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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

Colonel G. A. Philbrook of Augusta
was in the city, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

Rev. Father La Croix of Skowhegan
was In the city, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

Rev. DR.. Dunn is at Damariscotta at
tending the Maine Baptist Missionar,
convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

Mrs. Q. 2. Bunker returned, Monday
from a visit to friends in Augusta an,
Richmond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

6. II. Pishon and NJ. A. Parker OF
Skowhegan, were in the city. yester-
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

Miss Nellie MorfiSette of Main street
passed Sunday at Skowhcgan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

Rev. DIR. Spencer is in Damariscotta
attending the Baptist Missionary con-
Ventiun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

Mrs. Frank Rand has returned from
visit to friends in Somerset county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

X. l.. Mitchell of Skowhegan. was
the city on business. yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-06

Mrs. James Fellows of Skowhegan
was in the city a short time, yesterday
The advocate., 1896-02-05
WITH FIERY TONGUE
Senator Eillman Scores the President and
Members Of the Cabinet.

Members Of the Cabinet.
Senator Ben Tillmsn, Of South Caro-.
lima, got the floor in the Senate last
week to speak on the pending bill, the
free coinage substitute. He spoke to
o packed floor and galleries and re-
CeiVed the undivided attention Of hiE
hearers.
The Senator said that he would use
plain Anglo Saxon, the language Of
the common people, for he was one Of
them. He spoke bitterly Of the essay
reading INDUCED In by Senators, charg
ing that that body was not the delibera
tive body that it was intended 1t should
be the fathers who framed the cOnBti'
tuition. elbow much," he said, "Ot
this s0.called Senatorial dignity Of
which we hear 30 much and see &c
much is worthy Of pIeservation9 II
hangs over this chamber like a wet
blanket; 1t smothers down independ'
ent action; 1t obllterstes the man and
we are here the puppets, the cogS in
the wheel of party, to do the bidding
of the msnipulstors Of the party ma
chimes. tApplause,)
Speeches here change no votes
There is not q man on this floor who
on any question affecting bis party has
ever been budged one inch from his pO
sitiOn by 9 speech from q man on the
other side. / have q higher conception
Of my duty than to feel or believe thai
South Cardinals interests alone are In
my keeping. l am an American Sen
ator. / have one vote out Of ninety
which deal with the lives and liberties
and property Of the people Of this
country.
$50 far ss know l am the only
farmer pure and simple In this august
body. Yet out of the 100000 people
In this country, S5,OOO,OOO are engaged
In agricultural pursuits alone. If
then, one farmer has broken down the
barriers and forced his way here, upor
his head rests the responsibility of Civ
ing utterSnce to the feelings, the aspi
ration of his fellows and Of giving
uttersnce to the sense of wrong they
have. Therefore, Mr.. President, l fee
constrained to-day to raise my voice tt
speak, and before l get through you
will realize the fact that / speak plainl!
and bluntly and use Anglo-SaXon, th'
vernacular, the language Of the com
mon people, for l am one Of them, anG
I expect to tell you how they feel ant
what they think and what they want
"The Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sher
mani said the other day that the ques
ton of the free coinage Of silver Is ole
straw, that It has been thrsShed ant
thrashed and thrashed; that there Il
nothing new in it. 1t has been thrsshed
sir, by lawyers; It has been thrashet
by railroad msgnateS; it has beeI
thrashed by the president Of this cor
poration and the attorney Of that cor
poration. Il has not yet been handlet
on the pitchfOrk Of the farmer. On
The advocate., 1896-02-05
Topeka, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 5, 1895.

nOlQs Gne relnB OF power GO pursue Ou
policy he has. Whether the schemt
was agreed to by the President In per
son or not and whether no bound him
self in plain terms or not, will, per
haps, never be known. His course ha
been nnswerVlng in the absolute con
trsdiCtlon Of his public professions an'
letter Of acceptance. The expectation
and interests Of the people have
been forgotten and ignored, The part!
which elected him has been betrayet
and Its banners now trail In the 6us
of disgrace and defeat. The praCtiCa
destruction Of the party has been &C
complished. The Republicans are nov
in possession of the other branch o.
Congress by q majority unknown
to our history except during
and Immediately after the wFr
They are there not because there
has been an increase In the Republican
vote but because hundreds and thou
sands Of disgusted Democrats have
stayed at home and let the election &
by default.
"The people by their votes lin 1892
demanded a change from the Repubi
can policy. A Democratic President
gave them q change for the worse b.
encouraging his monied friends who
controlled the newspapers and thus
directed the current of public opinion
to hurry up their operations Of robbery
by means Of the panic and to acceler'
ate the downward progress Of the
country.
81 came up here as the Governor Of
my State and stood out In the cold
around here on North Capitol street
for four hours, nearly frozen to DEATH
to be present at the jolliACation and
glorlfcstIon upon the Inauguration Of
q Democratic President, with a Demo
cratic Senate and q Democratic House,
and Cod forgive me for being such a
fool. Lsughter,) Thank God, / did all
could to keep him from being noml'
mated"
The Senator quoted from President
Cleveland's response to the committee
that notified him Of his nomination the
last time, and declared there was moth
ing in It to warrant one to expect that
the leader of the Democratic party
would ignore the platform and treat
with contempt the trusted lieutenantt
whom the people had sent to the us-
tlonal capital to assist in shaping legls'
lstion.
He asked, "How many Of you, men
grown old and gray in the service Of
the party and Of the nation, men who
were It's trusted leaders before this
man from Buffalo was ever heard Of
how many, say, have been called into
his councllsP Whose advice has hC
followedP None but that Of the boot
llcks and sycOphants which have
crawled on their knees for crumbs o.
patronage and betrayed their cOnstitu
ents for the offices In his gift.
''In the entire history Of this country
the high Office Of President has never
beenS prOStituted andnever has the sp
The advocate., 1896-02-05

here to see II i cannot get rev grams
more Of truth In the straw, therefore
the simile of the statement is good.
They use pitchforks to handle manure,
and perhaps shall fnd some Of that
In my pathway before l got through. ="
Speaking of Cleveland and Sherman,
he said: "In what respect do they
differH Mr.. Sherman wants coin bonds.
Mr.. Cleveland wants gold bonds. Mr..
Sherman wants higher tariff. MIR.
Cleveland wants the present tariff.
Mr.. Sherman, as q means Of relief to
stop the endless chain, which is a pat
ent ContrivanCe, with thieves at one
end and dishonest officials at the other,
to rob the American people, wants to
keep the redeemed greenbacks in the
treasury so no one can get them to raid
the treasury, while the President says
the only refuge he sees is to redeem, to
blot out and issue bonds in place OF
every solitary piece Of paper that cir
Culstes without interest. And both Of
them mean contraction, lower prices,
harder times"
He referred TO the present derange-
ment Of our finances % q "damnSble
scheme Of robbery" which had for its
object the destruction Of silver, the In
crease Of the debt and the surrender
to corporations Of the power to issue
money and give to them a monopoly Of
that function. He called attention to
the fact that the election Of q Presl-
dent, who would veto a silver bill, In
the coming campaign, means COntin-
ued disaster to our industries and in
creased poverty to the mssses Of the
people.
Speaking of the last campaign be
said: "If the secret history Of the
year 1892 shall ever be written, 1t will
disclose the fact, which cannot be
proven now, but Of which l have not
the slightest doubt, that the gold ring
of new York, which embraces nearly
all of the bankers in the Eastern and
Middle States and the stock gamblers
Of Wall street, controlled the PEesi-
Dental nominations Of both the Demo
cratic and Republican parties, and had
an understanding with the managers
or with both the candidates themselves
in regard to what policy should be pur.
sued toward our finances. They con.
trlbuted money for the booming Of Mr..
Cleveland as the only available Dem
ocratic candidate and they abused end
ridiculed every other Democratic aSpi-
rant.
"They kept up such noise and
racket In the lobby Of the Palmer
House that one would have thought
that pandemonium had broken loose
and all the demons of hell had col
lected In one group to shout for
Grover
interpreted according to the plain
use and meaning Of English words,
the platform means bimetalliSm, but
there are conditions and ambiguous
phrases which have afforded an excuse
to the elastic conscience Of the bull
headed and Self.Idolstrous man who
The advocate., 1896-02-05
$l.OO "A YEAR.

pointing power Deon 30 ADuBeus GA4AAA- x
Ing % be the apostle Of civil service BY
making appointments only Of those
whose sponsors would surrender their
manhood, and, with bated breath, walk
with submissive head In his presence.
With relentless purpose he has ignored
his oath Of office to uphold and obey
the law and has paid out gold instead
Of coin and issued bonds to buy more
gold, by both actions overriding the
law and giving no heed to the interests
Of any but monied friends-I might
say, his owners and partners.
"While to this besotted tyrsnt coin
has come to mean gold alone, he can.
not by his mere ''ipse dtrtt' change
the law Of this land and pervsrt the
plain meaning Of the English Ian
guage.
Speaking Of the parity talk he said:
"The object was to have them assist
each other to hold silver up BY holding
gold down, and an honest Secretary OK
the Treasury who would have resigned
bis office rather than submit TO the dlc-
tatiOn Of d besotted chief would have
paid out silver to protect the treasury
from the gold gamblers and bond gsn-
blers, 90 the law and his oath OF Office
required.
"But, alasi the old breed Of Southern
ststesmen, like Calhoun, who, after Q
life spent In public service, had 10 bo
buried ct public expense, and his debts
paid by the State Of South Carolina, Is
no more. No wonder the Senator from
Massachusetts, feels warranted in twit-
ting me with the decay Of Southern
craftsmanship and charging as with
dishonesty. He charges It, however,
In another connection, and az aiding
and abetting this Judas from Ken.
tucky, who, after q brilliant career Of
twenty years and more aS leader and
champion Of the silver forces, has In
his old age come to this pitiful pass.
And then to think this indictment
brought against whole section should
have so much color of truth and Of
fact to back It up in the apostacy from
the principles Of the two. other Secrs-
taEiss from the South in the cabinet OF
q President who has so diSgraeed ths
name Of Democracy.
"The South bows itS head In shame
st this exhibition Of moral cowardico
and desplses the renegades."
The Senator then asserted thAG
Cleveland had not, during hls term Of
Office, held the hand Of q simple, square,
straight, honest toller In the fleld.
"He knows nothing about farmers,
and, more'S the pity, he cares nothing
about them.
"They are burning our candle stboth
ends, robbing us on one hand with the
tariff and rObblng as on the other hand
with the single gold standard. And
they have asked rs like beasts Of bur-
den, like dumb driven cattle, to bear
these things and say nothing bat 70
vote the party ticket"
He said, referring to CleYeland's
tariff utterances, that he had sung thiG
(cOnsfsued on page 81
The herald., 1896-12-21
DOWNEY.
Beginning to Harvest the Oranges-Per
sonal and General.

c. ]. Shepherd of Los Angeles has
contracted for the bulk of the orange
crop in thisvicinity and has begun pack.
ing at Scotts warehouse.
A carload of navels was sent'out last
evening. The prices paid are one dol.
lar for navels and fifty cents for seed.
lings.
b. NJ. Blythe took up another lot Of ex.
hibits to the chamber of commerce or
Monday.
E. A. Thurman, an aged gentleman
was thrown from his buggy on First
street last Sunday and severely injured
one Of his ribs being fractured.
The rainfall Of Monday was .S5 of an
inch, being 4443 inches for the season
against 81 of an inch up to the same date
last year.
Road Overseer J. H. Beeson has been
doing a much needed lot of road work
this week. Among the street being
graded are First, Second, New and Dol
land.
Rev. j. r. Kirkpatrick has returned
from Ell Monte, where he has been hold
ing revival services.
G. A McElfresh, H. c. r. of California
paid Court Downey an official visit last
evening.
T. c. Hunter of Pasadena has rented
c. A. Teels place and moved thereon
]. Townsley is enlarging and improv-
ing his residence on Third street.
Joseph Wonders died suddenly or
Monday last and was buried on Tues
day..
The Symphony club is contemplating
another concert in the near future,
The herald., 1896-12-21

as participant as well as victim in
the fraud he may not be able to recover
damages.-Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.
Miss Annie Pigeon of Cairo has sued
a farmer for $50, 600 for breach of prom
Use to marry. We do not know Miss
Pigeon, but she must be q bird.-Chi-
cago Times Herald.
The old, old battle between the Amer
lean hog (canned) and the German art
icle of the same genus that isues official
orders is now on, and may Uncle Sam
win.-Philadelphia Press.
The management of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad was so busily engaged in
the work of preserving the credit of the
nation" that it neglected to look after
its own good name.-New York Journal.
Japanese immigration to the United
States during the last year has been
very light, showing that the Japs have
discovered that they can make living
and make us hustle by remaining at
home.
For the first time in our lives we re-
joice in the belief that reason has been
dethroned in a former friend. Humor
has given place to puerile effrontery, and
the brilliancy of refined student to
bad taste We cannot believe Dana's
process been blunted. We pity the do
tard, though his words stink in our nos
trils like a rotten herring
Dispatch.
The private postal card bill. which has
been passed unanimously by the house of
representatives, provides that any per-
son can send private blank card of
home manufacture to be no larger
than the regular official cards now in
use, by affixing a one-cent stamp to
it. In the report recommending the pas
sage of the bill it is stated that the
scheme would tend to popularize the use
of the postal service, would save the
government the difference between the
price of the stamps used and the cost of
the cards. would obviate the handling and
storing of large quantities of cards. and
was believed to be entirely safe. If the
bill passes the senate and meets execu-
tive approval, it will go into effect July
l, 1897 97-RocheSter Herald
The herald., 1896-12-21
ESCONDIDO.
Amateur Opera Singers Well Received
Business and Social Notes.

ESCONDIDO. Dec. 20.-Genevieve, a.
romantic operetta. was given on Thurs
day evening before large audience at
the college chapel by the p. E. o. socl-
ETY.. and by special request was repeated
last evening. This was one of the great
est social events of the season. Escon-
oldo mas some very fine talent in the per-
son of Hattie Sherwin, who has been
greatly praised for the difficult part She
performed so WELL
An important business change took
place here last evening, by which Mrs.
Ed Reed took possession of the Elite
restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. Ray the for
mer proprietors. will not leave the CITY.
but 1t is rumored that Mr.. Ray will open
club room in the Stevenson block.
VIII Thomas of Los Angeles and pion-
eer of this place, is spending a good
share of his time here looking after his
mining interests. 1t is not well known
that Escondido has one of the best mines
in the state. In the richness of its ore
and extent of its ledge the mine now be-
ing operated by the Esconddo Mining
company is not surpassed by anything
yet reported from Randsburg. 1t is no
secret that over 100000 has been taken
out of this mine in the few short weeks
that it has been worked; and they say
they have hardly begun operations.
A. X. Craveth is making arrangements
to reopen the OLD Escondido mines
The class and teachers in zoology of
the high school have combined pleasure
with profit by making trip to the beach
today to hunt specimens"
Captain J. B. Blethin, proprietor of
the Royal house of San Diego, Is here
for few days on business.
The herald., 1896-12-21

Associated Press and other agencies, but
two resolutions Of Importance, which
were passed just before the adjourn
ment of the fifth annual convention
were not reported to the country at large
Inasmuch as they briefly summarize
the matured views and demands of the
congress, the text of them is appended
After adopting a resolution strongly
advocating the creation of a national ir-
rigation committee, the congress
Resolved ~, that we favor the session
of the public lands of the nation to the
respective states or territories only upon
conditions so strict that they shall alb
solutely insure the settlement of such
lands by actual settlers, in small tracts.
and prevent their monopoly in large
bodies under private ownership.
Resolved (2), that we favor the con-
struction of storgae reservoirs by the
federal government where necessary to
furnish water for the reclamation and
actual settlement of the public lands.
The herald., 1896-12-21
IT WONDER WHY?"

There comes a query oft to me,
From one who thinks ought to know
The height and depth of mystery
The wherefore" of the 1T is So;
With parted lips and pleading eye,
Stands waiting for the What he saith"
In answer to 81 wonder why?"
What gives the violet its hue,
The fern Its fragile form and grace?
Why doth the rivulet pursue
Its ceaseless course for us to trace?
Why bloom the flowers, why grow the
trees,
And spread their branches wide and
high?
Why sing the cheerful chick-a-dees
On leafless bush? l wonder why?"
All these I answer as can,
And yet the little maid asks on.
And her soft eyes my own eyes scan,
Perchance a new reply to con,
Till / am fain to ask, with zest,
For clearer knowledge from on high
OF my own duty, Gods behest.
And, like my child, II wonder why?'
Deep problems meet us in the wood,
Afeld and by the stream and sea-
We see what is not understood
About us and that nser can be.
Whether we wander far or stay
In cloister, hid from mortal eye,
We 'bidIe with Mystery night and day,
And of IL all we wonder why?"
So tits not strange child oft asks
To know the wherefore" of the fact:
To understand what vainly tasks
Philosophy. with all its tact,
We are all children; striving oft
To know what comes before the eye.
Childlike. we vainly look Aloft
And ask and ask, ct wonder Why?"
oliver W. Rogers in The Boston Trans.
script.
The herald., 1896-12-21
SAN BERNARDINO.

A great deal is being said by the papers
in regard to the new court house being
left in an unfinished condition, and that
the supervisors should see that it is
completed and thrown open for use.
Supervisor Newberg, when asked as to
the reason, said, I'VE have not got the
money 1t would be necessary to have
$4,000 to complete the structure, and we
have only $10,0 at our command. And
again, as the new board goes in next
month. it would not be right to inter-
fere with what they might intend to
do"
Joseph Gecmen, proprietor Of the Eli
wanda winery, has got to face the grand
jury for shooting an arm off Government
Gauger Bell. Sheriff Holcomb has re-
ceived a letter from Attorney Horace
Bell of Los Angeles, the father Of the
man shot. stating that Gecmen must be
prosecuted for the shooting of young
Bell, who claims that there was no cause
for Gecmen to shoot when he did and
he was warned not to do so. Out of the
same shooting the officers are now hunt
ing for dead tramp in the person of the
fellow held by Bell when Gecmen fired
the shot. Ashley, the tramp's partner,
is of the opinion that his friend is dead,
and so sure is he of the fact that he had
Jailor Case take him to Etiwanda yes
terQay, ana search was maze through
the surrounding country but nothing
was found. Those who were present at
the shooting say that the tramp held
in Bells arm was in such range that he
must have received the contents of the
gun after it struck Bells arm. Ashley
claims that his friend moved away, II
he were wounded, and as he has not ap-
peared anywhere for treatment it is
thought he is dead. The matter will
come up before the grand jury Tues
day.
S. A. Barrett, chief engineer at the
asylum at Highland, has taken unto
himself wife, in the person of Eliza
beth A. Rhodes, also of Highland. S.
A. Barrett is we'll known in San Ber-
nardino. and has host of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Marshall will en-
tertain a select few at Christmas din
ner.
Jno. Suzzello died at his home on the
corner of Third and c streets last even
ing, from the dread disease, consump-
ton. For many years Mr.. Suzzelo was q
leading restaurant man of this city, but
on account Of his health he had to give
up his business. He has been confined
to his bed for over a week. He will be
buried from the Catholic church.
C. r. Morris was doing Los Angeles
Saturday on legal business.
Jno. A. Cole and wife are making
short visit to Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-12-21
EDITORIAL WISDOM.

When prize-fghters fall out, lawyers
get the gate receipts.-Chicago Record
The Chicago girl who is to marry an
armless man must have a good time
hugging herself.-Chicago News.
The average plumbers charges read
as If they were made just after he had
been hitting the pipe.-Chicago Times
Herald.
Over $500 bushels Of apples were dis
tributed recently among Boston's poor.
The poor politicians in Pennsylvania pre-
fer to take theirs in Philadelphia
Press.
1t took 1900 words to tell it. but Mr..
Cleveland found them. A deficit of yer-
biage is calamity which that gentle
man has never experienced.-New York
Mail and Express.
a man in Passaic believes that he wa
swlndled in church lottery and has
brought suit to recover the price of his
ticket There is probably no doubt that
he was swfndled. Tha is not an uncom-
mon feature Of such performances but