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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-12

The Whitney syndicate, which has pur-
chased extensive coal properties in Nova
Scotia, and holds options on others, is
threatened with serious opposition to
the completion of it's plans. This oppo-
sition is composed in part of the labor
element which objects to the use of the
labor saving machinery the syndicate is
introducing, and in part to the fears of the
business men of the monopoly that will
hold su Substantially all the coal properties
in Its control if the syndicate secures the
North Sydney mines, which are now
owned by English and Scotch capitalists.
1t is reported that when the parliament
shall meet, motion will be offered cues
tiouing the right of the Nova Scotia
legislature to turn over the coal mines to
she Whitney syndicate. If the syndicate
should be knocked out probably the
free coal schedule of the Wilson bill
would lose some of its most valiant SUP
porters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-12

President Cleveland is quoted as say
ing that while Minister Willis obeyed the
letter of his instructions he violated
their spirit. This seems to be rather
feeble attempt to make Willis scape-
goat. 1t is difficult to see how Willis
could have done otherwise than he did
without absolutely violating his instruc-
tions or ignoring them altogether He
was told in plain words that if the
Queen consented to the Presidents
conditions to invite the Provisional gov
eminent to retire. The Queen did con-
sent and Willis did exactly as he was
told. Nothing was left to his discretion.
Had there been it would doubtless have
been better for the administration, for
afker arriving at Honolulu Willis showed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-12

dining car Con mental running between
Parkersburg and Cincinnati.
At lecture in London H.F. Dickens,
a son of Charles Dickens, related that he
had been some time ago engaged as coun-
sci in case in which a Mr.. Pickwiclx
was his clieut, and he knew of no reason
why he was employed except the name
OF the latter. The case was settled.
Notwithstanding that Frank Hurd is
barely so, he is now spoken of in Ohio
politics as man who has seen his
day. He has tremendous legal practice
probably second to none in the State OF
Ohio, and he works indefatigably. He
is growing rich and says he is done with
DOl tics
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WYER greene & co,
dec30 eodtf
Messenger,s Notice.

Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County.
State of Maine. Cumberland, S., January
9th. A ID. 1894.
This is to give notice, that on the 9th day
IL of January. A. D. 1894. a Warrant in
Insolvency was issued out of the Court of Insol-
vency for said County of Cumberland, against
the estate of
JENNIE R. KICKER, of Falmouth,
adjudged to an Insolvent Debtor. on petit
ton Of Creditors of said Debtor, which petition
1894 to which date interest OF. claims is to be
computed. That the payment Of any debts to or
by said Debtor, and the transfer and delivery Of
Any property BY her are are forbidden BY :law
Debtor. to prove their debts and choose one
or more asslgnees Of her estate viii be held H,I
a Court Of to be holden at Probate
Cumberland, on the 18th day of January, 4. D.
1924 at 10 o'clock clio : in 7. the e. forenoon:
written SAMUEL D. PLUMMER.
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger Of the Court Of
Iltsoloencyjor said County of Cumberland &
ian6&13
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CURRENT COM MENT.
MR.. REED AND THE PRESIDENCY.
GRiddaford Journal

Mr.. Manley's nomination Of Hon.
Thomas B. Reed for President is entirely
in order Maine will not be the only
State to follow it by an enthusiastic
second.
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Probably it was shrewd move on the
part of the Democratic managers to put
the income tax into a separate bill and
not attach it to the Wilson bill. The
Wilson bill is pretty well loaded down
already, with unjust determinations
in favor of certain sections, and to bur
den it still further withssa measure which
is supported chiefly because it will bear
almost entirely upon one section would
probably have broken its back. But
suppose the Wilson bill passes and the
income tax bill fails how is the deficiency
to be made up?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-12

Congressman Tom johnson, of Ohio
has the courage of his convictions. and
IN that respect differs from all the Demo-
cratic congressman who have so far
spoken on the Wilson hill. Tom stands
by the tariff plank of the Democratic
platform, while all the rest of them are
running away from it, Tom says the
Wilson bill is only the Mckinley bill
shaved down. He says it is not the
kind of bill the platform called for
nor the kind that the Democrats prom
lsed the country to make.
Nobody can deny single one of
these assertions. Judged by the standard
set up by the Democratic platform
the Wilson bill is cheat and
fraud. 1t is not a bill for
revenue only, indeed it is hardly bill
for revenue at all. Prof. Wilson himself
admits that there is good deal of pro-
lection in it for the manufacturers,
hence. judged by the Chicago platform,
it is shameless and unblushing viola
ton of the constitution. If protection is
robbery, as the Chicago platform de-
clares, this measure is bill to enable
one set of men to plumber another for
the benefit of themselves. 1t violates
every principle of tariff construction
enunciated in the Chicago platform; and
it violates them too in a manner most
gross and open. No Democrat who be-
lieves the doctrines endorsed by the
national convention OF, his party can
support it without becoming a hypocrite.
Tom Johnson is not willing to become
a hypocrite In this respect Tom differs
from nine-tenths, if not ninety-nine one
hundredths of his brethren, who profess
the same political faith with himself.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-12

The Louisville Times, whose editor
is a personal friend of Minister Willis,
describes the game at Honolulu in this
truly Kentuckian way: The Hawaiian
government called Mr.. Willis. Being
somewhat familiar with the game, the
minister tried grand bluff that wouldn't
work, and ANONYMOUSLY laid down his
hand.n The Times advises Mr.. Willis
to quit the losing game and return to
kentucky.
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BATH AND THE WILSON BILL.
bath Times /


1t is doubtful if many people, except
those of the community who closely fol-
low everything which in any way affect
the interest of shipping, realize how
near to Bath is menace contained il
the wilson bill in it's present. shape. Pass
that measure with free coal among its
provisions and then give us free ships
and it won't be many years before the
name of Bath will have faded from the
stern of every vessel that plows salt
water. Free coal will simply -.mean that
the black diamonds" instead of being
brought North from Philadelphia ana
Baltimore in Yankee bottoms, will
come from Cape Breton in English
"tramps" and sailing vessels This will
not be denied by any man acquainted
with the facts. And this is exactly what
ex-Secretary Whitney wants and what
others within the counsels of the Demo-
cratic party want, for these gentlemen
now control the most important coal
fields of Cape Breton and.their representa-
tives are working day and night at Wash
inton to secure the passage of the Lend
ing bill with free coal an integral part
of it.
1t is even said, with what truth we
know not, that the White House itself
has pecuniary reasons for taking Il deep
interest in the free coal clause. Bath
does not want free coal. But what
does the oligarchy of wealthy men
which, despite the clamor TO the com
trary is guiding the policy of the Demo
cratic party, care for the interests of
American ships? Nothing, when those
interests clash with their personal
needs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-12

The New York bar association has
adopted resolutions endorsing Horn
blower as in every way fit man for the
Supren bench, and protesting against
his rejection. Endorsements from that
quarter are not likely to mollify the OPP
position of Senator Hill, who undoubt-
eddy was very influential in securing an
unfavorable report on Horn blowers case.
Denunciation by the New York bar
would have helped Hornblower more
with him than commentator.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-12

What the Portland PRESS doesn't
know about Hawaiian matters would
fill large volume. Eastern Argus.
That is so unquestionably. The secret
history of Cleveland's attempt to "right
the great wrong" what inspired it, what
secret instructions were given to Blount
and Willis, would undoubtedly fill large
book-and very interesting book it
would be, too. But no such work is
likely to appear. The subject has become
too painful to Cleveland to wish to pur-
sue 10 further, and the historian who
should solicit the material for such a
work would be tremendously kicked
out of the White House.
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[Biddeford Times.1

Joseph Manley says Maine will have
a candidate for President to present at
the next Republican national conven-
tion. OF course we will, and he belongs
in the First congressional district, too.
He is the only man who in the Speakers
chair has solved the problem of how to
successfully cope with the filibusterers
in order that the will of the majority
might prevail. His name will not only
be presented in the next national con-
-veotion, but it will be presented
to the voters of the country
who by that time will have had their
fill of Democratic rule.
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signs of having acquired correct APP
probation of the situation which would
have led him to have abstained from
so ridiculous performance as inviting
the Provisional government to resign.
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THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, JANUARY ~.

Representative Tracy makes proclama-
tion that if the Republicans do not
stop calling him a cuckoo congressman
some one will get his face slapped.
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was noticed. lost, OF course and he
laughed all of my own as we'll /
knew that unless the money was re-
turned TO the safe by tomorrow morn
ing at nine. its loss would be discoy-
cred and ! ruined. Tonight took my
last hundred To Baly's in the vain hope
of retrieving my losses The result you
know. So, you see, six thousand dol
lars is no more good to me than SIX
hundred. | need ten thousand or moth
ing. Here, you lost tonight and may
need it. Take the money 1t is moth
ing 20 me
HE showed the roll of bills into my
hand, and suddenly drawing a revolver
pressed it 10 his temple Before !
could interfere it was all over: he Law
dead at my feet, the pistol clasped in
his hand.
Il was arrested, % course, but. on
the evidence of the waiter, who had
seen the shot fired, was discharged at
once
About the money? Well, I returned
that to the bank next day, and ex-
piained things to the president. The
matter was never made public-the
coroner's verdict was Temporary in
sanity And right, too, for the poor
devil must have been insane.
"As for me, ! stayed in town all that
summer trying u economic. and since
then ] never let myself go beyond
twenty-five.
What are you going? I'm afraid
I've bored you awfuily. Good night
boys, good night"
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II am sure do not look like hay
seed said commercial traveller, yet
] practically blew out tho gas NJ my
hotei Lass night. You see. there are
both gas and electric light fixtures in
inc rooms. and they arc close together
Wei, ! started to turn out the electric
lilght and made a mistake and turned
the thumb-piccc Of the Ras-burncr.
opening il Of course. As the electric
h2ht did lot go out, AZ once saw my
Ei7'akr md corrected Sc by turning
thc electric light button, laughinp nt
.!E -cii the while. When got up in
''e morning I discovered that i'm my
amusement over my error had forgot
Ten to- turn the gas thumb piece bacl,
again, aud IL had actually been op-n
an night What" exclaimed lis
'rncr. and you were not aspnvxi-
atcd2' Not n bit Of it," replied fbc
commercial traveller, drylv. ''Yoai see.
ihe motel does not use gas. and there
was nothing but air In the pipc. -
Golden Days.
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WIT AND WISDOM.


The world pays more attention to
what man does than to what he saws.
Rams Horn.
-Woman's hand may be pale and
delicate, but she can pick up n hotter
plate than man.-Texas Siftings
Believe what coward SAYS, and
he can prove to your satisfaction that
he is the bravest man in the world.
Rams Horn.
s-American little girl to herInamma-
What is dead letter, please? Mann
ma-One that has been given to your
father to post.
You can learn from anv three sinc.
ers in church quartet just what the
trouble with the fourth singer in the
quartet is -Somerville Journal
Office boy-Here's note from a
purity young lady Editor (absent
mindedly)-Can't help it! Three in the
bank now, and not darned cent to
meet 'em!-Atlanta Constitution.
job Lott-One never loses anything
by keeping his engagements punctu-
ally Kirby Stone-My experience is
he is apt to lose half an hours time
waiting for the other fellow. Tit Bits
Tom las he blows out ring of
smoke)-Ah, isn't that perfect ring?
Grace with feeling, as she puts her
finger through it)-Oh, Tom. how nice
IT would be if it were only gold. Tit
Bits.
"A Poser. You think YOU know
everything, Dawson. but as a matter
of fact you don't know the first thino,r
well. do you?" II do" Then tell
me. What was the first thing?"
pers Bazaar.
J Dog Fancier-Yes, madam. have
al kinds OF dogs here. Is there any
particular breed YOU wish? Old Lady
lwho reads the papers) oh, anvthirH
that's fashionable. Let me see an
ocean greyhound. -Tit-Bits.
Demonstration lin clinic)-You will
notice that the SUBJECTS right leg is
longer than his left which causes him
to limp. Now, what would you do in
such a case? Bright Student-Td linn.
too Philadelphia Record
There 60 Miss Wise and Charlie
Saphead They are engaged. Won
know Really? Two hearts that
beat as one, two souls with but n sin.
gle thought" Precisely; and its du.
cats 20 cream cakes that she had the
- 81 AAfti Ifti y AbNLhFs
"A good Excuse. Notwithstanding
the prisoner was still drunk. nc begged
the judge TO let him go. But I can't
discharge you argued the Judge.
why not?' pleaded the prisoner
"ain't j loadcd?'- Detroit Free Press
Appreciative "A young man. fresh
from college, wore as a scarf-pin Jew.
eicd gold potato-bug. One dav he
called the attention Of an old German
BOOKSELLER TO it, asking. isn't that
pretty hutchy?" ia. ia. was the re.
ply Dot ish der biggest bug on dei
schmallcst potato ! hof efer seen. ~
Harpcr's Bazaar.
Office Property City Editor-Have
you written that stuR about the
Van Dough-Sw wedding vet? Re.
Porter-Not quite; but I'll have IL
ready before City Editor-Well,
drop it for the present and take on
That office dress suit 81 Mr.. Spacewrits
can have it 20 wear to.ishe McAllistsc
bilt reception. Halo
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TWO LITTLE GIRLS.

This little girl is very poor:
Shc has troubles, she finds, sho can scarce en-.
dure;
And yet my dear. she has paythings plenty
Dolls as many MS two-and-twenty,
Houses and arks and picture books,
Something pretty wherever she looks.
But half the time she's puzzled 10 know
What TO do with the wonderful show.
Tired OF dollies two-and-twenty.
And bored with her various toys aplenty.
That little girl is very rich.
With an old doll like perfect witch,
broken chair and n bit OF deli,
And n wee cracked cup on the closet shelf
She can play with only n row OF pins:
Houses and gardens arks and inns
SEe makes with her chubby fingers small,
And she never asks for toy at all
unseen around her the fairies stray,
Giving her bright thoughts every day.
Poor little girl and rich little girl.
How nice IL would be IL in Times swift whirl
You could-perhaps not charge your places
But catch glimpse OF each others faces;
For each 20 the other could something give,
Which would make the child life sweeter 10
live,
For both could give and both could share
Some thing the other had 20 spare.
IN. Z. Sangster, in Harpers Young People.
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coming out. To my surprise he made
no attempt TO cash in, but sat there
staring into vacancy with such ghast-
ly look on his face, that, for a moment
thought he had died in his chair By
this time he and were the only guests
left, and the croupier, turning TO him,
said:
Hurry, sir. IL you please We have
but few seconds to spare. How much
do you want@
The man rose, and, gazing wildly
at the now deserted table, gasped:
For Gods sake, just one more turn of
the wheel-just one-or / am ruined. A"
Can't do it, sir. Orders are to stop
the game at once. Besides, you
shouldn't mind casbing in-you must
have won five thousand, at the least
Where are your chips-ten-twenty-
ifty-hundred-hund and twenty.
six-that's right. Here you are, sir,
sixty-three hundred Good night, sir
"As we reached the street / turned
and looked ut my companion He was
standing bareheaded, with such look
of unutterable misery on his face as I
hope never again to see on man. Some
impulse prompted me TO speak TO him,
and l asked him-clumsily enough. I'm
afraid-if he had lost much.
Lost he said, vacantly; no, I
won. / won about six thousand dol
lars. / believe
You are lucky
Lucky and he gave short, mirth.
less laugh. Did you say lucky? My
God! had | but won four thousand
more | would indeed have been lucky;
but now am ruined Ruined; do you
| hear, ruinedv
His manner was so strange that
| dared not express sympathy, but could
| only humble out something about
taking drink. He accepted my in
vitation, and we went into a saloon
close by. bottle of brandy was or
dered, for which he insisted on paying,
saying that, as he had won and lost
| IL was his right Besides said he.
bitterly, the money l won tonight is
too little TO be of any use to me. may
as well spend it
six thousand no use TO your l
I cried You must be rich, indeed to
treat sum like that so cavalierly.'
HE poured out great drink of the
brandy, and, gulpinR it down as if it
were water, Took from his pocket the
roll of bills and laid il on the table be-
fore him.
No, the money is of no use to me
now-not worth the, paper it is made
of. Listen, and will tell you why
am the paying teller of the Fourth ma.
tional bank. Last night | took IRON
the safe ten thousand dollars, thinking
that, by buying certain stock, would
make my fortune in day and be able
to return the money before it's absence
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NATURES QUEER WAYS.

Mrs. w c. WHATLEY. Of Roswell,
Ga, has a chicken which futters around
with only one wing.
A CALF with eighe legs and two tails.
oil perfectly formed, was lately added
70 the live stock Of George Ruhl, OF
Fresh Ponds, ". J.
a PIG fifteen months old that meas
ures six feet long and weighs nearly
five hundred pounds is owned by Wiley
Neville, OF Brassville, N. G.
A GRAY fox on a West Chester (PaD
farm is on terms Of friendship with a lot
OF young beagle dogs and FREQUENTLY
sleeps in the same pen with them.
a SPIDER with legs four and one-half
inches In length, n back three inches
one way and four and one-balf the
other, and weighing nine ounces. 1as
been reported from Alabama
a TREE that smokes has been discov-
cred in the Japanese village Of Ono. It
IS sixty feet high, and just after.sun-
set, every evening, smoke issues from
the top Of the trunk. It Is called the
volcanic tree.
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however, that Irebber. looking from
ms window, had recognized the va
grant in the street, and had read muir
der IN his eyes. He hurried before a
Justice OF the peace. accompanied by
Stangerson. who had become his pri-
waite secretary, and represented TO him
that they were in danger of their lives
from the jealousy and hatred of an old
rival. That evening jefferson Hope
was taken into custody, and not being
able TO find sureties was detained for
some weeks. When at last he was lib
Grated, II was only 70 find that Dreb-
ber's house was deserted and that he
and his secretary had departed for Eu-
rope.
Again the avenRer had been foiled,
and again his concentrated hatred
urged him to continue the pursuit
Funds were wanting, however. ard
for some time he had to return to
work, saving every dollar for his APP
preaching journey. At last, having
collected enough to keep life i'm him.
he departed for Europe and traclicd
his enemies from city to city, working
his way in any mental capacity. but
never overtaking the fugitivcs When
he reached st. Petersburg they had de-
parted for Paris; and when he fol-
lowed them there he learned that thew
had just set off for Copenhagen. At
the Danish capital he was again n few
days late, for they had iourneyed on to
London, where he at last succeeded in
running them TO earth. As TO what
occurred there, we cannot do better
than quote the old hunters own ac-
count. as duly recorded in DR.. Watson's
journal. TO which we are already under
such obligations.
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Richard is rather clever colored
boy in the billiard-room OF certain
noted club ia New York Like mani
others Of his race, he is possessed Of \
readiness 81 repartec which some Of
the club members find not entirely nm.
euviabie. a few days since. at the
pool table one Of the players. having
made an execrsble shot, exciting the
derision Of the spectators, turned to
the boy and said.
We'll, Richard, you'll stand by me.
anyhow. 70 wasn't 50 bad was .tY'
~ wa3awful, sub, said Ricnard.
"Wnat2s cried the player. 'You
criticise. too, do you? I Shall report
you ~ the house committee
Yes. sub, said Richard. but 'tyon'
DO no good sub The house committee
has rules prohibiun' eve'ytinQ but
teliin' de truth That's all Is done"
lie was not reported -Harpcr's Mag
aZIup