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Only Ono Speech.

Many stories are told of Ben Buffers wit
His brain was as quick rs flash, and he had
one of the most sarcastic tongues that ever cut
a soul or cracked joke l heard story last
night of his remark at the close of Congress
sional speech OF John A. Bingham. Butler did
not like Bingham, but the speech an able
one, and at its close the House was wrapped in
silence. and you could have heard pin drop
any place in the Chamber The Congressman
were ready to burst into applause, when But.
ler cooking his queer eye, said in u stage
whisper:
] always did like that speech"
This meant, of course, that Bingham had but
one Speech and that he had spoken il many
times before. 1t efIectuaily settled! the ap-
nlause
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Ciayton,s Assassin Apprehended.

Great excitement has been caused throughout
the State of Arkansas by the news that the
murderer of Powell Clayton had been captured
at Butte City, Mont, and would be turned over
to the proper authorities upon requisition.
The prisoner, Frank Hickey is. held upon Il
fimsey charge. and it is feared that unless the
requsition is quickly made and presented that
his lawyers will be able to get him out ON
habeas corpus proceeding. The belief is grow.
ing that the arrest Of Hickey will solve this
great mystery, Col. Clayton was the youngest
brother of Hon. Powell Clayton. the Republic.
can leader OF this State, and at the time Of his
death he was Grand Commander Of The Arkansas
Commandery, Knights Templar. He was NOM
mated for Congress by tho Republicans of the
Second Congressional District, his opponent
being Clifton r. Breckenridge Shortly after
the polls closed at Plummersvilc Conway
County, three masked men entered the room
and forcibly took from the judges and super
visors the ballot. box and poll books. Plum
mersville was inhabited almost entirely by
negroes, everyone of whom voted for Clayton.
IIore than 500 votes were pollcd at that pre-
cinct. When the returns were canvassed it was
found that Breckenridge bad defeated Clayton
by small majority, the PlummeIsville vote,
of course, not being counted.
Clayton Immediately served notice Of contest
ON Breckenridge. and began the work of taking
evidence. On Jan. &C. 1889, he went to Plum.
mersville for the purpose of investigating
the theft of the balot.box, and, if possible,
learn the number of votes he received there.
He had received afiidavits of Ago voters who
testified that they voted for him. On the night
of Jan. %. while sitting at table in room of
the boarding house where he was stopping in
Plummersville, Clayton was shot and instantly
killed by someone from the front part of the
yard. Two loads of buckshot entered his neck
and tore away the entire left side. The news
of the brutal assassination spread like wldfre
and caused great indignation. From that day
until the present time no proof has been dis.
covered as to the perpetrators of the deed. The
result of the Congressional Investigation Com
mittee that came to Little Rock and the final
expulsion from the House of Col. Breckenridge
are still fresh in the minds of the public.
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4 WunderIuI Inyenfinn.

Prof. Elisha Gray. of Chicago, gava an ex.
hbition of the workings of the telautograph on
March 2G an invention of his. The telauto-
graph. as It's name implies, enables one TO trans
nit in simultaneously by wire facsimile of his
haniwiiting 10 distance. An ordinary pen
or pencil is employed As il moves a pen at
the other end OF the line moves simultaneously
and forms the words and letters in precisely the
same way. Whatever IS written at one end of
ihe line IS REPRODUCED in fac-simile at the other
end. Tho tests were entirely satisfactory,
many of them being made by The guests. Writ
ing, sketches, musical rotation. and steno-
graphic characters were transmitted with co ual
iideiity. The tests were made through artificial
resistanecs representing many hundreds of
ialles OF wire.
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Chinese With Smallpox.

Last week 500 Chinese wero landed at Vic
toria, b. c.. and proceeded to Montreal. 1t was
found that smallpox had broken out among
them, aud this fact has caused the health au-
thoritics OF the Province considerable rouble,
for the disease is liable to become an epidemic
These Chinese are bound for Eastern Canada
where few of them will probably remain. but
the great majority of them have their destina-
ton in the United States where they have
friends. Ii is well understood that the Celes-
tials will be dropped at different points along
the line of railway and struggled across the
lines into the States
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Newfoundland RctaIiates.

The Newfoundland Government has oti.c.a,' v
announced that hereafter license fee of $3.50
per ton will be required Of all American vessels
taking bait at Newfoundland ports. For the
past two years the policy of Newfoundland has
been extremely concliatory toward American
fishermen, aud they were allowed to take bait
free Of any licensed charge. The Newfound-
land people now claim that the American YES
sells violated this courtesy by taking bait to the
French fleet with headquarters at st. Pierre, in
express violation of agreement not 10 do SO.
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Norfollk Newspapers and SALOONS.

The morning newspapers of Norfolk, Va
have been making merry war the saloon
keepers, and so far have been very successful
The fight is made against the vioators of the
Sunday liquor law, the gambling deus, and
houses, and the newspapers played
the trump card when Judge Brooks, in the
the Corporation Court revoked the license of
Of all such places. The M&E term of the court
will begin April 3. when the cases will come
up for prosecution.
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SettIed the Question.

"In my dealings with reporters have only
one experience with the newspaper death
watch" said Chauncey NJ. Depew to writer in
the Detroit Free Press. "A couple of years ago
was laid up for week; / was not very sick,
but ia some way it got rumored about that
was dying. AT 1880 o'clock at night the tele-
phone in my house rang. ! was up and an.
swered the call. : Is this Dr..Depew's house? p
was asked. Yes ! replied. Is he dead p
No. Is he going to die to- night?' i don't
think So Thanks; goodnight Good.
night"
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The registration Of women in Kansas is some
thing great, the number in the principal cities
being: Kansas City, 1882; Leavcnworth, 2,354;
Emporia. SS3; Fort Scott, 1885; Lawrence,
1000; AtchisoD, 800; Topeka, 1900; Wichita,
2,464. Elections will occur in every city in
the State on April 4, and the women's vote
will greatly change things. The heavy regis
tration of the women was due TO the efforts of
the Wyandotte County Equal Suffrage Associa-
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To get some old Kentucky liniment,
To counterfeit dryness of the throat,
How fond anticpations oozed away,
And how in gt-edged emphasis you swore.
To hear the slylocl>- featured sutler say:
1.-THE Chaplain got the last drop in the store!"
When you've been detailed on headquarters
guard,
And at the cook-tent nice turkey found
Have yon not fixed it with relieving pard
To turn his back if you should happen round?
With smiling face you then at break fast sat
The Colonel ate with frown upon his brow;
You chewed on turkey, tender, juicy fat
He wresiled with the bosom of the SOW
How many who left loyal girls behind,
Have lost their hearts to some fair Dixie dove,
And, to all future complications blind.
Have forced the limit with wild VOWS OF love,
Then sought some rural justice with your bride.
And there got hitched in war time custom; for
The soldier ceremony specified
In plninest terms--"Three years, during of
the war"
Then il an order came to forward move,
Fen though she the wife of bat day,
You'd bid a last farewell TO weeping love,
And with your loyal comrades march away.
Another wifely partner OF your joys
You'd seek at the next campground; for. OF
course,
marching order, YOU re member, boys,
Was reck oned rs n Government divorce.
Such truths of soldier days might lay bare
Until New Mexico wears Statehood's crown;
But to your wives you young-old boys would
bigger liar never struck the town.
But when you meet me privately you'll say:
"By Godfrey, Jack, you've got the thing down
pat;
But was il right to give the boys away
In such blunt, cold booded style as tliat?"
Well comrades, / will throw this fun aside,
For naught that have said will he believed:
think that all point with loyal pride
Unto the glad results our arms achieved.
For stronger than before Union stands,
And if the summons should hear to- day
To guard that dear old flag from hostile hands,
In great wall would stand the blue and gray
No foreign power beneath the shining sun
Can trail tina. starry EN- bem in the dust;
For true Mortimer and Southmen every one
Stand ready to defend the sacred trust.
And should the clouds of war again appear,
And with their darkening shadows hover DER us.
In Geafening tones our enemies would hear
The Yankee squeal and rebel yell in chorus.
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Senator Harris who recently had tiff with
Senator Ransom over precedence in calling
upon Secretary Carlisle. has had another, this
time with the President himself He called
upon Mr.. Cleveland to present Mr. Carpen-
ter's name for the Knoxville, Tenn. pension
agency. Mr.. Cleveland listened to him and
then remarked he had already chosen Mr.
Patterson. Senator Harris expressed his sur
prise at the fact that this should have been
done without consulting with the Representa-
tives of the State in Congress. won't you
let ME select even one officeholder for myself"
asked Mr.. Cleveland. The Senator's anger was
getting the better of him, and this remark Of
the President caused an outbreak. Jumping to
his feet, Senator Harris exclaimed: Eyes, sir;
you can appoint not only one but all of them
for what care; and turning sharply on his
heel, he left the room.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-30

From indications ii wonld seem that the Peo-
pies Party and Democrats would amagamate
in the Southern States if the latter party keeps
its promises. Hon. Thomas L. VIM, the Peo
pies Party ex-C0ngressman from the Ninth
Georgia District. announced to-day that there
is room for only two great parties and says that
if the Democrats carry ont in good faith their
platform the Peoples Party will give them full
credit and act accordingly. Hon. Thomas E.
Watson, the most notable Third Party leader in
Georgia, takes the same position, saying that
if the pledges made by the Democratic party in
the National platform, on which the party
won, are carried out the people ought to be sat-
isfied. These expressions are received with
considerable interest, indicating that the Third
Party in the South will rapidly go to pieces if
the Democratic party stands squarely on its
platform.
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POLITICAL
DuingS of the Different Parties and
Their Representatives.

After numerous conferences among them
selves. the Republican members of the Senate
have decided that they will insist upon an in
vestigation of the charges that have been pub
1icly made, relative to the character of Mr..
Roach. recently elected Senator by the Leg
islature of North Dakota, and now occupying
a seat rs a Democrat. Republicans declare that
in view of the seriousness of these charges it is
the duty of the Democrats to ask that a COM
mittee for this purpose be appointed if Mr..
Roach himself does not mrke the request. The
Republicans will, it is believed, protest against
any attempt to adjourn this extraordinary
session of the Senate until the matter has been
adjusted.
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W 6: =: :,. . .. %.
U'aU5.1Uo Rehcarse the noble deeds Of front and

S(aAglSs Must thrill our hearts with wars pa
- thetie side
Q US~S''-Uo Rehcarse the noble deeds Of front and
TANKS,
And fan anew our patriotic pride;
But at a soldier love-feast such rs this,
When true fraternity sways every one,
The boys, Pm sure, will think it not amiss,
If solid food is spced with lighter fun.
With purest fun my spirit seems imbued.
When camped among the dear old boys in blue,
And, being in a retrospective mood,
Some gimpses of the past I'll hold in view.
The shoe may pinch venerable feet,
Which now tread but the righteous trails Of life,
And some of you may think it indiscreet
TO tell the secrets of the days of strife.
Do you remember. boys. how from the camp
On noiseess feet you'd steal by night away,
And DER the sacred southern soil would tramp,
Returning not till near the break o. day?
Depending not on commissnriat,
Your smacling lips foretold coming FEAST
For laversaclss you took along fiat,
Bulged out with chickens recently deceased.
And when for weeks you had no washing day,
Because Of active service and your clothes
Were filled with creatures wearing rebel gray
That held squad drill when you would fan
pose
Have you not deity stolen from the line,
And deviatcd from the course of march,
To reappcar. with counienauce benign,
Wearing white shirts, frcsh boiled, and stiff with
starch?
On such occasions clotheslines may have failed
To furnish linen fit for so der sex,
But non faslidious ones themselves awaited
Ofanything I'd button round their neciss
And when at tattoo-call they would retire,
Grim smiles would dance athwart each soldier
face
To see in light of bivouac's low fire,
Men clad In low-necked night-shirls trimmed
with lace.
A word about the stories which you pour
In listening ears, recounling desperate trays,
OF bayonets that dripped with ruddy gore.
And death-wails that would cause the hair to
Why don't you be explicit, give the name
OF what you sn,ote In woodland, fields or boys?
Explain that both the gore and death walls came
From bodies OF assassinated hogs.
Sometimes when you'd approach the suffers tent,
With empty cantcen hid beneath your coat,
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date for the office of Mayor Of Kansas City,
with excellent prospects of her election. The
entire number Of male voters in Kansas City is
1926, while that of the women is something
like 1000.
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1t appears that Uncle " Horace Boics, of
Iowa, has his eye the Presidential chair.
Gov. Boies has already occupied the Governors
seat for two terms, last year was prominent
candidate for Presidential nomination on the
Democratic ticket. and he has by no means
decided to retire from the political arena. 1t
was stated a while ago that the President elect
had rendered him Cabinet position, that the
Iowa man had declined, and that he was not
profuse in his thanks when the declination
was given.
Uncle Horace" as the Iowans always desig-
nate their Governor, desires a denomination
for Governor, merely AS a stepping stone to
succeed Senator Wilson in the United States
Senate. Boics, SO it is moreover intimatcd, not
only desires a third term as Governor and
scat in the United States Senate in place of
Senator Wilson, but is grooming himself to APP
pear again before the Democratic National
Convention as a candidate for the Presidency.
He holds to the opinion that the next Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination will 90 to the
West. He believes that if he succeeds in being
reelected Governor in Republican State
three times in succession, and then wins the
United States Senatorship in a State that has
sent Republicans TO the National Congress for
years, he will hold. by reason of his magnif-
cent political record the key to the Democratic
Presidential nomination as Western repre-
sentative.
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The Republicans Of Rhode Island met in
Convention ut Providence last week. The fol-
lowing ticket was nominated For Governor,
ID. Russell Brown, of Providence; for Lieuten-
ant-Govcrnor. Edwin X. Allen, Of Hopkinton
for Secretary of State, Charles ii. Bennett, of
Providence; for Attorney General, Edward G.
Dubois, Of East Providence; for Treasurer,
Samuel Clark, renomiuated. The platform de-.
clares renewal Of allegiance to the principles
for which the Republican party stands in the
condnct Of National affairs; indorses the Ad.
ministration of Gov. Brown. and favors the
present established method for the revision of
the Constitution of the State.
The Democratic State Convention also met.
Nominations were made unanimously as fol-
lows: Governor. David S. Baker, ir., of North
KngstOwn; Lieutenant Governor, Dalton Z.
Young. of Newport; Secretary of State, John
j. Hetfcrnan, of Woonsocket; Attorney GEN
cral, Clarence A. Aldrich of Providence
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1t seems to he a foregonc conclusion that
Cos. Mckinley will be rcnominated by the Re-
publicans for the Governorship Of Ohio. AS for
the Democratic candidate, lie has not yet
doomed up. Gov. Campbell will not run again.
and both Representative Onthwaite and Rep
resentative Harter, who have been prominently
mentioned in his connection, have taken them
selves ont of tho race Other men considered
more or less fitting for the Governorship are
Larry Neal, Gen. Sam Hurd. Representative
Tom Johnson, Allan w. Thurman, son of the
Old Ronan," Walter B. Richie. aud Judge
Alwyn Owens, of Columbus. All these men
except Thurman and Owens would be handi.
capped III the race by entanglements and in the
fight in the Ohio Democracy.
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A howl went up in Baltimore last week
against the Senior from Maryland when it was
discovered that he had hoodwinked the Demo.
cratic patronage-seeker German had advised
them, it seems, to remain away from Washing.
ton for the time being, as no appointments
would be made for several weeks, and that
ample notice would be given to present claims.
Since then some "soft" bcrtbs have been
quietly filled, and all for the relatives and
friends Of the Senator. This fact has reached
the ears of the waiting ones. and they propose
to ignore the Senator's advice and descend
upon the Administration in force, lest by the
time they are notified to present their claims
there will be nothing left.
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Advices received from indianapolis and
Terre Haute, Ind. state that John NJ. Butler.
surviving member of the law firm of Mcdonald
& Butler, received a draft of bill against
John E. Riscy, recently nominated by Presi-
dent Cleveland for Minister to Denmark.
looking to a snt for an accounting and in
allegations, i'll substance, represented that Ris.
ley failed to account for fees received in prose-
cutting claims before the Court of Commits
associated with Mcdonald. Risley was the
attorney of record. Attorney Butler makes
oath to the truth of the allegations, and re-
ports that the snit will not be brought, at least
in its present shape. 1t will undoubtedly be
found that the whole matter has been salts
factorily settled The dispatch from Terre
Haute says the appointment of Risley occa-
stoned intense surprise among the residents of
this section of Indiana, where his record is well
known. Risley was member of the knights
of the Golden Circle. and an officer in the Sons
Of Liberty. Risley was commissioned by the
organization TO go to New York to buy arms
with which it was proposed to resist the draft
of troops. The money was paid over to him,
it is said, by an officer of the organization,
Joseph II. Blake. and he started to New York.
The full amount alleged to have been appro.
rriated by Risley is $500. About the time
the money was turned over to Risley he mar
ried Miss Mary Voorhees,, sister to Senator
ID. W. Voorhees, The ceremony took place
at Covington, Ind.. and the pair went on
Il wedding tour to New York. Risey never
came back, and as far as known he never ac-
counted for the funds intrusted to his care.
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Sometimes when you'd approach the suffers tent,
With empty cantcen hid beneath your coat,
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-21
ISLAND STEAMERS.
Delightful Sail 22 Miles Down Casco
Bay.

beginning July 81, 1898. steamers CHE
ID BEAGUE and MERRYCONEAG win
leave Portland Pier; Portland; week days:
For Long l., Waldo, It. Chebeague, jerks, Ct
CheDeague, Harpswell, 900. 1920 a. M; Zoo
$500 p. m. Hope l., 200 p. M
Cliff l., 1920 a. M; $500 p. m. Bailey's and
Orr's Is, 900 a. M; zoo. $500 p. m. Little
fields CT. c., 1920 a. M: 200. 500 Pm
*The 500 p M trip runs week days, except
Saturdays, when a 6.05 p. M. trip will pc maize
instead through to Orr's l., emitting Cliff l.
Return for Portland. Leave Orr'S |. $40, 1898
a. M, 400 p. m. Bailey's l., 5.55, 1875 a. M !;
g. A5 p m. Harpswell $40. II 20, a. m. 10,
4.25 p. m. Littlefelds, CT c., GAO a. m. !;
2.45, 400 p. N. jerks, CT. G., 655. 1l.5o a.
m. 800, 500 p. m. Hope l., 100 a. M;
1900, sos p. m. Cliff l., ITO a. m; 8 10 p m.
Waldo, Lit. c., 7.25 a. m; 10, 3.25, lib p M
Long l., 745 a. M: 1925, 3.45, $50, p.
m. Il -
Arrive in Portland 8.15 a. M; LOO, Ale.
6OO p. m.
Mondaymorning the steamer from Orr's /;
connects at HarDswell at $40 with special
steamer arriving at Portland 7 40 a. M.
Sundays. Leave Portland for Harpswen and
intermediate landings, 1900 a. M; zoo p. m,
Return from Harpswell, 11.45 a. M. $50 p m.
Arrive in Portland, LOO. $50 p. m.
Sailing excursions % miles down Casco Bay.
Week days, round trip only SOC. Casino
Theatre coupon tickets good on all boats to
Long Island. Sundays, HarpSWeu and return,
35c. Other landings 25e.
WOO dit
The Portland daily press., 1893-08-21
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT CO.,
Custom House Wharf. Portland. Me-
Week Day Time Table, Summer Arrange
ments, July Bird, 1898.

For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island,
5.45, $40, 500, 800. 1000. 5000. ll.0O
a, M, 1900, 1880, *145, 2.15, 800, *3. 40,
430, 500, $40, Clio, *7.0o, 7.3o, $500, 9.15
Rel Return III e.2o. 7.2o, $50, $50, 1920, *11.oo
ii.3o a. M, 1920, LOO, .2.15. 2.45, 800,
X4.15, 800, $50, 6.05, $50, T.O0. .*7.3O,
$40, $3.50, 1O15 p. m, or at close OF enter
tainment.
For Cushing's Island, GAO, 500. 5000.
HOO a. m, 1890, 2.I5, 300 4.30, 6.10,
400, $500, 9.15 p. m.
Return-7 90, S.15. 9.15, *10.45, 11.20 a. M,
12.45, 2.55, $50. 4.45, $40, 1920, $50, $50
pam.
For Trefethen's, Evergreen, Little and
Great Diamond and Long Island, $50,
600, 700. 500, 900, 1890 a. M, 1900 m,,
200, 1915. APO 5.45, 1910, 7.30. 1880 p. m.
For Mariners Landing, Long Island, 800
1880 a. M, 200 *3. 15, 5.45 p. m.
Return-Leave Trefethen's, $40. ZOO, 500,
90, 1920, 11.50 a. M, LOB, 800, *435,
5.25. 6.35, 100, S.35. 1925 p. m.
Return-Leave Evergreen, g. 10, 500, LID,
9.O5, 1O.15, 11.45 a. M, l. 90, 3.16, *4.30
500, $40, $50, 1920 pm.
Return-Leave Little Diamond $50, 7.lO,
$40. 500, 1890 a. M, 1900 M. lilo. $50,
*4.45, 5.35, $780, S45. *1O.35 p. m.
Rcturn--Leave Great Diamond, 6.25, 7.06,
sos 915 1925, I1.55 a. M, LILO, 800,
*4.4o. $50, 6.45, $40, $1,000 p. m.
Return-Leave Ponce's Landing, Long Is
land, sos, $40, 7.45, $50, $50, 11.20 a..
m, 1850. 2.50. *4.O5, $40 6.35, 500, *10.15
D. m.
Return-Leave Mariners Landing, Long
Island, 10.oO.11.3o am, 800, "415, 40 PM