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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27

time been associated as a syndicate dealing
In Texas land. The syndicate had pur-
chased large parcel of real estate in San
Antonio. and yesterday the gentlemen com.
posing it formed themselves into corpora
tion under the laws of Maine for the pur-
pose of handling and improving this real es-
tate. The officers of the new company are !:
Presldent-E. A. Cannon of Mechanic Falls.
TreaSurer-L. l.. Woodbury..
Clerk-Clarence Hale of Portland.
Assistant Clerk-Dr. Fred II. Hayes OF Dover,
N. H.
General Manager-Dr. william P. Watson of
Dover, N. III,
Dlrectors-E. A. Cannon, Mechanic Falls, Me. I;
William p. Watson, Dover, N. H.. Henry Elmen-
dorf, san Antonio, Texas; Kimball Eastman,
Cumberland Mills, Me-; George II. Chase, Bos-
ton; l.. L. Woodbury., Portland; James Webb,
Portland.
The capital stock is $1,OOo,0OO. of which
over 100000 have already been paid in and
invested by the old syndicate. The property
of the syndicate will at once be transferred
to the corporation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
Foreign Notes.

The university at Odessa has been closed,
owing to the discovery of the fact that
number of students were Nihilists and were
actively engaged in spreading their propa-
ganda.
Gen. Boulanger denies reports that he has
engaged to deliver course Of lectures in
the United States.
The town of Aci Reale, in Sicily, was
shaken by an earthquake Wednesday Sew
eral houses collapsed and many persons were
buried under the ruins.
French dealers in rubber have petitioned
the French foreign Office to interferfere TO
abolish the export tax levied by Para.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
The High School Flag.

At the presentation Of dag to the High
School at City Hall. Monday evening next
the flag will oe presented to Mayor Melcher in
an appropriate address by Commander Berry
OF Bosworth Post. G. A. R. The Mayor will
reply and hand the flag to Principal
Chase, who receive it with fitting remarks
for the school. Ex-Gov. Connor will deliver
an Grafton. A chorus from the High School
will sing America" and the "Star Spangled
Banner" and the Portland Male Quartette
will also sing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
Suffocated in Her Home.

MANCHESTER, N. H.. December 26.-Mrs
Charles Savory met death from suffocatior
by smoke this morning, and two of her chill
dren were unconscious for hours and still
children escaped unharmed. The family
lived in cottage on the corner of Concord
and Wilson streets. Shortly after the nus
band had gone to work fire Was discovered
issuing from closet in his room. 1t spread
rapidly and resulted in the fetality de
scribed. The building was partially con
c1noad
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Decem-
ber Goth. taken at p. m., 10Th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state of the weather:
Boston, $50, w, cloudless; New York,
4So, W, partly cloudy; Philadelphia, 54o, W,
cloudless; Washington, ,560. NV, cloudless
Buffalo. go, W, cloudlesss; Cleveland, 320,
Sc. cloudless; Duluth, 160 SW, cloudless
St.Vincent, 50, S, cloudless; Bismarck, 24o,
W, cloudless; Jacksonville. 66o, SW, cloud
Lose
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
MAIN G.
The Governors Council.

AUGUSTA, December 26.-The Governor
and Council have been in session today.
Knight. the Poland wife murderer in State
prison for life, wants to be pardoned. Geo.
Miller of Finland, who was sentenced to
State prison Oct H. 1875. from Cumberland
county, for mutiny ON the high seas in which
several of the vessel's officers were killed,
asks that he be transferred to the Massachu-
sets State prison, being a United States
prisoner, where he thinks he may be par
doned out
The Council was notified that Charles III.
Blackman, pardoned June 20, 1887, had not
observed the conditions of pardon and has
been again taken into custody at the prison.
He is an opium eater and was recently in
carcerated in the Wiscassett jail for wife
beating.
Thirty-one petitioners, among whom are
John l.. Cutler, Lysander Strickland, j. w.
Palmer, J: w. Porter, J. Fred Webster, j:
S. Wheelright and B.. d. Kicker, represent
that the liquor fawS are not faithfully en-
forced at Veazie, Me, and ask for the ap-
pOintment of j. III. Park of Veazie as a
special constable to enforce the liquor law
1t is understood that his efforts will be con-
fined to VeaZie.
Governor Joseph Lola and Peter j. Gabriel
are here with their counsel and present ad-
dltiOnal affidavitS in support of the charges
against Agent MunSon. The latter is also
at the State House with Judge Rounds, his
counsel to reply.
The Passamaquoddy Indians case against
Agent Munson was resumed before the
Governor and Council this evening. Wit
nesses were examined ON both sides, explain
ing the accounts and claiming that the In
dians didn't give the receipts shown. The
argument by the Indians counsel did not
make specific charges, but wanted in sub
stance a regulation of the slack bookkeeping.
MunsOn's counsel argued that there was no
cause for this complaint since the accounts
were straight in every particular. The
Council adjourned at midnight till Friday.
Left Only His Debts Behind.
BIDDEFoRD, December 26-David Rubin,
jew peddler who has been doing business
here for several years, has left town sudden
ly owing several local merchants who sup
piled him with goods. He shipped his goods
from Kennebunk, and then sold the horse
and wagon with which he took them there
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
a New Con,et niscovera,,

GENEVA, N. Y, December 26.-Professor
Brooks, director of Smith Observatory, dis
covered new comet last evening. Its posi-
tion is as follows; Right ascension, Is hours
% minutes declination north, 34 degrees 40
minutes, with slow westerly motion. The
comet is bright and telescope. This makes
the third comet discovered this year by Prof.
RrnoES
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
Nathan r. Robinson,
Another Failure Follows that of J. Q.
Preble & Co,

CHICAGO, December 26-The Wabash
Manufacturing Company made an assign
ment today for the benefit of its creditors.
The liabilities are estimated at about $780,,
700 assets stie " tb ,ess S tma % tnar, dae iail-
filiated firms of j O. Preble & Co., and Shelf
field & Co, who are in the same line of bus
iness III New York.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
Fine College Buildings Burned.

TOLEDO, Iowa, December 26.-The main
building of the Western College was burned
early this morning Only part of the libra
ry and contents were saved. 1t was one of
the finest college buildings in the State. The
loss is $4,000; insurance, $22,500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
Left Only His Debts Behind.
Setback for the brotherhood. .

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December 26-Hen-
ry l.. Taggart and William II. Whittal last
night announced that they had withdrawn
from their connection with the Philadelphia
club of the Brotherhood Ball Players League
and would no longer take interest in that Or
ganization, BUth are well known base ball
enthusiasts, and have Deen looked upon as
among the most substantial and influential
hackers of the Brotherhood scheme. They
have come to the conclusion that it did not
promise to be a profitable investment
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
A Trust Goes to Pieces.

PITTsBURG, Pa, December 26.-The Pitts
burg Southern Coal Company, syndicate of
the large river coal operators of this city,
formed three pears ago with capital stock
The thirteen firms comprising the company
will hereafter do business on their own ac-
counts. The trouble is principally due to
some members of the company, who are SELL
ing coal in OppositiOn to the cOmpanY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
New Railroads of the Year,

NEW YORK, December 26-This weeks
edition of the Engineering News will say
the list of railway lines constructed during
1889 shows that the total az lition to the
States during the year will ,ary little fro IN
an even 5000 miles. This is the smallest
construction recorded in any one year since
1885, when the total increase was but g. .5S8.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
MAINE People In Boston.

These Maine people passed Christmas at
Boston Hotels: A. II. jerks, Presque Isle,
Adams; o. G. Critchell, Belfast, American /;
Charles Baker. Belfast, Quincy; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Sisson, Portland, Parker's; l..
w. Bersens, Portland, TremOut.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
Real Estate transfers. .

The following transfers Of real estate In
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try Of Deeds:
81, etc.
WesIbro0k-Sarah Brown to William Ia ton.
81, elc
George W. westeott et ais, TO John l. heGow.
en-. 81. etc.
Cape Elizabeth Horace f. Davis to Grace A.
DAVIS o., etc.
Yarmouth Jacob l. Hayes ct ais. to S. NJ JOr.
ing. 81.
Gray-JOsiah Frank TO M.ry l.. Dolley. 81, eta
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
The Orphans chrIstmas.

The exercises connected with the Christi
mas tree at the Female Orphan Asylum ON
State street took place yesterday In the pres
ence of the children Of the Institution. the
managers and number Of invited guests.
The exercises we're simple, consisting Of
music by the ehildIen and approximate re-
MAJ Is by those in charge. IL was avery en-
ioyaols occasion for all eohnsctsd with NE
affair,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27

BISMARCK, N D., December 26.-The at
torney general holds that all persons en-
gagged In the sale of intoxicating liquors are
doing so in violation of tie law and are liza
bic To arrest and punishment therefor. and
have been since the admission of the State
into the ITnion.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
the w wEATHER.

Fair.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR DEPT, /
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
December &c, 1889, 8 p. m.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er for New England till pm. todays
Fair weather, lower temperature, north
westerly winds, high on coast. fair Satur-
day.
Storm signals are displayed On the Allan
tic coast from Norfolk Section to Eastport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
New England Land Company.

At the office of Clarence Hale. ESQ.,, the
New England Land Company was organized
yesterday by we'll known Maine and New
Hampshire gentlemen, who have for soms
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27

The Maine Central railroad wi change to
its winter schedule Of time next Monday
morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27

The reports of the occurrence of LA
Grippe" have been coming nearer and nearer
home, and yesterday a case was reported in
this city. Several medical men who were
asked If they had yet seen anything that
they called the genuine article, replied that
they thought the trouble was the old-fash-
ioned influenza, otherwise cold in the head
coupled with a more or less vivid imagina-
tion on the part of the sufferers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
the STATE.
KNOX COUNTY.

The following divorces have been decreed
In Knox county: Clemina Ii. Williams
from Warren G. Williams Of Rockland !;
Jesse M. Small from Fred 4. Small Of Cam
den; Blanch II. Porter from George +. Por-
ter; Addie NJ. Morton Of Vinalhaven, fIom
Herbert w. Morton Of Washington; Hattie
T.. Davis from Frank Davis, Rockland I;
Mary r. Gross Of Vinalhayen, from Edward
II. Gross Of Deer Isle; Sydney Dodge Of
Bucksport, from Maud l. Dodge Of Rock
land; Welhelmina Stacy Of st. George, from
John Stacy Of New York.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A young man in Eastport attempted to
marry his mother-in-law the other day, but
Town Clerk Byram, finding out the relation
ship Of the parties, forbade the bans.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
Local Weather Report.
PORTLAND. Me, December 26. Il
Weather Observations.

Nean dally ther.....39.6 Max. vel. wind. -. .26
Maximum ther. .43.6 Total precip.. ...... .08
Minimum ther .....34.7l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-27
Colonel Robert ). Stevens.

SEATTLE, w. T., December 26-Colonel
Robert j. Stevens, United States Consul at
Victoria, died suddenly of apoDlexy today,
j. A. Hatfield of this city. He came here
with his wife from Victoria to spend Christ
mas. He was born in Newport. r. l., in
1924, and was consul at Victoria about six
years.
Nathan r. Robinson.
MANCHESTER, n. H., December 26.-Na-
than L. Robinson, overseer of the Amos
keag mills for the past twenty years, COM
mtted suicide today by shooting himself
through the head The dead Sody was
found at his room this afternoon He left
work during the middle of the forenoon, re-
marking to the watchman that he would
soon return. He shaved himself, took seat
on the bed and fired the fatal shct. He was
40 years of age. No reason is advanced for
the act. He is without surviving relatives.
He was to have married Miss Annie Hayes
OF this city in few months.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-21
THE X. OF L. ASSEMBLY.

A Request TOR National Holidzys-Edu-
q cationaI nstters-Ststs Of the Order.
ATLANTA, Ca. Nov. 2l.-The Knights Of
Labor yeste day passed resolution asking
that days of national elections be made legal
holidays with . penalty for employers vio-
lating the la " Most OF the session was de-
voted TO the question Of education. Ii was
decided to adopt the plan Of distributing
leaflets contt ming labor information, as well
as lecturing
The Treasurer's Statement
The treasurer stated that even IL the mem.
bership Of Il q order remains stationary the
receipts will exceed expenses by els, 900 per
annum. As a matter OF fact the member
ship is incres sing.
Borrow from the Govsrnment.
Action was recommended whereby farm
ers aud worlingmen will be able to borrow
money from the government las easily a.
the national banks do Convict labor was
condemned Toledo received the highest
vote as the next meeting place In his clos
ing address Mr. Powdsriy asked that his
salary be reduced from 5000 to 81 500.
This was refused Tbs assembly then ad-
tourned sine die
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-21
RAPIDS CITY.

RAPIDS CITY, Nov. 30.
Farmers are about through corn pick
ing.
Mrs. X. NJ. Hubs has gone to Edging,
TON on q visit TO her parents.
supervisor MtNeal took two OF the
hillslagel girls to the poor farm Monday
We wish the weather would continue
ike today. Most any of US could stand
the winter.
Another family, Mr.. Wells, from
Nebraska. have moved into town. The
town groweth again.
Fowler. from LeClsire. Iowa, is doc.
toring up the organs OF the town. He
10 40 expert. and brings them to tune.
We need q man OF energy and capital
TO establish q brick and tile factory here.
Millions Of tons OF good clay IN sight.
IL Is astonishing 10 see the number OF
house boats one sees going down the
river. Where all come from or 90 to /.
. mystery.
T. Il. Adams. Of Albany. is in town
getting options on empty houses. He
talks OF moving most of Rapids City up
on bis farm near there.
Peter Hall Is sojourning with ii b Z
Adams. Mr.. Hall Is a well known col
lector OF cabinet and Indian specimens
and relics from Maine TO California.
O. NJ. Hubbs, OF st. David. H.. has
been quite III from rheumatism. but is
convalescing now. We can sympathiZe
with Charles. as we know whereof we
speak.
George Wainwright. one Of our vide
awake farmers on the bluff. was in town
last evening George tips the beam al
about ais pounds. but he has boy q
little over sixteen years that downs hin
about thirty pounds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-21
Chinese Wisdom.

Forbearance Is attended with profit
The straightest trees are the first felled.
Life Is a journey, and death a return home.
CsuseleSs anger resembles waves without
wind
Il Is better to suffer an injury than 10 com
unit one.
The Hottest building arises from small &C
cretions
A discouteuted man Is like u snake who
would swallow an elephant
To persecuts the unfortunate Is like throw
Ing stones on one fallen into we'll
II men will have no care Tor tho future
they will soon have sorrow for the past.
Kind feeling may be paid with kind feel
Ing, but debts must be paid with hard cash.
Hear both sides and oil will be clear; hear
but one and you will still be in the dark
While silent consider your own faults, and
while speaking spare those Of others
The house wherein learning abounds will
rise; that in which pleasure prevails will fall
Those above should not Cypress those be-
low, nor those below encroach on those above
The people are the roots OF the state: il the
roots are flourishing the state will endure
The wisest must In a thousand times be-
once mistaken; the most foolish la thousand
times must be once right
To be fully fed and warmly clothed, and TO
dwell at easo, without learning, Is little better
than a bestial state
When paths are constantly trodden they
are Kept clean, but when abandoned the
weeds choke them up; so weeds choke the mind
In the absence Of employment - Chicago
News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-21
A MOT HERS TERRIBLE DEED.
She Forces Her Daughter to Drink PoisC
The @ rl's Pitsous Plea for Life.

She Forces Her Daughter to Drink Poison
The @ irls Pitsous Plea for Life.
MosHERvT4LE, Mich. Nov. 2l-On Mon
day Mrs Nathaniel Strang, of jacksonville,
Mich, tried % kill hersslf and her daughter
with sconte, As she feared that murdersrs
were after them. A doctor saved the women.
but Mrs Strang remained in state of
great mental excitement During the tenn
porary absence Of her usband she filed two
tumblers with a solution Of paris gresn, and
handing one 70 her daughter Maud, a hand
some girl OF s, and taking tue other her.
self, she drank her own dose, and forced the
girl at the mt rzle OF revolver to also swal-
low the drsusht Mrs. Strang died at about
midnight in horrible agony, and her daugh-
ter an hour two later. Maud insisted to
the last that ter mother had forced her TO
drink the pois on; said she did not want to
die, and begged piteously OF her lends and
the ply stefan to save her life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-21
CI.VrIand'- Great WORK

New York Times
Doubtless there are thousands aud
thousand. Of the voters who deserted the
republican party AZ the late elections,
who would still declare that they were
justified In voting for Harrison last gear.
aud that democratic ascendancy. as ex.
hibited la the administration Of Cleve.
land, bad been curse to the country
All the same these men are conscious OF
n change, and Of n change for the w0rse,
since Cleveland came out and Harrison
came In. They are sensible that the
democratic naturalization raised and
that the republican administration has
lowered again the tone OF American pub
lie life. They are not yet willing To give
President Cleveland the credit nf one but
they are prepared 10 visit upon President
uI'S''ou the discredit OF the other. a
~ contras-hich they are conscious only
''"" 80 IL ID because Mr Cleve-
IS not commonplace poll.
tieian, but man Of honesty and courage.
that the succession Of commonplace
politician arouses the resentment OF men
who would never have noticed or known
the difference II the line Of commonplace
politicians had been unbroken. To raise
the standard Of official life and OF polti-
cal sentiment 10 a country Is u very great
public service. Whom the man who rem
ders II does Il Al his own risk and sacrl.
ices bis own Immediate prospects In do.
ing IL, We may adopt Burke's language
and say that IL Is n service which rarely
comes within the powers and almost ~
rarely comedies with the desires OF any
man This Ia the great benefit which
Grover Cleveland has conferred upon the
people Of the United States. lie has
made Benjamin Harrison intolerable.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-21
News from Explorer stanley.

BERLIN, Nov. 81 The Rsichsanzsiger
publishes dis patch from Capt Wissmann,
at MPwsPwa Oct Is, stating that four OF
Stanley's sold srs and one of Emin's men had
arrived there. They report that they lett
Stanley st Noukmms on Aug. 10 and trav-
elsd via Noeubo and Mwsrieweri, thence
north to Usogo, completing the journey in
thirty-tbree days including nine days spent
IN resting Enin and Cs,ati bad with them
so Soudaness soldiers aud large number
Of other people conveying a great quantity
OF ivory Barring Unforeseen accident or
delay the expedition should reach Mpwapwa
on Nov. p Both EmIn and Stanley had had
frequent battles with parties Of Mahdists and
were uniformly victorious
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-21
The HabN and the Doll II.


A poorly clad woman holding IA baby on
her arm enterel a crowded Myrtle avenue
surface car yesterday aud looked about her
for seat. The baby held in its chubby fist
q big silver dollar, and as the baby was chew
ing on IL vigorously while its mother was
looking for a seat every woman in the car
knew instantly that the baby was teething
Its mother got seat finally, and the passen-
gers got interested IN the baby and the silver
dollaz. For a minute nearly the whole OF the
coin was In the bsby's mouth, when sudden
~, with gasp and with watering eyes, the
pudgy fist pulled out the dollar from the
puckery orihce and waved the money reck-
lessly in the face Of an elderly lady along
side.
This performance was repeated again and
again, and when the elderly lady seemed
about TO make some demonstration Of disap-
prevail the baby's arm waved toward the
window and the silver dollar dropped from
It's fingers into the space between the car
window and the seat and struck the floor OF
the car with PUNK. Under the front of the
long seat the space was boarded up and the
coin could not be reached.
"oh, baby" said the mother, with her
voice In a tremble.
You'd better 60 TO the end OF the line
mum. 70 get your money! said the conduc
tor. The woman said she had TO get of with
In block 20 get a washing. Several mer
who had been listening Strengthened them
selves out and began 70 work their hand.
down into their trousers pockets, and one
man whispered to another that a collection
should be taken up.
Finally the conductor said II the passen
gers didn't mind disturbing themselves he
would get the money. So everybody sitting
on the side OF the car where the dollar wa.
lost got up, and the conductor pulled out the
entire seat, reached behind IL, got the coin
gave II 20 the mother, and, after a good dea
Of difficulty with the seat, pushed il back
and the passengers sat down.
The mother said thank you, a. she passed
out OF the car, and the baby grabbed the dol
lar and was biting 1t for business when she
disappeared New York Sun.