The Portland daily press., 1885-02-17
MAINE.
Discussion OF tEe Spanish Treaty.
Special to the Press

| WAsGHssADA Oh INC spanish 4EeAty
| Special to the Press
| BATH, Feb. 16-A special meeting of the
Board of Trade was held this afternoon in the
! council room, at which the resolutions recent
| ly forwarded to Washington as the sentiments
OF the board, adverse to the proposed Spanish
treaty, were discussed for over an hour. 1t
was finally voted to hold special meeting
Monday next.
The meeting was well attended nearly every
prominent ship builder and owner being pre-
sent, and many points were brought forward
| by Messrs. Galen Moses, VIM. Rogers and
Charles Hayden in favor of reciprocity treaty
with Spain in which the Philippine and West
| India Islands were to be included, and Mr..
Warren Houghton made statements to show
why such treaty would be poor measure as
| it reads at present
Messrs. Charles e. Hyde, VIM. w. Robin
son, W. S. Sborey and Albert A. Reed were
elected to membership,
Proposed GeSdesic Survey of Maine.
Special to the Press)
AUGUSTA, Feb. 16.
Gov Robie is in receipt of communication
from q. I. Qaimby, acting assistant U. S.
Coastand geodetic survey. For the last dozen
years Mr. Qaimby has been engaged in a sur
vey of New Hampshire, and has carried the
work eastward to the boundary line of Maine.
He writes that the work can be carried into
Maine if desired, but it will be necessary for
the Governor of Maine to make request Of
Prof. T. E. Hilgard, Supt. U. S. Coast and Geo
detic survey for an appropriation for that
purpose. The expense of the survey is borne
wholly by the United States, and it is only
necessary to ask that tie work be carried
through the State. New Hampshire has ap-
propriated 500 per town to aid in making the
survey more complete by setting large num-
her OF signals, but this is entirely optional, and
while it would be a good thing for Maine to do,
the work will go on, though not quite SO rapid
II without it. Gov. Robis has the matter un-
der consideration.
Commission ON AngEsta's Public BuiIGina
Special to the Press)
AUGUSTA Feb. 16.-A Washington despatch
states that Weston f. Milliken of Portland
and Thomas Lombard and Postmaster Manley
of this city have been appointed commission
on the new public building in this city by
President Arthur. Mr. Lombard is Demo-
crat.
Farm Buildings Burned.
(To the Associated Press.)
WATERYIL1E, Feb. 16.-The farm buildings
of William Brown were barned tonight with
nearly all their contents, including one hun
dred tons Of hay, twenty sheep and household
stores. Loss $4,000; insurance $1,000. Cause
OF fire unknown.
The Storm in Augusta.
Augusta, Feb. 16.-The storm is very heavy
hers tonight. The wind is blowing gale and
the air is filed with drifting snow.
Fire in aaIIoweII.
T. M. Lahin's barber shop in Hallowell was
damaged $500 by fire this evening.
Loses "a Leg by An Accident.
Elvsro L. Carter whose leg was crushed by
heavy stone at tho Hallowen granite yard
Tuesday suffered smputation of the limb to-
day.
Trial of Charles IL. NeafIey for MAN
slaughter.
BANGOR, Feb. 16.-The trial of Charles FL.
Neatly of Stacyville, indicted for mapslaugh-
ter for killing Michael Weleh on the night of
December IA, 1884, was begun in the Supreme
Court today, Chief Justice Peters presiding.
County Attorney F. Fl. Appleton and Hugh
R. Chapman appear for the State; Jasper
Hutchings and John Varney for the defence.
All the witnesses for the government, four in
number, have been examined. The examina-
tion Of witnesses for the defenee began this
afternoon after the opening argument Of John
Varney.
The trial of Neatly was continued through
today. Silas R. Mitchell testified to being CALI
ed to Nealleys house about half past ten on
the night OF the shooting. Found Welch ly-
ing on mis- face in the road and took his body
to Bo7nton's.
William a Boynton testified that Welch
worked for him and drove his horse, spirited
animal. Helped prepare his body for burial.
The wound was in the breast.
Horace Mills a trial justice, testified to the
statements made to him by respondent about
the shooting. Respondent said Welch had
come to his house against his objections and
that he had struck his (Neally's) wife's
mother.
Alph A. Davidson, Mrs. Herbertiand Eta
Clark testified for the defence, to the occur
rences on the night of the shooting in relation
to Welch's calling at Davidson's house and
passing the evening with Neatly aud wife
and others, and the. difficulty which arose
while going home, when it was stated that
| Welch tried to drive over the other party who
were afoot. After they got home WeIch want
| ed Neally.to come out and wanted to talk
with him. Neally refused to go and after some
| time passed in hard words Neatly said he
would give him three minutes to leave in or
he woald shoot him. Welch dared him to
shoot and he shot him from q chamber win
| dow and Neatly fell dead.
The cross-examination OF witnesses showed
no i'll feeling between the deceased and the re.
| spondent for several weeks bsfore the shoot,
| ing.
The trial was then suspended until tomor
row.
BETHEL.
| Hilliard the victim of the Bethel shooting
| affair is said to be ia critical condition
| Neither OF the bullets fred by Carpenter have
| been extracted and fears are entertained for
his recovery.
Chas. Harrington the Bath boat bailder, is
talking up the stock for a new excursion steam.
| or to be built this season. The proposed craft
will be larger than tho Percy V. Mr.. Harring
ton has the boiler and engine for such boat
| St~S~Ny' - - ou6SSstou III tllo CounSOsLoai
| that, should she be built, il would be profta,
BILE to run her regular trips on the New Mea
dows river, connecting with the Maine Centra
| railroad at Harding'a station.
| HoULToN.
AT special town meeting ia Hollton Thur-
day, it was v2tad 20 bnild the proposed water
WORKS, tha vore st2nding 176 ia favor 10 92 op
posed.
| LEVI TON.
fhe Democrats of lewiston, viii nominatf
Charles Waiksg for mayor
WALDoBoRO
The Grand Lodge, Knights OF Honor OF