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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12

There will be public meet.
ing at the Court House this Sat
urday evening, TO arrange for a
grand celebration on the glorious
Fonc!h ia H!!!shnrc.
- Mrs. j Il, Colard aud little
daughters are visiting relatives IN
Colorado. and j. E. and Edwin
are consequently batching,
Little Ka,ie Fountain is here
from Las Cruces.
There will be Episcopal ser
vices at Union Chureh this Sun
day, at Ii u. N. aud 3 p. IN.
= Hon. j, NJ. Webster gave the
public OF Hillsboro u big free
dance in his new block, last Sat.
urday evening.
While getting out timbers for
the Snake mine one day last week,
near North Percha. Ed. ID. Smith
cut his right leg quite severely
with the AK.
Roscoe w. Fulghum, former.
ly assnyer at Lake Valley, il now
editor and proprietor OF the Chi,
cago Weekly Call, and growing
itch and influential
Hon. W. s. Ifopewell re-
turned home from Engle Weines--
day evening, after shipping nearly
1000 head Of cattle to Kansas pas.
tnres.
Mrs. Worden, Miss Ella and
Willie came in from their
ranch on tho river Wednesday,
for short visit.
Mrs, Silene has bought tho
GALES Hall piano.
John Bennett, the big polti-
clan of Freedom, N. NJ, was in
the county seat Tuesday.
j c. Plemmons. Esq the big
merchant and silver man OF lIsrmo
sa, was here Saturday TO attend the
Democratic convention. lIe was
not elected delegate to Las We.
gas, as he had important business
to attend TO ia tho MogoIlons
country and could not accept.
Hon Frank w. Parker visited
Silver City this week. on legal
business.
This week Thomas 9. Hall
sold the "Laidlaw property" to
Prof. Alloys Preisaer. 1t consists
OF eight lots. west OF the Court
House. Consideration $500.
Miss Maud Smith will return
from Albuquerque college this
Friday evening, where she has been
for year past.
Hon. W. 5. iiopeweii 10 send
ing out the following notice
"Stolen. on or about June lst.
1896, n large, light bay mare, 4 or
years old. Has white spot op
forehead - no white feet - branded
I'll on left shoulder, very gentle,
drives or rides Supposed to have
been stoler by Que John White,
about % or % yenrp OF age, light
complexion, about ) II. 10 in. high:
wears high crown straw hat, Mex
lean make. ! will pay a reward Of
$50 for arrest Of the fellow, il
found IN possession ~ Tho mare.
Wire Max. H. Kahler, Sheriff Of
Sierra County. n. NJ"
Says the Rincon Weekly: |
Captain Thomas Branlgan re- |
turned from Faulkner. where he |
has baen for some time on mining
business, The captain brought |
with him some specimens from
he mines in that section that
would make the eyes of geldibug
lance with joy. Ono specimen
rom the Prosper mine. owned by
Hirsch & Thompson. shows native
,'ld IN chunks as large as peas.
Dre from this niue, averaging $500
'sr ton, is being shipped regularly. !
'aptaiu Branigan also has a small
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS.

THE COUNTY DADS SEE AMI
RAISE US-CArTLE AND GOAT
MEN SHAKEN UP-LICENSES
APPROVED-S SUPERVISION AP-
THOMPSON AND
BENNETT TO WRESTLE---
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN.
NITED TO CALL
AROUND-ETC
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12

Output of Hlllsboro gold mines
for the week ending Thursday,
June 11th, 1896, rs reported for
The ADVOCATE;
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12
STR AWBERRlES AND ICE
CREAM.

Mrs. Peter GALES will open Straw.
berry and Ice Cream Parlor at her Main
street residence this Saturday .evening,
and which will bc open continuously
every evening thereafter.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12
go Sold by druggists, 75c.
ICE CREAM AND FRUIT.

There will be ice cream and
fruit at Miss Fountains place this
Saturday evening and all day Sun
day. Your patronage is solicited.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CQNvEN TON.

HON. d. S. MILLER CHOSEN CHALK
MAN - JUDGE ELLIOTT, COL.
PARKER AND CHAIRMAN MIL
LER ELECTED DELEGATES
LAS vEGAS-HOpEWEEL
THEIR CHOICE-SILVER-
CLAD RESOLUTIONS
THORNTON ENDORSED
BUT GROVER NEVER
SEC. NICKLE.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12
LOCAL. TIE Ms.

HORSE Sr0lEN-Cur HIS LEG -
NEW ICE CREAM PARLOR-
ROSCOE AN EDITOR-LAlD-
LAW PROPERTY SOlp---
BOUGHT THE MILL
WEBSrER'S DANCE
SEVERED AN AR
TERY-FOURTH
CELEBRATION
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12

Total output since Jan. /, 1896, ,-iO,954
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1896-06-12

hillsboro is. situated in
: he center OF the great
hillsboro, Kingston and
Black Range gold aud silver
ceustry, and only Is miles
distant from the famous
Lake Valley silver 6elds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-02

1t is easy TO see why the representa-
tives of certain lines of business desire
to have a high license placed upon tkeiT
trades, but the principle involved in
listening to their request is bad one,
Placing a prohibitory license on any
line of legitimate business will, # car
ried to an extreme, place the control in
the hands of few to the possible detri-
ment of the majority When licenses
are, placed at a high figure it means
simply that customers must pay higher
prices. We trust that the time will
come when our tax system will be suf-
ficiently improved so as to do away with
this method of obtaining public funds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-02

The fact that measures appropriat-
ing public funds to sectarian schools
have been twice defeated III the United
States House of Representatives gives
promise that the religious status of the
voters will cut more than the usual
figure in the forthcoming Presidential
election. The discussion upon the ap-
preparation of $25O,OOO to the Catholic
schools in the Indian Territory brought
forth many taunts of A P A influences,
but Notwithstanding this, the appro-
priation was killed by a healthy ma
jority. The action has met with favor
able comment according to the religious
doctrine of the critic. 1t cannot be lues-
toned, however, that the result is fully
in accordance with the American con-
stitutfon, and that appropriating, public
funds to support the work of a particu-
lar religious sect of any description is
not in keeping with a form of govern
ment in which the people rule.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-02

The resolutions are useful as an evil
dence that HiIo is alive and kicking,
as usual. The Government can spend
money according 10 the income, and the
best thing Hilo residents can do is 10
increase the income. We have conf
dence that the Legislature will deal out
the funds literally and without dis
elimination, as has been done in the
past.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-02

Lord Salisbury has incurred the Ell
nifty of the temperance workers of Eng
land by putting his foot down against
the liquor licensing reform. AS soon as
the new Parliament met the Premier
was waited upon and urged to advance
reform measures. These included clos
ing public houses On Sunday, register
ing social clubs, prohibition of the sale
of liquor to children, a shorter day for
public houses, additional restraints on
habitual drunkards, and providing new
administrative local authorities to see
that the license reforms were enforced
The reforms were exceedingly moder-
ate, and the only excuse Lord Salisbury
had for refusing to entertain them was
that for the peace of the Government
the question was best let alone. If
Lord Salisbury referred to the peace
within the ranks Of the present party
in power, he was undoubtedly right in
his position. The liquor interests con-
stitute strong political power in Eng
land, as well as other countries. The
position taken, however, is wonderfully
weak and most complete surrender to
acknowledged evils. &c ~ 90 r.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-02

The Law Committee of the German
Reichstag advocates the passage OF a
law by which every person who has
been fnnocentIy convicted is entitled TO
compensation from the Government.
Hitherto compensation has been grant
ed only in the form of gifts fIOm the
throne. If the law is passed, the maxim
that the State can do no wrong no
longer holds good in Germany.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-02
THE HILO RESOLUTIONS.


Hilo citizens appear to have come to
the conclusion that objections register
ed by their representatives in the Legis-
lature have not been sufficiently effect
i've The resolutions placed before the
Executive and the Legislature by a
gathering of HiIo citizens is not unlike
that of the Portuguese residents in
many respects. Broad and sweeping
assertions have been made, some of
which are true and others questionable;
but we believe the white heat of those
presenting the petition will be percepti-
bly, cooled when the committee deputed
to call upon the Executive has taken
little closer view of the situation.
How many times during the present
session have the roads and bridges
members raised a hue and cry when va
rious items appropriating large sums
of money for the use of the depart
ments were brought up. How many
times have members practically told the
Executive that it was asking for sums
entirely too large. Then the items have
gone to committees for investigation,
and after careful and thorough consid-
Grafton reported back in identically the
same form as suggested by the Execu- !
tive. Even the roads and bridges
members have acquiesced. And we be- |
lieve that after the Hilo deputation has
had a little closer insight into affairs
they, too, will acquiesce. 1t is one thing
to say that Hilo is being abused, and.
quite another thing to prove it.
The petition placed before the Legis-
lature by the Hilo meeting is a galaxy
of bold congratulations that amount to
a condemnation of Honolulu simply be-
cause it happens to be the capital of the
Republic and the headquarters of the
Executive departments. So far as we
can make out. the only thing that will
satisfy our Hilo brethren is to wipe Ho-
nolulu off the face of the earth, trans
plant its harbor to Hilo, and all hands
turn to with the cry, ''Hilo's the bestp'l
The resolutions call for liberal and
Sufficient funds to develop the re-
sources of Hawaii. These terms are
vague at best, and being accompanied
by nothing more definite than a kick
at everything in general, carry weight
accordingly. 1t would be interesting to
know on what grounds the expression
Sin utter disregard of a pro rata appor-
tionment" is based. The Island of Ha-
waii is today receiving as much or more
money than any other island of the Re
public in proportion to the amount of
taxes paid. We do not object to this,
but would be glad to see even a larger
of the income expended for
on Hawaii. Hilo can have
more than its share if necessary, but it
should be remembered that there is
more than one place, island and dis
trict in the country that needs liberal
and sufficient funds to fill the vacancy
of '1ong-feat want"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-02
w. w. DIMOND.

If this season is not good
for the millinerS, the dress
makers or the man who
wears white clothes it's good
for the people in other lines.
And if it was pleasant
weather all the time, no rain,
no cool winds, nothing but
dust, the dealer in some lines
would have to close up
shop.
This is wire mat weather;
the sort that makes the man
who handles reliable steel
wire mats rejoice. Ours is
the mat and we are rejoicing.
First: because we were for
tunate in securing the best
steel mat manufactured, and
secondly: because it is just
the sort of weather that
makes a demand for the
goods.
This mat of ours will not
turn up on the edges and be-
come unsightly; it may be-
stood on edge, folded up like
a paper basket, when the
veranda is being swept and |
it will never wear out. Other |
makes of mats will; they
have been tried here and
found wanting in many res
poets. The kind we have
will always hold their shape.
Price less than the COM
mon sort.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25

tive business, with the result of prevent
Ing the officers in charge carrying out
any plan involving careful preparation
and SLOW execution.
Want of local autonomy is simply the
operation on q large scale of the obstacle
just mentioned. Not only have we
erred in our general plan OF mu nj Cipal
an extent on our federal government,
with ella borate checks and balances, q
bicameral system, and SO on, bu5 also in
permitting our state legislature to haV
ton much to say as to munpin1pal affairs.
The truth is that we have thought too
| much about the machinery of our NUM-
opal government and too little about the
men to run il. We seem to have labored
under the SUSPICION that our municipal
officers could not be trusted,
and for fear that they might do some
thing unWise or bad, have fettered them
until it has become very difficult for
them to do anything at all. No system
OF checks and balances which was ever
invented can go hedge about bad or in
competent men that they cannot do mis-
chief, but they may SO hinder and OBJ
struct good and competent men as to de-
stroy to great extent their efficiency.
The business Of our municipal govern
ments is largely executive. Much of the
business done by the boards is really of
that character. All corporations, except
municipal, leave such work in the hands
Of a few men, and there is no reason why
municipal corporations should not fol-
low their example. If a business corpora
tion should choose two sets of directors,
one to check the other, everybody would
regard it as worry foolish performance.
But that is what we really are doing
with regard to our municipal affairs. A
constituency chooses a board OF aldermen
to voice its ideas, and then the same con-
stitueacy chooses common council as q
check upon the board Of aldermen. 1t
chooses a manager of it's executive BUSH
ness called mayor and then proceeds to
fetter him SO that he cannot transact it.
At the same time If anything goes wrong
it places the responsibility upon him and
berates him liberally on account of ii.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25

Befors the extra session of Congress is
called every member Of the House and
Senate ought to be made to promise that
he will attend to nome affairs and let
our relations with foreign nations severe
ly alone, It the most OF them cannot be
induced to do that Ethen the welfare Of
the country will be best prom otedssby not
calling an extra session. Business will
not revive while Congress is threatening a
war with Spain, or talking about the an
nexation of tho Sandwich Islands. There
are q good many internal reforms that
are needed. The revenues ought to be
brought up to the expenditures and tho
currency ought to be placed upon bet
ter basis. If Congress confines itself to
these things the special session may inn
prove the situation, but if the Senators
are to stand around with Gu ps on their
shoulders, challenging Spain to knock
them off, the country will be much bet
ter off if they remain at home, even
though the revenues continue to be de-
.ficient and the endless chain gets to work
again on tho treasury reserve
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25
NO. aeI.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The First National Bank Of Portland,

at Portland. in the State of Maine. at the close
OF business, December II. 1896.
RFSOITRGES
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25
CURRENT COMMENT.
SOME OPINIONS OE OUR NEW
CHARTER.
(I.ewiston Journal.)

The commissioners appointed TO draw
up a new city CHARTER for Portland are
not content with any halfway meas
ures, but proposes the most radical chan
ges, ending to consolidation and 'busi-
ness" Most important are the abolition
of the common council and the enlarge
ment of the appointive powers OF the
the results OF well-tried experiments
made in other cities, where it has been
found that concentration of responsible
ty has worked better than deffuslon. A
mayor with good ideas and "a good back
bone, given ample powers, can do more
towards setting q city's affairs to rights
and preventing waste and jobbery, than
all other safeguards that may De devised.
You may say "it all depends upon the
mayor" True, but a mayor on whom
well defined responsibilities are placed,
and liable to be called to account for his
neglect, will be more faithful and active
than a mayor who is supposed to be
merely a figure head. What man doss
not do better service when he knows GER
tain things are expected OF him, anc him
alone, than when it is understood that
any one of half dozen but nobody in
particular is responsible?
mayor Noble OF Lewfston.)
am in favor of the concentration of
authority and of responsibility. The con.
csntration of authority for the purpose OF
concentration of responsibility. The
one man who is to blame il things do
not go right is the man who is going TO
make superhuman efforts to have it said
of MIN that he did well-while on the
other hand if things 70 wrong and there
are 20 men who are responsible, there are
not one Of them going to feel very bad
about it. Each one of them hoes not
feel the waight Of public sentiment as
does the one upon whose shoulders rests
the focus of public opinion. So ! should
say that If anything is to be done, We
might reconstruct our government along
the lines of this plan put forth in Port
land.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25
PORTLAND DAILY PRESS

MAINE STATE PRESS.
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The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge.
DAILY Not in advance. invariably at tt
tate Of 81 year.
MAINE STATE PRESS, (Weekly) published
every Thursday. 80 per years 81 for six months
SO cents a quarter; rs cents for trial subscrip-
ton Of six weeks.
Persons wishing to leave town for long OF
short periods may have the addresses OF Their
papers changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates.
In DAILY PRESS $3.50 per square. for one
week; $500 for one mouth. Three insef-
t,ons or less. si.oo per square. Every other
dov advertisements, one third less than these
ates.
Half square advertisements s1.oo for one
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Wants. To let. For SAFE and similar adver-
tisements, 25 cents per week In advance. for
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20.

The employees of the Vest End Street
railway Of Boston appear to have taken
the bits In their teeth and gone on
strike i'll spite of advice to postpone 1t
until further effort could be made for
an an,icable settlement of their grievan-
ces. 1t would seem to be an exceedingly
unfavorabIe time to 60 on strike. The
season of the year is certainly unfavor-
able, and the abundance OF unemployed
labor greatly diminishes the chances OF
success Precisely what the grievances
are of which the men complain is not ap-
parent, but unless they are very severe, 1t
would have been the part Of wisdom to
endure until the chance Of sue
cess was better. Labor frequently defeats
it's OWE ends by rash ald inconsiderate
action, and we have little doubt but this
strike will add another example to the
already numerous ones of this kind.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25
PE TITEON.
MO. 1923.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Merchants National Bank,

at Portland, in the State Of Maine, at the close
of business, December 17th, 1886.
RESOURCES.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25
(Mayor Noble OF Lewiston. j

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
uounced it local disease. and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incurabe. Sci
ence has proven cauarrh to be a constitutional
disease, and, therefore. REQUIRES constitutional
treatment Halls CaLarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j, Cheney s. Co., Toleao, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to teaspoon
full. 1t acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Q.
mFSoId by Druggists, 76c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25

ApYopos of our new city charter, an
article in the North American Review
for December on "Obstacles to business
methods in public affairs" by Mr..
Clinton Rogers Woodbury., secretary Of
the National Municipal League, has
some points which bear directly upon
some of the changes made by the char.
ter, especially those designed to increase
the power of the Mayor. Recommending
the causes that have led to indifferent
municipal government in this country,
Mr.. Woodbury. says:
Most If not all of our FAmerican cities
fail to endow their executive officers with
sufficient power to secure q well-rounGed,
continuous business-like conduct of
municipal affairs. They permit the local
Legislatures to interfere to too great an
extent in the conduct of purely exeou-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25

Total. ........ 1888, 1877 SO
State of Maine, County of Cumberland, S.
I, James E. Wengren, Cashier OF the above
named bank, do Solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
JAMES Z. WENGREN Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd
day of December, 1896.
CARL F. A. WEBER, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
EDWARD B. WILSLOW, !
DAN'L F.. EMERY, JR., directors.
nov24 dst
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25

mate trades W 18th the coming of the dead
season. The hair Of different countries
was distinguished by certain qualities;
for instance, that of Anvergne WIS the
coarsest; the finest and most fiexen came
from Belgium, the BLACKLIST and longest
from Italy, while that procured in
Brittany was the most beautiful, though
least well cared for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-25
Dissolution Of Co partnership.

The co-parnership heretofore existing
under he name and syle OF D. L. Femald &
Co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent
The affairs of the late firm will be settled
and the business continued at the old stand
by j. d. RA DALI.
Portland, Dec 10, 1896 dec21d1w