fences
have been, run freely anywhere
through such portions Of the public
lands as are not likely to be called into
use for settlement for some time to
come. Strong protests have been
made in one quarter or another
against this kind of trespass on the
public lands. The federal authorities
have finally taken hold of the matter
in way that means business. Sew
eral suits have already been begun
against such trespassers, and the in
tention Is to push them to conclusion
a. rapidly as possible. In the mean
time il has been found that these
fences have in certain districts caused
a pretty severe loss of cattle. During
the time Of the prevalence of severe
weather In the range country, the cat
tie naturally wander from their ac-
customed haunts, seeking water and
shelter, and it has happened that
large numbers of cattle out in the
ranch and range districts have. since
the LIST of January. while moving in
this way. been held up by these
fences, where they have starved and
froze to death; SO that the parties who
have done the fencing are now salts.
fled to remove them, without the in
reference Of the courts.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12
4 Il Jason for Cane Carrying.

This carrying Of canes,' said a
Kingston man the other day, is a silly
fashion, one of the new fol-de-rol dud-
isms that ought to be frowned on by
sensible men. What do people carry
canes for, anyway inquired he of an.
other man, who came along swinging a
cane, Ca ry canes for'" ca ne from
the other, why, so that men will not
stand like half closed jack knives, with
their hands rammed down in their
breaches pockets as you have yours
now"
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12
In Dread Of the Evil Eve.

Theophile Gautier lived in dread of the
,;vil eye. Offenbach was credited with
oeing q jettatore (ono who has the evil
eye), and Gautier would never write the
name of Offenbach. When it became
absolutely necessary that this name
7hould figure in his copy, Gautier would
pick up a newspaper and clip out the
necessary letters, which no would paste
in order upon his manuscript. Tho fata'
namo was there, but eau ier had MOI
written it, thus escaping the jettatura.-
Exchange.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12
Esauimsux Woman Of Ouslity.

Tho Esquimaux woman Of quality
wearS dainty boots of dressed seal akin.
with high leather tops stained difefeat
colos, and reaching about tho knso
Then como tho trunks of seal skin, with
tho fur on, reaching half way down the
thigh. Tho upper part Of tho body L
covered by loose-fitting smock, pulled
on over tho head and fitted with an at.
tached hood, which can 10 worn OF
thrown OF tho head at will,-Exchango
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12
Method Of v.n.ils.lns Railway cars.

Method Of vsntiisting Railway Cars.
A man IN Salem, Mass, has invented q
method Of ventilathg railway cars by
means of fans revolving underneath the
car through gearing attached to the
axles. The air is forced up into the car
through pipes having bell-shaped nova
BILE openings above each seat; but this
air is freed from dust by first passing
through water Il is on trial by the Bos-
ton a. lowell rsilro.a|
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12

INAsMUcH as the South Dakota bill
does not recognize the so-calIed cleo
tlon Of Edgerton and Moody, those
two gentlemen regard II as an ex-
tremely barren ideality.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-12

1t doan meek no diffunco how BIC
er liar or p,,sson Is no hates do pussor
dat won't tell do truth. -Arkansaw
traveller,
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-04-20
Not aatisded Net.

NEW YORK, April I9.-Regarding the statements of Lord Harrington and the London Spectator, that the Irish are to- tally unfit for self-government, and that Parnell is in collision with O'Donovan Rossa and his dynamiters, Wm. A. Gun bingham, enc of Rossa's trusted lieuten. ants, and participant in the Mansion House attempt, said to-day to a re- porter for the Mail and Express, in the absence of his chief: They say we are matching another dynamite explosion in the heart of London. We'll, they may not be far wrong. But they show that they know absolutely nothing about what they are saying when they charge that we have sent men over to London from here to do it. The days are gone by when such step was necessary. We have a good many dynamite schools in all parts of England, particularly in London, and all the students we want, too. We are not satisfied with Glads:ene's bill, it is
Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-04-20
Secretary Manping's Paralysis.

WASHINGTON, April Io. Secretary Manning's condition is now so we'll ac- knowledged to be hopeless, in the sense of his ever again resuming the burden of the Treasury Department, that consider able quiet speculation is going on regard ing his successor. The long and short of Mir. Manning's attack is that it was a oaralytic stroke, which the doctors po- ltely called an apopletic seizure. What ever it is, it has laid him on his back for nearly three weeks, during which time he has been on patent hospital bed, be- cause he was so helpless that his attend ants could not we'll manage him on on or dinary bed, and one day this week he sat up for the first time, and then only for fiji. teen minutes. Besides that, MT. Man. ming is not so young as he o9ce was, and is enormously ple,horic; his present stroke, if not eventually mortal, is so ter rble warning that he will be compelled to regard it.