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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-18
MAINE POST OFFICES.
Vacancies to be Filled and Some
Desired Changes.


Desired Changes.
WASHINGTON. March 16.-A portion Of
Rockland known as Blackington Corner,
has not been accommodated as was desired
in the letter delivery system. At the request
of Congressman Dingley the post Office de-
partment has added a new carrier to the
Rockland force that the neglected quarter
may receive the accommodation desired.
There are now four candidates for the
South Paris post office vacancy, w. j.
Wheeler having just filed a petition for the
appointment
in such cases would help the department
out of perplexity. Perhaps the case of South
Paris may aid other Maine communities in
the work Of concurrence or at least IN the
work of reducing the number of candidates
TO fill post Office vacancies.
Two weeks from today the term of the
postmaster at Camden will expire. The
Republicans OF Camden have not presented
large list Of candidates, and there is, ac-
cordingly, less likelihood of delay in filling
might be involved. There are two candi-
dates for this vacancy-Messrs. Miller and
Singhi.
The post Office at Waldoboro is now with
out head, but the vacancy, it is likely, will
soon soon be filled. There are three candidates
to fill this office-Messrs. Stanwood, Hovey
and Miller. Perhaps it may aid the Repub-
licans of Maine in forecasting these matters,
to be informed that the policy of the depart
ment aud of those making recommendations
| here will be this: when appointments OF
| postmasters are to made, it will be the aim
| to have the Republican patrons of each
Office determine whom they will have"
The postmaster of Boothbay asks on be-
half of the people of that village that the
name of that post Office be changed to
correspond with the name of the new town
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a MILE a MINUTE.
How Or. Bailey Travelled to Save
Dictator Chief.
saturdays Bangor Commercial.l

saturdays Bangor Commercial.l
DR.. Bailey. the veterinary surgeon, who is
In the city today. had about as lively a ride
over the Maine Central yesterday as a man
ever took. Upon arriving at Dexter from a
visit to Garland lon a tuberculosis case DR..
Bailey found dispatch from c. II. Nelson
Of Waterville. telling him to come at once to
see one Of his horses, and special engine
was waiting with steam up, ready to take
the doctor on his trip. DR.. Bailey got aboard
and In a minute was whiIling along towards
Watervilie. The trip was made at q speed
which was remarkable. As sample Of it
we can say that the run from Newport
Junction to Burnham was made in fourteen
minutes, and from Burnham to Benton In
twelve minutes, the whole distance being %
miles. At Waterville DIR. Bailey found that
the great stallion Dictator Chief had been
taken suddenly Ill and was In a dangerous
condition. he pronounced the attack to be
congestive chill, and he staid with the
horse until, for the time, he was out Of dan
ger. DR.. Bailey was obliged to come to this
city this forenoon, but will return tonights
He thinks that Dictator will recover from the
sickness without any trouble, but 1t Is too
early to tell definitely about 1t. IL the horse
Is not in danger Monday his owner, Mr.. G.
III. Nelson will leave for a trip to Kentucky
on business connected with his stock.
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sarIo,Is Accident.

Near Dennysville, Friday night, the pole
of carriage in which Mr.. Clarence Trimble
was being driven from Eastport to Dennys-
vile broke, while descending a hill. The
horses ran, throwing Mr.. Trimble and the
driver out The former fractured his thigh
and was badly bruised. The driver was
considerably injured, but no bones were
broken. Mr.. Trimble is travelling sales
man for Lord. Haskell & Co.. of this city.
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5o9,ooo 222,0Oc


Thus the total amount of the Kennebec
river crop figures up 731, 900 tons, the aver
age cut other years being nearly 100000
tons, making shortage on the river of some
100000 tons. The prospect is bright that the
Kennebec ice men will make a dollar this
year and they are in the best of spirits over
the outlook, aud they have stored every
pound possible. Indeed. even now when
much of the river below Augusta is open wa
ter, some of the enterprising ones have been
cutting from the ice which has hung to the
shores. Lawrence q Co., at Randolph are
running Ice foot thick and a portion of
which they say is of fine quality.
Prices are very satisfactory and where the
product has been sold, $1.50 per ton is the
figure which has been paid in several in
stances. Some of the ice men are preparing
to hold their stock until quite late In the sea.
son, having in view better market and bet
ter prices. Business along the KennebeC
must be good after navigation has opened
and the ice schooners enter the river.
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peserted Ina Body.

BUFFALO. N. Y, March 16-News reache.
here that there has been a general row
among United States troops at Fort Niagara.
The men say they were treated worse than
dogs, and complain Of being treated with
contempt. and as a result numerous deser.
tions have occurred.
Thursday seven soldiers made break for
Canada and got there. The discovery caused
great row. The sergeants and other subor-
dinate officers were censured and recrimina-
tions followed until the fort was In open mu-
tiny. Bayonets, sticks and axes were freely
used, and during the melee three rioters
were stabbed with 5ayonets. one Of whom
will die. The gates Of the fort were CLOSED
and outsiders refused admission.
The escaped soldiers, some Of whom arr
sporting around st. Catharines, Ont, say
they are not disloyal TO the country, and ar
preparing lengthy document to Gen. Melgs
inspector Of United States forts, regarding
their grievances.
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Owned by Distinguishes Men,

PIEDMONT. w. Va, March 17.-President
Davis and number of the principal stock
holders of the West Virginia Central rail-
road are now engaged in making careful
tour, and inspection of the line, preparatory
to the resumption Of work on the extension
through the counties Of Randolph, Webster
leys and thence to Charleston. Within the
next two weeks work will be resumed along
the line. and 1t will be pushed vigorously
until completed. This is the road in which
Messr3. Blaine, Bayard, Elkins, and other
we'll known men are large stockholders.
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DRIVEN LIKE CATTLE.
Uncle Sans Soldiers Make Trouble
for the Boomers.

OKLAHAMA, 1. T., March 1.-THE "boom-
ers" are routed. Lieut.. Carson, command
Ing troops Of the 5Oth cavalry, arrived here
today from Fort Reno. The would-be set
tiers were warned Of the coming of the sol
diers and fled in every direction. Several
hundred we're rounded up by the troops who
drove them like cattle. Houses, tents. dug
outs, claim foundations and marks were de-
stroyed. 1t Is said Hill has been arrested.
The rest OF the party will be conveyed TO
the Kansas line and dismissed, though the
property may be confscated. The boomers
are dem0ralized, but it Is feared their lead
ers may rally them, and as they outnumber
the troops, serious trouble may ensue.
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3,450. Swan is about 35 years old and has
borne good character. He has wife and
two children and has lived beyond his income
in his endeavor to support them In STYLE As
far back as two years ago he found he was
badly in debt and has endeavored to get out
of the trouble by speculation. But everything
seemed to prove disastrous and he made
clean breast of his defalcation on Thursday
last. He is now under arrest.
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The storm Saturday night did $4,000
damage at Ashbury Park, ". ].

The storm Saturday night did $4,000
damage at Ashbury Park, ". J.
John W. Humphry, aged 10 years, Of
Philadelphia, has died Of fright caused By
older boys who pretended 10 be White
Caps.
The Roman correspondent Of the Catholic
News cables that Mgr. Persico, well known
through his Irish mission, Is to be made sec
retary Of the propaganda for eastern anairs.
The village Of Hereford, Md, was the
scene OF a destructive FIRE Saturday pight
which threatened the safety OF the whole
village. The loss was S22,5OO.
Deputy United States Marshal W. A.
Moody has been murdered In Indian Terri
tory while trying TO make an arrest. Mr..
Moody Is the sixteenth deputy killed In IN
dian Territory during the past year.
A strike is threatened In the Waltham
Watch Company's works, unless the girls
employed In the finishing department are
discharged. IL Is claimed that their work Is
not properly done.
A eleven year old son of Jacob Barclay Of
Worster, Ohio, has had a severe attack Of
hydrophobia caused by q bite from a dog
when he was q years old. The physicians
looked upon the rabie poison as self limi-
ting infection and by the use Of large doses
OF aconite TO blunt the sensuary nerves Of
the throat and esOphagus; hydrate OF choral
TO obviate restlessness and produce sleep.
and saliciliate Of soda to counteract The
rabie poison. II II depended upon a fermen,
for its action, saved the boys life.
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ITEMS FOR noRsEmEn.

The handsome, rich bay, Hambletonian
stallion Bronze, was sold Friday morning by
Its late owner, Mr.. Tarbox Of Pennington,
to Mr.. Charles Milliken Of Augusta. propri-
etor of theiAugusta House. Mr.. Milliken Is
one of the best informed horse faaciers in
the Stale, and his new purchase cost him an
even $1,000 Bronze is 16 hands high, weighs
1140. pounds, and was foaled August 1879.
He has white ankles behind and his front
right ankle Is white. He was sired by Hart
ford; dam. Farmer Girl Ia very fast
mare). by Lord Nelson, sire Of Jack Nelson
that trotted trial mile over Mystic Park In
2.19, half mile In 1.O6); said TO be by Bell
founder Morgan; imported Bellfounder; 2nd
dam, by Stag thoroughbred; Hartford by
Rysdyk (sire Of Clingstone ala; Victor,
2.2ll; Beatrice, 2.27l; George NJ. Rysdyk.
229h) dam, Bell. record 2.A at four years,
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, second dam
Rhoda, by Amos Cassius M. Clay (slre Of
American Girl. 2.i64) Rysdyk, by Rysdyk's
Hamblet0nian; dam Lady Duke. by Lexing-
ton, s0a OF Boston. His colts are OF good
size, fine color and show remarkable trotting
action.
j. L. Maynard Of Boston, well known
horseman, was in Pennington, Friday, on
horse purchasing expedition. Maynard's
reputation in horse circles was acquired by
his being proprietor Of the Revere House
stables in Boston. He purchased horses
Friday at the Stoddard House, buying three
while here. All three were bought Of Dol
bear AM Withee Of Pennington. One was
an eleven hundred sorrel horse that had a
record Of ESQ. For this horse Mr.. Maynard
paid the sum Of FIVE hundred dollars. The
other two horses purchased were black
geldlng and brown gelding. They wore
more ordinary animals, although they
brought good price.
Mr.. John Packard. who is Boston stable
owner, purchased a good family horse Of
Eugene +. Gilman, OF Pennington, Tor $3.50.
Gilman also sold bay mare to Williams, the
Newmarket horse fancier. for $500. In addl-
ton to this, Mr.. Gilman disposed last week
Of four-year old colt to Mr.. Ranger Of Liv-
ermOre.
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The Work Of an ,ncendlarv.

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 17.-An Helena,
Mont, special to the Pioneer Press says
"Owing to the recent burning of the lower
works of the Anacoda mine, Marcus DAILY,
superintendent of the Anaconda has ordered
the Chambers Syndicate mines shut down.
The loss is estimated at $1.OOO,0O0 with no
insurance. The fire was undoubtedly in.
cendiary. Eighteen hundred men in all are
works have been doubled. The upper plant
of the st. Lawrence works is still in full
blast turning out 1900 tons daily.
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,ntarestIne Portland statistics.

1t may interest some of the readers
of the PRESS to compare the follow
ing statistics taken from the city directory
for 1884 with those for 1888. The census
showed 1929 inhabitants. The amount
assessed for city purposes was $25,a47.1e
The deaths in 1888 were 2SS and in 1882 300.
These were the causes in 1888:
Influenza, l.; consumption, "a; scarlet
fever, 32; brain fever, 9; lung fever, Il:
thphus fever, 8; worm fever, /; nervous
fever, /; throat distemper, l3; quincy, (;
hopping cough, 20; canker, IS; debility, 1 !;
bilious collie, 4; dropsy. 8; dIopsy in head,
Bowels @ots,nes1O g cancer. iDiantlie, g. appopl
lexy. 8; fits, 6; old age, a; dyspepsia, s.;
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Good Advice.

WASHINGTON, March 16 = The Post says
that one of the prominent Indiana Republi-
cans in the city called on the President yes
terday to talk over Indiana matters and to
suggest certain appointments. The President
listened patiently, and finally said to the
gentleman: II have received good deal of
attention from Indianians in regard to just
such matters as you suggest. Now will take
the liberty Of making a suggestion to them
through you-that is, the Indiana politicians
can go home without feeling that they are
neglecting their duties. / know all about
the, state Of affairs in the politics of Indiana,
and when want any Of you gentlemen !
will send for you"
The suggestion was not made in the form
Oh rebuke; but as an intimation that they
need not pile up hotel bills in Washington II,
order to give the President good advice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-18
ICE MEN HAPPY.
The Result of the Winters Opera
tIons In This State.

AUGUSTA, March l6.-The ice operators
on the Kennebec river are Just completing
their winters harvesting and closing up
their houses to await the shipping season
Owing to the mild weather which prevailed
during the early winter harvesting has been
confined to few weeks and the ice has been
scraped much thinner than that of previous
years. The short crop in New York and
other points West furnished an incentive to
owners of houses to stock up and they have
succeeded very fairly. The total amount
harvested along the river this winter and
the old ice remaining over from last year is
shown in the following table computed from
raliabla eourcas.
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9re trip. Soon after leaving port Smith
9augnter Annie was stricken with malignant
dlphtheria. At New Providence island the
quarantine officers forcibly put the Smiths
and their maid on the island of AthOl, the
pest house of the large island. 1t is uninhab-
ited, except when yellow fever populates 1t
TALLY demolished cabins, in which they lived
and in one of which the child died of the
fourth day. Suffering for food and shelter,
the Smiths were in despair until the sixth
day, when miserable sailboat was secured
for an exorbitant price, and the party left the
island. Mrs. Smiths health Is said TO be
completely shattered. The body Of the dead
child was carried away wrapped In cactus
leaves.
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A Doctrine .of spoIIatIon.
The New King.
one Hundred Frenchmen Killed.

HAMBURG, March ia despatch from
Tien Tsin to Hamburg correspondent says
1t is reported there thatithe natives have ris-
en- on the Kevang 81 frontier and have de-
stroyed 10 blockhouses and killed 100 French
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MARY ANDERSON INSANE
According to a Rumor In Circulation
In Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE condition
of Miss Mary Anderson, who has been here
at Hotel Stratford since Wednesday of last
week, is reported tonight to be somewhat
worse. A remark that Miss Anderson is in
sane has gained circulation today. DR.. S.
Weir Mitchell, under whose care the lady
has been since her arrival here, tonight pos
itively refused to say anything about his pa
TENTS condition. Joseph Anderson, her
brother, pronounced the story absurd.
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Paint and Oil Club.

The Paint and Oil Club entertained the
hardware and iron dealers at their dinner at
the Falmouth Hotel Saturday night. Mr..
Eben Corey spoke of the old methods Of do.
ing business, contrasting them with the pre-.
sent, Mr. Dunbar Of the changes in the pop
ular demands, and Mr.. Edwards of the diff.
culties encountered by younger firms. Mr.
Megie of New York was present.
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PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 16.-The resig-
nation Of Senator Jonathan Chace is in the
hands of His Excelency Gov. Royal C.
Taft, and VIII be presented to the General
Assembly on Monday next There are sew
eral candidates for the place thus to be
made vacant, including ex-Attarney General
Samuel p. Colt of Bristol and State Senator
Nathan F. Dixon. At present 1t is anybody IS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-18
The Situation at Fall River.

FALL RIVER, Mass, March 17.-There is
no change in the strike situation today.
Nearly every mill will shut down tomorrow,
as many operatives desire to participate in
the st. Patrick's day celebration. Some of
the mills will not start up until the weavers
are ready to return to work. If the weavers
can hold together Tuesday and show no
signs of weakening, the struggle is likely
IN he nrolonped
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Out Of Work.

CUBA, N. Y, March 16-Clark Brothers
machine shop. at Belmont, burned last night.
Loss $4,000 insurance $4,000. The firm en-
ployed 70 men.
PITTsBURG, March 16-Backhause & Kin
seli's large woolen mill at New Bremen. near
Lima, Ohio, burned last night. The loss is
estimated at $4,000; insurance $4,000. Fif-
ty men are thrown out of employment.
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RomanIsm.

Mrs. NJ. L. Shepherd, who has been lectur-
ing in Boston and other principal cities on
Romanism, will visit Portland and lecture
on the same subject, next Wednesday. Mrs.
Shepherd 1t is stated speaks in spirit Of
cha.ity and has had thrilling experience.
Her advertisement will be found elsewhere.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-18
HAMBURG
F l C S /!

HAMBURG FIGS (Medicated) are cry
stallized fruit Catkartic. ils,is st
HAMBURG FIGS are discovery of the
greatest interest TO the medical profession.
AmBUxG FIGS, are a boon to every
household.
HAM BURG FIGS ara most delicious lax
atye, or purgative, prepared from fruit and veget-
abes.
HAMBURG FIGS are so perfectly harm
less that they may be administered with entire
safety TO an infant.
HAMBURG FIGS are so eficacious to
adults that single dose will prove their value.
HAM MBU RG FIGS are elegantly pre-
pared that they need only to be presented to the
public TO become necessity in every household
throughout the land.
HAMBU HG FIGS, 20 cents box. Dose
one Fig
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Renewal Of the state Capital,

The members of the committee on removal
of the State capital are hereby notified to
meet at the Board of Trade rooms on Tues
day at O'Clock p. m. and any person having
bills against the committee are requested to
present the same to the treasurer, Hon. Geo.
Walker, at or before that time.
Per order
J. HENRY CROCKETT, Secretary.
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A plnner to SECRETARY Iracx.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Hamilton
Club Of Brooklyn gave dinner to Secretary
of the Navy Tracy tonight. at which $50
persons were present. Addresses were made
by Secretary Tracy, Col. Elliot f. Shepard
and others. Ex-Secretary Whitney sent q
letter of regret.
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George Francis Has a New Topic.

NEW YORK. March 17.-George Francis
Train presided at Chlckerlng Hall tonight
while Mr.. john D.. Morgan delivered a lee
ture embodying reasons why Mrs. Kent, who
was present on the stage, claims TO be the
daughter of Queen Victoria. Train also
gn0ka
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NEW YORK, March I7.-Charles A. Dana
presided at to-night's entertainment under
the auspices Of the Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans in aid Of the Parnell defence fund.
Letters Of regret were received from Samuel
j. Randall, Gov. Hill, T. v. Powderly and
others. Among the speakers were Mr.. Dana
and Mayor Grant.
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Officers of the Grand Trunk and
Other Roads Before the Commission

Officers of the Grand Trunk and
Other Roads Before the Commission
WASHINGTON, March LEU response to
request of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission representatives of railway carriers
comprising the trunk line association ap-
peared before the Commission today for
the purpose of showing what their respec-
tive export rates are and explaining the
manner of making them. Nearly all the
trunk lines were represented. Mr.. Sargent
of the Grand Trunk said his road made its
export rate by adding the ocean rate to the
inland rate. Rates, however, fiuctuate
with the European market but the proper
tions still hold good On imports, substan-
tally the same rule of proportions exists
In some cases. however, the import rate is
pany.
{. Mr.. Hayden of the New York Central said
his company also arrived at export rates by
adding the inland and ocean rates. The
New York Central, however had fixed
export rate; He expressed the opinion that
the Grand Trunk road cut rates not to meet
the European market but to get business.
Messrs. Laying of the West Shore, Joyce
Of the PENNSYLVANIA, and Ledard of the
Michigan Central also explained their export
rates made by adding ocean and inland
rates.
Mr.. Sumner Hopkins of the Wabash &
Western Railroad said their rates were made
for export by adding inland and ocean rates.
They had quoted thorough rates only since
the rule of the Commission was ISSUED pre-
ferring the inland rate to be stated separ-
ately. They had done this to meet rates
made by other companies. Under the ques-
tioning of Judge Pond of the Lake Shore,
the witness said he did not know what an
ocean rate was and when asked how he
| could make through rate when he did
not know an ocean rate, he did not answer.
When asked about the recent bills of lading
| signed by his name which stated a through
| rate at 81 when the ocean rate was 80, he
| said he had no personal knowledge of these
| bills. as they were made out by his chief
| clerk. ------.-
G. M. Hayes. general manager of the
Wabash Company, protested against the rep
resentative of his company being :examined
by counsel of a competing road. If the roads
were to be represented by counsel they
would come prepared. Chairman Cooley
said the examination could not be concluded
today and could be continued to some other
| day when the roads could be represented by
| counsel. The conference then adjourned
until Monday.
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Left on a Quarantine Island.

CINCINNATI, o., March l6--Dr. Rushford Of
Newport, KY, has just returned from the
Bahamas. He sailed from New York on the
steamer Cienfuegos, bound for Nassau.
Among the passengers were c. f. Smith, his
wife, child and maid. They were on pleas
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PC-Partly Cloudy,
MAINE.
RaIded pIsreputabIe Houses.

CHERRYFIELD, March 1.-TWO disrepu-
table houses In an outer district of Steuben.
were raided Friday night by party Of in
dignant citizens who smashed doors and
windows and demolished furniture. No vio-
lence was offered the occupants. The men,
bers Of the party were recognized as they
were not disguised and legal action will be
fakan