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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-26
B0WD0iN COLLEGE.
Dana Again wins Tennis Championship Iun
ies Prize Speahers-Athietie Sports.

| BRrsswIcK, May Especial. THE
doin. and of the 40 or more players who
entered, Dana, "a, has again won the cham
pionship in singles. with Pierce, 93,
second, while Dana, 81, and Paysou, '93,
won FRS, in doubles, with Pierce, '9S, and
| Piekard, ~, second These winners will
represent the college in the intercollegiate
tournament TO be held in Portland next
week.
| The following members of the junior
class have been selected TO take part in the
| juniors prize speaking next month; Ii. f..
Andrews, kennebuDk; X. II. Baxter
| Portland T. G. Chapman, Springfield,
Mass; F. w. Dana, Portland; G. C. de-
Mott, Chepacket, K. L.; +. J. Libby, Rich
moni G. A. Merrill, Pownal; p. II.
Moore, Champlain, N. Y. K, ?. rlaisied
Augusta; B. B. whitcomb, Ellsworth.
| The sophomore class will celebrate the
close of ITS first two years in college by
banquet at Lewiston tomorrow evening
After the banquet the following programme
will be carried out
| opening address. g. IL: Wood
| History, \. 6. jackson
| Poem, II. n. Thayer
| Prophecy, &C. Wchber
| Toast Master A. II. stetso"
| "Bow,ioin", 4. l.. Churchill
| "Athletie. q. II. u. Foster
Glass of '3' j. ;. French
"Thc Fair sex. t. :. Dewey
"Ihr Jury, q. &. Neboer
| "Uur Future. {. f. u. Lord
Presentation Orator. !. II. Robberts
"our Extensive Man j. q. W. hnowiton
"onr Mathematician e. l.. kimbail
'uur Lazy Man, X ]. Parker
'.our society Man, II. u. Russ
"Our >crapper T.. I. Boyd
"Dur lnquisitor, j. T.. Hicks
The senior class will institute a change
this year in the matter of seniors supper.
For many years it has been held in Brun-
swick, but 93 has voted to hold it in Au-
gusta June 5. 1t is probable that field day
will occur this year on June 8, the day be-
fore Ivy day, instead of the Saturday
following Ivy day as has heretofore been
the custom One reason for the proposed
change is that it may not conflict with the
field day of the Maine lnterscholastic. The
showing of the Bowdoin team at Worcester
was perfectly satisfactory, and several col
lege records will be broken at the field
day.
Stock in the base ball nine, however, is
not so high here as before the two recent
disastrous defeats, but the boys are still
confident of the championship and will put
up their best game to beat Colby at Lewis
ton next Saturday. The college is still at
the head of the league.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-26

WAsHIseroS, May 25.-Fof New Eng
iAnd generally fair. cool, southwes
winds.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
ABSURD PRETENSIONS.
What Intelligence Had to DO with the
Recent Election.


Democratic Journals, since election,
have had much to say about the victory
of their party being the result of their
campaign of education; that it was
the triumph of Intelligence over parti-
san bias and prejudice. The absurdity
of this pretentious claim is apparent to
every intelligent student of American
politics. 1t would require more indif-
ference to facts than is usually pos
sessed by the typical democratic politi-
clan to enable one to claim that the
sweeping democratic majorities in
New York city and Chicago were the
result of the superior intelligence and
conscience of the voters from which
they were drawn. 1t is not claimed
that there was no element of study and
conviction in the democratic victory,
but it is claimed, and the claim is capa-
BILE of demonstration, that the triumph
was by no means traceable to any such
cause.
There were sixteen southern states,
including Delaware, Maryland, West
Virginia and Missouri, with one hun
dred and fifty-nine electoral votes that
went into the democratic column, with
which the campaign of education"
had no more to do than had last sum-
mer's league games of baseball. The
result in those states would have been
the same if the democratic platform
and its interpreters had pronounced in
favor of absolute non-intercourse with
foreign nations, or the widest
schemes of financial and public policy.
The southern vote. that is, that portion
of it which is cast and honestly count
ed, is democratic from prejudice and
nothing else. Intelligence is not nee
essarily an ingredient of it.
The New York Press has compiled
some figures on this subject which are
worthy of preservation in the interests
of the truth of history. From these
figures it appears that Harrison's total
majority in the New England states,
all of which he carried except Con-
necticut, was 10000. In the middle
western states of Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Ne
braska his majority was 1872, 900. In
the northwest and Pacific states of
Oregon, Washington, Montana, WyO-
ming and South Dakota he had "A, 600
majority grand total of $40, 900. Of
the northern states Cleveland carried
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey.
Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin by an
aggregate majority of lO5, 900. In
these northern states Harrison had 159
electoral votes and Cleveland 103.
These figures effectually dispose of
the democratic twaddle about intelli-
gence, for in the states containing as
intelligent population as there is and
where voting is free and supposed to
be governed. to some extent at least,
by the principles set forth by the
parties, Harrison had Il large majority.
Chicago journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13

year 1892. In the past month the GOLD
expectation amounted to ST.. 900, 600.
and most of this came from the treas
ury. This outgo was altogether uneX-
pected by financiers, and struck the
treasury hard, yet more than half of
the losses of this repository have been
made up in the interval The treasury's
gold surplus, which was at So, 900, 900
when at its highest point about u month
ago, reaches S2l. 600, 900 now.
Here is some justification for the sec
retary's prediction that the treasury
will be in fairly satisfactory condi-
ton when the present administration
steps down. Gold shipments have
fallen off. and no conditions are in
sight which would naturally lead to
their return, within the next month or
two at any rate. This is the opinion of
those most capable OF forming Il rea-
sonably accurate judgment in the mat
ter Wall streets alarm has subsidized
Money on call IS again down to low
rates. Those who were trying to
spread panic throughout the commu-
nifty and to send gold TO a premium
nave CiOSCNl ll4ClI CIAOIAS III kfisS ttAECC-
ton, knowing that the conditions are
altogether against the success of their
conspiracy. The one dark cloud on the
financial horizon is the silver law of
1890, and the great number of repub-
licans and democrats who are working
for its repeal gives some reason for the
hope that it will be stricken from The
statute book before the expiration OF
the Fifty-second congress. This would
inspire renewed confidence all over the
world in the stability of our financial
system, and lead to heavy purchases of
our securities by Europe and the move
ment of gold to this country. Mean
while the gold in the treasury is slowly
but steadily increasing. - st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
THE SENATORIAL STRUGGLE.
Unfounded Allegations OF Foxy Demo.
Gratis.

CEfOunded Allegations OF Foxy Demo
Gratis.
The democrats of the United States
senate recently appointed n committee
to lool, after the disputed elections IN
the states of Wyoming, Kansas, Moa-
taua, Nebraska and California. They
did so on the pretense that the repub-
licans We're endeavOring to secure con-
troll of the legislatures in these states
by fraudulent means. The republicans
subsequently appointed like commit
tee, declaring that the democratic al
legations of fraud We're unfounded and
were designed to cover n scheme to Sc
cure democratic senators in these states
by manipulation of the returns. The
fact appears to be that in some of the
states named the result as to the cleo
ton OF senators will depend upon two
or three votes. So far as appears,
neither party is secure of it's position,
the factor of the populist vote in the
legislatures being altogether uncer-
tain.
We do not share tine belief avowed in
some quarters that it would be desira-
BILE that the democrats should have con-
troll of the senate merely because they
happen to have the house of representa-
tives and the executive. If in any one
of these states the republicans are en-
titled to an honest majority in the leg
islature under the law, they should. at
whatever hazard, secure and exercise
their rights. But if their majority can
only be established BIZ resort to i'm
proper methods, then it is to be hoped
that the democrats will be permitted
to have their way. We cannot afford,
as party, to maintain our supremacy
in the senate at the expense of the
party honor. 1t Is better. on every
ground, that we should lose that SUI
premacy than maintain it by sharp
practices, or Il resort to corrupt or
questionable means. That sort of
thing should be left to the democracy.
A victor gained by any such methods
as were employed by the democrats in
the state of New York Il year age
would inevitably bring disasters in its
train which would more than outweigh
any temporary advantages which that
triumph might assure.-Frank Leslie's
Weekly
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
THE BAKERSvILLE FAKE.
The smart Alec TuraS Out to he a Report
er of JOHNS IN City, Tenn, Who May Get

The smart Alec TuraS Out to BE a Report
er of Johns IN city, Tenn, Who May Get
Hurt.
WASHINGTON, Jan THE circum-
stantial story of the Ballersville lynch
ing and riot transmitted from johnson
City, Tenn, signed j. w. Hyams inn
.nediately attracted attention by its
apparent eXaggeration, and kilograms
were sent both TO the author of the
original dispatch and to adjacent points
in the south to secure a verification.
Mr.. Hyams responded to inquiries by
furnishing names and other details
which seemed to confirm the statements
made, but to requests for further au-
thentic information by statements that
the roads to Bakersville were blocked
and impossible.
In the meantime other means had
been resorted to of obtaining the ac-
tual facts and this morning the follow
! ing message was received from johnson
City: Your telegram of yesterday is
received. j. W. Hyams came here about
one week ago from Cranberry, \. c.
He was formerly resident of Bakers
vile, n. C. He is now working here as
assistant city editor of the Daily Comet
Am unable to say where he obtained
his bloody story. Can now assure you
il is untrue"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
COMMENT AND OPINION.

IR Grover Cleveland seems to real
ize that he got n Murphy in his stock
ing that is so large that he cannot pull
it Out.-lowa State Register.
eS Democrats insist that they should
have the United States senate, but the
people seem not to have voted that
way.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
sBIf Cleveland doesn't smash the
democratic party before he has
smashed the robber tariff" he may
regard himself in great luclk.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
tS We are to have a year of unex-
ampled prosperity. The democracy
will be in full control of the govern
ment on the 18th of March and then
the good times will begin. Speed the
Tribune.
The reticence of the democratic
press on the tariff question since the
election is the best possible proof that
its hysterical volubility in that rela-
ton before the election was merely a
put-up job.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
B-The Louisiana planters are clam
oring for 4 revenue" tariff on sugar,
while their brethren in Florida are
asking for similar duty on tobacco.
These men are democrats, and are
therefore entitled TO 4 hearing. Sure
" the ways of the tariff reformer are
difficult ways.-Albany Journal.
s5-There We're many protectionist
democrats who voted for Cleveland be-
cause they deemed the free trade
plank in the Chicago platform to DC
swindle, and that nothing will be
done in the way of tariff tinkering to
injure business. Perhaps they will see
their error in a year or so.-TOledO
Blade.
Republicans are easy If con-
grcss fails to meet in an extra session
it will mean another wear Of republican
protection and prosperity, only so far
as threatened injury will affect bust
ness. If they do meet and smash the
tariff" the sooner the misery will end
upon the trial. The thing for every
business man TO do is to make the most
ami best of his opportunities. No in
terest should be allowed to sag that can
be kept alive and active.-ChicagO In
ter Ocean.
That bankrupt treasury" which
the democrats have been falsely pre-
dieting all summer viii not material
ize. Secretary of the Treasury Foster
is confident that the treasury Will show
no deficit this year, Notwithstanding
the large expenditures on account of
pensions and sugar bounties- The cash
balance is reduced to about S27, $50, 900,
largely in subsidiary silver or on de-
post with national banks, and fur
Their decline is expected before the end
of this month. Thereafter there will
be smaller demands, and the natural
increase in the revenues is expected to
restore the balance. Republican tinan-
cial management has always been su-
perb, and we doubt If tie democrats
have the ability to equal it.-Toleda
Blade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
The Legislative Problem That ConIronts
the Bewildered Democracy.

the Bewildered Democracy.
The extra session idea is still advo-
Gated with much persistence by the
! radical southern press. A short time
since the Memphis Appeal-Avalanche
said:
"There is before the democratic party
Il great Legislative problem. 1t should
be attacked at once, and disposed of
promptly. If the tariff needs revision,
it needs it now, and there is no neces-
sity for waiting. While an extra ses-
sion may not be able to revise the tar
! if, it would enable congress to get in
good working order at least. Bat the
revision of the tariff ought not to be a
| difficult matter to the leaders of the
I democratic party, who have so thor
oughly studied the question. 1t ought
not to be difficult for them TO prepare
bill to take the place of the McKin-
! ley measure. Messrs. Carlisle. Mills,
! Harris. Morrison, Wilson, McMillin,
Springer ana Watterson could prepare
such a bill IN a very short time. II
| Mr.. Cleveland, then, is willing, let US
have the extra session, and let us do
In this same vein the New Orleans
Picayune declares: There must be no
waiting until next December. year
away. If delay to so remote a date
should occur, il IS not likely that any
| decisive action in revising the tariff
would be possible until far into 1894
and the new tariff would have to be
so framed as that many of its provis-
: ions would not come into operation
until 1895. 1t is plain that the demo-
cratic administration would be near
ing its end before any of the reforms
that have been SD eagerly and anxious
| ly expected could be put into actual
! force.
| Evidently that sort of policy of delay
will be intensely disappointing, and
may work the downfall of democratic
prospects for a continuance of power.
The fate of the democratic party is
largely in its own keeping. All de-
ponds on the zeal and readiness which
J the party may manifest towards giving
to the people the necessary relief"
From these expressions appears that
there is no confusion of opinion or I'M
certainty among the tariff refOrmers of
the south. 1t Is the duty of the demo-
cratic party to revise the tariff and to
revise it at once.
But while opinion as to the pressing
character of the duty is unanimous.
there are no suggestions as to the eX-
act form which the relief should
take. 1t is generally admitted that the
Chicago platform is not to be taken
literally, and therefore that document
may be passed over altogether: but no
substitute for it has been enunciated.
What principle is to guide the re-
formers in the performance of the duty
which they conceive to have been laid
upon them? The business interests of
the country demand that they should not
be left in doubt longer than is abso-
lutely necessary. They look anXiously
to see the democratic policy take def
mite shape. journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
MIR. Blaine ImnrnYeh

WASHINGTON. Jan. Or. Johnston,
Mr. Blaine's physician, said this MORN
ing, after he had paid his usual morn
ing visit to his distinguished pa
tient, that the ex-secretary had
had good night, and further that
he thought he was better to-day.
DR.. johnson was accompanied by DR..
Loornis, the New York specialist who
came here TO see Mr.. Blaine. The two
gentlemen seated themselves in the car
riage awaiting them and gave orders to
coachman to drive rapidly to the rail
way station. 1t IS therefore supposed
that Dr.. LOOMS has accomplished the
PURPOSES of his visit here.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
Cowboys Killed.

DENIsoS, Tex, Jan. 6-James An
drews, viii Nevins and Jack Landon,
all cowboys, had fight with Winches-
tiers and six shooters at the Three
Heart" ranch in the Choctaw nation
yesterday. Win Nevins and Landon
were killed and James Andrews fatally
injured. The men worked on different
ranches The former was charged with
stealing n maverick and a fight on
horseback began. The first shot killed
Nevins and sharp duel between the
other two remaining men followed
The latter was killed at the fifth shot
and Andrews was riddled.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
Interlocking Devices Ordered

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Jan. THE rail.
road and warehouse commissioners
have announced decision in what is
known as the Kinder crossing case. re-
Gently heard The Madison, Alton &
St Louis Railroad Co petitioned for
permission to cross at grade the tracks
of the Chicago & Alton, the Wabash
and the Big Four roads at the place
named. Permission was granted and it
was ordered that an interlocking device
be put in. An interlocking device has
also been ordered at Watseka at the
crossing of the T., p & w. and the Chi.
cago & Eastern Illinois roads.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
satoIl, Nav 80 Recalled.

ROME, Jan. 6.-The Courriere Del
Mantle, paper published at Naples,
says that a leading topic at Rome is the
fiasco of Mgr. Satolli's mission from the
vatican to the United States. The Cour-
riere article says that Mgr Satolli's
brusque manner has excited the discon-
tent of the American bishops who have
caused the curia to understand that
they will not tolerate the arrogance of
its envoy. The vatican, therefore, for
fear Of causing greater friction, has
been obliged to recall Mgr. Satolli in
stead of HAVING him remain in America
70 represent the pope at the Chicago
worlds fair.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
UNFIT For sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Private adj
vices from Mare island say that extern
sive repairs will be necessary if the
United States steamer Ranger is to 20
to China TO relieve the Alert Her re-
cent trial trip, the result of which has
been made great mystery, was an ut
ter failure. The orders were to speed
her under steam and all sail She went
well until the revolutions were in
creased beyond fifty-ive a minute.
Then, TO use the words of an officer on
board, her engines ratified like rocks
working through n crusher." So fear.
full was the noise that breakdown
was feared and the test was abandoned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
DISEASE EXTERMINATED.
Secretary Rus:x Satisfied With the Work
of His pepartment.

A
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-According to
tho reports of Secretary Rusk on the
operations of the bureau of animal in
dustry for the year 1892, laid before the
senate. the work of stamping out pleuro-
pneumonia has been carried on as rapid
iy as was possible under the prevailing
conditions of the country and the dis
ease has completely disappeared. 1.-THE
scope of this branch of the work OF the
bureau has, therefore" Secretary Rusk
adds, "been complete, and this danger
Gus and much dreaded disease has been
eradicated from our soil and the United
States is the first of the large nations
of the wor d which, having been once
extensively affected, hns been able to
completely exterminate. The time re-
quired was FIVE years and the total eX-
penditure little in excess of 81, 500, 900.
THE regulations for preventing the
dissemination of Texas fever have not
hindered the shipment. of cattle fl ON
the infected districts to markets for
slaughter nor have they deprecated
the value of these cattle. The numer-
GUS large outbreaks of the disease which
nave Deen I0o RUE IN 1OTi!lcT StdSOlS
have not occurred, and with the excep-
ton of an outbreak in western Texas
and one in Lyons and adjoining coun-
ties in Kansas, none have been report
ed"
1t is shown that one Of the main
causes OF the appearance OF the fever
among export cattle is the shipment OF
the animals in cars which had not been
diss,fectcd, and the prevention of the
disease, the secretary says, will not be
absolute until congress enadts some
legislation that will compel railroads
to comply with regulations for clean
ing and disinfecting car. During
1892 there were reported l31 head
of cattle in the export trade af
fected with this disease, as COM
pared with SCI during 1891. Animals inn
ported from Canada are inspected Ow-
ing to the prevalence of foot and mouth
disease and pleuro-pneumonia in Eu-
rope, and the constant importation of
animals from Europc into Canada.
There is no authority to inspect import
ed horses, but these animals are not
liable to be contaminated by infectious
diseases The work of most inspection
has more than justified the hopes of its
promoters and fully warrants the COM
paratively small expense incurred by
the government for its maintenance.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13
INSOLVENT RAILROADS.
The Year 1879: show, u FaiIl z or in the
>aie of Large Lines.

The Year 1892 shows u Faith z or in the
>aie of Large Lines.
CHICAGO. Jan. G.-While the year 1892
was u period of comparatively small
railway construction it was not marked
by Il corresponding decrease in the num-
Der of insolvent railways. The Rail-
way Age tomorrow will say:
I'VE fiud that during 1892 there were
sold under foreclosure twenty-eight
railways, having All aggregate mileage
of 1922 miles and an apparent capital
ization of $O5, SOS, 900. While the num-
Der of roads is larger than in the pre-
vious year it is encouraging to
find that the mileage and
capitalization show large de-
crease compared with the three preced-
ing years. OF the twenty-eight roads
sold during the year four belonged to
Texas, three to Oregon, three to New
York and two each to New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Florida, South Carolina.
Tennessee and Georgia, while Rhoie
Island. Maryland, West Virginia, Jlli-
nois Iowa and Washington each have
one.
No great and important line IS in
this years mortality table, the largest
in point of mileage being the Florida
Southern with 307 miles and capitaii-
cation of about $500, O0O while the
largest in respect to liabilities is The
uncompleted Oregon Pacific, whose 1866
miles represent securities aggregatiag
$50. 900, 600 The narrow gauge roa'ls
continue to swell the number of fail
urcs, there being five of that class in
this years sales"
The article sets forth that in the last
twelve months thlrty-siX companies
having 10, los miles OF road and repre-
sentIng 1855, 900, 900 have been placed in
tho ha ndS Of receivers
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-01-13

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. "a
special from Balsersville, n. c., says
the story of the horrible killing of peo-
pie as reported in the papers is a fake
of the first water. No such an occur
renee has taken place and the people of
the locality are at loss to understand
why the story was told.