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newfoundland Lobster risAsrlsa :
Land Dtll.

LoHDox, April 1.-THE sscoad readlag
Of the bill introduced Into the House of
Lords By Lord Knutsfofd, providing for
the maintenance Of the modas vivsndi Ia
connection with the lobster hsheriss of
Nss foundland. was today postponed I'LL
Friday Of next week, to enable The counsel
Tor the newfoundland deleg.ses - appesr
Il the bar in tbs House Of Lords In support
Of the We've Of the people Of Nswfcuad.
land. Ia the House Of Commons after
discussion. Morleys amebdmsnt to the
land bill .as rel c,c', and PArnslrs ameud.
ment to Morle,'s mo,ion defeated.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

The Ssco municipal officers and the di-
recsors of the Biddeford & Saco Horse
Railroad held a conference Friday night.
A contract was up in which the directors
agree to abide by the restrictions placed by
the municipal officers, providing it is demon
strated that they have a legal right to exact
such restriutions.
Isaac c. Atkinson, of the Atkinson House
Furnishing Company, has arranged to lease
the Ottawa hotel on Cushing's island. Port
land Harbor. and NJ. S. Gibson will be
continued As MANAGER.
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4 IANIFRSlO.
Rfen Plrna ts BrlthA utm.
bls Hilieah Lol6lG
h Rspaft tlat. Ulital, l,Shln lhk!sP
PoRllR 4 Ran0 ~


Lospox. April l7.-PAznsll hes Issued 1
nanifssso to membefs Of the National
League Of Great Britain In which b saya:
II have, pending meeting Of The convenr. on
constituted what I shAll call pfovisioaal
executive. Who have been failhfal 10
ireland and representative Ilisnmsn
rssiding In England whose Names aee
guarantees. worth aud patriotism. Around
this executive ask my fsllow.coantfymsn
Of Great Britain 10 rally In the inassssss Of
shs free and indsp psndcns Irish parry
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Bsrsor Loses ths Cas-.

BANGOR, April 1.-THE case Of the City
IF Bangor ssainst the New York & Ban
sor Steamship Company, 70 recover for
upport Of go Italian laborers brought here
oy the steamer Lucy Z. Mile: in 1887
and who we're thrown on the city. has been
decides! sgainst the city, the court deciding
ha. the statute under which the suit was
fraught wes not in accordance with the cor
s,ituuon OF the United States.
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Captured an Illicit Eth.

BRADFoRp, Vt, April 1.-THE high
sheriff Of Orange county and six deputies
Wednesday night, suspecting Illicit distill-
ing, surrounded the house of Warren East
man, of Corinth, arrested him, his son and
Charles Barnes, the latter was tending q
cider brandy still which was in full opera
iion. The trial is now in progress. Deputy
Collector G. s. Forbes took pocession Of
the still, and the moonshiners will have to
appear also before the United States court,
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CxIcAso. Apsil II
No feA aioi1.
CcRx-steady; 50. Z. e7f
OATD-qsiet II. l15no1
BYB-s6Ao0.
BAKI8Y-S0a71
HOnx-C3oesd q q. .1caoo.s.
LAnD-ioWeS = 1sa1 -
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WArxAvTLLE, April IL Ths bass
hslt sans played on the afternoor
Of fass Day On the Colby grounds,
bstvesa ths Colby's asd Prssumpscos's Of
Cumberland Mills, resulted in . victory for
The lasaas. the score ssanding 10 o. The
gans vss Witnessed BY large multitude
both inside and outside the grounds, and
vas watched vith close interest. At the
end Of The 7th inning the score stood
2 to 0 In favor Of the Presumpscoss, and
but for few rather bad errcrs on the part
Of The Colby's 1t would hare 70 stood as the
close. The Colby's, however, have reason
to be sstisfied with the manner in which
they have opened this season. Following
10 the score:
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Cyclone Gets in its Work at Liberal,
Kan.

KANSAS CRY, April IA special from
Liberal, Kan, says: Reports brought in
this AFTERNOON state that the court house in
the course Of construction and nearly CON-
pleted was destroyed by cyclone Wednes-
day afternoon. A brick mason and another
man was killed. Citizens Of the little town
are injured. Every house is. s.more or less
damaged.
The cyclone tra lied in north easterly
direction to Psludora, 4 little town en-
Beaver river. Beaver county, Oklshoms,
which place is reported entirely destroyed.
Both localities are many miles from rail-
road and telegraph.
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SUICIDAL ATTEMPT.
1 1idkan Vomin DroIw
Horsalf In i'VM.
1 Aidisaz Isl FoQeTs Ssit md Jumps
Into u RlIa,
But was Rescued and VIII ascoves
kom the Foolish Act.

MADISON. Me-, Apail l7.-Ais. Eunice
Brown Of North Anson suicided yesterday
BY jumping into well in the cellar Of her
brot5er's hcuse. Ephfaim Spauldins, with
whom she had lived for some years. Ths
deceased was about co years Of age and
had been an invalid for number Of years.
Mr. Ed Gordon attempted suicide yester-
day BY jumping into the river. He vas
rescued by Will Rogers. VII, went in after
him ard held him up till help came. He
10y in g stupo, al last night and this morn
ing his brother took him BY train 70 his
parents Ia ReadfsId.
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-
65AfB NEWS.
CAsWELL,

CAswELL.
Snow still covers the ground Grass
seed is plenty both home raised and west
ern.-Many Of the farmers are buying
heavy teams this spring. James Rogers,
Lewie ResanAl, Fred Adams, and L. T. Pot
ter are among those that have got them
good teams.-Scsrlet rash is proving fatal
smong the children. Herbert Smiths little
child died last week. Hamie and jennie
Finemore buried their baby last Saturday
and Donold McDougAl buried his the Mon
day last-Town meeting comes April goth.
Turn out every man ard vote for the Ban
gor and Afoostook Railrosd.-Pota.oes Sre
two dollars and hslf and going higher
Now that the railroad is coming won.
some CAPITALIST build q starch factory in
Csswell The farmers sre buying immense
Of potatoes will be some larger than Las.
year.
ELLSWORTH.
The Grand Jury met this week and there
is considerable excitement among the rum-
sellers. There 10 rumor that number
Of indictments will be found. One person
refused to answer and Is now in Jail. A
number Of others have important business
elsewbere.-Robert Campbell, wife and
| little daughter have been visiting Bar Har-
Dor. Wednesday night the little daughter
was suddenly taken III and died the follow
| ing morning. The remains were brought
TO this city.-The enterprisipg firm Of
Whitney Bros.sds hasing a cash delivery
system put in their store.-The Unisarian
society hss extended . call to Rev. Mr..
Canfiend Of Massachusetts.
| Kemnsbec.
| EAST fIrIsroy.
Considerable pai1ting and repairing are
being done in this village. Mr.. Willis
Mansir viii pairt his three workshops snd
new barn. Mr.. II. II. Cary will paint hi.
v hole &c. of buildings snd Mrs. Augustu,
has repaired ard will now paint her house
When all are completed no doubt the villag.
will present gsudy appearance. lesrr
that the gold mine in Whitefield on I'll,
farm Of Kinasbury Cheney has proved
success thus fsr ssssying two dollars 10 sil
yer and eight dollars in gold per ton.-Mr
z E. Hanly manager Of the creamery
churnec for The Arst time Tuesday abou
100 pounds tf butter. He ssys the pros
pects are good for large patronage duriBl
the coming season. Farmers are beeinnirl
to have faith 10 its working and will turl
in more cows than last year. About 30'
c1vs are ready at the prs.en. time.-A few
Of our ambitions farmers hsve sowed . fey
peas and are ready to plsns - soon a. th
land 10 dry enough TO work. They rspoI
no frost in the ground and An early epfir
ID predicted.
CEDAR grove.
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Montgomery Guards Drill at Bidds
ford.

BIDDEFoRp, April II The Montgomery
Gustds Of Portland gave so exhibition drill
and ball here tonight. There we're Ave
competitors for prize offered for the best
drilled member Of any military company in
Biddeford or Saco. The first contest re-
suited in a tie between Sergeant Charles
Lord Of the Bidieford High School Cadets
,nd Sergeant James Beatty Of thornton
Academy Cadets Of Ssoo. In the second
,ontes,, Beatty was declared the winner.
The Portland company returned home by
.peeial train at 2 80 A. NJ.
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Maine Pensions.
Pensions have been granted to these res
idents of Maine:

Pensions have been granted to these res
idents of Maine:
Original, William d. Tyrrell, Charles
McGown, Amos l.. Field, Nathan J. San
ford, Joseph o. Chapman, BsDjsmin e.
Stevens, Eben Lowell, Edward Mule; in
crease. Samuel NJ Homestead, Nehemiah
Norwood, Albert W. Small. Barnet Thorn,
John G. Dolley, John Putaam, Reuben
Hill, James Fl. Parker; reissue, Robert F..
Russ, William s. Weeks.
Original, invalid, Milford Bickford,
Stephen knight, Charles Arris, Owl Han
som, George W. Glidden, Oziss G. Blake,
Eileen w. Elder, Joseph Libby, John Nc
Gar, James F. Knox, Joseph Donnelly.
Additional, Adam Goss, Albion Ssearns.
Increase, Henry X. Rand, Charles e.
Perkins, Rufus Mink, Edward Spear,
Thomas Milan, William II. Rand. Origi-
nal widows, etc., Solomon Mayberry foster
father Of George L. Brown; Esther H.,
widow Of Elisha II. Broad; Annie D +,
widow of John Jeffreys. Mexican widows,
Caroline S., widow of Josiah P. Chsdbourne.
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A Dangerous Obstruction.

New HAVEN, Ct, April 1.-THE pow
der hoas Kaosss City is st the bottom of the
.cund. tariBg tipped over two days ago.
The bosl contained ton CT dynamite in
small! bexes. The crew ruaussed to get
uhore all right. Fesrs that this dynamite
may be dangerous to passing steamers
trem submarine explosion are entertained. i.
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BASE BALL.
Association Games Played Fsfds
Association Standing


fast Day Ball Games.
At Washington-(a 10 A. Boston. q; Was hington,
o.
A. Raltimore--(a a. Baltimore, Is; Athletics, 3.
At Louisville, Ia AZ Cincinnati, 2; Louisville, 5.
At Meriden Conn Boston League, "A; Meriden
2.
At Worcester Worcester, s; Buffalo,.
At POrtlsnd-Por.laud.7 z: Bowdoin, 6.
At Lewiston-Bates. u; Saco, 8.
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Murdsr and Adunalaushter.

EXETER, N. H., April I'm the csse
of Mrs. Beckmsn, held on the charge of
killing her husband at Seabrook, the grand
jury today Indicted her for manslsughter.
Frank Woods, Daniel Murphy and Mrs.
Read, charged with the murder Of Elbridge
g. Read of North Salem, were indicted
for murder in the first degree.
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their cass q $50 P. n, NOT put
ing upon the sand Wn. Snish Who had
pleaded guilty and who bad been In tba
dock with Edwin Smith and Ccchfane dar.
ing the trial. Bickford siftihg By his counsel.
The government then fesunsd andl re-
called Mr.. Norton snd Mfs. Cock, vho
testided that Afs. Bickfofd IN the police
court testified that her son. on the night in
question went to bed q 10 o'clock.
Charles o. Beedle, called By the govern
ment, testided that be repaired the door
which had been cut in the Cook house, and
that the cutting vas done with chissl and
not with knife. and that he could hnd no
mark on the window stool - though The
window bad been pried up.
Mr.. Ca4leson-Mf. VIM. Smith, do you
desire 70 take the standf
Snnsth-YaA
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Boston Walking Maich

BosroN, April II -Follovirg are the
cores of The leaders in the ~aikjtg match
,hieh ends the f fth Day: Gusrsrfo. 35'
n,iss. lap; Tracy. $50 miles; Heseimsn.
s27 miles, 6 lars; Connors, 3ls miies, lt
lsps Cusley. 3ls miles, lap; Fox, So2
miles. 6 laps.
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Stallion Thomas Jefferson Dead.

HARTFORD. Conn, April 17-Thomas
Jefsron, the celebrated stallion. died at the
Jefferson stables, Charter Oak park, last
night. He had been down a week, appsr-
emily with paralysis. He was % year old,
had record Of 90. had won two $40, 600
races, and is father Of q number of fast
trotters.
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nismarck on What nmpsros Willis n
0hould Do.

FRiEDRicnsnuRE, April l7.--PSince Biz
marck. In reoeiviog depusasion OF Kel
Conservatives today said; The Empcror
would do we'll to desist from colcsdioe
further reforms and revert 10 the corserva.
tive policy maintained by HE grand ta,her.
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bsses-Psrsons (2) Clark (2) harmon, Batchelder,
Morton. hase on bslls by whitman (3). by Bur
nell t2). Hit BY pitched bsll-by Whitman (3)
Struck out by Whitman 90 BY Buruen (s)
Double plsys-Lombard. Bonney, rarsons, Files
and Bstehelder. Passed balls. Parsons ~. wild
pitches, whitman a.. Time OF game, l.45. I'm.
pire, j. r. Lafrabee.
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CHICAGO ALL RIGHT.
Oiaeiil Canvas Elects Rsplhu-
cll Cinddltaby sss Plurality.
Pfasidaldl PUiy Yastlrdly Ykitsd
1anplis1lld uttls Rstk.
Canadian PAoalio 70 Coaplste wsseeaa
ptvisisn Of $50 Railsoad.

CHICAGO. April 1.-THE complete
official canvass for the msyorality election
10 Just completed and sives Washbutn Gre
puclican) plurality over Crssisf (Dsn.)
Of 2s6. Some districts remain subject 70
revision.
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Reciprocity With Cuba

The reciprocity arrangement with Spain
regarding Cuba has been completed. The
terms probably viii be announced by proc
lamation soon after the return Of the Presi-
dent from his southern trip.
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AssassoRs ADJouaH,
After LsvyinG Tsxss Upon the n Ill
road and Telegraph Companies.

The Board Of State Assessors completed
Friday their work Of assessing taxes on Tho
railroad and telegraph companies operating
in the State. The several taxes assessed
svo - folln-a.
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coMDnNsBD DEssAeCHBe.
The Pith Of the News taken from the
Current Events Of the Day.

The failures occurring the last seven
days reported to Dun and Russell, number
for the United States 217. Corresponding
week last year ISL failures in the United
States. Bradstreet reports l66 failures in
the United States during the week, agains.
166 corresponding week OF 1890. New
England had 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-18
visisers to q. o. Military Academy.

The following named gentlemen have
been appointed by the President, member.
Of the board of visitors to the United
States Military Academy: Maj. John M.
Carson. District Columbis; Col. j. T. Muir
fee, Alabama; Rev. Frank O'Brien,
Michigan; David w. Payne,
New York; General Theodore s.
Peck, Vermont; Hon, Stanton, j. Peele,
Indiana; j. A. Waymire, California I;
Senator Msnderson, Nebraska; Senator
wslthaIl, Mississippi; John G. Borroughs,
Hchigan John A. scranton, Pennsylvania
W. T. Lanham, Texas.
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Good Samaritan DivlsloD. .. Of e., Apsil
IL. 1891.

WHssEAs, God In his Divine Prov dsncs
has removed from oue midst Bro. 3. n.
Hsmlin.
WHExEAs. This Division loses one ef
IL most faishful and earnest members.
Reseicsd, That We tender our hsaftfs1t
sympssnies 70 the befesved family.
Rssoissd. Thsk . copy of thsse fesolu-
lions b sent 70 the FANNY Of ths dscssssd
and 8 copy b. entered upon he records el
this Division.
printed 10 the KsHnEBxc JoUsuAL.
e. e BUKER, Commissee
H.. MAKDEs. on Rssoistioas. :
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DA.A's Is "euA.A.r..D" 70 csssi
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WAa DEPARTMENT,
Office Of the Chief Signal Officer,
WAsHiSaToK, April Is, l A. n.
For Maine: Warmer. fair, southefly
Winds.
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MAINE GOSSIP.

Bangor Commercial: There 10 nothing
like living in town where the street cars
run all the year around.
There's where We will live next winter.
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:tyz ssais ut To ye..
FOR SALE
go

nsnher of desirable resiGencss ID AagItta'
Me-. varying Ia price frcm o@no 20 eS,oOOi a.,
- sevcrsi iO 70 Is acre places in the subures d
this ety. one two story hoass and lot In Lewiston
Mo A uamher Of farms "a Korueheo county
varying Ia price trani oIle1 &c esCep. Eccset
tnf senerPnts 70 let. Il. W. &BErxHc"H -
screev, Augusta. Na.Ns. iani1t
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PARTIAL Paralysis
AND THE
Demon Neuralgia
VANQUiSHED!
PoarLAs0, NE, Nov. l, 1890.

PoaTLAsD, Ne, Nov. /, 1890.
Rsssrs FOR some six year= have been afflicted
with speIla ef nun,bur-s. saaing me 10 my nlb l.,
ana III l!-nza a'fteil-g my power oi arteusaiUn 70
foiis'i l2ot lw'ttE- This would bo fuil1 ,. ed
oY 'aot-t'n-iiss, leaving ma very weak and
ii.rY0tss.
Nr4rIIgia aisn osiIHcd ma for ia victim, and
t'f"t me for t7f E. lf Il &tuf 1ih its 59tfarHiav
laits- l srrw vrfy Irritable. Ny RE4ts FELT
TIRED. sneHs 81 sie-ponden.y became more
trclue II, airl i seemed b sometimes that
ri tSt5'' upI IL Bz pGrlnieSED.
I.as. u treit yru~ 5,lgertl@ii,g team pa4ard oar
h9Gse. wnn Ha hoy clltoc running up fhe staya,
met Iim II tie anE. And tpoi, ihs paper he handed
ins. IN the lsiet o. M cAanocr rrad il through
anil 'roi'eh l-.i'' stov 10 q i.j;ekci's for tsl
tcof i'tNA'S "s,it1 NrAkiLLt. Il hrt-srd fn,
FROM tan rsl a1a HrS tasirE Bi4 sevaath bottle.
hHd hssr sol had ,iJsGu esLLG Fui. ovEE THREE
SnNTuS- vi LAST krTArN NJ NEuRALsTA WAS
Oshs t"ug uoNFis7 AGO Ny nerves feet s;roag,
hna am sEt. rf at lf.sst very hear u. I have
a "s''l apisttlte, and have gained iguetcen and
one haif roraia iu wig'.i I never oyractnh 10
ie''i Us do rptf. N s gratitude Ia ppbonn,ss,I
hope that al afflicted "a ! WA Will tey tho reGo
yatips powers oi y AN.bS sAESAPA ARILI.A
siueereiy yaUrs.
CLARA y. BLACKBURN
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There il new town in Maine aud il Is
called Rogue Bluffs in Hancock couoty.
Is was duly Organized with . clam chowder
all around and . general jolifestion.
There wss . free supper for everybody
after the hret town meeting.
The Monson Slate Company appears IA
be one Of the busiess and most Substantial
business concerns Of the Ssaie. An orde1
for six thousand refrigerator shelves VA
among the fecent business boons sccofded
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The only Sarsaparilia whose manG-
faesarers GUARANTEE 4 CURE"
or refund your money. Try il at om
risk.
DANA SARStpi0lLLA CO., Belfast, Me.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20
JUDGE GRESHAM REBUKES LAWYER.

Chicago Dec, 10 Gpecial)-Judse Walter Q. Grcsh
am of the United States Court whose decision In the
famous Wabash recevershp and other cases has caused
him TO be regarded rather coldy by railroad officials
has Of last taken position which is warmly appauded
by railway stockholders. The case was the suit OF
William Mcdowell against the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railroad for 100000 damages Mcdowell was in
iured by the railroad. and an attorney Charles W.
Monroe, heard OF the accident and visited mcdowell
at the hospital to learn II there was any basis FOR
damare suit All this was brought out by Judge Gresh
am himself after he had questioned Monroe. /
don't say you were guilty Of showing your services on
This man unsolicited said the court addressing Monroe,
but IL looks bad, sir, very bad II railroad trains
run over people or injure them they should be held
accountable for proper damages But don't like the
way lawyers of q certain class have Of rushing on
10 people as soon they injured and forcing their
legal services on them; and the public does not Ike
II either Lawyers that do this sort OF thing onght
TO be dlsbarred and eve: get another one OF them
before me will disbar him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20
SLATE MANUFACTURERS DISTURBED.

Slatington, Penn, Dec. 10 (Speciall-The slate
manufacturers OF this State much disturbed by
the activity Of prominent tin rooters, who
making strong effort to induce the Board of Com
missoneTs of The Columbia Exhibition TO roof the
Pennsylvania state building with tin instead of slate.
The slate men are preparing TO oppose this PROPOSE
ton on the ground that it is entirely foreign 10 the
real idea Involved in making display Of any kind.
They say that 1t would be manifest injustice to long
established and important industry of this State to
roof the building with TN, II the tin made
in America aud within the borders Of this state. In
the last ten about 90 per cent Of the entire
roofing slate product of the United States amounting
TO nearly a million squares "a hundred feet being
reckoned TO the square) per year. produced in
Pennsy lvanis. The slate men are trying hard to
Impress this argument upon the Commissioners and
are hopeful that proposition preudical TO the great
slate Industry will be seriously considered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20
THE Gas TRUSTS HANDSOME SHOWING.

Chicago, Dec. 1o.-During the present week the'e
has been general complaint by bondholders that the
bills for the month of November rendered by the Gas
Trust were from 40 to 90 per cent larger than usual
The explanation given at the office OF the company Is
that the state Of the meters was not taken as carly As
usual by about ten days, and that instead Of paying for
gas used during thirty days, the period was In reality
forty days morning paper says however. this was
a stock obbng move intended to help on the boom In
Gas Trust stock In York in order to faeihtate the
work Of running in" the shorts The article con-
tinues
The gas managers have helped on the boom Win
statements of earnings. month ago statement io
fbe ten months of 1901 made, and comparison
with the corresponding figures for last year showed
great gains Tie market advanced Handsomely on tnst
Statement some investors being really convinced tna'
there was strong intrinsic value to the stock Inc
plans of the managers Of this stock boom reqnlren,
another excellent showing Of earnings for the month OF
November That statement was put out a day or TWO
ago and ii was certainly all TIE most enthnsasuc piI
coud desire. II showed that the net earnings LOT
November were $27O,924, which Is an increase OF
sss 7s2 over November, 1890; 1t has now developed
have been getting acquainted with THIS situation IN tne
last day or two. and they have attacked the market
with renewed vlgor.