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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
Mr.. Reed and the type writer.

A group of congressman were stand
ing a couple of days ago in the House
discussing Mr.. Holman's anti-subsidy,
ro-retrenchment, anti-common-sense
and pro-democratic-p philadelphia reso-
buttons. Among the number was Mr..
Reed, and he brought burst of applause
when he drawled out: eyes, L know
Holman is styled the watchdog of the
treasury but l notice that he never bites
anything near home" The ex-speaker
has new diversion at present and that
is endeavoring to learn the art of using
the typewriter There is typewriting
machine in the rooms of the ways and
means committee and this is where he
does his practicing. He is becoming
very proficient, as is shown by the fact
that the other day, after the assistant
secretary of the treasury had been tell
ing the committee about the finances of
the country, the ex-speaker sat down at
the typewriter and gave to Bourke Coch-
ran the following very interesting opin-
ion upon what he thought had been the
result Of the conference with the demo-
cratic committee. Reeds opinion, as
written out by him, was this
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Cochran agreed that this was very
able exposition OF the result Of his cross
examination.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

The school teachers will be paid on
Friday.
The committee on drains and sewers
held meeting yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday was bright and clear in the
morning, but the mercury was very low.
The Samaritan Association will meet
with Mrs. G. Ludwig, 1873 High street to-
day, at 2.S0 p. m.
Dark clouds arose in the west yester-
dag afternoon, and piercing cold, high
wind blew in squalls.
The revenue cutter Dallas has gone to
the Bath Iron Works for repairs to her
engines. The repairs will take at least
six weeks.
Some boys, while playing on board the
steamer S. E. Spring, hauled up at Port
land Pier, discovered a five-gallon keg
about half full of whiskey, concealed in
the water tank.
At the annual meeting of the Interna-
tional Steamship Company, held yester-
day afternoon, the old board of directors
was reelected, but as a quorum of the
directors was not present the board did
not organize.
An official Autograph Of the Worlds
Fair buildings and grounds at Chicago,
as also the plan of the Maine state build
ing, will be at the Board of Trade office
for the inspection of the public, during
the remainder of this week.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
AN IMPORTANT DEAL.
w. II. Parsons & Co. Form Corporation
From All Their Interests

The firm of W. H. Parsons & Co., pa
per commission no use, who own the
stock of the Bow doin Paper Manufacture
ing Company and a large portion of the
stock of the Lisbon Falls Fibre Compa-
nv and have other interests in Maine,
have formed a corporation under the
name of W. H. Parsons 6 Co., with an
authorized capital of 81, 100000, with the
intention of taking all the assets of the
partnership to carry on it's business. The
office of the company in Maine is in
Topsham. The Bowdoin Paper Compa-
ny's product has always been of the
best and a great credit to the state.
These are the officers of the new corpor-
alton:
President-W. H. Parsons.
First Vice President-David S. Cowles.
Second Vice Observation-Disclosures G. Parsons.
Treasurer-W. III. Parsons, Jr.
Clerk--F. c. Whitehouse.
Directors-W. II. ParsoD, w. Fl. Parsons, Jr,
D. S. Cowles, M. c. Parsons, f. c. Whitehonse.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
Fur Hunting at saccarappa.

Above Saccarappa the old canal runs
close alongside the Presumpscot river
for four or five miles. Forty years ago a
large number of otter and mink were
caught there. Now there is probably
not an otter in the county. Then, two
Saccarappa men, named Bailey and Cut
ter, made a living trapping and hunting
fur in the vicinity of the town. They
used to receive one dollar foot for otter
skins. The tail was included If from
the tip of the tail to the nose the skin
was five feet long it was worth S.. Now
such skin would be worth at least $12,
probably more. These two hunters sold
great many fox skins. The little ami
mails were abundant then. They would
put two fox hounds on the track and
they had two grey hounds, which run by
sight only, which they kept with them.
BY the baying of the fox hounds they
could tell the direction the fox was tax
ing and would cut across country and lie
in wait with the grey hounds, which at
sight of the fox would quickly catch and
kill it. These grey hounds were famous
jumpers. On one occasion, Bailey made
a bet with another man that one of the
hounds would come straight to him at
his whistle, on bee line, clearing all or
binary obstacles. Bailey stationed him.
self in the door of store, and the other
man held the hound in the door of anoth-
er store across the street. An OK cart
was approaching with a load of boards
ten feet above the ground. When it was
between him and the hound Bailey
whistled. The hound was released, and
with a magnificent bound cleared the
cart, lumber and all, and landed at his
masters feet He could easily have run
under the cart or around it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
The Cumberland Bar.

The members of the Cumberland Bar
Association to the number of about 30,
assembled at the Falmouth Hotel last
evening and enjoyed the annual dinner,
which was worthy of the house, and that
is sufficient.
Prior to the dinner the association
elected it's officers for the ensuing year as
follows:
President-Sewall c. Strout.
Vice PreSident-Nathan CleaveS.
Secretary and Treasurer-Ri Richard Webb.
Executive Comnlittee-Henry B. Cleaves,
Chas. F. Libby, Geo. E. Bird, F. G. Payson, H.
W. Gage.
Committee on Festivities Harrison M. Davis,
Jas. B. Reed, John N. Hill
The Greenleaf Law Library Asso-
citation met, Judge Haskell pre-
siding in the place of Hon.
Chas. F. Libby, who was absent. These
officers were chosen:
President-Chas. F. Libby.
Trustees-Nathan CleaveS, Henry C.Peabody,
Thos. n. Haskell.
Treasurer and Clerk-Byron D. Verrill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
A Veteran Peddler.

Old Skipper Norton, now "a years old,
who has long followed the business of
peddler in small craft, alone but for
his dog, recently lost his boat, and is
now CHARTERED with his canine friend in
a small building on House Island. It is
perhaps quite as well for him, as at his
age it might have happened that he
would fall overheard on some of his
trips. Some of these dark nights the
man responded to the saluting whistle of
the Forest Queen with vigorous blasts
on his conch shell.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
The Baker Extract Co.

The Baker Extract Co., successors to
the Maurice, Baker Co., has been organ
lied with capital stock of $50, 900 and
$4,000 subscribed, $1,000 paid. These
are the officers: President and Manager.
E.. L. Smith, Portland; Secretary and
Treasurer, John w. Dyer; Directors, O..
L. Smith, John W. Dyer, Portland; A. A.
Redway, Boston; F. L. Worthy, Spring
field, Mass. F. G. Hazard, New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
Portland's Death Rate.

1t was supposed that last week showed
the largest death rate ever recorded in
Portland for single week. That is a
mistake. An inspection of the City
Clerks official records shows So deaths
for the week ending January Is, 1890, as
against 80 deaths for the week ending
January 23, 1892.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
CITY of Westbrook.

The Y. L. Fl. G. will entertain their
friends at Cumberland Hall on Thursday
evening, JAN IS. The Presumpscot Jul
venile Band have kindly consented to
assist, and will give short concert as
preliminary to the remaining part of the
evenings program, which will consist of
a variety of lively games introduced for
the benefit Of the young people, T. l..
Jackson furnishing the required music.
Ice cream will be served. 1t is hoped
that as the young ladies have taken pains
to :eovide a pleasant evening for all,
they will be well patronized by their ED
ers as well as the young folks and encour-
aged to continue their efforts in this line.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
Mill Pond Flats.

The Portland and Rochester railroad
have commenced laying the track for
filling the mill pond flats. The track
starts in near Green street and will con-
tinue along the abandoned railroad bed,
back of the Park, to Grove street. The
whole job, including the sewer, will be
completed by September LIST, 1892.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
Maine Central.

General Manager Tucker has issued the
following order:
PORTLAND, Me-, January 10Th.
The auditing of freight accounts will
from this date be under the charge of w.
w. Colby, the General Auditor of the
Company.
Ali accounts and communications rela-
ting to the freight auditing department
should be sent to him.
PAYsoN TUCKER,
Vice President and General Manager.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
woman's Christian Temperance Union.

Mrs. Susan S. Fessenden, formerly
Nation Supt of the Franchise Dept of
the W. C. T. o., now State President of
Massachusetts, will speak on Temperance
before the Portland Union on Sunday
evening next, in the First Baptist Church.
Those who hear her, it is said, will be
amply repaid. She is one of the W. c. 7.
US best speakers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.
Americas Great Winter Resort.

The large number of tourists who have al
ready crossed the continent this winter under
Raymond Whitcombs direction will be still
further increased before the end of the season,
as two more parties are to go out in February
and third in March. The tickets are good re-
turning with parties in the spring, CT indie
pendently at any time. Circulars giving full
particulars may be obtained of Raymond s.
Whitcomb, 296 Washington street. Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
Committed Suicide.

BosToN, January 27.-Col. Lyman P.
French, aged 81, a well-knowu lawyer of
this city and a member of the Loyal LIE
gion, and during the war a judge advo-
cate, was found dead in his room at the
Hotel Brunswick this morning. He had
been Respondent of late, owing to illness
and the recent death Of his wife, and the
indications point to suicide.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28

The funeral Of the late Captain James
M. Webb will occur in Westbrook this
afternoon at o'clock. Members of the
Seventeenth Maine Regiment Association
desiring to attend are requested to meet
at the Portland & Rochester station, foot
of Preble street, in season to take the
1920 (noon) train. A return train leaves
Westbrook at o'clock.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
The Market Lot,

The committee on the sale of the
Market Lot have decided to call a public
hearing at the Aldermen's room, City
Building, at 7.30 o'clock Friday evening
and all persons interested are cordially
invited to attend.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28

Portland Loan and Building Association.
At meeting of the directors of the
Portland Loan and Building Association,
last night, Joseph +. Chute was elected
secretary, to fill the unexpired term of
the late D. B. Kicker.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
Portiand wheel Club.

At the Wheel Club Friday evening,
Mr.. F. A. Elwell will describe ga Trip to
Bermuda This will be the third eve
ming in the informal talk course. A
large attendance of members and friends
is desired.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28
Major w. H. Green Nominated for De-
partment Commander.

Quite an important meeting was held
at Bosworth Post hall last evening.
There were present the past post
commanders and the delegates to
the State Encampment, of the G.
A. R., which is to be held in Auburn,
February 4th and 9Th. Of the meeting
last evening. Mr.. Charles Fl. Mitchell
was made chairman and Mr.. A. NJ Saw
yer secretary. 1t was voted to present
the name of Major William II. Green to
the State Encampment for the position
of Department Commander.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28

The number of deaths in London dur
ing the past week, from grippe, is sos.
The general mortality shows further
increase.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28

There are hundreds and hundreds of men and
boys who have not yet bought their winter over
coats or listers for this season. To all these we
simply say NOWS THE TIME.
We have 800 Winter Overcoats and listers in
sizes for Men, Young Men and Boys with prices
crowded away down, and are to be sold,---Ihat is
the prices are so low for the good quality that
people see it at once and they are taken quickly.
Mems Overcoats sizes 50 to A, prices $3.50 to
$4,000.
Mems listers, sizes SO to A. So to $50.
The King Frieze, a stalwart Ulster Bargain, Sl2,
sizes SO to 40.
Bows Overcoats, sizes 80 to A. $3.50 to $15. We
have altogether too many in these sizes and
offer exceptional values to close out some
small lots.
Children's Cape Overcoats, age to 12 ST. to, $40.
Boys listers $3. rs to S15.
Boys Overcoats So. so and up
February will show DOUBLE THE SALES in
Winter Overcoats at our store Of any month this
season. Reason: Same Overcoats, Lower Prices,
Better Weather.
Also il connection with sale of Winter
Overcoats we put on sale 400 light and medium
weight Overcoats at the same greatly reduced
prices. We show a large variety OF nice goods.
Great attractions made for this sale. An op-
portunity not to be allowed to pass by. Come to
our store with So, $40, $12 or $50 in your pocket
and see IT'S GREAT BUYING POWER
The air is full charged with trade,
The murrnur of sales fills every aisle,
The Bargains in Overcoats are fulfilling
Their destiny and go spinning away from us to you.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-28

RAYMOND g. WHITCONIB,
296 Washington St. Opposite School ST..
'''o BOSTON. jan28d3t
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-10
PERSONAL NOTES.

c. F. Burns of Cazadero Is at the Grand.
E. J. Wilson Of Vallejo is stopping at the
Grand.
Rabbi E. Schneider of Spokane is at the
Grand.
JOHN j. Daily, mining man Of Salt Lake
is at the Lick.
w. W. Douglass of Sacramento is regis
tered at the Grand.
Mr.. George B. Roop of San Jose is stop
ping at the Baldwin.
Judge John A. Egan of Jackson, Amador
County, is at the Lick.
L. ?. Sage Of Los Gatos. accompanied by
Mrs. Sage, are registered at the Lick.
DR.. A. AFndt a prominent physician
from San Diego, is stopping at the Lick
House.
Elk Senator a. ?. Williams returned yes
terday from a fourteen months trip to
Europe, and is at the Palace.
Leave Of absence for ten days has been
granted Colonel John z. Hawkins, assist
ant eOmmissery-g general Of subsistence
Northumberland John G. Chandler, dep
uty quarteTmasteT-g general, will have charge
Of the Office in the interim.
Mr.. Frank i. Coom6s Of Mana, who was
recently appointed United States Minister
TO Japan, arrived here yesterday en- route
TO the Orient Mr. COombS is stopping at
the Grand and expects TO sail on the next
steamer for Yokohama TO assume his new
duties.
Colonel Muller. Lieutenant Balagny and
Lieutenant de fremont Of the French army
and III. BOuenger OF Paris, arrived on the
steamship CITY Of Picking and are stopping
at the Lick. The party have been making
a tlip around the world together and are on
their way East. where they expect to visit
several of the larger cities before returning
TO France.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-10
THE DRAMA OF LIFE.
WIN Carleton ms an EIoeutionist and
Word Painter.

WIN Carleton ms EIoeutionist and
WOrd-Psinter.
II Is not often that an elocutionary enter
taiDment or an unillustrated lecture draws
together an audience large enough to NIL
the Metropolitan Temple but VIII Garlic
ton, the poet, came near doing this last
night. What few vacant seats there were
cut an Insignificant figure. being in the gal
lery near the doorway.
Mr.. Carleton captured his hearers at the
first effort, or rather without an effort He
has a strong, resonant, yet beautifully SYM
pathetic voice, and the "asides" in which
he frequently INDUCES are as distinctly
audible in the back of the hall as in the
front row of seats. These 'asdes" are a
specially with Mr.. Carleton, and now and
again remind the veteran listener 81 dear
old Artemus Ward or Mark Twain. Just
as the audience has been wound up to a
pitch of enthusiasm and Is expecting the
speaker 10 yield to flow OF tears, there
comes an anti-climaX-uttered in very
soft VOice-So irreslStibly droll that roar
OF laughter ensues. From the sublime to
the ridiculous Is only one step, and after
being once caught the audience is always
suspicious that the same old trick is
going 10 be practiced again. Thus it
was that Mr.. Carleton was mistrusted
TO the very end in mis- pathetic descriD-
tO0 OF the cOIuneu COIpSo Ut Tie IdllIOdu
station. The reCiteT made liberal use Of
gesture, and really carried away the more
sentimental of his lady hearers, but the rest
were on the lookout for the little j ker.
Mr.. Carleton proved himself true humor-
list he could provoke smiles and tears at
will. His description OF independence day
was full OF patriotism, and the little pungent
morceaux which he inteTjected parentheti-
cally told Immensely. why shouldn't we
have more FOurthS of July?" he said. 1--WE
people in the East want Them Now you
CalfOrnians can't understand us, for you
have your earthquakes and other raeketS to
keep up the fun" The poetcal passages
which were interviewer with the personal
narrative in a very natural way were keenly
appreciated. Ii is probably the secret Of
Mr.. CarletOn's success that he Is not only
truthful to nature in his descriptions and
comparisons, but he is natural in his
manner, and his hearers feel more like
listening to a chat by their own fireside than
straining to overcome the foTmaliteS of the
platform. Mr.. Carleton will give his second
social talk on Thursday evening, on THE
Chain of Success"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-10
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
News Of the Japan Sealers and
Alaska Gamers.
Latest Pointers on the United States and
British Cruisers in Rering Sea-A
Mates Brutality.

From private letters received by William
Bendt of this city, it is learned that the
Japan sealing feet OF seven vessels which
sailed from here for the Japan Sea last jan
uary is doing remarkably well. Captain
Charles Muckley Of the schooner Matte T.
Dyer, writing from Sunidsun. Japan, says
that the ship put into that port fer water at
the time of writing. On April II she took
% sealskins in two hours in the Japan Sea.
She sighted the schoOners Bowhead and
White, but did not speak them. The SOphy
Sutherland had very rough passage. She
took 20 sealskins on this coast and then
went over to the Japan side. She lost her
rudder-head on the trip and got pretty badly
damaged in her rigging and upper works.
She was 60 days in going from coast to
coast. The Matte T. Dyer crossed 10 40
days. the Bowhead in 80 days, the White in
As DAYS. All the vessels are now in the
Japan Sea. 1t is too early in the season for
reports to be in, but there are plenty of
seals and good season Will be made IL
nothing happens.
The steam schooner Jennie arrived from
Karluk yesterday morning. after a fine run
of 10 days. She had very bad weather
going up. and was 10 days on the trip Mate
=. III. Mason said that only seven seaers
had been sighted on the Bering Sea route,
and none Of the British or United States
cruisers. He remarked that it was too
early in the season to expect important
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-10
MEXICAN VETERANS.
They Hold an Election and Give a Bar
quet Last Evening.

They Hold an Election and Give a Ban
quet Last Evening.
The annual election Of officers Of the As
ISOLATED Veterans Of the Mexican War took
place, and was followed by a banquet at
Johnson's Rotisserie on Montgomery street,
last night. Besides. it was the fOrty-sixth
anniversary of the battle of PalO Alto.
Mexico, in which many Of the old "Vets"
presen were actively engaged.
TIE banQuet-hail was iastefully dec
Grated, and the tables covered With pro-
fusion of flowers.
Forty-twO members responded TO the roll
call, after which S. J. Loop was elected
chairman pro tem., and the election pro-
ceeded with.
TIE contest narrowed down to Colonel a.
Andrews, the incumbent and Colonel
Joseph Stewart, now on the retired list Of
the United States army, for president Of
the association. and terminated in the cleo
ton Of the latter.
The following are the officers elected
President, Colonel Joseph Stewart; vice
president, L. A. Sherman; secretary, s. J.
Loop; treasurer, James L. Martell: mar
shall, William u. Lee; trustees-T. j.
Knipe, Charles Lange, L. B. Hopkins, J. II.
Adams and Thomas Crane.
After the election and installment Of Of
fcers the company sat down to the GOOD
things prepared. Judge w. &. Burnett
responded TO the toast Our Country" He
was followed by Major E. a. Sherman,
Captain Samuel Deal, Captain William L.
Duncan and L. B. Hopkins. all OF whom
told OF "reminiscences Of the war" The ban
Quet continued and stories were told until a
late hour. when, with many a hearty shake
Of the hand and well-wishes for comrades
absent, the men that fought at PalO Alto
Wended their way homeward
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-10
BENEFITS CASE.
A Report That He Is to Be Arrested
Tn-DaE.

A Report That He Is to Be Arrested
To-Day.
C. r. Bennett, the secretary Of the Society
for the Prevention of Vice, was seen in
Oakland yesterday morning, and. aside
from saying that he intended to remain as
a resident of Oakland, he declined 10 say
anything with references TO the charges OF
Miss.Gray and her parents. He bad long
consultation during the forenoon with James
a. Johnson, his attorney, and that gentle
man during the afternoon stated that he
did not wish to talk much for publication,
but he stated that two interviews were held
between him, Bennett and the girl and her
parents One of these, the first, was held
in Mayor ChapmanS Office on Monday
week ago, and the next in his Office three
days later. In both these conferences no
suggestion of Bennett having ruined the
girl were made, and he said that IN fact
the conversation on those occasions contra
dicted that which has since been charged.
Secretary Bennett was seen IN the alter
noon after his conference with his attorney
aud stated that he did not want to say any
thing until after he had consulted with his
counsel. lie denounced rs false the charges
that he was in any way connected with
Miss Gray's misfOrtunes, and stated that
he was unaware of any charges against him
until the Monday meeting in Mayor Chap
mans Office.
1t was reported last night that Mr. Gray
will swear to a complaint and obtain war
rant Tor the arrest of Bennett to-day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-10
LATEST SHIFTING INTELLIGENCE.
MONDAY, May 9.

l.
MONDAY, May 8.
schr corinthian. Zaddart, days from Humboldt;