Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-29
BOSTON NOTES.
"Kennebecker" Chats of the
Things at the Hub.
The Weather, the New Paper and the
Legislation.
The Work of Chairman Emmons-
Maine People in Boston.

Boston, Mass, March 2S.-(Special)
| There may have been another like II,
but 1t is beyond the remembrance OF
| the oldest lnhabitant," remarked Il Citl-
zen when alluding to the winter just
passed, and which even now seems eX-
| tremely aVerSe to release its grip. for ut
this season. when usually Boston is lux
uriatinS in balmy air, budding trees.
and singing birds, the air is cold and
uncomfortable, the streets piled high
with ice, which is being removed as fast
rs possible by the street crew, and veg
citation generally, month, ut least be-
| hind, where it should be in this Hub OF
the Universe, at this date in the season.
The winter has been the coolest, storm
NIeSt and most disaSrecable for many
years, and OF course it has had its
blightinG effect on all lines OF business
TO a greater or less extent. AT least so
say the business people. Gentle
spring is sure OF L joyous welcome
when it does arrive, to linger.
Brother Hearst launched his new pa
per, The Boston American last Mon
day. 1t started with twenty-four
pages. 4 goodly portion of them devoted
to advertising, and a Soodly portion of
! the remaining space to the proprictOr's
! Presidential boom. The little bee IS
buZzing very loudly i'll Mr.. Hearsts
| bonnet, just now, and ii is about all
that is talked of ut present in political
| circles. That staunch old Democrat.
Richard Olncy, has. us he naturally
would have. Il very large following in
| hic ct \, MI no fol, iS in
good earnest, for delegates, Mayor Pat
! rick Collins heading the Olney list, ana
| Mr.. CuIron. the Heurst delegation. II
| will be Il big fight to the finish. The
new paper received Il generous welcome
F., from Greater Boston and in its splendid
| new offices, with its fine modern me-
| ChaniCal outfit, able corps of puSherS IN
| every department ana last but by no
means least. plenty of the coin of the
| realm back of it. | can see no reason
| why the 'Amcrican' hasn't come to
| Boston to stay, ANA destined to cut an
| important figure in the newspaper life
| of the city.
| The Massachusetts legislature is still
doing business up under the gildel
| dome, with apparently no brighter
prospects of an adjournment, than
ut the beginning OF the season. it looks
as though some of the suburban men,
bers would be obliged to hire their
crops planted this spring. Maine has
reason to feel we'll pleased with her
method of biennial sessions and the
| man who should ever arise. in the
| Maine Legislature and attempt to pre-
sent a bill, calling for annual sessions
1
| sight. spent a pleasant hour, in the
| House gallery. the other day with
| friend, listening to the Oratory which
came waited up i'll large globules from
| the learned SolonS, which combined hu-
NOR, wit and puthoS, with occasionally IL
| touch of personalities, to vary the oc-
cason. For instance the gentleman
from Lowell was speaking in OPPOSE
| ton to Il bill introduced by Il Boston
representative. the substance of which
WAS to compel railroads to man each
freight train with three men beside the
regular train crew. The opposing
| member was making all kinds Of fun
of the measure, when the gentleman
from Quincy who evidently favored
the bill. arose and shouted MIR. Speak
er-Will the gentleman yield" Il will
IT ii is for IL question: replied the OPP
poser of the bill. We'll, Mr.. Speaker
continued the Quincy man, wouldn't
it be better and cheaper for us to so to
kciths and listen to Il clown, than
here" The Speaker was angry at the
question. ana every body laughed. but
t he gentleman from Lowell very cody
turned around ana facing his interrupt
~. T
looking. | can't see any necessity for
the 1OuS" to go 10 kcith'S.' ana pro-
oeeded with his argument of ridiculr.
by the WY, | looked over the Senate
and House. quite thoroughly. and |
couldn't see but that the personnel Of
the Maine House and Senate as Last on
SaniZcd would compare very fIVOrably,
from 4 lonk"r'S-on standpoint. is wis
dom, Intelligence ana all Of those things
which combine to make an able ana
safe Legislative body. Ana why
shouldn't they?
If Boston doesn't blossom out into 4
clean, pure. New England hnliwick, Il
surely Will not bn the fIult Of the
chairman of the Police Commission,
for while MIR. EmmonS may BE- open to
some criticism in the management of
his department. for Il new man in such
IN important position cannot help but
making some mistakes. he has the con
fid"ncc of the wcll-thinlling people of
the city. who admire him for his I'M
swcrvinG integrity. and his rigid and
honest performance Of what he believes
his boundcn duty in the office to which
Governor Bates has appointed him.