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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
Pitching into England.

OTTAWA, Ont, February 6.-In the House
OF Parliament yesterday, Mr.. McIntire said
the use of purse seines was totally destroy
ing the mackerel fisheries Of Canada, and he
urged the Dominion government to take i'm
mediate steps to prohibit it. Mr.. Upper,
minister of marine and fisheries. agreed
with Mr., Mclntire that there should be
some sort of International conference be-
tween the United States and Canadian
governments to endeavor to arrive
at some definite form of legislation which
would effeetually stop the use of purse
seines.
Hon. Peter Mitchell, ex-minister of ma
rine and fisheries, contended that the British
government were entirely to blame for the
whole trouble, as they had given way In
The apathy shown by the British govern
ment towards every Canadian interest was
most marked, and could not tend to strength
en- the bond of affection and 10y atty towards
the mother country, over which there had
hoan much talk recaOtlv -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
The Tracy Fire.

WASHINGTON, February 6-An inquest
into the causes of the Tracy fire was held
today under the superintendence of Acting
Coroner SchSfer. The jury rendered a YER.
by fire at the Tracy mansion, the origination
OF which was unknown to the inrY
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07

um ther.....5l.8 Total precip... 49,. o
I'm ther.....14.0i
weather ObseYvsti tions.
'cllowing are the United States Signal
observations for yesterday, Febru-
taken at y. m, 10Th meridian time
rvati0ns for each station being given
rder: Temperature, direction of the
ate of the weather:
!, 1S0. NV, cloudless; New York,
cloudless; Philadelphia. 30', n,
Washington. $50, NE, partly
any, 20, NV, cluudless; Buffalo,
udless; Cleveland. 240, NE,
It, 26o, e, cloudless; Chicago,
81. Paul, 3Os, SE, partly
Sc, snow, st. Vincent.
uarck, 3oo, w, partly
',-SE, partly:ci0udy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
The Emperor's utopian Speech.

BERLIN, February 6.-The Emperor's re-.
script and his order to Minister Won Ber.
lepsch have caused great sensation In par
ilamentary circles. They are compared with
Herr Won BOetticher's statement in the
Reichstig. that further legislation of the
KIND could have no better success thar the
previous legislation had had. But when
Won Boetticher made that dec aration he
was talking to the Relchstag only, tine elec-
tlohs We're not precisely on the carpet. and
NOBODY was In the presence of an immedi-
ave necessity to persuade the workiDgmen
away IRON the socialist cause by pretending
an astonishing regard for his welfare.
LONDON, Febru Try 6.-The press here
considers the Emneror Williams scheme
utoplan. The Standard says IL he is In ear
nest theie Is but one way for him to secure
what he desires. Let him propose to the ma
tlons the adoption of free trade.
The Standards Berlin correspondent says
the effect Of the Emperor's decree can onIy
be compared with that produced Dy the
news of the Prussian victories OF 1900 ana
1870 The Emperor is spoken OF as tne
"Beggars' Emperor" and in similar terms.
The Engineer Killed.
ST. THOMAS. Ont, February 6. - Two
freight trains, one bound east, loaded " ith
cattle and the other bound west, loaded
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.

Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
year; If paid In advance, $500 year.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAINE STATE
PRESS" (Which has large circulation in every
part OF the State) for S100 per square for first in
quent insertion.
TERMS. Six Dollars Year, or fifty cents
month. when paid In advance When paymenti is
not made in advance the price will be Seven
Dollars.
Address ali communications TO
PURTLAHD PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
war In Nashua.

BEVERLY, Mass, February ca labor
trouble which has existed in the shoe factory
of j. H. Smith g. Co. since last Saturday has
been adjusted, and the men returned to work
AnA
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-07
MouIton Victorious in HaverhiII.

HAvERHILL, Mass, February 6.-The
strike at Chick Brothers shoe mandatory
was settled this afternoon in conference
between the members of the firm and Organ
izer M0ultoD. The price list poeSented by
Mr.. Moulton was accepted. The terms Of
the settlement substitute piece work for day
work. The price list is the same as that
accepted by j. Ii. Winchell and Co., some
weeks ago, and gives onlya slight advance
work Friday morning.
The cutters strike at w. w. Spaulding's
factory remains unsettled. A committee
from the union keeps guard near the
entrance to the factory from a. IN. to 6
going in after jobs. Spaulding has about
third his usual number of cutters at work,
aud expects more in response to extensive
advertising. 1t Is rumored tonight the union
will strike in one or two other factories to-
morrow, but nothing definite Is known.
war In Nashua.
NASHUA, N. H.. February 6.--The en-
ployes of the Nashua Manufacturing Com
pany are much disturbed over a cut down in
augurated this week. The first to strike
were the back boys in the mule rooms. To-
day 100 weavers left work at 2 O'Clock, and
the spinners left work at about 4 o'clock
They are determined in their decision not TO
return. The spinners and weavers will send
committees to Agent Shaw, demanding in-
creased pay. Thus fan about third of the
help have left work. 1t is claimed the strike
will become general. At meeting tonight
the mule spinners passed resolutions not to
return to work until the former pay was re-
stored The weavers, numbering about 200,
concurred in the action of the spinners. The
indications are that general strike will be
iDaugurated Friday.
Peace In Beverly.
BEVERLY, Mass, February Ca labor
trouble which has existed in the shoe factory
of j, I'll. Smith g. Co. since last Saturday has
been adjusted and the men returned to work
today.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-07
Tuesday, January :, 1890.
RICH KNOUGH.


The world seems rich enough when it's
riches are generally considered. Thus Mr..
Robert Giffn announces that he finds the
capital of the United Kingdom to have
been in 1865 $50, SOC, ,000, 900, in 1875 49,
750, ,00O, 900, and in 1885 $4,000, 100000.
This shows an increase in wealth in twenty
years of quite go per cent, an enormous
gain. Taking the savings per head of the
United Kingdom, it appears that, while in
1892 the rate was 5000 per head, 1t had
grown in 1885 to 81 900 per head, and in
1875 to 81 800 per head, and In 1885 to
s., 1850 per head. Mr.. Gif6n says that taking
the interest on this average amount of
capital at per cent, and We find an an
nuity.of over $50 per head per annum, or
$3.50 per family Of five persons. If, there"
fore. English capital were equally dis
tributed, each family would have an an
nuity Of So per week nominally without
having to do stroke of work, though
actually, If labor ceased, most of the capital
would cease to return any interest whatso-
ever.
This doesn't read much like the accounts
Of the terrible poverty in London. There is
wealth enough for all in England, but 1t 10
not 80 distributed that all have enough.
There are many ingenious theories concerning
what ought to be done to bring about a more
equal distribution of wealth, but there is an
old one which still holds good. Most men if
they are industrious and saving can manage
% get their share in the distribution,
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-07
PR0TEOTI0N CIuRs.

The wOrkmen in Boston and vicinity know
which aide their bread is buttered on, and
they are forming "Workingmen's Protection
Clubs" and have sent out invitations and
appeals to others elsewhere to join with
them in this movement. The appeal, which
is signed by Edward Fitzwilliam, P. J. Coa-
Ion, Edward Tracy, Thomas B. Spillane,
Michael Gorcoran, Roger F. Scannell and .
score Of other Bostonians Is an admirable
document. It points out that there is now
going on q great agitation for free trade,
under the alluring disguise of "tarif re-
FORM" It il conducted by importers, by
agents of foreign manufacturers, by profess
sors who learned political economy from
English text books, by travelled young men
whQ think it fine to affect foreign manners,
by q wealthy class with fixed incomes who
wish to buy in cheap markets, and who
care nothing for the men who produce their
food and raimsnt, by newspapers which re-
feet the opinions of these classes and some
Of which are not above Misrepresentation,
and by politicians who think that they can
win votes by talking about "the robber tar.
III. Ino appeal contlnues:
Outside the classes above named and a
few manufacturers who think they want
"free raw material" this agitation makes no
headway unless workingmen lend themselves
to 1t. Many have done SO through what we
believe to be a mistaken senss of party
fealty. The party to which large numbers
Of workingmen have belonged has unfortu.
nately adopted the British policy. What
ever reasons may have determined our politi-
cal choice in the past, Is there any sense or
safety in following where our interests and
the country's interests do not lead!
On the contrary, 1t seems to us high time
to study these questions for ourselves, and
to help our associates to understand them.
To this end let us organize and hold meet
ings and obtain and disseminate informa-
tion.
We all demanded the foreign contract
labor law and none of as would consent to
its repeal. But the security which that af-
fords is small compared with that of .he
protective tariff. One keeps out hordes Of
men. many of whom would, If they came
here, soon have interests in common with
our own, but the other keeps out millions
upon millions of goods, produced at such
low wages abroad that they would glut our
markets and either prevent the sale or bring
down the prices of our own goods, and this
would inevitably reduce our wages and style
of living to the conditions that prevail in the
Old World.
Workipgmen will not be slow to see the
force of this appeal. They can stand the
pity or contempt of the free traders if they
can make good wages under protection.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-07
PITCHED

Seasickness and defeat on the diamond are
frequently caused by the same thing-wild
pitching. Burlington Free Press.
A young girl in Clinton was badly burned
while popping corn. This should teach girls
to let the young men do all the popping. "
New York Ledger.
Smith lin Paris)-Garcon, parley vous
Francaisi
Garcon-Not 70 American kind, Monsieur.
-Harper's Weekly.
The nervous timidity of brides and grooms
can be easily explained, since 1t is natural
for contracting parties to have a shrinking
manner.-Baltimore American.
A New York man had the "grip," and to
get rid Of it cut his throat. Of all the sure
cures which have appeared, this seems thus
far the only efectual one.-Boston Tran
script.
Now that the scientists have decided that
flies have language of their own, someone
will be trying to learn it to find out If flies
ask ii they may 60 in swimming before
they drop into the milk pitcher.
Citizen.
Mr.. Harbosch-So you desire position a
groom. What have you been employed FAT
rscentlya
Appiioant-Hi ave been teachin' Hing
lish pronuneiwation to some dudes, ye7'igh-
ness.-Munsey's Weekly.
Mr.. Uncertain-You keep private yacht,
don't you, Dubiousl Mr.. Dubious-Ch, yes,
Mr.. Uncertain-Well, next to money! what
is the most Important adjunct necessary to
the maintenance of q craft of that kinda Mr..
Dubioas-Crsdit.-The Epoch.
ssI only wish to say" feebly spoke a
mangled passenger as he dragged himself
out from under the wreck made 5ya terrific
railway collision, 'that, In my opinion, no.
body is to blame for this accident" And he
than peacefully breathed his last He was q
Coroner. Chicago Tribune.
Bishop Gullem-sI believe u is Wiscon-
sin clergyman who has finally succeeded in
converting water into fuel" Miss Penelope
but for the next it might add more to our
comfort if the clergy could devise some
means of converting fuel into water
Life.
Unusual consideration: Mr.. W.-"The
idea of q man coming to the theater in such
an intoxicated condition. Ell have the
usher remove him." Mrs. W, -ssLet him
alone. John, think he is very considerate.
He got all he wanted before he came in, and
out between the acts. Life.
"John," said a wife from under the bed
clothes, to her husband who had come in
very late, IT think you would do well on
Wall street."
"I do (hic) well'n Wall street, M deara''
"Yes, John, you are such very cautious
man; aren't those your boots you have in
yonr handf'-Epoch.
A few Sundays ago an Atlanta preacher
had selected as his text for his morning dis
course: 'It is easier for . camel to 60
through the eye of needle than for rich
man to enter the kingdom of heaven He
intended to .'scotch 'em." When he entered
the pulpit he found note from ( the :: richest
follows; "When the. collection for foreign
missions is taken up this morning put me
down for $780," The sermon was preached
on the text: s.Take heed that ye do not your
aims before men to be seen of them. "-Savan-
nah News.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-07
A TURN OF THE KEY.
ON the Yacht Corg6orans.

lfrom the Vue9h.T
"Welll Goodbye, Madgs, and take care
Of yourself; the gig is alohgside, 90 I sup-
pose must be off; but i wish to goodness
you had let me chuck the whole thing over
whom spoke about it this morning; I hate
leaving you all BY yourself on Christmas
Eve. Well, at any fate, shan't BIS late"
So spoke Bertiei Hepburn, the owner of the
yacht CormoranE - smart . schooner as
ever few the white ensign, to his wife, who
was standing rather disconsolately AZ the
door Of the main cAbin. while her husband
struggled into ! huge oilakin cost, prepar-
atory tqf going ashore.
Il y1s wild night, dark . pitch, the rain
waaf failing ID torrents, and An 10y wind,
hlnfWing strAieht from No Appeninss. .didnoi
make uatteSs moro comfortable The
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.
A cigarette syndicate is the latest. II ].
also the worst.


A cigarette syndicate is the latest. II is
also the worst.
ssLet him that thinketh he standeth take
heed lest he fall" and also let him that
thinketh he will escape the grip wait awhile
and see.
The State of Vermont has issued an inter-
eating map, showing the towns there where
farm lands can be bought very cheap, and
offering them on easy terms to settlers.
These are brought out in different languages
and are being widely circulated.
An eminent statistician has discovered
that there are now ono hundred and fifty
Dine thousand millions of people who are
suffering the torments of the damned, as
against eighteen thousand millions who have
been saved. Interesting if true.
II has been discovered, as many good
judges said 1t would be, that enormous fats
do not pay in New York. The cost Of keep-
ing them in such repair as is demanded by
people who are able and willing to pay from
$3. 600 to 81. 600 yearly rent for tenement,
eats up the profits, and the rapid rise Of
handsome family hotels, whore life is cheap-
er, has diminished the demand for such ac-
oommodations. This applies, Of course.
only to the s'big flats"
They do some things well in France.
There are in France 877 associations of en-
ployers, SOL Of workingmen and 597 Of far
nsrs. The workingmen's associations,
which were formerly political organizations,
have become for the most part purely mutu-
Al benefit societies Of late years. The agri-
cultural associations do not agitate political
" like onr grangers. They are to large
extent co-operativs and technical. The far
mera' association near Fontainebleau. for In
Stance, owns slaughter house Il which eve
y member has his cattle killed Al very low
prioss. This and Other similar cooperative
ilsvicsu " fhe TrSnoh tnrmsrn assoclak klonl
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-07

District Of New Haven, 50. Probate Court,
EsTATE Of THEODORE r. HALL. iats Of New
III Haven, IN said district, deceased.
The Court OF Probate Tor the district Of New HA.
date hereof for the creditors Of said estate to
hibit their claims for settlement. Those who neg
loct to present their accounts properly attosted,
within safd time, will be debarred . recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested TO
MARY A. HALL,
jas adiwt Executsiz
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-07

WE OFFER
TO OUR PATRONS AND THE GENERAL
PUBLIC
The Best Work Obtainablo

.>~@~
The Best Work Obtainable
IN THE FOLLOWING LINES.
LAUNDRY WORK Of every kind,
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Underwear, Dresses,
etc. The excellence Of our work In this
line q acknowledged by all.
DYEING Mems 0vercosts and Suits, La
dies Dresses, Wraps, etc. Ladies' and
Gents listers, heavy or light, fancy or
plain, dyed any color.
CLEANING Gents and Ladies' Gar
ments, Window Shades, Lace Curtains,
Blankets, etc. Evening Dresses, of the
finest materials and the most delicate
shades, cleaned without injury by our dry
process.
sTEAMING velvets and Pushes. spe-
cial attention paid to the steaming Of
Plush Uloaks.
CARPET CLEANING. Carpets tax
en- up, beaten or secured, and relaid at
short notice.
The Forsyth Dyeing and
Laundrying 90.
OFF1CES:
Nos. SIS and 645 Chapel Street.
WORKS
State, Lawrence and Mechanic sts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

Mr.. CLEVELAND hasn't written a
letter for several weeks. Has Gov.
Hill knocked him out?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06
Washington Letter.

1t is now thought here that the
vacancy on the Supreme Court bench
will be filled by either Secretary
Noble or Acknowledgement Miller,
and if, by the former, TIN Hon. J. S.
Clarkson will become Secretary Of
the Interior.
Superintendent Porter, Of the Cen
sus Bureau, has officially announced
that there will be no more reCounts
of population, and that early next
week the official population Of the
country, by states, will be amour
ced. The bulletin would have been
issued this week, but for unexpected
delay in rec Giving the schedules of
several districts in Virginia and Mis-
sour which have been recounted on
account of errors in the first enumer-
alton.
The British government has adoP-
ted somewhat novel line of tactics
in dealing with the Behring Sea dis
pute. The British Minister here,
Sir Julian Pauncefote, has, in series
of newspaper interviews, told what
his government wishes done in order
that this country, Great Britain and
Russia may hold a convention for
the purpose of arbitrating the dis
puted points But one construction
can be put upon this unusual and
extraordinary method of treating
an important international question.
The British wish to work up public
opinion in this country in favor of
arbitration. The action Of the
British Minister in thus appealing to
the public for its sympathy in behalf
of his government is, Of course,
highly complimentary to American
citizens, but if he thinks to pull the
wool over the eyes of our wide
awake Secretary Of State by such
methods he is destined to find him
self wofully mistaken Mr.. Blaine
has never asked for anything which
does not rightfully belong to the
United States in this matter, and
with less than what belongs to us ne
will never be satisfied, and if he
agrees to resort to arbitration of any
kind in settlement Of those claims
which I doubt, John Bull may rest
assured that the SNAP which he
enioved through the arbitration with
us, that resulted in the notoriously
unjust Geneva award, will not be
duplicated. Uncle Sam may not be
up to all the tricks of European
diplomacy, but he will never get
caught in the same trap twice.
There is a belief here that Sccre-
tary Window will, in his annual
report, take strorg grounds in favor
Of curtailment of the privileges
now enjoyed by the Canadian rail
roads in the matter of transporting
freight through the United States
At present these roads were allowed
to carry cars, sealed with consular
seal, through this country without
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

A SILLY French paper says that
France might retaliate on the United
States for adopting the new tariff
law by placing restrictions upon the
American insurance companies do
ing business in that country. Yes,
it might do a good many things, but
the government Of France will hard
ly dare to adopt retaliatory measures
of any kind against US. She has
everything to lose and nothing to
gain by such tactics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

THE Republican party is all right
thank you.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

Too many people are drawing sal
aries from the Worlds Fair Commits
sion, and too many people are trav-
cling around for no useful purpose
and having their expenses paid by
the commission. The Congressional
appropriation of $I,5oo,ooo is nearly
exhausted already, and no wonder.
Members of Congress will certainly
ask some searching questions before
voting for another appropriation for
the commission. This government
is wealthy and most fair minded
people are perfectly willing that it
should pay every cent of expense
which can legitimately be charged to
its share Of the proposed World S
Fair, but they are not willing to see
the money squandered for the pleas
ure of lot of people who are of no
earthly use to the show. Give US
something for our money, or else let
US keep the money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

IF nickel ore exists in as many
places in this country as the news
papers claim that it does, there are big
fortunes ahead for some enterprising
individuals, and the nickel princes
will soon be building palaces along
side of those of the silver kings and
coal barons. That is, if somebody
does not find better material than
nickel to go with steel in the making
Of armor plates for fighting ships
and projectiles for big guns
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

The present British minister, Sir
Julian Pauncefote, has adopted d
new method of conducting diplomat
ic negotiations. Having been decid
edly worsted in his previous encoun-
tiers with Secretary Blaine, he has
had himself interviewed by the en-
terprising newspapers and he tells US
just what his government has pro-
posed to Mr.. Blaine as a means of
settling the existing dispute regard
ing the Behring Sea Seal fisheries.
In short, he proposes that the CUES
ton be arbitrated. There is moth
ing new in this Sir Julian proposed
the same thing last spring, and if our
memory is good Mr.. Blaines reply
was, in effect, that England had
nothing to arbitrate- 1t is presumed
that Sir Julian's innovation upon
diplomatic customs has the sanction
Of his government. but it is hard to
see what can be gained by it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

WHAT is the sense Of the contin-
ued "kicking" against the authen-
ITCHY of the Census. 1t was better
taken than any previous census, and
although not absolutely correct, it
will be the foundation of all data
concerning population, etc, for the
next ten years. This being the case
why shouldn't those dissatisfied with
it stop butting their heads against a
brick wall They cannot by any
possibility have it changed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

The Democrats dropped the idea
of attempting to get the new tariff
law declared void by the courts on
account of the omission of short
paragraph, as soon as they heard
from the great business interests of
the country. Business men know a
good thing when they see it, and the
new law is good enough for them.
They don't want it changed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-11-06

examination or the payment of
duties of any sort. Mr.. Window
does not approve of this system
which, he thinks, is an unjust dis
elimination against our own rail-
ways, and it is known that he has
held several conferences with the
President in regard to it, and that
the President agrees almost entirely
with him in believing change to be
desirable.