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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-07
[Brooklyn Eagle.l
The Chinese Question.

''I tell you these Chinese must CO." said
dilapidaed looking tramp, leaning against
lamp post near the City Hall, and iamming his
fists into his pants pockets. There's no show
for honest laborers so long as those yellow dew
lis are allowed to be among us. Why them
fellows is just beatin' down wages until decent
white man has got to starve or steal"
"You are right" said a brother tramp.
Whats the use o tryin to earn livin any
way tell you, there's bound to be a row II
them fellows amt cleared out o. the country,
and that soon. It's enough to make an honest,
decent gentleman like you or me sick to look
at 'em. What chance has hearty American
citizen got agin' en- anyway? Why they just
live and grow fat on nothin' day all the year
round"
mot the ghost Of chance, said tramp
number one, fishing about in his pocket and
finally producing the stump of cigar Now
was five years in San Francisco, without get
tin the chance to do single days work and all
on account o. them heather. l was willin' en-
ough, but couldn'G live on rats and that set
tied it. Why one fellow actually had the cheek
to offer me a dollar and quarter day for
drivin' truck. I'm a fine able bodied man to
earn a miserable dollar and quarter day"
lawful ;" said tramp number two, "and it's
breakin' things up all oyer the country. Why,
fits gettin' just as bad here. I'm so disgusted
with the whole business that L haven't even
asked for job in six months. There's no use,
/ tell you. It's great deal cheaper doin'
nothn' and fellow saves his self respect into
the bargain"
eyes, SAID tramp number one, seating him
self on the edge OF an ashbox, gentlemen like
me and you should be above comm into COM
petition with them long eyed, skinny thinks
I'm Republican, but if the President veto's ths
Cninese bill, Iii be hanged if l don't turn
Democrat
Fright again." said tramp number two Il m
Republican myself, but IN turn GIeenoacker
or ANYTHING else if that bill don't go through.
Let all them heathen go, and the quicker tho
better. l swear won't do another stroke I'LL
them yellow skins is out Of the country"
slouched off to work a stack of empty beer
kegs for drink.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-07

Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, has taken
hold of the work of suppressing train high
waymen in his State by the handle. He has
done the same thing before. Governor Crit
tenden was Union Colonel during the war,
in charge of group of Missouri counties
which he brought into order with a firm
hand and firm executions. He is dealing
with the same class of evils now. Train rob-
berries in Missouri are survival of the utter
disorganization into which war brought that
scourged State after it had been receiving
for two generations the outlaws of half the
land The notorious Jesse James goes down
with his boots on-a very good way to get
rid of cut-throat who can't be disposed of
any other way-and the Governor intends to
keep up the fire until there shall be peace
within his jurisdiction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-07
STATE OF MAINE.
BY TIE GOVERNOR.
A A'PROCLAMATION


In accordance with a pious and time-honored
CUSTOM come down to us from the Pilgrim Fathers,
and found so suitable to our love and veneraton,
Harris NJ. Plaisted, Governor, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Council do hereby appoint
and set apart Thursday the thirteenth day of APRIL
And do recommend to the Christian people of our
State to keep this their annual fast; refrain from
labor, business, amusements, and in their homes
before Him whose mercy endureth forever; sup
plicatng His favor upon themselves, the State and
nation; confessing their sins and seeking forgive
ness of the same in humility of spirit "lf we con-
fess 81 s. He is faithful and just to forgive us
sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteous-
ness"
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta
this thirty-frst day of March, In the year Of
our ,ord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-two, and of the Independence OF the
United States of America the one hundred
and sixth.
HARRIS NJ. PLAIsTED.
By the Governor.
JOSEPH o. SMITH, Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-07

THE news that General Ignatieff has dis
covered the existence of an arrangement be-
tween Germany and Sweden, in which the
contingency of Russo-Grrman war is an
ticipated and provided against, is not very
important in itself, for it is nothing more
than was to be expected. 1t is in keeping
with Bismarcks recent declaration that he
had arranged combinations in view of any
emergency that might arise, and that Rus
so-German war is among the possible emer-
gencies of the future is not to be denied.
But while the fact, assuming that it is a
fact, is without any especial significance, its
publication may be attended with bad effects
as its tendency will be to aggravate feeling
among the Russians which has already been
infamed to dangerous degree.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-07

THE widowed and destitute mother Of
Mary Wade, the Gettysburg girl who was
killed during the battle while baking bread
for Union soldiers, has applied for a pension
of $S month, and the committee has re-
ported favorably. But the committee has
reported favorably to three Congresses be-
fore this, and still Mrs. Wade has received
no pension,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-07

MADAME AUTRANI, the widow Of the
French poet, wanted to do the fair thing all
around; so when she died the other day, she
left will directing that her heart be buried
with the poet, and her body with her previ-
Gus husband, an American named Fitch.