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The Portland daily press., 1889-09-14
Johns Hopkins University.

BALTIMORE, September 13.-In view of
the reports which have recently been pub
lished respecting the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, President Gilman authorizes the
statement that the University will begin its
new year on October with unimpaired ef-
ficiency. Neither the salary Of the president
nor those OF the professors have been cut.
and several new appointments have been
made, The indications point to the usual
number of students. and the course of In,
struction will be given as announced In the
programme.
AS to the finances Of the university, 1t is
no secret that the income derived from the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was cut ofI
some time ago; but the accumulated income
of former years, the income from invest
ments outside of the railroad, the income
from tuition. which amounted last wear t0
nearly $4,000. are available. Besides ali
this, generous persons have subscribed the
sum of $10S. 900. to be expended as an emerg,
ency fund within the next three wears
new building, given by Eugene lowering OF
Baltimore, is now going up.
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-14
Fires Which Do Not Burn,

FREDERICTON, September 13.-All kinds
afternoon and evening as to the alleged dam.
age near the city by forest fires. One re.
port was that the orphans home and hermi-
tage, just above the city. had been destroyed
another that Mr.. f. b. Coleman's Killarney
House had been burned, and still another
that Alderman McKay's fine premises below
the town were in their ruins. Fortunately, y,
there was not the slightest truth in any Of
these Iumors. Brush fires. supposed to have
been started By boys, burned portions of the
fences on the river side of the Roman Catho-
lie and Methodist cemeteries above the town
this forenoon, but the flames were extin-
guished before any serious damage was
done.
Postmaster McPeake, who had business
in the country today, reports that there are
no fires to speak of within distance of four
miles from the city.
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acter. was arrested just as he was leaving
the iaii Thursday and brought before the
court on three old counts for liquor selling.
receiving sentences aggregatlng SIX months
In Jail and two months additional IN deIauIt
Of the payment of 500 fined. Tom Pink
ham, the persistent Winthrop liquor seller
was on trial and convicted on one count, De
murring on a second. His counsel hled
motion for arrest Of judgment, and the mo
tion being overruled, exceptions were nled.
and were certified to the chief justice imme-
diately and will be back for sentence In Sep
tember.
The large barn of G. W. Hussey, Esq, Of
Albion was burned Wednesday night, with
20 tons Of hay, eight horses, corn and grain,
70 harnesses, az his wagons, sleighs and
S2500; small Insurance.
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w. n, Smart POST.

Some 10 members of Bosworth Post accept
ed Smart Posts invitation to dine at the
Granite Spring Hotel, yesterday. The Mas
sachusetts men having recovered from the
effects of their trip down on the boat, did
full justice to the excellent bill OF fare. After
the dishes were removed short speeches
were made by Mayor Gilmore of Cambridge,
Mayor Melcher. :ex-Mayor Fox. X. h. Cat
ley, Esq. and ex-Department Commander
Evans Of the Massachusetts, q. A. X, and
others. Post Commander Pike OF Post 80
was presented an elegant hatchet. Comrade
Gatley large and imposing anchor, Mayor
Fox box Of dominoes, Commander Berry
of Bosworth Post tin sword, Representa-
tive Hunt "refreshment bottle" and De-
partment Commander Evans, Past Post Com
mander Walker and others received equally
kind remembrances. In the ball game Bos-
worth Post beat Smart Post IL to s.
Last evening was passed In reminiscencies
of army life and today will ba passed In gen
eral amusement at the island, aud tonight
the boat will be taken for home.
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Railway Matters.

Among the promoters of the proposed new
railroad from Augusta to Togus and Cooper's
Mills are Messrs. E. @. Allen. j. II. Manley,
B. f. Parrott. Samuel Titcomb, Oscar Hol-
way, Elias Milliken, j. Manchester Haynes,
w. II. Libby. James w. Bradbury. James
w. North, Thomas Lambard. Daniel A.
Cony, Ira Fl. Randall, Samuel w. Lane.
Treby johnson, George e. Mseomber, f. w.
Whitehouse. Lepdall Titcomb and others.
The Camden, Rockport S Rockland Rail
road Company. having got their charter re-
vised by the State railroad commissioners.
intend to proceed at once on the coustruc-
ti0n of the road from Rockland to Camden,
according to the lines Of their survey. 1t
will connect in Rockland with the Knox q
Lincoln, its trains coming into the city over
the tracks Of the LIMERICK railroad, with
which 1t will Join near the residence Of Wm.
j. Thurston. Esq. A station will be erected
at the North-end In Rockland, which will
greatly convenience that section Of the city.
A crew of men will 60 to work grading the
new road within a few weeks, and 1t Is ex-
pected to have the work we'll advanced this
fall, and the road completed and running
next year.
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SATURDAY MORNING,

of like denomination to be issued with the
words "promise to pays stricken from their
face, and an additional amount issued to re-
claim our arid lands, to subsidize an Amer
ican merchant marine, to build an American
navy, to erect public buildings, etc., until
their volume in circulation shall amount at
least to $50 per capita of the entire pOpula-
tion that indications point to greater fnan
cial panic in the near future than this coun-
immediate provision be made for a vast
amount of money to sustain the peoples
tottering confidence.
The convention appointed national exec
utive committee, which organized by choos-
ing George 0. Jones chairman, Lee Gran
dali vice chairman, and T. j. Sharp and
William Richards secretaries.
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HE WAS WITH GORDON.
Or. Fricke Tells Of the Generals
Death at Khartoun1.

BERLIN, September 13.-Dr. Fricke, who
accompanied Gen. Gordon to Khartoum, and
remained with him until his death, says that
Gordon had unlimited confidence in himself,
and must have misled the British as to his
critical situation. Gordon's character, says
DR.. Fricke, was as obstinate as it was noble.
His blindness to danger, and his deafness to
the warnings of his friends caused his death
Ii he had 50 desired, he might have escaped
two days before the fall of Khartoum, with
all the Europeans in the place. He was
speared by his own soldiers when he came to
inspect them. DR.. Fricke being a Mussul-
man, managed to escape, making his way
down thesNile. During the journey he suf-
fercd many. privations. He has since travel
ed In Africa as merchant. DIR. Fricke
speaks well of Capt. Wissmann, but says
that DR.. Peters is totally unqualified for the
task he has undertaken. The chief causes
of the failures of the Germans in Africa,
DR.. Fricke says are the harshness they dis
play towards the natives and the difficulty
they find in supplanting the influence of the
Arabs
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Bosworth Post Anniversary.

At the meeting of Bosworth Post last
night the committee Of arrangements for the
anniversary celebration to be held next
Tuesday reported that-weather permitting
Charlie. Russell Post, No. 7, Of Boston,
will arrive on the steamer Tuesday morning.
They will be met by a committee CT BOs-
worth Post and escort ed to the Unitod
States Hotel where breakfast will be taken.
After breakfast the line will be reformed
and the two posts will march TO the steamer
Merryconeag, by which they will go to Long
Island for a clam bake.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Some interesting Figures on Our
Trade with Canada.

WASHINGTON, September 13-In report
to the State department by Consul Hotch-
kiss of Ottawa, he gives some interesting
and valuable figures of the commerce of Can
ada, and especially Of the trade relations of
the Dominion and the United States. He
says:
"The trade and navigation returns for the
fiscal year of 1888 show beyond question that
the most profitable and natural market for
the products of Canada is in the United
States. Canada sold to the United States in
1888 merchandise to the value of $40, ,572, ,065,
and to Great Britain $42, ,094, 1884. showing an
excess of sales to the United States of half
million dollars. The imports from the
United States were $4S. .4sl, ,s4s, or $4,000. 900
greater than from Great Britain. The vol
ume Of trade with Great Britain-imports
and exports-was smaller in 1888 than any
transactions with the United States were
larger than in any preceding year, except In
1882 and 1888.
"One-half the exports of Canada of lnm-
OF 10 the United States, over three-fourths
of the minerals, two-thirds Of her agricul-
tural products, nearly one-half of her fish,
40 per cent. Of her manufactured articles, and
practically all Of the miscellaneous products.
1t may be learned from these shOwings that,
were efforts made in the right direction
possibly, l may say, were the Capadian peo-
pie strictly free people to adopt such trade
relations with other nations as their judge
ment should lead them to do-their natural
neighbors would in q far greater degree be-
come their natural customers and vice versa"
Tanners Successor.
WASHINGTON, September 13.-Gossip as to
Commissioner Tanners successor is now en-
gaging attention. Today ex-Congressman
VIM. Warner of Missouri, ex- x-Commander-in-
Chief of the G.. A. r., is believed most likely
to be appointed. He is said to have left
Kansas City in response to telegraphic
Agent Poole of Syracuse, N. y; General
Charles e. Brown Of Cincinnati and Gen.
Powell of Illinios. The impression of yes
yided for in some way by the administration
still prevails, but just where cannot be
learned, If. indeed, it has been de-
cided. 1t is said today that General
A,ger did not telegraph to the Commissioner
advising or urging him not to resign. II he
it was verbally and to third party. Gov.
Foraker's position Is also said to have been
misrepresented by yesterdays reports. To-
days information on the subject is to the
not to resign, but gave him advice directly
to the contrary.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, September IS. Pensions
were granted to the following Maine people
today:
ORIGINAL.
John II. Gardiner, George f. Rowe,
Ambrose Phillips, Edward H0vey,
Jackson Crocker. Austin Jackson,
Benjamin II. Potter, Rufus McCurdy
Maine Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, September 13. - G. w.
Brown has been appointed postmaster at
Bethel, vice o. w. r. Hastings, and Mrs.
Abiah Colcord at East Belmont, vice James
Colcord.
Senator Voorhees, M.
WASHINGTON, September 10. - Senator
Voorhees, is reported quite i'll at his home
here. He had severe congestiye chill yes
terday.
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STRIKERS ONLY UNTIL NEXT MONDAY.
Then the London Dockmen Will Pro-
badly be at Work.
How Chinese Cordon's obstInacY
Cost His Life at Khartoum.
Gen. Bouianger Fires Off Another Of
His ProcIamations.

LONDON. September 13.-The joint COM
mittee appointed to consider the proposals
OIL the strikers, have agreed that the wages
demanded by the dock laborers shall be con-
ceded, the advance to take effect November
4th. The Lord Mayor. at the conference
with the directors of the dock companies to-
day, gave assurance that the men are now
ready to resume work Monday.
The lightermen have submitted to the
masters a proposal for the settlement of
their dispute. Burns thinks the masters
will accept these terms, and thus enable all
the men to resume work Monday next.
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Her Opinion was Changed.

"Will you look at them. four great lazy
men, a playing them things" remarked the
proprietress Of a refreshment stand on Fed
eral street, pointing with fine scorn at the
four foreigners who were performing alleged
music on various instruments yesterday.
self" just at this point the musicians I'm
ished their tune and took up collection.
After this they adjourned to the stand and
refreshed themselves. AS they moved on up
the street the woman remarked, Shnre an
its fine aisy time the boys be havin', Almost
wish was with 'em myself"
The Portland daily press., 1889-09-14
PCPartly Cloudy
FIFTY DOLLARS ALL BOUND
And Then the World Will See the
Seven Wonders outdone.
FIFTY DOL

CINCINNATI, o., September 13.-At the
national Greenback convention today, the
platform was adopted. It reahirms the res
olutions of the Democratic National conyen'
tion of 1868, pertaining to the method and
time of payment OF the national debt and to
equal taxation of property. 1t also declares
all laws changing the time or manner Of
payment of the public debt since 1866, are
&c post fact0 laws and should be repealed
that all legal tender notes now outstanding
should be Immediately exchanged for Others
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Excursions to the Mountains.

Commencing Monday. as is customary at
this season of the year. the Maine Central
will sell excursion tickets at one fare for the
round trip for the benefit of those who wish
to take advantage of the clear air and agree
able temperature and to visit the White
Mountains. These autumn excursions are
always, as they deserve to be, very popular,
the mountains being now at their best, with
brilliant foliage. For further particulars see
advertisement
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At Chatham Last Night.

CHATHAM. Mass, September 13-Strong
easterly, winds continue tonight. 1t is ex.
pected the schooner Nellie V. Roakes will
go to pieces tonight at high tide The sea is
to bring ashore the crew of the unknown
schooner sunk off there
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The Atlanta In the Gale.

NEWPORT, R. l., September 13-UDited
States cruiser Atlanta arrived at ten o'clock
this morning. Since Monday she has been
standing off shore, lying off and on, in order
to weather the gale which was very severe
and nasty. She kept good distance from
land. preferring the gale to the rocks along
the shore. The cruiser for the most Of the
time was off Montauk light. The weather
was thick and foggy, the storm severe and
the gale was sharp, but the cruiser weathered
surprising the officers and men themselves.
The wind was so strong and the sea so high
sometimes for several hours that not an inch
OF progress was made with six boilers going.
Yesterday Coxswain John Sanders of Bar
uarbor. died suddenly of heart disease and
was buried at sea 90 miles off shore, the ves-
sci not expecting to be able to reach land to-
day.
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Severely Injured.

Mr.. John A. PEBBLES of Bowery Beach,
met with a severe accident yesterday. ae
was driving down Park street hill' when the
whiffletree of Lis wagon broke. and the wag-
on collided with jlgger. Mr.. PEBBLES was
thrown out and badly injured. His shoulder
blade was broken, he received bad cut
over the eye, and fracture of the wrist.
DIR. W. L. Dana attended him, and the ambu-
lance conveyed him to the Maine General
Hospital, where his wounds were dressed.
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FREEDOM, September 13.-Alvah York, ar
rested at Fairfield, Tuesday. for horse steal
ing from Belfast parties, escaped from Sher-
iff Knowiton at Freedom, Wednesday morn
ing
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All Night in the RIesIng.
Manufacturing Geography.

SEABRIeHT, Nj, Sept. 1S.-Tbo sea has
closed the inlet it made two days ago through
Sandy Hook peninsula between here and
Highland Beach. The inlet cut in about
mile of the Highland Beach railroad station.
is I Still Il open. and is nearly 100 feet wide and
from Il In 00 feet deep,
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A British Brig Abandoned.

PHILADELPHIA, September 13.-The Brit.
ish brig Angle. from Turks Islands for Bos-
ton, was abandoned on the 10th, totally dis
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Portland EunInn

The Portland c. E. Local Union will hold
its annual meeting with the foung Peoples
Society Of Christian Endeavor Of the First
Baptist church next Monday evening at 7.3O
o'clock. An interesting programme has
invited to be present.
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Seaside lIbFarie 8.

j. W. Peterson, at No. 2 Exchange street
offers great bargains in books OF the Sea-
side llbIarary. The stock was slightly
smoked by the late fire, in many cases the
smoke cannot be perceived In the volumes,
but they will be reduced in price one-quarter
Of their real value The same reduction will
ha made in box paper.
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ELLSWORTH, September 13;-The, engine
bouse and workshop of the Ellsworth FOun.
dry Company burned last evening Loss,
$1,000; no insurance.
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Gus" Wood, we'll known Augusta char
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THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Work on the new steamboat wharf at
North Harpswell has been suspended for the
want OF funds to complete it. 1t is now pro-
posea 10 nave an excursion from Princes
Point touching at the several landings down
the bay East of Harpswell Neck to Portland.
1or the purpose of raising funds SO that the
wharf may be completed at once. Wednes-
day, september 18th, is about the day on
which the excursion will be.
The Pejepseot Historical Society are plan
ming a Field Day of the Association at Gun
ny HarDor, TO examine some interesting
shell heaps there, under the direction Of
TTo1. Lee and to eat dinner at the Cliff
House.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
Gus" Wood, we'll known Augusta char
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MAIN e.
A Horse Thief Escapes.


Especial to the Press.l
FREEDOM, September 13.-Alvah York, ar
rested at Fairfield, Tuesday. for horse steal
ing from Belfast parties, escaped from Sher-
iff Knowiton at Freedom, Wednesday morn
ing.
Gun and Woman Both Hurt.
AUGUSTA. September 13.-Andrew Rob
bins assaulted his wife in a drunken row in
house two miles north of the city. The
with gun and chair. The blow broke the
stock Of the gun off, aud badly injured the
woman. A man named Chase, upon inter-
fering. was also badly used up. Robbins
fled, pursued by officers, but escaped.
The Dexter & Newport.
AUGUSTA, September 13-The directors of
the Dexter & Newport railroad met in this
city today, and chose Charles Shaw as presi-
dent, Albert +. Bradbury treasurer, and Jo-
siah Crosby clerk. all of Dexter. 1t was vot-
ed to hold the annual meeting of stoekhold
ers in this city on the first Wednesday in
September. 1890.
A Convict Captured.
BAR HARBoR, September 13.-Benjamin
Buck, an escaped convict from the Thorn as
ton State prison, was captured today on the
steamer Mt Desert. upon her arrival here.
He will be returned to prison tomorrow.
The Kebo Valley Club House closes for
the season tomorrow.
Aroostook Teachers.
Fort FAIRFIELD, September 13. = The
Aroostook Teachers Annual Convention Is
In session here today, and State Superntend-
ent of Schools Luce, and Professor Corthell
of the Gorham Normal School are present.
The discussions are interesting and the
attendance is large.
Caught ffon the Chimney.
FRYEBURG, September 13.-The buildings
belonging to John Chandler of Stowe were
burned last evening. The fire caught on the
roof of the barn from the chimney. Insured
for $500.
ELLSWORTH. September 13.-The engine
bouse and workshop of the Ellsworth FOun.
dry Company burned last evening. Loss,
$1,000; no insurance.
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from the Chimney.

FRYEBURG. September 13.-The buildings
belonging to John Chandler OF Stowe were
roof of the barn from the chimney Insured
for $500.
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Long Suffering coney Island.

CoNEY ISLAND, N. Y, September 49,
Shortly after midnight, a coud burst directly
over the island, the water doing 10 almost as
big hotels as the waves had done in the
front This morning many houses and all
the small hotels were completely surrounded
with from three to five feet Of water The
cloud burst did considerable damage to the
entail hotels. Sheepshead bay was greatly
swollen and completely surrounded many
houses Everybody is living in the upper
stories
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An important business meeting of the Y.
W. G. I. U. will be held Monday, Sept. 10th.
at ESQ o'clock, at headquarters, 5l1 Exchange
street, to chose delegates 10 the State con-
vention soon to be held In Bar Harbor, An
members are specially requested TO 0e pres
ent F~NN
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MaIne cen,raI RaIIroaa

The travelling pu bile will take notice that
no connection Is now made for Bar Harbor
by the Maine Central night train OF Satur-
day.
Tomorrow Sunday trains over the White
Mountain division will make their last trims.
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The running race was won by Weymouth
Barney; time, 2.03. In the foals of 1888,
Briggs's Ben V. was first.
cumbe rIand County Premiums.

SoutS0tdtto SoaUty TtOttiHutSs
Premiums additional to those already re-
ported awarded to exhibitors from Cumber-
land county are as follows
Stations, years old Ernest E. Cross, Emery,
Sd.
Sheep-Hampshire Downs-Buck 2 years old
with of his progeny. b. r. Sturgis, Gorham, 1st
Buck year old. B. II. Sturgis, Gorham, 1st and
I'd. Buck lamb. B. r. Sturgis, Gorham. 1st
Ewes, years and .over, b. r. Sturgis, Gorham,
1st and I'd. Ewes over year and under 2, b. r.
Sturgis, Gorham. 1st. Eve lambs, B. r. Sturgis
GOrham, 1st.
Dreslytt Company, Portland, diploma.
Mrs. o. A. Bullard, Portland, magic scales,
diploma.
/. H. Webster Yost writing machine, diploma
Mrs. G. A. Dyer, Portland, large afghan, 3d.
Same, mantle lambrequn I'd.
Miss Amanda Stickney, W. Gloucester, men 5
hand-kDit w0olen hose, 1st.
Mrs. A. w. Stevens, Portland, table cloth, I'd
Miss Fannie R. Stevens, Deering, handmade
handkerchief, 1st.
Mrs. A. A. Morgan, Deering, hlnd-made hand
kerchief, I'd.
Miss Minnie O'Connor, Portland, banner, Sd.
Cecilia E. Oliver, Portland, portrait. Sd.
Mr.. G. A. Dyer, Portland marine view, Sd.
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Business Disasters,

New YORK, September 13. - Failures
throughout the United States in the past
seven days, as reported to Dun and Rus
sells agencies, are 10; for the correspond
ing week last year there were 100.
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sepl2 eod2mnrm1 stor4thp
Funeral of Mr.. Cox,

Funeral of Mr.. Cox,
NEW YORK, September l3-The funeral
of Congressman 5. 3. Cox took place this
morning at the First Presbyterian church,
Rev. DR.. Deems, Rev. DIR. Talmage and
Chaplain Milburn of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes officiated. There was an immense
attendance. Among the ball bearers were
Vice President Morton, ex-President Cleve-
,and Cen Sherman, ex-Gov. Hoadley and
Col. Cockerell. The interment was at Green
wood.
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WILMINGTON. Del, September 1S.-A
Lewes dispatch reports that Waterloo,
summer resort on Delaware Bay, was entire
ly submerged. Out of 20 cottages in the
place only one remains.
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m aine Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, September 10. = G. w.
Brown has been appointed postmaster at
Bethel, vice o. w. K. Hastings, and Mrs.
Abiah Colcord at East Belmont, vice James
Colcord.
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Edward L. VeazIe,

RocKLAND, September 13.-Edward L.
Veazie, prominent dry goods merchant of
Waterville, died here this afternoon, aged 81
years.
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No other league games ON account of rain.
THE IEAGITE STANDING

The following is the standing in the Ma
tional League:
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Notes,

At meeting of the Colby base ball asso-
eiatlon Thursday, the resignation Of d. w.
ensuing year was accepted. A. p. Wagg,
80 was elected to the position. Arthur Wat
son, 81 was elected a director in the place of
Geo. Gorham. resigned. Manager Burke
has engaged to play two games with the Car
rabassetts OF North Anson, September 9th
and 2Sth. He has also been in communica-
tion with the manager of the Hyde Park
team, and will probably have a game with
that team on the campus soon.
At Lewiston yesterday the Lewiston de-
feated the Danvers nine IL to 8.