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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

George, the S-years-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Dell of Basin Mills, was
crushed under a pile of logs. Thursday,
dying from the injuries in about Is min
utes after being eNtricated.
AT F'ryeburg, Me-, Friday, Ada p,
won the Free-for- All, in six heats;
Tackhammer Morrill,, second; Ben
Wilkes. third. Best time. 217A, by Ben
Wilkes; winners best, 2.19L.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
Cyclone Forming in West Indies.

Kingston, Sept. 30.-The weather bu-
reau reports that a cyclone is develop
ing in the neighborhood of Santo Do
mingo with an easterly tendency. The
barometers here have fallen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
Washington Forecast.

Washington, Sept. 3O.-Forecast for
New England: Partly cloudy; light to
fresh southerly winds. Eastern New
York: Increased cloudiness; showers,
Saturday night or Sunday morning;
light to fresh south to southeast
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
FAIR AND COOL.

Boston, Sept. 30-Fair and cool; west
to northwest winds, becoming variable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
Leon-Flanagan Fight a Draw.

New York, Sept 30.--The Leon Flana-
gan fight was declared draw at the end
of % rounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01

is an important feature Of our business.
All fur work is in charge of a practical
furrier with 20 years experience. Our
prices for this work are as low as Is con-
sistent with good material and workman
ship. Mail orders will receive prompt
and careful attention.
H. G. BARKER, Furrier,
Corner Store, Gardiner, Me.
tues thurs&sat.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
MONEY TO LOAN,

We loan s to $500 on Household Furni
tMre, Pianos, Bicycles. Live Stock,
Watches and Jewelry.
BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL.
THE COLLATERAL LOAN COMPANY.
Opp. Cony House, Augusta.
dec22, diff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01
Fine
F'urs

We make speciality of seal and other
fine fur garments to measure and have
a choice lot of skins to select from.
eDGiri,eg,
W c-snOdeiin0, Reclining
nye-dyeinO and altering
~ Far GUrNae 1ets
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-01

Look for the Red "L.F." ION the label
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

against the s2ss, $4,000 In 1879. which
was held to have beaten all records.
This comfortable balance we hold at
our disposal after finding food for
twenty million more mouths than we
did a score of years ago. we have inn
ported 500 900, 900 Of gold in excess of
imports. The volume of foreign gold
which has flowed into the country is
In excess of the amount which is held
at the treasury to be adequate to the
redemption of all our national financial
obligations. This years domestic yield
OF gold has produced SEQ, ,000, 900, an in
crease Of sl2,00O,O0o We cannot, of
course, expect that this great good for
tune Will indefinitely continue. What
Is phenomenal about It Is that it has
taken place at time when the coun-
try is at war with one European power,
while all the others, except Great Bri-
tain, look on in sullen silence and
evidently in no favorable disposition TO
our military and commercial success.
Count Gotanchowski, the Austrian pre-
mier, said short while ago that the
powers should enter into league to
counteract the industrial competition
Of the United States. That time will
come. and not sooner, when the Euro
pean powers will throw off the incubus
of militarism and bring into the field
of Industrial life the millions of con-
scripts who are maintained to sustain
monarchial ambition at home and CO.
lonial markets" among the heather
of China and the swamps Of Africa.
Such a league of commercial aggres-
sion en- the part of Europa against
America is as likely, il it comes about,
as league of peace or another Holy
Alliance.
The Dlngley bill has been pronounced
failure. If it has failed, it has failed
in so far that we have never exported
more or imported less. We cannot
have our loaf and eat it. If foreign
imports had unhampered entrance to
come into competition and undersell
our home manufactures, we would
have obtained a fiscal revenue alto
gether satisfactory to the free traders.
But what poor consolation this would
be to idle workmen. There are many
things more calamitous in the govern
ment of country than a revenue de-
ficit when that arises from protection
to home industries. The Dingley tariff
has not had fair trial. 1t was scarce
ly in operation four months when the
calculations which were based upon 1t
and expectations which were partially
realized by it, were suddenly over
thrown by the war. Direct taxation
has come into conflict with its natural
Incidence Despite this fact the Ding
ley tariff has justified the predictions
of it's authors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
Increase of Insect Pests.

According to reports from exchanges
in the western part of the state and
in fact through the New England and
Middle states. the caterpilars and 9TH
er insects which destroy shade trees
were never so plentiful as this year.
1t is also evident that the pests OF
orchard trees are even more numer-
Gus this year than those which attack
the forest trees. Curculo, coddling
moth, borer, tent caterpillar. aphis,
rose slug and the rest are reported by
rurar communities in greater profu-
sion than ever. In fact, all the insect
pests which make the farmers life
a burden have appeared in unusual
numbers this year. doing much dam
age To fruit and vegetables alike.
Last year there were not so many
insects-thoush there were enough to
worry the farmers-but there was
more scale, rot and blight, striking
fruit and forest trees alike. When it
is not one thing it is another and the
nan who would have productive fruit
trees or healthy shade trees must ex-
ercise eternal vigilance and resort to
all the arts known to horticulture.
Notwithstanding the efforts of sci
entists to destroy the various insects
nv the aid of chemicals they seem to
increase as the years go by and each
season produces some new variety.
But as a western paper remarks, it
was not always thus.
Within the easy memory of living
inhabitants, the forest trees cared for
themselves and a good crop of fruit
was tolerably sure. at least every sec
ond year, with no other attention to
the trees than the annual pruning.
The spray pump was not known and
was not needed. Arsentes and anti
fungus sulphates We're rot in the list
of articles necessary to profitable
agriculture or horticulture. What has
caused the change? The destruction
of our forests, the killing of our in
sectivorous birds and the importation
of new varieties of insects, fungus
and bacteria upon trees from forest
less countries. The species of pests
have been increasing as the number
of trees has been decreasing.
Possibly if the use Of the spray
pump become universal man will be
able to supply the deficiency in natur-
al protection against these small enc
mics. Possibly the introduction of
parasites and insect foes may accom-
plsh the result. But at present the
struggle is a hard one, with the in
sects rather in the lead. Rehabiita-
ton of barren hillsides by forestry will
surely help to modify climate and con-
ditions, but when will forestry be given
the attention it deserves?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
EXCURSION DAYS.

The picnic days have come again,
The merriest of them ALL
When gentle maids and gentlemen
Are fain 20 go and loll
Around beneath the trees
Where caterpillars fall,
And enjoy the gentle breeze,
And love and flrt and frolic
And mix up in scenes bucoic,
And accumulate the trademarks OF the
merry bumblebees.
The glad excursion days are here,
When trains are loaded down
With people who but once a year
Can get away from town
The happy boy in duck
And the maid in fluffy gown,
Taking chances on their luck,
Run the risk of being battered
Out Of shape or getting scattered
Ger the landscape when the freight train
or the open switch is struck.
oh, once again, oh, once again
The season Is at hand.
The merry, merry season when
Folks yearn 10 quit the land,
When rowboats are 10 let.
And funny people stand
Up in them and forget
And dance around like asses,
While about minute passes,
And then the whole kaboodle are, as
usual, upset,
Cleveland Leader.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
Settled nm Old Grudge.

From the st. Louis Globe-Dcmocrat.
An old man-of~war's man took seat In
a passenger car one day, attracting con-
siderable attention by his dress and man
ner. AN indiscreet neighbor ventuced the
question, "In the navy, eh?'
The sailor nodded aftirmatively'
well" went on the other man, Il am
not exactly in the navy myself; l am a
contractor-that is, / furnish cheese to
the navy"
"'Oh. you are, are ye?" said the sailor
"You are Just the chap Two been looking
for" and accordingly he knocked the as
pirant for naval honors over the car seat
and added as he looked around. NOW
show me the son-of-a-gun that furnishes
butter"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
The Democratic Ticket.

The Democratic county convention
enjoyed a period of unusual quietuGe
yesterday in comparison with the old
county. The result of the deliberations
is the selection of a Creditable ticket.
The nomination of Hon. +. w. Gum
ster for judge is a well deserved trib-
ute to a man who has been an honor
to the bench. /. Fl. Burns, esq, has
many qualifications which should
make him formidable candidate.
Certainly what he does not know about
politics is little worth knowing and
he should be in a position to use to
the full his former somewhat extensive
experience gained in the vicissitudes
cf the past
DR.. j, F.. Saltry. the candidate for
coroner, is a practitioner who enjoys
the respect and confidence Of a large
circle Of acluaintances. While A. r.
Dunning will always be remem-
hered in connection with the not al
together successful White Wings which
were to work reform in the city streets,
he did the best he could as street
commissioner and is we'll fitted for can
didaCy as county surveyor
NJ. w. Cummings is a man of educa-
ton and intelligence and is prominent
in Oiyphant, his home town. This
ticket in its completeness is a very
good ticket indeed. but the Republic
cans propose to place one so much bet
ter in the field that no trouble will be
experienced in defeating that of yes
terday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

at least attempted II had he only
Dewey to reckon with. Both England
and Japan have not forgotten the per-
fidy of Germany and Russia in China.
The national existence Of Japan IN the
East is threatened by Russian oggres-
sion and German ambition. These
two powers prevented her from acquir-
Ing the fruits of her great victory in
China. What they despoiled her Of
they took themselves. Ensland's trade
with China, which was more than
eighty per cent. of the whole. Is serl-
ously threatened from the same infiu-
ence. To allow Germany and Rus
STA 60 repeat the tactics which they
employed in China and the Philip
pines is matter Of far more vital con-
cern to Great Britain and the Mikado
than 1t is to us. But our honor Is in
volved, and where honor and interest
go together. the situation becomes
critical indeed. II The American. Eng
lish and japanese fleets act in concert.
as emphatically they will IL it comes to
that supreme issue, they could as cas-
lily overwheln the fleets of Germany,
Russia and France as America alone
overwhelmed that of Srain. We shall
await the development of affairs in
the East with the gravest anxiety.
The cloud is yet no bigger than mans
hand, but it looms ominously in the
sky Of the Orient.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM

1t will be my purpose when elected TO
SO conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those who have opposed
me as well as those who have given me
their support. l shall be the governor
of the whole people of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up in the lesis-
lature which are neither the fault of one
party nor the other, but rather the
growth of custom. Unnecessary investi-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense to
the state. 1t will be my care and pur-
pose to correct these and other evils In 80
far IS l have the power 1t will be my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania,
as it has been my purpose in the public
positions that | have held, with Gods
help, to discharge my whole duty. The
people are greater than the parties to
which they belong. l am only jealous Of
their favor / shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can best be done by
an honest modest, daily discharge Of
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

One Lot Mems Soft Front Negligee
Shirts, separate cuffs, to be worn with
white collar. Our regular 60c line, at
43c.
One Assorted Lot Mems Soft Front
Shirts, with attached collars. Our sec,
75c and Soc qualities, in one lot to
close, at SOC.
Two Lots Boys Unlaundried Shirt
Waists, Mothers Friend" Our SOC
quality, at 3sc. Our 65c quality at soc.
Broken Lots Celebrated King Waists
for Boys. Round collar style. 95c
quality at SOC to close.
Glen Collar Style, our $1.1o quality
at SEC.
Boys Madras and oxford Chew
lot Blouses, our s1.l0 quality. 95c. Our
Sl.35 quality, sl.l0.
For Stout Men. extra large sizes in
Soft Front Negligee Shirts, with de-
tachable collars and cuffs at greatly
reduced prices for this sale.
The greatest value ever offered in
Mems Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers
at 2lc each. For this sale only.
Big reductions on Neckwear. Hosi-
cry, ETC., etc, during this sale
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 2i6 a. m, for Wednes-
day, July u, 1898.

In the opinion of a child born on this
day, a few of HobsDns air bags might
ne utilized to good purpose in raising the
drocping spirits of Lackawannas Democ-
racy.
When the war is over the Cuban pa
triot will he as restless as d citizen of
Kansas in the absence of a cyclone or a
grdsshopuer plague.
Representative Jordan showed a
disposition to fire briCkbats at white
winged peace at the Democratic conven-
tion yesterday.
Medical experts are trying to make Us
believe that the Mauser bullet is d nice
thing to take into the system. Most of
the patriots remaining in Scranton, how
ever, will probably prefer to serve their
country by receiving the taxed articles in
liquid form.
1t was an Elmira newspaper of course
that suggested padding as a punish
ment for Sylvester ScOvel
Persons who have not spent all their
money for bonds will soon be given an
other opportunity to invest in klondike
mining stock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
OUR COURSE IN THE FUTURE.
Prof. Andrews Addresses Monona
Lake Assembly on European Poll


Madison, Wis, July 26.-E. Benjamin
Andrews, elected recently superintend-
ent of the schools of Chicago, in his
address before the Monona Lake as
sembly, spoke on European Politics. -
He predicted a great European war in
the near future into which the United
States would be dragged if it did not
go in of it's own accord He described
the strengthening of the fortifications
and preparations for war in every
country in Europe.
You may ask what force in Europe
preserves peace in Europe" he said.
This peace force is the money power,
the great financiers, whose interests
are entirely opposed to war. There are
large numbers of people, intelligent,
thoughtful people, who believe that
general war would kill off enough Of
the laboring people to solve the labor
question. Those who were left could
be paid larger wages and live on
higher plane.
1T is interesting to consider which
nation of Europe will be benefited most
by general European war. That ma
ton undoubtedly would be Great Brit
ain. England is far better situated in
financial ways for war than any other
European power.
"The present friendlness of Great
Britain toward the United States l be
lieve to be sincere and not expressed
for the purpose of making capital out
of us. We should respond to this sen
timent. Besides the ties of blood we
would be wise to have a powerful ally
in case OF friction with any other Eu-
ropean power. We shall probably be
compelled to take q place in the set
tlement of the eastern question. There
are many people who insist that we
shall keep up the role of the hermit
nation; that we must keep aloof from
the world. In my judgment there IL
no choice before the American nation.
Whether we wish to or not we must
take our place among the powers Of
the world. The United States may be
dragged into the company of the pow
ers by the heels or we may take our
place voluntarily and call to the world;
Here is Jonathan. He is six feet two;
he has come to stay; he waits to be
counted; you must reckon with him. 4"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
MISS sCHLEY MUST LEAVE.
London Hears She Has Been Re
quested to Depart.

London, July 26-The papers here
continue to confuse Miss Jessie Schley
daughter of Charles Schley, of Mil
waukee, and cousin of Commodore
Schey, with Miss Shafter. Miss Schley
arrived recently in Madrid on a peace
mission, without the approval of her
father, but neither the queen regent
nor any responsible person would re-
ceive her. 1t was added that she will
probably be requested to depart as
early as possible. A special dispatch
from Madrid this morning says Miss
Shafter" has been requested to leave
Spain forthwith.
Madrid, July &c delayed in trans
mission) The civil governor of Mad
rid will not acknowledge the arrival
here of Miss Jessie Schley, of Mill
waukee, Wis, a cousin of Commodore
Schley. In any case. she will not be
received by the queen regent in con-
nection with her peace mission, which,
it is pointed out can only be conducted
through the proper diplomatic chan
nels,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
Exports and Imports.

We have from time to time noted the
unprecedented development of our ex-
port trade during the year. Each day
brings into greater prominence its vol
ume and its value. Side by side with
an increasing export trade, our import
trade has declined with unparalleled
rapidity. To find a total import trade
as small as that of 1898 we must go
back to the year 1879. 1t was thought
then that low water mark had been
reached and so it held for a generation.
During those twenty-one years our
imports have been steadily increasing,
sometimes, as in the terrible years of
1898 and 1894, to such an extent that
they threatened our financial stability
and strained our credit almost to the
last dollar. In making any comparison
between the volume of imports landed
in our warehouses in 1879 and the value
of the goods imported this year, we
must remember that the countrys
population has increased in the mean
time by twenty millions. That is to
say. we have now twenty million more
people to clothe and furnish with all
the necessaries of life, while we are at
the same time taking less commodities
from other countries than we have
done at any period during the last
twenty-one years.
Five years ago, in that bleak and
dreary fiscal year. 1898, we imported
ssS6OOo,0oo worth OF foreign goods. In
the past fiscal year ourimports amount
ed only to s6l6,O0O,0Oo The consequence
is that We have an excess of exports
over imports wholly unprecedented in
our history, the balance of trade now
In our favor reaching $6l5.259,OOO
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
INSANE WoMAN'S ACT.
Mrs. Beverly Robinson Shoots Her
Child and Kills Herself.

White Hall. n. Y, july 2e.-Mrs.
Peverly Robinson shot and killed her
child today and then killed herself at
Fair Haven. VT. Her husband has
been camping at Lake Saint Catherine,
near Poultney, for the past three days.
His sister-in-law. Mrs, Methency
who formerly resided in Philadelphia,
and was with the camping party, COM
mitted suicide yesterday afternoon by
taking carbolic acid. News was sent
TO Mrs. Robinson late last night and
II is supposed this affair upset her
mind,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
BUY CANADIAN SHIPS.
The Government Arranging for More
Transports--British Naval Reserve
Vessels to be Sold to the United
States--The Next Expedition 20
Manila

San Francisco, July 26.-The Cana
dian Pacific steamships Tartar and
Athenian are anchored in Vancouver
harbor, having been taken off the
Klondike route. Their stores are being
removed and they are to become Unit
ted States transports. AS they are
British naval reserve boats, they cam
not be transferred to the American
government directly. so they will pass
through the hands of the Pacific Coast
Steamship company. being converted
into troopships by Uncle Sam.
The Athenian is registered at 1900
tons and is constructed to carry 1,500
men, and the Tartar is a 1000 ton ship,
built to accommodate 1000. Both ships
can travel II knots an hour.
Seattle, Wash, uly 26.-The steam
ship Charles Nelson, which arrived
here Monday from st. Michaels, has
been chartered by the government for
transport The government has also
chartered the steamship Samoa. Both
vessels will leave for San Francisco
within a day or two. 1t is understood
that they are to be used in carrying
troops to Honolulu.
General Merriam has selected Lieu
tenant Colonel Lee Stover of the First
South Dakota infantry to command
troops going to Manila this week on
the steamship St. Paul. The troops
will embark on Thursday or Friday.
Two battalons of the First South Da-
kota left for the Philippines on the
steamship Rio de Janeiro last Satur-
day. The remaining battalion of the
| regiment is to go on the st. Paul In
addition General Merriam has decided
to send the recruits for the First Col
orado and Tenth Pennsylvania.
Private w. II. Dubbs, of Company
X. Seventh California, is dead of pneu-
monia, and Private Lyon Hull, of
Company d, First South Dakota, has
succumbed 20 catarrhal pneumonia.
Private Mulligan, of Company X,
TWenty-third Infantry, who died Sum
day night at the Marine hospital. has
been buried in the Preside cemetery.
The Seventh California has sent in
the last twenty-four hours five cases of
measles to the field hospital. Two of
the victims-Privates Marske and
IIount of Company G., are in a dam
gerous condition.
DR.. i. II. Demey, of the Eighteenth
infantry, has been taken to the French
hospital ill with pneumonia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

The parents of Mack Caddes, of
Knoxville, Tenn, are able to define the
word sacrifice as few can. When the
news came that the eldest son was
wounded almost to the point of death
at Santiago, they gave their fearful
consent that a nineteen year old boy
should enlist to fill the place of the
one in the hospital. Such patriotism
as this cannot be viewed in calmness
or appreciated in mere words.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
Lewis, Reilly 4 Davies,
ia AND11o WYOMING AVENUE.

dren retired last night the window of
their bed room was open and the gas
jet turned off:
When their bodies were found this
morning the windows were closed and
the gas jet was turned on. 1t is sup
posed one of the children arose dur
ing the night to close the windows
and accidentally turned on the gas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
CHILDREN AsPHYXIATED.
Annie and Bessie Baisley Killed By
Illuminating Gas.

Philadelphia, July 26.-Annie and
Bessie Baisley. aged and years,
respectively, We're asphyxiated by 81
Eliminating gas early today at the
home Of their parents, 2552 North War
mock street, this city. When the chill