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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
WHY THEY ARE DOWN ON CIVIL
SERVICE REFORM.
New York Journal of Commert

NEW YORK journal OF CoIn1HerCe.)
There has recently been some acrimoni-
GUS discussion as to what constitutes
business methods of appointing political
says one school. No business man, says
the other school, would think of appoints
ing subordinates.in this way; he would
select them himself. We take the liberty
to suggest that the public official who Is
called upon to make appointments is not
employing persons in his own business,
whose salaries will come out of his own
pocket and whose mistakes OF ine1i1clency
will injure his own affairs. He has,
therefore, no such inducement to wise
selection as merchant selecting agents
and clerks. Furthermore, the public offi-
cial does not select his subordinates when
the law leaves him free to; it he is not
bound by civil service law, higher
law compels him to appoint the persons
who are dictated to him for appointment
by the political boss of his party. So
much for the theoretical considerations;
one practical illustration is worth ton
of argument The efficiency of the street
cleaning bureau under Colonel Warning is
pretty generally admitted. Do the oppon-
ents of the reformed civil service approve
of Colonel Warnings administration? BY
no means; they do not conceal their en-
nifty or the reason for it; they do not
under Colonel Warning is not made re-
ward of political services. 1t is idle for
the opponents of reformed civil service
to pretend that they desire better ser
vice; few of them are hypocritical enough
to pretend it; whatever they may say
about business methods, what they wish
is the public payrolls for tn emselyes and
their dependents.
CINDER TRACK FOR tn E UNIVER-
SITY OF MAINE.
(Wateryille Mail.)
AS will be noted in another column the
University of Maine is to have a cinder
track for the use of the athletes of the
University, to be paid for in part by the
trustees out of funds voted by the State.
We are glad to know that the building of
this track at the States expense is an as
preparation for the university came before
the. last legislature, the Mail, it may be
remembered argued that the legislators
were in danger of going too far in the
size OF the appropriation, an opinion
shared by the special committee appoint
ed by previous legislature to investi-
gate the affairs and needs of the institu-
ton and shared also, we believe, by the
people OF Maine in general. We said
then, as we say now, that the State owes
q greater debt to the Iboys .and girls of
Maine who cannot finish their education
in the college than it does to the few who
are ambitious toltake college course.
But granting that the State is to under.
take the support of the Orono university,
regardless of the claims that other edu-
cational interests have upon it then it is
good thing to have an athletic track
where the University of Maine students
may secure the physical development that
every student should attain. 1t will make
some of the tightfsted fellows squirm,
but never mind that. If thing is worth
doing at all, it is worth doing well.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

Mr.. Woolworth, who addressed the
American Bar Association, is greatly
alarmed for fear that labor organizations
and the growth of socialstic ideas among
them, may eventually wreck the country.
Doubtless there are some dangers in that
direction. But there is another direc.
ton in which Mr.. Woolworth might have
looked and found quite as much danger.
c ordinations of capital, if they happen
to be corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS, as some
of them do, are far more dangerous, be-
cause they are far more powerful, Many
of the excuses which labor organizations
are guilty of, spring, we fear. from bad
examples set them by capitalists. They
use different weapons, but their aim is
about the same-special privileges for
themselves. The labor organization
wants to monopolize all the opportunities
for work, SO that it may fix it's price. The
INSCRIPTIONS aggregation of capital wants
to monopolize all the opportunities of in
dustry and business SO that it may reap
the profits. The labor organization seek
control Of the labor market, just as the
Sugar Trust seeks control of the sugar
market They seek to accomplish their
purposes in different ways-the former
uses more force, and the latter more
chicanery But the promotion of selfish
ness is the end and aim of both of them.
When the laboring man encounters a
machine that seems likely to abridge his
opportunities for employment he smashes
it. When the capitalist discovers one the
use of which may render an investment
of his in another machine improbable,
he gets law through the legislature for
bidding its use, except with his consent.
The capitalist is generally the more
successful in his schemes, partly for the
reason that he is able to hire lawyers,
like Mr. Woolworth, to guide him. The
fact is, both labor and capital are guilty
of many indefensible and immoral prac-
tees. There are dangers from both of
them, and if the lawyer wants really to
help avert them, he can best do so by
using his talents and knowledge to see
that the laws are well made, and that
when made they are lived up to. AS 1t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

Silver fanatics may vociferate but the
still voice of commerce is all persuasive
in bringing nations to the same belief in
their moneys to a common standard. Sal
vador has adopted the gold instead of the
silver standard, a step already taken
wholly or in part by British Honduras
and Costa Rica. Peru teeming with sill
yer proposes to do likewise and surely
Mexico can not long endure the hurts
which the decline of the white metal is
giving her. Altogether, it looks as if the
prediction of the Director of the Mint,
that in fifteen years all nations will be
on the gold standard, was not wild one
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

A London special says: Puneh's car
mountain peak in which shines star
labelled "Gold'' guarded by a shrouded
skeleton and polar bear, with mountain
wolves in the background. Half dozen
gaunt and emaciated men are in various
stages of starvation, struggling towards
the summit. The one nearest to the star
is in the throes of death, while the others,
on Bonded knees are stretching forth their
hands toward the prize they cannot reach
At the foot of the picture is the single
word 'sKlondi1e.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

SENATOR Chandler writes long letter to
the Boston Herald concerning the inter-
polation in conference into clause 90 of
the tariff law the words that seem likely
to. break up the transportation of goods
in bond over the Canadi an railroads, in
which he says that the words were got in
by trickery, and he hints very strongly
that the trunk line railroads could tell all
about it if they would. The Senator says
he can never forgive himself for his care
lessness in not discovering the interpola-
ton, though he hopes his constituents
may. 1t seems THAT the only disagree.
ment between the two houses was over
the words 'sby authority of Congress"
which were in the bill as it passed the
ate, and Senator Chandler contends that
the conferees should have confined them
selves to settling this disagreement and
that when they went further and interpo-
lated new clause they were guilty of
usurpation. That may all be true, but
as the "usurpation" stands it doesn't
furnish much consolation. Speaking of
IQe CldlIQ GQaU Inc QlSCr1lQlQdUlOQ is only
justice to our railroads Mr.. Chandler
says:
In conclusion, it is quite possible that,
for the revival of the American carrying
trade, extra and discriminating duties
should be imposed on importations in
foreign ships or through continuous
countries, and that in return for Canada's
many blows at our interests, and in order
to fairly protect our own trans-continen-
tai railroad lines, the bonding privilege
for merchandise transported through
Canada in sealed cars should be abolished
and other retaliatory steps taken. Ii
larger national interests require that the
local interests of New England-her mer-
chants land her railroads-shall suffer
from such a policy, her patriotic people
will not complain. But venture to say
that the measures to carry out that policy
will hereafter only be adopted by Con-
gress from motives concerning the public
welfare, after full discussion in open
daylight, and by orderly, appropriate and
well understood methods of legislation,
and not one of them again by secret, de-
ceptive and illigitimate means, event if
they are planned and pressed and oiled by
the agents and the money Of wealthy and
powerful steamship aud railroad COM
panies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

Notwithstanding the decline In silver
bullion, rupees in India have gone up,
and are worth as much now as when the
coinage was stopped. Here is another
demonstration that it is not free coinage
or the lack of it, that determines the
value of silver currency, but supply and
demand. The loss and abrasion of silver
coin in India since the coinage was
stopped has created scarcity in rupees,
the principal tool of trade in the country,
and hence their value is increased. In
Mexico, where the coinage is still free,
the value of the coined dollar falls in
sympathy with the fall of the bullion
which composes it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

LII tho coal operators attempt to i'm
port new labor and reopen the mines, as
they say they intend to do, now that
conference has failed to settle the dispute,
there are likely to be riot and bloodshed.
The miners up to the present time have
behaved remarkably we'll, and cases of
the resort to violence have been exceed
1ngly rare. But when they see their
places being filed by other men, and be-
gin to feel that their cause is losing
ground, in all probability they will begin
to lose their temper and their discretion,
and an appeal to force as last resort
will ensue. The history of strikes, in
which large numbers Of people are con-
cerned, is that when they begin to fail
The strikers deserved to sue
coed in this case, for their
demands were just. Yet something is to
be said for the operators. Doubtless
good many of them would like to pay
better wages. and would be willing to
enter into general agreement to do SO.
But that would necessitate a rise in the
price of coal and to this many operators
will not agree. 1t is evident
that a rise in the price
OF wages and of the product can
only be accomplished by an agreement
that shall include all of the principal op-
orators, for if one stands out that will
put the others at disadvantage, for
however much the public may sympa-
thize with the strikers, they will buy
coal where they can get it the cheapest.
1t is possible, therefore, for a small
minority of the operators to defeat fair
wages to the miners even when the ma
jority are in favor of paying them, and
that is what is being done in this case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

General Lieber, Judge Advocate of the
Army has decided that an officer or SOL
der of the Army may wear his arms
from one state into another and is not
subject to the police regulations of states
as to the carrying of arms. The case
arose on the request of General Otis,
commanding the Department of Colorado,
who asked the War Department. if soldiers
could carry their arms in going to target
practice whichirequired crossing the state
lino,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

According to the Montreal Star, the Ar
gentine Republic is knocking loudly at
Canada's big door for wheat. A Manito-
ba miller has been applied to in the
most urgent terms by large concern in
the far South, who are ready to handle
large supplies for the entire country.
This indicates that the visible supply of
wheat in that country is about exhausted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

ment in England, France and every con-
unental and Asiatic power attests. Like
the rest, the United States has found it
necessary to make increased expenditures
1or internal improvements, navies and
Qualifications and to take into it's en-
brace many objects which the fathers of
the republic doubtless would have regard
ed as belonging exclusively to private
enterprises. Such is the spirit of the
times and it must be reckoned with.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2s.

1t is now stated that all consular places
within the present gift of the administra-
ton have been either filled or promised
and that all candidates not already hon
ored might as well withdraw from the
field. And sad it is, if true.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

If the Grand Army can prevent, the
memorable Monitor, which defeated the
Merrimac, will no longer be hidden I'M
der the waves, as the proposition is to be
made that the Government raise the iron
clad without further delay. The effort
in this direction deserves encouragement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-28

is now, we regret to say, not few of the
legal profession spend far too much of
their time and talent in seeking for holes
in statutes which people who don't want
to be stopped by the law can crawl
through,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07
The EAST.

The New York city democrats have
nominated Robert \. Van Wyck for
mayor.
Massachusetts gold" democrats
nominated William Everett, of Quincy.
for governor. The platform insists
upon the maintenance of the present
gold standard and favors an extension
Of the civil service.
In September the mint in Philadel-
phia coined 100000 pieces. the great
est coinage in one month in It's history.
The death Of Isaac Bell. the principal
owner Of the Old Dominion steamship
line. occurred at his home in New York.
aged 81 year.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the Is, aggregated
SIPS %. 9si. against Si.36S. sn4.G7T the
PREVIOUS week The increase compared
It'll the corresponding week of 1896
s. as SOL.
In the United States there were 10i
business failures in the seven days end
cd on the Ist. against 2J9 the week pre-
yiOus and s9g in tie corresponding peri
cd of 1896.
John L. S,oddard, of Boston. after IS
years Of travel and lectures, announces
his retirement from the ecture plat
form.
The death Of Joseph Proctor. the vet
eran actor. occurred 1T his home in Bos-
ton. aged 81 years.
Thirty persons were more or less in
/ iured in = wreck on the Canadian Pa
cific road at West Medford. Mass.
In New York Mrs Robert Riyinius
wife OF a government printer at West
Point. and her four children were acct
dentally asphyxiated by gas in hot
Trade throughout the country i~ sai5
TO he increasing in activity and bust
ness failures show lower average
I than for many years.
At the close of the National league
baseball season the clubs stood in the
following Positions: Boston. .105; Bal
timore. 500; New York. .634; Cincin-
natl. $50; Cleveland. SCI; Washington,
462; brooklyn, .462; Pittsburgh, ass;
Chicago. az; Philadelphia, Az; Louis
VILE. 400: St Louis. POI.
George Brownlee's house was burned
at Long Meadow. Mass. and Mrs
/ Brownlee and her two sons, Thomas
aged 81. and James, aged 70, were burned
7 To death
The veteran prohibitionist, Gen. Neal
I Dow. died at his home in Portland. Me.
aged 96 wears. He was the foremost
F character in the temperance movement
T in the United States for the past sc
/ years.
Troops stationed at Hazleton, Pa.
/ have been withdrawn. The miners are
nearly all at work and affairs have re
stunned Ieir normal condition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07
The News OF the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Fire destroyed the big power house
OF the Central Traction company lat
Washington, the loss being 100000.
Torpedo boats 10. 20 and 81 have been
named the Stringham. Goldsborough
and Bailey. after three distinguished
commanders in the naval service during
the late war.
In the fiscal year ended June 30 the
production of oleomargarine amounted
to i5.53I,2 O7 pounds, a decrease of
5.322, O27 pounds over the previous year.
The statement of the public debt is
sued on the 1st shows the debtincreased
S3,7S7.592 during the month OF Sep
TENDER. The cash balance in the treas
ury was Ss50.36s. 631. The total debt,
less the cash balance n the treasury,
amounts TO sI,227, 81. 500.
The government receipts during Sep
TENDER were S21.933,O9s and the eX-
penditures S25, 36s, s15. an excess Of eX-
penditures over receipts of S3,435.z17.
President Mckinley has appointed
Newton l. Bates. of Washington, sur
geon general in the navy and chief of
the bureau Of medicine and surgery in
the navy
The crisis in Spain was discussed at
the first meeting of the cabinet since
the return Of tine president from Mas
sachusetts and the belief was apparent
that the succession OF a liberal min
jsiry will most likely end the war in
Cuba.
In the fiscal year ended June 30 last
the post Office receipts throughout the
country were So. s3l, 7l6. against $50
665. t6e the preceding ear.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

At ,Ianila, Philippine islands, an in
cendiary fire destroyed many public
buildings and caused the loss of sew
eral lives.
In Spain the entire Spanish cabinet
resigned. the resignation was accepted
by the queen, and the belief was that
the liberals would assume power in a
few days.
\. +. Walters beat all bicycle records
ever distances from "a to GA miles in
London. lie covered the "a miles in
I:05:lO Is and the CO mile course in
2:O7:Oi IS.
Advices from Havana say that Capt.
Gen. Weyler has sent his resignation to
Madrid to take effect as soon as prac-
ticable.
In consequence of the refusal of the
legislative assembly to pass a vote of
confidence demanded by Premier Rail-
the Greek cabinet resigned.
On the northeast coast of Borneo
earthquakes shook many places and n
new island was thrown up near Mempa-
llul
The sultan has decided to enforce the
Z bth INV iAOAtib4AAiAS JEWS REMAINING
Palestine.
The liberal leader. Sagasta. has been
iutrusted 10y the queen regent OF Spain
with the task of forming new cabinet
IN accepting the portfolio Sagasta eX-
pressed his intention TO give the largest
possible measure of Cuban home rule.
to reverse the conservative policy IN
+ Cuba and the Philippines and to rec all
Gen. Weyler.
I In Japan a storm practically wiped
out several towns and many persons lost
their lives.
+ Dispatches from Halifax, n. s., say
/ that in hurricane at sea a sailing vessel
with 50 persons on board was sent to the
/ bottom.
Two women and five children. named
/ MOrcski. were burned to death in a
I prairie fire at Beausejour, Man.
+ OF the Labrador coast the schooners
Garibaldi. Erebus and Poppy were lost
and six persons were drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07
GREEK CABINET RESIGNS.
NJ. Rail- Fails to Secure n Vote of Con
fidence from the BouIc.

Athens, Oct. 1.-The Greek cabinet
has resigned. The boule Legislative
assembly, met Thursday 10 consider the
peace treaty with Turkey and the po-
litical situation in general The gal
lerics were crowded and the proceed
ings were followed with intense inter
est. NJ. Rail-. the premier, mounted
the tribune, and after reviewing the
events leading up to the beginning of
the peace conditions invited the cham
Der to vote confidence in the govern
ment He proposed resolution to that
effect. Amid great excitement the
chamber defeated the resolution by a
vote of 90 10 30.
NJ. Ralli, when presenting 10 the
chamber the preliminary treaty Of
peace, took strong exception to its
terms, a,ributing TO Germany all that
had been done against Greece. lie de-
clared that he would not submit a reso-
luton approving the treaty, because it
was eXecutory, and therefore did not
require approval. and also because such
? step would be contrary to the sovcr-
Cign rights of the state and the crown.
NJ. Delyannis expressed his approval of
this position, but blamed the govern
ment for again asking a vote of conf
dence, as this lad already been accord
ed. Therefore, presuming that the
government was actuated by other
reasons. NJ. Delyannis said that he
would withhold his support. The vote
was then taken. Later the cabinet re-
signed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07
llIE Hotel burned

Minneapolis. Mimi, Oct. 81 The
Hotel Lafayette, Minnetonka's most
famous hostelry, is a smouldering ruin.
Fire was discovered in the laundry Mon
day morning at II o'clock. Within an
incredibly short space of time the huge
structure was a mass of flames. In
Just 40 minutes the flames had eaten
their way to the main structure. The
building was like finder and in less
than half an hour the entire main build
ing was in ashes. 1t was the largest
summer resort house in the west, be-
ing 745 feet long, % feet wide and 90
feet high The total area of floors in
the building amounted to SO acres or
five acres including the kitchen, laun-
dry and servants quarters, which were
all detached from the main building.
There were 500 bedrooms, and the halls
were 16 feet wide, extending the en-
tire length of the building.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-10-07

Mrs. Frisco, who has been visiting
friends on the West side. uptown, for
several months, had been depressed
nearly all the time. The other day
when Mrs. Gotham called TO take heI
California acquaintance for a ride in
the park Mrs. Frisco was as clipper as
a lark.
what; have the blues vanished p
asked her caller.
"Yes, indeed" replied Mrs. Frisco
"You know how homesiek / was for
dear old California. Well, now I'm per
fectIv willing to have Harry settle here
New York is not 30 bad after all"
what brought about this change p
inquired Mrs. Gotham.
"WeH,' said Mrs. Frisco, lust think
of it. / caught three big feas this morn
ing. l naked 'em just as we do a home
For a time ] imagined myself back in
California. New York seems just like
home.''-N. Y. Sun.