The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-01

thorized sgent shall sell, offer for sale or
loan any railroad mileage book or coupons
therefrom or any ticket limited to pur.
chaser, made q penalty Of not less than
SO nor more than $50 for each offence
Any person offering In payment for
Transportation mileage book or limited
ticket not rightfully his own shall suffer
penalty OF not less than ore dollar or
more than $40 for each offence.
A STATE GOLD MINE.
! There is sither great practical joker
in Rockland or man who still has I'M =
bounded faith in Maine gold, aud IL so
great philanthropist that he is willing
TO give the state the benefit of all the yell
low metal. In ngurative sense this
gentleman would make the gold paved
streets Of the New Jerusalem reality in
the Grand Old State of Maine. Mr. Alvin
Il. Hogg of Rockland Is the writer of
long letters to the Governor and Repre-
sentative kalloch OF South Thomaston
describing q gold mine under the city of
Rockland He offers to convey II TO the
state free OF charge, to be worked by ths
be used in constructing good roads
especially around the base of steep,
ledgy hills" He says that there is
broad lode OF gold ores indicating an
inexhhustibly supply. Apotition signed
| by forty Rockland citizens urges the
| legislature to send a committee to ex-
anime the ores and report to the legisla
ture with recommendation for appropri-
ate legislation.
MORE RUM LAW.
! A bill TO make the prohibitory law
more effective was sout in by Grant
Rogers, Rev. Il. v. Stevens and Rev. A.
j. Wheeler, committee of the Maine
Grand Lodge of Good Templars
FRO THE PEOPLE.
Among the petitions and circumstances
that appeared Tuesday. were fourteen
petitions that Ocean Park be annexed to
Saco. These came from all parts of tbs
state There were twenty iemonstrances
against the repeal of the feeding stuff in
speotion law; six circumstances from
south Portland against the setting off the
village Of Willard; two remonstrances
against any change In the boundaries of
Cape Elizabeth. and one lingering
petition for a two cent mileage law.
MIR. M'KEEN'S BILLS.
agriculture today presented his statement
of expenses in response to the. order of the
legislature calling for the figures. This
order was introduced by Mr.. Seal Of
Bangor and passed the House several
weeks ago. 1t was tabled in the Senate
until last week, when it passed the upper
branch. Mr. McKeen's statement goes
into the most minute detail, even ten
cents for ferry passage. being included.
The following Is summary of the state
ment;
Institute work. s2.4s5. a
Expenses, AoOo.ol
Clerk hire. 1900. 90
Postnpe stamps l,722. 90
Express charges, 400 10
SnectaI clerk hire Sc. 90
State dairy conference at Portland, 1iS 90
State dairy conference at Bangor 54o.66
Travelling expenses oS9. ~
Sll, 2T. Sc
The sums for postage stamps clerk
hire expenses and travelling expenses are
provided for by special appropriation.
These sums aggregate a.. 777.s6, leaving
$1,000 to be charged against the regular
appropriation. The appropriation was
$1,000 for 1897 and $500 for 1893 The
mum Der of reports printed for each year Is
IL, 600 and the cost including printing and
binding last year was $1,000 In 1897,
the printing and binding cost 90 4 cents
for each book, in lSaS, CSC cents, an in
crease of three cents and two mills.
THE SEBAGO LAKE JETTIES.
In the Senate this morning, MIR.
Witham tabled the report of the commit
tee on interior waters adverse TO the ap-
propriation for the construction of the
letties at the mouth of the Songo river
Mr. Witham viii point out to his brother
senator's how advantageous this improve
ment would be and the good 1t wouie do
the northern section of Cumberland
county.
The WILLARD FIGHT.
Hon Charles Il. Libby and Dennis A.
Meaher. Esq will appear before the COM
mittee on towns tomorrow to advocate the
setting off o. Willard from the city of
South Portland. The petitioners want 10
be set off and will accept either separate
town government or annexation to Cape
Elizabeth.
HALLOWELL GRANITE.
A resolution was introduced in the
. House today and referred TO the commit
tee on federal elections, which calls atten
ton TO u bill pending before the New
, York legislature and one which would
, work injury to Maine industry should it
become a law. The bill in question pro-
vides that granite used in New YORK shall
be dressed in that state. Its effect on
Maine Granite business is obvious. The
resolve is in the nature OF a protest and Is