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The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
RAILROADS.
lNIHR5IEls1
m Effect December 4. 1899.

Trans leave Union Station, Railway Square,
tor stations named and intermediate stations as
follows; For bangor 100 and 1928 a. M,
Augusta -" sa' aud Iaa.rv,iis ZOO and 10 e a.
~ TO- s y,e And nSn,rs m F sod s ica
a m, az. 81 80 and 'iloo ,. IN. For noe kl.nd
sss .s sna es and II d f pm ti For
Hucksport 100 n. m. 235 and hoo p. m For
B.r Hsrsor f2S5 ana no" p; ~. For ereen-
g. A. r.. X. 1885 ard ii.oo y m. For wash
ington Co. II. II. u 30 and sii.0o p m. For
Maftsysamkesg 100 a. m. 20 and LOO p. m.
vSs ss' snS S. .Gn Zoo " a. M nd
LOO D. m. For Ashland, Presque Isle,
Fsrt Fairfield and Caribou via D. & A. r.
X. Hoo y. m. For Lewiston and Mechanic
Falls $40 a. m. 1.i0 ana 5.i5 q. m. For Rum
ford Fslls, Pennington and Phillips $50
n. mr., I.fo p. m. For Bemis and Rsngeiey
LILO p. m. For Lewiston, winthrop and
Trains Saving " Portland RI LOO p M.
IA. urday. does not connect to Belfast. Dover
and Foxcroft or beyond Bangor. except to Ellis
worth and Washington Co. X. r.. and leaving
100 p. m. Sunday does not connect to Snow
began.
WHITE MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
For BartIett $50 q. M, Leo and $50 p. m.
For Brfdgton and Harrison 500 a. IN. and
$50 .. m. For berlin, Groveton, Island
Pond, Lancaster, No. stratfOrd ana
Beeeher Falls $50 a. m. aud 100 p. m. For
Lunenburg, Montreal. Chicago, st.
Paul, Lime Ridge and Quebec $50 a. m.
SUNDAYS.
For Lewiston via Brunswick, Wntervi1Ie
and Bangor 720 n. m. and 1875 p. m. For all
points east, via Augusta. except Skowbegan
ii.o0 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
s.23 a. m. from Bartlett, No. Conway and
Bridgton; S.35 n. III. Lewiston and Me-
chanfc Fails; s.s3 a. IN. Watervflle, Au-
gastn and Rockland; LIES a. IN Beecher
FsIls. Lancaster, Fabyans, No. Conway
and Harrison; f2.D p. m. Bangor, Au-
gusen and Hockisnd; 1870 p. IN. King
heid. Phillips, Pennington, Bemfs,
skowtegan, Watervt1le, Augusta,
Rocklsnd, Bath; SIS p. IN. st. John, Bar
Harbor, Aro0st0ok County, M0osehsad
Lake and bangor. $40 p. M Rnngeiey,
rmington. Humford Falls, Lewiston Z;
sie D. m. chicago, Montreal, oastee, and
all White Mountain points: LIS a. IN. daily from
Bar Harsor, Bangor, Bath and Lewis
ton; and 2.5o a. IN. daily except Monday, from
Halifax. 81. John, Bar Harbor, Water
VILE and Augusta.
'Daily.
GEO. " EVANS, V. +. Il C. NJ.
+. Il. B0oTHBY. q. T. & I. A.
dec2dtf
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
MUNICIPAL COURT.
DIEs',,AID, S. OF v. ELECTION.

The annual election of the officers Of
the Ladies' Aid society connected with
Sheplsy Camp, Sons Of Veterans, was
held last evening and the following were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-MIs w. L. Gribbin.
Vice. Presidsnt-Mrs. Lucy fettsngiil.
Treasurer-Mrs. W. l.. Gilman.
Cbaplatn-Mrs. Henry =. True.
Guide-Miss Matte Morgan.
Assistant Guide-Miss Grace Mitchell.
Inside Guard-Miss Bertha Bond.
Outside Guard-Miss Lottie Frost.
Trustses-Mrs Robert Anderson. Mrs.
b. L. Witham, Mrs. Thomas johnson.
Past President-Miss ]. Maude Faby-
an.
National DelsRats-Mrs. Jennie A.
Young, Justin, Ill.
National Alternats-Miss j. Maude Fa-
byan.
Delegate to Division Encampment-
Mrs. q. H. Frost.
AIternats--Mrs E. r. Bond.
Advisory COMMITTEES from Shepley
Camp-A. NJ. Souie. w. l.. Gribbin,
Charles S. Berry, DIR. II. III. Nickerson,
W. l.. Harris.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
Portland & Worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, R. Z.
SfatiOu Foot or PrebIe 81.

On and after Monday. Oct. .. 1899 Passenger
trains will Leave Portland.
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua,
Windham and Epping at 7.3o a. IN. and II. 80
p. M
For Manchester, Concord and points North At
7.30 a. M. and I2.30p. m.
For Rochester. SpriDgvale, Alfred, WATERFORD
and Saeo River at 1880 n. m 1880 and $50
u. III.
For Gorham at 40 and a.45 a. M, 1880. 500
$50 and GO y. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills. Wdstbroos
Junction and Woodfords at TO. 9.45 a. rn.,
1870, 800, $50 and go p m.
The I30 a. IN. and 1880 y. m. trains from
Portland, connect at Aver Junction with
"Hoosac Tunnel Route" ion the West and at
Union Station. Worcester. for Providence and
New York via Providence Line" for Norwich
and New York. via Norwich Line" with Bos-
ton and Albany K X. for the West, aud with
the New York all rail via Springfield"
Trains arrive at Portland from Worcester at
LIS D. M, from Rochester AT 8. 80 n. M, LIS.
and 6ss p. m from Gorham nc so. $40 and
II. W. DAVIS. Supt.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
Exports.

LIVERPOOL, ENG. steamship Voncouver-
3 900 bush wheat 1900 boxes apples 4Dl9 cs
eggs 1913 cs pou try Ss35 boxes cheese $50 do
butter Io3 sacks oatme ii $50 cs washing pow
der IS cs organs 20 cs apples 2263 boxes ham
lard.
LONDON, ENG. Steamship Euxinia-55. 90
bush wheat sc, sS6 do oais 81 ,69l bdls shocks
1916 cs spIints 400 sacks o Itmeal 4oS do peas
$50 bbls wax 174l.cs canned goods OPS bdl oh
stock s bales pulp 2o6 bbls apples 532 cases
eggs 472 bales hay 1900 boxes cheese 10, 49,
pes deal 7 cs leather % do handles 81 pckgs
sundries 67U9 pes walnut l05 boxes meats66Ol
sacks -four 200 Dbls pork.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
ANNIVERSARY OF MI. VERNON
LODE NO. 1853.

At Mystic hall last evening. Mt. Yer
non lodge No. 1859 celebrated its anniver-
snry with many friends as invited guests.
A nice banquet was served in the evening
and nominations for officers were made to
he acted ON at subsequent meeting.
There was instrumental and vocal music
and "candle hop" was feature of the
Entertainment. Grand Warden William
A. Allen made appropriate remarks and
altogether the affair YVES q very pleasant
one
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
BOSTON & MAINE II. r..
In Effect Oct. I'd, 1893
WESTERN DIVISION.


Trains leave Portland, Union Station 70
scarboro Crossing, 1000 a. M. $50
GO. pm; soArboro beach. Pine Point. 100
1908 a. M, $50. 5.25. go D. M. Old Or
chard, saco, Biddeford, kennsbunk, 100
y m. KsnaebunkDort. 100. s.45. 1000
Beach, North Berwick, Dover,
TOO, $40. a. M. $50, 5.25 pm. somerswerth.
koehsstsr. 100, sac a, M, l2.so $50 n ?; 70.
ton, $40 a. NJ, IL 80 p. m. Worcester IVA
Somersworth 100 a. IN. Manchester, Concord
and North, 100 a. M, $50 y. m. Dover. Exc.
ter, Havsrhlii. Lawrence. Lowell. 90. $40
s.55 a. m. 1880. $50 D. m. Arrive Boston
7.25. l0.15 a. m, 1916. 4.l0. 7.l5 o. IN. Leave
Boston for Portland 500 7.30. $50 a. NJ. l.20.
A. 10 pm Arrive IN Portland / o. 1911 30 a, M.
l2.1o. 300 7.5op m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
chard. saco. BiddeforI. Kennebunk. n orth
Bsrwieh, Dover. Exstsr. Aaverhiii. Law
renee. Lowell Boston. 1856. 4.3O, p. M.
Arrive IN Boston DIS. s.22 p. IN.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Boston and way stations eco am. Bidde-
ford, ktttery, Portsmouth, New bury
port, Salem. Lynn. Boston. 2oo. 900 a. m.
las. 500 D. m. Arrive Boston. 6.67 a: m.
1910. 400, s.o5 p. m. Leave Boston, 100.
9.Oo q m. 1890. 100, 7.45. p. m. Arrive Port
land. iI.4s q. m. laos $50. 1918. 1910 p. m
Bitdeford, Kitfery, Portsmouth, New
buryp0rt, salem, Lynn, Boston, 200 a. me-.
l2.46 D. m. Arrive Boston, 5.5T a. M. 400
d. m. Leave Boston, 800 a. M, 100. p. m.
Arrive Portland, 1910. io.3op. m.
A-Daiiy except Monday.
D j. FLANDRRA q. q T. A. Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
International Steamship Go.
FOR -

Esstpon. Lubec. ca'as. ST. John N9. Hailsx Ms.
and all parts OF New Brunswick, Nova Scotia.
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
fiivorite route to Campobello aud st Andrews.
NIB.
Winter Arrangement.
On and after Monday, Nov. 9. Steamer will
leave Railroad Wharf, Portland, on Monday
and Thursday at $50 T.. m. Returning, leave
St John, Passport aud Lubec Monday only.
The Monday steamer will run direct TO st.
John, returning Immediately 10 PASSPORT and
Lubec,
through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. e1-freight received up to 400
y. NJ.
For tickets and staterooms apply at the Pine
Tree Ticket Office. Monument square. or for
other Information at Company's Office Railroad
Wharf, foot OF Sutte street.
j. r. LISCOMB. Supt
nov4dtf II. II. c. HERSEY, Agent.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

: william II. Davis Of Brunswiok, to
Newell A. Davis of Brunswick. for 81, .
lot Of land In Brunswick.
Mary Il. Tennsy of Raymond. to Jessls
+. Tsnney of Raymond for 81, lot and
fits buildings In Raymond.
Mauds L. Staples OF Casco, to Henry L..
Forham and Samuel Plummer of Ray.
mond, for 81, lot of land in Raymond.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
Portland & Boothbay Steamboat Co

STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves East
Boothbay at 7 a. m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Portland, touching at So. Bristol,
Boothbay Harbor.
Returning. leave Franklin Wharf, Portland.
at a. m. Tuesday. Thursday aud Saturd ~ for
East Boothbay, touching at Boothbay Harbor
and So. Bristol.
Land at Five islands on signal.
octlIdtf ALFRED RACE. Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
NEW CORPORATIONS.

The PliDy-Clark company, to manufac-
turs and deal In produce, provisions and
groceries. Capitalized at $4,000 Certifi-
cate approved December eth.
John II. Pray g. Sons Co., to wholesale
and retail carpets, upholstery and house
hold goods. Capitalization. $4,000. Ger
tifioste approved December 9TH.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12

The superb, new. steel screw steamship
"GOVERNOR DTNGLEY." Capt. John Thomri-
son. md the staunch and elegant steamer
'BAY STATE" Capt A. G. Dennison. alter
naelv leave Franklin Wharf. Portland, and
India w harf. Boston, at 700 p. IN. daily. ex-
cepI Sunday.
These steamers meet every demand OF
modern steamship service in safety, speed,
comfnrt aud laxnty of travelling.
Through tickets for Providence, Lowell.
Worcester, New York. ETC.. etc.
J.F LIsCOMB, Gen. Manager
THOMAS VI. BARTLETT, AgeLt.
deci0dn
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
Cotton Markets.
By Telegraph.l

NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
QUIET, steady; middling uplands at 11-16c; do
gull i5-16c; sales 800 bales.
CHARLESrON-The Cotton market to-day
closed Arm; middlings 7l4c.
GAIN ESToN-The Cotton marxet closed
firm; mIddHngs else.
MEMPHIs--rhe Cotton market to-day closed
steady middlings 7ssc.
anew ORLEANS-ThesCo Cotton market closed
quiet; middlings 1Ssc-
MOBILE-Cotton market Is quiet; middlings
at 7l4c.
SAVANNAH-The Cotton market closed
quiet: middlings 7lxc.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
THE COURTS.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed
by Howard M. Flood, Fairfield; VIM. L.
Boafish, Shirley; ELIAS A. Brown, Ran
doIph; Howard A. Wallingford, Lewis
ton; Wells 81 Co., Belfast. and Gardiner
r. Norton OF Denmark.
MUNICIPAL COURT.
John Foley and John I. Ladrigan, lar
oeny of copper wire from Portland Elec-
trio Light company, each thirty days In
the county jail.
william r. Libby, larceny Of pair OF
shoes and rubbers from Harold L. Met
calf, thirty days In the county jail.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
MCDONALD STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning Nov. Is steamers will leave Portland
Pier. Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays ut II
q. H.. for Cousins. Littiejohn's. Great ( he
beague Orr's Island. Ash iaie. Small Point
Harbor AMI Cuudys HaTbor.
Tuesdays. Thursdays and saturdays at p
IN. for Cousins. LittleJohn's and Great Che
beague.
RETURN-Leave Cupdy's Hsrbor. Tuesdays.
Thursdays and saturdays. az a. m, viz above
landing.
j. II. MCDONALD, Man.
ONCE, 1883 Commercial st. Telephone 46-J.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH.

The ladies Of the st. Lawrencs church
will hold their annual Christmas sale on
Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and
evening. "Wednesday evening at eight
O'Clock there will be . drill by sixteen
young ladies.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
NEW YORK. Dec. IL.

Money on call firm at Hl5 per cent ;iast loan
at 8; prime mercantile paper lat Ola a6 per
cent. Sterling ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS actual busi-
ness in bankers bills at AGA "A 81 Tor de-
mana. and 4slG4 STA for sixty days; post
ed rates s21s and i si19. Commercial bills
so(d ! SoH.
Silver certificates $4,000.
Bar Silver 69ls.
Mexican dollars 4714-
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
Portland whois,ale Market.

POKILAND.lec. IL
Wheat at Chicago closed easier today at 6bia
for Dee. Flour steady with a fair demand at
unchanged prices. Corn quiet and steady. In
p ints, pure ground lead has been advanced
25c. Lumber hrmer for cove ing boards, which
are scarce.
TINS toIlowingquotations Represent the whole :
Ia nrt.,as for .als
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
STR. FRANK JONES.

SIN. rhANh JONES.
Service resumed Friday. March 81, 1892 on
which date the Steamer Frank jones Will leave
Portland on Tuesdays and Fridays at t1.0o p.
m. for Rooklsnd. Bar Harbor and Machiasporr
and Intermediates landings. lteturniIg lsave
Maehiasport Mondays and Thursdays &C a
M. arriving Portland at HOO p m. connecting
with trains forIBoston
GEO. II. EVANS. y. =. BOOTHBY.
Genl Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent
Portland. MainA mar2Adn
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12

SlonIIgton OF, Dec 9-Sch Hattie NJ Mayo,
MURPHY, from Providence for New Haven, with
scrap iron. struck on the rocks OF Naptree
Point last night and came of leaking 1000
strokes per hour. she is now at this port walt
ing oEters-
Londan. Dec 1l-Sch Belle Wooster. Somer-
Vile. from brunswick sept %, arrived at Ten
eriffe Nov %, ieaky. with loss Of parr of deck
load and other damage.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
Chicago Lave stoeK Market
BY Telegraph

81 600; choI,e steady; others 1Oe lower: good
% cnoscs at toa7 90; poor 70 medium at so
G5 20 mixed stockers at 0Old3 S0i selected
feeders at 4 2"a4 go: cows at s 7b64 SO; heif-
ers at 8 oOa o.; bulls at 2 1894 6VS calves at
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
Portland & RumtOTd Falls Ry.
Tn Effect Oct. 2, 1899.

DEPARTUREa
$50 A. NJ and LILO r. NJ. From Union Station
for Poland. Mechanic Falls. Buckneld Can
ton. Dixheld and Rumford fails.
$50 a. n. i.1o and BIS %. N From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls snd intermediate
stations.
LILO p. m. train connects at Rumford Falls for
Bemis and Rangeey Lakes.
r. c. BRADFORD. TIafiic Manager.
Portland. Maine
jcis dtf Rumford Falls Mama
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12

New England. .............D Dec. 20, 1898 T. NJ.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabin-s51.00 and upwards. Return
-sl00.00 and upwards, according to steamer
and accommodation.
second Cabin-To Liverpool or London. s35
Boston to Liverpool or Queenstown. $3.50.
steerage-To Liverpool, London, London
derry Glasgow, Queenstown. $3.50 TO 5000.
according to steamer.
Apply 20 7. T. MCGOWAN. $40 Congress
street. j. b. HEATING, room 4, First Nation
al Bank Building CHARLES ASHTON, 997A
Congress street, or DAVID TORRANCE "
CO., general agents. foot OF India street.
nOv2idn
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
VI a klN IL n EWS
PORT OF PORTLAND

MONDAY. Dec IL.
Arrived
Steamer Manhattan, Bennett, New York -
passengers and mdse to h Ltscomb.
Steamer 81 Croix. Pike, Boston, Tor Eastport
and ST John, NIB.
steamer Enterprise. Race, Boothbay via
Bristol.
Tug Georges Creek, with barge C. from Baltl
more-coal TO Randall 4 McAllister
Sch keewaydeu, Mclean. kingstort. Ms. for
Sch Roger Drury, Dixca. HIllsboro. NIB, for
Hoboken.
Sch i Richards shulee, Ms. for New York.
Sch Freddie Higgins st Andrews NIB, Tor
Boston
sch Lizzie. 81 John. NIB, Tor Boston.
sen Lily, Hatfield, Windsor. Ms. Tor NYork.
Sch j Chester Wood, Boston,
Sch Maud 5. Seayey. Prospect Harbor.
Clsared.
Steamer Manhattan. Bennett, New York -
Sch Cnas hoffman, Jewett, Newport News.
J y Winslow s. Co,
SAILED-Steamer Assyrlan.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
ROCKPORT. Dec io-Ar, schs Abby.Walker,
Dnbbin PHILADELPHIA; Silas McLoon, Morrill,,
Boston.
wIsCAsSET, Dec Io-Ar sch Nat Meader,
Dunian, Salem, to winter.
sACo, Dec. lied. schs Mole Rhodes, Dob
bin, Rockland; Addie Fuller. east.
EXCHANGE DISPATCHER.
Ar at Liverpool 1ith, steamer Partisan. Port
land via Halifax.
Portland: Montrose, st john. NIB.
Sid I'm Glasgow 9th. steamer Salamanca, for
Portland; Salicia, do. -.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
Raston stock MARKET.

BOSTON, Dec. IL 1883 Tho following are
to-day's austaLlons III Pre- ssions. etc.:
I'll
Spring patents 95a4 AS
Winter patents. 3 10 "a 90.
Clear And skraaGhl- 3 % 3 DO
Corn-steamer yellow Age.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12

EnropeaH Market!
(By Topography
LONDON. Dec. Ii. 1s99-consols closed at
IOlss for money and io2 for account.
LIVERPOOL. Zee. Ii. 1S99-The Cotton
market Is steady; spot qoted at 5-l6d; sales
IL. 600 bales.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
|E;LEIlaIiI!IIIiKH1

TRAINS LEAVE PORTLAND
For Lewiston, $40 a m. 80. 100, 500 p. m.
For Island Pond, $40 u. M, i.3o. GOO p. m.
For Montreal, Quebec, Chicago, sic a. m,
900 p. M. reaching Montreal at 100 a. m.
ana 100 D. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE PORTLAND
From Lewiston, $40, i1.3o a. M, Gas and Gas
p. m.
From Island Pond, $50, 1l.30 a. m, 6.45
y, m.
From Chicago, Montreal, Quebec, $50
a.. H., SO y. IN.
sDaily. Other trains week days.
Sunday train leaves Portland every Sund..
for Lewiston. Gorham and Berlin at I.30 a. m.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on ulght
trains and Parlor Cars on day trains.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
RATES OF PASSAGE.

CABIN 5000 70 5000. reduction OF 10
per cent Is alloweu On return tickets. except
on the lowest rates.
SECOND CABIN-To Liverpool. London or
Londonderry-S35.O 90 single; $50. 80 return.
STEERAGE-Llverpool. LONDON, Glasgow.
Belfast Londonderry or Queenstown, $3.50.
Prepaid certificates S2f.
Chcren Under II years. half fare. Rates to
or nom other points on application to
T.. r. MCGOWAN, 40 Congress ST.,
Portland, Ne.
Foreign Steamship Agency, Room 4,
First National Bank Building, Port
land, Maine. nov20dt
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12

Domestic Ports-
NEW YORk-Ar 10th. schs o ii Brown. from
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12

Ticket Office, Depot at foot OF India
street. o,t23dtf
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
STEAMERS.
EUROPEAN STEAMERS.
ALLAN Line
Liverpool, Halifax &
Portland Service.

emo Cattle carried on these steamers.
Steamers sail from Portland after arrival OF
Grand Trunk Railway Train leaving Toronto
q. M, or Montreal s.f5 p. M. Friday.
". B.-The new Steamers BAvARIAS and
TUNIsfAN, 1873 and i0.200 tons. have Twin
screws. and VIII make the passage from Port to
Port In about seven days.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
DOMINION LINE.
Portland to Liverpool via. Queenstown

BOSTON SERVICE.
To Liverpool via Queensto wn.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
IS THERE a NEW COMBINE !?

I is to be regretted that the appeal from Judge
| SeaWells decision in the gas contract has
been dismissed. OF course there necessity
OF prosecuting the litigation further since the Mutual
Electric Light Company has accomplished its pur
pose in annulling the gas contract and in securing
permission to erect poles outside the fire limits but
the principle involved in that decision was one which
should have been passed upon by the Supreme Court
in order that competition in furnishing light the
people OF San Francisco might have been firmly es-
tablshed and guaranteed for the future
Judge Seawel in his ruling laid down the broad
proposition that the constitution guarantees every
individual, company corporation the privilege OF
competing in the business of supplying the inhabi-
tants OF cities with water and light Indeed, he went
little further and declared that under the constitu-
ton the Board OF Supervisors cannot prevent this
competition by refusing to grant competing compa-
MES or individuals pole privileges and other rights
to which they entitled by implication of law. This
was an exceedingly broad and comprehensive view
to take OF the water and light question yet it is one
that is undoubtedly correct
The dismissal OF the appeal however, will prevent
the incorporation of the principle into the law OF the
State. Judge Seawels decision may be ever SO sound
still is authority which other courts are bound
to respect. Until the Supreme Court passes upon a
proposition and enacts it into law no respect is paid
py the lawyers to 1t IN their contentious with each
other
We do not complain because the Mutual Electric
| Light Company has dismissed this appeal, for even
had 1t prosecuted the decision final determination
i'll the Supreme Court, it would probably not have
succeeded in establishing anything. The latter
tribunal will not decide cases which do not involve
genuine controversies, so the granting OF pole
privilege by the Board OF Supervisors and the annul-
ment OF the gas practically destroyed the CON
troversial features OF the case
There is suspicion in quarters that the compe
tton introduced by the Mutual Company has brought
the old monopoly concern to terms and that the ter
mination OF this litigation in this way is part of
general scheme OF amalgamation and maintenance Of
Erces. We hope this rumor is untrue, since its rea-
zaton means simply repetition Of ancient history
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
TIE SPEAKERSHIP.

NI OST OF the influential newspapers OF the Pa
cifc Coast have strongly urged the election
OF Western Congressman as Speaker OF the
next House OF Representatives. Mere opinions,
however, will not accomplish that result There must
be preliminary organization and selection OF candi-
date or one OF the Eastern States will probably win
the prize.
In a contest for the Speaershp it would be neither
polite nor right draw sectional lines The first
point to be considered is qualification. There is no
cxactng position in any branch OF the Federal
Government. An unusual combination of general
Knowledge OF public affairs, familiarity with parlia-
menary law and with the specific rules OF the House.
cool Judgment and executive force is essential to
the government OF so large body of men and to the
prompt and successful management OF the public
business.
Undoubtedly the right man can be found among
the Western Representatives and every consideration
OF expediency and OF justice demands that he should
be selected Since the foundation OF the Government
fourteen States have supplied the entire fist OF Speak
ers and in the following proportions: Pennsyl-
vana T. Connecticut l. New Jersey 3 Massachusetts
4, North Carolina l. Kentucky CIenry Clay hav-
ing been thrice elected, South Carolina 2 New
York ?, Virginia a. Tennessee D. Indiana 3, Georgia
2, Maine 3 and Ohio 1.
1t thus appears that of the whole number of pre-
siding officers in the lower house OF Congress sixteen
from the Eastern States eleven from the South
States and ten from the Middle States The
West has never had representative in that exalted
station.
According to the existing geography of the Union
there nine Eastern States with 81 representatives
eight Middle States, with II5; fourteen Southern
States, with and fourteen Western States with
IL. Thomas B. Reed twice elected Speaker, who has
displayed great ability in the discharge of his duties
came from Maine which also furnished James c.
Blaine but which has only four Congressman, while
California has seven Upon this array of facts and
figures, into which much of our history is sugges-
lively compressed, it is certainly sectional to
claim that the successor of Mr. Reed should be some
gentleman OF unexceptionabe character and qualih-
cations from the West The States lying to the west
OF the Missouri River have been greatly neglected by
the Federal Government This State, which has
poured untold wealth into the Union and, in proper
ton to its population has contributed enormously to
the ordinary and to the extraordinary expenses of the
Government has waited nearly half century for just
recognition at Washington. 1t is time that the in
fuence of the Western States should be effectively
exerted to their share OF legislative and admin
istrative power and honor
But the only method OF accomplishing the egiti-
mate object that has been proposed and enforced in