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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
SOLID FOR cLEAvEs.
Strongly Endorsed by Republicans
of Camden and Calais.

CALAIS, April 20.-The Republicans held
a very largely attended caucus this evening
to select delegates to the State and District
conventions. They were nearly unanimous
for Hon. III. B. Cleaves. The delegation is
headed by Mayor McKusick and is very
strong and representative one.
RoCKPoRT, April 20.-Camden Republican
caucus met in G. ii. M. Barrett's Office this
evening. The chairman was J. S. Cleve-
land, and the secretary, M. 7. Crawford.
The delegates elected to the Bangor conven-
tion, April 26th, are 7. r. Simonton, E. A.
Morrill,, E. G. S. Ingraham, j. w. Bowers,
Peeg Wiley, and S. J. Groat. These dele.
gates were elected to the State convention at
Portland, june 2Sth: ii. l.. Shepherd, y. +.
Burgess, Frank Anderson, L. X. Simonton,
w. A Marian, Ruel Robinson. To the
District convention at Lewiston. April 9th.
the following are the delegates: Allen
Miller, Jr., j. S. Cleveland, w. p. Simonton,
j. S. Foster, V. H. J. Tibbetts: The follow
ing resolution was presented by Hon. ID. l..
Shepherd and on motion eli Hon. L. X.
Simonton, unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That we again reaffirm and emphasize
our devotion to Republican principles and our
loyalty to the old soldiers Of the Union by earnest
ly declaring in favor of the nomination OF Hon.
Henry b. Cleaves as the Republican candidate
for governor. Going from the farm to enlist in
the army as private, a brave soldier In time OF
war and danger, faithful public otiicer who
payers in sustaining the rights of taxation against
the railroad corporations Of the State and in the
enforcement of all laws, always an earnest Repub-
lican from the time he cast his first vote in the
army for Abraham Lincoln, devoted to the in-
terests of the people and his native State, we
commend HIM as strong and popular candidate,
and worthy of the confidence of the Republicans
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
FUNERAL OF EX-SENATOR CONKLING.
Impressive Ceremonies Conducted
by Or. Dix in Trinity Chapel.
Many Distinguished Persons and
Friends OF tho Dead Present.
The Final Service to be Held in Utica
Today.

New YORK, April 20.-Today, the casket
that contained the remains of Roscoe Conk-
ling was borne out of the house and taken
to Trinity Chapel, on West Twenty-fft
street, where the funeral services took place
at 10 o'clock. The remains were brought
down from the Conkling apartments at
o'clock, and placed in the back parlor on the
first floor
At precisely 9.45 the casket was borne out
of the house to the hearse. The pall-bearers
followed, led by Senator John p. Jones and
the Hon. Manton Marble. They were Isaac
I'll. Bailey Mayor Hewitt, Clarence A. Sew
ard, Judge Shipman. S. L. M. Barlow, Hon.
w. j. Wallace, Walter S. Church and Sena-
tor Cameron. The pall-bearers, together
with Drs. Sands and Fordyce Barker, occu-
pied the first three carriages. The mourners
entered the carriages in the following order;
Col. Conkling, with Mrs. Conkling and Mr..
and Mrs. Oakum in the first carriage; Alder
man Conkling. Miss Conkling, Judge Coke
and Mrs. Linkleyn in the second carriage;
Herbert Conkling anu Mrs. Coleman and
Col. Fred Grant and Mrs. u. 5. Grant in the
third carriage; Secretary Fairchild ana Mrs
Conkling's sister, George G. Gorham and
MIS-. fI6u ~. GIdut III tuc lOultl cdA kiTSO.
The procession moved directly to the chapel
of Trinity church, which is situated on the
next block, in West Twenty-ffth street. AL
ready the chapel was crowded when the pro.
cession reached there. The grand tones OF
the church organ struck up funeral march
as the procession entered the edifiee.
The casket was placed in the centre
of the middle aisle. The pall-bearers took
front seats on either side, and the mourners
directly in the rear People continued TO
besiege the doors of the chapel long after 1t
was crowded, and some were unwilling to
take mo- for an answer. Hundreds were
turned away only to stand in the rain to
take last look at the casket Of the illustrl-
GUS dead. Three magnificent floral pillows
were placed directly behind the casket, when
it was placed in position in the chapel With
bowed heads the friends of the great dead
listened to the beautiful services Of the Epis-
copal church, over which Rev. DIR. Morgan
Dix presided. No sermon was preached; his
fame was too well-known to the whole ma
tion.
When the cortege reached the Grand Cen
trail depot, the casket was borne into the
first Wagner car, the train consisting OF fye
Wagner cars. The train will reach Utica at
Gas, and the remains will lie in state from
noon until / O'Clock. The funeral services
will take place at o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
SHOT BYA DRUNKEN BOY.
H. L. Brown Nearly Murdered by a
RalioweIl Youngster.

HALLowELL, April 20.-The usually quiet
city cf HallOwell was yesterday thrown into
fever of excitement by an attempted muir
der. A young gentleman named Fl. l..
Brown was quietly walking on Second street
with young lady, when he was arrested by
pack of young boys, who threw mud at
h i'm. There were three boys, aged from to
IL years, who were so intoxicated that they
could hardly walk, and they thought 1t fun
to insult people, and tried it with the young
man. He caught the largest one, and after
boxing his ears let him go. The boy seized
picket from a aneighborlng fence, and again
from him and pushed him into the street.
He then proceeded on his way. At this the
infuriated boy suddenly drew revolver and
fired twice at Brown, one shot striking him
in the head, just back of the right ear. The
boys were arrested and taken to the station,
where great crowd gathered. The doctors
succeeded in extracting the ball, which they
said went within q hairs breadth of the
iugular vein, and may result fatally. 1t was
a very narrow escape from instant death.
The youngest boys mother went to the sta
tion and pleaded for her son, who was re-
tanned as witness. She took him in her
arms dead drunk, and carried him home
truly disgraceful spectacle. The boys are
where it was hidden, but the general opinion
drunk. The name of the boy who did the
shooting was Fred Miller, and he is net over
~ years of age. The prisoners were ar
raigned in court this afternoon, and Miller,
the assailant, waived examination, and was
held in So, 900 BAIL
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
BANGOR AND THE LAW.
The state constabIes Doing Well In
Spite of the City Authorities.

Bangor Correspondence of Belfast Journal1
Since the special constables were appoint
ed they have spilled nearly 1000 gallons Of
liquor. They have made two seizures of over
200 gallons each. Some dozen or more places
have been closed up, and there certainly has
been much less drunkenness. The temper
ance people do not support them as they
should. The city has refused room for an
office or place to store liquor The police do
not in the least aid them. The county COM
missioners allow them no per diem compen-
sation Of fees for travel, except in serving a
warrant. They allow them nothing, in fact,
except their fees for service of precepts.
There are 100 special taxes paid in Bangor,
and numerous others all over the county.
Certainly no other officers in this State are
opposed by such odds. and IL, in face Of
them, they make any headway, too great
praise cannot be theirs. Few understand, or
can understand the disadvantages under
which they labor. AT the last term of court
there was such press Of criminal business,
the most important and greatest In amount
that ever engaged the attention Of any Maine
court in one term, that it was thought unwise
to bring before the court many cases of mi
nor importance. At the August term un-
doubtedly several indictments will be found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
Death of Asa o. Pike.

Especial to the Press.]
FRYEBURG, April 20-Mr. Pike died in
Fryeburg Thursday morning, after three or
days illness with pneumonia, attended by
some affection Of the heart His age was Go
years and five months. By his death Sc
we're blow has been struck at the business in
terests Of the town, as he was its most active
and enterprising business man. At different
times he had been engaged in farming, trad
ing, numbering, building houses, stores and
barns. constructing and goperating steam
mill, leasing for several years canning fac
tory which he had built, to the Portlond
Packing Company; enlarging the Oxford
House and managing it as hotel He was
of necessity a very busy man. He, how
ever, found time to serve his town by advo-
eating earnestly improved school-houses, by
strenuous labors in behalf of the introduc-
tion of new industries, succeeding in secur-
ing a vote of the town exempting in the
future shoe mandatory fIom taxation
and had his life been spared he would have
benefited the community more than himself
by building new and improved hotel.
MIR. Pike was well known in Maine. For
twenty years he had been trial justice; he
was lecturer in the Grange, president of
the Western Oxford Agricultural Society.
member of the State Board of Agriculture,
and at its last annual meeting was chosen
vice president. He was a director Of the
White Mountain Telephone Company, and
the first president Of the Fryeburg horse
railroad; carrying successfully the heavy
burden of construction and operation in
spite of narrow opposition.
OF the Democratic party to which he be-
longed he was the leading member, in his
own town; as was demonstrated when he
went to Washington alone, and secured the
appointment of the present postmaster in
spite of the heavy endorsement OF another
candidate. By virtue Of this success he was
commissioned by other towns to go lagain ON
similar mission, and this he did once or
twice with a similar result.
While he was landlord of the Oxford
House he conducted it upon temperance
principles, and everywhere he was an out
spoken friend Of temperance, not merely in
precept, but also in practice. For this, spec
ial commendation is due, as being frequently
candidate for Office, he often found that
his party associates were not always in SYM
pathy with him in this respect
Mr.. Pike was liberal supporter of the
different religious societies in his village, and
interested in the charitable movements of the
day. The funeral services will be on Satur-
day at p. m. in the Congregational meeting
house, where he was an attendant upon pub
lie worship.
He leaves widow, formerly Miss Harriet
Warren OF East Fryeburg, a son, two daugh-
ters and three grandchildren.
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ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mrs. Appleby, sister of Nicholas Fessen-
den, ESQ.,, of Fort Fairfield, will hereafter
make her home In Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
The Dakota Bill Passed.

The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill for the admission of the State of South
Dakota, and was addressed by Mr.. Plumb in
support of the bill. In response to the chal-
lenge of Mr.. Vest, he instanced the case Of
Kansas and California as Territories which
had changed their boundaries. Itwas there
fore in no wise derogation of the privileges
of Congress for Dakota to divide its territory.
There had been good deal said about the
undue representation in the Senate of small
States, such as Delaware, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut and New Hampshire. but that was
something which could not be got rid of be-
cause the Constitution said that, in that par
ticular, there should be no change except
with the consent of those States. The coun-
try had to rest under that inequality OF rep
resentation in the Senate, except there should
be revolution. In the meantime, however.
the inequality might Re modined by such
proper division of the Territories, or such a
limitation of boundaries OF new States as
should give to the interior and western p0r-
tions of the country a larger share Of repre-
Sentaton in the Senate At the election OF
delegate in 1885, Dakota had cast 1O4, 81 votes.
The population of South Dakota was about
two-thirds of the whole and the voting popu-
latiOn of the proposed new State was about
$4,000. He contrasted the small votes In the
said that very few of them had cast as many
votes at any election within the last five years,
as the Territory of Dakota had cast in 1886.
If it was the quality of the people OF Dakota
that the Senator from Missouri (VesD OBJ
jected TO, then he plumb declared that they
were fair representation Of the Anglo-Saxon
race ON this continent.
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions have been
granted:
ORIGINAL, INVALID.
Addison S. Chadbourne, Cambridge.
Patrick F. Mcguire, National Military Home.
Thomas j. Dill East Jackson.
Geo. II. MoultOn. Wellington.
f. j. Rowe, Riverside.
INCREASE.
Levi N. Straub Poland Corner.
Isaiah NJ Cookson, Oakfeld.
O Alva l.. French, Boyd Lake.
NPatrck G. Kennedy, National Military Home.
lWm. Somerby, Winn.
REISSUE.
James B. Craig Carmel.
VIM. A. Rowe, East EddingtOn,
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS, ETC.
Joanna, widow of Andrew J. Welch, North Ber-
wick.
Ira, father of John spauldng, South Norndge-
wock.
Nancy, widow of Albion Hodgkins. Egypt
Minors OF James T. Gardner MachiaS.
James, father OF William s. Hodgd0n, Emden
Centre.
MEXICAN WAR, WIDOWS.
Mary E., widow Of Gardner Walker Westbrook.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
THE STATE.

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mrs. Appleby, sister of Nicholas Fessen-
den, ESQ.,, of Fort Fairfield, will hereafter
make her home In Portland.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A correspondent Of the Ellsworth Ameri-
can says that the Penobseot bay shore is de-
stined at no distant day to be lined with
brick-yards. There will probably be eight
or more in operation the coming season.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
MIR. S. W. Whitney, of North Vassalboro,
has issued q book $50 pages. descriptive OF
many of the towns on the Kennebec.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Capt. Alfred c. Yates, who spent last sum-
mer in Damariscotta with friends, and re-
turned to his post Of duty at Edna, Grand
Bassa on the West Coast Of Africa in early
autumn, died very suddenly on the sd day
Of November last at the age OF about o.
years. He was son OF the late Samuel
Yates Of Bristol.
PIsCArAQUIs COUNTY.
They say in Monson that Rev. w. G. Mann
has not vet decided to accept the call to Bid
deford.
A woolen factory is talked of in Monson.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Deacon Joseph p. Lancaster, of Palmyra,
who recently died, was for twenty-five years
deacon of the Free Win Baptist church at
Anson.
The Skowhegan Board of Trade is con-
sidering the best place forilocating the new
library building.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The suit of the town of Topsham VS.. bonds
men of Chas. H. Small has finally been drop
ped.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Sentinel notes great inn
provement among the Passamaquoddy In
dians. The women are discarding barbaric
finery and both men and women are anxious
to have their houses well furnished. But
they still cling to the birch canoe
The burning of the old engine house at
Milltown, for the discovery of the cause Of
which the Calais city government offers
reward, is declared by correspondent Of
Calais Times to be something of blessing.
1t was resort for gambling and drinking.
WALDO COUNTY.
The monument in Belfast harbor which
was torn down by last winters ice is to be
rebuilt at once by the government A petit
ton for a lighthouse also in Belfast harbor
is to be forwarded TO Washington.
In fifteen years the sales of commercial
fertilizers in Belfast have increased from
twenty to thousand tons.
Russell Slower, of ROckport, was arrested
in Belfast Tuesday for stealing junk from
Carleton, Norwood IL Co., Of Rockport
YORK COUNTY.
Laconia Lodge of Odd Fellows OF Bidde-
ford have celebrated this week their forty-
first anniversary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
Mike Burns In Belfast.


The mission of Michael Burns, the original
package liquor vender of Augusta, to Belfast
last week was to make arrangements for es-
tablishing branch of his business here. 1t
is said to be his intention to open an agency
in every place in Maine where there is a
Custom House. His plan Is to import liquors
in bond, which will be stored In the Custom
House, If there are no bonded warehouses.
A local agent will then be appointed and
when the agent makes a sale he will give the
customer an order, or go himself to the Gus
tom House, take the liquor out Of bond and
pay the duties on it. The liquor is sold in
the original package. The law is that
package or case shall not contain less than
one dozen bottles. Duties have to be paid
on the bottles as well as on the contents The
duty on the bottles Is three cents each, and
on the liquor according to the quality, aver
aging about so per gallon. While in Belfast
Mr.. Burns called upon the Custom House
officials to ascertain the facilities for storing
liquor, and found that they are ample. He
said If he engaged In the business his liquors
would probably be taken from the Bath Gus
tom House. He expects to open here about
May 1st,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
FIRST TOWN OF YORK COUNTY.
Growth and Population of the Smart
Town of Sanford.
Especial to the Press. ]

SANFORD, April 2O-During the past eight
years the population Of the village of San
ford has increased SS per cent. The census
for 1880 gave it population of 800. and it
now numbers 1,471 inhabitants. Its remark
able growth in this respect and Others is due
largely to the continued prosperity of the
Sanford plush mills, conducted by the
Messrs. Goodall, and to the fact that 1t con-
tains particularly thrifty and enterprising
class of people. There are in Sanford village
over 47O children of school age, number
greater than the entire population of the vii
lage twenty years ago. The population of
the town, which includes the villages of
Springyale, South Sanford and Sanford, is
now estimated to be at least $500, emitting
it to rank as the first town in the county.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
A Pleasant Surprise.

The Pine street Sunday school held its
annual meeting for election of officers Fast
Day. At the close of reports for the year
from the different officers, the school took
occasion to express its appreciation of the
untiring services rendered by their respected
superintendent. Mr.. A. A. Nickerson. Mr..
Chenery, in behalf of the school, presented
a beautiful French clock, asking that when
Mr. Nickerson looked at the face Of the
clock he would remember the faces of the
Sabbath school, and when he heard it chime
the hours he would think of the happy hours
superintendent and school had spent to-
gether. Mr.. Nickerson was completely sur
all. With Mr.. Nickerson as our superintend-
ent for another year we anticipate year OF
advance and prosperity. PINE STREET.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21

.Dow out for running ont of line

Edrneu runs-COIbys, I; PortIands, 6. Two
base hits-Fusselbach 8, Prince, McCloskey
Householder, Mitchell, Parsons Three base bit
-koons. Stolen bases-Householder K0ons 2,
Brady 2, O'Rourke 4, Mitchell, Pulsifer q Gf-
more 2. Roberts 2, Bangs, Parsons, Dow 2, King
First base on ball-Parsons 3, McAullfe q Mitch
bys, 3. Struck out-Portlands, z; Colbys, To-
Double play-Dow and Wagg. Passed balls
koons 2, McCloskey |, Pulsfer 3. Wild pitches
-McAuliffe 2, Wagg and Parsons. Tines
hours. Umpires-Small ana Flaherty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-21
RAILWAY MATTERS.
MAINE CENTRAL.


In addition to the sleeping cars run on the
through train from Boston to st. John, via
the Maine Central railroad, parlor cars will
be run throughout the summer. By this new
and very convenient arrangement passengers
who do not care to travel in the sleeping cars
will be greatly accommodated. There will
be no changing of cars, and for this reason
travelling will be much more comfortable
Returning from ST. John, parlor car will be
run on the Flying Yankee without change at
Bangor. The addition of these parlor cars
furnishes accommodations for the travelling
public that win be highly appreciated.
CHANGES on THE MAINE.
An order of considerable Importance has
been issued by the management of the Boston
and Maine railroad 1t is as follows:
GENERAL MANAGERS OFFICE, -
BosFoN, Aprii IL, 1855. ~
The Office of master of maintenance OF way OF
the eaStean and northern divisions Is hereby abol-
ished, and the construction and repairs on all
parts of the road and its leased lines, except the
western division, and the machinery and car de-
partments will be placed under the charge of a
chief engineer, with headquarters at Boston. III.
Bissell is appointed chief engineer and will enter
at once upon the duties of his Office Mr.. Bissell
will have entire charge Of the engineering depart
ment which will include all pay rolls and accounts
heretofore included In the road, bridge and build
ing departments, except as above, and IoadmaS-
ters and fOremen in the road, bridge and building
departments will report directly to the chief en-
gineer. The chief engineer win report to the gen
erai manager Mr.. George f. Hurd. purchasing
agent, will, on Tuesday, May !, extend his author
ity purchasing agent over all leased lines, and
to the building on Nashua street, Boston, now 0c
cupied by the purchasing agent OF the Lowell sys-
(signed), JAMES T. FURBER,
General Manager.
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Lth CONGRESS...FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE

w WASHlN6IONs Aplil ~.
The House resumed the consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill the pending
question being OH a motion to strike out the
Choctaw judgment section. The motion was
lost and the bill passed.
The House went into committee Of the
whole on the pension appropriation bill, and
was addressed by Mr. Henderson. Mr. Hen
derson, referring to the operation
of the Mexican Pension law, said
that under it, pensions were awarded so rap
idly that the recipients sometimes did not
know they were claimants. In proof of this,
he had read a Chicago paper to the effect
that Commissioner Black had ordered pen
sion certified to Col. w. r. Morrison, not
withstanding that he was informed that
Morrison's name did not appear on the list
of applicants. Col. Morrison returned it in
terse letter note, in which he stated that he
never applied for pension
Mr.. Macdonald said this statement was
not true.
had the clerk read a copy of the letter from
Col. Morrison. Mr.. Henderson continued /:
81 want the truth from your pious commits
sioner who started out in the administration
of his Office by charging against a faithful
officer and brother officer, who left a part OF
his body on battlefield-Col. Dudley-that
during his administration of the pension
office, from turreti to foundation it was used
for political purposes. Now the same gem
tleman stands convicted, on Democratic au-
thority, of violating the terms of the law,
and swiftly issuing certificates to a Demo-
cratic chief, who was too high and too clean
to become party to the transaction. This
man, who entered upon the discharge of his
duties with Heaven erected lace, like saint,
| is caught in a Democratic trap.
After the general debate closed, Mr.. Con-
ger, of Michigan, offered an amendment pro-
viding that in all cases Of pensions to wild
ows, the payment be made from the date
of the death of their husbands. The amend
ment was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. 0'Neill, of Missouri, an
amendment was adopted providing that all
officers of the United States authorized to
administer oaths, shall administer all oaths
required by pensioners and witnesses free Of
charge. The committee then rose and the
bill, which appropnates SSo,2OO,o0o, was
passed.
A contest for the precedence Of considera-
tion then arose between the post office, Dis
trict Of Columbia and river and harDor ap-