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The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
THE DOMINION.
Resolutions of the Toronto Labor Con-

Resolutions of the Toronto Labor Con
gress.
TORONTO, Dec. pa labor gress last
night passed resolutions to limit days labor
to hours; to memoriaize both governments 10
abolish assisted passages to emigrants; to re-
quest the Dominion government to pass fac
tory act this session and make it applicable to
workshops and to all tenement houses where
any kind of manufacturing work is Carried on :
to petition the Dominion government to pass
an act for the protection of life and property
on Inland waters and to that end that the hulls
OF sailing vessels as well as of steamboats, pass
proper inspection; also to petition parliament
demanding manhood suffrage. A resolution
condemniDg monopoly of land by corporate
bodies and individual spectators was under
discussion when the congress adjourned.
No Troops for Harbor Grace.
HALIFAX, N. s., Dec. 28.-Mayor Nagle
states that the military authorities there have
net received a request to send detachment of
troops to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, on ac-
count of the riot there, as was reported by ca
be from ST. John.
A New Steamboas Lime.
{ telegram from North Sydney, @. B states
that the Boston and Cape Breton steamship
company, Qimited) with a capital of $4,000
has been formed to establish steam communi-
cation between Sydney and Boston, through
Bras Dor Lake and st. Peters canal Two
first class passenger and cargo twin propeller
boats will be built on the Clyde this winter
and put on the route early next season. In the
winter season they will be employed betwe en-
the West Indies and ports north of Hatteras in
the sugar and passenger trade.
Trains Delayed by Storm.
MONTREAL, Dec. 2S.-All train due here this
morning arrived several hours late in eonse-
quence of snow and wind storm. The Cen
tgal Vermont train is reported as having been
blown off the track.
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PACIFYING THE POPE.
Victor EnamanuePs Tonab TO be Placed i'm a
Side Chapel nt the Pantheon.

ROME, Dsc. 2S-King Humbert has consent-
ed, in accordance with the wishes Of the
Pope, to erect the proposed tomb of the late
King Victor Emmanuel in a side chapel Of the
Pantheon instead of in the centre Of the
structure.
King Hnmbert, through Signor Baccelli,
the minister of public instruction, early in Oc-
tober, commissioned the well known sculptor,
Signor Monteverdi, to prepare design for a
monumental tomb to be erected in the centre
of the Panthson to the memsry of the late
Victor Emmanuel. The action of King Hum
bert in deciding to place the tomb in the centre
of the Pantheon caused the Pope to offer OBJ
jections to its location, his holiness even inti-
mating that, if King Humbert's plan was car
ried out, it would result in the mathematics.
tion of the building. The placing of the tomb
in one of the side chapels of the Pantheon by
the King thus removes what might have been
an additional source Of difficulty.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
RAIL WAY MATTERS.
The s.. . osepI,, Beaver nmd yye,,cr

The ST. JosepEr, Denver and Western.
OMAHA. Dec. 2S-The officers of the St.
Joseph, Denver & Western Railroad are here
taking steps in regard to the appointment of a
receiver for that road in January.
Willard and the Northern Pacific.
New YORK, Dec. ga rumor is current on
Wall street that Willard will resign the presi-
dency of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
paDy either to-day or tomorrow. Nothing
official is known.
Leased to the Canadian Pacific.
TORONTO, Ont. Dec. 28.-The shareholders
of the Ontario and Quebec railway today rati-
fed the lease of the line to the Canadian Paci-
fc railway for 999 years.
Jay Gould Resigns from the New Work &
New England.
BOSTON, Dec. 2S.-Jay Gould to-day ten
dered his resignation as director of the New
New York & New England road, and the
vacancy in the board was filed by the election
of George d. Rice of Worcester.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28-The Hill-Sharon
divorce case aud cases which have issued from
it are to-day having a monopoly of the courts.
Mrs. Sharon's deposition in the divorce case
was continued until tomorrow In the police
court the charge of perjury against Burchard
who testified he was engaged to marry Miss
Hill subsequently, to the alleged marriage con-
tract between her and the Senator, was dis
missed on the ground that the deposition was
not completed nor signed In the Superior
Court the grand jury indictments charging
Miss Hill and William Nelson With perjury,
conspiracy and uttering fraudulent certiii-
cate of marriage was continued one week.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A Broken Reserxoir.

PLYMOUTH, N, H., Dec. 2S.-The reservoir.
nearly 200 feet in elevation, among the hills,
about two miles West of the village, bnilt
three years ago, was washed out last night, A
heavy rain melted the snow, causing an over
flow of the grand embankment No stone
fencing being used narrow gap was cut from
top to bottom, and the water spread through
snow. Stone walls prevented the road from
being washed away. The capacity of the res
ervoir was several millions of gallons. The
village hydrant system is entirely useless in
case of fire. The damage will be repaired i'm
mediateIy.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29

PROVIDENCE, r l., Dec. 28.-Samuel q.
Blodgett, recently dismissed from the position
of treasurer Of the Providence Institution for
Savings, proves to have embezzled the funds
of the bank to the amount of S27, 1885, which is
$15,720 more than the amount recoverable
from his hondsmen. The robberies cover q
period of eigh. years. Upon complaint of the
officers of the Institution, warrant was re-
Gently issued for Blodgett's arrest. He is be-
lieved to be in the vicinity of Boston, but he
has not yet been discovered. The loss does not
affect the institution, which has a surplus of
nearly $1,000O00.
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The TRenor w. Park ROme for Destitueo
Women nnd Children.

BENNINGTON VT, Dec. 28.-The corporators
OF the Trenor w. Park Home for Destitute
Children and Women have organized, by the
election Of the following officers: Gen. John
6. Mccullough, President; Frederick r. Jen-
niDgs, Vice President; Hon. George w Har-
mon, Secretary and Treasurer The heirs of
the late Trenor w. Park have transferred real
estate to this corporation. This real estate
comprises 200 acres situated 10 this village and
for which Mr.. Park paid $4,000. This was
many times less than the cost of the improve
ments upon the property alone, and which
were made thereon by tho late Hon. Seth b.
Hunt. A better spot could hardly have been
selected for this home. Upon the premises is
fountain, which throws water to a height Of
1873 feet, the second highest in the world. 1t is
the highest single jet fountain in existence,
Mr.. Parks plans for endowment will be reoog-
nized by his heirs.
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A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
The Captains Account of the Disaster to
the Relgian Steamer PIantyn.


OPoRTo, Dec. 2S.-Capt. Scott, who com
manded the Belgian steamer Plantyn. which
was wrecked while on her way from New
York to Antwerp, and who was one of the 90
men rescued from the steamer and landed here
by the brig G. d. T., gives the following ac-
count of the disaster ION November 18th, in
lat. 44o II north, long. 42o 20 west, hurri-
cane carried away the poop deck, the bridge
the engine room skylight and the main deck
from the poop to the engine room, leaving on
ly the iron work intact. 1t also brought down
one Of the masts, which, in its fall, smashed
five life-boats and four pinnsces. The water
gained upon the engine room, quenched the
fires and filed the hold. Four sailors and one
passenger perished at this time. DIR. Fraysser
the Plsntyn's physician, and four sailors were
injured, and one of the latter died. Four hun
dred and sixty tons of cargo were jettisoned in
efforts to relieve the vessel. Several steamers
passed tho Plantyn while she was undergoing
her t. rrible trial, but paid no attention to her
signals of distress. The crew worked at the
pumps and baled the water night and day.
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SONS OF VETERANS.
Annual Meeting of ths First Grand Divi-
sion at Manchester. N, EH

sion at Manchester, N. HI.
MANCHESTER, Dec 2S.-At the annual meet
ing of the first grand division, provisional en-
campment of the Sons of Veterans of the Uni
ted States, in session here, Gen. I. s. Bangs Of
Waterville, Me-, the commander, presided
and read his annual report, which showed the
organization to be in flourishing condition.
A meeting OF the council was held on Wednes-
day evening, at which certain recommends
tions relative to changes in the rules and regu-
lations of the order were suggested, and were
adopted in the eDcampment meeting yesterday
1t was also voted to make the encampment a
military organization. The following officers
were elected: Frank H. Challis, Manchester,
commander; William A. Pickett, Worcester,
lieutenant commander; f. d. Proctor, Suther-
land: Vt, lieutenant-commander George
H. Howard. Franconia, N. H., chief Of staff;
Joseph 8. Maecabe, East Boston, and Charles
W Davis, Portland, representatives.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
WtAHNH HNsEHOEOE INFE
Niagara.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-A bill to authorize
the construction of another new cantilever
bridge over the Niagara river at or near Lewis
ton, New York, is in the hands of Representa-
tive Stevens Of New York, and will be pushed
through Congress at the earliest possible mo-
ment. A similar bill will also be introduced
at the forthcoming session of the Canadian
Parliament 1t is understood that the Grand
Trunk railway is behind the scheme, their OBJ
Ject being to secure direct communication with
the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg rail-
road, for the control of which they have been
negotiating for some time. Congressman
Stevens desires, by this bridge, to secure
through connections across the river for the
new Attica, Lockport and Youngstown rail-
road, Of which he is president.
The Navy Yards
Ths Secretary of the Navy has issued an or
der to suspend work at the Boston navy yard
on and after Jan. 18th and for dismissal of
half the force employed there on that date
Breaking upsof the condemned vessels will
continue and the yard will be then converted
into rope walk. League Island navy yard
Will be converted into a construction yard for
vessels as soon as the repairs to steamer Os-
sipee are completed.
A Pension Attorney Disbarred.
The Secretary of the Interior has disbarred
from practice before the Interior Department
Edwin III. Hall of Boston. Evidence showed
that Hall had discounted the payment OF pen-
siJns to pensioners, holding their certificates
as collateral, in violation of law.
ElauRch of ske IIohicam.
The q. S. S. Mohican was successfully
launched to-day at the navy yard, at Mare Isl
and, California
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29

LONDON, Dec. 28.-Information has inst
been received from Hanover, relative to the
of Albany, N. Y. The tragedy took nlace
Monday morning. AT that time Col. Rath.
bone, who was laboring under fit Of melan-
cholia, entered the bed chamber of his wife
and shot her dead, the ball entering her
living but there are no hopes for his recovery.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
A NOVEL REQUEST.
Chicsgo's Mayor Asked to 'sLes Up,
the Gamblers,

Chicago's Mayor Asked to s'Les Up'' on
the Gamblers.
CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 28.-One of the most re-
markable conferences ever known in the mu-
niclpal history Of Chicago had just been held
at the City Hall. Mayor Harrison was for
mally waited upon by a delegation claiming to
be reputable business men, who requested him
to give orders to the police to cease raiding the
gamblers on the west side. They gave as their
reason for preferring this novel request that
the gamblers made business lively in the vicin-
ity, and that to close up the gambling houses
would seriously effect the trade of all retail
houses in the neighborhood of Halstead and
West Madison streets. The mayer listened pa
tiently, but decided that, inasmuch as the po-
lice had reported these houses as patronized
chiefly By boys and workingmen hs would
continue the raids, much as he disliked doing
anything to PROSTATE the business interests.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29

A Boston musical opinion: Mr.. Theodore
Thomas concert for young people commenced
in New York on Saturday, December 81. But
we confess that the music from Wagner's
"Siehfried" [WaldwebeDl, announced to form
part of the first concert, seems to us pretty SOL
i'd food for infantile digestions.
e7Jay Gould, it is said is looking for designs
for the tombstones to be erected on the new
S40,0 600 plat bought at Woodlawn Cemetery.
How would shorn lamb do? 1t would be
kind Of suggestive Of LIES work, and melaD-
choly enough for tombstone.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
s Moro FntnI snow slides.

DENVER, Col. Dec. 28.-A snow slide struck
Gold Hill cabin Tuesday, carrying it 100 feet
and killing James Burnes, and j. b. Frieling.
huysen. Their bodies were found yesterday
A stage driver reports q men have been killed
by snow slides in the mountains.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2s.-The Ohio River was
40 feet inches at noon-a rise of half an inch
in the past u hours. 1t is expected that it
will recede this afternoon. No material dam.
age has been done since the beginning OF the
rise when the barges were swept away.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

VlHE annual meeting of the stockholders of "The
Il Canal National Bank of Portland" for the
election of seven directors and for the transaction
of any other business that may legally come before
them, will be held at their banking house on Tues
day the eighth day of January 1884, at eleven
O'Clock, a. m. B. C. SoMERBY,
Cashier.
Dec. 8, 1888. dec8dtd
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CasCO National Bank.

TFyHE annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Il Casco National Bank of Portland for the
choice of Directors and the transaction of such
other business as may legally come before them
viii be held at their banking house on Tuesday, the
9Th day of January, 1884, ae 10 o'clock a. m.
WIN. A. WINSHIP, Clerk
Portland. Dec. q, 1883. dec7dtd
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National Traders Bank.

The shareholders of the National Traders Bank Of
Portland, are hereby notified that their annual
meeting will'sse held at their banking room, on
Tuesday the eighth day of January next, at IL
O'Clock m to choose five Directors for the eDsu-
ing year. and to act any other business that may
legally come. before them.
EDWARD GOULD, Cashier
Dec. 8. 1888. dan2dtd
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Cumberland National Bank.

The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
Cumberland National Bank of Portland, will be
day of January, 1884, at ten o'clock M, for the
choice of Directors the transaction of any other
business that may legally come before them.
WILLIAM II. SOULE Cashier.
Portland DeS 9Th 1888 dec8dtd
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FINANCIAL.
The Weeks Failures.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-R. c. Dun & Co. re-
port 23S business failures in the United States
and Canada this week as compared with 1898
last week, reduction Of 50 in number. The
Western and Southern States still show large
number in comparison with other sections Of
the country.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
LATEST MARINE NEWS.
The Overdue steamer Celtic

NEW York, Dec. 2S.-The agent of the
White Star steamship Celtic, which left New
York Dec Is for Liverpool, and has not yet
reached Queenstown, says that the vessel was
due at the latter port Monday morning, and
that the probable cause of her detention is an
accident to the machinery. He feels no anx-
lety as TO her safety, as she is staunch.
Rough Passage.
Steamer Japanese, from Newcastle, reports
Dec. 10, lat. 56.46, Ion. 24.12, had hurricane
with tremendously high, confused sea. At
Z5O a. m. a sea struck the ship, sweeping along
the port side, breaking the port light screen
and lamp, weather clocks on the high bridge,
wheel house window, and chart-room window
and lamp, filing the chart'room with water,
destroying tackle, chart of the Atlantic and log
book, smashing the port life boat and mess
room, staving pipe fange on deck, engine
room ventilator, the hand rail round the
bridge, and boat chocks, casting a gun sdrift,
and washing tho life buoy and cabin funnel
overheard, breaking two water casks and los
ing the patent log. AT $3.50 q. M very heavy
sea struck the ship on the starboard bow,
cracking plate under the forecastle above
the deck, and two frames, and washing the
deck part Of the forecastle. Another sea
strack the main boom, breaking topping lifts
OF boom, tearing off the battering on the comb
ings of the hatch, cutting the tarpaulin. through
and filling decks, bridge, berths and cabin with
water.
A Cotton Steamer smnR.
YAzoo Cry, Miss, Dec. 2S.-The steamer
Clara S., of the Pool line, struck snag in
TcLula Lake this morning and sank in Eve
minutes, together with a cargo of 1000 bales
OF cotton and 800 sacks Of seed. No loss of
life is reported.
Lost with All ON Board.
PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec. 28.-The ship Corne-
lius Wernead Edward and barks Waterloo
and Anzelo Filliponi, from this port for Liver
pool, Amsterdam and Brest, respectively, with
lumber. are supposed to have been lost with all
on boz rd, some % men.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. pa coroner's jury
in the case of Phoebe Paulin, today rendered
p verdict that the deceased came to her death
at the hands of an unknown person. George
Frank is still in custody and will be held as a
witness to await further developments.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
OUR COMMERCE WITH CUBA.
A Spanish Decree Abrosasing Restrictive
ReguIafious

MADRID, Dac. pa degree is sazetted
abrogating, in accordance with the recommen-
dation of the council of ministers on the 22d
inst, art. of the decree of the 18th of March,
1868, whereby goods from the United States
pay duty in Cuba as if they had been brought t
in foreign ships, even when arriving under
the Spanish flag. The preamble of the decree
states that the objects are to define the equit-
able conditions Of reciprocal trade between
Cuba and the United States without prejudice
to an ulterior revision of tie tariff, and to
place the commercial relAtons of Spain aud
the United States on a sound basis. The de-
cree will become operative in 30 days after it's
publication By Spanish consuls in their respec-
tive localities.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
Ocean Insurance Company.

FElHE annual meeting of the Stockholders of the
q Ocean Insurance Company, for the choice of
Directors and the transaction of such other busi-
ness may illegally come before them, will be held
at the office of the Company on Wednesday, the
ninth day of January, 1884, at O'Clock p. m.
RICHARD o. CONANT, Sec'y.
Portland, Dec. 15, 1888. dec1S-is-td
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
Eagle Sugar Refinery

FElHE Stockholders of this corporation are hereby
Il notified that the annual meeting for choice of
directors, and for action upon any other business
that may come before them will be held at the Re-
hnery ofhce, Fore street, Portland on TUESDAY.
the eighth day of January, 1884 at O'Clock D. M
JOS. p. THOMPSON Clerk.
Portland, Dec, 25 1883 dee27dtd
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Merchants National Bank.

TNHE stockholders of the Merchants National Bank
Il of Portland are hereby notified that their an
nua meeting for the choice of directors for the en-
suing and the transaction of such other business
as may legally be brought before them, will be
held at the Bank on Tuesday, January 8, 1884, at
10 o'clock a. m.
dec8dim CHAS. PAYSON. Cashier.
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MEETINGS.
Annual Meeting.

TEyHE stockholders of Union Wharf will hold their
IL annual meeting on TUESDAY, January first
1884, at o'clock m, at the companys office. for
the choice of officers for the ensuing year. and the
transaction of any other business legally presented.
decZ4dtd N O. CRAM Clerk l.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
THE MAINE sTATE PRESS.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
Colder, fair weather, northwesterly winds,
backing to warmer southwesterly, rising fol-
lowed in the western portion by falling bsrom-
eter.
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First National Bank Of Portland.
Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting of this Bank or the choice
of Directors and for the transaction of any other
business, will be held at the Ban on Tuesday.
January Sth, 1884 at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
WILLIAM E. GOULD,
Portland, Dec. 7, 1888. Cashier
dec8 eodtd
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The Crops i'm New England.

A preliminary estimate of the crops for the
year 1888 has just been prepared at the Depart
ment of Agriculture This report places the
yield in the New England States as follows
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
socialistic LabSr COngrcss-Arc They
Cranlxs e

BALTIMORE Dec. 2S.-The socialist labor
congress closed its sessions here today. Reso-
lutions were adopted demanding the abolition
of the offices OF President and Vice President
of the United States and of the
United States Senate and the sub
stitution of a Federal Council They insist
upon submission to the vote of the people of
any law which n1ey be demanded by given
number of applicants, and advocates general
war upon corporations In the discussion TO-
day the extreme views of Herr Nest wera
condemned and a more conservative course il
was declared would be moro effective in
reaching the end sought.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29

Kennebec Lodge, No. 42, x. OF P, was in
stituted at Bowdoinham Thursday evening by
Grand Chancellor NJ. S. Gibson and other
Grand officers, assisted by members of the or
der from Portland, Gorham, Buxton, Free
port, Gray. Bath, Richmond and Gardiner
The lodge starts with 81 charter members.
compased of leading men Of the town. G. G.
Brown is Chancellor Commander of the new
lodge. A fine oyster supper and collation. was
served in Grand Army Hall to about 200. A
new hall has been built for the lodge and will
be ready for occupancy next week.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
WASHINGTON.


EHessrs. Cox and Springer VIII accept.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Tbe statement that
Representative Cox will refuse to serve as
chairman of the committee on naval affairs and
that Mr.. Springer will decline the chairman
chip of the committee on expenditures In the
department of justice are both without founda-
ton. Mr.. Cox telegraphed his acceptance OF
any place the Speaker might give before the
committees were announced ,and Mr.. Springer,
who is now very petulant, will cool off and
call his committee together after the holidays
Findings of = Conrt Martial Disapproved.
The Secretary of the Navy has disapproved
the findings of the court martial in the case of
Capt. A. w. johnson, who was acquitted of
the charges of culpable negligence and in
efficiency in performance OF his duty. In a
general order the secretary says the collision
between the schooner Druid and U. S. steam
ship PowhattaD, might easily have been avoid
ed and that the evidence adduced required
finding of guilty. Greater diligence to avoid
impending collision under circumstances no
more difficult than those which appear in this
case, the secretary says, must hereafter be ex-
ercised and commanding officers will be held
to the strictest responsibility in every case
which may unfortunately occur.
The Postal Service.
Money, chairman of the House committee on
post offices, favors giving mail pay to Ameri-
can steamers, and claims that it is not just to
call such compensation subsidy. He is ia
favor of fast mails, and OF making the postage
on transient newspapers uniform at one cent,
and of increasing the weight of single rate
letters to one ounce.
The Crops in New England.
A preliminary estimate of the crops for the
year 1883 has just been prepared at the Depart
ment of Agriculture. This report places the
yield in the New England States as follows: