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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-20
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE BATH WORKS
Secretary Tracy Advertises for Pro-
posals for Three New Ships.
Merchant Vessels to Keep Out of
the Way of Men % War.
Corporal Tanners Army Record Gets
His Daughter Position.

WASHINGTON, November 19.-Admiral
Jouett's board, which made an inspection Of
the Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and Yorktown
last week, has made its report to Commodore
Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navigation.
The report says the vessels are in excellent
condition and well manned and that the
country can felicitate itself upon this begin
ming of the new navy, which will reflect hon.
or and credit upon all interested. In speed
and sea and fighting qualities, these YES
sells equal any ships afioat. The board rec
ommends the adoption of Selfridge boats for
use on all vessels in the future.
The final payment of $4,000 on the York
town, withheld under the contract until
four months after the completion of the YES
sci was today ordered paid by Secretary
Tracy to the contractors, Cramp & Sons.
Secretary Tracy today issued an advertise
ment for proposals for building the proposed
new steel gunboats numbers 5 and 6, about
1000 tons each, and for a steel practice vessel
of about 800 tons for the Annapolis Naval
Academy. The proposals will be opened
January %, 1890. The cost of the gun boats
exclusive Of speed preminum), is limited to
$350, 900 each and the practice ship to $780,
OO0
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WAS NOT MALTREATEp.
A Jury Do Not Believe the Story About
Adelbert Nichols.

WATERvILLE, November 19.-The case ,of
Nichols VS.. Nichols, in which the imbeci'e
Adelbert Nichols brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages against his brothers wife, Mrs. Nichols,
with whom he has lived for several years, on
account Of abuse and maltreatment, was con-
cluded today.
Hon. W. T. Haines made sensational plea
for the defence. He said; "This case was
prompted by designing lawyers and by ILL
feeling between the two far les. This ac-
counts for the improbable scsIimony pre-
sented. Adelbert Nichols, presumably the
plaintiff in this case has been well trained
for the past two weeks ,as shown by his testi-
mony,
There is abundant proof that he has been
we'll cared for. No Waterville lawyer would
have brought the suit understanding the cir
cumstances of the case. The testimony pre-
sented by the plaintiff has been succession
of dastardly lies"
Judge Whitehouse of Augusta, counsel for
the plaintiff, then said: "Mrs. Nichols,
though asked three times, did not once lift
the veil from her face. Under this veil and
under her subterfuge of replying, i don't
remember to pertinent points in the case,
she cloaked her evil deeds and ways" The
abuses of Nichols as alleged by the testimo-
ny, were then portrayed at length.
The jury, after being out twenty minutes,
returned a verdict of not guilty.
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A BAD MAN FROM MAINE.
John w. Lake, Formerly Of Augusta,
Arrested in Lowell, Mass.

LOWELL, Mass, November 19.-This af-
ternoon officers arrested John W. Lake on
three counts for forgery. Lake is about 45
years Of age and has wife and crooked
record in Augusta, Me. He has occupied
room IS in the Swan building for month or
two past. He passed as a doctor, making a
speciality of rheumatic cases. About the mid
die of last month, two forged checks were
passed on the Appleton bank payable to Har-
rison Streeter and signed George W. Peabo-
dy. One was for $l65, the other being for
$95. Detectives brought the matter home to
Lake, who was in the habit of making ont
checks and sending boys to the bank with
them. He made out two other checks, paya-
BILE to and signed by Charles T. Fay on the
First National Bank, one for $50 and the
other for $4275. The first he tore up and
the other he gave to a boy this afternoon.
He wrote it in the post office where he and
the boy were seized by officers who were on
watch. After his arrest Lake admitted his
guilt. He said he was hard up and had been
under crooked influences. He said he had
no diploma. A letter from his wife indicated
that he had been in trouble in Maine. He
admitted he had been arrested before.
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NO PAY FOR LONG DELAYS.
A Grievance Which MAY Lead to a
Strike on the New YorkCentral.

ALBANY, N. Y. November ia strike
is impending on the New York Central &
Hudson River Railroad. 1t has been. custo-
mary for the last two or three months to hold
trains from Syracuse outside the West Alba
ny freight yards six and eight hva a.
time and tho uIcn nave received mo- pay Tor
this time, although they have to stay on du-
ty the same as il running over the road. A
committee from the men went to New York
yesterday and laid the grievance before the
officials. They received no satisfactory re-
ply and gave the company until tomorrow to
decide. IT the reply is not favorable, the
men will strike. The company will fight it
out. Orders have been received at Dewitt,
to sh no freight east except live stock and
perishable property until further notice.
The movement includes conductors and
trainmen as we'll as engineers and firemen.
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WITH KINDLY REMEMsRANcEs.
Dom Pedro's Words Of Farewell to
the RraxllIans.

Rio DE JANEIRo. November l9.-Emperor
Dom Pedro made the following reply to the
communication Of the new government in
forming him Of his deposition:
I'm view Of the address handed me on the
nth inst, resolve to submit 10 the com
mand OF circumstances and to leave with all
my family for Europe tomorrow, leaving
this beloved country, to which have tried
to give firm testimony Of my affectIonate
love by lmy dedication during nearly half a
century as chief OF the state. will always
have kindly remembrances of Brazil and
hopes for its prosperity"
The adhesion TO the new order Of things
continues. Candido 0livelra Is still a pri-
soner. The King OF Portugal offered the
Emperor Dom Pedro the use Of his palace at
Lisbon. The provisional government de
liyered to the Emperor draft for 500 contos
to enable him to live well and Independently
OF the donation already mentioned The
minister OF justice has taken possession Of
his department having declared before the
president and ministers of the supreme
tribunal Ills adnesl0n 10 the new ofder OF
things. Like declarations were made by ali
the generals and magistrates. The national
guard and the most prominent public msn In
all the provinces are in accord with the pres
ent course Of events. The Count d'Eu mas
resigned and Is likely TO leave Brazil
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WAR SHIPS FAVORED.
Merchant Vessels Must Not Get In a
Suuadron's Way.


WASHINGTON. November 2O.-At the In
ternational Marine Conference today Dele
gate Goodrich of the United States offered an
amendment proposed by the delegates from
Great Britain, providing that in clear weather
no vessel shall attempt to cross the bows of
the leaders of any squadron Of ships of war
in regular formation, nor to pass through the
lines of such squadron; but nothing shall
excuse ship of war from doing her best to
avoid collision. This gave rise to discussion.
The delegates from the United States were,
with the exception of Capt. Sampson, OPP
the interests of the merchant marine should
not be subordnated to the interests of the
navy. Capt. Sampson said it was not mat
ter of the precedence of the navy or merchant
marine, but matter of danger. Several
amendments were offered modifying the
suited in the adoption of the amendment, A
to 5. The amendment as finally agreed upon
provides: t
In clear weather at sea no vessel shall attempt
to cross the tOws of the leaders of any squadron
ton s nor unnecessariIy to pass through the lines
of such squadron.
An amendment offered by Captain Nor
cross of the United States to article 4 was
adopted. 1t makes that article provide that
a steam vessel towing shall, in addition to
the side lights carry two bright white lights
In vertical line, one over the other, not less
than six feet apart, and when towing more
than one vessel, she shall carry an addition
al bright light six feet above or below such
lights, etc.
An amendment offered by the delegates
from Great Britain inserting the words
collision or other" in article % was adopt
ed. That article now provides that in obey
ing and constructing these rules due regard
should be had to all the dangers of naviga-
tion and any special circumstances which
may render departure from the rules neces-
sary, in order to avoid immediate collision or
o'ffh is ganRfiIe aanfsiIeu the considerauon OIL an TIC
amendments to the rules received with the
exceptions of articles z, 8 and 10, relating to
lights for small craft. "A recess was here
taken.
After recess, the report of the committee
on lights for small crafts, mad public yester-
day, after being explained and discussed
briefly was adopted substantially as 1t came
from the committee.
On motion of delegate from the Neither
lands, an amendment was adopted to the ar
ticles relating to lights for small craft, pro-
viding that nothing contained in these arti-
cles concerning lights carried and shown by
fishing vessels and boats when actually en-
gagged in fishing, shall prevent the govern
ment of any marine country making other
regulations for vessels actually engaged in
fishing in the territorial waters of any such
State, nor shall it prevent two or more mar
itime States bordering on common fishing
ground mutually agreeing upon light and
signal regulations.
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West with the senator Frye party, Mr.. F.
n r Rriggs of Auburn, bought from Senator
Stanford tbe two-year-old stallion, Warren
. hrotber of the far-famed trotting mare
Snnol with the unparalleled record as a
three.year.old of 2.1Oa. The sire of Warren
is Electioneer, dam Waxana, by General
Benton /; second dam, Waxy, by Lexington.
He stands 1873. is bay in color. with one
white ankle behind and in all respects is an
exceptionally fine built colt. constituting one
of the most promising youngsters in Senator
Stanford,s mart of the country.
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EffectuaIIy Answered.

lDSSt~e$sS&N w ~>SSe0A
WASHINGTON, November ia friend of
Mr. Reed. speaking Of the attacks upon him
which seem to proceed from the Mckinley,
camp, says: ut has been stated that Mr.
Reeds attitude on the silver question was un-
friendly to the position held by the silver
producing States. Such an argument, COM
ING from other candidates is foolish, because
every one of them is in the same boat with
him in this respect, as their recorded votes
will show. The second argument,
that Mr. Reed is opposed to
river and harbor legislation, is equally ridic-
ulous. His views on this subject were we'll
known, vet the Republicans have twice voted
for him for Speaker. Notwithstanding the
very gentlemen who are using this argument
against him have each twice voted for him
for Speaker without discovering that there
was anything wrong with Mr.. Reeds votes
on river and harb0r bills"
The Latest Maine Inventions.
WASHINGTON, November 19.-Maine pa
tents have been granted rs follows
Frank L. Bartlett. Portland, two patents on ap-
paratus for manufacturing pigments and appara-
tus for refining fume.
VIM. d. Graves. Jr Pressure Isle, window
screen.
Horace Knight, Paris. harrow and land leveler.
Ephram W.Th0mpson, Thomaston, attachment
for coffee and tea pots.
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MAIN e.
Pirates fOff the Pool.

BIDDEFoRD, November ia suspicious
looking craft has been seen off the Pool and
it is thought that her crew have had some-
thing to do with the recent burglaries in sea-
port towns in this part of the state Sunday
night she was anchored near the shore and
the life saving crew thought her in distress
and went to her relief. Only one man was
found aboard and he would give no account
of himself.
sunol's Brother Coming to Maine.
LEWISTON, November 1e.--While in the
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THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Bates College students have begun move
ment to secure the erection of $4,000 Y
M. G. A. building. +. B. Nelson, 80, is the
prime mover in the enterprise.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Governor and Council win have a
large amount Of routine business before
them today and will probably grant a par
don to Heenan, the Portland murderer, his
case having been tabled at the last meeting
of the Council. The Aroostoob county spec.
ial constable case may be heard. Messrs.
Maxwell, Hall, Gilman and Partridge, COM
mittee of the valuation commission to draft
blanks and prepare blank books for the use
Of the commission and its clerks, met here
today and will be in session up to the meet
ing of the commission December 3.
The nearly decomposed body of an infant
was found in the woods in Litchfeld, re-
Gently.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Preparations are being made for the cree
tlon OF one the largest brick blocks in Bath,
at the corner OF Front and Summer streets.
IL Will contain several stores and Masonic
temple above. The old Kennebec House will
have TO be moved to make room for the new
building.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Stephen Hall of St. Albans, met with an
accident last Thursday, from the effects Of
which he died Monday evening. While at
work at his shop in Guilford, a young man,
who was employed in the room, came along
and opened the trap door directly behind
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BRIDGES WASHED AWAY.
BelIefowte, Pa, Shut Out from the
Rest of the World.

BELLEFowrE, Pa, November 19.-In the
past 4S hours rain has fallen here about in.
csssantly. The rivers are very high. Re-
ports from the surrounding country give the
flood as almost as great as last June. There
is no railroad communication over the Phila-
delphia & Erie railroad. All the bridges are
washed away. No trains have arrived at
Bellefowte over the Lewisburg railroad since
8 o'clock this morning. Reports state the
road is badly used up. Lock haven and Clear
field are reported badly flooded.
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OBITUARY..
Capt. Charles n. Holbrook.

Capt: Charles II. Holbrook, a resident Of
East Harpswen, died at Cape Elizabeth,
November Is. after long and painful i'll
ness. he followed the sea In his early man
hood, but finding his health did not admit OF
MS continuing In that business, he re-estab-
llshed the fish market at Powers's Point,
Harpswell, formerly owned and run by Capt.
John Power Of Portland. Failing health
compelled him to relinquish this also, and
while on visit TO his sister at CAPE Eliza
beth, he was taken suddenly worse, and has
never been able to return to his home. He
was about 50 years old, and was rising
young man and respected in the community.
He leaves a wife and three children.
Hon. Archibald Linn.
BANGOR, November 19.-News of the death
of Hon. Archibald Linn of Hartand, last
night was received in this city today. Mr..
Linn went South for his health during the
past month and 1t was only few days ago
that it was learned he had begun to fail ana
that his condition was becoming critical He
was we'll known as successful wooden man.
ufacturer, having the reputation OF design
ing and making the most beautiful shawls in
the country.
Mr.. Lynn was anative OF Biggar, Scotland.
clming to this country when young man.
He was a member Of the Maine Senate IN
1S79-S0 He was Is years old.
Charles Howard Montague,
Mr.. Charles Howard Montague, .,tv ali
tor Of the Boston Globe, died in Boston ves-
teriay Of typhoid fever. Portland nacnia
will remember Mr.. Montagueis reprodnetson
Of the tricks performed by Bishop, the the
mind reader and the system of mpseIe
reading by which he Obtained resnits "sSSae SSsss
GENTLY wonderful 10 gIake the plea af nind SJni
reading plausible. As a newsnaner MANI manu-
Mr. Montague had achieved fiatterinc , snc'
GSs., ne had also written several novels.
lie was about thirty years Of age.
Marcellus p. Smith.
koeKLAND, November 19.-Mayoefnus r.
Smltn, prominent busines maR of Rock
land, died at his home Monday night, after
long illness. He was mamber Of Howard
Lodge, |. 0. o. f., of Cbarlestown, Mass. q
delegation from which will probably attend
the funeral. He leaves a widow and one
son.
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No Serious Damage Feared.

CANIsTEo, n. Y, November 20.-For the
past two days it has rained steadily. and at
times In torrents. The Conisteo river and
various creeks are swollen, and the water is
from the river and the streets in the lower
section Of the town are changed into running
streams two and three feet deep. Although
the rain ceased tonight, the river is still
rising rapidly. Houses near the creek are
dngse earx
dated. Railroad traffic is at standstill. No
bridges are repOrted gone.
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The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Noyem-
Der 10th, taken at p. M, 18th meridian time,
the observations for each station being given
in this order; Temperature, direction Of the
wind, state of the weather'
sE DIStT rain philadelphia, 50o, SE, rain Wash.
ington, 4ao, S. partly cloudy; Buffalo, 460, N,
partly cloudy; Cleveland, AZ. NE, rain;
rain; St. Paul, $50, Sc, clogdless; Duluth,
cloudy; Bismarck. 4e0. Sc, cloudy; Jackson,
vile, 460. N, cloudless.
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Should be Regulated by Dem and.

ATLANTA, Ca, November 19.-The morn.
ing session Of the Knights of Labor was de-
voted to the discussion of the eight houI
question. Resolutions we're adopted that
the matter of short hours should be regu.
lated by demand. This leaves it with local
assemblies to get as short hours as are con.
sistent with different kinds Of work. The
General Assembly favors a gradual reduc.
tion of time. and is opposed to any radical
mOvamant
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GROUND FOR PROSECUTION.

ONOONO TUX PNOSESOItO
Report Of the Civil Service Commits
sioners on the Old Dominion Cir
cular.
WASHINGTON, November 19.-The Civil
Service Commisson today laid before the
President with recommendation, it is un-
derstood, that the offenders be prosecuted,
its report on the Old Dominion Republican
League of Virginia, for violation of the civil
service law in soliciting contributions for
political purposes among the clerks in the
government departments. The circular sent
out by the Old Dominion Republican League
was signed by q. A. Newton, president, and
Brooke Smith, secretary. Among the offic-
ers of the league whese names were printed
Oh the circular were j. j. Nisser, an en-
ploye of the government printing Office and
w. C. Elan, chief of division of the general
land office. All the evidence in the case col
lected by the civil service commission, is
very voluminous and Is accompanied by a
letter of recommendation to the President.
The commissioners, it is said, are confident
of having made out good case against the
accused. 1t now rests with the President to
direct, in his judgment, the prosecution by
the attorney general, to whom the recon-
mendations and evidence in the natural or
der Of business will 60.
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DR.. Hilyard Tyndale, of East Third street,
New York, vas called to the door early yes
terday morning and assaulted by an .un-
known man, who inflicted dangerous injur-
les,
Letters have been received from John E.
McGrath, a member Of the government Alas
ka survey. The letters were written In Au-
gust last when Mr.. McGrath's division was
farther up the Yukon river than a steamer
had ever before penetrated. SO beautiful
was the country In the summer weather that
the explorers found it hard to believe that
they were in Arctic regions. Mr.. McGrath
reports great destituti0n among the miners.
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Voting for Senator.

PORTLAND, Oregon, November 20. = BY
common consent, one United States Senator
to be elected is awarded to the East and one
to the West division of the State OF Washing
ton. On the ballot for the east side Senator,
Allen. 46: George Turner, IA; I. III. Brent,
/; Charles S, Voorhees,, s. In the Senate the
vote stood, Allen, 26; Turner, g.
BISMARCK, N. D., November 2O.-Gllbert
A. Pierce was made the unanimous choice of
the Republican caucus for United States
Senator today. Two ballots for the; second
Senator were taken without result, the last
vote Standing: M. N. johnson. 81; p. j. Nc
Cumber. ID; N. G. Ordway, 10; Walter Muir,
s: George ii. Welsh, IL G. A. NJ. Spencer, / !;
N. G. PIummer, Z; George III. Winship, 2.
The caucus adjourned and ballotlng probably
will not be resumed for several days.
The bodies of two sailors were washed
~ - Il RraIanh 1rasterdau
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STATE TOPICS orINTEREsT.

The ice men ON the Kennebec are said to
have thriven this season as they have not be-
fore for some time.
A Carmel hog weighing 875 pounds and
ing wonder Of Penobscot county.
Captain George Green of East Pittston,
who died Sunday at the age of 90, was said
to be the oldest Mason in Maine at the time
of his death.
Monmouth Centre will wear metropoli-
tan air for few weeks now Mike DAILY, the
pugilist, has honored the place by going into
training there for his coming fight with Nc
Auliff.
The coal hunters at Small Point have got
got their drill down 120 feet without striking
anything more valuable than gravel. They
expect to strike coal after going about rs feet
further.
The "Parsonsfield Social CLUB is the or
ganizaton of natives of the old Maine town
now in Boston. They held their second re-
union Monday, and Mrs. Isadore Merrill
read poem and Professor G. IL. Kicker and
Colonel Russell H. Conwell delivered ad-
dresses.
The largest fleet Of sailing vessels sailing
out Of New York is owned by Chapman &
Flint, and the builder of every one of their
vessels is John Mcdonald of Bath, Me. For
the first 20 years that he built for them not
one of his ships was lost. In later years
they have not been quite so fortunate, but
all have behaved themselves as good ships
should.
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The Storm atLone sranch.

LONG BRANCH. N. j.. November 19-The
storm which set in yesterday afternoon de-
veloped into furious easterly. gale. Great
and bulkheads along the shore between Sea-
bright and Elberon. More serious results
are feared should the storm continue through
the night. At Monmouth Beach and Sea-
bright great damage from high tides Is re-
n0rtpd
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WAsHINGTON COUNTY.

Gustavus Sawyer, Of the firm Of G. &. w.
NJ. Sawyer Of Milbridge, had narrow. es-
cape from being fatally poisoned the other
evening, by taking tincture Of belladona by
mistake for sarsaparilla. He remained In
lethargic condition for six hours but by the
application Of powerful antidotes he was re-
stored to consciousness. His physicians
hope for his recovery .
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THE coRPoRAL's vALoR.
Tanners Army Services Get His
Daughter a New Position.

WASHINGTON, November 19.-R A. Dur
nan of Indiana, has resigned his position as
private secretary to Treasurer Huston to ac-
cept the appointment of chief of division of
the pension bureau. The salaries are $500
aud $4,000 per annum respectively. The first
named Office will be filed by the appoint
ment of Miss Ada Tanner, daughter of the
late commissioner of pensions, who has re-
signed her position in the pension bureau for
this purpose. Mr.. Huston said this after
noon that he was not personally acquainted
with Miss Tanner. her. appointment being
made solely In recognition Of the army SER
vices of her father.