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The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Work of the Committees.


Senator Blair from the committee on edu-
cation and labor reported favorably Senator
Frye's bill to provide for the appointment by
the President of commission of five persons
to investigate the liquor traffic. 1t provides
that members of the commission shall be
selected solely with reference to personal fit,
ness and capacity for an honest, impartial
and thorough investigation. 1t stipulates
that all Of them shall not be advocates Of
prohibitory legislation or Of total abstinence,
and that they, shall serve without salary
Their duty shall be to investigate the al
coholic liquor traffic, its relations to the
revenue and taxation and its general
economic, criminal, moral and scientific as
poets in connection with pauperism, crime,
Social value, public health and general well
fare of the people; to inquire md take. testi-
mony as to the practical results of license
and prohibitory legislation for the preven-
tion Of intemperance in the several states
and to report the result of their inyestiga-
tions to the President to be by him trans
mitted to Congress. 1t appropriates $4,000
for the expenses of the investigation.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
FIRE RECORD.
An lncendlarY fire.

PROVIDENCE, Feb. 5.--The Laurel Glen
factory, at North Stonington, Conn, was
doubtless of incendiary origin, as the main
building and two stock houses situated some
distance from the mill were found on fire at
the same time. The total loss is not known,
but there is an insurance of $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
End of a Peculiar Law suit.

LEWISTON, Feb. 5.-The case of Hilbern
VS.. Bucknam closed today, with verdict
for the plaintiff for $1,111.55. The plaintiff
was accused of collusion with the defend
ants miller, whereby he lost nearly 1000
bushels of corn. To settle the matter the
plaintiff paid $1,075, as he alleges, under du-
ress. The suit was to recover the money
thuS maid
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

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PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND, ME-
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Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
THE wa ATHEB.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair, warmer weather.
Indications for New England to-day are
fair weather, slowly rising temperature
winds generally shifting to southwest and
south, falling barometer.
Cautionary signals from New Haven to
Eastport.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

First class business is solicited
and can be placed i'm this agency
at the lowest rates, consistent with
the hazard involved in the FISK
assumed, while anything with a
tinSe of moral hazard is not
wanted, and is respectfully de-
cIined before presentation.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

The Buffalo, n Y, Commercial had an interest
ing interview yesterday with Hon. Horatio Sey-
He shows that by deepening the Erie canal raising
the banks foot and lengthening the locks as
proposed by the Weber federal aid bill the cost
Of transportation can be reduced fully ons-third
if not one-half
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THIS MONTH i

Mean daily dew point Observation-Disclosures. 16.A
Mean daily relative humidity ....... ...... s1.6
Prevailing direction of wind .........,.. North
Total movement of wind, (miles) .......... 618S
Highest velocity wind and direction 9th. 40 NE
Total precipitation. .........-...... l.65
Number of days on which .01 inch or more
of rain or snow fell ...................... II
Depth of unmelted snow on ground at end
of month ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS inches
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
Appropriations for the Militia.

Senator Sewell's bill to amend sec. 1861,
Revised Statutes, which passed the Senate
today, provides for an annual appropriation
of 100000 for the purpose of providing arms
and ordnance stores, quartermasters' stores
and camp equipage for the militia, the ap-
preparation to be apportioned among the
several States and Territories. No State,
however, shall receive its share of the ap-
preparation unless its militia force numbers
at least one hundred men for each senator
and representative to which it is entitled in
Congress. The purchase or manufacture Of
arms, ETC., under the provisions of the bill is
to be made under direction of the Secretary
of War, and the arms, etc, are to remain the
% 1e o nv & an 70 " aha
STATES and Tprritories
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
FIRE...INSuRANCE (!

Nothing can equal the sense of
security felt by those who procure
proper insurance on property liza
BILE 70 loss or damage by fire. DO
not ecOnOmiZe by taking the risk
of insuring yourself. The best
companies may be had through
this agency.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
Wages.

the rolls and every preparation is being
made for long stop.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

After N fire and consequent
loss of property, Insurance, mo
matter what the underwriters
price was. looks cheap to the per-
SON whose property has been de-
stroycd, and who was NOT provided
with proper indemnity.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06

B. A. KINNEY,
Private, Signal Corps. U. S. A.,
Temporarily in charge.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
IN THE Kinks.

BIJoU SKATING PARLoR.
The Shailer's Will play the Cumberlands at the
Bijou in the Grammar school league this after
noon. The polo games between the teams from
the different schools have proved very entertain
ing and a good audience is assured. There will
be general skating this evening
NEW ENGLAND PoLo LEAGUE.
The following games were played last night in
the New England league
At Somervle-New Bedfords. 8; SomeryiIes. Q.
At neutrality-suspicious., 8; Cambridge, /.
Az BOStOn-BoStons, 3 Haverhills, 0.
At observation-disclosures 3; Salems, 0.
PoLo NOTES.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
The Pension Bill.

The House committee on appropriations
has completed consideration of the pension
appropriation bill. The bill as reported to the
200 an increase of about is, ,000,0 600 over last
year. It is made up as follows: For army
and navy pensions, $75, 600; for fees and
expenses of examining surgeons, $500,000,
for salaries of IS pension agents and for
clerk hire RENTS etc S054 900
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
meteorological Report for January.

Private Kinney of the Signal Service
furnishes the following summary Of meteor
illogical observations at the Portland station
in the month of Ianuarv.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
MInor Matters.

The Marine hospital bureau is informed
that small pox is on the increase in Genoa
and Marseilles.
The Secretary of the Navy to-day ordered
the chief of construction to report at the
Brooklyn have yard Monday, Feb. Sth to in
spect the Juniata and to further investigate
the necessity for so large an expenditure for
repairs.
Evening star., 1886-11-27
New Facts About Cannibals.

DISCOVERY OF MANY TRIBES IN THE CONGO
BASIN WHO EAT HUMAN FLESH.
From the New York Sun
1t has long been known that a few tribes OF
cannibals lived in Africa, but there was until
recently no reason to believe that the tribes of
anthrOpophagi are numerous and that canni-
balism is practiced in quite large part of that
continent. The new discovery is the result of
explorations in the Congo basin, where 1t is
now believed cannibals are more numerous
than in any other part of the world. There are
some striking differences with regard to this
practice among the various tribes.
w hen L1eutS. kund and Tappenbeck were
travelling between the Wambu and kwilu
rivers they came among the gentle and timid
were men eaters on a small scale. ut is true"
they said, that we eat people when we have
any people to eat, but that is not very often"
Ihis announcement has u tinge OF sadness due
to the fact that the Pamballas, not being war
IKE, are generally the under dogs in the fight
that surrounding tribes force upon them, and
they think themselves lucky il now and then
an enemy falls into their hands.
Quite different was the conduct of the men
eaters whom the same travellers met a little
further east. 'Why," they insolently shouted,
40 you not give us some of your men to eat?
You are no friends OF ours. When the Majac.
cas- come among US they never fail to bring us
some men TO eat They are our friends"
Other cannibals in the Congo basin deny that
they are men eaters, and Will not admit the
truth as long as they can conceal it. Few of the
Bangallas will talk on the subject to white
men. The practice in their tribe is generally
confined to their chiefs and leaders, they being
considered as specially privileged.
1t is impossible as yet to say what causes con-
firm some tribes in the practice of cannibalsm
while nearly related tribes abhOr the very idea
The Monbuttus on the Welle Makua, who are
exceptionally advanced in their arts and in
dustries are cannlbals. The Wagandas, on the
other hand, who live about 400 miles south
east, and who are of the same stock as the Mon
buttus and like them in their development
wouldn't dream of eating human body not
withstanding the fact that they are very fond
OF meat, which is the greatest luxury the COM
mon people can have, as they are confined al
most wholly to vegetable diet.
Evening star., 1886-11-27
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
Dining with the Sultan of Morocco Is more OF
an honor than a pleasure, according to the &C.
count OF a recent visitor connected with the
French embassy. The sultan is even more of q
spiritual than temporal monarch. sort OF
crowned saint, ex-officio, and, therefore, it is
beneath his sacred dignity to dine in person
with his guests, and deputies a representative
from his suite. The palace is too sacred a shrine
to be the scopes of such festivity and the dinner
is usually served in the garden of the summer
palace, outside the town of Fez. When the
narrator dined in this secondhand way with
MS sacred majesty the weather was hot, and
the dinner was served in q town palace garden
beneath orange. lemon and pomegranate trees,
where the buttercups, cornfowers and daisies
grew so tall that they mingled with the boughs,
and the guests had hard work to fight their
way on horseback to the table rather tray.
A drum-major, like a steward with a baton,
headed the procession of slaves bearing the
food on trays of wood with deep borders, and
covers disclosed frightful spectacle Of frcasees
OF sheep and chickens. prepared with honey,
sugar, syrup and fruits. and all Imaginable and
unlmaginabe horrors possible to cookery. The
only dishes which q European could eat was
one OF mutton (which was terribly greasy and
the conscousson. The slave who held this awk-
wardly spilled it into his sleeves and bosom,
and conscientiously turned 1t out on the plate
again. This upset European stOmachs and de-
sire to Indulge in 1t, though they found that the
slave knew etiquette. The proper way TO eat
conscousson is TO take quantity in the palm
of the hand, eat it as best you may, and return
the eremainder-for the whole never will quit
guests should be deprived of even a crumb OF
the choice delicacy,
Evening star., 1886-11-27
The Recent Chicago Strike.

INSIDE HISTORY OF THE AFFAIR-WHAT Poll
ITICS HAD TO DO WITH IT.
The inside history of the recent strike at
the packing houses at the Union stock
yards is printed in Chicago. When the pack
ers decided to return to the ten.hour working
day on October IA the workmen, supposing
that they would be backed by the knights of
Labor, struck. excepting the beef butchers, who
mour, Swift and Morris requiring four
days notice before opening hostilities.
Despite this agreement, the beef butchers of
Armour Co., were ordered out on the follow
ing Thursday by District Master Workman
Butler. L. T. Barry arrived at this time. Butler
was a candidate tor sheriff of Cook county,
Barry investigated and found that Butler
had made mistake. Barry wanted the
butchers to return to work, but the damage
had been done. Butler made evasive replies. Rev.
P.M.Fiannagan, +. pastor of st. AIMS church, tel
egraphed long statement of all the facts to Mr..
Powderly, declaring that unless the men were
ordered to return to work incalculable injury
and misery would result. Barry was immedi.
ately teiegraphed TO order the men to return TO
work, but did not do SO until the following Sun
cause him (Butler) to lose 1000 votes. Before
leaving Barry divested Butler and the execu-
tive board of the district OF all power to create
another strike, inStituting committee to have
charge of all matters affecting these wOrkmen.
Butler succeeded in having the committee OF
ive overthrown, and a committee OF twenty
three, with himself as chairman, ap-
pointed, contrary to the constitution OF
the knights. The cattle butchers in returning
increased from $24 TO S27 week, agreeing to
work ten hours. On.the day before election
several drunken men rushed among the work.
men at Swift's house, ordering them to Quit
work, and they did SO. This panic had been
carefully planned. On the following day all
those on strike voted for Butler. The latter
called out Armour's men on the Thursday sue
ceeding the election. Master Workman Gaunt
protested and he and two followers were ex-
PEELED from the order. Barry reappeared and
the order from Powderly, which was sup
pressed for four days, caused the ending Of the
of ri ilo
Evening star., 1886-11-27
Poker Church,
HOW TWO wIILFUL JEsrEKs TOOK UP A

HOW TWO WIILFUI. TESTERS TOOK UP COL
LECTION AT CoHAS>er-
From tie Boston Herald
Not i;tr from Robson and Cranes Summer
homes at CobasSet there stands in a shady
nuos. a little house OF worship which both the
actors are wont 10 attend every summer Sab
bath, unless the wind is good for a cruise in
MI Crane yacht. one bright Sunday morn
IN last sg:Iaraer. while the birds were chirping
AZ ne Trees To escape sGuStrOke ana the sheep
aii't cs.ltiC oroN~cc Ou the tender pasturaSe or
waited ~ the brooks 10 cool or the comedians
'tttnil ts.lIci 1y their wives. uitched up their
c-trTA al and drove down 10 the church. The
ilSin eTN Ol ihe congregation are great adm ir-
e. ol i.,pSoh AM Crsne-who have lived
11!lioh5 ihsil - Eiituy yearS-aud are always
disposed toeN;end them such delicate and fiat
teIins ttteptionS a . seat in tire amen corner
permitting them ~ act as uSbers 10 pass the
contribution box. and the like
IT So happened that on this particular occa-
sion the worthy deacons who oiIicia:eti i'm pass
pastor from his pulpit kindly asked: ..IY Yon't
BrotiierS Robson and Crane be Kind enourb
20 take up the regular missionary offering.
Mti!ie SISTER Jones plays short Selectioos''
The comedians cnecTfuliy stepned from
their seats ia the cool corner and r,sSad
mp the aisies with the round old-fash
loied BOXES 50 common IN eastern bonsss
Oh worship Not more than thirty peonie yxeys
In attendance at churci: that morning ann H.
contribution was not what it miyh ht have been
In fact. IN Mr.. EoibSOns box there Wen. h.t ,,,,
nickcls and three two-cent pieces, while SIR
Cranes boasted OF the trifiing sum OF two
niekeis ana three ene-ccnt pieces.
On being asked To state the amount of tho
coiicctpn, with = far-3way look upon his
dreamy face. Mr.. Crane rose InechanIeaIiy
shook each contribution box and repiied in sort
CT hali-aslevp. midnight voice:
"BrOtaeT Robson has pair of fiyes and three
deuces, ami the pos mine, tor I've got two
dveS and three acres.
II took Sir Crane ali one week to explain in
dividuaiIy to the b 'rrified congregation how
he came ~ fail so Ear from grace.
Evening star., 1886-11-27
A Murderer'S RemOrSe.
HIS DAUGHTER DENIES THAT HIS VICTIM II.

SEDUCED HER,
Patrick Hayden, a well knOwn.politician of
Jersey City, was fatally shot in his LIQUOR
saloon Thursday by James Cavanagh. The
murderer surrendered himself at a neighbor-
ing police station, and when brought into the
presence OF his dying victim for Identification
shouted in passion: "Yes, d-n you. 1 shot
you, and would do it agan! Hayden died at
GAO o'clock. The shooting was said by some to
be the result of Hayden's alleged intimacy
with Cavanagh's daughter. The murdered man
owned three saloons and was very wealthy
Cavanagh was arraigned yesterday morning on
a charge OF murder. In accordance with the
advice OF his counsel he waived an examipa.
ton and was committed for trial. The prisoner
was not told of Hayden's death until Yesterday
morning. Several times during the night he
called officer Barry to his cell and inquired
with great solicitude, about Hay den's condi-
t1on. Upon being told that he was not yet dead
but was very low, he dropped upon his knees
and clasping his hands, exclaimed: "Thank
God! hope he will recover"
Yesterday morning he was visited by Mrs
Jennie Fogarty, his daughter, who is the wife
OF baker in Greenwich street, New York
There was pathetic scene. Cavanagh charged
her with being the cause OF his trouble.
"What do you mean?' inquired the woman
"Why, you know that Hay den ruined you be-
fore you were married" he replied.
Mrs. Fogarty here burst into tears and in
dignantly denied the accusation of her father
When told 10y Chief OF Police Murphy yesterday
morning that Hayden was dead, ,Cavanagh sank
speechless upon his cot.
Evening star., 1886-11-27
= Heavy Storm ON the Bay.
HCGE wArERsPoUT REroRTED-rHl

"A HUGE WAITE TERSPotT REPORTED-THE POTO
MAC STEAMER SUE DELAYED.
The Baltimore IHteYicGR of this morning says:
The storm was 80 heavy the Chesapeake bay
on Thursday night after the rain stopped that
many oi the biz ocean steamers anchored, and
few OF the river ana bay steamboats, came out
OF their rivers and harbOTs until daylight. The
pilot OF The steamship Energia reports that the
O.tlceI> ana creIF OF tnat snip saw huge water
spout about Aaif mile ahead OF them while n
Etiie below Wolf Trap light about 3 O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon 1t came towards them
from u northeast direction and looked very big
ami threateaii.g-- Finally il moved away to the
southwest, where tneS saw il pass over to the
land near the W OF Trap, where il burst and the
water went down IN torrents. the ocean steam
SHIPS came rP TO the city yesterday morning
after the s;OrIl.
The steamer sue, OF the Potomac Transporta-
ton iine due from the Potomac river rou te at
about O'C!Oc.- yesterday morning. did not
arrive Unti! about > q clock last night. She was
taiHed by breakage of part of her ma
ci4iHcTy ami the rough weather The machinery
was repaired and sue csilue up without assist.
Evening star., 1886-11-27
II WAs A FACT
ABSOLUTELY PURE.

THAT WE COULD NOT WAIT ON THE LARGE
NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, AND MANY HAD TO
GO AWAY. PLEASE COME BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF AND WHEN YOU CAN, AND
AVOID THE GREAT RUSH ON Us FOR BAR
GAINS WE ARE RUNNING OFF sc. 600 OF THE
BEST MEMS. BOYS AND CHILDREN'S CLOTH
ING AT LESS THAN COST. WE ARE LOSING
$1,000 IN THIS GREAT SALE OF TAILOR
MADE CLOTHING. THIS Is A SAVING TO YOU
ON EVERY GARMENT YOU BUY. WE NOT
ONLY LOSE OUR PROFIT. BUT ARE SELLING
LARGE QUANTITIES OF OUR GOODS AT LESS
THAN COST. THEY MUST BE SOLD. WE WANT
THE MONEY, AND MUST HAVE TIE CASH
NOW. MEMS SUITS DOWN FROM $40 TO 81.
OVERCOATS DOWN FROM SO TO s.. $40 SUITS
OR OVERCOATS DOWN TO Sl5 OUR STORE Is
CHUCK FULL OF THE BEST NEW YORK. BoS-
TON AND BALTIMORE MADE CLOTHING. OUR
COUNTERS WOULD SPEAK OUTIF THEY COULD
AND SAY UNLOAD ME OR WE SHALL BE
CRUSHED BENEATH THE ENORMOUS PILES
OF CLOTHING ON THEM, AS THEY ARE
BENDING UNDER THE WEIGHT. WE HAVE
TO SPEAK FOR THEM, AND SAY UNLOAD
THEM FIRST COME. FIRST CHOICE WE
HAVE OVER 400 CHILDRENS SUITS, AGES 4
TO Z. FORMERLY SOLD AT 81 AND So, NOW
DOWN TO S49O. CHILDREN'S SUITS OR OVER
COATS FROM 81 % UP To S.. BOYS SUITS OR
oVERCOATS, $3.50 UP. MEMS PANTS. $3.50 UP
IN FACT, NEARLY EVERYTHING IN THE
SHAPE OF MEMS, BOYS OR CHILDREN'S
CLOTHING ARE HERE READY FOR YOU, AND
COME ASiEARLY TO SELECT THEM
GOOD GOOUS AT CHEAP PRICES ARE WHAT
WE AREt SELLING, AND NOW Is THE TIME
TO BUY. WHEN THE STOCK Is LARGE, AND
YOU HAVE THE CHOICE, BARGAINS LIKE
THESE DOES NOT COME OFTEN. AND DON'T
YOU MISS THIS GREAT SALE AT 924 .TH ST
NV. TWO DOORS BELOW BURDETTE'S DRY
GOODS HOUSE.
n. B-FoR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR Gus
TONERS LIVING NEAR + AND nth STREETS
WE HAVE OPENED A FINE STORE FOR THE
SALE OF FINE AND MEDIUM MEMS AND
BOYS CLOTHING. ALSO THE FINEST LINE OF
PIECE GOODS FOR CUSTOM WORK. THE BEST
CLOTHING FOR CUSTOM WORK IN THE CITY
AT MUCH BELOW THE PRICES YOU ARE IN
THE HABIT OF PAYING, AT lll2 ST NV
A FEW DOORS ABOVE MOSES d SONS LARGE
FURNITURE HOUSE n26eo
Evening star., 1886-11-27
ny nat shall do to be forever KNOWN
Thy duty ever

what shall do to be forever KNOWN
Thy duty ever.
This did full many who vet sleep unknown.n
Oh, never. never!
Think st thou perchance that they remain unknown
Whom thou know'stno
by anger fumpS ia heaven their praise Is blown.
Divine their lot
What shall DO to gain eternal lfe."
Discharge Alright
me SIMPLE duties with which day is rife,
Yea, with thy might
Ere perfect scheme OF action thou devise
With life be fieti
While he who ever acts as Coincidence cries
Shall live, though dead
Evening star., 1886-11-27
Economic Reform In Mexico.
UNRESTRICTED INTERSTATE COMMERCE. PR,


CLAIMED.
An important economic reform has been pro-
claimed in Mexico. A movement has been
going on for some time for putting an end to
the system of taxation whereby the states col.
lected duties on national and foreign merchan.
disc In transit through their respective terrific
ries. In May last constitutional amendment
was submitted to the states forbidding the i'm
position of transit duties, import duties on
products of other states and on the expectation
OF merchandise. The amendment also forbids
the states to put higher import duty on for
eign goods than will be fixed by the federal law
1t is expected that congress will fix uniform
tax OF five per cent ad valOrem. This amend
ment, having been adopted by the majority OF
the states, has received the sanction of both
chambers of congress, and was on Friday pro-
claimed In the usual form, being read at various
points in the City Of Mexico and copies of it
posted on walls.
Evening star., 1886-11-27
GOLD MEDAL.
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But this treatment in cases of simple Catarrh gives
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Evening star., 1886-11-27
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