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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08

Skowhegan citizens are divided on the
question of the location of the post Office
as umpires during the lively campaign
which the advocates of the rival sites have
carried on. Some time ago the postmaster
was authorized to find better quarters and
decided to move into new block erected by
Griffin and Wentworth. In the meantime,
Morrison g. Mcclellan built block and
some of the business men thought 1t better
situated for the post office than the Went
worth building. A lively rivalry has been
the result, three post Office inspectors hay-
ing been sent down to find out what it was
all about. The decision of the authorities
has not been made known.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Fire In Oxford,

NORWAY, November 6.-John P. Jordan's
farm buildings at Allen Hill. Oxford, 30 tons
of hay and farming tools burned yesterday
The cause is unknown. Loss, $1,000; insured
for $500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Those Fast Canadian steamers.

OTTAWA. November lit is understood a
syndicate. of which Lord Harrington Is the
head. will receive contract for the Cana
dian fast Atlantic steamships. The signing
Of the contract is contingent upon the aecep-
tance by the tenderers Of certain modifca-
tions in their offer, which the govern ment
enppaatpd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Senator Sherman cheerfuI.

Sherman said, In an interview last night.
that he had seen such political commissions
dozen times or more, but they have no per-
manent effect He mentioned the loss of
the House and Senate by the Republic ms in
1870, and their regain in 1880 with additional
powers. He did not regard the present situ-
alton with apprehension. The people would
be wiser before the next Congress is chosen
and the next president elected, and seeing
the beneficial effects of the Mckinley bill
will vote accordingly
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08

The post Office at Skowhegan is too rear
the railroad track, but the citizens cannot
agree upon place. A post Office inspector
has been in the place and held hearing. He
has not yet reported.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08

WASHINGTON. November 7.-W. j. K.
Kenney of New York, today called at the Of
fee of Superintendent Porter and presented
letter from Mr.. Spear, private secretary to
Mayor Grant, requesting copies of the names
of all persons enumerated by the federal
York city. Superintendent Porter said he
could not recognize Mr. Spear or any other
private secretary as the legal representa-
tive of the municipal government of the city
of New York, and certainly would decline to
furnish the names requested. Mr. Porter is
of the opinion that he should receive COM
munications such as this directly from the
maVOr
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Thurman Was Surprised.

COLUMBUS, o., November Judge Thur
man, in an interview, says he was very we'll
satisfied the people of the country would
have something to say about the Mckinley
bill, and to the effect that they had endured
terest of favored few. He admits, how
ever, that the result of Tuesdays elections
was a great surprise to him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08

Irophet John f. Nlckerson of the Ad.
xentiSts zen has determined upon mission Ike
Dextet s Gazettes Ga s Inalsstiap e according to the
grim from Maine to California He H viii viii
which to amuse those to whom he wishes mitn ta
pr;eaeO, ana "a tSa Sshoe%akers apron and Ger.
living cobbling. To everyone in trnnhio 1is us
proposes to give half of any sum of mopev a1
which he may have in his pocket. inonoS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08

FARMINGToN. November 7.-Charles Nc
Kenzie, employed as walking boss on the
Phillips & Rangeiey railroad, was run over
by a train this forenoon. The cars passed
over both legs. Doctors have gone up from
here. No further particulars are obtainable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
A Voice From Texas.

CHICAGO, November THE Associated
Press Is in receipt Of the following dispatch
from Roger Q. Mills. In reply to the inquiry
whether he would be a candidate for the
Speakership OF the next House:
ITO your telegram answer l shall be a candi-
date for the Speakership of the House of Repre-
sentatlyes OF the Fify-second Congress-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Ties the Massachusetts senate.

Boston, November 7.-Errors have been
discovered in the returns for senator In the
first Plymouth district by which Oakman's
plurality of three is changed to plurality of
433 for Alden, Dem. This makes the senate
20 Republicans and % Damncrats.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
A Republican Elected. .

HAvERHLL, Mass. November THE re-
sentative district made by the board of al
dermen this afternoon. elected Henry H.
johnson (Rep.) over William NJ. Bowlpy
(Dem). The ballot. as declared on Tuesday,
gave Bowley a plurality of II. johnson
now has plurality of %.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Ten Thousand in Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, November THE official
canvas Of the vote cast at the last election in
Kansas has progressed far enough to show
the entire Republican state ticket is elected
except the attorney general. The Republi-
can majority is placed at about 10000. The
legislature Is still believed to be Farmers
Alliance, ensuring the defeat of Senator In
gals,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Ready for Business,
Crant's Census Canpalen.

-WAsHINGToN,. November 7.-The First
National Bank of Farmington, Me-, capital
$50,0O0, was today authorized to begin bust
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
the w EAThEE.
Fair.

ar.
Following Is the forecast of the weather for
New England: Fair; continued high temper
ature, slightly warmer in southwestern
Maine; southerly winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08

A despatch from Newport tells Of several
attempts to capture John Carson, wanted
for arson. Carson skipped his bail and fled
to Canada He has been living near the
Maine line and Charles Getchell, his bonds
man, has had several schemes to trap him.
Once Getchell and detective attempted to
capture Carson in hotel near the Vermont
line. CarsOn's brother was with him. Pts
tolls were drawn and things were very lively
for minute or two, but Carson ran and es-
capped. AT another time Carson is said to
have been drunk in hotel situated just on
the line. He would have been captured then
but the detectives nerve failed at the critical
moment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Rlddeford lettings.
Clerk of Somerset Courts.

AUGUSTA, November 7.-Governor Bur-
leigh has rendered to Newell W. Brainerd of
Fairfield the Office of clerk of courts for
Somerset county, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Hon. Luther II. Webb.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08

Charles c., Crinshaw was sentences 70
State prison for life in Boston venta 10
His crime was wife murder y0steioaS'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Three Hundred Killed.

SHANGHAI. November THE govern
ment powder mills at Tai Ping Flu have been
entirely demolished by an explosion. Three
hundred persons were killed. The cause Of
the explosion Is not known.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
The Aroostook Road.

The latest proposition in relation to a short
line into Aroostook county comes from Hon.
A. A. Burleigh Of Houlton. He proposes
that the county raise per cent on its total
valuation, which would give S5OO,0CO, ex-
pend that amount on the road and mortgage
bonds sufficient to complete and equip the
road. II this was done the county should
appoint board of railroad commissioners,
selected from different sections Of the coun-
ty. to manage the affairs of the company.
With competent and faithful commission
ers, and with +. W. Cram, Esq, as general
manager, Mr. Burleigh thinks Aroosto0k
would be well provided for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
stItIsh Protectorate In zanzIbar.
Foreign Notes.

ZANZIBAR, November THE establish
melt Of a British protectorate over Zanzl
bar Is formally proclaimed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
Local Weather Report.
R0RTIA Ma Nouor,bo.. u 1on
Weather Observations.

Mean daily ther...42.4 Max. vel. wind.
Maximum ther. AT. 8 Total precip.. ..... %
Minimum ther.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
.RAiLwAY MATTERS.
rhe shore Tine.

Herbert NJ. Heath, Esq, of Augusta, is to
represent before the legislature this winter
the people Of Washington county, who are
anxious to secure control of new charter
for Shore Line railroad. He has issued to
them an address telling them how to proceed
He first warns them that they must get
charter, which they can control themselves.
Those VINO hold the present charter have
trifled with the people, he says. Neither can
the Maine Central be trusted; beesuse the
Maine Central is controlled by the Boston Il
Maine, which has too close traffic arrange
ments with the Canadian Pacific to sanction
the opening of new line, which would put
St. John In the way OF getting a rival line to
But IL sthe people Of Washington county
control the charter they can then make a
contract with the Maine Central or any 9th
or railroad that will secure the building of
the road. In conclusion Mr.. Heath warns
his clients against the railroad lobby at Au-
suSta.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
other Opinions.

Postmaster General Wanamaker 1.-THE
result in Pennsylvania Is simply the out
come of fight against Mr.. Quay. l am
much surprised at the result and can only
attribute the Democratic victory to the eff
feet of instrumentation about Mr.. Quay.
The city people in Philadelphia and Pitts
burg of course knew the falsity of many
charges, but country people had been care
fully worked upon by the Democrats and
believed everything they heard"
Chairman Michener Of the Indiana Repub-
lican committee-"Three causes operated to
defeat the Republicans in this state: general
apathy among the Republcans, dissatisfac-
tion with President Harrison's admiDistra-
ti0D, and false impression that the Nc
kinley bill would raise prices all along the
hneThe last cause Was no doubt the most
powerful"
Andrew Carnegie :-"There was never yet
triumphant party that did not feel the eff
feet Of reverse wave during the middle of
Its success. Politics is simply combination
OF reactions. They come in cycles of two
years, and fortunate is the party thatvgets
the benefit of the reaction that comes in
years when 1t counts. 1t is seesaw, and
you can easily see how I'd prefer to h, on
the side that IS down when the bump comes.
lt hurts to be on tho other side when the
board breaks. See? AS to this election, it
seems to me that there was a reversal of
things on account of personal chickering's
that had to be fought to finish. They have
brought their result, and now, L am sure,
they will be healed. Two years will bring
about complete change"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
PROTECTION Is RIGHT.
Major Mckinley Doesn't Appear To
Be DISCOURAGED

CANTON, Ohio, November 7.-Major Nc
Kinley does not seem to be much disturbed
by his own defeat, and his friends now pro-
pose to make him candidate for governor
next year.
Il am satisfied with the result in this dis
trict," he says. Il reduced Democratic
majority OF 5000 to less than 200. The peo-
pie seem to have a wrong idea OF the So
called Mckinley bill. As have. often said
on the stump, 1t puts hundreds of articles on
the free list and only increases the tariff
where 1t is necessary to protect American
labor. | think that in two years from now
its effects on the country Will be so beneficial
that the people will overwhelmingly indorse
the Republican party. These tidal waves
have always come after new administra-
tion has come into power. 1t has been so for
half century. am not in the least dis
couraged; the protection policy is right and
must surely prevail. Two years of Demo-
cratic legislation in the House of Congress
will be all the people can stand"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The Somerset Reporter is hunting for the
silver crucifx that was found near the Rasle
Monument at Old Point in Norridgewock,
several years ago. 1t is said TO be in the
possession OF some one in Skowhegan.
Inc women of Maine are paving more at
tenuon TO physical training than they did a
lew years ago. SkOwhegan has a woman's
cup cup called the Sorosis. The other day this
cIap cui1 naa IA lecture from Miss Abbie Cald-
Harvard. and class is talked nff INV In Wal. a.
erville there is already class. J" "'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08
plxon's Election conceded.

HELENA, Mont. November THE Jour
nal, Rep, now comedies the election of
Dixon, Dem, to Congress. The state senate
is Democratic by one majority.
Election News In Brief.
The Democratic majority in Indiana is 16,-
900. Waugh and johnson are the only
Republican congressman chosen.
The entire Republican state ticket is prob
ably elected in Iowa by about 5000 plurality.
The Republican plurality in California o n
the entire state ticket is 10000 San Francis
co is Republican by 4OOO Five and possibly
all six congressman are Republicans.
Congressman Lind Of Minnesota is re-
elected.
The election of the Republican state ticket
in South Dakota is conceded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-08

LINE Inc N. hshefies troubles have all subsidized
day recently an hundred fishing boats Were Wre
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-28
Harlow. Gale Wants the
Ground for His New Gen.
trail Market.
Several Matters Of Import
ance Disposed Of in Coun-
Gil Meeting.
The Baker Opera Company
Disband--More Heat Pros
trations.
Minneapolis to Entertain the
Delegates to the Educa-
tional Convention.

If there was hotter room In the city
last night than was the city council
chamber. it must have been the hot
room of Turkish bath establishment.
1t was so hot that Emerson Cole was
the only man. besides the president,
who wore his coat, and the chair
ordered him to remove 1t before
business could proceed. Then the
aldermen sat back on their chairs,
perspired and famed themselves,
all except Aid. Smith, who sought
perch on the steam radiator.
Aid. Hanson and Woodward we've over
come by heat, and arrived late. FuitZ
did not appear at all. The hot weather
seemed to have somnolent effect upon
Aid. Parry. About an hour after the ac-
ceptance of the report of the committee
on roads and bridges. that the city engi-
neer be ordered to draw plans for the
widening of Thirty street, in the
Seventh ward. Parry woke up and
wanted to know what had become of it.
He was told. Then he became warm
and kicked on 1t. He wanted it re-
ferred back to the committee so that he
could fight it. He moved reconsidera-
ton. Aid. Meloy arose land Aid.
Gray moved to adjourn) and took rap
at Parry in a most dignified speech.
The motion to reconsider was lost,
Parry was whipped, and the first dis
turbing ripple of the evening had van
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-28
COL. WEST MUST MOVE.
Harlow Gale Wants the West Site
for q Market.


The various parties interested in
building city markets last night report
ed their sites. Harlow A. Gale reported
the following sites for new central
market, some one Of which he desires
approved: Block /, Hoag's addition ;
block /, Hoag s. Bells addition to the
same; block IL. Minneapolis; block 10,
Minneapolis. 1t was referred to the
committee on markets.
There is one tronble with Gales first
site. He does not say what he wants
done with the West hotel and the Ma
sonic temple, which now occupy block
in Hoag's addition. If block 10 were
occupied as the site it would neceSSitate
the removal of the houses Of ill-fame
which now cucumber that block, it
being bounded by Second and Third av-
enues south and First and Second
streets. Block IL is the present mar
ket site.
G. H. Benton notified the council that
he and his associates had decided upon
block Ill, bounded by Twelfth and
Thirteenth avenues south, Washington
avenue and Second street, for the site
of the South Minneapolis market. He
urged that Immediate action be taken,
so that the property might be purchased
within twenty days, else the undertake
ing might fail. The matter was re-
ferred.
William Dressler, c. M. Hooper, John
Lally, E. r. Brent, w. E. Ellis, 7. A.
Morney, j. N. Berg and John MeElroy
presented their offer on site for the
South Minneapolis market under the
Owens ordinance. They propose to
build their market on block % in Muir
phys addition, which block is bounded
by Eighth street and Cedar, Minnehaha
and Nineteenth avenues. They say
that this would furnish plenty of room
for stalls and central court large
enough to accommodate 200 teams, and
ask that no other market but theirs be
allowed in South Minneapolis. 1t was
rafprrnd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-28
AlRERI' GRIFFIN

nothing so easy as to build up theory as
pretty as castle inSpain, but when the
castle is inhabited.i it is found to be leaky.
The building of court house where
people want different materials, and
none will give in. forms pretty exam
pie. If none will give in, how can it be
built, unless some other party comes
forward and leads others with them.
Then it will be built as the last party
wishes it. 1t takes great mind to get
together any great number OF people in
one movement unless party is identl
fed with it. There never has been
time since Adam first woke up
in Eden when all the good peO-
pie could get to gether and work
for good cause. 1t may seem
strange to many Of us that good people
cannot agree. With tn 1T truth before
us. we must realize that the only way
to obtain any end is through minority
party. If we split up in small parties,
we only allow the opposition to beat us.
In spite of all the faults of the Repub-
ffcan party love the Republican party,
but can denounce it for its short COM
irgs and work for it with all my force.
If you are to accomplish anything, you
must remember that the world is not
filled with angels. and we must take
men as we find them.
o4Whv is it that the saloons and their
backing have so much power? 1t is be-
cause so many good men cast their
vote where it is going TO do no good,
while they might have given it to some
one who could have defeated the saloon
man. Three-fourths of the voters of
to-day are tipplers. 1 don't mean
drunkards, but they like to drink when
they feel like it. What must be
done, then? Why. we must re-
vive the old moral suasion again,
and induce every one to
believe as we do. We must inculcate
into the party of power our principles,
by our force, and make it do as we de-
sire. Mr.. Griffin's delivery lacked the
fire of his opponent in the debate,
though applause was frequent. After
he had finished. Mr.. Mills was given
ten minutes in which to reply, which he
did with great force and point. having
the best of the argument, and obtaining
rounds of applause that went to prove
that the majority of the audience was
with him.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-28
SUES THE CITY.
Oscar Squyer Wants Damages for
Injury and His Wife's Death.

Oscar SQuyer Wants Damages for
Injury and His Wife's Death.
Oscar c. Squyer in the district court
yesterday began damage suit against
the city of Minneapolis for damages
sustained while driving on Hennepin
avenue one night in the latter part of
April. He asks the city for $1,000 dam
ages, and brings another action against
the city for $4,000 as administrator of
his wife's estate, who at that time, it
will be remembered, was fatally injured,
and from the result of which injury she
subsequently died. The history of the
accident is this: Mr.. and Mrs. Squyers
were driving from over the river up
Hennepin avenue quite late in the even
ing, at about that time there was deep
excavation in the street on the right
side of Hennepin avenue going up, and
at the corner of Seventh street. The
complaint alleges that there we're no
signals of any nature for the purpose
of warning the public of the hole in the
ground. Mr.. Squyers drove up at quite
a rapid pace: the horse and buggy went
into the ditch. Mr.. Squyers was thrown
from the buggy, but his wife remained
in the seat. The horse ran down
Tenth street to Sixth avenue south.
There the buggy was upset and Mrs.
Squyers was thrown out. Mr.. and Mrs.
Squyers were very prominent people in
the city, and have been residents here
for many years.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-28

I'VE must not only have the law in
opposition to the saloon, but we must
| have the judicial force on our side, for
| the fight opposing the enforcement OF
prohibitory law is just as bitter as the
fight to secure the prohibitory law. 1t
is absolutely certain that political par
ties cannot ignore this question. There
| is hardly state in the Union in which
one of the political parties has not
taken sides one way or the other with
high license. low license, or some other
form of prohibition. Yet we are told
that prohibition must be kept out OF
politics. What? Are we to have advO-
Gates of high license in politics, and not
have the grand fundamental idea enter
with it too?
"The majority of people in this coun-
try want good government; then why
do we not have it? 1t is not because OF
the weakness or foolishness of the
American people; it is because we can
not find the proper way to carry their
will into effect. The aim in the poll
tics of American people is to lift the
government Of the country up to the
average virtue of the average Amerl-
can people.
Men do not say that they love the
forces that control the parties they vote
with. A vast majority of Democrats,
and a vast majority of Republicans.
have good ideas. but they come with
mOnotonouS regularity to the polls and
vote against each other. And then
comes third party. whose vote can be
bought for SO much money, and they
carry the polls with their vote. The
sober minded men in both parties neu-
traiZe each others. vote and the vassais
of the county come in and carry things
their own way, and that is how we OBJ
! tain our bad government.
| aEhe great companies, railways. tele-
! graph companies, street car lines and
all such large corporations corrupt pol
itics. AS soon, as one is formed it gets
| into politics, for councils must he con-
| tIDlIed, and the corporations get the
public officials, and then there remains
no protection for the public against the
extOrtion of the companies. AS result
| we have today large corporations that
| are in politics for the sole purpose OF
getting control of the public officials, so
| that they can the more surely plunoer
| the public.
Mr.. Mills spoke forcibly and in a ring
| ing voice, which carried his audience
with him and moved them to frequent
/ applause. AT the conclusion of the adj
| dress Mr.. WhitcOmb called upon the
| audience for pledges amounting to 500
| to meet the balance of expense incurred
in the days meeting.
Hon. Albert Griffin, one of the found
ers of the Republican anti-saloon
movement, and chairman of the Ma
tional Republican Anti-SalOOn league.
finished the exercises of the day with
an address. He said that there was