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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
TINE FAvoRiTEs BEATEN
The oxford Crow Victorious In the
Eng ish University Race.

LONDON, March 26.-The great annual
race between the boat crews Of oxford and
Cambridge Universities took place on the
Thames this afternoon. The weather In the
forenoon was brilliant, but at the time Of the
race the wind was ehangeable. causing the
water TO be quite choppy. An unprecedent-
ed crowd gathered along both banks Of the
river, and the interest displayed was without
parallel In the annals Of the race. The Cam
bridge crew was the decided favorite In the
betting. 1t won the toss for position and
chose the Surrey side Of the river At 4444
word was given and the crews started.
Oxford was first away. The Cambridge
crew pulled the faster stroke, and overlook
Oxford and passed them. and led at Clas-
per's. By the time Craven Steps, six
farlongs from the start, was reached Oxford
had gons to the front again. Hammersmlth
Bridge, q mile further on, was reached at
4.55. When passing this point Cambridge
had a lead OF half length. At IS Cam
bridge passed the Th0rnycr0ft yard, leading
by six feet. When the Devonsnire Mead
ows, three miles from the starting point,
were reached, at 4.59, both crews were pull
ing on even terms. Oxford led at Barnes's
Bridge. four furlOngs further on, by half a
length. Sne passed that point at 8 OF. Ok
ford then forged ahead and won the race by
a length. Time p minutes and three sec
onds.
The course was the usual one from Putney
to Mortlake. a;distance Of four miles and
two furlOngs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.

At the Dexter town meeting the following
officers were elected: Moderator, Josiah
Crosby; clerk, Levi Bridgham selectmen, Il.
j. Sturtevant, G. K. Farmer, w. Q. Elder;
treasurer and collector; A. A. Springall !;
town agent, N. f. Roberts; supervisor of
schools. II. w. Nutter; auditors, Levi Bridg-
ham, w. II. Judkins, n. +. Roberts; school
eteries, ]. w. Leighton engineer Of fire de-
partment, S. M. Leighton; chief, Q. f.
Witham; assistant, A. A. Cobb. It was
voted to tax dogs and to abolish the liquor
agency.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
A Maine Industry.

At the local freight sheds of the Grand
Trunk railroad may be seen at almost any
time carloads of children's toys, in the shape
of express wagons of all styles and sizes,
wheelbarrows, desks, tables, chairs, two
wheeled sulkeys, four-wheeled spring boards
and step-ladders, wash benches. ironing
boards, and numerous other articles, which
are manufactured in the town of South
Paris by the Paris Hill Manufacturing Com
pany. They are sent to distributing agent
in Boston by the Steam Packet Company.
and from there to all parts of the country.
many carloads of goods passing through
here being marked for parties in California,
Florida, Delaware, Texas and Canada. Few
people know the extent of this business, and
1t is interesting to examine the different ar
ticles piled up in the freight house Of the
Grand Trunk
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27

A very happy, IL not very large. crowd
attended the concert and ball Of the Weber
Club last evening at City Hail. 1t was one
of the best parties held In Portland for years
and the concert was far above the average.
The rendering of the several numbers Of the
programme was fine, especially the singing
of the club, which has improved to a large
degree under the direction Of Mr.. Kotzsch-
mar, and the club sas whole appeared to
much better advantage than at their last
public appearance, there being more voices
in the several parts and more equally divid-
ed. The club was heartily encored after
each selection, especially the "Hunter's
Chorus" which was very bright and taking.
For an encore Mr.. Charles Barbour sang an
obligato solo, ''The Owl and the PusseyiCat."
The Little Women were compelled to return
after each part In the Festival Dance, and 90
through the entire performance again. We
print below the entire programme:
Singers wsns; ;inS 'Engelsburg
Selection -Lucretia Borgia. .Donizett
Gilberts Orchestra.
Hunters chorus''; :h.r cinn '"eber
Spanish Festival Dance. ce........................
(a)-Polonia, with solo;
10y Solo, with xylopa0ue accompaniment.
se Miss Alice Sherman.
Hail, Hall to Song. .Hartung
Weber Club.
The concert was followed by an order OF
dances, about 65 couples taking part in the
grand march. which was led by Mr.. Charles
Cooper and Miss Gertrude Pomeroy. The
committees were as follows:
Reception Commttee-Mayor H. s. Melcher,
John B. Coyle ID. Page Perkins, Carl Weber,
Charles K. Baker, III. Murray, Wm. K. Chandler,
Hermann KotZschmar, Il. Z. Bickford, Benz. G..
Ward, III. X. Merriweather, Fred =. Dow.
Committee of Arrangements G. Ward,
Fred Z. Dow, Carl f. A. Weber, +. L. BIckford,
D. Page Perkins.
The club used Weber piano from the firm
of CIessey & Jones, at which Mr.. Harvey
Murray presided in his usual manuer Wal
ter Corey & Co. and IL. j. Bailey & Co.
furnished pretty reception room at the rear
of the hall. The order was of a tasty and
appropriate design. printed by Mitchell &
Blckford Of this city. On the first page was
few bars Of SIN Happy Moments" and on
the bottom of the fourth page a few bars
of "Home, Sweet Home"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Maine historical Society .

AT the afternoon session, today, the follow
ing papers will be read:
The influence OF the transmission Of news on
public events, by Edward n. Elwell
Small.
The ancient Provinces Of Maine and sagadahoc,
By Parker NJ. Reed.
The Rival Chieftains, LaTour and D'Aulnay, OF
Acadia, by Joseph Williamson.
Leaves from the ancient history OF Dresden,
Maine, by Charles T. Allen.
In the evening Mr.. Baxter will give lee
ture on the Abnaki Indians and their ethnic
relations, illustrated by drawings aud imple-
ments, in Baxter Hall.
The public are cordially invited to attend
both the afternoon and evening meetings.;
afternoon at 230, evening at 5 O'Clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
BY THE SAco.
A Biddeford Pauper case-Labor Or
ganizers unsuccessfuI-The York
Institute.

BIDDEFoRD, March 26.-For more than
year the city has been taking care of Mrs.
Chester Bowley and her invalid son, who
claim a residence in the town of Ki1gman.
After they had been helped to the amount of
500, the bill was sent ito the selectmen of
Kingman, and was promptly honored. The
city has continued to help the family, and
with the closing of the municipal year an
other settlement was demanded. Now the
selectmen of the town decline to pay the
BILL and a contest at law may result.
Three labor organizers came from Boston
Monday. and attempted to induce carpenters
and bricklayers to unite in the movement for
eight hours, which is to be battled for by the
trades unionists Of Massachusetts this
spring. The Boston men were also here for
the purpose of forming workingman's un-
ion which should take in all classes who
earn their living by manual labor, whether
skilled or unskilled. They met with no en-
couragement, and returned to Boston Mon
ay night.
The York Institute may change its plans
and buy the Sweetsir block instead Of erect
ing building.
City Marshal Tarbox today sent out postal
cards asking for information concerning the
whereabouts of Ernest Hall, Saco youth
aged 16, who recently ran away from home.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
A PYTHIAN BENEFIT.
Secretary Chute Investigating the
Claim OF the Deceased Mans Be-
trothed.

LOWELL, Mass, March 26.-Past Grand
Representative Joseph F. Chute, secretary
of the Knights of Pythias Relief Associa-
tlon of Maine, is here, investigating the case
of Lewis M. Perry, member of a lodge in
Biddeford. who died here last January. Per-
ry had $1,000 benefit certificate in the asso-
ciation. He was employed here in the card
was originally payable to nephew of his,
but last September he transferred it to the
lady to whom he was engaged, and also be-
queathed it to her by will. Secretary Chute
finds the matter all straight. The law OF
Maine Is to the effect that such policy is
payable only to dependent relatives. AS the
lady in question showed the will, duly wit.
messed, the certificate and also the license
for the marriage, which was postponed on
account of the Illness of Perry, it is thought
she has a good case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
FIoHTINc AND IFIREs.
The Orient ssends Its Customary
News Across the Sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 26.-1he
steamer City Of Peking, from China and
Japan. arrived here yesterday. bringing ad-
vices that on Feb. 9th, about 1900 Japanese
houses were destroyed by fire in Toxic, and
rs were partially destroyed. Two persons
were killed. and about % fremen were more
or less severely injured. On the preceding
day 1877 houses were burned in the city, and
on March 9Th about $50 were destroyed and
several iremen were injured. The fires
were Of accidental origin.
Several serious encounters between Dutch
troops and a party of Chinese are reported,
in which the former met with rather severe
losses. A party Of Dutch conviets, while
trying to clear a jungle, were fired on from
ambush. A detachment OF troops were
driven back next day with nine wounded,
and on March 8th Lieut.. Muller was killed,
and Capt Vanheust, who succeeded him, was
also shot down, while several Of his men
received severe wounls.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
Hides and tSIlk on the Free List
Wyoming's Ambition.
Especial to the Press.1


WASHINGTON, March &c.. 1t is understood
that the Republicans of the ways and means
committee have decided to restore hides and
silk to the free list in their tariff bill. Now
they are deliberating the item which cuts
the sugar duty fifty per cent. The sugar
men are here in force, and are very strenu-
GUS to have the determination modified.
Some of the sugar men feel confident that
their representations have had effect and
that the cut on the present duty will not be
over 25 per cent.
The House will vote tomorrow afternoon on
the bill for the admission of Wyoming. The
question of woman suffrage is figuring in
the debate which began today.
Mr.. Carey of Wyoming made a strong plea
for the new state and its constitution includ
ing the woman's suffrage clause.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
THE STATE.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

Lester Perry, an employe at the Kennehec
Fibre Company's mill at Buxton, caught his
hand between the back canvass roll and
dryer of the new paper machine, and in try-
ing to extricate his right hand he caught his
left, and was drawn In nearly to his shouId-
ers, when the roll broke loose from its hang
ings and released him. The timely breaking
Of the roll, in all probability, saved a fatal
accident
The new Kennebec bridge at Augusta is
all up and can stand alone. The old wooden
bridge Is thing Of the past.
A Philadelphia man named Murphy was
struck by plank on the new bridge at Au-
gusta, Wednesday morning, and his shoulder
broken.
KNOX COUNTY.
The most exciting case of this term of the
Knox supreme court began Monday and
ended Tuesday. A boar belonging to Flor-
ence Donahue, a wealthy Irishman OF Rock
land, last November attacked Deacon Hiram
Ingraham in his barn, whittier he had stray,
ed, rushed between his legs, upset him and
carried him 25 feet to the edge OF the high
walk where the deacon fell off and the boar,
weighing 400 pounds. fell ON top OF MIN,
breaking his thigh. The deacon was laid up
a long time and may be lame Tor lie. as he Is
rs wears old No settlement having been ef-
fected. the deacon sued Donahue for $4,000
damages. The defense denied that Donahue
owned the boar, and said that he had sold
him TO his son Frank last spring, and showed
Franks book to prove the sale. Plaintiffs
counsel contended that the entries were
fraudulent and made subsequent to the dea-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Local Weather Report.

Mean daily ther.. 38. o Max. vel. wind. .l6s
Maximum ther. r.....42.o Total prec!p.... AZ
Minimum ther.
PC.-Partly Cloudy.
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THE STARS AND STRIPES DISPLAYED.
Indignant Newfoundland Looks to
tho United States.
The Great English Varsity Regatta
Ton the Thames.
News From the Orient Tells the Usual
story OF Fire.

ST. JOHNS, N. f., March GA meeting
called by the high sheriff to protest against
the Auglo-French modus vivendi regarding
the lobster fisheries was held In Zimmerman
Park today. Several thousand persons were
In attendance and the meeting was the lar
gest ever held here. Strong resolutions
were proposed by leading citizens censuring
and 1enouncing the French encroachments
on the territorial and maritime rights CT
Newfoundland. The stars and stripes were
displayed prominently and the speakers ad-
vocated an appeal to the United States In
case England would not protect the rights Of
her colony. Similar meetings were held at
other principal places on the island Great
excitements prevails.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Apron sale and supper.

The ladies of the First Baptist church
have won a well deserved reputation for
their needlework and the aprons they are
offering to the patrons of the sale, which will
be held at the church vestry. through
this afternoon and evening. are well worthy
the attention Of ladies for their beauty and
variety. Tonight, from to 10 O'Clock, a
bountiful supper. consisting Of clam chow
der, esealloped oysters, and other delicacies
will be served for moderate price Ad-
mission free.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
SWIMMING FOR LIFE.
Water Up to the Eaves Of the Houses
in Sklpwlth, Miss.

New ORLEANS, March 26.-The Times
Democrats Vicksburg. Miss, special says:
"The levee in front of Skipwith, Isaquena
county, Miss, broke this morning. and at
o'clock this evening a creyesse. said to be
400 feet wide. was cutting rapidly. The wa
ter in the town is up 20 The caves of the
houses, and people are reported swimming
for their lives. The water from the crevasse
will flood an immense tract of country south
and east of it. A great number of fine plan
tatiOnS will be flooded"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
New Corporations.
Sc new corporations have b,

These new corporations have been
formed:
The Stickney Oil Company, to manufac-
ture oil burners, has a capital of S9,00e. of
which 500 has been paid in. The officers
are:
%Tresiuens-HHSSnry % ~ otsghnSy Nny .,nN
Directors Solomon w. Bates Portland; Henry
r. Stickney and Charles II. Nelson.
The Yankee Boy Mining Company to mine
in Colorado, has a capital stock of ST.
100000, of which $l2 so are paid in. The
officers are:
Observation-Disclosures NJ. Endlich, Ouray, Col.
Treasurer-Frank M. Chute, New York.
Directors-Frank M. Chute, New York; Fred
erlck V. Chase, Portland; John b. Kehoe, Port
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Every little helps. Another item in the
sum total of income of this dead State of
ours is $1,000 received for smelts caught at
Harrington and shipped to New York.
suit footed up the total will be well calcu-
lated to make people stare.
The Gardiner News suggests that rainy
Saturday night. by keeping people indoors,
causes stagnation of trade. This may be
people who could not peramDulate the streets
on account of the rain, it appears to be
good thing. Those purchases which are
prevented by a rainy evening cannot De vi
tally important to the purchasers.
phone in Bangor, from this out, you must
call him by number, the number system hav-
ing gone into effect last Thursday noon. Judg-
ing from the number of items concerning 1t
in the papers of the Queen City, the natives
do not take kindly to It as yet. 1t is an indi-
cation of growth, like a city charter and will
doubtless wear better with time.
The West is the place for a "hustler" so
they say. Here is the story of cripple who
came to Aroostook from Minnesota twenty
years ago. He was terribly mauled In a saw
mill in the West and came to Maine to die as
he thought. He did not die however, but
cleared 100 acres of Aroostook forest. Last
year he raised 400 bushels of potatoes on
20 acres of his farm and has eight acres in
second growth Of timber. IL hustler In the
West can beat this cripple In the East let's
hear about 1t.
We hear a good deal Of the wild western
styie of Journalism and sometimes see speci-
mems of it. Here is an extract from Maine
paper published within week The above
Is a brilliant specimen of the intellectual
pabulum which the demented craven image
Of our back yard waste paper furnisher
gives its suffering readers. 1t is not to be
Wondered at that they show their disgust so
openly. He should go and eat founder
and try and get some brains"
Two young men in Bangor have been
amassing wealth lately in true Western
style. They came to the Penobscot few
yearsI ago with no capital but their hands,
and went to work on the ice. Last fall their
EMPLOYER sold out to them for $1,000 mostly
given in the form of notes. When the boen,
In the ice began they quickly took advantage
of it and stored all they could Last week
they sold their stock to New York dealers
for SAG, 600. They took up their $4,000 worth
of notes and divided the rest. $40, 900 and a
half interest in good ice privilege and
houses, are almo Il as good returns for a
winters work as the average Westerner
receives.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Margaret BIaIne's Marriage.

BALTIMORE, March 26.-The Sun Thurs
day will announce that the marriage Of Miss
Margaret Blaine, daughter of the Secretary
of State and Walter Damrosch of New York,
will take place the 18th of April. The day
was slightly hastened by the fact that some
intimate friends of the bride and groom had
planned trip to Europe little later in the
month and the earlier date had to be selected
for the wedding so they could be present.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
in Flames
Especial to the Press.l

CAMDEN, March 26.-The East Wind,
lime loaded from Rockport, for Providence,
r. l., caught on fire in her cabin in this har-
Dor yesterday morning The fire broke out
while the crew was getting the vessel under
way, and before the could fully realize what
had happened, the cabin was all aflame.
The vessel was Immediately stripped of all
her sails, rigging, and beached. After about
one hours time. the crew succeeded in put
ting out the flames above decks, but owing
to the large amount of water, thrown, the
lime below decks is probably on fire. The
crew lost all their effect and the captain some
money. She is owned by the Sheperd Broth
ers of RockpOrt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
contasIous Diseases.

Cases of contagious diseases were reported
to the State Board of Health during the
week ending Saturday. March ~, as iollows;
Dipntheria-Portland. 2. -,... n
Scarlet Fever-Blngham, q; Falmouth, q
Standish, 1. ,, D., .,, -.
An outbreak Of diphtheria IS reported In kast-
mort where no local board Of health exists.
For the preceding week, n0tineation was re-
eeIyed OF two cases OF diphtheria In Portland AMI
three cases OF measles In Readneld
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27

TORONTO, March 26.-Detective Murray
has received letter from Anderson & Sons,
civil engineers, New York, telling of the
mysterious disappearance Of Augustus Rawl-
ings and Frank Regbie, sons Of English gem
tlemen, who were lured to Canada under the
impression that they would be placed out
with farmers as farm pupils.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
WASHINGTON COUNTY

Eighteen residents of Eastport have as
sociated themselves together for the purpose
of organizing loan and building association
at EastpOrt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Gut His Wife's Throat.

BOSTON, March 26.-Charles Cowlishan,
aged So, tonight cut the throat of his wife
Elizabeth, aged 35 in their room at 27 Mel
rose street, killing her almost instantly.
Cowlishan's only explanation is that his
wife aggravated him. He will not state in
what way. He tells contradictory stories as
to his marriage and several times since his
arrest has remarked he was glad she was out
of the way. Cowlishan had been drinking
at the time but was not drunk. The deed
was committed with razor. The woman's
throat was literally cut from ear to ear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, March 26. Pensions have
been granted to the following Maine people:
ORIGINAL.

Cyrus G.. Pratt, Foxcroft.
Thomas Annas, Charlotte.
Levant Barlow, Belfast.
William n. Hughes, Bucksport.
William f. Newton, North Harpswell.
David III. Whittier, Athens.
James Colson, Searsport
Sumner Stuart, Newport.
Ole Hanson, Sherman Mills.
Austin Ferrand, Thomaston.
Henry ii. Follett, Lambert Lake.
Amos Leayitt, Pennington.
Jane Nash, Gray.
Patrick Joyce, National Military Home.
George f. Peabody, Oldtown.
Jacob Stewart. COrinna.
Hanson Cole, Springfield.
Jonathan AnniS, Camden.
+. II. Cookson, Burnham.
Edward Kelley, National Military Home.
Frank B. Hunnewell, Portland,
E. f. Child, West Sumner.
Nathan Crimmin, Franklin.
Valentine Holt Augusta.
Emery A. Holman, Gardiner.
Melvin BigelOw, st. Albans.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Ball Players at War.

MED the motion to restrain "Buck" Ewing
from playing base ball with any club except
the New York league club. In his decision,
Judge Wallace gives the National League
some pretty hard raps concerning the ine-
quality and unjustness of the contract be-
tween its clubs and its players. He also
goes into the points of law concerned in the
case. The Players League people are more
than ever jubilant and consider the legal
fight against them now finished in New
York and probably everywhere else.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Weather Observations.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, March
zoth' taken at s. p. M, 10Th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
In this order; Temperature, direction Of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, AZ, W, cloudy New York, 400, w,
cloudless; philadelphia, 44o, NV, cioudiess /;
lS6 Washington. 56o, NV, clondless; Albany.
Cleveland, $40, W. cloudy; Detroit. $50
NV, partly cloudy; Chicago, 40, NV,
cloudless; st. Paul, 36o, N, partly cloudy !:
Duluth, 800. NV, cloudless; st. Vincent.
-; Bismarck, 800, Z, snow; Jackson.
vile, ZOE, Sc, cloudless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Funeral of george a. Brown.

The funeral of the late George IL. Brown
was held in the Chestnut street Methodist
Episcopal church yesterday afternoon. Rev.
DIR. Whitaker oficiated. The pail bearers
were Commander w. 5. Dunn, William n.
Welch, John G. Dimmock and ID. Y. Harris.
The interment took place at Evergreen Gem
afa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Won caprIvI's AppoIntm snt.

BERLIN, March 26.-It Is stated that Cen
eral Won Caprivi is only temporary Prussan
foreign minister. The Chronicle says that
Heir Won Alvensben has been appointed
imperial foreign secretary.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Real Estnre Transfers.

The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try Of Deeds:
Cape NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goth ct ais. to VIII
liam j. CrlDby. s571.44.
comb.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-27
Veteran Gone.

ST. JoHNsBURY, Vt, March 26.--The
Danville North Star, A. b. Hoyt publisher,
has suspended publication. 1t was founded
in 1906 by Ebenezer Eaton and was the
second Oldest paper in Vermont. 1t was
once one of the leading journals of this
section,