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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
sosroN & MAINE.
Some Gossip Concerning the Road's
Future.

The Boston Traveller, In its financial col
umn, has the following gossip regarding the
Boston &c Maine road:
"The membership of the Boston Il Maine
directory will be increased at the annual
meeting to be held this week from eleven to
fifteen. Messrs. Sinclair, Sewall and two
other gentlemen, not yet fully decided upon,
will go into the board The purpose Of the
increase Is to secure membership that shall
be perfectly In accord with the present poll
cy, condition that does not now exist.
Three or four members Of the present board
are not now quite In line with the others
and the addition of the four new members Is
really intended to Offset certain designations
that may come In the near future. In con-
DectiOn with the big consolidation project
which President Jones and his associates
now have under consideration, II is said that
the Maine Central line, Ia which the Boston
81 Maine people, through their control OF the
Eastern hold large interest, will ultimately
come into the arrangement. This consolida-
tiOn project Is the most extensive thing OF
its kind ever undertaken In New England,
ana very much greater than most people ap-
preciate."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
"PuRE cUssEpNEss."
Agent Leafs Terse Description of the
Indian Trouble.

WASHINGTON, December Especial Uni
ted States Agent II. T. Lea reports that
there is abundance of food on Pine Ridge
Agency and whatever trouble about food
there may exist there is caused by the i'm
provident habits of the Indians. He says
snow, as to their habit of cooking and eat
ing. When they get up in the morning pot
is put over the fire and filled with meat. As
soon as it is cooked enough to eat, all who
are present begin eating. and never stop un-
til so full that they can eat no longer. When
the meat is cleaned out of the pot it is re-
filled, and as often as they feel like it they
eat. Every neighbor or friend who calls in
has large dish of meat set before him
which is invariably eaten. The coffee pot
rarely gets cold. With their meat they inva-
riably have bread of some kind
"Now, when know these facts so we'll,
assert that, in my judgment. hunger has
nothing to do with the present trouble upon
Pine Ridge reservation. IL looks to me,
viewing the question in an impartial light,
that the whole trouble has been brought on
by the old bucks, who begin to become rest
less, partly from idleness. partly from de-
sire to regain their influence over the people,
and partly from undue influence of design.
ing whites. but largely from inexplicable
causes. (Parenthetically, l might add pure
cussedness.V
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
MAINE TOWNS.
Items OF Interest Gathered by Cor
respondents of tho Press.

WEST BuXTON.

WEST BUXTON.
Joseph Bardsley and family are about to
move to Gardiner where Mr.. Bardsley is
now engaged in business.
E. A. Hobson, Esq, has recently added
new room to his store to be used as a count
ing room.
Jonn Bergman, Esq, was severely kicked
by horse last Friday.
Miss dattie Clark, our druggist. has been
seriously sick, but is now improving.
A. ID. Rand met with quite serious acci-
dent last week as he was about to drive out
of his yard his horses began to run and be-
fore he could get the reins they ran to the
side CT the road, striking telephone post,
throwing Mr.. Rand out on the frozen ground
and doing considerable damage to his wag-
on. He Is now improving slowly.
Mr.. tEben Adams of this place died
last week. He had been suffering for some
time from shock of paralysis He was an
old,time citizen ana was universally liked
and respected
The snow storm of Wednesday last deposi-
ted three inches with US.
Mr.. G. NJ Edward, patentee of the car
heater by that name, is visiting his daughter.
WEST GRAY.
Mr.. Stoddard, the trimmer, having got
through with his job for Charles K. Allen,
has returned to Portland.
Mrs. r. A. Allen has nearly recovered
from the severe attack of rheumatism, with
which she has been afflicted.
Charles E. Allen has commenced sending
sleghs to Boston and other markets. Mr..
Allen has a large number Of first class
sleighs ON hand, the past two winters hav-
lug been very bad for the sleigh trade. Ac-
cording to present appearances the present
one will be much better.
Winter weather commenced promptly on
time Dec. 1st The weather was unprece-
dentedly cold for the season, the thermome-
ter ranging from to 10 below in different
localities In this neighborhood. On Wednes-
day about eight inches OF snow fell making
Mr.. Blanchard, from Cumberland, has
been buving apples In this vicinity the past
week. Nearly all the apples In this part Of
the town are now disposed of. The pri ce S
paid are very good, averaging S3 90 per bar
rel for No. l.
Miss Elsie Libby has gone to Gorham.
to Mr.. G. E. OdiOrnes.
Oxford
John Mullen, who died November Goth,
was supposed to be the Oldest person in the
county, If not In The state. His exact age
is not known, but he has often made the
statement that he came from ireland to
Nova Scotia during the War of 1912, being
then yOuDgster large enough to earn lV-
ing. For 80 years he worked for the Robin
son Mfg. Company. being retained as a pen
siOner after his usefulness had passed. He
died at last of Inflammation OF bladder and
lack of timely medical aid.
South Paris.
DR.. Rounds and wife, are in very poor
health.
II. N. Hall, has lately secured patent on
a small bIackett, which for simplicity of
construction, safety and cheapness. Il he
coming into general use; ellicting the gen
eral remark, wonder some one had hadn't
thought of II before.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
Young mems Democratic Club.

A Young Mems Democratic Club was or
ganized at the headquarters Of the Demo
cratic city COMMITTEES last evening,
and these officers were elected:
President. Robert A. MeClutchy: vice
presidents, Fred Fl. Cobb, S. Schwarzschild,
Robert w. Walker; secretary, Nathan Clif-
ford; treasurer, Elgin @. Verrill; executive
committee, Charles F. Guptill, William II.
Sargent, Charles Henry Chase. Joseph W.
Peters, Darius Ii. Ingraham, Charles A.
Gushing, William Henry Clifford. tn addition
to the officers already named; committee on
admissions, Virgil Q. WILSON, hoOeft f.
The new club mas a membership OF about
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
X. JOHN LITTLE & CO.
RE1A-T
H LID a Y
SA1Ez
Now i'm Full Blast.

Preparations this year on larger scale than ever
before The month of December opens with the pros
pect of an immense business i'm all the various articles
I'm which we DEAL I'm the first two weeks of the month
very large business is done in goods for dress and
household use well fair business i'm articles for
progresses.
Taken all together this month is the most active of
the year. 1t is believed that before were we SO
royalty equipped for December now, whether i'm the
staple articles of every day consumption the enOr
nous line of goods combining and beauty suitable
for this season of gifts
We are giving larger attention to the latter this sea-
than before. We relax our hold ON the
former including the great staples OF Silks, Dress
Goods Ladies' Garments and all the immense variety
Of Dry Goods which are daily needed i'm every home
and which so many hundreds of homes all over the
country look to to supply. We give this simple
minder to patrons. Come at all times for the sta
ples and, for Holiday Gifts do not leave selection
until the crowded days just before Christmas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
COWBOYS Ride for Life.

CHICAGO, December 8.-General Miles this
morning received letter from Buffalo GAP,
S. D., under date of December 6. which says
Yesterday afternoon party of Is Sioux at
to cnt nff and canrure three cowhovs The
ranchmen in the vicinity of the Bad Lands
are sending the women and children into
this town. There are no rifles or ammuni-
tion, and none has beer received here, al
though application has been made for them,
in order that the settlers may arm them
selves" Shortly after this letter was re-
ceived telegram came from the same place,
dated today, saying: "Ranchmen and Indi-
ans had slight skirmish. The situation is
becoming serious, for the settlers are un-
armed. Can you supply fifty good rifles and
ammunition, SO that settlers can defend
themselves General Miles will leave for
the scene of the Indian trouble tomorrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
WHAT WINDOW SAYS.
Money Locked Up in Private Vaults
andTilis.


NEW YORK, December 3.-A Washington
special to the Sun says that Secretary Win
dom, in conversation last night with the Sun
correspondent on the financial condition and
the prevailing uneasiness in monetary cir
cles in New York and all over the country,
said: "The Treasury Department is doing
all it can to relieve the present unfo rtunate
condition, and it will continue to do so on
the same line of policy as that which has
been followed up to the present time. The
money stringency is not result of con-
traction of the currency. There never has
been time in the history of the government
in an era of peace when so much money has
been flowing out of the treasury into the
country. During the nineteen months that
have been at the head of the department the
amount of money in crcula tion has been in
creased over hundred millions, and during
the five months of this fiscal year the in
crease has been between $40 000.0 900 and $780,
100000. That Is an enormous amount of
money to put out, but its effect las been
scarcely apprecidble. 1t has become alb
sorbed without apparently leaving any trace
of its existence. OF course, when business
is lively and brisk, as it has been recently in
nearly all branches of business, it produces
a scarcity of money, but l think that for the
greater part of the hundred millions which
purchase of bonds, you must look in the pri-
vate tills and in the vaults of the safe de-
post companies"
WASHINGTON, December 8.-Four per cent
bonds were accepted today under the circu-
lar of December 6 to the face value of $4,-
591,t 90, for which the disbursement of about
$5,550,000 in money will b. made. The Sec
retary of the Treasury said this afternoon
that in view of all considerations he would
accept additional offers of fours at reason
able price and of sufficient amount to make
the total purchases $S,00O.OOo for which, he
said, the expenditure would be nearly &c.,
100000. The Secretary said it was manifest
ly impossible under the existing conditions
for him to use the fractional currency now
in the treasury in the purchase of bonds for
the reason that 1t would at once be returned
to him in exchange for greenbacks and leave
him with a deficiency instead of a surplus
There is now about $l9000,000 of fractional
currency in the treasury, of which all but
100000 is silver half dollars. AS it is le-
gal tender to the amount of $40 only it is not
regarded as a part of the available cash bal
ance. The Secretary said he would like
very much to get it into circulation but did
not care 10 do so at the expense of his linn
tied available surplus.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
DESTROYS Irpslls.s Chances.

TOPEKA, December S-The Supreme
Court this morning refused to grant the writ
of mandamus applied for by G. f. Lobbell.
who demanded certificate Of election as
Representative from l. ne county. Lobbell
based nis claims on provision of the State
Constitution, which gives each organized
county in the state casting 250 votes a Repre-
sentative in the legislature. The case was
one OF great Importance, for if Mr.. Lobbell
had been admitted seventeen other Republi-
cans elected as delegates would have been
were IDgalls men, and they would have Civ
en- the Senator majority of two on joint
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
THE BORDERS OF BOOMERS PARADISE
Now Said To Be the Scene of the
Ghost Dance.
An Indian Uprising Threatened in
New quarter.
Agent Lea Says "eure cussedness"
is Behind the Trouble,

GUTHRIE, o. T., December S.-Couriers
arrived here this afternoon bringing intelli-
gence of threatened uprising among the
Ute and Blanket, or unciyiized tribes of In
dians just west of the Oklahoma border.
These tribes are the Cheyennes. Arrapahoes
and Comanches Uneasiness among the In
dians was occasioned by Sioux runner
from the Dakotas, who organized various
ghost dances. The attitude of the Indians
toward the whites is of the most threaten
inc nature
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
BsouEsT OF TWO miLLIoNs,
OF which Bowdoin College Gets One
Hundred Thousand.

NEW YORK, December S.-The will Of
Daniel B. Gayeweather was filed for probate
today. In it he bequeaths to various insti-
tutions over s.. 100000. To the Sheffield Sci
entific school of Yale College he bequeaths
100000; to Columbia College, 100000; to
BowdoiD, Amherst, Williams, Hamilton,
Maryville and Dartmouth colleges, 100000
each to Wesleyan University, University of
Rochester, Lincoln University, University
Of Virginia, and Hampton University, $780,
600 each; to Lafayette, Marietta, Adelbert,
Wabash and Park colleges, ana the Union
Presbyterian and st. Luke's hospitals, and
Manhattan Eye and Ear Infirmary, S25, 900
each; and to the Woman's and the Mount
Sinai hospitals, $4,000 each.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. Decem-
Der Sth, taken at 8 .. M, 75th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
In this order: Temperature. direction of the
wind. state of the weather:
Boston, 900. NV, cloudy; New York, 22',
n, snow Philadelphia, 24o. partly cloudy ;
Washington, 24o. N, cloudy; Albany, 140,
n, cloudy; Buffalo, 2O0, Sc, cloudless
Cleveland 2S0, NV, cloudy; Detroit, 14o,
SW, cloudless; Chicago, 2OS. SW. cloudless
St. Paul, 2So, SW, cloudless; Duluth. 26',
SW. cloudless; ST. Vincent, 54o, w, partly
cloudy; Bismarck, 800. W, cioudless; Jack
sonville, $50, n, cloudless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
The Federation OF Labor.

DETROIT. Mich, December SIN his ad.
dress to the Federation Of Labor today
President Gomperss uttered a warning against
colH SPtr oad ana declared fer International
agitation for an elghthour day had been snco 1Mo
cessiul In l37 cities, and had benefited 46, is7
workmen In the carpenter trade. besides
countless others in other branches OF the
tnSulialng trades. During the year 1163 au-
oUo o10rlzed strikes had taken place, of which
compromised. MANY CONCESSIONS ware
gained without resort 70 strikes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
Inc Ladies', AID. s. Of V.

The Ladies' AID Society, No. 2, S. Of ",
elected these officers last evening; Miss
Carrie Horr, president; Miss Nellie Sawyer,
vice president; Mrs. Helen f. Soule, Mrs.
A. +. Long, Mrs. E. w. Witham, board of
trustees; Miss Addie ThurstOn, delegate /;
Mrs. M. A. Kennard. alternate; Frank
Welch, judge advocate; Lowell. WhitcOmb,
Merritt, Gilman, Perry, advisory cOmmittee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
Holidays holiday.

The ladies' of the Second Parish church
will hold a fair at their church vestry
wednesday and Thursday. There will be
large assortment of all kinds Of useful
articles and knick- -knacks offered at the
booths, aud an entertainment provided each
evening. The turkey dinner Wednesday
should be well patronized. Suppers will
also be furnished
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
Festival of Days.

The FESTIVAL Of days" will be given at st.
Lawrence street Thursday and Friday eve
niugs. Thursday evening "Days Of the
Week" will be given, and Friday evening
miscellaneous entertainment A good supper
will be provided Thursday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09

Interest continues unabated In tue inees-
Tags held by Captain Lane. A large numoer
of sailors and strangers were reached yes
terday BY personal visits and goodly num-
her attended the evening service, which was
Of unnsual interest Captain Lane proves a
most acceptable addition to the Bethel work
l.. nd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
20 to 25 Below Zero.

TROY, N. Y, December S.--The severest
weather of the winter was experienced at
Saratoga last night, the mercury falling TO
Ia below zero in the town, and 190 below in
the country districts. The thermometer
registers from 20o &c 25o below zero through
out the Adirondack region.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
Real Estate Transfars.

The following transfer Of real estate In
the county have been recorded at the regis
try Of deeds:
Staudish-Edward 7. Chase 10 Chas. A. Water.
man. $3.50. -
=, ,FrsePort-James TraitOn to Merrill G.. Keag ct
= Deering-Elizabeh b. Pierce to George II.
Bangs. 81.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
Lost i4er Deck Load.

BosToN, December S.-Schooner Egg Rock
Captain Doddin. arrived at Weymouth yes
load Of lumber last Saturday during the
heavy weather, while off Thatcher's Island.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
The peIamater Failure.

MEADvILLE, Pa, December S.-The as
signees of Delamater & Co., say the firms
total assets are S472, ,549 liabilities, $544,7 ,7C0.
Mr.. Delamater and his family have sur
rendered everything.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
THAT TROUBLESOME SILVER QUESTION
1t May Be Responsible If the Election
Bill Falls to Pass.
Democratic Schemes to Benefit by
the New Apportlonment.
Maine Men In Washington and Why
They Are There.
ISpecial to the Press. ]

WASHINGTON, December Sit is difficult
to foretell Just at present what will be the
final position of the Senate Democrats when
bill. From some points Of view the Demo
cratic attitude seems to be to resist the pass
age of the bill to the last, and the vigorous
denunciations Of the principles of the meas
dre by Senators in debate suggests that this
will be the programme. But on the other
hand there are from time to time vague
rumors that the Democratic party does not
fear the elections bill so much as it did be-
fore the recent elections. Heretofore the
party has considered it necessary to success
to be enabled to manipulate the southern
vote; but the overturn of the recent election
has led some of the leaders to assume that
the millenial period has come with their
party when it can succeed without the
southern frauds. AStute leaders, like Cor
man, Of Maryland, do not share in this view.
They have figured 1t out and find that the
recent victories were won because Repub-
licans staid at home, not because they voted
the Democratic ticket.
Senator Gray of Delaware has occupied
three days in his speech and all the other
Democratic Senators evince spirit to take
all the time they want. But 1t is not from
to be anticipated. The Republican Senators
from the silver states think more of getting
passed bill for the free coinage of silver
than they do Of passing the elections bill.
by allowing the elections bill to fail, they
can command the support of the Senate
Democrats. Then with silver bill passed
in the Senate and sent to the House, they
will rely upon the undoubted free coinage
majority in the House to get the bill through
Senator Hoar still Processes, confidence that
he will get majority for the elections bill
In the Senate but tonight the chances seem
to be that he will not.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
aotes.

Hon. John McDuffee of Rochester, N. H.,
died Sunday, aged 81. He was Free Mason
for &C years and had been prominent in many
ways. His estate is valued at 81 100000.
Mrs; Frances Hodgdon. Burnett's son, Lii
Onel, died of consumption on Sunday in
Paris, where his mother had taken him for
his health. He was the original of the
character of Little Lord Fauntleroy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09

Mr.. George S. Gould, who died in Jackson,
hegan, and for some years was train dis.
patcher for the Old Colony railroad in Bos-
ton. At the time of his death he was train,
dispatcher for the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West railroad. He was 50 years of age
and left widow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
Lost Her Lihhoom.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, December g.
Schooner l.. w. Allen, Calais for New York,
at this port, carried away her jibboom off
Cape Cod last night.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
obituary.
Reusl Drlnkw atoP.

The papers yesterday announced the
death OF Captain Reuel Drlnkwater. Cap
tain Drinkwater was tire son OF Captain
Drinkwater of Cumberland, who command
cd the revenue cutter at this station in 1920.
Captain Drinkwater went to sea when q
boy and worked his way up through all the
grades to master aud owner, chiefly in the
West Indian trade. He commanded the
brigs Hazard and Alcinoris for Smith &
Hersey of Portland. He never lost vessel
or suffered serious damage. He retired 43
wears ago and went to farming. For 20 years
he has been totally blind. he kept himself,
however. well posted on current events and
was ministered to by devoted wife to the
end lie leaves widow and a son, Mr..
Frank DrinkWater Of New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
The Clty's Aea,th.

This Is the report Of Secretary Of the
Board Of Health, George G. Burgess, for the
past four weeks;
CdaLses of Deafh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
MaIne Pensions.

WASHINGTON, December 8. Pensions
have been granted to the following Maine
people:
ORIGINAL.
Henry +. Cole, Sebago Lake.
Alex. ID. Smalley, Belfast.
Daniel q. WOrmell. Portland.
Edmund Moore, Portland.
James Hughes, SOlOn.
George Caleb, Portland.
Cyrus SOuthai d. Augusta.
Elias Brewster.
stephen Pullen, H0ulton.
Warner L. NOyes, JonesbOro.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
In the House.

WASHINGTON, December SIN the House
today, on motion of Mr.. Mllliken of Maine,
tomorrow was set apart for the cOnsdera
tion Of public building measures, favorably
reported by the committee of the whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Grout Of Vermont, bill
was passed prohibiting the granting of
liquor licenses within mile Of the Soldiers
HoDe in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Mckinley reported from the ways and
means committee and the House passed a
bill providing for a rebata on tobacco in
stock Equal to HE reduction made in the in
teTnal revenue tax by the last tariff bill
Mr. Mckinley stated the bill was similar to
the provision Of the tariff bill, section 80,
omitted In enrolling that measure. On the
declaration by Mr.. Mills of Texas. that it
was ''all right" no opposition was made to
its passage.
The HnuSn adinnrnpd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-09
the STATE.
KENNEDEC COUNTY.

The machinery at the new Richards pulp
mill in South Gardiner was started up for
the first time Friday, the saw mill being the
first part to be set in notion pulp expert
who was in Gardiner recently says the new
mill will turn out the finest pulp of any in
New England.
One day last week the Lockwood Company
broke their record on shipments. sending
out 30 tons of freight to their New York
agents. They are now receiving large
amount of cotton.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford and Saco horse railroad
directors threaten to discontinue the street
railway line for the winter If stbey are not TO
be allowed the privilege of keeping the
tracks clear Of snow. They claim that the
herdics cannot be run at profit.
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THE ~ eATaER.
Fair and Warmer.
weather Observations.

Mean daily tner....l5.2 Max. vel. wind. ...16 W
Maximum ther.....19.3 Total precip....... o
Minimum ther. ..11.0I