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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-23
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THURSDAY. Aug 90, 1888
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
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EXPORTS

Per steamship Nacoocnee. for New York
2, 1913 bales cotton, 1l5 bales domestics. lob
melons, y94 bbls rosin, 145 bols spirits turpcntne
81 ga feet lumber, bales hides, % pkgs fruit
4S2 turtles, car cedar posts, 154 pkgs nIdse 49,
tons pig iron.
Per bark Vinland (Nor), for Riga-3,16 1853 bbls
rosin, weighing l,457, 100 pounds-S Shotter &
%
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New Orleans Pa

COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. %. noon.--Cotton- -Free sup
ply Offering; middling uplands 8 died, mid
ding orleans 9-lGd: sales 5000 bales, OF
which 1000 bales were for speculation and OK
mort receipts g. 900 bales-American 900.
Futures-Upands, low middlinR clause,
August delivery 1904 also sS-64d; August
and September 27-04d; September and Octo-
Der i7-64d; october and November l2 cd;
december and January l0-6ld January and
February 10-64d; February and March > lie4d
Futures quiet. -.
m.-sales Of the day 10, 900 bales--included
5000 bales OF American.
Futarss-UplAnds, low nilddling olaass, Au-
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HIDES, WOOL -Hdes-Market dull;
receipts light; dry flint. SIZE; sailed SIC; dry
butcher, nc. Wooi--Market active; receipts
fair; prime in bales &c; bury, 6lSl2c. Wax,
1oc. Taow. 50. &c. De + skins. flint, Roc;
sailed, 23c. Oticr skins, 50c@Sf 90.
IRoN-Market firm; Swede, $4,000; refined,
21@c.
LAnp-Market steady; in tierces, sac; so n
LIME CALcIsED PLASTER AND CEMENr-Chew-
ac.a lump lime In fair demand and selling at
vi 25 per barrel; Georgia and Shelby 81 % per
barrel; calcined plaster, 81 IS per barrel; hair
405c; Rosendale cement, 81 IS; Portland GEN.
ent, So 50G190 OK.
LIQUoRs-Full stock; steady demand. We
quote: Bourbon. 81 50@.5 80; rye, 81 5006 %;
rectified, 81 0001 30. Ales unchanged and in
fair demand
NA1Ls-Market firm; fair demand, Wequote:
Sd, So 50; Id and sd, 81 30; Cd, So 70 Sd, S2 So;
10d, 81 40; I'D to 4od 80 30; sod to Sod, 81 So
NUrs-Almonds- Tarragona, 1920; Ivicas
17OlSc; walnuts, French, 15c; Naples, Ice; pc
cans, 10c; Brazil, l0c; filberts, 10c; cocoanuts
Baracoa 81 00GD3 25 per 100.
Ous-Market firm; demand good. Signal
45c; West Virginia black, 9@12c; lard, &c;
kerosene 9401l19c; neatsfoot. 60@60c; ma
chinery, 25@ soc; lnseed, raw, SIC; boiled, Coo;
mineral seal, Ice; flreproof, 1sc; homelght, 1Sc;
guardian, 13c.
ONIONS barrel So rs; per crate, 81 so.
PoTAToEs-New western 81 1908 so.
pEAS-None.
oPRuNEs- Turkish, 6@61sc; French, 1870
1916
KAIsIXs-Demand light; market steady. Lay
ers, 81 IS per box; London layers, new, So p
per box; California London layers, So 90 per
box.
SALT-The demand is moderate and the mar
ket is quiet; carload lots roc f. b. job lots, 80
090c.
SHor-Drop. 81 40; buck, 81 IS.
SUGAR-The market is higher; cut loaf, $3.50;
cubes, s$sc; powdered s9sc granulated size;
confectioners' A, 756c; Standard A, &c; off A,
nc; white extra c. 714c; golden c, &C.
do nd IJpNrgia dul1 ot
market quiet for sugarhouse at 30440c; Cuba
straight goods 2Sc in hogsheads; sugarhouse
molasses, 1s@20c.
We ote: smokng scs % cbewng c sa
mon, sound, 25@.30c; fair 30035c; medium, 80
@50c; bright, 50GG75c; fine fancy, $4,000; extra
fine. 90c0Sl 10; bright navies, 45Q175c; dark
navies, 40450c.
LUMBER-The demand continues good both
for coastwise and foreign ports. Prices are
firm at quotations. Mills are all full of work.
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Leading futures ranged as follows;
Opelilg. Highest Clio

Sept. delivery.
Oct. delivery.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
mAxwELL's MONEY.
Progress OF the Litigation Over the
MiiIionaIre's VIII.

BATH, March 12.-This morning, Charles
Maxwell. one of the heirs of the late Capt.
Noble Haxwell, and one of the executors of
the will, left for Boston. He will have
conference with the two other executors.
relative to the trouble and complications
which have resulted from the statement
made by Charles w. Litchfeld and Ann
Litchfield of Freeport, that the will was
made by another than Capt. Maxwell. Chas.
Davenport and Capt. Lincoln Patten OF this
city, were last week asked to visit Boston
Monday, to give dispositions regarding Capt.
Maxwell, as they were acquainted with him
This morning, kilograms were received that
they would not be required, but to be pre-
pared to 60 if it was found that their state
ments would be necessary.
Joseph M. Hayes, clerk of courts, has tax
en- several depositions from the life long &C
quaintances of the late Captain Maxwell.
Saturday, he took the deposition of Capt.
George b. Mustard of Brunswick. Captain
Mustard had been acquainted with the late
Capt Maxwell for three score years.
He was master OF the brig Noble, the first
vessel owned by Capt. Maxwell. Several
other dispositions have been taken, all OF
which 60 to prove that 1.-THE man who made
the VIII and subsequently died was Capt.
Noble Maxwell.
1t is the opinion of the heirs and other
gentlemen in this city who were well ae-
quainted with the whole matter that the
claim Of the Litchfields had no merit
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13

company to municipal taxation was changed
by an act of the legislature OF 1885.
The case of the Mercantile Trust Co.. ct
al. VS.. P. 81 o. r. r. Co. ct al, and that
of Weston f. Milliken ct ais. VS.. p. & o. r.
r. Co. are still pending.
In the case of Benjamin +. Andrews VS..
CITY of Portland, at the October term of the
SUPERIOR Court in 1887, judgment was rem
dered for the plaintiff for s., ,423.79 debt and
Sl0S' % costs. in accordance with the final de-
cision of the law court.
The case of William III. Martin vs. City of
Portland has been made up and argued dur
ing the year and is now pending before the
The case of William ii. Winslow VS.. City
of Portland has been settled, the city paying
the plaintiff little less than 500 as compen-
sation for his land which was taken.
The case of City of Portland VS.. inbabi-
tants of Westbrook, and that eff City of
Portland VS.. inhabitants of Deering, have
been disposed of. In the first case at the
january term of the Superior Court, 1888,
the city received Judgment for the full
amount Of It's claims, 230.SO, which judgment
was paid. The action against Westbrook
was entered by neither party.
The case of Lincoln National Bank and
the Marine National Bank of Bath VS.. City
of Portland has not yet been completed ready
for argument.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
mRs. WARREN S DEATH.
Suspicious of a Murder in the Town
of Benton.
Especial to the Press. !

FAIRFIELD March 12.-What is to APP
pearances wife murder was discovered on
the river road in Benton, three miles above
Fairfield and opposite Somerset Mills this
morning. The alleged murderer is Darius
M. Warren, 80 years of age. He is ''tin
knocker" by trade and travels about the
country collecting rags in exchange for tin.
For some five years past, he and his wife
Angie NJ, have occupied a very passable
dwelling house in Benton, with stable ad-
joining, his work shop being located on the
opposite side of the road. Early this morn
ing Warren's little eight year old girl APP
peared at a neighbors and, in a frightened
manner, announced that her mother was
dead In response to this several neighbors
visited the house and found the woman as
represented by the girl On preparing the
body for burial, however, it was found that
her arms and other portions of her body
were shockingly bruised and there was bad
wound on the bridge of her nose. This at
once aroused suspicious of foul play and OIL
GERS were sent for, and at o'clock this al
ternoon Deputy Sheriff Hill and Coroner
Carver arrived on the scene, together with
Drs. Thayer and Hill of Waterville. They
made an inspection of the body and after
careful examination, it was decided to hold
a post mortem examination tomorrow morn
ing, and ascertain whether the injuries were
sufficient to cause DEATH
The coroner Immediately empanelled a
jury and Warren's testimony was taken IN
part. His story was that at about O'Clock
last evening he was out to his barn when his
little girl came running out and said there
was something the matter with her mother.
| Entering the house he found his wife on the
kitchen floor in terrible fit. He took her
| into his lap and tried to hold her but so vio-
lent were her struggles that she threw hlm to
the floor three times. Finally he placed her
| on the bed, and after about an hour She
| quieted down. He then held her again and
finally, at about $40 o'clock, they both re-
tired, she going to sleep. About o'clock
this morning he awoke and spoke to Mrs.
again and as there was no answer, placed
| his hand upon her body and found Der cold
| jn death.
| floor in the kitchen, where the body was
found, had evidently been washed this
morning, all the other floors being dirty, and
the bed clothes had been carried off and
came. Warren sent for his brother
and his wife early in the. morning,
| and they were at the house during the day.
! The little girl had been sent away. Warren
| has not borne an over good reputation and
| his neighbors do not speak in the best OF
terms Of him. Mrs. Warren was 80 years OF
age, weighing but 10 pounds, and the neigh
bors sayhe has treated her in a cruel man
ner. One day at dusk about two months
| ago. she appeared at the nearest neighbors
| i'm her stocking feet and with shawl over
her head She was evidently laboring un-
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
HEALTHY MAINE PEOPLE,
Guarded from Disease by an Efficient
Board Of Officers
Secretary Young Completes His In
spection of the School Houses.
Gratifying Success In Treating Cases
of Diphtheria.
Especial TO the Press.1

Especial 10 the freSS.J
AUGUSTA, March 12.-Secretary Young, Of
the State Board of Health, has completed his
examination of the school houses in the
State this season, with the exception of the
bindings in Waterville and Brunswick,
which he will visit at an early day. The
building possessing the best working venti-
lating arrangements, thus far found, is the
Cony High School building in Augusta,
located on the east side of the river. The
new high school building at Waterville re-
mains to be inspected and something superb
or is to be looked for there. The boards an
nual report will be out in about two months
and one of the most interesting chapters VIII
be that on the schoolrooms in the State.
A special meeting of the Board will be
called at an early day, probably tomorrow,
at Br unswick, to take action, instructlng It's
secretary to bring to the attention OF the
Maine Congressional delegation the necessi-
ty of National health legislation and ask
them to support bill now before Congress
'to prevent the introduction Of contagious
and infectious diseases into the United
States, and to establish bureau Of public
health" The bill provides for the appoint
menu OF u commissioner VI ucaith WIN al "AA-
nual salary of $4,000.
The Sanitary Inspector for February Is
just published. Its contents are as follows:
Sanitary Notes; Measles; On Placarding
Infected Houses; Diphtheria; Destructive
Action of Heat on Typhoid Bacilli; A Com
parison; Group and Diphtheria; Sewer-Gas
Poisoning; Ebaths' Typhoid Bacillus in
Michigan; House Poison; Death from Sew
er-Air.
Samples of water for analysis are not
desired at the Office when the spring or 9TH
er source is not used as water supply. for
Individuals or communities. Each analysis
uses up full half day. Therefore 1t is nee
eSSary to exercise some discretionary power
in regard to what samples from private tndi-
viduals need to be examined and what do
not.
Last year, in June, five cases of diphtheria
occurred in Linneus. The secretary OF the
infected 1t with care. No other cases fol-
lowed. Last month another isolated case
occurred in another family and the same
careful methods were employed and the dis
ease has been confined to this single case.
The secretary of the board thinks careful
work of this kind is an exceedingly profitable
investment for town.
Cases of contagious diseases were re-
ported to the board during the week ending
M arch TO- 1888, as follows:
Typhoid fever-Hallowell, /; Wayne, /.
land, /; sanford, 8; Westbrook, 2i Winterport,
1.
Scarlet fever-Chesterville 1; Jonesport, 8;
Kennebunkport, 3; Machiasport, 1; Phillips, 3;
Measies-Denmark, 10 or 12; Troy, A; Unity,
/ Westbro0k l.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
THE WEATHER SIGNAL OFFICE.
A Possibility of Its Being Removed
to the Custom House.

The following letter was received yester-
day for the signal observer of this city from
the chief signal officer at Washington:
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON CITY, March IL, 1888.
To Observer SIGNAL Service, Portland Maine:
Sir-The chief signal officer directs that you
consult with the custodian of the public building
in your city and ascertain whether suitable rooms
cannot be assigned to the signal service with the
use of roof for exposure of instruments. The APP
preparation from which the rents Of signal sices
been ADEQUATE for the purpose. In addition it is
Thought that the wants of the community could
be better served by having oilces In government
buildings.
The assistant signal observer in speaking
of the letter said ''The Office is just where
it should be now If it were at the Custom
House the signals could not be seen out in
the harbor, and besides the building is not
suited for signal office. do not think that
the office will be changed because, in my
opinion the citizens will protest against it."
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
SUBURBAN NEWS.

GoRHAM
The election to-day resulted in the choice
of the whole Republican ticket except
moderator and one selectman. The follow
ing Is the vote:
For Moderator-Gardner ID. Weeks, r., 124;
Alpheus Boothbay, d., 134.
For Selectmen, Assessors and overseers OF the
Poor-Frederck ID. Scamman, X, 800 George L.
Piaisted RI. 3O5; VIM. w. Davis, r., 273; John
S. Leastt, b. .,3ib; Chas. +. Merrill, d., 266 Fred
For &'T Tressar;eir~Siephen w;i Hinkley, r. s1s; no
opposition. a-,., ,a..u,,.... ,,.......,
For Superintending School Commlttee-Howard
A. McKenney, r., 3I7 EDWARD W. Iuptlil' u,
269; A. 5. Richardson, =; -.
For Auditor-James I. Newman, H., 322;
For For co1iIiectof~Waiter C. G. Clement, R., a19;
For Town Clerk-John c. Summersides, r.
3o4 Everett T. Hanson, D., 279; Cyrus Abbott,1
The meeting adjourned till next Saturday
at 10 o'clock to transact the usual town busi-
ness.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
MUNICIPAL REPORTS.


The report of City Solicitor j. w, Symonds
for the past municipal year was filed with
the City Clerk yesterday. The following is
a list of the cases pending at the beginning
of the year:
Bridget Welch VS.. City of Portland; City
of Portland VS.. Union Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co.; Mercantile Trust Co. vs.. p. g. O.
RI r. Co. ct ais; Weston K. Milliken, ct al.
VS.. p. & o. r. r. Co. Benjamin I, Andrews
VS.. City of Portland: William ii. Martin ".
same; William III. Winslow VS.. same; City
of Portland vs. inhabitants Of Westbrook (;
CITY of Portland VS.. inhabitants OF Deering /;
Lincoln National Bank ct al VS.. City OF
Portland.
In the case of Bridget Welch a settlement
was effected in May, 1885. by which the city
paid $751; ,3S in full discharging the claim
Ia the ease of the City of Portland VS.. Un-
ion Mutual Life Insurance Co., the defend
ant company paid to the city the sum Of
$12,21358 In full for the amount accrued
against it for taxes for the years 1882, 1883
and 1884. The liability OF the defendant
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
LoDcERs IN JAIL.
Something About the Cases OF
Several of Them.

BANGOR, March 12.-It is possible that
Judge Peters will recall the grand jury to
find an Indictment against DIR. Weed, who
is charged with completely in the robbery of
Peter Benefits thousands, but it is not
probable, from the fact that County Attorney
Appleton prefers awaiting further de-
velopments before an Indictment is found.
II the prisoners case is not brought to the
attention of the grand jury before the present
term of court adjourns, which will be iii two
or three weeks, the case will not be present
ed to the grand jury until the August term
of court. Whitney and Foster, with their
consent, will not receive their sentence until
after Weed has been tried.
1t is understood that Dr. Weed is prepar-
ing to make a stout defence. Many OF his
neighbors, it is said, are ready to swear to an
alibi. There are rumors that he IS entangled
by kilograms sent and received between
him and Whitney under fictitious names.
Meanwhile, the search goes on for the bulk
of Benefits money, which DR.. Weed Is sup
posed to have taken. The growing impress
sion is that if DR.. Weed was one OF the rob-
bers he has placed the doodle" in the hands
of another party for safe keeping.
Little BERTHE Brown.
PENNINGTON, March 12.-Ever since Judge
Chandler in the Municipal Court, bound
over BERTHE Brown to await the action of the
grand jury, ihe has been in the Pennington
Jail, under the care of Jailor Jewell, who has
found him a kind, quiet little boy, and he
has thus won favers from the kind-hearted
jailor that he would not otherwise have OBJ
tanned. Saturday morning, Jailer Jewell
brought him into court, where he was ar
raigned before Judge Libbey on an indict-
ment for arson. He looked diminutive in
deed in the prisoners dock, but was very
neatly dressed, and has grown chubby dur
ing his stay with the county. He answered
promptly ''not guilty." when the Indictment
was read to him, and when Judge Libbey
asked him if he has counsel, he replied: "Mr.
Greenleaf has helped me some, thus far"
Lawyer Greenleaf quickly signified to the
court his intention to defend the little pri-
soner. BERTHE then trudged back to Jail,
holding tightly the jailors hand.
Verdict Guilty.
DOVER, March 12.-The case of State VS..
George Larrabee which has been on trial in
the Piscataquis court before Judge Virgin,
closed Saturday. The Indictment was for
assault with intent to kill. The respondent
and John Arboo, the injured men, were EN-
ployes at Iival hotels at Moosehead Lake.
The trouble grew out of the rivalry in toting
and Arboo received a charge of buckshot
from gun fired by Larrabee. A verdict of
guilty was rendered.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
UNITED BROTHERHOOD
Determined Not to Haul the Cars OF
the @. Road.

ST. LOUIS, March 12.-An important meet
ing of the Brotherhood of Engineers was
held at East st. Louis yesterday afternoon.
There were over 200 members present, repre-
senting engineers of all railroads terminat-
ing at East st. Louis. 1t was decided that
no member should after six o'clock last even
ing haul Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy
car or any 20" freight The resolution
adopted is very emphatic, and if any OF the 10
roads centering at East ST. Louis attempts to
haul u" freight strike will certainly fol-
low. Among the roads affected by this de-
cisi0n are the Wabash, Illinois Central, Van
dalia, Ohio and Mississippi, and the Louis
vile and Nashville.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
An Accident on the L.

NEW YORK, March 12.-At 7.lO this morn,
ing two trains on the elevated road collided
at 10Th street station, east side. The rear
car was partly sandwiched into the forward W . "a
car, which il appears was standing at tne ue-
pot The engineer of the rear engine was
killed and the locomotive literally smashed
to pieces. Traffic has been entirely suspend
ed.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
Rough Weather In the Harbor and
Along the Coast.

NEW YORK, March l2.-0ne of the worst
snow storms that has visited the city of New
York for 20 years set in soon after midnight
and continued till this morning with una
bated fury. The wind was blowing a gale
from the north, and the Thermometer stood
at 2So above.
BosroN, March 12.-The storm today is
very severe all the way from this city to New
York. The wires about Boston are all
working badly and in many instances are
blown down. The telegraphc service is
crippled in all directions and but few messa-
cyac ra canf
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13

hide :her from her husband. who had
threatened to kill her. They kept the wo-
man. but at about II o'clock at night, War
rem took fence rail, broke in the windows
of one of the lower rooms, jumped into the
apartment and demanded his wife. She
went home with him and afterwards
claimed that she had no recollection of her
visit to the neighbors, having fed from her
own house after being assaulted by young
man who boarded there. The young man
was arrested on complaint of Warren.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
THE WEATHER

Owing to the interruption of telegraph
communication, no predictions were re-
ceiyed in this city.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-. March IL, 1888.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
A storm out West.

NEGAUNcE, Mich, March 12.-The two
days blizzard just ended in Northern Michi-
gan has been the worst of the year for the
railroads. The Chicago & Northwestern
train due at Negaunce at 7.45 last evening, is
stuck in the snow ten miles east of Escana-
ba, while the south bound trains are in the
The South Shore and Atlantic Division is
closed to traffic, with the western express
showed in on the western half of the divis-
ion.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-13
Almost a blizzard.

BIDDEFoRD, March 12.-It has been snow
ing hard since noon, and tonight the wind is
blowing almost a blizzard. The snow is
piled into huge drifts. All the night trains
over both divisions of the Boston & Maine
are behind time. Telegraphic communica-
tion between here and Boston has been cut
off since noon