The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-18

out less glory attaches TO ms name now.
Men are not always honored for accom-
plishing that which the law regards as
shady, and this Reading deal is decided
ly of that. character. 1t all goes to
show that pull =. sentiment is still capa-
bic OF being ar>sased to healthy action,
fact that corporationists should take
careful note of. 1t is more or less i'm
portant.
WILL THEY GET THE DOODLE?
Now that Gov. Albeit has vetoed the
bill which the New Jersey legislature
was paid to pass, the highly important
question arises: VIII the members who
We're corrupted into voting for it get
the money that was promised them? It
is pretty well known that a sum not
less than three hundred thousand dol
lars was placed in Trenton to secure
the passage Of this bill; and am told
that large part of this money was
placed on deposit to be paid to the
friendly members when the measure
became law. When this arrangement
was made, there was no doubt as to the
governor signing it the moment he got
the opportunity. But he has not signed
it. The protest of the public was not
foreseen, and the wise schemes of the
schemers have gone agley. Can the mem
bers who voted for the bill claim the
money which has not yet been paid to
them, and is held in trust somewhere
until such time as the bill shall become
law? The coal barons, baked in their
beautiful plans, are said to be in no
mood to pay large sums of money for
what they did not get and are now not
likely to get. The members are under
stood to be claiming that in voting for
the bill they did all that could be ex-
pected of them, and all that they agreed
to do, and are entitled to the promised
honorarium. There is somewhat
panicly feeling among these statesmen
in regard to this undivided Doodle.
They recall previous case where forty
Thousand dollars was placed in the Gus
tody of an outside party to be paid
when a certain bill was passed. The
bill was passed, but before the money
was paid over according to agreement,
the custodian of it died. His executors
found this money in bank to his credit
dared make any explanation, and the
estate was made richer to the extent of
$4,000 and remains so up to the present
time of writing, and doubtless will con-
tinue to remain SO. 1t is rumored that
there is still unpaid very considerable
portion Of the original 100000 corrup-
ton fund furnished by the promoters of
the Reading deal, and this new com
phcation makes the situation truly pa
thetic. 1t is worth noting as an inter
esting circumstance that three wealthy
gentlemen much interested in this in
tended coal and railroad combination
j. Pierpont Morgan, George F. Baker
and E. D. Adams-are in Europe.
AS THE FOOL DIErH.
The terrible curse of entailed fortune,
when conferred upon young man with
no business habits or incentive to labor,
was illustrated the case of young Mr..
Daniels, who died the other day at the
Brunswick hotel. Mr.. Daniels was less
than thirty years Of age when his career
was ended. He was regarded as one of
the fortunate young men OF the period,
envied by pretty much everybody. He
had left to him a magnificent estate and
fixed income of something like $4,000
a year. He. was a genial, kindly dis
posed young man, and for the want of
something to do or the incentive to do
something, wasted his life in physical
enjoyment. His dissipation was all of
a quiet and modest kind and the boys
about town always found him pleasant
and approachable. He owned the beau
tiful steam yacht Norma, which he had
just placed in commission, and he was
about to take a trip to the Ber-
mudas when death overlook him. A
number Of young fellows about town
had been invited to take the trip to the
southern waters and were indulging in
great anticipations of pleasure. Pneu-
monia seized Mr.. Daniels one raw even
ing in March and in twenty-four hours
thereafter he was a corpse. A gentle
man who lives in the Brunswick hotel
and who knew the young man quite well
told me story of some of his physical
indrllgences which seemed almost in
credible. He said: "One evening, just
before Mr.. Daniels fatal illness, I was
sitting in the cafe when he walked in.
He took a seat at one of the tables and
in the space of less than fifteen minutes
ordered and drank Eve cocktails. / be-
came interested in his proceedings, and,
having nothing to do, kept an eye on
him. After his cocktails he drank a
milk punch, well stiffened with brandy.
He read, or pretended to read, a
newspaper for little while and then
ordered dozen oysters. With these he
drank a pint of cold champagne. Then
came another dozen Of oysters and an
other bottle of champagne. After that
I saw him order and drink with his
cigars three more bottles of champagne,
making five pints in all. When 1 left
he was topping off the evening with
brandy and soda. This was not an I'M
usual thing for him. have heard the
barkeeper say that he has frequently
served Mr.. Daniels five straight pint
bottles of champagne while he leaned
against the bar 1t isn't to be won
dered at that this young mans system,
overwrought and abused as it was, sue
cumbed suddenly when congestion Of