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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

LIEUTENANT FREDERIC r. CouDERT
nue. recruits, as they are called in
camp. He was set to work carrying
wood to one of the campfires and was
kept busy at it for nearly two hours.
He worked cheerfully and unflinchingly
until sergeant sent man to relieve
him. 2"
other New Workers have been given
commissions.
Another rich young New Yorker who
has quietly enlisted is Rufus Hatch,
whose father, the late Rufus Hatch,
was partner in many big deals with
Jay Could Russell Sage and many other
Wall street magnates. He has become
an orderly in the Michigan militia.
While in Detroit he drifted carelessly
into war headquarters and announced
his intention Of doing something for his
country. Orderly Hatch is graduate
of Columbia college.
Lyulph- Stanley Ogilvy has enlisted
as private i'll Company ., First rcgi-
ment of Colorado Perhaps you don t
know who Lyulph- Stanley Ogilvy is.
Well, if you look up Burkc's "Peer-
age" you will find two columns about
the valorous deeds of his illustrious
family.
In some of the separate companies Of
the larger cities there are many wealthy
young men. Philadelphia s city troop"
is an example. Edward Browning, IA
nous us Il whip and clubman, is first
lieutenant Of the city troop, and it re-
qulres seven figures to count i'll dollars
the value of his possessions. First Ser
geant ]. Willis Martin is regarded us
one Of the wealthiest members of the
troop. He is son-in-l law of the late j.
Sergeant Price, a distinguished Phila-
delphia lawyer. Captain Barclay War
burton is son-in- law of John Wanna
maker.
New York's famous Troop A, which
recently Went to the front, is another
organization composed of rich young
men. One Of the lieutenants is Fred
eric R. Coudert, Jr., son of the well
known lawyer Of that name. Corporal
+. G. Huntington and Sergeants A.
B. Maclay, William c. Cannon, J. S.
Frelinghuysen and Stone Phelps are
all scions Of wealthy Knickerbocker
families, but they are just as anxious
to risk their necks in muss with the
Spaniards ;.s the most obscure of Uncle
Sans soldiers.
ALFRED r. ROwLEY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

The newest profession for progressive
women hercabout is that Of bicycle doc
tor. She does not go about tinkerihg
wheels, but rides up and down the high
ways and byways literally looking for
trouble. y When she finds it, she at once
sets about to lessen or remove it. In her
kit she carries surgical and medical
necessities, and the victims Of headers
and collisions are her mutton She does
not pretend 20 cure them all on the open
road, but she is prepared to take the
stitch III time that lessons present and
subsequent suffering. New York Let
tpr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27


MCPHERSON.
stoned officers and privates from the
same place. You see the privates are in
the minority, characteristic feature
about almost any body of Spanish sol
diery.
These men were sent out on some
sort of n secret expedition by Blanco,
50 that they are real prisoners of war,
captured while bearing arms and en-
gagged III active hostility against this
country. The crews Of the many mer
chant vessels which have been taken as
prizes are not considered prisoners Of
war at all and are at liberty to go
where they will or can. As it happens
most of them are tied up III Key West,
but solely through their inability to pay
for IA passage home.
Among our first Spanish prisoners,
strangely enough, was brother-in law
of the much hated Weyler. Although
all the officers claim TO be members of
distinguished Spanish families Colonel
Cortcio was the haughtiest and most
pompous of the lot.
For many years he has been judge
advocate Of the principal courts martial
in Havana. 1t is charged that III that
capacity he has been merciless, rigid
and tyrannical. He is close adherent
of the Weyler military policy, and al
though warm personal friend of Blan-
co he has been leader since the with
drawal of Weyler of the oppressive con
centration policy inaugurated by that
captain general.
Yet Colonel Cortejo has not been
boiled i'll oil. In fact, he has lately been
exchanged. Many an American citizen
can tell tales of Spanish cruelty to their
prisoners for even before we went to
war with the dons Blanco and Weyler
had an unpleasant habit Of occasionally
Selling an American, shutting him up
i'll some underground dungeon Of Moro
and keeping him there until demand
for his release was made by the Amer
lean consul
To keep prisoner in one Of those
damp filthy cells three months is to
make him physical wreck, fit only to
end his days in hospital To keep him
there six months is to sign his death
warrant Yet that is the kind of pris-
on the Spanish use for civilians who are
merely suspected of giving aid to the
insurgents.
The United States military prison at
Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta is far
different place from MORO Castle. There
are no underground dungeons The
cells are all above ground, and they are
good sized, airy rooms into which the
sun shines and the breezes blow. The
prison is a low, one story structure
whose tiled roof is shaded by trees
Neither do we feed our prisoners of
war on bread and water, which is said
to be the customary bill of fare in Nor
70 Castle. The prisoners eat the same
food as that served at the regular sol
diers' mess, and that is good enough for
anybody, for soldiers i'll a permanent
camp are we'll fed
So accustomed are the Spaniards to
their own peculiar methods of treating
prisoners that they had at first antici-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
To Sassar on Pennies.

An ambitious girl who has adopted a
novel way Of making money to 90 to
Nassar college Is Miss Rosa \. Leech Of
Abba, In. 1t is by asking a penny Of
every one she meets, explaining her OBJ
ject. OF course many Of these people are
friends or acquaintance But she does
not hesitate 10 state her ease 10 strangers
She does it i'll such sweet. ladylike
way that il does not suggest mendi-
cancy. but rather the laudabe WAYS Of
the church fair girl. New York Jour
nal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

Official list. showing the number of
delegates which the different cities,
towns and plantations are entitled to.
20 cities, 42l towns, and rs plantations,
entitled to 1926 delegates
Republican State Committee,
Augusta. Maine. May 2, 1893.
The basis of representation in the call
for the Republican State convention to
be held at Augusta. Tuesday, June %,
1898, for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for Governor to be supported
at the September election
Each city. town and plantation will
be entitled to one delegate and for each
Is votes cast for the Republican candi-
date for Governor in 1896, an additional
delegate, and for fraction Of 40 votes
in excess Of 80 votes a further addi-
tional delegate.
That there may be no misunderstand-
ing, the secretary of the committee has
made classification of delegates based
upon this representation. The town ,r
plantation which threw "A votes is, I'M
der this call. only entitled to one dele
gate In order to get a second delegate
IL must have thrown IS votes for the
Republican candidate for Governor in
1896 The fraction of 40 votes to give
another delegate, must be in excess of
u votes
1t is hoped that II any errors are
discovered in the list they will be
promptly reported to the secretary so
that all mistakes may be corrected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

WOODBURY. KANE AS A SOLDIER AND CLUB
MAN.
equip a regiment of volunteers, but
Governor Black of New York declined
the offer. Next Mr.. Chanler applied di-
rectly to the Cubans, with the result
that he was made a colonel in the Gu
ban army. At last accounts he was at
Tamp. learning to handle the machete.
SO that when he gets a hack at the
Spanlards it will be with that deadly
Cuban weapon which they have been
taught to fear.
Theodore Roosevelt, who threw up q
soft berth i'll Washington to oroaniza
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

One Of the interesting developments
of the Yanko-Spanko war is the appear
ance Of the fighting millionaire we
had come to consider that the man with
many dollars ceased to be useful clti-
zen the moment his fortune touched
seven figures He was expected to Go
nothing more than to live i'll the utmost
luxury, spending his time at exclusive
clubs, occasionally buying new yacht
or building another country house, mar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
EXPENDITURES IN

Claims by death, endowments
and annuities. surrendered
policies and dividends or
returns premiums, total paid
policyholders Observation-Disclosures.
Taxes, Expenses. including
agents commissions, adver-
Using, salaries. &C........
Profit and loss account. in
Guiding premiums on bonds
purchased. and 500. 000
charged off from real estate
to cover possible deprecia-
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

Fifty years ago Austria had seven
cities with more than 20, 900 inhabit-
ants Today there are 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
Silsby { Co.,
SAIL MAKERS.

VIII furnish Awnings at the lowest "a sh
prices. We have constantly on hand sec
ond hand canvas for covers; also new
covers Tor wagons all waterproof. Tents
foI sale or to let all sizes for canning oyt
parties. Sails for ships. schooners and
yachts Il specially
III COMMERCIAL ST
Telephone I'LL.
marcel ld2mo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

Mr.. Virgins was 50 worked mp over
the news from Manila last week that
he spent four hours trying to locate the
Philippine islands on his wife's Bazaar
pattern under the impression that he
had a map Of the Pacific ocean before
him. Harper 5 Bazaar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
FIGHTING MILLIONlIRES.
Men With Big Fortunes Who
Have Joined the Volunteers.
TWO AsTORs WHO ARE SOLDIERS.

Rich Clubmen, Society Leaders, College
Boys and Fashionable Sports Whose
Patriotism IL Greater Than Their Love
of Ease and Luxury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
OUR WAR PRISONERS.
HOW WE TREAT THE SPANIARDS At
FORT MCPHERSON.

We Don't Put Them In Underground Dun
gcons and Feed Them on Bread and
Water, but Keep Them In = Light, Airy
Prison on Soldiers Fare.
Early in the present war we have had
a chance to show that we can be hui
name even when fighting. The oppor-
tunity came when we took our first
prisoners of war. There are 20 of them,
and they were all captured on the Span
ish mail steamer Argonauta. Half of
them are military officials from Ha-
vana and the other ten are noncommis-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
LIABILITIES.


Reserve fund, 4 per cent and
all other claims. SIS
Surplus. company's standard. 4
Surplus by legal standard of
N. j., N. Y, etc, based on
market value of assets and
per cent. reserve. 4
Policies issued and revived in
1891. Is. 149, insuring. "a
Policies in force Jan. LIST, 1898,
92,73S. insuring. -. 234
The compcny has paid over s.
Maine and has a larger per Ger
the insurance it has written in I
now in force than any other con
c. i. DUNLAP, District
Is Exchange St, Portla1
r. II. ENWRIGHT, So. Gardin
Special Agent.
Tnarchi. eOdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
aA5. 1898
SD ANNUAL STATEN ENT.
Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Co.
NEWARK, N. j.
AMZI DODD, President.
IN 1897.

Received for premiums . S6o6. 191 81
Received for interest and rents 3227 ,S21 s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

Mrs Laura E. Scalnmon of Kansas
City has been appointed lady commits
sioner' for her state to the Transmits
sissippi exposition at Omaha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27
Total expenditures. ........
ASSETS JANUARY l.

IOtdl expenditures. .............
ASSETS JANUARY l.
Cash on hand and in banks.
Loans on collateral, u. S.
bonds and other securities.
United States and other
bonds. par.
First bonds and mortgages
on real estate.
heii estate.
Loans on policies in force. 49,.
Agents balances and cash
obligations
interest due and accrued. -.
Net deferred and unreported
premiums on policies in force
lONdi ...'-..... ...'.''.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

Mrs. Mabala Bentley of Bloomington,
Ills, whose mother was with Daniel
Boone at the siege of Booncsboro and
whose aunt was the first white child
born i'll Kentucky, has just entered mp
on her second century of life and is un-
usually active.
Mrs. Evelyn S Tome has been elected
president Of the Cecil National bank Of
Port Deposit, Md, 70 succeed her late
husband, Jacob Tome, the pAilanthro-
pist.
Last year the empress Of Germany
found nearly $50 girls TO whom she
could give The domostics' golden cross
for having lived 10 years with one fam
lily.
Mrs Laura E. Scalnmon of Kansas
City has been appointed lady commits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

rying in the end an American hciress
with fortune as big as his or possibly
wedding a foreign duchess.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01

b. Maxon Of Reno
hpped from point In the State along the
WISH me with the EXPOSE
product his
TO the
hibion Before sending anything the
who IN turn will notify
County Representative
be
The Trans Miseisspp
State
ss q .bS The.
hes been S,gsnssd and p 10 active there
The Misspp States IL the
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01
"A Puzzle.

The latest statistics OF the relative
strength of the combatants in Cuba
are us follows: Starting with a few
dlsorganized, poorly armed mon, the
insurgents have now an army of 35,-
900 men, we'll drilled, efficient and
provided with arms. The head of the
army is General Gomez, with head
quarters at La Esperanza. in the
province of Puerto Principe, which is
the capital Of the new republic"
The Spanish force numbers 100000
men under General Blanco. Besides
this land force Spain has in Cuban
waters seven cruisers, nineteen gun
boats, one transport, five torpedo
boats and twenty-four launches,
which watch the coast to prevent the
landing Of munitions of war for the
rebels. Spain has already expended
S28O,O0O,000 in the war and her an
nual expenditure ID about S85, 0OO, 900
This being the case, it is Il fair ques-
ton to ask: il Spain at such cost of
men and money has not been able in
three years tn put down the rebellion
In Cuba. with the exceedingly limit.
ed resources OF the insurgents, how
long would it take Spain to whip the
United States, with superior navy,
larger army and with practically
unlimited resources2 Probably that
Is the puzzle Sagasta is now at work
on.--Virginia Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01
Latest war Notes.

The New York legislature unani-
mously passed bill Thursday appro-
priating SI,OOO,OOO to be used as a
war fund. -. =
A Key West dispatch of yester day
says that Seco. the Spanish consul
has received instructions to leave the
United States at once.
Premier Sagasta said yesterday that
Spain has done and will do every
thing possible to preserve peace, but
if brutal attack is attempted against
Spanish honor. or territory. it will not
be tolerated. .-..
The Republican caucus adjourned
yesterday without taking any impor-
tant action. The committee which
waited on President Mckinley re-
ported to the caucus that the Presi-
dent promised to give them an an
swer from Spain in a few hours.
The Navy Department has been
notified that the Spanish fly ing
squadron reached Cadiz where it was
joined by the battleship Victoria and
and the cruiser Alfonso and will start
for Porto Rico Sunday.
The Austrian Minister has inform.
ed Secretary Sherman that his gov
ernment viewed the attitude of the
United States towards Spain with
the deepest concern.
The President has allotted S6,O0O,-
600 additional to the Army and Navy
Department for ammunition and
other war supplies, to generally has
ten the war preparations.
Denmark has offered to sell Danish
West Indies for s5,OOO,OO). President
Mckinley recommends the Senate to
authorize their purchase.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01
A vERITARLE SAINTS REST.
XilItln District I'm Mexico Free from
Locked Doors and Thieves.

XllItIn District I'm Mexico Free from
Locked Doors and Thieves.
eff person wishes to see an ideal
saints rest" said L. A. Downing, to a
Chicago Chronicle man, "he should visi,
the Xilit.a district of the Mexican re-
public. The people there belong to the
Huastecos tribe of Indians. They are
said to have been among the bravest
opponents of Cortez. They are clean,
honest and Industrious. No doors are
locked in Xilitla. Coffee planters go
away and leave gems and all manner of
personal property in their houses. but
lose nothing.
when I call the Huastecos industri-
Gus the Huastecan standard of industry
must be borne il mind. Four days there
make week of labor. The Indian does
that four days. work for one dollar. If
he were paid two or four dollars he
would work only four days. and arch
biologists suppose this custom to have
come from the habits of the ancient
people. The dollar is paid in advance
on Sunday. Payment insures the deliv-
cry of the four days work before Satur-
day night. If the work is not done the
Indian is defau,ter in the light IF local
laws, and is thrown into Jail. On Sun
day Militia has a population Of 5000,
but on Monday not 200 Indians are
found in town. The others are out on
the plantation. Their day commences
with daylight and is kept up as long as
they can see. In that latitude there are
about 1G hours of daylight, so that the
laboreTs put in about Ga hours of labor
as against 50 hours customary in the
United States"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01
sAwDusr ExPLos.cns.
Tho OttawS River h the scene Of
Queer UnhaAynla.

Tsho Ottaw0 River h the Sce10 81
Queer UnAsAyals.
Who ever heard OF sawdust explo-
sions? They are common enough In
Canada. Navigation on the Ottawa
river has been seriously impeded at
times by explosions Of sawdpst. and
the Dominion government has at last
decided to take steps to prevent any
practice which will enhance the posi-
bility Of these explosions taking Place.
One would hardly suppose that saw
dust dumped into the river would in
course Of time reform itself into a
gas generator which would keep the
surface Of the stream in a constant
state of upheaval. But II is true to
such an extent that small boats have
been capsized and large vessels have
been injured by the Submarine convul-
sions.
The bottom of the Ottawa river is
covered with a deep layer of sawdust
dumped there by the lumbermen who
have carried on their log cutting in
Gustry on its banks and tributaries fer
years. The dust becomes water-soaked,
sinks to the bottom. and in the course
of time. rots and generates a highly
explosive gas. The water rises to the
surface. eacn bubble being Joined or
REINFORCED by other bubbles on the
way up. Contact with air seems to be
as destructive as touchfire to this gas,
and the moment the surface is reached
it expiodes with loud report. Leg
islation may in time do away with the
annoyance. but even if no more saw
dust Is thrown into the stream, hence
forth the millions of tons already there
will take long time to work off their
gas-generating qualities.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01
LOVE MAKES AN ARTIST.
The Wonderful Accomplishment OF n
Blacksmith.

The Wonderful Accomplish entH OF q
Blacksmith.
The great artist. Matsys. was once
blacksmith at Antwerp, but dared to
love the beautiful daughter Of painter
who was inexorab!e.
"Wert thou painter" said he, "she
should be thine; but blacksmith
never!"
The hammer dropped from the young
'blacksmith's hand; he unused and
dreamed and thousand glorious con-
captions passed like shadows across his
brain.
II will be q platter" he said, but his
soul was cast down and he tremb.ed at
his own ignorance. His first efforts re-
assured him; he drew, and the lines
portrayed the loved and lovely face en-
graved on his heart. ~ will pnmt her"
he cried, "love will inspire mel"
He gazed upon her until his soul be-
came drunk with her beauty; in his
wild enthusiasm and inspiration his
,colors fell rapidly on the canvas until
they formed wonderful, picture of the
beautiful gicE Showing his work to
the astonished father, he said: There,
j claim the prize, for am a paintert"
He exchanged the portrait for the
original, continued toIoye aud to paint,
became distinguished among the sons
OF art in his day, and, dying, was buried
In the cathedral Of his native city.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01
Will Issue Il Proclamation.

Thursdays Reno Gazette has the
following: ..
Governor Sadler intends issuing a
proclamation today against the i'm
portation OF diseased sheep from CAL
ifornia. A train load came in yester-
day and was unloaded at Iron Point
and the people of Elko county are
very much incensed and threaten to
reload them by force and ship them
back. Another train load will leave
Oakland today. Governor Sadler
proposes TO stand by his people and
will not allow California to make this
a dumping ground for her diseased
stock. Nevada has law against the
admission Of diseased stack from a ]
adjoining State and the Governor
proposes to see that it is enforced not
only against sheep but cattle us well.
Major George F. Ford. prominent
citizen OF the State, died suddenly in
Carson yesterday morning OF heart
failure. -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01
DAILY INDEPENDENT.
APRIL /. 1898
XIII tho Scheme.

Information has been received here
that the Postofice Department has
changed the mail route from here to
Cola Creek 80 as to go by the way of
Halleck. This change is to go into
effect with the beginning of the new
contract on the first of July. This
change seems to be the resplt Of
sick scheme concocted by the cor
tractor who took the contract to
carry the mail from here TO Gold
Creek. He spent several days here
trying to get someone to take the
contract off his hands and failing in
that he has put up job on the de-
partment and by false representa-
tions las had the route changed SO as
to enable him to carry out his con-
tract. ...
IL this scheme succeeds the people
all along the present route will be
put to great Inconvenience and Elko's
business men will be the losers. The
business of the people along this
route is with the county seat and any
change in 5he present route will
cause them delay and annoyance in
communicating with the people here.
In addition TO this, which in itself
ought to defeat the scheme. the road
from Hmleck to North Fork is not a
regular county road and the taxpay-
ers would be put to considerable eX-
pense in putting it in condition 30
that the mail can be carried over the
route. Persons familiar with the
Halleck route inform us that in the
Spring of the year this route is i'm
passable. The present road crosses
the North Fork four times and four
bridges would have to be built
across this stream. This would ne.
cessitate the expenditure Of good
deal of money and add new burdens
to the taxpayers Of the county. If
this scheme goes through, the con-
tractor wouid save his bacon on his
contract and the people of the coun-
ty would foot the bill.
Ii the proper representations are
made to the Postoffice Department
this scheme can be killed. Petitions
should DO gotten up and circulated
here and along the present route and
sent to our Senators and Representa-
tive setting ont the facts of The case
and protesting against the change.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-01

While You are looking for change
in the weather, examine the latest
patterns in wallpaper at the Postof-
Gee. All goods first class and at the
lowest living prices. Gall in and OK.
anime my stock. No trouble to show
goods. l. N. SHERwood.