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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-20
Cumberland Conference


tors, 3641 members, 1862 scholars in Sabbath
schools; average attendance, 2405. During
the year Rev. George w. Reynolds has been
installed at Gorham, and Rev. e. p. Wilson
of Woodford's, the same council dismissing
Rev. C. A. Marsh. The Free church in
Deering has dedicated house of worship
free of debt Preaching services have been
conducted Sunday afternoons at the Free
Baptist meeting house at South Windham
by the pastor at Cumberland Mills Mrs.
Elizabeth Merrill, aged 81 years, died at Pal
mouth. She had been for many years q
member of the first church and hers was a
useful, as well as long life. The church at
Gorham has been blessed under the labors of
its new pastor, Rev. George W. Rey-
nolds.. series Of meetings was held
in the winter, resulting in some
IS conversions. eleven of whom have
united with the church. A Society of En-
deavor has been organized with about 100
members. The church has lost several valu-
able members by death, among them Mrs.
Taylor. one of the foremost in beneyolence.
She rendered the missionary societies in her
will with bequest of $500; Maine Mission
airy Society, $500.
The Warren Church, at Cumberland Mills,
reports Is additions for the past year, 13 of
Sie,l SSnom nave been on confession OF faith. The
SABBATH School for 1887, averaged 239; for
nve months of this year it shows an average
VI of @oI gain over the corresponding period
VI lasi year, notwithstanding two new
ocnooio nave oeen organized, and a third re-
organized Benevolence, S63l. 1886 of which
went TO our nine societies, including M M.
S. charitable societies. " %
For eight years the Second Parish Cburch
Portland, has exerted itself with much care
and hard work to benefit the Chinese nf the
city. During the past winter a China,nan
having been converted was baptised and
Joined the church. the first fruit of this kind
resulting from these eight years of labor
This church, the Second Parish of Portland
VIII observe its centennial on September
3oth. Its pastor, Rev. G. III. Daniels. has
declined call during the year, to the High
Street Church in Lowell. Miss Lucy a.
flagg, for many years teacher of the infant
class, and also a greatly beloved worker
among the poor of the city, has died. The
benevolent contributions of State Street
Church We're $6,S12.
After the report of the corresponding sec
retary, Rev. George Lewis of South Berwick
preached the conference sermon, the text be-
ing from Judges iii: Contend for the faith
which was once for all delivered unto the
saints
This evening, after salutation from frater-
nal delegates, an address on foreign missions
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-20
CHEERS FOR BLAINE

CHEERS FOR BLAINE
In the Opening Session Of the Republi-
can Convention.
ThurstOn Refers to the Maine Man as
a Leader Of Leaders,
Who Has Made a Decision Waich Must
be Respected.
Excited VirginianS Create a Breeze
Over Their Wranglings.
Fremont and Douglass Received with
FIattering Enthusiasm.
What a Look Over the Field Showed
Last Evening.
DepeW'S Strength Waning, and His Fu-
ture Course a Problem.
EStee, The Californian. Gets The Perma.
nent Craftsmanship.
An Estimate Of the Strength Of the Ae-
knOwledged ASpirants.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-20
Other Proceedings.

After silence had been restored the rest of
the roll of temporary officers was read This
failed to be submitted to the convention for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-20
THE WEAThER.

IHE WERIH6Ks
WASHINGTON, June 20.
The indications for New England are
light to fresh southerly winds, warmer fair
weather.
LOCAL WEATHER. REPORT
PORTLAND. Me-. June 10, 1888
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Mr.. Thurston's Speech.

After thanking tine convention, not for
himself alone but for the great and growing
West which never disappoints the expeeta-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-20
Professor Warner Goes to cambridg,
Fire at South Paris.

|. NORWAY, June 10. = Fannie Sawtelle's
farm dwelling at South Paris was burned at
10 o'clock today. The cause is unknown
Loss, $1,000: insured for $780,
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CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAoEl
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

Iavver,s license is a compact between him
and the country The house has no right
to change the conditions OF the contract.
The ayes and noes were called on tne
motion for indefinite postponement' "heh
mere Sye sp W Smith it Waterhouse, Luhiau,
Railey. Richardson, Widemann, Hustace,
| Dowsett, Jr, Kalaukoa, Naone, hauhl'
| F. Brown, Kamai, Mcguire, hamauona
| Paris, Nawahine, Helekunlhi, kawalnul'
A S. Wilcox, Gay, Paehaole-22.
Noes-Green, Austin, Thurston, Rob
inson. Dowsett, ST., Young, Jaeger, Castle
| Foster, Wight, Motley, Wall, Townsend
Makee, G. n. Wilcox, Bertelmann. T.
| Brown, Deacon, Kinney, kauhane' Dah-
| iels. Horner, Rice-23.
| on the motion to pass the bill to thlrd
reading, as amended, there appeared:
| Aves-Green, Austin, Thurston; Rob
inson, Young, Jaeger, Castle, roster
| Wight Motley, Wall, Townsend, Makee'
| G. n. Wilcox, Bertelmann, G. Brown,
| Deacon, Kinney, Kauhane, Daniels,
| Horner, Rice-22.
Noes-Dowsett, sr., Smith, Waterhouse,
Luhiau, Bailey, Richardson, Wldemann'
Hustace, Dowsett, jr;, kala1koa, Na9He'
| mauoha, Paris, Nawahine, Helekunlhl,
Kawainui, a. S. Wilcox, Gay, Paehaole
-23.
Noble Smith moved the vote be recon
| sidered.
a mOIlOH 10 w. =
| in by each of the Mobiles WaterhOuse ana
| Castle.
Noble Smith pressed the motion to re-
| consider.
Several members maintained that the
motion TO adjourn had precedence; others
| contended that recess is not adjournment.
| The President cut the excitement short
| bv ruling that the motion for recess was to
| be treated, as regards precedence, in the
same manner as a motion to adjourn
which was put and carried, when the
House took the usual noon recess.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

On TUESDAY, at the request of the pro-
scouting officer, nolle prosequi was en-
tered against Mr.. Tregloan. This closes
the history of what seems to have been
a very hasty, ill-advised and groundless
prosecution, if not something more. We
congratulate Mr.. Tregloan on his trium-
plant vindication. What happened to
Mr.. Tregloan is nothing more than
might have happened to any merchant
in Honolulu, and it is difficult to con-
ceive why the suit was ever brought.
The instituting of a suit on insufficient
grounds involving to the defendant finan-
cial and social injury, vexation and loss
OF reputation, is something which al
attorney OF reputation and character
ought carefully to consider.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

THE Act to promote the construction of
steam railroads on the island of Oahu,
was reported from the printing commit
tee yesterday, and will come before the
House for discussion soon. 1t is short,
and We subjoin the full text:
The Minister of the Interior is hereby
authorized to enter into contract with
Benjamin f. Dillingham; and his asso-
ciates, upon their assOciating themselves
together under the General Corporation
Law of this Kingdom, for the purpose of
building and operating a railroad from
Honolulu to some point on the Pearl
River Lagoon, thence to Waianae, Waia-
lua and koolau, and back to Honolulu,
upon such route and on such lines, and
subject to such requirements and condi-
tiOns as said Minister shall think pro-
per; and such contract shall secure to
such corporation the exclusive privilege
for the term of thirty years of operating
steam railroads upon the island of Oahu,
subject to such requirements and condi-
tiOns as aforesaid; and the said contract
may also contain clause whereby it
shall be declared that any portion of
such road, during construction and for
three years after completion, is exempt
from taxation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

g Mrs. FLORENCE WILLIAMS will give a
lecture on "The Light of Asia" in the
Harmony Hall tomorrow evening at AS
o'clock. We would heartily urge every
one who cares to hear an able speaker
on an interesting and important theme,
by no means to miss this opportunity.
Tickets may be obtained at Hewett's and
Soper's after II o'clock to-day. All
the ladies who are interested in Mrs.
Williams morning course of lectures are
invited to be present at the residence of
Hon. G. r. Bishop Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock to settle topics and other
preliminaries
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

We might spend columns in enumer-
ating the advantages which this railroad
will bring the public without exhausting
the list. Everyone can supply examples
for himself. 1t will open up and render
profitable lands which now are either
useless altogether or the richness of
which is squandered in the support of a
few head of cattle. 1t will create new
industries, develop new sources Of
wealth, new means of health, profit and
pleasure. Merchants, clerks and bust
ness men generally can do their bust
ness in Honolulu, and have their homes
on some of the beautiful slopes near
Pearl River. Vegetables can be cult
waited on land which costs $40 per acre.
and not, as in some cases at present, on
land worth $1,000. A thousand other
benefits might be specified if our space
GIIff10o6
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

Reforms and improvements of ali
kinds come so slowly in this world, that
great many people of sober magma
tons disbelieve in them altogether. but
they come at last, after all. So let it be
with this railroad An act was passed
by the Legislature four years ago. to en-
courage the building of steam railroads
in this Kingdom, but not u track seems
ever to have been laid in consequence.
The public has been disappointed so
often and SO deeply that 1t is no wonder
1t is disposed to be entirely skeptical, and
to look upon a plan like the present as
rather golden dream than solid real
ity. We think, however, that the con-
dltlons are more favorable now for sue
cess in raising the requisite capital than
they have ever been before, and we have
faith to believe that within few wears
steam road, solidly laid, well equipped
and provided with first class accommo-
dations, will be an assured fact.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14
BEFORE MR.. JUSTICE DOLE.
Police Court.
WEDNESDAY,

WEDNESDAY, June Is.
Drunk-Danl Bone, Kaahanui, Hopp,
Egan, So each.
Furious riding-Daniel Kaui, fined
$l1.20; F. Blackburn, remanded.
Assault and battery = Keliinohola,
$3.50 The trial of six Cinnamon, for
assault on their three countrymen at the
theatre, was resumed and proceeded till
the prosecution rested. John Peka was
drunk and assaulted a woman-$6 10.
Gaming-Mata, Kodani, Tamis and
Horock (Japanese). Mata and Horock
had mol. pros. granted, the others were
remanded.
Violating a carriage egulation-Cimon
Topis, granted mol. pros. and discharged :;
Mahoe, reprimanded and discharged.
Disobedience to parents-Emma Pu-
hill, third offense, pleads guilty and is
sent to the reef for five days.
The cutting and another assault case
from previous day are further remanded.
CIVIL CASES.
kailiulaula VS.. John Larich Action
to settle pound fees The Court is of
opinion that the fence is not a lawful
fence, and that the tender of 90 cents by
plaintiff was sufficient; plaintiff is or
dered to pay 90 cents for trespass, and
defendant to pay pound fees 81 and costs
$40. Defendant notes appeal.
A contract laborer was ordered to re-
turn to service, one case was discon-
tinued, one settled outside and seven
were continued.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

The proposed Act, it will be observed,
leaves many of the most salient points
to be settled by the Minister of the In
terror when he contracts with the cor
poration to be formed. It would, per-
haps, be wiser to embody everything of
importance in the Act itself There will
be time enough, however, to discuss that
when the Bill comes up for consideration
in the House. We are more interested now
in considering some features of the rail-
road scheme itself, and its relation to the
public good. The projectors hope to be
able to begin work within eighteen
months from the passage OF the Act,
and perhaps within year. They do
not guarantee to finish the road
within less than three years. OF
course great enterprises cannot be put
through with the same expedition as an
omnibus line, for instance, and yet the
country has had to wait long enough,
even, for an omnibus line. 1t is ex-
pected that the cost of laying the road
will not exceed $4,000 mile. The
road bed is to be smooth, safe and solid +;
the passenger accommodations first class
in every particular. 1t is intended to
get as much of the stock subscribed for
here as our local capitalists will take; to
have the central offices of the road here
and not in London, and in short to have
the road, if possible, controlled in Ha-
waii by Hawaiians, and not by foreign
ers in foreign country. The track will
be laid, first of all, to Pearl River; then
from there into the country toward the
Waianae Mountains, and finally over to
the other side in some way-perhaps up
Kalihi Valley and by tunnel through
the mountains.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

That the present bill, more or less
modified, perhaps, in some of its pro-
visions, will pass in some form or other.
may be looked upon as certain. We
should be cutting our own Threats in re-
fusing to entertain such a measure. The
public has not merely nothing to lose by
it, but everything to gain, and the trifl-
ing subsidy of s.. 800 per mile, provided
by the Act of 1884, is bagatelle, when
weighed against the incalculabIe advan-
tages which must inevitably inure to
the country from the success of this
scheme The RAILROAD is as much a
pioneer of civilization to-day, as mis-
sionaries, for instance, are or ever have
been. 1t brings with it population, COM
mercial prosperity, wealth in every one
of its countless forms, and finally, Through
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

the medium Of its material achieve
ments, the very arts and sciences them
selves--everything in fact which goes to
enrich and dignity our lives. In the
nineteenth century, you cannot have
civilization in an Arcadia. Progress is
subject to new conditions, and what dis
tinguishes our modern life from the
Greek world, for instance, is that those
conditions are more largely material.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14

George Parker Brockbank, P. G. D.
and P. e., standard bearer of the Free
Masons OF England, is dead.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14
Bp AutI)urltn.
Water Rates.

All persons holding water privileges, or
those paying water rates, are hereby no.
titled that the water rates for the term,
ending December 81, 1888, will be due and
PAYABLE at the office of the Honolulu Water
Works on the 1st of July, 1888.
All such rates remaining unpaid for tif-
teen days, after they are due, will be sub
iect to an additional 10 per cent.
Parties paying rates Will please present
their last receipt.
CHAS. B. WILSON,
Supt Honolulu Water Works.
Honolulu, June 13, 1888. 16-td
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of the salary to give reasonable amount
of attention to the interests of the forces.
At 80 the house adjourned to 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-14
Supreme Court.
BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE JUDD.
WEDNESDAY, June 18th

| BEFORE CHIEF JUSTICE JUDD.
Criminal division. The King vs..
| Hayselden. Conspiracy. Defendant
| bail bond is declared forfeit. A. p.
| Peterson, Deputy Attorney-General, for
the Crown; P. Neumann for defendant.
BEFORE MR.. JUSTICE M'CULLY.
Admiralty division. Collector of Gus
| toms VS.. 407 Hats. Breach of Revenue
| Laws. Peterson for libellant, Brown
and Neumann for claimant. Messrs.
Neumann and Brown withdraw from the
case. V. V. Ashford appears as counsel
for H. S. Tregloan, claimant, and files
withdrawal of the answer filed June 9th
Hearing, set for to-day, is continued till
Friday next.
BEFORE MR.. JUSTICE PRESTON.
Law division. A K. Palekaluhi, an
alleged bankrupt. G.. Brown, attorney
for petitioning creditor Return day
ordered extended from 18th to 10Th
inst.
Probate division. Estate Albert G.
Smith. Administration. Kinney for
petitioner. w. A. Kinney is appointed
administrator under $500 bond.
BEFORE Mr.. JUSTICE DOLE.
Probate division. Estate Chas. A.
Long. F. A. Schaefer, guardian, in per-
son; 4. Rosa for the widow. The Court
makes certain rulings touching guard
ian's accounts for 1851 inclusive, from
which both parties appeal to the full
Court
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-28
FINANCIAL.
New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Clearings $50. 776.-
1874; balances, 81, 1877, 457. Money on cali
easy at 2@2l2 per cent, closed offered at ,2la.
Prime mercantile paper 4l2@l5l2. Sterling
exchange dull but firm at S4.S5 for sixtys1ay
bills and $4.S7 for demand. The stock mar
ket was more active. especially in the first
hour to-day, during which time nearly half
the entire days business was transacted land
under some pressure to sell from the for
eigners prices moved off fractionally and in
a few cases for greater amounts, A large
amount of stock was sold for London ac-l
count but it was absorbed without bringing
out any long stock of importance: though
the traders made sharp attacks on the list in
the hope of reaching some stop orders. The
Burlington Quincy strike had compare
lively slight effect upon the market, and it is
not expected to have much on business, as
competing roads will absorb whatever the
Burlington is unable to handle. The advices
from London of heavy decline in American
securities this morning causeda rush TO sell.
but the pools had supporting orders in their
specialties and the offerings were absorbed
without any marked impression on the list
except in those stocks which lacked the SUD-
port mentioned, of which Louisville & Nash
vile was the most prominent followed by
Kansas d Texas and Wabash. The profess
sional traders continued to sell the list
throughout the day. but after the first rush
there was dull and heavy market only,
traders market. There is already heavy
short interest in Western Union, Reading and
Missouri Pacific, and that in Louisville Il
Nashville was largely augmented to-day. The
general list was without movement of note,
and the final changes are but for slight frac-
tons only. The opening under the free SELL
ing dlsplayedmore animation than has been
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-28
Wholesale Produce.

Pork. Bacon, Lard, etc.-Pork, mess, S14.75;
hams, lie; dry SALT long clear, Sc; smoked
long clear, &c; breakfast bacon, lie; long
spiced rolls, 10s4c; tierce lard. 7ssc; keg lard,
I78c; 3-lb tin pail, SSsc: 5-lb tin pail, SAC;
lob tin pail, 9lBc; 20.lb wood pail, SAC.
Flour-Patents, 81. 25@45O; straight, So. 80
o.. 10; bakers, $350@3: rs; rye, $3.50.
Beans,California baud picked navy, 81. GO.
@4;5O; choice steers, S4G84. 25 cows and
heifers $4.75@6.50; bulls, S202. 25; coun-
try dressed beef, 3@4l2c; hindquarters so
612c; forequarters, Sc; veal, 5@7c; country
mutton, ranging from 80 to 40 lbs, 7l208c;
country dressed mutton, 4l2@5c; pigs feet
and tripe. 9Oc@Sl per kit; quarters, So;
Fish-Black bass, 15c; smoked halibut,
I2lRc; salt mackerel, 15c per lb; live and
boiled lobsters zoe per Id; Gwhitefish,
Sc; trout, Sc; Lake Superior, A No
!. &c; wall-eyed pike. Sc; herring, salt and
fresh water, &c; perch, &c; pickerel, extra
choice, &c; salmon, Oregon fresh, 15c; red
snappers, 15c; extra bloaters, imported, soc
per dozen; Holsters, per Id, zoe; mackerel,
per kit, 75c; fresh mackerel, 15@20c; white
hallbut, zoe per Id; smoked, 15c; smoked
salmon, zoe.
Hops-Washington Territory, 22@24c new;
German imported, 2612Sc.
L1nseed Oil-Raw, single Dbl, soc; 5-bbl
lots, 54c; 5O-bbl lots, 53c: boiled OIL Sc
more all around; improved oil meal, st. Paul
any less quantity, S23@28.
Hides, Pelts and Skins-Mink, 4O@5Oc;
m marten, S1@2; otter, S6@s; beaver, per Ib.,
:2o@3 fisher; $5@7; cross fox, $2@4; sill
fox, 4Oc; wolverine, $685.; timber wolf, So
@3; prairie wolf, 81; lynx, 81 .5O@2.75; wild
cat, soc; house cat, 1O015c; skunk, 4O@5Oc;
muskrat (falD, &c; muskrat (winter), SC;
bear, $2O@15; black cub bear, $4@6; brown
bear, $e@12; brown cub BEAR 81
90; grizzly bear, S10@12; grizzly
sheep pelts. 25c@S1; green hides, SAC;
green salt hides, 614c; green salt long haired
kip, &c; green salt veal kip 6l2c: dry flint
hides, 9@1Oc; dry salt hides, Sc; wool,
washed, 22@24c; wool. uuwashed, 17@D19c;
tallow, Sac; ginseng, $1.75; seneca, 220
zoe; beeswax, 19c; dry deer skins (fall). per
ID. 22@24c; dry deer skins (winter), per lb,
iS@20c; dry antelope skins, per Id, 22@24c;
dry elk skins, per lb, 25c; dressed buckskin,
per lb, SO6S1. 25.