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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20
ChiIdren's Amusemehts.

Froebel long ago discovered that oc-
cupation was the keynote to a child 3
happiness. Bearing this in mind, a
mother may help herself almost unlim-
ftedly in the care of her children. par
ticularly on a journey. which restless
children often make a serious trial to
their guardians. A pencil and pad of
paper have proved the best sort Of
nurse-maids to one mother on many
an otherwise difficult railway trip with
her little son. In train the other day
another mother was noticed converting
the restless fatigue of her young palr,
a boy and girl, into contented ana nap
by occupation with the aid only of a
timetable map. 1t was a sufficiently
large affair when opened to show
dozen states, and the ingenious woman
mprovised a game which completely
absorbed her charges. Each in turn Sc
lected a city, the other endeavoring to
discover it's whereabouts, the mother
letting the child who had not chosen
guide her hatpin as a pointer over the
map. the other child following its course
with the significant words hot and
cold as the location of the place Sc
lected was approached or receded
from For an hour and half the gam
was kept up with undated interest on
the part of the children. Peals OF
laughter and EXPLANATIONS of eager ex-
element greeted the hating progress
of the improvised pointer. 1t is safe to
say that mother will see that a time
table map is in her travelling bag every
time she sets out on a journey with her
two active youngsters. The same prin-
ciple may be profited by for rainy days
in the summer outing. Some simple.
easily carried games or devices for chill
dren's entertainment will be found in
valuable. A pack of cards and box
of gay glass beads have proved the
most prolific of entertainers on rainy
day in q farm house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20
How The Babies Travelled.

Away up in Alaska. sixty miles from
the seacoast. where part OF a Journey
was through a dangerous pass two little
babies have just made a journey Their
father and mother went there four years
ago. 1t was a great event when tins
dainty little woman came into the silver
mining camp in Alaska, where no woman
had ever been before. A little home was
made amid the SHOWS and ice. and after
il little while two beautiful babies came
to live In it, These babies were well
coined by all the men. and loved by the
toughest of them. The most beautiful
presents that the men could procure
Were brought to them. and many men
sent these babies presents of silver and
Of curiosities who never saw them who
orlly just heard that there in the Yukon
mining camp. Were little twin babies.
But two years ago their mamma left
them. when they We're only three months
old. II was a sad day for all the mining
camp and for the whole district when
this dear little lady died The desoate
condition of the little babies only made
the men more tender and loving and two
of the men gave up their mining work TO
take care of the babies. The father saw
that he could only keep these children
with him for a little time that 1t was
not right to have them growing up with
out any woman about them or any home
such as babies should have. and he de-
cided last June that he would bring them
10 the United States. The children were
put in fur sleeping which We're
strapped on their fathers back.
Every man told the father that he was
crazy to attempt to make this journey
with the two babies but he felt sure that
he could accomplish it, and he did. He
said that often. while going through the
pass. when the cold was so bitter that il
almost made him helpless, he would not
hear any sounds from the sleeping bags
on his back. and he would unstrap them.
only to find that the children Were play
ing with the hair of the sleeping-bags, or
with each other. or had gone to sleep.
He said it was very funny. the constant
amusement they found in playing with
his hair. After three weeks of journey
ing through cold and over rough roads
the father at last reached the seacoast,
and the babies are now safe with their
relatives in Mnnesota.-The outlook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20
ALASKAN BOUNDARY TREATY.
A Sub. Committee Appointed TO Fully lnvesti
gale the Matter.

Washington. May 19.-The Alaskan
boundary treaty was considered by tn 2
Senate committee on foreign relations,
today. This treaty was sent To the
Senate during the last Congress and
it's text published by the Associated
Press at the time. The committee on
foreign relations reported il to the
Senate without amendment but ii was
never considered. When the last Con
gress expired the treaty went back TO
the committee and 1t now comes up for
consideration for this time in the 55th
Congress.
The treaty provides for fixing the
definite location of the Hist meridian,
but a question has arisen as To wheth-
er the sumit of Mount st. Elias as
provided in the treaty should be deter
mined upon as the starting point.
Senators Foraker, Clark and Turpie
were appointed a subcommittee II
fully investigate the subject.
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How to Apply u.

The experience of our best farmers
faVors drawing out the manure on the
fields and spreading it at once. 1t not
only saves labor" says The Farmers
Guide. but lightens spring work.
and benefits the crops more than
if left in piles in the open air
until spring and then spread and
then plowed under When spread
on the fields in winter the loss from
teaching is shown by tests to be very
slight. as the rains and melting SHOWS
sink into the surface soil, carrying
the best elements of the manure with
them, and holding them in readiness
for the succeeding crops. Even on hill
sides this method of applying man
ure is found to be the best
Leaving the manure in piles In the
open the rains and SHOWS run OIL, ana
the valuable elements are lost. III Is
nearly as bad to leave it in piles IN the
field as in the barnyard, the only diner-
ence being that the teaching may behe-
fit the soil in the vicinity of the heaps
whereas. in the barnyard 1t cannot
benefit anything.
IF however. the manure is placed
under cover. and worked over from time
to time to prevent heating. and a layer
of land plaster over the surface NO"
and then to fix the ammonia, the man
ure will be in the best possible conoi-
ton to apply to vegetable ana roo'
crops, and for topdressing meadows III
the spring The manure should for such
purposes. be well rotted-looking more
like rich earth than manure, Tor iai
mer who makes a specially or ioV,
crops. or the vegetable gardener. WEI"
rotted, or compost, is necessity
secure the best results. Green manure
may give good growth to these crops.
but the quality will be poor; the ro".'
and the vegetables more subject 10 u ,,,
eases common to them. and they VIZ
not keep as well when harvested.
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Living Mummy in PARIS.

The Academy of Medicine in Paris is
just now studying one of the most extra
ordinary human beings who have ever
been born into this world. He is known
as the man mummy. and one glance
at his CHASTITY face and body shows that
he deserves the title
This phenomenal being is named Cas-
tagna and. according to the civil regis
ter of Paris, he is now twenty eight
years old. He is about four feet high and
he weighs only forty-three pounds. Even
with his clothes on he is a most singular
looking object-a veritabie lusns naturae.
His forehead is large, and over it is
stretched a thick covering of parchment
like skin. His eyes, the muscles of which
are atrcphied, are quite round and are
wide open. like the eyes of night birds.
His nose too. reminds one of such birds,
for not only is it entirely without fish,
but ii is also curved in the form of a
beak, dropping in this fashion over a
mouth in which the teeth can be always
seen, set together as though in a grim
ace. Altogether the head and face are
50 uncanny and so horrible that 1t is i'm
possible to set down anything like a WV
id description of them on paper.
His arms and the legs are ineonceivably
thin and slender. Bones and nerves are
pressed close against each other and the
tight skin holds them together as though
1t We're sheath of India rubber. The
whole body is indeed a miracle of fral-
ness and meagreness, and the wonder is
that a good puff of wind does not blow
it away.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK MARKET.
The Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, May l9.-The nrmness
shown by many standard shares in the
rather stormy vicIssitudes of the day $
stock market was quite remarkable
considering the existence of two such
centres of depression as New Jersey
Central all day and Chicago Gas in the
late dealings, after the receipt of news
OF the defeat in Illinois legislature of
the bin permitting the consolidation of
the gas companies. To estimate the
extent of the influence that might have
been exercised upon the general mar
ket by these two stocks il nuts be con-
sidered that the two absorbed over
81, 900 out Of total of 10000 shares
dealt in on the exchange for the day.
Chicago Gas alone being credited with
&c. 900 shares A large proportion OF
these sales was made in the last hour
and a half Of trading and enormous
blocks of stock were unloaded with pre-
cipitated eagerness. which had ueen
bought in the confiding conviction that
the consolidation would succeed.
The price. which had advanced a
point in the morning. tumbled head
long 3ss per cent. with no check to the
decline until the lowest point was
reached when there was a feeble rally
The decentralization in this stock was
in a fair way to break the whole mar
ket and did in fact, carry prices gen
orally below the close. last night. and
Winning out the gains of the earlier part
of the day. But a final rally in the
market brought many prices back near
to last nights close or fractionally
above il.
New Jersey Central was a centre Of
ieprs ssian all day. and sold off rs with
only a fractional rally at the close,
carrying with it Delaware * Hudson
which lost rs Reading & Lackawanna.
however, showed a net gain ON the day.
Notable declines in other stocks were
a point in Sugar and Manhattan. and
III in Tobacco. and rs in tennessee
Coal and Iron. There were other losses
in the list but they were small and any
standard shares were on level VITA
or above last nights close.
The days trading. though still mar
row. was marked by a notable under
current Of strength. There was slight
hardening tendency To exchange dur
ing the day. showing that bills were
being slowly absorbed in spite of u
slight demand. The gold exports Tor
the week is. however. expected to be
small. A rise of rs in the price OF 81,
Louis & Western pfd was one Of the
features Of the day. Norfolk & West
ern pfd. also rise IA, but lost most OF
the advance. Railway and miseeila-
ncgus bonds were without essential
change in value. although decidedly
firm undertone was apparent. The
sales were S9Sl.000.
Governments showed an improving
tendency in the forenoon, but subse-
ouentlv eased off The transactions
aggregated $4,000.
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SALISBURY ON EASTERN SITUATION.
Neither Turkey or Greece Should Make Mistake
as TO Their Positions.

London, May 19.--Speaking at the Jun
ior Constitutional Club. Tuesday night,
Lord Salisbury touched briefly on the
complications in southeastern Europe.
The premier said he regretted that polit-
cal reasons precluded him from saying
much on the subject of foreign affairs.
The armistice which had been declared
was due to pressure exerted by the SIX
Powers, especially by Russia. 1t was Il
very important step. giving time for re
Election and negotiation, but ii did not
seriously diminish the difficulties which
had to be faced.
Neither Turkey nor Greece ought to b.
under an Illusion as to the real state Of
feeling in the United Kingdom. He had
mentioned both countries, he said, be
cause in the dim future, no one could
know to which of the two it might be
come necessary to appeal for 4 solution
of the calculations generated in the
minds of those they affected to support.
Continuing, his lordship referred to the
sympathies of England for Greece as
founded upon classic associations. LIBERAL
ism in politics and community of religi-
Gus convictions, as well as upon other in
nuences: but such considerations as these
he said. could not be suffered to guide
the policies of nations; for their policy
was to maintain peace by the strict OBJ
servance of International engagements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20

zens in Cuba. The Republican leaders
have canvassed the Cuban question
and decided practically that the House
should adopt the senate resolution, to-
morrow, and ignore the question VI
recognition Of helligerency
Bailey, the Democratic leader u ue-
termined to present minority repoit
from the rules committee. whlch ne
says will permit him to offer Morgan
resolution as an amendment TO the one
making the appropriation. IL IS ex-
pected, however that the speaker VIII
declare the minority report OUT OF order.
Such ruling will result III Hlipustsf
by the Democrats. If they carry out
their present purpose.
In anticipation of this, the Repupli-
cans have photographed to All members
CT the party who are out OF the city 70
return, tomorrow, so that the party
will have quorum to do business Win
out The assistance of the Democrats
and Populists.
The Republicans say they are willing
to have a resolution for belligerency
considered under proper conditions,
but regard the relief appropriation as
a business which should not be com
rlicated with the greater proposition.
Many Republicans are in favor OF rec
ignition Of the Cubans, but the party
probably will be united in its support
of the rule. The leaders fear that any
action on Cuba at this time might him
der the progress of the tariff bill
Bailey says he believes recognition
would lead to settlement of the war
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New York produces aaavke,.

New York. Nav 70
FLOtR-Reeeipts. 1889 bbIs 49,.
1900 pkes.; quiet and lower to sell
WHEAT Receipts g5775; sales 1 e-a
TD; opened iirnrer on cables. but re-s,',9,
under fine crop news, large spring v,baa.
receipts and general selling; JULY 7ei1l.
n: September. 72lx673. ''2-"
RYE-Dull; No. 2 Western. 2e2 81,
Buffalo. Su'
CORN Receipts, 4i.s25: sales aono
opened steady but eased on win ,h".a'
July. 30fl5oA; September, 3la3lIl
OATS-Reeeipts. 81 200: dun ana o.o.,.
track white. 25n3l1z. '''sy'
i5EEF-Easy
PORK-Quiet.
LARD-Dull.
BUTTER-ReceIpts. 1904 lbs fir.
state dairy, 1911; Elgins. H. "'
HEESE-Receipts. ieCs lbs. steod.,.
state large. SalM3A "y
EGGS-Receipts. H.312 doz.; firm. s,a..
and Pennsylvania. 10. 9'"'e
SUGAR-Duil.
PETROLEUM-Duli
COFEE-Dull: No. I. ~
SPIRITS TURpENTfNE-OuI
MOLASSES-Qu
RICE Steady.
REIGHTS-Dull.
ROSIN-Firm.
TALLOW-Dull
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by the court. This was entirely unex-
pected by the attorneys for the players
and for a few minutes they seemed rather
crestfaIlen. Judge Soldiers then asked
permission to withdraw the demand. but
Prosecutor Kennedy objected and Judge
neys then requested that John Powell be
tried first and the other cases continued
until a more distant date. This the pros
ecutor agreed to, and Powell's case viii
be commenced Thursday afternoon,
while all of the other cases were set for
July 10
Bangor Commercial: Manager Toole
Of the Bangor base ball team received
a telegram. Wednesday. from Augusta.
asking II he could use a catcher named
Mahoney Mr.. Toole wired that he had
good catcher and did not have any
use for the Augusta man. Mr.. Toole,
as chairman of the committee to settle
the matter regarding the claim of Bel p
fast and Lewiston upon Tom McDef-
mott, the Fall River second baseman,
called q meeting to be held in Bangor
Wednesday, to settle the thing definite
~. but neither Manager Bacon of the
Belfast team nor Manager Clarity 81
lewiston came TO attend II. 50 the
question as to which team McDersnott
shall play with still hangs fire. The
Dangers will for Augusta. Thursday
where they Will play the open
ing game in the Maine League with the
Augusta team. Manager Toole Will &C
the team on the first trip
Maine. Cronin will pitch for
Bangor, Thursday, and Newell will face
the Portland team, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20
Ball Notes.

Augusta vs. Bangor at the Driving
park, this afternoon.
Let every lover of the national sport
be at the Driving park, this afternoon.
and give the home team n good send-off
in Its opening game.
Every one who has watched their work
comedies in the opinion that Manager
Long has got together an exceptionally
strong aggregation of ball players.
Pitcher Geo. A. Weekes of Philadel-
phia. arrived, Wednesday. and is in
splendid trim for his seasons work
with Augusta. Weekes was with Au-
gusta, last year.
The attorneys of the base ball players
were treated to a genuine surprise in the
police court at Cleveland. "Wednesday.
Judge Soldiers, counsel for the payers.
filed motion to quash the proceedings.
when Judge Fielder called the cases. 1t
was promptly overruled, as was also the
demurrer. Then a written demand for
separate trial and Il trial by jury in each
case was presented and promptly granted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20
TWO MURDERS
May Be Charged Against
AdoIph Luetgart Of Chicago.
Strong Evidence Found that He Has
lust Murdered His Wife.
And Suspicion Revived that He Is Murderer
OF Hugh MCGOWAN.

Chicago, May 19.--The arrest Oh
Adwolph Luetgart, president of the
Luetgart Sausage e. Packing Co., for
the murder of his wife has recalled
and may lead to the investigation OF
a murder which took place is years
ago. At that time Luetgart was sa-
loon keeper and had a place of busi-
ness at Clibourn and Webster avenues.
The victim was Hugh MCGOWAN, whose
only son, James MCGOWAN: now resides
at No. 50 Lewis street. The story as
told by the latter is as follows:
On the night of September 3. 1873,
Hugh MCGOWAN was missing from ms
home. which was then at the corner Oh
b and Dominick streets. He was oh
wears old and millwright. Though
sometimes given to drink, it was con-
trary to all his habits to stay away
from his family at night.
A search was Immediately instituted!
but no trace of him was discovered
until the following day. Then he was
found in Luetgart's barn with his head
cut open and an immense plug OF To-
hacco showed down his throat. The
body was propped up in sitting pos
ture.
Every circumstance attending the
mans death indicated violence. Sus
picicn fell upon Luetg CART. A coroner )
Jury made up OF men, who had lived
near him for years, cleared him OF the
barge and decided that The deceased
lad come to his death by apopleXy.
Not satisfied with this verdict, the SON
James MCGOWAN, VINO WAS then a youth
Of II. demanded a post mortem eXamlna-
ton He chose physician to represent
him at the examination and went with
him to the morgue. When he arrived.
however, he found THAI the examinations
mad already been made. His protests were
unavailing and later the body or MS
father was given to him for interment
When James MCGOWAN learned of Luet-
CARTS arrest, he went to the ponce ana
told the story Of his fathers murder
As a result of their search, today, the
police claim to have discovered a blood
stained chisel in Luetgarts sleeping room
in the factory and stains having every
appearance of blood on the wall of Luet-
gert's office \ piece Of dress goods was
found in the vat adjoining the one in
which Mrs. Luetgart's wedding ring was
found About half way between the watts
and the furnace was discovered what is
firmly believed to be a small portion OF
the Womans body.
I.uetgart was arraigned in court today.
At the request of the state attorney. a
continuance was granted for five days to
give the police time in which to finish
their quest for evidence of the murder
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20

At New Haven-Yale. Is; Amherst, ,.
At Syracuse-Syracuse, 6-9-4: Toronto.
4-S-0.
At Buffalo Rochester, 2-6-S; Buffalo,
1881.
At New Haven-Amherst. 2-3-t7; Vac.
l5-19-i.
At Observation-Disclosures 21-1S-0; Frank
lin. 0-S-i.
At elphia-Athletics, $50; Nor
folk. 3-1-i
At Hartford-Hartford 14-15-3; Laneas-
ter. 10-12-4.
At Cambrdge-Harvard. i-6-i; VIII
lams. 2-1-5.
AT Williamstown-Brow 1900. 10; Will
liams. 1900 s.
At Prlnceton-Princeton. 81: Franklin
and Marshall. 0.
AT Easthampton-Yale. 1900, IA; Willis
ton Seminary. 5.
AT Springfield = Springfield. 12-161;
Scranton, 3-l2-5.
AT Providence - Providence, 3-10-3;
Wilkesbarre, BIB
AT Andover, Mass.-Phillips Andover.
12-12-1; Tufts. BLOB
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THE REPORT IMPEACHED.
Havana Paper Thinks There Are Not 600
Hungry Americans in All Cuba.

Havana. May 19-La Lucia editorially
impeaches the accuracy of the consular
reports as to the distress of Americans
in Cuba upon which President Mckin-
ley's special message to Congress was
based. and questions whether there are
actually 600 hungry Americans on the
island The paper adds: But now that
Congress has voted the $4,000 there will
soon be 6000 alleged starving Americans
anxious TO figure in the consular dis
bursementS.
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At PORTLAND.
Greater Interest Than Ever In Base Ball and
Prosperous Season Expected.

Portland, May 1.-THE playing season
of the Maine State Base Ball League will
open here, tomorrow, the opponents of
the Portland team being the newly organ
lied Belfasts There has not been 80
much interest in base ball In Portland
since 1893. and a prosperous season is
looked for.
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Cretan War Notes.

The Manchester, Eng. Guardian pub
fishes a dispatch from its special corre-
spondent with the Greeks. which says:
''The restitution of the Greeks in Epirus
is appalling. Everything they had in the
world has been burned or pillaged The
scenes in their flight We're dreadful.
Young girls flung themselves from the
rocks to escape outrage. and youth
shot his two sisters to save them from
outrage. A boy who was captured by the
Turks had his lips, nose and ears cut off
and his eyes torn out before he was
killed.
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Today's Games.

Washington at Chicago. Baltimore at
Cincinnati New York at Cleveland.
Brooklyn at Louisville. Philadelphia al
Pittsburg. Boston at ST. Louis.
Providence at Scranton, Springfield at
Wilkesbarre. Syracuse at Buffalo, Roeh-
ester at Toronto
Bangor at Augusta. Rockland at Lew
iston. Belfast at Portland.
New Bedford at Brockton. Taunton at
Newport. Fall River at Pawtucket.
Brown-University of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia, Tufts-Holy Cross at Wor-
CeSter.
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FORTNlGHT'S ARMlSIICE.
Official Stated that Papers Were Signed at 7
P. NJ, Tuesday.

London, May ia dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Athens says:
1T is officially stated that Germany
has instructed her ambassador at Con-
stantinople to request the Porte to
grant fortnights armistice, which,
it is understood. was signed at o'clock
this evening (Tuesday)"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-20
RELIEF BILL IN THE HOUSE.
Republicans Will Pass II without considera-
ton OF BeiIigerency Question.

Washington, May 19.-Speaker Reed
has called a meeting of the committee
on rules for tomorrow morning, for the
purpose of framing rule under which
the House will consider the resolution
passed by the Senate to appropriate
$500 for the relief OF American citi