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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-12
IN GYPSY cARs.
Revenue Officers Caught Illicit Dis
tiIIers at Their Work.

LOUISVILLE. KY, September ia band
of revenue officers disguised as gypsies
broke up one OF the largest Illicit distilleries
in the state yesterday, and captured five
mo0nshiners.
The still was being operated about IL
miles south Of Bardstown, in a territory
where moonshine distilling has prevailed for
fully 20 years.
A few weeks ago a stranger came to
BardSt0wn and asked whether copper still
In his possession could be properly repaired.
Satisfying himself that 1t could not be, he
bought new one. 1t was made. and sent to
the billy country south of Bardstown.
The revenue authorities got wind of the
affair and hurried to make an Investigation.
Deputy Collector Sayres collected force
Of revenue men to find the moonshiners.
The party decided to go as gypsies. as
such people are frequently seen throughout
Nelson county and nothing whatever would
be thought of a small party of them. nor
would the mOonshiners themselves be apt to
cease operations If their approach was OBJ
served.
out, going straight into the region famous as
the celebrated Green brier moonshine dis
trict."
The locality abounds In hidden places,
where m0onshiniDg might be carried on for
months and no one be the wiser.
when the country folks would collect around
to watch the supposed gypsies and have
their fortunes told. For days their quest
was fruitless one. and just as they were
beginning to lose heart they stumbled upon
the place they were searching for.
Yesterday afternoon the gypsies came
across thickly wooded spot, where. just
peeping out from between the branches, the
roof of house surrounded by no farm md
was espied. The gypsies made for this.
The still was then being operated.
The revenue officers entered without arous-
ing any suspicion, and going to different
parts of the building seized the moonshiners
while they were at work. The surprise was
so complete that to attempt resistance would
have been sheer folly, and no struggle was
made.
Here five men were captured. They were
Overton Newton, the acknowledged boss"
L. b. Paine, the distiller, and Nick Downs,
John r. Greenwald and Henry Payne, la
borers. The two first are well known
throughout Nelson county.
The officers seized new 120-gallon copper
still. which will be shipped to Collector
Scott.
Usually the stills are cut up, but in many
instances the moonshiners have repaired
such dismantled stills. 1t was deemed wise
to carry this one away intact.
They destroyed 1000 gallons of beer, 100
gallons of whiskey, and 400 bushels of mash
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A VOICE FROM BoURBoNpoM.
White Supremacy Declared the Bul-
wark of Civilization.

COLUMBIA, S. c., September 1.-THE
Democratic State convention adopted plat
form this morning reaffirming the Demo-
cratic national aud state platforms favoiing
free and unlimited coinage of silver, the in
crease of the currency, and the repeal Of the
internal revenue system; denouncing the
Mckinley. tariff bill, especially those portions
relating to the tax ON cotton ties and tin COM
modities denouncing the Lodge bill; con-
demning the action of Speaker Reed and his
followers as a tyrannical and fagrant degra-
dation of position intended only for true
patriot and statesman; demanding the aboli-
tion of the National banks and the universal
substitution of legal tender treasury notes in
their place. Dealing in futures in agricul-
tural productions is condemned and Congress
is called on to provide remedy as well as
law for the taxation of the incomes of indi-
viduals and corporations. The platform
adds: "We demand that school districts In
the various counties of the state shall be as
nearly as practicable square and OF an area
sufficient to allow one white and one colored
free school, separate and distinct in each
district, the school trustees to be elected by
the people. We demand constitutional
convention 10 give us an organic law framed
by our own people. We believe the present
law a standing menace to our civilization and
our educational institutions. White suprem-
ach Is the bulwark of our civilization and
can only be secured by Democratic unity"
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THE TAX COMMISSION.
Results of Their Investigation Of the
Sources Of State Income.

AUGUSTA, September 1.-THE special tax
commissioners Of Maine have completed
their report to Governor Burleigh.
The commission consists OF Hon. oliver IT,
Hall of Waterville, justice OF the Superior
Court. Kennebec county, chairman; Hon.
John l.. Cutler of Bangor, ex-president Of
the Senate and Gen. Samuel j. Anderson OF
Portland. collector Of customs for that dis
trlct rhey were appointed by the govern
or under a resolve of the last legislature,
with power to make a general inquiry into
the systems of taxation OF the several states
Of the Union and TO provide Tor more
of all kinds of property for state, county and
municipal purposes" They were also in
structed ito provide for better and more
effectual system for collection of taxes In this
State"
The new direct sources of state revenue
under the proposed law, says the report, are |:
The taxation Of collateral inheritances. in
crease in railroad taxes by removing the
three and quarter per cent limit; the taxa
tion Of sleeping car companies; the taxation
Oh telephone instruments and guaranty com
panies On gross instead Of net premiums !:
taxation OF foreign and unlicensed insur.
ance companies taxation of accumulatons of
savings banks; taxation of trust and loan
associations; taxation Of corporate franchis-
es, tax on enrolment organization of corpOr-
ations, and taxes on private and special acts
OF legislation. The average rate OF taxation
throughout the state was last year 71-100
per cent on a valuation which in many
towns was much below lust value" The
commission believes that, under the system
proposed, the annual levy need not exceed
an average of per cent.
The proposal of the commission fixes a
uniform poll tax of 50 between the ages Of
21 and 70; imposes tax OF 81 on male and
Of damages caused by dogs to sheep; takes
from selectmen the power to act as assess
ors in towns of more than 20G0 inhabitants
and grapples with the mortgage double tax
subject by making the mortgaged estate
ing to the value of their several interests In
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THE LEGISLATURE.
The House Composed Of 10 Re-
publIcans and Al Democrats.

Complete returns have now been received
from every representative district in Maine.
They are not all official, but 1t Is believed
that they are correct. The full tally stands
ITO Republicans to Al Democrats, and this
will probably not be changed. The Presque
Isle district has hitherto been classed as Re
publican. but private report comes from
that town that the Democratic candidate
carried the district. The Democrats were
supposed to have carried the Kennebunk-
port and Dayton class. but 1t appears that
the Republican was elected. These two
changes Offset each other. but additional re-
turns from Penobscot, Somerset and Wash
ipgton show further net Republican less
of three.
In Androscoggin. the Democrats gain the
East Livermore class and three representa-
tives in Lewiston.
In ,AroOstook, the Democrats probably
gain Presque Isle.
In Cumberland, the Republicans gain
Harpswell and the Democrats gain Wind
ham and one representative in Portland.
In Hancock, the Democrats gain the Deer
Isle class.
In Kennebec, the Democrats gain Water
Vile the Benton class and the Farmingdale
class.
In Knox. the Democrats gain the Appleton
class.
In Lincoln, the Republicans gain the Wal
doboro class and Damariscotta class.
In Penobscot, the Democrats gain the Cor
inth class, the Eddington class and one rep
reseDtative In Bangor.
In Somerset, the Democrats gain the
Athens class. Anson and the Bingham
class.
In Washington, the Republicans gain East
Macbias.
In York, the Republicans gain the Kenne-
bunkp0rt Gloss. and the Democrats the Cor
nish class and Wells class.
This shows net Republican loss Of Is and
a corresponding Democratic gain as com
pared with the former House. The House
stood 125 Republicans and 26 Democrats in
1888. The present House will therefore be
composed OF ITO Republicans and Al Demo-
Gratis
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POLITICS IN NEW WESTERN STATES.
Republicans Claim to Have Carried
Wyoming by Fifteen Hundred.
Resolutions Adopted by the Repub-
IIcans of Montana Yesterday.
Cry for white Supremacy from
South Carolina Democrats.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. September 1.-THE
first state election in Wyoming came off to-
day. The Australian ballot system was In
troduced At this hour, 10 p. M. is very
difficult to tell much about the result. Some
precincts are over $50 miles from the county
seat. The Republicans claim the state by
1900 on the governor. The Democrats claim
it by from 800 to 1000.
BUTTE, Mont, September 1.-THE Repub-
lican State convention today nominated T.
FL. Carter, the present representative, for
Congress. The platform endorses President
Harrison's administration urges the passage
of the federal election bill; cOmmends the
proposed increased duty on wool; recon-
mends the revision of the naturalization
laws, and commends Speaker Reeds course
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Governor Mckinney. of Virginia, says
that 1t is not al all necessary for public
man to drink, as is often asserted. 1t has
been his invariable practice to decline all
treats" In his political campaigns, and be
believes that instead of losing, he has gained
votes by his abstinence.
Mrs. Miller, wife Of the Governor Of North
Dakota, was compositor in the little news
paper Office az Dryden, N. T., whom her
husband courted and married her. She
dropped into that office The other day and
set up couple Of stickfuls of matter Just to
show that.her right hand had net forgotten
its cunning"
Herr Krupp, son Of the great gun manu-
facturer, recently Aisited the Sudbury nickel
and copper mines west of Ottawa, Ont, with
view Of testing the quality Of ore produced
end its adaptability to the manufacture Of a
new gun metal which, 1t Is said, will, a. far
surpass for strength and durability the metal
now In used as steel surpasses pig iron.
Nickel Is employed very largely in the man
ufacture Of this new metal
Correspondents Of the New York Sun have
suggested the following as the longest words
in the English language: Dis-pro-por-tion-a
blen-ess. Honor if-ica-bll-Ltud-ni-ty Dis
s-tab-lish-ment-a-rian-ism Un-pro-pre-an-
pen n.ult-i-mat-ca-bil-i-ty. The meaning Of
the last Is obvious, says one correspondent.
and may be predicted of the great majority
of words in every language, since 1t applies
to all that have no ''propreantepenult;" that
Is, to every word of less than six syllables.
The stem OF the word, Of course. Is "ult, !"
the remainder being an aggregation OF pre-
fixes and suf6xes.
Speaker Tom Reed Is a terror to the pho
tographer. He has no time to waste In pos
ing before camera. Whether the Speaker
Is not proud of his looks, or whether he has
constitutional apathy to preserving his
profile for posterity, Is not known. One
thing is quite certain, however. there are but
few pictures Of the "strong man from
Maine." What makes this the more exas-
perating to the photographer Is the fact that
Reed Is rafting seller, and since this Con-
gress opened thousands Of his pictures have
been sold. There Is no better criterion OF a
public mans popularity than the sale of his
photographs. Philadelphia Bulletin.
Regularly every six months the Treasury
Department receives either $40 or $50 bill
which, from all appearances. instead of be.
ing made from plate, Is executed entirely
with a pen. The work Is of very hiQh
order, ana several times these bills have de
fed detection and passed, on their tour o.
circulation unhindered. The counterfeitel
seems 10 Dc genius who yearns for noto
riety, as ne could make his living by his pen
manSnip. The culprit has not vet been cap
tured, although efforts have been made K
nnd MIN, and II Is believed that he has haC
tne pleasure Of viewing his handiworK in 9
little frame which hangs on the walls of the
treasury Duildlng.-New York World.
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GEN ERAL N EW5.

The Democratic State convention nomi-
mated B. II. Tillman of Edgefeld, for gov
ernor Of South Carolina, yesterday.
A package Of bills containing $500 was
stolen from the second notional bank OF Bay
City, Mich, by three robbers Wednesday.
Robbins's circus that exhibited through the
state last summer was stranded 10 a Long
Island town and the sheriff sold on whas
effects there were left
The Gloucester schooner Lizzie Grifhn WAS was
capsized on the Banks September l. Inc
crew were saved. Other vessels suffered SC
verely.
w. w. Windle, of the Berkeley Athietic
Climb. New York city, in trial against tlne
on the Peoria, ILL.,, track, rode half mile III
i'ioI' lowering the worlds record.
President Depew was waited on by com,
mittee of the striking New York Central
employees yesterday; MI. pepew, pew, aeel,aeSS haeS
number.
sheeseborough Seminary, the largest in
New York state, burned last night. The
loss is large.
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The MNNLEY BILL OVER THE LINE.
our Canadian NeIshbora Evldantlv
Not Pleased With the Measure.
How Pompous Militia Colonial r..
Down the Stars and Stripes,
And a Plucky subject OF the Queen
Raised Them Again.

TORONTO, Ont, September 11.-All the pa
pers this morning discuss the passage Of the
Mckinley bill. The Empire, the govern
ment organ, says: There is no reason why
Canada should be respondent, though some
OF the changes In the tariff raise the duties
on exports to the United States. Our eoun-
try cannot be crushed by such action on the
part Of our neighbors, upon whom we are
not dependent Even IL we are deprived OF
their market there are others where we may
md eager purchasers and consumers. The
inimical attitude assumed by tho United
States In regard to our commercial relations
may prove Canada's opportunity. With
little enterprise we may secure new channels
Of trade and fill the position the United
ty."
The Globe IiberaD says: ut must be
clear to the blindest worshipper Of the ma
tlonal policy that 1t will 90 hard with
duction is reduced to lower figure in the
United States than here. Our restrictl0nist
friends may talk as they like about the ad-
Visibility OF making this seltcontained COM
munity entirely Independent Of any other.
That might be achieved without much risk
II we lived ON planet all by ourselves, or
occupied comparatively Isolated position
ON this earth like Australia or Pitcairn ISL
and. Nature has attached us irrev0cably TO
the American continent, and we can no more
afford to maintain regime Of higher manu-
factures' prices than those prevailing in the
United States than Nova Scotia could In 70
spect to New brunswick, or Scotland to En-
gland. The smuggler might temper the
wind to the shOrn people to some extent, but
In the end nothing could prevent the whole
sale flight Of capital and labor from the
more heavily to the less heavily taxed side
Of the line. This Is all the more certain In
view Of the dminution in value Of products,
said to be likely to result from the applica-
tlon Of the Mckinley tariff to our agricultu-
raj exports"
The Mail independently says: 'For the
present we cannot expect even limit
ed reciprocity. IL Is reasonable to expect
that in time the American opinion which IA
vors free relations will be able to assert IT.
self There are forces making for more
friendly policy in the United States, just as
there are such forces here. Only few days
ago, both parties In Canada declared for re-
clprocal negotiations on Senator Sherinan's
lines. This was an advance for one OF the
two organizations. In the United States
light will yet break"
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sIDpEFoRo's PROSPERITY.
Annual Meetings of the Corporations
Held Yesterday.
sAco WATER COMPANY,

Treasurer, George Dexter OF Boston,
clerk, Winfield 5. bennett Of Saco; direc.
tors, Thomas Wiggleswortb, James Long
ley George +. Fabyan, George Dexter, Chas.
p. Bowditch, Henry 5. Grew, w. p. Valley,
all Of Boston.
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1t and relieves the mortgage debt from taxa

1t and relieves the mortgage debt from taxa
tion altogether.
One Of the most radical changes proposed
Is the appointment of permanent board OF
three state assessors. 1t Is made their duty
notonly to assess all state taxes and look after
the corporation taxes Of the state, but TO
keep the assessment OF property all over the
state properly equalized. The commission
also proposes the listing Of property on oath
for assessment. They recommend tax on
collateral inheritances and the subsection OF
accommodations and deposits Of savings
banks to taxation by the state. These ac-
cumulati0ns now amount to several million
dollars. As measure for the encourage
ment Of home investments by savings banks
difference In taxes Of one per cent Is pro-
posed In favor of such Investments.
The proposed bill imposes tax OF 500 up
on such special acts of the legislature as are
apt to consume most time and which often
confer valuable franchises; and upon other
private acts the sum Of $40.
The proposed law imposes taxes on the
gross instead OF net premiums Of insurance
companies and gets at the unlicensed for
eign companies by requiring their inspectors
to give bond to the insurance commissit ner
conditioned for the payment Of the same
premiums on insurance effected by their
companies in this state as licensed compa-
MES are Obliged to pay.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-12
TORN FROM TINE STAFF.
An Insult to the stars and Stripes at
TaKnnfa

TORONTO, September 11.-When the indus
trial exhibition was opened Tuesday by
Earl Aberdeen, very handsome United
States flag was seen flutterlng from one end
Of the grand stand. Upon noticing this,
Colonel Gray. who Is brigade major Of the
Canadian militia, ordered the flag to be taken
down. This was done amid good deal Of
Kissing and cheering by those who noticed
the act.
AS soon as Manager Hill of the exhibition
heard OF the occurrence he ordered the flag
to be h0isted again, and yesterday morning
II was In place. Major Gray appeared upon
the grounds, boiling with rage, and ordered
the flag OF an alien people" to be torn from
the Flagstaff. This Manager Hill refused to
do, claiming to be as loyal as the major, and
besides, he said, 1t was only a graceful COM
pliment to American people, who every year
visited the exhibition In large numbers.
The question will come before the board Of
directors today for decision.
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OGDEN, Utah, September 8.
Hon. Thomas b. Reed, Speaker National House
of Representatives.;
The brave old State OF Maine can be depended
on In the supreme hour OF a crisis. congratu.
late both you and the state. A. s. CoNDoN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-12
For Stealing a Bank Book.

RocKLAND, September 11.-Sheriff Wilder
S. Irish arrested Orne Moran in this city
last evening for stealing a bank book be-
longing to Charles Berk. He was taken be-
fore Judge Xix, pleaded guilty and was
bound over 10 the lSeptember term Of court.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-12
BASE BALL.
The National League,

The following games were played in the
National League yesterday:
AT CINCINNATI.
First Game.
Cincnnatis .......0 2 o o 0 K 2
Pittsburgs mo o o o D 0 O. O
Base hits-Cincinnatls, z; Plttsburgs, o. Err
rors-Cincinnatis, /; Pittsburgs, o. Batteries
Rhines and Harrington, Phillips and Nelson.
Second Game.
Pittsburgs. .........O 0 . o O o O. /
Base -Cincinnatis, 8; Plttsburgs, 8. En-
rorf-Cincinnatis 3; Pittsburgs, 3. Batteries
Duryea and Kennan, Anderson and Nelson.
AT BOSTON.
Bostons. 0 o 90 o O.
Philadelphlas. .......O o 0 o O.
Base hits-Bostons. 8; Philadephias. 7. Errors
-Bostons. A; Philadelphias, 1. Batteries
Nichols and Harde; Vickery and Clements.
AT CHICAGO.
First Game
Chicagos .'......1 Q Q 20 o O. &
Cleyeiands, ,........0 o o o o o O. O
Base hits-Chicagos, 6; Clevelands. a. Errors
Chjcagos. /; Clevelands, /. MISUNDERSTANDING
son and Kittredge; Young and Sommers.
second Game.
Cbleapos 2 0 q n
CIeyeiands. .........0 1 2 o O q
Base bits-Chicagos, o; Clevelands. IL. Frrors
-CbicagOs. 6; Cleveands, 3. Batteries-Steip
and Kitfredge Viau and Douse. '''
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
The following is the standing Of the clubs
in the National League:
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Enlightened from Home.

AsHEvILLE, n. G., September Ire
ports received here from reliable citizens In
the neighborhood Of pee Tree Creek. a trib-
this city, state that for the third time since
the Charleston earthquake vast volumes of
black smoke running to height of 500 feet.
have for some days been regularly emitted
from the seven mountain peaks'of the Blue
Ridge chain; An effort is being made to
con equity, and Gen. Clingn.an inyestieate
the matter, as many people have left the
neighborhood.
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DRIFTING IN OPEN BOATS
And Shot at BY Berhlng Sea Island
ers-SeaIeTs' Experiences.

SAN Francisco, September l1-Schooner
J. II. Lewis arrived here today from Beh-
ring Sea, with 1164 seal skins, making the
total for the season 1884. August 7, when 60
miles southest of Copper Island, she picked
up three boats containing eleven of the crew
of the schooner c. G. White, who had lost
their vessel in a fog and been five days in
open boats when found. In trying to find
shelter at Copper Island, three were shot by
the natives, one dying from his wounds.
The natives thought the men went to the ISL
and to kill seals. Four boats in all strayed
from the White. One with six men landed
at Copper Island. The men reached here a
few days ago on the steamer Kartuk.
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MAIN e.
The Augusta Mills.

AUGUSTA, September 1.-THE annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Edwards
Manufacturing Company was held this even
ing in the parlor of the Augusta House. A
large number of the Augusta stockholders
were present and the following Boston stock
holders: Hon. Moses Kimball, Dexter N.
Richards, James B. Case, James W. Clark
and Robert j. Edwards. Five thousand six
hundred and fourteen shares of the II 900 of
the stock were represented. The following
officers were elected: Charles B. johnson,
Augusta, clerk; Jacob Edwards. Boston,
treasurer; Jacob Edwards, Isaac T. Fenno,
o. I'll. Afford, j. Manchester Haynes, j. II.
Manley, VIM. Edicott, Jr., Dexter, N. Rich
ards, directors. The mills now have $4,000
spindles in operation.
Sir John Comes Round.
LEWISTON, September 1.-THE Lewiston
Journal has lately been critcisidg the action
of the Canadian ministerof inland revenue
in allowing mails for the upper st. John dis
| trict to be carried by stage instead of by
railroad. Sir John Costigan has just writ
ten Mr. Daigle at st. David saying that he
mas arranged service by rail. expediting the
mails about "a hours. He ascribes the long
and repeated refusals to the hostility be-
tween the Temsconata and New Brunswick
railways, preventing arrangements for con-
| tinuous service.
Fire In Rumford.
RUMFoRD. September 1.-THE building in
| which the postoffice was located at Rumford
was totally destroyed by fire at an early
hour this morning All the postoffice fix
lures, mail matter and $35 in stamps.
stamped envelopes, &C., were burned The
store was owned by Mrs. NJ. d. Price. the
stock OF goods by Charles L. Price. Loss,
$1,000; insured for $1,000 on the stock. and
$3.50 on the building. The origin of the fire
is supposed to have been ineendiary.
The Maine Industrial School.
AUGUSTA, September 11.-At the quarter
ly meeting of the board of managers of the
Maine Industrial School for Girls at Halo
well, Ex-Governor Sidney Perham, Mrs.
Ware of Waterville, and others we're in at