Count! i 11 it xi VOL. 3. M1LF0M). PIKE COUNTY, PA., FIJI DAY, APRIL 8, 1808. NO. 23. o ty THE TIME OF EENEWAL All nit turn Is renewed in the Spring time. The sky takes on n fresher rol or, the trees don their Easter gar monts, every thing seems glad nnd happy ir SCCHlS n plt.V flint nt such n bountiful season malady ns tho disagreeable n so-called ' spring fever"should unfit a grent mnnv poo pie to enjoy the unaccustomed nun shine and freshness that prevails. What is spring fever? tt is that sluggishness anil irritability which everyone takes a spring tonic, for Bad hlood" some people rail it. A grent deal of "hlood medicine" is sold in the spring of the year. The blood, the vigor, the health must he renewed, with the trees and flowers and grass. The principal difficulty is, which of the numerous 'spring tonics is the best? Which will cure permanently and remov quickly nil the disnereenhlo symp toms? Rend whnt Mrs. Aldin Ad ams, of Crnfton, Ky., says of Pe-ru-na: "I was about to give np all hopes when I concluded to take IV iti nn. I believe it i the best tned icine in the world. I can't scnk too highly of it.'' A b' ok containing several hun dred letters similar to the ono from which this is nn extract, will bo sent free tonny pddiess by the Pe-m-nn Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbus. Ohio. PERSONAL. Harry Reed nrrived home this week to spend his Easter vacation. JohnT. Armstiong is plastering the new house of E. S. Wolf on High street. TleC.L. P. met last evenirpnt the home of Mrs. B. E. Brown, on George street. Geo. F. Hnrtwell lins rc moved from Greely to the tenant house on Overbrook farm. Munson Lambert went Wednes day to hnul stone for the new bridge nt Mntnmoms. Mrs. A. E. Lewis and grandson, Lawrence, were visiting friends in New York a couple of days Inst week. Jns. C. Rose of Mntamorns was nt Milford Wednesday. He is pro prietor of a popular summer resort nt that place, Wesley Griffin, Glen Eyre,haslate ly removed from that place nnd now occupies ono of R. W. Kolley's houses at Kiniblcs. Howard Reed is said to have gone on board a monitor at Phila delphia which will proceed to the defenco of Boston harbor. A. D. Brown nnd wifo went Monday to attend tho funernl of bis sister at Old Bridge N. J. They returned Wednesday. Miss Bertha Williamson left Mil ford on Saturday for an extended visit among friends in New York City and Ridgewood, N. J. P. C. Rutan, the bioyole repairer, of Milford Pa., has been appointed lo cal couusul and official repairer for the L. A. W, at Milford Pa. Qua. BusUweiler, of Honesdnle, has moved in his new house, near Kimbles. His father is seriously ill and shows slight improvement. Andrew Yetter, of Blairstown, paid a short visit to Milford Monday and was speedily whirled to Port Jervis behind ono of Yantassols fast roadsters. Miss Annie Heller closed a suc cessful term nt the Union School House in Dingtnan Township Mon day. Exercises appropriate to the occasion were held, which were well attended bj the patrons. A number of Milford people have received cards announcing the mar riage of Miss Dorothy Forster to Mr. Charles Lyman Grifflu, on Sat urday, April 2nd, nt her home, 248 West 45th Street, New York. Harry Anglo, Milfor's popular young base bull twirler, left On Monday to begin his work as pitcher for the Rochester Club. Their first game will be playad with the Phila delphia team, of the Eastern League, at Philadelphia. Leroy Kipp finished his term at the Utter School House on Monday. The school, though not large con tains a number of bright pupils who ha ve made excellent progress. In a spelling contest embracing the whole terra Annie YnnGorden took first pr ze in the A elites, Mable McCarty first in the B, and Fred Hotulon first in the C class. Just try a 10c box of Casearets the fimt liver and bowel regulator ever is BRIEF MENTION. Sunday is Easter. To-day is Good Friday- The past was holy week.' Ladies' Aid Society met Tuesday at tbehomeof Mrs. R. G. Barekloy. Tho Forest Lake Association Club House wiil open for the reception of Members May 25th. The usual service may be oxoeted nt tho Sawkill School House Sunday April 10th, nt 2:30 P. M. There will bo special services nnd fine music in tho Church of the Good Shepnid this Frida y after noon. Armstrong's Milford Pharmacy is well supplied with Easter goods as tho new nd oh nnothor page more fully states. Dubois Pettibonn will soon leave the Brick House nt Montague to take possession of the Exchange Hotel in Port Jervis. We had a touch of genuine March weather the former part of this week, to compensate for whnt we did not have in season. The collection taken in the Pres byterian Sunday School last Sab. l ath in aid of tho starving Cubans amounted to aver eight dollars. A. L. Rowland, who will open n bottling establishment in the former Gold shop nn Harford street, moved his family to Milford the first of the week. Travis has moved his store from the Pinchot building to the New man Buildingon Broad Street, where he expects to keep a large stock of goods. The Epworth League of thoM. E. Church will hold nn eg? social to morrow, Saturday evening, in the Church parlors. Everyone is ' cor dially invited. Write something in your diary about tho weather this week : the fine robin snow which fell April 5. but don't write any poetry about the ' beautiful" spring time just yet. The Milford and Delaware Bridal Company has bench t plank of E. S. Wolf to replace tho bridge There will be one course 8 feet long laid so as to cover the centre of the track. Tho snow storm nnd cold wea ther this week grcntly injured the prospective fruit crops in this state. In the Franklin County peach bolt the loss is estimntcd nt a million dollars. Jerry nnd Darling La Bar, of Smithfleld Township, Monroe Co., were lodged in jail at Stroudsburg Inst week, charged with tho lar ceny of hi ef, bacon and feed from the smokehouse of Frnnk Miller. The Milford firemen responded very promptly to the alarm of fire Inst Saturday evening and were ready to do their work with zeal, nut the building was too far from the hydrants to be reached by the hose. - The corps of surveyors for the M., M. & N. Y. R. R have been running a line this week arronnd Milford crossing Brond street at Sarah street thenco up to Seventh and out beyond Col. Lewis' house, crossing Harford nt Ninth. A break in the levee of the Miss issippi Rivorat Shawneetown, 111. has 6ve)t nwny that village and drowned more than 50 people. Th e gap is over 100 feet wide and gradual ly increasing. The site of the town is from 15 to 20 foot under water. The contractor forthe M., M. and N. Y. R. R. at Port Jervis has the derricks and engines in position and has cleared off the abutments pre paratory to building. A large scow is nearly completed which will tie used to enry stone te the pier. The stone will be hauled from a quarry at Cahoonzie. Gifford Pinchot, Acting .State Foreter of New York, made an ad dress nt the New Jersey Forestry Association Meeting held at 1 rent-on March 11. His topic" w-as forest fires nnd how to light them, also touch ing on somo of the peculiarities of certain trees which would grow if fires were prevented. Medical authorities and boards of health are expressing great anxiety as to tho certainty of the introduc tion of yellow fever into the country next summer in case of war which would compel the presence of our troops in Cuba and close and con stant communication with, them, thus probably endangering mora lives in tho United States than exist in the island of Cuba. The members of Miss Lizzie, Bull's Sunday School class, and tin ir friends, were delightfully entertain ed by her on Friday evening, April 1st. A lr.u.ieal programme had been arranged for part of tho even ing, consisting of a number of in strumental selections by Blanche Cross, Bertha Kleinhans, Linda Klaer and Lila Vau Etten ; also a vocal solo by Frank Cross. What a terrible state the livers of the jaundiced journals must bo in to enable them to keep up such a yellow, while the President quietly, but surely goes forward withCongres and the people willing to trust his judgment and await his action. It is a good thing to have a man at the head of the government in whose wisdom and stability all jMirtios can rely in a Juncture like the preaout. POLITICAL NOTES State Chairman Elkin hns issued a call announcing thnt the Republic an State Convention for nominating Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of Internal Af fairs, Judge of tho Superior Court and two Congressmen nt Largo will meet at Harrisburg Juno 2. Pike, since the defeat of Barber in Carbon will hnvon now interest for Mr. Mutehlor. Now if ho can secure an honest man in theso wilds that will stay bought after ho is bought and paid for, ho may yet make it interesting for the gentle men who are after his scalp. Should Northimpton Democrats in the present condition of things go into a conference to settle a basis of representation for Congress with tho other counties in this district, oh, my 1 what n pretty looking parrot sho would bo whou tho monkeys got through caressing her. Mr. Bvrbnr can now wait nnd run for President Julo in his county six years house as ho was recently advised by tho Linsford Record. That paper prognosticated wisely when it said ho would always bo a wenk candidate for congress. Tho opportunity looms up for Pike to beconio a prominent figure in the next Democrat Congressional Con vention. In fact sho m ay ngnin hold tho key to tho solution, and unlock it to her advantage. In Carbon and Monroe tho door is shut in tho faco of Northampton tnd tho three conferees from this eonnty could hold the fort, for with out them no nomination could bo ma'do. We shall expect a lot of states men to tumble to tho opportunity. The Borough Statement. Tho Town Council has hung Tip several yards of Borough state ments in different places, and from them wo lenrn that tho amount of poor tax collected last year was H52.93. The amount of moneys received by C. II. Wood, Treasurer, was 11472.77, and that there is now a bnlanep due him of $10.15, and outstanding vouchers to the amount- of 1154.10, so thnt the Borough begins the new flnnncinl year with n debt of fl70.22. The amount roceived from liquor licenses last yoar was $570. Tho cost of curbing, grading, etc., on Centre Square was 73.25, and the amount contributed to the Borough by dog tax was $71.71. OBITUARY. EMILY FRANCES BROWN Emily V., wifo of Gilbert Brown, of Brooklyn N. Y. died Sunday at tbehomeof her dnnghter at Old Bridge N. Y. where sho was visiting. For years her health hnd been de clining nnd though she was fairly active yet an insidious disoase was wearing her life away. She is survived by her hus band, one son, daughter, and two brothers, A. D. Brown, of Milford, and Henry, ofFlorida. The fune rnl was hold Tuesday. Real Estate Transfer Jacob Shafor and wifo toChnrles Kramer, dated April 2, 3 ncros in Green ; consideration $200. Frederick Meisengor and wife, to Anthony Waldis dated March 31 25 acres in Lncknwnxen ; consideration $400. John M. nnd Jas. P. Van Auken to Peter Q. Deyo, dated March 23 204 acres West fa 11 ; consideration 1020. EASTER SUNDAY EXCUR SION. On Easter Sunday, -April 10th, the Erie will sell special excursion tickets front Port Jervis to Now York, for tho round trip. Tickets good g ing on trains leav ing Port Jervis at 4:10, 5:20, and 7:45 a. in., and good returning on sH:cial train leaving Chambers St., New York, nt 8: 30 p. m. Remember only one dollar fur the round trip. The two year-old son of W. L. Furgason of Bolton, Miss., had whooping cough. "After several physicians bad prescribed for him, without giving relief," writes Mr. Ferguson, "I persuaded my wife to try a 25 cunt bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The first dose had the desired effect, and in forty-eight hours he was entirely free from all ! cough. I consider your remedy the best in the market, especially for children, and recommend it ut all times." The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by druggists and general merchants in Pike County Something new, a spring txth harrow with wheels. Syracuse plows and " Planet Jr." cultivators at W. & O. Mitchell V Arbor Days. Governor Hastings has issued a proclamation designating Friday, April 8th., nnd 22d., to be observed as Arbor days, throughout tho Com monwealth. Ho says the swelling buds nnd flowing sap remind us that the annual awakening of plant life is nppronching, nnd that our share in tho work of tree-planting for tho benefit of ourselves nnd our fellow-men must shortly be per formed. It is Incumbent upon us, not only to observe this ennobling custom, but also to be conspicuous therein. Thnt the chil dren of the Commonwealth may be impressed with the importance nnd beneficence of tree-planting and that the men and women of mature judg ment may approve by an active int erest in Arbor Day, tlio efforts now being made to render our homes more beautiful, and our land more fertilo, and productive, by clothing the mountains nnd valleys, the shores of our rivers nnd streams, and lining our highways withtrees How Easter Was Settled Tho npostolio nge hnd scarcely pnssed before discussions occurred and dissensions ensued as to tho time of celebrating Easter. It was early held by tho great majority of Christian churches thnt much im portance should bo attached to the day of Christ's resurrection, nnd it is easy to understand how the violent controversies were brought about when differences of opinion grow in reference to the timo of year when tho feast should bo ob served. The question wns brought before the Council of Nice, nnd finnl ly settled for tho whole chnrch, by adopting the rule which makes Enster day to bo always the first Sunday nfter the full moon, which happens upon, or next nfter, March 21, nnd if tho full moon happens on Sunday, Easter day is the Sunday after, so thnt by this nrrnngoment Enster may come ns early as March 22 or as late as April 25. House Burned. Last Saturday night about eleven o'clock fire was discovered in an un occupied house situated across Saw- kill Creek, above Gordon's mill, and in a short time the building wos wholly consumed. It belonged to the Shubiger estate nnd was about to bo occupied as a bottling establishment. Hennoberg and Lnngan, of Port Jorvis, had during the day placed somo apparatus in it preparatory to beginning business this week. This was destroyed. It is not known how the fire originated but the presumption is thnt these parties who were busy about the house until nonrly six o'clock, may hnve left some sparks of fire which smouldered for several hours before breaking out. There was no insur ance. The Beer Was Free. Last Saturday about six hundred barrels of beer were emptied in the river at Honesdale. The tramps and others 1toro on hand with thoir cans and scooped in all they could out of tho sewer. The Honesdale brew ers have united, since the formation of the brewing syndicate, in manu fact uring at the Irving Cliff brewery, aud tho Schimpff place was closed April 2, its license having expired a couple of days prior. Whon the attempt was mado to remove the beer from it, the revenue officers would not" permit the transfer be cause no revenue stamps had been procured and affixed while tho li cense was in force, and orders were given to destoytho beer which was done. Bottles Were Used Saturday night a fracas occurred in tho barlier shop of Herman Koehler cm Brond fctrect, during which Lafayette Lattiinoro was quite severly injured by being struck on the head with a bottle in tho hands of Koehler. The gashes necessitated sovoral stitehep which were taken . by Dr. Kenworthy. Tho barber wns arrested and takeu before Win. Anglo who held him in 300. bail for appearance on Monday for a hearing, at which time he gave bail for appearance at Court. Prohibition Meeting. V. B. Gushing of Maine will lecture in the Court House at Milford Thurs day April 14 at 7.30 P.M. on the subject of Probition. He is a uinn of national reputation and au elo quent and talented orator. Do not miss hearing him. awi'j:r 'V'?fc,'m't The Dimmick House. This House is one of Milford's best known hotels. It wos originally built by Samuel Dimmick, who was a soldier in tho war of 1R12, and oom ing therenf for to Milford, be began thobusiness which for seventy years lias been carried on at the present location. His first opening was in the Pinchot house, which stood r cross the street, and in 1828 bo erected a frame two and ono-hnlf story building on the present site of the brick structure. The former was burned in 1855 and immediately after the house now standing wns built. For ninny yenrs Hnd until the Erie Rnil rond wns oiiornted, the Milford nnd Owego Turnpike was tho highway for travel to tho West. Mr. Dimmick hnving acquired control of the stngo line, his House been me tho relay station nnd general stopping place, and Horace Greeley, who wns interested in tho Sylvanian Society in Laeknwaxen Township, made frequent stops. The story is related that ono day, having walked tome distance on account of an accident to the sta"e, became to the hotel rather footsore, and very dusty. Ho quietly asked the landlord, Mr. Dimmick, if he could have a place, as bo desired to wash bis feet. The reply was rather gruff, that he could wash bis feet in the horse trough where be, Dimmick, washed bis. Greeley, without remonstrance, proceeded to obey the direction, when a friend, recognizing him, explained the situation to the brusque proprietor, and tho matter wns speedily arranged in n different way. After the rebuilding of the house in 1850, Miss Fannie A. Dimmick, the present proprietress, took charsro, nnd with casual intermissions, has over since wielded the sceptre of commnnd. Many people of note have been sheltered beneath its roof, nnd en joyed its hospitality. Hon. James M. Porter, President Judge ot this District, Hon. William Jessnp, nnil later bis son, Hon. W. 11. Jessup, who for many yenrs wns an attendant at- our courts, were regular guests. Judge Shnrswood nnd Geo. M. Dallas, of Philadelphia, made it their summer home, nnd poets nnd artists, such as E. ('. Stedmnn, Lnuut Thompson, John F. Weir, Win. Beard, Walter Satterlee, and Whittridge found happiness inside its walls. Many of the characters delineated in "A Perfect- Adonis;" by Mrs. Harris, were inmates during the Summer when she wrote that novel. Dr. Alfred Looiflis, of New York, was charmed with the town nnd made Aunt Fan's his home while in Milford. Without wishing to even hint nt nge, but to show tho unfading popularity of the house, it may be casually remarked that for thirty-four years Mr. It. V. R. St.uyvesant has been a regular visitor, and many who swelled tho pay and fashion able crowd which thronged its porches in tho early seventies, yet return to renew their yquth and their early pleasant memories nnd associations. Time, the thief, may rob tho cheek of its bloom, and change the raven hair to silver, but ho has never yet succeeded in quenching the vivneity, or quelling the cheery spirit of "Aunt -Fun," who can piny tho fiddle and cater to tho wishes of her guests with nil her old-time henrti n ess. The Dimmick Honso has always enjoyed nn enviablo jiopnlarity, which is attested by the fact that even dining the winter it usually re tains a full complement of guests, and many of those who bid ndien nt the close of n summer season, find themselves back at tho beginning of the next, more than over delighted with the prospect of a henlthfcl vaca tion at a conitortnblo home. WASHINGTON LKTTEI The fltnniHli Cfimptlrutlnii. Germany Will He Nentral. f'erltng In CongrrMi. Washington, April 4, 1898. Hark I Henr the mighty retrain Of n nation, shouted again and again : "Remember the Mamo ; Down with Spain !" President McKinley hnving shown tho world that the United States wns not seeking a quarrel with Spam, nnd Spain having declined its last opportunity to give up Cuba peacefully, and having added insult to injury by treating the loss or the Maine as a trivial matter and sug gesting that it might be referred to lnternntionnl nrbitrntion, there is no honorable course left to this country except to nse force in driv ing Spain ont of Cuba and establish ing the independence of Cuba. Con gress will this week, upon President McKinley's recommendation, auth orize that- course, and then there will be war. This war has not been sought by... the administration, but every preparation has been made to fight it to a speedy 'and victorious close. Now that it is almost upon ns, there is no doubt or hesitation in any quarter. Steps have already been taken that will result in the necessary legislation by Congress to provide the money needed to carry on war on a scale largo enough to make sure that it will bo short. There is but one feeling in Wash ington, and that is, to give Spain a thorongh licking, regardless of any attempt that may be mado by Euro pean powers to prevent it, either by diplomacy or by force. Captain Sigsbee, Into Commander of the lnttlesbip Maine, wns the guest of honor nt a reception held by tho National Geographical So ciety Saturday night. There was only one fault to be found with this recent ion. There were thousands w ho wisehd to honor Capt. Sigsljee by attending, who were unable to secure the invitation required for admittance. There may bo another reception tendered him which will be public in fact und not in name only. Thoso who are anxious to partici pata in the war with Spain can best accomplish their purpose by joining the militia at their homes, and it is generally understood in Washington that ihe militia will be tho first troops put in the fluid, and believed that no other troops will be required outside of tho regulars. Germany has officially announced to this Government its intention to remain neutral in the war between the United States and Spain, but recent diplomatic occurences have aroused, a suspicion that the United States may be up against Germany before tho Spanish war has proceed ed very far. Tho suspicions cir cumstance is a claim made by Ger many upon Spain for property de stroyed in Cuba by the insurgents. This property was only dostroyed about three weeks ago and yet Ger many is talking about using force to compel a settlement. It will not greatly surprise diplomats if Spain settles that German claim by ceding to Ger ;iany a portion of Cuba or Porto Rico, solely with tho inten tion to defeat the plans of this Gov ernment to make Cuba nn indepen dent republic. If Germany agreed to such a plan, it would bo deliber ately done for the purpose of pro voking a scrap with us as the Mon roe doctrine expressly forbids the acquiring of ndditionnl territory on this hemisphere by any European Government and the U. S. has too. often reiterated its intention to main tain that doctrine at all hazards for any doubt to exist as to what our position would be in such a case. Some idea of the feeling m Con gross may be gained from the follow ing words of Representative Grout of Vermont, one of the most conserv ative men in the house. I am in favor of swift ond terrilbe vengence uon Spain. Up to tho present time 1 have been opposed toany intervent ion by force in Cuba and I om one of tho few republicans who voted against tho recognition of Cuban belligerency more thanja yenr ago, when the question was presented to tho Houso. Now I am ready to use our army and rsnvy to drive the Spanish Flag from the Island of Cuba, ana I will not only follow, but I am prepared to h ad in a movement to authorize tho Presi dent to teach tho Spanisn Gover nient that sho cannot insult this nation with impunity and hide be hind the cloak of diplomacy. The American people are inflamed be yond endurance by the method she tins employed in dialing with the Cubans, and tho destruction of the Maine is an additional cause for an immediate resort to force. It will not do to treat the blowing up of our battleship and the killing of our gallant sailors as simply a distressing incident of the Cuban situation. The destruction of the Maine has done more to fire the American heart than all tho long list of cruelties practiced upon the suffering Cubans' In order to guard against the possi bility of trouble from some crank who might get into tho White Houso along with the crowd that throngs the mansion in these excit ing days, a number ' of additional policemen in citizens clothes huve been detailed for duty there. These policemen move about the crowd constantly on the alert for any sus picious action ou the part of any individual. Compendium of Important News of the Past Week. Onr Speclnl Correspondent at Hnrrlflbtlrff Writes on Matter of Tltal Impor tune to Krery Cltlxen of the Key Ktotie State. llAHmsHURO, April 4 Quite a stir has been created over the entire State during the past week by the announcement that Secretary of the Commonwealth, David Martin, had resigned as leador of the Philadel phia City Committee, although It had been known that he contem plated t his move since the election of Sheriff Crow, of his home city. But coming at this time, just when State polities are aasnming immense proKrtions, the announcement was a surprise to his close followers, who exerted their every effort to have him reconsider his decision, hut to no avail. Mr. Martin, in his letter of resignation, stated that he was obliged to pursue this course on account of the public office which ho holds and private business affairs requiring his entire attention. But it is known that Martin is beginning to realize that he is losing his grip, and that his eloquence will no long er assist him as it has in the past in tho way of dictating to the people how they "must" vote, ho in order to let. himself down as lightly ns possible and to leave the impression thnt his strength is not waning, he does so at the expense of the Re publican party. To a personal friend ho has mado the following statement : "I om convinced that the Republican porty is about due for a licking next, Fall, owing to the combined issues that have been ap parent for some time past. As the recognized .loader of the party, I have he in assailed and villifiod to an extent that would drive any other man away from the party, lint 1 refused to retire under fire and held on and accomplished everything that I S( t as a task formysolf. With defeat staring the party in tho face heroic politics must bo resorted to in order to savo it, and should vic tory not bo accomplished it will be blamed on me, and this, coupled with my official duties as Secretary of the Commonwealth, and other private business loads me to retire from the party leadership, at least so far as my seat in tho City Com mittee is concerned." And now look into the matter deeply nnd find the real cause for this proceeding. It is simply this : Mar tin and several of his political as sociates hnd the idea that it would bo the former's privilege to decide who the Republican gubernatorial candidate wouid be, and at the State Convention next June his ohoice would bo ratified by the delegates. But not so, and now he is pursuing the same course as tho spanked boy in Galo's Reminiscences." There is not one person who will dispute that Mr. Martin was a strong leader, but on the othor hand they do not sanction his actions nt this time when everybody should pull togeth er and work harmoniously. THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES. Tho fight for delegates to the Re publican State convention continues but things have shaped themselves definitely and it is generally con ceded that Colonel Wm. A. Stone will be the gubernatorial nominee. A majority of the delegates have ilrendy been choson and the greater portion, although nninstructed, are favorable to Stone. The Wanamaker people do not admit this to be the case and are still striving to create sentiment in favor of the defeated Senatorial candidate. This is a dif ferent thing to do for Stone's canvass was made early and when the fact is considered that patriotio associa tions, and tho public in general favor lis candidacy it is an unwise move ro attempt to thwart their desires. Less than sixty days remain until ;he time of the convention, June 2d, md on that date, as I predicted sev eral months ago, the champion of immigration will he declared the nominee. The candidates for Lieu tenant Governor are numerous, but Senator S. J. M. M' Carroll's chances are the brightest. As to the situation in Democratio circles it must, be said that Colonel James M. Guffey, of Pittsburg, looks like a winner. He has repeatedly been inentio: ed in former years as the party's leader, but for some unaccountable reason never received the nomination. This time it is different , for Mr. Guffey is managing i his own campaign, adheres strictly to pa rt y principles and does not place is much confidence in flattering re Kirts as heretofore. The Patterson boom is receiving litt.io encourage ment nnd it is my candid opinion that Guffey will have a walk-over in the convention. Regarding Dr. Swallow and his outfit it can be said with propriety that they are keeping up their hope less struggle. But a -new element has taken possession of the reform ers, and is altogether likely that the same individuals who handled Wm. K. Thompson's campaign last fall will shape matters for the coming contest. In accepting the order of tho Independents, Dr. Swallow said he wanted it understood that this would not prevent him from lead ing any other party who might de sire to make him their choice. This suggestion was offered, of course, in order that he might shelter under the protecting wing of the Prohib-, ition followers. ' r
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