The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-19

crowd that there was no danger. out
that they had better retire quietly from
the hall He then turned to Choate and
said: 1--WE must get these people out OF
this hall in two minutes, or we shall all
be In eternity together. There was no
panic. and no one was injured, though
the supports of the hall had broken
Senator Hale's Election Announced.
The Senate and House met in joint
convention this noon. Those portions Of
the journals Of each branch relating to
yesterdays vote for Senator were read
and Hon. Eugene Hale of Ellsworth was
then formally declared elected to the
United States Senate for six years, be
ginning on the 4th day of March next
A message was sent to the governor and
having made sure that His Excellency
would not overlook it's doings, the
convention dissolved.
Want to Shear Sheep in April.
- D. G.. Bean and others of Wilton, re-
monstrate against the proposed legisla-
ton concerning the shearing of sheep.
They say that in view of the proposed
legislation relating to the time of shear
ing sheep, they most earnes " protest
against such law. 1t is not cruelty to
animals to shear ia April any more than
in June if the owners of the sheep take
proper care of them. If the shearing is
done in April the wool starts a little and
the sheep become hardened to the wealth
er without their fleece, while in the pen
away from the Id winds and storms,
their own animal warmth keeping up the
temperature. If sheared in June the
sheep are unaccust med to the cold
winds and storms which sometimes oc-
cur in the month of June. The petition
Ell has known more sheep to die from
exposure that were sheared after the
goth of May than those sheared in
April.
Finally the petitioners say: "Having
had the care Of sheep for many years
and having in view the greatest income
in the flock, which certainly must come
from the best care Of the same, we con-
slider shee,, raisers the best judges Of the
time Of shearing."
The American Leagues Amendment.
Cyrus Chase of WestfeId and 21 others
petition for an amendment to the constr
tuition prohibiting state or municipal APP
preparations in aid of sectarian institu-
lions The petition was presented by
Senator w ggin and referred to the Ju-
dietary committee. ~
Defcnceless Bangor.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor presented a
petition in the House today, signed by
General Henry L. Mitchell, Daniel F. Da-
Wis, +. O. Beal, Thomas White, Judge
Peters ana 1870 others, including many
prominent men of Bangor. This petition
calls the legislatures attention to the
fact that wesare very much surprised to
learn that.an arms have been taken from
the Bangor arsenal and privately dis
posed of by the adjutant and quarter
master general of the state at a nominal
sum during the last four years, leaving
it without arms or equipments Of any
value in case of need; that these arsenal
grounds were purchased and the build
ings erected 81 years ago, and it has ever
since been maintained as a state arsenal,
with six to eight brass cannons, and a
large quantity of muskets, rifles and sa-
bres, for use in case Of emergency" The
petitioners go on to request that the
state provide for the repairing of the ar
senal and its being stored with a battery,
artillery and not less than 900 stands of
modern arms, with equipments and am
munition
The Claims of the Sportsmen.
The sportsmen are right on hand.
Bills come in every day to protect trout
in this Z that little brook. Today, Mr..
Fowles presented a bill to SO amend the
law relating to the killing Of big game
that the. owner shall not be required to
accompany moose, caribou and deer
shipped over railroad and steamboat
lines. g.
Andrew S. Douglass and SO others of
Eustis, petition that September be made
open time for deer.
Louis G. Stearns and 80 others want
the state to appropriate money for the
protection of salmon passing up rivers.
The Druggists Bill.
Interest in the bill to permit apothe-
carries to sell liquor is shown by the talk
of amendments, which one already be-
gins to hear, although the committee has
not as yet done anything with the meas
ure. One suggestion which has been
made is that in cases Of urgency, drug
gists should be allowed to furnish liquor
on a doctors prescription, the p escrip-
ton to be made a part of the records
which must D0 uleu III the OFFICES OI UIle
clerk of courts semi-annually. Another
proposition is to limit the number of
druggists who shall be allowed to sell
liquor, making the number depend on
the population of the town or city. It
should be understood that these are the
ideas of individuals. The officers Of the
Maine Pharmaceutical Association, who
were instrumental in drafting the meas
.ure which Senator Peakes has presented,
have suggested no amendments. They
are content to let the bill go to the legis-
lature as it is. While it is too early to tell
how the measure will fare at the hands
of the lawmakers, it is evident that 1t
will have many firm friends. Some Of
the Democrats, however, may attempt to
makeit a party measure and throw the
Democratic strength in the legislature
solidly against it.
Yellow With Age.
"A deed over one hundred years old
will figure in case to be brought to the
attention of the Senate by Mr.. Mallet to-
day. The deed recites that Thomas
Woodbury. of Beverly, in the Common
wealth of Massachusetts,, shoreman, in
consideration of five pounds and eight
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