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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-18
THE OLD WORLD.

About 3, 600, 900 tons Of coal orc annual
~ consumed in London.
The most common name for place in
England is Newton, which occurs no fewer
than 72 times.
Prus:ia's new landtag building at Ber.
lin II failure, the acoustic properties Of
the representatives hall being SO bad that
speakers cannot be heard even in the front
seats. %g
In place Of wedding cake in Holland
wedding sweets are given Druid -xuik-
ers, they are called. They are handed
round BY children and are sesged In flower
trimmed baskets '.ft
Paris sewers are being sedsshed careful.
" for treasure troye owing to the recent
discovery by . workman under the Hue
Montmartre Of u bundle containing Co.,
600 francs in securities.
Some time ago the water Of we'll not
many miles from Berlin began to taste Of
petroleum. Though cleaned repeatediy,
It got worse, and at latest accounts IS per
cent Of the liquid was petroleum
Bergen, Norway. is going 70 facilitate
the entrance Of vessels into the harbpr in
stormy weAther by placing tanks Of OIL On
the breakwaser and spreading the oil on
the water by means Ut small pipes.
Russia has taken up the italian idea Of
using the army - means Of education.
All conscripts are to be taught reading
and writing during their six years. service
and where 1t ID necessary viii b trained
for trades al we'll.
On Sept. IS last Bevarian At BatnberR
cent up small balloon, to which was at.
tsched his card, with the request that the
finder Of the balloon should let him know
where 1t touched the ground Three
months later he got his card, with q letter
from the man who had found the balloon
in Sunderland. England. -
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
Kentucky Board Finds Entire Re-
publican Ticket Was Elected.
ONLY ALTERNATIVE OPEN
COuId Not Go Behind the COanty Re-
turns-TayIOr Viii Be Inaug-
urated Next Tuesday.

FRANKFORT, KY. De. G--The
state board Of elections tonight gave
out their official report
The finding is that w. 5. Taylor for
governor and the rest OF the republican
Hcket has been elected on the face Of
the returns. Commissioners Ellis and
Pryor signed the majority report, In
which they hold that as a board OF can
vassers. they nave no right 70 go be-
hind the returns as received by them
from the counties which show the elec-
ton Of the republican state ticket Ac-
cordIngly, the repJrt says, certificates
Of election were oriared issued TO each
candidate thereon.
Commissioner POyntz presents the
minority report which he closes by say
ing: Il am unwilling TO certify to
fraud and to turn Kentucky over to the
control Of the bayOnet. gstIing gun and
fraudulent tissue ballots"
Extensive preparations ara being
made to inaugurate Taylor next Tues
day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09

ylctcd Of a crime since stlteihood. II
does not follow that he Is Innocent. He
E nOw a fgultiye from justice IN Salt
Lake county on a charge Of unlaws
ful cohabitation. and Ia Davis county.
Utah. where resides one OF his poIyga-
nous wives. with her ilIegitimate twins.
born August II. 1891. charge Of adul-
tery "a felony under the laws Of UtahJ
has been for two mOntns pgeOnholed
by the Mormon l,rOsc cutting attorney.
Many sentimental people are beigg
mlsled by some Of Roberts very igen-
ious suggestions, from which II Is IN
ferred that he took his polygamous
wives when II was lawful to do 20. This
Is a mistake Adultery was a crime In
Utah when Roberts was born. His
plea for sympathy. therefore. amounts
only 10 this. that he should be allowed
70 continue his criminal practices not
withstanding he took his polygamOus
wives in defiance Of the law. We de-
mand that he should support mis- fam
ilies but also demand that he shall
CEASE the begetting Of further illegitl-
mate oftsprings.
We disclaIm any desare 70 have him
declared ineligible because ha is a
Mormon. but solely because he Is vio-
lating and defylng tte laws Of our
state. the United State and OF common
decency.
As evidence that the compact be-
tween the Unitsd States end the state
OF Utah has been broken, the answer
points out that in Utah 1900 illegiduate
children have been born 20 polygamous
wives since statehood. And thai about
1000 poIygamOus households nov exist
In Utah and that attempt to secure the
punishment OF these offenders is de-
nourced by the majority Of Utah's cit
izens.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
DEMOCRATS DISSATISFIED.
They Resent the Purpose Of the Repub-
IcanS to Assume Crater Rep
reSentation on Senate Com
mittee.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-The demo-
cratic caucus committee Of the sebate
today considered the reorganization
OF the senate committees. A disposi-
tion was manifested 10 resist the de-
mand OF the republican senator's for
incrcased representation upon the lead
ing committees. but no definite con-
elusion was reached. The democrats
are especially displeased with the pros
pect OF not being able to I'LL one Of the
vacancies on the finance committee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
Communication Has Been Re-
stored With MOdder River.
SITUATION is YET CRITICAL
Beers 0utnumber British, But Dis
SeusiOn Reported Among Them-
Dispatch From LadySmith.

LONDON. Dsc 40 u. m-Lord Me-
huen'H r-atonuIon u the railway while
relieving load of anxisEy horr. nc.
cc'ntuhi-s uh.' dangers Hilll threatening
his force. !, IL gathered from brief
Official dispatch that Comma ndant
FUNK Los contingent wits taken be-
,w,,n the forces Acung from nclmOn,
aud nouihward frym MCdd,r riyer
RrI ,rts continue 10 come hrOm Lady
smith that dsss won exists among the
Bocrs. and especially tltu the oiange
Frrc State iroora am discunLnUsd.
Th"lr air alSo all kinds Of rumors Of
movements. but the FAC, h.. li,le In
known herr regarding the actual po-
a,ion oi the Iiuer furcm. Moreover.
rumore IS collaps. Of the Boer spir1,
have been heard ~ uft'n as not u,
cause much satisfaction now
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09

LONDON. Dc. 9.-G,prlul Forces
tier. Walker has sent the following dis
/ ptteh. daici ai . O'Clock last tFrday)
evening ~ uhs war Office from Cape
/ toNu
Telegraph and every communication
To- Moddcr river has b-cn ncopsned 4
\ battery of ficld ARTILLERY and bat
taliuu NJ infantry wsn, despatched
from the Moddcr rvur against Com
mandInt Pr4nz LOas AMI force OF
i.OOO Beers with one gun, vi ho had des-
,royrd the railway our lorrSS were u
wounJ-l.
Belmont has boal strengthened by
infantry and tWO guns and cavalry
tNglmcnt and the tru0po from NaAuw.
poort occupied Arundel Tuesday.
The cnemy's torco~ near General
Ga,acN are reported as follows A.
Dorlmcht 500 marching from Jsmes.
town TO Dorr,cht zoo, With alx guns:
At SlormbcrE. 1900. ~ Waterfall. iarg
forces. strength uLdcr Multcno about,
iOO
Lord Mothuon reports his casual
ties Of December 9Th on patrol duty as
follows Missing, Lieutenant Tpcystam
and four Of the Twelfth Lanccrs
wounded. four men"
Some interesting light is thrown IN
the position u affairs aiung ths west
ern frontier by a dispatch ISSUED by the
rncr agency lasst evening In Berlin
The dispatch sayE
"CommAndant PrnZ Los force r.
near Jacobsdu hctwon Mod1ler riv-
cr aad the Riet river. General Cronje
Is still on the north bank OF the Mod
der river his rear beirg protected by
fortified positions at Spytfon,rin and
those between JacobsdNl and Rita riv-
er are occupied by Beers. Command
ant Dolareis force Is stationed between
Graspan and Honey Nest Kloof"
II this Berlin despatch be correct
and It is especially significant when
Judged In connection with General
Forester Walkers adv.ccs to the war
o0iee-thcre must be some $4,000 Beers
around Lord Methuen who Is believed
To have only II 900 men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
CONFIDENCE IN BULLER.
He Is Believed TO Have Ample Men to
Garry Out His Plans For Re
lleVing Kimberley and
Ladycmith.

NEW YORK, Dec S,--A dispatch to
the Tribune from London dated Dec
s. says
Two great BATTLES are pending before
Iadysmth and Kimberley, and the
hotspurs are impatient TO have them
come One leading English journal,
impressed with the conviction that the
situation Of Whites army is critical,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
KILLED IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Son Of Prominent Railroad President
Among Others Who Have Given
up Their Lives.
DETROIT. Dec. S.-Lieutenant Aug
ustus c. Ledyard, who was killed in
the Negros. Philippine islands, Wed
nesday. was the son Of Henry b, Led
yard. president Of the Michigan Central
railroad.
Lieutenant Ledyard, was at Yale at
the outbreak OF the Spanish war. and
had outlined for himself a railroad
career. Joining the patriotic rush Of
students. he enlisted in New York
battery. Afterward he entered the reg
ular army as second lieutenant He
was grandson OF the famous General
Lewis Cas-.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
ELECTRIC LINE TO REPUBLIC.

SPOKANE. Dec. Sex Senator
Warner Miller, of New York. and Jas.
F. McNaught, of Seattle, have taken
an option on Uhe water power at Kettle
Falls on the Columbia river. north of
Spokane. and contemplate building an
electric railroad from the Spokane
Falls and Northern road TO Republic
Camp.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
BEEF FOR AFRICA.

Biggest shipment of Canned Beef Ever
Known Sent Yesterday 70 the
British Army
CHICAGO. Dec. s.-LIbby. Neal &
Libby have shipped 10000 pounds Of
canned beef to she British army In
South Africa Twanty-four cars were
required to carry It, This is the larg-
est shipment Of canned beef ever made
from this city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
THE BICYCLE RACE.

NEW YORK. Dec. S-The leaders Of
the great six day bicycle race at Mad
ism Square garden were 3s5 miles
ahead Of the record at midnight to-
night. At a. m. Miller and Waller
had covered 2a54 miles. walthour. the
Southern champion. had a lead Of sew
ersl miles for the individual prize.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
ROBERTS ADDRESS ANSWERED.
He is Disqualified for Congress by
Criminal practices and Lack of
Citizenship.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-ThA an
swer to L. h. Roberts addnss to the
American people was made today by
the delegation representing the gentle
element in Utah who are here to op-
pose Roberts, The answer says
If at the time of the passage of the
enabling act Roberts was as he seems
in his appeal to admit, disfranchised
by act Of congress and therefore not
a full citizen 0f the United States as
by the constitution he must be to be-
come member Of congress, then he is
still in the same condition. because the
constitution Of Utah could not restore
him to federal citizenship and the en-
abling act did not do it.
Roberts says he has net bean con-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
SLIGHT BRITISH LOSSES.
Direct Dlspatcn From Ladysmith
Giving Total casualties Since
November /.

LADYSMITH, Thursday. Dec. 1,--vh
here since November are five officers
and 26 men killed and Il officers and $50
men wounde, with three missing The
Boer force is still around MS In large
numbers, but all within the town are
we'll and cheerful.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09
RalTlsH ADVANCE ON coLENzo.

PRETORIA, Thursday, Dec THE
following dispatch. dated to-day has
been received from thc head Laager
near Ladysmith:
The British NrN. advancing an Co
lenzc but hast night passed without an
attack There was desnltory cannon
ade this morning, the naval guns in
LNdysmith replying vigorously to our
fire.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-09

aOYAl BAKING P0wOaa 90. w YoaN
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
Zero. In the Suburbs.

hSEOTA II the sun UT O6s Sj5sEss
When Pleasant Green. that cheerful soul,
that smooth suburbanite
Found 1t had changed from twelve above
to ten below at night.
ne nastened to explore his house with
more than fond regard
And found. alas. that all the pipes were
frozen fast and hard!
There was no water for the cook to wash
the praties in, f8
And there was none for Mrs. Green to
cleanse the babys skin:
3Vhere was no water for the lord Of that
once bright demesne KS s5 58*S
TO wash his hands-oh. sad the fate that
frowned on Pleasant Green!
But IN the basement-lne. oh, my!-twelve
inches deep It stood, #@7
And soaked and frozen was the coal and
exc the kindling wood!
"A sadders sight / never saw. oh. saint
perturbing scene!
Another pipe was busted-see!p uuoth Mr..
Pleasant Green
The Kitchen stove refused to burn--ice-
bound were all Its legs- ssf
But with the aid Of gasoline the cook
thawed out some eggs. $s sS 8
And Pleasant Green put on his cap and
pulled the edges down, y
And, shaking like q homeless cur, he
bolted or to town.
Tho wind was cold and more than bold,
and frozen were his socks
Ere he had walked-by fate compelled,
his twenty-seven blocks.
But what Of them he left behind? Imag-
Inc such scene
As that which reigned within the home
OF shivering Pleasant Green! s
ssf 81. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09


First Publication Feb. 16. 1892 vs.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
- Mile sLacS.-S In Probate Court.
Special Term, Feb. IA, 1899. 2$ X <{$ss$sl
In the matter of the estate OF Geo W. Taylor,
deceased. l4S 3ss EEt 81 tSs[5
$ Letters Of administration on the estate OF
said deceased being granted unto Matthew F.
Taylor. OF Anoka county, Es5.
S It is ordered, that all claims and demands OF
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court, for examination and allowance at
the probate Office in the village of Princeton,
on the following day, viz: The 18th day Of
May. A D. 1899. 7$E s 5Sss IS RE
It is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to its satisfaction,
shall be forever barred unless, for cause
shown, further time be allowed. s3#
59 ordered further, that notice of the time and
place OF the hearing and examination OF said
claims and demands shall be given by publish
ing this order once in each week. for three sue
cessive weeks prior to the day appointed for
such examination, in the Princeton Union, q
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Princeton in said county. s5ssyS 3ss .sftsa Z
Z Dated at Princeton the 18th day OF February
"A. d. 1899. BY the court, III yS3s
5s5ga b. M. VANALsTEIN,
a Probate Seal Judge OF Probate.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09

The latest imperial incident from
Germany relates to Judge Wiszomisski,
who recently sentenced an innocent la
borer to 18 months in Jail because he.
was q Socialist. The man appealed to
the imperial court, which reversed the
sentence and censured the Judge for his
loose methods at arriving at judgments
To the astonishment Of the court, the
emperor Immediately promoted the
judge to the head Of the imperial court
at Leipsic. where he is now member
Of the bench which has just solemnly
declared his unfitness for judicial func-
tions.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
[)1. Fenner S
Dyspepsia Cure.

!. Nearly all cases of Dyspepsia attended with
lNAGIlON or TORPIDITY of the Stomach, Bowels,
Liver and other glands connected with the digestive
system.
Some Of the following symptoms are always pres
ent: Uneasness weight or tension over stomach.
bloating, heartburn, quotations splitting Of food
belching wind, offensive breath constipation or dar
rha. palpitaton Of heart sick or nervous headache
He has
and has acquired world
the
these diseases
writings
These facts
which makes SO directly for cure. T.
et dealer circular with full description
the most remarkable achieved
For Sale by G. A. JACK.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
lUAlE
~ ltk
iMAGlNATlO
e Really Does n Good Denl In This
Life, Doesn't III

~ A Y
& Really Does a Good Deal IN This
Life, Doesn't II:
! am beginning to believe that im-
agination has a good deal to do with
he effect Of cold on the average per.
son, remarked tourist who arrived
while the arctic wave was waving its
worst One Of the passengers on our
train was man who had just returned
drom the Klondike, where he spent three
solid years without breaking his consti.
aation to any appreciable extent
AT least so he declared. and his
hardy. rugged appearance bore out the
assertion. He made the return trip over
Chilkoot pass in midwinter and was on
BIS way to his home in West Alabama.
ssWhen we struck the blizzard, we
were all more or less uncomfortable, but
nobody seemed to suffer half as much as
the man from the Klondike. He was
warmly dressed. yet he shivered like an
aspen. and his lips were absolutely blue.
He told me he had thoroughly ex-
pected to find spring weat ather down here
and had looked forward to it with the
greatest eagerness. 4
II presume the cold took him COM
paetely by surprise, and he was unable
to resist it mentally. which is just as
important as resisting t physically In
the north folks make up their minds to
it. as the saying goes, and pull through
all right. Here the thing is so phenom-
enal that it seems next door to spite
work on the part Of nature. and we
dwell on the discomforts as a sort of
personal grievance
When last saw the Klondiker. he
was expecting pneumonia so confidently
that I'm sure he will feel disappointed
d be doesn't get it. New Orleans
fmes-Democrat.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
10 searci, for ,yalter ~ ell 4, J Z,
Discovered a by q Woman.

NJ e
mother great discovery has been
made and that too, by "a lady in this
country 8 Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven years
she With hstood its .severest tests, but
vital organs were ndermined and
and death seemed imminent. For
three months she coughed incessantly
and and could 1 not sleep. She finally dis
covered cover. q away to recovery by pnrchas-
ing sof us 9 bottle Of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consump mption, and was SO
much relieved on taking first dose,
3that.she slept all mig BIT and with two
bottles has been absolutely cured.
Her name is Mrs Luther. Lutz. &
.,Thus writes W. g. Hamnick s. Co, OF
Shelby, n. G. Trial bottles free at
g: q. Jacks, Drug Store Regular size
5Oc5 and ST Loo, every bottle guaranteed.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
General Ma, j j DefensA.


The defense MADE by General Eagan
nt the court martial is . remarkable
rorrob alton Of the general opinion Of
the public oncerning him He has too
much a emotion to DO always the officer
md gentlemen that he may be at some
times. Consider my feelin 9, 4 he says
But that is the very thing that we are
not to conside We do not expect our
toffcers high il command to make vio-ss
lent exhibitions Of their feelings and.
then ask US to consider them, The whole
discipline of the military service inn
plies a. discipline Of the feelings and q,
.rertain control Of them under the most
1nggravating circnmsta ces. There could
be no martial system whatever If one 8
emotional extravagances were to become
a part of it to be excused. The exhibit.
which General Eagan makes Of himself
ts that of man whose sensibili tiles
arc under no sort Of control. who grows.
morbid in the self contempla plation Of
wrongs and proceeds to hysterical
lengths that are passionate and peril
ous. That he may be at the same time
q brave man, with an honorable record
of physical courage, il no way. lessons
the particular ndictment which public
opinion now makes and which is all the
more obvious in the light Of his extra
emotional self Wind ication. Squeezed
into the small lest compass. his excuse is
that il the stress Of his feelings he for
got himself and was temp insane.
This Eli is g very poor excuse indeed for
an official upon whose head rests the
multiple respo ilities Of a complicat-5
ed depar rtment. 4; sss.3
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
Hard LucE.

well, how are yon getting along
with that fund you began saving some
time ago for trip tc the Paris exposi-
tion 9'' as
: I've had bad luck with it. / had
81. 40 laid away. but my wife happened
to lind It one day just before man
with newly patented egg beater came
around - Chicago News. n
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
AZ ii Az Il.

They were in their chronic condi dition
of quarrel, when the missis said after al
more than usually strong torrent Of
abuse ri
s 4 b, You don t appreciate me nowl!3
You sl,' 'l a know my value when ! u gone.
And he remarked, II a give triae
to know your value.
And, oh. WASH 7 there. a shindy then!
aIf the party. wall between our villas
hadn't been SO thin, I might have won.
dered why crockery had recently id Z
vanced in price know nov. Pick
Me I'm ssH 5 s;s5
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
PFudence.

What made you challenge that
American to duel rs asked Partisan
journalist S friend.
IT was in self defense. thought
that if ! could get him to fight with
weapons we could make it the usual
harmless affair. Otherwise he'd be like
" to insist on trying to whip me with
his fists and probably hurt me. -
Washington Star.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
1t Started to start.

81 thought you said this lightning
express started at 4 p. m. y" said the
impatient passenger.
''Oh. no, " the official replied "that
isn't the time it starts That's the time
1t starts to start. We are little late
today. and so it was 30 before we
started to start to start. '.s # 5.
After which it was the passengers
turn to start and realizing the obliga-
tion that was upon him. he duly did so
New York World.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
Annual Town Meeting

s The citizens of the town of Princeton in the
county OF Mile Lacs and State of Minnesota.
who are qualified to vote ut general elections,
are hereby tited that the annual town meet
ing tor said town will be held at the village hall
N the village of Princeton. Nina. in said town,
on tuesday, the 18th day OF March next, be-
tween the hours Of nine o'clock in the forenoon
ana nVe o'clock in the a. ternoon OF the same
day or the following purposes: 7TS
70 eject three supervisors, one of whom shall
be designated on the ballots as chairman, one
town clerk, one treasurer, one assessor, and
one oVerseer Of highways for each road dis
trlct IN said town, and to do any other business
vened. 80 .. - ~.
ruary, A. d. 1899 ssg81 IS
# y&X E&4&{:sE e. A. BRIGGS Town Clerk,
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
On Jan. 80 the Third Tinted stato,

On Jan. 80 the Third United States
infantry, over ], 900 strong, set out from
Fort Smelling, where il has been for ten
years, to make the long journey Of near
II 1000 miles to Manila. When it
left. the thermometer stood at 80 de-
grees below zero. and the regiment will
hot stop until il reaches q place where
the thermometer marks 85 in the shade
In contempt plating this jaunt one Gees
that endurance is becoming Of greater
Importance than bravery. y.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09

The other day Miss Ayers 81 Penn
Ynn. who reserved all her originality
for her final act. shut herself up ii q
trunk and then took, poison. Ia As
hours after this exploit was blazoned
Robert 7. Rink Of Philadelphia imitat-
cd the feat successfully with another
trunk Curious that the monkey in
sstinct Of man should come ont stron-
gegt ia death s.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
Reflection. Of q Bachelor.

Every girl likes man to think she
is full of moods
Whom the gods wish to destroy they
first invite to dinner ss 5.g
a girls ideal of trousseau is to
have real lace and two dozen Of every
thing "a
When woman tries to explain how
she came to a conclusions it reminds
you of a tadpole explaining why its tail
fell off New York Press. s5=
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
Just One.

Bobby Cat the breakfast table, )-
Maud, did Mr.. Jules take any Of the
umbrellas or hats from the hall last
nght7
Maud-Why. of course notl Why
should he7 .
Bobby That's just what I'd like to
know. thought he did because Iheard
him say when he was going ont, ST am
going to steal just one. and Why.
what's the matter. Maud Tit Bits.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
O6haud JudxmentZ

spif6ns- That man yonder is great
musician.
Snaggs-He must be an organist.
then. He can't be great pianist.
"Why e. -,.g ... .s
His head is as bald as an egg -"
Fttsburg Chronicle telegraph.