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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-08
Maine Pensions.

Com rs of inland fisheries and game
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PLEDGES FOR bryan MEN.
To Support Only Bryan Candidates AIon
with Municipal RailroadinE.

To Support Only Bryan Candidates Along
with Municipal RailrOadinE.
The now headquarters OF the Unitod Demoo-
racy at 20 East Twenty-third street were opened
yesterday and a meeting OF tho Executive Com
mittee OF the organization was held. Chairman
Robert Stewart presiding.
Mr.. Stewart said that the United Democracy
represents twenty-three clubs and organizations
which supported Bryan last year, including the
Young Democracy and the Kings County
Democratic League. and that one OF Its pur-
poses Is to secure an enrolment of voters who
arc favorable to the Chicago platform and to the
municipal ownership and control Of franchises,
which 1t has determined ought to 10 the Demo-
cratic issues in the coming municipal campaign.
Several hundred thousand blank pledges have
been circulated with the request that they DO
signed and sent to the Secretary of the United
Democracy at the headquarters. These pledges
arc TO the following effect
favor the Democratic platform adopted at Chicago
in 1870 and its Examination by the party in New
Form.
alton of street railways, gas. and electric Lighting
preaching municipal election.
The Whitney dinner was generally discussed
at the meeting. and Henry Nichols. vice-Prosi-
dent q the BimetsliiG League, said: n.u..
o'Brien was discussed as an available candidate
for Mayor. We can well understand how tho
q satisfactory candidate for Mayor SO
sonce as Mr. su Whitney Ms d snd his friends Ss ARE are
who sign the pledge to support the issue OF
municipal control and operation OF franchises
will look at the matter In the same light. One
minds to. is that tho friends OF the
Chicago platform arc going to have their
paign II they have to nominate them themselves.
II we. should consent to fake the candidates
have us at their mercy next year. when there
are Congressman TO be elected. On the other
hand, II we prove to them TINT our votes are
own nominees for Congress in 1893"
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shaped Like n Human Head-An Axe Applied
to IL ut the Charles Street Station.

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shaped Like n Human Head-An Axe Applied
to Il at the Charles Street Station.
Shortly after roll call at the Charles street
station yesterday morning a man somewhat
under the influence Of liquor walked up to the
Sergeant's desk and put on it a bundle wrapped
in wet paper.
Sergeant" said the man, rather thickly,
"Officer Burt requested no to deliver this pack
nge to the Captain Of this precinct. Who're is
hef"
Sergeant Tierney summoned Acting Captain
Petty, who asked tho man what he could do for
Captain" answered the man. 81 don't feel
s Snsw until What Ell E IS r but O. I t fesi p "ope Of o 4 @Snt sl lnss
Burt gave it to mo, SO ! hurried right over here
to see you about i: Now that it is Of my hands
What have you got there anyway asked
"Idon't know, anything about it; the thing
was given me to bring to you, and now I've done
Hold on there" said the Captain. Lets
Sergeant Tiernsy, pulled of the outer wrap
ping Of wet paper disclosing an oblonE package
to escort his visitor into the back room, the
Captain took the bundle from the desk and put
y nb ON tf 9Sa ,i Silciot hft Ss foand x, TIL h q Sssrd dw saSe
stance done up in stiff wrapping paper. Whom
this had been removed there rolled out upon
human head. The Captain and his men looked
at one another in silence.
mike, bring an axe" said Capt. Petty to tho
doorman.
Cautiously the Captain began to chip of ono
side of the cast. The plaster was thoroughly
dried and was nearly as hard as a stone. At
length, after several blows. the axe Clipped of
a piece large enough to reveal a hollow filled
with wrapping paper. pasteboard, and newspa-
pers rolled In small balls. The Captain turned
to the man.
Who gave you thar he said angrily.
Burt" nswcre the man.
Whats your namef' asked the Captain.
But the man had crept toward tho door, and
while Capt. Petty looked at tho Sergeant he dis
appeared into the street.
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HOSPITAL FUN IN CHICAGO.
Physicians Haze Two or Their Colleagues WIZ
Had Just Been Appointed.

CHICAGO. July 15.-Physioians in the County
Hospital initiated Two OF their recently APP
pointed colleagues on Tuesday evening, and
yesterday the one went about his duties minus
a handsome pair of side whiskers and the other
was covered with figures and diagrams which
had boen smeared over him with indelible dye.
The victims are DIR. c. n. Brown and DIR. Benjas
min Franklin Shanahan, who were appointed on
June l. Those who are said to have taken part
in the initiation are DIR. J. T. Thorne. DIR. J. u.
Robertson. Dr.. James Raithal. DIR. Hugo II. Belts,
Or. Simon Browasky and Dr.. Andrew Hunter.
Brown and Shanahan sleep on the fourth floor
of the hospital, and to their quarters the older
physicians repaired on Tuesday evening. DIR.
Brown was hauled from bed. One OF the visitors
had a bottle containing a blue dye used in color
ing specimens, This was rubbed Plentifully, it
is said, about the PHYSICIANS face. DIR ShanahGn
appeared. and was receiy cd with open arms and
beautifully anointed with the blue dye.
Both physicians, finding their protests OF no
avail, began defending themSelves, and a Lively
scrimmage Is said 10 have followed. The initla-
tion lasted for an hour, and at the end of that
time DR.. Brown had lost his whiskers and DIR.
Shanahan resembled the tattooed man in a dime
museum
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UNDERGROUND TUBES FOR NAILS.
work 70 10 Begun ut Once Upon Two or the
Projected Circuits. -

work 20 BE Begun ut Once Upon Two Of the
Projected Circuits.
Postmaster Van Colt during his previous ad-
ministration made several trips to Washing
ton in advocacy of an underground postal tube
service for this city. Yesterday he was found
in his office examining with much qualification
samples Of the metal carriers to be used in the
tubes which, it is stated, will be in operation
by October next.
II have been informed" he said. that tho
Tubular Dispatch Company, which has made a
contract with the Post Office Department for
the transmission of mail matter between the
General Post Office and various postal stations
in this city, will break ground for the under
days
Ultimately there arc to be eight circuits in
all, but only two are under immediate con-
si6eration. Tho routes laid out are: Circuit
No. i, to consist of q double line OF tubes from
the General Post Office through Mail street,
Park place, Church street, Trinity place, Green
wich, and Whitehall streets to station p in the
Produce Exchange; circuit No. 2, also OF double
tubes, from the General Post 0fice through
Park row. the Bowery, and Third avenue to
Forty.third street and station. A In the Grand
Central Palace. There will be Intermediary
stations on this route at station b, IN Grand
+, at Twenty-eighth street.
The underground tubes will be eight inches
In diameter, and carriers with a capacity of 500
letters will be forced through thcm by power
obtained from the electric plant In the General
Post Office.
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rnr rannr ooNTBRENoR


NNA.N
WARRINGTON, July 15.-Thoro IL q deadlock
in the Tariff Conference Committee, and APP
parently there is no immediate prospect OF an
agreement. No session was held tonight and
none last night. The only disputed amendments
known TO have been agreed upon arc tho rates
on white pine lumber and the various items OF
tho wool schedule. Tho House conferees havo
been sustained in their demand for q tax Of ~ per
thousand on white pine rs against the Senate
rate Of 81, and the advocates OF the higher SEN
ate rates upon carpet woods have been sustained.
This is subject to change, however, as the man.
ufacturerso OF certain grades OF carpets have pro-
tested and may succeed in reopening the whole
question.
The sugar schedule is still unsettled. and II
the statement Of one Of the House conferees Is
to DO relied on tho schedule has not boon
formally considered by the committee. 1t is I'M
derstood that 1t il being passed over for the
present until tho other amendments In contro-
vorsy, upon which there is moro hope Of a salts
factory agreement within a reasonable time, can
DO arranged.
The Senatorial reports In circulation regard
Ing the alleged Interference Of Speaker Reed In
the work Of tho confereos for the purpose Of
forcing the adoption Of the House sugar
schedule and the revival Of the attack
upon certain Senators for alleged sugar
btOCR SpeCulaIlOnb, nhNe krcatiy III
tho work Of the conferees. The feeling
between the Senate and House members has DO
come so bitter that Mt some of the sessions OF the
committee no Roadway whatever has boen made.
So far as Speaker Reed Is concerned, he has I'M
doubtedly adhered to his purpose OF securing a
report favorable to the House schedules. This,
however, has been his attitude from the begin
ming. He has not attempted to interfere directly
with the work Of the conference, and 1T Is not
ut all necessary that he should, as Mr., Dingley
10 fully alive to the necessities Of tho situation,
and IL present at every session of the confer
ence, watchful Of the interests Of the House bill.
Tho members Of the House arc much moro
emphatic in announcing their purpose to remain
firm than the Senators are. and their constant
protestations give rise to some suspicion OF their
insincerity. It is understood that some NOM
bere are favoring n plan to have the various
State delegations meet and resolve not to support
the conference report In the House OF the con-
ferecs shall yield to the Senate in any impor-
tant particular. Even this proposed policy is
attributed to Speaker Reed, but there 10 no evil
dcnce obtainable that he has given 1t a mo-
ment's serious thought. =.
Ono of the Senators on tho conference said
tonight that they are engaged In very dis
couraging work. and that as soon as an agree-
ment Is reached on q schedule some unlocked;
for influence steps In to upset 1t, and
that WHILE. of course. the conference must
come to an understanding sooner or later. II was
impossible to predict whom q report would be
made. It could hardly be before Monday. he
said, and probably not thon.
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WILL OF THE G1LsEy,s "MAJoR."
Locke Left Every thing to PrinGIe. ''the JudEe.n
His Insepnrable Companion.

The will OF the late William Il. Locke, who
died of BriRht's disease at st. Luke's Hospital
on July z, disposes OF a fortune estimated at
from $25o.OOO to $500 900, accumulated In the
wholesale whiskey business. So far as is known
Mr.. Locke left no relatives. His will, which is
dated Nov. %, 1892, bequeaths all his prop
erty, real and personal. to his friend.
James w. Pringle, whose town house is
at 1853 West Fiity-seventh street. The name
of no relative is mentioned in tho will. The will
contains a clause which provided for the dis
position OF the estate in case Mr.. Pringle died
before the testator. In that event the estate
was to be equally divided between Alexander
y. Pringle, u son of James w. Pringle, and
Stephen T. Fox, both of this city. James W.
Pringle is named as sole executor. with no bond
According to the information of those who
part OF this State something moro than sixty
years ago. Early in life he went TO Cincinnati
and became "A wholesale dealer in whisky.
Twenty years ago he came to New York, regis
tered at the Gilsey House. was assigned TO room
14O. and never gave it up. He usually spent
his winters in Florida and his summers at Sara
toga. Tho rest of the year he lived at the
Gilsey.
He and MI. Pringle were inseparable and were
known about the hotel as the Judge and the
Major" Locke being tho Major. 1t was seldom
that one was seen without the other. About Q
month ago Locke went to st. Luke's Hospital
for treatment Improving, he left the hospital
up there for some medicine was taken Ill on the
way, grew worse at the hospital. and died there.
SO far as any one here knows, he was never
married.
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@. W. handed FOUND DROWNED.
He Had been STissins since March Q, ana 10
was ThouEht Thnt He Had Conc 70 Cuba.

He Had been Misaing Since R1aPsh Q, ana 10
Was Thought That He Had Conc TO Cuba.
Tho body Of George W. Mandol. who had been
missing since March 9. was found in the Mar
rows of Fort Hamilton yesterday afternoon. It
was supposed that he had gone to Cuba to Join
the insurgents, as he sympathized with their
cause, and had frequently expressed his desire
to aid them. He was % years old. and lived
with his mother. sister. and brother at 1876 Yer
non avenue. Brooklyn. He was employed BY the
Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company
at 26 Park place. this city. He had boon in the
employ Of the firm for over ten years and was in
charge of the export department for seven
years. He was an exemplary young man, and
when he disappeared was In excellent health.
At about 1880 o'clock on the day OF his dis
appearance he notified Frank w. Goodwin, tho
manager, that he was going out to visit some of
his export customers. He failed to return to
the store and the next day his mother made In
quiries az to his whereabouts. The firm were
unable to find any person who had seen him
from the time he left the store. A general alarm
wns sent out by the police of both cities, but no
clue could be obtained as to where he was. Tho
firm went over his books and found that they
were all right. He had two bank accounts, and
so far as known had nothing to worry him. His
family and the firm finally concluded that he
had gone to Cuba. His gold hunting case watch
and 80. So were found on the body.
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EXPLORER PEARY,s PARTY.
He Hopes 70 Get Away Speedily from Boston
on His Arctic Cruise.

He Hopes 70 Get Away Speedily from Boston
on His Arctic Cruise.
BOSTON, July 15.-Explorer r.. f. Peary ar
rived here to-day to complete his preparations
for the Greenland trip. He hopes to sail from
Boston at noon on Saturday. He gives out the
list of his personal party as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Peary, Albert Operti, the New
York artist; Charles A.. Moore, Jr.. student,
Brooklyn; Lansing Baldwin. student. New York;
DIR. Frederick Sohon, surgeon. Washington; J.
d. Higgins, taxidermist. Washington, and Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Lee of Meriden. Conn.
Besides these persons there are several parties
which will make separate expeditions after
reaching the North. Prof. Hitchcock of Dart
mouth will lead one party. and Prof. White and
will form another. Mr.. Russell Porter. who has
several assistants, will conduct an expedition to
Bafiin Land. and Mr.. Robert Stein Of the Geolog-
ical Survey will go to Wilcox Head.
Mr.. Peary said no should 20 first to Sydney.
Cape Breton. whore a coal supply would be
taken on board thence to Cape York, in 76' north
latitude. touching at Bafin Land. Upernavik,
and Wilcox Head. In the vicinity of Cape York
he will select his Eskimo families, who will be
instructed to meet him when he returns to
Greenland In 1898 at q certain point on tho
Greenland coast, prepared to go with him TO
about 49, north latitude.
will be stored. and from hero the dash for the
pole, over 400 miles distant, will be made.
After completing tho task of arranging for his
Eskimo party this year, Mr.. Peary will return
to Boston or New York, where he expects to ar.
rive about Sept, %.
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MUST Rely ON OFFICIAL REPORTS

Medical Men Cannot Hereafter Inspect Insti-
tutions for tho Care or the Feebie-Sihded. n
ALBANY, July 15.-The visitation and inspeo-
ton of inmates of State institutions for the care
of the feeble-minded. idiotic, and epileptic by
persons unoonnected with such institutions ana
occupying no official positions, will not DO al
lowed hereafter. Those attempting to make
such examinations have been mostly medical
men. and usually persons who, desiring to pre-
pare an article upon some topic connected with
questions OF physical or mental imperfection or
degeneration. have sought TO sustain some
theory by tho recital OF examinations OF a large
number Of cases. The State Board of Charities
information Is accessible through official chan
ncls already established. and that the board
hereafter would sustain the efforts of officers
and managers of institutions TO discourage the
increasing tendency to examinations OF inmates
by persons other than regularly constituted
~oificials.
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MEDICAL COLLEGES BLA0K1IsrED.
Indiana state Heard Refuses TO Allow Certain
Graduates 10 Practise medicine.

Graduates 10 Practise medicine.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 15.-The Indiana State
Board of Medical Examination and Repatriation
to-day rejected a large number of applications
from physicians to practise medicine in the
State under that clause of the law which en-
powers the board to refuse recognition to col
leges. The following institutions are placed on
the black list so far as their graduates p~ractis-
ing In Indiana is concerned: American Eclectic
College, Cincinnati; American University,
Pennsylvania; Curtis Physico-M Medical College
Cincinnati; College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Buffalo; Curtis PhysicoM Medical College. Indi-
ana; Druidic University, Maine; Eclectic Medi-
cal College, st. Louis; Eclectic Medical College,
PennSyiyaniG; Hygcia Therapeutic College.
Go;HygeiS Therapeutic College, New Jersey
College, Missouri; Medical University. Ohio;
geryi Vermont Medical College, Rutland; Dun;
ham Medical College, Chicagoi Illinois Medical
College. Chicago; Wisconsin Eclectic Medical
cago. and National Medical College, Chicago.
Under the rule OF the board none OF the gradu-
Htss OF these colleges can practise medicine In
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GAMES AT THE STATE CAMP.
A Sword Presented TO Capt. Prank Anderson
OF Company ID.

STATE CANT. PEKKsKILL, N. Y, July 1b.-
Visitors came to camp In great numbers this
afternoon. and a programme of athletic games
was arranged for their benefit by the athletic
association Of tho Twenty-second Regiment.
The prizes were gold regimentAl pina. and tho
winners were as follows:
coward Dash1won by Private p. J. oarloy, Com
pany II. Time, 10 seconds.
Wheelbarrow Raoe-won by Private J. q. O. Cam.
pion. Company X. Time. 80 seconds.
Hurdle Race-Won by Private +. J. CAriey, Com
pany II. Time. 12 lbs seconds.
Running Backw aId-Won by Private william y.
Mclaughlin. Company I.
2Oo.Yard Novice Race-won by Private J. A. sigel.
Company X.
goo. Y ard Dash-For silver cup. open to members OF
provisional battalion.-Won by Private Herman,
Thirty.sixth Separate Company.
After the evenings parade tonight Major
Thurston, on behalf of the members OF company
ID, presented Capt. Frank Anderson with q hand
some sword as a token of appreciation. Among
the visitors at camp, to-day were Col. Henry
Chauncey, Jr., Of the Eighth Regiment and Col.
@, James Greene. Assistant Inspector General.
Major N. b. Thurston commanded tho regiment
mt evening parade tonight, and received many
compliments at its close. Adjt.-Gen. Tillinghast
arrived In camp tonight and reliev ed Col. Bart
lett Of tho command.
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REoErTBR BULLodK n arrssINa.
But HEis management % ths Aahirs 81 the
Relucs Bromiey Corapany Ratd 20 ne Correct.

ma M. rr.-.r,-o,t 81 me Arn,r- er the
r,-,-- C--..-- 800. !. ~. 60.
H's" s O'"pshS NAfe ,"
Robert w. Bullock. ~receiver for tho Holmes
p.a,.,ov co,,n.nw - w..nt.,t,rir1
Dro"nos Company, u cahoy mahueo'uinhs
concern Mt S3 Warren street, went away from
his home two weeks aoo for tho GOOD of his
ho.,th ava hos ~. - - -. s,nno 10
nea''" u d hoU oeeh nearu t'oin si"oe' 10
did not toll any ono, 30 far as is known, where
he was going. His absence complexities tho
.o,,,.r,ont ~ th. .@.,.. % 49,. a.. o. o. A..
Az hhers OIL inc hrW' . o.
has been learned Mr.. Bullock's accounts arc In
perfect order.
Tbs uo,,., puo-,u c.u...- ..r.a Cor
80 ~ I hro"ioy oonpahs ".eu W
|lo,oVV SIX weeks ago. Bullock, n bookkeeper
for tho firm, was appointed receiver, at tho re-
ouest of Robert A Koash.v presidont of tho
Suoe' VI Houo.' a. heasoey' rrosioohU y. ~no
nrm' ana Lester b. Cornwall, the Secretary.
w scheminant . ..oo,,ha,Sa, m s,n.rinton.
W.. ."n,' u s~Uockno'oor, as supel
dent OF the business. He engaged Peck q
Field Of Brooklyn as HIS legal advisers. Yes
tsrdnv Mr. pccI do.o-ihos tso rroores. toward
~" "osortDou Az p,Oeto 49,.
tho settlement OF the firms Affairs as follows:
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OARNEGIE FINE NOT RENTED.
Ex-secretary Herbert Says Cleveland Reduced
It to 9I4a. OOO. which Sum Was Paid.

EK-1ecretnry Herbert Says Cleveland Reduced
1t to 0IA2. 900. which Sum Was Paid.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-In the debate in tho
Senate this week on the question of the price
tho Government should pay for armor plate, the
allegation was,made and not denied that Presi-
dent Cleveland had RENTED the fine imposed
upon the Carnegie firm for furnishing the Gov
eminent defective plates. Former Secretary
of the Navy Herbert to-day said that there was
not the slightest foundation for this assertion,
and that no suggestion was ever made that the
fines should be RENTED. He said that he in
vestigated tho frauds for three months, and
decided to fine the Carnegie company. 1910, 900,
and 30 notified 1t, but an appeal was taken to
tho White House, and the President decided to
reduce the fine to $4,000. and this amount
the firm paid and received the receipts Of the
Government.
Mr.. Herbert further declared that the asser-
lions recently made In the Senate that the armor
on tho sides OF the Oregon and other battle
ships Is weak and can be readily penetrated by
small guns is wholly untrue and an injustice to
the navy, and that as far as the experts know,
there ID not q single plate on the sides OF any
trial, He believes that there i, no srmor In the
world superior TO that furnished the United
States. OndeF the present system Of inspee-
ton, he says, II Is not possible that any fraudu-
lent or defective plates could be accepted. He
agrees with Secretary, Long that neither firm
cheney bill as it passed the Senate, and that
until Congress raises the limit OF price it will
Mr.. Herbert, in a long discussion of the armor
question with THE Sun representative, said
that he, as well as Secretary Whitney and Sec
wos paying a high price for its armor, but
that as the only two firms capable OF Furnish
ing 1t Ind invested millions of dollars In plants,
1t was only just that they should receive a fair
profit on the outlay. He ~belieyod, however,
that tho time had now arrived when armor
should DO delivered for not over S4o0.a ton,
and even at that price the companies would re-
esivs a handsome profit