davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

The report was followed instantly iy
the delivery of the Presidents message.
Its reading WAS withheld until the seat
ing of the members was completed.
Among the latest names to be called
were those of Messrs Boutelle and Mill.
ken.
When the seats had all been drawn the
PresIdent's m essage was read and re-
ferred, on motion of Mr.. Dingley, to the
committee on ways and means, Mr..
Dingle5 introduced his tariff bill which
was also referred to the committee on
ways and means.
The Speaker announced the appoint.
ments of comm ittees as follows:
The Committee on Rules-The Speaker,
Messrs. Henderson, Iowa, Dalzell, Penn-
sylva1ia, Repu blicans; Bailey of Texas
and McMillin Of Tennessee, Democrats.
Committee on Ways and Means-Messrs.
DinRley, chairman, Payne of New York,
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, Hopkins of Hi
nois. Grosvenor Of Ohio, Dolltver ot
Iowa. Steele of Indiana, johnson OF
North Dakota, Evans of Kentucky, raw-
ney of Minnesota, Republicans; Bailey
of Texas, McMillin of Texas. Whesler Of
Alabama. Robertson of Louisiana, Swan.
aon of Virginia, Democrats
Committee Oh Mileage-Messrs. Wright
of Massachusetts,, chairman, Barham oi
California, Booze or Maryland, Republi'
cans; Cooper of Texas; Lewis Of Georgia,
Democrats.
Permission was given the committee
on ways and means to sit during the
sessions of the House and have all the
necessary printing DONE ssThen at p. IN.
the House adjourned till thursday.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
LEGISLATIVE NOTICES
Legislative Notice.


The Committee on Railroads, Telegraphs
and Expresses will give public hearing in
Railroad Commissioners Office, at Augusta,
Tuesday, March 16, 1897, at 2 O'Clock p. m.,
on an Act additional to the charter of the
Portsmouth, Kittery and York Street Rail
way
Street Railway is hereby authorized to con-
struct and maintain a bridge so as not TO
unnecessarily obstruct navigation tor the
passage of Its cars and for teams or caTTi-
ages, across the tfde-waters of the Piscat-
aqua River in said Kittery from the main
land at or near the foot of Newmarch Street
in said Kittery to Badgers Island.
Sect. 2 Said company is further au-
thoriZed to construct and maintain a rail-
road bridge SO as not to unnecessarily OBJ
struct navigation for the passage OF its cars
across the nde-waters of Brave Boat Har-
Dor between the towns of Kittery and York,
between such points as may be found con-
venient.
JOHN M. KALER, Secretary.
march12 dtd
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

The bin az a whole has the unanimous
support of the Republican mem bers of
the ways ana means com mittee and will.
1t is hoped, receive the support, not only
of Republicans but others who believe
the revenue should be at least equal to
expenditures with ths conviction that
ia adjusting the duties to secure reve-
nuas, it is a wise policy to encourage
home production and manufactures and
thus provide employment at guod wages
for the labors OF our people, upon whose
purchasing power depends the market
for our product.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
MAY COME TO BAR HARBoR.
Naval Manoeuvres on Largo Scale VIII Be
Attempted.

New York, March l5.-The Press this
morning says:
Plans are being made at Brooklyn navy
yard for naval maneuvres next summer
on much larger scale than those recent
ly held of the coast of South Carolina.
1t is said that the maneuyres will take
place somewhere of the New England
coast, probably near Bar Harbor, Me.
The vessels that are expected to as
semble off Bar Harbor o1 July l are the
battleships Indiana, Massachusetts,,
Maine, Texas and perhaps the Iowa;
armored cruisers New York and Brook
lyn; protected cruisers Columbia,
Raleigh, Newark, Marblehead, Mont
gomery and Detroit. besides gunboass,
monitors. dispatch and torpedo Doats and
the ram Katahdin.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
In THE SENATE.

The extraordinary session of the 10Th
Congress was opened in the Senate by
reading the Presidents proclamation
oonvening it.
Sixty-sight Senators answered to the
roll call and the galleries were filled to
oyerfowibg. Mr.. W. A. Harris was
sworn in as successor to Mr.. Peffer
After the appointment of committees
to notify the President and the House
that the Senate was ready to begin It's
dutiss q recess was taken until p. m
A fter recess the message was presented
and read, The Senate at 3.25 adjourns ed 4.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

Warning-The Deering City Charter
Passed-Bills To Protect Assignees and
Making insane Persons State Charges.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J
Augusta, March 15.-In the House to-
day the pressed hay bill was received
from the Senate with the report that that
| body insisted on its passage to be en-
crossed. On motion of Major Diokey of
Fort Kent, the House insisted on indeti-
mite postpoDement.
Messrs Diokey of Fort Kent, Weeks of
Fairfield and Goodrich of Maxfeld were
appointed o committee of conference er
the part of the House.
Mr. Moore Of Deering, presented an act
| to prevent the use of diseased meat for
domestic purpose. 1t provides that any
person who kills diseased animal shall
| cause to be put into its veins ksrosene
oil enough to go over the whole carcass.
The carcass shall then he buried four feet
deep within twenty-four hours or be
| rendered in the process of manufacturing
fertilizers within forty y-sight hours. The
penalty is a fine not exceeding 500 or
imprisonment not exceeding ninety days.
Mr.. Murray of Pembroke. presented a
resolve providing that the money appro-
priated for Gettysburg tablets be ex-
pended by the Gettysburg commission
under direction of the governor and
council.
Mr.. Talbot of Lewiston, presented a
bill providing that after July 1st, 1897,
every life insurance policy issued to
resident Of this state which makes the
application on the medical examination
Of the applicant part of the contract
shall contain or have attached CORRECT
copy of the application and medical ex-
animation, and unless so contained or at
taohed shall not be considered a part of
The bill also provides that no company
shall issue to a resident of Maine a policy
| which not contains plain description. of
the policy, including dividend periods SO
that the holder shall not be liable to
mistake. L he act does not apply to orders
doing an assessments insurance business
on the fraternal plan.
Mr.. Burse of Pittsfield, presented a
bill providing that whenever any chronic
insane person not having property
sufficient to provide for himsslf and those
| dependent on him shall have been IN the
insane asylum twenty years shall there
| after be supported at the expense of the
state.
Mr.. Murray of Penn broke, presented
bill providing that cities and towns may
raise money for the purpose of defrayiug
the expenses of procuring pondsmen for
city and town treasurer and collectors of
taxes.
On motion of Mr.. Moore Of Deering the
amendment to the Deering city charter
was passed to be engrossed sfter he had
withdrawn his amendment.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
march12
The Committee on Mercantile
Affairs and Insurance

will give public hearing in its rooms at the
State House in Augusta, as follows:
Tuesday. March 18th, at O'Clock p. m., an
act to amend sections SO, so, 81 and 50 of
chapter of the Revised Statues, relating to the
taxation of insurance companies.
Tuesday, March 18th, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
petitioners asking for change of law in regard
to applications and policies of assessment life
insurance comp anies.
mar1Odtd WILL /. BURRILL, Sec.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

LOCAL weather Report.
Portland, Me-, March 10. - The loca
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are the following:
8a.m.-Barometer, 30.044; thermome-
ter, $50; dew point, 10; humidity, 62'
wind, SW: velocity, 9: weather, clear.
p. m.-Barome eter, 3022!; thermomel
ter, sl.0; dew point. 8; humidity, ~;
wind, NV: velocity. @3 Weatner, clear.
Thermometer. 81: minimum thermome.
tor. 13; maximum velocity of wind, q
NV; total precipitation, 0 inch
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
NEW MAYORS SEATED.
Inauguration Day in Several Maine
Cities.
MAYOR NOBLE CALL CITIZENS
PARTY SORE HEADS.

Recommends That Lewiston Build New
Armory-City Debt of Biddeford Great
1y acknowledgements Noted in Belfast
and Saco.
Lewiston, March 15.-At the Lewiston
city inaugural Mayor Noble in his ad-
dress referred to those participating in
the citizens movement as few political
sore heads, who, finding that they are
unable to obtain office and politic IL
honors within the councils of their own
party, strive to undermine and tear 1t
down by loud cries of corruption and
fraud, in order that they may build up a
new party, with themselves at its head
posing as illustrious examples of honesty
and virtue. A new armory was recon-
mended. The officers nominated Satur-
day were chosen.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
fHE WEATHER.

Washington Mar.
15---Forecast fo +
Tuesday, for New
England, generally
fair, followed by in
creasing cloudiness
in southernIportions,
northerly winds
S Ii 6 h t | y warm
er.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

ob1ecs l earnestly recommend that Con-
Rress snail make every endeavor. Before
otner business is transacted, let us first
provide suficient revenue to faithfully
administer the government without the
contrasting of further debt or the cODtin-
ued disturbance of our finances.
lS1gned) WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, March Is, 1897.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
The Committee ON Railroads
TelegraDlss and EXPRESSES

VIII give public hearing in Railroad Com.
missjoners' Office, at Augusta, Wednesday,
March II, 1897. at O'Clock P. NJ, on the pc
titiOn Of Alfred Lenox. and eight others to in
Telegraph and Telephone Company.
Wednesday, March II, 1897, at 2 o'clock
P. NJ, on the Petition of A. s. c. Hall and AZ
others of Madison and Skowhegan, for extern
sion of the charter of the Skowhegan and Ath-
ems Railroad Co.
mar11dtd JOHNM. KALER, Sec'y.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

Lewiston, March ia. j.. Goss of
A. L. & K. F. Goss, died suddenly this
evening. He has been kept from busi-
ness by illness for several months.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
Economy Urged in Bath.


WunnaH aHu I "V HeH ArFesIeu L OF Bur
gIary. Fl
Kennebunk, March 15.-Justice A. E.
Haley today ordered Harry W. Dolliff
and Mrs. Jennie M. Dolliff to recognize
in the sum of $500 each, and Geo. f.
Greene in $500 to appear at the May
term of court at Alfred, for breaking and
larceny of household goods at Grove Hill
hotel, Kennebunk Beach. Not being
able to obtain bonds they were taken to
the county jail to await trial.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

Ing purposes has been remedied by trans
1err1ng such woods to the clothing wool
clRssea, but the duty on clothing wool
mas been restored to the rate of the act
ofl1s90.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
SEVENTY MILLIONS MORE.
Tariff Bill will Increase Revenue
That Amount.
SECOND YEAR INCREASE WILL BE
ONE HUNDRED MILLION.

Estimates Are Below Rather Than Above
The Probable Result-Chairman Ding
ley Fully Explains Proposed Law and
What Is Expected of 1t.
Washington, March 15.-At quite q late
hour in the session of the House today
Chairman Dingley presented for refer
ence to the committee Of ways and
means. Of which it was understood he
was again to be chairman, q tariff bill
upon which he and his Republican as
sociates have been engaged many weeks.
Most Of the essential details Of the bill
except its administrative features. which
were embodied in the last 1000 words of
the bill, beginning with section 8, are
already being made known in these de.
spatohss.
In discussing the general shape and
purp0rt of the bill to representative
Of the United Associated Presses today,
Chairman Dingley gave an interesting
synopsis of what he expected Of 1t, as
follows:
The bill has two purposes. namely:
10 raise additional revenue, and sncour-
age the industries Of the United Slater.
On the basis of the importations of the
last fiscal year, the bill would increase
revenue about $4,000, GOO. divided
among the several schedules roughly as
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

Boston, Mar. 15.-Local forecast for
Tuesday, fair, slightly warmer, north
erly winds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

Bangor, March 15.-Mayor Beal was in
augurated mayor of Bangor for the fifth
successive time today. A large audience
witnessed the ceremonies. The mayors
inaugural address was extremely hrief.
The chief points touched upon were the
railroad questions and the water works
He suggested that in case the Bangor &
Aroostook Is released from building a
separate line into Bangor there Is no
good reason why the city should not re-
leased from the obligation of renewing
the bonds issued in behalf of the road.
The mayor contended that the opposition
to the rebuilding Of the water works was
political purely and the improvements
could be made without raising the tax
rate above the present two per cent.
Good Showing of Biddeford Administr a.
ton.
Biddeford, Macrh 15.-At the Inaugural
tion of the city council today, Mayor
Heard called attention to debt reduc
tion of S1l, S49 made during tie nom parts
an administration last year, and showed
that almost $50, 600 were paid on bills
contracted by the previous administra.
tion. He recon mended that S46 O0C
still due on the new city building be paid
in annu, iEstalments. Under this plan
he gave assurance that the tax rate of 80
mills can be this year be reduced % mills.
The subordinate office were evenly
divided between Republicans and Demo-
crats.
Saco's Debt Increased
Saco, March 15.-The inauguration OF
Mayor Samuel L. Lord and the new
city council took place today. In the
inaugural, Mayor Lord made plea fol
integrity and economy in the conduct
of municipal affairs, and urged that the
expense in department. be kept within the
respective appropriations. The present
city debt is Sl2, 729, an Increase of 81, 55t
over that of year ago
A complete new list of subordinate
officers, all Democrats except one, was
elecsed.
Bel fasts Mayor Want Good Roads.
Belfast, March 15.-Mr. j. M. Fletcher
was inaugurated mayor of Belfast to-
day. In his address he recommended
among other things large appropria.
tion for good roads, The city debt has
been increased S., 600.
Economy Urged in Bath.
Bath. March 15.-The Bath city gov.
ernment was inaugurated this forenoon.
Mayor Bibber in in his inaugural ad
dress, his third, urged an economic ad
ministration Of city affairs. He devoted
considerable space on the policy of al
earlier commitments of taxes which BIZ
said would save the city much ON its
interestlaccount by making less the time
that the city would have to hire money
The present board of the city officer!
was elected.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

call has been issued for special ses
sion by the Arkansas legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

In Auburn Mayor Harris made the
usual review of city affairs without
special recommendations.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
81 P
SKIN.T0RTURED\
BA Bic S

And rest for tired mothers in a warm bath
with CUT1cURA SOAP, and asingle application
of CUTIouRA (ointment), the great skin cure.
CUTIcURA REMEDIES afford instant relief,
and point to speedy cure Of torturing, dis
figuring, humiliating, itching, burning, bleed
ing. crusted, scaly skin and scalp humors,
with loss of hair, when all else fails.
Sold throughoutthe world. POTTER DRua AND cHEi.
E"How to Cure skin Tortured Babies," fres v
SKIN SCALP 'ns euHfcJsS Hs5E RssHsl5fd s6Sr. BY
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
LAWMAKERS YESTERDAY.
Several New Measures Presented 10
Legislature.
BILL TO PROTECT PUBLIC AGAINSE
DISEASED MEAT.

POrtIand's Sad Experience Serves As a
Warning-The Deering City Charter
Passed-Bi1ls To Protect Assignees and
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16

Bel fast's Mayor Want Good Roads.
Belfast, March 15.-Mr. ]. M. Fletcher
was inaugurated mayor of Belfast TO-
day. In his address he recommended
among other things large appropria-
tion for good roads. The city debt has
been increased S., 900.
Evening star., 1897-05-29

from each cross street ard boulevard. the
innumerahle darkling tributaries of these
rivers of humanity bound, sluggishly, to-
nowhere. That of Pere-Lac haise seems al
ways nowhere" to the writer, who some
how, can never place it on the Paris map in
his Imagination; and so with Saint-Ouen,
and Ivry, and that, even, of Montmartre,
in the full quarter. They seem to be hid
den, as If by consent, from the gay every
day life; and suburban though they be- the
track of pleasure eountryward does not lie
pest them. Hidden piously by accidental
turnings of this street or that, the gladness
of the luminous city ignores them Pere-
Lachaise, although city set upon a hill,
is hid. Only on their Decoration day do
the black human rivers catch all human
debris in their current toward commemora-
tiCn.
The Common Cause.
In the center of each cemetery you will
see sight, the most remarkable. 1t will
be standing there, a giant monument, a
broken column, half hidden already in the
afternoon of All Souls day by wreaths and
flowers. Around it will be grouped dense
crowds, that open willingly forever, never
theless, to endless new arrivals bearing
"reaths OF flowers. The man, or woman,
Evening star., 1897-05-29
Trunks, Satchels and Vail
Entire at prices

chamber that the bank had recently lost
f3 100000, for great part OF which the
branches at Genoa, Bologna and Milan are
responsible. Nothing short of state inter
ference can now save the bank. and Signor
LuZZatti was anxious to incorporate it into
Banks of France and England. This, how
ever, met with very strong opposition in the
Neapolitan provinces. 1t is proposed TO
issue government paper to the amount of
in the hands of the bank, and from the
interest accruing to form a sinking fund
to place the institution on a sound financial
basis. The interest is fixed at 312 per cent
net, instead of the normal rate of "a; the
holder of the paper will thus lose y per
cent In exchange for his government Sc
curity, and the government will lose the
same amount. But both parties would lose
a great deal more were the Bank of Naples
to stop payment.
Evening star., 1897-05-29

1t matters little what it is that you want
whether situation or a servant-a
want" ad. in The Star Will reach the
person who can fill your need,
Evening star., 1897-05-29
The Oldest Bank In the World.

From the Londcn liints-
Mr.. Neville-Rolfe. British consul at Ma
pies. gives an interesting account Oh the
mast history and present position of the
Bank of Naples. which is he says the Old
est bank in existence, for the Monte Fec-
ctio Of Venice and the Banco San Giorgio
at Genoa, both foun led in the twelfth cen
,urv have ceased to exist, as has also the
Eank of Barcelona founded in tie four
tesntn century The Bank of Naples was
founded in 1929 and is state bank, with
I; considerable capital TO which no one idys
any claim: in other words, II IS a JOINT
stock bank but with DO shareholders
When Charles V went to take possession
OF the kingdom his new subjects desired 10
receive him with becoming nlaGnihcehce
and. therefore. contracted vast loans with
the Jews against valuable pledges Tnese
loans they were unable to repay, and TO get
rid of the difficulty his majesty banished
the Jews from the kingdom The Jews
managed before their departure to sell the
pledges to two Neapolitans at very easy
prices: the new holders offered them to the
original owners at a small profit. and they
also offered further loans without interest
on the old security. Some philanthropists
stepped in and gave considerable gifts TO
the new enterprise. provided loans without
interest were made. In 1913 the bank was
established on these lines, and was, In fact,
a charitable pawnbroker. But by degrees
its scope enlarged into that of a bank
doing ordinary commercial business In
1894. IL had an income from government
securities of 81 500. besides the capital nee
essary for carrying on its business.
In 16So, in a commercial crisis. the gov
ernment forced il to lend I'll 700 for two
or three years certain without interest
The result was loss TO the bank, and in a
few years II was declared to be $4,000 in
debt In 1851 IL had recovered its position
hut a series of frauds and losses amount
ing 10 nearly f1O0,OG0 crippled 1t again. Ir
December last Signor Luzzatu proved to tht
Evening star., 1897-05-29

Souls day, their new bead wreath hung
on above that of the year preceding, till
the cross or broken column bears near
enough resemblance to stick with
doughnuts on it in a bakers window. Let
us not see anything grotesque in the poor
widows decent satisfaction as size counts
the wPeaths and years to find them tally.
All Souls Day.
The day is All Souls, an anniversary
common to all Christendom; but it is the
French who by their emphasizing of 1t
seem to have appropriated it and made it
theirs exclusively. Or, to be just. In other
lands it is a church date. or day for In
dividral piety; in France the nation turns
out decorating.
1t is a bleak and somber Decoration day.
Dark are the costumes of the alleged gay
Parisia rs; mournful beyond all lamentat!on
are the white and black and purple bead
vreaths, made Cregrettabie detaiD In the
juvenile reformatories by infant crooks and
adolescent thugs. uEprayerful at their sol
emn task and slow and halting Is the tread
of the multitude, the whole Partisan popu-
lation, choking up like black army, each
avenue to the suburbs. gathering in volume
Evening star., 1897-05-29

sion to be donated to the university GYM
nasium.
Prof Lodge examined the class In inter
national law last Tuesday. and when his
oecislon is announced. prize will be pre-
sented TO the student having the highest
average.
Georgetown.
The debaters for Georgetown in the con-
test between the New York University Law
School Debating Society and the George
town Law School Debating Society will
leave for New York Friday June 4, and the
debate will occur the following evening in
Carnegie Hall. Georgetown will be repre-
sented by Messrs. Jean f. p. des Garennes,
John p. OBrien and Hampton II. Ma
gruder.
The tournament for the championship of
the university is now going on at the tennis
courts almost daily, and has furnished sew
eral very startling surprises for those in
terested. j. Tobin, of whom much was ex-
pected, was put out in his first match by
Whitney, as was c. Tobin by Douglass, the
winner Of last years championship. win
Pierce will enter if his eyes permit 1t.
The executive committee of the Alumni
Association held a meeting last Tuesday
evening to make arrangements for the an
nual reunion to be held June 23. commence
ment day. An orator and poet have been
selected for the dinner, which will take
place on the oath. An amendment TO the
constitution, TO be voted on at the meeting.
| was proposed, providing Tor tf.e mission
of honorary members. Candidates for off,
GERS for the coming two years were selected
and will be proposed to the society.
The library has received a donation Of
fourteen volumes, including the speeches
of Sir Robert Peel, William Pitt, the life
of Sir James Graham and of many other
prominent men, and also eleven volumes
Of the publications of the Seden Society OF
London, England, all in fine library bind
ing.
The membership of John Culinary Shea
| in the New York Historical Society, en-
| titling him to all the publications of that
| society forever, has been transferred TO the
| university, together with his collection,
| which includes all the publications from
the foundation of the society. 1t is con-
sidere1 a most magnificent gift.
| Examinations in the law department were
completed Saturday of last week, and the
| commencement exercises will be held june
| 4 IN the National Theater. The class this
year to gra iuate is a record breaker, there
| being 147 candidates for degrees.
| T. c. Driscoll the champion tennis player
of the south, is a Georgetown student ana
| the university is justly proud of the sue
cesses he has gained recently, both here
anl elsewhere.
| Commencement exercises will occur on
| June o3 and the committee In charge have
! every assurance that Castor Hall VIII be
completed in time for the event So Tar as
| the graduates have charge the orations
| will be as follows: Bachelors, Mr.. Daniel
| O'Donoghue: valedictory, Francis y. De-
! laney; masters, John K. Broderick.