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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08

The following new corporations have
filed certificates of organization:
international Exposition Company, or
gan!zed at Portland for the purpose of
carrying on general exhibition business
with 81, i00o1 capital stock of which 500
is paid in. The officers are: President
Joseph n. Jones of Cambridge Mass
treasurer. Bella l.. Colpfts of Cambridge,
Mass. Certificate approved. March 5.
Watt and Bond. incorporated. organized
at Portland. for the purpose of manufac.
turing cigars. with 100000 capital stock
Of which $500 Is paid in. The officers are:
President. Amos l.. Hathaway of Boston,
Mass: treasurer, A O.. Waterman of
Maiden. Mass. Certificate approved,
March ).
Indiana Zinc Mining Company, organ
ized at Augusta, for the purpose of car
rying on the business of mining, with 81 !
00o,000 capital stock of which nothing is
paid in. The officers are: President. F.
l.. Dutton of Augusta: treasurer. NJ. Il.
Ward of Augusta. Certificate approved
March 6.
Massachusetts Cooperated Association
organized at Lewiston for the purpose OF
creating and distributing wealth by CO.
operative methods with $1,000 capital stock
of which nothing Is paid in. The officers
are; President. J. s. Clark of Lewiston;
treasurer, VIM. A. Kennedy of Lewiston.
Certificate approved, March 5.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08

Governor Hill received a commune
cation. yesterday. from VIM. Fl. Dow of
Portland. treasurer of the Maine Nc
Kinley Memorial association, stating
that the total receipts to date aggre-
gate S2559.03. The full amount of
Names apportionment has, therefore,
been raised. 1t was arranged that the
state should contribute $4,000 and the
above figures show that 5000 in ex-
| cess of that sum has been received by
the treasurer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08

Il see by the Journal that Bath puts
in a claim for the youngest council
man." said General Harrington, yester-
day. councilman Furber of that city
is ~ but here in Augusta we have a
councilman % years old, who is just
finishing his years term in the lower
board Of the city council. He is Ro-
land A Scribner of Ward 81
Mr. Scribner was interviewed on the
subject and stated that when he was
elected to the council in 1901, he was
in his 23d year, having been born on
june ;. 1878. He will be "a years old
IN June next.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08

President George +. Fellows of the
University of Maine was at the capital,
yesterday. and visited the executive
and other departments. He was on his
return from the farmers institute at
Turner Center and Norway, where he
made addresses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08

Judge w. S. Brown of the Dexter
Municipal court. has resigned the po-
sition, for the reason that he is to leave
the State. His resignation reached
Governor Hill. yesterday. Accompany
ing the letter of resignation was a Pc
tition, signed by all the lawyers OF
Dexter. recommending the appointment
of Arthur w. Stone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08

Captain John H. Lyons, Of Chicago,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08
CITY ASSESSORS.
Annual Report for Fiscal Year End
ing February Is.
The Valuation of the City Is Now
$6,760,717.

The following report has been rem
denerd by the board of assessors for
the fiscal year ending Feb 2S:
REPORT OF ASSESSORS.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Augusta:
We herewith submit our report as as
SCISSORS for the year 1901:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08

Lung Kuro auickestrelief for consumption
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-08
JOHN F.. WATERS,
I2O Is. Randolph st. 4, Chicago, III.

Another case equally well-known in
Chicago, is reported through a letter
from veteran Railroadman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
MINNESOTA NEWS.
DAYS Are Fixed.

The board of managers of The state
agricultural society held meeting
and a number of important decisions
regarding the state fair were made.
1t was decided to make Monday the
Labor day; Tuesday, ST. Paul day;
Wednesday, Farmers day; Thursday,
Live Stock and Dairy day; Friday,
Minneapolis day; Saturday, Twin
City day.
The new interurban driveway mat
ter was taken up for the second or
third time within the past few years.
The members of the board are in
favor of driveway starting on Como
avenue, ST. Paul, and coming into this
city on University avenue, at some
point yet to be decided. If the pro-
posed plan is carried out the driveway
will go along Como avenue to Shell
ing, Smelling to Langford and Lang
ford along the southern boundary of
the fair. After coming through the
experimental farm the driveway will
make connections with University
avenue.
All roads have agreed to half rate
fare within a radius of 200 miles. On
Sept. the homeseekers' rates of the
lines in the Western Passenger. asso-
citation will be put in force, and this
will be a benefit to many people.
The sheep exhibit building is now
being built. 1t will be one of the
finest of the kind in the country.
The privilege sales will commence
Saturday, Aug. 1, and will continue
all day.
The managers decided to secure
some speakers of national prominence
for the first day of the fair.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
POPE WILL ACCEPT.
Leo Practically Agrees to Proposals
of Gov. Taft Regarding
Friars' Lands.

Rome, June 2O.-The pope has not
definitely accepted the propositions of
Gov. Taft for the settlement of the
questions regarding the friars lands in
the Philippine islands, but it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the pontiff will
do so in writing this morning.
The American propositions are as
follows:
First-To purchase the lands belonging
to the friars, the price to be fixed by
arbitration
Second-The appointment of arbiters to
decide the indemnity the Americans are
to pay for the occupation of ecclesiastical
buildings
Third-The above propositions are alb
of the friars
Fourth-If the other propositions are &C
copied the Americans propose to give a
deeo or by law grant a patent to &c
cleslastical buildings on public land
F1tth-To settle by compromise or ar
b1tration the several trusts for schools,
hospitals, ete., claimed on the one hand
by the civil and on the other by the
church authorities.
The announcement of the success
of the Taft mission has produced con-
siderable surprise, not because a
serious doubt had been entertained
of the ultimate issue, but because
the dispatch used in the settlement
of the question is SO contrary to the
habit of vatican diplomacy. The I'M
usual procedure is due to the per-
sonal and direct intervention of the
pope, who, one of the most inhuen-
tial cardinals said, showed himself
Leo refused to listen to objections.
He said he wanted to finish immedi-
ately to satisfy Gov. Taft, as he was
most impressed with American hon
esty and the moderation shown
throughout the entire negotiations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
SEEKS BIG LOAN.
President Palma and Cabinet Will
Ask Congress to Assist
Sugar Planters.
q G.. A. r. man.

Havana, June 21.-President Palma
and his cabinet at a special meeting
Friday decided to distribute $3,000,000
among the sugar planters and 100000
to cattle raisers. This action is
deemed necessary to save the sugar
planters from absolute ruin, as the re-
suit of the failure of the United States
senate to pass the reciprocity measure
SO urgently recommended by President
Roosevelt. The money will be raised
by loan. payable in two years. The
money will be advanced to sugar plant
ers at the rate of so cents per 25
pounds. IT. will be repaid to the gov
eminent in two installments in Febru-
airy and March. Cattle raisers will be
paid premium of five dollars for each
animal imported fo~ breeding pur-
poses. Further than this, all such cat
tie will be admitted free of duty. The
cabinet also decided to increase the
tariff on many articles upon which the
import duty is now extremely low.
President Palma will send special
message to congress early next week,
urgently recommending that he be
granted authority 70 borrowi $780,
900 for the purposes stated. 1t is be-
lieved that the loan will be taken up
readily by Havana bankers and that
the money required will be raised with
little deIav
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27

power that he was able to prevent tar
iff legislation; and he did prevent the
party from enacting free trade meas
ures several times, although he was
one of small minority of that party.
In order to. take from Mr.. Randall that
power, the committee on appropria-
lions was deprived of control over the
appropriations for pensions, the army,
the navy, rivers and harbors, public
buildings and grounds, and other inn
portant government affairs. The bills
making appropriations for these va
rious purposes were given to separate
committees, and there began the era
of extravaganza in appropriations.
so long as all appropriations were
controlled by one committee the total
expenditures of the government were
kept down to about $500, 100000 annual
ly, because the committee kept ''the to-
tai" before them all the time. But
when separate committees were given
power to make appropriations, each
committee looked at it's own work as
of excessive Importance, and immedi-
ately the total appropriation began
to increase. With this example of eX-
travagance before them the senator's
divided their great committee on APP
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
MAYOR INDICTED.
Albert A. Ames. of minneapolis,
Charged with Offering a Brine
Causes u Sensation.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 1S.-Sen--
sations came thick and fast in the po-
lice bribery cases Tuesday morning.
When it came time to open the trial
of Christopher Norbeclk, detective, for
bribery, w. w. Erwin, his attorney,
arose and confessed that he did not
know the whereabout of his client.
Another sensation developed when
it became known that Albert A. Ames,
mayor of Minneapolis, had been in
dictedby the grand jury for offering
a bride. The charge is that the
mayor endeavored to have his secre-
tary, Thomas r. Brown, appointed
sheriff by the county commissioners,
when it became evident that Philip
the Office by the governor for mis-
feasance. In attempting to carry out
this plan, he is alleged to have Of
fered to so arrange matters that the
$4,000 annual income of the sheriff S
Office should be divided equally be-
tween Brown and the three county
commissioners who were to vote for
him, forming majority of the
board. The evidence to this effect
was given before the grand jury by
County Commissioners M. W. Nash
and Ed Sweet.
DIR. Ames has been four times mayor
of Minneapolis, having been elected
thrice as democrat and again in
November, 1902, after having been out
no r Ill
an. He is veteran of the civil war,
in which he served as surgeon, and is
G. A. r. man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
DUTY OF THE PEOPLE
They Should Look Closely Into Rec
ords of Congressman.
In No Other Way Can the Nation Sc
cure an Absolutely Pure and
Equitable Administration
of Public Affairs.
Especial Washington letter.


THE people of this government are
proud of their government, but
they know very little about it.
The public schools ought to give in
structions concerning municipal, coun-
ty, state and federal governments. AS
it is, even the school teachers them
selves know very little concerning the
government; and not more than one
tenth of them could even tell you how
member of the national senate is
elected.
Not only are the people in compare
tive ignorance about their govern
ment; but, strange as it may seem,
the average member of the house OF
representatives knows very little about
national legislation. The people are
careless, and, to be plain about it, they
are shamefully careless, about the Sc
lection of their congressman and other
office holders. On this account the
government for many years has been
partly in the hands of politicians who
care nothing for the people, but seek
only their own glory and enrichment.
YOU do not know 20 men who are per-
sonally acquainted with your member
of congress, unless you happen to
mingle with politicians, and the aver
age readers of newspapers will not be
found mixing with politicians. In gov
eminent of the people, by the people
and for the people every citizen ought
to know all about his government, and
all about the man or men who seek Off
,cial position. If every citizen would
take such an interest in public affairs
as he ought to do our government
would be purer, and it would be more
economical. The people have no idea
how many millions of dollars are taken
from them in taxation and expended
1ecklessly. 1t is their own fault when
they are over-governed, because they
selves, by being careless concerning the
"details of government.
When you hear man making
fervid stump speech on the questions
of the day, just bear in mind that the
average public speaker is looking for
dupes, and that he wants you to be
one of his victims. He is making
speeches, not for his health, nor solely
for the good of his country. He is do
ing it for his own benefit, and he ex-
poets you to support him on account
of his gift of gab." That will be
new way of looking at it, to some read
.ers; but it is gospel truth. The
writer has been associated with poll
1ticians for more than quarter of
century, and as the years have gone
gliding into history his regard for pro-
lfessional politicians has grown less and
less; because of increasing acquaint-
ance with their motives and their man
ner of living.
When you elect member of congress
you give him position paying $4,000
n year, for two years. Naturally, you
expect him to work hard for that big
salary, but the average congressman
does not work at all. The government
gives him a private secretary, with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
News in Brief.

Crookston's light company will IN
crease its capacity.
An unknown man was killed by the
fast mail between Minneapolis and
Chicago. lta
The Bun Hersey wrecked a tow OF
logs on the middle pier of the railway
.drawbridge at Hastings and was
helped out by the Columbia, Gardie
Eastman and Gazelle.
The weighmaster's figures show
that 431,147 bushels of potatoes were
bought on the Isanti market during
the season just closed. This does not
include the potatoes purchased az the
starch factory, from which 122 tons
of starch were produced.
Nine pure-blood cows belonging to
the state experiment farm at ST. An
thony Park have died within a few
days OF a mysterious disease. From
their actions the malady was supposed
to be cerebro-spinal meningitis, but
on examination evidences were found
of hemorrhages under the skin and
in other parts of the body.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27

salary of 500 a month; and the pri-
waite secretary. does all of the neces-
letters to his constituents which the
private secretary has written, and that
is the hardest work that the average
congressman does for his people.
There are 357 members of the ma
tional house of representatives, and
not more than 25 or 80 of them have
anything to do with legislation. The
Others are mere followers, Wherever
their party leaders tell them to go
they go. They do not initiate legisla-
ton of any kind. They leave all things
to committees appointed by the speak
er, and they vote as they are told to
vote on the passage of bills. Because
of this condition of affairs the govern
ment has been growing less worthy dur
ing the last quarter of a century, and
extravaganza has grown until it has
become reprehensible. 1t is not an ex-
travagant statement that hundreds
of millions of money have been taken
from the people by taxation, and APP
propriated unwisely. 1t would not be
fair to say that the government has
grown corrupt because of it's unwise
appropriations of the peoples money.
Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania.
was for many years the leading demo-
cratic member of the national house
of representatives. He was chairman
of the committee on appropriations,
and in that position he welded so much
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27

That is more than double the
amount required for the expenses of
our government ten or IL years ago,
and the actual requirements of the
government have not so increased.
The population of the country has
not, doubled, nor has it's wealth. The
responsibilities of the government
have increased and the wealth of the
country has increased during the past
few years, but the appropriations
which the congress continues to
make are manifestly greater than
should be made.
The river and harbor bill, which
takes an average of $20,O0O,QOO from
the treasury every two years, has in
the past 20 years taken well-nigh
$200,000,000; and everybody in Wash
ington speaks of that bill as "a steal"
which cannot be disguised in this city,
although the people seem to know
nothing about it. Then the habit Of
voting money from the treasury for
public buildings and grounds has so
increased that almost every commu-
nifty is clamoring for a public build
ing; and the men who want to be
custodians and janitors of the pro-
posed buildings are urging their con-
gressmen to foster this extravaganza.
The people who have the right to
reward the faithful public servants
by re-electing them, and to punish
the unfaithful by not re-electing
them, are responsible for existing
conditions. Uncle Sam is rich and
can afford some luxuries, but prodi-
gality and wastefulness are little less
than criminal in governments as we'll
as in individuals. Uncle Sam can
stand little summer shower of ex-
travagance while the bank account
is in good condition, but deluge OF
wastefulness disgusts him, and his
wrath arises.
The people must not place the
blame for these conditions upon any
political party. The writer has seen
democrats, republicans, greenbackers,
and even populists in congress MAX
ing frantic grabs at the treasury for
a part of the surplus. The first adj
ministration of Grover Cleveland was
one of the most honorable and com.
mendable that this country has ever
had, and the second was regarded as
most profigate. The administration
of Benjamin. Harrison was not alto
gether blameless, nor was the Nc
Kinley administration absolutely free
from abuses of power People ar,
narrow in the extreme who imagine
that any one political party can be
perfect.
What the people ought to do is to
nominate only good men whom they
know to be honorable; and to elect
only those who will pledge them
selves to economy in government ex-
penses, and keep those pledges. The
fault lies not with parties, but with
the plain people themselves. They
cannot shift the blame. 1t must rest
upon their own shoulders. They
must look more closely into the poGt
ical affairs of their country.
SMITH d. FRY
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Dangerous Ice.

When the ice man called in the
morning she told him that she
wouldn't take any more ice from
him as she could get it much cheaper
from another dealer. The iceman
was troubled for only moment.
Then he said cheerfully:
"Indade, ma'am, but you don't
want any of that ice; you can't use
it for ice water, for it's been ana
lyzed and is full of them deadly mi
crOscOpes.-N. Y. Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Theodore, Jr., wins a Prize,

New York, June 90 = Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. of the second form, was
awarded prize for punctuality at the
graduating exercises of the Groton
school, says Groton (Mass.) special
to the Herald Miss Alice Roosevelt,
his sister was present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Exceptional.

"She's wonderfully intellectual
girl" said Maud.
'How do you know?' rejoined
Mamie.
'She is more anxious about how her
graduation essay is going to sound
than she is about how her hair is 60
ing to look Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
What's in a Name.

Down ToWne-I hired a new type
writer this morning.
Epson Downe-Why, where is she? I
don't see her around.
Down Towne-When I learned that
her name was Simmons, I fired her.
Epson Downe-What for?
Down Towne-Why, do you suppose
I want my letters signed per Sim
mon" '-Princeton Tiger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
His Kindness EXPLAINED.

A fat woman entered a crowded ON
nibus and, Selling hold of the rail that
runs along the roof, stood on gentle
mans toes. As soon as he could ex-
tricate himself he arose and offered
her his seat.
"You are very kind, sir" she said.
''Not at all, madam" he replied; ''it's
not kindness, it's self-defense." Tit
Bits
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
The Musicians Revenge.

De Note (savagely-I'll get even with
that old bear yet.
Friend-How can you, poor must
clan, hope to get even with an irascible
old millionaire?
''He has seven daughters"
''What of that?"
"I'll write a popular song."-N. Y.
Weekly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
A Wonderful Man.

Mrs Summers never knew my hus
band to tell me lie in his life.
Mrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.! Doesn't
he ever go any place where there's
fishing ?-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Good Advice.

''Why do you make your daughter
spend so much time over her music les
sons?"
Her teacher thinks there is great
deal of promise in her voice"
"But don't you think you ought to
get disinterested opinion on that sub
ject?"-Chicago Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Eearea the Worst.

Her Mother (wisely)-There! Don't
take it to heart because George isn't
always giving you jewelry, like Mr..
Skeesicks does his wife. Perhaps Mr..
Skeesicks is prompted by guilty
conscience.
Mrs. Youngthing (miserably) Il
know that. B-But I'm afraid George
hasn't any conscience!-Puck.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Marital Condolences.

Mrs. Benham-Don't you think I
grow better looking as l grow older?
Benham-Yes, and it's really too
bad you can't live as long as they did
in Bible times; you might then be-
come a veritable beauty.-N. J..
Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
ChcfteI ChRtfer

whats that woman up to now?'
asked the old stocking in the work
basket.
''she's getting out her needle and
yarn" replied the scissors.
"Wen, I'll be darned," exclaimed
the stocking Philadelphia Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Two Girls Drowned.

Milwaukee, June 1S.-An Evening
Wisconsin special from Markesan,
Wis, says: Maud Moore and Axy
Walker, 15-y ear-old girls, were drowned
Tuesday at Kingston, eight miles north
of here, while boating on mill pond.
The bodies have not yet been recov-
Grad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Sym Fsathy,

Mrs. Call-How do you like your new
servant girl?
Mrs. Hiram Offen-Well, she's very
sympathetic.
Mrs Calls she?
Mrs. Hiram Offen-Yes; every time
I complain of headache she declares
she has one, too.-Philadelphi Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
BY way of a DeIicacy.

We used to see our hearts desire
Ice cream and oysters take.
But soon the mercenary maids
Will make us order steak.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
A Case i'm Point.

Mrs:Benham-Som people profit by
the mistakes of others.
Benham-Yes. For instance, the
minister who got five dollars for mar
rying us.-Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Her Opinion.

"Some men," said Willie Wishing
ton, ''act like perfect fools when they
are in love-" H.t&
Eyes" answered Miss Cayenne,
sand a great many more do not waiS
even, for that excuse. "-Washingtor
Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-06-27
Monetary CompIications.

cit seems to be very complicated
case. Do you think you can make
anything out of it, tioctor?"
Eyes, l think so-about soon.
Y. Herald.