New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-01
CAMPAIGNING IN MAINE.
THE ARoosTooK MEETINGS.
Mr. HAML1N's REcouEcrIoNs-MR pouTELIEs
WONDERFUL DISTRICT

Pressure Isle is only few miles from the New
Brunswick border. and is 40 miles by ran ron
Nev.York almost NJ far as Chicago. 10 reaeh II
by rail person has to go over the Name Ceh,i"
Railroad TO McAdam, In New-Brunswick ana theh
over a provincial road for distance OF lOl mics
A branch from Aroostook ID New-BrunswlcR
brings passengers back into the state oil Maine anu
10 Pressure Isle. similar branch from Deoec con
meets with Houlton. which Is the shlre Town VI
Aroostook County. 1t was in these towns 'ha' WV
,ooes-nectincs were ARRANGED this week at when
Mr. Blaine had promised to be present Ills phys
clans and friends felt that be was not at me
time IN q phvscal condition TO warrant hlm taxing
sucb = long tourney; heuce much against his WILL
he had 70 disappoint the many thousands OF
pcprbhcans who gathered at Houlton and al
Pressure lsle.
The succial train arranged to take Mr. Blaine
and the other distinguished gentlemen leit bangor
on Wednesday morning at q. m. here came Oh
II ex-senator Uaplin, Governor Robbie, Mr.. Mckln-
lev. Of Ohio whose seat in the present congress
The Democrats stole. Congressman Poutelle III
whose district Aroostook Couutylics. General Ham
lin. 4. f. Crockett. Of Rockland; Nicholas fesSen-
den. OF Fort Fairfield J. A. Locke. of Portland; MI
! Packard. land agent of the State, and others.
! The country from Bangor east to Nanceboro'
the boundary line of New Brunswick, Is not an IN
terestine country but it is greatly superior 10 ina
along the line of the New-lrunsWlck roau
until the valley OF tho IT. John
River is reached. Then for 100 miles the line
pas cs through beautiful country, settled long
time ago by immigrants who came up the rl'er III
boats The "Aroostook war which was quaII'l
forty-fye years ago with New-BrunSWlcA over INV
Northeastern boundary line. led to the settlement
of Pressure Isle Ex-senator lamIln was SPc"H'i
of the Maine House Of Representatives, at that
/ ,., o,J ~, tbe train today he told the story OF
the war.
THE ,pOosToOK wAR-AN UNSETTLED CLAIM.
"Tbc treaty of 1877 with Great Britain he
4 said fixed the boundary line on the hlShlah"s
which divided tho waters of the st. John River
/ from those of the Restgouche. Under that treaty
/ We claimed-and there was no room for GouOl
that we were IN the right-that all Oh
tho territory west OF the St John River h"lonfedto
/ IN, State of Maine. The people OF Nev-Bunswick
first claimed the boundary was az the kcnneoecthcn
/ n; the Pcnob.cot and finally al the ST. Croi1. III
fine winter Of 1897 We discovered that NewBruns-
F wick luuhermen were cutting logs here on the
+ troo.took River. There was q magnificent forest
Iai.. tle-,--frccs that would uOY bring thousands
of dollars for maste. Well the Sheriff. OF Fenob-
scot MI strickland. Land Agent Mcintyre ana
/ p1nea. % luwbrun1u came mp here TO arrest the lh-
/ trader. Int instead the provincial lumhorneu
.ff..tod -frrslaud M.lutyrc AND Eiuc, and took
them to So john ou o. 0led They vct" par"l'''
huI tlD circumstance aroused th" people oi MAINE.
/ lH' EoFtrun. 'dII'1 o'' ~'V"' "' 'p' "'' '''' W
remember tulI tlct were rowe "r0 lh AIk''" ''
. ,.t..,t,r They marched up hove prd to
,,a.h tho Aroo.tool thcy bad to cut
...1 u.,..,.t ,l,, ,rio,e,.l forc.t 1lcg drove
go, ,l.. tr,,..r..,t bu.1t fort hero fnoutor ont
r..,,..,,ul,., to thc romans Of 800 old iorl and
/ ..IIod n luIIft'd u honor of thr Governor Ih"
N,. r,,....,i., luu,brrmrn had cui nbouts 300 OOU
,..r..r l,r, and tho soldier. built @ boom aud
l.nt tb. i,,,. i.re. Sir john Harvey was Governor
lN.,,-.,rup.vyiek and lac called out tho prov iucal
troops but they ala not come near enough 20 per
u.t % collision. The President sent General "IH-
u..d Scott hero. and he arranged an arini.iIce
+ pending Tine settlement al the question: HnII'H"
sent olt Minister specially to settle 'h' h",''I
/ Daniel Webster was Secretary Oh Htai'' "I@ A'
/ consented O. o treaty when LAtu li' p''N'H'
/ boundary. star.,n at y. tToiX hver aud running
uua .i.t marked by iron posts until the -. joan
River is reached at Grand Falls HE state
+ &C Name protested without avail however There
is no doubt mat we WJ.e, % rfi, ,',rr ''
CAvaj "ul on d th i,. ~ Mr. HaulIu va,
~ n"' 0''"''' "a INV
a--tl',. III ..;. .,, ,r.r,-,,-ed IN Tho arm
Ell" u. I,,i,.i,c. of New BrTnsrick should
siicr THAT th' IlpNuI VI NV'"i,itr - t',,I
sell lAc logs penang tne SCI .lcl'33ii ~ - V
arg iur, ana n w t'I4 - oad. 81 tL.
belonged TO lIc 1'',' vi " ~ IL t,e nvr
saic should be PAID over. ven; u.t'I O"o NJ -
treaty that territory was on the name aiuo o. tle
boundary But We nave h9t yrL oItdiHcu - 80"
money, about nail a nl'lloh uoIla'5' s 80 = s
CluH IMAM many 'Ii Ia i ,. 90 yoI,o he tract Of
We were not only chealeQ gu vi . F''u"O-o '4''0
country but also Out ol V-9 . '.. -,-u.,-,.,
A BIG COUNTY-THE TARIFF BENEFICIAL
A~o,e4ook county covers a territory
III. ord q il one of the
Of G,S0O square miles; ana II Is ono Vi 'n'
few counties in the state that Is mcIeas-
a.. 81, .,,.,,l,tio- IN $50 il had a population of
H'- D." P'F- 80 IA ;roos.d - Al -oO
/
Honl+on and Pressure Isle are pretty New England
| itto,..s e,,rro,,rdad bv fine looking farms Mr.
,''"S - - % -oo-s oc,o recor1ac+s
/ Hamllh' VINO was noio - S'''' -