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tinguished railroad builder and manager on
the subject of the competition of Canadian
railroads in carrying freight from one point
in the United States to another. General
Wilson argued for an amendment of the In
ter-State commerce act to provide that goods
shipped in bond from any point in the uni
ted States across the Canadian border, des-
ignaJed to be returned to another point In
the United States shall be subject to duties
upon their return. This amendment would
virtually cut off the present Canadian COM
petition in the Interstate freight transpor-
tation of the country This competition is
increasing steadily and very rapidly and de-
prives the government of power to properly
regulate Interstate commerce without inJur-
ing our own roads and transferring the busi-
ness to those of Canada. The legislation
proposed is on the same principle as the nav
igation laws, by which the government seeks
to prevent foreign nations from having equal
advantages with the United States in the
carrying trade by vessels The political effect
would simply be demonstrating to Canada
how much more thoroughly her interests are
identified with the United States than with
Great Britain. He argued earnestly as to
the necessity for such modification OF the
law for many commercial reasons.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MURRAY A MURPHY.

MURRAY A MURPHY.
These rollicking comedians will appear al
Portland Theatre Monday night. The New
York Times says: Murray & Murphy never
made greater hit. Theirs is the ..gymnastic
of fun, and it is good gymnastics. Every
thing they did woke an applauding Bedlam
When the audience were not laughing, they
yelled for the love of il"
A TRIP ROUND THE WORLD.
Tickets should now be secured at Stock
bridges for the sixth popular entertainment
eA Trip Round the World" beautifully il.
lustrated, to be given by M. M. Ballou, next
Tuesday evening.
PORTLAND STARS.
The Portland Stars, the new concert CON-
pany, composed of the ideal young artists
presented the following programme in admi-
rable style at the Washburn Union, Church
of the Messiah, last night:
Violin Solo. ....... ............-................
Master Eugene c. Lesser.
Fred Winslow Adams.
Master Tbos Glynn
solo-A Little Flower Girl. .................
Miss Jessie Eldora.
Miss Maude Burnham.
Artistic Banjo Juggling ;;.::.....-.. ;.. 49,.
ThoS. Glynn.
Violin Solo l0.............-...........
Eugene G. Lesser.
Scene from the "Toodlesr Auction Mad.
Mr.. Adams and Miss Burnham.
Solo, with Guitar ccompaniment-Seected
Miss Jessie Eldora.
Reading-The Curfew with variations
Fred WinslOw Adams.
RaniO. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Thos. Glynn.
Miss Nellie Dyer, accOmpaniSt.
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continued until the depth Of the frost Is
reached, when the work Of course is easier
Going along the line of road in the winter
one notices slight difference in the appear,
ance Of the crews. The dusky countenance
of the Italian who became so noted as
wielder Of the pick and shovel througnout
Maine last fall and summer Is missing. la
Maine summers will do very well, but Maine
winters have no charm for him. Some, even
Of the few who were imported last iall got
enst before the style of weather met with
there. Instead of Italians one. meets the
light complexioned representatives OF tne
northern countries, Germans, Swedes ana
Firms, with now and then a swarthy Rus,
sian face, are seen. The canvas tent ana
open camp fire have given place 10 snug log
cabins built after the matter OF the ordinary
lumber camp, and camp life Of the railroad
man is now not much different from that Oh
a logger. :.
When the winter operations were begun It
was not expected in most places to conduct
them much longer than Christmas, but al,
ready they have pushed into February, ana
it is possible they may be continued all WIN
ter
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His Dollar Well Inve sted.

"Your uniform looks little 'seedy' young
man." said merchant to a letter carrier, as
the latter was slowly vending his way home
ward, after hard days work.
"Yes sir" replied Uncle Sam, ''but am
in hopes to realize enough from our ball to
purchase new one."
''Are you to have ballp"
"Yes sir, we have engaged City Hall and
Chandler's full band for the 21st of Febru-
ary. o,,
Zone dollar sir"
LET me help you a little by taking a
ticket"
"Thank you sir.
The letter carrier steps off with quicker
pace, and vows to bring his patrons an arm
full of mail every day.
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Pine Street Church.

The exercises at this church tomorrow
evening at Z o'clock can but be very inter-
esting. A service Of song precedes the SER
mon, TO be delivered by Rev. S. ID. Paine, re-
Gently of Jacksonville, Florida. He comes
to this people highly recommended as a
pious, devoted man of God, and among the
very first class of preachers. 1t is hoped
large number will be in attendance. The
seats are free, emphatically so. When this
edifice was erected there was a mistake made
in the depth Of the pew backs, so they were
very uncomfortable to sit in, but this has
been remedied by making them deeper, and
they are now unsurpassed for ease and COM
fort. The auditorium is commodious, and
will be warm and well lighted. Ushers will
be present and you can be seated wherever
yCl may designate The writer voices this
society in extending cordial invitation to as
many as can fill the house. ID.
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Bill Nye as a HumorIst.

If anybody says Bill Nye is not humorist
he is like the farmer who passes criticism on
art. Mr.. Nye is the first Artemus Ward
since the death of Charles F. Browne. 1t is
difficult to define his kind of humor, but one
part of it seems to be the ability to express
that absurdity which everybody has felt and
nobody has mentioned. There is column in
this expression regarding Mr.. Cleveland.
"He always feels kind of sheepish to walk
around through the White House grounds
with no object" and every business man who
gets leisure only occasionally will intui-
lively understand it. when enter hotel
he said some time ago, II always. want to
walk up to the clerk with hotel face but
always feel as if there is somebody around
who knows me''-which is as delicious as
anything Artemas Ward ever said. Mr..
Nye's recent visit to the White House was
very gratifying to him because he and his
friends were thereby enabled to brighten up
things in generous way for the government
and his description of Mr.. Cleveland as "a
heavy-set, homemade man, dressed in long
frock coat and short BREATH" Is as COM
prehensiye as it is brief while the conclusion
Of the paragraph, HE was not startled when
he learned who we were, but controlled him
self and talked pleasantly about our common
country" is the very ecstacy OF the Durlesque
egotism which did so much for the Snowman
whose kangaroo became "a amoozln little
his friends also visited the Treasury depart
m Mt, and this is one of the results: There
is lady in the redemption department who
can tell what denomination bill was before
it was burned and apparently destroyed by
fire. She would be almost invaluable during
the resurrection, should think. He found
Mrs. Cleveland dressed in good taste" and
looking irst-rate;' and his letter 1--WE have
been quoting from Washington letter in the
World closes with this paragraph: When
visit Washington again | may allude
to the house and refer to the monu-
ment, which was pointed out to me by
everyone met. Washington is like large
and fourishing county seat, and every little
while you see a man who would like to be
drawn on the grand jury, Mr.. William Nye
is the new Artemus Ward. There has been
funny as his articles. He is not a wit. If
he should attempt anything of that nature he
would do it clumsily. He is simply funny,
not satirist, except unconsciously. He is
like Artemas, simply funny, but so funny, so
absurd, that his writings fairly lift the hair
off your head with the most agreeable of all
curnrfep
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TrvIng 10 get Water
WYOMING VALLEY SHAKEN.
Terrific Explosion at the Dupont
Powder Works.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 10.-A violent
explosion occurred at Dupont's powder
works, Friday morning. Four men were in
stantly killed. The works are 20 miles from
here, but the shock was the most violent
that ever occurred in Wyoming Valley.
Windows in all the buildings here ratified,
and people thought it was an earthquake. AT
Nanticoke and Wanamhl.e9a, dh.9aean clmneys 1 toppled
from school houses. At Spickshippy, glass
in almost every window was broken, and
MANY persons thrown to the ground. lat
Wapwalopen, nearly every, building was
wrecked Besides the killed, over forty per-
sons were injured. fourteen of whom will
probably did. All in the building were
killed. The cause of the explosion cannot be
learned.
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Lth CONCRESS--.FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE.

WAbHINdIUNs TtU. IO
The post office committee reported favor
ably, and the House passed the Perkins reso-
lutions, directing the Postmaster General, to
inquire into and inform the House of the
cause and foundation for the grievances
complained Of in a Kansas newspaper re-
garding the Western mail service; also to
inform the House whether the almost uni
versal complaint prevailing in the west
against the present unsatisfactory mails
service results from the employment of in
experienced and incapable employees, or in
sufficient appropriations, and also to inform
the House what, If any, improvements and
extensions have been made in the mail SER
vice of the West during the last two years.
The House passed the bill for the relief of
c. M. Briggs also the Senate bill authorizing
the appointment of Andrew ID. White as
regent of the Smithsonian Institution.
Adjourned till Monday.
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Hebron Academy.

A deep gloom is suddenly thrown over
Hebron Academy by the very sudden death
of one of the students Lena +. Wright,
daughter of Hon. James S. Wright of Paris
Hill. Wednesday evening Miss Wright went
to school sociable, apparently in good
health, taking an active part in the games of
the evening till being taken suddenly i'll she
was carried to her room. Everything that
could be done was done, but to no purpose,
and she died early Friday morning. The
doctors pronounced it a case of apoplexy
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Paris News.

Miss Lena Wright, daughter of ex-County
Attorney J. S. Wright, Of Paris, died at He
bron Friday morning at $50. She had Sc
we're attack of apoplexy and lived about thirty
hours. She was in her 18th year and was an
intellectual and estimable young lady.
Judge Foster will hold the February term
of court which sits next Tuesday:
Hon. John P. Swasey of Canton is about
to open branch law office at Lewiston.
President Home of the Oxford County Ag-
ricultural Association has purchased very
valuable horse.
The National Theatre Company has been
playing at South Paris the past week and
will play at Norway next. This is the COM
pany that has visited this place for num-
Der of years.
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GENERAL NEWS.

George Miller, the catcher, has signed with
the Pittsburg base ball CLUB.
The body of an unknown man, apparently
about 50 wears of age, was found on the track
Of the Boston & Maine railroad yesterday at
Exeter. One arm was found some distrnce
from the body. The head was badly cut and
the face disfgured.
Charles Hopkins, Charles Myers, Dolores
Getinean and Nicholas Wester, all under l6,
were arrested at North Adams, Mass, yes
terday, charged with being the ringleaders of
gang of boy thieves.
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East LNermore's sturdy seIectmen

The selectmen of the town of East Liver
more have been requested to insert In the
warrant for the March town meeting an ar
ticle to see il the citizens will vote to allow a
billiard saloon to be licensed in the village.
The selectmen have sturdily refused to grant
any such license and the citizens have cor
daily approved of such refusal; The most
of the citizens felt that billiard saloon
would be no good to the young men and do
not want anything of that kind. A billiard
saloon has never been known to elevate the
morals or manners Of any community.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
a Bill for the investigation OF the
Liuour Traffic.
Congressman's Reeds Eloquent
Tribute to General Logan.
Timely Topics Concerning the AZ
fairs OF the Country.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O-After listening to
an argument from A. M. Powell, president of
the National Temperance Society, the Senate
committee on education today, by unani-
nous vote, instructed Senator Wilson of
Iowa, to report favorably the bill providing
for the appointment of a commission of five,
all of whom shall not be advocates of total
abstinence, to investigate the alcoholic
liquor traffic and its relations to revenue
and taxation and its general economic. Grim
inal, moral and scientific aspects in connec-
tion with pauperism, crime, social vice, the
public health and the general welfare of the
people, and also to inquire and take testimo-
ny as TO the practical results of license and
prohibitory legislation for the prevention of
intemperance in the several States of the
IJniOn
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Fatter than Compound Interest.


A resident of Davisville is our informant
of this peculiar accident that happened to a
valued member of his family. He said that
when he arose one cold morning lately, he
found the family cat had grown to enormous
proportions during the night. She had grown
fatter and bigger than compound interest.
He was at loss to account for the sudden
and mysterious change in the pet and calling
his wife they discussed the matter at great
length. A small piece Of tin foil found near
solved the mystery. She had eaten COM
pressed Yeast cake.
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The George Movement.

New YORK, Feb. 1o.-It is said by the
friends of Henry George that DR.. McGlynn's
desertion will prove very beneficial to the
George movement DR.. McGlynn's activity
in the movement caused many Catholics,
who would otherwise have favored it, to re-
fuse their support This largely accounts
for the falling off in the George vote last fall
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MAINE.
n MIeht nave been Worse.

LEWISTON, Feb. 10--An accident that re-
suited more fortunately than might have
been expected, occurred at ths Upper Maine
Central station last evening. AS the west
bound freight approached the station, the
truck frame broke on car loaded with
lime. The car was about midway Of the
train. As the truck broke, the end of the
car dropped upon the trucks, just as it was
passing under the bridge above the depot
AS soon as possible the train was brought to
a standstill, before any other damage was
done. If the break had occurred between
stations, serious consequences must have re-
suited.
The lime had to be transferred to another
car, and it was IL p. m. before the track was
cleared for the passage Of trains.
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MAINE POLITICS.
An Indication of Republican Feeling
In Washington County.

The Calais Advertiser has paragraph
this week in recognition of the sentiment
which is developing very fast in Washing
ton county in favor of Mr.. Cleaves's candi-
dacy. being an old soldier, says tne AL
vertiser, "as well as having served In the
legislature and as Attorney General, he Is
widely and favorably known, and Will make
a formidable competitor for the nomination. .
The prophecy involved in this sentence OF
honest commendation has already come true.
The prominent young Republicans of Rock
land are forming club. Speaker c. E. Lit
tlefield, w. S. White, G. E. Weeks, w. I.
Cobb end G. ID. Jones are the leading spirits.
The Democrats of Topsham find difficulty
in finding postmaster among their number.
Although the Office pays only $3.50 annually,
this modesty is surprising. 1t is hoped that
the unusual crisis will be averted by DIR.
James w. Curtis leaping into the chasm.
They are talking some in Lewiston of the
Republican candidate for mayor. Horace
Little, Frank L. Noble and Messrs. Haskell,
Barkey and Nealy are mentioned. For the
Democratic nomination it can hardly be said
that there is such an abundance Of good
material. ID. ]. McGillicuddy, the bright
young mayor. was in Portland the other
day; but when asked if he was in the field
for denomination far-way look came into
his ewes. and he remarked that it was
searly." Mr.. McGillicuddy, however, is
credited with being "early" when he un-
dertakes anything in politics.
The Republican Club of Bangor is to have
pleasant and commodious rooms on the first
fioor Of the masonic building in Bangor.
The Republicans of Belfast are to form a
club at an early date, and their headquarters
will soon be ready for occupancy.
A correspondent Of the Rockland Gazette
from Camden says ''the candidacy Of II. b.
Cleaves for Governor meets the approval of
the old soldiers in this vicinity"
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Notes.

Isaac S. Curtis has been appointed post
master at Topsham, Maine.
David Dudley Field, Andrew Carnegie and
Judge Charles A. Peabody were before the
Senate committee op foreign relations yes
terday, to urge upon Congress the, adoption
of Joint resolution looking to the settle
mentof international disputes by arbitration.
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SUBURBAN NEWS.
MOODFORDS.

WOUUFUHUbs
The following evening services will be held
in the chapel of the Clark Memorial Church,
Woodfords:
r7Feb. 12-(sunday) An evening with the hymns
Feb 13-Sermon by Rev. l.. Reynolds.
Feb 14-Our Sunday School.
Feb. 15-Sermon by Rev. Dr.. Whitaker.
Feb 16-Sermon by Rev. Theodore Gerrish
Peb. 17-Sermon by Rev. w. s. Jones'.
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A company has been formed at Oldtown to
be called the OldtOwn Real Estate Managing
Company, with capital stock OF $4,000. lt
is for the purpose OF attending 10 tne rent
ing, leasing or purchasing OF real estate In
that town and vicinity, for parties desiring
its services or information concerning such
interests.
Thomas f. Allen has rendered his resigna-
tion as member Of the Bangor police force
and the same has been accepted. MI. Alien
is a con stable and fish and game warden
and intends to devote his time hereafter 70
the duties of those positions together with
such privats detective work as he may nave
from time to time.
The County Commissioners have decided
TO allow the Constabes Mayvllle and Harrl-
man fees when warrants were Issued
whether seizures wer emade or not. Cnarges,
however, were made in the Constables blu
for So per day when no warrants were oD-
tanned or seizures made. The Commissioners
decided not to allow the per diem charge I'M
less the statute provides for 1t.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
In friendly scuffie between DIR. Twad-
die and Ben. s. Collins in DIR. Smiths office
at North Anson on Thursday, Collins some
went down, breaking both bones of Collins
leg Just above the ankle. He was taken
home, the fracture reduced by DIR. Twaddle
and is now doing well.
WALDO COUNTY.
The local contention in Belfast over the
bonds of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake rail-
road has been settled, by refunding the
mortgage debt at low rate OF interest
The loss of the two Searsport boys,
George, the thirteen year old son OF Rev.
C. L. Haskell, and Willie, aged twelve, son
of Capt. Albert " Nickels, who were
drowned in the bay, has caused much sad
ness.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mayor McKusick, of Calais, is the father
of pair of twin boys, born on Thursday OF
last week.
YORK COUNTY.
Robert Peters, the colored revivalist Of
Berwick, who figured so prominently in old
time campmeetings, died yesterday. He
would have been 100 years old in April next.
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Mean daily b2r 3O28 Maximum ther.... 80
Moap daiiy ther-07 Minimum ther...-7.O
Man dsiiy d'wpt-43 Max. vel. wind. IA
Mean daily hum. s4.3 Total precip..' .o4
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
(Feb. 10, 1888, 1000 PM
Observations taken at the SAME moment 81 TINS
At all stations
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Two New DaiIIes.
Especial to the Press.]

AUGUSTA, Feb. 19.-It is known here from
authoritative sources that another movement
is on foot to start new Democratic evening
daily paper in Lewiston at an early day, and
that steps are now being taken to secure the
needed funds. Among the gentlemen inter
ested are Col. c. H. Osgood, Mayor d. J.
McGillicuddy, d. ]. Callahan, ex-Mayor
Walker and ex-Mayor Lyford. The new
Biddeford daily is expected to appear the
9th inst.
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Observer, Portland, Ne:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.
5.45 D. m.-Heavy snow is indicated for
New England and the Middle Atlantic
States, with fresh to brisk easterly winds-in
the next So hours.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTUNs FtD, H.
The indications for New England are
threatening weather and snow, slight rise in
temperature, fresh to brisk winds, generally
northwesterly.
Cautionary northeast signals displayed
from Woods Holl, Woods Holl Section and
Narragansett Section,
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BEN WILLIAMS,
Superintendent Of Agencies. Eastern Department
LADIES',
ATTENTI ION !!

There never has been compounded
a remedy that for positive value can
approach
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Settling Up.
Especial 10 the Press. ]

AUGUSTA, Feb. 10.-The trustees of the
Insane Hospital were in session today, COM
pleting settlement with M. c. Foster 4
Son, of Waterville, for their work the past
season. The contract price for the chapel
extension was $4,000; laundry $4,000.
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The Pacific investigation.

Senator Frye has called meeting of the
special committee ON the Pacific railroads
for Saturday. This will be the first formal
meeting of the committee, and nothing of
course will be done except to organize and
informally map out the work. The members
of the committee have consulted together,
and it is their generally expressed opinion
that the accounts of the companies with the
government, must be audited by expert ac-
countants before the committee can take ac-
tion in the way of recommendation, hence it
may be some time before the committee It
self gets down to the work it has to do
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An Expensive Chimney.

IbptcIdI 10 tnt FrtSS.I
KENNEBUNK, Feb 10.-The small dwell
ing house Of Bickford w. Brooks, with most
of the furniture was burned last night.
Cause, defective chimney. Insurance,
$500.
Trying to get Water.
PENNINGTON, Feb 10.-Another effort is
being made by this corporation to secure a
supply of water for fire and other purposes
At largely attended meeting this afternoon,
the assessors were instructed to draw up 8
contract with the officers of the Farmingto 4
Water Company and submit it at meeting
to be held later, for acceptance or rejection.
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.oCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. 10, 1888
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THE STATE.
ANpRoscoee1N COUNTY.

a party at City Hall, Lewiston, Thurs
day night, Joseph Sheehan, aged 13 attempt
ed to slide on the stair rail and losing bal
ance fell to the basement about 80 feet be-
low. II is thought that his injuries are
severe He may recover.
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CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE,
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pENoBscoT COUNTY.

The Rockland District Ministerial Asso-
citation will hold its next session at Waldo
bOrO Feb 20-22.
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KNOX COUNTY.

The wife and daughter Of Consul Bostreli
Pernambuco. They will sail from New
York next Wednesday for Buenos Ayers,
making the remainder Of the journey by rail-
The next meeting of the Maine Missionary
Society will be held in Rockland, ,-June 1920,
1888 at Q q. m.
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3. ?. JONES. PrV't 5. G., U. S. A.
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The prominent young Republicans of Rock
land are forming club. Speaker G. E. Lit
tlefeld, w. S. White, G. E. Weeks, w. T..
Cobb end G. ID. Jones are the leading spirits.