Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-11


passed upon by the last Congress si
we're decided To favor Of Republican
and five Ia favor 81 Democrats. II
had been a Democratic House the
would all have been decided In favor 0
Democrats.
Should Mr.. Giadstone's veto upon tn
plans Of Sir Charles Dixie TO re-ente
politics prove sufficiently effective u
prevent a revival OF oae Of the mos
nanseous social scandals that even tn
annals Of modern British ''high life
contain, nc will have earEsd a new CLAIM
10 be called '.the grand old man"
The Wisconsin Legislature having
reduced the fees paid TO the Madison
ciergyiBep who AIT as cbaplsins TO tn
House and Senate, has led some news
paper man Of a not very serious turn o
mind, we fear, TO suggest that the Leg
stature advertise for bids for prayer
and award the contract to the loves
bidder. His suggestion will probably
not be adopted.
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The present population Of the Hawaii
an Islands is about eighty thousand. II
1889 under the stimulus of limited
reciprocity rhe sugar export Of thi
islands vas III 90 tons, every pound o.
which was marketed In the United States
while u per cent Of the foreign com
merce was with the United States. III,
bulk Of the Hawaiian trade, both export
and imports, was with our country.
| The Boston Traveller Is wicked
enough 10 say that the harmony
recently prevailing among the official.
Of the columbian exposition ia ex
planned by the news that with one
exception they are all down with the
grip. Oar metropolitan neighbor must
not get ia back up. Boston Is big
enough not u want the exposition any
way and had the above appeared in a
New York exchange 1t would have been
all light. DR.. Wyman must say better
things then this.
A lst Of new industries established In
this country since the passage of the
Mckinley bill is published in the New
York Press. 1t includes examples Of
the wooden, worstcd cotton, silk. silk
| plush. paper morocco, carriage goods
valve, screw, paper box. lock, glass,
emery wheel and iron speciality indus
tries. This IL the sort of news which
makes the editors Of Free Trade papers
want to kick themselves all over town
and managers of Golden Clubs drape
their rooms in mourning.
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The Rev. W. II. H. Murray, known as
Adirondack" Murray, famous as a
| preacher, lecturer aud writer, met with
a piece OF good fortune recently. Some
| years ago he was over whelmed finan.
cially aud was Obliged 10 sell his old
family estate in Connecticut. BY for
tuuate turn Of luck Mr.. Murray has
succeeded in getting on his feet again,
and has repurchased the Old homestead,
where he will spend the remainder OF
his DAYS in peace and quiet, devoting
himself entirely to literary work.
Enyoys from Justine Mccarthy are
said to be- already in this country, while
several from Mr.. Parnell are reported
10 re on the way over. This indicates
that Irish-Americans will have to decide
about the dollar question, and that
promptly. We agree with one Of the
best Of their own journals that for
the present, ut least, any dollars they
may have to spare should be religiously
| devoted to the relief of the suffering
people in ireland. and not contributed
to defray the board bills of wraugliug
Irish politicians at Westminster
while the Loan and Building Assoca-
lions in this State are pursuing their
way steadily IN \ noble work the situa-
ton is very different in the middle West
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, cts. There the
national associations, which have
much money 10 spend, and use it freely,
are lobbying the legislature to get laws
passed favorable 10 them. and therefore
unfavorabe TO the snail local associa-
tons. In Indiana this movement has
just been defeated but In Ohio, in Iowa
and Nebraska the contest is still pend
Ing. It was wise that they were kept
from doing business in Maine. The best
wishes of everybody go with these state
associations which are the real home
builders" and "moftga lifters' of the
people aud for the people,
1t Is said that British publishers DO
not appear to be seriously alarmed over
tie passage by Congress OF The inter-
national copyright law; and most of
them believe in it IA just and final
recognition of the principles of literary
property. They believe that the British
publishers who have branch houses in
the | uited states will throw much of
their work into the American establish
ments, and so deprive the British print
ers and paper makers of work which
they had hoped to get. It is true that
thus may he unfortunate for Great Brit
ain but It must be remembered that Com
gress was legislating for the interests of
the uited States, and that ii would not
therefore enact measures which would
benefit British industries at the expense
of our own interests