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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-03-07

esty and fairness han in spirit of parti
zanship that this extra edition of the
paper is issued. No statements are made
in this article which are not fully borne
out by the facts. 1t is not bundle of
campaign lies and Misrepresentation, put
forth at a time too late for reply, for the
purpose of catching votes, leaving the
voter to find out when too late how easily
he has been fooled.
We believe that when the voters learn
the truth, the Commercial article will
prove a boomerang to the party that
launched it.
We have little doubt that Mr.. Maddocks
has seen to it that the Commercial
reached the hands of every voter whom
he hoped to influence; but we have no
fear of the consequences of placing it in
the hands of those whom it might not
the facts.
Let us begin with the situation as it
was at the beginning of the municipal
year. From the printed report it ap-
pears that the liza biities and assets of the
city at that time were as follows:
LIABILITIES.
Bonded Indebtedness, s5S 300 90
City notes, temporary loans, 2O,15O 90
Outstanding orders, 1906 81
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-03-07
Prof. Rooers. of Colby. Dead

William A. Rogers, professor of natural
philosophy and astronomy at Colby uni
versty, died yesterday, aged sixtysix
years. Prof. Colby WAS we'll known in
the scientific world. He served as assist
ant professor of aSrron"my in Harvard
until called to Colby in 1856.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-03-07
heap Newspapers.

The newspaper trhich has no uniform
rate for advertising space, and is salts
led to take what it can get for it, is a
cheap advertising medium, and the ad-
pertiSer need erpeot nothing but cheap
results LaWrenceburg IndA Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-03-07

The Men who Cast the Ballots Want the Truth
Not Lies-They Have the Ability to Judge for
Themselves which Party Deserves Their
Support-The Letter in the "Commer
Cial' will Prove a Boomerang when
the Truth is knoWn-Noters
Will Not CountenanCe I'm
derhand Methods.
The evening times., 1898-11-23

used TO adorn wax figures, and these
sometimes represent scenes in history, le-
gend and even the latest political or So
ciety event. The flowers are drawn
through nets the roots being carefully
hidden beneath. The effect is described as
very beautiful, and certainly compares
favoTably with the meaningless designs
which inartistic florists sometimes thrust
upon us In China clay figures are often
made and flowers stuck into the porous
substance.
Our own florists have done petting and
pruning the chrysanthemum, and If you
are privileged TO see the collection you
will behold long lines of plants, consisting
or one straight stem for each plant, sur
mounted by a mammoth flower. This has
been brought about by pinching the buds
and incipient branches until all the
strength has been concentrated in the sin
gle flower. The japanese call their wo-
men flower names, and a favorite name is
Nine. Chrysanthemum, or possibly Mile
Chrysanthemum.
The craze for the chrysanthemum has
become as marked as that of the tulip
once upon a time in Holland. England
Germany and France have been very sue
cessful in its growth, but the United
States has produced the greatest number
and the most interesting varieties. There
may be a difference as to the beauty of
this scentless flower. but il is certainly
imposing and interesting because of its
variety.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
A LOOK AHEAD.

The Marquis of Englesy. who died re-
Gently. had in addition 10 an American
wife-the lady, formerly Miss Minnie
King, was a Georgian-another title to
fame. He was one of the last of the
great race of English viveurs who gen.
Grafton ago. used 10 fill Europe with the
uproar of their really splendid wicked
ness. But matrimony is very Christening.
In the course of time he renOUnced the
pomps of Paris. and retired within his
ancestral fastness at Plas Newydd-
There one day fire occurred. which. with
some difficulty, was eXtinguished- There
upon. by way of future protection, he or
dered that a quantity of and-grenades
be sent down from London. When they
arrived the butler was instructed 10 string
them over the house. But though the
house is large, such was the quantity or
dered that after the strinsing dozen re-
mained-concerning the disposition of
which the butler made bold TO inquire.
What shall / do with them?" he asked.
What indeed. Perplexed the Marquis
pondered. And as he pondered suddenly
one after another there surged before
him the unhallOwed episodes OF anterior
years. moment. merely. they had gone.
and. sadly yet advisedly. he answered:
You may put them in my coffin" II is
only charitable to hope that they are o8
use to him now.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
GRAVE OF LAFAYETTE.
How IL Is Neglected by His Coun-
trymen.
From The Boston Transcript

(From the Boston Transcript
OF the lH1 900 Americans who yearly
go to Paris, IL is safe TO say that very
few ever visit the last resting place of
Lafayette. 1t lies far from the haunts
of American pleasure-seekers who fire.
quent the Champs Elysees the splendid
shops. the opera house and theaters, or
even the galleries of the Louvre and Lux
embOurg, or the many ancient historic
buildings raised by the genius of man.
One Spring DAY a trip of about four
miles carried us over to the Place du
Trone. Nearby, in the Rue Pi-pus we
came to gray old walls of the Convent of
Les DANES du Sacre Occur. The mild
eyed. gray-haired sister who answered
the bell consigned us at once to the
one man allowed about the place-a
white-haired. courteous gardener. He
hailed US with JOY when he found we were
Americans, who had come far to see
the grave of Lafayette-America's be-
loved friend and ally in the revolution.
''Helas, mes dames,' sighed the old
man: but few of your nation come here
to pay respect to the memory of the
great hero, Lafayette"
You come, too, an important day
for us. Five of our sisters leave today
for South America. They go to teach
young girls there
1t was strange to think of women
who, as he told u.s. had never crossed the
threshold of the convent since they enter
ed IT. over twenty years before, tax ng
the long, varied journey to Brazil. He
led us through quaint old garden with
high walls shutting II in from the street
and neighboring open lots.
mo hands but mine have tended these
plants for over thirty years" Lovingly
the old gardener waved his hand toward
the close-clipped tallis, the trellises COW
cred with grape vines, the luXuriant flow
ering shrubs and gay flowers.
At the end of the garden, loved by the
quiet nuns, he unlocekd a gate In a
small, private cemetery where repose the
remains of members of the noble families
of De Noailles, De Grammont, De Mon
taigue and others, we found the grave of
Lafayette. A modest tablet marks the
spot. Birds sing in the trees close by;
the roar and hustle of the beautiful, great
city was hushed in this secluded spot. In
a smaller inclosure lie the bones of aris-
tocratic victims of the Reign of Terror"
who perished in the Place du Trone, so
near II. 1t saddened us to see how for
gotten Lafayette's burial place appeared
to be by his own countrymen, whom he
served with such loyal and true patriot
ism during the troublous, dreadful times
of the French revolution, and to the end
of his eventful life. But though we neg
lect his grave, his name and memory are
cherished and loved by all rue-heated
Americans. For the youth who came
across the Atlantic TO aid our fathers to
shake off the yoke of England, and found
on this continent a republic such as he
dreamed of and hoped to see in his own
beloved France, stands next to Washing
ton in the hearts Of our people. America
has never forgotten. and never will for
get, how he impaired his fortune and
periled his life to make us free. Twenty
four towns they have named for Lafay-
cite.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
STOCKS LESS ACTIVE
AND PRICES LOWER
- t|fE- q
TOBACCO FALLS TWO POINTS
Coal Shares Show Some Impr0vet
ment, and Westcrn Union Makes
a Fractional Advance.

New York, Nov. 23.-The stock market
opened less active than for some time
past, and irregular in tone. Manhattan
advanced / per cent, but subsequently
lost 1t. American Tobacco declined 2
per cent on light transactions. The gran
gers were neglected, the Paciics slightly
lower and without feature.
Southern Railway shares were frac-
tionally lower on reaizations. The coal
ers were tirmer, and showed Improvement
extending to per cent Western Union
shares advanced 7-S.
Government bonds steady and unchang-
ed.
AT noon the stock market was radical
ly irregular, advances and declines rang
ing to point and over. Trading was
somewhat inactive.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
AMERICA LENDING
EURO. E MONEY
New York City the Greatest Ffnan-
cial Center in the World,
Says Mr.. Clews.


New York City the Greatest Finan-
cial Center in the World,
Says Mr.. CIews.
New York, Nov. 11.-Mr. Henry Clews,
the financial critic, says today:
This country's vast and various food
products have made 1t the granary of the
world Through the preponderance of ex-
ports over imports during the last two
years this country stands today the cred
itor nation to almost all others.
I'VE are loaning to London, Germany
and France vast sums of money. Instead
of our bills of exchange made against
our exports going to London for discount
as heretofore, they are taken UP on this
side and held for investment, Our rate
of money Is per cent; the Bank OF Eng
land rate is per cent; and the Bank of
Berlin rate per cent, Notwithstanding
that we have had nearly $500 o00, 600 of our
securities returned TO us during the last
several years. all of which have been ta-
ken up and absorbed by our own invest
ors.
'The money conditions of this country
as compared with those of European ma
tions, together with the outlook of the fu-
ture, / do not resitate to say make New
York city at this moment the great f.
nancial center of the world and / beg
to suggest 10 the American people to so
recognize it, and Furthermore, in the al
lance with Great Britain we have com
bination that will dominate the world.
Il do not hesitate to saytthat the bust
ness of banking, as conducted in the city
Of New York, is not only done more le-
ultimately, but on the safest basis of any
financial center on the face Of the earth"
The evening times., 1898-11-23

ior There were rumors throughout the
crowd and they would not down, that Nc
Vey's break was a part of a scheme 10
save Corbett. There were also statements
bv unknown persons that the whole thing
was preconceTted, and was known by
both sides before the fight.
The Worlds opinion: The result of the
Corbett-Sharkey fight did not surprise
those who were in position TO know the
inside facts.
From the day the match was arranged
there has been talk about a deal The
rumors have been flying thick and fast.
"A week ago a man who is absolutely
trustworthy told the editor OF the
World that an arrangement had been
made whereby Corbett was bound to lose
the fight
Last Thursday night W. B. Gray, the
manager for Kid" Mccoy. made this
statement TO the sporting editor of the
World:
" The fight will not last more than
twelve rounds at the outside. Sharkey
will get the decision either on foul or
because of a ruling on some tactics in the
ring or because Of some act on the part
of the seconds. Corbett has no knowledge
OF this conspiracy. He is 10 be sold out
by his own men. He will fight on the
level because he has too much to lose by
defeat. There is no question about these
facts
The evening times., 1898-11-23
QUEEN OF AUTUMN FLOWERS.
Something of the Origin and Beauty
of the Chrysanthemum.
(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)

lFrOm the Cleveland Pialn Dealer.)
The day OF the chrysanthemum is at
hand. Already they are in evidence at
the florists There are masses of OK
blood red pale tinted dawn flowers, gau-
DIV yellows immaculate white waxen like
the clasped fingers of dead girls; queer,
repulsiye browns, with fine serrated pet
ais, suggesting some sort of creeping
thing; much-becurled japanese and plain,
old-fas ashioned ones, making one think of
the old garden, where the lilies of the VAL
ley and hyacinths grow in the spring;
chrysanthemums and dahlias in the fall,
and all the year the s"old man gave off
its pungent odors Dear, sweet old home,
with its flowers, luscious peaches and
bellflower apples and happy children.
With reference TO its etymology, chrys-
anthemum means golden flower" and it
is known that the original flower was
yellow 1t was first introduced from the
Japanese, matricaria Japonica maxima
being the variety. The indefatigable
fiower-lovers Of Holland brought them
home in 1853. Linnaeus In 1853 refers TO
''sineuse," with large white and Indicum
with small yellows flowers, both double
and single. In 1880, when the trade with
China received a new impetus. chrysan-
themums were imported, and many are
still growing in the old gardens of Long
IL 1886 Robert Fortune reintroduccd the
pompon variety under the name of Chu-
san daisies, and I'm 1859 he introduced
many now well-known varieties from ia
pan. In China and Japan the chrysan-
themum is a national emblematic flower.
The arms of the kingdom of Japan, called
kiku-no-hana- consist of an out
spread, wheetlike chrysanthemum of six
teen petals, which radiate from a small
central circle and at the outer edge are
bound together by sixteen small arches
This fifty represents the sun and is the
imperial insignia on cockades, banners,
documents and coins. The esthetic Jap
anese mark all the periods with the cele-
brating of flower festivals, beginning with
the plum and ending with the maple
leaves OF autumn. The festival of the
chrysanthemum, or kiku, in November,
decks the whole country in the red, yell
low and white of this favorite flower
What We buy for dollars in our own mar
Eets may be purchased for a few cents IN
Japan. There is little Insignificant SUBJ
urb of Toxic called Dango-Zuka. Here
the chrysanthemum is cultivated until ii
is as near perfection as 1t is possible for
man to produce 1t. When the fair be-
gins Dango becomes gay little town.
The Japanese have some very unique
ideas upon the subject of display. At their
chrysanthemum shows the flowers are
The evening times., 1898-11-23
OPINIONS OF THE
NEW YORK PRESS
Newspaper Men Agree That Mcyey's
Jumping Into the Ring Was
PrearranRed.

New York Nov. 23-The general opinion
of the local newspapers is that the fight
was 4 premeditated arrangement. made
by the Corbett contingency, to rob the
unsuspecting public Of the betting money.
The decision Of Honest" John Kelly in
declaring bets off was the only thing that
saved the Corbett followers from being
swindled out of about $JO0O0, which they
had wagered on their favorite in igno-
rance Of his financial scheming ability.
The Journal this morning says:
Seven Thousand men believing around
n twenty-foot square OF canvas where
two modern gladiators were fighting a
battle thai viii go down i'm ring history
as the most monumental fake ever inn
posed upon a M York public such was
the scene at the LenoX Club last n ght.
where James j. Corbett and Thomas
SharlIey met TO decide the so ca lei heavy
weight pUgilistic championship OF The
world.
Since New York was a city no man
has ever seen such a terrific spectac e
sanctioned by law, or such a bare-faced
travesty on sport endured by a pat ;ent
public.
Altogether it was the most disgrace
ful fake that has ever been put up and
brought of in the history of pugilism in
this country. In the minds of many of
the spectators Il will prove to be the
death blow to legalized pugiiism here
abouts"
The Sun says: ''McVey has trained
Corbett and been behind him in every
fight in which the ex-champion has in
dulged. and the unanimous opinion was
that either McVey lost his head or he
made the break Intentionally.
Thousands of dollars had been wagered
on this fight, and, as Kelly said after it
was over, ii would have been manifestly
unfair 10 decide away so much money on
such piece of unsportsmanlike behav-
The evening times., 1898-11-23
The Cause of HooIey,s silence.

London, Nov. 23.-The TACT that Ernest
T. Hooley has failed to press some of his
most sensational charges is to some ex
tent, accounted for, perhaps, by a fact
just made public. 1t seems that a month
or two ago Hooleys wife received pres
ent of $1,000 pounds and now Hoo.ey. him
self, has been informed by an eminent
firm of brokers that they have been in
structed TO pay him 5000 pounds annually
until further notice. These sums, of
course, must come from Hooley's former
colleagues
The evening times., 1898-11-23

The lower money rate all over the coun-
try means that all inves Cments paying a
regular rate of interest, like bonds and
stocks, should sell at even higher prices
than they do at present. Il railroad that
is paying D per cent on its stock and
earning il is doing exactly twice as much
as the Government and 50 per cent better
than real estate. People VINO say that
railroad securities and others on the New
York Stock Exchange are now very high
priced compared with other years must
remember that money was not so plentiful
once and commanded a much higher rate
of interest. In my opinion. securities
generally should be 20 per cent high J. Than
they are at present.-L. d. Fowler, Bro
ker
The evening times., 1898-11-23
TERsE EXPRESSIONS
OF AN EXCLAMATION
John l.. sullivan Considers Corbett
"a Lobster" and Remarks That
He Cant Whip Nobody"

Detroit, Mich, Nov 23.-"Corbett is a
lobster and is more Of a has-been than /
will be- said John L. Sullivan, late last
night Il felt in in my bones that Shar-
key would win.
"Corbett can't whip nobody. He's a
coward; 50 is Fitzsimmons. Foul. There
was no foul at all 1t was a job. / do
not think Corbett was on the level at all.
He is a dirty duck and will never be
heard of again. This fight has cooked his
goose for all time. Sharkey is the COM
ing champion. When he meets the red
headed kangaroo. he wi4l knock his block
Of But ] don't think you can drag Fitz-
simmons into the ring with him.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
FITZSIMMoNS SAYS
he PREDICTED IT
Declares That Corbett and Shnrkey
Planned the Fight Entirely for
the Gate Money.

Chicago. Nov 23.-''The result is just a.
predicted" said Bob Fitzsimmons.
when he heard the news from the ring
side.
1T was a fake go. Corbett and Shar-
key practiced the whole fight together.
The whole thing was planned for the
gate money. The poor old public was GER
tainly beautifully taken in by this aggre-
cation of fakirs. / viii certainly not fight
either of these fellows. Only winners on
points of merit can get a chance for the
championship honors.'
The evening times., 1898-11-23
Beaten to Death by Her Father.

jury has held that Lillian Brandes. the
thirteen-year-old girl who was found
dead at her fathers home came To her
death at the hands of her father. Her
stepmother is charged with completely.
Lillian was found hanging to a bedp ST.
where, it is said, her father tied her and
beat her TO death.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-U. S. S's coupon. ss4Oa1o5 3-s s.
b.; National Safe Deposit and Trust. 149
ITO; Capital Traction, 11ds4 IA: SofS4; 309
So IS; 100S4; 2ods3 rs; 5as4; Metropolitan
r. r.. 1Dd131 IL; U. S. Electric Light. IS
@119 1-2; Mergenthaler Linotype lass IA:
Lanston Monotype. 100Q14 rs; American
Graphophone, 5Gal3 S-4; 2O0@13 SIS; Ameri-
can Graphophone Pfd., J0a14 Il
The evening times., 1898-11-23

The opinion is now quite general that
Sugar will pay the regular per cent
quarterly dividend. 1t seems to be the
idea that the dividend may not have been
fully earned during the quarter owing 10
the lower prices and the competition OF
the opposition refineries. 1t is thought.
however. by observant people that if there
is to be any cut in the rate il Will be de-
ferred until next year. With this pros
pect of the regular rate and with the
price OF refined advancing instead of fail
ing off there is little bullishness in the
sentiment regarding the stock for the
time being, .-..
The evening times., 1898-11-23
Large Requests to Universities.

Boston, Nov. 23.-The Will of the late
Edward Austin, of this city, gives l,100-
coo in public bequests. Harvard Univer-
sity receives S590O0 and the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology $500, 900. 9th
er beneficiaries are: Radcliffe College,
$50 900; Roanoke College, $50, 600; Tuscogee
Normal and Industrial School $4,000;
meteorological Laboratory of the Har-
ward Medical School, $4,000. The gifts
are on the condition that the interest
shall be used TO help needy students.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
SNAPSHOT INTERVIEWS.

Money is cheap in Washington. People
who have been paying the old rates OF
interest have no trouble in transferring
their loans and placing theE at to .
per cent if they have frst-class security.
l have seen $4,000 in loans put out at low
er rates this week.-Harry Willard Reed,
Real Estate.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
For Selling Liquor without Licens.

John Dempsy was arraigned in Judge
Kimbalrs court today, charged with
selling liquor without license The ju-
ry returned a verdict of guilty. but rec
commended the prisoner TO the mercy of
the court. On account of Denpsy's phys
ical condition the judge imposed the min
imum sentence of two months in Jail.
The evening times., 1898-11-23

My letter to the stockholders of the
Capital Traction Company advising the
purchase of the Capital Railway contains
only the facts with regard to the two
roads and their mutual interests. | firmly
believe the Capital Railway should be ac-
quired.-O. G. Staples Capitalist.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
Sentenced for Mnrher.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2S.-Isaac Sturgis.
colored, who pleaded guilty on Monday
before Judge Wiltbank. in the court of
oyer and terminer, TO murder in the sec
ond degree in the killing of William Al
len, also colored. was today sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
HaHer Pleads Not Guilty.

Henry G. Haffer. who is charged with
false pretenses, was arraigned today in
Criminal Court No. l, and pleaded not
guilty. Haffer Is accused Of passing a
worthless check, upon Howard r Hughes
& Co, of this city. for 81
The evening times., 1898-11-23
Bridge Proposal Accepted.

The Commissioners have, accepted the
proposals of the Crawford Paving Com
pany for the construction bf the founda-
tions for the bridges across Rdck Creek
on the lines of Massachusetts land Con-
necticut Avenues extended.
The evening times., 1898-11-23
standing between the dealers. The stock
was strong today.

Colorado Southern. the new organiza-
tion of Union Pacific, Denver and Gu I.
has many friends. II is believed that
there will be substantial rise in all It's
securities. The second preferred is eSpe-
cially liked
The evening times., 1898-11-23

The Southern roads are favorites with
a large class of careful investors. The
business of these roads has shown q
gratifying increase during recent months
and il is the general belief that it will
be still greater. II is noticeable also that
the sentimental belief in the future of the
trade with Cuba and Porto Rico is crop
ping out more and more frequently. Such
roads as the Southern and Louisville and
Nashville will undoubtedly feel the ef
fects of the revival of business in the new
American possessions at an early date
and draw large revenues from it.
The evening times., 1898-11-23

A new hotel building on the site of the
present Wizards is a possibility of the
future. l have thought of sucn a venture
frequently within the last year, but have
not yet decided on the matter. When The
new structure goes up it will be a mag
nificent one. and the undertaking is mat
ter to consider carefully-Joseph r. Will
lard.
The evening times., 1898-11-23

The stock market this morning was ir-
regular. but on the whole fairly strong
Prices were generally equal to or above
yesterdays level, and the tendency seemed
upward except in few in stances. London
bought Americans and seemed bul!ish,
though there was no great activity in
trading on the other side. The sentiment
OF the street was generally bullish for
the moment, though there was some be-
lief expressed that there would be sell
ing at the close on account of the hoi
day tomorrow.