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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-04
GENERAL NEWS.

Hon. Seth Low was installed as president
Of Columbia College, New York, yesterday.
Dr. Bokai. professor at Klausenbenberg
cred an absolutely certain antiseptic remedy
for hydrophobia.
The Rockingham house, Portsmouth, ".
H., had its flags flying on Sunday, the I'd
inst, the fourth anniversary Of the recon-
structed house.
The owners Of the Gloucester schooner
Alice MI. Strople have given her up
as lost with her crew Of IA men. She is sup
on the Grand Banks.
Frank G. Bancroft, president of the New
England base ball league, has peremptorily
resigned on account of the sale of the Wor-
cester franchise which he characterizes as q
most stupendous piece Of base ball ehcan-
cry.
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THE STATE.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,

The funeral services of the late Timothy
+. Belcher, Esq, occurred at the residence Of
the deceased on High street, Pennington,
Sunday afternoon. A special train from
Phillips brought down President n. b. Beal
of the Phillips National Bank. Hon. Samuel
Farmer Of Phillips, Hon, 2. III. Stubbs Of
Strong, and many others. Rev. G. G. .Vinal
of Kennebunk and Rev. Hugh Elder of
Pennington officiated.
The funeral of the late Israel r. Bray
took place at Freeman at 10 a. m. Saturday
There was large attendance, many who
were not relatives coming from distant
towns. The body. of the deceased was re-
moved from the old house where he died, to
the partially finished new one, where the
services took place. Rev. Mr.. Tedman OF
Phillips preached from James iv IA, an able
discourse, after which he gave short ac-
count of the life. and characteristics OF Mr.
which was very interesting. The Kingfeld
choir furnished excellent music for the 0cca-
sion.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Winthrop Mills Company has declared
three per cent dividend.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
An infant, only few days old, was found
floating in an express box near the Maine
Central railroad coal pier in Bath, Monday.
II was frozen into the box, in which there
were three bricks
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. George B. Titus of Saco, on Sunday
announced to his congregation his decision
to decline his recent call to Great Falls, N.
Il.
Rev. w. B. Flanders. pastor Of the Chris
tian church Of York, will close his labors
there on the first of March.
YORK COUNTY.
The fact has just transpired that franklin
Titcomb, prominent farmer Of Kennebunk.
rohhad nf GQS00 q Ghnrt time The
story is as follows: One day stranger
came to Mr.. Titcomb, representing himself
as a member of a well known firm In Boston
He said he was deSlrous Of purchasing the
Ivory Smith farm. which he intended e
| and family, but found that he was $3.50
| short, owing to failure Of checks to reach
| him from Boston. He said that ne musl
| purchase the property at once, or mort
gage would be foreclosed and a. ne should lose lose
| bonus If he would advance the money ior q
| few days. taking a deed of the farm as Sc
| curity. Though a shrewd business man
| Titcomb agreed to this. Harnessing MS
| horse, he, with the stranger, drove six miles
| to the Ocean National Bank, where he con
verted bonds into cash and started Tor nome
| While passing through piece OF woods the
team was suddenly halted by a masked man
| who demanded Money or life. The stran
ger was apparently much terrified, immedi-
ately giving more than $1,000, and Mr.. Tit
| comm giving S2500 or more. The highway.
man Immediately disappeared, Titcomb ant
the stranger driving along. The latter soor
made an excuse to return, and has not beer
seen since. The description of the two mer
tallies exactly with that of the scoundre
who robbed Farmer Ordway at Concord, N
H., last summer.
Coroner Hall Of South Berwick has i'm
panelled q jury to investigate the recen
death Of French woman In that town, |
Is suspected that the death was due to
criminal operation,
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DEPARTMENT OF MAINE.
Augusta, 1890"

the back, G. A. r. badge in gilt design.
The hall is very tastily decorated. Red,
white and blue streamers depend from the
crown of the ceiling to the galleries, and all
around the gallery fronts are corps badges.
Upon the gallery at the rear of the hall is a
mammoth portrait of the late Gen. John A.
Logan Inc nnd ana are
tables are In place for the spread and 500
plates will be laid.
j. III. Manley, Esq, will be unable to
speak at the banquet as he will be absent to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Coppinger. Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin has been selected to re-
spond in his stead to the toast, "The State
OF Maine."
General Alger and wife. Commander Drew
and wife, together with Governor Burleigh
and wife and Major o. E. Michaelis, drove
to the Soldiers Home at Togus this noon
and lunched, coming back about o'clock.
The council of administration met in the
forenoon to hear the annual reports. The
following are the principal reports which
were read and referred:
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Both Legs Broken.

BIDDEFoRD, February 3.-William Sea
bury Of Saco met with painful accident
this morning which came very near proving
fatal. Mr.. Seabury was hauling logs for J.
G. Deering & Son from lot on the Ross
road, about three miles from the city. While
loading this morning, one on the extreme
top rolled off, striking him in the stomach
and throwing him to the ground Both legs
were broken, one above the knee and the
other Just below the knee.
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PROTECTING THE DEPosIToRs.
Developments In the Affairs Of
Cotham's Troubled Banks.

NEW YORK, February 3.-Examiner Hep
burn stated this afternoon that the three
certified checks issued by the Equitable
Bank amount to $15O,OOO. They were held
by the Sixth National and payment would
be demanded. He also said check had
been received from President Tappan for
$2s0,0O0. which made good the deficiency for
$279, ,324.74. This will pay all depositors and
bring the stock up to par.
A large crowd gathered in front Of the
I.ennox Hill Bank this morning in answer to
its notice for meeting Of depositors at the
bank building. Mr.. Goodheart, the lawyer
of the bank, stated that no meeting could be
held In The bank, but assured them that ar
rangements had been made by which all
claims Of depositors will be met. dollar for
dollar The three hundred depositors held a
meeting and elected officers and committee
Of nine to act with the president and ,secre-
tary to consult counsel and protect deposit
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Tho Ballot Box Forgery.

WASHINGTON. February 3.-Before the
Ohio ballot box forgery today, Representa-
tive j. r. Whiting Of Michigan, denied the
genuineness Of his signature TO the ballot
box contract. He said that Walters had
served him faithfully and he had confidence
in him.
Gov. James L. Campbell of Ohio, declared
that he had never seen the forged paper be-
fore and never signed it, He never signed
his neme as it appeared on the paper. AT
ter he heard Woods statement that he had
letter signed j. Z. O.. he made up his mind
that Wood had used the initials and filled In
the name in making the forgery. He said
he was never interested in ballot boxes, and
introduced the ballot box bill at the request
of II. G. Campbell.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow
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SECRETARY uPsHUR's DEATH.
'he Present Calamity Recalls the
Accident of 46 Years Ago.

The fatality at Washington will recall to
many the disaster that befell former Sec
retary of the Navy 46 years ago. On that
date, February 2S, 1874. Hon. Abel P. Upshur
was killed by the bursting of a gun on board
the United States steamer Princeton. He
had been appointed Secretary Of the Navy
in President Tyler's Cabinet three years be-
fore, but in 1S43 was transferred to the head
of the State Department. On board the
Princeton at the time of the explosion. be-
sides Secretary Upshur, were President "
Ter, Secretary of the Navy Glmer. Secretary
of War Wilkins, Hon; Thomas H. Benton,
Virgil Maxcy. Capt Kennon, Messrs. Gard.
General Tyson and number Of ladies. The
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big gun had twice been successfully fired and
the third trial was ordered. The company
left the dinner table for the deck, but Presi-
wait few minutes to listen to favorlte
song, and that delay probably saved his life.
The gun was fired and exploded, splitting it's
massive breech into two parts. One
part killed Mr.. Upshur, Mr. Gilmer, Mr..
Maxcy, Capt. X. Bennon and Mr.. Gardner,
while the other swept away a portion of the
bulwarks and went into the water. Seven
teen of the crew were hurt The accident
shocked the whole country. The President
sent special message to Congress the next
ness in Washington was suspended.
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Net gains for year, posts and 61 members
There are remaining on the suspended list
866. and 265 comrades have been dropped
from the rolls during the year; 127 comrades
have died. The suspended list is a source of
great trouble and annoyance. Comrades
who, from sickness or good reason can not
pay their dues, should have them remitted; !;
those who can pay, but don't, should be so
approached that they will pay. and those
should be dropped.
A recapitulation of the order In the state
shows: 70 posts make net gain of 451; 72
posts make net loss of 800; total net gain
for year, 81; Is posts have same number as a
year ago, only three of which have had no
change. The largest net gain for the year
was by Post 10, of Augusta, 27 members !;
largest net loss was by Post 63, Camden, 30
members.
The following shows the number of posts
In each county and membership in good
standing December 81, 1889.
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MURDERER HALL~ Sd.
a Man Answering His uescriptIon
Arrested In Birmingham, Ala.

DOVER, Me-, February 3.-Sheriff Martin
this afternoon received dispatch from
Birmingham. Ala, and that Ed. B. Hall,
murderer of Alexander McKimmie, in this
county, has been arrested and is held there.
Hall has already been identified and if the
right man has been captured, he will be
brought here at once and probably tried at
the term of court, commencing the fourth
Tuesday of this month.
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Words of Sympathy.

branches of the legislature today passed re-
solutions of sympathy for Secretaries Blaine
and Tracy in their recent bereavement
TRENTON, N, j., February 3.-Both houses
Of the legislature tonight adopted joint
resolution extending sympathy to Secretary
Tracy In his bereavement.
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The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Febru-
ary Sd, taken at 8 p. ms. 10Th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state Of the weather:
Boston, 4So, SW, cloudy; New York, 46o,
SW, partly cloudy; Philadelphia, 46o, SW,
cloudy; Washington, 50o, S. cloudy; Albany,
460, NV, cloudy; Buffalo. S3o, w, partly
CLOUDY; Cleveland. 400, NE, cloudy; Detroit,
Paul, 81, r, cloudy; Duluth, 220, NE, clou-
dy; st. Vincent. 14o, Sc, cloudy: Bismarck,
220. 5, cloudy; Jacksonville, 660, E, cloud
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In Favor Of Revision.

CHICAGO, February 3.-The Chicago pres
bytery voted Overwhelmingly today in favor
of some sort of revision Of the confession
of faith.
NEW YORK, February3-The presbytery
today adopted a report favoring revision Of
the confession of faith
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Tho London Times capituIates.

LONDON, February 3.-The trial Of the
suit for libel, brought by Parnell against the
London Times, was to have begun today,
but when the case was called the counsel
announced that the suit had been c0mprom-
ised, the Times paying Parnell $4,000 dam
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The net gains and losses are: Aroostook,
63, Cumberland, 42; Waldo, 81; Lincoln, II;
Hancock, 16; Androscoggin, 8; Kennebec, 4;
Knox, Is; Washington, Il Somerset, S; Pc,
nobscot, Z; Franklin. 7; York, A; Oxford, 1.
Sagedahoc has the same number as year
ago
Seventy-four posts expended $5S9l.S7. an
increase of $1206.82 over last year. The 9TH
er 81 posts do not report any relief furnished.
There were 347 comrades or their families
assisted, and 205 persons not members as
sisted. Thirteen posts report relief fur
nished but do not state to whom given.
the Johnstown sufferers, one Relief Corps
and four comrades $40, making total of
$271.80, which was promptly forwarded and
the adjutant general holds the receipt OF De-
There have been issued during this admins
tration nine general orders, three circular
letters, and 43 special orders, besides other
documents, including blanks for chaplain
and medical director. The correspondence
inquiries by comrades as to whereabouts of
each other, which the adjutant general has
tried to answer.
Report of Inspector Hanson.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. 81, 1890.
y. G. Milliken, asst. Adit. Gent Depart
ment G. a. II.
Comrade-In compliance with the rules
and regulations of the order, / have the
honor to submit my report as Department
Inspector for the year ending Dec. 81, 1889.
The whole number of Posts in the Department
The whole number Of Posts Dec. 81, 1889. l5e
Membership-Numbber Of members last re-
Number Of members Jan i,
lo3O... O..........................936
Galn... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
There having been no inspection of the
| posts during the year am unable to make a
| detailed report as to the condition of the
| several posts: so far as / am able to judge
| from the information obtained by me the
| majority of the Posts are in a prosperous and
healthy condition, while In a few others
| from variety Of causes, distance that com.
rades live from the post room, lack of
material from which to gain new members,
| ETC., the interest In the order Is not what we
would desire to see.
In order that comrades may understand
| the reasons why no inspection was made this
| year, wish briefly to explain At the ses-
! Sion of the National Encampment, held at
| Columbus, Ohio, in 1888, the recommends
| tiop of Inspector General Hedges chan ing
| the time of the annual inspections from
| November and December to April and May
| were adopted.
In the absence of any positive knowledge
In the matter in November and December
1858, the department officers OF tnat yeai
actluR under instructions from Inspector
GENERAL Evans, completed the annual lnspec-
tOnS., With the assurance from him that he
would SO far as he was able, assist the de-
partment So that we might not be under the
expense oi another inspection some six or
seven hundred dollars In so short time.
At the close of the first quarter of the pres.
ent year, 1889, with the assistance of the As
si>tant Adlutant General, from facts de-
rived from the first quarters report, made
out and forwarded to the Inspector General
report covering the five Quarters To tbat
date. Inspector General Evans then recon-.
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THE PRESIDENTS SAD DUTY.
Secretary Tracy Told of the Death of
HIS Wife and Daughter.

WASHINGTON, February 3.--Immediately
after the reading of the journal in the Senate
Mr.. Cameron announced the recent Affections
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LOWELL, Mass, February 3-Thos. Jor;
dan. Tho broke Jail in Auburn, Me-; seVerai
months ago, was arrested here tonight.
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mended to the Commander-in-C Chief that we
be relieved of any further inspection this
year. Commander-in-Chief, William Warner
acting. upon this recommendation, issued
special order to that effect.
This explanation is made that comrades
may understand that the Inspector and AS
sistant Inspector were ready and willing to
have made the inspections, but were pre-
vented from so doing by the peculiar cir.
cumstances related. l am Informed tnat
other departments were similarly situated
and pursued the same course.
wish to return my thanks to the depart
ment. Officers with whom have been as
sociated, and renewing the recommendation
of my predecessor that comrades appointed
as assistant inspectors be required to meet at
one or more places for instruction, am
Yours in F. G. & L.,
LYMAN w. HANSON,
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Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, February 3, 18.
Weather Observations.

Mean daily ther....26.5l Max vel. wind. ... / 5
Maximum ther. Al. 3 Total precip. .O9
Minimum ther.....22.3
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THE w EAThER.
Fair.

Fair.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR Dept,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
- February 3, 1890, p. N.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er for New England till pm. today:
Fair weather, westerly winds, stationary
temperature; except colder in the northern
portions of Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine.
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Ruildara, Excnange.

There will be meeting of tho Builders
Exchange at their rooms this evening" "'
O'Clock.
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The Pension List.
''0'o ORIGINAL.

WASHINGTON, February 5.-Pen'lonS
have been granted to the following Maine
people; -
Decatur MeGaslin, Castine.
Fred i. Mcdonald, Fort Fairfield.
INCREASE.
Asa f. Day, National Military Home.
Stephen Andrews, Goodwin's Mills.
Phflander u. Hubbard, Bradford.
Orlando HerTiek, Belfast.
Thomas NJ. Butler, Foxcr0ft.
JAS. K. Chamberlain, Chebeagus Island
Joseph W. Cummings. Albany.
Alfred q. Foster, Gardiner.
Geo. w. Hi tou, Fort Fairfield.
Samuel Daggett, Presque ise.
Nelson NJ. ku sse,l, norway
Jas. ii. Smith. Brunswiek.
Alice. mother Of John n Harding Lewiston.
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Mormons cannot Vote.

WASHINGTON, February 8.-The supreme
Court OF the Uuited States today rendered.
an opinion affirming the constitutionality o.
the Edmunds- fucker Idaho test cath, intend
ed to prevent MOTmOns from voting
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sympathy for tho slalnes.

WASHINGTON, February 3.-Tfe lnterna,
tional American Conference today adopted
resolutions rendering sincere coincidence 70
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine for the great misIor-
tune suffered In the death OF Mrs. Coppin-
ger.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

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SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head Of ADJUSTMENTS" and AUCTION
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
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Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
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sertion. and 80 cents per square for each subse-
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TERMS. Six Dollars a Year, or fifty cents a
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Monthly weather Ro port.

Mr.. n d. Lane, of the Signal Service fur
nishes the following summary of meteoro-
logical observations at the Portland station
In the month of January:
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Adyutant Generals Report.

Adjutant General Milliken reports that
January 1st, 1889, there were 152 posts in
good standing in the department During
the year four posts have been organized
George Campbell Post, No. 154, Limestone,
mustered February Goth, by Comrade 81. o.
Perry; S. w. Stratton Post, No. 155. Wash
burn, mustered March 10th. by Comrade d.
A. Snowman: w. L. Parker Post, No 156,
Dedham. mustered Marcn 14th, by c. M. o.,
c. f. Jones: Harvey Giles Post, No. 157,
Boothbay, mustered May 7tb, by the same.
Mem
Posts. bers.
Number in good standing Jan. ], 's9.152 s,3oS
Gained during the year,
BY mustef-in. ........... A 54l
by transfer. ........ss.....s........ 100
By reinstatement ent................ 313
156 1O,32O
Losses during the year.
BY death. ............ 1877
By honorable discharge .38
By transfer. ............. 1877
BY suspension......... 6S3
BY disbandment. IL
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LYMAN w. HANSON.
DEPARTMENT InSnectnl

Assistant Quartermaster Generals
Report.
From the report of Assistant Quarter
master General Beal the following figures
are taken:
receipts. ...........,.,........S6,98 ,9843l
lsAPCuuituitS S4,SI6Sb
Cash on hand Dec. 81, 1888. ............. 2,0e9 20
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CONCLUDED on THE FOURTH PAeE.l
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WE MEAN BUSINESS

The rush last week shows that the
people are taking advantage of the
sacrifices we are making in white
goods and all other summer goods.
The good work will continue all this
month. The earlier you come the
better selections you will get. Rem
ember that we are closing out at cost,
and below cost, our entire stock OF
summer goods, including
White goods Of all kinds,
Embroderies,
FlOuncings,
Drapery netting.
Laces, all styles
Challies, cheapest to finest,
Ribbons, complete stock pretty
colOrs,
Figured cotton and linen lawns
and all other goods suitable to this
season. We mean business and will dc
just as we promise.
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