The Republican journal., 1888-05-10
Maine Matters.
AK ABOUT BLAINE.


health Mr.. Blaine replied that he had seen
DIR. Ileywood's statement. and the remarkable
feature of it was that from beginning to end it
was Il pure invention
The May 9Th issue of Judge gives a fine por-
trait of Hon. James q. Blaine. Mr.. Arkell
says he sent an artist abroad with instructions
to obtain portrait from life at whatever cost,
which the artist has succeeded in doing, at
Florence, Italy. The portrait is admirable of
its kind. and presents the absent statesman
much is he looked when he left his Augusta
home last June.
The Philadelphia Times publishes Il state
ment to the effect that Mr.. Blaine has notified
friends that he will not decline a nomination if
given him by the Chicago Convention. The
Tribune ridiculeS the announcement.
q. NJ. Shaw, of the West End Hotel. Bar
IIarbor, utterly denies the statements concern
inc Mr.. Blaine's health attributed TO him in Il
special dispatch TO the Lewiston ,journa! from
Bangor.
Congressman William Walter Phelps, New
Jersey, Senator Frye and Congressman Milli-
ken and Boutelle all deny any knowledge of
the report that Blaine has decided to permit
his name to 30 before the Chicago convention.
Chairman Jones says the story that Blaine
has given consent to an aggressive canvas for
the nomination is lie Blaine meant just
what he said in his cttcr of withdrawal. Blaine
is in excellent health.
In an interview Saturday Chairman Jones of
the National Republican Executive Committee
said that some of the stories told about Mr..
Blaine are absurd. ITO group some of them
into one general denial said Mr.. Jones. Il
may say that Mr. Blaine has not decided to be
a candidate. lie has not asked his friends to
make an aggressive movement in his behalf;
he has not written any letters declining the
nomination "A second time. and it is not true
that he will he on the ocean and out of reach
of the telegraph when the Chicago Convention
i in session. Mr.. Blaine said he desired to
remain abroad two Years. but feared he would
no, he able to do so. ! would not he surprised
to hear he WIS coming next month. or that he
would stay away until next year. No time has
~ yet been fixed for his return. There is no
denNln the fact that ever since the defamation
there has been a growing sentiment among the
Republicans that Mr.. Blaine should accept the
leadership of the party in the next great bHtteA
This movement has great strength and will be
powerful. if not the most powerful element
in the next convention. | do not think that it
is the intention of Mr. Blaine to come out
>quarely for any candidate. or to plumply ask
his friends to support John Smith or John
Jones. lie is only human. and may. of course.
81, so and 50 is ms friend. and | would like to
see him nominated and such an expression
would have great weight.
LOSSES OF THE 1sT ME. HEAVY ARTILLERY.
A Maine regiment has the melancholy honor
of having lost more men i'll battle than any
other regiment of tine Union army during the
civil war. This was the 1>t Maine heavy ar
tery. which out of 22J2 enrolled had ABB
killed or mortally wounded. William +. Fox.
in the current Century magazine, presents an
interesting study of the chances of being hit in
battle. and he finds the facts to be Just stated.
The regiment that sustained the next heaviest
losses was the Sth New York heavy artillery.
This hody'> roll of killed foot> up 36l. The
infantry regiment that suffered most was the
9th New Hampshire. which lost 30. The l>t
Maine cavalry heads the list in that arm of the
service. with ID officers and 159 men killed.
The total number of enli>tments during the
war was 2.20oOOO IN round numbers, and the
total number killed was 1000. or about per
cent. Mr.. Fox finds that twicea> many soldiers
died from disease As from wounds. In view of
these facts compiled from the government
records and considering the length of the war.
the number of battles. the power and precision
of arms and the amount of metal thrown. it
appears that man had good chance of going
through a battle. even through the war. with
out becomin" food for powder. The wonder
is that larger proportional number We're not
killed.
WHY CUR YOUNG MEN GO WEST.
In certain Maine town, $4,000 was lately
raised bv subscription among the citizens to
operate Il long idle mandatory in their village.
1t required several weeks of persistent and ear
nest canva>>inw to raise the money. The spare
capital of the town was all in Western farm
mortgages. over $500 900 from that town
thus invested The idle mill had been paying
over twice the returns which the Western
speculative investments Yielded. and was NOR
ally certain to continue doing so if started up.
1t had only been shut down owing to the death
of heavy stockholders whose estate must be
wound up. Those &2O0.000. invested halfway
across the continent in precariouS. unproduc-
tive. wildcat securities. sure to collapse SOON
cr or later and liable to any time. if put instead
into productive enterprises at home. into local
manufactures. by the time the crash in West
ern farm mortgages comes would have doubled
the population of the town. made all the rest of
the property in il worth twice as much. and
have become greatly enhanced in value. When
Maine capital is invested out West is it any
wonder that so many Maine young men follow
ii: Industrial journal.
IN CONSEQUENCE OF LABOR TROUBLES.
A despatch from Bath. May 4th, to the Ros-
ton journal >ay>:"lt Is learned that the New
England Shiphuilling Company. the largest
concern of its kind in the world, is soon to shut
down for Il general overhaung of its affairs.
This step has been indirectly caused by the
workmen. The company has for the past two
or three years been taking contracts at very
low figures. and on several occasions the 800
men employee, have struck for an increase of
wages. and generally they have been success
full. Two months ago an increase was de-
mandcd. and, owing to the pressure of work.
it was necessary to accede. although it ncrea>
ed the ccmpany'> expenses 500 per month.
Now. however, the directors have decided that
they will do no more business while matters
exist as at present. and as the yard is
rid Of the vessels now building the EMPLOYERS
must find employment somewhere else. The
Directors will take account of the stock re-
naming. and then if contracts cannot be OBJ
tanned ON better terms or a decrease in wages
secured the company will come to an end"
CONSCIOUSNESS OF DIPIIrHERIA.
DIR. Young. secretary of the State board of
health, says there is a misrepresentation in the
public mind regarding the contagiousne>S of
diphtheria. lie says direct communication of
the disease is shown by Il young lady who came
home sick with diphtheria in mild form, and
on her arrival, her brothers and sisters en-
braced her; they were all attacked with ma
lgnlnt type of diphtheria and one died. The
same young lady visited her aunt in another
family where there We're four children. who
took the disease, and one died. No other eases
in the vicinity. Another instance. At the
death of a child from diphtheria, two women
helped in laying it out. One of them, who was
% years of age, was attacked in Il few days
and died in three more, and the other took the
disease in mild form and recovered. The
doctor reports sad case as follows: An only
child was taken sick with dphthera and died
the fourth day. The Young mother in her
grief kissed the child and took the disease.
Within week she was buried beside her child.
ROCKLAND, CALIFORNIA.
Last summer Rockand. Maine. capitalists
invested in fertile section of country in Mon
terey county, California, which was well wood
ed and abounded in valuable limerick quarries.
Steps were taken to improve the privilege and
crews of mcI were sent there to operate, and
the place was called Rockand The company
now has two patent kilns in operation. The
stockholders of the company are all eastern