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The Portland daily press., 1894-12-22

1t is estimated that 100000 bushels of
potatoes were raised in AIoostook county
the mast season. One concern has ground
SOC, 900 bushels into starch. Three million
bushels are availe BILE for market now. The
average price has run from so cents to VI
Der bushel. But few farmers, however, will
sell at any such prices.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-22

The water tower which was recently
given trial by the Bangor Fire Depart
ment has been purchased and added te
the other apparatus.
The Portland daily press., 1894-12-22
BOSWORTH POST PAPERS.
A Terrible Night On the Picket
Lines.
A cow CAUSED A FIGHT BETWEEN
FEDERAL COMPANIES.

Extraordinary Results of a Picket's Mis-.
take-He Shot Cow and Precipitated
Pitched Battle Between Federal Com
panies-Miraculously,O Only the Cow W as
tive.
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owENs Man JUBILANr.
They shot orc Taeaded tne Streets of the
titisz--A Contest Threatened.

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hard. 'l'ut- ae addod ~ theN a'tgi"P'
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committee, which has q majority Tor Bteck-
inriGea. declare their faNorite the nominee,
! e,,l.f h certain
ura.t;,,t,t.... YIN No4 re interviewed
Colonel lrcckin'ldge, the defeated canai-
date for congress, came INTO town carry TINS
morning from Treys ian. Being asked as
20 his future plans ne Sald tnat AZ present
he did not Wish to ne interview" W.. on any
SuhJet, Whatever Ni'oH tsHu'i'' p iill'd-
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heavy recipients of the sugar bounty a
meeting was called for the fih Of September
in Donaldsonville. rs reported through the
Associated Press and other sources. there
We're 500 planters present, a number SUI
ficient to give il an inspiring character.
The speeches and resolutions which fol owed
gained importance from the AUDIENCE which
it was claimed had listened to the one and
adopted the other. The prime mover in
bringing the meeting together was Mr.
Richard Mccall. who is ere lifted in the
books of the United States treasury with
having received $32 SIS. - in Ip91-tS12; ST.
4791S in 1S92-fS93. and >ll023.16 in three
months of 1894, or $56,33l63 as a bounty
because he had kindly engaged in the grind
ing of sugar cane. Such wen paid patriot
was worthy of an audience Of $40, together
with a bounty on their attendance lie
put up his brother. State Senator Henry
Mccall, for the Craftsmanship. and then
the fun began, with the two Mc'alis in the
saddle.
First Chairman Mccall read a speech
which had been burning in his pocket.
"A deadly blow said he. ''had been
stack at the sugar industry. the n'a'ntsn-
ancc and prosperity Of which IS vital -
every man, woman and chld in this sec
ton"
lie then went on and attacked the q per
cent al valorem duty placed on all sugars
as dishonest, because ny the >. ~ ge, ialUa-
diatciy after tFdt OF lle iiop-uu Tree Ntz.t>t
bin. the mouse had shown its trid.ng with
grave public question.
EVEN mp to the month Of May past"
said he, when the majority of our fellow
planters had grown restless under tn at
tacks Of the free trade element ~ t2e
party and were crying aloud for our SEMI
tors to Join hands with the republicans 20
XIII the Wilson bill, few of Us controlled
the convention that was held I'm New Or
leans and endorsed the course Of our pre-
scntatives.
Eve had been promised a reasonable
duty and the bounty for This year. The
latter had been agreed to By the democrat
ic caucus of the senate and was yiolsted
by the negative votes of three democratic
senator's i'm the committee of the VII lr.
The three senators whom he thus acau-ed
Of peridy were George of MisSi-sipp'
Pugh of Alabama, and Coke, OF Texas
~ second conferencc." coutinu chair
man Mccall. was asked for. and this time
our senators should have killed the bill
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also expected a majority OF several hun
orcd. but that county has gone against me-
as has Franklin, another county that l
thought would give me n small majority.
They are holding back the returns from
Scott county. for the purpose, | believe. of
doctoring them If the news from the other
counties does not suit the owens people. In
this way they viii probably defeat me.
had expected Scott TO 40 for Owens by
about l.2J1 majority but of course they can
hx the returns to suit themselves"
Ifoids IN under EcTcat.
The colonies headquarters seemed al
most like y tomb. but the colonel himself
held mp we'll under his defeat, which he
dld not fully acknowledge. and talking
a5oG. his culture plans, saia:
Il expect 10 live out my days right here
in Kentucky ana viii continue To 80 in and
out amang these people until | am laid
away in the beautiful Lexington cemetery,
where sleep al that is mortal OF my an
cestoss. As 1 said TO these people on the
stump, IL laey DO not choose to send me
back 10 congress . will hnd some other
sphere 10 labor in for them"
Colonel BreeEnriIpe is in splendid health,
bat he pres nts sad sight. Tonight around
his headquarters everything was silent as
the grave and oHe square further down the
street. al Ow.ns's headquarters, thousands
OF young 1.,a and ola ones. too. were maxi
Ing ni4at hsaeous with taer yc.is, blowing
lin horns ana shouting Tor owens.
Three. Cheers for the = 0uten.
General Gentry proposed three cheers for
the women in the district and they were
given Win such win Ia almost deaten
people who were standing on the other
side of the street. They then gave three
cheers for the newspaper correspondents
who kept before the world the sins of
Breckmriige.
owens won his victory today by superb
organization. 1T every precinct his voters
we've on hand early and forced the voting.
This news spread over thc district ana hal
2 wonderful Gisceuraetas effect on the
BreckinrilGe people.
SOME - thc Incidents.
Some of today's happenings have been
amusing. others dramatic, ana ia one or
two instances there has been a deeply
touching picture in the panorama ot events.
At downtown precinct this morning
Captain p. j. Treacy president of tHe
Owens club. and MS sou-n-laW. James 4.
Rosers. clerk Of the circuit court. were
ranged upon opposite Sides in the duty of
challeusiug votes. Both these ueu are
prominent horsemeu. known an over the
nitel States. They have been intimate
friends for wears. bu. tine bitterness Of .bis
duy's contest has perhaps disturbed Che
peace uf tHsir tamiisee forever. Several
tsmes TODAY These 1850 mea nearly anne 10
blows AMI b. Wa- uuiH the presence of
cooler heads THAT prevented an unfortunate
ARRAY.
Captain Treaev had determined h. chai-
lea-e every Breckenridge vote. ic had
blanks already prepared and upon thcs. he
hal written tE. names III tbo tu1ir. Isl .sl-
f.6 f77.a+ 5Nif fEs't@ lf iE itte
ciuct. As eaHG man offered So vote tEa
esataiu banded u to the election officers
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and had tho power II do Sc but again
trusting 10 party leaders, vo=ed fr tie
conference, and you know the ra&ult-tht
bin never came back t. tn" senate. WAS
accepted by the house with the Go9 amend
mcats and that without the Gro sing # a
= or the dotting of an l.
There never has ben in tho annals II
history series OF greater acts 81 treach-
ery perpetrated upon ooniding people.
The democratic party has drifted from
conservative party. processing bcl'I IN
tarin for revenue with incidental protection
into an absolute free trade party, a1d that
without regard for great vested interests.
Fair duties. il is true, are placed upon
great many manufactured articles, but
an the great interests ot the south were
attacked and some were destroyed. and
that by the hands Of southern representa-
tives Lumber and salt Were placed ON the
free list and if sugar. iron au5 coal We're
not dealt with i'm the same way n was be-
cause 4 handful of conservative senator's,
aided 10y republicans. prevented suen
contamination"
Chairman Mccall explained how of Gate
years FROM convention - t3hNtHtt'h- ttt
democratic party haI stepped away non
Il tariff for revenue platform 60 one &c
absolute free trade policy that would
ruin the state of Louisiana. The time had
come much as me regretted 1T. when the
people oc Louisiana would have y II
uariu from democratic moVinES. and seek
safety with party which would nay some
respect fol. the yes. ca ri5ht$ of the people.
4 Deal Charged pen ar. Cleveland
II was i'm Tho speech of the great bounty
recipient. Colonel Richard Mo all. that was
told the story of singular negotiation.
.In the fail If 1892 said he. before the
president election. senators Gibson anu
White and Representatives Price and Nc
can visited Mir. cleveland 70 find ou- what
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lamations. announcements and various pub
lie statements from each Of the candidates
or their managers. Samuel Saouse. 81 Yer
sailles. sent up thousands OF flaming dodg-
ers, in which he denounced the owens men
Infamous liars" for spreading a report
that he had advised Settles supporters TO
vote for the candidate from Scott county.
Prayer Meeting.
The prayer meeting advertised TO take
place at Morrison chapel this morning at
II O'Clock was attended by sixty II the
best ladies in Lexington. About fifteen men
were present. Elder J. ". Mcarvey
presided over the meeting AMI made the
first prayer. 1t was very temperate ~
tone aud did not come mp To tine eNpccta-
ton Of the audience. HE prayed God to
guide tbe people i'm what they were about
10 ito today and bcsaechcd Him not t. lay
His hand too heavily upon them. IL pray
ed for peace and for the coming Of The
day when no man should receive the votes
az these people unless he Is worthy Of their
support.
The CONGREGATION then sang, 20, Lord
our Help In Ages Past"
br. W. r.. n. Bartlett, pastor of tn
First Presbyterian church. where col mel
l'rea',inridg. usually attends when in Lex
mrlou. and VINO has generally been counted
as his friend then Offered a prayer asking
God to ,su1e the people and bless the at
fairs Ell this district. lie bcsougnt the o~
vine 1uirr THAT when the iiual result ot
taa DAYS contest Wos over that there should
he sent to repr,sc TINS district IN the
halls of the ,.ational legislature man
whom Cod could approve Of ANA man
after Goa,s oUl heart. I'll prayed that ali
feeling Of bitterness be dissolved and that
eaatcrmcut once more should settle down
on the people and their homes.
Then folie ----stcs,. a Comfy Ill,
..rf...a i .5ar In which no asked cod
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in the famous Wilson letter when he re-
iterated in a perfunctory manner the trite
MAXIM that sug9-r was a fit article Tor
revenue. lie was beseeehed by our sena-
tors and representatives to make good mis-
PROMISES. but he was silent To the last.
So much for our democratic president Let
u row see how we have Jared in the house
of our friends"
The history of tariff legislation during
the past eleven months WAS then detailed.
The house bill went to the senate with
absolutely free sugar written IN 1t. Tee
demcc ratio ma iority in the senate was too
close TO admit of extreme tariff legislation,
and after several months of arduouS labor
n tariff bin was laid before the senate By
tho finance committee. to whom the whole
question hal been referred. Ii placed
tax of 40 per cent al valorem on ali sugars.
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first Personal encounter ot the a1y occurred.
il ua~ at precinct b. SECOND Nari. uaI
the participants were pa-ha Erte &. lriaae.
the colonel son. auI =. Walter Peak.
secretary at tsa Owens club. The trouble
uaaatsel aNer taa challenge. 81 Il vote. Peak
hsi entered the polling place hv permission
81 che officers anl ua- proceeding to make
an au#aylf. when yedns RrerEmridee app
I.AerI auI declared b ]. baist.rous manner
thlt nn man had at say 10 enter Tie pre-
yinet room.
PnIh paid u5 attention until Erecklnrldse
demanded tatt he COME out Then "a war
ii Wofas followed au1 finally Breckenridge
rushed tataa-h fHs door ANA attacked Peak.
Eaea received g few blows and llIeckin-
r.t-e uaEil- tle m,l.e attempted TO draw
his pissed. officers ami lystanaers inter-
ferei au1 ~boatir was prevented. Both
men Were taken in chars uy their friends.
but tonight they are looking Tor each
other.
In precinct 3, first ward, Mike 1louahan
AM John Ilaley attempted 10 bulidoze the
owens men, when IS. d. MeNamara AMI
his brother E1 began hehtins them. Mona
hams head was badly beaten AMI William
calvert, another EtsyNar.ase man, was
badly injured with rock.
Two brothers bad "a desperate Heht ut
oua of the palIms places This afternoon.
Ernest Cas~aiay is an active owens man,
while Leslie Cu$-a1aE is strong sup
porter ~ Settle. They became involved in
quarrel and Leslie Cassaday was very
BADLY hurt lie was cur with knife in
the hands of his brother ami taken TO the
family home.
With Fears IA Her Eyes.
ON Main street in front OF the Phoenix
hotel this morning an express messenger,
who has always been "a strong Brs 81. NJ
ridge man. was ON his way 10 the polls
when ne was met 3y his aged mother. WIS
with tears in her eyes. le--ed bim not ID
vote for the .'hrazeu hhertsne." as she
called the congressman. The hos promise /
ana one more vote was mad, for owens
Colonel l;rec!lnrid1e was himself one of
the FIRST To vote. lie lives in the th.rI
ward and as ne approached the polls The
crowd fcll back aad Some of his friends
rae,r,l family. The colonel bowed his
most grateful acknowl. d-emeut and then
nat in 8 ballot Ter himSo (.
No general effort wds made in Lexington
10 cnIorre tho rule requiring .oters to take
an oath a. support the nominee. In so1le
PARTS 81 the district this was insisted upon
ard numerous puarTeis resulted.
vt Iaris. where General Eze kiel Clay
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SUGAR BOUNTY.
A Fat Thing the State Has Had at the
Peoples Expense.
NOW The LATTER HAVE quit PAYING,
Hence the Planters Threaten to Bolt
the Democratic Party.
NOW The LATTER HAVE Cult PAYING,
Hence the Planters Threaten to Bolt
COTTON MEN ARE FREE TRADERS.
A Personal Quarrel in Which 7o4 Individ-
uals Set Themselves Up as Kickers.
They Had Money and Influence.

New Orleans, La, September 15.-tSta6
Correspondence to The Constitution.)-Ihat
was a false ALARM sent out from Donald
sonvlle the other day.
The alleged meeting of 500 sugar planters,
whose fiery resolutions gave the republi
cans such hope that they might again find
a home in Louisiana, turns out not TO have
had fifty producers in attendance, and the
spectators and negroes present numbered
not more than 100 50 that the entire assem-
bage was not more than 80.
This shows what a mountain may be
made ont Of mole hill when there are q
few dollars at stake. OF course there is
dissatisfaction in Louisiana, and there IS
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those who did attend 1t approved of its sc
ton. Mr. bod Smith. who is returning
officer of the parish. ordered his name
taknn off the roll as soon as he discovered
tho drift of the meeting. Then there is
Mr. l.. A. Landry. one of the democratic
committeeman. who was present, repudi-
ates any responsibility for its utterances.
and will be found lighting for democracy
as OF vore AIR. Cassard. whose name APP
pears on the committee of resolutions. was
not at the meeting, and disclaims all SYM
pathy Herewith. He says that his name
was used without his authority, and that
under no consideration would he take such
n step as is here contemplated.
Those Alleged Cleveland Promises.
These people go on TO say that Presi-
dent Cleveland has broken his promises u
them. and that others are guilty OF the
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unEckINnIDGE y CRs SHE'D.
Tn. Reconciliation a. Ills People Il n
~ars. Observation-Disclosures.

Lexington. Nv. September ls.-Tonrht
e.o1sreI T:rs-rl-iur.iss was ia his heaaguar-
- z,,~rau-slcsl by the friends who have
s,.,.l ~ MIN In All hts troubles. lie Was
!. ..r-,ss,T,I and disappointed man.
Is.st as the last news &as corning ~ he
,,,rn.,I from the table where his son. Des.sa,
,F,- ururimE upon the returns. AMI said.
III Is ms own county Of Fayctie thai
gives m. greatest grief thought she
would give me- at least So MAJORITY ahd
,,,,n,- of my grisnds expected much as
-, Instead of that my majority IN my
osn county Is only 10 In Moodiord We
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had declared that If any man challenged
his vote there would he bloodshed, some
OF the officers Of the election enforced an'i
others ignored the injunction issued %
Judge CantreH.
The streets today were strewn with proc
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THAT poNAlDsoNyuLLE MEETING.
II Looked Big at First. hut Is Much
Smaller Now.

Rv posters sent through the parish of
Ascension the day before, signed by several
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-20

The sentence of McKane to six years in
prison will have very depressing effect
on his Gravesend assistants many of
whom are under indictment for aiding
and abetting in his crime. Offences
similar to McKane's have been so COM
mon about New York and the punish
ment of them SO rare that McKane's
There will undoubtedly be those who
will feel that he has been treated with
undue severity, and will look upon him
as the scapegoat of a condition of things
for which the people of Gravesend gen.
orally are responsible. 1t is unquestion-
ably true that the offences like McKane's
are largely the outgrowth of indifference
on the part of the public to sins of
that nature. McKane would not have as
openly and brazenly detied the law as he
did had he thought for moment that his
offence would be regarded as seriously as
an offence that had no connection with
politics Undoubtedly he reckoned that
Indignation at his conduct would all
blow over after election, and he would
escape anything worse than a basting in
the newspapers. The element of fear OF
punishment was not present to restrain
him as it would have been had the
public always been alive to transgress-
ions of this kind and pursued the male
factors unrelentlngly. But his crime is
none the less on that account. The fact
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THE SUGAR DUTY.

There is SO sharp division on the
propriety of imposing duty on sugar in
the Senate committee that it has been
decided to report the sugar clause to the
Senate as it now stands without recon-
mendation and leave the Senate to settle
the question. If the Senate committee
were disposed to live up to the Demo-
cratic platform of "a tariff for revenue
only there would be no dissension
ever on this question. Sugar is an article
which we produce in small quantities,
and large part of the consumption has
to be imported from foreign countries.
Hence sugar is one of the articles which
should be taxed under revenue tariff.
Tea, coffee and sugar ought to have had
tax put upon them in the Wilson bill,
if the trainers of it were really construct
ing it in accordance with the Democratic
platform. But every one of those articles
is put on the free list and the deficiency
is sought to be made up by tax on
incomes which the Democratic platform
neither called for nor suggested. This
plan was adopted simply because the
Democrats were afraid of their own
theory. They did not dare to place duty
on any of these articles because being
a revenue duty it would enhance their
price. Having told the people before
election that revenue tariff would
reduce the price of the necessaries of life
they knew that they would be convicted
of classifying if they undertook to put
their theory in practice by placing duty
on tea, coffee and sugar. Hence they
deserted their theory and set about con-
structing tariff bill which is neither
one thing nor another.
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The story that the Rhode Island
Democrats ara going to apply to the ma
tional administration for assistance in a
purely state affair, and to ask the Presi
dent to remove Gov. Brown needs good
deal of confirmation. There must be
plenty of Democrats in that state with
knowledge enough of the constitution to
know that the President would have no
more right to interfere to settle the
quarrel going on in the legislature than
to send the army and navy to restore Lii
iuokalani. They must be very ignorant
Democrats who have talked of calling on
the President for help. if there has been
any such talk at all.