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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
DEsERTERs DEMAND PENSIONS
Raid Upon the Treasury by Those Who
SkuIked From Du'y.

Washington Special to Plttsburg Post.
"A bill for the removal of the charge
of desertion from the military record
of some one or other is a very familiar
title at the head Of measures introduced
into every congress, but they appear TO
be more numerous than ever this ses-
sion. 1t is less than seven weeks since
this congress met, and already there
are 226 of these bills before the house,
or, rather, reposing in the pigeon holes
of the house committees on military
and naval affairs, where most of them
will remain undisturbed until adjourn
ment as they have done in previous
congresses. The truth is, even the most
.Oud-VOiced of the professional friends
Of the old soldier in congress don't
think much of these bills, nor of the
men they intended putting in the way
of getting a pension under the law OF
1890. Members of congress feel that
men who allowed themselves to rest
under the charge of desertion for 20 or
25 years after the war closed, until the
Witnesses We're dead or so widely scat
tered that they could not be discovered
and got at, probably have little claim
to consideration.
OF course, in most of these cases the
alleged deserters claim that it was all
mistake that they did not know the
charge was carried against them on the
military records, etc, and are now all
ready to prove their title clear 10 an
honorable discharge. But these claims
are naturally looked on with suspicion,
or. at least, should be. in the light of
the fact that the desire to have the
charge of desertiOn removed only arises
as a rule when the old soldier begins
to banker for the Sc or IS a month PEN
sion allowed all soldiers under the act
90 1890, when they become inCapacitat-
"a for manual labor. As long as the
charge of desert!on remains against
the name of q, soldier on the military
records he, of course. is barred from
any pension, but when congress passes
an act instructing the secretary OF war
to remove the charge then the old sol
der obtains just as good status as
the bravest and most loyal man WHO
ever wore the blue.
A great many of the bills introduced
into the house intended 10 remove the
blot from the 'scutcheon of soldiers who
turned up mysteriously missing from
their regiments during the war do not
snow by their titles just what they are
aiming at. Members, in fact, are not
overanNiOus t. father bills in favor OF
deserters. and the latter prefer 10 have
T. nos 700 publicly blazoned that they
discovered jus, before the battle.
mother" was ''the time for disappear
ing 80 II happened that a good many
Of the bills introduced having the title.
a bill to correct the military record
Of so-an1-so" are really bills 10 remove
charges OF desert.1n and put the men
named in th-m in line for a pension.
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BRIEF CITY MENTION
A Meeting of the Northern Montana
Medical Faculty Called
SCHOOL TRUSTEE BUSINESS
Record of Court Proceedings for
the Month of January-EleVen
Naturalizations and 10 Mar
riage Licenses Issued.

Great Falls, Feb. I'll. w. Wiegand
of Belt and Miss Anna Loskey, for
merly of Helena, were married in this
city last night and left to-day Tor
Belt. where they will reside in the fu-
ture.
\ meeting of the Northern Montana
Medical faculty has been called for
Tuesday night at the office of DR..
Longeway. Matters of importance VIII
come up for consideration.
A new case of diphtheria is reported
from Belt. The patient was promptly
isolated and the house quarantined
The peopla of section 2S, township 20
north, range 3 east. have petlt.oned
that that section be segregated from
school district No. Il, and added 10
district No. /. County superintendent
Swan will hear arguments on the mat
ter. if any. at 2 p. m, Feb. IL.
At a meeting Of the school board,
held last night, Collins * Huey were
allowed an estimate of $l,OOO on tnelr
plumbing contract; Mckay Bros. were
allowed $3.50, making s52,373.59 paid TO
date on the original contract OF $685.
940; Plunkett Smith & Duncan were
allowed $780, making $4,000 paid on
their contract of 81 400; William White
was allowed 500 for superintendent
of construction. The sub-contractors
under Mckay were instructed to file
with the board copies of their contracts
with Mckay on or before Feb. 8.
Trustee Cooper reported that the ven
tilation of the Third avenue south
school house could not be improved
without unwarranted expense.
An examination of the district court
records show that during January
there were FIVE criminal cases institut-
ed the charges being assault, obtain
ing money under false pretenses,
grand larceny and burglary. One OF
the men accused Of grand larceny,
Tom Riley, pleaded guilty and will be
sentenced to the penitentiary to-mor-
row. The other four will be tried dur
ing the March term. Thirty-eigh civil
actions We're filed and judgments were
entered in IA cases. The district clerk
issued 16 marriage licenses, making 81
people either happy or the reverse, as
time will show. The fees collected by
the clerk of the court aggregated
1854 95, making the office self-sustain-
ing as far as salaries are concerned.
Eleven American citizens were manu-
featured from foreign material fur
nished by Canada, England, Russia,
Wales, Scotland, Nova Scotia and Ire
land.
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ONE HONEST MAN.

Dear Editor: Please inform your readers
that II written to confdentiaIy. viii mail IN
a sealed letter the plan pursued by whlch j
was permaneptly restored to h alth and many
vigor after airs OF suffering from Nervous
Weakness, night losses aud weak, shrunken
parts. -. =
one wnomsoeveT. | was robbed and Swindcd
by the Quacks until nearly os. iaith in man
Kind but thank Heaven. am now well vgor-
ous and strong, and anxious 10 make this GER
tain means OF cure known 10 all
Havins nothing to sell or send { o. ID, !
want no money Address. JAS A. HARRIS,
Box 872. DE ray. NJ IA
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The summers one can count upon. They
begin about the first of June, while yet
IL is pretty cool. BY that time the native
cottonwood tree has put on its coarse but
effective foliage. and flowers have begun
70 appear conspicUously in the fields. As
the month wears on the weather becomes
as fine as possible-hot in the sun
in the middle OF the day. but
always cool in the shade and
AZ night. Farther in the mountains
OF course. IL is cool all the time, for the
convenient mountain places are at a
greater altitude than resorts on the
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A SNAP, 500 TO 5000 WILL Buy \ RE
tail cigar. tobacco. fruit and coufection-
cry business. good location, reasons
for selling, party going into other buSl-
ness. For particulars call on or address
Il. r. Mahan. Anaconda, Mont
FOR SALE-FI' RNITURE or THREE
rooms and house for rent. l. West Por-
phyry street. Butte.
FOR SALE-CHEAP. ENGINE. BOZ
Ter and sawmill. complete. good for ~
600 feet of lumber per day. The futile
Manufacturing & supply Co. Anacon-
da Mont.
FOR SALE-CHEAP. 12-RooM FUR
nished house and Groom house unfur-
nished. r. A. Gamer. West Broadway.
Butte
FOR SALE-A tl.Jo BUSINESS FOR
$1,000: paying well, suitable for two
partners: sacrifice bargain Address
j.. Box ~. Great Falls. for particulars
FOR SALE r. BAR FIXTURES AND
pool table at "A bargain. Address r. o
Box 81. Anaconda.
FOR SALE-@-KOOM FURNISHED
boarding house ard bar fixtures. with 20
steady bosrders: also a S6-room lodging
house nicely furnished. steam heat and
electric lights. centrally located Mon
tana Realty X Collection Agency. room
g. Il w Broadway. Butte.
FOX sALE-CHEAP. SECOND HAND
machinery: lot OF betting. lot OF LIB
1T" rails: also one burglar proof safe
George Lewis. room l. upstairs. ass 3
Main. Butte.
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WANTED -s.rUAgio>.

wANTED-A POSITION IN PRIVATE
family 10y good girl. Address NJ. j..
Standard, Butte.
WANTED - POSITION AS HOUSE
keeper good cook. iuS West Galena.
CHIMNEY SWEEP. LEAVE ORDERS
with any messenger boy or address l..
Simiugton. Butte Messenger once
Butte.
MULTIPLICATION by MUSICIANS;
play violin ana piano. sing comic songs
good entertainer. Address W. I. 'Ih-
ton. L. o.. Anaconda, Mont
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BUTTE TIME CARD.

Butte. Anaconda 81 Pacific Z. X.
ARRIVE ~ BUTTE
No ? Anaconda and Helena express. ar
rfyes daily. ............ 3 f5a. m.
No 4 Anaconda express con
Meeting with Great Northern
rauwa. through trains for Ea5t
and West arrives daily. f.i5 N
DEPART FROM BUTTE
No g. Anaconda express. leaves
dary -. $500. .............lO.S m
No 1. Anaconda express from s.
Paul. Helena and informed 1'e
points Iea.p. daiv ... 5.co N
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Weekly Bank Statement.

New York. Feb. 1.-The weekly bank
statement shows: Reserve. increase 81
si4 go0: loans. decrease. S717. 400; specie. in
crease Si>j. od0. legal tenders. Increase. 81
436 500: deposits. increase. sos. 400. cir
cuIation. decrease. 1850. Banks now
hcld $50 SO. 100 in excess Of requirements
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03

San Francisco. Feb. 1.-Governor Jones
of Nevada, who has been sick with can
Ger in this city for almost three months,
has partially recovered. to the surprise
of his physicians.
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You can travel on a railroad train
that cost S50,0000O for a day and al
night for $1,000. but you can't own tn,
train. Pay the Standard $1,000 for
yearly subscription and Sights anC
Scenes of the World and they both be
long to you.
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Northern raCttiC.
TRANS AEtItIN l. ~ I4.. &C
No. T. from St PAU. Chicago
and all Eastern points arrives
Northern Pacific local depot
daily a. .........-..--.... .........- s-ts NJ
M. u No from Spokane. rs
CONS. Seattle. Portland and ali
Coast points. arrives Montana
Union depot daily at ......-.... II 10 IN
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE.
NJ u No I. for Spokane. Taco
ma Seattle Portland and all
Coast and California points.
leaves Montana Union depot
daily at .......- $780, $50 IN
No g. for st. Paul. Chicago ana
all EGstern. Southern and Ca
madam points. leaves Northern
Pacinc locs! depot daily at. 10 30 . m
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FOR RENT-A PLEASANT FRONT
room 2l5 Cedar street. near Park ave-
nue. Anaconda.
FOR RENT4THREE OR FOUR FUR
nished rooms. hot and cold water. gas.
bath 506 West Galena street, Butte.
FOR RENT-A KIMBALL PIANO. Up
right. terms reasonable. 53 East Mer-
curry street. Butte.
HOUSEKEEPING AND FURNISHED
rooms with electric light and heat. over
Red Foot. Mrs Calder.
FURNISHED ROOMS. ELECTRIC
light steam heat. free bath: reasonab bic
prices. Hoffman house. Is East Park
street, Butte.
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The Northern Montana Office OF the
standard IS located in the Bach-Cory
block. Great Falls. directly opposite the
Park hotel. Advertising rates furnished on
application.
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Three Classes of Men,
Seven DAYS

i'll the week, Badger
State Express via The
North Western Line
ave Minneapolis
7:3o am St. Paul $40
arriving Milwaukee 800
pm Chicago o:45 pm
and is the only day
train from Minneapolis
and St Paul to these
cities every day III the
week. 1t has comfort
able fist class coaches
luxurious parlOr car.
supplied with exerycon-
venience and comfort
for a pleasant daylight
trip. Your home agent
will sell you tickets VIA
tins first class line. For
further information and
illustrated folder. free,
please address I w.
Teasdale, Gen Pass
enger Agent st. Paul.
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Rochester. y. Y, Feb. MARTIN Lynn.
wife and two infant children and sister
were found poisoned in their cottage to-
day. Miss Lynn is dead. Mrs. Lynn can
not recover. and Mr.. Lyun's recovery is
doubtful. The children are out Of dan
ger The case is mysterious.
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MlSIE Liza EoOs
WANTED-A FIRST-CLASS POOL Ia
BILE must be in good condition. State
price wanted" Address +. o. Box 500
Anaconda. Mont
If YOUR SECURITY is REFUSED AT
banks, see US. % East Granite. Butte.
A YOUNG LADY 20 YEARS OF AGE
would like 10 correspond with a miner
or ranchman. object. matrimony.
Florence Osgood. HARRISON. New Jer-
sey.
WANTED-BOARD AND ROOM IN
private family by gentleman and wife.
state price and location. references cx-
changed. Address r. care Standard.
Anaconda.
BUSINESS MERCHANDISE BOUGHT
on short notice. Everything confd.n-
tial Address Box 7i3. Butte. Mont.
LOW EST PRICES FOR FIRST-CLASS
dental work at East Broadway. Butte
LESSONS GIVEN AND ORDERS Ia
ken in decorative art work. Mrs. NJ. s
McGuane. Studio. Room II. lis y. Main
st. Butte.
MRS. T. HOUSTON, THE CELEBRA-
ted Complexion Specialist and Hair
dresser room q West Park street.
Butte. over O. X. Lewis & Co.
UNION EMPLOYMENT OFFICIAL
kinds Of domestic help furnished Room
g. Il West Broadway. Butte
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For a quick trip TO Chicago try tbs
Burlington route via Northern Pacific
at Billings.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03

The best cough cure is Shiloh's Cure. \
neglected cough is dangerous. Stop II at
once with Shiloh's Cure
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SCHEDULE
TRAINS ARRIVE
No . i, from ST Paul ChicaE~
and all Eastern points. arrives
Northern PAGino local depot
dany At. .-..--.--.. sls . n
No. .. from Spokane. Tacoma.
Seattle. Portland and all Coast
points. arrives Montana Union
depot daily at ...................u0 o -
TRAINS DEPART
No ., for Spokane. Tacoma
Seattle. Portlan nd and all Coast
and California. points. leave
Montana Union depot daily at. 80 -
No g. for 81 Paul. Chicago and
ali Eastern. Southern and Ca
madam points. leaves Northern
P.ciho local depos daily at....i0:D ~
Pullman Sleeping Cars. between Butte
and at. Paul upholstered Tourist Sleep
err: elegant day coaches and dining car
service on al! through trains.
For information. time cards. maps and
tic h cts call on or write TO W NJ TUOHY.
Gen. Agt, - East Broadway. Butts
Mont or CHARLES 3 FEE
General Passenger Agent 3; Paul. MINI
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1t is 1887
miles long.

Few people realize what
a big railroad the Burling
ton is.
IL Is longer - employs
more men-runs through
USkJf{xsHNEr more states owns more
nHIIiIIl1UlIu engines operates more
kSfM&4gs1l trains-has more stations
& ii;lIll,EH, and earns more money
9x4stfH than any of the transconu-
mental lines.
Oaly two railroads In the
world have a greater mile
age. Not one-NOT ONE
offers a better service.
Prove the truth of this
latter statement by taking
the Burlington next tlne
you go east or south.
Phil Daniels. T p. \, Butte. Mont:
w w. Johnston, c. A. Billings, Mont
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Want AdVs-

4 ADVERTISEMENTS under this head
~ ? cents word for the first insertion
and / cent a word for each subsequent
insertion. No advs. taken for less than
- cents
Classified Advs. per line per month. 81. p
Count words to the lineD
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i'e,k Room IN the GreA
FAIs a.ics O. the >IAn-
DART. IN ths B1cl-COry
D Sc as az TOO n.
t-sT uu-ny Fe2r..a.sl
aua hrdt- wl n & e-ctrls
% hts al Jan Tor ss-V -.
Terms re .sonA3.s Ap-
py a.. Standard oiice.
NreaI kaLS. MOu.AlA.
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ANTED HELP

PEOPLES EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
Owsley Block. Butte. Phone 2OS. I'm
ployers and good family. hotel ana
boarding house help. BE sure and come
TO the Peoples ONCE for business
WHEN ~ NEED or a GOOD COOK.
man or woman call on or write the 81.
Paul Employment Office, n5 North
Main, Butte.
WANTED-GOOD GIRL FOR k1TCH-
en- work Apply Steward Montana lio-
tel, Anaconda.
WANTED = AT ELKHORN. MONT.
steady. competent machinist. one accus-
toned 10 mill work preferred. Apply by
mail Flkhorn Mining Co.
WANTED LADY CANNASSERS AT
once. steady work big money. Room :.
York block. Butte.
MONTANA EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Furnish help Of all kinds. Andrew Cui-
bertson. l22 y. Main. Butte. Mont
HELP or ALL KINDS FURNISHED
on apple alton. Anaconda Employment
Agency. Shields block. Anaconda.
AGENTS WANTED QUICK SAILS,
large profits Machette Co, 5,'65 cottage
Grove Avenue. Chicago. III.
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men. They have only their labor to ex-
change for money. They constitute the
great wealth creating millions of our
people. To ehe welfare of orr people,
1T Is absolutely essential that wages
should be of fixed value in relation to
the commodities which constitute the
neoessaries OF life. The free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to / would make
the masses OF American people miserable
victims of varying standard Of the pur-
chasing power OF money and subject them
TO hardships and suffering he equal of
which happily we have never known.
We would save our people from the fatal
step that must plunge them into this
misfortune. Free coinage of silver at l6
to means the substitution of silyer now
worth bout so cents on tho dollar for
our existing money. From this would
come an advance of about 100 per cent
on the prices Of commodities, but 1t
means no advance on the wagea of labor.
It means loss Of about one-half of the
purchasing power of wages, pensions,
savings bank deposits OF widows and
orphans, insurance policies and similar
instruments. 1t means hard times at
home; disgrace before the world. This
platform does not express the belief of
the great Democracy of the United Statss,
and now VIC appeal to our Demoor ATTIC
citizens to unite in a determined effort to
save the party Of the people from the
threatened betrayal of its sacred trust.
s"WM. HENRY CLIFFORD. Portland.
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speaker in an oratorical effort which re-
presented the silver hemleted knight from
Belfast, who in the previous sentiment
had been made to masquerade as states
man, setting banner on the ramparts
Of legislation. This oratorical gem,
riValling as it does the feryor OF the IA
nous cross of gold simile, is printed in
full below.
The rain was falling in torrents when
the delegates who had already arrived
straggled down to break fast. Mr.. Frank k
was early on hand and so was L. NJ.
Staples who later placed Mr.. Hanson in
nomination. The venerable Duke OF
Fort Kent, Major William Dickey, was
the centre Of attrae tion. The major said
he had no credentials as be had come di-
rectly from the Aroostook county oonven-
tion. Mr.. Dickey was made happy by
the statement in the morning papers that
Secretary of State Fessenden would place
the Dukes name on the legislative ticket
in the Fort Kent class. It all came
about because Joseph Aiphonse I4aliberte,
who, as the name implies, is of French
parentage, tried to get the Majors seat
in the halls of legislation. "He went
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 2s. 1se2-voL. "a.
A SOLDIER SHOT.
But How 1t was Done Seems To Be Mys-
terry.

Cleveland, August 6.-Private Perkins
of Company B, Fifth Regiment, o. N.G.,
doing duty at the Brown Hoist WORKS.
was shot in the middle of the right thigh
today. The officers and men of the regi-
ment are reticent concerning the shoot
ing. Some of the soldiers say that Fri
vate Perkins was accidentally shot while
fooling with revolver. Another accouns
is that Perkins with three other men,
under charge of Corporal Trail, did duty
last night in front of BIT Kirkland street.
These premises were stoned last week
and again Tuesday night for harboling
four of the Browns present employees.
The landlady asked for military pro-
teotion. 1t was reported that Perkins
was shot through knot hole In the
fenoe as he was marching back this
morning to the. Browns barracks
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spoke briefly and declared the Pcpullsts
were today masters Of the situation.
WATSON MAKES A SPEECH.

WATSON MAKES A SPEECH.
Denounces Cleveland, Says Bryan VIII BE
Elected and sewan Turned Down.
Atlanta. Ga, August 6.-Thomas n,
Watson made his first speech tonight
since his nomination for Vice President
on the Popullst ticket. He had an audi
ence of 5000. He said; ''There has never
boon since 1860 such political upheayai
as at present oonfronts the country.
What caused it? Some say it is time for
the free coinage of silver. That is partly
true but there are other things This
country is in revolt against Grover Olsve-
laDdism, which is twinbrother of John
Shertnanism. We indiot the government
of the United States because it has dealt
badly with the people.
"This government has been admins
tared in the interest of the rich against
the interest OF the poor. of the dollar
against the man. The national banks
have been given powex to expand and
TO oontraot the CURRENCY. We demand
that the government shall take back the
power to make money, and exercise 1t
Icr Une DenouT OF the people. we COM
plain that the government does not tax
bondholders and the railroad kings as 1t
taxes tine poor map.
OF the Democratic platform and ticket,
MI. Watson said: "They have taken
our doctrines but do not like our doctors.
They want TO run our trains but insist
on putting the engineer off. Their idea
of fusion is the kind of fusion, that there
was when the earthg uake swallowed the
city
Reviewing Cleveland's administration,
Mr.. Watson said the fingers of MEM
bar Of the cabinel at Mr.. Havemeyer's
dictation wrote thu demand Of the sugar
trust for protection. He criticised the
administration for the bond issues, and
for opposing silver legislation. He stat
ed that the Populists Of the South and
West would cast the vote for Bryan and
would demand that Sewall be turned
down.
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VINO Yves rhis Democrat?

Augusta. August 6.-Hon. j. H. Man
Icy. chairman of tthe Republican state
committee was visited yesterday at Re-
publican headquarters byEone of the most
prominent Democrats in Maine, In
answer to the question which Mr.. Man
ley put to him: How do you propose
to votep' He said: 81 will not vote to
give the rich owners of the silver mines
an annual bounty of thirty millions dol
lars at the expense Of the honor, in
tegrity, business ana labo of the ooun-
try
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The Agricultural Department Weather
Bureau for yesterday August 6, taken
at p. IN. meridian time the obser-
vations or each station being given In
this order: Temperature direction and
stats Of the weather:
Boston "a degrees NE olo0dy; New York
rs degrees e clear; Philadelphia 88 do
grees W clear; Washington So degrees
S clear; Albany 81 degrees W
rain, Buffalo 9S degrees " partly
cloudy; Detroit SO degrees " cloudy
Chicago "a degrees rain; St. Paul
90 degrees e clear; Huron Dakota. &c
degrees SE cloudy; Bismarck 7S degrees
Sc clear; Jacksonville SO degrees Sc
partly cloudy.
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Mr.. KELLEY PROGRESSES BOLT.
But SewaiI and Hughes Are Satisfied With
Action of Waterville Convention.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

Bath, Auugst 6.-Hon. Arthur Sew
all, Chairman George E. Hughes of the
state committee, and others. declare
themselves to be greatly pleased with the
action taken at the convention today.
They say that Mr.. Frank is as strong a
candidate as could have been nominated.
They are also pleased at the change in
the platform.
Postmaster Ernest E. Kelley, who is
a gold man, thinks it doubtful If tine
change in the platform will gain as many
votes as it loses. Postmaster Kelley
also stated to reporter tonight that he
believed good many gold Democrats
would stay away from the polls in Sep
tember and that some would vote the
Republican ticket.