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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
WORK HOUSE BoARDERs.
An Ohio Plan of Cumulative Sentences
for Them.

CLEVELAND, o., April 19.-The Hide
brand Cumulative Sentence bill, which
has passed the Ohio General Assembly,
is the most important workhouse legisla-
ton enacted in the United States this
winter. 1t marks,a distinct innovation
III the management,o of public warehouses,
and is OF wide interest ihsits bearing up
on the progress of prison reform. For
years the great question has been what
to do with the large class who return
term after term and wear after year. In
the Cleveland workhouse, for example,
prisoners are now serving sentences who
have been convicted nearly ninety times
during the past sixteen years, OF oftener
than once every three months, and others
who have spent more than half the time
in the works" for more than a dozen
years.
4 FTllis large class is found in every work
house, and the Hildebrand law proposes
to apply the Northumberland principle
tosthem. The second sentence of any
culprit is to be twice. that of the first and
the third twice as long as the second.
After the third conviction the INSIDE
meanant can be sentenced from one to
three years at the discretion of the court.
The purpose is to give the prisoner time
to reform and learn useful trade while
saving the public the large expense of his
frequent arrests and convictions. 1t is
said to be the first measure of the kind
ever enacted in this country, and is In
dorsed by Pres dent Brinkerhof, of the
National Prison Reform Association, and
many others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
More Trouble at Charlestown.

BosToN, April 19.-Fire Quilted the
trunk and harness shop in the yards of
the state prison, Charlestown, this morn
ing The fire broke out before the con-
victs had gone to work and while they
were lined up in the yard preparatory to
being told off to their different shops.
The prisoners set up a deafening yell
when they saw the fire, but made no at
tempt to break the lines or create any
other disturbance, and they were prompt
iy marched back to their cells and locked
up. The building in which the shop was
located is a two and one-half storied
brick structure, about 300 feet long, and
divided into workshops. The
fire was confined to one shop, and the
damage amounts to about $4,000; no in
surance. The cause of the fire is I'M
known
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
BRIEFLY TOLD.

seventy-eight fourth class postmasters
were appointed yesterday. OF this num-
Der, Is were to fill vacancies caused by
designations and deaths.
Fire at. Clinton, Mass, yesterday, gut
ted the large buildings of the Clinton
Wire Goods Company, occupying several
acres; loss, 100000 insured. The mills
employ 800 hands.
Many Of the liberal state officials in
Servia have resigned in consequence of
the coup d'etat, which has resulted in
the appointment of Radical ministry
and the consequent ascendency of that
party in all political questions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
OBITUARY..
Samuel Lane Young.

Samuel Lane Young was born of old
New England stock in GAINESVILLE, vii
lage of Gloucester, Mass, on the Sd of
January, 1913. He studied at Atkinson
academy, New Hampshire, and was a
graduate of Bowdoin college in the class
Of 1910, and of the Harvard medical
school class of 1858, having taught school
in the meanwhile.
He practiced medicine in Lanesvill and
in Marblehead, and was resident physi-
clan of the state almshouse at Bridge
water, Mass. The latter part of his life
he lived at South Portland, where he
died yesterday.
Possessing moral courage, humanity,
love of justice and public spirit, he early
joined the few despised enthusiasts, who
under the lead of William Lloyd CARR
son and Wendell Phillips, formed the
Peace party, the Abolition party, and
later. the Woman Suffragists, willis he
became a most active supporter of the
young Republican party in its efforts to
check african slavery. He also allied
himself with the transcenkents who
gathered about RalphWaldo Emerson and
Bronson Alcott, and was a follower of
Theodore Parker in his belief: s'The let
ter kileth, the spirit giveth life." He
Illus CstihO w hAoW ttuu " IOCI LILO llo pr :
ing influence of most of the leading
spirits of the New England of past gen
GRAFTON. He not only was proud to en-
terrain in his home the hated abolition
orator, but he gave secret shelter to the
hunted black man.
He could reproduce from his retentive
memory minute and varied panorama
of our national history during this CEN
tury. He disliked secret societies be-
cause he was averse to the caste spirit, as
well as to forms and symbols. AS ply
stefan he opposed the habitual use of
tobacco, and he was friend of temper
ance generally. Healthy and contented,
he passed long and happy life. He
leaves a widow and one daughter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
FORMATION OF LAWNS.
Seeding Setting Ont Grass Plants-Eco.
noinical Sodding.

Seeding Setting ONT Grass P1ants-Eco
nomicai Sodding.
The gospel of the perfect lawn includes
deep soil. the proper grasses and frequent
moving. In making lawn too little
Importance is usually placed on thor
ough trenching OF subsoiling and enrich
ing the land. The surface should be
narrowed and handsraked until it is in
the finest condition. AS to the choice of
seed, this must vary somewhat with To-
cality and special conditions. Every
scotsman has his own special mixture,
and very general one consists in red
top and Kentucky blue grass, in equal
proportions, with four or FIVE pounds Of
white clover to the bushel. The seed is
sown broadcast when there is no wind
and lightly rolled in. This in brief is
the usual plan. ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
A Denial From the Treasury.
To the League Convention.

AUGUSTA, April 19.-The delegates
from Maine to the National Republican
League convention to be held at Louis
will, Kentucky, May 10th and 18th, have
been chosen as follows:
Delegates at large-Hon. FL. B. CIeaves. Hon.
Thomas b. Reed, Hon. G. A. Boutelle, Hon. j.
III. Marley.
First District Walter G. Emerson, Esq, and
j. H. Drummond, Jr.. ESQ.,, Portland
Second Distribution. George c. Wing, Au-
burn; Hon, F. A. Crockett, Rock1and.
Third District-Clarence B. Burleigh, ESQ.,,
Augusta; William Dobson, Esq, Pittsfield.
Maysville Centre; A. R. Day. Esq, Dixmont.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
How.s This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrf Cure.
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 & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
0.
WALDING, KINNAN s. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
aces OF the system. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold BY all Druggists, Testimonial Stree,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
FIRE And SMOKE SALE.

shall commence to sell Tuesday
April Attn sat 9 "a. am. at aSA Middle 90. taae
entire stock Of Clothing amd Gents fuP-
nasRaing goods lately damaged by Fire AMID
Smoke. THESE goods Hmust be sold at once.
Nook OguG for bargains Greatest Slaughter
SgaHe ever held inn this city. Remember
place saRnd number.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
Mrs. Martha L. Dunn.

Mrs. Martha L. Dunn, widow of the
late Samuel Dunn of Gorham, died at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Sarah
Sands, at Buxton Center, aged seventy
nine years and eleven months. She ex-
perienced religion, and united with the
Methodist church in early life. Of
twelve children only four remain, three
daughters and one son, who have the
sympathy of large circle of friends in
their hour of bereavement
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
Installation of Rev. Mr.. Payne.

The installation of Rev. Thomas B.
Payne as pastor Of the Bates street Uni
versalist church, Lewiston, will occur
Wednesday evening, April Goth. DR..
Henry Blanchard of Portland will
preach the sermon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
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ECONOMICAL soDDING.

4 A method described at the annual SEES
sion of the New Jersey State HoTticul-
tural society is as follows: Prepare the
soil the same as for seeding down. Then
a selected sod of a Gno variety of Rhode
Island bent grass Is taken and divided
into single plants Of one or two spears,
and these are set in rows nine inches
apart and also nine inches between the
rows, thus requiring 16 plants to the
square yard These plants are pressed
firmly into the soil and afterward the
whole surface rolled with a hard roller.
The after care consists in keeping out
every weed In three or four months, it
is claimed, the ground will be entirely
covered with a short, thick mat'of grass
/ During the summer make two or three
applications of nitrate OF soda st the
rate of 100 pounds.per acre, cast sowing.
1T must be explained that Rhode Island
bent grass as usually seen has long run
ners, with the plants far apart, some
what like the strawberry runners, while
in the peculiar variety in question the
plants cover the entire runners and show
no naked stems. The season FOR plant
ing by this method may be either from
September to November or from the last
of March to the first of June.
To obtain sufficient sod Of suitable
quality for covering terrace slopes or
small blocks that for any reason cannot
well be seeded is often difficult matter.
In the accompanying illustration from
American Gardening is shown how j
surface of sod may be used tn good adj
vantage over larger area than its real
measurement represents. This is done
by laying the sods. cut in strips from 6
to 10 inches wide, in lines and cross
lines. and after filing the spaces with
good soil sowing these spaces with grass
iced. Should the catch of seed for any
reason be poor the sod of the strips will
tend to spread over the spaces between
them. and failure to obtain a good sward
within reasonable time is almost out
of the question On the othersshand, / if
one needs sod and has no place from
which to cut it except the lawn, by tax
ing up blocks of sod. leaving strips and
cross strips and treating the surface as
described above the bare places left arc
soon covered with green, according to
the authority quoted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
NOTICE TO CLAM DiGGERS.

At the annual meeting of the citizens of Fal-
mouth, held on March 9th, 1888, the following
vote was passed:
Voted: That the Constables to protect the
claiming interests, shall arrest and prosecute
any and all persons not citizens of the town,
found digging CLANS within the town limits.
+. B. BLANCHARD. (Selectmen
GEORGE L. HALL. of
D. w. LUNT, Falmouth.
Falmouth. April Is, 1898. apr19-d3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20

The Mrs. Cleveland strawberry is re-
ported as being a productive sort, the
plant bearing fruit of light color, soft
and OF medium size. This variety is rec
commended where there is a market near
at hand and quantity rather than quail
ity is desired.
At the New York station, where many
new varieties of Strawberries have been
tested, the 20 most productive sorts in
the order named are Beder Wood, Green
vile, Burts, Enhance, New Dominion,
Soy de Bossuet, Lyons Seeding, Farms
worth, Middlefeld, Wayield, Hurlburt,
Hampden, Eureka, Phillip Seeding,
Daisy, Haverland, Crescent, Governor
Hoard, Great Pacific and Viola.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
Postmaster at Old Orchard.
Bangor's New Building.

BANGOR, April 19.-The committee on
a new city hall of the city government
has voted to accept the plans of Architect
J. G. Spofford. of Boston, for the bull d
ing. The committee voted to award the
building contract to Bearce G. Clifford of
Lewiston. The building will cost $780,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
Daniel Buckley Bound over.

BIDDEFoRD, April 19. ---Daniel Back
ley, the Biddeford House porter, under
charge of perjury in connection with his
testimony in the Templeton case, waived
a hearing in the municipal court this
morning and was bound over to the May
term of the supreme court. He secured
BAIL
House in Bucksport Destroyed.
BUcKsPoRT. April 19-Robert Erszin's
homestead at Stockton burned at mid
night 1t was occupied by a widow.
Loss $1,000; partially insured.
Was Despondent and Hanged Himself.
BANGOR, April 19.-James Jackman of
Garland committed suicide by hanging
this morning in his barn. Dependency
was the cause.
Postmaster at Old Orchard.
BIDDEFoRD, April ia dispatch was
received at Old Orchard this noon stating
that the latest appointments of fourth
class Maine postmasters included Thos.
Cleaves of Old Orchard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20
FOR A SOLDIERS WIDOW.
A Pension Bill the Last Signed by Presi-
dent Harrison.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Numerous
stories have been written relative to the
last official act of President Harri-
son, but the exact facts have not been
made public, although more or less
pathos has been thrown into the incidents
related. There were but two bills passed
by both houses of the last congress that
failed to become laws by reason of the
lack of time to enroll them. These were
bills to place Major General George S.
Greene on the retired list, and to author
ize Commander Dennis w. Mullan, q. S.
N, to accept a medal presented to him
by the CHILEAN government
The last bill signed by the President
was that granting a pension of $50 a
month to Eliza Alden McCawley, widow
of Charles Grymes McCawley, late COM
mander of the United States Marine
Corps. The House of Representatives
was already in the Senate Chamber when
the bill with its companions came over
and was placed before the secretary of
the Senate. Believing it was simply i'm
possible to enroll them at that hour, the
secretary handed them to the enrolling
clerk, remarking that they would have to
bOF<ettl ooldSJ eo AOou. I1lC AlClhy Iuls 1es
8. Platt, glanced at them and saw that
one granted pension to woman an
wss short in its wording. Hurrying to
his room he sent messenger telling the
President if he waited five minutes he
would have a pension bill for him to
sign. The President replied that he
would wait. and Mr.. Platt dictated the
text of the bill to rapid penman. 1t
was not beautifully written, but it was
got out in shape sufficiently good to pass
muster, and Mr.. Platt rushed into the
Senate Chamber and secured the sigma
lures of the Speaker, Vice President
Morton and Secretary McCook. By this
time the chamber was SO crowded that
he could not get out, and handing the
bill over the heads of the crowd Mr.. Platt
asked that it be taken to the Presidents
room. Mr.. Platt subsequently reached
the room himself in time to see the
President sign the bill and lay down his
pen. 1t was the last official act of the
retiring executive.
A Denial From the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. April 19.-At the treas
ury this morning it was emphatically
denied than any order has yet been
issued to stop the redemption in gold Of
the treasury notes of 1890. The state
ment was made that absolutely nothing
would be done until the emergency ar
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20

Have You Commenced
House Cleaning Yet :?
IIlIIlIIIIIIiIIIIIllIIIlIIIIlIIlIlIIIllIIIIIIIIl

That question bears terror to hundreds of
men and with reason, for the season Of house
cleaning is one to be dreaded. The worst thing
about it is the carpets They must come up and
then. there is to be that is too shabby to
put back. That's a new carpet and carpets
are expensive luxuries.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20

Do you want to know what is going on in the
world-Take the PRESS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-20

The New Insurance settled by the
various Agencies in the UNION
MUTUAL LIFE INSUSANCE
COMPANY in the month of Febru-
airy. 1898, aggregated more than
One Million Dollars.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-05

ious. which maket the compensation OF
Y officials depe.id upon the volume OF
SUCH business, and thus creates a conflict
petWeen a proper execution of the law and
private gain which cannot fail TO be dam
gerous TO the rights and freedom of the
citizens, an Irresistible temptation to the
unJustlfiahle expenditure Of public funds.
AZ addition TO this reform another was
lnaugurated which would give to United
States commissioners the final disposition
OF petty oifcnses within the grade of mis-
demeanors, especially those coming under
the internal revenue laws, q great advance
would be made toward a more decent ad-
m1nistration Of the criminal laws.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Recommendations of MIR. Cleve-
land to the Fifty-third
Congress.
REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
Tariff the Principal Topic - The
Sherman Law - Civil
Service.

To the Congress - the United States:
The constitutional duty which requires
the president from time to time to give to
the congress information Of the state of
the Union and recommend to their consid-
GRAFTON such as he shall Judge necessary is
fttingly entered upon by commencing to
the congress . careful examination of the
detailed statements and well supported
recommendations contained in the reports
of departments who are chiefly charged
with executive work of the government.
In an effort to abridge this communica-
ton as much as Is consistent with its pur-
pose / shall supplement- q brief reference to
the contents Of these departmental reports
by the mention Of such executive business
and incidents as are not embraced herein,
and by such recommendations as appear
to be at this particular time appropriate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-05
HAWAIIAN

TAa..P4essnt Trouble ON the Islands,
Fl Discussed.
It6s Asrd1 ynecessary for me to state
thets4haQueettpns arising from our rsla-
iqnnIHifAtdHAwaii have caused serious
ena-harxaaxnent
JuH&s prior to- 1.-THE installment OF ,fths
Observation-Disclosures the gexistinG row
ernmentek Hawaii had been suddenly
oyerthrpNn and q treaty Of annexation
had beeA negosiated between the pro-
visional4 government of the islands and the
United States, and submitted to the sem
ate for ratification. This treaty / with
drew for examination and, despatched
Hon. James H. Blount OF Georgia to
Honolulu as q special commissioners To
make an impartial investigation
OF b circumstances attending
the change Of government, and OF
all the conditions bearing upon
the subject Of the treaty. After a thorough
and exhaustive examination Mr.. Blount
submitted TO me his report, showing be-
yond all question that the constitutional
government OF Hawaii
Had Been Subverted
with the active aid Of our representative
to that government and through the intim-
idation caused by the presenceo f.an armed
naval force Of the United States which
was landed for that purpose ct the in
stance OF our minister, Upon the facts
developed it seemed to me the only honora,
BILE course for our government to pursue
was tofund0. the wrong that had been done
by those representing us and to restore as
tar ~ practicable the status existing at the
time OF our forcible Intervention. With q
view Of accomplishing this result within
d constitutional limits of executive
power, and recognizing all our obligations
and responsibilities growing out Of d
changed condition brought about by our
URjustifable Interference,
our present minister at Honolulu has re-
ceived appropriate instructions 10 that
end. Thus far nc information of the ac-
complishment OF any definite results has
been received from him. Additional adj
vices are soon expected, and when received
they will b, promply sent to congress-. To-
gether with oil other fnformation e hand
accompanied By . special executive me-
sage fully detailing III the fa<ts necossary
tea complete understanding q the cass.
and presenting = history Of N the national
events leading up 70 the presert situatiop.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-12-05
the SHERMAN LAW.

Its Repeal HISS ChAnged the Cemplex-
ion Of Our C-ursency Laws.
The recent repeal Of the provision Of the
law requiring the purchase Of silver bull
lion by the government as q feature 81 cur
monetary. scheme has made. an entire
change in the eomplexion of our currency
affairs and do not doubt that the ultimate
result of this action viii be most salutarv
and far-reaching.
In the nature Of Things, however. ii il
impossible to know at this time precisely
what conditions will be brought about by
the change, OF what, ii mn supplement
tary legislation may, i'm the light ofasuch
conditions, appear 10 be essential or exDen
dent. or course, after the recent 6nan-
cial perturbation
Time II Necessary
for the re-establishment Of business conf
dence. When, however, through this 10
stored confidence the money which has
been frightened into boarding places is 70
turned to trade and enterprise, q survey of
the situation win probably disclose AZ safe
q path leading to q permanently sound
currency, abnndantly sufficient TO meet
every requirement Of our increasing popu-
lation and its business. In the pursuit
OF this object we should resolutely turn
away from alluring and tempting expedi-
ents, determined to be content with moth
ing less than a lasting and comprehensive
financial plan. In these circumstances +
am convinced that a reasonable DELAY in
dealing with this subject, instead Of being
injurious, will increase the probability Of
| wise action.
The Monetary CoDference.
which assembled ut Brussels npon our I'm
vitation. wa adjourned to the present
year. The considerations just stated and
the fact that a definite proposition from us
seemed to be expected upon the reassem-
bling Of the conference led me TO express 4
willingness to have the meeting still fur-
ther postponed. 1t seems to me that Ii
would be wise 10 give general authority TO
the president 70 invite other nations to
SUCH 4 conference at any time when there
should he a fair prospect OF accomplishing
an international agreement ON the subject
Of coinage.
Authority 60 Issue Bonds.
desire also to earnestly suggest the
wisdom Of amending the existing sfafusin
regard TO the issuance Of goyernment
bonds The authox3ty nov sesfed fnlf = .
SECRETARY ii the treasury to issue beads Ii
not - cisar - y should h, md the bonds