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The Portland daily press., 1891-05-26
Portland Commercial Association.

An adjourned meeting of this association
was held last night at the Preble House,
President Eastman In the chair. The at
tendance was so large that chairs had to be
placed in the hall to accommodate those
present, all of whom manifested marked
degree Of interest In the proceedings.
The committee on bylaws submitted their
report. which after being fully discussed
was adopted with few slight amendments.
The bylaws in brief names So per year as
the membership fee; provide for monthly
meetings to be held thu second Monday OF
each month. and special meetings at the call
of the president; place the duty Of formulat-
ing and carrying out matters OF general In
terest to the association In the board Of
directors, and make all Portland retailers
eligible to membership.
The committee on membership reported
through Chairman Little that they found a
good degree of interest among members Of
the different trades and indications pointed
to large membership. Messrs. Ware, Custls,
Moore and Atkinson reported as a result Of
their personal canvas feeling among re-
tailers that the association was just what
was needed at this time, and one and all
promised 1t a hearty support.
The committee on rooms were given until
the next meeting to make further investiga-
tion, at which time the association will take
definite action.
On invitation from Mr.. Goss it was voted
to hold the next Meeting at the Weber Club
rooms In Clapp's Block.
There being no further business before the
association adjournment was had to meet
Monday evening at 8 O'Clock at Weber Club
Hall.
Among the gentlemen present were r. d.
Eastman, Geo. NJ. Moore, John Greene,
VIII, Nelson, Charles Gusts, John Z. Hobbs
X. John Little, b. NJ. Edwards, A. G..
Schiotterbeck. A. II; Dean, Nj; +. Searle,
| Georee q. Owen, II. +. Donahue, Albion
| Keith. w. C. Ware, Wm. Graham and other
| eoualIy well known business men.
Al the close of the meeting the directors
| held an informal meeting and voted TO call
| a meeting of the board Thursday evening ol
| this week at s O'Clock at the Preble House.
Il
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THE DUTIES OF DIRECTORS.
Must Exercise Ordinary Prudence
According to Banking Usages.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-1he Supreme
Court by majority of 5 to 4. today, af-
frmed the judgement of the Circuit Court
for the northern district Of New York in the
case of Albert B. Briggs, receiver of the
First National Bank Of Buffalo. against E
G. Spaulding and Others, directors of the
bank. The receiver sought to hold the di-
rectors responsible for the bad loans made
by the president Of the bank. No dishones-
ty was charged, but it was asserted that. If
the affairs of the bank, 1t would not have
failed. The court holds that the directors
were simply to exercise ordinary prudence
and this prudence was to be governed by the
usage in banking affairs. This was done in
portance. involving the relations of ali ma
tional bank directors. The opinion was by
the Chief Justice.
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The Seals viii Suffer Just the Same.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The complica-
tions arising out Of the Behring seal ques-
tion are apparently as far from settlement
today as ever. A vessel of the North Amer
lean Commercial Company has left San
Francisco for the seal islands under instruc-
tlons from the Commercial Company to COM
mence al once the catch of seals, under the
order of Secretary Foster, issued some time
before the more serious complications arose.
in which the maximum limit of the catch
was fixed at G0,00O. 1t now looks as If the
Commercial Company will have months to
catch before the United States and Great
Britain are heard from. and it will make but
little difference to the Commercial Company
what is decided. The Commercial Company
propose to put forward their best endeavor
TO catch as many seals in the first month as
possible to make up for any possible order
from Washington prohibiting the catch this
summer
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Commencement at Kent's AllI.

The following is the programme for com
meneement at Kent's Hill
Sunday, June 7th, at 2 p. m-Baeealaureate ser
mon by the president ., -, o., ,,
Monday and Tuesday, June oth anu ''ii-Annu
Monday al y 10 D. m.-Class day exercises.
Tuesday, at 7.3O .. m.-Prize contest IN ueelaiiia
"wednesday, June 10th. at 1880 a. .m.-Oratlon by
William 5. Pattee, A; m, Dean o. the La"
wednesday afternOOn-Field day.
Wednesday evening Commencement concert.
Thursday, June 18th, at $50 a. m.-Coihuen0e'
Thursday nj q d. m.-Presdents Reception 70
Ainmni ana Friends, at Blethen Han.
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WERE STOCKHOLDERS
And SO Are Liable with the other
Pacific 7ank People.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The United States
Supreme Court today rendered an opinion
In the cases of the Pacific National Bank of
Boston against Mary j. Eaton and others.
The cases grew out of the we'll known fall
ure of the Pacific bank just after many Of
Its stockholders had subscribed to an in
crease of its stock. They did not want the
stock after the failure. In the present case
the persons sued, although they had sub
scrlbed and paid for stock and We're ept4gssSd5
on the eompany's heSskfSS hesSskfSed Cd their certificates.
nv sat.se ts.Soi1s that this does not relieve
them from liability. They would have been
stockholders IL they did not call for the
stock certificates for ten years. The opinion
Is by Justice Bradley.
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Rivers did not like the idea of living in the
citv and entreated her husband ~ III wy t
Augusta. Yesterday Rivers told his wife to n
wait near the Boston Il Maine depot untii he
INQUIRED if there was train going to aug Angus. is
ia during the evening We ling AZ He Went upon his
pretended errand ana az did not come back.
an inmate of the Soldiers Home At Tosus
Me. His deserted wife, who is abont 81
years Of age, formerly resided in Soion. Me-.
her maiden name being Mary Adams, She
has no money.
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MANY SHOTS FIRED
Windows Smashed in a Maine Central
Train at Enfield.
Station Agent Driven Away by a
Party Of Ruffians.
A Strange Report Made to the Sher-
iff of PenObseot County.

BANGOR, Me-, May 25.-A despatch to
Sheriff Reed late tonight, says that when
the train for st. John. which left this city at
$50 this evening, reached Enfield, the train
was stopped and many shots fired at the cars
breaking the windows. but not injuring any,
body as far as heard tonight. The station
agent was driven away from the station by
four or five men. He took freight train to
Mattawamkeag. The train proceeded. 1t
Is impossible to get full particulars tonight.
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This Check Forged on q Bangor
aank

Boston, May 25.-Nellie E. Rogers, aged
26, of East Weymouth, was arrested at Cres-
cent beach Sunday forenoon on a charge of
uttering and forging check for $685. on the
Eastern Banking aud Trust Company OF
Bangor, Maine, purporting to be signed by
Lemuel Nichols, a stable keeper of Bangor.
and which was made payable to G. ID.
Knowles and indorsed in favor of Miss Rog-
ers.
Miss Rogers claims the check was given to
her by man named Knowles who asked
her to collect 1t for him. She says she is not
we'll acquainted with him but had seen him
before and thinks he is drummer.
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ing the Gardiner team the selection OF Au-
burn as the place for the race, they could
not decide on distance. GARDENERS wanted
1850 feet. Rlchmonds wanted $50 feet. The
Independents offered to split the difference,
making 1t $50, but the GARDENERS would not
agree, and again 1t was necessary for the In
dependents to make concession, giving them
until Tuesday night to decide whether
theY will Inn.
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The Dangers Of EavIeatI,n

=, BosToN B May 25,-Steamer Aibernian, at
May 81, latitude 47o 81 north; longitude 5oo
OF west, she passed a very large Iceberg. On
May %, twenty miles south from Cape Race
she passed another large iceberg. N'"'''
Steamer Georgian, at this port today from
Liverpool, reports that on MAY 2l, in latitnde
43o 80 north; longitude 47o 2O' west sbe
passed wrecked vessel bottom up. annaT,
emily schooner. The wreck was abont 81
feet long, and the bottom was painted biacS
with no copper on 1t; 1t was four or five five
tion to navigation. On the same dav in isti
tude 43o II north longitude 49O ~ west sha
passed an iceberg about S5 feet long and ' "a
faaf IA oh -
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Potter, White & Bailey, shoe manufac-
turers, Boston, have assigned with labili-
ties of si,OOO,oOO. The failure was caused
by the failure of Hill & Co., Memphis, Tenn.
In the case of G. w. Hatch, charged with
passing forged check on the Travellers In
surance Company, the jury, at Worcester,
Mass, yesterday, created great surprise by
returning verdict of acquittal. Hatch was
sover $4,000.
A Washington special says that Admiral
1herardi, of the United States navy, is ne
gotiating with the President of San Domin-
go for the establishment of a naval station
on Samona Bay, and that the price is the
friendship and moral support Of the United
States In the present difficulty between San
Domingo and Hayti.
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Both Terribly Punished.

NEW YORK, May pa special cable de-
spatch to the Police Gazette, says the often
postponed prize fight between Nick Burge Of
Newcastle and Jenny Carney of Birming-
ham, for a1000 and the light weight cham
pionship of England was decided today.
Carney had the best of the fighting from the
start and punished Burge terribly. In the
11th round. Burge clinched Carney and des.
perate fighting followed until they broke,
Then Carney knocked Burge down. Burgess
seconds cried foul and. to the surprise of all
present, the referee awarded the fight to
Burge. Intense indignation was expressed
at the decision. The men fought with two
ounce gloves. Both pugilists were terribly
punished, especially Burge. The fight lasted
fnrtV.tNn minnfas
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Suing the Boston g. Maine

Boston, May 25.-Mrs. Mary J. johnson
of New Hampshire has brought suit in the
Superior Court here against the superinten.
pany to recover for the death of her Husband
who, while working on freight train. was
killed by an awning projecting over The
track. The prosecution claims that the an.
perintendent in Boston has charge of the
management OF stations and other buildings
lu rasnnnSihlA. fUo'0
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Game Today.

Today, on the home grounds, the local
club will again try to repeat their perform
ance of yesterday. The Manchesters are
determined to turn the tables on the boys If
such thing is possible. O'Neil and Mich
OILS will be the battery for the visitors and
Willis and Shine for the home team. Game
called at 3.15 sharp.
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Earned runs SHORTHAND, 2. Two base hits
Newell, COughlln. Stolen bases-O Brien, Keay,
2, Newell 8. Willis 3, Shine. First base on balls
% BrieD, Keay, DAILY 2, Mclaughlin. Darby,
on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES L; Portlands a. Struck
out DAILY, Shine, Darby, Andrus, Leighton, Cron-
in, Cross, Dunning. Passed balls-Nicholas l.
Double play-DuDning, Nicholas and CrOnin, Con-
nor and Cronin. Left on bases-PortlaDds, 10;
Manchesters, z. Time-2 hours and 20 minutes.
Umpre-Callahan.
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PoRTUcAL's TRousLss.
The South Africa Company Blamed
for Some of Them.

LISBON, May 25.-The Portuguese at the
time OF the recent fight were within their
own lines at Massikesse. 700 yards from the
depot OF the Mozambique company. The
newspapers here concur In denounclng the
persistent efforts OF the British South Africa
Co. to prevent an understanding between
Great Britain and Portugal.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-26

The National League.

The following games were played yester-
day in the National League:
AT CLEVELAND.
Brooklyns.. o 3 0-12
Clevelands .........3 o o o o. 5
Base hlts-Brooklyns, IA; Cleyelands. 8. Errors
-Brookiyns, 1 !; Clevelauds, 4, Batteries-L0vett
and DAILY; Viau and Zimmer,
AT PIrTSBURG.
Bostons. .............2 o o o l. A
Plttsburgs. U 1 o O. 3
Base hts-Plttsburgs, 8; Bostons, 8. Errors
Pittsburgs, 3; Bostons, 3. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Bennett; Stratton and Mack.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinuatls. .........l O o o o 2 O.
Phiadelphias ......0 o o o o O.
Base hits-Cincnnatls, z; Phlladelphias, A. Er
Cincinnatis, 2; Phlladelphias, 1. Batteries-Mul-
lone and Harrington; Gleason and Clements.
AT CHICAGO.
Rain prevented the New York Chicago game.
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MAINE
Rather a Novel case.

BANGOR, May 25.-A novel question is
raised over the burning of F. o. Beal's big
barn Saturday night. The property was in
sured for $1,000. The fire was caused by a
wad from shot gun with which boy had
been shooting rats under the barn. Mr..
Beal had given the young sportsman permis-
sion to raid the rodents. and now it is said
that inasmuch as the discharge of firearms
In the city limits is forbidden by law, al
though it is q law seldom heard of, as Mr..
Beal was a party to the unlawful act that
may be bar to his obtaining the insurance.
Found the Route a Good One.
SKowHEGAN, May 25--John @. Aver,
president, William M. Aver, superintendent,
and Omar Clark, one of the directors of the
Somerset railroad, walked from Norridge-
wock to Skowhegan recently, over the pro-
posed route of the Skowhegan & Norridge-
wock railroad, on the south side of the river.
They considered the route very favorable for
building.
Lasky Loses His Suit.
BANGOR, May 25.-The Supreme Courts
decision in the case of Charles IL. Lasky VS..
the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company, has
city. Lasky, an engineer on that road, sued
for damages for injuries received in an acci-
The case was taken to the Law Court on ap-
peal. The decision is in favor of the rail-
road Company.
Fifteen Million In the Jam.
MADISON, May 25.-The big jam of logs,
| containing, so Omar Clark estimates. about
| 100000. attracted scores of people Sunday.
| About 100 drivers are at work, but the jam
cannot be started until the piers which the
Manufacturing Investment Company built
last winter, are blown out.
Missing Maine Man Found.
BIDDEFoRD, May 25.-Jesse B. Sanb JrD, a
wealthy lumberman Of Cornish, who has
been missing from home for several weeks,
is at Sherbrooke, P. Q. He gives no expla-
nation of his change of residence, but say
he intends to remain there.
Fire In Gardiner.
| GARDINER, May 25.-Fire this morning in
the blacksmith shop of NJ. Horn and the sa-
loon of Glrard Cammett, adjoining, on Wa
ter street in this city. partially destroyed
both places. Horns loss is about $500: in
sured for $4O0 Cammett's loss is about
$1,000; insured for $400. The origin of the
| fire Is unknown.
Fired by Tramps.
WATERvILLE. May 25.-The farm build-
ings of Frank Bessy of Albion burned Sat
urday. They were fired by tramps. Loss.
s..1..
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PhlIadeIpnia's Dishonest treasurer.

PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-City Treasurer
Bardsley's condition was so serious this morn
ing that he was unable to appear before
Magistrate Pole to answer to the charge OF
misappropriatng $50 900 of city money. The
hearing was continued until Friday and bail
fixed at $4,000. Attorney General Hecchel
came from Harrisburg this morning with
a warrant charging Bardsley with em mbezzling
$4,000 of state money.
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Pine frea WneaImen-

At a special meeting Of this organization
last evening Mr.. 4. Ii. Corson of this city
was nominated for Chief Consult OF Maine
Division, l.. A. W. AS Mr.. Corson isa very
popular wheelman, there is no doubt but he
will receive very large vote at the annual
election.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-26
Steamer Hudson Ashore.

NORFOLK, Va, NAV 25.-Steamer Hudson
New Orleans to New York, with 96 passen'
gers and cargo of general merchandise
went ashore in heavy fog this morning two
aud one-half miles south of Nags Head, al
Bodys Island. The crew remained on board
the steamer. The passengers were safely
landed on the beach by the life saving ser
vice.
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weather observatIons.

The following are the United States Signal
Service observations for yesterday, May
25th. taken at 8 .. sm., 10th meridian time
the observations for each station being given
In this order. Temperature. direction OF the
wind, state of rhe-weather:
Boston. 64O, SW. .cloudless; New York,
64o SE, partly cloudy: Philadelphia, 64o, E,
cIondy Washington, 640, K, cloudy; Albany,
68o. SE, partly cloudy; Buffalo. COZ, W,
cloudy; Cleveland. 640, N, cloudy; Detroit,
so, NE. cloudy; % Chicago; 420. NE, cloudy;
St Paul co. NT Tinccsnss TeiGneless p1insn' H.
marck. 720, w. cloudless; Jacksonville.
700 SE cloudV,
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A MaIne Woman ne.a-.a,

Boston, May 25.-Mrs Joseph Rivers told
the police of station 4 this morning that her
husband had left her and had taken ali her
money, amounting to $275. She married
Rivers month ago at Augusta, Me, They
came to this city last Thursday night. Mrs.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-26
Living In Stables and SHEDS.

Secretary PARKER issued a circular which
states that $50 families in the region are
homeless and penniless, living In stables
and coal sheds. He appeals for aid to re-
lieYe their imperatiYa wants.
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the STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY.

Mr.. Sanford Thompson, an employe In the
Webster W0olen Mills and leader OF the Sa-
bats band, In fit of temporary insanity, at
tempted to commit suicide by throwing him
self into the river Sunday night. He was
heard to threaten such thing aud was fol-
lowed by friends who rescued him before he
had been in the water long enough to lose
consciousness.
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HOUSE FOR SALE.
For SALE or EXCHANGE
FEMALE HELP.

"ANTED-Stuati tion by young Danish girl
w as second gll, or general housework, with
no washing Apply at so ANDERSON ST. 26.1
"ANTED-A Protestant girl to do chamber
w work and sewing. Apply at COB CON-
GRESS STREET. 22-1
"ANTED-A situation by a German lady OF
w experience as general hOusekeeper or cook:
has 2 year old child with her. Address CHA RLES
RUIZ, Jewelps Island, Me. 2l-l
yNANTED-A A capable girl for general house
w work. sApply at $50 CONGRESS ST. 21-1
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a ChalI9nQe.

We, the Rockets, challenge the Libby
towns for game of ball Memorial day
morning at a. M, on the Western Prone
made grounds. Answer through the PRESS.
p. j. WooD, Manager.
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To Run or Not 10 Run.

RICHMOND. May 25.-Representatives OF
the Independent hose team of Richmond, met
diner at South Gardiner, Saturday, to make
arrangements for race in June After CIV
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-26
The New Circuit Judges.

Boston, May 25-A Washington despatch
to the Journal says: Those who claim to
know say that the President has decided
that when he shall appointed the new Circuit
judges he will select the Democrat from the
North and not from the South, and that the
probability is that W. l.. Putnam Of Maine,
who was on the Cleveland fishery commits
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o O8ITuARY.
Leonldas o. houk.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 25.-Judge l.. c.
Houk, representative In Congress from the
second Tennessee district, died this morning
at O'Clock. Yesterday afternoon he went
to drug store near his residence to get
prescription put up. The druggist COM
pounded 1t for him, and placed Ii in a glass
near another containing a strong solution Of
arsenic, which he took by mistake. Anti
dotes were promptly administered, and by 10
o'clock last night he had apparently fully re-
covered: He slept through the night, but
died suddenly this morning He had heart
disease, and the poison and excitement fol-
lowing the incident affected that organ,
which was the immediate cause OF his death.
Congressman HOuk was native OF SEWER
county. He practiced Law from 1896 until
lon army. He was Republican, and was
nrst elected to the 46th Congress.
D. a. Stanley.
WINTHROP, May 25.-The remains Of the
late ID. A. Stanley OF New York city, who
died Friday after brief illness, Of throat
a1eetioD, arrived here this afternoon. The
relatives and friends were conveyed over the
Maine Central In General Manager fuckers
private car. The funeral will be from the
home OF his aged mother Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Stanley was a native of this town. He
owned large wholesale and retail establish
ment In New York, and was man OF wealth
Judge John 8. hoIIenbeck the Old
est Mason.
BURLINGTON, VT, May 25.-Judge John
b. Hollenbeck died here yesterday morning,
aged 80 years. He was born in Richmond,
VT, February IL, 1872. He was a lieutenant
Ia the war Of 1872. and was In the battle Of
Plattsburg. He was Initiated into masonry
May 6. 1913, and was the Oldest Mason In the
world, his closest competitor being David
Of johnson, Vt, who was initial
ed In May, 1914.
Andrew c. Phillips.
Hon. Andrew G. Phillips died May 2lst at
his residence at Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Mr.. Phillips was native Of Pennington,
and was at one time principal Of the Port
land high school. He had many friends in
this city and In Maine.
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HOTEL TO RENT,

fEIHE hotel known as the st. Crox Exchange,
(YOung's hoteD Calais, win be leased TO the
right person on satisfactory terms; the house is
CENTRALLY located, is the longest established, best
and leading house in the city; it is heated by
steam newly plumbed, and is in flrstclass condi-
fion throughout. Here is an excellent chance for
the right man to conduct successful business.
Apply to or correspond with
S. j. GALLAGHER, Augusta, Me.
or GEO A. CURRAN, Calais. my2du
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
pOprI mn pupI ISuINo COMpANY

at 81 EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND Nh
TERMS: Seven Dollars Year. When payment
is made strictly in advance the price will be Six
dollars.
RATES OF ADvERTISING-One inch space OF
the length Of column, or twelve lines nOnpdreu
constitutes square"
S1.5O per square, daily, first week; IS cents per
t1nIna eyery other day alter first Week 30 cents
Half square, three insertions or less, 75 cents
one week, $l.00; 90 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs" and "AUCTIoN
SALES" $500 per square per week; three. inser-
tious or less, S1,60.
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TO LET.

Rooms Nos. 3 and a tn suit,
SecOnd story, Hanson Block and
occupied by Miss Lamb, will be
vacant May Est. Also suit Oh front
rooms In same block. third story.
Enquire OF CHARLES PERRY.
Ps d. Box 1919.
apr9dtf
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The Mormon Church.

WASHINGTON. May 25.-The Supreme
Court has ordered that. there being no other
legal disdosition TO be made Of 1t under ex-
istiDg law, the property of the Mormon
church escheated to the government under
the Edmunds law, be placed in the hands Of
a receiver pending action by Congress.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-26

American Association.

The following game was played In the
American Association yesterday:
AT CINCINNATI.
Clncinnatis. .........O 2 1 o l. 8
Athletics ...........1 o o 1 o 1 GA
Base hits-Cincinnatls, 8; Athletics, 3. Errors
-Cincinnatls, o; Athletics, 1. Batteries-Crane
and Hurley; Chamberlain aud Milligan.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-26
THE WEATHER.
Fair and Colder.

For New England: Generally fair; cooler
by Tuesday night, except stationary tempera-
ture in Maine; winds becoming west.
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PENoBscor COUNTY.

A large ana enthusiastic public meeting
Saturday afternoon, in behalf OF securing
stock among the citizens and farmers for the
ArOostOok Condensed Milk Company. Some
5000 was secured and the outlook Is that
Newport will have the first condensed milk
factory to come to Maine.