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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-18
coNNBCTICUT's LATEST HORROR

South Norwalk, Conn, December H.
Connecticut's latest horror is reported
tonight from Wilton. village about
eight miles from here and one more muir
der is added to the already large list that
tho states epidemic of crime has occa.
stoned. 1t was the outcome of an attempt
at robbery.
David Lambert, aged 40, is the last
victim, and though still alive at mid
night, he was unconscious and his death
is only a question of few hours. Six
shots were fred at him. all of which
took effect. As told by Mrs Lambert. in
| response to a knock on the door shortly
before O'Clock, and upon opening it
she was confronted by two masked men
who Immediately seized her and going
inside threw her on the floor, gagged
her and bound her and then chloroformed
her.
Mrs. Lam bert was alone in the house
and the robbers proceeded about the
house in search Of plumber.
While they Were upstairs Mr.. Lambert
returned from this city and was delib
| erately shot by the two men who emptied
| their revolyers into him. He fell ON to
the floor unconscious and has remained
so ever since.
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prohibition against pelagio sealing by
Americans.
HALF ITS POPULATION GONE.
Estimated That soo,ooo Persons Have
Died or Left Cuba in a Year.

Havana, December l2.-The Bishop OF
Havana, His Excellency Don Manuel
santandery Frutos, is gathering all the
authoritative reports Of deaths in Cuba
for the paso year. Up to this time, ac-
cording to trustworthy information, they
have found that 500, 900 persons have died
in Cuba in this shot time. 1t is to be OBJ
served that the largest estimate of the
population of this island before the war
was 10000
The pacifcos assassinated kby the
Spanish troops, tia Spanish and Cuban
soldiers killed in battle, the thousands
who have died in the country Of small
pox, dysentery, beri-beri and starvation
are not included With this great mortali
ty not included in the starvation statis-
t1cs, and with the 100, GOO persons who
nave emigrated from the island, it will
ne seen that the bishops satisfies confirm
Ene estimate that 500, 600 persons have
died of left Cuba, which was made about
TWO months ago.
Stll more appalling is the fact, which
must command the attention of the whole
ciylllzed world. that the situation has not
IN thea least improved under Captain
General Blanoo, but, on the contrary, Is
growing worse.
notwithstanding all the orders of the
government to feed the concentrates, not
a piece OF bread has been given to them
and they die OF hunger as they did in the
days OF Weyler
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CIVIL SERVICE REFORM LEAGUE.
Resolutions Adopted by tho Convention
Yesterday.

Cincinnati, December 17.--At the meet
ing of the civil service reform league to-
day the report of the committee on re-
solutions was adopted. 1t calls upon the
Republicans to enforce tho law as they
are pledged to do: denounces any attempt
on the part Of the Republican members
OF either house of Congress to repeal the
law, or embarrass Its administration
The league recognizes in the order OF
President Mckinley forbidding removals
IN the classified service unless for good
cause and after due notice to the person
accused, a wise and just measure.
The league called attention TO the fact
that In those states where the party is
now dominant the federal government
has sought In the resolutions of its state
conventions to qualify or eyade the I'M
eQuiVocal utteranoes Of it's national plat
form as to civil service reform, the re-
suits of the late elections have clearly
indicated the disspproyal of honest and
patriotic citizens.
The league Indignantly stigmatizes the
mendacity with which the enemies of
good government and pure politics have
| nisrepresented the practical working of
the merit system and their persistent repi.
tition of gross and ridiculous falsehoods,
as insults to the intelligence and CON
science of the people.
The league demands that the employees
of the census bureau be selected en- merit
and fitness, to be determined by fair,
practical and thorough competitive ex-
animation under the direction of the
civ4 service commission. III
That the league renew its declarations
in favor Of the repeal Of the law proscrib-
ing four years tor anany federal offices.
the extension of the merit system to the
consular service and the municipal civil
service of the District of Columbia and
the consolidation of outlying with central
postof1ces. 1t expressly disclafms any
advocacy of civil service as a part of
the merit system.
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IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, December 17.-Tho House
today completed the consideration of the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill excepting the paragraph
relating to the civil service. BY agree
ment the debate on th is latter paragraph
will go over until after the holidays.
Two amendments of some Importance
were adopted. The bill as reported
abolished the essay office at Deadwood,
5. D., and the mints at Carson City and
New Orleans. Today the representatives
from the two former states made Wig
orous and successful fight to continue
the appropriations for Deadwood and
Carson City. The House today refused
to accept the Senate amendment to the
bill for the relief of the miners in the
Yukon it was sent to conference
Mr.. Evans, Republican OF Kentucky.
from the special joint committee ap
pointed to investigate the subject of
untaxed alcohol for use in the arts.
made his report to the House today. The
report was ordered prir ted.
Mr.. Brownlow, Republican of ETennes-
see, asked the unanimous consent for the
consideration of q resolution reciting
that the representative of the secretary of
the navy on the location of arlnor plate,
factory, made no mention of the board S
visit to the South, and calling upon him
to cause the data procured by The board
as to the advantage of the south to be
prepared and forwarded to the House.
Mr.. Steele, Republican, of Indiana,
wanted to offer an amendment to cover
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ON BURGLARS TRAiL.
An Arrest at Baverhill, Mass. That is of
Interest to Kennebunk Merchant.
ESPECIAL 70 THE Tasss,T


hennebunk, Decemb Der IA clue that
gives promise OF being an important one
IN connection with the burglary of George
Bonser & Sons clothing store, early
yesterday morning, has been found.
Tonight Mr.. Bonser was in communi-
cation with the police headquarters at
Hayerhin, and he learned that a young
man who gave the name Of Thomas K.
Drake had been arrested in that city, this
afternoon. They found in his room
seventy five pairs OF gloves, an overcoat,
some suspenders, handkerchiefs and
ueckties which seem to tally with the de-
scription of the stolen Kennebunk goods.
The discovery Of the gloves WAS first
made by brakes landlady, who became
suspicious of her roomer and sent word
to the police.
Drake is thirty years of age. light COM
plexioned, smooth faced and five feet, five
inches in height. He says he can prove
that he was not out of Haverhill Wednes-
day night or yesterday. He declines to
implicate anybody.
Mr.. Bonser will go to Haverhill tomor-
row to look the goods over and see If he
can identify them as his own.
Two men wearing light checked over
coats similar to pair stolen from Bon
ser's store, are said to have called on
Drake yesterday.
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STOLEN SHOES FOUND.
3FExcEnnnge Street.

Lewiston December 17.-Agent Brown
of the Lewiston Grand Trunk station
made curious find Friday morning. In
company with an employe of the Grand
Trunk he was walking down the track at
tho Auburn passenger depot. He hap
pened to glance under the platform and
there to his surprise he saw a nice little
nest Of slippers and rubbers. There were
SIX pairs of tan celored congress turned
slippers and three pairs of heavy lumber
men rubbers. The slippers were in
cartons while the overshoes were without
covers The only mark on the goods was
that Of "a. H. Berry & Co., Portland,
Me.'" the well known Portland shoe
manufacturing firm.
Mr.. Brown turned the stuff over to
deputy Marshal Jenkins. who removed it
70 tne lookup Where the goods came
rom rom Is mystery, but it is supposed they
Were stolen from some country store.
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NO MORE SEAL SKIN SACKS.
New Law Absolutely Prohibits Their
Importation Into This Country.

Washington, December II. The bill re-
passed both branches of Congress and is
before the President, contains q provision
OF far reaching Importance which has
thus far escaped attention. This places
an absolute prohibition in the future
bringing off sealskins into the United
States from any source whatever. AS the
United States is the largest market in the
world for sealskins, this complete stop
page of the trade in this country will be
@ severe measure against the British and
Canadian industries which take and cure
the skins and then dispose of them large
" in the United States. When the bill
was proposed it was generally supposed
that its only purpose was to prohibit
pelagic sealing. This feature was the
only one to attract attention during the
discussions. At the close of the bill
however, is a section which is not re-
stricted to Americans, but applies to seal
skins in general 'ftaken in the waters
mentioned in this act,'' which includes
the whole Pacific ocean. The provision
is as follows:
Section nine, that the importation into
then United States by any person whstso-
ever of fur sealskins taken in the waters
mentioned in this act, whether raw.
dressed, dried or manufactured, is hereby
prohibited and all such articles imported
after this act shall take effect shall NOT
be permitted TO be exported, but shall be
seized and destroyed by the proper officers
Of the United States.
Those who are thoroughly familiar
with the bill say this provision is of far
more Importance in It's effect than the
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BUSINESS WONDERFULLY GOOD.

New York, December l7.-R. q. Dun
q Co.. in their weekly review of trade
Will say: Close to its annual holiday
and halt the business of the year is sur
prisingly large. Payments through banks
are again 20 per cent larger than in
1892, heretofore the year of greatest pros
perity; the production OF iron and wool
ems and boots and shoes is larger than
ever before, exports eclipse all past rec
ords, and failures for two weeks have
been the smallest for corresponding
weeks in five years, Probably all rec
ords are surpassed by exports for this
year, which have been Sa74. coo, coo in II
months, and the excess over imports in
five months has probably exceeded $780,
000,000
the United States, against 387 last year
and 2s in Canada, against Al last year.
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| A q
5ourned Until After Holidays.
Washington, December 17.-Secretarv
fGage resumed his exposition Of his com.
prehensiye currency bill before the Housf
committee on banking and currency to.
day.
| Before the bill proper was taken III
some semi-political questions were asked.
MIR. Hail, Republican Of Connecticut,
called Mr.. Cages attention to the state
ment made yesterday that the first pur-
pose OF the bill was to commit the country
to the gold standard "You are recognized
as Republican, said Mr.. Hill, ad-
dressing the secretary "Do you consider
that this purpose of more firmly fixing
the gold standard on the country conflicts
with the principle of tho st. Louis plat
form?"
No, eags" responded Mr.. Gage, "not
as look at the principle of bimeta llism.
for the past eighteen years.
COX, Democrat of Tennessee, asked II
the result of the Gage bill eventually
would not lead to one kind of paper
money-bank notes-and no silver except
subsidiary silver.
There is nothing in the plan to oper-
ate to that extent now,'' answered the
| secretary.
After this diversion to the silver cues.
tion, the consideration of the bill By SEQ.
| tlons was resumed at section seven where
the discussion closed yesterday, He
| showed from the returns of tho comm
trolIer's office how small percentage Of
loss came from national banks, and urged
that this unsecured circulation would en-
| tail an inconsiderable obligation on the
governments oy reason of its guaranty
and this would be overcome by the small
tax on the bank, constituting O safety
fund.
The extent to which drains on the GOV.
ernment stock of gold would result under
she operations of the bill, excited much
discussion. MFR. Gage stated that re-,
demptionss would be made in gold or Its
equivalent.
MIR. Brcsius asked If the Secretary fell
the bill would obviate any probability of
the country's being forced to o silver
| basis. The Secretary thought it would
beyond question.
Suppose the next election should bring
in q House of Representatives favorable
to free silver asked Mr.. Fowler, Repub-
iiVatl, anu lTeo SILVER Dill WaE paSSed by
the House and by the Senate. Now
II object" interposed Mr.. Hill, Repub-
lican. as that is not even Hypothetical
possibility"
1T is q certainty" declared Mr.. Cox.
Democrat, amid laughter in which Secre.
tary Gage joined.
MIR. Fowler pressed his question, "be-
| tween 1893, when this free silver measure
might be passed by Congress, and 1900
when the advocates of sound money re-
turned to power could the country go toaa
silver basis?''
Mr.. Cages answer which brought an
other round of laughter and applause. .
In view OF the absolute certainty of a
Presidential veto," said he, 81 think we
could pun through
This closed Mr.. Cages hearing and he
was given vote of thanks. Several
| members sought to have another hearing
during the holidays but there was strenu-
Gus objection to this and the original plan
was adhered to, of adjourninq until
January 10, when the Gage bill, the
monetary conference bill and other finan-
c1al measures will be up.
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indiana and Illinois, but NIr. Dingley
obleoted, and the resolution and amend
ment were referred under the rules
Ihe House then went into committee
OF the whole on the legislative executive
and judicial bill. Under the latitude
allowed for debate, Mr.. Bartholdt, Re-
publican Of Missouri, had read a protest
from the National American Turn
bund against restrictive immigration.
At this point the committee rose in
formally and on Mr.. Cannon's motion
disagreed on the Senate amendment to
the bill for the relief of the miners Of the
Yukon valley and agreed to u conference.
MessTs. Cannon of Illinois, Northway of
Ohio and Sayers Of Texas were appointed
conferees. Tho speaker announced the
appointment Of MeSsrs. Hit Republi-
can of Illinois, Allen, Republican of
Pennsylvania. and Wheeler Of Alabama,
regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Tho debate drifted into financial
discussion.
Mr., Cox, Democrat OF Tennessee.
spoke Of Secretary Cages testimony be-
fore the banking and currency commit.
tee as q frank statement Of the position
his adherence to the gold standard as
against bimetallisn and his whole bill
was designed to uphold and perpetuate
that standard. This completed the con ..
aiderotion Of the bill with the exception
Of the paragraph relating to the civil
service and Mr.. Bingham asked TINT this
question go over until after the holiday
recess, when full debate would be Ill
lowed. This was agreed to and the COM
mittee rose.
The Speaker appointed Mr.. Barharn
Republican OF California, chairman of
tho committee on mileage and at 4.20 the
committee adjourned.
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JONES IN KELLY's CELL.

Dover. N. H, December 17..-Alfred
Jones of Milton, who was arrested about
two miles from that tewn yesterday af-
ternoon on a charge of numbering his
mother, Mrs. Sally ". Jones, on Decem.
Der B, 1886, was arraigned before Judge
George Il. Frost in the police court here
this morning.
and the case was continued until Mon
day, December %, lat II am. The Irison-
er was committed to jail without BAIL.
He sent dispatch this forenoon to
Hon. J. S. H. Frink. asking that gentle
man to conduct his case and defend
him at the trial.
After he was returned to iail, his
weight, height and general description
were registered on the Jail record. He
will occupy the same cell which Joseph
E. Kelley, the Somersworth murderer
occupied,
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KNOX COUNTY GRAND JURY.

~ Roekland, December 1.-THE grand
jury arose today reporting In addition
to some 40 liquor cases, the following
indictment: Francis G. Wornall, cheat
ing by false pretences; Lewis c. Packard
and Fred Fl. Hill, breaking, entering and
larceny; A. T.. Moore, larceny; Harry j.
jackson, violation of the Sunday clos
ing law: Lily Lathrop, assault. No in
d1etments were returned against Albert
Curtis and Mrs. Lucinda Eoss, who were
bound over OH the charge of the murder
of Charles W Bowen.
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Fatal Railroad Accident at Byron
on R. I. and R. Road.
PULP TRAIN RECOMEs UNMAN.
AGEABLE AND LEAVES TRACK.
Man WHO Was Riding en Foot Board of
Engine Killed and Five Others Badly
Injured-Broken Brake Canse Of Dis
nster'
ts7Hc1Ar TO THE rRIss.7

byron, December ia pulp wood
train on the Runfold Falls & Rangeley
railroad, was deraile1 here Wednesday
killing one man and seriously injuring
five others.
Th dead:
Eli Lundry, New Brunswick.
The injured;
Harry Leadstone of Weld, large flesh
wound on leg, fractured nose, lower eye
lid torn. open.
Harry burlington, the engineer, lower
part of breast bone broken.
Thomas Johny, g French Canadian,
severe scalp wound, lacerated arm and
injured knee.
Samuel McLain, wrist sprained, head
and face bruised.
Meader Laundry, cut and bruised face.
The accident OCCUR ed Wednesday. The
train, consisting of locomotive and three
cars. loaded with pulp wood, was coming
from camp, No. on the cast branch of
the East Branch railway at Enterprise.
While descending a grade short dis
tance from the loading place, the brake
upon the engine broke and the brakes
upon the cars being unable TO hold the
train on account of the icy condition of
the rails, it soon attained so high q speed
as to throw the wood in every direction
when whirling around the sharp curves.
Engineer burlington finding he could
not control the train, blew several dan
ger whistles, reyerFed the engine and
jumped for small spruce tree, striking
with such force as to break off the top
and carry it with him. He was found
insensible with the spruce top clutched
in his hands.
Ell Landry, who was riding on the
locomotive foot board, jumped off just
as the cars left the track and one of them
fell upon him, causing instant DEATH
The other train men jumped before the
runaway train attained SO high speed.
The engine, which did not leave the
track, stopped a short distance from the
wreck. Doctors were summoned by tele-
phone from Rumford Falls ard the in
jured have the best of care.
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CHILD WITH TWO HEADS.

Springfield, Mass, December ia
special despatch to the Union from Lee
says: Mrs. j. j. Dowd of Lee, gave birth
this morning to freak baby, the child
being boy, having two perfect heads
lived several hours and died this evoning.
The heads and necks of the child were
very natural while the body across the
shoulders is about twice as wide as that
of an ordinary child. Two perfect arms
extended from the body while in the
centre of the arms was small stub which
gives the appearance of being O third
arm. This was the third child of the
family,
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MORE TRACK WALKERS NEEDED.

Albany, NY, December 1.-THE hoard
Of railroad commissioners TODAY handed
down a report Of 6.0oo words of it's in
ysstigation into the causes of the New
York Central railroad ut Garrisons on
October "a last, in which the com1nis
sioners arrive at tho conclusion that the
train was wrecked either by derailment
which destroyed the embankment or that
the enbankment gave way and threw
the train into the river.
The hoard recommends that a force Of
track walkers on the Hudson river 1iyis-
ion of the New York Central be Increased
SO as to provide sufficient system Of
watching and warning along tho line at
all times.
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THE KL0NDIKE EXODUS.

Victoria, B. c., December NV. a..
kastner and George McLachlin, who left
Dawson City on November 3, arrived at
Victoria On the steamer Corona.
men have accepted the offer Of the Alaska
Commercial company and the Canadian
government to supply them with fuod
free at Fort Yukon, and have gone for it.
About thirty. men were passed on the
trains coming out. All were shy of pro-
visions and suffering severely from the
cold which ranged from so to 70 degrees
below zero.
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NOT JURORS ENOUGH.

Norfolk, December IA venire was
summoned from which to elect q grand
jury to sit in the case of John Anderson,
charged with murder and mutiny, but
when the men appeared in court today
only ten were found qualified to serve. A
venire was at once issued for fifteen
men who will be in court tomorrow, when
the full number of jurors will bs OBJ
tained. 1t is expected that now irdict-
ment will be found at once. The trial
probably will begin Monday.
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fishing license by the owner Mr.. W. H
Jordan, and the captain and crew of the
schooner Oliver Wendell Holmes. and
demanding the detention of those men.
end also called for the seizure and con-
hsGatlon sat of the vessel, outfit and cargo.
linen MIR. Dodge called up Mr.. Jordan,
VINO manages the new fish company, and
tried to discuss the case. Mr.. Jordan re-.
Iesed to do this and Mr.. Dodge left i'll
search OF the schooner. He was driven
froln wharf to wharf and the time was
so lengthy that the captain of the Holmes
had q chance to collect his crew and the
tug to take the vessel out.
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MR.. DODGE OUTWITTED.

Gloucester, Mass, December 17.-An-
other and highly important move in the
frozen herring controversy was attempt
ed this afternoon, but the principal per.
son in it was outwitted. MIR. l.. A.
Dodge. representing the Boston fish bu-
Teau, together with special treasury
agent r. W. Hentz, came here with tbs
evident purpose OF causing the seizure OF
the fishing schooner Oliver Wendell
Holmes.
MIR. Dodge fled at the Custom house q
long document alleging the violation OF
the United States navigation law. the
present tariff laws, the evasion of the
customs laws and also violation of the
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MAINE FoRGER ARRESTED.

p Boston, December 17.-William F.
nackaro was arrested in the South End
Inls morning on a charge Of forging the
lame Lame OF b. A. Packard to check on the
I,a T lrso Nabional bank Of Augusta, Me-, on
december o. Packard has acknowledged
1nao ne passed a number of forged checks
Inc ne check on the Augusta bank was
say another forced i9iU5s cbes,r 81" signed Fired s.
Packard, Readville, Me- has been