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Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-12-30

The accounts of Hon. Charles T..
o.k land agent, were submitted. Civ
IN. the following: Cash on hand, Dec.
1909 sss2. sc; Dec i, 1896, $25657. This
,.++ar balance is about the average,
,ha large amount on hand for 1898 pc
;,,g due TO some bills being held over.
There has been received from the
state treasurer, $500 for forestry ap-
,,,,,;,riation; sli from French settlers
on notes
The following sums nave peen -
,..;ved for stunpages on plantations
,..s surveying expenses: Macwanoc'
sss- *. Reed. $4s2.ss; Lincoln, ase ~ !;
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-12-30

The ladies of the Green Street Meth
odist church will serve supper
Friday evening, New Years night, in
the vestry from six to eight O'Clock
Every item on the menu which will be
elaborate, will begin with { and the
entire menu will be printed within
large letter of that kind.
The Congregational Chapel will be
an attractive place, Thursday evening,
with 500 brilliant posters on its walls
and 25 still more brilliant living posters
moving about and serving refresh
ments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-12-30

Capt. Elisha Higgins of Brewer was
in the city, yesterday, on his way to
Savannah, Ga, where he will pass the
winter. Capt. Higgins had charge of
Mr.. Frank Jones yacht, last summer.
fIe -sas formerly with the Augusta &
Bath Steamboat Co.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-12-30

Here Is one of those chatty little bits
that is at least applicable to Augusta,
even If in less degree than to some
places: 1t would proba bly, surprise
you" said n well known barber yester-
day. how many people there are who
get trusted for shave. or in other
words, indefinitely hang up the barber.
There are not a few people in town
who habitually visit the different
shops. knowing that they haven't got
a red cent in their pocket. wait till the
barber gets ali through shaving. then
suddenly md that they nave left their
wallet at home. or changed their
clothes and left the change in the other
pants pocket, or point blank proclaim
they are busted financially and pathet-
ically ask the barber to wait until the
next time. But they never come back
at least not for a long time-until
they think you have forgotten all
about it. You see that man with a
light derby getting on car" said the
barber. glancing out of the window
well he was in this shop just two
weeks ago Saturday and got shave
as free as the mountain air You
won't see him round this shop again
for five or six weeks. in the meantime
he'll sojer the other shops The most
aggravating part of it is that in most
eases the men are fully able at any and
all times to pay. but seem to take a
fiendish delight iii doing the barber, on
the principle that shaving. nkc air and
light, ought to be boundlessly free
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-12-30

The First Baptist Church win have
i'll the vestry of the church. Supper viii
be served at 6.i5, after which the re-
dresses will be given. Rev. w. $.
Ayres of Portland will be present and
sneak
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05

Africa, Asia, Europe. Australia and South
America, besides all parts Of this country.
The manufacturers OF the sticky paper be-
gan business about twenty years ago on a
small scale, OCCUPYING lean-to in connection
with suburban drug store winch the broth
ers had established as a branch Of their city
business. One of the brothers carried on the
fly paper manufacturing as a side issue, and
at first only enough was manufactured TO
supply a limited local demand. The demand
gradually grew, and the factory Is now one
of the big institutions of the city, and the
four brothers all devote to 1t their entire
time.
Some time ago the brothers had occasion
to discharge of their employees, a man
who had been with them several years and
had unusual facilities for learning the inside
of how. everything was done. Ii was sus-
pected that it was his intention to sell the
secrets of the manufacture Of fly paper. or
such of them as he possessed, to rival
manufacturer doing business on small
scale in another town. The brothers immedi-
ately brought suit against him by injunc-
ton to restrain him from telling what he
knew and from himself engaging in the
business. The suit has not yet been decided.
1t involves a question Of law never yet adj
indicated in this State, and one that is
specially interesting to manufacturers and
attorneys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05

demand by ladies who were still somewhat
distrustful Of their own skill. / shall never
forget. l was acting as the guardian angel
one evening of lady whose main support
/ was in her feeble efforts to prevent col
lision with the floor, and We were rather
TREMENDOUSLY gliding hither and thither
among the crowd when an invalid on skates
approached us from the opposite direction.
81 saw at a glance that the man had lost
his compass, and that nothing but a blind re-
lance in Providence was deferring his fall.
That moment came. when he crashed up
against The collision disturbed the CEN
ter of gravity i'm my fair companion, while at
the same time it FASTENED the downfall Of
the other. Before / knew what up the
man in order to save himself grasped hold OF
one side OF my whiskers, while the lady fast
ened her grip on the other half and both
held on for dear life while their feet were de-
scrlbing geometrical figures on the slippery
floor.
Considerations OF gallantry prevented me
from turning on the wrotched being who was
clinging to my beard like the proverbial
straw on one side, and there / was with two
struggling human fellow-creatures in the
stress Of despair dangling on each side Of
my whiskers The experience determined me
to sacrifice whiskers, and to circumscribe my
Indulgence in that line to modest unobtru-
sve mustache, which affords no comfort to
unskilled skaters
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
A KNIFE AND A RAZOR
THEY FIGURED IN A DUEL IN A RAIL-
ROAD BOARDING HOUSE.
Tom Kane Badly Chopped Up George
Few's Face-An A. II. A.
Discussion.

A murderous ARRAY occurred in ]. e.
Bailey's railroad boarding house, corner of
Michigan avenue and State street, last night.
in which Tom Kane and George Few, both
railroad men, were the participants. Kane
had a razor and Few got hold Of a pocket
knife, both men using their weapons with
almost deadly effect Few was terribly cut
about the head and face.
The fight occurred just after supper while
the guests were yet in the dining room. Few
had heard that Kane and his friends had
been making disparaging remarks about his
wife, and as he left the table he announced
his intention of taking the matter up.
'If you are looking for Kane. you can
find him. and some of us with him." said a
boarder named Preyer, as Few started to
leave the dining room.
Just then Kane came into the room and
was handed razor by Preyer. Few says
that Kane applied a vile epithet to another
member of his family, and he resented it by
knocking Kane down. AS the latter sprang
to his feet he drew the razor and began cut
ting. Few got out his knife, and then the
men clinched. While the women screamed
and tried to separate them the belligerents
cut and slashed each other. They were
finally separated, and Kane, with the blood
pouring from the wounds in his face, left the
house. Dr.. Kneer was called to dress Few's
wounds, which were many. Two hours after
the trouble ne was arrested and sent to the
police station. There DR.. Courtney, police
surgeon, spent half the night sewing up the
cuts. Few had four deep cuts across his face
and one above the left ear, and bad wound
in the back of the head.
Kane was not found last night, and 1t is
not known how serious his injuries are. Few
recently came here from Springfield with his
wife. He Is employed on the Big Four. He
says the trouble really started about two
weeks ago, during a discussion over the A.
P. AS. Few's brother is member OF the
order
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
MARvELs OF ELECTRICITY.
Objects Can BE Secretly Photo.
graphed at Night by It's Use.
Eiaotriool Journal

Electrical Journal.
very remarkable and at first apparently
incredible APPLICATION OF electricity has been
made public. This Is neither more nor less
than a process for secretly photographing
and seeing objects at night or in darkness
light. A singular point in this night photog-
raphy is that some objects show with less
distnctness and others with greater clear
ness than in daylight. Stranger still Is the
assertion that some features which are en-
tirely invisible In daylight are disclosed with
curious completeness, even in some cases
when covered by other substances. The in
ventor of the system, G. dInfreville, who is
well known in telegraph circles, sees future
for it in naval warfare, among other things
follow. with the eye. all the movements of
a torpedo boat, and so enable the aiming and
firing of guns, the attack or the repulse OF
the enemy's onset to be timed to the greatest
advantage. 1t is assumed that this process
would give advantages in the protection Of
coasts and harbors against a hostile fleet
impossible with the search Egnt, which at
once tells the enemy that it Is observed. Mr..
d'Infreville thinks that it win be possible by
his process for a man-of-war TO secretly
Inspect its surroundings. or coast. or for a
while unsupported, night watch against tor
pedo boats, or carry on a night lombard
ment. 1t would help on land a compare
lively small body of soldiers in a night at
tack 10 overcome larger body of the enemy
not thus equipped. In short, in time OF war
the possession OF this method would give a
distinct superiority to the army or navy
operating 1t, all other things being equal.
1t can be used by policemen. night watch
men and detectives for Swallowing or pho
tographing persons at night without the
knowledge of those under observation. In an
article on this subject Mr.. d'Infreville re-
minds the reader that many animals can see
in darkness: the cat and others Of the feline
family, the owl, the bat, and even the horse,
10 some extent. are examples Of it. MAN
has already outdone animals in other re-
spects; why" asks Mr.. d'Infreville could
ne not do It also in this one? The details
OF the process are not yet announced. 1t is
understood, however, that some OF the Euro
pean governments are now negotiating for its
utilization in army and navy work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
OLD-TIME MAsONs.
Acknowledged Sons Of the Orient Have
an Ancient Society.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Chinese Masons, or a secret order OF the
almond-eyed sons OF the East as old or older
than the followers OF the great Solom N.
have a lodge room or temple In an upper
story of a building at Third avenue and
Grant street. The Pittsburg lodge is about
$50 members strong.
They were in session. and saw the whole
proceedings at a safe distance. for wee TO
those sacred Oriental precincts. One digni-
tary. who was clad in the robes OF honor,
was seated on sort OF covered throne above
which small joss. or idol, gszed vaca lIil,y
order. The officiating officer, or performer.
as he appeared TO be, was chanting some
thing about something else s was aone n pbs
world would have dared attempt. lie Kept al
IT. too, for half an hour. and then another
Chinaman took the moor. or CHAIR, ana oid
the same thing as long as his lung power
lasted.
Between times tom-tom and one-stringed
violin produced sounds that shamed any ef-
forts OF dlscord ever attempted before by any
orchestra. This constituted all OF the service
that could be seen and heard The temple
is well furnished. no hint OF the laundry BE-
ing suggested in It's furnishings
Some of Lee Yuh's laundrymen were seen
at l6 Fourth avenue. and they said there
was an ancient order among the Chinese
seems that one Of the men questioned had
belonged to the order. but now he belongs 10
the Fourth-avenue Baptist Church and has
der. The young ChiLaman Is touchy on this
point. and beyond admitting the existence OF
the brotherhood ami stating that Its age
was measured by thousands instead or hun
dreds OF years. he would not talk.
One OF the stamping grounds or the breth-
rem Is a laundry at SIG Grant street They
were in there last night when called. but
no one would talk Masonry" An intelli-
gent English speaking Chinaman said they
were all averse to saying anything about
this order. They will not tell its name OF
acknowledge membership. They were al
least $50 strong and another Initiation II
booked for Ct no distant date The name
s{a&ason'' has probably been applied to this
order BY Americans In lieu OF the real name
It Is said that 4 new lodge II soon TO b.
started. IS the old one - 90 large
Hszh secn pPssy 9rsnS As ss ,S q 3;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
WHEAT UP 11-8 CENTS
CROP DAMAGE REPORTS GAVE THE
MARKET FRESH STRENGTH.
leading Cereal Closed Strong, with
visions Firm and Unchanged.

CHICAGO, April 4.-Rumors OF crop dam
age caused wheat TO close strong with an
advance for the day Of 11sc in the May
future and 11z91zsc for July. Corn and oats
advanced Isc and &c. respectively. Provis-
ions closed at about the same prices as on
Thursday.
After the first hour the wheat market
lvened up and good business was trans
acted. May opened unchanged at 635sc. The
market, after hating while. advanced to
64ssQ64Ac, changed some and closed as
stated at top figures. The firm tone to start
with was due in a measure to the steady
tone Of private cables from Liverpool and
the more moderate weekly Argentine ship
ments. The report of the Indiana Bureau
OF Statistics, making the area in that State
sO4 per cent. and the condition 749 per cent.
was also a Strengthening influence. On the
other hand. the exports did not make good
showing. The weather, too. was clear and
mild In most sections. and the signal service
predicted fair and warmer conditions. with
variable winds. Northwestern receipts were
larger than the same day last week. There
were reports at hand regarding the area
sown in Kansas, making the same the small
est since 1890. But the reasons for the days
strength. which were largely of home, or at
least Western manufacture, referred more
particularly to crop damage than to any
thing else, and that was based much more
largely on indefinite rumor than on au-
thentic information.
No new features were discernible in corn,
and an advance of Bloc in the price was in
consequence of the advance in wheat. May
corn opened unchanged at 1850 ana closed
with sellers at 29z4c. The days range was
from 2915429ssc to 297Ic.
The market for oats was early active, and
q firmer feeling prevailed. The sympathy
between wheat and oats caused the frmness.
May opened unchanged at 1870. sold at 1S%c
and closed with 1880 bid.
Provisions started weak, and so continued
for over an hour At the end of that time
packers and others who did the early sell
ing having apparently disposed of as much
as they cared TO do. and the wheat market
becoming so strong, pork recovered all II
lost earlier in the day, and lard and ribs In
the end were only .021aQ 05c, a trifie lower
than they closed on Thursday.
Estimated receipts for Monday-Wheat, 10
cars; corn, 175 cars; oats, lS0 cars hogs'
1000.
rnt~- nooI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05

Grand Rapids Letter in New York Sun.
The worlds supply of sticky fly paper
comes from this city. There are three or
four other small factories scattered about
the country, but none of them makes enough
to cut much Of a figure In the market. The
great producer is the single factory in this
city, big concern employing 400 to 600 hands
all the year round. and its product Is shipped
The factory is surrounded by high board
picket feace, and guards are on watch day
and night to keep out intruders- The best
friends OF the propretors meet with as cold
a reception. when the matter Of going into
the factory is CONCERNED as any s !.
pected the flies will form entangling alliances
Is prepared by the proprietors personally,
and they alone know the exact formula. The
preparation is not patented nor copyrighted,
as to gain the protection of the government
1t world be necessary TO reveal the materials
that go into it and thus make the formula
known to the world and give trade pirates
a chance to operate. The secret Is protected
by not letting 1t out, and it has been kept
machinery used in the factory is guarded in
the same manner against infringement IN
stead Of being patented. Most OF the ma
to which 1t is put, and the four brothers en-
gagged In the business made the designs for II
themselves and had different parts of ii
constructed at different machine shops. The
fy paper factory occupies four large two
story brick buildings, and the employees In
one department are not allowed under any
circumstances TO visit any other department.
None but trustworthy men are employed.
and once engaged they have substantially q
life job; but even the most trusted Is not
the business.
The ly paper is made by spreading certain
balsams and gums sheet of sized man.
la paper. The sheet has q narrow border OF
wax to prevent the sticky stun from ooxIng
out. The border OF wax Is put on, the sticky
preparation Is spread and the sheet Is folded
ready for inspection and shipment by one
machine, and this machine has q capacity
Of about nifty thousand sheets day. From
the machine the sheets pass to inG1ofnFu.
ofstoncy. and then e the packer, @ ~ put
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
1T WAS NO TRACK WAR
yANDALIA READY TO HEAD OFF THE
sTREET-CAR COMPANY.
No Attempt to Force Crossing nj
Kentucky Avenue at Midnight,
as Anticipated.

Tt was reported late yesterday afternoon
that at midnight the Citizens Street-railroad
Company would attempt to extend its tracks
on Kentucky avenue across those OF the
Vandalia and Big Four tracks. The street
car tracks extend as far as the railroad
tracks. The street-car company has had no
crossing over the tracks for several years.
The West Indianapolis cars at present run
down Illinois street, through the tunnel, west
on South street to West, where one branch
runs down Kentucky avenue and the other
down West street. The street-car company
wishes to get a crossing over the railroad
tracks which would give it direct route
down Kentucky avenue, to West Indianap-
Oils
The crossing of the street car tracks is OBJ
jected to by the railroad companies. for the
crossing would be extremely dangerous, ne
cessitating the slower running of the trains
and placing the railroad companies in con-
slant position for damage suits; The work
Of putting in the crossing would also cause
some delay. Consequently, the railroad COM
panies were prepared TO prevent any such
improvement being attempted last night; =,
waiting near the crossing. In the Vandala
depot were six or eight men prepared
Ton prev tfn lne b s crassins was tiny
plan to keep the switch engines going back
ward and forward on the crossing, thereby
obstructiDg any work. Watchmen were sta
to warn those within of the approach of the
men of the street car company. Twelve
O'Clock came and passed, but no street car
men appeared.
President A. L. Mason. of the street-car
company, was asked last night about the
rumor that his company would attempt to
force its way across the vandalia track He
said he knew nothing about any such move,
but that his company had signed agree
ment with the railroad company permitting
the crossings to be laid. He said he could
not think of any reason why 1t should be
necessary 20 do the work at night or why
the railroad company should want to stop 1T.
the company already having crossings but
desired to have better ones, and had secured
permission of the railroad company to do the
work. He hooted at the idea of the railroad
company using force to prevent the work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05

indications Favorable to Improve
ment md Stendy Prices.

ment ana Steady Prices.
Wholesale men are looking forward to a
marked Improvement in trade when the I'M
seasonable weather passes over. Especially
Is this true with the dry goods merchants.
the confectioners. hat and cap dealers and
milliners. Grocers are the surest OF hav-
ing a fair trade from week to week. but
some complaint On Commission row more
is doing than in the early part of March,
yet there is large room for further i'm
provement- Apes and oranges arr in
light supply, but the demand is falling of,
consequently MOI further advance is Irob-
able. The poultry and egg markets are
both easy at prices quoted, and only an
active home demand prevents further de-
clines- Provisions are moving more freely,
prices steady and firm. Druggists are SELL
ing good deal of paints and oils and
prices in all lines rule steady.
The local grain market shows a little
more activity. Receipts are larger and
transactions more numerous. Much of the
grain used by millers in this State comes
from Chicago. Track bids yesterday ruled
as follows:
wheat-No. 2 red. ss4c; No. red, $40
66Ac; wagon wheat, &c.
Corn-No. 1 white 2s12c: No. white, 291zc:
No. white 2s19c; No. white mixed, 2Salc:
No. 3 white mixed liked. 2sAc; No. yellow. 2SAc;
mixed, 2S34c; earn corn, 261zc.
Oats-No. white. &c; No. white. 24c;
No. mixed, 21c; No. mixed, 20c.
Hay-No. 1 timothy $13. 5OQ14; No. 2, 500
12.50; No. 1 prairie, s9.50Q10.
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)
Poultry-Hens, &c; springs, &c: cocks,
&c; turkeys, hens. 10c: old hens. SC: toms, &c;
old toms. &c; ducks, &c; geese. &C.
Butter-Choice country, 9Q10c.
Eggs-Shippers paying SC for fresh stock.
Honey-16G1sc per Id.
Beeswax-20c for yellow; loo for dark.
Wool-Medum washed. lac; fine merino,
unwashed. 10c; tub-washed, 20q23c; bury
and understandable, &c less.
Feathers-Prime geese. 20Q23c per ID; mixed
duck, zoe per ID.
HIDES. TALLOw. ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. /, 515c; No. 2, Hkc;
No, calf, SIC: No. calf, &c.
Green HidesENo. 1. &c; No. 2. Sc; No. 1
calf, SIC; No. 2 calf. &c.
2Ac.
Tallow-No. 1, &c; No. 2, 21kc.
Bones-Dry. $12Q13 per ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05

knew nothing OF the intentions OF the CHI
nese in Plttsburg 10 establish a Mason c
lodge. "You can be assured" aided Mr.
Brown. that they viii get no recognition
from the Pennsylvanis Grand Lodge. With
out which they can gel no ofiicial Standing
I'm this Jurisdiction or anywhere else in the
United States. / have never known that the
Masonic order was set up In China centurie ;
ago, and j am inclined 10 distrust the whole
story on which the supposed Chinese Mssons
base their claims-"
J. l. Buchanan, Chief OF the Scottish Rite
Consitory in Pennsylvania. who was found
at his office I'm the Nandergrift building. was
equally emphatic in his denial OF the rights
Of the Chinese 10 found a Masonic lodge.
ANY lot OF men," said MIR. Buchanan. ca1
make I'D an organization and call themselves
Masons. but the appellation does not enfifie
them 10 recognition oy the official heads OK
the Masons. know nothing OF the claim
that the Masonic order existed In Chine Zoo
years ago"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-05
SAVING MONEY

An excellent discretion L. often
shown by taking at the Hood the tide
that leads on to fortune. The Indiana
Trust Company IL devoted tn the pru-
Dental management OF the business
affairs Of life. Its service knows NO
interruption. for IL has perpetual ex-
fstence. 1t IL founded financially ON
vast capital (s2,OO0,0OO I'm alb as n
gunraatee OF security. Its directors
and officers, directly Interested and
involved I'm its success, are chosen
because OF their experience I'm and
knowledge of the avenues of invest
ment and their conservative manage
ment of affairs.