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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-17

PAD. Received.
Maine River Drive, $4S.59j.19 Sal ,205.115
Watchmen, 33764T 81
Prize Logs, 1543.91 !Wo3.fi
East Branch Drive, $1,000 $751;
HalloWell Boom. 6039.05 GS.W. jS
Browns Island Boom. 45tO.S9 20l.2S
Sands Boom, 226.M 25S.2O
Riverside Boom, 1559.S5
s72,oo5.9e s62.55o. IS
Balance in favor of
company Feb, 1896, $1735.S1
Balance in debt of COM
pany Feb, 1897 119.%
s72.OO5.o2
the settlement of the KineO Company
cult, improvements on the Maine river
and east branch: building . and repairing ;
piers and boom %no at Rive Riverside and and
more bills to be charged to Riverside and
Browns Island BOOM which have not
been settled yet; they will appear In the
next annual report. There is no revenue
from Riverside boom. the debt should be
charged off: there should be some action
taken at the annual meeting.
Owing to the freshet last spring there
Sands boom.
There was collected from the
freshet in the spring 57,Mo
logs. scaling 6,267, 432 feet. and
sold to various parties for S52 Co.22
The total expense for collecting
was 17,OO9.07
There was paid TO the owners 1905 "a
Leaving balance on hand of 1921
$62 sos %
The assets, with cash on hand of $l13.35
is 1921 80, with balances. debts on Main
river East branch. Hallowell. Browns
Island and Riverside booms. amounting
to sS2l0.i6. gives u total of $l1.44l.S9. The
liabilities include $10.669 on notes out
standing: S92.1S due for logs unsettled
from freshet: $1902l on lost logs account;
balance on hand. $l90.21; total, $l0.951. 49,
leaving balance in favor Sands boom,
Feb, 1897 S490.50
Tho receipts on Main river. with bal
ance in favor Feb. 49, 1885, of $1097.51. and
debt, Feb, 1897. amount to $53. 90S.S7, in
Guiding assessment of $40 430.1S. The ex-
penses include $1259.1S on building side
dr. ~ Bomhazeenc. blasting rocks. and
repairing side dam at Fishing Falls;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-17

wonderful physique, power OF endurance,
the efficacy of these remarkable preparations.
& On the arrival of the first settlers in this
country, the Indians did not endeavor to hico
their knowledge, but went among them
e Teaching them the usa Of simplcs,
And the antid0tca for pOisonS
And the cure Of all diseases:
Then was first made known n mOrtals
Allthe sacred art OF healing"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-17

EAST vASSALBORO.
Among those that attended Pomona
grange at Riverside. Wednesday. were O.
A. Abbott G. II. Gates. II. A. Priest and
The slcighing being poor, George Gates
drove outside the road, the sleigh was
overturned and Mrs. Gates received u
painful injury to her wrist: Master bar
with his grandfather. Samuel Clark. of
South china.-A large party from the
village went on q straw ride. Thursday
Grove. Prof. Maxim of Waterville, fur
:nished music which was fully appreciated
by all lovers of music.-Willi Priest,
is sc out '' again.@The Friend i' quarterly i
meeting occurred Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Rev. Matilda Atkinson was
present. Saturday. She preached with
lighted her audience with the piainness
of her gospel Interchangeable. and Mrs.
Simeon Estes were in the place Sunday
David Gates tess was s,,s obliged 70 have his
Pope is contemplating "a visit to Ftorid,
for his health.-Thc announcement of q
Bible School conference at South China.
Friday. Feb. 20. was made Sunday.--Chas.
Pease is receiving the congratulations of
his friends on the appearance Mt his home
of 2 little stranser.-The Misses Coleman
ND Mr. HsEsy are Hs x'i n Is MRS g.
was in town, S,rnday.--Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore jackson were the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. David Gates.
SOUTH VASSALBORO.
NJ. 4. ~ Ci,rr vas sua,o,,v oo,,oa ~
Rnstnp Mass las, W. svesH Nv tSe e snysav ~
;lSrass az hay. i;ttlc o,.o r,som poS,ss
1n;1.Es,, NS,.s Asnrv Ns,.o.ss, - ,,sti,s.
,.,'ast;,,., ~, iin1y,, s
W1, NJ wi Mrs 4 ~ rhaau,,or NH M,.s-
G ,.mu na,,is ...,,t NV, s.,. s -.
IWiI H sly NJ . nm.!oWe,i aha
Nj arl' any,, Mrs Fred rhoate ~ china " ~.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-17

Mrs. b. a. Berry, who has been sicl,
SO long with consumption, died Thurs
day morning. The funeral was held
Saturday. Rev. Mr.. Williams OF Clin-
ton. preached the sermon and Mr.. and
Mrs. Conant rendered some very APP
'propriate musie.-The roads are In
very poor condition.
TROY.
Rev. Mr.. Ogier. presiding elder,
preached at the church.. Sunday evening.
to q large and attentive audience.-Mrs.
l. M. Harding and son Clyde went to
Brooks. Saturday. for a visit of a few
days.-The Ladies' Aid Society gave a
pound party for the pastor. Wednesday
evening. A goodly number was present.
a fine time enjoyed. and the minister was
well pounded. Mr.. Charles Can and Miss
Nettie Parkmtln took n trip to Pfttstleld,
ter. who united them in the bonds OF
matrimoriy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-17
ALBANY.

Tuesday. the house owned and occupied
by William Meserve was burned, to-
gether with nearly all Of It's contents
partly insured.
SOUTH PARIS.
The house near the Norway branch
railroad. In the vicinity OF the Lombard
place. was destroyed by fire. Saturday
morning. Lejuna Burt was living In the
house at the time of the fire. The most
OF his household effects were saved. but
the house was nearly q total loss. owin:,
to being so far away from n hydrant.
The fire caught near the chimney.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
THE MEXICAN LYNCHING
MEMBERS OF THE RIOTOUS MOB TO
BE SEVERELY PUNISHED.
Searching Inquiry Ordered by Presi-
dent Diaz-InspectOr General of PO-
lice Forced to Resign.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 1S.-Orders have
been given to Investigate the lynching of
Arroyo. President Diaz has decided that the
inquiry be most rigorous and that the gull
ty parties be severely punished, as he feels
that the act was a reproach to the nation,
which has taken pride in the fact that
lynch law has been unknown here. The
twenty odd men arrested are still in Gus
tOdy, and formal papers are being drawn
up in their cases.
The impartial (newspapeD says tonight
that if the public will have patience it will
be entirely satisfied with the result of the
investigation. The same paper laments the
lynching for various reasons and regrets
that the act of the mob prevents it being
ascertained whether Arroyo had accom-
plices was in any way instigated to the
deed or whether any political motive under
lay his crime. The paper ADDS that in the
United States which is the cradle of lynch
ing, no such act on the part OF the mob
ever took place in Washington in any
large center of population. Lynchings in
the United States commonly occur in
sparsely settled regions, country towns, or,
at most, county seats, but never where the
higher authorities i've ana are supported
by the police ana military.
The Mexican Herald says Arroyo was
more than haif mad, victim OF morbid
imagination, possessed by a fatal desire tor
nOtOrleIy, and ADDS: 1t is generally felt
that d speedy trial, followed by execution
OF whatever penalty should have been I'M
posed, would have better maintained the
dignity OF the country and nave saved us
from the reproach OF the foreign press.
Here in Mexico newspapers have vehement
ly rebuked lynching as practiced in the
United states, ana all at once in the capital
city We are startled by manifestation OF
popular vengeance without parallel here.
The motive was unquestIonably powerful,
but the act an invasion of the domain
of justice and an attack on public order.
Congress has asked the minister of the
interior TO be present at It's session on Tues
day to explain the condition of the police
of the City of Mexico, which is supervised
by his department. Gen. Gonzales Conslo,
minister of interior is an old soldier and is
certain to leave no stone unturned to get
at the bottom of the lynchlng. There are
likely to be many changes in the police de-
partment, and the first move is announced
tonight in the resignation OF Inspector
General of Police VeIasQuez, who is sub
stituted by Octaviano Licega-
Arroyo on the morning of the 18th left
his home in the suburbs for the city, hav-
ing been up all night taking part in the
patriotic celebration, but drank only two
cups of coffee. He came to the city against
the wishes of his family, who are respect
able people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19

vet, rendering them invisible. The assistant
deftly removes the velvet ard causes a
table to appear at the magician's command.
The vases are also sitting on the stage,
but covered with pieces of black velvet. BY
picking up the covered vases the assistant
can cause them TO appear, by removing the
velvet one on the table and the other on
the performers hand The oranges are in
a black velvet bag, from which the assist
ant pours them into the vase. To cause the
oranges to vanish, the magician, instead of
the open mouth of large black bag held
by the assistant just over the lower vase.
The transpostion of the watch from one
vase to the other is just as easy. The as
sistant merely removes it from the vase
in which ii was concealed then places the
second one in the performers hands from
a second small bag. In vanishing the rab-
bits the performer merely losses them into
a large open-mouthed black bag held by
the assistant.
The skeleton is made of papier mache,
painted white and fastened on thin, board
that is sawed to shape and covered with
black velvet One arm and one leg are
jointed so as to be readily removed and re-
placed by the assistant when he is operat-
ing the skeleton.
The tables are made either of wood or pa
pier mache and painted white The vases
are made of papier mache, painted white on
the outside and black on the inside. The
reason the inside of the vases are painted
ant being seen when he places it in the
vase. This is one of the most expensive of
stage illusions. costing several hundred dol
lars to properly stage 1t, but in magic as
we'll as in other business cheap apparatus
is dear at any price.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
Baugher and Baltzly
- viii coach in
GREEK, LATIN AND ENGLISH
1Z29 Ruckle st.
e breasts a wreath of strongly scented

the breasts a wreath of strongly scented
flowers.
The lamps are now placed upon the edge
of the mats, and the girls seat themselves
in a shrill high-pitched voice, and the 9TH
ers in turn take up the strain, the four
voices blending in weird sort of harmony,
to which the beating OF the drums and the
deep bass voices of the musicians make an
effective accompaniment. AS the girls sing,
their bodies sway from side to side, the
arms wave gracefully in perfect time, while
the music, which commences slowly, grad
are going at lightning speed then they
gradually slow down again, and the song
dies away in a soft whisper.
After more applause and loud shouts OF
"Leleii leleir' good goodiD the girls stand
up, the music starts again, and they begin
to dance the real Samoan silva, the anathe-
ma maranatha Of the missionary and the
chief delight of the pleasure-loving islander.
light sway from the hips in q dreamy, lam
guorous motion, while the arms are waved
from side to side, quivering, rising and fall
ing like the ripping of water when the
breeze kisses its surface; the air is heavy
with the sensuous odor Of the wreaths and
the scented oil with which their bodies are
anointed; the limped brown eyes CLEAN
with strange light, and are yelled again by
the dropping lids. Again the music quick
ems and is intermingled with quaint, bar
barrie discords; the drums give forth
louder, harsher note, and the voluptuous
swaying motion gives place to quick leaps
high in the air, wild gestures and tempestu-
GUS tossing of the limbs; the wreaths and
so soft and dreamy now CLEAN and sparkle
like cleaning Goals; louder still sounds the
shouting and the drums, quicker speeds the
dance, till at length with one wild cry it
ing and quivering with excitement and ex-
hauStion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
RACE ISSUE IN SOUTH
WHITES OPPOSED TO GIVING POST
OFFICES TO COLORED PEOPLE.
Question That is Worrying the Ma
tiOnnI Adminisfration-Con Gen.
eral Lee to Return to Cuba.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Sept. B.-The shooting
Of Lotion, the negro postmaster of Geor-
gia, and the pressing demand for the ap-
pointment of another negro to be postmas-
ter at Augusta, Ga. has forced the race
issue on the administration at an inauspi-
cious time. Two strong forces in opposite
directions are at work on the President in
his general treatment of this question. Mr..
Gary, the postmaster general, who repre-
sents white Republicanism of the border
state region, does not look with favor upon
the appointment of negroes in these offices.
AS one of his friends remarked, He is
Southern man, and understands Southern
sentiment perfectly" At the same time, he
would like TO be liberal with the negroes
and give them all he can consistently But
no issue could be more disastrous to the
Republican party in the forthcoming Mary
land campaign than the colored question.
Maryland Republicans have substantially
the same opposition to colored office hold
ers as the whites further south, and 1t has
not been considered safe to give the ne
groes any place on the Baltimore legisia-
tive ticket this year, although they constr
tute about one-sixth of the population Oh
the city and presumably fourth or the
party vote there. While Mr.. Gary ana the
white Republicans of Tennessee, kentucky
Missouri and such States are very anxious
to have the negro kept in the background
Mr. Hanna. as a man of his word, natural
w desires to have the President give the
negroes that recognition which they were
nromised before the convention of 1886.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-SenatoE Ell
kins. of West Virginia. who is generally
credited with being responsible for the
changes in Section % of the tariff bill.
which are now before the attorney general
for Interpretation, is in the city. Senator
Elkins has declined to be interviewed on
the subject, and even now refuses to go
into the question at length. owing to its
complications and his desire at some future
time to make public carefully prepared
statement. He said, however, that for a
long time he had waged war against the
bonded privilege granted Canadian rail-
roads. and admitted his authorship of the
contiguous territory clause in the section
and expressed the opinion that omission of
and words ''out of Congress imposes the
discriminating duty on goods carried in
British and other vessels whose countries
do not have exemption by treaty stipula-
ton. Il have always been in favor of dis
eliminating in favor of American railroads
and American vessels said he, "and it is
my opinion that Section % does this | do
not desire, however, to make any comment
at this time certainly not until the attor-
ney general has rendered his opinion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
WILL RETURN TO CUBA.
Consul General Lee Holds CONFER
ence with President Mckinley.

Consul General Lee Holds "A Confer
ence with President Mckinley.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-General Fritz
hugh Lee, consul general to Cuba had a
long consultation with the President at the
White House to-day. 1t was the first time
General Lee had seen Mr.. Mckinley since
the formers return to this country about
a. fortnight ago. He saw the President by
special appointment, and all visitors We're
excluded during the progress of the con-
ference, except Secretary Aiger, who came
over from the War Department and re-
NAMED until after General Lees departure.
The conference was a long one, lasting
almost two hours. GeneraI Lee carefully
review the situation in Cuba, and explained
at length all points upon which either the
President or Secretary Alger asked for in
formation General Lee gave his own views
very freely to the President, but, after the
interview, was very reticent about the ma
ture of the report he had made. lie said
the President had not given him an out
line of his policy. 1t is evident. however,
that the President is deeply impressed with
Cuba as described by General Lee, as 1t is
understood that at the conference he
strongly urged Consul General Lee to re-
tain his office, at least for the present, and
to return to Havana at his earliest con-
venience AS it has been strongly init
mated for several months that ex-Con-
gresham Aldrich would succeed General
Lee at Havana and that the latter prob
ably would not return, the Presidents ac-
tieh to-day is construed to mean that he
thinks it unadvisable to make change at
this juncture. General Lee left here this
afternoon for Covington, Va, but before
his departure admitted that he would re-
turn to Cuba as soon as he had arranged
his private affairs, probably about the mid
die of October. In private conversation
with close personal friends General Lee has
expressed himself vigorously as to the stu
alton in Cuba and has been very emphatic
in his condemnation of some of General
VVavlar'S methods
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19

Such Is the Claim Made for New
Method of Treatment.
Philadelphia Record.

1Ullduelpnid INSCOIQ
The latest achievement Of modern medi-
cine in the employment of specially pre-
pared serum is in the treatment of extern
sive burns. 1t is a well-known fact that
where over a third of the skin of the body
is injured by fire there is little hope of the
patients recovery. An Italian physician,
Tommasol by name, by means of artificial
serum has saved man where over one
half of the body was severely burned. His
experiments were first directed to the en-
ployment of the serum in the treatment of
certain skin affections that had failed to
be relieved by ordinary medicines, and the
results achieved were eminently successful.
The method of treatment was then used In
two cases of extensive burns. In one pa
tient, a woman of sixty, where over two
thirds of the front of the body, face and
limbs were severely burned. Tommasoli de-
termined to try the effect of injections OF
ordinary artificial serum composed of
chloride of sodium and bicarbonate of So
dunn. The patient, who was burned on
Dec. ., came under his care on Dec. T. On
Dec 10 a first injection of three hundred
grains of serum was given. The next day
one litre was injected in two doses. On
Dec II a litre was injected in one Dose the
patient being kept meanwhile in bath. On
Dec 10 another litre was injected. On Dec.
II the patient died. The effect of the in
jections had. however, been distinctly good.
the patient passing some hours of freedom
from pain after each one.
Encouraged by this result, Tonlmasoli
adopted the same method in the case of a
man aged twenty, who was burned all over
the right side of the front of the chest and
arm. as we'll as over the wnole or the back
from the neck to the buttoclSs. and over all
the right bullock. The man was burned on
March II and ON the 18th an injection of
two hundred and fifty grains of serum was
given One of the three hundred grains
was given on the 14th, one of four hundred
grains on the 18th. On the 18th an injec-
ton of four hundred grains was given, and
on the 18th and every subsequent day till
April one of five hundred grains. From
the first the patient though Frustrated by
pain held his own; tren he improved rapid
w and on Nav 3, when he insisted on leaV-
ing the hospital, his general condition was
excellent. and the wounds had a healthy APP
pearance.
Experiments rabbits and dogs showed
that the injection of artificial serum had
very distinct effect in preserving life after
severe burns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-19
WILD DANCES OF sAMoANs.
Picturesque Motions of Native Girls
to the Tune OF Strange Music.
Harper's Magazine.


The girls having announced that they
would give a dance that night, after a short
interval of rest, spent the remainder OF the
afternoon weaving wreaths of flowers and
dressing their hair. When night came the
guest house was lighted with two or three
lamps placed upon the floor and a screen
was arranged a. the far end, behind which
the girls retired to make their preparations.
Four musicians seated themselves on one
SIDE and proceeded to beat a sort of wooden
drum at tie sound of which the guests
began to assemble. Neither the chief nor
the old men showed themselves. as the silva
is looked upon with great disfavor by the
missionaries, and the elders doubtless
thought it would not be decorous of them
to be present. though they gave me to I'M
derstand that they had no objection to the
dance taking place. The house was soon
filled with the young men and girls who
sat chatting. laughing and smoking. and
facing clear place left IN the center for
the performers.
The musicians beat a sharp tattoo on the
drums and, at a great round Of applause
and clapping of hands, the four girls APP
pear from behind the screen and take their
places in the open space. Their handsome
brown bodies glisten with cocoanut oil,
their hair is decorated with shells and white
and scarlet flowers, and each is clad in
short lava of about the size of a large
pocket handkerchief over this IS a
fringed and tasseled girdle made OF pam
danus fiber and dyed in brilliant colors. and
each wears round the neck and falling over