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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
ON THE VERGE OF A STRIKE
Wabash Employees Threaten to Tie
Up the Whole System.
Alleged Discharge of Union Men As
cribed as the Cause for the Con
templated Action.

st. Louis, No, Sept. 24.-The Post-Dis-
patch this afternoon declares that there
is big strike brewing on the Wabash
Rail way which threatens to tie up the
entire system from Toledo to Kansas City.
The paper adds: For several weeks
past, the company, through its officials.
has been quietly ferreting out the members
of tie various brotherhoods in its employ,
and one by one they have been discharged.
The reason given has usually been incom-
potency, drunkenness, bad record, or other
causes, but the discharged employees had
no recourse.
1t is claimed, however, that majority
of the men discharged were released because
they are members of the Brotherhoods of
Locomotive Engineers, Firemen, Order OF
Railw Trainmen, Railway Conductors
or the Switehmen's Mutual Aid Association.
'If they are not retnstated," an engineer
is reported as saying, there will be the
biggest strike the Wabash has ever known,
and we'llmakei ostthecompanymoret than
it could save on non-union men in a hundred
years. The st. Louis lodges will also take
the matter up
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
MAKING A MAG AZINE.
Eugene Camp, of New York, Describes
and Illustrates the Process.

Eugene Camp, of New York, Describes
and Illustrates the Process.
Mr. Eugene NJ. Camp, of New York, last
night delivered an Illustrated lecture at
National Rifles Armory on the Making
of a Modern Magazine" for the benefit
of the industrial school for boys at Goodwill
farm, Maine. A large and appreciative
audience was present and manifested much
interest in Mr.. Camps talk.
The speaker was introduced by Gen.
A. W. Greedy, and his address embraced
how a magazine is Illustrated, the electro
tipping and stereotyping, what is paid for
articles, the new type-setting machines,
the money value of news. and stories, and
points about famous authors and artists.
The lecture was Illustrated by means of
stereopticon views. After the lecture
there was an exhibition OF rare literary
curios. Including rare, original manuscripts
and dra wings by Sir Walter Scott, Victor
Hugo, Longfellow, Wilkie Collins, Charles
Dickens, Jean Ing Glow, Mark Twain,
Charles Reade, Thomas Hardy. George
DuMaurier. Thomas Mast, Frederic Rem
ington, James Russell Lowell, Napoleon,
Queen Victoria and many others.
The industrial school which the proceeds
of the lecture willhelpbuild is one that takes
boys from New York, Philadelphia and
Washington and gives them q Christian
home and an education, thus furnishing
them chance to help themselves in the
world. The home is under the auspices of
the Knights, Ladies and the patrons of the
Order of the Round Table and this literary
reception was given by the Washington
members OF that organization
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
slLl tglIs o.
DEFINING ITS DUTIES.
Chippewa Indian Com m iss ion In
structed by Secretary Smith.

Secretary Smith has written a letter to
Mr.. NJ. r. Baldwin, chairman of the
Chippewa Indian Commission, defining his
duties and answering certain questions
which Mr.. Baldwin has asked relative to
the settlement of the affairs of the COM
mission and closing up the work for
which 1t was appointed.
The commission has been in existence
six years, and now that ii is about to
cease it viii leave considerable work to
be done, but this may be performed by
tue Indian agent at White Earth.
None of tue coded lands has yet been
sold, because OF provision that all
must be ftEst appraised before any are
sold. An effort will be made in the next
Congress to have the law modified SO
that such lands as have been appraised
can be sold, and the money used to pay
the Indians and to reimburse the United
States for the expenses thus far incurred
by the commission and the appraisers of
the lands.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
BY A STRAY BULLET.

ColOred Fisherman on Long Bridge
Wounded in the Neck.
While fishing on the Long Bridge about
/ O'Clock yesterday afternoon a colored
man named Stanley Edelin,, residing at No.
II Bruce street, Anacostia, was struck in
the throat in the region of the Juglar vein
by bullet. .----ss-s--
The man said he heard pistol report
in the direction of Jackson City and at the
same time felt the shock of the bullet on his
neck. Theresult of theshot was stampede
Of about a score of negro fishermen across
the bridge toward Washington.
Edelin, was brought to the Emergency
Hospital where DR.. shortlidge extracted
the bullet.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
PLAYED WITH A PISTOL.
As Result One of Two Brothers Was
Shot Thorough the Head.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept 24.-Two boys
aged eight and eleven years, named Thomp-
son, at Blossbury, about twenty miles west
of this city, were in a room playing with
pistol. A shot was heard, and the
mother. rushing into the room, found the
younger lad lying on the floor dead, with
a bullet hole in his forehead
The older brother said some one on the
outside fired through the window. but i,
is thought the two We're playing with the
pistol, when it went off.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
Alfred PeafS.

manufacturers and jobbers of wall papers,
1876 and 1873 West Madison street, Chi
cago; Al and 43 West Fourteenth street
New York, new designs and colorings of
the American, English, French and Japan
ese; endless variety to select from We
sell consumers direct at wholesale prices.
Our artistic designs and low price,, have
made US the la rgest wall aperestablishmen
of the world. Our agents, the National
Paperhanging Company, 404 Eighth street
north west, telephone 552, will hang our
papers for you at the regular Washington
price list. New goods. Good work. Prices
right. Our second ST 900 prize design
contest is now open; closes October 81 :,
1895. Write for book of instructions.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
Must Work without Money

Secretary Smith has directed that the
mineral land commissioners in Montana and
Idaho shall continue the work of making ex-
aminations of lands in the Northern Pacific
grant. The commissioners were stopped by
reason of the appropriation becoming
exhausted, but it has been determined that
under the law the commissioners must con-
tinue work even If a deficiency is created.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
NEGLECT OF THE NEGRO
Or. Bright's Sharp Arrangement of
the Episcopal Church.
BIBLE TRUTHS NOT TAUGHT

Beginning of the Conference of Work.
ers of the z. e. Church Among the
nominations Provide for the Chris
tian Education of the Dark Race.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25

Mary Better, aged thirty years, of No
20 Seventeenth street sou theast, was
taken sick on the corner of East Capitol
and Sixth streets, about 4: 80 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and removed TO her
home in the fifth precinct patrol wagon.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
Receptionto Mrs Mexico

Saratoga, n. Y, Sept. 24.-Gen. George
). Batcheller, ex-minister to Portugal,
and family this afternoon gave a recep-
ton in honor of Mrs. ]. R. Mckee, daughter
of ex-President Harrison.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25

Frederick 'Ziergref, an inmate OF the
Soldiers Home, was locked up in No.
precinct station last night on the charge
of drunk and disorderly, preferred by Alice
Coats. Mounted Policeman West made
the arrest above lexington.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
MINOR NOTES.

The District Commissioners will to-
ton residents who want to be heard in OPP
position to the removal of the center parking
from Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Louis A. Weaver, who had served a salts
factory probationary term, was yesterday
appointed assistant foreman in the fire
department.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-25
Reckless Driver Arrested

Christopher Murphy, a farmer, drove his
horse at reckless speed down Twelfth
street northwest last night, and as result
viii have to face Judge Kimball this morn
ing
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

then an emery belt puts the first polish
| on the household necessity. Inc pms
drop from the machine at the rate or
| 100 minute and faster. and fall into
hopper, from which they are taken TO
| the thinning room.
In passing through the pin making
machine the pins become covered with
oil and dirt, and this is removed by put
| ting them into revolving barrel WIN
| saw dust, where they are tumbled Ior
about ten minutes and Thoroughly
| secured. They are then ready to ne
| timed. For four hours they are boiled
| in a preparation of pure tin, and are
give smooth surface. After another
tumb bling in the sawdust they are ready
| to be stuck into the papers. The STICK
ing machine is another ingenious piece
of mechanism, for it cr:mps the paper
and sticks in the pins at the same time.
Black or mourning pins are made from
iron wire and japanned. The old form
of pin was made in two parts. The head
was made of two turns of twisted nne
wire, which was pressed upon the shank
under die. A length of the hne wire
was wound spirally upon steel ROD,
which was just the size of the pin shank.
This long spiral was then cut up into
sections for the bead, each section nav
ing two turns of the wire. After the
heads had been softened by annealiDg
they were dumped in heap before
boy, who, taking number OF pins
shanks in his fingers, plunged them into
the heaped up heads. Such Of the shanks
which caught heads were handed to a
work man, who put them into die and
the shanks were pressed tightly together
under drop weight. Since small safety
pins were introduced their use has grown
enormously, and they are taking the
place of ordinary pins for many purposes.
They are made by machinery which cut
the spring steel wire to the proper length.
tw lists the pins and spiral spring, bends
the guard aud completes the pin before
it drops from the machine.-Chicago
Record.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
THE STREET COMMISSION.

For great many years there has been
dissatisfaction with the system, or lack
of system, in the department of streets
and sewers. 1t has been felt that we
did not get the full benefit of the money
appropriated, that there was lack of con-
tinuity in the work, that it was not
done in accordance with any general
plan. and that some sort of change was
needed which would correct these things.
AS long ago as 1873 when the Hon.
George P. Wescott was Mayor, we find it
existing. Mayor Wescott referred to it
in his inaugural in these words:
There have been, for several years past,
many complaints made by our citizens
against the management of this (the
street) department. A feeling exists
that we do not get value received for the
large expenditure made. L admit the
Importance of some change. being made,
yet at this time 1 am not prepared to
recommend any definite plan.
A vaar later we find Mayor Wescott COM
plaining of lack of system in our sew
ers, and advising the city council not to
make any large appropriations for sewer
construction until some system was
adopted.
The trouble which Mayor Wescott SO
clearly perceived, the lack of system and
the inadequate return for money ex-
pended, have existed without, until with
In a very recent period, any attempt to
remove it. About year ago, however,
a plan was devised by which the street
and sewer departments were placed under
the control of commission, so far as the
expenditure ofssmoney appropriated for
them was. concerned. This commission
was made up of the city civil engineer
ex-officio. and two citizens, one from
each party. to be appointed by the Mayor
with the advice and consent by the al
dermeD. The original plan contemplated
placing the appointment OF election of
street commissioner in the hands of the
commission, but it was found that legis-
lation was needed to do this and so that
part of the plan had to be temper
arfly abandoned. The street commits
sioner wno was elected by the council
heartily entered into the plan, however,
and has worked with the commission
without any friction. To certain ex-
tent the commission plan was an expert
ment, though it had been found to work
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
sTATEToPIcs OF INTEREST.

An incident occurred in Woodland re-
Gently which showed exceeding presence
of mind in little girl only seven years
of age. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Flewellylng
bad gone to j. L. Flewellyngs' near by.
to spend the evening, leaving their four
children asleep. After a time the Oldest,
a girl of seven years, was awakened by
the screams of the other children, and
found the house filed with smoke, She
seized their clothes, which had been left
by the side of the stove, took them out
of doors and threw water on them. She
then took the baby and started for j. W..
Lawson's, and tried to induce the other
children to follow her But they were
frightened and refused By this time
the parents were attracted by the child
rens screams. but it was found that the
fire had been extinguished.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

Gov. Cleaves's recommendation that the
Australian ballot law be let alone is SC
obviously sound that it is unnecessary
to argue it. With all due respect to the
very intelligent gentlemen who lost theli
votes by mistakes in September the
method of voting is very simple-about
as simple as it can be made. There is
no danger of a man of ordinary intelll-
gence making mistake if he studies ii
a little. The most OF the trouble i'll Sep
tember came from confusing the present
method with the old method. Let il
alone and the. people will, soon get used
to it and mistakes will be of infrequent
occurrence. Change it every time the
legislature meets and the people viii
never learn it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

satisfactorily in our department of parks
and cemeteries. The result of the ex-
pertinent was published some weeks ago
in the Portland papers. it showed that
on an appropriation of $4,000 less than
that for the year 1S92-the year in which
the street department had made the best
record-six thousand square yards more
of permanent street improvement had
been made than in that year. Not only
this, but a comprehensive plan for fu-
ture street building was laid out, street
workmen were registered SO that merit
and efficiency should alone count in their
employment and the element of political
influence which notoriously in the past
has-foisted great many inefficient men
upon upon the street department., be to a
large extent, if not completely, elimi-
mated.
The defects which had been complained
of for many years back have been i'll
large measure remedied. Much more
has been got for the money expended,
system has taken the place of lack OF
system, and business methods have sup
planted political pulls" A step has
evidently been taken in the right direc-
tion.
1t may be that experience will show
that the commission plan will not ac-
complish all the friends of it think it
will; but the experiment has certainly
been successful enough to justify its fur
ther trial. The old system is admittedly
unsatisfactory. The new one has SO far
shown better results with less expendi-
ture of money. Then why should it not
be perfected and continued? 1t would
seem to be too obvious to need argu-
ment that plan that has worked so
well ought not to be abandoned for one
that has been complained of for twenty
years past, and yet we understand that
there is strong movement to prevent
the continuance of the commission
plan aud to defeat legislation that may
be needed to perfect it, 1t is apparently
being prosecuted quietly, for though
the commissions report has been public
for over month not word of public
criticism has been made of its work,
and not single claim made in it con-
troverted. 1t would seem that opponents
of the plan ought to make the reason OF
their opposition publicly known.
Assuming that they are animated by a
desire to promote the public interests,
they would seem to be under obligation
to show publicly wherein the defects of
the commission plan consist, and where
in it is inferior to the old plan.
The management of our streets and
sewers is matter of public concern, in
which every taxpayer is interested. and
before plan, of whose superiority over
the old system there has been no public
denial, is overthrown, some cogent
reasons ought to be given. We do not
wish to impugn anybody's motives, but
the secrect of the movement against the
commission is calculated to lead to un-
favorable inferences as to the animus of
the gentlemen who are engaged in it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
MAINE STATE PRESS.
SubscrfptSon Rates

Subscription Rates
DAILY I'm ADVANCE So per year; So for six
months: S1.5o quarter, SO cents month
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge
DAILY SNet in adyance), invariably at me
rate of 81 year.
%MAtsE STATE PRESS, (Weekly published
every Thursday. 80 per year; 81 Tor SIX monens'
30 cents quarter. Is cents for trial supscrlp-
tien OF siz weeks.
Z Persons wishing TO leave Town 1or ions Vi
short periods may have the address Oh tneH
raper changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates
In DAILY PRESS $3.50 per square. hrss
week. rs cents per week after. Three insef-
tons OF less, s1.oo per square. every otner
d.,, advertisements. one third less than these
rates.
Hais souare advertisements S1.0o per week
,.tveek. half price each succeeding week.
"a souaren is a space of the width OF col
ulnn and one inch long.
sneotaJ Notices, on first page, one thlfo au-
Gitional.
z,,,,serus,ts and Auction Sales, $500 per
s.,,ara aac,, week. Three insertions OF less,
$50 per square,
Reading Notices in nonparel type anu
classed with other paid notices, ~ cehts pei
line each insettion.
Pare Reading Notices in reading matter type
:. s cents per line each insertion.
Wants. To Let, For Sale and similar aoVer-
nents, o5 cents per week, in advance. for ~
words or less no display. Displayed aaVer-
tisemenfs under these headlines, and all aaYer
tisements not paid in advance, Will DO chais
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for first insertion. and fifty cents per SQUARE ioi
each subsequent insertion. .,..,na n spb.
.criutjon and advertisements to PoRTLAND
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PORTLAND. ME.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

The New York Sun thinks Mr.. Thom-
as f. Byrnes, now superintendent OF the
New York police force. ought to be made
Secretary of the Treasury. 1t thinks ne
has much greater financial genius than
Mr.. Carlisle. Certainly he has shown
great skill in gathering in revenue,
while Mr.. Carlisle hasn't been con-
st1icuous success in that particular.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

T. C. Bohan, the station agent of the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company at
Presque Isle, had painful somnambu-
listic experience sunday night at his
boarding place, at the Presque Isle
Hotel. Mr. Bohan arose while in his
sleep, walked into the corridor and off
the head of the stairs, falling with such
force as to fracture his collar bone and
sustain other painful injuries.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

The legislature has made excelieht
proaress this week. Ordinarily the COM
mittees have not been appointed until
the Monday following the first DAY Oh
meeting. If it will continue to be as
diligent the session may be shortened
several weeks.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
BER MUDA

WITH CABLE COMMUNICATION.
Is reached in forty-eight hours from New
York, by the elegant steamers r., Of the Cue
of these islands south of the Gulf Stream
renders FROsT UNKNOWN, and the porous
coral formation PREVENTS MALARIA.
Highest class passenger steamers are dis
patched every ten days for Santa Cruz.
and the principal West India islands,
affording charming tropical trip at cost
of about four dollars per day.
For all particulars apply to
ARTHUR AHERN, Secy Quebec, Canada,
or A. E, OUTERBRIDGE & CO.,
Agents. 80 Broadway. New York.
THOS. COOK Sc SONS.
1aw13wS
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

1t is now said that the administrator
would not shed any tears if the approprl-
alton for the collection of the income
tax was defeated.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

Messrs. Phair & Bolton have something
over 10000 barrels of potatoes stored in
their potato houses in North Aroostook.
Other dealers are also holding heavy
stocks and the farmers have the bulk of
their crops still in their cellars. There
are lots of potatoes to go into market
from Aroostook, and some active move
.nent in that direction will have to COM
mence before much later day.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
THE PRESS.
TWELVE PAGES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 5.

Mayor Strong talks like man kwho
means business.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

Mr.. Chris. Ioole and another Bangor
man who is interested in horses hav'
made arrangements for the construction
of an ice trotting track. skating rink an(
toboggan slide on the ice above the toll
bridge in Bangor.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

The firm of Smith, Tibbetts & Co.. doing
a wholesale hardware business at No. l31
Middle St., has been dissolved by mutual
consent.
WILLIAM TIBBETTS
LUCIUS NJ. CLARK,
HENRY L. HOUGHTON.
NEW FIRM.
We have this day formed co-partnership
under the firm name of Houghton Clark &
Co. and have succeeded TO the Wholesale
hardware business of SMITH. TIBBETTS
branches at No. 1871 Middle ST.. Portland
HENRY L. HOUGHTON.
.LUCIUS M. CLARK.
Portland, Me. Dec. 81. 1894.
jan1 dlW
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

Hill has been cordially received az INT
White House. All is forgotten and 1of'
given.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

J.A Cilley & Co., furniture manufac-
turers of Fairfield, made voluntary as
signment Tuesday for the benefit OF
their creditors. 1t is understood that
the liabilities of the concern are over
$4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
CASCO NATIONAL BANK.

T,HE Annual Meeting of the stockholders Of
IL the Casco National Bank of Portland VIII
be held at the Office Of said bank, on Tuesday'
a. M, for the purpose of electing seven direct
ors for the ensuing year. and the TRANSACTION OF
any other business which may legally come be-
tore that meeting.
MARSHALL R. COOLING, Cashier
jana dtd
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05

Caribou is talking of laying out
public park.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-05
THE MlSLAID PIN.

The Vast Number of Pins thal are Made
Each Year-some Interesting Details.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-02-07
An Art Loan.

There are a number of paintings and
pictures IN this city we'll worth seeing,
and that all may have an opp ortun,ty
OF examining many of the choicest, the
ladies of the Episcopal church have de
cided to give an art entertainment, con-
tinuing three days, commencing on Feb.
Goth, in the vacant store in the Smith
building-next door to Mel. Blied's.
The exhibition will be open from 10 a.
m. uuti! 10 p. M, and an admission fee
of ten cents will be charged. Light re-
freshmen,s will be served during the
several days.
This will give all who admire and love
pictures and other articles of an artistic
allure an opportunity to crafty their
tastes. It will be we'll worth visiting.