davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22

RED BEACH, May 1a--Sld, schs Ernest
Lee Rawdin. Calais n for New New York York, Sarah 4
do for New Bedford Eva Leonard, Kelley,
New Haven,
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
FROM COMMERCIAL STREET STATION

For Cape Elizabeth and Scarboro Crossing
W12.40, 4.30p m.
For Portsmouth and way stations. 40 D. m
tConnects with Rail Lines for New York
South and West.
tConnects with Sound Lines for New York.
*Western Division from North Berwick Sun
days only.
SWestern Division from Dover.
GConnects at Scarboro Crossing with
train for Boston via Eastern Division.
Through tickets to all points South and West
for sale at Union Station.
JOHN W. SANBORN. Acting Gen. Man. Boston
w. F. BERRY, Gen'l Traffic Manager Boston
.. J. FLANDERS, G. P. and T. A. Boston,
D. W. SANBORN. Genl. Supt, Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
ISLAND STEAMERS.
CHANGE OF TIME.
Falmouth Foreside Steamboat Co.

ON and after Monday May 18th, Steamer
W Alice will leave Portland Pier for Fal-
mouth Foreside at $50, HOO a. m., 3.45,
6.l5p.m m. For Diamond Island TOO, $50,
100 a. ~, $50. 3.45. 81 p M
Returning leave Town Landing, Falmouth, at
600, $50 a. M. 1.00 AS p. m. Leave Dia-
mond Island $50, 7.45. 1000 a. m., 1.3o,
r. r. NORTON, Gen'l. Manager.
May II, 1898. may13dH
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22

For Forest City and Trefethens Land
ings, Peaks Island, Little and Great Dia-
mond Islands, at $50. 40, 500, 1890 a.
M, 2.15, APO, $40 p. m.
For Evergreen Landing, Peaks Island, and
Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 800,
5000 H. M, 2.15 i. m.
For Cushing's Island, GAO, 1000 a. M.
42O D. M
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.

EXCHANGE DIbFAICHES.
Ar at Manila Apl 9TH. ship FL Captain, Hum
Passed AMER Apl 14th, baraue Harvard, Col
cord Hong Kong for Callao; 18th, ship Gov
Robe. Butman, Manila d for y New York.
ard Hulbert Southland, California
Sid I'm Nuevitas May 10. barqne Clara E Nc
Gilvery, Gilkey. New York.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
Retail Grocers' sugar Rates.


Portland naarket-cut loaf at 7e:confectloners
&c; coffee crushed, Size; yellow. -95e,
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
Foreign Markets.

(By Telegraph
LONDON, May 20. 1S93.-Consols 95ssd for
money and 9S1ad for the account
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
RAILROADS.
Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada,

On and After SUNDAY. October I'd,
Trains will leave as follows;
DEPARTURES.
For Auburn and Lewiston. tbs and TAO a.
M. ITO. 100 and 5.15 p, m. For Gorham
and Berlin Falls TAO am. 100 and 5.16 p.
m. For Montreal and Chicago TAO a. M.
and 1.3O p. IN. For Quebec 100 p. m. For
Buckfield, Canton and Rumford Falls
TAO a. m. and 1.30 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn S.20a.nl., 1910,
$40, $50 and $40 p. m. From GoFham 500
am IL. 10 and $40 p. In. From Chicago and
Montreal 1910 and $40 D. IN. From Que
bee 1910 pm.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on night trains,
and Parlor Cars on day trains.
TICKET OFFICE,
No. Exchange Street and Depot foot of
India Street.
Lowest fares from Portland, Yarmouth juno
ton and Danvilie junction as follows: To Chi
cago $50 and $1,000: ST. Paul. $3.50 and
5000; san Francisco. California, $91.5 and
$G4.A0 These rates are subject to change.
l.. j. SEARGEANT, General Manager:
oct3 dE
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT CO,

an and after Nov 1, 1892, steamer MERRY
" CONEAG will leave Orr's Island for
Portland and intermediate landings daily, sun
days excepted, at $40 a. M. arrive Portland
at 900 a. m. Return, leave Portland for Long
Island. Chebeague, Harpswel Bailey's and
Orr's Island at 8. 90 p. m.
ISAIAH DANIELS, General Manager.
oct31 dte
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
RETURN.

Leave Forest City Landing. 6.2o, 7.2o, 9.15,
*11.45 $50, 500, 6.25.
Leave refethen's, 600, 7.o5, 900, 11.3o,
3.15, 4.45, Gas.
*11.4O 1926, 4.35, 6.35.
Leave Great Diamond, COS, TO- sos,
*1l.35, 800, 4.40, $40.
Leave Evergreen, S.55, *11.25, $40.
Leave Ponce's Landing, Long Island, S.45,
*1115, 300.
Leave Cushing's, 725, 11.5o a. M, BOB p. M
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22

80 Il PORTLAND. May 20
Receipts by Maine Central R. R.-For PORT
and, lis ears miscellaneous mercnanoise;l for
lleonnectins roads 1873 cars.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22

sAILED-schs Cassie F cronson. Maggie Ell
len, Everett and others.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
Portland wholesale Market.
Grain,

PORTLAND. May 20. 1898.
Transactions at The Stock Exchange aggre-
gated hR1 Gil shares.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT CO.,

Custom House Wharf. Portland, Me.
Week Day Time Table Commencing Mon.
day, May I, 1898.
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22

Print Cloth Market.
FALL RIVER; Mass. May 20. 1S93.-The fol-
lowing is the print cloth statementfor the week;
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
White Mountains and Ouch eel


For Cumberland Mills, sebago Lake, Bridg-
lett, Fabyans, st. Johnsbury, Montreal,
Jefferson, Lancaster, Colebrook and
Beecher Falls, .45 a. m. and $50 p. m. For
Sawyerville, Dudswell and Quebec, and
points on International Railway ats 80 p. m.
This train connects at Intervale Jet with
free second class sleeper for Quebec. The
SAG a. M. the Worlds Fair train,' con-
meets for all points in Northern New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Chicago and the West; and
with the Canadian Pacific Transcontinental
train for Vancouver and Pacific Coast points.
ner SIeepers Portland to Chicago via Niagara
Falls.
The $50 p M train connects at Montreal
with trains via $500 Line for Minneapolis
and st. Paul, and after May 14th becomes a
Worlds Fair train, arriving Chicago 1915
a. m. second morning following
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Montreal.St Johnsbury. Quebec, Cole
brook, North Stratford, Fabyans and Bridg-
ton. 1925 a. m.; Waterville and Lewiston,
$50 a. m; Augusta, Bath, Sc, 8.35; Farm
ington, Skowhegan and Lewiston 12.15 p. m. !;
Rockland Brunswick, and Freeport. 1920 p.
M; st. John. Bangor. &C., 1890 p.- m;
Mixed Train, North Conway and Sebago Lake
4,5o p. m; Waterville; Bath: Augusta and
m. Rangely, Pennington. Skowhegan. Water
vile and Lewiston, 5.45 p. m.; Montreal,
Fabyans, Bridgton 8. o p. m. Night Pullman.
PAYSON TUCKER.
Vice Pres and Gen. Manager.
F. E. BOOTHBY, Gen. Pass and TicketAgent
Portland May TO- 1898, DIFF
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.

SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landi ng
Peaks Island. Little and Great Diamond
Islands, at 900, 1890 a. M, 5.15, A. 20 D. m.
For Evergreen Landing, Peaks Island and
Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 1880 a.
M, 2.15, APO p. m.
For Cushing's Island, 1920 a. M, APO p. M.
FETURN,
Leave Forest City Landing, 9.4o,' 11.45 a
M, $50. $50 p. m.
Leave Trefethen's, 9.25, 11.3O, 3.15, 5.15.
Leave Little Diamand, 915, 11.40 a. M.
1926. 500 .. m.
Leave Great Diamond, $40. 11.35 a. M,
800, $50 p. nj.
Leave Evergreen, lips, $40, $40.
Leave PoEce's Landing, Long Island,
1l.l5a H.. 800 and 300 p. m.
Leave Cushing's, 11.50 a. M, 5.35 p M
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22

Foreign Ports.
Ar at Buenos Ayres Apl 26, barque Celina.
MONTGOMERY, Portland.
Ar at Rio Janeiro Apl IL, sch Grace Andrews.
Fernandina; 18th, barqne Stephen G Hart Pat
terson, Brunswick CIV
At Macorris May IL, schs Drsko. Drisko and
Alice Crabtree, Crabbtree. for New YORK
Ar at St Pierre May 6, baraue Isaac .Iackson
Davis, Fort De France: sth, brig Ernestine'
Cid at Windsor, Ms, 18th, baroue Shawmut
Allen. New York. "A-"''
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22

From Montreal. From New York.
Laurentian. May IS State Of Nebraska May IS
Partisan. :. May 2OState of California June
Circassian. :. May 81 State of Nevada. June 20
Numidian. June 3State of CaliforniaJuly IS
Cabin passage, Montreal service, $50 to 500
Return, $1o0to $185. Second cabin and Steer
age at lowest rates.
Glasgow and New York service $45 to $685.
Return $S5 to $120.
Passengers holding round trip tickets can go
via one route and return by the other, thus en-
joying the magnificent scenery of the st. Law
renee and the shortest ocean passage Apply to
H. &. "A. ALLAN. Montreal or Boston, or AUS
tn F BAIpgS CO. % BME1saUUay n eot or
land. may1l diff
The Portland daily press., 1893-05-22

Lead
Pure grounds 5O97 25
Red. g 50@7 rs
Eng Ven Reds M3h
Am Zinc. :. IS 0O@7 90
Rochelle. .21a
Rice.
Carolina ...4M@6
Rangoon Alag
SaIeratus.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
SLICK HORSE TRADING.

They were talking about horse
trades. The man with the gray chin
whiskers said that he had been trad
ing horses for iorty years, and he
allowed that he knew as much
about the business as any How
ever when he was down at Lock-
port he heard Of a scheme that
knocked sillv everything he had
ever done or had ever had done to
him.
Pressed for the story he said: A
couple of sharp young fellows came
to Lockport with seven horses and
one consumptive mule. They hired
a little shanty on the tow path OF
the canal, and announced that they
were ready to swap horses at the
slightest provocation. Six of the
seven horses they had were old and
weather beaten nags, that were
worn about $40 apiece. The other
was lice looking bay, tat and hand
some. The mule cut no figure at
all.
One dav canal man came along
and stopped at the shanty, in which
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02

the seven horses and the one mule
were eating their heads oft. He
announced that he wanted to buy a
team. He looked over the stock,
picked out one of the best of the SIX
spawned horses and the nice look
ing bay. But one OF the members
OF the firm was in sight during the
deal. The other one hid in the
shanty. The canaler offered SIoo
for the team, and gafter much hag-
CLING the offer was accepted. The
buyer put the team on the towline
and started off. After he had got
we'll on his way the man who had
been hiding in the shanty came out
hitched up one of the remaining
horses to sulky, and started off
briskly.
The canaler drove along for about
two miles, and then the bay horse
suddenly baked He Used every
argument known to men who drive
horses along the tow path. but it
would not bulge. He worked tor
an hour and at the end OF that time
was in state of anger that can be
better imagined than described. Just
at this iuncture man drove up the
tow path He was riding in a sulky
and had pretty poor horse. He
asked the canaler what was the
matter, and even went so far as to
get down and try to get the bay
started. His efforts were unavailing
however and as a last resort he
offered to take the horse off the
canal mans hands. He said that he
had plenty OF time, and could wait
until the horse got ready to start,
whereas the time was money to the
canal man. Hesottered to trade for
$50 to boot. The canaler demurred
at this. They haggled for time
a d finally came to an agreement
whereby the canaler gave the man
on the sulky S35 to boot. The
canaler hitched up the new horse
and went along. The man who had
the bay waited until it was ready to
start, Then he put it between the
shafts of the sulky and drove back
to the shantY. He was the man who
had been in hiding. The firm got
sI33 for two of the poorest horses.
They worked the bay off and got it
back seven times. The bay was
sure to blk within few miles, and
they knew it. For all | know they
may be working the same scheme
vet.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
for Infants and Children.

"Castoriai is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me- II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
Iii So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
WONDER WHY.

When the winds OF fortune waited,
And life so happy seemed,
And shadows never darkencd
Where sunheams ever CLEANED,
And when our feet were steady,
And we could firmly stand
wonder why SO many
Reached out a friendly hand.
As wealth TO us increases,
And our collier to overflow,
And every wish is granted
The longing heart can know,
A question rises ever.
Like the rising OF the tide
l wonder why so many
Are always by our side.
There came day 0: shadows
And the tide went out TO sea,
And with it went our fortune,
And health and and hope did flee.
Twas then we turned ccmtort,
But the sunshine friends had fed.
wcnder why SO many
Then coldly turned their head.
| sometimes grow despondent,
1t seems 10 very strange
The friends We had in sunshine
Should with the shadows change.
II brio To
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
A BOY TO BE- TRUSTED.

Take this letter to the postoffice.
Yes, sir.
Get postal order to this address,
indicating one of the letters, and in.
closed it III it.
Yes, sir.
Garry these papers over to Mr.. Hills
office.
Yes, sir.
Sop at Mr.. Grants in the Jefferson
Block, and ask him to come around to
see me.
Anything else2 as the lawyer paused
IN his directions.
Be lively about it.
No need to tell Jim to be lively.
He had within a week been raised
from his position as a LewsboY to the
dignity of office boy to Mr.. Lane, the
lawyer A proud and happy boy was
lin, as he dressed himself in the new
clothes which Mr.. Lane had given him
as an advance on his wages.
Clean all over, he said, surveying
himself with an air of great satisfaction.
Clan from top TO toe. And I'm go
ing to keep clean, too, now that have
a chance. No mere rushln' 'round
the street., and settin round on curb
stones. No more sleepln in alie7wayss
No more goin' barefoot and wearin
rags. Clean all over. And-Jim's S
face grew sober as he stood rejecting
-Im goin' to keep clean inside as
we'll as outside. He's given NE a
chance, and Pm goin' to show him
I'm worth it. Yes, l am.
With a jump and a whoop, Jim
sprang into his new lie, full of new
resolutions. Mr.. Lane had met him
impiDg forlornly on the street, over
burdened with an armful of newspapers,
while still weak as the result of long
illness, he having just been discharged
from the hospital. The young lawyer
was struck with pity at the sight of the
appeaiingleyes.and sound of the qulV-
er,ng voice, which seemed full of a
wordless craving for help which no
hand seemed ready 10 give. Seems to
me you are not fit for such work, he
SAID, kindly as he bought paper.
III be stronger soon, l guess, said
jim, as he gave the change.
He doesn't look as if he had much
chance of it, said the lawyer, looking
at HIM as he staggered YEARLY on.
Here
lin turned at the sound of the voice
which had spoken kindly to him.
Can't you find something easier to
do than this? No; OF course he can't
poor little scalawag! This in lower
tone, as Jim approached. If you'll
come around to my office I'll give YOU
some work, he said, as Jim, from very
weakness, leaned heayi ly against a
lamp post. Can't you sweep out an
office, and get things In order, and 60
errands-when you feel belter2 he
asked.
Take this then. Go out to the park
and live around in the sunshine for a
couple of days. Then come and see
me, and we'll fix it.
It's taking things on trust, l know.
said Mr.. Lane to himself. Butts whats
the world good tor, if you can't take a
few things on trust? Better to be
fooled few times than not do it.
So, to day, Jim had been tor more
than a week acting as MIR. Lanes office
Toy. He started on at brisk pace with
his letters and papers, proud of every
chance which now came to him O
showing how lively and how faithful hi
could be in the performance of hi
new duties.
l amt never soin' to'turn one wa
! or another till | get my stuff to wher
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
FUTURE OF THE HUMAN FOOT.

The boot and shoe exhibit at the
Worlds Fair leads one to view with
alarm the perspective fate of the human
pedals, says the Minneapolis Tribune.
The wild variety of ingenious shapes
exhibited in shoes discloses the fact
that the human foot IN modern times
has ceased to have shape of. its own.
1t is putty IN the hands OF the igenious
artist. In short, the foot, as to shape
and sze, is purely a shoemsker's pro-
duct. II, therefore, we want to know
what the foot of the future is to be we
must study the trend of the cobbler's
art.
In spite of the fearful variety of
shapes and dimensions exhibited in the
Worlds Fair shoe exhibit, there are
certap tendencies of the shoemaking
art that are clearly marked and show
progressive development. Between
the shoepack and plowshoe On the one
hand, and the patent leather ballroom
slipper on the other, there is broad
variation in the shape and dimensions
| which the human foot must assume
and yet there are one or two principles
which apply more or less in common
to all of the widely differentiated styles.
The one principle which stands out
most prominently in all the schools of
shoemaking art Is this; that there is
bat one recognized toe on the human
foot. The other excrescences are not
to be countenanced or tolerated. The
definition approved by all shoe modistes
is that the human foot is veritable
aggregation consisting of four parts
the heel, the instep, the ball and the
great Toe. The latest and generally
adopted canon, relative to the proper
shape of the front part of the shoe is
that it should consist of a straight line
drawn from the outer edge of the ball
of the foot to the top of the great toe.
1t is true there are many styles of She
tnat do 10: conform rigidly trt,. ~
canon, but the variations-.e perm
simply on aesthetic grounds to sceG..--
variety, and not at all that not more
than one toe is recognized,
There is said to be only one shoe in
the Worlds Fair exhibit which dis
tinctly recognizes and countenances
five toes on the human foot, and that
is the wooden shoe from Belgium.
That shoe, which allots five compart-
ments of space TO the toe family, is the
exception which proves the rule
namely, that the greaf $500. :, only
authorized proisaag
40 t5r more of culture
w nA
y5faconian laws zs--z.ts zs--9ssoss'Sss os' 'ssss...
shoe artist will doubtless see the human1
foot simplifed and improved by the
gradual elimination of four superfuous,
useful and inartistic frontal projections.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-02
Highest all in Leavenng Power-Lates u s. Govt Repon
F&S!2|Ia!II!! al! BskiRs Bs1ts(1ssl.
= @Aazaz@ I EOWUCk
ABSOLUTELY PURE

take care of them letters-and-now
you know you can't
Now, l know | can trust you to tell
the truth; you needn't go, Jim. l
want you to stay as long as you can
do the square and honest thing. If
you hadn't told me. though, | should
have let you go tonight; for l knew
you had lost the letters. Some one
picked them up and brough! them to
me.
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-03
Tire Setting Saved.

Oiling wheels with hot linseed
oil when the tire and sp0kes are
loose have practiced . number
of years, and find that the wheels
keep in much better condition
than when l went to the black.
smith shop and had the tire reset.
BY repeating the oiling once in
two years they will remain 80 un-
til they are entirely worn of. Re-
setting cost me ~; the oil cost
about 15 cents. A wheelbarrow
wheel had become so dry aud
shrunken that the tire would fall
from the fell0e. By giving it three
good Oilings the tire became SO
tight and firm and has been 80 for
the last five years, that it could
not be driven OF with a hammer.
A number of my neighbors
have found by practical ex-
perience that ::oiling the fel-
loes, spokes and hubs Of the
wheels is preferable to taking
them to the blacksmith.-Ger.
mantown Telegraph.
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-03
Denoeratic County Ceaveatlea.

Al mceting Of the the Democratic Central
committee Of Crawford County. held In Van
Rurrn May %. 1893. the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas. there are two vacancies In the su-
preme Court Of this Sta &c. ard the State Dem
ocrasic Central committe has called . convep-
sion 70 meet in Little Rock On June I'D ls9s
for the purpose 0f nominating candidates to hll
said VACANCIES. be II
lcsolycd, That convention Of the Demo
cratic party Of Crawford County be called 70
meet III Van Buren, On june 10Th. at one o'clock
p n, for the purpose Of eeecting delegates to
6aid State Convention 10 be held At Little Rock
June a. 1885. TO nominate candidates tc an raid
Bupfeme Court vacAnciea. Also that primary
The CeaBty on June d., isee, at 2 O'Clock p; m.
= eelect delegate 70 said County convention
aud that the basis Of representation be fixed ct
at ooe delegate for each 100 votes. or fraction
thereof Of my or over cast for W. u. Ftshback
t6r 0overnor In lS2
Now, therefore, In pcSuance Of said resolution
and for the purposes therein expressed. Dem
ventions arc hereby called TO meet at times aud
y,laces eet forth in the above resolution. And
1he township committeepan nom each town.
Ghip u reQuested to convene the township meet
Ing 1t the proper time. and hold In accordance
With pemocraffc usage. upon the basis Of repre-
oentAkion 6xed BY the COMMITTEES.
Each township will be entitled TO one delegate
except ven nnren' which will be eatitled 70 1--WE.
and Alma entitled to three delegates
Each township committeeman will report re-
suit p the SECRETARY.
Chmn. Dem Co Cen. Com
u. II DIIi, sec'y.
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-03
Indian Commission.

Special to the Gazette:
Washington. May H.-Itis author.
itatively stated to-day that the Com
mission to treat with tbs ave civilised
tribes in the Indian territory has
been agreed upon by the Secretary Of
the Interior, and the Commission will
in all probability be composed of the
following gentlemen : Ex-senator
Dawes, of Massachusetts; Hon. A. s.
McKennon, of Arkansas and John l.
Hall, of the Choctaw Nation.
CO... McKennon VIII probably be the
chairman. The Commission will not
be ready for business until rome time
in the early fall, though they will be
appointed some time in June, IL there
Is no hitch in the present Intentions
of the department
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-03
ed Fellows at Little Rock.

The officials of the Grand Lodge of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Of Arkansas, held their midsummer
session In Little Rock last Saturday.
A committee was appointed to CORES
spond with tho railroads tor transpor-
tation to Chicago to attend the grand
demonstration by the Sovereign Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows on September
Is. Another committee was appoint
ed to submit plan for distributing the
State for organizing associations for
reunion purposes. The district grand
masters were requested to canvass the
subordinate lodges in their respective
districts and secure instructions for
the representatives Of such lodges to
the next session of the Grand Lodge
to vote tax upon each member oi
subordinate lodges for the rearing and
supporting Of . National Sanitarium
and Home tor Odd Fellows 10 be erect.
cd at Hot Springs.
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-03

An exchange tells of lady who
decided to scare her husband,
who was quite q hard drinker, SO
that he would reform. To do this
she procured the costume of q
devil that had been worn at .
masquerade. The next time the
erring spouse came home feeling
happy she quickly dOnned the
costume, as he opened the door
she stepped forward and said in
sepulchral tones: "COme with me
II am the devil" The resul,
rather startled her, as the re-
sponse that greeted her was
"Zat sol Shake OF boy. Pm youl
brother-in.law. l married y0ul
sister.
The Van Buren press., 1893-06-03
Arkaasas saeA for $ls7,oOo.

A sensation was created in Lit.
tie Rock last week in State official
circles by the fling of q claim for
Sl27, 900 damages against the State
by the Arkansas Industrial Com
pany, and their refusal as late
lessees of the State penitentiary
to pay the e33, 1907, for the use Of
the convicts for the year ending
May 6 last, when the term of their
ten years. lease expired, and the
new law sbolishing the convict
lease system. went into effect, and
the penitentiary was turned over
to the State. They base their claim
for damages on changes in the
State law affecting commutations,
rulings of the board of penitentiary
commissioners and the actions of
the State inspector of convicts.