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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-10

8 last Friday. Monday ne returned to the
University of Maine at Orono, in company
with Albert and Henry Cunningham, who
have gone to East Lowell with three horses
to work in the woods. Monday morning
the trees were so densely covered with white
frost that they cast almost as deep shade
as they do when full of leaves. Comet
Grange conferred the first and second de-
greesa upon A. Fl. Ellis, Emery Peavey,
Fred I. Webb, Misses Minnie Ellis and Ida
Cunningham last Monday night. Next
Monday evening they will have valentine
supper. Don't forget the dance at Cum
ningham's hall this, Thursday, evening.
CENTRE LINCoLNvILLE. Mr.. c. j. Ross
left town last week for New York. On &C.
count of the storm Rev. A. F. Huxley, the
temperance lecturer. was unable to lecture
here Friday evening. Miss Annie Drake
is spending the winter in Massachusetts
The Good Templars installed the following
officers for the ensuing quarter last Satur-
day evening: J. s. Mullin, G. T.; J. T.
Maddocks, P. c. T.; Robert Hardy, Chap.
Claude Heal, Treas; Sadie Young, F. s.
May Norton, Sec.; Edna Lamb, A. Sec
Herbert Rankin. Sentinel; S. j. Young,
Guard; Fred Rankin, NJ; Lottie Knight,
D. NJ; Ora Mathews, V. T. G. F. Merriam.
L. D.; May Brown, S. ]. TIA drama and
entertainment will be given at the Band
Hall Wednesday evening, Feb 10Th. The
drama entitled 1.-THE Black Diamond" will
be presented by the following cast of char
acters: Hulda, A black diamond, May Nor
ton; Emily Makepiece, Edna Lamb; Minnie
Makepiece, Ora Mathews; Fannie Make
piece, Belle Miller; DR.. linn, Mrs. J. U.
uate, Dexter Norton; Capt. Chas. Houston,
English "dude," Anon Brown, English
dude" Mr.. Geo. Radford English "dude -
Fred Rankin, English "dude." Refresh
F; ments will be served, consisting of clam
chowder, cake, coffee and ice cream. Ad-
mission 10 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
NATIONAL IRRIGATORS
 TO MEET IN SEPTEMBER
Congress to Be Held at Cheyenne and
 the Attendance Is Expected to Be Large
IO DC HdI St.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. July 29.-The sev- enth annual session of the National IT, Tigation Congress has been called by the executive committee, through its chair man, ex-United States Senator Joseph M. Carey, to meet in Cheyenne on the lst, 2d and Sd days of September next. The basis of representation in the congress is as follows:
 The Governor of each State and Ter ritory to name five delegates; the Mayor of each city of less than p 900 population one delegate; the Mayor of each city of over g 900 population two delegates: each agricultural college, each regularly or ganized irrigation and horticultural so- ciety, each society of engineers, each ir- rigation company and each commercial body one delegate
 In addition to the foregoing the follow ing persons are delegates by virtue of their respective offices: The duly accred tied representatives of any foreign na- ton or colony. the Governor or any State or Territory, any member of the United States Senate or House of Rep resentatives, member of any State or . Territorial irrigation commission.
 Members of the committee say that the attendance will be large, as many inter- -ested in the problem and reclamation of the arid lands by irrigation have signI- fled their intention to be present.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
SUMMER CARNIVAL
 AT ALAMEDA POINT
Menu of Good Things Prepared for the Visitors to Woodlyn on
 Saturday.

SAUSALITO, July 29.-The preparations for the summer carnival at Woodlyn. Alameda Point, on Saturday, are being carried forward with great enthusiasm The proceeds are for the building fund Of the free reading room soon to be erected, adjoining the Congregational Church. The carnival will begin at noon and continue through the evening A programme Is being arranged for both afternoon and evening. Among the spe- cial features are "A Grown-up Kindergar- ten" by Misses Ritchie and Hughes. teachers, and thirty pupils, and one of Howells comedies. by Miss Rideout and others.
 The railroad has not only granted spe- cial trains, but what is as important. reduced fares. A special train will run from Mill Valley and retrun in the even ing, and large busload of Mill Valley children is expected in the afternoon, besides parties from San Francisco and Oakland.
 The celebrated violinists, Miss Hibberd of Oakland and MT. Yocum of San Fran cisco, are expected to play. Miss Small's choral class will render some selections Mrs. Bernard Schloh, Mrs. J. C. Smith, Mrs. Charles Phelps, Miss Teresa Ehr- man and others will render vocal or in- strumental solos. Miss Bartlett has promised to recite. The Misses Whalley and Saunders, who carried everything be- fore them on the Wynnstay by their bright Advertisement Song," will give other original songs.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
MRS. HARTLEY OF
 BERKELEY H0N0RED
Elected Presiding Officer of the
 Christian Woman's Board nP Missions

SANTA CRUZ, July 29.-The sessions of the entire day at Garfield Park have been under the auspices of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions. The morn ing prayer-meeting was led by Mrs. J. F.. Tout of Vacaville The convention pro per was called to order by the vice-presi- dent Mrs. Sue Grant of Woodland. Praise service was led by Miss Mary Durham of Irvington. An interesting paper was read and discussed on Our Lords, Gold and and an address full of good points and suggestions was given by the national organizer, Mrs. Persis l.. Christian. on Relation of Junior Christian Endeavor Societies to the Christian Woman's Board of Missions" Mrs. Christian also gave , an address before a large congregation at the Tabernacle tonight on Work in This Country"
 The nominating committee made its re- port and the officers for the coming year were elected. President, Mrs. Mary J. HartIey of Berkeley; vice-president, Mrs. Sue Grant of Woodland; secretary, Mrs. T. D. Butler of Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30

matter, unless 1t be the resignation of the two members of the Agnews Board
 who have been at siXes and sevens ever since their appointment, more than two years ago. These are Gould and White
 Their personal antagonisms have so permeated the employees of the institu- tion that the present demoralization has resulted, with it's charges and eoun- terchargeS,, removals, resignations
 jealousies threats and investigations.
 The testimony given by the various persons who appeared before the com mission confirmed all the facts and cir cumstances heretofore published in The Call. It showed that Gould and White had disagreed over the division of pat ronage. White charged Gould with having broken faith with him In the matter of the appointment of secretary of the board. On the other hand, Gould charged that White sought to obtain more than his share of the appoint ments. and White made counter charge of the same kind White de- clared that a combination existed be- tween Directors Gould, Hale and Cur
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30

now, but the alleged "ringsters" de- nied this, though the history of events went to show that Whites charge was certainly sustained.
 In the matter of the charges brought fo public notice by Detective Frost, the commission. on the opinion of Attorney General Fitzgerald, decided that 1t could not go into matters that had not occurred during the regime of the pres ent board, unless specific charges were nied. Notwithstanding that he had asked for an investigation of the utter ances made by Frost Dr. Sponogle de- clared himself satisfied with the action of the commits. ion
 The Tourtillott- Madigan charges are presumed to be closed incident, owing to the farcical investigation to which the public was treated under the auspices of the Board of Managers
 It was brought out in a striking manner that the appointments made by all the members of the present Board of Managers, with the exception of those made by Hale, consisted large ly of relatives and friends, and that politics had little or nothing to do with the selections. The Democrats became sponsors for Republicans, and vice versa.
 White further said that much of the turmoil within the asylum was caused by the lack of firmness on the part of superintendent Sponogle and his want of executive ability. Gould countered by charging that 1t was due to the ap
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
4gneWS Asylum Farce Finally Brought to
 a Close.
Action on the Charges Against Attaches Indefinitely
 Deferred.

- AGNEWS. July 29.-Frank H. Gould naively confessed before the State Com mission in Lunacy that he is candi- date for Governor. He was explaining to the commission why he refrained from taking any active part in the se- lection of a secretary for the AgneWs board of managers.
 T also said at that time" ran his confession, that the reason l did not desire to take any particular interest in the matter was that l might be a candidate for Governor three years hence. and did not want to be mixed up in these fights an7 -~ake a lot of en- emies.'
 It is exceedingly doubtful whether the State Commission in Lunacy will make any special investigation of persons .connected with the Agnews State Hos pitaL It completed it's preliminary in- vestigation of affairs at the institution this afternoon, and adjourned to meet again only on the cali of the chairman, Governor Budd. The Governor was not present at to-day's session, on the advice of his physician. as he is still suffering severely from a cold. which may result in pneumonia The Attor- ney General remained but an hour, and the investigation was left to pr. Hatch. Dr. Mathews and Secretary of State Brown.
 Director Hale of the Agnews Board of Managers finished his testimony and the testimony of Dr. Sponogle, Secretary Montgomery, Erwin Frost, T. T. Tourtillott and Charles L. Will Hams was taken.
 When all the testimony is transcrib- ed. 1t will be thoroughly considered by the members of he commission. and they will then decide whether there is ground or reason to go further into the investigation From the opinions ex- pressed to-day, and those contained in the record of the proceedings before the commission. it Is highly probable that nothing further will come of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30

pointment of an incompetent and vicious matron on the solicitation of White. Gould also testified that White wanted to be a director simply to con- trol patronage, and that White had so declared.
 Incidentally it was admitted by the Governor that he had designed Tourtil- lott, the half brother of Gould, for a place on the water front, but that ow- ing to differences between Gould and Harbor Commissioner Colnon he was unable to carry out his purpose He then suggested to Gould to make Tour tillott burden on the State at Agnews, and this was done
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
FITZSIMM0NS WILLING
 TO FIGHT JEFFRIES

NEW YORK, July 29-Bob Fitzsim- mons said to-day he was prepared to ar- range fight with Jim Jeffrles, and would also sign articles to meet "Kid' Mccoy, If the latter should be successful in his coming contest with Jim Corbett.
 T think" said Fitzsimmons, that Jef- fries Is the one man entitled to meet me. He has never been defeated by me, and as he Is an aspirant for the heavy weight championship, l will give him a chance at that title If he so desires.
 My offer to fight Kid Mccoy at mid dle-weight limit holds good, if Kid beats entitled to meet me if he defeats Mccoy than he is at the present day When he was champion he was dictator. Now l am on top. Unless he defeats Ma her or Sharkey shall never agree to fight him."
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
LA BOURGOGNE COULD
 HAVE BEEN SAVED
Statement of the Manager of the h.
 ternational Ship Bandage

CHICAGO, July 2s.-La Bourgogne could have been saved with all her pas sengers on board, according to P. J. O'Flaherty, manager of the International Ship Bandage Company. In an interview to-day referring to the decision of the court of inquiry, held at Halifax regard ing the loss of the French liner, Mr. O'Flaherty said to a representative of the Associated Press:
 "Advices received from United States Consul Foster at Halifax say La Bourgogne remained above water for probably about forty minutes. while five minutes would have sufficed to have eff fectively closed the hole in the ships side with ship bandage. The findings of the Halifax court to La Bourgogne are incomplete, inasmuch as no recommenda- tions are made to induce steamship com panies to pay more attention to life-sav- ing apparatus than heretofore. The ship successfully tested at the New York Navy Yard"
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
CLAIMS HER SON IS
 DUKE OF PORTLAND
Mrs. Anna Maria Druce Seeks Per mission to Examine the Coffin
 of Her Late Husband.

LONDON, July 29.-The Chancellor of the Diocese of London has ordered that application should be made to Sir Fran cis Henry Jeune, president of the probate, divorce and admiralty division of the High Court of Justice, to say whether the faculty ought to issue an order empow- ering Mrs. Anna Maria Druce to open the vaults and inspect the coffin which is alleged to contain the remains of T. c. Druce, who. the applicant says, was really the fifth Duke of Portland.
 Mrs Anna Maria Druce claims that the father of her late husband was the Duke died unmarried, and that her son is the rghtful Duke of Portland She asserts that her husbands alleged death and burial under the name of Druce were de- captions, and that he died. after having been In lunatic asylum. as pr. farmer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Marin Officials Sued.

SAN RAFAEL, July 29.-Suit was brought in the United States Circuit Court yesterday by Joseph A. M Pushie against F. G. Warehouse, John J. Puma. Joseph Puma, Sheriff Harrison, District Attorney Martinelli, Frank w. Taft and c. A. Lauff to recover $400O and for s2OOO damages for conspiracy. The suit grows out of the seizure and sale by the Sheriff of certain machinery of the Golden Crown Milling and Mining Company of Bolinas Pushie claims that the Sheriff and the other county officers defendant conspired to deprive him of his property in the mine and his rights therein
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
DECIDES FOR MRS. LAOGIER. Judgment in Suit for Valuable
 Stockton Property.

STOCKTON, July 29.-Judgment in fla vOr of the defendant was rendered this forenoon by Judge Jones in the suit brought by Antonio Zignego against Mrs . Dionicia Laogier, executrix of the s2OO. 900 estate of her deceased husband. Basilo Laogier The action was brought to re- cover valuable property which belonged to the plaintiff many years ago. but was held in later years by Laogier under a deed absolute on its face. The contention was set up that the deed was In fact a mortgage, given to secure Laoeier for money owed by Zignego.
 The. court in rendering judgment &C., knowledged that the preponderance of the testimony taken at the trial was ir, favor of the plaintiff but held that some thing more than preponderance was nee essary to overthrow the absolute nature of the deed. E
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
SANTA FEE PACIFIC
 ASKS FOR REDUCTION
Petitions for Fifty Per Cent De- crease on the Barstow-Needles
 Branch Assessment

SACRAMENTO, July 29--The last rail- road corporation to apply for a reduction of assessment before the State Board of Equalization was the Santa Fe Pacific, which filed its petition to-day. The rep resentative heard was A. P. McGinnis, the tax commissioner of the Santa Fe Pacific. which includes the old Atlantic and Pacific and the Southern California.
 The road from Barstow to Needles, a trackage of T miles, was assessed last year at S6000 a mile. MT. McGinnis asked that the assessment be reduced to 5000 a mile because the line was op-
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Echo of a Bank Failure

RIVERSIDE, July 29.-A case of im- portance growing out of the failure of the Riverside Banking Company was de- cided by Judge Moves to-day. o. |. Dyer, manager of the bank. deeded his personal property to the directors in trust to se- cure the payment of $11OO0O of the bank s indebtedness, and after that indebtedness so secured had been paid, the directors conveyed the property held in trust to Mary F. Dyer, wife of O. T. Dyer. F. o. Lathrop, one of the creditors of the bank. sought to set aside this conveyance The court decided for the defendant.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Almost a Water Famine.

SAUSALITO. July 29-All the hydrant water in town was shut off at o'clock yesterday morning, and not permitted to run again until D. m. Every tank of the Sausalito Land and Ferry Company on the hill is empty, and for several days the company has been boring new wells. with practically no result The town is really undergoing q water famine Day before yesterday two powerful new pump ing engines arrived, and 1t was found necessary to-day to send for two more. There Is no great danger from fire, as the engine of the narrow gauge railway could be used to pump water from the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
PEND VANNINGS APPEAL. Case of the Man Who Tore the Tongue From a Horses Mouth.

SAN RAFAEL. July 2s-The case of William Vanning, who pleaded guilty in Justice Rodden's court to a charge of cruelty to animals. he having torn the tongue from his horse with a bale rope, came before Superior Judge Angellotti on appeal to-day. City Attorney Thomas Boyd for the Marin County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and District Attorney Martineln for the peo- pie made brief arguments. Attorney J. w Cochrane appeared for Warming. Judge Angellotti finally took the case un- der advisement on the one point as to whether Justice Rodden erred in refus- ing the accused permission to change his Dlea.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Will Confer Here.

It Is understood that Governor Budd and Directors Frank H. Gould and o. A. Hale of the State Asylum for the h. sane at Agnews, and Dr. Sponogle, medi- cal superintendent of the institution, have arranged for holding a conference at the Palace Hotel in this city to-day, at which the Agnews Asylum scandal is to be taken up and thoroughly discussed
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30

| judgment was the doubt entertained as to the ability of the main witness, Mrs Petra Zignego (widow of the plaintiff MT. Zignego having died since the suit was brought to remember with accuracy conversations which occurred twenty seven years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Wife of Liberia's President Dead

WASHINGTON, July 29-The State De- partment has received news of the death of Mrs. Ophelia Coleman, wife of the President of Liberia in the executive mansion at Monrovia on June 28 last. She was a native of Arkansas, and emigrated to President Coleman the following year.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Two Cents for Chicago Papers.

CHICAGO, July 29.-All the morning pa- pers of this city print an announcement that on and after August 1 the price will be cents copy The increased cost of white paper and the enhanced general expenses due to the war are the reasons for the advance.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Chinook Takes the Nassau.

LONDON, July 29.-At to-day's racing at the Goodwood meeting, the Lorillard- Beresford stables brown lilly Chinook won the Nassau stakes for three-year- olds. Eight horses ran. Sir !. Blundell Naples Nun Nicer was second and the Duke of Westminster's Orphan third.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Would Annex the Philippines.

FRESNO, July 29.-At a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held to-day a telegram was drawn up to be forwarded to President Mckinley favoring the an- nexation of the Philippine Islands, if it can be done with honor to this nation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Death at Larkspur.

LARKSPUR. July 29.-F'lags flew at half mast here yesterday afternoon be- cause of the death of Mrs. Mary E. Hop- kins, sister-in-law of Superintendent Shoemaker of the narrow gauge rail- way.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Thrown From a Horse.

SAN RAFAEL, July 29.-Mrs. William Schwarke was thrown from horse near Schuetzen Park yesterday and sustained a fracture of the skull. The accident Is likely to result in death.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30
Curzon NAV Become Viceroy of India

LONDON, July 3O.-It is reported that Hon. George M. Curzon, who married May Letter, may be made Viceroy of
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30

erated at a loss of $126 900 during the past year.
 The board adjourned until next Mon day, at which time it's decisions on all matters presented will be rendered
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-30

Costly Lessons The War With Spain Has Taught Us, By Hudson Maxim In Next Sundays Call.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20

Judge Spencer B.. Adams and Manly,
the negro editor Of the Daily Record,
appear to ave Joined forces and are
doing their utmost to SANDER the
white race of North Carolina. The
negro editor villifies the white woman
of the state and says they are the
"mistresses of negro men," while
Judge Adams in his charge to the jury
at Columbus county superior court
stated that rape was a lesser offense
than seduction because one was COM
mitted by force and the other by
fraud."-Jacksonville Times,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20
BLOWN UP BY A TORPEDO
MiraculOus Escape of Naval Officers Ex.
perfmenting With TOrpedOes.

New Bedford, Mass, September b
During a test of Cunningham tOrpe-
does in Priestshove near here, this
morning, the experiment schooner
Freeman was blown up by an eXplO-
sion of a projectile and sunk. A dozen
men were on board of her at the time,
but all escaped seriously injury. In
fact only two or three received slight
scratches.
Lieutenant Holman, one of the sur
vivors of the battleship Maine disas-
ter, and L~ieutenants Oliver and Mar
shall, the government board of survey
from the Newport torpedo station, mad
a miraculous a They were stand
ing near the place where the explosion
occurred and were in the midst of the
Wreckage which followed. The men
We're rescued by a boat
The cause of the explosion is a myS-
terry as tOrpedoeS We're fired without
accident yesterday, and n this morn
ing. The prOjectile which caused the
damage was fired under apparently
the same conditions.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-20

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