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The Portland daily press., 1894-03-15

Labouchere's amendment to the adj
dress to the Queen, declaring in effect
that the House of Lords ought to be
abolished, was carried when large
number of mem bers were out, and does
not favorably represent the opinion of
the majority. Nevertheless it was carried
and against the opposition of the govern
ment, which is not prepared to 60 so far
as Labouchere's amendment, though it
favors some curtailments of the Lords
power. What the effect will be upon the
ministry remains to be seen, but with
Irish disaffection at the failure of
Rosebery to give a satisfactory pledge
in regard to Home Rule, and Radical dis
affection because he will not engage in
crusade for the abolition of the House of
Lords, it looks as if hisssssgovernment
would not long command majority in
the Comm ons, and that an appeal to the
country in the near future was newt
able.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-15

queminot rosegarden. We visited the
orchard with Mr.. De Coster 1t is his
pet and pride. Whene yer he has a spare
hour from other duties he is stalking
among his thrifty apple trees. and his
eye is ever watchful for the fine sawdust
of the borer or the superf1uous limb that
needs to be pruned. AS a woodsman
can distinguish birch or maple or oak
or poplar, during the absence of leaves
by the form and character of the
branches and bark, so can MIR. De Coster
distinguish a Baldwin or Porter or
Greening or Red Astrachan, by one
glance at the manner in which it has
grown and the character of its limbs.
These differences of the various species
of apples are very subtle, and indis-
tinguishable to the novice.
Buck field is the
Natural Home of the Apple,
the soil being entirely suitable. Wild
apple trees spring up along the roadside
and in the pastures. There is always
a bigger demand for Maine apples than
the supply, and Oxford farmers are
beginning to raise apples with the same
intelligent skill that market gardeners
display in the culture of their products.
1t should be added that trees raised
from the seed here in Maine are prefera-
BILE to seedlings purchased in New \ ork
or elsewhere, and Jransplanted here be-
cause they have grown up under Maine
climatic conditions and make harder
trees.
Four years ago Mr.. De Coster planted
some celery at the suggestion of his
wife, who was formerly a resident of
Portland and daughter of the late
James Hooper. of the firm of Walter
Corey & Co. Celery was new thing in
Buckfeld. Many of the people had
never even heard OF 1T; Now Mr.; De
Coster sells to his neighbors all that
he can raise, and could sell more. Much
the same story is true of asparagus that
he has raised recently ana that is a
new thing in Buckheld. 1t will proba-
bly, surprise many of our city readers.
as it did US to learn that whole farming
communities in Maine know nothing
of celery and asparagus.
Mr.. De Coster is an ideal far ner, and
if all were like him in Maine there
would be none of this talk about farm
ing in Maine doesn't pay" In the first
place he loves the business just as enthu
siasticaIly and happily and intelligently
as an artist loves to paint or a machinist
to invent. That is the first great essen
tial.. He takes pride in raising upon
his farm not only those staple products
that the present conditions render
profitable, such as apples, dairy pro-
Outs etc.. but is producing as much as
possible all that he needs for his own
support. And with the exception of
-four and spices. etc., he does so. His
maple syrup that he is now making more
than pays for his sugar. He raises his
own hard corn for his stock instead
of buying that from the West and all his
meats, vegeta bles etc., are the product
of his own 800 acres of Oxford hills and
villages. A visit to such farm is re-
fresh1ng to the reader of newspaper
pessimism about farming in Maine.
E.H.E.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-15
union MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Of Portland, Maine,
FRED. E. RICHARDS, President.
ARTHUR |. BATES, Vice President.
JOSIAH H. DRUMMOND, Solicitor.
]. FRANK LANG, Secretary.

The Union MutuaIsLife Insur-
ance Company has had a bust
ness experience of fOrty-fOur
years.
Its policies are generally con-
coded to be OF the most
liberal character.
1t is a purely Mutual Company
and alike progressive and
conservative.
1t is the ONLY Company issuing
policies under the Maine
NOn-fNrfeItare Law.
1t has So millions of Dollars of
Insurance i'm force upon its
books.
nc has am Annual income of One
and a Quarter Million Dol
lars.
HI has safely Invested Assets
representing more than Six
Years Premium Income.
1t has already paid to its policy
holders i27 Millions OF Dol
lars.
It does not write business i'm
Foreign Countries.
feb15 Jteod
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-15

Alderman MCGOWAN appears to be a
great success as creator of tempests in
teapots. Two weeks ago at meeting of
the Board of Aldermen, he objected to
the reception OF the city marshal's report
because the word "Irish-American"
occurred in it, and worked himself up
nearly to the verge of nervous prostration
on the subject. The offensive word was
stricken out, nobody obiecting. Suisse
quentIy it appeared that the striking out
of this word created an apparent
disagreement between the marshals
daily reports and his annual report, and
the marshal requested one of the alder
the city clerk TO strike out the whole
nativity table in the report. Immediate
ly Mr.. MCGOWAN had another hysterical
attack, and denounced the Mayor,
Marshal and everybody else who was in
clined to assent to the passage Of the Or
der. After pouring out mis- feelings in
the Board of Aldermen he went to the
Argus Office and poured them out again
in the editorial columns Of that paper
The whole matter is insignificant, and
not worth wasting words about. III it
will prevent Mr.. MCGOWAN from deliver
ing any more orations on parliamentary
law in the Board of Aldermen on intiict-
ing any more essays on the subject on
the Argus readers, let the marshaPs re-
port stand as Mr.. MCGOWAN wants it,
The matter isn't worth the time
that has already been spent upon it.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-15
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The Portland daily press., 1894-03-15
AUCTION SALES.
F. o. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers.
RECEIVERS SALE.

rRNHE undersigned. Harry 1. Virgin receiver
Il and trustee of the DEMO Automatic Alarm
Push Button Company, hereby gives not ce that
he will sell at public auction J TO- the hgh ris
TUESDAY. March SO, 1894, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, all his right, title and interest
as receiver and trustee al aforesaid, ana
all the right, title and interest which
said DEMO Automatic Alarm Push But
ton Company had at the time OF its
dissolution, in and to letter. patent OF the
United States for an improvement IN elec caH
signaling and alarm apparatus, numbered 397,
838, and bearing date February 12 1889; here
by giving notice to the purchaser r that Louise ios
royalty of 2 cents upon each push button
made and sold under said tters patent, ey
A. DEMO and said company, bearing date
October 4th, 1889. And said receiver Will also
sell al fine same time and place all his right,
title and interest i'm and to $4,000 sets of shells
for push buttons.
HARRY r. VIRGIN.
Receiver and Trustee of eniCAutomatic Alarm
Push Button Company maFIootu
Evening journal., 1894-08-18

there is no Higgins opposition in it.
don't know Of any body who is making
any effort or will make any effort to de.
feat Mr.. Higgins.
Higgins Did Not Name the Man.
"When Mr.. Higgins was here last
Sunday, he made use Of the remark, 10
his Office in the presence Of lot Of men,
that he was not so much interested $ to
MIR. Bach s removal as be was as to who
should succeed him as chairman On
the strength Of that remark three Of
US waited on Henry McLear and
had him write letter to Mr. Higgins,
requesting him TO name Mr. BAch's
successor and the Gght would stop at
once. Mr. Higgins failed to name his
man. That shows on the face OF IL that
this fght is not against Mr.. Higgins
They say that Mr.. Addicks is paying
the rent Of these rooms, concluded the
postmaster, eontemptuously. 81 wish
to God that some one would step In aud
furnish the sinews Of war would only
be too glad to have some one put up the
cash
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
nm rtAAIpANIA.

still further by clipping noarly threo houf5
from tho established figures and thus
bringing the Oft inooted five day trip
across tho Atlantic almost within sight
The Campanias Record.
Il was the second time that tho GAmpanin
had broken tho westward record. ON her
maiden trip sho took away tho ponnanS
hold by tho City OF Paris. Thon tho Cam
panin's sister ship, the LuoaniM I'm turn
dothronod the big Cunardor, phlaing tho
flguros at days i2 hours minutes. This
sho did I'm November last In wfntry seas.
Thpse figures remained intact until tho
Campanin, fresh from tho dry dock, camo
hustling into port yesterday In two hours
and 80 minutes fnstcr time than that made
by tho speedy Luoania
In addition tho CGmpanla had done
what no othor transatlantic linol' has dono
sailed from Southampton on Su nday and
landed her mails and passengers at tho
dock In New York ON the following Friday
night
Another unprecedented feature OF the
record smashing trip was the fact that
many Of tho CAmpania's passcngurs took
breakfast in Dublin last Sunday morning
and dinod In New York last night
Beating her own record by four hours.
the Augusta Victoria hrrlVeu moro yestef-
day, having crossed the ocean In s1x days
and 10 hours She left New York On June
20 last with e1oursionists for NoFway,
touching at Hamburg en- the way. Whilo
In northern watevs she was visited by EN-
peror William, who was Also on sight
seeing tour on his yacht.
The Campnnin's best previous ronord
was made on Oct 90 last and was days
IA houra and 81 rnfnptac Tho Mnnarfo
tho sister ship OF tho Campania, had held
the best wostorn record between Queens
town and New York since Nov Last,
whom she made the voyage in days, 10
hours and AZ minuteh The passenge rs
were highly delighted at boing lande u
last night and at having made so fast ,
unssaQo
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
TEE PEACH And THE PEAB.

Fine and Tempting Varieties OF Delaware
Fruit Displayed and Tranioked In To
day-About the Popular seckel Pears.
Tempting Bartlett and Duchess pears
appeared In the markets this morning
and we're in great demand Together
with the much larger peach display they
hsd a very attractive appearance and
made walk down King street we'll
wortl while
Among the home-raised varieties Of
pears were the Hollands, Bartletts,
Duchess, Yorkshire and Seckel.
The largest of the former varieties
sold for 80, 60 and 70 cents a basket, the
latter price being asked only for the
finest large yellow fruit Bartletts were
sold rapidly at 90 cents basket
The Seckel pear is one of the mast pop
ulsr varieties in the Wilmin ton markets
and this fine fruit is not overrated It is
the small. reddish brown, sweet and Juicy
pear, more pointed at the stem and fatter
st the bottom than its big brother the
Bartlett This variety originated on a
farm near Philadelphia owned by Mrs
Seckel.
Alongside the displays Of pears to day
there are lots OF fine peaches, most OF
which we're grown in Delaware. Noun
tain rose peaches sold for 81 25 to fl.7i
a basi ct and In quart boxes for 10 and 10
cents
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
TELEGRAPHIC TAPS.

A death from cholera was reported In
London.
Union Pacific dining room girls at Lara
mie, Wy, have struck against wearing
uniforms.
Congressman McCroary has announced
himself as a candidate for Senator Black
burns scat.
Miss Helen Martin, daughter Of the
United States senator, has ent red a con
vent at Leavenworth, Kan.
While his barn was burning. Dennison
Davis Of Rutland Vt, was robbed Of So. p
900 by bunko men.
Professor Campbell Of the Lick (Cal. }
observatory has demonstrated that Mars
has no atmosphere and is therefore unin.
habitable.
Flora McCrossin, young girl of Cedar.
ville o., is in Jail for horse stealing.
-Four prisoners confined for small Of
fonses escaped from the jail at Ballston
spa, n. Y.
A young fv mer named Dryden has been
arrested at Lapoer, Mich, for poisoning
zinc live stock.
David Hall Of Jonosville, Va, was shot
and killed by Tim Denny. who had beon
Indicted for abusing Halls child.
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


"A movement TO keep the free library read
ing. room open on Sunday has been set on
Two new sleeping cars-"val'ey Falls" and
"kiamensi" and the parlor car Maids"
were shipped from the works Of the pu man
Palace Gar Company this morning for the b.
& q. railroad.
A long distance telephone. which anybody
can operate, 10 being placed in the p. W, g.
B. station ana the booth Is in position. II viii
be worked by a drop-a-dime slot device TO
any part Of the United States.
Rev. w. j Birmingham, pastor of the
Catholic hurch az Elkton, came up from
| Bilumore this morning via the Colonial ex-
press. Father Bermingham looks as well snd
strong AS ever and in tho best OF sprlts.
There was no rsin to-day south OF Clay
/ ton and the pas eugers on the railway trains
say that the sun shone brightly south Of
Havrc de Grace, so tie heavy shower that
visited Whining ton and practically postponed
All the sports flr the day. was purely a local
/ rain.
/ shortly before noon the schooner Grace X.
/ Greau finished ditcharging her large cargo Of
/ ice at shipley street wharf for the Warner
| company and cleared for Philadelphia in
| tow OF the tug Taurus.
While Station Muster Bri on Is rus
| ticeting at RehobOth, Assistant Hickman Is
| acting IN his place through the day ald
/ Senior Usher Collins Is acting as his assistant.
| w. IL Mctadden Is night station master.
DR.. Gebhart last night lost his fine driving
mare, the results of an injury received while
( in the pasture lot ON Sunday last at Elsmere.
/ At Moore's shipyard yesterday work was
| completed on the river tug Rambler which
has been undergoing a general overhauling
| and remodehng on the marine railway there.
| Nearly twenty carloads OF eEcurslonists
from Wesl Chester ana vicinity have gone 10
Cape May on the Republic this week over the
| W. a n. railroad through this city.
Early next week the new boat Atlantica.
| recently launched az MOOres shipyard. will
~ into commission in New York city. She is
owned by the A lantic Starch Compai y.
"A horse belonging % Michael Newell sunk
into the dirt which was recently thrown in
the sewer on Orange street at Third ysster-
day afternoon and was eXtricate1 with much
difficulty.
kite Weidzersnowski was held in SlOl
| hailtO keep the peace b. Magistrate Daley
last night on the charge OF disorderly con-
duct.
] Sweet potatoes appeared in the marx cts
today Ia large qualities aud fOld for 81
cents basket, primes, and 90 cents, s=c9nd
quality.
Eggs have again reached 20 cents dozen
In the iOcsl markets.
I Among the choice meats, squads sre sell
ing 10 day for % cents a pair and sprna
chickens for 50 and % cents.
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
WILMINGTON CANS AND BRIDGES.
Two Big Local Firms Now at Work on
Material for the New Pennsylvania
Midland Railroad.

Two Big Local Firms Now at Work on
Material for the New Pennsylvania
Midland Railroad.
The Harlan aud Hollingsworth C~m-
pany, Of this city, has received the con
tract for building the cars for the new
Pennsy lvanis Midland Railroad and work
on the new contract has already begun
The new cars will be Of three different
elasses-pessenger day coaches, express
and mail cars, combination baggage and
passenger cars-and must be ready to 20
on the new road by November
This railroad Is now under construc
tion TO connect the Altoona division of
the Pennsylvania railroad at Holidays
burgh with the Bedford division Of the
same road at Bedford. It will be opened
for traffic November 10 Only twenty.
ave miles of Kew track will be laid to
make the connection. The track will be
constructed of 70-lb steel rails from the
Bethlehem pa Iron Company
For the same road ths Edge Moor
Bridge Works of the Edge Moor Iron
Company has just received tae contrac {
to build fourteen bridges, the frame.
work of which Is already being con.
structed and packed, ready for ship
ment. These bridges will be entirely OF
iron with the latest patent trestles.
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
HOW To fINp TAe eooKs.
New Finding List OF the F,oe LibraI
just Issued.

New Finding List OF the F,oe Library
just Issued.
In newlY-printed, 166-page volume,
part FIRST, of the finding list of the cir.
culsting department OF the Wilmington
Institute Free Library has just been
issued. The subjects treated In this
part are fiction, juvenile, biography,
history travel and description and uss-
ful arts All the information needed TO
understand the work will be found In
the first paragraphs on the third page,
which say.
1.-The finding list, OF which the frst
part containing the five moro popular
departments Of the library Is issued here.
with, will, when completed be In two di-
visions The hrRt division gives the
works In the fiction aud juvenile depart
mentssby title aud the rest Of the library
by classes in subdivisions of subjects,
nearly rs the books stand upon the
shelves; but cross references have been
freely added where likely TO be useful.
Tho second division gives oil the books
by author.
10 fad book IN the fiction or juve
nile department. look for It's q 10 In the
title list of those departments. Ia bio
graphy the books are given alphabetical
ly by subjects In history, travel and
description and the useful arts look foi
the subjects IN the index OF subjects
from which reference is made TO the pagl
where books on that subject may b.
found
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
The JaNIah sabhath of Cnlnfort.

Yesterday tha orthodox Jews csle.
brsted the feast of Tubeab. which falls
on the Fifteenth day Of the month Of hb.
and marks the cessation Of the slaughter
of the Isrselites after the conquest Of Je-
rusalem by the Roman hosts On this
day permission was obtained by the
Israolitel 20 bury their slain. II Is
observed as a sami-holiday To-day is
TIE Shabbath Nachsmu, OF Sabbath Of
Comfort, and IN the various congrega.
lions the selection read was from Isaiah
xl Each succeeding Sabbath until the
Jewish New Year, seven days Ia all, the
prophetieal selections are those Of com
foit and are taken from Isaiah
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
Mr.. GRAY DOESN'T WANT SAMOA.

- Far as the Delaware Senator Is Com
cernod the United States Might as Well
Give 10 Up.
A Washington dispatch Of yesterday
says;
Senator Gray OF Delaware. who has
been acting as chairman OF the sensti
COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations during
The absence OF senator Morgan. has
interested himself TO considerable
extent IN tho Samoan Islands, snd
especially IN the harbor Of Pago paEo
some tine ago be secured tho adoption
OF resolution which brought before The
Senate AL the correspondence which hes
been had on the suhjec of Samoan aiiahs
"The Delaware Senator says that the
correspondence disolosos Just what he
anticipated and believed. that the United
States Is paying out a great deal Of
money to maintain and carry out the
tripartite agreement which results in
protecting a German mercantile post
from which this country does not derive
any benefit whatever Asked as 30 The
improvements that have been made or
contemplated In the harbor OF Pogo
Page, Mr.. Gray says that this country has
not expended any crest amount OF
money upon it, and on the other hand,
has done ecsrcsly any thing there in The
way OF improving It, He does not think
anv such step is In contemplation by
this government, although he says that
now that the United Sbstes has got fhe
harb Or. he supposes Il will retain it For
himB,lf he does net think 10 will ever
be OF any great benefit TO this country,
and II we could annul the tripartite
agreement and allow the herbor to 30
with It. hs wonld not care
Evening journal., 1894-08-18
EBE TUTHELL AND DR.. ]. ]. BLACK.
They would. According to the vIows Of
Politician, Make a Strong Ticket.

Politician. Make Strong Ticket
Il believe that the Democratic ticket
this fall will DO led by Tunnel for gov
ernor and Black for Congressman said
leading Wilmington politician to an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter this morning.
| do not anticipate that MIR. Samuel
Bancroft. Jr., will DO nominated. I do
not think that the,men who took him mp
waat him other than for the cake
,of bis money. The Republicans
are selecting such men, and certain Dem
ocratc LEADERS, thought that, as a matter
OF expedienoy some such wealthy
man as Mr. Samuel Bancroft, Jr,
should figure on the Democratic
tickss. ~unnell and Black would make
strong ticket. In fact, John h. Sauis-
bury, Of Kent county, in speaking Of the
matter n day or two ago said that Dr.
Black would, IL nominated, poll the votes
OF nearly all the farmers In tho state
Delegate Left Uninstructed.
Nearly a hundred Democrats Of the
Second ward met at tho FELTON, House,
corner Of Second and Market streets. last
evening, for the purpose Of organizing and
also nominating delegate and alternate
to tho State convention. The meeting
was called to order by John Doordon,
who. after stating It's object, called for
nominations for permanent officers OF
the organization. The following officers
were elected by unanimous vote: Presi-
dent, Thomas j. Hanley; secretary,
4 Frank j. Quinn; treasurer. Dennis Carr.
The names of several present were put
In nomination as delegates to the State
convention, but they declined. John
Doordon was finally settled upon One
OF those present moved that the delegate
be instructed TO vote against the nomi-
nation OF Samuel Bancroft, Jr, for rep
resentative in Congress. This sentiment
was endorsed by many others The
mover was assured that the delegate
could be trusted, and the motion was
withdrawn. the delegate being left unin-
structed Fergus Hanahan was elected
as alternate The following ward com.
mittee was named: First district, VIII
liam II Stuart; Second, william p Win.
dish; Third, Thomas Dugan; Fourth,
James Green and Frank Quinn; Fifth
Peter Walsh. The next meeting will
be called by the chairman.
+. Bayard Heisoi Tor Representative.
10 Is underatood that n. Bayard Helsel
will be the Democratic candidate for
representative Ia the state Legislature,
from Red Lion hundred Mr. HeiHel Is n
young lawyer OF this city, residing ia
Red Lion hundred.