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The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
Committee Ways and Bridges.

DETITION of Selectmen of the town Of Fal
Il mouth and others praying to be relieved from
maintaining and keeping in repair Iron Bridge
constructed across the Presumpscot river in sa
town. Hearing, February 2OIh.
H. F. GOULD,
leDosndtd Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
RAILWAY STATION BURNED,
Grand Trunk Station at CoppervIIie,
N. H., Destroyed.
TSnaria1 To the Press !

WEST MILAN. n. H., February 10Th
depot at Copperville, between Milan and
West Milan, on the Grand Trunk, burned
Sunday night. The watchman was asleep
and would have been burned if the people in
the station agents house had not seen the
light and reused him.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
CoNEMAucH Is UP.
Johnstown again Threatened with
Inundation.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, February 16.-Water in
the river is two feet higher than at any time
since the great flood and is still rising. A
telegram from Shade Creek says large log
boom is liable to break at any time. Should
this happen the destruction of bridges will
be complete. The Poplar street bridge left
Its piers today with a loud crash.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
NO SALT HERE.
A Suicide In Louisville Said to Live In
Portland.
Special to the Press.l

LOUISVILLE, KY, February 16.-C. G. Salt,
travelling man of Portland, committed sui
eide here today.
No such name ss G. @. Salt Is In the diree-
tory. 1t Is probable that some other Portland
Is the mans residence.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
OBITUARY.
& dWln Walker.

Died In Kennebunk, February l6. 1881.
Edwin Walker, aged II years. Mr.. Walker
was representative man OF the intelligent,
honest and substantial farming neighoor-
hood known as Alewive, and bad served the
town as one OF its selectmen and as school
teacher. Last Wednesday he rode to KEN
neouDkport and dined with his niece az tho
Norton House, In good health, but on the re-
turn home he was found in the sleigh near
the Landing village, in a partially psralyzed
condition, and was kindly cared for by Mr..
NJ. NJ. Day at his residence near by. where
he remained, gradually sinking. until at an
early hour this morning the end came. His
only living family Is a widow and one SON.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
TEN p Z RANCE.

FTiHE temperance committee will give a public
L hearing Thursday, Feb. 10, at O'Clock pm.
10 Representatives Hall on the several matters
which have been referred to them.
feb15sndtd r. N. MAXIM, Sec.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
Tne State Printing.

The committee on state printing this even
lug appointed subcommittee consisting Of
Messrs. Mallett, Moore and Hersey to in
quire into some matters relating to prices un-
der the old contract. Until they report no
award will be made.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.


rNHE Judiciary Committee will give public hear
Feb. 18th, 2 p. m.-Upon an Act relating to
Drains and sewers in city of Portland.
adoption Of labels, trade marks and forms Of ad.
vertising by unions or associations of working
men, aud to regulate the use of the same.
tain corporations rights of which they We're de-
priyed by repeal OF Chap. 373, Public Laws Of
BY order of the committee,
HyaE judiciary Committee will give public he ar
ing at their room lat at The M St,te House Angus S
afternoon, u Jon petition of Ira G.. Jersey AID 70
Others for Act to enable the County of Aroostook
TO aid in the construction OF railroad In said
County.
BY order of the committee.
V,HE Judiciary Committee will give public
Il hearing at their room, State House, Augusta
on Friday. Feb. 27th. al p m. upon expeoiency
of requiring stock Of certain quasi-publc corpo-
tatlOnS to be sold at auction.
ON Feb Oath, y. m-Upon Petition of Tobias
f., Lord for Charter for Standish Water Co., and
Upon Act to renew and extend the Charter OF the
Cumberland Illuminating Co., and Upon Petitions
for Index Digest OF Maine Reports
On Feb. 25th, 2. p. m Upon Petition of w. *.
Revised Statutes relating to Railroad Crossings.
On Feb. 10th. 2 D. m. Upon Act relating to the
powers OF the Consolidated Electric Light Co..
OF Portlnnd.
FTHE judiciary Committee will give hearings as
Il follows:
amending Sec 26, chap. 25. R. s., as TO require
fire-escapes in tenement houses.
February. goth, 2 p. M, upon Act to amend
Sec. 1885, Chap 81, relating TO railroad loans
February 27th, 2 p. m, upon Act relating to
min rty of stockholders of b. ana M. r. X. and
cert,in other Dads.
FRANKLIN &. PAYsoN,
jan24sntd Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
TAYLOR Alone Bought Silver.


.,WAsHINeToN,. February 16:-Before the
silver pool committee today V. White, the
New York banker corroberated Congress
man Abner Taylor'S testimony to the effect
that he, Taylor, had purchased silver through
his firm
He had never solicited business from any
member of Congress or government employe
or resident of Washington In his life. The
firm never bought silver for any other Con-
gresham thaH Taylor; nor for any Senator
or other government emplOye. Mr.. White
knew nothing of the alleged silver pool ex-
cept what he had seen in tie newspapers.
Mr.. White testified In response to further
questions, that Hedenberg, previous wit
ness, must have misunderstood what Whites
partner, Hopkins, said to him, Hedenberg.
He would not have testified that the wit
ness's firm had an agent iu Washington for
the reason that the firm never did have any
agent in Washington directly or indirectly.
Mr.. White further stated that he had exam
ined the accounts Of every member of Con-
gress, Senators and government employees
that had any dealings with his firm before
he came to Washington, and said they
showed not dollar on account Of any per-
son connected with the government except
Representative Taylor for the purchase or
sale OF siver.
The Republican Caucus.
WASHINGTON, February 16.-The caucus
OF Republican members of the House tonight
was attended by about seventy-five men,
bers. The drift of opinion was against any
action on the silver question at this tine.
Neither Speaker Reed nor Mr.. Mckinley
were present. Mr.. Perkins of Kansas urged
the enactment Of the free coinage bill into
law, while the Republic IN yet had full con-
troll. Representative Walker made a vignr-
GUS speech on the other side of the question
No conclusion was reached.
MeSsrs. Cannon, Henderson and others
urged tue necessity of full attendance of
Republican members from now until the 4th
of March.
Lewlston's Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, February 16 The Senate
In executive session today confirmed these
nominations for postmasters in Maine: w.
I. Smart, Lewiston; a. NJ. Paine, East
port.
1t win Be District Judge AIdrich.
WASHINGTON, February 16.-The Presi-
dent sent to the Senate today the nomination
OF Edgar Aldrich to be United States District
Judge for New Hampshjre
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
feb17sntd
Railroads, TelegraDhs and Expresses.

NNHE Committee on Railroads, Telegraphs and
II Expresses have assigned hearings ON biils
and petitions referred TO them, as follows:
For Tuesday, ebruary 18th, O'Clock p; M, an
Act relating to the Presumpscot River X X. Co.
For Tuesday. February 18th, clock p. m., an
Act amending an Act relating to the Portland and
Rochester r. r Co.
Act.to revise aud amend the charter OF the Sebago
Lake and Mechanic Falls r. r. Co.
febI6sn2t w. M. AVER, Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND. Me-, February 16. 1891
weather Observations.

Mean daily ther...3 IS. o, Max. vel. wind... 81 SW
Maximum ther. Isl o Total precip....... OOl
Minimum ther.....240
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
MAIN e.
Methodist Ministers and Masons.

Metnodist ministers and MasonS.
WINTHROP, February 16.-The Lewiston
District Methodist Ministerial meeting op-
ened at Monmouth this afternoon and will
continue three days. The programme In
cludes addresses by prominent clergymen of
the denomination.
The masonic bodies of Winthrop have
leased Packard hall for term Of fifteen
years and will begin remodeling operations
this week. The building Is comparatively
rooms In town.
Biddeford Gas Light Company.
BIDDEFoRD, February 16-Horace Wood
man of Saco, president of the Saco and Bid
defoId Gas Light Company, has sold his in-
terest to Jere G. S haw of Biddeford, which
gives the latter controlling interest in the
company. Mr.. Woodman will retire next
month.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17

county shall pay for under the terms Of the
act to empower the county to aid in the con-
struction Of a railroad.
Mr.. Shaw Of Portland presented q bill
making 1t the duty of nurses or other per-
sons to report symptoms of blindness In the
cases OF young children to some competent
physician,
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

SPECIAL Committee on Taxation. Public hear
- ings in Representatives. Hall.
Tuesday. Feb. l7-oeneral question of taxa
tion.
jan3osndtd TREBY JOHNSON, Sec'y,
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-17
Railroads, Telegraphs and Expressss.

FVHE Committee on Railroads, Telepraphs and
Il Expresses have assigned hearings On Mills
and petitions referred TO them, as follows:
For wednesday, Feb. 26th, 8 O'Clock D. M An
Act to incorporate the Long island r. X. %.
tor wednesday, Feb. 26th, 8 o'clock D. m. An
ACT relating to the Cape Elizabeth Shore R. R. Co.
For wednesday, Feb 25th O'Clock o. M An
Act to authorize the Biddeford & Saco K. r.. CO..
70 issue bonds. Petition for amendment of Charter
OF Biddeford & Saco r. r. Co.
W. NJ. AVER,
leDlISn[0 SnCretarV.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24
Washington society.

Perhaps it is the shifting character of
Washington society that gives il It's
principal interest. The most successful
men in all branches of life come here.
At every entertainment. instead Of there
being some one great somebody, there
may be twenty or thirty. 1t Is not n
good field for social lion. The pres.
ence of men of brains aud women of
brilliancy gives a sparkle and zest to
Washington society. More than this
IL has the frankness and simplicity of
the best society of Europe. Wherever
you go you are generally introdac
after the continental fashion. There Il
little snobbishness. People are classed
near their proper level in this society.
Money can never be the test of superb
ority in society largely made up ol
and controlled by officials. who in the
main have moderate means. People do.
pend much on their own resources Ia
their entertaining. This Is necessary
consequence Of their moderate fortunes
There are no great caterers in Washing
ton, notwithstanding The large nunber
of brilliant entertainments which are
given during the season. Any one with
money at his side can hire such services
to produce feast. but il requires talent
to give q successful dinner upon tile basia
OF limited means. Neither has WASH
ington society any great social purveyof
who decides who shall or shall MT have
tickets Of invitation to this or tlsat form
of subscription entert inment. Such
character could never find place here
1t would be hard for any cns in Wash
ington TO imagine any Of the leading
families turning over their invitation
cards 70 some agent to arrange the de-
tails OF their entertaining The upper
spirit which controls Washington 90
ciety is cynical and good natured. While
It contains many provincial elewents
taken as a whole it is the opposite oi
provincial and may be considered posi-
lively tie only real cosmopolitan society
in America III. G Crawford, IN New
YORK Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24

BROOKS q BARTON the Leaders Ii
Boots, Shoes and Slippers, No. Is Mail
Street, Annapolis. Nd have commences
their Semi Annual Sale Of Ladies ank
Misses SAMPLE SHOES They har.
lust received an invoice Of Ladies ant
Misses FINE SHOES in hand and M
chine made. which they viii SELL "a
COST. Cali early and get bargains. Thes'
Shoes are made by one Of the best manu-
facturera In Baltimore City. Ladie
sizes 81 TO 4. g and d wide. Misses size
u to 2, Cwidhs Spring heel.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24

Wanted IN agent il each town 10 sell the
aboxe named book. This IS Mark Twain's
latest. Nearly 80 COO copies already sold. $50
illnstrasions Neasly 60 pages. 4 great
many i ents average forty orders Per week.
Almast nnsone can sell twenks.iive weskIE.--
Tits Is veEy pzofitabls bnsfnIss. r1zfte Tor
terms. G. ~ WEBSTER CO.. East 18th
Ssssss, NeN KoEk. JIG
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24

How sweet tile light that lifts to-day
On bracken burn and meadow.
The light that CLEANS a swee1er gold
because of some time shadow.
And tops of far OF flashing pinos
To skylands blue are lifting.
Whilst thro' the woods a q murmnrous chime
Of restless Winds Is shifting.
How sweet the earthi How glad the light
What breafhs of hahn are flowing.
For all the flowers Of the field
Their deep delights are sowing.
How dare we gruage LIES little dole
Of pain and caro- and duty.
Beset by all the splendreus sheen
Of earth's transcendent beauty.
20 hnsh thee. weary harassed soul.
Forget to-day thy sorrow:
Earth cen will ope her beauty book
Tomorrow and tomorrow.
-INew Orleans Picayune
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24
$4,000

WIZ buy safe driving HORSE. an easy rid
ing CARRIAGE and good HARNESS. which
cost $3.50. Have been but little used by
present owner Apply i The Annapolis Trans
fer Stables. Old City. Hotel. n2g
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24
FOR SALE CHEAP.

DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS on
Conduit Street aud on Market Street -
These are the only lots now available In
this section Of the city. Apply to
T.. EUGENE WATHEN,
je Attorney 81 Law. 10 Church Circle
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24
8 II r A U 8 8
saal Liquors 1t Vaslssal, Pfisss
WE CARRY THR LARGEST STOCK OF
AH Kinds Imported ;and Domestic
Fine Wines and Liquors.

Come and convince yourself before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
We import and receive all our goods
direct. All our WHIsKIEs come direct
from UnitedsStates Bonded Warehouses.
We are known TO sell the best So. 90 Whis-
key in the market. and are able at pres.
ent to offer better article than ever be-
fore purchased for the money. We are
The snly ptaee in the city whers you can get
Ak KINDS OF CoRDIAIs.
We believe in large sales and small prof
its. Special attention paid to all city and
country orders. Give US q call and be
convinced.
n. B.-Families supplied with Bottled
Beer at short notice, at
STRAUSSsS -
decSly 10 Market Space.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24
a. FOR RENT. u

House on Prince George Street corner Of
Craig, belonging 20 the estate Of hrs. Robert
Silver, deceased Apply 10
- }. WRIT RANDALL. Executor.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-01-24

Typewriting Done,
5 CENTS PER FOLIO 400 words, bv ].
& v DUFFY. 102 King George Street. ne
TOR RENT-Three pleasant. bright
A and con Portable ROOMS In very aesfra-
Die TART OF the city. rear the NaSal Academy.
For particulars apply at this Office.
LcoR sALE-A GOOD BUILDING LOT
II in q desirable ocation. For particulars
apply g TINS Once. o24
T-OR RENT.-Three Furnished ROOMS
i for rent No. 90 Conduit Street.
w. Tuck I4eveIy.
TUNER Of Gland Square and Uprigha Pianos,
76 Conduit Street, Annapolis, Nd. 720
Arizona republican., 1891-08-30
Lice in the Nests of Sitting Hens.

The three following remedies are rec commended by Professor F. l.. Wash burne, state entonlologist of Oregon:
 Vermin often become very trouble some if a hen is sitting in an infested house. The best plan would be to set your hen somewhere else, and near by have dust or ashes for her to scratch in. Supposing, however, she has been given her eggs in the hen house, the nest should have lime in tho bottom, over which clean straw has been placed. Refuse tobacco from cigar factory scattered in the nest is good where lice are numerous Powdered sulphur used plentifully in the same way is also excellent. Persian insect powder dusted over the eggs and through the feathers of the hen is good Of course, hen house should be thor oughly whltwashei The chicks matched, if they and the hen are badly infested, a little piece of lard or drop of neatsfoot oil rubbed on top of the head and un- der the wings of escn will help to rem edy the evil. Do not bring an infested hen and her brood among fowls until they have been SO thoroughly treated that few or no vernin remain. Fowls should at all times have chance to dust themselves in dry dust, coal ashes or leached wood ashes,
Arizona republican., 1891-08-30
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

 TIE Emperor of China has insomnia
 ZoLA writes novel every nine mon- | ths.
 THE Empress of Germany is an expert | swimmer.
 LABoUcHERE promises to visit this country nexs autumn. EDWARD BELLAMY is descendant of six generations of clergymen.
 TIE husk of Indian corn is being used for the manufacture of paper. | A CHINESE newspaper published in San Francisco has been sued for libel by an Indian.
 PRINCESS CLEMENrIEE, daughter of the King of the Belgians, is about to become nun.
 GovERSoH FRANCIS, of Missouri, is a millionaire, and the foundation of his fortune was laid by investments in wheat.
 Ar the ripe age of Sl Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, plays skittles, and-gun in hand roams the hills for small game.
 A PEACH thirteen inches in ciacum- ference and with weight of eighteen ounces was gathered at Sylvania, Va., last week.
 A FARMER near Garden City Kan, attached column of grasshoppers with seventy turkeys, and was soon master of the situation.
 PEOPLE will be glad to know that Miss Anna Dickinson has now promise to restored health. She has improved mentally and physically. BLAINE and Proctor are the only mem- bers of the Cabinet who do not smoke, and Secretary Foster is the mosn invete- rate smoker among the others.
 ALFRED EMERSON, Ph. D., hitherto professor of Greek at Lake Forest Qlli- nois) University; hereafter associate professor of classical archaeology in Cor nell University, Ithaca, N. Y.
 MR. FREDERICK K RIDGE, of Cam bridge, Mass, has within the last three years given to charitable, religious, and municipal institutions more than, $3,- 000,0 ,000. He inherited his money.
 A sTATIsTIcIAN has computed that a man might add $500 to his income by saving the clippings of his hair every time it is cut and having it manufactur- ed into soft pillows, mattresses, etc. No hair is go soft as that of human beings.
 JOHN F.. WILLIAMSON, a colored editor of Raleigh, N. c. announces himself as a candidate for Congress, on a platform which demands the appropriation by Congress of $500 for every negro held in slavery since 1860, the ex-slaves and their former masters to divide the mo- ney.
 RENE RAoUL DuvAL, to whom Mrs. James Brown -Potter's sister is engaged to be married, is nephew of Leon Say the French Statesman. The young man $ father is at the head of the gas works of Naples and Paris. Mir Duval is said to have an annual income of 1000, ,OOO francs
Arizona republican., 1891-08-30
Damage by Frost.

| Gardners long ago discovered that it was not the freezing so much as it was the thawing out more or less suddenly and especially in bright light that causes the death of trees and plants by frost. Nearly all injury from. frost can | be prevented if thawed out slowly in the presence of moisture and covered from strong light, especially the direct light of the sun. If a dense artificial shade be placed over trees or plants when frost is in the air, though they may be badly frozen will be uninjured if kept shaded until all the frost has left them But if the shade is allowed to remain on throughout warm days the plants are liable to become diseased and die. Wrap ping up the broad leaved evergreens, like the orange, magnolia and gum, in autumn and leaving it on all winter kills the tree oftener than severe freezing rotten in it's succulent parts, especially the leaves. Near the coast where fogs come in each cold morning covering these things as with wet blanket, un- der which they thaw out without injury, enables many such things to be grown without cover which is impossible in the interior where it il, warmer. An apple lying on the damp earth covered with an inch or two of wet grass, may be frozen and thawed out a dozen times during the winter, and will be found in early spring uninjured. Winter apples may be ricked up on the ground late in aut- umn, covered with several inches of straw well packed down, allowed to freeze as hard as rocks, then covered with few inches of soil and so remain frozen until spring. If allowed to thaw out under cover they will be found no riper than when buried. And they will be perfect in flavor. Animal tissues have exactly the same qualities. A mans hand, foot or ear may be frozen, and if, while frozen plunged in ice cold water and held there until thawed out, no in- jury will result. This should be done in dark, warm room
Arizona republican., 1891-08-30

teers who had teen impressed by Ra' maceda since the beginning of hosti ities.
 Their sympathies all along have bee With the insurgents and they graspe, this, their first opportunity, to 20 owe to them.
 The fighting lasted less than Gv hours, and it's desperate character ma,
 be judged by the fact that fully 500 people were killed and wounded. The country for miles around is filleC with men, many of them wounded, wh' were this morning the dependence O Balmaceda.
 The defeat of the government is abso lute, and there is no possibility of reor ganization, and, if Balmaceda does no succeed in making his escape through mountain passes, the chances are ht will be captured and shot.
 President-E Vicuna early tool alarm, and when stragglers began com ing in from the battlefield he wen aboard the German flagship and asked protection of the admiral.
 It was granted. Then Intendentt Veil sent communication to the ad miral of the United States navy and commanding officers of other foreign fleets, requesting them to send men ashore to protect their citizens, as prob abilities were that there might be trouble.
 A party of blue jackets and marines from the cruiser San Francisco quickly came ashore and took up positions about the American Consulate.
 Other naval officers followed suit and soon there were enough sailors and ma rines on shore to protect the city against any outbreak.
 The streets of the city by II o'clock were filled with u disorganized mob of Balmaceda's soldiers.
 The execution among the government officers had been terrific.
 In addition to Gems. Barbosa and A lzerreca nearly all the staff officers had been killed CT wounded, and fatali- ties among line officers had been great.
 To avoid bloodshed, which would probably have resulted from the victorious army entering the city, heated with the fire of battle Viel sent the flag to Gen. Canto with a proposition to surrender the city.
 It was accepted, and Senor Walker Martinez, Congressional leader, took possession of the city.
 shortly after noon the victorious army began to enter Valparaiso, led by Gen. Canto with his staff. The Insurgent troops, were greeted with widest en- thusiasm. People were wild with ex- citement and the streets resounded with shouts of "Vive Ohilel vive Canto."
 Shortly after the army entered Capt. Fuentes, of the Torpedo boat Almirante Lynch, was summoned to surrender; he attempted to steam out and opened fire with his machine guns. There was a sharp engagement and then Capt. Fuentes hauled down his flag and there was not an enemy to revolution from Fort Valdivia Vina del Mar. During the afternoon such of the government Troops as were in the city delivered up their arms and were paroled. The city is as quiet as could be expected. Nobody here has any knowledge of the whel ca bouts of Balmaceda, although Insurgent leaders are exceedingly anx- ious to find him. General belief is he is making his way out of the country, perhaps overland to Buenos Ayres.