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The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
GENERAL NEWS.

The grand jury in San Francisco recon-
mends the adoption of the Australian ballot
system.
E. B. Hemingway, banker. Whitney's
Point, n. Y, has assigned: liabilities from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The trunk full of blood-stained clothing
recently found in Milwaukee has no connec-
tion with the Cronin case.
The body found in the ruins of the Boston
| fire, has been identified as that of ID. j.
Buckley of ladder company, No. 3.
The Tennessee Coal and Iron Company is
| suing John FL. Inman for So, 500, 900. alleged
| to have been wrongfully taken by him when
] in control of the company.
Mayor Grant has signed the ordinance per-
| mitting organ grinders to play in the streets
of New York. The "teodle Cherman
| Pand", is still barred out
Judge Cooley of the interstate commerce
i commission, has so far recovered from his
i recent illness that he will resume his duties,
although his friends think he is not yet suf-
| ficiently strong.
The heaviest rain storm ever known at
Prescott, Ari., ceased yesterday On the
Prescott q Arizona Central Railroad a
| bridge went down with train Sunday, but
nobody was seriously hurt. The storm last
ed five days and did $4,000 damage.
John DAILY, who shot and killed Constable
". M. Abbott, at West Springfield, Mass.
|
enness, pleaded guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree. and was sentenced to State pris-
on for life.
The annual report of the New York and
Brooklyn bridge trustees for the year end
ing December 1, 1889, shows that during
the year 33.954.773 persons crossed the
bridge by railroad and 3195 ,687 by the prom.
enade. The receipts from tolls were S1.020,.
956.
A special from Chicago says that a rail
| road combination far more important than
| any heretofore announced, has been formed
This combination is between the Rock Isl
and and Chicago Burlington and Quincy
| roads. and includes also the Kankakee anC
Seneca, Rock Island and Peroia, and Burl
ington, Cedar Rapids and Northern.
The Erie County. IN. ", Athletic Club
which was organized last week, has decided
to offer purse of $4,000 for a glove contes
between John l.. Sullivan and Peter Jack
son, the colored pugilist. The fight is ex
pected 70 take place about the last Of Febru
ary, on the occasion of the opening of tn,
clubs quarters.
The Cincinnati Times-Star says that Sena
tor Sherman will oppose in the Senate th
confirmation of Amos Smith, Jr., as survey
or of the port of Cincinnati. Mr.. Smith wa
appointed at Mr.. Sherman's request. TIL
Senator's present opposition to him. 1t is al
legged, arises from Smiths connection wit
| ha ho1lot hoy fnrpQrV
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
DOING 1T OVER AGAIN.
The Marine Conference undoing
Some Work It Has Accomplished.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-The Inter-
national Marine Conference met at II o.
clock this morning. This resolution was
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this confer
ence, 1t Is inexpedient to adopt cOurselndicating
sound signals in foggy or thick weather, mas
much as other strong reasons are presented
by the sound signal committee that IL such signals
be used in crowded waters, danger would su
from uncertainty and confusion produced by the
multiciplicity of signals and from the false secur-
fty in the mlndSof mariners. Ii vessels, when navi-
gated on sucn signals, could not See each other,
there would be danger that the officer in charge
might read signal Incorrectly, or, II read cor
rectIy, might interpret Il wrongly.
Delegate Goodrich, chairman of the COM
mittee on collocation, presented an interlo-
cutory report calling attention to the extra
amendment Al to the article on rules of the
road adopted b0 the conference. This amend
ment provides that green andsred side lights
be placed on steam vessels not forward of the
masthead light and in sailing vessels as near
abreast of the foremast as practicable. The
committee says the change proposed by the
amendment is so far reaching in results that
there are serious difficulties in the way of its
adoption. The committee recommends that
the amendment be reconsidered and if the
changes proposed by the amendment be
again approved of, the suggestion be made
in note to the puwers instead of being en-
bodied in the regulations. The conference
determined to reconsider the amendment.
The report of the committee declaring in
expedient the adoption of an uniform load
mark was adopted without debate.
The next business in order was the co nSid-
Grafton of the report of the committee upon
general division 13, the establishment of a
permanent international marine commits
sion. The report says that for the present
the establishment of such a commission is
not considered expedient.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The Forum announces for 1890 programme
which includes the following notable eontribu-
tions: Laborers' Grievances, by Cardinal Man
ming; The Coming Worlds Fair. Dy Gen. Francis
Walker; and How the Tariff Affects the Farmer,
by John g. Carlisle. Other contributors are
President q. X. Adams on The Moral Perlls OF
College Life; Prof. st. George Mlyart on The Om-
nisclence Of Agnostlcism; Gen. Henry L. Abbott
on The Effect Of New Inventions upon Warfare
Andrew ID. White on The Disadvantages under
which science is Taught; Lieut.. Bradley A. Fiske
on Naval Warfare under N Condlti u.s. Fran
ces Power CObbe on Secular Changes in Human
Characteri Prof; X. H. Tnurston on Aerial Nsyi-
High Civilization; Edmund Yates un The Detei-
opment Of Journalismi Major J. W. Powell on
The Antiquity OF Man IN America, and Prot. Gold
win smith on Woman Suffrage.
The December holiday number OF Scribner's
Magazine Is very nearly complete in Itself. With
the exception OF the fourth instalment OF Harold
Frederic's serial, each article Is complete IN this
issue. How the Other Half LIVES by Jacob A
kiis, for many years police reporter Of the Asso-
eated Press, Is vivid description Of life In the
tenements New York, such picture Of misery
as has rarely been drawn OF life In an American
city. Hon. Edward j. Phelps, ex-mIuister 10
England, has forclble paper on current iltera-
ture. Under the title The Age OF Words he pre-
sents emphstically and with the srdor Of one who
has felt, the evils Of age In which The ouportu-
mites to speak In public and to print are.practi
cally unlimited and unrestricted. Contemporary
journalism and fiction are criticised Without re.
serve. Mr.. ]. A. Mitchell, editor Of Life. writes
OF contemporary American caricature. DIR. VIII
liam Ferry NoTthrup describes the Brittany re-
nglous festival known as The Pardon Of Sc. Anne
~ Auray. Notes OF a aSub-tropic study reproducss
tne numoT and indolrnce OF the life Ut the negroes
on tne Bahama Islands, Mr. Bnnnsa ,, slvr ~
Mrs. Toms Spree, Is a social pctuIs oI Iutal l1
summer resort Prot Henry A; Beers contIi ieutss "
| MidWinter NIGHTS Drpam. Inc Serial IN tpe
| Valley deScribes a Journey in ibe last century
lhroueh the wilderness Of central s1d az . wsslsrn
EyerInS NV "A. Lampman; MOntauk Point, BY
Iioyd McKim Garrlsoui Happiness, BY Edith
wharton; and AT Les Eboulements, by ID q
J Scott. Il
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Grand Army Pension Bill and
Other measures Introduced.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-Among the
bills introduced in the Senate today were
these:
For the admission of the State of Wyoming.
To provide temporary government for the
Territory of Oklahoma.
For constitutional amendment comforting on
the District of Columbia representation In the
two Houses in Congress and in the electoral col.
lege
Providing rpensions for the INDECENT parents
of deceased soldiers and for dependent Soldiers
This is bill prepared by the pension committee
of the Grand Army
Mr.. Sherman offered concurrent resolu-
tion, which was referred to the committee on
foreign relations, requesting the committee
to invite, as fit occasions arise, negotiations
with any government with which the
United States has or may have diplomatic
| relations, to the end that any differences or
| disputes between the two governments that
| cannot be adjusted by diplomatic agencies.
may be referred to arbitration and peaceful
| ly adjusted by such means.
Mr.. Morgan offered a resolution. which
was agreed to, instructing the COMMITTEES on
foreign relations to inquire and report as to
| the best method of increasing trade and
| commerce between the people Of the limited
| States, and as to what ippedIments. If any
| exist in our diplomatic relations with the
free state Of the Congo and other powers
standing in the way of such trade, commerce
| and intercourse.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
UNITED IN the RANKS OF LABOR
The national Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union.
Of the Organization
Located In washington.
Mr.. Powderiy says the union MARKS
New Era.

ST.. LOUIS, NO.. December 9.-The Nation
al Farmers Alliance and the Farmers and
Laborers' Union. both having been In ses-
sion In this city for five days past. have ad-
journed sine die. Each .professes great sat
isfacti0n relative to the work accomplished,
and particularly as regards the plan Of fed
Grafton.
The Farmers Alliance, after adjournment.
officially visited the Farmers and Iaborers'
Union convention in the Exposition build
Ing, and were cordially received. A formal
reception was rendered the members, after
which they departed for home.
The name Of the combined order as agreed
upon Is the National Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union. The new constitution Is
the same as the old, with the exception Of a
chief alterations is the striking
phrase country mechanics" This will ena-
Bile large number OF mechanics In villages
and cities, who are Knights Of Labor. to join
the organization. IL Is provided that negroes
may be taken into the union at the option Of
the State organizations. but they cannot be
made delegates to the national convention.
Headquarters will be established at Wash
ington. ID. O., where the president, secretary
anu VI buc cACCutlfC COululitkco
will transact business. A Judiciary commit
tee, which Is practically trial court, was
appointed as follows: r. G. Petty of MlssIs-
sippi, chairman; Isaac McCracken Of Arkau-
sas and Evan Jones Of Texas. The ex-
ecutive committee rs composed Of G. w. Nc
Cune Of Washington. ID. c., A. Wardeli Of
South Dakota and j. E. Tillman Of Tennes-
see.
j. o. Dimes Of st. Louis was elected presl-
dent; w. w. Holland Of Kentucky, vice
president. and Oswald Wilson Of New York.
secretary.
Mr.. Powderly aud Mr.. Wright OF the
Knights OF Labor left Sunday morning. Mr..
POwderly professed great satisfaction, say
ing he believed the union Of these interests
marked an era In the industrial world no
less Important tnan the emancipation pro-
clamation Of 1865: The only action which
failed to please Mr.. Powderly was the elimi-
ton Of the tariff reform plank from
the revolution. the convention deeming a
declaia alton on the subject premature at this
time.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
THE EMPEROR WILL NOT ABDICATe.
Dom Pedro's Opinion OF the New
Government In Brazil.
Ready to Return II the Country Sees
Fit to Call Him.
Or. Parke Reports improvement in
EmIn Pasha's Condition.

LISBON, December 9.-Dom Pedro today
visited the Polytechnic school. In conver-
sation with Brazilian adherents here, Dom
Pedro expressed many doubts whether the
new government will contribute to the pros
perity of the country. Although he had him
self told many prominent persons that they
should continue to serve the country, he had
not expected there would be so many desert
ers from the standard of the monarchy. He
declined to refer to his abdication as possi-
bility.
1t is stated that the greater portion of the
higher officers Of the Brazilian army were
monarchists and joined the Republican mi
nority in the recent outbreak in Brazil un-
der the belief that the demonstration was to
be merely against the ministers and not
against the Empire. They only became
aware of the facts when they had gone too
far to retrace their steps. When the revo.
luton started thousands Of students armed
themselves with revolyers, rifles and swords
and threatened to kill the Emperor and his
family. A boat manned by students pa
trolled the harbor, it being their intention to
intercept the Emperor while he was embark
ing and do him an injury.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
THE OLD WHITE HORSE IS VALUABLE
And the CarIsons are Running
Kind of Cottage Museum.
Attorney Forrest Thinks There's
Money In II for the Witnesses.
A ForcibIe Attack Upon tho Case
Against the cronIn Suspects.

CHICAGO, December 9.-In Mr.. Forests
speech in the Cronin case today he said that
so far as Camp 20 was concerned. the allega-
tion Of conspiracy must be dropped.
The credibility of the witnesses was dis
cussed, and Mr.. Forrest made very plausi-
BILE argument. Every witness discovered
since the coroner's.jury, he said, was sus-
picious one. He said the States witnesses
had an interest in giving damaging testi-
mony against the defendants. 1t was worth
500 week to Dinan to have it generally be-
lieved that his white horse was the one that
took Cronin away; that being the amount
Dinan received from dime museum. As
for the Carlsons, they were poor people now
using their cottage as museum, charging
an admission to curiosity seekers. There
was a split in the Clan-na- Gael society. One
side charged the other with sending innocent
men to England on dangerous business and
delivering them over to the English govern
ment. The side making the accusation was
on the witness stand for the State. The side
accused was in the prisoners chair. Re-
venge was wanted by the former. The 9TH
er witnesses either had an interest in testi-
flying as they did, or else their feats Of MEM
ory were so remarkable as to be simply
ridiculous.
huuuluS tukOuSu guO dl6ulAOhb WAC dP-
parently desire to show that all the wit
neses for the State were perjurers. The urg-
ing which the State had to use in court on
Nieman, to induce him to Identify COughlir
and Kunze was handled very skillfully: The
expert testimony was combatted with the
expert testimony of the defence, Mr.. For
rests deduction being that the expert
witnesses for the State should go through
college again. Mr.. Forrest went into the
cause Of death, arguing that from the testi-
mony given it was not known. The evidence
of Mrs. Hoertel, he declared, was hideous in
its absurdity. Take the wounds found on
the head of the dead man. Not one would
have caused scratch on the skull. Yet
Mrs. Hoertel swore that when she passed
the cottage that night, she heard the sound
of blows. "The blows she heard through
the door, from her place on the sidewalk ;
yet there was no scratch on the skull, -
shouted the attorney.
Mr.. Forrest took up the trunk and the
course taken by the wagon seen of the night
of May 4, and supposed to have carried the
trunk. With the aid of a map he traced the
course alleged to have been taken by the
mepIand argued the wagon did not contain a
trunk having body inside or having it, the
doctor was not murdered In the Carlson
cottage His reason for this theory was the
roundabout route taken by the wagon, sup
posing the cottage to be the starting point
A route that went through thickly settled
part OF the city was a very unlikely one fol
murderers. Mr.. Forrest devoted some time
to an attack on the identity of the trunk, af
ter which the court adjourned until tom0r-
row,
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Speaker Reed Announces Some OF
the Important Ones.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-Mr. McKin.
ley has been appointed chairman of the
ways and means committee by Speaker
Reed; Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the appro-
priations committee; and Mr.. Kelley chair
man of the manufacturers committee. The
following committees have been formed:
Ways and Means-Messrs. Mckinley, Burrows
eayne D1lingley Mckenna Payne LeFoette
Arkansas, and Flower.
observation-disclosures. Cannon, Butterworfh b
McC0mas, Henderson of Iowa, Pc; ers, Cogg swell
Belden, Morrow, Brewer of Michigan, Randall
Ferney, Sayres, Breckenridge of Kentucky, and
Dockery.
Manufactures-Messrs. Kelley, Burrows, E. b
Taylor of Ohio, Arnold, Morse, Sanford, Wilson
Of West Virginia, Bynum, Williams of Illinois
Grimes, and Fowler.
Elecfions-Me ssrs. Rowel, Houk, Cooper, Han.
gen, sherman, Dalzell, Bergen. Greenhalge, Com
stock. Crisp, O'Farrell, Outhwaite, Marsh Moore
| of Texas, and Wike of Illinois
In the House today, Mr.. Hall of Minneso-
ia introduced a resolution for the appoint
ment of worlds fair committee to consist
of nine members. Referred
After reference to "a large number of eX-
ecutive communications, Speaker Reed sur
prised the majority of members by the ap-
poiDtment of the committees above.
The House, at LIS. adjourned till Wednes-
day.
Shortly after the House adjourned this af-
ternoon, the Speaker discovered that through
clerical error the name of Mr.. Sherman of
New York was substituted for that of Lacey
of Iowa as member of the committee on
elections. The correction was made and
will be announced to the House.
Speaker Reed received letter from Con-
gresham William ID. Kelley, asking to be re-
lieved from the craftsmanship of the CON-
mittee on ways and means. Mr. Kelley has
served on that committee for twenty consec-
utive years. Advancing years and increas-
ing infirmities have, he says, untitled him
for the performance of its eXactiDg duties.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
WHEN BRAZIL CALLS HIM
Then Dom Pedro Will Return to
Claim His Throne.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-James j. O'Kelly,
member of the British Parliament, tele-
graphs from Lisbon to the World as follows:
Today the ex-Emperor, who has been person
al friend of mine for years, received me in his
apartments at the Hotel BraganZa, TO give me his
stripped him OF his throne. In the first place il is
impOI tant to understand that neither the Emper-
or nor any Of his adherents regard the revolution
as final my visit to the Uni ed States,' sail
the ex-Emper0r, "made a deep impression on md
mind What saw there convinced me beyony
doubt OF the value the superiority OF iree &c % gov
I'll, still adhere strongly to this opinion, but
fear the people Of Brazil have not yet reached the
stage Of development which enables nations to
derive full and free profit from free institutions.
Time alone will tell, but 1 firmly believe Il will
prove the correctness Of my views. will not
venture, he continued, now to pass Judgment on
the effects of the revolution. Let the people OF
Brazil and history Judge of it. You know was
never opposed to liberal measures. 1 always en-
couraged them, but was above all anxious that
my people should progress gradually, till they
reached the point which would enable them to
adopt absolutely free institutions with great ad-
vantage to themselves. That time has not
come yet. Now all is in the hands of God.
much fear that there are exaggerated polite
ambitions dominant IN Brazil, which will. surely
bring misfortune on the country. Both the Eng
lish and the American peoples had generations of
experience which cannot be improyised among an
imperfectly educated nation like Brazil, whose
people possess more imagination tnan common
sense in political matters. don't think the Br d
lillian people nave reached anything IKE the stage
of civilization required to fit them FOR absolutely
free government. 1t is absurd to draw any analo-
gy between them and the people OF the United
States. The present provisional government Is at
best an experiment, which will probably result In
disappointment"
do you propose to issue amanifesto?" inquired
the Worlds representative.
al have been strongly urged to do so." was Dom
PedrOS reply; "but what for? ManifestOes are
only words, which have practically no utility in
our time"
"Do you mean to go back to BTazil?"
"Yes, II the Brazilian people call ne, / will go
back. Why not? ! never authorized anybody to
say would not 60 back"
This Is the sole political pr0nouncemeDt made
hv Dom Pedro.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
SOMETHING PORTLAND TRADE rs
DOING.
A Letter That Can Be Perused with
Great Satisfaction.
To the Editor of the Press:
The following letter will speak for itself

To the Editor of the Press:
The following letter will speak for itself !:
PORTLAND, Dec. o, 1889.
1t might be Of interest TO those who like to
see Portland compete successfully with B0s-
ton and New York for outside trade to
know that Twitchell, Champlin & Co. have
Just shipped nearly full stock Of winter s
supplies to one of the leading hotels in Flo
rida, the proprietor finding that he could buy
of them all his fine groceries as cheaply as In
Boston or New York, and some things, Dota-
bly, the canned goods that they put up. he
could get much cheaper than elsewhere. The
freight rate too, a gratifying thing for a
Portland man TO consider and a point that
Portland man to consider and point that
Portland merchants should make use OF,
was found to be the same from Portland to
Florida as from Boston to Florida. Messrs.
II. G. 81 Co.'s first bill for this Florida busi-
ness amounts to over a thousand dollars.
Under the favorable shipping conditions
mentioned above several other Portland
firms have made sales for the same point.
Among them may be mentioned L0ring,
Short & Harmon, who supply all the sta
tionery for the hotel. get up the circulars
and send out the stock Of books and fancy
articles for the news stand; G0udy d Kents
famous crackers, also find their way there /;
Thompson & Fowler ship their choice c0rned
beef. Chas. K. Jose Il Co., Kendall 81 Whit
ney, Chadbourne & Kendall, Long Wharf
Fish Company, Bolster, Snow & Co. also
send material in their lines, and even Bob
Somers takes hand and gets up some Of his
jaunty white naval caps for the call boys
and porteis, while Allen & Co. send white
jackets for the boys.
1t Is encouraging to see our trade, even In
small amounts, carried into distant parts
and the one who makes these purchases,
himself native of Portland, having been a
close buyer in the other markets named, ex
presses himself as pleasantly surprised to
SEQ that could well afford to place his trade
in his native city.
Never let Portland people forget that their
chief point of beauty in the eyes Of strang
ers Is the Eastern and Western Pr0menades,
or rather the views from them; particularly
that slope over the Portland C0mpany's
buildings and at the old fort. Can't the
whole slope back to the houses from the
driveway over by the Cleaves' monument
and down to the water on the other side be
captured for park? Even IL they never
build on the water side of the driveway
land there are several houses there now a
row of our regular Portland narrow gauge,
two and one half story, end on TO the street
houses on the other side would greatly de-
tract from the beauty Of the place. That
whole field should be secured. The East
end deserves park as well as the West end
and this would be of value and common In
terest to the whole city.
The Portland daily press., 1889-12-10
Nominations FavorabIy Reported.

WAsH1NGToN, December 9.-The Senate
committee on public lands has ordered favor
able reports to be mace upon the following
nominations:
Leryis A. Croft Of Nebraska, Commissioner Of
the General l. nd once.
William NJ. Stone, Assistant Commissioner of
the General Land ONCE.
j. NJ. Townsend, Indiana, Recorder of the Gen.
eral Land Office.