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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30
Maine Collectors Nominated.

WASHINGTON, July 29-%he President to-
day sent to the Senate the following nomlna-
tlons for collectors of customs George A.
Curran, district Of Passamaquoddy, Maine
Parker G. Wiggin, district of Kenneburk,
Maine; George w. Currier, district Of York,
Maine.
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TAN MAKERS WANTED-Address III.
" c. BANTER BRO. brunswick, Me. 24-I
MISCELLANEOUS.

Ill prosecuting claims for pensions, bo1nties,
etc. The Dependent Pension Bill has finally
passed, and we are ready to take theWclaims Of
parents, soldiers and sailors and their idoWs and
minor children. Fee only $40 after claims are
obtained ONCE. corner Exchange and Congress
streets Davis Building, Portland, Maine O. X.
HARMON, Z. II. HOSMER. ie24d&Wtf
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WeatHef UbSefvatIon9.
The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday. July
10Th. 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, 70'. E. cloudy; New York, 74o. S.
cloudy; Philadelphia, TAO, SW, CLOUDY :
Washington, 74o, SW, cloudless; Albany
760, S, cloudy; Buffalo, 76o, SW, cloudiess
Cleveland. S00, Sc. cloudless; Detroit. SO0,'
;, s;,ao cloudlesI; u Chicago; S60, SW. partly
S00. W, cloudy; ST. Vincent, 76o, NE, partly
cloudy; Bismarck, $40, Sc, cloudy; Jackson
vile, 800, E, cloudy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30
BASE BALL.
The Players League.


The following games were played in the
Players League yesterday:
AT CHICAGO.
Chicagos... ........7 o 0 o o l O. 8
Brooklyns. o o o 0 O. 3
Base hits -Chcagos, Z; Brooklyns, 8. Errors
Chicagos, p Brooklyns, T. Batter ies-Baldwin
and Farrell; Sowders and DAILY
AT BUFFALO.
Philadelphias.. 20 o OF o x 0
Buifalos.... ........1 0 o o 0 O. 3
Base Philadelphias, 10; Buffalos, g.
Errors -Philadelphias, g.; Buffalos, A. Batteries
Buflnton and Mulgan; Keefe and Mack,
AT CLEVELAND.
Clevelands.... o 3 3 L LII
Bostons... .........5 o o o o O. 6
Base ehits-Cleyelands, 81 Bostons,8. Errors
Cleveands, A; Bostons, 4. Batteries-Gruber
and Sufclife; Kilroy, Madden, Murphy and
SWEET.
PLAYERS LEAGUE STANDING.
The following is the standing of the clubs
in the Players League:
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Washington Notes.

Congress has passed a resolve granting
$4,000 to Israel Kimball In satisfaction OF
his claim growing out of the use under the
direction of the government of steel die
for cancelling revenue stamps. This die has
saved the government millions of dollars, it
being impossible to again use the stamps
which it has marked. Before its use, stamps
were 1raudulently used more than once, the
cancellation marks being erased. Mr.. Kim
ball is native of Wells, Me-
Commodore William T.. McCann has been
appointed an acting Rear Admiral and or
der ed to hoist his flag on board the Pensaeo-
la on August 4. He will sail soon after for
the South Atlantic station. which he is to
command. The squadron in these waters
will consist of the Pensacola, the Tallapoosa
the Enterprise and the Essex.
The following Maine patents nave Oeen
granted: Hannah +. Rogers, Portland, a0-
ton, dress skirt chart; Charles >, Higgins,
Hallowell, tubular lantern; Charles >. Don,
mel, Webster, combined burglar alarm ana
door fastener; Ellery Andrews, kennebunk,
two patents, textile fabric ana trunk.
A post office has been re-established at
Middle Dam, Ok ord county, Maine, with
Rose Farrar as pOstmistress.
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Republicans In Caucus.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The Republican
senatorial caucus last night was attended by
about 80 memters., Senator Sherman pre-
sided, and was made the official medium Of
communication to the press. His statement
was that the caucus had determined to fix
the hour of meeting Of the Senate after to-
day, and until further orders at 10 o'clock,
and continue the sessions ms long s possible
tariff bill alone to be considered for several
days, and then displaced, for time at least,
by the river and harbor bill.
From Senators 1t was learned that the OBJ
iect of this policy is to endeayor to force the
Democrats to show their purpose toward the
bill, whether or not it Is TO be one Of delay.
According to all reports, the election bill
as prepared by the committee on privileges
and elections, was discussed only incidental
ly. Messrs. Hoar and Spooner. 1t is said,
speaking of the necessity OF taking action
on that subject, but nothing was done. IN
all that was said by Senators there was no
announcement by any of them, whether or
not they would support the bill In the Sem
ate. Upon the subject of the proposed rule
to limit debate, the general expression of
opinion is said to have been that as yet the
Democrats have manifested no purpose to
filibuster, and the necessity for the enforce
ment Of such rule has not yet arisen.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Pensions have
Dttu BIduItu W luo lOlOWlnh Mdtuc pcOpit :
INCREASE.
Daniel ID. Sprague, Millbrldge.
Daniel Perkins, East Machias.
Henry w. Casey, Bangor.
Charles Il. Knight, NOrthp0rt.
Charles w. Whitney, HOulton.
William ii. Kimball, Burnham.
Charles Inman, North Lee.
Charles e. Cole, Cornish.
James Redman, Augusta.
John @. Foss, Halldae.
Benjamin Caryille, SOlon.
Joseph O. Ware, ROckport.
John Griffin, Millbridge.
A. b. Andrews. Gardiner.
Seth B. Dudley, Buckheld.
John A. Campbell, Plymouth.
Calvin Hutchinson, North Hancock
Owen TObln, Bangor.
Emery G.. Pendleton, Belfast.
Andrew j. Weymouth, MedfOrd Centre.
Henry Randall, Fort Fairfield
Isaiah O. Deane, Hampden Corner
christopher Q. Gorhdm. North Greene.
Joseph Mcintyre, New Harbor.
Minors of David Emerson, DAnariSeotta
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For s ale.

Steamer "LiIIie" carrJ ing capacity OF
tons. Engines ninety.six horse
r. Can be seen at Railroad Wharf,
d, Maine. For full particulars
address,
PAYS0N TUCKER,
neral Manager NJ. T.. II. R.,
Portland, Maine.
dim
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The American Association.
The following games were played in the
American Association yesterday:
At philadelphia Athletics, z; ToledOs, 0.
AT R"" testers, 6; L0uisVllles 8.
MS, Syracuse, 3.
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The election for the constitutional eOnven-
tion in Mississippi, was very quiet yesterday.
Little opposition was made to the Demo-
cratic ticket which included two prominent
Republicans.
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ROOMS.

DOOms TO LET-Furnished, $1.0o to
HI $3.50 per week. Single nights lodging, So
cts. to 80 cts. MRS. HATCH, SO India st. PAL
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Foreign Notes.

The Maftes are preparing to attack Baa-
meyo near Zanzibar, on the east coast
of Africa. The garrison there has been re-
infOrced.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30
SPECIAL N TICEs.
SPECIAL N TICEs.
GARMENTS CLEANSED OR DYED
AND
PRESSED READY FOR WEAR.
No. I3 Preble Street.
FOSTERS FOREST CITY DYE HOUSE.
ian9
cAUcUSES.


Cape Elizabeth.
The Republicans Of Cape Elizabeth are re-
guested 10 meet in caucus at Town Hall, on FRI
DAY EVENING, August ] ST, at 7.30 o'clock, TO
choose delegates TO attend the Republican county
convention at Portland August 9th.
Per order, TOWN COMMITTEE.
WestbrOOL.
The Republicans Of Westbrook are requested TO
meet at Odd Ferows Hall, WEDNESDAY
EVENING, July 30th, at 7.S0 O'Clock, for the
purpose Of nominating delegates 10 the county
Per order, TOWN COMMITTEE.
North Yarmouth.
The Republicans of the town Of North Var
mouth are requested to meet at their town house
on THURSDAY, August Ia, 1890, at $50 O'Clock
D. m for the purpose of selecting delegates to at
tend the county convention TO be holden at Port
land, August 10, 1890.
Per order of TOWN COMMITTEE.
Windham.
The Republicans Of Windham are requested to
meet in caucus at Town Hall, on THURSDAY,
August 7th, at 2 O'Clock, to choose delegates to
attend the Republican county convention at Port
land, August 18th.
Per order, TOWN COMMITTEE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30
OVER ONE HUNDRED KILLED,
A Great Disaster Reported in a ST.
EtIenne Coal Pit,

PARIS. July 29.-An explosion of fire
damp occurred in the Pelusier pit at st.
Etienne today. 1t is reported that 12O men
were killed and 50 injured.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30

OLD ORCHARD, July 29.-The Christi an
Alliance camp meeting closed at noon today I.
The attendance has been larger than any
previous season and the 10 days session was
very profitable. Instead Of exacting an ad-
mission fee, voluntary offerings have been
taken to defray expenses. The collections
have amounted to more than $780, nearly
one-half of which will be devoted to foreign
missions.
James Morgan of Lewiston, proprietor of
the Bryant House at Old Orchard. where a
seizure of liquors was recently made by Bid.
deford officers, was fined 500 and costs in
court today.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30

HOB SALE-Cottage house. rooms tur.
Il nished or unfurnished, in first class condi-
"a Quebec street. Apply to JABEZ TRUE 3oI
Fore street. 1tf
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Four Perlshed in the FIamas

CINCINNATI, July ga special saws n :,
incendiaries set fire to the residence ~ Ran
David Plumb in Gale, Ind, early this 81 morn. nrp.
ing and destroyed it. Mr.. Plumb was fatal.
perished in the flames. Mr.. Plumb wns !, \
prominent Methodist minister was a
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Arrested in Bangor.

BANGoR, July 29.--John M. Eoooins
wanted at Waltham. Mass, for jumping bail
was arrested here today and taken to wal
than.
Mortimer Mes ervy was arrested in Opo.
town today for. the larceny of a watch and
chain from Bangor man.
NOT Coming TO Portland.
BAR RARBoR, July 29.-The plan now is
Tor the war ships to sail direct for Boston on
Saturday.
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NOW IT is ALEXANDER SELKIRK
Instead of the Gar to Whom the
Speaker Is Compared.
Opposition to the Closing of the Pub
lie Building Pork Barrel.
Senator Hiscock Lets Daylight Into
Democratic Tariff oratory.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-rhe House today
passed the joint resolution extending to the
14th Of August the existing appropriations.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole on the Senate amendments to the sun
dry civil appropriation bills. the amendment
under discussion being that appropriating
S250,O0o for additional accommodations for
the governments printing office. Mr.. Rich
ardson Of Tennessee, moved concurrence.
During the debate which followed Mr.. Stru-
BILE OF Iowa. made bitter attack on Speaker
Reed for his action toward gentlemen inter
ested in public bills. He spoke of the Speak.
er's manner as sneering and contrasted II
with the courteous manner of Mr.. Carlisle
when he was Speaker. He asked IL the
members would continue to submit like cow
ards to the Speakers dictation. The re-
marks were applauded vigorously by the
Democrats.
Mr.. Cannon thought the gentleman from
Iowa had better have withheld his attack
upon the Speaker. The country had an
proved the action Of the Speaker and the ac.
tlon OF the Republican side Of the House
Mr.. Peters of Kansas, defended the Soeak-
er,s action, contending that it was in line
with the action of former Speakers.
Mr.~ichardson's motion to concur was
loSSs, and the h6aiaseendment non-concurred in.
:
cussion appropriates SS00,000 for the pur-
chase of a suitable site for building for the
Supreme Court, east of the Capitol and op-
posite the new library site. In speaking to
this amendment, Mr.. Caruth of Kentucky
regretted that the gentleman from Iowa, Mr..
Struble, had made his attack upon the
Speaker, because the attack should have
come from the Democratic side. The Speak
er today was the Alexander Selkirk Of
American politics. [Laughterl. The Speak
er could say:
am monarch Of all l survey
My right there is none to dispute;
From the centre right down to the sea,
am lord of the fowl and the brute.
He thought there was some consolation in
what the gentleman from North Carolina
lMr. McClammyl had to say to the gentle
man from Iowa on this funereal occasion
about the dying song of the swan. The
speaker might exclaim that the swans sang
before they died, but certain persons died be.
fore they sang. [Laughter.I He was op-
posed to building for the Supreme Court.
The House had just refused to furnish
new building Tor the government printing
Office to preserve the utterances Of the i'm
mortal and distinguished men who sat upon
this floor. Why should more be done for
the Supreme Court? First provide for the
members and give them a decent place
where they could revise proofs give them
place where they could go and bury their
remarks in the Congressional Record. Then
the House could attend to the Supreme
Court II 1t had not already attended TO IL in
the passage OF the "original package" bill.
[Laughter.l
The amendment was non-concurred in.
The committee rose and the House adjourn
ed
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Fire in the lumber yards of Saginaw,
ance, $185.000.
The peoples independent party nj Nebros
ka nominated j. III. Powers for governor IaS-
terday, and endorsed the Farmers, AiiiaS5oo 5oo-
the Australian system and the eight honr,
law. 's"' Aoui
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
THE WEATHER.
Showers on the Coast.

Following is the forecast of the weather
for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont:
Fair, except showers near the coast. South
erly winds, Stationary temperature, except
northern Maine. Warmer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30
Against a Wide spread EvlI,

WAsHINGToN, July 20.-President Harri-
son today sent message to Congress urging
legislation to enable the post office authori-
Ties TO crush the lottery business In the mails.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-30
First Maine Cavalry.

BOSTON, July 29.-The First Maine Caval-
ry Association of Massachusetts held spec
ial meeting this evening at the Sherman
House. and voted to hold the annual reuu-
ion at the Lancers' Armory, Monday, A ov.
ust 19, in the afternoon and have a bar ,oue,
in the evening.
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TINT pleasant, healthy village Of Gorham, Me-
Il Firstclass modern esldenee; twelve rooms
flushed Large stable connected; buildings on
high ground; corner lot, on two streets; small
orchard, choice fruit, and surrounded by fine
shade strees only a few minutes walk to churches
State Normal and High Schools, and Portland &
Rochester Depot, aud ten miles from Portland.
very desirable residence, in nice order loF
immediate occupancy Terms easy. Inquire OF
q. d. WEEKS Gorham Me. 1lyZ4-4
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Old Orchard Notes.

Rollins was thrown into the ditch and not
badly hurt.
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Maximum ther. 100 Total precip...... %
Minimum ther.....63.0l
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weather Observations.

P c indicates partly cloudy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-02-07

Billiards are becoming so frequent and
disastrous in their results that farmers
begin to dread them more than the old
time summer drought The blizzard in
all its purity and perfection is found on
the plains. or tIeeless regions of the far
west.
1t, however. comes in the east OCCASION
ally. to give all an idea of what it is in its
fury. The binding snow fakes. the cold
sleet of icicles. and the terrible wind drive
along the surface of the ground, and actu-
ally Scours it as with a monstrous sand
blast. No animal life. if left unprotected
can withstand the terrible scourge.
The billiards are doing much toward
depreciating the value of good farming
land in many sections of the west and
north west. and is discouraging the cat
tie raisers. Thousands of head of cattle
are annually lost through the effects of
the terrible billiards The cattle herd
ers are. as a result. gradually moving
southwark with their focks. trying to
find some winter shelter in the warmer
regions of the south and southwest But
even here the blizzard is gradually en-
croaching upon them, wherever there are
treeleSs regions.
NE Iuti. II lIlt blILLdLtl II ilipit 10 ultiht
itself felt wherever there are no woods.
groves or forests to obstruct its way. The
plains have been swept with the billiards
for ages and ages. and they will continue
to be so until forests Of trees are planted
to protect them. Where early settlers
planted trees on the plains there the ice
laden storms find distractions. The tree
planter has routed the blizzard wherever
he has set his little array of trees. Wher-
ever a grove of trees has attained any size
there the blizzard scepter has been broken.
and the tvrant no longer rules over the
whole of the west. Outside of the groves
he Is a fierce as ever. but when the groves
are large enough. and approximately con-
tinuous. then the blizzard will be some
thing of the past.
Man can control the elements if he will,
to a certain extent, of course. and he can
control the blizzard. the worst friend to
the farmer. and 1t is his duty 10. do battle
with 1t, and overcome it. So the warming
Is plant es-cotton-woOd. ash. elm. oak
or whatever kind or variety that fourishes
the best. and forms the best protection.
BY so doing the farmer makes his land
more valuable, for the woods act. not
simply as a protection from billiards. but
rs wind-breakS from smaller storms
f. P. SMITH.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-02-07

the country, so that the more a woman
can heap upon herself the greater becomes
her value. Each chief has as many wives
as he can afford to buy or marry. which is
only another form of purchase. Early In
the morning few of these women are to be
found IN the villages. as they start off at
daybreak to work in their plantations. and
do not return until about noon However.
few have to remain to attend to the nee
eSsary domestic items of lie, such as cook
ing and their toilet. These central Afri-
cans are very particular In all items in
connection with their toilet, which consists
OF plating their hair, shaving off the eye
6rows, pulling out the eye-lashes. cutting
their nails y ght down to the quick, and
besmearIng their bodies with a mixture of
palm-oll and Camwood
In another part of the village are seen
some OF the villagers engaged in making
fishing nets and basket-work and being
helped by the young boys of the village,
who become initiated In these crafts at d
very ear Y age. Again. under some shady
tree. Ii another corner of the village. some
natives will be engaged In the manufac-
ture of pottery. In this they display a
great knowledge of their work. mixing
the different clays so as to stand firing
They have no moulGs-nothing but the
practlced eye and hand to assist them. ard
it Is really wonderful to see a lump of clay,
in the hands of an African savage
moulded. in the space of a few minutes
into useful article of pottery. rendered
really artistic by its neatness and tasteful
design.
A busy nook in a village is always the
blacksmith shop, generally merely grass
corresponding institution of CIVILIZED life.
it is the resort of local gossipers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-02-07
UGLIEST PEOPLE In EXISTENCE.
They Are Called the BataLes of Sumatra
and are Lean and Leathery.

The population of Serapit turned out to
see US. The women were 4 strange contrast
to the men In appearance While the lat
ter were as lean as posts and uglier than
most monkeys. says the London Field, the
former-at least those under 20 or So
were plump, solidly built, full-boSomed
creatures, and there were at least half
dozen in the crowd before US who might
fairly be termed good looking.
But the old members of the community.
the women especially, almost surpass my
powers of description TO give an idea of
their weird uglines.. Ny companion
tersely
keys" but monkey would at least
have had d covering of hair, whereas these
dreadful persons had nothing but their
very scanty clothing to conceal any part of
the lengthy integument that was so tight
" shrunken over their skeleton bodies. and
looked so hard and dry that you expected
to hear them crackle when they moved.
Their faces seemed to consist solely of skin
drawn over a skull without a particle of
flesh, and looked precisely as if some one
had tried to make a mask out of old
leather, and, failing, had,,thrown it down
in disgust. Yet they seemed
neither decrepit nor idiotic. The men car
rled their complement of arms; and one
old fellow had girded on the longest and
crookedest sword there. He looked like
Death with his scythe.
4 woman. who reSembled one of the
dried mummies of blacks found in North
Queensland, terminated, was pounding
paddy in wooden mortar. so concluded
that appearances We're deceptive. and that
they were not nearly so old as they looked
Indeed, the Malayan races are not long
lived. and really old people are very scarce,
such an instance as the Sultan of Brunei.
who lived to nearly one hundred. being al
most mheard of.