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Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09
BASE BALL.
National League Games.
AT PHILADELPHIA.

Wagnr lost the first game to Cleveland
by two rank fumOles IN the third giving
Cleveland six runs. The second game was
called on account of darkness at the end
of the ninth, with the score a tie.
First game;
Cleveland. 6 . . q ; x-slIhs RH,E;
Washington, 0 0 . | o-3-10-a
Batteries-Cuppy and Criger; Donovan
and Mcclure
Second game:
/ 3 4 5 s@7 R.HE
Washington, 0 0 0 / 0 0-2-l0-f
Cleveland, 90 0 o / % "a
Batteries-Young and Criger; weighing
and kinslow.
AT ST. LOUIS.
Taylor's good pitching won the game
from the Giants. Umpire Emslie was hit
by foul bah in the sixth and retired
Attendance. coo.
IS 7 R.HE
st. Louis 0 0 o | x--i-- 81
New York, 0 0 / o o 0 0 IL S-S
Batteries-Taylor and Clements; Meekin
and Grady.
AT CHICAGO.
The locals won the first game in the
first inning on a punching of hits and
two errors. klroy was hit hard in the
second, Attendance, $500.
First game:
l2 S45 IS 9R.HE.
Chicago. 0 0 / x-6- 81
Phila phia, l - 5-5
Batteries--Callahan and Donohuc; Orth,
Fiticid and Mcfarland.
Second game:
, 6 I RHE
Phila phia, 0 0 = d i~-S-ll-S
Chicago, 0 o 0 0 . . s. S-S
Batteries-Murphy and Murphy. Kilroy
and Chance.
! Rain prevented the games at Cincinnati l.
Louisville ana pittsburg.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09
National League Standing.
Other Games.

.At Ottawa-Ottawa, II; Springfield. >
At Buffalo Buffalo. 3; Provldeucc 0.
At Newark Newark, :: Lancaster {?
Al syracuse Montreal, 6; Syracuse D
AZ Patersun--Paterson 10; Allentown. >
Al Norfolk-Norfolk, ,; Hartford, +
E!Vccn innings.
A. Richmond-R Richmond, >. Reading. ;
Richmond, II; Reading. l.
AZ Toronto--Toronto. :: WilkeSbarrc. II
Toronto. .; Wilkcsbarre, 6. Twelve il
ninGS: darkness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09
SOMERSET.
HARMONY.


There Will be special town meeting on
saturday afternoon, for thc purpose of
seeing what action the town VIII take in
-eplirins or building i steel bridge over
he river in the village also to see if the
own Will maintain q school in district
No. D.
The free high school will commence on
he last Monday in This month. under the
instruction of T. A Pattee of this town.
he district Srhoa!S will commence the
irst Monday in september. except the
-il!asc and Mainstream schools. which
will begin latcr.
Mrs. Ellen Bryant and daughter Lela
# Lowell Mass, are visiting relatives
lcrc.
4 large number Of farmers have not
inished hayng yet. The potato crop
Promises an abundant harvest.
MERCER
Mr. ana Mrs. ~ l.. Frederic and Miss
ora Wood of Boston. are visiting Mr..
ind Mrs. Chas. Wood.
Elma Trask WAS i'm Pennington a few
lays last week visiting his brother.
Ralph owen has purchased new
wheel
President Chase of the Maine Wesleyan
seminary, preached TO US Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Varney and daugh-
er, have returned to their home N West
Durham.
Miss Flora Williamson is now at home
tnd is quite sick.
There will be d missionary meeting at
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington, Aug. Especial service
has been discontinued at Glendon
Lincoln county. from Rocllland &
Portland r. T. @. at Waldoboro.
From July %, 1895 70 he supplied hy
mail messenger from route 10l0l5.
Fourth class postmasters appointed:
Maine. Meadows. Emery Haley.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington. Aug. S.-The follow
ina pension changes are announced for
Maine:
Increase, Thomas sullivan Els;
EroWrn.id. s. to $40: Amos Moulton,
Needhanr. rs to $l2.
Mexican war widows. Caroline T..
Little.field, kenncbunkport. S.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09
WALDO.
TIlOIsNDIKt.

Mrs Rufus Gross of East Thorn
like, fen ana broke her arm near the
shoulder one day last week. MIS-.
iross has been an invalid for good
many years. and her latest misfortune
Is exceptionally sad. She has the
'ympathy Of her many friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09

nov he injured. His insurance ran out Ut
may w sr,. laws ago. He has much
on'y ,,oh,o machinery in his shop and his
'a'' In no doubt be several hundred
ioa9 ,1,,,rs II. Totman lost about s.ooo
in his store house, i,,s i,so.a"to :. ,ors ~
Howard Flood lost about 80 tons oi
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09

1t was wet down all right, the other
night. with ice cream.
Several weddings are booked for here
this fall
The sweet corn crop is at the pres
ent time in very good condition.
The season for summer visitors is al
its height. There are over 800 payin,
summer guests in town.
MT VERNON.
Mrs. Charles Wyman of West Mt. Yer
non. fell after going down stairs ana
fractured her leg just above tue right an
kle joint She is getting along as well b:
could he expected,
Dr. II. II. Shaw went to Boston las.
week TO spend a week ana is expected
home oh Tuesday of this week
Engineer l)otcu Of Cleveland. Ohio. i.
visiting his siStor Mrs Dr. Shaw
Mrs. Lillian Learned skeljon and hus
band of Lawrence, Mas, have been Wis
iting Charles H. DAVIS
Wallace T. Wait ana friend, Mr. Doir.
Of Worcesta.. Mass, arc visiting Cap,
Wililm Whittier.
Miss Laur, Rogers Of Boston. is visit
ing Miss T.ora Tyler Of this village.
Jennie l.. Tyler, assistant station ageu.
a ReaddelI Depot is spending fcv
days a nome
lee cream was served on Wuliam +
CarsoH's lawn last week hy the ladies NJ
the Methods; rhurch,
Mrs. Archie carr is reported very In yc5
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
BELGRADE.

days.
Miss Annie l.. Weston is spending a few
weeks with friends in Raymond. n. II.
Miss Carrie Yeaton of BROOKLYN is AT
nome Tor few weeks vacation from her
musical work.
Mrs, r. IT. Pulsifer of Skowhegan. with
her little son, Page NJ, is spending the
month with her grandmother Mrs. 3. l..
Page.
The annual Sunday school picnic viii
be held next Friday, If pleasant. in Ste
vens' grove not far from the church
Russell and Mabel Austin of Boston,
are spending August with their uncle and
aunt, MIR. and Mrs. J. III. Dunlap
Joseph Sawyer, who bought the Joseph
knowles place has torn down the Old
new house.
Rev. and Mrs. III. Everett Farnham of
Tabor, lowa, are with Mr.. Farnham' 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Farnham.
for Il few weeks. Mr.. Farnham is now or
the fncuity ot Tabor college and has not
been at his old home for three years.
L.. a. Bartlett has two promising tro!-
ters in training at the Augusta driving
park. They are entered in the August Ii
races and viii be among the season :
winners.
Misses Mac B. and Carrie Farnham
who have been in w H. GannetCs puh-
fishing house. Augusta. for some tim,
are al home for the summer. The en-
gagemcnt is announced Of Miss Mae T..
Farnham and Fred llarling of Boston
Rev. Mr.. BoWiby OF Medford. Mass. "a
Newton theological student, is filing the
pupit OF the B;tptis; church this summer
with much success. They have Sunday
school Of over - members, ana a branch
of the Y. T. 5. {. f. has been organized
with every prospect Of permanent success.
over 60 attended 1he lawn social OF IN
society at the home of Mr.. and Mrs H.
e. Minot, last Friday evening. ana the or-
ctSion WAS a delightful one. y musical
ana literary prosramamc followed tho
refreshments.
y special town mrctins was hrid at thr
Masonic han, laSt Saturday afternoon, to
consider the matter of a new bridge ovcy
the stream below the depot. The at
tendance was small. y representative Of
the Berlin Bridge Company WIS present
luJ made propositions. Il was finally
Voted 10 have "a uew iron bridge aft once
Tho cost Will be about $1000. Tho ahut-
meuts OF thc present wooden Bridge are
in bad salape.
There are more summer visitors at Bel
grade Mills this season. than ever before
TIL ho;cl has been crowded for week.
and the whole village IS fuu. y great
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09

insdaie were visiting relatives in town
Sunday.
Mr. ana Mrs. Henry Clark. Miss N
clark Oh East Pi;tston. with Miss Dear
porn OF New York, were visiting Ceoreo
putnam and family. Sunday.
Niiiiam Grant of Farmingdale, spent
ounuay with his father, John Grant of
this town. VI
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-09
EAST PITTSTON.

Leonard Moody, with party Of friends
went 10 Rockland. last Saturday, in .
iour-hofse team. to spend few days
quite a party of young people went IN
h'resden, last Thursday evening. to atten,,
a social dance. They report a yery peas-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-14
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THE CITY PRINTING.

inst few words about the city print
ing: The Evening Times makes great
hu,iala,oe because the city council saw At
to award the printing contract to the Post
Intelligence for the ensuing year, ard
charges collision between that body and
this newspaper LIS statement Is false
hood and n very grave injustice 20 the menu
tiers OF the council.
Two bids for city printing were offered
The Times bid was rendered by the late
editor OF the Seattle Review. weekly
newspaper. in a Review envelope and was
recorded as the bid OF the person who Of
sered II. When II was opened by the
council II was found 20 ~ the bib 81 the
Times. Juxt why lt was made In this
suTrcptitsous manner is unknown. ard is
mentioned only because II illustrates the
ssst,sstraaean methods az the management
az tass paper. The BID contained no speci-
flcation whatever as TO the character or
size OF type--a vital oEnission-and IL was
,hs Judgment o. ths council that the
omission was deliberate, so that either
any Kind e typa could be used ard the
city swindled cat az large amounts II
rlsoney ln SIS printing @lls. or thar ire oJa
essia thereafter BE- rec;ised by a su5se-
aueaS condition az - type that would
make Il lowcT thar is competitors. The
majority 81 'he council had no Faith n
me verbal professions ~ the Times that
II wo0la uot take advantage % the loose
Ansf uncertain terms % SIS contract II ar
ssre1 lata. Watcher SIS want - coan 1e.ce
was justified tire pohAc VIII have to ta4ee
i wo0ld certainly have hsen a most ,in-
aas4nsss~i!ke proceeding 90 peTgs.is ne cssy
% enter tato a. sz3aanl'e Irregular and
va9ue contract wiz .he Tszses or ans
ogher neN'SE&p<r,
The legal obstacles In sae way q max
sng the contract more specsae thAa ,ne
hii we're vary serious AZ alternative vas
~ r4s-a4 a0;a sass. ard leave sA- zz.--sor.
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under the charter. to name tho CITY ON
csai paper It IL likely that n this we're
done. the paper 20 named would ne en-
tItied@to charge fun scheduIe rates. and
80 I; was not done
The fair and reasonable solution was to
accept the bid Of the Pos:-Inseiligencer.
made In good faith, in entirely proper and
binding form, and on an equitable basis
the same exactly as the figures for the
past year, the council in 1851 having unaE.-
mousiy accepted the PossIn,eiligencer's
terms. The figures are below the scale
eustonarily charged to advertisers. But
the Post-Inteiifgencer sees no good reason
why the city should be placed on a differ
ent basis from any other OF its regular
patrons. and IL would not be willing to I'm
dertake the work for price less than it
has named in It's contract
The circumstance that the Republican
members OF the council voted to award this
contract 10 the Post-InseiIigencer Is not
important or significant The only poIiti-
cal aspect In the whole transaction Is TO
be found IN the fact that the fusion coun-
ciimen, In the face OF certain legal diff
Guilty. tried to reward a paper OF their
own faith with a job where 1t bound it,
self to nothing except to print the city
notices accurately. and wherein it could
make their dimensions in inches practi-
caiiy as much or as little as 1t pleased.
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A disreputable attemp. is being made by

A disreputable attempt is being made by
an unscrupulous ard characterless local
newspaper to smirch the character OF Hon
c. F. Ciapp. joint senator-niect for Jeffer-
son and Clailam counties The motive for
the attack is not clear. but. whatever Ii IL.
the Eaper's libels Will have no effect. Mr..
Clapp has for many years been a citizen
or the lower Sound. and 1t Is not too much
to say that none has a higher reputation
for STRAIGHTFORWARD. manly and honest
conduct at all tines and under all circum-
stances, and none Is held in higher esteem
by the whole public. He made an honor
able record two years since In the Wash
ington legislature, and his constituents
were so well satisfied that they promoted
hin to the senate. giving him large ma
1ority Political enemies appear to design
by trickery to prevent him taking his seat
In the senate. but he has been duly elected
Is In possession Of his certificate, and their
attempt-if they reals make it's certain
TO fail.
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Although the death of Gen. Caiixto
Garcia has Its pathetic size. inasmueh
a. e seems hard that be should not live
TO enjoy some of the advantages which
his efforts have contributed TO bring to
his country, II Is not without Its COM
pensations. The few years that he
might have lived will be more than
compensated to his memory. He will
live In Cuban history as the great lib
orator. while. had he lived longer, he
must inevitably have become involved
IN the political turmoil which will soon
begin. He was a brave and patriotic
man. but his acts were not always char
acterized by good Judgment. 1t Is
doubtful IL he would have been safe
counselor or tactful diplomat in the
place between the Cuban people and
the American government before the
ieiand can be turned over to local ad.
ministration.
He belonged to the era OF turbulence
and of sentimental patriotism which
was identified with an ideal indepen.
dence. He had been fighting for the
cause Of Cuban liberty all his life, and
he had the satisfaction of seeing his
people freed from the Spanish yoke. He
belonged to that school Of patriots like
William Tell. which has produced many
men who live In romantic history, but
whose real influence did not extend be-
yond the successful use OF arms. He
had created an ideal which was utterly
impracticable. as the experience OF all
the South American republics has
shown. He knew nothing OF the under
lying principles of government. he took
no account Of the evil side OF human
nature. which forces into public affairs
seif-intcvest. lie had profound faith
~ the men and women of Cuba as the
patriots who contributed their men and
their means for the cause OF liberty: ne
could see no need of the restraint which
government must impose.
The death OF Garcia will make Il
easier for the United States government
10 deal with the Cuban question, and
We believe that Ii viii deal with il more
successfully. because II understands the
weaknesses and the viciousness which
must be reekoncd with no less than
goodness in a people.
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The duel now proceeding between the
empress G>Eager and the emperor Of
China will end in victory for the former
she insists that the young ruler should
be grateful 10 her for relieving him OF
the cares of state as his health is 80 deli
cate but the emperor Is more concerned
about the dishes put before him than the
papers presented to him for signature.
he Is powerlesS to prevent the removal of
all his old attendants. and has to submit
to the service of strangers selected for
him by the dowaser or her court favoritea
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Another attempt is to be made IN have
the small arms of the army and navy Of
IKE caiiber and use the same ammuni-
ton A board Of officers has been an
pointed by the secretary Of war to confer
with like board to be appointed bv the
secretary OF the navy. to consider tba
question OF adoption of a uniform caiiher
for small arms and machine guns, and OF
standard and uniform small-arm cart
ridge for the use Of the army, navy and
marine corps, and make a report and
recommendation thereon The navy is
now using gun of smaller caliber than
the krag- Jorgensen rifles, which the gov
eminent factories are turning out at the
rate of 1900 a month.
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SNAPSHOTS BY THE WAY.

No doubt Col Bryan viii find ample cc-
cupauon for his energies In trying to re-
vivs tine silver corpse.
Jus. as soon as Mr.. Foster jettisons some
also be in the running.
Let's all try to remove any lingering i'm
preston that Santa Claus is the exclusive
patron of the prosperous.
Judging by the reports from Havana, the
Cuban question is not yet settled to the
entire satisfaction of the Spanish.
-
Where is that long-promised COMPRESSION
al inquiry into the conduct OF the war that
the yellow journals were promising US?
Up to the hour OF going to press the Ia
coma papers had not disposed Of any sem
ator.A gold bricks to Candidate Foster.
The sooner Missouri pulls down Mr..
Vest the quicker It win be on the band
wagon Of national expansion sentiment.
The country press does not take kindly
to George Hazard as the guide-post for the
new Democracy. George may have TO
move on
The man who is making large preoara-
tons to enjoy his Christmas and is indiffer-
ent about whether anybody else enjoys it.
is not going TO contribute to any Christ
mas funds
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some Of the very best citizens have felt
1t incumbent upon them to become
menabers of vigilance committees Even
thnse who depiored lynchings In the
pioneer days OF the gold fields OF Cali
fornia. were compelled to admit that 3
few haugings had = most salutary ef-
feet ana put an end forever to the les
perade, who made camp life intoIsrabIe.
for a short tine Of Federal troops In
company with Federal Judge from an
other district, who would be free from
local influences, and whose life would
not be jeopardixed a. the result of a
trial and conviction.
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Down In West Virginia a nght took
place at school entertainment which
resulted In the shooting af six or seven
men of whom at least four will die. The
spirit which animated this exhibition
Of la~lessncss is the same that inspires
lynching. II Is evident that very firm
hand Is needed in some parts Of the
Southern states. and the local authori-
ties will find II to their adyantage 10 In
woke the aid 81 Federal forces
The unfortunate part Of such scene
- that presented before school children
10 not only the death Of the men. OF
whom some may have been innocent on
lockers, IL the shocktngly bad exam
!. pie. set the now generation. When such
fsconastion exists, the l6cal authority e.
Insufficient, In the Sparsely settled
communities the sherlTs deputies and
the prosecuting attorney are on friend
~ terms with the men whe would BE-
likely 10 engage IN such oatraKes or be
interested In screening the offenders.
Even the local papers talk os the as
: sasisnss as prominent citizens white az.
feoting to deplose TIE unhappy event BY
which another prominent cltizen met
With fatal accident
II IS no use 70 talk about officers DO
irg their duty in such cases. II is "a
much as their lives arr worth. II Is
asking too much q human nature.
Under oar SYSTEM - government IL
j. undesirable that ans nat she or.,i-
nary machinery q Justice Should hc
called into use IN dealing With crime
but In some districts 10 the South. as
~ used to he n many parts K he wes..
II win take ltt,e rough administration
10 bring discipline among the lawlsss
No man cares 20 dafeaa lyncAfng. set
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ARMY REORGANIZATION.

Congress has before I. two plans for
prepared by Gen. Miles and introduced
In the senate as the Hawiey bill. and
another introduced In the house By
Chairman Hull, Of the military commit
tee II is generally understood that the
latter measure has the sanction OF the
secretary Of war. 1t would be pre-
sumptuous for non-military writer TO
undertake 10 criticise a measure Of this
character In those details which none
but a military expert is capable OF in
diligently passing upon. But there are
some features OF the plan for reorgan-
ization which can be fully understood
by the 1ayman. and 1t is not out OF place
TO criiicise these. Gen. Schofieid. re-
tired, whom Gen. Miles succeeded in
command of the army. was before the
house committee on Monday. at which
time he devoted most OF his attention
to the friction inevitably arising be-
tween the secretary of war and the
commanding general under the present
system.
This had occurred under the command
of Gen. Scott. and also under the COM
mand OF Gen. Sherman. Continuing. he
said:
1.-THE trouble arose out Of the system
which gave the head Of the army the name
OF commanding general when In fact he
had little or no authority. or even influ-
ence as commanding general. Whether he
does anything depends largely Oh his per-
sonal relations with the secretary OF war.
II these relations are not close. then the
secretary OF war gets TO ignoring the So
called commanding general. In that event
the adjutart general became a more i'm
portant official than the commanding gen.
erai."
Gen Schofeld urged that the presi-
dent be given absolute power to select
his own commanding officers. Instead
Of creating the permanent grade of
lieutenant general, he favored giving
the president authority to select at any
time lieutenant general, the officer oc-
cupying that position retiring to his
former grade. The title should be that
Of general-in-chief instead of command
Ing general, and the heads OF all staff
bureaus should be subordinated to him.
Whatever is done by congress to-
wards recognizing the army. it Is es-
sential that all chance for friction be-
tween the secretary OF war and the
commanding general should be re-
to be a civilian he should not be per-
mitted 10 control army appointments.
II he must have the appointment of
staff officers the sooner rigid system
OF civil service is adopted for the army
the better II IL certain that a reor-
ganixation bill will pass at this session,
but short as the time is. 1t should not
be permitted to pass until its provisions
have been carefully scrutinized. The
need OF a larger standing army Is so
great as not to admit of argument; the
people favor 1t, but they want as per-
feet an organization as can be secured.
The plan for appointments and pro-
motions should. as nearly as possible.
eliminate all danger Of favoritism being
shown in these matters. Chairman
Hull has given the subject much
thought. and when the bill is finally
perfected and reported. II will without
doubt meet the approval OF congress
and Of the people.
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The Prince of Wales IL expected to visit
this country. He certainly should not
return without having paid a visit to the
capital OF British Columbia, after which.
as everybody knows. his mother was
named. When he gets there we should
be very glad 10 see him in Seattle, and
meet the American Prince OF Wales and
Duke of York. who would probably come
over from the reservation for that pur-
pose
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". they returned It to him, saying they
only wanted money. After little pleas
ant conversation the whole affair was
compromised by Dr.. Lecrone setting mp the
cigars Any man who puts dollar In
hts pocket and carries cigar or so may
now so home in safety at any hour Of the
night A man who Is so inconsiderate
as not to be prepared with these little ac-
cessories to peaceahle settlement de-
serves what he gets
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One way of settling Spain's difficulties
is suggested by the marriage of Don
Jaime. son OF Don Carlos. to the Princess
OF Asturius. sister OF young Alfonso. This
would blend two dynasties, but the young
Spanish king might inquire what COM
pensation he Is 20 get for the loss OF
throne. IL might DO incidentally ques-
toned what benefit the Spanish people
are 10 receive--if the wishes OF the peo-
PIE are worth considering.