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street, just below Tolman Place. 1t con-
tains 40 rooms and is a very attractive house.
The charges are S1.25 per day, and So to 50
per week. Mr.. +. o. Leavitt is proprietor.
The Eagle Hotel, on India street, at the
corner Of Middle, was formerly the Sea.
mems Home. 1t has been thoroughly
remodelled and renovated and
Is now a popular house. 1t accommodates
30 people at 81 to $3.50 per day, and the
weekly charges are on that basis. Mr..
Z. Pratt Is proprietor.
CHASE HOUSE.
The Chase House, on Congress street, has
40 rooms. with board at S. to 81 per week.
Mr.. w. +. Robb is proprietor.
OTHER HOTELS.
Other hotels are the Tolman House on
Tolman Place, Just of Of Congress street,
where board can be obtained at from SO to
ss per week the Chadwick House on Far
rington Place, out of Congress street, where
about the same prices are charged; the Bak-
er House, on the corner Of Tolman Place
and Congress street, same prices; the Allan
tic House, on Fore street, near the Grand
Trunk, G: K. Bibper, proprietor; the Cum
berland House, Sc. Randall proprietor, and
Eastern Steamboat House, Railroad wharf,
Mrs. Mayo proprietor. The terms Of these
houses are about like the others.
The new hotel of Mr.. w. G. Davis, Just
completed, opposite the Union Station, will
have 81 rooms and accommodate 100 Ieople.
BoARDING-HoUsEs.
The boarding houses are numerous and
calculated to suit all persons. They are
scattered all over the city from the Western
to the Eastern Promenade. The higher class
houses charge all the way from SIC for a
suite of two rooms on the second floor, to
s25, il two persons occupy them. If one
person from s12 to $50. There are some
suites Of three rooms where from $50 to S35
are asked. For single room for two per
sons, Sl2 TO SIC, and for a single room for
one person, $3.50 TO $40. liable board, with
out rooms, is s5 Per week. Then there are
houses where the prices drop 10 enc dollar
10 six dollars a week for room. with table
board at from S5 10 StSo per week. Many
people now rent rooms in their houses at
from one dollar to i've dollars week, and
boarding houses near by take these dodgers
le boarders.
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these was the delightful house of the Misses
Jones, still standing at the corner Of Park
and Congress streets, and still used as
a boarding house-where many historical
people have enjoyed more comfortable
home than the most sumptuous of hotels to-
day can furnish, and in whose old registers
can be found In their own haniwritings, the
names of Fillmore. Buchanan. Pierce, Dan
lei Webster, George Evans, Thackeray, JEFF
ferson Davis-before secessi0n-and hum
dreds equally well known to fame.
With this preface 1t will be seen that Port
lands reputation for good inns is well de-
served, and it is equally certain that she has
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GENERAL NEWS.

Ii. 5. Hovey was elected Commodore and
Edward Burgess measurer Of the Eastern
Yacht Cl ID, last night.
Seyenty-six pictures In the private eollee-
tion Of James III. Stebblns, OF New YORK,
sold last night for Sl59,39o.
Miss Stanley led the woman's bicycle race
at one o'clock this morning with a score OF
20i miles.
MeAulIife and Myers tried to dght at North
Judson, Ind, last plight, but the police inter
fered.
Hartford, Conn.,, will have a nine 10 the
new Atlantic Base Ball League. An asso-
ciation was formed last night.
The grand jury at DIVER, n. II heard tie
evidence against John Sarsaeld Of HollIn.
iord yesterday Sarsheld Is charged With
the murder Of his wife last October
Two ballots were taken for United states
Senator IN the West Virginia legislature wee.
terday. One Of Kenna's supporters deserted
on the second ballot.
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Railroads and Cities.

In the Senate this forenoon Senator Libby
had laid on the table the bill relat-
ing to terminal facilities of railroads in cities.
This bill, which is House document 107, was
printed in the PRESS several weeks ago. 1t
is as follows:
Amy railroad corporation, either before or
after Its time for location or construction
has expired, may, from thine to time. within
any CITY or town, enlarge, re-arrange, change
locality OF, or otherwise improve its freight
or passenger stations, and grounds connect
ed with either, or its terminal facilities. in
cludlng reaching any wharf or wharves
therein, or may provide new or additional
stations. grounds and facilities as aforesaid,
and may, from time to time, make new loca-
tions there, including new rights of way in
cidental thereto, subject, nevertheless, 10 all
provisions OF law appurtenant to such mat
ters, or relating to harbors; provided, that
any new location hereby authorized shall
not cross any public way In any city without
the consent of the municipal officers thereof.
on such terms and conditions, If any. as NAV
be expressed in such consent; and. provided
further, as to any lands to be taken for any
purpcse hereby authorized, and which NAV
net be acquitted by purchase, the railroad
CORPORATION shall proceed az authorized hv
r. s., chap. 81, sec 10, and acts amendstoIy Y
thereof and additional thereto
The Municipal Suffrage Bill.
In the Senate this forenoon Senator Libby
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RICH IN WEARING APPAREL
AS Well as In Money-An Old Lady
Who Surprised Her Relatives.

PIrTsFIELD, Mass, Feb. 12-An inven-
tory of the estate of Miss Catherine Peirson
of Richmond, lately deceased at an advanced
age, is a great surprise to her relatives. IL
shows personal estate Of $450,00O, nearly
all in government bonds, bank and first
class railroad stock. Miss Peirson was
noted character in the county for years, and
always attended the annual cattle show be
decked to the extreme with diamonds The
appraisers found collection Of 30 bonnets OF
all sorts and styles, dating back over half a
century, 70 shawls, including many rare and
valuable ones, 800 small glass yials which
washed, wrapped in white tissue spaper and
packed away In drawers, and in dresses
most surprising array Of old fashioned silks
and satlns, many being Just In style although
over 30 years old, with gloves and parasols To
match.
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day, $40 to s25 per week, and these are per-
manant rates.
UNITED STATES HOTEL.

The old United States Hotel, as it used to
to be called, is young again in Its recent Inn
facing Congress street, and commands a
view up that street for a good third Of a
mile, while its side rooms face on Congress
street, on the one side. and Federal on the
other. 1t is five stories high and contains 141
rooms, accommodating 200 people. 1t has al
wavs been popular house, but never more
so than at present under the management Of
Foss q O'Connor. IL Is heated by steam.
The price Of rooms is SO to S2 30 per day and
$40 to S14 per week, according to the location
Of the rooms,
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In Memory of Lincoln.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Vice President-elect
Levi P. Morton was present at the dinner
given by the Republican Club of this city in
Delmonico's tonight, in commemoration of
the SOth anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln, but was prevented from
remaining for the banquet by another
engagement Over 800 gentlemen were
present, MortlmerC. Adams, president Of the
dub, presided. Neal him on the platform
were Whitelaw Reid, Gen. Horace Porter,
Erbhardt, Benz. Butterworth, O. A. Bout
ellie, Henry L. Burnett, John Fl. Knapp and
John ii. Starin.
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The Tariff Bill,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Tbe Democrats of
the ways and means committee met last
night to agree to the report which Chairman
Mills has prepared on the Senate substitute
for the Mills bill, and to agree upon the sub
stitute to be presented to the House Thurs
day, if possible, with Recommendation to
non-concur in the Senate substitute.
The substitute, to be prepared by the DEM
ocrats of the ways and means committee,
will embody all the features of the Senate
substitute, which reduce or abolish tariff du.
ties, all internal revenue features Of the
Mills bill not affected by Senate amendments
and Just as many of the tariff provisions of
the Mills bill as could be c0nsideIed likely to
command the assent OF the conference COM
mittee.
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a most desirable part of the city, and is un-
der the control OF Mr.. Sweet, formerly OF
Bangor. This is the house that Mr.. Martin
of the Falmouth made great reputation
in, and many Of the improvements were due
to his energy. The present proprietor knows
his business thoroughly. 1t can accommo-
date 140 guests, and the rooms are finished in
excellent taste ard in the most modern style.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
On Temple street, nearly opposite the Fall
mouth Hotel, is the Merchants Exchange, a
small hotel built by the late c. II. Adams,
for years the proprietor of the Preble House.
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lost nothing in that respect with the pas
sage of the years. At the present writing
her hotels, Of the larger size, can easily pre-
vide thousand rooms for guests, the small
Ter ones and large boarding houses can offer
five hundred more, while the number Of
lodging rooms, and accommodations of small
boarding houses, is immense. II will be re-
membered that only few years ago Port
land entertained the National Encampment
OF the Grand Army of the Republic, and al
though the encampment on the Eastern
Promenade took care Of large proportion
OF the 10000 veterans, at least 10000 visitors
and soldiers were accommodated and fed for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-13

grandfather of the historian; the Old Bunch
of Grapes Tavern; the Sun Tavern,
Mitchelrs and Caseo House; Bowles Tavern,
afterwards the Elm House; and Broads',
where dresses of stiff brocade, worn with
huge hoops, mingled in the dance with en-
amelled leather pumps, silken stockings, en-
broidered vests and coats, when the ladies
and gentlemen of Portland went forth for an
evenings merrymakiny. Still later than all
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NE INTERVIEWED mR. BLAINE.
The Cabinet Position Accepted Soon
After the Election.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 12.-Col Julian Allen.
Of Statesville. N. c., Is in this city In the IN
terest OF the Southern exposition. to be held
the coming fall In some Northern city. To
day he told a reporter Of the American that
while in Washington recently, he had an ex-
tended interview with Hon. James q. Blaine
Mr.. Blaine expressed his most cordial inter
est in the exposition project, and also took
occasion TO express his deep Interest In the
development Of the South and his earnes
hope Of the settlement Of the race problem
In way that will inure 10 the best Interest
Of the whole people. The South, he said.
would have 10 work out the solu-
ton of the race problem for itself.
In the selection Of federal officials
for Southern States, Mr.. Blaine led Allen 70
think that he would favor the appointment
of conservative Republicans, men who had
laid aside the hatreds and bitterness Of war
times, and who were aiming at the develop
ment Of the country, happiness and welfare
of the people. Mr.. Blaine also spoke with
freedom about the acceptance OF the post
tiOn of Secretary Of State In Gen. Harrison's
cabinet, and said that Gen. Harrison ten
dered him the position a few days after hts
election and he at once accepted.
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Delta Kappa Epsilon.

BosToN, Mass, Feb. 12.-The New Eng
land alumni association, Delta Kappa Epil-
son fraternity enjoyed its annual banquet at
Parker's this evening. Forty members wese
present. The officers are
President-Geo. A. Marden, Dartmouth, 'G1.
Vice President-Henry Cabot Lodge, Harvard,
rs.
Executive Committee-H. Burr Cranden, VIII
liams "a; Henry III. Smith, BOwdoin '5f; T. l..
Powers, Dartmouth "a; Wm- A. Wood, syracuse
"a; II. o. Silver. Brown 'S3.
Secretary and treasurer-Elmer T. silver
Brown, 'S5.
Gen. Francis A. Walker presided. and
many speeches were made.
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IL is four story brick building, has good
table, sixty rooms, which accommodate 100
people, and the charge is one dollar per day
and upward according TO the location Of the
rooms. Mr.. George Z. Watson is proprietor.
PERRY HOUSE.
The Perry House is a small comfortable
hotel, located on Federal street, just in the
rear of the United States Hotel Mr.. Perry
the proprietor, has 40 rooms and charges
from Sc to SS per week for board.
DURANT HOUSE.
The Durant House is located on Congress
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according to room. Meals are provided In
the restaurant by card as In all eating houses,
and the dining-room is spacious and airy.
This Is q fav0rite house, with a great many
people who prefer this style Of LYING
CITY HOTEL.
The City Hotel, formerly the New Eng
land House, like the others, has undergone
the touch Of the remodeller. 1t is located on
the corner Of Green and Congress streets, In
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The Business Men Petition.

Mr.. Looney presented to-day the petition
of H. j. Libby and 81 other citizens of Port
land, praying for certain amendments to the
act additional to the charter of the Portland
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Foreign Notes .

James 0'Kelly, NJ p, has been sentenced
to six months Imprisonment for inviting
has appealed.
The Russian government has granted q
concession for period Of 81 years to a com
pany which purposes to join the Black Sea
aud the Sea Of Azof. The company has a
capital Of 5000. 900 francs.
1t Is reported In Madrid that the Portu
guese cabinet has resigned.
French agitat0rs are said 10 have caused
the recent riots in Rome.
Urgency was voted In the French Senate
yesterday on the Scrutin d'Arrondisenent
bill.
The constitution Of Japan was prOmul
gated from the throne by the MikadO yester-
day. IL gives the right Of suffrage 20 men
over 25 years old who pay s25 yearly tax.
and provides for partially elective parlia-
mpnt
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Woman Suffrage.

The judiciary committee are reported to
be rather against recommending municipal
suffrage bill for the women. The House
members. seven in all, are reported to be all
against it, OF the Senate members, two
are said to be for the measure while the
third has not yet announced his position,
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mr.. o'srien Arraigned for violating
the Grimes Act.

DUBLIN, Feb. 12.-Winiam O'Brien was
taken from Tralee to Killarney today, where
he was arraigned on the last summons issued
against him for violating the crimes act. Mr.
O'Brien looked haggard. When his case
was called In court be asked for an adjourn
ment on the ground that he had net been
able TO consult counsel The court granted
the request, and set the hearing for Thurs
day. The government had posted a pro-
clamation along the route from Tralee 20
Killarney forbidding the gathering Of
crowds. Mr.. OBrien was escorted BY
puard of military
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Tariff Reduction.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The computations
made by the treasury department as to the
probable effect on the revenues of the tariff
bin and Senate amendment show the House
bill would reduce the collections from Gus
Sl7,61O,324 The bill las amended by the
Senate would reduce customs collections
Sl3,976, ,SS7, internal revenue receipts, SS3.
sos, ,7SO. The average advalorem rate under
the existing law is L46.9l; under the House
bin. 423S; under the Senate bill. 46
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The Woman's Reformatorv.

On the question of establishing Woman's
Reformatory the judiciary committee voted
today. Those in favor of it were Messrs
Heath, Wiswell, Barker, Stearns and Man :
ley. Against 1t were Messrs. Walton, Libby,
Talbot, Peakes and Fogg.
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The Dental Registration Bin.

The debate on the dental registration bill
began in the House this forenoon Judge
Stearns of Canton, took the lead in opposing
it on the ground that it was contrary TO thu
rights Of the people, that the penalties were
excessive and that it was on the whole con-
trary to good policy. He was answered by
Mr.. Lo0Dey, who made short but forcible
reply. Messrs. Pattangall and Dickey also
spoke in favor of the bill. The debate then
adjourned until tomorrow. when Mr.. Peakes
of Dover, will propose amendments.
Notes.
The bill repeating the seining law relating
to mackerel has been recommitted to the fish
and game committee. Mr.. Whitten of Port
land, still presents petitions in favor of it.
James E. Hewey, ESQ.,, of Alfred, Mayor
Chapman, Hon. Andrew Hawes of Stroud
water, G. ?. Woodman of Saccarappa, Hon.
Geo. p. Wescott, W. w. Brown and Mrs
Brown, Seth l.. Larrabee. Esq, Geo. G. Hop
Lewis Pierce, Eq., and VIM. Bradley, Esq,
Of Portland. Frederick Powers, ESQ.,, of
Houlton, and Hon. Elliot Wood of Winthrop
are visitors at the Capital
The bill to fix the salary OF the Insurance
Commissioner at $1,000 has passed both
branches.
Mayor Chapman of Portland, has been
appointed by Gov. Burleigh as one of the
commissioners to the Centennial of WASH
ington's Inauguration.
Seth L.. sLarrabee. ESQ.,, appeared before
judiciary committee this afternoon in rela-
tlon to several probate matters; and to ask
statute to allow the Cumberland county
commissioners to make a temporary loan to
the amount of $4,000.
Mr.. Hovey of Pittsfeld presented the petit
tion Of Emma j. Libby and others of Pitts
field, asking for the enactment of measure
like that introduced by Senator Lord Of
York.
The State College bill gives $500 for a
new herd, instead of $1,000, as printed yes
terday.
The bill refunding the public debt was
taken from the Senate table TODAY. and
re-assgned for tomorrow
Drs. Bacon, Fellows and Brand, the latter
president of the Maine Dental Association.
are here watching the debates on the dental
registration bill.
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Mean daily ther....22.0 Max. vel. wind.... 25
Maximum si;l, ther. .26.oo Total precip.... .ls
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
tFeb. IS, 1889, 8.o0P. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment Of TIN
at all stations
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other Washington Matters.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Mr. A. r. Hart of
New York, is in the city to complete
his canvass for the Office of public
printer. He has brought with him
petition, signed by the Republican
members of the legislature of New York.
the Republican State and county committees,
and number Of sp9 prominent politicians, in
NJ Hsrt Claims to have the so,d MISaioru Pita
endorsement, and . that hat tn, the support Of the
ised him, with Senators Cameron, Hawley.
Hoar and Frye.
The committee on agriculture fayorably re-
ported. in the Senate today, the nomination
of j. Colman Of Missouri, to be Secretary of
Agriculture. Objection was made BY a Re.
publican Senator to considering the nomina-
ton at this time, and Democratic Senator
then objected to discussion Of the nomina-
ton, and under the rule 1t went over until
the next executive session Of the Senate. IL
is understood that the nomination will bs
confirmed, however.
A bill was introduced In the House TODAY.
appropriating $4,000 for the special display
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Il is probable that at an early day Gov
ernor Burleigh will send an official message
to the legislature recommending that suff-
cient appropriation be made by the State for
the transportation of our militia to New
York to participate in the celebration.
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ATWOOD'S OYSTER HOUSE.

WE wish to call the attention of the public to
w the fact that they can always find at
AtwoOd's Oyster House, all the best oysters in
the market New York. Stamfords, Cape Cod
and Blue Points, by the dozen, hundred or quart
The Cape Gods are noted for excellence of flavor
and are getting to the position Of the once noted
Shrewsburys. We also have New Have 5. Provi-
dence Rivers and Norfolks by the quart or gallon
Clans Ketchup, Oyster Crackers In any quantity.
New York butter oyster crackers (hand made) 70
cents pound retail. Shrewsbury Ketchup best in
the world by bottle or case, and all the articles US
ually found In frst-class Oyster H"use. ANY one
wanting o, sters in quantities will do well to send
orders to u.s. the Oldest Oyster House in Maine.
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THE WEATHER.

LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. IL, 1889
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Before the Cumberland county delegation
this evening Seth L.. Larrabee, Ecq., ap-
peared for the County Commissioners and
said they did not care to press the bill for
raising their salaries. They were granted
leave to withdraw. No salaries are
to be raised in Cumberland county this year.
1t was voted to report adversely on the
attendance on the Superior Court at Port
land.
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This bill goes to the judiciary committee at
the request of the municipal suffragists, and
will be considered by the committee at the
time they decide on their report.
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In the Senate this forenoon Senator Libby
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Be ft tiIdcteU, etC.
That from and after the passage of this act, any
town or plantation in this State any Grow or
Crows, dead or alive, shall be entitled to receive
each crow SO delivered, TO be paid out of the
treasury OF said town or plantation. And the
treasurers of the several towns and plantations
may keep an account of the money by them paid
out by virtue of this act, and present the same
verified bp their oath or affirmation. to the legis
lature for allowance, and the legislature. upon
being satisfied of the correctness of such account
shall allow the same, and authorize the payment
thereof.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-05-11

; ARkANSAW TRAVE
that the market has been gutted the industry
unPronoe In the last dozen
aad now exported to the value OF 600 yearly prou
70 take the place ofoonee and 70 N.
island. 'F'' ~ '"'
EXPLORATION ExrRAoRDNART.-Ana archaeological di.oov
cry was recently made In German Atenburg on the Danu
curious manner After weeks study from an
point Of view Of corn aed whose color.
variations Prof Hauser declared an ancient am
phheAtre must be buried underneath The corn WA ou.
ripe the NJ tha rutna
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-05-11

; ARKANSAW TRAVE
the assaIlAnts into state Of that h.
whites had chance TO escape
Every expedient employed. sometimes with consdera
ole calm the fears Of the natives
ndence But the everywhere too brief to
the growth OF friendly relations natives were much
like children and their once secured n was
sometimes not hard TO inspire them better feenRs
toward the white visitors They because they
were very Wild and asounded by appa
rton OF the steamboat Won Francois he made the
same trip again IN more deliberate win the
good will OF the natives explorers addressed the