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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
IN The SENATE.
Post OMico Appropriation Bill Passed Rural
Free Delivery Item Retained.

Washington. April I'm the Senate
after long civil service discussion
Allison moved to lay on the table Vol
colts amendment to the postonice APP
preparation bill-for the payment OF
postmasters in consolidated post offices
out of the appropriation for clerks. and
the motion was agreed to: Yeas. 4S;
nays, 7. This vote is unfavorabe to
the policy of unlimited consolidation of
post Offices.
During the discussion. Hoar said that
the three men who deserved the most
credit for the administration of civil
service law were Senator Hawley, Dor
man y. Eaton and Mr.. Roosevelt. He
did not think that Mr.. Cleveland, who
had done a great many good things,
deserved to be written up very high on
that score. The reform had come to
stay.
Hoar said that the state of things
that existed before the civil service re-
form was inauguratcd had been the
running sore Of the country: an often
sive stencil in the nostriis; the dis
grace, shame and infamy of the Ameri-
can people. The men who undertook
the reform determined To put stop to
that evil. if they did not get the best
possible substitute. they got what was
"a millionfold better than that il dis
placed.
Hoar added that In the main, Presi-
dent Cleveland and cabinet carried out
the civil service law. And President
Harrison and his cabinet. with some
exceptions had carried II out
Wolcott denounced the habit OF cabi-
net officers making speeches all over
the country. and then the amendment
which restricted the consolidation sys-
tenn to the limits Of corporate towns
and cities. was adopted: Yeas. So:
nays. p.
The amendment appropriating $50. ono
as an additional compensation Ia the
Oceanic Steamship Co. for mail srr-
vice from san Francisco TO New Yea
land and New South Wales. was
agreed to: Yeas. 30: nays. e. The
item Of Sl95Gii for necessary and spe-
clal mail facilities on trunk lines from
Boston to Atlanta and New Orleans.
by the way Of New York ana Wash
iugton. We're retained In the hlll Villas
motion In strike 1t out WAS voted
Down Yeas Is. nays. 80 The amend
ment requiring the expenditure Of $50
800 for experiments in rural free de-
livery. was agreed to: Yeas. y: nays.
%
The conference report on the agri-
cultural appropriation bin vas pre-
+ented and agreed to The Senate Their
adjourned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
IN THE HOUSE.
Not Much Roadway With Bill 10 Adopt the
Metric System.

Washington. AIiril TN the House.
the committee on affairs of the Distri Fl
of Columbia. reported the Senate hii
providing Ter a free library in Wash
ngton. The recommendation Of thu
committee was thar the House reed,
from the amen lnent To the Senate bill
by which the expenses of the library
were exclusively placed upon the funds
of the district. The vote resulted
Yeas. lI3. nays. ~. and tn House 70
fused to divide the expenses Of III
library between the district ana gen
cral government. Tho bill las sent t.
4 conference.
The Joint resolution was agreed to.
authorizing the printing of ,o.aoo extra
cories Of the report Of thu dir cctcr ot
the mint.
The hill reported from the committee
on coinage weights and measures
adopting the metric system Of weights
and measures as the legal standard /,
the United States, was taken up. Ii
provi les that after Jan. /. :S9S all de
partments Of the government si,all us
the metric system in doing public bust
ness. except in completing the survey
If public lands; and after Jan, i, 1874
the metric system shall - ihe only
legal system recognized in the United
States; the system contemplated j.
that in which the standard Of weight is
the i,iloGran1. and of length is a meter
nf the international bureau of weights
ana measures. established ia accorti-
ance with the convention az Nay %
,S75. to which the United states is d
party the equivalents in the SCHEDULES
annexed to the blll Of July rs. 1866. may
ne lawfully used for computing and tx
pressing the customary weights end
measures in those Of the metric syS
TEN.
{. W, Stone. Rep. Of Pennsylvania,
advocated the bin. The passage OF the
bill. he said. WAS urged by the secre-
taries of the treasury and agriculture,
chief Of the bureau Of statistics. and
chief Of the bureau of American repub-
lies: ana WIS opposed by the secretary
of the interior who feared the effect of
the legislation upon the commercial in
terests Of the country. The chief of
the bureau of american republics was
quoted tn sho" that the failure of :he
United States to adopt the metric sys-
TEN was a bar of considerable magni-
tudc To the extension of It's forei !, II
trade.
The bill was opposed by Bartlett.
Dem. of New York, who saw no necas-
sty for making the change as Great
Britain. With which the great bulk Of
our commerce was conducted. had not
adopted the metric system
a motion to order the bill To engross-
ments and third reading. failed: Ga 10
so. Stone demanded the yeas ana nays,
and pending that. moved that the
House adjourn. The opponents Of the
bin sought to defeat al adjournment
but were unsuccessful. the motion be-
ns: agreed to: 9S to 80
At 30 the House adjourned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
Weather Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, April THE barometer
has risen over the Lake regions Ohio
valley, thence eastward to the Atlantic
coast and over the north Plateau re-
gion. and has fallen from the Dakotas
southwark to the Gulf coast. An area
of high pressure covers the region east
of the Mississippi, the barometer being
highest north of Lake Supeior
a well marked depression is now CEN
trail over Kansas, and second de-
preston north of Montana The
barometer is about 296O inches over
Kansas. which is an inch lower than
over tie center of high near Lake Su-
perior.
1t is slightly colder on the Atlantic
coast, in Ohio and the upper Missis-
Isippi and Missouri valleys, ana warmer
over kansas, western Nebraska and
southeastern Missouri. Local SHOWS
nave prevailed on the Atlantic coast
north Of Hatteras. and local rains in
Texas and the Missouri valley.
The weather is fair, tonight, from the
Lake region southwark to Florida
There is general cloudiness in the
Northeast. and also in the Northwest
and on the Gulf coast. The weather
will probably continue fair from the
Lake region southwark to the east
Gulf coast. Partly cloudy weather
and local SHOWS are likely to occur on
the Atlantic coast north of Virginia.
in the early morning, followed by clear
ms weather. Cold, northerly winds will
continue. but the temperature will rise
: slowly. Wednesday night in the North
, ern states east of the Mississippi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
IN QUARANTINE.
Pres. Cleveland a Close Pris-
oner at the White House.
Baby Esther Has the measles--Sec'
Thurber's Family Also Afflicted.
Therefore tho Health Boards Helps Prcsiden,
to Peace and Quietncss.

Washington, April 7.-President Cleve-
land and Private Secretary Thuber are
a,Iarantined at the White House, Mrs
Cleveland and her children are quaran-
tined at Woodley and Mrs. Thurber and
little ones are Guaranteed at their
home on / street.
All this, and postponement of Il
cabinet meeting, today. is the result OF
Esther Cleveland, the. Presidents
second daughter. 21a years old. develop
ing symptoms of measles at the White
House. The sick child was sent to
Woodley in Il closed carriage, accom-
panied by her mother, nurses and
sisters.
Private Secretary Thurber has been
living at the White House for 10 days,
since one of his children developed q
case of measles. This morning, young
Tom Thurber and the cook at the Thur
Der house were taken with the disease
Esther Cleveland and the Thurber
children are doing well. Little Esther
is said to have mild case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08

OF Chcatham against Woodland, from
the second North Carolina district, In
favor of Mr.. Woodland the sitting mem
Der Democrat The vote was unani-
nous.
The joint resolution TO promote Major
General Miles to the rank Of lieutenant
general was ordered favorably reported
by the House military affairs commit
tee. Tuesday OF the IL members pre-
sent. four, three Democrats and one
Republican, opposed the resolution
The eight affirmative votes were all
Republicans.
The Senate committee on naval af-
fairs which has been investigating the
subject Of armor plate. for several
weeks. had Commodore Foglcr before
It, Tuesday. He made a clear and
STRAIGHTFORWARD statement about the
matter. and when he had concluded,
the committee, IL ~ understood, was Of
the opinion that there has been nothing
improper in the connection of this gov
eminent official with the matter I'M
der consideration.
A copy of the Cuban concurrent reso-
buttons was delivered at the Executive
Mansion. Tuesday morning. by one of
the Senate clerks The original en-
crossed copy was sent 10 the state
department according to custom where
proper record will be made Of il and
the resolutions will be printed In the
Revised Statutes, as required by the
last printing bill. whether any action
be taken on them or not. The en-
crossed copy viii then be returned to
the President for such action as he
sees tit to take. There has been no in
;imation as to what course tho presi-
dent win pursue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
DOING SPLENDID WORK.
Clara Barton Says Red Cross Has No Hin
ORANGES in Armenia.

New York, April spencer Trask,
chairman of the executive committee
of the Armenian Relief committee to-
day, received this cablegram from Miss
Clara Barton
Our corps of physicians and medi-
cal supplies left Beirout. April 5, and
will reach Marash, the 10th The
scourSe of typhoid and other diseases
from starvation and exposure is UNI
abated. Red Cross reports are received
from our expeditions, which are meet
ing with splendid success
There are no distractions nor Turk
isll supervision, as wrongly reported.
Every facility is offered. and we are
welcomed everywhere. One party is
Working between Marash Zeitoun.
Malatia and Harpoot and the Other
between Oorfa, Diarbekir ard Ttarpoot
visiting the towns and villages en- route
ana giving assistance where most
needed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08

to describe the exploits OF the duel
He took. me alongside, ana we Ioo.
into krugersdorp. passing on the ioao
Cronje. who concluded that ! nau sur
rendered to Klonowskl. All the way
along the latter gave me StirIi's "e'
scription of the fight which ! ilau pee'
through, and asked him quantities VI
questions. | said l had DeeIl riui'iS
hard and wanted food. He TOOK me &c
his house. and gave me something &c
eat, aad then, for the first tiine' ~
struck ne that. after all should get
through. But how to get away
through Krugersdorp without peinl
stopped?
"liavc you got monument or some
thing here?' ] said. II ought 70 dc-
scribe that for the Times.
Tcs. he said. Come along ana
VIII show ii to you.
"a ! in the end | managed 70 get
seen patroling the town OF kroGers-
dorp always in company with kiohow-
ski. When night fell | stole on to- a
man | knew in krugersdorp buried
my clothes, borrowed fresh ones from
him, which fitted me very absurdiy
he being as short and fat as am long
and thin, slept in a shed, ana next
morning strolled over To the railway
station without anyone stopping me. a
train vas Just starting for Johannes
burg q got in and sat down. Opposite
me was q man who presently said in
the most ordinary way in the world:
How did you escape Escape from
what" oh. | saW you riding round
To-. .,.sf liz. IAt4
Willoughby. You are one Of Jane
sons officers | asked him who he
was. lie replied that he Was a govern
mcnt detective. but he added, i will
see you through lie was y good fel-
low and SO he did -
In one or two quarters some cold
water has been thrown Oh the heroisn
of the column. What do you think Of
it,"
Think, ! think ! never saw such a
splendid lot of fighters in my life, and
| have been with some Of the best
fighters in the world They are all
practiced riders and shots They all
realized that ii was a dash through,
and that We mus; expose ourselves the
whole time. 1t was bit Of hrayado,
perhaps. when the crack shot Of the
column, with bullets simply cutting up
the field around him. calmly stood up
in order to get a better aim. ana in the
very act Of firing was shot through the
neck. one fellow was shot through
both thighs He was with a party OF
eight who were cut off. and he dragged
himself along with his hands to Il
point to shoot from. took off his bando-
lier and kept about 60 Beers at bay.
taking them off until he VAS shot him
self. Some Of the column We're mere
boys. The thirst was worse than the
hunger. We drank water out Of the
SHUTS that was like thick cocoa"
one word more, Captain Thatcher.
What did you think of DR.. jim himself
and his generous blunder?''
"D--n the blunder, | tell you he is
simply the srandcst man ever met"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
A Subject OF Sincere Congeatul alton

Is the non-possession of an actively SEN
sitive nervous system. There are hosts
of people who. although free from any
positive nervous disease. are set. so to
speak. upon 'tenter hooks by slight
noises or an unexpected occurrence of the
smallest moment. IIostetter's Stomach
Bitters is of inexpressible benefit to the
nervous. Taken before bedtime il insures
tranquil. health-yielding slumber. and
used between meals it restores that
sound digestion usually denied to uer-
vous invalds. 1t is also eminently BEN
eticial to sufferers from rheumatism.
malaria. debility. constipation and kidney
troubles Persons falling off in the mat
ter of appetite. flesh and the ability to
sleep soundly should resort at once to
this superb nervine, Alternative and tonic.
For nearly half Il century it has been
leading medicine. aud has received the
highest tributes from the medical pro-
fession. Use it and be convinced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
THE RAM KArARD!N
Makes an Excellent Showing on First Trip.
Handled by the Government.

New London. CT. April THE gov
eminent ram katahdin, today. had Tor
first trial run since she came from .he
builders. the Bath Iron Works, last
October. She went out of the harb1r,
this morning, at $40, and returned
shortly before Z, this evening. putting
lin IL hours on Long Island sound. under
conditions of weather which cannot 10
considered favorabl as a strong east
northeast wind was blowing, With the
sea rough and snow squalls. The trial.
today, was VITA a view to observing
the working of the machinery and the
handling of the vessel by her crew
which had had little or no experience
on the vessel. as she has been at the
Brooklyn navy yard since last falls
speed trial.
The run, today. was to point south
east of MOrtauk about 40 miles, or per-
haps 10 miles from this harbor, and 20
turn. Her engines worked smoothly
and to the satisfaction of the naval
board. under whose direction the ru'l
was made, q maximum speed OF about
1914 knots being developed during an
hour and a half with two main and one
auxiliary boilers in use under natural
draft. Except during an hour and a
half. only two main boilers We're in use.
During the entire run the AVERAGE
speed was II knots. with 100 revolu-
lions. Engineer Hinckley. represent
ing the Bath Iron Works. who brought
the Katahdin from Bath, was on boar l
the vessel today.
Thursday. the katahdin will have Il
speed run over the 36-mile course IN
the sound, the eastern end of which
will be a line heween Long Beach
lighthouse and Il beacon placed for The
purpose on Trumball beach, between
Stratford Shoal lighthouse and STRAIT
ford Point light For an holr in either
direction the run will be made under
forced draft. as vas the case in the pre-
lininary trial, last october.
During the run, today a test was
made of the rapid fire guns from both
the forward and after barbettc. In re
turning to the harbor the man over
board" drill was executed 10 the entire
satisfaction of TIE board. Wednesday,
will be devoted to drilling The crew IL
abandoning the ship, fire aad life boat
drills.
During the time the Katahlin aid 81
the Brooklyn EaVy yard the coll
weather affected some pipes and re-
vessel goes back there. The report of
The trial board will he made to the d.
partment al Washington alter tn
work is completed here and all data is
in hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
FAVOR ARBITRATION.
Connecticu! Methodists Approve OF Negotia.
lions Between England and United States.

New Haven. CT. April AT the
Methodist conference Rev. Joseph
Pullman submitted the following i'm
portant resolution:
Resolved. That we hereby record
our most hearty approval of the efforts
now making on both sides of the At
lantic for the establishment of per-
nanent tribunal for the settlement of
all differences that may arise between
Great Britain or any of her colonies
and the United States. We believe that
between these two great Christian
nations war would be criminal in the
extreme ana should be made impossible
by the Christian sentiment of the peo-
pie. We commend the next conference
to be held in Washington. April II and
., in The interests of such tribunal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
AGRICULTURAL BILL.
Conicrces Agree. the Senate Receding Total
Of Bill Is S3.3O2.792.

Washington. April THE conferees
on the agriculture appropriation bill
reached an agreement, today. AS
passed by the House the bill carried
SOL, 1872. The Senate conferees agreed
to recede from the amendments carry
ing s7S,l20, leaving the bill. as agreed
to. appropriating $3.302,792, or about
$1,000 less than the amount for the cur
rent fiscal year.
The items Of $13.Ia0 for division of
seeds and $4,000 for the publication of
the report on dairy farming are the
more important of those stricken from
the bill In the conference
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
Maine Pensions.

washington, April 7.-Pens;ops 70
Maine people granted. TUESDAY -
Original. Michael Morr;ssay ~"
John Heerline, Togus. Adai,,a vs.
eraa ns > Coolidge. North Jay. In
C. 1ohn Daley, Togus: DAME,
c,' Iogus; Frederick E. Partridge
ra .iaid Centre; James Raw,ev
aht Harbor; Edward w. Bowman
ru usus'a Reissue. John b. spragpa
E :, Original. widows. I.vaia
- cunningham. Topsham: Adah Har-
nas. eenago Lake: Ellen Barnard
las. auburn: Julia X. Thomnsn,,
South Portland. "'''''''s'oa
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A THREATENED STRIKE
On New York Cable Road Causes Police
Reserves 10 be Called Out.

New York, April President Ma
hon of the amalgamated Association of
Railway Employees of America. this
afternoon. sent a letter to President
Nreelaud. of the Metropolitan Street
Railroad Co. requesting a conference
in the hope of bringing about settle
mcnt of the difficulty between the COM
pany and the association over the dis
charge OF number of sripmen and
conductors. some Of whom are members
If the association.
Chief Conlin has all the police in re-
serve at various station houses in con-
sequence of the threatened strike on
the cable road. Mr.. Conlin said, to-
day. that he was holding the reserves
as a precautionary measure. He did
rot anticipate trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08
NEW YORK METROD!STS
Have Word as to Amusements and the
New Liquor Law.

New York, April AT today's ses-
sion of the eth annual New York
Methodist Episcopal Church confer
ence. the committee on special reso.u-
tons presented the following report:
Your committee. appointed to con
slider the resolution seeking to secure 6
vigorous and uniform enforcement OF
paragraph 2fo OF the Discipline, bee
leave to report.
90. We recognise with the deepest
solicitude the perils resulting to Chris.
tan life from the abuse of amuse-
ments specified and unspecilied in salo
paragraph.
"(2). IN our opinion a general ruiz
olelging our membership to refrair
from taking such diversions as cannot
he used in the name of the Lord Jesus
affords fundamental and historic law
Of the Methodist church on the qucs-
ton % amusement, and suggests tn,
Wisest and most effective way of deal
ing with the subject.
90. Resolved, that this conference
meinolializes the general conference t.
carefully consider the constitutioualitH
If paragraph pa OF the DISCIPLINE
The diversions referred t. in the re
port are dancing. playing at games at
chance. attending OF theatres. horse
races. circuses. dancing parties, or pat
ronizirg dancing schools
rhe report Waa adopted. after sonls
discussion. The following f.aragra oh
from the report Of the committee ~
temperance was unanimously adopted:
we are glad that the revolt against
the liquor raffi,. has borne EXPRESSION
in the act of the present Legislature oi
Ncw York, which according to the gel
rally conceded opinion of both friends
land foes of the measure, viii abolish a
third Of all the saloons in the state and
render mora easy the enforcement OF
the Law against them
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Base Ball Notes.

Fail River will carry - men this sea-
son, which Indicates that Manager Mar
ston is decidedly not superstitious
The report that Mike McDermottmay
take Nick Wise and play him In the
outileld for Scranton has been re-
ncWed
Friend, who was with the New Bed
fords last year. is said to be pitching
the best bail Of any Of the Chicago
pitchers III tn" practice gaines.
Bangor Commercial: In about aweeb
there VIII be plenty of phenomenal ball
players who now demand princelS
salaries that viii lie willing to play
with aay old club
HanniVan has not Yet come TO terms
With plwtuckct. He will play in Paw
tucket. but he wants a few shares of
stock IN the street railway company
besides n few hundred in advance.
1t looks like a freeze-out for Pfenel
lat sece nj hasc IN New York He docs
not Appear to be playing that position
according 10 the high IDEAS of Arthur
irwin and capt. Gleason, 50 the latter
has taSen charge of the bag. At the
~ as any uan IL the team.
bake klohc,lanz ascribcs as the
grcate.t success Ia his abilities Tho
points that he Was given by the lat,
i>id Madden, The little south paw re-
turned to Portland IN the finale of %
when Nloby" was Brown. l,c
showed the jolly Dutchman the int.i-
eacioa If many curve ban.
Man. ger L. <, Norton is gettine
along ineiy With his Lawrence club
He has already signed five or SIX
strong players and is in search oi
three CT four others. He will open the
season on the 10Th of April in Lawrence
with a game with the Bangors TO be
followed with games with Portland
Augusta and Lewiston.
Talk concerning the services of either
Mains or Yerrick by any teams in this
league is rather premature. Frank So
lee viii probably not consider the re-
lease Of either man until after the
league season has begun. Big Bin has
done the best work of any of the HUI
corps Of twirlers in the Old Dominion
and seems sure of a regular berth.
The ball player whose work suffers
on account of his Incorporate habits
and nowadays the number in this class
is exceedingly small. is oftener the vie
tim of injudicious friends than any
thing else. The Brockton Times wei
says The true friend of any gnod
and promising player will not lead hin
into the temptation toindulgc in habits
which are certain forum his record and
his prospects,
NJ. j. Doherty's signed contract for
1896 WGs received Tuesday night This
compile ties the kennebec infield But
Ter and Coyle are the only ones who
are now outside the fold, and the ind
cations are that both of these will be
found in Kenneoec uniforms when the
league season opens
bcnerty writes: II am now waiting
for the time when l can go onto the
HELD. with confidence that ] could not
feel. my first year in the league, and
do all in my power to aid in bringing
victory to the Remedies. Give my re-
CARDS to all my Kennebec friends. and
rest assured that l shall be glad to be
back again on my old base. and amone
the people who did so much to make
my first season in professional con-
pany one of the pleasantest memories
of my life