Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-22
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PORTLAND, June 20.
The citizens have appointed a committee
OF public comfort and safety of one hundred
and fifty to attend to visiting strangers En-
campment week. At a meeting OF the COM
mittee, Saturday morning, the Law and
Order League and Woman's Christian Tenn.
perance Union presented resolution asking
that all liquor coming into the city during
next week be brought to the city building to
be disposed of by the local officers. The res
olution was discussed. The general senti-
ment was that the committee could not bur.
den themselves with the enforcement of the
laws, and the resolution was laid on the
table.
Portland is beginning to fill up with strang-
ers. Committees from the State posts are
arriving to arrange for quarters. The head
quarters of the executive committee were
crowded all Saturday forenoon. A large
number of building are being decorated
Three large arches are nearly completed on
Congress street. The camp is about COM
pleteled and the tents are all up. Thousands
of citizens are visiting the encampment con-
stantly.
The Michigan delegation arrived at one
O'Clock this afternoon, on the Grand Trunk
railroad, in six Pullman cars. The party
left Michigan Thursday morning, sailed down
the St. Lawrence without long stops, and
came directly through. The party numbers
$50, nearly one-fourth being ladies. 1t in
cludes Gov. Alger, wife and daughters. Pen
sion Commissioner Black, Gen. B. R. Pierce
and wife, Department Commander Leny and
wife. They went through Portland, without
stop. to Old Orchard, where they will be
quartered. The Union Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company has today given the execu-
a room to be used for press headquarters in
the same building occupied by the committee,
furnished with telegraph, and it will be open
day and night for the convenience of re-
porters.
There Is some feeling Of indignation here
over dispatches which have been sent out in
reference to the intended enforcement of the
liquor law and the resulting possibility of
trouble next week. For the benefit of the
curious it can be stated that both Mayor
Deering and Marshal Andrews declare to-
night that the law will be enforced to the ex-
tent of their ability next week. The or.
binary police force Of the city is about 40
strong. Next week it will be enforced by
100 specials, to say nothing Of a half dozen
officers from Bangor, as many from Lewis
ton, and men from Augusta, Biddeford and
other places in the State, together with ths
detectives of experience from Boston and
New York. Some ofthe Boston officers are
about town tonight. But all these detectives
and out-of-town officers will have their atten-
ton engaged in other ways than seeking for
liquor. The regular force will probably
places, and that will be all.
At meeting today, at which the mayor
and other citizens were present, demand
was made by some of the female prohibition
lists, that all packages of Igor brought into
the city next week be seized on suspicion. as
could lawfully be done, and held for the
lawful period. This would have meant the
capture of case of beer or wine, brought
here for private use, and its retention after
the visitors have departed. The mayor OPP
posed such scheme, and the citizens COM
mittee on safety and comfort declined to in
dorse it. Probably nothing of the kind will
be attempted, though some of the radicals
favor anything which will annoy those who
do not agree with them. Gen. Neal Dow
said last winter that there would be liquor
enough if anybody wanted it and he was
probably correct. That any trouble will
arise Is not probable and both the mayor and
marshall agree to this.
PORTLAND, June 81.
At the Encampment on the Eastern Prom
enade today there has been great throng of
visitors, mostly city people. The tents are
all up and make a fine appearance. The
officials have been engaged assigning quart
ers. The tents now allotted to Maine, Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont are
on the right of the line; New Jersey, Michi-
gan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Ne
braska on the left.
train of six cars arrived from Bangor to-
night at seven o'clock, having on board l50
delegates from the eastern part of the State.
A great rush is expected tomorrow on all the
roads. The Maine Central and Portland &
Oedensburg have cancelled all freight trains
| for the week to accommodate the unusual