The Portland daily press., 1888-11-01
THE NEWS ATT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Why the HaIIoweIl Industrial SchaoI
Has to Borrow Money.
Quarantine at the Insane Hospital
Practically Removed.
Specimens of Faulty Election Returns
From Municipal Officers.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Oct 31.-Among the matters
which the next Legislature will have to con-
slider will be the increasing of the appropria-
tion voted the Industrial School for Girls for
the past two years to the amounts intended
by the legislature; that is. from $4,000 to
$1,000 annually. 1t seems resolve passed
the House appropriating $1,000 and went up
to the Senate, where it was attacked by SEN
ator Lumbert, who moved to make the sum
$4,000. This failed but Senator Gushee
moved to make the amount $1,000 and his
motion prevailed. Accordingly in both the
written and printed resolve line was drawn
through the hgures $1,000 and 5000 substi-
tuted underneath by clerical officer of the
Senate. When the resolve returned to the
House that body voted to insist on its orig
inal action and appointed q committee of con-
ference. But the Senate did not take this
trouble, and at once voted to recede and con-
cur, and thus the appropriation was made
$1,000 per year. A minute of this vote was
also made. The papers went forward for
engrossment and passed through the hands
OF the engrossing committee. But, as it hap
pened, the sum as 1t appeared in the printed
Acts and Resolves was $1,000 Thus the
school has been able to draw only this sum
and been obliged to use up its surplus, and
for the coming two quarters must borrow to
meet its running expenses. The matter will
~ OCAotC thC OOmnittCc On Cidltub, anu no
doubt the institution will receive its iust
dues. Its claim of $4,000, under the circum-
stances, is evidently very just one.
The school was never In more prosperous
condition than at the present time and both
buildings are fully occupied, there being
total OF 5S inmates. Major Z. Rowell, the
superintendent. to whose ability and careful
management the school owes much of its
success Is much pleased with the work it is
doing, A well-to-da Bowdoinham citizen
WhO ad0nfQd of yir1c
died, and willed her nearly all Of his proper
ty. Occasionally one of the inmates will
run away, bnt not often as they usually pre-
fer the comforts of the school, to the hard
ships which they endure at home. More
difficulty is experienced from the meddling
OF a girls relatives than from any other
source. A recent occurrence illustrates this
A fifteen year old girl at the request of her
mother was sent to the school from Augusta.
She had remained there brief period when
she was allowed co enter family residing
near the buildings to do housework. While
there her younger brother from Augusta
visited her, and said that her mother was
s SICK ana was % %pining for the presence of
from Wateryille made his appearance
and the girl departed with him. They were
traced TO Waterville by the superintendent,
where he searched all one day for the girl,
he hunted again, and finally found her re-
treat In the second story of tenement
where she was living with her mother. TAX
ing an officer with him, he went after the
truant Before he could find her he en-
countered the mother, who was in a rage.
and threatened her visitors with all sorts of
punishments if they took her girl away. The
brother, who was also present, flew into a
passion and made various threats. But
when Major Rowell informed him If he did
not mind his business he would be fined $40
and imprisoned for stealing the girl, the
man cooled off. AS it was, before the officer
could get her away the mother attacked him
with stick of wood, and she was only sub
dued with much difficulty. The Young
woman is now living at the school apparent
ly contented and happy.
The Insane hospital.
Especial to the Press.1
AUGUSTA, Oct. 31.-Dr. Sanborn, superin-
tendent of the Insane Hospital, issued the
following for the press today:
(. IL has been thirty-nine days since there has
been case OF diphtheria on the female side of
the hospital, and tweDty-one days since there was
one on the male side. The three last cases were
exceedingly mild. Taking into consideration the
length OF time and mildness of these cases we are
very much more hopeful than at any previous
time since the disease broke out. While there is
less communication between the attendants on
both sides Of the hospital than before, the quar-
antine is practically ended. and unless new cases
hreak out no more restrictions will be maintained
We have been at work arranging the stage, and
proVldlng new scenery so as to have 1t ready to
resume our Sunday and secular exercises at an
early day.