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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19

Up to the present time there has been
fery little mining for precious or senipre
ions stones III the United States. aud then
,nly at irregular periods IL has been car
led on during the past few years at Iarls,
Me- near Los Cerrillos. \ NJ, in AleXan
Ter county. \ C., from ISL until iSSs, and
III the Missouri river, near Helena Mon..
>lnce the beginning Of ISM True bcrylS
aud garnets have been frequently tuu"'' az
bypruduct in the mining of mica, cs
pecialy in Virginia and North Carolina
some gems, such ~ the chlorastrollteN,
hunSonite- and agatcs OF Lake Superior
are gathered on beaches where they have
allen from rock which has gradually dis
ntegratcd by Utaiherlug and wave action
Mr. George / kunZ, in his recent report on
he mineral Industries in the United States
,ays that IA very limited number of dia
nondS have been found in the United
states They are met with III well drtin"'!
districts OF California, North Carolina
ieorgia and recently in Wisconsin, but up
20 the present time the discoveries have
Deen rare and purely accidental. Their nc
,'urrence is chiefly confined to IA belt OF
:ountry lying along the east flank of thr
southern Aieghanies from Virginia tn
Georgia, and another along the western
BASES OF the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade
rangc- III northern California and south
-rD Oregon The corundum gems, sapphire,
,uby Oriental emerald. etc. have been
found III Gully two states, North Carolina
md Montana. and then never in fine gems
lourmaline has been found for the past ca
years at Mount Mica, Paris, Me, in mag
nticent crystals, which have furnished
some gems rvaling any ever found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19

IL now You rub glass stick or n stick OF
sealing wax with woolen cloth and bring
either of these close to the metal covering
you will immediately Sce the two branches
Of the tin baud start violently away from
each other just as ii takes place in the well
known apparatus Of the physicists labors
tory the elec,rometer or electroscope.
A French writer, who devised the ingeni
Gus arrangement Just described, says that
this improvis,d electro~eope will not only
enable one 10 discover II n body Is eiectri
fed OF not but it will tell with what Kind
Of electricity positive or negative, the body
Is charged
BRING close 10 the metal plate, for exam
pie. sheet of very dry paper which has
been electrified by rubbing it vigorously
with brush, and while the bent band or
caves OF our eiectroscope start apart Under
the influence of this paper touch the metal
plate or covering with your finger The
caves fall back, but if you take away your
iuger and then the sheet OF paper they
!iverge again Now the apparatus is
charged with electricity OF n different na-
.ure from that OF the paper In order to
discover what kind of electricity this is
nring slowly up to the plate the stick Of
class rubbed with wooden cloth. Now we
.hall see the divergence OF the leaves in
crease which indicates that the electricity
If our electroscore is the same as that Of
he giass-that Is. positive so that our shCo,
If paper wa, charged with different elec
.ricity-that is negative. On the other
land, If the divergence had diminished, W.
,hould have concluded that the body to be
stisated was charged with positive
Electricity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
A PERii0Us RIDE.
Three River Drivers lose Their Lives in Merri
mac al Sewa'i's Falls.

CoSCoRn, \. IL, MAY Eqrly this
morning six river men employed by DAYS
& Sargent driving logs on the Merfmac
river, took boats and passed over Scwall,
/ ais and entered the slucing on the way
down stream 10 work The water was high
and as the boat shot into the slnicing, the
men by getting on the side caused it to fill
James I.arkius of Woodsyillc, who was
in charge of the creS to tighten the boat
jumped out and saved his life by ssimirg
in the cold water half mile. The boat
filled rapidly and overturned, James Roy
Frank Aroo ant Alice Lavoc being
brow ned.
William Gallagher of Bangor. Me-, got
nn top of the boat and was rescued and
James Miller of Portland got into the eddy
and drfted ashore.
Roy and Arho belonged in Bartlett. Each
was . years old AMI unmarried Law G
lived At Lakcport, was - years old, and
leaves family.
Larkins made brave attempt to save
Arbos life. having him within short dis
lance of the shore. but his strength failing
him. on account of his long swim, his ct
forts were unsuccessful
When the men were struggling in the
water 60 of their comrades lined the banks
of the river but on account of the high
water they were unable to do anything to
assist them. and the three men sank before
their eyes. The bodies were not recovered
and cannot he until the water is lower.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
4 BANK su,solEs
eeaps ! Harvest in srau Sums BY N In.
asnious Scheme.

Bo~roN, May ls--A scheme to s~iudls
banks in various parts of England has eoms
10 Chief Inspector Coulseris notice, this
lstast complaint coming today from Barton,
Vt. National asnk Several days ago thi'
bark receivej npewritten letter, or
pap. beaded ''oilice OF Emery & Gooaseli
importers and jotbers of foreign aud
domestic fruits, nuts, etc, 81 and 81 Com
mereiSl street, Boston, and 81 Barcla.
street. New York Csty,r which read
Boston, NAV $, l72S. To Baton Ma
tional Bank, Barton. VT. Gvntlemen w
have mailed our travelling salesman, Lev
M.t4ger,s eh' OK for So. MI. Metzgvr wi
b.. III Barton this week. Enclosed is hi
81 .na,nre. Very resps ctful!y, yours
tSignei) Emery i Goodseli. Per G, En-
Try.
Enclosed was small slip on which wa
written the signature of Metzger. A la,
OF twu later Me,sger called At the bank, an,
after answering satisfactorily the questions
and iodorsing his nam- On the check in tbs
same handwriting as that upon the slip en-
closed in the letter, was paid $50 withou
| hesitation.
| Later the cheek was found 10 be worth
| less and the exist nee of such a firm a
Emery 1 Goodsell could not be learned
The game was worked in Provide AM
other places, IN some cases another namI
being used.
| The man is described as of of dark com
| plexion, black mOls,acne, wearing a datl
,.olorel business suit file is of medium
height, weighs abont 1926 pounds. a"par
emily about - wears.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
NEWS NUGGETS.


~. :.
'e''' 'ls 'n'1" WV ''''' "a ''"'''e'' ''
'!''s a.
Schooner Abel w farkrr"' Nantncket
/ apt Snow, from New YORK To woods
Ion, WIN rtfgo 81 coal, f"n ashore on
Treat i.''g"' thursday.
The Massachusetts legislative committee
rhursd " reported "bught not to- pass oi
IN tlil Tor nnl"n Sta''oh o' Tue Bosom
Nalne and FitcAhurg systems.
nr+pitcics from brunswick, Ga, state
that thu FirS, National bank and Oglethorpc
N3ri bank of that city closed tie ir
,llor, rhnrsd.t>. and that NJ llmhn. pres
uicnt of the Litter committed suicide.
rhn, sl,, morp,uy j, bou.e barn eide,
Mill ,,I cirncn,,r sLon. b,l,,ruiny IN tb,s
Noulton at Saxonyillr Mass, WAS burne, i.
N.,riry Neal another ocrupant OF the hons
st all his personal effects. Loss, about
>15. uEp: insured.
S,.hoor., ps..n oshora nm So1,.,ac noar
Ro,k,ort Mass br,ke an Wp1nesda,
.,.,l,, IL, ,.,r,,,' Jr,f,.I .nitI,,,-J ri.
a. ~, tL. In.t ..,l,.r ia. mo, ,,..rn ron,,
.,rsi uIa.r.ua;,l.r of ,l,, ,.ra,, i,,yo f,,
No., Druu.,irt a, nucr The canaan,
III s.. not ohI,. J., h. removed
c,,1,,es oe t,,,. r,,,ort az Ij,,,v w Elliot,
,rr;t..I st,t,s t,,.,.,,ry noon, il, I,gn con'
...rr,,,,, tho s..t rnoL .~;,.. nn .,. PIN, Ine
,.,'Is ~. l,.,,, ,E.,,iI,,,,1t, ,I.a D.,
-, ,,,,,,,s,l .,,,,,,,,, ~. ,,,,,.,L.rg &c a.,
,r;t,na.l 81 ,,arI.. p,.saIl
- p;,i..sl yv,.hs., ,,r,i ,t.;s ,'.,,,r,
rs rho .t,s, ,,,,,r,a,. ,.,, ~, s,,,,,or, n
,ho;r caso
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
The SIX COMPANIES ERROR.
Belief in California that an Extension Of Tint
viii Sc Well Used.

San FRA>cl~co, May ls-The Chinese
IN San Francisco are doing nothing, say ing
httle and thinking great deal about the
supreme courts decision on the Geary law,
All reports of threatened mob violence,
either on the part of Cirnese or WIN es, are
rot. San Francisco is orderly as New
York, although o'Donnell and kearney
worked of some supartluous steam last
night by hsranguing small street crowds.
The Chronicle urges an extra session OF
Congress to eve the th'1aman another
chance TO register, and the Call squnts in
the same direction, While the Examiner
demands the m.Intvnance of the status quo
in order To give the government handy
weapon to use against Iighhinders and
other Chinese criminals against whom it is
impossible to obtain lrgsl evidence.
Although the workinsmen are clamoring
for Wholesale deportation OF the Chinese
who have not registered. THIS is NOT the
general sent ment, it being recognized that
such II sudden revolution IN local in lustries
wouIi be disastrous. Probably majority
of the people w0uli BE- satisfied if Congress
wonld grant slight eatensi0n of time for
registration.
Many of the Chinese have been quietly
busying themselves for some months IN
procuring blank certificates of birth, Viii n
they have had flied ont and recorded, after
which they have obtained certified copies
from the records, which they carry about AS
p ina facle evidence that they are native.
nerican citizens and exempt from the
,nalties of the Geary law Many house
h Dlders have induced their servants to regis
ter in legal form.
These Chinese who registered in defiance
of the order of the Six Companies have
been growing over thew discomforted com
patriots. The influence of the SIX Compa-
MES in Chinatown has received a severe
blow, although it is still powerful. MANY
Chinese were prevented from registering by
actual force on the pnrt of the agents of the
Companies, and they express bitter feelings
toward the powers that have bjcctel them
to the risk of expulsion.
The companies admit that they made 4
mistake in their manner of fighting the law
and all they ask noe is another chance to
comply nth its provisions There is no
| doubt that if the registration books Were
| reopened nine-tentlts of the Chinese popu-
lation of san Francisco would apply for
certificates witfio Il week
There Is very little defiant talk among
the Chinese, but many appeal to sympathy
Most of them say that if they have 10 90
they will go peaceaoly, but they hope they
will be- given another chance. Talk of re-
talation by China occasions no interest
whatever here.
The Examiner suggests that if China
wishes TO retaliate, she copy the Geary Law
word for word, Prohibiting the further i'm
migration of American l4borers and giving
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19

NEW YokS, May Is.-PoEtirisns in gen
eral and anti-sesppers in particular were
highly interested yesterday over az silege,!
Washington 1'spsfch IN a morning news
paper which said that Preslisst Cleveland
was about 10 enlarge the workings of the
civil service reform las so tsat almost all
offices would come nnivr its influence.
The idea is TO make all but a few of the
high positions compel tive, SO that when =
man is appointed TO an efhee be shall bold
j, for life, dependent, of course, upon COM
potency and good behavior. Mr. Cleve-
Ind il is believed, will make recomnen.ia-
tons 10 the next ConsresS along these lines
The recent manifesto of the President
shutting out Office seekers fruu personal in
tsrvie~s. except as II shall personally di
rect is regarded as prelude 10 what hs
intends to do later.
In word Mr.. Cleveland proposes TO in
trcduce the English system In consider
Jag the question lie has consulted with Re
publicaus, Democrats, MGgsumps snj
anti-snappers alike. CArl Scturz has beef
| taken into his confidence and has expressed
himself as highly gratihed with the pro
possl.
| In order to make the new arrangement
perfectly waterproof Congress will have t,
| act. but, uever,he less, Mr.. Cleveland caI
/ 10 great deal all by himself He 4
| heen so much troubled of late by South
| ners who want places that he is determine,
t 10 secure lit,le rest al any cost.
| A politician with anti-snapper procliv
| ties said
| This action by the President, if i, i
! really TO be carried out, is exactly Whist ",
| have been fighting for. All independent
| Mugwumps, as YOU cali them must fee
| ratitied al the intelligence. Presilen
| Cleveland has shown once more his goo
| sense and bis remarkable foresight.
| Civil service reform is hound to com
| some time and it is all the better that
comes early. most sincerely hope tina
the news is true and that the saving, Il
/ he yictors belong the spOils, will soon be
Ihiag of the past.
| .'At the same time it is rather funny t
see an announcement OF the thing made i
that morning paper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19

What spectacle is more disgusting than
that of mar ar woman with SKIN dis
ease which shows itself in pimpies or bIoteh-
es on hands, arms, face aud ueck2 IL i.
simply impure blood. Soc what BRASr-
KETH's PIILs dii for a chronic case:
George Chapman, P.ncuing, Mich saws
For four years was IN the Mouut-.l
fDfau;ry in the L S. Army, re,idia during
that tisue pri;H ipa.iy in Texas Almost all
Of that time hali chronic skin d;sea.e.
characferizei by an eFuptian over the en-
tire surface of my legs ana thighs. arms and
chest. The doctors termed it ecz4ma
had given mp aii hops Of ever being cure,l.
when BBANpRETH' Pills. were rc-onin,eili-
ed to M. concluded 20 ;rr lhetn. sai |
have thanked tsesl daily since that I'D 50.
used them for about three months anil by
that lime, va. completely cured aad have
never had any trouble since
may .5,~n,a q u <.,lrpa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
MARRIED SOLDIERS NOT WANTED.


WASHINGTON, May ls.-The army has
no use for married men. 1t is proposed 10
discourage the re-enlistment of soldiers
VINO are married. The decision naturally
,trs up the married soldiers, and the war
department has many letters, mostly anony-
nous, pointing out what the writer's regard
IS the injustice of such a discrimination.
1t is found that married soldiers give tn"
department great deal more trouble than
the single men Whenever there is TO he
1 change of stations the married men begin
to work for Il transfer, SO that their fam
lies may not be compelled to pack up and
move with the troops. This causes the an
hoyance of securing other men, and Leaf,
TO much extra clerical work.
recent experiment in denying transfers
and compelling married men to 90 with
their troops did not relieve the department
Of ANNOYANCE, for the married soldier usu-
Ally left his wife at HI cid post and devoted
ninlself at his nrE Il itiJn, with the aid Of
bis wife at the former post, TO securing Il
rausfer or discharge.
The war department has given its re
rruiting AMI enlistment officers to unicr-
stand that married soldiers may be denied
Teen l,tm,nt in the army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
NEW SALVATION ARMY MOVE.
Prominent St. Louis Merchants Forming an
Auxiliary Brigade.

Sr. LorIS, Mo-, My Is The Saliva
ton Army is no more to be made the butt
of every irreverent joker AMI the Legitimate
prey of the comic comic composer. The
rank and file male up of enthusiastic evan
gelIsts in the blue surtouts and scarlet un-
der j'cktts. are surrounding themselves
with Gordon OF citizens Of high and So
cal business standing, who will prote G.
them from the filings of the ungpAly and a.
si~t ,bom with financial AMI moral encour
sgpment.
Thes. allies of the soliiers will not wear
the uniform prescribed by the manual FOR
tie duly enlisted. but they ill be one with
the soldiers, amt, in general terms. will be
members of the Salvation Army, engage
against he unrighicous. Within the last
aonih or so there have joined the ranks u
number of prominent st. Louis merchants,
and the gooi work still goes on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
By TELEGRAPH.
s,uoY M pos,rlmsn.
Tvs Usn.a fesns worshispiss Third IS a
Divine esins.

RAIrtsoKg, May is-WitI4in the
.ha.Iuv Of ST. Lakes Protestant Episcopal
church. in neat three-ssory brisk house,
lire two sisters 81 highly respectable
family. 0ne VI the sisters Is Mrs. Maggie
Hooper The other Is Mss Aamie Max
weli The latter u teacher in u public
school. 1t she iastInce Of Mary Notation,
the coiored domestic OF the sisters, the po-
lice have arrested Mary Harvey ard her
husband.
Tue particular charge sgainst them is
fraudniently obtaioinx cash, jrgelry ard
wearing apparel Ia 4 9. neral stasemen.
Of the esse Mary N@ulton ssii that she first
aoticssi the oman Harry .hen she came
to Tn. house TO 10. A. she -st!, some scrub
hing in return for an apron that Mrs. fiar-
per had giv.l her. On her second visit Il e
woman staii sli day ia Ms. Hooper
room She then noticed that the uarses
Woman could get anything she wanted in
the house.
Mary Moalton also described how Mrs.
Hooper's son, boy aboIt Il years of age
used 10 &c, down on his knees and repeat
paryers 10 the Harry woman. under the
beli-f that he was worshipping a divin"
person. She had also seen the boy kiss
The feet of the woman.
Mrs. Harvey came almost daily to the
house after her first visit. On several
nights last week bright light vas seen in .
back window Of the house, and the sound OF
~omen's voices in earnest prayer could be
he ir1. One women seemed 10 be exhort-
ing the other two.
Mrs. Harvey, 1t is related, represented
herself as Jesus Christ, and made them
how dow n and worship her. On FRIDAY
Night people in the neighborhool were
awakened after midnight by the sounds OF
Nearer, Ny God 10 Thee" During the
celebrations Mrs. IIarveyis said to have
taken wine, and after representing hcrsel,
as the living God. to have passed it 10 til,
TWO women aging, Take this in remem
brance of me. After partaking of the wine
both Mrs. Hooper aud Miss Maxwell art
saii to have prayed to and worst'pped Mrs
Harvey.
Mrs, Hooper's boy at first rebelled, but
he was forced into submission and 10 wor
ship. After paiiaking of the wine the 40
men are said to have lapsed into dcl;rium
luring which time they would sing and ex
hort each other as if 10 religious frenzy
rrying ''All for Jesus, all for Jesus" A.
soon as the woman Harvey was removed, a
doctor and member of the Order of Boz
Secours were called, and Mrs. Hooper an,
Miss Maxwell were placed under their care
A brother-in-law of Mrs. Hooper say
that both she and her sister are recovering
Mrs. Hooper has been sick for some month,
with, some say, erysipelas. others neryou'
prostration. The brother-n-law says thai
| ali the trouble has been caused by over
doses of drugs.
The Harvey woman is described as bein.
| about % wears of age, with scarcely a trace
of intelligence in her countenance, yet
with Astounding cunning. The marvel i
how the school teacher could have sur
rendered to her Vaccinations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19

The recent heavy rains have changed the
quiet and lazy little salonskee stream
into quite a turbulent and raging cure mt
"Wednesday night the water rose to such a
height that it overilowed the boom of logs
at Bates sawT'll, setting many logs ailoat,
and carried away part of the dam between
benjamin Il Aliens shops and the Ameri-
can Axe and Tool Company's axe shops.
The foot bridge over tbs dam disappeared
the same night. and Thursday morning was
discovered at the Dunn Edge Tool shops
about half mile down the stream. After
this last rain has Sc; led itself and got into
good running condition we may look for a
repetition of the same thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
CALIFORNIA BANKRUPT.
The State Unable to Pay It's Debts and Dali,
Running Behind.

Stcn,urStn, Cal, May Is.--An even
rug pap.r publishes statement of the
financial condition of the state govcrnmcn,
showing that the state is bankrupt, 1t is
estimated in the controllers office that
when the present administration is ended
the d. tic, ncy will reach 81 600 nbn.
The general fund is exhausted AMI the
nay ments from counties to lie niaiH this
motth will vanish in couple of weeks
Then lle fund will he empty for the rest
Of the year.
Creditors of the state are cllmoring for
money du' them, but the hoard OF examin-
rrs has failed to meet and pass the claims.
The Ia" requires the board to connt the
morcy in the state treasury each month,
but it does not do 80.
Debts are piing up against the state, and
the outlook for IFS cre-'itnrs is not very
hoplui It is generally known iha. TIA
finances of the state are not i'll very g0pl
condition, but it is thought that the rub
lished statement is somewhat exaggerated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
ALL SERENE


WNsHiN@roN. May ls.-An authentic
stat, ment is obtained as to the Interview
between Secretary Gresham and the Chi
nese minister on Wednesday. The Chi
nesc minister assured Secretary Gresham
that he heiieTed the Chinese government
would not resort 10 retaliatory measures,
and there would he nothing done by his
government which would disturb the pres
ent friendly relations between the United
States and China The minister was Of thu
opinion that no trouble would result from
the G-sry law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19

The Guilds American Evening" at
Red Mems hall, Friday evening. will uu-
louhtedly draw n large attendance. The
society Is becoming noted for its novel and
entertaining Productions, AMI the -Ameti-
can Evening ~ll b. the first of a series to
he given each month. Rev. W. +. Liv-
ingston will lecture on American Humor-
lists and Mr.. Bert Combs of Gardiner
and Mrs. Manning Campbell of Augusta
will sing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19

A cantata entitled Flower Queen or
the Coronation of Rose, will be given in
Memorial hail, TUESDAY cyer'ng, May %,
by about % Of the young ladies' of the Bap-
list church. assisted by few outside the
society. \ great deal of time and labor
has been spent upon this cantata and the
public are pssured of profitable and inter
psting evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
MO KNOWS HIN ,
lanes AcPhsa. Evidently r. n, g. si..., Dies a.
New Bedford.

NEw BspFoRn. Mass, May Is Jane,
MrPhea, who has been in this city but tive
weeks, died toiay of BriahSs diseasa
Nothing is known Is known here of lis
fri,.nds or relatives.
He Is evidently carpenter, having g,
of tools. Among his possessions was fon nj
q paper 90 tie grasad lodge of Maine. |. o
OF 6. r., q letter from John T. Casey, Can
ton, Maine. anil a certificate IN the Maine
Mutual Aeeiieut Insurance Co. of Port.
Land.
The undertaken having the body in charge
,elegraphed TO Canton and Portland to find
out if Mephea is known there. He last
came from Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-19
TROUBLE Az CEua D'AlekE.
idaho's Governor ard Other Officers Advised
oil the Situation

Boise, Idaho. May Isl. NJ. Porter Of
Cu.ar 'Alenc. who IS prominent in mining
circles, said that that trouble is brewing
agAin b.tsern the Union and non-union
miners at Caur d 'Alrne.
He sail that The EnioB miners have de-
ternin. d To drive the noE-nnion men out
the country. anil that a. the militia 10 being
myt-trre out all oger the -tate it cannot b..
summoned to qEsiI a-riot if there should he