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LINED WITH MONEY,
An Eccentric Millionaire Decorates His
Smoking Room with Bank-Notss.
fBoStOn GlObe1

An Eccentric Millionaire Decorate3 His
Smoking Room with Bank-Notes.
boston Globe.l
A Russian millionaire has recently had
built for him most sumptuous smoking
room, which is the astonishment of all the
northern capital. Its richness consists not
SO much Of its furniture, which is model
of simplicity, but in its walls. These are
literally lined with European bank-notes.
Instead Of the mass Of white ceiling, which
forms the desperation Of the disciples of
William Morris, is seen profusion Of Aus
trian notes most artistically gronred
around q ten-forin bank-note. Charning
designs, composed Of French, English,
Italian and Russian bank-notes adern
the walls This curious room has received
many visitors from all points Of the COM
pass.
Among others, a celebrated Hungarian
painter was introduced. He glanced up at
the eccentric millionaire, and said, with a
smile: "Sir, it is pity that you have al
ready thus disposed of your money, for,
for the same amount would Willingly
have decorated your walls-perhaps more
artistically than is now the case-by ccv-
ering them with paintings even as Michael
Angelo did for His Holiness Pope Julius
H." This Tom Tiddler's ground Of a room
is most appropriate for smoking in. The
decorations may vanish in smoke some
day like una ttached money.
Colonel Coles Precious WsfHo4.
fAtlanta ConstitutiOn.l
A short time since two Atlanta gentle
men were breakfasting at tho Fifth Az
enue Hotel in New York when Colonel
e. w. Cole, Of Nashville, joined them.
He was just powdering his raspberries
with sugar, when he rose abruptly and
left the breakfast room. In few minutes
he returned and explained: II just re-
membered that had left wallet with
&lOo, 900 in it on the bsd in my room, and
hurried back to get." And then he dn-
ishsd povdering his raspberries.
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The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
BLAIR EDUCATION BILL.
The Originator of the Measure In
tervieWed-
He is Confident the Measure Will
Pass the House.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 7.-Mr. Blair
saws the education bill as it recently passed
the Senate is an improvement upon the bill
of last wear, and is the best measure for the
purpose it was designed to accomplish ever
nrnoosed or considered in Congress. None
of the amendments will impair its efficiency,
while several of them add considerably to
the merits of the bill. Some features of the
original bill introduced several years ago,
but which were struck out by the Senate,
have now been replaced: one OF these was
that making provision for Alaska, hitherto
almost entirely neglected, whose proportion
of the funds for the first year Will be about
$30,000. The Logan amendment ADDING
So, ,0O0, 900 for sch0olhouses in sections which
are unable to bear the taxation necessary TO
provide buildings for themselves is, Mr.
Blai1 thinks, an admirable and Important
feature of the present bill, and if tits carefully
guarded should build about 10000 school
houses. There never has been, Mr.; Blalr
says, any doubt of the passage OF the Dill Dy
the Senate, and the majority 1t received was
not a surprise to him. Had the Senate been
full, the vote in its favor would have been
about So The most serious danger 1t In
Cured was, he thinks, from the Allison
amendment, making a clear race distinction
to the apparent disadvantage OF the whites.
Had this been adopted, he (Mr, Blair would
bill Mr.. Ednunds's amendment, which
was accepted as a substitute for that OF Mr..
Allison, ACCOMPLISHED the purpose and with
out incurring the risk of intensifying race
prejudices.
The measure if it becomes law in its
present form, will add to the school funds of
the Southern States about one-half of the
present expenditures of those States for edu-
cational purposes, and the money becomes a
part of the school fund of the State and its
acceptance insures the distribution of the
entire amount of the State and national in
such a way as to best equalize the school
privileges of all sections, irrespective OF race,
although the distribution to State is made
upon the basis of illiteracy, according to the
standard of the census, which simply is an
inability to read ana write. The bill aims
to do more than teach reading and writing.
1t seeks to bring a good common school edu-
cation within the reach of the children OF all
the freedmen and to do this without reliev-
ing the States of any sense of their own re-
spOnsibility and without creating an impress
sion that the blacks are wards of the nation
to be forever cared for.
Senator Blair does not entertain doubt
that the bill will pass the House, where it al
ready has many ardent supporters,
and he does not credit the
report that it will be opposed by
the bill traders and tariff reformers as a
possible obstacle to the accomplishment OF
their purposes
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
Earthquakes in Southern Italy.

ROME, March 7-An earthquake has oc-
Cured in the city of Cosenza in Southern
Italy. The shock was so severe that num-
Der of houses were blown down, one person
killed and several injured
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
BASE BALL.
THE PORTLAND ASSOCIATION.
A. Ioo,.+Io,,d f,ro,,u,ls +ha,.o &, b,,t

THE PORTLAND ASSOCIATION.
On the Portland grounds there is but little
snow at present and the field will be in good
condition early in the season.
Dugan is in New York and has already
played in several games.
The full team will arrive in this city We'd
nesday noon, April 2lst, and the opening
game will be played with the Bowdoin Col
lege nine, Thursday afternoon, April 22d. 1t
is proposed to play the spare Portland bat
terry on the visiting team so that the whole
team of eleven men will be seen in the OPEN
ing game.
THE BOSTON CLUB.
Boston's New England League Club has
taken new lease of life, as several gentle
men have put their pocket-books, rather
than their shoulders, to the wheel. 1t be-
gins to look as though the scheme was not
going to evaporate The Union grounds
will be the scene of the clubs battles, and
Manager Tim Murnan is at last securing the
men who are to do the fighting. Friday, as
before stated, he signed Peter Sullivan of
East Boston, who was with the Nashville
club last season, Denny Fitzgerald also
Mullen of last seasons Biddefords. Two ex-
hibitIon games have been arranged with the
Providence club of the Eastern League.
April "a the Boston nine will play at Proyi-
dence, and April q the Providences win
come to Boston. Season tickets to the
League games will be issued next week.
NOTES.
At present there is prospect of but seven
teams in the New England League, Port
land, Boston, Haverhill, Brockton, Law
renee, Newburyport and Salem. 1t is hoped
that one more city will be added later on,
Mr.. w. W. Burnham of this city, who has
been secured as manager of the MeTiden,
Conn.,, club, was in town Saturday. He in
formed our reporter he had signed George A.
Stone, of last seasons Norfolks, for one
catcher; Steve Lambert, of last seasons
Meridens, for one pitcher; Zach. Handschue,
of Allentown, Pa, for short stop. His full
team will soon be made up, and it will be a
AT a recent meeting of the Eastern league,
Troy, n Y, was admitted. The league now
includes eight clubs, from the following
cities: Providence, K. L.; Hartford, Meri-
den. Waterbury and Bridgeport, Conn; Jer-
sey City and Newark, N. j.; Troy, N. Y.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
WEST INDIES.
A Notorious Bandit Killed in Cuba.
Reports from the Sugar and Tobacco
Districts.

HAVANA, Feb. 20'-The bandit known as
Juan Gonzalez Cristobal Diaz, ''El Padil-
ludo" (The Long Bearded,) and many other
aliases, has been killed by the civil guard
stationed at Majagual. He had committed
many murders, and it is reported that he was
the person who had received the ransoms
paid for the release of Don Julio Cussi and
the child Riera after their abduction. In
one OF the bandits pockets there was found a
list containing the names of 10 rich and
well known proprietors of sugar plantations,
and it is believed that it was his intention to
kidnap them and hold them for ransom.
Owing to the numerous difficulties when
sugar makers have of late encountered, the
grinding in several districts, particularly
Sagua, is behind. Of the 26 estates in the
district of Cimarrones, only IA are grlnding
this year. There is a great scarcity OF lndlan
corn in this district The weather during
the present week has been very warm, and,
since Tuesday, very dry. Sugar manufac-
turers have thus been enabled to recover
some of the time lost owing to the rain.
The tobacco market during the week has
been quiet. The board of managers of the
Cardenas sugar refinery has decided to raise
the capital stock of the company from $500
600 to $1,OOO,OOO. The demand for the pro-
duct of the refinery is daily increasing. 1t is
probable that sugar refinery will be estab-
lished at Regla opposite this city.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
FOREIGN.
Review of the Political Situation In
England.
The Irish Party spoiIs the Tory AS
sault on the Ministry.
Queen Victoria Proposes to Emerge
from Her Seclusion.
A Libel Suit Growing Out of Eliza
Armstrong; Case,
Serious Earthquake Shocks in South
ern Italy.

Especial Depatch to the New York Tri bune.)
LONDON, March 6.-Lord Harrington and
Sir Henry James have disappointed Wings
and Tories alike. Their speeches this week
have been expected with eager interest in the
belief that they would consent to head the
opposition to Mr.. Gladstone. Both decline
point blank. Neither will attempt to con-
struct a case. Lord Harrington last night
would not discuss the projects yet to be re-
vealed, but exhibited dread of home rule and
some mistrust of Mr.. Gladstone 1t is clear,
however, that he cannot sunder old ties,
since he made vigorous onslaught on the
Tories for their treatment of the Irish ques-
tion, and desired to exculpate Mr. Gladstone.
He rejects all invitations to join Lord Sails
bury, and will not lead an independent
movement. The probability is strong that
he will content himself with this protest and
stand aside. The Tory newspapers today
are full of mournful regrets.
This week has been full of rumors of cab
met schemes and consequent designations
Many declare the government will collapse
next week, but this is not the opinion of the
cabinet themselves. Mr. Chamberlain, how
ever, is yet to be reckoned with. 1t appears
that Mr.. Gladstone has definitely decided on
sweeping measure of home rule. This fa-
vors the notion that he leans to Mr.. Morley
rather than to Mr.. Chamberlain, and hence
there is prospect of difficulty But the
fact is that neither has greatly influenced
him. He has his own strong view and has
drafted whatever there is with the help of
Earl Spencer and Sir Robert Hamilton, con-
sequently the scheme is sure to be carried
through, but immediate legislation is un-
likely. The probability is that declaratory
resolution in favor of giving an independent
Parliament to Ireland will be proposed. II
the government keeps together the resolu-
tion will be carried and legislation postponed
until next spring.
Meanwhile the land question may be
tackled Mr.. Gladstone does not see his
way to Mr. Giffen's plan of wholesale expro-
priation. To add $200,000,0OO to the debt is
extremely replgnant to his financial concep-
tions, even if the country would stand the
enormous yearly charge involved, which is
very doubtful. This is the crux of the Irish
question to the Liberals when they think of
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
AN ECCENTRIC EDITOR.
Smarting Under an Assault He Re-
sorts to Shotgun.

KINGSTON, Tex, March 6.-At about noon
yesterday w. B. Howard, editor of the Hunt
County Chronicle, shot City Marshal, A. r.
Russell Howard fired both, barrels of. a
shotgun, and stray shots struck a spectator
named 0verbolt and boy named Kirkpat-
rick Howard Immediately fled SdnD on .tsr horse Sy
the sheriff. Russell, Overbolt and Kirkpat-
rick are all fatally wounded. Howard was
an eccentric young editor. He bitterly as
sailed the saloon Keepers in his paper He
also. charged Marshal Russell and other Off
GERS with being gamblers, and otherwise as
sailed RusselFs character. Owing to this
Russell and couple of saloon keepers visit
ed Howard's office few days ago and chas-
tised him. Smarting under the assault,
Howard threatened to attack Russell on
sight, and several times both men came near %
drawing weapons. Yesterday, when Rus
sell was returning from the postoffice, How
ard suddenly emerged from his office and
fired both barrels of his shotgun at Russelps
back. Russell and Overbolt are both at the
point of death. Many citizens defend How
ards action, saying that he. was hiigh-strung
and was driven to desperation by the saloon
keepers and their friends.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
HANcE ed FROM THE JAIL DOOR.
A New Jersey Town In Fever of Ex-
element.


EAToNTowN, N. j., March Ga negro
was lynched last night in this place for bru-
tally assaulting a young white girl The
community is in state OF great excitement,
and the seleetmen of the place and inhabi-
tants are horrifed. The particulars OF the
crime are as follows: Miss Herbert was re-
turning home last evening about dusk. On
arriving near her home at Maps Mills, about
q mile out of town, she passed the negro,
who was one OF the most vicious and danger
Gus men in the vicinity. He turned and
struck her severe blow on the head with an
axe which he carried. He then brutally as
saulted her and left her unconscious and
nearly dead. She was discovered half an
hour later and taken to her home near by.
The neighborhood was soon aroused and
every able bodied man in the vicinity turned
out to hunt for the black villain. He ran to
the woods, and from thence ventured to go
to his home in South Eatontown, where he
has wife and four grown children. The
Wheeler boys, two active and strong young
men Of Eatontown, went to his home about
$50 o'clock last night, and, after severe
struggle, bound the negro and proceeded
toward the town Jail in Eatontown. While
on the way they We're met by crowd OF citl-
zens, who could barely be kept from killing
the culprit then and there. But his captors
succeeded in locking him up, though not un-
til he had been terribly beaten with clubs.
AT Oceanport, and about Eatontown, last
night impr0mptu indignation meetings were
held, and the life of the darkey was called
for vehemently. Finally, an excited mob
from each town started for the EatontOwn
lookup. No guard had been stationed. The
lookup consists of small brick building
Sx10. The mobs met at the jail and attempt
ed to break in the side. Failing in this, they,
BY great effort, broke the staples Of the the
darkey numerically. His cries for mercy
and life were heard half mile off. Not
content with clubbing him until his head
was horribly bruised, they tied rope around
his neck, and, running it through the iron
grating over the jail door, they quickly end
ed his existence and left him swinging He
was discovered this morning by mail car
rier, who notified the constable, and coro-
ner was sent for Pending the coroner's ar
rival, men, women and children gathered
about the black corpse swinging in the sun
light. The coroner arrived at O'Clock and
an inquest was held.
Henry Herbert and his son, the father and
brother of the injured girl came to the Jail
just after johnson had been locked up, and
begged permission to shoot him, but were
not permitted by Constable Liebenthal to en-
ter
Miss Herbert is in critical condition, and
her life almost despaired of.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
suit Against A. r. Stewards Estate.

NEW YORK, March 6.--Alexander Stew
art, Vermont farmer, who claims to be an
heir of the dead millionaire of the same
name, has filed complaint in the. United
States Court in an equity suit against ex..
Judge Henry Hilton, to recover the sum Of
100000. Stewart has been adjudged a luna
tic in his native State and and the wessIdsd aetGn is
The Complaint sets forth that Stewart be-
gan suit against the estate Of the DECEASED
merchant, having for his attorney s. Y.
Kneeland; that the court substituted Ira
Shaefer in place of Kneeland and that Shaef-
er was in reality an agent of Hilton and a. MIS-. S
Stewart from August Both, 1878 to March
18th, 1879. The plaintiff says he was kept in
the Metropolitan Hotel in this, city by the
agent of Hilton and was not allowed to Visit
his friends or see his lawyer. Promises were
also made that he would be given a farm IN
Vermont and 100000 in cash if ne would
discontinue his suit. He did so and the
promises were violated. Another suit in
Vermont with like promises and like u, results alts
intimated that A. L. Stewart died intestate
and asks that this be investigated.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
BURIED AT EVERY PLUNGE.
Terrible sufferings of the Crew of
the Whaling Schooner Aurora.
HeartIess Treatment OF the Survivors
by Citizens of Baltimore.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March Capt.
Reynolds and five of the crew of the whaling
schooner Aurora, of Edgartown, which was
wrecked when So hours from this port, ar
rived here today. They left IA of the crew
in Baltimore, three of them being in the
says the hardships endured by them, COM
mencing soon after leaving port, were very
severe The wind was blowing gale and
the schooner burying herself at every
to start fire in the galley and no food was
partaken of until the steamer Wesser took
them from the sinking vessel AT Baltimore
they applied for relief at many places, only
to meet rebuffs; and money to get the sick
ones properly cared for and pay their own
way home was only raised by borrowing
from the people on the steamer and by
pawning what valuables they were able to
bring from the wreck.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
MISGUIDED MoRMoNs.
Action Taken at the Women's Meet
ing in Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE CITY, March IA large
meeting of Mormon women was held at the
theatre yesterday, at which many speeches
were made and protest adopted The
speakers upheld the right of women to go
into polygamy and said that thousands of
disreputable women in the East would be
glad to be made wives such as the speakers
were. They also maintained that the gov
should not marry and that it might as well
take the opposite course and take virgins
from cloister to marry. Such social pref
erences should be respected, and the govern
ment had no right to interfere. In four days
more the legislature must adjourn, and no
progress has yet been made toward assimi-
lating the laws of Utah with the National
statutes and all propositions made tend in a
contrary direction. The deadlock between
the governor and the legislature is still un-
broken.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Changes in the Postal Service in
Maine.

WASHINGTON, March Z.
The following information concerning the
postal service in Maine comes from the office
of the postmaster general:
Postmasters Appointed.
Livermore Centre, Willard Carver
Webb's Mills, john Berry.
Postmosters Commissioned
Z. E. Church, Beddington.
H. w. Nadeau, Fort Kent.
G. w. Bennett, Sweden.
A. B. Page, Houlton.
i. A. Carr, Th0mdStOn.
f. C. Dnsmore, Bingham.
L. A. Cole, East BrOWnfield.
Post Office Established.
West Oldtown, Penobscot county, special mails
from Upper saltwater, z miles southeast,and from
Hudson 51a miles northeast; Willis nj. Porter,
Work Of Congress.
The chief business of the Senate for the
coming week is expected to be the discussion
of resolutions reported from the Judiciary
committee concerning the refusal of the At
torney General to transmit all papers In the
Dustin case in compliance with the resolu-
tion of the Senate. The debate will begin at
O'Clock tomorrow. Senator Plumb has
given notice that he will call up during the
morning hour tomorrow, the bill Tor for
feiture of certain lands granted to the State
of Iowa to aid in the construction of rail
roads, Senator Van Wyck has Signifed his
purpose to press the widows pension bill at
the earliest possible moment, and Senator
Hoar will seek to secure action upon the
electoral count bill before the end of the
week.
Two appropriation bills, the pensions and
the urgent deficiency, have passed the House,
and there are now'in committee of the whole
awaiting action the Indian, post office, military
academy, army, consular and diplomatic and
District of Columbia appropriation bills.
Most of the time during the present week
will be consumed in consideration of one or
more of these measures and it is probable
that at least one of them will be passed.
After the usual call of States for introduc-
tion of bills tomorrow the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds will be entitled to
the flor, and will call up for passage num-
ber of measures providing for the erection of
public buildings throughout the. country.
The committee on Pacific railroads will en-
deayor to bring before the House during the
morning hour Tuesday. the Crisp bill requir-
ing Pacific railroads to pay the cost OF sur
veying and taking out patents for their lands
so as to subject them to local taxation.
There are various other measures on the diff
ferent calendars as unfinished business, but
in view of the number of pending appIopria-
tion bills it is not likely any of them will
reach final action during the week.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
GENERAL NEWS.

The Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Railroad
which formed part of the Wabash system
mas been ordere>. sold under a decree of fore
closure granted by Judge Trent Of the Uni
ted States Circuit Court Of ST. Louis, Mo.
Archbishop Elder of Cincinnati who has
just returned from Rome, intimates that
Archbishop Gibbons will shortly be made
cardinal,
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
The Entombed Miners.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, March 6-The ex-
citement over the suspension of the work of
recovering the entombed bodies of miners at
Nanticoke, eliminated this afternoon in a
meeting attended by over 1000 miners from
ali the valley. The result was that the work
Of rescue shall be at once resumed on condi-
fion that every man who worked in the gang
way should sign paper releasing. the com
Many from all damages in case OF further ac-
eidents. This was agreed to, and a rescuing
party will resume work at once. 1t will take
three weeks to reach the Dodles Oh the men.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
Killed in a Duel.

Ell PAso, Tex, March Ga special to the
with pistols between Triniday Alvarez and
Senior Paredez has just been fought in the
suburbs of this city, three shots being fired
by each. Paredez received three wounds and
1t is believed Will die. The first two shots
struck him in the forehead killing him in
stantly. Both Paredez and Alvarez were
prominent here. The duel was caused by a
quarrel between the families of the two men
in which they became involved and Alvarez
received a challenge from Paredez, which he
accepted with the fatal result described.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
Death of a Noted Woman.

HARTFORD. March Mrs. Julia Evellyna
Smith. wife OF Amos r. Parker, died in this
city last night aged SO, Mrs. Parker was
one of the famous Smith sisters OF Glaston-
bury who, as woman suffragists, refused to
pay taxes without representation, ana wsose
Alderney cows were levied upon by the tax
collector and sold under the hammer. The
other sisters died some years ago. Julia q
few years ago married Mr.. Parker from Yer
mont who was also an OctOgenaTlap.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08

Place of
Observation
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
TOWN ELECTIONS.
Canton.

ModeratOr-H A. Ellis.
Clerk and Treasurer-H. IL. Burbank
Seiectmen-A. DelanO, 0. f. TAYLOR, n II
Campbell.
SuperviSOr-A l.. Stanwood
Board of Health-C. Ii. Gilbert A. L. Stanwood
Road CommissiOners-A. X. Foster, S. p. Al.
kns.
The appropriations we've: For schools, 81 900;
debt, interest and charges So, 600 roads, 81 ,OOo
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-08
MAIN e..

B. A. KINNEY,
Private, Signal Corps, U. S. A.