The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-18
THE PLUSH INDUSTRY OF MAINE.
Free Traders suIIenIy Refuse 1t the
Needed Protection.
Cleveland Still Continues to Veto
Pension Bills.
Virginia Full of Relatives OF General
Harrison.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Among the indus
tries aimed at by the Mills bill lis the indus
try that has built up the town Of Sanford. in
York county, Maine. For these mills, called
the Hopewell Plush Mills, which have their
salesrooms in Boston, Mr.. Long, Of Massa-
chusetts, spoke Monday. The Hopewell
people have been working hard to establish
plush making in this country. At first they
lost money, but for a few years past they
have been forging ahead. What the Mills
bill proposed would absolutely ruin their in
dustry. The raw material was put on the
free list, which was all well enough. The
saving would be cents yard. But the re-
duction on the manufactured article is 80
cents a yard, an absolute difference of %
cents, one they could not think of overcom-
ing. Gov. Long presented the facts clearly
unfairness be remedied. The free traders,
without word, sullenly refused.
Old Dominion Relatives.
Virginia, in q genealogical way at least, is
considerably interested in Gen. Harrison's
campaign. A writer in the Baltimore Amer
ican has been studying genealogical trees in
the old Dominion State, root and branch,
with not little success. The way in which
he traces Harrison back to Pocahontas may
be interesting coin, if only for the purpose of
criticism, to the savants in the Genealogical
Historical Society. But after all, they prob
ably would not find much to criticise, for
most OF the statements are quoted from
Bishop Mead's Families of Virginia"-a
standard. This makes Gen. Harrison an
eighth great-grandson of Pocahontas. So
Harrison has heaps of cousens in Virginia.
As the American says: Senator John s.
Barh0ur is rQlafiva of his So lie ha fol
authoress, Mrs. Amelia Rivers-Chanler
The Yates and Stiths of Gloucester County
can call Ben Harrison cousin. Rev. Mr.
Stith was historian of Virginia. The nu-
also was historian Of Virginia, can come to
see Cousin Ben at the White House. and
announce their troopilg in force, as the
great Campbell clan of Virginia, to the mu-
sic Of The Campbells Are Coming The
descendants of Old King Carter-the Car
ters, Mitchells, Bladensewho raniify from
Iidewater, Virginia, through the Piedmont
region to the mountains and the valley, can
all say Our Cousin Ben Harrison is presi-
dent Mr.. Alic Rose of Bethel, Fauquier
County, can shake hands with Cousin Ben."
Col. John Washington's descendants-the
connecting link with the first President of
the United States-are also collateral rela-
tions to Gen. Ben Harrison.
More Pension vetoes.
NAAc AOoANOhe lao ftLOCQ tllC Dlli
pension to Theresa Herbst, widow of John
Herbst, late private in Company G., 140th
Regiment. New York Volunteers. He
shows that Herbst was captured by the
Rebels, joined the Confederate forces, served
in the Rebel army some nine months, was
captured by General Stoneman, and upon
taking the oath of allegiance and explaining
his devotion was released and mustered out.
The President says: "The greatest possible
sympathy and consideration are due to those
who bravely fought and, being captured as
bravely languished in Rebel prisons, but /
VIII take no part In putting name upon our
pension roll which represents the Union
soldier found fighting against the cause he
swore he would uphold, nor should it be for
moment admitted that such desertion and
treachery are excused when it avoids the
rlgors. OF honorable capture and confine-
ment."
The President has also vetoed the House
Dill granting pension to Woodford NJ
Heuchin ON the ground tina. the disabilities
existed prior to enlistment.
de has also vetoed the House bill granting
a pension to Thomas Shannon. and the Sem
ate bill increasing the pension of John +.
!ss Bol1xsT. IN the first ease the disability had
nts no connection with military service: In the
otner case the applicant is now receiving the
iull amount of pension allowed for total
disability to an ex-soldier of his rank.
The Civil Service Law.
The fourth report of the civil service com
mission, covering operations from January
16, 1886 to June 30, 1887 is just completed.
The total number of applicants entered for
examinations for the classified service in all
the branches departmental, customs and
postal, during the period covered by the re-
port, was 1882. OF this number 1866
were men, 1882 women; 9210 men and 1866
women passed during this period; 452 men
and 95women have been appointed in the
CLASSIFIED departmental services since Janua-
ry 16, 1888, the daJe on which the system of
making appointments upon examination
went into effect; and 91S men and 1863 women
have been appointed in the classified depart
mental service OF the work of the COM
mission the report says the law has
produced a surprising result, demoralizing
the methods of the patronage system Of ap-
pointments which has been replaced within
the classified service by the better method of
the law. The political assessor no longer
tlon as If it were dishonorable. Much yet
remains to be accomplished, however.
American Diplomats Promoted.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE President has
sent the following nominations to the Senate:
Ala Lampert Tree, OF Illinois, now Minister Resi-
Plenlpotentiary OF the United States to Belgium.
Robert b. Roosevelt of New York, now Minister
Resident, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary of the United States to the
Netherlands.
Rufus Magee of Indiana, now Minister Resident
10 be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipO-
Tertiary OF the United States to Sweden and Nor
way.
Charles l.. Scott of Alabama, now Minister Res
ldent ana Consul General, to be Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary Of the United
States to Venezuela.
John E. Bacon of South Carolina, now Charge
dAffalrS, to be Minister Resident of the United
States to Paraguay and Uruguay.