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A Merited Testimonial.

The heroic conduct of j. II. Williams,
switchman at the Beverly station on the East
ern railroad, and the presence Of mind of the
engineer of the Portland express, by which a
terrible accident and great loss of life was
averted last week is well known. A testimo-
NAL to both these brave men is proposed by
residents on the North Shore of Massachusetts,
and many others, the matter being in the
hands of Messrs. Sidney Bartlett and William
Endicott, Jr, of Boston, who will act as trus-
tees of fund which is now being raised for the
bene6ciaries. Parties desiring to contribute to
this fund may send their contributions to Will
liam Endicott Jr., 80 Summer street, Boston
About $500 has already been subscribed.
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I. Q. o. F.
Proceedings of the Grand Encampment.

S-~O ~~~--~-
The Grand Encampment met yesterday
morning at $50 o'clock, with full list of off,
GERS and members. Thirty-two new members
were admitted. The Grand Patriarch's report
shows that this branch of the Order is pro-
crossing, and that in most of the State the
Encampments are doing much work En-
campments have been instituted at Rockland,
Brunswick and vinalhaveD. Uniform Degree
Encampments have been instituted at Portland,
Bangor and Biddeford.
The Grand Scribe reports that three En-
campments have been instituted. There are
now thirty-eight Encampments, with a mem
bership of 3539, being net gain this year CT
267. There have been 2279 weeks sickness,
paid to 242 members, at an expense of 81, ,105.
Twenty-one patriarchs have been buried, at
an expense of S252. The current expenses
have been S6,552, the receipts S19,072, and the
invested fund is S4S, 300.
The Grand Treasurer reports as the receipts
for this year 81 1,3s4.71; expenses, S1,O4S.54;
balance cash on hand, S3,64S.S0.
The following were elected as officers for the
ensuing year:
GfanQ falrlarcn-EuWln a. Gray, PORTLAND.
Grand High Priest-A. f Richardson, Frye
burg
Grand Senior Warden-C. NJ. Lander, Au-
burn.
Grand Scribe n. G. Cummings. Portland
Grand Treasurer-C. B. Nash, Portland.
Grand Junior Warden-Melvin Higgins,
Portland.
Grand Representative-Isaac T. Clark, Port
land.
The tax on subordinates was reduced from
fifteen to ten cents per term. The name of
"Passagassawakeag" encampment was changed
to that of "Penobscot."
The Grand Patriarch made the following
appointments
COMMITTEES.
Credentials-J. V. Bradley, F. 7. Merrill,
f. p. Bennett.
Finance-F. e. Haskell, c. f. Guptill, w.
f. Garcelon.
State of the Order-J. W. Sargent, Byron
Kimball, o. B. Whitten, J. N. Read, S. G.
Hills.
Appeals-S. W. Cook, E. w. Conant, A. e.
Chase, @. H. Murch, r. G. Dyer.
Petitions-O. w. Bridges, e. A. Thomas,
G. l.. Godfrey.
Adjourned to meet in Bangor in 1884
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Third Maine Regiment

The Third Maine Regiment spent yesterday
afternoon at Lake Maranocook as guests of
Company K, who received them at Winthrop
yesterday forenoon. A procession was formed
headed by the Winthrop band which marched
through the principle streets, reaching the
wharf at o'clock, where the boat Androscog-
gin had been chartered for the occasion, Capt.
Davis commanding. On reaching the Lake
they dined with caterer Swan, speaking, dane
ing. boating, and relating of days of conflict
on the Potomac occupied the time until the
return at o'clock. Supper was served in the
Town Hall; toasts were given and officers
elected. goodly number of military men
were present. The ninth reunion must be
unanimously voted success.
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Found Drowned.

The body Of an unknown man was found
floating in the water at the end Of Long wharf
yesterday morning, by a fisherman named
Hopkins. The body had no clothes whatever
on it and was SO badly decomposed that 1t was
impossible to tell the age Of the deceased. He
is supposed to have been about 25. There is no
clue whatever to the identity of the dead man.
The body must have been in the water very
long time. Coroner Hall took charge of the
body and it was removed in Rich's wagon and
buried. 1t is thought the body might have
been that Of the man whose clothes and other
property was found on the beach at Simonton's a
Cove rtnight ago.
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CAUSES OF STRIKING.
Testimony Before the Senate Labor Com.

mItfee.
NEW York, Aug 15.-The United States
Senatorial. Sub Committee on Labor and Edu-
cation continued the inquiry today regarding
the telegraph strike. The examination Of
John s. McClelland was resumed. He submits
ted quantity of evidence he had proposed in
regard to the Iron Clad oaths which employees
in various industries were in the habit Of ad-
ministering to workmen when they received
them into service. The list included the pot-
terry mandatory of East Liverpool Ohio last
year which was administered in consequence
OF the lockout and which was the agreement
on the part of workmen in their employ not to
connect themselves with any labor organiza-
tions Witness said the Western Union adopt
ed similar plan and he could produce EN-.
poyees who could produce it. Threats had
been made by many railroad companies that
they would discharge any man whom they dis
covered to be members of the Brotherhood OF
Telegraphers, among others the Pennsylvania
railroad and Michigan Central company had
employed this means. Other instances OF
means taken by capital to ensave the work
ing men were given by witness. Among these
was a contract of the lease executed bv the
Hawks West Coal Company of Ansted, West
Virginia and its employers for rent OF houses
upon the property of the company, conditions
upon which employees of Kimball & Co., be-
cause they refused to abandoned the Union
OF which they were members, and the discharge
OF 100 employees of the firm of T. p & s. S.
Smith, shoe manufacturer of Burlington, N. J.
because they refused to give up their union.
Witness also furnished statistics regarding
strikes which occurred during recent years.
Since 1870 the number of recorded strikes In
Europe was 1852. The trade In which most
frequent strikes occurred was the coal mines.
The building trades came next in order.
John Mitchell, editor of the Telegraphers'
Advocate was next witness. He gave an ac-
count of his life as an operator in the telegraph
service.
Patrick J. Tierney, an operator in the Will
office testified that the longer man remained
with the company the smaller his salary be-
came. He said that owing to the migratory
habits of the average telegraph operator, the
company was enabled to fill positions vacated
by first class men at lower salary. The con-
tinuance OF this system was the means OF great
ly reducing the wages of all classes of opera
tors.
Alfred Fred II. Seymour, an old telegraph
operator, testified that the salary of first class
operator should not be less than 800 month,
and his hours of labor not more than s. Other
operators gave similar tes timony.
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Another Burglary.

The schooner Little Kate, Capt. Freeman
Griffin, was entered Monday night as she lay
at Commercial wharf and the provisions aud
the oil clothing, booth and other dunnage of
the crew stolen. The loss was not discovered
until the schooner got out to sea and she was
Obliged to put back and restock.
The Express says "a certain rum shop was
entered by burglars the other night and about
$40 worth of liquors stolen. The thieves en-
tered through window and going into the
cellar where tina stuff was, succeeded in get
ting away with liquor, jugs, bottles, and ALL"
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THE INDIANS.
An Apache Raid.

TOMBSTONE, Arizona, Aug. ia special
courier from the headquarters of the army
operating against the Indians in Opposura,
Sonora, Mex, says: ''The Apaches on July
80 made an attack on the village of Nacori,
where Lieut.. Moredo is stationed with small
picket of State troops, killing five of the
guards. Several of the Indians were killed,
and Lieut.. Moredo was slightly wounded
After the skirmish the savages had things all
their own way and drove off large hordes of
eatfla
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G. A. r. Excnrsion.

Trains for Maranocook will leave at $40 to-
day, and it is earnestly hoped that all ex-sol-
diers and sailors and their families and citizens
generally will make special effort to spend
the day at the Lake. The State Relief Corps
will hold session during the day. Amuse
ments Of many kinds will be INDUCED in
Prizes distributed for boat racing, ladies' arch
cry, and auger brigade. Music all day by
Chandler's brass band and orchestra.
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Railway Accident at Cumberland Mills

hallway Accident at Cumberland Mills.
Yesterday morning freight train on the
Portland & Ogdensburg railroad ran into the
morning mixed train on the Portland & Roch
ester at the junction of the two roads at Cum
berland Mills. The Portland & Ogdensburg
engine struck the baggage car on the Portland
q Rochester train, throwing it from the track
and blocking the regular trains on both roads
Tor more than an hour. The damage was not
heavy and no one was hurt.
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ST. ALBANs, August. 15.-The directors of
the St. Albans Trust Company have issued a
statement to the effect that the Vermont
National Bank owes the company $4,000,
which is secured by the stock Of the bank, and
and considerable portion of this may yet be
saved The Trust Company also holds consid.
cradle paper, but the amount is not stated, OF
the Norwood Lumber Company of New York,
but this is secured BY an assignment of the en-
tire property of the company, consisting OF
10000 acres, three large mills and valuable
machinery, and other property, which If iu-
diciously managed is undoubted security for
the debt The other assets of the company are
real estate mortgages notes, &C., which can
be served without great loss. The directors
state that they see no reason to apprehend any
loss to depositors in the end, but it will be
closed up and receiver appointed, who will
declare dividend as soon as possible.
Mr.. Chapman returned to New York today
after inspection OF the Southeastern road, and
stated that he would recommend its purchase,
Saturday.
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City of Portland.

MAYORS OFFICE, l
August 9th, 1888.
NOTICE.
pY order of the City Council. am requested to
ID call the attention of the citizens of Portland
by public ADVERTISEMENT the great desirabiliy of
inaugurating combined movement against the cat
erpiliar raid upon our shade trees and shrubbery.
The small sum which the city could afford to ex-
pend toward riddance of this evil would be of no
avail, and could not stop the plague any more than
. like sum would stop the approach of a tornado.
land, by combined effort of every householder, do
tomorrow morning and each morning thereafter,
until rid OF the pest, by such means they may
deem proper, make vigorous effort to exterminate
In front of each house the caterpillar and its prog
sny.
aug1Od1w J.w, DEER ING, Mayor
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MINOR TEI,EGRAMs.

Orders have been issued at the Treasury De-
partment for the opening of all life saving sta
tons on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts the first
OF September next.
Jno w. Mackay bonanza MacKay) was
yesterday elected director of the Postal Tee-
graph Company In place of Joel B. Ehrhardt,
resigned
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The VIII of George f. Lewis.

Mr.. George f. Lewis will has been present.
ed for probate. He leaves one-half of his prop.
erty TO Mary Abbie Lewis, his widow and
one-half to Lucretia May Lewis, hts daughter.
His widow is named as executrix. The will
was filed in the probate Office yesterday by
Enoch Knight, attorney for the widow. The
estate is expected to aggregate about $4,000.
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A WORD TO THE WISE.
CITY ADvERrIsEmENrs.
City of Portland.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
August 8, 1888. !
I'm petition of Trustees of the Estate of j. B.
" Brown, for permission to erect and maintain
q stationary Steam Engine of One Hundred and
twenty horse power on Congress street; notice is
hereby given that hearing of all parties interested
In said petition will be had Monday evening
September Sd, A. d. 1888, at TIA O'Clock p. m. at
the Aldermen's Room, City Building.
GEO. G. BURGESS,
aug9dlaw3wTh City Clerk.
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Italy Threatens Morocco.
THE DOMINION.


MONTREAL, Aug. 15.-With reference to the
reported outbreak of the foot and mouth dis
ease among Canadian cattle in Bristol, ship
pers have not credited it and the veterinary
college officers declare emphatically that It
does not exist in Canada
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THE CHOLERA.

ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 15.-The number Of
deaths here yesterday from cholera was 40.
LONDON, Aug 15.-Tnere were 376 deaths
from cholera in Egypt Tuesday.
Mild Cases i'm Holland.
FLUSHING, Holland, Aug. 15.-There have
been three deaths here from ordinary cholera.
There have been no case of Asiatic variety and
ma alarm is felt
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Train Wreckers.

NASHUA, N. H., Aug. 15.-The 7.45 p. m.
Montreal express passenger train due here at
portion of steel rail two miles below Man.
chester, which had been placed across the
track by train wreckers. The disabled engine
reached Nashua with the train 30 minutes
lates.
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POLITICAL.


DETROIT, Mich, Aug 15.-The Prohibition
State Convention to-day at Eaton Rapids voted
the platform of the National Convention at
Chicago; declared in favor of constitutional
and statutory prohibition; arraigned the Re-
publican party for bad faith in not submitting
the question to the people, and declared that
that party is incompetent to deal with the
liquor question.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

Published every day (Snndays excepted by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 90 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND. ME.
TERMS: Eight Dollars a Year. To mail Subscrib-
ers. Seven Dollars Year, If paid in advance.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch of space. the
length Of column, constitutes square
Sibo per square daily first week. 70 cents per
week after; three insertions less, $780, continu-
ing every other day after first week, 90 cents
Half square three insertions or less 70 cents; one
week, $l.o0; $50 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head of "AMusEMENTs" and "AUcTToN
SALES" 50 90 per square per week; three insertions
or less, $l.5O.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50 a
year; if paid in advance, $500 year.
Advertisements inserted IN the "MAINE STATE
Press (which has large circulation in every part
of the STATED for 90 per square for first insertion
and so cents per square for each subsequent Dser-
ton.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING 90.
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Judge RIack I'll.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug 15.-The Senate to-
day passed resolutions Of sympathy for the
of the United States. who is now living i'll at
his home in York, Pa.
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RICHMOND, Va, Aug. ia telegram from
White Sulphur Springs announces the death
there this morning Of Pierre Bernard, the hus-
band of the late Caroline Ritching Bernard.
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John L. Whiting & Sons nine stand first in
the commercial championship. They play the
Dirigos at presumpscot Park, Saturday after
noon.
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<AeSots. 4o,6o%sAo "
There is one matter which have not taken
into consideration. The firm have accepted
drafts for hides to arrive, to the amount of
464,5l lis Id stg. on letters of credit.
The title to the hides never has vested in
them, the bills of lading being in names of
bankers. Whether or not there will be any IL
ability of claim against Messrs. f. Shaw &
Bros. in connection herewith, cannot state.
HENRY A. PIPER, Accountant.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
statement Mr.. Niles, representing New
York creditors, moved the appointment of
an advisory committee of five to act with the
assignees and in all questions of doubt to decide
in favor of the creditors, Mr.. w. b. Storer, of
Bank OF Commerce, moved the appointment
by the chair OF a committee OF three to nomi-
nate an advisory committee of five an amend
ment which Mr.. Niles refused to accept. MIR.
Cole moved as an amendment that the powers
OF the committe be extended to that of inyesti-
gsiion into the affairs of the Shaw b ros., to
report at future meeting of creditors. Mr..
Proctor favored the appointment by the chair
of committee to nominate the committee of
i've, the second committee to be subject to the
approval OF the meeting. Mr.. Niles thought
that any committee which might be selected
should originate from the meeting, and not
from any one source. After q little further
discussion all motions and amendments were
Withdrawn, and Mr.. Niles moved that a COM
mittee of nine be appointed by the committee
to nomidate an advisory and investigating com
mittee OF five, to be approved by the meeting.
A creditor, who refused to give his name,
asked what legal power such q committee
would have over the affairs of the Shaw Bros.
after the assignment to Mr.. Wyman. Mr.,
Cole answered that the law gave a majority OF
the creditors, by number and amount, power
to select an assignee to act with that OF the
firm, the committee to step in and decide in
case of a difference between the two. The mo-
tion to select a committee of nine at large was
carried, and the following gentlemen were
Storer of Boston, N. w. Rice of Boston, b. d.
Cole of Boston, President of the Shoe &
Leather Bank, W. f. Lawrence of Boston, f.
II. Todd of st. Stephen, N. B., Stephen r
Small Of Portland. f. III. Harris, President
Third National Bank, Springfield, B. r.
Brooks, of Brooks, Ball & Storey Boston.
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STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoaerN COUNTY

East Turner is Dragging a triae about a
smart girl. The young lady's name Is Eva
French. She is sixteen years of age. In con-
sequence OF scarcity o. help in the haying sea-
son, Miss French, whose father is one Of East
Turner's well-to-d do farmers. put on her broad
brimmed hat and went into the bayfield,. She
has this summer driven pair of horses on the
moving machine to cut twenty-five acres Of
grass, and has raked the same with q horse
rake and pitched it into the barn with horse
pitchfork. The farm cut nearly forty tons Of
hay.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Augustus Ouilette, Frenchman, residing in
No. 2, Range 6, was killed in that township
last Wednesday, while falling trees 1t seems
he was struck by large limb of the tree he
was falling. A brother of this man was killed
last spring ON the east branch of the Penobscot,
by pile Of logs rolling upon him.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Bangor is known as one of the great lumber
markets Of the world. Before 1916 little lum-
Der had been cut on the Penobscot waters. In
that yeor 100000 feet or thereabouts were cut.
The grand total OF the amount of long lumber
manufactured and sold at the port of Bangor
from 1876 is, approximately, S,012, ,044 ,91S feet
The Lincoln Pulp and Paper Mill Company
have voted to accept the act of the Legislature
allowing them to increase the capital stock to
S250,000 and voted to set the stock for the
present at S150,000 to be issued by the directors
as required to supply working capital
A. w. Wetherbee of Lincoln has invented
and constructed great improvement on the
Indian birch canoe, being made of tin, which
is very tight, and to avoid the great dan - of
upsetting or filling with water and sinking, OF
being swamped in rough water, he has conven-
iently arranged on either side series OF air
chambers
Mr.. Oliver H. Hymes died recently in Or
rington at the advanced age Of SO years and
II months Mr.. Hymes had remained smart
aud active and showed no falling or weakness
of old age, until about two years ago. lie was
born in Montpelier, VT, in 1889, and for
MANY years was a stage driver, having FOL.
lowed that occupation in nearly all the New
England Sta tes. He has been a resident Of
Orrington for thirty years or more.
FORK COUNTY.
Arthur D Edgecomb, NJ D., a well-known
and respected physician of Lancaster, Mass,
died on the 9th inst. of Bright's disease of the
kidneys, after lingering and distressing i'll
ness Of four years duration DIR. Edgecomb
was born in iLivermore, Me-, In December,
1919, and was at his decease nearly GA years
of age, His medical education was received at
Brunswick and his first settlement was at Bux-
ton. Later he praeticed quite extensively ia
Auburn and Lewiston. He went to Lancaster
in May, 1874, hoping by change of air to get
relief from the asthma, in which he was not
disappointed. Soon his practice became ex-
tended, and he was highly esteemed in his
profession as well as man of excellent char
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FOREIGN.
Twelve Miners Killed.

LONDON. Aug. 15.-While 10 men were
being hauled to the surface at the mine near
the town of Redrulh, Cornwall, to-day the
rope broke and II men were precipitatsd to
the bottom of the shaft and instantly killed.
ns.~rJ~- -. -.
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Free Ban,lst Oamn-Maatino

The following will be the programme at
Ocean Park to-day:
Ca m.-Bible Reading. Mrs. B. F. Hayes.
10 a. m.-Business Convention.
.. 30 p m.-Papers by Miss Ida Fullerton and
Mrs. F. Dur gin.
7.3o p. m.---Address. Ten Years Work. Mrs.
E. L. McLaughlin,
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tn6 Dottom OF tne smart ana instantly Killed.
Disorder i'm st. Petersburg.
ST.. PETERSBURG. August 15.-Arrests of
students occur daily. Much dissatisfaction is
discovered at the Cadet school in the South.
As regards the attitude Of the students in civil
schools, the Minister of Education has ad-
dressed circular to all subordinates more or
less important Traces of sedtious propaganda
have been discovered in thirteen gymnasia
and ten schools Of q secondary class. The
scholastic authorities have been urged to en-
force discipline in educational institutions and
call call in the aid Of the police if necessary.
Depositors Wceck n Bank.
q LONDON, Aug. ia party of depositors in
a small savings bank In London were angry at
their inability to draw their money on demand,
and entered the bank and wrecked the prem
ises The police refused to interfere.
Two Days Battle.
LONDON, Aug. 15.-The Standards despatch
from Durham reports that there has been two
days battle between the followers of Cetewayo
and those of Usibepu, with great slaughter on
on both sides. Usibepu has been defeated and
has fed
Italy Threatens Morocco.
The Exchange Telegraph Co. has despatch
from Gibraltar, saying the italian envoy at
Tangier, Morocco, has lowered the flag OF the
consulate. The inhabitants are in consequence
in state of great panic.
This hostile act on the part OF the enemy is
on account Of the Sultan of Morocco not hav-
ing yet yielded to the ultimatum of italy in
sisting upon full payment OF claims of italian
subjects. An Italian squadron is in the har-
Dor in readiness to support the demands OF the
ultimatum.