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The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK. Oct. IT IS90-The Flour market
receipts 23,s47 packages; exports 3454 bbls,
and 1926 sacks; quiet and firm ;saes 1880 pbls
mills extra at O0a5 rs; city mills patents 5 SIS
fair to fancy at 5 az SO; patents at 1905 20;
S.; do patents 35G6 10; do rye mixtures
50td5 10; superfne AZ 3 o0a3 S5; fine 45tG
So Southern -four du ana m to
90. Rye Flour quiet Buckwheat Flour Q log
2 Is. Cornmeal dull and steady.
Wheat-receipus 23.20U Dush; exports is 1888
bush; sales $4,000 bush; dull, "a @%c higher,
81 osA afCaf, HsA9 81 1ofob; N ;Gs. Red d at
hard at 16N al 1884. Rye quiet and firm; State
at 73G75c; Western 7G@73c. Barley strong and
848 rush; sales 81 900 bush; dull, and h@lNc
MP. closing firm; No at 57sl @Hsc elev, 57A q
681sc afoat. Oats-recepts 5000 bush ;exports
No 2 at ASIA @4ec; White do 471Sc; No2 at 47@
4712c; White do at 50G601Ac; No at 49c; do
" S2s M Ws s r s % Shes 90
at 4sHac. Coffee-Rio dull and steady; fair car
goes 2o%. sugar raw firm and dull; refined
White Extra c lS- R6s4 G; Yellow at 5.169
Sac; of sac lee; Mould 4 ll-l6c; stand
ara A e-16c; Confecrinners A at sac; cut loaf
al Lice: crushed at lie: powdered at 6N C I;
graduated 6sh Cubes 61sc. Petroleum quiet
and unchanged; united at 811sc Porl is active
and strong. Beef quiet and steady; beef hams
weak and dull; tierced beef quiet and firm; cut
meats dull and easy; middles quiet and steady.
Lard is drmer and dull; Western steam at so;
tinent at = 6O06 so: S a. 20. Butter firm and
fairly active; State dairy 13@S2c; do crm at ls@
24hc; Western dairy 1o9lbc; do orm 1S@24c;
easier; State 7A@9N c; fancy 9s4 a 1Oc.
Nd.
steady ana unchanged. Wheat active, excited and
higher; No spring and No Red at OF. Corn
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wasrE FOUNTAINS, LINE.
BOSTON & MAINE r.. q.
Eu EffecI Get. ~, 1880.
WESTERN DIVISION

Trains leave Portland. union staticn) for
Bo-ton t7.0o, tS.45 am, Si2.4O, $50 pm. Bes-
m. For sc.rnors Beach, Pine Point, 100.
eherd IRoach. saeo, Biddsferd, 100,
?. M. Kea1ebunh7 90, s'l5 q. NJ is46 ss aS
Bio, e;l5 .. m. Well. Beach 100. $40 a. M,
Fails, Dover 100, s.4s a. m.' is.4S, sso'.S'is
?: m. sosth New Market Junctios, Exeter,
Ha,eEhiiI, Lawrence, s.eweiI 100, s.45 a.
ton. Alton Bay, WoIfbers s.45, a. M, I2.4O,
$50 p. m. Worcester (via Great Falls and
cord via LawTencel As a. M. wa scatb New
market, Junction,) TOO a m, $50 D. m.
Sunday Trains from Union Station.
Fer Boston and way stations 1856, 4.l5 D. m
Eastern Division from Union station
Fer Boston at (t2.00 a. m. daily 1900 a. m.
S1.OO p. m. daily 1000 p. m. Boston for
Portland $50 a. m, ltt9.oo a; m. daily 1880
Portsmouth,, Newburyport. salem. ynn
zoo, 900 a, M, LOO, 800: p. m. Ame.bary
300 a. M, 600 D. IN.
From Commercial Street Station
For Portsmouth, and way stations 4 80 D. m
Cape Elizabeth and scarboro Grossim9.
600, $40, lO.l6 a. m.' 1885, 1926, 4.3O $3.50 p.
Trains for Commercial Street Station connect
at Searboro Crossing with trair Of both Divisions
connects with Ran Lines for New York. South
sConnscts with Sound Lines for New York.
sWestern Division from North Berwick.
only.
All trains arriving and departing from Union
station run via western Division between Scar.
borough Crossing and Portland.
Through Tickets TO all points South and West
Tor sale at Union station, Congress street
and az Commercial street sfntien.
JAS. I. FURBER, Vice p. and Gen Manager.
Boston. eN''
ID. j. FLANDERS, Gen. p. and T. A., Boston.
0.,, w. L. WILLIAMS Gen. Agt az Portland:
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GotrSn RaYkesa.


NEW YORK, Oct II. 1S9O-The Cotton marx eft
Is quiet easy and 1-16c lower; sales 525 bales
Gulf ordinary.at l9-i6c; middiing 10 7-1e.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. II, 1890 Cotton market
steady, middling 1896
SAVANNAH, Oct.17. lS90-The Cotton market
steady; middlng 9hc.
CHARLESTON. oct. IT. 1890. Cotton market
firm; middling At 1880.
MEMPHIS, Oct. IT, 1890 Cotton market "a
easy; middling 1916.
MOBILE, Oct.sl7, ls9o.-The Cotton market -
quiet; mddling 9Mc
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
PORTLAND WHOLESALE HAREET
tnRTLAND. Oct. III,

1UhILAND, UcL. IT, 1880.
Flour continues very strong and tenaing up
ward in sympathy with Wheat, which is s49Bc
higher in New York. excited and higher at Chi.
cage, while at st Louis better prices prevail, but
a trife weak. Sacked Bran and Middlings firm
without quotabls change; Corn firm and Oats
higher. Sugar II lower.
The following are today's closing quotations Of
Rrnxri Gn
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
European Markets,

uy
LONDON, Oct. II. I8SO.-ConsOls "a TIC for
money and 94 ll-l6 for the account.
LIVERPOOL Oct. II IS9O-Ouotations-
Winter Wheat at rs 3d17s 4d: prue wheat at
rs dt97s I'd; California average at rs I'd; Club
Wheat rs 3d9IS SID. Corn-Inixed American
at As Cd. Peas at rs 51sd. Provisions. etc,--Pork
at 57s Cd; Bacon at BIS Cd. Lard at 32s Cd Tai
low 26s Sd. Cheese AIS Cd,
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed: Castorial

engagements at the White Sulphur.
MIR. Goodhold-You are already engaged! How
you have deceived mel FAREWELL
Miss Dolly Honeydew-Wait a moment. Do
you return later?
Mr.. Goodhold-NeYer!
Miss Honeydew-I am sorry; was Just think
ing that II you should, might manage to give
you an engagement later in the autumn!
A mans wife should always be the same
especially to her husband, but if she is weak and
nervous, and uses Carter's Iron Pills, she cannot
be, for they make her "feel like different per-
son." so they all say, and their husbands say so
too!
Baggs-Pennywise always carries his load
WELL He seems able to drink any quantity of
champagne.
Snaggs-I never saw Pennywise buy bottle of
champagne.
Baggs-Of course mean any given quantity
Puck.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
TAPE WORM.



FoxCRoFT, Feb. 10, 1890.
Dear DIR. True.-I wish TO add testimonial 10
the many you have had from an over the country.
most certainly believe II duty that l not only
owe TO you, but that 1 owe 10 suffering humanity
many OF which are no doubt suffering today from
no other cause than which have lust been re-
lleved by the use OF Trues Pin Orm Elixir i
began taking this elixir for a balsam, having a
bad cold on my lungs, which resulted In the best
manner as balsam, and besides, relieving me Of
a quantity OF pin worms and a tape worm be-
tween az and 80 feet IN length. measuring seben-
expended in Trues Pin Worm Eiixir have been
restored from the most miserable state OF health
lot which have suffered for years) to perfect
health and happiness. l cannot recommend too
mighty True's Worm Elixir, and am ready at any
tllne TO answer any questions that may be 49,
~ my case and to furnish scores OF witnesses "
this testimonial. ,, 81
Placing my name alongside Of the nsy tsr
ready enrolled who have had good io"''A' W
saying God bless DIR. True, am r. apAaa
Yours very truly, iaeodSWlycB
| Foxcroft,lMe.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Gloucester Fish Market.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING. Oct. II

Last sales of Bank Goldfish s3ss and S.M pei
cwt for large ard small.
Last sales of Shore Goldfish and Haddock % .
cwt; Hake 81; Pollock zoe: fresh Mackerel le(
apiece for large; Cusk 40 per cwt.
Last fare SAFES of Bank halibut at 13c " ID fol
white and loo for gray.
Fresh Herring S2Hs q bbi; struck do at $2A
AlewiveS SlA.
We quote new Georges Goldfish s5s4 a S5M q
qtl for large, and small So. with some lots helC
a. So and So; Bank at SIS for large and S41a fol
small; Shore $51a and S415 for large and small
50; French Goldfish IS pr qtl; Philadelphia Beach
We quote cured cusk at 81 90 ~ oil; hake al
$21S maddox So 90; heavy sailed Pollock S21z
and English cured 81 70 per qtl.
Boneless and prepared fish 414@514c q ID fol-
fish, as to style and quality. Smoked halibut at
6@10c; smoked salmon at 1sc; do haddock &C.
Medium herring at 15c y box ;tucks lac; length.
wise 13c: No Is at lie; Bl0aters at soc; canned
trout 81 " fresh haibut at SO 20; fresh salmon at
1.30; clans 81; Holsters 90; mackerel %;
herring &c.; American sardines, quarter oils
81 90. half oils, So rs, three quarter mustards
Labrador Herring at So so W Dbl; medium spit
S. 90; extra No do at 90; Newfoundland dc
$5H: Nova Scotia do S51a; Eastport 81; spli
Shore $4A round do 3 so; round Eastport rs
picked Goldfish 81 90; haddock IS; halibut heads
3 90; sounds at Sill tongues and sounds So 90
mon SIS co; Halifax do 1928; Newfoundland dc
e16. Clam bait 81 to so; sliyers 50; halibut fins
SIS; shad S12; swordfshat s..
We quote cod oil at 27@30c " gal; medicine oil
at soc; blackfsh oil 55c; menbaden oil 49, Livers
at SOC " bucket.
fish skins not sold by contract quoted $3.50 y
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

Ra.lroad Receipts.

PORTLAND, Oct. IT. 1890.
Receipts by Maine Central Railroad-for Port
and ia cars miscellaneous merchandise; for con
Meeting roads lab cars miscellaneous melc5an
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

ST at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
was motto that little Nebraska boy learned
before he could speak plainly. One day, when
about three years old he trying to open a
door that resisted all his efores. Finally he was
heard to say TO himself:
"lf at frs lou dom sutceed, try try adam; but
II lou dom sutceed las time lou better have
mamma do it.h-Voice
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

camille paper at 6sza71s. Governments bonds
dull and firm. Railroad bonds dull and firm. The
stock market closed firm to strong at about the
highest prices reached.
me transactions at the Stock Exchange aggre-
gated 305.500 shares.
me following are to-days quotations OF Govern
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

woman who Is weak, nervous and
sleepless. and who has cold hands and feet can
not feel and act like well person. Carriers Iron
Pills equalize the circulation, remove nervous
ness and give strength and rest.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Fer Hanger, Bar HARDER, 10. John, On
White Mountains. Montreal,
and aho West.

On and after October ~, $780, passenger trains
leave Portland. as follows: ,,,,,,,,
For 9o DASyILLE JCT3 tId and LEWIS
LEWISTON Via BRUNSWICK, 6.45, 1920 am,
.l.16, 5.05 and I'll. 20 P. m. .,,,,.,. ,.,,.
ROCKLAND and PENOBSC0T SHORE LINE
r. r., 6.45 a. M, LIS and 6.O6 p. m.
BRUNSWICK, BATH, GARDINER, HALO
WE'LL and AUGUSTA, 6.45, 1929 a.rn.' 'l.lo'
F4RMiNGsTooiNSO Va u LEWISTON, s.45 a. m.
LILO P. N. via RUNSWICK, LIS Q. m;
MO0ktM0UTH, WINTHROP, RkADFIELD and
w!AITERyILIE Via LEWISTON. /; 10 p. mi via
August Isl. IA e;a5 1920 a. M, y 10 and tll.2o
skQWhtiEGAH VIA LEWISTON, i:1op. m. via
0AUGUsrA, 6;45 a: M, LILO and III. 20 p. m.
DOVER and FOxCROFT via DEXTER, 1.15 and
BANGoSRk via ia LEWISTON, Ito D. m.; via AU-
GUSTA, 6.45 a. M, .l.15 and t11.20 p. m. I;
and Sundays only at 7.20 a. m.
BANGOR g PIsCATAQUIS K. r., via DEXTER
Lilo and t1l.2O p. MI via OLDTOWN at GAO
ELLSWORTH and BAR HARBoR at LIS and
vANCEBoKo, 6.45 a. M, LIS and t11.2o pm.
ARo05TOOk COUNTY, 81 JOHN, HALIFAX
and the PROVINCES u. rs and t1i.2O pm.
'Runs daily, Sundays included.
might express with sleeping cars attached
runs every hight, Sundays Included, but not TO
skowhegan or Belfast Monday mornings or TO
Dexter or beyond Bangor Sunday mornings.
WusrE FOUNTAINS LINE.
For CUMBERLAND MILLS and SEBAGO
LAKE. a4B, 1880 a. M, LAS and els o. m.
BRIDGrON at 6,46 a. M, 1.45 p. m. FRYE
BURG, NORTH CONWAY. GLEN and BART
LETT, a. q. m. l.45 and 6.15 D. N. FAB
VANS, ST. JOHNsBURY and MONTREAL,
SAB a. m b.l6 y. m.
The S.4B m. tram for Montreal connects for
all points h. Northern New Hampshire, Vermont,
Chicago and the Greai West The 6.l5 p. m. train
has canadian Pacific sleeping car attached con
Meeting wa 500 Line Tor Minneapolis and Sc. Paul.
Arrivals In Portland from Montreal. &C., $50 a
m Lewiston 8.36 a. N. from Augusta, Bath and
ROckidu0 g. 40 a EaTmiuOtOn SkOWhaOan
and Lewiston, 1925 p. m; St John, VanceborO
Bangor, Dexter, Dover Foxeroft. ROckland etc.,
AZ $50 p. m; SebagO Lake 1910 p. m. Brdg-
Ton v.3O am. 4.4O pm. Bartlett and No Conway
$50 a. m 4.4O and $50 p. M; Montreal, st.
gonnsbury, FabyaDs 8 80 q. m. and 8.35 p. M;
Watervllle, Bath, Augusta ana k0ckland, 6.2b
o. m; Flying Yankee, 6s5 y. M; FarmlngIon,
Wateryllle and Lewiston, 5.49 p M; Night Pull
man LAO a. n.
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT GO.
Custon House Wharf,
WEEK DAY TIME TABLF

Commencing Sunday, sept. Id, 1890. steam.
land, h' HorI
For Forest City and Trefetben,s r.nd,no.
Peaks Island, Little and Great Diamond isiapSs
at $50 $40. 500, 1920 a. M, 2.15, 420, $40
pdn or Eyergfe a Landing, Peaks island, and
2. 10 p. m. oO' WOW a. in''
Ret.Tnz i Forest city Landing e2c 7.2o.
200, 7;o5, 900, 100, 3.15, AS Gas. Leave
Li ~ diamond Clio, tbs, 9.1O, .II.4O. 3.25,
aa'Se' e;Sos, Leave Great Diamond sos. TO.
SS'ee, Ii.35, 800, 4.4O, $40, Leave Evergreen
900, IL 20, $40. Leave Ponces Landing, Long
Island, S.45, *l115, 800. o
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings,
aeak So Island Little and Great Diamond IsanQs,
AZ o.Ou, 1880 a. M. 2.15, 4.20p. IN. For Ever.
green Landing, Peaks Island, and Ponces Land
ing, Long Island, 1880 a. M. 2.16, ago p. M.
'Not run IN stormy or foggy tCedtheT.l
@. ". T. COOLING,
sep11dtf General Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Boston stock Market.
ne" YORK sock and Money warket
IBy Teleeranh.l

easy, ranging from 2a to Az per cent. lac, @
at 21s, closing offered at per cent. Prime mer,
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Chicago Cattle Marker,.


CHICAGO, Oct. II 189O-The Cattle market
Receipts $1,000, shipments :; steady; steers at
90G5 20: Texans 1908 So; native butchers
stock 1 1902 So; rangers 80G13 26.
Hogs-receipts 10000; shipments 5000; active
and lower; mixed and packers 1904 20: prime
heavy and butcher weights 4 1904 45; light co
"a 40; pigs 3 00@3 rs.
Sheep-receipts 1000: shipments :; steady
and active; natives at A 1905 40; Westerns at
3 6O@4 80; stock lambs o0l4 rs.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
WIT And wis DO m.

some queer Arithmetic.
car, how many apples did Eve and Adam eat on a
Se LIAM memorable occaslon?"
One, of coursen
tai, 10. e Q Na'ol anu Auah ~ 10
lhlrd lawyer-Eve s and Adam 40 Total On
Total. i saa aawyer-Eve 81 herself and Adam sl2
Fifth lawyer-Eve 8l4 herself an, .do,, o,o.
himself. Total, 939 sei "ua Auam olz4
S1th aI 1a,wyernEye SLAP know how it tasted and
az Aaam zoRSS KNOW what it tasted like. Total
Short, sharp, and decisive, in the cure of couohs
and colds is DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup 0@1'
The cheapest and best remedy on earth for main
is Salvation OIL Only 25 cents bottle.l PUN
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

Aug %. lat 3 S, Ion 20 W, ship Tillie Star
buck, Curtis. from New York for Portland, o.
Oct IL, off T0rtugas. sch Jennie Lockwood, I'm
Pascagoula for Philadelphia.
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FOUR HUNDRED TICKETS GIVEN AWAY
POPULAR COURSE.
NOVEMBER ~, 1890

An evening of English Glees by the I,O-
TUS GLEE CLUB. Four hundred tickets
given away, one to each customer purchasing
So worth or upwards at any enc time.
OvERCOATS.
100 Blue Chinchilla Oyercoats at S3.9S.
worth Sc 90.
Our $500 Overcoat is by far the very best
garment ever shown for the money.
5000, $500 and $1,000 Overcoats in great
variety.
$500. $500 and $500; for the above
prices we can give you several different
styles.
$4,000. 5000 and $500 will buy the very
nobbiest Of Overcoats.
PANTS! PANTS!
Mems heavy weight Dark Gray Pants at
$1.50, worth $500.
Mems All Wool Putnam Pants 500 s, worth
$500.
Nobby line Of Young Mems Pants at low
prices.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Grain Quarrrlans.

NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
CORRECTED BY PULLEN, CRoCKER CO
Thursdays quotations.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Mems OVeTcOatS.
ULSTERS, REFERS &c.
PHENOMENAL PRICES.

Lot of young Mems fine Cape
.OvercOafs, all wool and wool
lined, full deep Ceachman's
Cape, usual price SIS, SEQ, $22,
offered at only $l2 each.
Lot of Mems Blue Chinchilla
OvercOatS, all sizes 33 TO AZ, at
only Sf2. Regular price SIS.
Mems fine Brown Kersey BeaV.
er OvercOats, all sizes. 80 TO "A,
only $40. Cheap af Sis.
Mems elegant heavy All wool
listers. wool Tined goods, made
from WOrumbO Beaver, made 10
sell at $50, and now offered at
$50.
MEMS Frieze listers mt only
$I2. Cheap.
Mems Refers and Leather
Jackets ia variety at cost.
Men's fine OvercOats only $l5
and SIS. Regular prices every
where else $40 and SEE. Conn
Rrising kersey, Cheviots and
Beavers.
Mems Black Canvas ONCE
Cents only 95 cents, regular price
$50.
Carpenters Aprons 81 cents.
Regular price 35 cents.
Mems Heavy OvcraIIs Rs ceats,
Lot of Blue Check Oyera.Is
only 81 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Could MT Stick Johnny.

Teacner (reading)-Some one is always watch
ING and marking what you do, TO see II all yonr
chiIdhood's acts are honest, brave and true. Now
johnny Jones, you may tell me who is watching.
Johnny (whO has the courage OF his conYictions)
The teacher! Boston Times.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

She-You didn't stay with her long?
He-Hardly. / asked her to marry me, ana she
said no.
Bhe-Stlll you should have remained. There's
generally postscript to what girl says.-Town
Crier
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
rev YORK Mining Stocks.

NEW YORK, Oct. IT, 1S9O-The following are
to-dau,s Closing nuntat tnns q mining stoclra.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

Here is the most interesting
department because the most
bargains.
We offer % different styles and
patterns of Mems nice All Wool
Sack and FrOck Suits, cOmpris.
Ing CheviOts, Cassimers, WOrs-
teds, Scotch, &C., mt the extra.
ordinary low price of SIS per
suit. Sizes frem SO 10 so.
III you want n GOOD SUIT This
opportunity is not TO be missed.
Consolidated lot OF Elegant All
Wool Sack aud FrOck suits, i'm
all sizes, 33 10 A, at only $40
per suit.
Extra vaiues i'm ALL WOOL
SHIFTS at only $5 and So per suit
for this sale only.
Too many Suits compel us TO sell
at above prices. We never offered
as much for the money.
Mems extra large size heavy
All Wool suits. Regular prices,
$l5 and SIS, offered to close at
ONLY $40 PER SUIT.
Lot of All Wool Plated Office
Coats. Regular price So, offered
mt ONLY $3.50.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Scarboro.
Buxton.
BAR MILLS.


The Buxton and Hollis fair is to be held
Saturday If pleasant, and two good races
VIII be started, 2.40 and 800 minute classes.
A large number of horses are on the ground
and are to stay until we have good weather.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

4No 4ssss
Mackerel " Dbl
Shore ex 1s25 o0G28 0C
Shore ls.22 outn25
Shore rs. 18 OOd20 90
Med.3s.Sl4 50616 0G
Large.-..00 O0G00 90
Produce.
Cape Cranb'ies $3.50
Maine do z 0097 30
Pea Beans. q 66G2 70
Medium -.
German md2 2692 30
Yellow Eyes 3 35@3 30
Cal. PeaBeans2 6O@2 IS
Irish Potatoes
% bush 60G7Oc
JERSEY Sweet 8 0O@3 20
Norfolk % 5000 10
Native OniODs3 60@375
TURKEYS "a
Spg Chickens. ...159l6
Fowls. l2nlA
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Ought TO have waited.

VAN HouTEN's CocoA-The original, most sol
rhla
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
Foreign Ports.

Sid FIN Hong Kong Oct TO- barque Richard Par
sons, Freeman New York.
Ar at Shanghai Oct 10. barque Emma Gro
well, Pendletop, New York.
Sid FIN Vancouver, BE, Oct 10, John Currer,
Lawrence, Callao.
Sid fun Gravesend 9th. ship Robt Dixon. Austin,
New York.
Ar at Buenos Ayres Sept 8, barque Mary Rus
sell, Lancaster, New York.
Ar at Port Elizabeth Sept 20, barque A Bray
ton, Coombs, New York.
Ar at st John, NIB 10th, schs Susie Pearl John
son, Portland; Vesta Pearl, Barton, Rockport;
Uranus, Colwell, Rockland.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

Fish.
lad mr. I'LL

God. pr qtl-
LargeShore5 2225 30
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18
MAINE CENTRAL r. r

PAYSON TUCKER, v. p. and G. NJ.
Il. r. BOOTHBY, G.. T.. and II. A.
oet15dtd JONAS HAMILTON, Div. Supt.
The Portland daily press., 1890-10-18

W6FuOfdndd.
Sch Humarock. now in charge of Capt Parker,
was formerly known as the Isaac Carlton, which
was stranded on Humarock nearly year, and
was renamed for the place where she struck,
Sch Louisa Smith. of ThOmaston. Capt Mat
sank in Broad Sound, near Boston, 18th. Crew
saved.
Bangor, Oct 16-The repairs on sch Edward ii
Blake are nearly completed and 1t is intended TO
launch her next week.
Hyannis. Oct 16-Sch G A Campbell, from Bos-
ton for a coal port, and Flora Condor, from Ban
cor for New York, were In collision this afternoon
on Handkerchief Sboal The Condor lost miZ-
zentopmast and spanker. and was cut down to
water. The Campbell sustained light damage.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-19
BLAIR STILL ON THE CO.
The Senator With A Hobby Con-
tinues His Address on the
Educational Bill.
The Measure to Provide for tn,
Government of Oklahoma
in the House.
wanamaker Urges His Postal Telegraph
Scheme-The EN,radiiion Treaty
With England Ratified.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ls.-In the senate to-
day among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed ON the calendar were the
following; Appropriating $6.sOO-0O for the
cons' &. ion OF deep water harbor at Gal
weston as, not more than $l,cOl,oOo 10
be expe each year; to provide for the
admission II the state OF Idaho into the
Union' Al lose of the morning bust
ness the sen, a oceeded with the execu-
tive session. 'oors were reopenei at
half-past three. educational bill came
up as unfinished ess and Blair pro-
ceeded with his ado
After speaking for two hours Blair
yielded the floor and .e, from the con
ference committee on the bill 10 require
the superintendents of the census 10 ascei-
tain the number OF people who own their
farms and homes and the amount OF mort
gage Indebtedness thereon, made q report
recommending that the house amendment
be agreed TO. Platt inquired whether the
bill made all the farmers and others who
should be called apon answer the questions
~ TO their debts subject to fine
OF imprisonment il they refused 10
answer. Hale answered that all census
questions were placed in the same category
but the penalty did not include imprison-
ment. II only extended to a fine of Sl00
The conference committee did not consider
it wise TO make a discrimination between
different classes of questions. The confer
ence report was agreed TO. The house bill
for the relief of the Sioux Indians at the
Devils Lake agency, n. d.. Exactly similar
TO the senate bill passed a few days since }
passed, and the senate bill was recalled
from the house. After n brief executive
session the doors reopened and the senate
adjourned.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-19

The house committee on postoflces and
post roads to-day continued the considora-
tion of the subject Of limited postal tele-
graph. Postmaster General Wanamaker
and A. Chandler, president of the postal
telegraph, we're present and gave their idens
on the subject. Wanamaker thought IL
should be under the control Of the civil
service commission. and the wires should
not be used politically.
In response 90 questions, Wanamakel snid
the difficulty OF getting contract flexible
in its character so the government might
take advantage of new Inventions occurring
during the ten years of contract. was not
so troublesome as IL might seem. His whole
aim IN using the employees now engaged was
10 obviAte the objections which had been
raised that postal telegraph would take n
great deal of money from the TREASURY and
would ring in new army of employee.
Chandler, the next witness, SAID his COM
pany could not do The work proposed al the
maximum rates provided in the bill without
loss; no other company could do It with
out loss. We do not want, said Chandler
10 see a government telegraph established,
or the beginning Of a government telegraph
that will destroy eight million dollars which
we have invested in the property. We do
not think the government has the right 10
do that and il IL has that right we think ii
would be unjust and very unreasonable 20
exercise IL.