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Bates College.

The Bates College Observatory committee
held their first meeting in Boston, Friday,
the s0th ult., the following members present:
President Cheney, Hon. z. G. Cheney, Prof
l.. q. Jordan, b. +. Haley, Esq, L. A. This
sell, Esq, George L. Smith, Esq, and the
gentleman giving $4,000 towards founding
an observatory. The committee voted to lay
10Th of next August, provided the $4,000
shall then be raised. They also approved the
action Of President Cheney In inviting Sen
ator Frye TO deliver the address on that ocea-
sion. The President made full report re,
specting the raising Of the funds He said
that in the first instance two gentlemen SUB
scribed. the enc $4,000, and the other e2o,oOO,
on condition that $4,000 additional should
be raised, the $4,000 to be used toWarus
founding an astronomical observatory
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That Old, Old story.

PIrrsBURB, April 5.-The Chronicle-Tele-
graph says this Afternoon: "James D. Draper
of this city has seceiya letter from per-
sonal sriend, Pittsbuger now in Vienna, a
prominent citizen and vide awake politician,
In which this passage occurs: ! see Mt,
is very broken in healt. He looks every
day OF 70, yet he is only 5S. Washington ex-
citement and too much laod work have been
his trouble. Any one seing HIM Will know
the reason of his withdrawal from preslden-
tial aspirations. 1 fearhis life will not be
cnared lonp' ~
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Better than Voting.
TCincinnati Commercial Gazette

The next movement in womans emanci-
patton will be to free her arms in walking
To set free her arms is to take of manacle.
Man can measure this disability by reckon
inc what his walk would be If his arms were
ni5ioned To his sides One mile thus would
tire him more than two miles with arms free
TO swing. Tie Weston's elbowsl to his waist
in the way that fashion compels women, and
IL would reduce his seven miles day in this
form. whereas he has done hundred. Bind
man by this fashion, and he would be weak
as woman. 1t would be an equalizing of the
sexes with vengeance.
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Mr. Meader'Sinecure.
CKennebec imocrat,

Nearly thirty years as our genial friend
E. G. Meader, Esq wasominated as cutler
of hoops and slaves as soke by his young
friends. Regularly eve since, Edward Is
elected, and not load slaves has entered
town these hT Sare eatS tospsce our S
Meader from the posith which he held by
right of possession, II u by Divine right.
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A Statement from Deputy Sheriff
Chute.
CUMBERLAND MILLS, April 5.

CUMBERLAND MILLS. April 8.
To the Editor of the PRss:
Will you kindly allw me through your
columns to make one Bore explanation and
answer an inquiry, not that L expect to con-
vince my enemies, for is evidently no part
of their purpose to get at facts, but only to
iniure me in my ofcial position; The
charges of bribery mad against me by Mr..
Ansel Stevens, have already met with
denial which being aruthful one, cannot
be made any stronger bYepetition. But the
statement OF Mr.. Stevensthat he once came
to me to see if l woui enforce the pro-
hibitory law and receivetthe profane repun
which he says gave hin is wholly false. !,
Mr. Stevens did come nae, and requested
me to resign my office deputy sheriff IN
favor of Democrat, ant with this request
refused to comply as / rcollect with feelings
of indignation that l dicnot attempt to con-
ceal. And this so far | know is the only
provocation that Mr.. StCens has ever had to
pursue me with his preent misrepresenta-
tions and malignity.
Replying to the quetion of Mr.. I'll. s..
Cousens concerning tn disposition of the
liquor seized by me, wi respectfully refer
him to the court recors; adding, however,
that the liquor which | eized from himself
destroyed by order of tb court.
00' A. G. CHUTE.
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CRUSHED BENEATH THE WATER.
An Express Train Plunges into a
Swollen Creek
The Engineer and Several Passen-
gers Killed In the Wreck,
While Twenty or Thirty Others Suf-
fer Injuries.

New HAMPTON, Ia, April "a terrible
accident occurred this morning on the Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad, by which at
least dozen persons lost their lives. and
fifteen or twenty more were injured. The
train which left Chicago at 11.5O yesterday
morning, due here at 2.13 this morning,
passed nearly on time. When about four
miles west, it plunged into a creek, the
bridge being washed out and the creek
swollen by floods. A gorge Of ice formed.
which carried away part Of the bridge.
Nothing showed the danger ahead. The en-
gine and three cars were submerged in the
creek, which had oyerfiowed its banks. A
scene of the widest confusion ensued. The
passengers who escaped death or injury at
tempted to release the injured ones, but it
was with the greatest difficulty that the pris-
oners were reached, owing to the rushing
waters. The smoking car was almost entire
ly submerged, and those rescued had to be
taken from the car window. Some were so
maimed that they could not help themselves,
and others were nearly drowned before aid
reached them.
At a. M, six dead bodies had been re-
covered, and three more are known to be un
der the debris. 1t will be difficult to reach
them. 1t is also stated that the engineer
and fireman were killed or drowned, but the
confusion and excitement is so great that it
is difficult to secure information. A number
of the injured are dangerously hurt, and it
is feared cannot recover.
AS soon as a train hand could be spared,
he was despatched to the station, and relief
trains were telegraphed for from Mason City
and other places near by. 1t was several
hours before the relief train arrived with
physicians and additional help to aid in res
cuing those still in the wreck
Another Account.
CHARLES CITY, To-, April 5.-Some claim
that the wreck was caused by ice on the
track, others by the spreading Of the rails.
The engine jumped the track first and then
the baggage car plunged over the engine into
the water. The smoker struck the top Of
the engine and was badly smashed. The
engine is under water and the baggage car is
almost lowered. About 80 people were in
the smoker and four were killed, as far as
known, besides the engineer who was crush
ed between the cab and the smoker The
fireman escaped unhurt. About % or 80 are
wounded, none fatally, and three more
bodies are known to be in the wreck. The
conductor kept the passengers quiet till they
could help the injured out The mails and
baggage are under water
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THE STATE.
ANDRoscoeeIN COUNTY.


The annual meeting of the Lewiston and
Auburn Society for the Prevention OF Cruel
ty to nimals was held Wednesday evening.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Henry Blanchard; recording secretary,
f. B. Sands; corresponding secretary, +. b.
Wheeloek; treasurer, j. Il. Boothby, vice
presidents, J. G. Coburn, John Garner, 5. W.
Cook, w. S. Young, John Dempsey. +. 5.
Davis, n. G.. F0ss, AlOnZ0 GarcelOn, j. +.
Jewett, j. N. Wond, III. Little, Daniel Lars.
The following directors were also chosen ;
A. b. Newley, M. Q. Perciyal, DIR. Fremont
l.. Russell, j. c. White, George b. Bearee, f.
l.. Dingley. +. b. Wheelock. r. ). Bradbury,
w. A. Pidgin, Albert A. Young, n. w. Har-
rs. Kendall Dresser A. Nj. Pulsifer, Oliver
Newman. 7. Z. Eustis, I; L; Day. J. +.
George w. Furbush, Frank l.. Noble, 4. j..
Bracket, w, Z. Cloutier, A. l.. Templeton,
K. L. Gile, @. p. Drake, L. q. Douglass, Nell
son Howard, Geo. f. Page, G. A. Abbott
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Penobscot will come ON the Boston
and Bangor route April 18th, and will be Off
cered as follows: Captain, Otis Ingraham; (;
Thomas Birmingham; First Pilot, William
A. Roix; Second Pilot, Howard Arey; Engi-
neer. +. K. Hathorn, Assistant Engineer,
Walter White; PurseT, A. III. Hansc0mb /;
Freight Clerk. Thomas Holden; Steward, ID.
B. Smith; Baggage Master Q. A. Higgins.
The Katahdln and Penobscot Will make four
trips per week.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Judge Of the Belfast police court Is out
in an editorial this week In support Of the
personal Liberty" movement.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. Bergman, the lessee of the West Bux-
ton Wooden Mill has opened his safe, which
was in the fire. He found the contents unin-
jured.
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Division N. |, A. o. II was organized last
evening and these officers were elected:
President-Danel NJ. Mannix.
Vice President-W &. McCalum.
Rec. Secretary-T. b. Sheehan
Fin. Secretary-Martin II. KavaDagh.
Treasurer Geo. Keeley.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. April 6.
The indications for New England are
warmer weather, with rain, followed by
colder. clearing weather, winds becoming
brisk to high northwesterly.
Cautionary southwest signals are ordered
on the Atlantic coast from Atlantic CITY TO
Boston section, and southeast signals from
Portland to Eastport.
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and Jas. P. Baxter. Esq. were read, closing
the exercises.
Tho followinp gentlemen were present:

the exercises.
The following gentlemen were present:
2. f. Tompson, A. I. Laughlin,
w +. Lunt, w. ii. Looney,
II F Dolt w. NJ. Maxim,
II n Moore A. r. Stubbs,
II. III. Nelson, Geo. j.. Barrows,
Rod. A. Bachelor. w. z. Hartwen,
j. A. Fairbanks, u. u. Laughiln,
L. III. Pearson, Harold Burnham,
VIM. A. Gage, s. q. Barnum,
Arthur 4. Gray, u. II. Lee,
Edward ii. O'Brien, Nj. l.. Merrill,
Jos. A. McGOwan, Geo. z. Weleh,
Charles A. K0hling, II. I: Cloyes.
]. s. Moulton, w. II. FOllett,
III. ID. Bedlow, Abner w. L0Weh'
wv Al. Gates, w. Il. Coughlin,
Il. p. True A. 4. Spaulding,
w I. Sanb0rn, Henry w. BracK,
Carl ID. L0throp, Geo. Ihwlng,
Harry A. Rounds, ). l.. Fogg,
W. A. Patten, Sam Stark,
W. p. Stoneham, j. L. Kb0rn,
X. w. Starbird, ii. nj. Breen,
H. T. SAWYER, j. M. Dunham,
H. Nj Warren, Geo. s. R0well,
f. ID, Jacobs. DIR. Alfred King,
Geo. w. Pennel, Chas. A. Barnes,
Fred H. York w. r. Keith
Jos. Bedlow, Chas. 5. Shufeldt,
r. s. Laughiin, Geo; Q; Cover,
H. Haven. w. T. Cushing.
Geo. G. Craven, G. G. Ross,
b. w. Emerson, w. j. Brown,
H. o. Haskell Harry Long,
Geo. A. CONN, Fred =. Moore,
Walter L. Card q. +. Leighton,
A. s. Kilb0rn, y. A. Schmltt,
j. Z. Adams, NJ, G. King,
r. s. Pote. L. w. Noyes,
Geo Geo r +. T6ompsoon. Geo. Frank skiIlings,
i, q. Lombard. O. ID. Alexander,
s. W. Bates, ii. p. Kimball:
John CALVIN Stevens. William !. Gold,
f. III. Pierce, Fred A. lompsoh,
R. I'll. RineS.
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REGARDED as a sackdown.

OTTAWA, Ont, april 5.-sir Charles TIP
per, minister of finance. in reply to Sir Rich
ard Cartwright. who asked the governments
policy concerning the retaliation bill now
before Congress, stated in the House Of
Commons today that the bill had been intro
duced as the result of Misrepresentation by
the American authorities. A proclamation,
he added, would appear in the next Official
Gazette, providing for the free interchange
of natural products. This is regarded as a
big backdown on the part of the Dominion
government, especially In view Of the dec
laration last week Of the cabinet ministers,
who asserted that Canada would maintain
her Interpretation of the international ar
rangement at all hazards.
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THE PoRTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, NE.
Address all communications TO
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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The officers fer the ensuing year were next

The officers fer the ensuing year were next
elected as follows:t
Presldent-J. p. Thorndike.
Vice President-ThOs l.. Laughlin.
Treasurer-A. Frank Leach.
Recording Secretary-R. ID. swift.
Corresponding Secretary-Wtlliam ;. Lowell,
Trustees-Abial Carter, Francis Higgins, Il. H.
Thompson. Nelson Tenney, Hall l.. Davis and
Frank X. RedlOn.
RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Ward 1-Charles +. Dam.
Ward 2-Nath'l s. Hesetlne.
Ward 3-Hiram w. Fernald.
Ward 4-Nathan T.. RedlOn.
Ward 5-RObert W. jackson.
Ward 6-ThOmas ConnOr.
Ward 7-Chares Il. Snow.
After the election Of officers President
Blanchard, according to the custom OF retlr-
ing presidents, presented the association with
a portrait of himself, handsomely framed,
for which the association extended thanks.
The president then delivered an address con-
graduating the association upon their out
look, reviewing their history and suggesting
and recommending improvements TO be made
in the future by the association, which ne
hoped would ''gO on forever. lie then In
vited the members to a banquet at his house,
which was accepted with thanks.
IL was also voted to have the Presidents
address Incorporated in the records OF the
The president elect was then escorted to
the chair by the secretary and extended
thanks for the honor conferred upon MIN by
making him president
A vote of thanks was also extended TO the
morning daily papers after which the meet
ing adjourned.
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Horse Notes.

There is still good demand in this State
for the heavier class of business horses, and
there should be boom here this season for
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RuMoRs OF A SETTLEMENT.
Burlington and Its Employees Report
ed to Have Buried the Hatchet.

CHICAGO, April 5.-A well authenticated
rumor ito-night is that the Burlington Com
pany and the striking engineers and firemen
have reached mutually satisfactory settle
mept and the strike will soon be officially
declared off. 1t is stated that the company
wonld reinstate all the old engineers and
firemen as rapidly as possible.
An Appeal to PowderIy.
CHICAGO, April 5.-Referring to the re-
ported deal between the Brotherhood of En-
cineers and Firemen and General Master
Workman Powdery by which Knights in the
employ of the Chicago. Burlington 81 Quincy
road were to be called out, the Chicago Times
saws this morning: "The proposition .is still
pending and decision may not be reached
for some days yet. The engineers, firemen
and switchmen desire Mr.. Powderly to call
out the Knights Of Labor who have taken
their places on the 80" and, If it should be
come necessary, the train and section hands
co far as they are Knights Of Labor. In
short they want him to make the strike Off
cial with the Knights Of Labor. All OF his
man who strike under this arrangement are
70 he snnported by the Brotherhood in re
tnrn. The engineers, firemen ana switch
| men will obligate themselves TO stand by the
KNIGHTS on other roads If it should become
| necessary A.. A. /,
s'This Mr. Powderly may agree to do and
probably will so far as those men are con,
| cerned who took the places OF the strikers II
| he can exercise any authority over them.
| These propositions rest upon tne condition
| that the engineers, hremen ana Swltchmen
are to act in concert. Such combination is
! in existence The switchmen have been
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MAINE.
Lumbermen Shooting Deer.

IbptcIdI ICSS'J
SKowHEGAN, April 5.-The logging season
is ended and all the teams have come out of
the woods, those of Lawrence q Philips,
thirty-fiye horses, coming today. There is
six feet of snow in the woods and the trav-
ellipg on the river road is exceedingly bad,
so it is reported. A lumberman. who has
Just arrived from the logging camps where
he has been all winter, says the men have
had all the fresh meat they wanted, derived
from slaughtered deer, caribou and moose,
notwithstanding it is illegal to kill them
now. They are easily captured in the deep
snow through which they can make but slow
progress. He states that in front of his
camp he saw twelve deer skins as he was
coming away
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Mean daily bar 30.08 Maximum ther.. .46.4
Mean daily ther...37.3I Minimum ther ....2S.7
Mean daily hum. TAO Total precip...... ,38
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(April.5, 1888, 1000 PM
Observations taken at the same momeni Of time
IL all stations
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PORTLAND MAINE, MORNING. APRIL 1885,

nromised that if they would strike on the
S TO-, the engineers and firemen would assist
them on on other roads when they had any Just
grievances. This refers especially to the
cnmneI The employment Of Union men in
nIaee Of those who took the places of the
sptriLina switchmen in 1886. But this effort
4 not @ to be made until after the trouble with
the burlington is settled. 1t is not at all i'm;
aa...oIcon,ot N 20 narmanentlV.'
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND. Me-. April 5. 1888
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into the Kennebec.

ArcrsrA April 5.-Patrick Hand, an
;nmate Of the National Soldiers Home, at
Tocus. committed suicide sat 1890 a. m. this
forenoon by Jumping off the kenneoec
bridge. He went to the second window on
the upper side of the bridge beyond tne
pier. gazed for an instant at the water hity
feet below and crawled upon the Sill ana
jumped. He dropped like bullet ana sank
deep in the cold water, rose to the surface
and hoated down with the swift current 10
ice, five rods below the bridge. He clutched
at the ice, but Intellectually, and was carried
beneath it and drowned. 1t is inn
| possible to recover his body at present
Harris was abuut 45 years of age, and has
family in Lowell, Mass. He once before
made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide by
drowning in rogus pond. 1t is said that his
mind was effected because of certain family
troubles.
off the Track.
THoMAsToN, April IA freight train OF
the Knox & Lincoln railroad run off tn,
track here at 4.25, by reason of the spread
ing of the rails. Thirty rods of track wer
torn nm. Three cals ran off but only on,
was much damaged. The engine went t
Rockland and got passenger car by whic
the mail and passengers of the latter trail
were sent forward. The track is now bein
repaired and will be clear by morning.
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one striker In Trouble.

James Derry, night switchman in the
employ of the Northwestern road. is locked
ed up. charged with assault with intent to
kill. Yesterday afternoon. He assaulted a
Pinkerton watchman in the Burlington yards
and drawing revolver threatened to shoo'
him. Last evening he stood behind tele-
graph pole AID fired two shots at the cab Of
a Burlington switch engine which was pass
ing. The bullets shattered the windows of
the cab but fortunately did not strike the
Engineer or fireman. The fireman returned
= shot at Derry, who then ran away. He
was arrested soon after by the police.
carneeie's Thousands.
PrrrsBURG, Pa, April 5.-The strikers at
the Edgar Thomson steel works at Pittsburg
Yesterday, rejected Andrew Carnegie's CO.
operative proposition, and last evening an
order was received for the complete shut
down of the great plant until Jan. /, 1889.
This decision was received with dismay by
the large army of workmen, as they did not
apprehend any movement Of the kind. 1t
viii throw out of employment 5000 men, and
viii seriously affect all branches of business.
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j. & j. Philbrook being the lowest bidders
the contract was awarded to them. The new
building will be 100 feet long by about 40 feet
wide, three stories high with basement. The
work of construction will be commenced at
once and the building is to be completed this
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To Promote Good Farming

IOptt1II
LEWISTON, April 5.-The Maine State
Agricultural Society, has appealed to the
leading citizens of the State to offer spec
ial premium of $40, more or less, on some
particular breed and age Of animal or some
special crop as may best meet their fancy.
The animal premium list, in which these
special prizes will be published, will go TO
press about the 10Th of April. Therefore
the secretary, A. L. Dennison of Portland,
should be notified previously
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The Greatest
Spring Tonic.

At this season of the year almost
every one experiences a sensation of
general lassitude and debility, which,
if neglected, results in a low, vitiated
condition of the vital forces, that
follows the sufferer throughout the
summer, and usually terminates in
some form of malarial or typhoid
fever. If, however, the patient has
the wisdom to take some reliable
remedy that gently acts on the slug
gish liver, enabling it to speedily
carry off all impurities, while at the
same time the system is vitalized and
invigorated, and the blood enriched,
the result is a condition of vigorous
health. This result is invariably
brought about by
DR.. R. C. FLOWERS SCIENTIFIC
Liver and Stomach SalatiVG.
1t is the greatest Spring Tonic ever
given to the world.
Price, $1.00 bottle. For sale by
all druggists.
r. C. Flower Medical Co. Boston.
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sowdoIn College.

LOptUItI
BRUNSWICK, April 5.-The Senior 90
Prize Exhibition occurred this evening IN
Memorial Hail. Despite the unfavorable
weather there was good sized audience
present. Collins orchestra furnished very
acceptable music. The following is the pro-
gramme
The Spirit of English Literature
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EAST Maine Conference.

RocKLAND, April 5.-Among those who
will deliver addresses at the coming session
of the East Maine Conferences here, are ).
NJ. Freeman, d. D., on Wednesday after
noon; C. c. McCabe. d. D., in the evening,
w. A. Spencer, d. d., of Philadelphia
Thursday evening; mission sermon by f. q.
Rogers, Friday afternoon; address by j. q.
Hartzell, d. D., in tire evening, sermon by
BishoplC. ii. Fowler, Sunday forenoon and
preaching by Rev. Chas. Parkhurst, editor
of Zion's Herald, in the afternoon.
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Special Notice.

We would call special attention to the Asses
sors Notice, which appears in our columns to-
day with reference to Taxes that all persons in
terested may comply with the tenor OF such no.
tice, particularly the clauses with reference TO
the U. S. Government bonds, Deposits in Savings
Banks, and Abatement Of Taxes, and thus save
hard thoughts and possibly hard words, when TOO
late apr2-sntd
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Portland Sid ders Successful

LEWISTON, April 5.-The bids for the coa-
st truction of the new school bnilding sof Oak
Grove Seminary, Vassalboro, were opened
by the building committee which met here
todav The bids were as follows: