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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-31

At one time recently there were over
n thousand hogsheads of molasses in n
shed on the Grand Trunk wharf in
Portland. That fact was called to the
attention of an old inhabitant who
grew reminiscent forthwith and said:
II can remember when. before the war.
the Wharfs along the water front Were
covered at frequent intervals with
hogsheads Of molasses. and when / was
a boy one chief sport was to visit the
Wharvcs with lob sticks in search of
molasseS treat. \ bung was looSened
in a hogshead when no one was look
ing. taken out and the lob stick run
into the opening. Then when drawn
out. covered with the sweet fluid each
youngster stuck out his tongue and
licked up molasses for all ne was
worth. oh. those We're great days in
Portland. when / was a boy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-31

Waterville Mail: The discharges
from the Maine National Guard Of Off
GERS who have been derelict in their
duty, is just the sort Of action neces-
sary to bring the Guard up to the
proper standard of efficiency. The
days when the business of the State
militia was looked upon as n sort of
play-day soldiery has gone by, and the
character as well as the performances
of its officers can not be too closely
scanned for the good of the service.
While Maine may not spend so much
money on its military organization as
a great many other states are accus-
toned to do. there is no reason why.
with the good material to be had. the
quality Of its National Guard. both in
respect to its officers and its men,
should not be first-class in every re-
spect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-31

Bangor isn't the only one.-Gray is
also having its fair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-31

AUGUSTA. MAINE.
Analysis from the fifth annual report Of
the Maine State Board Of Health
1.-The SPARKLING CLEARNESS iusti
iieS the fancful NAME Of the SPRING
CHEMICALLY ana M1CROSCOPICAL-
l.Y LII is ONE OF THE PUREST OF
WATERS" Date Of examination, April
q. 1850. Analysis OF sample Of water No
3lG expressed in parts per 100000.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
DEWEY DAY
Celebrated in This City.

The dawn of Dewey day was cele.
brsted by the booming of cannon.
At sunrise the populace was awaken
ed by the reverberation of the big guns
and soon flags were run up in all parts
of town and were futtering beautifully
in the stiff breeze.
Today is the first anniversary of the
great battle of Manila bay which re-
suited in the triumph of the American
fleet uncer Commodore Dewey and the
wiping of the Spanish fleet from the
face of the deep. The terrific damage
Gone to the dons by Dewey resulted in
permanently Gripping their sea power
and FASTENED the cessation of hostili-
ties.
Early this morning the McGinty
cannon were hauled to the top of Nc
Ginty hill and an admiral's salute of
II guns was fired in honor of Admiral
Dewey. This evening q national sa-
lutte of 21 guns will be fired and the
day will close with music by Pitzer's
orchestra in the plaza.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

Dewey had taken possession of the
naval station of Cavite, destroying the
| Notifications at the entrance of the
bay and paroling the garrison. The
waters of the bay are under his COM
plete control. He has established a
| hospital within the American lines
where two hundred and fifty Spanish
sick and wounded are being assisted
] and protected.
| The magnitude of this victory eau
hardly be measured by the ordinary
standards of naval warfare. Out
eighing any material advantage is
the moral effect of this initial success.
At this unsurpassed achievement the
great heart of our nation throbs, not
! with Boosting or with greed of con-
quest, but with deep gratitude that this
triumph has come. in just cause, and
that by grace of God an effective step
has thus been taken toward the attain
ment of wished for peace.
To those whose skill, courage, and
devotion have won this fight, to the
gallant commander and to the brave
officers and men who aided him, our
country owes an inculculable debt,
Feeling rs our people feel, and speak
ing in their name, l al once sent
message to Commo dore Dewey, thank
ing him, and informing him that had
appointed him an acting rear admiral.
L now recommend that, following
out national precedents, and express
sing the fervent gratitude of every
patriotic heart, the thanks of congress
be given to Acting Rear Admiral
George Dewey of the United States
navy. for highly distinguished conduct
in conflict with the enemy. and to the
officers and men under his comma d,
for their gallantry in destroying the
enemy's fleet and capturing the fortii-
cations of Manila.
(Signed) VIM. MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansion, May 9. 1898,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

life. Should she return to Mexico she
would undoubtedly be called to account
for the shooting.
Wien the wounded man was first
taken to the hospital he denied that
his wife had shot him, apparently
eager to shield her, but during his
last moments ne stated frequently that
she fired the fatal shot. Among those
to:whom he made this ante-mortem
statement was T G Peters, prominent
cattlemen.
Rich's widow was formerly an at
tache of circus and rode bareback
horses around the ring in all the glory
of pink tights, gauzy skirts and span
giles. It was while she was thus en-
gagged that he met her and became in
fatuated.
The body of deceased was turned
over to Undertaken NsRley to be
prepared for shipment to Fort Dodge.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
PERSONALS

r. P. Bean, of Van Horn is in
town.
| Miss Lucy K-yser returned home
| this morning from Las Cruces.
Ed. Piper has accepted position on
the Graphic. in Mr.. Bishops place.
R. H. Pierce, Wholesale dealer q,
Alsmogordo, returned home this morn.
ing.
II q Harbeck and Mrs S B Castle
left for Chicago over the Santa Fe to-
day.
Mrs. WINFIELD, mother of Joe Wink
field at .Jarilla, went up to Alamogordo
this morning.
A. Meyers, q merchant at La Luz.
after few days visit in the city return
ed home today.
Mrs. E. A. Rudisill, Miss Leona
Rudisill, and Miss Ascarate returned
home to Las Cruces today.
E Koelig of ST. Louis passed through
with two cars of fine horses, destined
to the City of Mexico, today,
Mr.. and Mrsr W. b. Gilman arrived
yesterday from Marshall to visit Mrs.
Gilman's father, P. Murtha.
Prof. Townsend, Mr.. Barber and
Ben Williams returned to the college
at Mesilla Park this morning.
il Winebereg went up to Las Crn-
ces this morning to accept a positio.
and expects TO remain there some time
r. w. McClain, proprietor os the
Hotel Robinson at chihuahua, is in
the city on his way to Galveston, Tex.
AL Coddington, U. S: deputy marshal
at Albuquerque, went up to Alamo
gordo this mo-ning on official business.
A. B. Whipple, prominent mining
man OF Califor mia, passed through Ell
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
On May 9, 1898, the president sent to
congress the following message:
To the congress of the United States
On the oath of April, directed the
secretary of the navy to telegraph or
ders to Commodore George Dewey,
United States navy, comm anding the
Aslafic squadron, lying in the port CT
Hong Kong, to proceed forthwith to
the Philippine Islands and upon ar
irving there to commence operations
Immediately and engage the assembled
Spanish fleet.
Promptly obeying that order, the
United States squadron, consisting of
the flag ship Olympia, the Baltimore,
Raleigh, Boston, Concord, and Petrol
with the reyenue-cutter McCulloch as
an auxiliary dispatch boat, entered the
harbOr in Manila at daybreak of the
first of May and Immediately engaged
the entire Spanish fleet of eleven ships,
which we're under the protection of the
tire of the land forts.
After stubborn fight of seven
hours duration, in which the enemy
suffered great less, the Spanish vessels
were all destroyed or completely dis
abled, and the water battery at Cavite
was silenced. Ofour brave officers and
men, not one was lost and only eight
were injured, those but slightly. All
our ships escaped serious damage.
BY the fourth of May Commodore
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
CAQT.AlNsDAY
Was a Colonel OF Ohio Volunteer
CdValrV

Captain Day. who passed through
here Saturday in command of troop L
of the 9th cavalry which will garrison
Fort Brown, Texas, wss performing
recruiting service at Cleveland,
Ohio, when the war broke out.
When volunteers were called for
the First Ohio cavalry was organized
and Captain Day was rendered the
command of the regiment. He &C.
cepted and the regiment was ordered
south but never reached the scene of
hostilities for fighting ceased before
the Ohio men got beyond Tampa.
"There we're three nepbews of
presidents in my commando said
Captain Day, Saturday, '.sll of whom
enlisted as privates.''
Captain Day was located in this part
of the west several years ago as
lieutenant OF colored troop and
while his train was delayed here the
other day he met several old negroes
who were formerly in his company
during the days when the soldiers / n
this part of the country were kept ON
the jump by hostile Indians.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
County Court

The county courts opened this morn
ing for the May term and after dis
missing a number of minor cases ad-
jour oed at noon until tomorrow.
Hilario Contrario was before this
tribunal TO answer to q charge of as
ssult. He was found guilty and fined
S25.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
Paso on his way to Zacatecas to take
charge of large mine.

charge OF large mine.
| Loirane Miller of Albuquerque is
stopping in the city for a few days, and
thinks of EN- barking in business here
if he finds anything to SUIT him.
DrH S, Williams. who has been
living at Buenaventura, Mexico.
passed through the city today to take
charge of an infirmsry at that place.
j. J. Frey, general manager of the
| Santa Fe, II N Nudge, general super
| intendent: John Player. superintend-
ent of motive power and machinery;
and James Dunn, chief engineer, came
in over the T. p. in private cars and
" ere transferred to the Santa Fe. Mr..
Frey went north in his private car and
the rest of the party 60 north, special
tour of inspection.
THE HOTELS.
St. Charles: DR. Battle. Scranton,
Pa; G j Lynch, Springfield, Mass; b
Kemp, San Francisco, Up Feny and
wife, J. P. jun, Topeka. Kas., A P
Robasco, Chicago; E A Platt, Denver;
M Meme, San Francisco.
Center Block: ] lillian, Fort
Worth: E Dsllin, Fort Worth: B F
Flirk, w Dunn, Hannibal, Mo-; Mrs. j
Daun, WV Lee, Buffalo; r Caring
tou, Boston; r G Bean, J E Hurd, G
Fisher, 81 Hamilton, Louisville.
Grand Central: A L Eskridge, De-
troit; G Alderman, B Moissnt, G D
Adaquas, San Francisco: II w Rogers,
New York; b B Holt, E S Pedsgon,
p Mitchell, Las Cruces; A G True, A
A Selden, Tacoma; L Smith, wife and
son, Denver; S F Miller, Mescalero.
Pierson: II Banghart. Mass, &C
Rice, U S Army, G G Hudson, Mrs.
r Hudson, Santa Fe; w E Stetzler,
Kansas City; P G Carnes, VIII Reed,
John Bradford, Cleveland; o E Cuman-
CHAM, Oakland; Ross Murray, Silva
Hemwany, Cincinnatti; M Royston,
ST. Louis; Mrs. CD Kingland, Miss
Kingslsnd, ST, Louis; G w Kendrick,
Juarez; F Godham, Miss Pauline
Kelley, Chicago; II E Losse, G w
Turner, Baltimore.
Lindell:-F G Mattesou, Tularosa, N
M: @ 81 T Townsend, Las Cruces, N M;
Il Morton, city; M Wines, N Nj; r D
May, Helena, Montana; r 81 Bruce,
Texarkana: S Daily. @ S Pedregon,
Las Cruces N M; j a Daugherty,
Shafter; j G D Boyd. Carretss, A F.
Allen. Deming; R w MCLEAN, .Chihua
hua; b Stewart city; Louis Mshl,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
J. D. RICH is DEAD
Breathed His Last at {
O'clock This Afternoon.
HIS HDYING STATEMENT
Solves the Mystery That Has Sur
rounded the Shooting Since Its
Occurrence In JuareZ, Wedne sday
Night. to His Ante.
MOrtem Statement His Wife Fire
the Fatal Shot.

John D. Rich, the young Juarez
grocer. who was mysteriously shot in
his sleeping apartment in that city
last Wednesday night, died at the Sis
ter's hospital in Ell Paso at Ten minutes
post 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
Before expiring Rich made state
ment to persons at his bedside con-
corning the shooting, duplicating his
wife. He said that the cruel wound
was inflicted by her while she was in a
fit of Jealous rage.
George l.. Rich and wife, father and
mother of the deceased, reached here
They were with their son during his
last moments.
Mrs. Rich, who is now q widow, is
still in the city. She was not per-
mitted to see her husband for several
days prior to his death, but remained
in vicinity of the hospital and made
many Intellectual efforts to gain admit
lance TO her husbands room. She was
there this morning but the privilege
which is usually supposed to belong to
wife was denied her and her hus-
hand breathed bis last in the presence
OF his parents, DR.. 'Horsley, and sisters
of charity.
Rich's death was directly due to the
wound in his abdomen, He was too
weak from loss of blood to survive the
operation and could not have lived
without it, His intestines were SO
badly cut and torn by the bullet, fired
at close range, that it was utterly i'm
possible for him to recover, Doubtless,
however, had he. received surgical at
tention as soon as he was shot and bad
not been kept SO long il his room at
Juarez before physician was sum
moned and outsiders notified be might
have stood some chance of recovering.
Rich's father and uncle are both
bankers at Fort Dodge and quite pr O
minent. Il
The laws of Texas do not apply to
Mrs. Rich, as the shot was fired in
Mexico, that destroyed her husbands
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
School Board Decision.

While the doctors and the LAWYERS
are fighting over it, they all agree that
the buggy cushions for SO cents at the
West Texas Sadd cry Co. are the same
that they used to pay 500 for. Buggy
whips 10 cents. Everything in proper
ton. Corner Overland and Oregon
streets.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
Attention FOrresters

All members are requested to meet
at the louge hall tomorrow at $3.50 p.
m, sharp, TO attend the funeral of our
late Brother S. F. Malone.
j. r. HAMMOND,
CHIEFsRANGER.
W. r. GRAYSON,
Financial Secty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

Blackberries, cherries and Arizona
Strawberries, received daily at the
Wall St. Green Grocery. Come and
see our display of fruits and vegetables
before purchasing else where. Phone
1923. ECKMAN & HELM.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
Gamble de FeChd

Por no haver llegado los effectos que
tenemOs en- canine DO podimos abrir
La tienda de Nueva York hssta ell dia
anunciado..
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
Postponed.

New York store will open on Satur-
day, May the 9th instead of 1st, as ad-
vertised, on account of delay in arrival
of stock.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01
Citizens Committee Meeting.

The citizens committee will meet at
Office of Leigh Clark Tuesday evening
at o'clock.
Business of Importance and full at
tendance earnestly requested.
W. S. MCCUTCHEON,
Chairman.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

The first apricots of the Season was
received by "the. Wall street Green
Grocery, From this date they will be
received daily. Phone 1923, Eckman &
Heflin,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

Pillsbury's Best Flour is the best
in the world. Ell Paso Grocery Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

city F A Beall. FIT Worth; 81 A Weatly.
Chicago: b Merten, Hatch, N M: Louis
Stephenson, Las Cruces; r Stearns,
K c.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

Pillsbury's Best Flour is the best in
the world. Ell Psso Grocery Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

Four pounds California prunes for 2
cents. Pl Paso Grocery Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-01

Appropriations bills for private cha
rifles in Pennsylvania, asking for
81, 443,57S. after being pared down by
the house committee on appropria.
tions aggregated 1856. 235.
The White Oaks Fuel company
makes a specially of mountain wood
and pine slabs. The best stove wood
in the market.-Phone 325.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
THE REAL PROBLEM.

When "the devil was sick, the devil
a monk would be; when the devil was
well, the devil a monk was he When
church authorities take no part in
politics the Republican boss begins to
drive them into it. When they follow
hrs instructions and build according to
his plans and specifications his fight IS
off except as 10 some particular indi-
vidual whom he continues to oppose
FOR the sake of appearances.
a year age, THE personal organ of the
boss. without one thing upon which TO
base its charges, made the statement
that Asia had controlled the election
and that ecclesiastical influence had
dominated the Democratic conventions.
Had the News rendered its official ad-
vice at that time there would have
been some foundation for the charge.
This year the Republican organ is
defending the use of ecclesiastical in
fiuence in politics. Nor is this the first
time it has done so. 1t has frequently
declared that church authorities have
the right TO go to voters and appeal to
them in the name of the church to vote
Il has as often taken the other side to
be sure. for where is the issue it has
failed to straddle?
The Tribune holds that, if Apostle
John Henry Smith or President George
Q. Cannon or any other authority
pleases to go to the people or to MEM
bers of the legislature, or TO send
Bishop Hiram B. Clawson to speak for
them. and to say: IF l were you /
wouldn't vote for John Jones because
he has antagonized the church." that
would he their right. This is the
doctrine of the Tribune as enunciated
in its issue of December 9Th. 1896
Now the fact of the matter is. and
the Hanna organ knows il. the real
Mormon question is not poiygamy.
That problem is solving itself, more
rapidly, more completely than ex-
tranepus influence can force its solu-
ton. Ali this hue and cry tends to
retard rather than hasten the change
that is going on in this way. But the
real issue. and members of the domi-
nant church as we'll as outsiders know
it. is the absolute separation of eccles-
iastical and political affairs.
At the time of the division on party
lines there was an agreement entered
into between influential leaders of the
church and prominent Republicans in
the east whereby Utah was to be made
a Republican state. The result of that
agreement is history. The acknowledge
ment of that covenant is to be found in
the columns of the local Republican
organ. Wei. it begins to look as if an
other deal had been made. And it is
lust such dickering as this that Will
force the real issue to the front and
expose not only the emptiness of the
polygamy issue but the rank hypocrisy
of the politicians who started he
crusade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
MADE A MONKEY OF 1T.

Two years ago the Deseret Evening
News and all the men now connected
with it were very anxious to have the
disregard party ties. This year it sud-
denly became anxious just before the
election to have this order reversed
The Herald inquired the reason. The
News replies: Tend to your own bust
ness
1t may be all right. and the con-
science of our evening contemporary
may be clear. but something out of the
usual has happened to cause the storm
starter to hang upon the editorial ut
terances of the church organ, and to
induce the Mormon boss to place
a fresh bouquet upon the old lady's
desk every morning since Saturday.
Time was when the Tribune insisted
that the News should keep out of poll
tics, owing to the popularity of condi-
tons here in Utah. Now it rejoices
church organ advised every member of
its ecclesiastical organization Ito do
his duty as God gave him to see what
his duty was" As the News printed
a lot of reading notices on the eve of
the election which it failed to label as
advertisements until after the cleo
ton, it's readers We're led to believe
that God gave them to see" that their
duty was to put cross up by the flag
and let it go at that.
The Tribune is only opposed to the
neutrality of church officials. No DEM
ocrat ever wanted church influence, or
the support of the church organ in a
campaign. All that Democrats have
ever asked is absolute neutrality. Poll
ticians may appeal to prejudice; they
may try to arradgn one class against
another: for that is politics and the
business Of politicians. But when
church authorities suffer themselves to
be dragged into a pool they profess TO
regard with holy horror. when the Of
fetal mouthpiece of the church essays
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-11
FAvORS DETERMINATION.

"A few days ago." says our
morning contemporary. eve copied
from learned article from the
pen of Mr.. Bryce the state
nent that the Beers were of tough
formation; that they were religious, but
that it was the religion of the Old Tes-
lament rather than the New, where
upon our morning contemporary imme-
diately published that we had declared
in favor of England. and were opposing
the Beers. who were pious, conscien-
tious, devout people"
That is a deliberate falsehood. as a
reference to the Tribune of Oct so will
show The Bryce quotation was only a
text for our neighbor TO preach from.
The Herald made no comment what
ever on the paragraph taken from Mr..
Bryce's article, but on the Tribune's
editorial observations which followed.
Our imperialistic neighbor said of the
Beers: 1T is an enlightened savagery
which can only be beaten by extermin-
alton"
The Herald has always said that the
Beers are old-fashioned; that they can
not keep up with current fashions; that
they cling TO their primitive ways as a
matter of, religious principle. even as
the Quakers do in this country; that
they escaped from the contact of mod
ern civilization as the monk escapes to
the convent from the trials and tempta-
lions of the world and the worldly. But
.here is TO gsinsaying these facts: The
Beers are Christians; they have a
strong moral sense: they are true to
each other; they respect family ties;
they build meeting houses and attend
divine services regularly; they are pro-
verbally honest; they respect property
rights. with all the encroachment of
outsiders they never resorted to, savage
methods in self-defense; they never at
tempted to save themselves by acts of
treachery: all their resistance has been
by legislation and diplomacy except
when invasion was threatened or at
tempted. There is nothing savage in
this. Notwithstanding the sneers and
Misrepresentation of the Hanna organ,
whose sympathy for the British is ex-
planned when Eanna's preference for
the British form of government is re-