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The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
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Lth CONCRESS-..FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. May 10.

WASHINGTON May 10.
Senator Blair introduced joint resolution
to amend the constitution so as to allow
the District of Columbia represen tation in
both Houses of Congress. He said the pop
ulation Of the District exceeded that of Ore
gon, Delaware and Nevada and it valuation
exceeded theirs by $99,Co0,COO. The resolu-
tion was referred to the committee on privi-
leges and elections.
The committee on privileges and elections
of Senator Turpie's case. Bills for the ad-
mission Of Washington Territory, North pa
kota and Montana as States were made the
special order for Thursday, next week.
On motion of Senator Blair, the House bill
to limit the hours of letter carriers work to !,
without reduction of pay. was passed with
out discussion or division.
Senator Platte introduced bill to author
iZe the appointment OF commission 10 IN
quire into the use of dynamite and other
high explosives in military operations. Re
ferred.
The House bill to establish a department
of labor was taken up and then laid aside In.
formally and the pension appropriation bill
taken up for consideration.
An amendment was reported Dy tne COM
mittee on appropriations, increasing the
AMOUNT from $7a,000,Cc0 to SS0,47S,0OO and
agreed to. The next amenment was to strike
out of the House bill the words, THAT. In
all pensions to widows payments shall be
made from the date of the death OF the hus-
band" and to insert in lieu thereof, the fol-
lowing THAT all pensions which haysDeen or
may hereafter be granted, under the general
laws regulating pensions to widows, in con-
sequence of death occurring from cause
which originated in service since the. fourth
of March, 1861, shall commence from the date
of the death of the husband.
Senator Harris made point o. order that
the amendment was subject for general
legislation.
A long discussion ensued on the right Of
the Senate to originate legislation by amend
ment. Finally the presiding officer submit
ted the point of order to the Senate. The
Senate decided, yeas, %; nays 49,, that the
proposed amendment was in order. The
Democrats generally voted in the negative.
and were joined by Senators Edmunds and
ingalls,.
Senator Allison said that widows now re-
ceived pensisns from the date Of application.
The amendment Of the committee did not
apply to very many widows because up TO
1880 they received pensions from the date OF
the death of their husbands. Inc Total
amount required is estimated Dy @ tne commis-
sioner of pensions at about SSOO,VC0.
The bill went over until tomorrow leaving
the amendment still Undecided.
The House hill to establish department
OF labor was advocated by SENATOR bIalr ana
opposed by Senators Cockrell ana Reagan.
1t went over without action. Inc oenate
proceeded to executive BUSINESS anu au-
journed
Without transactlng the ordinary amount
of routine work, the House went into the
committee Of the whole on the tarlif Dill and
was addressed by Mr.. Butterworth Of
Ohio. Mr.. Butterworth, in making COM
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Harnesses and heraldry for Would
be .Aristocrats-
Newark IN. J.,) letter.

Newark IN. J.,) letter.
This is the great harness center. Of
the world. There is more harness
turned out every year from the leather
manufactures Of this city than from
any other one spot in the world.
There is one concern that makes a specially
Of crests for equipages. 1t Is turning out
several scores for prominent people. IL the
names could be divulged, people Of rank and
influence in half dozen cities would be rec
ogniZed at once. Boston leads in the de-
mand for harness crests and New York Is a
good second. Washington stands easily
third, while Baltimore and Philadelphia are
tie. Chicago is beginning to send in good
many orders since George M. Pullman was
knighted and hunted up an emblem. St.
Louis will soon sport coats OF arms on hand
some silver harness, while several families
from Louisville, Cincinnati and New Or
leans have ordered insignia for their horses.
The selection of the crests is left largely
to the Newark concern. So great is the de-
mand that one Of the partners does nothing
else but hunt up coats OF arms. He has all
the books on heraldry and also endeayors
to trace back his customers ancestry far
enough to find family. tree and family
crest 1t isn't an easy job. Half the would
be aristocrats have no trace of their great
grandfathers, while in nearly every instance
the record disappears somewhere in the 18th
century. Occasionally a clear case Of family
tree Is developed, and then the search Is easy
and the crest is soon cOncocted. 1t would
surprise the public, however, did it know
how many Of the insignia now prevalent on
harness and carriages originated here. The
man that orders crest for his carriage and
is willing to foot the bill, will always be ac-
commOdated IL there Is no crest in the
books, clever Newark brain will devise
some SOFT of diabolical sketch that will
look unique enough to have originated 600
years ago. Legitimate family arms may be
hard to find, but arms of some description
can be procured.
"You would be surprised" said the har-
ness-making student Of heraldry, "to know
the number of persons that come here to see
about crests for harness. Their names often
appear in connection with great social events
all over the land. There seems to be pen
chant for crests in the large cities Here Is
crest for gentleman's harness. He Is
going to Baltimore"
1t was bit of silver, fiat on one side and
convex on the other, 1t represented q human
arm, with closed fist and strained muscles
sticking up from what seemed to be the
bough Of tree. The coats of arms OF num-
erous English arstocrats have been exactly
initiated for families In Boston, Baltimore,
Washington, Chicago and st. Louis. Some
of the crests must look odd as harness deco
ration. Among the assortment shown was
phenix in flames, the sail of a ship, boar's
head, horses saddled and bridled, and
panther's head between two branches of an
oak,
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EFT Monroe Of PiSeataquis county sold
three Fred Lothair colts. during his recent
trip to Boston, for $500. One was q four
year-Old the others were five.
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Augusta Topics.
Especial to the Press.l


AUGUSTA. May 15.-The Fish Commits
sioners have $4,000 young salmon in the En-
field Matching troughs from week to three
old. They are in the ''yolk" state, and about
forty days will be required for the Try 10
reach sufficient development for planting,
when they will be liberated in the Penob-
| scot river. The commissioners have re-
ceved numerous applications for fish ways,
but for lack of appropriation for locating
and surveying sites, they are unable to at
tend to many of the demands.i
| Mr. Daniel w. Pettengill, the efficient
| State mail agent, was engaged today in test
| ing the weights and measures of Washing
| ton county, the law requiIing that they
shall be regulated once in ten years, Ihere
were sixteen weights from fifty pounds
| down to the eighth of an ounce; i've nuld
measures, from gallon to half o pint and
| five dry measures from half bushel to
| quart. The weights and measures were all
| found to be little short. The testing OPP
| Grafton is a very delicate one.
An item is going the rounds that Presl-
dent Dewitt of Portland carries the largest
| life insurance of any man in the State. his
life being insured for $66,500. The writer
should have looked further Mr.. e. Il. Bur
nee of Bangor is the heaviest insured man
in the State. he carrying $4,000, more than
double that of the Portland gentleman. MT.
Arthur Sewall of Bath has his LIE insrued
for $4,000.
Hopkins, the victim of Saturday night
affray. was buried today. County Attorney
Carleton is investigating the affair.
The old uniforms at the Capitol have been
condemned by inspector Gen. Beal and Ad-
jutant Gen. Gallagher and sold.
Court at Alfred.
| ALFRED, May 15.-The Supreme Judicial
| Court of York county convened today,
Judge L. A. Emery presiding. There was
fair attendance Of members of the bar.
The continued docket numbers three
hundred and thirty actions. The new en-
tries number one hundred and twenty-five
This will probably be a three weeks term.
Nate Haines Under Arrest.
SAco, May 15-Gate Haines, who has
been missing since a warrant was issued for
his arrest for brutally assaulting Earnest
Maddox, has returned and is under arrest.
He was arrigned in court this afternoon and
| pleaded not guilty. The trial was continued
until Saturday
Body Washed Ashore.
SAco, May 15.-The body of a male infant
about one month old, was washed ashore al
Old Orchard today There is no clue by
which it can be identified.
Saco's Swollen Stream.
SAco. NAV 15-The river has been slowly
rising for forty-eight hours and is now
about up to the highest mark of last Spring
The booms are all secure and no serious
damage has yet occurred A river driver,
who arrived from Fryeburg tonight, says
that it showed hard there yesterday after
noon. The water began to fall off at Frye
burg today.
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GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL.
The Cases of Two Cumberland Coun-
ty Prisoners.
Especial to the Press. ]

Especial to the Press.]
AUGUSTA, May 15-The Governor and
Council were in session today.
A communication was received that Will
liam p. Haskell, in Portland jail, for intoxi-
cation, was very sick and at the point of
death, and the Council voted to liberate him.
n d. Smith of Mercer. sent to the State
prison from Cumberland county, September
27, 1884, underia six.years sentence for lar
ceny, asked the Board for pardon, but
none was granted him. lie has petitioned
for pardon several times previous to this.
The designations of j. w. Mitchell of Bel
fast, and Frank Anderson of Knox, special
constables to enforce the liquor law, were ac-
cepted by the Council.
The Governor and Council have assessed
the following tax on the express companies
doing business in the State, the rate being
three-quartefs of one per cent. upon the
amount of business done:
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SAco, May 15.-The body of male infant
about one month old, was washed ashore at
Old Orchard today. There is no clue by
which II ean he identified,
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Boats in the Streets.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, May 15.-The river
marks one inch higher than the marklof June
26, 1880, the highest known up to that time.
ings seek safety on higher ground, or in the
upper stories. Railroad trains loaded with
stone have been brought to protect the rail-
road entertainments ON Rock Island, across
the river from Davenport. Skiffs are rowed
over Third and Fourth avenues.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

The following games in the National League
were played yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

JeWeler in which he had been established
since 1853, being the Oldest trader in Rich
mond: lie was for several years one Of the
proprietors OF the Richmond Bee newspaper,
and had been connected with other Rich
mond enterprises. He was unmarried.
Sixteen persons were taken into the Uni
versalist church at Richmond Sunday.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
Foreign Notes.
over the Fences.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, May 15.-The Mississip-
pi is still rising at the rate of half an inch an
hour The water has spread all over the ter
ritory in South Hannibal. Many houses are
in danger In some places the water Is above
the fences and hundreds Of families have
been compelled to move into the upper stor-
les or seek higher lands. The greatest dan
ger that now threatens is not really a fur
ther rise but continuance of the present
sta afa of affairs
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Mr.. BIaIno's Coaching Trip.

PITTsBURe, Pa, May 15.-Andrew Carne-
gle stated to reporter today that he would
sail for Europe next Tuesday. and would
meet Mr.. Blaine and his family in London,
June 9th. The party will then start
on a coaching tour through England and
ly new route. Carnegie reports Blame in
excellent health.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

Limington has elected as delegates to the
State convention: j. F. Bracket, s. l.. Pur-
ington, and Frank A. Hobson. They are for
Cleayes
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

expected that the arguments will be very ex-
haustiye The attorneys have been ordered
To notify the counsel for the government by
the third Tuesday in June of the
names of their witnesses, and the nature of
their testimony and the government must
then present to the defence its objections to
the motion for new trial.
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SENATORS TACKLING THE SURPLUS.
investigation Proposed to Ascertain
How to Reduce the Revenue.
commencement of the Meetings Of
the Baptist Societies.
a Report from the Ditch piggers Ir
Panama.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The following
resolution was adopted by the Senate com
mittee on finance this morning:
Resolved. That the several bills. resolutions
and petitions referred to the committee relating to
the industrial interests Of the country affected
by the tariff revenue laws, be referred 10 the sub
Committee of five TO be designated by the chair
man of this committee, with instructions to col
lect information, take testimony, administer oaths
and report each measure 10 the full committee as
they shall deem proper and .expedlent TO reduce
the revenue to the sum required for proper public
exnenditures and promote public interests.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
BASE BALL.
The National League.

The following games in the National League
were played yesterday.
AT PITTSBURG.
Innings....1 2 3 4 5 z 10 II =
Pittsburgs 30 0 q
New Yorks...0 o o o O. )
Base hitsPittsburgs, @; New Yorks, II. Er
rors-Pittsburgs, A New Yorks, a. Batteries
Calvin and Fields keefe and Ewing.
AT DETROIT
Innings l 2 3 @ z 8 8
Detroits. s.............1 2 0 2 0 0 Ill
Washingtons. ........0 3 1 u
Base hits-Detroits, IS; washingtons, IL. En-
r0rs-Detroits 8 Washngtons 3. BATTERIES
Baldwin and Ganzell Daily and Murray.
AT CHICAGO.
Innings. .......... ......-..l oo
B0stOnS. ...........-........ssso
ChicagOS.. S............-.........z " u ="
Base hits-Bostons. 20; Chicagos, 10. Errors
BOstOns, 8; ChicagcS, 3. BatterieS-OiafAsoh
and Kelly, Van Haltren and Daring.
The Observation-Disclosures game was
postponed on account OF rain.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. May 16
The indications for New England are
warmer, except stationery on the coast, fair
preceded in Maine by rains, winds becoming
light to fresh southerly.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, May IA, 1883
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

Mr.. Cone is handling Lady X. by Olympus.
she is five years old and is showing very fast.
Mr.. Cone thinks he can beat most anybody
with her. Mr.. Redman, her owner, Is going
brown and very handsome. Olympus Is do
ing heavy business in the stnd, having
patrons from as far west as New York city,
and his colts are selling for large prices"
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
ITEMS FOR HoRsEmEN.
More About Good Horses Owned In
Maine.

A Calais correspondent writes; IN. T.
Dow Of Allston. Mass. has been here look
ing after Olympus colts and purchased the
brown gelding Roekmont and paid large
price for him. Roekmont will be four years
old in July, stands 1872 and weighs about
1000 lbs. He is a very promising young
horse, having the high finish and fast gait Of
his sire and will 60 into training at once and
the four Iyear old that beats him this year
will have TO trot fast.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

Stockholders of the Fitchburg railroad are
carrying on legal proceedings to secure the
legged illegal use Of proxies at the last annual
meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

The loss of the town of Fountain, Colora-
do, by the collision and explosion on tne
Sante Fe road is estimated 100000. Inc loss
to the railroad will reach S7o,OOO. SEVEN
people were killed in the accident anu Ia M
iured.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

Without transacting the ordinary amount
of routine work, the House went into the
committee of the whole on the tariff bill and
was addressed by Mr.. Butterworth Of
Ohio. Mr.. Butterworth, in making COM
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
HEEpINc woLsELEY's WARNING.
The English Government Wants
Money for Increased Defences.

LONDON, May 15.-In the Commons to-
night Mr.. Smith. the government leader.
moved the adoption of the grant of $4,000
pounds for the defence of the Australian
colonies. to be repaid in 12 years, with three
per cent. interest He also asked power to
issue consols to the amount of 100000
pounds for works of defence at the Suez ports
coaling stations. He explained that the div
idends of the SucZ canal shares would be ul-
timately used to wipe out the loan OF the
amount. He asked that a million and half
pounds be expended at Malta, Gibraltar and
the other military stations, which will be
made safe against attack The stations will
be supplied with the most modern artillery.
For the defence of mercantile ports the gar
isOns of volunteer artillery will be increased,
government had adopted new repeating
rifle for the infantry.
The Thunderers Request Refused.
DUBLIN, May 15.-The Court of Queens
Bench has declined TO allow the application
of the London Times for permission to have
the banking accounts of the Land League
and National League inspected. The Times
wished to use the information thus obtained
in its defence against the action brought by
Mr.. O'Donnell for libel
Foreign Notes.
New Zealand papers of April 10, report the
murder of the American Consul at New
Britain, while trying to arbitrate between
factions.
A majority of the Parnellite members of
Parliament have gone to Dublin to attend a
conference on the Papal rescript.
Eleven persons were killed and thirty in
jured by collision on the Moscow and
Eursk yesterday.
One hundred and sixty Chinese emigrants
were refused permission to land in New
South Wales yesterday, and an act prohibit
ing the immigration of the Chinese will
probably be passed.
The principle of levying duty ON Indian
corn was approved in the French Chamber
of Deputies yesterday, after which the
Chamber voted down the bill levying such
duty.
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Mean daily bar !. 29.76 Maximum ther.. ..43.6
Mean daily ther...42.3 hllnlmum lneI ''''ooi99
Mean daily d'wpt. .4O.3 Max. vel wind. 10
Mean daily hum. 93.3 Total precip.'.'' ~
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
MAY Is, 1883, 11.00 PM
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
Al all stations.
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THE STATE.
OXFORD COUNTY.


A local branch of the w. G. Il. u, was or
ganized in Denmark the 11th, with Miss
Jennie Ban, president and Mrs. DIR. Brown
secretary. Mrs. l.. M. N. Stevens. president
of the society in Maine, delivered a very in
teresting lecture in the evening on the work
of the Union
PENoBSCOT COUNTY.
Mr.. Horace Silsby died at his home in
HampdeD, Monday, at the age of 10 years:
lie was one Of the oldest and most respected
citizens of HampdeD, and had many friends
who will mourn his loss.
Alfred Jones's Sons Of Bangor, had four
HOLSTERS come from Jonesport whose com
bined weight is 81 pounds. The largest one
weighs 1s4 pounds.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A. X +. Walker Of Richmond, died Sun
day afternoon at Yarmouth, whittier he had
gone to visit relatives. He had been in fail
ing health for some time, but continued to
take an interest in his business, that OF a
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
Other Games.

At Cleyeland-C -Clevelands, Z; Brooklyns, 3.
At Baltimore-Athleties,1 II; BaltimOres, j..
At Observation-Disclosures 8; Louisvilles,
The st. Louis game postponed.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
other Conventions.

DEs MoINEs, Ia, May 15.-The national
convention. of the Equal Rights party today
nominated Belva A. Lockwood Of Washing
ton, for President
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 15.-The Prohibi-
tory State convention assembled this MORN
ing with 1000 delegates present.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 15.-The State
Democratic convention, which has been in
session since Wednesday, nominated Gov.
Robert l.. Taylor today for reelection ON the
40th ballot.
DENVER, Col, May 15.-The Republican
State convention today elected delegates to
Chicago. They are understood to favor AL
lisnn-
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

The Republicans of Windham are requested to
meet at the Town House on SATURDAY, the 18th
day of May, next, at o'clock p. m. to choose dei-
land on June IL, 1888. TO select candidate for
Governor Per order Town Committee.
Windham, May IA, 1888.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

The rate was TWO and 0ne-haH PET ctnI
upon the valuation,
Votes of thanks were passed to the off
GERS and crews of the United States revenue
steamers Levi Woodbury. and A. D.. Dallas
property during the winter of 1887 and 'SS
The Council adjourned to June 9Th.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.

AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND. ME.
TERMS Eight Dollars a Year. To mail sub
scribers. Seven Dollars Yearif paid In advance
RATES OF ADvERTIsING-One inch OF space
the length of column, or twelve lines 'lo7pdrset
constitutes square"
$1.5O per square, daily, first week; 76 centsper
week after; three insertions or less, Sl:oo con-
tinuing every other day after first week, 30 cents
Half square, three insertions or less, 20 cents
one week, $1.00; 30 cents per week alter.
SPECIAL NOTICES, One-third additional.
Under head of "AMUsEsIENrs" and AUCTION
SALES" $500 per square per week; three inser-
tions or less. $1.50.
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Boston parties bought Rhodemont by same
sire the same day, and paid six hundred dol
lars for him, he Is six years old and very
handsome and can trot better than ESQ with
out any handling. His gait, like Rockmont's,
Is perfect
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
CAUCUS ES.



Westbro0ls.
The Republicans of Westbrook are requested to
meet at .'Odd Fellows HaP' Saccarappa,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, May 10th. at 7.3O
O'Clock, TO choose delegates TO attend state c0r1-
yention at Portland, June IL, 1885,
Per order Republican Town Committee;
1rwesfbfo6k. May 10, 1885, myl2dtd
Falmouth.
The Republicans of Falmouth are requested 10
meet al the Town House on FRIDAY, May 1S, at
Al D. M to choose three delegates TO the con,
yention which meets at Portland, June l2th ana
also to choose town committee.
Cape Elizabeth.
The republicans of Cape Elizabeth are request
ed 10 meet in caucus at Town House, on SAIUh-
DAY, MAY 9TH at O'Clock p. m to choose sew
EN- al delegates TO the State Convention TO De
held at Portland, June 18th. ,..
full attendance of Town Committee IS re-
quested. j. &. hUNDLEl Chalrihah'
scarboro.
The Republicans of Scarboro are requested to
meet at tie Town House, on SATURDAY, May
10th. at O'clock D. m, to choose delegates TO the
State Convention TO be held at Portland, June
18TH and for the translation of any other business
that NAV properly come before the caucus.
Per order Town Committee.
Windham.
The Republicans of Windham are requested 70
meet at the Town House on SATURDAY, the l9th
dav of Nav next at O'Clock d. M. TO cnoOSe del-
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
Baptists at the Capital.

The first of the series of meetings to be
held here the present week by the five mis-
sion societies of the Baptist Church of Amer
lea was held this morning at the Calvary
Baptist Church. 1t was the eleventh annual
meeting of the Womsn's Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society, the distinctive feature of
which is women's work for women and chill
dren in their homes and Industrial schools.
The annual reports show 1913 new life men,
bers, making a total of 926; 1924 State
branches and bands, 20 missionaries en-
ployed and missions estaonshed as follows ::
Chinese, 1 /; freed people, 1S; Germans, g.;
Indians, 4 Mormons, 2; Scandinayians, IL !;
tions were shown to be in very prosperous
condition, especially among the freed people
in the South.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16

John G. Hamilton refused $3.50 for pair
full sisters, that show remarkable speed.
They are full sisters to the young mare
Country Girl owned In Rockland.