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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-10
AFTER MANY YEARS
A Maine Woman Recognizes a
Long Missing Sister.

BosToN, March 9-Orrin p. Allen of
Bridgton. Me-, brakeman on the Maine Gen.
trail and latterly the New York & New Eng
land railroad. on getting bis situation on the
last named road, moved with his wife and
child to South Boston and rented the up
stairs half of double tenement at 5 Nor
cross place.
On the first Monday after they had moved
there. Mrs. Allen, looking down into the
back yard OF the adjacent tenement saw a
sight which caused her to give start Of sur
prise and make her heart beat violently.
What she saw was only adark-complexioned
middle-aged woman Of neat, trim figure and
sprightly movements. hanging out her wash
ing; but to her 1t was an apparition. In a
word, what caused the perturbation was the
fancied resemblance of the strange lady to
her long lost sister, who IA years before had
left her parental home in Brownfield, Me-,
and gone West, against the wishes Of the
family, and who since that time had never
written them as TO her whereabouts, not even
to assure them she was in the land Of the
living. The sisters maiden names were
Jennie and Clara Colby, the latter much the
younger OF the two, and in her 14th year at
the time Jennie disappeared.
When Mr.. Allen came home that night his
wife told him OF the backyard apparition.
But he only laughed at the idea. IAN ab-
surdity on the face Of 1t" he said : and he
declined to call at the next door and make
inquiries as she desired. Another Monday
came and with it the same vision. Again
she importuned her husband that evening to
make an investigation but he begged off and
they finally compromised by his promising
his wife that In case she saw the same
woman the following Monday and still clung
to her belief as to her identity. he would call
and interview her. A week later Mr.. Allen
consented to ask the neighbor who she was.
The result of his interview was that he
found that she was Mrs. Horace Pivett, once
Jennie Colby of Brownfield, Me-, the sister
of Mrs Allen
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THE INSANE HOSPITAL.
What Is Being Done For the un-
fortunates Confined There.
Especial to the Press.l

loPOCidi W Iuc IIoSS.l
AUGUSTA, March S.-The trustees Of the
Maine Insane Hospital held their quarterly
meeting yesterday, and examined the co.,di.
tion Of the institution. Trustees Robbie.
Thompson. Oak and Torsey were nresent.
The number of male patients M,.rch 9Th was
3l4; female. 2S7; total, COL, This is the
largest number of patie,ats that has ever
been treated In the hosr.p r.pital. There has been
general health Of me hosnitai Is good There
nave peen lew cases Of acute t0nsilitis, but
,nere nave On no cases Of diphtheria for a
long tilne: The new buildings are nearly
tory. '
me inmates enjoyed one of their regular
Entertainments Thursday evening, which
consisted Of music, dancing and social talk.
There were present $50 patients. The gather
Ing was very orderly, and a stranger would
not have been able to recognize any appear
ance Of insanity from the acts and doings Of
those present. The institution is very wise
iy administered, and everything is done by
the superintendent for the comfort and
health of the patients Maine had by the
census of 1880. 1900 insane inhabitants. The
number Is now Is now estimated to be over
1.600. The commission appointed by the
Governor to select farm for the location Of
new insane hospital have purchased farm
OF 100 acres in the city Of Bangor, and plans
Tor new hospital are in process Of execu-
tion, which will be presented to the next
legislature. The heating of the hospital at
Augusta by the Augusta Lumber Company
mas been perfect success, with much saving
10 the state. The water supply Is also excel
lent. 1t Is to be hoped IL new hospital Is to
for the safe and separate accommodation of
the criminal insane.
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FIVE DAYS ADRIFT WITHOUT FOOD.
when Rescued They Had Resolved
to Take Their Own Lives,
The PerIIous Plight OF Two pory
Mates Lost In the Fog.
Schooner Lizzie Small: Of Now York
AbIaze from Stem to Stern.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. March o. = The
schooner Blanche arrived from the Grand
| Banks today She had on board Edward
Fogarty and William Wilson, members of
| the crew of the schooner Nellie G. Thurston,
who were picked up in dory, They went
| adrft February 9th, while attending travis,
| during thick fog. The weather continued
thick for five days, during which time they
sighted steamer and brig. who did not
see them. Their feet, hands and tongues be-
came swollen. They had three raw fish in
the dory, which they tried to eat, but were
made SICK The men became delirious, and
had about made up their minds to jump over
board and end their sutferings. When the
Blanche rescued them they could not have
survived much longer. During the time they
drifted the weather was very cold. Captain
Frazier says the men must have had iron
constitutions to endure the exposure so long.
They have somewhat recovered, but their
feet and hands are badly swollen. When
| rescued. they were $50 miles from W acre t.aey
went astray.
The fishing schooner Grace CfJoate. from,
Portsmouth, arrived this eyenir ~. having an
board Captain Horatio II. La Sson and sly
men OF the schooner Lizzie ID. Small of New
York, rescued from boat today, 10 miles
HaoS sr "a Hato heI Isianu. The Small sailed
Yae;s tuesday a:,,,s from ST. John, N. b., for New
YORK, with Acargo OF pil.ng During a strong
breeze fr0rl the n0rtS, this morning. wbile
tne crew We're on deck jibing the mainsaii,
tne ca0ln stove burst. setting fire to the YES
sci. ire flames soon spread from stem to
stern, and the crew took to the boats, saving
notnrAg but what they had on. The captain
.. atte' npted to get into the cabin, and was
ner .rly suffocated. He lost all his nautical in
ssItruments and a considerable sum of money.
ne captain of the Choate, seeing a vessel
ON fire, bore down on her. and rescued the
| crew. Shortly after leaving the Small, her
over. This wreck is dangerous obstruction
to navigation. The vessel was of 180 tons
and owned by Fred E Scanned, of New
York: There Is no insurance known on the
vessel The cargo was probably insured.
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PARDON ASKED FOR RUSSELL.
He Was a Manufacturer and Forged
to Increase His Business.

FARMINGToN. March S.-A movement Is
agitated in Franklin county to secure the
pardon Of Geo. W. Russell Of Wilton from
State Prison. Russell Is under sentence for
forgery from Franklin County Supreme
Court and has served ou. nearly half Of his
term. He was shovel-handle manufactur-
er and was doing great and increasing bus
iness and buying timber from the farmers Of
Wilton, Pennington and surrounding towns.
He paid out thousands of dollars each year
for bis lumber and to his employees. In his
desire to increase his business he needed
more capital and to secure 1t forged the en-
dorsement upon his notes of the firm OF
which Gov. Ames of Massachusetts, Is a
member. de was known to have large deal
ings with that firm and, therefore, their In
dorsement Of his notes was taken unsuspec-
tingly by such well-known and high stand
ing banks as the Peoples Trust Company Of
Pennington and the Sandy River National
Bank of Pennington. By this means he was
able to cons antly increase his business and
with the increase take up the notes. The
burning OF large storeh0use OF manufac-
tured handles was the Immediate cause of
the detection OF his crime. and the loss en-
tailed by that forced him into bankruptcy
and revealed the methods whereby he OBJ
tanned the means to enlarge his business.
His estate Is now In bankruptcy and many
individual creditors all through Franklin
county are said to be suffering pecuniary loss
by his not being able to be free to assist his
assignees, Hon. Fred G. Perkins Of Farming
ton and Hon. j. Mason Of Limerick, TO close
up the bankruptcy proceedings In the Ok
ford County Insolvency Court.
1t is intimated that Gov. Ames OF Massa-
chusetts Is willing to unite with Russell's
friends in Maine in asking Gov. Burleigh TO
pardon him. From the State Prison comes
the report that Russell has been a most ex..
emplary prisoner.
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with loud rumblings of thunder and flashes
of lightning, when suddenly they were
blinded by a fash Of lightning. and the rear
wheel of their buggy was struck and shat
tered into thousand pieces while the steel
tire was unbroken. Mr.. and Mrs. Sheets
were severely shocked and have since ex-
perienced considerable pain from the effects.
Following behind Mr.. Sheets at the time his
buggy was struck was another buggy driven
by "a Halioway; whose morse was badly
falling and rising four different times, and
finally 1t collided with the buggy OF Mr..
Sheets and finishing the wrecking of 1t.
Since then the animal has refused to eat,
and stands trembling as though 1t was parat
lyzed. Mr.. Halloway, was not hurt, bu.
pretty badly frightened
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MInIster PendIeton eurIed.

CINCINNATI, o., 9March S-The funeral
service this morning in Christ church over
the remains of Hon. George FL. Pepdleton
were conducted by Rev. DIR. Gibson and Rev
DR.. Forest. 1t was attended by the friends
Of the family only.
Meantime one Of the most imposing cor
teges ever seen In Cincinnati formed to es-
cort the remains to Music Hall.
The passage of the c0rtege on the streets
was marked by respectful and sorrowful in
terest Of great numbers of persons who knew
the deceased In life.
On arrival at Music Hall, which,. was
crowded with people. the casket was borne
down the middle aisle to q catafalque In
front Of the centre of the stage The hall
had been beautifully draped with national
emblems and the space about the casket
was decorated with palms Alter prayer by
the Rev. DIR. Forest and an anthem by the
choir Of young ladies Of the College of Music,
the oration was pronounced by Hon. Isaac
M. Jordan. The casket was placed In the
the hearse and borne to Spring Grove GENE.
terry, where the final interment was made.
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COLLEGE sPoRrsMEN.
Feats Of Strength and Agility In a
Contest at Yale.

NLw HAVEN, Conn.,, March S.-The an
nual athletic meeting of the Yale and Second
Regiment clubs occurred tonight in the regi-
mental armory. Twenty-three hundred peo-
pie were present. The most exciting event
was the mile run won by Lloyd of Yale, with
French Of the New Jersey Athletic Club.
aud Howell Cheney Of Yale close at his heels.
These three men ran the last 300 yards in a
close bunch, and the entire audience was on
its feet, yelling. five minutes after the finish.
The referee was W. b. Curtis of New York.
rhe fencing was won by w. j. Sullivan Of
Yale, and the mile walk by G. r. Barden of
Harvard in seven minutes and thirty-eight
seconds. In the 441 yards run, the final heat
was won by G. FL. Pierce Of Harvard, in 571
seconds. The mile run was won by j. p.
Lloyd of Yale In four minutes aud fifty three
second; the tug Of war by the Pastime Ath-
letic Club; putting the shot by NJ. P. Nugent
Of New Haven, 81 feet, n inches; the go
yards hurdle race, final heat by Lentilhon Of
Yale In 81 2-5 seconds.
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Valuable Horses Sold,

FARMINGToN, March S.-The sale Of Star
Gazer to Mr.. Symmes Fl. Haskell of Auburn
by Mr.. Edward K. Woodman of this town is
the event of the week here in horse circles. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Haskell paid in the
nsighborhood of $1,000 for the horse, which
has record of 2211. Star Gazer was bred
by Andrew Newcomb Of Harrison and is by
Farnsworth Patchen. formerly Tom b.
Patchen, by Tom Patchen; dam said to be a
Drew He was shippedto Auburn yesterday
This, as has already been reported, is the
second important horse sale within the past
few days. The sale of Gideon Chief. the
noted stallion, to Mr.. Z. ID. Morgan, the
millionaire horse fancier of New York city,
has already been announced. Gideon Chief
is five years old, bay in color, stands 15 1-3
hands high, and weighs HOO pounds. He is
the son OF Gideon, and he by Rysdyk Ham,
bietonian: dam by Car.abassett, 2.3l3, by
Norridgewock, by General Knox.
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The Land League Books.

CHICAGO, March 9.-Michael Corcoran, Of
the Hibernian Bank, Dublin. ireland, who
at present is in Lincoln, Nebraska, in letter
to a Chicago paer gives pthe particulars. Of
the disappearance of the Land League books.
He says that on January IS. 1888. Patrick
Egan brought to his (Corcoran's) office the
books and papers Of the league. which he did
noL want the Castle people to see and asked
him to take charge of them as he (Egan) was
to leave the country.
Corcoran agreed to keep them. When
Egan left the country. reference to his de-
ing arrest for helping him to escape, Corco-
ran directed the checks OF the league, which
were in his keeping, to be burned. He says
at was my own thought, got no suggestion,
from any human being, If 1t was fault 1t
was mine alone"
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
MAINE ROADS AND THEIR CANADIAN AL
LIES AND COMPETITORS.

MAINE ROADS AND THEIR CANADIAN AL
LIES AND COMPETITORS.
A Houlton correspondent Of the Lewiston
Journal says:
Nine months ago traffic began over the ex-
tension OF the Canadian Pacific railway
across our state. This line Of railway lust
about bisects the state, having nearly as
much OF our superficial area north or
above it. as below. In Aroostook county.
therefore, we occupy, in a sense. the superi,
or point OF observation, and have had a
clear field OF vision ON which TO set the
movements and combinations which have
followed this new channel Of communica-
tion.
:, Almost simultaneously with the compile
ZION OF trafhc arrangements over the Canadi-
an Pacihc line, came the announcement of
.,nrough rate facilities over another short
iine' on the Dominion territory. This was
Drought about through the agency of the
Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada, which had
avalled Itself OF the line of road just built
and known as the Temisconatee route. ms
Is link OF so miles between the rivers St.
Lawrence and st. John.
When the Grand Trunk had made the ar
rangementS for connection Win the new
route, they at once made rate, by the car
load, on all western freights to be delivered
at Edmundston at precisely the same ngure
as they had hitherto laid down such cUmmod-
tiles at Boston.
The effect OF this rate was revolutionary
In the extreme. 1t reversed all hitherto es-
taplished rates of transportation and meth
eds of supply for the northern section of the
county. This terminus of the Grand Trunk
system Is but 63 miles from Fort Fairfield.
over the New Brunswick railway, Such &C.
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WASHINGTON, March 8.-The House, in
committee Of the whole, today considered
public building bills.
The first bin called up was that increasing
from $3.50 900 to 100000 the limit of cost Of
the public buildings at Newark, N. j., and
making an appropriation of the $15O,OOO in
crease.
Mr. Blount of Georgia raised the point of
order that 1t was not within the power of
the committee on public buildings and
grounds to recommend an appropriation
The chairman overruled the point of order
Several other bills of like character were
considered and laid aside, including one for
a building at Houlton, Me-, at a cost of $780,
600. In opposing this bill, Mr.. Cannon Of
Illinois criticised some of the figures given
In the report, which called forth the remark
from Mr.. Boutelle of Maine that the figures
were correct; they were Maine figures there
was not a cent of Dragging in them.
A bill for a building at Lynn, Mass, at a
cost of S125.000 was also laid aside.
The committee then rose and reported the
bills to the House, which Immediately found
itself In a small deadlock. There was no
quorum to pass the bills, and the friends Of
the measures would not consent to an ad-
journment.
Finally, the previous question was ordered
on all the bills, and 1t was agreed that they
be considered Tuesday morning, twenty
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THE SAME Clio GAME.
Au ornanIacs Taught a Little Wis
ON BY Sharper.

COLORADO SPRINGS, March "a large
nu mber OF people here are mourning the
Disappearance of suave and polite young
man who arrived at this place two months
ago and ingratiated himself into their con-
fidence with his smooth words. Only too
late they discovered that he was swindler.
he was always well dressed, of genteel ap-
0earance, refined in bearing and brilliant in
conversation. and had registered at the lead
ing hotel az "ColthOrpe, England"
he nad written papers to show that he
was Captain Colthorpe, son of General
Coithorpe OF the British Army and brother.
ln-laW to Sir Richard Webster, England's
Attorney General. Very readily did the
exclusive little English colony of the resort
ana their lmltatOrs here open their doors
and hearts to him, and it was but little
whlle until he was the lion of society. He
was exceeding fond of the company ofladies,
and tney, In turn, delighted in his presence
MS wit and his general accomplishments.
Nor was ne lacking in cr0nies among the
most polished or the gaysst of the men. He
was Vi congenlal turn, and was ready at
any time to oblige "the fellows" by taking a
nand ln friendly draw poker. He showed
tnat ne was no novice at the great American
game, and was heavy winner at the end of
two months He said that he had business
interests OF stupendous character in
Dakota, and was only taking little time
OH before going out there to see to the same.
few days before departing he caused it
TO De understood that he had sent snug
sum OF money to his representatives about
his possessions, and would wait at the
Springs until remittance came from his
back ckers In New York. But before these
arrivea ne mad 2 summons to go on i'm
mediately. and as he wished to draw on New
Yorkfor funds,he had no trouble to find men
Win Dank accounts to indOrso for him. He
had won $l.500 from their funds, and they
indorsed $1,000 more for him. His hotel
PHI ne pald IN checks on New York bank.
Soon after his departure all the checks were
returned from New York that his susceptible
victims In Colorado Springs had indorsed.
The next heard of him was at Seattle,
where he beat several English residents out
OF large sums by the bogus check racket
He was last heard Of in Winnipeg. where he
traded his army title for "my lord" The
identity OF the man has become established,
at least SO y Is = claimed by Colorado Springs
notorious Orth II. Stein, forger and con-
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Washington Notes.

Superintendent Charles Hyde Of Bath iron
works is in the city. Naval Constructor
Hoover OF the navy will be- detailed to in
spect the work on the gunb cats at the Bath
works.
The burning of the City Building in Lew
iston has given occasion for the introduction
of another bill In the House, This time it is
in behalf of the militia boys. Congressman
the secretary of war to deliver to the State of
Maine military property to make good that
destroyed by the big fire in Lewiston.
aThe Senate committee on privileges has
decided that Mr.. Cali's speech on the murder
In full
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the STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY.


The first summer visitors Mt Bar Harbor
this year as last are Prof. Austin Phelps and
vile Of Andover, Mass. Prof. Phelps says
that he lives only when he Is enjoying Bar
Harbor's ozone.
...,,,, -..- FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The grand jury reported Friday morning
and were discharged. They found five In
dietments, one each for obstructing railway,
nuisance, tramp, defective highway and
common seller.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
Morrill, Jordan Of Dexter, has decided to
open the Dexter House which has been
closed for some months and Is now renoya-
ting and fitting IL In first class shape. The
house will be ready for business by the first
Of May.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Congregational meeting house at
Gardiner will probably be ready for re-ded-
ication about the third Sunday In March.
Tie report Of the Winthrop public library
committee shows the library numbers 400
volumes at end Of Its first year Of existence.
1t has been very well patronized. Catalogues
are to be issued In few days.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Dexter Eastern State says fact that
Is likely to create quite breeze In the Bar
ron case, seems to be impending. This 10
the probability that as soon as the court
shall have denied the motion for new trial
by Stain and Cromwell. and they shall be
sentenced, that persons who took measures
TO work up the case will claim $1,000 reward
offered by the trustees of the bank for the
detection Of the murderers- This will be
likely TO give rise TO some very interesting
legal questions regarding the statute OF limi-
tation., liability withdrawal, etc. and may
result In another 10 years legal contest, and
the production Of some evidence not yet
brought into the case against the prisoners.
The probable claimants are not Dexter par
ties.
YORK COUNTY.
Four Ice trains are run through West Ken
nebunk daily. bound for Boston.
One day recently Mrs. Mary Amesbury Of
East Warren. was standing near the stove
when she suddenly tainted and fell heavily
to the floor her daughter, who was at work
in an adjoining room. hearing the noise OF
her fall, went quickly TO the room aud found
her mother on the floor with her head and
back resting on the stove. had not timely
assistance been at hand, the probabilities
are that Mrs. Amesbury would have been
terribly burned. Mrs. Amesbury was badly
injured by the fall and considerably
burned.
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BLOODSHEO AND FIRE IN THE ORIENT.
The Chinese Have Mad Enough
Fighting With the Formosans.
Portugal Determined TO Keep the
DeIega Say Railroad.
The czar Warned That HIs:ipeath
Has Been 0ecreed.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March 9.-Steamer
Belize areived this morning from Hong
Kong and Yokohama. A fre took place In
the village Of Hodogsy on February sigth,
destroying 80 buildings,
AdVlces from China state that the
aborignes Of Formosa banded themselves
together and offered so determined cpposi,
tion to the Chinese troops trying to qusll
the FOrmosa riot that the commander Of the
Chinese forces, after two hundred Of his
men were led into ambush and all but
slaughtered. gave up the campaign against
the rebels and opened friendly relations
with them. The natives, on receiving
promises OF large concessions, agreed to
abandon their hostile attitude toward China,
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A Blaze In Woonsocket.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., March o. Fire In Lin
toms block, Woonsocket. this morning,
burned out a part of Robert +. Linton's drug
residences on the upper floors. The build
ing is owned by Andrew Linton, and was
damaged to tho extent Of $1,000; insured for
$1,000. w. III. & Martin Murray. proprie-
tors Of the Rialto saloon. lose $500; insured
for $1,000. b. F. Linton, druggist, loses
resident on the second floor front, loses $3.50 {;
uninsured. The other occupants on the up
per floors sustained slight losses. The are
originated under the stairway. and Is
thought to have been due to spontaneous
c0mhusfinu