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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
At indicates traces OF rain.
Weather Observations,

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Decem-
Der 18th, taken at 8 p. NJ, 10th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 26'. SW, P. c.; New York. go.
less; Washington, 360, Sc, cloudy; Buffalo.
3S', W, cloudy Cleveland, 3So, SW. cloud,
less; Detroit, 49,, w, cloudless; Chicago, 46o,
SW, Clondless; st. Paul. ss0, NE, cloudy !;
Duluth, s4', Calm, cloudy; st. Vincent, 1os !;
Jacksonville. 540, E. eloudless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
THE WORST CASE in SIBERIA.
A Russian Convict Carried to the
CalIoWs on His Bed.

LONDON, December 10. - Reports have
been received here Of massacre of Siberi
an exiles. 1t is alleged party of exiles hav-
ing hesitated contrary to orders, in regard to
the withdrawal of petition were attacked
by police and soldiers. Six were shot dead,
including young woman. and nine were
wounded. The pretext for the attack was
that the petition was of a rebelious charac-
ter A court martial condemned three of
the survivors to death, and the others to
long terms of Imprisonment. One of the
wounded was carried to the gallows on
bed. When the moose was adjusted the bed
was removed. The friends of the victim
declared this the worst case in Siberian rec
OrdS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
a Row Drowned at Ellsworth.

ELLSWORTH, December 14.-Percy, the 10
year old son of Hiram Hamilton of Els
worth Falls, broke through the Ice while
skating on the river Friday, and was
drnWnpd.
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Both Legs Broken.

THeMAsToN, December label Erick-
son, one of the many Russian Firms
working in the Long Cove granite quarry at
ST. George, had large granite boulder fall
on him, breaking both legs. He is "a years
old aud has family in Finland. 1t is doubt
ful if he racnVarS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
Bought up a Senate.

ST. LOUIS, December 15.-The Post-Dis-
patch this morning claims that the livestock
Butchers Union at the last legislature was
defeated by the absolute purchase If the
State senators. 1t is further claimed that
the dressed beef combine distributed S25,0CO
in hnndlinp
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
Mrs. Martha Nichols.
Mrs. Martha Higginson, widow of Re
)r. IchabOd Nichols, formerly pastor of /
'irst Parish church In this city, died
RAILWAY MATTERS.
UNION AND WARREN ROAD.

UNION AND WARREN ROAD.
l. G. Thurston, president Of the Union &
Warren Railroad Company, passed through
here Saturday on his way from Boston, where
he has been in consultation with gentlemen
who are interested in the line. The building
of the road will be commenced In the spring,
and will be rapidly pushed to completion He
regards it as a most important and much
needed branch road.
BOSTON AND MAINE.
The Boston & Maine directors met Satur-
day for organization, and reelected Geo. c.
Lord president. James 7. Furber was chosen
vice president, and Amos Blanchard treas
urer G. P. Judd resigned as clerk. and
Richard Olney will act temporarily. A COM
mittee was appointed to consider the matter
of consolidation with the Eastern road. Ii
Is the feeling on the street that President
Lord will resign before many months and re-
tire from active railroad management.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
The Tramps at Rest.

LEWISTON, December 14.-The three days
go-as-you-please race closed at midnight
Cartright, Herty and Golden broke all pre-
vious records. They will next appear in
rendered the winners at the Exchange Ho-
tel, The score:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
MULE sPInNeRs ORGANIZE.

They will Endeavor \to Equaiize
Prices and Promote Labor Inter-
ests.
FALL RIVER, Mass, December 15.-Dele-
gates representing the mule spinners Of New
Jersey and the New England States, held a
convention here today, and formed fedora
tion called the National Muls Spinners' AS
sociation of America. Delegates were pres
ent from Newark, N. j., Dover, N. H., Bid
deford, Augusta, Lewiston and Waterville.
Me. /; New Bedford, Fall River, Mass, and
Blackstone Valley. A president, vice presi-
dent, secretary, treasurer, executive COM
mttee of five. auditing committee of two and
three trustees were elected A quarterly
tax of 10 cents per capita was charged for the
expenses of the organization. Members on
strike will be assisted by assessment. An
endeavor to obtain uniform standard OF
wages throughout the United States the or
organization believes to be the fairest plan
for manufacturers and operators. The asso-
citation will push the eight hour day matter
and champion every measure for the ad-
vancement of labor. 1t will be allied with
the Federation of Labor and will hold semi
annual meetings in May and October.
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Roston & Maine.

At Meeting of the di rectors of the Bos
ton & Maine railroad Saturday, George c
Lord was elected president and General Man
ger Furber vice president.
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THE w WEAThER.
Fair.

Fair.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR Dept,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
December Is, 1889, p. m. J
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er for New England till 8 pm. today:
Fair weather and southwesterly winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16

One Of Eastport's town paupers who lives
In another town has been living high. One
Of the items as the bill vi hich Esstport has
To settle Is ten dollars expended for pop corn
cakes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16

The coal porters at Greenwich struck Sat-
urday without giving notice. The company
will prosecute them. Crews of colliers are
giving notice that they will not work on ves-
sells with coal for works employing non-
union men.
The Ea-l of Zetland, new viceroy of Ire
land, has arrived at Dublin. His arrival did
not occasion much interest.
Marquis DeCaux, formerly the husband of
Adeliue Patti, is dead.
Monsieur Camille Dreyfus and Monsieur
Laguerre. both of them French deputies, had
a misunderstanding Saturday, and duel is
fixed for today.
Duchess of Teck, the cousin of the Queen,
is seriously ill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16

The jury stands just where 1t was on the
first ballot Friday night, II to l. in favor Of
the conviction Of all the defendants. The
recalcitrant juror. John Culver, would not
have a word TO say TO his associates yester-
day, but unbended far enough today to dis
cuss some portions Of the evidence. No bal
lot was taken. Groups OF people hung around
the sides OF criminal court building through
out the day and evening and INDUCED In
strong talk concerning Culver. Threats Of
lynchlng In case he hung the jury were be-
Ing freely made. State sAtt0rney Lougrneck-
or and his associates are still hopeful OF YER
dict for the State. Judge Mcconnell stated
today that while he had had no communal
cation with the jury aud they had asked for
no special instructions since retirement, he
believed verdict would be ultimately
reached
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
Ieander coIe,s House Burned.

BANGOR, December 14.-A Kingman. spec
ial to the Whig and Courier, says the house
of Leander Cole was burned this afternoon
with the contents. No insurance.
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serpa pInto,s Campaign.

LISBON. December 15.-All the news
papers here commenting on the latest ad-
their distortion of the real facts of Serpa
Pinto's doings. Thepapers all declare that
there is no chance of quarrel with England
If Lord Salisbury deals justly with the SUBJ
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
NO VERDICT FROM THE CRONN JURY.
John culver the one Man Who Is
Against Conviction.
The Crowd Theaten to Hang Culver
~ Ne Hangs the jury.
Judge Mcdonnell Believes that q
Decision Will ae lReached.

CHICAGO, December l5.-Another day OF
elaboration passed without bringing YER
dict from the Cronin jury. At $50 this af.
afternoon. Judge Mcconnell left the court
room stating that he would again be on hand
to receive any return the jury might make at
10 tomorrow morning. The only instruc-
tions he gave we're that In case the jury sue
ceeded in arriving at verdict during the
night, the bailiff might then conduct them
to an hotel. The verdict would not be re-
ceiyed by the court until tomorrow morE-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
Fnteen Thousand Sneeze.
Foreign Notes.

BERLIN, December 15.-The number of
persons in this city suffering from influenza
Is placed at 5000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
Winters Grasp
Nitro-CIycerine Explodes.

RICHMOND, December 14.-The Kennebe
closed for the second time Friday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
THE BERLIN RENCE.

The American commissioners to the
Berlin conference are at their post,
and as was to have been expected, they
were received with the courtesy and
consideration due the represent tatives
OF this government 1t was appre-
hended that Bismarck might manifest
some unfriendliness toward Mr. Bates,
by reason of the article Of the latter re-
garding Samoan affairs published after
his appointment, though written long
before, when he could have had no eX-
pectation of being selected as one
of the commissioners; but it ap-
pears that the German chancellor
was quite as cordial to Mr.. Bates as to
tho other commissioners, accepting his
explanation Of the circumstances under
which the article was published in APP
parently the most friendly spirit.
Count Herbert Bismarck, also, was
notably cordial, and, in short, the re-
ception of the American commissioners
was altogether kindly ana rcassuring.
In addition TO this the advices are
that Bismarck expressed con iidence
that the conference would be harmoni-
Gus, that he had decided to abandon any
claim of indemnity against the United
States by reason of the alleged conduct
of Klein, the correspondent, and that
there was quite general feeling that
the conference would speedily reach a
result satisfactory 10 ali concerned.
This would be gratifying if there were
no doubt Of the sincerity OF the pro-
fessed desire of the German govern
ment to deal in this matter in fair
and straightforward way, or il there
were not wcll-grounded suspicion
OF cut-&nd-dried programme be-
tween Germany and England in
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
GREAT MEN.

jay Gould is reported not nearly 80 well or
so strong as he was month ago, and a
doctor is visiting his house twice a day.
nj. Coquelin since his return to Paris has
been outspoken in his admiration of the ap-
preclation of humor shown by Americans.
The Chinese minister at Washington has a
great admiration for American women. He
says they are the most beautiful in the world
General Clinton b. Fisk emphatically de-
nies the rumor that he intends to leave the
prohibitionists and join the republican
party.
James Redpath has all along claimed to be
an Irishman, but somebody hunted up his
genealogy few days ago and nailed HIM to
the broadside of Welsh cabin.
The car of Russia has issued an edct
forbidding members of his family to con-
tract morganatlc marriages. Hereafter they
must take their matrimony straight.
Samuel j. Randall used to have one of the
plumpest figures in congress, but since his
illness his Prince Albert coat hangs limp
and loose about his attenuated frame.
President Harrison will decline all invita-
tions extended to him in New York e kept
those relating to the official celebration Of
the centennial of Washington's Inaugural
ton.
Rev. DIR. Bray of st. Louis, who has just
left the episcopal ministry owing to severe
attack of unbelef, possesses name which
which might be used to his disadvantage if
his opponents wished to descend to vulgar
personalities.
MIR. William L.. Bright is thinking of re-
tiring from Parliament to devote himself
to business, in which he is enormously
successful. He is the only one of John
Bright's sons who inherits his fathers rare
sense Of humOr.
Goldwin Smith says it is absurd for any
one to think that John Bright spoke extern.
pore. He has stood close to him when speak
ing, and seen his notes, written on little slips
Of paper, in his hand. No matter how SYM
pathetic he knew his audience to be- he told
MIR. Smith that he never arose to make an
address that his knees did not tremble under
him. Mr. Smith says that he never heard
the Bible read so impressively as he heard it
read by Bright in his own household.
Secretary Blaine's present attack of lum-
bago is the first he has had to endure since
he left Europe Before he left this country
he suffered great deal from rheumatism in
the back, but he has been free from that af-
Fiction for great many months. There is
only one mode of treatment which gives him
relief, He goes to bed, perspies freely,
drinks hot gin and sleeps as much as possi-
BILE. 1t generally takes him about two days
to fully recover when the attack has been a
sharp one.
Russell Sage is acquiring habits of thrift
which, if persevered in, will yet make him
rich man. On the plea that his own house
would be fully occupied by friends whom he
had invited to witness the passage of the
centennial procession, he secured an invita-
tion from Jay Gould to make himself and
family at home in his house. Then the guile
less Russell proceeded to turn an honest and
much-needed penny by renting out his own
windows for $1,000. There are no flies on
MIR. Sage.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
A Word About Catarrh.

at is the mucous membrane that wond ,rful
semi-fuid envelope surrounding the delicate tis.
sues Of the air and food passages that Catarh
makes its stronghold once established, IL eats
into the very yital5, and renders life but long.
drawn breath of misery and discRse dulling the
sense OF hearing, traGimcling the power OF
speech, destroying the faculty OF smell. tantiug
the breath, and Killing the refined pleasures of
taste. lnsiliously by creeping IN from simple
cold IN the head, II assaults the membranOus
lining ana envelopes the tones. eating through
the delicate coats and causing inflammation,
sldgghing and dea n. Nothng short OF total
eradlcation VIII secure health to the patient. and
all aleyiatIvos are simply procrastinated suffer.
ings. Ieadln 10 u fatal terninatiOn. SANFORD'I
RADICAL tuRE, by ihpldtiuH and by internal
administration has never failed; even when the
disease has made frlghtful inrOads on dciCats
constitutions, hearing, smell and taste nave been
recoye-ed, aud the disease thoroughly driven
out."
.SASFoRD's RADICAL CURE consists of one bot
Tie Of the RADICAL Guns, one box CATAItlHAL
SOLNENT, ana one IMPROVED INHALER, neatly
wrapped in one package with fun directions;
price, tl.O1
POTTER DhUG CHEMICAL CoRPoRATIoH,
lOsTOE.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
STATE JOTTINGS.

Kearney threatens to blossom with a cot
ton mill
Custer county will put $4,000 in a court
house, TO be erected at Broken Bow.
Having sugared the right of way of new
railroad, Norfolk is now moving for union
depot
The canal craze has struck Minden
Broken Bow and Republican City are SINH
larly afflicted a.
A count of the school children of Fremont
indicates population OF 10, 900, without en-
thusiasm
Bassett holds down the county seat of
Rock county by majority of thirty one
votes, according to the revised count.
Central City boasts of having just COM
pleted the best bridge spanning the Platte
river. 1t is 4,4S3eS feet long and cost Sl1,-
SSS, l5.
Postoffice elections are becoming fashion
able in Nebraska towns. The man with the
largest number OF votes does not always
knock the postsimmon.
The watch regulation scheme will be inau-
gurated on the Burlington on the 1st. Every
train man must arm himself with full-jew-
eled, split second patent regulator, adjusted
TO heat and cold.
Hastings has secured an elaborate system
of sewers on paper. A cheerful feature of
100000 will put the system in practical
operation.
The Plattsmouth Journal is convinced that
the germs of great manufacturing town
are lying around loose in that vicinity await
ing the proper effort 10 spring into life. But
the effort-there's the rub.
Dave Crinklan, the tin horn sport, who
hastily hustled Frank Frencher into eter.
nifty, at Hastings, last November, and after
wards jumped his bond, is now enjoying the
freedom of a 6xl0 in the Adams county Jail.
Grand Island has sent a committee to Bos-
ton to advise with President Adams regard
ing the force to be employed in the shops IN
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29

OFFICIAL reports from Secretary
Rusk verify the facts that losses of cat
tie from disease, exposure and all
causes during the year 1883 were very
light. A mild winter and generally
sufficient forage material lowered the
usual death rate. For 1887 the losses
were above the average. For 1883 the
losses were at their minimum for a
series of years. 1t is matter for con-
graduation that the present returns
make the aggregate loss, in spite of the
increased number of cattle, at less than
one and a quarter million head against
nearly one and half million. Singu-
larly, the loss both by percentage and
actual numbers was largest in the
south. For Colorado there was loss of
three per cent, Wyoming two and
seven-tenths per cent, Dakota two per
cent, Montana two and tive-tenths per
cent and Iowa one and six-tenths per
cent. OF Nebraska's one million six
hundred thousand cattle, a loss of thirty
five thousand, or about two and two
tenths per cent, is reported, which is less
than the average for the states and terri
tories. The prospects, therefore, are
most promising this season for the cat
tie industry all over the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
THE appointment of Paul vande

THE appointment of Paul Vander-
voort to be superintendent of mails at
Omaha has elected, as might have been
expected, a good deal of unfavorable
comment. The Times and the Erening
Post, of New York, have sharply criti-
ci2ed the action of the president and
postmaster-general, referring to the
bad record of Vandervoort as totally
disquallfying him for any public po-
sition. The fault with the papers is
that they do not lay the blame on the
right shoulders. 1t is not at all proba-
bic that the president knew anything
about Vandervoort, or even heard of
him, and very likely the postmaster
general, if he had anything directly to
do with the appointment, did not seek
information beyond those who urged it.
The fault is with the Nebraska delega-
tion in congress which endorsed the
candidacy of Vandervoort and labored
to hoist him on the public service. 1t
is certainly unfortunate that the stat @
has thus been humiliated before the
country, and it is just and necessary
that the blame should be placed where
it belongs. Z.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
WASHlNGTON'S INAUGUR ALTON.
Subject OF the Rev. Willard Scotts
Sermon Last Night.


Rev. Willard Scott delivered a sermon
last night at the st. Mary's avenue Congre-
gatonal church on the Inauguration of
George Washington as presidest of the
United States a century ago.
The congregation that heard the discourse
was large one.
''By The proclamation of President Harri-
son." commenced the reverend gentleman,
1--WE are about TO observe this week, two
days hence-the centennial of that day when,
by the Inauguration o.. George Washington as
the first president of our country under the
constitution Of the United States, we began
to be a nation. Until then we had been only
colonies. Surprising as it may seem upon
recollection, every step which had been taken
by the American people previous the partcu-
lar events to which this day recalls us had
been taken not as IA united people in COM
mon government, but rather as a
pGGDs wSDGat 4Rted DeS eg r6s oaS fro@
French and British still remaining as indi-
viduas in their governments when they
We're established on the James river, Massa.
chusetts bay, New York harbor, Charleston
and Savannah, with leagues of miles of un-
known woods and marshes between In
deed, after most of them had been $50
years on The ground they hau never been
truly confederated. For ali that long period
longer than the century we now cele-
DTale IHoS udu reuldlueu separate
and peculiar, letting alone for the
most part ana being let alone
They liked themselves and disiked others.
"New England was England, and Puritan
Pennsylvania and Delaware were Quaker
and Lutheran. Virginia and the Carolinas
were mixed in population, and their religion
was that of England in form, though free
from its burdens. New England lived under
a charter, while Pennsylvania, Virginia and
the south lived under the rule of the best
cass-land-OWners and prOprletors-an aris-
tocracy to which the making of q democracy
of New England was dstasteful The quaker
would not fight at all. The southern arsto-
crat loved his ease and acres and was little
inclined to war.
''The wonder of to-day is that Washington
was inaugurated on April 80 and not on March
4, the day appointed by congress The
reason was that congress did not
have quorum present in either
house. On March cannOns were
fired, bells rung and then came together
twenty-One out of about seventy legislators
These remained four weeks to secure "a quo
rum This was caused by the distance to be
Travelled, "A general lethargy ana their lazy
methods of doing BUSINESS"
Rev. Mr.. Scott dwelt at length on the CON
federate relations, hostlities of the Indians
and French, their wars, the stamp act of
1908, evying certain duties on the colonies
and its repeal within year; congress be.
coming an executive body, not by right, but
by necessity; raising an army and electing
chef-George Washington; his fight ana
victory, and the reading of the declaration of
independence on July 4, l176.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29

THE people OF British Columbia,
smarting under the burdens of the
Canadian Pacific monopoly, are said to
have formed western transcontineutal
railroad company, with capital OF
fifty millions. Here is project of suf-
ficient magnitude to eclipse anything
done in the United States, in the way OF
railroad building, for some time. 1t is
quite evident the Britishers have taken
a lesson or two from American specu-
lators, and are going them one better.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29
THE announcement of the death O,

THE announcement of the death of
eX-President Barnard, of Columbia
college, will be received with deep re-
gret in the educational world. For
many years he was the head and front
of the movement in New York for the
higher education of both men and
women. 1t was due mainly to his ef-
forts after years of opposition that
Columbia college opened its doors to
both sexes, and Barnard college, for the
liberal education of women, is the last
ing monument to his memory. In his
official capacity as president of Colum-
bia college, Prof Barnard brought that
institution to high degree Of excel
lence in all departments. 1t was only
last year that he retired at the age of
seventy-nine from the presidency of
Columbia, but to his last moments he
was active in fostering her best in
terestS.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-29

, THE state OF Iowa, through its attor-
ncy-general, has come forward to defend
the settlers on the Des Moines river
lands on the ground that the original
claimants never complied with the con-
ditions of the act making them the
grant. This brings the right of owner
ship TO focus, and Attornoy-General
Miller, OF the United States, will be the
better able to prevent the eviction of
settlers from their homes until the su-
preme court passes Judgment upon the
question ut issue.