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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
GRAND TRUNKS QUESTIONS.
All Telegraph Operators Receive Them
dercd by Union Not to Answer.

Montreal, Dec. 1.-The mana cement o;
the Grand Trunk Railroad has sent tho
following circular to its employees:
'1-Are YOU a member of the Order OF
Railway photographers
''2-Was the member of the committee
claiming to represent You on the division
on which you are employed selected by
you for such purpose?
''3-Do the committee, therefore, repre-
sent your interests in connection with the
schedule presented by the company?
"4-Are you willing to be bound by any
arrangement made by the company
which may affect you 50 far as the sched-
ule Of rules. regulations or compensation
are concerned?'
Grand Chief Powell of the Order Of
Photographers, who was interviewed on
the matter. said the operators had bee,
instructed not to reply to the questions,
and that if any OF the conpany's en-
ployes We're discharged for refusing u
answer these questions it would only
hasten the end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
SYMPATHY WITH CUBANS.
Americans Side With Cubaos in Sunday Night
Riot al Havana.

Havana, Dec. l2.-Noon, Via Mann,
the violent scenes enacted. on Sunday
night sympathize with the Cuban pop
ulation over the killing of threee per
sons and the wounding of Is others by
the Spanish soldiers. Nevertheless the
American military men are unable To
do more than they have done IN Sc
curing safe transportation for promi-
nent Cubans to Maranao, ana in pre-
venting all arrests excepting those of
three youngster who, however. We're
afterwards released.
The shooting was nearly all done by
Spanish officers armed with pistols
1 and by officers off duty. Some of the
MS were fired during the conflict by
Rssive Cubans, but most of them
red at retreating Cubans None
Aofiicers implicated have been
account by their superiors.
krted that the feeling in the
ny is one of pleasure that
gave the Spaniards an OPP
kill a few of them.
errival of American troops
solution of Spanish sover-
II sides of Havana in
Spanish bitterness here
hfety of the Cubans is ii.
ming patient for a week Oh
until the 7th Army CORPS
e arrived
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
55th CONGRESS.
Continued from page ~

TO the aIbrogation of the treaty. Money
Britain that we desire modification OF
the treaty as first step. In this con-
nection, Money referred to the intente
cordiale existing between this country
and England, saying that he wanted TO
see the two nations brought even
closer together than now. Hence the
Importance and propriety Of dealing
fairly and courteously with Great Brit
ain in this important matter.
Bacon gave notice of an amendment
to the bill providing that work should
not be begun ON the canal under the
bill until the government of Nicaragua
should consent to modification OF the
treaty, granting title to the United
States in perpetuity to the canal right
of way and also eliminating articles SO
and "a of the concession from the docu-
ment
Stewart advocated the bill as a most
important step in the progress of the
commerce of the world and urged sem
ators to accept it as it stood.
Replying TO Money, Morgan said he
had never claimed that the Clayton
Bulwer treaty was not I'm full force, de-
nying the assertion imputed to him
that that treaty had vanished into thin
abr. He had been of the opinion that
the treaty had been abrogated by the
acts of Great Britain and would still
hold that opinion. but for President
Cleveland's recognition of the treaty,
a recognition which had given 1T a vi
tally that it did not previously possess.
He opposed Moneys proposition for
opening up that subject with Great
Britain.
AT the conclusion of Morgan's re-
marks an agreement was reached to
vote upon Turpie's postponemef1t mo-
ton, tomorrow, after which the Senate
went into executive session.
AT 5.25 p NJ, the Senate adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
WHOSE FAULT IS IT?
Local Occurrence That viii! Interest
Many Readers in Augusta.

If when the fog horn warns the mar
liner to sheer off the coast he still hugs
the shore and wrecks upon it, whose
fault is it? If the red switch light Is
up and the engine driver deliberately
pulls ahead and pitches into another
train, blame the driver. If a careless
workman will in spite of warnings, TT,
to find out how many teeth buzz-saw
has and the saw tries to find out how
many fingers the workman has, blame
the workman. not the saw. If sick
man knows that a certain medicine is
doing him good and he carelessly neg
lects to use il. blame the man. not the
medicine. If Augusta people who have
backache and kidney complaint will
not use Doan's Kidney Pills when they
ure recommended by scores of citizens,
blame the people, not the endorsers
Read this Endorsement: Mrs. William
II. Lyon of Pray street, says: Il was
troubled for quite a long time with my
back. Right across my kidneys there
was steady pain and l had spells of
terrible lameness. 1t made my work
seem ever so much harder. / at last
decided to try Doan's Kidney Pills for
my ailment and obtained them at the
old reliable drug store of Chas. X.
Partridge. Their use has made my
back feel stout and strong and they
have strengthened the kidneys, which
before were very weak. l had used
other remedies but they proved power
less. but I am glad that the benefit /
received from Doan's Kidney Pills has
been genuine and lasting. I endorse
Doan's Kidney Pills and shallcertain-
ly stand by the remedy which has
cured me-
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. price SO cents. Mailed by Eos
ter-Miipurn Company, Buffalo. " "
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name DOAN'S ana
,aIc no substitute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15

sifaG5i SIS in 1895 The total number Of
pensioners on the rolls il ss3,1l4
Senator Hale reported the army de-
heisncy bill. Wednesday, The mos
important amendments are the $1,000
900 contingency appropriation for III
war and tia same amount for the may
10 ne expended under the direction -
ille President. The balance ofGthe $50.
a0o. 900 defence fund Il to be continued
unsil TX months after Jan. !.
The House committee on territories.
Wednesday, began consideration Of tn
bill TO provide "a territorial form of gov
eminent for the Hawaiian Islands Keep
resentative Hit and Mr.. Frear of Ha
wall. who We're members of the Hawaiian
commission, explained the condition Of
the islands and the bill whicai the com
mittee prepared. The committee decided
to refer the bin 70 a subcommittee con-
sistiug Of Chairman Knox and Messrs.
Broderlck, Low. Henry and Ferguson.
The total amount carried by the In
dian appropriation bill reported.
Wednesday. is s7.34, 2sf. This is afooG
s21s.ooe more than thu original es.i-
mates submitted by the treasury de-
partment. Under the head Of misce, :
ianeous. s25l.64o Is appropriated mhica
includes the amount required for ex-
penditure in the Indian Territory. To-
tai school appropriations aggregate 81.
ISL. $50, those for gratuities $685., e25 an ]
those for fulfilling treaty stipulation
s2657,s79.
Ii is stated, Wednesday night, that
Eek Governor Merriam of Minnesota,
who has been in Washington for som
days. is under serious consideration for
,~f -s,,- -eT fka ar1fs -;yar.
when Secretary Bliss retires from thai
office. Ex-Governor Merriam has call
"a at the White House and had a con-
ference with President Mckinley. Coy.
Merriam is a warm personal friend ot
The President and moreover is well f1-
ated in a geographical sense. Senate
Davis has opposed his selection for inn
portant positions in this ndninistra-
.ipn, but ii is thought may Withdraw
eh.s opposition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
SOLDIERS NeeDLessLY DYING.
Red Cross Nurse Makes Startling Charges
Regarding Affairs at Manila.

Honolulu, Dee. Via San Francisco,
Dec. 1.-THE United States transport
Scandal has arrived here from Manila.
which place she left Nov. Is. She
brings a number of officers 81 dis
charged and furloughed men and two
Red Cross nurses Miss Schaeffer, Il
Red Cross nurse who went from Hon.
oluu to Manila, returned here. She
makes startling charges as to the way
United States soldiers are taken care of
in Manila. Scores of the soldier
bows" she SAYS. are dying i'm the hos
pitals at Manila, just for want of prop
eminent allows 80 cents day for each
patient. You can save dozens of hives
on five cents d day. And outside the
hospitals. and even in it, such indiffer-
ence, petty consideration of rank and
position; squabbles about precedence,
lack of consideration in prescribing ana
preparing food, while men are dying
not merely of heart hunger, but for
want of nourishment.
Il do not mean that attendants of the
hospitals are careless or indifferent.
Many are trying 10 do their best In
a whole ward they have not more than
one nurse with experience and for help
ers only one or TWO week ward boys,
who perhaps never saw a sick room be-
fore
Col George W. McFarlane retrned
by the Coptic, and brings word that the
comptroller of the currency had guar
anteed to Perry S. Heath. first assist
ant postmaster general and his associ-
atss, that he will issue the charter for
the new bank in which James Campbell
and himself are interested, as soon as
Congress extends phe territorial laws
to Hawaii.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
ECHOES OF THE WAR.

The soldiers from birmingham who
served in the Spanish war We're accorded
formal welcome home, Wednesday
night, in a banquet given by Co. e assoc
GATES, assisted by the ladies of the Re-
lief Corps.
A dispatch to Madrid from Santa Cruz
de Teneriff. Canary Islands, announces
the arrival there of the Spanish steamer
sNiltayerde, which left Havana. Nov 30,
with Marshal Ramon Blanco, former gov
ernor general of Cuba.
4 The steamer Alan)Ala which arrived
at San Francisco. I'm the Apltipodes.
and Honolulu, Wednesday. brought the
second detachment of the New York
regiment Which is en- route to New
York state for mastering Nlt.
!. Ion. Wns J. Bryan arrived at WASH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
PARADISE FOR CRIMINALS.

Washington, Dec. 14-Unless tile unex-
pecteu happens. the United States ana
Mexico will be without an extradtion
treaty an the 18th of next month. The
situation promises 10 be one OF gravity
and the Mexican border is likely 10 be
paradise for fugitives from justice anu
criminals of every description until q nc"
treaty can he agreed upon. Mexico oe-
nounced the existing treaty because our
government refused to deliver up on eA-
tradition proceedings certain Mexieans
VINO had escaped across the line and weae
accused by their own government o. ~, .a
,.ious; offences of a criminal character
but who. it is asserted We're really Wai.s
ed for political reasons The case ,ps
Guerra, who was involved IN one q -
periodical raids across the forder o. NJ" Nv
Mexico. organized by The leaGer 's3t"'
caused the break.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
Russia Yields at Last.

London. Dec. 15.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Standard says: 'it is as
erted here. from both ST. Petersburg az
London sources Of information, that seri-
Gus negotiations have been begun be
tween Russia and Great Britain for the
solution of the Chinese problem, Russia
having arrived at the conclusion that 1t
would be impossible to resist the now
threatened cooperation of England, Ger
many. the United States and Japan"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
Croker Not Coming to Maine.

New York Dec. 1f,-When Richard Gro
ker read, today, the dispatch from Bidde
ford Me, stating that he and John c.
Sheehan were large purchasers OF granite
property. he said: This is news to nc
never heard OF il before. No, I'm not 60
ing into the granite business. You may
state that with full authority
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
Gen. Lee at Havana.

Havana, Dec 1.-THE United States
transport Panama with Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee and his staff on board entered the
harbor, this morning.
Gen. Lee was informed by a correspon-
dent of The Associated Press of his APP
pointment as governor of the province of
Havana. He said he was much gratified
but had only wished for a military com
mand. He said that his duty is 10 pre-
serve life and property, and that he pro-
poses to do 50 with equal justice to Gu
bans. Spaniards and persons of all other
ma tionaltieS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
Fears For Steamer Mattwan.

Boston. Dec. 1.-THE Lone Star Line
steamer Mattewan, Capt. Conner, which
sailed, from Galveston Dec. !. is now
four days overdue and considerable anX-
iety is felt for her safety The vessel Is
valued at 100000 and the cargo at 1925 0ov
There is also anxiety about the bark }
H. Bowers. which sailed from Rosario.
Sept. 20, for this port. The vessel is long
overdue. She carried 10 men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Arthur Brown OF Belfast and Lewis Flaqu [
Berwick Made Pos.masters.

Washington, Dec, 1.-THE Senate. to
tons; Nathan o, Murphy. Arizona. 70 b,
Governor of Arizona To be members Of
the industrial commission: Thomas w
Philips of Pennsylvania; Andrew l.. Har-
ris Ohio: John l.. Kennedy, District o.
Columbia; +. y, Smith, South Carolina
John M. Farquhar, New York; Mici,ae
Dratchford. Indiana.
Postmasters: Vermont. Barney Cannon
Jr., at Bellows Falls. Rhode Island. Al
bert G. Landers, Newport. Maine, Lewis
G. Flagg, Berwick; Arthur L. Brown.
Belfast. Also Il large number of army
and navy promotions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington. Dec. 14.--This change in
the star schedule is ann6unced
Route l116. Mcdonald to Albion Leave
Mcdonald daily except Sunday at ) p M
Arrive at Albion by p NJ Leave Al
bion daily except Sunday on arrival Of
train. but not later than q p NJ Arrive
at Mcdonald in one hour
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15

ington, Wednesday. from Savannah, Ga.
He will remain there for several days be-
fore proceeding to his home in Nebraska;
The supply ship Comal, which arrived
at Havana, TUESDAY night, has unloadea
$50 tons of provisions for distribution
there. She, leaves. Thursday, for Cien-t
Trinidad and probably to other ports on
the south coast of Cuba.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
POSTMASTERs APPOINTED.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE following
fourth class postmaSterS were ap-
pointed, today.
Maine--West Washington, Earl
kenney.
Observation-Disclosures Orange, L. Fl.
Woodbury..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE following
pension changes are announced for
Maine:
Original, George r. Stewart Appleton.
SIS; Edwin Lowell. Orrington, IS. Increase.
Thomas III. Mcdonald. Calais, $50 to $50
Original widows, etc, Susan ]. Barker.
North Leeds, ST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
Poor Old Columbus.

Madrid, Dec. IA mob of women at
Grenada, today, considering that the dis
covery of America was in their opinion
the principal cause of Spain's misfor-
tunes, stoned the statue of Columbus
there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
Nothing Found.

Hyannis. Mass, Dec. 1.-THE tug Her-
aid. with Capt. Proctor OF the ststte -
night. from another search fer poo.es II
wreckage Of the Portland. along ~
shore in a course which followed tns GU ,.
rent Not even a pice of driftWoou "'s
found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
Congressional Notes.

me pension appropriation bill reported
TO the House. Wednesday, carries Sis.
A53S no, being the exact amount of the es-
tlmates and $45, 600 more than carried
py the current law. Pension disbnrse-
ments increased from $l39 ai9 III in 1897 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15

smedy is half as Quick IN
soreness, inflammation q,
1s famous Hop piastars
~ u using Rfiiahi~ mea.,
q them.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-20
LENGTH OF MEXICAN WAR.
Hcstilities Were Waged for Two
Years Before Peace Was
Declared.

The Mexican war is the best example
and instruction in the time it takes
10 fight small wars. That took two
years and the present war is moving
at express speed by its side, as might
be expected after SO years, says the
Philadelphia Press. Hostilitses began
March 1S, 1916. Gen. Mejia, at Mata-
moras, called out the Mexican troops,
a month later, April 26, 1916, Gen. Tay-
lor called for 5000 militia. A fortnight
later, May 10, congress officially rec
ognized the war and called for volun-
teers. Mexico declared war May 30.
1916. Mexico had no feet and no army
on the frontier except some desultory
leyies. Monterey was not taken until
four months later, September 2S, and
months after the war begun, February
%, l847.
After nearly one year of hostilities,
in which our forces had been drilled
and disciplined in camp and by months
of campaigning. Gen. Scott sailed for
Mexico and captured Vera Cruz, ten
months after hostilities began, March
20, 1647 1t took AZ months, to Sep
tember ID, 1S47, before the City OF Mex
leo was taken, 16 months after hostil-
tiles opened. Peace only came in two
years, in June, 1848. Yet the Mexican
was quoted as a great case of quick
work in fighting.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-20
GROWTH OF FLAX IN INDIA.
The Plant Is Reared Exclusively for
the Seed and Not fOr
Fiber.

Consul-General Patterson, at Cal
cutta, in a report to the department OF
state, notes curious fact about fax
growing, reports the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat. Fl writes: I'm answer o
an inquiry from q Chicago firm relative
to the quantity Of fax produced and
exported from India. would say that
fax is grown in India exclusively fer
the seed. In no part of the country is
the fiber produced. Experiments have
been made for many years with the
same result, viz, that it is no proof
that a plant can be made to YIELD q
fiber because it can be grown in a
country. Flax, hemp and china grass
are admirable samples of this fact.
The possible area of fiber production
of any of these in India is extremely
narrow. Hemp yields fiber In Russia
and other countries and cannot be
made to produce the narcotic. In In
dia the very reverse is the case, except
in a small portion of the Himalayas,
where it yields admirable fiber and no
narcotic to speak Of. While large areas
of fax are cultivated in almost every
part of India and Burmah, it Is grown
only for the seed, Of which large guam
titles are exported, and not for fiber.
and there is no fax exported from In
dia.o
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-20
CAUTIOUS PRAISE.
In Which There Was a world of En-
couragement aad an Apology
for a Scotchman.

Mr.. Orchardson, the famous English
artist, has lately given the public an
insight into his experiences with golf
that mysterious game, so fascinating
to the initiated, of which the charm is
so incomprehensible to the outsider.
1t is but recently that Mr.. Orchard
son, who is past middle life, although in
the prime of healthful vigor, has trans
ferred his affections from hunting and
tennis, his former favorite sports, to the
national game of his country-for he is
a Scotchman. He played his first game
of golf at ST. Andrews.
81 remember" he says, 81 had the
lqueerest, most solemn looking caddie
Imaginable. / made a fearful mess of
it at first, and the little chap looked on
without a word. AT last, when had
finished the round, he looked up at me
in the funniest way, and simply said:
Its nae use playin' golf unless ye lairn
it as a laddie.'
"But must tell you that the next day
I had this same caddie, and 1 got on
much better. ! was almost annoyed
with him for not praising me, for he
was as silent as on the day before. But
when we finished, he turned to me and
said, as if resuming our last converse
ton: 'Aweel, A. dinna KEN"
Being Scot himself, the artist was
therefore satisfied with what be doubt
less interpreted as handsome apology
and hearty encouragement.-Youth's
COMPANION.
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-20
SHIPS RANGE IN ACTION.
The Huge DcstrOyers Rarely Seek an
Engagement at Less Than
Two Miles.

"The pictures in some of the burnt
orange newspapers Of battleships in
action are about as funny as the jap
anese idea of perspective" said naval
officer to Washington Star reporter,
These pictures represent the oppes-
ing ships blazing away at each other
with 13-inch rifles al range of about
100 feet, and the artists certainly work
up the thing to make it look terrible
enough, in ali conscience. It's won,
der TO me they dGn't represent the
crews of the opposing ships in the act
of using graphing irons, as they dig
in engagements at close quarters in
the days of the old 70-gun frigates.
"As matter of fact, if either battle
ship in an engagement between vessels
of to-day goes within such range of
another, or anything like it, it would
simply be matter of the first shot.
One big shell delivered at such a range
would leave only debris of the struck
ship floating on the surface of the
water.
Modern ships of war are not devised
to get within any such range of each
other in action. The nearest that any
of the opposing ships in the great ma
val battle on the Yalu got to each other
was a trifle under two miles, and what
one battleship can do to another at
that range is something beyond calcu-
latfon.D
The Winslow mail., 1898-08-20
AIDS WoldEa TO SWIM.
4 New Invention Ts a Pneumatic Cor
set Which Prevents Its Wear
er from Sinking.

Timid women can now be taught
swimming in very easy manner. An
eastern professor has invented pneu-
matte corset for beginners to wear.
which, he says. greatly facilitates he
untutored in acquiring the different
strokes. This corset is cut on the same
general lines as all corsets and made
double, so that the air space between
the two thicbnesses may lie blown up
and serve not only to present Il neat
appearance to the figure but also to
buoy it up and give confidence TO the
timid. A lack of confidence is respon-
sible for the slowpess with which this
accomplishncss is learned by women.
and this corset should prove a boon to
women who delight in aquatic sports
but have no hardihood for them. The
very knowledge that they cannot sink
leaves their brain clear enough to
think OF the proper strokes for hands
and feet, and as soon as they find they
can move through the water from one
place to another and become accus-
toned to these movements the corset
may be discarded. 1t is much more
shapely than the big rubber rings ard
cork life preservers. and, in fact. does
not show at all. as it conforms to the
shape of the wearer. The corset has
been seen on several women bathers
at the eastern resorts this season, and
1t bids fair to become very popular.