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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-10
THE NEW WAR SHIPS.
Secretary whitney Anxious to Show
them to the Foreigners.

New YORK, July 9.-Secretary Whitney
has given orders to each chief of bureau at
the Navy Department at Washington to in
form him of the earliest possible time when
when the new cruisers Chicago, Boston and
Atlanta may be completed for a foreign
cruise. The Boston is at the navy yard.
where she has been in commission for more
than year, and with a full complement of
officers and crew on board under full sea
pay. Some changes are now being made in
her steering gear, but her delay in compile
tion for sea service is really due to the or
dnance department, which is far behind in
its work.
The Chicago is also at the navy yard, and
is practically little nearer readiness for sea
service than she was when she made her
creditable trip in November, and developed
a speed of 16 knots an hour and horse
power considerably in excess Of that re-
her masts and rigging put in, and now all
that she requires is her unfinished guns
When the ordnance department has finished
its work upon her. all that will need to be
done will be to put crew and provisions on
board and get up steam and start away.
The Atlanta has recently returned from
cruise to the West Indies, during which
time she made several steam trials and test
ed her sea worthiness, all of which were re-
ported by the officers to give satisfactory re-
suits. When the ordinance board has had
the gunports renewed and made Of larger di-
mensions than the old ones, which were torn
to pieces by the recoli, and had the tracks
reaid for the eight-inch guns, which were
torn up because Of being put down in such a
decidedly unmechanical way and when a
new propeller has been put on in place of
the one which had two of the blades broken
by going ashore, then will she be ready for
squadron duty.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

Governor Ames, who is quite i'll at his res
idence in Boston, is steadily improving.
The most disastrous rain storm that has
visited Kansas City for years ragged from o
o'clock Sunday night until midnight.
A Paris paper says that Germany Is about
TO compel the French landlords Of StrasDurg
to sell their property.
The Cincinnati, Wabash Il Michigan rail
way was badly washed out by heavy rain
Saturday night.
A slight shock Of earthquake lasting near
ly minute was felt at Beleyille. Madoc.
Tweed and Warkworth, Ontario, about Ii
O'Clock Sunday night.
Mary Ann Swift, claiming a residence In
Strong, Me-, was found In Lowell in de-
mented condition yesterday and ta ZEN to the
Danvers Insane Asylum.
The new Roman Catholic building at Han
over, N. H., was formerly dedicated yester-
day. Bishop Brady of Manchester, Father
Birney Of Quebec, and Father Parable, Of
Lebanon, were present.
A seyenty-horse power boiler exploded at
the Adelaide silk mill in Allentown, Penn,
yesterday morning, killing the engineer and
two firemen, and injuring three other men.
None Of the 900 employees in the mill were
injured.
A Hungarian servant girl, at a summer
residence In Marion, Mass, while roasting
coffee over an alcohol lamp Saturday, tipped
over can Of alcohol which exploded, burn
ing her so that death resulted. Another dO-
mestic was badly burned.
A terrific wind and hail storm followed by
rain with lightning, passed over Montpelier,
Ind. Saturday evening, destroying dwellings,
fences, trees and buildings and badly damag
ing the crops. The entire country in the
track Of the storm Is flooded with water
David Clark and wife Of Sandwich, ILL.,,
were found hanging in corn crib Sunday
evening They left paper signed by both
saying they died for each other. Clark was
80 years old and had been married two
years.
The counsel for Mrs. Sarah j. Robinson.
who has been sentenced to be hanged on No,
yember 1lth, will make an application 10 the
governor and council for Communication ~
sentence about the first Of September. II
cannot be done sooner on account of Govern
or Ames's illness.
The Socialistic Sunday schools which have
been recently organized in Chicago under the
superintendency Of Paul Grottkau are max
ing great progress. There are six of them
and they hold meetings every Sunday morn
ing. II Is estimated by Grottkau and others
interested that 25,000 people will soon be en-
rolled In the schools, including children. No
move toward breaking up these meetings
mas yet been made by the police.
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Proceedings of the Special Meeting
at Augusta Yesterday.
Especial to the Press.1


AUGUSTA, July 9.-An adjourned meeting
of the State Board of Health occurred at the
State House today, all the members being
present, including Hon. S. j. Young, who
has lately returned from Europe, where he
thinks of returning in about month to
rejoin his family.
The secretary reported to the Board the
work which had been done in the labratory
for water analysis. So far S4 samples of
water have been analyzed, of which 40 have
been samples from the public water supplies,
|. 20 from private wells, six from springs and
the remainder from cisterns, ponds and
streams not used as public water supply,
but some of which were furnished as such.
The report was made also of the present
financial standing of the Sanitary Inspector,
and although few of the bills for advertis-
ing are not yet collected, it is evident that
there will be a small balance in its favor.
The danger from infected rags in the pa
per mills In the State was under considera-
tion by the Board. and in view of this dam
ger it was thought highly desirable that ey-
cry person employed in these mills where
rags are used should be vaccinated and
committee of the Board was appointed to
take action in the matter.
Certain points in the public health laws
were discussed and the need of certain
changes to make them more effective, but the
formulation of these changes was deferred
to late meeting.
The secretary reported in regard to sever
al resources which had troubled local boards
of health, and which had been reported to
the State Board or had been inspected by
the secretary.
The approval of the board was expressed
for the method which has been pursued in
publishing the weekly report of contagious
diseases that all may know how prevalent
such diseases are at a given time aud thus
prevent misunderstanding and exaggera-
tions and at times unnecessary fear.
The Sanitary Inspector fortune is just out
with the following list of subjects: Santa
ry notes, faith cure and small pox, milk con-
troll in Stockholm, a case of tuberculosis
from milk, characteristics of diphtheretic
infection, mutual help, p,researches on tubuco-
sis, points in house habtation, unneces-
sary cases of typhoid fever, sanitary results
in Massachusetts, precautions against tuber-
culosls infection, cow scarlet fever, house
plumbing and drainage.
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ADVICE TO TELEcRAPHERs.
PowderIy Thinks the Eve Of Election
Their Opportunity.

PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-In "The Journal
of United Labor" Mr.. Powderly, comment
ing on the action of the Bishop of London in
giving up a large salary for the purpose of
devoting his whole time to the interests Of
laboring men. will say: Centuries have
rolled above the heads of the races of earth,
in which the toiler did not dare to inquire
why all that he produced should go to fill the
Golfers of those who had more than enough
already. When the light began to break, the
hope for something better began to grow.
"In forum and pulpit stood men who
preached the doctrine of servants, obey your
masters but never did they tell who had the
right to be master until the servants began
to read, then they learned that under the
canopy Of heaven there existed no master
save an all-wise God and the laws which the
children of men ordained for their own gov
ernment. The schoolhouse door has been
opened wide, and it will stand open forever.
Every day will the number Of those who
will new teachers go forth to enlighten and
make converts of such bright minds as the
Bishop of London"
In another editorial, Mr.. Powderly will
say: 1T Is with much pleasure that we call
the attention of our. members to the efforts
Tom o. REILLY of New York, Master Work
man man Of D. A. No. AS telegraphers. We
Brotherhood Of Telegraphers restored to the
proud position it held previous to the last
presidential campaign. Let all telegraphers
remember. the 10th of July, 1883, and let
them not forget that we are again on the eve
OF desperate and exciting struggle, when
the, country, nay the world, will hearken
with bated breath to the click of the tele-
grapher's key. Let them remember that
within few months they will be masters of
the situation, and with that fact in view let
them call together the brotherhood in gener-
al convention, and let them formulate a bill
OF grievances, to be placed in the hands of
the executive board, with positive instruc-
tions to present it to the Western Union
Telegraph Company within As hours Of the
time when the returns. from the presidential
election are expected"
Another subject to which the General
Master Workman calls attention. is the al
legged corner" in coffee. He advises ab-
stenton from the use of coffee until the
corner" is broken.
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KENNEBEc LuMBERMEn.
Their Success in Securing Enforce
ment of the Law.

AUGUSTA, July 9.-Kennebec lumbermen
say that their efforts to secure the enforce
ment of the law levying protective duty on
lumber shipped to the United States from st.
John and the New Brunswick frontier have
proved very successful. The amount collect
cd there on lumber is three times what it was
before the Kennebec men moved in the mat
ter. Besides some $500 which the Kennebec
Log Driving Company gave to look after in
fringements there were many private SUBJ
scriptions. A prominent lumberman thinks
the national government should be able to
look after the collection of its duties, and is
none too well pleased because the Kennebec
men were obliged to raise fund to aid the
government
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CAPTAIN TwAMBLY's DEATH.
A Shipmaster who Encountered the
Alabama in the Sixties.
Especial to the Press.l


KENNEBUNKPoRT, July 9.-Captain Hen
ry B. Twambly, well-known ex-shipmas-
ter, died in the office of Capt. J. A. Titcomb
this afternoon, from heart diease. He came
near his end two weeks ago. but had SO far
recovered as to be in business when this
second attack overcame him.
Captain Twambly has made but few deep
water voyages since the ship "Anna +.
Schmidt" which he commanded was burned
by the Alabama. He was subsequently act
ing ensign in the wartime and had command
of gunboat in Southern waters. He was
SO years months of age, and from his boy
hood a consistent member of the South Con-
gregational church, and noted for his ster-
ling integrity and genial disposition. Mrs.
Twambly and their only son, Deacon Palm
er A. Twambly survive him.
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The Letter Carrier Eight Hour La

The letter carriers eight-hour law will be
put in operation very soon after the post
office appropriation bill has received the ap-
proval of the President The department
has already received the requisitions of the
postmasters at free delivery offices for in
creased force, and has made the allowances
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one OF the HARRISON SONGS.

MEXICO, Me-, July 4, 1888.
To the Editor Of the Press:
One Of the best songs of the Harrison and
Tyler campaign had something like the fol-
lowing words In it:
The moon and stars were shining bright
High on limb that same old coon
Sat laundering to himself this tune.
Then followed the chorus. A boy Of six
years then can only bring to mind so much
Of the song 1t was sung in Dixfeld village
by young man Damed Beach. Perhaps
some of your readers can remember more Of
the song. Log CABIN.
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Mr. Lewis offered an order for repairs on
the Butler school TO the amount of $500, the
expense to be charged to school specials, and
another order for repairs on the West school
to the extent of 500, the expense to be
charged to the public buildings fund, and
the orders were passed and sent up.
The ordinance on hacks was amended by
Mr.. Callahan so as to make the charge from
sunset TO 8 a. m, fifty cents, and as amended
passed in non-concurrence. The upper
board finally laid the ordinance on the table.
Other papers from the upper board re-
ceiyed concurrent action.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

The American Institute of instruction is
in session at Providence, II. |.
Great floods are reported from Western
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Two fa-
talities have occurred in the latter State.
New London, Conn. had $4,000 fire last
night. The New London and Northern ma
chine shops and New London Lumber Com
pany's yard were burned.
The Kittaning Iron Works, at Pittsburg,
have signed the Amalgamated Associations
scab. The Structural Iron Company of New
Albany, Ind, have also signed.
The bonds and securities stolen by Cashier
Pitcher If Providence, r. L.. have all been
recovered. Pitcher is expected to get IA
years.
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The President of the United States is re-
ferred to as Mr. Grover Cleveland in a peti-
tion for the partition of certain real estate
filed at Omaha, Neb., on Saturday by
Frances G. Cleveland and others, against
Mary r. Folsom and Others The plaintiffs
claim an undivided half of so certain
lots in Omaha The petition says that the
plaintiff. Frances c. Cleveland is the same
person as Frances c. Folsom named as one
of the deyisees in the said will, having since
the date thereof intermarried with one,
Grover Cleveland.
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to 295 of the 359 offices. Inspectors have been
sent To the remaining sixty-four offices In
investigate their needs, and their reports are
expected within the next ten days.
The estimate of $1,000 900 for carving out
the law was made upon the basis of an in
crease of % per cent in the force, all the new
carriers being rated at 5000 per year in con-
formity with the law. Some Of the smaller
offices have reported that their carriers were
not working over eight hours at present, and
so needed no help. The average increase
granted to the smaller offices, however, has
somewhat exceeded the % per cent reckoned
for, and the larger offices like New York,
Boston and Baltimore. will have to submit
to a reduction of the estimates sent in by
their postmasters
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Burgess Boats Racing.

MARBLEHEAD, July "a friendly ten
race between the Kara and Babboon, two
of the latest Burgess boats occurred today.
Capt. Hank Half, of the Volunteer, sailed
the Kara The Babboon won, beating her
rival at windward work. The actual time
was:
lodDuoOns.sss.s. 20 DU
Adid. .................o AZ 40
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BASE BALL.
New England League.

The New England League games yester-
day resulted as follows:
AT LOWELL.
Lowells. s.; Worcesters, 6. Base hits
Lowells, IA; Worcesters, 0. Errors-Low-
ellis, 10; Worcesters, s. Batteries-Burns
and Murphy. Slower and Fusselbach.
AT SALEM
Salems, s; Manchhsters, /. Base hits-Sa-
lens, II; Manchesters, 8. Errors-Salems.
8; Manchesters, s. Batteries-Turner and
Kinds, Stab and j. Doyle.
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BEN WILLIAMS,
Superintendent Of Agencies. Eastern Department
JAMES slNkINsoN

Manager for City Agency, Portland.
fahS andff
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Notas-

Sutton. late of the Bostons, has signed
with the Washingtons.
The Presumpscotts have challenged the
South Portlands to play a series of five games
for the championship Of Cumberland Coun-
ty, to be played on five successive Saturdays,
alternately between the two places, Cumber-
land Mills and Portland
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
BOARD OF HEALTL

PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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Malone Refuses to narmonIze.

The State Republican, of Harrisburg, since
the nomination of Harrison. whose editor
was Malone delegate to Chicago, puts up
the regular electoral ticket chosen at Peters
burg, and discards the Wise electoral ticket
The Republican is a Malone organ, and this
is the first intimation the public has had as
to how General Malone would treat the
Wise faction and its electoral ticket.
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GENERAL sHERIDAN's CONDITION
Reported Favorable N Notwithstanding
the Fatigue of Landing.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July 9-Dr. Reilly.
who was with General Sheridan on the
voyage from WaghingtOn. left Nonquitt flor
the Capital today on account of business
engagements. His place was taken by DR..
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MAIN E..
Across Government Land.

Especial 70 The Press.
AUGUSTA, July 9.-It will be necessary to
obtain an act of Congress to allow the In
sane Hospital management to extend their
road across the Arsenal grounds in this city,
and Congressman Milliken will endeavor to
secure the massage of the renuirad act
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George Gooding. striking Burlington en-
gineer and a respected citizen of Aurora, ILL.,,
was arrested yesterday in connection with
the plot against the @. road.
George William Stoddard, the well known
actor, died in New York yesterday, aged 62.
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Fell From a Coal Stage


KENNEBUNKPoRT, July 9.-While assist
ing to discharge coal schooner at the rail-
road wharf, Frank p. Cluff fell backward
from the wheeling stage, receiving severe in
juries, which tend to general paralysis. He
is not expected to recover.
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the WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July 10.
The indications for New England are
slightly cooler and fair weather for Tuesday,
followed by rain and variable winds.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 8, 1888.
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CONTINUED ON FOURTH rAoEl
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Are You Familiar with the Plans
Union Mutual
life INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF PORTLAND, ME,
no you realize thar this old and sterling CON
IL pany is a HOME INSTITUTION, chartered
In 1S4S under the laws Of Maine?
A RE you aware that this Company has paid to
efF MIERFoS
TT has to-day more than SIX MILLION DOL
DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SURPLUS
calculated by the most conservative standards
known to the law.
TT pays its losses promptly. Its policies after
i three years are free from all limitations as to
Residence, Travel, Suicide and Occupation.
Military and Naval Service excepted
7 has liberal plans. Its affairs are carefully
Il managed by its Board of Directors and on.
GERS, whose integrity and ability are unques-
toned.
TiHE wise provisions of the Maine Non-Forrei-
Il ture Law apply only to the policies issued by
this Company, and under it extended insurance Is
provided Tor in case OF lapse after the payment of
three or more annual premiums in cash.
NyHE NEW MAINE LAW CONVERTIBLE
Il POLICY OF the UNION MUTUAL contains
every desirable feature in PERFECT LIFE IN
SURANCE POLICY.
II you will send your address to the Home Of
nee or to any of its agents, shall be glad to fur
nish full Information In regard to the Company
and its plans.
UyHE UNION MUTUAL appeals to residents Of
Il Maine for their especial patronage, because
1t Is a HOME COMPANY, and because Of its age,
experience strong, financial condition, large sur
plus, equitable and attractive plans and conserya-
tive management
DIRECTO RS.
HON. JOSIAH ii. DRUnIMoND, Portland Maine,
JOHN II. DEWITT. Portland Maine
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Mrs. Ida Wyman, daughter Of Hon. JOSH
ah b. Mayo of Foxcroft, was knocked down
by tramp Sunday, who found his way into
the house, evidently for the purpose Of rob-
berry. He secured nothing of value, but
helped himself TO something to eat. Mrs.
Wvman tainted. and was unconscious for
some time.
Saturday afternoon, lightning took TO the
telegraph wires along the Bangor & Piscata-
quis road, in the town of Lagrange, running
for over mile. About twenty poles were
split from the top TO the ground. as though
cleft with powder. The electric wave played
zgzag in the sky, thoroughly frightening the
people around about. The station agent at
Lagrange says 1t cracked them up in good
shape, and that the. report was like the
bursting OF a bladder In his ears.
YORK COUNTY.
The Rockport Baptist church has extended
a call to Rev. Il. A. Snow Of North Berwick,
TO become pastor, and Mr.. Snow will proba-
bly, commence work there Aug. 1st. Mr..
Snow Is graduate Of Colby University,
class of 1885, and graduate this year Of
Newton Theological Seminary.
There Is every prospect that pulp mill
will be built upon the SacO. Little Falls
will be the location Of the mill, and it will
be built upon property owned by the Saco
Lumber Company. Some of the Portland
capitalists who own stock In the above CON-
pany, including w. w. Brown Of the Berlin
Mills Company have looked over the location
and are favorably impressed and convinced
that such an enterprise will prove profta-
BILE investment.
The oldest person in Alfred Is Thatcher
Friend, who was born in that town Dec. %,
1877, and Is consequently 90 years and 6
months Of age. He was living at ScarbOro
in 1925, the time Of Gen. Lafayette's visit TO
Maine, and distinctly remembers seeing him
at that place while en- route to Portland,
which is one of the pleasantest recollections
Of his early life. Mr.. Friend Is now hale
and hearty. and bids fair to round off his
century of life.
Saco can now lay claim TO three represent
atives in the Burman mission field. A letter
received from that heathen land announces
the birth Of son to the wife of Rev. John
K. Cummings at HenZada The boys name
Is John Webster Cummings.
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Third Party Pr0hibitionists opened the
county campaign at Pennington, Saturday.
Their county committee was called to meet
at the ear protector. mandatory Of Chester
Greenwood, who Is the county member Of
one shop at Pennington village, and another
at West Pennington. and about half Of the
committee met at one place and tina remain
ing half at the other. Each half waited In
vain for the coming Of the other half. and at
last, disguised, went home. So the question
of whether they would put in nomination a
ticket, this fall was left undecided, and an
other effort must be made to get the commit
tee together.
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The LIMERICK Road.

RocKLAND, July 9.-The first locomotive
for the LIMERICK Railroad arrived yesterday.
1t is thirty ton, saddle tank, back truck en-
gine and was manufactured in Pittsburg.
Work on the road is rapidly progressing and
the contractors will commence to lay rails
next Monday
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Washington Matthews. The following bull
letin was issued by the attending physicians
this evaninga

N0NQUITT, July 9.-9 p. m. Notwithstanding
the apparent fatigue Of General Sheridan's dis
embarkation from the Swatara, he had tolerably
fair night, being slightly restless at times His
have been expected. His pulse is good and his
piration better His appetite which was not so good
the last two days on shipb0ard, has increased.
He recognizes the fact that he is at home at Nom
quit and is much pleased with his surroundings.
WASHINGTON MATTHEWS,
HENRY Q. YARROW.