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Evening star., 1902-08-14
Lynching the Wrong Man.

Apart from the brutal unwholesomeness
of the proceeding, the lynching of suspect
| ed criminals by mobs is open to a most
serious objection on the score of it's un-
certainty of Furnishing the right person. 1t
is difficult enough at best for the law, with
all its safeguards against error to dis
criminate accurately, especially in cases
accompanied only by circumstantial evil
dence. But the mob. hastily formed, ami
mated by passion and race prejudice, de-
lberately abandoning all sense of justice
and intent upon providing a spectacle for
the frightening of other possible criminals,
is the worst ina ginable agency for the ad-
ministratiOn of justice This has been
proved time and again through the dis
closure, after lynching, that the victim of
the mob has been innocent Just such a
case has developed in West Virginia where
the other day a sheriff was slain and a
mob pursued, caught and Immediately
killed two suspected negroes. No time was
taken to investigate, no precautions were
observed other than the hasty satisfaction
of the mob that it had caught two scared
and apparently guilty men.
Now a negro has confessed that the crime
was committed by his partner and that the
slain men were in no degree connected with
been verified 1t may be accepted on its face
as Indicative of the presumptive innocence
of the mobs victims. 1t is merely one more
strong count in the long indictment against
| this method of punishment. 1t shows how
far the custom of punishment by posse has
degenerated even from the low standard on
which it was originally esta blished in the
far west when the machinery of justice
was inadequate and mob executions were
| practically the only means of community
self-defense. In those days there was al
most invariably a form of trial Justice
was administered, in a rude way, and if the
result was the same with very few excep-
tions the observance of a certain routine in
VestiSation indicated that the mob retained
degree of respect for the form of law.
The occasional sacrifice of white man
in the south to the mob's fury does not re-
move the taint from the custom, or palliate
Its awful offense against civilization. The
chief ground for demanding restoration
of the prestige of the court is not the res
cue of the negro from the mob but the
checking of the demoralizing tendency ,o-
ward anarchy. Those who denounce the
foreigners banded together to preach and
practice the principles of social chaos can
not simultaneously commend or fail to con-
denim the lynching evil. The anarchist is
the more frank in his methods. however
futile and wasteful they may be. He aims
directly but weakly at the foundations of
government. The members Of the mob,
hypocrtically conducting themselves for a
time as law-abiding members of society, ac-
cept the first opportunity or excuse to rend
the social fabric by subverting the pro-
cesses of law and order. The lyncher is to-
day by far a greater menace to social Sc
curity than the anarchist
Evening star., 1902-08-14
The Illinois Senatorship

1t is announced that Senators Nelson and
Clapp of Minnesota and Elkins of West Vir-
ginia will probably take the stump in Illi-
nois for Mr.. Mason This would be a sur
prising move on their part. They are all
good partisans and in regular standing at
home. Mr.. Mason is making his fight for
reelection outside of his party. He was
defeated in a contest within the party. Mr.
Hopkins Is the republican nominee for sena-
tor In Illinois. He has the Endorsement Of
the state convention, and will canvass the
state on the strength of 1t. VIII republi-
cans from other states visit Illinois and
antagonize the party organization there?
1t does not seem likely. If Mr.. Mason Is
returned to the Senate 1t will not be as a
republican. but as an independent, and reg
ular republicans are not interested in re-
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Mr.. Watterson Not a Candidate.

Henry Watterson declines to enter the con-
test for the democratic nomination for gov
ernor of Kentucky. In a card he gives his
reasons. a machine and money are essen
tiai to success. and he would employ neither
in quest of public station.
The revolution wrought by Organism and
Goebelism in Kentucky politics is here most
fOrcibly illustrated. Before those twin
biights fell upon the bluegrass common
wealth Mr.. Watterson was the most pow
erful and attractive man in his party at
home. He might have had any honor at its
disposal for the asking. He served one
term in Congress from the Louisville dis
trict, and retired against the protests of his
constituents. He was conspicuous as dele
gate To the democratic national conven-
tions. He presided over one. was chairman
of the platform committee in another. and
as a member of that committee, forced his
own tarif views on a third. He laid down
the law through the medium of his newspa-
per. and the kentucky democracy yielded a
happy and unquestioning obedience.
But when Organism and Goebelsm raised
their heads he fought them-first one and
then the other. And he defeated them
Kentucky rejected Mr.. Bryan in 1896, and
although he supported Mr.. GoebeI in 1899
Mr.. Wa;terson could not change the senti-
ment against Goebelsm ne had previously
helped 10 create. The people at the polls
rejected Mr.. Goebel. Today. as the result
of this record, MIR. WattersOn is under the
ban of his party's managers. The machine
has written Il forbid against his aspira-
ti0ns- Governor Beckham is a bigger man
in Kentucky than Mr.. Watterson. And he
compares intellectually with Mr.. Watterson
about as James X. Polk did with Henry
Gay, or Grover Cleveland with James G.
Blaine. Money and the machine in Ken
lucky now make the mare go.
Mr.. WattersOn, however sustains no great
loss. and the country at large really gains
No pent-uP governorship should contract
his powers. He is a national figure ia
miliar with national questions and should
continue TO sweep the broader horizon with
his strong glass He is often wrong, but
never dull He contributes something to
every subject he discusses. The people like
to hear from him even when they refuse to
follow him Why bury for four years in a
local Office talents so Illuminating and 50
widely appreciated? Why give UP to Ken
lucky what was intended for and has so
long been enjoyed by, the United States?
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Child Labor Doomed.
From the Springfield Republican.

The agitation in the south against the
employment of child labor in mills has
made promising and encouraging start a
number of southern newspapers having
taken up the question. while individuals
here and there are making themselves
heard The Connecticut cotton duck COM
pany that intends to move it's plant to some
southern state to take advantage of child
labor will find itself in a very few years
lobbying at the doors of the southern legis-
latures to prevent the passage of an anti
child labor law. This is a form of slavery
that the new south will not stand by. Opin-
ion in Connecticut concerning the course of
the New Hartford company is not f1attering
to that concern. If business must feed and
fatten on children under fourteen years of
age then modern industry is on a very in
secure foundation.
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Washington the Place.
From the Boston Transcript.

1t is reported that Washington has its
eyes upon the Philadelphia Commercial Mu-
scum. which it thinks ought to be main
tanned at the national capital. For the last
two sessions efforts to get an appropria ii on
for the Philadelphia institute have failed
although most of the members of Congress
recognize the valuable commercial work
done by it. The city of Philadelphia start
ed the enterprise. and has appropriated
more than million dollars for it, but the
proper place for such an institution Is In
Washington. the natural bureau of commu-
n1catlon with foreign governments It is
plain that there are difficulties in the way
OF maintaining the museum in Philadelphia
but such bureau in Washington would
nave claim to national protection as a
valuable commercial adjunct
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Our Cuban Policy.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
We have given Cuba political liberty, but
we have closed against her even the rough
and narrow road to prosperity which she
had under Spanish rule. We have deprived
her of the market she then had for her
chief product and have refused to open to
her any new market in the place Of that
which we closed.
In her material interests we are treating
Cuba rather worse than did Spain We are
deliberately starving her chief industry,
which Spain never consciously did We are
treating her worse than England now is
treating her West Indies. In fact, so far
we have given Cuba only the husks of civil
Zation.
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Making Trouble.

''Fs gwine to dat pahty." said Mr..
Erastus Pinkley. IAN Is gwine ter hab
my razor wifi me. An you kin tell Mistuh
Collif1ower dat I said So
"Mistuh Collifower won't 5take 1t much
to heart" answered Miss llama Brown.
He was sayin yestuhday Cat de only time
you was danjus wifi a razoc was when you
was in yoh own barber shop"
Evening star., 1902-08-14
N~
declaration

Mr.. Bryan's declaration that he will not
be candidate has not shocked any of the
democratic leaders into insensibility On
the contrary, there seems to be an inclina-
ton in some quarters to prolong the ap-
plauSe.
Evening star., 1902-08-14
An Established Program.

The congressman once more we view
Where votes are to be won;
He tells of what he's going to do
And not of what he's done.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

General Grosvenor says that If the Cuban
republic should reach out a hand for help
he would step out into the water If need be
and take her in. A number of people sus-
pect that Mr.. Grosvenor may as we'll go
ahead and provide himself with rubber
boots and a macintosh
Evening star., 1902-08-14

Inc transformation Of the dynamite
cruiser Nesuvius into meek dispatch boat
records another abandonment of devices
whose inventors expected them to revolu-
tionize modern warfare 1t begins to look
as If the limit in destructive nautical
mechanism had been reached.
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Settling the Race Problem

From the Jacksonville Times Union.
The resolutions adopted by the negro con-
gress in Atlanta were wise and temperate.
There is no race problem between the bet
ter classes of whites and blacks, and botf,
races gain when the better elements assert
themselves
Evening star., 1902-08-14

Cuba's Trade.
iSyille COurier-JOurnal

From the Louisville COurier-JOurnaI.
Spain has determined to make the best of
the situation and negotiate a commercial
treaty with Cuba, a diplomat having left
Madrid for Havana with that object in
view. Spain is acting sensibly, and she will
no doubt get much Of the Cuban trade
which our protectionists refuse to let the
United States have
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Tillman's CAMPAIGN.

From the Galveston News.
Perhaps Jim Tillman of South Carolina
can make satisfactory arrangements with
ing department.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

Prince Chen's joke about "watered silk
after his yellow jacket was drenched in a
rain storm may compel Minister WI to
look to his laurels as the merry wag of
the orient
Evening star., 1902-08-14
PRESIDENTIAL Timber.

From the Pouston Post.
Mr.. Whitney may rest assured that in
lSo4 the democratic presidential lightning
department will have no difficulty in To-
eating quite number of expectant rods
Evening star., 1902-08-14
SHOOTING STARS.
Equally Efficient.

'What care for gold or silver?" said the
proud beauty.
Your sentiments are eminently practi-
cal," answered Miss Cayenne. Get some
steel or copper stock and the gold and sil-
yer will take care Of themselves
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Artistic,

"She Is very artistic said the impress
sionable youth.
Yes" answered the man with the steely
eye, "she is one of the sort Of girls who
think bunch of hand-panted daisies are
more important on a dinner plate than an
omelette.'
Evening star., 1902-08-14

While Richard Croker is attending to his
dairy at Vantage William S. Devery is
trying to make record as the great pur-
veyor Of the milk of human kindness
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Practical.

"And you still insist that your flying ma
chine is a practical commercial QuantityT
Il do" answered the business-like in
ventor. IF you don't believe it can show
you the gate receipts
Evening star., 1902-08-14

The coal consumer who must meet an
advance in prices must remember that the
operators have experienced a great deal OF
annoyance and must get even with some
body
Evening star., 1902-08-14
The People Lose,

From The Syracuse Post-Stundard
The Washington Star draws this dis
tfnction: While the trusts are threat
ened on all Sides the trusts on the other
hand. never make any threats, they simply
proceed to business" And in several
prominent cases the people simply catch
1t.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

Judge Pennypacker. after looking the
strike situation over, must be forced to the
conclusion that the governorship of Penn
Sylyania is no Sinecure.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

Ex-President Kruger is consistent in re-
fusing to make the defeat of his dearest
ambitions an occasion of social diversion.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

ducing their partys strength in the Senate.
Mr.. Mason's campaign may be vigorously
prosecuted but assistance from regular re-
publican sources will probably be small.
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Bryan Waning.

From the Pttsburg Gazette.
Notwithstanding his most earnest efforts.
William Jennings Bryan finds it Impossible
to occupy as much space in the newspa ners
as is devoted to Theodore Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

With so large local supply constantly
available Venezuela makes a mistake in
extending its quest of trouble beyond it's
own hordarS
Evening star., 1902-08-14
Silver for Spoons.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Gen. Dick is reported to be the owner of
silver mine. The only hope for the gem
erals enterprise seems to be an ard
movement in the spoon market
Evening star., 1902-08-14

The races at Saratoga have been voted a
great success. 1t is, as usual hard to con-
vert the men who went broke" to this
optimistic view.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

When the resignation rumor consents to
take a holiday the extra session rumor
puts in appearance.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

The kaiser is in danger of discovering
that love sometimes laughs at emperors
as well as locksmiths
Evening star., 1902-08-14

There is a growing tendency to tolerate
the use Of slang. In fact. a knowledge of
slang is almost essential to a comorehen-
sion of some Of New York citys most
prominent public speakers.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

1t is becoming the custom for politician
who has troubles on his mind to tell them
to a Chautauoua
Evening star., 1902-08-14

AS shy and shrinking parsonage Peter
Power has managed to outdo our own
Dorsey Foultz.
Evening star., 1902-08-14

1t is an obvious disappointment to a num-
Der of people to observe that "Hell-Roar-
ing Jake Smith refuses to roar.
Evening star., 1902-08-14
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Oleo Still,
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

Palm oil may lend color and fragrance
and symmetry and esthetic beauty to
oleomargarine, but 1t will still be oleo
Evening star., 1902-08-14
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-09-24
A Bit of Political History.



To men OF 1902 who have come OF voting
age within the past few years, Mains
seems so rock-ribbed In repu bIcanism
that II is difficult for them to realize that
that State once sent two eenbackers to
Congress, one OF whom triumphed over
so redoubtabIe q political fighter as
Eugene Hale. II was In the election of
1878 that Mr.. Hale went down before
Murch, the greenback candidate, In the
old tifth district; and II was two years
later that Harris NJ. Plaisted was elected
governor.
Those OF us who recall the campaign of
1880 well remember that republicans
had very long faces when 1t was no longer
possible to doubt that Pisisted, candidate
OF the "fusionistsn, for the green hackers
had absorbed the democratic organization,
had been chosen governor. For a time II
was feared that the electoral vote OF
Maine would go to Hancock, but In Mo-
vember the State was carried for Garfield
by less than 10000.
In the September election In 1850 there
were 1s7, 500 votes cast for governor, 73,-
5is for Davis, rep, and 70. 713 for plaisted,
not counting fifty-seven that were evil
IDENTIFY intended for the latter, but on
| which his given name was incorrectly
| printed, nor "the scattering.
The September vote of 1880 was 20 600
| greater than the landslide presidential
vote OF Maine 10 1896.
Maine was never 30 stirred before or
since as she was when the green back
craze ragged within her borders. That
she will In our time go so far and so fast
after an "ism" as she did then Is improb-
able, for her people of to-day are so
strenuous for sound money that 1t is
difficult to believe that they were as
| fierce fusionists twenty years ago as can
| be found In the far west day.
That experience taught Maine lesson
| that she did not forget, but what she did
then developed . cspabiiity for "isms"
that seemed to have so strong a hold on
the nature OF her people that 1t will not
| be astonishing II socialism possesses
growing attractions enough to keep the
socialist vote above the scattering.
The socialist rallies were often largely
attended In this campaign even in COM
muuities where the socialist vote did not
materiaiize largely.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-09-24
Special Nutitrs.
-
NOTICE OF SALE.


DURSUANT to a license from the Honor
Il able o. p. Cunningham, Judge of Pro-
bate for the county OF Hancock, and State Of
Mai ae, / shall sell at public auction, on the
tweaty second day OF October, a d. 1902, at
ten O'Clock In the forenoon, on the premises
all the right, title and interest which Kendall
n, HodRdUn, OF fremont, in said county, a
person OF unsouud mind, has In and to the
following described real estate, viz: A lot of
Fcribed as follows: Beginning at the south
west corner bound OF Samuel HodgdoH's
homestead ia school dist. No. IL, and fol-
lowing said Samuel Hodgdon's line easterly
to lot No. ISL on Salem Towns Plan of Mt.
Desert ~ ade In a. d. 1905; thence following the
No. 10 on said plan; thence following the
northern line of said lot No, I6, westerly 10
lot marked Geo. Butler on said plan; thence
running by the eastern and northerly line
OF said Batter lot northerly and westerly to
the highway leading from Seal Cove through
northerly to the northeast corner bound Of
land formerly owned by Sarah NJ. Reed;
thence westerly by said Reed lot and by the
northern line OF the So called Moose Island
bar lot TO the shore; thence northerly by
the shore 10 the frst- mentioned bound con-
ing lot No. Is on the plan above mentioned,
except a parcel OF said lot No IS that was
conveyed hy Kendall X. Hodgdon 60 Sarah NJ.
Reed, containing Eve acres more or less. And
All the buildings on said described lot. And
being the first lot described in a deed from
the Inhabitants of fremont to Kendall X.
Hodgdon, and dated July II, 1891. and record
ed in uanct OK registry of deeds, book 25s,
page s6i. GEO. X. FULLER,
Guardian Of Kendall X Hodgd0n.
Dated at fremont this 18th day OF Septem-
Der, o. d. 1909.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-09-24

HANCOCK sat- probate court held at
Bluehill, in and for said county of Hancock,
on the second day Of September, In the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two
A CE RTAIN instrument purporting to be
"A copy of the last will and testament OF
Joseph Henry Thayer, late of Cambridge, in
the county OF Middlesex, and Commonwealth
o. Massachusetts,, deceased, and of the pro-
bate thereof in said Commonwealth of Mass
achusetts duly authenticated, having been
presented 10 the Judge OF PROBATE for our said
county of Hancock for the purpose of being
allowed, filed and recorded in the probate
court of our said county OF Hancock.
Ordered, That notice thereof be given to
all persons interested therein. by Publishing
a copy of this order three weeks successfully
in the Ellsworth American, newspaper
printed at Ellsworth. In said county OF Han
cock, prior TO the seventh day of October, a. d.
1902, that they may appear at q probate
court then to be held at Ellsworth, in and for
said county of Hancock, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, and show cause, II any they have,
against the same.
true copy, Attest:-CHAs. p. DoRR, Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-09-24
CATCHING A. THIEF.
An Old Method utilised by q German
Oficer In China.

omcer In China
Thirty dollars was stolen at the OF
ncers' club In Tientsin, China, and the
members Of the club resolved, IL posi-
BILE. to catch the thief.
A German captain volunteered to
manage the affair. and the first thing
be did was to summon all the native
servants OF the club. He thea said to
them:
Some money has been stolen here,
and am looking for the thief. l shall
find him In an hour. not before, since
I need that much time In order to get
instructions from celebrated magi-
clan In Germany"
An hour Later all the servants were
again summoned. but this time into
dark room, In the middle OF which
stood the table on which the money
stolen had been laid.
Each OF you. now said the officer.
must 20 up To that table and press ON
It first your right and then your left
hand. and when that is done you must
raise your two hands over your head
and step into the next room"
The servants did 80, and as the last
one stepped into the adjoining room
the officer followed him, and after
looking FOR few moments at the many
upllfted hands he pointed TO one man
and said. You are the thief" The
Chlnaman to whom he pointed nearly
fell to the ground with fright and ad
mitted his guilt and promised to make
restitution.
Very simple was the method adopted
by the officer for discovering the cul
pitt While the native servants sup
posed that lbs spirit was In Germany
in communion with the celebrated ma
gicIan he was carefully smearing the
surface Of the table In the dark room
with fat and oil, which he then black
ened by means of SCOT The innocent
servants naturally pressed their hands
on the table, according to his instruc-
lions, but the culprit. though super
stitious. did not do so
As result. while the uplifted hands
Of all the others were coal black. his
were OF a natural color. and thus his
guilt was clearly proved--Detroit Free
Press.