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The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
SENATOR MILLER DEAD.
The California millionaire Passes
Away at Washington.

WASHINGTON, March S.-Senator John F.
Miller of California, died in this city about
two clock this afternoon.
John f. Miller was born in Indiana in
1881, his parents being Virginians. He re-
ceived an academical education at South
Bend and was fitted for college at Chicago
but did not enter, He began the study OF
law in 1S49 and graduated in New York in
1852. He began practice at South Bend,
Ind, but soon went to California, where he
practiced law for three years, when he re-
turned to Indiana and resumed practice
there.
In 1860 he was member of the Indiana
State Senate, but resigned to enter the army
as colonel. He commanded the Twenty
ninth Indiana Volunteers, and was soon
placed in command of brigade, serving un-
der Sherman, Buell., ROseerans and Thomas,
receiving severe wounds in the battles OF
Stone River and Liberty Gap, and losing an
eye. He was promoted to rigadier-general,
and in the battle of Nashville commanded
the left division of 5000 men. He was pre-
veted major-general for conspicuous DraV-
ory. At the close of the war he was onere9
high commission in the regular army, put de-
clined it, returning to California, Where ne
was collector of the port of San Francesca
for four years, and declined IeaPPoiFHs- NJ
ment. He was a Republican can9iuaaoo 9sao toi
presidential electOr in 1872, 1910 anu iooo, anu
was member of the California oea'c OOn-
stitutiOnal Convention IN 1919. 1,,,,
He was elected to the Senate as a hepuDn-
can. to succeed Newton Booth, ana LOOK MS
seat March 4, 1881. His term "ouIu nave eX-
pired March 3, 1881.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
PRICE THREE CENTS
irretnevable mistake shall hereafter prove our
lack OF wisdom and ordinary prudence.


lack OF wisdom and ordinary prudence.
EQUAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS.
A public magistrate who is sworn TO execute
the laws mas no discretion as to their enforce
ment. Whatever his personal ideas upon the
merits or the expediency of the statutes. his
plain duty is to see that they are obeyed. and
that any violation of them shall meet with its
due penalty. To execute one law and neglect
the execution of another, is injustice to society
and subversive to law itself. The officer who
promptly arrests the lad who may steal to
satisfy his hunger, and takes no eognizance Of
the saloon where liquor is sold in violation Of
statute, is not only derelict in the performance
of his duty, but becomes an instrument Of in
justice under the law, and public instructor
against the authority of law itself. If viola
tion of law is permitted in one instance, JUS
tice demands that it be allowed in Others and
thus the whole fabric of good government
falls to the ground.
IN CONCLUSION,
let me say that it is only by the hearty and
earnest Cooperation of every member of the
city government, that we can make our admin
lstration success. By conducting the city
affairs as we would personally conduct our
own business, bringing into them the same intel
igence, application, economy and wisdom,
leaving aside partisan narrowness and prejudice
and uniting together for conservative govern
ment we shall meet the requirements of our
constituents and contribute our part to the
welfare of our beloved city.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
DisoBEYED ORDERS.
Sad Drowning Accident in South
Dartmouth. Mass,

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March 8.-Yester-
day noon two daughters Of Frederick Reed,
Clara NJ and Lille f., residing at Bakers
to the pasture, their father being absent,
The girls were aged respectively seven and
nine years. AS they departed from home
their mother cautioned them not to venture
upon the pond back of the barn. The girls
turned the cows into the pasture and then
not mindful of the warming given them took
a Slide upon the ice. In the corner of the
pond Mr.. Reed had cut hole in the ice to
enable the cows to drink and when the girls
with thin ice they broke through. A broth
er of the unfortunate girls four years of age.
ran home and gave the ALARM Mrs. Reed
attempted to rescue herdaughters but her at
tempts were fruitless and before other help
had arrived the little ones sank and were
drowned. After some time their bodies
were rescued. Everything was done to re-
vive them but life was extinct in both.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
Gladstone Said to be Ill and Confined
to His Bed.
Thirty Laborers on a Turkish Rail-
way Killed.

LONDON, March S.-The boiler of the tug
Refteman exploded in Cardiff harbor, Wales,
this morning. The vessel and a crew con-
sisting of six persons were blown to atoms.
The cylinder of the engine struck an Italian
ship quarter of mile distant and killed
the plot
London's New Chief Commissioner
OF Police.
Malcolm Wood now chief constable of
Manchester, will succeed Sir Edmund Hen
derson as chief commissioner of the Metro
pOlitan police force.
Result of Business Depression IN
Great Britain.
The London and North Western Railroad
Company has issued an order dlscharglng
one thousand navvies from employment. The
men thrown out of work by this order are
nearly all lrishmen, and the company says
the present depression OF trade In Great
Britain has made its present action neces-
sary.
Gladstone Ill.
1t has been ascertained that Gladstone is
confined to his room, and that he has spent
all the time since Saturday. in bed. The min ain
insterS who had been required by the exl-
gencies of the States business to call upon
the premier during that time were received
by him in his bedroom. He attends to, MS
necessary correspondence by debating from
his couch.
- EO0It0l F&SSdSOs
The British steamer Acton, Captain Cow
ing, from Baltimore, February 18th, has ar
rived at Queenstown. Fearful storms oc-
CURED during the voyage, in which the boats
were lost. Two sailors were washed over
board and another was killed at the Wheel
Railway Laborers Attacked.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 8.-A desperate
attack was made by Arnauts today on nav
vies working on the Turkish Railways near
Vranga. Several engineers and thirty work
men were killed.
Foreign Notes.
The Russian government has expelled
number of foreigners, mostly Germans, from
the province of Courland. o-o
The report of the Paris exhibition OF 1873
shows deficit of 33,o00000 francs.
Commissioner Bernard has proclaimed tne
permanent annexation of Burmah under tne
sovereignty of Queen Victoria, and granted
a general amnesty to the notorious reDel
leaders, the Dacoits and other murderers.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Nothing Done in the Senate.

LOpecldl 10 tile 1TeSS.l
WASHINGTON, March Sowing to the ill
ness of Senator Edmunds the expected de-
bate on his resolution did not take place to-
day, and after a long and tlresome speech on
silver by Mr.. Bowen of Colorado the Senate
adjourned in respect to the memory of the
late Senator Miller of California.
Senator Frye's Fishery Resolution.
Senator Frye intended to have called up
his fishery resolution today, but the early adj
journment prevented. He win do so at the
earliest possible moment
Nominations by the President.
The President sent today the following
nominations to the Senate:
Samuel E: Whitley of the District of Columbia,
to be commissioner of the District of Columbia.
V. 0. King of Texas, secretary of legation and
consul general of the United States at BOgOta.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
DEATH IN A MINE.
Terrible Explosion in the conneils-
vile, Pa, Region.
Six Men Believed to be Dead and
Several Others Injured.

PrrTsBURG. Pa, March S.-The Reeds
nellsvile region, was the scene of a terrible
explosion of gas this afternoon about 8
O'Clock At the time of the explosion 16
men were at work. Eleven have been taken
out badly burned, but the Others are still in
the mine and are believed to be dead. Those
taken out are seriously injured but physi-
clans are of the opinion that some of them
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
The Lords Day.

Believing that there is at present great
reason for attention being given to better
of Portland and vicinity have voted to pre-
sent this subject to their respective con-
gregations in sermons on Sunday, March "a.
We do most earnestly invite all pastors
throughout the State to join us IN tnls ser
those who care for the physical, moral, and
spiritual welfare of men.
This invitation was extended by the vote
of the clergyman present at meeting held
March 8ths ID. Il. ADAMS, President.
A. L. DUNN, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
Not Entitled to certain PRIVILEGES.

Acting on the decision by the solicitor of
the treasury that corporation is not and
political sense of citizenship, the secretary
of the treasury holds that the Clark Bros.
Lumber Company, an institution incorpor-
ated under the laws of the State of New
York, and of which one of the members is
an alien is not entitled to the privileges con-
which provides that products of the forests
of the State of Maine upon the st. John
river and its tributaries, owned by American
citizens and sawed or hewed in the Province
of New Brunswick by American citizens,
may be admitted to ports of the United
States free of duty.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
Petitions Introduced by Senator
FRYE.

Senator Frye presented today a resolution
of Dirigo assembly of Knights of Labor of
Belfast, Me-, urging the passage of Senator
MitchelPs bill prohibiting Chinese immigra-
tion. He also presented memorials from as
semblies of Knights of Labor OF Portland
and Augusta, urging an appropriation for
tba Hannenin canal
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
SUBURBAN NEWS.
sACCARAPPA.

Mr.. Samuel Babb, aged 7S years, native
of this village, was found dead in his stable
Sunday morning. He had been in feeble
health for number of years, but no special
cause is assigned for his sudden death. Mr..
Babb made farming his special business,
and was an industrious man and highly re-
spected citizen.
The Republicans hold caucus for nom-
mating municipal officers on Wednesday
evening.
A large part of the seats in Odd Fellows
Hall have been secured for Hon. w. w.
Thomas, Jr's lecture Wednesday evening
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
RAILWAY MATTERS.

PORTLAND & oGDENsBURG.
The report of the receiver of the Portland
and Ogdenshurg Railroad for the quarter
ended December 81, 1885, has been filed at
the office of the clerk of courts. The gross
earnings for the quarter were SIS, ,338.5 "a.
The operating expenses $53, ,60667. The net
earnings were $21, ,731.S7.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
RockIand,s New cIty Government.

Rockiand's New City Government.
RocKLAND, March S.-The new city gov
ernment organized this forenoon. Mayor
Williams's inaugural address was well
prepared and business like paper. The city
has reduced its debt the past year $13,500
and its present net Indebtedness is about
$4,000 d. NJ Murphy was elected chair
man of the Board of Aldermen; C. f. Ayers,
president, and Enoch Davies clerk of the
Common Council.
Fire in New Harbos.
DAAIARIsCoTTA, March S.-The general
store of Nathaniel J. Hanna in New Harbor
was destroyed by fire last night with large
stock, 500 in cash, and books representing
$3.50 in accounts. Hanna lived over the
store. All his household goods were burned
Mr.. Hanna places his loss at $4,000; insured
$1,000. The old Union church building,
worth few hundred dollars, was also de-
stroyed. Cause unknown.
Wholesale Merchants Dining.
LEWISTON, March S.-The Wholesale
Dealers Association of Lewiston and Au-
burn held their second annual banquet at
the Dewitt House this evening. An elegant
dinner was served and a number of citizens
were guests of the association.
The Death of Edwin A. Roundy.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., March S-Concern-
ing the death of Edwin A. Roundy there is
no evidence for charging any person with
murder or even assault on the deceased. The
medical examination reveals not the Slight
est trace of violence. The coroner's jury
today found verdict of accidental death,
Do,
tody. The man undoubtedly fell on the ice
and was stunned and unable to rise and
froze to death. His brother, being drunk,
didn't know of the mishap. On being dis
charged, he at once started home with his
brothers body Tonight he is very much
broken down over the sad mishap.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
PSI unsilon FRATERNITY.

At a meeting of Kappa Chapter, held
March 9th, the following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Al-wise Ruler OF
the Universe to remove from this life our brother
jeremiah E. Pond class Of 1853 therefore,
Resolved, That we deeply mourn the death Of q
brother, whose Christian virtues and manly quail
tiles endeared him to ali who knew him.
ReSOlUed That we extend our heartfelt sympa-
thy to the bereaved family in this their sad attic
ton.
Resolved That copy of these resolutions be
sent to the family of the deceased the chapters Of
the Fraternity and TO the press.
j. c. PARKER, 'S6,
G. @. CHoATE, iS7.
Il. w. COOLING, '8S.
Bowdoin College. March s. 1856
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
rAra. aoratIo seYnour Bead

UTICA, K. Y. March S.--Mary Bleecker
feliet of Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour, died
as the residence of Mrs Roscoe ConRlng ct
bali past eight O'Clock today.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
Acivancing Wages.

SALEM, March s.-The Naumkeag Steam
Cotton Company has posted notices that
weekly payments will go into effect in its
mills April IA. The increase made in the
wages of employees gives machinists
ters and week hands cents per day; weav-
ers ON narrow looms centper cut; weavers
OH wide looms Z cents ner cnt
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
meath of Or. mclean.

PRINCETON, N. j., March s;-George Nc
Tntosh MaeLean, NJ. D., IL. D., died ut his
Princeton residence this evening after a
long illness, in his 80th year.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
Dissatisfied With a Goa, Dealer,

BR0CKToN, March S.-A committee from
the Knights of Labor waited upon S. S.
Brett, a coal dealer here, today concerning
were recently ordered out by that organiza-
tion on account of the refusal Of MI. Brett
to reinstate one Reardon, whom the labor
organization claimed was discharged because
of acting with the labor party. No settle
ment was made, and a meeting Of Knights of
uuastion
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The Strike on the Gould System of
Railroads Has Become General.
All Traffic at an Absolute Stand
still.
The Trouble Among Haverhlll Shoe
makers Not Yet Adjusted.
Over Ten Thousand Men Leave
Their Work.
a Victory for the Knox County Lime
Burners.
All Extensive Strike Among the Coal
Miners.
THE LABoR QUESTION.
The Trouble Among Haverhill Shoe
makers Not Yet Adjusted.
Over Ten Thousand Men Leave
Their Work.
a Victory for the Knox County Lime
Burners.
All Extensive Strike Among the Coal
Miners.

RocKLAND, March s.--The Roekland lime
manufacturers signed the proposition present
ed by the District Board, Knights of Labor
and today lime burning was resumed after a
cessation of six weeks. The agreement re-
mains in force for one year, and gives in
creased wages to workmen all around.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
THE WAITER.

WASHINGTON, March 9.
Indications for Portland and vicinity
Snow and stationary temperature.
Indications for New England to-day are
westerly winds, slightly colder, fair weather
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, March 8 1886.
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7AMlllAMl 3rMI I7Pm II Pm
Barometer 20. $40 90 1928 29873 29853 80. .8OI
Thermo'r. 15.6 26.1l 2S.4 29.6 26O
Dew Point So 1871 22.O PCS 26O
Humidity. 1901 1901 1881 92.8 1000
Wind. 49,. NV 10 Is 10 II
Velocity. / 10 10 3
Weather CLOUDY Cloudy LtSnw LtSnw 1t Snw
Mean daily bar ..29. 873 Maximum ther- :. 29.9
Mean daily ther.. 23.3 Minimum ther.... 155
Mean daily d'wpt 1881 Max. vel. .wind..... SIS
Mean daily buin S3.OlTotal precip..... O6
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(March s, 1856, 1000 p. M
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all stations.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
The Contest at HayerEoill.

HAvERHILI Mass, March 8--The labor
remain unsettled. A protracted session
was held this forenoon between Mr.. Jen-
nings and the Knights of Labor arbitration
committee, at which Mr.. Jennings offered to
refer the matters in dispute to the District
Assembly, agreeing to abide by its decision.
the conference was broken up. Mr.. Jen-
nings went to Boston on the noon train to
consult with the District Assembly, and a
delegation of Knights of Labor also went to
protest against that body taking any action
in the premises.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
FOREIGN.

Seven Men Killed by the Explosion
of Tugs Boiler.
Sad Result of the Business Depres-
sion in Great Britain.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09

John Teemer, the oarsman, has accepted
an offer of $1,000 to have his coming race
with Gaudaur take place on white Bear
Lake, Minnesota,
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09

Net debt March 2, 1886, without de-
duction of value of Portland and
Ogdenburg railroad stock and its
bonds held by the city, S,0l7,417 50
The net debt has been reduced the past year
at least $37, 900; and will be further reduced
before the 1st of April next by additional re-
ceipts on sinking fund account, &c.
Municipal bonds will mature during the
coming financial year, 1867, as follows:
Due August /, 1885, $4,000
September /, 1886, 10000
October ], 1885, 10000
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
aboring Men Warned Against Cor.
poYations and Capitalists.

DECATUR, H., March 8.-rhe action of
the Knights Of Labor of this city and vicini-
ty in forming new political party is attract
ing much attention. They declare in their
platform:
We have formed new national political party
TO be known as the United Labor Party of Ameri-
ca, for the purpose of organizing and directing
the great political power OF the industrial masses
as political organization and we will cast our
ballots for no one who will not pledge himself to
stand firmly by our principles.
They call upon voters to unite in an effort
to emancipate the wage workers of the coun-
try from the iron hand of capital They de-
claim at the alarming development and ag-
gressiveness of capital, and declare that the
great capitalists and corporations, unless
checked. will inevitably lead to the pauperi-
zation and extreme degradation of the toll
ing masses.
Opposed tc Knights OF Labor.
PHILADELPHIA, March g. - Yerkes &
Plumb, manufacturers of edge tools in
Frankford, this morning, locked out all their
employees as the initial step in their contest
with the knights of Labor The firm made
objection to their joining the Knights of
Labor, and on Saturday posted a notice re-
quiring all their men to renounce the
Knights. The firm say they will sell their
works before they will submit to the inter
ference of a workingmen' S organization.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09

CINCINNATI, March 8-The difficulties ex-
listing between the Dueber Watch Case Man
ufacturing Company of Cincinnati o., and
the Knights of Labor was satisfactorily set
tied last Thursday. at Philadelphia, Pa. be-
tween Mr.. Duebar and the K of L. Execu-
tive Board
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
Strikes Among coal miners.

strike of the coal miners of Federation No.
3, comprising the soft coal districts of the
east was inaugurated today for uniform
scale of wages which was adopted at the
Cumberland conference of Feb. 10th. AT IL
ed from the Maryland regions which report
ed that all the miners there, numbering
nearly 5000 men, were out.
TWINS, Pa, March S.--Twenty-two hun
dred miners. employed in the mines of the
Pennsylvania Gas Company and the West
Moreland County Coal companies came out
this morning for an increase.
CUMBERLAND, Md, March S.-The miners
all stopped work this morning in the Cum
berland coal regions. The grievances of the
miners and their demands were freely stated
at q large meeting held this afternoon
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
New YORK carnenters Go out.

New YORK, March S,-Four thousand
members of the United Order Of American
Joiners and the Amalgamated Society of
Carpenters and Joiners stopped work here
today. They demand that the average wages
paid j0urneymen shall be $3.50 per day of
nine hours each for five days, and eight hours
on Saturday Six hundred shops are affect
ed and at noon sc bosses had agreed to the
demands as presented
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09

for payment of which the sinking fund will
doubtless be sufficiently adequate.
There will also mature End November, 1886,
bonds to amount of $246,O00 the funds for
payment of which are 10 be provided by the
commissioners of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence
railroad sinking fund
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09
MAIN

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Private, Signal Corps, U. S. A.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09

The work of indexing the public records
has been continued, making them much more
available for the use of citizens. AS there
still remains much to be done in this direction,
and especially general index of the city rec
ords proper, is very desirable, 1 recommend
that the very small appropriation required to
continue the work. be made.
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09

Gross debt March ?, 1886, $4.2S
AUaitable assets.
Gas stock 100 shares, notes receiv-
able and trust funds on which the
city pays interest only, $I04,66O IA
Sinking fund.- say, 81, ,422 27
Bond secured by sinking fund and
mortgage of the Atlantic and st.
Lawrence railroad, 7s7,000
Building Loan bonds Sc
cured by mortgage, SC, $4,000
The Portland daily press., 1886-03-09

FALL RIVER, March S-Five weavers went
morning, four of them being learners. The
strikers say all those at work today cannot
run 13 looms between them, and that no
more will go back. They are still confident
Of gaining their demand for an advance.
Ihey meet again tomorrow afternoon.
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-16
"A shrewd Wife.

j 4 td
The wife Of a Detroit Speculation
went east a few days ago to visit some
friends in the Mohawk valley Of New
York. In due time he received a letter
from her announcing her safe arrival
and adding:
81 am going to show you that 9 wom-
an knows how to speculate as well as q
man. Apples are much cheaper here
than il Detroit, and am going to buy
and ship car load n speculation. !"
The thermometer was atzero and the
man pranced around like a crazy steer
She could not be reached by telegraph,
and the letter he had sent to reply had
not been gone two hours VIXEN ne re-
ceived a second, which said:
Enclosed you will find the shipping
bill Of the carload Of apples. Don't sell
one of them less than SEA barrel, and
don't never say again tnat woman don't
know how to turn dollar to account. Z
Yesterday the man went down to look
at the car Every apple was,of course,
frozen as hard as a stone, aud when the
freight agent asked, what blanked
fool shipped you apples this sort Of
weather?n it seemed to be great salts
faction to reply:
My wife, sir-my wife"
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-16
Fortifying for Breakfast.

s.There!" said the Colonel, as he re-
placed the empty glass on the bar
NOW | feel better, an am in gooe
shape for breakfast.
Don't you think, Colonel" said ;
bystander, that glass of whisky like
that on an empty stomach is bad fol
the digestive 0rgans?"
II didn't drink it on an empty stom-
ach.'
mop
ION 10, that's the fourth I've had
this morning"