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CASES WHICH KEEP LAWYERS BUSY.
"There's Millions In IL" May se Said
of the First One.
ForoibIe Language Leads to a Suit
Between clerical LItIgants.
The Case of Or. Depew and His
Fellow Railroad Directors.

PHILADELPHIA, April Gin the United
States circuit court before Judge Acheson to-
day 20 shat trimming" cases were continued
and. by special arrangement, fixed for trial
the first Monday Of June next. The plain
tiffs are John Wanamaker, Meyer & Dickin-
son, Henry Tilge & Co., and John Adler &
Co. 1t was said that there was involved In
the controversy the refunding of perhaps
$20,0oo,0O0 upon an alleged unlawful assess
ment of duties in the importation Of silk
goods. The importers alleged them to be
that trimmings" and to be dutiable at 20 per
cent ad valorem under clause of the act of
March 8. 1883. The government says they
are dutiable at 60 per cent ad valorem under
the clause including all goods. wares and
and manufactures OF silk or OF which silk Is
the component material Of chief value.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-There Is to be
hearing at the Treasury Department Tues
day upon which the destination of many
millions OF dollars depends. The hearing
will be one of importers and others interest
ed in the refunding of duties upon what was
known under the tariff regulations previous
to the passage of the Mckinley bill as 'hat
trimmings" The decision, out of which the
deferred hearing Of this weeks grows was
rendered In New York In 1889 by Justice
Blatchford. The question had been raised
whether ribbon silk and velvet ribbons, sui
table for hat trimmings. should pay sixty
per cent: as material in which silk was
the chief element of value. Collector Rob
inson decided in favor Of so per cent. and
under his ruling millions of dollars were
paid to the government, but the firm of Edel-
hof d Rinke appealed to the Supreme Court
which decided in favor OF 20 per cent.
Hence comes the claims for refunding the
duty.
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the POPE a REPUBLICAN.
Sentiments of the Vatican Reflected
In Cardinal LavlgerIe's Speech.


In Cardinal LavlgerIe's speech.
ROME. April 6.-Cardinal Lavigerle's re-
cent toast at Alglers and the events which
rapidly followed are much discussed in
church circles. Everything clearly indl-
Gates the decided drift of the Catholic church
toward modern democracy. Pope Leo XIII.
has always considered 1t of prime import
ance for the church to free itself from iden-
tifcatien with the old dynasty parties. Es-
peclally In France he has long desired to
bring the church into harmony with the pop
ular party, but 1t was necessary to move
slowly sofas to wound royalist and aristo-
cratic susceptibilities as little as possible.
carefully made and when the decisive hour
came Cardinal Lavigerie boldly struck the
new note; Lavigerie's speech brought
storm Of letters to the Vatican. All France
grew adss excited sna oa ssnSRs hSss nISsS sa@STsd
While D the f idea OF Of pt' the toast was
suggested and approved by the Vatican. the
form 1t took was not entirely satisfactory.
The resident primate Of Africa went some
what beyond bounds. He attacked the old
parties and tau tainted them with having been
language, however, made all France under
stand Enthusiastically that the church intended
to break with the past. Leo XIII. said with
regard to this: "The Cardinal has done right.
1t Is necessary to strike great blow In order
to get out of this condition Of hesitancy and
confusion" The Pope has great admiration
for the American democracy, If which he Is
close student. He Is convinced that the
United States will furnish the forms for the
conclusions Of European society, as well as
ecclesiastic questions. He believes sincerely
that Europe Is marching toward democracy,
with republican institutions as the predes-
tined goal. In his character as pontiH he
dare not say say so, nor can he make Of this
conviction an absolute doctrine which he
could force upon others. But Cardinal Lavi-
gerie's speech on future triumphs of repub-
lies Is certainly an echo Of close converse
tions which he had with Leo XIII.
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TROOPS MAY BE NEEDED.
But There Was Quiet Yesterday In
tho Coke Regions.

PITTsBURG, Pa, April 6-Affairs were
quiet but interesting today in the coke re-
gion. The operators made most determined
effort to start several of their plants, with
but doubtful success. The strikers simply
Ignored the works, and up to late hour to-
night no outbreak or raid whatever has been
attempted. Notwithstanding this, general
alarm is still felt. The Frick and Mcclure
companies, following their policy Of resump-
tion, made an effort to start their plants to-
day. At the Frick general offices it is re-
ported that 100 men are at work at Adelaide
and 40 at Norwood, and that Coke is being
shipped from the Jimtown and Sterling
works. The Coal Brook plant OF the Nc
Clure Company is still being operated with
out much trouble. On the other hand, the
master workman says that but four men are
working at Norwood, and corporafs guard
would cover the remainder, and that the en-
tire region presents the appearance of total
idleness. except at the plants where an ami
cable adjustment has been made. Many ar
rests have been made today, among them
being M. McDonogue and William Coleman,
two prominent leaders of the Norwood af-
fair. who were released on $1,000 bail. Mill
tary companies are still stationed In Scott
dale and Mt. Pleasant, having nothing to do.
They may be needed tomorrow, however.
when Leith, Cochrane, Leisnerain, and oth-
er former battle grounds start up,
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BY the sAco.
A Young Mans Muscle Prevents
cIde-Attempted Horse Stealing.

BIDDEFoRD, April O. : At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Hardy
Machine Company this afternoon, the fol-
lowing board of directors was elected: Lu-
ther Bryant, Charles E. Goodwin, Frederick
A. Day. Jesse Gould and Fred A. Tarbox of
Biddeford, Rishworth Jordan of Saco. and
Horace G. Day Of Auburn. At directors
meeting, Rishworth Jordan was chosen pres
l9ent. Jesse Gould secretary, and Fred A.
Tarb0x treasurer
IS. K. Ellis, proprietor of the Biddeford
House, created a sensation on Laconia
street Saturday afternoon, by attempting to
throw himself into the Water Power canal.
His attempt was evidently In earnest, and he
was only prevented by the efforts of VIII
Winship, who was with him. Mr.. Ellis's
venture In the hotel enterprise has not been
very successful, and Saturday night he had
to pay out some money which he had no i'm
mediate means of obtaining.
A bold at empt at horse stealing was made
In this city last night. John b. Fortin's sta
BILE, at the rear of his grocery store, was
broken into, and though none Of the five
horses kept there were stolen one of them
was badly and very likely permanently in
Jured. This morning, when the driver came
TO the stable he found one of the horses loose
In the floor, so lame that he could hardly
stand. A trap-door In the stable floor just
back of the stalls, was partially opened and
the injuries which the horse showed are ac.
counted for by the theory that the horse
stepped through this trap as the thief was
backing him out from the STALL
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SIR JAMES EXPLAINS
The Foreign Offices Version of the
Sad Story OF ManIpur.

LONDON, April 6.-Sir James Ferguson.
political secretary of the foreign office. in
the House of Commons today. replying to a
question In regard to the recent troubles In
India, said that the affair at Manipur origi-
mated In dispute between the Manarajah of
Manipur and the latter's brother, powerful
chieftain. Finally the dispute assumed such
a serious aspect that the Maharajah took
refuge In the British residency, leaving the
state In an extremely disordered condition.
Chief Commissioner James w. Quinton met
with resistance upon the part of the Mahara-
jah's brother, who was In command Of the
Manipur troops. Mr.. Quinton went to Man
pur in order to try to restore order and to
reinstate the virtually deposed Maharajah
in power. In conclusion Sir James said that
the Vicery Of India, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, had sent telegraphic message to
the foreign office, the substance of which
was that he would speedily restore order In
the disturbed districts Of India.
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Prince Alb srt vIctor's neaIth.

LONDON, April 6.-The health of Prince
Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince
Of Wales and heir presumptive to the British
crown. Is again causing considerable anxiety
among the members Of the royal family and
In court circles. He has been compelled to
Tenth, In which he holds the rank of major,
and Is going to the Carragh military district
In Ireland, where he will be attached to one
of three cavalry regiments,
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PRICE HA YEAR, WHEN PAID In ADVANCE So.

nation Of the books Of the grand secretary
and treasurer and Of the editor of the Train
mems Journal, and to place its editor under
bonds, and that the grand trustees usurped
authority In issuing a circular containing
action OF the seventh annual convention on
two points. Mr.. Salisbury of this city, one
Of the trustees, denies the authority Of the
grand master to discharge them, as they were
elected BY the brotherhood, and says they are
still serving, regardless Of the order. 1t is
thought that the action will stir up a great
contention In the brotherhood,
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Lexington and MachIas.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-There have been
Is petitions received at the navy department
in favor of naming one of the new naval YES
sells Lexington In honor of the historic Mas
sachusetts town. Five requests were re-
ceiyed on Saturday from Governor Boyd of
Nebraska, Governor Fleming of Florida,
Governor Winans of Michigan, Governor
New Hampshire.
1t is likely one of the gunboats building at
Bath, Me-, will be named Lexington. The
secretary has consented to name the other
gunboat Machias, in honor of the adjacent
Maine city.
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MARY CARRIED A MusKEr.
She Followed Her Lover to ths War
and Now Asks a Pension.

GOSHEN, Ind. April 6.-Among the appli-
cants before the pension board here last
week was Mrs. Mary E. Hooker of Elkhart.
Ind, who bases her claim on the ground
that, in the disguise of man, she fought
through the war as private soldier and was
disabled by wounds. Her allegations are
fully sustained by documentary and other
evidence. When 20 years old she lived at
Tiffir, o., and was engaged to marry Ben B.
Brown. He became imbued with the war
spirit. and, notwithstanding her remon-
strances. enlisted and she followed him,
escaping injury until the battle Of Antie,
tam, when she received bullet In the right
leg. A few days before her lover had been
fatally shot in a skirmish. On her recovery
she rejoined the regiment and was after
ward wounded at Mission Ridge. She has
all the necessary evidence to prove that she
is now suffering disability from the wounds
received. Although she had many narrow
escapes, her sex never became known to any
one except her soldier lover.
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The Fighting Goes On.

SIMLA, April 6.-Sharp fighting with the
rebellious natives continues. The Mivan-
zais rising Is extending. Yesterday the 10th
regiment lost nine men killed and four
wounded.
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Harvard oarsman Drowned.

BOSTON, April 6.-Adelbert Shaw, a stu.
dent In the freshman class at Harvard and a
promising candidate for the Varsity crew,
was drowned about B o'clock this evening In
the Charles river by the overturning Of a
boat in which he was out practicing. He at
tempted to swim ashore but became fatigued
and sank before several students, who were
in the vicinity, could go to his rescue The
body had not been recovered at a late honr
tonight. Shaw's home was In Fishkill, N.
Y. He was 81 years old and great favorite
with him companions. He was very enthu
siastic over athletics.
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ITS FOLDS COVERED SHERMAN.
Flag Waved While Veterans Sang
Marching Through Georgia.

New YORK, April 6-The quarter-centen-
nial OF the organization of the Grand Army
OF the Republic was celebrated by the yari-
GUS posts Of this city and Brooklyn tonight.
A large meeting was held in Music Hall
where four Of the leading posts united In ex.
ercises. Speeches were made by Generals
Wayne, Malone and Mitchell. When
Marching Through Georgia" was sung, the
flag which covered the body of Sherman
during Its transit from New York to st.
Louis, was displayed and received with
great reverence
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MRS. GSHEA is NOT PaRNELL'S S BRIDE.
Rumor Has II That the Irish Leader
Has Married Another.
Over Two Hundred Natives Of Mas
soWah Executed by Italians.
News OF the Day from the Lands
Across the Broad Atlantic.

LONDON, April GA sensation was
caused in the lobby Of the House of Com
mons this evening by rumor that Mr.. Par
nell had been privately married since the
O'Shea divorce proceedings. According to
this rumor the lady to whom Mr.. Parnell
was married is not Mrs. O'Shea. Several
Parnellites In the House were interviewed
on the subject tonight, but they refused to
say more than that the mystery" of their
leaders inner life, often referred to recently,
as certain to clear Mr.. IParnelps character,
will shortly be explained.
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S851,741.90 S53l, ,697

The taxation of the cities for the two years
Is given in the following table:
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The IreasuKershIp.

best authority that there is no immediate
prospect of a change in the office of United
States treasurer and that the President will
certainly take no action whatever in the
matter until Mr.. Huston RECEIVERS from his
present illness. There is no truth in the
report that arrangements are being made
for a count of the cash and securities in the
treasury In anticipation of change In the
Office
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CLERcYMEN AT LAW.
Baptist DIvlnes object to Language
More ForclbIe Than EIoquent.

DALLAS, Tex, April 6-The grand jury
has returned two indictments for criminal
libel against Rev. Robert T. Hanks, a noted
Baptist divine and editor of the Western
Baptist. He is charged with libelling Rev.
Mssrs. E. B. Hardy. L. r., Craggs, S. R.
Grant and A. NJ. johnson. all prominent
preachers Of the same faith. The offence
consists in having charged in his paper that
the divines were ''paid scandal mongers Of
GUS liars" The indictments are the out
come of bitter newspaper war between the
Western Baptist and the Texas Baptist and
Herald. The accused person declares that
he will prove that the allegations he made
are true when the case goes to trial. Rev.
preachers and forcible writers in Texas.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.
Assessors Notice.

V1HE Assessors OF the City of Portland hereby
Il give notice to all persons liable to taxation
secular day from the first to the fifteenth day Of
April, inclusive at their room in City Hall, from
nine to twelve o'clock In the forenoon and from
two to five O'Clock in the afternoon, for the pur-
pose of receiving lists OF the polls and estates
taxable In said city.
make and bring to said Assessors, true and per,
feet lists OF All their Polls and Estates real and
personal, or held by them as guardian, executor,
administrator, trustee or otherwise, on the
first day of April, 1891, and be prepared to make
oath to the truth of the same.
And when estates OF persons deceased have
been divided during the past year, or have
changed hands from any cause, the executor,
by warned to give notice of such change, and In
default of such notice will be held under the law
TO pay the tax assessed although such estate has
been wholly distributed and paid over
The Assistant Assessors will be required to re-
turn Information on the following points:
Name OF head OF family. -
q Names OF sons, or other male relatives over
twenty-one years Of age, residing in the family.
3. Names of persons absent at sea, or who are
family, who are legally citizens.
4. Names OF all boarders excepting those who
have wives or families elsewhere residing)wno
The full first name, as well as the surname OF
each person, with initials OF middle name,
sons who are aged and infrm, and have no
- means OF support the facts should be stated.
3. full list of all children rem tnat were porn pe
their names, sex. date of birth and the names
6. Household furniture exceeding two hundred
dollars in value.
z. Musical instruments exceeding fifteen dollars
in value.
8. Number of horses and their value.
o. Number of carriages and their value.
10. Number of cows and their value.
And any person who neglects 10 comply with
this notice will be doomed to a tax according to
the laws Of the State, and be barred OF the right
to make application TO the assessors or tie County
Commissioners for any abatement OF his taxes,
uDless he shows that he was unable TO offer such
lists within the time hereby appointed.
Blank schedules will be furnished the assistant
assessors for delivery where satisfactory infor-
nation is not obtained; and persons receiving the
same will be expected to return them, properly
filled out, to the assessors office.
Persons not receiving the blanks will be fur
nished at the Office of the assessors on applica-
tion.
Eg- In no case where the assessors have been
put to the disagreeable necessity of making a
uoom VIII Jne possus5tou of government bonds OF
deposits in the savings banks be allowed as plea
In mitigation OF such doom.
STEPHEN MARSH,
JOHN w. YORK,
WILLIAM o. FOX,
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The Law and the Directors.

New YORK, April 6.-NOtiee was served
on District Attorney Nicholl today by Page
& Taft, counsel for the IL indicted directors
Of the Hartford & New Haven Railroad
Company, that motion would be made in
the Supreme Court for stay of proceedings
district attorney was also notified that on
the 10th of the month, a motion would be
made for the removal of the case from the
court of general sessions to that of oyer and
terminer. The directors have been notified
to appear to plead next Wednesday.
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Good News from Calais.

than the old. There is large stock of lum-
Der on hand.
uo..,o fronn CaIe,.
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lnter-college Athletics.

New HAVEN, Conn.,, April represent
atiyes from Yale and from Harvard met at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel Saturday and com,
track athletic contests between the two col.
ieges. A cup was offered by the New York
Graduates and was adopted. A constitution
10 govern the contests was drawn up. The
years contests will take place at Cambridge
On Nav 10th. The events will be the same
as those at the regular inter collegiate meet
ing except the tug-of-war will be dropped.
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weather Observations.

PC-Indicates partly cloudy.
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From Calcutta to Boston.

Boston, April 6.-Among the arrivals at
this port today was the four-masted, full
rigged ship Trafalgar. from Calcutta, the
first vessel of Its kind that has visited Bos-
ton harbor since the war. The Trafalgar
started from Calcutta December lStn, anG 1d az
tain Hampshire, which sailed from Calcutta
for Boston December 10th. Before reaching
the Cape Of Good Hope she was within easy
hailing distance of her rival After that
they parted company. and have not spoken
last night, and was beaten by only about
two days. She is the largest sailing ship
register, and Tor a cargo has 15.405 bales of
jute butts, weighing 10000 tons. She was
1l6 davs nm the massage.
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HOW WE ARE TAXED.
Amounts Which Will Be Paid Into
the State Treasury.

AUGUSTA, April 6.-The increase in valu-
alton which has been made by the state val
uation commission, results In throwing more
taxation upon the cities and wild lands, no.
ticeably the former, as is shown by compar-
isons between the tax assessed in 1890, when
the rate was but 2f mills and that of the
present year with rate of q. mills, the as
sessing of which has not been completed.
one-half mill advance in the rate, largely
swells the amount which each city and cOun-
ty pays. The burdens of state taxation
borne by the counties for 1891 and 1890 are as
fnllnWs.
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IN Joint Convention.


The following transfers of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try of Deeds: -
Harpswell-charles P. Ingraham to Elisha
'1nusop nans E IsbeJS.Morris @. Jordan to Annie M.
Jordan. . ,.... 60 Astt,, 7 p,.,,
n1I Elien AZ A. +. Springer to Harriet A. Lincoln.
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cretna Under Water

NEW ORLEANS. April 6-Two-thirds of
the town of Gretua has been submerged by
water from the Ames crevasse. A hastily
constructed levee had been built with view
Of protecting the town from overflow, but 1t
could not stand the pressure Of water
against it,
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

The st. Augustine, Fla, gas light works
burned yesterday; loss, $65,000.
Edward Alderman, lumber dealer, Lam
caster, Pa, has failed; liabilities 100000.
Secretary Tracy denies that American
cruisers have been ordered to Chill and
Honolulu.
The celebrated Irish race horse "Clear- the
Way" has been brought to this country for
K. ID. Morgan.
The conference between Secretary Blaine
and the Canadian officials now In Washing
ton on the subject of reciprocity will be post
poned until after the return Of the President
from after his western trip.
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THE MAINE SLATE PRESS.

Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at S2,6O
year II paid in advance, $2.0O a yeaI.
Advertisements inserted In the "MAINB STATl
part Of the State) for per square for first in
sertion. and 80 cents per square for each subse-
Quent insertion
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More Trouble Brewing In india.

CALCUTTA. April elf the present indi-
cations turh out to be correct there Is a very
serious trouble brewing in India for the
British forces. Emboldened by the success
Of the Manipuris, who recently crushed the
Ghoorka escort accompanying Chief Com.
missioner. j James w. Quinton 10 his efforts to
settle the disputes which have occurred
among the rival chieftains of Assam, the
Meranzai in the Kohat territory, a district In
the Peshawer division of the Punjab, have
risen In arms and are attacking the British
troops along the whole length of their lines.
1t Is also known that the Miranzai attack Is
being pushed so vigorously that strong rein
forcements have been hurriedly despatched
to the front. Full details of this new up
rising are withheld by the British author
tiles here. Telegrams from Rangoon state
that small British column. on the way
from one post to another, were fired upon by
a body of Haiku Chins in ambush. Lieut.
FORBES and five men were killed and IL
wounded