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The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
The American Electric Manufactur-
ing Company.


New YORK, March An important
meeting was held today at the office of the
American Electric Manufacturing Company,
which had for its object the addition OF great
financial strength to the company. Since the
company began its operations here it has
been well known that President Golf hassmet
with determined opposition which at times
has shown itself in indicative manner, his
enemies and competitors even attacking his
personal integrity in every way possible. lie
has triumphed over his assailants and has
secured a combination of financial strength
which will aid him in placing the business OF
the American Company in, the foremost rank
of electrical companies despite all efforts to
preventit. This fresh evidence of Mr.. Goff's S
personal strength among his business asso-
ciates is very gratifying to his friends At
the meeting of the directors today the Iboard
was increased to thirteen members by the
election of the following prominent business
men of this city: Hon. Levi NJ. Bates, form
erly Bates. Reed & Cooley, Lewis May,
banker. ROLAND n. Hazard, president of the
Loan and Trust Company, Senator John j.
Herman. and Henry c. Adams of New York
Agent Holmes. Booth & Hayden Company.
Mr.. Nav become treasurer of the corpora
ton and from the eminent position which
he holds among the great financial institu-
tions of New York it will be safe TO assume
the American viii be able to command I'M
limited capital for extending its business op-
! erations.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Maine Central Railroad.

The officers of the Maine Central Railroad
make the following gratifying announce
ment:
As is well known to employees and the public
generally, the temporary bridge at Augusta, IN
use for the passage Of trains pending the taking
down of the old iron bridge at that point, and the
erecting of new one, was carried away by the
remarkable freshet of January last, since which
time all through trains have been run on the
upper route via Danyille Junction, Lewiston and
Winthrop, and transfer made at Augusta for
such passengers as found it necessary to travel
the lower route. now have the pleasure of an
nouueing that the new bridge will be completed
and all through, trains resume service via
Augusta on Tuesday, March 0, 1886, and the
cancelled from that date. +. Z. BooTHBY,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
The new bridge is wrought iron, single
quadrangular, through bridge of four spans.
The length of each of these spans is one
hundred and seventy-two feet and one inch
from centre to centre of end pins, and the
entire length covered by the four spans from
centre to centre of extreme end pins, is six
hundred and ninety-eight feet. The bridge
is constructed with inclined end posts, riv-
eted top chords, pin connected lower chords
and iron floor beams with riveted connec-
tions. The entire weight of iron used in the
construction of the bridge itself, exclusive of
the track, is one million and sixty thousand
pounds. The bridge was manufactured by
the Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, n.
Y, and Athens, Pa, and the work of erec-
tion has been done by the Maine Central
Railroad Company. The columns on top of
the piers, on which the spans of the former
iron bridge were supported, have been
done away with and the piers have been
built up with solid masonry to receive the
new structure.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON.


Mr.. Sewel1 of New Jersey, from the COM
mittee on library reported bill in favor of
accepting from w. H. Vanderbilt and Julia
Dent Grant the objects of value and art pre-
sented by foreign governments to the late
General Grant.
was reported favorably from the committee
by Mr.. Sewell.
After some minor discussion the educa-
tional bill came up.
The yeas and and nays were taken upon
Mr.. Dolph's amendment offered yesterday,
and resulted yeas II, nays %; so the amend
ment was rejected.
Mr. Dolph then offered an amendment pro-
vidng that Alaska be included in the bill.
Mr. Teller thought the bill ought also to
include the Indian Territory.
Mr. Dawes favored liberal education pro-
vision for Alaska and also for our own In
dians, but thought it better to have the
money go direct than through the pending
bill.
Indians. They were civilized people, always
living "home" life, and understanding and
appreciating the benefits of education. Ii
there was one dark stain with which our en-
lightened republic could be charged, it was
that we had taken those people from what
we are sometimes prone to term half bar
barrie deSpotism, (Russia) and yet we had
never done thing to elevate or educate
them. He severely criticised the course of
the United States government oflclalS IN
Alaska. They had Joined with the worst
elements there, he said, and encouraged first
the vices of the worst classes in Alaska. He
gave an praise to the President for removing
fhe officiaIs who had dishonored our good
name in that far off country. The conduct
Of these officials would by comparison make
the vices. brutalities and inhumanities of
the Kaffirs pale into insignifcance. No more
kind. gentle, patient, hospitable peple exist
ed than the Alents.
Mr Blair said the population of Alaska
was 30. .43O by the last census, Of whom the
white were $780, though since the census it
had doubtless been increased Education
was going on there under the benevolent
efforts Of religious organizations, but Mr..
Blair favored the inclusion OF Alaska IN the
bill as evidence that we regarded Alaska as
a part of our Union and establishing what
might become valuable precedent.
Mr. Dolph could see no reason why 1t
should not be included. The money would
be great aid to the Alaskans. He thought
the Alents already entitled to cltlzenship
under the treaty with Russia.
Mr., Dolph's amendment was agreed TO.
Mr.. Logan moved an amendment lncrsas-
ing the appropriation to the total amount OF
$136,o00,000 in ten years, giving the nrst year
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
BASE BALL.
The National League.

The spring meeting of the National Base
Ball League was concluded in New Rork yes
terday. The schedule of games was pre-
sented and adopted. The season will open
in the various league cities as follows:
At Detroit with New York May 10TH
At Chicago with Boston May 10th.
At st. Louis with Detroit April 29th.
AT Kansas City with Chicago April 29th
At Philadelphia with New York May So
At New York with Boston April 29th.
At Boston with Detroit May 9th.
At Washington with Philadelphia April 10th.
The clause in the old constitution prohibiting
players belonging to league clubs from playing
SUNDAYS has been changed so as to allow the play
ers to engage in the games at any time before or
after the championship season begins, namely
April 29th. This allows Sunday games in ST
Louis the Sundays before and after the Champion
ship games begin and end.
Hines, Gilligan, Carroll and Shaw have been as
signed 10 the Washington club and Radford
Bassett, McCreary and Little have signed with the
Kansas Citys. -
The President will shortly announce the names
of the four official umpires
Rule was also changed to allow the pitcher
7X4 feet instead of 6x4, and also that battery err
roTs go back the same as in 1884. A new clause
10 the constitution was added in regard to a guar
anlee 1und, making the association thoroughly
for its action.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Exciting Scene in the Kentucky Leg
isIature.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 4.-There was
an exciting scene in the Kentucky House of
Representatives at Frankfort this morning.
Robert G. Thomas, member from Mublen-
burg county, in arguing on the motion to
to the way in which the bill, which Repre-
sentative VIM. Jackson of this city had in
troduced had been handled. Mr.. Jackson
walked quietly over to Thomas and asked
what he meant by the insinuation and told
him to walk outside and he would thrash
him. Thomas did not follow Jackson but
left the House soon afterwards, and return
ing, it is said, with pistol told jackson he
was ready. Great excitement and confusion
ensued and the two had started out when
were arrested and Mr.. Thomas told to dis
pose of his pistol or he would be put out.
Upon the advice of friends, Mr.. Thomas left
the room, saying he would fix it all right.
All is now quiet, but there may be trouble.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
GENERAL NEWS.

The committee on woman suffrage of the
Massachusetts legislature voted yesterday
morning to report bill allowing women to
The committee also agreed to report a bill
allowing women to vote on the question of
granting liquor licenses. The general bill
will be reported shortly in the House and
the other will not be reported until the fate
of the first is decided.
Parsons Downs has sued the Boston Post
for libel.
Henry l.. Nelson, editor in chief, and
Geo. c. Burpee, managing editor OF the Bos-
ton Post have resigned their respective posi-
tions, the former to accept a responsible po-
sition on the New York Star, and the latter
to engage in the practice of short hand.
The news has been received here in Man
Smyth of New Hampshire and Miss Marion
III. Corssar, the event taking place at Edin-
burg, Scotland, Feb. %.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Dartmouth College.

meeting of the trustees of Dartmouth Col
lege today, Prof. Worthen was reelected as
associate professor of mathematics for three
years. The resignation of Dr. j. 7. Ban
croft of Concord, as professor of mental DIS
eases in the medical college was accepted.
to visit the Sandwich Islands, after April Sth
until September 1st. The thanks OF the
trustees were voted Hon. L.. p. Morton OF
New York, for the gift of the Rood house
and lot and to Hon. E. III. Rollins OF Con-
cord for the gift of 500 per year for hve
years for Evolutionary prizes. Appropriate
resolutions were adopted upon the demise
during the year Of Rev. Samuel G. Brown,
D. D., Rev. Daniel j. Noyes, D. D. and Prof.
Edwin d. Sanborn, LII. D., and it was de-
cided to hold public services to their memory.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
THE CHIN EsE.
San Francisco Swarming With the
Mong oIians,
Retaliation for the Outra ges Threat
ened in Canton.

ELPAso, March 4.-In the last few days
large number of Chinese from California
have passed through this city on their way
to Now Orleans and Texas cities. Many of
them are locating in the Territorial towns of
New Mexico and Arizona. San Francisco is
said to be swarming with Mongolians who
have been driven out of Oregon and Wash
ingtOn Territory, and it is claimed that the
Six Companies relieved the pressure by ship
ping them East, where the hatred against
the Chinese is not as strong as on the Pacific
slope. This influx, however, into the Ter
ritorieS of New Mexico and Arizona, has
aroused latent antagonism there, and Chi
nese leagues have already been organized at
Socorro and other towns in New Mexico
and at Tucson and Tombstone in Arizona.
All of these places are suffering from a
heavy increase in their Chinese population,
which may lead to violent evictions such as
recently took place in Washington Terri
tory
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following
telegram has been received by Cheng Tsao
Ju. the Chinese minister here:
CANTON, Feb. 25 1886.
His ErceUency CIeI1g, Chinese Minister, Wdsh-
fngtoit, d. c.. - 6,,..oao
A cablegram has been received from Ghlnese
merchants at San Francisco, stating that CnlleSe
in the United States have been most ouIrdgeouSly
attacked Hearing.of this news the canton peO-
pie are furious Retaliation is threatened HOW
did the American government act IN tills iatlel Z
Can you not ask the President to adopt meas uIes
tor the protection of Chinese there and 1of lle
prevention of these inhuman acts, IN order 10 pre-
serve the good friendship of the two countries?
Otherwise the consequences here may be serious
CHANG CHI TUNG.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Quarterly Session.

The quarterly session of the Episcopal
Board Of Missions of the diocese of Maine,
commenced in Grace street church, Bath,
Tuesday evening. Among the prominent men
land, Rev. Charles T. Ogden of Portland,
Rev. Rev. D. Washbum Of Lewiston, ;Rey, H. r;
Payne of Wiscasset, Rev. A. w: Little OF
Portland, Rev Walker Gwynne OF Augusta,
Rev. w. d. Martin of Augusta, 3,i hGE' M Po,i Dol
NJ. MeLaughlin of Hallowell, Rev ii. w.
Sneider of Watertown, n. Y. and Dr. +; n.
Parker of Bath. Services were held We'd
nesday forenoon, when an address was de-
livered by the Bishop Wednesday after:
the clergy was held. III the evening was
held missionary service with addresses by
Bishop Nicely and Reys. Walker Gwynne,
Washburn and Sneider.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Installed Head of the See in New
Work

NEW YORK, March 4.-Throngs crowded
around st. Patrick's Cathedral this morning,
anxious to secure admission to witness the
ceremonies attending the comforting OF the
mony which will install him as head of the
See of New York. Tickets to the full capac-
ity of the cathedral had been issued Every
church in New York and neighboring cities
was represented. Representatives were
O'Clock the services commenced. Priests and
acolytes led the procession in which walked
Archbishop Corrigan, arrayed in golden
robes and attended by Monsignors Preston
and Quinn, and followed by choir OF 15O
boys, who sang the TIE Deum. After this,
mass was commenced. 1t was sung by Bish-
or Elder, assisted by Rev. John F. Kearneey,
Rev. James McGrean as deacon, and Charles
r. Corley, as sub-deacon.
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rhe Late john 3. oough,s WIN.

WORCESTER, March 4-John B. Coughs
will was filed today The only public be-
quests are $1,000 each to the American Mis-
sionary Association of New York, American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
american a Home Missionary, Society OF n.
Of Worcester. Memorial Hospital Of Worces-
ter, and the National Temperance Publish
ing Society. All are payable on the death of
Mrs Cough, who is sole exeeutrix.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Keeper of State Prison in Trouble.

TRENTON, N. j., March 4.-The joint
committee of the Legislature, appointed to
investigate the conduct of Keeper Laverty,
Of the State prison, have submitted their re-
port. They find that the charges against
him of immortal conduct and general mis-
fully sustained, and they present articles of
impeachment against him and demand that
he be put to answer the charges of high
crimes. and misdemeanOr in Office.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05

A Great Curiosity.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March A woman
about 80 years old, applied at the city hospi-
tai Monday afternoon, for admission, and
soon after she gave birth to female child,
from the back of whose head protruded a
second fully developed face and one-half of
a head. Its mouth would not open, but 9TH
erwise the organs were perfectly formed.
The child lived but 4S hours, and was regard
ed by the attending physicians as great
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
PERILs OF THE FISHERIES.
Severe Experience of the Schooner
lolanthe,

BosToN, March 4-The fishing schooner
Iolanthe of Gloucester arrived at this port
this noon with her flag at half mast Capt.
Georges Banks during squall on Feb. 18th,
he lost two of his men, Simon Landry and
John Peterson. They were at work furling
the jb and the wind got under the canvas
and lifting the sail threw them both over
board and both sank at once. The captain
perienced terrible weather, the vessel being
obliged to lay to under three reefed fore
sail The cold was intense and the vessel
was completely covered with ice all the time,
the high seas boarding her and Immediately
freezing until the ice on deck was even with
the rails. The Iolanthe has 10000 pounds of
haddOck
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Capt. Thos. IneersoII Dead.

Captain Thomas Ingersoll, one of our
old sea captains, died at his residence on
Congress street, at . o'clock this morning.
He had been ill about three months. The
deceased has been one of the port wardens
the past year. He was a member of Port
land Lodge of Masons, and of the Marine
Society, and was a man highly respected by
all He leaves wife and several children.
His age was Ga years.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
poyer's CITY Government.

Especial to the Press.l
DOVER, n. H., March AT the meeting
of the City Government tonight, the follow
ing night watch were elected for the ensuing
year: John Il. Otis, Charles Feneker, Ed
ward A. willard; Edgar Caverly, Thomas
n. Wilkinson, Charles Z. Stevens, day po-
Ice. and Isaac f. Abbott, City Treasurer.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
KENNEBEc COUNTY.

Applications for two new posts, one at
Peru and the other at Ellsworth, have been
received at G. A. r. headquarters at Au-
gusta.
Mr.. G. Fl. Nelson, the noted horse-breeder
of Waterville, has returned from his winter S
sojouru in Florida, weighing over 200 pounds
and in better health than he has been for
fifteen years.
A large crayon portrait of the late William
Nj. Stratton, who was for many years clerk
of courts for Kennebec county, was hung in
the court house of Augusta Wednesday. 1t
was executed by Charles II. Pepper, son of
President Pepper of Colby University, and
is said to be very faithful likeness.
A former runner for the New England
Rubber Company, who had been a frequent
guest at the house, recently stopped at Hotel
North, Augusta. Being out of funds, and
as he had several times done subsequently,
he presented check on his firm for $50
requesting that Mr. Quimby would cash it
as a favor. The request was, of course,
complied with, but one day this week the
check came back protested and with it the
information that this commercial man had
swindled several other parties in similar
manner and was probably in Canada.
KNOX COUNTY.
Some of the boys in Ward 8, says the Rock
land Courier-Gazettee, at one of the ward
cacuses last week, nominated a certain
young man, of opposite political faith from
their own, for the Office of constable, the
whole thing being intended for a joke upon
the young man. They laughed loud and
long when they thought how dumbfounded
the prospective constable would be when he
heard of the joke. But unfortunately for
the joke, the young man informed them that
under the provisions of the new charter,
constables were elected by the city govern
gaent and were not voted for in wards.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A letter was received in Bangor Wednes-
day from Dresden, SaXony, enclosing slip
from a late Dresden newspaper, reading as
follows: ''His Majesty the King has been
pleased to confer the AbrechtS order of the
dent of the Anglo American Club" Dr.
Jenkins is well known in Bangor where he
formerly resided. He has been in Dresden
ten or twelve years where he has been very
successful. His wife was also a Bangor
lady, being daughter of the late E. A. Up
ton, Esq.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The snow is drifted up over Asa NJ Gill
mans buildings in AnSOn, so that he can
walk up over them on the snow.
The Reporter tells of Somerset town off
Ger who walked thirteen miles, over the
snow drifts, Sunday, in order to get the re-
ports into town in time for the annual meet
ing.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
W0odsmen in southern Washington
county report that about one-tenth of the
hackmatack trees are broken off in the tops.
About half of the grey birch are bent down.
and it is doubtful if the trees straighten
again. The damage to the forest growth by
the ice storm was very large.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
FOREIGN.
rne storm, in Great Britain.

LONDON, March 4.-The snow storm
which has ragged for several days across the
northern part of Great Britain is now ceas-
ing. The suffering among the passengers on
the numerous trains which have been snow
bound in the storm has been very great.
Some of the trains were imbedded In snow
drifts for 4S hours. The cattle have suffered
terribly.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Discharged Sailors Home.

Senator Hale, from the committee on naval
affairs, reported favorably the bill authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Navy to permit hon.
orably discharged sailors of the United
States navy to select home on board any of
the United States receiving ships.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
win Not ExpeI the Princes.

the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon re-
jected the motion for immediate expulsion of
the French Princes from France. The vote
was 345 to 176. The order of the day ex-
pressing confidence in the capacity of the
government to deal with the question was
then adopted 353 to 1l2.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Parliamentary proceedings.

On the meeting of the House of Commons
this afternoon, Hugh Holmes CONSERVATIVE
offered amotiOn to the effect that the House
before voting on the Irish estimates, wishes
agreed upon to restore and maintain order in
Ireland"
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
IN THE Kinks.

BIJoU SKATING PARLoR.
This afternoon at the Bijou there will be a
complimentary party given to the lady
patrons. Music will commence at 2.30 o'clock.
In the evening there will be game Of foot
ball polo. The game will be called at 9
o'clock.
NEW ENGLAND POLO LEAGUE.
The following games were played last
night:
At Somerville-Somerville 8, Salems 2.
At Woburn-Wobur g. Haverhills o.
At New BedfOrd-New Bedfords g. Wathams 2.
At Cambridge-Cambndge 3, Bostons 1.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Real Estate transfers..

The following transfers OF real estate in
the county have. been recorded at the regis
try of deeds:
windham-samusl Bragdon to Fabius NJ. Ray,
land $500.
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Buxton.

Clerk-R. A. Bradbury.
J. III. Bradbury.
Treasurer-Samuel Hanson.
Collector-W. A. McCorrison.
Supervisory. B. Hopkinson.
Audltor-J. NJ Hopkinson.
All these officers are Republicans.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
TOWN ELECTIONS.
casco.

Moderator-E. c. Cobb.
Clerk. w. Holden
Selectmen, Assessors and Oyerseers of the
Poor-Peter Jordan, Mark L. Leach, W. II. Rolfe.
Treasurer-S. o. Hancock.
Superintendent of Schools-L. w. Holden.
Conductor and Constable-Eben Barton.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05

Senator Frye presented today, memorial
from Bangor Knights of Labor in favor of
the Hennepin canal Senator Hale also pre-
sented a similar petition.
Senator Frye's bill to provide libraries for
men of war was reported adversely today,
and Mr.. Frye offered an amendment to the
naval appropriation bill setting aside S1O,-
600 for such libraries.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
Failure of the Kennebec Framing
Conpany.

BosToN, March THE Kennebec Fran
ing Company of Fairfield, Me-, and No. 172
Washington street and No 50 Hawley
street, this city, has failed. Their liabilities
are about $4,000, of which about $4,000 is
secured. The outlook for the unsecured
creditors is said not to be promising
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
suiclde in a Richmond Hotel

RICHMOND, March 4.-Capt Charles Ever
EFT Blanchard of this place committed sui
eide in the Richmond House Office this
evening by shooting himself through the
temple, the bullet lodging in the brain and
causing death in few minutes. Mental
dependency, caused by financial trouble, is
the supposed reason for the act. He had
previously tried to obtain poison from a
druggist but without success. He leaves
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-05
CITY REPORTS,
CITY MARSHAL.

The City Marshal, Mr. Benjamin F. An
drews, has filed his annual report with the
City Clerk. From it we gather the follow
ing:
NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND CAUSE, FROM MARCH
1sT, 1885, TO MARCH 1sT, 1886.
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The Crusade Against Knights of La
Dor in Springfield, Ohio.

SPRINGFIELD, O., March 1.-The excite
ment over the conflict between labor and
capital here is still intense. The proprietors
of the East street reaper works claim that
only 3SS men are out, but the men themselves
say that over 1000 are out. 1t is rumored
that members of the Knights of Labor were
discharged from the factory of the Champi-
on Machine Company in addition to those
discharged at the East street reaper works.