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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20
STATE OF MAINE.
INTERIOR WATERS

THE Committee on Interior Waters will
l. give public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta, Thursday, Feb ri
1901. An aci TO incorporate the Union River
Water Storage Company.
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STATE OF MAINE.
SALARIES

yTNHE Committee on Salaries viii give pub.
l. lie hearing in its room at the State
House in Augusta, on Tuesday, Feb. %, 1871
at II a. m. On act in relation to the salarie.
OF the justices of the Supreme Court.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20
STATE OF MAINE.
INTERIOR WATERS.

INHE Committee on Interior Waters will
l. give public hearing in its room at the
1901. An act to incorporate the Tunk Pond
Water Power Company.
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for Salf.

sN-~-@~--~-~~<>-fN-fs-- ~ FN-~~SN<><>r=ss-~-r-
EyNGINE-A 7la Horse Power gssolene en-
IL CINE. Can be seen running in my shop
daily, ISAAC J.. HoDGKINs, Ellsworth Me.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20

Hoods pills cure Liver Ills, Biliouspess, In
digestion. Headache. Easy TO take, easy 10
operate 25c.-Adpf.
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Ensuranrs Statements.
SURETY BONDS.
Fidelity and Deposit Company,

Fidelity and Deposit Company,
OF MARYLAND.
HOME OFFICE, BALTIMORE. MARYLAND.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
DECEMBER 81, 1900.
RESOURCES.
Real estate Fidelity building, 600OOO.OO
State aud municipal bonds, 1,52o oS6. 90
Street railway bonds (Balto. city, $40, 10000
Railroad and other bonds, I,0l0li5.0o
National banks stock. 2s,696 90
Agents debit balances, less COM
missions, ss.o5S,45
Premiums in course of collection
(home offioe). s.sls.s3
Cash in Office and banks, 3fe5Sl7i
s4.ssls1a7s
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock (paid I'M. 1850, 10000
Surplus, 1854. 0oo.0o
Premium reserve. 80
Claims in process Of
adiustm't. 3O,352.8S
Claims reported, but
proof not filed, l9,254.s7
Claims not admitted, 105,555.39
Undivided profits. 225 so2-Sl
President,
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Weep Presidents,
II. CRAWFORD BLACK, Jos. R. SroSRBRAKER,
HENRY b. PIArT, THos. A. WBRLAS.
Secretary and Treasurer,
HERMAN e. BosLER.
HARRY NrcopEMus, THOMAS L. BERRY,
Asst. Sec. s Treas. Second Asst. Sec. s. Treas
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SpniaI Notifies.
-NJNNNN-N-NNN-N-r-F4FN~
GARD OF THANKS.

- - - - -T~rN-0-r - sNr-rS
CARD OF THANKS.
w Hish to express our thanks to tha
~ anelghnors and friends for their eiaS.
nephew and brother u our
~ AND Mas. GEoRaE A. Faoxr
HESRy FRosr - A0ss.
A@fiagille, Feb. Is.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20

A stable-man belonging to one OF the
livery stables at fremont, bought what
he supposed to be a bag OF corn, dumped
1t into the grain bin, and fed the horses
their supper. This was done in the dark.
The animals did not seem to eat with
their usual vigor, snd investigation
showed they had been fed on beans in
stead OF corn. The store keeper was motif
fed, but disclaimed any knowledge as to
the contents Of the bag, and as the buyer
was willing to keep the balance as equiva-
lent for the sum he paid, the matter
rested there. In about two weeks, re-
port came from the steamboat which
makes fremont one of her landing
places, that her freight was short one
bag of beans. AS the beans are half gone,
the question is, who pays for the beans?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20

When b. IL. Cashman, of Penobscot,
went to his stable one morning recently
just before daylight he wac somewhat
surprised to find twenty-five dead hens
from his biooded stock, scattered about
the stable floor. Looking about for the
cause, he saw two giaring green eyes, and
the crouching form of q bob-cst. Quick
as flash he seized three-tined pitch
fork, and plunged 1t at the animal. The
middle tine passed through the gamble OF
the cats foot, and pinned him to the floor.
Mr.. Cushman then called his wife, who
came to his assistance. While she held
the fork, Mr.. Cushman pounded the ami
mai to death. The bob-cat has been in
the neighborhood for some time, and has
slaughtered many hens.
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Fusurants Statrmfuts.
THE GEO. II. GRANT CO.,
WITH OFFICES AT
ELLSWORTH BAR HARBoR' ME-
are agents for the following vcilkEown fire ''d @'n
INSURANCE COMPANIES.

PRUssIAN NATIONAL ms. co"
srRrTIS, GERMANY
ASSETS DEC. 81, 1900.
Real estate, sotsoo
stocks and bonds, o5 - 81
Cash in Office aud bank, iSs@ 50
Interests and rents ~1sot al
Unsolicited premiums, Nj e
All other sssets, -
1... s7sl, %
pANsS @70N'7f
,s.,,,.A a.s.,s s7si. 70
LIABILITIES DEC. 81 1900.
Net unpaid losses, 90 al o.
Unearned premiums, ies "a
All other liabilities,
49,, can, 1887
. Lotai, Al, i,ahiiities ga 80
r,,., ,,ah,,,,,e. and surplus, s7Si ,ise y
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for Salt.

ID 1900 model. List at sse. wili b. sold al
great bargain. Inquire Al rHE AMERICAN
office.
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guEet.

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----~~~~~~~~-~~~~~NS~N@O r~N4~~N~~~O~S~O~~~--
CToRR-Roams--frst door ana basement
- in Masonic block on State street. until
recently occupied by the Hancock Counsy
Publishing Co. inquire Of JoHs b. RKDxss,
sgt nj, in same building.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20

The Bar Harbor board of trade is now
discussing the matter OF good roads.
One of the things suggested by the COM
of the towns existing roads should be
made by some well-trained and COM
petent engineer, who shall make plan
OF them, and draw up report in
which shall be outlined distinct policy
for the town to follow in it's future work,
so that the work of successive years may
follow out single line OF thought, and
each year show definite progress along a
weli-considered plan.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20

Established in lsl2.
NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY,
OF IRELAND.
UNITED STATES BRANCH, HARrfohn' cow
Financial Exhibit. January !, 1901
ASSETS.
state and municipal bonds, szte'sS -
Railroad and other bonds, iesseS9
Railroad stock, ss'ess.N
Cash in bank and office. 49,
Unsolicited premiums, Ws'N4-"
sssS,GSs.i2
LIABILITIES,
Unearned premium reserve, sAs lss.ss
Incurred losses mot yet due, A'leAts
All other liabilities, ttets-ls
Surplus, INSULTS
ss9s.oss Il
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20

Swans Island is talking Of the singular
coincidence that the first W bite child born
on Swans Island in the nineteenth CEN
fury was Hannah Staples, born March 10,
1874, daughter of Moses and judith
Staples and the first child born GU the
island in the twentieth century was a
daughter OF Warren and Lottie Staples,
born Jan. I. 1901, direct descendant of
the first Staples.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-20
COUNTY GOSSIP.

That seven masted franklin schooner
has grown even beyond the wild imagina-
tion of the Turk pond fisherman who in
vented the story. A Portland paper says
the schooner will be 1855 feet longi 1t
would take that celebrated Union River
tug, which was going to be 2l6 feet wide,
to tow her.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
Thinks His Action Helpful.

Ih1nks HIS Action Helpful.
In defeating their control of tha
Northern Pacific and retaining in the
hands Of those who had built 1t up and
with it the entire mort Invest, did we
injure or benefit the people of the north
west?
Did 1 by inducing my friends to hold
their Northern Pacific common stock and
act Jointly with Messrs. Morgan & Co.
when this stock was selling at 500 to
81, 600 share, thus preventing the Union
Pacific from controlling the northwest, in
jure or benefit every interest, agricultural,
business and otherwise of the entire coun-
try between Lake Superior and the Pacific
ocean?
Had we sold our 20 0,OOO, 900 of North
ern Pacific even at $500 share, amounts
ing to $60,000,000, or nearly forty mil
lions more than its present value, and
transferred to the Union Pacific control
Of the entire country between Canada and
Mexico, what law Of Minnesota would we
have violated? Could we nit legally have
put the money in our pockets and let the
country learn what it was to be dominated
by a parallel and competing railroad?
why did Governor Van SAINT sit still
from May until November while a major
ity Of the stock of the Northern Pacific
company was controlled by a parallel
and competing railway company in clear
opposition, until myself and friends have,
by our efforts and with our own money,
relieved the northwest, not as a rival
parallel or competing railway, but doing
what we clearly have the right to do as
individuals or working together for
greater permanency and security as
financial corporation?
Has there ever been case in the hiss
tory of this country when men have
dropped their money profit and stood as
firmly by the interests OF the communi-
ties which had grown UP with their own
and largely by their own efforts and capi-
tai?
Not a "COnsoIidatiOn."
''The public is interested in having a
good railway service and at fair and rea-
sonable rates. The past is gone and
speaks for itself; / can speak for the fu~
ture, and have no hesitation whatever
in saying that the increased volume OF
traffic both through and local will enable
the companies to reduce their rates In
proportion to the volume Of such trafRs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
Presidents Reason for Cabi-
net Changes.
POWER OF EXECUTIVE
Cabinet Members Must Cease En-
croaching Upon 1t.
WHITE HOUSE EASY-GoING ENDS
Violations of Civil Service Rules by
Heads of Departments No
Longer Permitted.

From The Journal Bureau, Room. 40, Post
building, Washington.
Washington, Dec. 21-Should there be
a reorganization of the Roosevelt cabinet
along lines suggested in these dispatches
yesterday, it will not indicate any change
in governmental policy. President Roose-
welt intends to pursue the Mckinley pol
icy, first, because he believes in it, and,
second, because he said publicly at Buff
falo that he would; but he feels that the
president ought to have freer swing in the
departments, now for many years almost
exclusively under control of the cabinet
chiefs, and ought not to be required to
indorse the actions OF these chiefs unless
he sees fit to do so.
For years the authority of the cabinet
has been encroaching on the authority of
the president, and this encroachment was
greatly intensified under the easygoing
administration Of President Mckinley.
Quite naturally the men who were in Nc
Kinley's cabinet do not take kindly to
man who proposes to restore the balance
that originally prevailed between the
president and his official advisers. And
that is about all there is to the case.
There has been no personal friction be-
tween the president and the cabinet and
there will be none: The president is
clearly within the rights of his office In
insisting on reviewing at will the acts OF
his advisors and in reserving the privil-
eye of ignoring their recommendations.
The fact that for years these rights have
not been exercised does not nullify them.
Men, who under Mckinley, were given
practically full authority, naturally do not
relish the idea of curtailment under Nc
Kinley's successor. And if several of
them, following out purpose which was
expressed, but for other reasons, during
McKinley's lifetime, conclude to resign,
their places will promptly be filed and the
general policies of the administration
will remain unchanged. The general pub
lie has nothing at stake in friction which
the past few days has developed, and
probably will indorse the presidents in
tention to assume full responsibility for
and have full share in the various impor-
portant matters which the cabinet gem
tlemen for long time have been gradu-
ally monopolizing.
Back Of this friction, for the most part,
is federal patronage. The chief trouble
with Postmaster General Smith was the
rather loose manner in which he permitted
postofice appointments to be made For
years the civil service law in this depart
ment has been f1agrantly and quite open
ly violated. When the civil service blan-
ket was thrown over the rural free de-
livery force, many people slipped in and
got under cover without any right. This
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
Panama Canal CO. Bound to Sell

Of the
Thursday President Huin and Choron
Of the
here this afternoon reviews the negotiations
prpe
The decision Of the ishmian commission evidently
to
o
sidered
a Of fdepartu the discusso
be refu the
SHALL
offer will
a upon the
M
have -beenac-
P. OF the
M OF lleplace
all
rites Q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
Admiral Sch1ey Will Request the
President to Appoint One.

Admiral SchIey Will Request the
President to Appoint One.
Neav York Sam Special lServ5OS
Washington, Dec. 21.- Admiral Schley
has determined on another move in his
endeavor to offset the effect of the ad-
verse conclusions of Admirals Dewey,
Benham and Ramsay. Incidentally this
before the public.
Realizing that his petition for a rehear-
ing will be denied by the secretary of the
navy, he has decided, according to an
announcement made from SchIey head
quarters, to appeal to President Roose-
velt to sanction the appointment of a
board of arbitration to pass on his case.
the boards decision to be final. The
scheme calls for the selection of three ar
bitrators-one by President Roosevelt,
one by Admiral Sampson and one by Ad-
miral Schley. They are to review all the
evidence of the court of inquiry and hear
further evidence bearing on the conduct
of Admiral Sampson in the war with
Spain. When they have done this they
opinion, from which there shall be no ap-
peal.
1t is safe to say that this appeal will be
rejected. If it's purpose is to get Mr..
Roosevelt on record on the Schley case.
Admiral Schley will be successful. Should
congress pass the bill promoting Samp-
son, Schley and Captain Clark to the
grade of vice admiral it will be vetoed by
President Roosevelt for the reason that it
seeks to interfere with the exclusive
right of the executive to make nomina-
tions and "by and with the advice and
consent of the senate to make appoint
ments No president has ever permitted
congress to infronge on this right
Admiral Simpsons friends and support
ers in the navy are indignant over the
attempt of Admiral Schley and his ad-
visers to secure reward for that officer
Though the sympathy felt for Admiral
Sampson. The bill which proposes to pro-
mote Sampson, Schley and Clark was pre-
pared by the Maryland delegation in CON
gress and is intended to take the place
of the other measures which were framed
at the dinner given here this week by
General Felix Agnus of the Baltimore
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
MORE POSTMASTERsHIps

0peclaI 70 The Journal
Washington, Dec. 21.-Postmaste ap-
pointed to-day: Minnesota-Collis, TRAY
erse county, ]. E. Murray. Iowa-Chil-
licothe, Wapello county, A. E Belman;
Mark, Davis county, R. B. Andrews.
North Observation-Disclosures, Ward county,
Patrick King; Garske, Ramsey county w.
V. Bake; Glencoe, Emmons county, w. ].
Taylor; Omio, Emmons county. George
Westcott; Standy, Richland county M.
K. Harris. South Dakota - Ludlow,
Ewing county Amanda Mach; Terraville,
Lawrence county, H. O'Connor Wiscon-
sin-Hamlin, Burnett county, Simon Jen-
sen; Hempel, St. Croix county, A. o. spen-
GER; Robinson, Walworth county, John
Gavin; Union Mills, Iowa county, Sever
Anderson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21

separate company to finance the trans
actions for the Northern Pacific; while. at
the same time, the credit of the North
ern Securities company would be much
stronger as it would also hold a credit
able amount of Great Northern and other
securities.
The Northern Securities company is or
ganized to deal in high-clas securities,
to hold the same for the benefit Of it's
shareholders and to advance the inter-
ests OF the corporations whose securities
it owns. Its powers do not include the
operation Of railroads, banking, mining
nor the buying or selling of securities or
properties for others on commission; it
is purely an investment company and the
object Of its creation is simply to enable
those who hold its stock to continue theiF
respective interests in association to-
gether and to prevent such interests from
being scattered by death or otherwise;
to provide against such attacks as had
ben made upon the Northern Pacific by
rival and competing interest whose main
passed, the gentleman in charge started O
investment was hundreds of miles from
the northwest and whose only object in
buying control of the Northern Pacific was
to benefit their southern properties by re-
straining the growth of the country be-
tween Lake Superior and Puget sound and
by turning away from the northern lines
the oriental traffic which must follow.
placing on the Pacific ocean of the largest
ships of the world.
Effect on Public interests.
The foregoing is a brief and absolute-
ly correct statement Of whole subject and
It's truth can easily be verified by the
state Of Minnesota or any other state or
person having sufficient interest to inves-
tigate the facts which are all matters OF
record.
Now. as to the effect of what has been
done upon the public interests of the
country; let me ask few questions which
want every candid and honest man to
answer for himself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
Ns.o York Sun Special Servsos

Washington, Dec. 21-Winthrop Murray
Crane, governor Of Massachusetts was
caller at the White House Yesterday
and breakfasted with the president. The
significance of Mr.. Cranes early break
fast at the White House is that he NAV
have caught there the secretaryshjn of
the treasury, If not for himself then for
some other good New England republican
President Roosevelt has determined to
go to that section of the country for a
successor to Secretary Gage and for sew
eral days he has been asking New Enc
land congressman about Governor Crane
and about other New Englanders who
have special qualifications as business
men and f1nanciers. In his search the
name of Governor Crane was suggested
or came to him and he was at once in
vited to Washington. The result of the
conference was that Governor Crane now
has under consideration the question of
whether he could so arrange his politi-
cal and business affairs as to accent the
secretaryship of the treasury if it should
be formally offered to him. The few per-
sons who knew Of his visit here and its
import have the impression that the gov
ernor will succeed in doing this.
Mr.. Crane is an able business man and
politician of the Henry G. Payne order.
He is to be inaugurated for his second
term as governor jan l, but that cere-
mOny would not necessarily be interfered
with if it should be decided that he ia
to go into the cabinet, as Secretary
Cages formal resignation is not vet
handed in and could be made to take effect
at such time as would be agreeable to
Governor Crane and his political obliga-
tionS,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21

: Did the Union Pacific people
: with their railway lines extend
: ing from Omaha and New Orleans
: to California and Oregon, through
: the several states in the middle
/: west and south, purchase ma
: jor1ty Of the stock Of the North
: ern Pacific company for the pur-
4: pose Of aiding that company, and
: increasing the growth and pros
F: perity of the northern country, or
+: was it for the purpose of restrict
/: Ing such growth and aiding the
: development Of their enormous
Z: interests hundreds of miles to the
: south?
: Did they purchase the Northern
+: Pacific and its interest in the Bur-
: lington for the purpose of build
: ing UP the Asiatic trade between
: the northern zone lying from st.
: Paul and Minneapolis to the Pa
+: cific coast, or in order to control
: the Oriental trade for their own
: southern railway lines through
F: their own seaports, over their
f: own ships?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
DriIIers Find Boat and Cargo
snecial to The Journal.

fronSt
died hrty-hve
'front.' Misou
that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
BURNED TO A CRISP
Mrs. Rub1e's Clothes Caught Fire
While Preparing Supper.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Mason City, Iowa, Dec 21.-Whfle put
ting cobs in the stove to prepare supper
last night, Mrs. Charles Ruble of Swale-
dale was burned to crisp.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
MRS. DALE RELEASED

New York, Dec. q. = Mrs. Elizabeth
Dale, who was held in custody at St.
Mary's hospital, Hoboken, pending the re-
suit of an investigation into the death of.
her 5-year-old daughter Emmeline. was
released on $4,000 bail to-day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-12-21
ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE Friends Of the Tawney-
Grout bill in both houses
NOT TO BE. Of congress say there is
nothing in the report that
there is likely to be an alliance between
the oleo, ship subsidy and river and har-
Dor members. Such an alliance would be
all powerful, and nothing could stand
against 1t, but there are many good rea-
sons why 1T will not be made. In the
hrst place, so far as the oleo people are
concerned, there is no need for it. The
Tawney-Grout bill has a splendid follow
Ing in both houses, and will probably pass
without questionable support such as has
been proposed 1t is barely possible that
the subsidy folks are anxious for the al
lance, but it always takes two to make
a bargain.
So far as can be known at this time
the senate committee on agriculture is
pretty evenly divided between the two
forces-oleo and anti-oleo OF the repub-
licans, Proctor, Hansbrough, Foster. Dol
liver and Quarles are supposed to favor
the Tawney-Grout bill. All Of the demo-
Gratis, Bate, Money, Hetfield and Simmons
are against it; Warren, a republican. is
also against it, because he represents a
cattle state. Here, then, are five votes
for and five against The eleventh mem
Der of the committee is Senator Ouay Of
pennsylvania, who is being claimed by
both sides; but there are reasons for he
lieving that he is favorable to the hill.
Quay is sick, and has gone to Florida for
the winter, but he will probably be in
Washington in time for committee vote
should It be needed.
w. w. Jermane