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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-31

| The loss Of an acre of buildings, only
partially insured, is serious one even TO
such lively. prosperous city rs Lewis
con.
The report that members of the | niyer-
salist church in Gardiner collected Of coo
postage stamps and sold them for *l5 is
not fully satisfactory TO those who would
Ike to know how much time was con
sumed in making the collection, and
what the daily wage of the workers would
be- at ten hours day. Would it be fair
To estimate an expenditure of two minutes
in time fer the collection of each of the
| 81, 600 stamps? That would be 3033 and )
| hours and reckoning ten hours to a day 5
work would leave the toier less than five
cents a day for his wage.
| n Bath clergyman is the Independent S
authority for the statement that as regu-
larry as the years roll around in the
| spring for several successive Sshbaths, the
| feminine portion of his congregation is
obviously diminished aud does not regain
| its usual and average size until all the
ladies have their new bOnnets and hats
| TT. Fairfield Leader: Parkhurst has mt
present three curiosities: A white owl. a
| three legged fox and an auburn haired
dude. A man and boy followed the owl
TWO days, two men and a deg followed
the fox a week. and half a dozen girls are
after the dude; they are all at large yet
Ashland Headlight Regular trains
over the new branch of the Il & A. put
| Ashland in touch with everything and
everybody from Bcarce brook to Boston
and the great cities beyond. Before the
cowcatcher came Ashland was an island
isolated and out Of sight Now it forms
IA part of the great American continent,
! thanks to those who devised and con
ducted the scheme for building a railroad
to what is yet to be the biggest, brightest,
hustlingest, retailingcst and wholesale
INCEST city in Northern Maine, and don't
| you forget it,
| A Somerset attorney who relishes a
| joke ut his own expense says he once sent
to Il rural Office writ for service, with
directions to be very particular in regard
! to the return, saying, " If for any reason
you are unable to write the return prop
erly, get some experienced person to do it
for you" Sometime afterwards the writ
was returned by the officer, properly
served and signed, with letter reading
substantially rs follows: II do not know
whether this return will be satisfactory to
you. / have lost one finger but l wrote
it as well as could. If for any reason
you are unable to read it. get some intel
ligent person to read it for you
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-31

In some of the large cities it is proposed
10 run parlor cars on the electric lines
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-31
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-31

The loss Of an acre of buildings only
partially insured, is a serious one even TO
such a lively, prosperous city rs Lewis
The herald., 1896-04-10
YOUNG MEN AND FIESTA
THEY ARE DEMONSTRATING THEIR PRIDE
IN THE CARNIVAL
The Executive Committee Looking for Dona.
tions Of White, Yellow and Lavender
Flowers - Keen Interest Among the
Spanish CabaIIeros

That the young men of Los Angeles
are taking an interest in the Fiesta and
have pride in it's success was shown
yesterday by the receipt of the follow
ing letter:
The Commercial Course company of
the Los Angeles high school is now or
ganized and awaits your orders. The
company is composed as follows: Cap
tain, Daniel Mcdonald; first lieuten-
ant, Ray Stone; second lieutenant, En-
vim Mcmillan; first sergeant. Monroe
Coulee; second sergeant, Harry Friek;
privates. Bakman, Clark. Dakin. Doug
las, Fuller, Gibbs, Howard, Morgan.
Mcdonald, Nolan, Russell, Stanley,
Schram, Sweesy, Sharp, White, Yorba,
Thomas, Parks, Reardon, Hagan, Van
Horne, Brown and Gillette. The com
pany respectfully asks that it be as
signed a favorable position, that they
may have sufficient space for display
drills, and they assure you that every
endeavor will be made to make the af-
fair credit to your procession on
Wednesday, April 22nd. The uniform
of the company is marine blue with or
ange trimmings, sailor pattern, in'aica-
tive of the commercial and produ ctive
Importance of Southern California;"
The foregoing letter was signed by
Milton Carlson. organizer.
Secretary of Agriculture Hoke Smith
has expressed his regrets in letter to
IeSiucul ETdHClS ludl 10 uAtsApiC W
be present during the Fiesta and thank
ing the committee for its kind invita-
ton.
The executive committee strongly
urges donations of white. yellow and
lavender flowers and ferns and smilaN
for the use of the floral queens throne
and carriage and the carriages of her
majeSty'S juvenile court 1t is hoped
that the people will respond literally
in this respect as it Us the desire TO sur
round the youthful monarch and her
oourt with the most exquisite and art
istic floral decorations. The donations
are to be delivered at Washington gar
dens on Friday. April 24th.
Col. 7. F. Figueroa. commander OF the
Spanish CaballeroS. has reported to the
executive committee that the keeneSt
i, interest is being manifested among the
b, .st horsonen of Southern Calf ornisi
re yarding the cavalcade of Oaballeros.
He has secured over so of the most eN-
pert. horsemen who will appear in the
parade astride of the finest and best
steeds of Southern California. The
cabal leros will be one of the most strik-
ing nd daring features of the parade
and will receive the admiration of the
public The ladies are as enthusiastic
in this respect as the members of tive
sterner sex and several young ladies'
have expressed desire to join the cav
alcade The ladies will also be dressed
in correct Spanish costume. Those who
wish to join the caballeros are request
ed to leave their address with President
Francis at the chamber of commerce.
The herald., 1896-04-10

bility of purchasing dditional land
for the academy; provision re garding
large and swift torpedo boats is
changed by reducing the. number from
five to three, increasing the speed of
these from 16 to 30 knot $, and reducing
the cost from $S75, 900 to $S00,OOO; instead
of ten or more torpedo EOatS the num-
Der is limited to ten, and the cost is
made $500, 900 instead of ssS00,0OQ. The
provision is added that OF more than
two of the battleships a nd not more
than three torpedo boats shall be built
in one yard or by one constructing
party, the contract to be awarded to
the best bidders Pro vision COM
pelling one battleship to- be built
on the Pacific coast is modified
so as to provide that it is not to
cost more than the lowest ac cepted bid.
The provision compelling the building
of one torpedo boat on the Pacific coast
is stricken out. The time or making
the contract is extended from 80 to
120 days.
Provision is made authori zing the
secretary to contract for the building
OF two submarine torpedo boats of the
Holland type at cost not to exceed
$4,000 each; but no action shall be
taken until the Holland boat now be-
ing built shall be fully tested to, the sat
isfaction of the secretary and accepted.
Appropriations for construction and
machinery is reduced from 81, 670,679 to
&,S10,619. The secretary is authorized
to have one of the six gun boats author
lied by the last congress built and fur
nished for training ship for the naval
academy. The provision for increas-
ing the marine corps by 500 men, allow
ing the officers of the marine &C rps the
same mileage as officers of tn e navy
and all owing the marine corps officers
and men to be carried by certa in rail
roads as officers and men of tn e army
are stricken out. The provision that
all officers who have been or may be
appointed to any corps of the n avy or
the marine corps after service in the
different corps of the navy or marine
corps. shall have the benefits of their
previous service in the same manner
as if said appointments were a re-.entry
into the navy or marine corps, is strick-
en- ont
The herald., 1896-04-10
ALIENS, RIGHTS
THE EGYPTIAN WAR
Possibls Alliance Of Religious Fanatics Against
the English

MASSOWAH. April 9-Colonel Ste
vani who has been ordered by General
\ ,aldissera to retire from Cassala upon
= ,ordat. telegraphs that the dervishes
"A havoc lowered about Cassala are
whs rallied by the attacks of the gar
demo 1T that place and have abandoned
r1son and fed beyond the Albara to
t'ucruI leaving their wounded in ad-
Osopr, mules and quantity OF grain.
dltion 10 food for abundant specula-
There is crest in report received
tion ana lnA Emperor Menelik, Italys
here that tne antagonist at Andowa,
late successful gate to negotiate with
has sent oeie 4 alliance between the
Abyssinians and IONS
upset many calculat. King of Shoa and
Menelik, negus or ag of kings over
Negus Negussi, or ka ain, as are his
subjects. In times past t. ,medan der
at war with the MohanA the hated
wishes to whom they are o. aired he
class of infidels, and that Il ;tterness
tween them partook OF all tne .. n. Dur
Of religious rancor and fanatlclsi Eng
tne the former occupation by the ,,;m-
lish of the Soudan, Menelik proved TO
self a valuable and reliable any
them. ,,.,,axes,s
On this account it has been beneve1
.,rS,s,ti, . ,,t, The mahdi would not likely
S'star mn an alliance, although the
dervfsf1es were expected to avaii tnenl
serves of the reverse administered oS
+hee Ahvssinians upon the Italians ana
10 oFa1vance against Cassala. as proven
to be the case. c.se
Riit the e'political exigencies OF the case
hate overcome Menelik's religious All
tinathy. if the report be true that ne -
neeotiatingwith the dervishes TO MAXI
common cause with them. iheE nay
in ncoffifrion their antagonism 10 tae aa. l.a-
iaf,s, and England has avoweo the put
,,oses of the Nile expedition TO De 10
assJzt Jtaiy against the reverses sne
has sustained at the hands OF Menelik.
The latter is quite as desirious OF mar
rassfYlg the khedive of Egyqt as Is 'he
mahdi.
PROGRESS STOPPED.
NEW YORK, April 1O.-A World spe-
c;st from aCiro says: From indications
here it is thought that the plan or puT-
suing the Anglo Egyptian army 10 D0il- ,,,
poja has been suddenly abandoned Inc
purchase of camels and horses mas peeii
stonned. Lord Cromer and Sir Her
bert Kitchener have had a great deai
Of telegraphic correspondence during
the last SO hours 1t has been 1ound,
II is thought that the force up the Nlie
is TOO weak to cope with the hordes OF
Deryishes now in the field and gatner-
ins, to the Khalifa's flag between AKA
sheh and Dongola. 1t is not propap,e
now that any attempt will be made to
advance beyond the former point a'
present 1t is believed, too, that 1t IS
!hs intention of the British to move
xtongly by the Suakim route when the
dine for active hostilities arrives.
sixteen additional British officers
Save been ordered to Egypt to take
BART in the Nile expedition.
The herald., 1896-04-10
wEBFOor POLITICS
Democrats Demand Free SIlver-Republican
Want Honest noney

PORTLAND. April 9.-The Republican
and Democratic state conventions which
met in this city today did not accomplish
their labors although they worked far into
the night. The Democratic convention
adopted platform pledging the Demo-
Gratis OF Oregon to the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to |,
passed a resolution commencing President
Cleveland for his courage and honesty and
elected six delegates to the national DEM
ocratic convention pledged TO vote for Il
man for President who is In favor free
coinage of silver.
The Republican convention accomplished
nothing beyond deciding the contest be-
tween the Simon and anti-Simon delegates
from Multnomah county. The committee
on credentials worked fom noon till p.
m. before a report could be agreed upon,
and then the convention adopted the mi
nority report giving each of the factions
one half representation. This contest OBJ
scured all other business and nothing was
done toward the preparation of platform
save the appointment of a committee late
tonight. AS made up the committee will
report a platform declaring against the
free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to !.
The herald., 1896-04-10
RUPTURE

Professor Joseph Fandrey European
specialist. formerly of Berlin. Germany.
now permanently located at S21 South
Broadway. Los Angeles, is a practical
rupture specialist and manufactures
the latest patent trusSes this; own in
vention) for curing rupture; also cor
sets for curvature of the spine, female
supporters. etc. Each case will be made
to fit. Over forty almost helpless cases
of from two to twenty years standing.
some twice broken. are today cured and
have no more use for truss. Patients
from two to seventy-tive years of age.
Information and testimonials will be.
sent on application
The herald., 1896-04-10
Dog Show

The entries for the bench show are
coming in SO fast that the Sec
retary at 113 West Fifth street is
kept busy. and the management feel
very much encouraged that the success
of the eighth annual dog STOW is as
sured However. there are many dog
owners who will be too late TO enter
their pets and consequently Will get
left. Today and tomorrow will be TIE
last days. The show will be held in
the Newell and Cannon block on
Broadway between First and Second
streets Both of the owners being
lovers of dogs. have kindly placed this
fine block at the disposal Of the club,
and it is hoped that the show will be
well attended. 1t will take pace dur
ing the Fiesta week, but the entries
nloco this week
The herald., 1896-04-10
A. Bio Judgment

WASHINGTON. April 9.-The sub-com-
mittee of the committee on ways and
means. which has been conducting an in
vestigation into the results of the recent
reciprocity policy of the government, has
agreed to report to the full committee as
a substitute for the large number of meas
ures that have been proposed in congress
during this session relating to reciprocity
and retaliation, a bill which was offered by
Mr.. Hopkins in the house today. The bill
comprises five sections under the caption
of "A bill to increase and equalize the
trade OF the United States with foreign ma
tions by the negotiation of reciprocal COM
1nercial arrangements" 1t differs materi-
ally from the old reciprocity provision of
the Mckinley act, in that it does not offer
lower rates than those now established to
nations entering upon the agreements, but
simply relieves them from the imposition
OF additional duties
The herald., 1896-04-10
Ciausen Convicted

SAN FRANCISCO April 9.--Nicholas
Claussen, who shot his wife, for fun"
as he said, and first pleaded guilty to
the charge of murder, who changed his
plea and interposed insanity as his de-
fefise, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree today with the penalty
fixed at Imprisonment for life. Five
Germans on the jury saved the life of
their fellow countryman. To secure
a verdict the compromise of life i'm
prisonment was agreed upon after
twenty-four hours of deliberation. The
insanity plea was not considered by the
Jurors.
The herald., 1896-04-10
Coast Defense

CHICAGO, April 19.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: The fortifica-
tions bill will be submitted to the house
tomorrow and will carry in actual cash
an expenditure of five times as much as
was appropriated last year. Congress
has started in on system of elaborate
Qualifications for defense of the coast
line. Not only is large sum of money
disposed of, but the appropriations are
so arranged as to provide means by
which a number of the important coast
cities can secure substantial fortifica
tions within reasonably short time
The bill to be submitted tomorrow will
carry in the aggregate about $40, 500, ,00O
and of this sum little over half is ap-
propriated for immediate use during the
coming fiscal year.
The herald., 1896-04-10
CUBAN NOTES
President CIevelaud's Startling Move-domez
Reported Dead

NEW YORK, April "a report mas
lust reached here from Washington
that the president has made startling
move in the Cuban matter. 1t is said
TO he nothing more nor less than a
personal Letter to Senor de LONE, Span
ish minister, asking him to urge his
government to take action at once to
stop hostilities before the United states
ifltervenes.
A World special from Havana says:
A repor THAT Come died of heart fail
ure While on his way towards Havana
comes from the eastern part of Santa
Clara province. There is no direct con-
1irn1ation of the story, but is known he
has been proceeding slowly toward
the far eastern end of the island, brok-
en- in health. The effect of Gomez'S s
absence is now perceptible. The in
surgent bands in MatanZas and Ha-
vana' provinces generally are not as ac-
tive as formerly
The herald., 1896-04-10
Hit by a Falling Pipe

Wmle working in a trench on Pearl street
in front of the Home ice works U,tN efn
Fourth and Fifth streets yesterday after
Eoon. Joseph w. Biddleman. a young man
of 30. received painful injuries. He was
laying pipe and reached up out of the hole
to secure something on the surface when
a joint of heavy iron pipe fell on him. strik-
ing his arm and back. At the receiving
hospital 1t was found that the left arm was
dislocated and his back had been severely
strained. After being relieved he was re-
moved TO his home at 1926 East Fourteenth
street.
The herald., 1896-04-10
Labor Note

WASHINGTON. April 9.-James O'Con-
nell of Chicago. grand master of the III
ternational Order of Machinists. and Sam
uel Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor today urged the committee OH
the treatment of machinists in navy yards
A resolution has been introduced by Mr.
Otey. charging that members of the labor
organizations are Disseminated against by
the management of the navy yards and
particularly in the Brooklyn navy yard
The two speakers reported that Mr.. Otey $
The herald., 1896-04-10
EIshermau's Luck

ST. JOHNS. N. r, April 9.-IIeavy
drifts of arctic ice drove along the north
shore in the neghborhood of this city to-
day and fishermen started the fioes in
search of seals. A wild snowstorm over
took the fishermen. 1t is feared that many
have been caught and will be unable to re-
turn. Much anxiety prevails for their
safety. When such storms swept the ice
fields three years age 20 lives were lost in
u similar manner
The herald., 1896-04-10
Senator nm Talks

NEW YORK, April 9--The Advertiser
tomorrow will say: Senator David b.
Hill arrived in town last night from Wash
ington. Mr.. Hill talked freely on various
subjects. but he would not say whether
dcncy.
There is nothing the statement that 1
am to take charge of the Democratic cam
paign in New York state" said he
The senator then turned to- the Raines
law.
The Raines law is absolutely intolerable
People have been talking about taking the
saloons out of politics. Why, this bin
hands them over absolutely to one party"
The herald., 1896-04-10
The RaisiU Market

FRESNO, April 9-'rhe Joint committee
of the chamber of commerce and Hundred
Thousand Club reported 20 their respective
organizations tonight the plans formulated
by them for systemitizing the marketing
OF rasins by selling the product through
one corporation. The plans. which were
unanimously adopted. provide for a com
mttce of business men and raisin growers
to fix prices and require that all raisins
shall be sold before they are shipped. a
large majority of the packers have an
nounced then. intention 10 organize the
proposed corporation, and it is believed
that the movement will be a success.
The herald., 1896-04-10
INVALID BONDS
Los Angeles Bonds Of 1898 Decided to
be Void

SAN FRANCISCO. April 9-rhe su
preme court today declared illegal an issue
of 1896. 900 in bonds by the city council Of
Los Angeles. The issue of bonds WIS mad"
in February, 1893, for the purpose of re-
funding the municipal debt. 1t Is NV held
that the bonds We're void because of II
provision making them payable in New
York. This provision. said the court. would
require the city treasurer to visit New
York with the money. or to send the money
to New York; The city charter it was
procedure, and for that reason the bonds
must fail
The herald., 1896-04-10
Naval Apt,ropriatlous

The senate committee on appropria-
tion today reported the naval appropri-
alton bill The principal amendments
are as follows: For testing the methods
of throwing high explosives from guns
on board ships with ordinary velocity,
$500, 900; purchase of additional land ad-
Joining the naval station at Port Royal,
S. G.. $4,000: paving streets at Annapolis
academy, $4,000; also provision direct
ing the board of visitors to the academy
to examine and report upon the desira-
The herald., 1896-04-10

who is being exp elled from Turkey
VI the alleged ground that he has in
cited Armenians to revolt against Turk
lsh rule.
The Duke of Westm mister. who has re-
ccived direct information that the sui
tan proposes to exl,el the Protestant
and Roman Catholic missionaries from
Asiatic Turkey, is communicating on
the subject with the Marquis of Sails
bury.
ALIENS RIGHTS
BOSTON, April 8. = Rev. Judson
Smith, d. D., secretary of the foreign de-
partment of the American board OF for
eign missions, states that private as
surances have been received that the
United States government is giving
careful attention to the case of Rev.
George p Knapp of Bitlis, Eastern Tur-
Key. Dr. Smith says the treaty rights
Of Americans in Turkey made them all
extra territorial subjects-that is, the
alien, though residing on Turkish soil.
is deemed to be still resident of his
own country, and is governed solely by
the laws of his country and through its
representatives
The herald., 1896-04-10
A Record Broken

SAN DIEGO, April 9.--Another world 5
record was broken todayat Coronado track
by Randall and Schefsky, the crack tan
dem of the Stearns team. They were
paced the first quartz of half mile and
made the holf in 80 seconds fiat. lowering
the previous record. also made at Coro-
nado. by one-fifth of a second.
The herald., 1896-04-10

Toohy of the A. 0. ". w. He accuses
Toohy of refusal to pay back money bor-
fowcd thirty years ago in Washington,
ID. c., and in lettrs that have been made
public calls the grand master workman a
number of harsh names. The grand lodge
is making a secret Investigation and the
charges Will probably be referred TO Too
fiOu.
The herald., 1896-04-10
For Beating His Physician

The warrant issued for the arrest of one
of our most prominent merchants upon
the charge of beating his family physician
was not served. as it was subsequently
learned that be had simply besften the
physician o,rt of a biz fec by curilg him
self with Tip Top Cough Syrup instead of
allowing the physician, TO treat him.
The herald., 1896-04-10
SAN PEDRO HARB0R
CIaims for Appropriation to b. Heard Next
Friday

WASHINGTON. April 9.-The senate
committee on commerce today decided to
take up the river and harbor bill tomor-
row and to sit daily until its consideration
is concluded. The committee has decided
to grant hearings on Friday the 18th inst,
to the rival claims of San Pedro and Santa
Monica on the California coast. near Los
Angeles. for the establishment of Il deep
water harbor.
The herald., 1896-04-10
The ksyaier Reward

SACRAMENTO. April AT a meeting
OF the state board of examiners held thi !
afternoon it was decided to grant to Cart.
t. W. Lees of San Francisco the $1,000 re-
ward which had been offered by the state
and by citizens for the capture of the Web
er murierers. Capt. Lees arrested Ivan
Kovaley for the crime and the prisoner
was executed at Folsom. 1t is said that
the captain will have to fight for his money
however, as the other claimants intend en-
joining the controller. thereby carrying tn:
matter into the courts.
The herald., 1896-04-10
Brown for Vice President

PROVIDENCE. II. l., April 9.-The Re-
publican state convention for delegates at
large and alternates to the st. Louis con-
vention will be held here tomorrow. No
platform is to be presented. The delegates
chosen will be uninstructed, but will sup
port ex-Gov. d. Russell Brown for vice
nreSilent.