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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

There is no doubt that the free distribu-
ton of seeds by the government has grown
into an abuse of great proportions. The
original idea on which this distribution was
based was a good one. and we believe it
brought good results. AS at present con-
Quoted it involves large expenditure of
money which IS practically wasted. The OPP
ponents Of this seed distribution have some
thing to answer for. Their attacks upon the
Department have been for the most part nm
founded and unwise They have merely
shown their own ignorance in attempting to
bring ridicule upon others. From an init
mate acquaintance with the Agricultural
Department for ten years, brought about by
natural interest in its workings, the writer
can testify that all seeds sent out are true to
name, of the best quality, and if properly
used they will meet all expectations To
say that what was sent out for cabbage seeds
produced mignonette or vice versa, is too
ridiculous for serious refutation; vet that is
the style of argument commonly used by
those who oppose the free distribution of
seeds by the government.
W hen d new variety of flower or vegetable
seed is first put on the market the price is
high. The government has bought of those
seeds and distributed them so that they
might he carefully tested, and the recipients
of SUCH seeds We're required to report results
to the Department. For example, $50 per
bushel was paid for the Little Gem pea, and
later the Beauty of Hebron potato was in
troduced through the Department, and the
writer planted and reported upon both, sup
plying neigA bors as well. OF late wears the
seed appropriation has been largely increas-
ed and has been expended for all kinds of
seeds, vegetable and flower, such as are sold
by seednien, and these have been delivered
IN large quantities to congressman.
We have the statement of ex-Secretary of
Agriculture Morton in his last report that
under last years distribution every Con-
gresham received enough seed to plant
1913 IL acres and that under the prevailing
prices this year it will plant nearly 1926 acres
That this is an abuse must be admitted, and
1t would certainly be wise if the distribution
of seeds cannot be confined to its original
lines, to abolish it altogether.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 26, 1897.
Representative Millken's death calls at
tention to the urgent necessity of a refor-
nation in the policy of the distribution of
who We're intimately acquainted with the
popular Congressman, his sad and sudden
taking off, was in large measure hasten
ed by the trouble and worry incidental to
looking after the interests and claims of
that great army of office seekers who,
after every political victory, always clamor
and beseech their Congressman for official
places in Washington and elsewhere.
1t is true that the civil service law has,
to a great extent, relieved Senators and
Representatives from many burdens, but
there are still many official places outside
of the scope of the civil service law, and
as long as the federal positions are dis
posed of as they are upon the recommen-
dation of Congressman as a reward for
political service, just SO long will the rep
resentatives of the people be pestered and
worried with matters which do not pertain
to, and are entirely foreign to their public
duties as legislators at the national capital.
Just what connection there is between
the selection Of candidate for fourth
class postmastership, collector of customs
and the like, and with the duties of a
legislator at Washington, has never been
entirely made clear, and yet in most of the
Congressional districts of the country, the
larger portion of the voters appear to
think that the sole duty of a Representa-
tive in Congress is to look after their own
applications for public office
Representative Milliken, a few days be-
fore his death, made the statement that
he was heseeched day and night by appli-
cants for office and that his mail every
day was of such proportions that it would
fill good sized bag. What is true in his
case is likewise true of every Congress-
man Of influence in Washington Ex-
Representative Tyler recently stated that
while i'll Congress fully two-thiris of his
ii me, which should have been devoted to
careful study of the political and &C.
onomie questions then pending in Con
gress, was taken up by his visits to the
various Executive departments in the i'll
terest Of those seeking federal positions.
The entire system of distributing pub
lie Cttice in this manner has long been
considered as utterly pernicious, though
it appears to be one of those matters in
which it is difficult to effect reforma-
ton. II. T. HOPKINS.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29
The School Issue in, Morrill,.

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: Please
permit me to say through the columns of
your paper few words in regard to the
school controversy which has agitated the
minds of the people of the little, quiet, law
abiding town of Morrill, for the past eight
months-an issue which was an important.
factor in our last annual town meeting. The
question was, should we build schoolhouses
or repair our old ones or in palmer lam
guage it was to see if the town would build
new school building at Smiths Mills The
town voted not to build it, and at that time
there We're meu of good judgment who
thought that the rick schoo-house could be
repaired cheaper than to build one,
and went so far to vote it down. [ will
further say that some of the heaviest tax
payers of the town favored the repairing of
the house, they thought with $500 they
could make good, comfortable school-room
to accommodate every scholar in the central
school. And ] think under the present ex-
listing hard times it would have been bet
ter course to have taken. In a recent issue
of your paper noticed a statement in which
that the central school has 80 scholars, and
that they must have larger house. Now l
an not gong to say that this gentleman has
told anything but the truth; but will say
that if the gentleman from the Pines will
carefully examine the records of this school
he will find an average of from IS to 40
scholars. And the whole number of persons
belonging within the limits of the old dis
trict, between the ages of A to q years, is 70.
At special town meeting held April 18th
the aristocratic party of Morrill, got Vote
to build new house; but the way they got
1t is another thing. The plan Of the building
was presented to the town by man whose
knowledge is unrivalled; and it calls for
building 49x37x12 with a basement under
the whole building. The town raised 81 600
to commence it, and with $1,000 more they
can finish it. Now. l have heard that there
is some kicking on the side that voted in
the affirmative, because the house is too
large; but they must not kick, as it is easier
to get into trap than it is to get out.
LEANDER j. JACKSON.
Morrill,, Me-, April 10, 1897.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

Those Democrats who were at first in
clined to exult over their party's successes
in the recent municipal elections are find
ing the figures cold comfort. In Chicago
they were unable to at all increase their
vote and only held their own in numbers
by reason of the fact that a large number
of those who always vote against them in
national elections co-operated with them
on this occasion on purely local issues.
This was found to be the case everywhere.
National issues cut no figure at all in the
municipal elections, while in the State of
Rhode Island, in which the national ques-
lions We're the leading issues, the Repub-
lican vote increased 20 per cent. over that
of the presidential election of 1896.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

Great Britain is displaying further hos
tility to American interests and the prod
ucts of the American farm by her new
agricultural bill, which requires all i'm
ported articles to be so marked as to dis
tinctly indicate their origin, thus making
it possible to discriminate against them
and in favor of home productions. And
yet it is Great Britain which is held up as
the leading exponent of the doctrine that
government ought not to protect the in
dustries of its own people, and the very
statesmen who are thus discriminating
against the production of the American
farmer are loudest in their complaints be-
cause the United States proposes to ex-
clude England's productions by pro-
tective tariff
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29
A Long Talk.

When Hon. William Fl. Fogler was called
up by telephone the other day, he was little
surprised to find himself in communication
with gentleman, with whom he was doing
business, who was in Cleveland, Ohio, over
1000 miles distant. The message was rem
dered as distinctly as one from place on
the local circuit. 1t cost the Cleveland man
IS to communicate with the Colonel, long
distance telephoning being very expensive.
This was, we believe, the first time tele-
phonic message has been received in this
city from any point west of New York.
Rock land Courier-Gazette
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

made public. The committee chosen to
investigate the cause of the Hathorn house
fire reports that it was not of an incendiary
origin. -. The Exeter Association will meet
with the Free Baptist Church here June
II 13...... Mrs. j. d. Wentworth went to
Hartford. Conn. Friday morning to join her
husband, who is employed there. They will
reside in that city for the present. =. The
remains of Melvin Willis, who died in
Worcester, Mass, April 5, We're brought
here for burial Sunday. The deceased was
a relative of the late Mr.. Freeman Hubbard.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29
Holman Dead.

WASHINGTON, April %. Representa-
tive W. S. Holman of Indiana died at
his home here at 2.O5 p. M, after an i'll
ness of some weeks. Spinal meningitis
was the cause. His death was due pri-
marly to fall this month from an attack
of vertigo. He was a years old. No liv-
ing man and few men dead have record
of IL terms in the House. In all "a wears
of his life was spent in some public capa-
city. His Congressional career began
with the 36th Congress, and of the TWEEN
ty Congresses since that time he had been
ont of only four
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

The historical hen to which Mr. Bryan
alluded when he designated the gold Dem
ocrats as ''web-footers'' did not have half
the trouble in keeping track of her duck
llngs that Mr.. Bryan is now having in
keeping track of the various offsprines of
the once Democratic party. 1t has not
only its divisions but its divisions of
DIVISIONS. There is the silver wing.
which is divided into the Bailey sec
ton and the Bryan section, and they
are knitting each other as vigorously as
possible. Then there is the free-trade
wing which is divided into gold Demo-
Gratis and silver Democrats, and they are
tearing at each others Threats with un-
bridled fury. Then there is the protec-
ton element which is divided on the ques-
ton of free silver or gold standard. Then
there is that other burning question as to
whether or not the party shall continue
its alliance with the Populsts, upon
which question there is not only wide
division but constantly increasing dif-
ference of opinion. Considering the fact
that the Democrats have nothing at stake
in the prospect of any future control, or
national offices, they are managing to do
good deal of quarreling on very small
provocation.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

The Union soldiers Jared badly under
the Cleveland administration More than
thousand of them were dismissed from
the Government service in WASHINGTON
city alone 10y that administration and com
paratively few soldiers appointed to fill
the vacancies thus created. One of the
first things done by the new administra-
ton was to set about reinstating these
dismissed soldiers. Secretary Wilson of
the Agricultural Department 1einstated a
dozen or m ore in his Department during
the first week in April, and the heads of
the other Departments are following the
same plan, SO that it is probable that
most of the dismissed soldiers will be re-
stored to their posi- tions during the first
half year of the new administration.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

Nothing has SO alarmed the element
which controlled the Popocratic organiza-
ton of last fall as the prospective disso
luton of the partnership which then ex
listed. The free silverites see that with
out the Populists their chance of success
is absolutely gone, and are terrified that
the partnership is to come to an end. Mr..
Bryan special organ, the Omaha World
Herald, sounds the note of alarm in re-
cent editorial, in which it urges the con-
tinuance of the fusion between Democrats,
silver Republicans, and Populists, saying:
"Get Together. That is good advice to
the Populists, silver Republicans, and
Democrats. 1t means the selection of a
silver man to the United States Senate at
the next session of the legislature; it
means solid phalanx of silver followers
III all campaigns from now till 1900 1t
would be worse than folly for the Popu
lists to refuse to fuse with the silver Re-
publicans and Democrats at this time. and
the disastrous results would extend con-
siderably further than the local cam
paign.''
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29
Attention Pensioners

Having purchased the original records of the
estate of j. G. Gates, for the convenience of all
pensioners having claims pending, and of those
who may wish to present claims for additional or
increase of pensions, will be at G. F. Cobbett's
May "a and %, 1897. tf12
L. C. MORSE.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-29

Democratic statisticians whom the
Cleveland administration foisted upon the
Government through the civil service sys
tenn are getting themselves into bad odor.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson recently
suppressed 'single tax document is
sued by one of these gentry, while cor
respondent of the Chicago Inter- Ocean
comes to the front with figures to show
that the statements of the Chief of the
Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury De-
partment regarding expectations of manu-
features are grossly inaccurate. Statistic
ian Ford recently asserted that the ex-
ports of American manufactures for the
calendar year 1896 amounted to 1856, 962.-
5O5 and were considerable increase over
those of the last year of the Mckinney
law. In answer to this the Inter- Ocean
correspondent asserts, and supports his
assertions with official figures, that the
exports of American manufactures in 1896
were only s13S, 493, 637. Figures, it is
said, won't lie, but to make this state
ment accurate, it should be added that
the people who deal with them should be
truthful.
Telegraf. (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-19??, 1897-05-12
WfOcly.
('aibaguan.

RzYM.-Ogromna burze W izbie
deputowanych wywofafy projekta
finansowe rzadu. Sig. Sonnino by}y
minister tinansow W kabinecie Girls
piego, zarzucaF Sig. Luzzetti, obec-
nemu mlsr~owi fnansow, ponizanle
i hafbienie armii. Markiz Rudini
premier zawo}, broniac swego mini
stra; ''To pan wtracifes kraj w:nie-
szczescie i iestes "a to odpowiedzial-
nym. Protestuje przeciw pahsklm
zarzutom, a jako premier, man pra-
wo do szacunku."
Sig. Sonnino: "Pahskie postepo-
wanie cd czasu nieszcze$cia, jest l
by}o ponizajacem."
Premier odprawib: "W owczas to
ponizenie, jest woja chwafa."
TO wywo}aFo szalon2 BURG Son
nino musia} sale opuscit.
Telegraf. (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-19??, 1897-05-12
Odpowiedzi Redakcyi.

"Zgodzie::" Doniesienie zecer6w
Sp. ''Dziennika r. O skolektowa-
nych a nieodesfanych pieni2dzach,
jest co naimniej mylne. Panowie ci
winm byIi przedewszystkiem zgfosic
sic do kolektora 2 zapytaaniem' a po'
tenn, W razie nicotrzymahia satysfa-
kcyi, chwyci6 sic publikacyi. Pie
niadze zebrane ME tylko cd zece-
row, ale cd kilku towarzystw, 70
stsfy wraz 4 listami sk}adajacych
odesiane pod adresem: Muzeum Ma
rodowe " Rapperswill, jeszcze W
Pazdzierniku 1896 roku% Kolektor
ME dostaf zadnej instrukcyi, by
pieniadze odda} komukolwiek badz
W Ameryce i odesfaf takowe wprost
do Muzeum. -:
Telegraf. (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-19??, 1897-05-12
,onferowali wzgledem zawarcia po-

| konferowali wzgledem zawarcia po-
koju.
Pos}owie Francyi, W}och, Anglii,
Niemiec Austryi nadali rosyjskie-
mu pos}owi Onowowi ~pe}nomocni-
ctwo do oswiadezenia, IL mocarstwa
So gotowe posredniczyc W zawiesze-
niu broni W zawarciu pokoju mic
dzy Grecya a.Turcya pod tym wa,
runkiem,ze Grecya wycofa swe woj-
ska Kretyi podda sic uchwafom
mocarstw. ...
Rad grecki daf na to nastepujaca
odpowiedz:
"Rzqd kr6Iewski odebra4 note
oSwiadczenie pos}a rosyjskiego, ,dzia-
tajqcego W imieniu posfdw mocarstw
ioSwiadcza, re odwo}a wojska kre-
ty, uzna autonomia Krety i interesa
(irecyi oddaje W rece mocarstw."
w Atenach wiadomoSc o bliskiem
zakonczeniu nieszczeSliwej wojny
wywofafa zadowolenie, Nigdzie ME
widaG wzburzenia lud .pewnie
wstrzyma sig cd demonstracyi. Rad
kaza} armia uwiadomit po$redni-
ezeniu mocarstw.
Ksiaze Konstanty wydaf nastepu-
jaca proklamacye do armii W Do
mokos.
"Zoinierze! Grecka armia cofne}a
sic do Domokos, DO nasze pozycye
pod Farsala ME by}y dose slime, aby
stawit op6r o wiele liczniejszemu
nieprzyjacielowi; ale pozycye, ktdre
teraz zajmujecie, So tax slime, ze saa
ME do zdobycia. Jestem przekonany
re ME tylko bedziecie W stanie ode
przet kazdy atak nieprzyjaciela, ale
wnet zaatakujecie wypedzicie 60 z
greckiej ziemi. Pamietajcie, zc bro
nicie Swietej ziemi ojczyzny czci
kr6la narodu. Nieprzyjaciel niepo-
winien W Grccyi juz ami kroku ma
prod postapit. Wiem, ze wiele cier-
pieliseie i jeszcze cierpicie, DO mu-
sieliscie tyle dni bez .przerwy wal
czyG, ale musimy te niedostaki cier-
pliwie znosit W przekonaniu, IL pei
nimy nasz obowiazek wobec ojczyz-
y.-Konstanty."
Telegraf. (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-19??, 1897-05-12
Organizacya kOntraktOr6w
budOWy. 49,:

w zesz}y poniedzia}ek zgromadzl-
Ii sic wybitni kontraktorzy budowy
w gf6wnej kwatrze swojej W gma-
chu 'sChamber of Commerce." axe,
by naradzic sic mad obecnem POLO
zeniem i obmyslet Srodki do ochro-
nien ia sic pred strajkami: Naradza,
no sig dfugo i postanowiono ma kaz-
dy $pos6b zawiqzaf sta}a organiza-
cyej ktdrej celem bedzie bronie sig
przed ewentualno$f fiami niespodzie-
wan ych, strajk6w, ale zaznaczono
przy tenn, re orgall lizacya ia bynaj
mni ej ME ma bye skierowana pre-
civ zwiazkom robotniczym, tylko
ma mice. ma celu zmuszaG robotnl,
k6w przy budowach do uznawania
sad6w polubowych, do poddanla sic
ich rozstrzygnieciu nieporozumieh
do pofozenia konca strajkom, czesto
Observation-Disclosures Wyznaczony
ma bye komitet, kt6ry ma sic zaja(
utwomeniem takiej organizacyl.
Telegraf. (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-19??, 1897-05-12
Turcya.

LoNpyN.-Atenski correspondent
donosi do "Daily Chronicle:' -
Prezydent ministrdw Ralli polka,
zaf mi telegramy i raporty cd gene
raia Manos Cd wielg wfadz cywil-
nych W Epirus, w kt6rych donosza,
re Turcy spalili IA wsi miedzy Tut
lurem a Kastroseykia, zablwszy po-
przednio wszystkie kobiety dzicci.
We wsi kamarina ME pozostal
kamieh ma kamieniu. Mezczyzni wal
czyli rozpaczliwie W obronie kobiet,
kt6re sig Schrouily do las6w i jaskin
W g6rach Zolongos. Wiele kobiet
skoczy4o zc skaF, ably ujSt niewoli
Turk6w.
ARrA.-Trlrcccy zo}nierze poobci-
mali wszystkim 1rekom, ktdrych
napotkali W pewnej wsi pod Lauros,
rece i nogi.
LoNDyN.-Z Konstantynopola te-
legrafuja do "Standard:" Rad TIL
recki wyda} rozkaz, ably zmobilizo-
wano rezerwy piatego szdstego ar
mikufu, kl6rych g}owne kwatery
znajduja sic W Damasku i Bagda-
die i aby natychmiast wys&ano so
batalion6w do Konii, skadmajq bye
wysfane do ISmid mad morzem Mar
mora.
Zbrojenia te, wymagajqce wydat-
ku, kt6ry wobec smutnych stosun-
k6w inans6w Turcyi prawie ME mo-
ze bye pokryty, ME moga bye wy
mierzone przeciw Grecyi j dla tego
wywofafy zaniepokojenie, bo dowo,
dza, ze Turcya przygotowuje je sic do
wojny z silnieiszym cd Grecyi ME.
przyjacielem albo tez .chce odrzucit
poSrednictwa mocarstw i zupe}nie
zniszczyc Grecya. :,
Trzech sztabowych~ oticer6w wy,
ssano do magazyn6w czwartego ar.
mikulu W Erzerum i Erzin gan, aby
sic przckonat, czy tam Jest dosyt
broni amunicyi do zmobilizowania
tego armikufu. -.
Sze$ciu .tureckich oficerGw armii
pod Janina i komendant6w Lauros
i Filipiady przy wieziono tn w kajda
ny okutych, ably i'm wytoczy < process
0 tch6rzoStwo.
Telegraf. (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-19??, 1897-05-12
Kllba.
IllatY

Observation-Disclosures Wey-
ler przybyf przedwczoraj niespodzia-
ME do Sancti Spiritus po pospiesz-
nym marszu San Juan de las ieras
prxez Manicarague, Domento i Santa
Lucya. P6zniei przybyli tam ma cze-
lie swych oddzia}dw major Marios
Gracia i pufkownik Arminau.
Przedw czoraj przybyf do Sancti
Spirltus pu}kownik Pintost ma czele
pieciu batalion6w jednego szwa-
dronu. General Obregon wyruszyl
ma czele jednego szwadronu jedne-
90 batalionu Sancti Spiritus do
Caibagilan.
Telegraf. (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-19??, 1897-05-12
BankructwO Dreyer'a.. !.

Przysiegli zajeli sic bankruf ftwemnt
banku tirmy E. S. Dreyer & Co: Il
bez wqtpienia wniosa skarge pre-.
civ wielu osobom. '.:' -..x* e. {:
W poniedzia}ek prAesEucha4o "a
wiadowce upadfego banku T M
Boughey'a. Powiada on, ze g%y 2l
grudnia zamknieto bank, dfugE wy
Mostly sl,7oo, 900, w1aczniez $3.50,
900, nalezacymi sic wfadzy West
,Parku. Aktywa podano poc4 c4atku
ma 81, 100000, ale po doktaI Ilnem
zbadaniu stw wierdzono, re wy hosza
tylko s4oo, 900, tax, ze wierzyciele
po odciagnieciu koszt6w do stana
tylko 10 do Is proeent. Dreyer,
chcac obejst prawo zakazujace wy.
Ipozyc czat jednei i tel samej O sobie.
Iwiecej niz 10 procent kapita4 Ia "a.
Ik}adowego, kaza} klerkom podpisyy.;::
wac weksle, kt6re indoFsowa{ Ia
kt6re braf banku pieniadze: Tax,
mp. "a po$rednictwem klerka = anez5
worth'a wziaE 800, 600 a CodIrada
sl0O, 600. .Og6{em Dreyer winien:
bankowi $500, 200 czyli o $500; 900 900
wiecej nM prawo pozwala. Boughey7:
Powiada' ze bank Dreyer'a byI iua
" roku 1898 niewyp}acalny. i tHlko;
przez podstepne manipulacye utFzy5.
nano go tax dfugo.. + -. .z ..E
Telegraf. (Chicago, Ill.) 1892-19??, 1897-05-12

jemnosci. Baron Berenberg, prezy
dent rady pahstwa, oswiadczyf, ze
postqpi ostro przeszkadzajacymi.
Bebel, przyw6dca socyalist6w roz-
pocza} debaty. w movie swej "a
znaczy}, re wiekszo$c spraw obra-
ze majestatu spowodowana zostaje
ma podstawie denumcyacyi os6b,
pragnacych wywrzet zemste ma os
karzonym. Zazuaczy}, ze wyrazenia
jakich uzywa cesarz Wilhelm, prze-
dewszystkiem W swej movie W
Brandeburgu W lutym, gdy nazwa}
lud "motfochem" .lub "ludzmi bez
patryotyzmu" etc. przynosza szkode
narodowi.
Liebknecht zarzucaf czfonkom par
lamentu, ze ME posiadaja dosyt od-
wagi cywilnej, by wystapit otwar-
Gle.
BERL1N.-Cesarz Wilhelm kazaf
ma placu twiczeh konnej bateryi
strzelat nowych, szybko strzelaia-
cych, armat. Jedna baterya moze ma
minute strzelit go razy. Nowemi
szrapnelami strzelano na 5000 me-
tr6w. a mile ang.) Wskutek wiel-
kich ulepszeh jeden zo}nierz moze
obsfuzyt armate. Niemieckie armaty
So teraz tax dobre jak francuskie.
Gala artylerya ma dostat takie ar
maty.