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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22

The following bills, petitions, etc, were
presented and referred.
Judiciary.
By Mr.. Furbush of Lewiston-An act
authorizing the Peoples Loan Co. to loan
it's corporate moneys and funds on mort
cages of real and personal estate.
BY Mr.. Jones of China--Petition of
Eben Handy and ISL citizens of China,
asking for municipal suffrage for women
BY Mr. Williams of Augusta-An act
to provide pure unadulteratcd intoxicat-
ing Iiuuor for lawful sale within this
State and to repeal sections Is, 16, II,
IS, 10 and 20 of chap 27 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the State agency for
the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
BY Mr. Holbrook Of Brunswick-Re-
monstnnce of Union National Bank of
Brunswick and others against extending
the limit of municipal Indebtedness.
by Mr. Williams of Augusta-Remon-
STRANGE of Augusta Savings Bank and
Others against the adoption of the pro-
posed resolution for constitutional amend
ment charging the debt limit of cities
and towns.
BY Mr.. Plummer of Dexter-Remon-
STRANGE Oh inc DcAUGE tlttNlllSo Ddilh
the First National Bank of Dexter against
adoption of the resolution for constitu-
tional amendment charging the debt
limit of cities and towns in this State.
BY Mr.. Floyd of Brewer-Protest of
the Brewer Savings Bank against adop-
ton of the proposed resolution for consti-
tutional amendment charging the debt
limit of cities and towns.
BY Mr. Babcock of Lincoln-Petition of
Alfred w. Wetherbee and AZ Others ask
ing for amendment to the constitution
prohibiting appropriations by the State
in aid of institutions under sectarian or
ecclesiastical control.
Petition of s. II. Dow and 10 others for
same.
BY Mr. Daggctt of Smyrna-Pctition
of Hosea Ridcout and 81 others, asking
that ballot be allowed women in NUM-
cipal elections.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22
Orders OF the Day.

q On motion of Mr.. Fairbanks of Bangor,
the bill relative to standard policies, was
taken from the table and referred to the
committee on mercantile affairs and in
surancc, in concurrence. -
y.On motion of Mr. Mccullough of Calais,
bill an act to amend chap.6 of the Revised
Statutes relating to the assessment and
collection of taxes, was taken from the
table and referred to the committee on
taxation, in concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Mccullough of Calais,
Adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22
Legal Affairs.

BY Mr.. Leighton of Columbia Falls
Petition of John 4. Allen and IS others
to Icgalizc the dol ngs of the town of
Ccntcrvillc in meeting held March 81,
1894
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from LIST page.
Judiciary.

The following bills, petitions, etc, we've
presented and referred
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22
Passed to be Engrossed.
Passed to be Enacted.

An act to amend chap 2S4 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1885, relating to surety com
paniCS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22

In a Row."

It Is a unique
sight to view at Carls-
bad the motley row of
drinkers of all nations,
languages, manners
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22

of r. I. Thompson and 90 others of Union,
asking for deposit of land locked salmon
and square tailed trout in Affords lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22
Shore Fisheries.

By Mr.. Sawyer Of Milbridge-Petition
of Alpheus Davis and ITO others for the
protection Of the lobster fisheries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-22
Towns.

BY Mr.. King of Paris-Remonstrance
of owners Of property against restoration
of Richard Lombard's estate to South
Paris village corporation with statement.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
THE EDITORS.

Last week convention of editors of
Peoples party papers was held at Kan
sas City. According to the Associated
Press, which is far from being reliable
in matters affecting the Peoples party,
an attempt was made to pass resolu-
lions in favor Of committing the party
to the silver issue alone, and thus dis
card the Omaha platform. This move
is said to have had the backing of
some leaders. However this may
be, the attempt was unsuccessful, as
it should be. The Peoples party,
while standing by and sympathizing
with the silver men, can not, in JUS
tice to itself or the people of this suf-
fering country, abandon other great
reforms which it has urged for adop-
tion. 1t is not necessary to say here
what these are. Their Importance has
been recognized by the whole country.
They have been in issue in all of the
states. Some Of the issues raised in
the Omaha platform can and will be
put aside, but to cOntine the party to
one issue of silver would be suicidal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
Gold Is a boarding Medium.

Senator Jones, of Nevada, in his
great speech on free coinage of silver
said: Gold, Mr. President, can not
with entire truth be said at the pres
ent time to form any part of the
money of the United States. Who but
bank clerk ever sees a gold piece?
With the exception of few million
dollars on the Pacific coast, gold is not
really in circulation in, this country.
1t is performing 40 useful function
whatever. While l am engaged in de-
livering these remarks l venture to
say no senator within the sound of my
voice has in his pockets single gold
coin of any denomination whatever, or
any paper represe ntat4ve of one. This
is the answer to tie fear expressed by
some senators that when those who
hold gold shall observe the enlarge
ment of the money circulation by the
issue of the proposed treasury notes
they will be likely to hoard it. They
are already boarding it. Everybody
knows that that is about all that gold
is used for in this country. 1t is hard
ly possible for it to be boarded to any
greater extent than it is at the pres
ent time. So little is this metal in
circulation that l do not deem it any
exaggeration to say that there are
millions Of people in the United
States. native here and to the man
or born,' who have never in their lives
seen gold coin. How absurd then, is
the claim that any loss is to be suf-
fered by the alleged future boarding
OF gold, or that any calamity can &C.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
GOOD NEWS.
Peace Reigns and the Hatchet is
Buried.

Every Populist in Minnesota will be
glad to read the following letter:
To the Editor:
The murky air in Hennepin county
has at last cleared up and the delega-
tion that was an integral part of the
Peoples Party State League has
formed itself into the Hennepin Coun-
ty State League and the Fifth Con-
gresSional committee has also organ
lied and elected E. f. Clark chairman,
and ii. J. o. Reed, late candidate for
mayor, district organizer, and peace
rcigns; a peace that will be highly
valued because it was fought for. We
have put ourselves into cOmmunica-
tod with the secretary of the State
League, Mr.. L. M. Aver, and our front
is toward the common enemy. The
now famous manifest to has been with
drawn and the majority Of the dele
cation feel that it was ill advised. 1t
is SO unusual thing for convention
to elect resident of county against
the entire vote of delegation from
the county that the Hennepin repre-
sentatives felt themselves affronted,
but we now believe our manifesto
should have been only protest as the
feeling was entirely and only one ex-
cited by the belief that the conven-
tion had made mistake in the selec-
ton of it's secretary. Having the in
terests and principles OF the Peoples
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
That's the Question.

In 1879 the farmers raised AS mil
Ion bushels of wheat and got 497 mil
lion dollars for it. In 1893 they raised
500 million bushels and got only 213
million dollars for it. In other words,
for twice as much wheat in 1893 they
got less than half the money of 1879.
Funny how dollars remain at par all
the time!-Coming Nation.
But what has that got to do
with it?
The question is,-would Populist
success keep money out of the state9
That's the issue. Not money for
wheat, corn, pork, oats, flax, ETC., sold
by the farmers; but money to loan on
usurious loans at 60 per cent interest.
Anything that would keep that kind
Of money out of Minnesota would be
cruel injustice to the old party fools
who are just langushing to pay that
60 per cent interest. Id.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
TelephOnic Instructions.

Ignatius Donnelly, in that splendid
Peoples party paper, the REPREsEN-
TATIvE, says that the St. Paul Pho
neer-Press has telephone connection
with hell, and that every day it's edi-
tor asks the devil: What can we do
to injure mankind" and that his mas
ter responds with lot of fallacious
and lying tatistics-prosy but PERM
cious. The above information is not
only startling but highly important.
1t unravels a mystery which has
puzzled and 7exed a patient people for
a long time. 1t is now as clear as a
summer sky. The inspiration back of
the Oregonian's editorials in favor of
the single gold standard; it's fulsome
praise and Jealous worship Of Grover
Cleveland; it's herculean work to keep
Dolph out of the soup, and it's rabid
opposition to what it calls Pennoyer-
ism are at last accounted for. The
gold-bug press have direct communi-
cation with their future summer re-
sort in the internal regions and the
wire is just now kept red hot at both
ends. On with the dance!-The Van
cOuver, Oregon, Register.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
GOOD FOR RlNGDAL.

Senator Ringdal, of the senate COM
mittee on railroads. having been ap-
pointed as subcommittee to report
on the cost of railroads in the state, in
accordance with resolution adopted
by the senate recently, Saturday
turned his report over to the commit
tee. The senator has evidently dug
down to the roots of the railroad bust
ness, and has spared no pains to bring
out facts that will prove sensational.
The information CLEANED by the
committee, he says. is from three
sources, reports by the companies to
railroad commissioners, sworn state
ments of practical railroad contract
ors, and statistics gathered by recog-
nized authorities. The ground facts
which he uses to start his argument
are n brief, as follows:
mileage for 1893, Minnesota, 5,s63
miles; stock and debt, 1893, 1924, 1856, 356;
same per mile, $40, 993 so; average, 1890
to 1893, $142. 50; average alleged
cost per mile in Minnesota from 1871
to date, $36.615.72; average alleged cost
1890 to 1893, $41, .46; gross earnin gs
for 1893, 37.O97,6O3 expenses, 1898,
$22,O69;724; net earnings, 1893, $15,0l7,-
27S; gross earnings per mile, 1898; &c.
425. so; expenses, $3.875.65; net earn
ings per mile, $2,56l.36.
The report in conclusion says: "The
average cost Of roads in Minnesota is
less than the average cost for the
whole Of the United States, and COM
pares favorably with Kansas roads"
The committee recommends 20 per
cent cut in the rate, and claim that
this would work no hardship on the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
The LOOting of the Gold Reserve

The Looting of the Gold Reserve.
Meantime, it is we'll for the Ameri-
can people to keep the fact clearly in
their minds that the incessant looting
of the gold reserve is made possible
only by the option and consent Of the
administration.
The greenbacks and treasury notes,
of which there'are nearly $500, 600. 0OOin
existence. are used over and over
again by the raiders to take the gold
out of the treasury. The laws passed
by Congress made them all payable in
silver as well as in gold. They are de-
clared to be payable sin COIN" ALL
obligations of the government Sin
coin' are bimetallic obligations, and
silver, no less than gold, is coin"
There is abundance Of silver in the
treasury that ought to be paid on
these bimetallic or 'coin" obliga-
tions; and if there is not enough of it
coined to pay these obligations the
secretary Of the treasury has the right
and the power under the laws now ex-
listing to coin more, at his discretion.
The announcement by Secretary
forward use his lawful right and OPP
tion of paying all coin obligations in
silver coin at any time when the
amount of the gold reserve in the
treasury was below 100000 would in
stantly stop the presentation Of any
excessive amount of such "cOin" obi
cations. And that would protect the
gold reserve.
The treasury is, in fact, only at the
mercy Of the Wall street gold and
bond ring because its official custO-
dians refuse to exercise the protective
powers which the laws have given to
them. The government is in league
with the looters against itself.-New
York RacOrdar
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
Notice,

With this issue of the paper the IN
dersigned takes charge of the editO-
rial department of the REPRESENTA-
TIVE.
We have nothing to complain of as
to the management of the editorial
department by Col. William,-he is an
excellent, able gentleman; but he is
now on the staff of the Mime
apolis Tribune; and as we find we have
little more leisure upon our hands
than we expected, we will take charge
of the editorial department for the
present. We propose to push the pa
per to the utmost, and make it the
best reform journal in the United
States. We hope every Populist in the
Northwest will cooperate with US to
that end. IGNATIUs DONNELLY.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
THE BOND SWlNDLE.

A Republican member of congress
las Saturday announced on the floor of
the house that within two days after
the last bond issue of $62, 10000 had
been awarded, mainly to London bank
ers, they had advanced in value $10,-
100000!
Think of that, We toiling millions.
Let the vast army of unemployed,
many of whom are actually starving
for bread, cogitate over this terrible
fact. Ten millions of dollars profit in
As hours for London goldbugs and no
food for the poor! If such things as
these do not breed civil war in this
country, it will, indeed, be strange
thing
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
To hdV6rtlS6rS.

THE REPRESENTATIVE, which
was established less than two
years ago, has become the leading
reform paper Of this country ana
is easily preferred among MEM
bers Of the Peoples party. In
thousands of families it is the
only paper taken. Oursubscribers
read the advertisements with a
kindly feeling toward those who
have placed them in their favorite
paper, and letters to this office
tell Of splendid results which adj
vertisers have obtained-thus
pointing the way for others who
are really anxious to reach buyers.
Very many Populists are farm
ers. and almost to man they are
thinking men of principle and
substance, whose families buy the
most goods in this part Of the
country. They polled more than
$500 votes in Minnesota at the
last election and over SIX THOUS-
AND are regular paying subscrlD-
ers of the REPRESENTATIVE.
Our subscription list is growing,
and to forestall objections that
may be urged to very probable
increase OF advertising rates, we
urgently solici. advertisers to con-
tract at once for space they may
use to their very great advantage.
Address
w. C. LEWIS,
Supt. of Advertising.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
A TRIO OF BIRDS.
A HANDSOME PREMIUM,

A generous friend, who does not
want his name mentioned, but who
has taken many premiums for his
splendid fowls at state and county
fairs, and at the state poultry show,
authorizes us to make the following
offer on his behalf:
The farmer who sends in the largest
list of names Of subscribers for the
REP PREVENTATIVE with the money, by
April 1st, will receive trio of pure,
highly-bred Barred Plymouth Rock
chickens: and the second largest sub
scription list will receive setting of
Is eggs Of pure, highly bred, Barred
Plymouth Rock"
We can promise that these chickens
will be the finest in the state.
Now, who will take hold and win the
premium?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
LabOr's Rights.

Some one asks, HAS Labor
Rights" Yes, all it wants. 1t has
the right to be starved, shot, impris-
Oned, kicked into the street, pauper-
lied and generally getting left. How
many more rights does it want? And
it seems to thrive on it, for it is al
ways able to go on to the polls and
vote for more of just the same kind Of
notwithstanding Nation.
And as long as they vote that way
we hope they will get that same kind
of treatment. They don't deserve any,
thing else. They are only fit to be
serfs; and the doctrine of 1.-THE sur
vival of the fittest" will attend to
their case. |. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

With local applications, as they can
not reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucuous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in this coun-
try for years and is regular prescrip-
tion. 1t is composed of the best ton
les known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucuous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results
in curing Catarrh. Send for testi-
mOnials free.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Props.
Sold by druggists. 75c. Toledo, o.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
IN THE LEGISLATURE.

[From our St. Paul CORES pondent.]
1t is now nearly 60 days since the
Legislature met, but as yet little has
been done, either good or bad, and it
now behooves every person to take a
personal and active interest in the
proceedings of the body, demanding
that the bodies with an enormous ma
jority shall do something for the peo-
pie, who have been groaning under
their burdens for years.
The bill introduced by Brevig is al
most complete copy Of the Iowa law
on railroads, and there are also veLy
many other measures pending that
touch the same questions.
Senator Ringdahl has evidently
struck popular chord on his report
on the cost of railroads, and with the
aid of John H. Burke has prepared a
complete exposure of the cost of all
the roads in this state, with proof, and
giving general summary of the whole
system all over the United States.
The report has already commenced
to attract attention abroad. notably
in the Dakotas, and the prospects are
that the work of the committee will
result in reduction of freights and
fares.
Mr. Theden has introduced an i'm
portant bill that will stop the railroad
ing of sane people to an insane asylum.
MeritOrious bills are, as rule, re-
.ferred to the committee on 'mortu-
airy exercises" 1.-THE judiciary commit
tee), and if perchance they pass that
ordeal, the committee of the whole as
"a committee on obsequies" is apt to
get in it's deadly work.
The mourners are the people, but
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
THE CAPITOL BILL.

The disposition evinced in the legis-
lature to let the light of day shine In
on the doings of the capitol commits
sion is commendable. There should
be no secrecy in these matters. Every
thing must be open and above board.
The people are to pay for the capitol
il it is. ever built and they have a
right to know all the steps that are
taken in the matter. If the commi S.
sion intends to deal fairly with the peo-
pie in this matter it can take no other
course than the one above indicated
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27

with only - years TO run were worth
10 or more in the market. It's per
cents with 30 years to run were there.
fore worth about 119. All Of the above
is good reading at this crisis. When a
man is being skinned alive ne ought to
take an interest in it.
The Growers were sold for 1044 by a
traitor to the United States. They
are called Yankees in London, and l20
was bid for them. Over Is per cent
steal. But from Populist standpoint
it is all steal, as greenbacks would
cost very little.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
Correction.

In last weeks issue we printed an
advertisement of T. M. Roberts Sup
ply House in which there was an error.
We should have had p pounds granu-
lated sugar for one dollar instead Of
one dollar and nine cents. See his ad.
in this issue on another page.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
vent being swindled. A better plan
still is to never give q note to
stranger.

THE bill prepared by the pine land
investigating committee for the pre-.
vention of depredations on state pine
lands has actually been Endorsed by
the Pioneer Press. We hope this will
not defeat it.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
The Grain Growers Association OF
the Northwest.

Mr.. ROBERT ECKFORD's connection
with the REPRESENTATIVE has ter
minated. Mr.. William G. Lewis, here
tofore advertising agent, is now the
Business Manager All business COM
munications will be addressed to "THE
REPRESENTATIVE" 306 Boston block,
as heretofore
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-02-27
EXPERIMENT OFFICER SAYS:

EXPERIMENT OF FICER SAY
Butter can be produced in winter for
102 cents pound, with the right COWS
and feed.
say yes! II you work for nothing
and put in the feed, pasture, stabling,
ETC., at a nominal price, of course. A
creamery may do this by paying starv-
alton prices for cream and milk to the
farmer. Cooperative creameries would
all shut up at such price for butter.
A Traverse county farmer ask the
editor, Dragging what diversified farm
ing will do. Editor says:
The farmer can't expect to getrich
in year or in two years by dairying,
nor can he venture into the enterprise
with success assured.
"Pay your machine bills as you in
tended to, with wheat, but pay your
other bills with the proceeds from
your cows.
"lf the creamery pays so WE'LL why
don't the dairymen club together,
build creamery and show the farmer
how it pays.
81 don't know what F. L. Gibbs has
done with his 80 cows. "-Wheaton
Footprints.
Luverne News says: Frank Kenne-
dy tried the experiment of threshing
his corn this winter and pronOunces
it grand success. He says it makes
the incest feed he ever saw-beats hay
for stock. If everything works right
all the corn in this neighborhood will
be cut and thresh he'd next season.
Redwood Revielle: Three co-opera-
tive creamery associations were or
gained in Redwood county last Sat-
urday; one at Morgan, one in Granite
Rock, and one in Redwood Falls city
lied in the past month. The cream
cry is coming.
Glenwood Herald informs us that
the stock holders of the Crystal Cream
cry Association held a meeting in
Lowry Saturday to decide the question
OF purchasing separator.
AN ALLIANCE WAREHOUSE
Press Report, Feb. 16.-S. w. Powell
of Saltwater, who was elected state
business agent Of the Farmers Alli-
ance at its meeting in January, was in
the city looking up a location for a
warehouse. He proposes to handle
farm products or all Kinds In the in
terest of the Alliance.
The gamblers smelt him there, eh?
Press report: Hugh Thompson,
pres ident OF the North Dakota MIL
ing Association. is performing the I'M
pleasant duty Of visiting the 13 mills
owned by the association for the pur-
pose of cutting down the salaries of
the employees A few independent
mills to be destroyed by competition
perhaps.
Those Is mills are located in the
Red River valley; several Of them in
Minnesota. The president of that
trust lives in Crookston, Mimi, is a
banker, ex-United States land officer
and general Republican politician.
The English mills in Minneapolis re-
duced wages. Is it not a fact that the
whole milling combine of the United
| States does it? And SO their hirelings
holler democratic Times"
| Chicago Times says: Until the gov.
eminent dickered in the dark with a
syndicate of bankers for this last loan
it's credit was very HIGH; its per cen is