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The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
CROOKED WORK ON TURF.
National Trotting Association Ez-
poses Several Cases.
HOW THE GELDING CHARLEY
WAS IDENTIFIED,

Phenomenal Gray Which Who Started
to Slow Glasses and Won as He
Wished-Recognized by an Ohio
Farmer-Other Cases of Fraud.
New York, December 2-The Board
of Review of the National Trotting Asso-
citation met at Murray Hill hotel today.
Over dozen cases were heard by the
board, but the decisions were all laid
over for executive session. The hearing
Of further evidence in the case of Charley
p. was the first business before the
meeting. This gray pacing gelding first
appeared in the east in slow class at
Dovsr, N. H., where he won with SO
much to spare that bis antecedents quick
ly grew a matter of gossip.
He was sold to man named Wolcott,
acting for c. s. Clark of Boston. AT
Franklin park, Boston. he won in 2.19L
again, with the greatest ease, exciting
the suspicious of c. ID. Palmer of the
board Of review. Palmer started the
investigation. Those concerned in
Charley P. were ready with evidence
AsAB Oil opoOu uAo lCI 30 lrULu udU0 OI
foaling. The Franklin Park Association
paid over the horse's winnings on the
strength of the testimony. The horse
continued his winning career on the New
England circuit, and went into the stid
book of 1895 as Charley p. by Kilbuck.
His winnings amounted to about $5000.
His record is 2. .l212. MIR. Palmer kept on
with his enquiries in the Wess. Finally
at M VGkio Dark 1oSt
farmer from Ohio, identified the horse
TO Palmer, MS a horse raised by him in
Ohio, named George g., with record of
2.20A, made at the Dayton, Ohio, fair
in 1892. The grey's racing career was
stopped abruptly. In the interval he had
been sold to Gormley and Fitzgerald,
who with John NJ. Ramsey, who trained
The board ii determined to sift this
matter thoroughly. Tt is likely the
guilty parties will be severely dealt with.
Tie Bell Sargent Roger -MeToedee
case at Dover, N. H., was referred to active
session. In this case the judges decided,
that as an unintentiUnal foul occurred
in the heat won by Mercedes, thereby
giving her the race, it was ''no heat, "
and ordered the heat over, giving Bell
Sargent the race, as Mercedes was lame
after the sixth heat and Roger d. was
distanced.
The John r. Gentry-Joe Patohen
hippodrome race at Belmont Park, Phil
adelphia, was teld over after some evil
dence was taken.
Another case of ringing was brought
out in the case of j. A. Coke, Hampden,
Conn. Coke bought a mare called Hamp-
den Girl, from a horse dealer named
Eoote. Coke made the purchase of
Charles Roberts, New Haven. Foote did
not disclose any of the mares Ants.
cedents. and she went on racing in New
England until at Haverhill, Mass, she
was identified as Wanetah, 21sL, a
western cempaigner.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
Assault Case in Biddeford.

Biddeford, December IA fifteen
yeaT old girl named Gendron who resides
on 0ooch street, called at the police
station this morning, and said that three
young men who work in Overseer
Libby's room on the York, had COM
mittel criminal assault on her in the
attic OF the mill late yesterday afternoon.
She gave the names of George Ross.
Joseph Provost and another young man
named Lafountaine. She was told to
make complaint TO the police Of Saco
where the crime was committed. The
overseer when he heard of the case dis.
charged the three men, and it was said
today that they had skipped the town.
The Saoo police are on the lookout for
them, and II they are caught, they will
have chance to deny their guilt.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
WATER CONTINUES TO RISE.
Destruction of Property at Chippewa
Falls Reaches a Million.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, December 2.-
The water continues to rise and the de-
struction ofsproperty is reaching enor-
nous proportions.% The loss is already
nearly million dollars and the indioa-
tions are that it will be much greater be-
fore the waters subside. Fifty business
structures in this city have been
abandoned and thoroughly alarm ed
people are making every effort to Teays
as, little for the incoming waters to de-
stroy as they possibly can.
The water remained stationary until
about three this morning Then ID began
to rise rapidly, and inside OF four hours
an additional rise Of eighteen inches was
registered. Spring street merchants who
had stored goods in the second floors de-
termined to take no chances. Everything
was moved today and by night there was
not dollars worth of material remain
ing. Business is abandoned and the CITY
is in state of tunlult.
A large amount Of dynamite has ar
rived, and men are at work trying to
place it in order to break the jam The
Wisconsin Central depot is under water
and will probably be carried away. The
river at Durand has fallen and the town
will be in danger until the food sub
sides.
Spring street is a lake for several
blocks. Further back the hotels and
business houses are chilly, the water
having extinguished all the fires. B0r
ten miles below, Chippewa river is filled
with Ice, gorged well to the bottom,
obstructing the flow back Of the water
to the dam. The water on the upper
Chippewa and other streams will soon
go down. There is com plete cessation
of business and hundreds have been TO
greaU Inconvenience and loss. II the
weather should moderate now or should
the force of back water become so great
as to loosen or break the jam OF ice and
logs packed almost inextricably between
this city and Eau Claire, the calamity
would follow.
Vast quantities of water are flowing
over the dam above the Weirhauser mil
at the lower end OF the city bringing
down broken ice i'll large quantities.
Below the rapids this water flows under
the ice pack for miles, showing against
the bridges and backing into the town.
The water Is 25 feet above the low wat
or mark. The jam as Little Falls is like
ly to hold. II it should not, probably
great destruction would result as the
head Of the water at the local dam would
be raised to six or eight feet.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
RAIIES LAW HOTELS.
New Measure Responsible for Many
in New York,
AND APPARENTLY THEY ARE NOT
OF BEST CHARACTER.

Investigation of Workings of Enactment
Editor of New york Voice on the
Stand = Senator Raines Receives
Threatening Letter.
New York, December 2.-The Rsines
investigating committee resumed it's sit
tings today. Previous to the beginning
of the examination Senator Raj nes
found among his letters one signed Gun
known" that read: "Don't meddle too
much with the excise question. Your
pet measure killed my father and I
mean to kill you when get chance
and that Tom PIatt.'
Rev. 1. e. Funk OF Brooklyn, publish
er of the New York Voice, a prohibib-
ionist paper, said he believed the cause
Of ths failure to enforce the law by the
police and the magistrates was desire
for votes. He thought the law ths best
ever enacted except for the lack of
provision to shut out prostitution. Un-
der this law there have been openedsin
Brooklyn about 1900 houses of assigna-
tion. The witness said ne would have a
clause in thealaw providing fer local op-
tion for every city ward.
Rev. T. B. RUSSELL president of the
Brooklyn enforcement society testified
that under the new liquor law many sa-
looms were closed, because they came With
In the 200 feet limit of church. Many
re-opened and are now running in full
blast as hotels. he admitted that the
Raines law proved Of great benefit wher-
ever enforced.
W. G. johnson of Staten Island, who
is on the editorial staff of the New York
Voice, said from figures recei we'd from
the chiefs of police of II cities in the
state, this arrests made for drunkenness
increased 81 per cent for March, April,
August and September 1895. The wit.
ness gave a list of the Raines hotels in
Brooklyn in which he had been offered
accommodations for himself and 'lady."
He read q number Of letters received
from superintandents OF variOus mis-
sions, one of which declared that the
tsaines hotels were used for immoral pur-
poses. He read letters from some of the
police captains in New York regarding
Raines hotels. Capt. Sohmittberger In
his letter said that some back rooms in
the Rsines law hotels 'thave become
Sinks Of inquity where prostitutes of the
low est type resort and ply their calling.
Many OF these places are nothing more
than places ef assignation. -
James Morton, vice president of the
Brooklyn Law enforcement soolety, testi-
fed to the violations OF the exsiss law al
Bergen beach. He said his society had
complained about the matter to the po-
lice, and the excise boards, but nothing
was done. G. ". Lynch of San Diego,
Cali, president of the National Hotel
Association, stated that he had been in
New York since June on business
,j,,T- hO 60
should bo placed SO high that only men
of repute and means would engage in
the business The witness stated that
he did not believe III screens and doors
in saloons. He said: "The place shcnld
be made as public as possible Sc hat
men, if they want drink, can 60 IL and
get it. Seoretive drinking in my opinion
is injurious to the morals of the ity'
A recess WAS taken until tomorrow
morning.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
CABINET TALK FROM CANTON
A New Figure From California Looms
Up.

Canton. Ohio, Decem br "A Cabinet
boom from the Pacific slope reached here
this afternoon. The new possi bility is
that Judge James A. Wayemer of San
Francisco. Ex-Governor Pacheco of
California, who as in Congress with
Major Mckinley, had an interview on
the subject with Mckinley today. It is
supposed that Judge Wayemer's name
WAS mentioned for the pest of secretary
Of agriculture.
]. P. Babcock, chairman of the Re-
publican Congressional committee, talked
for long time with Mckinley and
Hanna this afternoon. He discussed the
wisdom of maintainihg permanent head
quarters and said if the campaign of
education was carried on In the two
Dakotas, Wyoming and other states for
three years, those states could be brought
into the Republican column. The
belief that Hanna has agreed to accept
the position of secretary of the navy is
strengthened by developments today anu
there Is more talk that Nelson Dingley of
Maine will be secretary of the treasury.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
An Alleged Wife Poisoner,

Blddeford, December 2.-Today, for
the third time. the trial of Louis
Maurice, who was arrested for attempt.
ing to poison his wife two weeks ago,
was put over. this time until ten o 'clock
Friday morning on account Of the alb
sence or County Attorney Emmons. 1t Ia
stated today that the girl who WAS mixed
up In the case, and whom it was said
Maurice was to marry If he got rid oflhis
own VILE, was seen to leave town In
company with her sister and that both
bought tlokets for Portland, and said
they were going back to Saccarappa
where they came from.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

Arrowsio, Decem Der "A 1re occurred
last evening in this town, burning the
buildings and nearly all the household
effects of George E. Cove. Mr. Cove
states that at about O'Clock, and after
he had retired for the night, he heard a
strange roaring sound and stepped out
of doors "olad in white." to investigate.
The roof of mis- house, especially around
the chimney, was mass Of flames.
He and Mrs. Cove hastily removed an
invalid from her room to an extempo-
rized bed beneath tree, and almost i'm
mediately the roof Of the house fell in.
But very few articles of clothing and
furniture were saved. 1t is stated that
$500 insurance was carried on the house
and barn.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
Weather Observations,

The Agricultural Department. weather
bureau for yesterday, December 3.
taken at p. m., meridian time. the OBJ
servation for each station being given in
this order: Temperature, direction of
the wind, state OF weather:
Boston, IS degrees, N. cloudy; New
s;n nork' o. 20 degrees degrees y, cloudy; Philadel-
ton, "a degrees, NE, cloudy; Albany, is
degrees. N. clear; Buffalo, 90 degrees,
NE, clear; Detroit. 30 degrees, N, clear
Chicago. 26 degrees, s, clear !;
st. Paul. IA degrees, NE, clear !;
Huron, Dak.. 4 degrees, SE, clear; Bis
marok, degrees. Sc. clear; Jackson
vile, 48 degrees, N, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
FAILURE OF JOHN WESTON.
For Forty Years Well known Oxford
County Cattle Dealer.

FryeburR, Decem ber a-John Weston of
this town has made an assignment in
favor of his creditors. Mr.. Weston is a
business man we'll known for many
miles about Fryeburg, where he has al
ways been highly esteemed for his fair
dexlings and sterling integrity. For 40
years he has been au extensive dealer in
cattle and horses about here, on the
roao to and in the Brighton market. He
has also been a large operator in lum-
ber, bark ard real estate. He owns and
carries on large farming operations on
the Fryeburg intervales. The communi-
ty deeply sympathize with Mr.. Weston
in his financial reverses. His assets,
are large and his liabilitiesss are not
yet known. 1t is expected that good
percentage of his debts will be paid.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
TAX ON ALCOHOL.
Proposition to Abolish Same Discussed
Before Congressional Committee.

New York, Decent Der The joint con-
gressional committee today resumed the
taking of testimony of those interested
in the proposed measure to abolish the
internal revenue tax on alcohol, used in
the arts and manufactures. E. E.
Stevens, chemist of the Manhattan Spirit
company, Buffalo, said that by very
wood alcohol could be demethy lated. He
denied that the handling and manu-
facture of wood alcohol were injurious to
woykmen. Mr.. Stevens argued to re-
move the tax on grain alcohol would be
to ruin wood alcohol business.
Y. Il. errritt, hat manufacturer of
Danhury, Conn.,, said the experience of
hatterH had been that wood alcohol in
jured the eyes and health of the en-
ployes. There could be no doubt TINT
grain alcohol was much better for their
purposes than wood alcohol. bus it's tax
made it's use out Of the question.
DR.. Obey, occulist of Dan bury, Conn,
who said that hs had many hatters of
that city among his patients, told of
the injuries resulting from the use OF
wood alcohol to the eyes, Similar testi-
mony was given by others.
N-t'fEo IL bduoE, f6pf6HdJtblAS y. ".
Aver 50 Co., of Lowell, Mass, read a
psps1 in favor of the abolishment OF the
tax.
His firm. he said, manufactured five
proprietary medicines. They were able
to furnish these medicines to European
and South American druggists cheaper
than to American dealers. This was ac-
complished by purchasing alcohol made
In Germany from potatoes. This was
brought in under hond and made up in
proprietary medicines for export only.
The tax on alcohol in this country pre-
vented the medicines from being sold
cheaper and within the reach of the poor.
Mr.. Bauer thought the government
could easily be protected from all fraud
by rebate system.
A. Stridiron of Detroit, representing
the varnish manufacturers, was opposed
to the removal of the tax. III asserted
that 1t would kill the oil and varnish in
dustry in the United States.
franklin s. Clark of Wilmington, N.
c., declared that II the tax on grain
products were removed it would ruin all
the wood alcohol manufacturers in the
country. Unscrupulous persons, he said
would immediately commence to defraud
the governments and use grain alcohol for
intoxicants. The committee adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
Children smothered to Death.

Chicago, Decem ber 2.--Four children
locked in house on 5Srd street, were
smothered to death during q fire in pile
OF clothing in room where they were
playing. Mrs. Mary Barth, mother of
the children went to the railway yards to
pick coal. The children were Joseph.
six years, Rosie. four; John, two, aud
Louis, one. During the absence of the
mother, they set fire to their clothing In
play The mother returned to find the
house filled with smoke. A heap of
clothing was smouldering. A water
bucket was near this, showing an at
tempt was made TO put out the file.
Having exhausted the water In the house
he children were overcome by the
tsmoke.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03

Antonio Damore was stunned, but
soon came to himself SO as to be able to
converse with his companions. From
his heels to his hips his legs were SO torn
and lacerated that it is doubtful If he eau
recover. His face was also badly cut and
bruised.
Two Englishnien, Richard Lynch and
Patrick Hardy, were so badly hurt that
they were sent to the Central Maine
General hospital at Lewiston, on the
forenoon train.
Thomas Brennan, An Englishman, was
severely cut about the face and will
probably lose the sight of one eye. Many
others received slight injuries.
Work is entirely suspended at the
camp. The Italians are thoroughly
frightened and many say they will not
return to the ill-fated spot again.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03

on his back and threw up his left leg.
Bitz smiled and returned TO his corner.
The seconds were counted off and
Sharkey was carried to his corner limp
as rag. He had to be carried from the
ring to, and appeared greatly distressed,
while Hitz was as spry as ialk and did
not bear d scratch. The crowd yelled its
approval.
When order was restored the referee an
n0unced that Sharkey had been given
the decision, he having been hit foul by
Fitz. 1t was clearly an unfair decisioD,
as the knockout blow was fair punch
on the Jaw. The crowd became boisterous
and cursed Earp loud and long. The
unanimous sentiment was that Fitz had
been TO obbed in a most cold blooded man
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
THE LAUNCHING AT BATH.
Parties From vicksburg and Newport Will
Be Entertained by City.

Bath, December 2.-The United States
gun boats Vicksburg and Newport will
be launched Saturday at p. IN. A par
ty of 5u from Newport, RI, and a smal
party from Vicksburg are expected. The
Loats are TO be christened by Miss Ad1ie
Trowbridge, daughter of the mayor of
Vioksburg, and Miss Marguerite La
Fargo of Newport. grand daughter of
Commodore Perry. The guests will be
met at the station by the mayor and al
by the city.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03

Several Others Badly Hurt-Accident Oc-
CURED While Thawing the Explosive
Over Fire-Fifty Men Were Working
in the Vicinity.
Jay Bridge, December AIT eight
O'clock this morning tremendous ex-
plosion just across the river, startled this
town. Tine force of the explosion was 80
great that many houses were shaken as
though by an earthquake. .Eyory icicle
on the caves of the big paper mill was
shaken to the ground.
The shock was caused by the explosion
of ten or fifteen pounds OF dynamite in
the camp of the Italian laborers on the
line of the Portland & Rumford Falls
railroad extension to Otis Falls.
A large crowd from Jay B-idge was
soon on the scene and little by little the
frightened Italians told how 1t
Rocoa, an italian about IS, was sitting
by the fire with box of dynamite across
his knees. By his side stood the water
boy. Antonio Damore, also an italian.
and about 10 years old. Antonio was
holding cartridge or two over the fire
to ''thaw it out" In the Immediate
vicinity were upwards OF fifty men and
twenty horses.
Ordinarily it is perfectly safe to warm
up dynamite in this manner. but today
1t ia supposed that some OF the highly ex-
plosive caps were accidentally secreted
in the cartridges which: Antonio held. At
all events, they exploded, instantly setting
off shose in the box which Orlando held
across his knees. A terrific concussion
followed, throwing nearly all the by
ISLANDERS to the ground.
Orlando La Rooca was dead when
picked up, his body being thrown a con-
siderable distance and blown almost to
pieces. Both legs were gone, and his face
was horribly mutilated.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
Men Brought to Lewiston.

Lewiston, December 2.-The two men
brought down from North Jay were tax
en to the Central Maine General hospital
as soon as the train arrived, and were
operated upon at once. Patrick Hardy
was bruised about the head and face,
and his eyes were badly injured.
The other man was Richard Lynch,
whose worst injuries we're in his abdo-
men. Pieces of wood were blown clear
through the adominal wall, infiicting
serious injuries to the intestines,
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03

Portland, December s.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
8a. m.-Barometer, 30. 466; thermomo-
ter 15.0: dew point, 60; humidity, "a. o;
wind. NV; velocity, g.; weather, clear.
Sp. m.-Barometer. so. 434: thermome-
ter. 12.0; dew point, 4, humidity,
$40; wind. N; velocity, 12; weather,
clear.
Mean daily thermometer. go: maxi.
mum thermometer, 1870; minimum rher-
mometer. 12.0; maximum velocity of
wind, 16 miles; total precipitation, %.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03

New Foundland Government Buys Rail-
road.
st. Johns, N. f., December 2.-The
colonial government announces it has
purchased all the rights of the New
Foundland railway company, which
have been before the courts for years.
The rights include 90 years mail sub
sidy and CAS-. 600 yearly allowance for roll
ing stock and mineral lands owned by
the company. The circle paid by the
government ia about 81, 500, 600. The
transfer will take effect at the beginning
OF the new year. 1t enables all the rail-
way systems of colony to te placed under
the governments management. The lat
est analysis of the product Of the Cape
Boyle gold mines show them to be less
value than was supposed. One English
syndicate has withdrawn from working
of it's claim.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03

1Ipinlon of the attoney general was read.
~ says that the college session held under
aus ene state law had no power to declare or
: III vacancy beo .use the time for do
iiug this is at the meeting when the vote
- cast, which ia fixed by Ihs federal
STATUTE G as second Monday in January.
Lne college after receiving certificates OF
eleotlon from Gov. Carr, ad djourned to
January 11th.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
What They Hear at Madrid.

Madrid, December 2.-Great anxiety Is
felt by the public here regarding the 81 t.
uatiop In Cuba, and persie tent r1mors of
q Ga o,net crisis are in circulation, which
despite official denial are constantly re-
newsd.
fhe Imperial's advices state that a
number of skirmisbes have taken place
In the Matanzas province, the apparent
object of the insurgents being to divert
attention from their operations in the
Pinar del Rio province. Anothsr de-
spatoh says that Gen. Weyler's forces
have succeeded in surrounding the in
surgents in the Pinar del Rio province,
ana that the rebels are In state OF com
plete confusion.
Gomez i'm Fighting Trim.
New York, December 2.-TAe Journal
publishes letter from Antonio Colete,
secretary Of Commander-in-C Chief Maxine
Gomez, In which he described the recent
battles fought at CnseOrro between one
thousand mon under General Gomez and
5000 In command Of General Castellano,
military governor of Puerto Principe.
1omez says be Is in good health.
WeyIer Missing Again.
Havana, December 2.-NothinR is
known here regarding Gen. Weyler's
movements, and no news is received
from his forces. News received from Los
Faiac1os 10 to the effect that Gen. Mel
aul1o has had an engagement with
Ioroe OF insurgents which resulted In
v1csory for the Spanlards. Seventeen in
surgents were killed.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
Drowning Accident at Amherst,

Bangor, December 2.-Wm. S. Silsby
Oh Amherst, was drowned in Morrison
pond Monday by breaking through the
ice when returning to numbering camp.
Ihe BODY was recovered. He came ont
to purchase supplies. Not returning.
search was made and the ice found
broken, and grapels were used in search
for the body. He was twsnty-eight years
old and popular.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
A Blue and Gray Society.

St. Louis, December "A petition for
q pro forma decree of formation was filed
in Judge Woods court today by the
Association OF Veterans of the Blue and
Gray. The president is George F. Craw.
This Is the list society of the kind to be
FORMED. Any honorably discharged
soldiers OF sailors on either side during
the Rebellion is eligible to Nom bership.
The Portland daily press., 1896-12-03
Dwelling at Eastport Destroyed.

Eastport, December s.-Fire early this
dwelling house with contents occupied
by Frank Baker, and owned by Frank 6.
HARRINGTON, Loss $500; insured, $500.