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The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
DAN COUGHLIN MAY SAVE HIS NECK.
a Report From Chicago That tho
Ex-Detectlve May Confess.
Startling Evidence Reported Held In
Reserve by the state.
o'suIIiyan's Movements on the Night
on Which cronIn Died.

CHICAGO, November 15.-Big Dan Cough
lin may confess the part taken by the arch
conspirators 10 the Cronin murder. He Is
the man able to do this and the only defen-
dant to whom the state would grant immu-
nifty for confession. His wife has pleaded
tearfully with her husband to save himself
from death and he may weaken.
DIR. Peter j. Coss has offered to tell Coon
ey's whereabouts for $500. He declares
Cronln was British spy, and that the muir
derers came direct from Ireland and re-
turned Immediately after the assassination.
In this connection 1t Is again asserted that
Cooney is close by and will testify for the
state.
.aremiah. Mel Donald, u-~fmyyveriaIe
Lake View clansman, who suddenly dis
played much wealth and left for Europe last
spring, was not wanted very badly by the
police. 1t was positively learned today that
Mcdonald left town week before the muir
der, and although he may have been In the
conspiracy he was not one Of the actual as
sassns. The state has not offered all its i'm
p0rtant testimony, but has held much for re-
buttal 10 order TO clinch the case after the
defence has finished.
James Clancy Is the last announced regu-
lar witness. He Is New York Herald re.
SSAsSA e<aA WI sCosAJ hOWs hC
formed O'Sulliyan that Cronin's body had
been found, the iceman collapsed and trem-
bled. Il. 9. Dodge, it Is understood, will also
testify Saturday. While standing ON Clark
street last April Dodge heard Coughlin and
Beggs In conversation. During the talk
Cronin drove past Coughlin Immediately
exclaimed:
There he goes. He oughtn't to have
many more buggy rides before he is killed"
To this Beggs at once replied: Hush,
somebody may -heary
Longenecker located Dodge only recently,
he having gone to Washington.
With regard to O'Sullivan's allbl. the state
will offer startling rebuttal There Is an
employe who will swear positively that the
iceman was quietly let into his home by
Mrs.. Whalen near midnight on May e. and
tnat he was In his stocking feet
The defense will occupy about II days
with witnesses, and Forrest promises.a SEN
sation. Alibis will be offered for Coughlin,
Burke, O'Sullivan and KunZe, and Beggs's
attorney will claim his clients discharge f0r
lack OF eliminating evidence. 1t Is thought
that Beggs and Kunze have good chances Of
acquittal.
The statement that the Cronin Jury were
taken in body to the theatre the other
night Is empiatically denied by the balliffs,
who have the II men In charge. They were
not out Of their rooms In the hotel that night
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16

NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
THE INDUSTRIAL SOUTH.
Northern Money Going to Push Big
Enterprises There.

BALTIMORE, Md, November 1.-THE
past week has been one Of activity in the Or
ganization of enterprises in the South. Flor
ence, Alabama, has led with investment by
Philadelphia and New England capitalists,
including a 100000 cotton mill. furnace to
cost 100000, to be built by Philadelphia
arties, and a 100000 loan and banking
company; while 81 ,000,0 900 in cash has been
invested in the stock and land of two i'm
provement companies in Florence by these
Northern capitalists. In Florida contract
will be made for constructing a three hum
dred mile canal to furnish water way near
ly the entire length of the State. At Besse-
mer. Ala, two new furnaces, to cost $780,
600, will be built. At Bryerfeld, Ala, the
iron works are to be recognized with $780,
600 of bonds and $1,000 of preferred stock
At Rome, Ga, a $l25,0OO furnace win be
built. A steel plate mill is to be built in
West Virginia, a 100000 clothing factory in
Baltimore, and extensive fertilizer works at
NOrfOlE
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16


The contract is permissible under the law
but not compulsory. A number of attorneys
during the past few years, have omitted
printing the law in full, and also the legend.
The act of July 4, 1884, permitted fees of $25
to an attorney in case his client signed con-
tract to that effect. In the absence of all
contract only the regular fee of $40 was al
lowed. Many of the lawyers have only put
on the back of the agreements with clients
that portion of the law which allowed them
$25. Commissioner Raum today directed
that all fee agreements not In the form pre-
scribed by the office executed after Novem-
bSr Is, and forwarded to this office. be not
. accepted as formal, but be returned to the
attorneys for correction and amendation.
This order will not affsct informal agree
ments now on file in the pension offices.
Among the first orders made by Commis-
sioner Raum when he entered the pension
office, was an order to carry the fee. agree
ment law into effect. A number of attor-
neys refused to comply with 1t and Commis
sioner Raum today was compelled to take
the action above cited and to refuse to allow
the agreements to 60 on file.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
SIDE BY SIDE
PoWderIy Would Like to See the
Farmer and Mechanic.

ATLANTA, Ga, November 15.-The COM
mittee on land resumed its report Immediate
ly after the Knights of Labor convention
was called to order, and continued until the
hour arrived when Col. l.. F. Livingston,
president of the Farmers Alliance. was to
be received. Judge Henderson. Commits
sioner of Agriculture, R. F. Gray, editor Of
the National Economist. and Mr.. Harry
Brown, Of the Georgia Farmer, were also pres
ent. Col, Livingston said that other work
had prevented his studying the objects Of
the Knights Of Labor, but he felt sure that
when the convention met at st. Louis, Dec
Sd, the confederation would be formed, and
he also felt SURE that it would be equally
beneficial to both orders. In Mr.. Powderly's
reply, he said he would thank God for the
day when the farmer and mechanic should
stand side by side and work for the same OBJ
ject. The entire meeting was most enthu-
siastic, and every mention of the confeder- :
alton Of the two orders was met with thunder
ing applause.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
Or. Alfred &. fancy.

DIR. Alfred r. Taney. a young Bangor ply
sician, died yesterday. BE was a native Of
Bangor. He had served as city physician
and was member OF the Bangor Board Of
Health,
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16

Congress nor before the people as purely
economic question. 1t has been In a large
measure treated as sectional and party
question upon which there has not been a
free exercise Of independent thought and
action. 1t has, at last, been forced to the
front as a question too broad and far reach
ing TO Re considered as anv other than a ma
tional question: in he proper settlement OF
which all our great interests. agriculture,
manufactures and labor are deeply con-
cerned. What the manufacturers, as well as
our farmers, need is an increase In the Tor
eign demand for their productions. IL there
Is any other way by which this can be Sc
cured than by the. reform Of the tariff which
stands in the way of International trade. 1t
has not been made public. The protective
tariff can no longer be defended on the
ground Of wages being lower In Great Brit
ain than in the United States which Is not
only the most productive but the most In
viting Of countries with doors wide open to
all cemers. III labor Is not more efficient
here than in other countries, the foreign
laborers who every year are coming by thou
sands would equalize its cost"
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16

General Orders for the twenty Third
n Hnnun. ssSccrnpnent- sSc

The following general orders have been Is
sued from the headquarters Of the Depart
ment of Maine. Grand Army of the Republic
at Portland:
l. The twenty-third annual encampment o
this department will be held curing the first weet
In February. The time and place will be an
n0unced in future orders.
2. In compliance with the rules and regula-
ti0ns each Post in this department will elect their
of :ers for the ensuing yeIr at the first meeting
In December.
They will also at The same time elect represen-
tatives and alternates to the Department EDcamp-
ment. The basis OF representation Is one repre-
sentative for every fifty members In good stand
ing Sept. 80. 1889, and for a majority fraction
thereof an additional representative shall be
elected; each Post however whose members may
be less than fifty shall have one representative;
each Post will elect alterhates on same basis.
3. Post commanders Will Immediately after the
election report TO these headquarters the names
OF the OftceTS, representatives and alternales
elected, ON blanks enclosed herewith; also the
names OF all post commanders who are and have
continued in good standing Ia their respective
Posts; any past Post commander VINO has since
the expiration OF his term been dropped from the
rolls or In any manner for time however brief,
lost his membership in the Grand Army Of the
Republic. Is not ent tied to a vo.e In the depart
ment encampment.
4. This department was represented at the
National Encampment at Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Aug. 27-30, 1889 by Commander Franklin NJ
Drew; Junior Vice Department Commander
Jonn ID. stanwood; Assistant Adjutant General
Anderson, Q. II. Shinn. w. ii. H0istOn, w. II
Watson, John ID. Rust, James L. Parsons. A. X.
Lincoln, Thomas G. Libby, John K. Warren, Her
bert r. Sargent. A large number Of comrades and
their ladies and other friends accompanied the
delegation.
FRANKLIN NJ. DREW,
&c MILLIKEN, Asst. Adj. Gen.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
BOOMING MARANocooK.
Cottages, an Hotel and Plenty :of
Sport In Prospect.

WINTHROP. November 15.-The famous in
land resort Of Lake Maranocook Is booked
for great boom next season. Birch Island
was recently purchased by Boston parties
who win build number of cottages there and
several more win be erected on Craig's Point.
A large hotel to accommodate $50 guests will
be built on Maine Central ground. Several re-
gattas and other athletic contests are spoken
of by the sporting fraternity who pronounce
1t one Of the best localities In the country. Al
the liyeliest spots in Maine next summer.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
Local Weather Report.
weather Observations.

Pc indicates partly cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
CAUSED BY THE FLOODS.
Much Sickness In the Vicinity of
Lockhaven, Pa.

LocKHAvEN. Pa, November 15.-The
evil effects of the June foon on the health
of the people of this city and the adjacent
river loves is beginning to appear. The
flood left heavy deposit ot foul mud every
where from which the germs of disease
emanated all summer. vitiating the blood
aud undermining the health of the people.
In this city alone. 100 cases of malarial and
typhoid fever have developed during the
last two or three weeks. At Farrandsyille,
Wayne, Pine, North Point, Millhall and
other places, a large proportion of the resi-
dents are sick. Several deaths have occur
red.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
Senator frye on the Pan-Americans.

CHICAGO, November Ex-senator Frye
says tnat any proposition from the PAN
American Congress which meant absolute
free trade would not meet with favor FROM
the administration. The senator favOTs re-
cIprocal free trace, ON certain articles, such
as sugar aud wool. where the exchange OF
such products would profit this country
greatly. Mr.. Frye says the South American
people have q very poor opinion OF the
United States and no knowledge OF Its ex-
tent and resources. Tue chief object OF the
trip Is to dlsabuse minds which had been
mlseducated by the paueity Of American
shipping Ia their ports and the large prepOn-
derance OF that Of other nations.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
MR.. McCuLLoch'S VIEWS.
The Ex- x-secretarfW ants to Sec the
Tariff Reduced.

New YORK. November 15.-At tonight's
meeting of the Reform Club, letter was
read from Hon. Hugh McCluloch, ex-Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. in which the venerable
hnancier takes the ground that agriculture,
manufactures and laber alike would be ben
efitted by the extension of the demand for
our products which would result from the
reduction Of the tariff to a revenue basis. A
number of speeches were made in favor OF
admitting duty free materials for shlpbuild-
ing.
Mr.. Culloch says: UNFORTUNATELY the
tariff question has not been presented in
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
TO PREVENT BARN BURNING.
New Jersey Farmers Forced to Or
ganize Vigilance Committees.

BELvIDERE, N. j., November 15.-The
farmers of Warren and Sussex counties
have organized vigilant societies for the pro-
lection of property against fire fiends. Many
fires of late have thoroughly aroused the
farming community. Leading farmers feel
that their only safety lies in close and rigid
system of watchfuiuess. Men will be en-
ployed to watch property. The origin of all
the fires will be rIgidly investigated. Thous-
ands of dollars worth of property have re-
Gently been destroyed in tine two counties by
incendiary fires.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
MORNING

! ,ho ro.rlt Of a petition hled by Mr.. Avor
Is the Iesu. sIns ii for the custody W. 81 aver h,r
daapSel Gss Say on the ground that Aver was
unaI Mr. ipt Ayers ,ne lawyers recently began taking
testimony in New s York brnnsSp IL support Of this
petition This mo %pve comDpsmj.. 8aDqsnt OveEtures
hTom R MIS- arS AT attorney submitted to IUdass IUdss
Shanarg She nyeM Mrs Ayers resignation of her % posi,
lonpa'u tlonp pcf guardian Of her daughter upon p the
gronnd ,un nd that the youth Of the child made I Il
VH nndesirabie % that she should be the subject Of
litigation sV'u until she qualified to choose for
herself. o;a.;or :.
MIS- Ayers veT for alimony ana d censans claims
S fe SI the entry % Of decree barring her from
setting se tin % up any m claim for alimony was wa also also
fled fi Judge Shepard then entered an az order
appointing Mr.. Aver guardian Of the daueh-
Ter until the further order OF the court
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
RaaI Estare Transfers.

The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis-
try Of Deeds;
Portland William W. Thomas to Sophia T.
Gould. 81. etc.
Deering- Francis A. Libby to Alvin b. Jordan.
81. etc.
Hamm. 81, etc.
Gorham-John A. BOdge to George A. BOdge.
81, etc.
Caseo-William Dingey to Fred A. Dlngley. s5.
Harpswell-Elsie M. Hamilton, OF, al, 10 Elnily
De Il. Page. 81, etc.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16

Mr.. l.. d. Sinclair Of OssIpee. N. H., who,
died recently, was born in Essex, VT. on
Oct. 8, 1904. In early life he was engaged In
Portland, Me-, and was afterward United
States mail carrier between Conway and
Concord. N. II. He was postmaster at Os-
siDee IA years, railway mail agent 16 years,
aud was twice elected representative to
the laoislatura
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
o,,,races Against the Jews.

LAKE PROVIDENCE, La, November 10
The outrages on the Jews have been repeat
ed. AT about o'clock this morning jew
ish store at Alsatia was shot into about 80 or
more times and placarded:
No Jews after the first of January.
a Dslhi warning OF fire and lead will make you
leave.
barnard & Bloch's store at Goodrich's
Landing was also shot into. Decent people
condemn the outrages.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
GEN. RAUMS WAY OF AIDING PENSIONERS
The Commissioner Will See That
They Are Not Fleeced.
How to Keep the Blue Coats from
Taking French Leave.
Times When Ocean Creyhounds
Must Forego Record Breaking.

WASHINGTON, November 15.-Pension
Commissioner Raum has been giving some
attention to fee agreements between law
yers and their clients with view to pro-
tecting the latter class The act of July 4,
1884. provided that all fee agreements to be
valid before the pension Office should be in
the form prescribed by the commissioner of
pensions and should have the act of July A
1884, printed on the reverse side with the
legend:
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
TWICE LEFT BY THE FLAMES.
A New Orleans Church which Fire
Refuses to Destroy.

New ORLEANS, November 15.-Fire to-
day destroyed all the buildings on the square
bounded by st. Andrew, Franklin, Liberty
and Josephine streets, except one. the Ger
man Lutheran church. The same square suf-
fered similar fate II years ago when the
only building left standing was the same
church. The loss is estimated at $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Fire broke ont this morning in the forward
compartment of the British steamer Mer
were damaged. Loss, $4,000; fully covered
by insurance
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
TO PREVENT COLLISION.
Delegate Hale Furnishes Some New

Rules for Sea Captains.
WASHINGTON, November 15.-The consid-
Grafton of the amendments to the rules of
the road was resumed by the international
Marine Conference today. Delegate Hall of
Great Britain offered an amendment to arti-
Gle 1S. The amendment proposed to change
the article by providing that every steam
ship directed by these regulations shall keep
out of the way of another ship and shall, on
approaching her, slacken her speed, II nee
essary, stop, IL necessary, or reverse, If nee
essary. Mr.. Hall also proposed an amend
ment to article % providing that when,
by any of these rules, one of two ships is to
keep out of the way, the other shall keep her
course and speed. The conference consld-
cred the amendment to article % first, and
the discussion on this occupied the greater
portion of the day. 1t was finally adopted
without dissent, The amendment to article
18, with slight change in the order of the
words was adopted without objection.
Mr.. Hall also proposed new rule to the
effect that ship, is required by these rules
to keep out of the way of any other ship,
shall, If the circumstances of the case admit,
avoid crossing ahead of the other. This
was adopted. The conference adjourned
until Monday.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Novem-
ber 10Th. taken at 8 p. M, 18th meridian time,
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 26o, NV ,cloudless; New York, 320:
NV, cloudless; Philadelphia, 81, NV cloud
falo, = w, cloudy; Cleveland, 800. S, snow !;
Detroit, 32e, NV, cloudy; Chicago, 3S0, NE,
cld'lss st. Paul, 20o, w, cloudy Duluth, 26',
SW, cloudy; st. Vincent, 140, S, cloudless
Bismarck, 26o. SW, cloudless
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
More Trouble on the London Docks.


LONDON, November 15.-The dockmen de-
mand pay for the time allotted for meals.
The directors refuse the demand, saying that
this calm is specially debarred under the re-
cent agreement The directors, in letter
to the papers complain Of the mems tyranny
in refusing to work with non-unionists. Til
bury dockmen have struck because the fore
men and clerks refused to join the union.
Fire on shIpboard.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. November 15 = The
Spanish steamer Niceto, New Orleans for
Liverpool, with cotton, arrived here with her
cargo on fire. The flames were confined to
one compartment and 1t is thought they can
be extinguished without injury to the re-
mainder of the cargo.
Wants War ships.
ToULoN, November 15.-M. Barbeay, the
new minister of marine, has sent orders to
the dock yards here to hasten work on the
war ships in the course Of construction.
Foreign Notes.
According to the Vatican correspondent of
the Vienna Politische Correspondent, the real
object of the extraordinary mission OF Sir
John S. Simmons to Rome Is to offer to the
Holy See re-establishment of the ecclesiast.
ical court in Malta as 1t existed at the time OF
the grand masters of the MALTESE Order.
Mrs. Annie Besant, who was candidate
for membership in the London school board,
has brought an action for libel against Rev.
Mr.. Hoskyns, rector Of church in Stepney,
who, the plaintiff alleges, issued a SANDER
GUS circular concerning her.
Fire broke out in the cotton on the Guion
line steamer Alaska, at Liverpool from New
York, while she was unloading at Alexandria
dock yesterday. Five hundred bales were
damaged. The vessel sustained no injury.
The trial of members OF the family and the
servants charged with robbing the Servian
patriarch while he was dying at Carlovitz.
has revealed the fact that they fastened his
death by strangling him.
1t Is said that Vatican circles are led to
expect the establishment Of an American le-
cation to the Holy See after the return of
Legate Satolli from Baltimore.
The discovery of new coal bed is report
ed from North Sydney, G. b. A well known
expert claims there are nineteen million tons
In the seams.
The Queen of Portugal gave birth to son
yesterday. Mother and child are doing well.
Legislation is proposed in Spain looking to
an extension of trade with the Spanish
American republics.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
Man and Cattle Burned,

CONCORD, Mass, November 15.-The
barn and outbuilding owned byMr. .Coburn, In
with the entire contents, including II head
Of cattle. Loss, $1,000; insured cause un-
aged ~ is supposed to have been burned in
trying to save the cattle: He was last seen
In the barn just before the iie was dlscoY-
cred
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
sons of Veterans.

Next Thursday evening Shepley Cam. Ne.
4, S. of ", will formally dedicate their new
hall, No. 2251 Middle street. The hall has
been in use by the Camp for some time but
has never been officially opened. There will
be remarks by officers of the Camp aud Of
the Grand Army Posts and other camps OF
the city and vicinity, and music and refresh
mants will ha aaa ved
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
Hope Given Llber,y by oeatn.

NEW YORK, November i6-The indiet-
ment against Jimmy" Hope for eolupiclty
In the Manhattan Bank robbery In 1872, mas
been dismissed today by Recorder SulS tn-
missal as the witnesses for the people are all
dead aud Hope could not be convicted.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
WsIter aryant,s sudden oeath.

KENNEBUNK, November 15.-Walter Bry-
ant a popular young man. started early this
morning to 90 cunning with two comrades
but after a while became separated from
with his face in shallow pool Of water. IL
Is supposed that he fell in a tit and was
drowned. He was a son Of the late Capt.
Seth Il. Bryant deputy collector Of customs.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
Ia BELLE FRANCE.
- oEI%E FnANSEs
The Government Wants More Busl-
ness In Legislative Affairs.

PARIS, November 15.-The Chamber of
Deputies has validated the election of ASS of
Its members 1t is expected that the gov
ernment will send communication to the
chambers Monday. declaring the necessity Of
practical business policy for the chambers
and thatquestions of the revision Of the con-
stitution and the separation .of church and
state must be abandoned. The government
promises to introduce bills relating to land
taxation and liquor duties. The government
will demand a vote Of confidence.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16

The Stars and Stripes were raised over IN tne
Lynn. Mass, high school yesterday Win IN.
posing ceremonies. The flag was presentea
py veterans Of the war.
~ From Clayton to the Canadian River in
New mexico the snow completely covers the
| ported,
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
Awarded.to Her Father.

CHICAGO, November 15.-Judge Shepard
today made an order giving Herbert G. Aver
the custody of his daughter, Margaret, who,
since Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Aver secured a
divorce from her husband in 1887, has been
under Mrs. Ayers guardianship. The order
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-16
Lumber Firms Assign.

OTTAWA, Ont, November 15.-The lumber
ing firms of j. K. Post d. Co.. Oswego, and
Both firms were large purchasers of Ottawa
lumber. Nearly 100000 is involved in the