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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
WANTED.

"ANTED-To buy second hand furniture
w carpets. feather beds, mattresses and all
kinds of household goods. Please send posta-
and will call Address p. JOHNSON, 237 Fed
eral street; also sloop boat for sale. 2l-l
yMANTED-To sell trunks at 10 per cent.
w discount this week. Leather and leather
lined club bags nickel trimmed, Sl.25; leather
cloth lined 70 cents; these for 10 inch, 20
cents rise on size; best grain leather S1.25; dis
count on all 10 per cent. BROADS MANUFAC-
TORY, 122 Exchange street. 2l'1
WTANTED-To buy from $1,000 TO $4,000
w worth of cast off clothing, the highest cash
prices paid for ladies' dresses, also gentlemen'S
and chIldrens's clothing and winter overcoats.
Highest cash prices paid for carpets and furniture.
Address, pastal of letter to, No. 81 Middle street
M. DEGkOOT, Portland. Me. oct29f
WANTED Cast off Clothing of all kinds,
w Ladies', Gents and Youths. win pay the
highest cash price for the above; cash prices paid
for carpets and furniture. Address letter or pos
tai TO 81 Middle street, Portland, Me. MRS
COURANT. apl9-4w'
VNANTED-Custom to buy the SIX. g. W."
w mixture of Sweet Peas. Choice varieties in
NaSturtiums. KENDALL Il WHITNEY, Federal
and Temple streets. 17-l
VNANTED-Gen cast off clothing. boots
w and shoes, for which the highest cash price
will be paid. Apply by mail or call at All Fore
street. NJ. BURNSTEIN. No business done on
Saturdays. 29-o
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY

Fifty spinning frames have been ordered
0y the Continental Mills, Lewiston, from
the shops Of the Fales & jerks Machine
Company, Pawtucket, Il. T., and six pairs of
Hetherlngton mules from Boston.
KENNEDEC COUNTY.
Census taker johnson reports 15i3 school
children in Gardiner. There has been net
gain Of Gl over the past year.
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
The new Brewer and Bangor directory is
being received by the traders and II contains
1874 Brewer names and by comparing Ii with
the one published In 1887 an increase Of i3o
names Is found for Brewer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
Summer Houses In Peril.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, April 21.-A destruc
tive forest fire is raging in the Fresh Water
Cove and Magnolia Woods. A chemical en-
CINE stationed at the latter place has done
eficient service, but the fire. continues to
snread. and is now raging fearfully and ap-
nroaching the sea shore. The summer houses
Of DR.. HHrd and Mr.. Carr are 10 imminent
neril large number of people have gene
there to make an effort to stay the progress
of the flames.
SardInes Cooked.
CALAIS. April 21-Fire broke out in the
st. Andrews Bay Canning Company's fac
tory on Steamboat wharf at st. Andrews, N.
b.. at o'clock this morning. The Dulidlng
and contents, including, $50 cases OF sardines
and part Of Stetson, Cutter q 70. icy t0Tis, %E
stored in the building, were total loss. Ihe
canning company had S25OO insurance on tne
nIant The bIilding was owned by Merritt
e Sons of Houlton. The loss is not known :;
no insurance. The fire is supposed to be In
cendiary.
Taunton Surrounded by Flame.
TAUNTON. Mass, April 21.-The woods all
about the city are on fire, and the hre depart
ment has been called out several times With
in "a hours to fight it: A great deal @ OF dam
age has been done. AT o'clock the sky was
iigbted mn by an extensive fire supposed to
be in Titicut.
Great Fires In Japan.
CSAN FRANCISCO, April H.-A steamer
hronebt news to April /. More disastrous
Ares have occurred in Japan. March 25th
400 houses were burned at Aomatic. The
day after over 500 buildings were destroyed
at Noshiro, and oyer 800 at Minuro.
Fire in Webster.
LEWISTON, April esterday some one
dropped lighted a match in the grass near
!. w. Maxwelps barn in Webster. 1t was
burned with forty-six tons of hay and farm
ing tools. The loss is $1,000; Insured for
$500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
ROOMS.
MISCELLANEOUS.

WILL the person who, by mistake, took two
w satches from in front of the Preble House
Thursday evening return the same TO j. b. PEN
DLETON, Brunswick, Me. 191
"OUsEK EEPERs in want of Hair Mat
III tresses done over, also furniture upholstel-
ed and carpets made over at their residences, ho-
tells or families. No objection out city. Refer
enceS gwen Leave order or call Al Brown street
MRS. j. FOLLY. III
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

WANT-D-Carpet salesman and a frst-clas3
w bookkeeper for leading city house. Sev-
eral places Tor young men in store and shop.
Earm managers and farm hands; highest wages.
Hotel help Tor summer resorts. Call at once.
Business Exchange, 385 Congress street. 2l-I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
For Prisoners of War.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-In the House,
today the Speaker called the committees in
order for motion to suspend the rules and
pass measures on the calendars Mr.. Nor
of Kansas, from the committee on invalid
pensions. called up the bill to pension pri-
soners of war. Mr.. Tarsney of Missouri op-
posed the bill. He had entered the army at
the age Of II years, was wounded at Gettys-
burg and had lain for months in the Con-
federate prison at Belle Isle and Anderson
vile, but he declared this bill most vicious
proposition. 1t drew no line between the
meritorious and unmeritorious soldiers, or
rather it Disseminated against the brave
and more deserving soldiers who fought for
their country in favor of those picked up as
stragglers.
Mr.. Cummings of New York said, if bill
could be drawn which would give deserving
prisoners of war alone special pension, he
would favor it. This bill took in the
malingerer as we'll as the soldiers.
Messrs. Hopkins of Illinois, Boothman of
Ohio, Cutcheon of Michigan. Morrill, Of
Kansas, Kennedy of Ohio and Morse of
Massachusetts advocated the passage of the
bill. The motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill was defeated--yeas, 143; nays,
rs not the npppesarv tWn-thirdS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
Iron MOuIders Wanted.

IMAGES So. so per day and steady work guar
w anteed. Cost of transportation refunded TO
steady and good men. NATIONAL lRON
WORKS, San Francisco. ap19dlw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
A Bangor Mans Bravery Rewarded.

IopVVIdI 10 tIIO IOSo'I
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The Treasury
Department has awarded to Dennis Tracy of
Bangor, Me-, silver life saving medal. In
fourteen years Tracy has saved five lives.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
The Alien Law DIsregar6ed.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The collector of
customs az Burlington, Vt, reports to the
adams recently sent back TO Canada from
Newport. VT, for violating the alien labor
contract law have returned to Newport and
been put to work by the same persons with
whom they were formerly employed. He
says he does not see what he can do in the
premises.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
Oppose Wind om's Bill.

of the House held a caucus today to receive
the report of its committee on the silver
question. Chairman Conger of the coinage
committee presented the report and lively
discussion was participated in by many mem
bers, and continued until 11.30, when the en-
committee. 1t became evident from several
votes on minor propositions taken during
the debate that the Republican members
were opposed to the Window bill in the pro-
portion of two to one.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

BIDDEFoRD, April 2l-George W. Wake
fields grocery store was burglarized Satur-
day night and a small amount of cash, con-
fectionery and tobacco was-stolen. Entrance
was affected through the cellar window.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
Senate Business.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-In the Senate to :
day Mr.. Regan introduced bill to repeal all
the laws for the retirement of the army and
navy officers from active service or pay.
Mr.. Plumb introduced resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to increase
the treasury purchase and coinage of silver
bullion to the maximum amount authorized
by the act of February 2S, 1879.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
Iron MOulderS Wanted,

IMAGES $3.50 per day and steady work guar
w anteed. Cost of transportation refunded to
steady and good men. FULTON IRON WORKS
san Francisco. apr19 1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
Caucus of Democratic Senators.

WASHINGTON, April 2l-A caucus of Demo-
cratic Senators this morning lasted an hour
and was largely attended. The proceedings
consisted simply of conference upon the
course of business, and the only action TAX
point committee to take charge of the in
terests of tine minority in the matter of leg
iolotiOO
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

WINTHROP, April 2l.-A large shoe man
ufacturing firm in Massachusetts, desiring to
locate in Maine, has just communicated with
parties here in relation to the advantages
which Winthrop affords for such business
The firm enjoys an excellent reputation and
employs $50 hands. The Board of Trade will
consider the question at a meeting,Wednes-
day evening.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

Burglary at Biddeford,

CAsTINE, April 21.-Willie Morey, aged
Is, was drowned yesterday by the capszing
OF n boat in Bagaduce Narrows. His cousin
Eddie succeeded in swimming ashore.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
FEMALE HELP.

NNTANTED-Companio for invalid lady, man
w aging housekeeper, lady assistants and
dry goods salesadies, millinery apprentice. also
experienced milinerS. Call at once. LADIES'
PARLORS, 3s5 Congress st. 21-1
VUANTED-A thoroughly capable girl for
wv first work; also girl for second work,
none need apply unless able TO furnish the best OF
references. Address, 2. o. BOX, 959. l9-l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

Il Portland; five minutes walk from village
and railroad depot. The farm cut over 100 tons
hay last year. Two story house and ample out
buildings imperfect repair. Best farm in town. A
bargain. W. H. WALDR0N, $50 Middle street.
19-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
Girls Resent Reduction In Pay.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 21.-Twenty-
four girls employed by Benton & Co., paper
box manufacturers, struck today owing to
reduction of nearly 81 a week in their sala-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

TO LET.
Furnished or Unfarnished House No. "a
Park Street.
Very favorable terms to the right person; plumb
ing perfect. mar2oou
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

TOR sALE-At Pine Point a double lot of
III land and cottage thereon, containing five
rooms. The location renders it safe from the high
tides such as prevailed last year. The furniture
will be sold with the premises If desired. BEN
JAMIN SHAW, 4812 Exchange ST. 2I-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22
Letter from the Speaker.

President Armstrong, of the Painters and
Decorators Union, received last evening the
lowing letter:
SPEAKERS ROOM.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1890
Mr.. Thomas armstrong:
Dear Sir-I have received your petition auth
oriZed by Union No. 90, OF the United Brother
hood of Painters and Decorators of Portland, Me,
and Will present the same to the committee on
labor, which has charge Of and originates iecisla
tlon pertaining to labor, ana the subject matter
of the petition.
Very truly yours
I. b. REED.
Mr. Armstrong also received yesterday a
letter from &. w. Marston of Bath, inform
ing the Portland Union that the Union is
now recognized by the Bath bosses, and that
an advance Of 20 cents day has been Sc
purad
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

Il for open CRATES. A. ID, MORSE, % Plum
street. Telephone, S75. Old stand Morse s. Flick
EFT.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

The following games were played in the
Players League yesterday:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

LNARM FOR SALE-60 acres first class
Il grass land, well divided in tillage pasture
and wood, 2-story house. new barn, large orch
ard yielding 100 barrels grated fruit per annum
% miles from Portland on G. I. r. II. close to VII
lage; $4,000. w. fl. WALDRON, 1SO Middle st.
17-1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-22

p The elegant two story frame house with
French roof barn sox40 in size, out buildings and
about 15 ACRES of land, in Cape Elizabeth, within
two minutes walk of Cape Elizabeth depot; there
are some 80 fruit trees on the place, mostly in
bearing order, and cuts 20 tons OF hay this is one
OF the best localities in Cape Elizabeth, suitable
pass each way to and from Portland, all stopping
at said depot: For further particulars inquire OF
HENRY NUTTER on the property, or Of LOCKE
& LOCKE, No. 180 Middle street, Portland, Me.
x.ll..r1n
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15
The Railroads Plug Them.

The special investigation in truck
farming" in the agricultural division Of
the census Office is already developing
some interesting and valuable figures.
The crop of Georgia watermelons alone
will this year be 5000 cars Of 1000
melons each. This yield of 100000
melons will probably be increased next
year to 10000, 900. one grower having 457
acres in this crop. They net the grower
six cents each. and leave the land in fine
condition for the cow-pea crop. making
two yields in one season.
Georgia lands yield on an average 700
melons per acre. some experts getting
1000 to the acre. The railroads get
about twelve cents melon for moving
the crop. or twice what the grower gets,
each acre giving the railroads an income
of $50. They are carried as far east rs
Portland. Me-, and west to Denver. Colo.
One Georgia paper, speaking Of the CEN
sus, says: THE statistics secured about
the Georgia melon justify the attention
the census department has given to this
branch Of horticulture and truck farm
ing."-Texas Farmer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15

Governor Merriam, of Minnesota, has
been renominated, and he very frankly
says that except for the Farmers ALI
ance movement he would be absolutely
certain of reelection. II have the best
of reasons for believing that will be
elected in any event." said he, "but you
can understand the farmers movement
furnishes new and uncertain element
to be canvassed, weighed and balanced.
At this early day no one can tell how
great it will be, what stand it will take,
which party will be least or most affect
ed by it. Later on we may know all
about it. but at present we are all in the
dark about it,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15
The Kansas F. A. and I. U. add to the above

The Kansas F. A. and I. U. add to the ABOVE
these: ,.u
g. We demand such legislation as snah
effectually prevent extortion of usurious inter-
est by and form of statutory provisions.
8. We demand such legislation as VIII pro,
vide for a reasonable stay of execution In all
cases of foreclosure of mortgages on real estate
and reasonable extention OF time before the
confirmation of sheriff's sales.
10. We demand such legislation as will ef-
fectmally prevent the organization or mainte-
nance Of trusts and combines for purposes OF
speculation in any of the products OF labor OF
necessities If life, or the transportation OF the
same.
H. We demand the adjustment of salaries
of public officials to correspond with existing
financial conditions. the wages paid to other
forms Of labor, and the prevailing prices OF the
products of labor.
H. We demand the adoption of the Aus
tralian system of voting and the Crawford sys-
TEN of primaries.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15
West Virginia Farmers.

The farmers state convention met in
this city. S. S. Stone, chairman. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: S. S. Stone, president; j.
". Mckee. vice president: 4. D. Hop
kins. secretary; Owen Page. treasurer.
Col. Dan johnson, of Tyler, delivered
logical and analytical address on agri-
cultural depression. Politics and politi-
Cal matters were not referred to, the en-
tire day being covered in discussing
matters pertaining to the benefit of the
agricultural element. The next session
will be held in this city in January next
Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15
Texas Alliance.

The resolutions adopted by the Texas
Farmers Alliance convention ask con-
gressmen to make laws preserving the
public domain for American colonial
ton only; that laws, both state and ma
tional. be passed to regulate Transports
ton for the benefit of the people, and for
unlimited coinage of gold and silver to
be supplemented bya sufficient volume
of treasury notes, to supply the country
without the Intervention Of national
banks: also asking the state legislature
to specially amend the land law SO as to
open up the western parts of the state
for actual settlers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15
Facing n Crisis.

Heretofore in all parts Of the world
the farmer has been no match for his
adversary. He has never held his own
against the soldier or the priest. against
the politician or the statesman. In the
Nineteenth century he is the slave. the
serf. the peasant or the proprietor, &C
cording to location. American farmers
are face to face with crisis They have
subdued a continent, and furnished the
raw material for our factories. bread for
operatives, and manhood for our civil
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15
Ills Self Inflicted.

It is curious to note how few of the
ills of which people complain are not
self inflicted. We have bad laws because
we elected bad men to legislative Offices:
public moneys are wrongfully appropri-
ated because we elected scheming. in
competent and dishonest men to posi-
tons of trust: taxes are made oppressive
and burdensome because of the extrav-
agance of public officials whom we have
placed in power. We know these things.
complain of them. and indeed do al
most everything b't exercise common
prudence. caution and foresight when
we 20 to the polls to vote. The man
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15

who lays his hand on stone and pur-
posely hits it with hammer ought not
to complain of the pain; SO neither
should people complain of bad laws and
the misappropriation of public moneys
when they knowingly and deliberately
invest bad or incompetent men with
official power.-Farmers' Friend.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.

SOME HING MUST BE DONE.
Letter from q Nebraska Farmers Wife
Which Should Arouse Thought.
One well established fact is worth q
thousand speculative theories in support
of any proposition, and that must serve
as an excuse for the publication of cor
respondence which was not written for
publication. It has been freely stated
that the western farmers are poor be-
cause they are improvident, that they
are in debt because they bought land
they could not pay for, and that really
the complaint of poverty is without
foundation in fact.
But here is case right at our doors
which proves the fallacy of all such
arguments, and shows that the condi-
ton of the farmer is not what it should
be, nor what he is entitled to from his
investment of capital and his intelligent
labor Nor is this case an isolated one,
but is only the illustration of the actual
condition of the agriculturist through
out the western country. The writer of
this particular letter now quoted is an
educated, intelligent woman, the mother
of four children and the wife of a farmer
owning 100 acres of first class land, well
improved and well stocked, situated
within a mile of railroad station and
less than fifty miles from Omaha. The
farm. cattle, improvements and nipple
ments are all paid for and there is no
mortgage. 1t certainly would seem as
though person thus favorably situated
should be able to make a living. But
the correspondence reveals a different
story 1t is the farmers wife who
writes, and she says:
1--WE threshed this week, have a nice
bit of wheat, but B. wants to sell it, as
he is paying 10 per cent in the bank for
every cent that he handles. | don't
handle any. | wanted to have kept
enough wheat for our trade, but B: thinks
it better to sell and stop interest. If l
get strong enough want to help B. to
husk the corn this fall, SO we won't have
to hire man. We have no man now,
and B. and the boys want to put up the
hay alone. The boys work like little
men. | don't know how we can spare
them when school starts. We have no
potatoes. We planted twice, but they
were no good, and B. plowed them up
both times. We have some sweet pota-
toes, but there is a little animal called
a mole seems to be taking them all. !
have not sold any butter for long time,
though we have seven cows. 1t has
been from three to five cents at the store.
AS we have no potatoes nor cabbages
we will have to put down lot of green
corn. Since we are alone we are living
almost on corn meal. oat meal and green
corn, and as am weak suppose it does
not agree with me. But B. frets, so
don't say anything as long as can
help it."
This farmer works early and late, does
not drink, and rarely leaves his home
except on Sunday for church, and this
letter, never meant to see the light Of
publication, shows the result Of his la
boris There is failure somewhere in
our system or such things could not be.
The American farmer of old was the
most independent creature on earth, and
now he is fast degenerating into state
of serfdom and slavery. Something has
to be done. and done quickly. or we
shall fall upon evil times. - Omaha
World-Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15

We are again told that there are indi-
cations that the promised period Of de-
preston has largely passed away, and
given place to healthy and vigorous
revival of trade. We hope these are not
false indications. for we do not want to
be fooled again. This story has been re-
peated so often that it is becoming lit
lie monotonous. -Exchange
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-09-15

cation From all parts of this land
farmers are coming together. Organi-
cation and cooperation are the wonder
full ideas that have awakened them as
never before. They demand for them
selves and their children an education
equal to the best. They insist on fair
share of the profits of American indus
try.-ProfessOr Z. s. Walker