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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-08

Vanderbilt who has been on the con-
tinent for some time past, playing rou-
lette very cautiously at Monte Carlo
and testing Partisan restaurants, with
the palate of a connoiseur, is about to
sail for home. The material benefits
of foreign travel will be amply illus
trated, when his guests sit down to the
Partisan delicacies that the new $4,000
cook, who is coming home with him,
shall prepare for their fastidious
stomachs. Great wealth involves sacred
obligations.
An attempt was made to assassinate
ex-Judge James Mem Shafter. of the
superior court, at San. Francisco, Cal.
by Carl LANCE, brother of Judge Skaters
sons wife. who was enraged at a suit
for divorce brought against his sister.
-Four shots were fired, none taking
effect. The Judge Shafter referred to
above was speaker of the Wisconsin
assembly in 1852.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-08
GENUINE
Auction Sale!

Once at Stone & HasseII,s 2m2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-08

ISL Pearl 81. New York.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29
The pisculse ebardoned.

When the Democracy of Portland assumed
pious air and recommended all good citi-
zens to subordinate political considerations
to the moral welfare Of the people, we sns-
pected they had undertaken q role that they
would find it impossible to fill successfully.
Their natural aptitude for that sort of per-
formance is very small, and the task of be-
having themselves, or of even seeming to, is
too irksome for them to perform for any con-
siderable length of time. For twenty-four
hours or 50, however, they stood the ordeal
fairly well. Some rather ill-bred verses
made their appearance, but they were so
much less malignant than usual that it really
seemed as ii one of the worst obstacles to a
decent campaign had been overcome, at
least partially. Twenty-four hours had
hardly passed. however, before there began
to be signs that the task was becoming irk-
some. Still for several days the campaign
went on without the Republican candidate
being called thief or a scoundrel, and il be-
gan to look really as il the Democracy were
going to succeed in behaving like gentlemen
for two weeks. But alas there swooped down
upon the Argus flock of anonymous cor
respondents. First the anonymous "Civic"
Insulated that the Mayor had not dealt
fairly with the residents at the western end
of the city. Next came an insinuation that
the Mayor had conniyed with several coal
dealers to swindle the city. Next came
a charge that there was an understand
ing between the municipal authorities,
of whom the Mayor ID one, and the
rumsellers. And finally an anonymous
sneak. who calls himself Simplex, accuses
the Mayor of inhumanity to the wounded
In the Hayerliill disaster on the Boston s.
Maine Railroad. 1t is quite evident now
that the flood gates are down, and that all
pretence that this campaign is anything
more ON the part of the Democrats than an
attempt to defeat Mr.. Chapman for political
purposes has been abandoned. Moral cam
paigns are not conducted by immoral meth
DDS.
1t is we'll that the mask is off. While the
pretence was kept up that this movement to
place Gen. Dow in the Mayors chair was
movement in the interest of morality there
was danger that some well meaning people
might be deceived by it. Now that that is
gone his supporters will dwindle down to
the Third Party Prohibition irreconciables
and the people who think his administration
would be followed by free rum reaction.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29
The ENGINEERS, Strike.

The strike of the locomotive engineers on
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad,
which began on Monday, is, when consid-
cred purely as struggle between labor and
capital, more important than any since the
great Missouri Pacific strike which Martin
Irons led. So far as business interests and
public convenience are concerned, the recent
Reading strike, or for that matter several of
the numerous labor troubles that have hap
pened within year or two, may have been
of equal or greater Importance. But, consid
cred simply as contest between labor and
capital, the strike on the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy, must, If carried on in the
spirit with which it starts, inspire the interest
which always attaches to conflicts between
highly skilled and thoroughly equipped con-
testFnts. The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers is one of the oldest and most in
fiuential labor organizations on the face of
the earth. 1t has long been held up as a
model, while its conservative course amid
the rash undertakings of organized labor
during the last three years has recommended
it to public confidence. The rank and file Of
its membership is composed of the most
highly skilled workingmen of America, men
on whose sobriety and good judgment the
lives of thousands depend every day, and
who, from having homes and property of
their own, are prompted to be as careful
about imperilling the security OF their posi-
lions as they would be about endangering
the safety of their trains. AT the head of
their organization is Chief Arthur, who al
most alone among the American leaders of
IL q. 1oIl 30
strikes except in extraordinary cases Of in
justice. The corporation before which this
powerful, conservative and well organized
brotherhood has thrown down the gage of
battle is one of the largest, richest and best
managed railroads of the West. Its tracks
stretch from Chicago across the rich State Of
Illinois to the Mississippi river, one branch
crossing to st. Louis, another further north
reaching Iowa and crossing the rich State to
its western border and the Missouri river.
Not only is the great central region of the
West tributary to the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, but it controls lines as far west as
Denver, Colorado, so that the battle will be
in the presence of the people of five States
The cause Of the trouble relates almost solely
to wages, the men wanting an adjustment
more advantageous than the schedule Of
wages established in 1886. This new adjust
ment General Manager Stone declares the
road cannot make, because the existing State
and Interstate laws, poor crops, and the APP
pearance of new rivals render it at present
impracticable to maintain rates that cover
the cost Of transportation. No attempt at
arbitration seems to have been made, al
though the issue, so far as stated, is squarely
joined, and both parties to the controversy
know the troubles of strike.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29
Municipal Authorities and the Rum
Power

This is not the first time that the munich
pal authorities have been accused of an I'M
Outstanding with the rum power. After
Mayor Chapman had been in office five
months the Third Party Prohibitionists
made a similar charge. That accusation was
publicly answered by the Rev. ID, w. LEILA
cheur in these words:
Take Portland, the lar est city in the
State for example. Our third party friends
charge that the present Republican officials
of that city are in league with the rum power,
notwithstanding last year they were euloglZ-
ing the Democratic Mayor Deerlng and Mar
shall Andrews for their alleged splendid en-
f0rcenent of the pr0hibitOly law. Now
have been a resident OF Portland aud active
Nv identified with the enforcement of the law
during the year of Mayor Deering and the
i've months administration OF the present
Republican Mayor Chapman and Marshal
Hawkes., and ] stand here to say and to
prove from my own observation and from
official figures that the prohibitory law in
Portland has been iaore effective during the
past five months than in the corresponding
five months of last year, Notwithstanding
last year the Law and Order League gave
special assistance to the city officers.
The official figures show that from April
to August, 1885, under the Deering admins
tratiOn 20 barrels, 210 half barrels, 12S kegs,
30 jugs, 3001 bottles of liquor were seized
In the corresponding period of 1885, under
the Chapman administration. $50 barrels,
800 half barrels, 90 kegs, GAIT bottles of
liquor were seized.
From May /, 1885. to September /, 1885, I'M
der the Deering administration, the number
of search and seizure cases before the court
was GO, and the number of liquor nusances 8.
In the corresponding period of 1886, under
Mayor Chapman. the number of search and
seizure cases before the court was Ga; num-
Der of liquor nuisances, II.
For the whole municipal year of 1885, the
Deering administration of 1885 paid into the
city treasury as the receipts from the sale OF
empty liquor vessels, from which said liquors
had been poured, the sum of 81 ,5303S.
But, under the present Republican admin
istration, already, in five months only, the
sum of S1,25247 has been paid in. 1t will be
seen by these official comparisons, that even
compared with the only Democratic admin
istration in Portland that ever attempted to
enforce the liquor law-the administration
which commands the admiration of our
Third Party friends-the present Republi-
can administration which it is charged is in
league with the rum power, has done far
more effective work.
Is it not evident from this that our Third
Party frierds are assaulting Republican Of
iicials for quite another purpose than for the
advancement of the cause Of temperance?
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

81 have no legal proof to Offer" said the
Rev. Mr.. Bayley at City Hall Saturday night,
'but it is my belief that there is practical I'M
Outstanding between the municipal authori-
ties and the liquor power in this city," And
then he added this singular disclaimer: mon
mark you, citizens, 1 do not bring charge
AGAINST any Individuals" 1t would be in
teresting to know how it is possible to make
a charge against the municipal authorities
without making charge against individuals.
What we call the municipal authorities are
simply a number of individuals empowered
to transact business for the city. They do
not lose their individuality by becoming al
dermen anymore than they would by becom-
ing clergymen. Ii one should say the cler-
gy of Portland are corrupt, it would gener-
ally be considered that charge had been
made against individuals, and the accuser
would be asked to specify which clergymen
were meant. Now supposing he should re-
ply, 81 did say the clergy of Portland were
corrupt but l added that made no charge
against individuals" what would the clergy
men of Portland think of that?
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29
DR.. {. B. REED, CIaIrVOyant
and Botanic Physician.

Medical Rooms 90 Frarklin St., Portland, Me.
nR REED treats all chronic diseases that flesh
~ is heir TO; all cases that are given up as in
durable by the allopathic and homeopathic ply
sclans, will take their case 70 treat and cure
them. find that about four-liths OF the cases
given up to die can be cured Examinations at
distance by letter with their full name and place
OF residence mad one cent stamp aud $500 Ex-
animation at the office, 81 90. Consultation Tree.
once hours o a. m. to y. m. sepl4u
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29
FOR aAYOR,
Charles J. Chapman
A REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION
will be held in
N0ROMBEGA HALL, Bangor,
Thursday, April 90, 1883, at IL O'Clock
a. m.

For the purpose of selecting two candidates for
Electors of President and Vice President Of the
United States, and four delegates at large, and
four aternates to attend the National Convention,
to be held at Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, June
18th, 1883, and transacting any other business
that may properly come before it.
rhe basis of representation will be as follows:
Each city, town and plantation will be entitled to
one delegate, and for each seventy-lve votes cast
for the Republican candidate for Governor in
1884, an additional delegate, and tor fraction CT
forty votes in excess of seyenty-fve votes, ad-
ditiona delegate
The State Committee will be in session in the
reception room Of the Han at nine o'clock on the
morning Of the Convention, for the purpose of re-
ceiying the credentials of delegates.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences, who are in sympathy with
the sentiments expressed In the call of the Re-
publican National Committee for the Republican
National Convention, are cordially invited to
unite with the Republicans of the State in select
ing delegates to this Convention.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH II. MANLEY, Chairman.
WILLIS II. WING, Secretary.
AUGUSTA, MAINE, February II. 1888.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

and nearly stripped of equipment. They
want to find out just how much they were
fieeced and so file bill in equity for an ac-
counting of the business and profits of the
last thirty years. This is one of the most
important railroad lawsuits ever begun in
New Hampshire, which is saying great
deal, and promises to bring out some more
facts about railroad losses and profits, such
as edited the public during the long legisla-
tive contest last summer.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

When Governor Sawyer, of New Hamp-
shire, vetoed the Hazen bill and thereby
thwarted for a time the plans of the Boston
q Maine, he did not thereby end the rail-
road duels that are keeping the state in an
almost continual turmoil in these days. The
legislators went to their homes in the hills,
but the railroads Immediately betook them
selves to the courts. The stockholders of
the Boston, Concord & Montreal, which went
to the Boston & Maine under the Boston &
Lowell lease, began suit TO recover their
property Oh the ground that the Boston g.
Lowell had no right to turn their property
over to the Boston & Maine. That suit is
still pending. Now the Manchester g. Law
renee, now controlled by the Boston &
Maine, sues the Concord railroad and de-
mands an accounting Of the profits of the
two roads during the 81 years from 1850 to
1887 when the Manchester & Lawrence was
managed by the Concord. The Manchester
g. Lawrence people seem to believe that the
Concord made big fortune out of their
road and then returned 1t last year worn out
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

The five hundred and seyenty-eight fishing
schooners Of Massachusetts have an aggre-
gate tonnage of 3S,092, or an average to each
vessel of about sixty-six tons. Should the
protocol embodying the temporary arrange
ment be adopted the annual license of dol
lar and half ton would amount to nearly
one hundred dollars year. This would be
the price of commercial privileges. But how
many mackerel fishing schooners last season
divided one hundred dollars above the ex-
penses of the trip?
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

How many of those anonymous correspon-
dents Of the Argus that are slandering the
Mayor belong in the town of Deering?
And how many of them are instigated to
their dirty work by the fact that the Mayor
tried to relieve the city of the burden of the
Pride and Stroudwater bridges?
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

The Boston Food supply Com
pany wish TO introduce i'm Port
land and other principal cities OF
Me-, their system of supplying
families with cooked food. Par
ties having capital can address
BOSTON FOOD SUPPLY CO.,
r65 fremont St., Boston.
feD27 DIST
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

Mayor Chapman's administrations have
both been distinguished for good public or
der and wise and prudent management of
the city's affairs. Mayor Dow's admins
tration was distinguished principally for tur-
moil
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

The Argus has a correspondent who is
sad and sorrowful." He fears the election
OF Mayor Chapman will result in the repeal
of the Prohibitory law We advise the Argus
not to allow that idea to get possession Of its
constituents
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

The public may be prepared to hear any
day now that the Mayor murdered his grand
mother. The Argus's anonymous sneaks
are getting fired up.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29
TIE PRESS
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. FEB. 80.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address of the writer
are IN all cases Indispensable, not necessarily ior
publication but as guarantee of good faith
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

The substance Of Democratic talk is this
elect Neal Dow and make the people Of Port
land sick of prohibition.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29
DIRECTORS.

Hon. JOSIAH II. DRUMMoND, Portland, Maine,
JOHN 4. DEWTTT Portland, Maine.
HENRY G. HUTCHINs, Boston, Mass.
Hon. PERCIvAL BONNEY, Portland, Me.
Hon. MARQUIS Il. KING, Portland, Me
THOMAS A. FOSTER NJ. D., Portland, Me-.
HON. FRED. Il. RICHARDS, Rockp0rt, Me.
GEORGE L. DEBLOIs, Boston, Mass.
EDWARD A. MOVES, Portland, Me.
Hon. FREDERICK Robe, GOrham, Me.
FRANK L. ALLEN, Portland, Me.
JAMES YEAREANCE, New York, n. \.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29


The owners of the David j. Adams and FL
la NJ. Doughty are no doubt so glad to have
the suits dropped, that they will not trouble
to note the reasons given for the act of Glenn
ency. The Ottawa dispatch which brings
the news tells us that the Canadian govern
ment takes the ground that, as these seiz-
ures were made to assert and establish the
right of Canada to prevent the purchase of
bait and supplies or the shipping of crews in
her territorial waters. under the convention
Of 1918, and inasmuch as those rights have
been recognized and established by the re-
cent convention at Washington, it is unnec-
essary that the proceedings should contin-
ue." The convention of Washington could
not establish these or any other rights; and
while it might recognize them, that recogni-
ton really amounts to nothing unless the
United States Senate shall give its approval
Canada's real object was, probably, to show
herself good neighbor, and thereby, per.
haps, touch the heart of the United States
Senate so that these alleged rights may be
recognized.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

The able corps of anonymous sneaks who
swoop down upon the Argus just before cleo
ton got in an unusually good days work
yesterday. Their falsehoods were more
malignant than usual. One of the corps
who calls himself Simplex accuses the Mayor
OF neglecting to render any assistance to the
wounded at the Hayerhill disaster on the
Boston & Maine, and of sending telegram
to Portland saying that he was uninjured.
The first acusationis entirely untrue. The
Mayor remained at the wreck over an hour
and rendered all the aid it was possible for
him to render. The second charge that he
sent a telegram to Portland saying he was
unhurt is true, but that telegram was not
sent until nearly an hour after the disaster.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

The Argus alleges that the interview with
Mayor Chapman in regard to the condition
of the public schools that appeared in the
PRESS on the Wednesday morning follow
ing Mr.. Bayley's sermon was written by the
Mayor and read by him in proof before
publication. There is not word of truth
in either statement. The article was
exactly what lit purported to be, an in
teryiew, in which Mayor Chapman's an
swers were taken down by reporter. The
Mayor never saw it after it was written until
it appeared in the newspaper. This inter-
view the Rev. Mr.. Bayley entirely ignored
in his speech on Saturday night, and based
his criticism Of the Mayor on the interview
published in the Advertiser on Monday af-
teraoon before the Mayor had bad time to
make thorough investigation of the facts
in regard to the Centre street school.
The Portland daily press., 1888-02-29

FEIHE UNION MUTUAL appeals to residents OF
u Maine for their especial patronage, because
1t is HOME COMPANY, and because of its age,
experience, strong, financial condition, large sur
plus, equitable and attractive plans and conserYa-
tive management.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-11
Mr. Buileigh's Canvass.

While Candidate Putnam of the Democrats
has been speaking largely, not much has
been heard of Mr.. Burleigh But those who
may imagine that he has been idle were mis-
taken. Entirely distinct from the work of
the State Committee he has made a canvass of
his own which has reached into every section
of the State, and from its character must be
exceedingly ciiectual 1t has been of an en-
urely different nature than ordinary cam
paign work, aud Mr.. Burleigh has labored
almost day and night in completing it, giving
it almost his entire attention, besides employ
ing n corps of clerks. His work has been
performed quietly and without display, aud
there may be some surprises IN store for the
Democratic admirers of MIR. Putnam to
to morrow night. Mr. Burleigh will spend
several weeks in his old home in Aroostook
county Immediately after the election, taking
much needed vacation and rest Boston
JOHrndi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-11
LATEST SUMMARY.
Returns From 241 Towns show a Re-
publican Plurality OF More than
10000

PORTLAND sept. l0.
There are 507 towns and plantations in
Maine. OF these we have received returns
from 24l which give, Burleigh. republican
56.0l9; Putnam, democrat, Al SIC; Gushing
prohibition, liza; scattering. 957. The
same towns in 1885 gave republican, 4s, ,I60 !;
democratic 3S.095 prohibition, 2,442; scat
tering %, Burleighs plurality. 1888;
against 10 065; republican gain 4,30s. The
266 towns TO hear from gave in 1886 repub-
lican, 20,S3l democratic, l7,l94; prohibit
biton, 1926. II the same ratio of gain and
loss is maintained the final vote will be so ,252
Democratic 80, ,445; Prohibition, .2S9; scat
tering, 957. Total, IA ,4Gi. with q plurality
for the Republicans of l9.s07. In 1884 the
vote stood, Republican IS ,G99; Democratic,
5S,35i. Republican plurality, 1915. The
labor vote this year is included in the scat
tering. but evidently some of the scattering
The Presidential vote in 1884 was smaller
than the Governor vote in the aggregate,
but showed slightly larger plurality, viz,
20,oG The legislature in 1886 stood Re-
publican senators 81, democrats 4; republi-
can representatives 1922, democrats 27, pro-
hibition and independent one each. The
republicans will gain few in the House
and perhaps in the Senate. The four repre-
sentatives in Congress are elected with in
creased majorites.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-11
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Livermore Falls witnessed, FRIDAY evening
tn 7th inst, a beautiful torch light parale.
headed by the Livermore Falls Drum Corps
The Harrison and Morton club were out in
full uniform. The procession started from
headquarters, taking in" the principle street.
on which were numerous illuminated bus-
ness places. The private residences of
many patriotic republican were ablaze with
light At $50 the company filed into
Rockamha hall to listen to most eloquent and
instructive speech on the tariff by Hon. f. p.
Loring of Fitchbnrg, Mass. One of the
principle features of the evening was the re-
publican glee club which in song showed up
the weather beaten, delaptlated, leaky con
ditition of the ''old democratic boat" Hon.
f. z. Loring feels sure that Harrison is
daily gaining hackers, as will be proved in
the November election. 1t is a noticeable
fact that many democrats will vote against
the reelection of Grover Cleveland rather
than follow the crazy idea of free trade.
Rock ameha hall was packed to overfowing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-11
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Bangor Gives Boutelle Her Biggest Vote.

BANGOR, Sept. 10.
One hundred and four towns in the fourth
congressional district give a republican vote
for governor of Is, 1863 democratic, 10, 701 !;
prohibition, 6l2, a republican plurality of
4,436, against 3,605 two years ago. The
towns still to be heard from gave republican
vote of 1857, a republican plurality of l0l.
Congressional returns are incomplete but
Boutelle runs ahead of Governor in most of
the towns SO that the returns already receiv-
ed would indicate his plurality will reach be-
tween four and five thousand as against
3,7l5 two years ago. Boutelle has the lar
gest vote given any candidate in Bangor, his
plurality in the city being 1876. Burleigh's
plurality is 359.