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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-03
PAYMENT IMPOSSIBLE.
FNT MEN TWFOSSIbEE,
A Delaware Court Gives Judgment of
Over TWO Millions.

WILMINGTON, Del, January 2.-In the
superior court this afternoon, in the case of
Elizabeth B. McComb VS.. the Southern Rail-
road Association, the jury rem
dered verdict in favor of
the plaintiff for the full amount claimed,
2,2O4, 100, being the heaviest ever given in
Delaware court. The plaintiff is the widow
of the late Col. Henry n. McComb, who was
a heavy stockholder in the Missis iippi Gen.
tral railroad. which was absorbed by the
Southern Railroad Association. The verdict
is for 900 Missippi Central coupon bonds of
$1,000 each, bearing interest at per cent.
from the date of issue, Dec. 10, 1873. The
verdict does little more than establish the
validity of the plaintiffs claim. The assets
will fall far below the Judgment.
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Is Mary Anderson to Marry2

NEW YORK, January 2-The report cabled
from Nice that Mary Anderson was engaged
to Antonio Navarro, of this city, was denied
yesterday by the latter's father, Mr. Jose F.
Navarro.
miss Anderson and my son are old
friends, but nothing more" Mr.. Navarro
said. HE is travelling abroad with his
mother, and they met Miss Anderson in
Paris and again at Nice. They are now
travelling together, as the despatch says
The meeting was purely accidental. Miss
Anderson was resting in England and paid a
flying visit to Paris, where she met my wife
and son. The families are very intimate and
havesb been so for long time. l think Miss
Anderson is more likely to enter convent
than to get married"
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STATE ITEMS OF INT sRssT.

The Belfast Age is engaged in booming
the genial and Herenlean Benz. +. Chad
bourne Of Biddeford for the next Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Maine.
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Israel Cox.
Obituary Notes,

BELFAST, January 2.-Israel Cox, a re-
today, aged 81. He was native of Bristol.
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cossAcKS HELPED THE ExILEs.
Particulars of the Recent Massacre
In Siberia.

VIENNA January 2.-Some details have
been reeesiyed here of the recent massacre Of
exies in Siberia. rs a6poaTrss rs rrssat some Nj
hilists, in exile, had endeavored to work
some printing presses. The authorities de-
stroyed these, and the exiles, resisting, were
fired upon. Thirty were killed or wounded.
The Cossack guards, it is said, helped tie
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The Belfast Age is engaged in booming
the genial and Herculean Benz. +. Chad
bourne Of Biddeford for the next Democratic
candidate for Governor OF Maine.
The well known Kennebec lumbermen,
Hon. j. Manchester Haynes and Ira III.
Randall, Esq, express the opinion that the
breaking Of the dam at MOOsehead would do
little damage along the Kennebec. They say
that the formation Of the water bed OF the
Kennebec Is such that the. volume OF the
flood would be spread out in ponds and In
tervales and be thus rendered harmless.
The owners Of railroads, telegraphs and
expresses are not taxed for their property by
the towns or counties, the State levying in
stead per cent on the corporations and
then distributing the amount collected back
10 the towns where the stock is held. The
entire tax for 1889 is about $4,000. In the
distribution Portland gets So, 222. .9i; ; Bangor,
SIS, 4Sss2; Bath, S2,o79.S3; Deering, Sl54i.O6
Augusta, sS,l5S 20; and Belfast, sS,497.S7.
One of the attractions Of the town Of Mill
bridge, says the Ellsworth American, Is
merry family OF 100 canaIies Gagged In drug
store. The cage Is a eOmmOdlOus room sup
plies with small trees, In which the birds
build their nests and rear their young. They
are very prolific, aud bring out from two 10
three blOOds year. The pr0genitOrs Of this
merry group were brought from OpOrt0 10
years ago by Capt. Charles Dyer,who at that
time was master Of the brig Ennis, which
was lost on the passage TO New York.
TArough the efforts Of the captains wife the
little wallis were saved from the wreck and
brought TO Mllbridgr
Belfast, according ~ tue Industrial JouTn-
al, has marvellous infant genius. His name
Is Raymond Sherman. son of Elmer Sher-
man, Of the leather board factory, and Is
only two wears old but thare IL no mart OF
mill, driven by water wheel, but what he
can name and specify its use. lie takes TO
water wheels and their accOutrements and
can tell how wheel is made, all about the
case, the shoots, faee-wheel, piniOu, shalt
Ing, pulleys, belts, saws, etc, and point thJm
all out. As him what kind OF crank ne
Is, and he will quickly reply" water wheel
crank"
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SAW THE BODY OF MURDERED PETERS.
The Story Told to Lieutenant Rust
by One of His Followers. :
Why Thirty Exiles Were Shot by Their
Guards in Siberia.
other Intelligence from the lands
Beyond the Atlantic.

FRANKFORT, January 2.-The Frankfur-
ter Journal has news from Lieutenant Rust
who has arrived at Alden. He states that
while on his way to join DR.. Peters, he was
seized with severe Illness and lay uncon-
scious for five days. All his followers de-
serted him except one personal attendant.
subsequently one deserter returned and told
Lieutenant Rust that at point one day dis
tant he had seen the murdered bodies of Pc
ters and Tiedman. One of Peters's arms
was separated from his body, and there
were three spear wounds in Tiedman's
hraast
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the window Glass Trust.

Daily News from Findlay, o., says the Win
dom glass manufacturers, at a meeting just
held. at which every factory of any conse-
quence west of the Alleghanies, was repre-
sented, formed trust with capital of $780,
600, when viii take the glass Of the concerns
which they would otherwise place on the
market Mt discount. The effect of this com
bine win be to advance the price of window
glass,
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The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, Janu-
ary I'd. taken at 8 p. M, 18th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
in this order: Temperature, direction of the
wind, state Of the weather:
Boston, go, SW, cloudy; New York, $50,
NV, cloudy Philadelphia, COO, w. cloudy
Washington, $50. SW. cloudy; Buffalo. 420.
W, cloudless; Cleveland, .400, w, cloudy
Detroit, $50, W, partly cloudy; Chicago, 800,
NV. cloudy; st. Pa9l, A. below, W; cloud
24o, N, cloudless; Bismarck. 18O, NV, cloud
less jacksonville. 64o, NE, cloudy.
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Senor Gayarre, the Spanish tenor, died in
Madrid yesterday of the influenza.
Hon. George Ii. Baker, eX-minister to Tur-
key and Russia, died at his residence in
Philadelpha Yesterday morning.
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Hamburg Figs are the fashion, and are sure
ly suppanting the old style OF nauseous pills and
vile liquids. Constipation is the bane of the
American people-so medicine OF some sort is
the part of wisdom to take something that is
pleasant to the taste and effectual at the same
etfectual as well. Being composed OF fruits and
vegetables, they are Natures remedy, and SO
harmless that their continued use can have no i'll
effect.
Hamburg Figs are prepared in lozenge form
only, and sold at 20 cents box by druggists.
Dose, one Fig,
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PaImer's Chance Of Life.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., January 2.-Samuel
P. Eaton, foreman of the jury before whom
Palmer was tried, was in th city today. He
denies in the strangest terms the statement
made by the deputy sheriff. He says he
never held a conversation with Chase re-
garding Palmer's innocence or guilt The
officers of the State have full confidence in
Eaton and are sure of proving the story
false
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NO NEED OF RuRRERS.
The Warm Winter Causing Loss of
Trade to Manufacturers.

MAIDEN, Mass, January Both facto-
ries of the Boston Rubber Shoe Company,
here and at the Falls, in which over 5000 peo-
pie are employed are running on three quar-
ter time in several departments and num-
Der of men have been discharged the past
day or two. Both factories have generally
all the orders they can fill at this season.
Owing to the open winter, so far. there have
been no orders from large dealers for rub
Der.
The Ice Goes Out.
BIDDEFoRD, January 2.-The Saco river
is open again. The ice went out today At
noon the thermometer registered sixty in the
chadp
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He started opt one morning ON moose trail.
There was a light STOW but during the gay
it commenced to rain. After travelling
about twelve miles he succeeded m eaptnr;
ing the moose, but on starting back he found
he had lost his bearings; Resortlng 70 nis
compass he found 1t had got wet and would
not work. lie wandered about until night,
wet, cold, hungry and tired. He settled
down for night Of it. He tried TO build
FIRE and with lis last match he succeeded.
He stood up by tree until daylight wnen
cling most of the day, by the aid OF the en-
gine whistle he succeeded in reaching camp,
hungry and cnmpletlY exhausted.
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The business experience of the
UNION MUTUAL LIFE INSUR-
ANCE C0HPANY has covered a
period of forty years, during which
time it has written policies aggre-
eating nearly Two Hundred Mill
lion Dollars upon the lives Of One
Hundred Thousand persons.
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At meeting of the North Waldo Agrlcul-
tural Society held at Unity, December %, u
was voted TO hold the next annual show and
fair at Unity, October / and 2, 1890. IL was
the exhibition of articles entered, and
grand stand with seats for the public.
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Royal Commission Finds Wrong
Doing,

CHARLoTTETowN, p. f. l., January a.
The royal commission appointed to examine
chief clerk of crown lands in this depart
ment. has been sitting two weeks. The re-
suit shows that embeZzlement has been going
on for years, the amount involved being
QQnon
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BANK EXAMINER.
Frank M. Parker Of Lewiston Ap-
pointed for Maine.

WASHINGTON, January Prank M. Par
ker of Lewiston. Me-, has been appointed
by the Comptroller of the Currency, bank
examiner for Maine.
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The dead body of Mrs. Sarah A. McAuliffe,
formerly matron of the Tombs prison, was
found floating in East river this morning.
Mrs. McAuliffe had been suffering from Sc
we're attack OF influenza, and been despond-
ent over her transfer from the Tombs to an
other prison. During the night she left ner
bed, and partially dressing herself went to
the foot of the street in which she lived and
jumped into the river.
DIR. Cyrus Edison, of the board of health,
said this afternoon that there were 100000
cases of la grippe in the city. The total
number of police sick today was 543, one
tenth of the force.
MONTREAL, January 2.-The change in the
weather has assisted the spread of la grippe
very considerably. The spread of the epi-
demic appears to be generally throughout the
city.
VIENNA, January 2.-The epidemic de-
creases somewhat as to the number of vic
tins here, but is more virulent. In Prague
and Dresden it is increasing.
PARIS, January 2.-The mortality is still
abnormally great Tuesday there were 3S9
deaths, and Wednesday 334. The reopen1ng
of the schools already closed has been post
poned, and others are about to close.
st. Sulpico Seminary, the greatest school
in France, is closed.
TANGIER, January g. The United States
squadron arrived here today, and exchanged
salutes. 1t did not communicate with the
city. There are 4S cases of influenza on the
ships.
DRESDEN, January 1.-The Queen of Sax
ony has the influenza.
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The Case Of Geo. Knight.

AUGUSTA. January "A peculiar circunl-
stances has cropped out in connection with
the communication of the nephews and
nieces OF George Knight the Poland MUIR
deres, demonstrating against his pardon. It
seems about $4,000, his property was ad-
ministered upon and divided among the
heirs. Should Knight be pardoned he would
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IdeaS From maine.

HANOVER, N. H., January 2.-The at
tendance at the meetings of the second and
last day of tie Farmers Institute was large.
The morning session opened Mt 30 with
"Barn Floor Lecture on iha Horse" by DR..
George NJ. Twitchell, editor Of tue Maine
Farmer. George s. Philbrick, member of
the State board from Belknap county, dis
cussed "CreameTies" Il. w. McKeen,
Fryeburg, Me gave information concerning
"Corn Canning from the Farmers Stand
point and Hon. Edward Burnett of South
boro, Mass, spoke on DAIRY Cattle and
Dairying." At the evening session Gov
GoOdeA delivered an address on "Silos''
which from his own experience, lie had
found Of great value u farmers.
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mrs. eugene sIllcott.

MACHIAs, January 2-Margaret, the wife
of Eugene Ellicott, Of the United States
Coast Survey, died this forenoon, having
been sick seven days of pneumonia. She
was the daughter of the late Richard w.
Tyson OF Baltimore. and had extensive fam
lily connections in that city and wide ac.
quaintance in Washington, Boston, Portland
and other cities. She leaves three daugh-
ters. She was a noble-minded, intelligent
woman.
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RAPID BEATING OF THE HEART

Whenever you feel an uneasiness in the region
OF the heart, slight pain il the shoulder arm, or
under the shOulder-blade, or when you find your
self short of breath when exercising or your
heart has PERIODS OF beating fast, you have heart
Descriptive treatise with each bottle; OF address
Mack Drug Co., N. Y.
mars eod1stp1y
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BITUARY.
Hon. Mark 5. Stiles.

Hon. Mark S. Stiles died at his home in
Jackson Sunday last, at the advanced age of
born in Manchester, N. H., September, 1897,
and removed to Jackson with his parents in
1909; he had therefore lived in jackson for
SO years, and was at the time of his death
the oldest inhabitant of the town. Mr..
Stiles served as one of the county commits
sioners Of Waldo county for six years, max
ing an excellent official He was also one of
tho selectmen of Jackson for 20 years. He
leaves one son. Hon. Mark S. Stiles, Jr.. now
one of the county commissioners of Waldo
county, and one daughter
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Local Weather Report.

PORTLAND, Me-, January 2, 1889.
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be entitled to all the rights of citizenship and,
lis said, to recover his property. As he has
been in prison 90 years, the interest on this
would be quite respectable sum.
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THE w EATHER.

Light Showers.
SIGNAL OFFICE, WAR Dept,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
January 2, 1889, p. m.
The following is the forecast of the wealth
er for New England till s pm. today:
Light showers, colder westerly winds,
brisk to high on the coast. Cold wave eau
tionary signals displayed from Atlantic City
to Eastport.
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Accident at Waterford.

WATERFoRED, January "A. Kneeland
while attempting to stop his four-horse team
loaded with logs, accidentally slipped be-
meath the sled, which badly mangled one of
his legs
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Their Commissions Will Expire.

AUGUSTA, January 2.-Commissions of
State officers expire as follows in $780,
Hon. Lewis Barker, member of the State Board
of Health. Jan. 2lst; Josiah s. Hobbs, State
librarian Feb. 9th; Chas. Staples, Jr., inspector
and j. O. A. Hawes, commissioners of pharmacy,
April 9th; Chas. ii. Farley, Portland, commits
s0ner of harbor and tidal waters, April 9th;
Chas. w. Keyes. trustee OF the State College,
April 18th; Herschel Boynton, commissioner of
pharmacy, June 28th; Chas. Merrill, Portland,
commissioner of harbor and tidal waters June
2Sth.
Judges of the Supreme Court-Chas. w. Walton,
May 18th; Chief Justice John A. Peters, Sept
Goth; l.. A. Emery, Oct. 9th.
Municipal aud Police Judges-Albert G. An
drews Augusta, March 10th; l. B. Waloron
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Colonel Charles ]. Whiting.

CAsTINE, January 2.-Colonel Charles j.
Whiting. aged 20, formerly of the Sixth Cav
airy, U. S. A. died last night from disease
contracted in the army. He was the first
Commander of Stevens Post, q. A. r., and
at one time a trustee of the State Normal
School. He was a Democrat, and formerly
well known in political circles.
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MAIN G.
a Danger Abolished.

AUGUSTA, January 2.-In the petition for
the Sandy River Railroad Company to
change the grade of crossing a certain way
over its track on the line of the carriage
road from Strong village to Pennington, to
an underneath crossing, the railroad COM
missioners have ordered the railroad COM
pany to change the crossing, the town of
Strong pay the company $500. This is the
FIRST decision under the new law of 1889
placing the expense of change of crossing
upon the railroad and the town jointly.
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Received Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, January q
Observer, Portland, Me-:
Hoist cold wave signal. Temperature will
fall to about 80 above by 8 a. M, January or
next day.
[Signedl GREELY.
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May COST A MILLION,
But the Punxsutawney Mine Owners
VIII Manage their Business,

PUNxsUTAwNEY, Pa, January 2.-The
Buffalo, Rochester Il Pittsburg Company,
whose employees, to the number of 1900 men
and boys, are now out on strike was not
successful in its effort to eject the miners
from their houses, Sheriff Satter, Of this
county, refusing to act as promptly In the
matter as the company desired. The sheriff
has until the February term Of court to
make return Of his writs and can serve them
at any time within the intervening period.
Superintendent Haskell declares he will
open the mines Monday at any cost, and
says, II he gives In to the miners this time,
the company might as we'll close the works
as the men would be more insolent than ever
and arrogate to themselves the entire control
OF the works. The company Is at an expense
Of about 500 day, maintaining a guard Of
40 Pinkerton men. The officials say they
will break the strike II II costs the COM
In new men Monday will be resisted and
bioodshed may result as the HuDgarians are
desperate.
Consolidating Labor's Forces.
TOPEKA. Kan, January 1.-The Farmers
Alliance, the State Grange and the Knights
Of Labor have formed an offensive and de-
fensive alliance according to the recommen-
dation OF the recent farmers convention
and Knights Of Labor convention. The OBJ
iect Of the combination is cooperation In
Kansas business and politics. The COM
bined alliances number In their ranks over
10000.
One Thousand Idle.
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. January 2.-Con-
tions today, throwing 1000 miners out OF en-
DlOvment.
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LA GRIPPE and DELIRIUM COMBINE.
Together They Have Caused the
Death of Several Sufferers.
Or. shrady says the Epidemic Will
Soon Be over.
a maine Man Says Whiskey VIII
Hurry Its Departure.

New HAVEN, Conn.,, January 2.--Charles
r. Mott, of this city, for eighteen years book
kehper for Fay, Harmon & Chadwick, COM
mitted suicide at Wallingford this afternoon
by shooting himself through the head with a
revolver. Mott had been visiting Walling-
ford. and it is reported was suffering with a
bad case of influenza, for which he had been
taking quinine. 1t is supposed he committed
the deed during temporary fit of aberra-
tion.
New YORK, January ELLEN Carroll,
aged 3S, the mother of four children, flung
herself from third story window this morn
ing. in fever delirium, consequent upon a
violent attack of la grippe. She died in
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KNOX COUNTY.

Elbridgc Lord of Charleston. who has
hunting trip, had dangerous experience
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THE STATE.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The old Pennington Chronicle has passed
its fiftieth milestone; and starts prosperously
out for the hundredth under the charge OF
its enterprlsire proprietor, Mr.. j.. NJ. s.
Hunter.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The house of John McKenney in the west
ern part OF WiscaSset was burned with most
of its contents Tuesday night cause I'M
known; insured for $500.
KNOX COUNTY.
Roekland's captains and vessel owners are
deeply interested in a complaint which is
soon to be formally laid before the limited
States treasury officials in New York. This
complaint will be 20 the effect that there are
a number OF vessels sailing in and out OF
American ports and doing cOastwise trade
which, although flying the American flag are
the property OF foreigners and Officered by
Foreigners. The regulations of the treasury,
are 10 the effect that no vessel carrying the
American fag shall have for captain or first
or second mate any foreigner; that Is, the
three first officers Of an American vessel
must be either Americans by birth or nat
urallZation. The fines for violation of this
law are $1,000 for a master, If an alien, and
$500 hne for carrying either mate an alien.
According to the method in vogue at Gus
toms officers, it is easy for a foreigner. If so
minded, to get his papers. 1t is said that
the member of vessels thus owned and thus
Officered, which are stealing our eoastwise
trade, is something alarming, and II Is an
evil which is rapidly growing, calling for
prompt and decided action on the part of
those in authority.
PENoBsCoT CoUTNY.
Flbridgc Lord of Charleston. who has
been in the northern woods on n six weeks'
hunting trip, had dangerous experience.
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The new Us hour per week Labor law, in
the cotton and woolen mills, went INFO effect
in Georgia Wednesday.
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SaWaII-Thompaon.

BATH, January "Wednesday evening, a
brilliant wedding occurred here at the resi-
dence of Capt. J. A. Thompson on Washing
ton street. The parties were Miss Rachel +.
Thompson and Mr.. Mark w. Sewall, nephew
of Hon. Arthur Sewall. Rev. O. W. Folsom
performed the wedding ceremony. The
residence was decorated in an elegant man
ner. Robinson of Portland was caterer.
The ushers were Harold M. Sewall, j. Harry
Mcclellan, a. S. Bosworth of Portland and
ii. w, KimDal
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Convicted of IntImida dation.

DUBLIN, January 2.-Mr. MeInery, editor
Of the Limerick Leader, on trial for intimi-
three months imprisonment. The appeal
court dismissed similar charges against
Messrs. Redmond of the Waterford News
and Fisher Of the Munster Express. Water
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Captain hoyt Resigns.

LEWISTON, January Capt. F. L. Hoyt
of the Frye Light Guards has rendered his
resignation. His reason is lack of time to
attend to the duties of the position.
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weather Observations.

Mean daily ther.....49.5 Max. vel. wind. go. "a
Maximum ther. 81 g Total precip.. .05
Minimum theT .....37.0l