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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14

Salisbury Cove.
Mrs. Eliza Jordan, OF Franklin, Mass,
was the guest OF Mrs. c. S. Bowden last
week.
Masters Hubert and Oscar Emery are at
Ellsworth this week, visiting their grand
parents, w. Z. Campbell and wife.
Winfield Smith and wife, OF Portland,
who have been spending week with
Mrs. P. H. Young, left for their home
Monday morning accompanied by their
daughters Helen and Gertrude, who have
spent the summer here. These young la
dies are very bright and attractive, and
have made many friends here. They will
be much missed
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14

Melvin Gordon is home from New
York.
sept. IA. G.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14

West fremont.
George Walls and wife me9e1 aome this
week. They have spent the summer at
the Centre.
Miss Rena Lunt and Miss Leila Reed
returned Saturday from the Ocean house,
Manset, where they have been at work
this summer.
Sept. 8. IhELMA.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14

Schooner George II. Mills, Capt.
Charles P. Lunt, arrived here Friday
bound for Calais. Capt. Lunt's mother
and wife will go with him.
Sept. IL. THELMA.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14
COUNTY NEWS.
gsr a.f.tia-.at County Nous see other pages

Great Fond.
Miss Lillian Laughlin has returned to
Lowell Mass.
Mrs. NJ. a. Ogry returned to Massachu-
sets Wednesday.
The Dollard party, from New York,
went to Alligator lake to-day.
Messrs. Maddocks and Rollins gave a
stereopticon entertainment Friday even
ing.
Mrs H. E. Colson was the guest of Mrs.
H. F. Day, of Franklin, for the past ten
days.
Mrs. George Garry aud Mrs. Dickey
are spending the day with Mrs. Eugene
Foster, of Amherst.
Irving Anderson, of Trenton, who will
cook at the Alligator lake sporting camp,
arrived here Saturday.
Washburn Lord and wife, OF Rowland,
who have been spending week with Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Lord, returned home
Friday.
Among visitors in town recently were
A. X. Haslam and NJ. X. Haslam,
Watham; James Rice, Bangor; Luther
Penney, Mariaville.
Hiram Archer will leave Monday for
Sabattus, where he will attend school.
Mr.. Archer began teaching here, but de-
cided to take advantage OF an unexpected
opportunity Of preparing for college.
Austin Snare, of Hampden, will take his
place in the school here.
Sent IL FLOSSIE,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14

Cape Roster.
b. Black and F. d. Blake are at home
from Belfast.
Lyford Coombs, of Vi. eihaven, is visit
ing China Blake, his cousin.
Buck board parties are seen every day.
The roads are being improved by +. w.
Condor, town surveyor.
Herbert Bates and wife called on friends
here, and took the boat for Brewer, Sept.
/, after visit at South Brooksville.
The Creek Sunday school is collecting
funds for an organ. A good sum is al
ready made up. Summer visitors have
helped in the contributions and also lent
their presence to help along the school.
Judge kimbal kindly acted as superin
tendent while here. The new school
house has been grand help in the cause
of religion as we'll as education.
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14

Nj ISIS Leila Reed, no recently returned
from he Ocean house, has gone to fin
ish out the season at the Stanley house.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14

visiting his cousin, W. ~. Clark an
family.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

ish troops were 10 be sent back to
spain by the United States
The War Department posted the fol
lowing this afternoon:
Playa, July l6. Ises.-Adjutaut Cen
eral United States Army. Washington:
Headquarters. near Santiago. July Is
The conditions ~ capitulation include
all the forces and war material ia the
described territory The United States
agrees. with as little delay as possible.
20 transport al spanish troops I'm the
district 20 the kingdom Of Spain. the
troops. as FAR as possible TO embark
- the D0-' vao-ar' enc .-r--'e.-- 81 o.
noV occupy. Officers o. retain th-r
side arms and officers AND men 90 re-
tain their personal property. Spanish
commander IS authorized to take mill
tary archives belonging TO surrendered
district All Spanish forces known as
volunteers Moirilizadves and guerrillas
who wish 10 remain in Cuba may do so.
under parole, during the present war.
giving up their arms. Spanish forces
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Monterey to Hoist
tbe Stors and Stripes
Over the Islands.

NEW YORK. July I6-A Washington special to the
Herald says: 1t practically admitted circles that the
report that the monitor Monterey will take possession
Caroline Islands 1t is believed that
she will have the experience taking possession
Caroline Islands as did the Charleston II the OF the La
drOnes Captain Glass OF the Charleston thanked by the
Governor OF Guahan will he remembered for sa!uting
Spanish flag and he stated that lie unable return the
salute because he had powder The Carones believed
to be in practically the condition.
The Monterey will take Manila prisoners Of war the
Governor and such other officials OF the Spanish Government
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
GOOD THAT ROSSER DID.

INDIGNATION aroused by the farcca verdict
 which held young Rosser not guilty, after he had taken the life of inOffensiye and worthy man. has not yet died away. That verdict as have said before and may again, was disgrace to everybody concerned. However, some good may come of it.
 Peculiarly pitiful was the figure cut by the police Had Chief Lees been half as active in efforts to prove the guilt of Rosser as he was in proving the innocence of Figel, the Kentucky soldier would be n the pententiary now instead of on his way home ward No official interest seemed to be taken in the prosecution. Chief Lees sputtering over the Botkin case and the prosecutor who had the conduct ing of the Rosser trial weak sister at the law or had no desire to convict By the phrasng of his questions he shut out testimony which would have been effective in establishing the guilt of the prisoner He displayed vigor in hunting up witnesses, nor extracting information from them Ii they happened to be found
 The jury may claim to have been guided by the in structions of Judge Wallace, and if they were, no wonder that aged urst sick that he had to get another member of the bench to read the instructions Even the manner of the reading was bad The sub stitute took no interest and his eocuonary ability IS limited However, if Judge Wallace was to blame, and we would regard his instructions as strongly biased n favor Of the prisoner he will go from office with stain on his record
 
 carriage of justice but he does not go to the extent of declaring himself incompetent and resigning, Deputy Hinkle yows feeby at the result but neither does he seem to think of getting of the way and giving some conscientious deputy chance to enforce the law rather than bring 1t into ridicule.
 Despite all these facts, disgraceful they are the Rosser verdict may be productive of good. It has revealed again and emphasized the incompetency of Chief Lees; it has shown the folly of putting lot of constituencies dullards in the jurybox; and 1t has demonstrated that prisoner with pull can escape punishment for crime. There Is limit to endurance and reform will follow. Rosser was not moral man led suddenly to err On the contrary he quarrel some and dangerous, bully summed by his fellow soldiers as a nuisance and charged with dishonesty He had no spotess record to bring to courtj there doubt to his guilt, and yet he was turned loose
 The outrageousness of the entire proceeding has impressed the people They demand that such traves- ties shall cease. They demand that the senile Chief shall attend well he duty that uries shall be sane and courts unbiased.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
BALLOT MACHINE VOTING.

n s THE time draws for the Legislatures \ of the various States to assemble, increased consideration is given to the subject of provid- The issue is more warmly discussed in the East than elsewhere, but in general way all sections of the Union showing interest in 1t.
 The cause of the increased support given to the plan is the success attained with machine voting in New York during the recent election While ballot ing by machinery has not been adopted in New York as State system the law permits the local adoption at Rochester Utica Jamestown Hornellsville and several smaller communities. Reports from all of these show that the results in every respect sat- isfactory
 From our Eastern exchanges we learn that in all of these places the of the machines not only gave the results of the election promptly than was possible by the old system of counting but that there is estimated the saving amounted to $Icooo and in town as small Jamestown with voting strengthaof only 34oo the City Clerk estimates the saving in saa- ries amounted to upward of $500 and the saving in printing and other expenses brought the total up to $I8oo
 Estimates of this kind founded on actual experi- ence from tests made in considerable number of calculations be made and deserve the attention of all legislators who are desirous of providing an economical as well as safe and speedy method oi conducting elections.
 The report made by the committee appointed by
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
CORRUPTION ON DISPLAY.

THE time has come for protest against the
 crowds who go to the Botkin trial So un-
 speakaby filthy are the proceedings that re- porters, accustomed they to every phase of lfe would fan escape the fetid ordeal. Nevertheless the courtroom is thronged daily, and among the specta- tors are women and girls The admission must be made with astonishment and shame These females, if they wholly lack the decency belonging their sex, ii they are without sense of modesty to which to appeal, should be driven away by the clubs of the police With necks craned and alert to catch every salacous bit these brazen harpes constitute spectacle at which humanity bushes.
 Yesterday the man Cunning was the stand. It has been said that he is degenerate, and he is prov ing the estimate correct. According his story he is without conscience or suggestion of moral quality He told of orgies so debased as to be almost beyond relief and in which he a participant. Unscathed and unbanching he betrayed his associates. Finally, touched he refused to reveal his partners in other intrigues. He is in jail for contempt now-contempt of court merely-but if he had senses to realize with, he would know that seldom has creature been dragged from the sums into the light and made a figure so contemptibe himself, and normal i'm pulse would be to ask for the darkest cell sink into the darkest corner of it. and pray for death
 Cunning says that San Francisco is on low moral plane Perhaps it is. It tolerated him for a time, and it still produce pettcoated freaks who will listen while he details depravity foul that the soul shrnks from him, and the mind wonders that such a degenerate can exist and move among men.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
zsza>4eox. S e5e7ese eAs
AROUND THE
 CORRIDORS

Dr. ". N. Sherman of Merced is at the Lick.
 M. Cummings of Norfolk, Va. is at the Russ.
 J. G. Pope of Seattle is guest at the Lick
 Fred F. Burns of Vancouver is at the Lick.
 F. A. Him of Santa Cruz is at the occi- dental
 Dr. s. L. Walton of San Jose is at the Palace
 N. A. Mckay of Angels is registered at the Lick
 James E. Roach of Albany is a guest at the Grand.
 A. w. Pickard of Utica is registered at the Grand
 pr. ". H. Davis of Detroit is at the Occidental
 State Senator Thomas Flint IT.. is at the Palace.
 P. H. Coffman of Red Bluff is staying at the Grand.
 l. N. Peyton of Spokane is registered at the Palace
 State Senator W. F. Prisk is a guest at the Occidental
 Mrs. J. G. James of San Jose is a guest at the Occidental
 Henry Young Jr. of Denver is staying at the Occidental
 Frank McArthur, from Fall River Mills, is at the California
 E. A. Eaton, a merchant of Salinas, is staying at the Lick.
 Attorney William O. Minor of Modesto is guest at the Lick.
 c. M. Fickert of Stanford University is staying at the Palace
 w. R. Junker chief clerk of the Del Monte, is at the Palace.
 J. F. Lynn and c. E. Minor of St. Louis are guests at the Grand.
 Augustus Seekamp, a miner of Mexico is a guest at the Palace.
 Mir. and Mrs. John L. Latham of Los Angeles are at the Palace.
 MT: and Mrs. Charles V. Campbell of Boston are at the Occidental
 Charles E. Hale, prominent merchant of Los Angeles, is at the Grand.
 o. F. Williams, proprietor of the Grand Hotel at Ukiah, is at the Grand.
 L. s. Burrell miner from Dawson City, is a guest at the Occidental.
 R. F. Pixley of New York and J. c. Els of Dayton, Ohio, are at the Palace.
 D. R. Cameron, a prominent commits sion merchant from Hanford, is at the Lick.
 J. Gavey and NJ Cooper, tourists from London, who are connected with the mail service, are at the Palace.
 Second Lieutenant Joseph F. Gohn, Fourteenth United States Infantry, is at the Occidental. He arrived yesterday on the Scandia from Manila sick leave H. c. Bush, general agent of the freight department of the Santa Fe, and L. A. Mills, contracting freight agent of the same line, have returned from Chicago, where they went on a business visit.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
ELECTION AN
 INSULT TO MEXICO

Editor of The Call-Dear Sir: There is legal international point of law that l desire to call your attention to which seems to have been overlooked and that is this: The Government of the republic of Mexico has the legal right to refuse to enter into any com- pact or treaty with the United States Government, or have anything to dc with it whatever, where the United States Senate, or treaty-making or treaty confirming power, has within that body a criminal or one charged with crime under it's laws and under bonds, who had escaped or left that country to avoid the operations of law or evade justice. National dignity and honor would naturally prompt Mexico to withdraw from all diplomatic inter course, and deem it to be an insult to herself, to have one amenable for real or alleged criminal action. before it's courts. to be made one of the highest and treaty-making bodies of the United States in any international matter whatever
 A criminal or rascal at home may. to our disgrace, be elected to the United
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
A NEW ARGUMENT.

HE Examiner, which advocates the conversion
 of the Philippines into sweat-box for Ameri-
 labor, has found argument. It is that New York bank has cut the rate of interest to 3z per cent per annun and that in order bring interest back to its former proportions fields for the investment of capital must be found. Imperial ism, therefore IS to accomplish the double purpose of enabling capital to enormous profits abroad and to check enterprise at home. This is frank admission which will be duly appreciated by Ameri- cal citizens whom the Examiner endeavored to bully into the support of the fusion platforms and candi- dates the ground of hostility to trusts, corpora tions and the aggressons of the money power
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

the California Legislature Of 1897 is good as tar as It goes and shows careful inquiry into the construc- ton and merits of the various machines submitted for investigation, but 1t ought to be supplemented by a report upon the results of the tests in New York. No experimental Investigation however carefully and Dtellgently made be of equal value to the test of actual operation in elections where large numbers of voters make of the machines and that IS the test which the New York elections afford
 In the East the subject is being urgently pressed upon public attention, and fairly certain that in many States the New York plan of local option will be followed while in some State system of machine voting will be adopted California should not be aggard in the reform. Our system of voting costly, the counting IS slow and subject to frauds Any system which will decrease the and increase the rapdity and the honesty of the count is certainly 10 be desired
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

States Senate; that is our local shame. But we cannot elect or place man in that body who is fugitive unoer bonds and charged with crime py d friendly nation with which we are holo, ing international, commercial anu financial relations, and especially. too' with whom we have so recently nlutu- ally elevated the respective Ministers to each country to the highest rank ol Ambassadors, and it would be dlrecl and personal insult to him. as well as a national one to Mexico, to introduce to him. as a United States Senator. one who was a fugitive from the courts or justice in Mexico and who, III po'h criminal and civic cases, is borne upon the calendars of their courts: ana It would properly be resented and 1ustl-Y Mexico in recalling her Embassado:' Consuls and all who represent the lh- terests of Mexico in these onlteo States.
 For the above reasons Daniel Mcn, roe Burns is ineligible, and that klho of Monroe doctrine will burn ltseu out and will not, by the United States tioV- ernment, be enforced.
 EDWIN A. SHERMAN.
 San Francisco, December 19, 1S95
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

lined. when understood by the insurgent element. will satisy them if they can I3,,tt be satisfied with anything reasonable. With the knowledge that the powers of the world are arrayed against them and that the Government proposed for them will insure liberty. equality and advancement; freedom from religious moderation and unjust taxes. If they do not lay down their arms then, under such conditions, we would indeed have a stupendous and costly task to control them under any other form of policy.
 This plan simply cuts the group loose from the United States as far as politics being conducted on business principles, under the protection of the world.
 The responsibility for the abuse of pow CT by the Commissioners would be with the President of the United States. he having the privilege of revoking their ap- pointment.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
GOOD WORK OF THE CALL APPRECIATED. HANDSOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
 RAISIN GROWERS,

FRESNO, Cal. Dec. l8, 1898. Edi tor San Francisco Call, San Franc sco- Dear Sir: Repres enting the raisin growers of California, desire to thank you most cor dially for your earnest efforts in their be- half former occasio ons and for your great assistance at the present time in oppos ing the proposed placing of zante entrants on the free list, and assure you that your advocacy of vii be gratefully remem- bered by Very truly yours,
 California Raisin Growers Association,
 .IS. oEo Gs@>.
 -9
 President
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19-A. R. McCreery of San Francisco is at the Holland; A. B. Bowers of San Francisco is at the Im- perial Mrs. k. Acklom of San Fran cisco is at the Gerard
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

FOR THE STAGE-J. w., City. If you have an idea that you are fitted for the stage and you desire to ascertain if you really are, consult some teacher of elocu- ton. You will find the addresses of such in the City Directory.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

THE TAX RATE-J. w. L., City. The tax rate in Sacramento city is $3 45 on each S100 valuation, the municipal tax be- ing $2 04; State and county tax Gin the city), .$1 50; same Gin county), S1 60; State tax alone, 4S.8 cents on each $100 valua- tiOn
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

FALL OF SNOW-C. NJ, City. The lat est fall of snow in San Francisco was on the 2d of March. 1896. The snow, how ever, melted on reaching the ground It remained for some time on Mount TamaI- pais The fall of snow previous to that time was on the Sd of March, 1894
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

An Oakland widow refused to tell her age in court and we glad of it. The matter could not possibly have been any of the attorney's business.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

No Christmas Table should be without bot tie of Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters, the fn- appetizer, imported from South America
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

An "aged" woman, who committed suicide in the park now has grievance almost sufficient to bring her to life. It seems that while reported as Co in reality she twenty years younger.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
KISSING AS A BUSINESS.

| IITH all respect for the memory of Hobsons (A| valiant deed, 1t must be remarked that by the aid of divers women the young officer IS rap idly changing into spangled
 When the kissing business is carried to an extreme it becomes disgusting. To place respectful salute upon the chaste lips of beauty is delight but merely to smack each female in a long procession fling by with mouths pursed and heads perked for promotion of the osculatory riot IS another thing. The kiss bestowed under the calcium glare loses its charm given for the toying of the gallery, it becomes a spectacle at the which strong men shudder.
 Several ladies have declined to kiss Hobson. Their names should be writ large. They not hysterical slobbery hero worshpers but give evidence of hay rg been blessed with sense and modesty. Hobson was once given credit for similar attributes, but his judgment seems to have oozed from him. He has caught the infection of foolishness.
 Such promiscuous kissing recalls the theory of mi crobes, which asserts that organisms, concealed within the mouth spring forth when another mouth gets too close, carrying with them all of ills. If the mcrobe theory IS correct, Hobson will sweep across the country like plague. From the Atlantic to the midWest he has been harvesting the microbes and as he gathers them, so must he scatter In the rosebud of the garden turks the worm, and in the labial rosebud there may turk the germ of phthisis dyspepsia, dsordered liver Let Hobson beware He is doing the country wrong. If he but garnered these bacteria to flourish in his system, why he is brave and may shrink from the risk but he kisses from shore to shore so he leave in his wake train of disorders
 Moreover some male not carried away by the august presence of Hobson and desiring a monopoly Of the favors usually granted by wife or a sweet heart may object to seeing lady love put on ex- hibition striving for the prize for slliness and smite the hero of the Merrimac. Anyhow the GUS tom will lead to trouble What lover could patiently endure witness the cheapenng of privileges he had regarded as all his own? Some foolish females may find, if they want to be kissed again. that they will have to hunt up Hobson and once more stand in line
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

The public will await with impatience the portrayal of Mrs. Botkin as an angel.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
ANU EASEMENTS

ADJUSTMENTS Coumbia-"A Parlor Match California-"O Brien the Contractor" Aicazar-'Humbug." Tivoli-"The Yellow Dwarf" Morosco' 's-'Unce Toms Cabln.' Orpheum-Vaudevile Comedy-"A Bunch of Keys" The Chutes-Goria Man. Vaudeville and the Zoo Olympia Corner Mason and Eddy streets Specialties Ingleside Race Track-Races To-day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
AUCTION SALES.

By Sullivan DoyeWednesday Dec 21. at 32 Sixth street Rt Il a. m. Road Carts, Horses.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

One of the presents of the Sultan to the ruler of Germany lot of ground to which he held no title. The IS likely to lead to litigation so ex- tensive that in the interests of peace the Kaiser should haste to give a quitclaim.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

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