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THE LANGDoN IND 11sDEnL PICTURES.
Brisk Bidding and Pair Prices at their Sale
Mt Auction.

mt Auction.
The sal" Of the II. NJ. Langdon and NJ. S.
Tisdell collection OF modern oil painting which
has been going on since Wednesday last. was
concluded yesterday afternoon In Schenck's
art galleries at II Cedar street. The attendance
was large. and the bidding at times brisk. Fair
prices we're paid for sixty six paintings sold.
Introducing the bridegroom" by Carl
Herpfer. brought $40; sheep picture. by
JacGue. brought $GsJ and a cattle scene by
Anton Braith sold for 1j75. THE Finding Of
the locket." by Leizenmeyer. and In tho
Bondoir." BY Nerhas. brought $500 each. and
TAM burini's trying their Weight" sold ior
5000. Some OF the other paintings sold, aud the
prices paid for them were:
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nlmr Museums without FREAKS.

4 conpany las cen formed TO iun tho Gai-
sty And wouIcr aHd museums AMI o"fhut lst IN ue
Dut It's caI1'a.s S,u'B' Ul wAivh three lOuTtnEs is
Already mkon ntlst"be called tho Amusement Com
pnnY Albert lirrnslein manager OF the museums
nanod Mos'S AohFLAcb Josep' q. WaAch Joseph A;
nc aud goldsmith are among thuSe Interested
IN the enterprise Mr. Bernstein said yeGlsrdAy that the
Amusement Company Intended TO run dime museums
In which regular theatrical companies would appear
ana tIom WRleh freaks pure ARd InplS WOHa bS AbisRL
The sun., 1890-03-22
I'rInIcr Hogrrt Grl. a 81. goa ONCE.

Mayor Grant has appointed John y. Bo-
g"rt. mentor oi the Tammany Hall GenernI
committee al the T"nth district. sonler OF
weights and measures Tor IN" second district
The salary Is si.2ln. Mr.. Itogert nIls the place
made vacant by the removal Oi William Mar
Tin. lie Is a member OF typographical Union
No. q. associate editor OF tho UniOn I1'inter and
thS printers representative IN the Central
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JoLn i. O'Hr,en An,e 10 sit IN.

John j. O'Brien. the Republican loader OF tue
Eighth dStrcIWho has been lick Hi Bader lor'.
yesterday He S Stl very weak and isSreauy reduced
IN nsih eu be sAIG he SIDSSu 10 bs 81 work again ~
The sun., 1890-03-22
WIIIIt BE Judee DIerertcLI

mend LSonard A. GleRerlch to Gov Hill for the |
iate udGS NOhrbAS'S place Oh the Ctty Court |
The sun., 1890-03-22

The House Committee on Rules to-day de-
cidcd 10 report favorably to the House Mr.
Candler's resolution seting apart next Tues
day Tor the consideration in tho House OF the
Worlds Fair bill ond providing for final action
upon IL at o'clock that afternoon.
The Journeymen Bakers and Confectioners
1nternotion al nion OF America to day memoir
ialized Congress- not to ratify the Russian E1-
tradition Treuty or any other extra Hilton
treaty with Russia.
The sun., 1890-03-22
Hoods
Sarsap pariIIa

These mon EecroS bear the OF the dealers but
really not made by them The better Glars OF apon
ecAriss have always avoided these goods, and for,u.
nasey for the public, they rapidly passing into gen
eral disrepute.
The Following Arguments,
Used by dealers who try to thke improper of
the legitimate demand which It's merit and Its Adverts
ing have created for Hoods sarsapariA worth
AminnR!
"Our Own Make"
Proves nothing to merit and merely admits !mlta
ton. DO not he deceived by such nmsy argument In.
sist upon having Hoods SnrsAparillN
Twice as Big"
Does not demonstrate any economy for the larger tho
quantity the weaker the medicine and the Rreater tho
dose Hoods SarsAparilla Is the most highly concen.
trated and therefore the most economical medicine TO
buy lis the only preparation OF which It truly bo
said 100 Doses one Dollar" aud every bottle OF Hoods
sarsaparillA ia n fair equivalent for dollar
Refund Your Money"
This promise Ia merely triinR with the feelings OF
customers The dealer knows you will not return a
bottle Of medicine and demand the price paid The
best way in tho first place to insist upon having
IIoodG Sarsaparilla which you know you will not
return.
The sun., 1890-03-22

Mansur. and Washington the. minority of the
House Committee on Territories. have united
the majority providing for the admission OF
Wyoming as State. Tho main objections OF
the minority arc that there was no warrant OF
law for the Constitutional Convention. and con-
sequently very inadequate representation OF
voters In the convention. among whom were
included q number OF women. The minority
proposes another Constitutional al Convention. Il
popular vote upon woman suffrage. and the
admission Of the new state by Presidential
proclamation afterward
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04

If PROTECTION is a good policy
for national purposes why is not
policy of the UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
which affords perfect protection,
a super-exceIIent policy for State
purposes. Moral: Residents of
Maine insure in the Union Mutual.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
HELPED BooTH ESCAPE.
A man who Aided the Assassin
Loses His Place.

NEW YORK, January "a special from
Washington to the Mail and Express says:
Thomas A. Jones, employed in the tool room
at the gun foundry Of the navy yard here
was dismissed because it was learned that
he assisted John Wilkes Booth to escape af-
ter the assassination Of Lincoln. Jones says
he helped ferry Booth across the river. He
did not know when he started what Booth
had done, but found out before he finished
the job. He is not ashamed of any act he
has ever DONE He thinks it rather hard to
lose his place. but does not complain. He
declines to say who assisted him in taking
Booth across the river. Jones was appoint
ed during the Democratic administration at
the instance of Congressman Compton of
Maryland. Mr.. Mudd, who is contesting
Compton's seat, brought the charge against
Jones as part of his case against Compton,
and this led to Jones's discharge.
BosToN, January 3-A Journal special
says of the discharge of Thomas A. Jones
sisted in ferrying Wilkes Booth across the
Potomac after the assassinati) ID, and he con-
cealed him and Herold for one week most
successfully. Even at the trial CT the sur
yiving conspirators the whereabouts Of
Booth and Herold during that unaccounted
for period was not disclosed. Mr.. Jones is
in possession OF the story, and may now per-
haps disclose it, inasmuch as he has been
dismisi ed from the Navy Yard. George
Alfred Townsend discovered Jones's cOnnec-
tion with the tragedy two years ago and
wrote an article about it in the Century.
That did not affect JOnes's position under
the then existing conditions, The greater
prominence given to the facts in Messrs.
Hay and Nicolay's biography has, however
brought about his summary discharge.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
GEN ERAL NEWS.

Open gambling has been suppressed in
Chicago.
The December weather in New York was
the warmest for 10 years.
Ex-United States Senator T.. G. Lapham
of Canandaigua, N. Y, is critically ill.
M. r. Wheeloc farm house in Methuen,
Mass, burned yesterday Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $1,000.
Frank p. Rideout, Democrat, has been
elected president of the Nashua IN. H. city
council, after 176 ballots.
Luis Cortez, secretary of the municipal
council CT Havana, Cuba, has been arrested
in New York charged with enbezzling $780,
600.
Byron w. Roberts was sentenced to 10
years imprisonment for manslaughter at
bennington, VT, yesterday. This ends the
Walder murder case.
There were 300 deaths in New York yester-
day, against 125 the day before. The deaths
| from bronchitis. pneumonia and consump-
tion show great increase.
The New York Suns Washington cores
| pondent says that the President Is ready to
| adopt Secretary Windows plan for dealing
with the silver question.
A span of the bridge being built between
Holyoke and South Hadley, Mass, was
blown down yesterday. A workman named
| Maurice Driscoll was killed and two others
| injured
| The Young Mems Democratic Club of
| Wilmington, Del, gave the Australian bal
| lot system trial at a club election Thurs.
| day, and were much pleased with the new
way of voting.
A Northern Pacific passenger train jump
| ed the track at q curve near Thompson IS
Falls, Mont, Wednesday, and plunged down
| high embankment into a river. The pas
sengers and trainmen escaped injury.
Willard Gaylord, at one time heavy
| manipulation Of railroad securities, commit
ted suicide in Jail at Philadelphia, Thursday
night He had been arrested on ;. suit grow
ing out of one of his railroad deals.
| DeLucca. the Italian convicted of man.
slaughter in killing Edward Cunningham
| at Milton, Mass, November 21, has been
sentenced to 10 years in State prison, with
| one day of solitary confinement.
Steamer Clarbel, at New York from
| Haytien ports, reports that on December %
| the eclipse of the sun was visible from her
decks. The observation lasted eight or nine
| minutes.
States Attorney Barber, of Bennington
| county, Vt, has brought suits for $4,000 for
| libel against Editor Livingston of the Re-
| former. The alleged libel consists in Ieflec.
tions on Mr. BARRIERS administration of ibis
| office.
Burglars chloroformed Mrs. Arthur
Kniflln and her guest, Miss Purcell. in Mrs.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
MEDBuRY'S OR LEWISToN'S.
A Discharged City Official Arrested
Accused of Taking City Property.

LEWISTON, January 3.-Thursday night,
George Medbury, who was recently dis
charged from the service of the city as sup
erintendent of the poor farm, was arrested
and has spent today in the lookup. He is
charged with stealing city property. Be-
sides this, the inmates accuse Me6bury of
having given them insufficient clothing and
food. The aldermen have suspected wrong
doing for some time. Time and again Mayor
Little visited the farm and so did Clerk Has.
kell. Nearly all of the aldermen called
there, and this has been going on for three
or four months until Mr.. Medbury must
profound interest in the city farm than any
other board he ever saw or knew about.
The thing came to climax by the summary
discharge of Mr.. Medbury on Monday of
this week, without word of debate or any
preterment OF charges. All the aldermen
seemed satisfied that change would be bet
ter and that someone other than Mr.. and
Mrs. Medbury should run the farm. On
Tuesday morning Mr.. Medbury was notified
de took the notice calmly, saying that it was
rather sudden" and asking If he couldn't
have week or so in which to get rent, and
finally on Wednesday began to remove
bis belongings to the Colonel Ham farm on
the Lisbon road where the search was made
on Thursday which resulted in finding arti-
cles Of clothing. boots, sugar, stockings, flour
and provisions that the aldermen consider to
pc open to suspicion and on which they or
dered the arrest on Thursday night at a
meeting attended by Aldermen Iunt. Stock
bridge, Benson, Eenney and Mr.. George b.
Haskell, clerk of the Board.
Medbury. says that an investigation will
set him right. Before his arrest he made
several attempts to settle the matter up.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
HIDING FROM HER AUssANp.
A Scotch NobIewoman Working as a
Servant In Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January "a Scotch
noblewoman is hiding from her husband.
The woman is Kathaleen Bride Austin, and
according to her story she was until month
ago the wife of Sir Francis Austin, baron
of Aberdeen, Scotland. said to be barrister
of standing in Northern Scotland. A little
more than two years ago Mrs. Austin, with
babe but three months old in her arms, in
order to escape, she says, the cruelties of her
husband, bought a passage at Aberdeen,
Scotland, for Indianapolis. By a ruse she
slipped away from him, and without a pro-
tector and only small sum of money, she
started on her Journey Arriving in Indian
apolis she sopght and obtained situation as
servant girl. The child died in Olney, ILL.,,
where she had sent it to be taken care Of. In
the meantime Sir Francis Austin, ascertain
ing that his young wife had bought passage
to indianapolis, had come here in search of
her. He had advertised for her, and these
advertisements Lady Austin had seen. When
her baby died she was so overcome with
grief that she notified her husband of her
whereabouts and the death of her child. Sir
Francis had the dead babe embalmed and
took 1t to New York, from where he shipped
u to Aberdeen for burial. BE returned from
New I ork and has since been impOrtuning
his wife to return to their mansion at Aber-
deem. she refuses to go back with him, and
states that they live happily in Scotland
until another woman attracted the attention
OF her husband, which soon made trouble.
AID to get rid of her the Baron had her put
IN an insane asylum, from which she escaped.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
THE PREVAILING EPIDEMIC.
LA Grippe" Still on the Ramage in
Portland

The new epidemic, which is not so new as
1t is sometimes thought to be, continues to
lay its victims low day by day. The disease
has paid one visit to this country before, in
the time of President John Tyler, for whom
it was then named. 1t went about much as
it has this time, and for a time was the
scourge of the land. 1t then passed off, and
has not been heard of or thought of for all
the intervening years. AS regards the ques-
tion whether there are any real cases of the
epidemic in Portland, no less an authority
than DR.. Gordan says that he has no doubt
of its existence, although che thousands who
are said to be sneezing and suffering with it
are not apparent. He says that up to the
day before yesterday there were some fifty
cases, the nature of which could not be
doubted. The others were suffering from
ordinary colds in the head, complicated, per-
haps, by circumstances attending the mild
weather. DR.. Gordon added that Of the real
disease there is no mistaking the pains and
soreness all through the body, the terrible
headache, the smarting Of the inside of the
nose, and the other,by this time well known.
symptoms that cannot all be produced by any
other disease that is at present abroad in the
land.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04

Last year $4,000 were expended in deep
ening the channel OF the kennebec river.
and Congressman Milliken thinks the
amount can be obtained from Congress. The
whole estimate for the river, to be applied
between Augusta and Dyer's Island as based
on the survey made last summer Is $500 600,
and the plon Is TO give depth Of IL feet at
Augusta when the whole Is expended.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
A TRIP SOUTHWARK FOR YANKEE raRS.
Their Presence Needed to Teach the
coiombIans a Lesson.
Another Schooner Flying the Stars
and Stripes Made a Captive.
Serious Damage to a Profitable
Trade With South America.

New YORK, January 3.-Another vessel
flying the American flag has been seized by
the Colombian gunboat La Popa. Adyices
were received by l.. Schepp & Co.. Of this
city, yesterday, saying that their vessel. the
Frederick l.. Schepp, had been seized while
calling for cocoanuts on the San Bias coast
The Schepp left this port about month ago
with cargo for Greytown. From there she
was to go along the coast and pick up the
eocoanIts which had been collected for her
In various places, but when she reached the
San Bias coast she shared the fate OF the
vessels Of Foster q Co., being seized by the
Colombian gunboat La Popa, and taken to
Cartagena. where she Is held.
t. Schepp said last night, In talking with
a reporter: 'She met the fate we expected
after we heard of the seizure of the other
vessels. l have received adviees from
Washington today, saying that Mr.. Blaine
will take action In the matter. We expect
that man-ol-war Will be ordered to the San
Bias Coast to protect American interests
there. We have stations along the San Bias
coast, where depots are established for the
collection OF coc0anuts. At each Of these a
native chief Is in charge. We send hin a
cargo OF goods, which he distributes TO the
natives In exchange for nuts. A vessel
comes along and leaves the goods, and by
the time the next vessel arrives cargo Of
nuts Is ready for her. believe that the
vessels seized have been taken simply with
an idea Of extorting money In the way Of
fines.
1--WE had vessel seized while ago on the
Venezuelan coast in that manner. She was
told when she left La Guayra not to 20 to
the port she Intended to, but to another.
The captain did so, and the vessel was fined
$500. We found out that the man who ad-
vised the change OF port was tbs man who
informed and got share OF the fine. We
comply with all the laws Of the country
where we trade and regard the capture OF
our vessel by the La Popa simply as an
attempt TO squeeze u.s."
Foster Il Co. received the following tele-
gram from the State Department yesterday
In reply TO their representation ofthe seizure
Of their vessels:
"We have eabled consulate at Colon Tor state
ment OF all facts In the case OF schooner COOmbs.
VIII inform you Of result. William y. Wharton"
The schooner MIllie. belonging to this firm
Is still held at Cartagena, where she was
taken after her seizure. Mr.. Foster received
a letter yesterday from Capt Ellis, who
commanded the seized schooner. Captain
Ellis says: "The seizure Of the ships has
caused great suffering aucong the Indians
laden with food and clothing for them. One
OF the San Bias Indians recently made the
trip from San Bias to Cartagena In a canoe
to beg that provisions be sent them" Mr..
Foster says that he will arm the next vessel
he sends down there. There are about 30
900 Indians on the San Bias coast. The loss
TO the owners by the seizure OF their vessels
will be considerable, even II the vessels are
finally released.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
FROZEN ON the PLATFoHa.
A Passenger Made to Travel Outside
by an Inhuman Conductor.

ST PAUL, Mimi, January "a peculiar
suit for damage has been begun against the
Northern Pacific Railroad by Frank b.
Hooper, travelling agent from Dayton,
Ohio, who seeks to recover 200 Last Sat-
urday night, frightfully stormy one, Mr.
Hooper. jumped on a train at Glyndon.
Mimi, between the first coach and the bag
gage car. He carried two grips. He tried
to get in the front door Of the passenger
coach, but the conductor, after trying to
open 1t for moment, declared it locked and
leisurely strolled away down the car, al
though Hooper begged to be taken in, as it
was then blowing at great rate, and was
very cold. BY this time the train was going
at high speed. Hooper tried to keep on
his feet by hanging on to the door knob, but
became numbed, and the platform being icy,
he could no longer stand. he slipped down
upon his back, threw one leg around the
railing post, and with one hand grasped the
brake stand. and in this way he rode into
Fargo. 1t was found that Hooper was badly
frozen from the top Of his head down the
side to his ankle. The right hand is so bad
ly frozsn that several fingers will probably
have to be amputated.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
A SHOWER OF TICKETS
Through Which Brice's Friends Still
Sec the Senatorial Rainbow.

COLUMBUS, o., January 3.-There is no
appreciable change in the relative strength
of the senatorial candidates. An effort was
made early in the day to create sensation
in business way by trying to force CALVIN
S. Brice to settlement in connection with
the Old Lake Erie & Western Railway.
Brice has been president of the Lake Erie
and Western Railway since before its reor-
ganization. V. c. Ward. local ticket brok-
er, called on him to-day and presented roll
of coupon tickets, nearly 400 of which, he
said, had been repudiated. He demanded
settlement. Mr. Brice replied that he knew
nothing about them. If Ward had q claim,
he should bring suit, and a proper settle
ment would follow. Tickets sold at cut
rates prices by the president of the Old Lake
Erie and Western road during rate war
were repudated by the receiver appoint
ed. After being sold the tickets were held
until rates were restored and then put on
the market. Judge Gresham later issued an
order that they should not be accepted for
passage. The friends of Brice pay little at
tention to the performance of Ward. Chas.
w. Baker, of Cincinnati is being viewed as a
good compromise candidate. The House and
Senate caucuses will be held tomorrow
morning for the nomination Of candidates
for Office IN either branch,
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
IN THE OLD WORLD.
Influenza Everywhere Prevalent
While Death Rates Increase.

While Death Rates Increase.
THE HAGUE, January 3.-The influenza is
spreading throughout Holland. The Dutch
Railroad Company is obliged to restrict the
transportation of freight, owing to the Grip
pied condition of its employees.
VIENNA, January 3.-Statistics of mortal
ity in this city during the last week show an
increase of 80 per cent over the normal rate.
PARIS, January 3.-The serious nature of
the influenza epidemic is shown in the NOR
tality statistics. During the past week there
responding week last week. THE increase
Is due to diseases of the respiratory organs
The ravages Of these complaints are clearly
shown in the following significant report of
deeths in Paris. For December, 1889, $500; /;
for December 1888, 3,911 increas, 2,058
against 67 the same week last year, and 9TH
er diseases show similar terrible increase.
M. Berth, chief cashier of the bank of
France, is among the latest victims.
MILAN, January 5-The influenza is rag
ing throughout Northern Italy.
BERLIN, January 3.-The influenza is very
bad among the miners at Dartnumed, and
the coal output in consequence is much de-
creased.
isbury attributes the occurrence of the infiu-
enza at the foreign office to dispatches re-
ceved from Russia. In Paris the epidemic
hegan in the streets around the Russian en-
bassy, and the doctors there thought it came
from the embassy.
NICE, January 3.-The doctors on the Ri
I;,E yleTa are are oyerworkAd attending patients
with pulmonary affections are ready victims
of the epidemic.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
LA GRIPPE APPEARS IN CONGRESS
Many Members Promptly Disap-
pear from Legislative Halls.
Department Officials and Newspaper
Men Also In SecIusion.
Reports Of the Progress of the Epi.
demic in Both Henispheres.

WASHINGTON, January 3.-A large num-
Der of congressman are down with the grippe
and work in the departments is seriously re-
tarded by the prevailing sickness among the
clerks and officials. There is no business in
the city that is not more or less affected by
it. Two of the three commissioners of the
district and large per centage Of the police
force are down with the disease. Fully
three-fourths of the newspaper men in the
city are practically incapacitated for work.
DOVER. N. H., January 81 Forty three
scholars in the high school are sick, and half
the scholars in the Sawyer and Belknap
schools. All the clerks of the Cocheco Man
ufacturing Company and half the force Of
the Daily Star and Republican offices are out
1t is estimated that four hundred are sick
with la grippe.
New YORK, January 3.-Louis Nathal, the
well known author, musician and composer,
died last night from pneumonia, superin-
duced by la grippe.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04

Cox brothers found an Indian in possession
of freshly butchered steer, and when ac-
cused Of killing the animal he did not deny
it, but replied with abusive language, and as
the party turned to leave he fired shot after
them.
The leader Of this renegade band Of Utes
and Navajoes Is known to be the same one
who shot Charles Bissell and killed United
States marshal on the lower San Juan some
time ago, besides committing a number Of
depredations upon white settlers.
Much feeling is manifested toward the In
dian agent for allowing his wards of the
reservation, and further serious trouble is
anticiDatpd
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
Washington Notes.

Secretary Window stated to a representa-
tive of the Associated Press that there was
had been appointed deputy first auditor.
The Star says the condition OF Represen-
tative VIM. ID. Kelley of Pennsylyania. is
extremely critical. "rhe cancer on his law
is rapidly spreading into the throat and he
can only speak In whispers.
Solicitor Walker Blaine Is quoted as favor
ing an extension of civil service rules to the
State Department which is annoyed by the
great number 0f applicants for consuiships.
the operation of the law in other depart.
ments increasing the desire Of many citizens
sentatives.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-04
Weather Observations.

Mean daily ther...32.5 Max. VEL wind. -. 20
Maximum ther.. 1858 Total precip... ..... %
Minimum ther.