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The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
GENE RAJ NEWs.

The Democratic city committee in Boston
last night renominated Mayor O'Brien.
The S7th annual convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal church Of New Hampshire Is
in session at Concord
Lorenzo Blackstone, well known In man.
ufacturing and financial circles, died yester-
day at Norwich, Ct, aged go.
No further trouble Is reported atlBeaufort,
N. O., from where there was rumor of riot
over election differences.
The monument to Crispus Attucks was
unveiled in Boston yesterday, with apprO-
pirate services.
The Peoples Ice Company's houses at
Dedham, Mass. were blown down yesterday
and 13 men injured, some of them seriously
The railing department Of the steel mill, at
Bethlehem, Pa, has started up after several
weeks idleness. The entire mill Is now In
operation.
twenty-five hundred employees Of Jones
Laughlin's American Iron Works, at
Pittsburg, struck yesterday. The trouble Is
over the arrangement Of the hours Of labor.
The small prairie fire which started Tues
day afternoon to the westward Of Aberdeen,
Dakota, has assumed alarming proportions.
The town Is In danger.
Postmaster General Dickinson, 1t Is said,
will.practice law In New York after leaving
the cabinet, having received an advantageous
offer TO become managing partner In a legal
nrm tnere.
Charles B. Richards, Of Connecticut, How
ard A. Clark, Of Massachusetts,, and David
King, Of Rhode Island, have been appointed
by the President assistants to the Commits
sioner General of the United States to the
Paris exposition.
The New York Herald reports that there
Is scheme on foot to re-appoint Lord Sack
Vile British minister at Washington under
the Harrison administration on the ground
that he was sacrificed to meet political ex-
igency.
At the annual meeting Of the Manhattan
Elevated Railroad Company OF New York
yesterday, a dividend of per cent. on S26,-
900, 600 was declared Jay Gould was elected
president. Last year 7l,529,7S9 passengers
were carried.
The North Second street, Lee avenue and
Lorimer street car lines In Brooklyn, N.
Y, were tied up yesterday morning. The
company has been discharglng drivers and
conductors belonging to the Knights Of La
Dor recently and the men who remained
struck to have them reinstated.
Harrison t. Bell, whose strange dlsap-
pearance from Derry Depot, N. H., October
10th, excited so mnch interest and who was
supposed to have met with foul play has
turned up in Kansas City. Mo. 1t is proba-
BILE that temporary arrangement brought on
by business cares was the cause of mis- move
as he writes that he had no intention Of go-
ing farther than Boston the day he left Der
ry.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
The Sequel to the Mysterious Death
on Mobiles Island.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Nov. 14.-The Sec
ond day of the Palmer trial drew a large
crowd to the court house. Charles p. Kent
testified to crossing the fill and discovering
the body lying on Mobiles Island shore.
Albert ID. Hammond, who was with Kent at
the time of the discovery Of the body. cor
roborated his statement.
Drs. Sherburne and Whittier testified to tie
result of the autopsy and to the nature of the
hammer wounds and cuts During their testi-
mony they were closely watched by the pris-
oner and he appeared somewhat more ner-
vous than yesterday.
Superintendent Palmer of the electric
light works testified regarding the tools at
the station, the disabling of the engine and
the search for stolen tools at Palmer's house /:
also OF his hatred to young Whitehouse
SUPERINTENDENT Palmer showed knife sim
liar to what Palmer carried and which has
never been found.
Dennis Regan, a fireman at the electric
station, testified to having seen Palmer have
knife.
Sheriff Edward ID. Coffin testified to the
arrest and finding of blood stains on the
ulster and pants at Palmers house. also to
searching Palmer's house for stolen tools
and Pal,ner's saying that it was conspiracy
Herman G. Spinney, of Elliot. testified to
crossing Mobiles Island about ii O'clock on
Sunday evening when he was approached bv
man wearing long ulster and SLOUGH hat
who carried his lett hand in his pocket and
walked across Portsmouth bridge with an
other man.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
OUR COMMERCIAL WELFARE.
Questions Before the Session of the
National Board OF Trade.

CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-The twelfth annual
meeting of the National Board Of Trade
convened this afternoon and will remain in
session tomorrow and Friday. Questions re-
lating to representation in the board, adulte
ration OF lard. monthly crop bulletins, the
new executive department, the credit system,
Chesapeake and Delaware ship canal, coast
and harbor defence, the surplus revenue, the
tax on alcohol, internal revenue taxes, ocean
steam navigation, the American merchant
marine, silver coinage as basis for national
banking, commercial union with Canada.
letter postage, rights under bills of lading,
regulation Of immigration, United States
naval reserve, and the National Board of
Health and quarantine laws win be discuss
ed. The boards of trade of the principal
cities in the country are represented. Fred
erick Fraley of Philadelphia was reelected
president. Resolutions were offered looking
toward the establishment Of a national me.
chanical aud trade school and in favor of
changing the term of the presidency from
four to six years, making the President incl
igible for reelection.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
THE SUGAR TRUST.
Its Business Explained In the New
York Supreme Court.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE suit brought by
the attorney general on behalf of the people
of the State of New York against the North
River Sugar Refining Company to dissolve
that corporation on the ground that the
privileges granted it by it's charter In be-
coming one of the members of the great
sugar trust on the first of October 1887, had
been granted. was brought to trial today
In the supreme court in this city. The
suit is one of the results Of the Senate in
vestigating committee of last winter.
Geo. III. Moeller, secretary of the North
River Sugar Refinery, testified about the sale
OF the stock of the company to John Z.
Searles, president of the sugar trust. Presi-
dent Searles corroborated Moeller and gave
the details. Of the transfer Of stock in ac-
cordance with the understanding with the
representatives or members Of the trust.
The company received in exchange for the
stock transferred trust certificates amount
ing to S595,000. The trust declared diyi-
dene of p per cent last April on five months
business
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
DOCTORS IN SESSION.
Twelfth Annual Meeting of the
American Academy of Medicine.

NEW YORK, Nov 14.-Thirty physicians
and surgeons from various cities of the
United States assembled yesterday morning
In the governors room of the New York hos
pital. They were present to hold the twelfth
annual meeting of the American Academy
Of medicine, an organization, the chief OBJ
ject of which is to advance the standard of
knowledge among physicians as well as to
increase the requirements for preliminary
education in the various medical colleges.
The academy now numbers over 400 men,
bers. DR.. Frederick Henry Gerrish presided
and among those present at the session were
Or. William B; Garfield Of Baltimore, DR.. J.
Preston Morris Of Philadelphia, DIR. X. /.
Lewis OF Philadelphia, DIR. w. S. Todd of
Bridgeport Dr. e. N. Stoddard of Roches-
ter, Dr. George Jackson Fisher of Sing Sing.
Or. Trail Green of Easton, DIR. Henry D.
Ma Marcy OF Boston. DR.; L: Duncan Bulkley of
Navy, Or. Richard ]. Dunglison and DR..
The0philns Parvin of Philadelphia. DIR. Le-
artus Connor of Detroit, Dr. e. III. M. Sell
OF Allentown, Penn, DR.. G. K. Webster of
portland, Me-, Dr. Samuel Nelson of Boston,
and DIR. w. b. Atkinson of Philadelphia.
Several new Fellows were elected, includ-
ing few women, the first that have been re-
ceived in the academy. DIR. Leartus Connor
presented the report of the standing commit
tee on the requirements for preliminary edu-
cation in the various medical colleges in the
United States and Canada. He believed the
student of medicine should be examined as
to his physical condition. as well as in men
tai things. There was no profession in
which the mortality was so large as that of
medicine. The applicant for the study
should come with a good knowledge of En-
glish branches, cultivate good chirography.
draw at sight, and have enough manual in
struction to make fair carpenter. French.
German, and the foundations of Latin were
also requisite.
The Presidents address and remar ks by
DR.. K. Lowry Sibbett of Carlisle, Penn,
were in the same line, with suggestions as to
accomplishing the end of the academy-to
make better and more intellectual and studi-
GUS doctors. Papers were also read by DIR.
James @. Wilson and DR.. Theophilus Paryin
Of Philadelphia, Or. L. Duncan Bulkley of
this city, and Dr. G. j. Fisher of Sing Sing.
Last night the Fellows of the academy sat
down to dinner at Martinelli's. Informal
speeches were made, and a social evening
was spent pleasantly. Today the doctors
concluded their sessions.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
WELL EARNED hoNoRS.
The Banquet to the Campaign
Speakers and Managers.

New YORK, Nov. 14.-The speakers and
managers whose exertions helped win the
recent Republican national victory, and who
are now dubbed "The spell binders," partic-
ipated in banquet at Delmonico's this
evening at which nearly every Republican
of note in this vicinity was present, and
many in other localities were represented by
letters of regret. Among the latter was
President-elect Harrison who telegraphed:
am compelled to decline your invitation to at
tend the dinner at Delmonico's this evening Civ
not claim place in this honorable company Of
great campaign orators. The principles they adj
yocated We're worthy Of them, and the advocates
were worthy OF their cause.
Vice President-elect Morton wrote
1t is with extreme regret have to inform YOU
OF my inability to be present at the banquet in
is your purpose to show them is thoroughly well
earned. To the able manner in which they set
be ore the people the principles adopted by our
convention at Chicago and the policy the Re
publican party has so long maintained is due a
large measure of the success, especially in New
York State, over which we are now ali rejoicing
together / would have given me great pleasure
to express TO them In person my warmest thanks
but as cannot do this, beg to convey to these
battle weaIied warriors my high appreciation OF
their successful efforts.
Chauncey M Depew presided and spoke
to the toast, "The leading idea of the mo-
ment." Other speakers were Col Elliot
Shepard on THE influence of the press on
the campaign; John S. Wise on "The Solid
South; Col. r. G. Ingersoll on "How it
happened; Col. Geo. A. Sheridan on s'The
soil under our feet; r. p. Porter on s'Tbe
bowery parrot, and w. d. Guthrie
on 1.-The young men in the campaign.
Prominent among those present were Presi-
dent Foster, of the Republican League of
Clubs, Whitelaw Reid, Gen. Daniel Butter
field, Gen. Jos. G. jackson, President Smith.
of the Republican State League, III. X. Thur
ber, Jacob Hess, Oliver Sumner Tealle. Col.
S. V. r. Cruger, c. c. Shayne, Col. Fred
Grant and John +. Plumlner.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock before the chair
man raped for order, and announced the
speeches were about to begin. He made the
first speech, and said: During coming con-
tests the people. Of this country, will have
reason to think of this occasion. just think
of it. Two hundred and fifty campaign
speakers in one hall; something appalling to
contemplate, Every one of them loaded
with oratory, and nothing but the chairman's
gayel to prevent their going off,
They are gentlemen who believe in protection
and whenever they speak they believe they
ought to be protected against any other
speaker. If the campaign speaker be at ali
distinguished he has more accommodations
placed at his disposal than falls to the lot of
most men. He has an open barouche and a
big procession to escort him and then can
non follows. After he has been
in the wake of a couple hundred coal
oil torches for some time he can
If he has good tenor voice manage to speak
two hours. He never loseslfaith In his own
eloquence no matter what becomes OF his or
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
He Wanted to Vote Right Once
Before He Died.

Among the Oldest voters in Boothbay Is a
venerable Democrat named Carlisle, aged
more than eighty years. Election day his
Democratic friends brought him to the polls.
and one Of the boys furnished hiE with
straight Democratic ticket. Tho old gentle-
man took 1t and started 10 the polls, but on
looking at it halted and said Wait a mo-
ment boys; let me see the other side" A
Republican ballot was then given to him.
With the two tickets the old man walked up
to the polls, and remarking; 81 want 10
vote right once before die" cast the Repub-
liean ballot. There Is no doubt that the old
gentleman has done as he wanted to.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
HAPPY DAKOTA.
How the Enthusiastic People of the
Coming State Manifested Their
low

Especial Correspondence Of the Press.l
SIOUX FALLS, Oak. Nov. 8, 1883.
To say that Dakota is the most Joyous
community between the two oceans Is plac-
ing it very mildly. Its 100000 inhabitants
are wild with joy over the election Of Gen.
Harrison to the presidency. In this verdict
Of the American voters they read their deliy-
erance from the thraldom in which the Dem
ocratic administration has kept them. Why
should they not rejoice? From Yankton. in
the South, to the frontier settlements along
the line Of British Columbia, over 400 hun
dred miles to the north, and from Sioux
Falls, in the southeast, to the Black Hills. in
the west, the whole vast territory is ablaze
with enthusiasm. No pen can describe the
intensity OF the excitement. Dakota Is pro-
life in its production of genuine Republicans
Its single delegate TO Congress receives
majority OF 10000 votes. No "Mugwump''
disorder has ever paralyzed the energy of
these Republicans. They are the simon
pure, unadulterated sons of the Republican
sires who carried the banners of Fremont In
90, and elected Abraham Lincoln in go
They believe in the good old doctrines Of
loyalty, freedom and protection. President
Cleveland, during his entire term of Office
has not been able to even sprout Demo-
cratic principle in the whole territory. The
soil here Is not congenial for that southern
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
The Advancement Of Women.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 14.-The sixteenth
annual congress of the Association for the
Advancement Of Women opened here today.
Over $50 of the 500 members are here.
Among the most noted are Miss Calliope
Xechia, of Constantinople, Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, Miss Frances E. Willard, Rev. An
toinette Brown Blackwell, of Elizabeth, N.
j. Mrs. Ada Frederickson, of Denmark
Mrs. DR.. Maxwell, of Providence, r l., and
Mrs. III. L. Welcott, Of Dedham, Mass. Last
night, a conference Of the directors of the
Young Womens Home was held and this
morning the members went into executive
session. At 2.30 this afternoon the congress
was formally opened with an address by
Mrs. Howe, president of the Association.
Addresses of welcome were delivered by
Mayor Pridgeon and Senator Palmer The
congress will continue tomorrow and Friday.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
MARY ANpERsoN's CAVALIER.
A Crazy Adnnirer With A Revolver Who
Has Followed Her Six Years.

New YORK, Nov. Am. Dougherty. an
awkward looking countryman from the vi
cinity of Salem, N. Y, was arrested today
for annoying Miss Mary Anderson by his
persistent attentions. Dougherty, it seems,
is weak minded He says he first saw and
fell in love with the actress six years ago at
Elmira where she played in the Lady of
Lyons. He tried to obtain an interview but
failed and followed her to New Y ork and
then to England, sending her notes and
bouquets innumerable. Miss Anderson
visited Inspector Byrnes's Office and inter-
ceded fer her weak minded admirer, but the
inspector decided to hold him until the
question of his sanity could be decided. On
Dougherty's person was found big revolver
evidently intended for use against his rivals.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
Intoierable Company.
[Rockland Courier-Gazette.l /

young Rockland lawyer, who lives Just
out Of the city, was walking into the city the
other morning, and was overtaken by a
stranger In wagon who invited our legal
friend 70 get In and ride. Our friend Is a
republican and an outspoken one. The
stranger proved TO be Democrat and also
an 0utsp0ken one. Conversation drifted
naturally into politics. Our friend spoke out
quite decidedly. The stranger spoke none
the less decidedly. and wound up as follows:
Young man, you had better get out and
walk" The young man did so.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
Adrift In the Storm.

HALIFAX, Nov. 14.-Bark Maggie NJ, of
and for st. John, N B., from Glace Bay, G.
B., with scrap iron, ran on Cape Negro is
land at o'lock Sunday morning, in thick
squall, and was completely wrecked The
crew managed to get on the cabin floor as the
deck was washed away and fioated on 1t for
hours drenched and benumbed by the cold.
They finally reached land in safety but in
helpless condition.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15

MONTPELIER, Vt. Nov. 14.-Frank M.
Cory, who staked few thousands on the
election of Harrison, was the largest local
better, and will celebrate by rendering
banquet to his Republican friends at the
Pavilion Hotel next Monday evening. Thir-
teen hundred invitations were issued today,
and made to include all the legislative Off
cials and members.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15

atory." Mr.. Depew then told the story of
two Irishmen on railroad who discussed
the Republican triumph and how it came
about.
81 hear Tim," said one II was all becount
o. the Mills bill.''
''Well," said the other, 81 heard it was on
account o. the surplus"
swell then," said the first, 'why the blazes
didn't ould Cleveland take the surplus and
pay Millss bill wild it?"
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
Railroad Notes.

The Worcester, Nashua and Rochester's
income for 1887 was s247,967; paid for inter.
est, Ss5, ,169; six per cent. dividend required
SIS. .834-leaving deficit Of S2l, ,635 for the
year. The total deficit Of the road has been
increased from SIG, 321. September 80. 1887,
to S192, 600, September 30 1885.
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15

product. Sioux Falls, the principal city, and
the commercial centre of Dakota. naturally
leads off in celebrating the victory which
means the admission Of South Dakota as
State. Yesterday and last night witnessed
the most remarkable demonstration ever
seen in the Territory. The places Of busi-
ness were nearly all closed. Every railway
train from the surrounding country was
loaded with visitors. The streets were soon
crowded with the cheering multitude, and
the demonstration began. There was no red
tape, no division Of classes or sentiment, no
indications OF previous arrangement, but
spontaneous overflow Of patriotic rejoicing,
Each person pitched i'm for himself. From
the highest to the lowest, there was no excep-
tion; flags. whistles. horns, banners, brooms,
bands, fireworks. roosters, chorus ehoirs
singing newly composed campaign songs
we're all gloriously intermixed throughout
the afternoon. But the evening demonstra-
tion eclipsed all that Phillips avenue and
the other principal streets of the city were
Illuminated in every conceivable manner.
The display Of fireworks was beyond descrip-
tion. The procession which paraded the
otIcctS was Oue VI bilo uuoot bidt CfoI SAW
Mayor Norton. one of the leading business
men of the Northwest, was In the van,
mounted on large white mule. which was
decorated with flags and plumes in the most
artistic manner. Col. Cambell. war veter-
an. officiated as marshal. His robes,
from head to foot, were made
Of American flags, while his white
horse was also decorated with the
national emblem. There were hundreds Of
men on horses, an equal number on mules.
Prominent among the latter was noticed one
Of your wholesale grocers, +. A. Smith.
These all wore national colors and were
armed with tin horns, torches, whistles and
fireworks. Then came the carriages loaded
down with the rejoicing multitude Thous-
ands of men were on foot carrying torches
and transparencies. Some of these were
quite original and displayed the intense To-
cal interest Of the stalwart men who carried
them. noticed the following:
The Portland daily press., 1888-11-15
A DEBTORS LIFE INSURANCE.
An Important Decision by the United
States Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON. Nov 14-The Supreme
Court of the United States, through Chief
Justice Fuller, has rendered an opinion of
unusual interest to the holders Of life in
surance policies, in the case of Thomas l..
Hume of the District of Columbia, who died
insolvent, but left $35.OOO in life insurance
policies payable to his widow or children.
The administrator and creditors sought to
force the application of the proceeds of the
policies to the payment of the debts. The
court holds that the beneficiaries are entitled
to the proceeds of the policies, holding that
the husband and father has full right to in
sure his life in the interest of his wife and
children, and where such policies are effected
in the name of the benefciaries, they are no
part OF the estate of the deceased insolvent,
ana therefore cannot be regarded as fraud
ulent assignment of any part of his estate
when SO effected.
A Deficit of Five MILLIONS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The annual re-
port of the Third Assistant Postmaster
General shows deficiency of $5,43O, 500, ow-
ing mainly to the great extension of the free
delivery service and the increase of railway
mail transportation.
Army Changes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. lathe Secretary of
War today issued an order making several
changes in the assignments Of division COM
manders rendered necessary by the promo
tion of General Schofeld to be commander of
the army. Under this order Gen. Schofield
is relieved of the command of the division
of the Atlantic and Gen. Howard is assigned
to that command. Gen. Miles takes Gen.
Howard's place in command of the division
OF the Pacific. Col. Grierson, of the 10th
Cavalry, Is placed in command of the depart
ment of Arizona. and Col. Carr of the 9th
Cavalry is placed in command of the depart
ment of New Mexico
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions were grant,
ed today:
ORIGINAL INVALID.
Samuel E. Jones. Rockport.
John +. Ireland. Presqne Isle.
Lewis Hill, Warren.
Geo. w. Tabor, Auburn.