PORTLAND DAILY PTtESH ESTABLISHED JUNE 23, 1862 VOL. 29. PORTLAND, MAINE, FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 12, 1890. {clI^mail^ttbb.} PK11E M A YEAR, W1KM PAID H ADfAUCK SI. Nt» AUVfcltTIWKMKNTf?. FARRINGTON BROS., I 54a Congress r t. f More than one thousand people visited our store yes* teraay, bringing our Hidden Hand circulars. All anxious to find the lucky numbers. Thousands will come today We are glad to see you all, and congratulate those who hold the lucky numbers. These presents are for the people, and we are desirous chat every circular should be broughtto our store that we may distribute them impar tially. We are at the same time showing the people of Port end where they can buy the >est clothing for the least noney. We don’t ask you to buy to day unless you need Cloth ing, but come to our store and get us located, so that you may become our custo mers in the future. We are a Boys’ Clothing Store as well as Men’s. FARRINGTON BROS., Hines Building, Mo. 642 CONCRESS STREET. dll 5 BALES Mt>RE~ — OF — Remnants Unbleached Cotton, 31 INCHES WIDE, &1-2 CENTS YARD. LIBBY k URRABEE’S middle Street. dccl 2 dtf The weathei today Is likely to be itormy. Portland, Dec. 11,1890. T'HEN you give Y' an umbrella it is with the con sciousness that your gift will be appropriate and ap preciated. Everybody wants um brellas and there’s no such thing as getting too many. Here’s a timely chance to get one for your friend or yourself for a little mon ey. We bought of the mak er, who wanted to close them out, a large lot of fancy metal handles, .sent them to a good umbrella maker and had them mounted on superior qual ity of gloria silk with the best of paragon frames. They’re finished as well as umbrellas can be finished, they roll small and look as well as the $5 ones. We have put the whole thous and umbrellas on sale to of ^ r f* r\ r n t o nrl -J ft' ' ^ - 52.00 each, and we have no hesitancy in recom mending them as the great est Umbrella bargain that we have ever offered. OWEN, MOORE & CO. A GRAND OPIMfl DISPLAY — OF — CHRISTMAS GOODS, COMMENCING MONDAY MORNING. Our Middle Street prices ou these goods will please you all. LIBBY & LARRABEE, middle street. Uecl2___dH INDIES’ CIIOICK . BOX HUrLER'S. SPECIAL. NOTICES. FOR FAMILY JSg kill **>n »» «fo Pali* «no 10 if. «to», also PURE LARO oy the tttrwj, oaxie* kiai< oarreiti ujic cabs; >j* for gale by ^very first-cia?' groce. tir.r* provl aioi* tealei hU ard xi..iereo oy i* » ,'rea frou all VoMol Seed 4Jil Tallow Suet «nd otliei -ul alteration* at .‘omtuomv uod. arid W ARRAN TEL STRICTLY IMTUfi Nod* gena ine without enu name stamped apse the pac&ace John P. Squire & Go., dOSlUN YIASf* 4U«f LUS’I Ai^D IMKJ.IU fOCND-Tliat the public cm save money by 1’ In.ylng goods of F. K. I.OVELL, 12(1 Oxford street; a tew of our prices are. pork roasts lOe lb; pork steak 10c'b. smoked shoulders 9c Ibi corned beet 3, 4 aud re; beefsteak 10 to 20c; heel rnasis 8 to 20c lb; the best one-gal loo canned apples I the market for 3-c and we are still sell ing the best 26c t< a in the city. 11-1 EMI CND-Tliat we can save more money trad F log at JOHNSON 6t LAMBERT'S, Ihao auy other store in P tband; they sell rump steak 8 to 22c; the verj best round steak 10c; sirloin roasts 12c; short rlo roasts 10 to '2c; good beef roasts from 6 to lflc; pork roas' 10c-, pork steak 10c; sausage 10c; tripe (Oc; namsi2clb.; lean smuked shou'dcis 9c i lco corned beef 2, 3 and 4c; Cape God cranberries (Ocqt,; t y our 36c mixed tea: Formosa teas for 26c, at 24 w ilmot street; orders called lor and delivered free. 10-1 IIOENO—The largest variety-of children's II F his1 rated books with 111 uniats ed covers, for Christmas su -lt as < hatteri- x, Wld -a wake, Nursery. Bicly-land. Chit-coat. Play-land, Bible stories, from lOe to 60c. to 1st found in the cl y; call a d see them. COLHSWORTHY’S book store, 92 Exchange street. lb-1 LOS * Pocket bonk between 41 Gray street and Rehloiterbeck & Foss’ sb r ; limler will be rewarded by leaving the same at 41 Gray street- or 113 Commercial street. 8-1 L OI S D—A matt who will pay §800 to be cured i of ihe rheumatism; ha* tried the gre test cure on earth litai it could hear of: also reme dies of many sped 1st*; if 1 ever find a remedy to cure me, or get cured, 1 will putili-li it free in the Portlauu Press. J. M., West Cumberland, Me. 8-1 1.101! N I>-Doctor Rouse, Bath, Maine, ever J S3 i 00,0 0 savings Bank, has a New Eng land reputation as the only success ul Kite niaUc aud Nruralgia Specialist. Refers to a long list at * Chrouic sufferers uow cured.” among whuni are many prisons of the Highest Social, Political sud Flnanc al standing in Maine. Write him to day about your case.dec3..&wtjanl Found, I WAS a rheumatic sufferer (stopped work) read Miss E. S. Orr’s notice In this paper. Wrote to her £ am uow cured. Questious an swered at 30 Dow Ktree1. Have Uvea mPoitlaud 46 years. LAr AYE TTE W YM AN. lwvlSd&wtiUJayl Found. 1HAVE round the Greatest Cure on Earth, for Rheumatism and Neuralgia in their wotst chronic forms. 1 suffered twelve years aud tried every known remedy Sufferers write to me ai d enclose stamp. MISS E. S. ORK, East Harpsweil Maine. uovisd&w-ijayl WANTED. WANIED-Peoplo get our prices before buying; Plilsbuty s and Washburn’s flour *0.50; Lovell’s best *0.26; St. Louis *6 60, *5.75 aud *0.00; Java coffee 28c aud 32c; Ktocoffe Mocha. In 2 lb. cans. 75c; John P Squire s pure lard in tubs 7c lb. F. E. LOVELL, so. 12BOx lord siree'._ 11-1 WANTEID—Every lady anil gentleman In Portland t • call and see the •-MEKRITT" Type-writei, a machine tbat costs only $16. Ii win do bet'er work 'han other- costing $1U0; is Sraetlrai. durable, slimJe an i haudome. COK ON & ROBINSON, 394 congress street 11-2 WANTED—Y»ur money jQ exchange tor Bools and shoes. Bind’s Dongola Foxed. Arch Instep only $3 60. former pric $4 60. Brosn’s Common Sense Dongola. $2.60, former price $3.00. Brown’s $2.60 Bouts, only $2.u0. BROWN._ 11-1 WAN TED-$2,900 ill exchange for line boots to pay off O M Naso m rtgage. Mortgage fas’ meltii'g away. Reduced from $U,00 to $2,90o BROWN.0-1 WANTED— dood vampers and closers on. WEBB & CUSIIINO, 79 to 87 Cro-s street, city.B-i WANTED—Your money In exchange for flue fuo. wea ; mortgage r> dliced from $«,EPSB-De sir", a permanent situation. Audreys, Oierk, Ibis nlllce. 8-1 SA I.E«,VIAN—An enegetlc man wanted to push our mauulaetures ou this ground One of our agents earned $5 2o0 In’89. Address, P. O. BOX 1371, New York. 6-2 LADlEN—I lot Pebble Gnat Common Sense and opera Toe; all widths sizes aim ha f sizes, only $1.60, former price $2.50. BROWN. 1 l-l A TEN l*«END TUB of Squire’s pure Lard for 73 ct'.; larger tubs 7 *■» cts pouud at C. A. ROUN DS, Cor. Boyd aud Heatn streets. 10-1 CHI DKEN And Misses SpringHeel School Bootsatcost. BRO^N 11-1 A AT i A HUH-By O. M Nash, mortgagee mo tgage reduced from $B,o(ni to $ uOO last melilug away. New Stock, New Goods. Must have your money. Prices very lnvblug. BROWN._ 9-1 L’AS «’ Meltlug away. Reduced from $6,000 to • $2,50". Attacued by mortgagee, i> M. Nash. This fO'ced sa-e Includes Boyd’s N. Y. Bools B1MWN._ 11-1 EYE 11 nNK to know we have a fine assort uient of Handbags, Purses. Leather Goods. Albums, Toilet Cases. Col ar and (:utf Boxes aim Notions. We have also added a line of Pictures, Toy Trunks. REYNOLDS’ TRUNK 8T0RE, comer of Oak and Congress. 2-2 BOV l»’N line New York boots included in our special sale. Come before the sizes are broken aud have your difficult feetpr peily tilted. BROWN. 9-1 EKnAt.E BKLP WANTED—A protestant youna lady stenog rapher a> d typewriter (Remington, Ca i graph) f oul Waliliam, Mass . wou d like a posi tion ; has bad 7 months expedience in light office work, and 3 mo tils as a s enograpber and type writer. Can lurulsh good relerenee. Address E. P., Press office. 11-4 WANTED A woman to work on hosie cloth ing;- nr used to toe work preferred; must be some one used to work o . wooien goods. Ad dress 11031K CLOTHING. Portland. 10-1 WAN t ED—Cook ami laundress; must have go a references. Apply at 139 PARK STREET._10-1 WANTED—For a small family a reliable girt for general housework; must be a good cook; good wages. Apply to MRS. ISAA C AT KINSON. 84 Eastern Pr menade. dec8if Hi i.fll. EO« R knt-Th a small family of adults, a r very convenient cheerful rent of six rooms, at 16 CPSHM iN ST._lt-1 rjlo I.B I'-To a small family, a tenement of 1 six rooms ou B--yd street, newly papered aud painted; price $10 per mouth to right pa-ty. C. A. RoU v PS, Cor. Boyd and Heatn sts. 10-1 1i— i ET-G rooms on Grove, next Cumber berlaud. all In nice ordei; $11. 6 rooms on one flat. 37 Tate street, next to Danfortli, $lu. L. 0. BEAN & CO.. 40 Excuange street._0-1 . '|!« LA I Tne spacious store and chamber* a recently occupied by WoodmaD True & Co., corner of Middle and Pearl Streets; one of th* largest and best in the city; well arranged for dry goods, clothing or any otner business. For particulars apply to GKO. W. WOODMAN. 19-tt TO LET. BULID1NGS with boiler, engine and shafting, (formerly occupied by Lidback Machine CoT) Commercial Street between Franklin and India Sts. Apply to GEO. BURNHAM, JR. novl3 dlmo. THE IRWIN 10c. Cigar. Maue from the choicest Havana tobacco grown lu Cuba, strictly band-made, lout* filler and never artificially flavored. None genuine unless the name •*IrwinM only Is branded on each cigai This is the highest grade cigar for the money ever placed on the market. Beware of I mi* CMCioKH. For sale by D. W. Haseltine & Co., Geo. C. Frye, C. Way & Co., E. L. Foss, 11. P. Folsom & Co., Simmons & Hammond, 8. Hamilton, and dealers generally, and manufactured only by IRWIN CIGAR CO., l«5 SiUk Street. . < . Boston, Mans mart** _ fliyiKtpnrw CHRISTMAS HOLLY of fine quality, with lots of berries, now ready; a beau lful spray sent by mall to any address on receipt of 25 cents; very choice flowers of all kinds, for Christmas; order now. SPECIAL SALE ! In our stationery department we offer the follow ing bargains Box Stationery—24 envelopes and 24 sheets paper if pood quality, only 0 cents; by mall 16 cents; Toilet Fa. er 8 and Hi cents, usual pike for same 12 and 16 cents. A spray of Holly with berries given to each per son purchasing a box of stationery of us. IIKSMIT, Florist and Ntatioiifr, JM CONUKES* STREET. Telephone 175-1), declldlw ATTENTION. New Pianos and Organs at a low price ; also, second-hand in struments lor sale and to rent. Tuningand Repairing a Specially. W! F. HASTINGS, 114 1*2 Exchange St.. oct8eod(im POKTI.ANO.inR PORTLAND ' SLEIGHS. We have on hand a few single sleighs of onr own mas . i hey are in different styles and are all well made. > hose In need of a good s elgh ut a reasonable price will Hud it to their advantage to give ns a call. Also one Traverse Iluuncr Puug with carved dasher. ADAMS, CLARK & LOCKE, CORNER CUMBERLAND S CASCO STS dec9 dtf THK PORILA'II If All. V PKKSS, Published every day (8uuday» excepted) by th< POKTLANI) PUBLISHING OOMPANY, At i»7 EXCHANGE STKEKT, PORTLAND, Ml CASE TRIED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Military Court Hears the Charges Against Captain Rogers. The Commander of Company A Ap pears In His Own Defence. His Judges Refuse to Talk of the Evidence or Verdict. [Special to the Press.] Al'GC«TA, December 11 — In accordance with the special orders issued from the Ad jutant General’s office, the court of inquiry appointed to investigate the grave charges against Capt. Fred G. Rogers, Co. A, 1st In fantry, met at 1.30 this afternoon in the ar mory of Company F, of this city. The charges against Capt. Rogers are made by members of his company and are as fol lows: ist—Refusing to deliver to the stardiug com mittee the treasurer’s accounts, receipts »nd vouchers for inspection as per by-laws, Al t. 3d, 2nd—M ^appropriation of company money and irregularities of treasurer’s accounts. 3rd—Making false "annual report" of the finan cial condition of the company. 4th—Neglecting to mane a report of expendi tures collect a for anniversary. 6th—Negleci ot duty bj ab-t nting himself from his command from July Mil, 1890, to September 26 tit, 1890. The following [gentlemen constituted the c urt of inquiry : Coi. Victor Brett; 2nd In lantry; Capt. Frank L. Hoyt, Co. H, 2nd Regiment, lulautry, M. V. M ; Capt. George Doughty, Q. M., 1st brig de, M. V. M.; Lieut. Col. YV. Scott Choate, M. V. M., judge advocate. The tollowing witnesses from Co. A were examined: Lieut. R. H. Eaton, Lieut. YVm. F. Sederquest, Serg’t F J. Walden, Onrp. F E. Robinson, Corp. F. E Doe and Ptivale C. E Sawyer. The court adjourned to the Cony house in the evening and r rnained In session there till a late hour. They positively refuse to reveal the nature of their verdict and say that it will uot be made public until, together with the shorthand report of testimony. It Is submitted to Governor Burleigh foraporoval which will prooably not be before tlic first of next week. Captain Rogers was present at the bearing which was confiued exclusively to those contn cted with the case, outsiders b. iug excluded, lie conducted his own de fence. Although the members of the court positively refuse to say anything whatever concerning the nature of their verdict the general opiuiou prevails here that it was ad verse to Captain Rogers. OVER THE CR*NO TRUNK. More About that Roan’s Scheme to Enter Aroostook. Bangor, December 11.—Saturday there will be a railroad meetiug either at Caribou or Presque Isle which will be of great im portance to the future of Aroostook, ft is to be a gathering of representatives of the Grand Trunk road to consider the feasibility of extending the Graod Trunk road to Cari bou and Prerque Isle from Fort Kent. It will be remembered that the Grand Trunk rail is ou the opposite side of the river from Fort Kent, and there is a good and new turnpike road, recently built at au expense of S18 000 bv the county of Aroos took, running from Fort Kent to New Swe den and a good road from, there to Caribou. i ms muu was uiw ir&uit ul a mug ugui, nuu the only aim of the projectors was the giving of Fort Kent people and the lumbermen along the St. John river a chance to get into Aroostook towns to trade. All this new road is through a wilderness aud is a long and lonesome one at best, but when it was built no one dreamed of a rail road there. But now it seems likely that Aroostook mav get relief from the North, having been denied an outlet to the South, for the Graud Truuk now takes goods to the point opposite Fort Kent from Portland, 16J cents por hundred les- than the Maine Cen tral aud Canadian Pac fic put them into Car inou or Edmundston. The Graud Truuk can put Aroostook prod ucts into Boston and Portland Independent of either the Maine Central or the Boston & Maine, and if she can have this new turn pike road she can lay rails upon it, first lap ping Caribou, then southeast ten miles to Fort Fairfield, and then southwest about the same distance to Presque Isle. THE MONEY MARKET. National Lawmakers Will Endeavor to Help Matters. Washington, December 11.—The House committee on banking and currency met this morning,and there was a general discus sion of tbe financial situation. There was considerable difference of opinion inanifest •-d. Several thought tbe great need was a restoration of public confidence, and that with this secured financial affairs would right themselves. Mr. Walker and one or two other members of the committee were iu favor of additional legislation In the interest of national banks, and Mr. Walker will draft a bill to meet bis views of what should be done to permanent ly better the financial situation. Tbe result of the discussion was the adop tion of a resolution to request the House to set apart a day f ir the consideration aud disposition of Chairman Dorsey’s bill to re do e to 81000 the minimum amount of Unit ed States bonds which national bauks shall be required to keep on deposit, and to per mit the issue of circulating notes by nation al banks to the full amouut of tbe oar value of tbe bonds deposited. This would, it is said, increase the amount of money in circu lation almost immediately by $18,000,000, and would result In a freer issue of national bank notes by making the loss on circula tion insignificant or perhaps nothing at all. When the bill comes up in tile House, Chairman Dorsey, in behalf of the commit tee, will move an amendment to provide for the Issue of greenbacks whenever the na tional bank circulation falls below $185,000, 000. Washington. Ddcember 11,—Iu accord ance with tbe instructions of tbe Republi can senatorial caucus held last evening Sen ator Edmunds lias appointed Senators Plumb, Hale, Mitchell, Mctlileu and Power members of the caucus committee to act with the Republican members of the finance committee in framing a scheme for financial legislation to be submitted to the caucus. United States Treasurer’s Statement Washington, December 11—Tbe state meut ol the United States treasurer shows gold, silver. United States notes and other luuds iu the treasury as follows: Gold coin and bullion. $291,054,644 Silver dollars and bullion. 39j,880,839 Silver dollars aud buillou, act of July 14, 1890. 20,489 87s Trade dollar bars. 5 03',537 Kracdoual silver cola. 19,012,720 UUIU/U nitMCB ... JU, 4 I 0,0.30 National bauk notes. 135,74s National bank notes in process of re demption. 3,517,427 Deposits wllli national bank deposi tories . 20.431,400 Total.§603x76,013 Certificates outstanding: Gold.§128,303,090 silver. 308,817,830 United States treasury notes. 18,138,127 Currency. 6,240,oou The receipts from internal revenue today were $546,328, and from customs, $591,745 The national bank notes received for re demption today amount to $183,561, Mr. D pow Talks. Chicago, December 11.—Regarding the existing financial stringency, Chauncey M. Depew said last night that the the currency of the country was utterly incapable of meet ing the demands of legitimate trade. The people lock money up and the government does also, in times of a general scare by buj ing bonds. lie tuought the postponement of the foreign import tax until next July would very materially help to restore confidence and stimulate trade. Tha Times on tho Money Muddle. London, December 11.—The Times says the mometary muddle in the United States is due to piecemeal legislation and is likely to be still further increased tbiough legislation in favor of special classes, particularly such as is demanded by the Fanners’ Alliance. The only safe cure it says for the present crisis is liquidation. GENERAL NEWS. The liabilities of the Franklin Bank which suspended Wednesday at Clarksville, l'enu.. are over $200,000; assets $70,000. Frank McCormick, a school boy of Port Jervis, N. Y., shot himself Wednesday rath er than to go to school. Be is probably fa tally wounded. Col. Corbin, of Gen. Miles’s staff, says the tenor of the despatches from the Indian country leads him to believe the bottom is dropping out of the threatened uprising. A considerable number of bucks, he says, have left the Bad Lands and gone to Pine Ridge. Daring the trial trip of the cruiser New ark Wednesday, an accident occurred to the starboard cugine. It will be immediately repaired and the trial will be continued to day. The speed attained by the vessel thus lar has excesded that which the contract called for. A special from Gainesville, Texas, says that in a quarrel at l’alne’s Valley, Indian Territory, Tuesday night between Senator Sam Paul of the Chickasaw legislature, and his sou Joe Paul, the latter was shot In the breast and killed The father was badly wounded in the thigh. The quarrel, it is stated, arose over a woman. S. X. Metzgers & Sons’ packing bouse, Elmira, N Y., burned yesterday. Loss 880, 000; partly Insured. A recount of votes in the Nashua, N. H., senatorial district shows that Collins, Rep., granted a certificated on the face of the re turns, lacks two of a majority In the Oklahoma Senate Wednesday, dur ing a discussion of the Kingfisher capital bill, a personal encounter occurred between Senator Brown of Oklahoma, and Senator Brown of Lcgan. The friends of both men, Including a,number of lobbyists,came to their aid and the gr atest confusion prevailed in the chamber for a time. It was Impossible to transact any business and the Senate fin ally adjourned. THE NEW AIR LINE Will Soon Bo Running If This Flying Macninewlll Fly. Chicago, December 11—In a lew weeks there will be witnessed the triumph of one of the greatest Inventions of modern times, or else some level headed capitalists will have to confess themselves victims of an unsuccessful inventor. At the Grand Pacific Hotel yesterday a stockholders’meeting of the Mount Carmel Aeronautic Navigation Company of Chicago, was held. Mr. Pennington, theinventor, an nounced that “within three weeks we will sail into Chicago in the first of our airships.” The meeting was virtually the first held of the stockholders of this corporation, which, it Is snld, has already a paid up capital of 8211,000,000. It is proposed to Invest this sum lu the manufacture of ships for travelling In the air. There were present at the meeting, either In person or by proxy, the following stockholders: E J. Pennington, of Mount Carmel, the president; J. C. L. Underwood, J. L. C. Pugh, and Mr Sink”, of Columbus, Ohio; Lucas Vau Allen, of New York ; Har ry Troy ford and O. Hawkens of Birming ham, Kttg ; W. C. Dewey and Frank Smith of Grand Rapids, Mich; R. H. Butler, of Mount Carmel: C. L. Chamberiand and James A. Pugh ot ('lilcagu, and others. At the meeting the prospects of the enter prise were discussed in detail. Mr. Penning ton explained that the first of the ships, with which it is proposed to navigate tne air at a raie of speed exceeding tnat of ocean steam ers, was now nearlug completion, and that the plans for a trial trip over the cuuutry had been completed. The trial would occur In «bout three weeks. Jhe ship would start Irom tbe place of its manufac ture at Mount Carmel, and travel to St. Lou is. From there It would sail to Chicago, and from there to New York. In addition to Mr. Pennington and his associate, there would be half a dozen newspaper men aboard, and tne Inventor yesterday also invited any of tbe stockholders who desired to accompany him on theljourney. tales of the sea. Incoming Vessels Continue to Re port Tempestuous Voyases. [Special to the Press ] Halifax, N. S., December 11.—The Don aldson line steamer Circe, Capt. Jennings, has arrived from Glascow. She brings the us ual reports of heavy westerly gales and tre mendous seas. Oa the fifth the main try sail, set to steady the ship, was carried away. At four p. m, Monday the wind was blowing harder thau ever before and the sea breaking clean over her. While kept at full spend the vessel did not make mure thau 11 2 knots an hour. The bunker coal be tween d- cks shifted giving the vessel a list. Every movable thing was carried away and it looked as If tbe vessel would fouuder. No baud darea go on deck. It was the worst blow the captain ever experienced. Brought Back to tho Ship by Another Wave. Baltimore, December 11.—Thrilling stor ies are told by the captains of the incoming vessels of the fury of the hurricane whtch last week swept the Atlantic.. Captain Klages of the bark Amy, which arrived to day says that during a terrific storm which began on November 30, in latitude 31:12. longitude 71:06, he saw several large vessels apparently in distress, but was unable to give any asslsstance as his own vessel was in dauger of foundering. Captain Klages sai s that in twenty years’ experience on the Atlantic he never before beheld such seas. Richard Cain, a young sailor, was caught by one'remeudous wave and swept away. A few moments later another wave swept over the Amy, caught the second mate, John Wilson, and in a moment he was over tbe bark’s side. His comrades saw him go but they could do nothing for the bark was caught in another wave aud thrown under a great mass of water which threatened to en gulf her. As she struggled to right herself a remaining wave struck her aud when it was run from her deck, the crew were surprised to see tbe form of their lost mate. He had been brought back bv the returning wave and though nearl} unconscious had clutched at a rope which he held while thewave swept by. During this excitement the cargo sud denly shifted aud the bark listed danger ously. Fortunately the storm subsided soon afterward. The vessel could have stood the storm only a little while longer. Gloucester Schooner Lost. Gloucester, Mass., December 11.—A tele gram to George Steele & Co., reports the fish ing schooner Plymouth Rock a total loss at Cape Negro, N. S. The crew were saved. The vessel aud outht were insured for $7000. _ TOO COLD TO DANCE. The Excitement Among the Indians Beginning to subside. Minneapolis, Minn., December 11.—The Journal’s Bismarck, N. D., special says: Major McLaughlins, agent at Standing Rock Indian Agency, was in town today. He says there is no danger of an outbreak aud never has been. Sitting Bull and bU lollow ers are still keeDing up the ghost dance on Grand river, but tbeir wild enthusiasm is rapidly abating. The Major thinks a week’s more cold weather will wind up the danc ing Washington, December 11.—General Schofield today received this favorable de spatch from Gen. Miles about the Indian sit uation: Reports from Geu. Huger aud Gen. Brooke are quite favorable. The presence of the troops now in position bad a demoral ing influence on the Indians. Those who a week ago were defiant and war-like, are now givit g evidence of submission. Gen. Brooke jreporis the Indians near Waite river have turned louse the stolen stock and are coming in. Col Curnner reports q alto a large uutuber of Indians in his vicinity who aie willing to obey his orders. The Second Victim. Bangob, December 11.—Thomas Vassar, who was in the accident at the American Ice company’s house yesterday, died this morn ing, aged 35. He leaves a widow and four children. _ _ An Unexpected Defence. Boston, December 11.—A despatch from Dover, N. H., to the Globe says that the counsel In the Sawtell murder case will take the ground of defence that Hiram sawtell is not dead.__ THE WEATHER. Light Snow and Colder Following Is the forecast of the weath r for Maine: Light snow; winds shifting to north westerly ; colder. Fair Saturday. Storm signals ordered at daylight today from Kastport to Atlantic City. Local Weather Report. Pobtlanu, Me., December 11,1880. >8 m , »m. Barometer. 20.622 20.003 thepnometer.. ... 22. .,1 32. Dew 1‘olnt. 1G. 24 Humidity. 80 07. Wind.....|'V N Velocity. 5 2 Weather.ICl’dlcs Cloudy Mean daily ther.28 4 Max. vel. wind. ... Maximum ther.35.71 Total preclp.03 Minimum the.r.20.1i woatr.er Observations. The following ate the United States Signal Service observations for yesterday. Decem ber lltb, taken at 8 p. m.,75th meridian time the observations for each station being given in this order: Temperature, direction of the wind, state of the weather: Boston, 10®, SW. cloudy New York, GO®, S, cluudy; Philadelphia, 44J, SW, cloud less; Washington. 44°, S, cloudlessy; Al bany, 36°, N, cloudy; Buffalo, 34®, W, snow; Cleveland, 38°, W, cloudy; Detroit, 34°, VV, cloudy; Chicago, 32°, NW, cloudless; St,. Paul. 42®, W, cloudless; l»uluth,20 , NW, cloudless; St. VtDcent, 31°, NW, partly cloudy ; Bismarck, 22®, N W, eloudlsss; Jack sonville, 82°, SW, cloudy. FREE COINAGE MEN CLAIM VICTORY. Not a Cheerful Prospect for the Friends of Sound Money. Women Winning laurels In the Civil Service Examinations. Mr. Manley’s Story of Perry Carson and His Irish Colleague. [Special to tbe Press.) Washington, December 11.—'Tbe recent manoeuvres ol Senator Plumb of Kansas In tbe direction of setting aside tbe federal election bill in favor of a silver bill, is sig nificant. Senator Plumb is, of all men In the Senate, nearest to tbe people of tbe West who have recently been overturning political conditions In that region. Mr Plumb is said to subscribe for, and read per sonally, every paper nublisbad in Kansas. From tbe small country papers be gets at public sentiment in Kansas nearer than any other oi tbe public men of tbat state. He has seen tbe violent sentiment growing up In the West in favor of tbe free aud unlimited coinage of silver, and bas directed bis course accordingly. Last session be was a persist ent advocate of free coinage, and this ses sion he is more active than ever. So are the other Republicans who are known as “silver equators," Teller ami Walcott of Colorado, Stewart and Jones of Nevada, and the men from the new states. Their anxiety to put the lederal election bill aside shows that there is in tbe wind a strong and confident movement to pass a free coinage bill. It cannot bo denied that tbe opportunity for free coinage legislation is better than the conservative men in the Republican party care to see. It has long been conceded that a free coinage bill would have a majority in both House and Senate. But it lias been generally assumed as true that tbe President would veto such a measuie and that this would he the last ot it. But now theie is more or less of rum r tbat tbe President’s veto may not be able to stop a free coinage bill. Tne free coinage people claim tbat they have the two-thirds majority necessary to pa-s a bill in the Seuale over the Presi dent’s veto. More than this, it is insinuated that there might be found in tbe House also a two-thirds majority iu favor of free coin age. li hardly seems possible tbat such can be the case, but it must be remembered that there are many ;memb> rs from Western Stales who have been more or less wavering upon ibe question for some time, but who iiave beeu held in the rauks of the conserva tives by tbe strong bold of party discipline. But party discipline cannot De so effective i ow as it was nefore tbe election. Tnat election has shown an immense sentiment in favor of free coinage all through the West, aud men wno foimerly treated tbe coinage question as more or less of a matter of theo ry, know now tbat It is one of th.i live aud troublesome political tacts. Probably a free Coinage bill will be stopped s ■mewhere if it starts this winter! hilt It will not do for the friemls of s mnd money to feel too secure. The chief examiner of the civil service has made up his mind that, so far as fitness for pissing the civil service examinations is concerned, women are a little smarter than men. From January 6,1886, until the 30th, of June, 1889, there were examined by the civil service examiners about 44,000 people, exclusive of those examined for the railway mail service. Of this number about 5000 were women. Of these women nearly four fifths mi -ceeded, while of the men only about oue halt succeeded. But while the women aie smarter In passing the examinations men are generally preferred in the depart ments. One of the largest street railroads In Washington has beguu preparations for putting in the storage system of electric motivo power. All the electric railroads in this country at the present time are of the kind used in Maine, the electric power be ing carried to the car by a wire strung over the track or carried beueath it. These wires are charged with electricity from connecting power houses. By the system to be used by the Metropolitan Company of Washing ton each car is fitted with a storage battery holding enough electricity to last the car while going for a certain distance. When the supply is exhausted a new supply of electricity is taken onto tne car. The storage batteries are carried tinder the cars. For the Metropolitan road, \ybich operates eight or 10 utiles of road it is expected that two power houses will be needed to recharge the storage batteries for the cars. This system is in operation in the cities of Paris, France and in Birmingham, England. When Postmaster Manley of Augusta, was here the other day he met the famous Perry Carson, who is an old friend of every man who has been a delegate to a Republican National Convention for the last ten or a dozen years. Perry Carson is a character, lie is six feet or more tall, black as a coal or almost as black, with a hearty laugh, a bright eye and aoout as quick a brain as;was ever put into the head of u negro or white man. Perhaps it is enough to say of Carson that in this city of Washington, of 250 000 in habitants, be is a political duke who has worried such men of national teputation as Iugersoll and Shellabarger. No matter who opposes him, Perry is always sure to carry the caucuses wheu delegates are to be elected to the national convention. Tne district ot Columbia has two delegates, and Perry gen erally takes with him some white man, some times quite a prominent man; but Perry is always master of the delegation. In the convention of 1884 Perry had with him an Irishman named Andy Gleason, who is as much of an Irishman as Perry is of a negro. They were both for Blaine, and to gether they made a great team. Mr, Manley tells some Interesting stories of them at the convention, the best of which is about the way Perry got himself on the Republican national committee It Is the custom at the conveution fur the delegations from the vu lous states to settle each upon the man wno is to be committeeman from the state. The district oi uoiumoia is eimtlea to a committeeman with the re-t. Perry ami Andy could not agree as to who should be the couimittemau. U"th wanted the place, so there was a per petual tie when the District of Columbia would attempt to make its choice of comrnit teemau. But Perry knew the ropes of the convention better than Andy did. So, when the call of states for announcement of com mitteeman begaD, Perry contrived to have Andy called out of tile hall. Then he wait ed for the District of Columbia to be called. As it was called, some oue who was friendly to Andy moved that the district be parsed temporarily. The chairman ruled that uo state or territory could be nassed. Perrv kuew that this would be the rullug, and the chairman had hardly ceased talking when i he big negro was ou his feet with the an nouncement, “Mr. Chairman, the delegation of the District of Columbia present as their uuanlmous choice for member of the nation al committee, Perry Carson ’’ The whole convention saw the point, and Perry was made the committeeman just as Andy Glea son came meandering in to see what all the noise was about. MAINE. Beats the Record. [Special to the Press.l Dockland, December 11 —The grand jury reported this inorniug with one indict ment against Walter Hall for assault and battery on Daniel W. Titus. Both are Dock land parties. This is a precedent in the Knox county criminal record. Judge Foster complimented the jury on their quick work and the small amount of crime reported. For Stealing Watches. Wiscasset, December 11.—Deputy Sheriff Patterson arrested Henry Muray on the ar rival of the train from Dockland this after noon, for the larceny of watches at Bangor and has him now in Wiscasset jail. He was recently discharged lrom the state prison. A Maine Man Its Pastor. Foxboko, Hass., December 11.—This af ternoon and evening the First Universalist church of this town was dedicated and Kt ▼ L. M. Powers of Bethel, Me., a graduate of Tufts College, installed as pastor, fhe church edifice has been wholly renovated and presents a very fine appearance. The Price of Selling Rum. Augusta, December 11.—Wm. Meader and Philena Alexander of Vienna, we^e sentenced to pay one hundred dollars aad costs and to thirty days imprisonment each, today, as common liquor sellers. The eig Shenandoah Sails Away. Bath, December 11.—Ship Shenandoah sailed this morning. A large party went down to the mouth of the river aboard. Two tugs accompanied her and she received many salutes as she passed down the river. THE OUESTION OF CANAOIAN ROADS. Portland Business of the Grand Trunk Probably Not Affected. Senator Frye's Sharp Reply to the Speech of Mr. Daniel. Facts from New York Against Ora tory from the Old Dominion. [Special to the Press.] Washington, December 11.—Inquiry at the Treasury Department today reveals the fact that Secretary Wlndom is at present considering the bonding privileges of Cana dian railroads, and will, before very long, ar rive at his conclusions thereon. Probably the results will be some rules modifying the bonding privileges of Canadian roads, but the a-surance is given that there will be the least possible interference with established business enterprises that are carried on in good faith. This means probably that as little interference as possible will be made with traffic like the long established busi ness of the Grand Trunk at Portland. At today’s meeting of tne House committee on banking and the currency, Ur. Morrill of Kansas was authorized to report favorably a hill to subject national banks and United States treasury notes to state taxa tion. In his report on this bill, Mr. Morrill says: "Your committee can see no good reason why one form of currency should be exempt Irum taxatiun while another is liable to be taxed. Gold and sliver are taxable, aDd certificates or treasury notes redeema ble in gold or silver ought to be placed on the same basis." MR. FRYE EXPLAINS And Says Some Things Wise and Witty About Democrats. Washington, December 11.—In the Sen ate today, the consideration of the election bill was resumed, Mr. Wilson of Iowa speak ing in its favor. Mr. Frye said that in his speech a few days ago the Senator from Virginia [Mr. Daniel] made a reference to the Lynde report. The reference seemed to point to the conclusion that be [Mr. Frye] had joined in the report. As many as six different times, what was known as the Lynde report had been cited, and he had been charged (he regarded it as a serious charge) with joining in that report. In the Bouse, at the last session, at least twice be bad been quoted as being in favor of the repeal of the supervisors law aud as believing (hat John I. Davenport had been false to his duty. He de-lred to say there lial never been any Lynde report. No re port whatever had been made bv the com mittee appointed to investigate Davenport in the 47tn Congress. He had tried his best to secure a report, but bad failed. A so called report, which undoubtedly contained toe views of Mr. Lynde, had been presented to the House and ordered printed and re committed- It had never seen the light of day from that hour to this. He was aware it had been quoted against him again and again. Messrs. Lynde and Forney and him self had constituted the suit-committee sent to New York to investigate Davenport. The document which was cabed the Lynde re port had never been read to the 'udlclary committee. Now, a bit of history: In the 45th Congress an effort had been made to re peal the laws for the protection of the ballot box. Tammany united with the Confedera cy of the South to break down every safe guard and protection, and open up the ballot box to every fraud and outrage of every name, character and description, and, of course, Tammany could not permit the United States law providing for supervisors, inspectors and marshals to remain upon the statute books. Therefore, Fernando Wood had presented, at an early day, a memorial signed by 63 citizens of New York, In which they represented that one John 1 Daven port, a despot, who neither regarded God nor law, had arrested them on election day, incarcerated them in prisons, and deprived them of the rights of American citizens, and they demanded that Davenport should be deposed and the laws under which he was acting repealed. The House directed the committee on judiciary to investigate the matter. The result of that investigation was that the committee were snowed under by facts, aud the same fate attended every other committee appointed to investigate It iiiunnail U*ina timao hod HsironnAtt Kaun brought before the courts and five times pro nounced not guilty. Referred to the so-called Lynde report, Mr. Frye said that in the House he challenged the majority to make a report. In the House h had made a sueech which he would not make in the Lotted States Senate. He had to choose bis words and tone himself down to senatorial dignity and senatorial courtesy. In the bouse he could have free range as the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Blackburn] knew, and as they both had taken advantage of. [Laughter.] Even after that aggravat ing speech, no disposition was shown to make a report. The pending bill was not a tenth part stringent enough, not a tenth part drastic enough in its provisions. If, in order to secure the right of an American citizen to freely cast bis ballot and have it counted as erst, it was necessary to put a bayonet be hind every baliot; he would put the bayonet behind it. [Mingled applause and hisses in the gallery promptly suppressed by the Vice President Mr. Frye proceeded to teview and eulogize Mr. Davenport’s method of supervising elec tions In New York, and incidentally de nounced the methods of naturalization ad opted by Judges McGunn and Barnard who, in 17 days, naturalized 47,000 foreigners. After having read copious extracts from Mr. Coxe’s report, and the testimony taken be fore bis committee, particularly that of Mr. Whitney, late Secretary of the Navy, giving high praise to Mr. Davenport for the honest elections ho had secured in the city of New York, Mr. Frye asked whether there was any Senator who believed a man not entitled to register should register; or a man not en titled to vote should vote. By the enforce rnent of the existing law the voting popula tion of certain blocks had been reduced over one half. Yet, he said, the Lynde report, made at the demand*of Tammany, said the law should be repealed so that Tammany should control the lower wards of the city, aud eet five votes where there were only two legal ones. Mr. Morgan asked what state Mr. Lynde was from. Mr. Frye—“From Wisconsin. The gentle man is above reproach in everything except his Democracy. [Laughter ] I do not re gard the average Democrat in polities as above reproach. The moment a man be comes a Democrat he becomes at once cap able of any fraud in the matter of votlDg.” Mr. Gray—“I suppose you know that opin ion is heartily reciprocated." Mr. Frye—“Very likely. The devil was never yet fond of holy water." [Laughter-] He went on to read an e litorUl from what he called a “good Democratic paper." “Not good.” lie added, “in the sense that a saint is good ’ The editorial was from the New York Times, commenting upon Mr. Gray's argument against the house to house provis ion in the bill preferring to it the position taken by Mr. Edmunds in support of that provision. Mr. Gray—“I hope the Senator endorses that editorial.” Mr. Frye—"No sir. If I did I should re gard myself as prepared to be committed to au insane asylum ’. [Laughter.] Mr. Daniel commented upon Mr. Frye’s delaratlon as to associating the bayonet with every ballot and that the suffrages should bo deposited at the muzzle of guns. That, he said, was the Senator’s conception of a re public, the bayonet and tne ballot ride by Bide. But that was not the conception of a republic whicn its founders had, not the conception c f a republic the American* peo ple bad today. ,, . Mr. Frve—"I said if it was necessary to secure a iree ballot.” Mr. Daniel—“There is much virtue in au ‘if’. This bill has got a bayonet with every voter if the supervisor of elections chooses to put it there.”_ Important Bills Passed. Washington, December 11.—The House today passed a bill providing a penalty for any person who, having the custody of bal lots and returns after an election h is been held, shall alter such returns or erase the name of any candidate for representative or delegate in Congress from any ballots In his custody, or in any way alter or deface the same with intent to aifect the result of such election. Tlie House also passed the fortifications appropriation bill. The Pension List. Washington, December H.—Pensions have been granted to the following Maine people: ORIGINAL. Lewis Thornton, Springfield. George L. Upton. Wbiio Head. Caleb Gilbert, Lewiston. H. F. Finhoru, Orrlngton. George W. Curtis, aearsport, Jarvis Clark, Springfield. Anna Scott, widow of Ezekiel Andrews East Belmont. ’ Eliza, mother of George A. Weymouth, Clinton. Washington Notes. J. L. M. Irby has been elected United South Carolina.10 8UCCeed Wttd« Jubu S' i^. Roberts has beeu appointed postmaster at Greenwood, Me. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Mltckell of fered a resolution, which was agreed to, in structiug the posi omte cwnmwee to inquire Into the feasibility ami advisability 0f a law for postal savings banks In connection with all or certain classes of post offices througb °UA ‘mutation offered Wednesday by Mr. Plumb for daily meetings of the benate at 10 a. m., and for recesses from 5.JO to 8 p. m., was taken upjyesterday. Discussion on Mr. Plumb’s resolution was kept up, amid con siderable excitement on the floor and In tne galleries until 2 o’clock, when It went over w thout action. Assistant Secretary Spaulding has in formed tbe collector of customs at Boston that entries cannot legally be made In Uulte a hooted lu the streets yesterday. Tne last time he tried to address the people, when the crowd made a rush for him, bustling him around and smashing his hat down over hts eyes. One man was arrested for assaulting Healy with a stick. Foreign Notea. Steamer Nepaul, Calcutta and Marseilles for London, went aground on Plymouth breakwater Wednesday night. She Is rapidly filling and will probably be a total loss. No lives were lost Joseph Cussen, who was sentenced to two years Imprisonment and to received forty iashes, was given a portion of the latter sen tence at Montreal, Weduesdsy. The whole punishment could not be iDflicted.tbe prisoner falntiDg at the first stroke and remaining In a state of collapse. The remainder of the punishment will be indicted In January. Before the opening of the session of the Quebec legislature Wednesday, a dispute arose between Premier Mercier and Mr. Le Blanc in which some very strong personal language was used, and which terminated In the agreement to “step outside and settle the matter.” Friends, however, interposed and prevented further hostilities. STABBED IN THE NECK. James Lyon Wounded by a Ship mate on 8chooner Georgia Barry. (Special to the Press.] Rockland, December 11.—A serious stabbing affray occurred on board the schoon er Qeorgle Berry, lying In the harbor, at 0.30 this morning. A sailor named James Lyons, belonging aboard, engaged in a dis pute with a mess-mate over some trivial mat ter, when the latter became enraged and drew a formidable looking dirk knife, with which he struck Lyons twice, first in the neck and again in the shoulder. Both wounds were deep and the blood ponred out In quantities. The assailant made his way ashore, bnt was afterwards arrested, lie proved to be Wm. H. Hunt, who claims Bangor, Oldtown and Sheep-cott Bridge as hailing places. A hearing occurred this afternoon before a trial judge. Hunt being bound over to the March term of court. His bonds are not yet fixed. SONS OF NtalNE. The Flrat Anniversary of the Somer ville, Mass., Association. Boston, December 11—The first auniver saiy of tho formation of the Association of the Sons of Maine of Somerville was observ ed this evening by s banquet at the Ameri can House. Among those pres ent were Col. C. F. Knight, who presided and Hod. A. A. Strout of Portland, the special guest of the evening. Alio alter uiuun luuiuuni iuuv ic, an address by the president. Col. King, and the singing of the praises of Maine in speeches by Hon. A. A. Strout, Dr. H. C. White, Lawyer D. F. Crone and Editor Robert Luce. At the business session of the association before dinner these officers were elected: President, Colonel Charles F. King: vice president*, H. II. Norcross, H. C. White, H. P. Makechnic; secretary and treasurer, C. C. Farrington-.executive committee, A. H. Carville, M. C. Par*hurst, C. H. Crane, Robert Luce, J. A. Briggs. Fisherman’s Hard Luck. Schooner Aberdeen, of Gloucester, from L» Have banks for Portland, with 17,000 ponds of fish, went ashore In a thick snow storm Wednesday night on Big Wood Island off Small Point, The crew succeeded in reaching the shore where they walked the beach all night in the cold unable to find shelter. In the morning they made a trade with a local skipper who brought the sea m-n and the fish from the wreck to this port. The captain staid by the wreck. Last night the eight sailors, being without mon ey, were lodged at the police station. They will sell their fish this morning and go to their homes. Siereopticon Course. The third lecture In the Toung Men’s Christian Association steieoptteon course was given at the rooms of the association last evening to a large and very atteutive au dience. The lecturer of the evening, Mr. A. F. Moulton of this city, proved blm*elf a very Interesting speaker, and held the closest attention of the andience to the last At the Close, Mr. Moulton gave a very interesting description of the famous Chinatown of San Francisco. The next lecture will be given at the rooms next Thursday evening. December 18. by Rev. .f. G. Merrill, P- P Seamen’s Setnel Meetings, Every day we have many arrivals and de parture* of fishermen and sailors In tbls port Captain Lane's audience, therefore, as is al ways the case at the Bethel, was composed last evening of many who had not been to hear him before. The Captain abounded in raaoy pleasing well pointed stories which will long be remembered. The audience sus tained him by taking a lively part in the ser vice of prayer and song. The captain will remain at least the rest of this week. Alt sailors, fishermen, strangers and non-church goers are especially invited. Cauterst Around tne tsoiler. The watchman la Allen’s mill on Kenne bec street discovered fire near the boiler last night. Tne flames fortm.ately bad not gained much headway, and tho watchman extinguished them. A telephone message brought coiunauy No I’e hose cart to the spot, but the file was exttegalshed befere IN arrival.

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