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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-15
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

Bismarck S health is improved
The Liberal party in Germany shows signs
OF disintegration.
The Senate committee on patents has agreed
to recommend the passage of bill to extend
the patent of Gill of Massachusetts for the
machine which is almost universally used in
this country for the formation of hat bodies.
The residence of Richard johnson Lear
Dennlson, Iowa, was burned Saturday and two
daughters persisted in the flames.
Samuel Redd, recently discharged boss of
the street scrapers of Sacramento, fired PTS
tot at Mayor Baxter of that city Saturday but
without effect. Redd was arrested
j. X. Upton will succeed Assistant Secretary
Hawley in the Treasury Department and the
nomination will be sent to the Senate today.
Several American officers were arrested at
Callao recently on suspicion of being engaged
i'll the revolutionary movement against the
Peruvian government The arrests were made
without cause and the officers making them
were dismissed.
At Howell, Mo, recenty,a man and his two
daughters were found murdered in their home
Robbery was the object.
Ice formed quite rapidly in the Hudson
Friday night and navigation is exceedin civ
difficult.
1t is probable that there will be a general
lockout OF piano makers in New York today
Ii so some 1900 workmen will be- idle.
The marriage of the Gro gn Prince of Aus
tria with the Princess Stephanie of Belgium
is regarded as important as bringing Belgium
into the ring of States Bismarck is forming
around France.
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WRECKED.
Loss of the Steamship Montana
PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED.

LONDON, March ia despatch from Holy
head to Lloyds, says the steamer Montana,
from New York, March 2, which arrived at
Queenstown yesterday and proceeded for Liv.
erpool, is Oh the rocks in Church Bay. Some
of the crew and passengers landed at Holy
head.
Twenty passengers of the steamer, her pur-
ser and portion of the crew have reached
Liverpool in tug The following is a passen-
gers account of the disaster:
The night CAST night was beautiful and
clear until midnight, when fog rose. At
$50 a. m, when the Montana struck, Capt.
Gould and second officer O'Neill were on the
bridge. Striking witt: heavy grating sound
it aroused the saloon passengers DIR. Gard
ner, who was on deck, was told by the cap
tain to arouse the passengers. The boats
were at once got out, there being no confusion
and not the slightest panic, the captain telling
the passengers if they quietly obeyed orders
all would be right Six females with third
officer Williams were placed in one boat, and
six males in another with the fourth officer
These were pulled to Holyhead In the mean.
time guns were fred and blue lights burned,
showing the locality of the disaster. Church
Bar is four miles from Holyhead.
The Montnna belonged 10 the Williams &
Guion line of packets. She was an iron vessel
of 1922 tons, built at Jarrow-on-Tyne( England
in 1873, and was owned by the Great Western
Steamship Company.
The lights of the Montana were seen nv a
tug in the neighborhood and it immediately
went to her assistance. arriving alongside at
O'Clock. The mails and baggage were at once
got up and at 6 o'clock the tug started fol
Holyhead with the purser, doctor, part of the
crew and remaining passengers, and taking OF
board other passengers who landed at Holy
head, steamed for Liverpool. The pilot wa.
asleep below when the Montana struck. AL
speak in the highest terms of the conduct O
the officers and crew. The latest accounts say
the fore part of the vessel was fast on thu
rocks and the after part afloat The fore com
partment is full of water. Three tugs were
sent from Liverpool to her assistance and will
endeavor to float the vessel. 1t is feared she
will become total loss, but it is hoped all thu
cargo will be saved. The beef will certainl,
be saved
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sssla.est,c sEn..lesa.

(by lelegrapn.)
NEW YORK, March 13.-The market for Bread.
stusifs and provisions during the past week has
ruled fairly active. closing barely steady with weak
CoTroN-The market closed dull at 1874 for
Middling uplands and 1850 for middling Orleans;
sales for the past week have been 1000 bales the
spot and 72S,OO0 bales for future delivery.
FLOUR closed quiet and weak; No 2 at 3 60Sl4 As;
SuppeTfine Western and State at SO05 %; COM
mon to good extra Western and State 40G5 80;
good to choice do at 1907 81; common to choice
White Wheat Western extra at Soll6 Al; Fancy
do at 9 5097 80; common to good extra Ohio rs
al 40; common to choice extra st Louis at 5 COG
30; Patent Minnesota extra at 0OdS Co., choice
to double extra 10dS 10; City Mills extra for the
West indies at 8 3oa6 50; low grades extra 40@
~; Southern flour quiet; common to fair extra at
Io4o 70; good to choice extra at 4097 80; the
sales for the week have been SO. 600 bbs.
G. RYE FLoUR-quiet and steady at 4 soG5 10 for
CoRN-AIEAL-quiet; Western Yellow at 2 roo
2 so; Brandywine so; Bag meal fairly active and
shade better; coarse at 1 1891 Is: fine Yellow at
l 20G1 25 fine White / 25d1 3d.
WHEAT-market closed dull and weak No 2 Red
Winter on spot at 4914 91 49$4 il 4S1s for April;
al 43; No Milwaukee 43a1 40; sales of No l
White for April at 45d1 45Ia sales for the week
have been $40, 900 BUSH
CoRN-the market closed easier: No 9 ON SPOT at
6O1296lc; sales for the week have been ,026, 900
bush.
OATs-market closed easier; No White at 5os4
051c; No 2 do 4714 @471ac; No White at 461sc;
No Mixed 43c: No do 47a471sc; sales for the
week 355, 600 bush.
pdieiJ steduyi new mess on spot at
y 25G12 STA April at ~ Is bid; ~ 20 bid for
May; sales for the week 1400 bbs on the spot, and
5000 bbls for future delivery
Lard-closed quiet; prime steam on spot at 6 60;
April g, So bid; 20 bid for May; 721a bid June
refined nominaly at Sc; sales for the week 16. SOC
ties on the spot and 250 ties for future delivery
Talow quiet at 6$s961ac.
BUTTER-steady;S State and Western creameries So
937c; Western and State diaries lS@29c.
CHEEsE-quiet and steady; State factories at 13a
| 14aSc; Western l214 9l414c.
WHIsKEY quiet at 1 10 " gal. for Western.
CHICAGO. March 14.-Wheat lower at 1 1894 fol
March; l 221a April; 22Ts MAY. Corn lower al
| 36lac for March; 1864 for April; 4O1sc for May
40s4c June; 4114c July. Oats quiet at 3114 c fol-
| March; 3l$sc for April 3o3sc May; 3514 C June.
| ST. LOUIS, March 13.-Wheat higher; No Red
| at %; No at 21; No Spring Ibid. Corr
quiet: No 2 at 1914 cash; 361sc April; 37Ts May
DETROIT March 13.-Wheat is dull; extra nomi
ma; mo White at 1 27A; l 27N March; ] 2714
| for April; 28ss for May.
| MILWAUKEE, March 13.-Wheat is dull at / S31
| for March; 1885 April; 227s May.
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NAME.

Ice Business on the Kennebec.
GARDINER, March 13.-The companies in
this section are now running night and day,
encouraged by the cold weather. Ice of good
quality is being secured most Of which is
stacked outside the houses for early shipment.
The city continues to be flooded with icemen.
New corners are arriving almost daily. Most
of the companies have disposed of more or
less of the stock, but large amount will be
held in hope of higher prices next summer.
The schooner which wintered at South
Gardiner is now loading from the river for
New York. She will be the first vessel to
leave this part of the river. The New York
ice company being unable to make satisfactory
arrangements here are at work cutting on
Unity Pond shipping by rail to Belfast thence
by vessel. One hundred and thirty thousand
tons in the vicinity of Bowdoinham will be
shipped as soon as the Kennebec and Cathance
rivers are open. Three new tow boats from
Washington will be added to the large mum.
Der on the Kennebec to accommodate the
many vessels the coming summer. The price
now ranges to 50 to So.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, March IA.
Postmasters appointed-Chas. P. Church
East Bradford; Matthew G. White, Greenfield
Pedobscot county.
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HAVANA. March 13.-Sugar, owing to unfavera
BILE advices from abroad the market during the past
has been fairly active, closing with an advance on
some grades; No 10 to IL at at Sage reals gold
per arrobe; No 10 to 20 d at 9A gil reals; Mo-
do Suagr common to fair 71497s4 reals; Centrifu-
gal Sugar So deg polarization in boxes and hhds al
914@9M reals; stock in the warehouses at Havana
and Matanzas So 900 boxes, IL 100 .bags and 1885,
600 hhds; receipts for the week IL 200 boxes S4OC
bags and IS 800 hhds; exports for the week 5000
boxes, 1887 bags and Il, 900 hhds, including &C
boxes, 1900 bags and 80 hhds to the United States
Molasses active 80 degrees polarization 7A@71a
reals gold per keg. Freights firm and unchanged.
on United States 60 days gold at 4a4a prem shor
sight do at 5@51a,prem.
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In this city, March Is, Mrs. NJ. B. Cushman, wild
ow of the late E. Il. Cushman.
Funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at No.
400 Cumberland street. Burial at convenience of
the family.
In this city, March 10, frankie p, only child of
F. Herbert and Anna G. Melcher, aged 2 years 10
months.
Prayers az the house. No. So Atlantic street, this
Monday forenoon at 101a o'clock. Funeral service
at the residence Of Mrs. Mary Q. Mecher, Falmouth
at 3 O'clock P. MI
In this city, March 18th, Miss Eliza R. Ingraham,
aged SO years. months, 26 days.
Funeral Tuesday morning at IL O'Clock from
her late residence No. 90 Atlantic Street,.
In this city, March 14th, of consumption, Eliz-
9months, 10 days.
Notice of funeral hereafter.l
In Scarborough, March 14th, Lille May. daughter
of Geo. E. aud Lucinda A. Gilman, aged 3 years,
months, 10 days.
In Ferry Village Cape Elizabeth March IA, An
gelne Lee, only daughter of Augustine F., and the
late Sadie Littlefeld, aged years 10 days.
Funeral on Wednesday afternoon, at 21a O'Clock.
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THE PIANO MAKERS.
1000 Workmen to be Locked Out To-
Day.

1000 Workmen to be Locked Out To-
Day.
New YORK, March 14-The National AS
sembly rooms were densely crowded today at
mass meeting of 1000 piano makers interested
in the great lockout ordered by the New York
Piano Manufacturers Association for tomorrow
morning. through the refusal of Steinway &
Sons 700 striking employees to accept the terms
offered them. Reports showed that the manu-
facturers who agreed to lock out the men are
Weber, Wheelock, j. Phaile, Fisher Brothers,
James & Hohenstraw, Billings, Pease. Haines
Brothers, Kranish & Bach, Heck & Co.,
Decker & Son, Behring & Co., Pease & Soh-
mer. These firms employifrom 100 to 500 men
each. Nineteen manufacturers refuse to join
in the lockout. Altogether about 1000 men,
including those of Steinway, find themselves
without employment, through the stubborn
ness of about one-sixth of their number. The
majority of the manufacturers who will not
close their factories are not members of the
Manufacturers Union, and about one-third of
these cannot be properly called manufactur-
ers as they only carry on repair shops. Stein
way Il Sons and in fact every firm which has
combined with them to end the strike by the
extreme step of locking out their employees,
were bitterly denounced by the speakers,
among whom were delegates from the bag
makers, silk weavers and other unions One
speaker said that the Manufacturers Associa-
ton was organized through the misrepresenta-
tions of Steinway to break the union of work.
men,
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European Markets.

By Telegraph.1
LONDON. Mich. 13.-Consos 9734 for money and
81 1916 for account.
LONDON, March 13-12.3O P. M-American secu
rities-United States bonds, new 5s, 1051s; now
41as, 10; new as, 1O91s.
LIVERPOOL, Mich 13-12.30 P. M.-Cotton market
very dull Middling uplands at TBS ;Orleans Tied
sales 5000 bales; for speculation and export none
receipts 200, all American.
ID; Winter Wheat 11@11 8; Spring Wheat 10
GIL; California average at 10 6l9112; club do al
11.1@11 Z; Corn at 912; Peas II. Provisions
&c.,-Pork at 81 6; Beef at rs; Bacon at 36G
81; Cheese 20; Lard 80. Tallow at 50, at London
446.
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The Wool Market.

BOSTON, March 49, Reported for the Press].-T
following is list of prices quoted this afternoon:
Ohio and Observation-Disclosures 6O062c: Choice
Xxx at 55@58c; Fine X 55956c; Medium 60@62c;
Coarse 5O952c Michigan-Extra and Xxx 54a55
Other Western-Fine and < 53,a55c; Medium 5S9
60c; Common 52@53c; Pulled, Extra 45@55c; Su-
pertne 47g7Oc; No l at 35d4Oc. Combing fleece
55G65; Fine delaine 55d65c California 2O045c;
Texas 2594Oc; Canada pulled 45(@55c; do Combing
50952c;S Smyrna washed 18d 27c; unwashed 12a15
Buenos Ayres 16(936c; Cape Good Hope 32a37c;
Australian 5Ot956c; Donsko 23a2S1Ac.
The market for all kinds of Wool has been very
firm throughout the week, prices still gradually adj
vancing, with good demand from manufacturers.
Foreign advices of the most favorable kind The
advance in combing Woods in Gaeat Britain has
placed these Woods beyond our reach, and it is
pected that a further decided advance is near at
hand.
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A NOTED CASE.
Conviction of Nathan Pratt, The Reading
Savings Bank Defaulter.


Savings Bank Defaulter.
BOSTON. March 13.-The case of Nathan P.
Pratt, treasurer of the Reading Savings Bank,
indicted upon fifty-two different counts for
embezzlement of funds of the bank, was given
to the jury, resulting in verdict of guilty on
twenty-nine counts. The case will go the Su-
preme Court on exceptions Pratt's bail being
fixed at $95, 900.
Shortly after conviction highly interesting
and startling paper, which has been in possess
sion Of Pratt's counsel, came to light. 1t is a
full confession by Sidney P. Pratt, a son of the
unfortunate man, and up to within a few
months of his fathers arrest chief clerk, book
keeper and cashier of the bank of which his
father was treasurer. He takes the entire re-
sponsibility of the defalcations and crooked
ness for which his father has been convicted,
upon himself, and details the manner in
which his stealings were effected. He alb
stracted mortgages, insurance policies, etc.,
from the bank, realized upon them, and re.
placed them with cunningly executed forger-
les. He stole $4,000 in government bonds
which he deposited in the bank as collateral,
replacing them in the envelope with old paper.
He negotiated spurious bank books upon other
banks TO the extent of $4,000, and system
atically stole from the bank deposits lwhen
handed in.
All of his defalcations and cratic transac-
tons were kept from the knowledge of the
bank officers and commissioners by alte rations
anu lrauuuloHt udidu'luS VI HIS aCCOuutS,
which however could have been easily discov-
cred by proper supervision. He says that the
exercise of ordinary care on the part of these
officials would have wholly prevented any
wrong doing on his part. His stealings from
the bank will aggregate $4,000. and will rem
der the bank insolvent and entirely without
assets to pay some 800 depositors. This con-
fession, it is stated, was written in Richmond,
Va. whittier he fed before his father was ar
rested. His present whereabouts are I'M
known.
The above paper was suppressed by counsel
on account of numerous civil suits against the
bank and for the reason that it might have in
fuenced the jury. Pratt's father had no
knowledge of or connivance in his specula-
tiOnS
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EXTENSIVE FORGERIEs.

of Two OF His Brethren.
RICHMOND, Va, March 13.-Dr. Luther r.
Dickinson, editor and proprietor of the Plan
ter and Farmers Magazine, and prominent
citizen, has been engaged for two years in
systematic course of forgeries, using forged en-
dorsements of letter Slickerson, proprietors of
own, which he offered at discount at various
banks, or sold to brokers. He has also been
passing endorsements of Rev. DR.. Taylor,
Baptist missionary to Rome, Italy, and Rev.
Chas. E. Taylor, Professor in Wake Forest
College, North Caolina, both of whom are his
brothers-in-law. The forger left the city on
Thursday and has not been heard from since
He left letter acknowledging his crimes In
vestigation show the frauds aggregate $4,000
or more.
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Boston Produce Market.

BOSTON, March 13.
The following were to-day's quotations of Butter,
Cheese, Eggs and Potatoes:
Butter-we quote choice creameries at 3Oa37c for
Northern and Western; new spring make Vermont
and New York at 25a Soc; winter made do 2Odl
Zoe; Western ladle packed 2O@25c; market steaoy
and prices sustained
Cheese-quoted at 141s915c for choice; 13914c
for fair to good; 10912c for common; the market is
steady.
Eggs are quoted at 15c for Northern and Eastern;
Western and Southern 14c; steady.
Potatoes-Northern and Eastern Rose at 5O658c:
Prolifcs at 55c; and Jacksons, Peerless and other
kinds at 4O945c; the fair demand and the market
is frm.g
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MARRIAGES.

In Wiscasset, March IL, by Rev. d. II. Sawyer,
David w. Munsey and Miss Mary F. Blain, both Of
Woolwich
In Bristol, March Z, Geo. l.. Marshall and Miss
Ella H. Brown, both of Bremen.
In Union, March 8, Joseph W. Simmons and Miss
Emma f. Walter, both of Waldoboro.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-A Victoria
dispatch says the express brings deplorable
news from the upper country. Cattle, sheep,
horses and pack trains are dying with great
rapidity. All through Nicola, Kamloops,
OKanagan and Lillovet the destruction of
stock is going on. Nearly all the live stock
will perish before spring. The loss is estimat-
ed roughly at $15, 900. Scores of stockraisers
will be reduced from affluence to poverty.
The snow lies from three to five feet in depth
and gives no evidence Of thaw.
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AFGHANISTAN,

Jan Disposed to Submit.
LONDON, March ia dispatch from Cabul
says the general aspect of affairs indicate that
there is hope. No hostile gathering is known
to exist in any quarter and the approaching
agricultural season is likely to leave the peo,
pie little leisure far for war
The latest accounts from Thuznee indicate a
strong Likelihood and that Mahomed Jan will
submit and that the puppet, Moosa Khan. will
be restored to his mother at Cabul. Abdul
Rahman Khan makes no sign. The troops at
Cabul will be reinforced by four regiments of
native infantry.
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In the suit Of the United States against the
Missouri Pacific railroad to collect income
taxes between 1864 and 1871, Judge McCrary
decided that as no assessment had been made
until 1873, when the property had passed int
other hands, no lien was created against the
road.
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CONGRESS will always be found Pure and re-
liable. 1t makes light sweet dumplings, buckwheat
cakes, pie crust, biscuits etc.,
~ Congress Yeast Powder and SHADES En- lish
Mustard received the award in the late Mechanics
Fair. Both sold by leading grocers, take no 9TH
er,
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Boston Stock Market.
New Xork stock nud mooney nlarhe,.

New York Stock and Money Market. ~
NEW YORK, Mich. 13-P. M.-The bank statement
was unfavorable but less so than last week. Money
closed at 4 per cent.
Sterling Exchange is higher and firm. We quote
bankers asking rates, 60 days bills, at 1854 per
lof 4S665 par value), and on demand $4.SS,
against $484G496M one week ago. Commercial
bills at S31414 1914 gold
(By Telegraph.)
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METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FOUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIaNALl
OFFICER, Washington, D. c.,
March Is, l A. M.
For New England,
higher barometer northwest to southwest
winds, stationary or higher temperature, clear
or fair weather.
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In the Dominion House of Commons Friday
Mr.. Mckenzie, leader of the opposition, de-
MED that the negotiations for reciprocity with
the United States by the late government had
been humiliating. He thought that the
United States would find before long that it
was for her interest to relax her trade policy.
Pacific Mail steamer City of Sidney was
damaged by fire at San Francisco Yesterday.
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Grand Trunk Elevator,
Foreign Imports.


Foreign Imports.
TROPANI. Bark Ada Gould-22OO hhds salt
to Dana & Co.
ReceIprs of Maine CenFal.
PORTLAND. Mch. IL.
For Portland, 20 cars miscellaneous merchandise:
for connecting roads, SO cars miscellaneous ner-
chandise.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland ssasiy Wholesale REarsset.
PORTLAND. March. IS.
The following are to-day's quotations of Flour,
Grain. Provisions. &c
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Closing prices at Portland Mining Exchange, by
I. H. Mansfield s. Co., brokers' 81 Exchange street,
Portland Me- March IS:
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Daily Domestic Receipts.


By water conveyance-1OOo bush Cornmeal to G.
W. True & Co.
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FOREIGN PORTS,

TLitest Dy European steamefs.I
Sid I'm Antwerp 23d, Cora, Coombs Hong Kong.
Since reported at Torbay in distress) Adelia HILL
Jenkins, Cardiff; Gen Fairchild Kelley Hong Kong
OF Blackwater Lghtship Goth, Lew G Burgess,
Starret, from Liverpool for Philadelphia.
Cid at London Feb 81, Normandy, Turkey, Bonn
bay; 2Sth, India Patten, Shanghae.
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The News Berlin despatch reports that
Gen: Melikoff has received notice from the
Nihilist executive committee, stating that
Valodetsky's attempt on his life was not made
by order OF the committee, that they had not
yet decided to kill him and that if the recent
attempt had been made under their direction
they would have provided better weapons and
means of flight for the assailant.
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LONDON, March 14.-The Standard'S dis
patch from Paris says: In spite of the semi
official denial it is clear the Cabinet is divided
on article of the Ferry educational bill. It
is semi-oficially said it may be necessary for
the French ministry to ask the Chambers to
turbances.
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NGCCREEDX,S
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