davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

ters claim that it will be non-partisan Litch-
man is now at work upon the Constitution
and plan of organization
Mrs. T. T. Pitman, more widely known as
"Margery Deane," from her frequent con-
tributi0ns to the press, dled In Paris yester-
day afternoon, cable despatch to friends in
Newport having been received to this effect.
Her health for several years has been feeble.
General Harrison spent THANKSGIVING dav
quietly. attending the union service al the
Second Presbyterian church in the forenoon.
The McClory Manufacturing Company's
store and tin works at London, Ont, burned
last night Loss 100000
There were five new cases in Jacksonville
yesterday.
John B. King, a prominent young man Of
New Haven, Ct, was shot and killed y Geo.
Donovan Thursday night. Donovcn was
supposed to be Jealous of Kings at sntions
TO one of his lady friends.
4 A meeting has been called in New York to
consider the religious needs Of the people.
The call states that the number of Protest
ant churches in New York has fallen off 80
per cent since 1910.
The property of the Scotch Oats Essence
Company has been attached for debt An
analysis which it was claimed showed
morphine as an ingredient OF the essence
hurt the business Of making it, IN
On the Shoe Fly train into Skowhegan
Wednesday, says the Fairfield Journal, a Mr..
Rawles, of Belfast, was passenger He
and his wife have been visiting friends in
Sk0whegan for a Jew weeks On Tuesday
he made a trip to Wateryille buying Of Mr..
Eaton round trip ticket from Skowhegan
to Wateryille and return. On the face OF
the ticket it was stated that the ticket must
be used both ways on the date of its issue.
When the conductor saw that the ticket had
expired he refused to take 1t as fair and de-
manded the price of ticket from Waterville
to Skowhegan. Payment was refused as
Mr.. Rawles claimed that the ticket was good
for the ride. On arriving at Skowhegan
Conductor Gardiner telegraphed to Portland
the particulars and was ordered to arrest
Mr.. Rawles and prosecute him for evadlng
payment of fare. A warrant was according
ly sworn out and Capt. Vaughan brought
him before Judge Dascomb who found hin
guilty. He appealed and the case will 60 tC
the Supreme Court for settlement. l.. L.
Walton, Esq, appeared for the road and f.
N. Merrill, ESQ.,, for the respondent
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

ga simple and cheap attachment for bicy-
cles or tricycles, whereby they may be run
upon ice or snowy ground, has been patent
ed, A runner or shoe Is arranged for con-
nection with the small wheel Of the vehicle,
the shoe being attached by means of clip
on an adjustiDle bracket, whereby the run
ner may be used In connection with wheels
of different diameters. To the large wheel
are secured as many attachments as may be
necessary each of which consists of cylin-
drical metallic plate, lined with leather or
other slightly yielding material, and having
fanges which extend outward from the side
of tile cylindrical section. This section Is
arranged so that it may be passed over the
rubber tire and the fely of the large wheel ;
on its inside are two projections extending
toward the hub of the wheel. adapted to re-
ceiye camping bolt, by which the attach
ment is clamped to the wheel. The two
outward bottom flanges of this cylindrical
section are placed at either side Of the centre
of the tire, In order to allow for the regular
operation of the ordinary form Of bicycle
brake. the small wheel being lashed to the
back bone of the bicycle. With this attach
ment the vehicle may be freely used on ice,
or heavily packed or frozen snow, while the
attachment may be connected to or removed
from the bicycle in very short time. The
whole combination, made of steel, may be
sharpened for special features on very
smooth Ice.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

ouski in five or six hours longer time The
steamers will be as expensive as can be built
at the time, and will In beauty and conven-
fence surpass the Umbria and
Etruria, the ocean greyhounds Of the
Cunard Line In their offer the firms show
that while in 1882, 40S6 cabin passengers were
brought to Montreal, this number had fallen
off in 1885 TO 2744, and only bad increased
last year because some of the lines carried
passengers 70 Montreai i0r sne same PrIce as
was caused because the steamers landing in
New York are so much more convenient, and
they win try to remedy it by their new line,
which will be an entirely Independent one.
The vessels will be ready within eighteen
will be built either on the Clyde or at Bel
fast, and must run twenty knots an hour
on the trial trip.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
Services Acknowledged

Immediately after the result of the Presi-
dental election was known Hon. w. W.
Thomas, Jr, sent the following congratula-
tory telegram to Gen. Harrison:
PORTLAND, November z, 1888.
Gen. BenjdBain Harrison, Indianapolis, Ind
Congratulations on your brilliant victory The
Swedish Americans from Maine to Minnesota
hail you as the defender of their homes in the
new world. w. w. THOMAS, JR.
Mr.. Thomas has since received this note
in reply:
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. "a, 1888.
w. ". Thomas, Jr., Portland. Me-:
My Dear Sir-fOur kind telegram OF c0ngratu-
lations was received. but l have not been able
sooner to acknowledge 1t.
Please accept my very sincere thanks, not only
Tor these friendly words, but also for your Jealous
and effective work during the campaign.
l assure you that / am very grateful for the
work done by my Republican friends.
Very truly yours.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
THE aoARDsRs WERE AFTER HIM
A Crazy Young Mans Reason for a
Rapid Journey.
Especial to the Press !

AUGUSTA, Nov. 3O-A young man, 2S
years old. giving his name of Brlaley of
Nashua. N. H., applied at the Augusta po-
lice station Wednesday afternoon, and want
ed to be placed in Jail or State prison so the
men who were following him would not
catch him. He was evidently out of his
mind, for he related that several of the
boarders az Quinn's, where he had boarded
In Nashua, had heard him speak of them as
"old Irish" there. This had reused their in
dignation, and they had driven him out of the
house. He then went to a relatives in Alex
andria, n. H., and the angry boarders fol-
lowed him there and threatened to burn the
house down IL he did not leave. He accord
ingly departed and travelled to Montreal,
then to Harrisburg, Pa, via New York,
thence to st. John, N. B., through Boston
and Portland finally bringing up in Au-
gusta with his pocketbook empty All this
time the boarders were on his trail, and he
wanted to be hidden from them. 1t was
learned that he was Knight of Pythias,
and the local lodge befrending him by tele-
graphing, learned he had brother in Low
ell, Mass, who arrived early this morning
and took his demented brother home with
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
the Cape Cottage Turkey shoot.

Mr. Ben. Gibson provided lot Of turkeys
Thanksgiving and held a shooting mitch at
Cape Cottage. The. range was 100 yards, af-
forwards increasing It to $50 yards, and six
inch target was shot at. Every one who hit
the bulls eye got turkey. Quite a number
Of marksmen from the Fort were present and
did some good shooting. Thirteen bulls
eyes were made during the day and thirteen
turkeys were presented to the fortunate
marksmeu. Ten Of the turkeys went to Fort
Preble. Mr.. Watts. Of the Fort. made four
bulls eyes and got four turkeys. Mr.. NJ. S.
Gibson, who is one Of the finest shots in New
England, hit the bulls eye twice and carried
OF pair Of the biggest turkeys lnthe flock.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
cts, with The following result /:

The next event was a shooting at tive tsr a.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL.
Pardon Granted a Man Sent to
Thomaston from Portland.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Nov 30.-At the meeting of the
Governor and Council last night, the COM
mittee on election returns reported the result
OF the November election, declaring the six
Republican electors, viz: Horace Fl Shaw,
Portland; Samuel N. Campbell, Cherryfeld /;
Mark F. Wentworth, Kittery; It. r. Simon
ton, Camden; Albert w. Cushman, Els
worth; Lambert Sands, Lubec, as having
received the largest number of votes and
therefore being duly elected.
At tOday's meeting, the petitioners for the
pardon of Knight, the Poland murderer,
we've given leave to withdraw.
Lewis Moore, who uttered forged check
in Portland and who is serving a term in
State Prison in consequence, was granted
pardon.
Col. S. ii. Allen, was unanimously con-
frmed as warden of the State Prison.
The council adjourned to Wednesday, the
18th Of December. They will then adjourn
but once more until the last of the month
and remain in session. afterwards until the
new council is chosen
The governor will probably appoint con-
stables for York county.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
RAILWAY MATTERS.
GRAND TRUNK TRAFFIC

GRAND TRUNK TRAFFIC
1t is to be discerned from the Grand Trunk
half-yearly report that the competition Of
the Canadian Pacific has not much decreased
the volume of the traffic of the older road.
though the weekly traffic returns of the two
show that the Canadian Pacific is doing So
worth of business against every 81 done by
the Grand Trunk Tables in the Grand
Trunk report give the following as the
volume of traffic for the last six years:
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-The New York Sun
to-day says that the movement for the with
drawal Of the Democratic members of the
Grand Army on the ground that the organiz-
alton is used to further the political ends OF
the Republican party seems to meet with lit
tie sympathy outside of Indiana where it be-
gan. The revolt has been organized in Indi-
annapolis but in no other State are steps in
that direction yet reported. Many promi-
nent Democrats in the Grand Army state
that they will not join in the revolt and thai
they have no idea that it will be important
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
December Dividends.
Wooden Wedding.

The fifth anniversary Of the wedding Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mace, Jr., S45 Congress
St,was crlebratedWednesday by a gathering
of the entire Mace family, and relative;
from Wateryille. The Thanksgiving dinner
was enjoyed by all and toasts were given, af
ter which the evening was enjoyed by mu
steal and readings. making it an enjoyable oc
casion to all participating,
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
To Garry Canadian Mails.

MONTREAL, Nov. 29.-The firms of Ander-
son, Anderson & Co. and F. Green & Co.,
London, managing proprietors of the Orient
Line, have renewed their offer to the Ottawa
Government to carry the Canadian mails.
They offer to build three express steamers of
1900 tons, to steam not less than 20 knots an
hour, and TO make the passage between Hal
flax and Plymouth in five days, and to Rim
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
Thanksgiving Concert.

The Thanksgiving Sunday School concert
of the First Baptist Sunday School. post
poned from last Sunday, will be given at
seven o'clock tomorrow evening if pleasant.
The programme arranged for last Sunday
evening will be carried out at this time, and
the school will make its annual offering for
tho naadv
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
the STATE.
YORK COUNTY.

Charles L. Dwyer, Of South Boston, was
accldentally shot while taking loaded gun
from wagon In Saco Thursday night. He
died Ia less than an hour. He had been
cunning. he was engaged to a Saco y"ung
lady and went there Wednesday TO -qend
Thanksgiving. His age was about 81.
IN GENERAL.
The following fourth-class postmasters
nave been app0inten In Maine: Miss Jessie
y knowlton, Eastport; Edward II. Jen-
kins. South China.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

Beginning next Wednesday and continuing
the remainder the week the Universalists
Of Saccarappa will hold fair in Odd Eel
lows hall. Booths to represent the differ ent
months OF the year will be made, some
beautiful gypsies will tell fortunes In very
pretty wood, and delicious suppers win be
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-The schooner
William Jones of Boston, captured at Port
au Prince, Oct Goth, has been released and
an indemnity of $4,000 paid to the principal
owner, and all port charges and customs du-
ties on cargo remitted.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
Foreign Notes.
For Department Commander.
[Special to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Nov. 3O.-Col John d. Ander-
son of Gray is being strongly pushed by his
friends as candidate for commander of the
Maine Grand Army.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
BUSINESS Disasters.

New YORK, Nov. 3O.-There were POI bus
mess failures in the United States the past
week, and 81 in Canada; total of 232
against 296 last week,
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
THE PARNELL Commission.
Witnesses Must Not Make Speeches
Out of Court.

LONDON, Nov. 30.-At the opening of the
Parnell Commission today Sir Charles Rus
sell. counsel for the Parnellites, asked the
opinion of the bench upon the propriety of a
placard which had been posted calling pub
lie meeting to hear addresses by a man
named Mitchell and Norah Ftzmaurice, who
had appeared as witnesses for the defence
before the commission Presiding Justice
Hannen said the placard was unjustifiable.
He would serve notice on the firm which pub
lished 1t. Land Agent Hussey testified that
tenants paid their rents secretly, or did not
pay them at all, because they were afraid of
being scot. He said there were no moon
lighters, secret societies or outrage in
County Kerry before the league was formed.
Foreign Notes.
Sir Morell Mckenzie has resigned his
membership in the College of Physicians.
The Spanish cabinet has approved bill
which grants suffrage to persons over %
years of age, except officers, soldiers, pau
perS and criminals.
Recent boring in the Baku, Russia, oil dis
trict have produced warm water instead of
petroleum. 1t is feared the supply of petro-
leum.is about exhausted.
At meeting of Panama Canal Company
yesterday the price of shares was lowered 35
francs. If less than 100000 are applied for
the issue will be Cancelled.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
PRICE THREE CENTS.

they deemed best adapted to their trust, and
have made their dividends consistently low
TO permit this practice. The strongest banks
today are those whose management have
recognized the principle that savings bank
should invest its funds In sound Convertible
assets that dividends should be declared
on the basis Of what the highest credit will
pay for the use Of money, and not what
lower credit offers for not only its use but
the risk Of its loss"
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
sPoRTsMENs' SKILL.
The Thanksgiving Shoot OF the Port
land Cun Club.

The annual Thanksgiving day shoot by
the Portland Gun Club Thursday morning,
was an interesting occasion. There was
large attendance despite the bad weather,
and the erroneous report that the morning
shoot was for members only The first event
was shooting at 25 targets from three screened
traps at unknown angles. Following is the
score;
Farrell. IL Eaton.
thornton. ........14 William Todd ........1b
Il. u. Peterson, 10 Charles Jordan. 49,. 20
Jordan, 1sti Todd, I'd; Thornton, sd.
The next event was a club shoot, at ten
targets on sides. Capt. B. ]. Willard headed
one side and Mr.. John Randall the other
side, Randalls side. winning by one shot
The following is the score by sides:
CAPT. wILLARD's sIDE.l MR.. RANDALL's SIDE.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

This is the net loss, compared with the
previous year, as regards the Boston d
Maine and the Eastern. Toward this the
Boston & Maine shareholders contribute
per cent, or $4,000, and Eastern share
holders S336,OOO or $436.OOO including the
sinking fund. OF course, the above deduc-
about ready, will have to be looked to for
strictly accurate figures.
Intimat;ons of movement to break the
lease of the Eastern railroad to the Boston a.
Maine were heard Wednesday. Nobody
seems to be quite happy in the North end
system of railroads, unless it be Boston &
Lowell shareholders. who get the first lien
upon dividends, although their road was the
last to be leased
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
Was II a Presentiment ?

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30-Dld President
Cleveland anticipate defeat Tor reelection
That is the question that is now being de-
bated in certain circles in this city. The
speculation incident to the matter is based
upon a significant paragraph which appears
in the last issue of the High School Review,
local semi-monthly publication. The para
graph, which is headed
"wAs IT A PREsENTIAIENT?"
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.
Several Portland Pastors Speak on
Timely Topics
And Are Listened to by Large Congre-
cations.
The Salvation Army Give a Dinner TO
Poor Children.

Thanksgiving day opened in o moody man
ner. The clouds would occasionally break
away and peep of the sun be obtained and
then they would shut in in very threaten
ing manner. In the afternoon there was a
little drizzle followed by brisk rain in the
early evening. The churches were well
filed in the morning and the following top
les were discussed by the pastors:
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
The Official Wore.

AUGUSTA, Nov. 3O.-The following is th
official vote in Maine for the Presidential
electors:
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
1874 5o,4s1 2,69l 1874
Destined to Failure,

Oxford county-Thomas b. Wellington, James
7. Pitt and Seth l.. Baird, 16.
Republican plurality, %, ,252.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
SHUT BY FLAMES.
Miners In the Calumet Mine Await
ing Terrible Death.

lsHPENNINe, Mich, Nov. 30.-Fire was
discovered late last night in the sixteenth
level of Nos shaft of the Calumet and Hecla
mines at Red Jacket and the flames ale
spreading. 1t viii be necessary 10 close down
the mine and seal all the shafts to prevent
fresh air from reaching the flames, Either
seven or eight miners are below the flames
and cannot be rescued unless by a miracle.
This is the third fire in as many years and
there is 70 doubt it is incendiary. The COM
pany are making most des perate efforts to
control the flames and rescue the miner but
it looks as if their case was hopeless. The
men are all married but two and all but one
are Cornish men. The scene about the mine
is heartrending The families OF the men
are of course cogniZant of the extreme likeli-
hood that the men will never come out alive
and to the grief and lamentaton are added
the most frantic confusion on the part OF all
except the trained employees of the company.
The fire must burn itself out and it may
take weeks and even months to do So
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
SUBURBAN NEWS.

Harry Fletcher and G. Way were the off,
cial referees, and w. II. Libby score keeper
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
The interests of the trusts,

DETROIT, Nov. 9O.-A Journal special
from Calumet says the fire will not affect the
product of the mine materially and it will be
kept up to the limit imposed by the French
syndicate
Nothing is known of the whereabouts of
the men missing. They were working
100 feet deeper in the main engine shaft
and it is supposed that smelling the smoke,
they tried to escape and were smothered.
100 men were in this portion of the mine but
escaped. The missing men are Joseph Ma
saler, Antonio Kattlarers, John Vanderbilt,
Andrew Hanson and two others names un-
known, Polander and Finn. Immense
volumes Of smoke are issuing from the burn
ing shaft. The fire will not prevent work at
South Neck, and that part of the mine is
now in shape to employ all the miners.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

-
The next event was shooting at six pairs Of
doubles, traps being sprung together, and
two targets being In the air at the same time.
The foIIowiug Il kha aaoro.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

A matter Of some interest is the extent to
which the funds Of the banks are invested at
home and in other States. Mr.. Richards
gives In tabulated form the facts In regard
% each class Of securities as shown on the
first day of last Nav.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
Dividend balance. nce.......................$ $6IS, ,4S9
B. & W. dividend % per cent ...... 80. 63000O
Deiiciency... ................ l1611

The above signifies that the Eastern got
nothing toward the 100000 sinking fund
lien which follows 9 per cent. on Boston Il
Maine stock, and nothing. of course, for its
other per cent, or $4,000, on Boston &
Maine stock The Eastern had balance of
$75,3S2 from 1887, which added to some in
terest saving probably enabled the company
to exc out enough for the sinking fund with
out touching upon the preferred dividend
money more than trife. 1t is possible that
Eastern may show small deficiency for
the year. The Maine paid the Eastern for
the year ended Sept 80, 1881, beside the re-
gular interest and maintenance rental:
The balance of full rental ............ 336,OU0
A total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S436 900
And Maine got per cent. extra. ........ 10000
Making. S506 900
Add this years deficiency. 11,511
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
reads as follows :

'wAsHINGToN, D. c., Oct 80, 1888.
Manager Of the ReVieW
Dear Sir-I hereby subscribe to one copy of the
Review GROVER CLEVELAND.
Address (after March A., Buffalo, N. S.'
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

The decrease in the amount of freight
carried is fully explained by the depression
in business and by the differences with
American roads.
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01

Amid all this chaos Of opinion, and Of enterprise
the great safeguard is to be fund IN the powers
ordained OF God aud vested in strong govern
ment carry ing out those laws which the
nation or the State, in its cooler and wiser hours
devised and enacted through its wisest leaders
The Portland daily press., 1888-12-01
THE WEATHER.

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 80, 1888.