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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-05-23
Need

Is strength to drive out Of
the system what is causing
this Spring Fever Rarely
can Nature do this alone
she requires aid. But the
weak and young, our mothers
and children, must have a
gentle as we'll as thorough
remedy. That's why they
should pet
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-05-23

Admiral Meade refused to answer the
question asked by the Secretary of the
Navy, whether he was guilty Of using
the language about the administration
attributed to him and his dcclination to
either affirm or deny the allegation
makes any proceeding against him very
difficult His request to be placed on the
retired list has been granted
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-05-23

Quite a stir has been made by various
persons and considerable discussion has
followed IN public newspapers because
of the eours" pursued 10y Department
Commander IhaYrr of Massachusetts &.
\. Il. in issuing a Manifesto against the
dedication II "A monument 10 the Con
federate dead ia the cemetery at Camp
Dou4lass, Chicago. on May 3Oth. the
Memorial day set apart by the Grand
Army TO decorate With flowers the graves
of j'nlon soldies> who served their
country faithfully and well. and many
valiant aud prominent veterans sustain
Commander Ilayer in his objection to
this diversion of the day To other than
the original object for hich it was set
ap;rrt - here is no objection to the
citizen ii Chicago or any other city or
state erecting monuments 10 the lost
cause or to those whose lives were sacri-
4 feed in it, support if they 50 desire, and
all who feel like it have perfect right
to join in the ceremony, but they ought
to have chosen some other day in the
! year but the Both of May for dedication
of monument erected over the graves
OF Confederate prisoners of war who
died while held As such in Camp Doug
lass. There are more than 300 other
days that could have been selected for
the ceremonies of dedication without
trenching upon the one day devoted To
the memory of dead patriots. Moreover
the figure surrounding the monument Is
untrue to history-is monumental lie.
! 1t represents Il Rebel soldier as one of
the prisoners in that camp, in tattered
garments. without shoes and hearing a
forlorn and detected aspect, when it is II
we'll known and incontrovertiblc fact,
that every Confederate soldier, taken by
the Union army as prisoner of war WAS
we'll clothed, fed aud housed i'm that
camp and was not like the ragged, ema
ciated and forlorn object represented by
that figure upon the monument in ques-
ton. This is the more insutngly false
because Of the tiendish cruelty to which
! Union soldiers were subjected in Con
fedcrate prison pens, and the deprivation
and suffering inflicted upon them. caus-
ing the death of thousands of patriots
and making physical wrecks of many
thousands more. Much has been SAID
about re}iving the aninosities of the
war, keeping up the sectional feeling,
etc, and it is right 10 depreeate this, tut
the cx-Gonfederate, should bear this in
niud and MT desecrate the one day
above all other, dear TO the Union ~
soldier b1 using thu day To pcrpctrafe
81 olnlins IN insnll 10 Nj. lnemnrN.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-05-23

BY taking physicians prescriptions to
SIMPSONS corner drug store you are
sure they will be carefully compounded
from the purest of drugs.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-05-23

Matsukira Perfume is ON If The latest
and most lasting. 70 be found only at
Simpsons Corner Drug Store.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
THE TACOMA COUNCIL.
Tide Land Rights and Liquor License
Questions Discussed.


Tacoma, May 25.-Special.-The deal be-
tween the city on one side and the North
ern Pacific railroad and the Tacoma
Land Company on the other, by which the
city is to acquire an easement for a road
way and the ownership OF wharf proper
~. is IN a fair way TO be settled UP. To-
day Mayor Orr forwarded the following
communication TO the council in relation
TO the matter:
Gentlemen: I understand by telegram
that there Is letter on the way from C.
b. Wright, of Philadelphia, IN regard 20
water front matters and that everything
will be satisfactorily arranged. We have
been Informed by Mr.. Biehler, of the
Northern Pacific, that the necessary pa
pers from the Northern Pacific receivers
and the court Will be here. or at least tele-
grams TO the effect that they viii carry
out the proposition as submitted by Mr..
Dickinson and Mr.. kendrick. In view OF
these facts would II not be well for your
honorable body 10 adjourn until Tuesday
afternoon 10 take final action on these
matters? Respectfully,
EDWARD s. ORR, Mayor"
In accordance with the mayors request
the council adjourned to Tuesday.
The demand of the council that property
owners on Pacific avenue decide what
they want in the way OF pavement bore
some fruit today. A petition was pre-
scented signed by the owners or sixty-one
out of PIG lots on the avenue, praying that
planking be laid. This indicates that the
customary faction fighting between advo-
Gates of plank and those Of more perma-
nent pavement is about to ensue. No &C
ton was taken on the question.
Half dozen representatives OF the local
W. Q. T. L. attended the council meeting
today. Hence when the matter of issuing
liquor licenses was up IN the regular
- rfu q
tied lot OF c0uncilmen in the room. The
ladies were there with a remonstrance
against a license being issued In the inter
state fair grounds. This property has
been turned into a summer garden. AS
result OF the protest and the presence OF
the ladies fourteen councilmen out of the
sixteen voted against granting the license.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
GOOD TIMES FOR FARMERS.
Prices OF Stock Rising and Creameries
Growing Around Ellensburg

Senator C. J. Helm OF Esllensburg, was
in the city the last two days aud re-
newed his acquaint ance with old friends
He left last evening for Everett 10 look
up his stock interests. In speaking OF
the condition OF trade in general cas-, of
the mountains. and in Ellensburg in par
ttcular, ne said:
II find a marked Improvement In bust
ness generally and strong undercurrent
OF confidence. which is the best evidence
OF the return Of good times In my busi-
ness, stock raising. the Improvement IL
marked over last year. beef cattle having
advanced nearly 100 per cent. and stock
cattle about 30 per cent. This is largely
due 20 the scarcity OF stock, the farmers
having actually been killing the goose
that laid the golden egg, in Other words
killing on their COWS and heifers. The
East has also been making heavy drafts
on us this year. which accounts for bet
ter prices. Now the stoclomen are In a
condition 10 dictate terms 70 the buyers
whereas a year ago the buyer had all
the say. OF course these advantages are
due 10 che return Of good times and
applies as well 10 mining operations IN
our section.
The Swauk and PeShastin mines are
being worked to their fun cana Ivy. and
arc turning ont more gold today tha1 they
ever did before The Swauk has been
worked moro or less for thirty years but
recently tHrN discovered the old channel.
and II this mine had been anywhere else
the find would have created n great ex-
citement. Every claim on the swauk
creek is now being fully worked. and a
general healthy tone prevails there
TN and around Elieushurg the chief in
dustry is our fine creameries. the best in
the world. We have five OF these IN fun
operation around EIlensburg. and they
turn out creamery butter that ranks as
the richest IN the state leading all others
and commanding the highest prices o. the
Sound. This industry is continuallS grow
ing with Us, two Of these creameries hav-
ting been put IA this season. In other
words. our farmers throughout Eastern
Washington are becoming alive - the fact
that theirs IS the E.ldcrado for milk COWS
They Individually milk AL the way from
SIX 20 10 cows. and bring their product
10 the crcameries, and they continue add
ing 20 their stock all the time.
Whereas our farmers have heretofore
been importing bacon and eggs. now We
export both, actually making shipments
% meat and eggs east regularly. train
loads 81 hogs having already gone East
this year. This IS the best illustration I
can give you % our rapid progress and the
healtay condition % affairs va as gener-
ally. Uur farmers are NOT depending on
wheat alone. but more oa the diversified
order ~ farming IS carried on In the East.
in taet. - mach 80 that daaot 8, 4 chick
en or turkey Nil he imported this year"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
The Slate Creek Mines.

Anacortes, May 4-Special.-Iate news
from the Slate creek mines Is 10 the ef-
feet that the former road builders OF Col.
Harris party are now mostly working on
the bonded properties. shoveling off the
snow. Activity is centered a bout lie Eu-
reka. Excelsior and Mammoth groups.
These are near the summit OF the Cas-
cades. almost 1000 feet above sea level.
and above and north of Slate creek pass.
The camp at Lost river. on the east side
of the range, is losing some OF Its features.
Col. Harris assay office will be moved
across the summit to the west side. where
the mines are.
The trail up Skagit canyon IS being
opened as fast as circumstances win al
low. George F.. Kyle experimenting the
work The Skagit county commissioners
opened the tra4- north from Marblemount-
the end OF the wagon road In Skagit
county, to Cioodells, a point across the
line into Whatcom county. and the vol
urtsers. under Mr.. Kyle, are opening the
trail through the canyon II isthis part OF
the route for which Seattle merchants
made such generous contributions 20 have
opened, and Mr.. Kyle IS seeing that the
supplies are wisely used.
Travel up the valley is sing and
when the tran is opened for pack animals
ii is expected that considerable freight Will
be taken In from this side. although the
wagon rOal on the east Si1c Vi INC idhse
approa ches much nearer the mines than
does the road on the west side. On the
other hand. the west side has a decided
advantage In distance. A daily stage
connects with the train at Hamilton and
runs through to Marblemount the same
evening, and as soon as the tran through
the canyon is opened. a pack train will be
put on. As the distance from Marble
mount to the mines is only fifty odd miles,
ra1pia leaving Seattle can get
to Narblemount in twentyfor hours, 1t
Is expected that the time between Seattle
and Slate creek viii not exceed two and
one-half days.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
jim LOTAN GUILTY.
Conviction of the Notorious
Portland Smuggler.
THE PRISONER UNRuLYIN COURT
Port Townsend validates Over-fssued
Warrants Tacoma Council Con-
ssders Tide Lands and saloons.

Portland, May S.-The trial OF James
Lotan, ex-coiiector OF customs. and Ssid
Back the wealthy Chinese merchant. for
conspiracy 20 land Chinese unlawfuIly.
was concluded late this afternoon IN the
United States district court. and the case
was given TO the ujEy. While Judge Du-
rand. special counsel OF the government.
was making the closing argument Lotan
created a sensation IN court Durand
stated that an tnyestig alton of the meth
DDS OF landing Chinese at this port was
tnstigated by the Harrison administration
vhich appointed Lotan as collector. Lo-
tan Immediately jumped 20 his feet and
shouted that the statement was untrue.
Judge Bellineer warned him against in
terfering with counsel, but Lotan was per-
slstent. and the court finally told the ex-
collector that he would be punished for
contempt OF court unless he kept quiet
Lotan's counsel prevailed upon him 20
leave the room. and the incident closed.
At las a m. the jury returned a verdict
OF guilty as charged The penalty is a
fine not exceeding sic ooo or imprisonment
not exceeding five years. or both. The
cases will probably be appealed.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
NO EMERGENCY CLAUSE.
why There Is Delay About Appointing
the state Trail Commission.

whatcoY1, May 4.-Speclal.-The pass
age of the Hutchinson-Harperb bill for the
construction OF a trans-Cascaie road, and
its approval by the governor, was hailed
with great satisfaction in Whatcom and
Skagft counties and as there was an
emergency clause attached to II, * was
supposed that tho governor would prompt
" appoint the road commission, in order
that work might be commenced early IN
the season. The fact that he has not
yet done so has given rise 20 much unfa-
Vorable comment, and a statement OF the
facts showing how some one has blum
dered" and that the governor ia in no
wise responsible for the delay will be OF
interest to hundreds of people. An exam
ination OF the records at Olympia shows
that tne emergency clause was omitted
from the enrolled bill. and. the supreme
court having declared that bill as en-
rolled Is law. In spite OF possible errors
and omissions. the bill is not yet in ef-
feet and will not he until June g. ana I'M
III then he cannot legally appoint the
commission. 1t appears from letters re-
celved by Senator Dorr and Secretary
Nicklin. OF the Senate that they are be
ing subjected TO considerable harsh crit!-
cism IA Skagit county by persons who
have seen fit 10 assume that they are in
some measure responsible for the omis-
sion Of the emergency clause. Not heiug
inclined to rest quietly under such an IN
Just imputation. NJ. N;cklin sent 10 AS
sistant Secretary Cowies at olympia
and obtained from him the original bill
as g. passed both houses on the lSth OF
Narch the day before adjournment II
Is considerably patched ~. having been
made up % sections taken here and there
from the two original bills Introduced by
Senators Hutchinson and Harper, with
some amendments. and there was no
time - have K en-rossed before being
clause vas there when thA hill passed and
section Is and is as follows; An cner-
shall take effect Immediately" The re-
rnaiu5er Of section Is was stricken out IN
the senate and Mr. Nicklin drew his pen
through those lines and made tho section
read as above stated. II is clear. there
fore. that the responsibility for the error
rests upon The enrolling clerk who had
charge 81 the hill and the committee on
enrolled bills. whose duty Il was 20 COM
pare them and certify n treir correct
ness. The chairman Of this committee
VAS Senator FoSs. now resident OF
Mount Vernon. and The chief enrolling
and comparing clerks were VIII Clogs
ton and Miss Tanraft. NJ NIckIin is
rot disposed n ceGsure any one but saws
tho error which has made a three months
delay unavoidable. was undoubtedly due
10 thu rush % work iu the closing hours
o. The session. TIE committee must have
made its report without making anything
more thaD superficial comparison ofthe
enrolled bill NTH the original.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
OUTLOOK FOR THE NORTHWEST.
President Hill Thinks II Good-Wants
Higher Freight Rates.

James ]. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad. who arrived in New
York week ago, after q two months abb
sence in Europe. was interviewed by the
New York Recorder and had a good deal
70 say about the prospect of the Pacific
coast the trade with China and Japan.
He thinks that everything for this part OF
the country looks rosy and that the people
out here have not now and will not have
anything 10 complain of seriously. When
questioned as to the outlook for better
times MIR hin Is qouted as saying:
II can speak intelligently of the North
west -- the country between the Great
Lakes and Puget sound. There we have
nothing serious % complain OF. The earn
tngs Of our railway company are showing
a constant and considerable increase over
last year. This IS not due 10 any increased
agricultural activity. but is the natural
growth OF the new country"
Then there IS only fair prospect
ahead"
There Sc al present TO particular rea-
ture indicating A speedy return 10 past
conditions OF prosperity replied MT
Hill. IL think that this viii be matter
or slower growth. The want OF employ
ment for mechanics. miners and opera
;ives I'm the various industrial lines be
gins 20 send these people on to the land
where they can secure a home or their
Own and a comfortable living In any
event. not with - uding the low price or
agricultural products"
What appears 10 re the troueleT
In a general way. the increased means
81 transportation, improved methods Tor
handling exchange and credits nv fele-
graph and cable. and. in fact. the increase
in better facilities for doing business h1-
tween the commercial nations has b oughc
the whole world closer. and any ma
terial condition which largely affects one
az the commercial nations makes itself
felt BY all
II think. however. that the manufactur-
ing and landed interests of Great Britain
are suffering as much as, and more than,
those Of any other country. The cotton
spinners AT Manchester are losing their
business ia the East To japan, To an ex-
tent that Japan IS now supplying the East
ern market with more cotton than yarn
is supplied by England. notwithstanding
tie fact that England had practical con-
troll Of this entire market few years ago.
The English live stock feeder has TO COM
pete with the wrll-fed stock OF Ancrica,
bat the improved methods OF preserving
meat In transit enable the sheep FARMERS
Of New Zealand and Australia 10 supply
the British market at a very low Price,
and II the quality Of their meat - not SO
good The price is so low mat il Is readily
sold"
DO YOU think that we are on tie eve 81
an Industrial revolution. and that labor
and real estate viii suffer 4 fan or redec-
ton In priceg''
Mr. MuIhal. a weil-known English au-
th0rity Oh statistics. in recent paper
gives the cost % transportation oy rail- IN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
Unlimited Coinage.

Engineering and Mining Journal.
Free silver coinage without information
al agreement means deprecated silver
mono-metallism. The advocates OF de-
preciated money, that fatal though at
present popular delusion, are the worst
enemies OF real bi-metallsm and OF silver,
for they masquerade under the title of
''bi-metallists, while what they want is
silver mono-metallsm, because silver is
deprecated. They pretend they wish TO
rsetore the value of silver, while what
they are working for is deprecated mon
ey, the more deprecated the better, and
IL they had silver they would want still
cheaper paper. The great hardship they
find IN paying debts in gold or Its equiya-
lent, which were contracted in gold or
its equivalent. because the commercial
value of the silver equivalent has depre-
ciated is pure empty pretense.
When il Is considered that in this coun-
try only per cent OF the debts contract
ed run longer than one year. 1t is evident
how small foundation there Is for so
much talk. Not one of those who COM
plain OF the hardships OF paying in gold a
gold debt contracted when the CONNER
cial value of silver was s12s an ounce,
before 1873. takes any account OF the in
disputable fact that wages-the commod-
ity IN which 80 per cent. OF debtors have
TO pay-have since then advanced univer-
sally In purchasing power, and In most
caes also as measured in gold. Neither
does one OF them suggest that IL silver
should advance in commercial value, as
IL has done recently, debts contracted
when silver was low should be increased
In amount as silver advanced.
What this country needs is the cheap
money that comes through good credit.
Absolute honesty and ability TO pay are
the foundations OF good credit and Tow
rates OF interest-that Is. OF cheap money
OF the best quality. No other than the
best quality Will or ever should satisfy
Americans,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
New Incorporations.

Olympia, May -Special.-Articles for
the following domestic corporations have
been flied In the Office OF the secretary OF
state:
Aberdeen Cemetery Association. OF An
erdeen; capital, $500, in so shares OF $40
each: incorporators, ]. W. Farquhar, ID.
II Keath, w. II. Pearson; to buy ana
sell land for burial purposes.
Natatorium Company. of Spokane; capt.
tai. s. 600. in 200 shares Of so each; incor-
norators. Frank OConner. W. S. Norman
ID. l.. Huntington; TO conduct general
amusement business.
Northwest Publishing Company, OF
Olympia; capial. $1,000. in 100 shares OF
sl0:incorporators, B. NJ. Brintnall. l.. s.
Brintnall, C. II. Carpenter; TO engage IN
printing and publishing business.
Washington Undulating Motor Pump
and Water Power Company, OF Tacoma;
capial, $50 900. in shares OF SO each; In
corporators, G.. w. Van Fossen, j. w.
O'Keefe. A. ~. Hamilton; to manufac-
ture and sell pumps and motors and con-
duct water works.
ST. Elmo Gold Mining Company. OF Spo-
kane; capial. s.. 600. in 1,ooo.eoo shares
OF 81 each; incorporators. +. c. Lorsng,
George T. Craine. f. E. Snodgrass. X.
f. Coe, f. d. Olmstead; TO conduct q
mining and milling business.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the Only True Blood Purifier
Prominently in the Public Eye Today

the different countries OF Europe as COM
pared with the United States While the
United States furnishes transportation on
an average OF 20 pence, or say 80 cents.
per ton for 100 miles. the average cost in
Great Britain is $50. or 80 pence per ton
per 100 miles. These figures show that
while the rates OF wages paid in the
United States are much higher than
those paid in Europe, we are furnishing
transportation at an average of one-third
TO one-haf the prices charged the public
in Europe. showing the superiority OF
American railway methods. At the same
time the rates in the United States are so
far below the rates in Europe that the
most rigid economy in operation is neces-
sary on the part OF our American lines.
The two items that have suffered the
least reduction are labor and real estate.
including the rents OF the latter, and il
may be necessary before the conditions
are finally adjusted in this country. that
both these items shall be further liQui-
dated"
VIII the unemployed have TO take to
farms in order 10 relieve their condi-
tion?'
The movement from the Industrial
cities to the lands in the Northwest Is
daily increasing in volume, which is
evidenced by the increased demand for
railway lands on our line and the still
larger movement to free homssteads on
government lands. The extent of this
movement is rapidly increasing. The in
terest exhibited by the uneployed In seek
ing homes on the lands is greater than
1t has been fo- many years, and must
result In a rapid settling up OF the newer
portions of the country, as has always
been the case in the past following
period of general depression"
President Hill believes that there will
he some time yet before We are IN the
flood tide of prosperity again. and that
economy, like consistency, will be jewel
in railroad operations"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
Lord Douglas Hts a Rerorter

San FrRnciscc, Nay e5.-Isord George
ehcltn Douglas. youngest son 81 the
Marquis ~ Queensherry. figured in a
street fight this afternoon. Henry McCinl,
reporter FOR tha Evening Post published
m interview with some or Lord Shoito's
friends regarding the much taike4-cf
marriage with a variety actress. Lord
Sholto was exceedingly angry At the
publication. end meeting the reporter to-
CAV. struck him with his heavy walking
stick. McGtu. Who has soma reputation
as boxer. replied with his nsts, and
blows were exchanged untn the an
preach OF = policeman stopped hostilitteS