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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

There can be no doubt that Mr.. Nc.
Kenna's chances for being confirmed have
been greatly improved by the attack
which the A. p. A. has made upon him.
There were charges that he was not of the
requisite mental size for judge of the
highest court in the land and that his at
tainments as a lawyer were not above
mediocrity, and they cameszfrom sources
that entitled them to serious considera-
ton. But they are not likely to get it,,
for the reason that to give 1t would ex.
pose Senators to the charge of trucking
to the American Protective Association.
Take 1t all in all we have little doubt
that this association has been much more
helpful than hurtful to Catholics with
aspirations for political preferment Ere
9uently it has prevented the test of merit,
which they could not in some instano es
have stood, being applied to them, and
eerried them into offices which they were
Incompetent to fill, because that was an
affective way of condemning bigotry and
intolerance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

Quiet reigned in Havana at last ac'
counts, but the orders given to the Maine
by TIE navy department, show that our
government is apprehensive of new out
break there, probably on account Of
confidential advices from Consul General
Lee. AS we pointed out the other day the
outbreak OF last week derives its chief
ngnificance lot from its size, but from the
people who appear to have led it. It was
not the rabble that started it, though of
course they joined in, but officers of the
Spanish army. 1t is said that they were
incsnsed by newspaper attacks upon the
military, but it is very significant that
the newspapers they threw into the street
were all of them newspapers that were
supporting the autonomous policy. That
makes it look very much as If the rising
was to be regarded as a protest against
the governments policy by the military,
which in Spain Is almost always the dis
posing power; and has more to do in
settling Spanish policies than the civil
government. With Weyler openly sowing
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

The Senate committee has voted against
the admission of Mr.. Corbett of Oregon
who was appointed Senator by sthe gov
srnor Of that state. The question in his
Ease was whether vacancy had happened
in the meaning Of the constitution, so
that the governor might appoint. The
legislature had not organized at the
proper time, and therefore i'll contempla-
ton of law had no existence. 1t was
planned by Mr.. Corbett's supporters that
Rnder these circumstances the governor
had the right to apoint, but the commit
tee by majority of one decided other
wise. If the, Senate follows its committee
Oregon will be short one Senator. Mr..
Corbett is a sound money man and his
exclusion at this time will be serious. To
the ordinary mind it looks as though the
weight of argument was Oil the side.of the
members Of the committee, who voted to
admit him, but precedent is in favor of
the Senates following the lead of it's
election committee and it will probably
do So in this case.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17
FINANCIAL.
City Of Berlin, n. H..
a. PER CENT
Refunding Bonds due 1917.
Principal and Interest payable in
Boston, Mass.
Assessed Valuation, S2,224,OOO
Net Debt, II6,OO0

The City of Berlin is situated in Coos County,
New Hampshire, on the Androscoggin River,
which furnishes at this point one of the finest
water powers in New England.
The Boston Il Maine and Grand Trunk Rail
roads give ample facilities.
The large Plants of the Berlin Mills Co., the
Burgess Sulphite Fibre Company and the Glen
Co. are located at Berlin.
In 1880 Berlin had a population of HOO. in
1890 the population was 1929, in 1895 1881 and is
now estimated to be over 5000.
In 1896 the Berlin Mills Company employed
575 men, the Glen Co. 400. the Burgess Snlphite
Fibre Company 1875 and other smaller concerns
40 more.
Since then the Burgess Sulphite Fibre Com
pany have doubled the size OF their plant the
Glen Co have rebuilt and very much enlarged
their three mills and a shoe factory has been
built which now employs 450 operatives
In addition to the water power required by
power Is yet unemployed and its development
will result in a steady growth in population in
the future.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, JANUARY IL.

The decision OF. the government Of In
dia to issue gold notes postpones
still further the time which Senator
Chandler is constantly looking forward
TO, when negotiations looking to a BIZ
metallic arrangement with European
powerssmay be again be entered upon
with hope of success. The bimetallic COM
mission attributed its failure to come to
any understanding with Great Britain to
she perversity of.the Indian government,
and now apparently that government is
going right on In its perversity even to
the adoption of gold standard
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

The situation in Cuba has SO often been
stated in our telegraphic columns that
the public cannot but be thoroughly
familiar with it. According to Consul
General Lee 200 900 persons are suffering
for the necessities of life, and IF relief
90 mes to them it must come from outsiders.
as the island is thoroughly impoverished.
All over this country money and GOOD are
being collected and sent to the island
Portland will want to have share in
this good work, and SO will respond
promptly land generously to the appeal of
Mr.. Louis A. Goudy which was published
In these columns on Saturday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

lon't know how would get along if it wasn't for
Ripans Tabu;es. We men here on the road are
always in such "hustle," and get little time
to eat and have to swallow our food so quickly,
no wonder we have dyspepsia. know suffered
with it for nearly two years before got "onto
the Tabules, and l was in misery all the time l
constantly had pains in my stomach and chest, and
dizzy feeling about my head. My bowels didn't
work regularly, and I felt "mean all the time.
saw Ripans Tabules advertised SO much I bought
some, and after taking them for month felt like
new man. have boy who was troubled with
Indigestion, and gave some to him. They proved
TO be just what he needed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17
COUNTING THE RAIDERS.
Secretary Roosevelt on the Needs of the
Navy.

Washington, January l5.-The canvass
of Republican members Of the House of
Represents tives on the question of chang
ing the Civil Service Law, which has
been conducted by the Republican "Steer-
ing Committee is about completed Of
the 202 Republican members of the House
the canvass is said to show that MAORI
ty varying from IS to 40 is favorable to a
change In the law. according to the degree
of change proposed. This last factor leads
to some difference of opinion as to the re-
suit of the canvass. Representative Pear
son, of North Carolina, a member of til
committee, places the number of Repub-
Leans who can be depended on at lis.
Mr.. Evans, of Kentucky, another mem
Der of the Committee, places the number
at 1S6. Both estimates are based on the
canvass, the difference being due to the
attitude of certain doubtful members AS
a whole, the result gives satisfaction to
these who have made the canvass. They
say that in a number of cases entire state
delegations are shown by the canvass to
favor a change in the law. This is the
case in the state delegations of North
Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West
Virginia and New Hampshire. In other
cases the canvass shows that practically
the entire delegation is for change.
Chief Examiner Erven, of the, Civil Ser
vice Commission, was re examined by the
Senate Civil Service Investigating COM
mite today. His testimony was in the
nature of a refutation of the contention
that the Commission frequently had no
eligible lists from which to supply vacan-
cies in the various branches of the govern
ment service. Senator Pritchard sought
to bring out discriminatiye acts of the
Civil Service Commission. He asked if
in the case of examinations of letter
carriers as an example, the Commission
is not required to certify the three highest
candidates on the list.
Mr.. Server said not unless all the
qualifications are met Preference could
be given to those applicants who live in
the immediate vicinity of the carrier dis
tricts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

seeds Of dissension at home and the mill
tary in Cuba expressing their disgust
with autonomy by throwing newspapers
which advocate 1t into the street, there is
liable any day to be an outbreak in
Havana which will put in jeopardy
American lives and property, and so our
government is only taking reasonable
precaution in ordering the Maine to be
IN readiness for instant departure for the
Cuban capital.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

Secretary of the Navy Long has sent a
recommendation to Congress for an appro.
priation of $50, 900 to improve the battery
in the Chicago and accompanying 1t is a
strong report of Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt in which he points out some
weaknesses of the navy. Mr.. Roosevelt
says the Chicago is being rebuilt at cost
considerably greater than was her original
contract price and says the department
will be inexousable If it turns out a new
ship with old, defective guns for her
man battery. 1t will be expensive to put
four now guns aboard the Chicago, but
not more than six per cent of the total ex-
penditures on repairs. Mr.. Roosevelt
says: ''It is better by far to have small
er number Of ships first class in every re-
spect, and especially equal to any foreign
ships as regards their battery, rather than
have larger number of ships really in
ferior to foreign ships that are nominaIly
their equal. In the event of war If any
disaster happened to one of our ships
owing to her possessing an ANTICIPATED
battery. a heavy responsibility would rest
on the navy department for falling to ask
for means to meet its needs. earnestly
wish we could as soon as possible with
draw from active service the cruisers
fitted with slow fire guns and substitute
ships with rapid tire batteries. Ships like
the Raleigh, Marblehead, Montgomery
and Olympia compared with foreign yes
sells of the same class stand high, while
the reverse is the case of ships like the
Baltimore, San Francisco and Yorktown.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

81 have just been talking with Captain
| Cotton, who commanded the Philadelphia
when she lay SIDE by side of the Japanese
cruiser Naniwa in Hawaii. In the event
of fight the Naniwas possibility OF
| efficiency probably would have been twice
as great. The Philadelphia twelve six
inch guns were of the old fashioned slow
| fire type. six to broadside. Against
| these six the Naniwa would have pitted
her two ten-inoh pivot guns and three of
her six rapid fire six-inch guns. From
three guns alone her skilled crews would
get more than double the volume of fire
than it would have been possible to obtain
from the six-inch guns of the Philadel-
phia while we would have nothing to op-
pose the Naniwa's ten-inoh guns. The
place of the Philadelphia was taken by
the Baltimore. The latter would have
put two eight-inoh guns, old fashioned
slow type, against two ten-inch guns of
the Naniwa and put in broadside three
slow fire six-inoh guns against three rapid
fire guns of small calibre on the japanese
ship. II hostilities had occurred and we
had lost ship either of these in a single
fight with another ship of the same nomi'
nal force, we could never erase its memory
from our acknowledgements. -
The session of the House today after 2
o'clock, was devoted to eulogies on the
life and public services of the late Re
preventative Milliken of Maine.
Those who spoke were Messrs. Bur
leigh, Republican of Maine, who succeed
cd Mr.. Milliken, Messrs. Dingley. Bou
telle, Dinsmore, Democrat of Arkansas,
Skinner, Democrat of North Carolina,
Mercer, Republican Of Nebraska, + IL
born. Republican of California, Hicks,
Republican of Pennsylvania, and Little,
Democrat of Arkansas.
Immediately after the reading of the
Journal, Representative Starr, Populist
Of Nebraska, rose to question of privi-
lege to deny publication in local pa
per stating that he had acted as attorney
in the pension case OF Jackson W.
Cheney. AS representative, he said, he
had interested in the case, but had
never acted as pension attorney in his
life.
On motion of Mr.. Lanham, Democrat
of Texas, bill was passed authorizing
the President to appoint an additional
district judge for the Northern District
of Texas. 1t is explained that Judge
Rector, now the judge of that district,
was utterly incapaciated from perform
ing the duties of his office.
1.-THE House then went into committee
of the whole and took up the considera
ton of the army appropriation bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17

The celebrated pension case of Judge
before the pension Office in the shape of
an application to Commissioner Evans to
yacate the order reducing the judges
pension from S72 to $50 per month. The
application to vacate the order reducing
the pension was made by Fred A. Baker,
who claimed that q pension once granted
was a vested right and that Judge Long
is entitled to ST. per month within the
meaning of the law.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-17
li,,yu TIMES HAVE COME.

You can afford to indulge yourself or your
family in the luxury Of a good weekly news
paper and a quarterly magazine of fiction.
You can get both of these publications with
almost a library of good novels for S. per year.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16

Says the Helena Herald: There
can be no reorganization of Republi-
can bimetallists i'm Montana that
will lead any considerable number of
them into the Democratic camp ON
the Bryan lines of two years ago.
Once vas enough. Thousands thus
cajoled in 1896 cannot be fooled a
seconed time" That is the stuff. Ii
Silver-Republicans are going to give
expression to their adherence to IL
to l on the ground of principle"
they should do 50 independent OF the
Democrats and Populists, who are
simply using this slogan to intrench
themselves in office and secur the
loaves and fishes. To aid Democrats
and populistsin securing control OF the
offices in the state will not promote
the cause OF 10 to l in the slightest
degree. Mr.. Hartman's chief con-
Germ is keeping his seat warm in con-
gress and to gain this point he would
sacrifice the principle OF protection
and everything else for IL to l, be-
cause he thinks on that alone most
anyone could win in Montana,
There are a good many Silver-Repub-
licans who are strong protectionists
and recognizing the benefits OF a
tariff will no longer follow Mr.,
Hartman in his IN idea campaign
for his W political salvation.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16

Buffalo Coat, chief OF the Cree In
dams, was in Helena last week seek
ing an interview with Gov. Smith.
He Is not satisfied with the treat
ment his people are receiving at the
hands of the Canadian government
and is anxious to u a reserya-
ton for them in Montana. About
800 of the tribe have returned to
Montana and are scattered in small
bands in different parts of the state.
1t is said the governor will take
steps to have the Crees again de-
ported to the north, as this govern
ment has no Jurisdiction over them
and could not place them on a reser'
walton unless a treaty to that effect
was negotiated. The Cree incident
is apparently unsettled and is not
likely t. be for some time to come.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16
A United Country.

Patriotism was rampant in the
house and senate last week when
$50, 600 900 was voted for national
defense. There a not a dissent
ing voice o. vote in either house
when the hour for action came.
Republicans, Democrats and POpu-
lists forgot all about party and
responded nobly to the demands OF
their country. They did not stop to
bubble or express doubt as to the
integrity and patriotism of the chief
magistrate, for, standing above the
clouds and mists of partisan bias,
they thought of him only as a loyal
American like themselves and were
willing to trust him with the dispo-
sitiOn of millions, as the necessities
required. In such a perilous time, in
such a feverish moment, party lines
became a rope of sand, and flowers
blossomed on the garden wall o.
politics, fortified by the smiles and
tears of men who love their country
above all else.
And there were none more patri
otto than the members from thu
south. If any foreign nation hal
doubted the unity of our people thai
doubt has been dispelled. If any
animosity existed between the nOrti
and the south, it has suddenly dis
appeared and a united country
stands ready to defend the flag Oh
land and sea. And what an arm.
we would have! The intrepid ant
firery southerner and the cool blu
courageous northerner, well disci
plined and generated, would make
soldiery that would astonish tn
world.
But we believe there will be M
war. The great preparation bein,
made does not necessarily signif.
that war mustfollow. Thefact tina
$50, ZOO, 900 a be placed at the dispo
sal of the president without issuing
a bond and the other manifestation
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16
He Is Puzzled.

The Democratic editor of the Liv-
ingston Herald, after reading the adj
dress of Messrs. Mantle, Town and
Hartman, cogitates rs follows:
The question that comes to the
reader who takes the time to wade
through these epistles is: What is
the difference between a Silver-Re-
publican and a Democrat? The
writers of these communications
laud the Chicago platform to the
skies and aver their determination
to stand by it's principles to the last
and yet they shrink from the name
of Democrat as If it were a disgrace
About the most sensible thing thai
the managers of the Silver-Republi
can party can do is to issue u de
tailed description of the salient
points of differences between thu
Silver-Republicans and the Demo
Gratis, SO that their constituents viii
not wander into the Democratic
fold.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16

Roger q. Mills has withdrawn
from the senatorial race i'm Texas,
leaving the field to Gov. Culberson.
He does not like the ties made for
those desiring to participate in Dem
ocratic primaries and conventions,
and though he denies that he has
deserted bimetallism he does not be-
lieve that it can be be restored by
adopting a ratio of 16 to /. He
says:
Now that the great body OF the
commercial world has taken Its
stand against silver, / do not believe
it in the power of the United States
alone, by it's independent action, to
restore the value Of silver to par
with gold at 16 to one. 1 believe
that the United States can restore
the demand which they withdrew
but don't believe they a restors
the demand which was withdraw
by other countries when they closed
their mints against silver"
Senator Mills ia a free trader Qf the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16

speaking of Mr.. Hartman's pitiful
plea for fusion OF the silver forces
next fall, the Daily Missoulian, in
a recent issue, truthfully said: 1.-The
plea for unification Is that OF a poll
tician rather than the prayer of a
statesman. No matter how the
scenery is shifted about, MI. Hart
man always has the center of the
stage, the index finger of the right
hand pointing to the capitol at
Washington. When the red fire is
burned, while the orchestra plays
soft and sweet and low, the CHIEF
eunuch of Montana's political harem
stands out boldly in all the awful
dignity of a lone doughnut on a free
lunch counter" And he knows that
his doughnut will become dough un
less he can make the fusion scheme
work. What unselfish devotion tc
silver!
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16

Last year, through strenuous Ell
forts, Great Falls became h
greatest wool-buying and shipping
point in the state. Every induce
ment was held out to divert the
wool grown in the Judith basin in
that direction. In some instances
growers went many miles out OF
their way to reach that market,
resting upon the assurance OF plenty
Of buyers and good storage facilities.
In the latter respect, however, there
was great disappointment and a
number of growers had their clips
damaged by rain, owing to lack OF
shelter. Great Falls business men
| are aware of the fact and last week
held a meeting to urge that better
facilities be provided the coming sea-
son in order that all grounds for
complaint on this o may be re-
moved. The secretary of the Busi-
ness Mems association stated that
he had written the second vice-presi-
dent of the Great Northern, MIR.
| Newman, and was assured thai the
company had already arranged for
an increase of b storage capacity
and that the work would be done in
time to allow the fact to be spread
among the dissatisfied woolgrowers.
An effort will also be made TO erect a
wool securing plant at the Falls,
though this latter matter is still in
embryo. Growers of this section
who intend hauling to the northern
market will be pleased to earn hat
better facilities will be provided
them. Billings will be right in the
swim this year, however, and vii
doubtless give the Falls a hard tus
sic to hold her own.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16
Notice.

Whereas, forty-five persons, resi-
dents and liable to military duty in
Fergus County, Montana. having
subscribed and presented to the
governor of Montana, an applica'
ton for the organization of a mill
tary company. and said application
having been approved, and the under
signed having been appointed muster
ing officer to muster such company
and perfect the organization thereof
Notice is hereby given, that on
March 10Th, 1898, at 8 p. m. at the
Court House, i'm the town of Lewis
town, Fergus County, Montana, q
company of infantry will be muster
ed into the National Guard o
Montana.
Dated Helena, Montana, March 10
1898.
X. B. WALLACE, LIST Lit. End, U. s. e..
Mastering Officer.