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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-15
A PERFECT fIzzLE.
The Samoan Interpolation in the German
Reichstag Falls Flat.

Berlin. April 1.-THE minister of for
eign affairs. Baron Won Buelow, an
nounced to the Reichstag. today. thai
an agreement had been arrived at witt
Great Britain with regard TO sending
commission to Samoa.
The Interpolation on Samoa was
presented by DR.. Lehr. an extremis'
pan-German, and was replied to by
the minister of foreign affairs. Baron
Won Buelow. The whole affair was
looked upon as a fiZZle and occupied
only so minutes.
During the course of his remarks
the minister of foreign affairs said re-
garding the Samoan incident:
Our attitude may be summed up in
single senten9e--adherence to the
legal status created by the act, so long
as the act is not modified by the unan-
imous decision of the powers. But so
long as the Samoa act exists 1t must
be loyalty observed by all concerned
The letter and spirit Of the act require
that final decision be only affected by
the unanimous resolutions of the three
governments. We, therefore. have al
lowed no doubt to remain in London
and Washington that we must regard
as not legally binding any changes 10
which we have not given our assent.
This principle of necessary unanimity
which is set up and defended by US
was accepted by America and then also
by Great Britain.
Another leading point of view for
us was to hold aloof from the disputes
of the native chiefs. We We're confront
ed by several candidates for the throne
of Samoa, but we have not taken sides.
But the provisional government of Ma
taafa having been recognized by the
three consuls it must have appeared
to our consul as the legal status quo
until a new government was installed
by the unanimous resolution of the
three governments.
Respecting the recent conflict we
have only mutilated and defective tele-
grams from our consul and more or
less trustworthy reports from foreign
Geographic agencies, so that ii is not
yet possible for us to pass final judg-
ment on the affair. Nothing. however
is known to us concerning the reported
conflict between the American admira!
and the commander of the Fake.
agree with the secretary OF the navy
that the report Of such a conflict is
entirely unfounded and / am convinc-
ed that the conduct. sense. honor, tact
and self-control of our naval officers
were beyond praise. as was the disci-
pine of the men.
Regarding the German subject ar
rested in Samoa, he was evidently the
director of the plantation Of Vailele,
near Huffnogel. We Immediately call
ed the attention of the British govern
ment to the matter and expressed our
confident expectation that no harm
would come to our countryman if. as
we certainly believed. he Is innocent.
THE final settlement cannot be pref
udiced by the events in Samoa. This
settlement will not take place on the
spot. 1t can only be the result of an
agreement between the three cabinets"
In conclusion the minister of foreign
affairs said: I'VE demand in Samoa
no more than what belongs to us by
treaty; but we cannot and will not al
low those treaty rights Of our to be
curtailed.'
No debate followed but speaking to
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Justice Levertritt of the supreme
court. Immediately upon the COM
mencement of the proceedings address
ed the members of the committee stat
ing that he had been called there to
testify and that the business of his
court was suffering thereby. He asked
for immediate examination. Mr.. Moss
excused the justice until further no.
tice.
Then the name of Richard Croker
was called. The Tammany hall leader
was sworn.
You live at the Democratic Club do
you not?" asked Mr.. Moss. Yes sir
said Mr.. Croker.
You are the leader of the political
organization generally known as Tam
many Hall. are you not?" Il don't
know that I am
Generally conceded to be. are you
note" asked Mr.. Moss suavely. well"
said Mr.. Croker. Il amt talking for
myself. If others say / am, | am"
Mr.. Croker agreed with Mr.. Moss
that the government of city and coun-
try depended upon the existence of po-
litical parties.
Mr.. Moss asked Mr. Croker if the
leadership generally accorded to him
was not based largely upon the fact
that he had the reputation of being n
truthful man. Mr.. Croker said he tried
10 be a truthful man. Mr.. Moss was
asking Mr.. Croker a humber of some
what embarrassing questions regard
ing the organization of Tammany Hall
when Mr.. Croker suddenly interrupted
him and said sharply
1T is not necessary to bring all that
up; that which everybody knows.
There is no use playing to the galleries;
there is no use making speeches. We
all know everything that has been said.
We know that / am a leader of the
party and l acknowledge it, and that
all these people are my friends, and
that L am going to stick to them all the
time
There was roar of applause as Mr..
Croker finished this sentence. Chair
man Mazet raped for silence. Rather
sarcastically Mr.. Moss said the ap-
plause was all right and that he hoped
the chairman would allow it once in a
while. 1t did not disconcert him.
Just give me good straight talk"
went on Mr.. Croker THAT is all. /
am talking good straight talk and that
is all want. All these gentlemen know
that I am considered the leader. All
these gentlemen are my friends. You
have talked half an hour for nothing.
What is the use of that?"
I'VE will try to accommodate you,
Mr.. Croker" replied the counsel.
Mr.. Croker said that he gave the
prominent Tammany Hall Democrats
IA certain amount of advice and di-
rection." Sometimes they followed it;
sometimes they did not. Most Of them
followed it.
Mr.. Moss read a list Of Tammany
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GEN. HYDE WITHDRAWS
In the Race for the Second District Congress
sionaI Nomination.

Gath, Me. April l4.-(SpeciaD.-ln ac-
cordance with the announcement in this
mornings kennebec Journal, Messrs
Hyde. sons of Gen. T. W. Hyde. have
issued a letter TO the Republicans of the
81 Congressional district. announcing his
withdrawal from the Congressional can
vass. The letter follows:
Bath, Me, April II. 1899.
To the Republicans of the Second Con-
gressional District:
Recent information from General
Thomas w. Hyde is of such a nature
that We deem it advisable to say TO You
that we do not consider it wise that his
name should be used any longer as i
candidate for nomination To fill the VI
cancy in Congress caused by the death
of the late Nelson Dingley.
In Withdrawing his name. we desire {.
say that the use of the same was strictly
honora BILE, for it was granted at time
when he. as we'll ourselves. deemed il
to be prudent.
We desire 10 extend in his behalf ouI
sincere thanks To the very many VINO
have so cheerfuly rendered their sup
port. Very respectfully,
JOHN S. HYDE,
f.. w. HYDE.
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FIRE At RIVERSIDE.
the GristmiIl Of E. S. Forrest Burned-loss
Nearly $500: Partially Insured.

Riverside. Me, April 14.-(SpeciaD.-
The grist mill in this place belonging
to E. S. Forrest was destroyed by fire.
building was originally the old school
house, but Mr.. Forrest bought it. last
fall, and put in a mill for grinding ami
a gasoline engine to run it, and has
been doing quite business il the feed
line, besides grinding grst for the
farmers. Quite a quantity of grain
and feed was burned. Loss. from $1,000
to $500; partially insured. Cause of
fire unknown; supposed to have caught
from the chimney.
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CROKER VS.. MOSS.
: XII
The Tammany Chief, Before
the Mazet Commission.
Makes Highly Interesting Witness
Several Very Dramatic Incidents.
John +. Carroll and Judge DAILY Add TO the
Days Sensations.

New York, April 14.-Richard Croker
was on the stand, today. before the
Mazet investigating commission and he
will be on the stand again, tomorrow.
John F. Carroll, the Tammany leaders
chief deputy, was also put through a
course of questioning. this afternoon.
Judge Joseph +. Daily. whom the Dem
ocrats refused to renominate for JUS
tice of the supreme court last faii,
told of his treatment Ivy Mr.. Croker
and Tammany. While prominent VIII
nesses contributed testimony that went
to make the day a most notable one
in the investigation into tn" city's af-
fairs.
The examination &c Richard Croker
was q remarkable one, chiefly by rea-
son Of the answers which he returned
10 the questions proppunded by Mr..
Moss. He was brief and direct and no
took advantage ~ the many oppor-
tlnities afforded him to retort in a
manner that evoked applause many
times.
Mr.. Croker gave events a somewhat
dramatic turn when. after refusing Ia
answer several questions concerning
his private affairs he held up his right
hand and said imprcssively:
IF you can show me where | have
made a single dollar from this city you
can cut this arm OFF"
When the Tammany chief went on
the stand at the beginning of the days
session, Mr.. Moss conducted line of
questioning which Mr.. Croker evil
IDENTIFY believed was a loss of time for
ba Srl16anly leaned forward and said
1T is not necessary to bring up
what everybody knows. There is no
use playing to the galleries; there is
no use making speeches. l am the
leader of the party and / acknowledge
it. All these people are my friends
and I am going 10 stick by them all
the time. Just give me straight talk.
l am going 10 give You straight talk.
That is all"
Mr.. Moss said he would accommo-
date him and he endeayored to do so.
He drew from Mr. Croker the fact that
the Tammany chief believed that al
the offices of the administration of all
departments should go to the victori
Gus political party. Continuing, Mr..
Croker said that when the Democrats
placed men in office the party expected
to have those men do what the leaders
| of the party asked them to do.
Mr. Croker told the committee that
| it was customary for candidates to Of
fee to contribute to election expenses.
but the contributions were not compul-
sorry.
The most interesting part of the tes-
timony, today. was that in which Mr..
Croker was questioned closely as to
how he had made his, money and his
refusal to tell his private affairs.
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Weather Conditions and General Forecast

Washington. April 1.-THE area of
low barometer which occupied upper
Michigan. Thursday night. has moved
eastward over the St. Lawrence valley
ana diminished in energy. The passage
Of this disturbance has been attended
by light showers from the middle and
upper Mississippi valley over the Ohio
valley. the Lake regions ana the mid
de Atlantic and New England states.
Saturday will be fair and cooler in
the Atlantic coast states. Sunday
promises To be fair except probably
showers in the Southern states. Along
the Atlantic coast fresh westerly winds
will prevail. Saturday. becoming vari-
able. Saturday night.
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Making Brains.

Brain tissue is made of albumen act
ed upon by delicate molecules of phos-
phate of potash.
These things are found in certain
foods supplied by Nature. Food ex-
perts have made use of this knowledge
to prepare Grape Nuts, food made up
of selected parts of the choicest Wheat
and Barley and prepared in way as
near as possible like nature handles
such food to turn it into grape-sugar
and to combine. in the body. the al
bumen and phosphate Of potash for re-
building the soft gray substance OF the
brain and nerve centers. Iheorv Is
worthless if not sustained py suos'ah-
tial proof.
Ten DAYS use of Grape-Nuts will
hiring n the user a certain sense CT
increased mental and nervous power,
unmistakable and welcome PROOF OF
proper nourishment.
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splendid spring remedy when I felt out

splendid spring remedy when felt out
of sorts and run down.
Il have been a professional bicyclist
for about three years; before that 1
was in the grocery business Before
the big race in New York, feeling that
/ ought to be in the best possible con-
dition, because a nervous breakdown
on the track is the one thing that all
well-trained, men are afraid OIL be-
gan to use Paine's celery compound.
1t was part of my successful train
ing. As@
But what 1 feel ought toLtell you
is this: that after the race. when had
used up every bit of energy that I
could and was as far broken-down as
man would naturally be after such a
tax upon his energies, felt the need
of something to tone up my system, to-
restore my nerves which were some
what shaken. to give me an appetite
which had lost, and fell back upon
Paine's celery compound. / assure you
that 1t did me so much good that am
very glad indeed to send you this let
ter.
Trusting that riders who are not
put to such severe tests as / and per
haps couldn't stand such severe tests.
may have the benefit of my experience
and use what I consider a perfect re-
storer of impaired nervous energy, I
am, Yours truly, c. w. MILLER.
Champion Long Distance Rider of the
World
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Harvard Juniors Win Glass Race.

Cambridge. Mass. April 1.-THE an
nual eight-oared race for the Harvard
Class champion ship was rowed, this
afternoon. over the rs miles course in
the Charles river basin. The juniors
won after one of the prettiest races
that has been witnessed on the river,
the seniors having Tapped the winners
from the start to finish. The sopho-
mores finished over a length behind the
seniors. The freshmen did not enter a
crew. The race was rowed in the
record time of minutes. 2S seconds.
under conditions slightly less favorable
than those under which the record was
made
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WORLD CHAMPION.
Great BicycIist Advises all Riders to
Use Paine's Celery
Miller Has Found This Wonderful Remedy y
bea Perfect Restorer 81 Impaired Nervous
energy-Uses II in the Spring When W
Feels Out Of Sorts and Run Down.

Il won the six days bicycle race IN
Madison Square Garden" writes Cham
pion {. w. Miller. Il covered 2007 miles
and beat my next competitor % miles.
Two weeks from the date of that
exhaustive struggle I would not. have
known that it happened. / was in as
good condition as any man could possi-
bly, be.
Il owe to Paine's celery compound a
debt of personal gratitude. For several
years / have occasionally used this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-15

A meat shop owned and conducted
by George Devlin at Midtown. n. B.,
was broken into, Wednesday night, and
a quantity of beef. chickens and pork
was stolen. The officers are on the
track of the parties and have recovered
some of the goods. They are probably
the same parties who have been COM
hitting frequent depredations in that
locality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-15

Now is the time to have your old furs
remodeled for spring wear.
Reduced prices for the balance of the
season.
Mail orders receive prompt attention.
II. G. BARKER, Furrier.
Corner Store, Gardiner Me.
mari lpOdtf
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London, April 1.-THE Chinese govern
ment. according to a dispatch from
Shanghai has asserted to the proposal
to open three new ports in the provinces
of Kfang Su, Kiang 81 and Nyan Hwei or
An Hui.
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Washington Forecast.

Washington. April li.-For New Eng
land: Fair and cooler. Saturday; fresh
westerly winds; fair. Sunday.
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NOTICE.

Committee on pensions will be in sessicn
az aldermen's rooms on each "Wednesday
at O'Clock p. NJ, until otherwise mr..
Hered, for the purpose of receiving claims
for State pensions
l.. u. CARVER, Chairman
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MONEY TO loan.

We loan S. 10 $500 on Household Furni-
ture. Pianos, Bicycles, Live Stock,
Watches and Jewelry.
BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL.
THE COLLATERAL LOAN COMPANY,
Opp. Cony House, Augusta.
deco1 eodtf
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FAIR AND COOLER.

Boston. April 1i.-Fair and cooler:
southwest winds: fair and cooler. Sun
day.
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leans on Real Estate Security.

The Gardiner Loan and Building Assn
cation is prepared, to advance money to
any desired amount on adequate real es-
tate security. Terms will be disclosed on
appncatlon to its Augusta attorneys
Williamson & Burleigh, offices over
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"ANTEiD-A case Of bad health that RI
FANS will not benefit Serd : cents TO ri
pans Chemical. Co. New YORK, for 10 samples
and 1000 testimonials iuIy22 div
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FOR SALE.-Ten R-I-P-A-N-S for ) cents ut
druggists. one gives relief
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

To Cure Cold in Ono Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money il i. fails to
cure. 25c. Genuine has l. B. 9. on
each tablet
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

Our sympathies are all with
Kruger in the present South Af
rican trouble. If the English are
oppressed and don'tlike the coun-
try which the Beers have settled
and for which country they have
provided laws, alike effective
against Beers and Englishman, the
English shou d get out. True they
may have given, through discov-
cry and capital, great deal of
wealth to the Transvaal, still by
that eternal law of right, which
belongs to the Boer from con-
quest and settlement, the English
have no tsnable ground upon
which to stand, in fighting against
Boer authority, especially if the
laws of the Republic are not dis
criminative against the English
but are operative against Boer and
English alike.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

democrats maintain and openly
confess that the Filipino must be
conquered, while equally en-
inent citizens and republicans
maintain anti-imperialistic views.
Roosevelt has been toadied too
much. By wharf great deeds has
he presumed to set himself as a
mentor of the whole democratic
party. There is no reason or no
sense in his bloody shirt refer
ence and had he said what he has
said against republican or dem
ocrat he should merit and receive
the Just condemnation of people
who have years ago repudiated
such bloody tongued agitators,
whose eternal cry of disunion and
dishonor at last made them odious
alike to republican and democrat.
Bah! Roosevelt, double faced,
double tongued agitator, playing
the dual role of aristocrat and
friend to the common people.
You will soon realize that you
have gained nothing by your graf
uitous insult, done not in defense
of honor, but in a common politi-
cal melee at the command of Mark
Hanna and others, leading a for
lorn hope in Ohio politics and who
have imported you that they can
make capital on your reputation.
No young American has had such
presumtion as has Roosevelt, back
ed by SO little war record and men
of both sides will vie with each
other to rebuke his dirty refer
ence to the voters of one great
party and for his attempt to re-
vive, for partisan purpose, the Wit
operations and low bred campaign
filings of over quarter of GEN.
tury ago. Enlightenment seems
to have gained little foot hold in
this new blatherskite Of low polit-
les.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

A man is often judged by the station
cry he uses. Bedwell has the best.
he laoies auxiliary to the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen will give a
dime social at Odd Fellows hall, Satur-
day evening, September 3Oth. Every
one invited.
Special train Colorado Midland rail-
way will leave Grand Junction Septem-
Der 2Ath and 25th at p. M. Regular
trains 6:16 a, M. and 6:O2 p. m. for Den
YER account Of Festival OF Mountain and
Plain.
Wanted-Several bright and honest
per*ons to represent US as managers in
this and other near by counties. Salary
$500 year and expenses. Straight,
bona-fide, no more, no less salary. Posi-
ton permanent. Our references, any
bank in any town. 1t is mainly office
work conducted at home. Reference.
Enclose self-addressed envelope
The Dominion Company, Dept. 2,
Chicago, Illinois.
Denver & Rio Grande special rates
800 to the Festival Of Mountain and
Plain at Denver Sept. 25th to 9th.
Choice Of broad or narrow gauge routes.
8. @. HUM, Agt.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25
aa4. 90 I. new rort ana Return.

Via Nickel Plate road, September 26th
9th and 2sth, with return limit of Oc-
tober 4th, 1899. Three through trains
beta Chicago and New York daily
with nrst class equipment and dining
car service. For further information
or reservation Of sleeping car aecomoda-
tions, address General Agent. No. Ill
Adams St., Chicago Chicago passsn-
ger station, Van Buren St., and Pacific
Ave. on tho elevated loop.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

At New York City, the Nickel Plate
road will sell tickets, Chicago to New
York and return, at sA.OO. Tickets on
sale September 26th, 9th and 28th with
return limit to and including October
4th, 1899. Three through trains daily,
with vestibuled sleeping cars. Please
address General Agent at Ill Adams
street, Chicago for further information.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

For the Dewey Day Celebration
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25
RIO aRANDE WESTERN
ROOSEVEL7'S RANT.

It will be a matter OF regret,
for the American people to read
the assinine speech made by Theo-
dore Roosevelt at Akron, Ohio.
The man has been ionized, been
made hero, out of a very small
quantity of cloth, and has been re-
gardsd in the light of an awfully
bright and loyal young American.
All this will he changed when his
speech has been fully digested.
There was no warrant whatever
for him to openly assert that
"democrats advocate the dishonor
of American arms and the trail
ing of the American flag in the
dust" The republican situation
in Ohio must be awfully desper
ate, that it is necessary to bring
popular hero into the state, who
has heretofore enjoyed the esteem
of the whole country, to insult
100000 American votert. The
fact is Roosevelt has ovsrestimat
ed the esteem in which he is held
There is considerable sentiment
attached to the Rough Rider bri-
gade, from which Roosevelt has
gained his laurels and permitted
a license of his tongue not other
wise thought of, but the truth is
that that they did no more or less
than did General Kent and his
regiment. probably less, but in
the case of the latter there was no
spectacular halo surrounding his
soldiers to commend them to the
public eye. Nor did he have =
Richard Harding Davis to laud
his every move in magazine and
press.
Is the man such a fool to be-
lieve that in the conflict in which
he was engaged only republicans
fought He should read Inger-
soils great Indianapolis speech,
wherein he said there were just as
many democrats engaged in the
civil conflict on the side of the
northern arms, as there we're re-
publicans and had there not have
been, it might have faired badly
for us.
Men have a right to differ upon
the question of expansion. Many
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25
Fits Like
A Glove

Is what every lady and gentlema
says about our new line Of fall
footwear, known as the invisible
cork soles the perfeetion of perfec-
tion in stylish foot covering at 50
pair.
THE BOSTON sHOE STORE.