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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
Reasonable Doubt.

"Pardner, said DerTinger Dan,
you'll excuse me, hut I'll have to quit
you. 1 amt a-playin 10 more poker this
oycuin. "
But you have a lot Of chips yet, - re-
marked the young man from the east.
Il know it. and I'm goin to cash EN-
i'll too You look like er tenderfoOt, an
We talk like one, but I've heard o peo-
pie that got bunkoed and bought gold
bricks even eff they did read the newspa-
pers an orter know better.
Il really don't quite follow You.
Il had four nine spots little while
ago "
Did you?'
"Sartin. An ye didn't do thing but
say ye'd stay ont. Then / had flush, an
We said the same. l got four kings an a
ace, an We laid down yer hand ez usual. y
THAT was remarkable. "
Remarkable don't seem ter quite
cover the ground fur me- Pardner,
don t say yer worl1in one o these here
Roentgcn ray outfits on me. All | say Is
that | amt a-playin no more poker this
cyenin. "-Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
An Intensified Slight.

He had presented his petition at the
back door, and, though repulsed, was not
dependent 1t had been slammed in his
face, but he knocked again.
'1f you don't get away from here, y
the woman said, It'll be the worse for
you.
I'm goin away, ma ann" he replied.
"I'm goin away. l jest wanted ter
bring somethin ter yer mind"
"Well, / don't want anything brought
to my mind. -
Il can't help that. amt a-goin
away tell I've awakened ye ter a full
sense O what ye're doin. Ye read bout
what wrong thing it is fur ter hev a
man ask fur bread an ter give i'm a
stone?'
Yes"
well, that's purity bad. But ter hev
man ask fur bread an givin i'm =
stone pales inter insignificance along
side % the oncharity ye're guilty Of
when he asks fur custard pie an We give
i'm the marble heart. '-Delroit Free
Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24

Il
and the feeling among the base ball
men of Lowell is that the team would
draw large houses there. . Manager
Marston win present the situation at q
melting Of the board of directors to be
held upon the return of the club to
Fall River.
Bangor Commercial The Express
says that, 1.-The Portland directors
are in favor of excluding Ban
gor and Augusta from the league.
but are making no steps to that end
just now" No, according to all reports
they are having little more than they
wish to do to keep Portland in the
league and have no time to spare for
Bangor or Augusta. We are inclined
TO think that the Argus, which has for
gotten more about base ball than its
evening contemporary ever knew bet
ter reflects Portland sentiment when 1t
remarks: When did Portland ever de-
sire Bangor to be dropped from the
league, pray? When such q PROPOSE
ton was under consideration. the gen
t'einen interested in the management
here vigorously protested. aud did all
lhey could to prevent it's being done"
VI .t'ihu lrtSs; NOW the confession
II Is Just this: This man Bone is the
worst apology for short stop we have
seen in the New England league since
well goodness knows when. Out
classed doesn't express it. 1t was such
relief to be rid of Cavanaugh's err
ratio work that this young man was
welcomed to our bosom. so as to speak,
put he has stung us. He has lost just
three games since the team has been at
nome, when a fairly good short stop,
say of the Dump Ranger grade would
nave saved it. Time and again he had
had chance to redeem himself by saw
ing the game with /; hit when men were
ON bases, ard here too he has failed
Please don't let's have him any more
unless it is absolutely necessary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
SURE TO COME.
William C. Whitney Says Democrats
Will Hold Another Convention.
We Want President TO Run Upon a Gold
Platform

New York, July civilian c. Whit
| Iley. in an interview with a representa-
tive of the United Press. today. was
asked Il in his judgment. there would be
It third ticket nominated by the sound
money Democrats. lie replied: Il think
events ana the course OF the Republican
leaders are making il inevitable. The
general situation IS far worse, today, in
my opinion than ii WIS ~ days ago The
republican managers and candidates
Gaiion- They have failed 10 avail Of the
great opportunity for henehtting the
country.
IL the present condition of affairs CON
tnues any length Of time sound money
Democrats are bound to organize and it
cannot be prevented. There does not
seem 10 he in the East a realizing sense
OF the seriousness and sincerity of the
silver movement 1t has captured the
imaginattons Of the great mass OF people
throughout tho entire West AMI South
and has much stronger following In sumo.
portions Of the East not closely allied to
large commercial eenters than generally
supposed.
There never has been in any party
convention such vigorous declara ton
Chicago. when ~ delegates re-
fused to participate in the selection Of
candidates. There should have been an
immediate recognition Of the new situa-
ton and the Republicans should have
been the FIRST TO welcome the sound
money Democrats TO Il non-partisan
union. suhordnatiug al other things to
this question of national honor,
THE Republican leaders and the Re
publican leaders and the Republican
press have insisted upon putting free sill
Yer enthusiasts and sound money Demo-
Gratis into one class and denouncing All
together under the name of national
Democracy. Mr.. Mckinley continues to
discuss the tarift. which has ceased to he
an actual issue. Such policy persisted in
win arouse the innate party loyalty OF
patriotic Democrats it will make them
angry and will result in drawing sharp
party lines
THE sound money Democrats will NOM
mate Il third ticket and thus divide the
sound money vote in the great battle
ground of the middle West to save the
vote from drifting back to the Chicago
ticket. The present responsibility for
meeting this situation rests upon the Re
publican candidates and leaders II they
ire to act intcliigently there is no time to
lose,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
EXCITEMENT AT BANGOR.
Engineer Of Water Board Discharqed-'Ti
Said He Saw Mayor Manipulating Figures.

p,,uo, r,,,. ., mn.
'o'' ne ac'ioh OF 'he
"'''s'' "'' u Inns AFTERNOON, Ill dls-
MISSING summary Engineer Bolton in
charge of the water works has given a
sonsatio,a, ,s,,.,o, >. .
nv y
''s'7 cAV''ed liiuch discussion since the
opening on the 10TH of bids for the inn
portant work in connection with the
extension Of the city water works.
AT that time the bids of three parties
were, read hv tho r,ax-n,. tba. -, Pm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
When a Tenor Would Not Sing.

Two years of hard work at Druv
Lane satisfied Sims Reeves of his sue.
cess. and he went off to the continent
bent on having his voice still better cul-
tivated First he got all he could from
Signor BOrdogni i'll Paris; then he start
cd for Milan, where he placed himself
under MaZzucato, then director of the
conservatoirc. Here he studied hard and
led on the whole 4 joyous life 1t was
i'll the days Of the Austrian tyranny, of
which the English tenor soon had
taste. He had secured an engagement at
La Scala, the most celebrated opera
house III Italy, and one night he had to
intimate his inability to sing, owing to
u sore throat. The doctor inspected his
laryux and declared that he could sing
if he liked. He still refused, and
squad Of gendarmes accordingly called
at his lodgings with carriage and car
ried him off TO the theater. However, as
the old saying goes. you may take a
horse to the water, but you cannot make
him drink. The gendarmes led the tenor
to the stage. but that was the extent Of
their powers. They failed TO make him
sing. Magazine.
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STILL AT II.
Continued from page -

the march through the convention hall,
yelling Economically. The band took
part in the performance.
This bedlanite uproar lasted over III
minutes. and did not cease until after
there We're shouts for police caused by
q dispute about seats among the mem
bers of the Illinois delegation. At $50
scIne degree Of order was restored. MI.
Watkins of California, stepped to the
platform and said the Campion men
(of whom he was one) had fought a
grand fight and had been squarcly
whipped. Now he moved to make the
nomination of Senator Allen unani-
nous. The melton was adopted with
a whoop.
Senator Allen was escorted to the
chair by Lafe Pence, "Cyclone" Davis
and Ignatius Donnelly and was greeted
with cheers. He addressed the con-
Nention. At the end of his speech,
Senator Butler moved the appointment
of committee of 25 delegates to con-
fer, tonight, or tomorrow morning with
the conference committee of the silver
convention. tShouts of No. No. ad
iourn'D.
Mr.. brahch 81 Georgia, moved 10 lay
the motion on the table. That motion
was voted down and Senator Buffers
motion was agreed to. Mr.. Burnham
of Iowa, offered q resolution for the
appointment of committee of one
delegate from each state to consider
and report in what manner the Pco-
pies party can cooperate with other
parties on the question of the free coin
age of silver Referred to the commit
tee on rules.
The report of the committee on rules
was presented and read. Without ac-
ton the convention at eight minutes
past 10 adjourned untiltomorrow MORN
ing at 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24

America to accomplish the fea. for 1904
This indicates that his title Of cbamnio,
batsInan last season was not flukc a,
many skeptical people pretended to believe
Batting is to great degree a science ana
Burkett has reduced his stick work 10 a
principle. He never swings at the bali with
vicious sweep, but nearly ALWAYS met
meets it with the bat. II ia notable fact
that most of the champion left handed bots.
men secure majority Of their hits in Ief.
field. This IS true Of Burkett, Hamilton
Keller and Childs. The reason thew hat 90
often to left field is because they NAV for
that spot by meeting the ball trjne lota
and not swinging so hard-S,ist meeting n
The left handed batsmen who swing With
all their force and try to pun the hall
around to right are sure to get she worst
of it. The field can "lay'' for them ana
they bat moro fly balls Tiernan and Van
Haltren this year have changed their STYLE
of hitting to the Burkett- Keller plan and
arc greatly profited thereby.
Speaking Of keeler reminds me that ON
the day when the louisville club gave tn
Treadway his unconditional release Keller
made a single, a triple and home run.
Yet three years ago the president of thu
Brooklyn club traded Keller for Treadway
and chuckied because he believed he had
got the best Of Ned Hanlon Baseball is a
queer business. O. p. CAYLoR
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24

SECOND Ft.SESiAN CHILDS OF CLEVELAND.
mind that very few men who We're inclined
to fattiness ever made good ball players.
Childs is probably the best example of the
exceptions, though Cartwright, Clements,
Griffin and Lyons may be classed with him
in lesser degree. Briody, Lew Brown and
few other old timers made regulations on
the diamond in spite of their fat.
Those players who are inclined to &C
quire overweight Of soft tissue during the
winter never last long. The annual train
ing OFF is bound to tell in few years, and
they thereby lose their usefulness. The
other extreme is in nearly the same pre-
dicament Your lanky, long, skinny play
er can stand the strain of training less
than the fat fellow. He is too apt to over
train, which is not an infrcquent result
among League players. Sullivan of the
Philadelphias overturned last year and had
to be sent to the scashore To recuperate be-
fore he was able TO do his natural work on
the team.
1t is the brawny. large boned, coarse
muscled man, like Jennings, Arson, Te-
beau, Thompson, Dclchanty, Lange, Tier
nan, Davis, Lachancc, Long, Miller, Con-
nor, Becklcy and Joyce, who trains into
condition most easily and last longest
With them may be classcd the short, wiry
man of the Keller, Dahlen, Burke, Shoch,
Mercer Hoy, Hamilton, McGraw build
entertaining is particularly common
among the skinny players, and probably to
that cause can be traced the reason for so
many men like Whitney and Sullivan dy-
ing from consumption.
1t is reported that Arson wants to bet
$500 to 500 that he will play ball until his
club wins the League pennant. Rumor
also has 1t that 10 speculator in chance has
been found with courage to cover the bet.
II this be true, it shows how firm is the
oopularbelici tfat possibly third genera
tion may enjoy Uncle .Adrians artics upon
the ballficld. Between Anson's perennial
youth and his Gucccss in developing star
ball players he seems to have some grounds
for his profforcd wager, but scarcely at that
margin. Possibly there is o general re-
luctance TO tempt The old man by desire
to save him 5000 to remain on the diamond
another quarter o. u century
Arson is nos losing any of his spiritual
fire If he is getting a bit stiff In the joints.
That he Irovot! before 1000 Chicago spec
ta!nrs rccaRils, when he went up against
PETIT during i game in regular upper cut
give and take order. In his long career as
q ball player twas Anson's first fight with
fists upon the diamond
Burkett scored his ono hundredth base
hit on June q, being the first player in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from North. East
South and West.

The gold Democrats of Philadelphia
nave prepared statement to be sent
broadcast throughout the state The
statement expresses a condemnation
of the Chicago platform and the can
didates and recommends all Democrats
to do what they can to insure the de-
feat of Bryan and Sewall.
Mrs. Alvine d. Hadlock of Boston.
has instituted divorce proceedings
against her husband, a well-k known
lawyer, Harvey d. Hadlock She
names two New York women as CO.
respondents. She asks for the custody
OF the child, years old. Mr. Hadlock
has a residence in Bucksport, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
THOUGHT 70 BE A JOKE.
Police Believe that Wcsthrook Man Was
Shot Simply to Frighitn Him.

Westbrook, July 23.-The police have
gained no positive clue to the discovery
OF the two men who held up and shot
William Wallace. Wednesday night. As
the case IS considered it is believed that
1T was & practical joke and carried
farther than intended. The men were
the same who held him up one night
at the same place. 1t is thought the
fellows were frightening him. One
discharged a revolver and it accident
ally shot Wallace through the right leg.
making a serious offence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
A Juvenile Dia9nosls.

Children are, after all, your true i'm
pressionists, with undimmed perspicacity
in taking original views of things.
Small and hungry Julia climbed to her
seat at the tea table the other evening
and exclaimed in most eager, delighted,
saressing tones: "Oh, gelatin! We
are going to have gelatin-I just love
gelatin. But, mamma, what makes 1t
50 nervous?'-Indianapolis Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
The Weeks Games.

The following is the schedule of games
for this week in the New England
League:
triday-New Bedford at FAN River.
Pawtucket at Brockton, Augusta at Ban
gor, Portland a Lewiston.
Saturday-Fall River at New Bedford
PaWtuClct at Brockton. Augusta at Ban
gor. Lewiston at Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
Mothers, Mother..: stosher..,,

over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for
their CHILDREN while TEETHING, with PERFECT
SUCCESS. 1t sOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the
and is the best remedy for DIAERIl(EA. Sold BY
Druggists In every part Of the world lie snd ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy1up.'i and take ne
%her kh'd Twsntp.fve cents t,it's tts,-s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
PERFECT FIZzl.
Augustus Play Like School.
boys in thursdays Game.
Fall River Makes Monkeys Of Home
Tenn, Winning 20 to 8.
Lewiston and Bangor Both Win and Portland
Drops Came.

The less said about the Augusta-F Fall
River game of Thursday, the better.
Fall River put up good game and
boys, every man with the exception of
Doherty and Dilworth making one or
more errors. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24

Instantly soothing, stimulating, pain
killing and Strengthening are the Hop
Plastefs when applied to bodily all
ments Your medicine dealers have
them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24

Eczema in any part of the body is
instantly relieved and permanently
cured by Doan's Ointment. the
sovereign remedy for all itchiness Of
the skin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
At CLEVELAND.

Young's remarkable pitching was the
feature. today. Only five Phillies
reached first. kcener pitched great
ball, but not great enough to win
against the marvellous work of Young.
Cleveland ........ 0 0 0 %
Philadelphia 49,. 0 Q 0 u %
Hits-Clev Gland /: Philadelphia. /. En-
rors-CleN Gland. 2; Philadelphia, o. Young
and thinner, keencr and Clements.
At Cincinnati-The Cincinnati os-
ton game was postponed; rain.
AT Chicago-The Chicago Brooklyn
same was postponed; rain.
AT PIT'TSBURG.
The first game was lost through mis-
cradle fielding by the visitors. Sulli-
van pitched magnificent game. The
Giants were clearly outclassed. At
tendance, $500.
First game.
Pittsburg .......... o / o 12-,
New York ....... l 0 1 0 o
Hits-Pittsburg. 4; New York. s. Err
rors--Pittsburg. 4; New York. !. Hawley
and Merritt: Sullivan and Farrell
Second game.
Pittsburg. ..--.... o1 OIL x-l
IIits-Pittsburg. II: New York. :. Err
rors-Pittsburg, L. New York. ). Killer
and Merritt; Meekin and Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
AT BANGOR.

Bangor resumed third place in the
pennant race by defeating New Bed
ford, today. Timely batting won the
game. Mains kept the hits well scat
tered. Attendance, $50.
Bangor .....-.. 0 0 5 0 4-10
New Bedford.... 0 / 0 Q >
Hits-Bangor. 10: New Bedford. II. Err
rors-Bangor / New Bedford. 4. Mains
and Roach; Braun and Murphy.
AT PORTLAND.
A misjudged fly by Gorham. an am
ateur. who was tried at third by the
home team, today, was responsible for
four Brockton runs and the game.
Attendance. 800.
Brockton ! 0 p
Portland ......... l 0 0 5 o = e.
Brockton. Is: Portland. 10. Errors
-Brockton. .; Portland. 3. korwan and
Shea; McDougail and Duncan.
AT LEWISTON.
Good batting and costly errors by
the visitors gave the home team a vic
tory, today. Attendance, 300.
Lewiston Ill
Pawtuckct ...... 0 ) 0 0 O. S
Hits--Lewiston. Il: Pawtucket Il. Er-
rors-Lewistcn. .; PaWtucket, g. Morse
and Messitt; Herr and Yeager
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
National League Standing.
Other Games.
AT ROCKLAND.

me pest game of the season was
piayeu mere, today, between Rockland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24
and Thomaston. Rockland won by
punching hits in the seventh inning

Rockland ........ 0 1 o 0 o o..
Thomaston l 0 0 e-l
Hits Rockland, S: Thomaston 10 Err
rors- Rockland, 4: Thomaston. ). Gildea
and Fay; Malloy and O'Connor.
At delphia-Athletics. 6: Hart
ford, s.
AT Springffeld-Springtield, 10; Roch-
ester. I.
At Observation-Disclosures, 0:
Buffalo, Z.
At NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ); Provi-
dencc. 4.
At Newark Newark. -; Paterson, 6.
At Wilmington, Disadvantages .:
Lancaster. 3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-24

The Augustus left on the Pullman for
Bangor where they viii play today ana
tomorrow.
Catcher Rupert of the Fail River. is off
duty. for few days on account of 1t
Sprained ankle. L4ajoie is catching finely
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-21

It Is Just three years since England
put in vigorous protest against the
French designs on Siam. Now Eng
land and France have agreed. Each
takes big slice of Slam. which is too
weak to protest. There is no talk about
any ancient rights. There is no ques-
ton OF disputed boundary line. There
is no pretense OF right about 1t.
France wanted the Mekong region
and showed a determination to tnke it.
England stepped in and agreed with
France that she would take some her
self. This is all there was OF It. The
siamese are civilized. for Asiatics pro-
gressive. They wanted to be let alone.
They did not ask anybody to come in
and relieve them of the burden OF gov
erning their country. They have been
jumped on and looted because they were
weak
The thing has happened to the SIAM
ese that must happen to any defenseless
people who have something that is COW
eted by European cupidlty. They are
fortunate who have nothing that Eu-
rope wants or are strong enough TO de-
fend what they have.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-21
Thn o,,n,rnhip OF cnba. ,

It is suggested that It might suit
Spain to sell, and England to buy.
Cuba; and that Congress should make a
declaration on the subject. II anything
OF this sort were attempted. the deciara-
ton that Congress would have to make
would be n declaration OF war. The
people of this country viii never allow
Cuba to be transferred to any European
power.
The European power that holds Cuba
now Is not strong enough to do us any
harm. Moreover that power has pur-
sued a policy which for the time has lost
It's control over Cuba. control which It
may never regain. In the march Of
events It is reasonable to suppose that
Cuba will be free. The next step will be
close commercial relations with this
country, perhaps annexation. English
domination would be a different matter.
SO different that we could not and would
not permit 1t,
It Is not at all likely that England
would entertain proposition to buy
Cuba. To raise the British flag on that
island would be notice that England de-
sired war with the United States, and
the thing would follow the notice in
short order. Cuba lies too close to the
mouth Of the Mississippi to allow 1t to
become the property of strong Euro
pean power.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-21
American. Butcher,d In Armenia.

What IRE we going TO do about the
butchery OF two American teachers in
Armenia? We cannot let the matter
slide merely because Turkey is far
away. II our flag is worth anything 1t
protects in Armenia as well as In Mex
leo. We must take It for granted that
our government will hold Turkey to an
accountability. and that the sultan Will
be glad to make what amends he can.
But the sultan cannot restore the life
that has been taken by his butchers.
SO that after all the thing is to clip the
claws OF this wild beast, so that 10 more
of his evil dolngs shall destroy the inno-
cent and fill the world with horror.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-21
Capt. por,ner ON pen.lea..

Captain Dovener's speech on pensions,
delivered in the house of representa-
tiyes in reply to an assault on pension
ers and their friends. appears in full in
another column. The speech is a cred
liable outburst OF indignation.
II has become too much the fashion to
sneer at the unfortunates whom neces-
sity compeis to seek relief, in pensions.
There are too many who give encour-
agement to the present administrations
policy OF striking pensioners on the roll
and requiring them to prove anew their
claims to pensions allowed after salts
factory proof.
Captain Dovener is right when he de-
mands that pensioner shall be proved
unworthy before he Is stricken from the
roll. Once on the roll the burden of
proof should be on the government, not
on the old soldier. his widow or his
fatheriess children.