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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
The Railroad Commi sion's Work.

Augusta, May 1.-The State Board of
Railroad Commissioners made a decision
today establishing the manner of cross
ing several highways on the Bangor and
Aroostook railroad, between Heulton,
Pressure Isle and Fort Fairfield. We'd
nesday they will inspect the Bridgton
& Saco River railroad, Thursday they
will hold two hearings at East Lebanon,
one to determine whether the highway
bridge passing over the Portland & Roch.
ester railroad shall not be raised so rs
not to endanger the lives of the en-
ployes. and the other to determine a SIM
liar case on the line of the same road.
Twenty-three Cases To Be Tried.
Paris, May 1.-The Oxford county Su-
preme judicial Court opened this morn
ing. The grand jury have begun their
secret work. The traverse jury organ
lied with C.S. Tucker of Norway az fore
man. Tvantr-tbrae cases are assigned
to- tria4.
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time previous had been loaded SO oonnosent-
iy with the precious freight, crashed into
each other and telescoped. while the liquid
contents went where they would do least
harm to swell the neighboring stream.
Here was an illustration of what we SO or
ten witness in the commercial world when
pretentiors enterprises start to, outstrlp,
on the well-recognized rail of public faVor,
those that have long and steadfastly held
their course with the power or intrinsic
merit. Thus reads the fate OF a competitor
who started out to dislodge Knapp's Root
be otherwise. For half g century II
unrivalled superiority, the product of
Knapp's Rootbeer extract has held ATS
way, distancing all competitors, and the
stability of it's popularity mas peen tne
envy of rivals.
in point of concentration, and therefore
the most economical in use but IS the most
delicate in flavor and delicious In purity or
Ingredients. 1t will go farther, and at the
same time give more qualification to the
palate, than any that have yet t for; 70
beverage From the. standpoint OF eeonoe
my it need only be shown that a single 70
cent bottle of knapp's Extract Will produce
from to gallons Of beer up TO the inos1
desirable standard of flavor and strength.
But above all considerations OF economy
ton in the, home, among old and young.
This is it's wholesome quality. Ihose VINO
have studied the hygienic side of the use or
warm weather beverages have sounded tne
note of warning against such drinks as are
more deleterious to the imbiber than IS the
although many of them bear inviting ana
even poetieal titles.
The great desideratum at the advent OF
the spring and summer season is drank
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT.
pEEoRELunGE WEBB.

BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.
Tuesday-The following. petit jury was
empannelled this morning:
Gilbert NJ. Gowell, foreman, Orono.
Albert Gammans, Belfast:
Bancroft H. Conant, Belfast.
John E. Norton. Pennington. 4
Laforest E. Witham, Farm Farming
Peter 5: Fogg, Gorham,
Chas. H. Osborne, Gorham.
Albert = Wilson, kittery.
Michael E. Ney, Portland.
George r. Fuller, Thomaston.
Ernest L. Tolman, Thomaston.
Supernumeraries-G W. Young, Waldo
boro. Wells A. Deering, Waldoboro.
+: Avery Nichols of Pressure Isle, for viola
ton of internal revenue laws, pleaded
guilty. Fined $100 and imprisoned in Port
land Jail for thirty days.
Joseph Cyr of Pressure Isle, for violation
of internal revenue law, pleaded guilty and
was fined $25 and costs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
THE MASONS OF MAINE.
Business Transacted in the Grand
Lodge Yesterday.

H on. III. III. Burbank of Saco Reelected
Unanimous Votes.
The Masonic grand lodge of Maine be-
gan it's annual session in this city yester-
day. Monday afternoon and evening
the mem ers of the ancient brother
hood began to come and with yesterday IS
arrivals, there were two or three hun
bred Masons in town.
In the list of mem bers present were
many men who rave grown old in Ma
sonry. Past Grand Master E. P. Burn
ham of Saco, is attending his fortieth
annual session, and there are other vet
Grams, most Of them with records for
constancy much like his. Among them
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02

GRAND MASTER II. II. BURBANK.
are: P.G.M., David Cargill of Lewis
ton; PIG. M, JOSIAH H. Drummond of
Portland; Hiram Chase of Belfast;
PIG. NJ, Albert Moore of North Anson;
P.G.M NJ, Charles 1. Collamore of Bangor;
Frank e. Sleeper of Sabattis; Past Jun
Tor Grand Warden Augustus Bailey of
Gardiner; Past Senior Grand Wardens
S. j. Chadbourne of Augusta, Arlington
A. Marston of Bangor, Leander M. Ken
niston of Camden, Manley G. Trask of
Bangor, George R. Shaw of Portland;
Past Junior 6 rand Wardens A. M. Weth-
erbee of Warren, Edwin H.Vose of Cal
ais, Archie l.. Talbot of Lewiston, Ben
jamin Ames of Thorndike, Edmund B.
Mallet, Jr., of Freeport, Samuel L. Mil
Ter of Waldoboro.
The Grand Lodge met at Masonic hall
at a. M, yesterday, Horace Fl. Bur
bank of Saco presiding. 1.-THE usual large
number of delegates was in attendance.
The Grand Masters address showed the
fraternity in good condition, with 1913
lodges, 81, 564 mem bers, 797 initiates,
and 397 deaths. The gain in member
ship is II, it just holding its own during
year of great depression. He referred
to the death of Hon. John j. Bell of New
Hampshire, formerly Deputy Grand
Master in Maine. He recommended the
observance of the 18th anniversary of
the formation of the grand lodge in
1885,
Routine business occupied the time
until 11.45, when the grand lodge called
off until $50 in the afternoon.
The grand lodge met at 2.30 D. m.
Reports. of committees on routine sub
iects occupied the time until o'clock,
when the following officers were elected:
Grand Master-H Horace 81. Burbank,
Saco.
Deputy Grand Master-Augustus B.
Farnham, Bangor.
Senior Grand Warden-Herbert Harris,
East Machias
Junior Grand NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. H.
Cargill, Liberty.
Grand Treasurer-Frederick Fox,
Portland.
Grand Secretary - Stephen Berry,
Portland.
Committee on Finan ce-Marquis F.
King, Portland; Edward p. Burnham,
Saco. and Albro E. Chase, Portland.
Trustees for three years-Edward p.
Burnham, Saco, Archie L. Talbot, Lew
istop.
The officers who were reelected re-
G eived unanimous votes.
At Ais the grand lodge called off I'M
til 2 D. ~. today.
TheGrand Royal Arch Chapter of Maine
met at Z in the evening, Albert M. Pen
ley of Auburn !, grand high priest. pre-
siding. The address of the grand high
priest showed prosperous condition of
the craft and healthy increase. The
mem bersh1p Is 1928, an Increase of 131,
and the candidates 1873. The following
were elected:
Oh. Priest-Seward S. Stearns, Nor
way.
Deputy q. II. Priest--Henry S. Webster,
Gardiner.
Grand King-Albro E. Chase. Port
land.
Grand Scribe-Winfield S. Hinckley,
Thomaston.
Grand Treasurer-Rufus Il. Hinkley,
Portland.
Grand Secretary Stephen Berry, Port
land.
Committee on Finance-Josiah II.
Drum mond, Portland, Joseph A. Locke,
Portland, Horace H. Burbank, Saco.
Adjourned until 9 Wednesday morn
ing.
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Sunday School Fair.

The members of the Sunday school of
the Church of the Messiah have been
for a long time preparing for their an
nual May fair, which opens in the yestry
today and continues through tomorrow,
and they hope their friends and the
public will accord them generous pat
ronage. A hot turkey dinner will be
served today, from 10 till 20'cloek.
Supper will be served from 8 to 7.3O
eo'cloek, and at clock there will be an
entertainment consisting of Eight
Little GRANDMOTHER" and "Red Riding
Hood.n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
STATE OF MAINE.
Cumberland, IS.

Cumberland, IS.
To Rev. Matt. S. Hughes, one of the FORE
going applicants, Greeting:
Pursuant to the foregoing application,
persons whose names appear therein as APP
plicants, to meet at the \. M: g. A. Rooms
Wednes lay, the sixteenth day of May, A.
d. 1894, at 8 O'Clock in the afternoon, for the
purpose mentioned in said application, by
publishing an attested copy thereof and of
this warrant in the Portland Daily PRESS,
printed at said Portland, for two weeks
successfully, the first publication to be at
least fourteen days before said day Of meet
ing.
thirteenth day of April, A D.. 1894.
l.. s. WILLIAM ): kNOWLION,
Justice of the Peace.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant to me
directed, l hereby notify the persons there
in named, to meet at the time and place,
and for the purposes therein mentioned.
MATT 5. HUGHES.
A true copy of application, warrant and
notice. rrro,\
Attest: MATT. 5. HUGHES.
maya daw2wW
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02

There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
tfeatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu-
tional disease and therefore requires con-
Manufactured by f. j. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market; 1t is taken internally IN
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. 1t
face of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials. Address,
f. }. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
re Sold by Druggists, roc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
TO VALUE WILD LANDS.
Series of Meetings To Be Held by the State
Board of Assessors

Augusta, Me-, May 1.-The State
Board of Assessors will begin holding
wild land hearings about May IL. The
first meeting will be held in Bethel,
Oxford county. Other meetings will be
held as follows: At Phillips, Franklin
county; Dover, Piscataquis county;
Skowhegan, Somerset county; Houlton.
Aroostook county; Bangor. :penobscot
county. These meetings will be held for
the purpose of making estimates re-
garding the values of wild lands in the
various counties named.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
For an Eipht Hour DaY.

The Central Labor union held mass
meeting last evening, F. H. Hatch, presid-
ing. The speaker was W. J. Shield of Bos-
ton, who advocated the reduction of the
hours of labor, eight hours now, and less
number when more and improved labor
saving machinery Is introduced. He hoped
that Morrison I. Swift will speak here, and
thought that Swift and Coxey are making
people think. He made very radical
speech, touching all points of . the labor
question. He is good speaker and has a
good platform presence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
The Maine Condensed MILK Company.

Waterville, May 1.-The Maine Con-
densed Milk Company reorgaized in
this city this afternoon. The new direc-
tors are J.E. Briggs, E.A. Bailey of Win
throp, A. Thrown of Belfast, Charles
Merrill and James Sanborn OF Newport,
H.B. Rackliff of Corinna, and H j.
Preble of Bangor. Hon. VT. Haines is
clerk. Forty-two thousand shares Of the
new stock are subscribed for, and there
are brilliant prospects for the company
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
Engine and Cars Derailed
and Completely Destroyed
The Turning Of a Switch Precipi.
tateS the Result.
Collapse of an Attempt to DislOdge an
Old Established Line.
1t, However, Holds the Track of Half a
Century's Favor.

Graphic accounts have come to hand of
the disaster to special train chartered by
an over sanguine company and bound east
for the purpose of outspeeding, on the pop
ular track. the business of an old establish
ed and thoroughly satisfactory line. The
train, on each car of which were preten-
tiously labelled the points of destination to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02

force of popularity turned the switch and
the over-sanguine engineer, neglecting to
move the throttle valve or to apply the air
brake in time, the whole line of cars was
derailed. So great was the momentum that
the locomotive careened over on it's side
into the valley, the piston still raj idly
vibrating in the cylinder, and finally the
boiler burst with the impact of suppressed
steam, tender and driving wheel were
crushed, and the cars, which but a short
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENCE
VARA, e. W.:

NAhA, H. W.:
(a.) Name good lotion for the complex
tonP ~ Give cure for pimples and face
eruptions. .4ns.-ta) Do not endanger your
complexion by any lotions. Most Of those
upon the market do more harm than good.
Consult some leading dermatologist who has
made study of skin diseases and it will be
cheaper, better and safer. ~ Use antiseptic
soaps.-NszO York Sun.
John q. Woodbury. 1875 West 42d Street.
New York, is the leading Dermatologist OF
Sntiseptic soap which besides being an tx
cellent toilet soap has medicinal properties
which will cure face eruptions. Send l0c.
Tor a sample cake and get illustrated book
Gpon skin diseases free.-Eaifor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
Father Linehan's Work in Biddeford.

TheCatholics of Biddeford are holding a
fair in aid of the new parochial school.
The fair is being held in the new sch DOL
building. 1t began last night and will
continue two weeks. Many Portland
people will attend, as Rev. Father Lin
chan was for years connected with the
cathedral in this city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02

restriction of stimulants. To quote the
words of Cough: There are no tears Of
widows or orphans to be traced in it's deli
cions depths" .t
1hackery has pictured with startling fancy
the serpent which is too often found coiled
up at the bottom of the flowing bowl when
the last stimulating drugs have been
drained; but with such a cheering and re-
freshing tonic as Knapp's Rootbeer, there
no feverish remorse to follow lavish in.
diligence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.
The ice went out of Moosehead yester.

The ice went out of Moosehead yester-
| day.
| Ethel Libby, who disappeared from
| her home in Auburn, Sunday morning,
was found by Officer jerks of Auburn
| Monday evening, in room on the Con-
| t1nental Corporation block in Lewiston.
She had passed Sunday with friend
| in New Auburn and came to Lewiston
Monday morning. She was willing to
return home.
Straw berry ard dandelion blossoms
before May 1st are rarely seen In Bucks
port but the people there are indulging
! in them this season.
The Odd Fellows, of Lincoln celebrat-
ed their 18th anniversary on Thursday
| evening April g. by card party and
| dance and good social time generally
Over 200 persons were served with coffee
| cake and fruit. All pronounced it a
grand success.
The back boys at the Pepperell mills
| in Biddeford returned to their work
Yesterday and all IL now serene.
A fierce forest fire is raging in Red
dington township, adjoining Rangeley.
| Considerable alarm is expressed, owing
| to the great value of the property at the
| mills, though there is little probability
| that the buildings will ssutfer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
Portland Yacht Club.

THE regular monthly meeting OF the Portland
Il Yacht Club will be held at Club House,
May I'd, at O'Clock. s
may1d3t CHARLES F. FLAGG. Secretary
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
To w. j. KnOWltOn, Justice Of the
Peace in and fer the County Of
Cumberland and State of Maine:

We, the undersigned, residents in said
county and State, DESTROYS OF being lncorpo-
rated pursuant to provision Of the nrst'
second and third section of chapter fifty
five of the Revised Statutes. of Maine, and
acts additional thereto and amendatory
thereof, for the purpose OF establishing an9
women, request you to issue q warrant
directed to one of US, requiring him to call
a meeting of these applicants at such time
| and place as you may appoint, 1nat we may
corporation for the purpose AFORESAID,
adopt corporate name, elect all necessary
officers, adopt a constitution and bylaws,
and transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
Dated at Portland, in said County, this
fifth day of February, A. ID. 1894.
Mutt s. Hughes R 5oh II Il I, PsImsr' 5r'
s o5a NJ tu Gould, E. Fl 4 H. brummond
j. P. Baxter, Geo. F. Emery,
/. p. Farringtpn, VIM. Il. True,
Ernestine l.. Libby, Mrs. Whitman Sawyer,
Mrs Alfred Woodman, J. E. Blabon,
t rs L. K Mesfs H axsGn L. flicker
Charles o. Files, W. S. Eaton, +
Julia E. Files, Annette @. Eaton,
J b. Donnell. j. l.. jenkins.
G. X. Donnell, Sarah P. Redlon,
Adam p. Leighton, Sarah z. Jenkins.
Jane L. HersOm, Rufus III. Hinkley
sophia G. Clark, Frances E. Huxley,
samuel Rolfe, Mary !. True
William A. Allen, Geo. Tolman,
Mary ]. Brown, A. H. Wright,
Geo. Fl. Lord, Clara e. Wright,
E. S. Everett, Geo. d. Lindsay,
Percy ii. i.ienardson, A. j. Lindsay,
Frederick Fox, Thomas >. samson,
Henry p. Merrill, Dwight M. Pratt,
A. o. shaw, Martha K. Pratt,
Carlton kimball, L. NJ. Cousens,
samuel +. Pearson, Mary E. Cousens,
Mrs W. j. knowlton, John +. Proctor,
Whitman sawyer, Percival Bonney,
'a ' Elizabeth H. Bonney.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
THE FIELD OF SPORTS.
The Portlands Beaten by Run at Brock
ton Yesterday.

Brockton, Mass, May 1.--Brockton beat
Portland today eleven to ten in contest
that was marked by poor fielding, heavy
hitting and, ON the part=s-ofs Brockton, by
queer base running, which nearly lost them
the game. The fielding of Flack and Nc
Carthy was the feature. Attendance 400.
The score: -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02
THE DEAD SENATOR.
Usual Action Taken in Congress-Mr.
Stockbridge's Career.
Usual

Washington, MAY Immediately ,after
the opening PRAYER in the Senate today, the
death Of Senator stockbridge of Michigan,
was announced, and the usual resolutions
agreed to. Senators Mcmillan, Frye, Wash
burn Qullom, Jones of Arkansas GIBSON
and Blanchard were appointed u committee
to attend the funeral in Kalamazoo. ana the
Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Burrows, Republican
of Michigan, offered the usual resolutions
and male appropriate remarks. Inc resolu-
tons were adopted and the Speaker an
nouncn the following committee TO repre-
sent the House at the funeral: Messrs.
Burrows, Thomas. Altkin, Linton OF
Michigan, Bynum of Indiana, McCreary OF
Kentucky, Boutelle of Maine, Richardson OF
Tennessee, and Payne of New York. The
House then adjourned.
Senator Stockbri lge was born at Bath,
Me-, April g. 1926, and was therefore In his
seth year. He received common school
education and was clerk in u wholesale
house in Boston from 1913 until 1S4?, when
he went to Chicago and opened lumber
yard. He removed to Allegheny county,
Mich, taking charge of his mills, was
elected to the legislature in 1869 and to the
state senate in, 1871. Later he was elected
to the United States Senate Republican
for term beginning March 4, 1887. He was
reelected in 1888, and his term OF rvice'
would have expired March 8, 1899. 4,
bridge vent to Chicago from their home in
kalamozoo, Mich, Intending to go to the
Pacific coast to visit the California fair. On.
the day they. were preparing to leave for
California the Senator was suddenly at
tackled with stomach trouble and later
suffered with acute pains near the heart,
and the proposed trip was postponed.
Monday evening Mr.. Stockbridge was left
in his room with a nurse, the other members
Of the household being at dinner. At about
when be was suddenly attacked with pains
in his left side Within few seconds he be-
came unconscious and sank rapidly, and In
a very short time breathed his last. A com
tination of heart and stomach troubles was
announced as the cause of his death.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02

The back boys at the Pepperell mills
in Biddeford returned to their W ork
yesterday and all 10 now serene.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02

Fall River, Mass. May l.-Fall River de-
feated Bangor today in one sided game.
Gray pitched good game for the visitors
but had poor support. Klobedanz's hit over
the right field fence for home run was the
only feature. The score:
Fall River, 0 0 0 2 . G-l6
Bangor, 0 D y
Base Install River, s; Bangor, 8. Errors
Fall River, 6; Bangor, IL. Batter1es-Vlau
and Rollins: GRAY and Hart.
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BROCkTON.

45 IL % "a 27 Is 5
PORTLANDS.
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Annie B.. wife of Samuel L. Boardman,
died at he home on East Crescent street,
Augusta, Monday morning, OF lnf1am-
nation OF the brain. She was taken sud
denly i'll while in her garden Saturday
evening, and only partially recovered
consciousness during Saturday night,
finally sinking into stupor, from which
she did not rally. Her death was free
from pain. A husband, daughter ssand
son survive her.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-02

Umpire-Annis. Time-2 hours, 20 minutes
Earned runs-Brockton, 5; Portland, ..
Home -un-Cook. Three base hits-Cook,
LAWN Two base hits-Casey, 2. Sacrifice
corbett, q Brien, Corcoran. Z; salter,, 2;
Cook, smith, Casey, 2. First base on balls
BY Cassian, Slater, Cook. Fennelly,. Gan
nqn z By Cannon Lawn sr C0roefBi
ton, 4; Portland, 4. Passed balls-Mahoney.
Struck out-Ry Cassian, Casey, Mahoney'
Kiley; by Cannon, Corcoran, Hanley.
Do uble plays-Mahoney and Slater.