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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-02

much work On kzni in the yaris and fcl
tee future. nov ~ there vas one year ago
don't believe these qaArr.ss are TO lie ids
. great While. ard believe wor< will sc'or
90 on here; il must go oa.r whe1 asked
BY the reporter as To which side would prob
ably make the ti>s. sdvauce towards bring
ing about . satisfactory adjustment of th.
present dfacalriss. M.- Runnslis you'd moi
cay positively. although he thought the
company voaid Rot do il.
Many other officers and members of the
Union were iaservieweo, although
but little of Q definite nature could
o4 ascsrtained. Some of the work
men are already looking for othei
pi4ces, especially fhose who have no fami-
les Some are going TO Holyoke Mass ,
Hsho-S = Barre, VT. and one cutter told
the Jour al man he thought be should 90
TO Grsn't willie. Mo-, as he hat heard they
wanted Biea there. The station baggage
room is filed with trunks and boxes of
tools belonging to men who are to leave
the city tonll rrnw at 6 o'eioek.
Unless an adjustment of the present diff
fealties can be made. it will result in a
disastrous blow to th city and its business
interests. From what can be learned the
Comps will remain very drm. Ii may
be . longer. rather than a shorter time
which will intervene before the works are
again started; but - believed cot incor
rect inference is that the Compsny is ready
at any time TO set the men a; work on the
old terms.
The workmen at the Archie Company
being members Of the Union. are also out j.,
The total number Of men out being about
225.
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BOSTON. Apr. u
FLouE--Trsde is quiet, but values are well
maintained for all grades.
We quote tne and .uDer6ne, " f0a3 10; exir. and
.econd.. - 7aa4 N, MINI b ker clear and straight,
AZ Is, winter pat t5 lsa5 rs, spring patent, " 30
a6 o. for Wis and hinb.
Co.SAEAL-The market Is active with prices
frra
We quote Choice kiln dried at o. ios2 IS per
bbl: per bag. ssayDc, and for choice granulat. d.
" t5az 20 per bbl-
.oks-ae quote high mixed ooa7c. steamer
yellow. fsa4sc; steamer. +4I4sc; good no grade.
osf4c; of lots lower as to quality.
RYE FLOUR is ceiling In small lots at q 2sa3 90
per bbl.
oAIss...i. steady a. y 90 per bsl for me
oAIs-Ntw fancy oats. xsassc; Nor whit. .sas
nc; No white Na'slc, new low psaes, z2saSc
BsAs-sp,ins b an II sacks At si7 Goals 80.
Provisions, The market h stead; and un.
changed.
We quote Log cuts, ti3 soai' %; short su,s.
tIa s6si4 %: backs. si2 soai3 %, lean ends
ei3 20, pork tongues. els %; mess. et20. prime
mes. 81 %. exus prime. eli 70, tatt yorh
saps g--. &C; hams, 'osioic: smail, iiaiiic
| smoked shoulders. SlI7c; corDed, sAc, smoked
ribs. dc, boneie.s breakfast bacon. iiie, pressed
BtgY-Extra plate and extra family beef, o. u
AZ %, plate, o. y as %, extra mess. u 80, me-s
En bet e ,t; ham, sn 70, beet toosuss. bei, els
| AWW, ~ Doi, " -, tsfPn. NJ Dbl, " %, honey
| comb tripe, y IS PER bf bbi.
| FKEsH BgEY-Choice steers 7ia7lc; good, IN
s~ioc, light. 7.sc, hesvv iores, 4islie; common
to good, sisic light. 3asi, rattles, zissl, chueks
sa4i' backs, sac rumps. saizie; rounds, sasAc
rumps and loins, 7ai4c; short rfbs, iiai3c; Ioins
sai7c. chic 70 butts and rolls are selling ct ~
and tenderioins NJ l5e.
OTHER FEksN @sGTA-Choiee lambs isa2sc
fall 1isizic, Chicago mutton, choice, eaSlc
yeariins.. saloe. choice heavy Brighton. s~sie
Eastern, choice. sta9e, Eastern veal, fancy 10
lie; others. 5asc. choice srfehton. i0Ai0{c.
BUTTER-Markst continues qpiet bat steady.
BgAss-Cboice small n baud licked psH sz /
. Q % per bush, choie@ marrow hand picked
o. 0saz 10; email VI hand. .pdcked, q 2saz .,
enoice sereensd pes, oi 7D4l s6 hand picked ine<
o. sag as ch.ics screened. o. Gal rs; ehoies ~
eyes, ~ o6A3 10.
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AIcryon's Owner Sues National Asso-
citation.

CHICAGO, May Frank C. Noble own
ner OF the stallion Alcry on. has sued the
Nationai Trotting Association and Phillip
P Johnson for s25 900 and the Standard
stock farm for the same smount
The suits grow out Of the race at Boston
last fall between Alcyroa and Nelson in
which Nelson won ami it was claimed that
Noble threw" and the race pools we're
called off n Njble and his driver, Robins.
were suspen ie.. at Buff .lo. Noble claim,
he did not sell the race and lis su.pen sion
withou. notice gave him no chance to de-
fena himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-02

CHICAGO, MAY MAY day with it,
demonstration by organized labor in behalf
Of an hour work day, passed without
serious disturba ee. Many thousands mad,
it a holiday, and viewed the procession. l.
was an orderly, good nstured crowd. ant
sn oraerly parade The marching line was
about four miles long. 1t occupied hours
in passing given point, the number OF
men in line estimst, d at from p, 900 to 80,
600
The carpenters, who had been placed by
the American Federation Of Labor in the
van of the eight-hour movement, led the
demonstration With 6 300 men Then fol
lowed delegations from unions Of masons.
3ricklayers, printers, metal workers. mold
ers, Gernan turn societies, furniture work
ers, cabinet makers. carriage and wagon
builders, cigar makers, cloak makers,
boiler makers. gas filters box makers, rat
tan workers, harness makers. Many trades
escorted gauilly decorated floats" on
which sere realistic representations of
members of the craft pursuing their daily
occupation. Af'er paradirg they marched
10 the lake front and there listened to ad-
dre sses.
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FOREIGN STRIKES.
Trouble and Five Hundred
Arrests At Paris.
aoodshsd It Pssth...nob Chiltm I
Prison At Pfosnitl. 81
General Good Behavior as othoe
Places-No Trouble.

PAsis, May l. 9 so A. M.-There 10 nc
disturbance here up to this hour. The
shops throughout the city, with the excep.
ton Of those devoted to the sAle Of Ore
arms and ammunition are open. and business
10 being carried on ss usual. The gas meu
and gas stokers inaugurated their striks
| this morning.
Noon.--Dispa 'ches for Msrssilles, Boz
desux. Nancy ,Roubsix and Lille cay no die
turbances have occurred In any Of thsss
places and tranquility prevails in the s<reets.
so p. MA deputation Of vorkinsmeu
vent to the Chamber Of Deputies this after
noon and presented = petition asking The
Chamber TO make eight hours legal day's
work. Large crowds gathered on he
ihoroughfares in the vicinity Of the Cham.
Der, completely blocking them. The cav.
airy which 10 doing special duty about ths
city today, quietly cleared the way for the
depu,Ation TO proceed,
10 +. MA procession attempted q pass
down Rue de Ia Cirque towards the Elyses
this evening. The police commanded the
parade to stop. the para,iers dedcd them.
The Municipal Guards charged upon the
mob with bay ayonets. woundng many In the
front ranks. The crowd then broke. Il 10
said 80 persons were hurt. A large number
Of arrests made.
IL 80 A. NAT this late hour the
boulevards are thronged with excited peo.
pie. In the place Chateau de Au the cav
airy charged upon the crowd, and several
more arrests were made. Total number Of
arrests during the day approaches 500. Re-
ports from various ties and towns In the
provinces sho~ nothing like disorder.
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Iohhs nhy
FLoUK-Receipts, 1904 pkgs; exports, ,6s2
bbls, sales, $3.50. Repeat quotations fnciud
ing City mill extra, - sbas4 80; patent, o. 0oa
% 75 superiine. ~ 26ae2 rs; extrs No. Q. - sOs
o. Is, winter wheat low grade, " t0at2 70; Min
neso,a extra, t3 oOae4 90; Southern dour dull .
rye -four quiet.
wHEAI-Reosip iO.2Od exports. 1897, sales
200, dull No. spring -: No red VI
No red, gaiay9i eievi .0lia,0iA, fob 1854 ai0lI
deliv'd, No aard. .o7aio7i. No northern, .O6a
,05
RYE-frm
BARLEY-frm.
CoIS-Receip.s. rs $40. exports. 5e.Is2. sales.
l2l. 900, duh, steamer. 30ia43. No 2, 4lIaiil,
store and elevator, 3lIa43 delivered.
OATS Receipts, lti 600; exports. "a. 500. sales,
1900, firm No s.3Il do white s}a as}, No 2, a3s
do white. 3iia34i No !, IS, do white. 80, Mixed
Western, 3la35, white do, 35a4l.
COFFEE-fair, Rio, fair, 20.
SUGAR-Raw firm. refined easy; demand
fair, crushed 7a7; extra crushed. 6la5i; white
extra crushed 5is5i, cut loaf, 7; grsnnlsted, 81.
PETRoLEuM-steady, -, s51.
PoRK-hrm
BEEY--steady.
LARD-frm, western steam, o e5sfs b clos
Ing ~ 20, city steam, Is d refined firm; continent
~ 40a&5 Us, ). A. u so.
BUTTER -frm---: western dairy 7ais; dc
creamery, i0ais
CHEEsx-easy. Freights to Liverpool dali.
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INE PEOPLE.

W. g. Patten formerly of Corinna, is
now upon the editorial staff Of THE Amer
lean Young Folks" published at Man
chester. The magazine is ably conducted
and is as bright as dollar in every depart
meut. OF course it is prime favorits
with all the boys aud girls. Mr.. Parten IL
one Of the best known among Maine.
young authors and his tales are ne.e,
dull.
John Lord. Ii. D., the widely known
scientist and historical writer. who has beer
selected 70 deliver the address ai the cen.
sennial celebration at South Berwick the
coming year Of the incorporation Of Ber
viek Academy, is . son Of the late Hon
John P Lord of South Berwick and nephe.
Of the late President Nathan lord Of Dart
mouth College, Who vas . native Of Ber
wick, nov called South Berwick.
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Mob Charge on a PIison--Rspulsed
bv Troops.

vienna, May 2-Sixty workingmens'
meetings were held here iodsv, at ali Of
which resolutions fAvorsg eight hours .
day were adopted. There have been no
disturbances IN any quarter Of the city.
4 crowd collected in the Fsvoriten quarter
to witness the workmens' procession re-.
turning from Prater. The cro~d disrs-
garded the order TO dsp re aud began to
throw stones at the police. The procession
arrived on the scene and assisted the police
to secure the ringleaders. A riot occurred
at Prosni'z Ibis afternoon. crossing out Of
an attempt on the part OF workmen to lib
crate some of their comrades who had been
Imprisoned. A mob of 1000 made . rush
on the prison with the intentio of setting
the inmates free and were met by q strong
body of troops and repnlsed. A few OF
the rioters were hurt. The latest reports
from Austria ard Hungry speak only Of
quiet meetings in favor of working eight
hours day, at which the speakers ex-
horted their hearers not to break the law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-02

PEsru. May The labor demonstrs-
ton here was marred by scene Of blood
shed.
Early this morning u large number Of
workmen gathered in front Of one Of the
rolling mills.
At first the men were orderly enough
but under the excitement Of asitators be.
came aroused and bitterly denounced the
alleged tyranny of their employers and
engaged in riotious demonstration which
the police were powerless To Quell.
Military assistance WAS summond and .
body Of troops promptly appeared on the
ground with fixed bavonets.
The mob was ordered to disperse and
upon their refusing to obey the troops
charged.
The crowed broke aud fed In all direc-
tons, but not before many Of the riOters
had been pierced by the bayonets Of the
soldiers.
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Butler Club II bids Its Annual Ban
Quet at Boston.

BosToS. Nav 1.-The annual banquet
of tte Butler Club was held at the Parker
House tonight. Fully 100 member and
gentlemen from outside were present
Among the more prcmiuen; gentlemen
present were Gen B F. Butler, Gov.
Bracket, Gen. F. w II ncks, Mai. Geo.
s Merrill, Senator Robbins of Plttsfield.
Adj. Gen Dalton, Col A. G. Drinkwater.
Cot. J G B. Adam, Hon. john |. Baker.
Col. N A. Plympton presided In open
ing the after dinner exercises he said the
dinner was in commemoraton of the 2s,h
anniversary Of the capture Of New Or
leans By the Union army. He then intro
duced Gen. Butler, vho made an eloa1en;
speech.
Other speeches were made bv Mai Mer-
rill, Hon c. c. Coffin, Gen Dalton, Gov.
Bracketf, Gen. Hincks and others. A let.
ter of regret was read from Corporal
Tanner. Congressman Thomas of Ken
lucky, Hon. w. f. Russell, T. V Powder
" and Gen. Stephen Thomas of New
Hampshire.
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Indicted for Comp icitv in Chicago
Election Frauds.

CHICAGO. May AID rmsn James Nc
Abee and City Central Committeeman
Michaal J. Ccrcoran were indicted this
afternoon on ehsrges Of completely in the
alleged election frauds. A number Of res
taurant walters. dock Iaborefs and others.
sal TO be McAbee's and Corcoran's tools.
have also been indicted. The FRAUDS
charged are repeating ard voting in the
place of citizens counted upon a.
s'sy-at-homes but who unexpecteily
put in appearance at the polls. McAbee
snd Corcoran avertsd arrest by giving bonds
in sl5, 900 each
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TEN DAYS
EXCURSION
CHATTANOOGA and RETURN
$780,


VrTIl.L per oually con tuct an excursion Of the
w pas, Chattanooga Land Company t. Chaf.
,nrooya Tenn MAY 3, 1850 10 attend the sale OF
eify and residence lots of thi- company Ns, ., :
and = Train composed .oieiy OF 'esiohie1 .i.. w
r,an cars fpsIior, siecping AMI diningt ieaNt
Erchhurg depot. Bostnn, Mass, Saiurdat, Nay >
AZ p M arriving at thaftanong Monaal, way
5.atsA VI All transportation AMI hvihe ~
ne 40. Of exeurslonists during the Trip and whe
4, Ch.,t,no,sa included Ia the $50, and he Com
r.nv III spare o 10 make the trip thorough
h o., los able to sill participants
The value of the ksst Chattanooga Lana : ON pm
csny,. property is assured by its abs igte indls
~ inability to the growth Of the most eni.rpn ing
And suce-sSful city OF the . hne Snu'h. Hsny - ~
Pr,esr. Esq, President OF the ,,a,',ss hs.
,,aa., advantages a. sfe for town or guy
than the city OF Chst'anoonga nsei WI, "
nro.p. rous town. II cannot be stoiped- IL na'
kys ser ~ fnii information ard prospectus address
l.. r. Russell. secretary of the
rasr CHATTANOOGA LAND co.
~ Summer street, Bosion. Mass. or any OF III
otfcsrs or directors a. toil''ts
President. A A. MOWER
vice i,r, ,spis A.. J. SULLIVAN, ~. u .
treasurer. ". ADAMS, lo4 East Eishfh 81
Chattanooga, Tenn.
seer, tsry. l.. b. RUSSELL. as ABOVE
DIRECTORS.
WowKR. Lynn. Mas.
Il SrILlvAx VI. D., Mr. snchester, ~ r.
L. H. RUSSELL. Boston, Mass.
NJ HugtsY. Lynn. Msss
a. H. BgrANr. Oakland. Me-
Us ANTHONY. Lynn. Haas. NJ
LrrHKR ADAMS, p5 sia.e 81. Boston. h41N
y. HEfrEsNAS. Lynn, Mass
j. r. JAMESON, Chattanooga. Tenn.
For the further convenienes OF the p,lone a.. -
p.,a,,n, Whi,cont will furnish full inio M
zion a. to the excarsion. also prospectuse 81 'n
connsny. aud receive subscriptions for ~ ss e
Al their osacss. .q6 Washington Il, bo.'ea Lii
R,ast,wxy. New York. III South Ninth 81. ns ls
SslnSis: IA superior ST.. Cleveland and Jus >'n'
! Cia,k ST. bi ago
| spr2sdstnr
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Sort OF a Fizzlo at Berlin.

BERLIN, May /, (230 P. NJ Nothing
of an outward character As yet has occurred d
in connection with the denomination BY
~orkinamen except the ares. Of one man
detected by the police in the act of hoisting
the red flag upon q telegraph pole.
3 40 2. M.-As q socialist demonstration
today's movement is q complete Assco. The
| 0 900 men who turned out for parade are
chiefly young men bent on \ holiday.
There was no meeting or other manifesto
ton Of any consequence.
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LABOR MOVEMENT.
Demonstrations BY Working Men
on May Day.
Nearly Thirty Thousand Men Join tht
Parade at Chicago.
Movements In Other Sections on No,
So Large 4 Scale.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The many labor
emons,rstions throughout the country to-
day, were attended with little excitement.
But few st likes occurred. In number OF
large cities the carpenters trade demanded
an hour day, and will strike if il is no,
given. The parade in this city tonigh, was
Interrupted by rain. Grand Master Work
man Powderly spoke at Jersey City ,onish,
and President Gompers of the Labor FEEDER
alton at Louisville, Ky, large audience.
greeting them. The labor parade at Chi
cago was perhaps the most imposing Of the
day
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DisordsrIy Men subdued by Police.

LONDON, May Five hundred disor-
derly men gathered on the Thames EN-.
bankment this morning. bent on making
some kind of d. mopstration.
force Of 2 800 police were on hand and
the mob was co we'd by their presence. Some
of the disorderly element say they will hold
tOrchlight procession tonight. but the
police will rigidly suppress such demon
stration.
A procession Of workinamen fell short
of the number it was expec ed would take
part. The line composed only few hun.
dred men.
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Carpenters and Trainers Win at
HaveIhilI, Mass.

HAvERHrLL, May 1.-The master car
penters all signed an agreement granting
the demand OF their workmen this morning
The f'amers Who were engaged on build
ines in various parts of the city, as result
Of last nights meeting struck this morning
in shops where their demands were not
conceded. Later it was learned at the
headquarters of the Federation of Labor
that iifIy-nine of the boss trainers had con
celed the demands of the workmen.
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fur Sale or to Yet.
FOR SALE.

= number Of desirable residences In Augusta,
vAfyine in price from $3.50 to eA,SOo; a.
oy; one two story house and lot In Lewiston.
number os farms In kspnebec county.
1e u price from ol3OO to osOOO. Houees
1nenen's to let. \. ". wHITEHersE, At
~V. Aaaussa. Maine jsatdsf
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8 900 Carpenters Out at Philadelphia

fHILADELrHIA, May 1-Journeymen car
pentefs Of tbls city struck this morn ing for
nine-hour days, 80 cents an hour. The
present union rate is 80 cents. The ma
jority of the master carpenters have decid-
cd to resis; the demands of the men. About
3 900 men are out
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PALMER EXECUTED.


CONCORD. N. II May 1.--At IL 03 |
this forenoon jams Palmer WAS harged
at the prison here for the murder af Henry
T Whitehouse at Portsmouth. May 2.
1898 lie made no confession but again
de lsrei his innocence of the deed He
showed wonderful control of himself on the
scaffoid an officials who have seen many
executions say they never before saw such
an exhibition Of nerve. The hanging was
p srformed by DEPUTY Sheriff. Whidien
and T,wle. Pslmer's neck was broken by
the . l2 feet fail, and he died without a
struggle. His body wac sent to Portsmou h
for burial. The usual number of specta-
tors were present.
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Quiet at B oston.

BosroN. May 1.-The carpenters strike
in this city is quiet and uneventful so far.
All signs point TO determined struggle. A
few men are still at work, who though in
sympathy With the eight-hour movement,
may not strike until after pay dsy. En-
ployers are apparently inactive. Builders
IN outlying districts, not identified with the
emplo, ers' organizations are, in many
csses, according the eight hour day at the
nine hour price. Carpenters are contend
il Z for the recognition of their orgsniza.
rions To the casual observer there seem
TO be no trouble abou. the big buildings in
process of construction.
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Failure at New York

NEw YORK, MAY l.-Fechheimer. Rou
& Co. shirt manufacturers. failed toiay
and their property was seized by the sher-
i'll The liabilities are estimated at S315.-
Geo. the assets at about S275.O00. The
trouble is attributed to dull trade. though
there are reports tina; members of the firm
have been engaged in specula'ions 10 Wal
street.
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| cutters struck in response 70 orders from
the Union to which they belong. They have
no dispute with their employers. The time
and pay are satisfactory and there is plenty
of work. If they had refused to strike they
would have been subjected to fines
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Eigat Hour Movement at Boston.

BosroS, May IA strike of carpenters
of this city for an eight hour work day was
for uerly inaugurated this morning. About
1900 men are out and of this number about
$50 are new recruits who have joined the
ranks of the Uuion within the past day or
two.
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Vermont Stone. Cutters 60 Out.

MoSTPELrER, May l.-All the Journey
men stone CATERS here and at Barre struck
this morning. Only apprentices are now
working. A disagreement between the
manufacturers and ;o7l, sharpeners on
prices caused the strike.
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SIGNAL SERVICE

Weather Indications tor the Next a.
Houre.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
once Of the Chief Signal Ofllcer,
WARRINGTON. May ,, l A. N.
For New England: Cooler. northerly
winds and fair, prec .ded BY rain on the
coast.
Special-Fair weather 10 indicated for
Saturday and Sunday.
Meteorological Report.
May l. isSe. 800 z. MI
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Union vs.. Non Union Fishermen.

ASTORIA. Ore, May III 10 learned
that three men were killed snd t~o wounded
in Ash. Gently between union aad non
unien fishermen on Columbia river. The
union msn sailed aio,y the river and vher-
ever they found non upion fishermen either
fired upon them OF drove them away by Gu,
ting Thsir nets. The non union fishermen
are srnins themselves snd more trouble ID
feayed