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THE COMMISSION
Held It's First Meeting at Wash
 ington Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 1.-The newly appointed Venezuela Gonmis- sioners held their first meeting today and organized by the election of Justice Brewer as Chairman of the commission.
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The WOrId'S Fair Tests showed no baking powder so pure or so great Ln IeaV- ening power as fhe Royal.
WHISKY AND A WINCHESTER.
A Fatal Combination at Wilmar Jim Lowry the Victim
 of Bob Carter.

MONTICELLO, ARK, Jan. An a quarrel at Wilmar, Bob Carter killed Jim Lowry. The weapon used was a winchester rife. The men were drinking, and the quarrel was the result.of the whisky they had inside of them.
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fully of mine2 What is practical anyway2 To be as con tented as one can, and let it go -at that?-New York Sun.
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Dr. C U. Harrison has return from New York and St. Louis. wi he has been taking q post-gradna' course in surgery. The Doctor thinking of again making Pine B his home. He and hisestimabie T fly will receive a warm welc0ml the hands of their friends here.
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effect near the nipple, which eau
sed death instantly.
Chief Police Beslin was imme-
diately informed of the killing and
made haste to capture the murde-
rer, and arrested him just as he
was entering his sisters house.
He was turned over to Jailer Ber-
trand who placed him in the steel
cage.
Coroner Guilbeau held an in
quest, and opened the body of
Turpot to ascertain the passage of
the bullet that did the deadly
work.
The main artery of the heart
was severed.
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MURDER.

Last Sunday morning, at about
ono o'clock, a negro by the name
of Alexandra Turpot, was shot
and killed by young negro nam
ed Arthur Pillet. This killing
took place at a little party that was
given in a negro cabin, On the
plantation of Mr.. Henry Beslin,
in the suburb of the town.
The particulars of the killing
are about as follows: Turpot and
Pillet had a few words in the hall,
and went out; when they were in
the yard Turpot who held a small
stick in his hand took Pillet by
the collar and threatened to break
his head with the stick, and shook
Pillet who at that moment fired
too shots successfully, one taking
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LET US COMPARE.

In last weeks Evangeline, an
Individual styling himself Tam
many Democrat, compared the
candidates of the Roy Domen-
geaux faction to the "Pharr, War
moth and Negro combine;" This
shows the ignorance of the indivi-
dual, who does not perhaps know
what is Democracy, and tries to
pose as one of those dyed in the
wool, full yard long.
The opposition TO the Regular
Democratic party nominees! Who
are the regular nominees, and who
have msde them? If the Rees
faction are the nominees, Felix
VOORHEES, and c. H. Mouton are
slso the nominees; but Judge Of
their Democracy and submission
to the majority, when they pro-
claim L. q. Hacker, a Republican,
the nominee, over Felix VOORHEES,,
when Hacker in the whole Dis
trict received less votes than Woo
rhies received in ST. Martin par
ish, at an election ordered by the
two parish committees in joint
session. Have they not. the Rees
faction, bolted not only Demo-
cratic order, but Democratic
primary? And they have the au-
dacity to call themselves Demo-
Graf and accuse the others of be-
ing Republicans?
Z Let us go further and We will
make more comparisons.
Zone thing is certain here. who
ever opposed the White Supreme
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PRONUNCIATION.

Be 1t known that l. the undersigned,
Mayor Of the town of st. Martinville. BY
virtue of the power vested in me by law.
do hereby issue this proclamation. order.
ing that all qualified voters Of the town
of st. Martinville TO meet at the Guard
House, in said town. on the first Monday
Of April. 1896, it being the 9Th day Of
said month; then and there. to elect &C.
cording to the laws Of the State, five
trustees for the town OF st. Martinville,
for the term Of one year.
In faith whereof. have hereunto sig
ned my name officially at st. Martin
willie. Parish of st. Marlin, thir Bird day
OF March 1896.
A.V. FLEMING, Mayor.
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How to Cure Rheumatism.

Arago. Coos Co.. Oregon. Nov. 10, 1893.
Il wish to inform You Of the great good
Chamberlain Pain Balm has done my
wife. She has been troubled with rheu :
Datism Of the arms and hands for six
months. and has tried many remedy
prescribed for that complaint but found
no relief she used this Pain Balm; one
bottle Of which has completely cured
her. take pleasure in recommending
II for that trouble. Yours truly. C. A.
Pullord. so cents and 500 bottles for
sale BY +. ]. Liable. Druggist.
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NoTICM.

The president Of the Boa I'd Of Health
OF the s. r. Olliphant NJ. D., has Official
ly informed me of the existence Of small
pox in the City and State. He advises
vaccination and even rsvaccination, he
insists upon the necessity Of vacinna.
ton among our colored citizens. have
ordered drought T. ]. Liable, 500 points
Of vaccine verus. to be given to the PLY.
stefan Of the town and country, asking
them to use every effort to have the peo-
pie vaccinated. E. DUCHANp.
President board of Health.
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CIV movement and have ever ofhli-
ated with the Republican party
are supporting the combine" he
says: Let that individual name
one single individual, who ever
opposed White Supremacy with
the Domengeaux-Roy faction.
name only one. He cannot, be-
cause they are all on the other
side, the proof: That caucus held
to vote the negroes at the last cleo
ton. Do you want the namesp
Does this SAVIOR Democracy and
White Supremacy?
What can be said against Hon.
Robert Martin, nothing; while
Mr.. Gates enjoys the reputation
of Bayou Pigeon box stufhng.
What can be said of Mr.. A. d.
Roy, can any one dare bring any
charge against him as Democrat
and white man? And what can
be said OF Mr.. P. D. Olivier who
will be his chief deputy?
What charge can be brought
against Mr.. A. F. Domengeaux
and his deputy Mr.. Martin Du-
crest are they not Democrat and
white men, pure and true?
What can you say against MIR.
Charles S. Babin Jr., is he not
Democrat and white man?
As you want comparison Wa ex-
pose the opposition, now do away
with your ridiculous insinuations
and come up to the candidates
themselves. All candidates are
public property, fire at them. Ex-
pose them.
He further says: I'm our opin-
ion the Executive committee have
done the right thing in exposing
those who are attempting if not to
destroy, at least to divide the De-
mocrat partyY"
We have said that the first step
in that direction comes from the
Rees faction who have refused to
submit to the will of the Demo-
cratic vote as expressed in the
December election, because the re-
suit did not suit them, who are the
boilers and who are making the
division of the Democratic party?
These politicians are even try
ing to deceive their own friends
and supporters, they denounce the
suffrage amendment, and unre-
servedly endorsed the father of
the amendment. Mr.. Fred L.
Gates; one of the three represen-
tatives at the last Legislature who
recommended that suffrage amend
ment, what consistency! Why
opposed the amendment because
it will deprive good Democrats as
they argue, from the right of suf-
frage, and have those very same
people to vote for the very man
who wants their disqualification =?
Is this not treachery to their loyal
supporters2
Rl~~>, A.
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Mr.. C.Hor1er MOutori
is candidate for District Attorney
of the 10Th Judicial District.
FOR SENATOR.

Robert Martin. announces to the 70.
tsrs OF the 18th Senatorial District, that
he has been nominated by the Democra-
tic Senatorial Convention. held at New
iberia on February 26th:lS96. as candi.
date for Senator, and having accepted
said nomination stands on the platform
adopted by said Convention, and solicits
their votes.
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Most Costly of Bicycles.
Sold for $3.50, and is Now on the
Way to England.

Sold for $3.50, and is Now on the
Way to England.
Another proof that foreigners,
when they want something really
fine, come to the United States for
it is demonstrated by the fact that
the most costly bicycle ever man.
ufactured is now on the way to
England from this city, and is to
used by the wife of a man with q
we'll known title. The bicycle was
decorated by Tiffany & Co., and
was sold the first day it was pla-
ced on exhibition in their window
for $3.50.
1t is a regular diamond drop
frame wheel. The front forks and
head are richly overlaid with sill
YER open work, the ornamentation
suggesting the rocco and Louis
XIV, styles. The handles are of
carved and stained ivory, decora-
ted with silver and jade knobs at
the ends.
The wheel is equipped with a
front brake, solid silver, cyclone
ter, silver watch, silver bell, and
tan leather tool bag, which is also
decorated with silver in harmony
with the ornamentation upon the
saddle. Perhaps the most beau
tiful accessory of the wheel is the
solid silver lamp attached to the
handle bar. 1t is made utter the
most approved pattern, with a
high-power reflector and ruby and
emeraled colored cut crystal side
lights. There is full nickel
mudguard, ornamented with sill
YER and strung with the finest
silk; silver chainguard and a sill
yer shield for the sprocket wheel.
A gentleman's wheel, silver
mounted but not SO costly as the
one mentioned above, was finished
by Tiffany & Co., on last Christ
mas.
1t was sold for $500, and was
among the exhibits at the recent
bicycle show. Neither this firm
nor any other has made any 49,
karat gold wheels studded with
precious stones, as has been re-.
ported, but it is believed that the
prevalent craze will eventually
lead to the manufacture of bicy-
cles of that kind.-National Re.
corder.
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hereby announce to my friends
and 10 the voters of the Parish of
St. Martin, that l am a candidate
at the election of April 2lst A. D.
1896, for the Office of Sheriff, and
I respectfully solicit their support
A. DARNEvAL Roy.
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thereby announce to my friends
and to the voters of st. Martin
Parish, that l am a candidate, at
the election of April 2lst A. D.
1896, for the Office of Clerk of
Court, and 1 respectfully solicit
their support.
ALBERT F. DoMENGEAUx.
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We are authorized to announce
Judge Felix VOORHEES,
% a candidate for Judge of this
District.
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Get our prices on job works.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-19
4 Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Portland,
Thursday, Apr. 18th, 1896,
At Eleven O'clock A, M.

for the purpose OF selecting six candidates for
the United States. aud four delegates ut large
and four alternates to attend the National Re-
publican Convention, to be held at st. Louis,
Missouri, on Tuesday, June 18th. 1895, and
transacting any other business that may prop
erly come before it.
The basis of representation will be 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, additional delegate.
and for n 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 n res
ideut 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,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 conventions
and delegates, under this call, should not be
elected to the State convention to be here
after called for the purpose OF nominating 4
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 Nationxl 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 ommittee.
JOSEPH H. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, Jan. Is, 1886.
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Reindeer for Alaska.

The national bureau of education adj
vocates an appropriation of So, coo to
purchase 1900 reindeer for Alaska. Type
written slips containing a summary of
the reasons for advocating this appropria
ton are being sent out and the journal
has received one.
In the annual report from this depart
ment. issued last September, the amount
of money asked for this purpose was
$50, 600 but it appears that Commissioner
Harris has decided to ask for enough and
perhaps little more on the plan that the
amount will be cut down anyway.
1t isn't quite clear why the bureau of
education should regard it as part of its
duty to propagate reindeer in Alaska, al
though the benefits likely to accrue from
the general introduction of these animals
into that country are so great that few
may feel disposed TO cavil ut this some.
what peculiar assumption of duty on the
part OF Commissioner Harris.
Already herd OF 900 deer has been in
troduced at port Clarence and with 1900
more it is urged by the commissioner that
he would be able in short time to fur
nish every missionary station and white
settlement with 200 reindeer and through
the missionary and government schools
the Alaskans would learn to breed and
train the animals. so that in a short time
communication between settlements now
carried on by dogs, which can travel 35
miles Il day would be by reindeer which
can travel 30 miles day. Instead Of the
dogs being supported by the natives the
reindeer would support the natives and
themselves; the dangers of runnin short
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Walter Wcllman, in his Washington
letter to the Chicago Times Herald of
Saturday says;
Three years ago an Alabama man
named Howard won little brief noto-
riety by writing book called :" If Christ
Came to Congress 1t was filled with
scandalous attacks upon the regulations
of men and women whose identity was
concealed behind the thinneet veneering
Of paraphrased names. Some of these
attacks were based upon Il little truth !;
many more were Of II rccklessly menda-
Cious or purely imaginary character. The
author of this wretched book was elected
a member OF the present Congress as u
Populist from Alabama. Today he en-
tered the House in beastly state OF in
toxication, and few minutes before the
roll call on the silver question was car
ried out by two of the employees of the
House, within view OF his fellow members
and of hundreds of ladies in the galleries.
Let sec, there was some minister who
got little brief notoriety few weeks ago
by preaching sermon with this Howard 8
statements for Il text. by the way. who
remembers that clergyman name now F.?
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and Japan. His previous trip was TO San
Francisco around Cape Horn. George has
seen considerable of the world for a
younRster. He was second mate TO China.
Thinks he shall give up the ship and take
to railroads. Howard Lindsay. the eff
cient postmaster, is putting goods into
the store formerly occupied by Weob x
Briggs.
SOUTH EASSALBORO
Melvin Tnbcy is at home sick with
tonsilitis. There has been no meeting Of
the Ladies Aid Society, for two weeks. on
account Of unpleasant weather. !.
c. Lane Of Brooks has been tile guest Of
MIS-. B. G. Hussey he past week Miss
Florence JaInson Of " hi,efleld. is spend
ing few days At her grandfather $, .Jere-
miah Lamson s.-Several from this place
attended Pomona grange at Riverside,
Feb 12--Mr. aud Mrs. +. B. Whitehouse
spent the Sabbath at North Vassaiboro,
with Mr.. anu Mr.. Willard Mariner,
who left for Stamford, CT, Monday
MT VERNON
y spring term of school will be kept in
the Walton sohoolhouse. Augustus Peasc
will be the instructor The Women ;
Foreign Missionary Society, viii meet
with Ms. Abby F. Rundlettc, Wednesday
Of this week. 1t Will be the annual meet
ing and election OF officers -A F. Morse
has gone to Augusta TO serve as turnkey
at the Jail for while-Willie Crafts is
teaching school at the Isle OF Shoals. -
Miss Fostcna Bean has returned from
Boston. Charles Burrill is spending the
,r,i,, IL.
Farnham will commence to haul the
Allen Brothers logs soon to Long pond
RIVERSIDE.
f. G. Crosby and Miss Clara NJ Reed
of Waterville, spent last SUNDAY at River
side. Miss Bertha NOVEL; of Waterville
is at her aunt's, Mrs. Hiram Potter's. -
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W Kincaid of Water
VILE were here last Sunday Tho officers
OF the |. o. G. T. are as follows: H. r.
Fossett, c. T.; Laura Rollins, Y. T. ;
Elmer Rollins, Sec. Nesta Reynolds, C. 4:
Chester Bailey, F. :. Manic Ballard, n. a;
John Halves, NJ. Nellie Wedge. G. VIM
Hallowell, S.-Mr. and Mrs. j f.. Eos
sett and daughter Ruth, Miss Nellie Clalk
and Mr.. Amass Bennett of Augusta
called on friends here last Saturday eve
ming Albert Foster is cutting and haul
ing pine and oak lumber with five men
and two teams.-Mrs. Isaiah Halves is at
home now after being sick in Augusta for
a long time
CLINTON.
Sunday afternoon about O'Clock, as
n. X. Gerald was watering his cows a
bull took after him in the yard NJ.
Gerald managed to get hold of the ring in
the bulls nose thus saving his own life.
The bull threw him around somewhat
and bruised his body, cutting his face,
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kennebec.
READFIELD.

REA DFIELD
The ladies' circle will partake of a circle
dinner with Mrs. S. j. Halves. Wednesday
at her home. Lafayette Lodge of Masons
Will observe their annual banquet and
festival, with invited guests, at their hall,
Thursday evening. BY reason of sickness
Rev. Mr.. G. Blackman was called To
preach for Rev. ID. B. Holt, Sunday fore.
noon, mt the Corner-Rev. Mr.. Coons
from Hallowell, occupied the desk for the
Univcrsalists in the afternoon.
WINDSOR.
Schools have closed in town with the
exception of the Neck school which will
close next week. Windsor has had some
exceptionally good schools, the best for
some time.-Wm. r. Hisler who has been
Ill with pneumonia has improved very
much, being able to be about the house
but has not been out yet The selectmcn
Will meet next Thursday to settle up the
early accounts and make their annual re-
port.-Elijah Hallowell has moved to the
Cleaves place.-George Mcguire has
bought the Bryant place and moved to it.
Mr. Mcguire formerly lived in this town.
EAST PlTTSTON.
Rev. Mr.. Ogier, p. f., will conduct the
quarterly meeting services Of the NJ. f..
church, March Miss Helen Clark of
Randolph, returned home, Friday, after a
two weeks visit at Mrs. L. S. Clark's.-
Mrs. Nellie Heath sof Whitefield. spent
the day. Saturday with her parents. Mrs.
Emma Little is visiting friends in Au
gusta.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward e. Hanley
have little daughter, born Feb 3.-Rey.
NJ. Price of Southport, was at Rev. Mr.
Lowells, Thursdsy-N f. Seekius be-
gan the delayed term Of school mt Moody
town, Feb. H.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
II. Weston Pettingll who has been very
ior three weeks past is getting better,
and Will recover.-A. W. Tinkha1n $
health has improved in some respects. =.
Mrs. Z. Il. Towle has nearly recovered
from the shock she had in the fail. She
is able to go out among her neighbors
and appears like herself again.. l..
Orcutt has been having one Of his i'll
turns the past week. --Sylvanus Day is
| last recovering from his severe sickness. -
The last snow gave good sleighing in
spots. 1t seems to be unevenly dis
tflputed; but our many teamsters are
| making the best of it-George Woodbury.
mas just returned from voyage to China
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Anelophile Chickens Coming Home.

1t must have made the ears Of certain
milk and water inhabitants of the United
States tingle to read the scathing arraIgn.
ments in Parliament Monday. of the
Salisbury Venezuelan policy and the I'M
qualified endorsement of the attitude
assumed by the United States govern
ment. Those in this country who have
been bounding everyone and everything
favorable 10 enforcement Of the Monroe
doctrine and 1rmness in resisting en-
croachment are placed in Il very embarass-
ing situation.
Now that the English people them
selves, recognize the justice of our claims
perhaps Prof. Woolsey has concluded that
our position is not so ridiculous as he
found it several weeks ago; perhaps the
New York Evening Post is not so
"grievcd and shocked as it was at this
Venezuelan message. 1t was Prof. Won
Hoist who said . The Monroe doctrine is
nowise involved Possibly he now
wishes he had kept silent until he knew
more, since from Salisbury down English
leaders have recognized that the Monroe
doctrine is involved. 1t was the New
York World that said there can be moth
ing clearer than that the Monroe doctrine
has no possible applicability to the Nene-
zuela case The Boston Herald was
also much concerned at our unreasonable
attitude but now that no one in all Eng
land, whose opinion amounts to shucks,
cares to stand up and say as much,
possibly the Herald wishes it had shown
IL little more Americanism enough to
| warrant naturalization papers
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PRESS COMMENTS.
Our Murder List.
{ Boston Herald. }

Some Of the English newspapers are
printing Il statement that appeared a
short time ago in the Chicago Tribune,
termed The Statistics of Homicide in
the United States From this it ap-
peared that the number of murders in
Guiding homicide IN the United states
amounted last year to 10,500 in 1894
the number was $500; in 1890, 1890,
and in 1885, 1908. The suicides in 1897
were $3.50, as compared with 20i0 in
1890, and 97S in 1880 The legal execu-
tions in 1898 We're 1872 Is against 102 in
1890, and los in 1885. The lynch
ings, or illegal executions, were
III in 1895, as against 127 in 1890. and
los in 1885. This showing, which. We
fancy, our Chicago contemporary has
evidence to support, is quoted in Eng
land as giving pr0of-as few, indeed, can
deny OF the social decentralization which
is taking place in the nited States.
In the decade from 1885 to 1895 our
population increased, but if 1t had in
creased at the rate the murders in
creased, we should now have in this
country, approximately, 250 900, 600 peo-
pie, for there were committed in the
y
murders aS during the year 1880 The
growth in the number Of suicides seems
to correspond, 80 far a. percentage goes,
very closely with that Of murders. but
what does not develop and grow in the
way that one might suppose that it
would is the number Of legal cxecu-
tions us punishment for murder While,
as We have said. there were five
times as many murders last year as in
1888, there were only about half again a.
many legal executions. 1t may fairly be
asked If 1t is possible in this country to
put check upon lynching and other lille
gal methods of Furnishing crime, if the
rate OF murders increases in the way that
1t now seems TO be going on. and if this is
attained with such an apparent inability
on the part of the legal authorities to fit
tingly punish criminals