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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-31
GENERAL NEWS.

Gen. Harrison has had his life insured for
$4,000.
Chief Justice Connell, of Montana, has
resigned.
The great Poughkeepsie bridge is finished,
the first engine and car passing over 1t Satur-
day.
The Boston Athletic Associations elegant
seven-story building was dedicated Saturday
night.
A.. ID. French, murderer, in Jail at Gree
ley, Col, was lynched by mob Saturday
morning.
Investigation shows that the number lost
by the burning Of the steamer Kate Adams
is IA.
The cod fishermen on the Gaspee coast
have had an average season, and will not
need assistance this winter.
A. II. Porter of Hancock, VT, has been
arrested for kidnapping a son of Charles
j. Brown of Goshen.
John Hansen, prisoner in the Eastern
Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Deliberately set
fire to his clothes Saturday night and burned
to death.
Miss Jennie Folger, daughter of the for
mer Secretary of the Treasury Chas. j. Fol-
ger died at Saranac Lake, n. Y, yesterday,
of consumption, aged 80.
1t is stated that contract has been made
by agents Of the government of the Argen-
tine Republic with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for thirty of their best engines, rang
ing in price from $500 or $1,000, to $12, 800
each, and that contracts have also been
awarded to other firms for the construction
and shipment of 300 freight and passenger
cars to the Argentine Republic. The entire
contract in each case is to be completed and
the goods shipped by July l, 1889 The loco
motives, at an average valuation of $4,000
each, and the cars freight and passenger
at the low valuation of $1,000 each, would
make this one transaction foot up no less
than S6Oe,000, with the chances and posi-
bilities of its gong to round million.
The Minister of Customs .at Ottawa has
forwarded an official reply to the applica-
tion of Consul General Phelan of Halifax,
in reference to the American fishing vessel
Dillawy. now in port at Halifax for repairs.
The minister denies that the action in the
case OF the schooner Batson cannot be con-
sidered as a precedent, as the collector OF
customs in that case permitted the transhlp-
ment Of cargo without authority, and has
since apologized to the government tor us
unwarranted action. AS regards the present
application on behalf Of the Dillaway. the
minister declines to accede to the request OF
the consul general, and states that the Cana
dian government intends to restrict the
privilege Oh transhipment of cargo to vessels
that have secured licenses under the modus
vivendi
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What Sheriff Webb Learned.

Last Saturday afternoon Sheriff Webb Wis
tied Winthrop to see the men who had been
arrested there for the assault on Mr.. Frost
When he arrived there he found the men had
been taken-to Augusta Jail for safe keeping
as the public sentiment in Winthrop was
running dangerously high in regard to them.
Upon hearing that the men had gone to Au-
gusta Sheriff Webb took the stage for that
city.
Upon arrival in Augusta Sheriff Webb saw
the men and ascertained that one of them
is Henry A. Sawyer, who was formerly
employed by Mr.. L. +. Dyer, of this city, at
Woodlawn, under the name of Henry Aus
tin-and the other is Sawyer's chum, from
New York, named Campbell. Austin left
Mr.. Dyer's employ in July. Lately, Sheriff
Webb says, he conceived the plan of stealing
Mr.. Dyer's horse, and. in concert with Camp
bell, ran the animals out of the stable and
drove them to Colley's Corner and there
hitched them in the woods, not daring to
take them further. The two men then kept
on to Freeport where they broke into Mer-
rill's gun shop and stole two revolvers and
two double barreled guns, one Parker gun
valued at $50. They then stole a horse from
Mr.. Soule with which they drove to South
Bend, Durham. There they turned the
horse loose, and started for home. Before
they left they went into the meeting house
and built fire, intending to stay there all
night, but the smoke of the fire was seen and
they were driven ont by some of the people.
They then went into the woods and, next
day, were practicng with their revolvers
when man named Plummer went into their
camp, hearing the reports of the pistols.
When he appeared the men threatened him
didn't want them he said he heard the shots
and looked in for curiosity. They let him 90
and he was glad to get away. They stopped
here but little while and then went straight
to Frost's.
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BALD KNoBsERs RESCUED.
Two Of Them Accept Liberty to Es-
cape the CalIows.

OZARK. No., Dec. 29.-The quartet Of con-
demned Bald Knobbers in the Ozark jail
were sffered life and liberty this morning.
Two accepted and two rejected the boon.
Ever since the supreme court Of the State
passed upon the cases and sentenced Dave
Walker, the chief, Bill Walker, his son,
John Matthews and Wiley Matthews to
hang, the old organization became desperate.
Several hundred citizens Of Christian and
Taney counties were members of the band
of regulators, and they determined that the
condemned should not die II they could help
1t. At 10 clock this morning small party Of
the old band made raid on the jail. They
cut through the west wall, and, once inside
the jail, proceeded quietly to open the cells.
Crowbars were used, and In short time the
swung open. In the cell with Wiley Mat
thews were five prisoners held for train rob-
berry. Their names are Belford, Halberson,
Slosson. Rodney and Clark. They pleaded
for liberty and were allowed to escape. The
Matthews, uncle and nephew, followed the
train robbers and the rescuers, but old Dave
Walker and his son Bill refused to CO. They
preferred to remain and hang rather than
take to the woods.
When the sheriff entered the Jail this
morning he found the pair sitting In their
cell, the door open and big breach in the
Jail wall 10 feet away. A posse was at once
organized. and accompanied by bloodhounds,
took the trail. The fugitives fed into the
Ozark mountains, and as they know every
foot of the ground 1t will be hard to capture
them. The Bald Knobbers were CONVICTED
of the murder Of Charles Green and William
Edens, near Radwick, on March IL, 1887.
Green and Edens had been talking bitterly
about the terrorism of the organization.
The band determined to whip them, and at
tackled the Edens' house. They broke in the
d0nr nd xyQra rpQQivod with vaIiay that
wounded two men. The band then opened
deadly fire, killing Edens and Green and
wOunding two women. John Matthews
made a confession at the trial
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the MANAGERS EXPERIENCE.
One Vessel Now Sent out Where
Ten Used to CO.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-James L. Brett, Of
No. 43 South street, yesterday confirmed the
truth Of the dispatch from Philadelphia
that Spanish customs officials at Arroyo,
Porto Rico. had uniustly exacted a fine OF
$4,000 from him as manager Of the brigantine
Josefa.
"The news of the affair is published" said
Mr.. Brett, 'as having happened recently,
when as matter Of fact it has been In the
hands Of the State Department since De-
cember, 1887, and the outrage complained Of
took place in July. 1887. For reasons Il IS
easy TO understand we have not talked about
the affair, hoping 1t would be settled. The
facts are as stated. The Josefa loaded at
this port, and on dlseharging cargo at Ar
roy0 the customs officers discovered an en-
try OF 20 cases OF corn starch ON the mani
Test. The corn starch could never be found.
IL was without doubt case where, by some
blunder, the stuff was placed on the mani
fest but was never shipped. We thought at
the time, and think yet, that the corn starch
was placed by mistake on the ship Josephus,
which Sinci. was s Ioa,dngat pier close BY the
pie subsequently denied that they got the
stun, but think they must have done so
Ihe corn starch was only worth about $50,
but the officials Immediately imposed q fine
Of $1,000 and sent guard on board the Jo-
allow Captain Snow and his crew OF 10 men
TO leave the vessel. The ship and crew were
held thus for 25 days. though they were sub
lected TO no indignity. Ii was not until we
had sent down $1,000 in gold, 20 which they
finally agreed to reduce the fine, that the
vessel and crew we're set at liberty. We
have often paid small fines, $50 or 500,
without protest, no matter how unjust, 10
those hungry little officials In the West In
dies, but this was too big grab TO put up
with"
What action has the State Department
taken?"
swell, we made out our statement, with
the afhdavits OF the crew and captain, and
laid IL before Mr.. Bayard. All we ask Is the
return OF our tine, with interest and demur-
rage, the whole amount not exceeding $1,000
Mr.. Bayard has, believe, through the Min
lister at Madrid, demanded the money and an
indemnity besides, but how much | do not
know. 1t IS time the money was f0rtheom-
coming II the Spaniards intend to pay at all.
Had It been an English vessel the money
would have been repaid within six months.
We have never sent another ship TO Arroyo,
Rpd a9s,t aEapasa- ta. ia This whole
west indian business Is running our trade
Where We used TO send 10 vessels 10 Hayti
and the West Indies we now send ono, be-
cause Of the troubles there and car lack OF
protection from the home government"
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THE IOSEFES CASE ONE or MANY.
innumerable Exactions by Spanish
Commercial Agents.
A Serious Blow to American Trade
the Natural Result.
What the Man who Managed tho
Vessel Says.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-The State Depart
ment people express ignorance concerning
the alleged outrage upon the American brig
antine Josefa, said to have been fined an
enormous sum by the Spanish authorities at
Porto Rico because Of some trivial irregular
ity in the manifest, and it Is not thought
here that Secretary Bayard will insist upon
redress. Within the past four years there
have been innumerable complaints Of SEMI
official robberies Of this character, and
Spanish american shippers expect that they
viii be fined whenever they have occasion 20
touch at any Of the ports In the Antilles.
American skippers have been fined hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars upon the most trivial
pretexts, and have never been able TO induce
the state Department to demand redress.
In the present Instance 1t Is possible that the
American men-of-war, now In vicinity Of the
Spanish colonies, may be ordered 10 Porto
Rico, as they are In that vicinity, and there
Is no doubt In the world that an American
battery Of naval artillery would be all suffic-
lent to convince the Spanish pirates that
they have overstepped the mark In this In
stance.
IL the government fails to take this step
there VIII certainly be an investigation BY
congress, and the administration will be
called upon TO answer how it happened that
the sauce which is found good for Hayti's
goose Is not tried upon SPANS gander.
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THE WINTHROP ROBBERY
Committed by Men Who Have Fig
ured in this Vicinity.

WINTHROP, Dec. 3O.-The robbery of M.
G. Frost together with the presence in this
vicinity of several unknown and suspicious
characters lead many to believe that an or
ganlzed gang of crooks has been about here
recently. Officers and others have been
watching and searching for the parties sus-
pected which may furnish new develop
ments. Sheriff Webb, from Portland, and
Freeport sheriff have been in town in con :
sultation with Sheriff Berry and others re la
tive to the man arrested at Readfeld, Friday
and have identified two of the revolvers
found upon them as some taken from a store
robbed in Freeport recently. They left here
for Augusta to interview the parties, who
for trial.
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would cover all the loss. As far as accom-
modatiOns were concerned, the line was all
right as they have still four serviceable pas
senger boats, with a new one, the Puritan,
ready in the spring The Bristol was built
by Webb of New York, and her engine was
supplied by John Roach, of Chester, Pa.
As soon as practicable, preparations were
made to get the Old Colony ready to go on
the line tonight in place Of the Bristol. She
was laid up for the winter and stripped of
bedding, carpets and other furnishings. The
bedding was quickly placed on board but she
left without carpets and :. other luxuries.
The burned steamer lies at the head Of the
wharf, sunken to the guards, with her paddle
boxes standing and the inside burned out
complete. Both smoke stacks are gone and
both hog frames burned. The bow of the
boat Is burned to the guards with the flag
staff standing and the pennant still flying.
The port side aft Is also burned to the guards,
but the srarDoard side only to the second
deck. Two steamers will continue to pump
four streams Of water into her all night. The
Bristol was begun in 1861 and finished in
1866. She was about 800 feet in length and
one Of the staunchest boats of the fleet which
are model steamers. She was lighted through
out by the Edison electric light and ranked
next to the Pilgrim in the elegance Of her
appointments but was surpas ID in speed by
her sister boat, the Providence.
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Hon. Moses MordecaI of Baltimore,
dead, aged So.

Hon. Moses Mordecai of Baltimore, is
dead, aged So.
Sixteen years old Carrie Kimball of Thorn
aston, Ct, took umbrage because her mother
scolded her, and is believed to have commit
ted suicide.
Jacob Kohler of Toledo, o.. tried to open
a can Of nitrO-glycerine with pickaxe Sat
urday. Jacob probably did not know what
it was that killed him.
Seven Poles were badly burned by an ex-
plosion of gunpowder which they were pre-
pairing for work in the mine at Evanson, Pa.
One Of them will die. The explosion caused
the burning of four houses.
Thomas Vines. assistant time-keeper of
the Adams. q West Lake Manufacturing
Company of Chicago, disappeared Saturday
night with $4,000, the weeks salary of 700
men and boys.
A large man-eating shark was brought into
Portsmouth, N. H., by the fishing schooner
Northern Eagle yesterday. The shark was
caught in the schooner's travis in Ipswich
Bay
Yellow fever is raging at Port au Prince.
The American schooner Norman, the brig
Fairfield and two French barks have lost men
by the disease.
A battle between the Maryland navy and
the oyster dredgers took place Thursday, in
which over 600 shots were fired. A number
OF the dredgers were captured, but their
captains escaped. Nobody was dangerously
wounded
Col. Joseph Porter, Mexican war veter-
an, has been held for trial in New York,
charged with swindling by means OF his
knowledge of the Grand Army and its meth
DDS.
A very pleasant and entirely representa-
tive occasion was the first reunion for the
season of the Pine Tree State Club which
took place at the Hotel Brunswick, Boston,
EFidaV pVnninQ. and WAS attpnUpd hv eauara |
of ladies' reception by the president and
officers, a literary and musical entertainment
and collation.. Hon, John d. Long is pres
ident of the association, and A. A. Strout,
Esq, of Portland, vice president
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THE MAINE PeDAcocuEs.
Closing Session at Auburn and EIec.
ton of Officers.

LEWISTON. Dec 29.-The closing session
of the Maine Pedagogical Association was
held this forenoon. Memorials were read on
the late Rolliston Woodbury. of Castine
Normal School and r. B. Melcher, late of the
Saco High School. H. M. Estabrook read
the society's report on science teaching.
This was followed by f. Fl. Nickerson of
Pittsfield. on thessame subject. A reso lu-
tion was passed limiting all future day pa
pers to 20 minutes. A lengthy debate oc-
Cured on establishing summe. school of
methods in Maine the coming season and the
matter was placed in the hauds of the follow
ing committees B. P. Snow, G. G. Puring-
ton, l. F. Frisbee. G. b. Files, N. G. Craw-
ford and w. w. Stetson. w. Z. Sa rgent and
L. q. jordan were appointed. to act with
President Fernald in representing Maine at
the National Teaching Society at Nashville.
A j. richardson, of the Castine Normal
School, read paper on "rhe course of study
in academies and seminaries." The follow
ing officers We're elected:
President-G. c. Purington, Pennington.
Vice Presdent-Jere Hill. Bangor
Secretary and Treasurer-H. NJ Estabrook,
Executive Committee-G. G. Purington, Farm
ington, Jere Hill, Bangor, ii. Nj. Estabro *, Cor
ham, w. W. Stetson, Auburn, Mary |. Pettengi l.
Lewiston, Addison Bone, II. B. Neyens, Rock
land.
Chairman of Committee on Instruction-Thos
Tash, Portland.
State Editor journal of Education-W. j. Cor.
thell, Gorham.
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ABNER CoBURN.
1887.

That is a marble tablet placed on the wall
Of the chapel hall, in honor of the late ex
Governor of Maine, as memorial of his
thoughtful gift already mentioned. Around
the hall are photographs of the earlier grad
uating classes, and fine portraits Of Dr.
Francis Wayland, Rev. L. A. Grimes, Ma
than Bishop. one of New York's philan-
thropic merchant princes, Hon. Frederick
Douglass, Wendell Phillips, Edward Ev-
erett and the poets Whittier, Bryant, Long
fellow, and others, all the gift of devoted
lady friend of the seminary in Turner, Me.
InIthe reception room are busts of Fred
Douglass and Rev. Mr.. Grimes. mounted on
pedestals draped in maroon cloth; also fine
proof engraving of Carpenters celebrated
painting of the Reading of the Emancipation
Proclamation by President Lincoln to his
Cabinet, the gift of Abby Hutchinson dear
to New England, and Mrs. Carpenter, wife
of the artist. GRANVILLE FERNALD.
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Romeo Doesn't Believe IL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30-Senor Romeo, Mex
lean minister, said tonight that he did not be-
heve any such occurrences had taken place
In the city of Mexico, as were stated in de-
spatch from El Paso, Texas. purporting to
give an account of great clerical uprising in
the Mexican capital. Said he: "If anything
OF such magnitude had taken place, we
should have heard Of it by cable via Calves
ton, and not received the first intimation from
such place as FL Paso. have official de-
spatches by cable up to last Friday evening
and they do not say a word about IT,"
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Death OF Mrs. Con. schofIeId.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Mrs. Schofeld,
wife Of Major General Schofeld, died of pa
ralysis Of the heart at o'clock this morning.
She had been suffering from the effects of a
severe, cold, which developed into bronchial
TO be In danger until heart failure super
yened, only an hour or two before her death.
Mrs. Schoield was a daughter of Prof. w. III.
Q. Bartlett, formerly Of the United States
military academy and now actuary Of the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York.
The remains will be buried next Wednesday
at West Point
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Augusta Notes.

IoptCIdI 10 tIt FhESB.I
AUGUSTA, Dec. 5o.-Mr. Blaine win de-
part for Washington in two or three days.
At one time he planned to leave last Satur-
day, but changed his mind and postponed
his departure.
The bills for the late Gov. Bodwell's fun
eral expenses were audited last week and
were in the neighborhood Of $500. The ap-
preparation was $4,000.
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SADNESS IN LEWISTON.
Death of Mrs. Robbins and Mrs.
carceIon-Mrs. Frye III.

Especial 20 the PreSS.I
LEWISTON, Dec. 30.-The sudden death Of
Mrs. Mark Robbins. followed by that Of ex-
Gov. Garcelon's wife. who has been critically
i'll for some time, and whom Mrs. Senator
Frye and Mrs. Robbins were visiting just
before Mrs. Robbins's death, was great
shock to the community. A singular coinc-
dence is that Mrs. Frye was taken suddenly
i'll while with Mrs. Robbins, at the
Garcelons', and is now in condition that
causes her friends considerable anxiety.
Mrs. Senator Frye and Mrs. Garcelon are
sisters and Mrs. Robbins is near relative.
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Of the highest Importance to the colOred peo-
pie Of the United States This assembly
will be in reality national convention Of
societies OF the colored Catholic churches
throughout the country, and it will bring to-
gether representative negro followers of that
church from every part Of the Union.
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All Seven Drowned.

RIPLEY, Ohio, Dec. 3O.-A boat contain
ing Mrs. Turner and little daughter of Geo.
Cloyd, three Brooks brothers and an un-
known man was capsized while crossing the
river this morning. The seven occupants
were drowned.
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Gone to Meet the Palmyra Cow.
Tpittodald Aavartfaar

Aaron Coburn has found his missing steer; ;
it was lost about the sane time as the Palmy
ra COW. 1t got into the lake and could not get
out 1t swan or fioated about half a mile,
and when found was frczen into the ice very
out as vet.
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Mean daily bar. 0420 Maximum ther. 4O2
Mean daily theT...33.5 Minimum ther....243
Mean daily dwpt22.5 Max. vel. wind.... %.
Mean daily hum. .64.5 Total prcip...... o
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
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Observations taken at the same moment OF time
at all stations.
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THE WEATHER.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR Dept,
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
Dec. 30, 1888, pm.
Indications for next "a hours for New Eng
land are rain preceded by fair weather on
the coast, warmer southerly winds.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND Me- Dec. 30 1888
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ALICE e.. MOSES.
8 pEERINc PLACE.
ElOcutiOn and Literature.

DeIsarte Expression Speciality.
REFERENcE-Prof. Moses True Brown. Boston
School OF Oratory.
andH
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POLICIES Protected by the Pop
ular Maine NOn-FOrfeiture Law
issued only by the OLD UNION
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY. nf Portland, Maine.
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The Commune OF $3.50.

PARIS, Dec. 3o.-Deputies Cluseret. Fer
rault, Pieat and Planteau have formed a
revolutionary group clubbing il The Com
mune. They have issued bombastie mani
festo declaring that the Commune Of 1889
will save the nation and republic by revolu-
tiOn and its principal task Will be 10 over
throw Boulanger, The manifesto i gene q
ally ridiculed, but adds 20 the governments
difficulty.
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Gen. cordon's Property.

SUAKIsI, Dec. 29.-Escaped SOudanese have
offered to bring In Gen. GOrdOn's clothes,
sword and papers, which are said to be hid
den near Berber.
1t Is reported here that the rebel tribes at
Handoub contemplate surrendering 10 the
British,