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Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
LOWELL DOUBTS IT.
The French Canadians Among Best Citizens
and Are Contented.

Lowell, Mass Dec. 2l.-Prominent
French Canadian citizens of this city
say they know nothing Of movement
of French Canadians To cmigrate from
the states to Canada. There is always
more travel about the Christmas and
New Years holidays than any other
season from the states to Canada but
it is not unusually large this year
French Canadian citizens of Lowell are
satisfied with their condition here ana
are among the best citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
A s. REWARD
Offered for Lost Letter Now in Hands Of
Milwaukee Police.

Milwaukee Wis. Dec. 21.-Strangcly
coincidcnt with the abduction ana ransom
Of Edward Cudahy. Jr., at Omaha. il Il
letter found a rev days ago in a MilwaI-
kce street car. The letter was addressed
TO VIM. Stewart Chicago. and told Of a
plan to rob several residences of Milwau-
kee wealthy citizens and to abduct "a
little girl. The letter was written with a
lead pencil. evidently in disguised hand
and was signed Jack" 1t was turned
over to the police. who at the time looked
upon it as the work OF lunatc. The
day following. this advertisement ap-
Dearcd III the Milwaukee Journal:
Lost Reward Of 81 for the return Of
letter addressed Wrn. Stewart, Chicago
Ills. Address letter to John Smith, Mil
waukec, General Delivery, Wis
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
CUDAHY IN EARNEST.
Will Give S25 600 Tor Capture Of Abductors
OF His Son.

Omaha. Neb.. Dec 2l.-Edward A. Cud-
ahy, Sr.. today. confirmed the statement
that he will pay 5000 for the capture of
the gang who abducted his son Edward
and secured a ransom Of $1,000 in gold.
\ force of private detectives from Chi
cago went to work on the case. today.
Young Cudahy, today, stated that the
letter demanding ransom was hurled
into the ward by his abductors before
they left the neighborhood Of his home.
The letter was dated ahead one day,
probably because the writer knew it
would not be found until Wednesday
morning.
Statements that the letter was signed
Jack" are declared to be in error, as it
is now said the missivc bore no sigma
ture.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
Yes. lust a Mere Tfifie.

New York. Dec. 3t.-M Gugcnheim' 3
Sons, whose smelling plants and mines
are to be absorbed By the American
melting and Refining 60. have an
nounced that tire price received for
their properties was about s45. 900 900.
The combination ~ to become effective
OF. OF about Jan. l.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
The Great Cascade Tunnel Opened.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 2l.-Great
Northern train No. 4, east bound. was
the first to enter the Cascade tunnel.
Eleven minutes later it emerged or
the east side. The trip was a success
in every particular. President Hill did
not arrive in time to participate in the
event. There were no ceremonies and
chance settled what train had the hon
or. The tunnel is 1888 feet long.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
Manchester Is Also Surprised.

Manchester, y H, Dec. 21.-Promi-
nent French Canadians OF this city
state that they have no knowledge Of
any movement on the part Of the
French Canadians to emigratc from
the New England states.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
HUNTING IN CLOSE TIME.
Two Men Convicted at Pennington for Illegally
Killing Two Deer.

Pennington, Ne. Dec. 2l.-In the muni-
c:pal court. this afternoon. John Fellows
and Herbert Welsh were convicted of
shooting two deer, Wednesday. near New
Sharon. ana each were fined $p ana costs
bv Judge Henderson. They appealed and
were held in bonds Of 500 each for the
higher court.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
Not Heard OF in Lawrence.

Lawrence. Mass. Dec. 21.-Aldorman
Miville, leading French Canadian Of
this city. says he has no knowledge of
any impending exodus Of French Cana
dams from New England.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22

When the House met there We're less
than 100 members on the floor. A
majority of the members already had
departed for their homes to spend the
holiday recess.
The chaplain in his Invocation re-
ferred trnderly to the death Of Mrs.
Frye, wife of Senator Frye, and of
Representa- Wise of Virginia.
After the approval of the journal
some routine minor business was
transacted by unanimous consent.
Jones. Va, then announced the death.
Of Representative Wise and offered
the customary resolutions. which We're
adopted. Tho Speaker appointed a com
mittce of Il to attend the funeral
Then, at 12.25. as further mark Of
respect TO the memory of the decea sed.
the House adjourned until Jan. 2, 1901.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
FAIR. TODAY AND TOMORROW.

Washington, Dec. 21-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday: New England,
fair, Saturday and Sunday: warmer,
Sunday: diminishing northerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
IN THE HOUSE.
Short Session Only and Adjournment. Till Ian
3. 1901.

Washington. Dee. 21.-The House was
in session only % minutes. today. when
it adjourned out Of respect to the mem
ory Of Representative Wise of Virginia,
who died at his home in Williamsburg,
Va. early this morning. The custom
AIRY resolutions We're adopted and a
committee of Il members was appoint
cd to attend the funeral. Under the
concurrent resolution adopted a few
days ago. the adjournment was until
Jan. 3, 1901.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22

man claiming TO be Fred O'Neil of
2i17 Mill street. Lawrence. Mass. was
Utica. y. Y. at an early hour. Friday
morning. badly injured. lie died two
hours later
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22

Or. f. g. Thompson has been elected
without opposition to the House Of Com
mons from the North division Of Mona
CHAN. Eng i'll succession ~ thr Hate Dan
ieI HcAIlcese.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-12-22
| Well Known
| Actress

MITES Us
While IN your city some time ago
bought some al. F." Atwood's Bitters, atlo
found them very heneG-ial. wish t. get
some more at once.
MARY CHURCHILL EMMETT.
Sewing the Wiad %
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-08
Csmplimentirg Gen. Roberts.

The Irishmen resident in Blocmfon-
tein recently forwarded to Lord Rob
trts an address to himself and Lady
Roberts, rendering Their good wishes
and incidentally stating:
"Your clemency and invariable kind
ness to the Dutch people have en-
deared you to the hearts Of all South
Africans. To your correct and most
Christian leniency some cynics and
adverse critics have taken exception
Angels in heaven and honest hearts
all the world over will, however, praise
you and bless you for this same love-
inspiring mercy. If harshcr measures
which God forbid-should be
deemed necessary in this sorely op-
pressed country, it is meet and fit that
they should be executed by other hands
than yours, thou most worthy and H.
lustrlous son of st. Patrick's Isle
Great Britain is rightly proud
of you; the army simply love you; and
we 1rishmen humbly and gratefully
thank God for the honor of claiming
you as our fellow countryman."
Lord Roberts replied from the army
headquarters, Pretoria, on Oct. 6, as
follows:
"Dcar Gcntlemen-It is with feelings
of peculiar qualification that | have
received from you, my countrymen, at
Bloemfontein, such hearty God
speed for Lady Roberts, my daugh-
ters and myself, and thank you from
the bottom Of my heart for this ex-
preston Of your good WILL Truly Irish
as your letter is in it's affectionatc
kindness, it will always be preserved
in my family as a treasured possession,
and as a proof that Irishmpn lose none
of their national generous and warm
hearted characteristics by being trans
planted to a foreign soil, and as a
proof also that Irishmen in South
Africa are animated by the same de-
votion to Ireland as their countrymcn
at home, and by the same loyalty
which has been lately so conspicuously
displayed in our dear little Emerald
Isle on the occasion of our beloved
sovercign's visit. value especially the
apprccatiye manner in which you
have alluded to my services in South
Africa during the war, and it will al
ways be source Of pride and pleas
ure to me that have earned the ap-
proval of my countrymen in Bloem-
fontein.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-08
The Irish Jaunting Car.

\ long line of vehicles, outside cars
and cabs, some of them battered and
shaky, others sufficiently we'll looking,
was gathering on two sides of the
green, says Kate Douglass Wiggin in
The Atlantic. Dublin, you know, is
"the car drivingest city in the world"
Francesca and | had our first expert
encc yesterday. 1t is easy to tell the
stranger, stiff, dccorous, terrified,
clutchins at the rail with one or both
hands, but we took for our model Il
pretty Irish girl, who looked like moth
ing SO much as n bird on Il swaying
bough.
1t is no longer called the "jiaunting'
but the outside car, and there is an
other charming word lost to the world.
There was formerly an inside car, too,
but it is almost unknown in Dublin,
though still found in some OF the small
er towns. An outside car has it's wheels
practically inside the body Of the We
hiclc. but an inside car carries it's
wheels outside. This definition was
given us by an Irish driver, but lucid
definition is not perhaps an Irishman's
strong point.
1t is clearer to say that the passen-
cite, rfc.ifJ nr
one, inside OH the other. There are
seats for two persons over each Of the
two wheels and a "dickcy" for the
driver in front, should he need to use
it. Ordinarily he sits on one side, driv-
ing, while you perch on the other, and
thus you jog along, each seeing your
own side of the road and discussing
the topics Of the day across the "wcll," I"
as the covered in center of the car is
called. There are those who do not
agree with it's champions who call it
"Cilpids own conveyance" They find
the seat too small for two and yet feel
it Il bit uns0ciabIc when the cOnpan-
ion occupies the opposite side.
TO me a. modern Dublin car with
rubber tires and good Irish horse is
the jo]icst conveyance OF the universe
There are Il liveincss, an irresponsible
gayety in the spring and sway of it, an
ease in the half lOunging position
against the cushions, a unique charm
in "travcling cdgcways" with your
feet planted on the step. You must
not be afraid Of car if you want to
enjoy it. Hold the rail If you must, mt
first, though it's just as bad form as
clinging to your horses name while
riding on the row. Your driver will
take all the chances that a crowded
thoronghfarc gives him. He would
.scorn to leave more than an inch be-
tween your feet and Il Guinness beer
dray; he will shake your hounces and
furbclows in the very windows of the
passing trans, but he is beloved by
the gods, and nothing ever happens to
him.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-08

any one who looks at any part of our
country, even the Oldest in point of
settlement, can see for himself, Amer
lea will feed population Of 2OOOOO,OOO
before the end of the twentieth CEN
tury. and that with more abundance
than she does to-day But, as Mr.. At
kinson says, this will he done by ceas-
ing to deal with a field as one might
with stone quarry. and beginning to
treat it with scientific intelligence and
care. Nas!cr Industrial power will
come with the increase of numbers,
whether European immigration ceas-
es or continues, and America will look
back even on our achievements of to-
day with wonder that people put up
with such living as we now have.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-08

anu Nei:h, ilI Cdll ClltlNitlc OulS lIe
thinner and drier soils, and not very
much of those. With the growth OF
numbers, there is a still greater growth
of the power which comes with asso
citation or cooperation; and the stand
ard of living rises more rapidly than
the growth of population. Those to
whom ''far-off hills are green are in
the habit of conjuring up a picture of
the plenty and comfort of colonial
times; and observe that the American
historical novels now issuing from the
press are all of this way of talking.
But those who will read closely the an
nails Of colonial America, and especial
ly those who will investigate the ac-
counts of outlays and income of a
colonial family, will learn that the rich
est people of that day had to make
shift without what are now classed as
comforts, or even necessaries, and that
the condition of the poor was wretched
in the extreme.
| 1t was the deluge of human energy,
let loose upon America by the vast
immigration from Europe in the first
half of this century, which turned the
scale and brought the natural wealth
of the country to the use of it's people.
Especially the Irish immigrant, with
his heartiness and his willingness for
work, contributed to make the coun-
try not only wealthy, but industrious.
The American of 179O had no love for
work, as rule. He liked to sit around
and whittle sticks, while he chewed
tobacco and talked politics-as the poor
whites Of the south still do, having
their sisters and their daughters busy
in the cotton mills To the Irishman
work was a luxury. Want Of useful
and decently remunerative employ
ment had cursed his country under
English rule. America offered him
nothing he liked better than work, and
the energy with which he took it was
infectious. 1t set the standard for the
whole population in our northern
states, while the south still jogs along
at the early American rate, for want
Of such good example.
What labor has done already for
America it is going to do still more in
the future. Our imperialists have the
insolence to talk of our country being
exhausted, and of our needing foreign
possessions for the employment of our
industrial energies. This point is made
by the Rev. Josiah Strong-our first of
sociological quacks-in a recent book
in favor of expansion. The fact is
that we have only scratched America
in our agriculture as yet. With the ex-
ception of the Pennsylvania Germans,
our farmers have been mostly land
butchers, exhausting the piece of land
in their hands with all the rapidity
possible, whereas land farmed by the
Germans | have named grows in pro-
ductiye power with every generation.
If a country could be exhausted to ruin
by any kind of farming, then the Yam
kee farmer would have ruined America
as he passed westward over it like
swarm of locusts. from the barren hills
Of New England through the middle
and western states.
But America is not exhausted, as
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-08
Automatically That Immigrants Have Made
Mighty Power of this Free Country
Adopted Citizens of the Republic Have Nationaized It and
Made 1t to be Exceedingly Prosperous
Especially Irish Immigrant Contributed to Make
1t Not Only Wealthy but Industrious.

America was the first country to
make it a practice to take a census
every decade The Constitution made
this an indispensable feature of our
national administration, by requiring a
.decennial redistribution of members i'll
the House and of votes in the elector-
al college, according to the ascertained
population of the several states. The
first British census was taken III 1901,
and other civilized countries have fall
en- into line since that. Previously the
most that was known was through
rough guesses and estimates, such as
put the population Of China anywhere
between 15O,OOO,OOO and 100000, ,0Oo
In the case of Ireland, the guesses
were especially wild, and have led to
the assertion that the population of
that country doubled in the last quar-
ter of the eighteenth century, says
Robt, Ellis Thompson in the 1risl.
World.
AS is generally known, the first
American census was a great dlsap-
pointment to Americans generally, as
it seemed to show that the country had
something less than four millions OF
people. 1t speaks well for the honesty
of our government that the figures
were neither suppressed nor altered
although Jefferson, as secretary OF
state, thought it best to inform foreign
governments that the census must be
very defective, as the real population
must be considerably larger than this.
We now know that it was not larger.
although Jefferson no doubt really be-
lieved that it was. Subsequent CEN
suses show that that was the starting
point in American increase; and statis-
ticians would no more think of calling
the census of 1890 in question than Of
doubling the accuracy of any that
succeeded it.
The normal increase of the popula-
ton of America, apart from immigra-
ton, is such as would double the pop
ulation in about forty-five years. Sup
pose that America had been left to
this natural increase, where would the
Republic rank among the nations at
this minute? Let me contrast the ac-
tual population of three later dates
with what it would have been if there
had been nothing but natural growth
to increase it:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-08

The left-hand column in each case
represents what America has become
through immigration; the right-hand
column what she would have been with
out it. And if we translate the figures
of the right-hand column into social,
economic and political results, the con-
trast of this supposed America with
the actual America is very striking.
America without the help of immi-
grafton would not now take a place
among the larger and more important
countries of the earth. The Republic
would rank indeed above Sweden,
Greece, Switzerland, and Spain, but
below Italy, and far below Russia,
Austria, Germany, France and Great
Britain. To see the practical signifi-
cance of this, one need only recall the
kind of treatment this country received
at the hands of both France and Great
Britain during the great duel between
those powers at the opening of the
present century. The story is best told
in Prof. Henry Adams able history Of
the country during the Jeffersonian Pc
riod. America was the small boy Of
the playground, who must serve as fag
to the big boys, and fetch and carry
for them as they give orders. The
splendid heroism of our sailors during
the second war with Great Britain did
something toward correcting the estl-
mate the Cannings and the rest had
acted on before that war; but even at
it's close the insulting demands of the
British government for the establish
ment of an Indian zone between Cana
da and our country showed how slight
the impression was. Only Wellington
had the sense to see, with the eye OF a
soldier, that such demands We're bad
policy toward a rapidly growing and
sensitive country. English reviewers
of Prof. Adams book declare they are
astonished at the insolence used by
their diplomatic representatives to-
ward this country. But the change 1s
due merely to the fact that we are too
big for that kind Of thing now. Were
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-12-08
Courtesy of Minneapolis Journal

Begging that you will accept from
Lady Roberts, my daughters and my
self our heartfelt thanks, ! am, gen
tlemcn, yours, sincerely and CRATE
fully. ROBERTS,"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-03

they will he Mt home at 63 South Ar
lington ave-, East Orange, N. J.
Mr.. Woodard is the eastern represen-
tative Of the Diamond Rubber Co.
with headquarters in New York. He
has many friends in this city. Mrs.
Woodard has long been recognized as
a leader in Akron's society circles. She
is very popular with her associates
and a general favorite. She was ed
ucated at Buchtel College and Lake
Erie Seminary, Painesville, o.
Among the guests from out Of town
were Mr.. Simon Perkins, Miss Grace
Perkins. Miss Clarlssa Perkins, Shar-
on, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Perkins,
Columbus, o.; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Billings, Of Cleveland; MIR and Mrs.
Jacob Perkins and Miss Frances Per.
kins, Cleveland; Mr.. and Mrs. Blockius
Of Canton; Mrs. w. III. Lott Of Colum-
bus; Mr.. and Mrs. n. ID. White,
Cleveland; Mr.. Harvey Woodland of
Kalamazoo; Mr. o. S Tweedy of Chi
cago.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-03
SNAKE
In Attorney H. 7. Will
sons Office
Caused Considerable Excitement
Wednesday Morning.

Considerable excitement prevailed
for n short time around the Office of
the Akron Realty company, located in
the Office building Of the American
Cereal company, Wednesday morn
ing.
A small colored boy is employed
by Attorney Fl. I. Wilson, to do work
around the Realty company's Office,
and Wednesday morning the lad open
ed up as usual. He secured a broom
and started to sweep. A moment
afterwards he rushed into the street
yelling at the top of his voice. "snake!
snake. der's snake in Judge Wilson's
ofTice.
Mr.. Peter Ransweiler, the assistant
janitor at the American Cereal COM
pany's office, stopped the boy, who
seemed badly scared, his eyes bulging
from their sockets, long enough to
learn the details He induced the boy
to return and show him where the
snake was. BY this time number of
workmen in the vicinity hearing the
boy yell, had gathered.
Ransweiler went into the office and
the colored boy showed him the snake,
coiled up under a desk.
That's no snake, boy; that's a lawn
hose" exclaimed the janitor, and in
order to prove his statement, he reach
ed forward and with his hand grabbed
hold of the object. In an instant an
angry hiss was heard, and the head
of snake with cleaning eyes and
forlied tongue, darted out towards the
janitors head.
The janitor jumped back with the
exclamation, "Holy Smokes, it is n
snake" The janitor then secured a
club and killed 1t.
1t was a water snake, three feet
long and had probably crawled from
the underground race which passes
near the building. How il entered the
Office rooms is a mystery.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-03
This Weeks VI W
Democratic
MeetinSs.@

Democratic meetings for Saturday,
evening, Oct. 6, will be held at the fol-
lowing places:
Macedonia Town Hall, speaking by
w. II. Snyder, Charles Isbell.
North Springfield, Town Hall, Chas.
Benner, Harry Address.
Peninsula Town Hall, S. G, Rogers,
w. A. Spencer.
Stow Corners, Town Hall, A. G.
Bachtel, A. w. Knisely,
Tallmadge, Town Hall, w, e. Young,
Albert Holloway.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-03
"BOASTFUL"
Is the Claim Made by
ManIey.
So Says Secretary Richardson, For
the Democrats.

New York, Oct. 3.-(Spl.) lin state.
ment issued from Republican National
headquarters through Committeeman
266 votes certain in the electoral col
legc for Mr. Mckinley, 112 for Mr.
Bryan and 81 were put down as in
doubt. The States conceded to Bryan
are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Geor-
gia, Louisiana, Mississippi, the Caro-
linas, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
In the doubtful column is put Col
erado, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri,
Montana, Nevada, Nebraska and Utah.
Everything else is put down for Nc
Kinley, but Indiana, which, with it's
fifteen votes, is admitted to be in
doubt.
When shown this Republican claim
Mr.. Richardson for the Democrats
characterized it as only $50 much
boasting." He added that the Demo-
Gratis also had poll, which was very
different from the Republican onea
but that it would not be made public.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-03
MURDER
OF an Aged Resident Of Toledo
Throat Cut.

Toledo, o., Oct 3.--(Spl)-Fred 3.
Schilling, an aged cabinetmaker, was
found dead in his room at No. 44O
Summit street with n deep knife cash
in his temple, two cuts in his throat,
and two in his back.
From all appearances the body had
lain in the condition found since some
time Saturday. He was last seen alive
on Saturday afternoon going to his
room, and some time Saturday night
other lodgers in the building heard
groans, but supposed it was the sport
of some men who had rooms there.