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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
LOUIS RiEL.
Regret that the Sentence of Death
Was Executed.
The Canadian Commons Discusses
the Subject.

OTTAWA, Ont, March lin the House of
Commons today, Mr.. Landry made this
motion:
That this House feels it its duty to express
deep regret that the sentence of death passed on
Louis Rie convicted of high treason, was al
lowed to be carried INTO execution.
Mr.. Landry denied that his motion was
suggested by the government and said it was
prompted by his personal feelings. He
called attention to the report Of the doctors
appointed to examine Riel after his conyic-
tion and said Dr.Judics was prejudiced. Drs.
Lavelle and Valade had reported that Riel
had peculiar ideas on religious and political
subjects, and under these circumstances the
sentence should not be carried into execu-
tion.
Sir Hector Langevin followed Mr.. Landry
in defence of the execution of Rieb and said
he wanted a straight vote upon Mr.. Landry's s
motion. He therefore moved the previous
question. The previous question prevents
any amendments being moved.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
Base Ball.

There is considerable doubt about Salem
coming into the league, the citizens there not
being ready to contribute the amount Of
money asked for by the manager.
There are predictions on every side that
the New England League Boston team will
be very weak. Mullen, who has Just been
signed, was not successful on the Biddefords
last year.
Keegan of Lawrence has received flatter-
ing offer to play in Savannah this season.
but is undecided about accepting as he pre-
ters to play nearer home.
= Brennan OF Lawrence has signed with the
ConcOrds.
The arrangements for the base ball season
at Brockton are rapidly progressing II Is
understood that the grounds used last season
cannot be had again. In that event, LOT on on
South Main street known as the cary lot
will be procured. The contract for making tne
suits for the team has been awardea 70
Spaulding of Chicago. The Br0cktonS HaVo
been engaged to play several games III At-
lantic Park, Brooklyn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
sLAsnE0 WITH A RAZOR.
Jealousy Causes Lively Scrimmage
in a New Hampshire Town.


PLYMOUTH, N. H., March 1l.-Jealousy
was the cause of lively scrimmage between
two women at Bridgewater today. Mrs. Riv
ers Mitchell called at the house of Frank
Pillsbury and attacked Mrs. Pillsbury with
razor, cutting terrible cash in the right
side of her face. The sight of blood tenipor-
arily pacified Mrs. Mitchell and she asked
Mrs. Pillsbury to go to Ashland with her
and have the wound dressed, but after going
a short distance her frenzy again overmas-
again making three more frightful gashes,
one extending from the top of the shoulder
down over the breast, and one on each arm.
Mrs. Pillsbury managed to escape, and help
arriving she was assisted to her home. DR..
Palmer of this town was called and dressed
the woman's wounds 1t is thought none of
them are necessarily fatal. All of the par
ties are comparatively young and both live
with their husbands. No arrests have been
made
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
Rand & Avery, the Boston Printers, in
Trouble

RosToN. March ia hearing was had to-
day before Judge Holmes, upon an applica-
ton for the dissolution OF, the firm of Rand &
Avery, the well known printing firm and ap-
pointment of a receiver. This is bill in
equity by John c. and Avery i. Rand
against Samuel Johnson the otner ,, memper 1at pei
ca cause Ss the r firm IS nsOlvent but as Judge Hoar
of the plaintiffs counsel puts it simply to
get rid of Mr.. Johnson" johnson has
Stated that he proposes to petition the firm
until Monday to allow the defendants coun-
sci time to prepare his case. This move
ment does not affect the Rand & Avery Sup
ply Company or the New England Railway
Publishing Company.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
The Industrial School for Girls.

Major E. Rowell, manager and treasurer
of the Industrial School for Girls at Halo
well, has submitted the following quarterly
report to the board of managers:
Since my last report our new school building
has been dedicated with appropriate services,
and the school was opened January 18th, 1886,
under the supervision and instruction Of Miss E.
c. Roberts, matron, and Mrs. Kate L. Randall,
assistant The first commitment was from Gardi-
ner, on the 14th of January, followed by commit
ments of two. girls from Portland, on the goth /;
one from Bath, on 23d; one from Hancock, on
February 4th one from Dennysville, on February
9th; one from Lewiston the same day, and one
from Portland February 18th. The furnishing of
the building hay been under the supervision of
Mrs L. Nj. n Stevens, Mrs. NJ A. Sargent and
Mrs Sarah Ware; and to these ladies should be
awarded much credit for their untiring and eff
eient efforts. BY the liberalty Of Rev; s. q. Sar
gent the school room has been furnished with
fine toned cabinet organ, and by the efforts of
Mrs Sargent new sewing machine has been
obtained for the sewing room Other donations
have been secured by Mrs L. NJ. N. Stevens and
others. which will be duly acknowledged here
after.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
CALIFORNIA; CHINESE,
Methods of Relieving the West of
the Asiatics.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 1.-THE San
Jose anti-Chinese convention, and the Citi-
zens' anti-Chinese Association assembled
here yesterday and delegates from the two
bodies are in attendance from all parts of the
consolidated convention, and reported in IA
vor of United States Senator MitchelPs anti
Chinese bill. If the passage of Senator
Mitchell's bill could not at present be Sc
cured, the committee favored the passage of
any one of the bills introduced by RepreSen-
tatives Morrow, FELTON, and Henley, and the
use of all peaceable and legal means to rid
the State of the Chinese now there, and to
prevent the coming of any more The COM
mittee strongly opposed any and all illegal
means of expulsion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
Or. MARY Walker Indignant.

Walker arrived here this evening by boat
and was arrested bya police officer. She ex-
planned who she was but the officer, encour-
aged by the ladies who were landing, and
who said that the doctor was a disgrace to
her sex for her style of dress, took her to the
station honse, where Chief Turner imne-
diately ordered her released. During the
civil war DR.. Walker rendered valuable as
sistance here, nursing wounded soldiers in
the city hospital and tonight the complained
bitterly of Newport's ingrattude In. arrest
ing her. She leaves tomorrow morning Tor
Washington.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
Conspiracy Against the Mikado.

ting conspiracV MIRA e9 to oyertbpow the Mikados
government in Japan. Commenting on this
the Japan Gazette says: The rumors are
not without foundation. A number of
Japanese malcontents conSpired with some
Corean refugees to raise rebellion in Corea
with the view of involving China and Japan
in difficulties with each other, and then to
seize the occasion to openly rebel and over
throw the Japanese government. 1t is un-
derstood that the head Of the progressive
party in Corea was connected with the con-
spiracy. The discoveries made are believed
to have removed all danger.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
GENERAL NEWS.

The stallion Sultan, with record of 2.24,
was sold at Los Angeles, Cal, Wednesday,
by l.. j. Rofe to w. II. Wilson of Cynthian,
$4,000 There were also sold by Rose 10
other horses, offspring of Sultan. The total
amount realized was $4,000.
Mr.. George III. Dickinson has resigned his
position as night editor of the Boston Post
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
A Rough Voyage.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE brig Peeress.
from Manzanilla. today, reports a rough yoy-
age and considerable damage. On Feb. 9th,
man was washed from the foreyard over
board but fortunately the seas swept him
on board again.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
A centenarian ceIebrates.

DOVER, N H., March 11.-Mrs. Abigail
Holmes of Strafford, residing near the Barn.
stead line, attained her 1O1st birthday today.
She is in excellent health and received many
valuable presents from relatives.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, Me.
TERMs-Eight Dollars Year. To mail sub
scribers. Seven Dollars Year. if paid in advance.
RATES OF ADvERTIsING-One inch of space
the length of column, or twelve lines 7,Onpdreil
constitutes Square"
81 80 per square, daily, first week; rs cents per
week after; three insertions or less, 81 90, con-
tnuing every other day after first week, SO cents.
Half square, three insertions or less, 7o cents;
one week, 81 90; 80 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs" and "AUCTIoN
SALES" $500 per square per week; three inser-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12

of George Sayers, a wealthy pork packer of
st. Louis, committed suicide at that city
Wednesday evening by blowing his brains
out. The act is said to have been the result
of love affair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
RAILWAY MATTERS.
MAINE CENTRAL.


Manager Tucker says the damage by the
blizzard will not cost the road over 5000;
the damage to the engine injured at Cobb's
Crossing will not cost over $500. He thinks
the Eastern and Boston & Maine will
eventually consolidate. The road will boom
the Moosehead Lake travel next season.
General Manager Tucker has just issued
an order calling the attention of station
agents to the fact that the heaviest load of
lumber, cooperage, bark, ETC., placed ON
car should not exceed 27,000 pounds. Many
shippers have acquired the habit of piling
on car all the load they possibly can re-
gardless of the weight. The new order
states that in any case where station agent
finds that over 1000 pounds has been placed
on car he shall charge double rates. The
company do not want the extra cash, Dus
do want to protect their cars.
NOTES.
There is fresh talk of union Of the Wind
sor q ANNAPOLIS and Western Counties rail-
WAYS of Nova Scotia, and also OF the twelve
miles of track now missing between Annapo,
lis and Digby. The Boston & Maine and
Maine Central companies are. trying 10 get
more and more of the provincial trade IN
competition with the water routes, and the
Maine Central has been reported to have an
eye on the Nova Scotia lines as hkely TO be
valuable feeder.
ter Nashua & Rochester railroad to the Bos-
ton q Maine was passed to be engrossed by
the Massachusetts, House Of Representatives
Wednesday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12

An attempt was made yesterday TO poison
the inmates of the Lebanon, Pa, almshouse
by putting Paris green in the coffee, but an
vomitIn0 of once About 80 inmates were
taken sick, and IL are now in critical con-
ditiOn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
FROM THE ORIENT.
The small Pox in Japan and corea.

SAN Francisco, March 11.-Advices by
the steamer City of Sidney, which arrived
prevalent in Japan 1t is also reported to
be very bad in Seoul, Corea. The Coreans
have no knowledge of the means to prevent
the spread of the disease, and it is therefore
allowed to take its course unobstrueted
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March 49,
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair weather, followed by light rain or snow.
stationary temperature.
Indications for New England to-day are
southwest winds, slightly warmer fair
weather, followed by light rain or snow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12

The Governor and Council of New Hamp-
shire yesterday designated Thursday, April
Sth, as Fast day.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
BLEW UP.
A Steamers Boiler Expiodes, Killing
Several Men and Wounding Others.

V1cKsBURa, Miss, March 1.-THE steam
er Ike Bonh am blew mp today, II miles be-
low this city. The mate. VIM Standre and
several negroes were killed and the pilot
Ed McElroy, engineer Charles Girard and a
number of deck hands were severely
wounded. No further particulars have been
received.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
WI. c. PALMER
feh9a eOd3W
Business Opportunity.

Business Opportunity.
A PARTY wanted in every town and village to
N manufacture and control patented article,
novel and new, and in great demand can be made
by anyone and in any carpenter shop; a few dol
lars capital is all that is required; this is a good
chance for an enterprisng man to establish
good paying legitimate business without capital
For full particulars address
M. Z. STEPHENSON, 18 Boylston St,
mari leodlm Boston, Mass.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
TOWN ELECTIONS.
GRAY.

Selectmen. Assessors and Overseers. of Poor
George A. Morrill,. j. W. Frank, Sias L. AdahS'
Treasurer-P w. Sawyer
Collector-MarShall Morse.
Auditor-D. G. StinSOn.
Agent-Johu Nubegin.
COnstables-RufuS Berry and Marshall Morse.
Supervisor of SchOols-L. d. Hunt
Raised for the support of schools, $500; town
charges and support or poor, $1,000; highway,
additional to labor tax, $3.50. The town voted
also to raise 500 additional to the amount they
have on hand FOR free high school, one term this
sprng and one in the fall
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
ParsonsfieId

Observation-Disclosures Kicker
Clerk-Frank Eastman.
Observation-Disclosures Neal, George +. Chapman,
B. T. Lord.
Treasurer-C. o. Mute.
supervisor OF Schools-E. S. Wadleigh.
Agent-H. l.. Merrill.
Auditor-Chase BoOthby
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, March IL. 1886.
T7AM I11AMl3P 7PM III Pm
Barometer % 985 29.925 29.826 29.6O7 29.772
Thermor. 1910 3G.7 40.2 36.l 33.l
Dew Point 4.3 LA 1876 ll5.2 14S
Humidity. 516 38.4 1922 4O.2 447
Wind. 80. iSW SW lSW SW SW
Velocity. 3 13 II
Weather :. Clear Clear Fair Fair CLOUDY
Mean daily bar. ..29. Sol Maximum ther- ALP
Mean daily ther .3O.8 Minimum ther... 14.8
Mean daily DIV pt.10.9 Max. We. el.wlnd......14 SW
Mean daily huIn..42.8 Total precip...-.. 90
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
CIarch IL, 1886, 1000 p. M
Observations taken at the same moment of time
ut nl1 CtafiA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
Incendiary Talk by Socialists.

CHICAGO, March 11.-A morning paper
says a significant hint of the possibilities of
the Gould Line strike was brought home to
Taylor was haranguing crowd of the faith
full at the rendezvous, "a West Lake street.
what ] expect to see within four days" he
said during his speech, sis a regiment of
Uncle Sans troops running over the
property ''Well, if they do it, shouted a
Young Texan who was visiting the meeting,
HJay Gould will have to build new bridges
and new culverts. There won't be any of
the old road left" This sentiment was ap-
RING 70 If
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.

THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
a year; If paid in advance, $500 year.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
PREss'' (Which has a large circulation in every
part of the State) for S10O per square for first III
sertion, and 80 cents per square for each subse
quent insertion.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
Sanfor.

In Sanford, at the election Monday, the Republi-
cans elected their entire ticke
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
Operatives Refuse an Advance and
Co Out.

SARATOGA, N. Y, March 1.-THE cotton
mills at the Victory Mills were shut down
this afternoon, owing to a strike of the oper-
atives. The mills employ about 500 hands,
and they all went out. The men refused an
advance of 10 per cent in their present wages
The officials of the mill will say nothing
about the trouble.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12

LEWISTON, March II. = The Lewiston
mill has announced an advance of 10 per
cent ON both day and piece work.
Strike in the Cabot Mill in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, March 1.-THE employees in
the card and spinning rooms of the Cabot
mill struck this noon for an advance of 10
per cent, and refused to go to work until
their demand was prantad
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
Mr.. BouteIIe and Brady's Rejoinder'

During the executive session to-day the
Senate adopted resolutions inviting the
House of Representatives, the President, his
cabinet the Supreme Court and foreign iega..
Senator Miller. Senators Jones of Nevada,
Frye, Cullom, Butler and Gray were ap-
pointed a committee to accompany the re-
mains to their place of interment
Thomas County cat., 1886-02-18
CARVING TURKEY.

Territorial Losses of the "Sick Man" Dur
ing the Last Two Centuries.
The NoUoe VremyG gives the follow
ing summary of the territoriol losses Of
Turkey during the last two centuries:
Since the capture of Constantinople in
1853 they had gradually seized the
whole of the Balkan Peninsula except
ing Montenegro, the Peloponnesus, the
northern shore of the Black Sea and of
the Sea of Azov. In I'LL the Ottoman
Empire possessed more territory in
Europe than any other power except
Russia, her possessions extending west
ward to the Dniester, the Dnieper, the
Don and the Kuban. Thus Bessarabia,
the Crimea and other Mongolian re-
gions were under the dominion of the
Turks, whose possessions on the Conti-
nent of Europe covered an area of
fifteen thousand four hundred and forty
Eve square miles. But from this pc
Rod the decadence of Turkey COM
menced, and, with the exception of her
temporary success against Austria in
1889, she went on losing territory to
such an extent that upon the eve Of the
war with Russia she had only nine
thousand four hundred and fifty-six
square miles of territory, of which two
thousand nine hundred and forty-eight
miles were governed by Princes. who
merely owed her suzerainty. The Ber-
lin treaty deprived her of four thousand
five hundred and iifty-eight miles. so that
from 100 to 1873 the Ottoman Empire
lost in Europe ten thousand six hundred
and sixty-six square miles, out of which
eight thousand nine hundred and two
were conquered by Russia, who has an
nexed four thousand eight hundred and
sixteen square miles. After the war
of 1878 Russia annexed four hundred
and sixty-eight square miles in Asia
Minor and one hundred and sixty-seven
in Europe, while Austria annexed one
thousand and seventy-three Bosnia
and the Herzegovina, and England
one hundred and seventy-four (Cy-
prus.)
Thomas County cat., 1886-02-18
A QUEER DOCUMENT.


A Brooklyn Crank's Novel and Startling
Memorial.
A queer document was laid before the
Senate recently in the shape of a me-
mortal from Nj. KrauskOpf, of Brook
lyn, urging that the Government shall
establish a newspaper at every first
class post-office in the United States, to
be published at public expense and for
public use; such papers to be for the
publication, free of all advertisements
of the people and of the utterances and
opinions of the people who may choose
to avail themselves of the columns of
the Govei 1ment newspapers. The
memorialist sets forth that the only
tyranny existing in this country is that
OF the press; that the press is q power
ful dynasty, and unless this despotism
is checked and overthrown it will sub
vert the Government The only power
competent to grapple with the tyranical
press is the Government, and he urges
that Government papers be established.
The memorial covers thirty-six pages
OF legal-cap paper, and the opinions
aud grievances of the msmorialists an
set forth in the minutsst detaiL-Ow.
cissa0ti Conmesciol,
Thomas County cat., 1886-02-18
SOLD THE DOG.
How Josh Billings Cooled Crowd Of Yale
Boys.

How Josh Billings Cooled q Crowd Of Yale
Boys.
1t is told of Josh Billings that once
tramping. with yellow dog as his
companion, he fell among some Yale
boys in Connecticut village hotel.
They took him for farmer from way
back, and set out to have some fun
with him. On their inquiring, with
affected interest, after the health of his
wife and children, Josh. with counter
feited simplicity, gave them graphic
account of his family and farm. "Of
course you belong to the church,"
asked one of the boys. Eyes, the Lord
be praised. and my father and grand
father before me-" "Now, 1 suppose
you would not tell lie," said one of
the students. "Not for the world"
"What will you take for that dog?"
pointing to Josh's cur, which was
crouching beneath his chair. II won't
take twenty dollars for that dog"
Twenty dollars! Why, he's not worth
twenty cents" II assure you would
not take twenty dollars for him."
''Come, my FRIEND" said the student,
who. with his companions, was bent
on having some fun with the old man.
'.Now. you say you won't tell a lie for
the world. Let me see if you will not
do it for twenty dollars. I'll give you
twenty dollars for your dog" ''I'n
not take it." "You will not? Here!
let me see if this will not tempt you to
lie," added the student, producing a
small bag of half-dollars, which he
built up in small piles on the table.
Josh was sitting by the table, with his
hat in his hand, apparently uncon-
cerned. There" added the student,
there are twenty dollars, all in silver;
will give you that for the animal"
Josh quietly raised his hat to the edge
of the table. and, as quick as thought,
scraped all the money into it except
one half-dollar, and then exclaimed:
II won't take your twenty dollars!
Nineteen and half is as much as the
dog is worth; he is your property.
San Francisco Arqondut.