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The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

The Supreme Court of Indiana held,
in the case OF the City of Valparaiso
vs.. Hagen ct al that a municipal cor
poration, SO long as It acts in con-
tormity with the statutes and proceeds
skillfully and without negligence or
malice, and pursues the only natural
and reasonably possible line of drain
hge, has a right to discharge its sew
age into natural water course and
cannot be enjoined from doing so at
the suit OF lower riparian proprietors
who suffer injury by reason OF the
pollution OF the stream; that
one who is injured by the
acts of another done on his
own land, which the latter has a
clear legal right to do, is without any
remedy either at law or in equity; that
the rights of a riparian proprietor in
a stream are subject to the privilege of
other proprietors higher up the stream
to exercise their legal rights with re-
gard TO it, and that the doing OF an
act which the law expressly sanctions
and authorizes cannot be nuisance
except it become so by reason Of the
negligent or improper manner in which
1t is done.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10
L,Ntnn,. ,fnrlI.rrr

Before retiring from Tarlac Agulnal.
do thanked his American friends and
other celebrated citizens OF tine United
States" On the other hand, General
Lawton wrote that the bullets dying
were practically fired by Aguinaido's
American helpers. Though he was
struck down. they are still encouraging
the faeaIs to shoot.-s St Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10
Secretary Gage. Aid TO r.aa..

No secretary in decade has done
the great world Of business and barter
so considerable service as Secretary
Gage in degIsing method by which
over half Of the receipts Of the govern
ment-to-wit, the internal revenue re-
ceipts-can be kept out of the sub
treasury and in the channels Of trade
aud banking. II to-day, after calm
respite in the holidays, the business
world begins the new year without ap-
prehension over the smash in values in
December, it IS in learge measure be.
cauG2 of Secretary Cages wise ana
benefieent net which has already re-
turned s4,oO00o0 to the banks. As
bonds sold were over S2O,So1.eOO. ana
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

4 Washington man who recently
married, has asked his license fee back.
He claims the investment WIS not
profitable, PROBABLY the lady has the
same opinion,
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

The fellow who claims to be itching
for a fight seldom comes to the
scratch.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

The man who sows seeds OF courtesy
and kindness will reap an abundant
harvest.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

Recent adviees proclaimed that the
chase after Aguinaldo had been given
up. Now for another capItall
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

Speaker Henderson is said to be hot
tempered He will have ample oppor-
tunity TO demonstrate It.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

Always tell the truth-and you'll
probably pose as the defendant in Z
suit for damages.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

Many man who Is unable to write
manages TO make his mark in the
world.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

Beggars want handouts and robbers
demand hands up
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

Sometimes wife can read her hus-
band like a blankbook.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

When a busy man has leisure he al
ways does some other kind Of work.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10
IN. Isaa r,..,inn.

In ten only OF the forty-ave states. 4
smaller number ilian usual, were there
general elections IN the year is99 This
rs the record OF the vote IN each:
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

1t is a sad case for the reading public
when a Journalist goes from bad to
verse.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

A man who is tied to his wife's
apron string is well connected.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-10

whats yours?'' is question that
usually provokes smile,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

the South Is now disfranohised, and the
most Of II by laws passed by the state
legislatures. As long as the disfranchis-
ment wns accomplished by force or fraud
IL could not be said that the state had
denied or abridged the suffrage, and hence
the legal ground did not exist for invok-
ing the provision Of the fourteenth
amendment above quoted But now
most of the Southern states have disfran-
chised the negro by Legislative enactment,
and hence have abridged the right. OF
citizens having the qualifications OF the
constitution to vote. That being 50 there
can be no doubt that all the conditions
exist to justify both legally and morally
the exercise of the power conferred upon
Congress 10 reduce congressional and
electoral representation. And not only
do the conditions exist for its exercise,
but every consideration OF justice and
fair play to the great majority Of the
people of the land demqnd its exercise.
Though the South has disfranchised
half Its voting population, 1t still enjoys
q representation In Congress and the eiec-
toral college based on the whole Of 1t.
II South Cardinals representation In
Congress were based upon the number
of males who were permitted to have a
voice In selecting II, 1t wssild not be
half as large as 1t is. The practical effect
of this programme of eliminating half
the vote without decreasing the repre-
sentation is to give every white man at
A.. tx, TINT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14
soUTHERx REPRESENTATION.

The resolution which the Rhode Island
delegation to the Republican National
Convention has prepared for submission
to the national committee, declares that
the National Republican committee rec
ommends that If the Republican party is
continued in control Of Congress, 1t in
woke and exercise the power Of Congress
granted by article IA, section 8, of the
constitution, to enforce by appropriate leg
islature the provision of the Fourteenth
amendment, which declares that in every
state wherein the right to vote is denied
to any of the male inhabitants thereof,
being twenty one years of age, and citi-
zens of the United States, or wherein
said right is in any way abridged, ex-
oept for participation in rebellion or other
crime, representation in Congress and in
the electoral college shall be reduced in
the proportion which the number of male
citizens so deprived of the right Of suf-
frage shall bear to the whole number Of
male citizens 81 years of age, in said state.
Possibly from the standpoint of political
expediency 1t may be unwise to take up
this resolution and adopt 1t now. But
sooner or later the Republican party has
got to meet this question and settle 1t.
Practically the whols colored vote Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14
SAMPSON WAS IN COMMAND.

Washington, June 18.-The United
States court Of claims has passed upon
the suit of Admiral Sampson and others
under his command at Santiago for prize
money account for the destruction Of the
Spanish fleet.
The court declares that Admiral Samp-
son was the commander-in-chief and that
Commodore Schley was the commanding
officer of division Of o squadron thereof,
ON duty under the orders OF Admiral
Sampson.
The Spanish squadron is found by the
court to have been inferior to the Ameri-
can force.
The court also declares that the New
York was among the vessels engaged.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

The temporary success of the Beers In
cutting Lord Roberts communications
has proved of no value to them. The
British commander has quickly repaired
the damage, and his communications are
now all right. 1t is Of some Importance,
however, in showing that the Beers are
still full of fight and that the war
may be prolonged for some time
yet. Since the ultimate result will be
the same whether the war stops now or is
prolonged for months, 1t is a pity that
much life and property should be sacri-
feed for cause which is already lost.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

The great increase Of exports TO the
Philippine islands is not proof that trade
follows the flag, but that trade follows
purchasers. We have sent to those ISL
ands 5000 men and they are sending
back for American goods. II the British
flag were flying on the island instead
of the America, and these same men
were there, they would send back for
goods just ms much But in that case the
increase of trade would have been Sc
cured without expense to us while now
the cost of it more than exceeds its
value.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

The ease with which twenty English
soldiers kept Mt bay and finally drove off
several thousand Boxers shows that there
will be no great difficulty in putting
down the disturbance when the powers
set to work in earnest. Apparently the
Boxers have very few firearms, and what
they do have they use in such a way as
to be more dangerous to themselves than
anybody else. They are simply an unor-
gained mob, armed with crude weapons,
and are easily put to flight. Like any
gang of marauders they can do consider
able mischief when there is no deter
mined resistance to them, but they are
not of the stuff that creates serious insur-
rections. The Chinese troops, feeble as
they are, could easily have put them
down If that had been the wish of the
reigning dynasty. But the Empress
Dowager has secretly given them her
countenance, because their work was
along the line of her own policy She
wanted the foreign devils driven out,
and to drive them out they set out to do.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14
Brave Men FAIL

Victims to stomach. liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, poisons in
the blood, backache, nervousness,
headache and tired, listless,
run-do feeling. But there's no need
TO fee like that. Listen to J. w. Gard
ner, 1daville, Ind. He says: Electric
Bitters ara just the thing for man when
he Is all rundown, and don't care wheth-
er he lives or dies. 1t did more to give
me new strength and good appetite than
anything / could take. I can now eat
Only so cents at II. p. 8. Goold, gu Con-
gress street and II. G. Starr, Cumberland
Mills, Drag Stores. Every bottle guar
anteed-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

There is little prospect of any contests
in the Republican county convention to-
day except over senator from the Port
land district and county commissioner.
The other places are practically settled.
Both the contestants for the senatorship
predict success, but as only one can get
there somebody is going to be disap-
apointed. The candidates for commission
er fare numerous, they all appear to be
"hustlers," and they are all confident.
But there is only one vacancy to fill. 1t
appears probable that the sheriff will be-
accorded denomination by reclamation
as an endorsement of his business admin
istration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14
A BARBARoUs COUNTRY.
boston Transcript.)

(Boston Transcript
The accounts in the Southern papers Of
the torture of the negro, Askew, at Mis-
sissippi City, for the purpose Of securing
from him confession Of numbering a
young girl at Biloxi, show that the more
meagre reports which have come to us
did no injustice to the mob's hendishness.
The ordeal Of which he was the victim
was sickening and shocking. Thirty
men came by boat from an adjoining
town, and there being no guard about
the jail, Askew was easily secured. The
direst threats were made to obtain con-
fession, but he protested his innocence.
He was then tied and whipped with all
the force that strong men could employ:
Then rope was put about his neck and
he was hoisted up again and again, to be
let down just before he lost consciousness.
Even that could not extort from him
confession. He was stripped OF his cloth
ing and a pile of brushwood set on IRE
around him, but though he writhed and
shrieked, he still held his innocence. All
this was kept up for four hours. AT last
some of the mob interfered, and their
counsel finally prevailed. The negro was
taken back to the Jail and medical at
tendance given him. Since then two
other men, one white, have been taken
into custody. The evidence against them
Is the same as 1t was against Askew.
They Were both seen In the vicinity OF the
murder. OF course, a confession extorted
under the pressure and torture employed
by the mob would have had no value and
been no justification Of the death that
would have been inflicted as the result.
Still, the thirst for blood had to be salts
fed, and though no more positive evil
dence was Forthcoming. that mob, or
another one, few nights later took As
kew from the jail and hanged him. The
authorities had provided no sufficient
guard for him, even after what had hap
pened before. As long as such brutality
Is possible, and that on mere suspicion,
and as long as men and women OF stand
ing publicly defend 1t, the South Is a good
section to keep away from. 1t Is still n
barbarous country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14
Red Hot from the Gun

Was the ball that hit q. B. Steadman
of Newark, Mich, In the Civil War. It
caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salye cured him. Cures Cuts,
Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons, Corns,
25cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
III, p. s. Goold, 577 Congress street and
II. G. Starr, Cumberland Mills, Drug
gists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

1t is said that Mr.. Croker Is to be
selected as New York IS representative on
the committee of resolutions at Kansas
City. This is undoubtedly according to
thu fitness of things. Croker has no
opinions-at least no opinions that be Is
not ready to surrender-and that Is just
the kind of man wanted on the COM
mittee on resolutions of convention
which is to take all its doctrines from
Mr.. Bryan. A man with opinions on
the committee on resolutions might dis
turb the harmony OF the gathering. A
man without opinion cannot do that, and
so Mr.. Croker is eminently qualified
for the place he is to selected to I'LL. A
better plan would be, perhaps, to dis
pense with committee on resolutions
altogether and let Mr.. Bryan write the
platform as well as inspire it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

CEALED Proposals will bs received ut the
y once Of The Rocxland- Rockport Lime Co.,
Rockland, Maine, until June 18th. to construct
the old County road, about 5000 feet according
to plans and specifications at the cpmpapy's
once. which Gan be examined BY parties inter.
ested. The cohpany reserve the right 70 reject
any and oil bids. R0ckland-R ockport Lime Co.
by Executive COMMITTEES. jne6dtd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

Roosevelt reiterates again that he win
not accept the vice presidency. 1t Is to
be hoped that he will be given no more
occasions for reiterating. Roosevelt Is a
good man, but there are plenty Of other
good ones. Long Is one OF them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses OF their
papers changed az often ms they may desire by
bolifvfng the Office
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

Subscribers whose papers are NOT delivered
promptly are requested to notify the ONCE OF
The DAILY rREss. No VI Exchange street.
Portland Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
WHO Is CONGRESSMAN PAYsoNs
lBoston Adyertiser.l

BO9t0n AuNtftistr.I
Cong. Payson of Maine Is going about
these days wearing frowning brow and
a pail of secrecy. He speaks only In sib-
liant whispers and he spends his days In
a large burglar proof safe. The trouble
Is that Mr.. Payson has a secret. 1t Is o
secret that he alone, of all the world,
knows 1t Is the name of Maine candi-
date for the vice-presidential nomination
at Philadelphia. This name Is carried by
Mr.. Payson in an embroidered scapular.
which contains the secret, written in ci-
pher, In invisible ink, and in microscop-
ic letters, ON u sheet Of yellum paper
smaller than pin head. He seems to
imagine that the whole political world
is trembling with impotence to learn his
secret; but when he gets to Philadelphia
he will find that 1t will not be necessary
to carry his dread mystery around with
him in portable refrigerator to keep 1t
out of harms way.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

In the June number of the ladies
Home Journal The Sing Song of Old
Man Kangaroo, by Rudyard kipling,
being q series Of just So stories with
Illustrations by Frank Yer Beck, covers
the first page. Leigh Mitchell Hodges
contributes an article on The Richest
Woman In America; The Passion Play
This Year. by Ida Shafer Hoxie, illus
trated; When the College Is Hurtful to u
Girl, by S. Weir Mitchell, NJ ID. L l.. ID.
The Minister and His Vacation, by Ian
Maclaren; A Missionary In the Great
West, by Cyrus Townsend Brady, oontin-
ued; A Page of Correct Letter Writing,
wi tn the usual fashion articles and Illus
trations, and the many other interesting
pages which make up this attractive jour-
nal. The Auction at the Farm, "a very
effective full-page picture, is the fourth
of series of seven drawings entitled A.
b. Frost's Country Folks. Dan Beard's
New Ideas for Roys is attraotively Illus
trated by the author.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

visahls that collections Of eggs should be
made. Leave egg. collecting 70 those
who are able, through scientific study. 10
make uss Of such collections Much
more knowledge may DO gained ly observ-
ing the birds themselves throughout the
breeding season than by taking the eggs.
In the chapter on Bird Homes Mr.. Dug
more writes; II think any woman who
had seen mother thrush on the nest,
with her anxious, wild little eyes looking
out In fear ON the intruder, could never
again wear a stuffed bird as q hat or
nament 10 be used for q short month or
two and then thrown away" The book
teaches lesson throughout to all persons
who encourage the slaughter Of birds.
whether for profit or from barbarisin.
The book Is furnished with indexes OF
both common and scientific names. IL
will be sent 10 any address ON approval,
to be paid for n satisfactory or 10 bs re-
turned after examination In case 1t Is
not wanted. New York: Doubleday &
Mcclure; Portland: Loring, Short ~
Harmon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-06-14

The DAILY PRESS Is delivered at these rates
every morning TO subscribers In ah paris oil
Portland. and In westbrook and south Fort
hand.
MAINE STATE PRESS (weekir-
BY the year, 81 N advance. or si.2e at the
end OF the year. ~
For six months. 90 cents; for three months,
Sc cents
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
FELL into POND.
Mrs. Holden, Widow, Drowned
al Say|esvi|Ie Yesterday
Afternoon.

Mrs Robert Wilkinson% mother the
woow Holden, who lived with her daugh-
ter OH Smthfield avenue, Saylesville. fell
into the pond in the rear of the Quaker
meeting house in that village yesterday
afternoon and was drowned.
Mrs. Holden, who was about 80 years
old. left her home TO go berrying and.
according TO Medical Examiner French's
theory. she must have decided 10 bathe
her feet i'm the pond and slipped off into
a deep hole while doing so.
Nobody witnessed the mishap and the
first known OF IL was when some boys
notified Alfred Watmaught, about 4:3O p.
m, that a woman had fallen into the
pond and was drowning.
Mr.. watmaught went to the pond and
saw the body about 10 feet from the
shore. With pole he drew IL In and
laid IL on the bank.
Mrs Holden's shoes and stockings and
"A parasol were found under tree near
bv.
The remains were given in charge OF
Undertaken Berry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE NEWS FREE ICE FUND.

When going down town to business I'm
the morning, almost everybody has no.
ticed blocks OF Ice on the sidewalks in
front of stores and offices that are not
yet opened.
And II II be a morning like today, or
yesterday, II is noticeable that all around
these blocks the sidewalks are wet with
melted ice.
And II has probably occurred to nearly
everybody who has seen this TO say to
himself: Its too bad TO see so much
good ice going TO waste
To how many has IL occurred, however.
that II the ice that is thus wasted every
morning could be husbanded and given
to the poor. IL would suffice TO supply
daily nearly every needy family in oar
city?
But, of course, it cannot be applied that
way, much as the poor require IL.
There is, however one way that the de-
serving poor can get ice during this hot
weather, and that is through the News
free ice fund.
Somebody has to pay for II, 10 he sure.
and who Is better calculated To do 80 than
you who have enough and TO spare?
These few remarks are intended to inn
press upon the philanthropic the fact
that the free ice fund needs must grow.
Subscriptions are I'm order, gentlemen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
|. A. ". MEET.
The Second Day at New Bed
ford Passed Off Very
Successfully.

New Bedford, Mass, Aug i0.-The Sec
ond day of the L. A. W. meet passed off
with as marked success as the first one.
The weather was intolerably hot and
doubtless kept many out-of-town visitors
from attending, but most of the morning
runs were made as scheduled and the vis-
itors found that New Bedford is about
as comfortable place for a summer re-
sort as the average shore resort while i'm
point of roads it is surprisingly well
provided.
The main feature of the morning was
the HOasting match on the Fair Haven
road. At the starting point, a Life saw
ing station had been provided where the
weary and hea ted wheelmen found bene-
factors.
There were Is entries in two classes and
special interest centred In the contest be-
tween J. w. Bragdon OF Boston and G. a.
Underwood of Jamaica, two old time
coasting rivals.
while Underwood made no showing at all.
In the coaster brake contest. Harry
Richardson of this city won.
The party then proceeded to Fort Phe-
nix for clambake and about 200 sat
down. This was followed by an excursion
to Onset i'm which steamer Marthas Vine
yard had all she could comfortably carry.
The party will have sports at Onset and
return by the moonlight route this even
ing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-10
BRISTOL.

The fact that a free delivery system
is soon 10 be established here, has caused
a number of citizens to apply for positions
as letter carriers.
The work OF concreting at the corner
OF High and Church streets In front Of
the Dreadnaught hook and ladder fire
station has been completed.
skiff about IL feet long drifted ashore
yesterday with oars. n graphing. sew
eral boxes and a pail In ~. The name on
the stern IL Kitty.
There was a fight yesterday afternoon
on the common between two we'll known
young men over the ownership or a ball
and bat. The battle resulted In a pair OF
black eyes for the claimant Of the ball
and bat
poodle dog owned by Mrs. Closson,
who is visiting here, was run over yester-
day and instantly killed on Franklin
street
The ticket on gum shoes and arctics will
be reduced next week at the National
India Rubber company factory.
Assistant superintendent Hodgkinson
or the National India Rubber works. Is
out OF town for a week on business.
The y. and A. Linton baseball team OF
Providence will play the Pristols on the
common here next Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Richard VI. Dunbar and her two
daughters left yesterday for Martha q
Vineyard, for two weeks visit .