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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

The concessions made by Spain in regard
to the admission of our products into the
island of Cuba ought to open profitable
market for our breadstuffs, even IL her trea-
ties compel Spain to grant the same terms to
other nations. for we have the great advan-
tage of nearness, and therefore can defy the
competition of other nations
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

The Republicans of the New York legis-
lature are trying to get through resolution
ordering ADMINISTRATION into the depart
ment Of canals. Gov. Hill, however, objects
and has ordered his henchmen to resist even
to the extremity of filibustering. This resis-
lance is quite enough to show that an inves-
tigation Is needed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

The forcible Murat Ralstead, editor of the
Brooklyn Standard Union. lis in despair. He
wrote an eloquent editorial the other day
about the prosperous westward march" Of
Brooklyn's growth; and it appeared in the
paper as the 'untoward march,"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

We publish this morning the proclamation
OF the Governor designating May as Arbor
Day. The sentiments and suggestions there
in expressed are all appropriate and it is to
be hoped that they will be followed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

Newfounland's pluck mas produced good
effect. The British go vernment no longer
turns deaf ear to her appeals. but listens
attentively and with disposition to accede
to them SO far as its engagements with
France will allow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY. APRIL IS.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address OF the writer
are in ali cases indispensable, not necessarily for
nnh,ication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to retain or preserve
accommodations that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

The Bangor Commercial knows hot,ou
han to call the tariff on sugar a nro,so,,~o
tariff, but it gently leads Its readers alone 20
that conclusion by reiterating the sentiment
of the paragraphs that have from time to
time appeared In other Democratic papers.
1t is a noteworthy fact that the Mckinley tariff
organs and advocates can find nothing in that
measure to SO greatly excite their admiration and
exultation as the repeal Of the duties on sugar,
The beneficial effects of free sugar are sung by
tartf organs in every tune. Could the enemies
OF free trade pay it more Spontaneous tribute?
The removal of duty On sugar, or coffee
or tea is not free trade measure and should
the Democracy come into power and attempt
to revise the tariff they would not by any
means favor free sugar. Mr.. Mills did not
favor 1t when he made his tariff bill. The
free trade idea is to put tariff on those.arti-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

The fight which Senator Wilkinson Call is
making for reelection in the Florida legisla.
ture is stubborn and interesting. Call him.
self is rather cheap sort of politician and
hardly worth the powder that is being
wasted
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

The New Orleans grand jury is inveStlgat-
ing the lynching of the Italians. but 1t seems
to be pretty well settled that no Indictment
will be presented against the men who took
part in the affair. On the other hand, a long
report indicating their conduct is much
more likely to be the outcome of the jury's
deliberations. Such report will no doubt
be in accordance with public sentiment in
New Orleans, and not do much violence to
1t anywhere else. The Italian prime minis
ter may, however. see in it provocation for
firing off another letter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

Mr.. Russell Harrison, son of the President
states in his newspaper that his father wrote
the recent epistles to the Romans. They
were very good letters, whoever wrote
thopa
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

Secretary Noble has refused to hand over
to South Carolina her share Of the govern.
mani annranriation for state agricultural
colleges, on the ground that she has not com.
piled with the conditions of the grant. The
state undertook to divide the appropriation in
totwo equal parts. giving one to the college for
whites and the other to the college for blacks.
This was not an apportioning of the appro-
priaton according to the ratio of Of school
population, the blacks outnumbering the
whites and therefore being entitled to more
than half Of 1t, and Secretary Noble has re-
fused to deliver the money until the division
is fairly made. There is no way for the
state to get the money except by compliance
with this condition, so that it will have to
acceed to 1t or go without the cash.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

Congressman Butler of the Fourth Iowa
District, who is free coinage Democrat
pure and simple. holds to the opinion that
it is impossible for Mr.. Cleveland to secure
the Democratic nomination, "for the reason
that such a nomination would necessarily
carry with 1t the reputation by 300 or 400 of
the most prominent men in the country of
views not only possessed by them, but views
already expressed time and again, not only
in Congress, but through the press and on
the stump" Mr.. Buffers reasoning pro-
ceeds upon the assumption that the Democ-
racy is consistent body, and on that as
sumption 1t is perfectly sound. But the as
sumption is not in accordance with the fact.
The Democratic party is quite capable of
endorsing silver platform and of nominat-
ing at the same an anti-silver candidate. It
has been guilty Of inconsistencies quite as
great In the past. 1t accepted Horace Greeley
for Its candidate, though he was the bitter
Zoe Oh almost every principle and tradition
which 1t had held sacred.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

Aroostook has given no uncertain sound
on the-faikead matter. The latest returns
show about 1000 votes in favor and only rs
opposAd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23

aJoseph Cook, the lecturer, was partially
engaged to speak this summer at the San
Marcos Chautauqua In Texas; but he has
lately received letter from the manager, in
which that parsonage declares that If Mr..
Cook holds opinions such as he is said to ex-
press on free and fair elections, on freed.
mems rights, on the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the national constitution,
and on the present gross inequality of repre-
sentation of the north as compared with the
south in Congress, there Is no place for such
lecturer upon the platform Of this Texan
Chautauquan assembly. Mr.. Cook will
probably keep out of Texas. the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments will remain in the
constitution, and Texans will continue to
disregard their spirit until perhaps, a down.
trodden race. long deprived Of its rights. may
take the solution Of its grievances into its
own hands
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23
CILIEORlIA. TEXiS ANl MRXIlI0.

Semi Monthly Parties. Personally Conducted
combining comfort, low rates, quick time. Pull,
man sleeping cars. Call ON or address 4.
CUkklEk, New England Agent Southern Pacific
ianl9 eodlv
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23
AR q o r DAY,

And earnestly recommend to the peonla Of
Maine that they give to 1t general and appronri-
ate observance.
The beautifying of school grounds. highways
and parks by the planting of trees and sbrnhbery
and the promotion of forest growth and cuItnre
is work that may worthily engage the attention
OF all our people.
Especially should the lessons of this dav be in
cucated in our schools and institutions Of learn
ing that they may be early acquired by the youtb
Of our state. In order that this NAV be done
recommend that in so far as practicable the dav
be observed by them as holiday.
1t is to be hoped that the trees planted in Maine
upon this day may in their growth and spreading
branches be typical of the expanding industrial
life and increasing prosperity of the state.
Even though we may not ourselves live to euioy
the fruits Of our lablrs, they will surely be
source of comfort and pleasure to succeeding
generations.
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta
this twenty second day Of April In the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one and of the Independence of the
United States Of America the one hundred
and fifteenth.
BY the Governor, EDWIN G. BURLEIGH.
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN,
Secretary of State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS.
Safe, Profitable aud Where You Can
nee 1t.
6 PER CENT GUARANTEED.
Much More Probable.

The Hall Moving Machine Com
pany offer for sale $4,000 of
preferred stock The Chapman
Banking Company OF this city
guarantees upon this stock n @
per cent dividend, payable semi.
annually, for three years, the first
dividend being payable Septem-
Der rs, 1891. In ADDITION to
the diyidend guaranteed IL can be
readily shown that the stock Is
also certain TO draw a contingent
dividend much larger than that
guaranteed. I'm our Judgment IL
cannot fail 10 pay better than 30
per cent.
The company is the owner OF
patents which are conceded TO be
of the greatest value, and which
many expert machinists predict
will evOluti0nize the manufac,
ture of mowers. The company
has already more orders than IL
can iii the present year, and un-
questionably has a future OF
exceptional prosperity. Among
those interested i'm this enterprise
are several OF the strongest men
OF Portland and vicinity.
Until April list, unless previous
Iy withdrawn, this stock will be
sold mt par after that date, mt par
and accrued guaranteed divi.
dend.
The stock is offered solely for
the purpose of extending the
plant and building and equip.
ping n new factory.
We shall be glad 10 give full
particulars of our property and
our plans TO any investor who
will call mt our factory, 81 Com
mercial Street, Portland, or 10
furnish like information by mail
TO any who prefer TO make inquir-
les i'm that way.
Hall Moving Machine Company,
CLINTON A. WOODBURY.,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23
mIsCELLANEOUs.
CARPETINGS.

stock Libby
g.
BILE shall close
MOVE 10 continue until lot Is
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-23
STATE OF MAINE.
BY the GOvernOr--A Proclamation.

In accordance with a beautiful custom duly es.
tablished by law and sustained by popular senti.
mani hereby designate and SGT ano..
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
Jack Van Raalte's Summons
Gould Not be Served.
CONFEDERATE BOND SUIT.
This Citizen of Rotterdam. Holland, Bought
the Bonds at Full Value.
Secretary of state Seward Issued Proc
lamatIOn Making the Securities Worth
less. and the Dutchman brings Suit.
Trying to Catch the Secretary.

BALTIMORE. Mi, Oct. 15.-Idch Van
Raalte, native of Rotterdam Holland. but
who resides and does business in Glasgow,
Scotland, who is also consul for Neither
lands, entered suit in January against Mr..
Blaine as secretary of state nf
the United States. Prior to July
y. 1868 Raalte bought at their
full value sl25,00O of negotiable
coupon bonds issued by the Southern states.
On that day Mir Seward. then secretary
of state, issued PROCLAMATION which
recited that neither the United States nor
any other state should pay any debt or
obligation incurred in aid of the insurreC
ton or rebellion against the United States,
but all such debts shall be held illegal
and void. Ever since beginning his suit
Nh Gephart. counsel for Van Raate, has
watched his chance TO serve a summons on
Mr.. Blaine. Not until yesterday did the
opportunity present itself. Gephart
learned of Mir. Blainc's departure from
New York for Washington aud stationed
United States Deputy Marshal Davis at
the union station with instructions TO board
the train as ii came through. It was 3
o'clock when the express came in. The
deputy inquired for Mr. Blaine, and was
directed to the sleeper. The conductor
stopped him n the door with the statement
that Mr., Blaine was sleeping and should not
be disturbed. The deputy did not care
to force his way, and so quietly
stepped of. Three minutes later Blaine
was pushing ON IL Washington. Gephart
viii watch for Mr.. Blaine when he is
awake
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
THE UNION IN KENTUCKY.
The National Organization Preparing to
DO Business-A Number of stores to
be Opened at Once.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Oct 25.-The National
union company of New York, co-opera-
tive concern which grew out of the farmers
convention al Ocala, Fla, and receivedsthe
approval of President Polk. has established
itself in Kentucky. A state depot has been
established in Louisville by W. NJ. Holland,
trade commissioner of the union for Ken
lucky, and E. W. Bedinger, Jr.. we'll
known farmer. who has been active in pol
itics, is made general manager.
The Farmers Alliance has already estab-
lisheG Il business here, and did last year
about $4,000 worth of trade.
Options have been secured on thirty
stores at various points in the state, and
Vice-President Wilson of the National
union company is transferring them to
agents chosen by the farmers county or
CARNATIONS as fast as possible.
Yesterday Il transfer of the store ut Shell
byville was completed. Among other places
where stores are TO he established are
Paducah Hopkinsville, Bowling Green,
Harrisburg, Bloomfield and West Point
The plan is to make Louisville the distrib-
buting point to the stores at every import
ant town in the state and give the members
of the Alliance rebates on goods purchased.
\ number of cooperative stores have been
doing business in the state for some time.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
A HORRIBLE CRIME.
Lee Green, a Negro, Murders
a Lady and Her Little Girl.
SIXTY DOLLARS THE PRICE.
He Shoots the Woman, browns the Girl and
Tries 10 Kill 4-Year-0Id Boy.
Two Hundred Men in Pursuit of the Black
Fiend Wounded and ut last Ac-
counts was Headed for Arkan-
sas-So Jail will Hold Him
Special to the Gazette.

QUEEN CITY, CAss COUNTY, TEX, Oct.
23.-At II o'clock yesterday, about seven
miles west of this place, Lee Green. a yell
low negro about nineteen years old, shot
with shotgun, and again with wincheS-
ter, Mrs. Lowe, the wife OF one of our
most prosperous farmers. instantly killing
her, while she was washing, after which
he threw the body in the well. He threw
her little girl. aged seven years, in the
well, breaking her thigh and killing her
also. He then took her little boy, aged four
years, and threw him in after the others,
but failing 10 kill him he threw some tim
berS and the wash-kettle and waSh-tub in
the well at him. The boy escaped unhurt,
but is very sick to-day from standing in the
water on his mothers body. When his
father returned from the gin, where he had
gone with cotton, he heard the boy calling
and made the horrible discovery The ne
gro had been working on Loves farm and
the boy vel knew him The object of the
wholesale murder was robbery. Green got
about $50. After committing the deed he
stole horse and started to go to Radical
Bend, in Arkansas. When Lowe made
known the facts about two hundred men
started in pursuit They overlook the ne
gro and shot At him several times, causing
him to quit his horse, after which he stole
4 mule. and was forced to quit it. He then
stole the third horse. which he is now rid
ING. Ii is a roam with 4 blaze face. unshoj.
The whole country is up in arms. and the
general impression is that our jail will not
hold him if he is caught
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
What Was Found.

New YORK. Oct 25.-Inspector Byrnes
to-day arrested two of the slickest green
goods operators in the country. They are
Frank Brooks, alias Pretty Frank. and
Terrence Murphy. alias Poodle Murphy
Both men are crooks and ex-convicts, hay
ing served sentences for pocket picking and
shop-lifting. Murphy has been arrested for
rObbing ex-Secretary Robson of Il gold
watch in Philadelphia. When arrested the
men We're found i'll the act of addressing a
lot of circulars i'll Brooks room. \ conf
plete green goods outfit was seized. 1t con-
sisted of forty-SiX large blank-bookS filled
with the names of parties prospective vie
tins, together with lot of circulars and
newspaper clippings The cooks contained
more than sixty thousand names of wcll-to-
do people i'll nearly every town and vii
lage in the country. About SIX thousand
letters and telegrans were also found from
persons all over the country acknowledge
Ing receipts of circulars and making ap-
pointments for a meeting in this city. In
spectOr ByrneS estimates the expenditure
for posta by the men within the month
at 1900. The following telegram
was received from correspondent
III Alabama =, on SATURDAY morn
ing: Rome. Ala, Oct. p ISL
Send instructions provided with 404. Signed,
j. NJ. Talbot, Troy, Ala.
4 letter was seized from John F. Reed,
superintendent of the Elgin home stock
farm. Alpine. Ind. The gentleman sent TO
the two prisoners $50, for which he was to
receive $500 in green goods. He asks that
the goods he expressed to him at Connors-
vile, Ind.
Reed also states in his letter: Il presume
it would not be wise to attempt to PASS
them on the banks. United States Treas
urer J. \. Huston lives her At Connorsville.
He recently resigned, as you are aware, but
he would be apt TO he very Shrewd and
well posted would he not? and would
probably detect them
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
JOY IN THAT HOUSEHOLD.
A SUPPOSED DROWNED MAN
TURNS UP.
The Corpse is Dressed for the Grave When
Her Husband steps i'll and Catches
His Wife i'll His Arms.

New YORK, Oct. 25.-Charles Brown and
wife live in Long Island City. Charles is
an engineer. Yesterday morning he went
to work as usual and a few hours later his
wife was told that the body of L drowned
man, resembling her husband, had
been found in New Town creek,
near Hunters Point She went where the
body lay, and Identified il as her husband.
When she recovered from the shock she or
dercd the body carried TO her home. Crepe
was hung up on the door. At / O'Clock last
evening. while Mrs. Brown was weeping
over the body. her husbands step was
heard. the door opened and he walked in.
He saw the darkeued room and wondered
what had happened. What does this
mean?' he cried. Mrs. Brown rus he'd from
the chamber and as soon as she saw who
the intruder was she fell fainting into his
arms with a cry of Thank God, my hus
band"
When she recovered there was joy in the
Brown household despite the fact that the
corpse of an unknown man lay dressed for
the grave III the front parlor. When
Brown looked at the corpse he was sur
priSed at what a strong resemblance the
body bore to himself.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
The News at Kildare.


KILDARE, CAss COUNTY, Ten, Oct. IS
News was received here late yesterday
evening of a most diabolicai deed of the
deepest dye, committed about 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, two and one-haIf miles from
Douglass vile. u small town twelve miles
north of this place. j. H. Lowe. well-to-
do young farmer, left a peace
full and happy family TO carry
4 load of cotton to the
gin, and returning, found his wife wickedly
murdered and thrown in the well; his little
ffteen-months' old girl, and boy five or six
years old, also pitched in. Upon examina-
ton. it was ascert;ined that Il trunk was
broken open and 500 taken. His Winchester
was also gone, Other evidences of robbery
were noticed. Mrs. Lowe was fatally shot
with the Winchester, the baby killed by
being thrown into the well, and
there was no mark of violence on
the boys person other than that
received while in the well. He still lives,
but is unconscious, with little hopes of his
ever being able 10 identify the murderer
and robber. Rocks and other heavy arti-
Giles, together with pot weighing 100
pounds, were hurled in on them and
it seems miraculous that the boy
escaped instant death. Slight suspicion
rests on 4 negro who knew that Mr. Lowe
had the $50 in money. 1t is needless to say,
should the surmise prove correct, that 4
sixteen-ounce-to- thepound lynching will
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
CAUGHT IN A GIN.
A Mans Leg Torn Of-Gins Burned-An
Unknown Ouantity-A Coal Find.

Specialto the Gazette.
PARIS, Ten, Oct. 25.-Yesterday William
Wilson. while attending to some machinery
in the Gibson ginnery, was dangerously
hurt; the machinery was running at high
speed, and in passing some shafting his
pants We're drawn under the belt. In a Sec
ond his leg WIS drawn against the shaft.
twisted around il, the bone crushed and the
fie sh stripped off from ankle to knee. Am
pu tatiOn was performed yesterday with ia
yOrable indications
A gentleman who has been on trip
through parts of this and Red River cOun-
ties, reports that about every other gin in
that section has been burned. and those left
are nearly idle for want of water and the
cotton lying in heaps in the fields. One
month ago the farmers of this section
would have been glad of guarantee that
their crop would not be over % per cent
short of last year. Now, many are talking
of equalirg last year and some of surpass-
ing l. The present crop is an Illustration
of the old plantation saying that cotton
crop was not known until gathered. You
never know when it is through producing.
On the property of Col. Z. L. Nelson,
national attorney of the Choctaw Nation,
near Antlers. are outcroppings OF coal which
have at various times been tested and found
to be OF a very fine quality, but as If was
believed that the coal existed only in small
quantities, no effort was made to work the
lind until the past few days. The past week
Col. Nelson secured d mining engineer and
took him up to Antlers TO examine the out
Groupings. A thorough examination was
made, 4 point selected and shaft sunk
about twenty feet. when a vein OF coal was
struck which measured over SIX feet and
proved to be of a very high grade. Several
other shafts were sunk and the vein traced
for more than 4 mile, showing an increase
at each subsequent shaft.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-26
A GOOD MAN GONE WRONG.
The Land Agent of the Little Rock and
Fort Smith an EmbezZier

ST. LOUIS. Mo. Oct 25-A special 70
the Republic from Van Buren,, Ark. says
decided sensation has been created there
by the report that j. NJ. Weaver, who has
hitherto borne an irreproachable reputa-
ton, being strict church member, Is an
embezzler Weaver has been land agent for
the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
for d number of years. His duties consisted
of selling the land to settlers, receive part
payment and transmit the receipts and all
papers to the general offices of the COM
pany at Morrillton. After the first payment
TO Weaver. according TO instructions,
Weaver should1have informed the set
tiers that they must pay the bal
ance direct to the railroad COM
pany Instead OF doing so. however.
it is alleged that Weaver continued to col
lect the money. The railroad people finally
notified the settlers that unless they paid
up Immediately they would be evicted.
This brought matters to u focus and re-
vealed a shortage which will probably run
into the tens of thousands.