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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-11

City and County,

4
A charming rose tea was given. Fri
day evening, at the residence Of DR..
and Mrs. r. ]. Martin. by Miss Ethelyn
Burleigh. daughter Of Governor and
Mrs. Burleigh. to introduce to her
young lady friends, Miss Ella Hayes Of
Boston. schoolmate. and graduate Of
Mrs. Hayes school in that city. Sup
per was served shortly after o'clock
in the yard, where. beneath the great
oak tree. q table was placed, adorned
with beautiful roses. There the young
ladies'. in their pretty dresses. made q
charming scene. 1t was q thoroughly
enjoyable party. Among those present,
besides Governor and Mrs. Burleigh.
were Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Boyd, Mrs.
Joseph Williamson. Jr.. Mrs. c. b.
Burleigh, and Mrs. T.. A. Burleigh. Az
ter a pleasant informal reception at
the house. the young people went to
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Burleigh. where an exhibition of fire.
works was given, and ice cream was
served during the evening. The weather
could not have been more favorable
and added to the pleasure of the occa-
sion.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, July 10.
FLOUR-Easy; hard spring wheat pat
ents, 81. 40'G$365.
WHEAT-No. spring. 54Aa55A; No.
red. 56sQi56ls.
CORNING. 2, 26l4G2CM.
OATS-No. 2, 15A g153..
RYE-No. 2. 311s@31A.
BARLEY-No. 2. 81.
FLAXSEED-NO. !, Il.
PORK-$6. 5O@S6.55
LARD-$3 55@I$3.57h.
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Mrs. L. NJ. Darlington, well known as
temperance worker and lecturer. is
at present lecturing and organizing
lodges in Aroostook county, with head
quarters at Caribou, under the auspices
of the Grand Lodge Of Maine
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Railroads and Steamboat.

. LEAVE Portland, 1855 A. M: Augusta.
80 a. M; Waterville. $50 A. M; Ban
gor' 60 A; M; Arrive Lagrange 7:so a.
IRON Works. SO 4. M: Norcross. a s'os a.
NJ: Sherman. 1907 A. M: Island Falls,
~ l9:so Al Al. NJ: 8 Smyrna Mills. 100 A; N.
H 4 lips a: NJ; Bri4geWater, y. Is 4.
l;30 p. NJ; Fort Fairfield. 1.25 P. NJ:
Dover and Foxcroft, 7;5s A. M; Guilford.
vile: 9:25 a: NJ; Kineo. HOO A. NJ.
LEAVE Portland. IL 10 A. NJ: Lewiston,
l2;os I. M.:Waterville. 1.ss P. NJ; Bangor.
10 r NJ Arrive a Brew Sa, 4ss T,
Island Falls. 6.54 z. M: Houlton. $40 r.
LEAVE Bangor 600 A. NJ: Arrive Do
SIS A. NJ: Monson. s.5s 4. NJ: Greenvii he,
LEAVE Bangor. $50 p. NJ.
=; ARRIVE Dover and Foxcroft. Ln p.
ton. 7ss 2; NJ; Greenville, S.s5 P. N.
LEAVE Greenville. $40 A. NJ; Monson
Junction hn1.st l.. Sl$ A. NJ; G@iltord; sI a. N: !:
A. NJ; Lagrange. ia A. Nj. NV
.ARRIyE Bangor. 800 A. M: Water
Yi11s 1S "a q. p M II Augusta. .n A. M:
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. 40 A. M; Car
Houlton. 800 A. M: Ashland. 7.M A. M. !:
Masardis; 7.42 A. M; Smyrna Mills. $50
1907 A. M; Norcross. 1857 A. M: Brown
Vile, 11.5O A. M; Arrive Bangor, 10 p.
NJ: Waterville. 3.1S p. M; Augusta, 3.4i
LEAVE Caribou. 1910 A. NJ: Presque
Isle. 1928 P. M: Fort Fairfield. l2.15 p.
N. Bridgewater. 1.23 p. NJ; Houiton. 2.15
2. NJ; Ashland. II 90 A. M: Masaryiis 1905
Falls. $40 p. NJ; Sherman, aM r. M;
Norcross. 4.25 P. M; Brownville, 5.23 p.
NJ. Lagrange. 5.57 p. M; Greenville, $50
P. NJ: Monson. 4.27 p. NJ: Guilford, 5.07
Sebec. 5.46 P. M: Arrive Bangor, TO p
NJ: Watervtile. 1000 p. NJ; Augusta, 1862
p. NJ; Portland, 1.40 A. NJ.
GEO. M. HOUGHTON,
Gen'l Pass. and Ticket Agent.
F. w. CRAM,
v. P. and General Manager.
Bangor, June Is. 1896. iulyl3dtf
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Financial.
WORCESTER
POLYTECHNIC l!!I { MIC INSTITUTE.

FIVE COURSES OF8TUDY.
Mechanical, Civil and ElectFical Engi-
Course. 158-PAOE CATALOGUE. show
ing appointments secured by graduates.
mailed free Expenses low. 18th year.
r. G. lENDENHAIiIA Presi1ont,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27
WOODBRIDGE DAM WASHED OUT
Great Damage Caused BY High Water
in the MokeIumne
River

LODI, CAL, July 26.-The big wooden
dam across the Mokelumne River at Wood
bridge was greatly damaged by washout
at 10:30 O'Clock this morning. 1t was
washed out for distance OF 100 feet, and
the piling and apron are partially gone.
No warning of the approaching disaster
was given. The part that is gone is that
put in last winter at much expense. No
estimate can be made of the amount of
the damage until the water is lower The
farmers will get no water until next win
ter, as no repairs can be made until then.
1t will cause great loss to aIfalfa-raisers.
No further break is expected. The dam is
the property of the Woodbridge Irrigation
and Canal Company.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27
AN 1NDEPENDENr scHoo1.
archbishop Gross authority Defied IN
His Otcb Archdiocese.

archbishop Gross Authority Defied in
His Otcn Archdfocese.
PORTLAND, Or, July 26. rchbishop
Gross authority is being dehed in his own
archdiocese. He is having more trouble
with his parishioners al Cedar Mills, Wash
ington County. and though 1t is serious
from the view point of the church, it is
not likely to worry the archbishop very
much. The trouble arises from the build
ing of an independent Catholic school at
Cedar Mills by the sisters OF mercy. They
were on the side of Father Kelly in his
oGarrel with the archbishop and Sister
t.i .i.iiam a year ago. When the arch
bishop refused to let them teach in the
diocese, they went to Cedar Mills, and
Father Kelly sheltered them. When they
refused to obey the orders of the arch
bishop be excommunicated them. Moth
ing daunted, they solicited funds to build
a echool.
This school is about completed and will
be opened late next month or early in
September. The archbishop refuses to
recognize the school as a Catholic institu-
ton and will deny the rights OF the church
10 parents sending their children to the
school. While they were at Cedar Mills
Father Kelly published number OF arti-
cles in newspaper attacking Archbishop
Gross and Sister William, the superior
under whom the sisters of mercy ha d
been given their trial as teachers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27
Souandered Thousands Of Dol
lars of Lodge Funds in
Riotous Living.
LIQUOR CAUSED HIS DOWNFALL
Once Confessed to a Shortage but
Was Forgiven by His
Brethren.

PORTLAND, Or, July 26.-Being a
jolly good fellow and an extravagant man
about town have invoIuntariiy exiled
from this city and from his family and
friends George Mcconnell, grand keeper
of records and seals of the Knights of
Pythiss. In short, Mcconnell robbed the
order of between $1,000 and $1,000. Experts
are now going over his accounts and when
they make their final report it is possible
that this defalcation may be considerably
swelled.
The first intimation of McConnell's pee
ulations came to light last October, during
the meeting of the Grand Lodge. At a
morning session an announcement was
made that the reports of the grand officers
would be received in the afternoon. Dur
ing the recess hours on that day McCon-
nell confessed to ten of his most intimate
friends of the Grand Lodge that he had
EN- mbezzled about $500 of the Grand Lodge
funds. With tears streaming down his
cheeks he stated that drink was the cause
of his offense. He promised, if granted
immunity from criminal prosecution and
given another chance, that he would for
swear liquor and make restitution.
The Knights whom Mcconnell took into
his confidence not only refrained from ex-
posing the culprit, but they gave their IN
dividual notes to cover the shortage. In
order to allow Mcconnell to redeem him.
self, these ten men were instrumental in
causing his reelection to the trust he had
betrayed; but to guard against any future
derelictlon on his part, an amendment to
the laws was enacted, in effect that all
subordinate lodges from that time on re-
NIT their dues to the grand master of ex-
chequer instead of to Mcconnell
Quite number of subordinate lodges in
this State, however, continued sending
their dues to Mcconnell. Sums amount.
ing to $1400 he absorbed in riotous living.
Since then the experts have discovered an
additional $500 stolen by Mcconnell in
1895. He left here few days ago, pre-
snmably going to his old home in Canada.
Steps viii be taken toward having him ex-
t-adited
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27

port for thousands who would find en-
ployment in the wide range of industries
that might be successfully and profitably
carried on with its aid, while supplying a
good home market for the wide range of
raw materials that are now or can be sue
cessfully produced here. Although these
facts have been patent for years to all OBJ
servers, it has remained for the Power
Development Company, an organization
of San Francisco capitalists, to take hold
of the project in esrnest.
The point selected for the initial opera
tions of this company was at the mouth
of the canyon of Kern River, about six
teen miles northeast of the town of Bak-
ersfield. Here that stream, after its bois-
ferrous course of 100 miles from the slopes
of Mount Whitney through rugged and
almost impenetrable series of precipitous
mountain canyons, takes series of final
plunges over falls, forming cataracts and
rapids, preparatory to entering on its
peaceful journey through the valley and
the green fields, orchards and vineyards
beyond, of which it is the life-giving fluid.
Near the mouth of the canyon, on the
northern bank of the river, site was Sc
lected for a power-house, and then, in
order to obtain the necessary fall for the
water that was to be used in the generation
power. which was the object sought,
surveys were made which showed that it
would be necessary to go some 5000 feet
up the canyon before the level of the river
could be reached at point suitable for
the diversion of portion of its flow
The site was so steep and rugged that in
many places it was found necessary to let
men down with ropes from overhead and
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27
tee he addressed letter to the chairman,
in part as follows:

te6 ne addressed letter TO the chairman,
in part as follows:
I hereby tender my resignation as member
of your body. My reason for so doing is be-
cause cannot indorse the financial plank in
the platform as passed 10y the Chicago conVen-
ton. believe that the financial question is
the question of the hour, made so by that con.
vention when it refused to listen to reason or
make any concession.
1t is true that when l was elected member
of your body was in full sympathy with both
the National and State platforms of the party,
and it might be said that I still represent
them; but it is also true that since that time
both this States and the National Democracy
has seen fl to go back on its past record and in
convention assem- bled advocate the rankest
kind of class legislation.
sincerely hope that those parties who are
opposed to reputation will put another Ma
tional ticket in the field and that the party in
this State will get rid of its Populistic inter-
lopers and again put itself in line with true
Democratic principles. / must have my
hands free to do all in my power 10 bring
about such result.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27
MARE ISLAND NEWS.
Repair Work on Vessels of the Pacific
Sguadron-Stores for the
Orenon

VALLEJO, Call, July 26.-Tbe force at
the navy-vard continues to increase and
now it is q hard matter to secure IRON
workers enough TO carry on the work in
the construction department.
The Alert arrived day or two ago and
after going into drydock will be put out of
commission. The Charleston, having been
dismantled and its crew sent to the Inde-
pendence, will have its pennant hauled
down on Monday. Months will eIapse be-
fore the crack cruiser is again in commits
sion. 1t was announced that the Phila-
delphia would soon come to the station
and go out OF commission and the Balti-
more serve as flagship. This cannot be,
as the Baltimore cannot be made ready
for sea within six months. 1t is more
than likely that the Oregon, now at San
Francisco, Will be made flagship. Ad-
miral eardslee is an officer who admires
fine ship and as it is the rule for the ad-
miral to fly his broad pennant on the
finest ship in the squadron, his flag will
float on the Oregon.
Stores are continually being sent down
from the navy-yard to the oregon. On
Saturday a steamer carried from the island
over 100 armor- piercing shells, weighing
100 pounds each, for the 13-inch rife guns.
Powder enough to blow up San Francisco
will also be transferred from the magazines
to the Oregon.
The Board of Trade of Vallejo is en-
deavoring to obtain data regarding the
condition of the channel between the up
per and lower end of the island, as Senator
Perkins has sent second letter to the
board saying he was misinformed at first,
when he attributed the Oregon's not COM
ing to the yard TO the wishes OF the Union
Iron Works people. He has since learned
the channel was not large enough and that
it needs dredging.
About the first OF the month the gum
boat Bennington is expected to leave tor
Portland or Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27

hoisting works, which will be cheaper
than any other power that can be pro-
cured.
There are about forty men now at work
on the plant, the poles for the transmits
sion of the electricity to the distributing
station in town are all up, and it is ex-
pected that by November 1 the entire
machinery will be in operation. The con-
tract for supplying the electric machinery
was let to the General Electric Com
panv OF Schenectady, n. Y, while Lacey
& Co. of Los Angeles have the steel-pipe
line contract. All the work so far has
been done bv days work, which is guar
anty of its having been well done. Among
other things the company has erected
handsome cottage at the power-house for
the occupancy of the man who Will have
charge, while telephone line is now in
operation connecting the power house
with the office in town. The entire plant
will involve an outlay of over $500, 900, and
it is wholly cash outlay. No bonds have
been issued, no bonus asked, and all bills
have been discounted. There have been
no advance contracts entered into or solic-
tied, and the whole project has been and
will be carried oct on strictly business
basis.
Charles Webb Howard of the Spring
Valley Water Company is the president OF
the company, w. f. Goad is the vice
president, G. N. Beal is secretary and
treasurer, while the directorate includes
Albert Miller of the San Francisco Saw
ings Union and E. 81. Clark, manager of
the Hearst estate.
An interesting feature of this enter
prise, though not connected directly with
it, is the possibilities which will be Gre
ated by it for the mining of the bed OF the
Kern River at the point where the power
company is at work. 1t is known that
this stream both above and below the
point referred TO is rich with placer gold,
and much has been extracted from it.
But there is large space where the
walls are too precipitous and the stream
too swift to permit of its being diverted so
that the bed can be got at and worked. 1t
Is expected, however, that the power COM
pany will at times of low water divert the
enlire flow of the river and accordingly
leave the bed bare. In view of this possi-
bility several miners have located the bed
of the river for the entire distance from
the power-house to the point where the
fiume is taken out, and they are confident
that whenever the water shall be diverted
they will find the richest kind of rich dig
gings in the uncovered bed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27
In,pect Portland,a Hnrhar.

PORTLAND, Or, July 26.-The Japan
ese visitors, President Asano of the Orien-
tai Steamship Company and other Off
ciaIs spent the day looking at PortIand's 8
harbor and at Willamette Falls, Oregon
City, where they were shown the immense
electric light and power plant system
which is established there. The visitors
are pleased with Portland's advantages.
However, one of the directors saws they
will give San Francisco and san Diego
careful investigation and that all claims
Will be impartially considered with re-
gard to a terminus for the steamer line
They left tonight for San Francisco to
Join the other members of the party that
is to locate the terminus for the steamship
line.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27

keep them suspended while they drilled
holes in the rock and prepared the giant
powder blasts which we're to clear the
pathway for the immense fiume that is to
carry the water to the power-house. A
trail or pathway, in some cases more than
twelve feet in width, had to be cut from
the rock the entire distance, upon which
to lay the timber OF the fume. When
this task was COM pieted the construction
of the fiume was commenced. The Ium-
Der had TO be hauled by team from the
railroad sixteen miles away, after a sub
stantial bridge had been built across the
river, as the only available wagon-road
came to the south side, and deposited at
the power-house site. Then a tramway
325 feet long and with slope of 80 per
cent was laid up the steep hill to the point
where the hume was to commence or
rather end. A steam Sawm1li was set up
at the foot of this tramway, where the
lumber was all cut to the proper dimen-
sions, loaded on cars and hauled by wire
up the incline to the level OF the trail.
There the work of building the fume was
commenced. AS the 1ume was built an
iron track was laid upon the cover or top
floor. over which the lumber was hauled
by horses ito the 'front.' as fast as needed
in the work of construction.
The fiume is feet wide by 6 in depth.
and is constructed on 4x6 sills and up
rlglSS, three 1eeb IIOm CeulcT- AT the bot
tom an iron bolt or tierod extends across
between each upright, while the latter are
held together at the top by 2xS inch tim
bers, on which 2-inch plank is laid for q
covering. The fume itself is made of
first course of boards 1 inch thick and II
inches wide. On this is laid a Goa of
heavy felt, and this in turn Is covered with
q layer OF hot asphalt. over this again s
q lining of half-ineh boards, thus
making the structure watertight and free
from loss by leakage. On the top OF the
pinch plank covering the railroad track is
laid for the full length.
There is not single angle in the entire
5000 feet of fiume, the changes in course
being all made by curves and tangents,
which of course adds greatly to the stabil-
ity of the structure by lessening the strain
incidental to the carrying of large vol
ume of water at a good grade along a
tortuous course. The grade of the fiume
is $40 feet to the mile and 1t has % per
cent of curvature.
Not less than 475 900 feet Of the choicest
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27
THE SANTA CRUZ CAMPERS.
Large Gatherings of Chrisfians Attend
Sa0b0th Services.


Large Gatherings of Christians Attend
SaobGth Services.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, July 26.-Sunday
was great day for the Christian people at
Garfield Park. Long before church time
wagons and buggies arrived, bringing
worshIpers from among the country peo-
pie. These, together with the city folk
and the campers, filled the immense au-
ditorium.
The morning sermon was preached by
Rev. +. M. Jefferson of Berkeley, who
spoke on "The Reconciliation. 1t was
an elaborate study of comparative religion,
the incarnation of Christ, his resurrection
and atonement. The discourse was on
orthodox lines, except as to the atone
ment. The speakers remarks on this
point were not fully indorsed, many say
ing: I'VE will have to study the matter
little before accepting fully Brother Jeffer-
sons ideas" All admitted that 1t was
remarkable discourse, and 1t was highly
appreciated.
There was a large attendance st the
Sunda school at $3.50 O'Clock, led by a.
Sanders of Marysville. Many of the chill
dren from the city joined the young folks
among the campers in the Sunday-school.
At P NJ. Rev. H. Shade, ]. w. Kelsey
and r. L. McHatton led the communion
service, several hundred partaking of the
Lords Supper.
The Christian Endeavor service was q
spirited one, led by Miss Ivey of Sacra-
mento and attended by large number of
Endeayorers. Following this meeting,
Rev. S. NJ. Martin, the evangelist, spoke
eloquently on ''The Holy Spirit"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27
WELCOMED TO EUREKA.
Oregon Excursionists rendered
a Reception by the
Citizens.
Given the Freedom of the City and a
Varied Programme of Enter.
tainment.

EUREKA, CAL, July 26.-The Oregon
excursionists in body attended the ball
given last night in honor of their visit.
Despite the fact that the committee had
been forewarned, it was uncomfortably
near Sunday before the dancing ceased.
At the appointed time this morning, a
large number of ladies and gentlemen had
assembled in the parlors of the Vance
Hotel to welcome the visitors and tender
to them the freedom of the city. Attor-
ney F. A. Cutter delivered an address of
welcome, which was responded to by
Judge Murphy. Judge ]. ID. H. Chamb ber-
IAN followed with a talk on the benefits
OF such excursions from business point
of view.
90 greatly pleased are the voyagers with
thelr reception, that another party will
De mace up at Crescent City for next Sat
Lploay, ior the benefit of those left behind
because they could not secure steamship
accommodations.
Inc party will leave Eureka at o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27

Monday morning. when it will be escorted
by reception committee with a band of
music to the entrance of the harbor.
After the reception to-day some remained
to see the d1l and hose contests. Others
left with friends and acquaintances to
visit at the homes of townspeople until
tomorrow. The public buildings were all
left open for inspection by the visitors.
In the afternoon from 2 until an OPEN
air concert was given by the Tenth Bat
talon Band. The two hours intermission
had allowed the excursionists time to rest.
ana before the concert began the streets
were crowded. Special attractions were
arranged at the several churches for this
evening. After the services the excur-
slonlsts made ready for an early start in
the morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-27

the same size as they are required. The
electricity will be conducted from the
power-house on six No. bare copper
wires at 7H per cent of loss in line and
1000 drop In voltage to the distributing
station in Bakersfield. q distance of four
teen miles by wire line and sixteen by
wagon road.
Hefe it will be transformed and reduced
to 1000 voltage and then sent out for gen.
eral use. 1t will be utilized at first for the
operation of an extensive system of cleo
trio railroads connecting the towns of Bs-
kersfieId and Kern. and possibly extend
ing into outside districts. IncaEdescent
and arc lights will be provided in both
towns for street and house illumination.
Power for the operation of pumps for irri-
cation will be supplied, as well as for man
ufacturing OF every kind. The mines in
the mountains to the east and accessible to
the power-house are expected to take con-
siderable for the operation of mills and