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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
LIVED TO BE los.
Mrs. Van Zaudt Hai Shaken Hands
With Many New York Governors.

Seneca Falls N, Y, April u--Mrs. Re
becca Van zandt died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Asa Zimmerman, in this
place yesterday! She was 105 years old.
Records in the possession of the family
show that she was born in Albany in May,
1875 She retained her faculties to a re-
markable degree. Last Summer she Wis
tied Albany. making the journey alone.
She had been personally presented 10
and had shaken hands with most of the
governors of New York State. She is sur
ViVed by several children.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11

The divergence of opinion among Amer
lean newspapers this morning as to what
the Administration game might develop
today was remarkable IT was noticea-
BILE. however. that. the journals closest to
the Administration were of the opinion
that the Hon. Manana Mckinley really
thought that Spain ought to have more
time, and had forgotten a good deal about
the massacre of Havana harbor. But the
American people have not forgotten it,
or the official responsibility of Spain for
the crime. The universal cry all over
this continent today is: Remember the
Maine,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
BATTERY AT YELLOW BLUFF.
Four Rapid-Fire Gums TO BE placed
Near Jacksonville.

Jacksonville, Fla, April 11-COL Ben
yaurd, chief of United States engineers
for this district, and Lieut.. Merrill of the
Naval Reserves, went down the river yes
terday to select site to mount the bat
terry of four 6-inch rapid fire guns that is
expected today.
It will be located at Yellow Bluff four
miles from the mouth, most excellent
position, and one that commands the
channel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
Brutal Sport mt Mexico's Capital.

City of Mexico, April 1.-Two African
lions were defeated in the amphitheatre
here yesterday by black bull. The first
lion stuck to the side of the ring and re-
fused to fight longer after being once
tossed. The second was prodded by the
bulls horns and gored numerically. The
governor, who was present, stopped the
fight and the lion was taken out of the
ring in a dying condition. Five thousand
persons Were present.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11

Mr.. Mckinley is to be relieved today of
any doubt as to how the Cuban patriots
regard the hypocritical armistice subter-
fuge of Spain. An autograph letter writ
ten by General-in-Chief Gomez to Consul
Barker and denouncing the scheme in the
most positive terms, unless Spain hauls
down her flag, ought to dehorn one end
OF that particular dilemma, and leave him
more open to listen to the angry voice of
America, which shouts in his ear: Re-
member the Maine! -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
CROKER MAINTAINS SILENCE.
VIII Not Admit That lie L. 10 Meet
Mr. BrNnn.

New York. April u.-Richard Croker
said at the Democratic Club last night
on next Wednesday he would remain for
a couple of days. returning in time for
the Court reception on Saturday night.
This reception is going to be a Tammany
social function of Importance.
Willis ]. Abbott went into the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night and said that a
meeting between Mr. Croker and William
Jennings Bryan would be arranged for.
preceding the banquet of the National
League OF Democratic clubs in Washing
ton on Wednesday. When Mr.. Croker
heard of Mr. AbbOtts statement he said
he knew nothing about II. He and Bryan
never have met.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
Paying Uncle Sans Soldiers.

Valentine. Neb., April I1-Yesterday
was pay day at Fort Niobrara. A Sunday
pay day is a very unusual circumstance
at a military post. and it was reported
that the Twentieth Infantry. stationed at
the post. is under orders to be ready to
leave by Tuesday morning. Most of the
companies have their dress uniforms Ii
braries, etc, packed already and are in
shape for immediate service
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
Defense of New Haven.

New Haven, Conn.,, April 11.-Under or
ders from the War Department, work has
been begun on the fertilization of the
New Haven harbor. tugboat, with a
pile driver was sent down TO the break
water, and workmen began to drive piles
for gun mounts on the breakwater on
either side of the ship channel leading in
to the harbor.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
Abductors of n White Girl Indicted.

Rondout. n. Y, April 1.-THE grand ju-
ry of Delaware County has indicted Hen
ry. Frank, Mary and Annie Mondore, the
negroes concerned and implicated in the
abduction of the pretty seventeen-year-
old white daughter of Henry Clum, of
Grand Gorge. The girl was forced to
marry Henry Mondore while under the
influence of drugs but the marriage has
since been annulled Since the time of
her abduction the girls health has be-
come shattered.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11

Congress will not fail To take notice OF
the studied and cowardly insults which
We're heaped upon General Lee at Blan-
cos palace, when our consul general
called. out of courtesy. to make his congo.
They may not make any impression in
other official quarters, but they will add
TO the fire of American fury against the
authors of the massacre of Havana har-
Dor. Remember the Maine.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
LIKE THE BRANN AFFAIR.
Editor Smith Kills His Opponent and
Is Fatally Wounded.

Cotulla, Texas, April 11.-Henry May
was killed by Editor ]. Guy Smith in
street fight Saturday. The editor was
fatally wounded.
Smith is commonly known as Brann No.
2, on account of his bitterness in writing.
1t is generally believed that something
he published was the cause of the diff
Guilty.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11

Pittsburg, Pa. April 11.-Theodore ]. shaffer,
who has just been elected president of the Anal
garnated Association Of Iron, Steel and Tin Work.
ers. is a university graduate and former Meth
odist Episcopal minister. He is about fifty-fou
wears old and was graduated from the Uni-
versity of Western Pennsylvania, and studied for
the ministry. He was ordained and filed several
country pulpits. Several years ago, while pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Browns
Vile, Pa, he resigned his charge and announced
that he would leave the pulpit for rolling mill
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
TELEPHONE CHARGES.
Company Infers by Its Answer That
Charges Are Not ENorbitant.


The answer of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company TO the Sc
lect committee of the House charged
with making inquiries concerning tele-
phone rates in the District. was received
today. The reply is voluminOus. and
gives copies Of all the contracts of the
company now in force or al any time
heretofore in force as made by any COM
pany whose rights were acquired by the
present company.
The report shows that the rentals and
royalties paid by the company to the
American Bell Telephone Company since
1891 are SI37 1851: tha- the total cost Of
construction in the District was Si1I.-
5S0.94: that from the original issue OF
stock of S75e.00O S77.2349S was realized.
and thai out of all of mortgage bonds
the balance was contributed. The total
dividends paid since 1852 are S323 SIS. The
gross earnings of the company are Sl96.-
72f. 3; the total expenses. $1lLS5LS9: leav-
ing net earnings of $7S.S72.39. The com
pany shows a deficit in 1891 of SS.999.15.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
Maine Strikers Resume Work

Biddeford, Me-, April 1.-THE York
Mills, Saco, which have been idle three
months on account of a strike against
a reduction of wages, resumed work today
with nearly full crews. Few strikers re-
manned unyielding, but their places are
being filed. -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11

Information reaches Washington that
the demonstration in Madrid the charac-
ter and significance of which have been
belittled by the authorities. really amount
ed to riot. whici, only the extreme ac-
tivity on the part of large force of po-
lice prevented from developing into a Sc
riouS conflict.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
Spain Retake, zehu rs,,nd

Madrid, April 11-Dispatches from Ma
Mia say that the insurgents captured Ze-
bu, but were expelled later by the Span
ish garrison with an insurgent loss of 500
The Spanish losses are described as in
significant.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
Resultant of Dishonor

During the past few days it has be-
come notorious that the naval recruit
ing stations are experiencing the great
est difficulty in securing desirable sea-
men for the navy. This is the first
time in the history of the nation when,
on the verge of war; volunteers of the
best class have not swarmed around
our enlisting officers. Why is this?
The answer is as easy as it is shame
full TO the Administration. Naval off,
GERS know what it is, and so does As
sistant Secretary Theodore Roosevelt.
Secretary Long is also aware of it. but
might deny the fact in the interest of
Mr.. Hannas financial allies.
1t is that men will not enlist in a
navy, the vessels of which can be blown
up and their crews massacred while
in friendly ports on missions of peace
and amity, without vengeance being ex-
acted by the government sending them.
Who would join such a navy? Who
could place his life in peril to serve such
a government?
1t is stated that Mr.. Roosevelt re-
Gently declared that If the Admins
tration policy were not quickly revers-
ed, he would resign within a few days.
The public would be sorry to see the
Americanism he almost represents
alone in the civilian end of the Navy
Department taken away from it. But
if he is CORRECTLY quoted. he is right.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
Mobile steamer. Withdrawn.

Tampa, Fla, April 1.-THE steamsip line
between Tampa and Mobile has been dis
continued President Plant deems the r SIX
of losing his ships too great, and will not
put the vessels on again until the war
or the danger of war is over.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11

According to that eminent Administra-
ton organ. the New York Herald, the
President is not unwilling that Spain
should have a few days" in which TO try
on the arms ice dodge! Perhaps it
would be better for him if he were to
ask for "a few hours in which to re-
ceive SPANS answer to a demand for
the immediate execution of the hyena,
Weyler, who directly instigated the mas
sacre of Havana harbor That is the
proximate cause of our quarrel with the
murderous Spanish government. and arm
istices and financial interventions have
no present connection with 1t. Remem-
Der the Maine!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-11
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Readers Of The Times who may at any time
be unable to procure copies Of ii at any news
stand railroad station railroad trains. viii
confer a favor upon the management by sending
20 tbs Office information Of the fact.
Communications intended for publication in
The Times should be tersely and plainly written.
and must in all cases be accompanied By the
name and address Of the writer Rejected CON-
munications viii not be preserved. and only man.
uscripts OF Obvious importance will be returned
60 their authors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-20
Arrangsmsnt o.
Trains
In eject june ,B0

LEAVE Portland. 118 4. ~: Augusta,
As A. NJ: Waterville. I'D a. n; Han
~ s SrU ni SIS 4. r.: Katahdin
M: Sherman Mn1na; 1901 4. NJ: island Fails.
1850 A. M: Smyrna Mis-. 1l0o q: -: ~ g
sardis. 1904 r. n: Ashland. n8 z: -:
M: Presque Isle. L0e r. NJ; Caribou. -
p. NJ: Fort Fairfield, Ii r. n; DoveT
and Foxcroft, ga A. NJ; Guilford, aee a.
NJ; Monson, 9.25 A. n; Greenvilles m.oo
LEAVE Portland. 1l.os A. II: watss.
vile, 1.s5 p. M: bangor. a1 r. ~: A.
rive Brownville, 4.51 r. NJ: Norcrc1a, ~
p. M; Sherman. S.3s p. NJ; Island Falla.
SIS r. M: Houiton. 745 r. n; Bridge-
Caribou. 80 r. NJ; Fort Fairfield. S.ss r.
LEAVE Portland. l2so p. n: Augusta.
Is p. NJ: Waterville. 3:o6 2. y.
LEAVE Bangor: ~ T. a.
NJ; Guilford. 7.o5 p. M: Monson juno
LEAVE Greenville. coo A. NJ: Nons0n
Junction. SIS A. M: Guilford. 5.02 A. ~:
Dover and F e 7:ss A =; Brown
ARRIVE Bangor. 9.S A. H.: Water
vile. l1.os A. "a: Augusta. u4o A. n;
Portland. 11s p. N.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. Sls A n: Car
Hoult,n. 8.s5 A. M: Ashland. rs A. II:
Masardis, 7.55 A. M: Smyrna Mills, A56
A. NJ: Island Falls. 9.27 A. NJ: Sherman.
94s A. NJ; Norcross. 1915 A. NJ: Brown
vile. 1l.s7 A. M; Arrive Bangor. 1N r.
NJ: waterville. 3.os p. NJ: Augusta. as
p. M: Portland. $50 P. n.
LEAVE Caribou. 1910 p. M; Pressure
Isle, 1898 p. NJ: Fort Fairfield, 1215 p.
NJ; Bridgewater. 1.23 P. M: Houlton. Els
P. M; Island Falls. 3.12 p. NJ: Sherman.
$40 p. NJ: Norcross. 40 r. NJ: Brown
vile, $40 p. NJ: Lagrange. 6.1O p. NJ:
Greenville. $50 p. M; Monsoon, 4oo p. NJ:
Guilford. 500 P. NJ; Dover and Fox
croft. so P. M; Arrive Bangor. TO p.
NJ; Waterville. 1000 r. M: Augusta, 1850
r. NJ; Portland, 10 A. NJ.
GEO. NJ. HOUGHTON.
Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent.
F. w. CRAM.
v. p. and General Manager.
Bangor, June q, 1854
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-20

Some things are too good to be true;
others are too true to be good.
You can generally judge a mans
wife by the kind of clothes she let's
him wear.
When a girl begins to tie up mans
letters in tinted baby ribbon, she is
pretty sure she has him.
Nowadays the average girl may not
know quite as much as her mother,
but she enjoys what she does know a
lot more.
1t will probably always be matter
of dispute among the women whether,
when they have to tie a shoe-aace, they
should bend over, or squat.
The more man thinks about getting
married the better it is for him. as long
as he doesn't do it.
Love never tempts man to sin. nor
does sin ever tempt him to love.
1t is, lot easier to be fool than 1t
is to see when other people think
you're one.
Women are quicker at some things
than men. The average woman will
get out of scrape in the time the
average man is wondering how the
mischief he was ever fool enough to
get into it.
People will look at thing out of
pity as much as out Of morbid curios-
ity. This is why youl4ee men as we'll
as women at q wedding ceremony
New York Press.
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AN IMPORTANT QUERY.
Which omits Of Only One Honest Answer

This unavoidable question has to be
answered honestly by Augusta people
after they have read the opinions given
below by Mr.. A. b. Sibley of s Dick
man ST.. lineman for the Kennebec
Light and Heat Company, which of a
dozen articles all making the same
claims can depend upon the more, one
endorsed by people well known in Au-
gusta. or II endorsed by utter strang-
ers. Read this and compare the evil
dence with other statements about
other kidney remedies published side
by side with it in the columns of this
paper. Mr.. Sibley says: my back
was bad for ten years. My work that
of a lineman is against it. Sometimes
the pain was very acute, at other times
dull and grinding. used a lot of
remedies but never received much
benefit. tried Doan's Kidney Pills
getting them at the Old Reliable drug
store Of Chas. X. Partridge. They
helped me quicker and betterth any,
thing else known to me. I have not
had any pain in my back since and I
have continued doing the same work I
was at before I took the treatment.
1t seems to me that anyone giving
Doan's Kidney Pills a fair trial for.
backache could not possibly help being
relieved after What they did for me-"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. price SO cents. Mailed by Fos-#
ter Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. r., sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S and
take no substitute.
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oas pelat H. vsssss i Remember.

every Democratic vote in Maine. this
tali' VIII pc vote for the Chicago plat
form Of 1885 with all its falsehoods ard
failacies. The voters OF the State can
pct possibly misunderstood the ISSUE
The Democratic party Of Maine has en-
dorsed without qualification the Chs
cago platform, and asks for the sup
port Of the people upon that issue. It
asks the people OF Maine to put them
selves ON record as in favor of so
cent dollar for the pensioner and tn.
laborer. 50-cent dollar with which the
rich railroad and municipal corpora
lions would have the privilege of pay
ing their bonds. Every man who sup
ports the candidates of Democracy
this fall as in SO, is voting to take half
OF the sixty million dollars in our
savings banks from the depositors. who
are comparatively poor people, and
give good share of it to the wealthy
corporatOrs and the municipalities ana
corporations whose securities are held
by the banks.
1t is. in short, the old issue of 1896
over again, the fight of sound money
and firm credit against reputation,
deprecated currency, fiat money and
wild cat finance. The people of Maine
will not be fooled. Two years ago they
repudiated the party of reputation in
magnificent style, and they will do it
again, next month. The political ex-
citement is not high as it was then,
for greater events have taken the pub
lie attention, but Democracy is play
ing the same role and seeking the same
ends as in the last campaign. 1t
stands for nothing except those Old
issues which are dead and ought to be
forgotten A Republican vote this fall
not only means a patriotic Endorsement
of President Mckinley and the war for
humanity and freedom which has been
so gloriously waged to a successful
conclusion; it not only means an in
dOrsement of the broad and strong
policy of healthy national expansion
under which this country must seek
it's future progress and prosperity; it
not only means the support of all that
Republcanism stands for in this day
of its greatest glory and power, but it
also means the final crushing of the
free silver cause.
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Eastern Steamboat
Cd.

. s.. Commencing June g. 1888
Leave Bath daily (including Sundays) a
$50 A.. M. landing at Westport Junction.
Isle. OF Springs Southport, Mouse. Capi.
toll and Squirrel Islands, Spruce Point
Ocean Point and Boothbay Harbor: con.
meets at Mouse Island for Christmas
Cove. Heron H. and Pemaquid.
Returning. leave Boothbay at 80 r. n.
ings. =,
Leave Boothbay Harbor at 71s A. n.
landing daily Sundays excepted) at Ocean,
Point. Capitol Island. Squirrel and Mouse
and Westport. Mon. We'd, and FRI. q
Isle of Springs and Sawyer's Is. Retrrn.
ing, leave Bath at 3 p NJ
+, Leave Bath at $50 A. M, on Tua TIM
and Sat-. for WestpOrt, Westport Junc.
ton. Riggsville. McMahan's and Eivo,
Islands. Southport, Mouse, Capitol, and
Squirrel Is. and BOothbay and Linnekln'o
Bay route. Leave Boothbay at - A ~
on Sun, Wed. and Fri. making samo
landings. Sat. evening express com.
mences. July .. Leave Bath at 60 r. r.
Noon express commences July I'M
Tue. Thu. and Sat, leave Bath at ne
A. M; Boothbay Harbor at II A. II y,
POPHAM BEACH.
Steamer Gardiner leaves P0pham Beach
daily at us A. NJ. and go r. NJ: leaves
Bath at 800 A. N. and p. NJ, landing
at Bay Point. Cox's Head. Parkers Head
Hinckley's and Phfppsburg Center. Z; ( n
JAS. B. DRAKE, Pres. and Cen Mn.
w. w. MASON, Agent, Bath; 4T 4 81 n
L. A. LEWIS, Agent. BOothbay.
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1t is announced from San Ber-
nardinO, California, that hot wave
has just passed over that section which
has had no parallel in the history Of
man. The maximum temperature for
the past seven days has been 1O2, 100,
1O7, 1903, LOG, 104 and 1903 respectively.
And the boastful circulars issued by
the summer resort hotels. in that state
all say that the thermometer never
gets higher than so degrees! Stay IN
Maine and keep cool.
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The most remarkable feature If
Dewey's operations Is that not man
Of his squadron has been killed In ac-
ton. He achieved great results with
out any loss of life. There were, in
deed. few casualties even among the
land forces. Manila is ours by right Of
conquest, and this viii greatly simplify
the work of the peace commission
which is to pass upon the future OF the
Philippines.
1t is quite probable. indeed. that
Dewey's vessels are still engaged in
hostilities. and that they will further
simplify matters by getting possession
of other important ports in the Philip
pines before their commanders have
been notified that the war Is over. It
was Dewey's intention after the fall Of
Manila to send cruisers to Iloilo. Cebu,
Port Royal and other places after stray
Spanish gunboats and garrisons, and il
he acted with his usual promptness the
vessels were probably sent on their
missions before the dispatch boat from
Hong Kong reached him with orders to
stop hostilities. If that should be the
case it will be impossible to stop them.
and some weeks may elapse before the
war in the Philippines is ended.
I Admiral Dewey comes out of the war
with the highest distinction. He not
only did his work well, but he was fort
innate in opening the contest with =
great victory and ending it with the
most crushing blow that Spain could
have received after her surrender of
Cuba and Porto Rico. The peace COM
mission, thanks to Admiral Dewey,
will have to determine what is to be
the future Of American possessions in
the Philippines. not what is to be done
with the Spanish colonies. and it makes
a great deal of difference which way
the problem is presented.
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Jim sIudso Of the Prairie Belle.

WALL no! can't tell whar he lives,
Because he don't live, you see:
Leastways. he's got out of the habit
OF Twin like you and me.
Whar have you been for the last three
year
That you haven't heard folks tell
How Jimmy Bludso passed in his checks
The night of the Prairie Belle?
He weren't no saint-them engineers
Is all pretty much alike;
One wife in Natchez-under- the Hllf.,Hi 0
And another one here in Pike;
A keerless man In his talk was Jim,
And an awkward hand in Il row,
But he never funked. and he never lied
l reckon he never knowed how.
And this was all the religion he had:
To treat his engine well:
Never be passed on the river;
To mind the pilots bell; '9S ," INV
And II ever the Prairie Belle took fire
A thousand times he swore
He'd hold her nozzle agin the bank
Till the last soul got ashore.
All boats has their day on the Mississippi
And her day come at last
The MOvaStar was q better boat
But the Belle she wouldn't be passed.
And so she come tearin' along, that
night
The oldest craft on the line
With a niger squat on her safety valve,
And her furnace crammed, rosin and
pine.
The fire bust out as she clared the bar,
And burnt a hole in the night,
And quick as flash she turned. and
made
For the willer bank on the right
There was runnin' and cursin'. but linn
yelled out.
Over all the Internal roar
TN hold her nozzle agin the bank
TIL the last galoot's ashore"
Through the hot. black breath of the
burnin' boat
Jim Bludso's voice was heard
And they all had trust in his cussedness.
And knowed he would keep his word,
And sure's you're born. they all got Off
Afore the smOkestacks fell
And BludsO's ghost went up alone
In the smoke of the Prairie Belle,
He weren't no saint-but at Judgment
I'd run my chance with Jim,
'Longside OF some pious gentlemen
That wouldn't shook hands with him.
He seen his duty, a dead sure thing
And went for it thar and then;
And Christ amt a-gOin to be too hard
On a man that died for men,.
John Hay.