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The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
MAINE PoMoLocIcAL SOCIETY.
The Closing Sessions of the Meeting
In Turner Centre.
Valuable Papers Read and Fine Fruit
Exhibited.

TURNER CENTRE, Feb Is.
The second days session was opened in
the forenoon. The weather is very fine and
has induced large numbers to attend. The
morning session opened with paper by j.
G. Jackson, Experience with Small Fruits"
read by the Secretary in the authors alb
sence. This was followed by "Talk on
Small Fruit Growing" by A. l. Brown of
Belfast.
In the commencement the speaker referred to
his early love for small fruits as being the starting
point of his desire for their cultivation. Small
fruits should be cultivated business principles.
The main point to be avoided is drought and we
must supply water in good amount as small fruits
are hard drinkers. BlackberrieS require a moist
but NOT wet soil in location where the snow lies
even during the winter, and where the plants can
be protected from north winds. He prefers a
southeast exposure with ground mellow and rich.
Plant IN hills seven feet apart Be careful in
pruning. Women make the best fruit plckers. A
near market is absolutely necessary. RaspDerTles
are fine and good keepers, free from maggots ana
spice bugs Clay loan soil is best. DO very well
planted In the apple orchard. but ne can ralse tne
best ones along the renee ne PaItst Preties regG
Blackcap Is the best for this. Strawberries snouu
be grown in small plots and should be frequently
changed and planted and cultivated IN accord,
ance with natural laws. The paper was practical
and to the point and was attentively listened 10.
The President then introduced Mr.. d. Il.
Knowlton of the Pennington Journal, who
believed that ''What man hath done man
may do"
The first part was a recital Of the progress OF
the speaker in the seven years of his experience
in fruit culture and was extremely interesting
He also referred to bis experience in the culture
OF the small fruits, and his results were lndeeu
unsurpassed, as samples of the preserved fruit
placed on exhibition will testify. He believed
small fruits could be successfully grown in Maine.
He laid the cause for his present health anO
strength to the exercise obtained by taking care
of his own garden He believed in sunshine IL
the garden and In the home. The essentials of
fruit culture ia Maine are not many and are with.
in the control of all. Any location where corn
and potatoes can be grown will grow fruit. There
is but little danger of making the soil too rich.
Bone meal and wood ashes are good fertilizers.
Use care In pruning. Use local grown straw
berries to start with In the spring. 1t is possible
in from one year to ten that any man may have
succession of large and small fruits in abundance
for home use The speaker referred to the diff
culties of fruit culture in closing.
The noon recess was devoted to examining
the apples on exhibition, and to doing justice
to the picnic dinner served by the ladies in
the hall below. The exhibitors of fruit are
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The remains of the late DR.. L. B. Pillsbu-
ry, arrived Thursday on the noon train from
Boston, and were taken Immediately on the
out bound train for Pennington, the late
home of the doctor. Mr. Eben F. Pillsbury
and wife, with Mr.. Nelson Becwith, son-in-
law of the doctor, accompanied the bereaved
widow ON her sad return home. The doctor
was rapidly recovering from his rheumatic
illness, for which he had sought a SUMMER
cline, and hewas anticipating return to
his northern home with recovered health,
when three weeks ago a small boil made its
appearance on the back of his neck, which
did not at the time cause any uneasinesS.
But soon it assumed more serious nature,
yet not alarmingly so till few days prior to
his death. Friends were telegraphed but
they did not arrive till few hours after the
doctor had peacefully passed away. Every
one who had read the CHEEKY letters from the
ready pen of the doctor during his brief So
journ in the sunny South will sympathize
with the family and friends in their bereaye-
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CHEATED THE cALLoWs.
Horrible Tragedy in an Aroostook
County Town.
An Old Man Murders His Wife and
Then Commits Suicide.

BANGOR, Feb. 19.-News reached here
tonight of one of the bloodest tragedies
which ever occurred in Aroostook county.
Monday night in Hamlin Plantation, seven
miles below Van Buren, Frenchman named
Martin, 70 years old, had a dispute with his
wife, and the woman went to her sons
house, where she remained all night About
o'clock next morning she returned home
with her two grandsons. The boys were out
of the house cutting wood, when suddenly
Mrs Martin rushed out screaming, closely
followed by the old man with an axe. She
was overtaken fifty feet from the door, and
the old man struck her blow on the head
with the weapon, killing her instantly. The
boys at once ran for aid and while gone the
old fiend dragged the body of his murdered
wife into the house and left it lying. on the
floor. Then he went up stairs and shot him
self through the heart with gun and fell
dead on the floor.
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Aroostook county has probably heen the least
affected by the elements this winter of any sec
without deep SHOWS and but one or two cold spells
is reported there.
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The sarnia's EyentfuI Trip.

Advices received here from Liverpool by
the officers of the Dominion steamship COM
pany state that the greatest credit is due to
Captain Gibson and the officers of the Sarnia
for the skill and courage displayed by them
in navigating the Sarnia nearly to the mouth
of the Mersey after she had lost her rudder
in mid ocean. The steamer left Liverpool on
the.9th of January and the accident occurred
when she was four days out. The sea wa
nearly calm at the time, and from some un-
apparent cause the rudder broke entirely
away, leaving the ship with nothing to direct
her course except the sails. She. was imme-
diately headed for home and notwithstanding
the heavy weather, was brought in in safety.
missing the Quebec aud other tenders, and
reaching Liverpool on the 3rd of February.
The trip is occasioning considerable favoTa-
BILE comment in Liverpool.
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the DRESSED MEAT INDUSTRY.
The Railroads Trying to Crush it Out

The Railroads Trying TO Crush 1t OUT.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-The advance in freight
on east bound live stock and dressed meats
which was ordered yesterday at New York,
to take effect March 1st, has caused intense
feeling in this city among shippers of dressed
beef. They assert that the new rate amounts
TO a yirtnal embargo on the industry. 1t is
claimed that the railroads have lrge inter
est in maintaining the live stock business as
against the dressed meat traffic; that the
roads have immense sums Ms INVESTED IN stock c4
vance is move to crush out the shippers of
dressed meat. Messrs. Armour, Swift and
others engaged in shipping dressed meat say
criminated against them heavily, but that
they have continued in business even at a
loss in order to thoroughly introduce their
products Now they propose to submit no
longer, and will fight the railroads to the last
ditrb
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IN THE Kinks.



Last evening at the Biou a goodly number of
young ladies recorded their guesses as to what
might be the lucky number which would draw the
gold ring. Miss Addie Thurston guessed 2e4,
and now wears the ring, 275 being the number
which secured the prize, and Miss Thurston
guessing the nearest to it, This afternoon there
will be game of polo in the Grammar school
league between the Butler and Smaller teams.
There will be general skating in the evening.
NEW ENGLAND POLO LEAGUE.
The following games played last night, in the
New England polo league, resulted as follows
At Woburn-W0burns 3; Walthams 0.
The Boston-Somerville game at Somerville last
night was won by the home team on technicalities
of the rules as interpreted by Referee Barry. The
Bostons refused to play on terms which the rules
laid down. and therefore forfeited the game and
four of the members of the team were fined $50
EACH
At Cambridge -Salems 3; Cambrldges 2.
POLO NOTES.
In Rockland last night the II. M. BIS defeated
the Boston Columbias, OF the Massachusetts Inde-
pendent League, three straight goals in a finely
played but sheTt game.
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Lunllant over cladstone,s Defeat.

New YORK, Feb. ia special cablegram
to the Telegram refers as follows to the feel
Leaders of the Irish parliamentary party are
in a state of wild exultation today over the
announcement made by Gladstone in the
Commons last night. This is not because the
Premier has yet promised to do much for
Ireland, although his speech is understood
as pledging him to introduce definite
scheme for home rule on OF about March %,
but because he has set at rest rumors that
this burning question was. to be postponed
for six months, or until the next session, be-
cause he was outspoken against coercion and
because there is good prospect of peace in
ponement of the home rule question that the
government proposes.
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a Young Murderer Sentenced.

lSpeclal 10 inc freSs.J
DOVER, n. H., Feb 19.-James Mckee
was brought before the Supreme Court to-
day charged with the murder of Michael
Cranan of Comic, Oct. 16, 1885. John Kirel,
criminal lawyer, appeared for Mckee, moved
the reading of the warrant, and for Mckee
plead guilty to manslaughter in the second
degree. In regard to sentence, Mr.. Kirel
read several letters from the boys former
pastor and employer while he lived in Ire
land, and urged as light sentence as posi-
BILE. Mr.. Burleigh, the counsel for the
State, made no opposition, and he was
sentenced to seven years in the State prison.
Mckee is now II years of age, and the young
man W hom he killed was but IS.
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The Late John 3. Cough.

over the remains Of the late John b. Cough
were held this afternoon, at the residence of
DR.. Burns. AT Mrs. Coughs request, the
services were private, and were of a rather
informal nature, and only a few of Mr..
Coughs intimate friends were present. Up
on the conclusion of the services, the casket
was closed, and the remains were borne to
the Frankford station of the Pennsylvania
railroad. The body was there placed ON a
train at p M, and will be taken direct to
Worcester, Mass. Anthony j. Comstock,
who has charge of the funeral arrangements,
accompanied the remains.
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The Expedition was Not a success.
AMONG THE STRIKERS.
Waiting for the Opening of the Man
chester Mills Gates.

MANCHESTER, N H, Feb. 19.-The com
munity has quietly settled down to awai
the opening of the mill gates next Mon
day, but the opinion is gaining strength
that sufficient number of operatives vii
return to enable the mills to, start up.
Eugene Bouroque, a member of the com
mittee of weavers who conferred with Agen
Straw, has resigned on the ground that she
is satisfied with her wages.
A meeting of loom fixers was held at CITY
Hall today, when the following resolutions
were passed:
Resot0ed, That we, the loom fxers of the Amos
keag Manufacturing Company, are satisfied witt
our pay and the way we are used, and that th'
feeling in regard to our last meeting was msun
derstood, and that we are ready to go to worl
any time we are called upon to do so.
Iiesotced, That we wish to state that our feel
ings i'll regard to our employers are of the mos
cordial nature, and we hope the same feelings
Will ALWAYS exist.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20

Leonard Waldo of Yale College observatory,
while laboring under temporary. fit Of in
sanity, escaped from her nurse this forenoon
and her dead body was found in the woods
five miles from the town this afternoon by
the searchers. She had wandered about In a
partially nude condition until she fell over
precipice, her brains being mashed out on
the rocks below. The students in I ale had
been dismissed and generally took part In
the search. Much sorrow is felt ever the
affair.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
GENERAL NEWS.

R. Lucas, an insurance agent of Cleveland, o.,
Was arrested in Pittsburg, Pa, Thursday night
ON charge of embezzling $40 600 of the funds ot
the Equitable Insurance Company OF that city.
In the breach of promise suit brought by Louise
+. Perkins against E. j. Baldwin, the California
millionaire, at Los Angeles, for S50O,OO0 dam
ages, the jury yesterday brought verdict IN
favor of plaintiff for $4,000.
By the will of the late Joseph MilmOre who re,
Gently died in Switzerland, which was ddlnltted
to probate in Boston, the widow receives eNSIy- Sly
property amounts to between SlOOOoo ana
S12OO00.
AT a meeting of telephone subscribers IN Low.
ell Mass last night, Il committee was appointed
r., oo haIora the DrODer committee of the Massa-
chusetts Legislature, protest agalLlst The exorbi-
tant charges OF the New Ne, 6ngIand Telephone
limit charges for use of telephones 10 q fair
amount.
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FOREIGN.
Proceedings in Parliament.

LONDON, Feb. 19.-In the House of Com
mons last night, Hugh c. Childers, the home
secretary, made statement concerning the
recent riots in London. He said that the
evidence procured by the commission ap-
pointed to inquire into the cause OF the out
break disclosed the fact that state OF AFFAIRS
existed in the administration of the police
that required his serious attention.
Justin Mccarthy urged that the discussion
of home rule measure must precede any
other Irish legislation.
The address in reply to the Queens speech
was agreed to.
A woman's franchise bill was read sec
ond time.
The Parnell party are content with Mr..
Gladstone's statement concerning the propos-
ed Irish measures of the government and
say they viii wait until April fSr S,d the dis
ing in the House of Commons after Mr..
Gladstone had presented his statement yes
terday, and decided to withdraw O'Brien's
amendment to the address. This amendment
had reference to eyictions of Ireland
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
PLucKY cHlNAMEN.
They Stay in Spite of Dynamite and
Rifles.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 19-When the
Cinnamon were driven out of Snohomish
City, Washington Territory, last week,
those who had property were made an ex-
ception, being allowed to remain. They were
must leave by Monday. On Monday, when
told to go, they refused, saying they intend
ed to remain. Late that night dynamite
cartridge was exploded under one of their
houses, wrecking the building but not injur-
ing the Chinamen The he latter st;Ip pluck4illy moy
not destroyed and reiterated their determin-
alton to stay. This morning a number of
shots were fired into the house, but none of
the occupants were injured. AT last accounts
they were still holding the fort and declaring
that they would not leave.
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A very Dangerous counterfeit.

LACROSSE, Wis, Feb. 19.-Teller Hender-
covered a counterfeit silver dollar that is
pronounced by all bank people in this city
the most dangerous ever seen. 1t Is stand
ard silver dollar of the currency of 1881. The
outside is silver and the die in every sub
stantial particular as clear as the original.
1t stands all microscopical tests. The only
possible means of detection is by weight. it
being exactly At grains short of the standard,
and estimated about 43 grains short OF the
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
Latest from the Nanticoke Miners.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 19.-The latest
news from Nanticoke this morning is to the
effect that the rescuing party who are
pushing forward in Slope No. 1, to reach the
feet to go through yet to reach the third
counter. Should any more cave-ins take
place on reaching the fourth counter the
work will have to be abandoned.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
THE ATHER.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6

Indications for Portland and vicinity
Rain, turning into snow, and followed by
fair. decidedly colder weather, with cold
wave.
Indications for New England to-day are
light local rain, turning into snow, followed
by fair weather, decidedly colder cold wave;
winds shifting to westerly; rising, preceded
in the eqtreme eastern portion by falling
barometer
Cautionary signals from New Haven to
Eastport.
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To EIGHT the slugger.

BosroN, Feb. S.-Arrangements, have
behalf Of Richard K. Fox for match be-
tween John L. Sullivan and Jem Smith, the
English champion, who knocked cut Ali
Greenfield in Paris, for fight to flHlsh M MIor
$4,000 side, London prize ring. rules; the
fight to take place within six nspths
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
Foreign Notes.

An American life boat has proved great
success in series of trials at Kiel. The
German government will probably adopt it.
The great coursing event of the season,
ed Friday, the winner being Miss Glendyne.
AT Kings Court, Ireland, Thursday, dis
pute during game of foot ball resulted in
an affray in which bill hooks and pitchforks
were freely used. Twenty persons were
wounded. One Of them is believed to be dy-
ing.
4 bill has been introduced in the French
Chamber of Deputies to enable the city of
Paris to raise a loan of 2500O0,000 francs to
be used in public works.
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at the PUMPS for s3 DAYS.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19-The schooner
B. Vroman from Trapani, Dee. 3, for Glou-
cester, Mass, put into this port yesterday in
distress, having sprung a, leak on Dec. %
when off the Canary, Islands She continued
leaking until reaching here From 200
to 800 tons of salt were lost. The crew were
at the pumps for ffty-three days, and are
completely exhausted.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
Mo trace OF the vessel or crew.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 19.-The United
States revenue cutter Richard Rush, which
left here Jan. I'd, for Behring Sea, in search
of the missing whaler Amethyst and ne ner
reports having found no trace of the missing
vessel or her crew.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20
Good News FOR the En1pIoves.

READING, Feb. 19.-Two thousand men
employed in the Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company's shops here were TINS
evening notified that an increase in wages IN
all departments would be made in March
The rate of the proposed increase was not
announced
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-20

Citizens Caucus viii be held at the Town
House IN Deering, on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24th,
at 4 o'clock p. M, to nominate candidates 1or
meeting PER ORDER
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cold WaYe ConnIngl

The following telegram has been received
from the chief signal officer of the army;
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 {6.45 T. M
Hoist cold wave signal. Slight cold wave COM
ing. The temperature win fall between Is and 20
degrees during the next "a to 4S hours.
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peatEn Of Mlr. isaac c. FIeId.

LEWISTON, Feb. 19.--Mr. Isaac G. Field,
well known as one Of Lewiston's old resi-
dents, died last evening. Mr.. Field was
native of Falmouth, but came to Lewiston
in early life, and subsequently lived for a
few years in Lexington. He returned to
Lewiston more than fifty years ago. For
about twenty years he was employed by
Captain Holland as superintendent of his
numbering operations. He was a contractor
on the main canal and built the sssec-
tion from the Hill to the Androscoggin mill
and did much work for the Franklin Compa-
ny Of late years, as his strength declined he
was employed as watchman by that COM
pany and the Union Water Power Company.
1t was while in their employ that he was
injured few years ago, by the falling of a
derrick, as was thought at the time fatally,
but he pulled through. He has appeared
unusually well Of late, and was at work up
to the 7th inst
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Charles 3. Harmon, ESQ.,, of Bidde-
ford, Nominated for United
States Marshal.
Petitions Presented for Improve
ment OF Navigation of the
Kennebec.
Especial to the PREss.)

kopeclal 10 tne TRESS.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The President
today appointed Charles B. Harmon of Bid
deford United States Marshal for the Dis
trict of Maine. 1t was great surprise, as il
was considered almost certain that Kimball
of Waterford would be appointed. Mr. Har-
mon is at present city marshal of Biddeford
Congressman Milliken and Dingley have
presented petitions of citizens of Augusta,
Hallowell, Gardiner, Richmond and Bath
for an appropriation for the improvement
of navigation of the Kennebec river between
Augusta and the lower part of Perkins Isl
and near Richmond. They were referred
to the committee on rivers and harbors.
Maine Postmasters.
The following Maine postmasters have
been appointed:
North Bucksport Catharine E. Smith.
Porter, Mrs. A MsFrench.
South Solon, Daniel w. Jewett.
Strickland'S Ferry, Nathan FL. SaWtelle.
West Dresden, Frank A. Reed.
The President Imposed Upon,
The President is said to be much annoyed
at the deception of the nomination of Raisin,
another of Germans men, as surveyor OF
Baltimore. Congressman Findlay of BaltI-
more, who is leader of the anti-ring forces,
is quoted as saying that Higgins is as a
saint in his shroud compared to Raisin.
The Expedition was Not Success.
The Secretary of the Navy today received
a telegram from Rear Admiral Jouett at
Aspinwall, stating that the United States
steamer Galena has sailed for Key West,
Fla, with the steamship City of Mexico as
prize. The seized vessel is alleged to have
been fitted out at New York for filibuSter-
ing expedition against Honduras.
Minor Matters.
Orders were issued today closing all the
executive departments ON Monday.
Two hundred and eleven of 507 men who
were employed in the ordnance shops of the
cause of the lack of appropriation for the
steel cruisers
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