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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-12
CASHMERE
Bouquet Soap!
CENTS CAKE.
SchIotterbeck & Foss.

The Republican Business Mems Associa-
tion in New York will maintain its organi-
zation with view to carrying the city in
1892.
Switchmen in the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton and Toledo and Ohio Central
yards at Toledo Ohio, eighty or ninety in
ALL went out yesterday afternoon. The indi
cations are the strike will extend.
Mrs. Frances Rutter, of Portsmouth, moth
er of the convicted murderer James Palmer,
died yesterday morning of incurable cancer
Her death was no doubt fastened by the
conviction of her son.
There has been an engagement between
the State steamer and the fleet of oyster
dredgers in the Chester River, Maryland.
Two OF the dredgers were sunk and num-
ber of the boats were taken.
The excitement at Birmingham, Alabama,
over the affair of Saturday night has abated.
The troops will remain several days to guard
the Jail The governor says ne VIII keep
them as long as there is any evident necessi-
ty for them.
The grand jury in New York, yesterday,
lound indictments against Henry Hermann,
Toward Merideth, Ella Hammond and Annie
oIanton: the assailants of Phil DAILY the gam
DIer. Inc indictments charge them with
attempted 70 bbery in the first degree.
While gang were endeavorlng Monday
night to extinguish a fire In the Garfield
coal mine near Canon City, Col. an explo-
sion OF gas occurred badly wreckinR the
works. killing two, fatally iniuring two and
severely in1uring eight men, some Of whom
will probably die.
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TO SAIL TODAY.
Orders Issued for the Departure Of
the War Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Orders were is.
sued by the Navy Department today for the
United States steamers Galena and Yantc
to sail from New York tomorrow, for Por t
au Prince. Hayti, to enforce the demand of
this government for the release of the Amer
ican steamer Haytian Republic. They will
sail In company, and be under the cemmnad
of Rear Admiral Luce, who has been in
structed to transfer his flag from the Rich
mond to the Galena. The owner of the Hay
tien Republic, by special permission of the
Secretary of the Navy, will be passenger
on the Galena, and 1t is therefore expected
that the vessel will be restored to him as
soon as it gets into the possession of the ma
val officers. Secretary Whitney returned
from New York yesterday afternoon, and
was at the navy department today. he de-
clined to talk about the Haytan troubles on
the ground that there was nothing to add to
what has already appeared in the newspa-
pers.
United States Consul Coulter, at Cape
Haytien, in a despatch to the Secretary Of
State, dated the Goth ult., says there has been
no effective blockade at that port, as nc yes
sci has been stationed off there, A vessel
has been cruising between there and Fort
Liberty. Six barks and eight schooners
have entered Cape Haytien since Oct. 10th.
when the alleged blockade was established,
which is ample proof that no effective block.
ade ever existed. He had not heard from
Port au Prince for five weeks.
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THE PARNELL COMMISSION.
Landlords Tell OF Giving Two Sets Of
Receipts.

LONDON, Dec. 11.-At the meeting Of the
Parnell Commission today Inspector of
Police Ardle testified in relation to the dis
turbed condition of County Mayo. He said
outrages had increased after the issue of the
anti-rent manifesto. On cross-examinatlon
he said he knew that secret societies existed,
but he did not know that the government
supported such society as a counter force
to the league. David Freely testified that
because he had paid his rent moonlighters
had visited his house and shot his son. Cross
examined. witness stated that he had been a
member Of the local league until II was sup
pressed he had no reason to believe that the
Leagne had been implicated in murder: the
League and the priests belonging to it had
denounced his sons murder. The League
he said. did not object to the payment of
rents where 25 per cent. reduction had
been made.
Several landlords testified that tenants
asked them to keep secret the fact that they
had paid their rents owing to the fear OF
violence from the League. In some cases,
they asked for two receipts, one for the full
amount and the other for lesser amount.
The latter they wanted 60 show the League.
witnesses also testified that persons evicted
generally had the option Of remaining on
their holdings as caretakers. but dared not
vocauSo enoJ "cfo diIaiu VI OucuuiIls tne
League.
Miss Thompson testified in detail concern
ing outrages committed upon men in her
employ on the Hurley estate.
Sir Henry James, counsel for the Times.
here read an article from the Kerry Sentinel
which denounced Miss Thompson for show
ing the cloyen hoof and accused her of being
an exterminator. On cross-examination, the
witness admitted that she had increased
rentals with view to improvements which
were to have been made. One increase
amounted to 36 per cent. and the lowest in
crease was 10 per cent.
Crazed by Imprisonment.
DUBLIN, Dec. 11.-Bishop Kimberly and
Patrick O'Brien, NJ. p, recently visited Mo-
roney in Kilmainham Jail, and said he had
been rendered half insane by his long i'm
prisonment, and his hair Is as white as snow.
Refused the Pope's Blessing.
ROME, Dec. ia sensation is caused by
the Pope's refusing to bless the medals and
reliquaries sent to Rome by Irish priests
who intended them for distribution in Ire
bless them. The people of Ireland are dis
obedient. They seem to prefer the gospel Of
Dillon and O'Brien to the gospel Of Jesus
Christ"
Foreign Notes.
The strike movement is subsiding in
Belgium.
Lord Salisbury is at the head of a move
ment to present Mrs. Phelps with souvenir
of her stay in England.
Two medical students fought duel In
Berlin yesterday, the quarrel arising from
differences as to the merits Of Dr. lMacKen-
zie. One of the combatants was mortally
wounded.
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OTHER CITIES.
License Generally Adopted by Large
MaJorltIes.

SALEM. Dec 11.-John NJ. Raymond was
reelected mayor by 75 plurality, against 749
last year. License: Yes. 2,437; no, /, 200.
WORCESTER, Dec 11.-Mayor Winslow,
Rep, was reelected by 977 plurality. All
the aldermen are Republican. License: Yes,
5,614; no, 4,699.
LOWELL, Dec. 11.-Mayor Palmer was re-
elected by $50 majority. The Republicans
elect six of the eight aldermen, loss of two.
The council stands fifteen to nine, the same
as this year. The license majority is 2,752.
LYNN, Dec. 11.-Asa T. Newhall, citizens
and workingmen's candidate, was elected
mayor. The workingmen elected seven of
the eight aldermen, and II of the "a council
men. There was large license majority.
KEENE, n. H., Dec. 11.-Herbert B. WALL
Democrat was elected mayor by 314 plur-
ality; One alderman and three councilmen
are Democrats. All the others are Republi-
cans
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Heroic Measures Wanted.

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-There was a large
gathering of railroad officials this afternoon
to hear Judge Cooley. of the Inter State
Commerce Commission, who gave them a
forcible and wholesome talk on rate cutting.
The Interstate Commission, he said, had
heretofore dealt leniently with railroads.
giving them time to adapt their affairs 10
the requirements of the law, but the time
had come when heroic measures must be en-
forced If necessary to stop abuses which
arise from the encouragement of scalpers by
passenger agents themselves.
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IT is MAYOR HART THIS MORNING.
Boston Goes Republican by a PIuraIl-
ty of 7oi.
The Entire Republican Ticket for
School Committee Elected.
Eighteen Thousand Women Vote for
Committeeman.

BosToN, Dec. 11.-Thomas N. Hart, Re-
publican and citizens candidate was today
elected mayor over Hugh 0'Brien, Demo-
crat, the present incumbent. by 1901 l.iurali-
ty in total vote of G., $50. John +. Dore,
Democrat, was reelected street commission
er by 1900 majority. The board Of aldermen
is eight Republicans and four Democrats,
against eight Republicans, two Democrats
and two Independent Democrats last year.
The common council is 80 Democrats and 35
Republicans, against 3S Democrats, 20 Re-
publicans and seven Independent Democrats
last year. The entire Republican ticket for
school committee is undoubtedly elected by
varying majorites, though the count is not
yet finished. The majority for license is
1866. The total mayorality vote is, Hart,
32,195; O'Brlen. 3U,494.
The aldermen elected are: First District,
Jesse M. Cove, Rep; second, B. f. Stacy,
DEM; third. John A. Mclaughlin. DEM;
fourth, w. P. Wilson. Rep; fifth, G. w.
Smith. Rep; sixth, j. A. Murphy, Dem;
seventh, Samuel Kelly. Rep; eighth, A. A.
Folsom, Rep. ninth, John c. Short, Dem. !;
tenth, W. G. Reed, Rep; eleventh. Homer
Rogers, Rep; twelfth, Otis Eddy, Rep.
1t is estimated that Of 10000 women regis
tered, 1900 voted for school committee. The
presence of an unusually large number Of
women at the polls. both to vote and to
guide others in voting, was novelty, and
in some of the wards their presence did not
have that restraining effect which was looked
for. In few precincts the ballot distribu-
tors and ward workers were allowed to
block up the passage and to solicit tho voters
to an unseemly extent, and the police made
no apparent effort to prevent this state of
affairs other than to utter an occasional
command to keep the passageway clear
The license vote this year Is no indication
of the real feeling of the community. In a
great many precincts men voted for license
who have heretofore steadily cast their bal
lots the other way, their feeling being that
the new high license system should be given
a thorough trial, and the number of votes
thus changed more than Offset the efforts of
some Of the liquor dealers to carry the city
against license in order to make the present
legislation so unpopular as to cause its re-
moval from the statute books.
Two arrests were made by the police for
illegal voting.
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IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
What Is Said Of Mr. Reeds QuaIifi-
cations as Speaker,


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE probability
that there will be an extra session of Con-
gress called by President Harrison in April,
has led to brisk Opening of the canvass for
the Speakership. To be sure the exact COM
position Of the next House is not yet settled,
as legal proceedings are still pending to re-
strain the governor Of Tennessee from issu-
ing certificate to Evans (Rep.), who was
elected, and as the attempt to count out two
West Virginia Republicans has not been Civ
en- up. But counting all West Virginia mem
bers and the Tennessee seat against the Re-
publicans, they would still have 1853
members, or one majority; so that the next
house Is conceded by the Democrats to be
Republican. 1t Is believed that the Republi-
cans will havetwo members certified in West
Virginia and Evans in Tennessee, thus Civ
ing them 166 members to the Democrats l59.
or seven majority.
$50 narrow a majority to start with, and
the certainty that the Democrats of the next
House will take advantage of every parlia-
mentary opportunity to prevent the Republi-
cans from carrying out their plans. ."said Mr.
Dingley Of Maine, makes it exceedingly i'm
portant that we should nominate and elect a
speaker who has great firmness and conspic-
uous ability to defend any rulings he may
out their will, and think the right man to
select is Mr.. Reed"
And SO argue not only all the Maine dele
CATION In the House, but also all the New
England Republicans. Mr.. Reed also seems
70 have generous support In New York.
pennsylvania and on the Pacific coast; and
even some members from the West (notwith-
standing there are four excellent candidates
from the West Messrs. Mckinley, Cannon.
Burrows and Henderson, are first for Reed.
and large proportion Of them for Reed as
second choice. 80
OF the 166 Republicans who will nominate
and elect the Speaker of the House, trifie
over huHdred areiold members The new
memDers, OF course, are not here, but they
usually follow the advice Of the old mem
bers.
1t is too early to intelligently predict of
the result Of the Republican speakersbip
caucus, but unless Western Republicans
nnally consolidate on one of their candidates
1t Is believed Reed will succeed If the west
ern men should consolidate on either of
their candidates the contest would be close.
The canvass Is being conducted with the
best OF feeling, and as all of the candidates
are men Of ability and high character. there
will be no danger of having poor Speaker
OF what will probably be the most interest
ing and exciting Congress ever assembled
mere. This 1t Is bound to be, not simply be-
cause OF the narrow margin between parties,
but because of the number and Importance
OF the questions to be settled, beginning
with contests over disputed seats. and fol.
lowed by the revenue and pension legisla-
tion, admission of new States, and legisla-
tion Tor the protection Of the ballot.
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WASHINGTON TOPICS OF INTEREST.
Senator ingalls, speaks Concerning
Mrs. ,WhItney's Charges.
Mr.. Reeds Qualifications ans
Chances for the speakershIp.
Senator Ell Salisbury and His unex-
pected Retirement.

WASHINGTON, Dec. u.-Senator ingalls,
today made long statement concerning the
charge Of Mrs. Whitney that he circulated
stories Of domestic infelicity at the White
House. He pays warm tribute to Mrs.
Cleveland, and then says: "When it be-
comes necessary for husband to obtain
certificate of good moral character, an 1 then
prove by the testimony of experts that he is
faithful, considerate and tender toward a
young, lovely and affectionate wife, he may
be innocent, but certainly is unfortunate"
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Maine Harbors and Rivers.

The Maine items in the River and Harbor
bill are as follows;
Harbors: Rockland, $4,000; saco Break
water, $4,000; York, $4,000; Portland,
$4,000; Back Cove, Portland, $4,000; Rock
port, $4,000; Camden, $4,000; Mt. Desert. $15,-
600. Rivers; Lubec Channel, s2,5o0; Penob-
scot, s36, 900; Narraguagus, S5 900; saco. slo.-
600; Bagaduce, $4,000; Kennebec, $4,000
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The New York Suns correspondent says (;
As soou as Congress adjourns fol the holt
days, Senator Johu Sherman will go TO ln-
dianapolis for day to see General Harrison.
While he has not been formally invited, he
has been given TO understand that Gem
eral Harrison would like to confer with the
leading men OF his party before coming East.
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NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND.
The annual meeting Of the New York and
New England road was held In Boston yes
terday Directors were elected as follows:
William p. Shinn, Jonas II. French, Eustace
g. Ftz, Eugene V. r. Thayer, Charles A.
Prince, Royal E. Robbins, all Of Boston !;
Nicholas Sheldon, d. f. Vaughan, Provi-
dence, X. /; James L. Howard, Hartford,
Conn; David 5. Plume, Waterbury, Conn. !;
Geo. M. Landers, New Britain, Conn; Thos.
Rutter, John l.. Macaulay. Alexander 4.
Orr, Sidney Dillon, Henry Hentz, J. A. Bost.
wick, all of New York, N. Y; Arthur Sew
all, Bath, Me-, and Z. v. Cary, New York.
Ny.
NOTES.
The annual meetings OF the Boston Il
Maine and Eastern roads will be held in
Boston today.
The celebrated railroad suit Of the dlrec-
tors of tue Boston, Concord aud Montreal
against the Boston Il Maine, brought 10 re-
cover possession Of their hue came up for
argument before the full bench of tue SI-
preme court Ia Concord yesterday forenoon.
There Will be no decision at the present
term and when the court adjOurns ii will be
until next March.
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A Washington County Wonder.
IMacl las Rennhiican1

We were informed by Mr.. Charles Parson.
the painter, Thursday, that he is the father
Of child six months old, that talks. Now
II there Is anybody In the State OF Maine
that can beat this we should like To hear
from IT,
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Nominations by tho Governor

The following nominations have been
made by Governor Marble;
Municipal Judges-Ezra g. Brett, Bar gor; A.
w. Shaw, Westbrook.
Justices Of tho Peace and Quorum-Reuben
ORR, Waldoboro; w. @. HatcS, lIdustry.
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or the Massachusetts caast.

PLYMOUTH, Mass, Dec. IA strong
northeast gale is blowing, equal in violence
to the storm Of Nov. 18th. 1t is very thick
outside. The barometer at 8 o'clock was
1891 inches.
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The Universalists netted about 5000 from
their recent fair in Odd Fellows Hall. A
meeting of the fair committee was held YES
terday afternoon in the vestry Of the ehureh
to settle the accounts and count the money.
the church.
A circle will be held in the vestry Of the
church next Tuesday evening, and not an
other will be held until after Christmas.
Men are at work erecting railroad gates at
railroad, east of the station at Cumberland
Mills. A gate is also being erected at the
Brown street crossing of the Portland & Og-
densburg railroad, now the mountain diyis-
ion of the Maine Central
X. b. Manchester, the dancing master, will
open school for dancing at Browns Hall,
Cumberland Mills, Monday evening, Dec. II.
The PresumpscOt base ball club will have
grand ball in Odd Fellows Hall, Saturday
evening. Good music will be provided.
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Pensions and Postoffices.

WASHINGTON, Dec. H. The following
Maine pensions have been granted:
ORIGINAL INVALID
William 4. Jackson, East Jefferson,
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ploying twelve men In their mill. 1--WE are
busy all the time" said one Of the firm to
the PRESS reporter.
Three years ago j. +. Quimby & Co.,
established Il shoe shop in Sacca-
Kappa, and today they employ
40 men and women, and are doing more bust
ness than ever before. They make 200 pairs
of shoes per day. and sell the most of their
goods in this State. They, also, are going to
enlarge so as to employ 20 to % more hands.
They have well equipped factory near the
Portland IL Rochester railroad. II don't
know OF a more busy place of its size in New
England" said one Of the firm to the writer
yesterday, ''than Saccarrappa Is"
When It Is considered how prosperous are
the many industries at the village, how many
operatives are employed, and the enormous
monthly pay rolls Of the larger mills. then
taking into account that much water power
remains unused, IL would seem that Sacca-
Kappa must eventually become great manu-
featuring city.
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Mean daily bar. % GAO Maximum ther.. i4O s
Mean daily ther...37.0 Minimum ther.... 29.S
Mean daily d'wpt 345 Max. vel. wind.. "a
Mean daily hum. 82.5 Total prcip...... 63
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Dec. IL, 1888. 500 p. M
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
at all stations.
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MAIN z.
Augusta Notes.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 11.-There was a meeting
of the directors of the proposed new extern
sion, the Dexter & Piscataquis railroad. at
Hotel North today, to ratify the lease of the
road to the Maine Central Railroad Company,
the annual rental paid to be Sl2,500. The
Maine Central not having acted on the lease,
and the papers not being here, the direc tors
adjourned until next Friday. The provisions
of the lease were discussed, and committee
was chosen to meet similar committee of
the Maine Central Railroad Company at
Portland on Wednesday. The bids for the
contract to construct the extension have
been opened, but no decision as to what
party's bid will be accepted will be announc-
ed for several days.
Mr.. w E S. Whitman. of this city, the
well known newspaper man, has accepted
the position of manager of the branch Office
of John Stetson, the Boston steckbroker,
which he has just established in this city.
Mr.. Whitman will still retain his connection
with the Boston Herald as Maine cores
pondent. An elegant Office is being fitted up
in Darby block, with exclusive wires to Bos-
ton. New York and Chicago, for the benefit
of those who desire to deal in leading stocks,
bonds grain and DetrOpum
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INCkEASEs
William II. Spear navy, Belfast.
Frank S. Wade, Norridgewock Falls.
REISSUE AND INCREASE.
Cyrus A. Rowe, Presque Isle.
The following postmasters have been ap-
pointed:
Mrs. Mary E. Randall has been appointed
postmistress at Cross Hill, In the town of
Vassalboro, vice S. ii. Gardiner, resigned.
William A. rockingham has been com-
missioned postmaster at South Paris.
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ContaeIous pIseases.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 11.-Cases of the conta-
gious diseases were reported to the State
Board of Health during the week ending
Saturday, Dec. sth, as follows
Diphtheria-Augusta, 2; Deering 8; Edding-
ton, / Lee, Il; Portland, 2; Poland, 1 Ran-
dolph, / f; Gardiner, 1.
Typhoid fever-Athens q; Augusta 1; Bald
win. /; Exeter, L Rome, L; Standish, q; West
brook, Q.
Scarlet fever-Newry, 2.
Measles EaSton I
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Old Orchard Officers sued.

BIDDEFoRD. Dec. 11.-Mrs. L. A. Pills
bury, proprietress of the Revere House. Old
Orchard, has brought suit of trespass
against Irving j. Brown and other town Of
ficers. The suit grew out of controversy
over the boundary line of a street and the
ownership Of an embankment the removal
of which has lessened the value of the hotel.
The case will be tried at the January term of
court in Saco. Strout & Gage. of Portland,
have been engaged as counsel for the plain
tiff, and Hampden Fairfield, Of Saco, for the
defence
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Fatal accident in the Woods.

New PORTLAND, Dec. 11.-Mr. Owen
Knapp, of North New Portland, aged 81
years, while going into the woods, Thursday,
was thrown from his sled and received what
he then supposed to be slight injury to his
head. He was able to drive to the camp, but
soon after became partially unconscious and
continued to fail until three O'clock, Satur-
day, when he died. His remains were
brought to his home Monday. 1t is supposed
there was rupture of small blood vessel