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Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-09
Street Incident.

MY dear sir exclaimed Lawyer
bartholomew Livingston. meeting the
Rev. DR.. Archibald Windham on the
village street. What does this mean?
| thought you were laid up with all
sorts of bad diseases"
And 50 | was" replied the reverend
gentleman, Il had an attack Of indigeS-
tion and from that time on my whole
system has been in a disordered con
,lttIon until | began taking Hoods Sar
s1uarilla which has put me on my feet
ana cured all my stomach troubles.
Il don't doubt it," said the lawyer.
"This same medicine cured my wife of
rheumatism and my little girl Of
srrofula, when they say it's the best
medicine money can buy, they only tell
the truth.
Yes. yes. 50 they do" replied the
minister. and the two passed on.
This will be the expensive year for
tba nolice." said City Marshal Breen,
Yesterday. There are two elections,
besides the campaign rallys. and in ad-
dition to this there will be the muster,
So that il will be necessary for us to
have more than the usual number OF
police on duty.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
IS NOT A CANDIDATE.
Gov. Tanner, of Illinois, Announces
That He Is Not Seeking Election
for Another Term,

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 29.-At the
gathering of Illinois republicans for
their annual love feast bombshell was
exploded Thursday afternoon by the
declaration of Gov. John r. Tanner
that he was not a candidate for reelec-
ton. This declaration was made at a
special meeting of the governors polit-
ical friends, called by himself. He
said: II have not been candidate for
governor from the time that I entered
office, and am not now a candidate for
reelection Prefacing this declara-
ton, Gov. Tanner made a tart speech
arraigning the newspapers which have
criticised his course and accusing them
of going into a combination to down.
him. He defended his course in sign
ing the famous Allen bill at some
length.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Trees and shrubs are being planted
along the Suez canal to keep the sand
from drifting.
Extensive additions are being made
to the United States naval station at
Newport. r. !.
Total expenditures at the Charles
town (Mass.) navy yard for the last
fiscal year were $137,465.
The Ninth regiment Of Pennsylvania
celebrated the one hunGredth anniver-
sary of its organization recently.
Publishers in Finland lose from
$4,000 to $4,000 year due to suppress
sion of books by the government.
Mrs. George A. Pillsbury, of Mime
apolis, made a Christmas present of
$4,000 to the Calvary Baptist church of
that city.
James r. Garfield, son of the mur-
dered president, announces himself as
candidate for congress in the Twen-
tieth Ohio district.
China has just received cargo of
sewing machines from America, and
Chinese women are said to be taking
kindly to the innovation.
Pension attorneys are piling up cases
against the government on account of
the war with Spain, $4,000 applications
having already been filed.
For continuous service A. E. Burr,
of the Hartford (Conn.) Times, is prob
ably the oldest editor in the country,
having been in the editorial harness
for 61 years.
Congressman James c. Needham,
from the Seventh California district,
was born at Carson City. New, in an
emigrant wagon while his parents were
pressing across the plains to Califor-
MIA.
Daniel S. Ford, for 40 years proprie"
tor and editor of the Youths Compan-
ion, who die d recently in Boston, made
it an invariable rule that his name
should never appear in the columns of
his own journal.
C. P. Huntington is the only survivor
of the great Southern Pacific quartette,
composed of Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins
and himself, and he now owns, or
holds, an option on three-fourths of the
stock Of the road.
Charles E. Moody, millionaire of
Bath, Me-. asked the city council
short time before his death to erect
lamppost in front of his residence. The
request was refused, and now his will
shows that he revoked an intended be-
quest of $4,000 for a new city hall.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
The Finest Road.

~ suppose" he began, as he entered a
railroad ticket oticeS''I suppose you sell
tickets to New York;"
".Certainly, SIR. was the reply.
"You have direct line?''
line?"
':As you see, SIR replied the agent, as he
opened folder.
Eyes, see. You land passengers in New
York ahead of competing lines, Of course?"
"Of course"
Luxurious coaches-no dust-fnest din
ing cars-scenery unexcclled?"
eyes, sir"
"By taking your line avoid delays and re-
duce the chances of accident to a mini
num-"
York over our line, sir?"
Cant say yet. IN going to see five other
agents, each with the shortest and most di-
rect line, and if I find liar among the six
LII ticket over his road!"-Ohio State Jour-
nal.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
Fatal ExDlOsiOn.

Lockhaven, Pa, Dec. 30.-Grant
Bathurst, assistant postmaster al
Rote, this county, was killed and two
other persons were injured Friday by
an explosion of dynamite in the weigh
masters Office of the Bellefonte Lime
stone company, at Salona, eight miles
from this city. One of the men in the
office raked the fire in the stove with
a poker, and while it was still hot
hung the poker on a nail. 1t slipped
from the nail and fell into bucket
filled with dynamite and fuses, and a
terrific explosion followed. The build
ing was blown to pieces.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
THE EAST.

The National Baseball league will
have ten clubs in 1900.
Daniel S. Ford, of Boston, left nearly
all of his $2,50O,0OO to Baptist char
tiles.
The Roger Williams national bank
in Providence, r. l., was consolidated
with the Industrial Trust company.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the week ended on the 29th aggre-
gated $1,595,375. 1929, against $2,222,-
4s4,2G4 the previous week. The in
crease compared with the correspond
ing week of 1898 was 1873.
In the United States there were 221
business failures in the seven days
ended on the goth, against 22O the
week previous and 252 in the CORE
spending period of 1898.
Bradstreet and Dun say industries
in 1899 were the most extraordinary
in the history of the country.
The business failures in the United
States in 1899 were fewer than in any
year since 1888 and liabilities small
est since 1881.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
ACTIVITY OF TROOPS.
Many Victories for Americans Re.
ported from Philippines-CoI.
LOckett Routs Filipinos.

y
Manila, Dec. .27.-Col. J. Franklin
Bell, of the Thirty-sixth infantry, en-
countered $50 Filipinos Thursday, near
Alaminos, province of Zambales, and
killed, wounded or captured % of them.
Our troops also obtained possession of
a number of rifles and quantity of
ammunition. One American was
wounded.
Adetachmento of the Thirty fourth in
fantry encountered band of the en-
emy Saturday at Aritao, province of
New Vizcaya, and routed them, killing
two and wounding or capturing 13. The
Americans also seized quantity of
ammunition.
The Twenty-frst regiment attacked
a Filipino outpost Sunday near Calam-
ba, scattering them and killing five of
the enemy.
The Thirty:second regiment, Sunday,
had a brush with the enemy from the
mountains northwest of Dinalupijan.
One American was wounded. The
troops captured 125 head of cattle and
brought them to Crank, Bataan prov
ince.
In the island of Panay Capt. Brown
ellis company, of the Twenty-sixth in
fantry. fought the enemy near Saia.
The rebels lost heavily, and the Amer
leans captured a number of rifles.
Manila, Dec. 2S.-Col. Lockett, with
a force of $500, including artillery, at
tackled Wednesday morning strong
force of insurgents intrenched in the
mountains near Montalban, about five
miles northeast of San Mateo. The
enemy were completely routed, the
Americans pursuing them through the
hills, amid which they fled in every
direction. Four Americans were
wounded. The Filipino loss was large,
resulting from heavy infantry and
artillery fire for three hours into the
trenches. 1t is supposed that the in
surgents were those who were driven
out of San Mateo on the day Gen.
Lawton was killed. They numbered
probably 1000.
Manila, Dec. 30.-Six men of the
signal corps were attacked Thursday
at Talevera, cast of Tarlac, by force
OF 200 insurgents, and four of them
were either killed or captured.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05

Assistant Postmaster General Heath
says his order prohibiting the reten ton
OF married post office employees is no.
intended as encouragement of matri-
1nony-though it may work that way
but is simply for the betterment of the
service, and was made necessary by the
peculiar unreasonableness of brides
and grooms. Two clerks will work to-
gether in the same office and give entire
satisfaction, even after they have fallen
in love, he declares, but as soon as they
are married their personal relations are
constantly obtruding themselves and
getting in the way of public business.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
MOODY'S WORK.
Appeal Made for Endowment Of 3d..
100000 with Which to KeepCp
His Institutions.

East Northfeld, Mass, Dec. 2S.-Au
appeal to the world to provide funds
for the continuation of the work De-
gun and for 20 years carried on by
Dwight L. Moody was issued Wednes-
day by the trustees of the Mortified
seminary. The plea is entitled MOODY
Memorial Endowment
Mr.. Moody's institutions are unique
in character. They consist of the
Northfeld seminary and training
school for young women, the Mount
Hermon school for young men and
the Bible institute at Chicago. At
the Northfield schools the annual cost
is about 5000 pupil. At Chicago the
amount required approximately is
$3.50 each for 300 students, and the
sum of about $125,ooo annually is re-
quired to maintain the work. A fund
of $3,0oo,o00 is asked for, which, at
four per cent, will perpetuate the
work of Mr.. Moody.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
ANOTHER FIGHT REPORTED.
british and Boers Do Battle II Lady
smith-kitchener Joins Rob-
erts at Gibraltar:

London. Dec. 27.-Dispatches from
South Africa are still greatly delayed
But they are arriving more freely,
which shows that the censorship has
been relaxed. There appears to be no
great change in the situation. A dis
patch from Lourenzo Marques, dated
Thursday, December 21, gives the fol-
lowing from the Boer head lager,
dated Tuesday, December 10: .'The
British naval guns at Colenso have
been cannonading Bulwer bridge, over
the Tugela river, with view of smash
ing it. The bombardment of Lady
smith is proceeding slowly. Gen. Jou-
bert has arrived here and been accorded
hearty welcome. He addressed the
burghers on December 49,"
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Ladysmith, dated Friday, December IS,
by heliograph, says: "Another sortie
last night. Gen. Hunter, with 500 vol
unteers, destroyed one six-inch creusot
gun, one howitzer and one maxim. One
Briton killed. The Boer gunners fed"
Dispatches from Modder river repre-
sent Dutch disaffection in Griquiland
west as growing very serious. In some
towns the entire Dutch population has
joined the Beers. r.. =
Gibraltar. Dec. %. The British
steamer Dunnottar Castle, having on
board Gen. Lord Roberts, of Kandahar,
commander in chief of the British
forces in South Africa, arrived here
Tuesday evening. Gen. Sir H. Kitchen
er, who came from Egypt to join Gen.
Roberts as his chief of staff. embarked
on board the Dunottar Castle. and the
vessel sailed early in the morning for
Cape Town.
Pretoria, Tuesday, Dec. 26 (By way
of Lourenzo Marques, Thursday, Dec.
2s).-Commandant Snyman reports as
follows from Molopo:
"On Monday morning the enemy from
Mafeking attacked one of our forts in
force, with cannon, Maxims and an ar
mored train, and so persistently that there
was fighting right on the walls of the fort
But we have retained our fort. The British
loss is reported at 55.''
Ladysmith, Sunday, Dec. "a (Via Pie
termaritzburg).-The Boer shell fire
has been very damaging recently. On
Friday one shell killed six men and
wounded nine. The same missile killed
II horses. Another just missed the
Fifth lancers' lines, slightly wounding
six officers. Several shells have fallen
close to Gen. Whites house, compelling
the removal of headquarters to another
point.
1t is reported that Gen. Joubert is
again in command of the Beers here.
The military authorities appear conf
dent, but they are very reticent.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
Sent to Prison,

Troy, Kan, Dec. 3O.-Pool Grinslead,
editor of the Wathena Star, was SEN
fenced in the district court here to II
months imprisonment in the county
Jail under a conviction of criminal libel.
The conviction is an outgrowth of a
legislative scandal, the editor having
accused State Senator John Fulton, of
Brown county, of accepting bribe in
connection with the location of new
state insane asylum. Senator Fulton
was the complaining witness. Grins-
lead will edit his paper from the county
iai1
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
LATER NEWS.

LATER NEWS.
Gen. Wood installed his new cabinet
at Havana the 1st.
Kid Mccoy whips Peter Maher in five
rounds at the Coney Island Athletic
club.
A million dollar oatmeal mill will be
built in Chicago to fight the oatmeal
trust.
Alphonso Hempke was frozen to
death in the streets of Detroit, Mich.,
the 31st. He had been drinking heav-
lily.
Two light shocks of earthquake were
felt at Los Angeles, Cal.
A serious beef famine threatens the
'Klondikc.
Wade c. Mack, ''healer," was driven
out of West Plains, Mo-, for alleged
disrespect to General Lawton and
American soldiers in the Philippine
islands.
There was a heavy fall of snow at
Charleston, S. c., the 31st.
Will Morgan was frozen to death the
31st near Stillman, Ga.
At Manila the 3Oth impressive re-
ligious services were held over the re-
mains of General Henry w. Lawton,
who was killed at San Mateo Dec. 1S.
Senator Vest of Missouri announces
that he will not be candidate for re-
election.
All the glass factories of the Ameri-
can Window Glass company have start
ed up at full capacity.
The Portuguese minister of finance
declares that no treaty exists for the
alienation of Delagoa bay.
Andrew johnson was killed by fall
ing down the shaft of mine at Calu-
met, Mich. John Since, his partner,
was arrested, as it is thought he
pushed johnson down the shaft to
death.
Colonel Lockett has had second
engagement with the insurgents north
of Montalban, and by brilliant
charge, drove the enemy from their
position.
Philip +. Burrough, who has been
British consul in Kansas City, Mo-, for
nearly six years, has resigned, owing
to the press of private business, and
he intends to go before the court and
become naturalized citizen of the
United States
Aguinaldo's wife, sisters and 1S Fill
ipinos have surrendered to Major
March's battalion of the Third infant
ry at Bontoc, province of that name.
Three Filipino officers also surren-
dered to Major March. and the Filipi-
nos gave up two Spanish and two
American prisoners.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
Costly Fire in New York.

New York, Dec. 3O.-The two seven.
story buildings at 425 to 435 East
Twenty-fourth street, occupied prin-
cipally by the wall paper factory OF
William Campbell & Co.. were de.
stroyed by fire Friday night. The loss
is fully $5oo,ooo. The plant of the
New York Hygeia Ice company, which
occupied the basement of No. 425, and
that of the Manhattan Electric Light
company, on the first and second
floors of the same building, were to-
tally destroyed.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05

Representative Cushman, of WASH
ington, has already made a reputation
in congress for an Abelincolnesque
style of humor. He is tall and lank
and his legs are so thin that he him
self says he has often been arrested
for being without visible means If
support. Another quaint expression
is that he was once so poverty y-stricken
that he sewed buckshot in his sum-
mer coat to make it heavy enough for
winter wear. This is all said in a Sc
ricus manner, and Cushman may be
said to have made a decided hit.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
Iowa Teachers.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 27.-The an
nual convention of the Iowa State
Teachers association opened with a
meeting of the Educational council
Tuesday eveningand other preliminary
committee work. The Legislative com
mittee decided to report resolutions de-
manding that the legislature establish
three new normal schools. The at.
tendance will be fully 1900, exceeding
that of any former year. Leading ed
ucators from all over the west will
address the gathering.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
Death of f.. v. Smalley.

ST. Paul, Minn., Dec. 3O.-Eugene V.
Smalley, the editor and publisher of
the Northwest Magazine, died shortly
after midnight at his home in this city
with stomach trouble. AS newspaper
man, author and publisher, Mr.. Smalley
was one of the most widely-known
writer's of the northwest AS po-
litical correspondent, he Travelled
through almost every state in the
union. He was president of the Ma
tional Sound Money league.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05

In 1880 there were G0,s73 telephones
under rental in the United States; in
the latter part of 1898 there were
1,124,S46, with nearly 1900, 900 miles Of
wire. In 1885 there were 1925 miles
of wire underground; in the year 1899
there were 35S, ,1S4. 1t is estimated
that the total number of connections
made between points in the same ex-
change on the last day of 1898 was
3,s23,o7o. If the exchanges of one day
should be multiplied by 365 an idea
OF the amount of telephone talk can
be obtained. This is, indeed. a. won
derful increase.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
Well-Known Journalist Dead.

La Crosse, Wis.,, Dec. 28.-Seneca E.
Truesdell, one of the Oldest newspaper
men in the northwest, died in this
city Wednesday night of a complica-
ton of ailments resulting in dropsy.
For many years he was connected in
various capacities with the Pioneer
Press in St. Paul. Previous to that
time he worked in St. Louis and San
Francisco. His first daily newspaper
experience was with the La Crosse
Daily Chronicle. His age was so,
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05

The American army mule is coming
to his own again in South Africa. A
short but eventful experience with
him has shown the British that he is
superior to the Spanish, or English
OF Australian mule. He is not invul-
nerable to seasickness on long voy-
ages, but after four weeks at sea he
kicks up his heels with the enthu.
siasm of those of his kind that capered
in the same way IS years ago after the
mud campaigns on the Chickahominv
or on the long march to the sea.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

Representatives of the Filipino con.
gress arrived in Washington to pro-
pose to the president terms of peace in
the Philippines.
In the past year 4,500 miles of rail
road have been constructed in the
United States, breaking all records
since 1890.
The $50 victims of the Maine were
given a military burial in Arlington
cemetery in Washington. President
Mckinley, members of his cabinet, Ad-
miral Dewey, Gen. Miles and staff and
other officers of the army and navy
attended.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05

Foreigners who visit the Paris ex-
position this year will have an oppor-
tunity of seeing a typical American
machine shop in full operation. Not
only will the machinery in the build
ing, such as travelling cranes, hangers,
shafting, electric motors, etc., be of
American make, but the structure it.
self will have been made on this side
Of the Atlantic.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05

Albert H. Holder, an expert mining
engineer who has arrived from Af-
rica, says that the war between the
least two years. He predicts that be-
fore giving up johannesburg the Beers
will destroy the mines and everything
else, the whole being valued at a bill
lion and a half dollars.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
WEST AND SOUTH.

Tlfc swept away Oue-udlI OI tHe DuSl-
ness portion of Fessenden, the coun-
ty seat of Wells county, S. D.
In Springfield, o., Frank B. Coe shot
and killed his wife and then shot him
self. Jealousy was the cause.
Two negroes and white man were
killed and several others wounded in a
race riot at Redgeland, S. C.
The planning mill and box factory of
the Paepcke-Leicht Lumber company
in Chicago were burned, the loss being
S175,o0o.
BY the explosion of locomotive at
Minturn, COL, Engineer Quackenbush
and Fireman Sollier were killed.
Gov. Wood says Cuban cities will be
given home rule soon.
Gov. John r. Tanner of Illinois has
publicly announced that he is not a
candidate for denomination.
| Two men robbed w. j. Milsap, a
| prominent stockman in Walsenburg,
COL, of $4,000.
At Flynn Lick, Tenn, Bud Lynen
killed John and James Carter, brothers,
in a quarrel.
In Minneapolis Norval Baptie, of
Bathgate, N. D., broke the worlds skat-
ing record in the quarter and half-mile,
making the first distance in 0:28 is and
the second in 100 2-5.
In the Michigan senate proposition
for a constitutional amendment was de-
feated by a vote of 16 to 13.
Near Monticello, Fla, Will German,
negro murderer, shot and instantly
killed Sheriff 7. B. Simpkins.
Henry Miller, aged II, killed his
brother Jesse, aged 13, with an ak, in
quarrel at Broughton, Ill.
In Chattanooga, Tenn, Samuel Mills,
rent collector, fatally shot Mary Ven
able and her two children.
At Frankfort, Ind, John Freeman
and his wife were killed by the cars.
The December Cripple Creek divi-
dends break the records of all previ-
Gus months in the history of the great
Colorado gold camp. The total is ST.
233, ,439.42.
Reed Ware, benjamin Mattison and
Henry Collins were frozen to death at
Anderson, S. c., while drunk.
Customs receipts at Havana during
the past year amount to $11,OOO,OO0,
exceeding the estimates by $2,OOO,OOO.
At Cairo, Ill.,, William Martin was
hanged for the murder of Joseph
Landrum last October.
In Eau Claire, Wis.,, Michael Griffin,
member of the Thirtyfourth and
Thirty-fifth congresses, died suddenly.
At Delphi, Ind, DR.. Wickliffe Smith,
| surgeon of the One Hundred and SIX
ty-first Indiana regiment, and his
Cuban boy, Francisco Sousa, were
killed by the cars.
Flames destroyed the Bikler-Winzer
company's wholesale grocery in Bur-
lington, Ia, the loss being $4,000.
The death of Thomas MacKellar,
senior member of the firm of Mac
Kellar, Smith & Jordan, type founders,
| occurred at Germantown, Pa, aged 81
years.
In Il railway collision at Brighton,
COL, one man was killed and ii per-
sons hurt.
Near Ardmore, I. r., Mrs. Charles
Chapman and her daughter were
drowned and the shock killed the
mother of Mr.. Chapman.
In Chicago fire destroyed the seven
! story brick building occupied by
Woollcy & Co., clothing, and by Ell
wards-Stanwood Shoe company, tn .
loss being 100000.
The Illinois republicans will hold
their state convention in Peoria April
10 next.
The death of Eugene V. Smalley, ed
itor and publisher of the Northwest
Magazine, occurred at his home in St.
Paul, MINI.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

By the upsetting OF canoe seven In
dians, five men and two women, were
drowned in the river near Ashcroft,
B. C..
A decree has been issued by Gen.
Otis permitting civil marriages in the
Philippines. Heretofore all marriages
were celebrated by the Catholic church,
prohibiting wedding of Protestants
or non.C Christians.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05
indebtedness Very Heavy.

New York, Dec. 3o.-Harper & Bros.
indebtedness to country banks, it is
said by those familiar with the r>or.
ganization affairs of the company, will
amount to $1,7Oo,000, and negotiations
are under way for the organization of
a protective committee representing
the banks holding the paper of the
firm. Many of the banks purchased the
paper of Harper & Bros without in
vestigation, and it follows now that
they have a number of unsecured
claims.
The Worthington advance., 1900-01-05

Land in Cuba is not measured by the
acre. A planter buys ''cabaleria' Of
land, not an acre. When it is said that
q cabaleria of land is in the form OF a
circle it will be seen at once that
there is unlimited room for dispute.
These circles overlap each other and
chunks are left out, and the result of
q land transaction is beWildering.