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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
THE ELECTRIC ROAD.
Contracts Awarded for the Work Yester-
day.

Yesterday many contracts were given
out By the Portland Railroad company for
the new electric road. The new cars will
be built by the ]. G. Brill company of
Philadelphia, the rails to be made by thu
Pennsylvania Steel company,the wire oy the
American Electrical company Oh Provi-
dence. the Electrical appliances by the
General Electric Company OF echhectady,
the engines three in number 10 ue OF the
cross compound oondensing type.wiH be
furnished by The E. P.Allis company OF Mil
waukee.ihe boilers will come from The Bah
cock and Wilcox company OF New York.
The laying of the track will he done by
Arthur Hodge Co. of Boston, and the wire
work by NJ. E. Kendall & Co-,of boston.
The piles for the power house are 10 be fur,
nished by +. G. Nutter Of f'leasantdale
and the piles are to be driven oy W. +.
Bennett of Portland. Sheaff & Jaastad Of
Boston, are The supervising engineers to
have charge of the construction and fur
nisdina of the power house and Hodges and
Harrington are to be supervising engineers
for the construction of the track.
Two of the new engines are to be egh-
teen. thirty-four, for ty-two in dimensions
power and the smaller engine will be four
teen, twenty-six, thirty-six with rated ca
pacity of two hundred and fifty horse pow
er. The generators will be of the direct
connection type, the armatures being CON
nected on the shaft OF the engiue. sTbe
larger generators will be Of four hundred
kilo watt capacity and the smaller one of
two hundred and fifty kilo watt capacity.
The boilers will have capacity of ole
Thousand horse power.
The new power house, at behring's bridge.
will be l14x1o4 feet and will be built of
Trick with granite and terra Gotta trim
mings. 1t will rest upon 1.G27 piles and
granite astular wall will lise four feet
above the grade. The chimney will be one
hundred and forty feet high. tits to sbe a
round stack
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
That Tired = ceiling

40 certain indication of impure and inn
poverished blood. IT your blood could
always be rich and pure, full of the
red corpuscles upon which its vitality
depends, you would never be weak, or
0ervous Boils, pirnpIes, scrofula, salt
rheum, would never trouble you. But
our mode of living, shut in all winter
in poorly ventilated homes and shops,
depletes the blood and there is loss of
appetite, and weakness. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is the standard remedy for this
condition. It purifes, vitalizes and
enriches the blood, overcomes that
tired feeling, builds up the nerves and
gives perfect health. Read this:
SOUR daughter, Blanche, when four years
of age had humor break out on her
hands and face, which our physician
pronounced eczema. II the cold air
reached her face or hands they would
swell up, look almost purple, and
headed blisters would form and break,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03

Probably very few Of the readers Of the
PRESS ever heard of tie Fossil Flour COM
pany, but for some time it has baen located
on Browns wharf. with drying works a,
Yarmouth. 1t has been quite AN important
industry, employing in this city and Var
mouth about forty men, and it is to lie re-
moved to White Chester mountain. Nova
Scotia.
The Clay used by tho company is found in
beds in some sections CT Nova Scotia. and
the finished product is sent mostly to Lon
don and New York. It is used in The manu-
facture of some brands Of paint, and large
IL il The making of dynamite, taxing in
the latter instance the place of wood pulp.
The orders como in large lots, enc received
yesterday being for fifty tons.
This clay has been brought By schooners
from Nova Scotia 10 the works at Portland,
where it has been placed first III tanks,
and then subject o the peculiar process
of the company. Wien it has reached a GER
tain stage ii has been taken on cars and re-
moved 10 Aarl.outb. where it has been sub
ject to a thorough drying process. 1t has
been brought sack TO Portland ground and
put up in sacks. When finished there is
no trace Of glit remaining, The clay hav-
ing all the general appearance of the finest
flour. There is a great dema nd for tnis pro
duct, especially on the Continent of Europe
and MI. David L. Collins, the treasurer and
general manager, was at Last forced to de-
eide 10 remove the plant TO Nova Scotia,
with the view of cheapening the cost OF pro-
duetion, and because of the fact that it was
found practically impossible to bring the
clay here in sufficient uuaptities unfcr ey-
isting circumstances. They viii also escape
paying one duty when it is sent to England
The process of manufacture is in the
main secret. There many trained
and skilled workmen employed by the com
p&ny. bit not one man has mastered the en-
tire secret of the work. Mr.Collins will take
with him a number Of his skilled men. The
works here will De closed in a few days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03

The American Institute Committee APP
pointed.
A meeting was held at the Board of
Trade rooms yesterday afternoon of a
joint committee from the board and from
the city government TO consider the best
and most expeditions methods to at
once canvass the hotels, boarding houses
and private residences for taking care OF
and entertaining mem bers of the a ner-
lean Institute of Instruction Oh the 9th,
10TH, 18th AMI 18th of July, by ascer-
tanning the number that each will take
and at what price. This must be known
at once and the managers of the Insti-
tute informed before the 14th of April,
to incorporate in their programme of ar
rangements.
To that end Mr.. o. NJ. Lord, supeginten-
dent of schools, was appointed chair
man of the joint committee and the fol-
lowing committee were appointed:
To Canvass the Hotels Messrs. S. L.
LarraEee. r. Nickerson, C.W.T. God
ing.
Railroads and Island Transportation
VIM. W Merrill, P. J. Mcdonald, Isaiah
Daniels.
70 Canvass Private Houses aud Board
ing Houses-O. NJ. Lord, Mayor Baxter.
D. E. Nash, Geo. S. Hunt, &. A. Smith,
Albro b. Chase, VIM. II. Brownson. e. B.
Winslow, Zenas Thompson, J.W. Peters,
A. B. Hall.
To report at Board of Trade rooms
Wednesday, 10Th inst. at 8 O'Clock p. NJ.
Anyone that can aid the committee by
sending in TO the Board Of Trade rooms
the number Of persons that they will
take at that time, and the price of gthe
rooms to each person. Will greatly oblige
the committee and facilitate their work
for the public good.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
Talk ON China and Japan.

Yesterday forenoon the teacher and pu-
pills of the third class in the Butler Gram
mar sc bool. had lie pleasure OF listening to
a most interesting and instructive talk on
China and corea, and the late war, by Rev
DIR. Dalton. Although one hundred ard
fifteen children We're placed in one room,
yet the strict attention given by each child
showed they were following the speaker in
every particular. This is the second time
the children have been favored by the
Kindness of DR.. Dalton, whose previous
talk was on the Powers of Europe
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
City Temporary Loan.

Yesterday morning the committee on
finance of the city government opened the
bids for taking the temporary loan cf $780,
900 due November 1855. Swan and Barrett
were the lowest bidders at three and five
eighths per cent and the money will accord
ingiy be taken from them. The Merchants
bank bid three and ninety-fye hundredths
per cent and premium Of 81 Wood bury
and Moulton BID three and ninety-f five hun
dredths per cent,rhe same as the Merchants
bank, but offered no premium. Rogers,
Newman and Tolman of gost on, bid four
and one-haH per cent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
May Day Carnival.

Only four short weeks remain now
before May Day and the Carnival so
long looked forward to with anticipations
of pleasure So efficiently has all work
been carried forward that but little re-
mains to be done. Many yards OF cloth
have been purchased and formed into
pretty costumes under direction of MIR.
W. Fl. 4 Wentworth. The drills are well
under way and under the direction Of
Mr.. Frank WEIGH promise to excel all
pre- vious drills. All will want to see
this carnival, which promises to be the
best ever presented.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
A Question of Privilege Not Formally OF

In the Common Council Monday evening
the question of privilege was merely an in
formal Interpolation, and was not formally
offered 10 conflict with the question of adj
journment, which had then been put and
the result OF which was about 10 be an
nounoed By President Pagan. This question
was raised on the question of taking the
rules fer registration of laborera from the
table
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
STOCKHOLDERS, Meeting Called.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Maine Mile Track Association will lie held
April 9th. and ut that time the matter of
holding the New England Fair here will
come up for consideration. Mr.. Barrett
and Mr.. Eaton are still soliciting subscrip-
lions IN aid of the fair, ard their report
will be made to tie stockholders at the
coming meeting. BY that time the views of
all the leading business men of the city re-
garding the proposed fair will have been
ascertained. The New England Fair man
ayers will he in his city the same day, and
will visit Rieby Para.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applica tions' as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of tie ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining of he Eustac hian Tube. When
this tube gets iafianed you have a rumblng
sound or imperfect hearing. and when it IS
entirely closed Deafness is the result. and
unless The inflammation Can be taken ont
ton. hearing will be destoyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by cntarrh
which is nothing but sn inflalned condition
of lie mucous SUI faces.
We will give ,ine Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness caused by catarrh, that
cannot be Cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
Z; !. CHENEY 8 CO.. Toledo. ..
e87 Sold by Druggists, 75cts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
PHEAES-..AdyiCe Free

To any person suffering from Piles or
any other rectal disease, I will send an
account of my own case and how was
cured, after years of great suffering and
inconvenience. I have nothing to sell
but for the sake of humanity, will direct
the afflicted to sure and permanent
cure Address N. BIS, Lewiston, Ne.
april Tu. TIL, &oSat3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03

Mrs. A hagail White, the Oldest person
was born in Monmouth, N. a., and was
So years 10 months and 16 days old. Her
maiden name was Towle and her father
was jeremiah TowIe Mrs. White was
the widow Of the late Martin p. White,
who was an old time trader of Belt asst.
She was very courteous old lady and
had many friends.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03

mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup"
has been used over Fifty Years by millions
of mothers for their children while Teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, softens gthe gums. allays Pain, cures
Wind Collie, regulates the bowels, and isthe
best remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising
from feething or other causes. For sale by
Druggis s in every lart of the world. Be cure
and ask for ssirs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
a5cts. bottle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
RUGBY
School Suits.

Spring styles NOW ready, sizes
to l6, ALI wool, great wearers.
every seam SeNed with linen
thread and warranted not TO
ZIP, reinforced seats and
double knees, handsome, dur.
able and stylish. Price $500.
Extra Pants $H.50. Make yoaar
selections early.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
vi tldUQ L HGdtfe-
Grand Concer1-Zion Mission,

F. O. Bailey & Co. Will sell today at 10 a. NJ
and D. m, at their salesroom, 46 Exchange
street, the stock of Byron D. Allen. OF Var
mouth, consisting of groceries and gents fur
Rishng goods. See auction column.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03

1t is quite probable that arrangements
Will be made TO have the water works ex-
tended to the muster grounds by the
time the National GUARDS again come
into camp in August
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03

The Wild River Lumber Company of
Hastings have larger amount of stock
yarded and in their pond than ever be-
fore. Il is thought to be sufficient to keen
the mill running steadily through the
season.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

That fine old self educated Scotch stone mason Hugh Miller said he
put his conscience into every stone he laid. All hands
Of US here are trying 10 do >that very thing with
each transaction Where we fail is
because somebody stupid careless and not that The principle
and plain Instructions are lacking Every week The store
improves in some point This Spring is
vsiby better than last
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03

A Phillips correspondent announces
that an unusually large number of places
in that vicinity are advertised for taxes
this year. which indicates that money
is scarce in that section.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Randolph is again subjected to utter
darkness, the powers that be having
decided that electricity was rather toe
expensive for their quiet little burg"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
SPRING OvERC0ATS.

The s'new'' and proper thing
for the young nlan this season
is the "COVERTv' Coat. we
have them at SIS. Also a large
variety of new styles at $500
up to SEQ.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03

DR.. Siegert's Angostura Bitters, the world
renowned South American appetizer and
iEyigorator, cures dyspepsia, diarrhoea,
fever ard ague.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
STANDARD CROW BLACK
Suits

All wool, fast black, cat sda1-
gle :aEnGg double breasted, hong
sacks or three bWuOm frOck
styles, perfeca fitting, elegant
i'm style, sizes "a to so.
STANDARD AND KING" TROUSERS
for gentlemen and young men,
80 TO "A waist measures. Tine
finest fitting trousers in tine
world. Prices $3.50 Jap. ORa
accOss1Rt OF the reduced prices
of many dimes of goods we are
offering these trousers at cor-
respOndaaRgiy low prices as coasn-
pared with last year. $A, So,
So and $500 buy elegant
trousers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
GOING SACK 10 NOVA SCOTIA.

The Fossil Flour Company win be Re
moved to White Chester Mountain, Nova
scotia-Portland to Loose a Unique In
dnstry.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
Boys REFERS,

ages q I'D % years. s6os5Os p5s 800
$3.50 aud $500.
Boys double breasted two
piece Suits. Special sale this
week, $3.50, $3.50, $500 and
$500.
1000 pair Of Odd EAaaee Pants,
22c, 35c, soc, Csc, use, s5c and
$500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

owen, Moore 6 Co.
NJ. G. Larrabee
J. r. Libby.
Eastman Bros. q Bancr5lt--2.
x. John Little & Co.
Standard Clio. Co.
City of Portland.
Randall & McAllister.
Notice--N. w. Berry.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Portlabd Theatre
Grand Concer1-Zion Mission,
New Wants. To Let, For Sale, Lost Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
heir appropriate heads on Page 6.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-07-26
to dictate its policy with respect either to

to dictate It's policy with respect either to
men or measures.
HE has succeeded in creating conditions
unparalleled in the history of the party here.
Its members are really undiminished, its
enthusiasm for success is as warm as ever
before, but its members are affected by q
deep and dangerous encouragement they
have lost heart and hope and courage.
They feel that if the domination of Mr..
Germans devious ways are 10 be continued
the struggle is useless and the victory not
worth the winning
"ln my opinion reasse ssment of the
property OF the State is necessary. 1t should
be conducted in the manner best calculated
10 produce the result sought TO be obtained
the real enlargement of the basis of taxa
tion-and, therefore, by such methods as
will be most likely to bring all personal and
real property at reasonable valuations upon
the taxable lists, in accordance with the con.
stitution of the State as interpreted by the
Court of Appeals. II would be the duty
of the Governor of the State, in my opinion,
to render what assistance he could by his
advice in perfecting bill. The conditions
heretofore have not been such as to enable the
agricultural communities and the rural
landowners to receive the benefits which
ought to accrue to them from our great ad-
vantage in geographical situation, In the
mildness and salubrity of our climate and
the cheapness and productiveness Of our
lands. Active and intelligenty planned
measures would doubtless have the effect
Of directing to this State some part of that
stream of reflex emigration of our own in
dustrious population which is being driven
back from the drought and storm wasted
regions of the West, and of reviving and
reviyifying our languishing farming inter-
terests. Thisis a subject which in my opin
ion, demands and is worthy of the serious
efforts OF the executive and legislative
authorities of the State"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-07-26
GLEN echo RAILROAD PROPERTY

consisting of lot at Glen Echo known as
the Power House Lot, described on map OF
a survey made by Henry B. LOCKER, April
list, A. d. 1891, as follows:
Beginning for the same at an iron stake
planted on the division line between the right
of-way of the Glen Echo Railroad and the
lot of Theophilas P. Chandler, at the North
east corner of said lot; thence N. SO, E.
l07. SO feet, with the Railroad right-of-way
TO point one foot east of the southeast cor
ner of the Power House wall thence paral-
lei to the eastern wall of he Power House
and distant one foot therefrom, with the
Railroad right-of-way, N. 48 SIS E. 1921
feet thence leaving the Railroad right-of-
way N. l8 W. 80 90 feet to the South line
OF Neshota Road (now obsolete thence with
said south line s. 80 AZ w 100 feet to the east
end of the curve of Neshota Road thence
with the arc ola circle whose radius is 800. O4
feet and with the south line of the Neshota
Road l49. IA feet the said arc being subtend-
ed by an angle of % A at the centre, TO an
iron stake on Chambers line thence with
Chambers line on the radius of the curve S.
6l7 W. l40 feet to an iron stake; thence
with Chandler's line S. %. "a e. 100 "a feet
to the beginning, containing approximately
one acre, together with the Improvements
thereon, consisting Of n handsome and SPLEEN
di div euuinDed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-07-26
THE TICKET.

The SENTINEL places at the head of its
columns the ticket nominated by the Dem
ocrats of the county on Saturday last, and
bespeaks for il the cordial support of the
party.
The political situation may not be salts
factory, in every particular, to some of our
people but II is impossible that all should
be gratitled, and rs risks are taken by those
who make the race, cheerful acquiescence
10 the result is demanded by manlness and
party loyalty. The conditions under which
we live, and the political traditions which
81 powerfully influence us, force upon us
party principles whenever We approach an
election, aud demand the surrender of in.
dividual preferences 10 the public veal.
The issues of this campaign will be found,
at the last, TO involve the conflict OF Demo
cratic aud Republican ideas, and therefore
TO appeal TO chat earnest party spirit which
can alone insure success,
The distinct lines of the pending battle
will not he determined until the State Con.
vsntions have spoken, but 80 lar as the
county is concerned, the ticket nominated
10 the recent primaries is worthy Of the
support of our people, and will doubtless
receive IL at the general election.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-07-26
ELEETRIC LIGHTING PLANT

and property of the said Glen Echo
Railroad Company, comprising engines,
dynamos, exciters, converters, lamps,
meters, switches, controlling and indi-
eating devices and all the machinery
and apparatus used in generating and
utilizing electric currents for lighting
purposes; together with the poles, wires
and other electrical apparatus now used
in the system Of distribution and erect
ed on the property of said Railroad
Company, and upon the grounds of the
Glen Echo Chautauqua, and in and upon
the intervening and adjacent property !;
but said poles aud wires, aud electrical
apparatus, so far as the same are out
side Of the grounds of said Railroad
Company to be removed from said out
side land after sixty days notice to the
over or owners of said lands by said
purchaser or purchasers, or after like
notice by said owners to said purchaser
or purchasers.
The franchise and railroad now offered is
one of the most valuable properties in the
vicinity OF the National Capital. The rail
road is a double-track road, thoroughly and
| substantially built, with irst-class stone ma
sonry, traversing a beautiful and picturesque
country, Astounding in splendid villa sites,
overlooking the romantic Falls Branch and
constituting necessary link In chain OF
passenger railways connecting Washington
City with the far-famed Glen Echo Heights,
the National Chautauqua Subdivision, with
its magnificent Amphtheatre, one of the
largest and grandest auditoriums on this con
iiuent, and the beautiful valley of Cabin John
Run and the magnificent bridge spanning it,
the largest single arch in the world.
TERMS OF SALE Oue-third cash and the
balance In two equal installments payable in
six and twelve months from the day of sale,
said deferred payments TO bear interest from
the day OF sale, and TO be secured by the
notes OF the purchaser or purchasers and i
deed Of trust or mortgage on the property
sold or by the notes of the purchaser or pur
chasers, with u surety or sureties TO be APP
proved by the Trustees, the Trustees retain
ing the vendors lien for said balance OF tn,
purchase money, at the option Of the purcha
ser or purchasers, or all cash AT the option o
the purchaser or purchasers.
deposit of two thousand dollars (S2, 900
required when the propei ~ is knock ed dow II
ConVeyancing NJ cost of pure haser.
JAMES b. HEN DERSoN,
GEORGE Z, HAMILTON,
LEONARD II. POOLE,
Trustees.
Notice is hereby given to the holders o
notes secured by said Deed OF Trust TO I'll
said notes with the Clerk OF the Circuit Cour
for Montgomery county within thirty day
from the late OF this notice.
JAMES b. HENDERSON,
GEORGE Z. HAMILTON,
LEONARD II. POOLE,
june 2l-ts Trustees.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-07-26
85,ssp ACRES OF LAND.

Together with the buildings and Improve
ments thereon, aud The rights, roads, ways,
waters, privileges, appurienances and adyan-
lages thereto belonging or in any way apper-
tanning.
THE TERMS OF SALE: 0ne-third cash,
at the date of sale, and the balance in equal
installments, with interest, at six and twelve
months from the day of sale, secur ed TO the
satisfaction OF the undersigned, or all cash NJ
the purchasers option.
deposit of $500 will be required of the
purchaser at the time of sale. Taxes will be
adjusted to the date Of sale.
ARCHIBALD II. TAYLOR,
Attorney and Assignee.
W. E. MORGAN, Auc'r.
July l2-ts