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BY I1EElF((1' PHI Ill.
MAINE.
Attannntad s1,icide IL saco

Attempted suicide 10 oSco.
BIDDEFoRD, Feb. 27.-G2man Hooper OF
Ssco, aged 45, a mason, attempted suicide by
cutting his throat today. He will probably
die. The cause wss continual trouble with his
wife and isalopsS. His wife had begun an ac-
ton for divafce on account of the abuse of her
hasbapS. She left HIM ones before for the
sap,o reason.
! Serious Accidents in Logging Camps.
BANGOR, Feb. 27.-At Con Murphy's lum-
Der camp, near Katahdin Iron Works, Thomas
Violet, of Oldtown, had his leg broken below
the knee yesterday. Mr.. Murphy had the in
jured man brought to the camp on stretcher,
bound his leg with bandages, prepared a box
for it to rest in and went 10 Oldtown,a distance
of about 80 miles.
Charles Larrabee, son of Gilbert Larrabee of
Machias, while working in the logging woods
yesterday. received the accidental blow of a
fellow laborer's axe, which struck him on the
foot, completely severing it at the instep he
was conveyed by his companions to Machias, a
distance Of more than 30 miles, with the mer-
curry nearly at zero, before medical aid was
obtained.
More CouGrabano Deer Captured.
BANGOR, Feb. 27.-Ibe game warden cap
tured at Dexter today at the express office 13
deer saddles in barrels and boxes bound to
Boston. The parties will be prosecuted.
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PRINTERS LOBBYING

To Defeat Mr.. Anthony's Amendment
Regarding the Government Printing
Office.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.- Yesterday and to-day
the halls and lobby surrounding the Senate
chamber have been filed by workmen from the
Government printing office, who are endeavor-
ing to defeat the amendment proposed by Mr..
Anthony to the sundry civil bill, directing the
public printer TO employ workmen at market
rates in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Rich
mond This is understood to be partly aimed
at the Printers, Binders and Pressmen's 8
Union, which now control the Government
office and assume 10 dictate rates and regula-
tions as to the employment Of workmen. The
rates now paid by the Government for its
printing and binding are from % to 40 per cent
more than paid in private publishing houses, the
price of type setting for instance being 90 cents
per thousand in the Government office aud 30
and 40 cents in other offices here and in the
cities named. A number of instances have
come TO the attention of Senators, and notably
in the case of a New Hampshire Senator, in
which worthy but destitute printer from New
HAMPSHIRE. who lived in town where there
was no union, was refused employment at the
Government office because he was not Union
printer. This matter has occasi0ned some irri-
tation among tho Senators, and it is thought
likely that Mr.. Anthony's amendment, or oDe
more stringent, will be adopted to bring the
office down to business basis and give many
capable printers and binders not members of
Unions an opportunity to share the employ
ment afforded by great publishing institution.
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AUGUSTA.
1886. 900 of State Bonds to Be
Cancelled.
THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT FOR
THE PROTECTION OF LoRsTERs.


Especial Despatch to the Press.]
AUGUSTA, Feb. 81
The State debt will be reduced to the extent
S3S5,000 on Thursday, bonds TO that amount
falling due on that day. State Treasurer Hol-
brook has made preparations to pay holders of
bonds in Boston or Augusta. This loan bore
interest at six per cent, and its liquidation will
save the State over $23, 900 annually in interest
PROTECTION OF LoBsTERs.
The at for the protection of Holsters has
been signed by the Governor 1t provides a
close time from August 18th to November 18th
OF each year, during which no lobster shall be
taken, sold or exposed for sale, under penalty
of fifty dollars for the offence, and one dollar
for each and every lobster II is also made un-
lawful to fish for, CATCH buy, sell, expose for
sale or possess for canning purposes or other
wise, between the first day of April and the
first day Of August of each year any female
iobsters, in spawn Or with eggs attached, or ally
young lobster less than nine inches in length,
measuring from head to tail exclusive of claws
or feelers; and when caught they snail be lib
Grated ali We under a penalty of one dollar for
each and every lobster.
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NEW YORK.
The Bagging Manufacturers and the
Tariff Bill.

The Bagging manufacturers and the
Tariff Bill.
NEW YORK, Feb GA number of bagging
manufacturers from al parts of the country
are In consultation here upon the proposed re-
duction of duty by the new tariff bill on bag
giDg. They claim that the reduction will en-
able the East India manufacturers TO control
the American market. There are so mills in
this country representing capital of $15,000,-
900.
Funeral of the Widow of Marshall Jewell.
The funerA services oyer the remains of the
late Mrs. Esther Jewell. were held this morn
ing at the residence of her son-in-law, Arthur
NJ Dodge. The Rev. DR.. Vincent read the
funeral services, which were of the most sim
pie character. Very few were present outside
the members of the deceased's family. Wien
the services ended the body was taken to
the Grand Central depot and removed by
special train to Hartford where fiDal services
will be held, and the body de posted in the
family vault.
P. j. Sheridan Not Yet Arrested.
P. j. Sheridan, for whose arrest it is stated
the authorities at Washington have issued a
W srraat, h as not yet been taken into custody
At the United States Marshal's office it was
stated to-day that that official had not received
any official intimaton of warrant having
been issued for Mr. Sheridan's arrest.
The Rochester Bank Swindle.
ROCHESTER, Feb. 27.--Receiver Atkinson of
the defunct City Bank publishes detailed
statement of the condition of the institution as
shown by the books. The liabilities amount
TO $685., ,125, $130,000 of which is preferred TO
savings banks. There is a probability that
depositors will receive about 20 per cent
Telegraph Wires to be Put Under Ground.
ALBANY, Feb. 27-In the State Senate to-
day bill compelling all telegraph and tele-
phone and electric light wires in New York
and Brooklyn to be placed under ground be-
fore March |, 1885 passed to third reading.
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STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGa1N COUNTY

A gang of thieves stole three harnesses and
two robes from farmers in Wales and Webster
Friday night. In Wales they forced open the
barn OF William Dingey and took harness;
broke into the barn of John Fogg and took
two robes, one of them a new Japanese wolf.
In Webster, they stole harnesses from the
bans of VIM. Colby and Henry Ennis. A
team was seen prowling around these towns at
midnight, but there is no other clue to the
thieves.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. w. S. Towle, the veteran trapper OF
Strong, trapped seventeen foxes last year.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The construction and passenger cars for the
Green Mountain Railway are to be built by
the Hinckley & Egery Iron Company and
transported to Mount Desert in sections
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
There are to be some changes made in the
Maine Central station in Augusta on or about
the 1st of March. Mr.. James M. Allen will
resign his position his position of freight agent
on account of failing health. Mr.. e. H.
Walker will have charge of both ticket and
freight department, Mr. E E. whitten acting
as freight cashier and Mr.. Harry O. Walker as
ticket agent.
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THE LAWRENCE FAILURE
Little Progress Made by the Subscrip
tion Committee.

4lGbl0 TrORFe5S MaQ6 Dy IDO SuDSCrlp
tion Committee.
LAWRENCE, Feb 27.-But little progress has
thus lar been made by the committee chosen
10 raise funds or adoOt some means looking
toward the relief of the Augusiinan Society
from the existing financial endorsements
The committee hosen to consider the ad dvisa-
bility of at once closing the parochial schools
have taken no action looking in that direction.
The annual exDence of their maintenance, in
Guiding interest on the school building is about
$4,000 year. The twentS-tbree sisters en-
ployed as teachers receive but $4,000 annually
Should fair be held, as has been PROPOSED, it
will not occur before next fall
No more attachments have been placed on
the church property, and one has been with
drawn, but there IRE more in the hands of
lawyers ready to be served. Next SUNDAY
evening the executive committee of Catholics
meet in the parorhial residence where plan
of action will be de cded upon. It is proposed
by members of the committee to close the par.
ochial schools March lst and that meetings of
the congregations of st. Mary's, Immaculate
Conception and st. Lawrence churches will
be held next Tuesday evening, when receivers
will be appointed from each to consist of a par
ish priest, one depositor and three disinterest-
ed parties, these to control all revenues of the
churches and disburse the same for tie benefit
of depositors. The city is being canvassed for
ub, criptions. Already over $4,000 have been
pledged. The priests propose to solicit finan-
cial aid from the Catholic societies through
out the country. Ii is not expected that the
Augustinian society will be forced into bank
raptcy as a sale of property would only realize
Is per cent divide nd for depositors.
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Judge Libbey's Charge in the Maine Cen

| Judge Libbey's Charge in the Maine Cen
trail Case.
The recent case against the Maine Central
railroad which was tried at Bangor was the
first case Of the kind under the new law, and
for that reason attracted more than usual in
terest. The following points from the Judge
charge win therefore prove interesting:
Judge Lbbey instructed the jury that 25
miles an nour, the rate at which the indict-
ment alleged the train that killed DIR. Pickard
was running, was not dangerous rate of
speed; that a railroad corporation under the
law has right 10 regulate the rate at which
its trains shall be run. This is not matter for
the jury to decide If it were so a jury in one
county might decide that 25 miles an hour was
dangerous rate of speed, and in another coun-
| ty that 10 or 20 miles was faster than tram
shoulk be allowed to run. Judge Libbey, there
fores instructed the Jury to take this point into
consideration in deciding the case. In regard
to the alleged negligence in reference to ring
ing the bell, the statute that governs this case
| says; "a bell of the weight of 80 pounds or
| more shall be placed on each engine used on O
railroad, and rung at a distance of 50 rods or
more from the crossing OF a way on the same
level or running contiguous thereto, and kept
ringing until the engine has passed the same;
and steam whistle, or, in cities and villages,
bell shall be sounded as warning at dis
| tance of 100 rods" 1t was claimed on the part
| of the prosecution that an omission to ring the
| DOll W do HOBAiSOnCO' l<iUuoJ luStEuCLcu
the jury that such Is not the rule OF law ~ udge
Libbey instructed the jury that an omission TO
comply with any statute provision is not of it
self conclusive evidence of negligence, but IL is
evidence for the consideration of the jury in
connection with all that is disclosed upon the
question of neglect. 1t would authorize the
jury to find neglect without other evidence,
but the Case might be such as would authorize
them TO find no neglect when the whistle was
not sounded or bell rung because it is possible
that i'll some cases to sound a whistle or ring
bell would be the most dangerous thing to be
done by the engineer under the state of cir
cumstances. For instance, suppose AN engin-
eer should see a horse approaching crossing,
frightened, ana trying to get away from the
driver. If in such a case he should omit to
blow the whistle, which might frighten the
horse still more, it would not be negligence to
the team OF driver. Judge Libbey instructed
the jury that ii must be satisfied that the per-
son killed was exercising ordinary care, such
as would be observed by prudent person.
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United Order of the Golden cross.


A Grand Commaudery United Order of the
Golden Gross for Maine was instituted las
evening by the Supreme officers of the world
Following were Ilhe officers elected;
Past Grand Commander. j. Perkins
Portland.
Grand Commander-Horace Mitchell, Jr.,
Kittery Point.
Grand Vice Commander-Mrs. NJ. w. Wash
burn, Lewiston.
rGand Prelate-Mr. Sanborn, WATERFORD.
Grand Keeper of Records--S j. Bassford,
NJ. D., Biddeford.
Grand Treasurer-C p Gerrish, South Ber-
wick.
Grand Herald-W. L. Hawkes., NJ. D., York
Grand Inside Guard-I. L. Spaulding, Rich
mond
Grand Outside Guard Rev. G. Russell
Springvale
Grand Trustees-T. Hersey, Auburn D.
M. Frye, Saccarappa; D. Long, Lewiston.
Representatives to Supreme CommaDdery
for One Year-E. c. Nealey, Kittery; L. l.
Day, Lewiston, for two years
Alternates for One Year-John G. Stuart
York; E. w. P,nkhani, for two years.
The above officers were installed by Su.
preme Commander John d. Young of Law.
renee, Mass, assisted by Supreme Trustee
Hawe8 of Great Falls, n. III.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
mound Mead In His Room.

WORCESTER, Feb. 27.-Henry e. Moulton
was found dead in his room at a transient
boarding house. He had been deai thirty
six hours or more when found. The woman
who occupied the room with him has disaD-
peared. Moulton is 20 years old and has been
in jail as a vagrant aud drunkard.
An Extensive Telephone Transaction.
Lowell syndicate has bought the North
western Telephone Company with the right to
the entire telephone business in Minnesota;
Burnett, Douglass, Paine, Polk and Saint Croix
counties, Wisconsin; the Territory of Dako-
ia north Of parallel 45. The lease with the
American Bell Company is understood to be
perpetual. The Lowell gentlemen interested
in the purchase are W. A. iDgham, G. j Gid
den, L N. d WINS, G. w. Hoyt, It. d. Shedd,
A. A. Coburn, A. G. Pollark, w. FL. Bent and
others, who, with several of the present West
ern board, will constitute the Board of Direc-
tors The details of he new organization are
not yet made public, but it is understood the
capital will be one million dollars, and the
stock put on the market at par. The territory
borght already has fifteen hundred suhscrib-
ers,and the field for extension is practically IN
limited.
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A Rival to Names Phenomen al Speller
The New York Times says Gloversville ha
a rival of the Maine girl who can spell words
backward with such remarkable facility She
is the daughter Of Rev. H. Graham, and is be-
tween and years of age. Any word which
she can spell in its proper form she can spell
with equal rapidity backward without any
previous notice she spelled backward the
words advocate. Notwithstanding, February,
Tuesday, satisfaction, synagogue, Constantine
pie, and temperance, Calling the letters so rap
idly that the eye could scarcely follow her
How she does 1t she cannot explain.
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WATERTowE, Feb. 27.-Cattle in better demand
and prices improved.
Market Beef-Extra at So 2509 90; first quality
259S 90: second quality at 0007 0O; third
quality at 25@4 10; receipts Of Cattle SS7 head.
store Cattle-Work Oxen " pair at Sl0O@S200;
Nilch Cows and Calves at S2' 14Sc: Farrow Cows
SIS GS32 fancy S5pGSS0 Yearlin9s SI2@S2O; two
Iars old S1o9S35; three years S25GS45.
:. Swine-Receipts 1O, ,097 head. Western fat Swine,
hve.6s4 G7M c: Northern dressed hogs S1a (083l O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts s, ,344; Lambs az {, a
sc ~ fb; Veal Calves 8 315a71zc
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Tha Braidwood Disaster.

BRAJDwooD, ILL.,, Feb. 27-ThiDgs look
more encouraging mere now. The pumps are
working better and the water is coming out
good deal faster than any other day since the
emptying process began. Sunday and Monday
the water lowered nearly two feet each day. 1t
is now So feet below the original level There
has been some talk of employing professional
divers to go down in the mine and search for
bodies. II is generally supposed that there are
more bodies about half mile from the open
ing of the main and air shafts The apertures
being SO small it would be next TO impossible
for divers to reach them. Contributions for the
relief fund continue TO come in.
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A smart Earthquake Shock in Connecti
cut,

NORWICH, CT, Feb. 27-At 1915 this even
ing he iI,habitalts of thi- city were ,tartled
by an earthquake which shook buildings and
ratified windows and glassware in startling
manner Tue shock lasted from three to five
seconds and was felt in extreme parts OF the
city. 1t was accom- panied by a deep rumbling
About the same time brilliant meteor shot
across the sky from the northeast northwest,
emitting dazzling bright light, which at
trscied the attention of persons looking III the
opposite direction and emitted flames which
gave total apparent diameter of eight feet.
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THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. ss.

METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICATIONS FOR The NEXT TWENTY -FOUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington. d G.
Feb. 2S, A. M.
For New England,
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer weather
with snow, south to west winds, falling barom-
ter duringe the day.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
Fair weather prevails except in the Lake re-
gion and st. Lawrence valley, where coudi-
ress has increased with snow. A storm of con-
siderable energy is now central north of Lake
Ontario and will move directly over New Eng
land to-day, causing warmer south to west
winds ana snow in New England aud he
northern portion of the Middle S ates. The
temperature has risen from 10 to 20 degrees in
the Lake region, Northwest and Ohio valley,
with sonthg to west winds. The Arkansas and
lower M ssssppi rivers have risen slowly aud
the Mississippi remain stationary at Cairo.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE

The Dartmouth sophomores Surrender
HANOVER, Feb. 27-The suspended Dart
mouth Sophomores have surrendered and have
been allowed to resume their former relations
with the college. The questions they refused
to answer, which caused their suspension have
been fully ans@ cred and the names of the par
ticipants in the recent midnight demonstration
around the college and professors residence
are consequently known now. Great interest
is shown in what The faculty will do with those
imnlicated
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(By Telegraph.)
CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Hogs Receipts 16, 200 head;
shipments 5000 head; higher; mixed s 3597 90;
heavy at Oo97 SO; light at 25g7 10; skips at
4006 80.
Cattle-Receipts 4,5OO heae; shipments $3.50;
market 10a15 higher; exports 9Oa6 5; good to
choice shipping at 2bG6 81: common TO fair At
5og5 10; stockers and feeders 25@4 So.
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THE FLOODS
The Lazees in GOOD Condition.

MEMPHIS, Feb 27.--The levees are general
ly in good condition The river is expected to
come to a stand today, with no additional rise
from above. The levees on the Mississippi
side of the river will protect the country from
overflow.
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LIVERPOOL, ENG Steamship Montreal-5O bars
iron to j Moore Co, 157 bars and "a bdls iron
to y II Allen Il Co. packages rags 10 ID Torrance
& Co, 73 bales wool to order.
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Frank Byrne has been arrested in Paris at
the instance of the British Government.
The official Gazette of Dublin contains
proclamation CONTINUING the prohibition
against the circulation of the Irish World.
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Railroad Receipts.

PORTLAND, Feb. 26.
Received by Maine Central Railroad, for Portland
"a cars miscellaneous merehs ndse; for connecting
roads 126 cars miscellaneous merchandise.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. Feb. 81.
Sacked Bran and Middlings are higher. Other
quotations unchanged.
Tle following are to-day's quotations OF Flour,
Grain, Provisions. &C.
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Milwaukee is threatened with water fam
inc. Tie inlet to the water works is clogged'
with ice and there ~ barely half days supply
ia the reservoir
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OXFORD COUNTY

UAFUKU COUNTY
Mrs. Ruth Cummings of Greenwood. whose
age is 50 years, recently had fonr new teeth.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
There are about 113, ,00O,OOo tons Of ice for
shipment at the PeDobscot.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The house and household property Of VIII
liam Willis at Arrowsic were destroyed by IRE
saturday morning. The barn was also burned
with COW and horse
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Franklin Fl. Mathews, vice president and
treasurer of Brown, Bonnell & Co. of Youngs-
town, Ohio, IS been arrested at the instance
of the First National Bank on charge of frud.
ulently obtaining $4,000 from it.