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The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
IN THE Kinks.
TOO MUCH FOR THE BIJoU

TOO MUCH FOR THE BIJoUs.
There was pretty good audience in the Biiou
rink last nigAt when at $40 O'Clock Referee Des-
mond blew his whistle for the Cambrdge-Bijou
polo game. The friends of the Bilious expected
they would give the visitors hard contest, but
they were disappointed. The Cambridges are an
great big boys, and possibly they cowed the
home club; at any rate the game was very one
sided. There was not much scientific playing no
ticed, but on the contrary the Visitors ale sohe SOM,
pretty heavy slugging. The Cambrldges' .goal-
tender-McCarthy-wa excellent, and ne Is the
coolest man in that position ever seen mere
Hammett won every rush but one, Goulalng TAX
ing the first The first goal was won by Goudtng
in four minutes; second by the same in Is min
utes; third by McAndrews IN minnie; fourth by
Peck in !. minute, Score, Cambridges 3, Bilious
/ Time 23m. 3Osec. At the close OF the game
three extra goals were played, two of which were
won by the Bilous.
DOLLY AT THE BIJoU.
The Kennebec Journal says; A well known
Augusta gentleman, who saw Dolly, the wonder
fu skating and trick herse, at the Highland rink,
Boston, says ne never saw so intelligent an ami
MAJ, ano ne thinks every lover of horse flesh
shoulu nt 70 70 see this equine wonder just to see
t Wnat ANIMALS are capable Of doing when properly
tfaned This same Dolly created so much eX-
M wele taken IN two days, being the largest attend
anee ever at the rink
Dolly viii delight all who see her at the Bij0u
tomorrow night Reserved seats can now be Sc
cured at the rink office. 81
POLO NOTES.
The Columbias of Boston will play here with
the Bilious next week.
At Wobun last night, The Wobums defeated
the SalemS 3 to 2.
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Rapid Growth Of Nebraska in Popuia-
ton and Wealth.

LINcoLN, Neb., Feb 2.-Superintendent
Lane of the State census bureau finished his
tabulation yesterday. The increase in pop
ulation for the five years from 1880 to 1885 is
ber of farms Increased So per cent. The
acreage under cultivation has just doubled
The Value of farms grew from $4,000 900 to
S285. 900. 900. The value of live stock in
creased from $33,0OO,0O0, to $S3,0oO,000.
show from 200 to 500 per cent. The manu-
fHM factTred p products INCREASED from $4,000 600
to S43,OO6,OOO. In all material points the
growth in wealth and facilities has outrun
the increase in population.
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Carried AWAY with the Wreck.

PITTsBURG, Iowa, Feb. 2.-For some tine
past workmen have been engaged in replac-
ing the spans which were swept away on the
county bridge here. Yesterday derrick
rope broke, letting derrick fall against a
span in the course of erection. TwO-thirds
Of the span gave way, falling so feet upon
the ice below. Three men were carried away
with the wreck. One was fatally and others
seriously injured.
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A SLEEPY BRAKEMAN.
Fatal Accident Caused by His Heed
IcSSneSS.


STAUNToN, Va, Feb. "A disastrous col
lision occurred on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, about o'clock this morning, near
here The night express ran into a freight
train on a siding, and completely wrecked
both engines. Cuttings, a fireman, was killed
G. w. Ettinger, master machinist, had his
right arm and right leg badly broken. and
received bad scalp wound. S. E. Laurey
of Richmond an engineer, had his throat
cut and his arm scalded. His condition is
dangerous. Charles Smailes of Staunton,
the engineer of the freight train, had his
back badly sprained and his body bruised.
The only passenger hurt was DR.. Lafferty of
Richmond, who was knocked down and
bruised, but not seriously The accident
was caused by criminal negligence. The
freight train was on side track waiting the
arrival of the express. The conductor told
his brakeman, Samuel Vic, that when the
express passed he should turn the switch.
Vic went to sleep and was aroused by a pass
ing freight train. He got up and changed
the switch, just as the express came in
sight. Before the error was discovered, the
train dashed on to the siding.
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a Great Religious Revival.

Sr. JoHNsBURY, Vt, Feb. 2.-There is the
greatest religious revival in progress at
Peacham at the present time ever known
under the la5ors of Rev. NJ. Whittier. One
hundred and seventy-five have already been
converted and the meetings are crowded.
All church and neighborhood difficulties have
been wiped out and good feeling reigns
throughout the town.
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VILLAGE DESTROYED.
San Vicente Pacaya in San Salvador
EneuIfed by a Volcanic Eruption.

PANAMA, Jan. PA government COM
mission sent from Guatemala to report upon
the probability of an outbreak of the Pacaya
volcano, announces the total destruction of
the village of San Vicente Pacaya. Some Al
tile-roofed houses completely collapsed, max
that a new crater had opened. The hot
springs surrounding Lake Amatillan emit
large volume of water at higher tempera-
ture than usual. The crater of Pacaya re-
mains unchanged, while that of Fuego has
been very lively.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
A.pown South" Snow Storm

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 2.-It has been
now now lies lies four four inches deep, with no signs of
tL0 H,9Tna ahating.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Feb. 1.-The biggest
snow storm ever known is raging here;
Snow began falling about O'Clock last
night and has fallen twenty four. hours, ana
is still falling. The snow is ten inehes deep
and all travel is suspended.
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IMPORTANT TO MARINERS.
Dangerous shoaI Reported Changes
in RuoYS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ,.
The photographic office has received re-
ports of the existence of dangerous shoal
in latitude IL 8 north, and longitude 650 2
west, direetlyin the track of transatlantic
steamers during part of the year and re-
quest is made that steamship captains take
soundings whenever passing near the position
indicated in order to verify or refute its ex-
iStence.
New YORK, Feb. 2.-The Lighthouse
Board has issued the following notice to
mariners:
At Block Island Sound whistling buoy,
painted red, has been placed in eight fathoms
of water, II miles south of Point Judith
lighthouse; a whistling buoy with red and
black horizontal stripes has been moored on
the Southeast Ledge, Block Island, as a sub
stitute for the bell buoy previously there.
A black bell buoy has been put instead of
the whistling buoy which marked the rocky
ledge projecting from North Point, Block
Island. In East River, New York, a spar
buoy with horizontal stripes has been placed
in six fathoms of water, on the west side of
the sunken barge in East River, New York,
between Forty ninth street and Canoe rock,
on the following bearings South end of
Blackwell's Island, ESE; shot tower, NV
one-quarter w. Vessels should pass to the
westward of the wreck.
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Furious Storm at Calais.

CALAIS, Feb. 2.-The storm here has been
of unusual length and fury. Rain, snow
and hail have been falling, uninterruptedly
since Thursday night. Scarcely road out
of the city is passable, and all telegraphic
communication has been interrupted since
Friday morning, Damage very heavy to
trees, and some buildings injured.
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Resldanoe Burned at Belfast.

BELFAST, Feb. 2.-The large residence on
Church street, owned by the heirs OF l.. B.
Wetherbee, and occupied by DIR. Il. H. john
son, was burned last evening. Loss ON house,
$onnn. Insurance S1400.
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Small Pox.

RIcHFoRD, Vt, Feb. 2.-Small pox has
broken out afresh near Cumansville, Que.
there being three cases and one death. There
is also one case in Sutton, ten miles over the
border. Large numbers have been exposed
and serious results are feared.
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Died in a poorhouse.

New BEDFORD. Mass, Feb. Capt.
David p. West was taken from the Rhode
Island Hospital and sent here in critical
condition by the Providence overseers of
the poor. He died in the almshouse today.
Atone time he was the wealthiest and most
successful whaling master sailing from this
mort
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Geronimo Surrenders.

Ell PAso, Tex, Feb. Army Paymaster
Major Robinson received a despatch from
Fort. Bayard, n. NJ, today, stating that a
news of the unconditional surrender Of the
Apache chief Geronimo to Lieut.. Mays, who
succeeded the late Capt Crawford
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New Maine Post office Requested.
General David Hunter Dead.

General David Hunter, u. S. A., (retire0
died suddenly this afternoon at his residence
in this city He was veteran of the Mexi-
can war and also served with distinction in
the late war He was president Of the mill
tary court that tried Mrs. Surrat.
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LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2.-The British steamer
Sarnia, which left Liverpool Jan. for Hall
fax and Portland, and which was reported
returning with steering gear disabled, has ar
rived in the Mersey.
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DISASTROUS GAS EXPLOSION.
The Furnaces of w. M. Kaufman &
Co. at Sheridan, Penn, Totally De-
SfYoyed

SHERIDAN, Penn, Feb. "A terrific gas
explosion here this morning destroyed the
blast furnace of William NJ. Kaufman & Co.,
doing great damage, and throwing several
hundred men out of work for some months.
The explosion was very violent hurting the
timbers in all directions, and setting fire to
the buildings. The escape of the employees
was almost miraculous. The high wind pre-
vailing spread the flames rapidly, and there
being no fire apparatus to check them, the
furnace was destroyed, along with seventeen
cars belonging to the company. The loss
cannot yet be estimated, but will reach many
Thousands of dollars.
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MAIN e.
Obituary.
Return of the sarnIa.

BRUNSWICK, Feb. 2.-Robert s. Marsh Of
the firm of Stetson & Marsh, dry goods, died
today of scarlet fever.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 2.--The weather is report
ed as very cold throughout Minnesota,
Dakota and Manitoba, the mercury dropping
to 360 below at st. Paul, and to 48' below IN
MinncdoSa.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Supplementary to the Civil Service
Act.

Act.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Among the bills In
troduced in the Senate to-day was the fol-
lowing:
By Senator Chace, supplementary to the
civil service act 1t provides that no men,
Der or member-elect of Congress and no otii-
Ger or employe of either House shall directly
or lndlctly solicit or recommend or be con-
cerned in soliciting OF recommending any
one for office, the appointment to which is
vested In the President or in the head OF any
executive department, branch or bureau, or
shall sign or endorse or present an appllca-
ton for appointment of any person to such
office. 1t makes violation of its provisions
misdemeanor punishable by fine OF not over
$1,000 and by disqualification forever after
from holding any office of honor, trust or
profit under the United States. 1t provides,
however, that the President or head of de-
partment may ask for information concern
ing the applicant for office and such inform
alton shall be furnished in writing
Work of the Committees.
The House committee on banking and cur
rency to-day directed adverse report TO be
made ON Representative Seney's bill to make
shareholders in national banks individually
liable for the debts of the bank.
New Maine Post office Requested.
The Post Office Department will probably
establish a new post office in Milton Planta-
tion to be called East Milton, with II. A.
Farnum as postmaster, provided the patrons
of the office will secure the transmission OF
the mail from Rumford for two-thirds of the
amount of stamps cancelled at the new post
office themselves paying what additional
sum may be required.
General David Hunter Dead.
General David Hunter, U. S. A., (retire6
died suddenly this afternoon at his residence
in this city He was a veteran of the Mexi-
can war and also served with distinction in
the late war. He was president of the mill
tary court that tried Mrs. Surrat.
National Encampnent c. A. r.
COMMANDMENT Chief Burdett G. A. R.,
telegraphed this evening to Commander
Warfieid of San Francisco that the National
Encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic will commence in San Francisco
on Tuesday, August 1885,
Nomination Confirmed.
The Senate in executive session this after
noon confirmed the nomination of W. FL.
Brinker as Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico.
The Telephone Cases.
The committee on expenditures in the de-
partment of justice viii Thursday begin in
vestigation of the telephone cases as author
lied by the House of Representatives yester-
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THE DOMINION.
Hanlan viii Challenge Beach.

ToRoNTo, Feb. Edward Hanlan, the
oarsman, in view of Beach's proposed visit
to America, has determined to offer a stake
of $4,000 to induce the latter to race with
him in Canadian waters. He further pro-
poses, in the event of Beaeh's defeat, to pre-
sent him with So, 500.
A Nova Scotia Sugar Refinery in
Trouble.
HALIFAx, N. S., Feb. AT the annual
meeting today of the shareholders of the
Nova Scotia Sugar Refining Company, the
directors report was submitted showing Ii
abilities of 1905, ,341 and assets of $388. 81.
The report points out that the subscribed
capital of the company is only $3.50, 900,
while $3.50, 600 was directly consumed in the
construction and that steps had been taken
by the company to secure an increase on
sugar and to lower the freight rates, and
the directors were successful in getting the
duty on yellow sugar increased, completely
shutting out that class of sugar; but they
were not so successful as regards freight
rates. As refined sugar is carried over
American railways from New York to Chi
cago, distance of 960 miles, for Is cents per
100 pounds weight, this government was
asked to reduce the rate from Halifax to
Montreal, distance of 800 miles, from % to
Is cents, but refused to grant rate lower
than 90 cents.
Skipped Out.
MONTREAL, Feb 2.-Last October an ex-
tensive retail dry goods business was opened
here under the name of G. A. Brouillette &
Co., with Brouilette in complete control.
Subsequently wholesale house in which
Brouillette was interested failed and the
foreign creditors got judgment against it to
enable Brouillette to carry on the dry goods
business. Ambrose T.Lafortune lent him his
name, and it afterwards stood on all the
firms paper.
Under the new state of affairs Brouillette
obtained unlimited credit from the largest
wholesale houses in the city and incurred
debts to the amount of 100000. The first
note held by j. G. Mckenzie & Co. has just
come due and Brouillette cannot be found.
Lafortune, who knows nothing of the condi-
tion of Brouillette's affairs, has upon the
advice Of counsel made a judicial assign
ment. The case is being investigated
Sad Coasting Accident.
ST. JOHN, N. B., Feb. AT Douglastown
Annie Ramsey, aged seven, while coasting
slid into the river. Her brother Robert
to save her were also carried into the river
and all three drowned.
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Planets for February.

The astronomer of the Providence Journal
gives glowing prospectus of the planetary
treat promised us in February. Venus is
evening star. She still holds her place at
the head of the planetary roll, for during the
month she appears in her most charming as
poets both as evening and morning star On
the 18th, at o'clock in the afternoon, she is
in inferior conjunction with the sun. Jupi-
ter is morning star. He ranks next in inter-
est to his fair rival, for though technically
numbered among the morning stars, the star
Lit nights of February will be made beauti-
full by his presence during nearly the whole
night. Four bright stars now form starry
curve or arc that may be easily traced late in
the evening. The four stars are Regulus,
Mars, Jupiter and Spica in the order men
toned. Regulus NAV be known as the bright
star in the handle of the Sickle. Saturn IS
evening star He ranks the third in interest
| on the celestial calendar for February. He
| is still a brilliant star. Mars is morning
cal calculation, although on the 1st he rises
about half past O'Clock in the evening. He
| is an interesting object for observation,
shining with a ruddy tint in striking con-
trast with the golden light of Jupiter, with
whom he may now be favOrably compared.
On the 9th Mars is I'm apheion, his most dis
tant point from the SUM- Mercury is morn
ing star until the oath. He reaches superior
conjunction on the oath at 10 o'clock in the
morning, when he becomes evening star
On the 18th, at II o'clock in the evening, he
is in conjunction with Venus, being 11o 80
south this is the sole planetary conjunction
of the month. Neptune is evening star. He
is in quadrature ON the suns eastern side on
the 18th lat o'clock in the morning. Ura-
nus is morning star. On the 1st he IS 5m. of
right ascension, east of Jupiter and little
star of the sixth magnitude by bright-eyed
observers. The February moon is full on
the 18th at 1.f5 p. m. In this vicinity there
will be close conjunetions between the moon
and the planets instead of OceultatiOns.
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Has the Appearance of Conspiracy.

A Washington despatch says that "ln1amy
Concluded" is the heading in Saturday. s
Washington Republican of an editorial on
the court martial of Paymaster General }.
A. Smith, U. S. N, the sentence OF which
has just been promulgated, having been ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Navy and
confirmed by the President. Under that
heading the Republican says:
"From the inception to the close the trial and
subsequent proceedings of the Navy Department
in this case have been simply infamous, a conspir-
acy to break down good officer and an upright
man, in order to get the purchasing bureau under
Democratic control This disreputable business
is EWorSe than the damnable conspiracy that
crushed the greatest of American shipbuilders.
The only show of conscience on the part of any of
the officials connected with the prosecution was
the suicide of the president of the court. As for
the insulted and outraged officer, his name win
be respected when the memory OF his prosecutors
is covered with the mold of dark oblivion"
Paymaster Smith is a Maine man, coming
from Waterville. The charges against him
were two: First, ''Scandalous conduct, tend
ing to the destruction of good morals" and
the second, "Culpable lnefficiency in the per
formance Of his duty" He was found guilty
on both charges and sentenced 't0 be dis
missed from the position of chief of the bu-
reau of provisions and clothing in the De-
partment of the Navy to be suspended from
rank and duty as pay inspector on fur
Tough pay for three years, and to retain his
present number i'll his grade during that
period"
No one who knows him believes that there
was the least foundation for the charges, and
of a large number, both of his fellow officers
and others
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Feb.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Fair, slightly warmer weather, followed
during Thursday by local SHOWS and slightly
colder weather
Indications for New England today are
fair weather, followed during the night or
on Thursday by local SHOWS; west to north
winds; slightly warmer, followed dur
ing Thursday by colder weather.
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
FOREIGN.
a Court Circular Announces the APP
pointment of Mr.. Gladstone as
Prime Minister.
Abstract of the French Treaty with
Madagascar.
To Repress Political Agitation in the
French Army.
a CONSERVATIVE Returned.

DUBLIN, Feb. 2.-The election in the
middle division Of Armagh yesterday result
ed in the return of Sir James Corey, Con-
servative, who received 1874 votes against
1865 for Mr.. Dickson, Liberal
The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03
DIphtherIa Epidemic In Newmarket,


Especial 10 Tue rIeeo'J
NEWMARKET, n. H., Feb. BY orders
from Drs. Green and Elkins of this place,
the selectrneA closed the public schools to-
day and they will not be opened until the
diphtheria epidemic, which RACES on an ay-
erage of a death every two days, has abated.
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Strike Among the weavers.

The st. Croix cotton mill at Midtown, n.
B., gave notice to its employees last week
that on February 1st reduction OF wages
would be made in the weave room of four
cents per cut on fine work and ten cents per
cut on coarse work. The weavers struck on
Thursday and left the mill in a body. Fri
day rumor was current about Midtown
that the mill proposed to manufacture work
for the weave room in large quantities, and
meanwhile employ what weaverS they
could get and instruct others to weave, let
ting the old hands 90 entirely. This rumor
had scarcely become circulated when the en-
tire force remaining in the mill went out and
the mill was shut down. The strikers
marched to Calais Saturday afternoon and
held monster meeting in the roller rink.
A resolution was adopted asking for an in
crease OF ten per cent. upon the rates paid
for work In January, and a reduction from
eleven to ten hours for a days work.
Notices have been sent to all the leading
labor centres notifying fellow operatives of
their movements and requesting their as
sistance in maintaining their rights A
branch of the Knights of Labor will be
formed at the earliest opportunity. Neither
side shows the slightest intention of giving
way as yet, though it is very probable that a
compromise will be effected before many
DAYS. The operatives are upheld in their ac-
tiOn by the people, nearly every one consult
ed agreeing that the mill managers are in
the wrong The majority of the strikers re-
side in the vicinity Of Calais, and can re-
main out considerable time without being
seriously affected. They were all paid OFF
in full Saturday.
CALAIS. Feb. 2.-The situation at the st.
Croix cotton mills is unchanged. The mill
managers claim they will be able to resume
work in a short time without the aid OF the
strikers, who hold firm to their demands.
The stoppage of the mill is great loss to
the community at Milltown and Calais
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PoRTIANn. Me Feb 14

YAM III AMI SPIN 7PMI11 P N
Barometer 3o.002 S0.35e ,3o,o26 3009s 3o.1oo
Thermo'r. 80 p.o POS 1853 11.9
Dew Point 3.9 -.5 10.7 .9.4 So
Humidity. 1872 I64.5 646 74.5 800
Wind, -. NV w w w w
Velocity. 10 10 5 8 IL
Weather. CLOUDY lCear CLEAR Clear lClear
Mean daily bar 80. 043 Maximum ther- -. 21.4
Mean daily ther. 1876 Minimum ther.. To
Mean daily DIV pit. II Max. We. wind. 18 NV
Mean daily hum..74.e Total lprecip..... 90
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Feb. 2, 1885, 1000 P.M)
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations,