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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-14

The single item of printing the Austria
liam ballots used at the State election was
SSOOO.-Fairfield Journal.
This statement is evidently taken from
a communication published by the Lake
side Press in a Portland paper. 1t is
absolutely incorrect, as could easily have
been ascertained by inquiry at the secre-
tary of States office. The printers
received only $4,000 of the $500
appropriation for Australian ballots
That amount, too, Included the folding,
by hand, of all the ballots, and the count
ing of them into packages, work that
necessitated the employment of large
amount of extra office help. When from
that, too, is taken the price of the
paper stock, furnished the State,
by the terms of the contract, at cost,
the amount paid by the State for
the ballots was entirely reasonable.
We can easily understand how our Fair
field friends were misled on this matter
by erroneous statements published regard
ing it, and are glad to place before them
the facts in the case, which, as practical
printers, we are confident they will con-
cede make a very creditable showing,
both for the printers and for the State
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Mercantile Affairs,

The Committee on Mercantile Affairs and
Insurance, will give a public hearing at the
State House, on the following bills, viz:
Thursday. Feb. IL, 1898. Mt = o'clock y. IN.
An act to amend Sections l, %, IS, Al, Ga, ~,
20, n, ~ and 80, of chapter 40 of the Revised
Statutes relating to Insurance.
An act authorizing the appointment of
special Insurance Brokers.
An act to incorporate the Dixfield Mutual
Fire Insurance Company.
An act amending chapter 223 of the public
laws of 1898, relating to accident or casualty
insurance companies.
An act to provide for the investigation of the
causes of fires and the publication of statistics
relating to the same.
An act to amend chapter 40 of the Revised
Statutes relating to Insurance Agents and In
surance Brokers.
An act relating to the inspection of build
ings so as to lessen the danger from fires.
petition for the incorporation of the Gar
field Life Insurance Company.
Per order of Committee, j. =. HUTCHINSON,
Sec'y.
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While there are many views entertained
by Senator Morgan of Alabama which we
cannot endorse, we have always been frank
to concede his robust Americanism. This
has been shown throughout his public
career, in the conspicuously able part he
bore in the Behring sea matter, in his
connection with Hawaiian affairs, and
more recently in his bill to reorganize the
efficiency of the United States consular
and diplomatic service. However much
political parties may differ in this coun-
try as regards it's internal affairs, there
ought to be no difference when it comes
to its foreign relations. Here, broad, pro-
gressive and associative Americanism
should be maintained at all times, and by
all parties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-14

A great many valuable documents and
papers are said to be secreted among the
stacks of government publications in the
file and document rooms at Washington.
Not long ago one of the filing clerks of
the National House of Representatives
found in the midst of a heap of old rub
bish, which his superior officer told him
to get rid Of, eight autograph letters of
President Washington. At another time
the same clerk discovered, in an old pigeon
hole, an original letter of Martha Wash
ington, written in response to resolve
declaring it to be the sense of Congress
that the Father of his Country should be
buried in the crypt of the capitol in
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inland Fisheries and Came.

The committee on Inland Fisheries ano
Game will give public hearing in Represen-
tatives hall, as follows:
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1895, at 2.3O O'Clock
pm.
On bonds to be given by game wardens:
On petition for protection of fish IN QulmDy
pond. ~.
Desert island.
On bill an act to incorporate the Houlton
Fish and Game Association.
On bill an act relating to protection OF trout
and other fish in the lakes and ponds lying
wholly or in part in Winthrop, Monmouth or
Litchfield.
On order inquiring into expediency OF re-
pealing the act giving bounty on bears.
On an act prohibiting the killing of deer IN
the water
ON bill an act to allow the killing of musk
rats in Lilly pond, in Camden and Rockport.
On bill an act to prohibit fishing through
the ice in Oxford and Franklin counties, for
trout or salmon.
On bill an act allowing the poisoning OF
foxes in Naples and Raymond
On petition that Petit Menan land be ex-
empt from the fine for killing deer in close
time,
on petition for law prohibiting fishing
through the ice in Saddleback pond, IN
Franklin county.
On petition for establishing fshways upon
East Machias river.
Per order
CYRUS A. PACKARD. Secretary
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The Cotton States and International Exposi.
ton.

The preparations that are being made
in the South for the Cotton States and
international Exposition, to be held in
Atlanta next fall, are quite extensive
There has been very general feeling in
the South that that section failed to do it
self justice by its exhibits at the Columbian
Exposition. This was due not TO any
lack OF opportunities, but to the failure,
on the part of the people of that section,
to appreciate the opportunities then af
forded them for advertising the great re-
sources of their states. Southern people
visited the Exposition in large numbers,
and regrets were general that better ex-
hibits from their section had not been
made, although we are frank to confess
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Towns.

The committee on Towns will give public
hearing In the Senate Chamber, State house:
Thursday, Feb. Il,Is05, lat 2 O'Clock =. NJ.
On petition of f. +. Hill and "A others, to-
gether with six other petitions for the division
of the town of Cape Elizabeth
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1895, at o'clock
y. IN.
On petition Of Ernest Etnaud and 1888 others
asking for a division of the town of French
vile, Aroostook county.
Thursday. Feb. IL. at , O'Clock p. m.
Petition of L. N. Joyce and others for act to
incorporate the town of Swans Island.
Petition of Samuel G. Allen of Centrevile
to be set off from said town and annexed to
Columbia Falls.
Petition of Josiah N Jones and 30 others of
Marlborough asking 4 change in the spell
ing of the name of the town.
By order of committee,
r. A. RYERsoN, Secretary.
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y burdeus imposed BY chap. ZIG Of the Laws

Of burdens imposed by chap. ZIG Of the Laws
Of 1885,
Chas. E. Moore the RICH. to establish and
maintain ferry between the towns OF Sulh-
van and Hancock, in Hancock county.
On an act to allow The Electric Corporation
to reduce its capital stock
On an act in relation to the jurisdiction OF
the Municipal Court Of Portland.
On an act regarding. or extending the lurls-
diction of the Municipal Court Of Deerlng.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1895, ut s.3O o'clock
p. m.
An act to authorize the sale of the Second
Baptist Meeting House in the town OF BOW
dom.
Wednesday, Feb. -, 1898, at o'clock
p. m:
On petitions for amendment to the constitu-
ton prohibiting appropriations by the State
in aid Of institutions under sectarlan or
ecclesiastical control.
Thursday, Feb. rs, 1895 at = o'clock p.m.:
On the petition of 81 physicians and 25s
others of Portland for an Act to establish
Commissioner of Streets and Sewers in the
city OF Portland"
Public Work in the city of Portland.
On an act to incorporate the Maine Live
Stock Insurance Company.
On Act to Incorporate the Union Water Co.
Petition Of Joseph Martin ct al. for charter
to build canal to draw water OF Long Lake IN
to Violet Brook Lake.
ON the petition of Charles r. McFadden
Tending liquor suit while sheriff Of Kennebec
county.
Friday, Mar. ], 1895, Mt o'clock p. III.
On an act to amend Sec. "a, of Chap. 304 Pub
tic Laws of 1893 relating to Boards OF Reglstra-
ton.
An act to incorporate the Long Pond Dam
Company.
on the petition OF j. 7. Davis and % others
for an act to amend the charter of the city OF
Ellsworth.
on an act to incorporate the Carrabasset
Water Power Company.
On an act to amend an ''act to establish a
police court in the city of Rockland."
On bill to amend and extend the charter of
the Poland e. Minot Water and Electric Light
& Power Co.
Tuesday, March 5,1s9I. lat 2 O'Clock p. m.
On the order requiring the judiciary COM
mittee to enquire In relation to lands granted
the European g. North American Ry.
BY order Of committee,
w. j. KNowLToH, Secretary.
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that people from other states thought that
the South had made a very creditable
showing indeed.
The Cotton States and International Ex-
position, however, will, it is said show the
resources of the South as no other ex-
position ever has Twelve large build
ings are to be erected to be named as
follows: Government, manufactures and
liberal arts. transportation, electricity,
mines and forestry, agricultural, fine arts,
administration, woman's, negro, tobacco
and horticultural.
Perhaps as interesting feature as
any of this splendid exhibition will be the
negro building which is to be devoted
exclusively to the productions of the
colored citizens of the South, and which
will give fine object lesson of the pro-
gress that has been made by the colored
people since the close of the war.
One of the results which is looked for
from this exposition, also, is the cultiva-
ton of closer commercial relations with
the South American republics. This is a
result most heartily to be desired by all
patriotic Americans. The Monroe doc
trine is still the true American doctrine,
and with the construction of the Nicara-
qua canal, under United States control,
the future of our country, upon the TIRES
hold of the new century, will certainly be
bright with promise.
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Ways and Bridges.

The committee on Ways and Bridges will
give public hearing at their room in the
State House:
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1895, at $50 o'clock,
y. W.:
On resolve in favor of town of Prescott in
Washington county.
On petition of NJ. A. Gagnon and % others
asking aid from State to build bridge in the
town of Frenchvilie, Aroostook county.
On petition of Geo. G. Patten ct ais. for an
appropriation of $4,000 to aid in building a
bridge between Embden and Scion across the
Kennebec river.
Tuesday, Feb.26, 500 lat =. 30 o'clock p m
On petition of citizens of Maine requesting
an act be passed requiring the counties to sup
port the large bridges within their limits.
On petition of VIM. W. Vaughan to construct
and maintain foot bridge across tide waters
at North East Harbor. Mt. Desert.
On an act to enable the county of Sagadahoc
to make free the Merrymeeting Bay bridge
and Arrowsic bridge.
BY order of committee.
ALBERT A. COLE, Secretary.
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interior Waters,

Committee on Interior Waters will give the
following hearings at their rooms in state
as follows:
Thursday, Feb. II. 1898, $50 o'clock p.
An act to authorize Horace Purinton to con-
struct and maintain wharf in the kennebec
river in the city of Augusta.
An act to authorize S. G.. Davis, his success
ors and assigns to build a wharf in Lake Ma
ranacook.
Thursday, Feb. FL, 1905, 2.sO O'Clock
p. III.
Petition of F. Butterfeld and others asking
for an act to amend the act of incorporation
of Baskahegan Dam SO that the toll on Little
Dam may be five cents, Beans Falls dam two
cents.
Petition of Rumford Falls Power Company
asking for an act for building sluice for the
purpose of driving logs over Rumford Falls
and collecting tolls for same.
A bill to amend chap. u of Revised Statutes
relating to provisions for safety on inland
streams.
Petition of A. NJ. Bradley and others for
amendment of chap. 50 of Revised Statutes,
relating to provisions for safety on inland
streams.
JOHN K. AMEs, Chairman,
GEO. P. LoNGLEY, Secretary.
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COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
Judiciary.

The committee on Judiciary will give pub
lie hearings at their room in the State House
ms follows:
Thursday, Feb. II, 1905. lat 2 O'Clock p. m.
On the Bill an act to amend charter OF the
Bar Harbor Water Co.
On an act to enable the proprietors of the
Bangor Bridge to dispose of their bridge
property.
others for charter of the Wiscasset Water Co.
On an act to allow the Bar Harbor Electric
Light Co to issue bonds, perferred stock, and
purchase property.
On an act to provide for a free public high
way over the Bangor & Brewer Toll Bridge
On the petition of Halls Cove Water Co. for
renewal and extension of charter.
Monday. Feb. Is. 1929. at ..3O p. M.
Petition Of Arthur T. Hall and 1873 others for
the repeal of the existing laws relating to the
manufacture and sale of Oleomargarine, and
the enactment of other laws relating thereto
Tuesday, Feb. 10. Is0o.at O'Clock p. m.
On an act to extend the charter Of the South
West Harbor Water Co., with amendments.
On the petition of L. Il. Herscm and Is 9TH
ers in favor OF law TO take land for gravel
and clay pits, from Berwick, York County.
On an act to authorize the building of a fish
weir in tide water at Harbor Island in the
County of Hancock.
On an act TO authorize the building OF a fish
weir in sand Cove on the easterly side of
Marshalls Island.
on an act to ratify and confirm the organiza-
tion of Pine Lake Water Company.
Wednesday ,Feb.2O ,IS0J. at , O'olOckp.m.
On an act to extend the charter of the Port
land n Yarmouth Electric Railway Company.
g An act amendatory OF sec. is Of chap. q, of
the Il. y. AZ amended by chap. 40 If the Public
Laws of 1887, relating to the sale Of liquors by
State agency.
An act to provide pure, unadulterated in
toxicating liquors for lawful sale within this
State, and to repeal sections Is, 1e. 49, 10 and
20 OF chap. az II. S. relating to the State agency
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Thmrsslav Feb IL lS05. AZ y o'clock % M.
On an act to authorize L. j. Croker and
assigns to erect and maintain a wharf in the
tide waters of Boothbay, Lincoln. County.
Resolve for an amendment to the Constitu-
tion abrogating amendment fye relating to
the manufacture and sale OF intoxicating
liquors.
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1903. at = O'Clock p. mn.
On an act to amend charter Of the city of
Gardiner, in reference to election OF assessor.
On an act to amend sec. 3. chap. Isl OF the
Private and Special Laws OF Isl9. as amended
by chap. 455 OF the Private and Special Laws
oil 1885 relating " the charter OF the city of
Gardiner.
ON an act to relieve the Inhabitants OF the
town Of Caps Elizabeth from the inequalities
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MccIure's Magazine.

There could be no filter nor more inter
esting commemoration OF the death OF
Robert Louis Stevenson than that made
in McClure's Magazine for February.
With pictures of Stevenson South sea
life and home, and portraits of Stevenson
extending from his babyhood to within u
year of his death. and including a repro
duction Of the beautiful photograph by
Sir Percy Shelley, is given, first, an ac-
count by personal friend who saw him
off from San Francisco, Of his sailing to
the South Sea and establishing himself in
samoa, and then tributes from his fellow
Scotchmen, and in some sort disciples, J.
NJ. Barrie, S. X. Crockett, and Ian
Maclaren. Intimately allied with him
as these three writers were by nationality,
vocation, and affectionate regard their
word on his death has an especial appos-
itencss and value. Mr.. Barrie's is poem,
very happy and original in conception,
and strongly executed. An illustrated
article by Alexander X Mcclure, editor
of the Philadelphia "Times," shows by
anecdotes and letters that Lincoln OF
whom Colonel Mcclure was an intimate
friend, exercised personally the full pow
crs of military commander in the earlier
part of the war; and showed the compre-
hension and mastery of a great general In
military details. The Napoleon series
deals with that most splendid epoch In
Napoleon's career, when he was fighting
the battles of A usterlitz, Jena, and Fried
land, and fixing boundaries and supplying
sovereigns for the states of Europe pretty
much according to his own will. u. ,.
Mcclure, 80 Lafayette Place, New York;
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1t is a somewhat significant thing that
whenever the United States drops its dut-
les on imports other countries are prompt
to raise theirs at least so far as the pro-
auctions of the United States are con-
cerned. Sweden has only recently largely
increased her import duties against
American grain. 1t seems to be fact
borne out by past history, that this coun-
try has always succeeded better when it
has permitted foreigners to trade with it
as privilege rather than right.
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Railroads, TeIegraphs and Ex-
presses.

The committee on Railroads, Telegraphs
and Expresses will give public hearings at
their rooms in the State House as follows:
Thursday, Feb. Ia, 1895, at 2.3Op.m.
On act authorizing steam railroads to use
electricity motive power.
On act to incorporate the Wiscasset &
Moosehead Telegraph and Telephone Co.
On act to incorporate the Lake Hebron Rail-
way Co.
On act to amend the charter of the Bath
Street Railway.
Thursday, Feb. Ii, 1895, at 3 p. M:
On petition for legislation for the better pro-
lection of the public at the railroad crossings
at Rines Hill, Augusta, and at Milliken's Mill,
Hallowell.
Wednesday, Feb. 90, 1898 at 2.3O p. m:
On act to incorporate the Warren & Thorn
aston Street Railway Co.
On act to authorize the extension of the Ken
nebec & Wiscasset Railroad.
wednesday, Feb. 20, 1895, Mt 3 p. M:
On act to revive an act to incorporate the
Boothbay Harbor Railroad.
On act relating to railroads crossing other
railroads and highway bridges.
Thursday, Feb. II. 1898, Mt $50 p. M:
On act to prevent discrimination in favor of
public officers.
On act to amend and extend the charter of
the Waldo q Somerset Railway Co.
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which she sets out at some length her OBJ
iections to that plan. 1t would certainly
seem as if these records should be thor
oughly looked over and put in convenient
form for reference, and doubtless, some
action to that end will be taken when the
new library building is completed.
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State Lands and State Roads.

The committee on State Lands and State
Roads will give public hearing at the Land
Office:
Wednesday, Feb. 20. at O'Clock p. M:
Resolve authorizing the land agent to sell
part of Williams Island in Freeport; also GER
tain islands in Sheepscot river and Boothbay
Harbor.
Petition of j. A. Russell for aid to build
road in Dallas Pl., in Franklin county.
Petition of county commissioners for aid to
build road in Jerusalem Pl., in Franklin
county.
]. H. JACKSON, Chairman.
+. w. SHAW, Secretary.
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FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.
Ladies' Home Journal.

DIR. Parkhurst starts out as writer for
women in the February Ladies' Home
Journal in a way which promises to be
most interesting. For his first article he
coins new word, ''Andromaniacs, " by
which he designates the type of woman
who wants to be mannish and apes the
ways-of men. That he is not in SYM
pathy with them is evident, and his
promise of discussing the women who
want to vote, who want to preach and
who desire to be in business in his future
Journal articles gives further evidence of
his deep interest in humanity. Arthur
Warren contributes an interesting and
beautifully illustrated article on Queen
Marguerite of Italy, which shows this
favorite QUEEN at close range in her home
life. John Kendrick Bangs is very funny
in his Paradise Club" while another
humorlst, Robert j. Burdette, departs
from the humorous and tells the tender
love story of his wife and himself in "The
Woman Who Most Influenced Me"
Thomas a'Becket is exceedingly practical
and helpful in his article on 1.-THE Correct
Way to Play "a Piano" A beautiful page
of Empire embroidery is given, and will
be timely in this wave of Napoleonic in
terest. Curtis Publishing Co, Phila-
delphia, Pa.)
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Labor.

The Labor Committee will give a public
hearing in Labor Commissioners room, State
House,
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1898, at o'clock, II. Nj
On an act to amend chapter 1879 of Public
Laws of 1887, relating to the employment OF
children in manufacturing establishments.
Tuesday, Feb. go. 1898, at = o'clock, p. NJ.
On an act prohibiting employers of labor
from making contracts with employees for the
retention of wages for certain specified pur-
poses.
D. X JEWELL, Secretary.
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Banks and Banking.

The committee on Banks and Banking will
give public hearing in the bank examiners
room at the State House:
Wednesday, Feb. 20, at , O'Clock p. m.
On an act to amend chapter 25S, section 2, of
the Public Laws of '93, for determining the
value of theEseveral franchises of Savings
Banks.
On an act entitled an act to amend chapter
AZ, section 80 of R. S. relating to deposits in
Savings Banks.
On an act to amend the charter of the Maine
Trust and Banking Company.
On an act to amend and additional to the
Private and Special Act, chapter 55i. of 1865 to
incorporate the Peoples Twenty Five Cent
Savings Bank OF Bath.
Z. H. PARKHuRsr, Secretary.
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Review OF Reviews.

1.-THE Worlds Event for 1895" is the
title of an article by Clark Howell of the
Atlanta Constitution, in the February Re
view of Reviews; no one acquainted with
the Constitution or its aggressive editor
needs to be told that this event, so far Us
shall lie in Atlantas power, will be the
cotton states and international exposition
to be held in that city during the closing
months of the present year. The article
is deliberately illustrated with portraits
of the officers of the exposition and views
of the grounds and buildings Mr.. f.
V. Smalley contributes an interesting
study of civil government in Manitoba,
under the title, "Canadas Prairie Pro
vince" The article is well illustrated.
There is an apprcciative estimate of
Robert Louis Stevenson from the pen of
Charles ID. Lanier, and a survey of the
field of contemporary romance writing by
Miss Jeanette Glider, who cleverly
characterizes the various members of
Stevenson S School" if such group Of
writers may be said to exist, and other
prominent novelists of the day who may
fairly be counted among his successors.
(Review of Review Co, Ii Astor Place,
New York } .trfa-.
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Commerce..

The committee on commerce will give pub
hearing at their room in the State House as
follows:
y. m.
On petition of the selectmen of HarpsweIi
for permission 10 build wharf in the tide
waters of Casco bay, town of Harpswell.
BY order of the committee,
GEORGE o. BAILEY, Sec.
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wednesday, Feb. 81, 1903.
Sta te Lands and State Roads.

The committee on State lands and State
roads viii give public hearings at the land
Office as follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 30, 1898, at 2 O'Clock.
p. M:
Petition of citizens of Weld and vicinity for
an appropriation of $500 to be expended upon
q road leading through Washington and Per-
kins township in Franklin county.
On petition OF G. w. Green and rs others
asking for aid to build road from the Dead
River station to Stratton in Franklin comfy.
Per order,
%. DUDLEY, Sec. Pro Tenn.