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The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.


.Houlton citizens are determined to have a
big 4th of July celebration this year. AL
ready a large sum has been pledged
The canal boats and steamers at Sebago
Lake station are being prepared for the
business of the summer.
An extensive revival is in progress at
Bridgton and South Bridgton.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A man aged about so years, supposed to be
James Fillmore of Togus, was picked up by
the Boston police Saturday, intoxicated and
with bad wound in his head supposed to
be the result of fall He was taken to the
city hospital and lies in critical condition.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Rey; B. D. Newell Of Dover, has accepted
call to preside over the Free Baptist church
at Oakland, and will begin his labors there
on Sunday, the 25th of April.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Advertiser began its forty fifth
year Wednesday.
WALDO COUNTY.
Parties from Monroe say that the mother
Oh Charles Green recognizes the remains OF
the skeleton found in the tree recently, as
those of her son. She is said to have identi-
fed the remains by the teeth.
The Fannie B. Gorham, the schooner now
famous on account of her connection with
the Oregon disaster has arrived in Belfast
and her captain is presenting his friends
with souvenirs of the wreck.
The new weekly paper talked OF for Bel
fast is the offspring of the bitter local politi-
cal fight that has agitated that city for some
time, an outcome of the railroad debt 1t is
proposed to form stock company, with a
capital of $4,000, part of which amount is
already secured.
IN GENERAL.
The experiment station at Orono is pre-
pared to examine seeds, and farmers are in
yited to send samples by mail, with view to
the detection of frauds, adulterations and
mixtures, or the presence of seeds of noxious
weeds. Bulletin No. g. treating of fertilizers,
their values, ingredients and usefulness, has
Just been issued.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
iRELAND's HOUR.
Talk and Rumors About CIadstone's
Irish Measures.

LONDON, April 10.-Cardinal Manning has ex-
pressed himself in opposition to that feature of
Mr.. Gladstone's bill which excludes Irish repre-
sentatives from sitting at Westminster.
This afternoons Pail Mall Gazette says the
opinion is growing that the opposition to Glad
stones Home Rule scheme will be insurmountable.
The opponents of the measure, the Gazette says,
expect the hostility to it to increase until the
Premiers Irish land purchase bill is introduced,
when ''the storm of public disapproval will over
whelm the ministry" But continues the paper.
the opposition may be counting without their host,
as the minister. can avert the storm in the land
purchase proposals by asserting imperial author
ity over the statutory parliament and by aban-
doning other Objectionable parts of the present
scheme.
DUBLIN, April 10.-The Freeman's journal re-
viewing the speech made by Mr.. Chamberlain last
night says he blasted his political career at the
very threshold and prOnounces his apology for de-
serting the Gladstone cabinet the most damaging
political act of his life.
PARIS, April 10.-The Republique Franchise
says that the result of the adoption of Mr.. Glad
stones Irish Home Rule scheme would be that
Ireland would aspire to an alliance with the
United States of America.
LONDON, April 11-Negotiations for coalition
are making better progress. Lord Harrington ac-
cepting Gochen's platform for the Whig- Conserya-
tive minority.
Gladstone attended the performance of Faust
at the Lyceum Saturday and was loudly cheered
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
GENERAL NEWS.

Brattleboro, VT, voted Saturday to appropriate
$4,000 for soldiers monument.
George Clark, an old resident of Sycamore,
Mass was thrown from his team in that town
Friday, and received injuries from which he died.
Deceased served as private through the late war.
and was member OF Charles Chipman Post 1872,
G. A. r.
A Mexican who arrived at Tombstone, Arizona,
Saturday afternoon from NaeoSari, Mexico, re-
ports that two American prospectors were killed
by Indians near that town few days ago.
Fire at Germantown, Ohio, Friday evening de-
stroyed nearly the whole business portion Of the
place. The fire ragged for fully four hours. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
An order boycotting the Morning Journal and
Courier of New Haven, Conn.,, was issued Satur-
day night. This action is the result of long stand
ing trouble between that paper and the Typo
graphical Union.
At last accounts no more bodies had been
recovered from the wreck of the Massachusetts
railroad accident.
A labor demonstration in favor of the eight
hour law was held Saturday night in Chicago.
Fifteen thousand attended and Jay Could was
denounced.
Florry Mccarthy, brakeman ON the Boston s.
Lowell railroad, while coupling cars near the
Merrimac street crossing in Lawrence, Mass,
Saturday, was run over and both legs taken on.
He is now at the City Hospital and very low.
small rowboat containing three persons was
upset yesterday afternoon, on Munroe's Pond, in
Albany, N. " and two of the occupants, Richard
Robson and John Hnmmell, were drowned.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Miss Lucy Holmes.

AT the request of friends Mr.. Bashford
conducted memorial service at Chestnut
street church yesterday morning for Miss
Lucy Holmes, familiarly known as Aunt
Lucy" In opening he alluded to the fact
that Miss Holmes, Mrs. Patience Worcester
and Mrs. Susan Leavitt were all converted
in the great revival under Rev. Ephriam
Wiley in 1886, and joined the Chestnut
street church in full membership in 1927.
Mrs. Worcester and Mrs. Leavitt passed
away upon the same day, March 23d, and
Miss Holmes followed only ten days later.
She was born Nov. 13, 1904, and died April
8, 1886. Miss Holmes was one of the cheer
lest Christians he had ever met. She did not
seem to know what encouragement was.
She was full of good works, always helping
the poor, and at one time even mortgaging
her own home to help the church in crisis
She had been a subscriber for Zion's Herald
for sixty years, making her first subscription
in 1896 and had thus kept abreast of the re-
ligisus history of her time. The night be-
fore she died she conducted family PRAYERS
bowling her head instead of kneeling. This
was the first admission of her weakness. for
it was the first time she had failed to kneel
in family prayers within the recollection of
her nephew, Mr.. Charles Dow, whom she
had brought up from childhood. The next
morning she could not rise, but. when asked
if she was sick, replied: mo, but the bodily
house is falling down and | shall have to
move" Before night the bodily temple fell
ana the spirit moved over to the great home.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
TIE MAGISTRATE.


The Magistrate which will be produced
at Portland Theatre, Wednesday and Thurs
day is remarkably bright and interesting 1t
win be one of the dramatic events of the
season as presented by the Boston Museum
Company. The tickets win be on sale to-
day.
Gus Williams drew good house Saturday
night
The Bosworth Post win produce Reward
with Charlie Collins at City Hall week be-
ginning April 21st.
Margaret Mather will be at Portland
Theatre April 10th, Goth and 21st, and Lizzie
Evans April %.
Charles L. Davis will be at City Hall the
18th inst, in the well known play "Alvin
Joslin."
Stetson's Mikado Company will return to
Portland soon.
At the annual meeting of Cumberland Cen
tire band the following members were chosen
officers for the ensuing year: NJ. L. Greedy,
president; w. E. Wilson, F. r. Sweetser, B.
+. Whitney, vice presidents p. NJ. Leighton,
secretary and treasurer; f. S. Blanchard, B.
+. Whitney, c. H. Greely, directors; T. 8.
Blanchard, agent; A. FL. Buxton, leader.
Boston people spent about $4,000 Fast
Day for theatrical entertainment The atten-
dance at the seven principal houses of amuse-
ment nearly, If not quite, equaled that of
WashingtOn'S Birthday, and this earlier oc-
casion was phenomenal one In dramatic
annals.
Won Bulow, the pianist, has an extraordi-
nary memory. No man living can approach
him, probably, in this power Of carrying an
orchestral or piano score in his head. At a
recent series of piano recitals in London, he
played the whole of Beethoyen's thirty-three
sonatas, five or six each night ;and he played
them all from memory. And when he con-
Quoted as maestro the four-night perform
ance OF Wagner's famous Niebelungen Lied,
standing before the rehestra and directing
the entire delivery of that most voluminous
and intricate composition, he did it without
a scrap of print before him.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
NEW YORK BRiBE TAKERS.
Ex-AIderman Miller Arrives in the
City.
DeLacy and Rothman Fail to Appear
and Answer to Charges.

NEW YORK, April 10.-Ex-Alderman William
A. Miller, who was arrested in Florida on Thurs
day, arrived at police headquarters at O'Clock
this evening, in charge of Detective Cosgrove and
Officer Brown The prisoner was taken to a pri
vate ROOM and it is expected that he will be ad-
mitted to bail, which, it is stated is ready Rll-
mors were circulating all the afternoon That
another one of the aldermen of 1884 had ohered
to tell all he knew. 1t was learned that II IS tne
intention of the district attorney to accept Ex-A
dernan Miller as States evidence if he will CON
sent to testify. If Miller refuses to turn States
evidence it is believed that the district attorney
will accept the offer rumored TO have been made
by another alderman.
Alderman DeLacy, who was reported to be in
Philadelphia yesterday, and ready to appear to
answer any charge of bribery, had not arrived IN
this city up to 2 p. N. today.
At the Senate committee investigation eX-A-
derman Rothman and Alderman DeLacy were
called to the stand but neither responded. EX-
Alderman Louis Wendell then took the stand. He
could not tell within $4,000 or 100000 how
much money he had deposited in the bank IN
1884 or 1885.
ExAlderman Arthur T. McQuade declined to
answer a question put to him by Senator Conkllng
as to whether he won 81 900 at one sitting at
cards, because he believed playing cards for mon
ey was misdemeanor. The committee ad-
Iourned to meet in the Senate chamber at Albany
on Tuesday next.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
A BLAZING FACTORY.
The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence,
Mass, Damaged.
Narrow Escape of Ten Men From
Death.
Loss About sioo,ooo-Two Men
Killed.

LAWRENCE, Mass, April 10.--Fire broke out
in the picker room of the Pemberton Mill
about 10 O'Clock this morning, and gained
great headway before the firemen could get to
work on it. AT 10.40 a general alarm was rung
in, Summoning the whole department.
All the operatives were sent out. Eight men
were in the room when the fire started, and a
large quantity of material was in the building.
At 1870 p m, the roof of the rear building fel |
In, buryng 10 persons, including four firemen.
Engines from North Andover, Andover and
Methuen arrived at 1 o'clock, and Joined the
Lawrence department in fighting the flames. At
2.30 O'Clock the fire was under control. Most of
those buried by the falling roof miraculously es-
capped the falling timbers, and only one of them,
George McKense, of 20 Kingston street, South
Lawrence. is dead, he having expired at 3 O'Clock
from his injuries. John Miller, who was upon
the roof with the others OF the mill brigade at the
time the roof fell In, was imprisoned in the debris
more than three hours and was extricated with
much difficulty The fire was confined to the
picker mill in which it originated, and the loss
will not exceed 100000 On this there was an
insurance of $4,000 in the mutual companies
The two casualties mentioned above were the
only ones of a serious nature. All the men who
were the roof when it fell received bruises and
cuts and other slight injuries
LAWRENCE, April IL.
John Miller, the unfortunate employee of the
Washington mills, who was pinned beneath the
fallen timbers of the Pemberton mill three hours
during the fire of yesterday, died from his injuries
at 10 O'Clock this morning in the city hospital.
he suffered terribly during the night and until
death relieved him..
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Mr.. MilIiken Presents important Pc
<fxinnc
sWINDLER WANZER TRACED.
Now Living in South America Under
the Name of Freeman.

LEWISTON. April 1o.-A shrewd Maine detec-
tive has succeeded in tracing the course of Walter
w. Wanzer, the Pennington bank swindler, who
harnessed the lightning and made 1t his accom-
plee. After he left Maine, Wanzer went to Joli-
et ILL.,, which city he made his headquarters for
several months. He practiced his trade as bank
robber and confidence man until the police were
hot on his SCENT when he took wing for Manito-
ba, where he remained in concealment doing
nothing until last winter. From Manitoba he
wentto Buenos Ayres, South America, where he
now lives under the name of Freeman. He is
said to have bled the South Americans freely and
to have a lot of money. Freeman, or Wanzer,
was born in New York and practiced the trade of
an electrician before he became professional
rogue. He has a mistress in Massachusetts,
whose attachment to HIM, and whose assistance
to him in planning and escaping from his serapes,
would make an ample basis for romance.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, April 10.
In the Senate. at 1.30 p. m. today, the bill to
admit Washington Territory as State was
passed without substantial amendment by vote
of 80 to 13.
Among the petitions presented was one by Mr..
Harrison from three assemblies of Knights of
Labor at Fort Wayne, Indiana, praying for the
speedy passage by the Senate of the labor arbi-
tration bill already passed by the House of Repre-
The Senate then adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Under a speefai order the House proceeded to
the consideration of bills reported from the COM
RiiIs were passed for the establishment OF light
houses at Gull Rocks Newport PI IsI+ hsrpor Il L.
Dor, r. l.; Grab Tree Ledge, Frenchmans Bay,
Me-; Deer Island Boston harbor; and d. Lapec "
steam lighthouse tender for the fourth lighthouse
district, and as supply steamer Tor the Atiantc
and Gulf coasts.
The bill to establish 1e additional life.-s,aying
stations gave rise 70 some discussion, but II was
finally passed. -.
4 bill was passed relating 10 the licensing o.
vessels engaged in towing 70 carry persons ~
addition to their cfew
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12

we cannot produce in the United States, and re-
lease from custom duties such foreign products
whether of field, forest or factory, as compete
with our domestic products. If there be an hon
est desire upon the part of the committee and the
House to reduce taxation, avoid surplus in the
treasury and leave the surplus with the people,
nal revenue laws. If they would give attention to
one single suggestion alone, which concerns the
of untaxed alcohol in the industrial arts they
could find an ample fell for all the reduction the
revenues of the United States would bear, and
would release some manufacturers of great bur-
dens and much encourage home industry.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
A DISASTROUS FAILURE.
A Great Milling Firm In Bristol, Pa,
Embarrassed.l
Many Poor People Will Lose Their
Entire Savings.

BRISTOL, Pa, April 11.-A great agitation has
been caused here by the failure of the firm of
Rogers Brothers, proprietors of the great -four
mill at this place. The firm was composed of
Robert, William and James Rogers, and they
have operated the mill for twelve years. The es-
tlmated liabilities of the firm are placed at $780,
600, $4,000 of which are in mortgage, and
over 100000 in notes. OF the latter amount,
about $4,000 are the savings of poor people, who
placed their money in the hands of the Rogers
Bros, Tor the interest the firm paid on it, That
sum was borrowed in amounts ranging from $50
to $4,000, and in many cases the laboring people,
who had implicit confidence in the firm, placed
their entire savings in their hands. The court
has appointed William Kinsey, G. s. S. Vandegrift
and Joshua Pierce appraisers. Robert Rogers
VINO was the business man of the firm, and who
contracted all the loans, is at his house, and is
said to be very ILL.,
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
OUR FISHERIES.
A Despatch from Hen. T. r. Bayard.

The following telegraphie correspondence
between Messrs. Cushing & McKenney Of
this city and Hon. T. F. Bayard, Secretary
of State, explains itself:
PORTLAND, April 0, 1886.
To Hon. Secretaryof State Washington, d. c.:
Having several fishing vessels ready for the
Banks, we desire to know if they can enter Cana
dian ports for men and be protected In so duing.
CUSHING & MCKRNNEY.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April 8, 1886.
To Gushing O. McKeHney, Portland, Me-:
The question of the right of American vessels
engaged Ia fishing on the high seas, or entering
the Canadian ports for the purpose of shipping
crews may possibly involve construction of treaty
with Great Britain. l expect to attain such an
understanding as will relieve our fishermen from
all doubt or risk, in the exercise of the ordinary
commercial privileges, in friendly ports to which,
under existing lawsof both countries, consider
thsir cltzens to be mutually entitled free from mo-
lestationS. T. f. BAYARD.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Another Massachusetts Mystery.

Boston, April 11.-Saturday morning, Mr.. j.
Miller, who lives in Oakdale, in the southeastery
portion of Dedham, discovered bundle of cloth
ing in pine grove, off Dartmouth street. The
clothing proved to be portions of womans ap-
parel parts of which were covered with blood.
Chief OF Police Drugan was notified and took pos
session of the bundle. The clothing was OF good
material and fashionably made. 1t is thought
that the wearer Of the clothing was murdered her
wearing apparel taken off and the body concea e.
ed elsewhere. The clothing had evidently laid
where found about four months; Careful inquiry
has been made to ascertain whether any female
has been OF is missing from town. bit without
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Sons Of Maine.

a meeting for the purpose of forming an
organization of the sons of Maine was held
at the Quincy House. Boston, Saturday
afternoon. About one hundred gentlemen
were called to order by P. S. j. Talbot, and
statement of the objects of the meeting was
made by S. K. Hamilton. Hon. John l..
Hayes of Cambridge was chosen permanens
chairman, and Mr.. Dana Estes was elected
secretary. A committee was appointed TO
report a plan of organization at future
meeting, and the following gentlemen were
elected members of that committee L. o.
DIR. w. A. Rust, Dana Estes, Stillman Il:
Allen and +. S. Haseltine. 1t was, voted
that no Intoxicating liquors be served at the
first dinner of the club. After some very In
John H. Hayes. the meeting adjourned to the
call of the Committee ON organization.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
HOW Congressional Seeds Are Dis
tribured.
AParade of Veterans.

Today is the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
organization of the District of Columbia Volun-
teers of 1861. They were organized in that
year for the defense of the capital, before the
call of President Lincoln for $4,000 men. They
celebrated the event today by a grand pa
rade of the veterans, together with the Grand
Army and all the local military organizations of
the District, with the Marine Band.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Cough Memorial Services.

Boston, April 11.-Memoral services In honor
of the late John B. Cough were held in Music
Hall this afternoon with a large attendance.
Miss Frances E. Willard president OF tne NaIloh, I
al Woman's Christian Temperance Union maae
an address, and addresses were also mace Dy
Gen. John L. Swift and Mrs. Mary A. Liyermore
Resolutions eulogstic of the deceased were adopt
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Last Sad Rites.

FARMINGToN, April 10.-The funeral of Miss
Sallucia Abbott occurred last evening. There
were present Rev. Edward Abbott of Cambridge,
Mass, Lucy, daughter of Hon. Austin Abbott,
and Mrs. Rev. G. d. Abbott of New York The
remains were buried in the family lot in Bruins
wick today.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
MAIN E..
Runawav chIIdren captured,

Especial to the PreSs.]
ROCHESTER,, April 10,-Police Officer Josselyn
captured seven runaway French children from
Saccarappa here this afternoon, on the arrival of
the O'Clock train from Portland. They were
three boys and four girls the oldesto only 15 years.
The officer returned them to their homes in Sac
carappa last night.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
MILLETT & LITTLE. T:
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.Ve6e1in95|s 9|s%SeSe 5s5;e;S{ E IS;

Never fails to relieve Langusr and Want of VI
tality, which few escape at this season An impover-
scd condition of the blood is the prime cause Of the
trouble, and the use Of this reliable purifier early M
Spring should not be omitted. Take Vegetine and
you successfully eounteract the effects Of Malaria
upon the system. Humors of O Cancerous or
Scrofulous nature are most troublesome now, and
no other remedy has such power to eradicate them.
S5hcpld the blood impurty develop an Eruption of
the skin, nothing will so eiectualy remove il as
Negene, There is diseased condition of the sys-
Gem caused BY impure state of the blood that is not
benefited by its use. AS tonic for convalescents,
ladies in delicate health and old people it is
nnsurpassed.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Keene Bro.'s and Their Employees.

LYNN, Mass, April 1O--W. G. S. Keene was
unable today to effect settlement with E. L.
Daley and Charles A. Leach, representatives of
the Lasters' Union. He did not want to accept
the prices demanded by the lasters, they desiring
the union prices as paid at Gardiner, Auburn,
Richmond and other shoe centres in Maine To
morrow the lasters will further debate with Mr..
Keene. The following table shows the prices
paid for lasting at Gardiner and Richmond i'll
comparison with those paid at Keene's factory in
ShOWhepan.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
THE LAREDO RIOT.
Latest Reports Give the Casualties
as ~ Killed and 9 Wounded.

LAREDO, Tex, April 11.-All is quiet here
Mayor Arlee has ordered that no arrest be made
for few days in order to give the people time to
cool down. Most reliable returns show that Of
wounded, while of the Botas 10 were killed and
one wounded.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Prince Edwards Island to be Con-
nected with the Mainland.

OTTAWA, April 1O.-The bill incorporating a
company to construct railway tunnel under
Northumberland straits to connect Prince Ed
wards Island with the mainland has Just passed
second reading in the Senate. The tunnel will
be seven miles in length, the estimated cost being
S5,OOO0O0
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
Richmond
and

Chairman John H. Wall of the executive board,
district assembly n, X. of L. today said that the
trouble with Keene Bros. was settled sofar as the
bean officially notified to that effect by the
Knights of Labor of Maine. He also stated that
all the trouble now existing hinges ON the lasters
and neighcr the Lynn nor Skowhegan factory of
Keene Bros would be started up until q settle
ment with the Lasters Union was effected.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
NOTICE TO MARINERS

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Notice is given by the
light house board that on and after May 1, 1886,
instead of double and single blows alternately at
intervals of thirty seconds heretofore struck in
thick and foggy weather by the fog bell at East
ern Point Light Station. entrance TO Gloucester
Harbor, Mass there win be struck two blows in
quick succession at intervals of twenty seconds.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
THE PORMAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1886-04-12
want war witb Turkev

ATHENS, April lin the Chamber of Depu-
ties yesterday, several speeches were made in ia
y0r of war with Turkey. Many of the members
demanded the enforcement of the coiture, but
Prime Minister Del Yannis declared in favor of
freedom of speech. After the debate, which has
ernment was passed-129 TO 49,