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The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
rs the PROFESSOR oEAo7
some People Hint That There May
Be Another SwIndle.

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The leading topic Of
conversation among the brokers and business
men down town today was the great expose
Of the late Prof. Friends Electric Sugar Re
fning Company. Those who did not get
caught in the professors net congratulate
each other and express astonishment that
so many shrewd men could be lead 20 "buy a
pig In bag. Secretary Robertson Of defunct
ceneern, while sitting In his Office today, was
nearly paralyzed by a well knownWall street
man asking for 10 shares offering him $40
each for them. Mr.. Robertson told the man
the Tshares we're worthless. The man
insisted and the sale was effected. Two
other men wanted TO buy 20 shares at the
same price, but they took Mr.. RObertsOn's
advice and did not Invest. The purchase OF
these shares today was for the purpose 1t Is
said, Of squeezing" w. 4. Howard when he
Is caught. Howard Is the man who swOre
before notary public that he had seen the
Professor" refine raw sugar by electricity.
1t Is even limited now that Friend Is not
dead. There has not been anybody found so
far who has seen his corpse. His death Is
said TO have occurred two days before the
blizzard Of last March.
A cablegram from Liverpool saystha war
rants have been issued for the apprehension
of Mrs. Friend and her step father w. E.
Howard, who was director Of the Electric
Sugar Refining Company and had charge Of
affairs at the factory In Brooklyn.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
woman,s Christian Association.

The rooms of the Woman's Christian Asso-
iation, located at 26 Spring street are not as
familiar to our Christian community as they
should be, nor is the work of the association
known to the public. In all the 30 years of
its organization it has accomplished much
good. The rooms, which are very neatly
furnished, large and airy, are occupied by
young women who come to the city to follow
various pursuits, and here they can enjoy
the comforts of home.
very efficient matron is in charge. Rev.
}. G. Wilson is employed by the board Of
managers to visit among the poor and to do
the work which would belong to city mis-
sionary. During the last three months he
has made more than $40 calls and has dis
trbu ted about 1000 pages of tracts. An in
crease of membership is very much desired
to ca rry on this good work.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
ABOUT THE PROFESSORS SWINDLE.
Now They Say There Were Two OF
Those Wonderful Processes
stock of the Company Sold In New
York Saturday.
Was the Professors Death Nothing
But Another Humbug?

DETROIT. Jan. Gan Evening Journal
special from Ann Arbor says: president
Cotterlll of the Electric Sugar Refinery was
found at thelArlington this morning. He says
report that he Is here to procure the arrest Of
Mrs. Friend is news to him. He cannot talk
to the press now but promises developments
in a few days. He denounees the claim
made by Mrs. Friend that the contract with
her does not specify raw cane sugar but only
cane sugar, as an unmitigated falsehOod. The
process is far too expensive to place on the
market There Is no question. he says, but
that the product Is finer than that produced
by any known process and would sell better
than the ordinary refined sugar If IL could
be made from raw sugar. The deception
consists in the manipulating OF the refined
sugar, instead Of refining sugar by a new
process. On behalf of Mrs. Friend the claim
Is made that Professor Friend invented two
distinct processes, one for making a superior
article Of sugar from refined sugar and the
other for making It from grapes and that the
latter Is worth millions. President COtteril
pronounced this "humbug" but says II there
Is anything in the grape process the eeompany
Is entitled to IL.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
An Ice storm.

Yesterday opened cherries and gray,swith
the mercury about six degrees below the
freezing point During the day light rain
fell at intervals, and as there was no snow
on the ground, the middle Of the streets soon
became almost as bad as the sidewalks, and
they were a glare Of ice. Walking was at
tended with serious difficulty, and many
people received falls Of greater or less seri-
BUSINESS. The wind attained quite strength
and velocity during the day and evening.
The rain froze on the branches of the trees,
and many remembered the great ice storm
which did such great damagesto the city's
beautiful shade trees. As the night wore on
the streets became more and more like glass.
The ice covering was perfectly transparent,
and under the glare Of the electric light the
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
Portland business COLLEGE.

Literary Club of the College was held Satur-
pay evening. The meeting was called to or
der by President l.. A. Gray and after the
reading of the records of the last meeting
the following committees were appointed:
PruGental-A. r. Merrill, W. U. Bradley, Al
bert Belmore, Minnie A. Noyes and Jennie b.
Byram.
tdlIoral-H. C. Hanson, G. j. waterhouse and
Ida 4 johnson.
After the business of the meeting an inter-
esting musical and literary programme was
narripd out
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THEIR LIVES IN DANCER.
Mr.. McWades Plunge Through the
Flames to Save Life.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.-The handsome
residence Of Robert McWade. city editor Of
the Public Ledger, and j. III. Tige, on Lam
caster avenue, at Wayne station, burned last
night; loss about S2OOOO-$16,OOO falling on
McWade, whose valuable library was de-
stroyed. Nine small children narrowly es-
capped being burned in their beds. Mrs.
JoDes, sister-in-law Of Mr. Tige, was driven
crazy by the excitement, and had to be taken
out of the house by force. McWade distin-
guished himself by dashing through the
flames and saving Mrs. Jones and three little
children in Tige's house.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
Lisbon Falls.

Mrs. Emily Plummer, a widow, resid-
ing on Main street at Lisbon Falls, slipped
on the door step and fractured both bones Of
her leg above the lankle, on Friday. DR..
Curtis was called and set the limb and she Is
as comfortable as can be expected.
The crown gear Of Worumbo Mills settled
Saturday morning, giving the help rest Of
a few hours
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Damage at Atlantic cIty.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Jan. Ga severe
northeast storm with accompanying gale has
prevailed for the past "a hours. The high
tide today did considerable damage. The
schooner Annie Godfrey lies beached at the
inlet, waterogged, and the schooner Annie
Carl, the vessel upon which Grimes mur-
dered the mate ON Christmas eve, lies on the
sand bar at the mouth of Clam Creek. The
foundations for a number of new houses
were ruined and the derrick and Is foot brick
wall of the Consumers Ice Company were
entirely demolished. No further dam
age is apprehended
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07

pavements presented dazzling appearance.
1t was as If one walked in streets paved
with cubes of Ice. Those who fell down
came to this conclusion. Among the small
army who will long remember the night is
officer McGrath, who went home badly hurt
by fall. Another is the gentleman who
was carried into drug store while a physi-
clan closed q cut in the back Of the sufferers
head, four stitches being required. A young
ady had a similar experience, cutting her
forehead so badly that the doctor took two
suffers from a fall, and the list will proba-
bly, be long one when the returns are all in.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
Saccarappa.
Cumberland Mills.

The Westbrook Chronicle appears much
enlarged and improved IL Is doing good
work In the town.
Mr.. Harmon was injured In the mills last
week by a set screw In one OF the slitters.
Two new houses are being built and much
building Is expected In the spring.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
Moore pleads Guilty.

FARMINGToN, Jan. 5.-Walter Moore, who
confessed to assaulting and robbing II. S.
Houghton of Wilton, was brought before
Judge Chandler, in the Municipal Court this
afternoon, On motion of the county attor-
ney. the previous complaint charging Moore
with assault and battery, was mol pressed.
and the prisoner was then arraigned on a
warrant charging him with assaulting and
robbing Houghton on the highway. Moore
pleaded guilty, and was committed to Jail
until the March term Of court.
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bullet which dropped almost at the lady's
feet. Some boys had been standing near the
house and it is supposed that one Of them
accidentally fired revolver. The bullet
passed through the glass in the upper sash.
striking the ceiling and falling to the floor.
The boys promptly disappeared. The bullet
is of % calibre.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
The REFORM Club.

The semi-annual ''officer's supper was
given by President Phillips, and the other
officers of the Reform Club, and of the com
panion organization the Relief, Saturday eve
ming. The speakers were President Phil
lips, Vice Presidents Mcdonald and Angus
Smith, Secretaries Thorndike. and Hartford.
Treasurer A. f. Griffin, Capt. W. S. Merritt,
Andrew Cross, Mrs Mcdonald, ]. A. Ken
nedy, d. II. Towle. George Il. Lefavor, Capt
c. H. Choate, NJ. N. Eldridge, t. B. Curran,
w. w. Crook and G. FL. Skillings.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07

The directors of the Maine General Hos
pital held meeting for organization at the
residence of A. W. II. Clapp, Saturday after
noon. The old officers, committees and Hos
pital staff were reelected. These are the
principal officers:
President-William l.. Putnam.
Secretary and Treasurer-Franklin X. Barrett.
Superintendent-Chas. o. Hunt, NJ. ID.
Matron-Mrs. Lucinda w. Warren.
superintendent of Nurses - Mrs. A. NJ. ID.
LeeSe.
Mr.. George K. B. Jackson, the new direc-
tor. met with the directors for the first time
since his election.
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THE DOUGLASS DEARBORN.
Arrival Of a handsome Schooner
JUST Launched.

The handsome four masted schooner
Douglass Dearborn, Captain f. B. Welch,
arrived at this port Saturday evening, on
her way to Boston. She was launched from
the Sewall yard in Bath, Saturday afternoon.
She is Of the latest Pattee model, copper bot
toned, double deck four master, of 976
tons net. Sheis 176 feet long on keel, bredth
40 feet. depth IS feet, and will carry 1850 tons
of coal. On board is wrecking pump, the
first 60 be placed on ship board, and in fact
the first ever built by General Hyde. 1t will
discharge 5000 gallons of water a minute and
calculated to save a vessel in case of dis
aster.
The schooner cost about 100000. Captain
Welch, a fine officer, lately commanded the
Carrie S. Bailey. The first officer is Freder-
ick Hardy, of Bath. and Mr.. Penny, of Lew
Bath cook. The vessel @ will % load at a1ES Boston
for Sydney.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
ForeIen MissIonary Meeting.

The ladies of the Congregational churches
will hold their annual thank-offering meet
ing in the vestry of High street church this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Miss Kimball of
Van. Turkey, will address the meeting. A
little scene which happens nearly every day
at the missionary headquarters in China,
will be given by two young ladies, one as
Chinese woman with her little daughter, the
other as missionary Ladies from other
churches are cordially invited
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
SCHEME OF MR. PLuMB'S.
He Wants a Commission to Study
Tariff Matters.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-Yesterday afternoon
Senator Plumb introduced bill to create
customs commission and define its duties. 1t
provides for a commission of five persons
appointed by the President, no more than
three to be from one political party. and the
salary to be $500 per annum. 1t shall be
the duty of the commission TO inquire into
and ascertain the average price of commodi-
imposed or which are on the free list, both at
wholesale and RETAIL in the United States or
foreign places of production and ascertain
all the facts relating to the demand and sup
ply, domestic and foreign, which tend to in
fiuence the prices of such commodities and
to aid n determining the true effect of the
import duty or of the change therein in the
several cases upon domestic and foreign
prices and kindred matters.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
THE NEWS AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Young Beal's Chances for Securing
a New Trial.
major House Reelected as the Gov
ernor and Councils Messenger.
A Tramp's Unsuccessful Attempt to
SvIndIe MRS. 6urIeigh.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Jan. 5--Judge Whitehouse to-
day. on motion Of the counsel for young
Charles Beal, the convicted murderer, post
poned his decision as to the granting of a
new trial, until April. The object Of a con-
tinuance is to await the decision of the Law
Court in the Stain Cromwell case, which will
be rendered in February, as it will govern
the action of JudgeW hitehouse in giving his
decision.
AT the meeting of the new council, Major
G. j. House was unanimously reelected
messenger Of the Governor and Council, a
position which he has filed in the past most
acceptably to State officials and the pubic.
Major House has filed the office since Dan
iel +. Davis was inaugurated governor. lie
is Master elect of Capital Grange, and next
w ednesday evening will be installed by
Worthy Master Robie If Grand Army Hall
can be secured. Members OF the Legislature
who are Grangers will be present.
With the advent of Governor Burleigh into
the Executive Chamber, general changes
have been made in conducting the clerical
work of His Excellency. The space in the
messenger room at the right OF the stair
way entrance has been partitioned of by
high wire fence containing door and
wicket, and the Governors private secretary
and assistant will be stationed inside,
while the messengers desk has been re-
moved into corner of the room at the left
on entering the council chamber. Thus
Governor Burleigh will have the Executive
Chamber all to himself.
Today tramp made an unsuccessful at
tempt to swindle Mrs. E. G.. Burleigh, the
governors wife out of S5. 1t happened in
this manner The man entered the door
yard of the Burleigh residence on Grove
street and seeing a little miss there, the
governors daughter. said to her, Il know
you, want to see the governor" and pro-
ceeding to the front door inquired for the
Governor. He was told that Mr. Burleigh
was probably at the State House and depart
ing was gone about long enough to reach
the capital and return when he appeared at
the door Of Mr.. Bureigh's house. Meeting
Mrs. Burleigh there he said the
governor had given orders that
she should give him s.. Natur-
ally she regarded his settlement
with suspicion and went to the telephone TO
converse with the Governor about the mat
ter; but hardly had she left the doorway
when the tramp took to his heels and de-
parted. A description of the man was given
to the police, and tonight he was arrested
and placed in Jail. He is bad looking fel-
low, ragged and dirty, and resisted the officer
who made the arrest.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
BUSINESS Troubles.

L. c. Moore, fancy dry goods dealer, Port
land, has sold out and Is trying to compro-
mise at rs cents on the dollar. 1t is reported
that he owes about $4,000.
John F. Moore, general store, Maplewood,
(Newfeld,) Me-, has failed and gone into in
solvency.
Charles p. Fessenden, Portland, insurance
agent, has failed. His liabilities are report
ed to be from $1,000 to $4,000, with small
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
oNAsToRM SWEPT COAST.
Great Damage by Wind and Water In
New Jersey.

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Jan. 6.-The storm
is still raging and most of the bulk-heads be-
tween Seabright and Monmouth beach have
been torn out. The surf demolished the
brick pier at the cottage of Hon. A. J.. Keas-
ley, and the water nearly reaches up to the
Methodist church. The surf undermined
the north cottage of VIM. w. Shippen. The
track of the New Jersey Southern railr DAD
is also undermined and heavily sanded
The fishing pier at Asbury Park has been
damaged by the sea and number of half
completed cottages slightly damaged by the
gale. Telegraph and telephone wires are
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
osMAN DicNA IN TROUBLE.
A Deserter's Report Concerning the
Arab Leader and EmIn.

SUAKIsI, Jan. 5.-One of Osman Digna's
lieutenants has deserted his leader and has
arrived here. The deserter reports that the
rebels are enraged with Osman Digna for
seizing their effects and their wives, he Civ
ing as his reason for such course that the
rebels chewed tobacco, which is contrary to
the precepts laid down by the Mahdi He
also reports that 1000 dervishes at Handoub
are squabbling with Osman Digna concern
ing the evacuation of the place, a majority of
the dervishes being desirous of retiring from
the .town. The deserter declares that
Ermin has been captured, and that he is a
prisoner at KhartOum, where he is we'll
treated by his captors.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07

Yarmouth.
At the regular meeting Of Weseustlgo
Lodge, No. SO, X. Of p, the following officers
were elected
Q. C.-J. ID. Rogers.
V.C.-C. II. Allen.
P.-W. s. Bennett.
NJ Es--E. III. Wilson.
NJ F.-C. G.. WOodman.
II. II. & ST. A. True.
M. & A.-C. II. Welch.
Trustee-J. w. Walker.
Representatives to Grand LOdge-G. A. Leigh
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07

The farm buildings of Mrs: Hannah c.
Sawyer, of Dayton, burned Friday night.
Loss, $1,000; iasured for $500.
The Methodist church in South Berwick
has unanimously invited their pastor, Rev.
/. Luce, to remain with them the fourth
year.
South Berwick has a new weekly news
paper, bearing the name of Life" which
was issued the 4th of January Life is quite
umns to the page. Edwin d. Twombly is
editor and publisher, and has undertaken
the enterprise with the purpose of making it
a success.
Fire Saturday morning, at Kittery, de-
stroyed large barn. FIVE tons of hay and
farming tools belonging to Daniel Cook. The
cattle In the barn were saved The Ere was
caused by the breaking of a lantern.
Loss over $1,000; partially insured.
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casco Assembly, q. S. c. =.

Caseo Assembly, No. 163, Royal Society Of
Good Fellows, at Aliens Corner, held a pub
lie installation of its officers elect, for the
ensuing year, at their hall, Friday evening.
DIR. j. G. Pierce, Supreme District Deputy,
assisted by William Bolton as Supreme Di-
rector, acted as installing officer. Tine fol-
lowing is list Of the officers duly installed
Ruler-Charles II. Leighton.
Observation-Disclosures B. HaweS.
Counsellor Benjamin w. Meader.
Past Ruler-Thomas q. Cribb.
Secretary-Walter u. jackson.
4. S-F. o. y. Pride.
Treasurer-JOhn A. Smith.
PreIate-Abner Lowell
Director-Albert L. Cobb
Guard-Charles Z. Cobb.
Sentry-Geo L. Marston.
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widow from her promise not to make will,

widow from her promise not to make will,
the jury at the trial at Cambridge, in Nov
ember last, did not agree, and the case went
to the Supreme Judicial Court, on certain
legal points. These points have been decided
in favor of Mrs. Woods WILL This decision,
if sustained by the full bench, TO which, it is
understood, it is to go in March next, will
give Cambridge $4,000 for a hospital and
other purposes, instead of $4,000, Wellesley
College $4,000 instead of 5000, and Bates
College $35, 900 instead of $1,000
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
Richmond.
Portland Cement Pipe and stone-
ware Company.

The Portland Cement Pipe and Stoneware
Company will move Its mandatory to Rich
ardson's Wharf where 1t will erect three
story building Of wood, iron covered and
iron roof. 1t will be three storied. with
heavy granite foundations. and be 45x60 in
size. II will be lighted by electricity. The
second story will be au art tile room, and the
oaiee5 will be in the third story. The better
goods Of cement twill be hauled By the car
load.
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Colby University.

The cabinet of the Y. NJ. G. A. room at
Colby has recently been increased by adding
to the collection Of sacred mementoes frag-
ments from the original headstone tablet
erected over the grave of Geo. Dana Board
man in Tavoy. Burma. These fragments are
two in number, and were presented by Rev.
D. A. w. Smith, d. d. The larger piece is
about ten inches long and eight inches wide,
while the other is very small. A few we'll
carved letters appear upon the polished side,
but not enough however to indicate whose
memory it was to commemorate. The letters
ED of the died remain on the smaller piece,
also the upper part of Y in memory and the
proposition OF On the larger piece the AN
quite distinct This fittingreminder of Colby's
first graduate and the founder of the Karen
Mission will long be cherished by the col
iege.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
Portland Custom House.

The value of last years imports was
s1,55S.oOO; exports, S2,6O7, 900; entries for
eign vessel. 1874; clearance, 3l3; entire oasct-
wise vessels, 437; clearance, $50; cars arrived
under consular seal from Canada, 1852;
sealed at this port for Canada, 93i; lumber
expectations 24,200,0 900 feet.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
STRUCK A sNAc.
a River Steamer Sunk and Eight
Persons Missing.

BAYOU SARA, La. Jan.6.-Steamboat Paris
c. Brown, New Orleans for Cincinnati struck
a snag at Hermitage landing, Point Carpee
Parish. at nine o'clock last night and sank
to the hurricane deck. Five of the cabin
crew, two fremen and one passenger are
missing. The Paris Q. Brown left New Or
leans Friday night, with 800 tons Of freight
to which was added $50 tons on the way up.
Her cargo consisted of 40 tons Of car wheels
and the remainder of sugar and molasses, old
iron and sundries. She was registered at
A. M. Halliday and G. L. Yonng. She was
valued at 900 and insured for $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Civil Service Regulations for the Rail-
way Mail Service.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The President has
approved the regulations made by the civil
service commission providing for the extern
sion of the civil service rules to the railway
mail service. With the exception of the gem
eral superintendent and the assistant super
intendent, all the employees will come under
these rules and appointments to the service
will be made in accordance with the civil
service regulations provided that transfers of
clerks may be made from the classified post
offices and to the post Office department.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
EIrad rhroush tlne Mlndn,u

Last evening as lady who lives on Brown
street was sitting by window in the front
of the house, the report of a pistol shot and
a sound of breaking glass were followed by a
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
A Good Thing for eatea COLLEGE.

BosToN, Mass, Jan. 5.--On the question
whether Charles Wood was Of sound mind,
when for consideration he released the
late Mrs. Caroline A. Wood (his brother
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07

DIphtherIa In Buxton.

Especial to the Pressl
BUXTON CENTRE, Jan. 5.-By order of
thelocal board of health, Buxton Free High
School was closed Friday on account of
diphtheria epidemic.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07
Other Matters.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-Whether Mr. Blaine
has been invited to call on Gen. Harrison at
Indianapolis, is yet the current conundrum;
but some of Mr.. Blaine's friends here believe
there is some foundation for the story. 1t is
significant that all these stories that Blaine
is going to Indianapolis originate in that
city. There is no doubt that at Indianapolis
the opinion is daily strengthening that Blaine
will be the next Secretary of State.
The name of Charles Baker, of Camden,
Me-. was sent to the Senate today for col
lector OF the port of Camden, vice Gus hing,
removed.
The post Office at Presque Isle, Me-, has
been raised to the presidential class.
The Washington Post, Stilson Hutchings's
paper. has been bought bv Hon. Frank Hat
ton and Hon. Beniah Wilkins, Democratic
the editor of the paper.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-07

The State of Massachusetts has sued the
Fitchburg railroad for 5000, alleged to be
due the Commonwealth for rental of the
Southern Vermont.