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Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
DEATH OF TWO BIDDEFORO MEN.
Samuel B. Bracket and Joseph Smith. Both
Prominent. Pass Away.

Biddeford. Nc. June 1.-Two Of Bidde-
ford's representative citizens died. Satur-
day morning.
one was Samuel =. Brackett, a veteran
Of the Civil War, ana 4 well-known mem
Der Of the York county bar, who for years
had been 4 pension examiner with head
quarters at Washington.
The other was Joseph Smith. Il former
state senator ana dealer in real estate
who mad for J number Of years been SUI
pcrntrndcnt Of the cotton mills in West
Warren, Ma-- Death wa caused by
rheumatism.
Mr.. Smith was born III Kennehunkport
NJ Years ago. ana was the son of .lime=
smith. lie obtained his schooling in his
native town. ana upon attaining his ma
iuritY came here ANA began work in the
York mill, being promoted until he OH
tanned the position of overSccr Of one Of
the departments.
This position he held until 1>72. when he
removed 10 West Warren. Mass, having
been appointed ~uperint t"ndcut of the cot
ton mills in that town. lie remained
there for seven years ana then returned
to this city ana engaged in the rcal es-
He wIs a lifelong Republican. lie served
in the cit government in !lddciord in
I>Jf and ISL. was assistant United State
marshal in 1870, and was one Of the as
SurS in 1852.
lie represented West Warren in the
Massachusetts general court in 1919. He
was a member OF the Maine state Senat,.
in 1883 ana 1884. He is survived by on"
daughter. Miss Henrietta Smith of thiS
city; a brother. Thomas Smith Of Ken
nchunkport. and two sisters. Mr.. David
Pltten and Mrs. Charles w. Ros~ OF this
city
Nlr. Brackett was born in Peru, Me. 80
wears ago. ana was educated in the
schools Of oxford county. studying law
there. also in the office of a prominent
attorney. After coming to Riddelord ne
worked in the cotton mills. hut lett there
h. AZ - Il |.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
FIRE At ROCKPORT.
RockIand & Rockport Lime Co. Suffers TO tx
tent Of $4,000.

RockIand. Me. June IA fire al
pocknort. at . o'clock this morning,
DESTROYED the bridge between the two
kilns of the Rockland q R"ckp"ii
Lime Co. gutted the building occupied
Inv Shipping Commissioner Burgess
and Undertaken w. O. Cothell anu
damaged the rear uf the grist mill
Corthell's stock was totally destroyed.
The building was owned by the Rock
Land & Rockport Lime Co. The loss
will not exceed $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
NO VERDICT
Reached by the Coroner's Jury
in Fannie Sprague Case.
Verdict Will Probably Be Giver,
Next Saturday.
County Attorney Matthews Confident that the
Murderer Will Be Caught.

South Berwick, Me, June 1.-THE
Coroner's jury in the Fannie Sprague
murder case held A sitting here, ut
o'clock Saturday forenoon, and ad-
journed until a week from Saturday,
much to the surprise Of the townspeo-
pie, for something important was ex-
pected to occur.
County Atty. Matthews stated when
the jury adjourned. week ago, that
it was believed that Saturday he
should have something tangible and
that the jury would reach verdict,
but the local authorities have done
nothing during the recess. ana the
county officers connected with the case
had been too busy on the West New
field affair to devote any time to the
Sprague case. which becomes more and
more Of snarl as the days go by
County Atty. Matthews said, Friday
night. he was confident that the law
would be able to weave n web about
the guilty party so strong that there
would be no possibility of escape.
Said he:
ITO this hope those who have had
charge of the case cling with fearless
determination, although the public.
who are not on the inside and know
nothing of what opposition the Of
iicials have to contend with, have I1n%
since come to the conclusion that we
are doing absolutely nothing in the
case. and that. like man another case
that has made this old town famous
for crime if will soon die ont and b.
lost sight Of
such is MT the intention OF the
county attorney, and if there can be
evidence procured that VIII fasttn
| guilt upon any one party sufficient TO
warrant his being charged with 50
grave crime the public may rest as
| sured that it will be done. There Is
nothing being lost by these adjourn
ments- Murder Is grave cliarEe y
bring against person. and il should
not be charged hshtly-
| The ldl" gossip ~ me woman sew
| ing circle, or the after supper talk
about the store door. or On the side
| walk, i not evidence II less att"n-
tion had been taken Of such talk and
| the matter had been proceeded with
| in the light uf the evidence secured.
| | have no doubt thAt ~ lrdSt on" per
son W"uId nave h''h dI''''S liti p'l'i
th" sitting grand jury At Alfred.
But the great clam ring voice "f
Dame Eumor and n" cry "f IN"
know-it-alls. and tn" great Informal
tion Of those who claim TO know So
much but actually know $" little. We're
catered to, and as a result Naluahl''
Information has been lost SISht o. ana
those VIII" rerpeuated the CRIME nave
been given all the rleWS We nave p"ch
WORKING ana nave n''H u 50 9ii'l'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
GOV. ROOSEVELT
To Be Nominated to Run
with Mckinley.
He Will Accept and Administration
Forces Will Not Prevent.
This Was the Generally Accepted Opinion in
Philadelphia, Last Night.

Philadelphia, June 1.-THE long-ad-
vertised stampede for Roosevelt. four
days before the nomination can be-
made, is such as to indicate that Ii
probably cannot be checked. Nothing
but positive declaration from Gov.
Roosevelt that he would not accept the
nomination after il was made would
stop ii and he will not make that dec
laratiOn. Some Of GOV. Roosevelt X
personal friends have been to him, to-
day. ana urged him to make every ef-
fort to prevent the nomination. but he
realizes that he is in no position to
declare in advance that he would re-
fuse a nomination after it was ten
lcrcd
His position is different from that Of
plain that he would decline under simi-
lar conditions. Senator Alison is de-
stined to remain in the Senate as long
as he uesires. The possibility Of the
Presidency has passed beyond his
hopes Looking to the future, Gov.
Roosevelt and his friends realize that
the declinatiln, Of a popular ana en-
thusiastic nomination for Vice Presi-
dency made with the idea that it will
contribute To the success Of the party
in the campaign, would no doubt mean
political oblivion. 1t is accepted by
the leaders that Roosevelt was sincere
il his emphatic declarations that ne
would not accept and was rot a can
Lidate. but he now realizes that the
popular and olitical movement To force
;hc nomination upon him has reached
a point beyond his control.
The attitude of the administration
and especially that Of Senator Hanna,
who * looked to by the delegates to
give the cue to the wishes Of tn" Pres
ident. forms an interesting feature Of
the situation as developed, today. SEN
at1r Hanna had favored Mr.. Bliss. but
he announced upon his arrival here that
for personal reasons Bliss could not
accept. While the situation is not be
yond the control Of the administra-
ton forces to prevent the nomination
of Roosevelt it is realized that such
action. in view Of the general stIm-
pcdc. would be unwise From the first
Senator Hanna has declared that the
convention should make tho nOmina- :
tion and now that it is about to 90 81,
even under the manipulation ana with
the assistance bI SutH experienced
politicians a. platt ana Quay. it would
~ unpnlitic FOR Senator Hanna t.
make Il fight To defeat il. even if tha
man selected is not the selection Of the
administration. The only man in the
race who seemed satisfactory to the ad-
mnistration was Secretary Long, and
lis candidacy did not flourish because
of Il Massachusetts candidate did not
impress the delegates as giving adii-
tiunal strength to the ticket
Without doubt as To the choice of the
administration and with tn" desire to
make New York safe with Il belief
among many delegates that Roosevelt
was the one man who would add
strength t. the ticket. East and West.
it was not difficult to start the stam-
pede. and. tonight. it is generally ac-
ceptrd that the national Republican
ticket will be Mckinley and Roosevelt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
SACO MAN DEAD.
Edward 8. Bradbury. Leading Contractor
Drops Dead at His Home.

Saco. Me. June l7.-Edward T. Brad
bury. a leading contractor of TINS Guy
dropped dead at his home on Main street
this afternoon. He had superintended the
building of nearly the entire plant of the
York Mfg CO., and many blocks In BoS-
ton. He wa, % years old and is survived
nv 4 widow. one son and one daughter
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
CAPTAINS DEAD BODY
Rrouoht int, Rockland by Sloop iuanita o.
Gloucester.

Rockland. Me. June 1.-THE fishing
sloan Juanita Of Gloucester, FIR fishing
Grounds came into port. today, bearing
H. dead body Of her captain. George
Diein The crew claim the captain
,;od suddenly from hemorrhage Of the
throat II o'clock this morning. %
Tanant,s Harbor. Difiin leaves q wife
ana daughter, who reside in Gou-
ceSter
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
Stabbed His wife.

Northampton, Mass, June T.
WIadislaw Parowski, Polander,
stabbed his wife in the back and an
flicted other serious wounds while she
was preparing breakfast, this morning.
Her wounds may prove fatal. ParoW-
ski then cut his own throat and II IS
believed he will die.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
freIqht Agents al Portland.

Portland. Me. June 1.-THE members
of the National Local Freight Agents AS
sociation arrived. Saturday morning. from
Boston. and were taken by {. ". 1.
Gnding. general manager Of the C4Sco
Elv Line. down the bay. and on tAtli
return lunch was served at Peaks Island
In the afternoon they left for the west
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18

Boston, June T.-LOcal Forecast:
Partly cloudy. fair weather Monday,
ana probably, Tuesday; light to fresh
northeast winds
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18
Washington Forecast.

Washington, June17.-Forecast: For
New England. fair in the Interior
showers on the coast, Monday and
Tuesday. variable winds. shifting to
fresh northeasterly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18

~ .,5 fishing and daily arrival Of
IT - Rangelty. CONTINUES. and there
surSaS ~. ~ ,rmalts there now than ever be
itr flr. I'M IN the month of June The weather
continues 10 be Just right Z 1nS nhT eh'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-18

Accidents come with distressing fire.
nuency on the farm. Cuts, bruises, stlnSS,
sprains DR.. Thomas Eclectric OIL re
lieves the pain instantly. Never safe
without it.
mon, wed, ,fri&wky.tf
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-20

concessions. which would have to be OBJ
served There are five thousand French
shareholders. whose investment is not
worth white paper today, who would be
paid out If the United States could be
iockeyed into this scheme; that is. the
shares would have to be retired. The
shareholders would be discovered to have
changed by the time the transaction had
gotten around to a capital settlement.
Senator Morgan declared that the plot
would be too absurd to consider. if
it were not that it is being pushed
persistently by persons of influence.
lntrinsically il is absurd, but not
enough so practically not TO constitute
grave legislative danger. Chiefly it lies at
the bottom of resistance to the Nicaragua
Canal bill The British interest would be
satisfied to see it succeed. because it would
be under foreign control. while the Hay
Pauncefote Treaty, if ratified. would for
ever prevent the construction of ar ex-
ciusively American waterway. The trans
continental enemies of any canal are en-
thusastic in its favor; because they believe
that its completion and operation would be
impossible, on physical grounds. Finally,
some of our best business interests" on
intimate terms with the Administration,
do not care a copper cent whether it could
be built or not. Enough American public
money would be poured into the rathole to
line their bags with a hundred millions or
SO. and that would serve every patriotic
and acquisitive purpose as far as the syn
dictate is concerned.
Senator Morgan's warning should be
noted and needed by honest members OF
the Senate. and the investigation for which
he asks should be insisted on. The country
will watch the proceedings with a critical
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occupied with landscapes. landscapes he
will paint; if he likes corrupt subjects. his
pictures will be corrupt. and that is a
that there is about it. AS for French
morals. it is by no means certain that they
are quite as bad as they have been DE-
scribed. Paris is not all France, and the
grisette is not q French lady, nor the
Latin quarter exactly typical of French
home life. The system of marriages of CON
venence perhaps has something to do
with social corruption not only in France,
but elsewhere on the Continent; for when
marriage takes place not through mutual
affection, but by the more or less arbitrary
will of other people. or by the force OF cir
cumstances. an unpleasant state OF things
is likely to result in perhaps five cases
ont of ten. which might have been avoided
bad the husband and wife followed their
natural inclinations.
Then these Puritanical morslists. as one
might expect. begin to quote Scripture.
They say:
" Thou shalt not make unto thee any craven
image Shall We say this command Is imperative
and yet retain the command thou shalt not
steal? Both are in the same decalogue."
This is little like the old argument
which was made by connecting the texts
Judas went and hanged himself" and go
thou and do likewise In this case. how
ever, part of the original text is left out.
and nothing is said about the reason for
the command, which simply prohibited the
worship of idols. If this literal interpreta-
ton were accepted, it would place us in
the position of the Mohammedans. Who
consider that all representation Of man
or beast is forbidden. The prohibition OF
making any likeness of anything which is
on the earth would prevent these moralists
from having photographs taken-even for
the rogues' gallery; from having portraits
of any kind made; from preserving the
licensees of great men in bronze or mar
BILE. 1t would remove not only the statues
from the Boston Art Museum, but the pic
lures from all art galleries and private
houses, the frescoes from the Library OF
Congress, and the dolls from the arms
of all the little girls in the country.
Do the Boston moralists contemplate any
such sweeping reform as that?
This whole agitation against classical
statues in museums and art galleries is, In
short. unspeakably absurd as well as pru-
rient. Nobody is obliged to go and look
at these statues; no extraordinary effort Is
made to induce visitors 30 inspect them.
and the people who visit the galleries are
not likely to be corrupted in their minis
by anything as innocent as Greek art.
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The May Cnse.

The Secretary of War has approved the
decision of Judge Advocate General Lieber
that Brigadier General Harries had no
right to order Colonel May of the First
District Regiment before board for ex-
animation as to his competency to retain
his command. The finding is based on the
ground that only by order of the President
could such board be convened
So far the action of Secretary Root is
satisfactory. but the public would like to
know why, at the same time, he did not
order Harries to restore the colonel to
duty and command. The case is notorious
ly one of petty spite and persecution.
Colonel May is a popular and efficient Of
ficer. and Harries does not enjoy the repu-
tation among his officers and men of being
either. 1t is rather a queer condition of
things IL Harries is to be allowed to go on
performing antics not laid down in any
book of regulations. tactics. or discipline,
and is only to have his errors corrected at
headquarters, without prejudice to his po-
sition. but with much to decent soldiers
and the service.
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Nobody to Bin me.
Erom the rtica obserrer.l


popularity OF the Cuban scandals is that no
che feels any responsibility for the lootins that
has been going on down there. The President
didn't know it. As soon as he learned of it lie
piously dcpiored it, and called the Cabinet to-
gethcr. Then came the shifting of responsibility
Postmaster General Smith is not to blame because
the Cuban mail service had been packed with the
rascals by Heath, whom he inherited from Gary
The War Department is not to blame because by
the Presidents order the Cuban postal service
was exempted from the functions of military gov
ernment. 50 Secretaries Root and Smith dem
liability with lightness of manner that indicate,
no consciousness Of guilt The nations honor
is smirchcd. Our agents violated a trust which
we forcibly acquired And nobody is TO blame.
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OF A MAIL CARRIER.
One Cent Per AnHum wisconsin
Mans Salary.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

Iowa County. Wisconsin lays claim 10
having the lowest sa!aried official in the
employ of the United States Government
The Government hires Frank Lynch for
one cent a year to carry the mail between
this town. the county seat CT Iowa County,
and Mineral Point, nine miles distant.
1t is the law that such employees shall
be paid quarterly. but Lynch although he
has been carrying the mails regularly
since last July, has as yet received no
quarters of a cent or checks for those
amounts. The young man is not looking
for any remittances on his salary until
next July, when he expects check for
whole cent. 1t is supposed this will
be the smallest check ever issued By the
Government, and efforts have already been
made to secure possession of it. The mail
carrier has received several offers Of SIS
or 500 for the check. blu he has so far
warily avoided any definite entanglements.
Both Dodgeville and Mineral Point have
railroads but there is none between tie
two towns. The trip from one Place to
the other by rail is so roundabout that it
is out OF the question, so passengers and
mail are driven across the country. Who
ever has the contract for carrying the mail
feels that he is certain Of all the passen-
ger trade. for no one has vet had the
courage TO compete for passenger business
Win the Ihited states mail carrier. Fer
this reason the transfer of the mail is
deemed valuable privilege.
In the winter time the presence or alb
sence OF snow generally determines the
comfort or discomfort OF the tip Wien
there Is sleighing the mail carrier takes 4
ms passengers across the country as snup
as bug in rug. On a pair of bobs he
has long bodied boxed-in affair which
looks more like freight car than ANYTHING
else. In tie center of this box is a stove /
and about the sides are seats for passen- |
gers. who enter by n little door in the
rear of the car. A rousing fire is kent
going in the little stove and the trim is
made without the least discomfort. /
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Prurient MOraIiNts.

The National Pure Art Committee of
Boston has printed a pamphlet contain
ing an argument on the relation of art to
morals. and mailed it to colleges through
out the country. The Boston Museum of
Fine Arts exhibits collection of casts
of the human figure more or less IN
draped, and this has aroused the wrath
and pious horror OF the Pure Art Com
mittee. AS Boston shelters all kinds of
cranks under her reputation as the home of
free and independent thought, the COM
mitiee has been allowed to go on its way
upbrading. though the officials of the mu-
scum are probably more perfect represent
atives Of the culture of the Hub.
IL this pamphlet il is stated that art
for arts sake overridcs the laws Of the
Almighty by uncoveriDg forms which he
has covered. This sounds remarkably as
il the committee thought that Clothes we're
a natural growth instead of an artificial
continuance. The original idea may be all
right, bVt the inference is peculiar
Again, the committee argues that If we
adopt French ant we must expect French
morals This nay be; but America has
done nothing of the kind as yet. French
influence on American art has been mainly
in the improvement of technique. The
American painter goes TO Paris to study, |
and while there he learns Partisan methods (!
as thoroughly as he can, but to talk about |
adopting" an art, and being corrupted by |
It. are absurd Art is an outgrowth of "a
tional thought, and 1t is no more pos
sible for pure social system to produce
art than for the reverse to hap
pen. The painter In this country choo es
fer his subjects precisely what he can
handle best; and his ability is in direct
line with his temperament II mis- char
acter. traditions. and thoughts are all in
the line of portrait painting he will do
portraits; If the Inner thought OF him is
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ANAGRAMs ON NOTED NAMES.
Some Appropriate Tranxpositions
Expressing Facts in Mems History.
(From Chembers' Journal.)


(From Chembers' Journal)
Anagrams that transmute the names Of
well-known men and women are often
startiingly appropriate. What could be
better in this way than these announce
ments. evolved from two great statesmen
names when the reins of power changed
hands: Gladstone. &C leads noti" Disraeli,
Il lead. sir!" Quite as happy is the COM
ment on the devoted nursing Of Florence
Nightingale. whose name yields Fit on,
cheering angel Among those which are
most often quoted we may mention
Horatio Nelson, Honor est a Nilo;"
Charles James Stuart. Claims Arthur's
seat" Pilates question, "Quid est veri-
tas?" What is truth?) answered by Est
yir qui adest,' Qt is the man here pres
epD; Swedish Nightingale. Sing high,
sweet Linda" David Livingstone, ID. ",
go and visit Nile" the Marquis of Ripon
(who resigned the grand mastsrship OF
Free Masons when he became a Romanfstl.
r. l. P, quoth Free Masons;" Charles,
Prince of Wales. 'All France calls, o,
help Sir Roger Charles Doughty ITCH
borne. baronet, lyon horrid butcher Orion.
biggest rascal here;" and many shorter
specimens, such as telegraph. great
help" astronomers. mo more stars" and
moon starers;" one hug, enough" edit
ors so tired" tournament. Ito run at
men, peuitent.ary, nay. / repent" Old
England, golden land;" revolution. Ito
love ruin fashionable. .'one-half bias"
lawyers. sly ware" r,idshipman, mind
his map poorhouse. 20 sour hope."
Presbyterian, best in prayer" sweet
heart. there We sat-" matrimony, Into
my arm"