The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30


WATERVILLE. July 29.-The special tax
commissioners held session at the Elm
wood Hotel in this city today. They have
finished the tax bill upon which they have
been engaged for several months and have
nearly completed their report which will
make large collection Of interesting matter
upon the much vexed problem of taxation.
Governor and Council.
AUGUSTA, July 29.-The Governor and
Council have been in the Governors room
today completing arrangements for attend
ing the funeral of the late Councillor Hatch.
They go tomorrow on special train. In
behalf of the board Adj Gen. Sprague TODAY
wired ex-Governors Perham, Connor and
Robie, inviting them to accompany the Gov
ernor and Council to Bangor with such mem.
bers of their councils as might wish to at
tend the funeral
The Council, in session, transacted ron
tine business only. and after passing resolu-
tions in respect to Mr.. Hatch, adjourned to
August 9TH
A petition for the pardon of James III.
Howe of Portland, committed to the Reform
School, and afterwards to jail for assault
was received.
Down an Elevator Shaft.
BANGOR, July pa frightful accident
happened at Greenville junction Sunday
night at the new Moosehead Inn on the
shore of Moosehead Lake. Miss Alice
Coombs. guest. fell down the elevator
shaft three stories to the basement floor. a
distance of about thirty-fve feet. The young
lady was very seriously injured about the
head, chest and right side and several ribs
were broken She now lies in q critical con-
dition and it is feared that she cannot re-
cover. 1t seems that she and her room mate
had started from their room, and by terrible
mistake, Miss Coombs went into the elevator
shaft the door of which had been securely
nailed up. 1t cannot be told how it happened
to be unfastened, but at any rate she opened
the door and fell.
Says He Was Falsely Imprisoned.
BANGOR, July 29.-James Duffy, one of
the 16 who have been prosecuted by the com
mittee of seven during the past week, caused
a special writ to be served today en- w. H.
Pitcher, the leader of the committee. Duffy
was arrested on search and seizure process,
instigated by Pitcher. The man declares
that he has not been connected with the
place which was raided known as the Wash
ington House since last March, when he be-
gan the construction of the Brewer Electric
Railway, where he has been engaged since
lie, therefore, accuses Pitcher of causing
him to be falsely imprisoned.
Veterans of the Fourth.
LIBERTY, July 29.-The Fourth Maine
Regiment Association met today. One
hundred were present. A. Ii. Rose of
Brooks was chosen president and w A.
Barker of Rockland, secretary. Among the
distinguished members present were Elisha
Walker, Somerville, Mass, colonel of the
regiment, and W. N. Ulmer, captain of the
Second Maine Battery, Rockland. A recon
ton VIII be given tomorrow by the citizens.
The meeting will be held next year in
Brooks,
The Boy and the Pistol.
BATH, July 29-Carence Fogg, aged tbir-
teeh, whlle blueberrying, was shot in the
ieg InlS morning, by a nine-year-old bow.
VINO had taken his fathers revolver nm.
known 10 MIN. The boy is doing we'll. The
shooting was accidental
James RoIIins's Vision of Death.
LEWISTON, July 29.--One of Harper g.
Googin's coal teams, driven by James Rol
Inns, was struck by train at crossing here
yesterday The horse was torn to pieces.