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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-04

The Bangor Wing, referring to des-
patch to the Chicago Inter-Ocean from
it's Washington correspondent, in which
he gives table of doubtful states, in
which Maine appears, though the cor
respondent says that the President S
friends expect to get Names delega-
ton, because ''itwas instructed for him, 2
makes this pertinent comment:
All of which should be interesting to those
responsible for that remarkable resolution that
was deprived of its power for mischief only by
the prompt protest of a delegate at large who
of Mr.. Blaine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-04
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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03

and homes 10 enable them to be taken
in, they will obtain all needed appro-
pristions for improvements from con-
gresg, and the whole scheme as origin
ally planned by the syndicate will 60
through. We might go much more
into detail and give many more Of the
facts and incidents relative TO the
scheme and the several steps of its
execution, but we have given enough
to convey fair idea of what is being
done by the servants Of the dear peo-
pie at the beautiful capital city OF
this great republic.
Millions Of voters all over the land
have demanded Of congress an act re-
storing silver as q money metal, and
such other legislation as would re-
lieve the depressed condition Of
American industries, but it has been
impossible to secure such Legislation.
While this is the case, a private land
syndicate, composed, at most, Of "a few
individuals, is able to secure just the
kind Of Legislation it desires for Che
advancement Of its private purposes.
The great and powerful government
Of the United States, through its con-
gress and executive, thus enters into
a deliberate conspiracy with this syn
dicate in scheme Of robbery Of an
other Class Of American citizens by
which some are compelled to part
with the homes they have made for
their families for so per cent. Of their
value, and the homes of others are
likely to be confscated through the
assessments authorized by the act Gre
ating the park. And for such purposes
do the people Of this great country
elect representatives to congress.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03

WELL, that Republican ticket is
surely a nsusesting mess to dish up
to honest voters A soulless dema-
gogue for governor; a defsulter and
an all-round scoundrel for congress-
man at large; gambler and scab
trsdesman for treasurer. Then to
complete the dose, in the Third dis
triCt they have Humphrey, who under
took 10 trade the senstorship of for .
seat In congress; in the Second, Fog
horn Funston, and in the Fifth, ]. r.
Burton, whose reputation smells loud
enough to drive a dog out Of tan
yard.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03

Ii one could believe half the things
that are said Of Jerry Simpson by the
press reporters, he would have to ad-
NIT that Jerry is the most wonder
fully diversified" man in the world.
OF late they have been painting him
as a bicycle dude who has lost all his
sympathy for the laboring men. Now
they have him transformed into q
blOOd-thirsty, rip-rOaring anarchist,
who carries an arsenal, makes incen-
diary speeches, and dances jiR on
the speakers desk when he hears Of
an assassination. Next thing we know
they'll be making a modern Claude
Duval out Of our Jerry.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03
462 LOUIsIANA AVRNUR,
WAsnINGToN, b. O., MaY sl, lS09.


Capt g. J. Fteberger, CGptdtn Of Engineers, U.
S. A., er officer r. O. p. Com:
DEAR SLR:--Mr, Harvey L. Page has referred
to me for answer your communication Of the
2sth instant, lnquiring by what authority he has
taken possession Of one Of the houses In Rock
creek park"
In reply beg to say that Mr.. Page bought
and paid for the particular house In question
many years ago, and Is under the impression
that lt belongs to him.
True 1t 10 that for more than year there has
been much talk on the street corners and In the
public press Of this city, and likewise in the
courts, about the establishment Of public park
along Rock creek. But when the time Of pay
ment came, It was discovered that the treasurer
Of the United States did not have the requisite
funds to meet the award Of the appraisers.
ThereupOn there was a conference between the
secretary Of the treasury and the chairman of
the house committee on appropriations, and
scheme was devised to postpone payment, with
out advertising to the world the c0unCEy's In.
sOlVency.
There Is rumor current In the region Of the
city hall that the matter has been referred to the
attorney general to report. whether or not the
corps Of engineers, U. 8. A., may not take pos
session Of the lands included within the limits Of
the s0caled park without the tOrmality Of pay
ing or rendering TO the owners Of these lands the
respective values thereof IS ascertalned by the
appraisers. But lt seems that the attorney gen.
eral, In glancIng casually through the cOnStitu-
ton OF the United States has discovered that In
TINA OP naana DrIvafA DrOnartV cannot b0 taken
for public use without compensation. No ex-
ception seems to have been made In favor OF
the corps Of engineers U. g. A., at least none has
as yet been discovered by the distinguished law
yer from indianapolis, who at present presldeg
over the department OF justice.
Pending such discovery have taken the
liberty to advise Mr.. Page that he may safely
seek refuge under his own oaks from the eflul-
gent rays Of summer suns, especially now that
the dangerous denlzen Of the Zoo-the lamented
grizzly-is no longer In q condition TO do damage
In that locality. The cool character Of your COM
municatIOn win add further comfort TO the CRATE
full breezeS and the musical murmuringS Of the
water.
l have the honor TO be, with great respect,
your obedient servant, SAMUEL MADDOX.
The law Of the land is, however,
supreme, and all resistance to the
powers that be is futile. The COM
missioners will obtain possession Of
all the land, they will levy sufficient
assessment upon the adjacent farms
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03

IT was not nice OF Sidney Cooke
the Democratic nominee Of the Fifth
district, calling Harrison a bunco
steerer just after Jerry Simpson had
charged the administration with
running long horned steers into the
Cherokee strip for the benefit Of the
campaign fund. It is probably Guer-
lila Elkins who does most Of the
steering"
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03

hAADluA OA A1GoEVCu4A$ AaAAS WlA 0P-
pear as our story progresses.
On April 13, 1891, President Har-
rison fled the official order approving
as reasonable the values fixed by the
appraisers upon the lands and homes
seized and condemned. The public
will be able to Judge Of the reasona
bleness Of these awards from the
following facts. The lands pur-
chased by the syndicate Of land'spec-
ulators before referred to, stretching
along parallel with the park, and
which are said to be inferior in value
to the lands embraced in the Confs-
Gated homes, were purchased at pri-
vate sale at sn..sverage cost of $1,000
per acre, while the price awarded to
the owners Of homes, with all their
improvements, in the park grounds
averaged $3.50 per acre.
Now, it was the land syndicate that
worked up the park scheme, and the
shrewdness Of the entire plan COM
mands the highest admiration Of all
who appreciate human gall. Con-
gress and the president fell into the
scheme with readiness that must
impress the reader with a favorable
idea of the willingness Of our public
officials to aid their fellow men when
in need.
Let us now turn our attention
briefly to some of the details Of this
scheme. Let il be remembered that
there was no demand on the part OF
the people Of the United States for
such a park. The citizens Of Wash
ington and Of the District of Columbia
did not want it. They already had
8, ,429 acres Of public parks, and there
was no demand for any increase, ex-
cept from the little band Of patriots
who owned the syndicate land short
distance from the proposed park.
They felt the need Of a great public
pleasure ground where the children
Of the people Of the United States
might go out and read the signs
Keep Of the Grass" and learn to
be patriotic citizens Of this great coun-
try; and congress was not slow to sp-
preciate the Importance Of such a
school of patriotism. Accordingly the
act was promptly passed for this pur-
pose.
AS before stated it appropriated
81, 100000 toward the purchase Of
the land and the incidental expenses
necessary to have il condemned and
taken in by the board Of commission
ers. It did more than this. Section
6 of the act authorizes the commits
Sioners to make an assessment upon
adjacent lands should the Sppropria-
ton fall short in order to supply the
deficiency. This was justified on the
ground that these adjacent lands will
be especially benefited by the park
improvements. OF course the appro-
priation fell short. The commission
ers were not required to give bonds,
and no one to-day knows how much
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03
ONE OF THE MANY SCHEMES IN WHICH
CONGRESS Is ENGAGED.


1890, a Washington correspondent
calls attention to q scheme Contem-
plating the purchase Of large tract
of land in the District of Columbia to
be converted into a public park. 1t
was proposed as a part of the scheme
to extend the streets of the city in
that direction some six or eight miles
outside the city limits, at an expense
of $2,5OO,OOO, q bill for which was in
troduced in the senate by the late
Senator ingalls,. The true inwardness
of this scheme, and the influences
that are behind it, have been brought
more clearly to light as the successive
steps in its progress have been de-
veloped.
The tract of land selected for this
proposed park embraces the homes OF
something over eighty citizens Of the
District of Columbia, who have pur-
chased and paid for the lands and
built upon them in the belief that
they would have the common right Of
American citizens to occupy their
possessions.
The act of congress establishing
the park was approved September 27,
1890. From published circular re-
lating to this act, and to the steps
taken to carry out its provisions, we
obtain the following facts:
The first section CT the act provides that CON-
mlSSOners should be designated to secure 80
public park or pleasure ground for the benefit
and enjoyment Of the people Of the United
States"
The second section apprOpriRtes 81 100000 for
the cost OF land and expenses incidental to TAX
Ing the same for the park.
The park commission selected 1880 acres Of
land extending along Rock creek distance OF
four miles, the average width exceeding one
mile, and embracing, as stated above, the homes
Of over eighty citizens Of the district.
The commissioners we're empowered by the
act to estimate the value Of the lands to be taken
and purchase them from the OwperS. In the
event Of their failing to agree with the owners as
to the value Of their lands, the act authorized
their condemnation for public use. But three
owners agreed to accept the prices offered by
the park commission. Proceedings for condem-
nation were then had. Appraisers were sp-
pointed by the court. The ap-
pralsers mado their award December 10, 1891.
These more than eighty homes are
thus seized by the government for a
public pleasure ground, and the own
ers and occupants are forced by legal
process to vaoate and relinquish their
titles for such award as the appraisers
saw fit to make. The justice Of this
award will appear later on.
The first question that naturally
suggests itself to the mind OF the
reader at this point is, who was ask
ing for this psrki What particular
portion of the people of the United
States demanded this great public
pleasure groundi We imagine the
reader to say, why, the citizens Of
Washington and the District of Co
lumbis, of course; who else would
have any great interest in it, You
are wrong, gentle reader; these peO-
pie dld not ask for it. To whom,
then, is the country indebted for this
great hoon 10 the dear paonlaR Ali
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03

ment.. The result is, the farms and
homes lying Immediately adjacent to
the park have been assessed beyond
the ability Of. many Of the owners to
pay, and this assessment will eventu-
ally result in o con6scation of the
property, which. will be taken in by
the patriotic syndicate for the amount
levied against it and the costs incl
dent to it's collection.
AS one Of the incidents Of the OK
eCution Of this scheme, we quote the
following from a Washington paper,
which explains itself:
The subjolned correspondence will be read
with interest bordering on excitement. Mr..
Harvey L. Page, the well known architect, ls
the owner, and has been for several years, OF q
suburban home In the district recently con-
demned for the proposed Rock creek park. AZ
everybody knows, the price of all the property
80 condemned has been fixed by the appraisers
and sanctioned by the courts, and the apprO-
priatiOn TO pay for the same WAS made by con-
greSs over year ago. But, as mo money has
yet been paid or even rendered to the owners,
and as the latter are stu taxed on their prop
erty, they naturally assume that, for the present
at least, they are c0nStructively In possession.
Upon this Issue the engineer officer In charge Of
this barmeClde park has entered Into COntrO-
versy with Mr.. Pages attorney, Mr.. Samuel
Maddox, with what result the following CORE
spOndence will partially disclose
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-08-03
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
ENGINEER DRPARTMENT,

WA9HANWAUNI % o NAby 15I IoVs'
Mr.. Harvey Page, Washington, d. O.:
DEAR SIR;--I am informed that you have
taken possession Of one Of the houses In Rock
creek park. Please inform me by what authority
you have done so. Very respectfully,
G. J. FIEBRGBR,
Captain Of Engineers, U. 9. A.
Ex-0f1lceF r. o. 2, Com.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
st rong Witnesses

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
Catarrn Can't be Cured

with local applications. as they cannot
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20

The United States geological survey
has been for 10 years engaged in mak-
ing great map of the United States,
parts of which will be on exhibition at
the Worlds Fair. The piece. six feet in
length and four feet in width. now
ready, includes the state of Con necticut
and bit of Long Island and eastern
New York. This map will take at
least 90 more years to complete. Its
detail is such that upon it will be indi-
Gated every stream. brook, hillock, noun
tain. valley. farm, village and city. 1t
will show every public and private road
as completely as surveyors map of a
small township. This map. when COM
pleted. would, if spread out. cover lit
tie over ,hree-qusrters of an acre in SUI
pergcial area. or course it would be
impossible to suspend such map as to
make it available for practical use, and
therefore it will have to be published in
sections
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20

What the Hon. George G. Vest says in
regard to the superiority of the Hirsch-
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Il am using glasses which 1 purchased
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are simply unequalled In my experience.
G. G. VEST"
These spectacles are for sale by T. n.
Thomas, agent for Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
Expected to Die.
Was Told She Could Not
be Cured.

An instance OF what neglected Catarrh Will lead
to is given IN the c.se of Mrs Anna tonlson,
whose statements follow, and who suffered in the
most serious manner from HEADACHE. SORE
THRo T, DEAFNESS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA. LUNG
TROUBLE, CATARRH OF STOMACH, and NERVOUS
PRosTRATIoN.
Mrs Louison lives at the corner OF River Road
and Bridge Ave. She says:-
INV trouble began rea ly four years ago, with
catarrh of the head. had vic ent headaches, the
top of my mead being nearly split by the PAIN
NV nose and head stopped up. My nose was dIy
and painful and tn ough I enuffed up all kinds OF
remedies, could not make it moist or stop the
burning Ny throat became so sore that found
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ing spells. Twas told would die from consump
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
NOW rs THE TIME.
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Equal to Three in Winter.

The present warm weather is boon to suffer
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In the first place, there is less liability at this
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
Read His own Obituary.

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
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