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The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
TIE CHICAGO RIOTS.

Chicago has long borne the unenViable
reputation of the wickedest city in North
America The ratio of the bad element of
its population to the good appears to be lar
ger than in any other American common
wealth. Whether such is really the fact, or
whether it is only that the bad elements
have obtained more prominence on account
of the VIGOROUSLY lax and corrupt govern
meht of the city We cannot say. Certain
it is, however, that the vicious ale nowhere
so bold, and defiance of law nowhere so open
as in Chicago. While Dennis Kearney and
his Sandlotters flourished in San francisco
that city was a close rival, but since their
suppression Chicago has been without a
peer in lawlessness. 1t is the only city in
the United States in which socialism has
made any considerable progress or in which
the red flag of the commune has been boldly
and defantly Haunted 1t has been the
fashion to look upon the communiStic ele-
ments of it population as small in number
and weak in influence and incapable of in
fficting any harm. Their blood and thun-
der harangues have excited more amusement
than alarm. But the events of the past few
DAYS have shown that under favorable con-
ditions these elements are capable of doing
a great deal of mischief. The movement
for reduction of the hours OF work which
begun there on the first of May, though i'll
advised, was perfectly legitimate. Work
ingmen have as clear right to strike Tor
reduction of hours as for an increase OF pay.
The riot and bloodshed which have followed
are not tn e logical outcome of such move
ment
But the movement has given the commu-
nistic leaders favorable opportunity to
SOW the seeds Of their hateful doctrines on
ground containing many of the elements
favorable to their termination and growth.
The streets have been filled with diScon-
tented workmen angered at capital because
of its refusal to accede to their demands 1t
was inevitable that among this throng there
should be good many wrongheaded and
reckless men, who needed only the stimulus
which the harangues of these communistic
leaders could supply to excite them to eX-
cesses. This stimulus has been freely
given. Proclamations calling upon the mob
to burn and lynch and plumber have been
freely circulated. The bomb the favorite
weapon of the anarchists, has been thrown
in the streets, and the guardians of the law
in the performance of their duty have been
shot down. The doctrines of Most and
Schwah have been reduced to practice.
The native born American workingman
has no sympathy with this accursed work.
To his credit be it said that the mob that at
tackled the Mccormick works and assaulted
the police was composed almost entirely OF
men from the slums of the great European
cities. The knights of Labor are not I'M
plicated in this bloody business. and I'M
doubtedly if their services were needed, as an
organization they would be ready to aid in
putting down these foreign anarchists and
communists who are nothing but criminals
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

Lew iston has been greatly excited for sew
eral days past over the trial of policeman
for drunkenness. The room where the case
was heard was packed to overlooking, and
the sparring among the aldermen furnished
the boys lots of amusement Five of the
aldermen declared that they believed the po-
liceman was drunk while two were not con-
WINGED. We used to have speetacles of this
kind here. But experience taught us that
they were demoralizing to the police and to
the aldermen as well. Now we get rid of a
drunken policeman much more expeditions
ly. Lewiston will get sick of public trials
of this kind pretty soon.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
1 REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION
CITY HALL, LEWISTON,

Wednesday, June g. 1886, al II O'clock a. H.,
For the purpose of nominating a candidate for
Governor to be supported at the September cleo
ton, and transacting any other business that may
properly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled 70
one delegate, and for each seyenty-iye votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor IN 1884
an additional delegate. and for fraction Of forty
votes in excess of seventy-fiye votes an addltloh-
al delegate.
The State Committee will be in session in the
Reception Room of the Hall at nine O'Clock on the
morning of the Convention, for the purpose OF re-
ceiving the credentials of delegates.
All electors OF Maine who are i'll favor OF main
tanning a Protective Tariff; who Will JOIN IN re-
sisting the attempt now being made in Demo-
cratic House of Representatives to injure many
of the leading industrial interests of Maine; who
are in favor Of elevating and dgnifying human la
Dor by securing to the laborer his just reward ;
who demand freedom of suffrage throughout the
republic and an honest counting OF the ballots (;
who uphold all iudiciouS measures for the encour-
agement of American shipbudng; who believe
I'M am honest and responsible civil service and in
an economical administration of the Government;
who approve the Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic
and the promotion of the cause of Temperance,
are cordially invited without regard to past polt-
zeal differences, to unite with the Republicans in
the selection of delegates to this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II. MANLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS H. WING, Secretary
Augusta, Me-, April 16, 1886.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

The amendment to the postoffice bill, ap-
propriating 100000 to pay American steam
ships for carrying the foreign mails received
a large Democratic vote in the Senate, much
to the disgust of Postmaster General Villas.
The amendment will now go to the House
where its fate is uncertain, though the fact
that similar measure passed the last House
affords some ground for believing that this
one will get through the present House. If
it is adopted care will be taken that it is ex-
pressed in language that the Postmaster
General will be likely to regard as mandate
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

In view of the bloody riot in Chicago it be-
comes serious question whether our treat
ment of the Anarchist and Socialist agitators
in the past has not been altogether too
lenient. They have been allowed the fullest
liberty of speech, and their harangues in
which resort to dynamite was freely coun-
selled were regarded as the vaporings of a
lot of cranks without influence and with no
following. But experience shows that they
are more dangerous than has been sup
posed; and suggests the propriety in the fu-
ture of bridling their tongues.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

masquerading as workingmen. 1t is crafty
ing to see that the authorities are taking
prompt measures to bring the ringleaders
in Tuesdays rioting to justice. No punish
ment can be to severe for men who incite to
murder and arson.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

Editor Dana refused to publish the article
on the Pan Electric company furnished by
Mr.. Hill because he did net wish to be the
first to attack the administration. Mr. Dana
was very considerable. After he once got his
hand in. however. he kept it in.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
CHILDREN'S
CLOTHING !

| am now showing some very
handsome Suitings in this depart
ment, both in Fancy Checks and
Plain Mixtures, Whipcords and
Diag0nals. Also a very fine line
of SPRING OVERCOATS at low
est prices to be found in the city
for same kind of goods.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

The latest rumors about the home rule bill
are that Mr.. Gladstone and Mr.. Chamberlain
have become reconciled, that the bill is to be
passed to second reading with little oppo-
sition and is then to be hung up for year.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
THE PRES =
THURSDAY MORNING, MAX 6.

We do not read anonymous letters and comnrn-
6;.iions The name and address of the writer are
II al eases Indispensable, ROT necessarily tor pat
l!eation bui as = guarantee Of good faith.
We calnot undertake TO return or preserve
communications tbst are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

The insertion of a spurious page in the
report of the Payne investigating committee
could hardly escape detection. Forgery ap-
pears to be pastime with the Ohio Demo-
Gratis.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

The brewing business is one of the indus
tries in which the hours of work cannot be
cut too short.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

Why doesn't some phifanthropic socialist
plead for reduction of hours for the poor,
over-worked, eighteen-hours-a-day bar-tend-
orO
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
CITY OF PORTLAND.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH,l
April II, 1886.
NOTICE is hereby given to all house-holders
IN that all applications for cleaning privy-
vaults should be made as early as possible that
may be avoided All applications for employing
privy vaults, left at the office of the Deputy Mar
shals City Building will have immediate attention
BY order of the Board of Health.
april GEO. c. BURGESS, Secretary
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
MEN'S2YOUTHS'
CLOTHING!

My stock is all new, and select
ed from the best manufactures,
and a perfect fit and well made
garments are always to be found
on my counter. Also all the late
styles in NECK WEAR, COLLARS
and CUFFS, HOSIERY, GLOVES,
&c.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
MAYORS OFFICE, April 20, 1885,
To the Honorable Board of HarbOr Conn
nissiOuers.


To the Honorable Board of Harbor Conn
nissiOners.
Dear Srs-In view of the contemplated changes
and improvements on the North side OF the city,
l as in behalf of the city that you will establish
the following '.Harbor Line" on that side OF the
city and have the same duly confirmed by Leg1S-
lative action so far as it may be found necessary
and fix the same.
Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly side
line of behring's Byidge, distant two hundred
900 feet Northwesterly at right angles from the
Northwesterly side line of the Marginal Way;
thence running Northeasterly and Northery, on a
line parallel with said side line of said way, and
distant tive hundred (200) feet Northwesterly and
eighty (4SO) feet Northery from the Southerly
point of the curve on which the said Way passes
around Sandy Point and crosses Washington
street; thence on a curve to PASSWORD Win a
radius of nine hundred thirty-fve $3.50 feet, TO
the Southerly abutment of Tukeys Bridge.
This line has been determined by Mr. Goodwin,
the City Civil Engineer, in conference with Mai.
j. A. Smith, U. S. Engineers and plan OF the
proposed line accompanies this.
Very respectfully yours.
(SignedD CHAS. J. CHAPMAN, Mayor.
ON the above application it is ordered that a
~ hearing be appointed for May Sth next, at
O'Clock p. m at the office of the City Engineer,
when all parties interested may be heard, and it
is further ordered that notice of the above APP
plication together with this our order thereon be
published in Portland for seven days at least prev
iOus to the hearing.
CHARLES MERRILL, Commits
c. II. FARLEY, sioners
Portland April 20, 1886. apr30dtd
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06

at o'clock p. M, for the purpose Of nominating
candidate for Representative in Congress to be
supported at the September election, and trans
acting any other business that may properly come
before it.
The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each city and town will be entitled to one dele
gate, and for each seyenty-ive votes cast for the
Republican candidate for Governor in 1884, an
additional delegate, and for a fraction of forty
votes in excess of seyenty-ive votes, an additional
delegate. The district Committee will be in SEES
sion at the Hall at O'Clock on the afternoon OF
thecsnvention for the purpose of receiving the
credentials of delegates.
Per order Republican District Committee.
ANDREW HALVES, Chairman.
S. w. JUNKINS, Secretary
Portland, Me-, May g. 1886.
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
DISTRICT CONVENTION.

The Republicans of the First Congressional Dis
trict are invited to send delegates to Convention
to be held in
The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
Trotting Stallion
I8 & SO.
GOV. MORRILL,.

Record 2.3214 sire of Dr. Smith trial 2.28A.
Gov Morrill, is choice black, with star in face,
stands 6 hands high, and weighs 1850 lbs. was
foaled May 7, 1875, bred by A. l. Allen, Hebron;
Me-, sire Knox Morrill, son of Winthrop morrill,
dam by Gen. Knox, Gov. nj. dam by imported
Annfield I'd, dam S. 7. B.. Morgan descent Ann
field was selected by the special agent of the, n
S. Government and was brought from England to
N. s. where he was purchased by Col. I. s. Lang
and brought to Maine to improve our stock OF
breeding mares; he was bred in England and was
a successful runner, winning the Goodword and
Newmarket stakes and second in the Eng. Derby.
Gov Morrill's size style, color, disposition, bot
tom and speed together, with power to transmit
these good qualities to his offspring, makes him a
desirable horse to breed to-
He will make the season of 1886 at Presumpscot
Park, Deering, Maine.
TERMS, $4,000
for the season, cash or approved note at time of
service sMares not proving in foal can be re-
turned next season free of charge. Mares kept at
stable at owners risk for $500, or at pasture for
81 80 per week. =,
For further particulars call upon ASHER M.
SAVAGE, at the track. or address,
apr16d3w* L. w. DYER, East Deerlng Me.
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Increase Of the AnpIo.Soxon

Inc Latin races, that is, France. ItaIy
md Spain, have ceased to be- what, YER
my Of them may be destined vet to be-
'ome again, the mighty factors N tho
worlds progress which Of old they were
They minister exquisitely to the comfort
he luxury the culture and the pictIr-
'squcness Of life; but the aptitude for
oreign commerce which they show is
comparatively slight, and in the coloniz-
ng business Of humanity they only pIav
subordinate part. Moreover, their Don
ilatlon, when compared with tile popula-
ion Of the Anglo Saxon and the Teutopic
aces is diminishing Thus, in period
4 little less than one hundred Years
rom 1788 to 1885 the aggregate popula.
ions Of France, Spain and Italy have
'nIy increased from 81, 600, 600 to 80
100. 600. On the other hand the nonn-
ations Of Germany and England during
his period have each trebled GERMANY
n 1788 had a population Of about Is
00 600; in 1885 it has increased to a..
90, 600. Great Britain in the same wav
ad in 1888 population of IL. 900 600.
! 1885 the figure is 36. 600. 600 Anotb.
country largely, but not exclusively
opulated by the Anglo-Saxon race
meriea in less than hundrod
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v,sc,es and Memory.

..r..1; over occur to YOU sall "''
- ,ac.l pianist who spent consider
aE.. ,.ae in thought. that hum'" mus,
a5 ,'u,. memory Of their own. aud
H., .a.y perform their function, without
"..' 'a''..I .o,y a,5sr. from the mind at times
.v.i VS. replied the writer, as he
ra Il tic piano. and uueon.ion~ly
-.r.;.ino his muscles on the KEYS
aL5"' suppose a Hungarian working
Il, N. IA itch gives his arms special
a,J.r Nav 10 manipulate a spade, when
n ea,. ont lump Of terra frma.
rF.t. very primitive illustration
resumed tbe other, at the same time clos
ILL., 4. niano. locklngit it and putting ths
nj i lis pocket "aud il You had
TANNED yoar mind to pick out examples
s,,.ao-,;ao arguments in a discussion
,a. ,,,na have dropped upon a much
born. onc For assume that you are
ear.s. Il understanding that when you
follow yoar calling you would make =
damal failure if you had 70 interrupt tte
vorsga II your mind each moment 70
uiI .ar fingers how to make oletter.
Ya9 must be aware Of the fact That ali
Nm f#ye 10 do in writing an article + 70
ALLOW yon thought full scope, and your
naac. Nill put down the words spelling
..a Il. ,nrrcrt without instructions from
lb..b ba.o But even writing is net an Il-
b.,a-lau il the highest order il appli-
cation to dis subject. Not only myself,
but ag.ry physician, can tell that ~
ncnof.5ing pieces the fingers do IT all.
il would be very difficult feat TO re-
mambrraI the notes in a piece OF music
> and some musical people rely 50 certainly
on tlleIt fingers for the mcehanieal part
J Of their playing that when they aappef
o IA flial, Of the music in the midst oi i
i performance they become nervous, and
: the chances are, break down. ! VIII g
It Still further than that. | learned a Diff
n cult niece Of music eight years ago, los
J. the music and did not see pcce 10
two years, | then resumed playing bu
had forgotten all about the piece, wheI
to one evening while | was amusing mysel
A 1t the piano in the dark, my fingers hap
II peucd 10 strike the chord Of that piece
t Then they started IN and while ! wa
ID thinking ol tn genes surrounding II
Mt snot where had lcarne23etho piece the
ls played it, expression and all. can ~,
n, pull down the curtains Of this room
US blindfold ny eyes. carry on aconversstio
"a with you@ any subject, and guarante
nd that my fpers will play that piece wit
by az .r-ss's5 ;s-sz's5s--e24,on mpae,g IN it. tone.
YES Tins seeF rharkabIe feat, but tber
m are few good musicians who will no
ue agree to do the same - Pitts1urq CHl0a
OF icle- 7elegrqph
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: s,,mu,ant and a Narcotic.

What meaning should we attach to
the words stimulant and narcotic' a
stimulant may be defined ae that which
ministers to healthy activities. support
ing the processes Of life in health and
restoring them in disease. 4 .timulant
act, chiefly in removing or counteraetins
depressing inauenccs-it may be pain,
FATIGUE. On a morbid sensibility. Thus
mustard, applied externally in inaamma-
tion. is at times ~ true stimulant, and
tends to restore healthy vital action by
-srss4astss tne efretri,sffe''s 's',or enc nerves
from the depressing influences of pain.
A cup Of tea, also, is in its place true
stimuant, restoring the natural tone of
the central nervous system On the
other hand, a narcotic j, substance
which BY poisoning the nervous system
produces a gradual paralysis of vital
actions. Under narcotics, intelligence.
volition reason, consciousness. even life
itself are lost; and these are the out
ward and visible signs Of process talk.
ing place within the nervous system.
where the powers Of life are stubbornly
fighting against a poison, and Welding
as it were inch by inch to its invasion.
Stimulation, then, is healthy pro-
cess, while narcosis, the condition in
duced BY narcotics, is essentially an un-
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A Glimpse of Shanghai.

The conservatism Of the Chinese char
acter and the EXTREMIST point Of provin-
cialism is instanccd in the story told of
the residents within the walls Of the ma.
tive city Of Shanghai, writes the Shano.
hai correspondent Of the st. Louis Globe
Dem0ctat The city has three gates
the north, south, and west ones-and
many Of the people living at the south
gate have never been as far as the north
gate and could not understand the dialect
Of the inhabitants there if they did 90
One nation could not differ more from
another than the Chinese from the .Japan-
ese if they lived 10000 miles apart IN
stead Of only 200 miles, and one is all
wrong if he thinks that having seen Jan.
anese cities he can know what Chinese
one will be like, While the Japanese arc
the cleanest people on the face Of the
earth and far ahead Of the English for
eternalIy bathing and scrubbine them.
selves, the Chinese are the very dirtiest
The trim, exquisite little toy houses Of
the japanese along wide streets are the
greatest contrast to the filthy abodes Of
the Chinese, with their dirt floors. mud
and bamboo-woven walls, and streets
often less than five feet wide from wall
to wall Overhead is forest Of Gilt LEFT
tiers, gorgeously colored signs AID ban.
ners that fairly hide the sky. The mar.
row streets, with shop fronts all omen
above a low counter seem like passages
in some fantastic exhibition hall with
booths or spaces close together Mere
creyices in the walls correspond to alIeys
and looking up them or down the tunnel
OF street before one it is easy to realize
what is meant by "swarms Of people, or
masses Of human beings. All through
old Shanghai the people are packed as if
at a mass-meeting, and one has to dodoe
into shops or iatten himself against
wall at the constant cries Of the coolies
carrying loads by poles or yokes on their
shoulders Buckets Of water and gar.
oage, bundles Of dried fish, bodies of
lressed hogs cof6ns Of the dead and So.
Ian chairs Of the living crowded US into
he wall and rubbed against Us during a
rogress through the handsomest and
most important four-feet- wide street Of
he city The people were all too busy
nd too stolidly Indifferent to gather and
tare at Us, Or follow US in a train, as is
he happy japanese fashion of treating
TRANCE foreigner, and we really felt
winges Of wounded vanity at this neg.
lct
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4 Washington correspondent tells Of a
death there recently which is sensational
IN its details. 4 young doctor, hand
some strong and Of great promise, was
called to attend a lady in a carriage at
his door. Receiving no answer to his
greeting to his patient, he thought she
had tainted. lie stepped into her coup
and found her already corpse. lie
iroyc BY the side Of the dead woman to
her house and thence to the hospital
where he was expected 10 participate in
meeting Of the managers. Apologizing
to his colleagues for his lateness, he re-
Iated his CHASTITY experience. Then re
marking i feel faint, he fell, struck
lead BY paralysis.
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Fashionable BOnnels.

my dear. said Mr.. slail3ie' 7
want a new bonnet
'of course YOU do said slqildig'
'but isn't the one you have good YETI
ITS good enough ofit. Kind, but
want felt bonnet They are coming
into style again.
"oh, that certainly > mistake.
why is it a nistake' What do you
know about the fashion in 6onnets
why, know that ladies object to
having their bonnets felt They'd rather
have them seen.
Then Mrs. squildig laughed dipl0-
matte little laugh and got the money r1 lor
her bonnet Pa7.5ara cff74'<'z 4S.S-
QFopb.
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The Librarian of CongraSs.

Aln'worth R. spofford is the greatest
librarian Of the United States, and |
oouot whether he has his equal in the
world lie knows to a phamplet the
nanaFeds Of thousands Of publications
contained IN the national library, and he
eaa tell you at moments notice every
thlng published on any subject of which
w |Ish to know lie is invaluable TO
w representative or Senator who wishes
y ~ up great speech embodying many
lspres and profound reasoning, and ]
aopot not many Of the brightest efusions
q ne Congressional Record come from
mFn'pration. lie is also a great friend
student and littcrateur, and he has
r. many struggling brain to promi
is curious-looking man. As dark
a'a ePaniard, he has black hair and
wskers, mixed with grey. His ewes
IN Jet' and with his short, 1.-the,
Y. frame, every atom Of which is mus
ne Is the busiest man in the Capitol
9'ans. His work is thoroughly sys-
taa/ed' too, and he uses the shorthand
q ana messenger to help him in his
ny duties He can dictate as vel! as
p men can write, and his ordinary
Fefsat'on which is usually slow and
'safed' would not look bad in print. /
Y now so years old, and is a New
npsiire man by birth.-4mericaa
E1ober.
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Result of Advertising.

AdYtrtlser- Yours is a great paper 10
ef1lae nj never saw anything like
-dltor That's what they all say.
Advfrtiser-W Why, do you know I adj
tlsefl last night for a pocket-book |
Z lost.
sdipr Yes, yes.
Advertiser-Wel, I went home and
na ! iylhg On my bureau. And yet
s.-RqnJlsr