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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-09
Supplies for the Veterans.
NEWFOUNDLAND BAIT ACT.
The Case Of the Boothbay Schooner
A. n. Knight.

OTTAWA, Ont, June THE information
Just published that the authorities at St.
Johns. N. F., have seized the American
schooner Ambrose Fl. knight of Boothbay,
Me-, on charge of violating the terms of
the license under which she was allowed 10
buy bait, is just what has been expected by
the Dominion department of marine and
fisheries ever since the fishing season begun.
1t should be understood that the seizure of
the Knight is not by the Canadian govern
ment, nor under any Canadian laws. 1t is
wholly and exclusively an act by the govern
ment of Newfoundland. The bait act was
passed by the Newfoundland Legislature of
1887, before the fishery commission that drew
up the pending treaty was thought of, and
W as intended to drive away from the New
foundland fisheries the French fishermen,
who, given bounty of neatly so per cent,
by the French government on all the fish
they catch are enabled to sell the Newfound-
land fish at less than the cost of catching, re-
lying up on the bounty for profit, which is a
very handsome one. The home government
withheld its approval of the bait act in 1887
but the act was passed again during the
present spring, and despite the frantic ap-
peals OF the French fishermen and the pro-
test of the French government, the home
government approved it. No foreigners can
buy bait in Newfoundland except Americans
who, under the pending treaty are allowed
to do so upon paying the license fee of $1.50
per ton. Thus, the Americans, who can buy
bait by paying license, are better off than
the French, who cannot buy bait under any
circumstances.
The Cruisers Out.
The cruiser Acadia sails tomorrow night
on fishery protection service. All the cruis-
ers will then be out except one az Gaspe and
new vessel being fitted at Shelburne
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Father KoIasInskI Again.

DETROIT. Mich, June S.-Father Kola-
sinski pastor of the Polish Catholic church
of st. Albertus, whose deposition two years
ago caused series of riots and some blood
shed and who went to Dakota, has again ap-
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Mean daily bar :. 5000 Maximum ther 1862
Mean daily ther...590 Minimum ther.
Mean daily d'wpt.53.0 Max. vel wind. 8
Mean daily hum. 800 Total precip.. %
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(June 8, 1888, HOO PM
Observations taken at the same moment of time
1t all stations
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Rev. James Freeman clarke,

BosToN, June S.-Rev. James Freeman
Clarke died at IL p. m. of complication of
diseases. He had been sick two years, but
dangerously only for few weeks He was
aged Is.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. June 8.
The indications for New England are
light to fresh southerly winds. warmer,
fair weather, except local rains on coast.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND. Me-, June g. 1888
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England and the suez cana

England and the Suez Canal
PARIS, June SIT is semi-offcially stated
that England has signed the 5nez Canal con-.
vention as modified by the Porte.
To Abolish Capital Punishment.
ROME, June S.-The Chamber of Deputies
today agreed to abolish capital punishment.
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Twenty-three students of Laval Universi-
ty, Quebec, have been expelled because they
refused to pay an increase in the gas bills.
The police have been called upon to prevent
a demonstration. ~ .r N
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The following games In the National League
were PLAYED yestardav.

Inc FOLLOWING games In the National League
were played yesterday;
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Innings. 3 4 5 O. g.
Phlladelphias. D y o o.
Pittsburg. o o o o o o. o
Base PhiladephIas, 0: Pittsburgs, 4. Er-
rors-Philadelphias, 3; Pittsburgs, IL. Batteries
Burlington and Clements, Calvin and Miller.
AT BOSTON.
Innings1 3 ST o101l IL 1415
Dctroits. i 0 0 o OIL IL o v o o o ell
Bostons 5000 o o o. s
Base hits-Detrolts, 10; Bostons, IL. Errors
Detroits, y B0stons, z. Batteries-GetZen and
Bennett, Clarkson and Kelly.
AT WASHINGTON.
Innings. 2 8 A 5 67 50
indianapolis. o o o o K
Washingtons........0 o o o o o o o.
Base hits-Indianapolis, Z; washIngtons. A. Err
r0rs-lndianapolls, 8; Washingtons, o. Batteries
-Healey and Daley, O'Day and Mack.
AT NEW YORK.
Innings. s...........i 2 3 4 81 SO
New f0rks.........0 1 o o 6 3 3-1g
Chicag0s.. ...........0 o L o o o o o. 2
Base hits-New Yorks, %; ChIcagos, T. Errors
New Yorks, 8; Chicagos, 13. Welch and Ewing,
Val Haltren and Darling
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A Letter from Judge Gresham.

PITTsBURe, June Sat special meeting
of the Conkling Republican Club last even
ing, the following letter was read from Judge
Gresham in answer to a letter seut to him
last week, notifying him that the club in
dorsed him as candidate for President:
CHAMBER OF CIRCUIT JUDGE UNITED STATES, /
CHICAGO June A.
N. W. Richmond, Esq, Pittsburg Penn:
Dear Sir: L am just In receipt of your letter,
May 20, informing me that the Conkling Republi-
can Club, OF which you are secretary, has h0nored
me by expression OF confidence In my fitness for
the presidential office. l beg TO assure you, and
through you the members of your club, that ap-
preciate this undeseryed compliment. / have
done nothing to influence the action of the con-
vention, and shall not be disappointed Whatever
the result may be. l prefer that this letter be
not published. Very truly yours,
W. Q. GRESHAM.
The presence of reporters at the meeting
of the club made it impossible to suppress
the contents of this letter.
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No tuberculosis in Maine.

BANGOR, June S.-Dr. Bailey, State Vet
erinarian, visited Corinna and Dexter, this
week, and inspected the herds of Joshua
Gould, Ara +. Crowell and Samuel Libby,
and also reported case of glanders, but
found no contagious disease upon either Of
the places visited. Up to this time. but one
single case of tuberculosis has been found in
Maine. since January 1st, 1888,
The Union in Franklin County.
FARMINGToN, June S.-The first conven-
tion of the Woman's Christian Temperance
tist church here today. Representatives of
the three branches in the county were pres
ent. beside goodly number of citizens. The
organization was perfected by choosing the
following officers:
President.MTs. Daniel Beedy, Pennington.
Vice Presdents-Mrs. Charles w, Keyes, Farm
ington; Mrs. q. w. Jones, New Sharon.
Secretary-Mrs. A. w. Pottle, Pennington.
Treasurer-Mrs. w, A. Norcross, New Sharon.
The reports show the unions to be -four
lshing. Prof. c. F. Warner of the Farming
ton Normal School, delivered very inter
esting address this afternoon on scientific
temperance teaching, illustrating his re-
marks with experiments. This evening
Miss E. NJ. Yates of Round Pond, former
missionary to China, delivered an address.
and there was singing by the Band of Hope,
and query box, conducted by Mrs. G. W.
Keyes.
Maine Wooien Manufacturers.
SANFORD, June s.-The annual meeting of
the Maine Woolen Manufacturers Club was
held at the Allen House this evening. The
officers elected were:
President-Lewis Anderson, Skoyhegap.
Secretary and Treasurer-C. w. Bradbury, Dex-
ter.
Executive Committee-E. NJ. Goodal, Sanford
| den.
Ihe attendance was large.
Ivy Day at Bowdoin.
| BRUNSWICK, June s.-The Ivy day exer-
cises oil the Junior class of Bowdoin College
were held in Memorial Hall this afternoon.
| The programme follows:
prasH,on prasHer, Fogg Houlton
foem. m.......,...'.''' y. L. Files Portland
Music. Salem Cadet Orchestra
President l.. J. Bodge made the class
presentation as follows: Gymnast,. F. l..
Staples, Benton. dumb bells; funny man, d.
E. Owen, Saco. razor; professors favorite.
| E. r. Stearns. Saco, mention; epicure, +. N
Russell, Lowell Centre, canvas back; musical
man, 1. p. Watts, Thomaston, cremona
popular man, B. C. Carroll, Lewiston. wood
en- spoon. The ivy was planted and the
seniors attended the last chapel. This eve
ming there was a concert in the town hal
and the ivy hop.
Opponents of Hon. Joseph III. Walker, Re
publican nominee for Congress in the Wor
cester, Mass. district, declare that he has no
voted the Republican ticket and has ALLUDED
to Mr.. Blaine as liar Consequently they
will not support him, -
The Khedive has dismissed Nubar Pacha
president of the council, the minister of for
eign affairs and the minister of Justice, ant
has summoned RiaZ Pacha to form cabinet
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At Lewistsn-Lewistons, 21; Dlrigos Of
Portland, 6.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IT; Presumps-
cots, 10.
Notes.
John Kelly, manager of the Louisville
base ball club, has been appointed umpire in
the National League.
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Earned runs-Lowells, A; Portlands, 1. Two
base hits-Kennedy Householder. Stolen bases
-Campion J., Toffiing 2, Shinnck s, staltz 1, Ken
McAus First base e@Se on err
Portlands, 3. Strnek out-Tofiing, Guinnasso,
Staltz, McCloskey, Sutter, Polhemus Double
plays-Tofiiing and Campion. Passed balls
Rooms 2. Wild pitches-MeAuliffe1 /. Time
III. 45m. Umpire-Knight.
The other New England League games re-
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N. HIEgIuS
Conferring Diplomas.
Awarding Prizes.
Benediction. Rev. DR.. Showers of Minneapolis
The following prizes were awarded: For
excellence in botany, Maud Z. Muzzy of
Searsmont; moral science class, divided be-
tween Mary 4. Ware and Ida G. Bowler; es-
say ON THE Christian Sabbath" Charles N.
Higgins, Bar Harbor
There are 35 graduates from the institution
this year: Seven, classical course; four,
academic; seven, Latin-scientifc; II, COM
mercial. There was reunion of the alumni
and friends of the institution in the Metho-
dist vestry Thursday evening.
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journment of Congress, even If that does not
occur before September. He is greatly wor-
ried with the hard work Of the session and
woods.
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maIne wooIen manufacturers.
Ivy Day at Bowdoin

BRUNSWICK, June s.-The Ivy day exer-
cises Of the Junior class of Bowdoin College
were held in Memorial Hall this afternoon
The programme follows.
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The Cruisers Out,

The cruiser Acadia sails tomorrow night
on fishery protection service. All the cruis-
ers will then be out except one at Gaspe and
new vessel being fitted at Shelburne
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MAINE.

E.P. JONES. Prv't S. G.. U. 5. A.
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CHICAGO, June s.-A dispatch from Som
erset, o., says Mrs. John Sheridan, the
mother Of Gen. Phil Sheridan, who has been
day afternoon and Is In a critical condition.
Doctors fear she cannot live. The serious
Illness Of her son Phil has not been made
known to her.
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The National League.

Base hlts-Manchesters, rs; Worcesters, 10.
Errors-Manchesters, IL; Wtrcesters. o. Bat
teres-Ellis and Clark, Stafford and Derby.
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land is greatly pleased with the nomination
of Judge Thurman for Vice President.
They became very warm friends during the
visit of the judge to Oak View some ago and
stories are told Of famous times they had to-
gether there 1t is understood that Judge
Thurman will pay the President another
visit in the near future.
The President will in all probability re-
main closely in Washington urtil the ad-
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-22
THE ITALIAN sTILETTo.
A Cruel Weapon When in the Hands or o
DexterOus Assassin.


The stiletto is a peculiar weapon.
There is nothing of American manu-
facture like it, In length it runs from
six to fifteen inches. The blade is
about twice the length of the handle,
dagger-edged, thick at the narrow
guard, and tapering off to excessive
thinness at the point. AT the guard
the diameter of the blade is diamond
shaped, and the two extra edges run
almost to the point.
The real edges, which are razor
sharp, make wound which the aux
iliary edges, more blunt than sharp,
aggravate to a terrible degree. So
effective is it, and so murderous in the
hands OF dexterous man, that the
Italian Government has recently been
experimenting with it as u weapon at
close quarters, and in the Massowah
campaign several companies were
armed with shields and long stilettos.
The weapon is carried in sheath like
an ordinary dagger.
Another knife, commonly carried
and frequently used by criminal Ital-
ians, is what Prof. Scannapieco, the
Neapolitan fencing master, calls the
''molletta. The molletta bears some
resemblance to razor, though consid-
erably longer, There is only one edge,
and the blade opens like u penllnife.
1t swings loose, however, and when
drawn is opened by catching hold of
the handle with the fingers and throw
ing the blade outward. This requires
practice and dexterity. A small spring
catches the knife and holds it open. 1t
is closed by pressure upon tiny "but-
tom on the handle. Though not as
effective weapon as the stiletto il
makes an ugly wound when used by an
expert, and can be opened almost as
quickly as stiletto can be drawn from
its sheath The case with which it
can be concealed adds to the frequency
of its use. The handle is hard wood
or bone.
There is an uptown establishment
that is said to import stilettos and other
Italian weapons A small stiletto can
be bought for S.. The largest size
cost S. and IS. An imported moletta
costs $4. The price places the real
Italian article out of the reach of many
of the knife users who have failed to
bring their cowardly weapons across
the oceans and they content themselves
with a species of small dagger, crude
but effective, and not infrequcntly made
by themselves out of well-worn table
knife N y. Graphic.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-22
The Cost of Electric Street lighting

The following figures ofthe charges
for lighting streets with arc lamps
are of interest. They have been quot
ed from a communication of the Bos-
ton Citizens Association, which
was addressed to the Board of Alder
men ofthat city for the purpose of
showing that Boston is overcharged
for this service. For New York, the
average price is given as 344 cents per
lamp for one nights service, Brook
Ign pays So cents, Buffalo IS cents,
New Orleans 81 cents, Philadelphia
so cents (average), and Baltimore SO
cents. Boston pays 65 cents. The
Citizens Association of Boston claims
that on the 695 lights used in their
city the reduction in cost of carbons
from the figures of 1882 represents
% cents per lamp for each night, an
aggregate of about $50, cooper annum.
The price OF carbons in the last SIX
years has fallen to less than one.third
the original price. Yet Boston is
now paying the same rate paid in
1895 cents per lamp. In 1887 the
service cost $13l ,097.95. All of this
except 81 ,299.54, was received by
one company. 1t seems very clear
that Boston needs little healthful
competition. 1t is interesting to no.
tice how important factor carbons
are in the cost of electric arc lamps.
1t seems like hoping for an impossi-
bility to think of indestructible cleo
trodes being possible, yet until some
advance in that direction shall have
been made, the electric light will be
far from perfect.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-22
Preserving Fence Posts.

In building a fence around our
young orchards, several years ago, we
tried many plans for preserving the
posts. Having occasion to. remove
the fence this winter, we noted the
condition of the posts as follows:
Those set with no preparation were
decayed an inch or more in thickness,
those coated with a thick wash of
lime were better preserved, but were
quite seriously attacked by worms;
these posts coated with hot tar were
perfectly sound as when put in the
ground, those painted with petroleum
and kerosene were equally as sound
and good for setting. Let the posts
get thoroughly dry, and then, with a
pan of cheap kerosene and a white
wash brush, give the lower third OF
the post, the part to go in the ground.
two or three applications of the oil,
letting it soak in we'll each time.
Posts so treated will not be troubled
by worms or insects of any kind, but
will resist to a remarkable degree.
This we find to be the simplest, east.
est, cheapest and best method of pre-.
servation.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-22
Puzzle to an Insured Man.

Nobody knows what an insurance
policy means until he has been
burned out. The proprietor of a
Buffalo repair shop has been for
years carrying policy, says the
Courier, not only upon his goods, but
also upon articles left with him for
repairs. These latter were specifically
mentioned in the policy, which was
very broad instrument in its terms,
and appeared "to be horse high, bull
strong, and pig tight in its power
to protect the man who paid for it.
1t called for larger amount than he
would have placed upon his own
property alone, and he was in the
habit of telling people who left their
property with him that it was amply
protected. He was burned out the
9th " day, and when he came to
settle with the insurance people they
declined to recognize his claim in
behalf of property left with him for
repairs, unless he had in each instance
specifically agreed with the owner
that its loss by fire should be
made good, and charged con-
Sideration therefor. They took this
position on the ground that he was
not otherwise responsible for the
property left in his shop. They
asserted that matchmaker, fol-
instance, is not responsible fol
watches left with him for repairs
unless he makes special agreement
to this effect with their owners and
charges them for it. If this be true
it is a good thing for people generally
to know. In the case referred to
the owner of the repair shop wonders
what he has been paying for all these
years.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-22
Some Tipping Statistics.

A writer in the Vienna PrcSSe makes
an elaborate calculation" Of the sum
annually expended in the Austrian
capital in the way of fees, and his
estimates foot up to more than 4,000,-
600 forms. First in order come the
walters in the restaurants, who expect
to be fed to the extent of 1925, 600
florins. Their brethren in the coffee
houses come next, with 1000 forms.
Hackmen and cabmen exc out their
scanty income with 474,000. There is
one very melancholy category, that of
the street-car conductors, to whom the
plying public is supposed to dole out
every year 100, 900 forms.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-22
Tunblers.

How many times day do we use a
word without stopping to think what
it means? Every day we drink out
of tumbler. Why is the large
glass that holds our milk or water so
called? Years ago Professor Max
Muller was giving a luncheon at All
Souls College, Oxford, to the
Princess Alice, the wife of the Grand
Duke of Hesse Darmstadt, and the
second daughter of Queen Victoria.
There were not a dozen guests besides
the princess and her husband, and a
very agreeable luncheon was had,
with pleasant talk on all kinds of
interesting subjects. But what
excited the curiosity of all the
strangers present was set of little
round bowls of silver, about the
size of large orange. They were
brought around filled to the brim
with the famous ale brewed in the
college. These, we are told, were
tumblers, and we were speedily
shown how they came by their
names-a fitting lesson for the guests
Of philologist! When one of these
little bowls was empty, it was placed
upon the table, mouth downwards.
instantly, SO perfect was its balance,
it flew back into its proper position,
as if asking to be filled again. No
matter how it was treated, trundled
along the floor, balanced carefully on
its side, dropped suddenly upon the
soft thick carpet, up it rolled again,
and settled itself with a few gentle
9hakings and sWayings into its place,
like one Of those indiarubber tumb-
ling dolls babies delight in. This,
then, was the origin of our word
tumbler, at first made of silver, rs
are these All Souls tumblers. Then
when The glass became common, the
round glasses that stood on a fiat base
superseded the eXquisitely balanced
silver spheres, and stole their name
50 successfully that you have to go tC
All Souls and a few other old houses
to see the real thing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-22

DFFD sea wonders exist in thou.
DUUl sands of forms, but are surpassed
by the marvels of invention. Those whe
are in need of profitable work that can be
done while living at home should al once
send their address to Halett d Co., Port
land Maine, and receive free full intorma'
ton how either sex, all ages, can earn from
S. to SIS per day and upwards wherever they
live. You are started free. Capital not re-
quired. Some have made bver $50 in a
single day at this work. All succeed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-12-22
A Novel Scheme for Harbor Defense

According to a recent report in
some ofthe Philadelphia newspapers,
a large company, backed by millions
of dollars has proposed to the
Secretary Of the Navy a striking and
possibly effective scheme for the
defense of harbors from the attacks of
an enemy's fleet by shooting ignited
petroleum at the unfriendly ships
from the bottom of the river and
burning them up.
1t is proposed to sink perforated
iron pipes in the river bed and the
approaches to the harbor, through
which petroleum can be forced to the
surface of the river by machinery
and at a high pressure. In this way
a fierce stream of blazing oil can be
sent down on the enemy's fleet to
destroy it or drive it away. 1t is
claimed by the projectors that a
flame can be produced in this way
as high as a ships mast, and sent
with terrific force on the attacking
vessels many miles from the point
where the oil is supplied to the
system of submerged pipes. Iron
vessels could not pass through this
lake of fire, because it could be made
to extend many miles along the
river. An experiment in connection
with the scheme will be made al
Fort Mit1lin in a few weeks. The
necessary apparatus is almost ready
at the present moment, and great
things are expected from this test.