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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
AN EXTREMELY BAD SHOT.
rElorfda Tfmaa.TInion1
THEIR RAWLINGS AMUSE Hi
philadelphia Bulletin.l
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

"Electrocution" is decided not to be 9
good word, being compound of Greek and
Latin. "Electrothanasia" is pronounced
proper.
Delbert Reynolds, pretty young girl OF
San Rafael, Cal. who has worn mems clothes
and driven a sprinkling cart and express
wagon, was married at Olema, Cal. to Sher-
brook Hartman. She wore mems clothes in
order to earn money to support her mother.
A man and his wife walked into Pitts
field hardware store the other day and asked
to look at some nippers or pliers. A pair
was shown him, whereupon he calmly
affixed them to one of his teeth, pulled the
molar from his jaw, laid 1t with the nippers
on the counter and asked the bill.-Spring-
field Republican.
a South End shopkeeper displays over his
door portrait of General Butler, surround
Cd with labels bearing names of places and
aates IN which the general was conspicuous.
All this may be intended as compliment.
but to read Fort Fisher and ..Tewkshnrv,,
there provokes the thought that the exhihjfor
may pc In sarcastic vein.-Boston Tran
| script.
A flower has been discovered In Sontb
| America which is only visible when tbe
wind blows. The shrub belongs to the cac.
tus family and is about three feet high. The
stem is covered with dead, warty. looking
| Jumps in calm weather; these Jumps, how
4 ever, need but a slight breeze to make then
unfold large flowers of a creamy white
which close and appear dead as soon as thu
| wind subsidies.
Little errors in copy-reading, type-settini
and proof. reading, sometimes make vas
amount of trouble. A prominent Denver
man went out of town, the other day, ant
got married, and dispatch to one of the
Denver papers announced his nuptials witt
ga Colorado woman" The telegraph edito,
read It "colored woman," assumed that il
was a sensational item and put big head OF
it, announcing that the Denver man hat
married a negro woman. There had to b
some talking and explaining when the party
returned to Denver.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
Some papers in this section of the country
evidently take their reports of proceedings
In Cauoracc from tha Atlanta Nopcfitufion

Some papers in this section of the country
evidently take their reports of proceedings
In Congress from the Atlanta Constitution,
which, speaking Of Amos j. Cummings. says
Mr.. Boutelle, in reply claimed that a Demo
cratic administration had done the same tning,
and that the Secretary of the Navy Was SIMPLY
discharging his duty under the appropriation
bill.
This garbled account of the remarks of
Mr.. Boutelle that sent Cummings out of the
House to apply for sick leave was probably
intended for home consumption, as the boy
colt scheme was, and not for expectation to
the North. The Constitutions mailing list
should be carefully revised and Maine pa
pers should not be sent the Confederate eoi-
ton. If they do have it they will be likely
to continue to occupy the position of the
Argus and the Concord IN. H. People and
Patriot which still have the idea that the
packing of Kittefy navy yard" remains a
live issue. The Argus we believe has never
had the full statement of she case presented
to it yet, but well-informed papers are aware
that the packing" issue is decidedly dead
and that Hon. A. ]. Cummings whom the
constitution calls zone Of the strongest men
in the House." imam Of granite, clear.
headed, resolute. and full OF indomitable
energy" "honest and practical statesman
&C., is not called such 'clear- headed" man
as he was.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

Congressman Dingley has filed with Gen.
Casey, the engineer in charge of river and
harbor improvements. letter from C. w.
Morse, President Of the Knickerbocker
Steam Towage Company, alleging that the
plan of Improvement of Beef Rock Channel,
between Dresden and Swan Island, which
the government is now carrying out. is IA
tai mistake, In that it proceeds on the as
sumption that the jetty system, adapted to a
river with soft bottom, like the Mississippi,
is also adapted to river like the Kennebec
with rocky bottom. Mr.. Morse alleges
that instead of deepening the channel, the
ietty system will shoal it. Either the gov
eminent engineer or Mr.. Morse has made a
costly mistake and for the good of both par
ties careful investigations should be made
before the work progresses further. The
Kennebec is too important stream to be
ruined by laundering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

Sir William Vernon Harcourt In speech
at Derby recently characterized the British
House of Lords as stumbling block In the
way of national progress. He declared that
the only legislation that they had advanced
during the year was bill making game reg
ulations severer on the lower classes than
they are now and that they had effectually
thwarted nearly all important measures pro-
posed by the Commons. What the effect Of
this plain language will be cannot be told,
for the English are slow 10 change even the
the least of their institutions and the aboli-
tion of the House of Lords would strike a
blow at the very corner stone of the whole
System"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

1t is rather late for Mr.. Powderly and the
Knights to talk about arbitrating the New
York Central strike. Practically the strike
is over and there is nothing to arbitrate. If
Mr.. Powderly will institute an investiga-
ton and ascertain whose bad judgment 1t
was that precipitated the strike, and have
the guilty person or persons stripped Of all
authority to order strikes in the future, he
may do the order over which he presides
some good. But it is too late to talk about
arbitration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

The Grand Army Encampment at Boston
Reimbursed the service pension scheme
Two previous encampments had given their
support to 1t. Eventually no doubt service
pension bill will be passed. but the time is
not close at hand The expenditure which
such measure would necessitate at this
time would be enormous, and we do not be-
lieye any Senate or House of Representa-
tives can be elected which will approve it.
The debate on the subject in the Grand Army
Encampment even seemed to show that the
weight Of influence, though not of numbers,
was against pushing the service pension al
this time
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

Minister Lincoln has the Duchess of Buc-
cleugh to thank for large increase of par
ticularly disagreeable portion of his official
duties. The Duchess in common with most
of the British nobility has profound con-
tempt for the mushroom aristocracy OF
America, the people who made their own
money and who go to Europe to spend it,
and has refused to invite any such to her
garden parties. Therefore London society
journals have laid down the law that in the
future Americans will be carefully ex'
clnded from exclusive circles unless they
have been properly introduced by the minis
ter" This will impose upon the minister
the terrible responsibility of deciding wheth-
er money which mans father made in a
silver mine and lett him at his death is far
enough removed from the soil to suit the ex-
elusive society, and places him between two
fires which ever way he decides. The action
of the Duchess of Buccleugh is a pretty
plain sign OF the British feeling for those
Americans who sell their birthright II need
be to get Gin" with the London society peo-
pie. American aristocracy is not old enouoh
to be acceptable across the ocean.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

There is golden opportunity for Mr..
Cleveland to give John r. Fellows. New
York's district attorney, another "charac.
ter" Fellows wants to run for Congress,
and not even the New York World will sup
port him. Cleveland's letter fixed Fellows
for district attorney and it may fix him for
Honnraca
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

anu VIII IdUUI IdIIIIuIIy IOI tnOI
continuation In the coming election.
The York Democrats endorse the action of
THE State convention" and the Commercial
calmly takes that to mean "the last Demo-
cratic State convention" of barely 100 men,
Ignoring the other convention six times as
large that included few men from other
places than Bangor. To impartial observ-
ers it looks very much as though the York
Democrats had repudiated the license plank,
for never word appears in all the platform
even limiting at the liquor question. which'
according to the Commercial, is the burning
question of the day. Mr.. Poor, who is ad.
vised to weep with the Standard, is not Of
Saco, but of Sebago in Cumberland county,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

There was FIRE in the governors room at
the State House Thursday evening which
damaged window considerably. 1t is sup
posed that the awning was set on hre by
spark from the heater of the workmen on
the new addition, as they were at VOTE
soldering the tin connections on the rooi just
above.
A passenger train from Boston killed
cow at Goose Fair above Biddeford Thurs
day, The train was not damaged.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House wharf.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.

Commencing Tuesday. July 4, 1890, steam
ers VIII leave Custom House Wharf. Port
land,
545 9.45. s,9,.9.36, 10. 1890 IL, AS,
2.15, 8, 3.45, .4.30, 8. 5.45, 6.1o "a, 7.3o, g,
$50, 9:45. RETURN.6.20 7i6, $50, $50. 10,
Ais. IS, $50, ESQ, a, .7.3o, 8. 1920, 9.15,
lob, or at close OF entertainments.
Tor Trefe,hsps 81 Le9sdins Peak. 1 1s
s siS asso Ss $3.50 R az sS rs s so
1920: 1l5o, LOS, 500, ABS, 6.25, e.s5, z,
For Evergreen Landing, Peaks leland
$50, 6, z, 8. ., 1870, IL. 2, 1915, 40, 6.45,
6.1O, 7.30, 1880. RETURN56.05, 6.66, 7:65,
300, 1O15, l146, 1, $40, '4.SO, 6.2o' o'4o' $50
for Little Diamond IsIand-5,30, Q, 8,
I0so u s1G ~ 6as SiS $50 isS6
1.20, 1856, 1850. 5.35, $50, $50, s10.40.
For Great Diamond ssland-5.30, O, 2. 8.
sE nTsS SO los 1850 70 rs
$50, s4.45, $50, 6.45, 8.45. .10.35,
For Peace: Landing Leng Island an 20. % q Z
RE 4 1S rs. $50 $50, 1i.ao, 1850,
ESQ, s4,o5, $40, e.Sb, $40. .1o,I6.
., 1850. 3, .s.i5. 5.45. RErURN-io, ii.so 8,
80 SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City Landing Peaks IslsnS-
go. 10, 1880, IL, 12.16, 1.So' 2.4e, 3, S.46'
For Tref: Isen's Landing Peaks Island
$40 1880, 12.16,2 2. 1915. 42o, 6.l5,
For Evergreen Landing, Peaks Island
~, 8, $50, 1885, 12.15, 2, 1915, 4.20 6.15, 6.10
and s7.30.
For Little Diamond Island-s7, 8, $50,
1880, 1915, 2, 1915, 400, 5.15, Clio. 7.30.
For tsreat Diamond Island-.7. 8, $50,
1890, 1915, 2, s3.15, 400, 5.15, clio. -7.30.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Islan d-7,
g. $50, 1890, 1915, s1.30, 2, s3.16, 4.2o, 5.15,
T.8O. lf--# -7s - ~ r. ~
For ssarriner's Landing, Long Island
$50, 1880, 2, 1915, 4 20, 6.15.
mot run In stormy or foggy 1Oedther.
O.W. T. COOLING, N
iy1dtf General Manager.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

CUSTOM HOUSE, PORTLAND, MAINE Z,
~ Collectors once, August ?, lSS0ai a Ss %
OF Unclaimed and seized merchandise, and good.
remainingin public store over three years, VIII
be sold at public auction at the V9stO N 0n
As boxes boot Protectors; 1 box TN plates =
cans white hswse 6oes eOT o S0nsan
En1went. n hotties hay rum; can rum; / can
gin. SAMUEL j. ANDEhoVN, Oy1eetoa,
aug2 olaWoW
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
TUESDAY. the 18Th day Of August. A. D. 1890,

to nominate candidates for the following oficers
-Four senator county attorney; clerk OF courts;
sheriff; county treasurer; register of deeds; one
county commissioner; and also TO choose county
committee for two years, and to transact any
other business that may properly come before the
convention.
The basis for representation will be one dele
gate for each city and town, and one additional
delegate for each seventy-ive Republican votes
cast for Governor at the last State election, and
one delegatefor each fraction Of forty vores.
The delegates have been apportloned upon the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING. AUG. 16.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications The name and address of the writer
are in all cases indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as a guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
CoPARTNERsmIp NOTICES.

rUHF partnership known as the New England
Fisn Packing Co. has this day been dissolve ed
by the withdrawal Of the undersigned. partner
making contracts with any person claiming TO
represent said firm. HERBERT o. MILLER.
Portland Me- Aug. o, 1890. augl2eod2ws
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CURRENT COM MENT,
A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.

Lowell (Mass.) Courier.l
What Mr.. Quay means by his resolutions
as to the course of business in the Senate is
matter OF guess-work. But note the fact
to refer to him as BOSS" Quay. and respect
fully refer to him as Senator" Quay.
THEY WILL LIE FROM FORCE OF HABIT.
[Springfeld Unionl
1t is expected that the Democratic organs
of New York and beyond will keep on lying
about the awful ''decadence" of New
England until the census is published, and
then they will keep on in spite of all refuta-
ton and the ninth commandment. Garth
ago est delenda."
HAS DISPENSED WITH MUCH NoNsENcE.
cincinnati Commercial Gazette.l
The more Speaker Reed becomes a
"tyrant" In enforcing good business rules
In Congress the more will the people of the
with an enormous amount of Congressional
nonsense. He is rapidly gaining in National
popularity. His tyranny Is taking him ON
top.
AN EXTREMELY BAD SHOT.
FLORIDA Times Union.l
When the Louisiana lottery magnates in
their appeal to the people declare that 90 per
cent. of its revenues are derived from the
sale of tickets outside the state, they practi
cally extend an invitation to congress to
tackle the evil. That argument may be q
good one In Louisiana, but it is dangerous
one to use in the country at laIge-that is, II
the company wants to save its skin.
THEIR RAWLINGS AMUsE HIM.
philadelphia Bulletin.l
A Democratic paper mentions that the
terrible Tom Reed has not succeeded In
muzzling the Democratic press. No, indeed
he hasn't and 1t is one of the things he
doesn't want to do. The Democratic rtess
is immensely useful to him. Those dreadful
deeds of usurpation of this would be with.
Of the Democratic jim jam sheets to give
them relish.
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.oLegotng basis as follows:

The committee will be in session at the Hall at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon on the day Of the con-
vention to receive the credentials of the delegates
and attend to such other business as may be nee
essary.
E. DUDLEY FREEMAN, Chairman.
CHARLES A. TRUE, Secretary.
Portland July Is, $780,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION,

The Republicans Of Cumberland County are
hereby requested TO send delegates to County
Convention to be held at
Reception Hall, City Building, Portland,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
NOTICE..
Pensions.

A LII comrades, who are sick Of disabled, their
IA widows, and in certain cases their children
and parents are entitled to a pension under the
new law. Having my principal office in wash
ington with branch in Portland, oner e1-
ira facilities for prosecuting their claims: Ad-
vice free. TBOs. \. HOPKINS,
ilv3 eod&w3m
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

Our irascible contemporary, the Biddeford
Standard, accuses the PRESS of contempt
BILE insolence," of falsehood. and of slurring
the town of Alfred. The provocation for
this outburst was despatch from Alfred
published In the PRESS few days ago in
which it was alleged that when the Hon.
William p. Thompson, Democratic candi-
date for governor, arrived at the depot in
Alfred, there was nobody there to receive
him and that when he spoke he had had
nothing to eat since morning. This the
Standard proclaims to be dirty lie." Our
reporter was at the depot when Mr.. Thomp-
son arrived, and witnessed the whole per-
Torrance. The only reception Mr.. Thompson
got was from man in his shirtsleeves who
told him he might ride up with him, an in
Vltation which Mr.. Thompson accepted. None
OF the Democratic dignitaries were to be
seen. Our. reporter did not examine Mr.
Thompson's stomach, but he was informed
by person who had no motive for mis-
representing the facts that the candidate had
had nothing to eat since morning. No doubt
after his speech Mr.. Thompson was fed and
hospitality entertained. The PRESS alluded
Simply to his treatment before.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

ATCHISON, TOPEKA 6 SANTA FL
RAILROAD COMPANY,

nhlNltVhO OVhth Nhy
.95 MILK ST.
BOSTON, Aug. 8, 1890.
The Board ofDlrectors having this day declared
that the INCOME GOLD BONDS OF this company
are entitled TO 2sl PER CENT. INTEREST IN
full, from result Of operations for the income pc
Rod covered by Coupon No, !, ended June 80
1870, such interest will be paid on ana AFTER sept
l prox, at the ofhces Of
National Bank of North America, Bcs-
ton.
Union Trust Company, New York.
Barring BroiAers a. Company, London.
The old fixed charges Of the company, pertain
ing prior TO Oct 1889, and settled In full In the
Reorganization, having absorbed all net earnings
for the first three months Of the Income year
closed June 80, 1890, there were no revenues ap-
plIcable to payment OF interest on special income
bond coupons, and all coupons scrip or registered
bonds dated to draw interest, II earned, from July
In full as the general class, or 2A per cent, ON
ended June 80, 1890
All COUPONS will be surrendered to the agency
making payment.
Holders Of COUPON SCRIP Of the above bond
ISSUE entitled to interest Sept. l. should present
their scrip certificates, with coupons attached,
for collection Of interest, cancellation Of the
pons and Endorsement OF the certificates, at the
Offices making the payments.
Interest on REGISTERED BOND CERTIFI
Gates will be RENTED to holders by the Union
Trust Company OF New York.
j. w. REINMART, vise-Presidenf.
aug16&23
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Harpsweu Steamboat Co.
STEAMER mERRYCONEAG.
Capt. j. L.. Long,


On and after July 1, 1890, will leave Orr's
Island for Portland. at 9 90 g. M, and .11.16 q.
m. Bailey's els and 81 80 a. m. Harpswell,
$50 al As a. m. and s3.45 p. m. East End Great
Chebeague, 6.56 a. m s11.1O and 4. 10 p. m.
Jenks's ITO a. m. 1925 AIS p. m. Hope Island,
7.15 a. M, 1880 ana 4.30 p. m. Little
Chebeague, 7.3O a. m, 12.45 and 4.45 p. m. East
End Loug Island. 7.35 a. M. IL. so and 4.60 p. m.
West End Long Island, 7.60 a. M, LOS aud
5.05 p. m. Arrive at Portland at 8.15 a. M, 1.30
and $50 p. m.
RETURNING, leave Portland Pier, Portland
for Orr's Island at 900 a. m. and 600 p. IN. |;
for Harpswell at 800 a. m, 200 and p. m.
SUNDAY TIME Leave Portland Pier for
Harpswen at 1000 a. m. and zoo p. m.
Leave Harpswell for Portland 40 a. m,
mot run in Stormy Weather.
FALMOUTH FORE SIDE ROUTE.
Steamer Alice.
On and after Aug. 1st, 1890, will leave Town
Landing Falmouth for Portland, at 900 and
7.45 a. NJ, LIS, s3.15. and 800 D. m.
RETURNING, leave Portland Pier at TOO and
1000 a. M. 1920, 4.15 and 6.15 p. m. For Buck
NUNS Point, Yarmouth, Mondays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at $1,000 a. m. and s6.16 p. m.
Leave Yarmouth for Portland at *l.00 p. m.
SHOT run In stormy weather.
ISAIAH DANIELS, II. P.D WEY,
General Manage. President.
aup8 diff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

Inc Bangor Commercial places an ex.
tremely liberal construction on soma vagina
and many-sided words when It saws that the
York county Democratic convention odo , TOD
resolutions endorsing the action az .hO,"o.
Democratic State convention and adviaoo i .s
Biddeford Standard and Mr.. Poor of .Sac enS
to get together and condole The resolnt,Or
of the convention, bearing on the State cor
ven ton as we have 1t Is this
Resolved, That the Democracy of York conp,,
in convention assembled at Alfred, Aug. 10, $50
reaffirm the sound Democratic principles of the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
FOR GOVERNOR,
Edwin C. Burleigh.

FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO CONGRESS,
First Dtstrict-THoMAs B. REED.
Second District-NELSON DINGLEY, JR.
Third Dtstrict-SETH L. MILLIKEN.
Fourth District A. BOUTELLE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16

ISLAND sTEAmERs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-16
EXTRACT OF BEEF.

The business experience OF the
UNION MUTUAL LIFE INSUK-
ANCE COMPANY has covered q
period OF forty years, during which
tlme IL mas written policies aggre-
gazing nearly Two Hundred Mil
lion Dollars upon the lives OF One
Hundred Thousand persons. eNsxEl
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1890-03-01

An elderly gentleman in a res
taurant, having been served with
a plste g: soup he had ordered
said TO the waiter:
look here, | can't eat this
soup"
".All right; I'll get you another
plate"
On receiving second plate, the
guest once more remarked:
It's no Use l can't cat thus
soup"
Then the waiter went to the pro
prietor and said;
The old gentleman over there
accomplishing about the soup. He
says he can't eat it."
"You don't know how to wait on
people. I'll attend to him."
The proprietor went to the kick
ing guest and said, bland
ly:
81 undcrstad that you say there
is something the matter with the
soup!"
81 didn't say anything of the
kind"
You said you couldn't eat
it,"
Yes, said I couldn't cat it. "
"Will you tell me why you
can't eat that soup :"
Certainly. ] haven't got any
spoon