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The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
MAINE's PucILIsT
Manners Througn Fifteen Rounds
TO a Draw " Ith McAulIffe.

Boston, December 5.-The 10 round glove
fight for purse of $1,000, the winner to take
all, between Mike DAILY Of Bangor, and Jack
McAuliffe Of New York, light weights, at
the rooms of the Cribb Club tonight resulted
In draw. McAuliff. was the heavier,
weighing LA to Days 199. Con McA9llffe
GIlks seconded DAILY. The fight was
announced to begin at $50, but there was a
long wrangle over the articles OF agreement
and 1t was after IL when the men entered
the ring. From the first, MeAuliffe landed
DAILY acted on the defensive most of
the time. In the second round
DAILY got in terrific right handler on Nc
Auliffe's wind that nearly took him of his
feet, but McAuliffe replied with a blow that
McAuliffe worked DAILY into his own corner
and dealt him hot ones, first with his left,
then his right, landing on Days jaw. In
the fourth aud fifth DAILY was caught off his
guard and received severe blows on the jaw.
In the sixth, McAuliffe felnted with his
right and swinging suddenly, putting his
left with terrific force on Days chin, nearly
lifting him of his feet. In the seventh,
there was some close ln-hghting,
but mostly to McAulitfe's advantage. In the
eighth. DAILY got in his second telling blow.
landing on McAuliffe's nose but drawing no
blood. In the moth, McAuliffe caught
Daily on the jaw with his right, staggering
him but DAILY recovered end got in swing
ing cut on McAuliffe's mouth that swelled
his upper lip.
In the next four rounds McAuliffe did all
the leading and Days blows were wild:
McAuliffe countered all Daly's blows and
sh0wered blow after blow upon him in
several instances nearly knocking him over
the ropes. In the 14th and 18th rounds Daily
appeared somewhat groggy but kept gamely
at work, and when time was called the
referee declared the contest a draw. Joe
Lannon acted as final referee.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
CHRISTIAN WORK.
Yesterdays Meetings Underline Aus.
pices of the Evangelical sAIliance.

BosToN, December 5.-The second days
session of the Christian Conference under
the auspices of the Evangelical Alliance of
the United States, being held in fremont
Temple, was devoted to the enlargement of
topics presented OF. the first day.
Eminent speakers were again upon the
platform, and there was also discussion of
some of the themes from the floor.
Christian cooperation in awakening and
directing the moral sentiment of commune
Rev. Moses d. H0ge, ID. D., of Richmond,
Va. The speaker was not one of thJse who
believed the world growing worse, though
he would admit it was doing so in places.
There was need OF work everywhere to raise
the standard of political and commercial
integrity, the reconciliation of facts and
creeds, the settlement of the conflict in the
line of labor and capital, the arrest of Sab
bath dissertation, and the development OF in
ternational law with view to the settle
ment of questions by arbitration rather than
war.
Archdeacon Alexander Smith, ID. D., of
New York, said one of the first things to be
overcome was the religious indifference Of a
large proportion of the better class of people.
1t is time to come out into cooperative
methods, to appreciate new conditions Of
civilization and to act together.
Rev. DR.. Washburn, formerly of Robert
College, now of ConstantinOple, spoke of the
need of cooperation ill the East.
A discussion of the subject by several of
the delegates followed until the noon recess
was taken.
Christian cooperation in relation to moral
legislation was the topic Of the afternoon s
discussion. The evils of the lobby in legis-
lative bodies, the danger of the saloon and
the need of more stringent Sunday and di.
vorce laws were some OF the silent points OF
the subject.
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EMIa PASHA PERHAPS FATALLY HURT.
A Fall From a Window After Yesrs ef
Daily Peril.
The Great Travellers Skull Fractured
His Death Expected.
A Sad sequel to the triumphant AS
rival at Bagamoyo.

LONDON, December "a despatch from
Zanzibar announces that Emin Pasha has
met with probably fatal accident. Being
near sighted he walked out OF window by
mistake and fell on his head. fracturlng his
skull. He now lies at Bagamoyo in criti-
cal condition. All the doctors have no hope
except Stanley's physician who Is hopeful Of
saving Emin's life, but says that he cannot
be moved for at least 10 days.
A later despatch from Zanzibar says
Emin misjudged the height Of the balcony
parapet, overbalanced himself and fell dis
tance of 20 feet When hs was found his
right eye was closed and blood was issuing
from his ears. The body was terribly
bruised.
Stanley, Emln Pasha and Capt. Casati
were met by Major Wissmann at Atom, on
Kinghani river Tuesday. The occasion was
duly celebrated. Major Wissmann provided
horses and Stanley and Emin made trIuEl-
phal entry Into Bagamoyo at IL O'Clock, We'd
nesday morning. The town was profusely
decorated. Stanley will arrive at Zanzibar
Thursday on board the Sperber. Emin's pe0-
pie will come on the British man-Of-war.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
RECESS APPOINTMENTS.
Among Them that OF Wakefield c.
Frye to be Consul at halifax,

WASHINGTON, December 5.-The Presi-
dent today sent the following recess nomina-
tions to the Senate:
John G. II. Pitkin of louisiana to be Minister
to the Argentine Republic.
- Thomas ii. Anderson of Ohio. TO be Minister to
Frederick Douglass of the District OF Columbia,
to be Minister to Hayti.
A. LOuden Snowden OF pennsylvania, TO De
Minister to Roumania, Seryia and Greece.
William B. Sarsby of Mississippi, to lie Consul
to Ecuador.
General at Cairo.
Charles L. Knappe of New York, at Montreal /;
Oliver II. Dockery of North Carolina, at Rio de
Janiero: wakefield G. Frye of Maine, at Halifax /;
Frank II. Mason of Ohio, At Frankfort on Main ;
Zachary 7. Sweeney of Indiana, at Constantine
pie: John Martin Crawford of Ohio, at st. Peters
burg III Joseph A. Leonard of Minnesota, at Shang-
hal: Augustus w. Bourne of Rhode Island, at
Rome; Henry W. Severance of California, at
Honolulu; Warner z. Sutton Of Michigan, at
Nuero Laredo.
TO be Secretaries of Legations-Arthur W.
Barrett of Massachusetts,, at Venezuela VIM. T.
Tice Of Ma assachusetts. at Leghorni John A. Tib-
belts of Connecticut, at Bradford Edward A.
Dimick Of Massachusetts,, at Barbados
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
GEN ERAl N EWS.

A fire in the car works at Pullman, ILL.,,
did 100000 damage Wednesday night.
Henry Carleton, who murdered policeman
Brennan, was hanged in the Tombs yester-
day.
The steel ship King Robert, of Glasgow,
Scotland, has been abandoned at sea, on
fire.
Three men were fatally burned by an ex-
plosi0n in the Sligo Rolling Mills at Pitts
burg.
United States ship Enterprise has been de-
tailed to bring the remains OF ex-Minister
Pendleton to this country.
A company of New York men is said to be
ready 10 build the Cape Cod Ship Canal and
is trying to secure the present charter.
The City OF Boston will give $1,000 to the
family of each Of the men killed in the re-
cent fire in that city.
A trust among the rag paper manufactur-
ers Is the latest of such organizations TO be
announced. There are over 1000 OF these
concerns in the United States.
A row among drunken negroes at Lumber
ton, S. G., Monday night, ended in the xii
ling of three Of the participants. A sherif's
posse is hunting for the guilty parties.
At attempt at wholesale Jail delivery was
discovered at Duluth, Minn., Wednesday
night. The plan of the prisoners was to cut
their way out aud murder the officers II they
resisted the flight.
Mrs. Olive K. Friend, Mrs. Emily Howard,
Orrin Halstead and George Halstead, the re.
naming electric sugar swindlers, pleaded
guilty to grand larceny yesterday, and wert
remanded for sentence.
At Butler, Mo-, Tuesday, Deouty United
States Marshal j. p. Willis attempt
ed to arrest Pierce Morgan. moonshiner
Both men drew their revoly yers, and the
shooting resulted in the death Of both.
The hanging of the murderer Carleton, In
New York yesterday, Is the last execution
bv that method which the law Of the STATE
will allow. Already preparations have beer
made for the first execution by electricity.
The coroner's jury in the case Of the Min
neapolis.fre.fndlthatt the owners ofthe build
| ing were morally. IL not legally, responsible
| for the loss of life. Regulations are rec
commended to prevent recurrence Of thu
dieastar
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
AUSTRIA AND THE CORRESPONDENTS.
An Intimatlon That They Must Write
No More war Fiction.
Military Force Necessary to Combat
Slavery in Africa.
Europeans Not Anxious to Undertake
So Great a Task.

LONDON, December 5.-Several London
journals have received private remonstrances
from the representatives of the Austrian
government in England to the effect that Sc
rious exceptions are taken to the matter pub
lished by them from their Vienna CORES
pondents. These latter it is claimed are
continually prophesying speedy war in the
southeast, and seemingly in such a manner
as If they strongly hoped it would occur.
Every movement of troops on the Gallician
frontier and every increase Of force there
either of Austrian or Russian armies is sent
to London at once as a sure indication of i'm
pending hostilities, and often to the serious
disturbance of commercial values. A deli
cate hint has been given that unless the SEN
sation mongering does not cease the said cor
respondents will find facilities for obtaining
really important news withdrawn from them
when such events occur.
1t is significant fact that gathering for
pr0fessedly philanthrophic purposes has
proclaimed to the world that it sees no meth
cd of obtaining its ends except by the en-
ployment of force. The Brussels Anti-Sla-
very Conference. proposes, to embarrass if
not destroy the African slave trade by eS-
tablishing chain of military posts within
supporting distance of each other across the
lines OF march Of the traders, the posts to
contain sufficient force to successfully re-
sist any number of assailants likely to be
brought against them.
The cost of sufficient number Of such sta
tiOns. would of course, be enormous, and the
probability is that no European nation ex-
cept England has more money than is need
ed to provide for its own defense. Cardinal
Lavigerie's pet scheme has not very prom
Using outlook. Singularly enough the anti
slavery feeling in England is not nearly so
strong. as 1t was 30 years ago, trade having
proved stronger than sentiment and Man
chester and Birmingham more influential
than Exeter Hall.
The boldness of the raids around Suakim
indicates that the Baggaras feel strong
enough to encounter the forces within the
town, and the latter it seems do not venture
forth for fear of being amhushed. Any fu-
ture war will be simply one of extermina-
tion, word having gone forth among the
tribes to give no quarter. The torture and
murder of the Mahdi's messenger TO Emin
has aroused the natives to pitch of fury
that precludes any peace henceforward. and
it is to be feared that the fringe Of ciyiliza-
tion surrounding the great continent will
soon be narrower than ever. England and
Italy know what the cost of warfare is in
Africa, and the people of both countries will
protest against any campaign into the inte-
riOr,
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
YESTERDAYS FIRES.
Burning of the MonongaheIa House
at Pittsburg, Pa.

PITLsBURG, Pa, December 5.-The Mo-
nongahela House. one of the Oldest and best
known hotels in the country, is burning.
The flames are going up the elevator shaft,
and it looks as if the entire square would go.
The building is bounded by Smithfeld and
Water streets and First avenue. The three
hundred guests have been gotten out safely.
The fire, it is said, originated in the engine
room, at the foot of the elevator. A porter
attempted to extinguish the flames with a
Babcock, and the fire gained considerable
headway before the department was called
out. A general alarm has been turned in. 1t
Is certain that the damage will be very heavy
If, indeed, the building is not totally de-
stroyed, which, at this writing-1.15-ap-
pears very probable. During the excitement
several persons were reported to be missing
and two firemen were said to have been in
jured.
Two Lives Lost.
EAST TAwAs. Mich, December 1.-The
Miner House took fire this morning. Prompt
work on the part of the firemen saved the
west portion of the hotel, but the rest was
destroyed. Two charred bodies were found
in the ruins, and it is supposed that one is
that of Ed Rooney the clerk. but it is not
known whose body the other is. Five men
were also hurt in fighting the flames.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
HELPED HIMSELF AND FLED.
Cashier SIIcott a Candidate for the
ATTORNEY Generals Prisons.

WASHINGTON, December 5-From present
appearances G. E. Silcott. cashier of the SER
geant-at-arms of the House of Representa-
tives. has fled, carrying off funds entrusted
to his care. The sSpeaker laid before the
House communication from J. P. Leedom.
late sergeant-at-arms of the House, directed
to the Speaker. informing him of Cashier
Silcott's defalcation. whereupon the House
adopted a resolution authorizing the Speaker
to appointa select committee to examine the
accounts of the office of sergeant-at-arms
and report thereon to the House. The COM
mittee, who has authority to administer
oathsandt to report In which or In part at any
time, was appointed by the Speaker as fol-
lows: Messrs. Adams, Stewart of Vermont,
Payne, Reed Of Iowa, Holman, Blount and
During the afternoon the employees of the
sergeant-at-arms' Office were busy going over
the books. A statement secured from the
treasury shows that last week Silcott in
three days drew Sl33, IS from the depart
ment. Out Of this considerable amount
was paid to members, and some was turned
over to the paying teller to meet current
needs. The exact balance missing, accord
ing to the books, Is s71.S59.96. But num-
Der of representatives were in the habit of
geant-at-arms. What these losses are has
| not yet been ascertained. Inquiry at some
| Of the banks this afternoon developed the
| fact that Silcott was paid $4,000 in notes at
| the National Metropolitan Bank Saturday.
| There are also rumors that he overdrew his
| account elsewhere, but the banks fail to say
| anything confirming the stories afioat here
| of extraordinary living and rash speculation
| by the deiaulter. Later information says
that the paying teller's funds, although in
| the safe where Silcott kept his money were
protected by separate lock and steel door.
Silcott is under bonds In the sum Of $4,000,
his sureties numbering Is persons.
| There Is, however, an indemnity bond,
given 10 the sergeant-at-arms and Mr.. Iced
ON, who by himself bonded in the sum of
$4,000 is directly responsible for the short
age.
oicott came from Youngstown, Ohio. His
/ downfall is due to horse racing and a French
| Canadian woman named Louise Barrett,
who has probably accompanied him in his
flight The government loses nothing, as
his sureties will be obliged to make the loss
good. There Is some talk among the men,
/ bers of pressing bill for the immediate re-
lief of members, whose money was taken by
Silcott. Several members hold that this can
| not be done. Silcott leaves wife and three
children behind. Mr.. Boutelle Of Maine
i loses $500.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
TO BRAND Him AS A SPY.
The Trianele's Alleged Plans to
BIacken .Cronin's Memory.

CHICAGO, December Sin the Cronin
case this morning, Mr.. Byrnes, counsel for
the prosecution, took up his argument to the
jury. All possible safeguards, said he. had
been thrown by law around the rights Of
men accused of crime. Hearsay testimony
had been excluded and the strictest rules
had been laid down defining the limits of the
evidence which might be addressed against
man. All this had been done in order that
it might not be possible that man be ac-
cused behind his back, tried behind his
back, killed first and accused afterward.
There is no doubt but that the plan of the
triangle was to have the doctors clothes sent
to England where they would be found and
then the triangle could point this out to their
dupes and say, "Ha; he was a British spy
and went to England to testify against Par
nell in the London Times case"
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

1t is stated that Henry NJ. Stanley has sold
his forthcoming book for 100000.
A United States war vessel will bring
home the remains Of the late Hon. George
II. Pendleton.
Mrs. Seth L. Milliken Of Belfast gave a
quail supper to her friends before leaving
fer Washington. The birds were sent from
Washington.
Frederick Laughton, Esq, Of :BangOr, the
lawyer, lumberman and street railway mag
nate, went to Texas few weeks ago and
was thus described in Texas paper: "He Is
| built somewhat on the style Of Grover Cleve-
| land, is about the ex-presdenps age and
| takes his politics as Grover dOes-democratic
straight. He is very popular man in east
ern Maine and number OF years ago aston
ming for mayor of Bangor on the Democrat
ie ticket and being elected. 1t was the first
time such thing has happened since 1856,
and 1t has happened but once since"
The Catholic pilgrimage to the Holy Land,
which was organized and managed by
George Fade, and which set out In the be-
ginning of this year has given an impetus to
this form of travel among the various great
religious bodies in the United States. Many
Of the great Protestant divisions Of the
American church are talking OF following
the example. The Baptists are already max
ing preparations. The Rev. DR.. Robert b.
Hull pastor Of the Greenwood Baptist
church, No. AS Ninth street, Brooklyn, In
conjunction with Mr.. FADE, has so far per
fected all plans for the journey that ALREADY
more than fifty prominent elergymen and
laymen have.spaid the necessary deposit Oi
$50 to secure membership. Like the Roman
Catholic pilgrimage. the Bapnsts will sci
out in two sections, the first leaving New
York on March 26 Of next year. They will
20 nrst TO Italy. All that Is worth seeing in
Egypt VIII be inspected, and next the Holy
Land VIII De reached, the arrival at JANA
being timed for April %. They will drive In
carriages from there to Jerusalem. AFTER
| quitting the Holy City other historic spots
| will be explored. The more picturesque
| spots in the various European countries VIII
be visited on the retdrn journey. Manager
Eade win charge each pilgrim So2o Tor the
| trim
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
THE STATE


kENNEBEC COUNTY.
The clerks of the valuation commission
Lincoln; Frank A. Creamer of Waldoboro.
for Knox. Aubrey L. Eastman of Fort Fair
field, for Aroostook; Fred A. Hobart Of
Pembroke, for Washington; J. Herbert
Maxwell Of Sabattqs. for !Andhroscoggin; ;
S. A. Holden Of Eden. for Hancock; F. w.
johnson of Wilton, for Franklin; E. II.
Wheeler OF Gardiner. for Kennebec; Frank
E. Guernsey of Dover, for Piscataquis !;
Frank l.. Plummer of Waterville, for Somer-
set.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
In the gale of Thursday. last, while the
steamer Seben0a, of the Maine Central fer
ry, was on her way down the bay from
Mount Desert ferry about 130 p. M, just as
she was off the lower end of Bar Island, the
to get under the lee of the Sheep Porcupine,
but failed, and the steamer drifted sideways
across the harbor entrance to the easterly
end of Bar Island. Fortunately she sue
ceeded in clearing the point and anchored
behind the island. The steamer Cimbria, of
to seek shelter during the gale, was tele-
phoned for, and at about $3.50 she reached
the Sebenoa, took off her passengers, and
carried them to Bar Harbor., She then went
to Mount Desert Ferry with the passengers
and mails for the afternoon train, and went
down in place of the Sebenoa Friday MORN
ing. The disabled steamer was afterwards
run into the upper Larbor, above the bar.
The Silver Star took the Sebenoa's place for
short time, until repairs could be made.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. E. A. Flanders has already stated up
a portion of his new woolen mill at Dexter,
and 1t will all be in operation this month.
Mr.. w. Z. Page was kicked by vicious
horse at the Katahdin Iron Works recently.
Mr. Pages leg was broken and had to be am
putated.
WALDO COUNTY.
The fire in Boston reached even Searsport,
the shoe factory there having about $1,000
worth Of unsold shoes at No. II Bedford
street. No insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
volIeys from the Folly.

BALTIMORE, December 5.-Driven from
the Hog Island flats, in the Potomac river,
by the Virginia police boats, the illegal
dredging craft are now scraping the private
beds in Chester river and other tributaries
% er G Clark in charge D OF the IS police % sebooner
Folly, surprised seven of the vessels at work
at Sandy Point; all of them, however, show
ed their heels to the police boat excepting
the schooner Mary Parker, which was the
last to move. The vessel was captured after
or more were fired from the State boat and
six rounds from a 12-pound howitzer, split
ting the Sails Of the dredger. but doing no
serious damage. The vessel was taken to
Annapolis and the captain held in bail.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-06
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Large number of wild cat" insurance
schemes are reported to be besieging the In
surance department at Augusta.
Mrs. ii. A. Small of Fairfield, recently
found railroad bond Of $500 which has
been laid away In an old book for the past
10 years and which she had forgotten all
about. Whether this book was the Bible de-
ponent sayeth not.
In 1910, just 40 years ago, the bark WIN. o.
Alden, sailed from Belfast for the golden
shores Of California. Last December Mr..
sengers, called together the survivors aud a
pleasant reunion was the result. This year
they all meet again.
A queer complication has arisen over the
act Of the last legislature setting OFF part
OF Drew plantation into Reed plantation.
The formcf Is In Penobscot county and the
latter In Aroostook. The Mastawamkeag
islature being intended to make the line Of
river the county line. But the act changing
the boundaries of the plantations did not
state specifically, that, thereby. the county
Was 1t changed? The six county commits
sioners don't know, and the lawyers disa-
gree.
The fact that "pInkey" fisherman Is
said to be on the stocks at Boothbay leads
the Belfast Journal TO this reflections: This
recalls a conversation some years ago in
Stockton on these formerly numerous craft.
Une member OF the party suddenly put the
question: Did you ever see pinkey build
ingY and all hands agreed that they never
had. Tne idea seemed to be that the pink
ey 'growed' like Topsy, and was not built
like other vessels. The writer, however,
once saw, when very small boy, a pinkey
in the course OF construction in mans door
yard somewhere on the stage road between
Ellsworth and Machias, and 10 or II miles
from salt water. Can any of our readers
throw further light on the pinkey?"
Lorenzo ID. Carter OF Warren. who died
last week, was one Of the most remarkable
cOlored men in Maine. To begin with, he
was an active Methodist. and also an active
Democratic politician, a combination quite
remarkable Tor a negro. Many years ago he
came to Thomaston as cook In a vessel.
During the early part Of his life there he
went as cook on many Of the vessels built at
Thomastop until the late war when the YES
| sci he was in was taken by a privateer,
| Captain Watts Of ThOmaston being the
| master. The vessel was burned and the
| crew cared for In due time. Mr.. Carter be-
| ing the only colored man on board had some
| doubts as to his disposal, and has often told
i Of the taking Of the vessel and that ne we 5
i so frightened that he almost turned white
| Many liked to hear him relate the stories OF
his life, as he gathered the crowds around
| him wherever he went. He was great fa-
| vorite with many Of the Thomaston people,
| particularly the sea captains, and he never
| suffered for the things he needed OF late
| he has passed his time In gathering various
herbs and berries in their season. He was
thought to be about 100 years old at the time
| OF his DEATH