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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07
DANIEL II. SWAN.
The Well Known Hotel Man Was For
merry q Resident of WatcrTillc.

Daniel II. Swan. who died Of pneu-
mnnia ri his hotel in kcnncbunk.
Wednesday, was Il former resident Of
Watervillc. and very Well known here.
He was onc of the best known hotel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

II was 10 n crowded House of Com
mons that the Speaker rose, TINS after
noon. 10 submit the seasonal orders
the reading OF which as usual was in
.nr,l,ptei by the motion of James Low
tlcr to eliminate the order prohipitine
roars from Interfering in elections. Mr..
Lowthcr especially referred 70 i.oru
Roscbrrv as delinquent during the
recent election. The motion was ioSt
nv a vote OF a26 to 6S.
After \. j. Balfour. the government
leader had given notice OF the ihteh-
ton Of the government 10 absorb the
whole time of the session. the speaker
raad the Queens speech. ana the non
I r. Gordon, Conservative, III = naval
uniform. moved the address IN reply
In so doing he made Il lengthy defense
of The war. ]. F'it2ailen Hope. Con-
sentative, seconded the address.
SIP Henry Campbell Bannerman the
Iiherol leader after illusions to the
.,oo,fon said the remarkable thing
ahout the war WAS that the puoHc
knew so little about il. and the hiliSh
,,-oosuras being taken against the PEG
nle of South Africa. Such Il" iarri
b,rnings. He asked the government
~. information as to ;he intention OF
these proceedings. He said he was SLOW
70 believe that driving stuppofh
enemy to despair was the best way TO
,nake him surrender. 1t was IN 4 dt-
e;ra To end the war but it was also III
;, daeire 10 lead TO promises OF mar
,,,o,,,- md rontentmcnt that he invited
+nn government to declare its policy.
~ in,n,ired why it should not be an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

The electric snow pillow was out, yes
tcrday, smoothing up the track and
putting things in condition for another
81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07
WATERVILLE.

Remember the sociable at the Baptist
.hurch, this evening
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

\ good sized crew of men were Kept
busy. yesterday. shovclling snow about
the sidewalks of the city. The walks
are now almost all il Eood condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

The ladies Of st. Marks church have
been kindly rendered the use Of the
Ware rarlors for their sale ana it viii
open there. Dee. Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

Or. J. w. Stewart, who has been suf-
fering from 4 badly sprained ankle. is
able to ID out again. although it is
still Difficult, for him to do much walk
inc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

Half the ills that man Is heir 20 come
from indigestion. Burdock Bloc 4 BittcTs
strengthens ana tones the stomach.
makes indigestion impossible.
NJ. w .f.xwky.tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07
REPRESENTATIVE BuRLEIGH
Introduces Bil to Place Mr. Boutelle
ON Navy Retired List.

Washington Dec. 6.-Hepresentative
hufielSh of Maine. today. introduced
1t OIL authorizing the appointment of
representative Boutclic of Maine. con-
iUined invalid. to the rank of captain
Oh the retired list of the navy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

Mrs. {. *. Pulsifcr and daughter.
Miss Pauline are the guests of friends
in Augusta. FOR 4 few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

A college assembly will be held, this
evening, i'll Soper hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

The much talked Belgian hare has
reached the city and Mrs. T.. \. Pierce
has some very fine specimens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

A case Of scarlet fever has been re-
ported at No. 50 Silver street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

Fred Narncy was among the Capital
city's business callers, Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

The Chatting Dish Club will nee
with Miss Helen Bunker, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-07

pense oil removing the snow as Is done
n many other cities. 1t is probable
that the city government will take the
matter up.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20

The only houses remaining In the
town are Goldwater Bros, A. Blum
berg and Mrs. X. Il. Blaine, dry goods;
Joseph Dougherty, T. w. Otis and ]. l.
Gardner, groceries, and w. w. Ross
and w. p. Covillaud, drugs.
The express office and postoffice were
both out of the fire limits. but the lat
ter had close call. All the mail and
effects We're ready to move at mo-
ment's notice.
The office OF the supervisor of cen
sus for the territory was located In the
Prescott National Bank building, and
contained all the office statistic1of the
census of the territory, but they were
removed to place of safety.
The Western Union opened its office
this morning in grocery store. and
the Postal has opened an office at the
railroad depot.
The electric light poles and wires
were destroyed in the burned district
and the town will be In darkness un-
til they can be replaced This company
also owns the telephone system, and
loses more than half of its instru-
ments.
Many citizens who yesterday We're
comfortably fixed are to-day homeless
and penniless, number losing both
their business places and their resi-
dences. An army of carpenters has
been busy all day putting up temporary
structures, many of which have been
completed and will open for business
tomorrow.
OF the three printing offices In town
all that was saved was about thirty
cases of type by the Courier. The de-
struction of the others was complete.
]. NJ. Martin, proprietor of the Journal
Miner, saved only his books. Included
in his loss was a Mergenthaler limo
type. installed in the office only three
months ago. The two above papers
have already made arrangements for
continuing publication, although but
little insurance was carried by either
Most of the heaviest losers will re-
build at once.
The origin Of the fire was unknown
until this evening, when it was learned
that man rooming over the bottling
works was lying in bed reading by can
delight when a piece of loose paper Oh
the wall caught fire. He ran out and
gave the alarm and before others
reached the place the fire was beyond
control.
Extra police are on guard tU-nlgfu
over goods in temporary structures
erected to-day and over the vaults of
banks which are exposed to view, and
the fire patrol is also being maintained
to prevent any fresh outbreak, al
though with the dying down of the
wind but little apprehension is felt to-
night.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
Our Foreign Voters.

Owing to the restrictions In our i'm
migration laws and thu, Improvement
in the labor conditions in ireland and
Germany, the immigration to this
country is steadily decreasing, says a
writer In Ainslee's Magazine. The in
duence of the foreign element in the
United States. however. Is very great.
Fourteen per cent Of the population is
foreign, and SO per cent Is of foreign
Birth or of foreign parentage. Until
twenty years ago the immigration to
this country was assimilative. The
Germans and the Irish who came in
regiments quickly became American,
and after two generations lost nearly
all trace of either German or Irish
characteristics. They intermarried,
the one with the other and with Am
ericans of long descent, without him
drance or prejudice. and all were Am
ericans. A great portion of the i'm
migrants of the past 20 years came
from the Slav countries and do not be-
come easily Americanized. In the OFF,
cial records they are classed as Rus
slams, Polish or Hungarians, but the
most of them are really Hebrews who
were driven away from these countries
not because Of their religion, but on
account Of their methods OF conducting
business. During the last decade half
million Of these Slavs, who are really
Hebrews, have come to this country
Their assimilation into the great fam
lily of Americans seems to be impossi-
BILE. The African and the Chinese races
will also remain distinct in our popu-
laticn. Despite differences in history,
religion. social customs and general
methods of living the other races will
be blended into the ordinary every day
American.
2 He will be, as he Is now, of every
shade OF complexion. from the swarthy
southern brunette to the blue-eyed,
fair-haired north of Europe type. The
mixture may not be ideal in its compo-
sition, and its various sources are not
sure to be supplied by any scientific
rule Of breeding. but the leaven will
make the result satisfactory. The love
OF national and personal liberty, the
diffusion of education. the necessity of
self-control, the freedom of speech and
the liberty Of the press will form the
leaven which will save the American
Of the future, no matter how he may
be bred, unless by some unforeseen
mischance great quantity of debasing
blood be introduced in way and from
a source not now apprehended The
value of the foreign element to the in
dustries Of America has been highly
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20

important Ninety per cent OF the i'm
migrants who have come and are COM
ing to this country are Industrious and
sober. They come to better their for
tunes and they set about doing 1t with
great energy. They are the builders of
the railroads and the great public.
works Of the country.
Without the Irish immigrants the
United States would not have been
able to make the great progress which
justifies us in believing that our
growth during the past thirty years Ii
more marvellous than anything the
world has previously seen. They built
the railroads and public works. But
the Irish have now found other occu-
pations, in which they can crafty
their gregarious instincts, develop their
wonderful talent for political organiza-
ton, and In large and small ways en-
Joy the independence to spe,ld and to
accumulate which was denied to them
for SO long at home. They have there
fore settled in great measure in the
cities and taken up the occupations
These occupations range all the way
from street sweeping to millionaire
financiering, and include cab driving.
car driving, being porters, clerks. mer-
chants, doctors, lawyers and editors.
AS professional politicians they have
had no peers in the history OF the
world. They may be said to have
genius for politics. And the Irish who
have not focked to the towns are do
ing remarkably well.
The Germans have come to America
in greater numbers than the Irish and
their influence has been Just as great
in various ways. Industrially they
have been OF incalculable benefit. They
have made our best tradesmen Of cer-
tain kinds, they supply great number
of skilled artisans. they have intro
duced and almost monopolize many
manufactures-notably beer-and they
are famous farmers and gardeners
Moreover they almost invariably bring
with them a satisfactory quantity OF
knowledge, and no class encourages
more literally the diffusion of learn
ing in its elemental forms. To them in
large measure we owe the fact that we
are music-loving people, and the
most generous and appreciative pa
irons of music in the world. Jean de
Reszke, II he sings in Berlin, gets 5000
performance; If he sings here he gets
at least thousand. Wealth and
taste combine to make this great re-
ward. The Germans directed and en-
couraged the taste. while assisting
greatly In creating the wealth
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
THE HALF-cENr PIECE.
VIII the Proposed New Coin Be Useful
to shoppers?

III thc AEpPoScA wow SoaaA Aso SsNA-A
to shoppers9
The bargain counter Of the depart
ment store, which has been fought
over by women for the last decade.
and which has fiourished despite the
united efforts OF the comic artist and
the joke writer, is receiving official
recognition as an American institu-
tions, says the St. Louis Republic.
Its influence has dictated a bill
which is to be submitted TO congress
authorizing the coming and circula-
tion throughout the United States of
half-cent pieces. The secretary Of the
treasury, who, by the way, halls from
that hotbed of bargain counters, Chi
cago, is said to be favorably impressed
with the demand for the 5-mill coin,
and the comptroller of the currency
has thus far entered no protest.
The measure has friends by the
score in both halls of the congress,
and 1t is hinted that an army OF fe-
male lobbyists is to be turned loose
on" the unfavorable members when
the bill comes up for consideration.
This would seem to insure its passage,
unless some woman-hating Moses
should arise and lead the bill into the
dark and devious wilderness OF the
table" Chicago and Philadelphia
are said to be responsible for this new
legislative move. The enterprising
bargain-c counter men of these cities
have been racking their brains for a
new way to appeal to the female con-
ception Of frugality. They have
learned, with profit. that SO cents
seems lot less to the bargain-hunter
than 81, and argue, to themselves,
that 98h cents would seem much less
still. Some OF them hit upon the plan
of putting fractional prices on their
wares and giving checks for the odd
half cent. Some Of these checks were
OF copper and resembled real money.
Uncle Sam is bit careful OF his coin
age interests and stopped the manu-
facture Of these checks. Then the bar
gain-counter man went to Washington
and laid his case before the officials
there, with the aforementioned re-
suit.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
COLORADO'S
REVENUE LAWS.

Denver, July 16.-As an Offset to the
muddied financial condition of the
state, Governor Thomas hopes to leave
as legacy from his administration q
revised revenue law. From the begin
ming Of his term Of office the governor
has insisted that new and better sys-
TEN of assessment and collection Of the
states revenues was needed This has
been emphasized to him time and again
when controversies arose over the
funds In which the several appropria-
tions made by the last Legislature were
classed. Under the present system Of
assessment, the auditor cannot tell
what be the amount Of revenue
until the returns are all In from the
county assessors September 1st and
the Institution which received ap-
preparations must wait until then, to
know whether there will be funds to
pay the amounts set apart for them.
There has been repeated controversy
between the heads Of Institutions and
state boards and the executive officers
over this state of affairs, and threats of
suits to mandamus the officers to pay,
wherether there was money or not,
have been made.
Yesterday Governor Thomas took the
| 1850 St(P toMaku chCItlnk II Etlutuy 3,
when he appointed a. commission of
seven members to frame bill for the
assessment and collection of revenue
to meet and defray the necessary ex-
penses of the state, the bill to be sub
mitted to the next session of the Gen
eral Assembly. The commission con-
sists of Clay B. Whitford. E. Il. Whited,
Judge Z. T. Wells, Lafayette 'Twitchell
and Joseph Israel of Arapahoe county
Benjamin f. Montgomery of Teller
county, and William s. Buckley Of San
Miguel county The governor, In issu-
ing commissions to the appointees, re-
quests that they meet Immediately and
organize for their work.
AS the Legislature has made no pro-
vision for compensation for work of
the nature that the commission will do,
the governor will recommend in his
message to the next Legislature that
an appropriation be made for the pur-
pose.
Governor Thomas leaves the commits
sion free to exercise Its own Judgment
In framing the law he desires, and no
plan of the work has vet been made
Members of the commission said yes
terday that meeting of its members
would be called Immediately, at which
the work would be outlined and the
necessary subcommittee appointed.
There will be sessions at stated inter-
vals thereafter. Therevenue laws of
other states will be the basis of work.
Governor Thomas said yesterday that
his reason for appointing a majority
Of the commission from Arapahoe
county was to insure quorum at
each meeting.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
BUSINESS DISTRICT OF PRES.
COTT DESTROYED BY FIRE

Prescott, Ariz. July 15-The fire which
started at 1O:45 O'Clock last night was
not under control until 3 O'Clock this
morning. when the fire fighters went
a considerable distance in advance of
the flames and blew up the buildings
on the south side Of Goodwin street.
preventing the fire from crossing the
street.
The burned district embraces five
blocks, In which are located the prin-
cipal mercantile houses, both banks,
both telegraph offices, the three news
papers, four hotels, every saloon and
every restaurant except one in the
town, besides scores of private resi-
dences.
To add to the prevailing gloom, a
high wind has prevailed all day, send
ing smoke, dust and burning embers
in every direction, requiring the great
est vigilance to prevent another out
break Of the flames.
Owing to the chaotic conditions ex-
isting to-day, it is impossible to OBJ
tain an accurate account of the losses or
individual insurance. From interviews
with insurance agents, the total insur-
ance does not exceed $35O,OOO
The heaviest losers are rs follows:
Bashford Burmister Co.. $3.50, 600; Sam
Hall, $4,000: Hotel Burke. 100000; ID.
Levy e. Co., $4,000; Jake Marks, S25,-
600; r. II. Burmister & Son Company,
S20,OO0; G. A. Dake, $4,000; Ed Block,
$4,000; J. w. Wilson, $4,000; Kelly
Il Stevens, $4,000; Journal Miner, $12,-
600, Bank of Arizona $4,000; Prescott
National Bank, $4,000: Prescott House
$4,000; w. II. Smith, $4,000; The
Courier, $1,000; Golden Eagle hotel,
$4,000; Scopel, $4,000; f. G. Becht.
$4,000; Windsor hotel $4,000:
Mountain City drug store, $4,000;
Brinkmeyer hotel. 5000; H. Voge, So
600; Lee Bros $1,000; Joe Roberts. S.
600; Vienna bakery, $1,000; Cabinet
saloon, $4,000; Palace saloon, 10000;
Prescott Electric Company, $4,000.
In addition to the above were four
teen or fifteen saloons. with losses
ranging from $1,000 to $1,000.
Five restaurants, five barber shops.
two meat markets and fifty or sixty
residences were destroyed. In many
cases the above losses do not include
buildings.
At daylight this morning teams were
at work hauling lumber to the public
plaza and covering it with tents and
temporary frame buildings. The occu-
pants will be ready for business to-
morrow Both banks have secured
temporary quarters, and will be open
tomorrow.
All the sufferers from the fire are
provided with food. shelter and cloth
ing, and it is not thought any outside
assistance will be required.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
COLONEL LISCUM
KILLED AT TIEN TSIN.

Tien Tsin, July 13, via Che Foo, July
10, and Shangai, July 16.-At 2 o'clock
this afternoon 1000 Of the allied troops
were attempting to storm the walls of
the city. The attack began at daylight.
Its success is doubtful. The Chinese
on the walls are estimated conserva-
lively at 10000. They are pouring a
terrific hail Of artillery, rifle and ma
chine gun fire upon the attackers.
The Americans, japanese, British
and French troops are attacking from
the west and the Russians from the
east,
The Americans suffered terribly.
The chief surgeon of the Ninth infan-
try said a conservative estimate wns
that twenty-five per cent of the Ameri-
cans were hit. Colonel e. II. Liscum
is reported as having been mortally
wounded as he was walking in front
Of the troops. Major Regan and Cap
tains Boockmiller, Wilcox and NOyes
are among the wounded.
The marine losses include Captain
Davis killed, and Butler, Leonard and
several others, wounded.
Officers declare that 1t was hotter
than Santiago.
When the correspondent left the
Americans were lying in the plain be-
tween the wall and the river, under an
infilading and direct fire. 1t was
equally difficult for them to advance OF
retire.
The correspondent counted 300
wounded men Of all nationalities.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20
DOM PAUL ON THE BIBLE.
HIS Eulogy on 1t One OF Simple b.t
Majestic Power.

HIS Eulogy on 1t One of Simple bst
Majestic Power.
A British correspondent in South Az
rica tells the following highly inter-
esting story of Dom Paul: Once, when
out on shooting expedition. a party
mad gathered aDound camp fire, and
the conversation turned upon litera-
ture. There were E1glishmen, Hol-
landers, Germans and Beers present,
and each of them had much to say con-
cerning celebrated writers Of prose and
poetry, except Dom Paul. He smoked
his eternal long stem" and held his
peace The Germans and the English
men nearly came to the stripping off
OF coats concerning the relative merits
OF Goethe and Shakespeare. At last
the Englishmen turned to the one ST.
lent figure of the camp fire, saying.
Look here, now, Dom Paul, which do
you think the greater writer of the
two-Goethe or Shakespeare" Never
read either of EN-" growled the even
then celebrated man. with brutal
frankness. "Mein Gott!" calculated
the German; here is man whom the
Beers call great. and he has not read
Goethe!" Never read VIII Shake
speare?" howled the indignant Briton;
then what the deuce have you read?"
Only this said Dom Paul, pulling a
frayed and battered Bible from his
pocket, land l have not half mastered
Its glories, yet l have read it day and
night for well nigh forty years. When
I've exhausted the Bible, I'll perhaps
find time for Shakespeare and Goethe.
Tell me. had either of those men more
wisdom to teach than can learn from
The Book of Proverbs? Could either
of them write such glorious lines. as
King David, the ancient poet of the
Jews, has left us in his wondrous Book
of Psalms? Could either Shakespeare
or Goethe have written the Songs OF
Solomon"
The Holly chieftain., 1900-07-20

himself. Young Eskridge aroused the
family and went for physician Mrs.
Elizabeth Dickson, of Kansas City. n
sister-ln-law of the sick man. was the
first to reach the room after the son
had left. AS she entered, Eskridpe.
weak from his illness and from loss of
blood from the pistol wound, raised
himself on his elbow and again point
ed the weapon toward himself. A
brief struggle between them ensued,
Mrs. Dickson trying to secure the re.
yolver. Before he could be overpow.
cred, the Ill man sent bullet into his
body and fell backward in faint.
Two hours later he died, despite the
efforts Of physicians.
MIR. Eskridge remained conscious to
the last and talked with his family
as they stood about the bed. He had
been Ill with cancer of the liver for
several months. He knew. he said,
that recovery was impossible, and he
did not care to suffer longer
Charles v. Eskridge was born In Vir.
ginia and came to Kansas In 1855.
He has been identified with Kansas
politics since before the civil war, hav-
Ing been representative In the Legis-
lature from 1859 to 1862, and state SEN
ator In 1864. He served us lieutenant
governor with Governor James NJ.
Harvey from 1861 to 1871. Since 1881
he has owned and edited the Emporia
Republican, one of the strongest Re-
publican newspapers in the state.