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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
WILL REACH S55o,ooo.
Liabilities of L. b. Clark & Co.-stats,.,,
by the Counsel of the Firm.

The Boston News Bureau says: The
liabilities of L. B. Clark & Co., sole
leather tanners, Boston Eand Kingman.
Me-. will probably reach 1000, if they
do not exceed that sum. The bulk of the
indebtedness is to the banks the William
Shaw estate and in the tanning accounts.
The statement in a Monday paper that
the Faneuil Hall National Bank filed an
insolvency petition ON Saturday against
L. B. Clark & Co. is declared erroneous,
Officials of the bank claim that they are
in no way interested in the failure.
Messrs. Morse & Lane, counsel for the
failed firm, give the following as the COR
rect status of the relations between L.
B. Clark & Co., the William Shaw estate
and the creditors:
SIN the settlement of the affairs of f.
Shaw g. Bros, as ratified By the courts of
Massachusetts, the sum of about $500
was paid of the William Shaw estate ex.
cept that part of it invested in the tannerv
at Kingman.
"This money was loaned to L. B.
O1dfk O. w., Wu4OA AIA was COupoSeQ OF
L. B. Clark, brother of Mrs. Shaw, and
Walter D. Shaw, SOD of William Shaw.
Upon this money the firm of L. B. Clark
& Co., has been paying interest ever
since. This indebtedness is represented
by notes.
"The statement that the property at
Kingman was made over to Mrs. Shaw
to secure this Indebtedness is an error,
for the property was brought with the
funds of the William Shaw estate and
never stood in the name of the firm of
L. B. Clark & Co., but in the name of
Lloyd D. Clark, who was the administers
tor. The purchase was made 10 years
ago, and as it has never stood in the
name of the firJp, the creditors could
scarcely have given credit upon the
theory that it belonged to the firm.
"The William Shaw estate money has
all been merged in the business, and the
estate stands the same as other creditors
except as to the tannery. and the tannery
has SO deprecated in value that it
would not sell under the hammer for one
third its cost.
''The other assets are largely bark,
of which there are several thousand
cords, and such margins as there may
be in the several tanning accounts, the
value of which depends upon the value OF
the latter"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
RAILWAY IN MANILA.

London, June 14.-At a meeting of the
Manila Railway company today, the
chairman said the situation was so serious
that it was not wise to proceed with the
He added that the company's agent at
Manila kept on such good terms with the
insurgents that no damage worth men
tionidg had been done to the road. Slight
damage was done done to the railroad,
but the insurgents apologizsd and said
they were firing at Spaniards and not at
foreigners. Continuing the chairman
said there was no DOUBT the insurgents
had now invested Manila and had taken
up part of the railway, thus reducing
traffic which would doubtless develoIe
very considerably IN the future.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
A Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
CITY HALL, AUGUSTA,
Tuesday, June 20, 1898.
AT IL O'CLOCK A, M,

AT IL O'CLOCK A. NJ.
for the purpose OF nominating a candidate for
Governor to be supported at the September
election, and transacting any other business
that may properly come before it.
The voters Of Maine, without regard to
past political differences, who are in favor of
sustaining President Mckinley and his admin
istratiOn in the conduct Of the war with Spain
who are in favor of sustaining the present wise
and economical administration of our State
affairs, are cordially invited to ioin with the
Republicans in choosing delegates to this con-
ventiOn.
The basis of representation will be as TO
lows: Each city, town and plantation will he
entitled to one delegate, and for each Is votes
cast for the Republican candidate for Governor
in 1896, an additional delegate, and for a frae-
ton of 40 votes in excess OF 10 votes. further
additional delegate. Vacancies in the deeea-
ton OF any city, town or plantation can only
be filled by a resident of the county in which
the vacancy exists.
The state committee will be in session
in the city council rooms of City Hall, at
o'clock on the morning of the convention, fol
the purpose of receiving the credentials of dele
gates. Delegates, in order to be eligible te
participate in the convention, must be elected
subsequent to the date of the call for this con
vention.
Per order Republican State Convention.
J. II. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta. Me-. April 25, 1898.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

The marines at Guantanamo are going to
have a good deal of difficulty in maintain
ing themselves in their present position nm
less they are largely reinforced. There
are said to be $500 Spanish regulars and
volunteers near the place, and the char
acter of the country renders it very easy
thing for guerilIas to constant
ly harass the marines in the night
time. In the day time the ships can
protect them, but at night the enemy can
creep up within shooting distance and
deliver volley and then disappear.
Either larger force will have to be
placed here and defenses erected or marines
there at present Withdrawn. Doubtless
when they were landed it was expected
that the transports would soon arrive
with troops. but in view Of the repeated
delays at Key West it looks as if it might
be good many days before troops will
be at hand to reinforce them. The reb-
els, who were suppose to dominate this
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local applications as they cannot reach the
way to cure deafness and that is by constitu e
tlonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inf1amed
you nave rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces
we will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness caused by ca.arrh) that can
not be cu:ed by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free.
T. J. CHENEY co. &Toled. %
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

There Is wide difference of opinion in
regard to the character of Gen. Aguen-
aldo, the leader of the Manila rebels. A
sketch by one who processes to be thor
oughly acquainted with him describes
him as utterly untrustWorthy and treach-
erous, wholly unfit to take charge of the
city of Manila. Our consul at Singapore,
however, puts full confidence both in his
character and his capacity. 1t appears
pretty clear that he is not in favor of the
permanent occupation and government of
the islands by the United States, but
wants home rule, under American and
European projection. He processes to
think that the Inhabitants of the Philip
pines are capable of self rule, and that all
they need is protection from foreign pow
ers to be able to set up and maintain a
pra t1cally republican form of govern
ment. 1t is said that what assistance Ag.
uinaldo has been giving Dewey was with
the understanding that the United States
were not to permanently hold the islands.
AS the arrangement with the American
admiral was made before the lombard
ment and destruction of the Spanish feet,
when it had never entered an American
head that we should become the perma-
nent possessor OF Manila it is not at all
improbable that this assurance was given
him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

The reports which have been frequent
of late that Germany is going to NEEDLE
in the Philippines lack sufficient contir-
nation, but they are not very improbable.
The German Emperor has developed a
fondness of late for colonial schemes and
big navles, and it would not be strange
if he should fix his eyes on the Philip
pines as a favorable place to establish a
naval base in the Pacific. Spain would
encourage such an idea in the hope of
involving Germany with the United
States in the present conflict, and there.
by helping herself out of desperate situa-
ton. Germany's jealousy of England too,
might incline her to attempt to seize
some OF the Philippines, inasmuch as En-
gland has been favorable to the permanent
retention of them by the United States.
Germany win hardly risk war to ac-
co'nplish her wishes, but if she could
ind a plausible pretext for getting foot
hold in the Philippines the probability is
that she would avail herself of it. Spain
may furnish her the pretext.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

The Spanish government continues to
grossly deceive the Spanish public. In the
Chamber of Deputies on Monday it was
stated officially that the Texas had been
struck during the bombardment of Santi-
ago and several of her crew killed, and
that the New York and several other
American ships had been SO badly dam
aged that it was necessary to send them
to the repair yards. There was not a
word Of truth in any of these stories. AS
matter Of fact not a single American ship
was struck, much less injured. 1t may
be necessary to tell these stories to keep
the Spanish courage up, but sooner or
later the truth will become known and
then there will be terrible row.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

1t is said new flying squadron will
be formed, made up this time of ships
that will not belle the name, and that it
will cross the ocean to see if it can find
ont what is the matter with Admiral
Camara's Cadiz feet which has been
about to sail for several weeks, but still
remains in port. The New York, Brook
Ign, Columbia and Minneapolis besides
several converted cruisers will compose
this squadron,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

ment "The Manual by providing ID
condensed form resume of parliament
tary principles and rules for the especial
use of advanced students and large assem-
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

part of the island appear to be of no Use
to us, either because there are none OF
any consequence, or because they prefer
to let us do all the fighting ourselves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

One good way to make this long war
is to keep delaying the departure of the
expedition to Santiago. There are posi-
bilities in that direction of prolonging it
indefinitely.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Douze Contes NouveauX. Edited for
school use by G. Fontaine. B. L., L. D.,
director of French and Spanish instruc-
ton in the High school of Washington,
D. G. Price As cents New York,
Cincinnati and Chicago: American Book
Company
Professor Fontaine has included in this
volume twelve stories, which he has care
fully selected, from wide range of con-
temporary French literature in order to
illustrate its strength and beauty, and to
furnish choice material for reading that
will be attractive to students and useful
to instructors. The authors represented
are among the most famous of the present
time: Theuriet, Blache, Halevy, Veron,
France, Chenevi ere Arlene, Coppee
Rameau, and Chotel. The notes and
vocabulary are sufficiently full to afford
all the assistance necessary to make
the reading both easy and interesting to
students.
Thirty Strange Stories. By FL. G. Wells,
author of The Time Machine, The War of
;he Worlds, &C. New York: Harperss&
Brothers; Portland: J.oring, Short &
Harmon } This is an edition of Mr.. Il.
g. Wells'5 first volume of short stories,
now published in a new form by Messrs.
Harper & Brothers. The tales have a
basis of scientific knowledge, dealing
with the oddities of the air, the sea, the
world of animals, and the fourth aimen-
sion. Like Jules Verne, Mr.. Wells uses
for the purposes of story telling the con-
slant discoveries in modern science and
industry. All of the stories are 'strange, -
in that they are fully out of the ruts,
some of them humorous IN tone, while
others have tragic note, and Mr. Wells's
treatment Of the curiosities of nineteenth
century science has for it's aim the produc-
tion of a wide range of grotesque, humor-
GUS, and uncanny effects.
Shattuck's Advanced Rules, for large
assemblies. A supplement- to The
Woman's Manual of Parliamentary Law,
by Harriette r. Shattuck. (Boston: Lee
& Shepard; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon. Mrs. Shattuck s previous book,
'The Woman's Manual" has not only
been adopted as an authority by nearly
every woman's organization in this coun-
try, but by many clubs comprising men
only. The present book aims to supple
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15


Notwithstanding the circumstantial &C.
counts Of the sailing of the transport
fleet from Key West on Monday morning
Washington officials seemed to be in
doubt yesterday whether the whole
1eet had got away or not.
What has caused the delay is not made
public. Perhaps another Spanish fleet has
been heard Of, or, perhaps, what is far
more probable, the expedition was
not ready. OF course the fitting out of an
expedition for a campaign in a hostile
country and the transporting it thither is
a work of very great magnitude, and few
appreciate it's difficulties, but it does
seem as if the Santiago expedition had
Jagged woefully. 1t was said to he ready
nearly week ago, and would have sailed
bat for the rumor Of the appearance off
Havana of Spanish war ships, and yet it
is not certain that it has gone yet, though
it has been provided with powerful
convoy and the Spanish ships have en-
shown to be mere tigments of thu i'm
ination.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE Is.

The tax on tea and legacies took effect
yesterday. The stamp taxes so into effect
the first of July.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

Despite Their Grim Surroundings OF
Armor and Armament, They are
Homelike Inside and Provide Jack ana
His Superiors with Cookery Of Undis-
puted Excellence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

Dyspepsia-bane of human existence.
nsntly. Regulates and tones the stomach.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
Republican County Convention.

THE Republicans of Cumberland county are
L hereby requested to send delegates to a
county convention to be held at Reception Hall,
City building. Portland, Maine, on Thursday,
the sixteenth day Of June, A. D. 1885, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon. to nominate candidates
for the following offices: -Four senators, county
attorney, sheriff, clerk of court, register Of
deeds, county treasurer and one county COM
missioner, also to choose county committee
for two years and to transact any other bust
ness that may properly come before the conven-
follows Each city and town viii be ent 1T si
to one delegate, and for each seventy-five votes
cast for the Republican candidate for Governor
in 1885, an additional delegate, and for a frac-
hon Of forty votes in excess of seventy-five, an
additional delegate.
The delegates have been apportioned upon
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15
MAINE PENSIONS.

MAINE PENSIONS.
Washington, June 1.-THE following
pensions have been granted to Maine peo-
pie:
ORIGINAL.
Alphonso B. Holland, Lewiston, $40;
Samuel T. WEIGH, Biddeford, $40.
SUPPLEMENTAL.
John G. Craig, Mount Vernon, $40.
INCREAsE.
Joseph E. Mercer. Ellsworth Falls, IS
to So
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

Young Mr.. Letter of Chicago has met
his Waterloo at last. A month ago, owing
to the sudden rise of wheat due to con-
bination of circumstances, Mr.. Letter
was thought to be several millions to the
good in his speculation. Then was the
time he should have stopped, but he did
not. He kept right on buying wheat and
when the slump came he was carrying
more than ten million bushels. His losses
on this wheat will be about 30 cents per
bushel, $1,000, 900 in ALL and the iniica-
tions are that this is more than he can
stand. so that unless Letter senior comes
to the rescue he will have to confess bank
ruptcy. He caught he Armours short
last winter and severely punished them,
bat they now have their revenge and
plenty of it. The obituary of another
Napoleon of finance may now be written.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-15

The county committee will Be in session al
the hall at O'clock in the forenoon, on the
day of the convention, to receive the creden-
tails OF tho delegates and to attend to such
other business as may be necessary.
Per order,
REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE.
J. 8. PICKETT, Chairman,
CARROLL w. MORRILL,. Secretary.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-16
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

Steamers due and to sail tomorrow
and for the next six days are as fol-
lows:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-16
NEW posToEF1cn sexns.
Work OF Putting Them I'm Place vii
Begin on Wednesday.

Work OF Putting Them in Place VIII
Begin on Wednesday.
Arthur Harrison, contractor,
will begin putting in a new front
to the Postofice on Wednesday,
fitting it with the new lock boxes
lately received from the United
States. Postmaster General j.
Mort Dat has devised a plan,
which has been accepted by the
Superintendent of Public Works,
for having the work completed
without interrupting the present
box service.
The old boxes will be ranged
on the Bethel street sidewalk,
with a temporary shed roof over
them. The distributing clerks
will carry the mail matter out, as
sorting it in the boxes from their
footing on the sidewalk. Steps
will be provided for boxholders
to reach the higher boxes as on
the permanent frontage. This
plan is much better than the orr
ginal proposal to have the old
boxes set back three feet, while
the work on the new front would
be in progress. That would cramp
the Postoffice staff inside, besides
compelling people to squeeze in
between the old front and the
new, getting stone and cement
dust down their back
The whole outfit of new boxes
will by the plan adopted be ready
at one time, instead of coming in
to service by sections and thus
creating some confusion. In place
of the concrete pillars between
the sections which waste space,
there will be graceful iron columns
to support the superstructure.
These columns will, however, be
large enough to contain drop
boxes for foreign, island and city
letters and newspapers. There
will be more of these drop boxes
than before, enhancing the sys-
tematic handling of mail received.
Considering the age of the build
ing and the many alterations it
has sustained to be adapted to
constantly increasing business,
the changes about to be made will
give the General Postoffice some
hing like metropolitan appear
ance, besides greatly increasing
its adaptability to the present
needs of the postal service.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-16
whitman Il Eakin.

A new firm will make it's bid
for public favor on the first of the
month. Herbert p. Eakin and
Dan. e. Whitman have formed a
copartnership and will open the
agency for March and Admiral
bicycles in the place now occupied
by Bruce Waring & Co. The
young men are in the business to
stay and besides selling wheels
will carry on a general repair
business. If popularity counts
for anything they certainly will
make a success fyAa the start.
They have samples on hand Of
the wheels they will handle and a
large shipment is now on the way.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-16
THE CHURCH. .

Its Place in the Community Defined
from the Pulpit OF Central Union.
GAS thou hast sent me unto the
world, so have l also sent them
into the world" This verse from
the Gospel of st. John was the
theme of the Rev. ID. P. Birnie's
sermon in Central Union church
yesterday morning.
Mr.. Brine said among other
things: The church as a body
has a distinct obligation to the
community in which it is. The
IN tive in our work should be God
himself. In the earliest days of
our Lords teaching, his disciples
asked Him to teach them to pray.
1t the church is to teach men to
pray it must know how. The
church is not place for people to
60 to be amused. 1t is not right
for it to enter into political
wrangles nor discussions of the
old theology and the new. The
church is place for prayer where
we congregate to meet God. We
hear people speak of the drawing
power of the church as if it were
circus. This ism OF right.
Rich and poor should be in the
same church together. Each
needs the other. The motto of
the true church is Liberty, Equal.
ity and Fraternity. The church
OF Christ is not the state, but it
moulds public opinion which
frames the laws under which we
live. The church should be the
conscience of the community.