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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15


to see the wheels go round.
There wasa just a little stir" when a
prominent church member of a Bath
church rose in his seat last Sunday
night and rebuked the pastor for
speaking of politics in his discourses.
A conviviai fellow, SO the story goes.
had habit when under the influence
of liquor OF insisting, right right
and wrong's-h wrong" He was ex-
cused on account of his inebriated con-
dition. OF course such an excuse is
not admissible in the case of clergy
man who insists that right is right and
wrong is wrong, under whatever guise
they happen to be travelling.
The wind storm recalls to the men,
Dry of the Lubec correspondent of the
Machias Republican, the cyclone Of
Oct. A. 1869, the only one that ever Wis
tied this section; that is. since it's eari-
est settlement. One who heard the
savage bowling of that terrific hurri-
cane and witnessed the limbs of trees.
bricks and boards flying through the
air-and demolition of smoke houses
barns and dwellings,, will not soon de-
sire it repeated. and will most naturally
be in full sympathy with the stricken
people of Georgia and Florida who
have so recently passed through the
terrible ordeal of cyclonic destruction
and DEATH
The Portland Sunday Telegram has
Joined in the crusade against the
tramp. It's complaint that neither
our solons. the ministers. the press, or
citizens have taken any active meas
ures to deal with it in a common sense
manner" would be more effective if it
prescribed a remedy. But it points out
the danger in the following vigorous
manner: 1.-The Telegram has pointed
out frequently that these wandering
hoboes should be treated seriously, yet
humanely, or continued crimes would
result. The following items from the
daily papers bear out our statements
What are you going to do about it?
AT the Portland po- Our suburbs are in
lice station from jan tested with tramps
uary LIST 70 Septem-t and cases of larceny
per 26th, this year. 1151 and burglary are re-
modated with lodg-lnow South Portland
ings and this number is the ground on
does not include those which burglars are
VINO never apply for actively working"
lodgings.
A Saco father is having great sue
cess in managing his boy just at pres
ent, but it is questionable whether the
future of that sort of discipline is to be
satisfactory. He tells the boy not to
1901 with the sharp axe in cutting
wood. The boy does just that when
his fathers back is turned and in this
way the father gets his winter wood
cut and the boy thinks it is rare sport.
know smart girl in Jonesport who
is II years old, and who got UP for the
1lrst time in her life on Sunday morn
ing and built the fire. CORRESPONDENT
Machias Republican. A down East"
Yankee girl who never got up on a
sunday morning until after she was
H. is indeed a subject of concern if not
Of notoriotx,
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GOING HOME ONCE MORE
Jacob Snyder, the Pioneer, Pre-
pairing for a Trip
East.
The Oldest of the Old Sacramento
River Steamboat Engi-
neerS.

The pioneer Jacob Snyder will soon
start back to Pennsylvania to visit the
scenes of his childhood and to see once
more the few surviving relatives and
friends who, unlike him, remained near
the place of their birth.
Snyder is the oldest of the surviving
engineers of the steamboats, plying on the
inland waters of California prior to the
admission of the State into the Union.
He is almost an octogenarian. Hale and
vigorous, with mental and physical facul-
ties unimpaired, he is to-day fine repre-
sentative of the pioneer Dutch families OF
the old Keystone State.
Born June 1, 1919, he at very early age
learned the trade OF steam boat engineer
ing, and his early experiences were gained
on the Mississippi River, between New
Orleans and Cairo, and subsequently in
the Gulf of Mexico. When the war be-
tween the United States and Mexico broke
out Mr.. Snyder obtained a transport and
prosecuted a thriving business between
New Orleans and Bayou Sara. Afterward
he met in those waters California noted
citizen, Edward f. Beale, then an accred-
tied agent from the United States forces sta
toned on this coast. From him the young
engineer learned of the gold discoveries on
the Pacific Slope, and as speedily as posi-
bic Snyder fastened to the Occidental FL
Dorado. He had, however, to remain six
weeks in Panama. He came up on the
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all of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany would like to know why Colonel
Suffer of the United States Engineer
Corps has not had the courtesy to answer
a communication addressed to him sew
eral days ago in regard to the obstruction
of the navigation of Oakland Creek.J Sew
eral months ago while the Arago was pro-
ceeding up the creek with load of Coos
Bay coal her propeller caught in the
Southern Paciic's discarded steel hawser
Over 300 feet of it was wound around the
shaft and it was a couple of days before
the steamer could be repaired and got
ready for sea again. An appeal to the rail-
road for compensation brought forth no re-
Spouse, and now ar appeal to Colonel SUIT
ter to clear highway for navigation is
treated in similar manner.
1.-THE raft is a menace to navigation, +"
said Captain G. Miner Goodall yesterday.
"All captains that have to use that high
way join in saving that some one in au-
thority should have it moved. 1t is moored
in mid channel, and the railroad COM
pany has placed stakes all around it In
order to prevent the piles escaping when
the raft is broken up. On the last occa-
sion they let lot of steel rope drop into
the mud and the Arago picked up sixty
fathoms of it in her propeller. 1t cost us
$500 to repair damages and the steamer
was DELAYED two days."
There are dozen of places around the
bay where the raft could be broken up
without danger, but as Oakland Creek is
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FOR THE NEW CHARTER
A Big Mass-Meeting to Be Held
Tonight in Metropolitan
Temple.
Addresses by Prominent Citizens,
Everybody Especially Requested
to Attend.

rousing mass-meeting in the interest
OF the new charter will be held at Metro
politan Temple tonight, and will be pre-
sided over by Horace Davis. The call to
order and Introductory remarks will be
made by James d. Phelan, and the chair
man of the evening will speak upon the
charter in general. Irving NJ. Scott will
make an address upon the public works of
the charter and Thomas f. Barry upon it's
educational advantages. There will be an
address by M. H. Hecht upon the Fire
Department, and Postmaster Frank Nc
Coppln will speak from the view of an ex-
Mayor.
James 8. Conwell of the Cycle Board
OF Trade will speak in behalf OF the wheel
men, and Edward R. Taylor will address
the mass-meeting upon the charter from
legal standpoint, while II. II. Clement
VIII speak upon the consolidation act.
All persons interested In the charter,
and the public in general, are invited to
attend the meeting. School teachers,
policemen, fremen and public officials in
every department of the City government
are specially requested to be present.
strong arguments viii be made, showing
advantages of the charter TO the working
people OF the City, and a most cordial in
vltatlon Is extended to all workingmen to
| be there in force
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GREAT BICYCLE RELAY
CourierS Twelve Hours Late
at Suburbs of
Chicago.
Major Mckinley to Sign the Packet
at Cleveland,
Ohio.

The couriers of the San Francisco Ex-
aminer and the New York Journal CONT
mental relay made fair progress through
Eastern Iowa yesterday. At Cedar Rapids
the people were wrought up to consider
able enthusiasm. At Cedar Rapids yes
terday the relay passed out of the hands
OF W. Lyle Dickey of Omaha into the
management Of G. L. Hibbard.
The couriers arrived at Sterling, ILL.,, at
6:22 last evening. De Kalb, ILL.,, 81 mile
west OF Chicago, was passed at 1926 P. NJ.
The packet reached Elburn, forty-seven
miles from Chicago, at twelve minutes
past midnight last night.
According to the schedule the couriers
were due at De Kalb at 9:51 A. NJ. yester-
day, but did not get there until 10 80 P. NJ.
and were therefore twelve and half hours
behind time.
Special dispatches from Morrison, ILL.,,
giving a review of obstacles encountered
since the start mention the cloud bursts
in the Rocky Mountains, the going astray
OF the packet in Nebraska and the rains
IN Iowa as the chief causes of delay.
The packet should be in Chicago early
this morning. Vast preparations have
been made by wheelmen of that city to re-
ceive it and speed it on to New York,
through Cleveland, Rochester, Syracuse
and Albany.
Van Sicklen and Sinsabaugh, editors of
Bearings, and c. P. Root, editor of Ref
cree, are to receive the packet at the
suburbs of Chicago. Van Sicklen will
bear it to the postmaster for his signature.
1t is expected that Major Mckinley will
sign the packet at Cleveland. According
to the schedule Cleveland should be
reached at 4:34 P. NJ. Saturday, but unless
much lost time is made up it will not ar
riu ri
The special dispatches to the Examiner
bestow high praise on the wheelmen of
the relays between Cedar Rapids and Chi
cago. To the eye OF one gazing from the
window OF a Pullman car the undulations
OF the country seem gentle, but the bicy-
cle-riders find deal of up and down hill
riding, over roads that are not the best for
speed.
The packet is due in New York at P. NJ.
next Sunday, according to the original
schedule. The indications are that it will
be from six to ten hours late.
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Then he saw no more of Campbell until
Campbell had been out in Richmond.
Were you DISCHARGED by Schilling &
Co. 2" asked Attorney Bell.
Eyes, sir" answered Urquhart.
"Were you arrested in Utah on charge
Yes, sir, and the Grand Jury dismissed
the charge"
Were you ever arrested on charge of
forgery hereP"
mo, sir-oh, yes, SIR"
do you forget such q small thing a.
that?'
"I was arrested here on a charge of for
gerry made by Frisbie, Rsdon & Co. I
was discharged by Judge Sanderson.
signed the firm name on check. l was
member OF the firm and had right to
sign the firm name"
The witness identified letter which he
wrote to Winthrop on July II, 1896. and
which was sent from the Occidental Hotel.
In this letter UrQuhart told Campbell that
he was forming a mining company and
bad scheme by which Winthrop could
make some money.
The point which Attorney Bell sought
to make was that this letter ELECTED the
letter from Winthrop in which he said
that Il have been wondering how we can
fully carry out the scheme
When Urquhart came down from the
parlor OF the Occidental Hotel on the after
noon of August 3 he testified that he saw
winthrop and told him that he had lust
seen Campbell upstairs. Winthrop said I:
Il am waiting for him. but Urquhart did
not stop Campbell nor warn him.
Then you made pc Affort to stop this
crime2''
mo, SIR"
Urquhart testified that, acting under
instruction of Captain Curtin, he went to
Winthrop's house on Wednesday. two
days after Campbell disappeared, and sa "
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acted as stenographer for Pope & Talbot
about one year. Then he was in the same
capacity at Bakersfield four months, being
employed by the Kern County Land Com
pany. He spent one month at Los An
geIes and then returned to San Francisco
and worked one month for Siegfried Il
Brandenstein. Next he was an adver It's
ing solicitor for newspapers and travelled
in Utah two months for A. Schilling & Co.
as salesman.
Concerning his talks with Winthrop and
his knowledge of the case, he testified that
he had been acquainted with Winthrop
about fifteen months. The first converse
ton he had with Winthrop about Camp
bell took place some time in the latter part
of June. While Urquhart and Winthrop
were sitting in the Occidental Hotel Office
Campbell passed through, and Winthrop
asked who he was. Urquhart answered
that it was Cam pbell of Honolulu; that ne
was worth several million dollars, which
he had made by his own exertions Win
throp asked about Campbell's family, and
at that same conversation said that Camp
bell would be good subject TO kidnap. This
topic was repeatedly suggested thereafter
by Winthrop, and at the second conversa-
ton Winthrop tried to persuade Urquhart
TO take part in the proposed kidnapping.
| Winthrop said that 0,000 could be got
from Campbell either in check or in
cash by using torture. Several converse
lions winch occurred were all In the same
line. There were from twelve to fifteen
such conversations, some in the Occidental
Hotel and some in the street.
Then Urquhart testified that on one oc-
casIon Winthrop asked him if he had re-
ceived a telegram from him (Winthrop)
from San Jose. A telegram was produced
in evidence which was dated at San Jose,
July 81, and signed Nv" and which said
that the signer would be up from San Jose
that night and wished Urquhart to meet
him. Urquhart testified that Winthrop
repeatedly urged him to assist in the
scheme, but that he steadily declined to
do so. He received letter signed 30. w.
W., which was dated San Francisco June
"a, 1896 in which occurred the words: 81
have been wondering how we could fully
carry out the scheme" This Ietterswas
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Captain Dilhan, the Riding
Instructor, in Legal
Difficulties.
AN OLD wEBFooT JUDGMENT.
The Man of Military Title Up on
Order of Examination
Yesterday.

Captain Dilhan, instructor of the swell
San Francisco Riding Club, with quarters
at 1915 Pacific street. went through an
ordeal yesterday before Justice of the
Peace Carroll when he was called, up on
order of examination, to tell of his per-
sonal belongings and why he does not pay
judgment of 1923 which has been hang
ing over his head for many moons-in
fact, since he arrived in this City from
Portland, Or, where he pursued the same
vocation that earns him living here.
The gallant captain, whose accent pro-
claims him to be a native of sunny
France, was so unfortunate as to get into
legal difficulties while in the webfoot
country. He was called upon by trades
men whose claims were unsatisfactory to
pay up the amount mentioned. The
tradesmen got judgment, but no money,
and Captain Dilhan came to San Fran
cisco.
Hearing that he was in prosperous cir
cumstances here. the disappointed cred
itors sent the necessary documents to a
collection agency and ordered that the
captain be followed until he Iiquidated
the claims. So it was that Dilhan was
hauled before the Justice and asked many
searching questions as to his financial
As is customary with those who ara
served with orders of examination, the
man of military title denied that he had
anything with which to pay the bill.
Salary? Yes, the captain had salary,
but it was only 500 month. and bow
could man pay such an enormous sum
as $228 out of that insignificant stipend.
Property? No, he had no property or
jewelry either, nor were the pupils of the
club indebted to him for his services as an
instructor.
Broke" was the inevitable conclusion
from the captains answers, and still
George Perry, the. attorney who repre-
sented the plaintiffs, was not satisfied.
He began to ply the riding Instructor
with questions regarding his employers
and who paid the bills of the club.
Dilhan admitted that Henry Croker
was the president of the club and George
Qusrre the secretary, but declared be
knew nothing of its financial standing
beyond the fact that he held his monthly
stipend out of the moneys he collected
from pupils. He said that the club did
not owe him cent and that as far as his
present condition was concerned the
Judgment must go unsatisfed. But the
attorney, too, was unsatisfied and he
asked and obtained an order from the
Justice comm anding Henry ]. Crocker to
appear on Monday next at 2 o'clock to re-
late the condition of Captain Dilhan's
financial standing with the club.
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the most convenient spot for the railroad
the work will proba bly, be done there.
TIE REVOLUTIONS SONS
They Will Give Grand Banquet on the
Anniversary of WashingtOn's
Farewell Address.

Farewell address.
There was an unusually large attend
ance at last nights meeting of the Sons of
the Revolution held in the library of the
Pioneers building. The day was the one
hundred and thirteenth anniversary of
the signing of the treaty of Paris whereby
the united colonies were acknowledged by
the powers of Europe to be free, sovereign
and independent States.
The following named gentlemen were
admitted to membership in the associa-
ton, each of whom can trace his ancestry
to some warrior in the battle for Ameri-
can independence: George Whitney Reed,
William II. Finch, George r. Presson,
Eugene D. Townsend, Charles A. Sumner,
Edward Olney, Leonard s. Clark, B. M.
Newcomb, Hart H. North, Captain Frank
Williams and Thomas A. Perkins.
An amendment TO the bylaws was
adopted, in virtue of which the initiation
fee was raised to $40, the yearly dues re-
naming as before, So.
At the next meeting, to be held on Oc-
tober 10, action will be taken on pro-
posed amendment to the bylaws whereby
the annual meetinE will take place on
January 8-the anniversary of the battle
of New Orleans-instead of on February %,
as at present provided, leaving that dav,
the anniversary of Washington's birth,
free for banquets and other festivities.
The other stated meeting days are TO be:
April 10, anniversary of the battle of Lex
inGton; June II, Bunker Hill day; Sep
TENDER g. signing of the treaty of Paris,
and October 10, anniversary of the sur
render of Lord CORVALLIS.
The association is making arrangements
for banquet to be given at the California
Hotel on the evening of the 10Th inst, an
niversary of Washington's farewell ad-
dresS
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IT IS A MENACE
TO NAVIGATION.
The Railroads Raft Of
Logs in Oakland
Creek.
TO BE REMOVED AT ONCE
Colonel Suffer Takes No Notice
of Complaints Made by
Ship-Owners.
HE IGNORES COMMUNICATIONS.
When the Last Raft Was Broken Up
the Binding Chains Did Great
Damage.
HE IGNORES COMMUNICATIONS.

The Southern Pacific's big raft, now at
anchor in Oakland Greek, is causing moth
ing but trouble to navigation. 1t Is right
in the fairway, and tugs, scows and sailing
vessels have to hug the breakwater in or
der to get into the regular channel. The
freight steamers that come and go several
times day have trouble in passing the
obstruction, but as nearly all of them are
owned by the corporation the captains
have to make the best of the situation and
get past the obstruction as best they can.
In the case of the freight steamer Emma
and numberless coasters, including the
steamers Arago and Arcata, the captains
all complain bitterly and wonder why
something has not been done by the State
authorities. The raft is directly in the
way OF navigation, but as the railroad con-
siders that it owns Oakland water front of
course its management will not pay any
attention to State officials.
This is the second successful experiment
in the matter of towing RATS of piles to
San Francisco made by the railroad COM
pany. As Huntington lays claim to the
entire water front of Oakland he is pro-
ceeding to make his claim good by fencing
in the foreshore.
The cheapest way to get piles for the
work was by towing them down in RATS
and thus reducing the freight to mini
mum. Out of half dozen ventures only
one was successful, but the profits on it
were so great that Coils P. determined to
try it again.
The last venture was from the Colum bia
River and it also was a success. and the
proof of the matter can now be seen in
Oakland Creek.
1t is this second successful attempt of
the railroad company that is raising the
lie of steamboat men, tugboat captains
and the masters of scow schooners and
small sailing vessels.
About twelve months ago the Southern
Pacific succeeded in landing its first raft
in San Francisco. 1t was towed to Oak
land Creek and anchored in almost the
same position as the present one. When
it came TO breaking up the raft the steel
hawser that bound it had to be cut, and
when this sank it was allowed to lie where
it fell. The railroad officials were busy
figuring out the profits to the company on
the successful landing of the raft, so the
loss of few feet of steel hawser never en-
tered into their calculations.
The owners of the steamer Arago have
a different opinion about the Southern
Pacific than that held by Mr.. Hunting
ton, however. incidentally Edwin Good
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anything in the plot or that it would ever
/

anything in the plot or that it would ever
be carried out.
On his redirect examination Urquhart
seemed 10 contradict his statement con-
corning his estimation of the reality of
the plot by testifying that prior to August
3 he had told George a. Koch about it.
Koch was, he knew, friend of Campbell
August was the date of Campbells dis
appearance.
The cross-examination of Campbell by
Winthrop's counsel dealt largely with
Campbell's acts as he testified to them
the period covered being principally the
time when he was held a prisoner in Rich
mond. Concerning this feature of the
case Campbell testified in answer to At
torney Bells questions that when he
had the struggle with 'Pete' and
Winthrop in the cottage much noise
was made and that he screamed
loudly; that he was tied to an
armchair from o'clock Monday night
until s o'clock Tuesday morning, and he
made no effort to escape during that time; ;
that when he was handcuffed and gagged
and placed on the bed, he found that he
had three feet of play on the chain which
was attached to him, but he made only
one attempt to pull out the chain, which
was held by staples; that when he Aalked
from the house in company of Pete, F"
after he had been released, and to the
Geary-street car, he did not call for help
to have Pete" arrested; he gave as his
reason that he did not then know what
part of the City he was in; Campbell also
said that he made no attempt to see
"Pete's" face, although he was unmarked
while they were passing through the street
toward the Geary street car. Another
statement made by Campbell was that he
smoked a cigar which pete had given
him after the gag was removed from his
mouth. He had refused to eat for fear he
would be poisoned, and, while he had
rinsed his mouth with water which was
given to him in the cottage, he had not
swallowed any. being all the time actuated
by the fear of poison.
The rope-tying scene was something
new in court Attorney Bell is young and
1.-THE. Campbell is athletic, but far beyond
middle life. There was in evidence in the