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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-15
TOPICS OVER THE WASHINGTON WIRE
Why the Ohio Election Does Not Help
major McKinIey's Campaign.
Making 1t Safe for Ocean voyagers
In Stormy Weather.
Some important Matters Considered
by College AgricuIturists.

BOSTON, November 14.-The Advertiser s
Washington special says: Mr.. Reed has
secured more votes than any of his COM
petitors. His friends claim that he will have
over 65 votes on the first ballot, and, con-
trary to the usual custom of discounting by
half, l think it is pretty certain that he will
have nearly that number. Allowing that
Mr.. Reed goes into the contest with the 90
votes of New England, the 10 of New York,
q from Pennsylvania and from the Pacific
coast, he will have SO votes. But he may
not get all these. The probability is that he
will not. Nevertheless there are some votes
coming to him from the Northwest which
will make up for the defections from the
Pennsylvania and New York delegations.
Anyone who does not believe that Mr.. Reed
the great Northwest must be peculiarly
blind to the times. The interests of New
England and that section have grown to be
identical in many respects. The $500"
been partly accountable for this and also
the fact that the lake region was
settled largely by New Englanders.
Tom Reed Is as much of a favorite and as
strong favorite there as here, and neither
Burrows nor Cannon will capture the North
WCoe 0CAObotCo Sh h.uooO. wv thos AtCOo
has only to put out his hand and take the
speakership. Not only are there strong
rivals, but some of his friends are opposed
to his taking the chair. They think it would
be more to to the advantage Of the party for
him to lead the forces of the majority as he
has led the minority in the last few years.
Ii he fails to secure the position he now de-
sires 1t will not be because of any unpopu-
larity, but because the majority in the house
is so slight that the party prefers not to en-
trust its leadership on the floor to any but
the Maine congressman.
Until the last week, Mr.. Reeds most
formidable rival was Major Mckinley of
Ohio, who ranked next to the former in
the house debates of last year. Mckinley
stood much better show of winning two
weeks ago than he does today. At present,
there is reason to believe that the new legis-
lature will attempt TO gerrymander his state
so as to make McKinley's district Demo-
cratic. II they do this, McKinley's chances
of getting the speakership are very slight. 1t
would hardly be good policy to elect speak
er only to have him ousted from his seat in
the house at the next election. The speaker
of the house is supposed to represent the
party which placed him there, and his defeat
must carry with 1t the idea Of censure on
his party. For this reason, therefore, Nc
Kinley stock is not so high as it was before
election. 1.-THE little Napoleon" is making
brisk fight, however, and his friends are
claiming vote of at least 80 on the first bal
lot
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THE ROADS CAN PAY THEIR DEBTS,
1t Will Take Time But the Business
Will DO IL.
Senator Frye on the Trip Of the
Investigating Committee.
Big Coal Bills Which Make the Gen.
traI Pacific Improbable.

CHICAGO, November 14.-Senators Frye of
Maine, Dawes of Massachusetts,. Platt Of
Connecticut, and Turpie of Indiana, mem
bers of the Senate committee investigating
the Union and Central Pacific railroads, ar
rived here this morning. Mr.. Dawes said
that as mere member of the committee he
could not give any of the conclusions Of that
body. His general conversation was to the
effect that while the Central Pacific runs
over desert for several hundred miles and
is not in itself great money making insti-
tuition, 1t has some very productive branches
which depend on 1t for their strength in part.
These branches should in a measure help
bear the burden. although not compelled to
under the original agreement made before
they were thought of.
Chairman Frye said this evening: 'The
trip has resulted in one good thing at least.
path Of our future work. The commission
is now convinced that the roads can pay
their debts to the government in full. They
can't do 1t at once and l suppose nobody
cares whether It Is done at once 70, Or not; They
think 1t would be best that they paid at
once. The people along the lines are the
ones who must eventually pay the debts. OF
course 1t would not be to their interest to
push the payment. The management of the
roads do not contemplate surrender of the
roads; neither would any one who made a
trip over the lines. Improvements, and ex-
pensive ones, are going on everywhere. at
Leavenw0rth, the Union Pacific Is putting
up shop north $500.OO0 That doesn't look
like much Of surrender. Heavy new steel
rails are Icing put down. l don't think
they would do that II they meant to give up
the roads.
"We learned why the Central Pacific had
never been profitable. If that road could
get coal as cheap as eastern roads, it could
pay its national debt without any trouble.
We road over from Ogden to San Francisco
and north and south from that point, in all
about 1900 to 1900 miles and found In all tnat
distance the road never touches coal field.
On an average it costs the road between 81
and $S a ton. Last year 100000 tons were
used, costing nearly seven millions of dollars
for coal: Eastern roads pay about So ton.
Much OF this lines coal comes from Austria
liza and New Zealand"
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THE DISPATCH TO EXPERIMENT
To Aid the Maritime Delegates In
Their Labors.

WASHINGTON, November 14.-TEe Inter-
sions at II o'clock this morning. An
amendment providing that the green and red
side lights ON a vessel shall be placed in
steam vessels forward of the masthead
light, and in sailing vessels as, near abreast
of the foremast as practicable, was adopted,
Is to 8. An amendment was adopted adding
to article 13 the words during heavy rain
storm" SO that the article reads: Every
ship, whether sailing ship or q steamship
shall in fog mist. falling snow or during
heavy rainstorm. go at moderate speed"
Extra amendment %. offered by DR.. Sieve
King OF Germany as substitute for article
13 was considered. The substitute is
rain storm, every ship, whether a sailing ship or
a steamship shall so far moderate its speed as
under the circumstances of the case may be
necessary to prevent risk of collision. When a
fog signal is heard ahead or on either bow, and it
Kesse is vns So sncs sna hs psp IS Ct @ s Be
stopped at once. When it is safe and practicable
and necessary to prevent risk OF collision,
anchor.
After discussion the matter was COM
promised by the adoption for the first
sentence in DR.. Sieve-King's substitute for
article 13 the following words: Having
careful regard to the existing conditions and
Every ship, whether sailing ship or a steam
ship shall in fog. mist, falling snow or during
heavy rain storm. go at moderate speed, having
careful regard to the existing condition and cir
cumstances.
The conference rejected tie clause of DR..
Sieve-King's amendment which says:
when safe. practicable and necessary to
prevent risk OF collision in fog, mist or fall
ing snow ships must lie to or anchor"
An amendment proposing that maximum
rate OF moderate speed for vessels in fog
shall be definitely fixed, was defeated.
An amendment to article IA, proposed by
Mr.. Hall of Great Britain, stated that risk
of collision can, when time permits, be as
certained by carefully watching the compass
bearing Of an approaching vessel. If the
bearing does not appreciably change, such
risk should be deemed to exist" This was
adopted. The conference adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
United States steamer Dispatch will go
down Chesapeake Bay next week to carry
on a series of experiments as to the most de-
sirable sound signals (fog horns or bells) for
sailing vessels in fog or heavy weather
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OBITUARY..
Mrs. Susan =. Murphy.

Mrs. Susan F., wife of John p. Murphy,
OF West kennebunk, died Wednesday, No
vember 49, aged Al years.
Mrs. Murphy was the only surviving child
of Col Joshua Wakefield, whose death oc-
CURED about twelve years ago, his wife dy-
ing very suddenly four years ago.
Mrs. Murphy for nearly twenty years has
zen great sufferer from acute rheumatism,
Which for some years has rendered her about
ddeiSless, many OF her joints being almost
diSicated and riged.
onI has borne her sufferings with great
iortlt1te and would not give up, but sitting
affairs.
J., Last ,s;,.i iF,iay morning her strength sudden
" tailed ny and she was borne to her bed,
| from whlch,he never rose. Her mind was
clear ana actse, and Friday evening she ar
ranged all her'emporal affairs satisfactorily.
Sne was wom.n Of deep religious convic-
she felt its impstance, and with great
earnestness sought pardon and peace and
soon found what Sc sought Since that
hour until her quiet, ,eaceful death she was
Her funeral will be Sid at the family res
idence Friday afternooIat 3 O'clock.
major Natha, weston.
Major Nathan Westonwho died at his
came from distinguished &sine family. his
father having been chief jusice Of the Su-
preme Court for many years. The subject
| OF this notice was a graduatsof of Bowdoin
| College, and chose the law as profession-
| which he followed with success 18th i'm his
State and in Boston, until he retiiei from ac-
| tive practice During the Mexico, war he
| served as paymaster In the army Sejng At
tached to the forces under Genera Taylor.
and was present at the battle of M,ntarey
and Buena VISTA In early and midQe lie
he filled many responsible positions la tn,
| gift Of the Democratic party in his native
State. He was an uncle Of Chief Justice
| Fuller of the United States Supreme Court,
| and was q gentleman of high intellectual at
tainments and strict integrity. ror many
| years he was member of the Srffolk Club,
where he was always sure Of cordial well
| come. His age was about 75 gears, and he
| leaves widow and several SINS.
TWO State College Graduates.
The class which graduatedat the Maine
| State College this year cas- been called upon
to mourn the loss of two q iss members al
ready: George s. Bschelder and Fred
| Stevens. Both were employed in Bangor.
| Mr.. Stevens died several weeks, and Mr..
Bachelor "Wednesday of typhoid fever.
Estbsr Carter Perley.
Esther Cxfter Perley, the wife of John
Pcrley, Esq, died at her home In Unity, Oc-
| tober 81, 1889, in the seventy-sixth wear of
her age She was a sister of DIR. Thomas A,
Foster Of Portland.
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WHAT THEY WILL ASSERT.
The Defence Of the Men on Trial for
Cronin's Murder.

CHICAGO, November 1.-THE lawyers for
the prisoners in the Cronin case are uncom-
municative as to what their defence will be.
1t is understood, however, that they will
prove alibis. Burke's defence will be that
he hired the Carlson cottage for Patrick
Cooney, not knowing what it was to be used
for. BE will prove by several witnesses
that he was in the town of Lake on the night
OF the murder. Kunze will deny everything.
Beggs will have nothing to say. The state
introduced no evidence connecting him with
the conspiracy to murder DR.. Cronin.
OSullivan and Coughlin have witnesses to
prove that they were not near the Carlson
cottage on the night of the murder.
The News says; From a conversation
with the lawyers for the state in the Cronin
case, it is learned that they all feel that a
good case has been presented to the jury SO
far, one without material flaw, and which
bore strongly against all five of the accused.
Counting on his fingers, Judge Longe-
necker volunteered the information that
there were five men at large who should
have been co-defendants with Burke and his
fellow prisoners. j. b. Simons, Pat Cooney
and the man who drove DR.. Cronin to the
cottage were admitted as three. The prose-
cution would not say what connection with
the case the other two may have had.
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nIIsCHLLANR0Us.
To Users of
Royal Baking Powder.

The public is warned against the
stories and so-called kitchen tests of
travelling baking powder agents. The
alleged tests are dishonest tricks
and the stories are false, their object
being to injure the reputation ofthe
Royal Baking Powder, and intro
duce an inferior article in its place.
The market is full of cheaply
made baking powders, many ofthem
composed of alum, the proprietors
of which scruple at no trick, false
hood or illegitimate scheme, in the
effort to sell them to consumers.
Housekeepers will not need the
tests of baking powder itinerants to
teach them as to the qualities of
baking powder, as they are already
fully assured of the great superiority
of the Royal Baking Powder in
strength, purity and wholesomeness
by the best of all tests, the test of
their own long, practical use of it
IN the preparation of the daily food.
Protection from alum bakingpow-
ders can be had only by declining
to accept any substitute for the
Royal Baking Powder. Experience
has proved this powder of the high
est usefulness, and the Government
tests have established it as the pur-
est, strongest and most wholesome
baking powder in the world.
oc2b d1aw4wF
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THE LAST OF THE APOSTLES.
A Companion Of Garrison In Ante
Reilum Days Dying.

New YORK. November 14-The last re-
naming member of that wonderful band of
humanitarian agitators which the genius of
William Lloyd Garrison gathered together
over half a century ago for the overthrow of
slavery in this country, is dying In compara-
tive poverty in Brooklyn. The last one of
the Twelve Emancipation Apostles" is him
self soon to be emancipated from the cares
and sorrows Of this world.
At well known medicinal bath institution
on Columbia Heights, in Brooklyn, Oliver
age, having been born within the first decade
of the present century, and it will not be
hard or trying for him to step into the great
beyond, where the famous comrades are
awaiting him.
Oliver johnson is we'll known to the elder
members of the present generation of met
ropolitan journalists as editor OF the Weekly
Tribune and associate editor OF the Inde-
pendent. He is native of Vermont, hav-
ing been born in the village of Peacham. in
that State, December 27, 1909. He was first
apprenticed to the Watchman at Montpelier,
Vt, but in 1881 had the temerity to begin the
publication on his own account of weekly
paper In Boston, known as the Christian
Soldier. He was but four years younger
than William Lloyd Garrison, and his paper
was established but a week later than Garri-
sons famous Liberator.
He saw at that time as means of redemp-
tion for the slaves only the idea of COLOMBIA
tion of the negroes in Africa He was zeal
evils of slavery, and 1t is small wonder that
Garrison was soon able to draw him. with
what talents he possessed, into his own
field of operations.
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FROM THE LIME KtLNS.
Facts States In the Report Of the
Deputy Labor Commissioner.
Especial to the Press.1

RocKLAND, November 14.-Deputy Labor
Commissioner L. K.ICampbell has completed
his report on the lime industry of Maine and
forwarded it to Labor Commissioner Math
ews at Augusta. A PRESS correspondent in
terviewed Mr.. Campbell and learned the fol-
lowing important facts;
The business of lime manufacturing. in
Maine is confined to Knox county exclusive
ly, with the exception of one patent and eight
old fashioned kilns In Lincolnyille. Waldo
county. In this county Rockland, Thomas
ton and Rockport are the important manu-
featuring centres, in the order named. War
rem the past year has joined the procession.
In this county in 1888 were 92 patent kilns,
but this number has been increased material
ly this year, Thomaston parties having erec-
ted Bine this summer of an entirely new
pattern. The Knox county kilns consume
$1,000 cords of wood yearly and produce L.
100000 casks OF lime, OF the wood burned q
large share Is received from the Provinces.
the custom house records showing the receipt
at this port alone last year of 52,ll3 cords Of
wood, worth S195,648.f5 from our English
| cousins. The foreign wood boat arrivals at
| this port In 1888 were 604.
To make casks to contain the county out
| put of lime 400 coopers are employed, while
| about the kilns employment is furnished 644
| men. A feet of 275 vessels employing 800
men freight the lime to the various Atlautic
ports.
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LAW AND A SEWER.
kickers In Auburn who Threaten to
Raise a Legal Question.
special to the Press. |


AUBURN, November 14.-Chapter 2S5 Of the
Public Laws Of 1889 makes it the duty Of the
municipal officers of any city or town WHEN
sewer is completed to determine what lots
or parcels Of land are benefited thereby, and
assess against the owners Of such land
sum not exceeding the benefit received tow
ards defraying the expenses of building the
sewer. The municipal officers have assessed
the benefits due the abutters upon three
sewers completed during the present NUM-
cipal year, and have yled record Of the as
sessment with the city clerk. Notices are
being sent to the parties assessed, and a
hearing is to be given the "kickers" on the
Goth inst. There is no doubt that the kick
ers will be majority of those assessed.
Some announce that they will fight the mat
ter to the bitter end, and an attorney here
told me that he believed the section of the
law which makes the report of board Of
referees conclusive between the parties, thus
depriving the aggrieyed party of the right to
appeal to the courts, to be unconstitutional
and invalid. Some interesting DEVELOPMENTS
may result
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PRICE Sc A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

grade the road this fall. In the spring, as
SON as the weather permits the road will be
finished and the cars will commence running.
The stockholders Of the Somerset railroad
had their annual meeting at the office Of the
company in Oakland. An increase Of 10 per
was shown by the treasurer's report. The
president announced that work on the exten-
sion OF the road was progressing finely, al
though the bridge company were few weeks
behind time in erecting the bridge across the
kennebec at Carratunk falls. The following
year: Directors, F. w. Hill, Exeter; A. J.
LlpDey, Embden: B. P. j. Weston, Madison;
J9hn nc Aver and William Aver, Oakland; r.
". Dunn. Z. f. Webb and w. M. Dunn,
Materyille; Omar Clark, Carratunk; Stan
Cal. president, John Aver; clerk and treas,
uier, A. X. Small; superintendent, w. M.
Aver; auditor, John b. Bradbury.
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DIGGING FOR TREASURE.
Modern disciples Of Captain Kidd
Reveal Their Hiding Places.
Especial to the Press.l


RocKLAND, November 14.-Deputy Sheriff
]. W. Gray arrived from Viualhaven today
with the three prisoners charged with the
commission OF the various burglaries in
North Haven and vicinity. The men are
John E. Davis and Fred E. Dyer of Gardiner,
and Elisha Thayer of North Haven. Dyer
was the first arrested and peached on the
others. A hearing was held before Trial
Justice Kittredge at Vinalhaven yesterday.
Dyer was detained as siLs ess and the other
two bound over to the December term of
court. After the hearing Thayer and Davis
confessed their crime and gave the officers
the location of their various hiding places,
since which time there has been much profit
able digging on the part of the officers. Sew
eral hundred dollars worth of silver was
excavated from the sand at Bartlett's Har-
Dor. A barrel of valuable articles was
found on lonely Dog Fish island, while other
neighboring isles of the sea have been equal
ly prolific. Some Of the articles evidently
came from places further up the Penobscot
river, showing that the field of this gangs
operations has been wider than at first sup
posed. They ale now implicated in six bur.
glaries and other minor offences. Deputy
Sheriff Gray did fine piece of detective work
in this affair and has put quietus on dan.
ger0uS crew.
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RIVAL COURTS AND sHERiFFs.
The Result Of the Silver Bow Middle
In Montana.

HELENA. Mont, November 14.-The elec-
tion muddle in Silver Bow county is grow.
ing worse daily. Tuesday Judge De Wolfe
retired from Office and Mediation, the Demo.
crat elected by the counting of the Tunnel
Precinct, took the chair. He recognized as
sheriff of the county Sullivan, the Demo
cratic candidate, whose case was analogous
to his own. Lloyd, the old sheriff and Re
publican candidate at the last election, re-
fused to surrender the keys Of the office and
jail to Sullivan.
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The vo+e Of the Buckeye state.

COLUMBUS, ohio, November 14.--The Off
cial count OF tn. election for governor was
Campbell (Dema 679, ,424; Foraker (Rep,),
66S,55l. Campbelfs plurality is 1888. Hell
gets 26,504.
COLUMBUS, Novembe 1.-THE Secretary
last election. Campbells majority is 10. SIS.
Lampson, the Republican candidate Tor
lieutenant governor, has ia Majority of Al.
The remaining Republican Candidates were
elected by majorities ranging 10 to 44OO.
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OFFICIAL COUNT NECESSARY
To Tell the Story of the Election fol-
Lieutenant Governor In Iowa

DUBUQUE, Ia, November 14.-Returns of
the official couut in the late election have
been received by various papers. A special
to the Herald says that owingto TO evident err
rors in telegraphing the returns it will take
the official canvass by the executive board
Of the state to decide who is elected lieuten-
ant governor. Boies. for governor, has 1890
plurality. The rest of the state ticket Is Re-
puolcan. In the senate the Republicans
claim ak majority. The Democrats say two
of,the sx are Independents. There is no
ffo --~>-~S - -
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COLLEGE AcRlcuLTURIsTs
Important Questions for Farmers
Discussed by Them Yesterday.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.-THE relation of az
riculsural colleges and.stations to agricultur-
al fairs and farmers institutes was earnestly
discussed at today's session of the Associa-
tion Of American Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations. The Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture spoke
strongly in favor of sending
out speakers from the colleges and stations
to address farmers meetings. The general
sentiment of the convention was that sta
tions should exhibit their work at state fairs,
but should not contend for premiums. Farm
ers' institutes were heartily endorsed. Capt
Pratt Of the Carlisle Industrial School was
introduced and stated that the Indian boys
connected with his school earned S12,-
600 by manual labor on farms and elsewhere
during the past year.
DR.. Eggleston in behalf of the American
Forestry Association, urged the co operation
OF the stations in teaching the farmer the
Importance of true culture. The conveIl-
tiOn favored the adoption of uniform tests of
dairy products according to the rules pre-
sented by the official agricultural chemists.
These officers were chosen for the ensuing
year:
nPresident-J. H. Smart, Purdue University, In
Vice President-President NJ. e. Gates, Rutgers
College, New Jersey.
Secretary and Treasurer-Director Fl, p Arms
By, Pennsylvania State College Experimental
Chairman Executive Committee-Presideut II.
Z. Alvord, Maryland Agricultural College.
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Two State college Graduates.
RAILROAD MATTERS,


work on the grading Of the Kennebec Cen.
tr.l railroad to Togus Is progressing finely.
lie iirst mile, beginning at Randolph, is
a,out tne same as done. The second mile Is
over half done. The third and fourth miles,
yhich were sub-let, are also well along, the
.ouTth mile being nearly completed. There
seems to be no doubt but that the grading
VIII be completed by the first of January.
Several culyerts have been saved by making
new channel for the brook which the road
follows. 1t Is not intended TO do more than