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The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30

moneys or public property for any sectarian or
ecclesiastical purposes?3 and the Inhabitants
Of the said cities towns and plantations shall
vote by ballot on said question, those In favor ys
sYes'' upon their hailots. and those opposed to
the amendment expressing i It BY tho word "No"
upon their ballots, and the ballots shall De re-
ceved, sorted, counted and declared ~ open Z
the votes so. received shall be made and re-
turned to the Secretary of State IN the same
manner as votes for governor, and the governor
and council shall count the same and make re-
turn to the legislature; and if a majority of the
votes are in favor OF said amendment, the Con-
stitution shall be amended accordingly.
Resolved, That the Secretary OF StaJe shall
and plantations, ballots and blank returns in
conformity to the foregoing resolves, accompa-
MED with copy thereof.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
AN UNcANNy DESK.
1t Has Had Four Occupants and All Were
Crooked.

There is desk in an Exchange street
Office on which i'll luck seems to attend.
For fifteen or twenty years it has stood
in rear corner. During that time it has
had four occupants, each of whom has
made an item for the newspapers in his
turn, and every one of whom has been
either fugitive from justice or an oceu-
pant OF prison cell. The office is one in
which desk room is rented and that is
how this particular desk comes to be
where it is.
The first occupant, a short time ago,
could have read in the PREss--if that
COPY of the paper had reached him in a
sunny southern city--a description OF tho
gay life he led in quiet Portland. How
he dealt in cotton on which he got adj
vances from the banks, lived in excellent
style at the Falmouth hotel, kept his
yacht and had his country seat at the
Cape, and finally, when ''the jig was up"
quietly slipped away and left a number
of mourners behind.
The second occupant was a man who
played very skilful confidence game.
He did not figure in the same sphere as
the first one, but he bit a number of con-
fiding ones sharply. That good Samari-
tan, the pastor of the Gospel Mission,
became interested in him and in his large
hearted way helped the mans destitute
family to follow the erring husband and
father from the city. But what is "bred
in the bone will come out in the flesh"
and the sharper adopted a new game in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, that
of giving checks, for goods purchased,
on banks in which he had no funds.
Finally, if we are not mistaken, he came
to grief in Biddeford and now languishes
in Alfred jail.
The third occupant was tin broker, a
most agreeable gentleman, of pleasing
address. He was always ready to receive
money but he felt computations against
paying any out. He took up his quar-
| ters at fashionable uptown boarding
house. One day the boarder failed to re-
| turn and the landlady was out a heavy
| bill for board and tradesmen looked in
| vain for the gentlemanly broker. In
another city he now lies in jail.
The fourth and last occupant was the
young man who yesterday morning had
his case continued one week in the Mu-
nicipal Court on charges of crookedness
| in his management Of the business of the
| insurance company for which he had
been acting as agent, and a full account
Of whose doings was published in Tues
days PRESS. 44a.s
If this desk, ana The doings Of it's occu-
pants, were located in the South Sea
islands, it would probably be tabooed to
everybody in the future. It would be
regarded as unlucky, would be bound
with waste strips of cotton cloth, and
sealed with wax, and whoever should
break this taboo would be stunned of all
men and considsisd accursed. And vel
it is a very ordinary pine desk, with cup.
I boards at either end and two rows Of
drawers at the side, and is very much the
worse for wear.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
NOTICE.

THE business heretofore carried on by
i Lewis A. Cloudy. individually, unde the
style of Goudy g. Kent, has been sold and this
day transferred to the corporation of Cloudy 81
Kent
March 81, 1898. LEWIS A. GOUDY.
HIHE corporation of Cloudy s. Kent has pur-
l. chased from Lewis A. Cloudy the entire
business heretofore carried on by him and will
continue the same on larger scale at the old
stand. All debts and accounts are to be settled
by the corporation. which has acquired all the
assets and credits and assumes all the liabilities
Of the former business
GOUDY s. KENT,
BY LEWIS A. GoUDY,
President and Gen. Manager.
March ~, 1898. marSOd3w
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
Messenger,s Notice.


Office OF the sheriff OF Cumberland County,
State of Maine. Cumberland IS. March 20.
A. d. 1888.
TIHIS is to give notice that on the 9th day
IL of March, A. d. 1898, a Warrant in In
solvency was issued out of the Court of lnsol.
yency for said County of Cumberland, against
the estate of
GEORGE w. BLAKE, of Portland,
adudged to be an insolyent debtor, on petition OF
9th day OF March, a. d. 1898. to which date
interest on claims is to be computed; That the
the transfer and delivery of any property by
him are forbidden by law. That a meeting of
the creditors of said debtor, to prove their
debts and choose one or more assignees of his
state, will be held at Court of Insolvency to
be holden at Probate Court room. in said Port
land In said County of Cumberland, on the
18th day of April, A. D. 1898, at ten o'clock
In the forenoon.
Given under nv hand the date first above
written. SAMUEL ID. PLUMMER,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger Of the Courtof
mar3O&apr6
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
1wo More factories.

NEWPORT, March 29.-Two gentlemen
named Morse and Crane, have pur-
chased lot of c. Fl. Merrill, near the
freight house, Newport, and will at once
erect two-story frame building base
ment, for the manufacture of bed and
furniture springs.
w. A. Moore of Hartland, has pur-
chased lot of w. A. Frye, and will put
up thereon a factory for the manufac-
tllre of doors, sash, blinds and wood
finish.
They All Appealed.
LEWISTON, March 29.-Several of the
parties raided Tuesday were brought
before the court today and were fined
500 and costs and sentenced to 60
days in Jail. The cases were all APP
pealed.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
suicide of . Yarmouth MAN.

BosToN, March 29.-Capt. Geo. S.
Loring, aged about Is, was found dead
in bed at his room, 81 Chestnut street,
Chelsea, last evening, apparently having
committed suicide by inhaling chloro-
form. He was native of Yarmouth,
Me-, where it is thought he has wife.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
How's This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
We the undersigned, have known F.. j.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligation
madeby their firm.
WEST s. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
..
WALDNa, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free,
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
Bad Dogs.

Mr.. GRAHAM of Lincoln street, COM
plains to the police that a dog belonging
to Mr.. Porter, who resides on the same
street, bit his son badly on Tuesday last.
Mr.. Mcleod, who works at Burrowes'
factory on Free street, was on his way
home last evening, and while passing
through Brown street was bitten on the
calf of the leg by dog owned by parties
in South street.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
THE BROOKS COMPANY ASSIGN.
Their Failure Consequent Upon That of
the Atkinson Company.

BosToN, March 29.-William P. B.
Brooks & Co., furniture dealers, carpets,
&C., of this city, have assigned. Liabi]i-
ties $780, of which some $4,000 are
secured. Available assets about $4,000.
Causes of failure are said to be
stringency in money market and the
Atkinson failures. The firm dates back
to 1885, and did an installment business.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30

A bottle has been picked up at the
mouth of Chesapeake Bay containing a
letter purporting to give an account of
the sinking of the Navonic.
Last night Republican caucuses prac-
tically decided the congressional fight in
the Seventh Massachusetts, district
William E. Barrett has Sc pledged dele
gates, E. B. Hayes SO, unpledged /. Nee
essary for choice in convention IS.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
You can be Habby.
You know you ought to b

You know you ought 10 De
bright, cheerful, and happy.
You determine each day that
you will be happy yourself, and
make others so.
The day is not very old before
your brightness is gone, your
nerves go "all to pieces and
you are helpless on the couch.
You have falling or displace-
ment of the womb, - causing
bearing down feeling" and
backache, - perhaps ovarian
troubles, with inflammation OF
the uterus and leucorrhea.
Then remember Lyaia E.
Psnkhams made a great discov-
cry. Her Vegetable Compound
has cured thousands just like
you, and will you. .
1t is given you by
a woman who 10 q
gave her life to w y
the study of your ... 1t1ka
troubles. !, KWHsys aM
All druggists sell IT, 2<1lHRSa4xs
Address In confidence. ~
LYDIA T. PrNKHAM Mrp. Esus<y< K<<ac
Co.. LYNN, Mas. % R.N
Liver Pills, az cents. " ''"as"s"~
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30

All our city fathers say: Use Salvation Oil
the greatest cure on earth for pain, for rheuma-
tism and neuralgia 20 cts.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
ADJOURNED.


showed much musical ability, the old
State House ringing with familiar airs in
the pauses of business. Governor
Cleaves, President Spear and Speaker
Savage were the recipients Of portraits of
tn mselves, presented by the members.
Mr.. Spofford made the presentation to
the Governor, Mr.. Libby to Mr.. Spear,
and Mr.. Spillane to Mr.. Savage, Appro-
pirate responses were made IN each case.
Finally, at about 10 o'clock this even
ing, Governor Cleaves notified the legis-
lature that he had signed 4S5 acts and 106
resolves, and had no further communica-
ton to make. Both branches then adj
iourned without date, and the session
was over. Two years ago 424 acts and
1875 resolves were passed.
Many ladies witnessed the closing
scenes.
The States Expenses.
After all other business is done the
legislature waits while the appropriation
bills are gotten in shape for passage.
These bills are generally the last to pass,
and as soon as the engrossed copies are
received, they are disposed of and the
general court dissolves. What is known
as the first appropriation bill is passed
early in the session, and contains the
fixed charges for the year. This year the
first appropriation bill carried In round
numbers 81, 148,0 600. Tonight a second
appropriation bill for 1893 passed carry.
ing 1902, 246.47, and there was also passed
the appropriation bill for 1894 carrying
81, 491, 459.57. What is all this for? A
mart of it goes the servants of the state.
These items appear for both the years
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30

From the bill for 1894, we learn that
amounts, besides small sums not includ-
ed, have been appropriate for the OBJ
jects named below. The academies
named generally receive the same sum
yearly, but many do not appear in the
bill for 1893, having been taken care of in
the first appropriation, bill for this year.
In view of Che discussion of the anti-sec-
tartan amendment, the long list of acade-
mics which receive aid will be interest
ing. State salaries are the same Tor each
year, but the expenses of the legislature
do not appear in the 1894 list of course.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30

After the plates were cleared away,
President Dow raped for order, and af-
ter song by Mr.. W. P. Goss, speeches
were made by F. A. Elwell, S. B. Phillips
Fred Lord and E. III. Elwell, Jr.
Professor Barrael, the magician. gave
very enjoyable entertainment.
Mr.. M. A. Rowe of Boston, one of the
guests, is the once famous racing man
who for five years held the worlds mile
record. his time being 2.29 4-5.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
PORTLAND WHEEL CLUB,
Held Its Annual supper at Messing's
Last Night.

The regular annual supper of the Port
land Wheel Club was held at Messing's
Cafe last night. The following members
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
BILL DEFEATED
10 Submit Non Seetarian Amendment
to the People.
THE HOUSE is WILLING BUT THE
SENATE REFUSES.

Able Plea for the Proposition y Senator
Seiders-Monstrous Charge Preferred
by President Spear--A Tie Vote in the
Senate
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

stCastoria Is so well adapted to children that
RECOMMEND itas superior to any prescription
known to me- 81. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. 7.
~The use of tCastoria is so universal and
its merits 40 well known that 1t seems g work
az supererogation to endorse IT.. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Cas1orla
CARLOS MARFyN, D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30
for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Eruetation, :,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and prouaeteG d.
gestion, :.
without injurious medication.
"For several years have recommended
your sCastoria, and shall always continue to
do SO as it has invariably produced berefcial
results"
EDWIN F. PARnRH. n. D.,
sThe winthrop" 1a5th Street and It'll Ave,
New York City.
COMPANY. u MURRAY STREET, NEW YoRK.
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30

and guests sat dow
DR.. G. E. Dow.
Fred B. Swasey,
W. A. Rowe, Boston,
w. p. Goss.
James E. Marrett,
Frank E. Dow,
E. S. Pendexter,
Harry P. Pierce,
Alfred Walker,
Fred B. Gage.
Edward III. Elwell, Jr.
H. B. Amsden, Boston
Charles Gage,
Arthur r. Howard,
B. III. Farnsworth,
F, G. Seully,
j. nj. Mason,
C. D. Alexander,
The Portland daily press., 1893-03-30

! TO the tables:
F. A. Elwell,
Charles Aver,
! James Kilb0rn,
Frank Brown,
Frank Harris,
William Holden,
Fred Lord,
F. L. r. Gould,
Chas. r. Dyer,
H. w. McCausland,
George F. Handig,
2 Boston,
P. G. Kilborn,
G. M. r. Steele,
" r. M. Bowles,
A. L. C0lesw0rthy,
Edwin L. Burnhanl,
Frank B. w. WEIGH.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-14

GruSS-Gn0 nnRnclRl 6ruBG-d0mAnd q
return to bl-metallism, in order that the
common people may enjoy the blessings
OF free and unlimited coinage, Of both
gold and silver, at the present ratio Of
16 to i.
No. 6. ReSO!Ued, That we recommend
to the several states now owning coal
lands, Gnd to the United States govern
ment, that all lands not now sold, con-
taing coal, metals or forests, be held for
the use and benefit Of all the people,
and that means be provided by which
the coal shall be mined and sold to the
people at the actual cost Of production.
No. Z. RcSOIUed, That we urge upon
the congress- OF the United States, and
upon the legislatures Of the several
states, that they shall enact laws to
condemn and seize the property Of all
trusts, conspiracies and combinations,
not only in transit between the states, as
provided in the Sherman act, but
within the states or wherever they may
be found; and that if eventually neces-
sary, in q death struggle between the
people and these criminal conspiraoies,
the protection Of the laws be withdrawn
from their property. And we also de-
msnd that the charter of any domestic
corporation in Ruy state that 10 proven
to have become party to any criminal
conspiracy or trust, shall be forfeited
and that the comfy between the states
be, by law, denied to any foreign corpora
ton which becomes party to any such
combine or conspiracy.
The following letter was also addressed
to the president of the Bi-metallic
League Of the United States:
Gen. 4. J. Warner, Presidea BtEnctalltc
League, Washington, d. O.:
DEAR SIR:-The delegates in attend
Rnce upon an adjourned meeting Of dele
gates to the antitrust convention
which met in Chicago June and 9,
call attention TO the fact that the
president has openly declared his
purpose to convene congress early
in September for the purpose OF re-
ducing the country to a single gold
standard. In view Of the gravity OF the
gituRkiOn WA au0Onnk thak vo,, nm thu
official head Of the Bi.metsllic League
Of the United States, call an early indus
trial congress to meet at st. Louis, or
other convenient point, to take steps TO
completely organize the country TO meet
the impending crisis. The emergency is
forced upon the people and it should be
met by orgsnized effort OF the most
formidable character. Respectfully yours,
j. B. WEAVER, President.
8. MoLALLIN, Secretary.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-14
RECOMMENDATIONS.
APPEAL TO PHARAOH.

First-We call upon the voices OF con-
science in the press, pulpit, schools, and
society to demand OF the possessors of
these powers of life and death that they
use them, even though their private
property, for the public good, aud cease
the evil practices by which they are sp-
propriating the property Of competitors,
employer and the public, often contrary
to law, and always without consent or
compensation. "Let my people 60"
INVESTIGATE, PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY.
Second-All the facts concerning the
syndicates controlling or seeking control
of the necessaries Of life, their relations
with the owners of the highways, their
methods of competition, employment,
ahd price regulation, and their wealth,
the public must know. The public must
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-14

The supreme court decision in the
case OF Wyandotte county va. Abbott,
renders Valueless bonds Of that county
amounting to 100000, which were
issued for the improvement of roads, in
accordance with the Buchan bill Of
1887.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-14

Holland and Italy. They do it, not by
railroad favoritism, which iS unknown
there, but by the sheer weight Of COM
petitiVe clubs OF gold.
MONEY POWER CAN CREATE MONOPOLY.
We disperse the trusts to find that
their component corporations act to-
gether as smoothly as before. We can,
under the police power Of the state, dis
perse the corporations for abuse OF their
charters. Our antagonist would spring
again from the ground in the more
troublesome shape Of individuals, un-
fettered by charter obligations, easily
acting in concert from a common inter
est without any visible apparatus OF
conspiracy, claiming their monopoly as
sacred private property.
Corporate forms are but the investi-
lures OF commanding men. Take off the
investitures, the men would remain, and
their property would still be theirs.
"When it is considered" says the report
of congress- in 1893, "that it is law Of
business for each proprietor to pursue
his own interest, it necessarily follows
that proprietors who have common
interest will act in concert, and it re-
quires no stipulation to bind them.'
Document No. 6, page 81
Even if the insignificant minority still
living in the coal, oil and other central
ICED industries continue to survive, no
relief for the public can be expected from
them. They might be saved by railroad
reform, but they would take advantage
of the prices set by the ruling power. 1t
is a well. l.known law of trade that where
an oVershadowing power over prices and
conditions has heen gained by any ele-
ment the minority take the benefit OF
the standard 1t upholds. "The public,
however, must bear in mind" j" says the
report Of congress of 1893, shat where
so preponderatlng a quantity Of any
given article is controlled by one orgRni-
nation, it will be natural that the holders
OF the smaller portion should fall into
line with the price fixed by the larger.
This has been the case within the last
season." Document No. 6, page ~
Private property in the coal trust, the
oil trust and others has reached size
and strength, where neither tariff reform
nor railroad reform, nor state ownership
Of the railroads can make it give back to
the people the freedom of livelihood and
markets in which are ultimately involved
all other freedoms. The rapid growth OF
trusts and combinations in Great Brit
ain" England Is plastered all over with
trusts" said the late Mr.. Blsine-Rnd in
Europe proves that deeper causes are at
work, and that stronger remedies must
be sought. Modern conditions have pro-
duced individuals who singly or in small
groups can prevent their fellow men
from refining oil, or digging coal, or kill
ing cattle, or putting up telegraphs, Oh
building competing railroad into New
York city, or making hRrVesters, or what
not.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
APPEAL TO PHARAOH.
4 A L u.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-06-14

power to conGscate, and the power to
confscate must end in ownership.
We might as well begin with owner
ship, since regulation must end there.
"The state" says the report OF congress
OF 1888, "could easily exercise the right
Of eminent domain by taking possession
of all the anthracite lands at fair vRlu-
alton, and then throw them open to frse
competition in mining at q reasonable
royalty sufficient to pay the interest on
the debt she would thereby contract"
Document No. 4, page 16.)
DECENTRALIZE WEALTH AND PREVENT RE-
GENERALIZATION.
Sixth-Centrslizsd wealth is the cause
and the effect Of this centralized and
cruel control of the necessaries Of life
This monopoly of monopolies must, by
the full use of the taxing power, by abO-
lition of all privilege or private use Of
public powers, by eminent domain, be
dispersed and prevented from re-Oentral-
izing itself, either individually or
through corporate forms by which it
achieves consolidation, perpetuity, prlvi-
lege, responsibility and impunity from
corporal punishment. Wealth is Rs much
social product OF, by and for all, %
government, and must be made, 90 gov
ernment has been made, compatible with
the lnslienBble right Of all to life, lib
erty and the pursuit Of happiness.
AND BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING.
Ssventh-The people must first cast
out of their own eyes the beam OF greed,
seeking to get Of each more than we
give, before we can hope to pull the
mote out Of the eye Of our brother, who
has but outrun us to monopoly.
In view Of the facts presented in the
foregoing address, and the necessity
shown for energetic action against the
trusts, combines and corporations by
which the people are plundered, the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted express
sive Of the sense of the convention oi
the line Of action best calculated TO 30.
cure the ends sought. Resolutions /, 2
3 and were prepared by Mr.. Lloyd, the
author of the address. No. was intro.
duced by Mr.. Corcoran, Of Utah; No. {
by Mr.. Csllicott, Of Colorado, and No. I
by Mr.. Donnelly, Of Minnesota:
No. l. RssoIUed, That since it has
been demonstrated officially that the
business OF mining, transporting and sell
ing anthracite coal is q monopoly, gov.
ernmsnt should take possession OF the
anthracite coal fields by right Of eminent
domain.
No. 2. ReSOIOed, That since it has
been officially shown that the btu
minous coal business is going the same
way Of monopoly, that the bituminouu
coal fields should be similarly taken pos
session Of.
No. 3. ReSOIVed, That since it has
been officially shown that the monopoly
Of coal is railroad monopoly, and that
the railroads are similarly mOnopOlizinR
iron and timber lands, and since it ia
thus shown to be law of industry that
ownership of the highways is owner.
ship Of all, therefore the people must be-
come their own owners, by making