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The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
TOOK TO THE WOODS.
Bangor Officers Catch a Thief who
Neatly Turns the Tables.

BANGOR, Me-, September 2S.-For some
time past quite large number of hides have
been missed from the tannery of Henry
Poor & Sons, at Lowell. The efforts made
to detect the thief or catch him in the act
proved Intellectual. The first of this week
Detective George w. Hartman, of this city
was put to work up the case, and he, in
company with Deputy Sheriff Strickland,
went up to Lowell to discover the culprit.
After considerable investigation they went
to the house of man named Peavey, who
was the one suspected and caught him in
the act of curing one Of the hides They
arrested him, and the detective was left in
charge while the deputy sheriff went for a
team. Peavey made some remark about
having to change his clothes if he was In
go with the officers, and asked if he could 90
into the other room to change his clothes.
This was allowed. When he got on the
other side of the door from the officer he
locked 1t, jumped out the window and
skipped for the woods. The officers pur-
sued, but have not yet captured the man.
who is an old hunter and familiar with The
woods,
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Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, September 28-Gen. Camp.
bell OF Kansas, who is spoken of as the pos
sible successor to Commissioner Tanner,
called on the President Saturday.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has is
sued an order abolishing the post Office al
Luyerne. Ala. Mr.. Bonese, a colored man,
was recently appointed postmaster and the
citizens showed their opposition to him by
boycotting him in every way and finally in
burning down the old building which he
had succeeded with great difficulty in secur.
ing for post office. In view of these facts
Mr.. Wanamaker decided that the 800 inhab-
itantS OF the place could 90 three miles for
their mail and do without post office facili-
ties for awhile.
Secretary of Agriculture Rusk has re-
turned to the city after an inspection of the
mills for the manufacture of sugar from sor-
ghum by the new process, which was lately
subsidized by Congress to encourage expert
ments. When asked If the cane diffusion
process had proved a success, Mr.: Rusk re-
plled, Il cannot say 1t has as yet"
The President Saturday appointed large
number Of postmasters. Those for Maine
are as follows: VIM. E. Hogan, Bath, vice
George II. Nichols. removed; Edward E.
CLARK, Biddeford, vice Timothy Shaw, Jr.,
removed; Eben Woodbury., Houlton, vice
A. Il. Page, removed; G. w. Folsom, Mon
son and A. b. Vihal, Vinal Haven.
Consul Allen of Kingston has telegraphed
to the Department of State that the English
war ship has returned from Navassa. bring
ing nine survivors of the riots, and reports
all confusion on the island.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Congressman Reed on montana,,

Congressman Reed, who is now speaking
for the Republican ticket in Montana ad.
dressed large audience in Helena on the
evening of September I'd. The Journal of
that city says this of the speech:
Everybody who heard Thomas b. Reed
the Maine congressman, at the Opera Honss
last night, felt after the first five minutes ss
though they would like to know him we'll
enough to call him "Tom," and To have MI, bis
more Intimate acquaintance. After he had
talked 10 minutes everyone felt as though
they did know him well enough for this.
Tom Reed is a great big fellow weighing
more than 200 pounds aud varying in height
from tve feet and eleven inches to nine feet
according to what he is saying. He has
great, big, broad baby face which smiles
when he Is pleasant and frowns when he is
angry, In way that carries everybody with
nlm. When he first begins to speak, one
ieels sure he is not in any sense an orator.
but long before he has finished, this opinion
Is conclusively reversed. He understands or
at least uses by instinct, all that gesture and
facial expression can lend to his words, and
he talks sense. Along with what he says
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
THE STATE.
ANpRosooaa1N COUNTY.

ANDisOSCOddlN COUNT1s
Twenty-three students In the new class Al
Nichols Latin School. Lewiston. Over
twenty graduated this year.
The Lisbon Falls Fibre Company finished
their dan. at Lisbon Falls, Friday at O'Clock.
1t Is considered by good judges, the best
wooden dam ever built In Maine. The An
droscoggin Water Power Company has
furnished most OF the lumber; 10 has taken
about 100000 feet.
canal at Lewiston Friday night and was
drowned.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
James Quarter Of Biddeford bought Of 4.
A. Buck Of New Gloucester the horse Kirk
wood that showed up so well In the races al
Cumberland Fair.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
w. @. FurnePs wooden mill at Wilton will
shut down for short time and he Will make
ecessary repairs on the mill and dam. The
Wilton Record says that Mr.. Furnel has
first class plant and takes pride inkeeping 10
In good repair.
A building owned by Bates College, In
FarmingtOn, has been indicted as a nuisance.
The building projects into the street.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The South Gardiner stage was struck by
Maine Central train Friday. The horses
were killed but the occupants jumped ont in
time to save their lives.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The report OF the inspector In the Bath
postofiee finds that Postmaster Nichos
violated the regulations by sending $500
worth Of stamps to Boston parties.
Dingley's Island Ice house near Bath with
1000 tons of ice, was destroyed by IRE
Wednesday evening. II was owned by Rob
ert Goddard.
Saturday afternoon the three-masted
schooner % III BROWN was launched nv Kel-
lev & Spear The vessel 10 a eentreboard
craft, 1872 feet long. 31-S feet beam and l6-e
feet deep with gross tonnage Of 105l.12.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
A plant for the manufacture OF Browns
Sarsaparilla which is owned In Bangor will
be established In Canada TO supply the trade
there and In England.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
FROM THE PACIFIC.
Admiral Kimberley on His Way Home
Samoan Affairs Quiet.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 29.-Steamer
Alameda from Sidney and Auckland, via
Samoa and Honolulu, arrived at noon. Ad-
miral Kimberly and staff who have been at
Apia for six months left there on the Ala
media and stopped at Honolulu. The ad-
miral was given an ovation at Honolulu.
The British man-of-war Caroline and a
Japanese man-of-war fired a salute upon his
arrival. He will remain at Honolulu short
time and then continue his journey to San
Francisco on the U. S. steamship Nipsic, the
repairs on that boat having been almost
completed She is expected to sail about
October 1st
An Apia special says: Commander
Woodward of the U. S. steamship Adams
has been ill since his arrival here. The
storeship Monongahela came from .PagO
Pago several weeks ago and loaded all the
guns and stores saved from the wrecke
ships Trenton and Vandalia. She leaves
here this week for Mare Island. Beside the
Adams and Monongahela, the only war vessel
stationed at Samoa is the German corvette
Sophie. The ship Sachem Is now unloading
coal at the United States coaling station.
The remains of Capt. Schoonmaker of the
Vandalia, drowned during the storm last
ludtCu VIII Uo bdh6u w auO. Ou luo
Monongahela The political situation re-
mains quiet"
Natalie in Belgrade.
BELGRADE, September 29-Ex-Queen Ma
talie arrived here today. Her presence was
She was received most enthusiastically by
the crowds that througed the streets through
which she passed. On private residences
and places of business throughout the city
flags were displayed in her honor.
Many Killed and Injured.
BERLIN, September 2S-An explosion oc-
Cured today in the Rhein-Prussen colliery
at Homburg-on-t Ten men were
killed and several were injured. Some of the
An explosion in the artillery laboratory at
Spandau today injured 10 men and AZ women.
Foreign Notes.
The coroner's jury in the Quebec disaster
have returned a verdict accusing the muni-
cipal and federal officers with gross and
culpabe neglect.
farmer named Morgan has been murder
ed and his father and sister wounded at
Restreow, Ireland, the result of Agrarian
troubles. A neghbor has been arrested on
NJ. Ferry attributes his defeat in the recent
French elections to violence, dishonesty and
corruption which disorganized the Republic
cans but which cannot last long.
The Turkish army is to be largely reduced
in order to equalize the budget.
The floods in Mexico are increasing. The
city of Lagos is partially inundated.
John Burns, the Socialist and labor agita-
tor, has sent e300 to Rotterdam to aid the
strikers.
The crew of the Spanish vessel captured
by the Riffans on the Morocco cast has been
released.
Gen. Boulanger in an address to the voters
of Montmartre says that the annulling of his
election was an act of brigandage.
President Carnot tells the members of the
commercial congress that the destinies of
Republican France are new assured.
1t is expected that speedy settlement of
through negotiations now pending between
the men and their employers.
Mr.. O'Connor has been reelected presi-
dent of the National League of Great
Britain
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
WAS HINCTON NEWS.
he Post Charges Civil Service Com
missloners with Violating theILaw.

WASHINGTON, September 29.-The Post
will tomorrow, publish an editorial in which
it charges the Civil Service Commissioners
with persistently violating the law and as
serts its ability to prove the charge before a
congressional investigating committee 1t
charges that three-fourths of the clerks en-
ployed by the commission are not required
to pass an examination. One clerk gave out
or sold examination papers and the matter
was brought to the attention of President
Cleveland by Commissioner Oberly, but
hushed up for reasons personal to Commits
sioner Lyman.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
MORE THAN A NlLLioN.
DefaIcation Discovered in the saby
Bonds of Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS, La, September 29-The
statement is made upon what appears to b.
good authority that Irregularities have been
discovered in what are known as the baby"
bonds. commencing with No. 100000 with
some slight irregularity previous to that
number Nearly all the baby bonds above
1927 900 are fraudulent. The state auditor
and treasurer will soon take up this branch
of the investigation. Attorney General
Rogers admits the baby bonds were abstract
ed or tampered with to the amount of
100000. According to Judge Rogers's fig
ures the defalcation already in sight will
reach more than $1,200,000.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Half a hundred MILLIONS.

CHICAGO, September 2S.-The expenditure
of $50. 900 900 by two English syndicates for
control of an extraordinary aggregate of in
completed in this city today. Levi Meyer, a
we'll known Chicago lawyer was one of the
agents in the great purchase, and to him was
left the matter of making public summary
of the transactions. 1t is part of the Lon
don corporation. headed by the present
paid 123 per cent per year for the last five
years. The deal embraces the chain of ele-
yators fromlthe Minnesota and Dakota wheat
districts to Chicago.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, September &C..
A. Pillsbury declares there is nothing in the
report that British capitalists, acting through
an agent in Chicago, have purchased the
Pillsbury mills here. He never heard of
Meyer, the alleged Chicago agent.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Bond Purchases.

WASHINGTON, September 2S.-The follow
ing is statement of United States bonds
purchased from August 8, 1887, to and in
Guiding September %, 1889: Amount pur-
chased of per cents, $50 ,947, 400; of AS,
$121. .036, 400; total, 500, 1888 800. Cost of Is,
$106, 235 906.03; of AIS, $130, ,853, ,2581I; total
237, 1889, l6414. Cost at maturity of As, S145,-
222O73; of 4s $137, ,3l3, 72O SO; total, S282 535,
1886 Saving of As, $38, 1856, 1867; OF AIS,
Sc, AGO, ,4625S total, S45, ,446, ,62955.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Public Library.

At the meeting of trustees held Saturday
this business was transacted
Hon. Marquis F. King was unanimously
elected q member OF the BOARD IN place OF
Hon. w. l.. Putnam. resigned.
The Misses Cummings, Miss Cloyes and
Miss Mcdonald were elected substitutes for
assistants in the library.
Thomas L. Talbot. Esq, was, appointed a
member of the committee OF administration
in place Of Judge Webb.
Mr. King was appointed member of the
Committed on finance in place of Mr.. Put
nam.
1t was voted to put fireplace in the base
ment for purposes of ventilation and heat
ing,
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a Amount payable in Boston

The last of the State Of Maine War Loan
IS, (S2,172,6OO) will mature Oct. 1st, of which
$1,O6O0OO registered are payable at the
treasurer's office, Augusta, and the balance
of S1,112.6OO coupon bonds will be paid
either at the Suffolk Bank or at Augusta.
The State will issue S7Os. 900 10 per cents Oct.
lst, had previously issued $1,676,OO0 June /,
to retire bonds then maturing.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30

this place to connection with the Knox &
Lincoln at Warren Station, distance of
about eight miles. In addition to this $25,-
900, about $4,000 has been raised in Union by
private subscription and the first assess
ment of five per cent is now being collected
This week Civil Engineer II. A. Hancox of
Worcester, Mass. with a corps of assistants
has commenced the survey, beginning at
Union Common, the northern terminus of
the road
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MAIN E..
Promising say Stallion Sold.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial TO the freSS.
LIvERMoRE FALLS, September 2S.-D. f.
Blunt, half owner of Macbeth, the promising
young stallion, today purchased the other
half of Granville Childs of Jay, for goodly
figure Macbeth is by Daniel Boone, dam by
a son of Toothtaker's Troublesome of Phil
lips. This horse was never in race until
at Canton during the fair week. He mas no
record, but trotted an exhibition half at Ev-
ergreen Park, Livermore Falls in 1.13a.
Macbeth is surely one of the promising
horses for speed of the season.
Another Burglary at RuckfieId.
Especial to the Press.]
BUcKFIELD. September 2S.-This morning
about o'clock the safe at the post Office was
badly wrecked by burglars without, howev-
er, securing anything. The burglars were
evidently alarmed by family being aroused
who lived in the upper part ofan adjoining
building.
Money for New Road.
UNION, September 2S.-It now looks to be
certainty that the Georges Valley Railroad
between Union and Warren is TO built as
soon as possible. The town of Union and
Union citizens almost exclusively will furn-
lsh all the money. In town meeting Union
has voted $4,000 for this road to run from
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Inc Amerlcan AssoclatIon.


The following was the result of the games
played by the American Association clubs
yesterday:
At MISUNDERSTANDING 8; Baltimores, 7.
AT Kansas City-Kansas Citys, o; Cincnnatis,
z.
At hiladelphia-Athletics, 2; Columbus. o.
At st. Louis-St. Louis. 2; Lonisvllles, 2. Game
called on account OF darkness at end OF 10th in
ming.
The'Atlantlc League.
The following games were played in the
Atlantic League yesterday:
At Worcesters- -Worcesters, 1s; Hartfords, 8.
Notes.
The Colbys defeated the Carrabassets at
Waterville Saturday by score of II to s.
AT Cumberland Mills, Saturday, the Pre-
sumpseots defeated the Murphy Balsam
team, IA to 9.
The New York syndicate representing the
Players Brotherhood has leased grounds for
a term of 10 years.
Chairman Spalding of the National League
is willing to meet the grievance committe of
the players.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Governor and Council.

At its recent meeting, the Governors
Council gave the petitioners for the pardon
OF Lewis E. Hopkins and James NJ. Lowell
leave to withdraw. A petition was received
from Sagadahoc county, asking for the ap-
pointment Of Llewel.yn G. Lewis Of Rich
mond, special constable to enforce the liquor
law. The Council adjourned to meet Oct. ~.
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flows sueh merciful and kind hearted ridi-
enle of those who might not believe IL that
everyone within sound Of his voice Is made
to see the thing as he does anu 10 Ieei as
sorry as he for the incredulous..
The Opera House was packed to suffoea-
tion long before the hour Of opening the
meeting and even women hung on the STAIRS
leading to the gallery and stood In tue
aisles.
Another paper says:
The Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Of Maine, de-
liyered an eloquent address at the opera
House last night on the political issues OF
the campaign. The audience was a large
and enthusiastic one. His exposition of the
tariff question was able and simple, and
should be read by every citizen Of the Terri
tory who is interested in Montana and her
resources. The speech can be found in full
on another page.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Good TempIar's Relief.

The Good Templars' Relief Association Of
Portland, was formed and incorporated Sep
tember 10, for the purpose Of atfording finan-
cial aid and benefit to its members. These
are the officers:
President-E. III. Brooks.
Secretary-Jas. Kennedy.
Treasurer-T. w. Burnhanl.
Executive Committee-E. ii. Brooks, Jas. A.
Kennedy, II. @. Hale and A. I. Marsh.
Membership will be conferred to members
Of the order of Good Templars Of Portland.
The regular meetings will be held the first
Saturday of each month.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
schooners in Collision.

FALMOUTH, Mass, September 2S.-Schoon-
ers Almeta Willie, of Thomaston, and Eliza
B. Emery, of New York, were in collision in
Vineyard Sound last night. The Willie car
red away her topmast and tore her spanker,
sustaining other injuries forward. The
Emery broke her jibboom, and ;was other
wise damaged. Both schooners male repairs
and proceeded.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Fire at Llverm ore Falls.

LIvERMoRE FALLS. September 29.-The
residence of Martin Bisbee, situated at N ort h
Livermore, burned today. Loss about $1,000;
insured for 5000.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30

The killed in the railroad accident at Pala-
tine Bridge, New York, early Saturday morn
Sadie Boyd, Westport, N. Y, Charles Frank
lin, porter Mr.. ana Mrs. w. III. Manning,
who were on their wedding Journey. were
fatally injured and died soon after the acci-
dent
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
Big Fire in Butte. Montana,

ST. PAUL, Mimi, September 29.-Fire, in
Butte, Montana, today. according to reports
thus far received by the Pioneer Press, was
brought under control after causing loss Of
about s., 100000. The fire started at noon.
A violent wind famed the flames into fury,
and an insufficient supply of water prevent
ed effective work.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
ENTRIES FOR THE GORHAM RACES.
some Of MaIne's Best Horses on the
List, and More yet to Come.
some Doubts of Nelson's Preseuos,
Record not Beaten at Mystic.
His Lot was the Common Lot Of Al
as the Track was Slow.

The free-for-all class did not dill, 80 q
2S2 class purse $500 and 2.42 class purse
for $50 are substituted. Entries for these
classes will close October 1st. at the Secrc-
tary's office on the grounds. Entries for the
three and four year colt classes not yet being
filed the time Is extended to Sept 30.
The following entries in the other classes
have been made:
3MINUTE cLAss-s100.
Il NJ. Wilson, Mayfiower.
O. p. uraffafn, Judge Fox.
@. II. Cook, Pride.
2.35 cLAss-PURsB $500.
ID. Hleber, Gray Bunker.
j. Scott Jordan, Gray Eagle.
II. p. Eox. Frank A.
II. II. Woodbury., II. ID. X.
r. A. Maxwell, Kite.
r. Linscott, Scipi0.
j. b. SanbOrn, Frisky.
Erving Rowe, A. II. Y.
Mahlon Jordan, Goldwood.
Thomas Sands, Edwin Ia
2.40 cLAss-rURsB $50.
James QUARTER, Klrkwood.
j. 8. Jordan, Bay Jim.
ID. Hieber, Gray Bunker.
Chas- Sawyer, Mead
II. fl. Woodbury., II. ID. X.
". Llnsc0tt, Scipi0.
j. B. SanbOrn, Frisky.
). QUARTER, Kate X.
Mahlon Jordan. Goldwood.
Erying Rowe, A. ii. Y.
Mahl0n Jordan, Guywo0d.
L. Leighton, Mary Ann.
ESQ cLAss-PURsB $3.50.
Il. f. Shaw, Bay Tom.
4. NJ. Wilson, Mayhower.
J. s. Jordan. Bay Jim.
9. Z; GRAHAM, Judge Fox.
q. II. Cook, Pride.
Two-YEAR-oLDs-rURsB s75.
+. ii. Morse, Glenbess.
j. +. Barrett, Prince Artemas.
Andrew Chute, Maggie r.
J. M. Studley. DIR. Tukesbury.
j. NJ. Floyd, Young Nelson.
MahlOn Jordan, Barbara Friechie.
Cornelius Connolly, Chedwick.
Thirteen carloads for the exhibition at
the Gorham fair arrived Saturday,
Sept. 28th, and several more are expected
today. The American Band, Howard s.
Babb, leader, Of Saccarappa, will furnish
excellent music during the fair. Interesting
games Of baseball will be played on the
grounds each forenoon Of the fair.
We learn from Mr.. ii. b. johnson, Presl-
deut OF the Fair Association, that II Is not
certain that Mr.. @. II. Nelson will bring his
stallion Nelson, although the trustees OF the
association have hopes Of his coming still.
but In any event ne will be represented By
several of his best horses.
1t Is expected that some Of the best neat
stock in the Stats will be exhibited on the
grounds during the fair.
The ladies Of the School street N. Il.
Parish are making extensive preparations
for serving meals on the grounds during the
fair.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-30
NELSON AND ALcRYoN FAIL.
Unsuccessful Attempts by the stall
lions to Break their Records.

BosToN, September 2s.--The largest crowd
Of the season saw the fourth and last days
racing for 1899, Of the New England Associ-
alton Of Trotting Horse Breeders, at Mystic
Park, Medford, yesterday, The racing
ranks with the best seen at that park this
year, and created an Immense amount Of
enthusiasm. The flly Helen NJ beat the
best previous 2-year-old New England re-
cord (her OWN, by nearly 2 seconds, doing
the mile In 2.2S. Both Nelson and Alcryon
failed In their attempts at record breaking.
and withdrew from the field with honors
even. Nelson made two ATTEMPTS with his
owner up and failed. The Jim Golden was
put up behind him and he succeeded In
driving him in Alta. amid loud applause.
Nelson broke on his first attempt to break
the record, and Alcryon broke on both at.
tempts. Alcryon's two miles were 2.172 and
21S7. OF the other trials against time, Pilot
Knox failed In an attempt to beat 2.I94.
doing In 2.22t. Westland failed In two at
tempts to beat 2.3i; Buzz failed to beat
2.403; Kittie 7. failed to beat z.3O2; Crom-
wood succeeded In beating 2.533. making the
mile In 40; Ira NJ. failed to beat 2.32A: Ar
rival, years old, beat ESQ by nine seconds;
Prince Artemus failed to beat 2.53; Dicta-
tor Chief failed to beat 2.2l4 In two attempts,
and Kantaka succeeded In beating 234f.
making the circuit In 23l3 The summaries
Of the races:
FoALs OF 1888, BOTH TRorTERs AND PAczRs,
BRED IN NEW ENGLAND, ONE MILE DASH
IN HARNESS.
B.. f. +, II Briggs. Auburn, Me-, br
G.. L. Clark, Merden, Ct, ms gr Halvan. by
G. p. Gilman, Wateryille, Me-, rs gr Mira, By
dlueOn.ssssss.
Time.
First heat...-............47 1.34 g.O61h
SoALs or 1886 AND LATER, BRED IN Ssv
ENGLAND.
g. G. Moses, Bath, Me-, ms b c Otis Shawl I
B. II. Rogers, ms b Q Twang. g................3
j. Feene, ms blk Queen Wilkes..........3 q
Time.
Quarter. Hall kle.
First heat. at..................3S LII 2.S9iA
Second heat.............."ss1t l.ls3 2.2s1A
mira neat. .....s..sss.s % l.lO1n Z.6AA4
SPECIAL srAKE-2.2e CLASS, $3.50.
j. r. Graham, Boston, rs b h Myrtle
WOOL. .....--. --.....s..............5
B. A. Whltcomb, Boston, rs Wood
J. Davis, Higiiawn stock Farm. ms b h
Audnte So. ............... b
]. Golden, Medford, ms m Katie B....4
j. 4: Thayer, Boston, Ms ch m Sweet
prlar ............ .........................6
Q. I. Kenyon, ms b m Annie. dis.
Time.
Quarter. HALF Ale.
flfst ueat.... sss.s-ss.s..3ot1 LIS 1.1o1A
second dheat........,"....37 1.l2A 2.25%
Inlrd neat. LIS 32o5S
Fourth heat: at:..............37H Liz 2.2eN
Unfinished.