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The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Stories from Dakota Denied.

CHICAGO, january 29.-A Special % the
Herald from Huron, 5. d., says; "Numer-
Gus kilograms from the east are being recely-
ed here, inquiring about the destitution
sages are the result Of the publication Of
stories that hundreds Of people In this viein-
ity are without food or fuel, and are on the
verge of insanity in their homes on the
prairles. Carriers and messages were sent
to all parts Of Beadle county yesterday to as
certain the exact condition Of affairs, and
nearly every township was heard from last
night. Not case Of suffering Is reported.
All have coal and fuel. The county has an
immense quantity of coal ready for delivery
when called for, and the Dorcas Society Re
lief Corps aud similar organizations have
clothing on hand and more coming. Every.
thing possible Is being TO keep the settler,
who lost crops by drOuth from want, and a'
soon as their needs are made known they are
s1DDlied" !"
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
BoWDofN MEN DINE.
Reunion Of Alumni of Boston and
Vicinity Last Night.

Boston, January 29.-The 22d annual
meeting of the association of Bowdoin
Alumni of Boston and vicinity was held at
Young's Hotel this evening. The attend
ance was large. Among those present was
Rev. t. l.. Stone of Bolton, who graduated
from Bowdoin in 1920. and is now 80 years
old. The business meeting elected these Of
fcers:
President-Hon. W. w. Rice, '46, Worcester.
Vice tresident-C. U. Bell, '63, Lawrence.
Secretary-A. I. Parker, '76, Boston.
Assistant Secretary-E Curds 'S2. Boston.
Executive Commrttee-Augustine Jones, Provi-
dence; +. A. Hal, Cambridge; Henry Stone, G..
NJ. Whitaker and w. F. Reed, Roston; f. W.
Wright, Salem; w. ID. Northend, Winchester.
President Rice presided at the banquet
Hyde of BowdCin, Rev. Mr. Stone, DR.. Cy-
rus Hamlin, Senator Charles Haggerty, Au-
gustine Jones and Col Halbot.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
A CANADIAN RAILWAY SCHEME.
THE STATE.
KENNEBEC COUNTY

Young Beals convicted of tile murder of
his father who has just been refused a new
trial by the law court still protests his in
nocence, but thinks he will not live to prove
it, de thinks he has consu nption and heart
trouble.
PENoBSCoT COUNTY.
1t is singular fact that cousin of George
Richie, the young man who was mistaken
for deer the other day and shot dead, lost
his life in the same manner.
The Dexter Eastern State offers prize of
S. for the best written sketch of maine and
Her Influence and Position in the Sister
hood of States" not to exceed one thousand
words in length, which shall be prepared as
a class exercise by scholar in any school in
Maine and forwarded by March 1st next.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The American Express Company proposes
TO open new office at MOnson the first Of
February. The town has become an i'm
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Roston,s Missing clnzen.

Boston, January 29.-Mr. M. l.. p. Hurd,
cashier Of the Cunard steamship Company.
who has been missing from home since last
Friday noon, when he left the office on STATE
street to 90 and get some lunch, has Deen ia
i'll health for some time, and II Is feared thaI
he may have started for the office IN last
Boston and been attacked with vertigo, from TOM
which he has been sufferer, ana IalIeia
overheard. The books have been exaiilneVt :
and found TO be all right Mr. nuIu - ao1us ~
IA wear, old and OF striking appearance, be-
ing six feet In height and weighing nv
no1nds He has wife, out no children.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
RAILWAY MATTERS.
BOSTON a. MAINE.

AS result of the recent expansion of the
business of the Boston & Maine by leasing
other roads and the natural growth of the
great system now controlled, the manage
ment found it required more room for its up
town agency in Boston. This was obtained
by a lease of the Office at the corner of
Washington and State streets. which ad-
Joined its old Office at 21S Washington street.
The two offices have been united, and the
road, by the improvement made, has ac-
quired one of the best locations in the city
for this branch of its traffic. In this connec-
tion we give a few figures showing the
growth of the Boston 6 Maine Railroad dur
ing the past eight years:
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Called Quito Be shot.

LONDON, o., January 29.-Wil liam Wood
house, aged 60, a farmer, was called to his
door last night by Kinney Graham, who was
intoxicated, When Woodhouse appeared
Graham pulled arevolver and fred four shot;
at him. Two took effect. Mrs. Woodhouse,
an old lady. rushed to the scene, and Graham
fired at her, the ball taking effect in Tho
right thigh. Both are dangerously wounded
II was the result Of an old grudge. Graham
has been arrested,
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Weather Observations.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Janu-
ary 90. taken at 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, 44o, S, cloudy; New York. 460, SW
partly cloudy; PHILADELPHIA, 44o, Sc, cloudy
Washington. 5o0, SW. rain; 900 Albany any
rain; Cleveland, 3S0, SW, rain
Detroit. s6o, S, cloud; Chicago, 42', w
cloudless; st. Paul, 24o, S, cloudy; Du
luth, $40, NE, cloudy; st. Vincent, -4o
S, cloudless; Bismarck. 26o, E. partly
cloudy; Jacksonville. 62o, Sc, cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Contagious Diseases.

Cases of contagious diseases were reported
to the State Board of Health for the week
ending Saturday, January %. as follows:
Observation-Disclosures, 2.
Scarlet iever-Bangor, 2; Dennysylle, /; Ken.
nebunkport, z; Mt. Vernon, l ; Portland, 2
Presque Isle, 2; Temple, 2.
Typhoid feyer-Deer Isle, Odtqwn, 3; Port.
land, ! Presque Isle Il,
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Approaching the End.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 29.--It now
seems probable that the great show blockade
on the Serras will soon be over. The big
rotary plow has been dug out from the snow
in the Cascade Canon and has done splendid
work since the track is now clear as far as
the plow car clear it, The snow it has been
passing through is nearly as hard as ice and
averaged 20 feet deep. The railroad officials
state that the only obstruction now is the
hard trampled snow and ice which covers the
rails for considerable distance. This must
be removed by picks and shovels. The off,
cials think the blockaded ktrains will reach
here today. They have two weeks mail.
High water has gone down all over the state
and washouts and slides are all repaired.
Great damage has been done to roads and
bridges. The blockade on the California and
Oregon railroad still continues and there is
little prospect of breaking it for we,k yet.
There is no communication north except by
steamer. United States revenue cutter Rush
took large amount of mail to Portland, Ore
gon, last evening, the regular line of steam
ers refusing the compensation offered by the
Cnvarnmant
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Year ending
Semi. 81. 1881

The figures for the last year show vast
improvement from the early days of the Bos
ton & Maine railroad which owes its begin
ming to the people of Andover, who, in 1888,
petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for
authority to construct railroad from near
their South Parish meeting house to the
Boston &c Lowell Railroad in Wilmington.
The Andover and Wilmington Railroad re-
ceived charter In 1885, and took over three
years to build its eight miles Of track, which
was opened In 1885, 1t was calculated that
the new line would inherit the business of
the Andover, Haverhill & Derry stages,
amounting annually to 1851 passengers and
500 tons of freight conveyed in baggage
wagons through Andover to Boston, the re-
ceipts from these sources aggregating $685.
160.75. Deducting 1854 "a to be paid to the
Boston & Lowell for toll, $4,000 for interest
on the capital stock of 100000 and 81, ,7OS
for salaries and repairs, the net annual prof
It's OF the road were expected to amount to
$3,55S.41.
CANADIAN RAILWAY SCHEME.
A petition was presented in the House OF
Commons Tuesday by X. C. Carter of To-
ronto and others, praying for an act incor-
porating "The Thousand Islands Bridge and
Railway Company" The projectors pro.
pose to construct a bridge over the st. Law
renee from some point near Brockville, and
the Grand Trunk and the Canada Pacific
Railways In Canada and some railway in
New York State. Their idea is to make a
tawa and other Ontario cities and Boston,
New York and chief points in the Eastern
States. The scheme is of great Importance
TO the Canadian lumber trade. The financial
backing OF the company Is very strong and
there is no doubt of its securing the act asked
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
The Dearborn NAV se All Right.

Fowler, secretary of the California Insur-
ance Company, was here yesterday and says
the report of the loss of the Douglas Dear
born, owned by Arthur Sewall of Bath, Me-,
is unauthentic. Mr.. Fowler has seen the
captain of the steamer Dolphin, the reported
having seen any wreck and tugs from here
have searched the coast without success.
The general belief here is that the Dearborn
is all right, as there has been no bad weather
on the coast since December /.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Foreign Notes.

Advices from Mozambique state that the
Portuguese are acquiring as much territory
as possible pending a delimitation of the
river.
Her Majesty's theatre, London, has been
closed. Four hundred persons are thrown
out Of employment by the closing of the
house.
firm of cotton spinners, have just failed fol-
several million roubles.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
obituary.
Charles A. Sitema an.

city, died yesterday. He was native of
Nova Scotia, but had lived in this city for
number Of years. He was a pasterer by
trade and was member of the fire depart
ment for seven years. being attached to
Washington Hook and Ladder Company
When the change in quarters of the Hayes
truck was made on the completion of the
Central fire station, the t2mpany including
Mr.. Siteman all resigned.
Capt. L. S.. MccIintock.
Capt L. S. McClintock of Boothbay Har-
Dor died at his home Monday afternoon. He
had been failing for sometime, although no
one thought the end so near He was re-
tired sea captain, having been engaged for
years in the fruit carrying business; he was
the "hero" commander of the schooner
Baracoa, when she was seized by the Spanish
and was to be confscated but he boldly
made sail under pretense of drying the same
and taking advantage Of favorable wind
slipped his anchorage, under the very noses
OF their gunboats, and hosting the old flag
chased by the Spanish gunboats into Amer
ican waters. The schooner was finally par
doned, but had be fallen into their hands he
would doubtless have been condemned and
Shot, He leaves widow and family we'll
provided for. He was about 81 years of age.
Israel r. Bray.
LEWISTON, January GA telegram an
nounces the death this morning, In Free
man, OF Israel r. Bray, the greatest wool
buper in the State and one Of the richest
men In rnral Maine, aged 50 years. BE was
very eccentric. He was worth $3O0,O00 but
dressed plainly and worked as hard as any
OF MS farm laborers to the last. Frequently
he used to carry about with him thousands
OF dollars loose in hand satchel or in his
bralny man, vigorous thinker and speak ker.
He never married. His property goes TO
nephews and nieces in Franklin county
Rev. Geo. r. Tewksbury.
OXFORD, January 29.-Rev George F.
nooL at his residence at Oxford village. Mr.,
IeWKsbury was around town about his
business during the afterno oon. He was 70
years of age.
Timothv 3. BeIcher.
FARMINGToN, January 2s.-Timothy f.
Belcner, cashier of the Sandy River National
Bank OF Pennington, for 80 years, died this
morning, aged about 67. He was the leading
financler Of the town and a highly respected
citizen. he leaves widow and one son who
is assistant cashier of the bank.
Notes.
There lies. dead in Nicholasville, KY, a
man, than whom there is none better known
In Kentucky, Rev. Stephen holland, who
died suddenly Tuesday. He was an evangel-
ist and claimed that he had had divine vista
tions from. Jesus Christ who appeared to
him in bodily form three times. Many mem
bers OF us church, the Methodist South, so
revered him to the last that to doubt his
story was impiety.
DR. William Withey Gull, physician in
ordinary to the Prince of Wales, died yes
terday.
Chester S. Lyman, professor Of astronomy
in the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale Col
lege. died last night, aged "a. His connec.
tion with Yale dates from 1858.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30

The two gunboats which have lust been
awarded to the Bath Iron Works are dupIi-
cate craft of the following diner sions
length on water line, 1870 feet; beam, 80 feet ;
depth 1S feet ,, Il Ss Ss tia tnsihes or about 1000
triple expansion engine with cylinders Of
i5a, 22l and 50 inches with "a inch stroke.
These machines are to develop 1900 indicated
horse power. They will each have two
boilers Of the gunboat type. 8 feet inches
in diameter and 10 re- feet ioa inches long, built
will have two masts. rigged fore and aft.
They are to be completed In two years from
the Signing of the contract.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Local Weather Report.

Mean daily ~ o Max vel. wind -. ..... 18
Maximum ther. 80. .43.4 Total precip.. ........ o
Minimum ther. r.....11.2
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
MAIN e.
The Valuation Commission.

AUGUSTA, January 29.-Mr. Edward
Plummer of Lisbon Falls was before the
Valuation Commission Tuesday. He owns
10000 acres of land In Oxford county, the
two townships known as Riley Plantation
and Andover North Surplus. Parker Spot
ford of Bucksport appeared in the interest
of township in Penobscot cobnty, known
as Long A. Cornelius Sullivan of Whitney
vile, of the firm of Hallway, Sullivan & Co.,
of Machias, was given hearing in the af-
ternoon on two townships in Washing coun-
ty. Hearings will be given to the assessors
of towns, beginning some time next week
The assessors of each town will be notified
of the date on which they they may be heard
before the commission. The counties of
Kennebec, Lincoln and Sagadahoc will be
oiuan tho first hparinUc
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
schooner umbria missing.

HALIFAX, January 29.-Great uneasiness
schooner Umbria, Captain Kerr, which
sailed from Boston a month ago for st.
Pierre, Miquelon, and has not since been
heard of.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
THE OFFICER FELL FROM THE BRIDGE.
Exciting Incidents In the Voyage OF
the Allan Liner Circassian.
Cutting Through Ice Fields After
Battling With the Storm.
PoIynesian Sails for Portland After
Sticking in Halifax Mud.
Especial to the Press

~
HALIFAX, January 29.--This morning at
six o'clock the steamer Polynesian Of the
Allan line, which arrived from Liverpool
yesterday. ran in the mud on the Dartmouth
side, near the ferry slip The steamer, while
backing from the long wharf, was taken over
to the Dartmouth side to effect turn. The
result was that she went broadsid into the
mud, where she remained fixture. Pilot
JamesConway and the captain Of the steamer
were on the bridge at the time the vessel
struck. The steamer was got off about two
o'clock undamaged and sailed for Portland
Immediately
The Allan liner Circassian, Capt. Barrett.
came in this morning from Liverpool via st.
JcAas She met the recent & aies on the At
lantic. The weather was the worst her off,
GERS ever experienced, and at times the men
gale on the 11th carried away the ventilators
and number four boat was badly smashed.
Chief Officer Easterway was on the bridge
when the rails were carried away and was
thrown to the deck below, with the rails on
him; which kept him from being washed
soon resumed work. The weather continued
boisterous until the 10th and then before
night, another great southwest gale, with
heavy seas began; At 7 p. m: the wind
worst weather of the trip was experienced,
regular hurricane blowing. On the 10th, at
$50 a. M, the steamer encountered
field of ice, which extended all the
way to st. Johns, where she arrived January
21st at a. m. The ice packed in the harbor
that night and every day from Tuesday to
Sunday, the steamer went to the entrance of
the harbor to keep the channel open. Other
wise she would not have been out of there
yet. The ice cleared away Saturday night
and the steamer left Sunday at 10 a. M, but,
owing to ice, she was obliged to remain out
side until Monday at 4 a. m, when she pro-
ceeded through field of ice almost to Cape
Race. She met ice again 30 miles from
Scattarie which continued until she was off
that place, the ice, however, being very soft.
The weather was very cold last evening and
the spray froze as fast as 1t dashed on the
vessel, she being badly iced up. She has a
number of passengers on board who were to
the the Caspian, which could not get into that
port owing to ice.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
floods on the Rhine.

BERLIN, January 29.-Heavy floods pre-
vail along the Rhine. A bridge of boats at
Dusseldorf was broken by the rushing water
and sections carried away.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
THE w EAThER.
Rain

Rain.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPT, !
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
January 20, 1890, 8 p. m.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
or for New England till 8 pm. today:
Increasing cloudness and rain, westerly
winds and slightly colder warmer.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30

NOTICE rs HE REBY GIVEN that the
IN subscriber has been duly appointed and
taken upon himself the trust Of Administrator
of the estate Of
AL0NZ0 A. DAVIS, late of Portland,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased, are re
quired to exhibit the same; and all persons in
debted to said estate are called upon to make
payment to
HERBERT G. BRIGGS, Administrator.
Portland, January IA, 1890.
jan24d1awFri2wx s
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
80
SAGADAHoC COUNTY

portant one for the business of the company
and VIII De aaasa o,raady ~ ane great number
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Bee Keepers in Session.

WALDoBoRo, January 29.-The tenth an
nual session of the MaineBee Keepers Asso-
citation, met at Waldoboro today. A quorum
not being present an informal meeting was
held. The president of the association, Rev.
M. C. Herring of Brunswick, presented a
paper on bee keeping for ministers.
l.. f. Abbott of Lewiston gave paper on
honey production. A paper was read from
f. o. Auditor Of Dexter on how to make the
most of bee-keeping. Rev. Mr.. Herring gave
talk upon the bee hive and its economic
arrangement in honey production.
Steve Travers Gets Three Years.
SAco, January 29.-In the Supreme
Court this afternoon Stephen Travers, for
assault on an officer was sentenced to three
years in the State prison. He has served a
two years sentence before for similar
offense
Cutting Ice at Rockport.
CAMDEN, January 29.-The Rockport Ice
Company began cutting ice today, twelve
inches thick. This is a week earlier than
last year, but the ice is thin for the time OF
year. The old crop has been sold.
Sentenced at Saco.
SAco, January 29.-Judge Emery, of the
Supreme Court. sentenced Charles II. Mel
vile OF Limerick, and Peter Feeley of Bid
deford, each two years in State prison fol
| larceny
medbury Found Guilty.
LEWISTON, January 29.-George r. Med
bury, the former superintendent of the Lew.
| iston poor farm, was found guilty of larceny
by the jury in the Supreme Court today.
Sanford rail- cutted.
SANFORD, January 29.-The mixing mill
of Mill C. of the Sanford Mills Company was
completely gutted by fire this afternoon Mt
o'clock. The fire caught from picker Loss
about S2500; no insurance,
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
Brazilian Sailors IExecuted.

the steamer La Place, from Rio de Janeiro,
reports that 40 sailors, who, while intoxi-
Gated, had shouted in the streets "Long live
the Emperor" were executed secretly in
prison at Rio
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
News from Peters

ZANZIBAR, January ga number of
French priests have arrived at Malindi who
state that they recently met DIR. Peters, the
German explorer, concerning whose death
many conflicting reports have been received
at Koki. He was in good health. The con-
dition of Emin Pasha is greatly improved.
Lieutenant Bouchert, leader Of the second
division of DR.. Peters expedition, has
reached Mount Kenia.
Cretan Affairs.
LONDON. January 29.-Advices from Crete
state that high Cretan and Moslem person.
ages have sent memorial to the Porte con-
graduating it upon the measures already
taken to restore order there, and expressing
the hope that continued action will be taken
to assure the future of the island.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30

FARMINGToN, January 2s.--Timothy f..
Belcher, cashier of the Sandy River National
Bank OF Pennington, for 80 years, died this
morning, aged about 67. He was the leading
fnancier Of the town and highly respected
citizen. He leaves widow and one son who
Is assistant cashier of the bank.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30

The motion was not open to discussion. Mr..
Crisp protested against Mr.. Payson's re-
cognitiOn. For some time there were ap-
pearances Of a return Of the excitement
which had occurred earlier In the day. Mr..
Crisp exclaimed that it was unfair and un-
to his fellow members and appealed to the
Chair on his fairness as a man and as
Speaker to give the Democrats an opportuni-
ty to reply to the argument which the
Speaker had seen proper to make.
Mr.. Butterworth Of Ohio, said: hope
the gentleman from Illinois will withdraw
his motion to Law ON the table. This is an
important question and the gentlemen on
the other side have the right to be heard"
loud applause on the Democratic side.I
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-22

inco with small fortune earned In
tho business OF street sprinkhng
In New York. Last week he met young
man of attractive and pleasant address on
the fishing pier who soon succeeded, In
very clever and informal way, in engaging
the old man In conversation.
The young acquaintance was OF short
stature and stocky build aud sandy COM
plexion. He introduced himself as son
OF the senior member Of the firm of Park q
Tilford. lie was well dressed and good
talker, and soon he and Mr.. See were ON
narrated what he claimed to be portion
of his history, In which he so Interested
his aged listener that tho old man gave him
a short account of himself.
This intimacy continued for some days,
until last Saturday MIR. See was induced to
60 10 house on one of the avenues. when
he was introduced to second swindlcr,
and induced to take part in game which
he describes as somewhat similar TO faro.
He became very much Interested In the
game, and was informed after he had taken
hand that be had won forty dollars. This
so elated him that he determined TO play
moro heavily.
Monday morning, in company with his
pseudo-acquaintance Of the pier. the old
man went 10 New York to procure money
for further play. He parted with his com
panion In the metropolis, the latter pre-
tending to go TO see some wealthy relatives
in order 10 procure money for himself.
Mr.. See drew 5000 from his account at
the Irving National bank, after which he
met his companion and returned with him
to Asbury Park He was again taken to
the house, the whereabouts of which he Is
unable 10 place, where play was resumed
and where he speedily dropped his entire
sum of 5000. He made vigorous kick
for the return Of his money. but was cas-,
adrift by the sharpers.
Tho particulars of the outrage wero tele'
graphed TO Inspector Byrnes, of New York
and To the chief of police of Philadelphia
by tho local authorities, in whose hands tht
matter has been placed