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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-21

of years ago. The late prince was a
relative of the Emperor and was held in
high esteem by him. The cut shown
above is from stamp kindly furnished
the Advertiser by George K. F'rukawa
of the Yokohama Specie Bank, and is
an excellent enlarged production of the
original.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06
Chinese Tactics.

The Chinese soldiers accepted their fate
from the outset, after their first decisive
experience. Resistance to the enemy
never really entered their minds, their sole
preoccUpation being to mako room for tho
enemy as he advanced, while keeping up
some form of fighting. This relation be-
tween the two armies became so well ,III-
derstood before the close of the war that
the japanese commanders were wont to
send word to the Chinese that they would
attack such point at such time, when
Tho Chinese general would place his main
booty in neutral position, leaving {,
small detachment to fire off some car
tridgos for the honor of the flag, and retire.
This incredible procedure is quite in
keeping with Chinese military traditions.
The campaign against tho Tapping rebels
was conducted much on the pro forna sys-
TEN till toward the end. An imperial Off
Ger on one occasion, speaking to IL foreign
or, summed up his own justification in the
neat axiom that two people could not oc-
cupy the same place at the same time "If
they come, l must o.''-Blackwood' s
Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06
UNEXPECTED WEDDING GIFTS.
Some of Them Were Timely, but One Was
just the Reverse.

Not unirequeDtly marriage cerenuony
has an added air of romance attached TO it
by the brides receiving from a known or
unknown source wedding pres.:it which
was quite unexpected. One or two such
authentic cases have occurred. when the
lucky Wedding parties were thrown into a
state of great excitement as a result
A curiously timed present was that
which arrived at the wedding breakfast
held in honor OF Lord KS marriage
with Lady Nj. The years before Lord
Y was director of a company which
turned out to be a miserable failure large
~ owing to the embezzlement Of great
sums Of money by the manager, who es-
capped to Argentina. Lost sight of alto
gether, he was soon forgotten, and in q
year or two Lord X ana his fellow di-
rectors in part recovered from the blow.
As the wedding party sat down to break
fast manservant handed LordX- an
envelope, full almost to bursting point.
Opening it, the peer was amazed to find in
1t notes to the value of go. 900 sent to
him by the Grant manager, who, accord
ing TO the private note accompanying the
money, had made one or two lucky specu-
lative hits in the Argentine AS Lord
As wealth was not very great the
wedding present of go, 600 was an ex-
ceedingly welcome one
Equally curious was the incident which
happened in south London some time ago.
According to the newspaper reports at the
tilne, about IL years ago, a young girl,
daughter of well to do tradespeople. lost
nearly go which she had saved out of a
very liberal allowance. The money was
taken rom a drawer in her bedroom. and
the thief was never detected. On the girls
wedding morn, last year she received an
anonymous letter, stating thatthe writer
was the person who stole her money while
she was yet in her teens and inclosing
bank notes representing as neatly as pos
sible the amount stolen, with compound
interest added. Naturally the bride was
delighted, and the anonymous writer was
forgiven.
Not always arc these unexpected we'd
ding presents of this practiealand useful
character. At "a recent wedding a BRIDE
groom was very much disguised by receiv-
ing ut the wedding breakfast bulky look
ing parcel which evidently appeared to be
d late present Unsuspecting evil, the
newly married man handed the parcel TO
his wife TO be opened. She opened it and
found therein number of letters in a
glrl handwriting, apparently love letters.
written to the bridegroom of the morning.
fortunately the affair WAS II joke on the
part OF the mans bachelor friends, but it
needed all his asSeverations of innocence
TO calm the natural indignation OF the
young wlte.-Washington Star,
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St. Thomas for a coaIing Station.

The Senate foreign committee has been
Instructed to ascertain whether, as recent
reports have stated, the Danish govern
mcnt is willing to sell St. Thomas. This
recalls an interesting bit of history.
Secretary Seward attempted to effect such
:, purchase as is now under consideration,
and would have succeeded had not Con
gress prevented A price, $500, 900, had
been agreed upon with the Danish gov
ernmcnt, but there was reluctance 10 ex-
tend our outposts at that time
Whether similarly strong objections
will he made now, if it be found possible
to effect the purchase, cannot be conf
IDENTIFY predicted. Assistant Naval Score
tary McAdoo expresses the opinion that
possession of st. Thomas would be a great
thing for this nation from naval point
of view. The need Of ccaing stations
has grown more imperative in the past
thirty years and the recent discussion OF
the Monroe doctrine should put the de-
STABILITY Of acquiring st. Thomas IN a
different light before the country than
that in which it was viewed at the time
Mr. Seward was secretary of state.
Some may be surprised, in view Of the
feeling excited by the summary rejection
| Of its first offer, that the Danish govern
| ment is willing to enter upon negotia-
lions, if it is. St. Thomas would be il
convenience rs IA coaiing station 10
| merchantmen rs well as to naval vessels,
| lying as it does in the direct line of
steamships plying between New York
and South American ports. Possibly a
lease Of the property, such us Presid snt
Harrison attempted to make of the privi-
leges Of SANTANA bay may, be found more
desirable than direct purchase. The
matter is at least worthy of prompt ana
careful consideration.
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The Black Cal
STATE NEWS.
Hancock.
81 r u v

\
During the gale, Tuesday morning
which swept along this coast, the steam
boat wharf at Contention cove, which is
the terminus Of the Rock land and Els
worth line OF steamers, was carried away
and also the freight house. Quite a large
amount of freight was lost and damaged
Much damage was done t. the vessels
that We're in the cove The Storm
Petrol, owned by Whitcomb, Haynes &
Co, of Ellsworth, broke her moorings,
went adrift and landed high and dry on
Capt. Freethy shore. The Forester
owned by Hall * Co, went ashore on
Sweets Beach Tho L. D. Remick
boulded the schooner Victory and carried
away the Remick's main boom and the
Nictory's head gear The Nellie Grant
went ashore on the rocks but crew was
Immediately summoned and She was
gotten off safely before the tide began to
ebb. Other damage was done of minor
Importance.
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Salisbury as He is Seen at Home.

England is good deal like the rest Of
the world. only more 50, in respect to
admiration for success, however obtained.
The Liberals realize this and also that the
English have no patience with blum
dercr. Consequently the Liberal leaders,
and foremost among them Lord Rose
berry, ARE busy citing instances where Lord
Salisbury has egregiouSly blundcred.
Moreover these instances seem well
established. In the Venezuelan affair
Englishmen are beginning to be
convinced that their premier has made a
bad mistake. They see now that the earl
of Granville was about to settle the
matter honorably with Venezuela when
Salisbury, who succeeded Granville, over
turned what the former had done They
see that Salisbury's pretence, that Eng
land has clear claim within the Schom
burgk line, has apparently no good
ground upon which to rest. They at
heart realize that the principle of arbitra
ton would have been an honorable one for
England to adopt and knowing that very
many in England are strong advocates of
arbitration they are not slow to perceive
the political advantage there will be To
the Liberal party in championing arbitra
ton. Altogether Salisbury is having a
hard time of it now and when the time
accept any feasible plan for getting 'out
frOIn updpr >
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

Some of the Democrats think to get a
little political capital by booming Olney
for the presidency II the Democrats
really wish to put before the country a
true representative of Democratic admin
istration of national affairs they should
select a Democratic member OF the bond
syndicate, with the avowcd understand
ing that he would appoint the other
members Of the syndicate to his cabinet.
Such a ticket would run on the true
merits of the Democratic party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

narrowly missing Mr. Browns head in its
fall. y. 7 Sanders Il son. lost the sign
from their store A storm window fell
from the gable end of their building to
the ground. The sash IS all right but the
glass Is worthless. l.. r. Young had a
window blown To atoms j. II. F.velcth
X Co. have no chimney above the roof of
their store. The Eveleth house had lean
to for wood shed but now their wood
pile is at the mercy Of the clements IN
". o. Hiltons blacksmith shop the
braces were all torn out of the windward
side of the building also lot Of dogs
that secured the beams t. the plate
Various smaller casualties are apparent
on all sides; but there is no report of in
jury to any one. The storm was all over
in two or three minutes.
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HARRISON ON PATRIOTISM.
Aid In Reinstating the Fourth of July.
Honor and Reverence Our Flag.

General Harrison, in writing upon
This Country of Ours" for The Ladies
Home journal, has this to say regarding
Fourth of July and the stars and stripes
The old time Fourth of July celebration.
with its simple parades and musters, the
reading of the Declaration and the ora
ton, that more than supplied the lack of
glitter and color in the parade-once the
event of the year-went out of fashion.
We allowed ourselves to be laughed out OF
it. 1t may be that the speaker was boast
full, but a boaster is better than an apolo-
gist or a pessimist. Tho day, as a patriotic
anniversary, was almost lost, and a family
picnic day or baseball day substituted.
1t is coming back, and we ought to aid
in reinstating it. The old Declaration has
pulse in it and a ring to it that does the
soul good. Has your boy ever read it?
Have you-all of it? l would like our
census takers to be required to get an an
swer TO that question.
The fathers ought not to be too busy
to give some lessons in patriotism, but, if
they are, let the mothers-who are mora
busy-see that a love of country is cult
waited, and that the children are very early
made acquainted with the wise. unseltisb
and heroic characters in our history. In
the home, and before the school DAYS
come, the feelings should be kindlefi and
sentiment awakened. Do not be ashamed
to love the flag or to confess your love of
1t. Make much of it; tell its history; sing
of it. 1t now floats over our schools. and
1t ought to hang from the windows of al,
our homes on all public days. Every man
should uncover when the flag is borne bv
IN the parade, and every one should rise
when national air is given at a concert
or public meeting"
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Vigorous Truth Telling in the Senate.

When Senator Sherman's book appeared
there was quite general expression of
opinion that the author had no further
political ambitions. The distinguished
senator has done nothing since that time
to change those opinions. This should
be borne in miEd while considering the
able speech he made in the Senate last
week In this he reviewed the financial
existing conditions, located the disease
and prescribed remedy. Now 1t cannot
be expected that all honest and wise
people will agree with all the senator S
financial views. They must admit, how
ever, that he has had long and sue
cessful experience with financial methods,
Is thoroughly acquainted with all the
work Of the treasury department.
Senator Sherman's statements were
any one can read them and not conclude
that there has been gross mismanagement
under the present administration OF our
national affairs, we confess inability to
comprehend. Who can deny that prior to
the present administration the aggregate
reduction of the national debt was greater
than the law required? That now for
the first time since 1866 there is deficit
in revenue? That between March /, 1898,
and Dec. /. 1895, the national debt was
increased by 500, 6O2, 245? Regarding the
complaint that the revenue under the
Mckinley act was insufficient Senator
Sherman said that act had provided a
surplus of s87, 2s9, 762 on June 80, 1891,
/ of IS, 9l4, 453 on June 30, 1899, and Of
$2,341,674 on June 80, 1898, when Mr..
Cleveland was elected President and
when Democratic majority had been
elected in both houses of Congress, all
pledged to repeal the Mckinley act and to
reduce duties.
Mr.. Sherman demonstrated SO clearly
that it is lack Of revenue and not abund
ance Of greenbacks which is responsible
for the existing condition of the treasury.
that the Democrats will find it extremely
difficult to dispel from the minds of sen
sible people, the conclusion that Senator
Sherman's ambitions, whatever they may
be, did not prevent him from telling the
truth Not until the r---ss gratis got con-
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Sea Salt.

1t seems that the sea was made salt in
the beginning as part of the grand de-
sign OF the Creator to provide for the sys-
TEN of evolution which has been going on
since the creation. Many distinct species
OF living organisms exist in the sea as "a re-
suit OF its salinity, and their remains have
largely contributed to the growth of cor
tlnents. The three great factors in ac-
counting for the system of currents in the
ocean, by which it becomes the great heat
distributor of the globe are changes of
temperature. the winds and salinity. The
last mentioned becomes an important
factor through the immediate and essen
tiai differences of specific gravity and con
sequent differences of level that it pro-
duces IN different parts Of the ocean
through the action of evaporation and
sa'nfaA'-Popular Science Monthly.
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1t is not believed that the bond bill.
which will probably he reported from the
Senate finance committee today, can pass
that body unless it shall be amended to
suit the views of the free coinage sena-
tors 1t is nevertheless apparent that
President Cleveland does not want it to
pass. Instead of making any etforG to
bring the sound money Democrats to the
support of this wise measure in the House
he endcavored, so far as he was able, to
discredit the bill. This fact in view of the
impending deal with the bond syndicate
places Messrs Cleveland and Carlisle in
unenviable light before the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

1t is believed that the United States
commissioner and the Canadian com
missioner have signed report of their
survey of the Alaskan boundary, and
that they will report 1t impossible to lay
out q part of the line as prescribed
in the treaty. If this be true it will
give the English diplomats an op-
portunity. 1t is also thought that Eng
land is in fair way to secure entrance
to the Yukon territory from the South.
This would bring the Canadians into
closer communication with the gold re-
gion of Alaska than Americans will have.
There is a good deal of apprehension
among Alaskans that England is to Sc
cure generous slice of valuable terri
tory. As to that it is impossible to de
termine until the report of the survey
ing commission is made public
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kennehec.
ROME.

Amazah Tracy died Wednesday morn
ing Dec. 2. aged so years. The funeral
services were held at his residence. Fri
day. His brother, Christopher Tracy,
who had always lived in this town till
within a few Yeas, died ut his home at
Belgrade Mills, the Sunday previous
His age was IS years. His remains were
brought to Rome for burial. and the
funeral services We're held at the town
hall here Wednesday, the same day in
which Amaziah died. These two brothers
were the last of their family Their
father Nathaniel Tracy, was one of the
early settlers of this town. Here he reared
family of six sons and two daughters
He died at the age of 50 years His death
was the first that had occurred in the
family, although at the time of his death,
this youngest child, Cordelia, was a
years old. His wife, Mary, died at the
age OF 81. The deaths of his other child
rem occurred as follows: Matilda died in
Mercer at the age OF 81; Eben, in Rome
at the age of CO. Stephen, in the province
of New Brunswick at the age of about so !;
William, in Lewiston at about so: Cor
della, in Waterville at the age of sc :;
Thomas, in Norridgewock at the age of
q, Amaziah, Christopher. Thomas and
Eben, were among the leading men in the
business and public affairs of Rome. All
OF the family except Stephen, William
and Matilda are buried in the same Gene
terry in Rome
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06
JANUARY MAGAZINES.
McClure's MAGAZINE.

The life of Abraham Lincoln now run
ming in Mcclure S Magazine is one of the
most notable features in the magazine
world. The installment in the January
number describes Lincoln rs Store.
keeper and Soldier in the Black Hawk
War and is magnifcently illustrated.
Another notable contribution to this
number is an article by Cleveland Moffett,
on Eugene Fields intimacy with The
children, reproducing the best Of his child
poems, with portraits, from his own col
lection, of the real children to whom the
poems relate. Murat Halstead contrib
utes an article, entitled The Defeat of
Blaine for the Presidency" which will
doubtless receive wide reading. Several
equally interesting papers and short
stories complete notable issue IS S.
Mcclure, 80 Lafayette Place, New York. }
The Forum
for January opens with practical article
entitled "Some Suggestions on Currency
and Banking" by Adolf Ladenburg.
John W. Midgley DISCUSSES Railroad
Rate Wars; Their Cause and Cure" A
very interesting paper on Some Naval
Aspects of the Japan China War" is con-
tributed by Vice Admiral Sir Edmund
K. Fremantle OF the royal navy. Other
valuable papers are Criminal Crowding
of Public Schools, 1.-The Development of
Sculpture in America, "A Study of
Church ,EntcrtaiEments, - Woman and
the Bicycle II ne German Vote, and
the Republican party, THE Federal
Census Matthew Arnolds Letters, ="
md ,s,,lc -. YTxl.A
Forum Pub Co., III Fifth Ave, New
York;
The Humanitarian.
The january number of this able mag
azine opens with an unusually interesting
article by Robert H. Sherard, entitled
:" Sir Walter Besant on Social Problems y
The editor contributes the fourth INSTALL
ment OF her series of articles on 1.-The
Pharmacy of the Soul" Edward Beadon
Turner contributes a timely and interest
ing paper on Cycle Riding and Cycle
Racing for Women Other papers of
note in this number are 1.-THE Socialist
DOGGY Fallacies in Psychical Re-
search, The Christ Ideal in Shaker
Ism" and "Why are Women's Rights
Unpopular 81 Union Square, New
York;
Romance.
With the January number Romance
which has heretofore been devoted to
fiction entirely, undergoes a complete
change, and is issued as "A five cent maya
zine, filed with illustrations of the
popular kind There are As pages in the
current number and upwards Of 70 hand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06
Piscataquis.
GREENVILLE.

This place was visited. Tuesday, by Il
gale that did considerable damage. AT
about II A. NJ, there appeared a black
cloud III the southwest and a few
minutes after the air was filled with flying
tlmbers, signs, windows and general
assortment of everything movable. j.
II. Eveleth had Il wood she'd 100 feet long
upon his wharf in this village. Now the
roo Is on the ice AMI the thinkers arc
'sttered to Sawmill point, so rods away.
A large transom over the door of Brown
q Prentiss store i'll Shaw block, blew in,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

George Fred Williams thinks he sees
behind President Cleveland evident de
sire to make big issue of bonds at this
time purpose to cffectually take up the
greenbacks. Grover must chuckle in his
sleeve to see how the silver senators are
PLAYING into his hands.
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troll of the administration had there been
any endless chain" Of greenbacks since
they were first issued When the senator
was through speaking it was evident that
he believed as do most OF those acu uaint cd
with the matter, that the administra-
tions declaration that revenue is sufli-
Gent was, to say the least, dishonest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

Democratic economy is illustrated by a
decrease in the expenditures of the navy
department the past year. That is one Of
the departments in which the.e should be
both judicious and liberal expenditure Of
money
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
An Excellent Selection.
(Hallowell Register. J

: Colonel +. c. Stevens, who began his
official work as private secretary to the
late Gov. BodwelI. has been appointed
superintendent of State buildings, to sue
coed the late Gen b. r. Harris. GOV.
Cleayes' selection is an excellent one
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No notice whatever will be taken Of un.
signed communications.
TIE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
Tor the preservation or return Of rejected COM
munications.
Addreaa all communications relating to sub-
criptions and advertisements to BuRLRIeH 4
FIYNr. Publishers, Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-06

The proper thing for the Beers to do is
to occupy England and collect DANA ges
for Jameson raid into the Transvaal
unless England chooses to settle promptly.
The Corinto episode affords the Beers
ample precedent for such action.