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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-16

they say there is no prospect of riot nor has
there been anv attempt At violence or intimi-
dati IN of any kind. The miners of this place
are all American citizens, peaceabie and law
abiding, and have common sense enough to
stand up for their rights. The Grape Creek
coal company is solely responsible for our
present trouble. We were requested by 4.
H. Mcclure, the general manager of coal
companies. TO send delegates to the Columbus,
Ohio, convention which adopted the Pittsburg
rate of Is cents per ton He took a promi-
nent part in the convention and was the only
operator that voted against the Pittsburg rate
which was to 60 into effect May lst When
the conventions was over General Manager
Mcclure came home, called US together and
told US he would not be governed by the scale
OF wages fixed and adopted and wanted as to
join hands with him. In consideration of all
that had been done at the convention, we told
him III justice To the forty-nine operators and
all the miners from eight states that took
part IN the proceedings of that convention,
We could do it only in a way presented by the
convention and that was to submit all griev-
anae to board OF arbitation. This he re-
fused to do. We have been evicted from
their houses and taken up our abode in newly
constructed house of our own, but we have
plenty to eat and respectable clothing to
wear. Our fellow miners have come to our
rescue and we are receiving about 5000 9
week.
The company is now trying TO colonize ne
groes here, and Friday last they brought in
from Tennessee 78 negroes. Sheriff Tuttle of
Vermillion county. with 40 deputies, escorted
them from Danville. According to previous
arrangements, the tram was stopped between
Grape Creek and Danville, and a committee
,trr..r ell ith he
groes, and the result is 49 of them have gone
back and the rest will go in few days
Another delegation of colored men is expect
ed iI a few days, bnt like the others, when
they find they have been deceived they will.
We hope, return. We have not Teen out for
the last sixteen months, neither did We under
bid each other for work. That part of the
article must have had reference to the Ellis
worth Coal Co.'S miners at Danvilie, but the
miners here are ia no way connected with
them.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
BRITISH Politics.
Talk About the New Government-The
Tories and Unionists Make a Net Gain
of Is Seats.
LONDON, July 10.

LONDON, July 10.
The London Standard says that consider
ing the relative strength of the parties, the
Marquis of Salisbury is the natural head of
the new government. 1t adds: All con-
servatives and liberal unionisrs have won
together will wish to see the Marquis of Hart.
ington, prominent member of the new gov
ernment. and will also desire to have the
unionists fairly and fslly represented. Uuless
the Marquis of Salisbury adduces conclusive
reasons against this policy, we are sure it is
the one the country will best understand. 1t
will commend itself to the common sense of
the electors. If Lord Hartington's follow
ers are willing We are perfectly sure that
there will be no difficulties in the way of such
an amicable arrangement.
The net gain made by the tories and union
lists combined in the elections so far amounts
to As seats over and above their holdings in
the last House OF Commons.
Lord Salisbury has offered to give the
liberal uniOnists four seats in the cabinet and
an equal ratio of lesser offices. He will per
init Lord Harrington to be leader in the
House of Commons and select what office he
chooses, excepting that of premier. Lord
Salisbury proposes to again unite the premier
ship with the Office of foreign secretary.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE MARKET.

TUESDAY, July Is.
The absence OF market wagons the street is
noticeable these model hay days, when farmers are
improving every minute to harvest the biggest and
most important OF their crops. Yellow eyed beans
are low, and deae: said that he had been able to
buy as low as tl2s bushei. Pea beans are higher
Eggs nave advanced cent on dozen. In boston
they are worth ID ce,ts. Lamb has fallen to u cts.
Green peas are not plenty the dry weather affecting
the supply. They are worth Si.25 a bushei. Early
peas are now out of the market and marrowfats and
champions are appearing. Farmers do not find
much time to pick peas these days. No native new
potatoes have been marketed 10 speak of. They will
come forward in quantities. however, in few days.
The strawberry season is ended, and rsspberries,
bueberfies and currants prevail Broiers are scarce
but after haying will come In more plenty, rs the
chickens will then be getting their growth.
ApfLES.Evsporated 7asc.: dried. %0sc.
BEANS-Pea, 81 6oai rs; Yellow eyed. 81 2oal 50.
BEEF-smaii. oaec.. OK, 7aasc..
BEErS-9oc per bushel.
BUrrER-Solid. i5disc. ball, .6aa2oc. common,
CABBAGES-$aoo per cwt.
CHEESE-Factory and domestic. i0allc.
EGGS-B9-c. per doz.
GRAlN-Corn, 6oc. 4, meal. 5Sc.; bran, tl.o0 per
cwt, cotton seed meal. els per bag.
HAf.Loose, *i2 oodi5.oo; pressed, tEe3;
straw, t7.75a$s,o0.
HoNEY-Box, lsa2oc. per pound
LARD-Domestic, sdac. western, tierce 7laS.
LAMB-l2a iSc. n.
MUrr0N-s99c.
0ArS-40c.
POTAToES-3oa-c. per bushel.
-Broilers. .soa ssc ;chickens ,isa2o fowl.
i2aloc, turkeys, r7ais
TURNlPS-45c per bushel.
WOOIs-1s 92Oc for unwsshed; 2Sc, washed.
WOOD-Dry hard. s5.5od$6.o0; sof, &37sat4.0o.
DES-Light, &C.; heavy, 0; lamb skins. 500
4oc:; calf skins. ,2Sa$l 90.
VEAL-saqc. v n.
augusta Beer Compdny's Wholesale Price Current.
BEEF-Today's prices OF fresh beef sides, ?sasl;
hind quarters 0al; equarers. 5aaoc: rounds With
tanks ggc rump and lons, i&c short rib cutsSa
loc ,rattes &c; backs, 6S7c; chucks, stripes, &c,
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RICHMOND.

Richmond was incorporated Feb. 10, 1928.
e. c. Boston is making extensive improve
ments on his residence at the North End
Maine street has been Strengthened, the hill
cut down, the road rounded, and the job will
be completed by placing coat of gravel on
thames A. Proctor is the owner of the
small steam launch that arrived Saturday
morning on the Star of the East. The d.
mensions of the "Gipsv" are as follows
Length, % it., beam, a fit. She is provided
with Shipmsn improved engine of II horse
power, and the fuel used is kerosene oil.-
The academy has been painted outside, and
is now fine looking building An immense
quantity of hay has been cut and stored by
the farmers in this vicinity during the past
week.-Our taxcollector is on the war path
notifying and collecting.-Rev. o. L. Gile is
at Rangeley Lakes enjoying a much needed
vacation.-H. Smith and Carlton Houdlette
accompanied by their wives, have gone to
Squirrel Island, and are occupying their cot
tages at that popular seaside resort.
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
MYSTERIOUS DIsArpEARANCE.
Mrs. William Foster OF Newbury Street,
Portland, Mlssing-Fruitless search
Made by Friends and the Police.

PORTLAND, July Is.
In the little house in the rear of No. II
New bury street lives William Foster, a rig
ger in poor health and out of work. With
him there lived until last night. his wife and
three children, the ages OF the children rang
ing from to l3 years. Mrs. Foster, by rea-
son of her husbands illness and lack of
work. has for some years been the main sup
port of the household. managing to keep the
wolf from the door by serving her more fore
handed neighbors in the capacity of washer
woman.
Yesterday she washed for Mrs. Wedge who
lives at No. 1856 Federal street, and was not
noticed to appear or act any differently from
her usual habit. 1t was remembered after
ward, however, that she complained of hav-
dropped in conversation with Mrs. Wedge
was recalled today rs having a Significance
in showing the state of her mind yesterday
afternoon. She turned to Mrs. Wedge who
two fools we are to work go hard and only
for a living too"
At supper time she declined an invitation
to eat, but accepted cup of tea. A young
girl who lives in the house said today tha,
Mrs. Foster drank cups of tea several times
during the afternoon-fve or six of them.
After this she left Mrs. Wedges to go home
Since then she has not been seen.
Che 1;J t,b bar los pc
and her husband passed an anxious, sleepless
night. In the morning he sent the children
out upon the search, and himself went to
Mrs. Wedges where he told all that she
knew. He made inquiries at the houses of
all her acquaintances where she would be
| likely to be found, but got no trace of her
| The police also were notified and have been
on the lookout since applied to. Up to this
hour, however, the search has been fruitless
Mrs. Foster is a slight built woman of less
than ordinary height, light complexion and
about 40 or As years of age. She is spoken
of as an estimable person and belongs to the
Bethel church. She has been employed by
the family of Rev. Mr.. Southworth of the
Bethel for some time as washerwoman but
last week sent word that she could not wash
for them any more.
Mr. Foster said this morning that she was
subject to attacks of severe sick headache
He said she had never spent the night away
from home before. The whole affair is
mystery. The only potent fact is that a
woman who was known by many people,
started at I o'clock last night from house in
the centre of the city, presumably to walk
about mile distant, and that from the mo-
ment she left the house. she disappeared
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new YORK Produce Market.

NEw YORK, July is
FLoUR-Receipts, 1880, exports 4333 sales, a.
500; No. z. a2SO fancy white Western, extra,
4 80 II co. common TO good. 27oa 20; good to
choice, , so a o 10, City mill extra, Sc "A 40;
superb ne, 20 800, 81. Louis extra, 2 20 n 90;
winter wheat extra, 40 n 8 90, Minnesota extra,
2 10 800
WHEAT Receipts 226 800; exports, los 500; sales
246 00c, No. red, rs; No. red, S7t, elevate.
No. Red State. w; No White state, w.
RYE-dull.
BARLEY steady
CORN - Receipts 300 bushels; exports, Is 473;
sales, $4,000. spot No 3. 80. No 2. Az.
OATs-Reccipts, 40. $50. sales, ~, 900; No 2, 35;
do White. 40; No 2, 36l 80, do white. 40 a ~;
No !, 81; do white, 40 Mixed Western. "a -;
White do, 3s a Al White State, 40l a 42l.
SUGAR-Cut loaf and crushed q; a 81; granulated,
6l white extra c, 6a5i; yellow, ~ u ~; mould.
81.
PETRoLEuM-United, 66f bid.
TALLow-easier.
BEEF-dull.
PoRK-Mess spot. 10 so a 10 62l; clear hios,
10 co.
LARD-refned, 90
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A HEAVY STORM.
Fearful Ravages Made by Wind and Hail
to Growing Crops in Indiana and llli-
nois-Damage to Newark, 100000.
CHICAGO, July l5.

CHICAGO, July l5.
special dispatch from Marion, Ind. ., says :
Reports of the wind, rain and hail storm
which swept over this country. Tuesday, she W
that the devastation was much greater than
indicated by the first reports. In some places
hsil fell and covered the ground two inches
in depth.
The corn, oats and fruits are total loss.
The corn stalks are stripped and broken,
oats are beaten fat on the ground, and the
fruit is beaten from the trees. Wheat, whic h
was nearly all in the shock, will much of it
have to be gathered out of the woods and
cornfields where it was carried by the wind.
Probably hundred buildings in the country
were unroofed or blown down. The damage
in the country is roughly estimated at S75.-
600.
The growing crops on some thirty square
miles of territory in Champaign, Condit,
Hensley and Tolono townships, Illinois, were
considerably damaged by the hail storm OF
Tuesday night. Corn and other vegetation
were literally cut to pieces. The loss cannot
fall below 100000. The storm was accom-.
panied bv a whirlwind and its effects are seen
in territory six miles wide and twelve miles
long.
NEWARK, O., July Is.
This city was visited by one of the most
severe storms ever known, Wednesday. Over
/ $500, 900 damage was done. The creates,
loss was to the fruits and growing crops.
Several business blocks had their roofs car
ried away. Men, women and children were
terribly frightened. The storm was of about
an hours duration. The wind was high,
lightning fierce, hail terrific and rain fell
heavily.
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THE HOT WAVE.
Great Damage Done to Growing Crops bv
the Protracted Heat and Drouth-Aid
Asked for-12O Degrees in the Shade.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July Is.
The hot wave in the Northwest continues
with all its force, with exception of this ,icin-
ity. Wednesday, reports from points beyond
jamestown and Bismarck showed the mer-
curry was still hanging around 100 degrees
This kind OF weather is supposed to be un-
favorable for the crops, although it is proba-
bic that not much injury has been done. in
central and eastern Minnesota and Dakota
the weather has been much more favorable
and crops are doing fairly we'll. The worst
complaints are from the Jim River Valley,
where it is very hot and dry, and from sec
tions along The Iowa and Minnesota division
of the St. Paul road Clneh bugs are re-
ported in many fields around Lake City, but
are 6oiug no great injury. In the Black Hills
country the crop is very promising since the
rain, which, however, did not cover the entire
agricultural district surrounding the hills,
and the grain in the districts not reached by
the rain is reported in poor condition. Even
where farmers have made irrigating bitches
the grain has been dried up to some extent by
the hot winds of the past few days. There
is one thing favorable in the situation. that is
that the grain was generally backward when
the extremely hot weather commenced. Cooler
weather and more rain would improve il even
now.
rT- kEoGH, Mont, July 10.
The mercury Wednesday reached maxi
mum of l20 degrees in the shade. There has
been no rain for month.
WATERFORD, Tex, July Is.
telegram was sent to Congressman Lam
ham Wednesday, at Washington, asking him
to secure government aid for the people of
the drought stricken regions of Texas. Humid
reds of families are without the necessities
of life.
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GARDINER.

Two small boys stole a row boat wednes-
day evening, but were detected before they
had proceeded very far. No serious results.
The ladies connected with the various
churches are to give a sociabe to the men,
bers of the Y. NJ. c. A, at their rooms, on
Thursday evening, July 10Th, commencing at
eight o'clock.
Eighty-five tickets were sold on the steam
er Star of the East, last Tuesday afternoon
to people who were going to Squirrel Island.
Mr.. Spaulding of Richmond installed the
officers of Evergreen Encsmpment, No. As.
of this city Wednesday evening. Frank
Goodrich was installed as Chief Patriarch.
The Salvation Army hold meetings at
johnson Hall, Sunday. Staff captain A. ID.
G.. Whatmore and A. ID. c. Pugmire Of Port
land will be present
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READFIELD.

We are now having refreshing rain and
farmers are not inclined to find
fault though some of them have
hay ont that is being soaked
Saturday last, Mr.. G. A. Stuart's boy while
at the Lake" had the middle finger of the
left hand crushed of at the first joint while
turning the "riding horse circle."-A Mr..
COPELAND on the Hill received a severe cut in
the palm of the hand from a hay knife on
Monday Of this week.-There was a goodly
gathering at the NJ. E. circle at Mrs. L. f
Arnold's, Wednesday Mrs. Capt. Thomas
Pierce of this town is lying very i'll from the
general effects of cancer.
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Mcneil of Massachusetts il the most availa-
Bile - well as the most popular candidate for
the Office of general master workman, and,
besides. he is credited with having as much
ability and conservatism and far more nerve
than the present incumbent. Mcneil will be
urged at the Richmond convention of the
Knights in October next, as the fttest man
for the leadership. no matter whether Powd-
erly is candidate or not. Mcneil will be
opposed by few extremists but his friends
assert that in the event of Powderly's with
draxal from the Office he will receive a large
msjoritv of the votes of the delegates to
Richmond, snd even if Powderly stands for
reelection McNeil's chances as good.
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Oldest Lady in the County.

WINTHROP, July 10.
Mrs. Narcisss Bonne, just deceased, was
aged "a years, and one of the oldest in the
county. She retained her faculties remarka-
bly until within few days, went about as
usual, performing her daily cares, attending
church. public gatherings. She was lady
of wealth, literally endowing educational
institutions.
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julysd13t
Wonderful Cures.

W. d. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Retail
Druggists of Rome Ga, say: We have been
selling DR. Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bit,ers and Bucklin's Arnica Salve for two
yeass. Have never handled remedies that
sell as well, or give such universal satisfac-
ton. There have been some wonderful cures
effected by these medicines in this city
Several cases of pronounced Consumption
have been entirely cured by use of few
bottles Of DR.. King's New Discovery, taken
in connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always. Sold by Dsvine &
Coughlin.
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FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON, July 10

WASHINGTON, July l5.
Mr.. Pugh. from the committee on privi-
leges and elections, presented report in the
election case of Senator Payne.
Mr.. Hoar on behalf of himself and Mr.
Frye. presented the dissenting views of the
minority and Mr.. Evarts made = separate
report presenting views of himself, Teller
and Logan.
All the reports were ordered printed in one
document and we're placed on the calendar to
be called up at any time as privileged matter
The reports presented by Messrs. Pugh and
Evarts agree in recommending that the COM
mittee be discharged from further consider a.
ton of the subject The third report rec
ommends an investigation by the Senate. 1t
appearing on count that there was no quo
rum present, the roll was called, and 46 SEN
ators answered to their names
Mr.. Allison submitted the conference re-
port on the legislative appropriation bill, the
committee agreeing upon all the points in
dispute between the two houses, except as to
the form of the following points: Clerks
for senators at Sc day for the session; sal
ary of the assistant treasurer at Baltimore,
(increased by the Senate to S4500); appro-
pristions for three clerks for the civil service
commission snc relating to the compensation
of internal revenue agents, surveyors, etc.
still further insisted on its disagreement with
the House on these points.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the river and harbor bill All the amend
ments agreed to by the Senate in committee
of the whole we're disposed of and the bill
WAS then open to amendment.
Mr.. Logan's motion to increase the appro-
priation for the Illinois river from 100000
to Sl50.000 was adopted.
Mr. Mcmillan, chairman of the commerce
committee, moved to strike out all after the
enacting clause in the bill and insert all of
the items now in the bill except that in each
case the amount is reduced 25 per cent. He
explained that the amount of the House bill
Gin round numbers) was SIS ,000, 900; amount
| as reported by the committee on commerce,
SlS ,0O0, 900; amount agreed to by the Senate
in committee of the whole, 5000. 200 more,
and that amount under the proposed 25 per
cent. reduction, would be Sl4, 900, 900.
Mr.. Frye, member of the committee on
commerce, said that Majority of the COM
mittee had been in favor Of each item of the
bill as reported. For himself, he was op-
posed to the whole bill.
MIR. Mcmillan was positively in favor of
the bill. fine had his own choice he would
have it passed as it stood.
The discussion WAS continued at great
length and was participated in by many of
the Senators, much ridicuie and sarcasm
being aimed at the committee.
This aroused Mr.. Conger, a member of the
committee, who characterized the remsrks as
an insiduous attack on the motives, sincerity
and honesty of the committee.
The speech was exceedingly bitter and at
the close the Senate adjourned without vote,
at g 30
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TIE MUTINY OVER.
rhe Convicts in the Dade County Mines
Succumb to the Need of Food and
Drink.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July Il

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 10
Trouble among the convicts in the Dade
county mines at Cole City, Ga, was ended
Wednesday evening by the surrender of the
mutineers and their return to work. Two
days thirst and starvation brought them
round. The following dispatch received by
Governor Mcdaniel explains the present sit
uation
COLE CITY, Ga, July IA.
The mutiny is over. We are taking the
convicts out of the stockade as fast as irons
can be put on. All the leaders are out but
one who says he will not 90 out alive, but /
have no tears for him as all are coming out
as called. Glad We did not have to kill any
(Signed) J. r. TOWERS, Chief Keeper.
This ends one of the most remarkable
strikes on record, and what might have been
the cause of serious difficulty and loss of life.
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Chicago Produce Market.

cAeo, July 10
KLoUR-Quet,
July T7l 7si
CoRN-lower at 37i
nArs-lowcr 29i.
sYE-quiet 59l.
baRikt t-hrm So.
Pork a. y s7l a Q 30.
LARD - a: 321 a o sc.
BULK AEAr--snoulders, 6 90: Short rib, 8 rs;
shor' SiSar.675
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HOUSE.

Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, from the
committee on appropriations, reported the
joint resolution continuing in force until the
3lst of July, the provisions of the joint reso-
luton providing temporarily until today, tor
the expenditures of the government. 1t was
passed.
At the evening session the House passed
the following bills reported from the COM
mittee on labor: To prevent the employ
ment of convict labor and alien labor on
public buildings and other public works I;
amending an act to prohibit the importation
and immigration of foreigners and aliens
under contract or agreement to perform
labor in the United States; Senate bill pro-
vidng for the payment of per diem to gov
ernment employees for Decoration Day and
Fourth of July.
The bill extending the provisions of the
eight hour law to letter carriers gave rise to
some opposition, and pending action the
House adjourned.
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Sixteen Persons Killed by an Explosion

OT. FETERSBURG, July 10.
While an iron dealer was unloading
wagon filled with old artillery material today,
which had been purchased from the govern
ment at an auction sale, nine inch shell.
supposed to have been properly unloaded, ex.
ploded among a group Of workmen and 9th
ers. Sixteen persons, including four chill
dren were killed and several more were in
jured.
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A Severe FIRE.

CAMDEN, July 10.
The Hosmer Megunticoock mountain fires
supposed to have been set by boys last Sum
dav, on which large crews of men have been
fighting, was extinguished today by the aid
of the timely rain. 1t has destroyed some
800 acres of woodland owned by different
parties.
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Local Notices.
Everywhere

You go you will find Aliens Root Beer
Extract for making home made beer. Every
one is talking about it, because it makes
such pleasant, sparkling and healthy bever-
age. % cent bottle makes six gallons of
homemade beer. No trouble TO make. Sold
by all druggists and grocers.