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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-07

bottles casks and Glecanters, and things
OF that sort that common seller would
be likely TO Use.
The next provision Is that no person
shall keep a drinking house and tipping
shop. And what is IL drinking house and
tipping shop is defined by the statute.
any building. vessel or boat contrary to
the law and the same are there drank. is
guilty Of keeping a drinking house or tip
ping shop. You will see that TO con-
stitutc this offenGe il is necessary that the
liquors be drank upon the premises.
Now there is still another provision Of
law which makes the place where intoxi-
eating liquors are habitually sold, COM
mon nusances. SO that here are six dis
tinct offences that are defined and des-
cribed by the law, which would seem to
include every possible way Of violating
il.
New the details as 70 the drawing Of
indictments and the kind of indictments
to be adapted, TO these special offences as
shown by evidence Will be attended TO
by the county attorney with whom you
can advise IN reference TO your duties.
have called your special attention TO
this thinking that by reason OF the COM
plants that have been made to me ana
complaints made in pubic Of the viola
ton of the liquor laws. it was proper 10
do so.
The forenoon was occupied In call Of
the docket. No case being ready for trial
today, the jury were excused until mora
ing.
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gathered about in groups at Hote
North, which has been the headquarters
during the meeting, one could easily
see that they all have had a good time
They wear their colors, a very hand
some blue in the form of tasteful
badges, and from Vickery block az
shortly after 10 o'clock, large blue
banner was suspended.
The morning session opened with ad-
dresses and reports of the several
officers of the grand lodge.
Most comprehensive among these was
that of A. A. Beaton of Rcckland. who
for the past three years has ably served
in the important capacity of grand
warden.
He said, in part:
In this State we have made but .
very small gain in benefit membership
Our benefit membership on December
81. 1895, was 1898, and on December 81,
1886, it was 2906, a gain of IL members,
but. when we consider the great imam
cial depression of the past year, coupled
with the great mortality of the year,
necessitating is assessments, we shoulc
not be SURPRISED that while we receiver
rev accessions to the number, Of 20
and suffered a loss Of membership by
death of %, that 1872 members should
have permitted their certificates to
have lapsed. The beneficiaries of the
Is deceased members received from the
oder the sum of $4,000.
while it is true that the growth OF
the order in Maine has not been IN
keeping with its former record we are
pleased to be privileged to report thai
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r. w. Jackson, was given, showing a
balance on hand of $1015.56.
Among those present at the meeting
were George e. Howe of Worcester
Mass, grand warden of Massachusetts.
He is serving his second year term.
Under his Office the lodge has made
great progress.
D. e. Frazier. who has been the
grand treasurer for Massachusetts
since the formation of the grand lodge,
and Hon. John p. Sanborn of Rhode
Island, the editor of the Newport Mor-
curry. MIR. Sanborn has been president
Of the Senate, speaker Of the House,
and one of the delegates to the last
Republican national conventon, also
one of the notification committee to
advise President Mckinley of his NOM
nation. He is the grand commander
of the Grand commandery X. r. Of
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Charles A. Lee. who is very promi-
nentin the order, was also present from
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&c oroyth in the entire jurisdiction mas
been in keeping with its former pace
having added to it's benefit member
shin during the year 1896, 2o96 member
Chi, making the total benefit member
shin on January l, 1897, 2o.lss, ana
swelling its protection up to s3i'Slz,ooV'
a cain of over II per cent. in member
shin as well as in protection. Certll'-
Gates issued during the year Z9z'. ,leie
occurred during 1896 a loss OF hleinoer
,,,i, NV death of 1862 and by lapses OF
e. no the beneficiaries of the 16Z de-
ceased members, have been palu llolii
49, s,,nrerne office the sum of $50i,ooo.
The report of the grand secre'ais.
e Verrill of Auburn SHOWS .n"
there have been three lodges lns.l.u.e a
in 1896: Harpor Light, NO. 1oI, VII.
n,nlnort. ocean View, No. 272, Weiis'
;hartv No. 2S4, South WATERFORD
,nalling the total number OF lodges ~
coed standing, Dec. 81. 1896, % win !
membership of 31O4. The numnel "
social members in 1896 was 49, sis'el .
1oss: brothers, 2O3s; beneht men n,";n,
a aooe' Tbe insurance in force in Nam,
Dec 81. 1896, was $4,605,ooo' WITH . ''e
gain of $4,000. II, 400 s,,rer
The report of the grand treasures
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Afternoon Session.

The afternoon meeting was occupied
in the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year of the grand lodge.
For grand warden, j. w. Chadwick
of Gardiner, was elected, he having
served as grand vice warden and from
his able work and position eligible to
that office. Mr. Chadwick is We'll
known throughout kennebec county.
especially in educational circles, hav-
ing been for the past II years prin-
cipal of the Gardiner Grammar school
He has also been prominent member
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of the Kennebec County Teachers As
ISOLATION. He was born in 1860 in
China. thus being 81 years of age. lie
was the organizer of Danforth Lodge
in Gardiner. and has held the chair
there since it's organization. lie IS a
hard worker, and very popular in the
order.
Past Warden Beaton, the retiring
grand warden, lives in Rockland. IN
the three years he has been in that
office, he has been an excellent officer.
w. A. Allen of Portland, was elected
vice warden. He is an energetic mem
Der of Portland Lodge, No. l42, ana If
very popular in the order
The grand secretary, Albert f. YER
rill of Auburn. is an attorney OF that
city. a member Of the Androscosgin
bar. He is a prominent Odd Fellow, q
32d degree Mason, ard Knight OF the
Golden Eagle. he has been chairman
of the Grand Lodge committee on laws
and representative to the supreme
lodge This is his third year in office.
r. w. Jackson of Portland, who has
served for five years III the oiifce oi
grand treasurer was again elected iof
the ensuing year. Tie 10 q
Cumberland Lodge. lie was Iol
number of years chief of the hre ee-
partment in Portland. and Is Wioety
and well known in that city
Mrs. NJ f. Hammett. a MEMBER OF
Portland Ledge, No 142, was elected
grand chaplain. She is an enthusiastic
and able worker in the order
In addition to the above officers inc
following were elected:
Grand guide-A. F. Warren Au-
burn.
GUARDIAN. F. Thomas, Mechanic
Falls.
Grand Sentinel-E. A. Cox, water
vile.
Grand Trustees-Mrs. ~. Z. kicker
| Lewiston: Mrs. Annie Brickett Fort
land. and Michael Hayes OF Gardner,
Chairman Of finance COMMITTEE
| a. Weymouth, Saco.
Representatives to the supreme
| Iodge-Mrs Josie G.. Smith, Biddefofdi
]. w. Chadwick. Gardiner; and c. Il
| Sturtevant, Augusta
! After the election the installation Was
performed by Henry ". oaiSes q Az
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Brown & Hopkins have completed
several globe monuments Of exception
ally fine proportions. One, now in
stock, has massive appearance as
well becomes the globe style. 1t is not
really large but the proportions give
his peculiar impression to the mind.
This che is Of clouded Vermont marble
md is not particularly expensive, as
compared to some other designs, less
attractive
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f. A. SMALL, stenosrapher
Tuesday, April 6.
rrho Ami, .o,,, of Tho snncrior court
o,a,,,a,,ad IT, ssssioo ,his morning nj
| an -, ,,.a,,a,. heing offered NV Rev
W. 1,it1;',,1,-,o of Augusta
,rha fa1,n,,,n.y members Of the bar wero
IN attaniIs,,ca.
f,harla - Iobnson " q philbrool,
w y, 'e IT, - ~ Hrssav n ID
r. - /, rloir ( { proryp + r
G r.,,.pt, par,.v CO X. Hesa,t,n
va ~ t,-, -; /, II ~ ~ n 90.
w, -. " llt'hsS; - ~ c "a -
,rti ;ri. IT, rnss,,b vyiII;s 49,,
ihoinaS LeiS' - 'o9 , mia. ~
u, W H. riSnei i1,iua'I ,eot t,, u
:, Holway, r. l.. staples y. NJ lnofnp-
son, h. y. Priest, q. l.. AhdrcWs, LoFihe
Farr ard John Mccarty.
The following is a list OF the jurors re-
porting for duty:
I, 1, t5af,o, Iitrha.,d. ~ p,rr CID
nov. 90. n rharnhorl1i, lIa,er,.i1l...
my oiaS' -. y mn, ne
GEORGE r. '~huicu fitiio%el' >. u. %
gan AUGUSTA Joih n. Foye' Gardner
George 5. uetcheil. Ninslow, foreman;
Fred Hiidreth. West Gardner: Andrew
jackson. Vassalboro; O. W. Lttieticld
Chelsea; John Il. Low. clinton; Hilliarr
Noad,- P"ndolnb. Uoy,ar5 : pnhia An
,,, !, ~ So, W-;,At. n
IuSt"' = II "'a."e, w iH'hEop, IRA %
tracy, beiSf3ae' . Z. " epslef. augusta.
Deputy sheriits in attendance: Mark
Rollins Of Chelsea and A. ~ Jones o.
Sidney. Horace Hil6reth with the grand
iurv
ri .,-,,7 .,,,,. .,.,., - ,4
-, -; -. - ~, A. -
before Icing sem out the Judge addrcsset
theiil as lolo"S'
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
| am rot aware that there is any an
usual amount of criminal matter that is
10 come before you this term. unless
he with reference IN ,,;oIation of ~
.ro,or ~, ,rh,arc -. -, ~ -,
nn,,,,,iat,,. oo,,,i, 60 ,Ifee -. u
I'm .' fli4a' eoiii,Is from uilleteht paris OF
.he county OF ldte, ihat the lquof law Is
being violated with impunity, and have
thought 1t proper at this term to call
your attention especially to some provi-
visions of the liuuor law r7at hecausa The
grand illrv has at an been dereIict IN H.
duty heretofore hecatise. II Is nv, o,irIo,
~ ~ r.,,,,l -. - 80 my uHiI'ioH
~, 49, - 49, - "oite 10 I'm du'S
~ etel ei'0T " 'tilS ma ttet up 10 the pres
eht 'ile' But nave thought i; prope,
10 can your attention to the different
provisions OF the law specifically.
1t is the settled policy of this State. and
il has been engrafted upon the cons.f.,,
ton that Intoxicating lir,,nr sJ,ll n,t Ia
sold in the STATE Ara ~ o,,i,- ~. ''o' ~
bas 49,, ar,a,, - -, way -
',',,s'i, Vl'en pepii leiIltrhed' ana very
- "pet ~ 70 ucte'iiihe whether the PEG
PIE are satisfied with that policy or not,
is TO enforce faithfully and impartially
gumentS which has been 1Ise1 nnainst
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Hose Companies Organize.

Hose companies were organized, last
evening. by chief c. w. Kicker. as
follows:
Number &C. w. Bickford. foreman
Percy Jones. assistant foreman; A. W
f'olger. clerk; Danforth Davis. steward
Capital Hose Company. A. Buck
ley, foreman: w. j. Shehan. assistan:
foreman; j. c. Pedder, clerk: and j. II
White, steward.
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The best salve In the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores. letter, Chapped Hands, Chiiblains.
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions. and pos
lively cures Piles. or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Chas. x. Partridge.
,ug12 eodtSw folrm.tf
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The young ard enterprisiEg firm Of
Ameshury & Wakefield Of Gardiner
have got red hot and are making
prices that win arrest the attention of
buyers. Trey are too young and Wig
)rcus to {. &e a back seat. Notice
heir al On the Sth page.
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Rev. {. 5. Cummings preached ut
Chestnut street. Portland, last Sunday.
That is suggestive. Chestnut street is Al
ways on the look out for men of the
Cummings caiibrc in the Maine and New
England conferences.-Bridgt on News
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9. w. Quimby has lately added to
his extensive stock, complete line of
artists materials.
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Martin Guilday was fined. yesterday,
s. and costs for being intoxicated.
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BRISK BUSINESS.
Grand Lodge, N. {. O. P, Holds
Its Grand Convention.
Vickery Hall Thronged With Mem
bers--The Officers Elected.
J. W. Chadwick Of Gardiner. Chosen Grand
Warden Of Maine.

!. & !: !: !: !"
a" HE meeting of the
/3\ Grand Lodge of Maine
NJ |N7NA/ of the New England
\HBw Order of Protection.
NNlN held in the city, yes
LsA HTHN terday. and preceded
on Monday evening by
" fine entertainment
has been a great sue
cess, ana the many members, who have
attended, viii long remember this, the
ninth annual meeting. as one Of the
pleasantest held. The Kcnnebec Lodge
of this city, have had the reception OF
the visitors in charge, and have lef.
nothing undone to make the meeting
enjoyable to all.
The business meeting held, yesterday,
was Enthusiastically busy one. as
there is always so much work to be
done regarding the management Of the
order. 1t is interesting to note the
spirit with which all enter into the
welfare of the order. BY no means to
be omitted in this mention, are the
ladies, who have attended in large
numbers. They have had an enjoyable
time Of it, tc0. and when the meeting
was over in the afternoon and they
departed on the evening trains, or else
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Buy your Drugs and Patent medicines
of us and we will save you money.
Don't forget the place.
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SUPERIOR COURT.
Aprii Term. 1897. Judg, Oliver G. Hal
Presiding.

w. S. CnoATE, CLERK.
G. w. HEsaLToN. County Attorney.
A. l.. McFAppEN, Sheriff.
f. A. SMALL, StenoSraphcr.
The state herald., 1897-03-05
WILLIAM rs MAD.
The s"rnan Emperor Through Piuus
Helps Greece,


London, March 1.-The Dnlly Chrou.
iclc says there Is little doubt that the
serious hitch In the concert of the pow. 3.
ers Is due, first. Ia the lack of wisdom
ON the part of the government. ana,
secondly, To the wrath OF Emperor WI.
liam, who, the Chronicle says. dccply
rcscnis the form Of Lord Saiisbury's
announcement Of the policy OF Great
Britain towards Crete. especially III.
suggestion that Great Britain has ink.
IN the lead In the concert.
Continuing. the Chronicle says: This
indiscrriion wns enhanced 10y Mr.. Cur.
zon's unfortunate speech. In which h.
said that the solution was mninly due
TO Lord Salisbury II IN understood
that the emperor, IN retaliation, made
himself responsible for the official
communication from ~. Petersburg on
Thursday last. In which Russia threat.
cncd the immediate coercion Of Greece
failing her instant compliance.
There II reason 10 believe that the nj
tiiudc OF the emperor hns been lniln.
cnccd by the serious reports which
have reached Berlin NJ To the present
relations between England nnd the
Trnnsvnnl.
The state herald., 1897-03-05

The name of Lawrence r. wehr be-
longs with that OF John Maynard and
Giles, the engineer. On Christmas
day n tro'sy car carrying thirty pas
sengers was running from Bethlehem
to AllentCSn. Pa. At the base of a hill
where the electric road crosses the
tracks OF the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey, Weir, the motorman. stop
ped his car. The conductor ran ahead,
looked up and down the track. and
shouted, "All right" The motorman
started the car At the same moinsnt
a trim which had been hidden by a
curve. shot into view. Weir saw his
danger In time TO jump. but he thought
of the passengers and kept his post.
He stopped the car with Its front plat.
form on the railroad track. and the
train six feet away. Not passenger
was killed. but Wehr's mangled body
was found on the pilot of the engine
The country which is honored by such
deed ought TO be proud to support the
widow and eight children OF this man
who was faithful unto death" But
they were left pennlless and are now IN
sad circumstances, The soulicss cor.
pora,lon will give nothing. No mil
iionaIres' checks have came to bright
en- the saddened home, Perhaps the
people with little mites win take the
matter In hand.
The state herald., 1897-03-05
FARM NOTES,

Mnlion 4 Field, Of Lincoln county. sent
$50 sheep 10 Kansas city last week, They
weighed il3 pounds and sold at S3S5.
Frank Benton, ot Cheyenne. Wyoming. has
lust purchased S.0,n head of cattle In south.
rrn Arizona, which he will shortly shlp
through Denver and place on his northern
range
George II, Buckley. ~ otcro county. rc.
ports growing demand for Shropshire
sheep. He has i.Ton ewes n full blood and
good supply Of males In the Holbrook
country.
Al the wool hrld at Corona, Morgan couu.
ty, amounting 10 something over lOOObI
pounds. was closed out last week 90 Op,
cents pound. We suppose this means on
board the ears
4. J. Crawford, ~ Albuquerque. has put.
chased and shipped thirty carloads N wool
from John BECKER, ~ Brlen, New Mexico.
Western goods show some signs of Improve
mont nraln aud prizes are trInc better.
The otcro county people are prldlnR them
selves On the fnr crops ~ corn which they
eau produce Hhd A. l.. Kellogg goes - far
ns to say TINT b" hns known yield to run
~ high ns eighty. tive bushels tn the ncfr.
Ben Reed, NJ olero county, -nld his rnilfp
bunch ~ 2rno sheep last wrcL nt siiD TO
Iowa feeders This leaves Mr. ilrcd a ycfy
fhir margin on hi Investment Thus ar
the venture made by farmers In sheen feed
Ing has been very surcrssful.
when starting m The panitry business il
n better 10 hcgln with twenty i've hens and
gradually Increase onp rnnnoi begin with
100 NJ they must nr.t be- hntrhed aud inised
To attempt 20 huy 80 hens M even Ion
means sure failure. Tor every hen bought l..
10 much risk ~ disease hnd lice being
brought into the noek
A Colorado cnttle man who has boon la
the range business all his llfo sayH he
never loses stock from black leg. lie usrs
y preventive composed ~ sulphur nys
pounds, sali inn pounds aud good sized
chunk NJ lime, which l. placed on the snil
aud allowed 10 slack, when nll IL stirred 10.
Teiher aud put out In the feed yard In
boxes,
~ the Rocky Ford experiment station Inst
year four kinds NJ corn Wrrr received from
different seed houses Hickory klns. Golden
Triumph, waterloo Entiy Dent. Nnd Golden
iicnuiy, pf these. Gniden iipauty was the
only one deserving mention. II l. OF a very
bcauilful yrllnW variety aud In n small Mai
test II Indicated a Yield at tho rate ~ soy.
rnty'Huvcn bushels m acre
The fruit rhlsrfn around brand Junciiou
ARE preparing Ia put nui KrNrfni hundred
acres ~ iumnineH aud other canning truck
this season. tliuy do this M tho assurance
That the Sand,fs canning factory IN Della
'uuhiy VIII hr removed Ia the Junction A
WollcundnrlUl ,luuriy H. nnp ~ Tho brst
Installations imaginable far community.
and III" town ~ The nnuth " M, Guunlsnb
stands ~ great luck,
The state herald., 1897-03-05
AMERICANS IN JAIL.
HAVE NO RIGHTS AT HAVANA,
President Cleveland Sends to tho Senate
the Correspondence of Consul General
Lec-Detaiiing Spanish Outrages.

Washington, March president
Cleveland to-day sent to the Senate
correspondence relating to American
citizens arrested In Cuba. The most
important are the kilograms In the case
Of Charles Scott. which are as fol.
lows, being telegrams sent by Consul
General Lee to the State department.
No replies from the State department
are given In this case.
On February 20 Mr.. Lee tclegraplied
as follows to the State department
Charles Scott. Il citizen of the United
States, arrested at Reglia. No charge
given. Been without communication
In jail mt Havana 2ti4 hours. Cannot
stand another Ruiz murder and nave
demanded his release. How many war
vessels at Key West or within reach,
and will they he ordered here Mt once
II necessary to sustain demand!
(SigncD LEE.
ON the 2:ird he said, In Il cable mes
sage: situation simple. Experience
at GunnnbacOa made II my duty to de-
mand before too late that another
American who had been incomunicado
twcnty-for hours he released from
said incomunicadO. and ! did so In
sou ~ "'''
Scott is SO released the trouble will
terminate. If you do not, l must de-
part. All others arrested with Scott
have been put incomunic'ido. why
should the only Amcricap be not! lie
has been incomunicado 1888 hours.
tSigncd) LEE"
Later on the same day. the 23rd III
timo. Mr.. Lee wired: Demand COM
piled with. Scott released from incom-
unicado today on demand after four
teen days solitary confinement In cell
five feet by eleven. damp. water on
bottom of cell. Not allowed anything
to sleep on but chair. Discharges of
the body removed once in five days.
Was charged with having Cuban post
age stamps In the house. Scott says
went always twelve hours without
water, and once two days. He was
cmploye of American Gas Company"
The state herald., 1897-03-05
senator sherman Talks.

Washington. March i.-Scnntor John
sherman was the g,irst Of honor nt n
banquet given NJ The Cochran hotel
tonight by the Ohio delegation In Con
;rcss. Among those making speeches
were Mrssrs. sherman. bushnell, Han.
M. iinlsicnd and Norihway.
In his remarks Mr. sherman came
,ui for vigorous foreign policy and
aid we intend Ia protect our citizens,
whether they bc on land or sea. We
glory. he said. to build np among o,ir
fellow republics In North nnd South
America. examples of our own, and
he expressed the oplnIon that the time
was not far distant when the whole
western hemisphere would be- under
republican forms of government.
The state herald., 1897-03-05
Iillmnn Mir. Them I'm.

Washington. March i.-Scnnior Till.
man provoked n turbulent scene IN the
senate tonight when he charged that
The nrinor plate manufacturers had
their paid agents IN ihnt body. who
wero robblng the government.
The chnrgc wns resented by senator
linwlcy Of Connecticut whcrrupon Mr..
rillmnn replied ihnI ",he CALLED jndr
wincrs." aud II looked M though n per.
sopnl conflict was imminent uniIi Mr..
linwlcy was escorted IN the clonk
rnpn.
At the opening Of the evening session
he message NJ the President, trims.
hitting the correspondence relating Ia
h" lmprlH lnmcni NJ Charles Scoti. nm
american citizen. In 'ubn, was laid
before the Senate.
The state herald., 1897-03-05

Nations as well as individuals have
repudiated progressive movements be-
cause II adopted the benefit would not
be wholly their own. One OF the
Pharaohs FIRST suggested cutting n
canal through the Isthmus OF Suez. but
refrained when the oracle told him 1t
would be of greater service to the peo-
pie of the Mediterranean than to the
Egyptians. De Lesseps, utilizing the
same plan, won fame and fortune. and
national selhshness as yet offers no OBJ
stacle TO its use by the commerce OF
the world.
The state herald., 1897-03-05

Hiram C. Wheeler. the Iowa farm
king. has sold his farm OF more than
1000 acres in Sac county and will
move at once to Texas. He has pur-
chased more than 1000 acres OF land
fifty miles northeast OF Galveston and
proposes 10 establish the largest dairy
farm in the world. To this end he has
ordered two milking machines. capable
Of milking 200 cows each. at one time,
similar TO the one successfully used
upon his Iowa farm for more than a
year, and proposes to deliver milk TO
Galveston people as promptly as II the
dairy was located only one mile from
the city.
The state herald., 1897-03-05
Anti. .scaipinr III, Passed.

Washington, Feb, 2T.-Thc House,
after n nvc-hours' struggle. today
passed the anti-railroad ticket scalp.
Ing hill by vote Of li2 to II. The
ndvcrsnrIcs Of the measure rcsoricd to
iillbusicring ,nciics. hut they were de.
tented by mn overwhelming majority,
The hill applies only 10 Interstate
commerce transportation II requires
all carriers subject to the Interstate
commerce net 10 provide ngenis au.
thorized to sell their tickets with cer.
llncatcr, and makes II n misdcnlonnor.
punishable by iinc of $1,000 or i'm
pris0nmcni FOR ono year for any per.
son no, duly authorized to sell tickets