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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25

The sun and the winds Of Thursday
We're bad for anyone who is troubled
with freckles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25
Dyspepsia

ders positively cured. Grover Graham's
DysFepslA hemeoy Is specific. One
dose removes all distress, and A nermaS
nent cure of the most chronic and severe
cases Is guaranteed. Do not suffer- A
y c. mt bottle will convince the most
KEEP ical. F. g. Kinsman & Co., DruE-
Css' AuSustA' H d1y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25

The March term of the supreme
court will open. Tuesday. with Judge
w. T. Whitehousc presiding. The only
case yet assigned for trial. and that
will be before the judge alone. as the
iurors will not arrive until Monday
the 9TH. is that Of Rowe ct AL vs.. the
Wiscasset & Quebec Railroad. The APP
pontment of a receiver is asked for the
w. K @. Il. L.. and the hearing VIII De
on Wednesday forenoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25

The other day an Irish girl heard, for
the first time, the sunset gun at tn
arsenal, never having lived before in a
place whore they had such thing
She asked what it was and when told
It was the sun going down, said: What
a funny place; in the old country the
sun goes down just as easy a. You
please"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.

Through tickets to California and all
points South and West may be had Of Z.
H.. Walker, ticket agent, Augusta, the
only office In Augusta selling via all
routes and checking baggage free of ex-
pense. GEO F. EVANS. General Manay-
er; F. p. BOOTHBY, Gen'l Pass. and
Ticket Agent.
Portland. Nov. TO- 1897
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25
Commanding Chamberlain Lancers.

benjamin Hamilton, Esq, of Bidde-
ford, and Cattle Commissioner John
Deering of Saco. were at the state
House. Thursday, and With Secretary
Mckeen We're closeted with Governor
Powers for quite little time. The
gentlemen We're here in the interests
Of The York County Agricultural So
ciety. to protest against the decision
that has deprived them of the state
stipend.
1t Will he remembered that the
stipend was withheld on account of the
charge that immortality was allowed
upon the grounds of the association
during their annual fair the past fall
The gentlemen ask for hearing be-
fore the Governor and Council and it
is thought that one viii be granite =,
probably at the March meeting
Governor Powers returned to his
home in Houlton on the afternoon
tram, Thursday.
There We're $500 reports of the cattle
commissioners ordered printed by the
Governor and Council, instead of 800 as
stated by Thursdays Journal.
Insurance Commissioner :. w Car
is upon d brief business trip to Boston.
Secretary 3. Walker McKeen went t.
Coopers Mills. Thursday. whore he adj
dressed farmers institute.
Railroad Commissioner Benjamin
Chadhourne of Riddeford, was at the
State House. Thursday. on business At
his department.
The following is the allotment made TO
each of the agricultural societies of the
state, by Secretary Mckeen. leaving out
the amount that would have been paid
the York County Fair. had not its actions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25

Secretary e. Walker McKeen went t.
dressed a farmers institute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25

Railroad Commissioner Benjamin
Chadb0urne of Riddeford, was at the
State House Thursday. on business At
his department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25
STATE HOUSE.
The Spirit Of 81 Asserting
Itself in Maine.
More About Withholding Of The York
County Fair Stipend.
Hearing Likely 10 Be Held Before Gov.
ernor and Council.

y letter has been received by Adju-
'ant General J. r. Richards that shows
that the spirit of 81 is still alive.
The letter is from the captain of the
chamberlain Lancers. a volunteer cav
airy company of Saco. and reads as
follows:
Saco. Maine. Feb. 20, 1898.
Major General John r Richards. \
G. s. NJ,
Dear Sir:
The recent disaster of the l.. :. :.
Maine has filled us all With horror, and
II the outcome should be war we wish
You to remember that we have a COM
pany here that is willing and wishes
to volunteer in whatever arm of the
service they may be needed.
Yours most respectfully.
RALPH WE,BBER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25

There We're $500 reports of the cattle
commissioners ordered printed 10y the
Governor and Council, instead of 500 a
stated by Thursdays Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-25

Il another witness writes: II had a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

sea coast, about three-quarters of a
mile to the eastward of the Moro. 1t
was recently declared by an examlna-
ton of all the new batteries as the only
one in the construction of which the
least glimmer of establishment had
been shown The battery mounts two
magnificent twelye-ineh Krupp rifles,
which, however, ARE destitute of all pro-
lection save what Is afforded by Il
broad but very low parapet of sand.
Half mile further TO the eastward
Is an unfinished battery of similar con
struction, mounting four elght-lnch
guns and few small mortars. Both
these batteries could be readily taken
in flank and carried by troops landed
in the unprotected little haven at Coli
mar, three miles to the eastward of
Havana. On the heights in the rear of
the first battery are several large pow
der magazines, completely exposed to
the fire of ships.
To the westward of the harbor lies n
chain of batteries, extending from La
Punta all the way along the shore TO
the mouth of the Almendares River,
where there Is another sheltered land
Ing place with no other defense than
the ancient castle of Carmelo, erected
in 1903, the oldest building of European
construction in the new world. A force
landed here could proceed along the
shore road under cover of the guns of
the fleet and march into the city, car
rying one battery after the other on the
way.
OF this range of works, the first, be-
ginning at the eastward, Is the Reina
battery, a stone structure armed with
a few antique pieces of ordnance. Mex t
to it, and within the outskirts of the
city, Is the Santa Clara battery, an
earthwork which ranks next in import
ance to the big Playa del Chivo battery
1t mounts three old style ten-inch
Krupps and two twelve-inch Ordonez
guns. These latter were built in Spain
on system that has nothing to recon-
mend it beyond cheapness of construc-
ton, consisting as they do of a steel
tube re-enforced, Incredible as it may
seem, with nothing better than cast
Iron jacket.
Within stones throw of Santa
Clara is little masonry battery,
mounting four ech-loading mortars
of only elght-inch ealibre. The battery
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06
Ivory Used by the Ancients.

The earliest recorded history-we
might say prehistoric, the hieroglyphi-
cal-that has come down to use has
been in carvings on ivory and bone.
Long before metallurgy was known
among the prehistoric races, carvings
on reindeer horn and mammoth tusks
evidence the antiquity of the art. Frag-
ments of horn and ivory, engraved with
excellent pictures of animals, have been
found in caves and beds of rivers and
lakes. There are specimens in the Brit
ish museum, also in the Louvre, of the
Egyptian skill In ivory carving attrib-
uted to the age of Moses. In the latter
collection are chairs or seats of the six
teenth century, B. G., inlaid with ivory,
and other pieces of the eleventh cen
fury, b. G. We have already referred
to the Ninevah worries. Carving of the
precious substance" was extensively
carried on at Constantinople during the
middle ages: combs, caskets, horns,
boxes, etc, of carved ivory and bone,
often set in precious stones, of the old
Roman and Anglo-SaXon periods, are
frequently found in tombs. CrucifXes
and images of the virgin and saints
made in that age are often graceful and
beautiful. The Chinese and Japanese
are rival artists now in their peculiar
mnutiae and detail.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

The brush trade is full of deception.
An experienced hand will, by touch,
tell if broom or brush be all hair or a
mixture, but if ever in doubt pull out
or cut off a suspicious hair and apply a
match. However we'll doctored, the de-
ception will be shown at once. Hairs
will burn, rolling up ball-like, with
the we'll known smell of burned hair,
while vegetable substitute will con-
sumo, leaving the charred portion like
q burned match.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06
HUMOR AND IT'S USES.
1t Is the Sunshine of the World, but
May BE Overworked.

"Humor Is the very sunshine of the
world writes Carrie e. Garrett in the
Woman's Home Companion. Hardly
any other single gift will go so far 10
refresh and inspire one in every day
life and keep the heart still young. 1t
steals merrlly across that workaday
world. animatlng the dreariest monot-
ony and finding place In the most hope
less destiny. Such gay travelling COM
panion Is humor for the pilgrimage Of
life.
1.-The woman with a sense of humor
has a safeguard against ennui, against
folly and against despair. She carney
er be dull so long as the comedy of life
Is being played before her eyes; with
n keen sense of the ridiculous she is not
likely to make a fool of herself and
she will never be hopelessly unhappy,
for she will find in the most adverse
fate something still to laugh at, and
after all laughter is your true alchem-
list. However 1t may be with the un-
musical person, surely the surly indi-
vidual who cannot laugh spontaneous
~ On OCcuSlOllS Is III loi tItdsoilS, StIdt-
egems and spoils.
But this blessed gift of humor should
be used to lift the shadows of lfe not
20 deepen them. n joke which causes
another pang of humiliation or makes
some sensitive heart ache Is not only II
cruel sort of amusement, but it is also
very expensive indulgence. For just
moments qualification at having
made a hit the funny woman may
forever lose a friend, and may even
arouse very genuine spirit of enmity.
We learn to forgive, and mayhap for
get, many injuries In life's troubled
journey, but perhaps among the wounds
that rankle longest in the human heart
are those which are m de only in Fun
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06
HAWTHORNE, ESNERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA, April. 6. 1898
Housewives of the Ottoman Emn;r.

Women in Turkey, says a recent
traveller, "are not so sadly lacking in
domestic virtues as the American house.
wife thinks, and it must be confessed
that in some things they can even give
points to their sisters of the complex
civilization. Il it is washing day the
hanum, howeYf high her rank atten5s
personally to a be rinsing of her hns.
bands garments, ;hough it must be con.
fessed that tn, not so much from n
lear that h Hels may shrink as
from pelle could be cast
upon them b, ng slave who
wishes to ST III his affections.
Although h family. how
ever humbl asst one black
slave to do IL washing, cook
ing and scrubbi. avery mistress, even
to the highest III rank. prefers to give
her individual attention to all delicate
and special culinary ventures.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

Is of such light construction as to offer
only a trlfling protection to the guns
Further westward at the foot of II
street, In the suburb of Nedado, is an
other battery mounting two ten-inch
and two six-inch modern rifles.
AS the main defense of the city
against land attack are the antique
castles of Atares and Principe, in the
latter of which is n small battery of
modern mortars. whose fire Is capable
of being directed seaward.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

shell The Spnad full of aado
OF esolut am courag
N
which
withdrawal Spain consented consider
Then ot"wed
fnale of delight
The the Nobe board the Vgu
of
should
the all the people made hoage to the United States Spain
lives
protection The total
the
living The blood
remained this
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

A 1900 farm in Tennessee has been
paid for wholly in hens eggs, the in
stallments being RENTED daily. some
times at the rate of three cents dozen
for the eggs, delivered in four-dozen
lots.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

Ethel-Isn't it strange that Flossie
attracts such intellectual men?
Maud-Oh, no! She told me she al
ways planned her gowns when they talk
to her, and that gives her face that in.
terested expression. -Harper's Bazar
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

Captain Fry The were partly American and partly Cuban But
the
had dbeenbu hpya as itself which
hadd in
all
of
in
of squads In the soldier
himself shot With such
thec G.
the place the
hayean a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

captain lost no time in reaching Santiago, and
without waiting for the slightest ceremony de-,
manded that the slaughter cease or he would
lombard the town. That sort of pluck and
promptness, from the days of Drake down,
have made Great Britain great nation. In
less than ninety days ninety-three men under
sentence of death were saved by the brave
and humane interference of Sir lambton Tor
ra!ne of the Niobe. He told the Weylers, or
butchers. of Santiago de Cuba that he repre-
scented the United States and Great Britain
both, and if any other man was harmed he
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06
Big Pear Yield.

a single tree in an orchard near Cor
wallis, Ore, has yielded this season nine
hundred pounds of Bartlett pears.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

After a man has been married three
or four times, he must feel good deal
like a horse that has been owned by
three or four different owners. II
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

"HE black episode of the Virginius is still
fresh in the minds of the American peo-
- pie. 1t shows what may be expected by
any government that handles Spain with too
much consideration in diplomacy. The Virgin
ius, known originally as the Virgin, was a
British blockade runner during our civil war.
In 1870 when the Cubans We're trying to break
away from Spain, the Virginus resumed the
old occupation, only with change of base.
For three years it succeeded in carrying on its
business without being captured 1t was un-
der the command of citizen of the United
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06

The woman with small feet may be
vain, but she walks on her pride.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06
LIQUORS AND CIGARS

fo DC Hho III VIC Ni"'
Mr. Thomas will conduct nothing but hrst'
class house. aud a cordial welcome VIII De eA-
tended to all guests
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-06
CandeIaria Hall Saloon

Is well known and finely furnished and is Is me ,e
most nopuiar resort in Candelarla The bar ID
stoct al with the choicest and best brands oil
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-27
THE REVENUE BILL.
Night Sessions VIII Ne Held Until Il Vote
Is Taken.

Washington, April 26.-The war rev.
enue bill was reported to the house
to-day and by al arrangement made
the debate will begin tomorrow n
continue at night sessions until FRI
day. At 4 o'clock on that day the vote
will be taken.
The contested election case of Wise
against Young from the Second Vir-
ginia district, was decided to-day i'm
favor of the contestant, DR. Wise, who
is a republican. by a party vote.
Speeches for the contestant were made
by Messrs. Cumpacker. reps, Ind, and
G~rosvenor. rep. o.. Jones, dem, Va,
followed for the contestee.
The senat amendments to naval APP
preparation bill were no~n-concurred i'm
and a conference requested. The
speaker appointed Messrs. Boutelle,
Hilborn and Cummings.
A bill was passed granting to the
Santa Fe & Grand Canon Railroad
company a right-of-way through the
Grand canyon forest reserve
At 1850 the house adjourned.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-27
IT WAS FELT FOR MILES
Seven Killed in an Explosion at
California Powder Works.
WILD RUMORS PREVALENT
Exact Number of the Killed Will Not Be
Known Until Morning Explosion
of the Gun Cotton Plant
Vas the Cause.

Santa Cruz. Cal. April 2s.-Three ex-
piosions about Sis o'clock this after
noon at the California Powder works
caused a greater loss of life than any
OF the previous accidents in the history
of these works. The widest rumors
are prevalent regarding the number of
killed and injured. the exact number
morning. 1t is known that seven were
killed and our seriously injured, as
follows. The killed are:
EDWARD KILLERAN, brick ma
son.
J. MILLER, foreman of one of the
mills.
c. A: COLE. carpenter of the works.
. f. JENNINGS.
b.. SOSE.
Two boys named MARSHAL.
InJured0J. Nelson, william Burge, G.
Hannah. NJ. Nunsen.
The first heavy shock from the ex-
plosion was felt for many miles around
and was quickly followed by two light
er shocks. The smoke from the works
arose in such dense volumes that it
was impossible for a time to perceive
the extent of the damage that had
been caused by the explosion. 1t was
reported that the fire was spreading
and that the main magazine was in i'm
minent danger. The bugle call was
accordingly sounded for members of
h California naval reserves. who re-
sponded promptly. hurrying to the
mills and assisting the corps Of fire
fighters already on the grounds.
AS nearly as can be learned. the pri-
mary cause of the disaster was the ex-
plosion of the guncotton plant. The
igniting of this plant caused h fire
to spread to the adjoining brush and
small buildings n was then commu
nicated to the powder mill fiat, where
are located the louise of the employees
of the works. The employees and naval
reserve boys worked heroically to pre-
vent the fire from spreading to the
smakeless plant.
The scarcity of water in the creek re-
tarded the work of the volunteer bril-
gade. Shovels and other tools were
used instead of water in fighting :he
flames. No doubt is entertained among
the officials of the works that the .x-
plosion was due to an accident. Extra
ordinary precautions had been taken
to prevent treachery, and no we'll IN
formed man entertains the opinion that
the accident was the work of a Spanish
spy, as was at first suggested.
1t is not thought that the explosion
will interfere with the manufacture OF
smokeless powder for the government
The fire is now under control and all
immediate danger is passed. None Of
the plants making powder for the
fulfllment of the government contracts
are injured. In addition to the gun
cotton plant, most of the cottages occu-
pied by the employees were burned. this
comprising the property loss, a tinan-
cial estimate of which cannot be made
tonight.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-27
IN THE SENATE.
The Conference Report on the Army Re
organization bill Agreed To-.

The Conference Report on the Army Re
organization bill Agreed To.
Washington, April 26.-During the
two hours session OF the senate to-
day. the conference report on the army
reorganization bill was agreed to and
the measure e~ngrossed and enrolled.
The remainder of the session was
devoted to the passage of "a private
pension bills n numerous measures
from n general calendar.
Bills were passed as follows: To
amend an act granting to the Arkan-
sas. Texas & Mexican Central Railroad
company a right of way through the
Indian territory: to enable the officers,
warrant officers. petty officers and ma
rines of the United States navy who
may distinguish themselves in action
to receive medals of honor, rosettes
and ribbons; in reference to the civil
service and appointments Hereunder,
affording additional advantages to nom
orable discharged soldiers; to amend
the navigation laws relating to the
licensing Of officers of steam vessels;
to place on the retired list of the army
as sergeants survivors of the Franklin
Arctic expedition.
At 2 o'clock, on motion of Mr.. ALI
son of Iowa, the senate ven into
executive session and at 2:15 o'clock
adjourned.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-27

war 4 which would naturally be
repealed or modified when the necessi-
ties or war n h payment OF war
expenses have ceased. yet IL Is impos-
sible now to place a limit on them. not
only for the reason that nc n can In
diligently forecast the length of the
war. but also for the reason that war
always brings a train Of extraordinary
Expenditures which do not terminate
with the close OF actual hostilities. Ii
is vident that IL will be necessary in
order to maintain the public credit. not
only to raise the additional revenue
provided for by the accompanying bill.
but also to authorize the secretary Of
the treasury to borrow on the credit of
the government from time to time as
the public necessities will require.
We have given. therefore. authority
to issue and sell not exceeding $500, 000.-
900 3 per cent coin bonds to be offered
as a popular loan, believing as we do
that such a bono will be taken from
time to time by the masses of the peo-
pie. We nave fixed the following years
as the period in which the bonds is
sued may be redeemed at the pleasure
of the United States, not only because
we regard IL as necessary to do this in
order to secure subscriptions at par for
the latter issue. but also because the
fact that the 500, 900. 900 s per cent loan
OF 1904 and the large 4 per cent a of
1907 would inevitably be paid or re-
funded by the government before a 3
per cent bond would be redeemed,
makes a bond that can be redeemed at
the end of 10 years as desirable to issue
as one that can De redeemed at the end
of five years.
In view of the fact that II will be
necessary In a few weeks before the
proposed war taos can bring results
and before the O authorized can be
placed. to provide means to meet the
rapidly a~ugmenting war expenditures,
authority Is given h secretary of the
treasury to temporarily borrow money,
In no case exceeding one year by the
issue of 3 per ent certificates of in
debtedness. 1t is important that the
secretary of the treasury shall have
this authority in any ~exigency that may
arise i'm the future"