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ter. If the Hawaiians have got no higher
up in the scale than that in more than
half a century, we cannot expect much
advance toward fitness for self govern
ment and independence on the part OF the
Malay inhabitants OF the Philippines for
century at least. 1t is clear enough
that for great many years to come. un-
less we sell these islands, we shall have to
govern them and keep them In order.
The practical question now Is now TO
govern them to the best advantage-so as
to promote their welfare, for the taxing
of the islands makes us responsible Tor
that-and infiiot upon ourselves as little
harm as possible.
At the very outset some barrier agalnse
their ever becoming States in the Union
and participating in the election OF Presi-
dent and Congress ought to be SET up.
1t should be something more serious tnar
a resolution declaring it to be the sense
of Congress that they should never be-
come an integral part of the Union with
the rights and privileges appertaining to
States, Only such barrier as const1-
tutional amendment can erect will be
sufficient. While we govern them they
should be treated as dependencies pure
and simple, and have none OF the rights
of representation or of control of their
local affairs, which are given to ordin AIRY
territories. OF course all this violates our
theory that government derives it's just
powers from the consent of the governed,
hut as the assumption of sovereignty
over the islands conveyed in the treaty,
without consulting their inhabitants, Is a
Reputation of this doctrine, the violation
involved in treating them as dependent
colonies will add nothing to our inconsls-
tency, while it will do much to guard us
against evils which might flow from
any Their treatment.
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ternoon from to O'Clock instead of
Monday. which is holiday.

ternoon from 2 to 5 O'Clock instead of
Monday, which is holiday.
At the meeting of Rocky Hill lodge,
K. of P, held on Thursday evening, the
first and seoond degrees were conferred
ON several candidates. The election of
officers of this lodge will be held at the
meeting next Thursday.
DEERING CENTRE.
A new institution is soon to be inau-
gurated at Desring Centre in the shape
of a Foot Cycle Academy. The Foot Cy-
Gle, which was invented about a year ago,
is what it's name implies. bicycle for
the feet, and consists of two wheels with
rubber ties, revolving on a ball bearing
cone. It is thus a noiseles5, easy riding
skate that gees incomparably easier than
the ordinary roller skate. The academy
will open Thursday, January s, at Hoegg
Hall, and continue the last three nights
Of that and each succeeding week.
George W. Hoegg, of Fredericton, N.
B, who has been visiting his father. D.
W. Hoegg, Deering Centre, has returne
home.
Mrs. Mark Fogg, Stevens Plains ave-
nue., is very sick. being threatened with
pneumonia.
H. J. Gilman, who has been visiting
friends in Deering Centre on his way
home from New Brunswick, has gone to
Colebrook, N. FL.
Mr.. Charles @. Brow has gone to Boston
on q pleasure trip. He will be away sew
eral weeks.
Walter Stafford, Richard Coolidge and
Howard Taylor. of Tufts College. are
home on two weeks, vacation.
j. II. Hutchins is putting in the desks
in the new High School He expects to
have them ready by the first OF next
week.
Mr.. Jackey. the expressman, Is quite
sick with bronchitis.
Mr.. R. Wilson. Central avenue, who
has been quite sick with indigestion, is
improving. lss
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-24
STORY OF PONCE.
The Waters He Found May Have Typi-
fed Fame.

Ponce Is an old story today. In its his
tory is fairy tale which has the merit of
being true, says the Waverley Magazine.
In the years when time went slower a
page lounged through the leisures OF
Ferd inand's court. He was young. i'm
pudent and abominably good looking.
A princess smiled and beckoned. That
was enough. There and then he was sent
to another world, to better one, to the
tropics which Columbus had founded.
He landedIat Boriquen, assisted with easy
gallantry in eliminating the natives,
assisted also in gathering the gold which
they left.
Meanwhile Boriquen had been chris
tened Porto Rico. incidentally the page
had grown old. Whether he regretted
his princess is problematic. That he
missed his good looks is clear. In an
story of Ell Dorado had not yet been told.
But another story, equally if not more
seductive, was current then. 1t | was to
the effect that somewhere near by were
the fountains of eternal youth. I'm search
of these waters he sailed The land which
he reached was so rich in flowers that he
called it Florida. But of the waters not
trace.
And yet may it not be that the legend
of them typihed fame. For it was that
which lie did find. His name was Ponce
do Leon, and it was he who founded
Ponce,
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PRECAUTIONS NEEDED.

While it is uncertain just how many of
the Democratic Senators will accept Mr..
Bryan's advice to vote for the prompt
ratification of the treaty, it is clear that
there are enough to make Its early ratif-
cation certain. Some Republicans and
some Democrats will vote against it, but
they will not constitute one-third of the
Senate. 1t is evident that If there ever
was chance of amending the treaty it
has gone by and that all that remains for
those who believe that the addition of
the Philippines to our domain will bring
many evils is to strive to reduce them to
a minimum. As we are bound to have
Porto Rico and Philippines on our hands,
the thing to do now is to take measures
to render their burden as light as possible
and guard as far as may be against
the evil effects of the annexation of eight
OF ten million semi-savages. MIR. Bryan
proposes after the treaty is ratified to get
Congress to pass resolution declaring
that it is our purpose to give the people
of tho Philippines self government and
independence when they are fitted for it.
Such a resolution will have more
of sentimental than practical value.
There is little chance of their bsing fitted
for either for great many years to come,
if ever. The Hawaiians, who have had
American civilization alongside of thom
for more than half century, are declared
by a clergyman thoroughly acquaint-
ed with them to be still drunken and
shiftless and unable to earn decent liv-
ing by reason of their heathenish charac-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-24
aRMY EMBALME0 BE- F.
G en-. Miles Says 1t Made Porto Rican
Troops Sick.

Cincinnati, Ohio, December 28.-Gen.
Miles has returned to Washington after
being the guest of honor here last nlgnS
at the New England banquet. The Com
Jneroial Tribune has the following lnter-
view with him. When asked as to the In
vestigation into the beef ration scandal
he is now making, to which he referred
in his testimony Wednesday, General
Miles said:
my suspicious were aroused several
months ago and at once instituted an
Investigation into the matter OF senolng
beef to the army in the West Indies. The
reference in my testimony of Wednesday
relating to S37 ton of refrigerator beef
and 1913, 0o0 pounds of canned fresh beef,
which was unfit for food. is only an Item.
This quantity was sent at one time TO
Porto Rico alone. How much more was
sent to Porto Rico, do not know.
"How was the beet supply for the army
at was Just as bad. The conditions
ihere were no better than they were in
Porto Rico, as indicated in my tes6l'
mony.
"How about rations before the army
fore the transports sailed than aIter une
army was esta blished in CubaY
sit was the same at Tampa and the
same at Jacksonville.
slWiu YOU give little more light as to
what you meant by this assertion In your
testimony before the war commission,
Wedre iay?''
was sent to his large army under Ere
tense of an experiment..
81 think" continued General Miles,
sthat the sentence is sufficiently plain.
sPretence' is the precise word to use. Ii
is absurd to pretend that these enormous
quantities of beef were sent to an entlre
army simply as an experiment.. 10 ex-
pect that the beef can be exposed &c
tropjcal sun for sixty hours without
mortifying it is out Of the question.
"How about cherpicais used in pre-
pairing this beef?"
uAs stated in my testimony, believe
that the action of these chemicals was
largely responsible for the sickness in the
army. l have medical authority for this
statment aud l believe it to be true
elbow far along has your own 1nyestl.
cation into this subject progressed?''
"It began several months ago. / have
the testimony of large number of OH
and men upon this matter some of which
l gave In my testimony before tine com
mission. My inquiry Is still in progress
and some of the most important informa
ton / received has been acquired in the
last few days"
What channel will this investigation
take upon it's conclusions"
81 will not discuss that. 1t Is my duty
to Investigate any wrong existing in the
army and that l am now doing IN tnt
regular military manner. The work L
not completed yet and until it is done
will have nothing more to add to tht
statement before the commission
sWhat was the matter with the 'tentsS
"There were not enough of them. They
were not suited to stand the weather an(
some of them were poor.
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Naval Constructor Richmond Pearson
Hobson has the satisfaction of knowing
that his refusal of $4,000 from lecture
bureau has raised him fifty per cent. in
the estimation of thinking people Chris
tian Mirror.
And he has lost the SO per cent. by a
kissing tour, which is much worse than
lecture tour.
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THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER "a.

Probably there is good deal of exag-
eeration about Lieut.. Hobson's kissing
tour, but he confesses to considerable
mora OSCILLATION than is consistent with
the preservation of the dignity that ought
to go with man of his attachments and
achievements.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-24

Mr.. o. b. p. Belmont. who married
the divorced wife of William z. Wander
bilt, has started a paper in New York
called the Verdict. in the interest of the
Democratic party and against the Van
derbilts whom he satirizes with various
cartoons, one of which represents Cornell
ius Van derbilt grinding a hand organ.
He goes in strongly for an income tax,
and points out that there are gentlemen
in New York worth hundred million
who pay taxes on only $4,000 Mr.. Bel
mont is something of a millionaire him
self, but he is willing to expose his wealth
to the tax gatherer for the sake of patrio-
tism, perhaps though, more likely. for the
purpose of making the Vanderbilts shell
ont
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-24

Adjutant General Corbin testifies the
War Department did not contemplate
war until the declaration of Congress,
and though its possibilities were thought
of no preparations were made. This is
the worst Indictment of tie War Depart
msnt yet.made. If it be true that the re-
sponsible officials of the department were
SO blinded as this it is no wonder the
army was never prepared for an emergen-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-24

Gen. Miles intimates very plainly that
somebody swindled the government in
selling it 'embalmed bsef,' which was
unfit for food. and which, there is reason
to believe contained poisonous chemicals
which made the soldiers sick. The General
is making an investigation of the facts in
the case, and if sufficient evidence can be
secured somebody will doubtless get some
richly deserved punishment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-24

The conduct of the Cleveland officials of
the Standard Oil Company IN burning
their books after subpoena was served
upon them to bring them into court was
clearly contempt. of court, and they de-
serve severe punishment. But whether
they will get it is exceedingly doubtful.
Somehow or other the courts seem to be
more successful in getting at combina-
tions of labor than combinations of
capital, perhaps because the latter employ
more astute counsel.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-11-07
n. | ANDERSON
with SpeciOus pleadinsS Protests
Yehemently


The Star is in receipt this
morning Of communication
from II. l.. Anderson, esq the
republican nominee for Congress
in this district, in which he ia l<ns
exceptions to the Stars report of
his opera house speech, but be
fore doing SO he pays his respects
TO the editor Of the Banner, "the
guardian Of the unnamed office
OF public printer, etc." but that
portion Of it we omit, as the Star
is not the mOuthpicce Of the dis
tingulshCd blmCtalist, ard the
statements Mr.. Anderson SAYS
were made in that publication
with "maIicious INTENT" But
here is what Mr.. Anderson says
about the Stars report:
"The Weekly Star also assails
me and accuses me Of a misstatc-
ment, j. e., that 400 names were
stricken from the registration
lists in this county, did say
that from 800 to 400 names were
so stricken, and / not only said 1t
but | rcitcratc and defend the
statement. If the young person
who - Humanity 3ccuSpS mo Of
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-11-07


When you ask for DE- Wjt.' :
Witch Hazel Salvc don t accept u
counterfeit or imitation. There
are more cases OF Piles being
cured by this than all o1 hers COM
bined. Anti-AIonopoIy drug store.
RHEUMATISM causes more aches
and pains than any other disease
It is due to acid in the blood, and
is cured by Hoods Sarsap .riIla,
which neutraIiZeS this acid.
The best creamery butter on
the market at the Alliance store.
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Are You Il Judge

1ou may bay our % cents hos
ierN for women ana children with
your ry,'s shut. Ii it does not
prove TO be the best quality y0I
have ever bought for the price,
send them back and we will give
you 26 cents pair for them. We
know a good thing when we find
it, and these p cents stockings
are the best things we have yet
found. RHEINAUER x Co.
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An Important Difference

To make 1T apparent to thOus-
ands, who think themselves i'll,
that ere not afflicted with any
disease, but that the system sim
ply needs cleaning, is to bring
comfort home to their hearts, as
a costive condition is easily cured
by using Syrup OF Figs. Manu-
factured by the California Flg
Syrup Go. only, and sold by all
druggists.
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The Ticket to Vote Tomorrow

For Justices of the Supreme Court
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r. w. DAVIS
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w X. ZEWAD5KI AND NJ. l.. PAYNE
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-11-07
SIMPLEST CURE FOR INDIGESTION
As Well as the Safest and Cheapest {

As Well az the Safest and Cheapes
The new medical discovery,
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, DI-
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rest, and CURE of dyspepsia Is
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You get NOURISHMENT and
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STOMACH WORKS Ok NOT. A
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To show the manner III which
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present q few recent cases.
Mr.. j. o. Wondly, of Peoria,
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anything but the plainest food
and even that often distressed
me-, but since using one box Of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets | can
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Mrs. Samuel kepple of Girty,
Pa, writes have been entire
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Mrs. A. Bowen, Barnard, VT,
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| will recommend them to anyone
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Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will
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Send for free book on stomach
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DunnellOn Dots
Condensed from the Citizen.

Condensed from the Citizen
ID. l.. Aiken was married to
Miss Annie Strickland at Gaines
vile, Oct. 20, by Judge Mason.
The parties reside in Hcidtsvillc.
The city court glIndS out JUS
tice lively.
Work on the new bridge be
gins this week by the contrac-
tors, McIver K MacKay.
w. A. Griffith Of Naldosta sold
carload of horses and mules
during the week.
Tom Phillips, road supervisor
Of the district, has been working
the roads hercabOuts.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-11-07
Big Reduction In Price or Dryg00ds

Orleans Bieaching, + cents d
yard; Sterling, one yard wide,
II cents: Avondale, finer grade,
yard wide, ; /? cents; Fruit Of
the Loom, e cents: Indi%" B}ue
and Turkey Red CaIlcos, in any
quantity, / 81 cents. We have
5000 yards left of that calico That
We offer at > l.! cents. Bargains
IN all lines. CAL on US. Klein
& Campbell, 2G Exposition street
Ocall, Fla.
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Atlanta'S Jubilee

The railroads Will make a rate
OF one fare for the round trip for
the Atlanta peace Jubilee on De-
cember I3. President Mckinley
and his cabinet expect to attend.
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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-02-08
SETTLERS ARE SAFE.
Decision I'm the Archbishop Ireland
Land Case.

Decision In the AFcnU1ShOp 1Tel&nu
Land Case.
Washington, Special Commissioner
Herman, of the general land office, has
decided the case of Archbishop John
Ireland, involving the right to about
10000 acres of land in the st. Cloud
and Marshall land districts, Minneso-
ia. With a view to coloniZing and
other purposes the archbishop entered
into two contracts with the St Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway COM
pany, within whose limits the land
lay, for it's disposition. These contracts
were dated July II, 1880, and March
30, 1888. Subsequently it was de
termined that the land was not prop
erly conveyable to the road, and the
question arost whether the archbishop,
under the agreement with the com
pany, could become the purchaser of
the lands on which many persons had
settled. The commissioner decides
that under the agreement of 1880, in
which about 5000 acres are involved,
the archbishop cannot become the pur-
chaser, as he was simply the agent of
the company in disposing of the lands
for which he received a commission.
The settlers now on these lands can &C.
quire a patent under the land laws at
the price of 81 20 per acre, or under
certain conditions may take out home
stead rights. Under the agreement OF
1883 the commissioner decides the
archbishop has the right to purchase
the lands These he will have to pay
for at the rate of $3.50 per acre. Many
persons have settled also on these
lands under arrangements with the
archbishop. In the first case, there
fore, the decision is against the arch
bishop, and in the second for him, al,
though in both cases the settlers will
be protected The archbishop has the
right of appeal from the decision to
the secretary of the interior.