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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-13
Brooklyn Dry Dock Badly Damaged.

NEW YORK. July 13.-The Brooklyn
navy yard dry dock No. 2. for which $780,
600 was appropriated by the last Congress
for repairs. was so seriously damaged dur
ing last nights storm that it probably can
not be used again for nearly two years.
The bottom of the dock on the eastern side
buiged for distance of over fifty feet.
The bulge ranges from one to ten feet in
height The rain water Is supposed to have
worked down beneath the dock and loosened
the abutment The dock, which is wooden
one, cost about s1,00O.O09 twelve years ago.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21
ou,l.wry ., santiago.

Santiago de Cuba. Jan. 13.--Guerril-
las hold the province OF Santiago de
Cuba terrorized. well-organized bands
have their hiding places In the hills.
whence they sally to levy tribute on
the law-abiding, and from all directions
come reports that the plantation own
ers are submitting to mulct rather than
suffer violence and see their property
burned before their eyes.
Manuel Hernandez, wealthy plant
er of Sabanilla, Is missing. and II is
supposed that he has been killed by
outlaws. A vigilance committee has
been organized to search for the MUIR
derers and to punish other like out
eages.
In order better to police the province,
In view OF prevailing lawlessness, the
regiments stationed at Sagua have been
divided, detachments being sent to
Holguin, Gibara, Punta Padre, Guasa,
Santa Rosa and Santa Cecilia. Those
are the principal seats OF disorder
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21
call. N.r,.na. i. Traitor.

Carson, Nev.. Jan. 14.-After the pre-
liminary skirmish in the Silver state
central committee. both senatorial as
piran's are awaiting the result of the
postponed meeting next Thursday.
The Appeal to-day published com
munication from G. \. Sain giving
Newlands notice of n resolution he
Will introduce at the next regular
meeting of the committee. II de-
nounces Newlands as a traitor TO his
party and to the cause of silver and
scores him in unmeasured terms. The
Newlands men are at disadvantage
with the war made in the central com
mittee, and also In the Legislature.
The Stewart men are so far on the
aggressive and claim that they had
enough voters to have carried any
point. and that on Thursday next they
Will make Sharon's expulsion almost
unanimous.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21
uos.oa =. ao.o,ul..

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE Honolulu cor
respondent OF the Record writes:
Lieutenant II. r. Hobson expressed
himself as charmed with his reception
In Honolulu. II was enthusiastic and
hospitable, but without any elbowing
and showing to get near him that has
characterized his reception in some
places. He kissed no ladies 80 far as
known during his stay OF about twelve
hours in this new America. Even the
Hawaiian custom Of bestowing 'leis"
on guests and departing friends was
kept within the bounds Of strictest good
taste.
At the wharf nearly the whole popu-
lation Of the city gathered. Though
the crowd was immense, passage
way through 1t was opened by the
crowd itself without even the presence
Of a policeman. The hero passed
through the crowd; he shook hands
with hundreds. On the deck Of the
steamship he was presented to Presi-
dent Dole. As the lines were about to
be cast on he appeared on the bridge
and the crowd demanded speech.
Lieutenant Hobson hesitated at first,
but presently accede1.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

In refusing to pardon city treas
urer who violated his trust and was
sent to the penitentiary. the governor
of Washington lays down the propo-
sition that conyicts should be pardon
ed only when they are proven to have
been innocent, when 1t is shown that
the sentence was excessive. or when.
while imprisoned. they are able to
render the state some signal service
There may be other conditions that
would warrant exercise OF the pardon
ing power; but, leaving that out OF the
question, we are wholly in sympathy
with governor who declines to abuse
1t by freeing man whose position.
education and opportunities encour-
aged him to be everything but thief
The trusted official who sins against
light and knowledge" not because OF
the spur of need. is, OF all criminals.
the one to be punished. Clemency
toward such an one brings the laws In
to contempt.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21
ROOSEVELT ON THE BEEF.
say. i, w.. pu,lia and sm-li.d II, d

bAys II was fnttbd ana smrheh Ia
Washington. Jan. li-Generai Mile
to-day made public the following let
ter bearing on the quality OF army
beef, which he had received from CO.
ernor Roosevelt:
state OF New York, Executive Cham
ber. Albany. y. Y, Jan. o.
ITO General Nelson A. Miles. War De
partment, Washington.
MY Dear General-I do no, distinct
iy understand about the beef contro'
versy. but possibly what 1 have Ia
write abou, I, my be OF GONE use.
The canned corned beef we found
to be good. The so-called canned roasi
beef that was furnished TO us for travel
rations, both on the transport and o:i
the train. and which We occasionally
got. even AT the front, was practically
worthless. Unless very hungry. the
men would not touch IL. and even when
suffering from lack of food they never
ate a nth Of 1t. AT the best il was
tastcless. at the worst IL was nnuseat-
ing.
There WAS also supply OF beef lin
the shape of quartersi which was put
aboard our transports at Tampa. II
was supposed to be fitted by some pro-
cess to withstand tropical heat IL at
once became puirid and srnelled SO that
we had To dispose OF II for fear of Gre
nting disease. I think We threw Il,
overheard. AT any rate 1t was con
deinned.
THE beef we got at Santiago after
the oath or 18th OF July. that is, after
the siege had ended. and when my
brigade had been without fresh meat
or vegetables for a month. was gen
orally good. BY that time the cavalry
division was in sickly condition.
The fact that The meat ration was
so bad as generally TO be inedible
caused very great hardship TO my
men and reduced its supply of food
below what was necessary to keep
them in proper condition
Very sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

II Is fortunate for the country that
the founders of the republic left all It's
honors open to the poor. Some of the
men who have attained very high
rank in statesmanship had no capacity
to save money. and lived and died In
poverty. There has been more than
one great senator who never paid
taxes on an assessment OF $4,000. and
who never owned a home. And there
have been very few great statesmen in
this country whose names graced the
lists OF heavy taxpayers.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21
Tn. sugar War.

New York. jan. 12-It looks as IL
the sugar trust would in the near fu-
ture engage In n death struggle with
Its Independent rivals.
President II. o. Havemeyer was at
meeting OF the trusts stockholders
Yesterday armed with great powers.
He received authority to suspend any
derelict officer. and after such action
the directors may expell the officer.
1t is understood that all the surplus
earnings OF the trust, amounting to
S50,OOO,O0O, have been placed at the
disposal of Havemeyer to fight the in.
dependents. and lively times in the
sugar trade may be looked for.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21
r.lr VIM B. Held n e., I,o,,..

St Louis, Mo-. Jan. 1.-THE dele
gates to the Louisiana purchase con-
venti0n unanimously selected ST. Louis
- the place of holding the fair in 1908.
Delegates from nearly all the states
and territories in the Louisiana pur-
chage" were assembled here in re-
Spouse to an invitation OF Governor
Stephens to decide upon the place and
manner Of celebrating the Tooth ami
versary Of that important event In his
tory.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

Il do not object" said a forbearing
man TO his daughter, ito your trying
to make yourself look like man. but
1t disgusts me 10 see the kind OF man
you succeed in making yourself resem-
ble."
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21
Yorkssva san. to MAMMA.

San Francisco, Jan. lathe gun.
boat Yorktown has sailed for Manila.
She will replenish her coal bunkers It
Honolulu. and then gu on to Guam
before proceeding to Manila.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

Better fsh remain in the sea than
ever were caught. The bride never
weds the best man"
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

a man seldom drops the coin OF
fairness into the slot OF self-esteem
for the purpose OF ascertaining his
moral ayolrdupois.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

It's pity women can't strike out
from the shoulder with her fist as vel
as with her tongue.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

The medium should always be in
good spirits
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

The man who has enough money 10
enable him to live in idleness won't
and the poor man who would can't.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

This Is the glad season of the year
ice man.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

A sharp pencil is sure to make its
mark In the world.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

Feminine compilations often re-
semble small boys: they won't wash,
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

uusually the louder a man talks
the less 1t amounts TO.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

The pedagogue's rule often works
both ways.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

The only way you can hurt some
men is by striking them on the pocket
book.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

When some men make mistakes theJ
repeat them by way OF apology.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

The polish on mans coat doesn"
help him to get into society.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

Wise is the baggage-smasher who
wears chest protector.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

st. Louis maidens are now adornlni
their hats with mistletoe.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21

1t is generally supposed that the
nuggets which are found in the river
gravels of Klondike and other aurif-
erous regions have been brought down
by the rivers direct from the reefs In
which the gold originally lay. Many
practical miners and scientific men.
however. have long been OF opinion
that this cannot be the case, for no
masses OF gold OF SO large size were
ever found In the reefs themselves.
They believe, on the other hand. that
the nuggets have grown where they
are now found, Just as crystal OF
salt will grow in strong brine: but
with so iusoluble substance as gold
1t was dificult to understand how such
growth could take place. Experiments
carried out in Australia have shown
that decaying vegetable matter will
cause the deposition OF gold from so
,utions of gold salts. but these salts
are not known to occur In reefs. The
mystery is now solved. A Slavonic
chemist named Zzigmody has just
shown that gold itself can exist in
a soluble form. By acting on slight
ly alkaline solution of gold salt
with formaldehyde and submitting the
product OF dialysis he has succeeded
in obtaining gold in colloidal condi-
tion. in which state it Is soluble In
water and may be precipitated by the
addition OF common salt.
General Lord Kitchener persistently
refuses TO write a history OF his Sou
dan campaign. Let us have one gen.
eral who has not written book" he
IL reported to have said. An English
writer says Of him: You cannot ima-
Rine the sirdar otherwise than as see
inr the right thing and doing It. His
precision IL inhumanly unerrins. He
4 more like machine than . man.
You fesi that he ought to be patented
.nd shown with pride At the Paris In
ternationai exhibition: British EN-
pire. exhibit No. !: Hors coneours-
tAs Soudan machine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-10
A RECORD BREAKING SEASON.
Rear Drive Of the kennebec Beat All Previous
Records.

Among the visitors in Augusta. Wednes-
day. was Treasurer ). W. Philbrick of
the kennebec Log Driving Go. of Skow
hogan. He said the drive of the company
is now at Riverside boom. he drive this
year was remarkably fortunate having a
fair supply OF water and good luck the
length of the line. The rear drive com
pleted its work on July 81, the earliest on
record.
1T was unfortunate about the Berlin
Mills logs being left in one Of the small
lakes on account of no water" said Mr..
Phlbrick, but those were practically all
that was left behind this year"
II understand that President Bradstreet
of your company, predicts the largest cut
in years for the coming winter" said the
Journal.
Yes" said Mr.. Philbrook, 1.-THE outlook
is good and the market 50 strong tina.
l have an idea there will be some extern
sive cutting done. l hope it won't be
carried to excess, though, for the sake
of future years"
Mr.. Philbrck was asked about the size
Of the pulp logs Of today, and he said
there was practically no difference in
their size and those of the saw mill stock
He said it was once the custom to use
short and small logs. but now they handle
them the same as those for the saw mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-10
Excursion to Lakewood.

The Maine Central Railroad will run
Sunday excursion August 18th to Lake =
wood, the new excursion resort on the
line Of the electric railroad from Skow-
hogan.
Train will leave Richmond S.i2 \. NJ.
fare, 81. %; South Gardiner S.54, fare sll5
Gardiner 9.03, fare, $l.0O; Hallowell 80.
fare. Sl.00; Augusta 9.15. fare. Sl.0O: Wa
terville 9.55, fare, SOC; Fairfield 1907, fare.
soc, arriving at Skowhegan at 1910 and
Lakewood about IL o'clock; returning.
leave Skowhegan at =. M.
This offers n most delightful Sunday
trip, attractions at Lakewood Grove be
ing band concerts all day by the Water
vile Military band, boating. bathing and
fishing on the lake, fine collection of an
imals, deer park and many other at
fractions.
Dinner can be procured at Lakewood
Inn, fine hotel situated in the grove,
and there is ample accommodation for
those who wish to take a picnic lunch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-10
STATE HOUSE.
A Pardon Hearing Assigned--- Captain
Paul Accepts Appointment.
Board Of Pharmacy Meeting Interviews on
Spruce Product Doing Good.

Captain w. A. Paul of Co. b, ID Regi-
ment, n. G.. S. NJ. has decided to accept
the captaincy given him by the president
in one of the new volunteer regiments.
In consequence there will be a vacancy in
the captaincy of Co. B., as the laws re-
lating to the National Guard say that
when a man accepts a position in the
regular army he shall be given an honor
able discharge.
Captain Paul, it will be remembered.
served from May 1898. to the early part of
the spring, 1899 in Battery A. LIST Maine
Heavy Artillery. In this organization he
held the rank Of first lieutenant. He sub
mitted in May of last year to being re-
duced from the rank of captain to that of
first lieutenant in order to get into the
volunteer service. He is a good officer
and an expert marksman and it is felt
that he will be an honor to the State.
a very remarkable thing in his case is
the fact that he has been appointed to a
captaincy and at the same time the Off
Ger who was his captain in the 1st Maine
Heavy Artillery is but a first lieutenant
having been the first one in the State II
receive an appointment. Doubtless cap
tain Crockett wishes his appointment hal
a captains commission instead of that of
a first lieutenant, while his first lieuten :
ant was not recognized so early in the
appointments, but received better com
mission.
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Praise for An Augusta Sin ger.

Mrs A. w. Case of this city. spent
Sunday with friends in Waterville and
by special request sang in the Congre-
gational church. The Waterville Mail
speaks very highly Of her. singing
The large audience at the Congrega-
tionalist church Sunday morning were
especially delighted with the music.
Mrs. A. w. Case of Augusta sang
Fear We not o Isreal." by Dudley
Buck, and Come unto Him. from THE
Messiah" Mrs Cases voice is clear.
pure soprano. and she sang beauti-
fully. with excellent style. fine enun-
citation, and a perfect understanding
of her music Her work is credit to
Mrs. Antonio Sawyer with whom she
is now studying Mrs. Sawyer was pre-
vailed upon at the last moment to sing
He shall feed His flock" from The
Messiah" Mrs. Sawyer was in per
feet voice and delighted her audience
with the rendering of her selection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-10
THE CADETS IN CAMP.
fhe Organization Left Tor Camp richards
Wednesday Afternoon.

The Augusta cadets are in camp once
more. They departed on their tour OF
duty, Wednesday afternoon, and for
two weeks their postoffice address Will
be Camp Richards, named in honor of
Names war adjutant general who has
done 50 much in one way and another
for the boys.
1t was Il busy scene, Wednesday
afternoon, at the armory, to watch the
boys as they We're preparing for the
jaunt. There was not the confusion
last year as they are older and more
experienced than then. Everything
passed off like clock work. Up in the
City hall the drum corps of seven
drummers was practicing the marches
and getting its drum hands into the
game. Down stairs Instructor White
was packing the last of the boxes with
food and experimenting the loading OF
the truck wagons and hay racks with
the property tnat Was ~ Ge i.i"'S" ~
the camp.
The bugle told them all to fall in at
80 and every man of them was ready
and looking as neat as though they
had just come out of bandboX.
There We're beside the three officers,
SO men in line when they started for
the camp and marched through Water
street to Grove to State and out the
Brook road to Camp Richards.
There was no pitching Of tents to
take up their time after they arrived
as this had been accomplished before
The camp consists of 10 National
Guard tents with the officers tent, the
dining tent and the cook house. All
was in readiness for the posting of the
guard which was done Immediately as
in every we'll organized military camp
Today the regular routine of the
camp life will be taken up with all the
precision that accompanied the work
Of last year. There will doubtless be
many visitors as they are always well
come and invited. The distance is
but a short one and q barge. ii is said.
will be run out every few hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-10

The fact that Commissioner Matthews
is preparing figures on the pulp aNl pa
per industry and is getting expert testl-
mony on the spruce product and its pos
sible exhaustion in time, has brought
the different papers in the State to in
tervew some of the leading lights in the
pulp and paper profession.
President Chisholm of the great Rum
ford Falls and Jay concerns, as well as
Senator Jones, have been interviewed Of
late and they scorn the idea of anything,
happening to the spruce. They go on TO
show that they are using less spruce than
the saw mills and that it is not possible
for years innumerable, to exhaust
Names spruce supply.
Commissioner Matthews told the Jour
nal. Wednesday, that he was glad to
have all these points brought out as he
wishes to give an unbiased report on the
subject.
In relation to the amount used as
compared with the saw mills | must say
that | do not take much stock in that or
account of the fact that the pulp mills
cut so much smaller" said Mr.. MAJ
thews. THE saw mills take nothing but
the large sticks while the pulp mills viii!
take anything that is spruce and thus,
comparatively, they clear the greater
tracts of land and spoil the growth of
much more than the saw mills. | am
glad, however to see all the points
brought out as it will assist in getting up
a valuable report on the subject
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-10
The kennebec Valley Home for Children.
Editors Kennebec Journal:

Editors Kennebec Journal:
There are many inquiries being made
concerning The Kennebec Valley
Home for Children. and we would like
to have you publish a few facts in
connection with it. 1t is not an or
phans' home as many speak of it, but
a Christian home where children may
be cared for during a longer or shorter
time. There are many mothers with
little children who can find situation
for work if there was only some safe
and suitable place for the little one
This home takes them in at half price
The other half is given as charity to
the mother or father who is struggling
to get along. Its object is to help the
poor and give the children a better
chance than street education affords
The infant child of James Cushing.
the unfortunate man who was killed
by the fall from the Journal building.
has been in the children's home since
May, where, with four others. il has
been kindly nursed through a siege of
whooping- cough and other ills. There
are at this writing four babies under
six months, and two older children two
and four years of age. Sickness has
made it necessary for them to have
constant attendance night and day.
but we feel safe in saying that many
children in their own homes are not
as well cared for as these have been.
Others are waiting for admittance as
soon as the whooping cough sub
sides, which we think will be very soon
now since we began to use Vapo
Cresoline, the remedy used in Lewis
ton and highly recommended by city
physicians there.
Miss Drake. who opened the work is
spending her time in soliciting for the
needs of the home. Miss LeOra Col
man is the present kind and efficient
matron while her sister. Miss Alice
Colman is housekeeper.
We are sure that the cause is in
every way worthy of all the help that
any one may feel inclined to give.
Money is needed to pay the bills. pro-
visions for the table. furniture for the
house. and clothing for the children.
All will be thankfully received. Many
kind friends are helping and we may
publish n list of donors in a later re-
port THE poor We have always with
YOU" We're the words of the Lord
Jesus. Let us do for them what He
did when He was here and what He
would do if He were here now. WISH
tors will be welcome at any time, the
location is No. 10 Capitol street, Au-
gusta, Me.
MATILDA w. ATKINSON.
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MATILDA w. ATKINSON
Fish Warden Fred Clark of Smit

Fish Warden Fred Clark of Smith
field, who also covers the Great Pond
section. was in Augusta. Wednesday,
to see certain law breakers, who 1t is
said. fished in the brooks near the
ponds. AS Chairman Carleton Of the
fish and game commission. was away,
no action was taken. Mr.. Clark says
they are having considerable trouble
with the men who take live bait i'll
McGraw and Ellis ponds as they seem
to believe they can take all small fry
for this purpose.
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The attraction Of the boys toward a
window decorated with sporting goods
seems to be as great as that of the
girls toward the ones dressed with the
latest sort of dress goods and hats.
There is something about window
filled with sporting goods that recalls
pleasant memories in the lives OF every
man and he has but to look at the
rifles, fish poles and other goods and
he will be carried back to the days
when with congenial companions ne
has listened for the fight OF the part
ridges or has lured the trout from MS
hole in some of the Maine waters.
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Try Aliens Foot. Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
Your feet feel swollen. nervous and hot.
and get tired easily. II you have smart
Ease. 1t coOls the feet and makes walk
ing easy. Cures swollen, sweating feet.
ingrowing nails blisters and callous
spots. Relieves corns and buniOns of all
pain and gives rest ana comfort Try 1t
today. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. Ad-
dress, allen S. Olmste- lie Roy. N. \.