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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-30

ment. 1t might be necessary, he said
to purchase ammunition and the hands
of ne government should not be tied
He called attention to our helpless con-
dition for lack of ammunition at thu
opening of the Spanish war and he
said he favored the accumulation of
munitions of war.
Underwood. Ala, opposed placing dis
crctionary power to purchase in the
hands Of the war department, saying he
was inclined to think it led to cxtrava-
gance and jobbcry. lie called attention
to the facts elected. yesterday, regarding
the transport Sumner.
This reference to the Sumner aroused
Parker, y. j., who detailed the history
Of the vessel. which. he said. had been
wildly distorted III said the sumner
was an nid collier rcfttcd ana produced
figures from the war department to
prove that there WAS 10 undue cXtraVa-
ganrc The alleged solid silver service
which briggs said Yesterday. cos; $>no.
Parker slid was plated ware ana cost all
told but $500 The amendment was lost.
The provision fur firing morning and
evening guns at state Soldiers ana sail
orS Homes went out on point Of order
made ny McRac, Ark.
An amendment WAS adopted changing
the eligibility for admission to Soldiers
Homes 50 as to admit all volunteer ana
regular soldiers incapacitatCd since inc
outbreak Of the Spanish war. An amend
ment was adopted to give to officers and
men OF the volunteer army who did not
receive extra pay when mustered out, one
months pay if they served within the
United States and two months pay il
they served beyond the limits of the
United States. The bill was then passed.
The resolution unanimously reported
from the committee on elections No. =
in the contested case of White ". Bore
ing from the l1th Kentucky district con
hrming Mr.. Boreing title to his seat,
WAS adopted without division. Both the
contestant and the contestee are Repuh-
Hcans. At lbs =. NJ, the House adj
journed.
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resolution as swift as il was sound. flung
over the hopes on which he had so long
been building and fed.
DESPITE Il wonderful march from
at Kiln Kraal drift on the MOdder and a
beautifully handled rear guard action
could not shake offtthe troops which had
come upon him, tired enough, hungry
enough. but as eager for battle as he was
to evade it.
''They hung to his tanks for two nights
and a day. and on the next cronjc found
a foe in front of him as well for, WITH
scarcely Il days rest for the hardWorked
horses, French had swung out OF Kim
berley and stood between him and home.
behind, his enemy was SroWlns
stronger with every moment which de-
layed him; in front, was the very force
he could have no hopes to clude. force
of mounted men and mounted guns, equal
70 his own in mobility, superior in effect
.Cronjc ana his force suddenly sank
out Of sight as though they mad risen
into the Sky, ana there at this moment
they are like 4 rat in z hole snarllng
splitting, but immovable. to
IAN attempt was made. SUNDAY Y
drag the rat into daylight, an ttcmpt
which lasted FOR Il hours, and which lrIt
the marks Of the rats teeth On every
regiment which tried 10 draw him Slncr
then he has been very severely lcit
alone. Left alone would probably not eN-
press our attitude from the Bpcr point
Of view. for he had been subjected p CV--
cry sort Of agony which the artlllerlft
has invented. There must ne horrible
ana determined hate to keep the hearts
of Undisciplined men i'll such resolute ac-
cord
Mr.. Tattcrshy's testimony to the per
suual ability Of Lord Roberts Is borne out
by all the correspondents. TINS docs
away with the idea held 10y ma ~
England that Gen. Kitchener WAS really
doing tho work. Lord Roberts appears
to hr communicating not only IN
80 THAN many generals who's. names have
been handed down in history.
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An Editor Finds Sure Cure For Rheum atism

a. Il. DeFluent, editor of the Jour-
nal, DoylestoWn, Ohio, suffered for
number of years from rheumatism in
his right shoulder and side. He says:
My right arm at times was entirely
useless. 1 tried Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. and was surprised to receive re-
lief almost Immediately: The Pain
Balm has been a constant companion
Of mine ever since and it never 1aiis.
For sale by Jno. Coughlin, Ia water
St Druggist. MWfH'
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DOING NICELY. HANK YOU.
IC-Pound Girl Born 10 Vile OF Gov Gen.
Wood at Havana.

Havana. March .9-Mrs. Wood. wife
Of the governor general. gave birth t.
a 1o-pound girl at tho palace. at noon.
today. Mother and child are doing wei
The records of Havana do NOT show
the birth of any other governor gcn-
erals child. Under the Spanish l'gIn"
the wife of a governor general. when
expecting To h" confined, invariably
left for Spain that the child might ID
horn there.
The afternoon papers had gone to
press before tn" palace event VAS nm
nouncrd. although the Discussion
learned Of il Indirectly ana was thus
able to say: I'VE wish all hnrriurs
tu thy governor general 10 his Wif.
ana ID tnc cuban Ittl" girl Who. NJ,
hope. WiIl "a 4 fnrNent pIrtisan 40 tn"
independence" nj hor native country"
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SPANIARDS IN DOUBT
As TO Whom TO Give Allegiance. So treaty
Time Is Extended.

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!, "s''','1 l.n,,u... t,.. c,,,,-
ii'S 'iu NTH I'M, = .,,,,.at
TT I'iiiiI9'y'' '''''S'
'N'a'lu,i'N .> III.
uihc aIi""'' N i'''.'N'' I'M,
lhlllppihtS Y" 'i''t N"''"'i '''' '''' /
remain Spanish SUBJECTS "r Su.l t!iu'i
their allegiance ana adopt thr ndiloh-
aIity " the territory ~ winch thry r'-
side The article ~ thc Paris treaty
bearing "n thi1 subject allowed iA'
Spanish residents "hr }r"F from fl'''
date Of th' cNchahI" M i'tIii il'h+
Of III" treaty, Nithih N"i'H i' mass
their choice. ihat 4. i!"d expires "''
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NEGOTIATIONS MAY TAIL.
Expense Of Transferring Danish West Indies
May Mean their Loss.

London. March Gothic Copenhagen
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
Owing to the difficulty of deciding
whether the United States or Denmark
shall bear the expense of the transfer
of the Danish West Indies. it is not i'm
probable that the negotiations will
shortly be broken Off
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Medical Book Free.

"Know Thyself," a book for men only, will
be sent Free (sealed and postpaid, to any
male reader of this paper. enclosing &c. for
postage. Address the Peabody Medical In
stitutc, No 1. BUllinch ST., Boston, Mass,
the oldest and best institution of its kind in
America Write today for free book
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New York Cotton Market.

New York March e.
cotton futures closed steady. March.
gIG: April 2 ~. May 9.23; june 9l6, July.
gl5. August g.O5; September, h.55 Octo-
pur. N.l2. November. t.9S, december, i.9S;
january. 7.g9. February, 500.
Cotton spot closed quiet, a decline;
mddliug uplands, 99s; middling gulf, 9fs.
Sales go bales.
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thorities from all connection with the
affair Gov Steunenberg stated that ne
had never written on any subject 70 M
Dick or to any other political oinciai VI
Ohio Mr. Lentz inquired as to whether
there had ever been any correspondents
with Senator Hanna or Chairman tdpl
cock of the Republican congressman,
snecitic denial
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New York Money Market.

New York. March n
Money on call closed steady. actual
Transactions ranging from : % 4 per
cent: last loan. 3: closed &U3i.
Prime mercantile paper, i"m5i2 per
cent.
Sterling exchange. firm. with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 >64 for
demand and $4SZl .6ii>23, for 81 days;
posted rates. $iN31. and $LS.; commercial
bills, A.Sll2m4S21t.
Silver certificates, 6ol ASA.
Bar silver. 5924.
Mexican dollars. i1"i.
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IN THE HOUSE.
Army Bill Passes National Homes Opened
TO Spanish War Veterans.

Washington, March 29.-Aftcr four
days of stormy debate the IIous ,. to-
day, passed tho army appropriation
bill AS passed tn" bill is only slight
~ modified from tho form in which il
came from the committee. one Of tn 2
amendments adopted opens tn" Sol
diers' Homes to the officers and men
Of the volunteer and regular armies
incapacitatrd by services during ~
since the Spanish war TIL" chief in
Cdcnt of the day was Il defence of the
war department against the charge Of
reckless extravaganza in the fitting up
of the transport Sumner made hy Mr..
briggs of New York, yesterday Mr..
Parker, n. j.. produced the itamiZed
expenses furnished by the war depart
ment to show that there had been no
extravaganza. Without opposition tn
House confirmed the title Of Mr.. Bore
ing Of Kentucky. to his seat. His seat
was contested by Mir. White. another
Republican, and the report If the com
mittce that investigated the case was
unanimously in favor Of the sitting
member.
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When the consideration of the army
appropriation bill was resumed in the
House McRae. Ark. attempted t. Sc
cure an amendment to the provision
giving officers and men serving beyond
the limits of the United States 10 and
20 per cent. respectively, extra pay
which would limit the extra compen-
sation to those serving in the Philip
pines. He thought there was no rea-
son why those serving in Puerto Rico.
CUBA and Alaska should receive addi-
uonal compensation. The paragraph
to which the amendment would have
oeen pertinent. had been passed and
Hull, in charge of the bill. refused TO
return to it.
McRae. Dem. Ark, moved to strik
from the provision for the "manufac-
lure or purchase" of small arm ammu-
milton the words "or purchase" He
declared that the government had
ample facilities for the manurocturn oi
ammunition
Hun Vigorously opposed the amond-
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Accidents come with distressing IRE
queucy on thu farm. cuts, bruises sting.
Spraius Or. Thomas EcIcCtric OIL re
hcvcs the pain instantly. Never safe
without It,
mon wed frifuRv
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SlGAli-UnChangcd.
CLONER-$I.J0.

on the Produce Exchange:
El'T Tt.R--Wcak; cTcamcries. lgd22.
diaries. lGm22.
CHEESE Firm, 12Gfl3.
Realistically; fresh, lOl..
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Steamship Numidian Of the Allan Line.
arrived at Portland Wednesday night.
There were III passengers ~ board,
among whom were several cXilcd Firms.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05

in this state, will secure the people
against anything like serious dearth. As
a nation we are the feed store of
world, and our production of food
stuffs this year will still enable US to sup
ply the immediate and substantial needs
of all the races that depend on US for
their bread. There certainly is nothing
In the existing situation to warrant any
such advance in the prices of the neces-
saries of life among agricultural products
as has already been realized. If We can
not stop the speculation, out of which
most CT this practice of pubic ex-
tcrtion grows, We can at least punish
those who do business on lines which
tend to monopolize all commercial prod
ucts and, if the law is enforced. we
can put an end to such combinations
and monopolies in breadstuffs as seek
to dictate absolutely the price which the
people must pay for their necessaries of
life.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05
THE OPENING GUN.

The spectacular opening Of the Repub-
ncan national campaign on Tuesday at
Oklahoma City gives promise that the ap-
nearance Of Roosevelt on the ticket will
assure the country repetition of the
Wild West show which was displayed
during the candidacy of the same gentle
man for governor of New York two years
ago.
II is not many months since there was
q reunion of Col. Roosevelt's regiment.
The reunion then, like that Of Tuesday,
was brought about by the exlgencies of
politics. The holding Of the next reunion
will depend somewhat on the progress of
events during the next four months,
and will no doubt be duplicated during
the campaign If the situation is suffl-
GENTLY desperate, and the remedy re-
garded as at all adequate to the disease.
Spread over the entire country, it Is
not reasonable to believe that the slender
claim which the so-called Rough Riders
have upon the gratitude or admiration Of
the American people will not make itself
quite plain. The popular fancy has been
tickled by the idea of q regiment made
I'D in great measure OF the men who still
live largely on the outskirts of American
civilization. The presence Of men OF
such social position as Roosevelt, Astor
and Wood helped to attract public atten-
ton toward it. But there never was any
reason, however slight, for believing that
the riding abilities of a single man IN
the regiment would be of the slightest
avail to the government, and this fact
was well recognized when the regiment
was permitted to land In Cuba In prefer
ence to many other regiments which, by
priority of enlistment and the states
which they represented. had the prior
right to recognition Of the war depart
ment. But those who produced the en-
balmed beef scandals. and who were re-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05
pILKERToN WON THE RACE

Philadelphia Post:
The first subcentractor to begin work
on the New York rapid transit tunne,
was James P1lkerton, known to most
New Workers.. as a, leading contractor,
buI still more widely known as the cham
pion sculIer of America for many years.
Mr.. Pflkerton has brought into his BUSH
ness the same pluck ami force that kept
him 81 long at the head of Yankee oars
men. This pluck is neatly illustrated by
a hitherto unpublished anecdOte of Il
happening at one of the regatt of the
National Association of American Oars
men during the early eos. Mr.. P1lker-
ton was matched to row double against
another team. He and his mate we're
the champions, and the general belief
was that they W0dd win without eff ort.
But the night before the regatta public
opinion suddenly and mysteriously
changed. MI Fullerton knew that this
was not caused by any new development
of strength in his opponents or any loss
OF skill on his own part. After making
some quiet inquiries he discovered that
there was talk of his rowing mate baT-
ing been bought up by the other side and
of an arrangement to throw the race.
He didn't say anything about his sus-
Dicions but when the Two MEL were seat
ed in the shell ard Were we'll out into
the deep water he leaned over to his ma tie
and said:
Look heres you blooming cut-throat.
You've got te swim, drown o: win this
race. You know me!' He won.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05
SMART SHORT STORIES.


robert Toombs, who was a leading
member of the Confederate congress in
1o6l' always tried to impress people with
the peHeI that his genius made him equal
To any emergency. Even when he
studied hard. or awaited himself of the
labor of others, he encouraged the idea
that his most splendid efforts Were tie
result or the inspiration of the moment.
entlrey offhand, without any special
preparation for the occasion. Once, when
a very important debate was going on in
the federal congress, Toornbs made a
magnificent speech which attracted
every bodYs attention. 1t was not ony an
eloquent speech, but it was remarkable
for It's mastery array of facts and figures
ana It's convincing arguments. Yea
must have devoted considerable time to
Its preparation" said enc of the states
mans admirers. We'll, L gave about two
hours to il, Toombs replied, with cale-
less, Indifferent air. Some one repeated
this to -AlcA 9ndCr Hamilton Stephens,
VINO was at that time vice president of
the Confederacy in the presence Ci sew
eral congressman, and he exclaimed,
somewhat irritabiy: 1.-Two hours Pre-
pared that speech in two hours, did he?
Why, 1 spent two weeks OH it myself"
Stephens had patiently and Labor iously
collected TIE statistics, and Toombs had
merely added the flCurishes.
When reproved on one occasion fer not
attending a committee called to consider
the paving of St. ParFs churchyard with
wocd, Charles MackIin. the noted Irish
actor, said: "Oh, you lay your heads to-
gether and it will soon be done"
=
When Queen Victoria was at Ba!moral
some time ago she visited an aged cot
tager, and, on leaving her, said: You
viii now no longer be afraid OF me, and
l shall expect you to pay ME visit. =
"Ah, ma am she replied, its not yer
self I'm frightened at it's them grand
servants"
A soldier of the Twentieth Kansas tells
this story at the expense of a fellow sol
der: when we We're sent out on the
firing line Pete Hogan was lying behind
tree, out of the way of bullets. All at
cnce he yelled out like wild man, Cap
tain, I cannot stand these darned ants
biting me all the time? Zip! A bullet
passed close to his body. On second
thoughts, captain he yelled, l can stand
themr "
A story about little Prince Edward of
York appears in the British Weekly. Not
long ago he was taken over British
man-of-war, and was much interested in
a large, heavily built chest which was
shown nim What does that hold?' ne
asked the tall officer who accompanied
him. Powder" was the reply. The
little boy looked sympathetically at the
stalwart figure and observed: Then do
you take powders, too?"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05
THURSDAY, JULY 8. 1900.
THE BLESSED RAIN


No doubt the effort will be kept up to,
minimize the value of the splendid rain
fall which has occurred during the past
fo~ty-eight hours. Speculation is ever
on dp-toe to discover some abnormal con-
dition out of which chance to make
money may be coined. Already the con-
tinued drouth in the Northwest has been
the occasion of the making and losing of
vast fortunes. Our commercial system
admits of and even invites that per-
nicious form of activity. But the mass
Of consumers. both at home and abroad,
are the people whose interests after all
are exclusively involved. And the
truth soon makes itself plain to those.
and speculation finds a speedy ending
when it comes.
The rain of Tuesday night, as we'll as
that Of Wednesday from early morning.
was sufficiently widespread to render the
general destruction of the crops which so
many had anticipated practically impos-
sible. Indeed the precipitation was suf-
fcient to keep the soil in admirable con-
dition tor the balance of the growing
season Much damage was done, no
doubt, TO grain and to hay by the long
continued drouth. But there will be TO
dearth in any agricultural product. The
prices will in certain instances range
high, but they will reach no fancy fig
ures. TIE wheat crop has not received
any such damage as to warrant the ex-
IRENE measures taken by dealers in
breadstuffs. Prices have gone I'D out of
all reasonable proportion to the injury
wrought, with the result that the con-
sumer IS made to bear burden which
the facts will not admit of.
1t is useless to declaim against all
this We are. if not nation of gam
blers, at least highly speculative race.
Where money is to be made on the as
sumption of a risk or on the close exer-
else of judgment or even in a game Of
chance pure and simple, Americans are
anxious to avail themselves of the OBJ
portunity. This disposition has always
prevailed and always will prevail, and
as long as it remains the province of the
government to let the individual con-
duet his own affairs, freed from public
Interference. and to buy and sell his
commodities in the best market he can
secure. there will be speculation even in
the necessaries of life
The coming harvest will not be as rich
as many that have preceded it. But the
rain that has fallen already, at least
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05

SpoHsible for the starving of hundreds OF
moment to the nation than the entire
rough-riding fraternity. could not be ex-
pected to hesitate in practicing politics in
a matter of comparatively minor import
ance, such as the order in which the reg
inents were permitted to go to the front.
While the imperia!ist promoters are
thus preparing to make their appeal to
Buncombe county On the strength of
trous military career, it is we'll that the
country should be reminded of other
events leading up to and following upon
the appearance of the American troops
still lives to attest the merits of emba I'M
ed beef; while the commanding officer Of
the American army has placed on record
his view of the operations of the gentry
who in the present crisis have forced
Roosevelt to the front as the candidate
for Vice-president.
The danger which confronts the coun-
try through the shrewd manipulation of
unthinking public sentiment, such as is
represented by this so-called Rough Rider
reunion, is sufficiently grievous to cause
every patriotic man to rise 20 the occa-
sion and do all that is in his power to
avert it. The progress which we have
made for the past two years away from
the landmarks Of American political his
tory and philosophy has been phenome-
nal; and without regard to minor divisions
of sentiment it should be the purpose Of
all patriotic men at this time to unite
IN bringing to an end movement which
threatens the very existence of represent
ative institutions among Us.
Those who do not believe that the Re-
publican national campaign has already
been opened at Oklahoma City will not
i've to be much older before they have
the conviction brought very forcibly
home to them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05


tehafles Young's supelb b. drama of English
me emitted Jim the Penman.' Such
an admirably balanced organization as
tns Pike company is wen adapted to the
interpretation of so intensely emotional
a drama as Jim the Penman." Thu
last performances of the present stock
season by the Pike company will be given
oaIuroay afternoon and evening.
The story which Harry &. Smith has
written for the opera THE Idols Eye
winch Col Thompson is producing with
the boston Lyric Opera company. and
winch Will be seen in this city for a lin
iteo engagement at the Grand, commence
ing sunday night, is said to be the clev-
crest that has come from the fertile brain
OF the young American 1ibrettist. During
the engagement of the Boston Lyrics in
this city they will present two other
famous comic operas. Wang" and The
Fencing Master"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05
ISSUES Of THE CAMPAIGN
THEY ARE OUTLINED nv ITEM
PORARY CHAIRMAN
THOMAS
REPUBLICAN RULE ARRAIGNED
An Able Paper Presented at Kan
s"s City by Gov. Thomas, of
COIOradO-AII Vital Cues
tiOns Touched,

KANSAS CITY. July 4-Upon assuming
the cnair and Savel at the national Dem
ocratic convention Gov. Charles 5. Thorn
as: OF Colorado. temporary chairman,
said in part:
we meet under the most auspicious in
dl. On the nations birthday. in a
close and opening of a century. we come
LoSetner to reafhrm our allegiance to the
principles of Thomas jefferson and cur
ITaSdily 10 their greatest living exponent
We nave been selected by the farmer and
the artisan. the miner and the mechanic.
me producers of wealth in every state
ana territory oil this mighty nation IL
termlned to proclaim. a candidate they
nave already chosen. We come not with
me Fomp and circumstances of CONSOLE
GATE wealth. but IS the delegates OF Tie
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05
LITTLE GIRL IS LOST.
May Hendricks, Six Years Old, IL
Custody of Police.

A six-year-old girl was found by a
police officer at Rice and University ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon and taken to the
Rondo street station
The child Is unable to tell anything
more of herself than her name which she
says is May Hendricks
The police will keep the child until her
friends or parents are found
It is believed the child belongs in Min
neapolis or some of the near suburban
towns.