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The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
A Gun for the Cumberland.

The steamer Cumberland has brass
cannon occupying commanding posi-
ton on the roof of the pilot house; this
unusual piece of ordinance is a LYLE
gum" whose principal project is to fire
a specially prepared shot weighing about
IA pounds to which is attached strong
linen line many hundred feet in length,
thus establishing communication with
the shore, should ever the steamer by
any means be placed in such a perilous
position. In additian to the first named
the steamer has some 1900 feet of 3-inch
MANILA, which would be drawn ashore
by means of the smaller line, after COM
munication with the shore had been
gained as above described. The gun
with extra lines and suitable ammunition
has been placed on board in compliance
with the law, requiring all steamers of
over 500 tons burthen to be thus pre-
pared against such an emergency.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
WEsTBRooK SEMINARY.
Rev. Fl. s. Whitman Offered the Presiden-
CT of the Institution.

The students of Westbrook Seminary
have formed an Athletic Association.
These are the officers:
President-James P. Coombs.
Vice President-G. E. Noyes.
Secretary. G. H0lston. s
Treasurer-Ernest Hallett.
Executive Committee. P. Coombs, chair
man; Albert Robinson, r. T. Kicker, L. G. Hol-
Base BAN Committee Messrs. Robinson,
Noyes and Holston.
Mr.. Noyes was chosen captain of the
base ball club.
The intention of the association is to
jain the Maine State Inter-Scholastic As
ISOLATION, whose field day will occur at
Lewiston, june 18th.
1t is rumored that the presidency of
Westbrook Seminary which has been
vacant since the death of Rev. ]. P.
Weston, has been offered to Rev. FL. s..
Whitman, and that he will probably ac-
cept the position. Mr.. Whitman was for
several years pastor of the Universalist
church in Augusta, and he has more re-
Gently acted as the state missionary for
that denomination. He is one OF the
best known and most respected of the
Universalist clergymen of Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26

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cold feet and hands, sleepless nights and was
very nervous. I used DR.. Greene's Nervura,
and now have no more Indigestion or dyspepsia.
My nerves are strong, have no more palpitation,
no cold feet or hands. sleep well and get up
refreshed. In fact, I feel am myself again,
all due to DR.. Greene's Nervura. l am
positive everybody will be benefited by it.
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w-Dr. Greene, the successful specialist in
curing all forms of nervous and chronic dis
eases, "a Temple pl., Boston. Mass, can be
consulted free, personally or by letter. Call or
write to him about your case, or send for symp-
tom blank to fill out, and letter fully explain
ing the disease, giving advice, &C., will be re-
turned free.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26

Mrs. Marion Crosley of Springfield,
formerly of this city will conduct an
other European tour the coming summer.
This time two trips have been arranged,
one of AZ days and the other of twice that
length. The party will leave New York
June 25th by the steamer Aurania. Mr..
Crosley and Rev. Geo. W. Bicknell, both
former pastors of the Church of the
Messiah of this city, will go with the
party. Further particulars of the trip
may be found in our advertising columns
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
A Decision by the Supreme Court in the
Breckenridge Case.

The Supreme Court of Maine has just
rendered decision in the case of Joseph
G. Breckenridge VS.. Mary A. 81. Lewis,
tried in the Superior Court here at the
February term, 1891. This was suit on
a promissory note for $4,000, of which
the defendant was the maker. The pay
ee of the note was John S. Morse, for
merly of this city. The plaintiff was an
accommodation endorser, who was
obliged to pay the note at maturity. He
brought suit against Mrs. Lewis, whose
defence was that she never signed the
note; that either the signature was
forged, or if it was her signature that the
note was fraudulently written over the
signature by Morse without any authori-
ty, and without her knowledge and con-
sent.
Mrs. Lewis admitted having given to
Morse her signature, witnessed by her
daughter, upon blank pieces of paper,
with authority in him, as her agent, to
write over that signature an order or Or
ders on savings banks. Her attorney
claimed that, if the note had its incep-
ton in this way, it was a forgery and not
binding on her, even in the hands of a
bona fide holder.
Judge Bonney, at the trial, ruled in
substance that, although the note was
fraudulent in its inception, if the plain
tiff endorsed it as an accommodation en-
dorser before maturity, and with no
knowledge of its fraudulent inception,
he was entitled to recover. The verdict
was for the plaintiff for the full amount
of the note. The defendant filed mo-
ton for a new trial and exceptions to
the judges rulings. The full bench has
NOW overruled both motion and excep-
lions, and has affirmed the judgment of
the lower court. The rescript in the
case is as follows:
One who intrusts his signature to an
other for commercial use, that is, to have
some business obligation written over it,
becomes holden upon negotiable prom
issory note fraudulently SO written by
the person so entrusted with it, and ne
gotiated to an innocent holder.
An accommodation indorser of such
note, without notice of it's infrmity, who
takes it up at maturity in discharge of
his own debt to the holder, or in consid-
Grafton of his own note given therefor,
may recover the contents thereof from
the maker.
An innocent holder, in such case, is
one who has received the note before ma
turity for value, and without actual
knowledge of it's fraudulent inception.
Motion and exceptions overruled.
This ends hard fought case, which
has been in the courts for the past three
years. The attorney for the plaintiff
was Frederick V. Chase of this city, and
for the defendant Edward Avery, A. A.
Strout and W. Fl. Coolidge, all of Bcs-
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
ASTOHISHED NO ONE.
Wonder Was He Held Out So Long.

fOHuer w as ne floIt ~ A1OiASs
A clerk tainted from nervous exhaustion on
returning home. Oueracork and nervous strain
broke him dowa,, with the addition of Spring
Debility SO prevalent at this season OF the year.
The same applies to thousands OF over-worked
clerks, mechanics, shop girls and others who
see themselves growing thin IN hesn, pale and
sallow, and find themselves losing their physi-
cal strength and strong nerve. They grow
weak, nervous, tire easily. have dull feeling
head, wake tired mornings, lose their appetite,
become constipated, feel miserable, DID, They
are rapidly breaking doaon, and should use i'm
mediately the great nerve strengthener and
blood invigorator, DR.. Greene's Neryura. til
the best Spring medicine in the World, and will
give clear head, strong and steady nerves,
vigorous strength of body, and thus enable
them to keep up to their work.
The Grip also, has left in its train thousands
of weak, nervous and debilitated sufferers who
should use this great strengthened and restora-
tive tonic if they desire to recover their former
health and strength.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
A Chance for Canoeists.

A canoe club has been formed in this
city with the object to promote interest
in canoeing, and any young man desir-
Gus of spending pleasant summer
among the islands of Casco Bay will do
well to communicate with the secretary
at No. II St. Lawrence street. The fol
lowing are the officers of the club:
President-Charles Baker.
Secretary-William M. Locke.
Treasurer-Jos. Ell. Wood.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
MARRiAG

In Cumberland Mills, March. "a, by Rev. E. M.
Cousins. Clinton A. Libby and Miss Melissa s..
Hopkinson, both Of Gorham.
In Topsham, March 10, Lewis Bates OF Bruus-
In Windsor, March ~, Jonas P. Hallowell of
China and Miss Carrie B. Campbell of Lowell.
In Thomaston, March 10, Clarence A. Atkins
and Miss Gertrude NJ. Davis.
In Norridgewock March 81, Geo. A. Dole and
Miss Laura A. Taylor.
In Harrison, March 10, G. S. Washburn and
Mrs. Abbie Xoung, both of Paris.
In Ellsworth March 16, Charles 1. Merrill of
Dedham and Miss Abbie NJ. McInnis.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
The Standard Clothing Company

Ine SCanustfO SlOOIliiS OoihpnhS
beg to call your attention to the Rugby
School Suit. Ages 4 to IA years, cut
double breasted, made from a strong all
wool fabric.
Each garment scanned throughout with
linen, double stitched and tapped, with
extra staying wherever hard wear or
strain comes.
Every suit warranted and new one
given in exchange for one that rips.
Extra trousers $1.50.
Cloth for repairing with every suit.
For the hard wear and tear, and rough
and tumble of school boy life these suits
PRACTICALLY UNTEARABLE-
are invaluable
At S. per suit they are worthy of at
tention.
Suits sent G. o. D., with privilege of
examination and returning if not salts
factory.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
THE NETTIE GUSHING
Suffers Injury in the Gale and Loses Her
Captain.

The schooner Nettie Gushing was
taken in tow some twenty miles off Port
land Head yesterday by the schooner
Forest Maid and towed to this port. In
the gale of last Wednesday, on the pass
age from Thomaston for New York, she
lost her main boom, had her mainsail
torn, and her captain was washed over
board and drowned. She is owned in
Thomaston,
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
MUNICIPAL COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.
FRIDAY Joseph Devine. Larceny; fined S.
and costs.
Emma Harris. Larceny; 80 days in city
house of correction.
William Frazier. Search and seizure; fined
800 and costs and go days in county jail APP
pealed.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26

Brown the shoe dealer calls attention
to his line of stylish footwear. His
specialties are mentioned in his adver-
tisement in another column.
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26

DROvIDENT Aid Society of Portland, Me.
Il Lowest cost Life Insurance; unimpaired
reserve fund in state treasury, relatively largest
management; only &c single assessments total
since 1885. Agent wanted, previous experience
not necessary. Correspondence invited 26-S
The Portland daily press., 1892-03-26
The Bible society of Maine

will hold it's Annual Meeting at the Y. M. c. A.
rooms, Portland, Thursday April Z, 1882, at A
o'clock p. m. N. w. EDISON, Scc'y.
mares 2W
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26

GUS of nominating him. And yet it can
not be safely asserted that his nomina-
ton is assured. There is one obstacle
that stands in the way of his selection,
and that is the doubt of his ability to
carry New York. Much as the Demo-
Gratis want Cleveland they want success
more, and they will sacrifice the former
before they will the latter. 1t may be
within the region of possibilities to elect
Cleveland without New York, but the
probabilities are SO much against it that
he would be an extremely rash Demo-
GRAFT who should counsel his party to &C
cept candidate who was weak in the
Empire State. In Presidential elections
New York is always very close State.
When Cleveland was elected in 1884 he
carried it by only little over one thous-
and plurality, though there was no very
serious opposition to him in his own
party. In 1888. he failed to carry it by
over y, plur lily, though he had been
nominated by the Democrats without op-
position and met no organized opposi-
ton from any faction of his party. This
year he is pretty certain to encounter
very bitter opposition in New York, an
opposition which will be directed by
man who has undoubtedly very large
following among the Democratic voters
OF that State, and a following of such
character that it can be made to do as
the boss directs. Of course if Hill could
be induced to Loyalty support Mr.. Cleve-
land the latter's chances would be much
improved and the obstacle which renders
his nomination dangerous and therefore
doubtful, removed. But that is hardly
within the range of possibilities. The
feeling between the Hill faction and the
Cleveland faction in the Empire State
is too bitter to be composed. 1t is in
evitable if Cleveland is nominated that
he will encounter a strong opposition in
his own State. How strong this opposi-
ton will be is question which is puz-
zling the Democratic leaders, and is MAX
ing many OF them hesitate to recommend
the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland. Hill
has been killed as Presidential nomi-
nee, but he remains the arbiter of
Democratic destinies. He can take
New York from the list of Democratic
States, and with it all chance of electing
a Democratic President. And he has
been kicked and cuffed SO vigorously by
Mr.. Cleveland's friends that the Democ-
racy are very much afraid if Mr. Cleve-
land is nominated he will use his power.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26
BOYS WASH SAILOR
SUITS.
Boys SPRING
0vERCOATS.

Special new line just received from
our factory, sizes 10 to IA. Prices
$3.50 and $3.50.
Also, Children's Light Overcoats, IS.
Half price.
Full line of Boys Fine Refers,
$3.50, S, $50, s. Ages 4 to is years.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Gen. George W. Jones of Dubuque, Ia,
has just passed his eighty-eighth- birth
day. He has never been sick a day in
his life.
The German emperor is to visit Cowes
in his yacht at the end of July and re-
main through regatta week, living on his
boat and declining to have any festivities
or functions.
The King of Siam has ordered steel
yacht of 1000 tons, lighted by electricity
and luxuriously furnished. She is,
however, to carry fourteen guns and will
come pretty near being an armed
cruiser.
Hiram Maxim, the American inventor,
has his flying machine, or screw-driven
aeroplane, nearly completed at Crawford,
Eng. He says that his chief anxiety is
as to whether his engines will prove
strong enough.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26

The action of the House of Represen-
tatives in the Rockwell-Noyes contested
election case was distinct and notable
victory for Hill. The committee on cleo
tions of which the majority is composed
of Democrats had, after full examina-
ton of the case, reported in favor of the
Republican Noyes, and against the Demo-
crat Rockwell, who had been counted in
by the peculiar methods which Hill en-
ployed in New York last fall to capture
the State House of Representatives. But
Hill undertook to defeat the committees
report in the House and by the aid of
Tammany he succeeded. The great ma
jority of the Cleveland Democrats voted
to sustain the committee, and all the
Republicans voted the same way. But
the Hill influence proved powerful
enough to defeat both and to steal the
seat for his friend Rockwell. This piece
of thievery did not have the poor excuse
that the Democrats needed to increase
their majority, for they had majority
so big already that they did not know
what to do with it,
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26
eyes open

New York lawyers are not ready to
accept the whitewashing report of the
legislative committee as sufficient vim
dication of Judge Maynard. In Buffalo
the leading lawyers are signing an in
dorsement of the report of the New York
bar Association, which was condemna-
hon of the judge and a recommendation
for his impeachment. The lawyers in
in other cities will probably follow suit
Maynard bids fair to occupy very I'M
enviable position on the bench, and if he
has any sensitiveness at all it would
seem that a regard for his own comfort
would lead him to soon step down and
out.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26

It IS progressive, successful, old and
toned stability and the citizens Of Maine
should therefore feel an especial interest
in the UNION MUTUAL LIFE ms.
co. Drop postal card to the Home
office, Portland, and get posted UP abOut
this great Maine Institution.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2e.

There was time when the Argus con-
tended that nobody knew what the effect
of free silver coinage would be, and sharp
ly reprimanded everybody that under
took to predict on that point. But
yesterday it itself declared that tho i'm
mediate effect of free silver ''would be
harmful to a degree little short of panic.
We quite agree with our contemporary
and are glad that at last it has got it's
ewes oDen,
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26

The report that Welsh tin plate
makers are going to move to ths United
States and that new tin plate factory
has just been started at Baltimore with a
capacity of 1900 boxes week will be sad
news to the opponents Of the Mckinley
bill, who seen to hate the tin plate
schedule of that measure beyond every
other section in it Whether this is be-
cause of their love for the British tin
plate makers or their fear that success
full industry may be built up here by
means of the tariff, it s difficult to saw.
but true it is that they have ridiculed,
lied about and denied all assertions that
tin plate was being made in this country
or could be made with persistency in
dicatiye of the deepest bitterness.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26
THE DOUBT ABOUT CLEVELAND.

1t becomes more evident daily that
Cleveland is the first choice of the Demo-
cratic masses, and that majority, if not
two-thirds of the delegates to the nation
al convention will go to Chicago desir-
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26
BLACK CHEvIOT
SUITS.

The greatest suit for the least money
greatest because all wool, fast black,
and will not fade-cut and made equal
to the finest, fit PERFECT and only
$40. We sold 10000 last year; the
demand this year Is greater than ever.
Mems sizes, Sc to A.
The Portland daily press., 1892-04-26

The statements of the Washington
Post with regard to the intentions of Re-
publican leaders are always as interest
ing as they are unreliable. The Post is a
sensational paper of pronounced Demo
cratic sympathies, and is always ready
to attribute unworthy motives to Repub-
Hcan leaders with perfect recllessness.
The statement which was sent out from
its Office Sunday night to the papers of
the country in regard to Mr.. Reed was
characterized by the grossest misrepre-
sentation, and could have been inspired
only by someone who wished to do him
harm. The intent of the despatch was
SO evident that no intelligent reader need
be reminded of it, but statement as to
the character of the source whence it
originated may be of advantage to those
readers who would otherwise have no
means of estimating it's worth.
, 1892-05-28

net bekiendtgjores herved, at Plan
.Utageeier af Plantagen Spanish
Town WILLIAM MAGEE D. d. har
overgivet sit 30 til Skifterettens Be
handling som fallit.
Allie og Enhver, der matte have
noget at fordre / Boet indkaldes her
we'd med 8 Maaneders Yarsel til for
un%dertegnede Skifteret at anmelde
og beyisliggiore saadant Kray.
Christiansteds Skitteret, st. Croix den 18de
Maj 1892.
MAXEN.
, 1892-05-28
endtgjor

SS HENHOLD til den under 26de
- JUL 1888 AIlerh6iest confrmere-
de Fundats for Grosserer WILHELM
SMIDTS Observation-Disclosures for
Trangende paa st. Croix 2 bringes
Diet heryed til offentlig Kundskab, at
der den 1ste JUL 1892 vii vare ct
Rentebelob af 1851 Ill Uddeling.
Andragender indeholdende de for
iodine beh6rigt constaterede Oplys-
n niger Vile yare at indsende til Gou-
ernementet for de dansk vestindiske
Der linden 23de Juni 1892.
G-ouvernemeuts- 8ecretariatet, St. Croix den
24de Mai 1892.
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Publication.

DURSUANT to 5 2 of Charter of
- Foundation for merchant WILL
HELM SMIDT'S legacy for assisting
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