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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
WALDO COUNTY.

The owners Of the schooner Mary A. Hall
of Belfast, lately in collision of Barnegat
with schooner Isaac II. Tillyer of Philadel-
phia have libelled the latter vessel for S1O.-
600. The owners Of the Tillyer have also
entered cross libel against the Hall. Both
vessels are in New York.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford evening school opened Mon
day with seventy pupils.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20

Dhect iroii the WOTkpencn 10 tne Wearer.
Don't wear common machine
sewed shoes when you can get
the Emerson.
The Emerson Shoes are guar
anteed to be the very best
shoes ever made for the money.
If not found to be as repre-
sented, money will be refunded.
We have come here to estab-
lish a reputation ON the superior
quality of our goods, and cannot
afford to misrepresent.
Just call and see our
English Welt So Shoe Hand Sswed S4 Shoe
Pedestrian $3.50 SbOsI Genuine Cork kSOIe $5 Shoe
Don't feel under obligation to
buy. Simply examine the shoes.
They are warranted
Perfect-FHting, Durable, Stylish. ii
r. B. GROVER & co.,
6rockton, Mass. PREBLE HOUSE.
Oct2I eod1 1wlstp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
GEN EREL NEWS.

j. M. Former of Manhattan, Kansas, the
absconding county treasurer, took $4,000.
The conductors and drivers on President
Richardson's Brooklyn street car lines have
struck.
Walter Haynes of Brimfield, Mass, cele-
broted his Tooth birthday yesterday. He is
in excellent health.
The leading mineral spring owners of the
country have formed an organization to Sc
cure protection against the importation of
foreign waters.
George M. Ciprico has secured the option
of majority of the mills and elevators in
Milwaukee. He says that he represents an
English syndicate.
Advices from San Juan del Norte, Nicara-
qua, describing the opening of operations by
the American engineers show that work on
the canal has been begun in earnest.
Manager Barnie of the Baltimore baseball
club is signing his players. He expects no
difficulty and claims that the League will be
able to make all its reserve players abandon
the Brotherhood.
A tramp named Edward Lonsdale COM
mitted rape upon a thirteen year old girl in
South Foxboro, Mass, Monday night. He
fled towards North Attleboro, where he was
captured by the officers of that town.
A number of the convicts in the peniten-
iary at Jackson, Michigan, attempted to es-
cape Monday night by exploding dynamite
They succeed in shattering the walls, but the
prison authorities prevented their escape
through the breach.
A special to the New York Times says
that interest in the revelations of Mormon
practices in Salt Lake Cityis unabated. Gen.
| tile opinion is that the proceedings are death
| to Mormonism and that Congress must now
take action to weed out the theocracy.
| A mass meeting, called by members Of
| both the Republican and Democratic parties
was held in Wichita, Kan, Monday night to
| consider the question of resubmission Of the
| prohibitory amendment to vote Of the peo-
pie. The meeting was large and enthusias-
| tic.
| In the Superior Court in Boston, yester-
day. hearing was given the petition of the
| Boston Bar Association praying for the re-
m0val from the bar of Frank "A. Dearborn
and John +. Doer for alleged unprofessional
| conduct. Neither of the accused were pres
| ent nor represented by counsel.and the Judge
| after hearing the evidence eserved his de-
| cision.
| Alice Jackman, a sixteen years old st.
| Louis girl was kidnapped in broad daylight
| Monday. She was just stepping into car
| riage in front of the house OF her temporary
| guardian, when four men jumped from a
| close carriage near by seized her and drove
| rapidly away. The troubles over Miss Jack
| mans guardianship are supposed to be at
| the bottom Of the affair.
THE WEATHER.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20

him at his bench. telling him at the time
that the trap was open. MT: Hal had 4cca-
the trap, fell through to the floor, beneath, a
distance of about ten feet. His head struck
on a large stove. Mr.. Hall was an orderly
sergeant in Co. b, First Maine Heavy Artl-
lnry
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
Streets Under Water.

ELKToN, Nd, November ia heavy
since Sunday night All the streams are
high. 1t is thought that many country
bridges have been swept away. The streets
In this place are badly washed and many are
under water. Cellars are flooded. Great
damage has been done to the town.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
Cellars TUNED Into cIsterns,

READING. Pa, November 19-The rain in
kill, and the river overflowed its banks.
Maiden Greek, the Tulpehocken, Monocacy
and other tributaries are greatly swollen.
Many of the streets in this city are under
water and cellars in different sections are
flooded
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
Commercial Men Stranded.

MILTON, Pa, November 19.-The Phila-
delphia &Reading railroad trestles across the
two branches at this place were laden down
with heavy coal trains. One has just fallen
into the river. 1t is expected the other
branch, although supported by one section Of
the new iron bridge, will suffer likewise
Many commercial men are stranded here to-
niohf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
The Juaniata Rising.

HARRISBURG, Pa, November ia. de-
spatch from Newport, Perry county, states
inches an hour, and there are fears OF an
other flood at this point. The water in.the
Susquehenna has not materially risen. Rain
are grave fears of n freehet
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20

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PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head OF AMUBEMENTs" and AUCTION
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tions or less, e1.60.
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Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
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Advertisements inserted In the "MAINE STATE
PRESS" (which has large circulation in every
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sertion. and 30 cents per square for each subse
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TERMS: Six Dollars Year, or fifty cents a
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Address all communications TO
PORTLAND PUBLISHING GO.
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Travel Suspended.

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, November 19-The
rain has continued for the past "a hours and
swollen the streams greatly. Grain's Creek,
in this city, is now over its banks, and many
other streams are flooded. Travel is entirely
suspended on this route.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
Local weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, November 20, 1889.
weather Observations.

Mean daily ther...40.0 MAX. vel. wlnd..... Is
Maximum ther. .46.1 Iotal preclp....... %
Minimum ther. .....33.O
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20

Rain.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPT, \
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
November 10, 1889, p. m.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er for New England till pm. today:
Rain, stationary temperature; north
easterly winds, high on coast.
Cautionary signals displayed from Sandy
Hook to Eastport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
Foreign Notes.

Motions TO reScind the laws against the
Importation of cattle and swine were de-
feated In the German Reichstag. yesterday.
Sir Edward Guinness has given zoo 1000
for the erection Of dwellings for the laboring
poor Of London and $4,000 to be similarly
used In Dublin.
Ninety-one social democrats are on trial
at Elberfeld for belonging to a secret society.
Four deputies are among them.
The anti-dayery Congress opened In Brus-
sells. Monday. Delegates were present on
behalf Of the United States. Germany, Aus
Congo Free State, France, Great Britain,
Italy. Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Nor
way and Sweden and Turkey.
Schooner Marie, OF st. Croix, Que, has
been wrecked near the Isle Of Orleans The
captain and three Of the crew were drowned.
Seventeen deaths have occurred from the
explosion in the powder factory at Hanaw.
Moussa Bey, the Kurdish chief charged
with perpetrating outrages upon Christians
takes place Nov. 23d.
Much attention Is attracted In London by
the formation Of an Evangelical Society
with the avowed purpose Of converting the
fashionable people Of the. West End.
Sir James Ferguson, in speaking OF the
situation in Brazil, says that the form Of
government responsible to British creditors
for e50000,OO0 has been broken up, that
British trade with Brazil represented R11,-
100000 yearly and that country took Ell, ,0O0,-
worth Of English manufactured cotton per
annum.
The Pope will receive Sir John l.. Sim
mons who comes on mission with reference
to ecclesiastical affairs in Malta with the
fullest state ceremonies.
The latest report Is that DIR. Peters reached
KAMA In safety after skirmish on the Tana
river
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
No Rloodshact La Rin-

WASHINGTON, November 19.--Dr. Valente.
the Brazilian minister, tonight received this
telegram by way Of London:
. Perfect quiet reigns. The republic 10 accepted
by Rio and the northern and southern provinces.
The general opinion 10 tnat the republic Is quite
secure Escnange hrm.
The minister said he thought that all re-
ports of bloodshed were nonsense. These
kilograms are later in date and direct contra
dietions Of the report of the fighting in the
streets. The minister Is satisfied there will
not be any blOodshed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
Sir Henry Cites PhoenIx park.

LONDON, November 19.-Before the Par
nell Commission Sir Henry James today
cited the Phoenix Park murders in support OF
his argument that league money was used
for criminal purposes. He asked the court
to accept the evidence of the convict Delaney
In relation to these murders, and said his
testimony was supported by other witnesses.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20

The ice men on the Kennebec are said to
have thriven this season as they have not be-
fore for some time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20

A Carmel hog weighing 875 pounds and
still going higher is the admiration compell-
ing wonder Of Penobscot county.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20

The bodies of two sailors were washed
ashore at Long Branch, yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
NOT EVASION BUT VIOLATION.

The old story of efforts to ''get around" the
interstate commerce law, is repeated. The
details are given as coming from railroad
man, with the evident belief that it is sue
cessful device for lodging that enact
ment. The scheme is explained to consist
of inducing shippers who are to be favored,
to permit their freight to be billed to some
unimportant local point part way to its des-
tination, beyond which, it is said, the
freight goes through without billing and
with private charge.
This device is said to have been discovered
recently and conference of freight officials
was held to devise some means of prevent
ing the practice. The most obvious COM
ment is that the persons who suppose such a
scheme evades the provisions OF the law, and
consider conference necessary to stop it,
betray their ignorance of the law. The
practice is just as much a violation
Of the law as the allowance of rebate would
be- It first violates the provision which
forbids ''any device" for giving one shipper
better rates than another; and it next vio-
lates the section which forbids the carriage
of freight for any distance at other than the
advertised rates. The railroad man who
discovers that the opposition line is indulg
ing In any such practice can bring it up
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
POPULAR SUMMER CONCERTS,

Music is an excellent thing, money can
be made to be, and all Pittsburg desires to
help, along its new permanent Exposition.
Therefore, in suggesting the idea of giving
summer concerts of popular kind, at in
dubitably popular prices, in the Exposition
building next summer, we are advocating
something that will be of profit and moral
and material benefit to all concerned. The
concerts will do good to the people who hear
them, put money in the Exposition treasury
and give to Pittsburg what she has sadly
lacked, q legitimate, eleVating and at
tractive entertainment of a popular char
acter in summer time. The theaters are all
closed at that time, or in few cases playing
summer Snaps" which are but weariness
and burden to those who behold them.
Pittsburg as yet does not boast a
superfuity of wholesome amusements
to which our toiling population may resort
after their labors; and the proposed con-
certs, to give which Manager Johnston as
sures us a ffrst-class orchestra can be Sc
cured, would we believe be hailed with
delight by all classes.
THE DISPATCH is glad to know that the
directing board of the Exposition has
begun 10 consider the feasibility of a series
of summer popular concerts, and that
Manager Johnston has already begun nego-
tiations with an orchestral organization of
national fame. How favorably the project
is regarded by the directors of the Exposi-
ton and by the leading musicians of this
city may be learned " reference to our
news columns.
As we have said before, we believe such
concerts are needed, that they will do
us all good, and that they will prove profit
able to the Exposition, and THE DISPATCH
will do all in its power to carry the project
to a successful issue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
THE WATER QUESTION.

The renewed complaints of the Southside
people with regard to the insuficiency Of
their water supply certainly calls for at
tention from the city government. It is
premature to say exactly what the extent
or justification of these complaints may be,
but it is safe to assert that when the guam
tity or quality of such an article of neces-
sity is alleged to fail it is an urgent public
duty to see that the complaint is remedied
or disproved.
There is no clearer duty, when city un-
dertakes to supply water and levies taxes
for that purpose, than to insure an adequate
supply of pure water to all of its citizen
who can be reached by the mains. This
duty was clearly recognised some years ago
by the srrangementin which the Mononga-
hela Water Company was understood to
bind itself that the supply should be ample
on the Southside. If that agreement has
been fulfilled, the fact should be made
PLAIN. If not the city should take steps to
supply its own water to the Southside
people.
In such matter it should be understood
that it is not sufficient to meet the COM
plants by general denial. The burden of
proof is on the city and water company.
They have undertaken to see that an ade-
quste water supply is furnished, and they
must make it clear that the work is per-
formed or else take prompt steps toward
its performance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
A BRILLIANT ELOCUTIONlST.
Mrs. Scott slddons Appears In One Of Her
Programmes nj Lafayette Hall.

Mrs. Scott slddoHs Appears iu One Of Hel
Programmes at Lafayette Hall.
Mrs. SCOTT siddons must certainly have
discovered an elixir Of life equal in effects to
those claimed by DR.. Brown sequard's famous
discovery. for in facing her audience in Lafay-
ette Hall last evening, she appeared not day
older than in any of her previous visits to the
city.
She was attired in a handsome Partisan
toilet Of stiff cream satin, the entire front en-
broldered in pretty design with small gold
beads, and the bodice was also beautifully
trimmed in the same style. Her dark hair and
eyes accentuated the creamy whiteness of her
face and neck, and a magnificent diamond
necklace sparkled upon the latter Bracelets
encircled her wrists, and numerous rings
cleaned upon her fingers.
She evidently understands that a handsome
woman assists talent wonderfully in making a
good impression upon audiences Her manner
upon the stage was peculiarly graceful, and her
recitatfens were all received warmly by the au-
dience, but they waxed quite enthusiastic over
the rendition Of THE Creeds of the Bellsr
and her concluding number. the experiences
of an old maid By request Mrs Siddons
recited "Curfew Mnst Not Ring Tonight in
her lnimitable manner, and made quite hit in
Father Pills Collection" 1t is safe to assert
that no other reader in the profession could
hold an audience for two straight hours with
out even sign of WEAKNESS, as Mrs. Siddons
did last evening. As accomplished in the play
OF her features as in the well-modulated tones
OF her voice, she combines all the possible
qualifications of success.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
TERMs OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. SATURDAY. DEC. Il 1883.
A CELEBRATED CASE.

The Cronin case went to the jury last
night, and at one time verdict was report
ed to be expected. So prompt a return indi-
Gates the general expectation of verdict Of
guilty; but it does not seem at this writing
to have been well founded.
The conclusion of the case up to the point
where the finding of the verdict is left to the
jury, makes it worth while to review its
progress. 1t has been trial Of remarkable
duration; and it is one of its singu-
lar features that the most time has
been occupied with those portions
of it that ought to be least decisive in deter
mining the guilt or innocence of men on
trial for their lives. The selection of jury,
which, suppOsing everything fair and
abOve-board, ought to be done in half day,
occupied nearly two months. The presenta-
tion of the testimony was not half so long as
the wrsngle over the jury; and the flow of
oratory occupied unnumbered days, which
is calculated to arouse sympathy for the
Jurors who had to listen to it
Taking the case with all its unique feat
ures, and the collateral charges of Jury
fixing in connection with it, it affords
striking example of the necessity of legal
reforms, and especially of reforming some of
the men VINO are connected with the admin
istration of the law.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
SOUTHERN MOB CENSORSHIP

Southern riots against Uncle Toms
Cabin" performances are not conclusive
method of showing that the South has ab-
jured all sectional and pro-slsvery feelings.
If the riot reported in yesterdays dis
patches had been against the two Marks,
two Topsys, and the aggregation of blood
hounds and donkeys to which the managers
of "Uncle Tom" attractions are prone it
might have struck sympathetic chord in
the hearts of theater goers of the North.
But there is reason to fear that the Texan
heart would not be fred by any number of
dOnkeys on the stage; and that it is the un-
favorable representation of the peculiar in
stitution which was lost and the lost cause,
that moved the Southern mob to exploit
itself. There are fools in all parts of the
country; but. the Southern variety seem ca
pable of making themselves peculiarly OBJ
noxiously prominent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
THE ORIGIN OF REALISM.

Edgar Saltus, the novelist, according to
his Eife's story, has been leading life pat
termed after the lives of the villains he has
exhibited in his books. Mrs. Saltus' opin-
ion of her husbands novels is not known;
but in her application for divorce she has
shown decided disapp-oyal of his ways of
living.
Saltus' books would convince any sane
reader of them that their authors nature
and modes of thought were not highly re-
fined or elevated. It is almost satisfactory
to know that this leader of the sewer snipes
of literature has been writing down to his
own level. We should have been sorry to
learn that such evil works came from a man
who knew better. Mr.. Saltus seems to have
sat in the sewer when he held up the
mirror.
1t is pity that Mr.. Saltus cannot be
satisfied with praeticing the peculiar i'm
morality, he is said to favor, in actual life,
without lending his brains to picturing the
scenes about him. His life is his own affair.
But that life translated into the pages of a
novel is a public evil that cannot be too
strongly denounced.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
THE ADVANTAGE OF CONSOLIDATION.

The rivslries between Minneapolis and
st. Paul have furnished their full share of
amusement to the nation at large and now
the twin cities of the Northwest are taking
position that has its serious value as an
example for PittSburg and Allegheny. The
newspapers Of the two cities are pointing
out that their interests are identical that
though under different municipal organiza-
tions they are practically the same COM
munity; and that advantages of great pub
lie value can be secured by the consolidation
of the two municipalities into one.
If this can be true of the two cities
between which there has been SO much
rivalry as Minneapolis and st. Paul, how
much more should it be true of the more
closely adjacent and thoroughly identified
cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny. In
deed, so far as the recognition of
the identical is concerned, we are
in advance of the Northwestern
cities. Everyone knows that commercially,
financially and socially Allegheny is por-
ton of Pittsburg; but the majority are not
so prompt to see the advantages of complet-
ing the union of municipal organization.
The gain in reputation of a single city of
400, 900 inhabitants is scarcely comprehended
here, although in the pushing cities of the
Northwest it would be recognized as practi-
cally decisive. The advantage of united ac-
ton on such an issue as the bridge question,
or in providing complete system of termi-
nal facilities for the railroads, or a single
water supply, police or fire system, which
ought to be vital considerations, can hardly
gain a hearing with those who scent
political scheme under the surface of the
consolidation idea.
If consolidation is mooted it should be
done under provisions which will fully pre-
serve the rights of all sections. When that
is done, the movement should promise
great advantage to both alike.