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The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
THE BlLLlGERENT M'kANE.
He Threatens to Send Reporter to Jail
and Brings Two Libel Suits.

q New York, November 23.-Chi ef of
Police John Y. McKane of the Gravesend
police denies that his blind son, George
McKane, is or ever was paid as police
sergeant at Gravesend.
A Brooklyn reporter who recently in
terviewed Mr.. McKane told reporter for
the New York Times yesterday that the
interview was as follows:
II want the name of the man who gave
you the information about my blind son
being a police sergeant" said Mr.. Nc
Kane.
II cannot give it to you, replied the re-
porter.
"The story is made out of whole cloth,
otherwise you would give me the name"
McKane said.
:. No, sir, it is not" replied the re-
porter, but it is rule of our Office not
to divulge the name of any person who
gives information.
Then, if you refuse to give me the
mans name, I'll have you arrested and
compel you on the witness stand to give
me the name" rejoined McKane.
You may have me arrested, but I will
notsgive you the name unless my superiors
order me to do so," was the reply.
II do not want to make trouble for
you," replied McKane, shut | want that
mans name. Do you see him every day?
Does he come up to the city every day?
Does he live in the Fourth district OF
Gravesend?n
"The man lives in Gravesend and he
comes up to the city frequently" replied
the reporter.
"Then he lied to you and put you in a
hole" said McKane.
mo, sir, he did not" the reporter re-
Piled "The man honestly believes the
story to be true"
McKane, in answer to a question re-
garding his son being on the pay roll,
said:
when the police force was first organ
lied my boy kept tab on them at his
store; he acted as police sergeant, but
without pay"
Again M. McKane tried to ascertain the
name of the reporters informant, but
failed. Then he tried new method.
Are you membe of any secret order?n
he asked the reporter.
Pm an Odd Fellow" was the reply.
"Then, as brother Odd Fellow, 1 de-
mand that you tell me the name of the
man who gave you the information" the
chief said. a.
GAS an Odd Fellow" said the reporter,
II was taught that politics. religion and
business did not play any part in the of4
ASA5 eAO ASAstSe w CIV Joo uAAS ililOi
nation"
well, don't want to annoy you,"
said McKane. 81 ought to have YOU
arrested, but now that know that you
are an Odd Fellow, am less inclined to
do anything with you...
II am going to sue some New York
papers for libel" said McKane. "The
libel will be based on the editorials
which they published about me from
time to time. This is my turn now.n
Geogre W. Roderick, counsel for Mr..
McKane, who was present at the inter-
view, said: "We are going to take the
aggressive side, because unless we do
Mr.. McKane believes that he will not re-
ceive vindication."
McKane said the statement that. he
had drawn up of his side of the election
day troubles was ready for the news
papers, but he would not make it public
until Friday. Then the people will see
that never struck man at Gravesend,"
he said
Two of the libel suits have been
brought. They are for $780, each and
aimed at the Brooklyn Eagle and New
York World.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
women's Maine Indian Association.

The annual meeting of the Women's
Maine Indian Association will be held
this afternoon in the First Baptist church
at 3 O'Clock. In the evening, General
Morgan, ex-Commissioner of Indian AT
fairs, will give public address. Gener-
al Morgan's reputation as an earnest and
effective speaker has preceded him, while
his practical knowledge of Indian life
and ways makes his coming an opportu-
nifty for all to learn what education can
do for the Indians. Both meetings are
open to the public.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
Sale of the Bar Harbor water Works.

The sale Of the Bar Harbor Water
Works was completed Tuesday and the
valuable property and franchises pass in
to the hands of the summer cottagers.
There was a claim of S35, 900 against the
company that was secured by nearly all
the stock as collateral. This was paid
Tuesday. Fifty thousand dollars in cash
was paid the Rodicks and second
mortgage bonds to the amount of $55, 600
at per cent payable in one year, were
also turned over to them. Mortgage
bonds to the amount of SIS, 600, still out
standing, are assumed by the company.
The company will make many import
ant Improvements in the spring. It is
understood that they will issue 1000
shares of new stock at par value of $50
per share to improve the works. The
directors of the new company are: John
s. Kennedy, David B. Ogden, William H.
Lee of New York, Charles J. Morrill, of
Boston, and Fred C.Lyman of Bar Har-
Dor.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
IN A CHAIN GANG,
Knox County's Uniformed Offenders Will
Break Rock.

Rockland, November 23.-Today the
thirty prisoners in Knox County Jail
were put into the new uniforms, recently
provided by the county commissioners,
this being the first time such prisoners
have been uniformed here. Tomorrow
morning, for the first time, the city will
witness the spectacle of twelve of these
prisoners in the chain gang traversing
the streets to the new walled enclosure
on Crockett point, where they will break
rock under the care of Deputy Rivers.
This is in pursuance of Knox county's
newly adopted methods of caring for
tramps and other offenders.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
Another Rifle Team.

The Portland Light Infantry are not to
be left behind in the matter of shooting,
and will compete in friendly match
against the other military organizations
on Thanksgiving day. Their team con-
sists Of the following men and contains
many good shots: Stephen Catlin, Nells
T. Sorenson, S. f. Morse, W.T.. Philbrlck,
Harry A. Hall, Philip E. Higgins and
John o. Nutter. Mr.. Morse is considered
one OF the finest shots in the National
Guard, as is also Mr.. Sorenson.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
An Appeal to Firemen.

New York, November GA special
from Terre Haute says: The grand Of
ificers Of the Brotherhood of Locomotiye
Firemen yesterday issued an appeal to
the brotherhood of firemen of-sthe
United States and Canada. The appeal
says:
The Lehigh Valley strike is without
doubt the most important conflict our
order, as well as others interested, has
ever been engaged in. Everything de-
ponds upon the result. The issue has
been squarely made. We cannot afford
to be beaten.
Surely no one can fail to understand
the attitude of the corporation. The an
Inhalation of organized labor is their
aim.
we appeal to every member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen to
assist to the fullest extent Of his ability.
IN every honorable manner. the men
now engaged in the battle, which, if lost.
will not only have demoralizing infu-
ence througout the country, but NAV.
perhaps, IN view of existing conditions,
endanger the life of organized labor.''
Rumors of Compromise.
Jersey City, November 23.-It is re-
ported here on authority of Conductor
Daniels, who has just arrived from Beth
lehem, that the strike on the Lehigh
Valley road is over and the Lehigh men
will return to work tomorrow. He SAYS
the company has agreed to recognize tile
union. Agent Rundis of this city says
ne has not heard of any such comprom-
Use. Even it the men want to return, it
is too late.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
Mr.. Reed in Boston,

Boston, Mass, November 23.-Colonel
Albert Clarke, secretary of the Home
Market Club, received this morning a
telegram from Hon. Thomas b. Reed of
Maine, dated Portland, saying that as
his presence at Congress would not be
necessary until Monday, he would be at
the great dinner of the club to be held
tomorrow evening.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24

We offef One Hundred Dollars Reward for
Halls Catarrh Cure
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. O.
We the undersigned, have known f. j. Che.
ney Tor the last 10 years, and believe him per
and nnaanelailly able to carry out any obligation
w West q Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
hists, Toledo o. - "'
Enthusiastically Cure is taken internally, acting
Directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
tge system Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists Testimonials free. ~ ''-
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
The News Confirmed,
NOT GOOD STRIKING TIMES.
Lehigh officials Say They Can Get More
Men Than They Need

.Wilkesbarre, Pa, November 23.-Of
non-union men who were employed and
reported for duty at the Lehigh Valley
Company's Office today, II were induced
by the strikes tonight to return to their
homes. The railroad officials say that
freight and coal wi6l-be moved as fast as
they can get at It. @Nothing but violence
can prevent the resumption of business,
as many applications for work are com
ing in from all parts of the country.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
RAILROAD MATTERS.

In the interest of Portland merchants,
it has been decided to run the express
reight train to connect with steamer
Frank Jones at Ro ckIand, leaving Port
land Fridays at 600 p. m. instead OF
Thursdays, as now. This arrangement
goes into effect the oath inst,
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the
~ subscriber has been duly appointed ana
taken upon himself the trust OF Administrator
OF the estate OF
Rufus A. CHASE late of No. Yarmouth
IA the, County of Cumberland, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons hay-
ing demands upon the estate of said deceased.
are required to exhibit the same; and all
persons indebted to said estate are called upon
on to make payment to f
GEORGE Fl. CHASE, Admir- c. t. a.
Mo NO Yarmouth, November 18th, 1898.
iof+> d1awSwSax
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
To Trot at Point Breeze.

Philadelphia, November ga match
race, $4,000 to $500, has been arranged
between the trotter Directum COS 1-4)
and the PAGER Saladin (2.O5 3-4), to take
place November 9th, at Point Breeze
track, the Philadelphia Driving Park As
ISOLATION to add $4,000. Flying Jib Goa
will attempt to beat his record for a
purse of $1,000.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
A Reward for Killen.
The Sugar Schedule,

Washington, November 23.-The latest
proposition regarding the sugar schedule,
and the one likely to be adopted is to
make the duty ad valorem instead of
specific. The rate will probably be 25
per cent, which will amount to one-half
a cent pound on two cent sugar and
one. cent pound on fine sugar, worth
four cents The advo Gates of the ad
valorem system claim that it will pre-
vent any inequality and Injustice in the
levying of the duty on different grades
of sugar, and put an end to the pulling
questions OF classification which haYe
arisen under former tariffs and led to re-
peated charges of fraud at New York
and other Of the more prominent Eastern
commercial centres. 1t is also argued
that it will impose the same rate of tax
on the sugar of the poor as on that of
the rich, instead of constantly rising
rate, which results from the specific
duty, as the sugar grows poorer in quail
ty. The revenues under this duty will
be about $50, 900, 600 year with out, it is
believed, increasing the cost of the
article to the consumer
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24

UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
incorporated l848.
FRED E. RICHARDS, Pres.
ARTHUR L. BATES, Vice Pres.
j. FRANK LANG, Sec'y.

The Union Mutual Life Insurance
Company during the month of October,
1898. wrote A LARGER AMOUNT OF
NEW BUSINESS THAN IN ANY COR
RESPONDING MONTH DURING THE
PAST TWENTY YEARS.
While the New Issues are so rapidly
increasing, it is equally worthy of note
that the Company's Death-rate shows
not only relative but an actual de-
cline; this factor so all-important in the
transaction of a Life Insurance Business
is of such marked character, that
few facts and figures in connection there
with are given.
The Notices of Death received by the
Company from January 1st to October
31st, 1893, amounts to $379,325 and when
compared with the corresponding period
of 1892 shows very substantial de-
crease. thus
LIST Ten months 1892 $42e,e65
LIST Ten months 1898 379,325
Decrease, S 47,s4O
THE EXCELLENT SHOWING IN CON-
NECTION WITH THE DECREASED
APPRECIATED WITHOUT A DUE
RECOGNITION OF THE FOLLOWING
FACTS
Mean Insur- Notices of
ance in force. Deaths.
January Isl to 0cto.
Dor 1st 1888. $33,S31,667 $37S,S25
January 1stto 0cto-
Der list 1883. $25,SO4,636 $377.367
From which it will be seen that while
the Insurance in Force during the past
five years has increased Eight Millions
of Dollars, the Amount of the Death
Claims has been reduced, until at the
date of this writing tits practically the
same as it was in 1888. nov11eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office Of Comptroller OF the Currency.

Washington, September 3oth 1898.
NM HEREAS by satisfactory evidence pre-
W. sented to the undersigned, it has been
made to appear that "The Chapman National
Bank of Portland" in the City Of Portland, in
the County of Cumberland and State of Maine,
has complied with all the provisions of the
Statutes of the United States, required to be
complied with before an association shall be
authorized to commence the business of
NOW THEREFORE, I, James H. Eckels,
Controller of the Currency, do hereby certify
that the chapman National Bank of Portland
Cumberland and State Of Maine. is Authorized dm
to commence the business of Banking as
provided in Section Fifty one hundre1 and
sixty nine of the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my
hand and Seal of office this 3Oth day of
September, 1893.
JAMES H. ECKELS,
Seal Controller of the Currency.
No. 1868. Oct3eod2m
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24

Our Shoe Department calls
for special mention today.
If you are not fully ac-
quainted with the bargains
we are offering, you should
call at once and look them
3 over. t@&
EHen's heavy Burt & Pack
ard Winter Russets, bIucher
cut, piccadiIIy toe, $3.50,
formerly 5000.
Burt & Packard M ems Calf
Balls, $500, formerly 500.
Mems Calf Cong, SI.5o,
formerly ESQ.
Mems Dong, lace or con-
gress, suitable to wear
under overshoes, SI.5O,
formerly 500.
j. s. Turner Grain Creed
more, hand sewed, fine
goods, to close at $3.50,
formerly 600.
Mems Grain Boots, 81. go.
Mems Buck ArctIcs, 81.
Ladies' Dong. Button or
Lace, patent tips, opera or
common sense 98c, SI.25,
$I.5O.
Ladies' Dong. Button, OPP
era toe, SI.75, formerly
$50.
Ladies' Dong. Button, OPP
era toe, $2.35, formerly
$50.
Boys, Misses and Chill.
dren's Shoes below cost.
Baby Shoes, % cts.
Eastern Furnishing Co.,
542 CONGRESS ST.
C. j. HARRINGTON, Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24

Order Slate at Chambers Music Store 431
Congress Street.
Sept7 eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
T. J. Boynton Post Office Inspector.

Washington, November 23.-Thomas ].
Boynton of Vermont, was today ap-
pointed post office inspector in charge at
Boston, Mass, of the division of the New
England States. MIR. Boynton occupied
the position under the former Cleveland
admin istration, but resigned early in
Harrison's term. He succeeded George
S. Evans.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
WILL RUN THE GAUNTLET.
Mello win Try to Escape to Meet Peixo.
to's Ships at Sea.

New York, November 23.-The Her.
AIDS Montevideo cable says: 1t has be-
come known to Peixoto's administration
that Mello intends to make an effort to
get out of the harbor of Rio with. his
flagship Aquidaban, in order to meet
Peixoto's warships, which are coming
down from New York, and give them
battle on the open sea. Preparations to
give him hot reception as he tries to
run the gauntlet of the forts at the har-
boris entrance are. being accordingly
made with all haste. Word comes from
Rio that the situation is critical. Peixo-
to has again been mounting guns on the
hills within the city limits, contrary to
his understanding with the foreign di-
plomats. General bombardment of the
capital seems inevitable, and the fighting
with small arms is almost incessant.iiA
5AfN Z An Ironclad Sunk aK!8s2
London, November 23.-The Brazilian
legation in this city has received des-
patch from Rio Janeiro, dated YESTERDAY.
stating that the insurgent warship Javary
had been sunk by the Nichtheroy bat
terry. The crew Of the vessel went down
with the ship. The Javary was an iron
turret. ship of $780, tons displacement.
She was 240 feeH Iona feet beam, and
drew IL feet i9ches IN wtaer. Her en-
gines were $500 horsepower. She car
ried four ELTON guns, besides an auxilia-
ry battery.
The News Confirmed,
Washington, November 23.-The NAVY
Department has received cable from
Brazil this morning, which states that
the Brazilian government has DESTROYED
by shots from one of its forts one of the
heavily armored monitors of the rebel
Admiral Mello.a The loss of this mont
tor, it is. said at the Navy Departm emit,
will be serious blow to the rebellion.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24
The Phillips g. Rangeley.

Phillips, November 23.-At an adj
journed meeting of the directors of the
Phillips & Rangeley railroad last night,
George Phillips was elected general man.
ager and F. E. Timberlake, treasurer.
A special meeting of the stockholders is
called for Dember 18th to choose other
officers.
Biddeford's New French journal.
Biddeford, November 23.-Montminy
6 Dionne, publishers of Biddeford's
new French paper, have sold their inter-
est to Alfred Bonneau of Lowell. Mass,
who will become the managing editor.
The first issue will appear next Thurs
day.
A Reward for Killen.
Auburn, November 23.-The city has
offered reward of 5000 for the appre-
hension of Andrew Killen, charged with
murderous assault on Gregg, Tuesday
night. Killen is supposed to belong in
South Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-24

Washington, November a3.-Maine
postmasters appointed today were: G..
e. Parker, Greene, vice H.W Gammage,
and A. W. Kennedy, Sheepscot Bridge:
vice j IS. Marsh.
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The attempt of the Press to inject ssectarian
issue into the coming municipal contest VIII
prove failure. A few bigoted individuals may
forever cherish Old-time preludlces. Dut Gilg
thoughts of men arr Widened lin the process VI
the suns"
Whatever of sectarianism has been' in
iected into the municipal contest has
been injected by the act Of Alderman
Gallagher, assisted by the Democratic
members of the city council, in dividing
the city into wards so arranged that in
four out OF the seven at least the section
to which Alderman Gallagher belongs
will be able when it chooses to dictate to
the Democratic majority in those wards,
not only candidates for the Board of
Aldermen and the Common Council, but
also TO the school committee. Nothing
short of an instruction on the part of
Democratic voters can prevent, if
this arrangement of wards becomes law,
the control of the school committee from
passing into the hands of this sect
whenever it sees tit to demand it. Now
this sector rather its governing power,
for if let alone many of the members of
it would be friendly to our common
schools-is avowedly hostile to our edu
cational system-so hostile that as far as
possible it withdraws the children of
it's members from our public
schools and places them in special schools
of it's own, though with strange incon-
sistency it allows and even encourages
its members to become teachers in those
schools. We have no intention of MAX
ing war upon this sect. They have a
right to their opinion, a right to object
to our public school system, if it does
not meet their approval. But when it is
proposed to turn the public school over
to this sect to determine it's character, to
say what shall be taught in it and what
not, to decide as to its teachers and its
text books, then we do object. There is no
more bigotry in this than there would be
in refusing to turn over public hospital
for the treatment of disease to men who
pronounced all medical science humbug.
If the public school is to flourish and ac-
complish the purpose for which its ex-
lists, it must be in charge of its friends.
To place it in charge of its enemies is a
sure way to destroy it. If, however, the
Argus insists on accusing everybody who
objects to this. programme of bigotry,
we are quite ready to contrast the degree
of bigotry shown by these directors with
the bigotry of this sect. If the Argus
wants to open that question we shall not
| shrink from it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-15

After profound and perhaps prayerful
meditation an Augusta correspondent of
the Lewiston journal has volved the
theory that the Hon. Volney Cushin g
has endorsed the druggists bill because
be thinks that its passage will break up
the Republican party and send lot OF
voters into the Third Party camp. Mr..
Gushing is evidently la very foxy indi-
vidual. How superior he is in astuteness
to the Hon. Neal Dow, to the W. W.
Perry, to John S. White Esq. and nine
tenths of the other Third party leaders
who are fighting the bill tooth and
nail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-15

The Homerule bill introduced into the
Commons by Mr.. Gladstone is in most
respects very similar to the bill presented
in 1886, which was defeated. Its chief
difference is that while under the former
bill Ireland was not to be represented in
the Imperial Parliament, under the pres
ent one she has full representation,
though it will not be allowed to vote on
matters of strictly English concern.
The measure gives considerable amount
ei omerule to Ireland, but there are i'm
9ortant limitations. 1t will not fill the
measure of the Irish desire-nothing
snort of absolute independence will do
rhat-but it will probably be accepted
Dy the Irish members as the half loaf
which is vastly better than no bread at
all. The chances are that it will get
through the Commons, but will meet de-
feat in the Lords. Yet it's fate is some
what uncertain in the former body, mas :
much as good many of the English and
Scotch Liberals are anything but enthu-
siastie for it.
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attention. They are undoubtedly deeply
interesting, and perhaps important
That Mr.. Savage, who mouths at the
biblical miracles and holds in contempt
what he calls ''a shifting ecclesiastical
tradition two thousand years DID,
should put faith in mind-reading and
slate-writing, appears strange until we
remember that a nationalist is some
times the most irrational man to be met
outside of a mad house. Our author
explicitly denies the existence of the
supernatural while recognizing some
thing he terms ''the realm of the super
normal That is mere juggling with
words.
Dainty sweet indeed is the latest in
the Harpers Black and White Series,
Seen from the Saddle, by lisa Darlington
Cahill. 1t is the work of woman who
loves horse, is at home in the saddle,
and writes choice English. The girl who
rides Dolly and the young man who can't
ers at her side soon become very real to
the reader. Their sweet sense and hearty
nonsense are to him as interesting as his
own thoughts, andhe takes leave OF them
reluctantly at the end of the little book.
The author has fallen into the good old
fashion of quoting poetry, line here and
stanza there, as he fancy seizes her or
the occasion furnishes happy opportuni-
ty. For this she is to be thanked. The
publishers are to be thanked, too, for the
delightful introduction by Mr.. Charles
Dudley Warner.
Seen from the Saddle is for sale in this
city by Loring, Short & Harmon.
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Gen. Dow thinks the passage of the
druggist bill will raise perfect storm of
indignation among the people. Perhaps
SO. But when a candidate was nomi-
mated last fall for sheriff Of this county
who was committed to a lax enforcement
of the liquor law we did not observe a
very violent storm even in the country
districts. If, then, the proposal to let
everybody sell liquor who wanted to and
for all purposes created no storm it is
difficult to see why proposition to allow
few men to sell liquor for medicinal
purposes should provoke an instruction.
We think Gen. BOWS imagination greatly
exaggerates the probable results of the
druggist bill, both as to the amount of
liquor that will be sold under it and as to
its effect upon public sentiment.