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WASHINGTON COUNTY.
School and College Notes.

w. l.. Kimball, HI. M. Webb and Q. Z.
Riley represent the Bowdoin Chapter of
Theta Delta Chi at the Boston convention.
Hon. Lucilius A. Emery. A. NJ, is to de-
liver the Introductory lecture Of the 10th
course Of lectures at the Bowdoin Medical
school at o'clock Feb. 6, 80.
Two gatherings Of considerable import
ance to Maine Central Institute and the
work of Free Baptists in the State have been
in Pittsfield this week. These bodies were
small In numbers but they represented quite
an organization, that is, the Free Baptists of
Maine. First five gentlemen, Il. j. Preble,
Esq of Bangor; Rev. FL. +. Wood. Of Bath,
Rev. E. Owen, Of Boothbay; Rev. Q. w.
Waldron, OF Saco, and Rev. j. b. Jordan. Of
Augusta, delegated by the Free Baptist
State Association, met in two protracted
sessions with the trustees Of the Institute to
Jointly discuss measures Of assistance to the
school. This committee, after looking the
school over, recommended strong push for
an endowment fund. The Free Baptist
State Association, organized and incorpor-
ated last September, formally adopted
Maine Central Institute, and voted 5000 aid.
This with what Pittsfeld citizens have sub
scribed for temporary relief, will enable the
school to rub along. Rev. III. +. Wood, one
of the visitors, donates to the Institute two
hundred dollars worth Of apparatus.
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he HAD FIVE WIVES
And Is In Trouble Because He Had
TWO Of Them at Once.

MILFORD, Mass, November pa. H
Humes, arrested in Boston Thursday for
bigamy, and remanded for hearing in
Springfield tomorrow, is former resident
of Milford. Humes was first married to
Mary Smith of Foxboro, who died. He
next married Violetta A. Wales Of Franklin,
and was divorced from her. May "a, 1878,
he married Mrs. Fanny c. Bishop of Provi
dence, and lived in various places in this
State and Maine. She was divorced from
him in Maine, where he served four years
Imprisonment for forgery. He came to Mas
sachusetts after the expiration of his SEN
tence and married Miss Alta M. Brown Of
Milford, April 26, 1SS3 She was divorced
from him in September, 1889, for desertion
and adultery. August II, 1888. he married
Miss Grace L.. Brooks of Someryille, and
they were found living together as husband
and wife In Manchester, Conn.,, when the
the Brown libel for divorce was served on
him. His last wife believed him single,
since she lived with him, probably believing
his misstatements The arrest for bigamy
is due to the efforts of the friends Of his
Milford wife.
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washington Notes

c. F. Hancock has been appointed post.
master at Otisiield, Me.
The collector of customs at Boston has
been ordered to discontinue the practice at
that port of admitting free of duty certain
moulded glass discs or plates.
The South and Central American dele
gates to the Pan-American Congress are
talking of trip through their countries SIM
liar to that taken by the delegates through
the United States, the party to include be-
sides the delegates perhaps 100 representa-
tive citizens and business men Of the United
States.
The people of Chester. Pa, have extended
a personal invitation to Secretary Blaine to
be present at the launching of the South
American steamer Orizaba today. The del
egates to the Pan-American and Maritime
CONGRESSES are also expected.
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In Memoriam.

At a special meeting OF the carpenters and
ioiners Of this city, held last evening In their
hall on Middle street. called in consideration
OF the sudden death Of one Of their mem
bers, the following preamble and resolu-
tions were adopted:
Whereas, In the dispensation of the Great
Ruler OF AL our brother Daniel Ward was sudden
" removed from our Union here, to that beyond,
therefore
Resolved, That we members Of L. u. 344 Of @.
and j. OF A. do hereby acknowledged the right OF
the Great Architect In this our great atiiletion.
Rcsolred, That we, members OF said Union real
iZing the uncertainties of life. viii make more
strenu us efforts for membership In that Union
which Is beyond the reach and rayages OF time,
Resolved, That we deeply sympathze with the
afflicted family, who have been berett so suddenly
Of one up1n whom they were dependent.
Resolved That we will pay due respect TO our
departed brother and family, by attendance az the
funeral as body so far as we can consis emily (;
and that we arape our charter In mourning for
thirty days; also that these resolutions be pub
lished In the morning papers, and copy sent to
the family of the deceased
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ALI Quiet In Cuba.

HAVANA, November 22.-The London and
Psris rumors cabled here of a revolution ex-
isting In Cuba are without any foundation
whatever. The island politically is entirely
fro
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F. GENERAL NEWS,

Rev. Father Daniel j. Ryan Of Springfield,
ILL.,, is missing.
The United States squadron of evolution
arrived in Boston harb0r yesterday.
Tug Fearless was wrecked on Monpa bar,
on the Oregon coast, Tuesday. Five lives
were lost.
The general store of E. 81 f. Fairbanks, at
st. Johnsbury. Vt. burned yesterday. The
loss is heavy.
A special from Pittsburg says that the liza
bilities Of the Lawrence bank are between
$500, 900 and $70O,000. Its capital Is $500, 600.
and the assets are an unknown Quantity.
President Young, of the bank, declared last
night that the collapse was complete, that he
had sunk all his own money and that of some
OF his friends, and he was ruined. He as
cribes the failure to injudicious investments,
and declares positively that there was no
dishonesty.
The bonddsmSsn d g Of the defaulting town
make proposition To pay over to the town
$4,000 as bondsmen. The defalcation was
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FRENCH POLITICS.
The True inwardness OF the Recent
Vote on Revision.

PARIS. November 22.-The Herald's Eu-
ropean edition publishes today the follow
ing; The ministerial declaration, and, more
especially, the debate and vote on the subject
Of revision which took place In the Chamber
on Wednesday have produced good Inn
preston. Although the ministerial declara-
tion Is Of the yaguest sort, and passes over
in silence many important matters, moderate
Republicans are satisfied with M. Tirard and
his colleagues In the cabinet for having ex-
pressed the determination to have nothing
TO do with Irritating questions, BY which Is
undoubtedly ment the separation Of church
and state, revision and other salient planks
In the radical platform. The check which
met the proposal for revision OF the con-
stitution presented by NJ. Nader de Mont
jau Is most significant, and all the more So
from the fact that such prominent Radicals
as Clemenceau, Barodet and Loekroy voted
Left realizes the necessity OF not showing
itself too exacting. 1t would, however. be a
mistake to count too much on the political
wisdom of the Radicals. 1t Is only necessa-
ry TO glance at the organs Of that patty to be
satisfied that they are ready to disarm. The
greatest concession they express themselves
willing TO make Is to agree to a truce, and 1t
Is greatly to be feared that this will not be
Of long duration. M. Camille Pelletan, in
La Justice, gives notice that he and his
friends have only Professionally laid aside
their projects OF revision, and will take them
up again. IL the Senate continues Its policy
of opposing the reforms proposed by the
Radical party, there Is every indication that
the opportunists and the Radicals will, ere
long, have falling out, especially IL the for
mer persists In following a moderate line
0f n0licv
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Attacked by Roughs.

BANGOR, November .22.-Conductor Tur-
ner, on the street railway, was attacked by a
gang of roughs last night and mercilessly
pounded. His was the last car, and was on
its last trip when the three boarded it.
When it arrived at its destination in Hamp-
den, and in lonely spot they refused to
leave the car and then proceeded to pummel
the conductor, who Is small man, and
whom they used very badly, cutting his
mouth and bruising his face. Not content
with this they jumped upon him. He called
the driver Weeks to his aid, but he did not
respond, and to escape being killed Turner
broke away and ran. The perpetrators Of
the deed have not yet been discovered.
though three persons have been arrested, but
could not be identified. The crime is State
prison offence, and one which will have to
be brought before the United States Court.
The Grand Army Reunion.
AUGUSTA, November 22-Major o. E.
Michaelis, on behalf Of the Iexecutiye COM
mittee of the local Grand Army post, has in
vited and received the acceptances of Gov
.. G. Burleigh, Gen. III. M. Plaisted, Hon.
r. G. Allen, J. Manchester Haynes, Hon. j.
H. ManIey and Mr.. j. Frank Pierce to serve
as A citizens reception committee during the
a,,nc,npp,apt IN, fb,c ntkx,
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CLEVELAND AS A JUDGE.
Decision of the ex-President as
Referee In a Famous Case.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, November 22.-Ex-
President Cleveland. referee in the famous
case brought by George S. Phelps of this
city. against Clarence FL. Venner, banker
and broker, OF Boston and New York, to re-
cover the difference between the price at
which Venner sold certain bonds as the
agent of Phelps in 1884. and the price at
which he accounted them to Phelps, filed his
report with Phelps's attorneys today. He
orders judgment in favor of Phelps OF about
$4,000. The referee refuses to allow Ven
ner to retain any commissions that he other
wise would be entitled to on account of his
having violated his duties as the agent of
the plaintiff. Every representation made by
Venner to Phelps from the time the nego-
tiations began between them, until after the
bonds were fairly disposed Of. the referee
finds waslmade with the intent TO cheat and
defraud the plaintiff. If the report is to
stand as the law in this case, brokers here
after can be held to the strictest fidelity
towards their clients.
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DISTINGUISHED MEN WILL PROSECUTE
r. @. Wood, Arrested for the Ballot
Box Contract Forgery.
Cov.-EIect Campbell. Senator Sher-
man and Mr.. Butterworth
Pushing the Charge That They and
Others Were LibelIed.

CINCINNATI, o., November %. - r. G.
Wood, who recently obtained national no
toriety by his alleged connection with the
famous ballot box contract forgery, was ar
rested tonight. GoverDor-elect Campbell,
Senator Sherman and Congressman Butter
worth are believed to be pushing his prose-
cution. The warrant charges Wood with
perpetrating libel on or about September
II, 1889, against William Mckinley, James
E. Campbell. Ben Butterworth. John Sher-
man, s. s. Cox, w. p. G. Breckenridge,
Charles McAdoo, j. r. Mcpherson, j. X.
Whiting, and F. B. Stockbridge, all members
or ex-members of the House or Senate
uf the United States. in that he
counterfeited their names to
q forged contract, with the malicious in
tent to disgrace these men and damage them
In the eyes the nation by leading people to
believe they were in corrupt scheme to
make money by violating the laws Of the
United States by being pecuniariiy interest
ed in the passage of the ballot box bill pend
ing before Congress. Woods bail bond was
fved at $1,000. He protests his innocence.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY TEACHERS.
The Annual Meeting Of Their Asso-
citation In Pleasant Pennington.

PENNINGTON, November 22.-The annual
meeting of the Franklin County Education
alAssociation opened in Normal Hall this
morning, to continue two days. There is a
good attendance Of teachers and educators
of the county, including State Superintend-
ent Luce, Prof Small Of Norway; G. j.
Richard, principal of the Wilton Academy !;
&C. burlington and r. Potter of Farming
ton Normal School and others. George G.
burlington was chosen president and i. A.
Norton Of Kingfeid. secretary. After de-
votional exercises by Rev. w. +. Berry, pas
tor Of the Pennington Nj. Il. church, Prof.
Purington delivered pleasing address Of
welcome. The order Of exercises was as be-
low:
Paper Supplementary Ruling" ..............
.................. ID. III. Kn0wlton, Pennington
Teaching Exercises In Drawing. ...:....:..
.............. Lillian j. Lincoln, Pennington
Teaching Exercise in Primary ;at Reading
Paper-"A Graduating system for Rural
Schools. Mrs. IT. Sewall, Pennington
Paper-"To Teach or Not to Teach?'..
Principle c. j. Richards, Wilton Academy
Teaching Exercise in Geography. y............
Lutte f. Luques, Pennington.
Misses Swift's and Luque's exercises were
before the classes of little ones from the
Normal Model School and were very enter
tanning. Mr.. Richards paper was very
cry paper and exercise, participated in by
nearly all present. This evening M. III.
Small, A. M, principal OF the Norway High
School delivered an address in Normal Hall
before a large audience. An enjoyable So
ciable followed.
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Knights Of tho Golden Eagle.

1t is expected that large number OF the
members will be present at the Castle ses-
sion Monday evening. at which time import
ant amendments to the bylaws will be con =
sidered and acted upon. Windsor Castle In
the short time since her institution has
gained in public favor and distinction, and
now stands in the front rank of the secret
and fraternal organizations in our city. The
large number Of applicants and the regular
ly performed degree work at every session,
for the past two months, have added much to
the strength and property Of the order. At
the close of the Castle session Monday eve
ming the Buzzards degree will be conferred
on a number Of sir knights.
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MEN WHO WOULD LIKE OFFICE.
Three Reported Candidates for the
Deputy Revenue Commissioner

LEWISTON, November 22.-President Har
rison's appointment of James E. French as
collector Of internal revenue for the district
of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont
brings more prominently to the front the
candidates for the deputy collectorship for
the western district of Maine, and it is
rumored that three gentlemen are urging
themselves for the position, <. B. Norton Of
Pennington, S. S. Stearns and o. I'll. Hersey
of Norway. Mr. Norton, the first named
candidate. Is stirring young man, fitted in
every way for the Office. He has been one
of the leading politicians of the Republican
party In Franklin county for several years.
He was made chairman of the Pennington
Republican committee upon attaining his
majority, and has been its chairman ever
SINCE He is now serving his second term as
a member of the I'd Congressional district
committee of Maine. He has served the
Maine lodge Of Good Templars as treasurer,
and at the present time is grand state deputy
Of the grand lodge. He Is young man of
unquestioned ability and integrity, and will
faithfully perform the duties of che deputy
collector for the western district of Maine If
he is appointed. He is backed by the Repub-
licans Of Franklin county and by prominent
Republicans in other parts Of the State. The
other two candidates, Messrs. Stearns and
Hersey, are both we'll known politicians, and
either ouid no doubt make good man for
the position. Frank W. Parker Of Lewis
ton is also prominent candidate for the
appointment of bank examiner for this dis
tricf
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The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try Of Deeds:
Portland-Portand Savings to Carrie 7. Bar
bour. 81 etc.
New Gloucester A. Lunt to Jas. Merrill.
SIS. =.
Gray-stephen A. Libby to stephen W. Stiles
scarboro- Lydia II. Moulton to Frederick f.
Moulton. 81.
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PREPARING FOR ACTION.
Mike DAILY In Training to Meet Nc
Auliffe in Boston.

WINTHROP, November 22.-Mike DAILY.
Jack Havelin, of Boston, his trainer, and
Peter Hoplehan of Gardiner. his backer, are
ouartered in the hotel of W. r. Brown, of
Monmouth, where Daily has been training
for the great contest with McAuliffe in Bos-
ton on December 9th. An Associated Press
rrenresentatiye visited Daily today and found
him in the pink Of condition. II III meyer felt felt
ssia sssEiaa.enatc na trsinng s for what
promises tTe to be the great meet Of his life. He
s' Spends an hour at the bag in three minute
rounds and takes is Of 20 mile pd spin ad pye. S;.
Maine turnpikes daily. He has reduced sn.ois ms
weight from 15O to 1877 rounds, and expects
to lower it to isO. BE has lost none Of his
old time power. DAILY began sparriDg az u.
and has an excellent ring record. he Is very
enthusiastic over this locality for training,
pronouncing it the best he ever saw. Daiy
will remain here until few days before the
mAtch when he will start for Boston.
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DISASTERS ON THE LAND AND SEA.
Steamer Manhattan Probably Sunk
by the Agnes Manning.
Accidents In a Driving Storm on the
Railroads In Montana.
A House Blown to Pieces by an Ex-
pIosion Of Natural Gas.

PHILADELPHIA, November 22.-Schooner
Agnes Manning, Capt. Birdsall. has been
In collision with a vessel supposed to have
been the lost steamship Manhattan. She is
lying below Greenwich pier with bowsprit
and jibboom smashed, stem started and fore
castle displaced and leaking badly. The
captain reports that she was run into early
Wednesday morning off Fenwck Island by
an unknown fore and aft steamship sbound
south. One sailor is missing. Whether he
was knocked overheard in the collision or
sprang on board the unknown steamer Is not
known. Capt. Birdsall says the unknown
went on her course after the collision, with
out trying to find out the extent Of the Man.
hazy, but bright enough to see some distance
ahead. The collision, Capt. Birdsall claims,
was due to the negligenceof those on the
steamer. Capt. Birdsall had all the custom
airy lights burning, and showed light Tor
ward, when he saw the steamer approach
ing. She paid no attention to his shouts.
but ran into the schooner OF nearly full speed.
The constant use of the pumps kept the
schooner free until the tug IvanhOe got her
in tow and brought her into fresh water:
She will have TO discharge her cargo Of coal
for repairs. The schooner was bound from
Baltimore for New York.
New LONDON, Ct, November 22.-United
States revenue cutter Dexter arrived this
morning with Can't. Jenney and fourteen Of
the crew of the ola Dominion line steamer
Manhattan and the dead body of engineer
Hayden. The steamer was bound from New
York to West Point, Virginia, and was run
into and sunk by an unknown. schooner off
the Maryland coast Those brought here
succeeded in getting into life boat, except
Hayden who was drowned in the attempt.
The remainder of the crew and three passen-
gers, nineteen all told, got on life raft and
1t is not known whether they are alive or not.
This is probably the steamer in collision
with schooner Agnes Manning, Baltimore
for New York, which arrived at Philadel-
hia yesterday badly damaged.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., November 22.-The
Manhattan survivors, who were on a life
raft, were picked up the schooner Charles
f. Tuttle. Capt. Ives, from Baltimore, which
arrived at this port today. They were res
cued about noon Wednesday. They includ-
ed the purser, quartermaster. first and sec
ond assistant engineers, oiler, one sailor, a
porter and mess boy.
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murdered on the Street.

New YORK, November 22.-Stephen l..
iyn Union Elevated railroad and member of
the firm of Pollard, Pettus & Co. Of this
city. was shot dead on Fulton street this
morning by woman named Hannah South
worth. She walked behind him for some
distance then pulled reV0ieeT and fired FIVE
scene and when the woman saw him she
said: THAT man betrayed me and | have
shot him. He has ruined me and my fami-
w." Pettus was married but had no chill
dren. 1t appears he was assaulted by the
Same woman last spring.
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SIR HENRY FINISHES HIS LONG SPEECH.
The ParnelI Commission r Has at
Last Heard Enough Evidence.
First Reports of the Canadian
smuggIers' poIngs Confirmed.
French Politics and the Chambers
Recent Vote on Revision.

LONDON, November 22.-Before the Par
nell Commission today Sir Henry James
contended that the Irishman which was
Mr.. Parnell's property was enabled to pro-
claim Mr.. Parnelrs policy and the course he
was pursuing. Sullivan and Ford, Sir Henry
declared, openly preached assassination In
connection with the Clan-na-Gael. The
Irishman said that Mr.. ParnelPs silence re-
garding the agitation In America was best
proof Of his craftsmanship and sagacity. Sir
Henry concluded his speech at $50. Presid-
ing Justice Hannen said the court would not
call for any further evidence. Justice Han
men congratulated the counsel on the COM
pletion OF their tasks.
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PORTLAND MAINE SATURDAY MORNING.

GOO 900 Action on the proposition will he
' Rradstreets s reports, 259 failures in the
1nitad STATES this week. against 253 for this
week last year. .,.
offers sIn San ooS for finish fight between John
The Boston and Cambridge laItl 8 oIyil Service
dore l Roosevelt M SeT at dinner last evening.
Edward Cunningham, a retired millionaire
living in Mto1 Mass sS one Of tSnaea and dan
SJh,oIvS sSSho wera gnnning on his grounds Thursday
Mr. Mro Cmnnineham T ordered them off and set
his his doc nn them. One of the poachers shot
the the dog dog and an then fired arevolyer at Mr.. Cum
ningham with the above result.
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Shot Ms Children.

New YORK, November %. = James j.
Smith. letter carrier. shot and killed his
two-year-old child Elizabeth, and fatally
wounded mis- IL months old child, Mary, In
his rooms at 321 East Ninth street today
He slightly wounded himself in an attempt
to commit suicide. Smiths wife left him a
short time ago, taking the two children and
nearly all the furniture. II Is supposed that
Smith stole the children back from his wife
today and took them to his rooms to kill
them. He is a consumptive, and acts as II
crazed by Illness and trouble. He refused
to make any statement when arrested.
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bankers assert that the deal with English
parties is practically arranged, but that the
company will deny this, which, In fact, 1t
does There is no question, however, that
the company has floating debt Of about
100000, and has agreed upsn terms for the
which would tend TO confirm and perpetuate
its monopolies. We are assured also by
what may be called an inside source that the
Lamson Company has made no proposition
to the English capitalists, ana some doubt as
felt by Lamson stockholders themselves.
Here we have conflicting reports from par
ties in whom we have equal confidence.
Treasurer Iiamson of the Lamson Store
Service Company went to New York Thurs
pending deal" He will be gone several
days, and upon his return further particulars
may be given out concerning the proposed
new company"