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The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
North Haven Notes-an Ice Blockade
and a Land Boom.
Correspondent of the Press.l

NORTH HAVEN. Feb. p, 1888.
Coal, corn and groceries are scarce COM
modities with us at present owing to the dis
continuance of our packets. They have to
be procured from Carver's Harbor az miles
Distant by our groeers necessitating frequent
and tedious journeys. 1t Is as one has ex-
pressed 1t going into Egypt after corn"
Fostina, wife Of Frank o. Smith, died last
Monday afternoon. Funeral services con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Littleheld were held
Wednesday forenoon. The deceased was
one of our most esteemed young ladies and
leaves a host of friends to mourn her early
departure.
Isaac Packard died the 18th inst. He was
a member Of the crew Of the Maud s., the
past season. Funeral services were held at
the Little ThOrOughfare school house Febru-
ary 18th, conducted by the Free Masons OF
Vinal Haven Of whiA lodge the deceased
was amember.
Though our Islands have their peculiar
drawbacks during severe winters, they prove
peculiarly attractive during the summer
months, judging from the efforts OF rustlca-
tors to purchase real estate. Mr.. WinsOr Of
Philadelphia steamship fame, and Cabot the
millionaire mill owner, have been erecting
cottages during the past year and improving
their land, building roads, etc, etc. Sever
al of our farmers have received offers for
their farms, but most Of them have not as
yet decided to sell. #. Il. b.
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ON oAKE's ROCKS.
The Eastpert Schooner United States
Comes to Grief.
Especial to the Press.l

KENNEBUNKPoRT. Feb. .23.-Schooner Uni
tedStates, Capt. Archibald. of and from East
port for Bostan, sprung leak last night OF
Woods Island, and, to save themselves, the
captain and crew attempted to beach her, but
failed to reach the sand, as the schooner was
decks to the water and would not steer.
About sunrise she struck on Oake's rocks,
half mile west of the government piers,
and on the ebb tide fell over and bilged.
There was no insurance on the schooner,
of which iCaptain Archibald owned one
fourth. The cargo of IS barrels of picked
herring and 11,oOO boxes of smoked herring,
together with the freight money, was insured.
The schooner will be nearly total wreck,
and the box herring will be of little value.
The herring in barrels were picked up by
many persons, and will be more or less miss
ing. The wreck of the vessel and the saved
stuff will be sold by auction at 2 O'Clock FRI
day afternoon.
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THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

AkOOSIUOk COUNI1.
The treasury department has promulgated
some new rules to regulate the scaling OF
Maine lumber which Is taken to the Prov
inces for manufacture. 1t must now be sur
veyed by a surveyor appointed by the col
lector Of customs. Where operators in
Maine are also operators in New Brunswick
the logs cut in Maine must bear separate and
distinct marks which must be specified in
manifests. A declaration under oath shall
be filed with the consular officer nearest the
place of shipment by parties proposing to
engage in the shipment of lumber under
these regulations.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A meeting of the pew holders and others
interested will be held in the Free Baptist
church at Pennington next Saturday after
noon at o'clock to act upon the proposltlon
to sell the church and lot
Mr.. Thomas H. Adams is laboring in
Pennington to secure pledges OF $1,000 TO
erect building for shoe factory. Three
thousand dollars have already been sub
scrbed, and Mr.. Adams expects to secure
the rest without difficulty.
KNOX COUNTY.
Wages per foot on night work at the
Green's Landing granine works have been
advanced from two to four cents, the. origi-
nal price being eight cents. The advance
makes it 10 and II cents per foot.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
State Constable Mayville made seizure Of
five barrels of whiskey In Bangor Wednes-
day afternoon at the Maine Central depot
1t was Labelled to parties who are unknown.
The constables have made several seizures
recently.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Reporter celebrated Wash
ington's Birthday by coming out In an en-
larged form, sure evidence Of prosperity.
WALDO COUNTY.
Schooner Penobscot of Belfast, was run
into NAV oath, 1887, off Sandy Hook by. the
steamer Wyanoke Of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company, and badly damaged,
the repairs to the schooner costing about
$1,000. An action was begun by the owners
of the schooner, but last week the agent,
Mr.. Sibley was notified that the steamship
company would settle by, paying S275o'
which offer has been accepted.
Some OF the tramps in Belfast Jail have as
much letter mail as business man, and oc-
casionally registered letters with money.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
SUBURBAN NEWS.
CAPE ELIZABETH.

CAPE ELIZABETH.
Mr. b. b. Small of Knightyille, and Mr..
Alex Stanton of South Portland, want the
insertion Of petition in the Cape Elizabeth
warrant for town meeting that the assessors
exempt or abate the taxes upon any shoe
factory or other permanent industry that
may be established in the town; These gen.
tlemen think they can get stock subscribed
for two shoe factories If the taxes are ex-
empted or abated.
sACcARAPPA.
There was large attendance at the grand
drill and ball given by Canton Ridgely at Odd
Fellows Hall last evening. The Canton left
Portland on a speGel train. under Command
er Colesworthy. Generals Whitten and
Sprague and stats, accompanied them. The
affair was a grand success.
ii. s. Mcclellan seriously injured his knee
while at work Wednesday.
There was a slight fire in the Westbrool
Company's Mill Wednesday. Prompt action
Of the watchman prevented confiagra-
tion.
SOUTH HARPswELL.
AT meeting of Try Again Lodge, /. o. Of
G. r., the following officers were installed
for the quarter ending April 80, 1888:
C. T-G. X. johnson.
v. V.T.-Luther Bibber.
C.-E. G.. Pinkham.
Sec.-Ruthe Moulton.
TT. z. Toothaker.
II. Sc. BlDDcr.
MI, IL. Stover
ID. Maggie Moulton.
Il, q. C.-G. l.. Randall.
G.-Arcelia Alexander.
Sent.-MarShall Bibber.
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Fryeburg Notes.

The Daughters Of Rebecca, ]. o. o. r.,
gave on Tuesday evening Of this week, at
Marks's Hall, very pleasant leap year ball
and box party. The proceeds will be devot-
ed to furnishing the new hall, their old hall
having been destroyed by fire in the autumn.
The ladies Of the Congregational Society
gave an antiquarian supper last evening. An
Client costumes and appropriate exercises adj
ded TO the success OF the entertainment.
The G. L. 5. G. will meet with Mrs. G. S.
Barrows this evening. A Longfellow pro-
gramme, consisting of various selections
from his works, win be carried out.
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PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED.
clifton Curtis, OF Searsport, Stabbed
by Drunken Sailor.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-Clifton Curtis,
of Searsport, Maine, first mate Of the ship
Tillie Starbuck, was stabbed in the breast
and dangerously hurt, by drunken sailor
this afternoon while the ship was making
way to sea. The vessel was loaded with pc
troleum for Hiogo, Japan, and had a new
crew, number of whom were in the fore
castle creating a riot. When the mate or
dered them on deck, Joseph Cook, one of the
number, plunged his sheath knife into the
mates breast. Before the sailor could re-
peat the attack. Curtis drew postol and
shot him in the side. He was then seized
and placed in irons. Afterward he was TAX
en- to Newcastle and placed in Jail. The
wounded mate was brought to this city and
taken to the hospital. 1t is believed his
wound is fatal,
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
WITNESSES WHO REMEMBER.
Dexter People Believe They Recog-
nize stain and Cromwell
As the Strangers Who Were Lurking
Around the Bank Building.
Attorney ciiIen Promises to: DemoI-
Ish the Governments Case.

BANGOR, Feb. 23.-At the continuation of
the Stain trial this forenoon the government
continued its Identification by witnesses from
Dexter. At the opening of the session an
hour was consumed in consideration by the
counsel of the matter of taking the deposit
tions Of witness in Dexter and another in
Medfeld. Mrs Barron and her sen came
into court at 10 o'clock and occupied seats by
the side of the counsel fol the State. The
first witness called by the government was
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
GENERAL NEWS.

A man, supposed to be w. w. Tascott,
murderer of Millionaire Smell OF Chicago,
has been arrested at Lebanon, Mo.
The criminal suit against. Jay Gould and
Russell Sage is under consideration by the
grandjury,
Further testimony was taken yesterday by
the New York Investigating committee re-
specting the sugar and rubber trusts.
Harlem Blatz was fatally hurt and Will
,;on, Il Reid had his leg broken in coasting
ils,t accident at Amsterdam, N Y, last night
An attempt was made to burn the Spragqe
L, last night.
A west bound Southern Pacific train was
robbed by two masked men near tucson,
fitied the express car and mails, threatening
To shoot the trainmen if they resisted.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
Turnverein Exhibition,

There has been large sale of reserved
seats for the annual exhibition and ball Of
the Portland Turnverein to be given at City
Hall next Monday evening, and those who
have not yet purchased should do so at an
early date, All seats on the door will be re-
seryed and no admission tickets to the floor
will be sold. Holders Of checks for reserved
seats in the gallary will be admitted to the
floor after tn exhibition,
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24

t,It WItH IHc pdLtHL IuW5 III
this country today. Ii is seen
in the courts where adverse decisions on pa
tents are the rule among the people and In
Congress where many hostile bills are now
pending which look TO the destruction OF the
crippling of the laws. For the last 10 or 10
years the whole system Of federal jurispru-
dence has been undergoing gradual change
inimical to the inventor, and judge made law
mas eleesuay nuiu statta h,sns W. sne PIoyls-
pie OF New England, the home Of American
Ingenuity, cannot afford to pass by these sig
nifcant facts without protest, for the death
of the patent system means death to that
spirit of progress upon which we have so
long prided ourselves.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
Nearly Out.
belfast Journal.l

A man from Portland has been in town
for few weeks, selling and distributing BIZ
bes, in the interest Of Bible society. He
is instructed to visit every family in town,
sell them Bible II hee can, but if he cannot
sell one and they are unable to buy and have
none in the house, he is instructed to give them
one. 1t is said that he called at the house OF
an old fellow the other day, and asked him
enoughl' said the old fellow. wife, says
he, "bring out our Bibles" The old lady
went to look for the Bibles, and after being
gone a long time returned with three or four
leaves Of an old one, saying, This Is all the
Bibles we have in the house." well, de-
clare" says the old man, II did not know
we were so near out"
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.


Peck & Fursman's ION the Trail. or
Daniel Boone.' Company will appear at
Portland Theatre tomorrow evening. There
will be band of real Shawnee Indians,
troupe of beautiful trained horses, besides
bears and wolves introduced. The stage eff
fects are said to be very novel. There will be
performances both afternoon and evening.
NOTES.
The sale of seats for the Mockridge. con-
cert will begin at Stockbridge's. at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, and numbers VIII be
given out at o'clock
Tomorrow afternoon the series. OF enter
tainments to be given by the First Parlsh
Ladies Aid Society will commence at the
church. Tickets Can be procured In the
places mentioned in the advertisement.
Tickets for the Longfellow Chatauq4a en-
BRIDGES. The receipts win go the statue
fnn
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standard Garden seeds.

Kendall & Whitney have got out their an
nual catalogue of standard garden Seeds
printed by VIM. NJ. Marks. 1t is very
handsome and exhaustive pamphlet OIL 90
pages remarkably we'll illustrated. the GUS
of the various flowers, fruits and vegetagieS
being particularly well executed. Inc an
nual catalogues are distributed free and ev-
erybody who runs garden no maVeei no"
email. or a farm should have one.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
canton RIdeoIey at saccarappa.

A detachment of Canton Ridgeley, Patri-
archs Militant, gave drill at Ssccarappa
last evening, under command of Capt. d. u.
Colesworthy, assisted by Captain Tobie and
Capt Courtland as guides. Major General
Whitten was present as inspector. The
Portland party numbered about 100, includ-
ing many ladies. and there was large at
Nudance of highly pleased Saccarappa citl-
Dancing followed the drill.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
Lth CONGRESS-..FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. %

IO-Ns OUs
On motion of Senator Frye, the Senate bill
to provide for international maine Con;
property at sea. was taken from the calendar
The bin to extend the laws Of the United
States over certain unorganized territory
south of Kansas, pspularly known as mo
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Queen viii Not Officially Hear of
Irish Rents.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The debate ON the adj
dress in reply to the Queens speech was re-
sumed in the Commons tonight. Mr.. Shaw
Lefevre, Liberal, meved an amendment af-
frming the necessity of dealing with the
arrears Of excessive rents in Ireland. He
charged Balfour with using all the forces of
the government to favor the landlords like
Clanricarde, who, were the oppressors of the
tanants.
He commended the heroism of Wilfred
Blunt in defending the tenantry.
Mr.. BalfOur reminded the House that fair
rents had been fixed by the tribunals since
the act of 1881.
Mr.. Shaw Lefevre replied that in many
cases the arrears had not arisen under Judic-
ial rents. Only ten per cent Of the rents on
Lord Clancarde's estate were judicial
rents.
Mr.. Balfour held that the act of 1881 fully
protected the tenants.
Mr.. Shaw Lefevre's amendment was re-
jected, 261 to 1856, and the report on the ad-
dress in reply to the Queens speech adopt
ted.
Churchill on the Stump.
Lord Randolph Churchill, addressing the
Oxford Union Society last night, denied that
he had called the Irish people foul tiends.
He had never said and never would say
word to discredit the Irish people. With re-
gard to the Irish question he asked If an Ir-
ish Parliament was just aspiration OF Irish
men. Did England have an English
Parliament? He had known mahy purely
English matters to be decided by Irish and
Scotch votes. The present Parliament was
likely to last until 1898. The Irish party
would probably go to pieces within that
time. Where would it be without Glad
stones oratory. The whole project was
doomed to failure.
Foreign Notes.
In the trial of M. Wilson, yesterday. his
counsel urged that his prosecution arose from
political motives and that there was no proof
that money had been paid for decorations.
Mrs. Garfield sails for home today on the
steamship Troire.
The military have been called out to quell
disturbances by 1900 weayers on a strike at
Flors, France.
Prince Louis, second son of the Grand Duke
of Baden, and grandson of the Emperor Will
liam, is dead, aged %.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
MORNING, FEBRUARY "a 1888


mans land" was taken from the calendar
and passed.
The bill to provide for the compulsory ed
ucation of Indian children, not including the
five civilized tribes of the North Osago was
taken from the calendar and debated.
Senator Vest spoke of the bill as most I'M
portant and declared that day schools among
the Indians were absolutely worthless. In
dian day schools should not receive q dollar
from the government. He would obllterate
every one If he could. After further discus.
sion between Senators Vest, Dawes and
Teller the bill went over without action.
porate the Washington Gable Electric Rail-
way of the District of Columbia.
After being amended, the bill passed with
out discussion.
The Senate adjourned
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
HOUSE.

In the absence Of the Speaker, s. S. Cox Of
New York was unanimously elected Speaker
pro tem, amid a round Of applause.
The preamble and resolutions were refer
red to the committee on foreign affairs with
regard to the claim of the British govern
ment to valuable territory in possession OF
Venezuela.
In committee of the whole, bills making
appropriations for public buildings at Blr
mingham, Ala, Duluth, Minn., Newark, N.
j., and Council Bluffs, Ia, were agreed to.
Then the committee rose, and the House
passed the bills and adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24

The Delaware river is gorged at Port Jer-
piled up to height Of 20 feet. The river Is
slowly rising. Cellars are flooded in the VII
lage near Barrett's suspension bridge. Ihe
wooden breakwater in front OF the aDut-
ments Of the bridge has been destroyed. DIS
astrous results are apprehended.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24

Fire in Belfast.

BELFAST, Feb. 23.-The wooden store and
stock of Calvin Harvey. ieweller, High
street, was damaged to the extent of several
hundred dollars by fire and water last eve
ming; fully insured.
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.,@.resting Possibility.
rRanoor Commercially

Bangor ", -
John Harvey. one Of the most lnportah.
he witnesses who have testinba against
Of. nd Cromwell, stated today TO p re-
Stain a. the knew Medfeld, Mass. man
porter tina. seen the $500 bond taken
who had twice Savings Bank at the time Of
I'm the Dexter y. If this man should
then tbe murder Of Barro. 'S and testify to see,
be produced as wltneS noss Slon Of gmaoytanf 5h5f
ing the bond in the poy posi- he , cry important
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Cross examination. "The man who spoke
to me had his coat buttoned well up. and
around his neck and his hat pulled down
so that could see but little more than his
cheek bones, and by them identify him."
placed a slouch hat on his head, pulling 1t
down, while his counsel wound a. scarf about
his neck and chin, so only the cheeks could
be seen.
That's about as you saw 1t that dayg
questioned Mr.. Barker, counsel for Stain.
Witness said he could see about as much
of Stains face as of the man at Waterville.
This concluded the testimony of the morn
ing and the court adjourned till 2.30 m.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24

A Chicago dispatch says th|et q .bst Gn, ci:y,
peneWs remarks on the tariff u lo 5las ~ the the
Wednesday evening. are crltlclseu = sSytios.S
Republicans who are not ultra pIoni0i
lists. .,h;ola
iorred dd houses and lit up the sky is reported
from Monmouth, Illinois. -.
THE principal newspapers of Rome eau as, az,
.ostion TO the massing of French troops nt "
tSe Italian frontier and say tne goyeesUres eeasUres
IL ;nf taking the necessary couns1-s ues'~'''
and a. t arranging to increase the militia.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
RAILWAY MATTERS.
MAINE CENTRAL.

The regular monthly meeting of the. Maine
Central Railroad Company was held at the
company's Office in this city yesterday. len
of the thirteen directors were present, Mes
srs Bradlee. Hill and Jones being absent.
The matters relating to the proposed road
from Dexter to connect with the Bangor .
Piscataquis remains in the hands Oh Tue
committee.
The question as to whether the railroad
offices shall remain Where they are, or be re-
moved to the new Union Station when com
pleted. was left to committee appointed
for that purpose.
Other matters were of a routine nature.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24

The shareholders of the Grand Trunk
railway have approved the fusion OF tnas
company with the Northern Canaalan: anu anu
approved tine fusion with the Grand Trunk
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24

Mean daily bar. :. O.02 Maximum ther $50
Mean daily ther.31.7 Minimum ther .2l.0
Mean daily hum 62.O Total precip....... 90
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Feb. %. 1888, 1000 PM
Observations taken at the same moment Of time
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND, ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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lewiston Shoemen Out.
TSpecial to the Press.1

LEWISTON, Feb. 23-The strike which oc-
Cured in Smith & Pages shoe factory Sat-
urday evening has not yet been settled.
Several new hands were hired in today. but
from present indications work will not be re-
sumed for some time.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Feb. "a.
The indications for New England are
fair weather, stationary temperature and
light variable winds.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
No Favors to the Standard Oil COM
pany.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The Interstate
Commerce Commission gave an elaborate
opinion today sustaining the charges OF
George Rise, of Marietta, Ohio, an oil pro-
ducer, that the Louisville & Nashville and
several other railroad companies discriminat-
ed against him and in favor of the Standard
Oil Company. The railroads were directed
to hereafter make their rates for tank, car or
barrel shipments conform.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
Auburn Democrats
EIIsworth's Nominees.

LEWISTON, Feb. 23.-The Auburn Demo-
Gratis today nominated Horatio G. Foss, can
didate for mayor.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24
The Democratic COMMITTEES.

At the adjourned meeting of the national
Democratic Committee in Washington this
morning motion to reconsider the vote by
which July 8 was agreed to as the date for
the convention, was defeated "a to %.
The first ballot on location resulted as fol-
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24

ELLSWORTH, Feb. 23.-The Republican
caucus this afternoon nominated Fred b.
Aiken for mayor and the following alder
men: James L. Cook, John w. Jordan,
George r. Campbell. Aiken has also been
nominated mayor by the labor union.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-24

ORIGINAL INVALID.
Elijah r. Sanders, Whiting.
Daniel Sullivan, Bangor.
Hugh Conway, Calais.
joseph w. johnson, Brownfeld.
Chas. III. Kidder, Dixfeld.
Widow of Geo. H. Longley, Portland.
Joseph L. Cummings was today appointed
postmaster at Livermore Center, Andros-
coggin County, Vice Willard Caves resign
ed.
Senator Frye and General Henry G. Thom-
as were among the speakers at the banquet
of the Washington Alumni of Bowdoin.