The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-21
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Reports Of a Change In the Togus
covernorshIp Not Credited.
Modern Methods OF Making a Profit
on Articles of Food.
The Knox County Limo Industry and
Canadian Competition.

Stephenson of the Togus Home, called on the
President yesterday and left for Hampton
Immediately afterwards. The general will
be back In week. There is no truth in any
of the reports that suggest a change in the
governorship Of Togus. Moreover, among
people who know Of the feeling that has ex-
listed since the war between General Banks
and General Franklin, president Of the
board of managers Of the National Soldiers
Home, the report that the soldiers states
man Of Waltham will be made governor Of
Togus is ridiculed II has been a long
while since there was any love lost between
these two veterans, and President Franklin
Is the most potent influence In the selection
Of officers for the homes.
What We Eat.
The Senate committee on agriculture has
resumed its hearings upon the lard question.
Professor Wiley, chemist Of the department
of agriculture, appeared and gave the COM
mittee the result Of his microscope examina-
tions Of the various samples Of lard sub
mitted to him.
In reply TO question by Mr.. Blair, wit
ness stated that he had no reason TO believe
that any Of the ingredients contained In the
samples were injurious to health. Cotton
seed oil was nearly Identical in its qualities
to olive oil, and was equally as wholesome.
Butter, said the witness, was adulterated
with cotton seed oil, but not to any great ex-
tent. The chief adulterants Of butter were
neutral lard and beef stearine. Milk was
adulterated, mostly by water. In the city Of
Washington about 100 per cent Of the milk
was adulterated. The adulteratiOn Of milk
was chiefly accomplished by the removal OF
the cream. One way 10 adulterate milk was
10 milk tho 0nIu fUo-fhfr1a laavinn
most Of the cream In the udder. This was
sold as pure milk, while the remaining one
third was MIXED and sold as cream. All
the condiments examined by him we're adul-
terated with peanut hulls. Beer and cider
were largely adulterated with salacillic acid,
which was Injurious 10 health.
f. Il. Thurber Of New York, In behalf Of
the National Pure Food Association, argued
before the House commerce committee In
support Of the Crisp bill for the establish
ment of national bureau 10 analyze and
publish the nature and extent OF food adul-
teratiOns. He suggested an amendment
striking out the clause fOrbidding the trans
portatiOn Of adulterated food on the ground
that it would array against the measure all
Of the transportation companies. state
ment was read TO the committee, which was
prepared by Drs. Barclay and Edison, Of the
Brooklyn and New York boards OF health,
containing startling exhibit OF the number
OF articles of food and medicine adulterated.
one per cent. Of the articles In common con-
sumption were adulterated, but he held that
that was enough to justify the passage OF the
bill
former employees Of Squirel& Co., pork pack
ers, Boston, Mass, appeared before the
House committee on agricultural this morn
ing and testified that Squire u Co. made two
qualities Of lard, one pure, and the other
compound Of all kinds of hog grease. The
witnesses said they left Squire u Co. to ac-
cept better position with Fairbanks Co.,
which had been promised on condition that
they would come here and testify.
Lime Manufactures demonstrate.
Mr.. Dingley has presented to the House
and had referred to the committee on ways
and means, the remonstrance Of all the lime
manufacturers of Knox County, without dis
tinction of party, protesting against the
proposition to place lime on the free list
and asking that the same duty GO per cent?
may be placed on lime imported from Cana
da that Canada places on our lime. The me-
mortal states that about S3,Oo0,0 900 is invested
in lime manufacturing and quarries in Knox
County, and about 100000 casks Of lime are
made per annum, valued at nearly as many
dollars in the markets. Nearly the whole
cost Of making this lime Is labor, l. e., ineludg
ing cost of wood, caSk and transportation.
This labor, says the memorial, costs only
S1.121 cents per day In New Brunswick, and
niaaRlng q cask 'Oi fffhtf sfa" R7fdN reVdaps
about % cents more than IL costs to make
cask Of lime on the st. John river In New
Brunswick.
The duty now is only 10 per cent, which
with the differentiation OF imported lime
and exclusion Of cost OF cask from the valua-
tion according to the decision Of the Treasu-
nv Department, leaves now practically only
about or cents protection on each cask,
when it was equal to about 10 cents at the
time the duty was originally fixed. In addi-
tion 10 this. the New Brunswick people nave
within few years, under the invitation
caused by practical reduction OF duty, gone
into the business extensively, and VIII soon
drive cur lime manufacturers out OF our mar
kets unless the duty Is made at least 20 per
cent. or 10 cents per cask. Win lime on tne
free list, we should be at once swamped un-
less our labor should be reduced to the New
Brunswick standard.
MRS. Hancock's House.
The friends Of Gen. Hancock, who have
been active in their efforts to raise sufficient
money 10 purchase a house in this city for
Mrs Hancock have met with complete sue
cess The house IS large three story brown
and white stone structure located az the
southeast corner Of 21st and Rstreets, North
West.
Senator Frye is skeptieal about the Presi-
dents consenting to send to the Senate the
minutes and protocols Of the meeting OF the
fisheries commissioners in accordance with
the request Of the Senate under his resolu-
ton. II is to be hoped that he will not refuse
| too stubbornly. The publication OF these
| documents would show at once and beyond a
| onestion where Mr.. Bayard began TO drop
| tine claims he set forth so courageously In BIS
letters of 's6 TO the English authorities, and
under whose:propositions he yielded wha'
he did.
The Pension List.
Pensions have been awarded the follow
ing Maine people:
/ ORIGINAL.
Calvin Bunpus, East Dover.
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