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The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11
TO FRAME A TREATY.
The United States and Great Britain Will
Soon Come to an Agreement for the Pro-
lection of Seals.

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Washington. April lott is not likely
from present indications, that the treaty
betty eehs Great Britain and the United
States, under which settlement may be
had of the claims of the Canadian sealers
against this country, will be formulated
bassador, Sir Julian Paunceforte, and
Secretary Gresham are ready to COM
mence at any day, but both gentlemen
regard it as desirable that one or more
mem beEs of the Canadian ministry shall
be present at the time to be consulted
regarding thesdetails of the convention.
The presence of Mr.. Costigan, the Cana
dian minister of marine and fisheries,
is especially desired. 1t is believed that
when he arrives in Washington he will
beSaccompanied by one or more of his
colleagues. While the Canadian minis.f
try will have no official voice in the mat
ter their familiarity with the Canadian
sentiment regarding the seizure of seal
ing vessels in Behring Sea, is such that
if present in Washington when the treaty
is framed much DELAY that would other
wise ensne can be avoided and work can
be concluded possibly within a fortnight
The assem- bling of the Canadian parlia-
ment on the 18th, furnishes ground for
the belief that Mr.. Costigan and his asso-
ciates could not stay in Washington
sufficiently long to render material as
sistance before their return to Ottawa,
where their presence is required OH the
opening day of the session. For this rea-
sonssittis believed that their visit will be
deferred until after Parlian ent is pro-
rogued which may not be until August.
Meanwhile the rules which applied to the
fishing season in Behring Sea last year,
will remain in force until some agree
ment is reached between the United
States and Great Britain looking to the
better protection of the animals.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11
Monson Ab1aZe,

Monson. Mass, April l0.-Fire broke out
at eleven tonight in the central par, of
the town and two business blocks were
burned. The wind is tanning the flames
and il is feared that many buildings will be
destroyed.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11
In Favor of ,ops and law.

London, April l0.-Tne railway COM
mission, which March sth heard the ap.
peal ofsthe Traders Association with a
view of preventing the London and
Sogthw estern Railway company from
carrying the American and Canadian
products between Southampton and
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11

The Vsspers will bowl the Casinos Friday
night. AS the Vespers have won game and
tied another, this contest will be ezcit-
ing. Among the leading players are Smith
Black, Beale, Scammon, Webb, Evans,
Chase. Mitchell. Donovan. Berry ard Mitch
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11
Maine Pensions.

Washington. April 1o.-The following
Maine.people have been granted PEN
sions:
Original-Pa,riok Sandley. Togus.
lntrease-John E. Greeley, Pennington.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11
FIELD OF SPORTS.
Bowling Contest,

NO1IUCsIs
The Vespersj and Congress clubs bowled
at the Stanley Bowling Alleys last eve.
ning..and the former won by i5S pins. The
contests are arousing considerable interest
and Portland is turning out some fine play
ers of his popular indoor game. Following
is the score of L. st evenings exhibilion
VESEPRS.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11
For the Championship of Maine,

For the Championship of Maine,
The FIRST games in the series of thu
coming checker match for the champion
ship of Maine and the gold medal will
be played by Mr., Golden and Mr.. Chap.
man april 18th. The place has not been
definitely settled, but will be when Mr..
Chapman again visits Portland, Two
places have been suggested, but YESTERDAY
Mr.. Golden was of the opinion that the
match might be played at the rooms Of
the Y. NJ. G. A.. as Secretary Garland has
invited them to play there. Great inter.
est is felt among Portland players in the
coming series of games.
Looking for Easy Marks.
Augusta. April lO.-After consultation
with the hackers of the team. Manager W
W. Burnham has decided to assemble the
Augusta club at Somerville, April 18th, and
there to participate in practice game with
the High school boys. He is now in nego.
tintion with several clubs for games prio,
to the opening of the championship season
April 9th. Clubs desiring dates can be &C.
commodated by addressing him at Sycamore
and Medtord streets, Somerville.
Ice Solid in the Lakes.
Mr.. George Pickens of Rangeley, was al
the Preble last evening. He said that when
he eft home Monday thereswas foot and
6 half of snow on level, and the ice in the
lakes was solid as over. They will not be
free for fishing before the tenth or fifteenth
OF May.
Base Ball Notes.
AT Jacksonville, ILL.,, the ST. Louis Browns
defeated the Jackso villes II TO l.
A: Petersburg, Va. the Brooklyns de.
feated the the Petersburgs 81 10 l.
The Electric road of Augusta has contri
Duted 1900 toward the baseball fund.
1t is said that the New Bedfords are pref
ty confident of signing Dolan. should Bos.
ton release him.
The South Portland baseball team have
organized and are ready to make dates with
amateur mines in the vicinity of Portland
They are composed of some well known IT,
cal players and expect to play their first
game Fast day morning. The following is
the makeup of the team: Catohers, Willard
and Griffin: pitchers, McManus and Webn.
first base, McGovern; second base, Cant
Spear: short stop. Woodbury.; third base
willard left field Harmon; right field ,Wehh.
centre field, Smith.
The Ne Yofas defeated the Prinoetons. -
New York yesterday by score of Is to
At Norfolk. Va, the Norfolks We're do
fsated by the Baltimorss Is to /.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11
All in the Family.

Washington, DC, April 1o.-G. H..
Hughey has been appointed postmaster
at Long Island, vice John ". Hnghey.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11

The Portland Daily Press is only SOC
month: try it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11
THAT MYSTERIOUS BILL.
Representative Lane of Augusta Tells
How 1t Originated.

He Explained 1t and the Judiciary Com
mittee Adopted 1t Bef ore He Sat Down
He Didn't Intend to Interfere with
Common Councils.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-11

Remember this Easter Every mentioned
Co. We much that can't help talk
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fered and one that looks to be scientifically
correct, comes from John T. Wenyon, trav-
cling salesman for Thierbach & Kroeger.
Mr.. Wenyon thinks that he has the right
idea and will submit model to the rail
road authorities next week.
1.-THE invention" said Mr.. Wenyon yes
terday, "relates to revolving roller, which
is hung on the front edge of the guard or
fender, as shown in the cut. The object of
the invention is to minimize the risk at
tendant upon the running OF streetcars.
This is accomplished by the fitting of a
boiler, having two bearings upon which to
run, and a cut in the center for a strap or
belt which connects the roller to the rear
axle. By crossing the belt the roller will
be forced to Tevolve the reverse way to that
of the car when it is in motion. The roller
Is covered with rubber, and each of its
ends is rounded to fit properly to the
fender, leaving no space for an object to
pass between It and the fender.
"If this is properly adjusted and the car
comes in contact with any obstruction on
the track or road the revolving roller will
lift the obstruction to the fender, its own
motion keeping it there until the car can
be stopped.
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such as now largely do the rough work of

such as now largely do the rough work of
our great cities.
Picturesque creatures some of them are
If one sees them at distance, with their
shaggy heads and great. melancholy eyes,
but maladorous and to be Stunned if one
has to sit next them for half hour and
that was what this bright-eyed girl had
to do.
81 think it's dreadful" she whispered to
her companion. 'Why don't the company
refuse to let such creatures on the cars?
He will ruin my dress if | touch him,
know. Just see how he stares at mep'
Soon the man arose, and, leaning for
ward to catch, the strap, fairly bent over
her.
~ am sure he is very impertinent," she
said. Il have half mind to call the con-
ductor."
When the conductor came around she
motioned him.
won't you make that man mover" she
said
"Move upr'
The words we're said in a sharp tone.
"Yees," the Italian answered, "but see
re oil Re bootiful lady, see?"
The lazy looked up. She sawthe oil
lamp had sprung a leak and would have
ing out his arm over her, formed an UNI
brella which had protected her dress and
bonnet.
A blush came into her face as she bowed
her thanks to him and murmured to her
friend:
at makes me ashamed to think while 1
was scorning him and he knew it he should
have taken such pains for me. It's les
son l will not forget, that at least some of
those poor laborers have bigger souls than
l have. I'll never be scornfuI to one again,
Pm sure. "-Youth's Companion.
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CLUB FOR THE TILTED.
Little BY Little 1t Has Grown in Mem
bership.

accepted an invitation the other day to
dine with friend at a club that he as
sured me was unlike, in some respects,
any other club in the world, says a New
York correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
quirer. We went to Twenty ninth street
and entered a building that was not
materially different in appearance from a
thousand other houses in town that are
used as residences by the well-to-do. The
menu cards and the servants buttons
were marked by neat monogram of the
letters -. c." My companion settled
himself in an easy chair and proceeded to
exnlain.
''xhis club" he said, "owes existence to
the within OF very rich man who has
hardly turned thirty years. He was en-
gagged. The lady was wealthy, well con-
nected and moved in the same social cir
Giles that he did. He was rich enough to
satisfy any reasonable whim. Moreover,
his character was beyond reproach. Per-
haps he was little cold in his wooing.
| don't know. He did not know what
defeat meant. Perhaps he unconseiously
took it for granted that any woman
must find him all sufficient, and that it
would be unnecessary, even unbecoming,
TO ply the Orullidry lover drIS tudC are
generally believed to be so fetching with
the fair sex. At all events, the young lady
one day gave him to plainly understand
that he wouldn't do. She returned his
presents-I don't suppose he had ever
written her love letter, so she couldn't
return any burning literature-and told
him to apply elsewhere for wife. Con-
siderably stunned, he could only exclaim i:
"Jiltedl jilted!'' He bought thi
house at first simply with the idea of
living in it, but one day he CHANGED across
friend who had had similar expert
ence with the fair sex, and, after COM
pairing notes, they decided to live
together, to pursue the same line of cam
paign in society; that is, to make them
selves as interesting as possible to women,
but never on any provocation to marry.
Before long they heard of another &C
quaintance whose engagement had been
been broken by the lady, and they took
him in. So, little by little, the affair has
grown to its present proportions, small,
but select and contented club"
"And the initials ]. G. mean the"
"Jilted Club, exactly. Every member
must have been Tilted, and every member
is supposed to enter society freely and
play for hearts-to take them, but never to
surrender his own. In the event of his
getting entangied and entering upon a
new engagement his membership lapses at
oncen
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great American struggle over thirty years
REVOLUTIONARY ORDNANCE.
Captured British Cannon at the Water
vliet Arsenal.

Arranged in a semi-circle around the
seventy-six pieces of ordnance, captured at
different times from the British during the
Revolutionary War. Strange as it may
seem no record has been kept by the Gov
eminent. Many of these trophies are OF
peculiar construction and would compare
very favorably with the field guns made in
the arsenal gunshops at the present time.
Through exposure to the elements many
of the guns have become bright green in
color, says the Troy Press.
Eight of them are known to have been
captured at Saratoga in 1777. There is a
24-pounder howitzer, with these marks in
the chase: Surrendered by the conven-
ton of Saratoga, October II, LIT. A.
Schatch Fecit, 1748.' This gun is embel-
lished with two crowns and the monogram
&C. R." There is a 12-pounder with marks
on the chase similar to the gun described.
On the breech are the words: "Honi soft
qui NAL pense." "Dieu ct mon droit." 1t
has dragon handles, and is embeliished
with crown, rampant lion and arms OF
Great Britain.
The third cannon is 12-pounder, made
in 1760. There is a 12-pounder with the in
George Sackville, Northumberland, and
the rest of the principal officers of her
Maiesty's ordnance. Surrendered by the
convention of Saratoga, October II, 1777."
Its date of manufacture is 1853. Another
12-pounder was made in 1850. An S-inch
howitzer bears the date of 1885, An 8-inch
mortar is among the trophies, it having
been made in 1853. A 24-pounder Cochorn
mortar is another of the collection.
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OF REVIEWERS,
DR.. Shaw of the New York
Excerpt Magazine in
San Francisco.
He Discusses the Man Who Wrote
"lf Christ Should Come
to Chicago"

DR.. Albert Shaw, editor-in-chief and con-
trolling proprietor of the Review of Re-
views of New York, is in this city with his
wife. DR.. Shaw is young American
newspaper man, who left the Minneapolis
Tribune to found the magazine, which is
run much on the line of the English maya
zine of the same name established by W.
T. Stead, who wrote, eff Christ Should
Come to Chicago" DR.. Shaw is the author
OF an able work lately published on
Municipal Government in Great Britain u
which has gone to its second edition, and
will shortly publish another book on the
municipal governments of Continental
cities
The American Review of Reviews was
started by Dr. Shaw at the suggestion oil
Mr.. Stead, whom he had known for some
time and had met while. in England fol
American papers. Stead asked him to &c
over there and discuss the matter, and
that he did.
The English editor has small interest
in the American magazine, and the two
exchange proofs.
DR.. Shaw, in speaking of the work of get
ting out the monthly, said last night:
1--WE get the advance proofs from nearly
all the magazines, and so are able to re-
view the numbers as they appear" About
sixteen pages of the magazine are mostly
written up by DR.. Shaw himself, and con
sists of editorial comment on what is going
on all over the world.
Speaking of Mr.. Stead the doctor said
last evening: II have known him for a
long time and have seen a good deal Of
him Stead IS a good many kinds of men
rolled up in one. He is full of enthusiasm
and very earnest about his hobbies OF re.
form.
"While he is unquestionably one of the
most efficient of newspaper. men he regards
that profession as merely his weapon. He
once said to me: L am revivalist
preacher rather than a journalist. 1 use
journalism merely as my instrument.
He thinks only of the reform measures he
may be in, and when in the thick of the
fight only looks upon his paper or maya
zine as soldier would his weapon. Still
any one who thinks Stead is poor iourna-
list is badly mistaken. He is the fastest
writer who turns out good copy | have
ever known. He has wonderful com
mand of figures of speech and his pictures
are always vivid. He is man of versa
tile tastes, broad in his views and inter
ested in everything that is going on in the
world -
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ONE sTREETCAR INCIDENT.
why a Young Woman-Was Heartily
Ashamed of Herself.

Broadway was mush of slush and a
young woman who wished to cross stood
shivering on the curbstone fearing to step
into the slough. A rough-coated Irishman
caught hold of her and carried her across.
She, taking in the courtesy of the deed,
said: 81 thank you, sir. Icould not have
got across but for your courtesy" "Be-
dad, saw all that in your eyes, miss, be-
fore We spake," said the Irish gentleman,
in whose veins ran the courtesy of genera
tions of noble Celts. The young lady was
not sister to the woman of whom Our
Young Folk tells this story:
One day beautiful young girl .rustled
into a cable-car and sat down with her
companion. Her dress was fresh from the
dressmaker's. Her gloved hands held a
white parasol tied with knot of yellow
ribbons. The car was crowded and among
the passengers were some Italian laborers,
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EAT MUTTON INSTEAD OF BEEF.
An Arbitrary Order From Chicago the
Cause of the Trouble.

Cause of the Trouble.
This upward movement in the price of
beef may have a good effect after all,
though it is a mighty bad symptom.
There's something wrong when a few men
can fix the price offood; and they must be
foolish to think they can make an intelli-
gent nation believe beef has gone up be-
cause the corn crop has failed. Beef isn't
developed in one season. 1t takes about
four years to raise marketable cattle. Sup
pose the corn crop to fail. Its effect would
be to throw cattle on the market, not to
cause their disappearance Beef would be
cheaper that year and the next and dearer
later on. The explanation is too thin.
The arbitrary edict from Chicago is at
the bottom of the trouble. Talk about the
concerns there being competitors! Let one
of their agencies at the East underseH the
others and see how quick all four will
know it and the combine call down the
offender, The rivals out there are about
as antagonistic as rival fingers on the same
hand.
But this cruel lifting of the price of beef
ought to turn attention to the raising and
article of food. Good mutton is just as
eatable as good beef. At its best it has no
superior in meat. Mutton is capable of
being cooked in innumerable ways
and from broth to roast it is nour-
ishing and palatable If people would
turn from beef to mutton they would
escape the clutches of Chicago. A mutton
syndicate couldn't work. You can raise
mutton in a year and lamb in compare
lively less time, and while veal is worth
far less than beef lamb is worth more than
mutton, so that an early return for the in
tmentis possible for the farmer though,
if he waits and doesn't sell lamb he later
on has both mutton and wool. Some such
stimulus as this Chicago combination is
land bush lots and hill pastures with docks
OF sheep which will give agriculture new
impetus here and give people a reasonably
cheap and thoroughly good meat food,
which they can eat without paying tribute
to any combine.-Hartford Courant.
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The Press of SHANGHAI.

Shanghai is China's chief port and con-
tains about 100000 inhabitants, who are
under native rule, and the English, Amer
lean and French settlements" with $50, 900
Chinese and 5000 foreigners, all of whom
are under foreign rule.
In that city tremendous congregations
gather in the mission churches, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and there are to be
found the largest Sunday in China.
In Shanghai is also the largest mission
press in the world. More than 1000 Chi
nese converts are connected with the diff
ferent missions. In the missions press
electrotyping and stereotypihg are done,
and over $4,000 pages are issued annually.
The total number of books and tracts
issued last year was 995, 1876.
The Shun-Pao is the best paving and
most widely circulated of the three native
newspaper dailies of Shanghai. 1t is an
eight-page sheet, printed on the thinnest of
rice paper. 1t is so light that it does not
weigh more than a mans handkerchief
and so thin that the paper can be printed
on one side only.
The paper goes to press in big sheets,
which are so folded that the blank side
is turned inward when taken in hand
by the subscriber, and so that there is
neither cutting nor FASTING. Owing to
the thinness of the paper it has a greasy
yellow appearance, and it is printed so
closely with Chinese type that not an inch
seems to be wasted.
The headlines or title of the paper con-
sist of two Chinese characters, taking up
a space not wider than one of the columns
inch in length. Its price is 10 cash, which,
allowing for the difference in currency,
makes it equivalent to half cent in our
mOney.
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framework, if desired. Either the scoop
or trip can be locked, so as not to act on
the guard, that is sometimes necessary in
case of sudden drifts of snow that will
catch the trip. The principal operation is
readily seen. If the scoop fails to catch
the person there yet remains the wheel
guard to do so. The special feature of the
wheel-g guard is that it picks up the object
and does not push it along over the stones,
as do most of the wheel-guards in use. In
this connection Mr.. Blackstone says:
while designed the front projecting
fender at the same time that designed
the wheel-guard, have only put it in use
to meet the requirements of our Fender
Commission, that demands both the wheel
guards and the projecting fender. Ny
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Catholic Winter School.

Prominent Roman Catholic citizens of
New Orleans have decided to open win
ter school in their Southern city on the
plan of the summer schools of New York
and Wisconsin. A meeting was held re-
Gently under the presidency of Archbishop
Jansenns, and the details of the scheme
were discussed and programme agreed
upon. The first session will be held next
year, Immediately after the annual car
nival, which draws so many visitors to
New Orleans, says the New York Tribune.
1t will continue three weeks. During
that time the most eminent lecturers in
the country will speak on the usual sub
jects-religious, literary and scientific
and four lectures day will be provided.
The novelty of the location and the time
chosen are certain to appeal to the multi
tude of tourists and invalids who seek the
South in winter, and the city will reap
considerable advantage from the new idea.
This is the third of the Roman Catholic
schools established within the last four
years for the benefit of those who cannot
get university training, and fourth is
talked of for the Pacific Coast. The Off
GERS of the Champlain Summer School,
whose headquarters are in this city, are
pleased at the New Orleans plan, which
has been helped on materially by one Of
their own body at present in the South.
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be noticed, is of rope. The wheel-guard is
normally fastened about eight inches
across the track and can be dropped
so that the front edge presses hard against
the ground. This wheel-guard may be
dropped into position to catch body by
any of three separate and independent
means, viz: % by the motorman's foot
lever; ~ by the raising OF the front edge
body passes under it, and (3) by such
body striking the automatic trip shown
suspended just back of the scoop.
This trip is shown as board in the illus
tration, but, of course, may be light metal
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being crushed by the wheels any victim whom
the front fender has failed to save.
The fender adopted is the Blackstone
device. 1t takes its name from the presi-
dent of the Central Railway Company of
Baltimore.
The device, according to the New York
Recoder, consists OF a projecting scoop
fender and a supplementary wheel-guard.
In operation the coop fender runs about
six inches above the track at its front
edge, which, as well as the netting, it will