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The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
Reform Club.

The address before this body last evening
was given by W. II. Smith, editor of the
Odd Fellows Register and the Masonic
Journal. The hall was crowded. Presi-
dent Phillips presided, and introduced the
speaker
Mr.. Smith gave an historical sketch of the
rise and progress of the temperance cause in
America from 1859 to the Washingtonian
movement which commenced April 8, 1871, at
Baltimore. He mentioned the fact that w.
ID. Little, Esq, of this city was the sole sur
vivor Of the first State temperance society
which met in Augusta in January, 1882. Mr..
Smith expressed a hope that Mr.. Little
would be induced to speak to the Club upon
some future occasion. Mr.. Smith introduced
proof, which he considers unimpeachable, to
show that the late General James Appleton,
was the first to propose prohibitory measures
against the liquor traffic; and cited his son,
ID. Fuller Appleton, an eminent citizen Of
New York city, as stating that his
fathers name had been .purposey excluded
by those who knew better, from the book
known as the 100 Years Of Temperance, 4
which was published in 1885. Mr.. Smith
read extracts from the memoir which Mr..
ID. Fuller Appleton has published in regard
to his hOnOred father who was an alderman
was member of the legislature of Maine
from Portland. Mr.. Appleton was born in
1876 on the farm that his emigrant ancestor,
Samuel Appleton, had assigned him in Ips-
wich, Mass, in 1886, and which is owned by
d. Fuller Appleton at the present time.
Here the General ended his useful life in
1862. He was the Abolition candidate for
governor of Maine in 1928 and 1874.
Mr.. Smith commended the efforts Of the
Reform Club and claimed that they were in
better business as good Samaratans, than
were the priests. Levltes and ref0rmers
who were in the temperance work for
revenue and notoriety His address was
listened to with attention throughout and
vote of thanks was extended him at its close.
The Reform Club is doing good work. 1t
is winning people from the path of the drunk
ard aud making them good citizens. Its
weapons are love and practical effort. 1t deals
not in vituperation of the living or dead, and
is honestly trying.to save men, women and
children from the curse OF intemperance and
deserves the aid of all who wish to do some-
thing to make the world better
After Mr.. Smiths address Capt. Merritt,
N. Murch, L. A. Oakes, George Facey, VIM.
w. Crook and John b. Chase were called
upon and made brief remarks, after which
the meeting closed
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
PORTLAND, MAINE MONDAY MORNING, MARCl

friends" said the quack 'it's all free. gratis,
fornothing. Let any afflicted person come
forward and I'll show him the nature OF his
disorder and give him packet Of lung neal
ers for nothing" At last man with Yio-
lent cold and cough came forward. Thee
quack doctor pretended to sound his chest
with q stethoscOpe of almost pant0mimic pro-
portions and informed the staring crowd that
the patient was in galloping consumption.
MY FRIEND" said the quack to the untor--
tunate victim so terrible is this disease that
you can actually see it," He handed glass
tube to the patient, and then poured pint
of clear water into a large tumbler. Just
you blow into that water, my friend he
cried. The man obeyed, and the water grew
discolored, ,turbid and at last as white as milk.
"This unhappy man, my friends" said the
quack, as he held the glass on high, If he
hadn't had the good fortune to come across
me tonight, wouldn't have been long for this
world should have given him about fort
night; that's all. Now packet OF my lung
heaers will cure him. What you see in the
glass of water are his vitiated humors, the
products of corruption. MY magic lung
healers destroy these humors in the body or
out of the body. Observe, my friends, watch
me carefully there is no deception here"
The quaek dropped pinch from one OF
packet of powders into glass, and directed
the patient to stir i with tube. The water
became Immediately clear. Then he reaped
his harvest. The water was lime water, and
the carbonic acid in the mans breath natur.-
ally threw down the carbonate of lime at
once and rendered the water turbid And
the remarkable lung healer was simply III
tie cirric acid and sugar, which instantly re-
dissolved it.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
HON. HORACE FAIRBANKS.
Death of One of the Promoters of
the Portland q Ogdensburg.

ST. JoHNsBURY, VT, March 1S.-Ex-Gov.
Horace Fairbanks, who died in New York
yesterday, of pneumonia, was son of the
late Gov. Erastus Fairbanks. He was born
at Barnet, March q, 1921, the family moving
to st. Johnsbury when Horace was child.
He was educated in the local schools and
graduated at Phillips Andover Academy. At
the age of IS he entered the employment of
the Fairbanks Scale Company as confidential
clerk, and at the age of % was admitted to
the firm. Ever since he has been largely en-
trusted with its financial management being
at the time of his death the senior member.
He was largely interested in the construc
tion of the Portland & Ogdensburg road.
For many years he was president of the
road. He always figured prominently in
State affairs as a staunch Republican. In
1864 and 1872 he was delegate to the Nation
al Republican Convention, and in 1868 was
presidential elector at large In 1876 he was
elected governor, making conspicuous rec
ord. He was one of the organizers, and at
his death was president of the st. Johns
bury First National Bank, and was for many
years trustee of the University of Yer
mont. He was well known Throughout the
State as friend of education. He founded
free public library for st Johnsbury at a
cost of 100000, maintaining at his own ex-
pense the library of 1900 volumes, with
fine art gallery.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
GENE ERAL NEWS s.

John Matthews, one Of the Missouri balo
Knobbers, has confessed, giving the partlcu-
lars of the Edens Green butchery.
Mrs. William Dalton and herlfour year old
daughter were burned to death in Chcago
tenement house fire yesterday morning. Inc
fire is believed 90 have been incendlary.
O'Connor of Canada, defeated Patterson
of California, in a boat race at Alameda yes
terday.
Josiah Clifford, a prominent wrecker ana
diver of Provincetown, Mass, died yes1er-
day, aged rs. at. s;uoo-
Hon. John Ii. Pearson, the leading dlTec-
tor Of the Concord railroad, has been sulIer-
mo with liberation of the left foot. oasqL-
day the leg was amputated at the knee. MT.
Pearson bore the operation well.
The main building of the Green pyelng
and Finishing Works on the blackss99ne
river. II. l., was destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. Loss, 100000
Gloucester has topic of interest IN n sne
halibut ring, including fish dealers ana ygs, VS.
sci owners, who, it is claimed, controI Tue
market to the detriment of the hsnernleih'
Efforts to secure the appointment OF pun,
lie weigher of fish have given prominence w
the ling.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
Palace Cars for Horses.
New York Times.1

Palace cars for the transportation of horses
can hardly be called novelty, but Messrs.
Treacy and Wilson Of the Ashland Park
Stock Farm have new thing in this line
which made its first trip to New York last
week. The car which was built for them and
fitted up at a cost of $1,000, is called "Ber-
muda," and is to make regular trips hereafter
between this city and Lexington, KY. On
one side of the car is picture Of the trotting
stallion Fayette Wilkes. and on the other
picture of the racing stallion Elgin, son of
Springbuk. On one side of the car are the
words, New York to Lexington" and on
the other Lexington to New York" The
The car is to be used entirely for the trans
portation of blooded horses. and there will
be plenty of demand for it, as few horsemen
can afford to own their own cars, as do
Messrs. Baldwin, Haggin, and a few others.
In the car on its Eastern trip last week were
two thoroughbreds, Kentucky Ban and Clay
Stockton, recently bought by ex-Mayor
Nolan of Albany, and five youngsters con-
signed to Col. 5. ID. Bruce of this city, These
horses with anumber of others were in charge
of John Miller, who represented the shipping
firm. He, his attendants and the horses had
comfortable quarters during their cold trip to
the East
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
How to Cure Color Blindness.


That the origin of color or-blindness lies in the
brain and not in the eye has been suggested
by Prof. Ramsay. While engaged in teach
ing in Brooklyn some years ago, the principal
of school insisted on treating every case Of
the sort as dependent on the will of the pu-
pill. His remedy was the rod. This certain
Nv seemed a tyrdnnical and unwarranted
Treatment, but the result was favorable to
his theory. 1t is possible that thorough
examination will ultimately demonstrate
that the fault lies very largely in the shift
less methods of observation which have
grown up under the old classical system of
Education, and which have to large extent
become hereditary? Prof. Ramsey's sugges-
tion and his argument deserve careful atten-
tion. and. il found correct, we have another
and overwhelming reason for the newer edu-
cation. at first sight it is not perfectly
clear. on the above theory, why it is that
color.blindness should be more common
among men than with women; yet it is pos
sihla that this will be found to bear out the
smgSestion made above, for, with the discon-
tinmance of the wearing of colors by the men,
their Interest in colors to large extent must
have ceased and If our old methods of edu-
cation were to be continued much longer, it
NAV be that, with the less use OF color by
women in their dresses, an increase OF color
blindness might result among them as well.
II is doubtful, however, whether the intro
duction of the rod as quick corrective will
find many advocates.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
On second choice there is wide divergence

Many Grand Army men in Lewis comfy
favor Sheridan; Warner Miller is wanted by
Herkimer county, where he lives; Depew Is
popular in Buffalo, Albany and New Work
city, where it claimed by one man that he
will get the solid vote Of the labOring classes,
particularly those on the railroads; Hiseock
stands well in Onondaga (Syracuse), his
home; Allison is liked in Chenango county,
while Rockland, Albany, Genesee ard Greene
are greatly relieved by the withdrawal OF
Blaine, and say the condition of the party in
those counties is improved fully fifty per
cent. by it.
The party in Chemung county (Elmira) is
badly dem0ralized. Ii is the home of Cover
nor Hill, and IL is charged by upwards Of
fifty Republicans writing from that district
that in the last two campaigns money has
been freely used and that it Is expected in
the approaching one. IL is therefore imp0s-
sible, they say, to do much against it, The
party fences are down and are likely to re-
main down.
In Albany great deal Of State and Fed
eral patronage has been given out by the
Democrats, and it is conceded that Blaine or
any other Republican could not do so well in
1883 as was done in 1884, when the Democrat
ic Plurality was 646 The following year
Hill increased it to 1877, and last year Grant
ran behind Cook 1868 votes.
Yates county wants high license cam
paign and Erie county buffalo fears the
Labor and Prohibition people.
canvass among the leading Republicans,
without reference to ward or precinct. was
made in New York city and Brooklyn. On
ly first choice was asked for and the follow
ing Is the result:
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
The Keystone State.

1t is anybody's fight in Pennsylvania. The
Republicans of the State were thoroughly
bound up in the fortunes Of Blaine. When
he withdrew there was political chaos, out
of which there has not yet come any sort Of
order. Replies were received from Republi-
cans in 1866 wards and townships Of the
State, from many members Of the Legisla-
ture, from almost every member of the State
committee, from all the National Convention
delegates yet selected and from many promi-
nent political observers throughout the
State. All agree in saying that there is no
settled feeling i'm favoI of anybody. They
also agree, not alone the politicians, but the
rank and file as well, that it Is the earnest
wish that some way be opened up by which
Blaine can be induced to accept a nomina-
tion by acclamation on a protective plat
form, with plank in 1t calling for death to
delegates in two of the Congressional dis
tricts of the State were elected as long ago
as last August and instructed for Blaine.
The result in 1884 was a bitter dsappoint-
ment to Pennsylvania Republicans, and par
ticularly to Philadelphia, but it in no wise
lessened the hold of the man from Maine.
The Republicans Of Pennsylvania are as
strong for him as ever. OF the hundreds of
letters received from every nook and corner
in the State there is not one dissenting
voice. They are all Blaine.
There is warm feeling for both Senator
Cameron and Governor Beaver, but both
have said they were not candidates, and the
people take them at their word. Dropping
Blaine, the vote on what may be called the
second choice of the State stands thus by
wards and townshinS.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
"Tougner than a Billed OWL,
rcn,caeo Trihune1


The other morning farmer of East Galena
discovered an immense owl perehed in tree
near his house. He procured his shotgun
and fired at the bird, but failed either to
bring it down or frighten IT, He fired again,
but did not even seem TO attract the birds at
tention. Then his son took hand in the
match and fired several shots. but with no
better result, except to bring down few
feathers. Finally neighbor, the crack shot
of the locality, tried his skill, but the owl
still sat immovable upon his perch, unmind-
full of the fusilade. After using up all his
ammunition the farmer sent his boy up the
tree to investigate, when it was discovered
that the owl was frozen solid and its claws so
tightly clasped to the tree that the limb had
to be cut off before the bird could be brought
down. During the past few nights many
birds in this section have been frozen to
death in the trees and upon their nests-a
thing never before heard of hereabouts.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

The Gresham vote comes from Harrison
county, where Judge Gresham was born, and
chiefly In the southern part of the State,
though Floyd county, adjoining Harrison on
the east, is very strong for Harrison. Other
strong Harrison sections are Carroll Mont
gomery Charlottesville, Vigo Terre Haute),
Benton, Owen, jackson, Ripley, Morgan,
Monroe (Bloomington) and Marion INDIAN
apolis) counties Gresham finds his strong
est concentrated following outside Of Harri-
son, his home county, in Cass Iogansport
and in st. Joseph South Bend and Wander
berg EVANSVILLE. In South Bend. Elkhart,
Evansville, Munce, Fort Wayne, LaPOrte
and Jeffersonville, Lincoln and Sherman
have many friends. johnson, Randolph
and some more Of the counties in the eastern
part of the State have declared for Harrison,
through their county committees, and Harri-
son county has done the same for Judge
Gresham
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
Minnesota Preferences.

The canvass in Minnesota was confined to
the fully organized counties in the Southern
half Of the State, and the single tier Of coun-
ties that extend to the British line on the
western border. Replies were received
about the feeling among Republicans in 962
wards and townships. Before giving the
preferences it should be said that they were
made with the idea that Blaine Is out Of the
race. The forty-three who favor him say the
people in their locality want Blaine, declina-
ton or no declination. OF the States four
teen delegates in the Chicago Convention
Blaine, but at the present time almost every
township in the counties Of Aitkin, Anoka,
Chippewa, Carlton. Dakota, Dodge, Free
born, Goodhue, Morrison, Mower, lie Sueur,
jackson, lsanti, Pipestone, Rice, Todd, Sher-
first choice, If he were a candidate. As they
believe he is not, they vote as follows
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
CaSco.

observation-disclosures b. Harmon.
Clerk-Lyman w. Holden.
Selectmen, etc.-Peter Jordan, Walter S. Ding
ley, Cyrus r. Winslow;
Treasurer-Sumner o. Hancock.
Superylsor-W. G. Jordan.
Collector and Constable-G. I. Cook.
All are Democrats except the second and
third selectmen and the collector
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
How a Quack Awed Crowd and
Sold His Patent Lung Heaiers.
rcaturdav Ravfau

A short lime ago quack experimental in
Lambeth with considerable success upon the
pockets of an awestricken crowd. After a
preliminary harangue and terse little lee
ture on the viscera, which the charlatan
sketched in with colored crayons upon a
blackboard on which the human skeleton
was outlined in white paint, the fellow came
to business. ~ am going to demonstrate to
YOU" said he, 'by a startling experiment
Ions remedy can cure all diseases of the lung
and chest. Now, whoeyer's got bad cough
or cold on the chest let him stand forward" /"
There was a little hesitation and a good
deal of giggling. Don't be afraid, my
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS
The Deiegates:who will Meet In Ban
gor and Portland.

AUGUSTA. March 1.-THE Republican
State Committee has completed the compu-
tation of the number of delegates which
each city, town and plantation in Maine may
send to the two State Conventions to be
held in Bangor in April and in Portland in
June, to respectively choose delegates to the
National Convention and to nominate a can
didate for Governor. Each convention will
have 1908 delegates and viii be larger than
ever before, the computation being based on
the Republican vote of 1884, which was
unusually large. The following is the rep
resentation by counties:
FIRST DISTRICT.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

1t should be noted that in Indiana, as in
the other States, very large proportion vote
uponlthe understanding that Blaine will not
be candidate. They add, however, in about
forty per cent. of the districts that If Blaine
is a candidate all calculations are off. Parti-
eularly is this true in the Sherman and
Gresham townships and wards. The Harri-
son people stand firmer, but say they are Of
course for any good Republican.
On second choice there is great scatter
ing. 1t is impossible to give second choices
by districts, and so they are given by votes,
each counting as one regardless Of what Ii
represents. This is how Indiana Republi-
cans vote individually when their favorites
are out Of the way:
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

The strength Of the leading men for first
choice comes from Dodge, Olmstead, Sibley,
Freeborn, Pipestone, Cottonwood, GOodhue,
Hennepin and Blue Earth counties for Lin
coin; from Big Stone. Dakota, Rice, Mower,
LIE Sueuer, Otter Tail and Polk for Gresham.
Sherman is strong in Duluth and St. Paul.
OF course the counties named are not solid
for their respective favorites, but greater
number of the precincts in each so express
their prefenees. Townships in all parts Of
the State, however, favor each of them.
showing that their strength Is scattered and
that the Stale, as is repeatedly declared by
these Republicans, is ready to support any
good nominee.
on second choice there is the usual scatter
ing. Not all are able TO discover any second
choice, but where feeling has so far crystal
ligad IL Is rppOrted as follows.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
CANADA OR CALIFORNIA.
The Destination of a Young Rascal
from Whltefield.
Especial to the Press,

GARDINER, March 1S.-A young man left
Whitefeld one day last week taking with
him $3.50 belonging to other parties. He
sold two horses which another man had a
right out sale of and third horse on which
there was bill of sale, pocketing the
money. The runaway is about % years Of
age, and heretofore has borne ood reputa-
tion. He said he was going to Canada, but
it is believed he is in California.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

The information given here is based on
correspondence with all of the Minnesota
members of Congress, the entire State com
mittee, the chairmen of the county commit
tees, the presidents and secretaries of nearly
all the political clubs in the State and a very
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
TOWN ELECTIONS.
ST. George.

Moderator-Robert Long.
Clerk-Dayid Seavy.
Seiectmen. Assessors and Overseers of Poor
Alexander Kelloch, George X. Marshall, William
L. Allen.
Treasurer-Robert Long.
Auditor-Franklin Trussen.
School Committee for three years-W. II. Mat
thews.
der f. X. Hupper.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
Newspaper men,a complaint.

New YORK, March 1S.-The feature OF TO-
days proceedings of the Central Labor
Union was the application for admission oil
Local Assembly No. 949O, of the Knights OF
Labor otherwise known as the Horace
Greely club organization, composed of re-
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

porters and printers whose object is to es-
tablish national organization of newspaper
men with the object Of improving the social
and financial condition of their craft. The
newspaper men complain that they are com
PEELED to work for starvation wages" The
credentials of their delegates were approved
and then referred to the printing trade sec
tiOn
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
the NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
President Cleveland Quietly Passes
His FIfty-first Birthday.

WASHINGTON, March IS. President
Cleveland celebrated the fifty-frst anniver-
sary of his birth very quietly today. There
were few callers at the Executive Mansion
during the day, and, excepting while al
church with Mrs. Cleveland in the forenoon
the Pres ident remained indoors.
The Civil Service.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Senate has
passed Senator Hale's resolution ordering an
investigation of the civil service, since the
Democrats came into power, under the ma
tional administration. Senator Cockrell's
amendment to include the Hayes admins
tration was rejected. The committee, as ap.
pointed by Mr.. ingalls,, is composed OF Hale
Henderson, Chace, Spooner, Blackburn,
Daniel and Blodgett. A counter-movemeni
to investigate according to Mr.. Coekrelrs
proposal is said to be planned by the Demo-
Gratis in the House.
TIresome Work.
AT meeting of the way S and means com.
mittee yesterday it was proposed that the
chairman ask consent Of the House for the
committee to sit in the afternoon when they
choose to do so. Mr.. Reed complained that
he got tired enough IN the morning sessions
and did not care to sit all day. and when the
vote was taken all the Republicans voted
against the proposition. 1t was carried Dy
the Democratic vote, but when Mr.. Mills la
ter asked unanimous consent OF the House
to permit these sessions, Mr.. Burrows OBJ
jected.
The committee finished the consideration
of the internal revenue features OF their Dill
except as to the two clauses which give the
judges of the courts discretion as to the des
tination of captured stills and as to the lib
Grafton of prisoners whose health is injured
by confinement. They will meet with oppo
sition from the Republicans.
The Pension List.
Pensions have been awarded the follow
ing Maine people:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Stephen @. Baiem, Litchfeld.
INCREASE.
Alopzo b. Merrill Bangor.
John O'Brien, National Military Home.
Jones Haskell, Ferry Village.
James Smith, navy.
Elijah Stone, Brookton.
Ambrose Butler, Egypt
REISSUE.
Emery L. Hougton, Readfeld.
Mansfield Hamm, Amity.
VIM. H. Goodale, Clinton.
VIM. III. Gilchrst Knox Station.
VIM. A Lombard, Meddybemps.
ORIGINAL.
Minor child of VIM. II. Cluff, WATERFORD.
SURVIVORS.
Wm. ii. Rice National Home.
Ed Harrison, National Military Home, Togus.
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

BRooKLyN

1t should be added that this canvass was
taken at random, except that it was seen in
all cases that all were Republicans. Among
AlhanV
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

The Cameron votes come from Dauphin
from Philadelphia and Pittsburg; the Sher-
man from Philadelphia and the Western
counties of the State; the Harrisons from
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19

William Race, aged 65, wealthy New
Jersey farmer, was murdered In his barn
Saturday night. There Is no clew TO the
murderer.