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can State Convention, also from Belfast and
Winterport, favor Hon. j. r. BodweH OF
Hallowell for governor.
Mr.. Blaine Was Not interviewed.
In answer to inquiries, Mr.. Blaine, now in
Bar Harbor, says he has had no interview
with anyone in regard to the fishery ques-
tion and is in no manner accountable for any
opinions that may have been attributed to
him. He has no occasion to change the
views uniformly expressed by him in Con-
graSS
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The MackereI Fishery.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 23.-Sehooner
William FL. Foye arrived from the South to-
day bringing 2Co barrels of mackerel, the
second receipt of mackerel this spring. Last
season up to this time over 5000 barrels had
been landed here.
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THE BEST
SPRING
MEDICINE.
y.

Never fails to relieve Languor and Want of Vi
tality, which few escape at this season. An mpover
ished condition Of the blood is the prime of the
trouble, and the use of this reliable purifier early in
Spring should not be omitted. Take Vegetine and
you successfully counteract the effects of Malaria
upon the system Humors of a Cancerous or
Scrofulous nature are most troublesome now, and
no other remedy has such power to eradicate them.
Should the blood mpurity develop an Eruption of
the Skin, nothing will efectually remove it as
tegetine There is no diseased condition OF the sys-
tenn caused by impure state of the blood that is not
benefited by its AS tonic for cOnvaIescents,
ladies in delicate health and old people it is
unsurpassed.
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A LuIl in Boston.

BosToN, May 23.-After the ordeal of the
past three weeks the striking carpenters,
painters and decorators and tailors rested
Sunday. The plumbers, too, took day off,
and the brieklayers who with the plumbers
are still standing out had only short infor-
nal meeting. The Boston Bricklayers' As
sembly knights of Labor, had meeting and
voted to continue the fight for nine hours
against the Devonshire street master masons
and to give financial support to the men who
are out of work. Four-ffths of the 1000 brick
LAYERS are now at work ON nine hour basis.
Monday will see a general resumption of
business in the tailor manufactures and
building trades.
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MAIN e.
Judge Samuel BeIcher Dead.

JQUSG SdtI0Ct 6OtOhNs
PENNINGTON, May %. - Judge Samuel
Belcher died today after long illness. He
was II yearsold. Judge Belcher had prac-
ticed law for over fifty years. He was
member of the State House of Representa-
tives several terms, and was twice made
| Speaker of that body. He has alse been pro-
bate Judge for Franklin county, and county
attorney. Judge Belcher leaves widow,
four sons and one daughter, all residing IN
Pennington.
Railroad Commissioner Appointed.
AUGUSTA, May 22.-The Governor has
nominated David N Mortland of Rockland
to be railroad commissioner.
Fire in Riddeford.
SAco, May 23.-The dwelling house owned
| by Thomas H. Emery and occupied by AL
| fred J. Woodman, was partially destroyed
by fire in Biddeford this afternoon. Cause,
defective chimney.
A Riot in Augusta.
At riot of Frenchmen in the north end
brick yard this afternoon, two policemen
were roughly handled and given volley of
bricks Six arrests were made.
Delegates Claimed for Bodweil-
AUGUSTA, May 23.-Mr BodwelPs friends
in this city have been reliably informed that
the delegation from Gardiner to the Republi-
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A Great Swimming Feat.

NEW YORK, May 23.-John Robinson, an
English lad, 25 years old, swan the Hudson
river today, from Nyack to Tarrytown, about
three miles, in one hour and thirty-slx min
utes. He SWAN against time, $780, it is said,
having been staked, the limit being one hour
and forty-fve minutes.
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vitbdrev their Demands

ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-The iron moulders of
Ming of this month for eight hours, and 9TH
ers Of whom made recently demand for an
advance in wages, met today and decided to
suspend all further agitation of the labor
question, to return to work and Withdraw
their demands.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
the WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Ma

WASHINGTON, May "a.
The indications for Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont are fair weather fol
lowed by local rains, slightly cooler.
The indications for New England are
fair weather followed by local rains, variable
winds, slightly cooler.
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PoRrLANDs.

Earned runs-Lawrence, 0. First base on errors
-POrtIands, 4; Lawrenees, g. First base on
called ballS-POrtlands,1 Lawrences, 1. Struck
out-Portlands, A.; Lawrences, 2. Two base hits
Reilly OConnell. Three base hit-O'Conneii.
Home runs-Hatfield, Kiley. Passed balls-Burns,
L. Wild pitch-Hickman. Stolen bases-kearns
(2), Hatfield (3), Burke, Cox. Time of game
2h. Ism. Umpire-McLaughlin.
STANDING OF NEW ENGLAND CLUBS.
The Portlands and Bostons are having a
tussle for the last position, and the prospect
is good for the former to win in that tussle
The standing to date:
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A o;enonest Post office Clerk

LOUISVILLE, May 23-William Alexander,
for eight years asserting mail clerk of the
post Office here, was arrested, TINS morning,
ings are said to have been quite extensive.
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A Strike in oil.

WASHINGTON, Pa, May 23-The Cameron
oil well was drilled in today and started off
at the rate of 165 barrels an hour, and the
flow increased during the afternoon to 1913
barrels an hour or 5000 barrels a day. This
is one of the largest wells on record.
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The situution in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 23.-A meeting of Socialists
and Anarchists was held last night In the
Office of Dr. Ernst Schmidt for the purpose
of raising funds to secure. legal talent to
defend Spies, Fielding, Schwab and Fischer,
the imprisoned anarchists. At least 150 fol-
lowers Of Spies, mainly Bohenians, were
present. The meeting was held with closed
doors but the talk could be held on the out
side and it was more or less violent in charac-
ter In short time 5000 was subscribed to-
wards fund for the man accused to the
bomb throwing. DR.. Ernst Schmidt, the pro-
moter of the meeting is well known in Chlcas
90, and one time when candidate for mayor
received $4,000 votes. He is pronounced
Socialist but declares himself as one who
prefers the ballot to the bullet He has
residence on Wabash Avenue. The police
benevolent fund now amounts to very nearly
$6S000.
The Times published this morning an
article descriptive of the effects of the labor
troubles upon real estate interests here, the
following synopsis of which will Indicate
the amount of loss said to have resulted
therefrom. The blockade in the building
department which came in with the eight
hour movement, and was stimulated by the
strikes and riots which followed, has not yet
been raised and in the opinion of many Of
the architects and contractors and builders
it will strongly operate against the building
interests of the city during the remainder OF
the season. There was fair prospect for
and opinions of architects vary but slightly;
but from the general drift it is fair to assume
that the aggregate representative value of
buildings erected this year will fall short OF
the estimate about $10,000,000. OF this
amount about 40 per cent. represents labor,
which would equal $4,000,000. If the season
had not been interrupted, this sum would
have been divided among nearly 1900 per-
sons who are employed in the construction
of buildings, giving to them an average of
$266 each.
The police today found under the sidewalk
on Robbie street thirty-eae sections of gas
pipe several inches in length loaded with
dynamite and with fuse attached There
and a large quantity of fuse. The stuff is
believed toihave been placed where found by
some who feared search by the police Of
their house.
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s4.Louis Anarchists Arrested.

ST. LOUIS, May 23.-The Anarchists f. II.
Berzemann, Martin Frank, Otto Fricke and
Gottlieb Jabborsky, for whom warrants
were issued yesterday, were arrested today
and jailed to await trial on charge of hay-
ing introduced and urged the adoption at an
unlawful assemblage of resolutions endors-
ing the actions of the Anarchists during the
Haymarket riot in Chicago,
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HIt Ills wife with an Axe.

TAUNTON, May 22-John Gelshea this
afternoon hit his wife on the head with an
axe, inficting dangerous II not fatal
wound. He charges her with infldellty'
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Ex-Gov. John d. Long of bingham, Mass.
was married in North Attleboro Saturday to
Miss Pierce. The ceremony took place in
the First Universalst church and was wit
messed by only about twenty persons. The
couple left for Washington on bridal tour.
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capt Lawtons command who ara ~.
RbnfSaid4Ig Rba the Indians have found and riS%N G%
can can on the f ra taFee e1Sans bS ms and 1mer
in Sonora. ''00ii's Apaches
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REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES.
North Yarmouth.
The Republicans of. North Yarmouth will hold a
caucus at the Town House, SATURDAY, May 20,
at 7 d. M. for the choice of delegates to the Re
publican State Convention and the Republican
First District Congressional Convention
Per order Town Committee.
PownaI.
The Republicans of Pownal are requested to
meet at the Town House in said town, on Satur-
day May 29th inst. at four O'Clock in the after
noon, to choose delegates to the Republican State
Convention, and to the Republican First District
Congressional Convention.
Per order Town Committee
Pownal. May 18th. 1886.
Cumberland.
The Republicans of Cumberland are requested
URDAY, May 29th inst, at p. M, to choose
delegates to the Republican State Convention !;
also to the Republican First District Congression
al Convention. Per order Town Committee.
Cumberland, May 10Th, 1886.
Cape Elizabeth.
The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth are request
ed to meet at the Town house on SATURDAY,
May 29th, at 3 II. m., to choose delegates to the
State and Congressional Conventions.
Per order Republican Town Committee.
Windham.
The Republicans of Windham are requested to
meet at the Town House on SATURDAY, the 29th
day of May, at two O'Clock p. M, to choose dele
Per order of Town Committee.
Windham, May 21, 1886.
Westbrook.
The Republicans of Westbrook are requested to
meet at Odd Fellows Hail. Saccarappa, at
delegates for State aud District Conventions
Per order Republican Town Committee
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SATURDAYS GAMES.


At Kansas City-Kansas Citys, .; Bostons,
one.
At Chicago Chicagos, o; Philadelphias. 8.
At Detroit--Detroits, i3; Washingtons, 3.
At st. Louis-NewY orks, s; st. Louis. 8.
At PrincetoQ, N. J.-Princetons, 8; Har-
wards, O.
AT Boston-Blues, Z; Brocktons, twelve
innings, called ON account of darkness
At Newburyport-Newbu y; Hav-
erhills, 7.
At adelphia-Athetics s; Cincinnatis,
seven.
At Baltimore-Louisvilles 2; Baltimores,
one.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyns, 8; St. Louis, 5.
At Staten -Metropolitans, 4; Pitts
burgs, 8.
NOTES.
Wheelock is quite i'll with tonsilitis.
The Intercollegiate game at Lewiston be-
tween the Bates and State College, scheduled
for Saturday, has been postponed, owing to
the accident to the latter's catcher
The Portlands must learn to handle q bat
or they win be hopelessly ''left'' on record.
The Portlands have secured Thos. Healy,
formerly of the Norfoll1s and Newarks. for a
pitcher He is said to be good and we hope
he is.
Hatfield and Keans gave a fine exhibition
of base running in Saturdays game.
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Is. A. h1NNEH,
Private, Signal Corps, U. S. a.
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A,,owarces for Stationery.

The Postmaster General transmitted to
the House today, list of post offices where
the allowances for stationery were ,disal-
lowed in 1888, owing to the fact that the ap-
preparation was exhausted. He recommends
the payment of these claims. Among these
claims is one of 1000 against the Portland
fnst nffinn
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Carriages.

Total. 2 2 8
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LABOR TROUBLES.
Anarchists in Chicago Contribute
to Defend Their Leader.
More Internal Machines Found in
that City.
Some Laborers in Boston Still Fight
ling for Shorter Hours.
The Richmond Lumber Mill to Start
Up Soon.
TSnecial to the PRESS.

RICHMOND, May 22.-Clark & Millikens S,
lumber mill will be started as soon as their
logs arrive, their men having signed the re-
quired agreement to work eleven hours a
low
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The Death Rate.

The whole number of deaths in the citv for
last week was 20, from the following
causes:
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The Free Ship Bill Discussed in the
House of representatives
Opponents of the Measure Think 1t
Cannot Pass That Body.
rSnecial 10 the Press


WASHINGTON, May % The prediction of
the PRESS regarding the consideration of
the free ship bill was fulfilled on Saturday,
when the bill was taken up and discussed by
Messrs. Dunn of Arkansas and Dingley of
Maine, the former speaking in favor of the
bill, and the latter in opposition. 1t is prob
able, however, that only two days will be
occupied by it instead of the three assigned.
Mr.. Dunn is confident it will pass by good
majority. Its opponents, however, hope to
be able to defeat it and claim that at least
Is Democrats will vote against it, while the
Republicans will be practically solid against
it, not more than two or three at the outside
being thought to favor it. If by any chance
it passes the House the Senate vote against
the Morgan amendment to the pest office ap-
preparation bill clearly indicates what its
fate will be there
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Sugar and Sea Water.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The acting Secre-
tary of the Treasury has made the following
order, which is of interest to sugar import
ers: Paragraph E Of article 5S7 of the general
regulations relating to allowances of COM
mercial damages on certain sugar is here
by so amended as to authorize an allowance
not to exceed per cent. IN addition to the
allowance mentioned in paragraph ID, on
all sugars imported in mats or bags which
have been damaged by actual contact with
sea water.
Postal Changes In Maine.
The following information concerning
postal changes in Maine is furnished by the
Postmaster General:
Postnadsters Commissioned
Upper Frenchville-A. Dagle, I'd.
Maple Groye-B. A. Rollins.
RuInford Pont-H. i. Abbott.
SacO-G. Z. Mckenney
North New Portland-S. S. Walker.
Post Offices Established.
Mayfeld, Somerset county on route 1876; Kings
bury, 21a miles east; Mary e. Flanders, postmis-
treSs
Route from Centre Linconville to Belfast,
changed to include Grange, between Centre Lin
colnville and East Belmont; Increasing distance
one mile: to take effect May oath.
Route from Owls Head to Rockland-From
May 1st to September 30th in each year, the con
tractor is permitted to carry the mail SIX addi-
tonal trips per week, without expense to the de-
partment.
Changes in Star Schedule.
Route from Thomaston to Port Cyde-Leave
Thomaston daily except Sundays at p. M. leave
Port clyde at a. m.
Route from Winter Harbor to West Goulds-
boro-Leave Winter Harbor daily, except Sun,
days, at g a. nl.; leave West Gouldsboro at 1890
n. m, or on arrival of western mail.
Route from Harmon to Locke's Mills-Leaye
Harmon daily, except Sundays, at 7.35 a. m.
leave Locke's Mills at 4.27 p. m.
Special Service Discontinued.
Grange, from Centre Lincolnville; from May
22d: on route 278 thereafter.
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Greek and Turk Still Warning.

LONDON, May 22.-The Greeks claim that
during the frontier engagements of yester-
day they captured two positions from the
Turks, 10000 cartridges and three prisoners.
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ST, LOUIS NEXT YEAR.

San Francisco's boundless generosity and
the world OF attractions she offers the sight
seer have undoubtedly gone far to spoil " the
comrades for the rest of their natural lives.
But for all that they can confidently expect
a good time at St Louis next year. ST.
Louis is very large city, having popula-
ton 350,516 in 1880; she is very rich and
ambitious, and she will be stimulated by
the example of San Francisco to do her best.
Then, too, the war was more of a reality to
her than to any other Of the large cities in
the loyal States. She was n prize for which
both sides stroye from the very first, and
several times the wave of armed rebellion
swept ND to her very gates. The great
contest fairly opened with the magnificent
campaign of Lyon and Blair for the posses
sion of st. Louis and Missouri, and the last
great effort of Sterling Prices army was an
attempt to capture the city. The close con-
nection she had with military operations
from first to last give the whole mass of her
people deep and strong interest in the vet
Grams of the GAR, and we can rely upon
her putting forth unusual efforts to make
their visit to her a thoroughly pleasant ex-
pcrience.
There is much of interest to be seen in
and around ST. Louis. 1t is a great, busy,
commercial emporium, with railroads radiat-
ing TO every part of the country, and diver
sified manufactures on grand scale The
great bridge is one of the engineering tri-
umphs of the world. The Mississippi and
the Missouri Rivers are well worth going
that far to see by those who have never seen
them. The great rocks on the Missouri side
of the Mississippi, between st. Louis and
Commerce, are quite as striking natural OBJ.
jects as the Palisades on the Hudson. There
are many places of interest in the neigh,
borhood of st. Louis, and the visit of the
comrades viii be fruitful of pleasure and
instruction
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RECOLLECTlONS OF GEN. GRANT.
By His Son---COl. F. D. Grant.

We take pleasure in announcing to our
readers the early appearance Of series of
articles from the pen of Col. Fred Grant,
who writes his recollections Of the Yiclls-
burg Campaign lie accompanied his father
on that memorable campaign through all its
weary marches, desperate battles and the
long siege which eliminated July 4, 1868.
ii is wonderfully interesting, full of the
adventures Of a boy who was thrown into
the midst of wonderful scenes filed with
untold dangers and novel horrors TO the
mind Of youth just from the quiet circle
of the home Preside
Col Grant tells many things interesting
and significant for mature readers, while 10
the boys his narrative win prove thrilling
beyond description here. While the story
IN plain history Of what he saw and heard
nj his fathers headquarters and on the bat
tle6eld and bivouac, it reads like a romance
more entertaining than anything from the
pen Of Peter Farley or Capt Mayne Reade.
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in grand united effort to secure the passage
at the next session Of Congress of the bill to
place every disabled and dependent veteran
on the pension roll. We can secure this and
do an inestimable service to our destitute
comrades everywhere, if we will all unite
upon it, and upon insisting that every candi-
date for Congress shall declare his attitude
toward such measure and how he will vote
upon it in the event OF his election.
1t will not prejudice the passage of the
eight-dollar-a-month bill at some time in
the future to work for and secure the passage
of the disabled soldiers bill now, and SO the
most ardent friends of the former cannot
give any good reason for refusing to support
the latter.
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THE NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The election OF ek-Goy. Lucius Fairchild,
of Wisconsin, as Commander-in-Chief,p places
at the head of the GAR man Of National
reputation, and one who has the respect and
confidence Of people from one end Of the
country TO the other. His character and
history eminently fit him for the exalted
position 10 which he has been chosen. He
was a fighting soldier, and was as skillful as
he was gallant He had the good fortune TO
render the country distinguished services at
Gettysburg and elsewhere, and left limb on
the battlefield TO attest his devotion TO the
cause. Since the war his career has been of
signal credit TO him. As Secretary of State
for Wisconsin, as Governor Of his State, and
as Consul-General at Paris, he has made a
high reputation for prObity, ability and f.
deity TO duty.
Commander-in-Chief Fairchild was born
at Franklin Mills, Portage Co, o., in Decem-
Der, 1881, and was taken by his parents TO
Wisconsin in 1876. Three years later, when
but is years old, he was seized with the
California fever, and made the tedious, dreary
passage across the plains in command Of an
OK team. He came back from California in
1853, secured employment in railroad Office,
was elected Clerk of the Court of Dane COun-
ty, and was admitted to the bar in 1860. He
promptly volunteered at the firing upon TT
Sumter, enlisting in the Governors Guard,
an efficient military company of Madison.
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Increase per month in each case:
EN.PKIsONERs OLE wAR Association

The annual Convention of the Association
ofEx-PrisOners of War will be held ut Buffalo,
NY, Aug Is and 10. All surviving ex prison
ers, officers, soldiers, sailors and marines who
were hOnorably discharged from the United
States service and who never took an oath
of allegiance TO the so-called Southern Con-
iederacy, are cordially invited to attend; and
it is especially desired that they enroll them
selves in this organization, which has no
superior in fraternity and nobility of aim
in any society in the country. The objects
of the association are to keep up the spirit
of fellowship between comrades, to promote
social intercourse among them, to aid the
infirm and needy ones, and to do whatever
is possible to obtain for the thousands of dis
abled ex-prisoners of war that pension which
they are entitled to in equity, but is denied
them by the present laws. The local assOeia-
tion in Buffalo, at the head of which is DIR.
J. T. Walton, a comrade of the most earnest
unselfishness, is making unusual efforts to
entertain the comrades who may visit Buff
lalo in the best possible manner. The rates
at the hotels have been reduced, and the
Tiff House, ut which the President will stop,
will accommodate all at So day and the
Stafford House at 81. Those in attendance
ut the Convention will have an opportunity
TO visit Niagara Falls, which in itself viii
make IN agreeable excursion.