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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

Increasing so rapidly that unqusstionably
our forests must be depleted seriously in
ume. How soon that time will come must
DC matter Of speculation for those best ac'
qualnted with our forest resources 1t is
estimated that tree about thirty-fye years
old is best suited to the purposes of the pulp
maker. Therefore about generation would
be required to restore forests that should be
stripped. Already in Maine the pulp mills
are gradually tending towards the northern
part of the state, where wood Is more Access
sible. indicating that the supply OF WOOD In
older portions of the state has already been
used. The demand is increasing every year.
And the uses to which wood pulp may be
mt are almost unlimited. The Commercial
bulletin notices that the great consumers of
wood pulp at present are the paper manu-
facturers, who consume about ninety per
cent of the total production. Most paper
made to-day, from the woody newspaper up
to the fine grades of writing paper, contain
more or less Of this ingredient. The industry
naturally Is enormous. AT present there are
fully 25S mills in the country and quite a
number building The total capacity of
these mills is about four million pounds per
day, at which rate they consume one million
cords OF wood year. These figures show
an increaseiin the business of about five
hundred per cent. in the past eight years
ana the same time 10 the future bids fair to
see even greater strides than this. 1t is but
Tour years since sulphite wood pulp has been
made, yet now there are twenty nine mills
manufacturing 1t and twelve in course Of
erection. OF course as our own forests are
exhausted the Canadian forests may be
drawn upon. At present there isa duty
upon Canadian pulp wood; but of course IL
we should be able no longer to produce our
own raw material for the industry the
duties would be taken off as they have been
In the case Of hides and other raw materials
which we cannot produce in sufficient guam
titles for our manufactures.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28
Papev and PuIp.

Attention is called to matter Of consider
able Interest to Maine in recent edition of
tue Boston Commercial Bulletin The
srOwth oil the paper industry is as marked
IN maine as in any other state In the country
and OF the new paper and pulp mills that
naae oeen going up SO rapidly in the last five
1900 1919 large proportion of them have been
.s,s ~ maine The great prosperity of
TINS INDUSTRY mas been causing considerable
apprehension among those interested in our
forests. Wood pulp is capable Of being u mt
to so many uses, and the consumption Of It Is
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

The British consul general at New York,
Mr.. w. L. Booker. may fairly be considered
an impartial observer of the effect of the
Mckinley tariff law. In his report to the
British foreign Office Mr.. Booker said that
new life has been impaired to the cotton,
wooden, worsted and knit underwear indus
tries by the Mckinley law. New mills have
sprung up everywhere and the old mills have
been operated on full time. Strikes have
been few. and very few, If any of them. have
been the result Of disputes about wages
Evidently Mr.. Booker does not think the
Mckinley law has hurt business
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

How thoroughly loyal to the Union our
southern brethren are can be judged by the
following paragraph from the Richmond
State, one of the most prominent and repre-
sentative journals Of Virginia. in reply to a
statement made by some Northern journal
that "Stonewall" Jackson was misguided.
-, The fact that he was misguided" is not fact.
writers on the Federal side from first making
reached the stage where they assume that their
old charges are accepted as facts. II ever man
conscience, by his sense Of Justice, By his sense
OF right, that man was Stonewall jackson. We
40 not call such men "misguidedn down here. II
than jackson and Lee for the youth OF this coun-
try TO follow their names have yet to be recorded
The most striking fact in the lives of Lee
and jackson was that they were engaged for
four years in an attempt to disrupt the Fed
eral union. But for this neither of them
would have been known beyond narrow
circle, and neither of them would have been
recommended to the Southern youth of TO-
day as the best guide they could have. To
be guided by Lee and Jackson is to be guided
into disloyalty to the Federal union, for the
situation has not essentially changed since
Lee and jackson joined the secession move
ment. There are just as good reasons now
why the South should rebel against the gov
eminent as there were then. If 1t was patri-
otto then to raise and lead armies against the
national government, it is just as patriotic to
do SO now. Ii rebellion was right then II
would be right now. The logical effect of
holding up jackson and Lee as guides to the
Southern youth is to teach them that to re-
bel against the national government is
praiseworthy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

Mr.. Depew rightly blames the last Con-
gress for delaying the passage Of so import
ant a measure as the Mckinley bill till the
eve of general election. He should have
added that the measure passed the house in
ample time; but was caught in the jam Of
legislature which the senate allowed to COL
lect ON its calendar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

The Young Mems Dem ocratic Club, of
cincinnati have repudiated the silver ana
income tax planks Of the Ohio Democratic
platform. The State convention appears to
have somewhat oyerworked the farmer
raabat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

The Providence Journal argues that the
free silver plank of the Ohio Democratic
platform is simply tactical mistake" 1t
svery hard for the Mugwump to see any
wickedness in anything the dear Democrats
mo " do
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

TUESDAY, JULY ss.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
ncations The name and address OF the writer
are in all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee OF good faith.
We cannot undertake t. retain or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

Speaker Barrett reports in the Boston Ad-
vertiserthat the Cleveland reception at Sand.
witch was purely non-partisan affair Mr..
Barrett was one of the Republican speakers,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

To this is attached charm, or pendant, of
Monson slate, cut in circular form, about Ii
inches In diameter. Upon one side are cut
the letters "G; A: r." and on the reverse
edge. The device was designed by Il. G.
Penny, superintendent OF the Monson
Maine Slate Company. who furnished the
cut material.
Whenever large buildings are built 1t is
customary to put under the corner stone
packets containing newspapers, coins, etc.
This is a very old custom. In making exca-
walton for the extension of the Kennebec
Court House, In Augusta. they have distur-
tanning newspapers and a silver plate with
this inscription. In quaint old script estate
OF Maine-county of Kennebec-The Court
House erected MDCCCXXIX-By order Of
:. . Charles Hayden-Samuel Moody-James
Lincoln gov.-Prentis Mellen-Nathan
weston, Jr.-AlDion K. Paris-Justices Sup
Jud Court-Jeremiah Berry-Master Build
er. The three papers were the Kennebec
journal, the Maine Patriot and State Ga
zette, and the Thomaston Register.
Down In the border towns the FREQUENT
bobbing about Of pedestrians meeting on the
sidewalk Is a peculiar phenomenon of the
street. This Is explained by the fact that
while In America, the custom, is for both
teams and pedestrians to turn the right, In
canada they always pass to the left. Hence
there are frequent collisions in the border
towns.
Five hundred baskets is the yield of the
Hallowell cherry trees for good season,
though this year, owing to the late frosts,
when occurred after the buds had formed,
this Is cut down to 800 bushels. They have
been shipped east and west by the American
Express, to Bangor. Belfast, Lewiston, Port
land and Boston.
Four young ladies from Kingfeld, while
on the Maloy Hill, left some
nearly filed pals and went off some distance
to pick more berries. When they returned
they found the berries eaten and mashed up.
1t Is supposed bear took luncheon during
their absence.
The Waterville and Fairfield electric light
have voted to cons Olidate
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28
Municipal Security COMPANY,

VIHE Bonds and Coupons of the Municipal
Il Security Company due July i, 1891, Will be
paid on and after that date at the office Of Wood
bury q M0ulton, Corner Middle and Exchange
Streets streets, FREDERICK +. TALBOT.
le3Odu Secretary
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PROPOSALS.
C0PARTNERsHIP NOTICES.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

THE law-frm Of Symonds & Libby, is this day
Il dissolved by mutual consent. Either partner
Will attend to closing the affairs OF the late fIm
Mr.. Symonds, at his office in the Canal Bank
In First National Bank Building.
JOSEPH w. SYMONDS,
CHARLES II. LIBBY.
Portland, Julyl, 1891. iIyIdtf
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STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The excursion party of G. A. r. men from
Piscataqnis county have adopted an UNIQUE
badge. ills OF fine silk, inscribed as follows |:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28
FOR THIS PART OF THE EARTH


of our Summer Stock 10 be closed
out nj once.
Mems Business Suits at
$500, 500, 10. 90, 1900 and 100
Mems Dress Suits at
$500, 1000, 22.O0 and $500
Mems Pants at ST. %. worth Ct. 10
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

The Waterville and Fairfield electric light
companies have voted to cons 0lidate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-07-28

SEA MOSS FARINE. greatly improves CAT
iIvis S,Tu&Th3m0
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Castoria.

The Centaur Company, n Murray Street, City
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
TTMOTHY'S CONTEST.
He Starts in to Break Mrs.
SearleS's Will.
Able Counsel Employed by the
Contestant.
The Case Promises to Be a Very Fat
One for the Lawyers.
Kansas Republicans Proud of Their
Debts Nine People Partake of
Poisoned Food-General
Eastern News.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SALEM, Mass, Sept. Sc. T. Burley
and ex-Judge Endicott this morning
filed notice of intention to contest the
will OF Mary F. Searles, OF Methuen,
Mass, on behalf of her adopted son,
Timothy Hopkins. The ground of con-
test is understood to be undue influence,
and that the testatrix was not of sound
mind. Hearing was fixed for Septem-
Der 22d
BosToN, Sept. S.-Judge Boalt and
Lawyer j. Russell Wilson, of San Fran
cisco, counsel for Timothy Hopkins in
the proposed Hopkins-Searles will con-
test, have arrived in Boston. Wilson
states that ex-Secretary of War Endicott
has been added to the counsel, and that,
joined by Mr.. Choate and Judge Boalt,
the case will be conducted by them TO
the end. ANY statement" continued
Wilson, "of settlement of the case out
of court has not come from our clien5,
nor from us. Any talk of the future
course of the contest would be altogether
speculative. We have no knowledge of
our opponents plans, and are quite sure
they have no information as to ours. OF
the several mansions mentioned in con-
nection with the estate, that at Methuen
does not belong to the properties at is
sue. 1t was erected by, and belongs to,
Mr.. Searles. Those at Great Darlington,
Block island and San Francisco belonged
to Mrs. Hopkins-Searles."
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
A Tarrihla Tracadv.

ToPEKA. Kan, Sept. 8.-Thjs morning
Gustave Berger shot and instantly
eide. The couple had been quarreling
since Saturday, over some rent money
paid to them. The wife asked the hus-
band for 81 to buy some clothing for one
of her children, whereupon the hus-
band threatened to kill her. She ran
from the diningroom to the porch, and
he followed, shooting her through the
back. The murderer was a native of
Germany, and had lived here about six
years. The couple had been divorced
and were remarked about year ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
PASTIME FOR PRISONERS
PUGILISM PERMITTED IN THE
IDAHO PENITENTIARY
A Bloody Finish Fight Between Two Con-
victs-The Mill Conducted by the
Prison Oficials-Lively Betting Among
the Captive Spectators.

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. S.-The report of
a bloody fight to finish at the state
penitentiary came to light in this city
today. The extraordinary event oc-
Cured five weeks ago last Sunday.
Boxing had been permitted by the
warden for months, and culminat-
ed in finish fight between
Convicts McCreary and Dunlap,
in which the latter was whipped. The
preliminaries were arranged by Warden
Mack and his guards. The prisoners
were allowed to bet money and articles
which they manufactured on the result,
and on the day of the fight were
present en- masse. Guard Alexander
Roberts, son of prison commissioner
Roberts, was bottle-holder for lone of
the combatants. All the officials of the
prison were present. The fight was
particularly savage one, Convict Dunlap
being pounded until covered with blood
and almost unable to stand, when his
second, guard, threw up the sponge.
The news of the affair has caused SEN
sation, and there is clamor for an in
vestigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
Gould and the Union Pacific.

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-General Solicitor
Thurston, OF the Union Pacific, says
there is no foundation for the rumor
that Gould intends giving up control of
that road, or that the property will go
into the hands of receiver. He said
when somebody in Wall street wanted
to make drive ON the Union Pacific,
certain secufity-holders were induced to
demand immediate payment. Gould
was then in the far west and Ames was
in Europe. 1t did not take them long,
however, to make arrangements whereby
the debt has been buhched and placed
with Drexel, Morgan & Co., at lower
rate of interest. The Union Pacific was
never in as good condition as now.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
DALTON AND DEAN.
The Alleged Train Robbers Taken From
Visalia to Modesto.

VIsAL1A, CAL, Sept. S.-Sheriff Kay
took Dalton and Dean, the supposed
train robbers, to Modesto this morn
ing.
MODESTO, Sept. S.-Sheriff Purvis, OF
this county, accompanied by Sheriff
Kay, of Tulare, and Detectives Thacker
Hume, Smith land Lawson, returned
from Visalia this afternoon, having in
charge William Dalton and Riley Dean
the supposed Ceres train robbers. A
large crowd was at the depot to see the
men. They were escorted to the county
Jail and lodged in cells. The wife Of
Dalton arrived from Sacramento earlier
in the afternoon, and accompanied her
husband as far as the Jail. The sher-
ifs, detectives and district attorney were
in secret consultation for two hou urs this
morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
HUMAN FREIGHT.
A Cargo of South Sea Islanders for the
Mexican Coast.

A Cargo of South Sea Islanders for the
Mexican Coast.
SAN Francisco, Sept. s. The brig
Tahiti, which put into Drake's bay, on
Saturday, in distress, left today for San
Benito, Mexico, with her human cargo
of 200 South Sea Islanders. The old
crew left the vessel, but new crew was
secured here. The customs officials were
in doubt as to the course they should
pursue in the matter. The revised stat
utes of the United States provide for
the seizure and forfeiture OF any vessel
found within the jurisdiction OF the
United States, having on board any per-
son of color with intent to land the same
within the United States or elsewhere,
as slave, or to be held for service or
labor. Collector Phelps states, however,
that the vessel had been driven upon
the coast by stress of weather, and that
her officers had not intended to enter
American water. Besides he had no
revenue cutter within reach to send up
to examine the briggs cargo, nor had he
authority to engage other craft for that
service. Captain Ferguson, who is part
owner of the craft, states that he is act
ing as the authorized agent of the Mexi-
can government, to assist immigration
to that country, and the terms of con-
tract which were explained to all the
natives before signing, provide they
shall work year for $8 monthly; shall
be given free passage to and from the
islands; shall be given house and a
tract of land, and be furnished with food
and clothing. The bark Helen w. Almy
took 2I0 islanders from Tahiti to San
Benito last year under the same terms.
Before vessel can leave the island with
such cargo, said Captain Ferguson,
some consular representative must eX-
anime each native and certify to the pas
senger list. In the case OF the Tahiti
this was done by A. Rick, consular
agent of the United States at the Gilbert
islands.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
A STATE OF BORROWERS.
The Republicans of Kansas Claim to
Proud of Their Debts.

Proud of Their Debts.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. S.-The commit
tee appointed at the recent meeting of
Republican league clubs of Kansas, to
draft an address to refute the alleged
ISLANDERS against the state by the advo-
Gates of the Peoples party, gave their
report to the public today. 1t is care
fully prepared statement of the progress
made by the state, and it is optimistic
in the extreme. The members of the
committee declare that the ''crime of
being state of borrowers" they will
attempt neither to palliate nor deny.
From the platform of the Repub-
lican league this sentence is quoted
"Our debts stand for our
investments, and not for our losses.
They represent our enterprise and not
our misfortune; our property, not our
poverty. They will be paid to the last
penny in the legal currency of the
country, not coin clipped, not a dollar
deprecated"
Reference is made to the enormous
crops raised in Kansas this year, and
600 will represent the net re-
suit of the years work. 'Some OF
this profit" says the report, will be
added to our permanent capital, but
most of it will be employed in liquidat-
ing indebtedness. Kansas is marvel
Gus in its history, matchless in its re-
sources and magnificent in its achieve
ments, and the party that maligns the
state and dishonors itself, is already
struck with the blight of DEATH"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
AT THE POINT OF DEATH.
Nine People Dying from the Effects of
Poisoned Food.

BELLEvILLE, Kan, Sept. 8.-Nine peo-
pie of this place are at the point of death
as the result of having partaken OF
poison in food. George Gregg returned
from Iowa last Saturday, where he had
gone to bring home his wife and chill
dren, who had been visiting there. A
young lady relative accompanied Mrs.
Gregg. On Sunday Ira Johnson, neigh
Dor, called on the way home from church
and accepted an invitation to dinner.
Eight persons sat down to the table.
Soon after dinner they all became vio-
lently i'll, exhibiting all the symptoms
of poisoning. Shortly afterward the
servant; who had in the meantime eaten
dinner also, became ill, showing the
same symptoms. Since then all have
grown steadily worse, and the recovery
of none of the victims is expected. What
the nature of the poison was and how
administered is unknown.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
State Fair Onened.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. S.-The city is
thronged with strangers to attend the
state fair which promises TO be the fin
est in the history of the State Agricul-
tural society. All the hotels are crowded,
and several hundred dollars in excess of
the first days receipts last year, was
taken in at the opening of the pavilion
last night. Every available foot of
space in the immense exposition build
ing is taken at the present time. The
races commence today and promise to
be in advance of anything heretofore
seen at any state fair.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
ALLEGED EQUALITY.
State Board Of EqualizatiOn's
Action.
The Assessments of Eleven
Counties Raised.
San FranciscO's Valuation Increased
Thirty Per Cent.
Los Angeles Given Fifteen Per Cent.
Raise-The State Tax Levy Fixed
at FOrty-FOur Cents,
Six Mills.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. S.-The action of
the state board of equalization on in
creased valuation OF counties and votes
thereon, was as follows;
San Franclsco-Thirty per cent. in
crease. Ayes: Beamer, Colgan, Hebron,
Morehouse. No: Swan.
Los Angeles-Fifteen per cent. in
crease. Ayes: Beamer, Colgan, Swan,
Morehouse. No: Hebron.
Santa Clara-Ten per cent. increase.
Unanimous vote.
San joaquin vote for five
per cent. increase.
San Observation-Disclosures vote for
fifteen per cent. increase.
Santa Barbara-Unanimous vote for
ten per cent. increase.
Orange Ten per cent. increase.
Ayes: Beamer, Swan, Morehouse.
No: Hebron.
Kern-Unanimou vote for five per
cent. increase.
San Mateo county-Unanlmous vote
for 10 per cent. increase.
board to show cause why their assess
ments of real and personal property
should not be raised, Ventura is the only
county whose estimate was left un-
changed.
The following counties have had their
assessments increased by the amounts
named: San Francisco, $9S, ,30S, 600;
Los Angeles, SIS, 900; Santa Clara,
81 1924 900; Santa Barbara, 1,595, 900 /;
San Matee, 81 ,5S5, 900; Tulare, $1.Sl7,-
900; Orange, 1915, 900; Kern, 1924 1000;
San Joaquin, $50, 900; Yuba, $4,000.
The board today fixed the state tax
levy as follows: General fund, twenty
three cents, four mills; school fund,
seventeen cents, six mills; interest and
sinking fund, one cent; special Mendo-
cino insane asylum fund, one cent and
six mills; university fund, one cent ad
valorem; total, forty-four cents, six
mills.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
AN INTERSTATE CASE.
An Important Decision Handed Down by
Court in Iowa.


Court in Iowa.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Sept. S.-Judge Ney. Of
the state district court, today filed an
important decision in the case OF the
Iowa railway commission against the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail-
road company. Fengler & Schwaegler
had shipped to them some time ago
several carloads of fuel oil, from Lima,
o. The cars came from Chicago,
via the Chicago, st. Paul and
Kansas City, and as the
yards of the consignees could only be
reached by the Milwaukee road, the
latter had to switch the cars in about
three miles. The Milwaukee company
charged from $13 to $15 per car for this
switching, the charge being greatly in
excess of the joint switching rates fixed
by the state railroad commission. On
complaint of the consignees the COM
mission ordered the company to switch
the cars at the rate fixed. The company
refused, and the case went into court.
Judge Ney holds that the contract be-
tween Fengler & Schwaegler and the
oil company at Lima, o., is an interstate
commerce contract, and that the board
of railroad commissioners OF Iowa has
no jurisdiction to remedy the grievances
arising Hereunder. The plaintiffs pc
tition was dismissed. The case will now
go to the supreme court on appeal.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
THE RAILROADS.

The New Line From Inglewood to
Santa Monica.
Mr.. Dan Freeman and General fMan-
ager Wade, of the Southern California
company, were in conference yesterday
regarding the construction OF the Santa
Monica Wharf and Terminal railroad
company from Inglewood on the line of
the Southern California road. This
Wharf and Terminal company is the
one which, it has been stoutly asserted,
"has not the slightest connection with
the Santa Fe." Be that as it may, Mr..
Freeman has given it free right of way
through his principality, and it is said
on good authority, that in sixty days
Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-09
A wealthy Man Drowned.

EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 8.-George H.
Park, wealthy contractor, was drowned
in the Willamette river this afternoon.
He was fording the river when his
horses became unmanageable and over
turned the buggy. His ten-year-old
son, who was along, swan ashore.
Parks body was recovered.