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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-13
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Practical QUESTIONS about Rail-
road Employees Asked.
Does Edleisaey Bring Promotion Are
Engineers mfabe?


WASHINGTON, Aug. l2-
The interstate commerce commission sent
circulars to the various general managers of
railroads and organizations Of railway ea-
pioyees, asking them to cooperate with the
commission in securing information bearing
upon the relations between railway corpors-
lions and employees All railroads addressed
are requested 70 seate il an insurance fund
or guarantee fund of any sort is provided for
employees on which they have . right to
draw in case of sickness or accident or from
which payment viii be made to their families
in case of death.
Where such funds exist information vas
asked as to the feeling Of respect to it for the
part of the employees, The railroad was
asked if it provided eating or lodging houses
Or reading rooms for the trainmen when
away from home, also if provision was made
for technical education in tae shops. The
railroads were requested to state whether or
net there WAS any recognized system of pro
motion in the service, of the company
are induced to labor for marked efficiency
also if any special rules were in force to
insure the competency of locomotive engin-
GERS and other trainmen.
Labor organizations are requested to give
similar information in regard to any insur-
ance project which they have now or have
had in operation, and is asked if the order
insists upon any rules Of apprenticeship and
fo- what length of time the fireman or
brakeman must serve before promotion.
They were asked whether there is any rec
ognition made in the grades or service of en-
gneers or conductorssan and whether promo
tions to formenships AID like positions in
shops are made BY p-omotions or by bringing
mea from outside.
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
)pdnins Exercises Of the Kennebsc Camp
meeting.
The Noted Evangelist. AltD Van cott.
Now ia Charge Programme for the
Season.
Special to the kennebec Journal.

l'P'tiAi " btiutdi
RIcHaosp CAareRouxD. Aug. ~.
The annual session of the X Ksnne bee Valley
campmeetihgs commenced last SATURDAY
night, with Miss Maggie Van Cot, the nsted
evangelist, ia charge. S.o,niay, August 18th
the regular Methodist meetings will com
mence, under the leadership Of Rev. L. l.
ilAnscom of Bath August 26 h the Saliva
ton Army. nnder command of Major George
Sulley of Portland, vii! commence n week $
against all evil
The attendance up to the present time has
been much larger than expected and eali,
encouras es the leaders The NEE liug- have
been fuily att nded and Miss Van Colt ha.
already aroused much enthusiasm, suraay
brought large crowds ana the Tabernacle wa
crowde at ach service.
Superintendent Ephraim Meore has put
The grounds IN excellent condition and has
proved himself an efficient officer for thr
association. The large boarding house IA
under the manag. ment of ID. Allen 1 Co. OF
ilaliowcil nticmen tally com .tent to
eater To the large crosds soJu to COM. Hr
B.iry of South Gardiner. hss charge of the
sabing department, and Mr.. Andrew Fol-
som Of Augusta does the trucking. A post
Office has been opened ard mails are sent
and received from both east and west twice a
day. DR.. +. j. Roberts of Augusta, holds
the commission MIR. l.. Lewis of Richmond,
is chief Of police. and Mr. J. F. Allen and
Mr.. Brann have charge Of the gates. A.
usual, Mr.. Lilly of Dresden, runs the ferry
Harry Wright is baggage master at the
station.
SO far the weather has been fine though a
little cool Monday. Rev. W. $. Jones of
W oodford, presiding elder of this district,
Dr. A. Salmoi of Boston, +. K. Drum
mond of WaterYille. J. X. Sawtelle of Gar
diner, ard other well known residents for
the season are on the grounds. Nearly every
cottage is full. the attendance being much
larger than is usual 80 early in the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-13
BATH TALKING PRESIDENT.
Possibility that Mr. Harrison VIII Be
Presented In Post Office Square.

BATH, Aug. IL.
The city government has extended the
hospitalities of the city to the President, and
have received the following telegram In
reply from Secretary Blaine:
BAR IIARBoR, Aug. II.
| have suggested that the President on
arrival of train be taken to Post Office
square where he can be presented to the
people He will make no speech, and after
that goes to Mr.. Sewalls to luncheon. Please
confer with Mr.. Sewall, to whom have
telegrsphed. JAMES u. BLAINE.
A despatch has been received here to the
effect that Secretary Blaine will be here
Wednesday. hot lunch will be served
for the President at the residence of Mr..
Sewall Immediately after the Presidents
arrival. 1t is understood here that the pres
idential train will reach Portsmouth, N. H.,
at 6.i5 Wednesday night. Preparations are
being made for a good ovation at the depot
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Tho Homes OF Aroostook.

Editors Of the Kennebee Journal:
Thanks. Mr.. Woolsum. we extend cur
hand and our thanks most heartily, to the
few persons who see and appreciate our dear
old county, that is so secluded that she is
almost lost in her native woods. Our pretty
little villages are seldom mentioned in the
ci,v papers, the hills and valleys Of the more
northern part are net often viewed by strang
ers Yet look through a clump of trees here
or over hilltop yonder and you see beautiful
farms, and at no very great distance are the
villages which are supposed not to be, by
many who have never visited our section.
Visit US again Mr.. Woodsum, we welcome
the man in our midst .ho gives due credit to
our county, its farming privileges, and most
of ali secs the beauty of our nests Of houses
among the trees. Give Us the promised
direc, line and we will feel wealthy indeed.
When that is completed We would like to
introduce some of central Maine's people to
our homes. They might be pleasantly sur
prised
Away back in the woods where perhaps
part of the scholars live in log houses, we
find some Of the most intelligent and often
&C ac.omplished persons. In one common
school We have in mind the older scholars
have finished the common school studies and
are now studying the higher branches Of
mathematics, languages, ETC., fitting them
selves for the higher duties of life in q most
thorough manner. In one home that We
have had the privilege Of visiting in one Of
the most northern towns of this county
(Perhsm) We found = library that would
please the most cultured taste Volume
upon volume of the best authors see med
we'll worn. The father of this fortunate
family was fine musician, teaching on the
cornet, violin and organ. When asked to
entertain Sith music . little while he called
his daughter to the orgaa, gave his youngest
sou (not more than IA years Of age a nice
cornet aad took . violin himself. and the
music that We listened to for certainly tvc
hours Was excellent. The finest ear could not
have detected a jar or asked for nicer oil
later music II was one of the most pleas
ant evenings il was ever our good fortune q
spend. We only ask the same privileges
and we can certainly hold up our heads With
the rest of the State. 1t is the direct line
that We need 90 very much. Help us ell yoa
can Mr. Woodsum and then accept the thank
and best wishes Of all Aroossook, especiail,
the JOURNAL CoRKEsPosDESr.
Washburu.
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MARKET REPORTS.
New York Produce Market.

NEw YORK. Aug. II.
FLOUR Receipts, 81 80. packages; exports, 57i9
barrels; sales 13 500 ekepeat quotations including
City mill extra, - 24at4 90; patent, - 90s
u l5; superhne, " 35at3 90, extra No. z,
e3 20ae3 ID; winter wheat low grade, ~ 6Sae3 Is;
Minnesota extra, - 45a&5 10; Southern -four
dull Rye -four dull.
WHEAT-Receipts, 1850, exports, e ,OG9. sales
u 900, weaker; No. spring nominal, -;
No red, 81, No. red ssIasGs elevator OOas7l fob
e5ias7A delivered, No. red, aominal S9iay9A, No ]
white nominal. Nlayil
kYE---firm.
BARLEY nominal.
Corn ipfs " 100 Exports i32 7s4 sales 49,
co... weaker, steamer. t!is4Il No. =, i3iaCJ
,tore and elevator. ,5aa4ll delivered.
OATs--keceipts, SO ,00o, exports, Al; sales, l2y.
900; weak. 40 3. 70 do white 32ad0, No 2.as7A /;
do white. 0oa3 No. !, -; do white. ~;
Mixed Western, 23a29; white do 34a40
CoFFsE---fair: klo, fair, 81
sUGAH--kaw dull, refined steady; demand -
lower; crushed 6sa6i; extra crushed, ..a7l; white
extra crushed 7ia7t cut loaf. VI; gTaDulated, -.
PETsoLEuN---nrm, quiet. i0-
Pork steady.
BEEr---guiet.
LARD weaker; western steam. % ,5fat6 20,
closing " 20, city steam. u rs, renned fair
continent e6 d0a7 %; b. A. " 70
BUTTER-quiet easy; western dairy l0a
i2i do creamery. i2ai7.
CHKEsE--- firm Frei9hts TO Liverpool
firm.
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CONDEnsED DISPATCHES
The Pith Taken from the Current News
Of the Day.

DIR. W. II. Bradley. late manager of the
Weekly Press at Philadelphia, was held in
$4,000 Monday, by magistrate Lannon for
further hearing, September 25 on charge of
embezzling fund, af said company.
August 26 thu day fixed for Mrs. May
bricks death.
Wilbur Perciyal was drowned in the Co
checo near Dover Monday. He was drunk.
1t is reported that BoulanRer is in France
in disguise.
The assessors returns shows the total valu
alton Of Boston s195.416 700, Al increase of
$50 .964, 100 over last year. Rae of taxa
ton sll so OF the THOUSAND against sl3 40
last year Total number of polls are. men,
I23, ,335 an increase of 1886; women, $40,
loss of IA.
A forest FIRE is raging near Portland, Ore.
Two months drought has rendered the
chances for immense loss very probable,
J. Ailen's hou.e in Monroe Co., w.
Va, was barricaded, the woodwork saturated
will. kerosene oil and set on fire. Allen,
wife aad four children barely escaped BY
leaping from the second story. The fends
are uncaught.
The brisk trade that is spfinging up be.
tween this country and the West Indies has
caused many English sseamers to be ordered
over from EnRl md to do the carrying.
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BRILLIANT TENNIS
And Mother Goose Quadrilles at Bar
Harbor-Tne President to Be Enlfght-
ened on Base Ball.


BAR HARBoR, Aug. IL.
In the tennis tournament on the grounds
of the Kebo Valley club, there was brilliant
playing today. Especially noticeable was
the work of Charles Bohlen and L. I. Scott.
The scores for the first crowd were as fol-
lows: Robert Mclean defaulted to r. IL.
Maloy, Beers beat W. C. Cushman, 6-3,
6-2; Laudreth beat Cooler, 6-l, 6-l; Jennings
defaulted to Clark; C. Bohlen beat Z. c.
Cushman, rs and so. In the second round
Anderson and Scott drew byes aud Scott beat
Anderson ,6-l and SO; Landreth beat smith
90 and SO and 60.
A fan drill and Mother Goose quadrille
was given tonight at the Kebo Valley club
under the direction Of William A. Apthrop
Mrs. W. B. Howard of Chicago lunches
with the President at Mossly Hall tomorrow
at one O'Clock. Mrs. Guerne gives dinner
in honor of the President tomorrow night.
A match game of base ball between mines
from Northeast and Bar Harbor will take
place at the Kebo Valley club grounds to-
morrow afternoon. The President is ex
pected to witness the game
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AT ELLSWORTH.
"A Presidential Visit to Senator
Hale's Home.
Afterwards a Pubic Reception b u
How Bar Eat boI will ErtsItain the Pres
idsnt Tuesday.


ELLswoKrH, Asg. -.
The President, secretary of state, Mrs..
Blaine. secretary Of the navy, Mrs. VII
netding. Private Secretary Hslford, Mr..
and Mrs. Cabot Lodge. Walker Blxins, Miss
Birine, Lieut.. Ard Mrs Mason. Major and
Hrs. Au.ieke Palmer. Chas. T. Howe. Mr..
ard Mi.s Curnie, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay are
gae sts OF Senator Hale.
The marty lef, Bar Hsrbor on the 10 80
boat, re aching here about noon, and the
chief executive of the nation was greeted at
the depot by two hundred or 50 enthusiasts
seaator Hale met the train which carries
his disting shed guests and drove the Presi-
dent Mrs. Blaine and Mrs. Wilmerdirg of
in an open carriage. while the rest Of the
party went To his house in buckboards.
Before leaving Bar Harbor the President
received the mayor of Providence, X. l., and
two other genfiemen Of that city, who ex-
tended to him an iavitatioU to lay the corner
stone Of Christian Association Building.
4 fisr lunchlpg with Senator Hale, the
President was entertained in the house or
stroiet through the handsome grounds until
about P. NJ Then With secretaries Blaine,
Tracy and other members Of his party, we're
driven to Hancock Hall where a reception
was held. The President stood upon
raised platform and a fter the Introduction to
the committee who managed the affair, he
shook hands with the people as they passed
before him, many being introduced by
Mayor Aiken and Judge Wiswell. The bali
vas lspishiy decorated After greeting the
PIE sident the people greeted the other dig
ntaries in the party. The reception occu-
pied fully an hour and was popular in the
fullest sense Of the word. At its close the
people gathered on the sidewalk in front of
the hall AMI cheered the President and party
as they drove away.
This evening quiet dinner party At
Senator Hale includes, in addition to visitors
from Bar Harbor. Judge and Mrs. Emery,
Judge ana Mrs. Wiswell, Mr.. and Mrs. Gorgon
Cummings Tomorrow the President and
party will leave abou, IL A, NJ. and reach
Bar Harbor in time for one o'clock luncheon
" th W. b. Howard at Mossley Hall.
Eighteen plates will be laid. Ia the after
noon driving floral parade will be wit
nessed ani later the President will dine
with Guerne Wednesday the start from
Bar Harbor will be male early in the morn
irg Bath will be reached in time to allow
luncheon with Arthur Sewsll and inspecting
the shipping. The journey afterwards will
be continued to Manchester, n. H., where
the President will be the guest for the night
of Ex-Governor Cheney. Thursday recep.
ton by the governor and Legislature will be
given at Concord, and at 80 L. NJ the
Preside Mt will start for Washington. travel
ling by way of the Lowell and Mansfield.
1t is denied by the passengers VINO saw the
President during his trip on the Sappho that
he was at all seasick. 1t is asserted that he
proved himself first rate sailor.
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GARDINER.
Golden Wedding at West Gardiner
Two or Three Horse Notes-A Few
Personals. Items and Other News.


GARDINER. Aug. IL.
CITY Marshal Norton seized two bottles Of
the ardent from parties on the G, & R.
bridge. Sunday
Steward Frank Dunphy of the Kennebec,
is one of the finest looking men on the line Z,
and his nes and handsome uniform 10 all
the more becoming. Mr.. Dunphy is A.
agreeable and accommodating - he looks
and is very popular With patrons of this boat.
In tue Randolph police court, Monday,
6ye of the inhabitants of that place we're
.eurenced to thirty days in Jail by Judge
Gooispeed for drunkenness and disturbance
ON the streets of Randolph. Sunday.
Quite q number Of our horsemen are to
witness the big stallion races in Boston, dur
inn September. in which Nelson 10 An entree.
Prof. Charles Sropie, the well-known
sp.rrinx teacher, who was formerly located
in thi, city, bat now in Fairfield. was on oul
streets, Monday, shaking hands with old
friends.
Slocum Post of Providence, one OF tne
leading posts in New England, 10 soon q
make . trip to Togus. - the guests Of Cut
Ter Post of that place. During the v'sas o.
the post to this State they viii probably
make q short stop in this city, when tney vi
be entertained by Heath Post
John Roberts has just given his psaee 9,
business on Maine ayenue, ffeea coa ?
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DEATH OF ELIHU STEVENS.
Over One Hundred and One Years OF a
Vigorous Lhe Closed.

BELGRADE, Aug. IL.
Elihu Stevens aged iol years and six
months. died at the home of his son. Asa c.
Stevens, of Belgrade, whom he was visiting
on Saturday, after a very brief Illness.
MIR. Stevens had been living with one of
left there in his usual health few days ago
to visit his children in Belgrade and Smith
field.
Mr. Stevens was born in Belgrade, Jan.
%, 1888, and his early life was passed on a
farm. He was a volunteer in the war of
1919, and rather than appear with an old gun,
bought one with his own money of Mr..
Greenv ood hilds then of Augusta, Maine.
He received a pension of s. per month.
VIZ S.rve-s was second cousin of Hon.
i.ut NJ. AMI \ + Morrill,.
lie VA. married three times, first 10 Bet
~, t;ra,tof Sri iii Id, Maine. His second
wife ~ss u granddaughter of the British
General Bunfgoyne, and his third wife.
MAJ, y Grant, a sister OF his first wife.
ilp ~ the father OF twenty-five children,
the no t Of whom are now living and his de-
scendants in the third, fourth and fifth gen
erations numbered a26 at the time of his l0lst
birth day.
Mr.. Steven. visited the legislature last
winter and a recess was taken aud the old
gentlemen rendered royal reception, which
the aged veteran highly enjoyed He has
voted at every presidential election for the
last eighty years
Mr.. Stevens was u remarkable man for
one of his years, and short time before his
death might have been taken for man
eighty or eighty five years of age. He was
we'll and hearty, straight as an arrow, and
hi. mind was clear. He never used liquor
or cider unless prescribed by physician and
bnt one chew of tobacco which he used to
say was sufficient for a lifetime.
At an early age he joined the Free Will
Baptist church, of which he was member at
the time of his death He had large fund
of interesting anecdotes of long ago. lie
told me he could remember hauling an OK
load Of bean. to Augusta and selling them
for five shillings per bushel At that time
there we're but two stores there. He remem-
be, ed the first plow he ever saw and at that
time was but fifteen years of age.
when 25 years of age he raised ll6 bush
al. ~ vheat and 100 bushels of she,led corn
in one We ~ from his farm.
Belgrade at that time was to great ex-
tent A forest and his father carried his grain
Ia ..pullen'. mili'' (now Oakland, Maine
TO have it ground.
a, one occasion his father permitted him
10 accompan, him. They had to ford the
N,,,,ws between "Ells. p3nd" and Nc
Crsw'. pond $50 Called. His father first
carried the wheat on his back and then re-
,uruea fo- his con. aud as he says, his feet
dragged in the water. -.
Mr. stevens was an OILY child HIS
ma,hsr vas born in Dartmo lth. r. l.. and
nj. father Was from Lebanon. n IL.
M. father, sas accidentally shot
vnils in the service of the regular
army. after Elihu's birth Mr.
stevens remains will be taken to Smithheid'
his old home, for burial
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Mr.. Aionzo Melvin of . the Portland Press
vas in the city Sunday.
Ex Mayor ]. Jones vas in Lewiston
Friday and Saturday.
Tho Rev. H. E Foss delivered the second
in his series Of midsummer sermons yestef-
day. The subject vas The Prodigal in the
Far Country; or, the Devils Traps for
Young Men," ami vas listened to by large
and interested congregation.
One of our citizens partook Of pin with
his dinner yesseriay- The pin was embed
ded in the meat and at first was thought to
be . bone. All individual efforts to extract
it proved unavailine and the gentleman hied
him to aphysician where, after protrscted
souLdings and dredging the offending article
vas thrown mp. The pin vas fusted and
must have been in the meat for some time
perhaps osisinsily having been swailoved By
The animal itself. G1
The cosI nossh uinds -
EeyYr%IV2f1Ka1h
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ONE CENT Pen WORD
Wanamaker Orders Paid for Messages
Pending Establishing Of Rates

The postmaster general today se,.t in
structions by telegraph to Acting Postmaster
General Clarkson to authorize tn" officers of
the treasury department tol pay the Western
Union telegraph company one cent per word
70: telegraph messages where necessary.
This action was taken in response to the ap
peal by the acting secretary of the treasury
who claimed tina, during the suspension of
payment the telegraph company bill col
iectois and others we're unable to communi
cate with each other. One cent per word
was the rate prevailing July lst when the
postmaster general ordered it reduced to
one mill. The order of to-day may not solve
The difficulty, as the company claims that
until regular rate is established they are
entitled to charge commercial rates.
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Tho Weeks W Gather.

Bulletin No. l2. Of he Unitel States Sig
nal Service for New England. gives particu-
lars of the week ending August 10.
TEMPERATURE During the past week the
general average temperature for New Eng
land Is about 2.5 degrees below the normal
fo- the period. The greatest deviation from
the normal occurred in New Hampshire and
Vermont, where for the Latter part of the
week the temperature fell so los during the
nights that slight frosts occurred in some
places. For the southern part of the district
the temperature was ont very little below
the normal.
RArNFALL.-The amount of rainfall was
about normal throughout the district, and
was well distributed. There was q slight
excess over Central Maine and New Hamp-
shire, and a deficiency over Connecticut.
No heavy showers of rain occurred any where
during the week. The waters throughout
the HousatDnic valley have not yet fully
'ubsided and many fields are still submerged
SUSsHISE.-During the early part the
sky was ciouded over the whole district.
In eastern and central Maine it continued so
during the week; in western Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont. the last two days
we're bright and cool with cool. westerly
winds. Fer the remainder Of the New Eng
land States the last four days were clear
with dry westerly winds.
REMARKS Growing crops have not yet
recovered from the injurious effects Of the
unfavorable weather Of the three weeks pre-
| vious to the one just past. although the
bright skies Of the later part Of the week
past revived them greatly. Harvesting in
the northern part of the district is still de-
layed by vet grounds and gran is getting
over ripe. Corn is looking well and the
stalks are attaining great size. Osfs and
beans are rustiug somewhat. In the south
| ern part all crops are improving rapidly. the
last four days being especially favorable to
them. Harvesting has been pushed forva ard
and is now about finished. In the eastern
part of Maine potatoes are doing fairly veil.
but 10 other parts Of New England they are
| rotting still. In western Connecticut, it il
thought the crop will be total failure
| Cranberry vines are improving in appearance
and the prospects of good crop are bright
ening.
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KILLED HIS CHILD.
Then Hanged Himseh In His Prison
Cell-Drink aud Laziaess Combine for
Evil.


LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. 12.
Harry Sullivan, aged "a. was arrested this
noon charged with the dealt of his two weeks
old baby. His wife made the complaint
The officers on going TO the house found the
body of male infant perfectly black with
the marks of scalds on its face, breast and
legs. The medical examiner held an autopsy
but could not say whether death was caused
BY the scalts. While the autopsy was being
held Sullivan. who was locked up in the
police station, hanged himself with rope
made from his trousers lining and the body
was found hanging just at 5 o'clock. Ten
minutes previous Sullivan denied all kuowl-
edge of the cause Of the child's death, but
his suicide is considered practical adniis-
sion of his guilt. He was shiftless fellow
and drank heavily.