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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-26
THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.

KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mayor B. +. Warner OF Hallowell announ-
ces his inability to serve the city the coming
municipal year. Private interests render
his doing so impossible.
Waterville Is gaining an unusually large
number Of new citizens. Last Tuesday, l6
former citizens of Canada from that city
were naturaliZed in the Kennebec Superior
Court and Thursday 80 more of the same ma
ti0nality, 90 Of whom were from Waterville,
we're admitted to citizenship.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The ice in Adams Pond, Boothbay Har-
Dor, has been bought by Connecticut par
ties. This ice is Of singular purity. Four
vessels have been chartered to take ice from
this vicinity.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The bridge across the Kennebec at Nor
ridgewock Is to be repaired and strengthened
at cost of $500.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
The Moosehead Veneer Works, whose mill
is at West Cove, M0osehead Lake, are now
shipping a car load of white and yellow oirch
and birds eye maple veneer per week.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The case of Charles w. Talcott OF Rhode
Island vs. Boody, Mcclellan II Co., OF New
York. 10 recover $4,000, growing out OF the
construction Of the EastpOrt water works, Is
To he heard before Judge Downe at East
port -
The directors of the Bddeford and Saco
horse railroad are again discussing the ad-
visibility of Introducing rev motive poW-
er to take the places OF horses.
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HOW CHICAGO HEARD THE GOOD NEWS.
Tin Horns, Railroad whistles, and
Brass Bands In Chorus.
The Tidings Greeted with a Great
Deal Of BibuIous Enthusiasm.
The City Has a Big Head and So
Have Many citizens.

CHICAGO, February 25.-All the morning
papers have Ieditorial comments on the ac-
ton of the House of Representatives yester-
day, in selecting this city as the place for
holding the proposed worlds fair.
The Inter Ocean, after detailing the strug-
gle and congratulating Chicago on her victo-
ry, says; "This en- of strife is only the be-
ginning of work. To get ready for a worlds
fair worthy the occasion, the country. and
the city. will be vast and arduous labor.
We have full confidence in the ability Of
Chicago to bear worthily the burden thus
put upon it. 1t will, no doubt, be equal to
the occasion. From the first, our people
have taken thoroughly practical view of
the matter, and not trusted to noise or blus-
ter. Enthusiasm is good thing in its way,
but like the fine words of the proverb, it
buffers no parsnips.' Chicago must show
that America has made no mistake in in
trusting the celebrating Of the 400th anniver
sary of its discovery to the imperial city Of
the interior"
Chicago today hasa bigger head than ever
before In her history, the result Of natural
self appreciation, together with much bibu-
lous rejoicing last night, when after o'clock
crowds. The crowds in the downtown
thoroughfares overfowed from the
sidewalks into the streets. tramping
through the mud and hindering the pas
sage Of street and cable cars and other vehi-
cles.
Patriotic Chicagoans began to 'fill up" in
the exuberance of their enthusiasm. The
dispensers of liquids hadn't time to 60 to
supper. 1t was given out that the police
would arrest any man found sober on the
streets. and it is matter of record that the
arrests were very few. Every building In
town that had flagstaff ran up the Stars
and Stripes, and cannon were placed on the
lake front and salutes fired. Bands of mu-
sic were ordered out, and paraded the streets
and hundreds Of boys carrying torches sl0p-
ped around, making all the noise possible.
The sole idea seemed to be to create racket
and whatever would make the loudest noise
was in demand. Every. locomotive in the
railroad yards. every whistle in the factories
and on the tugs in the river were let loose,
But nobody cared. 1t was time for rejoic-
ing and everybody rejoiced, each in their
own way.
There is no sentiment about Chicago in re-
gard to the fair. She regarded it merely as
q business proposition, and says it will be
worth S50, 100000 to her. Having settled 1T
in her own mind that 1t Is big money max
ing scheme, Chicago is bent on getting the
fair If she can. Judging. however, from the
length of time the jubilation was kept up to-
night, the average citizen of Chicago was
under the impression that the matter of the
fair was entirely settled. There Is an ordi-
nance compelling the saloons to close at mid
night, but IL was not enforced, the police
looking leniently upon the crowds that
surged from one saloon to another, chanting
the praises Of the windy city by the lake.
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the WEATHER.

Rain.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
or till 8 pm. today:
Cloudy and rain, southerly winds, be-
coming variable. Colder weather Thursday
morning.
Cautionary signals are displayed on At
lantic coast Wilmington section to East
port.
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND Me- February 25 1890
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

A passenger train ran into washout near
Vincennes, Ind, early yesterday morning.
The engineer and fireman were killed.
Arnold B. Chase has been nominated for
governor Of Rhode Island by the Union or
Fourth party, formed to suppress the rum
traffic.
Charles Hanley and William Dobson were
asphyxiated by escaping gas Sunday night
at Terre Haute, Ina. Hanley is dead and
Dobson is supposed to be beyond recovery.
The funeral of the late John Jacob Astor
took place in Trinity chapel, New York, yes
terday. A large number attended the SER
vices, which we're un0StentatlouS in charac-
ter.
The manufactory of the Merrimac Glove
Company at Warner, N, H., was burned yes
terday morning. The estimated loss is S40,-
600; insurance, $4,000. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
The Nashua Manufacturing company
whose employees have been On strike for
the past few weeks, and whose works have
been running for some days past with a small
number of operatives, has wholly shut
down and closed its gates.
Chief Arthur, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers; favors the agitation of an
eight hour day. but with eight hour pay in
proportion to standard wages. Ii the work
fngmen demand ten hours pay for eight
hours work he thinks the step not benefi-
cial one.
A charter has been filed by the Kearney,
Hutchinson and Cult railway company,
which proposes to construct and operate
standard gauge line of railroad with tele-
graph lines across the State of Kansas. The
opinion Is expressed that it is a Union
Pacific enterprise. The capital stock is $780,
100000.
Schooner Grimes from the Georges Banks
at Gloucester, reports that Feb. 2l, while
at anchor during a heavy gale, Timothy
O'Connell. Shelbourne, N. S., Abram Frazer
and Abram Gerrior, ofArichat, G. b.. while
| furling jib were washed overheard by
heavy sea and drowned. The three were un-
married and leave parents in the provences
A letter signed by G. l.. Blood, the Dr.
| Blood whose name has been connected with
| the Sawtele murder, has been handed to the
| New York Herald. In the letter the writer
| saws that he Jaw Isaac Sawtelle only three
| times after Sawtelle was pardoned from
prisoa and then he talked with him only
| about trivial matters. The writer denies
that he was in Maine or New Hampshire at
the time of the murder.
| A special from Topeka, Kansas, reports
| the existence of secret political society of
colored people called the First Grand 1nde-
pendent Brotherhood Its object is to settle
| negroes in Oklahoma as numerOuSly as DOS
| sjble SO that the race will have control of
| Oklahoma when it becomes a State. The
| white men will then be compelled to recog-
/ nize negroes as equal or keep out of Oklah0-
| ma. 1t Is said that remarkably large num-
Der of colored people are already in the ter
TitOry,
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays exceptedl by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND, ME
Address ali communications TO
PURTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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THOSE FAST STEAMERS.
Canadian Legislators Discuss the
Scheme Which Failed.

OTTAWA. February 25.-Last session the
Canadian government made up It's mind to
have the tleetest Atlantic steamship service
that could be procured. After conference
with the Messrs. Anderson. Of the Orient
line, they offered a yearly subyention Of
$500 to any company that would put on
the route between lLondon and Halifax or
Montreal 20 knot line. The Andersons un-
dertook to float a company, but after consid
erable labor the thing could not be made 10
go and they threw up their contract.
In the House OF Commons yesterday mo-
ton was made for all the correspondence in
the matter, The government, however, said
II was not In the public interest that the cor
respondence should be disclosed now. Sir
John Macdonald said the Messrs. Anderson
found that 1t would involve an expenditure
Of S2,00O,000. In consequence they had
thrown up the contract. It would be inad-
yisable at present to reveal the negotiations,
but would simply be showing the govern
ments hand TO any other parties who might
be rendering.
Mr., Jones, member for Halifax, said the
delay In the contract was hurtful to business.
Moneyed men OF England would not 60 into
a scheme which old established companies
like the Allan and Dominion steamship lines
refused to touch. He believed a 16 or II
knot service wore scandalous look, for the
governments attitude was keeping other
contractors out Of the field. The motion for
the papers was, however, voted down.
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SAVE MONEY TO SPEND IN CHICAGO.
Opposition to the Fair Bill Is Dis
appearing Among the Senators.
The Direct Tax Bill FavorabIy Report
ed to the House.
Messrs. Chandler and Cal! Speak
Plainly Of One Another.

Especial to the Press.l
WASHINGTON, February 25.--The House
committee has reported favorably the direct
tax bill which the Senate has already
passed. The bill gives Maine several hun
dred thousand dollars.
The Worlds fair bill was not discussed in
the House today as the committee are fixing
it up to fit Chicago. Opinion seems to be
that 1t will pass the House and Senate with
out much trouble. The Senate has been re-
garded as uncertain but the action of the
House seems to have disposed the Senators
to acquiesce. 1t seems safe for Maine people
to be laying up their money to attend the big
fair in Chicago in 1892. The great excite
ment Of the day has been passage at arms
in the Senate during which Messrs Chand-
Ter and Call preferred against each other
conditional charges of lying. On the merits
of.the question as to whether Mr.. Call did or
did not doctor the report of his recent speech
the Florida Senator seems to be lame. His
desire to get some fiery reading matter for
his constituents in the shot gun regions
seems to have led him too far.
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The Way Of the Transgressor.

New YORK, February 25.-The grand Jury
today found two indictments against CASH
ier Van Zandt of the Lenox Hill bank, one
for forgery, the other for perjury in connec-
was arrested. Charles <. Wallack, expires
ident of the Lenox Hill bank was also ar
rested today on an additional indictment for
perjury, found against him by the grand
jury.
LANCASTER, Pa, February 25-Ellis f.
Bard. cashier of the Lincoln National Bank
and F. W. Hull, his accessory, charged with
robbing the bank of $4,000 wers given a
hearing this afternoon and held in $4,000
bail for trial in the United States court.
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Among the orange Groves.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, February 25.-The
meeting of the New England Society in Flor
ida was held in this city yesterday. A. A.
Parker Of Tavares was elected president, G.
a.. Smith of Jacksonville secretary, and
John f. Rollins of Fort George IslaOd treas
urer. The question of the admission of
women to full membership in the society
was discussed at length, but no action was
taken. The society numbers about 400 men,
5000 men of New England birth or m parentass
in Florida. and probably 10000 men. women
and children. The society's second annual
banquet was held at the st. James House
last night, about 50 members being present,
besides women. Toasts were responded to
by Hon. John G. Sinclair, ex-governor of
New Hampshire; Horatio Bisbee, Jr., ex-
congressman from Florida; G. S. Adams,
Rev. T.. +. Gale and others,
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Ice covers the Fishing Banks.

GLOUCESTER. Mass, February 25.-Cap-
tain McKinnon, from the Grand Banks, to-
day reports meeting with fields of heavy ice
extending to the westward as far as Bank
He thinks the ice will bother fishermen
greatly this spring. Its appearance on the
fishing grounds at this time is unusual. A
dispatch from Fortune Bay reports ten YES
sells there waiting for cargoes of herring.
The harbors are frozen up and the natives
are unable to seine the fish. Unless the ice
leaves the bay the vessels will have to sail
without cargoes. There are only three car
goes of herring there, which is not enough
for the fleet now fitting away.
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. City Furnished Lodging

There was lively row in tenement in
the rear of Stafford's block on Fore street
last night. Officer McDonough heard the
sound of blows and proceeded to lnvesti-
gate. He found Chas. III. Kenniston lying
on the floor with several ugly cuts and bruis-
eS on his person, the result of blows inflicted
by the muscular Thomas DeCost. Mrs. Ken
nlston, who is reported to have been the
cause OF the trouble between the men, was
an Interested spectator. All three were giy-
en- quarters in the small rooms with grated
doors In the basement Of the city building.
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The Labor Conference.

BRUSSELS, February 25.-In the Senate to-
day Herr Van Put urged the government to
instruct its representatives at the Berlin Ia
Dor conference to lay before that body
proposition for holding another Europea9
conference looking to general disarmament
Herr Van Puts remarks were received with
cheers. Belgium has officially accepted Ger
many's invitation to take part In the Berlin
o0nfaranea
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LONDON, February 25.-SIr James Fergus
ONCE, announced In the House Of Commons
today that the government had accepted the
invitation Of Germany TO take part In tho la
h0r a0n farauoa In Rarlfn
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Running a Crop of Ice.

KINGSTON, N. Y, February 25.-An eley-
has ice from nine to eleven inches in thick
ness. The Cornell Steamboat Company of
this city. began cutting this ice on Saturday,
expecting to bring 1t here by thelStoDy Glove
morning when the contractor began lwork at
the lake lie found that the ice had been de-
liberately sprinkled with kerosene by some
miscreants. The entire lake is thus rem
dered unfit for ice gathering. A reward was
The ice from Stony Hollow pond is being
brought down the Ulster and Delaware, and
loaded on barges here, but should the pres
ent mild weather continue it will stop all op-
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Another Rush for hones

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, February 25-
Several weeks ago an intimation was receiv-
ed that colony was being Organized with
headquarters in this city, to move @ go on "iS t6e
Cherokee strip. But little was Thought of it
at the time for the ,l;s reason that ali former
with great pomp and ceremony. II las now
been learned that such colony is being or.
ganized and that it is far reaching in its
Scope and powerful in its composition /" be-. ,e.
cause Of The respecta,6ity and general intel
ment said that he came here to ioin the cci-
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has the opportunity. There are weighty
reasons for this.
1t would be we'll il any lady who finds her
self called upon to solicit money for charit-
able purposes would limit her calls to those
to whom she is known or provide herself
with proper credentials. IL this were al
ways done it would make the way harder for
imposters ahd relieve business men OF much
embarrassment.
Any gentleman must wish to treat the
agent Of an established charitable organiza-
tfon, or an Individual seeking help for a
worthy cause. with the courtesy which Is
certainly their due. At perfect liberty to
would seem that the manner of the gift or,
the refusal should alike convey an honor
able appreciation of his visitors position.
IL genuine appli 'ations were so carefully
male as to be readily distinguished this
courtesy would doubtless become general.
NJ. j. LILLY,
Secretary Associated Charities.
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ouy, and that hundreds of .others would ar
rive within the next few weeks. He dis
claimed being boomer, and said that all he
and his associates in the organization want
is homes on the unoccupied lands of the
ba ed anu not saS b snSy aS bu ne
government in the prosecution of their am
bition.
This, coupled with the fact that the city
has been unusually full of strangers for the
past week and that eight carloads of house
one railroad, inspires the people with the be-
lief that the exciting scenes enacted at the
opening Of Oklahoma will soon be repeated
on much larger scale.
The peculiar wording of the proclamation
cattle before October / causes many to be-
lleve that negotiations will be ended June l,
and that the strip" will be formally opened
by that date.
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Body snatchers Captured.

LOUISVILLE, KY, February pa party
Grating graves in New Albany cemetery last
night. Just as they commenced to open the
grave the officers were upon them. They
started to run when bullet terminated the
career Of one and brought the others, except
one, to standstill. The men arrested are
sicians of Gainesville, and negro. The
man killed was negro, who was assist
ant of the party. For some time the medical
colleges here have been unable to procure
sufficient. material for dissecting in conse-
The affair has caused big sensation.
The arrested physicians have been indicted
and are liable to long terms in prison. The
medical college has retained eminent counsel
in their behalf
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In the s herIff's hands.

tablishment of Charles Z. Carpenter, manu-
facturer OF bustles, suspenders. rubber
goods, etc, at 557 Broadway, was seized to-
day by the sheriff on executions aggregating
S43, ,430. Although the firm claimed capl-
tai of over $4,000 Bradstreets took away
their rating last SEPTEMBER. In January.
1889, Carpenter purchased the Washington
rubber works at Elizabeth. N. j, Their at
torneys said today the liabilities Will proos-
bly amount to 100000, with nominal asSe"
Of about the same amount.
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Robbed by Their Foreman.

CHICAGO, February 25.-A. G. Leonard &
Co.. boot and shoe manufacturers, No. 2O7
Monroe street, assigned today. The imme-
diate cause was their inability to meet $64OO
due on new factory at DeKalb, Illinois.
The liabilities are placed at $780, 600, assets
the same. The real trouble is said to be the
enlightenment Of large sums of money by
has not been seen since Friday the 9Th.
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Verdict Against the Maine.

DOVER, n H., February 25.-Mrs. Benja-
min Foss of Strafford, today received a YER
diet of 81 ,625 against the Boston & Maine in
her suit for $1,000. Last summer Mrs. Foss
had to walk some distance from where the
train stopped to depot at Rowley, Mass.
She was In poor health and the exertion
brought on hemorrhage, hence the suit. The
railroad company will file exceptions,
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weather Observations.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Febru-
ary 25th. taken at p. NJ, 10Th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature. direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, $50, E, rain; New York, AGO, NE
foggy; Philadelphia, 48o, NE, foggy; Wash
ington. GO, SW. partly cloudy; Albany, 400,
s. cloudy; Buffalo. 460, T., .foggy;
E. rain; Chicago, 36o, NE, cloudy; st. Paul,
80, NV. partly cloudy; Duluth, Q. NV,
snow; st. Vincent. 200. w, partly cloudy !;
Bismarck. -22o, N, cloudless; Jackson
Vile. 700. S. clOudless.
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r. M. 4. Sold

F.M, Hacker of Livermore Falls has sold
his dark bay five year old horse f. NJ. 81. to
Geo. Alden of the Maine Central, Waterville,
for the price of $780, Mr.. James Wither Of
Pennington purchased the same for Mr..
Alden. The horse stands 10 hands inches.
weighs 1925 aud is by Black Ben. F. NJ. H..
was shipped to Waterville Monday.
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A Prize Poem.

Respectfully dedicated to the Bangor Daily
News.
GoRHAM, Me-, Feb. 20, 1890.
To the Editor of the Press:
see in your paper Of yesterday that prize bas
been offered to the one "who can make a rhyme
for the name Of this year,
Here goes:
The sign see in the budding pine tree
OF an early harvest in 80.
There Mr.. Editor, there's brace OF rhymes.
claim the prize.
Your Obedient servant
To command in rhyming,
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Building and Records Lost,

VANCOUVER, w. T., February 25.-Earlv
this morning the county court house and iail
were totally destroyed by fire, together with
most of the county records. The building
was valued at S55.000; insurance $25,O 900.
The cauSe is unknown,
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MAIN E..
Court in Aroostook.
rCnnaial 20 tha Draac

HoULToN, February 25.-The February
term of the Supreme Court commenced here
this morning. Hon. Enoch Foster. justice,
presiding. The continued docket is light
and there is but single jury in attendance.
Quite number of cases have been marked
for trial and 1t is expected there will be
about two weeks term.
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A Correction.
To the Editor of The Press.

To the Editor Of the Press:
viii you please state through your paper
that have nothing to do with the Stnbbs.
Ward, Citizens Club. | do not belong to that
class OF sore heads. What time l have
boom my business, pay my bills, and when /
vote 1t Is the Republican ticket.
Yours most respectfully,
ALGERNON =. STUBS.
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Obituary Notes.

Mrs. G. B. Tenny of Brunswick, died very
suddenly at her home Sunday evening, of
paralysis. She went to church in the morn
ing and said she had not felt so well for a
long time. She leaves husband and three
grown sons.
Solon Royal, Esq, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of Paris, died at his home Monday
morning. He has been prominent in politics
in Oxford county in years past, and was
ticket was successful
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This Is a Wonderful Winter

LONG ISLAND CITY, February 25.-The
whole of Long Island, from Monatuk Point
to this place and from the Sound to the
ocean has been enveloped in a dense fog ali
day. Men who have lived ON the island all
their lives say they never knew of such
hafo
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Bridges Swept Away.

from Lima, O., says that many county
bridges have been swept away by the Aood,
and also railroad bridges on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton e. Dayton road. The Auglaise
river, running through Lima, is oyerflowing,
causing CONSERVATION amas,fr tbe farmers
and people of the small TOWNS. No loss OF
life is rpD0rted