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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-03
THE NATIONS CAPITOL
Presidents Tariff Message Un-
dergoins the Senate
Ordeal.
River and Harbor Appropriation
Increased $4,000.
II is Finally Passed and the Fishery
Treaty is Postpone.
The House DiSpoSeS Of SeYera Conference
Reports and AdjourE.
The Senate Finally AdjoEns Until
Thursday.
The House DispoSeS Of SeYera Conference
Reports and AdjourE.
The Senate Finally Adiouns Until
Thursday.
WAsHixGToS,July 2.
Senate.

There were eight senators presem Monday
morning when the session opened
The conference report on the legislative
Appropriation bill was presented md con-
Cured III.
The Senate took up the river and harbor
bill.
In the coarse of the discussion Nj, Hoar
made a vehement denunciatioD of he criti-
clsms d abuse SO ge,eially muulge in by
some senators and by newspapers IN nlaton
To the river and har Dor bill. He coHsnued
that he was sick of hearing senators trlng 10
blacken the character of their own ssoci-
ates in public life by charging that tmriver
and harbor bills we're made up Of Unstable
bargains, log roliugs an chea!ings. wae
vile slauder on the representatives G the
American people to declare that thesenvei
and harbor bills TO any extent amounting 10
five per cent, contained provisions ndde-
msnded by the interests of internatioId OF
Interstate commerce. 1t this bill contaaed
improper items in a considerable nunAer,
the senator from Maine, Mr.. Frye, WITH IA
character as unsullied as any man u ho wax
ed on the American continent, was nntitDr
his place as chairman of the conmittee9h
commerce, either by reason of want of calG-
NY or Dy reason OF WANT oI iHtcsIlty- uoe
was no alternative.
Vest of the committee OIL commerce sad
that legislation on river and harbor bills VIZ
not tree from criticism. Much was done b.
special agreement, not to say log rolling
One senator went to another and asked hit
to help matter in which he was interested
promisi to do the same for the other.
Hoar.-But are they honest items or not!
Nest.-That is another question. ! under
take to say for the committee on commerce
that we have honestly tried to do our dut,
but have put appropriations in this bill agains
our own judgment, certainly against M,
judgment. because we have been overa helm
ed by personal solicitation.
At the close of long discussion thu
amendment abolishing the Missouri rive
commission was agreed to. The bll was thei
passed.
On motion of Hoar the fishery treaty an'
Morgan's resolution thrreupon, were post
poned until Tuesday of next wbek.
Turpie then proceeded to address the Sen
ate on the Presidents tariff message.
At the close of Turpie's speech the Senate
proceeded to executive business and adjourn
ed till THURSDAY.
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General Congressional News.

The debt statement was issued TODAY. 1t
,hows the total debt less cash in the tressur,
to be al ,l65 5s4 $50 GA. Decrease during past
month sl4.4l9 502.+4; during pas, II months,
sll3,S44 ,0o0.3s. The river and harbor bill
as originally reported from the Senate COM
mittee on commerce. appropriated S2l .562,-
753. A. it finally passed the Senate today,
it appropriates s22 ,474, 1873. having been ill.,
creased by the Senate, S9l2, ESQ.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
WAsHrsGros. July 3. A. NJ.
For Maine: Warmer; fair; southerly
winds.
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SIGNAL SERVICE.

Weather Indications for the Next "a
Hours.
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bread Preparation,
the AEALTHFuI AND NUTRITIOUS
Baking Powder,

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phosphates that are removed with th'
bran. and which are required by th'
system. No other baking powder doe
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TooUs.

he city council met last evening
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
To Arrest the MAYOR.

PROVIDENCE. R. l., May 15.-The chief Of
State police has stuck a prod into Mayor
Robbins and threatened to arrest him as the
chief executive of Providence on account of
the violation of the prehibitory law. The
late Ebenezer Knight Dexter left by will to
the city of Providence a large amount of
real estate, portion of which was to be
used for poorhouse, another section for a
military training ground, and the income
from the remainder was to be devoted to the
care of the poor of the city. This property
to be known as the Dexter donation, was
not to be leased for any immoral purposes,
including the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Some time ago the Dexter donation commit
tee, Of which the mayor is, by virtue of his
office, the Chairman, leased some of the land
on Rsia street. near the old Hoyle tavern to
James Hanley, a-bre,ver, whho-ss.u2hlet it to
John Good, who has been using the premiss
es for liquor saloon. This being in viola
tion of the prohibitory amendment, Chief
Curtis will Immediately proceed against
Mayor Robbins if the premises are not vaca-
ted through an ejectment on the part of the
commission.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Indiantown, n. B., is partially under wat
er which is increasing in depth.
Connecticut Sons of Veterans held their
fourth annual encampment at Hartford yes
terday. There were III delegates present.
Fire at No. 40 Summer street, Boston, last
night damaged the stock of Raphael IL Lew
enberg $4,000.
Solon c. Emerson of Barton Landing, Vt,
was fatally injured yesterday by being
caught in the gearing of a mill in which he
was working.
The operatives in Rich & Woodbury's shoe
factory at Gloucester. Mass, have struck for
higher pay. The girls have been making
from $500 to $3.50 week, and the men less
than $1.25 day.
Two skating rinks, eight houses Baptist
church and a carriage factory were burned
in Charlottetown, p. e. L., last night Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $2S0C0.
A dam on the Hamlin river, eight miles
north of Ludington, Michigan, has given
way and UP to the present writing 20 houses
people have all removed and no lives have
been lost.
One of the principles of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors of Ameiica has been that its
members shall not engage in strikes. At a
session in Toronto resolution to the effect
that it was the sense of the Grand Division
that no coalition should be formed with any
labor organization was introduced. This
was strongly opposed on the ground that the
members should lose no opportunity to ad-
vance their interests by any combination
and that members should not be tied down
20 the very mild constitution of the order
The resolution was passed and the order
will continue to keep aloof from all labor or
ganizations and free from strikes.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
THE METHopfsTs.
Unification of Church Benevolent
Societies Voted Down.

NEW YORK, May 15.-At the Methodist
conference today the report of the general
conference commission on the consolidation,
nnification and reorganization of the church
benevolent societies was referred to com
mittee. The report makes the foreign mis-
sionary society seperate organization.
Home mission work is consolidated with the
church extension society. The Sunday
school and tract societies are consolidated.
Dr. Spencer spoke vigorously in support of
this report of the commission. Rev. F. l..
Flood, of Erie, spoke against the report and
said the effect would be to contract bene-
violence ahd hinder the cause of each.
Rev. A. j. Kynett made statement OF the
work of the commission on this subject dur
ing the past four years. After protracted
debate, the report Of the committee on con-
solidation was lost by show of hands.
The question next before the house was to
fix date for the election of church officers.
Tuesday of next week was proposed but be-
fore being finally agreed upon, the conference
adjourned to O'clock tonight.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
STAIN AND cRoMw ELL.
The Motion for a New Trial to be Ar
gued in Portland.

BANGOR May 15.-Every thing is now
now settled as to the coming action of the at
torneys in the Stain Cromwell case and both
sides will now be able to proceed much more
intelligently to their work. There has been
n great delay in the proceedings for some
weeks past owing to the unavoidable alb
sence of Chief Justice Peters in Auburn
where he has been presiding over the April
tarn of the supreme court of Androscos sgin
county. He returned to Bangor Saturday
evening and with him was Attorney General
Oryille ID. Baker. The latter with County
Attorney Appleton and Lewis A. Barker.
counsel for Stain, met at the residence Vi
Judge Peters and decided upon further pro-
ceedings in the case. 1t has been decided 10
have a hearing in Bangor Tuesday, July -
before the chief justice, when all the VIII
nesses who are able to appear VIII pc SUM-
moned and give their testimony In open
court. Of course there are quite q NUMBER
who cannot be present and these VIII De WIS.,
tied and their dispositions taken. Attorney
General Baker with Mr.. Barker and Kuel
Smith, Esq, The official court stenographer,
will leave On Friday for Massachusetts Where
they will be employed some time in taxing
their new testimony. They are to visit Med
field and all the other places where Witness
es reside, and mean to do the work thor
Ia the Supreme court the formal proceed
jngs connected with the above disposal of
the case occurred yesterday. The court was
adjourned until Tuesday, June 8, as they
were obliged to meet before the coming June
law term. Upon that date the adjournment
will be made TO July D.
The case will be argued before the July
term of the law court in Portland, and it Is
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
IA Ingenious Safeguard.


When the French crown jewels were sold
by auction last season ii is well known that
the finest and most historical of the gems,
including the famous Regent diamond,
were reserved, and these may now be seen
in the Louvre in the gallery called after the
weil-known statue of Apollo. which is such
prominent object in it. Before these price
less gems were exposed, however, a commit
tee OF skilled officials and experts was ap-
pointed in order to decide on some plan for
rendering their loss by theft virtually i'm
possible. And this is what the committee
decided upon.
THE Jewels are exhibited in show case,
the glass plates of which are exceptionally
thick and the iron framework Of which is
abnormally strong, and an attendant has
been appointed to specially keep watch over
the precious exhibit all day long. Should
he have the slightest cause to suspect any
visitor or visitors, he has only to touch
button easily within his reach, whereupon
the glass case promptly disappears from
view and sinks into specially-c0nstructed
shaft, over the top of which the same auto
matte machinery causes thick covers,
formed of thick metal plates, TO close with
a sharp snap. The ingenuity displayed In
carrying out this plan is remarkable. and
the fact that the cl0ck-work apparatus has
cost close upon 9800 will convey some idea
of its complicated machinery.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
IN Mr.. BURLEIGH'S HOME.
Vigorous Opposition to the Eastern
Candidate in Bangor.
one Ward Carried by this cIeayes and
Marble Men.
Many Votes Against Burlelgh Dele
eates In six of the Wards.

BANGOR, May 15.-The caucuses held in
the seven wards of Bangor, tonight, were
the largest ever known here. In Bangor is
Mr.. Burleigh's real home and he and his
friends put forth their greatest strength to
carry the city. They partially succeeded,
after hot fight, and carried five wards. One
they lost and in the other, the caucus was
broken up and adjourned. The most in
teresting contest was in ward 3. In this
ward is Mr.. Burleigh's house, and here he
lives when not in his official home at Au-
gusta. In this ward, also, lives the Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin. In the retirement he has
earned so well, Mr.. Hamlin did not wish to
be brought into politics again but, that he
might help his old friend, Gov. Marble, he
consented to DE mentioned as delegate to
Portland. The Burleigh men said he could
go on their ticket, but that he would 'have
to keep his mouth shut in the convention, II
he did," This, it is said, came to the ears OF
the old Carthaginian and, breaking out with
"I would like to see the man who would say
that to me-" he decided to run on a straight
Marble ticket. So in ward 8, straight
Marble ticket was put up which read thus;
III. Hamlin, J. w. Thompson, T. w. Vose,
Frank Hight. The ward room was packed
and every thing was quiet and orderly, but
the excitement was great. SO carefully had
the work been done, that this ward, ike
most or all of the others, had been previous
ly canvassed The vote was the biggest
ever thrown in the ward and stood 164 for
Burleigh and lis for Marble.
Ward was the next most interesting
place and here the Burleigh men met a
Waterloo. The ticket elected was f. A.
Wilson, b. A. Thatcher, G. Nj. Fletcher and
4. P. Peakes. The two nrst are IoI msrpie
and the two second are veterans and Tor
Cleaves and mo doubt about it, The vote
in this ward was rs to s. In ward /, heavy
Democratic ward, the caucus was broken up.
The Burleigh men say Democrats tiled
to vote The Marble men say that the IRISH
Americans who voted for Elaine in 1884 pre-
sented themselves, avowing that they intend
ed to support the ticket, but were refused py
the Burleigh managers. However IL was,
the caucus adjourned until the question
could be decided. In ward one OF the Bur
leigh men pulled through with only eight
votes to spare. Ward was unanimous for
Burleigh, Ward 8 was for him 20 to 81 and
Ward 4 by 80 to "a.
In the general convention, after the ward
caucuses, Joseph w. Porter and Alexander
Webb, both Burleigh men, were chosen dele
gates at large. Hannibal Hamlin and John
f. Colby were run against them. Leaving
out ward one, there were chosen tonight
twenty-six delegates, of whom two are for
Marble and two for Cleayes. Among the
Burleigh delegates are j. 5. Wheelwrlght,
hiram Fogg, Jesse Arnold, Hugh r. Chap
lin and others. 1t is thought by some here
tonight that Hannibal Hamlin may be re-
turned by some of the Penobscot towns and
appear on the floor of the Portland conven-
vat
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
HARNESSED TO OXEN.
Hard Work of the Peasant Women OF
Germany.
washington Post.1


can never forget the feeling of astonish-
ment, mingled with shame, with which
first looked upon a women harnessed side by
side with an OK. 1t was on alonely road in
Switzerland, near the Italian frontier. Night
had already set in, and the boDfires lighted
by woodsnen on the steep mountain sides,
hundreds Of feet above my head, gave scarce
ly light enough to pick way over the rocky
road. hurried ON to reach the next village.
and in my hurry almost ran into huge mass
of moving hay. A woman was pulling that
hay, and an ox-not her husband-was help
ing her. On the same road | overlook q
number of women who looked like yeritable
walking hay stacks. Strapped on their
backs were funnel-like contrivances into
which hay was stacked to the height of five
or six feet.
their wives carry, fill the hay so high that
the poor women fairly stagger under the
load. For this severe labor the peasant
women Of Switzerland and Germany earn
from 80 to 35 cents day. They take their
babies, their bread and their beer to the
fields, WELD the scythe all day long, then
creep back to their novels under their huge
loads and go to bed, to get up at 4 the next
morning and 60 through another II or IA
hours Of similar drudgery.. l have seen
women In bulgaria tnreSnlnB gram WIFI
sticks-a very slow and laborious process,
and none the more pleasant for the burning
sun that beats down on that semi-tropical
country. While they We're engaged in this
work their brothers and husbands sat on the
shady side of their matched huts and dozed
or minded the children as the humor struck
them. Evidently. in the.Bulgaria peasants
opinion, woman's sphere is where the hard
est work is TO be done.
In Heidelberg made the acquaintance of
an honest red-cheeked woman who made her
living selling milk. She had small cart
that held two six-gallon cans. To this cart
she hitched herself and dog and made her
rounds from house to house, selling milk at
six cents quart. This queer team stopped
before the door of my lodgings punctually
every morning at 6o'clock, and while
chatted moment with the German frau the
dog would lie down in his harness to rest.
The frau and her husband were trying to
save enough to come to America. The hus-
band was a shoemaker but never managed
to save anything. There was not much
profit in milk. still she would be careful, and
hoped to have enough some day. Once in
America she felt sure she end Hans could
get along. 1t is doubtful whether the poor
woman with all her economy and toll will
ever reach her goal Many months after
wards, when / was in heidelberg, she was
there still, hitched with her dog in the cart,
selling milk for six cents quart.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
THE FREE WILL BAPTIsTs.
Organization of the Convention and
Sermon by Rev. Mr.. Lowden.

AUGUSTA, May 15.-The Free Will Bap-
tist State convention begun its session here
this evening. The meeting was called to or
der by President o. b. Cheney of Bates Col
lege. A permanent organization was made
by the choice of the following officers:
Chairman-Presdent o. y. Cheney
Secretary-Rey. J. b. Jordan.
Business Committee-Deaco Rufus Deering, of
Portland; Rev. J. NJ. Bailey, d; D., Of Saco; H. j.;
Preber, Esq, of Bangor; Rev. Y. z. WhitcomD, OF
Pittsfeld; Rev. T. H. Stay, of Auburn; and Rev.
j. b. Jordan of Augusta.
Rev. j. M. Lowden, of Portland, preached
a powerful sermon ON Unity in Work, y
which held the close attention of all. Quite
a number of prominent members Of the de-
nomination are in the city and many more
will probably arrive tomorrow. The con-
vention will continue in session Wednesday
and Thursday. L. N. Fernald, publisher OF
the Morning Star, is among those present.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
THE TREASURY IN POLITICS.
Letter from Hon. James w. Wake
field, of Bath.
The Mischief that the Nomination Of
Mr.. BurIeIgh Would Do.
Warning to Republicans that
Should be Needed.

The Hon. James w. Wakefield, Mayor of
Bath. has written the following open letter:
Heretofore, ever since the adoption OF our
constitution, In all the contests that have
taken place between political parties, the
treasury department Of the State which has
In its keeping the financial policy, the per-
manency and stability Of our public credit,
has been kept free from political complica-
tions. IL is a matter in which all the people
of the State as well as its bondholders and
creditors have an interest.
For the past sixty-eight years this wise
policy has been pursued and commended It.
self to the confidence Of the people. At no
time has the treasurer, who is the fnaneial
agent of the S ate, during an untitled term Of
office, sought or been elected to the chief
magistraey. The wisdom Of the policy
which has been steadily adhered TO ever
since our separation from Massachusetts,.
when we consider the vast financial interest
of the State, eannet be denied.
On account Of the increasing duties OF the
Office the salary Of the present treasurer was
increased at the last session Of the legisla-
ture from sixteen hundred to two thousand
dollars, and the clerk hire In this depart
ment from twenty-five hundred to three
thousand dollars. The department Is being
well administered by the present treasurer,
Mr.. Burleigh; our public credit Is equal to
any State in the Union; a large amount OF
our bonded indebtedness Is to be arranged
for under the provisions Of Chapter 43 Of the
laws Of 1887, and under the direction of the
State treasurer.
For the financial credit Of the State II Is
important that this department should be
kept entirely free from any embarrassments
that may arise by having its chief or any Of
its officers engaged constantly in active po-
ltical campaigns. Other needless embar-
rassments would arise from the e1ection OF
the State treasurer, who Is rs0w serving a.
unexpired term. new state treasurer
could not be eyee.ed by the legislature, file
his offieiai eond, qualify and take possession
OF the treasury departments until the &C
counts of the present treasurer were audited.
The examination OF such accounts VIII re-
quire several weeks after the meeting OF the
legislature In January next, and the state
must either be without governor or q state
treasurer for some length OF time. for Mr..
Burleigh, If elected, could not occupy both
positions. The people should not invite
these unnecessary complications. but tney
must be serupulously avoided. ! do not
speak In the interests OF any candidate, but
believe in pursuing the policy In relation TO
the treasury department that has been 'pur-
sued ever since we became State.
JAMES w. WAKEFIELD.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
Ra.es College.

The third lecture in the course was given
at the church Thursday evening by Rev. +.
S. Root Of Auburn. He treated his subject,
Certain Dangerous Tendencies in Ameri-
can Life" and good number OF the stu
dents and townspeople present regarded 1t
as one of the best lectures that has been de-
livered for long time.
Rev. Phillips Brooks Of Boston, will ad
dress the students next Thursday evening at
the Pine street Congregational church. The
public are Invited. The church will doubt
less prove TO be too small to accommodate all
wishing to hear the eminent divine.
The gymnasium Is soon to be remsdelleu
and RENTED with the best modern apparatus.
After this term an instructor in calisthenles
will be employed. -,
q. III. Libby Of the Junior class, who has
been teaching Foxcroft Academy this term'
has rejoined his class. -, a..
The students have partially enclosed the
ball ground with a wire fencing, enlarged
the catcher's fence and improved the grand
stand. A small admission fee will be charged
to the grounds as well as to the grand stand
at the college games this year, which prom
ise to be of unusual interest. The diamond
has been put in prime condition.
The Portland daily press., 1888-05-16
STATE POLITICS.
NAPLES FOR cLEAvEs.

At a caucus of the Republicans Of Naples
held Saturday, r. M. Jordan and ID. II.
Cole were chosen delegates to the Republi-
can State convention. Delegates uninstrnet-
ad nrafarannae for Nlaavaq