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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
Agricultural Items.

France has concluded 10 admit American
pork into her dominions.
Many Maine farmers are intending to build
silos the coming summer.
There is serious famine in Zululand, ow =
ing to the failure of the crops
Mr.. q. w. White, Eltingville, n. Y, saws
he lean show AS good ensilage as there is in
the country, and as poor stock
There on March Goth, 1882, - per
cent less corn on hand than March 2Oth
1881.
The month of February showed an excess
Of imports-something which has not charac-
terIzed our trade for some years.
-Four hundred and fifty peasants of fair
means have left Switzerland for the United
States, compelled to emigrate by the depres-
sion of agriculture.
1t is found by experiment that small tubers
produce more than large ones, and that of
the latter the seed end starts first, and usual
ly yields best.
According TO the directory of the Forty
Seventh Congress, ont of 293 members that
compose the national House. only IL are
farmers, and in the Senate there is but one
farmer.
rose tree IN Mr.. Goodhue's greenhouse
at Owasso, Mich, yielded last year over
5000 flowers. Its stem is more than eight
inches through and it has three branches,
each Of which is four inches in diameter.
Messrs. Gay & Symmes of Auburn will
shortly commence the manufacture of 80, 600
tin tomato cans for the canning factory which
they will run in Auburn, this season. They
will have fifteen acres of tomatoes planted
Besides canning fruits and vegetables they
will evaporate apples.-Leriston Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
A Strange MetamOrphOsis,

a remarkable phenomenon il related bv
the Dubuque Times. Major Powell, form.
erly editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, some
10 years ago married an accomplished young
lady in Brodhead Wis. Soon after the mar.
riage change in the wife began TO take
place; her complexion became swarthy and q
beard began 70 grow, which demanded and
received the assiduoas attention of the ra-
zor. Other physical changes went on, and
after the couple had been reasonably happily
married for period Of nearly three years, it
became impossible to deny the fact that the
girl was more man than woman. visit was
made to Chicago, an eminent physician WAS
consulted, who confirmed the suspicion, aud
the Major and his wife separated, there be-
males together The metamorposed indiyid-
ual availed himself Of his prerogative, put
away crinoline and donned male habilments,
and commenced work at a drug store in Chi
cago under the name of T.. w. Burnham, n
change in the given name only being given
TO suit the change in sex. During the period
young Burnham had lived as woman, the
acquaintance had been formed Of another
young woman, which acquaintance was re-
Bewed, and in course Of time they were mar
ried. This couple are now travelling through
the West with dramatic company known as
the Burnham novelty company. These facts,
says the Dubuque Times, are all well ad-
thenticated. Mr.. Burnbam is the nephew Of
prominent citizen of Minneapolis, In whose
family he lived a. a charming young girl for
considerable time, and is the subject of one
Of tbo-e curious freaks in nature, which are
rare, bu, undoubtedly occur.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
General News.

About dozen gamblers have 80 far been
convicted in the trials at Chicago.
The Great Falls, y. H., post Office was
burglarized last Wednesday night, and about
$500 in stamps and money taken.
Mr.. Scoville lectured at Jersey City Thurs
day night, on ''Guiteauism." Forty persons
including four reporters did not succeed very
well in looking like large audience
The iewelry belonging 10 the Empress Of
Brazil has been stolen. 1t is supposed the
thieves sailed either for the United States or
for Europe.
William Beck, aged twelve. shot himself
at Racine because, after being out late the
proceeding night, his father awoke him with
harsh words the next morning.
According to advices from Montevideo, the
Government has introduced bill to increase
import duties between three and nine per
cent, and export duties, two per cent.
The Ocean County grand jury Wednesday
found four indictments sgains: David C..
Wall, wealthy farmer living 1t New Egypt,
for beating Rachael Layton, . servant, and
throwing pork pickle upon her bars back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
AUGUSTA MAINE, MORNING. APRIL H. 1882
Dailp krnneber 3ournal.
, The Ensilage Question.

There are two sides to every question !;
SO there are to the ensilage question. Mr.
{. W. Mills of Pompton. n. j., is enc of
the fathers of ensilage as well as one of
its most earnest advocates. Mr.. Mills
in January. 1882, says; Il kept last year
l2o head OF horned cattle and twelve
horses from Oct. 18th to May 10Th upon
the product of twelve acres, without hay
or straw. fed three quarts Of grain per
day. gave about sixty pounds of ensi-
lage per day. and it was a great mistake.
| am now feeding but thirty. and two or
three quarts of grain per day" The
Massachusetts farmers recognizing the
Importance of Mr.. Mills statements if
true. sent a delegation 10 the farm of the
ensilage champion to investigate. The
delegation returned and reported the fol-
lowing. rs given bv the Worcester Even
ing Gazette:
"Mr. A. II. Thompson of Woodviie was
called upon. and in reply to questions stated
that Mr.. Mills has two silos, each 40 feet
long. built Of masonry. The cattle were in
such a condition thar Massachusetts farmer
would be prosecuted for having such cattle
in his barn; some of them could hardly get
upon their feet. He some heifers two
years old which he should think would weigh
about 250 pounds. The stock evidently did
not have more than half enough Out back
of the barn were lot of apple trees with the
bark all gone from them, from the ground up
to the limbs. Mr.. Mills said he guessed the
men scraped them too closely. Mr.. Siblev,
of Grafton, said he wanted to know more
about those trees. Mr.. Thompson said he
did not see any cows gnawing the bark off the
trees, but he saw the marks of teeth upon
them. The only thing he could learn about
the milk product was that they filed 40 one
quart cans with milk each day One man
said they were milking ~ and another 55
cows; they seemed not to know exactly how
many cows they were milking. In regard to
the statement about the corn being grown
with 40 stalks to the square foot, Mr.. Thomp-
son said he visited the field and counted !;
the thickest he found was 20 stalks to the
foot, and it averaged about l2.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
WOMAN'S TRIUMPH.
4 Severe Surgical Operation. IL IL En-
dured without Taking Ether. Subject,
Mrs Edward Myers. of Rendout. Ny.

From the correspondence of tie Kingston, n Y.
fireman.
The case of Mrs. Edward Myers of Rcnd-
out. New York. furnishes AN apt illustration
of woman's power of endurance. This lady
had been treated for months in the usual way
for erysipelas of the hand. ithou, benefit Not
until her hand had become mass of putrefied
flesh did she turn to Dr. Kennedy, proprietor
of the ''Favorite Remedy" for help.
He at once informed her that it was impos-
sible to save her hand--it must be amputated.
She received this terrible intelligence quietly,
declined To take ether. STIMULATING merely TO
hold her husbands hand during the operation,
and underwent the painful process without
moving muscle or uttering groan. DIR.
Kennedy then gave "Favorite Remedy freely
to cleanse the blood and prevent the return of
the disease. and Mrs. Myers now lives and
rejoices in her great deliversnce.
''Favorite Remedy" is fast becoming a
trusted household friend in all cases of Fe male
Weakness and diseases of the blood One
dollar bottle. Your druggist has il.
apr3t teod&wlm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17

BRowN's IRON BITTERs
does not contain whiskcy
or alcohol, and will not
blacken the teeth, or cause
headache and constipation.
1t will cure dyspepsia, indi-
gestion, heartburn, sleep
lcssness, dizziness, nervous
debility, weakness. &c.
tse only Browns Iron Bitters made by
Brown Chemical Co. Baltimore. Crossed
rs lines and Trademark on wrapper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17

From the correspondence Of tie Kingston, \. y
yrseHnn.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17

Lord Byron, in reference to beautiful
lady. wrote to a afriend-"Lady--h has been
dangerously i'll. but now she is dangerously
well again. American bellies, when attacked
by any Of the ills that flesh is heir to, may be
kept killing, and avoid being killed by taking
DIR. X. V. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription
which banishes female weaknesses and re-
stores the bloom of health. aprllt&wlw4p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
Railroads a1lD Steamboats,.
Maine Central Railroad.
Change Of Tine.

On and after SUNDAY, DEC. 4th, ISsl.
trains will leave Augusta
For Portland and Boston at 6.o0 A. n. and 10. i0A.
NJ; 10.Jo L. N.
For Portland an Lewiston. SO A. NJ, 1910 AN,
2.B and 1875 T.. VI.
For Rockland, 900 A. II. and 10. 10 A.. n.
For FarmingtOn, TO- 10 A. n.
Fer Bath, TOO A. M, l0.l0 A. N. and 2.i5 Z. u.
For waterville 2.25, y.5j 4. ~, and s.3s IN. -
800 L. NJ. on Saturdays.)
For Skowhegan, Belfast, Dexter and Bangor, 3.Ss
M :, and 2.lJ A. NJ.
Night Pullman Trains each way every night. Sun
DAYS included,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
Advertising Agents.
FOR THE
Kennebec journal.
D1ILE IND WEEKLY.

The following Advertising Agents are authorized
TO receive subscriptions and advertisements the
KENSEBEC JOURNAL:
BOSTON s. PErTENGILL 4 Co. 10 State
Street.
) II. NILES, No. 256 Washing
ton ST.
I. q. EVANS, fremont Temple.
HORACE DODD, 265 Washington
street.
NEW iOKk :: DAUCHY Co., "a Park Place.
GRO. +. HOWELL Co., 10
Spruce Street.
JAMES II. BATES, II Park Row.
PHILADELPHIA N. W. AVER SON, Times Bldg
Chestnut and 9Th streets.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, Ii. =. HUBBARD. u Elm ST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
FOR SALE.

AT the thriving village of Cooper's Mills, In the
town of Whitefeld, in the County of Lincoln, one
two-sterv dwelling house. with L, in good repair,
stable. land, ETC. beautiful residence for profes.
sional man. Also one Planning. Turning Mil Car
riage, with good water power mostly new. Also
blacksmith shop and Lot. All connected. IN the
cenier Of said village Said real estate will be sold
on very reasonable terms, low, and suit the par.
chaser by applying to the subscriber.
PETER DUSTOS.
CooIers Mile, Mar. "a, lesl- mAr25ftf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17

-.----- sal Lsssitude, Pain -gyen rsSt~e
In the Back Dimness of Vision, Premature Old A ge
and many other Diseases that lead to insanity or
Consumption and premature Grave.
aTFuli particulars in our pamphlet. which we de
sire TO send free by mail TO every one. A1The Spe
ci6c Medicine il sold By all druggists At t per pack
age or six packages for &S. or win be sent free bs
mail ON receipt of the money, by addressing tho
GRAY MEDICINE Co., No. ios Main Street, Buffalo
N.Y.. Sept6ikwiy
Said b. IN DvugRista
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17

REATN'S ORGANS, a siops, 70 s<tl
. reeds. s.ly $50. Ptaees Sl29 up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
NO. 90.

City Commissioner VIM. s. Douglass Of
Philadelphia was arrested last Thursday for
kicking out of the building reporter of the
Evening Bulletin. who called on him for
information in regard to some new public
buildings,
Princess Therese Won Licchtenstein and
Prince Franz Joseph Arnolphe of Bavaria
were married Thursday. Prince Arnolphe is
the youngest son of Prince Leapold, uncle of
the King of Bavaria. He was born July 6,
1852. and is a Colonel in the Bavarian In.
tsntry. Princess Therese WAS born July 2S,
1850.
The money which MIR. Slater proposes to
give will be put into the hands of trustees,
and an act of incorporation was introduced
at Albany Wednesday. The trustees are to
be Ex-President Hayes. ChiefJustice Waite,
President Gilman of Johns Hopkins Universi-
ty; the Rev. DIR. Phillips Brooks of Boston;
Governor Colquitt OF Georgia; James p.
Boyce of Kentucky; William A. Slater of
Norwich, the son of the giver of the fund,
and John A. Stewart, William +. Dodge and
Morris X. Jesup of New York. Ex-President
Hayes is To be the frs, president.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
Daily Ken1ebec Journal

Issued every norning ext ept Sundays. ItcOntails
he latest news by telegraph and mall gives rcDorts
Of Markets. and has carefully prepared POLITICAL and
local articles, and generous amount OF farming.
home and miscellaneous reading with q full c~mpiIs
lion of state news.
Terms, q per annam In advance, - if payment
not made within the year. Single copies Scents to
be tne periodical stores OF }. +. Pierce Au.
gusta; C. l.. >pauiding. Hallowell: W. G.. Palmer
Ga a-diner; F. rerciva WaIerve, and at this Office
Advertisement inserted ON reasonable terms Rates
may be had On application at this Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-04-17
CRAPS SPECIFIC MEDICINE

The Great English
Remedy. An un-
failing cure for
Seminal Weak
ness. SIermafe-
rrhea. Impotepcy.
and all Disease.
that follow a. q
sequence Of Self
Abuse: ~ Loss Of
MHnun- Tasr.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

JOHN KELLY is a bad man to fool
with. The rural Democrats in the
New York legislature made ! bar
gain with Tammany, whereby Pat
terson was to be elected Speaker, and
Tammany was to come in for part OF
the spoils. After Patterson was
elected and the ''dead lock" broken,
the rural Democrats went back on
Tammany. On Wednesday the
Tammany delegates bolted again
and voted for the Republican dele
gates and elected them. The insand
outs of New York politics is some
thing no fellow can exactly find out.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18
SNOW Under.

Availability is considered the chief
characteristic of our neighbor of the
Statesman. For an aesthetic it is
too utterly utter. lie last week ia
vored our generous nomination OF
pere Ct 6ls'' with "a big snow storm of
amiability, but through its binding,
tempestuous force, II could always
see the brilliancy Of the SUI flowers,
typical Of his excellent culture, and
purifying the social atmosphere sur
rounding him in accordance with
scientists theory, by drinking up all
the floating miasma, and every now
and then through this terrible snow
ing under and mingling of "bitter
p|artizans," "she REBEL southern
sympathies"" Berkeley County a. ~
NJ, Association" "fastidious about
such matters, close reader could
catch the sweet aroma Of the lily as it
flooded from the pure and unsullied
lips of our immaculate and amiable
friend. Our sympathies are now
neither northern or southern, but we
can't help shedding a tear for the
sun flowers and the lilies. 1t is bad
enough to snow Wisner under, but
to blame the Directors of the Asso.
citation with the suicidal folly Of pay
ing him more than his services were
worth, when there were better men,
like the Eichelbergers, ready to take
it for less, and to consider them fools
enough to give the printing to the
INDEPENDENT, and to satisfy the
Statesman, "A better paper, SO called,
with IA bagatelle of patronage when
it would have dore the work for a
less sum, are charges that should
well make these gentlemen pause
and doubt their sanity. We suppos-
ed they hired Wisner because they
thought it paid them to hire him
just as the National Fair Associa-
ton, at Washington, hired and paid
him ten dollars per day to organize
and run the Secretary's Office at its
first fair. We supposed they gave
The printing and advertising to the
INDEPENDENT, first, because that
paper had the largest circulation /;
secondly, on job work, and especially
the catalogue, it under bid Hagers-
town, Baltimore, and the Statesman
for the work. Were these the rea-
sons, or was it charity and foolish
ness Now, if the Eichelbergers
and the Statesman can and will do
the work as well do it cheaper, or do
it for nothing, we amend our motion
and nominate them for president,
directors, secretary, treasurer and
printer and then the consern will be
sure to succeed, but we desire to pre-
sent them with our stock at the be-
ginning.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

A SHOOTING ARRAY occurred in the
office of the National Republican, in
Washington, on the night of the 9th
inst, about IL O'Clock. The ARRAY
grew out of the publication in the
Republican of several articles reflect
ing upon the personal character of
A. NJ. Soteldo. Mr. Soteldo, accom-
panied by his brother, A. &. Soteldo,
went to the Office of the Republican
on the night named, and finding Mr..
Clarence NJ. Barton, news editor,
and Mr.. Conger, business manager,
alone in the office. Mr.. A. NJ. Sotel-
do handed Barton a manuscript
which he desired him to read. At
ter reading it, he handed il back,
saying he could not act in the mat
ter, and referred Mr.. Soteldo to Mr..
Gorham, managing editor. With
this, Barton arose from his seat, aud
was struck by A. NJ. S)teldo, VIII IN
a general scuffle eusued bet ween him
and the two SoteldOs, several pistol
shots being fired during the melre,
two of which struck Barton, II in
the neck and the other in the breast,
neither of which caused serious
wounds. A. NJ. Soteldo was shot in
the spine, from the effects of which
he died on the 18th inst. Theyoung
er Soteldo was arrested and confined
in Jail, the superstition being, which
has since been confirmed, that in
firing at Barton, he had shot his
brother. The verdict Of the Coro-
ner's jury is,
THAT the said Antonio NJ. Sotel-
do, Jr., came to bis death between
ten and eleven O'clock, p. NJ, Febru
airy 18th, 1882. at Providence Hos
pital, city of Washington. d. G.,
from a pistol shot wound Of the neck,
inflicted with a pistol held in the
hand of Augustus G. Soteldo, on the
night of February 9th, 1882, at the
Republican office, in the said city of
Washington, d. c."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

NOTHING of recent occurrence re-
veals so clearly the depravity of some
of the political and other auarrels of
Washington as the stories whichfol
low the shooting ARRAY there. So
teldo was one of a few correspon-
dents who made a speciality of the
doings of the Star Route ring, expos
ing the members on all occasions.
When he got into the ~disgraceful
row with Keegan the Star Route or
gan published the details of it, and
somebody "a mean enough to send
marked copies of the paper contain
ing the details to Soteldo's wife.
Barton says he published these de-
tails under orders from his superiOrs,
and had no choice in the matter,
The publication ruined Soteldo's
home life and drove him to revenge.
How true this story is it might be
hard to say, but it is no wise imprOb
able. y resort to such de~testable
meanness has caused sympathy for
Soteldo not felt before.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

MARRIED.

In Trinity Church, Washington
City. on the I'd inst, by Rev. Doug
las E. Forrest, ARTHUR PIERCY
FAIRFAX, of Baltimore, youngest
son of the late Capt. Archibald Blair
Fairfax, u. s. N, to Miss MAMIE
HUNTER HoGE, of Martlnsburg
only daughter of Judge John Blair
Hoge, Representative in Congress
from this district.
At the Baptist parsonage, Charles.
town, on the 31st ult., by Rev. L. b.
Shepherd, GEO. B. RoDEFFER and
Miss Lucy A. CoCKRELL, both of
Jefferson county.
On the 25th ult., by Rev. S. X.
Cox, JAMES d. PRICE, of Efing-
ham, H., to ANNIE V. CAsKEY, of
Baltimore, formerly of Martinsburg,
West Va.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

OUR aesthetic neighbor of the
Statesman is seriously worried over
the fact, that during the temporary
disability of both editors of this pa
per, and perhaps on another occasion,
when the printers were hard press
ed with work, they doubled a few
advertisements, and thus defrauded
the thousands of readers of the IN
DEPENDENT of that much valuable
reading for the time. 1t was a great
loss to the INDEPENDENT readers,
we admit, but that it should have so
seriously affected our neighbor, is
rather surprising. However, as the
INDEPENDENT did not deprive it's
readers of an issue during the holi-
days, and as every issue contains
double as much reading matter as
the Statesman, we presume our sub
scribers are satisfied at least we
have had no complaint from any of
them-and they are the only inter-
ested parties. On the contrary, not
withstanding the fact that during "a
couple of weeks the reading was cut
a little short, it did not stop the in
flow of new subscribers. and since
the first of January we have received
large additions to our subscription
list, and are still adding to it.
The large and increasing circula-
ton of the INDEPENDENT-nearly
double that Of any other paper in the
county-is really what affects our
neighbours nerves. We are sorry
that it does so, but we can't help it.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

THE great speech made in the U.
S. Senate on the 10th inst, by Sena-
tor ingalls,, of Kansas, has brought
him forward prominently as a candi
date for the Republican nomination
for the Presidency in 1884. He has
a strong hold on the party in the
west and northN est, and the old SOL
diers of the Union army are pushing
his claims enthusiastically.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

THE reports which come from Buff
falo, New York, are alarming in re-
gard to the health of that city. The
death rate has gone up 100 per cent.
in the last twelve months-and all
from filth. The schools are closed,
and children are dying in considera-
BILE numbers, and of course the bust
ness interests are suffering.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

DEAD IETTERS-The following Is
IA list of letters remaining in the Post
Office at Martinsburg, w. Va, Feb.
18th, and will b. sent to the Dead
Letter Office Feb. 18th. if not called
for. Persons calling for these let.
ters will please say advertised;
Jane Casper, Ed Hamilton, T..
A. Harris, Celia NJ. Queen, Threasa
Peter, Fannie b. Willis, Sallie J..
Thomas, Abraham Washington, a.
e.. Anderson, Annie Quirk, b. f..
Miller, George X. Amos, Annie
Barnhart, Beatty Burb,L l.. Brown,
Margaret \. Harsh, Mary Higer.
Stephin JOY, G. II, Jones, Susan
Keartley, James II. Keyst, Rev. j..
G.. Macking. Also the following let
tiers held for postage: Laccie Rock
we'll, Cherry Run, w. Va; Betty
Barns, Cherry Run, w. Va; j. W,
Negley, Rinick, Mo; Mrs. VIM. II.
Travers, Charlestown, w. Va; Dav
id Tall, Hedgesville, w. Va: Viii
liam Miller, Martinsburg, w. Va:
American Book Store, 122 Nassau
ST., New York.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

THE House Committee on Terri
tories has adopted the report of the
subcommittee favoring the admis-
sion of Dakota as "A State. 1t is
thought the report will be adopted
without serious opposition.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

DON'T forget the meeting of the
Stockholders of the Agricultural So
ciety on next Saturday, February
25th. 1t is important that all who
can possibly do so. attend.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

THE Burroughs anti Mormon res.
olution which has passed the House,
came up in the Senate on Wednes-
day, and the indications are that it
will pass that body.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-02-18

The Secretary of the Treasury has
prepared a bill authorizing the sale
or lease of the Harper's Ferry prop
erty, with a provision that the water
power of the property shall be offered
at a fair cash value, and not sold for
less.