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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
THE NEW COMMISSION BILL.

Consistency is evidently not jewel
with the mem bers of the City Council,
who couple of weeks ago opposed legls-
lation for the permanent establishment
of the existing street commission, and
last night voted to ask for legislation to
establish a commission of another kind.
1t will be remem bered that at the first
meeting a report was presented, signed
by Alderman Randall and Councilman
Pagan, which concluded as follows:
We therefore respectfully report that,
in our opinion, at this time, hasty leg
islation permanently establishing such
a commission, is uncalled for. and rec
ommend that the City Council take no
action towards the permanent esta bllsh-
ment of said commission until further
investigation and experience proves It's
wisdom.
Their objection to sending bill to
the legislature with their endorsement
then was that the commission plan had
not been tried long enough to prove
that it was success. s3ut last night
both these gentlemen promptly voted to
send bill to tie legislature with their
endorsement for new form of commits
sion which had not been tried at all.
Not only this, but they were so eager for
st that Mr.. Randall offered the billE HIM
self and Mr.. Pagan helped vote down a
motion to lay it on the table to allow
the mem bers of the board to examine it.
OF course it is permissible and sometimes
praiseworthy for men to to change their
mindr, but two weeks seems rather 8
short time for such somersault as this.
AS regards the measure which these
gentlemen and a majority Of the Coun-
Gil voted for, there are good features in
one that requires the confirmation of
the Mayors appointments by the whole
Council, instead of the Board of Alder
men, as all other appointments are now
confirmed. With this arrangement there
wouldi be no end of wrangling. but the
legislature may be trusted to promptly
knock out that feature. Another diff
Guilty is the danger of conflict between
the street commissioner and the head of
the commission-that is the city engin-
eer-for each one appears to be entirely
independent of the other. The head OF
commission ought to have the power
to select his subordinates, for in this
way only can cooperation be assured.
Probably the legislature can be easily
made to see this point. The good thing
about it is the recognition of the COM
mission idea. That shows distinct adj
vance on the part of quite number of
gentlemen who. short time ago,
sions on principle, and proves the educa-
tional value of public discussion. The
bill, as w hole, is very crude affair,
but it will be useful as a. suggestion to
the legislature as to what the people OF
Portland want.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
discourtesy to the Governor of Massa-
chusettsn


The proposed charter of the Portland
Electric Railway, which is printed else
where, seems to be seriously deficient IN
one point at least. Apparently the per-
mission to cross the bridge between
Portland and Cape Elizabeth is COM
plete. While the authorities of Portland
and Cape Elizabeth may have some con-
troll over the conditions of its location
and building of so much of the road as
lies within the limits of their respective
towns, the county commissioners are ap-
parently given no authority to Tx the
conditions of the crossing of the bridge.
Now there is no part of the road thai
will need looking after SO much as thls
section. Everybody who travels on ibis
bridge knows that the draw is SO narrow
that there is hardly room for two teams
to pass one another. To lay track on
this draw and run electric cars over IL
would subject ordinary travel to great
Inconvenience and good deal OF danger
also Furthermore, it is questionable
if the bridge is strong enough to run
heavy electric cars full of passengers
over. 1t is too narrow at the draw GER
tainly, and it is doubtful if it is
wide enough anywhere to run cars with
out great inconvenience to ordinary
travel 1t ought to be widened and
strengthened before tracks are laid over
it. and therefore the county commission
ers ought to be empowered TO fix the
conditions on which the company shall
use the bridge.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23


Say.
To the Editor of the PRESS:
Another word. 1t will be difficult to
convince taxpayers that $1,000, or other
sum was saved" last year, that was in
fact expended. Take Cross street for
instance 1t has always been safe i,
comfortable street for travel, and doubt
less has cost less than 500 yearly, on the
average for repairs inside the curbs.
The commission expended some $4,000
on it for granite paving last summer.
Not only is this $4,000 of taxpayers mon
ey gone, hut the income or use of it, at
least 5000 per annum, is also gone, and
that is double what the street repair
heretofore has cost there. That is the
business view of it. "sciencen or "sys-
tenn, or electric road over it notwith-
standing. The reported statement of a
civil engineer that $4,000 would build
a fifty foot Macadam road from City
Hall along Congress street to beyond
Forest, and almost to Weymouth streets, "
is assuredly stunnerl What kind of
Macadam could be built for less than
Soc per yard? And is that the sort
that the commission has been building?
GEORGE W. VERRILL. .
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

Reports still continue to come of great
restitution among the agricultural popu-
lation of NebrasR a. The land owners
appear to be the worst sufferers, they
being unable to realize on their property,
and in consequence without the neces-
saries of life. Not only is there scarcity
of food, but also of clothing, and thous-
ands of families are enduring untold
hardships. Fuel aIso,a is hard to get.
Unless assistance isegiven soon the suff-
ering must be increased tenfold BY the
exhaustion of the slender supply of
materials ON hand.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

The Boston Post has grievance
against President Cleveland. In it's
opinion the latter has shown discourtesy
to Gov. Greenhaige by not replying per-
sonally to request of the Governor. Tt
appears that Gov. Greenhalge, as the
chief magistrate of Massachusetts,, pre-
ferrd a request to the President direct
that the Marine Bang, be allowed to go
to Boston and participate in the "Ameri-
Ca" testimonial, and the President in,
stead of replying personally turned the
matter over to one of his secretaries.
1.-The formaljties of official intercourse, :"
says the Post, "ro say nothing of the re-
quirements of official courtesy, called for
a reply direct from the President. If
Governor GreenhaIge had addressed the
bandmaster, or the chief clerk of the
Navy Department, or Secretary Herbert,
he should have expected reply from the
person addressed, not from a su coordinate.
In addressing the President he should ex-
pect reply from the President. If Mr.
Cleveland does not feel that patriotic
considerations are strong enough to
warrant breaking the red tape of the
Navy Department and ordering the
Marine Band to Boston, he at least should
have avoided the appearance of official
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

The proposition to make the Governor
and Council the agents of the State for
the purchase of liquors for the town
agencies is perhaps good one, but we
don't quite see the need of the middle
man whom it is proposed to employ at
$1,000 year. If a town wants liquor
let it make out schedule of the kinds
ernor and Council to be forwarded to
some responsible liquor dealer in Boston
or elsewhere, who will ship them direct
to the agency. just as good liquors can
be procured in that way as through the
middleman at $1,000 year, and that
sum of money can be saved. There is
no need of maintaining State agency.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

The Supreme Court has declared the
Sherman anti trust law unconstitutional.
That leaves the trusts without any dan
ger from the courts, and it probably re-
Iieves them from the danger OF further
repressive legislation by Congress, for
The Sherman law was carefully prepared
with view Of meeting ali constitutional
objections, and if that did not succeed
it is not likely that any other will.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY "a.

The legislature could materially short
en- the session il it would remain in sess-
ion more days in the week. Under the
present system of adjournment only
about three days in the week are devoted
to real work. 5 Vie 1Hs
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

In response to the public demand the
President has grudgingly sent naval
vessel to the harbor of Honolulu. 1t
ought to remain there permanently. Inc
rebellion, while suppressed for the time
being, is liable to break OUT again when
ever a favorable opportunity offers, and
then American lives and property will
be in great danger, for the Royalists
aad Kanakas are especially incensed
against Americans, and will wreak ven
geance upon them if they get theschance.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23

The Democrats have apparently given
up all hope of effecting any currency
legislation at the present session. Even
Carlisle appears to have gone out OF the
business of preparing bills, having evil
IDENTIFY lost faith that he can concoct
anything that will unite the warning
Democratic factions Probably the
country is better off for the failure, for
a measure which would meet the widely
differing views of the Democrats OF the
present House would necessarily be a
very bad one or very inefficient one.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-23
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Johnsons Magnetic Oil. horse brand, is 2.
wonderful liniment for rheumatism neuraIpia
SPIRAL ms and bruises for man or beast. SiOO
size so cents; so ct. size 20 cts. w. w. Win
PIES Co. and John Williamson, Portland.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27
CANADIAN BANKS.

Canada, with population of 5,O00,-
900 has but 80 banks, or less than one
to every 1850 inhabitants, while the
United States with population of Co.,
900, 900, has over s, 900 banks, or one
to about every 5000 inhabitants. OF
the Canadian banks, however. 16 have
in the aggregate 337 branches, and
of the remainder 22 have 1873 branches,
making the total number of banking
houses in the Dominion 400. or one to
every 10000 inhabitants. While, too,
the total capital and surplus of our
5000 banks is 81, ZOO, 900. 900, or an
average of little over 5000, 600 each.
the 80 Canada banks have an aggregate
capital and surplus of nearly 500. .000,-
900, or an average of over $2,25O, 900
each. IN. Y. Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27
INTERESTING ITEMS.

One effect has come from the new
tax on inheritence in England. In
stead of bequests, gifts are being made
while the donor is alive.
The skeleton of prehistoric bird
has been found in mound in Idaho.
1t must have measured forty feet be-
tween the tips of the wings during its
lifetime.
Seventeen out of twenty-one Penn
sylyania soldiers who drank water from
a certain we'll on the Gettysburg bat
tlefield have since been attacked by
typhoid fever, and some of them have
died.
A string bean with blue pod was
the sensation of the recent Crystal Pal
ace fruit show The first plant was
obtained by accident from lot of
French seed, but the grower has now
fixed the type, and can reproduce it
regularly.
The frog deposits its eggs in shallow
water, where the warmth Of the sun
promotes speedy Matching. The COM
mon snake often selects bed of de-
composing vegetable matter. The cro-
codile and the clumsy sea tortoise go
ashore to lay their eggs.
When it is said that the powerful
search light can be seen 100 miles
away, the meaning is that it's reflection
in the sky will be visible at that dis
tance. The curvature of the earth pre-
sents objects of sea level, like light
house. being visible over twenty miles
distant.
A new substance called 'cryotase'
has been discovered by German chem
ist, which has the singular property of
becoming solid when heated and re-
naming liquid at temperatures below
zero. 1t is made by mixing equal
quantities of phenol. camphor and
saponine, together with smaller
amount of turpentine.
At Brunswick linden tee certainly
more than four hundred years old, the
Domlinde, 1.-THE Cathedral tree." has
just fallen. 1t was eighty-six feet
high and nineteen feet in girth. 1t is
mentioned in pamphlet written in
1492, which says that in 1873 summer
came so early that the linden Of Bruins
wick was in leaf by Easter Day.
During the last seven years five
horses have been killed by lightning on
single knoll ON the French Farm,
which lies on the road leading from
Flint to Flushing, Mich, and nearly
every tree on the same farm is said to
bear the marks of the "forked fury. "
An open lot at East Great Plains, CT. 1,
has been chit by thunderbolts," as an
old resident of that place expresses it,
eleven different times since the spring
of 1887, and piece of woods not more
than half mile away has been liter
ally riddled by the electric shots. AT
West Heath, Mass, hill near the vii
lage school house has been struck by
lightning so often that the old settlers
have tired trying to keep record Of
the singular occurrences.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27

Pain without fever, says prominent
physician, may be very severe and may
cause much suffering, but in acute at
tacks it is not dangerous. eff you had
this amount of pain that you complain
of !" he said to the patient who had
hastily summoned him, Gin any in
fammatory disease, you would be in
raging fever: if you have no fever you
need never worry" Most serious i'll
nesses are preceded by chill. This is
symptom which should never be dis
regarded, and it is always safest to put
child to bed and stop its food.
Warmth and dieting will be found to
be the best remedy for any ordinary in
disposition. while for the beginning of
any serious trouble it is often the only
thing that can be done until the dis
eae declares itself.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27
ONLY A WORkiNGMAN.

He is only workingman!''
How often we hear ii said
With sneering, supercilious tones
And sighting toss of the head.
am only workingman,
And proud am Of the name.
Though my face be griu'ed with dust OF
toll
count 1t no sign Of sh,. ).
l am only wcrkingman.
Though humble my toll may be,
At the carpenters bench at Nazareth
Worked the Man of Galiiee.
Yes, his hands were hardened with toll;
Outlines dropped his weary head
As the Lord of Creation labored
To earn his daily bread.
He was only a workingman,
My brother. like me and you
True worth lies not in place or rank,
But In faithful heart and true.
Oh, brothers and sisters of toll.
Uplift your dropping eyesl
The humblest toll was dignifled
By the Lord of Paradise.
William Reid In Utica Observer.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27

For rich man Andrew Carnegie
gives away great deal of precious
time as we'll as precious money. But
he generally gives it away in good
cause. have read nothing more inter-
esting of late than his remarkable ad-
dress on the accumulation and expendi-
ture of wealth, recently delivered at
Union College. Carnegie began life,
l believe, as telegraph operator, and
is now one of our wealthiest men,
spending seven months of the year in
his suburban homes in Scotland and
England, and entertaining with bounte-
Gus hospitality every American worthy
of his regard.
think Mr.. Carnegie, perhaps more
than any other American, has world
wide acquaintance with public men.
He knows everybody worth knowing in
the United States, has been the init
mate friend of several Presidents,
Cleveland included, is welcomed at the
tables OF professional men, bankers
and business men, and at his London
home has had as his guests every Eng
lishman OF note, Lord Roseberry and
Gladstone included Mr. Carnegie is
wonderfully interesting man, a keen
observer, good talker, an Unsuitable
reader of the best books, and has a
mind richly stored with the best kind
Of information. He is an American of
whom all Americans can feel proud.
even if he still has lingering love for
the "bonnie braes of Scotland.
The passengers ON the North German
Lloyd Line, with whom the steamers
Saale and Elbe were favorites, will
be glad to kno'g that the first engineer
of the latter, formerly the chief engi-
neer of the Saale, Albert Neussel,
escaped the awful fate of the Elbe in
the North Sea recently. Engineer
Neussel was one Of the few who were
rescued. He is gentleman of fine
presence, an excellent conversation
alist, and l had the pleasure of sitting
at his right at table on the .Saale
when last visited Europe. l recall it
with something of shudder that he
SpOke Ou tIldU "Trip Vi tHe uduBers VI
the North Sea passage. The North
German Lloyd steamers stop at South
ampton, where passengers can disem-
bark for London, while others continue
ON the vessel, which steams through
the North Sea to Bremerhaven. As my
destination was Carlsbad, ! made the
journey through the North Sea, and
an unpleasant trip it was, with rolling
waters. heavy mists and fogs, and
scarcely ray of sunshine to brighten
the way.
1t it singular that collisions at sea,
as rule, happen in the early morning,
when the watchers ON the bridge are
tired and vigilance generally appears
to relax. A gentleman who has crossed
the Atlantic twenty times tells me that
he always retires, while on shipboard,
immediately after the evening dinner,
and arises in the early morning, SO as
to be on deck with the o'clock watch.
He believes there is greater danger OF
accident at that uncanny hour than at
any other during the entire twenty
four Jasper, in Mail and Express.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27

A Frenchman of some literary dis
tinction, after studying English for a
few morths, wrote to an American
friend: "In small time I can learn so
many English as think l will come
at the America and go on to the scat
fold to lecture"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27
HAWTHORNE ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA, ~ IS.

that an English army surgeon was
paid $4,000 for three-month's o.
casional attendance during an ordi-
nary attack of rheumatism on the Ma
wab of Rampur, India.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27

In Germany prisoner is acquitted
on tie vote by jury. A vote of seven
to five leaves the.ssdecision with the
court, while voteT Tof eight to four
means conviction.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27

Mistress--I don't know what / am
to do, Bridget. unless you get up ear
lier. Breakfast is never on the table
when Mr. Smith is ready for it,
Bridget don't know, mum, unless
you can prevail upon Mr.. Smith to have
his breakfast an hour later.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-02-27

West Virginia pas 1000 oil wells,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-25
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.
How Some American Children Cele-
brated the Fourth.

DRESDEN, GERMANY, July :, 1895

DRESDEN GERMANY, July :, 1895.
want to tell you how we celebrated
the glorious Fourth. We had lots of fun,
even il we didn't have any crackers.
Right after breakfast we fixed all up with
some rather old flags and ribbon, and put
some little paper flags that we got on the
"Fulda" in our hats and then took a
walk on Prayer Strssse.
At nearly all the hotels an American
flag was flying, and all the Americans
had ON their colors. Every American We
met bowed. and one lady stepped up and
shook hands and we had real nice talk.
She told US where We might get some real
red, white and blue ribbon, SO We got
some OF that and pinned il on.
On our way up town we saw lot Of
American fellows from Franklin college
and they looked so very patriotic that We
had to wave our flags at them; they
responded very quickly.
We then went to make call on Miss
p, whom We met on board the "Fulda,
to tell her our plans for the evening. She
was just boiling over with enthusiasm, a.
was everyone else, guess. After our fine
dinner We went down after some tickets
for the BeIvedere in the evening. We
had little supper at o'clock, then
dressed and went for Miss p. We were
little late in getting there, but
managed to get table in quite a
good place. The Americans were out in
fun force to hear the American concert.
We got acquainted with some very nice
people. and through them we were intro
duced to Miss Edith Walker, one OF the
dressed in a very curious costume, and
had on Il marvellous hat, but she seemed
real sensible when we talked to her.
The orchestra played some English
pieces, selection from the Mikado and
some American national tunes, such as
"Dixie's Land IVY hite Wings" Yam
kee Doodle" Listen to the Mocking
Bird, Pop goes the Weasel "Tenting
on the Old Camp Ground, y Johnny get
your Gun, Marching Through Georgia,
"Old Black Joe. "Home, Sweet Home,
"Stumptailed Dog, Way Down upon the
Crows" and the Star Spangled Banner.
There was a great deal OF cheering the
whole time and every one joined in
yankee Doodle Marching Through
Georgia, Home. sweet Home, and the
Star Spangled Banner" The Germans
seemed to enjoy the proceedings very
much, but The English kept very silent.
Such a shouting for America II; the
close. | never heard; people stood on
chairs and waved flags and handkerchiets
and shouted America but the director
misunderstood and thought the shouting
was for him, and he kept coming out and
bowling We didn't get America after
all.
Over in one corner were lot OF the
fellows we had met in the morning from
Franklin college, and they kept cheering
for about everything in America. O,
twas glorious! HELEN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-07-25
Mountain Park, BIuehlll.

The Bangor Commercial says,ot Moun-
tain Park, Bluehill:
This park is most beautifully situated
on he shelf on the high hill which gives
the town its name, west OF the village.
and is one OF the best OF the half-mile
courses in he State, One reason for this
Is its perfect surface. and another is due
to the character OF the;soil. II sixahours'
sun follows a weeks rain the track Is in
working conditions while as for it, fine
surface the visitor can stand on the
ground on any part OF the enclosure and
see horses feet ali the way round the
course.
There will probably be trott,ng at the
park August Is.