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The Portland daily press., 1890-01-06
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
AtchiSOn Topeka / Santa FG
Railroad Company.

In April last. we asked you to to intrust to
us your proxies, to be used at the annual
meeting of the company in May. This re-
suited in change of management, the intro
duction of reforms and economies, and a q
nancial reorganization of the company that
has met general approval.
During the progress of this reorganization.
1t has been frequently suggested In the public
press and by numerous and large holders of
the c0mpany's securities that 1t would give
greater stability to the recrganiZed company
II management committed to the succrss-
ful working out OF the plan of reOrganiZa-
ton, and absolutely in the interest of the
property, could be secured for several years.
Consulting our own inclination and con-
venlence, we would prefer to leave the man
agement OF this good property to others; but
we recognize the force Of the suggestion and
the necessity of some such arrangement, and,
as many shareholders believe that great ad-
vaDtages are likely TO result to the holders of
all classes of the company's securities from
such cooperation, we have consented to act
in the matter
Holders Of Stock of the Atchison, Topeka
81 Santa Fee Railroad Company may deliver
their certificates, assigned upon the back
in favor Of George G. MagOun, Thomas Bar
ing, Oliver w. Peabody and John j. McCoOk
to the BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND
TRUST COMPANY, 81 Milk Street. Boston,
subject to an agreement that the title tn such
Stock and the voting power thereon shall be
vested in our nomneses or their successors,
also to be named by us. for ten years, or un.
til July /, 1900.
The Trust Company will issue Stock Trust
Certificates. emitting the holder to all the
benz fetal interests and advantages belong
ing to or growing out of the deposited shares
and to the return of like number Of shares
when the term Of the trust has expired, un
less the same shall be further extended by
the respective parties in interest.
Applications will be made to have q e
Trust Certificates above referred to listed
upon the New York, Boston and London
Stock Exchanges.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-06
Cumberland National BANK

VVHE annual meeting Of the Stockholders of the
Il Cumberland National Bank, OF Portland, will
be held at their banking 70 IN on TUESDAY
the fourteenth day of January, 1890, at 10
O'Clock a. M, for The choice of directors for the
ensuing year and TIL transact ON of any other
business that may legally come before them.
w. ii. S0ULE, asher.
Portland, Dec. IA, 1889. dec16dtd
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-06
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
ANNUAL MEETING. = NOTICE.

FTrHE propr,etors or Union Wharf Corporation,
Il are hereby notified that their annual meet
Ing will be held al the Office of the whariinger, on
TUESDAY the seventh day OF January, 1890, at
O'clock in the afternoon to act on the following
articles, viz:
1st-TO choose president.
2nd-To choose clerk and other officers for
the ensuing year.
3rd-TO act on any other business that may
legally come before them.
STEPHEN X. DYER, Clerk.
Portland, Dec. 20, 1889. dec30d8t
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-06

Sometime ago the PRESS noted growing
luko-warmness on the part of the Democrat
ic press or Maine toward the Australian sys-
tenn of voting. 1t began, as the PRESS then
pointed cut, Immediately after the munich
pal election in Boston when the Republican
candidate for mayor was elected by 5000 ma
jority The latest manifestation of it Is In
the Bangor Commercial, which has just dis.
covered that while there is demand for bal
lot reform ut does not follow that the par
ticular brand favored by the New York
World or the Boston Transcript is the only
genuine article and must. therefore, be ac-
cepted." The kind of ballot reform favored
by the World and the Transcript is the kind
contained in the Saxton bill pending in the
New York legislature as distinguished from
the kind outlined in Governor Hills veto
message of last winter. AS the Commercial
follows its comment on the Worlds kind of
reform with complimentary allusion to
Hill lis fair to presume that his kind of re-
form is the one which it is in love with at
present. and his kind of reform has been
pronounced by every sincere advocate of the
Australian system as a sham and fraud-a
measure cooked up to have the appearance
OF reform without its substance.
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-06
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.

TINE annual meeting of the stockholders Of the
i Canal National Bank, OF Portland, for the
election of seven direc ors, and Tor the transac-
tion Of any other business that my legally come
before them, will be held at their banking house
on TUESDAY, the fourteenth day OF January,
1880, at IL O'Clock a. m.
Dec. 10, 1889. deci3eodtd
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-06

LAND INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION
and guarantees by n Real Estate Security a net
profit Of 81 per G. Mt on the money invested vi h.
In three years Men Of highest sta ding and re-
sponsibiity in the state connected with this AS
soclatlon. For full particulars, address Meridl-
an National fank, or WIN. w. SMITH, AZ Vance
Block indianapolis, ina. ueez7ulmkwJm
The Portland daily press., 1890-01-06

One of the eueerest lawsuits that ever came
up in Somerset county was on trial last week
, 1890-09-11
AN ABsCONDING BROKER.
Many Mourning Creditors Left in the
city of DcstIuy.

TACOMA, WASH, Sept 4. S.--Charles Fox,
a real estate dealer, left the city last
week very quietly, aud since then
numerous checks given by him have
come back protested. A county official
met Fox on tho train Friday, en- route
to Seattle, and gave him letter to a
friend in Sydney, n. y. w. He subse.
quen,ly learned that Fox was too late
tor the boat for Victoria. This same
gentleman Is authority for the state
ment that Fox's notes, indorsed by
his contiding friends--the gentlemen
himself to the tune of $l00--are as
plentiful in Tacoma ns flies in haytime,
and that the aggregate indebtedness OF
the fugitive broker Is certainly not less
than ST. 200. He says, too, that Fox's
legal wife is due to arrive from Kansas
City, and the fact of this, coupled with
the fact that he had been living In open
liason with II woman here, had much to
do with FoN's so silently folding up his
tent and stealing away. Attorneys
Brown and Brownell, who 90 in on the
ground floor with attachments on the
property of Fox, filed another attach
ment for $40 to-day on behalf of Hogan,
Catron x Co., the real estate men whose
tenant Fox was
, 1890-09-11
FRIDAY.
Another Day of Idieness-Tho Cen
sus by Counties.

OLYMPIA wash sept o.--Ihere
was hothihg ior tue legislature 10 90 TO
uay ana oo.h houses heiu very Driei
sessions IN 'he morning ana adJourhed
uhui AZ "a m, to-morio"' whoh WORK
wii' DC oeguh IN earnest: inc cause OF
'he ueiay mas oeeh the iaiiure 10 get the
'e'uins Wy Pieeincts' oo'erhor rerry
seh' 'neIn 10 ooln houses To-Day, ana
'hey Wero orueieu prih'eu' Aitnough
'i'c 'lisssage was rePea'eu' involvlhg
eosl Vi Pc 'neio are many gIafihg IN
erany ooheoueu INA. 'hese are ho' pad
enough ogiea' 'he pur-
pose in'ehueu. Inc names Oh tue
'owhS anu precihoes are speleu inoor-
iootJt eh' sho'c h'o ohiois III tHc Hk-
, 1890-09-11

the counties representation regardless of
population, and protects the tenure of
office of the holdover senator's. So far
as the house IL concerned IL is ready TO
consider the bill. Everything will be in
shape when the county delegations go
before the COMMITTEES and help 1t to
make the senatorial districts. a meet.
Ing will be held Monday morning to do
this. Chairman Grant expects to sub
init the bill to tho house Monday after
noon.
Some fear that the Geoshegan bill
will not be favorably received in the
senate. Ono thing is certain, and 1t Is
this: The Rinehart bill, as it stands
now, could never pass the house, be-
cause it provides for loo large legis-
lature.
Still another apportionment bill Is
being prepared by Senator Whalley, who
thinks both the Geoghegan and Rine.
hart bills make the legislature too large
His idea is for q senate of thirty
six and house OF seventy-two
1t Is doubtful If ho can make
the house SO small without
barking up the wrong tree. However,
lie admits that no serious objection
could be raised by the people to a senate
seven, as provided In the Geoghegan
bill.
Senator Kinnear wants the great state
of Wash ington to have pet name, and
that is why he introduced the following
resolution to-day, which was referred to
the mmi, tee on memorials;
Whereas, The state of Washington,
of all her sister states, lies farthest to the
Northwest, and her people are
the last to see the sun set from
her shores in the bosom OF
the wide Pacific ocean, from
which sue might appropriately be called
the Sunset st,,te, and. inasmuch as other
states are known by such names as the
Empire" tho "Corncracker," the
"Hoosier," the "Buckeye" and the
Golden" states, IL seems meet and
proper for tho first legislature of the
state Of w ashington to suggest a prefer
ence in this behalf
Resolved, BY the senate, the house
concurring, that the sobriquet of the
Sunset State" be, and is hereby sug-
gested for the state of Washington as
appropriate and suggestive.
, 1890-09-11

cans will be elected in their places, but
we have no assurance of that"
"What kind OF an apportionmont bill
do you favor2"
''First of all, I am opposed to enlarg-
ing the legislature. think all the state
needs Is q senate of twenty-five and
house of fifty"
Senator Rineharts bill proposes forty
eight senators and ninety-six represen-
tatives."
1T strikes me that that would be too
large. The only advantage of large
legislature is that the chances of corrup-
tion are lessened. But 1t looks as If the
small counties will retain their represent
tation, and in that event the Legislature
will have to be enlarged"
'Mr. Geoghegan contemplates small.
er legislature. Do you prefer 1t to the
Rinehart bill2"
IF that is the case, must say yes.
If 1t suits all and keeps the Legislature
down to the fewest numbers, 1t is pref
erable."
I'm q general way, then, you prefer
any legislation that may be satisfactory
to allie"
"Yes, by all means, If the legisla-
ture adiourns without taxing action,
it will be charged with not having been
able to cope with the subject. 1t would
bo far better to enlarge the legislature
than for the party to go before the peo-
pie in that light"
Senator Long still thinks his PROPOSE
tion for the holdover senators to re-
sign is judicious and patriotic, aud said
to-day that it gained favor the more it
was discussed. II is not at all likely
that he will make success of the
movement.
"Do you consider your proposition
good politicsp' Senator Long was asked
to-day.
"Most assuredly," he replied. 'If the
holdovers resign, there will be no OBJ
stacle In the way of u settlement of the
| apportionment question If they do
moi, the legislature will have to be en-
larged. think IL will be easier for the
| republican party to answer to the people
for the resignation of the holdovers than
for an increase of the Legislature aud
consequent increase in the cost of run
ming the state"
Representative Stevenson, of Skamania,
is better to-day. His physician tells
him that he put himself under treat
ment just in time to escape an attack of
typhoid fever. Representative Purdy,
OF lickitat, is also sick.
All the members are anxious to return
home. and the general opinion is that
the legislature will finish It's duties next
Tuesday or Wednesday. There is al
most universal opposition to the consid-
GRAFTON OF any measures but the appor-
tion nment bill and n bill making an APP
preparation for the mileage and per diem
of the members.
John Gonna (colored) was to-day
elected sergeant-at-arms of the senate,
vice Harry Clarke, resigned.
, 1890-09-11
THE MAINE ELECTION.
An Unusually Large Repub-
lioan Vote.
SPEAKER REEDS Big MAJORITY
All OF the Present Congressman Re.
Elected-The Dispatch Sont
to Harrison.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. S.-Chairman
Manley, of the republican state com.
mittee sent ut midnight the following
dispatch to President Harrison: "Maina
gives the largest republican majority
known in an Oft year since 1868, and
larger majority than given Ill
any presidential contest since 1868,
with the single exceptions oi
1884 and 1888. Governor Burleigh ID
reelected by a majority exceeding 15..
600. Speaker Reed has been reelected
bv the largest majority he has ever re-
tives Dingley, Boutele and Milliken
were reelected by majorities ranging
from 5000 to 5000. The Pine Tree
state indorses your administration, firm
in its advocacy OF protection to Ameri-
can industries and American labor"
PoRrLASD, Me-, Sept. s.-Portland
gives the following vote; BurIeigh.
1913; Thompson, 2,1i6; Clark, 1853;
scattering, 80; Reed, 1851; Frank, 2, ,iss;
scattering, 11s. Reeds plurality Is l. .563,
the largest ever given q member for this
district
Forty eight out Of flfty.thrco towns
give Reed 1609i, and Frank 1889.
Reeds plurality is 4,752 against 2, 4S9 ia
1888. The remaining towns are small
and will not materially change tho
figures.
The returns received up to midnight
indicate that the plurality of the repub--
lican state ticket will be about 49, coo, n
gain of $500 over 1886, and 1, 900 ahead of
the presidential year. The prohibition
vote comes united with scattering or
omitted, so IL is classed as scattering,
and may be considerably larger. The
members of congress are all ro-elected
by large majori'ies. The county officers
arc mostly republicans. The senators
are probably all republicans, as in tho
last legislature, anu the representatives
must stand fully as strong republican,
namely, l25 republicans to 20 democrats.
, 1890-09-11
THE TACOMA LEDGER.
A Democratic Syndicate About Il
Consumnate ITS Purchase.

TACOMA, Wash, Sept, SIT is stated
tonight on pretty reliable authority
that the syndicate of democrats who
have been active Of late in trying to Sc
cure morning paper have raised all
but 81, 600 OF the amount necessary to
purchase the Ledger. II is understood
that Mr.. Radebaugh asks sllo,0 900 for
his plant, not including the real estate.
Rumor has 1t that MIR. McMans, for
many years business manager of the
Philadelphia Record, Is to assume n like
position on the Ledger IL the deal goes
through. The syndicate is composed OF
Edmund and Stuart Rice, Henry Drum,
NJ. kaufman, John Mayo Palmer, 4. B.
and Hugh Wallace and few others.
, 1890-09-11
A CONTINUAL OVATION.
Many Receptions Given Dubois In
His Tour Through Idaho.


Boise Cry, Sept S.--The tour Of Hon.
Fred I. Dubois through Idaho Is a con-
tinual ovation. Crowds turn out to hear
and clasp the hand of the friend and
champion of Idaho. Enthusiastic re-
ception meetings have been held In
Weissr. Salubria, Placcrville. Long Val-
ley and Squaw Creek. Every where
there are large turnouts A gentleman
here from Boise county says Dubois is
overwhelmingly popular there, and tho
democracy had representatives at all the
meetings, who. meeting Dubois and
hearing his clear, logical statements.
said: "There is no reason why
the republican party should not
win, and II the people had
a voice directly in electing United States
senator, Dubois would 20 there by
larger majority than that given him
two years ago. "This is significant from
the fact that Boise county Is counted
democratic. Elmore, another demo-
cratic county, will support Dubois men
for the legislature. Dubois Is out of the
woods. His position is assured, pro-
yiding the legislature Is republican.
There Is spontaneous popular move
ment to put him in the United States
senate. He Is accompanied on his tour
by Secretary of State Curtis, the Tom
Corwin of idaho, who abounds In perth
nent anecdotes setting the houses In .
, 1890-09-11
TO REMEDY A DEFECT,
The Joint Bill Concerning the Gov
ernment OF Alaska.

WAsHrNdToN, Sept. 8.--The bill intro
duced by Mr.. Ingalls, in the senate, and
Mr.. Thompson, Of Ohio, in the house to-
day to amend the act creating civil
government for Alaska, is to remedy a
defect in the law which has prevented
British owners of sealing vessels con-
demed by the United States district court
at Sltka from appealing the cases
to the United States supreme court.
An effort will he made to secure the
action of both houses in order that the
pending case may be taken up and ar
gued before the supreme court at its
December term, and a judicial decision
had upon the claims of our government
to jurisdiction in Behring sea.
, 1890-09-11
THE LABOR SITUATION.
A Big Dock Laborcrs' Strike at
Southampton.

LONDON. Sept. s.-The dock laborsrs,
coal porters, sailors and fremen ut
Southampton have struck against tho
employment of non-unlon men. Tho
strikers have placed pickets Mt the rail-
way station, who menace the nop-union
men who come to take their places.
4 GLASS WORKERS STRIKE.
PfTTsBURG. Sept. S.-Three hundred
finishing and crimping boys at tho
chimney glass houses of I. g. Evans S
Co., Hogans, Evans Il Co., and the
Peerless Glass Company struck to-day
for an advance in wages, causing sus-
pension of the factories.
, 1890-09-11
SECOND DISTRICT.
senator Rinehardt had talk with ex.

Senator Rinehardt had q talk with ex-
Mayor Convey, the new consul general to
Kanagawa, on the spportion ment ques-
ton this afternoon. Mayor Convey 10
also chairman of the republican state
central committee. He expressed his
disapproval of any attempt to enlarge
the legislature.
Mayor Convey was interviewed by
your correspondent lit le later.
"what do you think OF Senator Longs
proposition for holdovers to resigns" the
ex-mnyor was asked.
~ have not been convinced that 1t is o
necessity" was the reply. "Sixteen of
the hoidovers being republicans, do not
consider 1t wise political move. Some
say thsrs 10 no doubt but that republt-
, 1890-09-11
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Con
pany,s ON COS Mt Altoona Burned.

ALTOONA, Penn, Sept. Sat noon
to-day lightning struck the large block
in which was located the offices of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and
the building was soon ablaze. The
building was entirely gutted by the fire.
Many old records were destroyed. The
loss is heavy. Several hundred clerks
were employed in the building, and all
got out, but there were several narrow
escapes from sufiocation. Lightning
also struck McClelland's residence. Mrs,
Margaret Otto was knocked senseless
and has not yet recovered consciousness.
Several bystanders were slightly in
iurad
, 1890-09-11
THE WORLDS FAIR.
A Commotion Caused by n Directors
signatiop.

CHICAGO, Sept. SIN u somewhat tart
letter Vice President Bryan, of the local
worlds fair directory, Resigned his office
as director this evening. Bryan has
taken prominent part in the worlds s
fair movement from the beginning, and
his sudden resignation has caused some
commotion. His letter is principal
devoted to self.defense against the
charges that he got $1,000 to
go to Georgia, and did not
get the vote of single congressman
of Georgia for Chicago; that he sent his
son TO Sweden for Information that any
consul could have furnished; and that a
gentleman who had been spoken of for
director general, and who he'd been log
rolling for the Jackson Park site got
s 600 for going to Paris for inform alton
already available In Chicago. Mr.. Bryan
enters fiat denial of all these charges
add ascribes them to o state senator resi-
dent In Chicago
, 1890-09-11
ADvICEs FROM MEXICO.
President Diaz' Plan for tho Redus.
tlon of tho Army.

Cry oF Mexico, Sept. 7.-President
Diaz is maturing plan for the reduc ton
OF the army, which 1t Is intended shall
be composed solely of volunteers. It Is
believed, as far rs can be judged at pres
ent that 1t would have the effect of elm
mating the criminal and otherwise un-
desirable elements from the army, which
it is said will be hereafter principally
used ON the northern and southern
frontiers and in the territory occupied
by the Indians There are large num-
Der of officers supported on the retired
list. If these are disbanded It will cause
u saving to the country of several mill
ions annually. There are more than
$50 generals and other officers in proper
tion. If the presidents plan is carried
into effect 1t is supposed that many of
these officers would find employment in
the national guards and other services in
the states.
, 1890-09-11
SATURDAY,.
Beth Houses AdJurn without Doing
Anything.

Beth Houses Adjurn without Doing
Anything.
OLYMPIA, WASH, Sept. 6.-Neither
house did much with the apportionment
question to-day.
The senate, upon assembling, recon-
sidered the vote by which II directed the
lieutenant governor to name u commit
tee OF five to prepare an apportionment
bill Tho resolution was then voted
down. Senator Rinehart introduced his
apportionment bill, which was printed.
The house went into committee Of the
whole to consider Mr.. Geoghegan's bill,
but Chairman Grant was not fairly in
the chair when Mr.. Evans moved the re-
reference of the bill to the elections
committee. The motion provoked a
spirited discussio n. Mr.. Minis thought
the day could be profitably spent con-
sidering the number of members of the
next Legislature aud the holdover sena-
tors. The sentiment of the house was
that time would be saved by accepting
Mr.. Evans motion, and recommitted
the bill.
Both houses adjourned till Monday.
Senator Parkinson's resolution, pro-
viding that no business be done until
after the apportionment bill, was showed
under in the house to-day. Mr.. Judson,
of Pierce, denounced it as humbuggery.
Mr.. Clarke said It was senseless and
childish buncombe, and declared that It
was Of no earthly avail.
Tho disposition to give the small
counties the representation they ask I'm
the house. coupled with the desire of
everyb body to get home Us soon as possi-
BILE, justi iies the statement that the extra
session will end next Wednesday or
Thursday. 1t is believed that the house
will pass the apportionment bill Monday
or Tuesday. and that the senate will take
it up not later than Wednesday. AL
though the constitution does not
contemplate represen tation independent
of population, the advocates of bill
based upon that principle realized that
II would be suicidal to force their ideas
upon the legislature. They have re-
connoitered the field, and being aware
of the strength of the small county
men, refrain from giving them battle.
In word, the small county men have
won the day. They have two effective
ways of defeating any measure obnox-
ious to them. If the direct vote fails,
their power Is suffi cient to prevent the
huI eating thu two.tbirds vo,o va,o.
80, :. 49,, 4, ,n,o oTao, ',,,,,ss ,..s.'
saiy w w s.' WIN" nihe'y
days withou' which IL would be in
operative.
As published in these columns few
day since, the bill framed by the states
mon from, t,lsrke coun,v Ronro.on,at,,,
n."ahn ,n.'. a,,,, ~ ,,, .p.. ess'AiVe %. .,
uoUsns"", s,sn. has VII ,S. a',' .o -. 'no ap-
porlionment IL mas the advantage over
Senator Rhinehart's bill, the only other
one pending, In that it contemplates a
smaller legislature. and that ia vbat
svorvhodx s.vor. Tna house i.
10y ".1 III nouso 'oInnit-
zee zee ON elee''ons % 10 wei sa.isnea win IT,
chairman Graht says IL Is nearly per-
feet Mr. Rhinehart, the author of the
senate bill, likes IL.
The only objection to the hill now 4.
-.,.ad hy Tho Snokon. d.,o...,o.
,'a a,se" uS w., 10 an,,,,sS aon. opo-
, 1890-09-11
Gold watches Contisoated.

New YORK. Sept. 7.-Maurice Gilbert,
of Butte City, Mont. and Frank Bemice,
of the Same city, arrived on the steamer
La Champagne. from Havre, to-day. In
spcctors Brown and Donahone E,et
them The gentlemen were conducted
to the seizure-room, and each had 10
give up a $500 gold watch. The watches
were coniiscated. The men said the
articles were tor their sweethearts.
, 1890-09-11
Death Of q wen-Known PelitIcian.

FLINT, Mich, Sept. S.-Sumner How
ard, one of the best known politicians in
Michigan, died yesterday. He was a
criminal lawyer OF great ability. In 1874
he was appointed by President Grant
Quoted the trial of John d. Lee for
completely in the Mountain Meadow
massacre. Subsequently he returned to
Michigan. President Arthur appointed
him chief justice of Arizona which po-
sition he resigned in 1886.