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The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21

To the Editor Of the Press:
PORTLAND, November 20.
noticed in the Transcript today an edi-
torial complaining of the existence of Bax-
ter Hall in the public library building, on
account of the noise which it is claimed en-
anated from the hall during the progress of
lectures, and which floating down the stair
way, seriously incommoded those seekers
after knowledge who made use of the library
reading room. 1t is very much to be regret
ted it seems to me that the Transcript has
been thus disturbed i never had the for
tune, good or bad, whichever 1t may be
called of being so disturbed. have, how
ever. been very much disturbed, not to say
exasperated almost beyond endurance, while
sitting theIreading room in the early even
ing, the only time when can take look
over the current periodicals, by the unseemly
noise of the small children, and some larger
ones, too, who seem as near as l can judge,
to make the library loafng place at that
hour. On every hand signs of "step lightly,
keep silence" stare one in the face yet at
any time between: Z and s o'clock there may
be seen groups Of boys and girls gathered
around the tables, or the catalogue desk In
the corridor, talking. laughing and carrying
on" In very unpleasant fashion. 1t seems
to me that something ought to be done in the
library itself to preserve ordinary decorum
before beginning to seek aloft for trouble.
| am aware that the majority Of the atten-
daDts of the library are young women and
to act as police officers. Something. how
ever. must be done to keep the reading room
reasonably quiet and hope that steps will
be taken in the matter at once. l..
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
wARREN's SICK CATTLE.
He Lays His Case Before the Cow
ernor and Council.

AUGUSTA, November 20.-At the session
of the Governor aud Council today. Governor
Burleigh's nominations of week ago were
confirmed. An informal hearing was given
G. E. Warren of Falmouth, who claimed
that his herd of cattle, which had been ex-
amined by the State Cattle Commissioners,
was infected with tuberculosis. He was
represented by NJ. P. Frank of Portland.
DR., j. f. Winchester Of Boston, veterinary
surgeon, testified in his behalf. The full
board Of cattle commissioners were in at
tendance and explained the case. They
stated that that disease did not exist in the
herd. The Council, having no jurisdiction
in the case, 1t was left in the hands OF the
cattle commissioners.
Governor Joseph Lola and Peter J. Ga
briel. of the Pleasant Point branch G a OF the he
Complaints against the State agent. The
matter was referred to the committee on In
dian affairs Of the council.
Col. j. w. Parker and Jasper Hutchings
of Bangor, of the committee to locate the
new insane hospital, presented their report.
Hon. VIM. L. Cobb, councillor from Knox
county and chairman of the committee on
public lands, will leave here in the morning
for Princeton to examine matters relating to
the Indian township.
j. +. Sprague and A. W. Chaplin of Mon
son and Hon. N. F. Houston of Belfast pre-
sented pauper cases.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21

The court-"I will not allow him to an
swer that question"
Mr.. FOster-"You put him in the position
of answering 1t. Now, how shall he answer
it? l want him treated just the same as any
The Witness-"In answer to your question
''Now, in pursuance to this information,
did you cause to be examined and suOpenaed
Mr.. Spellman?"
"Yes, SIR
"To produce letters that he had written to
''Yes, had this done at PEORIA"
In pursuance Of that you caused letters to
be brought into court that Beggs had writ
'sYes."
up to that time you did not know he had
written any letters to Spellman. did you?"
II did not"
"Did you send to the station house by the
those letters from Beggs after he was ar
rested?"
II remember the chief got the letters re-
celyed from Spellman."
"This correspondence between him and
Spellman referring the matter to the district
officers, etc, as testified to by Briggs before
the grand jury was the first intimation you
had that there had been such correspond
ence, was it not?"
81 will not answer the question that way.
Ii you VIII ask me question
about the letters will try to
tell you what know about them"
.'Ine question is whether or aot you have
obtained your information from him."
81 would like to have that question read
AS the court will see it is putting words in
my mouth"
THE question was read.] The witness
"He said there were letters there that would
explain the whole thing, l think, or some
thing to that effect"
Letters he had written to Spellman and
Spellman to him?"
Eyes. to explain the secret Committee ar
rangement."
"Did not he want you to explain these let
ters2"
"Yes, SIR"
"That's ALL"
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
HIGH AND GETTING HIGHER.
More Damage Reported by the swol-
len Rivers.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, November 20.-The
floods are putting the inhabitants Of the Wy
oming valley to great inconvenience. The
Susquehanna river this evening covers the
flats between here and Kingston, cutting off
communication with the west side. A great
quantity of floating drift is coming down
which indicates that the HOOD Is doing con- @
water here is at the 16 foot mark and is ris-
ing.
HARRISBURG, Pa, November 20.-This
evening at six o'clock the Susquehanna river
was nearly 13 feet above low water mark and
slowly rising. Two spans of the breast
work of the new bridge being built across
the river were swept away ,withthc heavy
body of iron. Cellars in the southern part Of
the CITY are innndatad
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21

Annual Meetings of TWO Prosperous
Maine Roads.

FARMINGToN, November 2O.-The annual
meeting of the Sandy River Railroad Com
pany was held in Phillips this morning at
which these officers were elected:
President and superintendent. b. Beal,
Phillips ss. -
Clerk-Dauiel NJ. Bonney.
Treasurer and General Ticket Agent--J. L.
Thompson, Phillips
Directors N. B. Beal, Phillips; u. NJ. Bonney,
j. II. Bonney, Pennington; q. ID. Willes, Bath;
Joel Wilbur, Phillips.
The reports of the officers show the road
to be in excellent condition and making
money; 21,179 passengers were carried the
past year. and 1874 tons of freight The
net earnings were S8,181.63, an Increase in
earnings over last year, 81, ,46257.
BRIDGToN. November 20.-At the annual
meeting of the Bridgton & SacO River rail
road today VIM. +. Perry was elected presl-
dent; p. p. Burnham, treasurer, and Joseph
A. Bennett, superintendent, ticket and
freight agent. The reports show an increase
of earnings over the preceding year. The
road is a two foot gauge, in prime condition:
No accidents to persons or property occurred
during the year. The earnings for the year
were $23,370; operating expenses .$1S,07S
The road paid as interest on the first
mortgage bonds $4800, and a balance to the
interest account of $205; leaving surplus
Of S1S7
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
GENERAL N EWs.

The Brooklyn horse car lines were running
as usual yesterday.
The new steamer Olive Peck, Hull for
Havana, Is ashore on Georges Island.
A large party Of Mormons from Salt Lake
City are said to be looking for new homes
in the Northwest Territory, Can.
The Tooth anniversary Of the founding Of
the Congregational church in Pittsfed, N.
H., was celebrated yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Drumming Of Prescott,
Ont, are dead. 1t is supposed that Brun-
ming killed his wife and then took poison.
The New Hampshire withdrawal compact
Of 1885 has been dissolved by vote Of the in
surance companies who wereiparties to 1t.
Isaac G. Sehuler. undertaken. .Amster-
dam, N. x, has assigned. His liabilities
are about $4,000, and the assets considerably
less.
Seven men have been found guilty of par
ticipating In the race riot at Newcastle, Del,
IN September, In which one man, Pole, was
killed. 6af
The trial of IS OF the Nayassa rioters be-
gan at Baltimore yesterday, evidence being
introduced to show the Jurisdiction OF the
United States court.
putrefactiOn, have been found at Pierre, 5.
D., believed to be the remains OF victims OF
the great blizzard OF 1877
The proposition of w. +. johnson & Co.
hides and leather dealers Of Dtdham, Mass,
to pay 80 cents on the dollar. has been ac-
cepted at meeting OF their creditors.
The Boston Record says that the Lamson
store service has been sold 10 an English
syndicate for s9,000.000 The Lamson com
pany hold monopoly Of the business.
E. l.. Pope, late Independent candidate for
Governor Of Indiana, has been sued for mis-
approprtatlng about $4,000 Of the estate Of
General Abner Pope, Of which he Is an ex-
ecutor.
The captain and crew OF the schooner
Furman l.. Mulford have been landed al
New York. They were picked up by the
steamer Leona after their vessel had found
cred at sea.
The Seneca Hotel at Baldwinsyilla N
burned Tuesday night. Several surround
Ing buildings were Injured. Loss, $500. 600.
The guests In the hotel escaped with dim.
Guilty, many being taken out ON ladders.
The Knights Of Labor coincide with the
views Of the President of the Federation of
Labor that no general strike should be inau-
gurated on May 1, 1890, in favor Of a reduc-
ton OF the hours OF labor
Employees Of the Erie railroad have a
grievance In the shape Of a cast iron agree
ment they are required to sign relieving the
road from liability in case Of accident TO It's
employees. President Depew denies that
there are threats Of a strike on the New
York Central,
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
WORKING FOR THE RED MAN.
Woman's National Indian Associa.
ton In Session at Newark.

NEWARK, N. j., November 20.-Two hun
dred delegates to the 10th convention of the
Woman's National Indian Association as
sembled in the Third Presbyterian church
today. Mrs. A. S. Quinton Of Philadelphia.
presided. In her address she said that 10
tribes were reached by the mission branch.
Legislation for the benefit of the Indians had
been commenced. The annual receipts were
$4,000, and the expenditures $4,000.
Miss Kate Foote, chairman of the commit
tee on national Indian legislation. reported
that more consideration had been given the
question by Congress, and that the methods
of agents had received closer investigation
than hitherto. Civilization among the In
dians is being helped in every way. The re-
moval of the Indians to the Indian Territory
is steadily going on.
United States Indian Commissioner Gen
eral Morgan made lengthy address. He
commended warmly the woman's organiza-
tion and favored an additional congressional
appropriation for Indian schools. Addresses
were made by DR.. William Hayes Ward, DR..
Hallifield and lady missionary who spent
six years among the Dakota Indians. These
officers were elected tonight
Honorary President-Mrs. Mary Bonney BAN
bault, Hamilton, N. Y.
Presdent-Mrs L. DunstOn, Philadelphia
Vice President Sarah L. Kinney, Philadelphia
Corresponding Secretary-Mlss Helen Foote
Philadelphia
Recording Secretary-Mrs. II. N. Taylor.
Treasnrer-Miss Anna M. Bennett.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
CHILD OF AMERICAN HERO
The Mother of an Irish
Patriot.

NEW YORK, November 2O.-A morning
paper says: Congressman Amos j. Cum
mings has taken up the cause of Mrs. Della
Parnell, and promised that il her case can
possibly be brought to the attention of Con-
gress he will introduce bill at the coming
session for her relief. The only doubt in
Mr. Cummings mind about the possibility
of congressional action Is whether Mrs. Par
nell's claims are of such a nature that Con-
gress can do anything about them. 1t is pos
sible, Mr.. Cummings says, that the claims
may properly belong to the court of claims
at Washington.
In that case, suit should be begun at once
to press them.
''If 1t turns out that the Intervention Of
Congress is necessary, will not only intro
duce the bill, but will press it as hard as
can, and / will guarantee that the entire
New York city delegation viii back me.
There should not be any question about the
passage of such bill. don't believe there
will be. Mrs. Parnell occupies a very
strong place In the affections of the Ameri-
can people. Simply as the daughter Of Com
modore Stewart she has claims on their re-
gard which they will not overlook. / think
If the daughter Of that popular hero has any
just claims against the country they will be
paid"
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
HOW THEY WILL DRILL.
Articles of Agreement Between the
Cadets and Montaomerys.

The following will interest military men
and the public generally. Now everything is
ready for the drill, itself, and both compa-
mics are prepared to do their prettiest:
PORTLAND, November 20. 1889.
Articles of agreement entered into this 10th day
and Portland Montgomery Guards, to govern a
competitive drill, TO take place between the
above companies at City Hail. Portland, De-
l. The drill squad TO consist of twenty-four men,
two guides and one officer.
2. ALI men shall be enlisted in their respective
companies prior TO December 1st, 1889.
3. The programme Of the drill Is To be made out
by the judges, and to consist of any movements
In the School OF the Soldier and company, barring
the set-up drD, bayOnet drill. platoon movements
aud fire lying down. Each company to be limited
to one hour for drill, the programme to be handed
TO the commanding officer as he marches on the
foor with his company. time to commence then.
< A. Judges to be three officers OF the regular
army appointed by the Army and Navy JournaD,
barring any officer stationed In Maine or any OFF,
Ger that has acted as Judge In any competitive
drill In Maine, within the past two years. Judges
not TO be known to either company until the eve
ming of the drill.
5. The drill TO be for the chamblonship of the
Militia OF Maine, and for the gate receipts. The
winner to take all and pay all expenses.
9. Neither company to see the other drill.
on the 18th of December, 1889, between the hours
Of $50 and IL p. m.
T. K. HARTNETT,
Capt. Montgomery Guatds.
j. H. BAKER.
Capt. Portland Cadets.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
THE GRANGE IN MAINE.
The Year Now Closing Prosperous
One for the Order.

AUGUSTA, November 20.-The grange
year in Maine is about ended, and a material
increase in membership will be shown, and
still greater interest in membership and
the character Of the work. Where the order
run for a series of years ON a cooperative
basis it is now moving on a social and intel
lectual plane, and the result is it has been
rapidly gaining in strength. State Lecturer
Barnes has done very effective work in
Washington county organizing new oranges,
and State Deputy q. w. Twitchell has been
actively engaged In grange fields of labor,
having been into, Penobscot,, Piscataquis,
Cumberland, AndroscoggiD, Somerset and
Franklin counties. National Master Brig
ham also delivered series of lectures in the
State. New oranges have been organized at
Exeter, Corinna. East Raymond. Cape Eliza
beth, Hartford, Madison, and three or four
in Washington county, beside several in
Aroostook county. The results OF the work
are the most satisfactory for many years, and
the order is more firmly established than
ever. At the annual meeting of the Maine
Patrons at Belfast the last of December
there is to be an election of officers, includ-
ing two members Of the executive committee
Hon. Rufus Prince Of Turner will undoubt.
edly be chosen master.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
those PonnpeIIan Lines.

n WooDEoRDs, November 3d. 1889 -
TO the Editor Of the Press:
& enclose translation Of the interesting
bit Of Latin doggerel. published in this
mornings issue Of your paper. My render
ing has no merit except that 1t is in the same
measure as the original, and is tolerably
literal, line for line. The neatest bit in the
original is the play upon the double meaning
of erenire in "erenit-creaerlnt." Such are
usually untranslatable; but not SO in this
case, as this Latin verb Is paralleled by Eng
lish ''come out, almost shade for shade,
even to their nouns. outcome" and ''even-
tus."
uComment on the Latin is Of course super
iuous. Indeed the very modern flavor, the
very medieval Latin, and the scarcity OF
rhymed verse in that tongue so early as 70
A. D., causes C suspicion that your enter
tanning correspondent at North Brldgton
may be amusing himself and us with his
Latin copied from some less ancient source
than Pompeiian wall. Be that as 1t may,
he wears the mantle of total ignorance Of
the classics with so extreme grace, his soph-
om0ric schoolmaster is so transparent a
myth, that we suspect he Is "sapiens in
amictu nsipientis," which we freely trans
late as 'wolf in sleeps clothing"
However, here Is the English:
Three boys one day In early spring
Were sliding on the river;
Ills sad, alasl 1t so came out
That these boys came out never.
"Had they been sliding on dry ground,
Or been at church. Pm thinking
Indeed, am sure, they had not then
Beneath the waves been sinking.
"Ye who have sons, and who have not,
My friends, these words heed surely:
When you would have them safe abroad,
Keep them at home securely"
The legend uuder it may be translated:
"No room for idlers herel
Loafers warned off"
| There Is an imitation Of the Latin verses
in an old Mother Gsose melody, in which oc
| cur the words:
| ''It so fell out
| They all fell in"
L lx,,k 7 ha N
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21

ing stoppages in changing horses Distance 1SS
The express was run with horse and sleigh,
and was number of times upset owing 10 the
heavy drifts of snow. From Annapolis the ex-
Captain Nathaniel Kimball, as follows:
Left Annapolis at Ola p. m. Arrived at f0rt-
land Wednesday, the 18th OF February al 4.oo p.
m.
stopped to haul fires 40 minutes.
Running time 10 hours SO minutes. Distance
$50 miles.
The Kennebec from Annapolis TO Digby Gut,
was obliged to make her way through ice In some
places ID inches thick; and twice or three times,
worked through il In a manner worthy OF all
praise.
From Halifax to Portland 31h, som. Distance
-412 miles,
The horse and sleigh express from Portland
reached Montreal on the 18th at - 30 p. IN. Dis
utes.
Time from Halifax to Montreal, 6e7 miles, 81
hours 10 minutes, equal TO nearly IA miles per
hour, including stoppages, beating the Boston ex-
press some IL hours.
Mr.. George Steers of Montreal, thus wrote
to the railroad directors at Portland:
"This is feat unprecedented In the annals OF
posting in this country, and reflects the highest
credit not only TO the projectors but upon the
gentlemen who superintended the express: The
practical proof thus given Of the superiority for
speed Of the-route from England through Portland
to Montreal, over those OF New YORK ana Boston.
will have material effect upon the interests oi
the railroad, and has already caused mucn specu.
latlon among commercial men as to It's success
E-~-, .l.ss ti-ss A. b~iias-s 0f ti,v tvao
was assured. The Canada men built their
section to Island Pond, and Portland also
built 10 that point. The entire road from
Portland to Montreal was opened early In
1853.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
PowDERLY TO BE ARRESTED.
Edward callaghan Alleges That He
was injured BY a Boycott.

PITTsBURG, Pa, November 20.-Ex-Repre-
sentative John r. Byrne, of the Knights Of
Labor, was arrested at Scottdale, Pa, this
morning on a charge of conspiracy preferred
by ex-Representatiye Edward Callaghan.
The information includes General Master
Workman Powderly and Peter Wise, besides
local labor leaders. Powderly will be placed
under arrest on his return from Atlanta to
scranton Wise is absent from home and
will be arrested at the earliest possible mo-
ment The suit grew out of the letters Pow
derly published In the Journal of United La
Dor, In June, 1888. AT that time Callaghan
was a candidate for senatorial nomination,
and was overwhelmingly defeated. Calla-
CHAN alleges that he was boycotted and in
jured in his business by the Knights of Labor
through the influence of Byrne, Powderly
and Wise,
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
Patrlotisnn In tha south.

FAYETrEyILLE. N. c., November 2O:-The
North Carolina Of the federal constitution
began here today. Gov. Fowler made a
stirring and patriot speech in which lie paid
a glowing tribute to the constitution. To-
nisht tine govern or held reception followed
. Nv a centennial ball..
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
Foreign Notes.

The lates news from Lake Nyassa is that
the Sultan Of Macangire, a powerful chief,
whose territory lies on the leastern shore Of
the lake has become a vassal OF Portugal.
Major Serpa Pinto, while surveying the
Nyassa district, was attacked by Makololo.
After sharp fight the natives were repuised
with loss of seyenty-two killed.
The national palace at San Salvador was
burned Tuesday night with the government
archives.
Queen Victoria has sent an invitation to
Lisbon asking the Emperor Dom Pedro to
become her guest at Windsor.
Letters from Or. Peters bearing date OF
October have reached the east coast Of
Africa. This fact Is believed to dlsprove
the reports that his party has been
massacred
Sir Henry James before the Parnell COM
mission, yesterday referred to the flight Of
Patrick Egan and declared that there was
other proof Of his connection with the
Phoenix Park murders.
The striking dock laborers at Tilbury have
resumed work.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21

met. The region bordering on the eastern
the Germans are trying to establish colonies:
1t lies far to the southeast of Lake Albert
Nyanza, and reaching the coast here Stanley
comes out in about the same latitude IN
which he entered the Dark Continent, Dul
after again traversng 1t from coast 10 coast
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
ROYAL Arch Masons.

ATLANTA, Ga /, November 2O.-The 27th
trennial convocatlon oI tne General ,I;.1d Grand
States. convened in Masonic Hall today.
There were delegates from nearly every
STATE In the Union. The Present General
Grand High Priest Noble d. Larner Of the
District Of Columbia, presided The session
was devoted to addresses and reports OF the
various officers.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
w EDDINCS.


Observation-Disclosures.
A very pleasant event occurred at 1853 St.
John street. The contracting parties were
Albert F. Messeryey of HALIFAX, N. s., and
NJ. Louie Perham of New Hampshire. Mr..
Frederick w. Boak of Halifax, and Miss
Martha l.. Eaton of this city, acted in the
capacity of best man and maid Of honor re-
spectively. Rev. Mr.. Inge performed the
caremOnv
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. Novem-
ber Goth, taken at .. m.,75th meridian time,
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, 4So. S, cloudless New York. 460,
S. cloudy; Philadelphia, 46o. SW, cloudy ;
Washington, 4So, SW, cloudy; Buffalo, 44o, s
w, cloudy; Cleveland, 440. s, cloudy !;
Detroitt,. a, SW, ,oe eele1dy; Chicago, A, NE
$50, NE, cloudy; St. Vincent, 32o, S,
cloudy; Bis snarck. 420. NV, cloudless; jack
sonv.le, $50, s, clOudess.
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
Maine historical Sociatx

The Maine Historical Society will hold a
meeting at their rooms this afternoon at 2SO
o'clock. The programme has already been
published. In the evening there will be an
address on "The Premises and Method Of
American Constitutional History" by Pres
ident A. W. Small, Phi. d., of Colby Univer-
citv
The Portland daily press., 1889-11-21
THE MOTIVE OF THE TIMES.
Its Editor In Accord with the Publl-
cation Of Those Letters.

LONDON, November 20.-Before the Par
nell Commission, Sir Henry James briefly
touched upon the forged letters published by
the Times. Sir Charles Russell, Sir Henry
said, had not suggested, while acting as
counsel for Mr.. Parnell, that the Times knew
the letters were forgeTies. He resumed Sir
Charles had spoken as he had been instruct
ed. Sir Henry declared that every one con-
nected with the Times was interested in prov
ing the genulneness Of the letters. Presid-
ing Justice Hannen recalled the suggestions
made by Sir Charles, that Mr.. Buckle. editor
Of the Times, neither approved nor
authorized the publication Of the letters In
which attitude he differed with the mana
ger Of the paper.
Sir Henry replied: "Mr. Buckle does not
now nor never has desired to stand aloof
from his colleagues, whatever might be al
legged against the Times, its motives In the
production Of the letters could not be ques-
TONED