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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
LINCOLN AND GEN. PICKETT.
The Hero of the Great Rebel Charge at
Gettysburg Got His Cadetship Through
tine Illinois Lawyer.

(From the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch
Richmond friend of Mrs. Gen. Pick
cit recently wrote to her making an in
quiry as to how her husband received his
cadetship appointment She answered
that Gen. Pickett was appointed by Con-
gresham John 6. Stuart, of the Sd I'LL
nois district, and she explained that MIR.
Lincoln induced Stuart to make the APP
pointment Mr.. Lincoln was then asso-
ciated in the practice of the law, with
young Pickett's uncle, Andrew Johnston,
who was later of the firm of Johnston,
Mr.. Johnston, who has been dead for a
number of years, was great and good
man, and was highly esteemed by the
President, who, it is said desired him to
become governor of this state, to guide
II in its return to tho Union. After CIV
ing her friend the information sought
Mrs. Pickett goes on to say
II have before me letter from Mr..
Lincoln, dated February 20, Springfield,
Ill., which, though private letter, be-
speaks his superlative greatness, his &c
curate perception. and the BENT even at
that early period, Of his wonderfully
penetrating mind. I have just told the
folks here in Springfield he said, ON
this, the 10th anniversary Of the birth of
him whose name, rnightiest in 1.-THE cause
of civil libel ty-still mightiesb In the
cause OF moral reformation-we mention
in solemn awe, i'll naked, deathiess splen-
dor; that the only victory that we can
ever call complies will be that one which
proolaims that there is not one slave or
one drunkard ON the face of Gods green
earth. Recruit for this victory At the
close of the letter he said: Now. boy, on
your march, don't you go and forget the
old maxim. that lone drop of honey
catches more flies than thousand gallons
Of GALL Load your rnusket with the
maxim and smoke 1t in your pipe.'
"PIckett remembered. for there was
not drop of gull in his whole life He
was the sweetest and the teEderest of
natures, and no man WAY more beloved
of men, women and Children Of every de-
gree and station than the heightened,
chiyalrous man, the peerless soldier, Gen.
George E. Pickett. The soldiers of both
armies alike hold his name in reverence;
and SO modest was he kwithal that in his
as yet unpublished report of the battle Of
Gettysburg, the grandest charge ever
made i'll the annals of any history, he.
in his unselfshness and devotion to his
soldiers, and freedom from personal am
bition, gives all the credit, all the glory,
all the honor of the charge to my men,
my brave Virginians,' as he called the
soldiers of his d4ar old division. In the
grand unity of truth he gave to the all
their dues, and in silence tempered with
mercy the errors Of Others"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

The compliance of the Spanish govern
ment with the request of the United
States for delay in the Competitor case
is evidently not pleasing to the Madrid
populace which is greatly incensed
against Americans and would take good
deal Of satisfaction in seeing those cap
tured on the Competitor summary shot
1t is fortunate for Spain, however, that
the government has more discretion than
the populace. 1t is not too much to say
that the summary execution of the Com
petitor's mon without an impartial trial
would have so aroused public feeling in
this country that the administration
would have been compelled TO promptly
recognize the Eelligerency of the insur-
gents, and it Is not improbable that 1t
would have gone to the extent OF de-
handing active Interference to put an
end to the barbarous warfare tn at is be-
ing carried on in Cuba. When Spain
proVokes this country to interfere in the
Cuba struggle it will sound the death
knell Of Spanish control OF that island.
This the Madrid government is intelli-
gent enough to know, but the Spanish
populace is densely ignorant of this
country's resources, besides being in
tsnsely exeitable, AMI hence no doubt
would welcome q contest with the
United States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

A Few Memories, by Mary Anderson
(Mmo. de Navarro), with portraits. In
this volume Nine. de Navarro gi yes an
account of her life from the time she
can first remember until the date Of her
marriage in 1889. The story is frank
and Tree description of her early strug-
giles to secure position ON the stage, of
her subsequent successes, and also gives
"reminiscences of noted people and promi-
nent actors with whom she was asso-
oiated, or those she met during her
stage career. Perhaps, in dealing with
SO many characters, and feeling limited
in point of space, Nine. de Navarro
omits much in her interviews with world
famous people that would prove of the
highest interest. Among the actors there
are frequent illusions to Edwin Booth,
whose helpful words gave such assistance
to the young actress. Bernh ardt, Henry
Irving, Lawrence Barrett, Charlotte
Cushman. Among authors, Lowell,
Longfellow, Tennyson and Browning.
There are sketches of Gladstone. Wilkis
Collins and host of others. Ter debut
on the stnge will be read with interest,
as will the account Of her subsequent sue
cesses in this country, her acting in Ire
land with the enthusiasm created there.
and her performance Of Rosalind at Strait
ford on Avon for. the Shakespeare Memoir
al. But everyone should read the book
for themselves. 1t is handsomely printed
on thick white paper with wide margins.
and the portraits are remarkably good.
(New York: Harper Bros; Portland
Loring, Snort & Parmon.)
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Gen. Weyier's action in resignine the
captain generalship Of Cuba because the
Madrid government refused to permit
him to summarily execute the Americans
taken On the Competitor probably
means that he is sick of lis job of
trying to put down tile rebell-
ion and is only too GLAD to take
advantage of eny plausible pretext that
will lift the burden from his shoulders
Weyler has proved as dismal failure as
Campos did, and all his predictions and
those of his admirers about what lie
would do if given the supreme COM
mand have failed of verification. The
rebellion is apparently just rs strong as
the day Campos left, and the hot season
is close at hand when Weyler knows
that yellow fever and the other scourges
incident to the climate will decimate his
forces. In the fall if he remains Weyler
Will be compelled to take the field with
an army reduced in numbers and enfeeb-
led in health and his chance of
subdu1ng the rebellion then will
be very much less than last fall
when he first took command of
the army. Hence it is not strange that
he should think this good time to get
out. But apparently the Spanish govern
ment is not going to let him ezcape so
easily. His resignation has not been &C.
cspted and be has been ordered to stay
where he is. Nevertheless the Competitor
incident will be of advantage to him, for
when he is compelled to resign or is re-
called because he has failed to do what his
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
Blue Serge Suits.

Our $1,000 BluelSerge this season
surpasses all our previous efforts In
producing an extra value for Sl2 90
We have manufactured in our well
known manner.
$50 Suits in regular stout and slim
sizes from "a to 4S.
Our regular stock is full Of choice
and desirable goods in all depart
ments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13


The Greater New York bill which has
bean signed by Gov. Morton and is now
a law provides that the consolidation
arranged in the bill shall take effect
on January l, 1898. Meantime COM
mission is to be created to consider a
scheme for the government of the now
municipality. 1t must make final report
to the legislature on February l, 1897.
The territory to be consolidated into a
single municipality includes the counties
Of New York, Kings and Richmond and
a part of Queens and contains about 3. 600
GOO inhabitants. In memorandum &C
campaigning his signature Of the bill
gives this brief epitome of the history of
the scheme:
The plan for the proposed consolida-
tion began to take definite sahpe in 1890,
when, by chapter 81 of the laws Of that
year. a commission WAS created to inquire
into the expediency of consolidating the
varions municipalities in the state OF
New York, occupying the several islands
in the harbor of New York, and to report
from time to time their conclusions there
on to the Legislature, with such recon-
mendations as they may deem proper for
adoption, and their reasons therefor The
commission gave the subject full and
careful consideration, with the result that
new city was proposed, including the
territory already indicated. namely: The
counties of New York, Kings Richmond
and parts Of the County of Queens. By
chapter Cd of the laws of 1894, the ques.
tlon OF the proposed consolidation was
submitted to vote of the people of the
territory included in the plan, as theT
outlined, which vote was to be, and wa:
in fact, taken at the general election il
Novem Der, 1894. Upon this vote, there
was majority of A, 1888 in favor of con
solidatiou. The commission appointed
by the law of 1890 presented to report t,
the Legislature of 1895, setting forth, by
communities, the result of the vote, dis
cussing some questions incident to con
solidation, and proposing a bill providing
for the preparation of a charter for The
government of the consolidated city. M
bill was passed at that session, bit tht
commissions bill, with some modifca
tions, has been passed this year, and II
the bill now under executive considera
tion."
The consolidated city will be the SECOND
in number of its population in the world,
London alone being larger.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
REED IS THE BEST.
(Baltimore American. ]

We still think it will be best for Mary
land to vote for Mr.. Reed. He is the
greatest man in public life today. He
is the only creative statesman we have in
Congress. He has shown to the country
his splendid parliamentary genius, his
remarkable grasp Of the business inter
ests of the country, his undertaking a1le-
glance to the progress and prosperity of
the nation. People admire him and trust
him. He is all right on the money ques-
ton, and on every other question which
will enter into the campaign. 1t is clear
that the contest at the polls will be large
ly contest between the candidates, ard
in this event no man would stand the
strain better or run tho race more sue
ces fully than Thomas B. Reed. We be-
lieve that he would be the best man, and
this is the time when the best man is
needed. All the others mentioned are
excellent, but Reed is best.
- - NO STRADDLE.
(Albany Journal.)
The Republican party never has been
accused Of cowardics and should not be
at this time 1t will not submit to the
nomination Of William Mckinley on n
free silver platform in California, strad
die platform in Ohio and gold platform
in New York The hour has come when
the Republican party must snenk upon
the currency question and wipe out the
heresy which has touched it's vi tails. If
the Republicans of Indiana are
sincere in the declarations against
free silver and in their declaration for
Mckinley they must believe that he coin
cides with their financial views; and if
the Republicans ofCalifornria are sincere
IN their advocacy of the free and unlim-
tied coinage Of light weight silver dollars
and are likewise sincere in their devotion
to the presidential aspirations of William
Mckinley they must have confidence that
his views upon the .fnsncial question
co.'s eide with theirs.
If the tumult for William Mckinley
should force his nomination at St. Louis
he must declare whether he is in favor
of free silver coinage or the gold standard
b.fore the Republican party can afford
to endorse his candidacy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
CURRENT COMMENT.
DEEPLY TOUCHED.
Burlington Free Press. }

burlington Free Press.
That Ex-Governor Mckinley appreciates
the service done in his behalf by the
Republicans of the Green Mountain State
has already been demonstrated. Further
testimony to that effect from a letter
written by Major Mckinley in reply to
one from Gov. Woodbury.: 81 am deeply
touched by the manifestations of appre-
citation on the part of the Republicans of
Vermont"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
THU PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

The Montana Republicans endorsed free
silver of course, but they refused to ap-
prove Senator Teller's plan for boiling
the National convention if the silver
people fail to get what they want. The
convention was made interesting by a
fight between the A. P. A. and thesantis
in which the latter won.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
LOAN EXHIBITION,

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. G. A. will
give loan exhibition at the Club House, Com
gress Square, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
tied consist of Revolutionary relies and arti
cles dating much further back. Furniture made
sacred by being owned ana used by Revolu-
tionary people. On Thursday evening Mrs
Stanley p. Warren will give a talk on the sold
China of Our Great Grandmother's Time.'
Refreshments served by young ladies in cos
tunes.
Music by orchestra.
Admission-Afternoon, Is cents; Evening,
% cents. may9diW
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predecessor was unable to do he can plead
thai the refusal of the government to
allow him to put to death the men, whom
he describes as bandits, paralyzed him;
and with the Spanish people that plea is
likely to have good deal Of force.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13

A photography Of the State of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-08

Taylor & Co., will show that the man
who makes the bells is as worthy OF
note as he who rings them.
81 was born," said Mr.. Taylor, in
reply to question as to his expert
ences, ION April 6, 1927, and I have
been all my life connected with bell.
founding. This is a craft which de-
mands from those who follow it an
amount of attention, nay, I would say
love for ones work, as On art, beyond,
perhaps, any other metal industry. 1t
is probably because of this that the
trade has been handed down from one
generation to another with the same
continuity that marked the families
of craftsmen in the Middle Ages. Our
firm, for example, is the representa-
tive of an uninterrupted line of bell.
founders which runs through several
centuries, and has for fifty years been
established at Loughborough.
II and ny two sons do not regard
it entirely from the commercial side,
for we are allthree change ringers, and
thus are able to bring the practical
experience of the ringer to aid the
founder in the Introduction of little
improvements in the bells. I think I
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-08
Bicycles in o Real War.

Bicycles were taken into Abyssinia
by the unfortunate Italian army. The
natives took them to be a new kind Of
q horse sent by the Almighty.
In letter one of the Italian officers
says that while riding with a white
flag attached to the steering gear
toward the lines of the Abyssinians
the outposts and picket guards were
30 utterly surprised that they forgot
all about asking him what errand he
came on. He calmly descended when
reaching the post, and demunded to
be shown to the headquarters of Ras
Mangssha. He was shown the direc.
ton, and, accompanied by two Abys.
sinian horsemen, continual on his
way. They rode at his side in mute
admiration.
When they arrived at the camp OF
the Ras they informed the latter that
O messenger Of the Italians had come
on horse sent to him by heaven. The
willy chief requested the italian officer
to give an exhibition of riding on the
wheel, which the officer gladly did,
thinking it would benefit the purpose
of his errand. After looking at the
different evolutions of the wheel for q
time the Ras allowed the messenger
to return, but gave him no answer to
the message he brought.
Two more bicycles have penetrated
into the central part of the Dark Con.
tinent. One is ridden by MIR. Gay
rand, of the Society OF Commercial
Geography of France, who is stationed
at Kita, in the Soudan, while the.other
is owned by Ensign Baudry, who reg
ularly rides out at Baufuabe. in French
Equatorial Africa. In both cases the
owners describe the effect upon the
natives as highly interecting to them.
they being regarded as nothing less
than miracles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-08
The Florida Orange Outlook.

NJ. s. Moreman, the travelling rep.
resentati7e of the Florida Fruit Ez-
change, estimates the probable pro-
duction of oranges for the next season
at 125, 900 boxes, as against less than
$4,000 for the season Of l895-'96.
Some oranges will be produced in al
most part of the orange-growlng belt
of the State, though of course in small
quantities in most parts. The recovery
of the trees is not 40 rapid, according
to Mr.. Moreman, as many have anticl-
pated it would be. but he stated that
it was satisfactory. About half of the
acreage that was hourishing before
the disaster OF fifteen months ago is
now being recovered by active efforts,
while the rest is being neglected or is
but indiferently cultivated. "I am
satisfied that twenty years will be re-
quired to replace the bearing surface
that was in existence before the
freezes" he said. d.-Jacksonville Citi-
ZoD
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may say that q unique feat was &C.
complished in February, 1888, at the
parish church, when my sons and !,
with seven of our employees, ran peal
of 5000 changes in three hours and
thirty-fve minutes. I believe such q
peal has mover been rung by ten ring.
ers engaged OF one establishment, and
a tablet IN the tower records the per.
formance.
"What has been your largest bell,
Mr.. Taylor?"
"Great Paul, hung in St. Paul's
Cathedral in 1882, is the largest bell
we have cast, as it is, indeed, the
largest in the kingdom. 1t was cast
in November, 1881, and three furnaces
were employed, the melting OF the
twenty tons of metal occupying eight
and q half hours. Then at the right
moment the doors of the furnaces were
opened, and the great food of molten
metal came rushing into the pit which
contains the clay mold the size and
shape of the bell.
sit was not until six days had
elapsed that the heat abated sufficiently
to allow us to hoist the bell out OF the
pit. The bell a1d the mold, I ought
to add, we're contained in a cast iron
case, which, in view of the import
ance of it's functions, was made strong
enough to bear pressure Of 200 tons.
"The diameter of the bell is 8 feet
81 inches, and it is more than twice
the weight Ct the great bell OF st.
Peters at Rome. 1t sometimes hap
pens that bells have to be recast several
times before true bell, as we call
it, is produced; but, in this instance,
the first casting was successful; and
Sir John Stainer, who closely examined
and carefully tested the bell, said that
he found it's musical tone Impressive
beyond description. The cost OF the
bell and of hanging it was Sl5, oOO:
"We also cast the grand peal OF
twelve bells at st. Paups, which weigh
together over 271 cwt.
"You have cast the Imperial lnstl-
tute bells. have you not?"
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stalk has been stripped OF leaves to a
point ten feet from the ground. 1t
tapers gracefully and resembles a
young hickory tree. The top is sur
mounted by bunch of yellow, feathery
flowers.
Some years ago cabbage plant was
exhibited at the Ohio State Fair,
which was seven feet high. 1t took q
prize. and was supposed to be the
largest cabbage ever grown, but it
was small compared with the Berkeley
monstrosity. Think Of the quantity
of corned beef it would take to make
the proper proportion if all the leaves
on this large plant should be cooked
at one timel A whole steer would
scarcely be sufficient, and two or three
such plants would make enough
sauerkraut to last Milwaukee family
oil winter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-08
GIANT CABBAGE TREE.
It Is Twelve Feet High and Grows
In California.

In California.
Everything in California seems to
be big. Every school geography tells
of the big trees which grow there
trees larger than are found in any
other spot on the globe.
This story has to do with an enor.
nous cabbage. It has grown 30 tall
that it is really tree. It is twelve
feet high and the stalk is as large as a
mans waist. For nine months this
remarkable plant has been growing,
and it has not stopped yet. 1t is not
the common cabbage, but belongs to
the colewort or kale family. 1t resem-
bles cabbage in many respects, but
the leaves do not form the solid head
which is characteristic of the ordinary
cabbage.
In many Southern States kale is
highly esteemed as "greens. The
small shoots are tender and edible,
tasting much like cabbage, which it
resembles while growing, as well as
after being cooked.
The Isle of Jersey ls the home OF the
kale plant. It is used there as q food
for the diminutive buff cattle which
have made the name of the island
known all over the world.
This giant California ksle tree was
grown on the grounds of the State
Agricultural College at Berkeley. The
college authorities say that the leaves
are much relished by chickens, and as
it produces green leaves the year
around in the mild climate of Cali
fornia it is highly regarded. The
particular plant which has attained
such an enormous growth does not
differ from scores of others on the
farm except in the matter of size. The