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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19
State Board OF Trade Meeting.

The meeting of the State board of trade
at Waterville, Wednesday was a most sue
cessful one viewed in all aspects, as we
feel sure those who read the Journals re-
Not only was the numb of addresses I'M
usually large but they We're of unusual
value in many respects. The speakers are
men broadly representative Of the large
interests of the State. Their remarks in
Dictated careful thought upon the subjects
discussed. Indeed it is seldom that sn
much valuable and varied information is
condensed into the after-din remarks
of any occasion as our readers will find in
our reports of the speeches of this meet
ing.
There have been several occasions of
late i'll Illustrating the remarkable growth
of the State board of trade, but none more
gratifying than this meeting at Water
vile. 1t is noticeable too, that the tone
of the addresses is optimistic. With pro
per legislation, for which we may look
ahead with good degree of confidence,
there seems no reason why this State is
not about entering upon series of years
of marked prosperity; and it is by means
of such meetings as that at Waterville,
Wednesday, by such interchange of ideas
among the representatives of our many
interests and the better appreciation OF our
interdependence which must follow such
interchange, that our people will be pre-
pared better than ever before to take ad
vantage Of the prosperity awaiting them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19

the commissioners that it be wound up
and its remains be distributed by honest
men among its victims cannot be acted
upon too speedily"
The Concord Monitor says the associa-
ton "has been under suspicion for long
time" But the Monitor had never given
much heed to that suspicion. However,
it now says: ct is now confronted with
specific accusations and should be made
to clear itself or to cease doing business.
The commissioners declare its method to
be doubtful and hint that they are also
dangerous. The state cannot permit this
condition of things to continue and the
bank commissioners have done what they
deemed necessary to check it The burden
is now with the attorney general and the
courts -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19
4 Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Portland,
Thursday, Apr. 18th, 1896,
At Eleven O'clock A. m.

for the purpose Of selecting six candidates for
electors OF President and Vice-President OF
the United States. and four delegates ut large
and four alternates to attend the National Re-
publican Convention, to be held at st. Louis
Missouri, on Tuesday, June 18th, 1896, and
transacting any other business that may prop
erly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as fol-
lows: each City, Town and Plantation will be
entitled to one delegate. and for each seventy
five votes cast for the Republican candidate
for Governor in 1894, an additional delegate
and for fraction of forty votes in excess OF
Vacancies in the delegation Of any City,
Town or Plantation can only be filed by a res
ident o. the County in which the vacancy
exists.
The State committee will be in session in
the reception room of the hall at nine O'Clock
on the morning Of the convention for the pur-
pose of receiving the credentials OF delegates
Delegates in order to be eligible to participate
in the convention, must be elected subsequent
to the date of the call for this convention;
and delegates, under this call, should not be
elected to the State convention to be here
after called for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for governor.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
with the sentiments expressed in the call OF
the Republican Nationsl Committee for the
Republican National Convention, are cordial
ly invited to unite with the Republicans of
the State in electing delegates to this Conven-
ton.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH H. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, Jan. %, 1896.
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The President has had another oppol

The President has had another oppor-
tunity to do the unexpected in making
an appointment. He has always taken
great delight in bringing forward new
men and placing them in positions about
which they could possibly have no ade-
quate conception. In this way ne has
converted cabinet positions into clerkships
in great degree and in not few other
instances has failed to make improve
ments where improvements were possible.
In naming John j. Brice of California for
commissioner of fish and fisheries he has
nominated man whose qualifications
are an unknown quantity, and so far as
public knowledge goes is just as well
fitted to be court astrologer AS commits
sioner of fisheries Mr. Brice is retired
naval officer drawing $4,000 salary and the
salary of the commissioner is fixed at
$1,000. He may have to surrender the first
salary before he Is entitled to the last
Some think the fact that be is cousin of
Senator Brice had something to do with
his appointment.
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Belated Zeal.

The New Hampshire editors and officials
have been noticeably slow in turning the
light on the Granite State Provident
Association but now that they have gone
about it, they are doing it with thor
oughness, as if that would make amends
for delinquency.
The Manchester Mirror says of the re-
port of the New Hampshire bank com
missioners, which has followed unfavor-
able reports from bank commissioners in
some of the other states including Maine
and which sift the matter quite thor
oughly, 1t brings to an end the most in
gcnious, intricate, extensive ana success.
full scheme for enriching sharpers at the
expense OF working people and others of
small means that has ever cursed New
Hampshire. The association is bankrupt. -
the Mirror continues. sit cannot begin to
return to the shareholders the money they
have paid Its agents, saying nothing about
the interest, and the recommendation of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19
kcnnebec.
READFIELD.

The road makers have been very busy
much of the time this month kicking
about the snow-Miss Carter from Bcs-
ton, who has been spending the winter
nc Mrs. 5. G. togg's left for her home,
| Tuesday. #. H. Hatch is having his
goods moved to the station and shipped
| for Pittsfleld. His family will spend a
short time visiting in Auburn. Mary and
sara Fogg returned from their stay in
| Boston on Friday last, Miss Sara sang in
Sanford on the evening of March i1.-E.
| A. French is recovering from his recent
Illness. B. Kelley will soon go to Au-
burn where he is to work for the Whit
man Agricultural Works
EAST WINTHROP.
| The ladies of the Benevolent Circle gave
supper and entertainment at the vestry,
Thursday evening Of last week. In spite
| of the bad travelling and the snow Storm
about fifty were in attendance. All was
going as merry as a marriage bell, when
suddenly the big Rochester lamp. which
was presented to the church by the Indies
about two months ago gave way, and fell
between Mrs. Lillian Foster and Miss
Lena Foster, grazing the head ann wrist
OF the former. 1t broke chimney and
globe overturned, oil ran in all directions
snd the carpet was soon in a blaze
Prompt action on the part of the men
present soon put out the flame, with the
aid of shawl and the large c. +. pledge.
Ia less than half an hour the tables had
been reset and those who had been in
corrupted were finishing their supper A
unanimous invitation from the church to
remain longer, has decided Rev. and Mrs
Long to refuse a very flattering offer from
a Massachusetts, church, which decision is
received with much pleasure by ALL
Some of the children have started Junior
C. /. Society amongst themselves f
y. jackson and son. Elvin, while filling
an ice house at Winthrop, We're in some
way injured by IA large cake of ice Mr..
Jackson was severely hit i'll the stomach.
and it was thought at first he was injured
internally rs he raised considerable blood.
but at this writing he is considered as
not very badly hurt. Evlin escaped with
but slight shaking up.-The Misses
George aud Ella Hewins are en- loving the
munps.--MisS Grace l.. Wade returned
Sunday, from short visit in Augusta.
She was accompanied by Miss Ethel
Barnes who has been spending number
If weeks there
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HISTORIC WASHINGTON MANSION.
Chief Justice Fuller Lives in the Famous
Carroll Residence.
From the Washington Post. J


The fact that Chief Justice Melville
Weston Fuller has bought for residence
the large house that stands on the corner
of Eighteenth and + streets attracts at
tentiop to that section Of the city, which
is composed of those who are known as
the old residents of the capital In the
neighborhood of the mansion are the
homes of General Miles, Secretary Her
bert, and only block off Is the famous
ola "Octagon" house. which was once
Inhabited by the Taylors On the corner
of q and Eighteenth streets is the dingy
old building now used as place for the
war records office, but which was in the
days gone by the home of jefferson Davis
when he held a position as q member of
the Presidents cabinet
The Carroll mansion was built about
sixty-four years ago by gentleman
named Ringgold-that is it was com
menced, but not finished. by him, for the
work of completion was done by the
CAROLS. 1t was purchased and finished
by William Thomas Carroll, at that time
clerk of the supreme court. This gentle
man was a nephew of Daniel Carroll of
Duddington. Mrs. Carroll, widow of
William Thomas Carroll, lived In this
house for many years. She died a few
months ago
Belonging to the Carroll family of
Maryland, family which is one of the
most prominent in America. the CAROLS
were leaders in the society of that day,
and during all the administrations prior
to the late war it was at this house that
the finest entertainments were given.
Daniel Carroll owned the greater part of
Washington, but his lands lay in the east
and he held them so high that he drove
buyers to the west, where the now fashion
able section is situated. When the house
was built the grounds about were exten-
slve. and there were but few houses near
Large gardens and dirt drives then filed
what is now asphaltum streets and row
on row of brick houses.
In the Carroll mansion such men as
Clay and Webster were frequent visitors
and Justice fancy used to come every
Sunday to dine with the family. The
father of William Thomas Carroll was
Charles Carroll of Belleview. the grand
father of Charles Carroll of Carrollsburg,
who was first cousin of Charles Carroll
OF Carrollton. The family of CAROLS are
descended from one of the early kings of
ireland. William Carroll had eight chill
dren, the only surviving girls being Mrs
bowles, Mrs. Brown and Countess Ester
hazy who now resides in this city.
While originally on level with the
street, the mansion is now on q terrace
formed by the cutting down of the streets
during the time that the city was beauti-
ned by the direction of Shepherd. The
mouse IS a large, square, red brick, with
high wall which incloses an old fashioned
garden on the right side. In the front
hall one finds the stairway leads down to
the front door, and all the numerous
rooms are grouped about this central
stairs, which forms a sort Of an omen
court in the center of the house, from ton
TO bottom. Chief Justice Fuller's present
nouse IS fire one, on the corner of
massachusetts avenue and Eighteenth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19

This is the way Jerome Babcock, free
silver Republican leader in the first
Chautauqua district, New York state
figures out how those two Mckinley dele
gates were elected:
=" should say that it is because the pco-
pie there believe Mckinley is friendly to
silver as money metal, AMI that if free
coinage bill should come to him as Presi-
dent he would not exercise a vicious veto
power. The platform adopted by the Ohio
Republicans at the convention at which
Mckinley was formally placed in the Held
for the presidency, while not all that we
advocates of free silver would wish, leads
US to believe that should the Ohio candi-
date be nominated and elected he would
use his influence to have law enacted
recognizing silver as on a parity with
gold as purchasing medium, and per
haps authorizing the free coinage of silver
in limited quantities. / tell you, the
friends of silver are multiplying from one
end of the country to the other, and Nc
Kinley is shrewd enough to see it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19
X RAY DIAGNOSIS.
Autopsy and sivsecton Will Be Unnecessary
Thinks Edison.

Thomas A Edison's discovery, that
it is possible by the use of the Roent-
gen ray for the naked eye to see
through solid substances. was as much
of a surprise to scientists as to lay
men.
Edsons possible plan has been
evolved into a law of science. His keen
eye has seen objects through a block
of wood eight inches thick, and only
the most vivid imagination can outline
the point to which the use Of the ray
may be developed.
The X-ray he pointed out. has no
effect on the eye. and cannot be seen,
because it passes through the eye just
as it does through any other part of
the body Nothing defracts it, nothing
reflects it, therefore it does not reach
the eyes retina. Realizing this. MIR.
Edison said he started out to tinu a
substance that would absorb the rays
just as phosphorus absorbs ordinary
light. and then gives il out when in a
dark place.
II tried 1900 chemicals" said he. be
fore l found the proper one. Finally
| found one that had the property OF
iiuorescence or phosphorescence to
about eight times the extent OF that
used by Roentgen. This substance
simply absorbes the rays and trans
lates them into shadows apparent to
the naked eye.
The physician of the future. Mi.
Edison says. may study his patient in
life as he now learns the cause Of
death from the autopsy He may make
: ole
apparatus necessary to produce x
rays and a screen about seven feet
high and four feet wide. made of pine
boards about quarter of an inch
thick One side of the screen will he
covered with the crystals. about half
the size of graduated sugar. of the
substance found available. Then the
physician will remain on the sid, of
the screen covered with crystals and
the apparatus that produces the X
rays will be placed ON the other side.
The patient will step between the ap-
paratus and the screen. and although
out of sight of the physician. so far as
ordinary light is concerned, his skele-
ton will be revealed on the crystal
covered surface of the physician
Il know the plan will succeed" said
the inventor, and as the discovery is
developed the aid to surgery will be
more pronounced AS yet only the
bones would be revealed. but in time
1t Will be possible to determine the
lean from the fat of the body in the
variation of the shadows, and finally
physicians will be able, l think, be-
cause there is difference in the solid
ity of the diseased and healthy por-
tons of the lungs, to trace consump-
ton. Although it will be possible to
view the body direct without the use
of a screen, think that the screen will
be most advantageous, because it
allows the physician to see the entire
body at once and to conduct his exam
nation with the greatest care
The chemical with which Mr.. Edison
covers a screen to absorb the rays is
seldom used, he says. and he simply
happened to have it in his collection
which is the most varied perhaps in
the country. He will not at present
state what it is. When new supply
is obtained Mr.. Edison thinks that
even more marvellous results will he
obtained.
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/ E.1vnqf9ffzz 0VsSq7ss

Leave Waterville alone for doing the
honors
Sunshine beats the snow shovel for
clearing paths in the middle of March.
Waterville has a large and wideawake
local board of trade for the time being.
anyway.
Portland is getting quite metropolitan
and is to have "a cat show the last of the
month.
Three cent car fares are being mildly
agitated In Auburn.
The country roads have not been in a
more drifted condition for years than
since the last snow fall.
Last weeks Phillips Photograph was
brighter and breezier than ever which is
saying good deal. 1t is illustrated with
excellent half tone cuts. which not only
advertise sportsmen's resorts but enter
tain the readers as well.
The clam industry has reached such pro.
portions in some of the coast towns that
the necessity of preventing the extermi.
nation of the delicious bivalve has become
a live question and was topic of burn.
ing discussion in some of the recent towr
meetings.
Lewiston Journal: They are still dis.
cussing the ownership of the old Oxford
county buildings, which are now tenant
less and stripped. Even the prisoners
nave been moved. When. one hundred
years ago, the county buildings were
located on Paris Hill, Stephen Cummings
donated two acres Of land, with the pro.
Wis" III the deed that whenever tho
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street, right In the heart of the fashionable
section of the town, and surrounded by
magnificent houses Of many diplomats
and wealthy private citizens. The present
home is prettily furnished. Ii may be
that he wishes more quiet than his situa-
ton now affords. Before ii is ready for
occupancy there will have to be great
many changes made in the old mansion to
bring it up to the modern idea Of neces-
sary comfort, but with the expenditure of
a small sum the house could be made into
a strikipgly handsome one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19

President Cleveland's latest real estate
speculation In Washington is the buying
OF mouse once occupied by Washington
on the white Plains road and booming
the property in the newspapers VIVA,
with speculations and the free use of ligb,
mouse tenders on fishing and duckipg OK.
.pedltions Grover ought to be able to re-
tire to private life and live comfortab,,
on the income of the wealth he has ne
cumuloted while in office
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COMPlIM ENTARY.
The Boston Herald Thinks The Journal Fairly
0utstripped Itself.

The Kennebec Journal of this city Is
usually an enterprising paper In its news
gathering department, but in its illus
trated accounts of the great freshet In
this vicinity, it fairly outstripped itself
And this work was performed when there
were two feet of water beneath the press
that was turning of the papers to supply
the demand. Augusta correspondent in
Boston Sunday Herald March T.
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Presidential Electors Must all be
Chosen in State Convention.

To the Republicans of Maine:-Prior to 1892
two Presidential electors at large, correspond
ing to the two United States senators, were
nominated in State convention, and the re-
naming electors, corresponding to the mem
bers of the United States House of Represen-
tatives were nominated by the several con-
gressional district conventions.
The passage of the Australian Ballot law en-
tirely changed the procedure. Under the law,
all Conventions are portion of our election
system, and this ballot act requires that can
didates to be voted for by the Voters through
out the whole state must be placed in nomina-
ton by Convention representing no less a
constituency than the whole state. Hence, all
the candidates of party for Presidential cleo
tors must be nominated in State Convention.
and have therefore included in the call six
electors.
]. H. MANLEY, Chairman.
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The Cuban junta in this country haze
adopted the wise method of sending war
riors to Cuba by one boat and the arms
and ammunition by another. When sent
In that way, as passengers in one boat
and as merchandise in another, the United
States cannot know but that these car
goes are sent for legitimate purposes and
cannot prevent their denarture
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Gen. Weyler is said to have sent secret
agents to this country for the purpose of
studying our defenses. Either the reporter
or Gen. Weyler seems to be suffering from
nareSiS.
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will be 455. He Is of the opinion that
Mckinley s first vote will be his strongest
While the Ohio candidate has been rather
earlier than his competitors in pushing
his boom to the front 1t is by no means
certain that he will secure the nomina-
ton The contest Is young vet
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boy came TO the home of Mrs. Charles
Chandler, Tuesday. March 10.-Marvin
Belyea has sold his place at Castle Hill,
and has moved his family into the house
IN Mapleton, near the NJ F. church.-S.
n. Park has 10 fine lambs. Some of them
are six weeks old.
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The New York Sun, commenting upon
the senatorial denouement in Kentucky
remarks that 'peace with whiskey 1eigns
once moro in the happy memorial places. ="
1t probably would not, however, were it not
for the SOLDERING effect OF calling out the
militia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19

Those people who are burning Spanish
flags just now, are making asinine exhibi-
tions Of themselves. When Uncle Sam
finds it advisable to take Spain by the eal
it will soon be over with Pedro. Mean.
while it will be well to leave childish ex.
hibltions of the flag burning order exclu-
sively to the Spaniards. It's about their
calihre
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The House naval committee has decided
to report in favor of four new battleships
and fifteen new torpedo boats. This is
well enough as far as it goes; but the
Senate will make no mistake If 1t doubles
the number of battleships.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-19

IL Is generally conceded that there are
lew snrewder politicians in the United
states than Senator Quay of Pennsylyani.
nus view OF the present status Of the con
Jest Tor the Republican presidential nomi.
nation will, therefore, be read with more
'nan ordinary interest. Mr.. QUAY puts
Mchiniey's highest vote in the eonven-
lion at between s75 and 400. A majority
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England haste to send troops up the
Nile in the hot season is regarded as in
dicative of her purpose to help Italy. Sc
far as protecting England's interests in
that country are concerned it is thought
that the expedition need not start before
the cool months
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Spain is willing to pay six per cent on
to be any noticeable stampede of European
financers in the direction of Spanish Sc
curitieS.
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Judging from many Of the comments
upon the presidential situation there il
something the matter with Hanna.
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STATE NEWS.
Aroostook.
MAPLErON

James Bean died last Sunday. He cut
nus loot nve or six weeks ago, and blood
poisoning set in. Funeral services nj
M"pieton, Tuesday afternoon. A ycnno
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The only slaughter reported from Ken
lucky was the killing Of time.
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