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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-31
THE STATE.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.


There will be about an average cut of logs
in the Kennebec numbering regions, there be-
ing falling off on Moxie river and an in
crease on the Dead river and lake.
G. Il Smith of Winthrop will be a candi-
date for register of deeds in this county.
The great Nelson (2.14D is again stabbed at
Sunnyside stock farm, and is attracting hosts
of visitors daily. He arrived from Kentucky
Friday OF last week. He is in excellent
condition, and seems to have sustained no
injury from his western trip.
One of the growing and new features in
numbering on the Kennebec river. is the cut
ting of pulp wood for the pulp mills along
the river. 1t has usually been the custom to
use logs, but four feet wood is now receiving
the preference among manufacturers. Clark
u Burrill, the well known lumbermen, have
taken contract to furnish 5000 cords for the
Carrabassett Pulp Company at Skowhegan,
and have 200 men cutting on Moxie waters.
YORK COUNTY.
For the past week residents of the Ossipee
Valley towns have met with losses ranging
from goods of a few dollars in value, up to a
horse, carriage and whole outfit. The gang
seems to be a very particular one, for the
way they work is to enter a neighborhood,
select the best horse they can find, then
search around the different stables till they
find a nice carriage. harness, robes, ETC.
Then, having secured team to their liking,
one of the gang drives it away and sells it,
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What mr.. Pettisrew SAYS About IL.

The following communication touches up
on a spot which promises to be tender one
for Biddeford and Maine people generally If
the Pettigrew of Dakota Is the same man
that has taken so much money out OF those
communities, and if his sentiments are at all
representative the ideas of Dakotans upon
railroad matters:
BIDDEFoRD, October 2S.
Rialto-I read that Senat0relect Pettigrew of
South Dakota states tn ~ "The treatment given
the railroads Of Iowa by the legislature of that
State is peaches and cream. compared with that
which South Dakota proposes to deal out to the
railroads In her domain" Now, as party whose
interests are in a community where 100000 has
been raised and put into schemes and deals at
Sioux Falls, s. ID. (the home of Mr.. PettIgrew),
engineered in whole or part by the Senator, and
understood to be largely to his profit, would ask
II such legislation as proposed by Mr.. Pettigrew
would be beneficial to the future aud growth and
prosperity Of Sioux Falls? And there must be
tremendous growth and "A great deal Of prosperity
TO sustain present values Of real estate there.
believe that 1t Is generally understood that rail
road construction has practically ceased in Iowa
curing the last year ON account OF this same legls
laslon; that Mr.. Pettigrew proposes to improve
upon lin the wrong dlrection) tor the benefit Of
South Dakota railroad pruprietors.
II MIR. Pettigrew would peruse the list of secur-
tiles held by the savings banks In those portions
OF the State of Maine which are now being worked
so industriously TO ind parties who have money
to swap for Sioux Falls real estate, he would fnd
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MiZNER'S SPEECH.
Secretary BIaine's Note DisavowIng
the Sentiments of the Minister.

CITY OF MEXICO, October 30.-The press
of this city. having called on the government
for an explanation of the speech delivered
by Mr.. Miner on his reception as minister
of the United States at Costa Rica, has elic-
tied reply of over two columns in the Dia-
rio Official containing the demand Of Mexico
on the State Department at Washington for
an explanation of the affair, which is given
in substance in the following reply from
Minister Matias Romero:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., october 10, 1889.
have the honor TO transmit TO you copy and
translation OF note from Mr.. Blaine, beariug
this date, wherein he acknowledges receipt Of
that which sent, complaining in the name OF
the government of the phrases relative TO that re-
public that Mr.. Miner, United states Minister In
Central America, delivered on the 30Ih OF last
August, when he was received by the President
of Costa Rica. Mr.. Blaine states that as soon as
that address was delivered In the State Depa L
ment MIR. Miner was informed Of the p in that
it reading caused, because IL lent itself to an in
depreciation unfavOrable to the Mexican govern
ment. Mr.. Blaine, In his note, has not limited
himself to that, but he says In the most emphatic
manner that the speech was delivered without
authority from the United States Government,
and that he regrets and oisapproves OF II in the
most absolute manner.
With assurances of my highest consideration,
M. ROMERO.
To the Secretary of Foreign Relations, Mexico.
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LAST FAREWELL.
Written Just Before Rescue Made 1t
an Unnecessary Message.

PHILADELPHIA, October 30.-Elght mis-
erably clad and weather beaten seamen land
ed here yesterday in the schooner Anna l..
Mulford, Capt. Tilton, from Charleston.
They were picked up in an open boat on Fri
day, having lost their vessel In the recent
storm which wrought such devastation along
the coast.
They were Capt Daniel b. Eddy and the
crew of the American brigantine Cora Pick
ems. 1t is eight days since the brigantine
sailed FROM New York for Savannah. Capt.
Eddy said that it seemed as if he had been
at sea six months, and tells a terrible story
of privation and shipwreck.
The crew Of the schooner Mabel l.. Phil
lips, from Charleston, also arrived with their
captain, Thompson, yesterday. In telling
his story, he trembled like child. On Mon
day week, the Delaware capes came in view.
But contrary winds carried the bark to sea-
During the hurricane of Thursday and
Friday, the seas broke over her, washing
away everything along the decks, and every
sail was torn away.
Friday morning Capt. Thompson prepared
himself to face death. He went down into
the flooded cabin, wrote an account of how
the bark had been damaged, and directed it
to his family in Taunton, Mass. He was
about to put it into bottle to throw over
board when they were rescued He has the
slip of paper slowed away, and says he will
never part with it, A tug will be sent out
after the lost vessel.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Rumors that the VanderDilts had ac-
quired the control of the Chicago & Alton
are denied.
1t is stated that nearly all the st. Louis
breweres have been sold to an English syn
dicate for $12, ,350,000.
Admiral Franklin entertained the dele
gates to the Maritime Conference at a dinner
at his residence in Washington last night.
The corner stone of the Brooklyn Soldiers
and Sailors Memorial Arch was laid yester-
day afternoon with appropriate exercises.
The Pan-Americans were entertained in
Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday. At the smelt-
ing works each delegate was given silver
medal.
Thomas McCausland, a wealthy merchant
OF McCausland, La, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by buryla Tuesday night.
The burglar wascaptured.
The New Haven Union has been attached
for $4,000 in a libel suit brought by DR.. o.
L. OsDorne, who was accused of conniying
to obtain his mother-in-law's property.
james Joyce and Henry Williams were
arrested at 2 o'clock yesterday morning at
gate house of the Boston & Maine Railroad
Company at the Chestnut street crossing
AT Newport, r. l., yesterday, Miss Geor-
giana Heckscher, daughter of Mr.. John G.
Heckscher of New York, was married to
Mr.. George B. Mcclellan, son of the late
Gen. Mcclellan.
A new steward has been secured by the
President for the White House. This time
the choice has fallen upon a Scotch. Irish
man, Philip McKim. For many years
McKim was steward at the Metropolitan
Club, but about five years ago he went to
New York.
Steamer Kanawha from Newport News,
Va, arrived at New York yesterday morn
ing witR the crew of steamer Cleopatra, 26
in number, and the crew of 13 of the steam
boat Crystal Wave, both sunk in collision
yesterday morning off the capes of Delaware,
All hands were saved.
One of the large boilers at the lBelliare
blast furnace at Bellaire, Ohio, exploded
yesterday morning with terrible force, crack.
ing two other boilers in the main battery
and wrecking the boiler rooms. The dam.
age to the mill and adjoining property is
$1,000 No one was injured.
Pilot Knob, the famous mountain of ore
has been abandoned, and the iron mountain
has been dismantled after having heen
stripped of all its valuable ore. Its aban.
donment means the suspension of the nam.
moth Vulcan Iron Works at Carundeiet
with q capacity for employing 1000 men
when in full blast.
VIM. ii. Cate, ex-superintendent of the
| Chelsea, Mass, post office, who was arrested
| October IL, charged with the embezzlemeni
| of money order funds to the amount oi
| about $3.50, appeared before United States
| Commissioner Hallett yesterday afternoon
| charged with the embezzlement of 800 more
| of the funds of the Chelsea office. He was
held in $500 until next Wednesday.
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stocks and bonds Of railroads which represent
the savings of these communities, and these same
Swings he proposes to destroy by legislative
dose that will Kill all that Is so unfortunate as 10
be inyested In South Dakota railroads. 1t seems
10 me that communities and States that would
destroy my property In the shape OF railroads, are
the very communities and States 10 avoid, so lar
as Investing money In real estate is concerned.
YORK COUNTY, MAINE.
The above communication with the
preceding comment, which was printed
in the Boston Advertiser yesterday was
shown to Senator Pettigrew last eve-
ming, and his opinion upon 1t was asked. His
opinion was brief and forcible. ''In the
hrst place." he said, II never said any such
thing, and in the secona. the man who wrote
it is probably one Of those old moss backs
who wouldn't put money into anything short
OF an iron-clad mortgage"
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Mrs. Prehle,s Bonds.

BOSTON, October 3O-In the United STATES
Circuit Court today the old case of Mrs. Sa-
firm of Bates & Valley was again heard by
Judge Colt in the form of a hearing upon
the Dill OF exceptions. AS counsel for the
plaintiff, General Butler claimed that the ex-
ceeeptions had not been properly filed. and if
properly filed, would they be allowed 10
stand without modification by the court ?
Samuel Hoar appeared as counsel for the de,
PENDANTS. 1t will be remembered that Judge
Colt has already ruled that the plaintiff must
remit part OF the damages allowed her or
contest new trial, because of an error in
arithmetic made by the jury.
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Pa. A brakeman named Reeter was in
stantly killed. Engineer Dougherty and
Fireman Carr were seriously injured.
OTTAWA, Ill, October 3O.-The st. Joseph
cannon. ball train on the Rock Island road
ran into the rear of the Denver express at
Seneca last evening. wrecking the dining
car on the Denver express and the engine,
tender and baggage car of the st. Joseph
train.
Major T. c. Gibson of this city, an un :
known lady, and the engineer of the ST.
Joseph train were quite seriously injured.
LYNcHBURG, Va, October 30.-A passen-
ger train bound east and a freight train CO.
ing west on the Norfolk & Western railroad,
c0llided last night between Liberty and
Thaxton's. Both trains were wrecked. 1t
is reported that the fremen and engineers of
both trains and one passenger were killed,
and many hurt. No further particulars have
been received.
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Cumberland County Educational As
sociation.

Cumberland County Educational AS
sociation.
The annual meeting of the Cumberland
County Educational Association will be held
at the grammar school building in South
Portland tomorrow and Saturday. The or
der of exercises will be as follows:
FRIDAY.
1000 a. m.-0pening exercises. Reading OF
records: Organization. Paper, Language Teach
ing, by Miss A. Merryman OF Brunswick. Dis
cusson opened by Rev. B. P. Snow of Cape Eliza
beth: Queries discussion of How can instrnc-
tlon be made more efficent?" allow can we form
In our pupils right habits of study?''
200 p. m.-Music. Paper, Teachers; their re-
lation to school officers aud parents; by Miss Ma
ry Il. Alden, OF Gorham. Discussion opened by
L. L. g. Robbins, Deering. Discussion Evils of
the district system, by o. s. Norton of Portland.
Paper, Organization and government. by Leroy
l.. Hight, Portland High School. Discussion
opened by A. j. Curtis Of Yarmouth, and L..
Berry OF Westbrook. Question box.
7.30 p. m. Lecture, Amateur Study of History,
by President A. w, Small of Colby University.
SATURDAY.
500 a. m.-Eection OF officers. Paper Gener-
al exercises, by ID. w. Hawkes. Of Cape Elizabeth
High School. Discussion opened by Hon. w. j.
Corthell, principal Iof Gorham Normal School.
Discussion, Advantages of, and best pan for reg
ulating the use OF free text books, by Hon. N. A.
Luce, state Superintendent, and A. Cobb Of
Westbrook Teachers report OF difficulties met
in instruction.
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MR.. REEDS BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
Indications of His Selection for
Speaker by a Large Vote.

WASHINGTON. October Congressman
Bayne of Plttsburg, is one of the leaders of
the Pennsylvania delegation. He is an en-
thusiastic supporter of Reed for speaker,
and believes he will be elected he thinks
Reed will have at least 70 votes on the first
ballot, and will increase his strength on each
succeeding one. BE thinks he will have
New England's 26 votes solid, Is from New
York, not less than 10 from Pennsylvania,
i've from the Pacific slope. three from the
new states. and scattering votes from other
sections. A number of congressman, includ-
ing the supporters of other candidates, have
expressed the opinion that Mr.. Reed will be
the unanimous choice of the caucus, and
that before the first ballot shall have been
taken the opposition to him will withdraw.
aneIe - now noelcedoIe aiilohs sno sSuppoas- :
disposition to make it very clear that Mr..
Reed is their second choice.
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THERE'S MILLIONS IN 1T.
Cold Water Business Men Who will
Build City.

BALTIMORE. October SO.-A special from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to the Manufacturers
Record, says: "The East Chattanooga Land
Company's big deal has been consummated
with New England syndicate. for $5.0Oo,-
900. All the papers have been signed and the
money paid. The property consists of 10000
acres bordering on this city, and 1900 acres
of iron ore land. The East Tennessee Land
Company was organized with $3,0OO,000
capital. Gen. Clinton b. Fisk of New Jersey
is president. Other stockholders are
prominent prohibitionists. They have
bought 100000 acres in East Tennessee. The
scheme c0ntemplates the development OF ex-
tensive coal and iron fields and the estab-
lishment of winter and summer resort, and
the building of Central Iron City.
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The unjtaYIanS..

PHILADELPHIA, October 30.-The second
days session of the Nat tional Conference of
morning opened with devotional exercises.
The business session was devoted principal
iy to papers on liberal Christian ministry.
Francis E. Abbott, Phi. D., of Cambridge,
Mass, read paper entitled Scientific The
ology the Ground of all Liberal Religion"
Rev. G. T. Sunderland read a paper on the
subject of the supply. of ministers. Rev.
John Tunis, of Cambrideport: Mass, read a
paper on prohibition for the Practical Work
of the Ministry" The concluding subject of
the session was paper on ministers Men
tai Outfit" by Rev. Joseph Henry Allen, ed
itor of the Unitarian Review Boston.
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Clarence a. l,,tletieId Killed.

Clarence A Littlefeld of this city, son Of
Nahum Littlefeld, brakeman on a through
freight train on the Western Division of the
Boston & Maine, was run over and killed
while coupling cars at East Kingston, N. H.,
He slipped on the rails and fell beneath the
cars, which passed over his body. killing
him instantly. Littefeld was about 30
years Of age. He lived on Gray street, hay-
ing been married less than a week ago. His
remains will be brought to the city today.
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Portland commandery.

The officers Of Portland Commandery have
been installed by r. E. Grand Commander
Joseph A. Locke. These are the officers for
the ensuing year:
EN-. Com.-Clayton j. Harrington.
Gen.-Ge0. K. Raymond.
Q. G.-ChaS. 1. Riggs.
Prelate-JOhn 4. SAWYER.
5. Wv. s. Carey.
j. W.-Geo. Il. Whitney.
Treas -Leander w. FObes.
Recorder-JOhn 5. Russell.
Standard Bearer-GeO. w. leighton.
Sword Be1Ter-GeO. ID. L0ring.
Warden-F. A. Pendexter.
Guards-A. :. Moulton, K. II. vose, George @.
Kicker, II. X. Virgin, NJ. w. Clark and Winthrop
Jordan.
During the installation services EN-. Com.
c. j. Harrington was presented with an ele-
CANT past commanders jewel
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U. s. s. ThetIs. Aug. IS. 1889.

''The highest ridge, being on the north
side, gives the island a southern exposure
favorable to Arctic fora. but at the time OF
our visit most Of the flowers had already
left. Heretofore no American vessels had
ever passed the Alaska Canada boundary,
and the only vessels ever In that part Of the
world were those under Mcclure and
Colliuson In 1851, when the former was max
Ing lis famous northwestern passage, and,
of course, the presence there Of eight Artic
steamers created a sensation among the
natives at the mouth OF the Mackenzie
River
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Earnings Of the Canadian Pacific.
MRS. FIack's Divorce suit.

New YORK, October 30-Mrs. Flack's
suit for divorce from Sheriff Flack on ac-
count of adultery came up in the court to-
day. Counsel for Flack offered to pay Mrs.
their appeal from the setting aside of the
divorce procured by Flack. They hold the
divorce is still in effect. Counsel for Mrs.
Flack objected and wanted her suit tried ir-
respective of the other. The court thought
this an unreasonable position, and adjourned
the case two days to allow Mrs. Flack' s
counsel to present further arguments
against the proposed arrangement.
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The National Convention w. T. U.

Mrs. l.. NJ N. Stevens, one of the secreta-
ries, and also vice president of the National
W. z. I. u, leaves for Chicago November
4th, to attend the annual convention Of the
society. which will be held in Battery ID,
November S-12. Every state and territory
will be represented by delegates. Fraternal
delegates will sbe present from England.
There will be 10 fraternal delegates from
Canada, including two from Winnipeg. and
one from British Columbia. This. promises
to be the largest convention by far ever held
by this society, made up Of 10000 primaries
in the United States.
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WILL PROSECUTE.
The Civil Service Commission and
the Old Dominion Circular.

WASHINGTON, October 30.-The Star to-
night says: "The Civil Service Commission
has decided to ask the district attorney to
prosecute all persons concerned in the prep
aration and distribution of the political as
sessment circular recently sent by the Old
Dominion Republican League to Virginians
10 the government service. Those persons
not employees of the government will be pros
ecuted under section II of the civil service
act, which provides that no person shall in
any government building solicit or receive
contributions for any political purpose. The
commission holds that a person not connect
ed with the government in any way may ask
for and receive money from government en-
ployes for political purposes anywhere ex-
cept in government building, but when the
occurrence takes place on government prop
erty, or when letters are sent to government
buildings, those concerned are liable to pros
ecution. The proposed prosecution of Elan,
Goodwin and Verser, government employees,
will be under section II of the act, which
prohibits all persons drawing a compensa-
tion from the United States from being in
any manner connected with political assess
mentS." !"
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MAKING WAR TO THE BITTER END.
Cuatemalan Forces Shooting Revo-
IutIonists as Fast as Captured.
Secretary BIalne's Disavowai Of the
Speech of Minister Mizner.
Michael payltt Denies that Patrick
Egan Cave Aid to Murderers..

Cry OF MEXICO, October 30.-The Pap
pallan Nacional publishes a telegram from
Guatemala, saying the revolution is in full
progress in the Santa Rosa district. The
Guatemalan government is shooting all pris-
oners. The revolutionists are holding their
own, aided by other forces in the direction
of the Mexican frontier.
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The Killing of Lineman Feeks.

New YORK, October 30.-The jury in the
case of j. Feeks. the Western Union line
man who was killed by an electric wire. has
came to his death by an electric shock
caused by contact with Western Union or
a Metropolitan company telephone wire,
which they believed to be crossed by an
electric light wire. probably of the Brush or
the United States companies. They further
stated that imperfect insulation was to great
extent the cause of the accient and that the
system of overhead wires, as operated in
this city. was dangerous and called for the
jury's condemnation. The verdict condemned
underwriters wires. 1t recommended that
the subways should be extended and that the
wires be buried, and that meanwhile high
tension wires should be kept on separate
poles. Linemen were advised to use all pre-
cautions in handling wires.
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TwOMBLY-STACKPOLE.
OBITUARY..
Recent BroWnfield Deaths.

BRowNFIELD, October 30.-Died at his
home in Brownfed the 9th, of cancer OF
the stomach, Mayhue Clark Peary, aged 7f
years. Mr.. Peary has always been a resi-
dent Of this town and for many years dea-
con of the Free Will Baptist church. A
man respected and honored by all who knew
him. He leaves a widow and one daughter
TO mourn his loss.
Frank B. Warren, a former resident oi
this town and Denmark, died at North Jay
the 2Sth of typhoid fever. His funeral took
place yesterday at the White school house
in Denmark.
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WIDOWS WOOD SOCIETY.
The Work of the Past Year-offlcers
Eected Last Night.

The annual meeting Of the Widows Wood
Society was held last evening. The report
Of the secretary was presented and accepted.
Appropriate allusion was made to the death
of Messrs. George Gilman and W. S. Lowell,
The report says:
During the past winter the number OF
widows supplied with fuel by this society
was coo, sixteen less than last year. The
amount Of coal furnished was $50 tons !;
amount Of wood, 6S cords; amount paid for
expenditure of S2207.
The amount received from the various re-
ligious societies in the city from collections
is as follows:
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The funeral services of Mrs. A. Fl. Prince
were held at her late residence on Franklin
street, yesterday afternoon, being conducted
by Rev. A. III. Wright, of the st. Lawrence
street church. Representatives of the Sec
ond Parish, of which Mrs. Prince was a
member, of the Thatcher Relief Corps, and
of the Lady Friends of st. Alban Command
cry were present The floral offerings were
numerous and very beautiful, particularly
noticeable being standing cross of white
roses, the gift of the ST. Alban ladies. The
choir of the Second Parish rendered several
choice selections in excellent style.