Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-26

the candidates are grouped by parties
A unique feature Of the Illinois law ia
| the provision which gives TO working
men two hours On election day without
having the same taken from their weekly
time.
The complaint IL renewed that the
Big -Four" cattle combine IL making
tremendous effort 10 break the prices on
beef cattle By refusing to buy largely
and declaring that prices must fall
because Texas cattle will be soon coming
| market. On the other hand, it Ia
stated that the supply OF cattle IL smaller
now than 1t has been for years, many
young cattle having been sent 70 mar
ket during last fall and early winter
because OF the increased cost Of grain.
Meantime the European demand for cat
tie has Increased. The Chicago Inter
Ocean said, few days since, that the
price OF American cattle in London has
advanced from 10 to II cents a pound.
| which IL the highest quotation for Amer
lean beeves for over five years. London
prices are from 3 to cents a pound
higher than year ago Yet, in spite Of
the advance Of American beef in London
| during the past two weeks, the price Of
export cattle in this country has
remained about the same. and prices at
present are only 30 to 20 cents hun
dred higher than year ago. A COM
mittee of the Senate undertook to
Investigate the causes of the low prices
Of cattle paid to the grower and the
high prices paid by the consumer. 1t
did not make the matter very clear, but
this new statement strengthens the sue
picion that the combine" controls the
market to large extent. If those gen
tlemen who are exciting themselves
abou. the currency had the capacity to
undertake the solution OF so practical a
question as the cattle problem presents
they might be of some advantage to the
cattle growers.
The literary papers are now having
considerable to say about Mr.. Louis j.
Jennings of London, and his second
novel OF American society, The Phil
adelphians." Mr.. Jennings is native
Englishman. but came to this country
when quite young man and made a
brilliant success as editor Of the New
York Times. He made himself famous
by the extraordinary combat which he
carried on against the New York politi-
cal ring of which the late William M.
Tweed was master, and it was Mr.. Jen-
nings who alone and single handed made
"boss" which resulted in his complete
downfall and punishment. After the
victory Of The Times over the Tweed
ring Mr.. Jennings star was in the
ascendant, and he had friends who were
willing to place money ut his disposal
with which to buy "A controlling interest
in that newspaper. For time it
seemed rs though Mr.. Jennings would
succeed, but the control passed else
where, and he retired from the
management of the paper at the
very time when he seemed to
be about to secure a permanent foothold |
and to become recognized as among the |
chiefs of Journalism in New York.
Mr.. Jennings then returned to London,
but instead OF entering journalism be-
came interested in politics aud was soon |
after elected to Parliament in which he
has served many years, and by his abil-
ity has lifted himself above the usual |
level which Characterizes that body of |
legislators. Mr.. Jennings is one of |
those busy men who always accom- |
plsh greater things than those who
have abundance of time on their |
hands. During the u years Of his
parliamentary career he has published |
two successful novels THE Millionaire:
and THE Philadelphiau; !" edited the cor
respondence OF John Wilson Croker. |
long editor of the Edinburgh Review, in |
three large volumes, and published two |
delightful books of outing rambles in
England. But these last which are
among the most delightful books ever
written about the charming country |
scenes of England. are not men
toned by the writer OF the articles |
spoken of. One is Field Paths |
and Green Lanes" describing country
walks in Surrey and Sussex, published
in ISIS, republshed in New York; and
the other is "Rambles Among the Bills,
in the Peak Of Derbyshire and the South
Towns, published in 1850, not reprinted
in this country. These books are most
delightful reading, and show Mr.. Jen-
nings to be true worshiper of nature
and genuine lover Of her beauties. In
letter to the write from his home in Elm
Park Gardens, London, 5. W. in l $50,
Mr.. Jennings says: ~ wish had time
and opportunity to resume my rambles,
but am now swallowed up in politics
and see little OF Field Paths or Green
lanes" The rambles which these books
describe are taken as a relief from the
engrossing cares of his duties in Parlia-
ment. When his last novel was pub
lished Mr.. Jennings was celebrating the
marriage of his daughter, one of a large
family of beautiful girls. He married
that charming actress and beautiful
woman. SO long a fayorite in New York,
Miss Madeline Hcnriques, and most
devoted wife she has been to him. The
only thing we dislike about Mr.. Jen-
nings is his hatred of Gladstone.
Ms. escrstsrv Blaine
No truer or more discriminating words
OF praise have ever been uttered than the
following from the columns of the
Boston Evening Transcript of Saturday
and when the character of the source is
considered-the Transcript being thor
oughly independent although loyalty
Republican--the praise which is con-
tanned in the extract given becomes
far more significant. "Mr. Blaine says
the Transcript, sis not an ola man, but
he Is man who has done vast amount