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The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
THINKS THE OFFICES UNNECESSARY.
Secretary Window Black Lists TWO
Portland Customs Positions.
RIddeford's Needs Ably Set Forth by
One of Her Citizens.
Poverty on the Farm and the Blair
Education Bill.
Especial to the Press.

Especial to the Press.l
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The Secretary of
the Treasury today transmitted to Congress
his estimates of expenses of collecting the
revenue from customs for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1891. In his letter. he calls
attention to list of officers authorized by
the statute bnt whose pay he has included
in no estimate on the ground that they are
not necessary to. the requirements of the
customs service. Among these officers are
the surveyor of customs, Portland, Me-,
salary $4,000 per year, and the assistant ap-
praiser, Portland, Me-, salary $250O.
Mr.. S. F. Shaw went before the co ommittee
this afternoon and told them why they
should recommend the appropriation of $75,-
900 for public building at Biddeford. He
told them about the great prosperity of
Biddeford and all the remarkable things
about the city except the city ring. Mr..
Shaw made an excellent impression and
thinks the committee will undoubtedly re-
port favorably. Mr.. Milliken is from Maine
and knows all about Biddeford's needs and
another member. Mr.. Cluny, of California,
is native of Maine and promises Mr.
Shaw that he will lift on Biddeford for all
he is worth. Several other members ex-
pressed themselves favorably.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20

died on January q, is living in Mexico. 1t
is alleged that he ayailed himself of the death
of his gardener to have the body buried as
his own, and then quietly left the country.
officers have become aware of the cheat. and
that at the term of the court in Utica, which
convened today, will proceed against Faulk-
ner's bondsmen.
ROCHESTER,, March 19-The Albany story
about Lester b. Faulkner is a revival of a ru-
NOR which was current some time ago, but
gained no believers in western New York.
General Faulkner died on one of his farms in
Livingston county. He was attended by two
reputable physicians who signed the certifi-
cate of death. The funeral was attended by
nearly hundred people, all neighbors or ac-
quaintances, and all saw the remains, as did
reporters from Rochester who knew General
Faulkner
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stanogrnnhers, MeetIng.

At the regular meeting Of the Stenogra-
pliers Association Tuesday night, there was
n Oood attendance, and an interesting meet
ing was held. Mr.. Perkins furnished an
original paper on reporting a. i, the legislature;
Miss willard furnished a selection. Mr. Ke-
hoe read a poem in his usual entertaining
stvIe which was followed by Misses Toby
and Derby rendering some fine music. Tho
remainder Of the evening was devoted to
nractlce, which was much enjoyed
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
The Bricks Were Plated.

CHICAGO, March 19.-In May, 1888, John
H. Sweeney and another man went to John
B. Chapman's house in Jefferson county, ,and
showed him papers and plans which he de-
clared said a deceased Chicago miser had
buried some gold bricks on Chapman's farm.
Chapman went with the men to the spot in
dicated by the plans; and nd two gold bricks ba;s
the men $7400 for their shares. When he
sent the bricks to an assayer in Philadelphia
he learned that they were gold plated. De-
tectiyes yesterday arrested Sweeney at O
house on Wabash avenue. His companion il
still at large
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
A Crash on the Rail.

tween two passenger trains is reported or
the Northwestern road at Lavalle. Wis
CHICAGO, March 19.-The following parti
culars are learned at the general office of the
company in this city: Two passenger trains
were ordered to meet at Lavalle. One was
on the switch or switching; the engineer Of
collision resulted. One lady, four gentlemen
and one little boy, all passengers, were in
jured. The little boy and one of sthe gentle
men, an elderly man, were quite seriously
hurt None of the train men were injured
No names have as yet been reported.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
The MackereI Law.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Hoar of
Massachusetts recently referred to the
treasury a letter from James Clifford of
Provincetown, Mass, in behalf of Capt.
Josiah Chase of the schooner Alice, request
mackerel act of 1887 as will permit the i'm
portation into the United States of mackerel
caught during the prohibited season near
Cape Town, Africa In reply, Assistant
Secretary Tichenor says:
The Department must decline at this time to
make ruling of the character requested by Mr..
Clifford.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20

reading OF the docrinal portions of the Bible Will
be more or less instructed thereby in the doctrine
OF the divinity of Jesus Christ, the eternal pun
shment of the wicked, the authority OF the priest
hood, the binding force and efficacy of the sacra-
ments, and many other conflicting sectarian doc
trines"
where the Bible is read is place of worship
and that as taxpayers are compelled TO erect
and support schoolhouses, and the children
are, under the late law, compelled to attend
public OF private schools, the constitutional
clauses forbids us to use schoolhouses as
places of worship,
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
EIGHT THOUSAND FOR EIGHT HOURSs
Armstrong Gun Works Men Join the
Disconnected Army.
The Coal Miners Strike Stopping
Mills and Steamers.
London Thinks Blsmarck's ResI0na-
tIon May mean War.

LONDON, March Blowing to the coal
strike, several more mills at Leeds and other
places were compelled to shut down. The
situation Is becoming alarming. The Dun.
dale and Newry Packet Company announce
tn owing to the coal strike they are com
PEELED to suspend operations on the Liver
pool line.
Eight thousand employees Of the Armstrong
gun works at Elswick have struck for a
working day Of eight hours.
The Lancashire and Cheshire coal mine
owners today decided to resist the demands
of the miners. The mine owners Of Leices-
tershire today decided to give the men the
advances demanded.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
pORTIAN THURsDA MORNING

have advanced In price over 100 per cent
within brief period and the glass manufac-
ture-s say IL is impossible to get as much
for their goods as they cost to manufacture.
United States steamer Despatch, which
ran sground eff Cedar Point, Md, last Sat
urday afternoon, while taking Secretary
Tracy and party to Norfolk, was drawn into
deep water yesterday and proceeded on her
way to Norfolk. No serious injury was
done.
Early yesterday morning burglar en-
tered the residence OF Hon. ID. B. Gilham in
Upper Alton, ILL.,, and while he was engaged
in ransacking the clothes Of Mr.. Gillian In
his bedroom, the latter awoke and sprang at
him. The burglar fired two shots. The
first missed but the second shot entered the
left breast, a short distance below the heart.
The robber escaped. The physicians have
little hope of Mr.. Gilham's recovery.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
RAILWAY MATTERS.
Bangor and PlscataquIs.

BANGOR. March l9.-The annual meeting
Of the Bangor and Piscataquis railroad was
held today and the following directors were
elected: l.. j. Morse. Chas. l.. Marston,
John Cassidy, n. c. Aver, K. b. Neeley,
Charles p. StetSon, Isaac Strickland, u. b.
Thatcher and A. NJ. Robinson. The diree-
tors elected L. b. Neeley, president; II. w.
of suIerintendent to future meeting. The
annual reports make favorable showing
for the road although there has been large
falling off in the business from the preceding
year. The gross receipts have been $780,
936. .64, aud expenses S111,666.04, leaving net
earnings of S7S,27S.
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Eor q million and a Half.

NEW YORK, March ia special from
Fredericksburg. Va, says:
One Of the most gigantic schemes Of fraud and
forgery which have proDa0iy ever a Deen hho"n III
IL Is a suit brought by DIR. Harrison wagner,
evidently an adventurer, against the ADAMS Ex-
nress Company for 81 ,564,S75. The signatures
io documents were forged, and when lawyer was
asked to represent the plaintiff 10 the suit he az
once denounced the whole scheme as a fraud and
notified the officers OF the express company OF
Wagner is in Washington, and will be arrested
The nature Of Wagner's claim is not known He
presented the following forged note in his suit:
April !, 1885,
The Adams Express Company is lawfully in
debted to Harrison Wagner in the sum OF 81 :.
664 875 for value received, and which sum Is now
due him, with interest from date,at per cent per
annum for his claim against said company.
Witness my hand and seal.
w. Ii. DENsMoRE,
President OF Adams Express Company
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THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
Carpenters Brotherhood Will Begin
the Eight Hour Movement.

NEW YORK. March 19.-The executive
council of the American Federation Of La
Dor, consisting of Samuel Gompers, Christie
pher Evans, P. j. Mcclure, William Mar
tin and Henry Emerich, met yesterday at
President Gompers's house and selected the
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners as the trade to make the demand for
eight hours on May l. The Brotherhood Of
Carpenters is one of the best unions In Amer
ica 1t has branches in every important city
in the United States and Canada, and has a
membership of about 5000.
The Brotherhood will be backed by the
full financial strength Of the Federation of
Labor, with its half million members, and in
case of strikes the carpenters will be well
supported.
Should the carpenters succeed in procur-
ing eight hours, another trade will be select
ed, probably the United Miners, to make the
same demand, and should they succeed an
other trade will be selected, and so on until
all secure eight hours without causing gen.
eral strike.
The council seemed to feel certain that the
carpenters will succeed, and the result Of
the fight will be eagerly watched by every
BODY,
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20

Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND, Me-, March 10, 1880.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
News of Disasters.

VICKsBURG, Miss, March 19-Telegrams
reported break in the levee at Luna, Ark,
about o'clock yesterday morning and al
dark last evening the opening was 800 feet
wide with no hopes of closing it.
The large and important levee at Affets, Is
miles above Greenville, in Miller's bend,
broke at 3 o'clock yesterday. The break is
now about 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep
The water from this break will overflow the
Black bayou country and all of the west side
of the rich lands of Deer creek section back
of Greenville.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
War Re,ween OIL comnanias-

NEW YORK, March ia special from
Enda ono m iays 1nas tne and war war
dent buyers of the Ohio product, which be-.
gan 10 days ago, and which has resulted in
the price of crude petroleum being forced
from is cents per barrel up to % within that
time, was further intensified yesterday by
the independent companies compelling the
Standard Companies to advance the price
ali over the field to 25 cents. The Peerless
Company in the afternoon raised the price
to 275 cents, and 1t Is thought that Ohio oil
win reach so cents before the contest is end
ed
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
GENERAL NEWS.

Governor Goodell of New Hampshire has
appointed Thursday, April 3, as Fast Day.
Vernon S. Whiteside, auditor of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. has left town with Mrs. Metz
Ihere Is a shortage in his accounts of about
$1,000. He leaves a wife and three children.
Farmers in the hill towns of Western Mas
saehusetts are in the midst of the annual ma
pie sugar harvest The sap is reported as
running very plentifully. and there is pros
peet of good yield.
The statement that Congressman Elijah
A. Morse of Massachusetts, is planning to
purchase controlling interest in the Boston
Evening Traveller is pronounced by Mr.
Morse to be incorrect
Chemicals used In the manufacture of glass
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
oBiTu AIRY.
William BRYANT.

Mr.. William Bryant. respected citizen
of Raymond was foand dead in his stable
Monday night. He had seemingly been in
work in his blacksmith shop and been sever
al miles from home during the day. After
supper he went to milk the cows, and being
absent longer than usual his wife went to the
stable, where she found him PROSTATE in
years of age, and leaves a wife and two
daughters.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20

The following are the United States sigma
Service observations for yesterday, March
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, 24' NV, snow; New York,
~; NV, cloudess; Philadelphia, 34o'
SSW' S0' cl9pdless Washington, 420, w, cloud
800. W, cloudy: Cleveland. S4o. w. cloud
less; Detroit, $40, w, cloudless Chicago,
S6', SW, cloudless; st. Paul, 32o, Sc,
cloudy Duluth, $50. s, cloudy; ST. Vincent.
28O, Z, cloudy yc5 Bismarck. ISM 42' NV, cloudy /;
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Real Estare Transfers.

The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try of Deeds:
Beals sl400.
GoIhain-Eugene II. Libby ct al to James r.
Gasco~Aiphsus s Holden to W, W. Hamun.
5000.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
GREATEST OF THE YEAR.
The March Storm Which Left Six
Inches of Snow In Gotham.

NEW YORK, March 19.-The small sized
blizzard which ragged in this city throughout
the day exhausted itself at O'Clock tonight.
The storm took northeasterly course. The
fall of snow is six and half inches. The
greatest this year. No serious delay to
travel is reported.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Granite Men Organize.

BANGOR, March ia meeting was held
in this city tonight by representatives of the
granite industry Of Maine. The following
officers were elected:
President-Geo. M. Brainard, Rockland of Bod
well Granite Co.
Secretary-W. S. White, Rockland, of Booth
Brothers and Hurricane Island Co.
Treasurer. +. Bodwell, Hallowen, of Bod
well Granite Works.
Executive Committee Pierce Frankfort;
/. S Bangs. Wateryille; w. b. Eaton, Sullivan I;
S. E. Lowell, Freeport; n G. White, Hartford,
CT.
A resolution was passed directing the ex-
ecutive committee 20 join the granite manu-
facturers of New England, lately organized
In Boston. The following resolution was
also passed:
Resclved-That it is the sense Of this meeting
that the present condition of trade will not war
rant any Increase in the cost of granite work
reduction in hours without reduction in pay. as
demanded by the Granite lCutters' National Un-
ION after Nav l.
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The Newark Launched.

PHILADELPHIA, March 19.-The Newark.
the last of the three steel cruisers built for
the government by Cramp & Sons, was suc.
cessfully launched at 1249 this afternoon in
binding snow. storm. The vessel was
Mainp ~
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Foreign Notes.

The strike OF the Liverpool dock laborers
is practically ended.
There Is less excitement In European imam
cial circles over Bismarck's resignation than
was expected. Some OF the French papers
express doubts as to the future.
1t Is officially stated that telegram has
been received from the Congo, stating that a
French post. consisting OF 10 natives under
an European agent, have been masse-----77---~
The stagnatlon in manv h-s ~ indrs
try In England, cnsssa bv the stSike ~ r." coal
mIlHs nlnS cSaIinues and threatens 10 become
more accentuated as the manufacturers'
stock Of fuel becomes exhausted Unless
the strike Is speedily settled the east I4anea-
shire cotton trade will meet with severe
check. Half OF the mills at AeeringtOn are
at a standstill, owing to the scarcity Of fuel,
and many thousand hands are idle.
The influenza is raging in New Zealand.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
The Pension List.

WASHINGTON, March 10. Pensions have
been granted to the following Maine people
ORIGINAL.
James r. Small, North Chesterville.
George +. Whidden, South Presque Isle.
VIM. r. Hutchins, Gardiner.
Chester Nelson, Lincoln,
Thomas JONES' Rockville.
Leander K. Cram, Portland.
VIM. e. Alden, Auburn.
Phiander Kent, East OrringtOn.
Levi Golden, Halowell.
James w. Jewett, Skowhegan.
James W. Church, Concord.
Adelbert Kidder Hartford.
James Rowey. Alton.
John f. CARL, Benton Falls.
VIM. III. Palmer, North Cornville.
Charles Tarbox, Kennebunk.
Robert f. Campbell Cherryvile.
Chas. E. Haskell, Rockland.
INCREASE.
Geo. F. Taft West Gouldsboro.
Andrew j. Light, North Hermon.
r G. Allen, FTeeport.
Daniel M. Stearns, Lewiston.
Catherine, widow of Richard BnSOn, Steuben.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Missing In the Gale.

RoCKPoRr, Mass, March 19.-Une Of the
missing dories with two men. left by fish
ing vessel in Ipswich bay during the stor m
today, landed at Emmons Point this after
noon. Three men are still missing. 1t is ru-
mOred their dorles were seen near Thatcher's
Island II so they are probably safe.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
AYast Sheet off Water.

TALULAH, La, March 19-All west Of
here is a vast sheet of water to the hills Of
Bayou Macon. The water in the overfowed
section is not rising so rapidly and is finding
its natural outlets.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Mudd VS.. Compton,

WASHINGTON, March 19.-In the House,
today, Mr.. Cooper of Ohio called up the
Compton. Messrs. Lacey of Iowa, Dalzell
of Pennsylvania and Greenhalge of Massa-
chusetts advocated the case of the contestant
The case of the sitting member was upheld
by Messrs. Moore of Texas and Gibson of
30 adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
NO Wrecks Reported

PRovINCETowN, Mass, March 19.-The
heaviest gale of the winter has swept over
Cape Cod since noon, and continues from the
northeast at sunset, with a binding snow
storm, No reports Of wrecks have been re-
csiyed from the lifeN wing stations up to
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
MAINE
Total wr OK, Crew Saved.

ISDtCIdI
GREENS LANDING, March 19.-Schooner
S. K. F. James, Captain Burnie, st. John for
North Haven, parted her chains on the night
of the sixteenth, and went ashore on Kim
balls Island. She is total wreck. The
crew were saved.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
THE WEATk e r.
Fair.

Fair.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er till pm. today:
Fair and clearing weather on the coast,
northwesterly winds; colder Thursday
morning; warmer Friday morning
Storm signals displayed from Norfolk sec.
tion to Eastport.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Drifts a Foot Deep at Gloucester.

GLOUCESTER, March 19.-The heaviest
northeast snow storm of the season COM
menced at 8 O'Clock this morning, and has
continued since with undated fury. Many
places already have drifts over foot deep.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
DEATH IN THE SMOKE.
miners Perish During a Fire Beneath
the .CFound

tne GROUND.
MILWAUKEE, March 19.-At about mid.
night lastnight fire was discovered in num-
Der two shaft at the third level of the Ger
mania mine at Hanley. An alarm was
quickly given to the force of men at work,
but in spite of their efforts to escape the fire
the men at work between the fifth and sixth
levels in the sarne shaft were cut off. The
men are:
JAMES THOMAS.
His son, JAMES THOMAS.
HUGH WALLER.
JAMES SULLIVAN.
WILLIAM BANKS, all miners.
The fire burned fiercely and soon found
its way to the surface. 1t destroyed the
shaft house and threatened the engine and
boiler house. The entire timberng Of the
shaft and rooms in that part of the mine
will doubtless be destroyed. Searching par
ties were organized and sent into the mine to
secure the missing men or find their bodies.
Waller came to the surface once and re-
turned to look for a companion. No doubt
he was suffecated and fell down the shaft.
The bodies of Thomas and his son were
found shortly before noon on the fourth
level near No. shaft. Could they have
gone 25 feet further they would have been
saved. The loss so far is about 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Bad at Cohasset.

CoHAssET, Mass, March 19.-The storm
1t commenced showing about 9 O'Clock this
morning, and has continued with increasing
severity since. The wind is quite heavy
from the northeast and the snow is drifting
badly. The storm shows no signs Of abate-
ment.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20

ALBANY, March 19.-The Evening Journ-
nj publishes a story to the effect that
Lester B. Faulkner, the wrecker Of the
Dansyille Bank, who is supposed to have
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Beverly Divided,

BOSTON, March 19.-The Senate this after
noon passed the Beverly division bill Great
ing the new town of Beverly Farms, 10 to II.
The bill has already passed the House.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
Looked Like a Blizzard at Providence

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. March ia hard
northeast snow storm has prevailed since
o'clock this morning. Ali traffic is on storm
time and delayed. Damage to telegraph and
telephone wires is reported. At o'clock 1t
looked like blizzard Sleighing was renewed
at noon. Travel is greatly delayed.
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
weather Observations.

Nean daiIv t6er..24, 8 Max. vel. wind... IA n
Mo%imum tber .26. K Total precip..... %
Minimum tber.....22.2I
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Chief ]. B. Mayes, head Of the Cherokee
nation, is in Washington and expresses
vigorous opinion of the.situation Of the strip.
He came to the capital to oppose the taking
of the Cherokee land for white men and says
the nation will receive nothing for their pos
sessions. They will lose 100000 year,
which they had received from the cattlemen
for grazing, and $250,O00 which had been
laid out in fences
The Portland daily press., 1890-03-20
The Pope and the Armies.

NEW YORK, March 19.-The Rome cores
have the authority of the Vatican to an
nounce that the Pope would consent TO act
as the mediator through whom the simulta-
neous disarmament Of European nations
might be brought about. The question was
put directly by your correspondent, and the
answer was equally direct. Leo XIII. holds
that the existences Of the immense armies
which are draining the health OF Europe
and inAicting great suffering upon the toll
ing masses, Is anti-C Christian"
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-06
Trustees Sale
OF Valuable Real Estate in
the City of Roanoke, Va.

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF
ID trust, made the list day Of No
vember, 1888, by Mrs. A. +. Bland
and j. r. Bland, her husband, to Sc
cure to w p. HUFF and Jas. Il. Terry,
the payment OF certain notes in said
deed mentioned, default having been
made in the payment of said notes,
the undersigned trustee in SAID deco
of trust will, on Wednesday, the 1871
day of February, 1890, in front of til,
premises, sell, by public auction, to
the highest bidder, that certain par
eel of land, with the improvements
thereon. lying in the city of Roanoke,
Va, and described us follows:
Beginning at a point on the south
side of Gilmer street GS.5 feet east of
Trout street; thence with Gilmer
street south So 10, east 34.3 feet to q
point; thence south. 50 IS, west $50
feet to an alley; thence with said
alley north SO 10, west 3I.3 feet to a
point; thence north s. AS, east 1870
feet, to the place of beginning.
FERNS Cash, $4,000; fortyfour
monthly payments Of $50 each, with
interest from November /, 1895, and
as to the residue, on a credit of one
and two years, with interest from day
of sale. This property is desirable for
a residence, and is conveniently sit
uated to the business portion of the
city, and should command the atten-
ton of home seekers or persons de-
string good investments.
THOS. w. MILLER,
ian 1o-1mo Trustee.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-06
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS OFFICE.

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. 10, 199).
In obedience to the following ordi-
nances, notice is hereby given that
the polls will be opened at the several
voting precincts of the city of B.oa-
nolle, at sunrise on Tuesday, Febru-
airy 18th, 1880, for vote TO be taken as
specified in said orders.
WM. CARR, Mayor
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-06

they have done for me. have been
troubled with dyspepsia for years. l
Blood Bitters and they have brought
me out all right. The use of three
bottles conferred the great benefit,
for which feel profoundly grateful.
/ will never be without it.
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