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The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28
Two Pioneers In the AntI-sIavery
Case.

A just, though rather tardy, tribute is paid
In the May number OF the New England
Magazine to the work done for the anti
slavery cause by Elijah Parish Lovejoy.
Not one of the earlier teachers of abolition
had more courage than did Lovejoy. While
Garrison twas expressing his opinions in
Massachusetts, Lovejoy was doing the same
in the very different atmosphere of Missouri
Garrison was mobbed in Boston; and Love-
JOY was murdered by mob in Alton, Ill.
The memory of Lovejoy should be of peculiar
Interest In this state, because it was upon
Maine soil that both Elijah p. and Owen
LoveJoy were born and educated. In the
town OF fAlbion, in Kennebec county, oy a
beautiful pond that bears the name of the
family there is still standing the old-fashioned
farm house which was the Loyeioy bome-
stead. The father Of the family is remem-
bered as a somewhat eccentric farmer. Init
he managed to give his children good educa.
lions. The general catalogue of Colby Uni
Yersity bears this record among the list of
graduates of the class OF 1926:
Elijah Parish LoVejoy Prin. China Acd..
editor and publisher zine Times" 1855;
student, Princeton Theological SEM, 1882;
Licentiate, End Presb. of Phila, 1888; editor
and publisher ''St. Louis Observer" 1886;
ordained, 1884; observer" removed to
Alton, Ill, 1896; shot by pro slavery mob.
Alton, ILL.,, Nov 18th, 1887, aged "a.
The younger brother Owen was sent to
Bowdoin, but left before graduation, and
went to Alton, ILL.,, to study theology. his
brother Elijah was at this time at Alton,
having removed his paper from Missouri be.
cause OF repeated threats CT mob violence.
But there was no moro tolerance for an anti
slavery editor in Illinois than there had been
In Missouri. Three times within a wear his
press was destroyed by mobs, and he was
engaged In setting up a fourth ono wbon
mob. composed mostly Of Missourians ago,n
attacked the office. With his friends ba do
Tended the building, but was shot, pierced
by five bullets. His brother Owen was
present and witnessed his brothers death
and was moved by 1t to devote his life to the
antl-slavery cause. This was very early in
the agitation. Anti-slavery meetings were
forbidden by the law Of Illinois in 1888, but
owen Love1oy openly held them, advertising
them beforehand. He was often arrested
and fined; but finally his courage and per-
slstence won so much public sympathy that
the laws were repealed He was elected
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28
DIRECTORS,

GEN. Il. P.ALExANDER, PRES. GEORGIA
CENTRAL RAILROAD & BANKING Co., NEW
HON. Il. JEFFERSON COOLIDGE.
DELEGATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL AMERI.
CAN CONFERENCE, TREASURER AMosKFAG
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, BOSTON.
SAMEs o.: COLGATE, ksq., OF MEssRs.
JAMES b. COLGATE & Co., NEW YORK
X. l.. EDWARDS, ESQ, PRESIDENT BANK
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, N. Y.
j.: URRAX 70 RBEs, Esq, PRESIDENT
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & NORTHERN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY, BOSTON.
FRANKLIN HAVEN, Jr., Esa., PREsI-
DENT MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK, BosToN.
s.B. mcCONNICO, Esq, LATE GENERAL
AGENT AT NEW ORLEANS OF THE ILLINOIS
CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. NEW YORK.
LAURENCE MINOT, Esq, DIRECTOR OLD
COLONY TRUST COMPANY, BOSTON.
RICHARD OLNEY, Esq, ATTORNEY AND
COUNSELLOR AT Law, BOSTON,
HENRY PARKmAN, Esq, ATTORNEY
AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, BOSTON.
Il. r.. WHEELOCK, ESQ, LATE OF sHANc-
HAL MEssRs. WHEELocK q Co., BOSTON.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28
Woodbury. MouIton
BANKERS.
Cor. Middle and Exchange StS.
ap10 dtf
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS.
Safe, Profitable and Where You Can
Zee 1t.
6 Per CENT GUARANTEED.
Much More Probable.

The Hall Moving Machine Com
pany offer for sale $4,000 of
preferred stock The Chapman
Banking Company of this city
guarantees upon this stock a O
per cent dividend, payable semi.
annually, for three years, the first
dividend being payable Septem-
Der rs, 1891. In ADDITION to
the diyidend guaranteed IL can be
readily shown that the stock is
also certain 10 draw n contingent
dividend much larger than that
guaranteed. In our judgment IL
cannot fail 10 pay better than 90
per cent.
The company is the owner OF
patents which are conceded TO be
Of the greatest value, and which
many expert machinists predict
will evOIuti0nize the manufac,
ture Of mowers. The company
has already more orders than IL
can fiii the present year, and nm
questionably has n future OF
IASCPhOnHA PAOoPCAhys AAonB
those interested I'm this enterprise
are several of the strongest men
OF Portland and vicinity.
Until April lst, unless previous
Iy Withdrawn, this stock will be
sold mt par after that date, mt par
and accrued guaranteed divi.
dend.
The stock is offered solely for
the purpose of extending the
plant and building and equip.
ping new factory.
We shall be glad 10 give full
particulars of our property and
our plans 10 any investor who
will call mt our factory, 81 Com
mercial Street, Portland, or TO
furnish like information by mail
70 any who prefer 10 make inquir-
les in that way.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

to Congress in 1856 and continued a
member until his death in 1864. In
Congress he maintained his hostility to
slavery, and no speeches were more dis
tasteful to the South than the fiery and bitter
denunciations of Owen Lovejoy. At the be-
ginning of the war he delivered remarka-
Die speech against slavery lin the course of
which he recOunted the circumstances of his
brothers death. The New England Maya
zine has done valuable work in giving space
TO an article on the thought and work of the
elder of these remarkable brothers
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

The Atchison Company will offer 81,
5OO,OOO.OO of the New Bonds of the 80.
Louis a. San francisco Railway C0mpa-
NY, when issued, TO the holders of "a. Louis
q San Francisco Railway Company
First Preferred Stock a basis of ex-
change OF par for par, each share of stock
being entitled 20 500 iu the New Bends.
These bonds draw Interest from October
!, 1890, mt four per cent. The Atchison
Company also will extend this four per
cent. Interest back 90 January a 500, so
TINT First Preferred Stockholders, upon
surrender of their certificates of stock
will receive Par in the New Bonds and In,
terest I'm cash at four cent. continuously
from January 4, 1890.
Holders of First Preferred Stock of the
Sc. Louis & San Francisco Hallway Com
pany desiring 10 make the exchange pro
posed will please apply for blank forms of
acceptance and for any information de-
sired, 20 the vice-President, % Milk So,
Boston.
GEORGE @. mAGOUN, Chairman.
J. w. kEINHART, Vire-President.
APPS diff
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

Ohio is added to the States thar have
adopted the Australian ballot law. The
Ohio law corresponds very closely to the law
OF Massachusetts. the names of the candi-
dates being arranged alphabetically ON the
ballot. Grouping by parties is mot a,,owad
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

II there were any doubt before the Anna
Dickinson's insanity the discourse she de-
lIvered in New York will set it at rest. That
address Enthusiastically emanated from a
diseased mind.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

TUESDAY. APRIL 20.

We do not read anonymous letters ana commu-
nications. The name and address OF the writer
are in ali cases indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to retain or preserve
accommodations that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

When the treasury surplus was growing
the Democrats were constantly shouting that
the Republicans were bleeding the peonle
Tor money that was not needed, and were
inluring business by locking up money that
was needed in circulation. Now that the
Republicans have reduced the revenue, and
IN consequence the surplus is diminishing.
the Democrats are shouting that the Repub.
means nave swept away the surplus. 1t
seems 10 be impossible to suit them. Posi-
bly the brethren are unhappy because they
did not get chance to spend it as thew
Ganfad To ~
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

"What Funny Things We See"-The Ar
gus in Its editorial column invoking the
shades of Lincoln and Sumner, men whom
when alive 1t denounced in the seyerest Ian
guage 1t could command.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

The Senate is to lose by resignation anoth-
or man who has long been conspicuous be-
lore the country. John Ii. Reagan of Texas,
VINO VIII step out TO accept place on the
railroad commission of his State, entered
public life as long ago as 1847, when he was
elected to the popular branch of the legisla-
ture OF the Lone Star State. He had preyi.
ously served with distinction in the war that
expelled the Cherokees from Texas, and had
been colonel of militia and a probate Judge.
Since 1S47 he has been In public office almost
continually. In 1852 he was elected district
judge. and few years later he entered Con-
gress as Democrat. He remained there
until 1861, when he went with his State into
the secession movement, being a member of
the State convention which passed the Sc
cession ordinance, and voting for it. On the
9th OF March, 1861, he was appointed post
master general of the Confederate States
under the provisional government, and the
next year was appointed to the same office
under the permanent government. During
the latter part OF the career Of the Confeder-
acy ne was acting secretary of the treasury.
lie was with JEFF Davis when the latter was
caught and was himself captured and i'm
prisoned for many months in Fort Warren.
After the collapse of the Confederacy Rea.
gan was inclined to accept the situation, and
he got himself into bad odor with his people
by advocating civil rights for the negroes
and their limited political rights with an ed
ucational qualification. His position on this
subject sent him into retirement for nine
years, but in 1874 he came to the front again,
and was elected to Congress by 1000 majority,
being reelected In 1876 and again In 1878. In
1887 he took his seat in the Senate. The
measure with which Reagan's name is most
closely identified is the interstate commerce
act which he championed in the House and
afterwards in the Senate. Reagan's resig-
nation at this time is thus ex-
planned. His term would soon expire
and his chance for reelection was very slim
on account Of his leadership In the prohibit
tion movement in Texas two years ago,
which was overwhelmingly defeated. Rea-
gan was an able man, and though he was
conspicuously identified with the secession
movement, 1t is only fair to say that since
the collapse Of the Confederacy his loyalty
to the Union has been much stronger than
that Of many of the statesmen of his section
who had less reason than he to mourn the
Lost Cause. Horace Chiffon, lawyer of
Tyler, will be appointed to succeed Reagan.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28
FINANCIAL.
ARKANSAS
FORT SMITH.

POPULATION, 1880, 5000; 1890, 1900. Not
IL "boom town." but one that IS growing rap
idly by virtue Of its UNSURPASSED business adyan-
tages The second city In size In Arkansas, aState
Of great and undeveloped resources. No town Of
over $500 population for 165 miles In any diree.
ton, and no large city within 300 miles OF Fort
The centre OF a large semi-anthracite coal Held,
the finest west Of Pennsylvania. An abundance OF
timber, iron, shales and antimony close az hand
The extreme Northwestern cotton market Stu
ated on the border and the chief distributing point
dor western Arkansas and the Indian Territory
lions. Seventeen churches and 100000 public
seho0l fund Gas, electric light street railway and
WaIer works systems. Inviting the closest inVes-
uIacturlng, banking, building, general business
anu rear estate, with absolute safety and good re-
SSuLu i15. otuoy the map with reference to Fort
onltn location. and address for further Informal
tlOn lne ChAMBER OF COMMERCE.. an2zdlW
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

A legal decision of much interest to farm
ers Is that in the Insolvency case of John E.
hamilton of Garland. rendered by Judge
Court. His decision is that the creditors,
lor growers of the sweet corn which was de.
iivered to Hamilton and packed by him at
his factory are entitled to lien on the
the corn, or to all the net proceeds or money
corn; and Is superior In right to that of the
assignee in insolvency of said Hamilton."
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28
FINANCIAL,

me subscription books will open at
the office Of the Old Colony Trust Co.,
soston, on THURSDAY, April 80,
ano close on or beforersATURDAY,
May 2 ,latI3IP.'M.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28
SOURCES OF REVENUE.

The estimated net earnings for 1892 Gree from
any interest OF fixed charges) based upon traffic
e. e., and W. @. Langan, are S243 ,6Is, as fully
detailed in the prospectus.
II these figures are realized the preferred shares
would receive over 10 per cent. i'm divi-
dend and per cent. in sinking fund for the year
1892. Meantime the present annual port earn
ings, shown to be $4,000, should afford a fair
return on the capital, as called in during con-
structiOn.
While the foregoing figures show a large re-
ultl0nal expectations, including promised SUBJ
sidy from the Colombian Government equal to
$1,000 goid. establishment OF steamship lines,
coallng stations (there being none on the whole
Spanish main), fruit culture, development of town
sites, etc., etc., as fully set forth in the pr0spec-
The Directors and their friend. hive
subscribed for S35O,O0O OF the preferred
shares mt par, and i'm addition 500, 900
OF shares have been reserved for subscrip-
ION nj par by parties in Colombia, who
nave expressed desire 90 take that
amount. aud Whose cooperation will be
important.
THE OLD COLONY TRUST co.
OF Boston. is authorized 40 offer the re-
maInder Tor general subscription ON the
san terms; payable 10 per cent: on applica-
ton, 10 per cent on allotment, and thereafter not
more than 20 per cent. In any one month. IL no
allotment be made the deposit will be returned
IN tull. NO subscription shall be binding, unless
for.
Inc Old colony trust Company as Trustee,
will hold the concessions and grants, to protect
the interests OF both classes Of stocks until fhe
preferred stock has been all retired.
The retirement of Preferred stock pro-
vides. 10 n new and unusual extent, for the
reinrn of all cash capital and Interest
without depriving subscribers of any OF
their proprietary Interests, and gives them
permanent participation i'm the earnings
The Directors will cause further special ex-
animation to be made in their own Interest before
more than 20 per cent of the subscription is called
up.
TREATIES.
The treaty made between the United States of
America ana the United States Of Colombia, in
lS46, with subsequent conventions as late as
1850, guarantees the protection of the rights and
properly OF American citizens in Colombia.
a. new eXtradition treaty, ratified by the United
states Senate, on March 20, 1889, affords addi-
u0nal security, and II is expected that reciproc-
t ny treaty may soon be made upon similar lines to
tnas recently concluded with Brazil.
pie ior quotation on the Boston Stock Exchange.
,os u W reports and descriptive features also cop
ie S, VI tne concessions, estimates of engineers
,n maps and letters, more particularly one
th oI p Tue hon W. f. Curtis, Executive Offcer OF
mani w Sau OF American Republics, State Depart
insne,ctma snington dated 9th March, 81, can be
T%y at the Old Colony Trust Co.
pP PNUdM y Is OF APPLICATION AND FULL
THE ~ ~ USES CAN BE OBTAINED OF
BB2ndiLkpIMG, BOSTON. WHERE snjiBsuRIP,
i ,1, WILL BE RECEIVED.
. ne subscription tciU close SATURDAY. Man Q. at
~ ,, afd may be closed on the Old CoLonV Trust
WI "e"'ott notice before that date.
apr-25.2S-3O
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28
OFFICE OF THE
ATCHIS0N, Topeka & SANTA
FE R. R. co.
NO. 80 MILK STREET.
p. o. Box. BAG, BOSTON, April 7, 1891.
FIRST PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS
st. Louis & San Francisco Railway
Company.

Company.
The Circular No. "a, issued by the Atchison
Company to its stockholders, and dated May
23, 1890, explained the manner In which the Com
MON and PREFERRED STOCKS of the ST. LOUIS &
SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY were ex-
changed for stock of the Atchison Company It
further stated that the FIRST PREFERRED STOCK
Of tho st. Louis & San Francisco Railway Compa-
ny, being that held by ourselves, and amounting
to $4,000 shares, Of the par value Of 81 800 OOO-
90, was not disturbed; and so IL has remained I'M
I'll now, when the Atehlson Company is enabled
to Judge. from practical experience and knowl-
edge, upon what terms to base an equitable pro-
posa to the holders for an interchange OF securi-
ties.
The many complications arising from the con-
troll of the Atlantic & Pacific Railway Company
being exercised Jointly by the Atchison and the
st. Louis & San Francisco Companies, and the
hopeessness CT working under divided owner
ship, three railways really comprised in one sys-
TEN OF which the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad was
In determining the AtchlsOn Company to acquire
the stocks OF the st. Louis s. San Francisco Com
pany at the time Il DID go, and thus to remove all
The Management Of the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railway Company has decided TO issue
New Consolidated four per cent. Gold Bond, COW
ering all Of its properties, equipment, lands, and
realizes, In amount $50 DOC, 10000, subject only
to prior liens of present outstanding MORTGAGES
securing Bonds which will be gradually retired by
the operation Of their respective Sinking Funds
and maturities. and be replaced by the new
Bonds.
The present total outstanding Direct Mortgage
Bonds Issues Of the st. Louis & San Francisco
Railway Company on its own and leased lines is
s36,O77 300: This viii leave SIS, 1926 10000
New Consolidated four per cent. Gold Bonds
available for the following purposes
To provide for retirement OF $500, 900. 90 At
lantic ~ Pacific Railroad Company's Second Mort
gage six per cent Bonds, guaranteed both for
Principal and Interest by the st. Louis q San
Francisco Railway Company. To provide for
complete and proper facilities and machinery
with which to conduct operations In the nature Of
Round Houses, Machine Shops, Station and other
buildings, improved Bridges, and Equipment to
Us properties in sound financial and physical con-
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

The chances seem to be that the required
three-fourths necessary for the admission of
women to the General Methodist Conference
will not be obtained. The Maine Conference
has not given 1t, and the New England and
Southern New England Conferences both
failed tC do so. 1t has been generally sup
posed-and with good reason no doubt-that
the sentiment in its favor was much stronger
in New England than in an any part of the
country. Indeed the vote in the churches
has practically demonstrated that such is
the case. If therefore majority of the New
England conferences defeat the movement,
there can be little hope of its success. As
the women in the Methodist churches out
number the men two to one eventually they
will no doubt get representation in the GEN
eral Conference. provided they earnestly de.
sire 1t. At the present time the situation is
very much the same as the situation regard
ing woman's suffrage. A considerable num-
Der Of women prominent in the church de-
sire representation, but the great mass are
apparently Indifferent.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

A theological controversy is about to begin
between two western religious papers that
will be Of considerable interest on account of
the participants and the novel conditions.
The papers are the American Baptist"
published in st. Louis, and the "Church
Progress" leading Catholic Journal. The
point OF controversy is to be whether or not
the Catholic church is the true church of
God. The conditions are that the contro-
versyy sshhaaA-last at least six months, that
each paper shall publish the arguments of
its opponent to the extent of three columns
of each issue. and that due courtesy and re-
spect becoming religious journals shall be
strictly observed by each paper towards its
opponent" Under these conditions fair and
instructive discussion ought to result; and
without doubt it will result as most argu-
ments Of the kind do, in making each party
more earnest than ever in its own views.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST,

Inc hotel proprietors of the Kennebec val
ley have signed an agreement TO raise the
price of board to $3.50 per day on and
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-28

one house in the town of Chelsea shelters
years: Three of them are sisters aged re-
spectiyely So. 70 aud 68. The ages of the
other three are 81, y and g. One year ago
there were seven In the same house, the other
one being over so years of age and a sister of
the other three sisters.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-26

turned. Several shots were exchanged. but
no one was hurt The negro made his escape
and mp 10 the present time has not peen cap
tured. D-.Lo,.
The sale Of brighht tobacco at Drake
Branch on last Friday were very large ana l
hear the prices paid were good. ,.,.,
On acco,,nt 81 the lad weather little has
been done bv the farmers Of this section
Tho bright tobacco sale in Danvllle ior
Charlotte county on the 18th of next month
promises 10 be a success. Mcssrs Eggleston
Darlington and Cox. who compose the com ON
mittoe TO advertise the great resources OF this
county. have been working with all Their
might to make this move a successful one
Tbry expect 20 have 10000 pounds OF
tobacco there. Cne man alone has promised to
mis- committee is also advertising the lands
Of this county in the different bright tobacco
districts Of this State, and also those Oh NORM
Carolina. -.
Many candidates are springing up for the
different Offices which Will be filed at the May
election. They are all very anxious to serve
the dear people.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-26

Court, Politics and Farm Notes-Prominent
Deaths.

PA1MYRA, Mar 24.-LSpecial. Monday was
our regular county court day. Very few cases
were on the docket and were soon disposed of.
Owing TO the recent rains which prevented
the farmers from being able 10 work large
crowd was in attendance. The candidates for
the county Offices were mingled among and
extended the right hand of fellowship
TO their countynen. There Is no opposition
so far in any of the Offices except commission
er Of the revenue. There are four applicants
for that Office. There will be no primary cleo
ton held, SO each party will continue their
fight until election day.
Mr. Benjamin Bowles. on old and respected
citizen Of THIS county, died near Palmyra the
22d. He had been sick for some weeks with
pneumonia.
Mr.. Robert Irving living near Central
Plains. died ut his home suddenly Sunday
morning. His wife, who had been an invalid
for some time. was so overcome by his death
that She died a few hours later.
Mr.. James O. shepherd. president Of the
Fluvanna Building and Investment Company,
whose home Office is at Buena Vista, has been
in Buena Vista several days on business. The
farmers in this locality have been so much
h,ndcred by the excessive wet weather that
little farming has been done. No oats have
been seeded as vet and very little following
las been done fOT corn.