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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-08

Newbro's spring opening. Saturday,
May 8. We have 5000 trial boxes of
Huyler's candy to give away and will
continue our opening Monday and
Tuesday, or until they are all gone.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-08

Are you going to Kansas City? Then
take the Burlington Route, via Billings.
and save % hours and 20 minutes over
any other route
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-08
The silver BUN NATIONAL Bank


Capital..... ........... 900
Corner Main and Granite streets
Transacts a General Banking rusI-
ness. Exchange drawn on the principal
cities of the United States and Europe.
Collections promptly attended to. Ip-
terest paid on time deposits. Cores
pondents: Importers and Traders Ma
tional bank, New York: Union Ma
tional bank. Chicago; Crocker-wool-
worth National OF San Francisco: Bank
of Montreal. Montreal
u. n. Lewis ....-. .-...s...s.-..s. Frcslueut
Charles c. Rueger. Vice President
Fayetts Harrington........ ........cashier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
NAMES FIRES.
Interesting Returns on Values,
Losses and assurances.
Defective Chimneys Greatest Cause,
as Far as Known.
Incendiary Close Second-Other News from
the State Capitol.

The returns to Insurance Commits
sioner s. W. Carr. on the record of fires
in Maine from May 26 to Dec. 81, 1895
as shown by Investigations and reports
of the municipal authorities. made in
compliance with the provisions OF
gives some very interesting informa-
ton.
This information is in answer to in
quiries made as to losses on buildings
and on contents, amount of, insurance
placed and insurance paid, etc.
There was total loss on $40 build
ngs; with partial loss on 25S, max
ing in all COS On the buildings. there
was valuation of $193S. 4l445. with
damages thereto of $500. 4o0.O5. The in
surance paid was $276. 1896, cut of a
total insurance of s903 ,S07.40.
On the contents, the value was $780,
Sl082, with damages of $i33.947.13. The
insurance paid on the contents was
$224. 95S.35. with total insurance of
si44 .9O359
This being the first year of the law.
no comparison can be made With past
years.
The returns show the description Of
the property burned. The buildings
burned represented 40 different kinds
l,rc I'M trio ..f.. he
all kinds conceivable. The following
gives an idea of the damages to some
of them--of the buildings alone-with
their number and insurance: Forty
four barns, value $13.S90, (total loss,
$13. 1885; insurance, $5410: contents dam
aged $l0.043: insured for $2S00); bath
houses, /, 500; POI dwellings,. value.
s251. 465; damage. $l16,3l6: insurance.
SIS. S35; eS farm buildings. value. $751;
925; damage, $S7.125; insurance, $56, l15;
9 hotels, value, s333, 1855, damage SILL
039.31: insured for $l6l.S5e. (paid
$53443D.
The greatest damage was to lumber
the loss having been SAL 1925; in
sured for $13, 500
The following gives the causes of all
fires in the State from May 26 to
December 81, 1895, as shown by the in
vestigations and reports of municipal
authorities, made in compliance with
the provisions of Chapter 9S of the
Public Laws OF 1895.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23

McGoogins was a man of biz.
lie showed 1t plain all through his phiz
There was pent up sort of whiZ
That never Stacked when once twas riZ
McGoogins owned a little boss
He used to ride with legs across.
IN miles and miles therc'd be no loss
or single clip by McGoogins' boss.
Times were hard and the cash came
slow
The funds in bank were getting low.
SO McGoogins thought his only show
was TO tap the suburbs, high and low
one morning he leaped from bed to
floor
Breaking short the resounding snore
OF his spouse who paled when McC;oo-
gins swore.
And then swore back, think we that
know'er.
I'm break my fast then" McGoogins
cried.
For my soul Is most sorely tried
1nto'the country ] must ride
Cash must come or of comes their hide Il
Out of town b. rode. DER Malta hiIl
Swung to the right toward Mud mill
The third day oar was IN SoinrrViilc
Hes not returned aud never viii
For 4 man that In that town abode.
Saw a hat that he thought he know'd
And digging deep in the ooZy road.
Found Mac-and his boss both safely
stoN'u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
4 THOUGHTleSS MAN.
Champion Peanut Eater from Somewhere
Very Careless With the Shells.

A man sat in the waiting room Of the
Augusta station Of the NJ. c. +. r..
Tuesday morning, who was certainly
a sight to behold, not so much for the
way he looked as to what he was do
ing, and the way he did it.
He was eating peanuts. His manner
of eating was extraordinary, peculiar
to that generally observed in pigs.
hogs. and other beasts He had paid
for his ticket, evidently and he was
entitled to making just as big mess
as he pleased. He threw the shells on
the floor: on the window siils: and
later. on the platform where he stood
propped up against one of the posts.
looking like a lazy elephant.
He was the subject of mucn atten-
ton; the object of many remarks.
oh said one, would that ali gu,
citizens were like that man. Who is
he?"
No one appeared to know. He was
well dressed well groomed. and not
bad looking. He was about of the
medium height, with srayish hair
Some say he consumed quart of pea
nuts While waiting for the 912 east
bound train others say he got away
with a peck. The man who swept VI
after him thinks he ate a bushel.
Who was that man?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
Today's Game.

The kennebecs and the Maine State
Augusta Driving park at go. this after
noon, and a red hot game may be ex
pected Manager Harrington and his
men will arrive here, from Brunswick.
on the forenoon train. He will plan to
use Conroy Newell and Dilworth in
the box. The first two are taking no
chances with their arms at this sea-
son of raw. but Butler who has worked
with them in the Bowdoin college gym
nasium says that they are both first
class men. Both are perfect gentlemen,
Of excellent habits, and may be de-
pended upon to keep themselves in the
best of condition.
The Maine States will. probably, pre-
sent their crack battery. Bass and
Palmer They will bring their best
team and do their best to win the game.
The game will commence promptly
at 80. Hassett of last years New Eng
land League staff will umpire.
Admission to the grounds % cents.
Grand stand Is Ladies will be ad-
mitted to the grand stand free of
charge. Children under Il years of
age will be charged an admission fee of
- cents The following will be the bat
ting orders of the two teams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
,g orders of the two teams.
MAINE STATES.
KENNE,BECS.
A Pleasant Anniversary.

Six of the surviving members of Com
pany B, Sd Maine Volunteer Infantry,
gathered at Hotel North. Wednesday
evening. to observe the 35th anniver-
sary of the company's formation.
1t was most enjoyable occasion.
Stories flew, thick and fast. for there
is always something new to tell of the
brave deeds of the brave men who
fought for their country.
OF the survivors there were the fol-
lowing present: Col. H. G. Staples, Ser
geant G. F. Gannett. Corporal William
McDavid, Lewis Selbing, Esq, N. T..
Folsom and Allen Partridge.
After the inner man had been salts
fed with a bountiful dinner. the cigars
were lighted, and the evening fast wore
away.
The following poem was presented
by Mr.. Gannett:
There are no friends like old friends,
And none so good and true;
We greet them when We meet them
AS the roses greet the dew;
No other friends are dearer.
Though born of kindred mould:
And while we prize the new ones,
We cherish more the old"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
IN the CAUSE or EXERCISE.
Unique Petition Presented the kennebec
County Commissioners.

II is not all seriousness with the
diversion. the following petition has.
accordingly been presented, which will
explain itself:
To the Honorable County Commission
ers of the County OF kennebec and
State of Maine:
The loss of firm physical character
and the Gegradtion of muscular devel-
opment is the ineyertabie prelude to
mental destruction. The condition of
of the officers of our beloved county is
such as leads us TO believe that the
dire calamity outlined above is liable
to overtake us unless heroic measures
are taken-and that at once-to remedy
the evil
The weight of the undersigned is
such as fully warrants us in asking
your candid and careful considerations.
to our humble petition.
We ask that you at once purchase for
the use of humble servants a punch
bag and also build and fully equip
bowling alley.
To this serious subject we invite
your prayerful consideration. and in
vlte personal examination of your
petitioners and friends, that the facts
above set forth may be fully verified.
Among the petitioners were included
many prominent names. whose in
fiuence alone bore great weight upon
the minds Of the commissioners In
addition. however. able counsel was en-
ployed in the persons of Hon L. r.
Carleton of Winthrop, and Joseph
Williamson. Jr.
After a short. but very forcefui ar
gument set forth by each of these
gentleman. the commissioners rose to
decision. They would grant the petit
ton. but only on one condition II was
stipulated that the petitioners counsel
should at once close all talk upon the
subject. This proved to be impossible,
and the case was lost. There was
much feeling against the alleged I'M
reasonable proviso imposed by the
commissioners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
500 aol $50 81 .0as. OO7. so

Some very interesting facts are de-
veloped in the above table. 1t will be
noticed that the greatest number OF
any one attributed cause is laid to de-
fectiye chimneys and hues; incendiary
was the cause of 81; while the much
cartooned habit of kindling fire with
kerosene has been the cause of only
one fire. 1t would seem by this either
that the habit is very unusual in
Maine, or else the process has reached
a. high degree of scientific handling.
It will also be noticed that but one hre
is laid to tramps, who are so often
called to account for CONGREGATIONS.
Il will be noted, however, that chill
dren playing with matches have quite
upheld their reputation, and have been
the cause of 90, or about per cent. of
those reported, not mean proportion
when the many possible causes are
considered.
Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr.. is the first
to file cert1Hcate VI HoiiludtioH de az
secretary of States office. He is nom-
mated as congressman for the Second
district. This starts the ball rolling.
The certificates of electors are soon ex-
pected.
Workmen were distributing grass
seed. Wednesday, about the State
House grounds. Some two bushels
were sown. Fertilizer in abundance
was also distributed, ton in weight
It will looks very green when the time
comes.
Superintendent OF Schools W. w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23

Stetson is at Fort Kent, to attend the
graduation exercises which will be
held. Thursday. Mr.. Stetson will make
the presentation of diplomas.
Hon. Edward Wiggin. clerk of the
school department. is having the an
nual school reports sent to the princi-
pals and others in various regions in
the State.
A very large corporation. and one
for novel purpose. filed it's papers at
the secretary. of States Office, Wednes-
day. 1t is the New England Sun
Power CO.. organized at Portland, for
the purpose of manufacturing and do
ing business in patented sun power
Instruments. and others for utilizing
the suns rays, for manufacturing and
other purposes. with $6.O0O,Oc0 capital
stock. of which $14OO is paid in. The
officers are: President. George H. In
mis- of South Boston, Mass; treasurer,
John J. Pratt of Revere, Mass.
The company's charter entities it to
distribute power for heating, lighting
or any other purposes. 1t is the first
of its kind to file papers in this State.
The directors are the presiden, and
treasurer. together with William II.
Allen of Melrose, Mass.
The following new corporations also
filed their papers at the State House,
Wednesday:
The Boston and Alaska Gold Mining
Co., organized at Portland, for the pur
pose of working and operating in min
eral properties. etc. with 81 ,00o, 900 cap
ital stock, of which 500 is paid in. The
officers are: President, A. ]. Hoddes of
Boston, Mass; treasurer. George T..
Fowle of Boston. Mass.
The Commonwealth Manufacturing
Co. organized at Kittery. for the pur-
pose of manufacturing and doing bus
mess in a patented incandescent cleo
trio light manipulation, with $780, 900
capital stock. of which $500 is paid in.
The officers are: President, John w.
Regain. IT., of Boston. Mass: treas
urer Gilbert II. Smith of Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
Great Work.

Professor Frederick Hall of New
York, who well deserves his title of
champion fancy pool shot player of the
world, gave an exhibition, Wednesday
evening, in the billiards and pool par
lors at the Cony house. The rooms
were packed. Such shots as were
made by Mr.. Hail. had never before
been seen by those present, and the
applause was loud, and long. The
professors shots were something mar
vellous. His accuracy, coupled with
most astonishing speed, made per-
Torrance, SO well worth seeing, that
all who were present hope that another
such opportunity will be offered them
before Mr.. Hall leaves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
Augusta Postoiiice.

Today being q national holiday, the
the clerks in the several divisions o,
the office:
The general delivery will lie open
during the day. where mail and stamps
may be obtained by patrons of the
office. The stamp and registry div,
sions will be open between the hours
There will be morning delivery and
an evening collection by letter carriers
Money order and newspa.e. divisions
will be closed for the day.
THOMAS j. LYNCH,
Postmaster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
installation Of Officers. Trinity Commander,

The installation of officers of Trinity
Commandery, Knights Templar. will
occur, Thursday evening, April 30. at
Masonic Temple.
Eminent r. II. Twitchell Of Bath
grand generaissimo Of the Grand Com
mandery of Maine, will officiate as in
stalling officer An invitation to be
present is extended to the members OF
Cushnoc chapter. Jerusalem chapter OF
Hallowell. and Winthrop chapter OF
Winthrop.
A banquet will be served b. Viewer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23

Chas. F. Trask of Gardiner, has re-
ceived car load of Prince Edwards
Island horses, Weighing from 10 toNl5
hundred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23
Largest Attendances Village District Schools

The following are the highest per-
centages Of attendances at the village
district schools. for week ending April
Il. 1886:
VIM. r. Smith school, grades VII ana
*, 49,; Grove street school. grade ].
&c. Cushnoc Heights school, grade ],
&c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23

II looks as though about your last
chance for buying packages Of pan
cake -four for 80 cents was nj II. W.
Bicknells, Grove street This cannot
last any length of time or be likely to
occur again,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-23

Today's game will be the only chance
to see the Kennebecs our people will
have until May 18th.
The oasis., 1896-10-31
Your Boy Won't Live a Month.

So MT. Gilman Brown, of 3l Mill St. South Gardner, Mass, was told by the doctors. His son had lung trouble, following typhoid malaria, and he spent three hundred and seyenty-fye dollars with doctors, who finally gave hlm up, saying; Your boy on'tlive month." He tried pr. Kings New Discovery and q few bottles restored him to health aud ehabled him to go to work a perfectly well man. He says he owes his present good health to use of pr. Kings New Discovery and knows it to be the best ln the world for lung trouble. Trial bottles rec at Chenoweth X Mix's drug store.
The oasis., 1896-10-31
SONORA SETTINGS.

At Guaymas the steamer ManzaniiIo
 is in the dry dock, cleaning her hull.
 Oranges of the new crop are now in
 the market at Gnaymas, and ship
 ments will soon begin
 The citizens os Magdalena have subscribed s366 for the sufferers from the recent cyclone in Sinaloa.
 lsmael Padilla is about to open
 new store at Santa Ana, and is laying in large and elegant stock of general merchandise to meet the requirements of the trade.
 Monday was the saints day of Don Egaristo Valdez, collector of customs at the port of Guaymas. and in honor of the event the -four hundredr of that city gave him surprise party.
 Mir J. E. Magruder, who was at No gales yesterday, stated that he had seen Governor Ramon Corral at the Waldorf hotel in New York, and that he was suffering from a very severe cold.
 Active operations have been re- sumed on the Jojoba mine, west of Magdalena, and the ten stamp mill will shortly be set to work pounding rock, or which there is vast body carrying free gold in paying quanti- ties.
 Fl lmparcial states that Juan Mo- reno, chief of the guard of the Guay- mas jail, had lost his position last week for permitting a woman to be ,ruelly beaten. Don Rosendo Are londo has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
 During the stay of Governor Ramon Corral and State Secretary Caledonia Ortiz of Sonora, in Chicago, they were entertained by Mir. Fred s. James, the we'll known capitalist and president 'f the company that is operating the q Plom5 mines in the Altar district f Sonora.
 From the City of Mexico, comes the eport, published in the Two Re ublics,th the postmaster at Urique, onora, has skipped out without first laking a settlement with the govern lent. He was not only postmaster. ut also the agent for the sale of amps and he is short in his accounts both departments.
The oasis., 1896-10-31
THE RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by the Mckinley S Hobart and Do-
 rau Club of Nogales.

raa Club of Noga1es.
 The Mckinley & Hobart and Do ran Republican Club of Nogales, Ari zcna, hereby presents the following declaration of principles as the guide to true Republican faith:
 We approve without any hesitation or reservation the nominees and plat form of the National Republican Con- yentior, held at St. Louis on June 10th, 1896, and of the Territorial Re- publican convention, held at Phnnix, September 22nd, 1896.
 In Major Wm. Mckinley, the Re- publican presidential nominee, and in the Republican candidate for vice president, Hon. Garrett A. Hobart. we recognize two representative American citizens, in every way de- serving of the high honors for which they are presented: and their careers and records are models for the emula- tion and respect of lovers of free in- stitutions everywhere.
 ln Hon. A. J. Doran, Republican candidate for delegate to congress from Arizona we recognize faithful and efficient public servant whose past long and efficient record is a guaranty of future usefulness.
 We earnestly believe in the Repub- lican triune policies of bi-metallism. protection and reciprocity. We want the workingmen of the United States alike from competition with foreign labor and from the deprecia- tion in the purchasing power of their wages to which We have seen the Mex l can laboring men of Nogales sub- l ected. To reach those desirable ends He advocate re-enactment of the Re publican policy of protection and re- 'iprocity, and the establishment of an system of b-metallism which shall restore silver to it's old without depreciating the pur-
  hasing power of the dollars in which he wages of American laboring men re paid.
 We favor statehood for Arizona, and he speedy removal of the disabilities f territorial condition. We are unalterably opposed to any < of the Republican party y any secret political organization. .bv hateyer name designated, which by 'cret oaths binds it's membership to ( 1te for any other than Republican on account of membership z such order Aud to the above true Republican 'inciples we pledge our voices and !, IT votes. At Crittenden, yesterd ay evening I l.. Grey, an employe of the N. NJ. h A. railway, was run over by loco t otive and killed. The engine was <, cklng up to make a coupling and he t, Y off It is but a short time since a ceased was severely hurt in the line W duty.
The oasis., 1896-10-31

Saturday last Mir W. F. Inman, en- gineer at La Colorado mill (Minas Prictasl, came up en route to Benson to meet Mrs. Inman and children com ing from Boston, Massachusetts. They arrived Sunday night, and Monday were at Nogales on their way to La Colorado.
The oasis., 1896-10-31

Information has been received that on Tuesday evening the Nogales bank robbers held up the town of Separ, New Mexico, the second time. They have returned to their haunts in the Chiricahua mountains, and are re- ported preparing for another raid on Nogales.
The oasis., 1896-10-31
An Open Revolt.

The republicans of Pima count,
 shoulc know that in both Tucson ant
 Nogales, for that matter. all over il
 the county there is an open revolt
 against the republican county ticket
 which has been caused by the method.
 used in dominating recent conventions
 Of the party, by secret political
 party, organized upon religious lines opposition to Catholics.
 By manipulation of primary cleo
 tions that secret organization has con- trolled the convention and named the ticket. All the candidates deny that they are members of any such organi- zation; but there are not more than four of them who can truthfully do so; and they have been put upon the ticket as a part of the scheme to cover the tracks of the conspirators who have captured the party organization. MT. Chas. k. Drake, candidate for the council: R. c. Brown and J. c. Smith. legislative candidates: and George Scbolefield, candidate for supervisor. TIE OASIS believes truthful in their assertions of n0n-aiiilation with the order but the movement against the
 ticket refuses tos show them any fayors on that account. It is the interfer- ence Of this organization with the management of the republican party. and it's exclusion from party consider ation of whom it disllkes, which is to be punished, and severely punished. MT. Scholeiield is doubly unfortunate. He was deliberately nominated to~be by the combine in favor of Mir. W. N. Cummings, populist and he is being cut and 'lashed by both factions.
 In Tucson there is a strong oIgani- .ation of republicans of Mexican birth | 1T parentage, numbering l50 voters, which holds daily meetings, and is earnestly todefeat the ticket; md that organization has the earnest upport of such staunch republicans s Major John A. Black. Captain Ross, 'aptain Cox, c. F. Schumacher, re- ublican member of the board of supervisors, and Judge c. w. Wright. ; On behalf of the candidates the Citi- en denies the charges against them: ut TIE OASIS knows the charges are ( )unded in fact.
The oasis., 1896-10-31

All over United States today, Satur- day October 3lst, is flag day, aud all earnest republicans will cheerrully display "Old Glory in token Of their principles. Judge Cumming states thaa he has several flags lie will loan to those wishing to make a display.
The oasis., 1896-10-31

J. Oelker of Guaymas has been in Nogales this week, awaiting a ship ment of furniture from Chicago, which he has purchased to furnish a house previous to embarking upon the sea of matrimony. He is engaged to Senorita M. of Guaymas.