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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
CAMP POWERS.
Death Of Another Battery Man Causes
Sadness il the Ranks.
Only -Four IL ist Resiasai Hospital seles
d tho Camp.

The camp was badly shocked
Wednesday. at hearing Of the deatf
| of another member of the battalion O,
batteries which Is the second deatr
within the week. Battery lost tbs
first man when Corporal John Gllb-r,
died at the City hospital, last week
and now Battery d has lost its first
man. Private George Forrest Hussey
a former member of Co. e, I'd Regi.
ment. N. G. 8. M. Death had been ex-
pected for the past two days
but that made the impression
upon the minds OF his comrades
none the less severe, for. aSte,
two months in camp without losing a
man. Battery A, not having lost ono
since 1t was mustered in May. The loss
affects them more severely than as
though they were a large body, and
had experienced i'll luck
The serious illness OF Houston OF
Batter c. at his home in Gardiner, with
one 1unor of his death, also added to
the sad feeling. The report from the
man at a late hour, Wednesday even
ing, was that he was very low but
alive.
The camp at it's best seems lonely
now, though the men are fast getting
back into the ranks, and among the
friends Of the deceased the gloom is
deeper still. A firing squad will attend
the funerals.
Another case was added to the list
in the hospital. Wednesday. The other
men were in about the same condition
as before. though if any thing little
better.
The captains are placed in hard po-
sitions now that there are is preva-
lence of illness in the camp. Many of
the men fancy that they have a fever
If they are in the slightest degree i'll.
err number of cases it is nothing more
than they have had from the first-a
bowel trouble. Then sad to relate,
there are still other men who are not
in love with work, and will feign ILL
ness for the sake of avoiding it. In all
these cases who come before the cap
tain and ask for furloughs or dismis-
sal from duty he has to use his dis
erection about what shall be done. He
cannot tell for certainty who are the
sick and who are feigning illness. In
the case of the furloughs he of course
sends them to the surgeon when there
is any doubt in his mind, but in the
other case, he might send man on
in hard position.
The drills were resumed by all the
batteries, Wednesday morning. as the
number of men in each is getting TO
be of number SO that they can make
a decent appearance.
All days are alike in camp now that
the weary waiting is on. so nothing
out of the ordinary happened.
Only four of the LIST Regiment sick
are in the hospital, Grady having been
sent home. Wednesday. Before the
week is out they expect to send others
of the four home.
Colonel Kendall of the 1st Regiment,
left on the afternoon train, Wednes
day, for Biddeford. where he attended
the banquet served to the members of
Co. G, of the regiment.
The work of taking down those of the
line officers tents that are not in use.
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
DISAPPOINTED kl0MDlkERs.
East winthrop People Return without Having
Secured Any Gold Dust.

F. A. Jackson of East Winthrop, who
left, last March, for the KlOndike with
his sister and her husband and q
others, has returned to his home. His
relatives returned as far as Massachu-
sets with him. The rest of the party
remaining there. They did not secure
any gold dust and think this is a much
better country in which to live.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
Ihdnaston
and Rockland,
Via Maine Central r.. R. on
Sat-, Oct. !, 1898.
1zal,ssttsg Excursion to

Tickets good for return until Monday.
Special arrangements have been made
with the warden for this excursion. 50
that the principal departments of the
prison can be visited by all who wish.
Excursionists will take the regular
morning train leaving Waterville, $50 A.
M; Augusta. $50 A. NJ; Hallowell, 6.35 A.
NJ; Gardiner, Gas A. M; Richmond, 7.O5
A. M; Bowdoinham, 7.19 A. M.
Returning regular trains leave Rock
land at 1.30 p. NJ, Thomaston 40 p, M.
and special train for Augusta and way
stations will leave Rockland 315 p. M,
Thomaston $50 =. NJ.
Tickets for the round trip including adj
$1.S5: Winslow, $l.S5; Vassalboro, si75:
Riverside. $l.t5; Augusta. $3.50; Hallowcll,
Gardiner. South Gardiner, Richmond,
fares, $.5O; Bowdoinham, sl25.
f. T.. ROOTHBY, G. p. & r. A.
GEO. f. EVANS, V. p. & G. M.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

A we'll known young man employed
in one of the business houses betook
himself, last week, to a hat store.
where he purchased one of the latest
fall styles. On the following morning
he wore the hat to work. Entering
the office. he exhibited the hat to his
fellow employees and going to the closet
to hang it up he remarked: "If you
fellows saved your money you could
wear new hat once in awhile" Ore
clerk didn't like the remark and de-
cided to have revenge. That noon, be-
fore he went home, he took his fellow
employees hat cut in the yard and
placed it on the wagon of one OF the
men employed as a driver, with note.
asking him 10 accept it as a present.
Taking a discarded hat he hung it
where the new hat had been. When
the young man started to go home. the
only hat he could find was the old one.
All the clerks had gone. and the only
thing he could do was TO wear the hat,
which he did The next morning he
returned to work, vowing vengeance
on the man who stole his hat During
the morning he happened to look out
in the yard. There before his very
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

The soldiers at the City hospital are
getting along nicely. and Private O'Neil
Of the Signal Corps, who was so un-
fortunate as to fall from the window
Of G. A. r. hall, Saturday morning, is
gaining as rapidly as the others.
Charles Murphy of Co. F, who has
been i'll with the fever. was allowed TO
go to his home in this city, Wednes-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

Sergeants John A. began and Lester
Partridge We're upon the street for the
first time, since their illnesses.
Wednesday,. There has been a rivalry
between the two as to who should be
the first one out Of doors. They start
ed out at about the same hour.
Wednesday, in teams each to.call upon
the other, SO honors are easy there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

eyes was the driver with his hat on.
He swooped down on him and snatched
his nat. The driver bounced back at :"
him and after rough and tumble THE
latter explained how he got the hat
Apologies were made and the young
man is looking for the joker. When
he finds him a repetition ofthe Santfs'
ago fight is looked for t'fSi 'lt''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

William Titcomb. who was operated
upon. early Monday morning. for
appendicitis had very alarm
ing symptoms. Tuesday night, but
through the day, Wednesday, they
abated and he was much more COM
Portable, last night. On account Of the
turn in his condition hopes for his re-
covery are entertained,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

quired if there was a hammer handy
There was none handy. but work was
found. just as it was found one OF the
force did the very thing Jenkins had
been longing for some one to- do. The
man asked what the hammer was
wanted for. ''Oh, nothing much" re-
piled the villiah, Il only wanted to
Break the News to Mother.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

DR.. O. w. Turner will move into the
residence of the late Frederick Cony.
Nov. l, and his present residence will
be renovated for the Croker santa
rum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
MANY MATTERS.
A Traveller Likens the Reporter to
the Recording Angel.
Other Subjects the People Talk About With
Two Practical Jokes.

1t is a great aggravation to the peo-
east of the railroad track, to have to
wait for freight train while they are
upon their way to or from their work
1t often happens that a train is across
one of the crossings at just this hour
On one occasion the other evening, an
especially long train kept fully 40 peo-
Pile waiting for about 10 minutes at the
Winthrop street crossing.
''One thing that many Augusta peo-
pie would appreciate" said a man the
other day, lis hotel or something OF
the sort, where suites of rooms could
be obtained at a reasonable price. and
where they could be had with or with
out table board. A good tenement
house would answer the same purpose.
There are many married people with
no families who dislike to hire a house
here in the city and pay SO much,
when a suite of rooms in a moderate
priced place would do as we'll. A small
err, and far more satisfactory"
Speaking in a joking way of the fear
that some people have of talking with
a reporter, a man who has travelled
considerably in the course of his life,
remarked that he never saw reporter
make a note of anything when he did
not think of picture by Michael
Angelo that he once saw in gallery
in Germany. The picture represented
the recording angel who was appar-
person. By the side of the recorder
was another angel, who evidently rep
resented the good angel Of this same
person. This latter spirit was pushing
the hand of the recorder, evidently try
ing to stop the making of the record.
She had pushed so hard that the bone
in her forearm was broken.
"UnlUckily for u.s." said the man.
there is no good angel to stand by the
side of reporter and push his hand
to one side when he writes items
about u.s."
The remark was only in jest. yet
there are people who think as this
man said.
1t is possible that the newspaper
fraternity are in some respects like the
recording angel; they overlook SO far
as possible the faults Of the people. and
record them only when II is necessary
for the good of the person himself. and
the general public; on the other hand
every good deed is very apt to be
recorded. That is the truth of it even
| II others do think otherwise.
Jenkins has lost all the friends he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

w. D. Stinson left. yesterday. for De-
troit where he will attend postmas-
ters' convention. Fsf~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

Steamer Gardiner will make her last
trip to Boothbay and the Islands, FRI
day Sept. 80.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

Mrs. Perry Chandler of La Grande.
Ore, is visiting her brother, ]. +. Full
Ter at As Green street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

Captain Hogan and Lieut.. McGilN-
cuddy of Portland, were visitors to the
city and Camp Powers. yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29

Jenkins has lost all the friends he
even had on the Journal force, and he
deserves the loss by the way that he
treated them. yesterday.
He entered the Journal office and in
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30

clear that, next to the rapid increase in
the navy, the nations pressing need is
for a merchant marine capable of
promptly and effectively meeting any
with which the nation may
be confronted.
While the perfection of laws for the
government of the new possessions
which may come under the rule of the
United States may probably engage the
attention of congress for a long time to
come. it is obvious that it cannot longer
postpone for a moment the adoption of
such laws as shall induce American
capital to go into ship owning and as
shall attract to the merchant marine
American citizens, to the end that both
may be taken into the service of the
government at a moments notice, With
out discussion or hitch. From this it is
amply demonstrated that an American
merchant marine equal to the country's
needs in foreign commerce is only Sec
ondarily an economic question, while it
is primarily a military one.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30
A Free Silver View of Statehood.
Denver News.)

New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma
are again knocking at the doors of the
Union for admission as states. Each one
of these territories is amply fitted to as
sumo the duties and responsibilities OF
statehood. They have a well-ordered
and settled population, established IN
dustries, q sufficient basis for taXatlon,
schools, churches and social and civic
organizations, and abundant resources
to assure a growing prosperity. Ihey
are each better fitted for admission than
were many states that are now in the
Union when admitted, and yet their
requests have been p rsistently ignored
or refused.
The News expects no different result
at the hands of the present congress or,
for that matter. of the next congress.
Washington specials indicate that the
president would like to see the sister
hood of states completed during MS
term of office. The sentiment is credit
able to the executive, but will be over
ruled by the powerful influences
surrounding him. Mark Hanna and
Speaker Reed are both bitterly opposed
to any more new western states ana
they may be relied on to defeatall efforts
Of the remaining territories for admls-
sion. The sentiment in the big states
of the east is very pronounced against
any more new states in the west. They
do not like to see a young state, with a
half million people, have a vote in the
senate equal to their own. This is the
real trouble, and the News sees no way
of overcoming it. i,
This fact might as well be recognized
in the coming contest for admission to
be made in the territories named. Stlll
the effort will do no harm, since it Will
tend to advertise the progress which
they have made and to direct public at
@tention more surely to the injustice thai
is being done to the people OF the west;
Let the fact, however, be understood
that no Republican gold standard con-
gress will admit any more new western
states.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30
Merchant Marine Of the United States.

The war between the United States
and Spain has effectually settled sew
era matters hitherto regarded as more
or less conjectural or theoretical, but
none more clearly than the need and
value of a merchant shipping sailing
under the stars and stripes. The effect
iveness of auxiliary cruisers, their
availability, their serviceableness, have
been asserted with ability and persist
ence by those best qualified to speak,
for many years, but the war with Spain
was needed to demonstrate the truth of
these claims. 1t is true that there were
only a few steamships under the Amer
lean flag capable of being transformed
into auxiliary cruisers, but these few
We're so effective, indeed, so valuable,
that it is a serious question what the
government would have done without
them. They were easily and quickly
transformed from peaceful merchant
men into serviceable cruisers, and stand,
SECOND only to the regular navy in he
value of their services. They are now
being as quickly refitted for use as mer-
chantmen, and will soon be engaged in
the prosaic business of carrying passen-
gers and freight. So, too, with trans
ports and GOLFERS. The lack of a suffi-
cient number of these was, for a long
time, the most serious embarrassment
of the government and made necessary
the purchase of foreign ships at exorbi-
tant prices, while at the same time
straining, nearly to the breaking point,
the neutrality treaties between the gov
eminent under whose flags the pur-
chases were made and the Spanish gov
eminent. Had the United States been.
at wal with a first class naval power it
is quite improbable that this country
would have been able to secure a sin
gle vessel in foreign ports for use in the
war.
The lack of trained American seamen
and firemen was a most serious n dur.
ing the whole of the war, and, while it
was possible to secure services of aliens,
especially aboard some Of the auxiliary
cruisers, that very success Is admoni-
tory of danger in the future, and clearly
shows how close to disaster the country
really was, and how great the disaster
would probably have been had the en-
envy been one of the great powers OF
Europe.
No longer can Americans sheer at the
suggestion hat war with an European
nation is a possible contingency. The
national duty Is to recognize it as a
possibility at any time, and it Is equally
the national duty to prepare for such a
war in every way possible. Hence 1t Is
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 80.
The attitude of the Republican part,

The attitude of the Republican party
of New Mexico has always been con-
sistent On the question of the admission
of the territory as a state. We favored
the admission of the territory when the
Democratic party was united in their
opposition against it. We still favor
its admission, believing that there is no
good and substantial reason for keeping
us out of the Union as a state and be-
lieve that this can best be accomplished
by the election of a delegate to congress
who is in harmony with Republican
politics and principles.-Republican
Platform, New Mexico, 1898.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30

The business men of santa Fe will be
short sighted indeed if they fail to take
up the matter of securing a sugar beet
factory for the city. The climate, loca-
ton, soil and labor conditions are per-
feet for the success Of the enterprise,
and experiments conducted for two sea-
sons have demonstrated that the beets
grown in the Santa Fe and Rio Grande
valleys of Santa Fe county are the
richest in sugar properties that nave
ever been grown in the United States.
1t will cost some expenditure of energy
to interest capital in the enterprise, but
energy Ices not cost much in dollars
and cents, while the returns on the in
vestment will make of Santa Fe the
most prosperous and populous city in
the entire southwest. The venture is
worth the trial, any way.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
COLFAX COUNTY.

Rev. Il. C. Moffett, of the Presbyterian
church at Ration, has left for Ogden,
Utah, for the Presbyterian pasto'1te
there.
Conductor Richley, of the Santa Fe,
put off his train the other nigat, a
drunken bar keeper named Beringer, of
Trinidad. The fellow, with a compadre,
had been terrorizing the passengers and
assaulted the conductor, who, in trying
to keep Beringer from returning to the
train, kicked him in the mouth, knock
ing out all of his teeth save one.
Conductor w. N. King and Brakemen
Louis James and II. I. Bowman, of the
Santa Fe road, arrested on charge of
breaking into freight cars and stealing
their contents, have been bound owe
in $500 each at Ration.
Assistant Foreman Charles Langs-
ton, of the round house at Ration, has
been made round house foreman at
Trinidad.
Henry Farrell, an old and respected
resident of Ration, has died of cancer of
the stomach.
Mrs. C. s. McAbee, of Ration, has per-
suaded Governor Adams, of Colorado,
to pardon her son, sentenced from FIRE.
mont county to the penitentiary for five
years for burglary of the Santa Fe rail-
road station at Florence.
The ranches of the late Captain G. w
Cook hear Ration, have been sold to
John Baldwin and A. Boskirk, of st
Claire county, Missouri, for $40, 00O.
j. A. Wolcott, an old time resident OF
EIizabethtown, was married recently In
Denver to Miss Clara Forester.
Frank M. Kemplin and Miss NAH
Keiffer, of Ration, were married the
other day by Rev. A.. Hoffman.
w. s. and Robert Reed, two of Ra-
tons Rough Riders, troop G, have re-
turned home. They have been in the
east enjoying themselves.
TAOS COUNTY.
There has been sleighing up in Taos
county.
Two artists frorl the Harprrs In New
York are in Taos county making
sketches in the reservation for liar
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30

The Kansas City Star. in speaking vi
the expansion of the United States and
the retention of the islands taken from
Spain during the war, with rare good
sense says: 1T is often said that AM
erica has room for 500, 900, 900 people.
therefore, why expand to the anti
podes? That is all right, but we can't
sell goods to and trade with the add
tional 430, 900, 600 we have room for, be.
cause they are not yet on earth. There
are several millions, however, in Cuba,
Puerto Rico and the Asiatic islands who
are on deck and are ready to buy Ann
erican products
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30

The open door policy" in the Philip
pines is causing considerable discus
sion in the free trade papers as to what
the term really means. To the average
citizen of the average amount of brains
the open door, in the Philippines
means that American goods are to have
free entry into the islands, the same as
trade is carried on between the differ
ent states and territories of the Union,
while the products of foreign countries
will pay the same tariff as they do on
entering the ports of the United States.
Viewed in the light of modern trade
ideas the term can mean nothing more
or less.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-30
pers' Magazine.

pers' Magazine.
The Red River people are happy in thu
thought that they are to nave u stamp
mill in a few weeks.
SAN JUAN COUNTY.
Peter Knickerbocker's fine residence
neal Aztec has burned down, causing a
loss of over 81, 1000; no insurance.
Aztec is enjoying a building boom
The infant son of Mrs. Cora Clark, Of
La Plata, was left alone a short time
the other day, and his mother returned
to find the child enveloped in flames.
He had been playing too neal the stove,
and death resulted.
EDDY COUNTY.
r. w. Rankin, of Albuquerque, is
building an ice plant at Eddy.
Eddy has a cornet band that seems to
be doing very we'll.
The ladies of the literary club of Eddy
are agitating the scheme of a public IL
brary.
The beet sugar factory at Eddy is
making a fine run, and turning out a
most excellent article of sugar.
LAS VEGAS.
Rough Rider w. S. O'Howell, OF Las
| Vegas, has reached Empire City, Kan,
| where he is visiting on his way home,
and will shortly return to this territory,
| where he will engage again in mining.
The 3-years-old daughter of Doloteo
| Martinez has been burned to death by
getting too neal a hot stove.
Las Vegas is afflicted with a coal fam
| inc, owing to the difficulty in securing
workmen at the mines in different parts
of the territory.
Arthur Lewis, of Las Vegas, who lost
a leg by falling from a train at Musco-
| gee, 1. r., is dead. His mother n
brother reached him before he died and
were recognized.
One hundred wagons loaded with
grain from the Mora valley We're
brought into the city the other day for
marketing.
The normal school has been presented
with a fine Century encyclopedia and
dictionary by DR.. Edwin B. Shaw.
About 100 volumes were added last week
to the school library.
Harry Kelly and Albert Lawrence
took Thanksgiving dinner with Pres
ident Robinson, of the Mexican Central
road, in the City of Mexico.
Arthur Langston and Miss Olive May
Pierce were recently married by Rev.
Il. H. Sweet.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company will
build, at Las Vegas, an ice
house 40 by 416 feet and 20 feet high.
Contractor Brent, of Topeka, will do the
work, and the lumber will be brought
from Chicago on special trains. The
capacity will be 5000 tons. Albuquer-
que is also to have increased ice house
facilities in a new 1000 tons ice house
for the railroad company. The Aqua
Pura Company will harvest $4,000 cal
loads of ice this season.
MORO COUNTY.
Mrs. Wilenstein, of Watrous, was shot
at the other day by a drunken man on
horseback, and barely escaped with her
life. The mar was chased, but escaped,
There are a number of ranches in the
neighborhood of Watrous having 500 tc
700 acres of alfalfa under cultivation
Governor Hadley had four moving ma
chimes going all summer, moving his
700 acres three times.
SIERRA COUNTY.
A fair demand is reported for Sierra
county ranches.
e. Martin has bought Daniel Camp
bells ranch half way between Kings
ton and Hilfsboro.
A concert and ball given recently al
Kingston in aid of the public school
netted $55.