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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

1t has been written that railroad in
the State of Washington is built for
some distance over the TOP of a forest.
The great tree trunks standing near to-
gether were sawed off at an equal
height and the tImbers for the roadbed
laid upon these. Henry d. Thorea de-
scribes phenomenon in Maine more sin
gular than that, for nature alone had
made the roadway upon the tree tops.
In ascending Mt. Katahdin he found a
space filled with stuhted evergreen, the
top of which had heen levelIed off either
by the force of the winds or the increas-
ing cold. They crowded close together
and their stunted arms made strong
mat which had abeen carpeted with
mountain cranberries; and with moss.
He went up at first on all tours, but
gaining confidence stood up and walked
for considerable distance. Some of the
trees were ten feet or more in height.
He slumped through once, but otherwise
had no difficulty.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

Con gresham Dockery Is out with a
statement showing that the last Demo-
c:atic House was a very economical
body rs compared with the last Republi-
can House. There is no difficulty iu
showing almost anything with figures
which anybody sets out to show. While
figures WON'T lie voluntarily, when man
ipulated by skillful men they VIII falsify
worse than anything else. OF Gcourse
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

Minister Bayard didn't nave much to
say in his speech before the London
Chamber of Commerce about the Wilson
tariff bill. Doubtless he remem bered
Mr.. Wilson's unfortunate experience in
that line and governed himself accord
ingly.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

Secretary Greshamiappears to have act
ed with promptness anu with much more
spirit than has been his wont in de-
manding an apology from the Spanish
government for the firing upon the
United States mail steamer Alliance
The liberal criticism which he has re-
eeived from the public for his
slowness III maintaining American
rights in the past has done him good.
1t is to be hoped that he will follow up
his demand in the same spirit that he
has made it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

Practically all the news that comes
from Cuba comes form Spanish sources;
and SO the reports of the collapse of the
rebellion must be received with caution.
1t is for Spain's interest to minimize the
affair as much as possible, for an insur-
.Fection that looked formidable would
get good deal of aid from Cubans in
this country, and that would greatly in
crease the difficulty of putting it down.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

To build a suitable breakwater at
North Head, it is said, would cost some
money, but it would be well if money
was always SO well laid out. 1t would
greatly enhance the value of property
and increase the mum ber of vessels and
the tonnage Of the port.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

The lynching of Italians in Colorado is
an atfa which only the authorities of
that State can deal with, and Baron
Faya, the italian minister in behalf OF
the Italian Cover nment, has demanded
of the Governor of that State the prompt
arrest and punishment OF the guilty
parties. it will be recolleoted that when
an Italian citizen was lynched by mob
In New Oaleans few Yeas ago the
Italian government made dem and for the
punishment of the murderer and for
reparation upon the general government,
but Mr.. blaine pointed out that the gem
eral gov eminent lad no jurisdiction of
the case and could not compel the au-
thorltles of Louisiana to prosecute the
lynchers. Accordingly this time the
Italian government has applied to the
authorities of the State where the crime
was com mitted. Under our laws as they
were then and are now the United States
government was powerless, as Mr.. Blaine
said, to do anything more than urge the
State authorities to action. The
government ought, however, to be able
to do something more. Our treaties
guarantee protection to foreigners and
| in turn we receive guarantees of the pro-
| lection of our citizens abroad. Foreign
governments are able to live up to their
guarantees, but we are not. Under the
present condition of our laws we give
| pledge that we are not able to fulfil.
The laws ought to be modified so as to
| olive the Oanaral o0varnmanf oapfro1 Of
cases affecting foreigners resident in this
country, SO that we can keep faith with
foreign governments and make our
pledges something more than empty
promises.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

The most important article acted npon
at the town meeting held in Dover Mon
day was that in relation to the sewerage
system, survey for which was made
few months ago under the supervision of
Architect Coombs of Bangor. The plan
was drawn up as accepted. and the town
has voted an appropriation of $4,000 for
the purpose of prosecuting the work to
completion during the coming season.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

The story sent out from Washington
eahd puprorting to come from Consular
Agent Meeker that the American wooden
manufacturers are in a fair way to cap
ture the English markets should be
taken with great many grains of allow
eance. John Bull isn't in the habit of
letting foreigners beat him in his own
country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16.

No doubt Spain will make ample
apology for the firing upon an American
merchant vessel and win not be slow
about it either. With an insurrection on
her hands in Cuba she will take great
care to keep on good terms with the
United States. r4-s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

The death of Rev. Henry Herrick. which
occurred March llth, at The age of 90 years,
leaves Rev. Edward Beecher. D. D., brother
of the late Rev. Henry Ward Beeoher who
graduated in the class of 1872. as the Oldest
living graduate of Yale college,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

The Connecticut legislature has just
repealed the old, blue laws in regard Ito
Sabbath breaking. As those laws for
many years past have been invoked oc-
casionally to crafty personal spite and
for nothing else they ought to have been
repealed long before. ai
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

Waldoboro boasts of the Oldest twins
in the State. James and Philip Dreamer
celebrated their S7th birthday recently.
They are unmarried and live together.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

A great deal of interest is felt by local
sports in the approaching billiard match
between W. H. Marston, of Ellsworth,
and William WOODS of Portland. The
date is not yet fixed but it will occur
very soon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

The streets of Dover and Foxcroft will
he lighted by electricity for the coming
year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The Machias river il free to naviga-.
ton. The ice went ont Sunday the 10TH
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NOTICE

rI IN, ~ ~, M AWELLcan be found at No. sc
treble ssfeet where lie has medicine to cure all
IN ~ s morse is subject to. that are cura
ple; ne aAso mas medicine to cure lame back,
cralnps v &c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16
To Holders of Portland and Kenne b e
Railroad Company 6 Per Cent Con-
sOlIdated Bonds. due April l. 1896:

The Maine Central Railroad Company will
new pay above bonds and interest to
the treasurer
marldlmo GEO. W. YORK. Treasrer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16

everybody understands that Dockery sat
down determined to show that the last
House was an economical body, and OF
course he succeeded. Had he been AMI
mated with the opposite purpose he
would have succeeded just as well. The
public long since ceased to place much
reliance upon the Statements of appIo-
priations and expenditures issued at the
end OF Congress. They judge Congress
by its proceedings from day to day, and
long before these statements appear they
ba<e made up their minds and passed
Judgment. Every body knows what their
Congress. The election of last fall left
no doubt on that point.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16
WATER SUPPLY.

If in want of water supply for private
use .Or town purposes, can get reason
able terms by contract or foot of A. s.
MERRILL, Practical Artesian Well
Sinker, Woolwich, Maine. Work
Guaranteed. feb1Sd6w*
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.

Cumberland SIS. In Equity.
Benjamin F. Freethy, ct ais, VS.. The
supreme Sitting Of the order Of the Iron
Hall. D.
And now the Report of the Master ana
the report of the Receiver having been filed
in said cause and moions filed 10 accept
them, it is ordered that said motions
be set down for hearing on SATURDAY.
the sixteenth day of March,. A. u,
1896, at ten o'clock in the. forenoon,
BY publication in Two newspapers printed
in Portland daily for at least one week be-
fore said day. that all persons Interested
may then appear and show cause. If any
they have, why said several motions should
not be granted.
Portls nd, Maroh 18th, A. D., 1895.
Attest:
marSdtd +. c. STONE. Clerk.
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NOTICE.

The former customers of ". ". whipple &
Co.. are notified that the store will remain
omen as usual, and the business will be cons
Quoted for the present by the undersigned.
Sales will be made for cash only.
ma1Idtf ARDON W. COOMBS. Assignee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04
X ON MONEY.
How the State May Get Its Dues and
Furnish an Investment.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
1t is hardly probable that one-fourth of
the money of the State is ever listed for
taxation, or, under any system of assess
ment that human ingenuity can devise, ever
Will be, yet 1t is possible to collect taxes on
most if not all that is not in immediate use.
The bonded debt of the State runs up into
the millions, while every county, city and in
corporated town is in debt very nearly If
not quite up to the constitutional limit.
Very little of this is at less than 1 per cent,
while much of it is at s. Probably nine
tenths of these bonds are held out of the
state; we get no taxes on them whatever,
and late developments show that we get
next to nothing from what are held within
the State.
Now, it seems plain to me that if we can
exchange these bonds for nontaxable home
bonds. at, say, 2 or 2ls, or even 3 per cent,
in small denominations. SO as to put them
within the reach of men and women who
are saving small sums, on which they pay
coup the taxes and furnish a safe and con-
venient Investment for small savings. Since
the building and loan associations have be-
come banking establishments. paying
large salaries to officers, and quar-
tered in gorgeous rooms. they have
ceased to be safe and profitable
places for depositing small sums. and the
peared. Would it not be wise TO provide a
popular loan like this? / doubt not that
within ten years all our State bonds ex-
cept those which are never TO be paid. be-
Ing so-calied university bonds, drawing 6
Ter cent. forever. would b. transferred from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04

the East to our own people, and at a price
that would prove profitable to both bor-
bonds, if the law could be So framed that
a town or city could not repudiate them
on some technfcaIfty.
It may be difficult to settle upon the prop
err rate. If it is higher tasR s5cney is
worth the bonds viii command a premium;
if roo low. they must be sold at a discount,
so that the difference would be adjusted by
the laws of Under any circuTn-
stances, all State and municipal bonds
should be exempt from taxation. BY being
thus exempt, their price in the market
would always be such as TO secure the
taxes in the price of the bonds, no matter
what might be the nominal rate of interest
in the bond. In other words, our bonds
would be bought at home instead of going
abroad, where we get no taxes on them.
Indianapolis, Feb. 2. U. J.. SEE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04

20. it was decided, in the lower court, that
The statute of limitation would run against
the claim Notwithstanding the plaintiff was,
and had been a nonresident of the State.
But Judge Hanna. then or the Supreme
Bench. reversed the decision OF the lower
court, and cited in support of his ruling a
statute which provided that the time dur
ing which the defendant was a nonresident
should not be counted. saying trat the de-
cision below was clearly wrong. as the
statute clearly excerpts non-residentS.' But
the statute did no such thing; it only ex-
cepted nonresident defendants. This blum
der could never have been made had all the
judges participated in the examination and
decision OF the case. This utterly absurd de-
cision became a rule for the government
of our lower courts and remained undis-
puted law for twenty-five years. But final
~ the question again arose in the case of
Royse VS. Turubaugh, III Ind, page $50. and
Judge Hanna's decision was expressly over
ruled. Judge Odds holding Judge Hanna
decision to be ''in direct conflict with the
express terms and intent and purpose of
the statutes" OF what earthly use in the
administration of justice is an appellate
court in which such glaring bungIes as this
are common, or even possible? If mems
dearest rights are to be subjected to such
hazards in the Supreme Court. l think all
will share with me the belief that the court
had better be abolished, If no other remedy
can be found for the wrongs l have pointed
cut. JUSTICE
Charlottesville, Ind, Jan. %,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
The articles of Messrs. Ashcraft and
Turner prompt me to write and suggest
again a method Of caring for inebriates. as
/ did some years ago in the columns of
the Journal. I think the State ought to
make it possible to save those who can be
saved. My plan is to raise the tax on the
liquor trade and apply one-half, or more,
If needed, to cure those who are so diseased
that they have lost all self~control. TIL
law should give the right to relatives or
near friends to Tile affidayits, and if they
will not, then the township trustee or pros
ecuting attorney, and try them as they do
insane persons. If found unable or I'M
willing to exercise self-control, put them in
the hands of the sheriff and let him deliver
them to officials at the hospital or indus
trial institute, or whatever the wisdom of
the Legislature might devise / do not ask
that any of the advertised cures be used in
those cases, but it might be, as the lowest
estimate / ever hear made in relation to one
of these cures was by DIR. Gray, in a paper
and he said it was 20 per cent. of all treated
by one of these methods. OF ten men J. now
call to mind who have taken treatment
all are well to-day and not one of them
touches liquor. l am aware that few people
believe that drunkenness is a, disease, but
the more i study 1t and see its pernicious
effects upon men and women the more 1
am convinced OF that fact, and the more
certain / am that moralists have made a
mistake in the past in trying to legislate
it out of people. When a mans brain is so
diseased that he cannot exert his will power
he needs our aid as citizens to help him out.
Men sell liquor because there is profit in the
business, and as the profits are very great
the dealers should not object to being taxed
TO pay damages in those cases where men
are diseased so they cannot control them
selves. Will not the Legislature devise
some means to rescue the peris5hing2
Rensselaer,. Ind. Jan. 30.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04
PeffiSD Co
WILL ACCEPT NO REDUCTION.
CigarmaIxers Say They Will Refuse
Schedule Of the Manufacturers.

The prevailing sentiment among the men,
bers OF the Cigar Makers Union seems to
be that the cut of from 81 to 81 per thou
sand, proposed by the manufacturers, will
not be accepted at the meeting of the union
ON Wednesday night. A ~well-known cigar
maker declared last night that the manu-
facturers have already weakened, as they
had no serious expectations that their pro-
posed schedule would be accepted. He said
the schedule under which the cigar makers
are working at present was prepared by the
manufacturers as a compromise two years
ago, when the union demanded a raise. He
accounts for the desire of the manufactur-
ers to cut the wage through the Demo-
cratic hard times" He declared that under
the Mckinley bill the sale of domestic
cigars was greater than ever before but
the duty on foreign cigars has been re-
duced by the Wilson bill.
There are about three hundred cigar
makers In this city, and if the manufacture
ers insist on the propose cut these will leave
their work, as they say they would rather be
on ths, streets than working for nothing.
The union has a fund to be used for MEM
bers who are out of work, and the internal
tlonal union Is said to have a fund of $780,
G0 which can be drawn on by local unions.
The men say they are working at almost
starvation wages at present, and if q cut
ig made they would receive more from their
union by quitting work than they could get
by working under the new schedule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04
THE SUPREME COURT.
Its Methods Should BE Reformed or
the Tribunal Abolished,

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
The Supreme Court of Indiana ought to be
~reorganized or abolished. 1t is not what
the trainers of the Constitution intended it
should be. It was the purpose of those who
made the provision in our fundamental law
for a Supreme Court, of not less than three
nor more than five judges, that causes in
that court should be. considered and de-
cided by three or more judges. and not by a
single judge. The main reason for provid-
ing for an appeal from a single judge to a
number of judges was to relieve litigation
from the hazards of passion, prejudice, pre-
objection, and bias, that might exist in a
single judge. Besides, it was thought that a
number of judges would be more likely to
comprehend and correctly intcl pref the law
than would a single judge. Practically, we
have but an appeal from one judge to an
other judge. The records are psrceled out by
the clerk among the five judges, and each de-
cides cases his own way. II "a case falls into
The hands of a certain judge it may be de-
cided one way, when if it had been distrib-
uted to another judge it would have been
decided another way. This lis turning our
court of last resort into a mere lottery. 1t
is \ human nature to be Influenced by passion,
prejudice and predilection, and sometimes by
self-interest, and 1T was the purpose in
having a number of judges on our Supreme
Bench, as far as possible, to guard against
these deadly foes OF justice. II one judge
should happen TO have a prejudice in a Ger
tain case, the others might not have. If
one was bigoted and narroW-Ininded, the
others might not be. If one had a predi-
lection one way in a s ven case, some other
Judge might have II prediction the other
way, ana the two would neutralize each
other. If one had a personal interest in
yolved IN the case, or had somc frieId to
reward or enemy to punish. the 9th n might
not have. For these reasons it was thou sht
that justice could be more safely admins
tered by q plurality of judges. Things that
men do under evil influences. when they are
not judges, they will continue to do when
they are judges, because no one has
the power to change his nature after he
gets on the bench from whal it was before
Re got there. There is nc way to avoid the
evils that flow from having an incompetent
maj on the Supreme Bench (Which. unfor-
tunately, sometimes happeEs), but TO secure,
in some way, the jcins action of a number
of Judges. The reason for having a jury was
that twelve men would be more likely 10
Withstand any undue influence than one man
would, and would not be so apt as one
man to be led astray by passion, prejudice
resentment. or other evil surroundings. Our
reports are full of the most glaring mis-
takes and blur ders growing CIT or the one
judge mathod OF disposing of cases on APP
peal. l will give a single illustration. In
the case OF Suaith yz. WAsGa u 1n1s sS~s
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04
Public building Prccedents.

iNC0s
The exultation of the Chicago Press over
the prospect of a new public building in
that city is perfectly natural and excusables
but the talk of having it done in two or
three years is positively indecent. Who Is
Chicago anyway that all the sacred tradi-
tions of our government should be aban-
doned and swept away in her behalf? Is
she any better than Detroit that she cannot
wait decorously and decently for the lapse
of a respectable number of years before
the completion of the contemplated struet-
ure2 1t ought to take ten years at least to
finish such a building as is contemplated.
with any sort of regard for the precedent5-
OF course, the building could be finished in
two years If it were being built for private
parties. Our Detroit building would have
been fully completed and ready for oc-
cupancy a year ago if private individuals
had owned it and been waiting for its com
pletion. 1t could be completed now
inside of six months and probably inside
OF three if work were carried on with the
disrespectful haste which private persons
manifest in such matters. But inasmuch
as there are the ~precendents to be followed
and the deeencies of the occasion to be OBJ
served it will certainly be a year and prob
ably two before we can make any use or
our new public building. Chicago ought to
be glad if hers is ready for occupancy be-
fore 1905.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04
Military Drill for Boys.

Plttsburg chronicle IeltgFaph.
Lafayette Post. G.. a. r., of New York
city, has enthusiastically taken up the
scheme for providing military drill for boys
in the public schools. There are over 7,009.-
COO, one-third of which are of an age cap
able to receive and understand this instruc-
ton. The post had a regular field day OF
it last Saturday, where no less than six
Governors were present listening TO speeches
on the subject and Witnessing specimen
exhibitions. In addition twelve Governors
sent letters or kilograms expressing inter-
est and sympathy for the movement. The
idea Is a grand one and deserving encourage
ment for other reasons than the primary
one in view of the Grand Army people.
Drill has important euucationl effects, both
moral and physical. 1t teaches manly bear
ing develops the muscles, the senses Of
hearing, sight. etc. 1t promotes comrade-
sh.p, centers the minds of youths on some
thing higher than 'hoodlumism," instils
love of country and its institutions in VS.
ible representatives OF authority and rev.
erence for the flag. By all means let the
admirable purpose be pressed.