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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-19
LEGISLATIVE DoiNcs.
The Public Debt-Agaln the Crow
Railroad Facilities.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Feb. 18.-The bill to refund the
public debt, which was recommitted to the
finance committee with Senator Heath's
proposition for thirty instead of forty
year plan of refunding, came into the House
this forenoon again, from the committee.
They did not accede to the thirty-year plan,
but did amend the bill so that the State
Treasurer shall be directed to advertise for
proposals for the purchase of the bonds.
Terminal Facilities Of Railroads.
This afternoon, Senator Libby proposed
an amendment to the bill relating to termi-
nal facilities of railroads In cities, so that
they may not make changes without the
consent of municipal officers given after q
public hearing.
The Crow Bill.
The ''crow bill" came into the Senate to-
day, with the endorsement that the House
had non-concurred in the amendment put
ting bounty of cent head on English
sparrows.
Senator Libby had been preparing for the
bill when 1t should come along. One OF the
main objections to the sparrow bounty in
the House was that the laws already pro-
tected the sparrow by including him with
robins and other birds for whose killing the
law provides penalty of from enc to five
dollars for every bird killed. In order to re-
move all objections Senator Libby presented
and had passed under suspension of the
rules bill to exempt the English sparrow
from the protection of that law and class
him with crows and hawks.
Then when the ''crow bill'' came up, Mr..
Libby moved that the Senate insist upon its
action and ask for committee of confer
ence.
Senator Walton wanted to recede and con-
cur with the House.
But Senator Heath said 81 Senators had
voted for bounty on the sparrows, and he
did not think they should right about face
in that way. The objections raised in the
House were technical, and he thought that
when the measure should be properly ex-
planned in that body, they would agree to the
Senate amendment. He therefore moved
that the bill lie on the table until tomorrow
morning when the matter could be discussed
The Senate so voted.
Notes.
Mrs. Senator Hill and Mrs. Gen. Harper
and daughter and Mrs. Clifford were on the
train to Augusta today.
Mr.. Walton of Skowhegan, presented to-
day bill to incorporate T. w. Hill, G. c.
Burrill, Frederick Robie, j. A. Broderick,
A. w. Cushman, b. f. Soule, III. w. Sargent
j. f. Davis, G. r. Campbell, A. G. Hinck.
ley, N. b. Coolidge and VIM. Rogers as the
Hancock Fire Insurance Company.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-19

The Transfer company stables in Kan
sas City we're burned Sunday night. James
Hoffman, one of the owners of the build
ings, perished In the flames. Ninety-fonr
horses were also burned to death. Loss
$4,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-19

At East Boothbay Mr.. w. p. Adams Is
building 200 ton fishing schooner for par
Hodgden & Co. are building fishing schoon-
er for Cape Cod parties.
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Feb. 1S, 1889, 500 p. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
Rt ALL statona
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TO ENLARGE srItannIa.s Fleet

LONDON. Feb. 1s-It is reported that at
the coming session of Parliament the gov
eminent will propose defence loan of one
hundred million pounds. The proceeds of
the loan will be devoted to the construction
of twenty men-of-war and fifty cruisers, and
to increasing the number of torpedo boats.
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Promptly pIscredlted.

LONDON, Feb. 1s.-The evening papers
here place no credit in the report published
in the Paris Petit Journal that Henry NJ.
Stanley has been killed by natives in Africa.
De FreycInet Declines.
PARIS. Feb. 1s.-Mr. De Freycinet has de-
clined to join the. cabinet which Mr.. Meline
is attempting to form.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-19
Kah-Kah-cooch, the Crow.

To the Editor Of the Press:
Do our rash legislators consider that 1t is
unlucky to kill crow? Perhaps they do
not know it because it is so seldom that one
is killed. ! have followed crows for hours
with long-range rifle, never getting a shot.
The crow that will come within a rod when
you have only stick to throw at him, will
keep athousand yards off If you have shot
gun, and twice as far away II it is rifle.
How he he knows 1t is rifle, is mystery,
but he does seem to know. The aborigines
regard to killing them. The English spar
row is an interloper, but the crow is one of
the original pr0prietors. In the real old
times, when the Indian enjoyed his hunting
grounds undisturbed by anything English
the crow was here, always a "peepln g., spy.
ing, begging, pilfering. and tale-bearing, "
fellow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-19
Daniel wilson's Fatal FAN.

: ELLSWORTH, Feb. S.-Daniel WILSON. A
prominent citizen of Sullivan fell on the Ice
a few days ago striking on the back Of his
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-19
Settling down upon the corn-fields,
Delying deep with beak and talon"

1t is true, Hiawatha shared them, but Hia-
watha was a very big Injun; nobody has
shared them since and In truth,a line around
a corn patch Is the best scare-cIow, so much
do they dread a snare.
The crow was not only here In the begin
ming, but he will be here in the far future,
when a tougher, more-enduring, less-censur-
ing race, without tariff, by the inexorable,
law of the Survival Of the fittest," shall
have driven us, as we have driven the Indi-
an:
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From the face Of the creation.
OFF the face of all CREATION

The guileless farmer, who thinks he is going
to capture the crow by sprinkling a ten cent
bounty upon his head, deceives himself.
When. in the process of the evolution, man
and the crow took different path, man ap-
ming to comprehend the idea of mind-read-
ing and magic, while the crow knows it all.
Crows are said to hold parliament Of
their own. How mortifying 1t would be to
find that while our legislature is tossing the
crow bill from House to Senate, that the
crows in parliament assembled have put a
bounty of five grubs upon the head of each
representative and ten grubs upon the head
Of each Senator. ADAM NEwBEGIN.
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CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAaE.l
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GEN ERhL NEWS.

Pc-PArtly Cloudy
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Mr.. Bradbury's Speech.

Mr.. Bradbury Of Augusta was the first
speaker and said he would say few words
in regard to the plans mentioned by Mr..
Fassett the other evening. Under resolve
the Governor and council some four or five
years ago were instructed to employ an ar
chitect to make plans such as would make
the building suitable for the government.
Under that resolve the Governor and coun-
Gil sent for Mr.. Fassett He came and made
careful plans and estimates. He sketched
for an extension S5x45 feet on the south side
and made careful estimate of the cost of
the extension. That extension was sup
posed to give ample accommodations for the
use OF the State. q library S5x45 feet and over
the library room for half dozen committee
rooms. In making those plans he proposed
that stone should be hammered and porti-
co something like the one In front should be
added, Mr. Bradbury said that here were
800 books Of rare value that
carefully considered and it was estimated
that the whole expense would be $685. and
when this was completed it would supply
tne most needed wants and at a compare
cvely small expense. He also was asked If
the present representatives hall could be ex-
tended some 20 feet, and made an estimate of
that, which estimate was $1,000 This
room as 1t Is, is quite as large as the repre-
sentatives hall in Massachusetts, with 200
members. There Is disadvantage In large
balls which can only be filled by experienced
speakers. All this could be done az very
moderate expense. This Capitol is not nm
wholesome but is founded on a rock and the
basement is dry.
Mr.. Bradbury said the farming communi-
ty should be consulted, as thew pav fhe tsyes
he thought capitol could not be Construct
ed for a million dollars, and the farming
population is diminishing in every county Of
the State but Aroostook. Fifteen towns in
in oxford, 80; in Kenuebec, l9; in lincoln
70; in Androscoggin, z; In Somerset. 81: in
Penobscot, 36; In Washington, 90. Aroos-
took, and Aroostook only. shows an increase
OF farming population. There the lncrea se
Is great, Mr.. Bradbury thought that when
The Dickinson press., 1889-07-13

Remember 1 The Train. u :; on the ns; Mime R.s
way are composed of Comfortable Day Coaches,
Magnificent Pullman Sleeping Cars. Horton Re
e ea9 esle Saa', s1 Pai lHe i Cars.
The Dickinson press., 1889-07-13

Close connections made in Union Depot with all
trains of the st. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba;
liz, st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RAILWAYS from
and to all points North and Northwest.
The Dickinson press., 1889-07-13

$50 lbs. Of Baggage Checked Free. Fare always
as low as the lowest. For Time Tables. Through
Tickets, etc, call upon the nea rest Ticket Agent,
or write TO CHI HOLDR1DGE.e
GenI Tiki. s Pass. Agt. Minneapolis, MINI.
The state herald., 1889-08-16
O. A. r. national gnonmpmon..

The Il. Il NJ. will sell tickets to the
national cncampment q. A. II. ut MIL
waukce, Wis. August 20 TO 81, ut one
fare for the round trip. Children be.
tween the ngca Of liyc md twelve nj
onc.hnlf this rntc. Tickets will be
limited 10 continuous passage In both
directions, and nre good 10 return
leaving Milwaukee August q to Sep
tcmbcr 9th. with innl limit September
10. No :s,op.over will be allowed In
either direction. Through Pullman
sleeping caiH. tourist eaIa, free feclin'
Ing chnir cara aud coaches viii be run
TO Milwaukee on special train. Al.
nouncemont In regard 10 train VIII be
mado later. Tourist ears are fully
equipped with curtains aud bedding,
and nrc accompanied BY poftcrs'
Passengers nrc earnestly requested TO
take only such baggage ns they can
carry IN their hands, nn II ls the desire
Of MI rnilroads terminating nj Mllwnu'
heo 10 handle checked baggage with.
oui cnusc of complaint,
I FnAScIs, 4. - s. :" 49,
The state herald., 1889-08-16
MOLYoxM

SsHlarlke = leeasqAr1S6r ~ central past Of
kil11pe eoakt coaarade. u tAs oeater q What
atAeNn q tho ssrain bsit." 10 tho nosth-wsst
lss 1iies H. chsysnne, V the east iso mIles 10
He,dzsoe, Win Dsnvcr 10 the southwest about
! ~ silns distance IJo,yoke l. passenger and
IfysisAt diviAsa o. the b. = n. railroad, which
y - sxlsntisa q ~ csasst synesm. ThsEe V
hread bed ready to lay the rails from Holyoke 70
Oulbsrtson, and = survey to Akron. These roads
will be completed In the ncar futur6 and this
will mskc Holyokc . railroad center and give
hef direct route 70 Denver. Tho town site
was well located in tho Frcnchman valley. The
river bottom 10 half milo widc at this point,
Giving level surface for business houses, and
ssouth hill hne elevation for residences. The
scro put on sale September 9th 's7 about
and in nvo hour 81 lots wcrc sold, agsrc-
$4,000. This Is tho largest sale Of the
Sbln Land Co.. In tho same number Of hours
ccord. Holyoke has madea wonderful and
icaslng growth; having q population Of
1900, three ncws papers, together WITH al
one hundred business houses, all In good
lning order. Tho d. 4 N, hayc erected two
4ory depot building ~ K los feet, i've stall
$rick round house aud $4,000 eating house.
rhe lincoln Land Co., will put In $4,000 wntcr
works and tho city will build $4,000 brick
soAool buiidiag. Holyokc is an Incorporated
town with good and efacicnt officers. The town
dor nos stand out like an Ice berg by It's self,
In and always Will be. supported by the
larming oouatry around IL.
The state herald., 1889-08-16
obltuary.

DiED-Guy, Hon Of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Carson, at their home on Satur-
day, August iQth, Of diptheria.
Also on the sabbath while the fami.
ly and friends, were at tho grave Of
little Guy, q s(tpnd one, Frank, passed
away to Join N brother in u brighter
world. Their Sickness was Of short
Duration but their suffering was SO.
we're. The bereaved family have the
sympathy Of the entire community
You will miss the flowers God has
taken from your home to transplant In
another sphere, but although they can.
not come to you, \ will b q comfort
to you in your gfisf to know sou can
60 TO them. S
All through tlje dIsnoi night
Little Guy Il pain IA noan. 4
Until like q cl6 6ring vhvp ssssa Z
Death bore iiis spirit home.
Sad and lonely arc ourhearts,
ocIc1t VI Alttt9.Uuys
His little spirit had taken wings
And nown beychd the sky.
Weep not for him though no has gone;
He's safe beyond the sea.
Bow to the Saylour's will, and say:
1--WE trust him, God, with thee"
Farewell, Sweet Guy, we give thee up;
Death trlumphs over nll.
II is In vain for us to weep;
All must obey the masters call.
Again the hand Of aiiilction
ls laid upon our home so drcar;
II has severed us forever
From Little Frank, so dear.
Oh. why should the hand Of death
Both children from us take?
But there, we will not murmur;
Wen bear 1t for Ills sake.
We miss them In our home:
Miss their merry laugh and play.
Their little toys and playthings
Recall them every day.
Although II seemeth cruel,
God knoweth what Is best.
Early In life he called them home
To enjoy eternal rest.
Oh, that home Of the soul,
So bright and SO fair
That all Of carth's beauties
With 1t cannot compare.
The state herald., 1889-08-16


Is about 10 commence.
The First Normal OF Phillips county
Is now drawing to the close, and much
has been accomplished and many
schools will feel It's influence for good
In the months to follow. The instruc.
tors and teachers have al worked
faithfully and earnestly 10 iu prove
their time, and none need feel that the
time has not been proIitably employed.
We all appreciate more nnd more the
value Of our county school teacher, the
most abused, poores. paid md most
necessary element In our wholc social
fabric.
Throw your prejudlces aside. Send
your best and most competent men ns
delegates, and then support their
choice. II you don't do II you are not
republicans. n the men who want IA
90 TO the convention don't suit you,
don send them. The matter now Hes
entirely la your own bands, and there
will no blame attach only to tbs pco-
pie II the proper nominations nro not
made. But wc feel they will be. The
republicans Of our new county nfe
more intelligent than the average
man. II takos such men 10 build NJ
and make now country. And wc
focl surc the proper thing ia going 'e
hr ionr. and We also feel sure the
whole republicans tlokot Ia going TO he
elected, Ahd the llI.lIALD is going ,o
support every nominee Of our cou,en-
,ion aud assist In 'beIt election.
The state herald., 1889-08-16
GREELEY BUSINESS COLLEGE.
APracticaI Progressive School

Furnishes instruction Of the highest order
In those branches that everyone should
thoroughly understand Ambitious young
men and women given the foundation OF
permanent success and qualified to earn q
living.
Rooms equipped with all the modern con-
venienccs 0f business schools. Expenses
reasonable. School year begins Tuesday,
Sept. 3. Send for the new illustrated cata-
l0gue. Address
GREELEY BUSINESS COLLEGE,.
Greeley, Colo.
The state herald., 1889-08-16

n Vegetables,
~ And al the mar
Ketab,s things imagin-
Able are coming into Holyoke.
"a ". N. Jordan is yet in Illinois.
PC. Westover has been east OH
bit.
H Sherman bly, left for Denver satul
day evening.
y J. F. Kenyon took n run down t
Il Holdrcge last week.
Al Mr.. Jones has purchased the mil
s. wagon used by Johnson.
mi pay Your poll tax you
TO n fine Of $50.
, tie I4imbocker returned home
d, Neb., last week.
r. Smith has had slight at
he fever the past week.
lie infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
4. Dille died last Wednesday.
". E. johnson started Sunday for a
lnthb visit to Nebraska and Iowa.
Miss Emma Whitman left last Sat
urday for ten days visit ut Imperial,
Neb.
Mrs. Joe Andrews and Edna are
visiting friends and relatives In the
Z east.
Several teams and men are at work
at the site Of the stand pipe Of the wa
ter woeks.
The Dag pole used the eth was
blown down by the wind last Tuesday
afternoon.
sta ellison, eldest daughter Of II. NJ.
accompanied Miss Limbocker TO IIar-
ward. Neb.
There seems TO be . difference Of
opinion ~ TO who Is editing the Trib-
une at present.
J.C. williams Is building u brick
engine house and boiler furnace for
the new elevator.
Mr.. Oberg. Of Omaha, the new typo
for the Advocate, put In an appearance
Inst Sunday morning.
The foot race last week between
IIuckelbury and the professional was
won by the "profesh."
We understand W. l.. Tulleys Of
Omaha has withdrawn from the Farm
crs aud Merchants bank.
Z. N. Mcpherrin has been made
cashier Of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank. The proper thing.
Pat NcDermot, who was scalded at
As-round house last week, Is able u
7 again appear on oui streets.
The family Of A. Carson need the
sympathy Of the whole community In
their great double aiilIctIon.
The lecture Of Rev. w. u. Wheeler
Of Sterling was voted success by our
people last Tuesday evening.
Il. +. Ashmore Of Lexington, Ncb.,
came into town the other day 10 look
after his realty In Phillips county.
N. q. Farbcr has sold his confecllon-
cry store and news stand 70 jos
OBhsa. Buccess, Joe, and lots Of 1t.
Nine full loads Of wheat came into
tho elevator IN procession last Tues
day afternoon from the east part Of the
county.
W. y. Caldwell, Nh old friend Of y
q. Frazier, dropped down last Thurs
,iny md WIS quartcrcd ut the llotc
Gordon.
Last Monday Brannon. Donovan
Kelsey and Bennett took the overland
route for Yuma. They 20 to aycng,
outraged justice.
= II. NJ. Sinclair, M attorney from
Kcnrncy. Neb.. was II lIolsclse yisl'oi
during tho week. lie was neeoinpnn
led by Mr. Asliinorc.
There Inns not been n tweniy-fcul
hours during the past ten days hui
what wc hnyo had rain IN Phillip
county. Iltrah fot ,hc rain hcltl
The state herald., 1889-08-16
A NEW DEPARTURE.

Leave all your orders for bread and pastry at A. F.
Cappcrs fruit and vegetable store, where all the good
things made by Charley Cook the baker, may be ordered
and will be promptly delivered by a. F. Clapper Mon
days, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays Of each week
The state herald., 1889-08-16
LooalLers.

It Is our purpo-c to note the arrival and de.
0srturs Of ali guests to our city. and request
1fioss who have visitors 10 inform us Of the fact
Local Rows items arc alwayst thankfully received
The state herald., 1889-08-16
THE RERA
Until after election for
SO CENTS
TOOK NOTICE!
Clearance Sa|eane Golden Eag|e,

All Dry Goods will be sold
at cost for 80 days, also a lot
of Embroidcries and Laces
which will be sold at less than
cost. Kid gloves, soc.
We will sell ladies' and chill
dren's Shoes at cost for 30
days to make room for new
goods. If you want any bar
gain this next week, come to
Vollmer g. Wolter.
, 1889-01-10
COLLINS DEATH.
II Is stilI Mystery, and Also to the
Coroner.

II In still u Mystery, and Also to the
Coroner.
what steps have been taken to invssti-
gate the mysterious powder explosion that
caused the death of James Collins 2'' asked
a REVIEW reporter of Coroner Penfield
yesterday.
II don't know anything about it,. !
didn't know q man was killed." replied
the doctor, 'l have been away and have
not seen Ss e., tue papers and have had no no.
"Isn't it the duty of the people at the
hospital, or whoever has knowledge of
deaths caused BY violence to report them
to the coroner?"
Certainly. But this one has not been
reported yet. suppose they think that
an inquest Is not necessary. We don't
hold inquests in every case, except where
the circumstances justify it,"
Who is to judge Of thatg"
Myself, of course"
"Well, in this case. while there is no
reason 20 suspect q plot or crime, the
case Is very mysterious one. No one
seems to know anything about 1t, and II
anyone does know, he has not been very
anxious to tell"
"The matter will be iuvest gated" re-
piled DIR. Pen6eld. There Is no question
that the public would be better satisfied II
inquests we're held in all these cases, but
the county commissioners won't stand the
expense, and | would have to sue them for
my fees il they should not approve the
BILL"
"Does not the law provide for inquests
in certain cases."
eyes, and in some cases the matter Ia
left to the discretion of the coroner. The
county commissioners, however, have their
own views on the subject. am suing
them now for the fees in the case OF the
Indian Jackson who was shot bv Officer
Gillespie eighteen months ago. The com.
missi0ners held that an inquest was un-
necessary in that case. While 1t appeared
that Gillespie was in the right thought
it proper that coroner's jury should de-
clare so, as matter of justice to Gillespie
and all concerned"
Work On the Washington street grade.
where the explosion occurred, was sus-
pended yesterday. Neither the contractor
or the workmen could be seen. The body
Of Collins is still at the Sisters hospital.
II is not known II he has any friends or
relatives. and the expenses of his funeral
will be betrayed by his fellow workmen.
There is difference of opinion as to the
kind Of powder that exploded. Some oil
the men stated it was Hercules powder,
while others said it was common giant
powder. The j. II. Boyd Hardware Com.
pany, agents for the Hercules powder, in
communication to the REVIEW deny
that it was Hercules powder that caused
death and destruction, ''aud beg to say
that they have never yet known of an acci'
dent in its use,"
, 1889-01-10
a wORD-COUNTING MACHrNE.

Hitch II to Your Type-writer and IL VIII
Keep tho Record OF Words.
A telegraph operator In Minneapolis has
invented word'counting machine which
may be used by itself or attached to type
writer. II Is much the same sort of
thing as q pedometer, only it Is more &C.
curate. II Ia as large as small clock.
The works are inside the nickel case, on
the side Of which is the face The ma.
chine will count up the $500 words, and
can be used for any number by keeping
tally Of the number of times 1t
passes the $500 mark. There are
two hands like the hour and second
hand of watch. Every time word on
the typewriter is finished the same motion
which spaces for the word registers ON the
word counter. When the second hand
counts up TO twenty-five words the large
hand moves forward quarter Of a space.
The face il divided into twenty-five spaces,
one for each hundred words, and a glance
at 1t shows ut once how many words have
been written.
The use of the word counter is not limit
ed to typewriting machines, but can be
used in writing and in dictation by keep
ing Ii at hand and making slight pres
sure at the end of each word. Some oper-
ators attach 1t to their desks ana work it
with string fastened to their feet. 1t is
useful invention, especially in teleg-
raphy, and In making an article Of speci-
fed length