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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
LOUISVILLE, KY, RACES.
lslatawa Makes New Record d 2.0sJ-zle
3-Year-Old Pacers.

Louisville. KY, Sept. 2S-Two races Tn-
finished from yesterday and three ADJ
'ionai made up the card for the Driving
md Fair Associations third day. The
first heat trotted decided the Douglas
stake John Man had Two heats from
Yesterday and was strong favorite. He
won the heat and race In a close hnl4h
with Matte Patterson and Craca1tAe No.
'ans driver. Foote, was fined 800 tor lay
ing up heats. ,tsfsse, i Is 80 % (,
The chief event, today. was the Sdt64th
eor lis PAGERS, and the first heat saw +
worlds record lowered. Klatawa won In
,05ls. reducing his own mark of 206A for
7-year-old PAGERS, but was not afterwar6
IN the race. Miss Logan and Lady OF the
Manor fought for the next three heats.
Miss Logan won all of them and the race
in close finishes. The results; II
The ZIG trot. purse $1,000. won by Tudor
chimes: Espy Boy, second: Surpot third.
BIT time. 212s4 ss7t I. ~
Douglas stake, PA trot, stake =
John Nolan won; Pilatus, seconu: Askey.
tnlrd. Best time. 2.tS.
The Setback stakes. 5000, 2.1S pacing.
Miss Logan won: Klatawa, second; La. :
# the Manor third. Best time, 2.05h. by
Kiatawa in the first heat.
The 2.2O trot, purse $500, won by Mar
guerite: Mabel Moneypenny. second; oak
'ey. third. Best time. 2.1213.
Two-year-old colt race, pacing. the
Pacing Matron stakes of $1,000. Ecstasy
won: Roralight. second; Bride Elect,
nird. Best time, 2.21
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
IN GOOD CONDITION.
Sec. AIger Reports on State Of Camps
to the President.

Washington, Sept. 28.-Secretary Al
i ger, today, made verbal report to thu
President ON the inspection Of tn,
army camps which he has just con
Guided. He lost no time In reaching
the White House and for 2 1-2 hour
he was occupied in communicating hi
/ observations to the President.
On leaving the White House Secre.
| tary Alger said he was much gratifled
with the conditions OF the camps. HI
| refrained from specifically charging
exaggeration OF conditions of CAMP
life, but said the results OF the trip Of
| inspection were quite satisfactory. He
| had visited every one of the camps and
| hospitals. He was gratified especially
| to find the men in the hospitals stead.
lily improving and that there were 80
many convalescents where the odds
against them for their maladies had
been great. In general. camps were
kept satisfactorily but there were
numerous points which might be i'm
proved upon.
1.-The main trouble" said Secretary
Alger." which I found, was. perhaps
the matter of troops taking care of
themselves. At some points the eat
| by private enterprise proved too
tempting for soldiers and the results
of improper and injudicious taking OF
| food soon manifested themselves in the
general condition Of the men. These
are things which sometimes cannot be
helped and where there was a most
| rigid discipline along these lines the
improved state of affairs was very evil
dent"
Secretary Alger says the report of a
scene In Gen. Breckinridge's head
quarters at Lexington when he was in
speeding that camp is absolutely with
cut foundation. There was no scene.
no high words and no excited Ian
guage. The secretary says the story
was made out of whole cloth. Secre-
tary Alger and Gems. Ludington and
Sternberg each have letters from Gen.
John A. Wiley, who was reported as
having made accusations against them,
expressing his regret that any such
report was circulated. That to Secre-
tary Alger follows;
Camp Hamilton. KY. Sept. %.
My dear Alger: I hear that some
of the Northern papers are making
n great display of headlines showing
how pitched into Gems. Alger, Lud-
ington and Sternberg at Gen. Breckin-
ridges headquarters on the goth inst.
how l called you down. etc. ETC." A
lot of untruthful trash. Every word
said was directed to you personally.
and were within four of FIVE feet of
each other. and you no doubt heard
every word of it. Not word or SEN
tence. was uttered at that or any othe~
time with reference to yourself Gen.
Ludington or Gen. Sternberg, except
in expression 1of the highest regard
and respect for your successful and
faithful performance Of a great task."
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DOVER. n. n. RACES.
Qaeechy, Bessie Owens and Justice Hayes
Win 2.2O Pace Unfinished.

Dover. N. H., Sept 2S-The second day
Of the fall harness meeting at the Gran
tie State park were attended by. about
500 people. The racing was Of very
high order. the finishes being close and
exciting. Queechy was a favorite in the
9.l2 trot. which he won, hut not until five
heats had been trotted., The 20 trot was
The 2.2O pace were unfinished on account
If darkness. The results:
2 The 2.12 trot, purse $500, Queechy. first;
Maple Valley. second: Chanty, third.
Best time. 2.13A.
The 2.27 trot. purse $500. Bessie Owens.
first: c. H. Blodgett. second; Perry Da-
vis. third. Best time. 2.19A.
won the first heat and Novel took the
second and third. Best time. 2.16k.
The 2.20 pace. purse $780, unfinished.
Darklight taking two heats. with M. ~:
c. second in the first, and Happy Gil
second in the second heat. Best time
216ll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
PRIVATE JAMES O'nEIL DEAD.
Was Member Of 7th Infantry Had Brothe,
at Lewiston.

Providence, R. l., Sept. 2S.-James
O'Neil. private in the 7th Infantry. who
was brought to this city on the first God
dard relief expedition died at the Rhode
Island hospital. this afternoon at 4.35.
The brother of the deceased. John J.
ONeil, who lives in Lewiston, Me-, was
at once notified. No arrangements as to
the disposition of the body have been
made as yet.
O'Neil was one of the patients suffer-
'ng from typhoid fever and at the time
of his arrival here was an extremely sick
man. though at Montauk he was consid-
cred convalescent His condition had
been critical ever since he was placed In
The hospital and the end was not entirely
unexpected. O'Neil was about 40 years
Of age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
COTTON PRODUCERS
Meet in Annual Convention
at White Mountains.
interesting Paper BY Edward B. VIII
bur on Southern Manufacturing
Ii which Ne Claims that Northern Mills Have
IN Equal Chance.

Crawford House, White Mountains,
N. H.. Sept. 2S.-At the forenoon ses-
sion Of the New England Cotton Man
ufacturers association. today, three in
teresting papers were read as follows:
Discussion on Cotton Yarn Mills
Cost, ",by VIM. Whittam. Charlotte. N.
c.; on .Mercerized Cotton" by J. r.
Montgomery of Windsor Locks
Conn; on Southern Cotton Mills and
Manufacturing" by Edward B. Will
bur, Newberry, S. C.
Mr.. Montgomery gave exhaustive
quotations from John Mercer, the In
ventor OF the process which bears his
name and cited the results which ne
sought to obain by it. He then des-
cribed processes in use whereby Mer-
GERS invention has been brought down
to the present time, and gave some of
the latest methods of obtaining the
silver luster in cotton yarns. He then
said:
1.-THE coming season will show Mer-
cerized yarns in a vastly larger varie-
ty Of material and styles, than last
season did. Larger range Of samples
have been used in underwear and hos
iery, cotton and worsted dress goods,
COtlOU SNlTllHSS IdI Siho, PAAheOu
light silks, linen dress goods, etc.
us it not well to call the attention
of this association to the necessity of
diversity in our line of cotton man.
ufacturing. Staple goods have become
a drug on the market because the con-
sumption does not keep pace with the
production"
In opening his paper Mr.. Wilbur
said: Every much that has been writ
ten concerning manufacturing in the
South, has been largely exaggerated
The speaker gave exhaustive details
of the cost of erection. maintenance
and production in the South, with
many figures.
He said that brick mills had been
erected at a cost of 40 cents to SO cents
a square foot or at total cost of con-
struction and equipment ranging from
81 to $40 per spindle. Local conditions
have been somewhat ,unfavorable. to-
gether with the fact that the machin-
cry costs 10 per cent. more than it
would in New England.
A number of the mills referred to are
equipped with the latest improved ma
chinery for about $14.25 spindle.
which is higher than the same would
have cost at railroad centres in New
England. Town taxes in North Caro-
lima and South Carolina average IL
per cent; city taxes average ga per
cent; Georgia and Alabama taxes
may by vote be RENTED. for a term of
10 years. In Arkansas the aggregate
taxes cannot exceed 2 per cent? for
town, county. state and school, owl
After referring to cost of fuel and
taxation, Mr.. Wilbur gave the following
schedule of the average wages paid
per day in the four states which COM
peteswith New England: "H so
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HOME FROM ALASKA.
Continued from pare IL


sufiicient number q boards srs were s9T manu-
featured by the whip-sawing process to
build two more SHOWS, and again they
started down the lake. surmountlng ths
weather as best they could.
The passage through White Horse and
Rink rapids was fraught with danger
middle ana forms s what hat & .'se called !
comb" The success OF the trip through
them depends upon the ability to keep
the boat on the comb"
once prospected for gold. and continued
up the river 70 miles, without finding
paying dirt. Returning prospectors VINO
had been up ~ or more miles said they
The Maine party. sunk shaft feet
and water stopped further work. Another
color. which might Weld 10 cents per day.
Many other shafts were sunk but no pay
eng dirt was found.
On the Stewart river a shaft was sunk
t6 feet w,,nout striking bed rock. and
with very slight traces of gold. Many
other shafts were sunk in this region but
with no success.
Mr. jackson said that some newspaper
accounts reported large finds on the
Stewart river. He Is Of the opinion that
FULLY SO per cent. of the prospectors now
N that region will be out by Jan. !. and
insthe same time hundreds are coming IN.
On his return he noticed two old men
sitting by the river side discussing the
situation. and to him one OF them cried,
with tears rolling down his cheeks:
For Gods sake. what are We going
20 do?"
They were stranded and were discour-
aged quite beyond relief.
Mr.. Jackson doubted not that there was
gold in abundance in other sections OF
the Yukon. but he saw nothing of the re-
ported finds in the Stewart region. and is
confident that there is positively nothing
here to call any human being.
Some of the party had thought or going
o the El Dorado and Bonanza rivers. but
they were without means and the way
was therefore closed. The charge for a
miners license was $40 and the fee for
having 1t recorded brought the amount
m to $25. the actual sum necessary TO
sion.
Mrs. Ella jackson of East Winthrop.
who was one of the party. was seriously
III at one time. at Stewart. and recovery
seemed doubtful. but good care finally
brought her. back to health
When Mr.. Jackson left Stewart, lemons
were selling for so cents apiece; tobacco
at 81 to 81 per pound: sugar, 80 cents per
pound: -four from Sc to IS per sack. ac-
cording to grade: bacon at 25 cents per
pound: beans at u cents per pound.
On the return home he noticed that
great progress was being made on the
--ailroad near Skaguay. where IL miles of
rack will soon be ready. Two locomo-
ives are already there.
Mr.. Jackson states that about one in
averv four or five letters sent him were
received.
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methods of preparing and packing cot
ton goods for export trade. 1t was re-
ferred to the board Of government.
The first question Of the evening was
Can Ring Frames be Successfully
Employed as Substitutes for Twisters
on Fine Numbers" and the following
gentlemen participated in the discus
sion: JOS. M. Durham, Holyoke,
Mass; Stephen A. Knight, Providence;
Lewis H. Simpson. Valleyfield, p. O.;
VIM. Welch, Hopedale Mass; d. Ed
win Irving, Chester. Pa: Chas. H
Richardson, Clinton. Mass; Chas. H
Fish. Dover, N. H.; and Thomas May
or Providence.
The second question, How Much
More Than Standard Twist is it Neces-
sary to Use in Spinning Frame Filling
to Make Satisfactory Yarn and Make
This Economical?' was discussed By
Alfred z. Adams. Whitinsville, Mass;
Lewis Simpson. Valleyfield, Canada;
Charles H. Richardson. Clinton, Mass.
and Arthur H. CULVER, Ashton, r. L
Lewis Simpson has invited the asso-
citation to hold it's next fall meeting In
Montreal, but no action has yet been
taken. .t'
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ARoosTooK COUNTY COURT.

The following is the summary of the
business of the opening sessions of the
Aroostook S. J. court, Judge Wiswell,
presiding:
The grand jury was discharged, Sat
urday, after having been in session
five days, and having found IA indict-
ments against the following persons:
Ernest Blaisdell, assault; Henry Boil
Ter. cheating by false pretences: AL
bert Boyle, assault and battery; Benz.
Condor, Jr., assault; William and Jon1
Chamberlain, breaking. entering and
larceny; Daniel Cote, cheating by false
pretences: Henry H. Capen and Benz.
Dumphy, larceny; Marcus e. Leavitte,
embezzlement; William B. Lagassey,
breaking and entering and larceny:
Thomas McElroy, breaking entering
and larceny: Daniel Patrick and Den
mis- Leo Murphy, murder; Wilmot
Rideout, larceny; Leroy Simpson.
breaking. entering and larceny; George
Tilley, larceny.
Albert Boyle sentenced to 60 days In
the county Jail; Benz. Condor, Jr., 20
80 days in the county Jail: William and
John Chamberlain, reform school dur
ing minority.
The following divorce cases were
granted: Nellie G. Allen VS.. Orrin w.
Allen; Ella j. Lav.ne vs. Charles H
Lavine; Elsie Norseworthy VS.. Samuel
J. Norsewortlly: Melinda A Redikel
VS.. Marshall w. Rediker; Alma f. De-
lano vs. George Delano; Fhineas Z
| Swan VS.. Almeda Swan; Myra J. Fill
more VS.. Willard Fillmore; Lola E.
Mason VS.. James Mason; Clyde Austin
| VS.. William S. Austin.
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1.-The hours OF labor vary in the above
four states, fully as much as the wages
paid,' he said. Continuing, Mr.. Will
bur said:
'The best Southern mills on print
goods with common looms will have an
advantage of cents per pound over
the New England mills using similar
machinery. We frequently read in
Southern papers of the South's advant-
age of cheap cotton, estimated from
" cent to y of cent per pound; these
writers fail to remember that a large
proportion of goods manufactured in
the South are first sent to New Eng
land for finishing, and then possibly,
returned to New York for distribution,
thereby losing the advantage gained
on the low price cotton.
I'VE may be asked to explain why
it Is that so many hands are required
in Southern mill, more than in New
England one? In weaving departments
our Southern help will manage sue
cessfully as many looms as in any cot
ton manufacturing country: in spin
and card departments, this is not al
ways the case, and is to be expected
when one considers the length of time
our help have been in the mill, some
mills are compelled Ny circumstances
over which thev cannot exercise con-
troll. to give employment to children of
rather tender years. This IS the only
class of Southern help which are not
considered economical. and this is a
difhculty which wsll in time adjust
ITSELF"
In general summary Mr.. Wilbur
said: THAT cotton manufacture OF
medium and coarse numbers must
come South is as certain as fate ard
the constant changes West and Sou.
~ New Englands iron, leather ano
furniture industries, which have beer
going on for dozen years. and from
much the same causes as now exist ir
tne cotton industries of New England
would seem to prove the changes nat
Wal tnan otherwise. The present ad
vantages which Southern manufactur
eIs nave, the full benefit of which i
not always secured, are cheaper mil
sNes. lower taxes, cheaper buildin,
material. longer hours. lower wages
cheap luel. cheap cotton, when secure,
IN the local market, aided by low rat
OF living expenses and necessities q
i1e' anu what Is of as much import
ance as all the above, freedom fror
labcr agitators. When the South ha
tnorcughly learned the economies !,
Gotten manufacturing and can finas
It's own goods. as 1t should and w,
eventually. then. and not until the,
VIII the competition be such as !
cause uneasiness.
Atthe evening session the fo,,ow,r
papers We're read: THE Manufactur
Use and Care of Loom Harnesses ~
Reeds" jos. II. Kendrick, Providenc
r. L., Cotton Grading and Mixing
Arthur Whittam, Orangeburg. S. &
"Slasher-Cylinder Bearings" Fredk.
Father. Lowell, Mass.
w. S. Granger of Providence, r.
made a motion that the board OF go
eminent should have power to appoi
a committee to determine the be
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MAIL FOR HAWAII.
Everything But Soldiers Mail Must Pay the
Usual Rates.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-The numerous
articles of mail matter reaching the
San Francisco post office addressed to
Hawaii and paid for only a.. domestic
rates indicate general. but erroneous
impression that our domestic postal
system was extended to those islands
when they were annexed. The post
office department has called attention
to the fact that the universal postal
union rates apply, to the Hawaiian
mc,ls as heretofore, the only exception
being in matter addressed to our mill
tary or naval forces there, to which
domestic postage applies. For the
present at least The same rates apply
to mails for and from Hawaii as before
the annexation.
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CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
Gen. Wilson Reports, Though Not Re.
quired----- 0ffered Testimony.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Only four
members of the commission appointed
to investigate the conduct of the war
were present at the session, today, and
in the ABSENCE Of replies to the inter-
rogatories sent to the secretary of war
and his subordinates, very little bust
ness was transacted. Col. DENLY was
elected vice chairman of the commits
sion and in the absence of Chairman
Dodge, presided over today's session.
The only important matter brought,
to the attention of the commission was
report by Gen. Wilson of the engi-
neer department of the army of which
he is the chief. No statement was
called for from him. because there We're
no charges against his department,
but Gen. Wilson. being a member of
the commission concluded that to fur
nish one would be an appropriate pro-
ceeding.
The document was held for DISPOSE
ton by the whole commission and con-
sequently was not given to the press.
1t is a detailed statement showing
the condition of the department. on the
first of last April, just before the decla-
ration of war, as compared with its
condition, on the 31st of August last.
after the cessation of hostilities and
it deals especially with torpedoes and
Notifications.
Included in it is letter written by
Gen. Wilson to his subordinates
throughout the country just before the
! beginning of the war advising them OF
the prospect for hostilities and direct
| ing what course they should pursue as
| members of the engineers department
| A few letters were received from
| persons Offering to come before the
| commission. These were replied to
| with a circular letter of which the fol-
lowing is a copy:
| Dear sir: Referring to your COM
munication of the commission require
hlt, upon the receipt of this, you will
| forward a written statement, giving In
as specific and complete form as may
be practical all facts, based upon your
personal experience and knowledge
that will aid the pending investigation
This statement will be for the in.
formation of the commission only"
| At its afternoon session, the com.
mission adopted a resolution declaring
that it would not act upon requests
from army officers and privates for as.
sistance in securing promotions
change Of camp and other like favors
A large number of such requests hav,
been received by the members of tn,
| commission and it was the unanimou.
| opinion that it would be highly i'm
| proper for the commission or for it.
members to give endorsement to any
application calling for the action Of
the war department.
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he MUST EXPLAIN.
ToraI Must Tell Why HI
Surrendered Santiago.
Spain to Have a Magnificent Navy
IN a Few Years.


New York, Sept. 2S.-Dr. Jose Con
gosto. secretary-general OF Cuba ant
member of the Spanish peace commits
sion, arrived In this city, this morn
| ing, on the ward line steamer City Of
Washington. He is on his way Il
Paris. where ne will begin his duties
on the peace commission.
DIR. Congosto was somewhat reluc.
tant to talk for publication and when
the subject OF affairs In Cuba were
brought up he FASTENED to assure the
questioner that everything IVA.
beautiful"
of course" he said. you must un-
destand that the evacuation Of Cuba
by Spain Is matter OF time. but when
left Havana everything was pro-
crossing well. ! do not care to enter
into all the reasons for the delay but
one OF the principal causes is the fact
that we have over 5000 sick who must
be taken care OF and cannot be left be-
hind.
THE problem OF the future of the Is
land is a difficult one and I have stud
led 1t without prejudice. and as re-
suit OF this study Of years. I believe
that II is a social problem and not a
political one. 1t is probable that there
will be a large immigration to the is
land, and this may assist in solving the
problem. OF course difficulty will be
met in view Of the dangers OF fever
and the climate"
DIR. Congosto was asked as to the
condition of the reconcentrados.
There are no reconcentrados now"
he answered with a smile. They're
gone. God knows where"
When asked as to the establishment
OF new navy for Spain. DIR. Congosto
said: Spain is still great country.
and she ought to have a great navy
and probably will. l know nothing of
the plans to raise funds for our war
vessels. But / believe Spain in a few
years will have another magnificent
navy"
Discussing the fall of Santiago and
the surrender of Gen. Toral. Dr. Con-
gosto says: There were brave SOL
diers at Santiago and if their leader
lacked courage he deserves to be pun
ished. Santiago should not have fallen
as it did. If Toral had pushed forward
instead of retreating toward the city,
he certainly would have caused a re-
pulse. There are things which he will
have to explain"
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Admiral oEwers REPORT
On Value Of Philippines, Character Il Pss,,,.
Etc., ls Rseeivsd.

Washington, Sept. 2s.-Along with
ne report CT Gen. Merritt and appen-
dixes on the land BATTLES at Manila.
Gen. Greene brought to Washington
the repor. Of Admiral Dewey which il
to be sent to Paris for the Information
of the American peace commissioners
on the political importance OF the is
arls, character Of thepeople and other
ratters that may properly be REGARDED
as having a bearing upon the DISPOSE
ticn Of the islands. Secretary Long
aid, today, that no one but the Preyi,
dent could assume the responsibility 81
making the report public.
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NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS
Nominate Alvin W. Crane Of Newark ~ Can
didaie Tor Governor.

Trenton, N. j.. Sept. 2S.-Alvin w. Crane
cratic state convention for Governor on
the first ballot. Senator C. w. DAILY q
Hudson. was his nearest compct1tor.
There was fight in the convention on
motion to insert in the platform spcci-
fic endorsement of the Chicago platform
of 1898. The motion was defeated by
decisive vote
Inc platform agreed upon by the state
committee for submission to the conven-
lions committee on resolutions. makes
state issues the principal features, Dut
contains an endorsement Of the nationas
principles of the party.