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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-03
secretarY CiIbert,s Report.
AUGUSTA NEWS.
The Hebron Academy-Stevenscn's
Tramp-lce Crop Prospects.
rspecial to the Press ]


AUGUSTA, Jan. 2.-Some time ago L. f.
Sturtevant of Boston, pledged $4,000 toward
a fund for the erection of new school build
ing and dormitory for Hebron Academy at
Hebron, on condition that $4,000 additional
should be raised for the same purpose, max
ing the entire fund $4,000. A lady, Mrs.
Wording, by asbequest in her will, gave
S5OO0 but former pupil of the school, Mr..
Milliken, of Chicago, has just forwarded his
Christmast present of $2500. This with
$4,000, which has been secured by an agent
brings the amount thus far received up to
about S26, 600, and the remainder will be
speedily raised, 1t is expected that the
buildings will be commenced next season,
The trial of Swift" one of the three
tramps, whom it was alleged burned Con-
stable Stevenson's buildings, opened in the
Superior Court today He was tried for
simply being a tramp, and not for arson.
Two lady witnesses of this city were called,
who testiged that he begged food. One testi-
fed that she saw ''Swift" in Augusta after
o'clock on the Monday night that the fire oc-
Cured If convicted of being tramp, the
maximum sentence in State prison is 70
months. There is doubt whether the tramps
will be convicted of a very serious crime
The girl witness who travelled with them, is
kept under lock and key at the jail, as she
has made several attempts to escape.
The ice ON the Kennebec is from to 8
inches in thickness and the freeze is a
splendid one, so ice men say. The operators
are watching the weather.with gealous eye
and should the winter continue open win
look for shortage in the Hudson river crop
and a bonanza for the Kennebec.
Mary Hayes, the most notorious rumseller
in Augusta, is just out OF jail after serving a
four months sentence and paying $3.50 fine.
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THE STATE PRISON.
What Mr.. Hunt Learned In His Visits
TO the Institution.

AUGUSTA. Jan. 2.-Mr. w. III Hunt, the
visiting committee of the Council to the
State Prison has rendered his annual report.
Mr.. Hunt finds the convicts generally salts
fed with their treatment and the affairs Of
the prison in good condition. Few com
plants are heard and of these the majority
come from chronic .grumblers The report
contains the following in regard to the con-
dition of the premises: "The harness shop
has received, the past season, much needed
repairs and improvements, so that 1t is now
in good condition and the lower story has
been fitted up for storage and various pur-
noses connected with the broom business.
The lower story of the trimming shop has
been strengthened and repaired, lathed and
plastered, and is now a commodious ana con-
yenient shop for the manufacture OF brooms
for which the requisite tools ana nXtures
have been provided. or the wash mouse,
.sthe least said the better" 1t is dlscredlt-
ayIe to the State and institution, and very
imperfectly answers the purposes Tor whlcn
it is used The harness and trimming shops
are each in the upper or third story OF these
respective buildings, the other stories are Pc
low the level of the prison yard. In the
quarry, the dampness of the location must
cause rapid decay and frequent ana expenl-
slve repairs are unavoidable. 1t is proDaDle
that these buildings would long since have
been removed but for the quarry with It's
twenty to thirty feet of water, and which
absorbs so much of the territory that no
room remains suitable for the buildings
wanted
''The remedy in my Judgment is to drain
the quarry, hll up its easterly end lncludlne
the space caused by the buildings now there.
on, thus giving one or two acres of good ana
accessible building lots, improving the sani-
tary condition Of the Institution and furnish
caused by the change now about to be
made"
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
this county have been recorded in the Regis
trs Of Deeds:
Portland-Harriet M. Pope to trustees estate OF
j. b. Brown. 81 and other considerations.
d. f. Emery ct al. to trustees estate Of j. d,
Brown. 81 and other considerations.
John H. Carroll ct al to Portland Stove Foundry
A. w. H. Clapp to Portland Stove Foundry Co.
VIM I. Kilborn to Bertrand f. Dunn. 81 800.
Deering-Daniel Dole to Daniel Dole, Jr. 81
Scarboro~Rebscca S. Leayitt to Carrie Leavitt.
Grow Island-william v, Littleheld to wm T.
Littleheld. SIG.
and other considerations.
Long Island~Benj. Cushing to Catherine Cush-
ing 81 and other considerations.
Freeport-w. A Payson to Elizabeth Fogg. 81
ana other considerations.
Pownal-Moses Plummer ct al to II. ". Lorlng.
Brunswick-F. o. Doughty ct al. to G. Z.
Toothaker. 81.
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Out of the Recelvers, Hands,
cHAMBERLAlN's PREDICTIONS.
A Speech Naturally Pleasing to
British Free Traders.

TORONTO, Jan. 2.-The Globe today highly
approves Chamberlain's speech before the
Board of Trade. The Globe thinks that
Chamberlain is in such position that his
political fortunes must seriously suffer if he
fails to bring All amicable and satisfactory
settlement out of the Washington confer
ence. In the course Of his speech Chamber
lain said that he was an Englishman. proud
of the glorious traditions and institutions of
his country. But all patriotism would be
stunted indeed if it did not embrace Great
Britain beyond the seas. He refused to
speak of the United States as a foreign
power. He would urge good neighborhood
with the great republic which was for one
thousand miles divided from Canada only by
an invisible boundary line. Any difficulties
which might exist between Canada and her
neighbor were to be approached and dealt
With as between friends. The prospects of
improved relations with the United States
never looked more hopeful than at present.
No doubt the United States would soon
moderate its tariff against Great Britain. In
few years it might not be too much to ex-
pect that it would disappear altogether
against Great Britain and all the world
What Canada required was the development
of her great, her illimitable resources, and
not tariff which would shackle her agricul-
tural industries. The first thought of Can
ada should be to get population on the soil,
and so to create consumers. Industries
would spring up and prosper then, whether
there was tariff or not. He was in favor
of the widest possible commercial union, not
only with the United States, but with the
world, truly unrestricted reciprocity. 1t
was surely restricted reciprocity which
would make people dependent for financial
freedom on the government of the United
States, or something which would be still
more important-Canada's political freedom.
with the mother country became burden to
the former country. then it would be time
enough for Great Britain to consider a
measure of relief.
He was enthusiastically cheered during
the delivery Of his speech.
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New Workers Flooklng to the Country.


Few things are harder to bear than the de-
preston Of holiday in New York. The
proverbial dulness Of Sunday in London Is
the only condition of things with which it
can be compared. With each succeeding
year the custom Of going to the country for
the winter holidays becomes more popular
among those who have this rare luxury
within their reach. The fashionable pill
grimage to Tuxedo Park for the ten days that
include Christmas and New Years draws
many into its train and proves source Of
much gay entertainment. Tobogganing
skating, sleighing and pgeon-shooting are
the out-of-door exercises and sports which
the Tuxedo colony effects, while dancing, bill
lizards and bowling are the indoor amuse-
ments. A pleasant life, surely, quite in the
English habit.
Within the last five years there has been
decided tendency on the part OF people OF
moderate means to acquire homes In the not
easily accessible suburbs Of New York, and
1t is a pleasure for these people to entertain
their bachelor and other friends attneir little
country homes at this season OF the year.
The increase in the number OF these country
homes has had the effect in recent years OF
decidedly advancing the price of land. 1t is
difficult to get desirable building lots in any
of the pretty towns or villages within twenty
miles of the city at less rate than $500 an
acre In most towns, indeed, the price is
higher yet-between 5000 and $1,000 an acre
for good sites. Some shrewd observers think
that in few years the bottom will fall out
of this boom in suburban land. But the
rapidity with which the city is growing and
the constant development and multiplication
Of the means of transportation to the suburbs
make it just as likely. in the opinion Of other
equally good judges, that one does not risk
anything in paying even these high prices
for land.
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FRAUD AND MURDER.
How the MexIcans Carried on the
Campaign Against the Yaquis.

NoGALEs, A. T., Jan. 2.-Strange and
startling news has endeyeloped .the past
few days in the Yaqui River campaign which
has been carried ON with the understanding
that at the close, the land along the Yaqul
and Mayo rivers was to be divided in sever
atty among the Indians, and by making the
Yaquis and Mayos believe this, a majority
surrendered. Now it comes to light that the
Mexican gunboat Democratic has secretly re-
moved at various times over 1900 Indians
from the river, and they have been taken to the
State Of Colima, where Chief Cajand is sa id
to have been assassinated. He was taken
aboard a gunboat at Guaymas at dead of
night and the vesselsteamed down to the
mouth of Yavui river, where he was given a
horse and escort to return to his village, as
was thought. But it is charged that while
the chief was leading the party. one of the
escort rode up behind him and shot him in
the back. After he fell several other balls
were fired into the body. The land grab
bers, said to be very near the Federal gov
ernment, are gradually absorbing all the til
liable land in the valley. The remainder of
the Yaquis are disaffected, and two or three
light skirmishes have taken place the past
month. 1t is expected that open war will
follow. The Indians are destitute, and the
militia patrol the river to protect the inter-
ests Of the land grabbers.
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the ohio Legislature.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 2,-The Legislature
organized this morning, the House electing
E. L. Lampson speaker and the rest of the
Republican caucus nominees. Certain Re-
publican Senators, claiming they had been
ignored in caucus, combined with the DEM
ocrats to defeat the leading Republican eau
Gus nominees. L. +. Davis was made presi-
dent pro tenn. The Governors message was
read to both branches this afternoon.
Governor Foraker's message concludes
with a reference to the Presidents message,
in which he argues that if the Presidents
propositions prevail, the consequences will
be disastrous to every industry of every sec
tion of the country, and to no class more
surely than to the farmers and laboring peo--
ple Other and better ways can be provided
for disposing of the surplus revanue than by
breaking down home industry and exposing
labor to foreign competition. They should
stand firmly together in support of the pro-
tective tariff policy which has Ibeen pursued
35 years.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

Augustus Lauterbach, wealthy New
York tobacco merchant, was thrown from
his horse yesterday and killed.
Rev. Edward L. Miles. of the Church of
the Reformation. New York, is missing, be-
lieved to be demented.
VIM. G. Thoms, bookkeeper Of an oleomar-
garine factory at New Haven, Conn.,, has
been arrested for bigamy
Robert Hamilton, confidential servant of
A. j. Drexel, has been murdered at Asbury
Park, N. j.
The great objective or Sc inch lens Of the
Lick telescope has been successfully mount
ed.
There were 1856 fires reported in New
Hampshire last year, causing a loss OF ST.
736, $40, the heaviest for long time.
Mrs. Cute. said to be the oldest woman in
Pennsylvania, died at Johnston yesterday,
aged 10S.
Oscar Coger, colored, has been lynched at
Tuscumbia, Ala, for attempts to burn a
dwelling house.
Joseph Johnston, aged 10, was fatally shot
in a fight in which 30 boys participated, in
Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday.
The founding of female college al
Worcester, Mass, is made probable by gen.
erous offers from Rev. Eli Foy Of Los An
geles, Cal, and Jonas G. Clark.
Mr.. Cole has been nominated by the Re-
publicans for Speaker of the New YORK
Assembly, and Henry r. Low for President
pro tenn. of the Senate.
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James z. Nichols.

HAvERHILL, Mass, Jan. 2.-Dr. Jamas
R. Nichols, author of the book, Whence,
What, Where" died this afternoon, aged 6s.
From 1912 to 1872 be was a wholesale drug
gist here and in Boston. He founded the
Journal of Chemistry, and edited the same
for many years. Afterwards he was senior
editor of the Popular Science News. From
1S73to 1878 he was president of the Vermont
State railroad, was a director of the Boston
& Maine and trustee of the George Peabody
fund. He was pioneer in chemical discoy-
ery in which he acquired great wealth, and
was the author of several valuable works.
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Commercial Union from a Canadian
Standpoint,

To the Editor of the Press:
In the PRESS of Dec. 10Th, notice an ar
ticle on Commercial Union. being an opinion
expressed by l. C. Libby, Esq, of Burnham,
Me. AS Canadian, crave space for few
observations from Canadian standpoint
Mr. Libby's remarks concerning the COM
parative value of farms on the Canadian
and United States sides of the
line respectively, are fatty contra
dicted by old residents of Carle-
ton county, n. B.. who who live near the
line and know whereof they speak; or. rath-
er, while admitting the truth of Mr.. Libby's
statement, they say that is an isolated case,
the reverse being true in the majority Of
cases; but admitting, for the sake of argu-
ment, all his facts, and his conclusion Is not
the natural result of those facts. Our mar
ket prices are lower than those of the New
England States. Why2- As understand 1t
because we produce more than we can con-
sumo. The surplus must be, and is. exported
to the United States, our only available mar
ket The price it commands there, minus
costs of shipping, duty, ETC., is the standard
by which our market is ruled. This is the
natural result of the principle that In all
competitions the greater ru les the lesser
Throw down the barriers now existing, and
the same rule obtains. Our market prices
must advance to that of the American mar
kets. The Canadian farmers will no doubt
be greatly benefited, but the measure of
their gain Is by no means the measure OF che
American farmers loss; for the American
markets will not be materially affected. On
the other hand, our manufacturers will be
practically ruined. Their markets will, as
In the other case, be ruled by the greater
markets over the line. They must sell at
lower rates, and at the same time the in
creased price Of farm produce, enhancing as
it does, the cost of living, will necessitate
tho payment of higher wages to workmen.
Our infant factories cannot bear this double
pressure; some few may survive, but the
majority must go down; and our cities and
towns will be the sufferers. They Will go
backward instead of forward, and score OF
years from now, should our neighbors again
decide to raise their tariff walls, we will lind
ourselves with greatly increased supply OF
farm produce and much weaker market
than we have now.
1t seems to me that commercial union, with
option to dissolve tine same, will place Cana
da in most precarious condition. A condi-
tion for which the prospect and even the
realization of the most brilliant success
while it lasts, will not justify that govern
ment which grasps the gilded bait.
CANADIAN.
Centreville, G. Co., N. b.. Dec. Is, 1887.
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Perils of the Sea.

HALIFAX, Jan. 2.-Schooner Active, Capt.
Fisher, Louisburg for Halifax, with fish and
scrap iron, sank Saturday night two miles
off Guyon Island, G. B. The crew were
saved. The barke Our Annie, arrived today
from Penambuco, badly iced. Several of
the crew were frost bitten, and a number
were obliged to go to the hospital. The
brigantine Alice. Capt. Saunders, arrived at
Lockport from Turks Island today, with
nothing but lower masts standing. The cap
tain reports that he experienced on Christ
mas day one of the most terrific hurricanes
he ever met.
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Massachusetts cities.

BosToN, Jan. 2.-To-day all the cities in
Massachusetts inaugurate their newly elec-
ted boards of government. The mayors ad-
dresses show general prosperity, most of the
increases noted in indebtedness being for
improvements.
The inaugural of Mayor O'Brien of Bos-
ton who was qualified to-day states that the
gross debt of Boston to January 1st is S4S,-
6S2, 400, net debt S27, ,627 800, an increase of
million and quarter over last year. He
takes rosy view of the city's condition and
claims that its government is strictly non.
partisan. He opposes increasing the limit OF
the city's indebtedness He considers that
the assessors have made correct valuation
of property, notwithstanding the protests
which he designates bare-faced. The mayor
favors wiping out the ordinance which
prevents preaching ON the common.
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Dissatisfied Knights.

DOVER, N. H., Jan. "A special meeting
of Garrison Hill Assembly, No. 4,S16, knights
of Labor. was held tonight, to vote to dis
band and distribute among the 6S members
in good standing the treasury funds, amount
ing to S4,145. There were present ITO per-
sons, AZ more than those in good standing
One of the officers. in favor of disbanding,
violated his obligation, and gave the pass
word to members in arrears in favor of
breaking up the organization. 1t was moved
TO disband and distribute the money. The
Master Workman then refused to entertain
the motion, it being unconstitutional. This
position was endorsed by District Master
Workman Rich, of District Assembly No.
14O, who was present After exciting scenes
those who wanted to disband left the hall in
a body.
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Deaths Work With the AdminIstra-
ton.


washington Despatch to the Boston Transcript
Death has been busy with this Admins
tration. First came Mr.. Hendricks death,
and then the loss Of Secretary Bayard's wife
and daughter. In quick succession followed
the deaths of three senator's wives-Mrs.
Beck, Mrs, Voorhees,, Mrs. Gi BISON. Mrs.
Pendletons had preceded them but little
while The members Of the Arthur admin
tration, too, have dropped off rapidly since
Mr.. Cleveland came in. Ex-President
Arthur, ex-Secretary Frelinghuysen, the
wife of ex-Attorney General Brewster; then
Senator Logan's death. Flags at halt mast
and the public buildings draped in black
have been unpleasantly frequent in Wash
ington during the last two years. The flag
on the White House is always half-masted
upon occasions like Mr.. Manning's death =
q CHASTITY mistake, as properly the flag should
only be half-masted for the death Of the
President. Whenever the front Of the house
has been draped in mourning, the President
and Mrs. Cleveland use the back or south
entrance 1t isn't cheerful to enter ones
home by portico with columns swathed in
funeral black and through door over which
the folds of mourning are draped
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The man who was drowned in a canal in
Lewiston Sunday was John Driscoll OF Low
ell, Mass.
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How caesar Got Ahead.

1t was an ex-Confederate soldier at Shef-
field, Ala, who was giving some of his ex-
periences at the battle of Fort Donelson.
He was an officer and had a young colored
man for his cook When the Confederates,
or the great bulk Of them, decided after a
hot fight to withdraw from the fort, the cap
tain looked around for his servant, but the
negro was nowhere to be seen. The officer
mounted log and called out in loud tones
for his servant, and pretty soon was an
swered, but in such faint tones that he could
not for while locate the cook. Caesar
finally made it plain that he was in the log
under the officers feet, and he was ordered
to come out.
Cant do i'll" he shouted in reply.
"But you must. The fight is over"
"But | can't--dar's fo' white men in this
log behind mel'
And when the officer investigated he found
that such was the fact. They crawtished out
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RAILWAY MATTERS.

THE LEASE OF THE X. I. W. R.R.
The validity Of the lease Of the Katahdin
Ironworks Railway to the Bangor and Pis-
cataQuis is to be tested in the courts. f. o.
Beal. Joseph G. White and G. p. Smith OBJ
ject to the lease as void and also object to
any diversion Of the profits of the Bangor q
Piscataquis to the use or Improvement Of
the Katahdin Iron Works Road. They have
secured Orville ID. Baker as their attorney.
Mr. Beal writes letter 10 the Wing In which
he declares his objection TO taking any OF
the earnings Of the Bangor u Piscataquiss
road to run other roads until every dollar OF
its obligations to the city Of Bangor have
been paid. The Bangor 4 Piscataquls Is IN
a position, in Mr.. BeaPs opinion, where it
will soon be able to pay its Indebtedness.
NOTES.
The use Of mileage tickets on the line OF
the Maine Central has grown to such an ex-
tent that system of checking passengers
has been adopted. Blank checks in six
colors have been supplied all conductors.
with instruction to use the same by care
fully devised system, which will remain .
secret TO the public. In the future the travel
er on a mileage will be given one OIL these
checks to denote his destination, and the
conductor be able 70 determine at glance
such destination.
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A New York Fire.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-This evening there
was fire in five story building, 81 White
street, occupied by Simn & Strelitzer, i'm
porters of dry goods; Napier & Myers, COM
mission merchants, Chicago; the Claxton
Bookbinding Company, and Posner & Co.,
commission merchants. The flames extend
ed to the buildings, 70 and 50, occupied by
Edwin Barr, .bookbindeT, Ferry d Deal,
pets; Bradley, Voorchis & Day.. manufac-
turing company, and RoDt. Beattie, carpets.
The total loss was S175,000; partly covered.
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Col Fellows assumed the office Of district
attorney and promptly invited his friends to
the Astor House to take something. Many
Democratic politicians accepted. The new
board of aldermen in this city organized and
the police justices held overfi0wing recep-
tions. The immigrants at Castle Garden
enjoyed q holiday dinner furnished by the
commissioners of emigration. All employees
of the Vanderbilt lines, in the city were en-
tertained with a dinner at the West Side
Rooms by Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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one after another, each having an excuse to
urge, and finally the darkey appeared. Ihe
protested:
''Doan' say one word Dis ar de fust time
/ ever got ahead of a white man, an it's
gwine to be de VERY last De mex fout we
hev lie gwine to let de white man hey. de
hull log to hsself an Plllook fur a hole
in de groundv Detroit Free Press.