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The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
SENAT Z.

WASHINGTON, July H.
After consideration of several minor
measures ON the calander at 1880 o'clock the
Senate took up the river and harbor bill.
Mr. Mcmillan (who has charge of iG NOV
ed that the bill be recommitted to the COM
mittee on commerce with instructions to
amend it as voted by the Senate in commit
tee of the whole, except that in each item of
the bill and in the aggregate there Will be
reduction of 30per cent; that the committee
amend the bill accordingly, and not other
wise, and report the same complete forthwith.
A long and spirited discussion followed, in
which many Senators took part
Mr.. Mcmillan finally withdrew his motion,
and the Senate proceeded to vote on the
various amendments to the bill Most of the
amendments were agreed to without chal-
lenge.
Mr.. Edmunds made an argument against
the amendment which proposes to appro-
pirate $350000 for the purchase of portage
lake canal. His argument was replied to by
Messrs. Conger and Palmer. Mr.. Salisbury
argued against the purchase of artificial
The amendment was agreed to, yeas 35, nays
q, as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Blackburn, Blair, Brown, Call
Coke, Conger, Cullom, Dawes, Dolph, Evarts
Gibson Harrison, Hearst, Hoar, Jones of Arkan,
sas Jones of Nevada, Kenna, Logan, Mcmillan,
NIanderson Miller, Mitchell of Oregon, Palmer
Payne, Pugh, Ransom, Sawyer, Sherman, Sher-
man, Spooner, Stamford, Eeller,Van Weyck, vest,
Wilson of Iowa-35.
Nays-Beck, Berry, Butler, Cockrell, Edmunds,
Frye George, Hale, Hampton, Harris, Hawley,
Vance, Voorhees, Waltham, Whittlehorn, Wilson
of Maryland-21.
The amendment accepting the grant of the
Illinois and Michigan canal and for the con-
struction Of the Hennipen canal having been
reached, Mr.. Edmunds demanded the yeas
and nays, which were ordered. The amend
ment was adopted-yeas 27; nays 20.
Without progressing any further with the
bill, which, after all the committee amend
ments are disposed of. will still be open to
further amendment, many of which are yet
to be offered the Senate at 6.1o o'clock ad-
iOurned
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
Some Sensational Discoveries Re-
ported to have been Made.

CHICAGO, July 14.-It is understood that a
very Sensational discovery has been made by
the detectives who are watching the Anarch-
lists trial. 1t is to the effect that an organ
lied attempt is being made to fix the jury. 1t
is said that lawyer and two business men
went few days ago to John Long, the man
ager of the Park Theatre, gave him copy of
the venire of talesmen summoned for the
following day. and offered him $4,000 if he
would secure from that list juror who
would guarantee to return verdict of acqui-
tai or secure disagreement. Long was ask
ed to see number of men on the list and to
fix half dozen or more of them in the hope
that at least one of the number would be ac-
cepted by the State. Long declined to do the
work, and gave information to the authori-
ties. The State attorney refuses to give the
names of the three men engaged in the at
tempt, but it is know that the detectives are
looking after them 1t could not be learned
positively that the officers knew the names Of
the rascals. Long, to escape unpleasant COM
plications, and probably out of fear of the
friends of the Anarchists, has left the city, it
is said, for Dakota. Mr.. Grinnell was worried
by the revelations of the plot How the copies
of the yenire got into the hands of any one
outside of the officers of the court is myS-
terry which has not been solved. The points
in the conspiracy are being thoroughly in
vestigated by detectives, and it is more than
likely that all parties concerned will be ar
rested and prosecuted to the fullest extent
There was found in the hallway outside of
Judge GaryS court room yesterday forenoon
card bearing a skull and cross bones, with
these words printed in red ink: Beware of
the avenger of the secret league"
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
prohlbitionists in Convention.

CONCORD, N. H., July 14.-The Prohibi-
ton State Convention met today, and was
called to order by Chairman Fletcher of the
State committee About 300 persons were
present Hon. Joseph Kidder of Manches-
ter was elected president. and vice presi-
dents for the counties of the State were also
elected j. R. Bartlett of Concord, George
A. Worcester of Milford, and +. w. Wood
bury of Manchester were elected secretaries.
Mr.. Kidder took the chair, and made brief
address of thanks. The various committees
were appointed and IT'S delegates were re-
ported present, the largest number ever IN
attendance at similar convention
The resolutions of the convention set forth
the necessity of a simon pure prohibition
party, and call upon all good citizens to unite
with this party for the extirpation Of the
rum traffic. They reaffirm allegiance to the
national prohibition party, and demand con-
stitutional prohibition of the manufacture,
importation, transportation and sale of all
alcoholic drinks or distilled liquor. They
heartily approve of the State temperance
societies, especially the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. They view Sabbath
desecration with alarm, and demand its re-
stricton The resolutions also deprecate all
conflict between labor and capital, and favor
arbitration laws for the adjustment of such
troubles. They recommend the adoption by
the legislature of the ten-hour law, and call
upon every temperance Democrat with a
fibre of hickory in his muscle, and every
temperance Republican with an ounce of
iron in his blood, to join the Prohibitionists
in driving out the rumshops of New Hamp-
shire by electing men to office who will hon
estly perform their official duty
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
THE FISHING QUESTION.
Several Additions to be Made to the
Canadian Cruisers.

OTTAWA, July 14.-The Canadian deputy
minister of marine and fisheries stated yes
terday afternoon that the government had
definitely decided to bring the fishery matter
before the Admiralty Court. 1t is highly
probable that several additional cruisers
will be added to the present squadron Tor the
protection of the Canadian fishing interests
The reason for this is two-fold: First, be-
cause it is suspected that the American fish
ermen are still obtaining bait from Canadian
waters; and second, because 1t is the liked
intention of the government to maintain, at
every hazard, the position they have adopted
in this matter. contention Is going on
with the Americans respecting their liability
to be seized for fishing in the mackerel
grounds northeast of Prince Edward Island,
extending from North Cape to East Cape.
These projections are over 150 miles apart,
yet the Canadians affirm that Americans
cannot fish within an invisible line drawn
between these headlands. The island takes
a great dip in southeasterly direction, and
the Yankee fishermen are prohibited from
enjoying the fishing extending between these
points above mentioned.
The Minister of Justice stated last night
that there is no truth in the report that
members of the Cabinet were strenuously
urging upon their colleagues the immediate
release of the David j. Adams and Ella M.
Doughty on the charges for which they are
detained.
Mackerel are solid from the North Cape to
the second cape on the north side of Prince
Edward Island. They are swarming in st
Peters Bay for the first time in this century
The Portland steam seiner Novelty is on the
west side, fishing in shore. The island mack
erel men are making great hauls The Glou-
cester schooner Leona and the Portland
schooner Margaret M. Smith passed Port
Mulgraves yesterday with full fares Of
mackerel.
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twenty cases against the respondent for re-
cent violations of law he was permitted to
plead guilty to that number of first offences
and also for keeping liquor with intent to
sell and he paid in full settlement the sum Of
$220.64.
The Chicago and Atlantic railroad has be-
come a member of the Central Traffic associ-
alton. All the east bound rates were re-
stored yesterday and scalpers will no longer
receive commissions.
Hugh NJ. Brooks alias w. H. Lenox Max
well, convicted Of numbering Charles A.
Preller, was sentenced yesterday morning at
st. Louis, to be hanged August q, 1886.
A despatch from Centralia, Illinois, says
that the drouth and the failure OF the wheat
crop, which has occurred for several years
in succession, and the unprecedented rava-
ges of the chinch bugs, have induced many
farmers in that vicinity to form themselves
into colony for the purpose OF removing in
a body to Oregon.
C. III. Grosvenor of Atkins county, Ohio,
was Tuesday renominated for Congress by
the Republicans of the fifteenth district, In
convention.
At the mines of the Dade Coal and Iron
company at Cole City,, Georgia, intense ex
citement prevails. The worst conylcts OF
the State are laboring there and ond on Mon
day about 100 of them refused to 60 to work
giving no cause for complaint. Trouble Is
feared.
Two hostile factions of the Knights of La
Dor are preparing for the convention to be
held at Richmond, Va.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
Mr.. BouteIIe's Letter to Secretary
Rayard.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-The following is
the full text of the letter of Representative
Boutelle to the Secretary of State:
Sir:-I have received your letter of the
10th inst, in reply to my telegram from the
House calling your attention to the arbitrary
proceedings of the Dominion cruiser Middle
ton in driving American citizens, with their
boats, away from the harbor Of st. Andrews,
N. B., where they were prosecuting lawful
commerce in the purchase of herring from
the Canadian weir fishermen for canning pur-
poses, and announcing that no American
boats will be permitted to purchase in that
port for any purpose, to which violation OF
commercial rights l earnestly invoked the
immediate attention of the State Depart
ment l am pleased to learn by your letter
that in response to the representations made
by me at our interview on June I'd last you,
on the same date, drew the attention of the
British Minister to the alleged threats OF
such interference by Dominion officials with
thepurchase of herring for American sardine
factories, and that you were in hopes that
further interference with recognized and
legitimate trade between British subj ects in
Canada and citizens of the United States
would be prevented. You do not state
whether any assurances were obtained from
the BRUSH government that measures would
be taken to prevent such violations of com
mercial intercourse, but the increased ag-
gresslveness with which the Dominion au-
thorltles are denying to our citizens the or
dlnary privileges of trade in their ports
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
FROM BAR hAR BoR.
The Eastern Yacht Fieet-The Maine
Press Association.

BAR HARBoR, July 1.-THE yacht cap
tains, under the lead of Commodore Hovey,
met ON the Fortuna this forenoon, and de-
cided to disband Friday morning. There
has been no public reception or demonstra-
ton, and no private guests or parties on
board. The yachtsmen viewed points of in
terest in small parties or visited friends.
The Electra was brilliantly lighted up with
lanterns tonight. The Mohican having had
her jibboom replaced arrived late last night.
The Maine Press Association went up
Green Mountain railway this morning. To
morrow they will take a % mile drive. FRI
day they will go on an excursion up Somes
Sound on steamer rendered gratuitous by
the Maine Central railroad. There was a
literary entertainment at the Atlantic House
last night participated in by members of the
association.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
The ra!isman atcIoucester.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, July 14.-The French
war vessel Talisman, lying in this harbor,
celebrated today the formation of the French
republic by decorating and firing a salute.
T. be ond ask
sion to fire the salute. The mayor not being
in the office the captain did not see him and
he could not be found. The people of the
city are surprised because Mayor Pearsons
has neglected to pay respect to the captain
war vessel visited Gloucester before. No Of
ficials appear to have visited the ship since
her arrival Her mission at Gloucester is to
get dory and two men who got astray from
French fishing vessel on the Grand Banks
and were picked up by schooner w. II.
Oakes and landed at Gloucester. They were
taken ON board the Talisman and will be
landed at st. Pierre.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
other Games Yesterday.

Games lost. J.. 2oI2sl l22 l2s l24ls5l II
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At Concord s; Marlboros, o.
At Observation-Disclosures, 8; Brooklyns,
nothing. ecu
tans, /.
At Observation-Disclosures II; New
At New York-New Yorks, Z; Washing
tons. g. Base hits-New York, IA; Wash
ingtons, 4. Errors-New Yorks, 8; WASH
tons, 4.
Base hits-Chicagos, g; St LOUISE. Errors
-Chicagos, 3; ST. Louis, 5.
At Kansas City-Detroits. II; Kansas
Citys, l.. Base hits-Detroits,t1 M; Kansas
Citys, s. 'Errors-Detroits, 2; Kansas Citys,
10.
Philadelphia-Boston game called on ac-
AT st. Louis-St. Louis, 9; Athletics, l.
At Louisville-Louisvilles, 3; Baltlmores,
nothing.
At Hartford d-Lawrences 10; Hartfords, o.
NOTES.
Murphy, the talkative pitcher of the Hay
erhill nine, has been suspended indefinitely
without pay 1t is said the cause OF the slis-
pension was that Murphy had talked too
much to please the Haverhill management.
John Ryan, the young catcher OF the Brad
fords, is to be given trial with the Lawren-
ces He is said to be a splendid base throw
er, good base runner and back stop. He Is
only IL years of age. Al SiSss' tt.5'',
given trial by the Haverhflls He arrived
there Saturday night.
The Haverhills have released VadeboR-
cnur.
Today the Portlands play in Newburyport
and the BOStOnS in HaVerhill.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
A MuTiNY.
A Former Portland Sailor One of the
RingIeaders.


New YORK, July 14,-The crew of eleven
men of the British ship Neghan of Var
mouth, N. S., shipped at this port yesterday
for trip to Liverpool, mutined this morning
when the vessel was off sBedloes Island. A
revenue officer saw the signal of distress ex-
hibited from the vessel and Captain Smith of
the police boat patrol went to her and got
aboard. 1t was explained to him that yes
terday afternoon, while the men were in the
rigging one of the crew refused to obey some
order given by the mate and he was placed
in irons. The sailor and his companions al
lege that he was struck and injured by the
mate, hence the men refused to go to work
today Captain Smith of the police boat de-
sisted from making any arrests because of
the absence of the ships captain, but if the
men remain stubborn he viii take the entire
crew before the United States Commissioner
One of the refractory sailors is Richard Ber
gen, formerly Of the brig Mary G. Mariner
of Portland, who was witness to the alleg-
ed killing of the mate of that vessel by
Frank b. Yaketha.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Steve Renfro notorious Southern desper-
ado and escaped convict was lynched Tues
day night by mob at Livingstone, Ala
bama.
The suit brought by the State against
Van Ness Spaulding, proprietor of the june
tion house in White River Junction, VT, for
illegal sales of of intoxicating liquor, and in
which the respondent was placed under
$1,000 to appear for trial yesterday has been
settled 1t was found by the State that the
could not be regarded as constituting third
offence, but as the State was able to prove
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
Horses and horsemen.

VIM. 81. Doble, one of the pioneers Of the
trotting turf, celebrated his seventieth birth
day recently. Fourteen years ago he drove
Goldsmith Maid at Mystic when she attained
her best record, 2.14.
Thus far this season Murphy has never
carried a whip when behind Maud s. The
mare has responded simply to his voice and
to his touch as felt through the lines. On
Wednesday of last week she was given
mile on Mr.. Bonner's three quarter track at
Tarrytown, in 2.17a, and on Saturday, July
8, after the track had been narrowed to
make it soft and slow, she was sent along
within herself, just to brace her muscles and
to see how she would rate, in 1881, 1.05a'
1881, 2.12. The Queen is going level and
kind and rounding into great form. The rec
ord will be in danger of overthrow when Mr..
Bonner gets ready to start her in public
Turf Field and Farm.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
Trot at Canton.

The Canton Driving Association and the
Gentlemen's Driving Association of Dixfeld
will unite in giving two trotting meetings,
one at Canton park, July 27-2S, and the other
at Dixfeld driving park. Aug. and 4. There
are $500 in purses offered. On the first day
of each meeting there is purse of $75 for
the 500 class, and purse of 500 for the
2.3S class. On the second day of each meet
ing a purse of $75 for, the ESQ class, and
purse of $50 for the 2.3Oc Entries for
both meetings will close on July "a.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
TmDA

Its furniture consisted chiefly of rocking
chairs, baby swings and hammOcks. On hot
days mothers brought their children to the
place. The hail storm which struck the city
about o'clock yesterday afternoon was fol-
lowed by fierce wind which came from the
lake striking that portion where, the build
ordered everybody to run to the little build
ing at the north end of the long platform.
They were hardly inside when the gale struck
the house and nearly wrecked it. Mrs. Shoe
man then broke open the door leading to the
small building and forced everybody out in
to the storm, telling them to take refuge in
the houses near by All found shelter. The
force of the cyclone broke the roof of the
building into pieces and scattered it many
feet to the west. The platform was broken
and the roof support literally pulled out Of
the ground. All escaped injury which in
view of the circumstances was considered
Wnndnrfnl
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
The Lewiston Mills.

The directors of the Lewiston Mills have
called a meeting of the stockholders, to be
held at Lewiston on Wednesday, July 81, to
treasurer to make an assignment for the
benefit of all the creditors or of filing a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy. The
action of the stockholders will be based upon
the decision of the Merchants National
Bank of Boston in regard to the position it
intends to take.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
DastardIy Outrages,

TORONTO, Ont, July IA series of
dastardly outrages are being perpetrated up
on active supporters of the Scott temperance
act in many places in which it is in force. At
Hastings, Northumberland county, several
persons have had their property wantonly
destroyed. Yesterday a house at Arthur,
North Wellington, was burned to the ground
and stables and outbuildings of License
Commissioner Graham at Smiths Falls,
Lanark county, were destroyed, and Graham
was fatally burned.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
An Absconding Bank Cashier.

ST. LOUIS, July 14-The Provident Saw
ings Bank closed its doors today and has
made an assignment. Almond B. Thompson,
the cashier, has absconded The liabilities
exceed the assets by $4,000 Thompson is a
graduate of Harvard College, and since he
has been regarded as man of sterling in
tegrity. He is president of the Harvard
Club of this city and of the Light Cavalry,
and is prominent Knight Templar. 1t is
supposed he has fled to Canada. He has
been living fast
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
SEVERE THUNDER STORM.
Extensive Damage in Pennsylvania
and Ohio.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July IA severe cleo
trical and wind storm, accompanied by rain
and hail, visited this section early this morn
ing, doing great damage to fruits and cereals
and continued without abatement for three
hours, and during that time the rainfall was
u inches. Along the Ohio river between
Steubenville and this city the storm was par.
ticularly severe, and the effects of it are
grass and fruits. Small houses were lifted
from their foundations, buildings unroofed,
fences and trees blown down and outhouses
torn to pieces. In the city cellars and base
ments were inundated. No casualties were
rnporta6
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
A Decision of ArhItrators.

DOVER, N. H., July 14.-After three
days hearing in the arbitration case of Mar
tin & French VS.. Mary E. Cole, their dis
Tonight as follows: The firm was justified
in removing Miss Cole from her position as
bookkeeper but not from their employ, as in
our judgement, as a matter of justice and
fair dealing between the parties, they should
have restored her to her former position or
offered her one equally as good which she
could fill
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
BASE BALL.
The New England League.


LEAGUE GAMES NEXT WEEK.
The Portlands will play four league games
in this city next week. They play with the
Brocktons Monday and Tuesday, the New
buryports Thursday and the Boston Blues
Saturday. Hereafter all games on the home
grounds will begin at o'clock.
BRoCKToNs, Z; PoRTLANDs, 4.
The Brocktons defeated the Portlands yes
terday by superior work at the bat Nc
Gunnigle pitched an excellent game, only
giving the visitors seven scattering hits. In
the first inning the Brocktons made six er-
rors which gave the Portlands three runs.
The batting and fielding of Meister, Davis,
and Galligan were the features Of the game.
The attendance was 500.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
THE DOMINION.
Knights TempIar of Canada.

WINDSOR, N. S., July 14.-The Sovereign
Great Priory of knights Templar of Canada
is in session here. A special committee was
Most Eminent Sir Knight l. S. Parvin, of
Iowa, who has acted for the Grand Priory of
Canada as. Grand Representative to the
Grand Encampment of the United States. A
deputation was appointed to attend the
urge upon them the ostracism or boycottIng
of encampments of st. John and st. Stephen
in New Brunswick. These encampments,
although properly subject to the Sovereign
Priory of Canada, refuses obedience and
acknowledge no allegiance to any but the
Chapter General of Scotland.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
The Drought in Eastern Maine.

BANGOR, July 14.-Drought in this section
of the State has affected the hay crop, but
the unusually early spring gave it such a
start that at least a two-thirds crop will be
secured. In Washington and Hancock
counties the injury has been greater. What
there is, however, comes to the barns in fine
condition, on account of the excellent haying
weather. AT various times nearly all this
section has been visited by showers, other
wise the crops would be now burning up.
Rain within one week will save them.
Extensive forest fires are raging caused
by careless sportsmen, locomotives, etc.
At Dedham. near Bangor, large force of
mill hands shut down saving and are en-
gagged in fighting the fires, and have so far
succeeded in protecting the property The
fires are running in the woods on Mt. Desert
Island, but no danger is apprehended The
difficulty in suppressing them arises from
the fact that it follows along under covering
of the ground in the natural forest, called
duff, " breaking out oftentimes at some dis
tance from the place of its origin. The
usual method of suppressing is beating out
with bushes and setting back fires.
The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY.
A Clergyman Attempts to Kill Man
and with His Son Is Cut to Pieces,

FAYETvILLE, Ark, July 14.-News has
reached here of knife to the hilt fight be-
tween Rev. John Lokey, aided by his son
West Fork, in this county. Lokey and Nc
Clelland disagreed as to the location of a
line between their farms and endedkin a
furious quarrel. Lokey seized his gun and
attempted to shoot his antagonist, but the
cap snapped.
The father and son again assaulted McClel-
land, when the latter drew his knife and
commenced the work of destruction. The
old man and the boy were literally cut to
pieces and there is no hope for the recovery
of either. McClelland had his preliminary
trial yesterday and was acquitted.