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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-06
4 Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Portland.
Thursday, Apr. 18th, 1896,
At Eleven O'clock A. NJ.

for the purpose OF selecting six candidates for
electors of President and Vice-President of
the United States, and four delegates at large
and four alternates to attend the National Re-
publican Convention, to be held at st. Louis,
Missouri, on Tuesday, June 18th, 1896, and
transacting any other business that may prop
erly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as fol-
lows: each City, Town and Plantation will be
entitled to one delegate, and for each seventy
five votes cast for the Republican candidate
for Governor in 1894, an additional delegate,
and for a fraction of forty votes in excess OF
seventy-five votes, an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation Of any City,
Town or Plantation can only be filled by a res
ident of the County in which the vacancy
exists.
The State committee will be in session in
the reception room of the hall at nine O'Clock
on the morning Of the convention,f for the pur-
pose Of receiving the credentials OF delegates.
Delegates in order to be eligible to participate
in the convention, must be elected subsequent
to the date of the call for this convention;
and delegates, under this call, should not be
elected to the State convention to be here
after called for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for governor.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences, who are in sympathy
with the sentiments expressed in the call OF
the Republican National Committee for the
Republican National Convention, are cordial
ly invited to unite with the Republicans OF
the state in electing delegates to this Conven-
ton.
Per order Republican State Con- mittee.
JOSEPH H. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, Jan. %, 1896.
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The Famous Stanford Suit.

At last the suit of the government
against Mrs. Stanford, widow of the late
Leland Stanford, founder of the Stan
ford University, has been decided In Mrs.
Stanfords favor. The public will now
be spared the heartrending tales Of a great
university dependent upon the decision of
the court as to whether stockholders
should be liable for debts they had in
Cured we shall not, for time at least,
be panied with paragraphs about the
millionaire's widow pawning her jewels
for fuel to keep the lamp of learning
burning brightly at Palo Alto. The
supreme court of the United States has
decided that the government will have
to get along without the SIS, 600, 900 due
it. 1t may be of interest to briefly review
the salient points at issue in the case
The title of the case is the United
States VS.. Jane L. Stanford, executrix of
Leland Stanford, deceased. 1t involved
the individual liability of stockholders
in the Central Pacific Railroad Company
for the debt due the United States on
the bonds issued in aid of the Central
Pacific under the California constitution
Mr. Stanford held 144, 3S7 shares of the
Central Pacific stock, and it was claimed
by the government in instituting its suit
the government was entitled to collect
SIS, 237, 900 from the Stanford estate
This contention was resisted by Mrs
stanford on the ground that the Cali
fornla constitution was not self-execut-
ing, and also on the plea that it was the
intention of Congress in granting aid to
the Central Pacific Company to put it on
footing different from the footing on
which other government aided roads
were placed.
The case was brought originally in the
circuit court for the California district
where the decision was favorable to Mrs
Stanford. 1t was then appealed to the
circuit court of appeals for the ninth
circuit where the decision was also
against the government The govern
ment appealed to the supreme court and,
as soon as the case was docketed moved
to have it advanced for hearing. This
motion being granted, the argument was
made during January eminent counsel
attracted great attention from its initia-
tIon because of the effect the decision will
have upon the other Central Pacific
stockholders and also because the fortunes
OF the Stanford University will be deter
mined largely by the decision
The history of the litigation may be
told In few words. In 1862, when the
contract between the government and
Messrs. Stanford, Huntington and their
colleagues was entered into involving q
subsidy on one hand and the construction
of the Central Pacific Railroad on the
other, the laws of California, under which
the railroad was organized, provided that
stockholders should be liable in proper
ton to their holdings for the debts of the
corporation. This law being considered
Inadequate, 1t was strengthened by an
amended act in 1868, after the contract or
agreement referred to was entered into.
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SPANS flare-up over the Cuban resolu-
tions recalls similar demonstrations in
Madrid about % years ago, against Gen.
Sickles, the American minister at that
time. Spain was going to whip Uncle
Sam out of his boots, but on second
thought concluded the task too big for
her to undertake, especially as she had q
Cuban war of no mean proportions on her
hands at the time. The dispute arose
over the shooting in cold blood of the
crew and passengers Of the steamer
Virginius. This craft was fitted out in
New York in 1878 and left there Oct s,
with crew of SO and 103 passengers
She carried also arms and ammunition.
She was commanded by Capt. Joseph
Frye, an Annapolis graduate and an ex-
Confederate officer. The expedition was
captured near Jamaica. The brutality of
the Spaniards aroused the most intense
indignation in this country and for a
time 1t seemed that war was inevitable
A demand was Immediately made by cur
government for the return of the steamer
Virginius and an indemnity to the
families of the men whom the Spaniards
murdered. Spain clustered, but com
piled with the demands
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by friends Of the Cuban cause TO have the
caps removed and the guns extracted.

by friends Of the Cuban cause TO have the
caps removed and the guns extracted.
Another clever scheme which out
witted the Spaniards was the invention OF
an American chemist. He discovered
that kind of coquina or shell rock found
in Florida could be used as a base for the
manufacture of dynamite. This rock was
broken into pieces about the size of egg
coal and saturated with nitroglycerine.
In this form 1t made an explosive which
could be readily handled and used as bal
last with safety. When brought in CON
tact with Illuminating material or
thrown violently. however, it displayed
an explosive power equal to that of gum
cotton Large quantities of this appar-
emily harmless material have been sent to
the Cubans in vessels Sailing from this
country to Havana. 1t has appeared as
ballast, and its real properties are not yet
known to the Spaniards
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An Unpopular Foreign Policy.

Italy's cabinet and its President Fran
cesco Crispi, went down under the burden
of conducting an unsuccessful war of
colonization. Crispi thought he saw an
opportunity to enrich Italy, divert atten
ton from the government impoverished
condition and popularize his administra-
ton by grabbing n slice OF East African
territory. In 1889, Italy, unsatisied with
the strip of coast between Abyssinia and
the Red sea, succeeded in making treaty
with King Menelek III of Abyssinia,
under which Crispi assumed that Italy
had a protectorate over that country.
Menelek did not openly object and might
not have attempted to resist the encroach-
ment had 1t not been for some OF the
tribes in the northern part of his king
dom. Soon after making the treaty Italy
sent an expedition through the northern
part of Abyssinia and occupied some of
the rich country to the north. Having
done this they found themselves en-
barrassed by an uprising in their rear.
At first Menelek claimed that he was
unable to put down the rebellion in his
northern provinces, but since then it has
been discovered that he was party to
the uprising. Last December there were
70, 600 Abyssinian troops engaged with
the Italian forces. The italian garrison
at Makalle was surrounded but was
allowed to evacuate. The power to com
pletely annihilate 1t was not used, it is
said, for the reason that Menelek thought
to secure by means of leniency q treaty
of peace by which Italy should relinquish
her claim to IL protectorate over that
| country. This the Italian government
declined to do and renewed its excrtions
to crush the rebellion. Gen. Barateri
was superseded the last of February by
zen. Baldissera. It is probable that Italy
Will now endeavor to withdraw as grace
fuily as possible With her finances in
such condition that bankruptcy star. S
The government in tho face one Of two
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-06

Lieut.. Gov. Wolcott now becomes gov
ernor of Massachusetts, in accordance with
the provisions Of the constitution. Roger
Wolcott was born in Boston, July 18th.
1S47. In 1870 he graduated from Har-
ward College and four years later from
the Harvard law school. He has served
in the Boston common council, in the
state House of Representatives and has
been prominently identified with works
and institutions Of education and charity
In the administration of trust funds he
has shown excellent judgment, is director
of the New England Trust Company and
Of the Suffolk Savings Bank. He has
been very active in the organization of
the Republican party in his state. He
was elected lieutenant governor in 1898
and reelected in 1894 and 1895. is
thoroughly familiar with the duties of the
chief executive of the state and may be
relied upon to perform them acceptably.
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l hereby agree that l will favor such
legislation and support such measures as
will restore silver to the position it
occupied as primary or redemption money
prior to 1878 when it was the standard
of values. w. G. Hunter.
The Republicans of Kentucky are to
be congratulated, that their candidate
for u S. senator was defeated. He is
the gentlemen who, it has recently been
learned, made the above agreement with
the free silver forces while avowing his
friendliness toward sound money to those
who oppose free coinage of silver at
ratio of IS to /. Mr.. Hunter can be
spared from the Senate The number of
those like him, who now occupy seats in
that body, is too large. The country has
had enough of the silver mine highway
man, holding up even emergency
legislation. Their performance is closely
allied to that of the desperate who
robbed and turned back the physician on
his way to attend case of dangerous i'll
ness.
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danger of his life and American residents
have every reason to feel uneasy with
Spanish hostility so intense as 1t is at
nresent

A Chicago alderman attempted to cap
ture al electric car a few evenings since
He thrust his revolver under the con-
ductor's nose and tried to pull the trigger
but the conductor was too quick for him.
Needless to say that the alderman was
crazed with liquor. 1t is really surpris-
ing how little self respect the great cities,
New York and Chicago, have when ~
comes to choosing the men who snail
govern them. Sometime in the aim
future all municipalities will cease max
ing their government training school
for Statc prison.
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things must be quickly done, either with
draw from the embarrassment or crush
the Abyssinians very soon. This latter
alternative seems impossible. The
Abyssinians cannot be called a civilized
people, but they are fighters, possessing
the sturdy independence and courage of
mountain races, and they are sufficiently
skilled In the arts Of war to make their
own ammunition and employ it to good
advantage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-06

Republicans carried the town of Naples
this year after two days meeting, but
the row over the schools is still on. The
Republicans contend that the term Of q
Democratic member of the board has ex-
pired and have elected man to fill the
position The Democrats, on the other
hand, argue that their member $ term has
not expired and that he is still a member
Of the board. 1t looks rs il the courts
would be obliged to interfere
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-06
FOR MAYOR,
WINFIELD S. CH0ATE.
CITY ELECTION, MARCH 9.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

Ward 1.
Alderman-John V. Lane.
Counci.men-Elmer +. Parkman,
Frank r. Wellman.
Warden-L. 3. Hill.
Ward Clerk-Chas. f. Hoxie.
Constable-Henry NJ. Breen.
Alderman-E C. Dudley.
Councilmen-Mclville Smith, L. II.
Dudley.
Warden-W II. Holmes.
Ward Clerk-W. b. Getcheil.
Constable-E. H. Jones.
Ward 8.
AUTOMATICALLY ". Webber.
Councilmen-David Cloutier, William
H. Edwards.
Warden-James T. Kingsley.
Ward Clerk-Frank B. Haskell
Observation-Disclosures McCausland
Ward 4.
Alderman-Stephen A. Miller
Councilmen-Edwin j. Philbrick, Ruel
W. Dut.on.
Naturalization c. Judkins.
Ward Clerk-Fred f. Garland.
Contradictions. H. Taylor.
Ward S.
Alderman-Froderick A. Cony
Councilmen--W. H. Allen, +. H. Col
burn.
Warden-B. K. Folsom.
Ward Clerk-Adelbert A. Clark.
Constable-C. w. Kicker.
Ward 6.
Alderman-WestOn Lewis.
COuncilmen-John A. Hamblin, Pres
ton W. Brown.
Warden-Edwin H. Gay.
Ward Clerk-W. q. Haskell
Constable-Henry II. Morse
Ward I.
Alderman-Wellman Curtis.
Councilman Chas. ". Bailey, Fred
G. Doe
Marden-I A. Handy.
Ward Clerk-George Patterson
Constable-Fred H. NOrcross.
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The railroad company subsequently be
coming indebted to the government tless
sinking fund and other offsets) about
500, 600 900, agitation sprung up violently
for action looking to the collection OF the
money from Huntington, Croker, Stan
ford, Hopkins, Corlis and others, who
made up the list of original stockholders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-06
Presidential Electors Must all be
Chosen in State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE,
AuGusrA. MAINE. Jan. %, 1896.

To the Republicans of Maine:-Prior to 1892
two Presidential electors at large, correspond
ing to the two United States senators, were
nominated in State convention, and the re-
naming electors, corresponding to the MEM
bers OF the United States House of Represen-
tatives were nominated by the several con-
gressional district conventions.
The passage of the Australian Ballot law en-
tirely changed the procedure. Under the law.
all Conventions are portion OF our election
system, and this ballot act requires that can
didates to be voted for by the Voters through
out the whole state must be placed in nomina-
tion by a Convention representing no less a
constituency than the whole state. Hence, all
the candidates Of q party for Presidential cleo
tors must be nominated in State Convention,
and have therefore included in the call six
electors.
j. H. MANLEY, Chairman.
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The Humanitarian

contracted severe cold from wet
ana exposure. Bronchitis followed.
Doctors failed to relieve me. Several of
me members of my family had died of
consumption, and l thought 1 was
doomed. Dr. Woods Norway Pine Syrup
brought instant relief and perfect cure. y
M. Unger, Union Corner, Northumber.
land Co., Pa.
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massachusetts, in the death Of Frederick
l. 1reenhalge, loses a governor who dared
to do In his official capacity what n
thought he should do. He deserved and
enjoyed the confidence, respect and kindly
regards OF the people of his State, and his
death Is sincerely mourned by them.
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Inere appears to be no question but
snat the United States navy should be
represented ut Havana. Every co-ros
pondent who endeavors to tell the truth
apout the bntcheries is said to be in
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A gentleman, who does large business
in shipping Maine apples to England,
says that the "deaconing" Of apples is
going out Of fashion tor the simple reason
that honesty Is found to be the best
policy, in fact the only policy If one
wishes TO continue his foreign trade.
Occasionally lot OF apples of inferior
quality is shipped and they do almost no
end of harm to the honest shippers. The
English receiver will pay several shillings
more per barrel for apples under trade
mark that Is II guarantee of good quality.
Continuing the shipper said; I'm the
fifteen years l have been in business
have never seen the prospect of the
American apple so bright as it is today.
The business has gone up by leaps and
bounds. This year the New England
fruit is ahead of the Canadian fruit and l
ascribe it to the practice Of spraying the
trees. Especially In western Massachu-
sets, where this has been done exten-
sively, is the apple harvest abundant and
of excellent quality
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Gardiner and Randolph deserve great
credit for the spirit of enterprise and en-
ergy they have shown In the face of their
losses by flood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-06

II the Cuban resolutions fall between
the TWO Houses, they will not be the first
piece OF excellent legislation to meet with
that fate.
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At last Mount Desert is to have a
soldiers monument. The town of Eden
appropriated $4,000 this year for that
purpose.
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Estimates Of losses in the State from
flood already amount to n million and a
half, and the returns are not all in.
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Free silver Democrats are boasting that
they will be able to control the national
convention of their party.
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From Saturday night to Wednesday
night, Chief Clerk Mitchell of the railway
postal service had but five hours sleep,
says the Eastern Argus. 1t was week
to try the souls of the postal employees
throughout this part of the country.
Probably $50 bridges. big and little, in
this State were carried away or rendered
impossible by reason of the flood.
General Manager Tucker of the Maine
Central, was quick to serve the interests
of Lewiston people by offering to build a
foot bridge on the lower chords of the
roads Androscoggin bridge.
Machiasport has had an opportunity to
appreciate the force of the storms at sea
this winter, during which the salt spray
has been thrown upon the roofs of houses
$50 yards distant from the shore and
cisterns have been SO thoroughly sailed as
to be unfit for use
The scent parcel delivery teams have
multiplied in Bangor and all report a
thriving business. One would suppose
they would have to keep everlastingly at
1t in order to earn a livelihood.
In Camden Sunday school last Sun
day, teacher was endeavoring to impress
upon her scholars the need of making self
denial and requested each one to agree to
deny himself something. What will you
give up, Walter?" was asked of one
urchin, who had been quietly listening
with very grave face. The answer came,
Lying guess.
Saco has the first Democratic mayor it
las had since 1874. The voters occasion
ally like to experiment but they soon tire
OF it and gladly return to the normal
order Of things.
Even the faint and far between streaks
Of sunshine yesterday, were warmly wei
coined
The weather of the past week has not
been conducive to an abundance OF sea
food for today.
With nearly foot Of snow on the level
there is bare ground for rods and drifts
for long distances on the country roads
The disposition of fire to follow flood
was seen in Lewiston. The good people
OF that town are wondering what they
have done to call upon themselves such "a
series of disasters.
Randolph is to be congratulated on
prompt taxpayers, tax collector who
collected every dollar Of tho tax of 1895.
and on freedom from debt.
The sexton Of the Uniyersalist church
IN Round Pond is 50 years old but he
made two cuts of half cord of oak wood
IN Just four hours, the other day. We are
willing to take 1t for granted that the
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MARCH MAGAZINES.
The Arena.

The March Arena is an unusually able
issue of this popular review. The opening
paper is on . Mexico in Mid-Winter,'' by
Justice Walter Clark. LII. d., and is
handsomely illustrated. The editor con
tributes an illustrated paper entitled "a
Successful Experiment for the Mainten-
ance OF Self-Respecting Manhood -
Among the timely topics discussed in this
number are THE Bond and the Dollar, y
The Telegraph Monopoly 1.-The Edu-
cational Crisis, Why the South Wants
Free Coinage of Silver" and Wealth
Production and Consumption by the
Nation. There are also number of
articles on literary social and industrial
topics contributed by we'll known writers
The American Kitchen Magazine
for March contains an admirable table of
contents. The opening article entitled
ITO Market All on a Market DAY." is
contributed by j. Gertrude Menard and
describes familiar scenes in Montreal.
Pamela NJ. Cole writes on "A Lady of
the Olden Time A. ID. 1400." One of the
interesting features of this number is Il
handsomely illustrated article on Women
Of jamaica. Other articles of note are
Some English Cooking Schools and
Teachers, d" A Factory Lunch Room, :"
and study OF Colored Servant"
Donahoe's Magazine.
The current number of this popular
magazine is filled with entertaining and
instructive matter. The opening paper
Leo Nil and the Peace of Europe, by
Charles Robinson, describes in an in
teresting manner the events that have
made the reign of the present Pope such a
notable one. f. r. Byram contributes a
readable article entitled "Reminiscences
of William Florence" 1t is illustrated
with portraits of MIR Florence in his
various roles. In "A New England
Recluse," Albert Doyle gives delightful
account of the home life OF New Eng
lands popular author, Miss Mary f.
wilkins. Three articles of note are "A
Glance into Pension Office" Queer
Superstitions, and THE Three Josiah
Quincys."
Gunton's Magazine
Tor March contains a large number of
notable articles on the topics that are en-
crossing general attention. The articles
include 1.-The Silver Senators and Protec-
ton Politics of Greater New York -
What the English Think of Us, "Ex-
port Bounries not Remedy" "Charles
Booth and His Work." illinois Labor
Report on Taxation, +" "Theory of Social
Forces Industrial Competition of
Japan" and Foreign Commerce for
1S94-1S95."
The Humanitarian
e
1or March opens with an interview with
Madame Sarah Grand on 1.-THE Womans
Question Arnold White writes on 1.-THE
multiplication of the Unfit" Other
articles and stories in this number are
" Anoient Greece and Modern England,
The Egoist, 1.-THE Position of German
Women, y" Leprosy in Madeira and in
San Francisco "The Quest for Truth. :"
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A new bridge, an electric railway. in
crease in local industries, new hotel and
general good times next year; these, Bel
fast thinks it reasonable to expect this
year
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attendants upon that church do not suffer
from the cold.
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