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Evening star., 1896-12-08
PEARL BRYAN.s MuRDERERs.
New Trials Refused jackson an,
Walling by the Court of Appeals

New Trials Refused jackson and
Walling by the Court of Appeals.
FRANKFORT. KY, December S-The
court of appeals has refused q new trial TO
Scott jackson, convicted of the murder of
Pearl Bryan.
The opinion covers also the appeal of the
attorneys for Alonzo Waliing, who must
die The grounds for appeal were that the
judge erred In instructions. the sheriff
erred in not allowing admission except by
ticket and that the evidence was insuffi-
cient. Governor Bradley must now fix the
date of execution.
The opinion was prepared by Judge
Hazelrigg. 1t now devolves on Gov. Brad
ley, after receiving notice of the Judgment
OF the court of appeals from the clerk. to
fix the day and hour for the execution.
There is said to be no ground for carry
ing the case to the United States court.
and the governors warrant for the execu-
ton OF Scott Jackson must ISSUE The law
requires judge in sentencing a criminal
TO allow not more than ninety nor less than
twenty days after sentence. The only re-
striction upon the governor is that he shall
not appoint day earlier than was appoint
ed by the court. That day has already
passed.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
Executive Clemency.

The President has denied the application
for pardon in the case of Arthur E. Phil
lips, convicted in the District of Columbia
of obtaining money under false pretenses
and sentenced June z. 1894, to four years
Imprisonment at Albany. The prisoner
was no doubt" says the President, Justly
convicted of most contemplate swind,e
see no reason to think that his sentence
was excessive, and certainly no other suf-
ficient ground for executive Interference"
PardonS have been granted Dong SUM-
convited in California of contempt of court
and Bee Melton, convicted In Arkansas of
manslaughter. The President has COM
muted to five months actual imprisonment
the sentence Of eight months imprison-
ment imposed on Margaret Morrison, con-
victed in California of smuggling opium.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
Two Rctfrcments Thi. Week.

The two ranking officers of the 9th Regi.
n:ent of Cavalry will retire this week by
operation of law on account Of age. Col.
James Biddle. commanding, will retire on
the 1lth instant, and Lieut.. Col. James +.
Randlett, his chief assistant, will retire to-
day. Both officers served in the volunteers
during the civil war and made honorable
records, Col Biddle receiving the brevet
of brigadier general. Their retirement will
result in the following promotions i'm the
cavalry branch: Lieut.. Col David Perry of
the 10th, to be colonel of the 9th: Major
John NJ. Hamilton of the 1st, to be leu
tenant colonel Of the 9th; Major Thomas A.
Baldwin of the 7th, to be lieutenant colonel
of the 10Th: Capt. E. 8. Godfrey of the 1th,
10 be major of the 1st; Capt Albert q.
Forse of the 1st. to be major of the 7th:
First Lieutenant E. p. Brewer, of the
7th, to be captain of the 7th: Capt. E. G.
Mathey Of the 7th. to be major of the 9TH
and then retired; First Lieut.. M. d. Par
ker of the 9th, to be captain Of the 7th;
First Lieut.. o. J. Brown Of the 1st. to be
captain of the 1st; Second Lieutenants
Charles ID. Rhodes, w. 8. Wood and Geo.
T. Langhorne, to be first lieutenants.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
ELECTRIC LIGHTING CASE.
Court Of Appeals Gfvea Counsel TT
to FILE Ariefs

to File Briefs
In the case Of the United States Electric
Lighting Company against the Distric,
Commissioners and the Potomac Electric
Power Company, the Court of Appeals to-
DAY gave counsel for the defendants until
the 11th instant in which to file briefs IN
opposition to the request of the complain
ant company for the allowance of a special
appeal from the decision of Judge Cole. rem
dered last week.
Judge Cole, it will be remembered. re-
fused to enjoin the Commissioners from
executing contract with the Potomac
company for lighting the city east of Rock
creek, and from granting the defendant
company permits to occupy said territory.
Thereupon the United States company
asked the Court of Appeals TO allow an ap-
peal to 1T from that decision. and restrain
the defendants as prayed until such appeal
should be finally disposed of.
AS stated in The Star several DAYS ago.
the Commissioners will do nothing in the
matter until after the Court of Appeals
has acted.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
Representative Curtis Pocket Book

Representative Curtis Pocket Book.
Representative Curtis Of New York was
robbed by a pickpocket in the crowd at the
Capitol yesterday, losing his purse, which
contained $23 and several other articles Of
value. Among them, and the one he priced
most, was an old photograph of his wife.
This morning an aged colored man was
toiling up Capitol Hill when he espied a
brown wallet lying under a bush beside the
walk. He reached for the purse and took
it Immediately to one Of the Capitol po-
licemen on duty In the grounds. having
visions, no doubt, of a reward for finding
it. 1t was Mr.. Curtis purse, but the S23
was missing. Everything else was intact,
however, including a faded picture of a
sweet-faced young woman, the photograph
that Mr.. Curtis priced. The pickpocket had
abstracted the S23 and discarded the pocket
book and other contents.
The police took charge Of the purse and
sent the old man on his way, not rejoicing,
however, but muttering because he had not
been allowed to see Mr.. Curtis.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Minister Hatch Denies n Report Tha
a Treaty In Being Prepared Here.

Minister Hatch Denies Report That
Treaty In Being Prepared Here.
CHICAGO. December S.-A special to the
Times-Herald from San Francisco says:
Secretary of State Olney it is reported
on excellent information, has under con-
sidcration treaty of annexation of Ha-
waii to the United States. A letter Just re-
ceived here via Victoria states that this
news has been received at the islands and
that the treaty will be sent to the Senate
very soon. The information is given out by
a government official in Hawaii, whose
Lame is withheld. This official stated posi-
lively that Minister Hatch had sent several
letters from Washington bearing on the
subject. This treaty, it is stated, had its
origin In the State Department and is now
said to be under discussion by Secretary
Olney and Ministers Hatch and Cooper,
representing Hawaii. 1t is ntimated that
Minister Cooper went to Washington in
connection with this matter and knows
just what Hawaii wants.
In the islands the sentiment is all for
annexation. President Dole and his ad-
visers are bound by the constitution to Sc
cure annexation as soon practicable, and
the senate of the republic is unanimous on
the subject
Evening star., 1896-12-08
A BRIEF SESSION
The Senate Practically Did No Busi-
ness Today.
SENATOR CULLOM TO SPEAK ON CUBA
Post Office Bills Brought Up in
the House.
. n e OF THEM PASSED

The Senate settled down to business TO-
oay. and there were few evidences of the
excitement Of the opening session OF yes-
terday. The galleries resumed their nor
NAL aspect the attendance being scant AM,
scattered. with the diplomatic gallery
empty. There was a buzz of comment
among the Senators, and frequent whis-
pered conferences. resulting from the re-
pubiican caucus earlier in the day.
When letter from the Secretary NJ The
treasury was read. answering a Senate in
curry as 20 the number of aliens in tbe
treasury, Mr.. Gsllinger (N.HD remartnd
tnat ne was glad to observe that Foreigners
whose service had been conspicuons an ~
department had seen fit as a result Of tbs
"-HuHy' 10 take out naturalization ma pers
cny peuuons were presented from man
Dingley bill VI tiie
Ihe Cuban Question
Inc early opening of a Cuban discnssto,
was 1oreshadowed by a notice from Mr.
Cullom Qll) that on Thursday n.x, ha
"ouid ADDRESS the Senate on the Cuban
question.
The House resolutions relative IN ,ho
ueath OF ex-Speaker Crisp were then aid
uelore tne senate Mr.. Bacon GaD starn5
maj al a later day he would ask tha, a daT
&c eet Ior eulogies on the disting,isbeI
Neorgian. As a mark of respect To Iba a.
1easeo 'he Senate, at LBS, adjourned
Evening star., 1896-12-08
PERMANENT CENSUS n,JREau
Commissioner Wright Submits d Pla1
for It's OrKanlzn ton.

The commissioner Of labor submitted to
the House today plan for the organization
Of a permanent census bureau in Washing
ton He proposes to establish a census
bureau separate and unattached from any
other department of the government. 1t
shall be under the control Of director of
the census, at salary of $1,000 a year,
with an assistant, at $4,000 a year. The
other officers will include a chief clerk, at
$500; a disbursing clerk, at $3.50, and
five chief statisticians, at 5000 each a
year. Such clerks and minor employees as
may be necessary shall be employed from
time to time. the appointment of whom
shall be under civil service laws. 1t Is
provided that general census shall be
taken April 49, 1860, and every ten years
thereafter. which will include wide field
Of inquiry and investigation set forth in
the plan. Every five years there shall be
an enumeration of the people of the United
States.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Only Eight States Have Yet Sent IL
Their Returns.

The Secretary Of State has received SO
far returns from the governors of eight
states of the results Of the recent election
of presidential electors. These returns are
from Alabama. Connecticut. Delaware, In
diana, North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio and
New Jersey. Copies Of them have been
sent to both houses of Congress, and they
will shortly be published. Four years ago
some difficulty was experienced in get
ting in all of the returns from the states
before the meeting of the electoral college
on the first Monday in January, and cor
respondence failing, the Department of
State was obliged to send special messen-
gers to Nebraska and Montana to secure
the certificates.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
WILL JOIN THA INSURGENTS.
Recruits From Different Parts of til,
C0untrY tn Ss1al 9u.

Recruits From Different Parts of the
Country to Sail for Cuba.
KANKAKEE. ILL.,, December s.-A COM
pary of twenty Cuban recruits went south
last night over the Illinois Central rail-
road, bound for. New Orleans. There they
will be Joined by sixty others from various
parts OF the United States, and the entire
party will sail for Cuba on the first out
gong vessel and Will join the Insurgents
The party was in command of J. B. Hart
man, an ex-regular soldier. who served
five years in Uncle Sans service and saw
much hard fighting In the Indian cam
palsns in western Dakota and Montana
Evening star., 1896-12-08
THE SILVER CONFERENCE,
Waiting for Senator Teller to Arrive
In WaslinHtOn.

Waiting for Senator Teller to Arrive
In Washington.
The proposed conference Of silver men
has not yet been called, and the date has
not been fully determined. AS heretofore
stated in The Star, the probability is that
there will be nothing like formal confer
ence of the silver leaders until the arrival
Of Senator Teller. He is expected the last
of this week. His prominence in the last
campaign gives him a standing in the sill
yer ranks that makes 1t impolitic for a
conference to be held without his presence.
One Of the original objects of the pro-
posed conference was discussion of the
ward the Dingley bill, which was expected
at that time to be brought up at this ses-
sicn. Now that the Dingley bill is practi-
cally out of the way this part of the pro-
gram will be removed.
Evening star., 1896-12-08

Ocean Steamships Arrived.
QUEENSTOWN, December S.-Arriyed.
Pavonia, Boston, tor Liverpool.
NEW YORK. December S-Arrived,
Edom, Amsterdam
Evening star., 1896-12-08
Transferred to the White House.

Thomas ]. Lightfoot of Virginia, mes
senger at the Office of the civil service COM
mission. has been transferred to similar
service at the Executive Mansion, to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent retire.
ment of George Brown. Both places are in
the classified service, and the transfer was
made under civil service rules
Evening star., 1896-12-08
Gen. Lee Say. Farewell.

Consul Ger eral Lee called at the White
House last evening and said farewell to
the President, rs he is about to start for
his post, taking the first steamer from
New York for Havana. 1t Is understood
that Mrs. Lee does not accompany the
general to Cuba.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
Minister Hatch's Denial.

Mr.. Hatch. Hawaiian minister to the
United States authorized Star reporter
to contradict in his name the report that
"a treaty for the annexation Of the Ha-
wafian Islands is now in course of prepara-
ton at Washington" Further than this
the minister had nothing to say
Mr.. Cooper, Hawaiian minister of foreign
affairs who has been on a visit to this
country for several weeks, and who is now
In this city as the guest of Minister Hatch,
Will leave here tonight for Honolulu, via
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
The Strike Mt Glasgow.

strike of the Clyde seamen and iremen
is extending, and determined attempt is
promised for Thursday to block the SAIL
ings of the Anchor and Allan Line steam
ShiDS
Evening star., 1896-12-08
The Cuban Question.
THE HOUSE,

Inc attendance of members u-as ,,.r,,
'0se "neh the House met today. hui ,b,
eo1ieiies were almost deserted No nro
ei"h hao been arranged before the House
e' Tter the journal had been read
mere was hurried consultation of Mr.
Dihsiey ana other republican leaders as a
fesuit OF which 1t was decided TO procae6
win the regular order-the call of corn,n,,
tees. oii'
Mr. Loud (Cal.). from the comni,,ee o.,
post omces and post roads, called up a hin
70 authorize the use of private maiI,,s
na.,s, na.ts oi me same weight ami form as the
postal cards now in use when a ons-co,,,
stamp Is affixed. The bill he sa,I ~
peeh approved by the Post Office De,ar,-
Ineht, as 1T would tend to popu,ar;ze nostaI
Sarus, , epesLdes efecting saving 10 tho
government OF the difference between III
cost OF the cards and the stan'ns M
eeheme had been successfully nut in onera- =
tioh I'm england, where i'm six months -
t:umoer OF such cards mailed had incressad
from 2tS,o9o,Ooo to 334, ,0o0.ooo.
The Bill Paused.
Inc bill was passed 1t takes effect Ju,v
L. 1881. he also called up a bill 10 provide
a limited indemnity for the loss of regis
'eieu haii matter. 1t provided an indem
ih's pl not TO exceed SO for any one regis
tered letter, but If of less value no, m ,x
ceed the actual value
ihis OH was also approved by the Posi-
olnce Department. Such an indemnify &c
made py nearly all the foreign countries
Inc postmaster General expressed the opfn
ION tnat the increased revenues from ree.s
'ereu mail would more than offset the in
demnity losses to be paid
LAST year, Mr.. Loud said, H. 143 obo pieces
OF registered mail matter were trsnsni,,aa
VIII, win loss of but 1000 pieces, or, on the
basis Of last years statistics. the govern
ment could have a revenue of s,nr os, ,,,t
4 Inability of $4,000 There was some ori,;
cism or the bill. on the ground thar !, tr.s-
PASSED on the rights of express corppanies
MI. heppurn lowa) proposed that the
sonefhineht should charge per cent on the
value OF each package registered. and nav
the Iuii value in case of loss, but i'm no case
to exceed $lUO. " " ea'e
collection and Delivery Of Mail.
Mr.. Loud then called up the bill of Mr.
Sperry Comm to authorize the colIec,,on
and delivery of mail in cities towns ,ns
villages where no letter carrier service ex-
lists by the employment under mutual ar
rangement between the citizens of apy
person In such place to perform this service
al a cost OF not exceeding one cent for the
oehVery or each letter or package The
expense of delivery under the terms of the
OH is 10 be borne by the beneficiari.s. and
there is no liability SO far as the .-o,,arn
ment Is concerned. Mr.. Sperry said that
tnere was a strong demand for the massage
oI the OIL from New England and from
otner farming sections. 1t would i'm
post. penny
The bill was opposed by Mr.. Bingham
Sfa) and Mr.. Loud (Cal), and supported by
Mr.: Smith Ull.) and Mr. Pickler tS,D1
Inc Dill was passed 101 to L.
Evening star., 1896-12-08
A Medal of Honor

A medal Of honor has been awarded to
Clifford Thomson, late major 9th United
States Colored Cavalry, for most distin-
guished gallantry at the battle Of Chan
cellorsville, Va, May, 1868.
The Republican journal., 1896-09-17
Transfers in Real Estate.

The following transfers in real estate We're
recorded in Waldo County Registry of Deeds
for the week ending September 10, 1896
Eugene NJ. Evans, Palermo, to Geo. W.
Fish, do land i'll Palermo. Charles +.
Daggett, Presque Isle to WIN. II. Phillips,
Bangor; land in Islesboro. Geo. f. Whit
ney by Adn'x, Presque Isle, to VIM. II
Phillips; land and buildings in Gslesboro.
L. B. Robinson, China, to Clarence A.
Worthing, Palermo; land and buildings in
Palermo Dominick Gaidmonock Frank
fort, to Hayward Peirce, do, land IN Pros
pect. Israel Woodbury., Morrill,, to Frank
w Woodbury., do; land in Morrill, Han
nah Sites, Brooks, to NJ. j. Dow, do; land
in Brooks. John Wiswell, Frankfort, to
Josiah Woodman, do; land and buildings
in Frankfort. Meyer B. Greedzenskie, Bos-
ton to Leon Herbert. WatervilIe; land in
Freedom. Deborah A. Woodbury. ct ais,
Morrill,, to Hosea r. Robinson, do; land
and buildings in Morrill,. Islesboro Land y
Improvement Co., to Rev. William Prall ;
land in Islesbor Dutton I. Fowler, [ nifty,
to w. p. Bessey, Freedom; land and mill in
Freedom.
The Republican journal., 1896-09-17
A. c. Knights Prize Song.

Under the caption of "The Kronberg
Prize Songs 'the musical Courier of Bos-
ton, in its issue of Sept. 9th says:
The two first prizes of S125 each We're
awarded to Mr.. Augustus Carman Knight.
soprano song; Mr.. Walter Goold, baritone
song.
The second prizes of S75 each to Mr.. Carlo
Minetti, soprano song; Mr.. John Metcalf,
baritone song.
The third prizes of $50 each to L. F.
Gottschalk, soprano song; Miss Kate Van
nah, baritone song.
There were two special prizes given of SO
each to Mr.. Carlo Minetti and Mr. L. F.
Gottschalk.
Mr.. Kronberg regrett ed having to return
many of the songs which he considered
worthy of special attention, but the jury of
selection had to consider what would most
nearly fill the requirements OF the artists
who are to sing the songs and the public
who are to hear them.
Mr. Knight, who received the first prize,
was born in Belfast, Me-, in 1873. He was
educated among musical influences and at
mother and later harmony and singing with
local teachers. Then followed the varied
experiences of teaching, singing in church
choirs and organ playing In 1890 ne came
to Boston to live and studied under e. o.
Thorndike, 7. W. Surette and Henry NJ.
Dunham. He now devotes his time wholly
to composition, and his published songs and
piano pieces have had much success. He
has now in manuscript the score of bur-
lesque called The Maid of Orleans, the
libretto by Robert Melville Baker, we'll
known Boston wit.
The Republican journal., 1896-09-17
teleweaeoaeeaeeeee eeeaeslae@aa a[eNS

WALDO. A. j. Clary is at home from
Lynn, Mass....I. B. Clary of Castne spent
Sunday with his parents, returning to Cas-
tine Monday. Clarence Gay Of Massachu-
setts is visiting friends in town. Mrs
Helen Shorcy, who has spent the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A, j. SIM
mons, has returned to her home in Montana.
Miss Marcia Simmons accompanied her. -.
Mrs. Addie Walker has gone to Minnesota
on a visit. The Gay family will have a re-
union at Ritchie Grange hall Sept. 3Oth .
Roy Quincy is in Bangor attending Com
mercial school. >. Potatoes are rottng quite
badly. The Bragdon bridge, which was
badly twisted by the freshet has been re
paired.
PROSPECT FERRY. Mrs. J. S. Hartman
and Mrs. Clifton Hartman returned home
from Laconia, n. H., last Saturday. MIR
and Mrs. F. NJ. CHM returned to their home
in Worcester, Mass, Sept. 10th accompanied
by Mrs. Ginn's mother, Mrs. Evander Har-
rman. Miss Emily CHM, who has been
spending her vacation at her old home, re-
turned to Auhurndale, Mass, by last Mon
day boat. Miss CHM is one of the teachers at
the Lassell Seminary. Mr.. Herbert Mixer,
who is the superintendent at E. L. Warren's >
quarry, spent several days with his family
at Somesville last week. E. X. Batchelder
came home from Somes' Sound and NJ. &.
Avery from Blue Hill, for the election.
There was no work at E. l.. Warren's
quarry last Monday. Every man wanted to
vote. Mrs. Emma Luke, who has been
visiting friends in Lewiston the past week,
has returned home. Miss Minnie Harri-
man visited Miss Ella Crocker of Stockton
several days last week. Mrs A. s. Wilson
went to New York Monday to join her hus-
hanl
The Republican journal., 1896-09-17
The W. c. I. U, State Convention


The Boston X Bangor S S. Co has issued
a bulletin announcing special rates to anu
from Belfast to those attending THE State
Convention Of the W c. ~ III, ~ follows
from Bangor 81 90; WnterpJrt 1T Camden,
- cts. Roekland, 50 cts; Bucksport, Gj cts.
for the round trip. Boats VIII leave Bangor
Monday, Sept. 2sth, and Wednesday, Sept.
30th; leave Rockland Tuesday and Weducs-
day. Tickets good for return until Oct 5th.
Mrs. katherine Lente Stevenson, who
speaks at the W. G. I. Y. convention Oct.
1st, is the daughter and granddaughter OF
Methodist ministers and was born in New
York, In 1881 she graduated from the Boston
University School of Theology, the only
woman in her class. For d time she was asso-
ciate pastor IN Allston. After her marriage
with JAS Stevenson, a Boston merchant, She
resided in Newton. ia 1891 She became cor
responding secretary of the Massachusetts
W. C. 7. L., then editor of books and leaf
lets and contributing editor of the Union
Signal Now she il also National corre-
spending secretary. OF another OF the speak
ers Miss Agnes Slack, Lady Henry somer-
set says: she is one OF the most devoted
and capable workers that have come to rs
in these latter years, and the spirit in which
she carries on her peaceful war IS worthy of
the movement to which she has consecrated
her life" She is Methodist, the first and
only woman who has spoken from john
Wesleys historic pulpit in London. For 15
years she was honorary organist in Wesleyan
Chapel, in her home town. She is as accom-
plished in other directions as i'll this. Withal
a clear voiced, powerful, persuasive sneaker
and a mistress Of pure grammatical Eng
lish.
The Republican journal., 1896-09-17
SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF BELFAST.

TUKT OF BELF 40 7.
ARRIVED.
Sept. TO- Schs. r. F. Hart, Dodge, Hoboken (;
VIM H. Jewell, Drinkwater, Rockland.
Sept. 13. Schs. Jonathan Cone, Robertson, Ban
gor; Sarah L. Davis, Pattershall, do.
SAILED.
Sept. IL. Schs. Mary L. Crosby Trim, Bangor
VIM. H. Jewell, Drinkwater, Rockland.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-01-04

part of the Atchafalaya. In the
parish are three principal lakes:
Spanish lake, Lake Martin and
Lake Catahoula, a renowned fish
ing place.
In botanical point of view the
parish may be divided (1) into
field land; (2) wood land; (3) I'M
cultivated prairies; and { A swamps,
or swampy lands, of which the
grand marais on the west is the
largest.
l. The principal crops of our
fields are the sugar cane, cotton,
corn, and rice. The bad weeds
against which the planter has to
fight i'm his garden and in his field
the nut grass, or coco: bermuda
grass: crab grass; cocklebur: in
low ground, day-fower: in rice
fields. .cock-spur grass, and the
wild indigo. There are other bad
weeds but these are the principal
2. In our woods, when subject
to overflow, is found almost exclu-
sively the bald cypress, very va
luable timber, much used at home,
principally for shingles and build
ing purposes, and also exported to
other states of the union and to
foreign countries. The wood is
light, easily worked and durable.
Alongside even in the small water
courses, is found the swamp tupe-
10, or sower gum tree, the fruit of
which looks like an olive. 1t is a
large tree but not much used. In
the woods. not or scarcely ever sub
ject to overhowed, are found
many kinds, of fine, valuable and
noble trees, the principal of which
are seven kinds of oaks: live, laurel