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The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
BANaoR's BUSINESS.
A Big Deal in Logs and a Boom in the
Shook Trade.

An important deal in the lumber mar.
ket has been made in Bangor during the
past few days. F. W. Aver has pur-
chased of John Ross, all of his old logs,
as well as those cut during the past win
ter Mr.. Ross had about 1 $780, 900 feet on
hand, cut year ago last winter. The
past winter he cut about 5, O00,0 He
disposed of all of them to Mr.. Aver for
s12 per thousand
In the past three weeks about 8, oOo. 900
feet OF lumber has been sawed at the Aver
mill A large proportion of this output
was deal which Mr.. Aver contracted TO
furnish to Stetson, Cutler & Co., and
which will be shipped to England.
The first steam mill drive of the season
will arrive at the Bangor boom the last
of this week. William Corners has had
a large crew of men at work for several
days getting ready for the drive
1t is estimated that between 6,0OO, 600
and 10000 600 feet of logs have passed the
booms with the running ice at Ere deric-
ton. Many of these ran up the Cromocto
creek and many more went further down
the river. Messrs. Taley and Glasier have
large crews at work picking up'' thess
logs, and it is estimated that it will cost
the owners nearly $50, coo to secure them
all.
Reports of the driving operations up
river are of a very encouraging charac-
Ter The large operators nearly all have
tnelr drives well under way, and expect
to get them out in good season
similar reports come from the Mirami-
chi. Mr.. VIM. Richards Burnt Land
brook drive of 5000, coo has reached the
corporation limits of the Miramichi
Inc stock trade will be lively from
bangor the coming season On Monday
Lawrence B. Contencin, of the firm Of
Louis Contencin g. Son, New York.
American agents for the great fruit
growing and exporting house of F. s..
Clampa q Sons of Sorrento, Messina and
Rodl, visited Bangor. Tuesday he went
to Calais and other points in eastern
Maine, and will return in few DAYS on
his way to New York Contencin 81 Son
handle all the fruit box shocks manufac-
tured in Maine, including the immense
output of L. ]. Stewart & Co., of Ban
gor.
Three of the Ciampa fleet are now ON
their way to Bangor to load. The Italian
bark IeresIna sailed from New York on
Monday for Bangor and the Chiarna
left there last Saturday for Bangor. The
third the bark Vega from Trapani Feb.
~, put in at Carthagena April Is, in dis
tress, having been in collision
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
CONVENTION R. R. commissioners
Resolutions Adopted at Yesterdays SEES
sion In st. Louis.

ST. Louis, May 12.-The national con-
yention of Railway Commissioners con
t1nued in session today. After some de-
bate the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved-First, that this convention
| does hereby urgently recommend the i'm
mediate passage by Congress of such
ieglslaGlon as will effectually prohibit the
transportation of evils and abuses de-
scrlped IN the annual reports of the inter
state commerce commission for the years
lo9o and 1876 inclusive and to this end at
Uentlon is especially called to the recon :
nendations for legislation contained in
the tenth annual report of said commits
sion.
Second-That any modification of the
tcG 10 regulate commerce to confer addi-
tlonal powers, provide for exemptions,
upon carriers engaged in Interstate com
merce or persons acting for or under
tnem, is hereby disapproved unless such
modification shall be recommended by
the commission created by squid act and
!lereln charged with the duty of execut-
ing and enforcing the provisions thereof
Third-That copy of this resolution
a1tested by the signature of the chairman
ana secretary of this convention be trans
mltted TO the Senate of the United States
ana to the House Of Representatives of
| the United States.
The reports of the committee upon uni
form classification freight rates recon-
mend that Congress be urged to pass the
Senate bill providing for the establish
ment OF national freight classification by
the Interstate commerce commission. The
committee report was unanimously
| adopted. A portion of the statistician's re-
port recommended that committee be
appointed to prepare classification
touching construction and operating ex-
penses of electric roads, the same as steam
railways. This report was adopted.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

revolve, while different colored lights
flashed out the name of the company
which owns it and the electric fans raised
a breeze which set the near by banners
and bunting waving; the name Of the
Lowell Diamond company was als5Sspelt
out in bright colored lights which made
the polished metal of the machines glisten
and sparkle. The influence on the rest
of the exhibits was also electrical for the
attendants became alert, seemingly
anxious to explain their wares A bevy
of young women arranged in the bright
colored dresses of Bavarian peasant girls
with their hair falling over their
shoulders appeared in the barn with the
COW and one of them loudly rang the
bell on the big bovine's neck to summon
the people to the feast prepared for them.
Songs have been written about dancing
in the barn. In this particular barn,
there is no dancing but the visitors sit
around barrels and have the delicacies
brought to them by the peasant girls.
The whitecapped young ladies of the New
Era Cooking school also presented various
delicious dishes to the passing throng.
One who could not resist the temptation
to waltz through the cooking school as
the band played waltz, stopped to extoll
the virtues of substitute for coffee. She
said that coffee was a bad thing to drink,
and she knew it because she had studied
the chemical aspects of the case in the
New Era Cooking school. More than that,
if you would come every day and drink
cup of substitute coffee she was quite sure
that by the time the exposition closed,
you would prefer it to the real article and
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CorreE
pondentg of the Press.
BRIDGTON.

North Bridgton, May 12.--The V. S. A.
society received their friends in the gym
nasium last Friday evening. The guyna-
SUM was tastefully decorated with pink
and green bunting, evergreen and may
flowers. Misses Hubbard, Hill, Hall and
Sylvester received and short programme
consisting of reading by Miss Gray "a duet
by Misses Hubbard and Hill, reading by
Miss Hamlin, solo by Miss Hubbard, and
a reading by Miss Kimbal1 was carried
out, after which dainty refreshments were
served in the dining room. The event
was a decided success and all felt that
they had been well enterta ined.
Great interest is being manifested in
the minstrel show which is to occur in
about two weeks.
Edgar FL. Hunter has visited his friends
in town with the past few days.
/ Mr.. Plummer of Lewiston is in town
for the purpose of taking the pictures
of the class of '97. The class of '97 of
Fryeburg Academy are coming here to
have their pictures taken.
A maple tree was set out Arbor day by
the class of '97. The girls broke the earth
and the boys planted the tree.
Charles L. Brown, whose residence was
burned recently, has bought the Iasiah
Webb house and is having it repaired
preparatory to moving in.
The B. A. baseball nine played the
Bolster's Mills team at Bolster's Mills
last Saturday afternoon. The game re-
suited in a defeat of the Bolster's Mills
team by score of 26 to IS.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

New Era Cooking School, Ex-Ray Elk
hibition, A. A. Cullinen, Cereal Machine
company, Worcester, C. H. Croker,
Campbell Chemical company, Hooper,
Son & Leighton, Chalmers Gelatine, John
?. Lowell Arms company, Loring, Short
& Harmon, Belknap Motor company,
Portland Wringer company. Charles
Vokes, New York, G. H. Farley & Co.,
Reid & Daniels, Mrs. I. M. Hollister,
Portsmouth Lavender Salts, Maine and
New Hampshire Granite company, Nathan
Redlon, Mrs. johnson, Boston; Chase's
Pop Corn, Dean Steam Pump company,
Miss Beals, Standard Patterns, Telephone
Telegraph and Secretary's office, George
Homer, Boston, Passion Play, Grapha-
phone, L. F. Sawyer, Spanish Root Soap,
H. B. Bennett, Rienzi Bottling company,
Danish Rheumatic Cure, Neal D. Win
slow, Will M. Waite, Howard & Sheafe,
Boston, Pine Tree Spring company, Cove
Bros, Biddeford, Florists, Cinnometo-
graph, The "Woodbine,'' Mr.. Stark,
Wiley & Calhoun, Morris F. Dunn,
machine for saving pulp wood; Cloudy &
Kent, G. B. varney company, H. E.
Burdick, Hartford, Conn Frank Dudley,
F. A. Baker, James L. Flanders, F. A.
Leavitt, Hughes & Son, pianos, Walter
Corey company, Herbert Edison, Waltham
Comet Bicycles.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Considering the Cuban Question.

Washington, May 12.-The committee
on foreign relations did not conclude its
consideration of the Cuban situation to-
day. 1t will meet tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock, but the subcommittee consist
ing of Senators Davis, Foraker and Nor
gan, which today was given access to the
Cuban reports now held at the state de-
partment, probably will ask for further
time before submitting their ideas to the
full committee. The subcommittee
was unable to go through all the reports
General Lee and other consuls and off
GERS in Cuba.
Tonight the subcommittee met Secre-
tary Sherman at the latter's house and
had a long conference with him. The
suggestion is advanced that the Presideot
will be inclined to wait for a report ffna q
Mr.. Calhouse who left Saturday foirHa-
vana before making known definitely his
views
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

these walls may never resound to the
tread of armed men engaged in actual
war. Today it is my privilege and q
pleasure on behalf of the city to7open this
splendid exhibition and I congratulate
the management on the success that has
attended their efforts. 1t is credit to
them, and an honor to the CITY and I
hope this is but the commencement. and
hereafter we shall have an exhibition
every year which shall remain omen not
only two weeks but two months. This
industrial exhibition is a move in the
right direction The city of Portland is
today not only the principal city in the
State in population and wealth, but she
is the largest in manufactures as we'll
We employ the most skilled labor, we pay
the highest wages, and our manufactures
are SO diversified, strikes are unknown.
1t is important therefore that we should
90 everything in our power to assist our
nome Industries and to encourage others
from abroad to locate in our city and
state No state of the Union is more
prosperous to day than the State of Maine
with all her wonderful facilities for
manufactures, she is bound in the near
i iultlre TO become not only the playground
ptlG the workshopsof the nation.
Inc cltlzenssof Portland are proud of
tne steady growth of our state and they
reJolcee at everything that adds to her
y Mealun and prosperity, and believing that
inns enterprise, advertising as it does some
OF OF our great resources, must surely aid in
tnat direction, as the representative of the
CITY, heartily endorse it, and with pleas
ure now declare the exhibition OPP en-.
AS the Mayor concluded, he pressed
a button by his side and electricity did
the rest. Long lines of incandescents
flashed from the central roof trusses; the
Belknap companys world commenced to
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
PERU.

prevails Grass is doing we'll. has a fine
start, but grain and hoed crops will be
late on moist farms. Ground is too wet
to work.
The ferry at the centre, owned by Peru
and Dixfield is tended this year by E. S.
Newton, the blacksmith, for what toll he
can get.
James NJ, Cannon and Mrs. Elizabeth
day school to attend the Sunday school
conference at East Sumner today. They
attend with the officials of the school.
Charles Lapham is superintendent, and
Mrs. G. Hodsdon, secretary and treasurer
Church has preaching service two Sun
days each month by Rev. Mr.. Graham
located at Rumford Falls.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

were put on the exhibits. Young women
whose gowns were half hidden by long
white aprons were busy in the New Era
cooking school preparing to feed the multi
tudes expected during the next two weeks.
The machinists of the Belknap Motor
company were completing their labors in
the construction of the many wonderful
devices under the world which would
soon revolve over the exhibit. The giant
the hall by the evaporated cream COM
pany looked at it all as if it was an old
story. Then Mayor Randall and large
delegation of the city fathers appeared on
the scene and were escorted to the stand
at the Fore street end of the hall, while
the American Cadet band was stationed
on the floor beneath them. The band
played a lively tune and then the Mayor
standing at the front of the gaily decor
ated stand formally opened the exposition
Mayor Randall said:
+ Ladies and Gentlemen: AS I look
around on this beautiful hall and exhibit
ton desire at the outset to congratulate
the city Of Portland on this splendid ad-
dition to her many fine public buildings
/ congratulate the members of the Nation
al Guard on having an armory equal to
any iii New England, and as they enjoy
these splendid quarters erected by the
generosity of our city, it must tend to
make them not only better soldiers but
also better citizens. A few weeks ago
this hall was thronged with people on the
occasion of the dedication of this building
for military purposes. Four companies
of the National Guard passed in review
fully equipped for military service and
ready to respond to their country's call
at moments notice, but today ladies and
gentlemen, we turn from the arts of war
to the arts of peace, and God grant that
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
c. II. MALLORY g. co.
TITLES MUCH MIXED.
Ownership of Timberlands Called in
Question.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.l

South Paris, May IAN important
case was before the Oxford Supreme
Judicial court today which was so unique
in some respects hat at the conclusion of
the evidence the suit was withdrawn by
mutual consent from the jury. 1t was
also of unusual interest from the promi-
nence of the persons connected with the
suit. The circumstances are as follows
w. I'll. Milliken Portland merchant,
brought suit to recover $4,000 from L w.
Mason, Herman Mason, Frank Mason,
and Sadie Mason for alleged trespass in
cutting timber on his land in Roxbury
According to plaintiff George B. Staples
of Canton acting as agent for Mr.. Mill
ken bargained with Henry o. Stanley,
Frank Stanley and John f. Stanley of
Dixfeld for valuable timber lands at Rox
bury. While he was at Portland for the
money John F. Stanley, then register of
deeds for Oxford county, prepared and
executed deed of this property and for
warded the document to his brothers for
their signature, deciding the property to
George B. Staples, whom he supposed
was the actual purchaser.
Mr.. Staples arrived with the money
before the other brothesr had signed the
deed. He informed them that the deed
conveying the property to him would not
do as W. Fl. Milliken was the actual pur
chaser. Frank Stanley then said that the
property really belonged to Henry O..
Stanley, and that the name of W. H.
.Mil1it-o II,cti cd +l,.,4 of
George B. Staples in the deed and other
changes made if desired. This was done
in the office of a Dixfeld attorney, after
which Frank and Henry Stanley signed
the document, but as Mr.. Staples was in
haste John F. Stanley did not again re-
affix his signature to the changed deed.
The defence asserted that they owned
a fourth interest in the property and had
a right to cut the timber. They intimated
that the deed was further changed after it
left the hands of the Stanleys.
The plaintiff admitted the defendants
did hold deed of quarter interest in the
property. Both sides then presented
deeds, tax titles, etc., till it was evident
that neither party knew exactly what
they did own there.
After consultation between attorneys
it was agreed to withdraw the case from
the Jury and submit it to the court who
decided that the plaintiff should recover
two-thirds of one-half of the single or
actual value of the timber that had been
cut by the defendants. This does not de-
eide the title 1t is not intimated that
any person has committed a wrongful
act, but that the titles have become so
lnixed-that the real ownership can best
be settled by an appeal to the court.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

with that she turned away to explain to
an elderly housewife the various ways in
which shredded wheat can be cooked in to
appetizing dishes.
The exposition rejoices in the HIGH
sounding title of the Maine State Me-
chanical, Industrial and Cereal exposi
ton. 1t might also have been called an
exhibition of the art of home making. for
beside cooking school and barn. there
are exhibits of various portions of the
home. Hooper, Son and Leighton and
the Walter Corey company have each a
whole house in miniature filled with the
latest and handsomest designs in furni-
ture and the first named firm also show
handsome stoves and ranges. Wiley and
Calhoun have attended to the heating of
the house with their exhibit furnaces and
boilers. The Cloudy and Kent company
are on hand with a large assortment of
delicacies. The house beautiful is typifed
by Mr.. Cyrus II. Farleys exhibit Of
stained glass windows and there are
pianos, books and other household articles
OF use, recreation or ornament too numer-
Gus to mention in detail at this time.
The scope and extent of the show may,
however, be realized from perusal of the
list of EXHIBITS which follows: W. L.
Wilson g. Co., J. L. Brackett & Co., G..
h. Guppy company, E. P. Lamb,
Stationery Marine Engines; Emery Water
house company, Highland Evaporated
Cream company, Boston Optical company,
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

Manager Burnham Of Brockton ha
secured ''Dick'' Mansfield, left handed
pitcher, who played the last two seasons
with "Jim" O'Rourke's Bridgeport
Conn.,, team of the Naugatuck Vale,
league. He will report Monday. Mans
field is strongly recommended and has {
good record.
McDougall's terms to Lewiston were
$150 per month, $50 advance and no re
serve. Rather steep for the Maine league
but Mac ought to be worth that to Taun
ton if he is anywhere.
Klobedanz's splendid work yesterday
shows that to some extent he has re
covered from his sulks.
The Maine league teams have nearly al
reported and are practicing.
Lewiston is very much pleased will
Gilbert, the second baseman who come
there from Pawtucket.
Aren't the Maine league managers
pleased that they do not have to go III
against this kind of weather.
Lewiston opens with Bates today.
The Portland's former catcher, Oar
Mahoney, late of the Washingtons, and
Chestnut, formerly of the Portlands, was
registered at the Portland Tavern yester
day. Mahoney is on his way to report al
Lewiston and Chestnut will report al
Rockland. Mahoney thinks that the
Maine league will prove as strong as the
New England league.
The Cyclones challenge the Emeralds tc
a game of ball on the Eastern Promenade
Saturday at 2 o'clock. Captain, 4. De.
vine; manager, Mahoney.
The Atlantics challenge any team in
the city under nineteen years of age, on
Saturday morning. Answer through this
paper.
The Bowdoin- Colby game in the college
league at Brunswick yesterday, was post
poned on account of rain.
Second Baseman McDermott, over
whom there is a controversy with Lewis
ton, reported to Manager Bacon of the
Belfast team yesterday.
The Game Today.
The strong Montreal team will be the
opponents of the Portlands today. The
Canadians are generally supposed not tc
know much about baseball and Manager
Rowe proposes to rectify that mistake to-
day. Game called at $780,
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Nashua Ranks Troubles.

Nashua, N. H., May 12-The trustees
of the Nashua Savings bank held a pro-
tracted meeting this evening caused by
the request by the bank commissioners,
that the bank should pay depositors a
dividend or take some definite action re-
garding the temporary suspension under
which the bank is now laboring, and also
BY the urgent demands of depositors for
their money. The meeting was secret,
answer to the commissioners which will
probably result in the payment of divi-
demo this spring. Many votes were taken
on the various phases Of the matter, but
thelr result is not made public. AS there
are about 81, 500, 900 in deposits held in
Inc pank, there is much feeling about the
banks action.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
To Help Mrs. Parnen. uR IN =

London, May 12.--An appeal signed by
mond, M. P, and other influential friends
of the late Charles Stewart Parnell, has
been issued in behalf of donations to a
fund to assist Mrs. Della Parnell, mother
of the great Irish leader, and other needy
members of the family, by freeing the
Parnel estates at Avondale from debt
and other obligations
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
SECURITIES FOR SALE.


The undersigned will receive at his office,
IS Exchange St., Portland, Me-, on or be-
fore May 10Th sealed proposals for the
whole, or such parts as The purchasers de-
sire, of the following securities:
gu. S. Government per cent Bonds for
81, 1000 each, due in 1907.
80 Shares of Boston & Maine Railroad
stock.
80 Shares of Merchants National Bank of
Portland.
5 Shares National Traders Bank of Port
land.
80 Shares Casco National Bank of Port
land.
20 Shares Canal National Bank of Port
land.
Shares of Portland Pier.
Wakefield Water Co. Bond per cent,
$1,000, due 1906.
| Richmond Water Co. Bond per cent,
$1,000, due 1906.
Q Portland Water Co. Bonds, per cent,
$500 each, due 1899.
The right is reserved to reject any propo-
sal not for the interest of the estates repre-
sented.
BENZ. THOMPSON, Executor.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Boy Drowned at Lowell.

Lowell, Mass, May 1a.-Frank Stafford
nine years old, fell into . small pond tbis
evening and was drowned He was az, :,
gagged in fishing with some young com
panions, who We're unable to resene hin,
He was the son of Frank Stafford a c i,sri.
in the employ of the Boston and Maine
railroad.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Lynclling Girls Now.

Huntsville, Ala, May 1.-THE bodies
afAlollie Smith and Mandy Franks two
j 10 girls, were today found swinging
q ropes on trees near JEFF, Ala. The
Is had been suspected of poisoning the
Aily of Joshua o. Kelly at jeff, and
~ lEnched by a mob of about 20 per
81 $ The Franks girl is said to have
Idle ~ confession. As result of the
lbisoning, which occurred two months
ii %, Kelly died.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13

Rochester, N. Y, May 12.-William H.
Pearl, % son of Policeman Charles Pearl,
WAS murdered sometime between the
hours of midnight and $3.50 this morning.
Pearl was shot i'll the left breast near the
heart. The murder it is suspected was
o lie OF three persons, two women and q
man, who were with Pearl last evening
The body was found by milkman.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Maine Postmasters.

Washington, May 12-These postmas-
tiers were appointed Wednesday,: A. M.
Brown, Bowdoin Centre, vice I'm. Beal
c. H. Keith, East Livermore Mills, vice
W. L. Francis; W. c. Todd, Georgetown,
vice Bryan M. Rowe; Elmer E. Spofford,
GREEN'S Landing; 'sNels Grill, North
Perham, vice W. T. Barton, and Henry
Blackstone, Shirley Mills, vice j. E.
Mcclure
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Chief Toto Captured.

London, May ia special dispatch
from Cape Town announces that seri-
Gus engagement has taken place in
Bechuanal and Chief Toto has been capt.
ured and six volunteers have been killed
Seventy Bechuanals were killed and
many were wounded. In addition to the
six volunteers killed, 10 whites were
wounded
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
VIII Be Called up Tuesday.

Washington, May Ex-senator Aldrich
returned to Washington today and said
nothing had occurred to change his deter
mination to call up the tariff bill on May
IS, the date which had been set by him
when he reported the bill.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
Chattanooga Bicycle Races.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 12.-The
bicycle races at the Coliseum here tonight
drew crowd of about 1000 persons. In
the second mile heat of the amateur race,
Dave CASTOR of this city won over five
competitors by two laps in 2.10 10, the
fastest amateur record in the south.