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The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Notice of Foreclosure Of Mortgage.

Notice is hereby given that on the
eighteenth day of January, A. D.. 1879.
Eetsey Libby of Gorham. in the County OF
Cumberland. by her mortgage deed of that
date, recorded IN Cumberland County
Registry of Deeds, Book 463, Page %. con-
veyed to John N. Newcomh and Martha A.
Westeott. both of said Gorham,the following
described real estate, viz: certain lot of
land. with. The buildings thereon,
easterly side of the new road leading from
a cross road near Grin Westcott's in said
GoIham, to he store of Joseph Webster in
Ntandish, and bounded as follows, VIZ:
Northerly by land of Grin Westcott tbought
by him of W. +. Libby. administrator and
land of Patience Skillings; easterly by
lands of Benjamin Irish and stephen West
Westcott and the. road leading to White
Rock; and westerly by said new road first
above named, and land of said grin West
colt: containing forty acres, more or less,
and being all of the homestead farm of the
late Caleb Libby, except a lot of seventeen
acres sold theretrom to the said Grin West
colt. as above named: and the same con
to the said Betsey Libby by ". +. Libby,
Admin lstratoI of said Caleb I,ibby's estate.
That salt John N. Newcomb and Martha
A. Westcott claim the said parcel OF real
estate under and by said mortgage. and
that the condition of and in the same has
keen and is broXen, by reason whereof the
said John y. Newcomb and Martha A.
gaze, pursuant to tie statute in such case
John N. NEwCOMB.
MARTHA A. WESTCOTT.
novaS d1aw3wW
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
sheriff's Office.
+. STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OE. MAINE.
Cumberland SIS.
Taken by virtue of an execution bearing
date November "a. A. D.. 1894 issuing from
the Superior court for said County OF Cum
berland. upon, a judgement rendered by said
Court November 5, A. D., 1894, in favor
of Henry Il. Thompson of Boston, County of
suffolk and Stats of Massachusetts. against
Frederick S. Shirley of New Bedford,
County of Bristol and State of Massachu-
setts for The sum of two thousand one hun
dred eighty dollars and eighty cents debt or
damage and seventeen dollars and sixty
four cents costs OF suit, and unless sooner
redeemed, will be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder at the Office of Symondse
snow & Cook. number thirty-six Exchang.
street in Portland, in said County OF Cum
berland. on Monday the thirty,tirst day of
December, A. D., 1854 at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, one hundred and sixty tl60)
shares of he capital stock of the Wellman
sole Cutting Machine Company. standing
in the name of said Frederick s.. Shirley.
the same having been attached on the
original writ in the suit in which said ex;;
ecuiion was issued. on the twenty-second
day OF June, a. D., 1894. at nine o'cloc
and forty five minutes in the forenoon. and
which still remain attached, as the property
of said Frederick :. shirley.
Given under my hand at said Portland
this twenty-eighth day of November, A. d
1891.
SAMUEL D. PLUMBER,
nov2Sdlaw3w Deputy Sheriff.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
A TRAMP STEAMER,
TT Brought a Great Cargo of Cape Breton
Coal for the Maine Central-s1mpiy a
Huge Iron Box,

An interesting steamer entered the haI Dor
yesterday and its coming here was slgnlh-
cant. 1t made fast to the Maine Central
wharves. it was the s'Lougbrigg Holme,
of Maryport, and it brought $500 tons OF
bituminous coal for the Maine Central, eA-
cept 400 tons, which was for S. D. Warren
& Co.. of Westbrook. The cargo was CON
signed to Ryan & Kelsey. We understand
that the Maine Central has engaged lo'oot
tons of this coal, which comes from sydney,
Cape Breton. Whether it can be bought
cheaper by the Maine Central than Ameri-
can coal We cannot say. Some say that II
can, and some say that it costs more ana
that it is better coal. However. that may
be, it is certainly fact that more of 1t mas
come to Portland since the duty was les
seied from rs to 40 cents on a ton. 1t 1s also
fact that if very many of these great iron
steamers come to Maine with $500 tons OIL
coal, it will seriously damage the coastlne
business for Maine sehooners.
Imagine what it would be if there were nc
40 cents ton duty on this coal. Inc
business would certainly increase.
Canadian steamers and tugs and barges
would carry the coal and Canadian miners
would mine the coal that American vessels
and miners are carrying and mining. II
would seriously damage what little shipping
business we have left.
But, it is said, that this coal Is being
pushed in the Maine market by Americans
who control the mines down there. What o.
it? Only those men individually are bene-
lifted.
This tramp steamer is an Interesting
vessel to look at. 1t is scarcely anything
more than huge iron box. The decks are
bare. rusty iron plates and the deck. as a
whole, is nearly bare. There is only small
house in the middle over the engine ard
boilers. In the stern, the one small STAIR
way is simply covered overs with a small
stoop.
Everything is bare and plain. 1t is simply
a great iron box for carrying coal. 1t Is
called tramp steamer because it is not
regular liner, but goes to any port where
it can take OF receive cargo.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
A MISSING TAX COLLECTOR.
His Books Are Being Overlooked to See if
He Went Empty Handed.

South Weymouth, Mass, Deem Der 4.
-Ex-Tax Collector Jacob B. Den boedor
is missing. He left town one day last
week, and has not been seen or heard
from since. Denbroeder was tax collect
or in 1892 and 1898, and was elected this
year, but was unable to furnish the nee
essary bonds and resigned. Denbroedor
is about 33, and was for a number of
years before. his election as tax collect
or, a bookkeeper for a firm on Oliver
street in Boston. He has done considera-
BILE insurance business. About $4,000 of
last years tax has not been turned into
the town treasury. Deng broedor claimed
at the time of his departure that he
had not collected it. The assessors are
at work on the books. Denbroedor is
known to have speculated in stocks.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05

Monmouth, Decem Der 4. -Monday af-
ternoon, when Conductor Baxter's Ban
gor express freight train No. As, on the
Maine Central, was half mile this side
of Anna bescook station, one of the axles
on an Eastman heater car, loaded with
potatoes from Aroostook county, and
bound for Boston, broke with a, snap,
derailing the car and completely smash
ing it. Fire broke out from the over
turned heaters, and the whole thing,
potatoes and car, were entirely con.
sumed. Traffic was suspended from
O'Clock that afternoon until O'Clock
Tuesday morning. A wrecking train
from Waterville arrived at s o'clock, and
carried.the trucks and other iron fixtures
of the car to the shops in that city.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Ex-Governor.Od en Bowie died .yester-
day morning at his home in Bowie. Nd.
He was 6S years old, and prominent
figure of Maryland.
Michael Ryan, the green goods man. who
testified before the Lexow committee, Is IN
dicted by the grand jury for failing TO ap-
pear before the committee when sub
poenaed.
". A. Crompton & Co., of so State street
Boston, have leased the plant OF the Forts
mouth company, which has been in IN
solvency for five months and will begin
operations at once.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
HUNGRY AND COLD.
pitifu1 Condition of the Pullman Striker

| Chicago, December 4.-Two hundred and
| fifty families in Kensington, which adjoins
Pullman. are destitute. They are the REIN
nant of the great strike of last summer and
they are suffering from hunger and want.
They represent allc]asses of labor that were
employed at the great shops before they
were shut down. They are brick makers
ard cabinet makers, men skilled in the arts
| and trades who have been unable to obtain
enough employment since the S rike was
declared off to keep the wolf from the door.
These families have oeen the subjects of
charity for many months. Their friendly
neighbors, however, at this time have all
they can do to care for their own. and will
ingly as they would aid, they are powerless
to do So The distressing conditions of
things was brought to light by petition
from the heads of families directed to the
board of county commission .rs. and asking
for transport alton for themselves and
families to Lutherville, Ala, where, alt hougn
they have no assurance of steady work at
good wages, yet they are comforted by the
thought that if they can get there they will
have avoided Il rigorous climate and may,
| perhaps. join together and engage in brick
king on the cooperative plan, yielding
at least living wages.
The county board could do nothing,
having no funds available which they could
legally use for such purpose. Since the
strike failed the different labor unions have
let the unions who did not get back to work
at Pullman, shift for themselves. Work has
been very soarce.and. many Of the men were
not fit to do it il they had it. Hunger and
scant clothing are not conducive to good
feeling, and the men have not the heart to
battle for place in competition with men
etter clothed and fed.
Those who are familiar with affairs at
Kensington say that the condition of these
people is worse now than at any time last
summer.
THE winter has been cold and disagreeable
and the men are badly clothed, to say
nothing of the women and children. Many
of them live in the poorest class of houses
and their suff ering has been intense. No
organized plan of relief has as yet been de-
veloped, but these families will undoubtedly
be the wards of the city during the winter.
Several of the larger charity organizations
have announced that they will do their
share, but the strikers do not relish this.
They prefer to be helped to warmer
climate, where they hope to be able to care
for themselves.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Negotiating with Great Britain.

London, December 4.-G eneral Barrios,
special envoy of the government of Mica
ragua. to Great Britain, in connection
with the settlement of : the dispute re-
garding the Mosquito territory is nego-
tiating with the Earl of Kimberly. sec
rotary of state for foreign affairs for the
appointment Of British minister to
Nicaragua, instead Of a consul. He
ton-Rulwer treaty. in intercourse with
the British Office. General Barrios ar
CUES the arrest and.expulsion from Mic
aragua of Edwin S. Hatch, Her Britain
mic Majesty's consul at Bluefslds, can
not be discussed as a violation of the
sanctity of diplomatic agents, as MI.
Hatch had not received his exequater
from the Nicaraguan government.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Horses for the Auction Sale.

Mr.. S. j. Murray received yesterday. the
invoice of n especially valuable carload OF
western horses, which will arrive today for
his regular Friday auction sale. In the lot
are pair of chestnut geldings weighing
300 pounds; pair of sorrel mares, 5000: pair
of bay geldings. 1880; pair of blacks, BOO; a
black and bay, 500; pairsof gray mares 2s0O;
pair of bay chunks, 2900, and number OF
very handsome and heavy individuals.
Several State of Maine drivers and
family horses will be sold. as we'll as sleighs,
harnesses, etc. The sale this week promises
to be of usual interest by reason of the
variety and selection of ability Of the
horses sec ured by Mr.. S. j. Murray's buyers.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
JAPAN is IMPATIENT
And Is Little Disposed to Stand Tempo r.
ing by China.

Toxic, Deem Der 4-Japan has mott
fed China that no further peace propos
ais will be considered unless made by
a regularly accredited AMBASSADOR from
the Chinese court. Japan reminds China
that it is not Japan that is suing fol
peace. Japan is dissatisfied with China's
temporizing policy, and claims that
China is seeking COZ cessions in advance
of formal conference looking to set
Element.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
shepley Camp, S. of V.

The following oficers--were elected at the
regular meeting of the Camp last evening"
Captain-Arthur NJ. Soule.
First Lieutenant-John II. Miller.
Second Lieutenant-C. S. Berry.
Camp Council-Waldo H. Perry, Elmer +.
Golf, and M. M. Scott.
Representative at Large to Division En-
canlp1nent June, 1s95-Wm. H. Looney.
4 Representatiyes-W. ". Jewett, ". E.
Bradish.
Alternate at Large-Ed s.. Beal.
Alternates--John Miller, F. A. Gribben.
The newly elected officers are to be in
stalled on the frstTuesday evening in Jan
uary by Col. R. L. Whitcomb.
After the meeting was closed banquet
was served by an efficient committee, which
was composed as follows: W. Il. Berry. ".
l.. Gri5ben, NJ. y. Stickney, W. ". Jewett
and A. S. Lowell.
1t was a most pleasant session. and indi-
Gated that the order of the Sons of Veterans
in this section is prospecting and progress
ing in a way to please all its members and
friends
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Alderman Dam Makes a Statement

To the Editor of the PRESS:
AS my action at the meeting OF the city
government Monday night is generally un.
derstood as opposing the removal of Officer
Miles, permit me to explain that l fully
agreed with the other members of the
board, that the evidence given more than
warranted his removal, and l should have
so voted, but as he had asked hearing and
been assured that his request would be
granted, thought it but just that he be
given the opportunity.
CHAS. F. DAN.
Portland, December 5th, 1894.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
$1OO Reward, 800.

The reader of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaeed
disease that science has been able to cure
Catarrh Cure is. the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
Cure is taken internally, acting directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
fem, thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease. and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assist
ing natnr g in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have SO much faith in it's curative
movers, that they offer one Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address f, J, CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
stgS sold by Druggist, 15c.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
HURLED THROUGH THE AIR.
Five Were Killed by an Explosion Oh
Dynamite.

And Fully Score Were In1ured-Ihe
shanty in which the Explosive was
Kept Caught Fire with Terrible Re-
suits.
Ottawa, Ont, Decent Alive men
were killed and score of people injured
by an explosion of dynamlte IN null
Que. "a few minutes before 8 O'Clock this
morning. The accident occurred on the
Hull water works extension, at the corn
er of Duke and Wall streets. Two box
es, containing 40 pounds of dynamite
each, did the damage. The dynamite
was used for blasting purposes ana was
stored in 12-foot square frame cabin,
erected in the street. Telesphore.S egulne'
foreman, Norbert Martin, Z. Martin and
another man guarded the cabin. Within
was small tin stove, with fire in it
for the purpose of thawlng OUT the ex-
ploslve. The four men were stanoing
within a short distance OF tne capin
when Norbert Martin discovered the cap-
in to be on fire. He Immediately rusned
towards it to. extinguish the flames, and
was about to omen the door when the
explosion took place.
Martin was thrown SO feet into the ar
and fell dead. Foreman Se9ulhe was
within 10 feet of the cabin when the
dynamite exploded and be, too. was
thrown high in the air and killed.
Henry Roche, the night Waterman at
Hurdman's lumber mill, who was pass
ing at,the time, was instantly killed,
his body being horribly, mutllated.
Noise Barbeau, 12-year-old boy, who
was passing on his way to school. was
struck by flying rocks and killed, AL
bert Beauchamp, Is years old, another
schoolboy, was also struck by the flying
stones, and died three. hours afterwards.
Prudhomme Martin, one OF the men
watching the cabin, had an eye knocked
out by a flying stone, and was otherwise
seriously injured.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
More of McKane's crookedness.

Brooklyn, NY, December 4.-The
available assets of the Kings County
Hygienio Ice Company, John Y. McKane.
founder and chief owner, was seized to-
day, and Justice Gaynor appointed re-
ceiver. McKane and his associates made
false reports of the conditioned the COM
pany, that made the company appear
very wealthy. deception that added
greatly to their financial standing.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
THE FIELD OF SPORTS
Prof. Smith Gives an Excellent Reason.

Prof. Smith Gives an Excellent Reason.
To the Editor of the PRESS:
In your issue OF this morning you say that
Captain Jordan and must giva very good
reasons for our failure to appear at the
Portland Bangor football game last Satur-
day. Would you kindly allow me to state in
your paper that one reason why l did not
appear was that had not been requested
to act as an official in the aforesaid game.
have received no communication from
either manager since the game OF November
gath.
Yours,
WARREN r. SMITH.
Rowdoin ColIaoo Rr,nswick Dec. 8, 1894
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05

The steamship Sarnia of the dominion
line, CAPTAIN Couch, arrived yesterday.
She had 1920 tons of freight. mostly Christ
mas goods. Twelve passengers were landed
here and 1872 were landed at Halifax.
Chief Officer Moore said that the ship had
a fair passage across and had evidently
caught the tail end of the storm. The
Sarnia signalled the Labrador at sea, and
the latter was the only craft sighted on the
trim
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Maine Pensions.

Wash ington, December 4.-Pensions
have been granted ito residents OF Maine
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures A. Elwell, Spruce
Head: John Cham berlain. Bristol; Hen
ry A. Palmer, Kennebunk; Andrew j..
Andrews, Welchville.
Original, widows, etc-Emma E..
Sands, Bar Mills.
Reissue-Myra c. Holbrook, Skowhe-
gan.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Maine Postnasters.

Washington, December A fourth
Class c postmaster was today appointed ioi
Maine. R. Rivers of South Cushing.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
vi. G. M. A.

rE,HE regular monthly meeting of the Maine
d. Charitable Mechanic Association will be
held at Library Room. Mechanics Hall
THURSDAY EVENING, December e. at 80
dec4d3t GEO. A. HARMON, Sec'y
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05

Each part will contain from
four to twelve Maps, and ten
TO sixteen pages of descriptive
and statistical matter, The double
page maps open across two
pages without break and measure
19x26 inches each. Each part comes in
Handsome Portfolio Cover that will hold
ard protect it until bound.
OWING TO THE ENORMOUS SALE
and the time and care necessary to
publish work like this, the publishers
cannot agree to furnish the Potter-Brad-
ley Atlas faster than one part every two
weeks. 1t is published by special ar
rangement with the publishers, and we are
able to supply our readers with this
splendid work for
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
This Magnificent
Educational Work


has been published
by subscription at
$4,000 per copy, at
which price nearly
10000 have been
sold.
Here Is Your Opportunity.
The PRESS has
made arrangements
with the publisher
of this Great Work
whereby it will be
issued in parts.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Heart Disease 3OYrs!


Mr.. G. W. McKinsey, postmaster Of
Kokomo. Ind, and brave ex-soldier,
SAYS: 81 had been severely troubled
with heart disease ever since leaving
the army at the close Of the late war:
was troubled with palpitation and
shortness of breath. ] could not
sleep on my left side, and had pain
around my heart. I became so i'll
that l was much alarmed, and for
tunately my attention was called to
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
DR.. Miles Heart Cure

I decided to try it. The first bottle
made a decided improvement in my
condition, and five bottles have COM
pletely cured me-"
G. ". McKINSEY, P. NJ, Kokomo, Ind
DR.. Miles Heart Cure is sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell it at 81, 6 bottles for SIS, or
it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt OF price
by the DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
Arrival of the sarnia.

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Dec. ., 1894.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05

Officially approved and
Adopted by the Depart
ments of the United
States Government,
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-05
JOHN D. MURRAY.
HORSES! HORSES !!

Have received thirty-fve head of those fue
young and sound horses weighing from 1000 to
1900 pounds In this lot are ten nicely matched
pairs weighing from 1900 to 5000 pounds.
These horses are well broken and adapted to
all purposes, and are A 1 in all respects. Do
OF fail to see them.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-05-16

ent excitement, and his finger and
thumb nervously explored his vest
pocket without seeming to find any
thing.
I'll must have lost itw he
gasped. "Felisty, it was a ring
Ha! perhaps it is in some other
pocket"
Rising to his feet, he thrust a
trembling hand in his trousers
pocket.
There was a hole in that pocket
"Jenkinson," said Felisty, as she
noted with concern his CHASTITY face
on which desperate resolve was
breaking, don't grieve over it. II
will turn up. You are excited. Is
there anything / can do to"
Eyes" exclaimed Jenkinson, in 6
hollow voice. "Felisty, I think
know where that ring is. If yor
would do me favor, / shall never
forget it until the last hour of my
life. For mercy's sake go and ge
me bootjack and leave me to my
self a few moments"
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-05-16

was done, The Indian moved about
the snake in a circle, and the rep
tile moved az il his tail was a pivot,
always keeping his head and body
in line with the gun. The Indian
then agreed to bandage his eyes
and shoot the snake in the mouth.
The writer bandaged the Indians
eyes, and, holding the gun by his
side at arms length, the latter pull
ed the trigger and the ball entered
the snakes mouth and passed the
whole length of his body.
"How did you take aim?" was the
query.
1.-THE snake he take aim,' was
the reply.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1894-05-16
Early Postage Rates.

Postage was a luxury in 1915.
1t cost six cents to send a letter
thirty miles or less; from thirty
one to eighty miles the charge was
ten cents; from eighty one to one
hundred and fifty miles, twelve and
one-half cents; from one hundred
and fifty-one to four hundred miles,
eighteen and three-fourths cents,
and over four hundred miles, TWEEN
ty-fve cents. These rates were in
force until 1845, when Lysander
Spooner, of Boston, decided to run
a mail route between Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
in opposition to the government.
He contended that the government
had no constitutional right to pre-
vent by law private individuals
from carrying the mails, SO he .es-
tablished his route, charging five
cents per letter.
The legal part Of the question
seems never to have been decided
but Congress appears to have re-
duced the postal rate chiefly to
avoid competition. The rate was
made as follows: Under three
hundred miles, five cents; over
three hundred miles, ten cents
drop letters, two cents.
This rate held for six years, when
the three-cent rate for 5000 miles
was established. If the postage was
not prepaid, five cents was collected
of the person who received the let
ter. For a distance over 5000
miles the rates were doubled.
In 1883 letter postage was again
reduced to two cents per half ounce
and in 1885 to two cents per ounce.
Kate Fields Washington.