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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17

Hon. RoscoeL Bowers had proved him.
self thoroughly competent member of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners. His
experience had made him more valuable to
the state than new man could possibly be.
When his term of Office expired Gov. Bur.
leigh reappointed him as was right and
proper. For this action he is criticised In
some quarters. but they are quarters in
which he was destined to be criticised no
matter what his action. The great majority
of the people will uphold Gov. Burleigh's
COURSE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17
TILE PRESS.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IL.

We do not read anonymous letters and commit.
nications. The name and address of the writel
are in all cases indispensable, not necessary iVi
publication but as guarantee OF good ram.
We cannot undertake to retain OF preserve
communications that are not USED.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17

The rejection by the Senate OF ali the
amendments to the copyright bill gives that
measure fair chance of becoming law at
this session Amended and sent back 20 the
House the chances are that it will be hung
ND and fail for want of time.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17

as follows:
what Liberals mean by unrestricted trade and
Wnat Americans understand Is that the natural
products OF the two countries should be pnt on
Ihe nee list together with manufactured goods
tne extent OF the reciprocity IN manufactured he
Ing united only by the views Of the LEI us saw
commissioners as TO what would be inst and nrac'
ucaDe; ana that so far as all such manufa er,,ra.
are concerned there should be Joint discrtnoinos
ZION against the rest Of the world In ali .iuina
resolutions submitted to Congress the ,er r iecent
m sai union" has been eliminated ana com com
sIlcted reciprocity put in its place. anu uhre-
Undoubtedly the scheme outlined bo.o :.
one which the United States copld Ioo,e
upon with favor. In its general featnras :.
would probably be acceptable to the maior
ity OF the people Of this country. Thar
might Of course arise difficulties In deta lie
The extent Of the discrimination against
EnglanG-for II manufactured goods are TO he
admitted from the Dominion into this country
there must ibe discrimination against Eng
land-might give trouble. England might
not consent to any at all, and If she did not
the result would be that reciprocity In man.
niactured goods would fall through. The
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17

Mr.. Cleyeland's letter strikes the Florida
TImes-ITnion of Jacksonville as bold, but as
poor politics. That's the way 1t seems to
strike most of the Democratic newspapers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17

Notice OF Assignee of his appointment.
"A Portland in the County OF Cumberland and
"A state OF Maine, the seventh day Of re t
airy, A. ID. 1891. The undersigned hereby gives
notice Of his appointment as assignee o. INC 80
tate Of Francis q. Hayes, OF Portianu' ~ hss
County Of Cumberland. tnsOlvent deDtoa, s,,to,
been declared an nsolvent upon his 9w lagntv ~
by the Court Of Insolvency ter ,ssaaTTT0CKS VI
S1 tahy ~, a..a ,vT Assignee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17
COPARTNERsHIP NOTICES
MILLIKEN e co.

VtHE undersigned have this day formed a CO.
IL partnership under the name and style of NIL
ken & Co., for the purpose Of carrying on 4 gen
eral commission and brokerage business at the
premises 1863 to l65 Commercial street.
GEORGE MILLIKEN,
formerly Of w. q q. X. Mllliken
February I, 1891. feb5dn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17

The Toronto Globe, the leading Liberal
organ OF Toronto, defines unrestricted trade
as follows:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17
0 N AHA
Street Railway Co.
5PER CENT.
Gold Bonds; due May |, 1914.

The census OF 1890 gives the population OF Oma-
ha as 1879 526 against &c, 518 In $780, showing the
largest percentage OF increase in population of
any OF the first fifty cities in the United States.
proportion and the outlook for future growth is
promising.
The Omaha Street Railway Company owns all
prising 81 2 miles Of trackage and operated by
horse, cable and electric power. The property
represents a total cost of S3.250,000 exclusive
are very valuable.
This property is bonded for 81, 500, 900 of which
only S2,0O0,000 has been issued, the balance
100000 being held In escrow by the Trustee to
be issued only FOR extensions or improvements.
For the last year the gross earnings of the Com
pany have increased Al per cent OF Sl75,S66.67
as shown by the following comparative table:
Statement OF earnings by
months OF the Omaha
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-17

Total Gross income, S420, 602.37 S696,471 .O4
Operating expenses, 285,011.59 400, 459.77
Net earnings, Sl36,690.78 S196O11.2T
Amount required tom meet
annual interest charges
on outstanding bonds, 105.000.00 log, 10000
SURPLUS, S30,590.78 s91, 0l1.27
After personal inspection, we can state that the
street railway system is most comprehensive In
every detail. and offers the public every facility
for rapid transit, which Is shown by The large
yearly increase Of patronage as indicated by the
earnings given above.
We recommend the bonds as perfectly safe for
investment
Price 9s1s and accrued interest Other partIcu.
lars on application.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18

nearly every Que in the village, besides
scores from other places.
AT the recent reunion of the Fifteenth
New Jersey Volunteers at Washington.
Warren county General Penrose told
how the First New Jersey Brig de was
entitled TO the Surrender of the city OF
Petersburg. Following the colors Of the
Fifteenth they were the first Union troops
TO enter the city. The Mayor aud other
authorities came out and rendered the
surrender of the city to m AdjutaDt of
the brlgaie named Fay, but he was too
modest or diffident to accept 1t, and rs a
result the officials went in another direc-
ton, where troops were entering at a diff
ferent point, and there made the formal
surrender. But for this occurrence the
First Jersey boys would have had the
credit in history OF receiving the sur
render of the city of Petersburg.
Occasionally the farmers iE the vicinity
of Tuckahoe, in blowing, turn up some
odd specimens of Indian pottery and tom
ahawks. A few days ago a lumber OF
petriied CLANS were ~unearthed by a farm
er While digging Il well. The CLAIMS are
natural looking, even though having been
underground for many years. The speci-
mems Will be sent to the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Miss Clara Holloway, twenty-six years
old, while attending Il euchre party at the
house of Mrs. McAllister, Camden. was
taken suddenly i'll while sitting at the
table. She was placed on il couch, and
her brother, who was preseut, summoned
DR.. Middleton. and DR.. Casperson, who
resides next door, was also called in. The
young lady, however, suffered terrible
agony until three O'Clock the following
morning, When death ensued. The phys
icianS state that death was due to con-
gestion of the brain and lungs,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
Renting Flowers for Funerals.

"What an idea! Bless you, florists are
bad enough, but they have not yet
stopped so low as to hire out flowers for
funerals" Thus spoke a Fifth avenue
dealer in fancy nosegays the other day.
"But you loan doves to un~dertakers
sometimes?"
"Yes, and to the churches on special
occasions; but loaning flowers for a flu
neral, why, it is simply preposteroust
sit is said to be done every day in this
city"
"Yes, there are dealers il artificial
flowers who do that business, but not
florists"
visited the largest artificial flower
and foliage concern in the city.
ga great many poor people" said a
member of the firm, "order potted flowers
and tropical plants of us for funerals.
We charge 10 per cent. for their use, and
in many instances the flowers might
better have been purchased out and out.
Take our foliage bouquets, composed of
begonias, %colens, geraniums and ivy
they come cheap, and it is poor economy
to hire them. But people of small means
like the immediate savi1g, and the long
run is not taken into account. For church
funerals we sell large quantities f chrys-
anthemums, roses, tiger and Gala lilies,
hyacinths, etc. Natural flowers are some
times represented on the same altar, and
it is impossible to tell which is which
New York Herald,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
STATE NOTES.

Fifty houses will be erected at once at
the Hebrew settlement at Woodbine.
Nathan Champion, of Tuckahoe. is
ninety and has been a Methodist sixty
years.
has been twice defeated as a candidate
for the Assembly. now declares that he is
in for the third contest next fall.
Moles almost totally destroyed the po-
tate crop III the vicinity of New Egypt
the past season. One farmer from 5000
hills planted realized but four and ne
half bushels.
The Brussels carpet plant of Rowland &
Schmidt, of Philade lpnia, has been pur-
chased BY the Stanwick Carpet Company,
and will be removed to Moorestown.
The Lehigh Valley branch train on
Monday ran into a flock of turkeys be-
longing TO Peter Schenck, living at Flem-
ington Junction. killing twenty-four of
them.
The Rev. Ernest S. o. Millington, of
Waterbury, N. Y, has accepted the call
as pastor of the Baptist Church at Ham
burg, Sussex county. He will assume
charge about the FIRST OF January.
On the farm of E. Is. Allen, in Reading
ton township. Hunterdon county, there
was raised this season a tUrnip weighing
81 pounds, and measuring &c inches
around it, and ~ inches through, from
top to bottom.
Rev. James Clark, or the METHODIST
Protestant Church at Fair Haven, Mon
mouth county, has resigned. and will go
to a church in Ohio where his salary will
be 500 per year. an increase of $500 over
his present pay.
About thirteen years ago Commits
sioner Michael Hennessev. of Long
Branch, while fishing was bitten on the
left hand by a shark. The wound was
painful, and the other day Mr.. Hennessey
had occasion to use his hand in lifting.
and the wound broke out again. Serious
results are feared.
On Sunday Mrs. Phoebe Durand cele-
brated the one hundredth anniversary of
her birth. at her home in the village of
Irvingtou. She was born in Springfield,
Union county, on November Is, 1871. Her
maiden name was Wade. With the ex-
ception OF a slight deafness Mrs. Dnrand
retains all her faculties, is hale II hearty,
has Il wonderful and uuimpaired memory.
She is constitutionally sound, brimful of
fun, and delights TO romp with her great
grandchildren. She is still sprightly on
her feet, assists in her daughters house
work, and delights TO dance. She has
four children living, the oldest sixty
eight and the youngest ifty-six: eight
grandchildren and nine g~reat-children,
the oldest Of the latter being twenty-one.
These were al with her on Sunday. and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
last evening, was conducted IN an inter-
esting nianuer by Mr.. W. II. Beach.
BAYONNE.


Principal Atwater, OF the Third Ward
Public School, will lecture tomorrow
evening at st. Paul'S Lutheran Church.
The exterior work of the new City Hall
is completed. and plasterers and painters
are at work on the interior.
The fair held at Recorder Besher's
house by Misses Mulligan aud Macfarlane
Melted $50, which will be given to the
Bavonne Hospital.
The wedding Of Miss e. Isabel Sturte-
vant aud Mr.. 6. Z. Gray will take place
this afternoon at Trinity p. +. Church,
Bergen Point.
Eccentric Elizabeth Loran was taken
yesterday by Miss Purvince to the home
of her uncle on West Seventy-iifJh street,
New York. Although the gIrl showed
evidences of the attack that Frustrated
her Monday, she was unusually cheerful.
A man who gave his name rs joan
Watson, who said he was forty year old
and lived in Jersey City, was arrested in
Bayonne while trying the doors and win
dows ut two O'Clock in the morning. He
pretended to be drunk. Recorder Besher
sent hin to Snake Hill for thirty days,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18

Pardon me, Jem," he says, in his
g~entlenanly way, 'if l don't quite see.
Are You taking her off to melt her or
marry herr For how to get rid of her
else
The poor old creature had halted, too,
three PAGES ahead of us, and waited
while we whispered, with the moonlight,
that slanted down into the lane, whitsn-
ing her bare neck and flashing on her
jewels.
"One moment" said, and stepped for
ward to her: lyon had better take off
those-ornaments here, my dear, and give
them to my servant to take care of.
There's a carriage waiting for us at the
end of the lane, and when he has slowed
them under the seat we can climb in and
drive OFF,
ITO the end of the world-to the very
rim of it, my hero"
She pulled the gems from her ears,
hair and bosom and handed them to
Peter, who received them with a bow.
Next she searched in her pocket and drew
out a tiny key. Peter unlocked the case,
and, having carefully slowed the dia-
monds inside, locked it again, handed
back the key, touched his hat and walk
ed off toward the dogcart.
"My dearest lady" l began, as soon
as we were alone between the high
walls, eff the devotion of a life
Her bare arm crept into mine. "There
is but a little time left for us in which
to be happy. Year after year l have
marked off the almanac: day by day ]
have watched the dial. / saw my sisters
married and my sisters daughters; and
still | waited. Each had a man to love
her and tend her, but none had such a
man as I would have chosen. They were
none like you, my prince"
mo, | dare say not"
"Oh, but my heart is not SO cold.
Take my hand-it is firm and strong;
touch my lips-they are burning
A low whistle sounded at the top OF
the lane. AS | took her hands I pushed
her back, and turning ran for my life.
suppose that as / a 1 counted forty be-
fore her scream came, and then the
sound of her feet pattering after me.
She must have run like a demon, for
| was less than ten yards ahead when
Peter caught my wrist and pulled me
up onto the back seat of the dogcart.
And before George could set the horse
going her hand clutched at the flap on
which my feet rested. 1t missed its
grasp and she never got near enough
again. But for half a minute I looked
into that horrible face following us and
working with silent rage; and for half q
mile at least | heard the patter of hes
feet in the darkness behind. Indeed. ]
can hear it now
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Rocked in the Cradle of the Dee,

HEVCNCW TR II II UT VII DFGV
Sounds nice, don't it? But 0, how fast and
furious are the BOOKINGS in rough weather, The
intestinal warfare begotten in your vitals by
the seas commotion beggars description.
What's the proper caper under these circum-
stan ces? Take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Nothing comparable to it for reinedying sea
sickness IS or the Kindred nausea from which many
delicate land travellers suffer. Dyspepsia,
cramps, constipation and hiliousness also are
invariably and properly remedied by tue Bit
tiers. Exposure in rough weather is often pro-
ductive of hurtfui conseQu noes, which may,
Bitters, which diffuses an agreeable warmth
through the system. and promotes an active cir
culation of the blood IN the extrelnities when
benumoed and called Malaria, kidney
trouble, rheumatism and debility are remedied
by the Bitters.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
ExEcurRIx,s SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to and by virtue of an order of the
Orphans Court of Hudson county, New Jersey.
made on the sixteenth day OF OCTOBER. A, D. eixh-
teen hundred ana ninety-oue. the undersigned. ex.
ecutriN of Josephine g.. GOODWIN decea ed, will
sell at public vendue. to the highest bidder. on
Monday. tse twenty, third day OF November A. ID.
1891, at the hour OF TWO O'Clock in the afternoon. as
Wolbertas Sales Room. No. Al Montgomery street,
Jersey City. MI.
land and premises. situate. lying and being in the
town of Union in the county of hudson and state
of New Jersey, which on a certain map. entitled
MAP OF property, belonging TO Michael FISCHER.
situated near Dallvtovfn, Hudson county. \. , -
GATED septemb Der s, 1873, ana duly hled in the off q
OF the Clerk. now Register. OF Hudson county.
n. j.. and known and designated as lots number
seven "a and eight tSl fronting on Washington
avenue nov Fisher avenrej. bounded on the east
ny lot number six 30, on the north by property OF
Joseph Danielson, deceased. aud on the west by lot
number t9t and being each twenuy-1Ve feet in
front and rear. and Que hundred feet In depth
Throughout.
PHoEBE L. CAMPBELL.
Dated October %, 1891.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of William Vcrrinder, deceased. William
verrinder. administrator. with. will annexed Of
william Verriuder. deceased, by order of
the Deputy Surrogate of Hudson County.
dated 20 ober 81. 1891. hereby gives no.
tice to the creditors of said decedent to bring in
their debts. demands and claims against the es-
tate of said decedent. under oath or affirmation
within nine months from the date Of said order. or
they will be forever barred OF amy action therefors
WILLIAM VERRlNDER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Samuel W. Stilsiug. deceased; Patrick
Fl. Nugent, administrator with Will annexed of
Samuel W. Stilsing, deceased. by order OF the
1881, here y gives notice TO the creditors OF said
de cedent TO bring In their debts. dem ands and
claim against the estate of said decedent. under
oath or afirmation within nine months from the
date OF said order. or they viii ne forever barred
H.. NUGEST.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18

Estate OF George w. Clerihsw. deceased. Flor,
ence 3. Clerihew. executrix of beorge w. Cierihew-
deceased. by order of the Surrogate OF Hud
son county. dated November :, 1891, hereby gives
notice TO the creditors OF said decedenJ TO bring
in their debts. demands and clstms against
the estate OF said decedent, under oath or afftrma-
ton. within nine months from the date or saiu or
der, or they will 20 forever barred OF any action
"NA ~ FIoHENGE b CLERIHEW.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE OF

Notice Is hereby given that the final account OF
the subscriber, administrators of lernard Boylan.
deceased. Will be audited and stated by the Surro-
gate OF the county OF Hudson, and reported FOR
settlement GU Friday, the 2Dtn day Of November
next.
Dated September t6 A. D. 1891.
MARY BoYLAN-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the RscoSnt of the
snbsc. iber. execuirlx of Harrison Miller. Diseased,
viii be audited andstated by the SURROGATE o. The
County OF Hudson. AID reported for setIlement o,
Friday. the 18TH day of January. 1892.
MARY MILLER
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENT-.

Notice Is hereby given that the final account OF
the subscriber, Surviving executor and trustee. IN
der the will OF John McDougalL deceased. VIII be
OF Hudson, and reported for settlement ON Friday,
the 18th day OF December next.
Dated october l6, A. D., 1871
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT

Notice is hereby given that the final account of
the subscriber, executor of William j. Rouget. de-
ceased, VIII DO audited and stated by the Surrogate
OF the County of Hudson. and reported for settle :
ment on Friday. the twenty seventh day of Novem
Der next.
LANES N
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE No CREpTroRs.

Estate of George G: Mitchell. deceased-Johu D.
OF George u. Mnchell. deceased. Dy or
der OF The surrogate of HUDSON county.
dated ciober ~. 1881. hereby give notice to
the creditors Of said d~ecedenJ to bring IN their
debts, demands ana claims against tine estate OF
said d~ecedent, under oath or affirmation, within
nine months from the dase of said order, or they
will he forever barred OF any action therefor
against said executors.
JOHN D. MITCHELL,
WILLIAM MITCHELL
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Maurice Grace. deceased. Andrew
Cassidy ard Lawrence Connin, executors
of Maurice Grace, deceased, oy order
OF the Surrogate OF Hudson County, dated Septem-
Der 8. 1891, hereby gives notice to the creditors or
said decedent to bring in their debts. demands
and claims against the estate Of said d%ecedent.
under oath or affirmation. within nine months
from the date OF said order. or they Will be forever
barred OF any action therefor against said executof.
ANDREW CASSIDY.
CONSIS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the nnal account OF
the subscriber. executrix Of Henry J. Gallo. do
ceased, Will be audited and stated b. the >urro,
gate OF the County OF Hudson. and reported foc
setg Element on saturday, the 9TH day of November
next.
FRANCES NJ GALLO.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate Of Kate WandelI. deceased. Peter Rufer.
executor of Kate Wandeil, deceased. by order OF
the Deputy Surrogate of Hudson County. dated
october /, 1891. hereby gives notice to the cfedfsor 3
of said decedent to bring In their debts, demands
and claims against The estate OF SAID, decedent.
under oath or affirmation within nine months
from the date OF said order, or they will be for
ever barre ed OF any action therefor against said
executor,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given tn at the final account of
the subscriber, one OF the executors of Michael
Murphy. deceased, viii be audited ana stntad by
the Surrogate of tho County of Hudson. ind re-
ported for settlement on Friday, the llth day or
December next.
Dated October ). A. ID. 1891.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE or SETTLEMENT,

Notice is hereby given that the final account, of
the subscriber. guardian of ElizaoeLh N. Murphy.
Nary q. A. Murphy. Thomas NJ. Murphy and Annie
Murphy, minors. will be- audited and stated by the
Surrogate of the county OF Hudson, and. reported
for settlement on Friday. the 1ltn aay OF Decem-
Der next.
Dated October 8, A. D. 1881.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE OF sETTLEME sr.

Notice Is hereby given that the final account of
the subscriber administrators of nary Cole. de
ceased, Will he audited and stated by the Surrogate
of the County of Hudson. ana reported for settle
ment on Friday, the 1lub day OF Der, next.
Dated October :. y. D., lSyl-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENT.

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.
Notice Is hereby given that the account, o.
the subscriber. axecutrix OF Richard Uormley.
deceased, Will be audited anu stared by the surro-
tate of the County of Hudson, and reported for SGT.
Element on Thursday. the Slst day or December
next
ELLEN GoRMLEY.