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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
em HORSES CHEAPER THAN FEED.
Mayor Pingree's Uni que Method of
Economizing.

Detroit, Mich, December 1.-Mayor
H. S. Pingree has done many queer
things, from trying to settle the Pull
man strike to having every vacant lot
turned into a potato patch for the use of
the poor. His Queerness took new
turn the other. day, the facts of which
have just come to light. Whether he
iectss sslesson in economy OF for the reason
he gives is an open question.
81 sent my two horses out to be chIor-
oformed," he said. "That's an easy
DEATH They went to thergarbage works,
but kept the shoes. / didn't have any
use for them is.winter, but will want
two horses next summer. 1t was cheap
er to kill. them than toH feed them. 1
didn't want to sell them for fear they
would be abused. One was ten and the
other six years old. That's what the
city ought to do; kill the sixty old hors-
es up there in the park they are eating
their heads Off it would be cheaper to
do as | have done. What's the good of
spending money for nothing?" He
launched out into TRADE OF abuse in
municipal extravaganza, and the lack of
cooperation between the different de-
partments of the city government. The
two carriage horses the mayor admits
having ordered killed to save the expense
of feeding, were valuable animals, and
the story has created storm of COM
ment. In some circles, especially among
his enemies, the question is asked if the
mayor has parted from his senses. His
friends condemn the action roundIy, and
admit it is the most foolish thing he
ever did. AS far as known there is no
reason for his action save that given.
He followed the killing of his horses
last night by making an attack on the
bakers, and saying ne was going to
mage a move for municipal bakery, so
that the poor people could get their
bread cheaper" three loaves for nick :
ell" he put it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
CIVIL SERVICE REPORT.
The Commission Refers to Many
MisStatements Made.
THE SYSTEM is NOT PERFECT BUT
ISAN IMPROVEMENT,

Over the State of Terrorism that Prevails
in the Smaller Unclassified Offices
Especially About Washington-The
Commission Believes the Extension
Will Cure Many Evils
Washington, Decem ber 2.-The annual
report Of the civil service commission
refers to Measurements INDUCED IN as
to questions asked in examinations, and
declares the questions practical and rev
elant to the duties of the positions
sought. 1t is not claimed, the report
says, that under all circumstances the
system of competitive examinations
would be the best for filing all posi-
tions, but what is claimed is that under
the existing conditions this system is
infinitely better than the patronage sys-
TEN. In the largBst post offices, 1T
states the law is now better observed
than ever before. In the railway mail
service to the law is absolutely observed,
and neither appointments or removals
have been made for political reasons.
Reference is made to the case or hs y.
Taylor, recorder of deeds in the District
of Colu N bia, of which reports are now
in the hands Of the President for action.
The report says in investigating THIS
case the committe was much struck by
the condition of terrorism that obtains
in unclassified civil service.
In this service there is no security
of tenure. RRemovals are made Tor purely
political and personal reasons and the
amount of corruption in consequence in
unclassified civil service and in except
ed places at Washington the conditions
are as bad as ever. These evils can be
largely cured by the recent extension of
classification in the department service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
MARINE MIsHAPs.
A Reckless Pilot Ran Down a
Schooner.
SAW HER LIGHTS BUT THOUGHT
HE COULD CLEAR HER.

The Schooner Was Towed Into Port Stern
Foremost to Keep from Sinking-The
Missing Crew of the Wrecked Schooner
James III. Deputy Were Picked Up by
Steamer Berks
New London, Conn.,, Decem ber 2.-The
Fall River schooner Julia A. War;, Cap.
tain George d. War; master, was run in
to on Long Island Sound last night, and
her bow stove below the waters edge
She sustained terrific shock, and that
she did not go down was due to the
fact that she was but three years old
and Yves going light. The War; was
bound from Fall River flor New York
to load for Jacksonville, Fla, and was
within five miles of East Cornfeld light
at 1.3O this morning, when the propeller
Pequot, of the Providence line, crashed
into her, striking the War; on the port
side of the bow just aft of the knight
heads, carrying away everything, and
opening her seams below the water, line.
The Pequot waslbound from New York
for Providence, and dense fog prevailed
The schooner had her lights set and a
man on the top gallant torecastie, blow
ing fog horn. AS the propeller bore
down upou the schooner, she was seen
by the man at the wheel, who called
Captain Warr's attention to thesred light
OF the approaching steamer. In a mo-
ment the crash came. The steamer had
attempted to cross the schooner's bows,
but instead struck her. The force of the
collision carried away the jibboom and
brought down the foretopgallant mast
and stove the stern badly. A hasty in
spection of the schooner disclosed that
she was leaking badly, and the master of
the Pequot put the propeller alongside
and towed the War; into this hsrbor.
The schooner was leaking 30 badly she
was towed stern frststo keep the water
out, and three pumps were kept going.
On arriving here, Wrecker Scott's tug
put the schooner alongside wharf, and
a diver patched the leak. The Peqnot
was running IS miles an hour when the
collision occurred. and she was badly
stove. The pilot at the wheel said he
saw tbs schooner's light. but expected
to go by her all right.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
THE MISSING CREW.
Taken From the Wreck of the Schooner
James III. Deputy by Steamer Berls.

Taken From the Wreck of the Schooner
James HI. Deputy by Steamer Berks.
Philadelphia, December 2.-Steamer
Berks, from Boston, reports at 5 a.m.,
November 29th. off Nauset, she fell fin
with schooner James H Deputy of Port
johnson, for Bangor, with cargo of
coal, dismasted and half full of water.
She took Captain Humphrey and his
crew of three men off the vessel. They
were in an exhausted condition, and the
schooner was badly crippled. The
Berks couldnot take her in tow, as the
wind was blowing a gale from NNW.
All hands were landed here.
The James H. Deputy was picked up
November 80, on Nantucket shoals by
the tug Kate Jones and towed to Vine
yard Haven, az before reported.
SMASHED HER BOAT.
British steamer Snowflake, from Car
diff, smashd her star board lifeboas and
received slight damage to the front of
the lower bridge on her passage.
SAW AN ICEBERG.
A conical shaped iceberg, 200 feet
long at the water's edge and 80 feet high
was passed November Gath in lat. .47:O7,
long. 81 :19, by steamer Manhattan.
Swept by a Sea.
Gloucester, Mass, December a.
Schooner Matthew Kearney, while on
Georges was struck by a sea that
swept her deck, carrying away boat
and fishing gear, and severely injuring
two mem bers of the crew.
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Jones, observer:


Mean temperature for this month for %
wears --.-.'.--..-.. oo.O
Average daily deficiency in temperature
during the month Observation-Disclosures. O.30
since Jan. ist .......... 1.2o
Prevailing direction OF the wind. ..........
............. .....-........SW, % per cent
Total movement of wind 62SS miles
Maximum velocity of wind, direction and
date ..-...38 S on 3rd
Total precipitation Gnches) s).............2.O5
Number of days on which .O1 inch or more
of precipitation fell. ........................ 13
TOTAL PRECIPITATION Gn inches) FOR THIS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

Forest fires are sweeping over the
country in the vicinity of Arkansas
CITY, Ark All the river bottoms are
burning, and the destruction of timber
and to cattle and hogs pasturing in the
woods is very great. Farmers are fee
ing from the flames. A colored family,
consisting ola man, woman and four
children were overtakeu by the fire, and
all perished. Near Camden, in the south
ern part of the state, forest fires are also
doing great damage
At Fort Smith, ARK, Friday, the
United States Court pronounced SEN
tence Oh Shurmap Balding, alias "Skeet-
er," Jesse Snyder and Will Ferris. all
members of the Cook gang. "Skeeter"
was sentencedsto 80 years, ana Snyder
and Ferris each to go years in the De
troit (Mich.) house Of correction.
The British steamer City of Lincoln,
from Antwerp via Halifax, for Boston,
whose encounter with gales and dama2-
es sustained thereby aused her to put
into st. Johns. N. F., November 25th,
for temporary repairs and coal, reached
Halifax Saturday morning. Her hull
plainly shows the effects of her battle
with the tempests.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
CLAY GIVES UP HIS GUARDS.
The Eccentric Kentuckian Has Been
Soaring His Neighbors.
bors Intended to Kidnap His Child Wife
Persuaded to Yield by a sFavOrite sson.

Persuaded to Yield by sFavorite sson.
Lexington, Ky, November 50-Cassius
Marcellus Clay has been holding his neigh
bors in terror again. He feared that his
children by his first wife would abduct his
child bride, and he has had three or four
armed men on his farm for some time. He
instructed them to shoot certain persons, if
necessary, on sight, and to allow no
stranger to approach the house without
giving full account of himself. His neigh
bors were afraid to go near his place.
1t is said, however, that his son Brutus
did offer to pay $500 for the abduction of
Dora Richardson few days before the
General married her. Fearing his children
would steal his new wife, the General has
been more careful about guarding his house
and farm since the wedding than before.
Bob Moore, the man who managed Clay s
farm for many years, and with whom Clay
had diff Guilty last spring, lives about a
half mile from Clay's house and adjoln ng
his farm. On Tuesday morning last. While
N oore was away from home, one OF MS
cattle got into Clay's corntield and Ira
Million was trying to drive it out, when
Barlow CLARK, one of Clay's guards, fred on
Million, who quickly ran to Moore's house.
Attorney Sullivan then communicated
with Launey Clay, the Generals youngest
son, the only one of his children with whom
he is on friendly terms. Launey arrived at
the Generals home on Wednesday after
noon and stayed all night. He reasoned
with his father, told HIM that he had
Brutus's positive assurance that he had no
intention of separating his bride from him
| OF of doing him any harm whatever; that
Moore had no intention of harming him or
of stealing the girl away. At first the GEN
eral refused to believe his son, but he was
finally persuaded, and yesterday morning
| before Launey left he gave his promise that
he would stop antagonizing his neighbors
by making his men go about their work
| armed. Those who know the General say
| that when he promises anything he always
keeps his word.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
A sEARsPoRT CAPTAIN DROWNED.
His Body Found Floating in North River.

New York, December "A policeman this
afternoon found the body of drowned man
floating in the North River. off pier at
the foot of West 4sth street. The body was
recovered with difficulty, and was Alfred
Clausen, aged so. the captain of the schoon-
er John Beers of Searsport, Maine. 1t WAS
identified by John Hayes. a deck hand on
the schooner, who stated that the captain
had been missing since seven Saturday eve
ming The captain leaves a widow and
daughter at home. The body was removed
to the morgue and word was sent to his
family. The schooner was lying at the foot
of West 4Sth street, and 1t is supposed that
CAPTAIN Clausen fell overheard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
AUGUSTA NEWS.
Little Maud Woodbury. Brought Back by
the Sheriff.
(Speoial TO the PRESS.)

Especial TO the PRESS)
Augusta, December 1.-MI. Marcus E.
Nash, proprietor of the Crescent Street
Steam Laundry, died this morning at IL
O'Clock The cause of his death was pneu-
monia, and he has been sick only two days.
He was 48 years old and leaves family.
The certificate of incorporation of the
Candela1ia Coffee and Sugar company,
which was organized at Portland. November
27 Was filed today at the State House.
Capital stock $4,000, of which $500 is paid
in. The par value of share is 500.
Francis NJ. Learned of Boston, Mass, is
president and Edward r. Blagden of Bos-
ton, Mass, is treasurer. Certificate ap-
proved December l.
Miss E. NJ. Schellenger, a well known
artist OF Portland who has been visiting
Mrs. G. ". Jones for week returned to
Portland today.
Maud Wood bury the girl over whom there
has been SO much excitement and who was
Kidnapped by her mother, Mrs. Julia A.
Woodbury., few weeks ago, was found in
Waltham. Mass, this morning. Deputy
Sheriff Henry I. Morse of this city, armed
with a warrant, left on the Pullman last
night. and this morning found the girl
visiting at the house of Mrs. Woodbury. 8
cousin, Mrs. George Tyler. in that city.
She was brough to Augusta and arrived on
tie 7.l5 train tonight and immediately given
over to Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding. Mrs.
Woodbury. was at the train tonight but
failed to get even glimpse of her little
girl, she was hurried off SO quickly. The
child was perfectly willing to go with the
Spauldings, although Mr.. Morse said that
she realized what things had transpi1ed ed
during the past lew weeks. She will be
kept in their custody until the court DEGREES
otherwise.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
TWO WERE SUFFOCATED.
An Oil Stove Was the Cause of a Fatal
Fire in Boston.

Boston, Decem Der "A fire occurred
in tenement at No. IS North square,
this afternoon, caused by an exploding
oil stove, and in trying to escape from
the house, Luigi Roma. aged 36, and his
daughter Louisa. aged 5,were suffocated.
They lived at No. 10 Fleet street, and
were in the house calling on Roma's sis
ter. Roma was a barber, and leaves
widow and two children. The loss by
the fire is from $1,000 to $1,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
Stronger than Ever.

Atlanta, Ga, December 1.-The Southern
Associated Press yesterday completed It's
alliance, offensive and defensive with the
United Press 1t directed its executive COM
mittee to enter into close relations with Its
clients during the next thirty days, and
perfect arrang ements for conducting an
aggressive fight against the Western Asso-
ciated Press throughout the Southern terri
tory. P. A. Degre appointed assistant
general manager with headquarters at
Washington,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
ARRESTED 1903 TIMES.
Justice Hogan Says This Lexow Witness
Won't Get Out This Time.

New York, November 1.-Hattie Lod
yne, of SO West Third street, the negress
who testified before the Lexow commit
tee that she had been arrested 102 times
and had always been released by paying
the police, was charged in the Jefer-
son Market police court yesterday
with drunknness and disorderly conduct.
She was in Parke's saloon at West
Third street and Sixth avenue on Thurs
day night with a man, and being drunk
made a great deal OF noise. The police
say that she tried.to rob the man. but as
he refused to appear against her they
could only charge. her with the minor
offences.
Justice Hogan sentenced her to three
months in the city prison, and is sure
she will not get out by paying any of
the officials money. Mrs. Lodyne says
she will tell long tale of police perse-
cution when she gets out.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
An Amateur Desperate.

Winthrop, December LEX cit ement has
been engendered here for some days by the
discovery of an amateur Jesse James gang.
fully equipped for the fray. after the dime
novel plan, and it may find it's Gulmiaati tion
in the arrest of the leader. He is young
man about twenty, who attired in cowboy
earb. belted and pistoled, fired promiscuous-
" at other young men, fortunately killing
or seriously injuring none. The parents in
the community are much agitated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
ATRIPLE DROWNING.
The Crop of Skating Accidents Bids Fair
To Be Large.

Newport, VT, December 2.-W1llie
Daggett. aged 19. Ed. Scott aged 10,
and gorge Kilby, aged 16, were skating
on the lake last evening, when they
skated into a rift in the ice and all
three were drowned,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
A Suicide at Ellsworth.

Ellsworth, December Mrs. Abbie Hill
grove of Ellsworth, committed suicide early
this morning by hanging. She was about
forty years old and leaves two chill llren. 1t
is supposed the cause was insanity, as she
was brought here from Massachusetts
asylum only few days ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Colder.

Boston, December 2.-For New England
for Monday: Fair and slightly colder Mon
day night: westerly winds.
Washington. December 2.-For Monday for
Maine: Snow and colder; strong northwest
winds.
Signals displayed on the Atlantic coast
from Sandy Hook to Eastport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
Cleveland Better,

..SWashington, Decembe 2.-President
Cleveland was reported tonight as SO
far improved that he will be able to re-
sumo his duties at the White House.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
Commander Booth Critically III.

Chicago, December 2.-Commander
Ballington Booth, chief of the Saliva
ton Armyssforces in the United States,
is critically i'll here with a com bination
of nervous prostrat:on and typhoid few
er
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
A Veteran Guide Burned.

Winthrop, December 1.-For some years
Granville Chandler, man of advanced
age who was veteran guide, has lived in
camp on the shore of the lake. Saturday
night the camp was burned by the tipping
over of a kerosene lamp. seriously burning
the occupant
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

Thesmanagers of Joe Patchen and Ry-
land +. ,shavesdecided to run a match
for $50, 600 between the horses at Dallas,
Texas, Decembe Sth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
THEY sToRMED THE FORT.

How Four Toughs Tried to Gain Admis-
sion to Boothbys Canning Factory On
Long Wharf-They Broke Open the Door,
Tried to Pull Captain Pinkham Out and
Threw Stones Through The Window.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
TO LIT 7

Store No. SO Exchange ST. Now
occupied by w. w. Mansfield &
Co. Possession given January
4, 1895. For particulars, in
QsIire of JOHN T. A, MERRILL,
SO Exchange st. dec3tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
AL PRECPITATION Gn inches) FOR THI
MONTH IN

A29i%a "a Years. ~ 80
Totafp deficiency in precipitation during
Tt deficiency IN precipitation since 2.13
Januarv v1st.............. ......... 3.78
\ N..er OF clear days: 80; ..-.-....... .
N1Imher of cI0udy days s.............. IA
Dates of frost. go. .....-.--.'..-'''''. ~
Mean monthly dewpOint t................ II
Mean monthly humidity y.......-....... .76
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
Monthly Weather Summary.

The following summary of the condi-
ton of the weather during the past
month has been received from E. P.
Tomas fhcarver.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03
When Hall Sick

people are miserable. 1t is often
more trying, especially to women,
to be half sick than whole sick.
1t shows that the system wants
toning up. Why not try what has
relieved SO much pain and suffer
ing,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-04
ClRCUMSTANTlAL EVIDENCE.
A Young Lady Who Had Narrow Escape
from Conviction.

Stories of conviction on circumstantial
evidence are rife in the law books, and
rave afforded the plot of many a novel;"
said Us. Haperling of New York, at the
Lindell. "A very sad case, not of con-
viction, hut almost as bad in it's results,
occurred in New York recently. A
young lady of refinement, stranger in
the city, obtained employment as COVER
ness in gentleman's family. One of
her pupils, girl of fifteen, lost dia-
mond ring. 1t was found in the desk of
the governess. She declared she had not
seen 1t since it was last ON the girls
hand but she WAS hustled off to the
tonbs, and, unable to give bond. was
kept there several days exposed to til
companionship of the most depraved of
her sex She was taken to court in the
Black Maria with negress and a white
woman, both convicted felons, going to
be sentenced. She was kept in the ben
waiting for her case to be called, exposed
to the impudent gaze of the horde Of
court loafers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-04

When her case was called the court
appointed a lawyer to defend her, as she
was penniless. The prosecuting witness
and her father told the story of the find
ing OF the missing ring. The presump-
tlon that the accused had placed it there
was more or less strong until the lawyer
began to cross examine the owner of the
ring. Guessing at the truth, by adroit
questioning he drew from the unwilling
witness the fact that she had often pried
into the desk and dressing case drawers
of the governess, and that she had been
so engaged an hour or SO before she
missed her ring, and the further fact
that the ring fitted loosely. The judge
dismissed the case promptly and the ac-
cuser's father apologized, but the young
woman being of highly strung aud
nervous temperament. is completely pros
trated by her terrible experiences in the
tombs, and the i'll effects will it is
feared, be permanent. "-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-04

The New York Post is of the opinion
that if President Cleveland were to write
his letter to Chairman Wilson now he
would leave out his argument for the re-
tention of the duty on sugar. Very likely
the criticism it has encountered has con-
WINGED him that it had better been left
out as matter of policy. But it IN
doubtedly correctly represented the
Presidents views, and showed that in
his opinion a duty which was of no
value to anybody but huge monopoly
and was put in for its sole benefit was
not inconsistent with the Democratic
platform, while duty like that on
iron and coal-which protected great
many wage laborers was an outrageous
violation of it-in other words, that pro-
lection to wealthy trust was right or
at least not very wrong, while protection
to coal and iron miners was simply
abominable.