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The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20

AN ACT relative TO the Dissertation, Mutila-
ton or improper use of the Flag OF the
United States or of this State.
Any person who in any manner, for exhibit
ton or display places or causes to be placed
any inscription, device, advertisement or
notice whatever upon any flag, standard, color
or ensign OF tho United States or state flag OF
this state, or who displays or exhibits or
causes to be displayed or exhibited any flag,
standard, color or ensign Of the United States
or flag Of this state upon which shall in any
manner be placed or affixed any inscription,
device, advertisement or notice whatever, or
any person who shall attach to or Represents
upon any goods, wares or merchandise, any
imitation or representation of the national
flag of the United States, or use any imitation
or representation of the national flag OF tho
United States for advertising purposes or who
in any manner mutilates, tramples upon or
otherwise defaces or dehes any OF said flags,
standards, coloTs or ensigns whether they are
public or private property, shall be punished
by fine Of not less than tlyo nor more than
fifty dollars. Provided, however, that faGs,
standards, colors ensigas, the property OF
or used in the service of the United States, or
of this state, may have inscriptions, names Of
actions, words, marks or symbols, placed
thereon pursuant to law or authorized regula-
lions, an that associations organized by men
who have served in the army or navy of the
United States may place appropriate inscrlp-
lions upon fags borne by them or used for
memorial purposes, and duly appointed and
accredited committees of political parties.
may during the campaign preceding any
election for president and yiee-president of
the United States. attach the names Of their
respective candidates to the flag.
Approved Mar. IT.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
CHAPTER l29.

AN ACT to amend Section one of Chapter two
hundred and ninety eight of tho Public Laws
of eighteen hundred and cighty-nine, as
amended by the Public Laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety nine, relating to Hawk
crs and Peddlers.
Section l. Section one Of chapter two hun
bred and ninety eight OF the public laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, as amended
by the public laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety nine, is hereby amended 10y inserting
after the word "brooms" the words pianos,
organs, wagons, sleighs, so that said section,
as amended, shall read as follows
Section /. No person shall go about from
town to town, or from place to place in tho
same town exposed for sale or selling any
goods or chattels other than fruit grown in the
United States. fruit trees, provisions, live ami
mails, brooms. pianos. organs, wagons, sleighs,
agricultural implements, fuel, newspapers,
agricultural products of the United States, the
products of his own labor or the labor Of his
family, no patent of his own invention or in
which he has become interested by being a
member OF any firm or stockholder In any cor
poration which has purchased the patent until
he shall have procured license 50 TO do as
hereinafter provided
SeCtlOn - section TOUR OF chdpIer TWO nun
dred, and ninety eight of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine is hereby
amended by adding at the end of said section
the following words, "but any resident of a
town having place of business therein, own
ing and paying taxes TO the amount of twenty
five dollars on his stock in trade can peddle
said goods in his own town without paying to
the secretary Of state for the use OF the state
the license herein provided" so that said sec
ton, as amended, shall read as follows
Section 4. Every person licensed under the
two preceding sections shall pay TO the treas
urer Of each city or town mentioned in his Ii
cense the sums following; for every town
containing not more than one thousand inhao-
itants, according to the United States census
next preceding the date of his license, three
dollars; and for towns containing more than
one thousand, and less than two thousand in
habitants, six dollars; and for every thousand
Inhabitants in excess OF two thousand. two
dollars. Provided, that the sum so to be paid
10 any such treasurer shall in no case exceed
twenty dollars, but any resident of a town hav'
ing an established place OF business therein
owning and paying taxes to the amount Of
twenty-five dollars on his stock in trade can
pcddle said goods in his own town without
paying any license fee whatever
Approved March III
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20


AN ACT entitled "An Act to amend Chapter
forty-two of the Public Laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine.'
Section l. Section eleven of chapter forty
two of the public laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety nine is hereby amended by striking
out the words land sand pipers' III the ninth
and tenth lines of said section. and the words
land sand pipers" in the seventeenth line of said
section, and inserting said seventeenth line
after the word ''ployer" the word and, and in
the ninth line of said section after the word
.plover' the word and, so that when amend
ed, said section shall read as follows:
section II. There shall be for game birds
an annual close time in which it shall be I'M
lawful to hunt chase, catch, kill or have them
in possession; for wood duck, dusky duck,
commonly called black duck, teal and gray
duck, the close time shall be from the first day
of May to the first day Of September Of each
year; for rutfed grouse, commonly called part
ridge, and woodcock, from the first day Of
December to September fifteenth: for quail
from the first day of December to the first day
of October for plover and snipe from the
first day of May to the first day of August.
Whoever violates any of the above named
provisions of this section shall be subject to \
than ten dollars for each bird so killed. caught,
chased, or had in possession in close time. No
person shall, in any one day, kill or have in
possession more than fifteen of each variety
of the above named birds, except plover and
snipe, during the respective open season for
each; nor shall any person, at any time, kill or
have in possession any ruffed grouse, com
monty called partridge, except for his own
consumption in this state, except as herein
after provided, under penalty OF five dollars
for each bird so unlawfully killed or had in
possession; nor shall any person at any time
sell or offer for sale, any ruifed grouse, com
monty called partridge within this state, under
the same penalty; shall any person or
corporation carry transport from place to
place any of the birds mentioned in this sec
ton, in close season, nor in open season, unless
open to view, tagged and plainly labeled with
the owners name and residence and accom-
panied by him unless tagged in accordance
with section twenty-six of this chapter, under
the same penalty. Any person, not the actual
owner of such bird, who, to aid another in such
transportation, falsely represents himself to
be the owner thereof, shall be liable to the same
penalty; nor shall any person corporation
carry or transport at any one time more than
fifteen of any one variety of the birds above
named as the property of one person, under
the same penalty; and it shall be unlawful for
a term of ten years. to hunt for, take, catch,
kill or destroy the capercailzie, or cock OF the
woods, so called, black game so called or any
species of the pheasant, except ruffed grouse,
or partridge, under a penalty of fifty dollars
for each offense. Approved Mar. Ill
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
CHAPTER $50.

AN ACT 10 amend Section seventeen OF Chap
ter one hundred and twenty-cight of the Re-
viscd Statutes, rs amended by section two OF
CHAPTER two hundred and Lightweight, of the
Public Laws OF eighteen hundred and eighty
nine, relating to Tramps.
Section seventeen Of chapter one hundred
and tyenty.cight of the revised statutes, as
amended by section two of chapter two hun
dred and eighty eight Of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and cighty-nino, is hereby
further amended so that said section seven
teen. as further amended, shall read as follows
Section Il. Whoever goes about from town
10 town. or from place to place in any town,
asking for food or shelter or begging or sub
sisting upon charity, shall be deemed tramp,
and be imprisoned in the county Jail for not
less than sixty days nor more than ten months,
at hard labor for ten hours each day, Sundays
excepted, And should any person SO SEN
fenced refuse to labor il accordance with the
provisions of this section he shall be provided
with no food except bread and water, until he
shall consent to labor in conformity with the
requirements of this section. Trial justices
and Judges of the municipal and police courts
shall have jurisdiction of all oflenses arising
under this section
Approved Mar. II.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
CHAPTER 1871.

AN ACT TO repeal Section five of Chapter
three hundred and six OF the Public Laws Of
eighteen hundred and ninety. seven, relat-
ing to Taxes on Wild Lands.
Section /. Section five OF chapter three
hundred and six Of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety seven is hereby repealed.
Section .. Section eighty-two of chapter six
Of revised statutes shall apply to such planta-
tions as are mentioned in chapter three hun
drcd and six OF the public laws Of eighteen
hundred and ninety seven.
[Approyed March III
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20

Section .. Every such banking association
or corporation aud its managers. agents aud
employees, shall cause 10 be kept at all times
in the Office where such business is transacted
in this state, q full and accurate account OF the
moneys used or employed in such business
and Of the deposits therein, and such account
together with the books, papers and records
relating to the business done in this state,
shall be subject to the inspection and examina.
ton fthe bank examiner, or of any clerk des-
ignated by him, during business hours of any
day on which business may legally be tran
sacted.
Section 4. Except as hereinbefore provided.
no banking association, unless incorporated
under the laws of this state or Of the United
States, shall maintain any branch or agency in
this state for the transaction of banking busi-
ness. Any officer, agent or employee OF such
association or corporation doing business in
this state contrary 10 the provisions OF this act
shall be subject to penalty of not less than
one hundred nor more than i've hundred dol.
lars for each ot1ense, to be recovered by in
dictment to the use of the state.
Section 3. This act shall take effect January
one, nineteen hundred.
Improved Mar. IL.
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
CHAPTER l25.

AN ACT to amend Chapter thirty three, Sec.
ton one, of the Public Laws ofeighteen hun
dred and eighty seven, relating to the Burial
of Soldiers.
Section two of chapter thirty.three of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, is hereby amended by inserting in the
ninth line of said section after the word
paid" the followingi Provided, however,
that the person whose burial expenses are
paid in accordance with the provisions of this
net shall not be constituted pauper thereby,
so that said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
section Q. The municipal officers of cities
and towns in which such deceased had his res
idence at the timo of his death, shall pay the
expenses of his burial, and If he die in an I'M
incorporated place, the town charged with the
support of paupers in such unincorporated
place. shall pay the expenses Of his burial,
and in either case upon satisfactory proof by
such town or city to the governor and council
OF the fact of such death and payment, the
governor shall authorize the state treasurer to
refund said town or city the amount so paid,
provided, however, that the person whose bur
ial expenses are paid in accordance with the
provisions of this act shall not be constituted a
pauper thereby; said proof shall contain Ger
tfcate from the post commander of the post OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic, located
nearest the town or city which paid said burial
expenses, stating that such person was an
honorably discharged soldier or sailor and in
destitute circumstances
Approved March III
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20

commander-in- chief, who may take such ac-
tion, by order or otherwise, as he may deem
advisable, but II the report Is adverse to
any officer or soldier. and is apprsfei b. Ae
commandes ln-chief. he may In his 9,ecr-t.,l
dlshonorably discharge, discharge without
honor or vacate the commission Of such
officer. or dishonorably discharge. discharge
without honor or discharge such soldier
but the commander-ln-chief shall have pow
err to remit or reduce after conviction, all
forfeitures ard penalties and to grant re-
prieves. combinations and pardons, or or
der rehearing or new trial in any case
tried or heard under the provisions Of this
act
Section 1G.
Section one hundred and twenty-nlne of
said act is hereby amended by striking out
the words discipline and In the first line
thereof by inserting after the word for"
in the fourth line thereof, the words said
army or and by adding to said section the
following: The methods of preparing
charges and OF procedure for courts mar
tlal, boards Of inquiry. and other courts or
boards shall in general follow those estab-
! lishcI fer the armies of the United States.
except where IL may be otherwise provided
| In this act and in time OF war. insurreetlon
or invasion courts martial may in add
tion to the provisions OF the laws of this
State. sentence an officer or an enlisted
man convicted by them, to penalties and
punishments similar to those then provided
for substantially like odenses, by the laws,
regulations and articles OF war then gov
erning the armies OF the United States, or
to such penalties and punishments, not ex-
ceedng those then provided for substan-
TALLY like ofFenses, by the laws, regulations
and articles Of war then governing the
armies of tho United States, as may be
prescribed by the commander-in- chief, so
that said section, as amended. shall read as
follows:
Section 100. The system of field ex-
erclse ordered to be observed, in the diff
ferent corps. by the army OF the United
States or such system as may hereafter be
directed for said army or the militia BY the
laws of the United states. shall be OBJ
served by the National Guard OF the State
of Maine, The methods OF preparing
charges and for procedure for courts mar
tlal. boards OF inquiry. and other courts or
boards shall In general follow those estab-
llshed for the armies Of the United States
except where It may be otherwise provided
In this act. and In time of war, Instruction
or invasion courts martial may IN addition
to the provisions Of the laws of this State
sentence an officer or an enlisted man con
victed by them. to penalties and punish
ments similar TO those then provided for
substantially like oifenses. by the laws
regulations and articles OF war then gov
erning the armies Of the United States, OF
TO such penalties and punishments, not ex-
ceeding those then provided for substantial.
ly like ofrenses, by the laws, regulations
and articles of war then governing the
armies of the United States, as may be pre-
scribed by the commander in chief
tApproYed Mar. III
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20

AN ACT to re.establish the salary of the Judge
and Register of Probate for Somerset county
Section l. From and after the first day OF
January, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-nine, the salary of
the judge of probate for Somerset county,
shall be four hundred dollars year.
Section .. From and after the first day Of
January, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-nine, the salary Of
the register Of probate for Somerset county
shall be five hundred dollars year.
Section 8. All acts and parts of acts, incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect when
approved.
Approved March III
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20

AN ACT establishing the Maine Industrial
School for Girls.
Section /. The Maine Industrial School for
Girls is hereby established, TO be devoted 10
the education, employment and reform of girls.
Section ,. Said school shall be located at
Hallowel, in the county of kennebec, and the
governor and council are hereby authorized
on behalf of the state TO accept the conveyance
from the trustees of the corporation, now es
tabished by law under that name, of the school
lot buildings and fixtures now used as an in
dustrial school for girls in said Hallowell,
upon the condition that the state shall hereafter
assume the entire charge, responsibility and
expense Of maintaining said school
Section 8. The government of said school is
hereby vested in board of six trustees, con
The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
CHAPTER 1G.

Approved March III
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-20
STORMS ARE
PREVAILING
Rainy Sc son at Manila Makes
Much Trouble.

WASHINGTON. II. G. July 20 -
The following Was received from
Gen OTIS taia morning storm stiil
rrrXaltlnT barometer 10 rising. IN.
dicaanz Improved weather eondi-
tlnnn Country l. flooded. Troops
on outpoHta have suffered and lines
% communication have been cut
In snfns Instances but not seriously.
No material inefeaBc In sickness Is
yrf.ortrd Ifable yst to coal return
ms transports
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-20
iowa Off
FOR FRISCO
Left on Her Trip South
This Morning.

with black clouds ~ coal smoke
curling from her lone tunnels and
white foam daMhlng frum her prov.
the big battieHhip Iowa paHacd down
the sound at 9 % o'clock this mora
ing. vn route 10 san Francisco. II
had been pruylouHiY announced that
she would spend few days IN The
Seattle harbor before departing. but
IL Seems that Capt. Terry rreently
received orders from the Navy de-
partmeui Ia procpcd without delay
10 san Franchise as ncou al he had
taken on sufficient coal Tor the trip.
The frnuit was that tho majestic
crtIiHar was Obliged to depart With
out hauoriug Seattle with her prca-
ence.
A letter has been received by Sec
rotary proach of the seattle chamber
% Commerce. from Secretary Long.
og tha Savy department. Ia Response
20 the request recently sent to the
dep1rtmcntby the chamber, that the
Iowa be station fnr "A time in the
local harbor. IL states that the do
partment wonid have gladly grant
cd the request but for the fact that
owing O. the time consumed I'm tho
ovcrhauling 81 the Iowa, the officers
and crew have had no opportunity
for systematic drilling. and that It
Il necessary that she proceed to her
station in the Pacific squadron with
out delay. Later In the year, how
ever. the Iowa and other vessels may
be sent TO Puget sound and visit Sc
attic.
Puget sound IL to be- again hon
orcd with the presence OF another
famous spanish destroyer in the
shape OF the batticship oregon. which
which 10 coming TO go on the Port
Orchard drydock.
The United states training ship
Adams arrived yesterday Mt Port
Angeles from san FranclSco. She
ls on the Sound TOR target practice.
and che is said TO have "A large num-
Der 81 CADETS on board. After re-
naming at Port Angeles for a few
daya. the Adams will come 10 Seattle
where sh. will stay FOR a week, She
thcn goes 20 Tacoma and then re-
turns 10 san Francisco.
The revenue cutter McCulloch has
been at Port Townsend Tor several
days, whore her crew are being paid
81. She is expected 10 return here
today or tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-20
ON
CAPE NOME
Richard Butler Says tho Dis.
trict Mas Been Doomed.

II wish TO state that ~ il folly Tor
n man TO 80 to the Gaps Sofao dis
triet now ! Apent some DAYS at the
new dlFrinEt. and. after careful in
vrHtiKaiion. decided tiatt they have
been Eruatly bpafncd'
Richard Butler. Of Minneapolis.
who arrived from 81. Michael on the
steamer Hoanoke. made the above
statement to a star reporter today.
lie says that after reaching Cape
Nome he did some rim banning on
Anvil cr~~k. and the best results ne
got wRa cents % the pan.
Some men" he said. claimed Ia
h- taxing out 81 to the pan. ~ a
matter % fact. the dirt ran about
% cents Gold has been taken out
Of the district. but there IL nothing
there now to Justify a man In TAX
ina ths trip. Ny advice 10 miners
10 10 Keep away from Cape Nome
The district for 30 miles has been
stakei out. some claims having been
wtaked thne~ o. four umeR"
Mr.. Butter claims 20 be the Lost
man out fnum Cape Nome He IL
staying with his brother James at
he Butler hotel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-20
HE HAD HEARD
SEATTLE ABUSED
And Was Surprised Whsn He
Saw the Queen City.

II. +. Ierrwrz. ~ Cincinnati. who Is
owner q the Eastman pcrfamrry
works .ene % TIE wsakhicst toilet
SOAP manufacturers ia she country.
made a dying trip through seattle
yesterday. Mr.. Jcrxens Was on hls
way 20 meet his family a; Tacoma.
whence he viii take thum u s,tka
and then over half the world In
an interview with a scar reporter.
he said: Seattle ~ the us0Nt abuNesi
city | ever saw. but after s-stng the
spirit q your people. | don't wonder
your neiEhhors are jealous In San
Francisco they lad nothing good 20
say about you. IN Portland Z was
worse. and In Tacoma they told me
sSatsie Was a suburb. bur. Of
coar~s. I knew this waH net true.
After hearing al the bad reports I
was the uaoai surprised man you ever
saw on arriving hers. You cafi
yourselves th2 Queen city % the
Northwest. and. as far az have
seen you have no rival 10 ths title.
We're Il no; that had - many In
terwsts IN the Esat. would pat la
a god plant here ami come herr 70
live. I VIII not fall - set Eastern
people straight when they tax %
Seattle again"
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Is
SATISFIED
With His Cleanup
in Alaska.
SPEAKS OF THE YUKON OUTPUT
He viii spend tho Coming Winter
In cslIfornis with
Mrs. tippy.
SPEAKS OF THE YUKON OUTPUT

r. 3. Jlppy. one OF Sea.tie's luck
lest Kiondikers who came down on
the Garonne To- Vancouver. arrived
In the city last evening on the =. a
I. train. He u reported TO have
brought out $500. 600 worth OF dust
from his claim. No. 10 on Eldorado.
Mr. I.ippy's phenomenal luck In
the north IL well known. In less
than three years he has amassed "a
large fortune. and. according to his
own statement. his claim 10 by no
means worked out
The Yukon output. Mfr. Idppy
thinks. will he from i5 IN ~ million
dollars this year. Eldnradu's con-
trihutiona alone viii be enormous.
Speaking Of the gold from his own
claim. Mr. Lppy said; Il don't care
10 mention any figures IN connection
with my cleanup. In fact 7 hard
Iy know exactly what | did bring out.
Any reported sums are most az
surcdiy Incorrect. was only IN
Dawson for a day or two before I
came out. just about long enough te
prepare 10 come down the river
Rev. T.. NJ. Randall. jr.. Of the First
NJ ~ church. went TO the Kioudike
With mo IN May We were the FIRST
10 travel from SkaRway as tourists
that Is. on tourist tickets. Mr. RAN
dahl viii. understand. write up his
Impressions Of the far north for tho
Epwarth Hehaid ef Chicago"
Mr.. Lippy will not return to Klon-
dixie until next summer, After he is
through working his claim by the
present system. he says he VIII in
troduce machinery M n number 81
He gn.H the claims on Eldoipdu
turned out well this year Mr.. and
Mrs. Lipry vii probably spend tno
winter In california
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GIVE NOTHING
TO CANADA
Senator Fairbanks So Advise S
the President.

CHICAGO. July 81 rTfhuns
special from Washington says zen
ator f,tirhankaaf thr joint high cpm=
mission had conference With Prs
idruf Mckinlsy ana ssFstrc tafY iihT
al the White Houae on the AiAAhan
Boundary dispute
The senator repsrts that from per
spnaI nbHsrt niiaa he f. frn4iy CON
vineusi that the sautenttnns made b.
this government are correct. and u
the ulo,lus viyrudi Is agreed upon. u
must b. upoa the tertas Of the Ia
tied states