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The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05
FIXING LIGHTS TO GUIDE JACK TAUS.
The Maritime Conference Changes
the:sIgnaIs on Towing Vessels.
utah's Governor Reports on the
Mormons and Their Land.
simonton Of Maine Probably To Be
Navigation Commissioner.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The Maritime
Conference today adopted the amendment to
article three THAT a certain candle power
be adopted as a standard for the visibility Of
the lights mentioned In these rules" A mo
tion Of delegate from siam to append def
milton Of the term, "Uniform and unbrOken
lights" was changed to strike out the word
uniform whenever II occurs In article three
and adopted The consideration Of several
other proposed amendments to section three
was postponed. Before leaving article thrse.
Captain Salyesen called attention to the de-
STABILITY having the rules specifically state
whether TIE miles named are statue OF naut-
cal miles inasmuch as there Is a difference of
800 feet between them.
The delegates from the Netherlands and
Great Britain stated their local regulations
specify mile to mean nautical mile.
Article f0QE, Lights for towing vessels"
was taken up. Mr.. Balls amendment 10
fix the lights on the vessel being tOwed six
feet apart of three, as now, was
adopted. An amendment was offered by
Capt. Schaekford Of the United States that a
towing vessel shall carry small white
light abaft the funnel or after
masthead for the vessel being tOwed 10 steer
by. After being amended TO make the rule
permissiYe instead Of mandatory and re-
qulring the light to be so placed as not to
snow forward, the amendment was adopted.
In accordance with resolution presented
by Delegate Kimball Of the United States,
committee was appointed TO investigate life
saving devices. The conference adjourned
until tom OrrOw.
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the AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Trials and TrlbuIatlons ofvoters In
the Bay State.
rsnecIal to the Press.l

BosToN, November 4-Politics is all the
rage here today and will be until tomorrow
or next day. Added to the issues Of the
campaign as outlined in the party platforms
the question of how am going to vote is
disturbing good many Of our good people.
The different committees and the news
papers have been instructing the people in
the way they should go for weeks and the
result is in many cases hopeless bewilder-
ment. One intelligent citizen understands
that he is to line out the names Of those for
whom he desires to vote. while another who
has probably heard of the tin States" used
in Tennessee was seen borrowing a sail
needle so as to prick his ballot large, as he
said. 1t is safe to say that never since
Massachusetts, first began has there been
so much coaching and so many preparations
as there have been this year. Not the least
interesting of the preparations are those of
the precinct polling-houses. or booths as
they are called. You run across them at in
tervals set up In blind alleys or on vacan
lots. or in the various squares. They are all
alike in appearance. Low, wooden, tent
like buildings, painted with one coat of lead
size and propped up with sticks. Inside, is
all of the paraphenalia of inside and ontside
guards, private boxes and checks appertain.
ing to the Australian system.
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One Of the New Lights.
The Boston Globe thus speaks of gen tie
man well known in Portland

The Boston Globe thus speaks Of gentle
man well known in Portland;
Among the new lights of current magazine
literature, Clarence Pullen has now earned
the right to be counted. His charming
stories of life in the far West that have late
ly appeared in the Youths Companion are
delightful reading, not only for boys and
girls, but for "children of larger growth"
Mr.. Pullen is man of massive physique.
standing aoove feet in his boots. and broad
in proportion. He has frank, open, good
humored face, full-bearded and thoroughly
sun-tanned. He is member of the well
known Pullen family of Maine, and hence
takes to journalism naturally. His early
life was devoted to civil engineering. and his
travels took him out many years ago to the
territory of New Mexico, where he combined
civil engineering with politics in such hap
py manner that about 1880 he became one OF
the foremost Republicans in that far of
corner of the Union. He was an ardent adj
mrer of Vice President Arthur, who later
on, as President Arthur, appointed Mr..
Pullen to the post of surveyor general OF
New Mexico. In that office he acquitted
himself most credita0ly. Soon after Presi-
dent Arthur's retirement, he retired also
from his surveyor-generalship, since which
time he has been steadily growing favor
lite on the lecture platform and in magazine
literature. His stories are Of the realistic
type, full of adventure, and are doubtless
largely drawn from his own personal ex-
periences,
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PROBABLY WILL BE sIMoNToN
Who VIII Succeed Col. Morton as
Commissioner OF Navigation.

despatch to Boston Traveler.l
WASHINGTON. November AIN all prob
ability, w. w. Bates of Buffalo. who has
been Representative Farquhar's candidate
for the vacant eommissionership of naviga-
tion, will not get the place, and t. S.
Simonton of Camden, Me, is the coming
man.
Mr.. Simonton is lawyer and is supported
by the entire Maine delegation and Secretary
Of State Blaine. Colonel Morton, the retir-
ing commissioner, was Maine man and the
Maine delegation thinks the Office properly
belongs to that State. Representative Ding
ley Of Maine Is Colonel SimOntOn's chief
supporter, and as II was chiefly owing to his
efforts that the act was passed creating the
Bureau Of Navigation, 1t Is believed that
Secretary Window will consult with him be-
fore the appointment Is made Mr.. Nor
toms leave Of absence does not expire until
the 10th of the month, so that no appointment
can be made until that time.
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raise his horse Ess.ss 5sSSSsd Ike ans ss'rf Sss ssseSa
lay on the wire his body and the smaiI snme ne
were emitted irU Ssas perceptible half c hoct u
o8rning es1 nalcs@an looking ior the deadIy i
Wire came bn, ~ an The forehead and he fell to
tbs n s'race payement n senseless but finally recover
ed ee Ills head was covered with blood and
the forehead wssrns was ns %PSbR raPSbr 0f bt6. the wire
SIme ines IHnnncsaded in finding the deadly wire %
and nnlled 1t from the pOle.
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WASHINGTON, November A decision
has been reach by the officials at the State
Department on the ch rges against W. X.
Lewis, United States consul ut Tangiers.
He will be allowed 10 return 10 his post of
duty, and will probably leave for Morocco
within few days As has been stated the
State Department officials think his useful
ness at Tangiers is practically at an end, and
his stay there is therefore not likely to be
aXtended.
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rhe stoddard Lectures.

John Il. Stoddard's illustrated lectures OF
,h;s season are meeting with even greater
srccess than ever before. At present he is
Iectnring in Chicago and the large audito-
rum of the Music Hall Is crowded every
evening to hear the series OF lectures that he
has prepared for his eleventh season. So
gpeaf e,as Il the demand for tickets that Mr..
Stoddard has to give his course five times,
msSina 25 lectures in all. This record of
nhenn1enal success Is unprecedented by any
pptber lecturer. The lectures will soon be
given here and the dates are announced in
another column.
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MUST MOVE THEIR POWDER.


1t was ordered that the city clerk be di-
rected to notify all persons having powder
stored in Fort G0rgeS, under an arrangement
between the United States War Department
aud the city of Portland,to remove forthwith
said explosives from said fort: the War De-
partment having given notice to the city that
the permission heretofore given has been re-
v0ked.
AUXILIARY FIRE ALARM.
1t was voted that the matter of providing
American Auxiliary Fire Alarms for public
buildings be referred to the committee on
public buildings with power.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The following petitions for new wooden
buildings were disposed of:
OF j. IL. Blake to erect wooden building at 52
Danforth street. Referred
of Jas. M. Gibson at 20 Moody street. Granted
OF ID. W. Mannx at corner Of Sheridan and
Monument streets. Granted
OF A. j. Merrill at 203 franklin street. Granted
subject to approval of Board of Health.
OF Mrs. J. L. Coly and Mrs. Jansen on vesper
OF c. S. Fairfield en- Lincoln street. Granted
OF James Kehnard on Oxford street. Granted.
ee :. Of ii
OfC. A. Rounds on Boyd street. Granted.
OF Church of Christ at corner of Congress and
Of o. A. McFadden for addition to stable on
Cushman street. Referred.
Off L; Dyer for switch house on Commercial
OF Spencer Rogers at "a Danforth street. Re-
ferred.
MINOR MATTERS.
solomon Schryver was granted pawn
brokers' license.
The petition of Portland Water Company
for the city to establish grade on North
street was referred
The monthly report of the Recorder of
Municipal Court was received and placed on
file.
In Common Council,
Absent, Mr. Sylvester.
The reading of the records was dispensed
with. The following business was transact
ed:
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Foss offered an order that the commit
tee on public buildings make enquiry as to
the expense Of putting flags on the school
buildings, and report to the next meeting of
the City Council. The order was passed and
sent up.
Mr.. Foss offered an order for an electric
| light to be placed at the corner of Congress
street and Sumner lane. Referred and sent
UP.
ENCOURAGING INDUSTRIES.
Mr.. Kennard offered an order that a Joint
| special committee he appointed TO present a
| plan to the City Council for the encourage
| ment OF manufacturing industries in this
city, with special reference to providing
1m,aP Aoslso PoWo. loI SUCH INDUSTRIES.
The order was passed, sent up, and Messrs.
Kennard, Jordan and Irish appointed on the
| part of this board.
MONTHLY STATEMENTS OF FINANCES.
MIR, Foss offered an order repeating section
| 1901 the rules and orders of the City Council
| which requires the condition of each appro-
ariation to be placed monthly before each
member, This is a matter that Mr.. Conant
has had In hand for several months Mr..
Foss said it was impossible for the auditor
| The other gentlemen of tine council didn't
see why. IL such a condition prevailed in
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The outIook;in Ohio.
RocKLAND TiDiNcs.
Captain Looks Bravery Remembered
-Burglaries and Fires.
Especial to the Press. I


RoCKLAND, November 4.-Cobb. Wight &
Co. and the Knox Lime Insurance Company
of this city have recognized very gallant
act in giving Capt. d. W. Look of this city
a valuable octant. Capt. Look is master Of
the schooner j. B. Holden Of this city. In
the November gale of last year, when Rock
land harbor got such blessing, several
wrecks ornamenting her shores, the school-
er Ira Wight, with a cargo of lime, broke
from her anchorage and scud away for the
South End lodges. In passing the Atlantic
wharf, she struck, giving her affrighted
crew an opportunity to escape, which they
were not slow to accept Capt. Looks
schooner was moored to the wharf at the
time, and he Immediately lowered boat and
at the risk of his life boarded the drifting
vessel, got out hawser and saved the
schooner.
Frequent depredations, burglaries and in
cendiarism in North Haven and vicinity
have excited people thereabouts to great
extent. 1t is thought that parties are coast
ing along the shore doing the mischief, and
a sharp watch is being kept.
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Weather Observations.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Novem-
Der 4th, taken at s p. M, 10th meridian time,
the observations for each station being given
in this order; Temperature, direction of the
wind, state of the.weather;
Boston, 5Oo, W, cloudless; New York, 52o,
SW. cloudless; Philadelphia, 520, SW, cloud
faio, 4o0, NV, cioudless; Cleveland, AZ,
NV, cloudless; Detroit. 36o w, partly
cloudy; Chicago, "a, W, clondless; 81: raul
2sI NV, cloudy; Duluth, 20' s@sgcF w eloudy 81
calm, cloudless.
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BUSHIRPS FORCES BEATEN.
The Natives Defeated In a Desperate
Fight with Wissman's Expedition.

ZANZIBAR, November 4. - Details have
been received of recent engagement be-
tween section of Capt. Wissman's expedl-
tion under command of Lieut.. Gravenreuth
and Chief Bushiri's forces. Gravenreuth
found Bushiri at the head Of 5000 Mafites
ravaging the country around Usarama. The
Mafites made three desperate charges upon
the Germans, but were repalsed with great
slaughter. Seven friendly natives were
killed, but no Europeans lost their lives.
Lieut.. Gravenreuth pursued the enemy for
four days journey inland from BagamoyO,
clearing the country Of rebels The Ger
mans came upon the bodies OF 500 dead Ma
rebels wherever found.
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MONTANA WHEELS INTO LINE.
The Canvass Shows a Republican
Victory In the New State.

HELENA, Mont, November 4.-The State
canvassing board met today and finished the
canvass of the State vote. Silver Bow
county was counted as canvassed by its
board, thus electing the entire Republican
State ticket except Toole for governor. The
supreme court and six of the eight judges
are Republicans. The Senate is tie with a
Republican lieutenant governor to give the
casting VOTE There is Republican major
ity in the house. There is a tie for members
of the house in Beaver, Hear and Deer Lodge
ton. OF the 1900 votes cast, only 1900
we're against the adoption Of the constitu-
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STATE ITEMs OF INTEREST.

Bangor has long had the reputation OF
city where much rum is used; and It Is prop
er now that the other side should be heard.
In the last two months the BangOreans have
used A., 800, ,724 gallons OF water
The house which Hon. j. Manchester
Haynes is building at Augusta, will be by
far tbe finest private residence In the whole
Kennebec valley according to the Kennebec
Journal "Glenmere" will be the name Of
the residence, and it will be located at the
corner Of Western Avenue and Sewall street
and embrace about 10 acres, comprising a
pleasing, somewhat picturesque, and diver
sifed contour of landscape. A little lake Is
one of the charming features Of the grounds.
The mansion stands upon q shelf on this
ridge 1t is in the midst Of grand old oaks.
For some years past moreover MT. Hayne:
has been engaged in tree planting In differ
ent portions of the grounds. The style OF
mansion will be modernized colonial, and i
most elaborately designed, both without and
within.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05
A Despatch from Stanley.

LONDON, November 4v-Mr. MacKinnUn,
head or the Emin relief committee, has re-
ceived a despatch from Henry M. Stanley.
the explorer Stanley Is expected to reach
the coast in January or February.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05
Race Trouble Reported.

SAVANNAH, Ga, November 4.-The fol-
lowing despatch was received here from Ma
con yesterday:
In response to telegraphic order from Ameri.
Gus, q Macon hardware establishment shinnad
this morning "a Winchester rifles and 1000 Ear
| tridges to that place. The telegram containing
| the order stated that race troubles were anticf
pated, and the riiies might be needed for protec-
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05
THE STATE.
KENYEBEc COUNTY.


Mr.. j. f. Bodwell, son of the late Governor
Bodwell, states tina! the reports that Q: Il;
Nelson was negotiating for the Bodwell
farm, which have recently been published,
are entirely without foundation.
Mr.. James A. Blackhall returned to
Waterville Saturday evening. Tuesday af-
ternoon, in accordance with previously ex-
pressed intentions, he took the train for
Boston. The day after his arrival he met
Mr.. Kinsley, the man who brought the for
mer suit against him, on the street and
talked with him. He was shadowed by two
detectives to whom he introduced himself.
accompanying the introduction with the re-
quest that they would arrest him then and
there If they had any intention of doing so at
all. AS they did not see fit to comply with
his request he told them they would lind him
at the United States Hotel at almost any
time of day, especially at meal times. He Is
really to meet any charges against him.
The pride of Augusta, the fine new mills
erected by the Edwards Company this sea-
son at the West end of the dam, are ap-
preaching completion and by January 1st a
portion Of the machinery will be put in OPP
Grafton.
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National Woman's CHRISTIAN rem-
erance Union.

Gen. Neal Dow has been specially invited
to attend the convention in Chicago which
opens November Sth. He stared for that
place yesterday morning in excellent spirits
and health. On the same train were the
State President, Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens,
President Cornelia M. Dow, Mrs. II. F.
Crocker, one of the State superintendents,
also. Mr. and Mrs. Bent, cornetists. In Bos-
ton they were joined by Mrs. George s.
Hunt, Mrs. Ann f. Greedy of Ellsworth. Mrs
Adelaide Johnston Of Fort Fairfield and
many others from Maine and other parts OF
New England.
Gen. Dow attends and speaks at prohibi
tion banquet Thursday evening, and is the
evening speaker Of the convention Monday,
November 18th.
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The Deadly Wires Victims

NEW YORK, November 4,-Earlv this
morning telephone wire fell to the ground
on Fourth ayenne. Shortly after a horse
driven by Thomas Whalen stepped on the
wire and instantly fell Whalen was thrown
from tne venicie ana when he endeavored to
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05

Charles Brsdlaugh is recovering.
The strike of coal miners in Belgium has
collapsed
| A Halifax despatch reports that many
families on Torence Bay are on the verge Of
| starvation.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05
OFFICER HARMON GETS s25OO
The joinst standing committee on judicial
proceedings and claims reported recommen-
DING the navmant of the claims as follows:

The same committee reported leave to
withdraw upon the petitions OF the following
persons: j. A. Welch, j. T. 0'Neil, j.. III.
Blake, j. ii. McKnnon, Jas. Walsh, Eliza
b. Littlejohn, d. O'Connor and proprietors
of Long wharf.
PEOPLES FERRY.
The Peoples Ferry Company pettioned
for privileges of permanent landing on Port
land Pier. Referred to City Solicitor and
temporary permission granted.
NEW FIRE HORSES.
An order was passed authorizing the CON-
mittee on fire department to purchase pair
of horses for Hook and Ladder Co, No. 2 at
a cost not to exceed $500.
HOME FOR THE STEAM ROLLER.
1t was ordered that the committee on
streets have power to erect suitable build
ing on city land to store the steam roller in,
which has heretofore been kept ou leased
land
TO BE PATRIOTIC.
An order was introduced by Alderman
Shaw, authorizing the purchase of a flag
pole and American flag for each public
school house. The order met with consider
able opposition, and Alderman Thompson
moved its reference to committee on public
buildings. A tie vote resulted and the May
or voted in the affirmative referring it to the
committee.
Alderman Shaw was not to be beaten
tuOu6u ahQ iutlOQuCCu now
order providing for the erection of suitable
flag poles when the schools shall procure
flags. This order received a passage.
MORE LAND FOR EVERGREEN.
An order was passed directing the city
treasurer to pay to the trustees of Evergreen
Cemetery $1,000 for the purchase of land be-
longing to Nathaniel Morse, adjoining the
cemetery, to be added to the cemetery
grounds.
THE STREETS.
The report of the street committee for the
month of October showed:
Amount unexpended October S22, ,4O7. II
Sale of old curb Observation-Disclosures. $500
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a Gard.

The parents of Willie Hollivan, whose
death resulted from the terrible accident at
the drug store where he was employed, de-
sire to express their heartfelt thanks to all
friends who showed so much kindness In
their hour of affliction.
WILLIAM u WARRENE HoLLIYAN.
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rnr \ :. nARMoN oLAI1I.


THE A. F. HARMON CLAIM.
All the claims for damages recommended
to be paid by the committee on claims were
ordered paid.
mon, the police officer who lost his leg tne
4th of July, 1887, elected considerable as
cussion. Mr. Murphy thought IL Mr.. Har-
mon was 10 be paid then everybody VINO
was employed by the city and got injured
should receive large damages. Mr.. DOW oD-
jected to any claim from Mr.. Harmon; he
didn't think he had any claim. IL the coun-
ell would call the $500 a present he would
vote for the order. Mr.. CHAPMAN said the
City Solicitor considered that Harmon had
claim, and that this was moderate expense
for the city, for Harmon had expended $1,000
for physicians, medicine and expenses Of ais
sickness. Mr. Foss wanted to know why
previous city governments had not paid this
money. Mr.. Crockett explained that the
last eity government hadn't the money when
this claim was presented, and so the commit
tee OF appropriations had Just thts matter In
mind when they appropriated money ior the
contingent fund. The order had a unanimous
passage.
THE sHANNAHAN CLAIM
Thsre was some discussion on this matter
but Mr. TOmpson explained that Mr.. Shan
nahan had agreed with the City Solicitor to
take the sum stated in the order, and the or
der passed.
Papers from the upper board were passed
in concurrence.
In Joint Convention.
Philip j. Deering was appointed Surveyor
OF Hard Pine and Lumber.
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1t Was Not Mcc,llIs

EXETER, N. H., November 4-No clue has
yet been obtained to the identity
OF the man found dead on the rail-
road. The report that he was MeGillis of
Alfred, Me, was without foundation. He
Is at work here In the stone quarry
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05

Daniel and Joseph Mcclellan Of Albany,
N. H., were arrested Friday by Deputy
Sheriff Ross of BridgtOn, charged with COM
mitting several minor thefts In the vicinity
of Brownfield. They acknowledged their
guilt, but were nevertheless given hearing,
and In default of bail sent to Paris to jail.
Their thefts included all soIts OF horse gear,
and were made from Howard Newcomb of
South BridgtOn, HoIace Blake, Charles Nc
IDtyre and Charles Pendexter of Denmark,
and Albert Hill of BrOWnfeld.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05

LONDON, November 4.-Union men en-
ployed on the export docks have refused to
ployes join the Dock Laborers' Union. This
the non-union men refuse to do, and dead
lock has resulted Scores of ships are lying
idle at the docks, it being impossible to get
men to handle their cargnas
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05
MATTERS BEFORE THE CITY FATHERS
At Their Regular November Meeting
Last Evening.
Evergreen Cemetery - Monument
square-An Isolation Ward.i
The Star Spangled Banner May
Float over the Schools.

The November meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held last evening and the city fathers
transacted considerable important business.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05
The Gar Writes to natalie.

BELGRADE, November 4-The Car has
written a letter to Natalie, in which he as
sures her of his sympathy, and says he con-
tinues to recognize her as the Queen of Ser
via. 1t is believed the letter will expedite
settlement of Natalie'S position,
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-05

An insane farmer named Westbr0ok, at
Virgennes, Mich, fractured the skulls OF his
wife and little girls with a hammer yester-
day, and then Killed himself.
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Mrs. Sarah Meserve.

BAR MILLS, November 4. Mrs. Sara
MeseIye, widow Of the late Samuel Meserye
died Saturday afternoon, only being sick
with pneumonia for about ~ hours. She
was born in SacO in January, 1877. and
would have been 70 years old In January
next. She had been a member OF the NJ ~.
b. church at Bar Mills for the past twenty
years; She leaves four sons to mourn her
loss, John and Charles o. Meserve of Bidde-
ford, Alfred and James W. Meserye of Bar
Mills. Her funeral was held this afternoon.