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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21

senator Blair's educational bill was defeat
ca yesterday, by vote of 81 yeas to 81 nays.
Blair made a motion to reconsider. from
which 1t may be inferred that he still has
some little hope that he may get the hill
through In full Senate. The chances are.
however, that the bill is dead, and that Mr.
Blair's great Grafton was all wasted. 1t has
been good many years since Mr.. Blair's
scheme first made its appearance. When it
was first presented it met with much popu-
lar favor, and passed the Senate without
any serious opposition. But it has not stood
the test OF time. Study of its provisions
and their effect has gradually weakened 1t in
the estimation of educators and of the gen.
eral public. The fact that the Southern
States have been of late years making large
appropriations for schools and improving
steadily their educational facilities has also
had much effect to weaken the bill by show
ing the country that the aid it proposed was
not peeded Another influence which helped
kill the bill was Mr.. Blair's speeches.
which have latterly been filled up with as
saults on everybody who did not support the
measure. Mr.. Blair will probably launch forth
at the first opportunity some dismal predic-
lions as the effect of the bills defeat on the
school system, remarking in the course of
them no doubt, that the Jesuits have got the
system by the throat and are strangling the
life out of it. But the country long since
ceased to take any stock in Mr.. Blair's
prophecies. He has got into the same cate
CORY with Virgins.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21

The Massachusetts legislature proposes to
increase the salary Of the governor to $4,000
and Increase the pay of members of the gen.
eral court to $1,000 Perhaps $4,000 is not an
exorbitant sum to pay the executive Of a
populous State like Massachusetts,. and per-
haps $1,000 is not more than the average leg
islator earns. But it is pretty safe to pre-
dict that these salaries will not go up with
out some vigorous protests from the people,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21

The appointment of a successor to Bis
marck probably makes it impossible for the
latter to withdraw his resignation or change
his attitude even If he had any disposition to.
Henceforth the government will have to be
carried on without his assistance or advice.
AS the civilized world had come to regard
him as an almost indispensable adjunct of
the German government the future moves of
the empire will be watched with great in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21

The commissioners of the county of Ken
nebec are trying to tinker the ventilation of
the Augusta court house 50 as to make the
an hour at a time. 1t has been decided to
build chimney in the southwest corner SO
that fireplace may be constructed in that
corner OF the room. 1t is hoped by this to
secure the much needed ventilation, and
work has commenced. 1t is hoped that un-
fortunates swho have business at the April
term will be treated to new order of things.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21

The latest move in the line of ballot re-
form comes in the shape of bill which has
been introduced in the Maryland legislature
making voting compulsory, and imposing a
foe of S. on every voter who does not exer-
else his right. provided he is worth $780,
Persons not worth that amount are not to be
fned The bill is aimed at the Baltimore
Mugwumps, and is doubtless intended for a
joke. AS such, however, it is not entitled to
be considered a blooming success.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 81.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nlcations 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. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21

A tariff bill that suits everybody is impos-
Siole OF construction. When the committee
on ways and means began to frame the bill
which has just been completed it was fore
seen mat some features of it would newt
aoiy encounter opposition. The exnectad
mas come to pass. The reduction ~ tbo
sugar uuties one half is met with verv
STRONG protest from Louisiana wbero tha',
raise sugar cane, and another from Konso:
where the business OF making sngar fro~,
sorghum has recently sprung up. Now EOn
land is likely to make strenuous onnos;.;ns
to the revival of the duty on hides wbioh ~
bill provides, and also to the increase 81 ~ to
duty on carpet woods. The reduction ~ ~. .,io
duty on sugar is along the line of tho No.. .no
tive system, for the duty on that article Sas
been to very large extent for revenue inoS
much as Louisiana has been unable To nro-
duce but very small proportion of the en-
gar consumed in this country When secre-
tary Manning was in control of the Tr reas
ury he argued at length that from froo
trade standpoint duty on sugar sbonld no
retained, inaSmuch as that was nroner
article to tax under purely reyenne torSsf
system. We are inclined to think that II ~" The he
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21

1t is not at all probable that the European
powers will call in the Pope to mediate on
the question of disarmament The cont.
mental powers are altogether too distrustful
OF one another to lay down their arms.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-21

We are glad to see that our esteemed con-
temporary. the Eastern Argus, is beginning
TO comprehend the ground on which Judge
Webb held the Biddeford municipal court to
be incompetent to natur alize aliens.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
COAST CULLINGS.

Young Hibbard, who attempted to
use chloroform on his father at San
Jose, is in custody at Pleasanton.
Captain Alexander Miller, of Marys.
vile, in coming out of the pilot house OF
the steam barge Acme, made misstep,
and falling from the galley deck to the
freight deck, was instantly killed.
The four indictments against Edwin
S. Gill, editor of the Arizona Republic
an, returned November 26th by the
grand jury, have been quashed, and the
jury dismissed by Judge Kibbey, on the
ground of their being illegal.
King Kalakaua has bestowed the or
der of Kalakaua upon Admiral Brown,
Captain Remy and Flag Lieutenant
Dyer, of the cruiser Charleston. Ad-
miral Brown was also invested with the
high grade of knight grand officer.
At San Diego, Alfred Hourz, proprie-
tor of the Plaza oyster market, was shot
and instantly killed by A. d. Pearson, a
deputy constable, who had been placed
in charge of the formers place of busi-
ness on writ of attachment. Both men
had been drinking.
A special from Okanogan county,
Wash, announces the killing by Deputy
Sheriff Ives, after desperate fight, Of
the Indian murderer of Freighter Coles,
who had been hunted by the officers for
several weeks. In the fight squaw was
seriously wounded.
At the preliminary examination of
Max Somner, charged with forging a
postal order, at San Francisco, the de-
fendant was discharged, it being shown
that similarity in firm names led to
his receiving money order belonging
to another firm, which he cashed, and
that he had no intention OF committing
forgery.
At the site of the new stockyards at
Point Pinole, half dozen buildings are
already completed. In a week or ten
days large hotel and store houses will
be ready for occupancy. Upward of
100000 has already been expended
upon the work. A force OF 400 men is on
the ground, hurrying the stockyard
buildings, tracks and other property to
completion.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
IN BAJA CALIFORNIA.
British Capitalists Making Wonderful
TransformatiOns.


Transformations.
SAN Diego, Dec. 6.-The English com
pany which succeeded to the vast in
terests of the International company ol
Mexico, in Lower California, have begun
work in earnest. J. Randall Page, the
company's representative in this
city, has for several days been
hard at work perfecting arrange
ments for the development of
the country below the line. The pro-
ject of most importance is the building
OF railroad from Ensenada and San
Quintin to either San Diego or Yuma.
Twelve miles will be built at once, start
ing from San Quintin, as that distance
must be completed in short time,
being one of the conditions of the
concession. Arrangements have also
been perfected for the building of a
monster iron pier at San Quintin, the
first on the Pacific coast. Pages in
structions are to report upon such other
improvements as will be most impor-
tant in developing the vast body of land
lying about San Quintin, and to this end
large irrigating system will be con-
structed early next year. 1t will be
built in a most substantial manner.
A large dam will be thrown across the
San Domingo river, and the water di-
verted so as to irrigate large lemon and
orange orchards, which will be planted
in the country around that harbor. An
officer of the royal engineers will be sent
over to superintepd the construction of
the iron pier and other works, and
Mexican official is quoted as saying
these movements have excited some
uneasiness and suspicion upon the part
of the Mexican government that Great
Britain itself desires San Quintin har-
Dor as sort of coaling station near the
United States line.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
ROUGH ON EDITORS.
High School Education in
Germany.
Emperor William Trying to
Reform 1t.
All the Newspapers Ineensed at His
Remarks.
He Says Journalists Are High Schoo
Products Run to Seed-Prof.
Koch's Experiments.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, Dec. 6.-[Copyrighted 1890
by the New York Associated Press. l.
The Reichsanzeiger gives passages from
Emperor Williams recent speech on
school reform. One point the emperor
especially emphasizes is the time lost in
the higher public schools in cramming
youths with Latin and Greek, instead OF
the German language and German his
tory, especially the growth of German
institutions, and the idea of national
unity. Modern history, he declared, il
rightly taught, would become infinitely
more valuable than the chronicles of an.
tiquity. How, he asks, were so many
young Germans reduced from the path
of political virtue? How was il
that Germany produced as reform
ers OF society. so many men
nagging at their own government,
while commencing the governments OF
other nations? 1t was simply ignorance
arising from defective education, on tn G
schools must mend their methods. They
modern life; reduce the boys book
work, and give more time for healthy
recreation and training OF the body.
The present system tended toward the
overproduction of highly educated peo-
pie. Journalists, he said, were high
school products run to seed. He APP
proved the saying of Bismarck, anent
the Arbiturienten Proletariat. whom
he called hunger candidates, and from
whom the ranks of journalism were
largely recruited, forming class dan
gerous to society. Finally, he declared,
he would not license any more high
schools until their methods were
amended.
The newspapers generally sharply re-
sent the emperor's references to journal
lists. The National Gazette says, instead
of their being hunger candidates, many
high state officials are only too willing
to exchange their posts for positions on
the press, if they can get them.
The latest developments of Koeh's dis.
coFery of cure for diphtheria and
tetanus, have been limited to test ex-
perinents with animals, until yes
piled to several human subjects through
tIulSluolOfl VI OiOOu dillLldlS uOl
susceptible to diphtheria bacillus OF
tetanus. 1t was found that the bood OF
rats and mice had destructive effect on
the virus of diphtheria, while the blood
of rabbits, translused had similar effect
on tetanus. Before TRANSMISSION, the blood
must be freed from congulum and be
otherwise prepared.
Professors Ziemssen and Bauer, lectur-
ing before the Munich Medical society,
expressed themselves opposed to the use
ofKoch's lymph in private practice until
the chances of cure were better calcu-
Liable. A patient in Vienna hospital,
who was under treatment by the new
method, died suddenly as soon as the re-
action, following the innoculation, set
in, and a 17-year-old girl, who was in
oculated with lymph for lupus, yester-
day, at Innesbruck, died from paralysis
of the heart.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
A Woman In Command. !.

New YORK, Dec. 6.-News from Cal
lao was received here yesterday of trip
by the barkentine Johanna, which left
the island OF Mansicio, off the coast of
Peru, April 5th last, for Melbourne,
with cargo of sugar. Two
days out OF port yellow fever broke
out among the crew, and in two days
more the only people left alive on board
the vessel were Captain Meindres' wife
and baby and the first mate. Mrs.
Meindres took command of the vessel,
and with the help OF the first mate, sue
ceeded in navigating the vessel into the
port Of Freemantle, in Eastern Australia.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
NO. 148 SOUTH MAIN STREET,
(Near Second street,
5-CENT SAVINGS STAMP,
THE SYSTEM.

The Bank has issued to its agents, whose
names and addresses appear below, large
number of green gummed STAMPS about the
size of postage stamp, each one Of which
when pasted in one of the banks "5 CENT
SAVINGS BOOKS" has deposit value of
cents.
Any person desiring to open small savings
account, goes either to the bank or to the banks
most convenient agent, buys q Scent Savings
Stamp and receives free "5-Cent Savings
Book" each page of whicn is divided into
twenty squares of such size that one Scent
stamp may be readily pasted within each
When all the squares on one leaf are filed
the leaf represents one dollar.
The depOsitOr then signs his name, age and
address on the gummed label in the Scent
Savings Book, and sends through an agent or
brings the FILLED LEAF and LABEL to the
ing credit to the depositor of one dollar. The
depositor then begins to fill another page with
stamps, which is again sent to the bank when
full, and on. One or more leaves may be
deposited at time.
These stamps can be purchased on and after
TUESDAY, DECEMBER THE 9TH,
At the bank, or of any one of the banks fol-
AUTHORIZED CITY AGENTS:
ANGELENo PHARMACY, 1900 Temple street.
BEAR, BEN. L., Druggist, corner Union avenue
and Temple street. tH
BEAN, CHARLES E., Druggist, corner Pearl and
BoUTTIER, L., Market and Grocery, 722 Belle
vue avenue.
BRossART, JOHN F.. First Ward Grocery Store,
E. L. A.
Gross. W. g., Druggist, sO1 s. Main street, cor
ner Ninth.
CoLLErTE, L P, Pharmacist, 621 Downey
avenue, E. L. A.
CROSS, DR.. H. H., Druggist, 1903 South Grand
avenue.
FAY, JOHN T., Grocer, East Seventh street and
Elmore avenHe,
FISHER, Z. c., Druggist near corner Main and
Washington streets.
FRANCISCO, A W., Grocer, corner PicO street
and Vernon avenue
GUIRARDo, r. c.. Wall-street Pharmacy, 263
East Fifth street.
HIcKLEY,s. w, Confectioner and Book Store,
2l20 East First street, Boyle Heights
HRLLMAN, WALDECK e. Co., Stationers, 120
North Spring street.
MAsKELL JOHN, Grocer, S, w. corner Thirtieth
and Main streets. 90,
OLMsTEAD, J. c., Stationer, 429 South Spring st.
PLUMMER, f. j. & Co., Druggists Pearl and
Sixth streets.
TROUT, J. H.. Druggist, corner Sixth and Broad
way.
WRIGHT, w. NJ, University Pharmacy, I'll
Jefferson street.
WOLF, +. c., Druggist and Chemist corner Main
and Fifteenth streets @f
WoRLAND, HARRY, Druggist, 1852 and 2l31
East First street, Boyle Heights.
WREDE, THEo, Pharmacist, 527 East First st.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
THE SIOUX HOsTILES.
Some of the Chiefs Hold a Powwow
with General Brooke.

ST. PAUL, Dec. GA special from Pine
Ridge agency says several of the hostile
chiefs, accompanied by a number OF
armed warriors, came into the agency
this morning and held conference with
General Brooke. He told them to come
back to the agency, cease hostilities and
they would get all the provisions they
wanted. They went back to camp, to
report to their followers, making no
promises.
OMAHA, Dec. 6.-The Bees Pine Ridge
special about the conference between
General Brooke and the hostile chiefs
says the latter were Turning Bear, Big
Turkey, High Pine, Big Bad Horse and
Bulldog. They were decorated with
war paint and feathers, as were also
their ponies. General brooke explained
to them that the great father wanted
to tell them that if they would come in
near the agency, where he General
Brc oke) could see them often, and not
be compelled to depend upon irresponsi-
BILE rumors to learn what they we're doing,
he would give them plenty to eat and en-
ploy many OF their young men as scouts,
etc. The soldiers, he said, had not
come to fight them, but to protect the
settlers and keep peace. AS to the feel
ing over the boundary line change be-
tween Pine Ridge and Rosebud all such
differences will be satisfactorily adjusted
If disposition was shown to come in as
requested by the great father. He sug-
gested wounded Knee as a place that
would be satisfactory
The Indian chiefs listened attentively,
and Turning Bear then spoke to them.
The effrontery displayed by the fellow
was remarkable. He said that it
would be bad thing for the
Indians to come nearer the agency,
because they would have no water or
grass for their horses. He could not
understand how their young men would
be employed as scouts if there was no
enemy to be watched. They might come
in, but as the old men and squaws have
no horses, they should want the great
father to send horses and wagons to the
Bad Lands and take all the beef and
other things they had there to a camp
that might be agreed on.
General Brooke said all these things
would be considered after they had
shown disposition to obey instruc-
tions. No reference was made on either
side to the depredations the hostiles
have been committing on the govern
ment's herds as we'll as settlers homes.
After the powow the chiefs were fed,
and after the squaws had performed a
dance for them, they returned to their
camp.
STANDING Rock AGENCY, Dec. 6.-The
Indians of this reservation today dlew
rations, all the families being repre-
sented. Sitting Bulbs wife and boys
were here. Agent Mclaughlin had ar
ranged a plan to arrest Sitting Bull, but
received an order suspending for the
present any arrests whatever.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
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ELUSIVE CHINESE.
The Congressional Committee Studying
Their Dark Ways

Their Dark Ways.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 6.-The congress
sional committee on immigration today
paid visit to the Pacific Mail dock and
witnessed the embarkation of about 800
Chinese on the steamer Belgic for Hong
Kong. Afterward the committee re-
turned to the appraisers building and
resumed the taking of testimony.
United States Commissioner Ho gh.
ton testified that the majority OF the
Chinese habeas corpus cases come before
the commissioners because the ciicuit
courts were 80 overrun with business
that some relief was necessary. He
found it difficult to get at the truth
in these cases. The Chinese are not
scrupulous and have learned what to say
to make a good case. When the COM
missioners order Cinnamon to be re-
manded, the testimony is compiled and
submitted to the federal courts, whose
duty in the case is concluded when the
order OF remand is actually made. 1t
was the opinion of the witness that Chi
nese between the time OF recommends
ton for remand, and the actual issuance
OF the order by the court, could be pre-
vented from securing bail until the court
had passed upon the case. He was not
aware of suit being brought against
bondsmen on account of any of these es-
capes.
Deputy Clerk Manly, of the United
States district court, testified that it had
been found difficult to locate Chinese
bondsmen after bail had been accepted
and the photographs of bondsmen were
now required. A number of suits against
bondsmen had been brought after year
or so, but not pressed.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Mr.. POwderly Addresses the Delegates
at Ocala. p. ~ ~ rs STE r

Mr. POWderly Addresses the Delegates
OeALA, !, Fla, Dec. 6.--The farmers
Alliance this morning discussed the
amendments to the platform adopted
yesterday, looking to the restricting Of
the powers of the president in disciplin-
ing the editors of the alliance newspa-
pers. r.
Complaint was made that the govern
ment crop statistician relied too much
upon information furnished by unin-
formed congressman. The committee
on agricultural statistics reported pro-
posing a committee of five alliance con-
gressmen to make arrangements to get
statistics so that the people will not be
dependent on reports from the govern
ment statistician. They are to cooper
ate with the alliance crop statistician.
Terrence V. Powderly addressed the
alliance delegates at the exposition hall
this afternoon. He advocated reform in
the employment of child labor; insisted
that the government had the right to
control the railroads, and then made
fiery attack upon the employment OF
labor-saving machinery as defrauding
workmen OF the right to work.
He was especially bitter against all
electric devices, declaring that capital
lists in their greed had cornered Gods
wrath and compelled it to do their bid
ding.
He denounced sectionalism and said:
mo matter what the politicians may
say, we OF the two sections are together
again, and together we will fight
monopoly"
This sentiment brought forth great
nnnlausa
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07

has not been altogether the subject of
the executive committees deliberations.
The Union Pacific is all right and the
earnings of the road are greater than
ever. The nature of the meeting today
was largely to discuss the advisability Of
calling conference of the various rail-
road presidents. The object of the con-
ference would have no other significance
than the promotion of harmony and
good fellowship among the railway Off
cials, so that they would be unit in
the event of generalization in rates.
Such conference would be power in
precluding the possibility of the recur-
renee of any sort of Generalization.
Many days will not pass when that con-
ference will be held"
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The widow of the late ex-senator Mil.
ler of California is dead.
w. o. Cleveland, arrested at Cincin.
natl for the embezzlement of $4,000 OF
$4,000, confessed and claims to be re-
lated to ex-President Cleveland.
At New Haven, Ct., a number of in
oculatlons have been made by DIR. Fos
ter, with lymph received from Professor
Koch. 1t is understood one or two pa
tients are greatly improved.
George Washington Smith of Sa1
Francisco. vice-president OF the Nicar
rauga Canal company, became suddenly
insane while stopping at the Gilsey
house, New York. Alcoholism was the
cause.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
Rescued Crews.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 6.-The steamer
Coos Bay arrived this morning from
Fort Bragg, CAL, bringing the crews of
the steamer South Coast, which went
ashore at Fort Bragg during gale De-
cember Sd, and the schooner Abbie,
which went ashore at Caspar on the
same day.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07

The San Francisco produce exchange
reports the amount of -four and grain
remaining in California December lst,as
follows: 118,000 barrels of flour; 12,-
100000 centals of wheat; 1,6l6,OOO CEN
tails of barley; 81 900 centals of oats
ia, 900 sacks of beans; 303, 900 centals Of
corn, and 81 900 centals Of rye.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-07
SLY JAY GOULD.
Promoting Good Fellowship Among
Railroad Omcials.

New YORK, Dec. 6.-The executive
committee of the Union Pacific railway
held a meeting in the Office of Jay
Gould today. Gould said after the
meeting: 1.-THE question OF considering
the floating debt of the Union Pacific