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The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
Portland and BoOthbay Steamboat Co
FALL ARRANGEMENT
After Monday. sept. 9,
Steamer ENTERPRISE

VIII leave East BJothbay Monday at 7.l5
a. m. Tor Portland touching at So. Bristol,
Island.
Tuesday leave Portland at 6.45 "a. m for
Pemaquid. Touching at Squirrel island,
BoctnDay Harbor, Heron Island, So. Bristol
Wednesday, leave Pemaquid at a. NJ. for
Portland and above landings,
Thursday, leave Portland at CAS- a. m. for
Island.
Friday leave Boothbay Harbor at o a. m.
Tor Portland. Touching at Squirrel Island.
Saturday. leave Portland at $40 a. m. for
East Boothbay. Touching at Squirrel Island,
Bootnbay, Heron Island and So. Bristol.
Connecting every trip at Boothbay HarboT
Dor, Round Pond Friendship, Port Clyde,
Tenants Harbor, Spruce Head, Rockland,
Vinalbayen, Hurricane, Green's Landing,
Swan Island, Castine, Brooklin, Surray s.
W. Harbor and Bar Harbor
ALFRED RACE, Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
MAINE STEAMSHIP co.
New Work. Direct Lime.
LONG ISLAND SOUND BY DAYLIGHT
Delightful and InVigorating Sea "Trip.

The Steamships Manhattan ana Cottage
City leave Franklin wharf Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays at p. m. Returning, leave
Pier So, East River, same days at s. ,. m.
Fare TO New York, one way, $500; Round
trip $500.
j. B. OCYLE, Manager.
j. F. LISCOMB, General Agent. noydtf2
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14

t3a RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts J3s oa4 / ?
r e p ponl9S 10 secure circulation 100000 90
Y. . bondS on hand. 4 600 "a
freIinlums on U. S. Bonds. 5000. 3l'77O,OO
STOCKS, securities, etc ........ 229,S78, so
baanlkine-nouse, furniture and
NIX Mxture fso,, -. 100000
mot reserve Agents.. ......... 63,416 1e
Due from State Banks and bankers l1843 OF
Que from approved reserve agents 139,2G975
CnecKS and other cash items " 5S2, OF
Exchanges for clearinghouse. 10.Sl3.77
Notes OF other National Banks. $4,000
and cents ,;............. 1,ool.7o
BANK, VIZ:
specie se1 80 $66, 100
Legal lender notes.. 1850
poso - so,445. o5
urer Is per cent of circulation). $4,000
Total. ........................s 1886, o74. Sc
LIABILITIES.
capital stock paid in. ........$ 100000
S fln l;lti ), I9nd. .......... 21,000,O 90
and taxes paid. -. .....,... 29525.oo
Nh Natlohai pank notes outstanding 1874, 10000
Diviu ts unpaid .;.-:........ 105.0U
Due TO other national
banks, ..........s 29,66o.47
Due to state banks
and bankers. $50. s127e,26
Individual deposits
SUBJECT to check ,211 ,15O.39
Demand certificates
OF deposit; ......... 32,813.21
Time certificates OF
deposit. 2e,5oo.oo
Gertlned cheeks. 1I,19S.01
Cashiers checks cut
standing .......... 2,94eo2
---s1, 1896, o44 Sc
To+aJ .ooa
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
Portland wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. May IS. 1896.

The following are to-daYs wholesale prices Of
Pr visions. Groceries. cte.,
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY, May IS.

WEDNESDAY, May IS.
Arrived.
Steamer Manhattan, Bragg New York, with
passengers and mdse to b Coyle. 80.
Steamer Maverick, Bangor, and sailed Win
barge o No So for Bayone
Steamer Salacia. Oliver, Bath via Boothbay
Harbor and Wiseasset.
Steamer Enterprise, Race, East Boothbay via
Bristol.
Sch Emma. Littlejolln, New York-sulpher to
to Me Cent RR.
Sch Minnie Davis Davis, sheIburne. NS-live
Holsters to order
Sch Charlotte A Beals, Lakeman, Grand Ma
nan, NB-live Holsters to N f Trefethen.
Sch Commerce. Orcntt, South Brooksville
Sch David Torrey. McDoffie, Somes Sound for
New York. (and proceededl.
Sch Annie f Kimball, BlaStOw, Camden.
Cleared.
Baraue Vilora II Hopkins. Wakely, Buenos
Ayres-W w Riggs.
Sch VIM II Oler, Studley. Kennebec and BaltI-
more-Peter s Nickersoh.
Sch Henrietta Simmons, Hufchins Tenants
Harbor-Pater NickerSon.
Sch Glendy Burke, Stanwoad, Bangor-Paris
Flourihg Co.
Sch Minnie Davis. Davis, Shelburne, Ms
NJ N Rich 81 Co.
Sch Belle Bartlett Miller, Bar Harbor-J II
Blake.
Sch Eastern Queen. sedgbath, Ellsworth-J
FL Blake.
SAILED-sch Oliver skolfeld
BB- Additional shipping. by telegraph, on
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
Maine Medical Association.

hE forty-fourth annual meeting will be
DO, n n at City Building Portland, Wednes-
nay, Wy 1ahnrsday and Friday, June 3-45, 1886.
iu"y loaoW CAAS. D. SMITH, NJ. d., Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
DOMINION LIME.

Royal Mail Steamships Liverpool Service
via Londonderry.
From From From
Liverpool. Steamers. PortlAn6 Halifax
March Vancouver March Ri March Is.
March 70 Labrador April April II
April scotsman April % April %
Steamers sail on Thursday a fter arrival Of
all trains due at Portland mt noon.
Rates of passage-First Cabin $50 to $40;
return 500 to $3.50, according 10 steamer
and berth.
Second Cabin to Glasgow Belfast, Liv-
err DOL or Londonderry, $4,000 and return
$500. To London, Bristol or Cardiff $3
additional, or 1851 return. Storage to
Liverpool, Londonderry, London, Belfast,
Queenstown and Glasgow, $24.5U aud
$25. so, according so steamers.
Apply TO II. q. STAIR. 2 1-2 Union
Wharf, I. P. MCGOWAN. 4lS Congress
street, j. W. PETERSO ON. 2 Exchange
street. or DAVID TORRANCE CO.. Gen
agents. Foot of India street. declldtf
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
B=g Additional shipping. by telegraph, on
another page.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

ROGKPORT, May 12-Sld, schs Annie F Kim
ball. Blastow Portland; Regalia. Blake. Boston
Antelope, Grnnell, and Coguette, do.
May 1S-Sd, sch Silas MeLoon, Morrill, for
Providence.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14

Spoken.
Aril IS. lat s, Ion 81 w, ship Paramita, from
New York for Hong Kong
May TO-. seyenry-fve miles OF Hatteras. sch
Helen l. Martin, from Brunswick for New York.
May 8. lat 81 03, Ion ~ 81, sch Fred Bala-
no. from Wilmington tor Mayaguez.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
NO. 4l2S.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
The Portland National Bank,

az fortland, in the State Of Maine, at the close
OF business, May 7th, 1896.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
N0a 1925.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
National Bank,

at Portland, in the State of Maine. at the close
OF business May7, 1896.
RESOURCES.
The Portland daily press., 1896-05-14
NO. 22I.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The First National Bank Of Portland,

at Portland, in the State of Maine, at the close
of business, May 9TH, 1886.
RESOURCES.
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Trains leave Portland, Unio. Station Railway
Square, for stations named below ana inter,
mediate points as follows;
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
WHAT THE COMPANY IS DOING.
A Passenger Depot, Two Business Houses and Two Modern Cot
 tageS Being Built.

Mir William Ross, general foreman of construction for the Missouri Kan sas S Texas Trust company, to-day showed us plans for the passenger depot at Mena, which has been or dered built just as soon as the materi- al can be gotten upon the ground. 1t is to be located on the north side of the track, between De Queen and Mena streets, about opposite the Wells-Fargo express office and, like all other buildings and works erected by this company, is to be of modern style and hrst.class in every particu lar. It will be 24x62 feet in size, and wlil have an office 1lx94, two waiting rooms, each 1sxy4, and a baggage room l4x22.
 The company has also commenced two modern cottages on Flemming street. one to have four, and one five rooms The first will be 20x34, with a living room 19x24, two bed rooms and kitchen. The other will be 2SX36, with sitting room, parlor. two bed rooms and kitchen Both cottages will have front and rear porches, will be of modern style of architecture, with French windows and outside walls covered with shingles.
 Mr. Ross also informs us that work will be resumed at once on the busi- ness house started short time ago at the corner of Mena street and Port Arthur avenue, and that as soon as maternal can be got on the ground the business house on De Queen street will be started and pushed to completion.
 Mir. Ross is ably assisted by Mir J. 5. Boughton who is his first assistant foreman, and between them they have charge of large force of men.
 The Hotel Mena is now nearing com pletion and will be utilized to furnish sleeping rooms for guests during the excursion. It is fine appearing three story building, 40 X so feet, containing forty-eight rooms. all nicely arranged for light and ventilation. 1t is located at a good point three blocks from the depot at the corner of Meua street and Port Arthur avenue and will be pop ular resort.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
From Mena to Hot Springs.

Hon. J. D. Kim ball, of Hot Sprin gs, is in the city with view of conferriug with the officials of the Kansas City, Pittsburg < Gulf railway, to secure the building nf the road from this place to Hct Springs. Mir. Klmball ye us call and informed us that the company had offered to build the road If the people of Hot Springs would furnish the right of way and depot facilities, and thls they had agreed to do. He is we'll acquainted with the country between the two places and says that tbe road can be built without unusual expense as it will pass down the Washita valley. where there will be no heavy grades or cnts. Mir Kimbali thinks the road will surely be built.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
.Janssen Park.

Work improving this park has been retarded fully one month on account of the inability of the company to pro- cure material but since ma aterial has been obtainable work has been pro gressing rapidly day and night.
 The spring has been covered with a rustic, modern pavilion. The wood work rests upon pillars of stone four feet hi9 h. the foundation resting upon so id masonry with Il cut stone caping on top. The spring has heen confned to n space Of two and half feet in diameter, is three feet deep and fnr- nishes one barrel of pure soft water each minute.
 The wort. of the dam for the lake in the park Is progressing as rapidly as circumstances will allow and will be completed in six or eight uays This lake comprises about one acre of land and will add to the beauty of the park when completed.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
Some Bad Men Captured.

On the train going north Tuesday morning, Deputy United States Mar. shals J. w. CantrelL of Paris, Tex. and $. F. Minor of the Indian Terri tory, took out five tough characters Charles Lee will answer to the charge of murder: David and Albert Leonard for horse stealing; Ed Rogers, robbery; Mort Anderson. assault with attempt to kill. The deputies have been on the trail of this gang for some time, and deserve much credit for the neat work they have done in running them down. The gang was traced here from the Indian Territory It is rumored that they had plans laid to rob the express office, and give tiou- ble to the inhabitants of our young city in many ways but their plans have been slightly changed since the United States deputies took them in charge.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
C,,urci, Notice.

Rev J. Y. Christmas, of Dallas. Ark has been here busy for some time pre- pairing to establish a South Methodist he has been given the use of a lot owned by the proprietors CT the STAR, and located just beyond the STAR nenced on temporary binding in which to hold meetings until the church is organized sufficiently to build a permanent house of worship Mir. Christmas expects to have the temporary building completed this week, and will hold services in 1t next Sunday. August 30 at O clock in the afternoon and again at 7:30 in the evening.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
A COLLEGE IN PROSPECT.
Professor A. w. Riggs of Ann Arbor
 Here to Establish One.

Professor A. ". Riggs, an expert enced educator, from Ann Arbor, Michigan. is in the city with view ot esta olishing a school this conn ng winter, and building it to the propor- tions of first-class college in the near future.
 Professor Riggs is a scholarly ap- bearing gentleman and comes bearing the best of recommended tions. He has had fifteen years of experience as a teacher. and lately prepared himself for teaching the higher grades by taking a course at the Ann Arbor un iversity. Mir. Riggs is an excellent primary teacher, and will assist her husband in his work. The professor expects to complete arr angements 70 open his school this wint ter and ket D it growing as the town and country grows,
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

holder in both. While here he pur- chased an elegant lot on De Queen street and says he would like to have ne honor of starting the first bank in Mena, aho is going home to think aoout it and see if he cannot arrange 10 start one
 Mir w. $. Wadsworth, wholesale furniture man, will at once commence the erection of large two story busi- ness house on Mena street. His con tractor, Mir. Perkins. arrived last night, and will push the building to a rapid completion. The building will be frame. covered on outside and celled with corrugated iron to make it as nearly tireproof as possible.
 j. Il. Hamilton to-day sold Mrs Frady, of Sloan Springs, d lot on ilonert street, near the park, for $550, one of the best sales made. Mrs. frady proposes to erect three story hotel on the lot, and be prepared to board the students of the college when it is opened. MT. Hamilton also sold B r. Putnam of Eureka Springs. a lot on De Queen street to build business house on.
 Mr William McCann of Eagle Grove, la, purchased of the Polk County Real Estate Company, a forty acre tract of land only three -fourths of a mile from Meua, this morning. He has d nice location, and will move here with his family, comprising wife and four children, to make home in few months Before starting for home, Mir. McCann ordered the STAR sent to his address to keep him posted on affairs here
 Edward Kennedy, q representative of the Ft. smith Marble Company, was in town Tuesday showing some beau tiful samples of marble, taken from their quarrics, which are located in the Cherokee Nation. fifteen miles north of Sallisaw, and on the line of the Kansas City, Pittsburg S Gulf railroad. During his call at our office, he displayed five different colors of marble which was taken from the quarries of his company. It was all highly polished, and is claimed to be equal to Tennessee and Vermont mar ble. The company hold twenty year lease on a tract of land five miles square, and the quantity is simply in- eXhaustable Mir Kennedy believes Mena the proper place to locate dis tributing yards for this section of the country and is here for that purpose.
 THE MENA STAR printing office is prt pared to do good printing of every kind on short order and in latest styles. Send in your orders and give us trial.
 For cooking stoves, go to Petty's, corner Mena street and Pickering avenue.
 Fresh bread always at the Racket Store
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
A Bank in Prospect.

w. E Rhodes, an energetic young man from West Plains, Mo. is in the city arranging to establish bank. cooperating with some of our solid business men. It will be an institn- tion to do only strictly legitimate
 banking business. At a meeting held at the off .e of J. H. Hamilton on Tuesday night it was decided to com plete the organization Thursday night. and on Thursday Mir. Rhodes will call on those desiring stock This is much needed institution and
 should receive all possible encourage
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
An Artesian Well.

Mir. Crossman. of Joplin, Mo. has arrived with hls machinery all ready to commence drilling an tesian we'll for the Kansas City. Pitts burg & Gulf Railway Company. Mir. Crossman is an experieD .eel drlllman expects to 20 down until he strikes flowing water. The well will be sunk near where the rounGhouse and machine shops are to be built. and will be started as soon IS he graders get through blasting in that vicinity.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
Fine rIine-al Srac,naeas.

Mr. Thompson brought in to-day several large specimens of inangancse and other minerals They are lnrge and fine, showing that the lninrrai is fpuud in large quantities, and were tpnnd in the cassatot monniains. ahnnt tes niils's east of Mena. They will he placed oD exhibition It the tosvnsite he;iifnarters where All can seo hem
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

Only in lifetime is there located that has a utay country for fifty miles n every direction point tho great North and South railroad KANSAS CITY PTISBURG GULF building due south from Kansas City Port Arthur. tho Gulf of Mexico time MENA the town in Western Arkansas.
 This railroad opens up the agricultural Missouri and the fruit and health Western Arkansas
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
To Purchase Lumber.

E. F. Porter, general agent of the Cares Lumber Co, of Chicago, located at pittsburg, Kas.. arrived yester- day to purchase lumber for shipment North He will find large quantities of good lumber in this county.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
lJp Rich Mountain.

Judge West and party of six gen tlemen started for a trip up Rich mountain this morning. starting at 6 a. III, They were taken np by Mr. Sarnbled, with his team and wagon.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26
Sale.

Gaoa water barrels. at headquarters N ena townsite combany.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

Ice cream. lemonade ani niskshake 1t the Racket Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

For nice fresh cakes go 10 the RaclSe { Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

fresh pies u the Racket Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

{. $. Jenness. of Pittsburg,
 ho has been here since the tcursion train arrived. expects
 t for home tomorrow. Mir helped organize two national Rittsburg and is now stock-
The Mena weekly star., 1896-08-26

V43,UUU acres uf government land and 6l,O00 people, census lS90
 Division pciut OF the Port Arthur Route.
 Valleys fertile and we'll waiered that grow every product of the tenn perate zone.
 Black walnut. oak and pine timber. Elevation l $50 feet, 535 higher than Kansas City.
 Will be the county seat of Polk county.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
EMERSON AND THE GUIDES.

From The Troy Times.
The poet Emerson was mover credited with being
a handsome man. though people who knew him
saw I'm his face his beautiful character and forgot
to discriminate between him and his appearance.
Years ago when the PHILOSOPHERS" in camp
at Follensbee Pond. In the Adirondack. Emerson
was one OF the party and his devotion to his studies
and worthless writn =" seemed to several of the
guides great waste Of time, which might better
have been spent In hunting and fishing
There was. however. guide. Steven Martin. who
became perhaps the most noted that the Adron-
dacks ever produced. and who recognized In Emer-
something OF his real worth and upon whom
the poet made great impression Steve" as he
Familiarity called. was an observing man. and
the poets physical defects, then undoubtedly more
prominent than in later years. did not escape HIS
eye, may be seen from the answer he gave to
the question Of the writer OF this paragraph What
kind OF n fellow Emerson?' Wal. SIR said
the Old guide. The was gentleman every inch-as
nice a fellow az you ever see; pleasant and kind
and scholar. too alus hggerin' studyin' and
wrltn; but. sir. he was. believe, the a-hredest
homcliest crittcr for his age that ever came into
these woods"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09
GEORGE SAND AT SEVENTY-ONE.

From The London Bookman.
La Revue de PARIS prints for the first time a
statement by George Sand on her views OF novel
writing and her views OF life In general. 1t was
written when she was seventy years Old and
meant preface to n edition OF her
works, but the project Of the edition was
given up. Though she looking forward to
death at the time 1t expresses only the most cheer
fui sentiments for there was a stubborpness about
her optimism about her ideasm. Concerning
this last she has good deal to say, OF which the
substance IL this. She has been charged with
iGealizing her personagcs. Well she meant them
to be as they are. And-whch IL not the same thing
she saw them so. and often met people like them
In the world But II she had only met such
noble parsonage that same would have been real.
and she would be within her rights in depicting him
She Is the present temper OF the world ~
hard; she has done her level best to soften the
feelings OF her contemporaries. and altogether
failed. But she means TO 90 on her old way-at
seventy-one,-and II she can persuade single
soul OF the realty OF Ideal virtue. will say her time
has not been .ost. And all will come right As
for tho world going to the dogs. or dying OF feeble
ness-rot a bit OF Il. The groaner only echoes his
own miserable condition; new force Is sprlnglng up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09

IN every side OF him. This sturdy optimism can De
tolerated when the experience OF seNsii''- o"'
stormy wears lies behind the speakers words'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09

THE HISTORIAN ATTACKED BY DE-
SCENDANT OF THE EXILES.

ACADIA Missing Links OF Lost Chapier IN
American History. by Acadian lEdouari
Richard) ex- Member of the House OF commons
of Canada. Two Volumes: VOL. l. PIP o. '0''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09

More is soon 10 be known about John RardoIpn
OF Roanoke a politician Of interesting metnofs
ard an orator of picture and force wAo be-
cause of his individuality in these directions makes
a more or less imperative appeal to the sympathies
OF historical students Mr. Powhatan Boudin mas
written an article for The March Century IN
which ne presents a number Of letters from tho
celebrated Virgnian, hitherto Unpublished mess
letters are said 10 be 'of an intimate nature. and
one OF then, contains Randophs candid opinion "
his own gifts Of oratory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-09

1t is familiar fact that the late Eugene Field dd
much OF his best work In haste. writing NUMBER
O. MS poems for the newspaper column In when MS
daily quota of satirica paragraphs appeared iet
now and then biographical note vii remind
the public that he a conscientious WORKER
giving the most arduous labor TO his productions
when possible. The latest illustration OF his palms.
taking habits is one of the most interesting. Twelve
years ago he wrote a story which excited his imagl-
nation deeply. but he would not publish il In the
condition in which he left II then. He waited year
and rewrote 1t. Then he laid II aside again. taking
It up for rewriting in the following year. From the
time OF the inception OF this story in 1884, until MS
DEATH a little while ago. he had returned TO II ten
times so that he had produced eleven versions OF u
before he died. The last pleased him. and "Ihe
Werewolf" the story Is called, Is presently to Dc
printed.
The edition OF Poe edited by Mr. Stedman ana
Professor Woodbury. has been completed. the TENN
and last volume. devoted to the poetry, having Jus'
tains much valuable editorial matter Mr.; S'eima nan
provides long and interesting introduction 70 oms
poems and some important notes on the nuInssrous
portraits used in this edition. Professor Woooperry
Is responsible for variorum text or the poems a..
has compiled photography which VIII De pre-. rs la
touch Of editorial thoroughness to work when ms
been carried on In a spirit provocatve Oh nur,
ton from the beginning the end OF the enter
Poe - accessible In such form as VIII Eeeu ~
modification extension. The ten volumes iuane =
noble monument to American enthusiasm anu "''''