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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-22

pIphtherIa cIrcumvented.


Some Of the Bangor physicians are much
interested in new operation performed In
cases Of diphtheria and which Is said to be
very much superior to tracheotomy. Thus
far it has been performed but once in this
city, and 1t was highly successful. 1t Is
called intubation of the larynx and the med
ical men think that it Is one Of the most Inn
portant life saving operations which has
been brought out for years. A few days ago
little boy was dying Of diptheria on the east
side and the physicians told his relatives
that this operation might save his lie, while
If it were not performed there would be no
possible chance for him. After time they
reluctantly consented to what seemed TO
them to be a very questionable operation.
Two OF the physicians took small tube en-
larged about midway between its ends and
with a dilated head. This was pushed down
between the vocal cords Of the little sufferer
until the enlargement caught and held at In
place. Through this he was able TO oreathe
and il saved his life. He Is now rapidly re-
covering from the dread disease. The tube
was down four or five days ana caused no
pain. The whole operation Is lar preferable
TO tracheotomy where an opening INTO tne
wind pipe Is made through the neck. It's dis
coyery mas conferred great boon upon peo-
ple living in this climate.
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sro SECRETARY CLARA BLACK.
The Kansas School Marin Who
Joined Gang of Thieves.

COLUMBUS, Kan, March 21.-Robberies
haveIbeen very frequent lately lat Columbus
and other South Kansas towns Last Satur-
day night Sheriff Gordon set to work to
watch the houses of suspected persons. Next
morning Gordon's dead body riddled with
bullets was found. Suspicion fell upon a
family named Black, and the father, mother
and daughters were arrested, but two sons
had disappeared. On Sunday the Oldest
daughter, Clara Black, who is school teach
er, made confession that she saw her
brother William shoot Sheriff Gordon and
that she and her mother had assisted Will
liam to escape, her brother John going with
him. Search Of Blacks house disclosed a
quantity of stolen goods of every descrlp-
tion together with vast amounts of cores
pondence showing that Clara Black was sec
retary and treasurer IF an extensive gang of
burglars and that she received and divided
the spoils as well as arranged many of the
details The same day the two brothers
were arrested while hiding in the garret of a
school house. Clara graduated at the Col
umbus high school last spring. She had the
respect of all her classes and was looked
upon as one of the most promising girls in
the town,
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the Grand Army, and had been endorsed by
that organization. 1t had been introduced
and referred to the committee on pensions.
1t had been reported to the Senate from tnat
committee. The Associon OF Army Nurses
represented about 100 members. :,
Senator Beck inquired where the enroll
ment of nurses was. -
Senator Blair supposed it was in the War
Department.
Senator Beck objected to further consider
alton of the bill and hoped the committee
would at least, do the Senate the justice 10
call ON the Secretary of War for the NUMBER
of the enrolled female nurses during tne war
so that the Senate might know within at
least million dollars what the bill was 10
take out of the treasury. III the Senate was
to give S25 annually to every woman. white
or black, who cooked for the soldiers SIX
months, the Senate should know at least
how many of them there were. The bill, un-
der objection, went over.
The House bill to divide the great Sioux
Indian reservation into separate smaller res
ervations was passed with substitute, be-
ing the Senate bill, ITO divide portion OF
the reservation of the Sioux Nation in Dako-
ia into separate reservations and secure the
REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to the re-
mainder."
Senator Frye, from the committee on for,
eign relations, reported back the House bill
authorizing the President to arrange con-
ference for the purpose OF promoting arDi-
tratiOn and encouraging reciprocal CONNER
cial relations between the United States,
Mexico, Central and South America and
Brazil. Calendar
The Senate then adjourned.
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OF the Outbreak of Small Pox at
Cumberland Mills.
Tspecial to the Press.1


AUGUSTA, March 21.-The State Board Of
Health will hold its annual meeting for the
election of officers next Monday. DR..
Young, secretary of the Board, says there
are no new cases Of small pox at Cumb9r-
land Mills, but he thinks it is not impossible
that there may be next week. 1t requires
two weeks from the time person is exposed
to the contagion for the disease to develop
and it will be about a fortnight next Mon
day since it was ascertained that the Cum
berland Mills patients were afflicted with
small pox.
Mr.. Warren, proprietor of the paper mills
from the rags in which it is supposed the
disease was contracted, is doing all in his
power to cooperate with the health authori-
ties, and DR.. Young speaks in the highest
terms of his course. He has procured sup
ply of pure virus and gives all his employees
an opportunity to be vacnated free of ex-
pense to them
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That Telephone Message.

Hon Hannibal Hamlin was the centre Of
post-prandial sociability at the Burnside
Post fair, Wednesday. He had his overcoat
with him, and it was carefully spread out on
the table behind him, and on it was his silk
hat, detected and roughed with exposure to
rain. Some one referred to that telephone
message he received from his wife while at
the Grand Army reunion in Portland.
''Oh, you haven't heard the best OF that.
laughed the venerable ex-Vice President.
.When got home to Bangor, two or three
ladies asked me, did Mrs. Hamlin really
send that TO you
When the laugh had died, he continued, Il
didn't hear that message. III | had, | should
have made a reply. You see. the girls were
ali around me, fifty or more Of them, and
some of the little rascals were trying to cheat
me. They would get one of my autographs,
and then 20 around and fall into the line
again. .,,,u,.
II was so engaged with them that didn, I
hear the words of that telephone dispatcn
and that's how they got so much OF Joke
ON me"-and Mr.. .Hamlin laughed heartily
as he recalled the scene.
About half past one he might nave Deen
seen walking briskly up Court street In the
pouring rain, with no umbrella, no rubber
coat and no rubber boots. He did have on
am overcOat, although 1t was very thin one.
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BURLINGTON MEN BEATEN.
Their Last Chance Lost When the
Freight Boycott Was Lifted.

CHICAGO, March 21.-The Chicago News
says today that the only visible sign remain
ing of the great Burlington railroad strike is
in the retention of their headquarters in Chi
cago by the Brotherhood. The contest itself
is over. Despite the rumors Of combna-
tion of the switchmen and brakemen to help
the engineers and firemen, the boycott of the
Burlington freight, which was the great
stroke relied upon by the engineers to win
their demands, was virtually abandaned yes
terday, and it is only question of few days
when no western road will be found refusing
an interchange of traffic. Chief Arthur ad-
mtted this fact in plain English last night
to News reporter. He said that the boycott
would be lifted gradually and the strike con-
fined exclusively to the Burlington road In
spite of the clearest evidence of defeat star
ing them in the face, the rank and file of the
Burlington strikers appear to be still hope
ful
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WHO OWNS NEW YORK?
The Great Question Which Is Agi-
tatIng Mayor Hewitt.

NEW YORK, March q. Mayor Hewitt has
got into hot water with the members of the
Grand Army. A committee of the veterans
called on the mayor, asking for his endorse
ment of bill before the New York legisla-
ture to prevent the removal from Office of
the Grand Army veterans except for cause
But Mr.. Hewitt was in a bad mood, and the
Grand Army committee met the fate of the
Irish American residents and others who
have recently visited him. ''If these dele
cations continue to come here" said the
head of New York's municipal government,
81 shall break my resolution not to run again
for mayor, but will be candidate next fall
and find out at the ballot box whether the
Grand Army of the Republic or any Other
society owns New York"
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Col. Grants Denial.

NEW YORK, March 2l.-Col. Fred Grant
when found by reporter this morning at
W. A. Purrington's law office, GO Wall street,
was busily engaged in writing formal reply
to General Badeau's latestIseries of accusa-
tions in regard to General Grants memoirs
Il wish to say" said Colonel Grant, ''that
General Badeau's accusations as to being ap-
preached with dishonorable proposals and
offered hush money in this case is utterly
false. AS to General Badeau's challenge to
us to produce the manuscript of my fathers
memoirs, and his claim that it will show he
did a great deal of work on it, say that moi
a line of these memoirs was original with
him. The manuscript is still in existence
1t is partly in my possession and partly in
II will emphatically dispose of Badeau's pre-.
posterous claims"
Col Grant also denied the truth Of Gen.
eral Badeau's account OF the circumstances
under which the latter's letter repudiatinl
the authorship of the letters was written.
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celebrating its system. Austin Berry, of
Warsden, P. O., showed the board a car with
his newly invented automatic light and fire
extinguisher. 1t embodies compressed air,
liberated by hand. or automatically by poised
weights, in case of accident, blowing out the
lights and throwing chemical substance on
the fire, extinguishing it. s.. Il. Barrett,
electrician of the Barrett Electrical Car
Lighting Company, has train Of three cars
here illustrating their method of lighting.
1t embraces steam motor running dynamo
in the baggage car, which generates the cleo
tricity used. The board continued its session
this evening and will conclude is inquiries
tomarrnW
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HOUSE.

Mr.. Randall presented the resolutions Of
the Philadelphia Board of Trade declaring
that no law should be passed which would
tend to cripple, break up or destroy the home
industries and home markets as the United
States; that the extension of the free list
should be only of such character as will
aid the further development Of manufac-
lures, and that no free Importation of any
article should be allowed that will initiate
against any of the industries of the country.
Referred.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole on the bill referring to the Court
of Claims for adjustment, the accounts Of
lab0rers, w0rkmen and mechanics arisin
under the eight hour law.
Quite number Of short speeches for and
against the bill were made.
Mr. Dingley of Maine, advocated the
measure on the ground that the government
was bound to deal in good faith with its em-
plOyes. In dealing with government bond
holders, the government acted up to the
spirit and letter OF the contract and the same
principle should actuate it in dealing with
mechanics and labOrers. The committee
then rose and the bill went over.
Bills were passed to prevent the product of
convict labor from being furnished to or for
use in any department Of the government
duQ lIOu Dtluk uocu puOliC DuliuinBS OI
other public works, and to prevent employ
ment of alien labor on public buildings and
other public works. and in the various de-
partments of the government.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the pill to establish depart
ment of labor. A long and, at times, excit-
ing, debate followed. Mr. Randall of Penn
sylvania, offered an amendment, which was
adopted, extending the inquiry to be made
by the commissioner of labor, to the amount
Of wages paid in various industries. A mum
Der Of other amendments, extending the
scope of the inquiry to be made by the COM
missioner were also adopted so as to include
information as to whether any convict made
goods are imported into this country, and
from what countries, the profits of manutac-
lures and producers of dutiable articles the
comparative cost of living in this country
and Europe, and the kind of living, the eff
feet of the protective tariff in the United
States on agricultural Industry and, espec-
tally, as to its effects on the mortgage indebt-
edness of farmers.
Mr.. lMilliken offered an amendment re-
quiring the commissioner to investigate the
Mills tariff bill and report what effect it
would have on the labor and industry of the
United States and on foreign industry, and
on the profits of foreign manufactures, and
the markets of the American farmer. Pend
ing action upon the amendment, the commit
tee rose and the House, at 6.15 adjourned.
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Accident on the Grand Trunk.

OTTAWA, Ont. March 2l.-An emigrant
train, going west, ON the Grand Trunk road,
collided with the Petralia train, going east,
mile east of Wyoming, Ontario, this morn
ing. The engineer of the emigrant train
was badly injured, and a brakeman on the
same train had leg broken. OF the passen-
gers, eight or ten have broken limbs and are
more or less seriously hurt, but no person
was killed outright. The baggage master Of
the Petralia train had both legs broken, be-
sides other injuries.
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Tate's Big steal.

LOUISVILLE, March 21.-Auditof Hewitt
stated today that he had worked almost three
entire nights on Treasurer Tate's books and
found the shortage would fall under $500, 900
and above $4,000. A reward of s $4,000 for
the apprehension of Tate has been offered
by the State.
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HOW TO HEAT CARS.
The Needed Investigation Begun BY
Vermont Commissioners.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. March a.
A meeting of the railroad commissioners was
held here today to consider safer methods OF
heating and lighting railway cars.
Invitations have been extended to every
railway company Of the State and prominent
steam heating companies to be represented.
A good number responded. Each system was
fully explained by its representative and
searching inquiries were made by the board.
r. G. Chase, representing the Williams sys-
TEN of heating by exhaust steam, notified the
board OF his intention to show trial OF his
system at an early day. The Martin Anti
Fire Car Heating Company was not repre-
sented but submitted an illustrated book,
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chrlstlan science IN count.

NEW HAVEN, Ct, March 21.-Mrs. Mary
Cooper, who fell and broke her thigh, and
claims she was healed by faith, through the
medium of Boston Christian Science ply
scian, sues DR.. Phillips of Derby for $4,000,
claiming the latter treated her mo nth for
rheumatism. Expert testimony shows the
fracture knit by the due process of nature,
but the old lady sticks to the faith theory
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NEW ENcLAND's STORM.
Thirty Hours of Rain Give Promise
of Trouble In BIddeford.

BDDEFoRD, March 21.-It has been rain
ing steadily here for thirty hours, and most
of the snow from last weeks heavy storm
has disappeared from the principal streets.
Travelling ON the country roads Is In fearfu.
condition. The ice in the river today showed
the first signs of weakening. A freshet Is
feared if the storm or warm weather con-
tinues
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The Bridges and Dams Gone.

PALMER, Mass, March 21.-The meadows
are oyeraowed for miles by the Quaboag riy-
er. Cellars in the lower part Of the town
have been flooded. and the trestle bridge of
the New London & Northern railroad is
washed away. Traffic is suspended, and it
is reported that other bridges are gone. The
Boston e. Albany tracks near North Wilbra-
ham are washed badly, and some dams are
gone. The highways, in some directions,
are imnassahle.
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TOWN MEETINGS.


The following town officers have been
elected at Lyman:
selectmen-sylvester Hill. Alonzo Roberts. II.
+. Smith.
Town Clerk-W. NJ. Staples.
Treasurer-C W. Murphy.
Oyerseer Of the Poor-J. p Roberts.
School Commlttee-A. Il. Roberts.
All are Republicans.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 97 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND. ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO.
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The Tornado's Deadly Course.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 21.-The
storm was much more serious and wide
spread in its destruction then first reported.
1t seems it formed in the vicinity Of Calhoun
and pursued a northeasterly direction
through North Georgia into and beyond
Eastern Tennessee, bounding across to the
Chilhowee mountains. 1t was next heard
from near London, Tenn, on the East Ten
nessee road, 80 miles north Of East Chatta-
nooga, travelling from Calhoun, Ga, to Lou
don, Tenn, 100 miles, in about 30 minutes.
Loudon was through a section remote from
railroads and telegraph lines and the damage
will not be known for some days. 1t must
have been fearful. The list OF severely
wounded men, women and children In Lou
don County is very large.
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MAINE.
our Army.

Especial 10 The FTeSS'I
AUGUSTA, March 21.-Gen. I'll. M. Mitch
ell of Bangor, was in the city today in con-
sultation with Gov. Marble, in regard to the
militia and the coming seasons work. 1t
is about decided that the muster will be held
at Augusta early in the summer, probably in
June Gen. Mitchell intends to perfect the
men in guard duty and several other re-
spects where the United States inspector re-
garded them as defective. Applications for
new companies to enter the volunteer SER
vice have been received from Gardiner and
Rockland
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short Lobsters,

BRUNSWICK, March 2.-Today offcers
Bailey of Bath, and Despeaux of Bruns-
wick, seized at Brunswick station from the
express 1162 short Holsters. The were
shipped by Boothbay parties to New York
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Acton.
I 4 aunIau

M0deratOr-W. III. Langley.
Clerk-G. A. Hurd.
SeIectmen-G. d. Brackett, p. Sanborn, II. God
8. 5. Committtee-A. w. Langley. u. @. Frost
Agent. ID. Sanb0rn.
Audit0r-C N. Brackett.
Constable, Collector and Treasurer-Horace
BOdwell.
All are Republicans except Mr. Bodwell.
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Observer. Portland, Me-:
l5.45 p. m.l-Change cautionary southeast
to cautionary northwest signals, Tor Portland
and Portland section. Winds will shift to
high westerly by tomorrow morning. A
storm is central at Montreal.
(Signed), GREELY.
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. MAJ

WASHINGTON MaIch a.
The indications Cor New England are
brisk southerly winds, shifting to westerly
and high on the coast; warmer, followed py
colder weather, rain. turning into snow ioi-
lowed by fair weather.
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stonx BROOK RISING.

Boston, March 21.-The officers of the
sewer department reported late this after
noon that Stony brook is rapidly rising. Su-
perintendent Perkins has been at the scene
along the line Of the brook all day with a
force Of men taking such precautions as
were best under the circumstances to pre-
vent the flood. A number of temporary
dams have been put up, giving slight relief.
If the rain continues flood seems imminent.
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shapIeIgh.

ShapleIgh.
Moderator-Edmund Goodwin.
Town Clerk-Charles W. CONN.
Selectmen and AsseSSorS-H0ward A. Stanley
Herbert g. Ridley Amasa l.. Hooper.
Supervisor Of schools-Dayid y: Credlford.
Treasurer and COllector-B. Pitts.
Town Agent-Isaiah Ham
Road Agent-Herbert Pulsbury.
Oyerseer Of POOr-James Il. Coffin.
Constable-GeOrge II. Twambly
Auditor Of Accounts of TOwn-Dayid b. Credi-
ford.
Ferguson and CredlfOrd are ProhIbitIonists.
ParsonsfIeid.
Moderator-Alpheus Hilton.
Clerk-Frank Il. Eastman.
Selectmen : Bracket T. Lord, Lyman A.
Treasurer-JOhn A. Mute.
S. s. Commlttee-N Nathaniel B. Pease.
Agent-Jeremlah Bullock.
Auditor-A. X. Leavitt.
Dayton.
MOderator-Stephen Meserve
Clerk. Burton Roberts.
seIectmen, Assessors and Overseers Of the Poor
james N. Warehouse, Robert C. Smith, Ralph
Kay.
Supervisor-John w. Clark.
Auditor-J. Burton Roberts.
Collector and COnstable-Herbert smith.
All are Democrats except the Supervisor.
Wells.
Moderator-wilbur +, Cousens.
Town Clerk-George b. Go0dale.
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers Of the POOr
William Go0dale, Thomas A, Chick, woodbury.
Bennett.
s. s. Committee-J. Howard Hubbard.
Town Agent-Lewls Hatch.
William N. Eaton.
Auditor-Danlel W. Perkins.
All are Democrats but Mr.. Eaton.
LlmIngton.
Observation-Disclosures T. Boody.
Clerk-F. M. Bradbury DENY, without opposE
tiOn. -,
Seleetmen-F A. HobsOn (Rep.), William II.
Cole (Dem. on fusion tieket), William +. MARI
(straight Democrat, elected over fusl0n).
Treasurer-L r. Thompson (kep. land Iuslonl.
Supervisor William G.. Lord (DemOerat on tn-
sion ficketl.
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An Adventurous VOYAGE.

RocKLAND, March 2l.-The bark Hope
has recently sailed for Alaskan waters upon
yenturesome expedition. She is going
fishing and canning salmon. She is fitted
out in the most complete fashion, with
steam launches, seine boats and expert fish
ermen. The Hope was formerly ship and
was built at Searsport by VIM. McGilvery q
Co. She is about 700 tons register and
staunch and seaworthy in every respect
She is ably commanded by Captain j. I'll.
Kelleran of Thomaston. He is no novice at
the fishing business, having been in the en-
ploy of the Alaska Commercial Company for
two seasons. The Hope goes from San
Francisco to Astoria, where she takes on
frame for cannery and 80 Chinese laborers.
Thence she proceeds directly to the kadiak
river, where she will arrive just at the open
ing of the fishing season.
The Boom at Green's Landing.
RocKLAND, March 21.-Work on the
Green's Landing quarries is starting up
briskly. j. j. Goss and Goss d. Small com
mence this week. w. II. Glover d Co., OF
Rockland, are building sheds, boarding
house, dwelling house and store for Shields
& Carroll. Business men at Green's Land
ing talk of building block which VIII
contain two or three stories, hall, etc.
A Biddeford Absconder.
BIDDEFoRD, March CIV. ii. DunniDg,
manager of c. J. Fisher & Co.'s stock ex-
change, is missing and is several hundred
dollars short in his accounts, besides owing
many bills to merchants in Biddeford. He
is known 10 have taken the train for Port
land and it is believed he has gone to Cana
His family remains here. He came here
from Dover year ago and has made good
salary but has been dissipated, more or less,
ever since he took charge of the office. Man
ager Hess of Portland. is in temporary
charge of the office.
Bangor's Road.
BANGOR, March 21.-The annual meeting
of the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Com
pany was held today. A prosperous year is
reported. Directors were elected as follows
A. G. Wakefield, l.. j. Morse, John Cassidy,
| Charles L. Marston, 4. b. Nealley, Charles
P. Stetson, A. M. Robinson, b. b. Thatcher
and Isaac Strickland. Edward b. Nealley
was chosen president, Horatio w. Blooc
was chosen clerk and treasurer, and Arthur
Brown, superintendent.