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Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS., oss

Land Office at OberIin, KanS.,
Oct 18th 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make communication proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the clerk of the district court of Thomas
county Kas.. at Colby, Kansas on Nov. 30th
1SS9. viz:
JAMES C.. BITNER,
II E No l2l52 for the sci. sec "A town 6s range
36w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cutiva-
ton OF said land. viz: John II Gilispic, Will
liam II Hull. Richard T. Herning. David Br-
ney. all of Quickville. Kansas.
FRANK BACON. Register.
10-246W
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21

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Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION 10. 073
Land Office at Oberlin, Kans.

NOV ItSv.
Notice Is hereby given that the following.
named settler has tled notice OF his intention
to make final preenption proof in support Of
his claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the clerk of the district Court of Thomas
comfy, Kans.. at Colby. Kansas. on Jan.
WILLIAM n. SHARP.
% $50 fer the nwi% sec 81 town ia range 3sw.
He names the following witnesses To provo
his continuous residence on aud cult walton OF.
said land. viz: william II. Black. of Otter
bourne Kas. William A. Chapman, of Gem,
Kas Edward BourQuin, OF Otferbonrne. Kas.:
William J. DOwdail, of Deland, Ks.
1l-l4-6w CYRCs ANDERSON, Register.
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
NOTICE FOR RPUBLlCATION.- OIL
Land ONCE at Oberlin, Kans..

Land ONCE ut Oberlin, kans..
Nov. 4th, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named settler has filed notice of his intentiOn
to make final proof in support of his
claim, ard that said proof will be mado
before clerk of the district court Of Thomas
county, Kas., al Colby. Kansas, on Dec. I'd
1889, viz:
WILLIAM II. SMITH.
II T.. No 1g,9 for the sei& sect township -
range 2w.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuitivar
ton Of said land viz: Emery Bond. Charles
A. Caristen. all of colby. Kansas: Chris ia
cobson. Albert Spurgin. Hli OF Thurfork. Kan
saS.
FRANK BACON, Register.
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
VIA THE ALBERT LEA ROUTE,


With THROUGH Declining ERE o those points
and Hunting Fishing
KANKAKEE facilities TO
once the United States Z csnads addre ~ 1 ~ 49,
E. ST. JOHN. JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Genera Manage CHICAGO. 0enIT
Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21

shaa region fifty years ago, says that
common people didn't own stoves
then; they rented them Of the rics for
twenty-five cents month. DR.. Cabin.
sf Litchfield. had quite a number that
he rented We we'll remember seeing
him staff around for miles to colle0
stove rent There were no clocks i.
school houses; the teachers had nooB
marks on the window sill; when tho 81.
struck the mark it was noon; II cloudy
ehey guessed noon. There were clocks
IN but families in those days
Several manageable Young mes
Of Rochester. N. H., are in Q terrible
pickle. They have heretofore given -
. reason for not marrying that they
could not afford the luxury. About .
month ago several manageable young
ladies put their heads together and
prepared document proving conclu.
sively that families of from two to si1
lthey provided for the future. you see)
can i've well on nine dollars . week.
Having disposed of rents. fuel and pro.
visions. these artless girls turned theil
attention 10 clothing, and the docunen'
Aforesaid states that the woman whs
can not dress stylishly and save mohe,
on eighty dollars year is not worth
the marrying. Then these girls made
copies of the original and sent one te
each OF tho eligible young mea.-Bosfss
0lAhA
~ecy pretty tidy nay be made a
81 03sopg ple>e of satin or velvet. Dor.
deied BY broad ribbon and edged viii
1-ep lace. In one corner . spray O:
aowers is worked in silk. Old goLl
.an with deep parpie pansics has .
yicA sfect or Q vine Of biua c,nyGlvu-
las On = crimson ground u " graH>
e1k-8ASrcA Aeak
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UNHAPPY DIRECTORS.
Western Union Officials object to
the New Government Rate.

NEW YORK, July 12.-The announcement
that the Western Union Telegraph Company
had suffered severe shock by the reduction
by Postmaster General Wanamaker of the
rate for .telegraphic service for the govern
ment from one cent to one mill per word, was
not calculated to make the friends Of that
corporation particularly jubilant. The di-
rectors of the company yesterday were still
recovering from the tidings they received
from Washington to the same effect, and pre-
ferred to continue to mourn in solitude rath-
er than take the sympathetic public into
their several condolences. President Norvin
Green declared that he was unprepared to
make any statement concerning the matter.
He was in communication with Mr.. Wana-
maker, and as the change was an exceeding
ly important one, it would be subject to the
most careful consideration. The directors
of the company will. it is understood, hold a
special meeting next week, and will then act
upon the governments rates.
Vice President Van Horne declared that
the average cost OF messages over the West
ern Union wires is about "a cents. ''The old
government rate" he continued, "barely
paid the company: l am unable to say what
IS se eRese iTs Of & e ssn s4
vice business on our system, but it is
more than $4,000. l believe that the signal
service cannot be placed under this new rate
because even precedence would be of no use
to it. The wires for its adequate service
must be punched during certain hours
of the day in order to sat
isfy the ordinary demands of the depart
ment There is no existing law to compel
us to do that. The company's former ad-
vantage, In money sense, is now set off by
loss. The chief use of complying with the
government requirements has been to give
our corporation legal status as an inter-
State commerce company"
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LOST HIS MILLIONS.
Senator Washburn Said to be Depen-
dent on His Salary.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 1.-THE simultan-
eous announcements that Senator Wash
burn had sold his milling and lumber inter
ests and departed for Europe set the gossips
to discussing his financial condition. The
following facts are printed here this after
noon:
About year ago Mr.. Washburn found
that he was not making money. He had
large interests in and out Of the city. He
was interested extensively in milling and
banking, and he was president Of the 500
railroad. He also had senatorial fight on
his hands, which was taking large amount
of his time, and was expensive. The bust.
ness interests, as the story goes, were not
thriving, on the whole.
1t became evident that to recover from the
impending disaster it would be necessary to
attempt systematic looping off of the vari-
Gus enterprises. This was attempted, but
the clouds of financial ruin were still lower
ing when some of the warm-hearted and
stanch friends of Mr.. Washburn took it into
their heads to try and tide him over. A
syndicate was formed, of which Thomas
Lowery, G. A. Pillsbury and I'll. Z. Fletcher
were leading members, to furnish money to
keep Mr. Washburn's interests above water,
until he could dispose of outside interests.
An examination Of his affairs showed that
in place of being worth several million dol
lars his business interests were not worth
$400,000.
The plan of Senator Washburn's friends
was to secure him competence, relieve him
from his burden of business cares, and so al
When he gets his affairs settled up. instead
of being worth $4,000,0O0, his capital will
amount to few thousands, and he will be
obliged to live on his senatorial salary.
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Appolntments by the President.

day made the following appointments:
Jesse johnson of New York, to be Attorney Of
the United States for the Eastern District of New
York.
Eugene Marshall OF Texas, to be Attorney of
the United States for the Northern District of
Texas.
Charles A, yarIan Of Utah, to be Attorney of
Elias ii. Parsons of Utah, to be Marshal of the
United States for the ss. Territory Es 9f G Utah.
in the county of Morgan, Utah.
Maine Postal News.
: WASHINGTON, JIly ia new post office
has been established at Crescent Surf, York
county, With Onward Wells, postmaster.
A change has been made in the star service
from Brooks to Monroe. From July II. 1889
increase distance 1.36 mile caused BY estab-
lishment and supply of post Office at Monroe
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, July IL. - The following
Maine people were granted pensions today:
ORIGINAL.
Calvin Penrock, George W. johnson,
INCREASE.
Henry H. Archer George w. Young
ID. w. Sylvester, mary, mother Of Warren
5. Folsom.
Maine Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The following
fourth class postmasters have been appoint
ed in Maine:
Frank Allingham Benedictta eTesnct Mrs :. Freeman,
Windham: CYRUS X. Gree orth Pittston: John
e. Stephens. .Rumford Ce..fo; Oliver Cromwell
East Mercer; +. G. Wheeler, Easton; j. B. Long
fellow, Harmon George IL. Kilbrefh, Manches-
was Goodbye HadJi.
WASHINGTON. July 12.-Hadjl Hassein
Ghooly Khan, Persian minister, and his sec
retary left the city today for New York, and
will tomorrow take the French steamer for
Havre
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FROM THE CITY BY THE POTOMAC.
Preserving Data Concerning the Men
who Wore the Blue.
New Boards Of Examining Surgeons
Appointed in Maine.
The President Leaves Washington
for Deer Park.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Owing to the alb
sence from Washington OF Secretary Proc
tor. the order for a consolidation of several
divisions of the War Department will not be
officially promulgated until the last of the
week. The purpose and scope of the order
are pretty we'll understood by the officials
and clerks who will be affected, and among
whom there is considerable grumbling
Some of them appear to think that the War
Department will go to the "demnition bow
vows" if the order is enforced, while theirs
foresee that the ultimate effect of it, proba-
bly,, will be to reduce the number of clerks
now employed under the Office upon the Off
cial records. :.
The object of the order is three-fold First
to bring up to date the work in the Adjutant
Generals office, some of which is six months
or more in arrears; second, to simplify and
systematic certain branches of work; and
third, to preserve such important original
records of the volunteer army as muster
rolls, hospital registers, etc. Some years
ago, when Assistant Surgeon Ainsworth of
the army, was assigned to duty in charge Of
the medical hospital and other medical rec
ords of the Surgeon Generals Office, he
found them in dilapidated condition, some
of them, in fact, by long use and constant
handling, actually falling to pieces. The
Importance, not to say necessity, OF preserv-
ing these records will be better appreciated
when it is understood that they contain the
official evidence, not otherwise attainable in
thousands of applications for pensions. DR..
Ainsworth at once began the preparation
of an alphabetical index-catalOgue of
these records, setting forth the medical
history of every officer and soldier whose
logue grew the searches were easier as well
as more thorough, and the original records
were no longer subjected to constant thumb
ing and careless handling. This index
catalogue will be completed by the end of
the current year. Already, in its incomplete
condition it has enabled the clerks not only
to bring up to date work which was months
or more in arrearsIwhen it was begun, but to
answer satisfactorily about 70 per cent. of
the inquiries from the pension bureau,
against about 80 per cent. under the practice
formerly in vogue.
1t is now proposed to apply the same sys-
in the Adjutant- Generals Office. OF course,
this is a work of much greater magnitude,
but when completed it will be practicable to
ascertain in tithe of the time now required
the military history of any officer or soldier
whose name is borne on any muster roll, and
will be of lncalculable value in the investiga-
ton and speedy adjudication, not only for
pensions, but also for back pay, bounty, SER
vice, etc. 1t will also prevent the destruc-
ton by constant handling of muster rolls
and other original records Of the Volunteer
Army, which should be carefully preserved
as long as the government shall endure.
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EXAMINING SURGEONS.
New Boards Established for the Con-
venience of Maine Veterans.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-The Commission
er of Pensions has established new boards
of pension examining surgeons in Maine as
follows: One in York county, one at Bath
to be called the Bath board; one at Damar-
iscotta, to be called the Damariscotta board !,
one at iSouth Paris, to be called the South
Paris board; aud one at Fryeburg, to be
called the Fryeburg board. They are con-
stituted as follows.
Bath Board-J. 3. Wescott of Bath. C. A. Peas
South Paris BOard-Isaac Rounds of South
Paris, c. NJ Bisbee of West Sumner, c. d. Hill of
Bethel.
Fryeburg sBoard-D. Lowell Lamson of Frye
burg w. L. Getehell Of Brownfeld, s. A. Evans
of Conway, N. III.
Damariscotta Board-A. r. G. Smith of White
field. Z; F. Stetson of Damariscotta, J.T Sanborn
of WaldoborO.
York Board-John o. Lord, W. J. Mayberry, F.
Il. Kimball
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MILITIA CHANCES.
Commissions, designations and Dis
charges in the State Troops.
AUGUSTA, July 12.-The following crde
have been issued

AUGUSTA, July 12.-The following orders
have been issued:
HEADQUARTERS MAINE MILITIA
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
AUGUSTA, July IL, 1889.
General orders No. 8:
l. The following changes have occurred among
the commissioned officers of the volunteer militia
series:
Seward s. Stearns Norway, captain company
ID, First Regiment, with rank from June D. 1882
George T. Crockett Norway. first lieutenant
Company d. First Regiment, with rank from June
Harry /. Hall, Paris, second lieutenant Com
paany d. First Regiment with rank from July o.
A1RE Fred W. Atkinson. Topsham Junior second
lieutenant, First Battery, M. v. M, with rank
from July 8, 1889.
RESIGNED AND DISCHARGED.
Capt George r. Howe, Company d, First Reg
iment May %, 1889.
platoon, First Battery, June 6, 1889:
Second Lieutenant Clemens b. Bailey, Company
ID, First Regiment, July 1, 1889.
ii. Upon recommendation of company regl-
ment and brigade commanders the following en-
listed men are hereby discharged from the
Vspar Company +, FIRST Regiment, pryates Lawrence
G. Gordon willis F. Mute and Gorham D. Weeks.
Company g. First Regiment, priyates George
II. Dolby, Fred T.. Durgin and Nathaniel T.
Variel
III. Upon recommendation of captain COM
manding FIRST Battery and OF the brigade COM
mander, the following enlisted men are hereby
discharged from the first platoon of First Battery,
M. V. NJ: Ulysses G. Allen, frank W. Cosgraye,
Herman Chadburne, Reuben X. Farr, John N.
Lucas, Stephen M. McDonough, Thomas F. Nc
Grath, John d. MCGEE, Angelic w. Merrill and
John O'Leary.
general the following enlisted men are hereby
discharged from the volunteer militia for falling
to appear at the inspection in obedience TO gene
raj orders No. g. current series and for continued
absence without leave:
Company A, First Regiment, James Armstrong,
Eugene L. Hascall, Charles h. Littleaeld Henry
o. Porter, Samuel w. Shaw and Richard White
hall. Company b. First Regiment, Luther l..
allen, Stanley j. Brown, Geo. A. Clark, Charles
A. Dyer, Thomas J. Garrett, John Headly, Wal
ter f. Griffin, Fred G. Loring. Arthur W. Libby,
Daniel H. Lothrop, Edwin J. Pearson. John +.
Ryan, George f. Stone, Charles w. Sheaf and
VIM. W. Sprague. Company E. First Regiment
Austin j. Burke, James F; Donovan John M.
Hayes, John j. Mahoney, Patrick j. McCullum
Frank d. Meaugh, James Mungovan, Thomas J.
Murphy. Richard 1. Nealey, James p. Tobin and
George Z. Ward.
BY order of the Governor and Commander-in
Chief.
HENRY M. SPRAGUE, Adit, Gen,
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BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
The London Times will Take Care OF
LeCaron the Spy.

LONDON, July 12.-Before the Parnell COM
mission today Mr.. Soames. solicitor for the
London Times, was recalled He said Le-
Caron, having lost employment in the gov
ernment service, would be provided for by
the Times as long as he needed assistance.
Mr.. Houston, secretary Of the Loyal and
Patriotic Union, was also recalled. He tes-
titled that he borrowed a4J0 from Lord STALL
bridge and Sir Roland Blennerhasset, and
1850 from DIR. Maquire to purchase the Pig
OFT letters printed by the Times.
Sir Charles Russell demanded the produc-
tion Of the Loyal and Patriotic Union rec
ords, and said he desired to prove that the
whole indictment contained in "Parnellism
and Crime" proceeded from this union.
Pigott, he said, had been used by this pow
erful political organization to concoct the
plan
Attorney General Webster contended that
the books were wanted in order to give the
Parnellites free range upon other political
matters.
The court decided against the application
for production Of the books.
Sir Charles Russell then intimated that he
had received written injunctions from Mr..
Parnell regarding the further conduct OF his
case, which required him to ask for an oppor-
tunity to consider his position.
Messrs. Parnell, Davitt, Lewis and Sir
Charles Russell hereupon withdrew from the
court room.
The commission then adjourned until next
Tuesday.
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PORTLAND, MAINE SATURDAY MORNING,

the veteran politician died. by the will
which has just been admitted to probate, is
given to Senator Cameron and after the lat
ter's death is to 60 into possession OF his son.
James Mccormick Cameron.
Simon Cameron. the imbecile son OIL Cen
eral Cameron, is to have residence on the
estate to be worth 100000. The Front
street mansion house. most Of which
is about 100 years old, is given to
General Cameron's daughter, Margaret.
the widow of Richard j. Huldeman. for sey-
eral years member of Congress from this
district. Its value is placed at $4,000. Mrs.
Haldeman is also given the furniture in the
house. The silver plate and table silver of
every description is directed to be divided
between Mrs. Haldeman and Mrs. Wayne
MacVeagh.
Each of his granddaughters, Mrs. s. ii.
Chauvenet, Mrs. David Watts and Miss Janet
Cameron, will receive 100000 There are
given to General Cameron's executors S5O,OO0
in trust to pay the interest during lie TO
Simon b. Cameron, a grandson.
The Barnhardt farm in Centre county.
comprising 425 acres, is given in trust to
Simon Cameron Burnside. Sufficient bonds
to yield an annual income of $1,000 are direct
ed to be set aside for the support Of General
Cameron's son Simon. Bequests are also
made to several public institutions.
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THE STATE.
ANnRoscoaaIN corNrY.

ANDhOoNOU0AN NOONAhs
Messrs. b. +. and +. III Briggs Of Auburn
have recently sold the promising two-year-
old filly Nordica. by Messenger Wilkes, dam
Modjeska, by Redwood, and second dam by
Brown Harry, to G. @. Mayberry Of Lynn,
Mass. The colt Is full sister to the Briggs
gentlemen's yearling Franceska, at whose
speed even at this early age, the local horse
men marvel.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
1t Is understood that a syndicate of veal
thy New Workers has been formed for the
building Of an electric road from Augusta to
the National Home at T0gus.
William Gowell, superintendent OF Oak
Grove Cemetery, in Gardiner, was thrown
from his carriage and severely injured
Thursday.
Mr.. Edward lRobinson and l.. d. Cooke.
who have served for Dumber OF years as
trustees OF the Gardiner Savings Bank, have
resigned their positions on account OF Ill
health. j. G. Atkins and III. Il. Closson
have been elected to fill their places for the
remainder Of the term.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A Young man named Churl, of Woodstock,
N. b., was severely injured In the woods at
Kingman this week.
The places under consideration for the To-
cation of the new insane asylum In Bangor
are as follows: The Webster place, on the
Webster road; the Hersey place, on the
Carmel road the DIR. Evans place, on upper
Broadway; the Wyman and Humphrey
places, above the arsenal, on Essex street;
the Gen. HodsdOn place, on saltwater ave-
nue. and adjoining land; the Gilligan place,
ON Mount Hope avenue; the Spratt and Eg-
cry farms, on the 0rono road the estate on
Thatcher's court, below the city poor farm,
all in Bangor; and the two Burr farms in
Brewers
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The new hotel at Greenville Junction Is
we'll under way. The frame of the building
is nearly up, and work is being rapidly
pushed forward. The new hotel will be 100
by 40 feet, and three stories high. Mr. G. b.
Brown of Bangor is building it,
A new veneer factory will soon be built at
Greenyille by Mr.. j. II. Searles. The facto-
~ will be three stories high and 80 feet long
by 80 wide
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town ten miles north of here on the Jeffer
sonyille, Madison & Indianapolis railroad.
Sheriff Smith of this county and his posse
reached that place in hot pursuit OF the fugl,
tives about two hours after their arrival
there.
The numerous admirers of Kilrain at Edin-
burg, learning that he was about to be ar
rested, assisted in concealing the party and
threw the officials off the trail.
About IL o'clock last night carriage con-
tanning the pugilst left Edinburg and took
the road leading to Shelbyville, 20 miles dis
tant
Nothing since has been heard from them.
Officers are still on their track.
rain was not in the carriage which left there,
but boarded the north bound passenger train
at midnight for Chicago all alone.
This report, however, is not believed to be
correct
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WOES OF THE PEpDLERs.
Learning How to Sell Under the New
Maine Law.

AUGUSTA, July 12.-The near approach OF
the enforcement of the much talked of ped
ders law, enacted by the last legislature. is
causing quite a commotion among that quite
numerous class who earn their livelihood by
selling goods from place to place. There
seems to be general lack of knowledge
among them concerning the application ard
provisions of the law, and the Secretary of
State is in receipt of swarm of letters of in
quiry, and is kept very busy answering
them, and it is no small task to do so, as
considerable legal investigation is required
to give correct solutions.
Up to this time applications for State
licenses have been granted to six peddlers,
which at $50 each turned $500 into the State
treasury. Thirty applications for State,
town and county licenses have been made
and granted in all, each one yielding the
Gfata G1
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EerS AND BOUNDARIES.
Proceedings of the Western State
Makers Yesterday.

BISMARCK, OAK, July 12.--Today few
committees of the Constitutional Conven-
tion held meetings for organization and
planning their work. When the convention
assembled motion to authorize a joint COM
mission to be in charge of the division of as
sets and liabilities of the territory and to
settle temporarily on boundary line be-
tween North and South Dakota was carried.
Debate was continued on the formation Of
new counties and the taxation of railroad
corporations .Without action the convention
adjourned.
SIOUX FALLS, OAK, July 12.--About three
fourths of the delegates met today and ad-
journed after half hours session.
OLYMPIA, w. T.. July 12.-In the conven,,
tion today large number of petitions and
resolutions were introduced, one signed by
594 men and 415 women in favor of woman
SUFFRAGE All were appropriately referred.
The remainder of the session was consumed
in the decision of the report of the commit
tpe on rules
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT
July IL, 1889, S.or r. Nl.
Observations taken at the saD,c m yea. ~ 49,
fall ofa