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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24
New York Cotton Market.

New YORK, May -
Cotton futures closed steady at tne III ~
cline. May. q.26; June. S.91; July, sS'' NJ Z.
gust s.54 september, az; ogtoP 3n,,a I'M
N %. ITahT,,a ,.r-' 4, March. lii.
Spot cotton closed easy. l-l6 io WIFI
middling I1plands 9-16; middling Gul'
1916. Sales. 5000 bales. ,,,,uod ~
The cotton market was demorallZed, III
dav, but further heavy general liqulad++
ton which caused break in the Au gsnn,
option Of % points or 81 per baie ir roid
Yesterdays reduced prices. Ausust s Ne
low the quotation of fortnight ago Vi
equivalent to about = of cent apn nj.
pound. The break. today, was me ,. Inf
mmation of the liquidation Ilo N. 9nrt-
that has been in progress, the past iVi !
night. ---4------. ------>>
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

A fire which started in the four-story
Jackson, apartment building, 29th street
and Calumet avenue, Chicago. at l.3O =.
NJ, Wednesday. almost destroyed the
building inside of a. minutes. 1t is stated
by the police that every person in the
building escaped. There We're 200 apart
ments in the building. An explosion OF
a natural gas stove on the second floor
started the fire. The fire was kept with
ever practically Quilted. The loss is esti-
mated at $751; 900; fully insured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

At a meeting of the Border City
Mfg. Co. stockholders at Fall River.
Wednesday, it was voted to mortgage
the plant for $4,000 and TO divide the
proceeds of the sale of mortgage bonds
among the stockholders. amounting to
dividendsof 80 per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

ammunition, stores, etc. Five dead
ana 10 wounded Beers were found.
The enemy appears to be retreating in
all directions, except one commando.
which Is lying low, possibly to cover
the retreat of the remainder.
captain MacLaren and Corporal
Murray were found in the Boer hospi-
tai. They are doing well. The towns
people and the garrison Of Mafeking
are heartily grateful for their relief Z"
LORD Roberts dispatch says further:
Gen. Ian Hamilton reached Hebron
this morning. after a series of en-
gagements with a Boer force under De
Wet, who is retiring before him
BroadwOod has captured Is Hoer
wagons. There have been Is casual
ties in HamiltOn's force to yesterday
evening. We marched here, this morn
ing"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24
Chicago Markets.

NlltHSDr Ahds
Wheat was strong, Today. helped ~. "a
higher cables ana the poor Ialns IL , Hill
Northwest. July closing '-naS over ytsr
tcrday. July corn closed an7sc, higher
ana July oats slightly improved froNf
sioul 1T the close We're JHll- up: ],
The leading futures closed as Is, follows s-IH
WHEAT-May, 6Gi4; July, 6tsn95tt le4;;,-y
CORN-May. 572sG3il4; July, S'7sa''74'
7t GATs%Ma ~ p: July, .; September.
POS.
IARD-July .SG.a5; September, SD
RIBS-July. $6.67i.; September, Se.9o'
Cash quotations closed as follows:
FLOUR-Stcady. -.. ~
WHEAT-No. 3 spring, 62Gf651s; NO :
'V GoR fII .. a7l-a375s; No. : yellow
.M3S. . ,rbite
25l.: No. white. A&4n25i2.
H B F;LE2. (, Sod feeding, Sc; fair to
choice mailing. 36i@Mil .,..,.,oru.
FLAXSEED-No. ! and Northwestern
$3.50. .,,-
TIMOTHY SEED-Primc, SID
LARD-S6. Snn6.95. us
PORK-Mess. SlO.35n11.i5; short TIE III
sides. S.. 401t6.65: dry sailed shoulders m
ass: short clear sides. $1.GOGIIlo
=
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24
COLBY.

Two-base hits-Chase, Luvrey, Carr,
Cushman. Passed balls-Clarke. Base or
balls-By Cushman, 4; by Saunders, l.
Hit by pitched ball-Chase. Struck out
BY Cushman, 1; by Saunders, 1. Umpire,
Donovan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24
New York Money Market.

New York. Nav n
Money on call easy. At la,m3 nar c n,
Prime mercantile paper. gan oI ra.
cent. '- pef
Sterling exchange, easy. with ac,,.,
business in bankers bills 1T sf.S7lG,4 s-a
tor demand ana $4si4MI847a for III da~gt.
bills, SfSi1tlS414 1IaI
Bar silver. 60.
Silver certificates. 60fl61
Mexican dollars, Az.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Washington, May 23.-Admiral
Ahmad Pasha of the Turkish navy.
arrived in Washington, tonight He
confirmed the report that his visit is
for the purpose of making arrange
ments for the purchase of 4 warship
in the United States for the Turkish
government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Douglas. Cape Colony, Tuesday, May
pa force under Gen. Warren. con-
siating Of mounted infantry, imperial
yeomanry and two guns of the Cana
dian artillery left ROOF Pan, Cape COL
ony, on the night Of May 20, and
marched in two columns under Col
onels Hughes and Spence. Nothing
was seen Of the Beers until the British
were within miles Of Douglas, when
n few shells from the Canadian artil-
lery sent the burghers in full retreat
toward Douglas. Col. Hughes column
advanced in skirmshing order, and,
after lengthy exchange Of shots the
Beers fled, leaving their laagcr and a
quantity Of stores and ammunitions
Again today. 300 Beers opened a hot
fire on detachment of yeomanry and
the Canadian artillery repeated their
excellent practice and compelled the
enemy to retire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Washington. May 23.-Beyond the
statement that the department is still
earnestly prosecuting the indemnity
claims against the Turkish government
the officials of the state department de-
cline to indicate the character of the
last instructions sent to Charge Girls
com in rela ton to the claims. Therefore
it is to be assumed that the Constan-
tinople dispatch accurately sets out
the character of the communication.
1t is certainly not an ultimatum but
ii is believed to be as strong in its rep
reservations as diplomatic note could
be made without actually becoming an
ultimatum. Ii is probable that before
taking this step the President might
call upon Congress, the war making
power for an indication of its wish in
the matter. 50 as to ensure full support
in the execution of any policy which
he may feel called upon to adopt
The fact that this last note to Mr..
Griscom was cabled the very day that
Ahmed Pasha landed in Jew York. re-
putedly clothed with some mission in
connection with the missionary claims
has given rise to n belief here that tho
N'IIlttl tNldltS SoNtf UiIitiil " III ltl XIV .
its sanction to any such compromise Of
the claims as has been suggested. The
government at the instance Of the
claimants, having undertaken to pre-
sent and collect the claims must GER
tainly be consulted before it sanctions
their withdrawal, 50 that any effort to
arrange for settlement directly he
tween the claimants and the Turkish
representatives. under cover of the
purchase Of a Warship or otherwise
would probably have to be made q
matter Of public record, if permitted
at all.
IF this is done. it Is hard to perceive
what advantage is accrued to the
Turkish government from such 2
roundabout method Of settlement.
which. after all. would speedily become
known to all Of the European creditors
of that government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Washington. May 23.-Thc olcomar-
garine question reached decisive
stage, today, when the subcommittee
Of the House agricultural committee
rep rted a substitute for the pending
Grout bill. The latter bill is practical
ly prohibitory. taxing oleomargarine 10
cents pound. The substitute prop IS
es additional safeguards against the
fraudulent sale of oleomargarine and
like compounds shall be put up in one
and two-pound packages only; that
each print shall have in large indented
letters the word "Oleomargarine:" the
print shall then be wrapped in paper
bearing the printed word "Oleomar-
garine:" outside of this package the
revenue stamp shall be wrapped Re
tailers are not allowed to break pack
ages or to sell anything but the origi-
nal one or two-pound packages. The
report was read to the full committee
and consideration of it went over I'M
til tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Washington. May 23.-The Senate
committee on appropriations. today,
concluded its work on the sundry civil
appropriation bill and reported the bill
to the Senate. AS amended by the
committee Il net increase of Si.3l6.6t1
is made over the amount carried by the
bill as it passed the House. The prin-
opal item Of increase is that Of $2.15o.-
600 for the Improvement If the Missis-
sippi river. and Of this sum 81, 600 is
to be expended below the mouth Of the
Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

States new as registered advanced IL and
old 5 and SIS declined Il in The bid a. nr %,d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Clara Kopp Wrote for Mrs. Pinkhamis Ad.
vice and Tells what 1t did for Her.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:- Il have seen
so many letters from ladies who were
cured by Lydia E. Pinllham's remedies
that l thought would ask your advice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

on the Produce Exchange: ,-e,,otL.
BUTTER-Firm; creamerles' I'eI''-'
dairies. i3lgM17.
CHEESE-Dull. Sl40i93s.
EGGS-Strong; fresh, 1ll5.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

London, May 23.-11.5O A. M.-The
war office issues a dispatch from Lord
Roberts. under date of Honing's Sprut
May %. announcing the receipt by him
of the following message from Major
Gen. Baden-Powell:
"Mafeking May III am happy II
inform YOU that Mafeking was success
fully relieved. today. The northern
and southern columns joined hands on
May Is, and attacked the enemy. yes
terday, and. after a small engagement
entirely defeated them with loss. The
British casualties We're three killed and
90 wounded.
THE relieving force marched into
Mafeking, at o'clock this morning
and the relief and defence force COM
bined and moved out and attacked the
enemy's head laager. We shelled them
out and nearly captured Snyman, and
took one gun and a large amount OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Cape Town. May 23.-It Il reported
here that President Kruger has re-
ceiycd a communication from Abraham
Fischer. one If the Bocr delegates now
in the United States advising him to
surrender on the best terms obtainable
from Lord Roberts. 1t is also under
stood that when Lord Roberts crosses
the VaaI river, he will issue procla-
nation announcing that if the burghers
return to their farms their property
and stock will be respected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

We Dccu uoCtoiiLS Aux
four years and have
taken different pat
ent medicines, but
, received very little
benefit. l am
| troubled with back
; ache, in fact my
whole body aches,
stomach feels sore,
by spells get short
Of breath and am
cry nervous. Men
IS very ir-
ocular with severe
caring down pains,
cramps and back
ache. l hope to hear
IN you at once. y
KoPP, Rockport,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

LONDON. Nay 23.-NI4 T. MA dis
patch from Mafeking dated May II. the
first message. except Col. Baden
Powell's dispatch, forwarded since the
relief Of the town. tersely says the
place is wild with joy. that many peo-
PIE wcpt as they greeted their deliver
ers and that the scene as the troops
traverscd the streets banled descrip-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Honing Spruit Orange Free State,
Tuesday Evening, May 22.-General
French has crossed the Rhen7ster
river, northwest IF here. This move
m Mt. combined with General IAN Ham
ilton's occupation Of Hebron, renders
the Boer position 20 miles in front 81
the British untenablc. but the latest
reports received say the burghers are
prepared to make a strong resistance
and possess l. guns. Fifteen prisoners
were taken, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Mafeking. May 1S.-The whole town
is animated with keen sense of ex-
over yesterdays victory
which was complete, decisive and far
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Ind, Sept. 81, 1898.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24

Kimberley. Tuesday. May 22.-About
500 Beers have surrendered at Wy
burg north Of Kimberley and little
more than half way betwc en- that place
and Mafekins). The road is all clear
from Mafeking and all opposition in
this district is practically ended.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-09-12

IN the state, or even a boss, dares ad-
uocate publicly the repeal of a single
one of the seventeen populists laws
Oswego Blade.
A friend has called our attention to
the fact that the administration s
method Of dealing with the Philippines
is as much in violation of the pledge
that Congress made to the Cubans of
independence as if we had been deal.
ing with Cubans themselves. The res.
olution of Congress was that .sthe
Cubans are and of right ought to be
free and independent" There was
never reason that could be applied
to the Cubans for their freedom that
was not equally applicable to the Fill
plnos. There was never an atrocity
committed by Spain against Cuba that
had not its parallel in the Philippines.
Both had been in rebellion almost
continuously under Spain's entire con-
troll. Both were in rebellion at the time
apparently with equal chances of sue
cess. If the Cubans "of rights were
free then the FTlipinos were also, and
we are attempting to overthrof their
right Gazette.
The most healthy sign of the times
is the unanimity with which all the
reform forces, all the truly patriotic
Bryan and Stevenson.
The socialist lays aside his demand
for government ownership of all pub
lie utilities because, as he patrotically
says, Il must be sure that L will have
a ic
put my theories into practice
The laborer and the mechanic say,
Il shall ignore the delusive cry of a
full dinner pail be it ever so neces-
sary to my physical welfare, that |
may help defeat the party of militia
rism who would load me down with
an imperial soldier and thereby de-
prive me of one half OF my hard earn
ed bread"
The advocate of sound money who
left his party four years ago, comes
back and says: 81 am as firm in my
belief in the gold standard as 1 was
then, but L am an American citizen
who believes in the Declaration of In
dependence and the Interchangeable prin-
ciples therein enunciated and to it's
maintenance 1 will sacrifice every per-
sonal pecuniary interest"
And the old patriots of the republI-
can party who for forty years fought
its battles upon the field and in the
forum, arise in their patriotic grand
eur and say, 'We have come to the
parting of the ways, on the one hand
stand Mckinley and the advocates of
aristocracy and plutoracy; of militia
rism and imperialism; of trust and
combines, of aggregated wealth and
standing armies to defend it, whose
5ool-they have made him; while on
the other hand stands that brave young
hero, that matchless hero, that champ
ion of the rights of man, the re-incar-
mated Washington and jefferson, and
Monroe and Lincoln, and with him
shall we link our fortunes that this
government of the people, for the pep
pie and by the people shall not perish
from the earth. .'-Dickinson Co. News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-09-12
PORTO RICO FEELS THE 0PPRESSOR.
Mckinley's Evasion of Congress
Will Is Deliberate Fraud.
(By James Creelman.

Cleveland, O.-(Speciai. .)-Thk cold
blooded fraud practiced by the McKin-
ley administration upon the helpless
people of Porto Rico was revealed today
by an American gentleman who has
just returned from the island, and who
has had greater opportunities for know
ing the facts than any man outside of
Governor Allen and General Davis.
The representative government pro-
vided for Porto Rico by congress does
not exist, and the administration of
the island is in a state Of anarchy. No
attempt to elect legislature has been
made. The executive council has only
met once, for the sole purpose of tax.
ing the oaths and organizing. There
is no law-making body in existence.
Governor Allen is simply carrying out
the government under the authority of
the military orders issued before the
so-called civil government was estab-
lished. New taxes are imposed upon
the people by the mere order of Treas
urer Hollander. Leading Porto Ricans
who have demanded that the legislature
for taxation and appropriations have
been told Governor Allen finds all the
authority needed in the military law.
which is binding until the Porto Rican
legislature modifies or repeals 1t.
In other words, the pretended civil
government is really a military gov.
ernment carried on by civilians In plain
definance OF the intent Of the will OF
congress.
Governor Allen has caused 1t to be
understood that no change will be
made in the situation until after the
presidential election in the United
States. He is exercising the power and
applying the methods OF a military des-
pot and renders no account OF the reve-
nues or expenditures Of the government
to the people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-09-12
TENT JEWELLERS TN MISSOURI.

Twelve thousand people in the Mis-
souri-Kansas mineral district live in
vents the year round.
In Joplin, the metropolis Of the dis
trict, out Of a population estimated at
10000. 10 per cent dwell in tents. In
the outlying camps the percentage of
tenters is larger than in town, but the
ratio is decreasing. While there are
more people in Joplin and the mining
district at this time whose only roof
tree is a sheet OF 12-ounce ducking
than at the same time a year ago, the
increase has not kept pace with the
total Growth Of population.
Caste finds it's way among tenters as
certain as it exists anywhere, and the
lines Of demarcation are usually drawn
on moral grounds. No matter how
straitened the circumstances of a tent
ing family is, If they be decent and
Show a disposition to be fair ana honest
i'm their dealings with neighbors, they
will find plenty Of sympathy and as
because they cannot afford to rent a
house. Instances are known where,
since the boom set In, men have rented
their houses and moved their families
into tents. Others have chosen tenting
In order to save exorbitant rents, while
still others endure this mode Of habita-
ton SO that the family may be near
the work of the breadwinner. Some
few. and, they are very few, compel
their families to live in tents so they
can have more money with which to
gamble and drink.
An instance Of this kind Ii called to
mind OF a man whose services com,
manded SIS per week, whether he work.
ed all the time or not. When his hab-
its and condition became known the
other tenters in the locality made it 80
uncomfortable for him that he left. Had
the fellow only expended half his in
come on liqor and crap tables, and the
other half in prospecting while the
wife took In washing to keep the fam
lily going, no violence would have been
done the ethical code Of the tentine
community.
The foregoing relates more to the
prosperous side Of tent life In the min
ing district. There are slums even in
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-09-12
KANSAS PRESS GLEANINGS.

Ihe Republican papers saw the nef
tpie are not frightened at imperialism
VI course not, because the voters new
November will simply sit down ON til
Mchlnley outfit for attempting to in
troduce it in this republic. BRYAN will
De elected, and there's no excuse to h
scared.-Harper Advocate.
|
when You lay dollar on the gro
cery mans counter in payment of su
gar you get IA pounds. In 1s94-5 anf
dollar would get 21 or % pounds
This is the direct result of protection
tariffs and trusts. Can the wage earn
Fer figure it out in just what way thi.
style of prosperity helps him.-Em
poria Times.
AN unreliable republican paper
printed in this locality says that the
republicans can make the same old
speeches that they made four years
ago. That may be true but the writer
has heard or read none which orom-
Use that Mr.. Mckinley will exert him.
self to the utmost, if reelected, to Sc
cure an international agreement for
the reconciliation of silver.-Smith
Co. Journal
I The repeal of the railroad commiss-
ion law and the knocking out of the
visitation law has left the Kansas
railroads practically unrestrained.
The history of the Republican party
in the state shows that it will favor
no legislation that is not approved by
the railroads; the only hope that the
producer has for Legislative relief is
the election of members of the legis-
lature who are opposed to the republi-
can party.-Ottowa Co. Democrat.
One of the latest attempts of the
ready-prlnt trust has been to deceive
democratic and populist papers and
get them to allow machine made mat
ter purporting to be prepared by the
friends of Mr.. Bryan to be printed on
their ready-print pages, others way do
as they pleasebut We have found in the
Country Publishers Company, of
Omaha, house that you do not have
TO watch and one that does not raise
prices on every little pretext. The
managers Of the concern are true blue
and no trust matter finds its way into
the papers they send out Take a
look at our ''insides" and see for your.
self.-Belleville Freeman.
The fusion legislature of Kansas put
upon our statute books seventeen laws
for the benefit and protection of the
citizens OF Kansas. Does any republi-
can candidate for the next session of
the legislature propose to have these
laws repealed if elected. If so, let
him speak out, if not, let the people
give credit to the party that protects
them and elect men of the same class
10 the next session. The republicans
have controlled the legislature from
the organization of the state until the
popuEists took possession, and passed
by the laws the farmers were demand.
ing. But the populists gave them
these laws in spite of the boss-ridden
republicans in the house and senate,
and now not single convention plank
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-09-12
KEEPS THE TURKEYS AT WORK.

KEEPS THE TURKEYS AT WORK.
Necessity has made the Kansas
farmer so energetic and enterprising
that lack Of rain, dryness of soil, and
grasshoppers-the bane of the existence
of the pioneer Kansas farmer-have no
terrors for the farmer Of 1900.
If sufHciency of rain seemed to
guarantee good crops to the farmer of
fifteen years ago, he still ran the risk
of having his crops partially or COM
pletely destroyed by grasshoppers. 1t
has remained for the fertile brain of
a Saline county farmer to devise the
following effectual method of exter-
minating grasshoppers, viz: BY raising
a flock Of turkeys and renting them out
at $25 per day.
The name of the man who Is the
father Of this new industry is Mr..
Finch, one Of the farmers of prosperous
Saline county. Mr.. Finch says the
grasshoppers have been so numerous
in his district this summer as to do con-
siderable damage to all crops.
He has a drove of 1000 young turkeys
ana ne soon discovered that his poultry
was more than a match for the grass
hoppers. The turkeys destroyed the
hoppers almost as fast as they could
light on his premises, and before they
had time to work any destruction.
Presently Mr.. Finch's neighbors no.
ticed that his fields continued green
and luxuriant, while others were bar
rem in spots. and they investigated
When they found out about Finch's
turkeys, few Of the enterprising
farmers began to negotiate for the use
of the flock. Finch proceeded on the
theory that 100 turkeys are as valuable
as farm hand and accordingly fxed
a rental of $3.50 per day for each 100
turkeys. The entire flock is In demand,
and Mr.. Finch derives a revenue Of $25
DER day on his investment.