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The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

AS Senator Washburn says. there is com.
ing no doubt determined struggle between
the advocates of the exclusion of Canadian
railroads from doing business In this country
and the opponents of such plan. When
1t will come is uncertain. Senator Cullom's
reportwill hardly get attention at this session
OF Congress. but it may next Meanwhile
the advocates of exclusion are gathering am
munition for determined assault on the
present bonding system. The recent stories
set afioat to the effect that immense quaint
Ties OF Canadian grain are struggled into
THIS country under the bonding system are
probably traceable to these advocates Of ex-
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05
CITY AOvERrIsEmRNTs.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Proposals for Coal.

IHIHE Committee on Public Buildings Will receive
u sealed proposals until Tuesday, June 10th.
1890, at i've O'Clock, p. m, for Ave hundred tons
OF Lehigh Coal, best quality, broken; and three
hundred tons OF Lehigh Coal, best qnality, egg
Size; 2,24O pounds TO the ton; TO be delivered
and put In and trimmed In the bins at such Of the
public buildings and school houses OF the city and
at such times as may be designated.
The coal 20 be In all respects Of the best quality
and IN the best order, and to be well screened on
the wharf before delivery, and weighed and In
spected by such welgher and Inspector as the
committee may designate.
Separate bids will be received at the same time
for six hundred tons OF Cumberland Coal suitable
for steam purposes, to be delivered as above
The Committee reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. Address HOLMANS. MELCHER,
Chairman Committee ON Public buildings.
Portland, June 3d. 1890. ie3dtd
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

Mr.. Francis w. Hill Exeter, who was NOM
mated for Governor by the Democrats yes
terday, is dyed-in-the-wool specimen of
Democracy. who has belonged to the party
from way back. He is understood to be the
proprietor of a good-sized barrel, but he
won't be found knocking in the head of it
and inviting the Democracy to help them
selves. Ii any stream is permitted to run
out it will be carefully watched.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

1t is pretty safe to assert that the Bangor
license crowd departed from Augusta yester-
day in very mad and melancholy state of
mind. Ii the delegates who voted against
re-submission don't get stigmatized by these
gentlemen as towards and hypo critics we
shall be very much mistaken.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

When the facts Of the outrage at Harvard
became public the students Of the university
held meeting and determined to hire de-
tectiye to hunt out the authors of the mis-
chief. But the next day they changed their
minds and at another Getting rescinded the
action taken at the first one. Perhaps it
would be putting it too strongly to say that
the change showed sympathy with the out
rage, but it does show that the indignation
meeting was pitched on altogether too high
a kew
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

Chairman Frank sought to fire the heart Of
the Democracy yesterday by informing them
that certain aliens owned large tracts of land
in Illinois. Perhaps Mr.. Frank might have
kindled bigger confagration If he had
called attention to the fact that certain
aliens had recently purchased Mr.. Frank
Jones's beer breweries.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

The Young Democracy doesn't appear to
be getting much Of a show In this State this
year Mr.. Hill, the candidate for governor,
is over 20; Josiah Crosby, candidate for
Congress in the third district, can't be far
from that figure, while MIR. Charles Baker,
candidate in the third district. is nearly 60.
However, the Young Democracy will be just
as happy in the fall as II they had been con-
sidered, and considerably better fixed finan.
cially.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

With Sunday trains and Sunday boats rum
ming, throughfares thronged with pleasure
carriages and bicycles, apothecary stores
wide open selling sodawater and cigars to
stop the milkmen from delivering milk on
Sunday morning looks very much like strain
ing at q gnat while swallowing camel.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

The bon. Nj. p Frank, in his address to
the Democratic State convention took very
melancholy view of the condition of the Re-
public. We suspect, however, that Mr..
Frank is not so sad as he spoke. At any
rate he looks tolerably cheerful.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

The voluntary retirement of a congress
man after he has been renominated by an
overwhelming majority in district where a
denomination is equivalent to an election is
something unusual Mr. Bayne of Pennsyl-
wanna mas Just done this thing and thereby
Created sensation. What his motive was is
not quite clear, but the explanation that has
most 70 support it is that his wife wanted
him to retire from congressional life. Mr..
Baype has been in the House a good many
years and was one Of the foremost and most
influential Republicans Of that body
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

Eight thousand majority for the Republi-
can candidate for Congress in OregonI Evil
IDENTIFY the tariff reform wave which the
Democrats have been talking about so glibly
hasn't materialized on the Pacific coast
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

So Grover Cleveland has begun to pail on
the Maine Democratic taste, and some Of the
magnates announce that they prefer Hill
to him. The taste that prefers Hill to Cleve-
land is. on the whole, poor taste. We don't
refer to I. W~Hin but to David Bennett
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

The Hon. Simon S. Brown seems to be left
out in the cold completely. he has the sweet
consolation, however, Of having beaten Gen.
Plaisted's state. committeeman.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE s.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
ncations. The name and address OF the writer
are in all cases indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05
THE REPUBLICANS
OF THE
First Congressional District
WILL HOLD CONVENTION IN
RECEPTION HALL, PORTLAND,
Thursday, June 5, 1890, at 2 O'clock

in the afternoon, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for Representative in Congress, and
transacting any other business that may properly
come before them.
The basis OF representation will be as follows:
Each town and city will be entitled to one dele
gate, and for each seventy-fye votes cast for the
Republican candidate for Governor in 1888, an
additional delegate, and for fraction of forty
votes in excess Of seyenty-Hve votes, an addition
oil delegate.
The District Committee will be In session at the
hall, at O'Clock, on the afternoon of the Conven
tion, for the purpose of receiving the credentials
Of Delegates.
Per Order Republican District Committee,
ANDREW HAYES, Chairman.
SAMUEL W. JUNKRs, Secretary.
Portland. May g. 1890.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05
CLOSE THE OTHER BAR.
A PRETTY GOOD SCHEME.
IgnrinnfiaId Irnin,
SOMETHING ABOUT TIN PLATE.
TCincinnatti Commercial Gazette. I

English manufacturers and the English
trade Journals are very frank in their COM
ments on the effects of the Mckinley bill if
enacted into law. The London Iron and
American business is "the backbone" of the
English tin-plate trade, and it says that in
the event of the passage of the Mckinley
bill tin-plate works will be established in
America-"and our trade will gradually 60
Is lelaxed."
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

cusion. More of the same sort will be set
going before next winter. 1t behooves the
friends Of the continuance of the present
system. which has been of so much value to
New England. to bestir themselves to meet
the assaults of its adversaries. The struggle
is to be no boys play. The opposition are
strongly organized and they have behind
them immense capital. Portland cannot
afford to lose sight of the danger which
threatens it for a single instant
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice 10 Contractors.

GEALED proposals will be received by the
- Committee on Drains and Sewers until Sat
urday June 7th at O'Clock, D. m, for pipe suit
able for sewer purposes, for the city Of Portland
In quantities as may be desired, Of the following
sizes, to wit: 10 inches, IL inches, Is inches IB
inches, 20 inches and "a inches In diameter.
Said pipe to be OF quality satisfactory 70 the
City Engineer and Committee on Drains and
Sewers and to be delivered on their order, az
such points as they may prescribe.
All bids to be directed to John r. Rand, Chair
man OF the Committee, and left with the City
CLERK.
BY order Of the Committee,
JOHN +. RAND, Chairman.
Portland, June "a, 1890. ie2dtd
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05
THE PUBLIC MAY TAKE A HAND
TCleyeIand Leader.1

Such accidents as the plunging of the
steamship Thingvalla into an iceberg, and
the running down Of steam launch in New
York hardor will continue to happen SO long
the Thingvalla changed his course to gain
time and consequently ran into danger. In
the other case there were bets pending on
the time of arrival, and human life was
ruthlessly sacrificed in consequence. The
matter In hand and refuse to patronize
steamship lines which persistently sacrifice
safety for speed.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE CHAMPION DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER.
[St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Confederate jubilee at Richm ond was
the largest Democratic blunder of the
present year.
CLOSE THE OTHER BAR.
New York Press,l
Now that Speaker Reed has kicked out
the bar of the House restaurant, why should
not the Senate do the same thing? 1t is pos
itively a disgrace that Intoxicating liquor
should be sold anywhere in the Capitol of
the United States
A PRETTY GOOD SCHEME.
TSpringfeld Union.1
Now that aluminium costs about the same
as nickel, and Is expected soon to cost less,
1t would be a good scheme for the govern
ment to call In the five cent nickels and SUBJ
stitute aluminums. The light white metal
coins would be cleaner, prettier and more
acceptable every way than the present half
dime tokens.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

A LII people are forbidden riding bicyeles on
"A any OF the sidewalks In the town OF Deering,
and any one violating this order will be liable TO
arrest. Also any one found playing ball Sunday 3
In the town. will be prosecuted according TO the
law. Per Order OF me seleefmen.
maybe & dim
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05

dend will be payable in August 1890. Itn "a
preference over the common stock upon all the
property and assets OF the company on the final
| distribution or disposition thereof.
The earning capacity Of the combined business,
which has been for so many years in successful
operation, is guarantee of the value Of the pre-
ferred stock. The aggregate net earnings for
several years past has been nearly two
millions Of dollars (s2. ooo. ooo) annually and will
now be largely increased by reason of the
economies to be effected through the formation
of this company.
The company proposes to establish branch
factories in Great Britain, Continental Europe,
Australia, and other foreign countries, and it is
believed that this will largely increase the bust
ness and the net income Of the company.
In order that the general tobacco trade may
have an interest In the profits OF this company
and thatthe company may possess the cooperation
Of the trade I'm It's busin ess, limited amount Of
the preferred stock has been reserved for them
by the owners.
The trade was offered the "Rights" to purchase
ten shares each at par of this reserved stock and
a large proportion Of the "Rights" were accepted.
The "Rights' expired May goth.
The balance Of the Preferred Stock not already
allotted, which was reserved for the trade, is now
offered to the general public for subscription at
par until the tenth day of June next, and all sub.
scriptIons received at the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, 20 William street, New York,
and at the office Of the company, 40 Broadway,
will be allotted pro rata to those who may sud-
scribe on or before that date.
Parties residing out Of New York who wish
to subscribe may give notice by telegraph to the
Treasurer Of the company, 45 Broadway, New
York, stating the amount desired, and confirming
same by mail.
Ten per cent. must be deposited with the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company on all subscriptions,
after due notice of allotment, and the balance 30
per cent, on or before the LIST day of July next,
when the stock will be transferred to subscribers
by the Farmers Loan and Trust Company, and
certificates for same delivered.
The Portland daily press., 1890-06-05
TIED
AMERICAN
TOBACCO
COMPANY.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE
| LAWS OF THE STATE
OF new JERSEY.
CAPITAL, - $4,000, 900,
full PAID.
$1O.OOO,OOO PREFERRED STOCK.
| sl5,OOO,OOe COMMON STOCK.
The Farmers Loan and
Trust Company of New
York, Registrar.

The American Tobacco Company has purchased
and now controls the business of the following
manufacturers of tobacco and cigarettes:
ALLEN & GINTER of Richmond, Va.
W. DUKE SONS & CO., of Durham, N. c., and
New York City,
THE KINNEY TOBACCO COMPANY of New
York,
WIS. KIMBALL & co. of Rochester, New
York.
GOODWIN co. of New York,
together with all their real estate, factory build
ings, storage warehouses, leaf curing houses, leaf
tobacco, material of all kinds, machinery fixtures,
patents. trade marks, brands. and good will.
These establishments Will be continued as
branch factories of the American Tobacco Com
pany, manufacturing their respective brands
under the personal management and direction of
the former principals and owners.
The entire issue of the preferred stock of this
company is ten millions OF dollars, $4,000 OOo)
or one hundred thousand shares of one hundred
dollars (s100) each. Every share of preferred
stock is entitled to one vote at all meetings of the
stockholders.
This stock is to eceive preference yearly
dividends of per cent, payable quarterly in the
months of August, November, February, and
May, in each and every year, before any dividends
-ccsn BE paid on the common st tee t ne e.st diyi
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-10-31

country from it. Well, it is never wise to
make prediction before an event. 1t is
not wise for the free traders to proclaim its
failure at present. do not propose to say
anything about its success. We are given
year in which to try it. Let us wait a year
and see what can be done. [Cheers.] I am
not here to boast of it, am here to condemn
the course of the free traders who as long as
it promised to divide protectionists were in
favor of it, but who are set against it the
moment they find protectionists will not di-
vide. (Cheers.
"Your duty, gentlemen, if I may suggest
it, is to elect q protectionist to congress.
[Cheers and cries of We will That is
your interest; that is the interest Of every
district in the country, and appeal to this
district because of the interests at your
doorsill and fireside; l appeal to every
man in Starke county, and the other coun-
ties that make up the dist let. But you have
special reason. The congress has 325
members. It is a very great distinction to
any man, a distinction to the district repre-
sented, and a distinction to the man himself
to be placed at the head of the committee of
ways and means, and to lead the house of
representatives. [Cheers.l That is where
ThaGdeus Stephens stood the last eight years
of his life; that is where that great citizen
of Ohio, lately deceased, Gen. Robert G.
Schenck, stood for six years, and that is
where VIM. Mckinley stands now. Uproarious
cbeering.J And appeal to both your inter-
est and your pride to send him back again
that he may be useful, not merely to this
district. not to his state alone, but to the
people of the United States" GCheers.l
AT THE ACADEMY.
At the Academy of Music Mr.. Blaine spoke
as follows:
Fellow Citizens: I am not here to make
a speech; such observations as / had to make
/ gave in a speech at the other hall. came
here to congratulate you on the victory
which awaits you here in Ohio. This is not
battle between Republicans and Demo-
Gratis. It is a contest between protection
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A LETTER WHICH NEVER WENT.

People who think the country is progress
ing at gallop never visit the rural hamlets.
l was in a small iliage in New Hampshire
the other week when woman came into the
postoffice, which was in the back end of a
general store. She had letter in her hand
marked Sin haste"
''Mr. Stubbs, she said to the postmaster,
won't cent carry this letter."
"No, Mrs. Judy"
"Is postage stamps down any?"
Just the same"
''Will you lick on the stamp"
"Yes'm."
"It's a letter I writ to my sister in Massa-
chusetts."
''Yes'm."
''There amt no money in it."
"No'm."
cts just family news, you know"
Didn't know but it might git open, and
SO used paste to stick it,"
"Yes'm."
nWhen will it go out?"
SIN the morning"
"And whenl she get it?'
I'm two days."
will you warrant it?"
Cant do that, Mrs. judy"
You can'tl Then what's the use or my
sending itp That's what told 'em when
you was appointed postmaster. I says: will
Jim Stubbs, who once beat my husband out
of a load of hay, warrant our mail to be all
wool and yard wide, or will the colors run
on Us and the dye crockS That's what
asked, Jim Stubbs, and nobody has answered
me yit."
'Do you wish to send your letter, Mrs.
Judy?'
mol don't take no chances. She might
git it, and then agin she moghtn't. Samuel
is goin' down that way in the spring and he
can take 1t hisself, and 2 cents don't grow
on every bush, Jim Stubs. New York
Sun.
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people want us to let the protective
tariff go by in order to make the experiment.
again. Well, would like to sec that exper-
iment tried, if only one or two people were
to suffer, but it isva pretty hard thing to take
the dreadful and terrible chance of pros
trating the 4 industries of the
country, when there are 64,O00,-
600 mouths ta be fed. [Applause
When the tariff of 1886 was enacted, there
were only 20,000,000 millions of Peep in
the country. We now have 1900, 600.
Four years after the tariff was enacted,
according to the census of the United States,
we only had $1,000, coo, coo of property. We
now have 100000 of people and $780,
000,0OO,0Oc of property. [Applause.l
"Gentlemen, you can not sport with that
number of people and with that mass of pro-
perty. We cannot experiment even at this
time and hazard the vast interests when we
could not put the country where it stands to-
day for 10 penitentiai years thereafter
tApplause.1
RECIPROCITY.
"Mr. Schurz condemns the effort of Con-
gress to secure reciprocity of trade with GER
tain countries. Laughter.I The free
traders have always been telling us that if
we would adopt their theory, we would have
a new era in this country, On that form OF
statement | will not differ from them.
Laughter. think we should have a new
era. congress at us laSt session cOncluded
to adopt new policy. They looked at
South America, and they found that we were
receiving from those people vast imports
and exporting little to them. The question
was shall we repeal the duty on sugar and
give that to South America, in addition to
the coffee and the hides and the dye woods,
and the rubber, and the other
things from South America, and shall
we ask those men, if we give you
our markets for the pound to let US enter
theirs tor few shilIings2 Applause On!
no; Mr.. Schurz says that will not do at ALL
you must resort to free trade, but l would
like to ask Mr.. Sckurz before this OHIO
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-10-31
.KNUrE NELSON APPEARS.

The Audience Goes wind In Extending
Him Welcome.
Knute Nelson, the idol of Northern Min
nesota Republicans, was next presented by
Chairman Fletcher, and was greeted with
thunders of applause while he waited pa
tiently for an opportunity to begin his adj
dress. Nothing more was required to de-
monstr tie his popularity, or the general
esteem in which he is held by the people of
Minneapolis. His temporary withdrawal
from public life has evidently not been a
physical injury: He is the picture OF health,
and in personal appearance shows no sign of
change with the passing years. When order
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-10-31

had been restored. Mr.. Nelson began his su.,
dress in rather low tone, but warmed upH
gradually as he proceeded He said:
My friends, don't be alarmed at this
package. Laughter and applause.] This
is all that is mortal of the Mills bill. [Great
applause.
Before undertaking TO say anything to
you this evening in general, feel it my duty
to make a brief preliminary explanation.
Last week was attending court at Glen
wood, in Polk county, and while there Gov.
Merriam. Mr.. Comstock and Mr.. Bjortson
came and held political meeting, and /,
like good Republican, attended the meet
ing. At the close of the meeting some one
IN the audience called me to pronounce the
benediction. Laughter and applause.1
made few remarks touching Gov. Merriam
and great many more about my
friend MIR. Comstock. In those remarks
l am quoted as having criticised
Gov. McGill. The facts were these, gentle
men. Judge Wilson, in his speech in the
upper country, had been criticising Gov,
Merriam for signing certain senate bill, ]
don't remember the number of it. bill ex.
empting certain railroad lands from taxa
ton. Judge Wilson
HAD MADE A GREAT POINT
about the matter, because Gov. Merriam, as
speaker of The house of representatives. had
signed that bill. Gov. Merriam referred to
the matter in his remarks, and in the de-
tense couldn't help but referring to the
same matter, as near as I can remember
land my remarks were wholly extempore).
l said this: That Gov. Merriam, as speaker,
was compelled to sign that bill; if he at that
time had been COVE nor, and had thought
the bill was bad one, he would have the
nerve 10 have vetoed it. The newspapers
quoted me as saying that that was a
very bad DILL, and that if Gov.
Merriam had been governor at that time
he would have vetoed it; thus implying
criticism upon the action of Gov. McGill.
Nothing was further from my mind than
anything Of that kind. for feel that Gov.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-10-31
HER GRoUSDLEss FEARS.

Clara with emotion ~ George, are you
sure you will always love me?
George (feverently while life lasts.
my own.
Clara (suppressing a tear)-George, if
trials and tribulations should comet
George amazed)- My heart is yours,
alone, my love, and always will be.
Clara (sobbing) George are you sure,
perfectly sure that nothing-nothing at all,
could cool your affection?
George thoroughly alarmed)-My gra-
cioasl What's happened? Has your father
failed?
Clara (hysterically)-Wor Far worse.
George (much relieved )-Tel me all, my
angel; can bear it.
Clara with a heroic effort -George,
I've got a--a boil coming on my nose
New York Weekly.
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FINANCIAL NOTE,

Boston Traveller: AS result of the Nc
Kinley bill:
Balloons are going up.
Elevators are rising.
So Is the sun.
Fruit is falling ito the ground).
Coffee is settling.
Neckties continue to crawl up.
Rain persists in falling.
Opium is as much OF drug as ever.
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and free trade. Let us pull together for pro-
lection, and with one more pull sweep from
us free trade, which has never been more
active than it is today. This district will not
do its duty if it does not return to congress
the head man of the ways and means COM
mittee. the leader of the house, William Nc
Kinley, Jr."
Mr.. Blaine and party left at o'clock
tonight for Chicago.
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REAL MOE.

"Can you decline love?" ne asked the
nretty little schoolmistress.
~N.no." she whispered, hiding her head
mon his shoulder.--New York Herald