Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-29
STATE HOUSE.
National Convention Of Labor Bu-
reaus--Maine's Turn in 1899.
military Matters Governor Powers Meme.
rial Address Other Capitol News.

Inc long protracted wet weather has
peen the subject of much talk, the past
Week. growing in intensity of condem-
nation as the days have gone by, and
no sunshine comes. The several de
partinents at the State House, always
ready enough to receive the credit for
iine weather, altogether deny any re
sponsiblity for the bad and rainy sea-
son that has fallen. They are all very
reticent among themselves, except. it
is said, when two or more get together
when each blames the other Insurance
Commissioner Carr tells Private Secre-
tary Smith that the latter stirred the
weather up in Litchfeld. while Mr.
| Bowdoinham.
Someone, despairing of getting the
truth of the situation from the weather
reports, even they, usually so accurate.
| having failed to truthfully prognosrl-
cate, has posted the following forecast
| in the State House rotunda, where all
who enter may see: For New Eng
land. steady rain until October so, then
to be followed by snow. Clearing
weather with 1898"
With the farming people, the rain, if
it continues much longer, will be no
slight affair. 1t has thus far retarded
| planting some, but with coed bright
| weather, nothing very serious is anti
cirated from the rains
| The National convention of labor bu-
| reaus, will hold its annual meeting in
Maine in 1899. 1t came about in this
way Labor Commissioner S. w. Mat
| thews attended the one held in Nash
vile. Tenn, a few days ago, and at
one of the banquets, each of those pres
ent representing q Estates, had a toas
to respond to. Mr.. Matthews was
| Maine" He spoke Of the summer re-
sorts for which our good State is
famous, and one and all the commits
sioners voted that, in 1899, the annua,
| land, that being the most centrally
located for reaching the several sum
| mer resorts. 1t would be held in Maine
| in 1898, but for the fact that arrange
nents have already been made to hold
| it il Detroit, Mich, invitations from
there having been received and ac-.
cepted. Mr.. Matthews says on this
subject: THAT Names resorts for
pleasure outings and hunting are be-
coming increasingly well known
| through the country is well shown by
the growing numbers who come here,
wear after year This meeting Will
serve as a wide and substantial adver-
| tisement and that the visiting com
missioners will receive the same favor
able impressions that all other visitors
do there is no doubt There's no place
like it, of course. and it only remains
| fer everybody to find it out, to have
everybody here"
The convention at Nashville, proved
| a very satisfactory one in many ways
| Hon. Carroll d. Wright, the commits
sioner of the department of labor fol
the United States, made the address Cf
The day on the subject: THE Industrial
| Progress of the SOUTH speaking Of tha
resource ces-manufacturing mineral, and
others. There were many prominent
men present, among them being Gen.
| Jackson. who was widely known
| Confederate general. Whatever antas-
onism he had for the North after the
war was over has long since died, and
Lies forever buried he says, and he eX-
tended a warm invitation to the com
rnissicners to visit him al his extensive
stock farm. where some of the best
borsas and COWS in Tennessee arr
raised. There was the home OF the
! world renowned horse "lroquis, whleh
is valned at $3.50 0O0-the winner of the
Derbv races in old England. Gen
| Jackson cOu1un / w tiipNSH
guests.
The exposition at Nashville is pro-
nounced to be superior to that heid al
| Atlanta. but is not yet fully under way
the exhibits not having all been put
into place.
Mr. Matthews, while in Washington
n,et two old college mates, on separat
ooca sions. in one of the coincidehces
which make out the world to De io'
such large place after all. MI. MAJ
tbaws while calling on the secretary VI
tho navy. Ex-Governor Long OF Mass@-
chusetts was introduced to COL Al
frad r. Ruck of Georgia, but VINO "aS
formerly a Maine boy, coming from
Eoxcroft. Col. Buck is the ohi'eo
states minister to Japan. Ihe iiiee'-
ing was a pleasant one as that ol 4Nai'ie
: naonle usually are in 'foreish iah0'
, r. tho course of their conversation ~