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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

prosperity. Senator Cullom's committee did
not report until few months ago. The Ie-
port which was then submitted dealt with
the subject in very general way; but was
not friendly to the Canadian roads. Later
senator Cullum introduced resolution call
ing upon the Secretary of the Treasury for
information regarding the shipment in bond
OF merchandise between Atlantic and Pa
ciic ports of the United States over Cana
dian railroads. Secretary Window has now
furnished that information, which Is of es-
pecial interest at this time In view Of the
new connections which the Canadian Pacific
is reported to be making both in the North
west and In New England. The Secretary
describes the methods by which the Canadi-
an roads take goods from American ports in
the West; and by means Of our revenue
bonding system, take them up through Can
ada and around to United State port in the
East without custom house interference.
He then goes on to say that there has been
little IL any violation of our law by the
Grand Trunk or Canadian Pacific; and seri-
ously disappoints Senator Cullom, who ex-
peeted that the report would tend to con-
u6ulH IdtntI buhu oupPOAb 'AS
roads. The correspondent of the Boston
Advertiser writes from Washington: "The
opponents of the Canadian roads are very
much disguised, but there can be no doubt
whatever that the Secretary had dealtifairly
with everybody concerned. Practically the
recommendation Of the Secretary is that the
consular bonding Of freight brought from
Asia directly to the terminus of the Canadi
an Pacific be discontinued. This may inter-
fere somewhat with the New England i'm
port trade from China. Japan, Java and In
dia, but not to a very great extent; other
wise the interests of New England are
harmed in no way" The foreign trade Is
not what the Vanderbilt and other trunk
lines are most anxious to break up, but the
domestic trade from one United States port
to another. So, while New England and the
Northwest have reason to feel pleased with
the Secretary's report, it is less acceptable
to the Chicago and New York trunk lines.
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Our Western connec,Ions

IHe question OF Interference with tba Ca
in"n railroads doing business in New Eng
iano mas passed another stage. II will be
remember that last summer Senator Cullom,s
committee of Senators made tour of the
country country investigating the relations Of the
I Taaaa,an railroads with the trade Of the
od nl.eu states. While the committee wara ~
DossOa delegation of Portland citizens ems -. -
peared before them to protest su .,hens ap.
interference with the Grand TRUNK ~s any
10 SO closely associated with PortIanS 0n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

The Concord Monitor publishes some in
terestlng correspondence between business
house In that city and one In the city of New
orleans. 1t appears that travelling man
representing the Concord house in his regu-
lar trip took an order for lot of merchan-
disc, to be shipped one half of 1t November
1890, and the other half February 1, 1891.
The terms OF this order were plainly stated,
ana the contract between the two parties was
clearly and correctly made. This letter from
New Orleans dated June IL was the first cor
respondence that occurred between the par
lies at interest after the contract was made /:
Messrs NEW 20 ORLEANS, IL, June IL, 1890.
GENTLEMEN: You will please cancel the or
Z. D. SEQ.
To this the Concord house replied, stating
that regular contract had been made be :
tween the parties, that work on the goods
mad commenced, and that a cancellation
would work them loss and damage and notify
Ing the New Orleans men that they proposed
to carry out their part of the contract and
expected them to do the same. To this the
southern firm replied:
NEW ORLEANS, La, June 10, 1890.
a; %. Co., Concord. ~ H.:
hS9eniLemen; You may do as you like about
oontPggt!ng the goods; but we can assure Won OF
one thlng' se 10iH not receive them. ~ '.
respectfully
C.D.&Co.
Three courteous letters from Concord fol
lowed, asking for some reason for this child
like disregard of written contracts Tha
third brought this reply:
4. b. Co., Concord, NJ H. ~ ioso.
Gentlemen: In answer to yours of the 18th
INST, u Is none OF your business our reasons for
cancelllng the order. Please do not waste anv
more time writing TO us, as we will not answer
we DO not ike to deal with cranks, and your man
ager is the "Boss." Yours etc
t.D.&cO.
This is the boycott idea run wild. 1t will
be noticed that the date of the first southern
letter was very near to the day on which the
prospects of the passage of the election bill
began to look especially bright, but before
the Atlanta Constitution and Governor Cor
don put forth their astonishing boycott
scheme The tone of the documents is inso-
lent and offensive throughout, showing q
calm contempt for law and business honor,
as well as desire to injure the Concord firm
pecuniarily. Such childishness can do the
southern opponents of the election bill no
soou, nor can it harm Senator Chandler,
VINO lVes In Concord; but it will do more to
IetaIu southern growth by preventing the az
SESSION Oh northern capital than thousands
VI Droauside advertisements can undo.
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TUESDAY. The 18th day Of August, A. D. 1890

to nominate candidates for the following officers:
Four senators; county attorney; clerk OF courts;
sheriff; county treasurer; register OF deedsj one
county commissioner; and also TO choose county
committee for two years, and to transact any
other business that may properly come before the
convention.
The basis for representation will be one dele
gate for each city and town, and one additional
delegate for each seventy-nve Republican votes
ast for Governor at the last state election, and
one delegate for each fraction Of forty votes.
The delegates have been apportioned upon the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

To those who imagine that the federal
election bill is some terrible engine of dis
cord and oppression aimed at honest men
and at the virtuous election methods Of the
South in particular, we would commend this
calm and fair statement of Senator Hoar. of
Massachusetts: "The substance of the law
proposed in the BILL" said Senator Hoar to
an Associated Press reporter on Thursday,
sis this: Whenever application is made to
judge Of a circuit court for the inspection Of
the election in any town or city of 10000 in
habitants or upward, or of any county,
township. parish OF. precinct. Qfticers. paY. he
duty to supervise, inspect and witness the
election, but the registration and the cleo
tlon and the certifcation of the result there
OF are left In the hands of the local authori-
ties. When inspection is provided for a
whole Congressional district, however, there
shall be three State commissioners appoint
ed by the court, not more than two of whom
shall be OF one political party. who shall is
sue certificate of the election In that dis
trict The certificate thus made shall be
used by the clerk of the House in making ND
his roll of members. Any person who shall
make under oath statement that he be-
lieves he is entitled to election, may have
the case examined by the judge of a circuit
court. II that judge find that the certificate
Of the commissioners is not correct, he shall
issue certificate, and that certificate shall
be final, until the case is acted on by the
House of Representatives. 1t shall be prima
Jdc'e evidence of the right of the person
named therein to seat in the House. The
rest of the provisions are merely an extern
sion Of the law which has been enforced In
New York State for number of years"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

In the Fifteenth Congressional district
of Illinois the Knights of Labor, Prohibition
lists. Farmers Alliance and farmers not at
tached to the Alliance, have held an omni-
bus conventionl and put ticket into the
teld. This is the Hon. Joseph Cannon's dis
trict, but he is not the man to be scared by
the contents of such political drag-nets.
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foregoing basis as follow!

TOTAL. .16Z
The committee win be In session at the Hall at
ten O'Clock I'm the forenoon on the day of the con-
vention to receive the credentials of the delegates
and attend TO such other business as may be nee
essary.
Z. DUDLEY FREEMAN, Chairman.
CHARLES A. TRUE, Secretary.
Portland, July 16,s1S9O.
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republicans Of Cumberland County are
hereby requested TO send delegates to County
Convention to be held at
Reception Hall, City Building, Portland,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nicat,ons. The name and address Of the writer
are In an cases indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee ofgood faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

The Territory of Oklahama is distant
place. whose political conditions are little
lik ely to excite great interest at this dis
lance. Upon national politics Oklahoma
will probably have little influence for many
years. A Territory has ne Senators. and its
member in the House Of Representatives
has no vote. The election the other day
was purely local. and it may be said that
there were no issues involved. Men voted
according to the party preferences which
they had formed in their old homes. The
fact that the Republicans carried the Terri
tory shows that now, as in the past, the
commonwealth builders In this nation are
Republican in politics. The Democrats are
not successful at creating, but they are often
expert in managing that which is already
created.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

A Social Departure. How Orthadocia and
Went Round the World by Ourselves. By
Sara Jeanette Duncan. With Ill Illustra-
tions by F. II. Townsend. New York: d.
Appleton 81 Co.; Portland: Loring, She's
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

Testimonial.

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Dear Dr. True:-I wish to add a Testimonial To
Ine many you have had from all over the country.
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many III OF when are no doubt suffering today from
no otner cause than which have lust been re-
neyed BY the use of True's Pin Worm Elixir. I
pegan taxing this elixir for balsam, having a
Dau colu on my lungs, which resulted In the best
manner as balsam, and besides, relieving me Of
q quanLiIy OF pin worms and a tape worm be-
tween ~ and 30 feet In length, measuring seben-
elgntns 81 an inch in the widest place. For $3.50
expended In True's Pin Worm Elixir, have been
restored from the most miserable state of health
Soi which have suffered for years. to perfect
health and happiness. / cannot recommend too
Mighty True's Worm Elixir, and am ready at any
lime TO answer any questions that may be asked
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this testimonial.
Placing my name alongside of the many al.
ready enrolled who have had good reasons for
saying God bless DIR. True, am,
Yours very truly A. +. BRAGG.
Foxcroit' Me. ap12eod&w1ycS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

The policies OF the UNION MU-
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PANY afford absolute protection,
and In liberality are unsurpassed
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

COOL MUSIC BOOKS
lNSTRuMEN TAI.

NO, not Cool, but filled with that Restful Harmo-
derfuily to Endure Extremes OF Weather,
N mold
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

The attack made upon Speaker Reed in his
absence yesterday by Rogers of Arkansas,
called forth spirited replies from several Re-
publicans In defence Of their much maligned
Speaker When present Speaker Reed shows
himself so superior to all the noisy abuse of
the Democrats and so supremely well able to
take care Of himself that Republican rarely
feels called upon to return the ineffective fire
will not allow to rule the House or obstruct
its business. The House of Representatives
has done great deal of good work at this
session, but its best work consists in bring
ing Thomas B. Reed SO prominently to the
fore and proving his magnificent qualities as
q Speaker and party leader.
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$40 Congress Street,
feb2o RINEs BUILDING. eodtf

4. o. %. +.
An important amendment to Bylaws relating
10 Renedts will come up for action In Maine
lodge No. 1, Monday evening, August 18th. A
full attendance Is requested.
augSd3t STEPHEN MARSH, Secretary.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
Edwin G. Burleigh.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO CONGRESS,

First Dtstrtct-THoMAS B. REED.
Second Dtstrict-NELSON DINGLEY, JR.
Third Dtstrict-SETH l.. MILLIKEN.
Fourth Dtstrict-CHARLES A. BOUTELLE.
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20 God, whose presence CLOVIS in all.
within, around us, and above,
Iny word we bless, thy name we call,
Whose word is trilth whose mama 10 \ n,

ana which Is, perhaps, one of the most fa-
mlliar hymns IN the English language.
But. after all, the present volume has less
to do with the personality of the man whom
1t Is chiefly intended to commemorate, than
with his time-its theology. its lack of theol-
oily, and Its religious emotions, with which
he was SO closely interviewer.
Dr. rockingham was admirably typical of
the class of believers to which he belonged,
a class Of men who in their day and genera
tion won the esteem Of their contemporaries
and are entitled to the reverence of those
who come after them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-08-09

One OF the best ways OF helping
yourself Is TO support home instP
tutlonss, success In life being far
easier 70 attain In a thriving than
OF Maine should recognize this fact
and place their Life Insurance. IN
their home company "
feb11TT&stf
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15

He was thin, little man. with pailid
complexion, aud eimlet-like eyes. who
entered barber shop recently to get
shaved. re removed his shiny felt hat
and hung II up on a hook, and. carefully
unbuttoning his threadbare coat, took q
seat In chair, fearful lest he would in
jure II In some way. The barber, after
the mans face was attended to, in
quired:
wet or dry shampoo. sir?"
DRY. please, replied the customer, in
quavering tones.
The barber, as preliminary, lifted his
hands above the old mans head. and
brought his fingers down upon the heavy
gray locks as a hawk would bring his
talons into q young chicken. The next
second the barber jumped three feet of
the floor, and emitted yell. He held in
his hand about three square inches of the
mans hair. and expected every minute to
SEQ the customer begin bleed ng TO death.
But such an unfortunate occurrence was
not in store for ths old man, who merely
turned around and said:
sPlease put that wig back, young fell
low; do not like TO Lave ii disarra nged
in that manner"
The old gentleman was partially bald
on the top of his head. and had procured
wig which blended so perfectly with
his hair that its presence could not be no.
ticed. Philadelphia Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15

A soon as they emerge from the by
draulic press postage stamps are
grmmed. The paste IL made from clear
starch. OK rather sc dextrine, which 10
acted upon chemically and then boiled,
forming clear, smooth, slightly sweet
mixture. Zach sheet of stamps is taken
separately, place upon q hat boari, and
its edges covered with q light metal
frame Then the past Is SINE AIRED on with
wide xhItewash brush and the sheet is
laid between two wire racks aud placed
on pile with others 10 dry. Great care
is taken in the manufacture OF this paste,
which is perfectly harmless. This graft
flying fact has been conclusively proven
by an analysis recently made by an
eminent chemist. After the cumming
another pressing In the hydraulic press
follows. Then another counting fact,
stamps are counted no less than thirteen
times during the process of manufacture.
The sheets are then cut In half, each por-
ton containing 100 stamps. this being
done by girls with ordinary hand-shears.
Next follows the perforation, which Is
performed by machinery. The perfora-
tions are first made Ia a perpendicular
line end of erward in q horizontal limo.
Another pressing follows-this time to
get rid of the raised edges on the back of
the stamps made by the dies, and this
ends the manufacture. A separate apart
ment is devoted 10 the picking and send
ing of tho stamps to different post Offices.
1t will be seen b. this account that any
absurd rumor concerning the poisonous or
unc' can pror critics of ostage stamps Is
utterly without foundation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15

End OF the Great Carpeniers' Strike n
Chicago.


End OF the Great Carpenters Strike at
Chicago.
The great carpenters strike at Chicago
Is finally settled. The necessary papers
have been signed and ratified by both bodies
concerned in the arbitration. and before
the week closes scores Of buildings that for
four weeks have been practically deserted
will echo with the sounds OF the hammers
and saws in tho hands OF fully 1000 Jour-
neymen carpenters. The document signed
provides that eight hours shall constitute
days work. work 10 begin at o'clock
n. m. and end at o'clock p. m. Tho noon
hour may be curtailed by special arrange
ment between the foreman and the major
Ity OF the workmen. but not in such way
as to permit more than eight hours work
between the hours named. 1t was further
stipulate that overtime shall not COM
mence before o'clock p. m. and shall end
not later than o'clock u m. The minimum
rate OF wages has been fixed at 50 cents an
hour up to Aug. /. and thereafter at ST..
cents an hou-. Overtime shall be rated at
time and half. and Sunday time shall DO
reckoned at double time. In the matter Of
apprentices. each contractor is allowed to
keep all the apprentices he now has. and
shall be allowed to take one additional ap-
prentice each year from this time on. IN
ion men will not be- required to work with
nom union men. The new association rec
ognizes and agrees TO employ only union
mon. This is regarded as perhaps the
greatest Victory OF the journeymen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15

Il IL not long since Paris bsnk clerk
lei papers representing some 2oo. 600
fIancE In cab, and was lucky enough TO
ind them several hours after lying I'M
touched on the seat. A provincial bank
Or, who took cab on the bouieyardn tho
other afternoon. drove TO the Northern
Station. and was equally absent minded.
but vas not 90 fortunate. After dismiss
ing the cab at the station and taking q
ticket he remembered that no had left on
the seat portfolio containing bank
notes and papers to the value of $4,000
francs. He rushed 10 the station en-
trunce. only TO ind the cab gone, and
thence TO the stand from which he had
taken Il. The particular vehicle he long
ed to set eyes upon had not yet returned.
The distracted banker conhded his trou-
hes to the policeman on duty at the
stand, and was advised to await there the
return OF the cab. At the end OF On hour
two cabs drove up to the stand, and the
banker recognized tho driver The latter
told the policeman that after leaving the
railway station he had driven two ladies
to the Palace do rindustrie. As they
quilted the cab they remarked to the jehu
that there was portfolio on the seat.
There was--but II was empty. Mall
G0seffe
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15
GORMANDIzINe,

overeang the parakng of rich and ndigestbe food
of discomfort and suffering To relieve the
bowels overlooking full dose of Dr.
Purge Pellets the best remedy They operate gently
yet thoroughly and without gpng nausea or other unpleasant
indulgence such incorporate eating has deangd
attended with of
ne hoang after eang coated tongue bitter or bad taste in
morning. arising drowsness after meals understandable feel
of dread of impending calamity and then
follow the of the Pellets with Dr. Perces Golden Med
the stomach nvgotc the liver and set all
processes digestion work While curing indigestion it prifes
cleansing all humors and
of what from what arising Unlike
dpu6e equally well OF the
contains alcohol nebate to fement IN the
and digestion On the ds fermenta
all the digestive and assmatve 1t
wonderful and peculiar curative results as in its chemical composition
nothing similar composition approaching it results
Therefore, don't be dped and induced take substitute said
good that the dealer may make larger profit
Manufactured by WORLDS DBPENsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,
No. Main Street, Buffalo. N. ".
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15
A Necklace or Human Eyes.

The wife of w. f. Curtis, of Washing
ton. ID. c., is the possessor of most un-
canny ornament in the shape OF q neck
lace made OF human eyes. The eyes were
taken from Peruvian mummies. polished
end placed in their present settings. Ac-
counts given out a few years ago, when
the necklace was being made, said that
the eyes were those of a kind of fish
which, owing to the human eyes prone
ness to decay, had been substituted. Rea-
soning from common-sense standI o mt
will conv nee the most skeptical that an
embalmer who understands his work we'll
enough to preserve fish eyes for centuries
would also understand how to harden the
pulpy matter of the human eye. One OF
the Writer'S friends, now in Costa Rica
collecting natural history specimens,
laughs at the story of the mummy eyes
being fish eyes substituted by the en-
balmers for the real human optic.-St.
Louis ReDubHc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15
Whom ON Tho High seas.

On the rail. on steamboat. aboard fishing
smack, or yachting on the coast Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters will be found reliable me ans
OF averting ana relieving ailments to which
trayolcrs, mariners, and emigrants are pecul-
iarly subject. Eea captains, ship doctors. voy-
ayers, so.ourners in the tropics, and all about
to encounter, unacclimated, an unaccustomed,
or dangerous climate, fhould not neglect to
avail themselves OF this safeguard OF well-ascer-
tanned and long-tried merit. Constipation, bill
iousness, malarlal fever indigestion. rheuma-
tism, and affectiors Of tho bladder and Kidneys
are among the ailments which IL Graduates, and
IL may be es orted to rot only with confidence
in its remedial efficacy but also In perfect
free dom Irom every oh es:ionabls ingredient,
since IL IL deiived from tho pUrest aud IN Jst
salutary sources. IL coupte acts the effects OF
UNIV holes ONE food and water.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-15
THE TARIFF DEBATE.

Limit OF Twelve Days Fixed by a Re-
publican Caucus.
The Republicans OF the House have hell
caucus. their object Icing to consider
the details OF the tariff discussion add 10
determine the length OF time to DO allowed
the consideration OF the tariff bill by the
House. A good many Republicans. including
Bayne and other members OF tho Ways and
Means Committee. were In favor OF but ons
speech on each side for the general debate
to be followed by discussion under the
FIVE m nuto rule. After long discussion
and protests on the past OF those who are
dissatisfied with certain features OF the
bill. 1t was decided to allow four days for
general discussion. to be followed by eight
days OF discussion under the five minute
rule. when the previous question will be
considered ordered and vote taken on tho
ILL The caucus then adjourned without
further action.