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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25

favorable. Large individuals are some
times taken on the coast of Delaware
and Maryland, and tdey range as far
north as Labrador, the best lobster
grounds of the Atlantic being Nova
Scotia and Maine. They were formerly
abundant in Long Island Sound and
about New York harbor, but the pollu-
ton of the waters, especially, with
"sludge acid" from the petroleum
works, has driven them away. This
abo minable stuff does not drift far,
but settles on the bottom, and while it
may not disturb the shad and salmon,
which are migratory, it kills out the
oysters, clans, mussels, snails, and all
those forms that live ON the bottom, in
Guiding the lobster, and compels the
fishes which seeks food in these waters
to go elsewhere.
The canning of small Holsters in Maine
may affect the product there, put tne
worst of all enemies is man. OF all the
destructive agents to animal life OF
most kinds man stands at the head, at
once the wisest and most ignorant OF all
animals. His ignorance is especially IN
contrast With his intelligence when he
deals with other creatures. AND
the lobsterman is an instance; be wants
to see Holsters plenty, because he hnds
a ready market for all he can get, but
when he raises lobster pot and finds
that two or three small Holsters of four
or five inches in length have ventured
to eat the whole or part of his bait, ne
is angry, and, instead of returning them
to the water to grow, he mashes them on
the bottom of his boat. AS well might
the farmer shoot his young fowl for eat
ing his grain.
The lobster will eat fish, clans, mus
sells, and other animal food fresh or stale.
but in the pots fresh bait is more at
tractive, and the lobstermen use almost
all kinds named for bait, and could.
with small expense, so make their traps
that when lobster entered the pot it
could not devour the bait, and SO afford
to let the young go free it the larger
ones did not devour them in the pots.
The power of the lobster to reproduce
leg or claw is well known. 1t is not
done uutil the next molt, when the new
limb appears as very small model OF
shell the claw is restored to its normal
size and usefulness The animal can
and does cast claw when frightened,
especially in cold weather, probably to
satisfy it's captors with portion in
stead of the whole-a tub to the whale
as it were. The claw is snapped off
with jerk, as if to say: Take this and
let me gon The lobsterman never lifts
the animal by it's claws Tor this reason,
but grasps it by the thorax, leaving the
large claws to hang down or turn up in
vain attempt to pinch his hand. Fred
Mather in the Scientific American.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25.
A REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Lewiston, Tuesday, June 3, 1894
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ.


for the purpose of nominating candidate Tor
Governor. to be supported at the Septemoei
election; and transacting any other business
that may properly come before 1t.
The basis of representation will be as fol-
lows: Each City, Town and Plantation Will De
entitled to one delegate, and for each 10 Votes
cast for the Republican candidate Tor Governor
in 1892. an additional delegate, and for frac-
tion of 40 votes in excess of rs, an additional
delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any City, Town
or Plantation can only be filed by residents OF
the County in which the vacancy exists.
The state committee will be in session in the
reception room of the hall at O'Clock on the
morning of the convention, for the purpose OF
receiving the credentials of delegates. Dele
gates. in order to participate in fhe convention,
must be elected subsequent to the date Oh the
call for this convention.
Confronted, as we are, by the attempt Oh tne
Democratic party in Congress to destroy Inc
industries to PROSTATE the agricultur al inter-
ests OF the country and to degrade labor by pre-
venting the laborer receiving his just reward,
we invite all electors of Maine without regard
to past political differences, who desire to pro-
fest against this destructive policy of the Demo
cratic party; who are in favor of maintaining
the protective tariff; who beliye IN SOUND ana
honest currency; in free popular educatlon; III
securing political power to every citizen; IN
promotion of the cause of temperance IN just
and equal taxation; in all measures for the en-
couragement and defence of American inter-
ests at home and abroad; and in an economl-
cal and efficient administration of state affairs,
to unite with the Republicans in the selection
of delegates to this convention.
Per order. Republican State Commute,
FF. SouTHARp. j. Fl. MANLEY,
Secretary. Chairman.
Augusta, Me-, April 8, 1894
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25

When the Hon. William E.. Russell of
Massachusetts retired from active poll
tics he did not put away his propensity
for romancing. Now he is summing
up the achievements Of the Democratic
party since it came into power in this
fashion:
1st Loyalty to it's main duty of re-
pealing McKinleyism, reversing the tar
if policy of the country and making
public, not private, interests its funda-
mental principle.
I'd. Placing the currency of the coun-
try upon ii sound basis by the repeal of
dangerous Republican legislation.
Sd. Repeal of the federal election law,
anda reunitirg of the country more
closely in love and loyalty
4th.. Economy, retrenchment and re-
form in appropriations, expenditure and
the administration of all departments.
Last, and perhaps not least, honorable
conduct of our foreign relations, with
justice to small and weaker power
The only one of these alleged achieve
ments which it has really achieved is the
repeal of the federal election laws. 1t
did that simply because it thought it
would protect baIlot-box stuffing and
There was no love but love of power in
the performance and no loyalty. but 10y
atty to party. The Mckinley bill has
not:been repealed and the chance that it
will be is not bright. If the currency
of the country has been placed on "a
sonnd basis, it has not been on account
of the party, but in spite of it. AS very
few appropriation bills have been passed
there is no warrant whatever for claim
of retrenchment. The honorable conduct
of our foreign relations refers undoubt-
eddy to the Presidents recent attempt
to set up barbarous queen who had
been deposed by the respectable people
of her realm because of her misgovern.
ment How honorable that was is shown
in the fact that even a congress con-
trolled by an overwhelming majority of
his own party refused to have anything
to do with it. There is one achievement,
however, which the Administered ton is
entitled to some credit for, but which
Mr.. Russell did not mention. 1t got Mr..
RusselPs compatriot, the Hon. Josiah
Quincy, out of the State Department.,
though not before he had looted the
consulships for the benefit of his person
a and political friends.
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In periods of unrest like the present,
when all sorts IF tramps and buns are
Fastening to Washington in the hope of
intimidating Congress by their physical
presence into providing them with
work or money, and when wild eyed
men are assailing the rights of property
and propagatlng the idea that the
honestest people in the community are
those without means : of support, and
that men who have accumulated some
thing are necessarily robbers-at such
times it behooves men who occupy con-
spicuous positions which are calculated
to give their words wide circulation and
attention to be discreet in what they
say and do. Tt is the duty of everybody
to sympathize with suffering and relieve
it so far as he is able. But that
sympathy should be given and that relief
afforded with great circumspection and
with careful consideration lest they per-
petuate the evils that they are meant to
Danish, or change them into greater
ones. There are many worthy men in
the country who are out of employment
by no fault of theirs and who would be
glad of an opportunity to labor But
those men are not found in Coxey's
army. The men who are marching to
Washington to present grievances to
Congress are with very few exceptions
bummers who think the country owes
them a living and would shun work
as one of the worst calamities that
could befall them. Every free lunch
served to these men is an encouragement
to other beats and tramps to join them
and get their living at other peoples
expense Every word of sympathy or
extenuation of the movement incites
other neil to follow in their footsteps.
There is probably no way to prevent
these beats and bummers marching over
the roads, except by making their legs
very tired. The way to do that is to refuse
to fill their stomachs with food. We
don't think their are any men in this
region who will undertake to follow
the example of the Coxeyites, but if there
should be we hope the people of the first
town they strike will refuse to con-
tribute an ounce of provisions of any
kind and that every other town will do
likewise. If the Coxeyites bad got this
kind of a reception they would have been
scattered to the four winds long ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25

1t is altogether probable that the coal
miners who have gone ON a strike have
good ground for dissatisfaction with
1eir wages and other terms of employ
ment. Work in the coal mines while
it is the most irksome of labor is
VIGOROUSLY very poorly recompensed.
A large majority of the miners are
ligence and undoubtedly advantage has
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25

been taken of this fact to their de-
triment. If their present rebellion
should compel the operators to increase
their wages the public would be glad.
1t is very doubtful however, if it will
have any such effect. Most of the miners
have nothing laid by, and out of work
means very soon out of food for them
selves and families. If the strike were
confined to few miners it would have
more chance of success for then the
work men in other mines would be able
to contribute something to the support
of the strikers and enable them to
hold out But the strike is general, and
a great many thousand men are in
volved. The fund of the union is small,
hardly enough to support the strikers
for single day. The only hope Of the
strikers is that they may produce coal
famine and thus compel the operators
to make terms with them. But the
operators have to a large extent pro-
vided against this contingency by
aecumulating enough coal to last
month-a longer time probably than a
hundred thousand men without any
fund to draw on for their support will
be able to remain idle. Another thing
which will be against the success of the
strike is the great number of men out
of employment. Some of those men are
pretty sure to hetake themselves to the
mines. and though it may be hazardous
for them to go to work surrounded as
they will be by angry strikers, it will
be no worse than to remain idle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25
About HOLSTERS,

The lobster does not range far south
OIL our Atlantic coast, because it is
sandy south of New Jersey, and does not
afford protection for them when in the
soft state. even if other condition were
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25

Senator Voorhees, has put forth an ex-
PLANTATION of his position on the tariff
bill in answer to certain criticisms
that have been aimed at him. He con-
fesses that the bill isn't much of bill
but he thinks it is all that the tariff re-
formers can get and that they must take
that or nothing. Apparently all the
other Democratic Senators feel toward
the bill much as Voorhees, does-they re-
gard it as good deal of fraud but
at the same time they regard the re-
demption of the Democratic pledge in
this way better than no redemption At
all. 1t is apparently with them choice
between doing nothing and doing worse
than nothing and their preference is for
the latter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25

The amended tariff bill has been turned
over to Secretary Carlisle to tinker in
the interest of harmony. Carlisle is
naturally compromiser and he can prob
ably fix up The bill SO all the Democrats
can swallow it il anybody can. But
their is one feature of it that can't
be compromised. The income tax can't
be made palata BILE to Hill or Smith and
the absence of it can't be made to go
with the Southern and Western Demo
Gratis. If it were only a question of
tariff schedules Carlisle might succeed,
but the income tax can't be fixed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-25
Chairman

The Advancing Nation has been start
ed in Somerset county to advance the
cause of the Populists in this state. 1t
is full of enthusiasm, and very sanguine
of its ability to turn the state over to
the party of PETER and Allen in the near
future. One of it's many inducements
tor voting the Populist ticket is that I'M
der Populist control of the government
coal can be had at 81. 40 ton. That is
quite an inducement in maine, but not
many of the coal miners are likely to be
converted to the Popullst cause by it.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-26
cordray.. R.openipr Deferred.

The prospects are that Cordray's theater
in this city will not be reopened before
October /. Manager John +. Cordray,
writing from Portland TO his local mana
ger. Mr.. Russell. under date OF August "a.
after instructing him relative to the reno
walton Of the Seattle house, says:
cit has been folly TO play attractions the
past few weeks, and il will be useless to do
anything for few weeks 10 come. Every
body who can find dollar to spare for
amusemsnts prefers 10 take them out Of
doors. My excuse for not writing TO you
more frequently is on account of being. you
might SAY. on the sidewalk. l have no
office; everything is in an up-side-down
state. | am making many improvements
tn this house. The musee part | have
made into stores; the theatcr / have
turned inside cut; the improvements are
simply immense. When you next visit
Portland You will see one OF the neatest
and coolest theaters on the Coast. / am
receiving applications every day for time
for the coming season. Business VIII
surely pick up.
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DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mrs. Kendall has i've children.

Mrs. Kendall has five children.
Verdi was an oTganist In his youth.
The Wards-James company opens its
season in Troy, y. Y, September IL.
LII Lennon will Sccept rrofessorship
% dramatic yoca!lsm aud leave the oper-
attic stage.
Kate Emmett will make tour Of the
Pacific coast shortly and present some
new plays
DANES Sally brings forward two new
PLAYS tais season Aud Lap Syne" and
The Social Lien.
sarah Bernhardt proposes TO make a tour
az Scotland With la Iosea sarah - a
courageous woman.
sydney. y. :. W. has \ ciah 81 girls. the
object Of shieh Is 10 attend the theater
without male escorts.
Handel j. accused Of plagiarism. Ar the
same the Appearance Of another Handel
woa.d be welcome event
Madeline Pollard. who trailad ". c. T.
Brsck inrjdge IN toe dast has signed
contract 90 star villa Ne.son Roberts.
George Osa0urne opoae4 an engagement
ln Oakland lass Monday ssth IN Idaho. &"
Margaret Marshall and Charles Howard
are sstA aim.
Charles Fr0huaa has secured The
3 q
i.ondoa season; also, 'Ias BAablcshop"
and Marriage"
The Bastonians will play "FataaitEa"
neEs season. Jessie Bayssott Davis viii
sing y admir-" q role in which she o.
iejna.sy made a success
In 'VgdEeons" Henry Miller ESSAYS
ths chsFaeteF ~ sa srtstoeratic sWindler.
Mary Hampton thsT Grst appearances thls
seaxonb sal lay hts wife.
NAt Goodwin hAz adde's the sketch
"navia Carries" 20 his rspsFJory. lie -
ambitious 60 prove himself as versallIe.zs
were SotaSrn and Barnett
Miss Lillian Lawrence. now In Augustas
Thnmas' "Ne~ Blood a. McNtckeF's
Chicago. w3Il be TaomAs ". heeaes .eA4-
ing lady tais coming season
The eslehratei Marie TAvATy Grand En-
rlish opeFS COMPANY. shtcA tours the
Cnfs1 states saa Aexleo this season
under ghe direction - NJ Charles IT,
frAts. wtil Re heard IN tals city. contracts
% gAAt eissel having beea sIgne1. Tbs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-26

ssupendoas organization viii be heard IN
al It's magnitude. Besides pTancipais,
there are over Is people, inc41clng or
ckssErs. chorus and ballet
@Swlra Cat O'Grady" il Ssabrookss
leading "Ta5aseo" song- The E~ss i
whistling and singing IL Ferns Hartman
vii pipe ]: for us next week
'-Charlotts Corday" has not been seen
here for mary years. Its last great ex-
ponens vas Jean Lander. Mrs Potter >
version IL said 10 be new one
Robert Downing. q fragedian OF large
frame and powerful lungs. viii commence
the season OF Ise4a5 81 the New National
Theatsr, Washington. d. c, August =.
z. z. Freueh's "Dr. Jskyll and Mr..
Hyde" company viii start on its Eastern
toar about September - IL has closed
dates FOR the state fair 3. Yakima Septem-
Der "A
Augustus Thomas. the author OF ''New
Blood - has written another play, entitled
Capital. " which will Dc produced this
season at Planners theater by the stock
company.
Pauline Hall says she ''can see no future
for comic opera" She is going 10 London
this summer, and viii probably appear
next fall and winter in Willie Edoain 5
company.
An old story places Old Lavender in
New York A new date puts him on the
old time san Francisco wharves, where
Edward Harrigan's father worked as 3
ship ealker.
Nine. Janauschek will give 8 series OF
lectures on dramatic subjects the coming
winter. The veteran actress protests
against the appearance OF Miss Pollard,
Breckinridge's fate, upon the stage, as 9
degradation TO the profession.
Sir Augustus Harris. manager of the
Covent Garden and Drury Lane theaters.
London; Augnstin Daily, Miss Ada Rehan.
Marcus Meyer and c. ID. Marius arrived at
New York from Europe August IL. Mr..
Meyer has secured Olga Nethersole.
Last summer Edwin Milton Royle, the
author OF Friends" finished romantic
costume play with historic background.
He is at present engaged on comedy
drama Of contemporary interest after the
analytical and psychological method.
Katie Emmett, who will be seen Ct the
opera house in the near future in her ex-
eelient play Killarney" is spending the
summer az Long Branch. preparatory TO
beginning rehearsals of her company at
the Haymarket theater, Chicago. where
she opens her sixth season on September
Is.
Some novel properties are promised in
the forthcoming production of 'Of the
Earth" at the Columbia, Chicago. by the
American TravestY Company. An i'm
mense water lily drawn By three moths, Is
one of them. and a forest of gigantic
mushrooms, some of them sixteen feet
high, is another.
In an English paper the quickwitted-
ness of Arthur Roberts the actor, is Illus
trated by a story. When, owing to the
bungling setting, property house fell TO
pieces in view of the audience In an Edin-
burgh theater, Roberts at once remarked:
at last have brought down the house."
and roar of applause followed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-26

Ar. and Mrs. 4. V. Barto isft for the
East on Friday.
Mr.. Foulkss returned % Victoria on
Sunday morning.
Mr. Y. ID. Tyler, Of wAlia Wails, vas In
the city this week.
Mr. ard Mrs. Lee and sons are WISHING
Mr. and Mrs. MaurIee iJu Pont-
Mr. Cnppags, Of Victoria, has been
spending the past week IN this city.
Mr.. aud Mrs. f. L. Sawyer and son and
Miss Dersckson have left for Monroe-
Miss Deiemafsr and Miss Hayden spent
several days at Long Branch this week.
Miss Seymour left Thursday for Long
Branch, where size will visit Mrs. Frank
Sharp.
Mrs. Halsted, mother Of Mr.. Z Irving
Hal.ted will spend this week With Mrs.
Elwood Evans.
A delightful little dinner was gwen on
Tuesday night for Miss Bailey, 81 rhleh
her engagement was announced.
Mrs Patterson and Miss Patterson. who
have been Waiting Mira. Melbourne Bailey,
will leave for baltimore ia about week.
Mr.. aud Mrw. WordsB. Miss Norden.
Miss Mary Worden. Nr. Hal and Ar.
Bridges left GA Thursday for the mount
ain, where they will visit Paradise valley.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-26

The splendid organization Of players
which last season presented 'Friends" at
the Seattle theater is announced 20 appear
here again September and 1. No more
original work has ever been seen here.
Comedy and pathos blend together so
chaFmingiy that il proves 4 splendid even
lng's entertainment, which has not been
forgotten by the patrons Of the Seattle
theaier. In spite Of the universal cry OF
hard times" the public find the oppor-
tunity Of attending really good plays,
when presented by high-elass companies,
the characters of which are interpreted by
artists who are honored members OF the
dramatic profession. What WAS said IN
praise Of ''Friends" last season can be re-
peated now. The leading members Of last
seasons company have been retained.
That charming woman and gifted actress,
Selsns Fetter Royle, will wear some hand
some new costumes. and as she is noted
for the elegance Of her toilettes. this will
of course interest the ladies'. An item OF
interest 10 music lovers Is the announce
that the famous actor pianist, Lucius
Henderson, will render new selections
during his piano recital. Mr. Henderson
Is in receipt Of letter from Josefiy. the
master under whom he studied. congrat-
ulating him on his success. Friends"
will doubtless again merit the patronage
of our theater-goers