The Portland daily press., 1888-03-31
SIC PRESCOTT THE MURDERER.
Tells the Governor and Council That
His Days are Numbered.
The Union Mutual Authorizes to SUBJ
stitute Mortgages for Bonds.
War on the Potato Trust as Waged
by Aroost6ok Farmers.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, March 30.-The Governor and
Council were in session today. Mr.. N. F.
Houston, Treasurer Of the City Of Belfast
came before the board and stated that
through the differentiation Of the stock Of
the Belfast and Moosehead railroad, in
sessing the tax on said road in 1887, the city
had lost about $500, which would have come
to it had there been full valuation and
asked that the matter be adjusted.
Hon. J. Drummond of Portland. appeared
before the Council and asked that the Union
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of Portland
be allowed to negotiate $4,000 in first mort
cages on property in the city of Portland for
$4,000 in bonds Of that city, as in six States
where the company does business they cam
not obtain license to do business where
city bonds are deposited as an indemnifying
fund. The Council agreed to the change.
Councillor Hunt said he had seen Charles
K. Prescott, who is in State Prison for life
for the murder of man in Portland, whose
body he carted about the streets, and Pres
colt stated that he was very sick and wanted
to 90 home to his mothers house as he wonld
die in six months in the prison. The Coun-
Gil concluded that they would wait until a
petition. for the relief OF the man had been
received.
The investigating committee and the Ex-
ecutiye Council held consultation with Con-
stable Stevenson at the State House and de-
cided not to disturb him or act on his case
before another meeting OF the Board.
The committee Of the Council make their
regular visit to the State Reform School TO-
morrow.
Hon. E. E. Parkhurst Of Presqus Isle, was
in the city today. ON his return from Boston,
New York, ana Philadelphia, where he went
Northern Aroostook Potato Growers .Asso-
citation which was formed by Aroostook .po-
tato growers recently to resist the potato
trust, which was formed by dealers In Bos-
ton and other cities to fix the prices for the
tubers raised by the Aroostook farmers. de
was quite successful and established first
class trade at satisfactory prices. The pota-
toes are to be sold under the mark of the
Aroostook Pomona Grange as guarantee OF
their good quality and at this season OF the
year 60 South largely for seeding purposes.
AS the time approaches for the appoint
ment of Reporter of Decisions, the contest
between the several candidates is spirited.
Col. j. w. Spaulding of Portland, the pres
ent incumbent, has had the Office two terms,
but is desirous of a third term, and has the
the bar Of the western counties and the
Grand Army. T. p Pierce, Esq, of Rock
land, has many friends in Knox, Lincoln,
and Waldo counties. Leslie G. Cornish, Esq.
Of Augusta, is recommended for the position
by between three and four hundred members
of the bar, comprising a large majority In
ten counties, by some one hundred members
of the present legislature, and other promi-
nent men in different sections of the State.
Gen. Charles Hamlin Is also candidate.
All the candidates have filed their papers
with the Governor and the appointment to
fiIl fha vacauov caueed nv tha qxpirati0n of
the present term on April % is awaited with
great interest