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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-29

SOUTH AMERICA.
What the Commission Says of Uru-
guay-cermany Sends a Trade
Commission.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-In the report of
the South American commission on its visit
TO Uruguay, which has been prepared for
Congress, is the following:
We unhesitatingly say that in our opinion the
United States can. in a few years. advance to a
position as superior to any other nation in its
commerce with this country as it is now inferior.
The object can be reached by placing steamship
line Oh such basis that it can carry freight and
passengers at as low a rate from Monteyldeo to
our ports as they are now transported to Europe.
Moreover, the present is an exceedingly propitious
time to promote commerce. The transition state
of this land the new life before it, the growth of
its power to demand and consume, all urge a
speedy opening OF the channels of trade between
the two countries
The President of Uruguay expressed desire to
negotiate treatNwith the United States as soon
as the latter should request it. He was desirous
of finding basis for mutual concession out of
which might come greater commerce between the
two countries. He said that the people OF Urll-
quay preferred to do their business with our coun-
try IL it could be done on as reasonable and
profitable terms as with any other. He also
favored the calling of convention of all the re-
publics of the Western Hemisphere by the United
States.
Information has reached here that the
German government has recently sent to
South America a commercial commission
with the same object in view that was sought
by the United States commission, which has
recently returned from that continent. The
German commission is composed of Prince
Frederick Non Hohenlohe and Herr Won
Scholen. They propose to visit all the coun-
tries of Central and South America for the
purpose Of studying those markets and cul.
tivating friendly relations with them Eng
land has had almost monopoly of South
American trade, but the Germans are max
ing efforts to establish their goods in these
markets, and line of steamers from Ham
burg has recently commenced making regular
trips under government patronage, to the
west coast as far as Guatemala.
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DOUBLE MURDER.
A Mysterious Shooting Affair in Gen.
eva, lII.-Two Policemen Killed.

CHICAGO, Aug. ga mysterious double
murder was committed about II O'Clock last
night near the Court House at Geneva, Kane
county, ILL.,, the victims being two of the
three officers who constitute the police force
of the town. Some dozen shots were heard
by the residents in the neighborhood given
in quick succession at about midnight, but
no one sought to find out the cause of the tu-
multi until 1 o'clock when party returning
from picnic found the bodies of the muir
dered men and raised the alarm. Officer Nc
Matt was found dead with bullet hole in
the region Of his heart and his revolver with
five of its chambers emptied lying near him.
He lay near the court house and sew
eral roads away on the sidewalk was found
Officer Grant also withsa bullet hole in the
breast, but ou the right side, He was still
was taken to his home, a few blocks distant,
and died on the way. There is as yet no
clue to the perpetrators of the crime but it is
surmised that both officers died in the dis
charge of their duty. There have been sever
al attempted burglaries in town of late, the
last once occurring but night or two be-
fore. 1t is supposed that last night the Off
GERS discovered burglars either at work or
leaving the scene of their unlawful activity
and that in the attempt to arrest them the Of
fcers being separated the fatal shots were
fred by the thieves Grants pistol was
found near his side, four chambers being
empty. Both of the murdered officers, had
excellent regulations and both. leave large
families. There is a possibility that their
death was due to a quarrel between them
selves. but is contra dicted by the fact that
they were good friends and that they were
seen late in the evening in an amlcable IN
terview and that their bodies were found
quite distance apart from each other.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Burglars entered the residence of August
Hencke, at Amazonia, Mo-, Thursday night
and attempted to rob the premises. Mr.
Hencke resisted and the burglars fired three
shots at him without effect, but mortally
wounded his wife.
A fire in Butler and Peters saw and shin
gle mil in Tallman, Michigan, burned the
structure with all its effects. The loss on
the mill and machinery is $4,000.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country for the last seven days number
for the United States, 165; for Canada, "a
compared with total of III last week
An earthquake shock was felt throughout
the Canary Islands Thursday. No damage
was caused by it so far as is reported.
The excitement at the main and branch
offices of the Spring Garden Bank of Phila.
delphla has greatly supslded. a me o.
about 80 depostorS was at the main office al
10 o'clock yesterday morning, but there was
no rush as for the past two days. There was
no unusual crowd at the branch office.
At Batavia. New York yesterday, Mrs
Adelaide K. Kinney and Mrs. Marion p
Sheffield were elected trustees OF the school;
by 10 majority over two men. Twenty-eighl
women voted. This is the first time thai
women have been candidates there.
A revised estimate of losses by the storm
in Charleston, S. G., is $1,690,000.
Charles Keyes of Northampton, Mass.
while stepping from track Aof the Connec
ticut river railroad between Holyoke anc
Smiths Ferry to avoid one train was strucl
by the engine of another about O'Clock yes
terday morning and instantly killed.
About o'clock Wednesday Afternoon
there was a light fall Of snow at Branford
Conn, which lasted 30 minutes.
Z. Lacouture's wooden block on Lincoln
street. Marlboro, Mass, in process of con
struction fell yesterday afternoon and fivt
carpenters were thrown from the frame
work of the second story to the ground
three of whom, Hector Marcheterne, Franl
Cadieux and,J. B. Boudiau were badly in
iured. The cause of the accident was de
fective support of the centre beam in tn
second story.
Samnel w. Collins was hanged yesterda
morning at Bowling Green, Mo-, for tn
murder of owen Utterback. The widow Q
the murdered man with her two sons age
and years were present at the executor
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Maine Summer Resorts.

To the Editor Of the Press:
1t seems to me, from hasty glance, that
your grand old State does not fully realize
what treasure she has in her summer re-
sorts, how they are yearly growing in attrac-
ton to the outside world. Years ago they
were unknown even to our own people as
more than common place: today they are the
pride and envy of our sister states. And
these summer resorts are capable of being
more attractive, and ought to add largely to
the revenue of the State. When men of
large wealth, like the Vanderbilts become
interested in them, you may be sure that
there will be permanent investments made
in real estate Of no insignificant character.
Already the fame of Names Bar Harbor
and similar resorts has reached the remotest
Southern States and every season adds to the
number Of visitors that come hereI from that
sunny cline.
Rhode Island in the past has had quite
monopoly of the wealth and refinement of
the country at her summer resorts but [
think she will find Maine lively and sue
cessful rival in the future. The present sea-
son has been a remarkably favorable one,
for all the resorts of Maine and her adjacent
territory, and there is no reason why the
next season should not be still more brilliant
and successful.
Through the courtesy of Gen. Anderson of
Il
took a run up to the White Mountains Every
tram | entered at the various stations, from
time to time, was crowded, many passengers
being compelled to stand. Nor was this a
rush homeward, but to the resorts, where /
found the hotels still well-flled and some US
ing ''cots." Portland, if not other parts OF
the State, can reap large advantage from the
great tide of travel to and from the White
Mountains. In connection with your sea
coasts and island resorts they form an at
troo 1nraf hot ic
The press of the State cannot do better
thing than to keep before the people at home
and abroad the attractions of your summer
resorts and urge railroad officials and hote
keepers to keep pace with the constantly in
creasing tides of travel. Now the conduc
tors, especially Conductor George P. Thorn
as on the P. & 0. r. R., were extremely DO
lite and made every effort to seat passen
gers, but no man can get ten passengers int
six seats 1t is compliment to any railroad
to be thus literally patronized. and it ought
with all others, to be prompt to meet sucl
emergencies. AN EDITORIAL VISITOR.
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TELEPHONE TROUBLES.
Movement to Set Aside Doings of the
Lowell Syndicate.

LOWELL, Aug. 2S-A special meeting of
the stockholders of the Erie Telephone &
Telegraph Company has been called to meet
in Albany n 7, Sept 8 o At the thee office &c here
the summer of 1888 Lowell telephone syn
dicate bought the Southeastern Dakota Tele-
phone Company for $70,coo, and the Arkan;;
the same to the Erie Company for $77,0O
and $4,000 respectively. AS the syndicate,
MessrS..W. A. Ingram, G. j. Glidden Loren
N, Downs, and A. A. Coburn, were at that
time officers of the Erie Company, the legal
ity of the transaction is called in question
and the directors of the Erie Company have
consulted counsel and thus called the meet
ing of the stockholders to discuss the matter
and, if deemed advisable, to adopt legal
measures to set the transaction aside. 1t is
said that the directors are in possession of
all facts, papers, etc, in regard to the trans
action. Treasurer Glidden, when asked
about the matter by President Bennett, made
complete statement of the facts, which was
sustained by papers, etc., in his possession;
The company is chartered under the laws of
the State of New York, and the meeting
must be held in that State.
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ASHES TO ASHES.
Imposing obsequies of the Late
Father Mcdonald.

MANCHESTER, N. H., Aug. 2S.-The most
imposing funeral observance ever witnessed
in this locality took place to-day over the re-
who had officiated in this city for forty years
as priest, and was the pioneer Of Catholic
education in New England. The mills,
workshops, and nearly all places OF business
were closed, out of respect, and the attend
zens, under the marshalship of P. Fahey
preceded by platoon Of police, under es-
cort of the Sheridan Guards, marched to
St. AIMS church and remained in the vicin-
Mass was celebrated by Right Rev. Bishop
Bradley: Father Houlihan of Nashua, dea-
con; Father O'Donnell of East Boston, sub
deacon Father O'Brien of Bath, Me-, and
honor. Fathers Rieley and Hurley of the
Cathedral, were masters of ceremonies. At
the conclusion Of the mass Bishop Bradley
pronounced an eloquent eulogy upon the de-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-29
CRUSHED IN THE ICE.
Thrilling Experience of the Crew of
the Brig Isabella.

HALIFAX, Aug. 2S.-Steamer Nova Sco-
tian which arrived here today from Liver
pool via St. Johns, N. F., brought from the
latter port Capt Seablossom, and twenty
one of the crew of the American whaling
brig Isabella, which was lost in the ice in
Hudson's Straits. The Isabella sailed from
New Bedford, May 90, 1884, and entered the
ice pack July 11th. She was crushed in the
ice on the 20th of the same month fifty miles
north of North Bluff. All of the crew % in
number and stowaway were saved. They
wandered about ON the ice for four days, suf-
fering intensely from cold. They finally
reached the settlement of Acalier and re-
manned there until September 9th, when the
whaler Ezra arrived off the place and they
were all taken en- board and kindly cared for
but owing to the scarcity of food on the Ezra
both crews had to be put on short allowance.
Up to time of her loss the Isabella had taken
no whales not having reached the whaling
grounds. The steward Of the vessel was
taken sick at Acalier and remained there
when the others left. While ON board the
Ezra one of the Isabella's crew, a Swede
named Francis Pemro, died of scurvy. The
rest of the men are in good health. When
in Hudson's Straits they had to live mostly
by hunting, their principal food being veni-
son and walrus flesh. The first mate shipped
on the Ezra on her arrival at st. Johns.
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w. c. T. U.
Opening of the Woman's Temper
ance Meeting at Old Orchard.

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 2S.
The Christian Temperance Union ladies
opened three days campmeeting this after
noon at 230 o'clock, with a devotional meet
ing, led by Mrs. Caroline E. Buell., Secretary
of the N. w. G. T. U. Mrs. Buell. made a
very fervent prayer, and after the singing
OF 81 need Thee every hour by the congre-
cation Mrs Buell. made few remarks. She
impressed the idea that we all have one
talent-that of personal influence, and when
we see others possessed with many talents
we should not fold ours in napkin, as tenn
perance people are sometimes tempted to do,
but make use of our one talent of personal
influence.
The meeting was then thrown open to all,
and very profitable hour was passed. DR..
Ghas. Cullis, Rev. D. W. LeLacheur, Mrs.
Fairbanks and Miss Abbie Perkins spoke
among others.
AT $50 o'clock an address of welcome was
given by Rev. l. Luce of Gardiner. He said
temperance and prohibition in Maine were
successful, but help was still needed, and the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-29
Lords Day at Old Orchard and Else
where.

To the Editor OF the Press:
Without taking sides in the discussion of
the above subject, L call attention to the fact
that your correspondents seem to take an
erroneous view of the Lords Day statute,
chapter 124, section 20, Revised Statutes, in
one particular. 1t has been iudicially deter
mined by the highest tribunal in this State
that walking on the Sabbath for exercise in
the open air is not against the statute"
Davidson VS.. City of Portland, 50 Me-, 116.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts has
also construed similar statute,-opinion by
Justice Gray, now of the United States Su-
preme Court-in Hamilton VS.. City of Boston,
IA Allen, 475) where the following language
may be found: ut is not every one who
walks in the streets that travels in the sense
in which that word is used in ordinary
speech or in the Lords day acts"
1--WE are of opinion that person walking
with friend on Sunday evening less than
half mile with no apparent purpose of
going to or stopping at any place but his own
home, much less of passing out of the city.
and no object of business or pleasure. except
open air and gentle exercise, is not guilty Of
travelling, or liable to punishment, under this
act. Therefore the assumption that ali
persons who frequent the Western Prom
enade OF Sunday are liable to arrest and
fine is not quite pertinent to questions at
issue. v
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THE STATE.


Mr.. o. R. Cook, who was engaged as As
sistant at the fall term of the Bath High
Schsol, has been released from that engage
ment, and will be Principal of the Freeport
High School-a better position. The term
of the latter will begin Sept. 7th.
is to be named Nathaniel Hawthorne" The
Images" are to be painted by Mead, and
made to look as of old; flag will be dis
played on the Hawthorne House, which for
a time was the boyhood home of the author !;
and the steamer will run past the Images
in the season of '86.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Improvements are much needed in the
channel of the Kennebec, between Augusta
and Gardiner, especially at Browns Island.
Hardly a season passes butWhat one or more
Scho0nerS ground there.
The Augusta Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals have received a package
of circulars from the Royal Society of Lon
don, containing blank memorials to His Holi-
letter to the churches under his care in the
interest of the objects of the society.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Harper Manufacturing Company of
Welchville, will shut down about Sept g. to
build new dam and make other needed re-
pairs. They will start up again as soon as
possible; probably in about four weeks.
lUeN dI6 TuSll6Q WIFI OTu0rS anu nave D6en
running extra time four nights week; but
the dam is unsafe and must be rebuilt dur
ing the low water.
PENoBsooT COUNTY.
A special to the Herald from Gloucester,
Mass, says that Patrick Kelley, who hail:
from Bangor, was arrested Thursday after
noon by officers Roper and Williams foI
breaking and entering the building of John
j. BabsOn, 176 Eastern avenue, and the lar
ceny of clothes belonging to Charles W.
Small. He was stranger in the city, and
had the appearance of hard character
The rafting of logs in the Penobscot boom
will be completed during the present month
The logs passing through the boom the
present season aggregate about 130,000,00C
feet.
The amount of business done during the
August term of the Supreme Judicial Court
held in Bangor last week was very large
and the liquor sellers suffered greatly. The
three jury trials, but over $4,000 were col
lected for liquor fines This amount was
sufficient to pay the entire cost of the iuries
court officers and all other expenses incurred
at the term, and leave handsome balance
in the county treasury During the present
year over $4,000 in liquor fines have beer
collected.
WALDO COUNTY.
One Of the Vanberbilts has purchased {
cottage at Northport campground
YORK COUNTY.
Joshua Goodwin has been appointed post
master at South Berwick.
IN GENERAL.
The heaviest frosts on Wednesday anC
Thursday were in the Eastern part of tht
State.
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Rescued From a Wreck.


Boston, Aug. 2S.-Captain Sund of the
steamer Durham City, at this port, from
London, brought Captain Belts, Mrs. Belle
Belts, Wilyert Belts and J. W. Wakefield,
who were taken off the wrecked American
schooner John G. Ferris of Ellsworth, Me-,
during strong gale from the NNW., in lati-
tude 400, "a, longitude 6So, 35', NV, 100
miles east of Boston Light on the 9th.
Maine Can1pmeetings.
LEWISTON, Aug. 2S.-At the Poland camp
meeting the attendance has increased. Yes
terday afternoon Rev. w. S. Jones, presid-
ing Elder of the Portland District, preached.
The chapel was crowded last evening. Rev.
E. S. Stackpole of Wesley church, Bath,
Rev. II. Fl. Foss of Beacon street church,
Bath,-one of Lewiston's boys-and Rev. T.
Gerrish of Biddeford, preached. The social
meetings Thursday evening in the several
societies, were well attended, and were occa-
sions of great spiritual interest and profit.
WINTHROP, Aug. 28-The Augusta divis-
ion of the Salvation Army opened three
days meeting at Maranocook to-day. Capt.
Thatcher and his wife were in command.
Eminent workers will be present. The first
meeting occurred at 2 p. m.
SEBAGo LAKE, Aug. 2S.--A marked in
crease of interest was developed in the Sal
vation Army meeting to-day over that of
yesterday. The spirit spread into the audi
ence and the Army are much encouraged.
The attendance also has very largely adj
vanced
FoxcRoFT, Aug. 2s.-The Methodist camp
meeting opened to-day at . p M with short
address by A. II. Chase of Sebec, followed
| by social meeting. There was prayer
meeting at 6.15, and a reunion meeting at
7.3o, conducted by Rev. G. G Winslow of
Dover A larger number of tents and Gotta
| ges have been erected than ever before, and
| the meeting bids fair to be good one
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MoNTREAL's PLAGUE.

MONTREAL, Aug. 2S.-There have been 20
deaths from small pox in st. Jean Baptlstee
village. near Montreal since Saturday, and
five s new cases are reported. Efforts to con
troll the epidemic are futile owing to the op-
Fifty eases of small pox were reported yes
terday, but only 10 were verified; oa;oo,
A meeting composed of the ablest mediGal 4isa
practitioners of the Dominion and OF the
States contiguous was held today at tne tdd OF
States to discuss the adoption of further r
measures for the prevention of the spread Of f
the small pox Representatives OF the Grand
Trunk, Canadian Pacific. Central Vermont
and Boston & Montreal air line were pres
ent. 1t was decided to adopt every sale1
guard to contne the contagion to Montreal
limits. Public reports show the epidemic is
! rapidly abating.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
the county have been recorded at the regis
try of deeds:
:, DeeringoM Matilda A. Allen to Jennie W Graves,
;, Gray,,Mary Jane Small to Martha A. Webster,
land and buildings $1,000.
s7o PANEL II. Dolley to Phillip Hodgkins. land.
Westbrook-Joseph P Libby to Charles W. Cas-
well, land; 81 and other consideration
,benlamln F. Libby to Joseph P. Libby, land {;
81 and other consideration
Windham-Nancy L. Kennard to Hattie B.
Megguler, land and buildings
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W. G. T. U. were welcomed because they
brought help.
Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens followed with a
short but telling address.
Mrs. Caroline K. Buell. then delivered a
very able address. She expressed joy in
standing on the prohibitory soil of Maine
She said: There is much arrogance in the
rumseller. To illustrate: Greater respect
was paid General Grant than any other man
in this nation, Lincoln or Garfield not ex-
cepted. Business was suspended all over
the country on his memorial day. In our
State (New York; every city Office was closed,
the groceries were locked, the windows of
dry goods shops barred, out of respect to the
man and yet every one of the 1900 rum
shops in New York city were open and in
full blast. What arrogance in these rum
dealers! They give no respect to our hero
but make a harvest day for themselves of it.
Now is the time to deal heavy blows. The
rumseller hides himself in three intrench-
ments: First, intrenched in fashionable
society; second, down in the deep ravines of
mems appetites third, intrenched by legis-
lation. All these should be undermined if
possible.
Mrs. E. A. Landfear of Connecticut gave
the closing address. She said we have two
parties-a temperance party and rum party.
Let us fight for the right side-the temper
ance party. She urged an earnest consecra-
ton to the temperance work with new zeal
and vigOr.
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The AIahama claims court.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S-Judge Asa p.
French of the Court Of Alabama Claims, ar
rived in this city to-day. In regard to the
recent decision of Comptroller Durham,
Judge French said the question as to tie
right of the court to employ the necessary
assistants was considered when the old
court was organized, and it was decided that
they had authority
The new court was modelled upon the old,
with the exception only that there were
three judges instead of five. Secretary Fish,
and subsequently Secretary Frelinghuysen,
Comptroller Lawrence, and other officers
having charge of the accounts, decided the
new court had the right to employ assistant
counsel, clerks, etc.
Judge Crosswell, the special counsel, says
the question was thoroughly discussed and
the authority of the court conceded. 1t was
impossible, he said. for the court to do other
wise than employ assistant counsel to cross
examine witnesses in various parts of the
country He says Secretary Fish at one time
decided that the u S. Minister at the Ha-
waiian Islands could receive bills from the
court for services rendered as Especial coun-
sci.
Minor Matters.
The secretary of the interior has decided
that county judges of Colorado may admit
aliens to citizenship.
Mr.. A. M. Kelley was at the State Depart
ment today settling up his accounts. He
has not yet resigned as United States Minis
ter to Austria, but will do so.