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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
CANADIAN ENcRoACHMENTs
WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
Governor Brady Says Two Thousand
American Miners Are Fully Armed
and Liable to Retalia'A.

SEATTLE. March A.-Governor John
G. Brady Of Alaska, arrived here today
from Washington where he has been
since January looking after Alaskan
legislation. Concerning the Alaskan
boundary. Governor Brady said:
The Canadians will surely have a
fight on their hands II they try to move
the boundaries on the Porcuplne as they
have on Stickeen and Lynn Canal passes.
Do you think that 1000 Americans. every
one OF Jnem well armed, who have gone
into the country and taken up claims on
what has always been considered Ameri-
can territory. will let a handful Of
Canadian policemen move the boundary
line at will?'
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
TO EXPLORE alaska

WASHINGTON. March 2l.-Captain A..
r. Abercromble, U. S. A. has left Wash
ington on his third military reconnols-
ance in Alaska, Captain S. F. Glenn.
who has been directed TO make a military
reconnaissance in Alaska. will follow him
in few days. The first duty enjoined
upon these officers is to proceed to Mon
tana and purchase range ponies to be
used as pack animals, The two expedi-
tions named will be the best equipped of
any that has thus far penetrated Alaska
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22

represent United States treasury notes,
silver certificates, bank notes and fras-
tIonal currency; i1oOzi Is In imitation
gold, silver, nickel and copper coin. The
balance Of this sum Is in imitation Of
various obligations and securities, In
cluding fac slmiles Of Tennessee war
rants, Missouri defense bonds. stats
bank notes and flash n0tes. When
spurious coin and notes, together wlll.
the counterfeiter'a outfit. are captured.
an inventory IA taken OF tbem and they
are properly labeled and boxed until the
time arrives for them to be destroyed.
The paper money will be macerated By
the same machine which is used In de-
stroying worn out genuine notes. but the
metal will be sent 10 a private foundry
here and melted.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
THE NEws AT wAsHINGroN.

4 mn NV . Al hA5itllNIAO4Ns
| WASHINGTON. March 21.-Seldom ha.
official Washington been more completely
stirred by conflicting emotions than Il
was today by the announcement. first OF
the death Of Hon. John Sherman and
then by a contradiction of the report
which came a few hours later. the one
giving relief which was as marked as
was the sorrow produced by the other.
The first report. which came from New
York. was received at o'clock this after
noon and was circulated in the depart
ments Just before they closed for the
day. The announcement seemed to fol-
low naturally the other cablegrams OF
the day. stating that the venerable states
mans condition had grown worse since
yesterday and there was universal ex-
press.on Of regret.
The contradiction Of the first report
did not arrive until $50 O'Clock. It came
TO the Associated Press in the shape OF
positive statement fro-' Santiago, made
in knowledge that the report Of the sena-
tors death had been circulated. This
dispatch was Immediately given as wide
circulation in the city as It was possible
for II to receive al that hour.
Mrs Sherman is the one person Of the
senator's household who suffered neither
from the first announcement or rejoieed
over the second. She was not informed
OF either. Mrs. Sherman has been quite
m from a paralytic attack for several
months and had never been informed
even Of the senator's serious illness. for
fear OF its effect upon her. 1t was felt
when the news OF his death came today
that It would have to be broken to her
but all hesItated to make the announce
ment. 1t was ultimately decided TO
postpone the sad duty until tomorrow.
She was thus saved the shock.
Already many kilograms Of coincidence
and personal calls of sympathy had been
received at the house.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
GLASS BLOWERS SCARCE.

PITTSBURG, March 21.-The American
Glass Company, as the window glass
combine, is in need of blowers and gath
erers. President Simon Burns. Of the
workers organization, says the scarcity
extends all over the country. II the
strikes of the boys continue, he says, the
blowers and gatherers can readily Sc
cure employment at other plants Of the
combine. In many places apprentices
are at work blowing and gathering glass,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
KLoNDIKE MAIL DELAYED.

SAN FRANCISCO. March a.-The Call
Is informed that the frequent failure Of
letters from the United States to reach
the Klondike is largely due to the fact
that the contractors who bargained with
the Canadian government to carry the
postal matter from Skagway to Dawson
refuse to handle any mail which does
not bear the Canadian postage, It is al
legged that mail matter from the United
States is thrown aside when 1t leaves
the steamer, and at the present time 1t
is said that about twenty tons OF mail
matter bearing American stamps is piled
In heaps at Skagway.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
THE LOSS ESTIMATED.

ROSEBURG, March 2l.-The loss of the
building and machinery of the Abrahams
warehouse, which burned last night, Is
estimated at 5000, with insurance Of $1,000.
About $500 bushels Of grain is said to
be stored in the building. which was
mostly insured.
The origin of the fire is supposed to be
ineendiary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
Arrived at Santiago De Cuta on
the Paris and His Condition
Is Much Better.
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON
Sensational Report Caused Much Con
Germ Among the Officials Mrs.
Sherman Not Informed.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. March IL
There Is no truth In the statements pub
lished In the United States and cabled
back here representing that John sher-
man is dead. II Is ineomprehensIble how
these reports originated. The american
line steamer Paris. Captain Frederick
Watkins. arrived here this evening be-
fore dark. and II was Immediately report
ed that Mr.. Sherman was no, only alive
but better. resting easily and expected
10 recover. He will be transferred. II all
goes favorable. TO the United States
cruiser Chicago on Thursday. The cruis-
er Is now coaling at Kingston. Jamaica.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
BOGUS TREASURY COIN.

WASHINGTON. March 21.-Prepara-
tions are being made by Chief Wilkie,
of the secret service to destroy sL221
SO69S worth of counterfeit coin and bo-
gus notes which have been accumulated
by his bureau. OF this amount, SILT PAS
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
CoREAN EMPEROR WEARS
AMERICAN UNIFORM.
and Creates a Observation-Disclosures
Victorious over Conservatives.

. TACOMA, March A.-Aceordlng to ad-
vices from the Orient. the emperor Of
Corea has created sensation by ap-
pearing in a full uniform cut In Ameri-
can fashion. His attendants have also
been attired in American style. The en-
peror, 1t is stated. has cut Off his top
knot or short queque, which from time
immemorial has adorned the top OF the
Corean emperors' heads. The riots
which recently occurred between the re-
form and conservative elements of Co.
rea have subsided. The reformists were
victorious in a large measure. The new
budget will make liberal provision for
schools.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22

We are making great cut In special
lInsA Your opportunity 10 a. hand. You
are bound TO need shoes and should buy
now while the advantage Ii 20 obviously
In your favor These shoes are not back
numbers Of uncertain age. slIe and
quality. They're all standard stock ana
good values for twice what ws ask.
Laird. sohober co.'s reduced from $40
ana uOo 10 tip and un
Petersen & Brown.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22
came from Tho artillery depot At May.

came from the artillery depot at May
enee.
II is suspected that the ammunition
and arms have been supplied 10 the In
surgents from German and japanese
sources and from the French colonies.
The city IL qule. and business Is re-
uylng.
Private walter Parrish. Of company
9. Tennessee volunteers. accidentally
Killed himself yesterday win a revolver.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-22

Petersen & Brown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22
SO. 3S. A. .. G.5O. &. 10
SO 3S to So


deaf persons. You Will perhaps Won
der how it is done, but the in
structor stands beside men and eX-
plains all | say to them. They are
more ready to see point Of anything
than the ordinary mortal. and they en-
joy my performances 50 greatly that
am pleased to perform to them. | al
50 give performances to the blind. /
have cultivated my descriptions SO thai
have two or three institutions where |
go At first the idea Of having 4
magician perform tricks before the
blind was considered the height Of
folly. but now in many cases it is used
as an object lesson to show that all
that is wonderful can bc explained,
ana that there should be less belief in
superstition.
II love to teach the little blind peo-
pie especially the girls. who are far
brighter as rule, than the boys, how
to make paper designs. 1t would per
haps seem impossible, yet | can teach "
little blind girl almost as readily as !
can one who can see. They go wholly
by my explanation and by their sense
of touch"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22
Poultry Pot Pourri.

1t has been a very poor season Tor
Matching. Eggs have proven infertile
and results disCouraging. Whether the
hens have not had exercise enough or
whether there is some cause uneX-
plainable and unforeseenwe cannot tell
one gentleman. who carries on a large
business in chicken raising, told me he
had set $50 eggs and had just seven
chickens therefrOm The writer set
A. Buff Plymouth Rock eggs and got
four chicks. These We're the high
priced stock that comes from Massa-
chusetts. the real blue blooded poultry
which wins prizes wherever shown
Every such are a snare ana delusion.
TO ''sweeten" the matter we did get
fertile eggs and q live chicks from
some high bred prize winning White
Wyandotte stock out Of 80 eggs from thn
old Bay state So it would seem that
constitutional vigor, exercise or
something Of the sort does help out
when purchasing embryo chickens.
Ifyou wish tohGve winners at the fall
fairs they must be Matched early, say
in March or the first of April. The win
ter shows bring in later Matched chicks.
and this is a great help to the fancier.
If he is Matching with hens oftentimes
they do not like to set until later, and
grass and insects are conducive to the
growth of the young chicks. The frs
prize pen Of White Wyandottes at Bos-
ton. we are informed by the breeder.
were last of April and May first chicks.
and they led all the rest easily. The
time when the grass is beginning to
start and the air to get soft ana
balmy seems to be about the proper
season to hatch the chicks.
The system of comparison judging
| is getting a black eye from the fanciers
all around the lot Though practised
at Boston and New York. the biggest
shows of their kind. the poultrymen
| are emphatic in their assertion that it
| is not the thing. Many who make en-
| tries of birds do so largely to get
score cards on their birds for the pur-
poses of advertising. They pay the
entry fee and that helps out the show.
The average farmer will doubtless
| laugh at the value of hens pedigree,
| but this is not necessarily a matter to
be thought of lightly, our poultry in
| terests are only in their infancy. The
| demand for nearby eSgs-those strictly
| fresh-is in excess of the supply, and
our importations of eggs takes a sum
of money out of the country annually
which would. if mentioned. make the
| same average farmers eyes bulge out
with surprise. There is no danger
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22
Ballard Bickf0rd.

A pleasant wedding occurred,
Wednesday evening, in Waterville,
when Charles G. Ballard Of this city,
and Miss Laura b. Bickford of Lake
shore. were united in marriage at $
o'clock. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. ]. w Barker in the presence
of tho immediate relatives. The bride
was prettily gowned in pearl grey silk
with white applique and chiffon trim
mings, and carried a bouquet of lilies
Of the valley. Mrs. Ballard is the
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. C. b. Reynolds
Of Lakashore. and has a large circle OF
friends. Mr.. Ballard is well and IA
vorablv known in Augusta as mem
ba, of the enterprising shoe firm of
stevens & Ballard. He has a host of
friends to wish him and his bride a life
fun Of happiness.
The presents were numerous ana
beautiful. The happy couple left on
the morning Pullman for brief tour
trronsh Massachusetts. Upon their
rnt,,rn in about two weeks. they VIII
$50 m their residence at 20 Crosby
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22
Daily kennebec 3ournaI.
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
The Quarrel Of the Dolls.

Two fine French dolls, with their frlls
Their. ribbons and curls and dimpling
faces.
Went s5rutting around, with their airs
And said to an old rag doll:
>, y on Tasgedy. taggedy. jaggedy dowd,
Now "a do mt you just wish you belonged
hair.
And eyes made of beads simply stuck
there to stare,
y figure all humpety bumpety lumps.
As II II had had bad case OF the
No nice looking hands and no well slim
pered feet,
Too clumsy ana dumpy to ever look neat.
Mere scraps for your clothes, with no
trimmings at all
u must be just awful to be a rag doll"
The rag doll smiled, with a smile contend
ed,
Which showed their sneers she had not
She would have winked. but the beads
And said to the fine French dolls:
i wouldn't change places with you folks
at all.
Your faces will crack if you happen to
Your hair, will come out if it's given a
twitch,
And your bodies. spill sawdust if snap,
goes stitch.
You're dressed up so much YOU don't dare
For fear you will rumple the frlns on
You're 100 fine to hbg and you're too
line to kiss.
Pray. what is the pleasure in living like
This?
A well be picture and hang on the
It must be just awful to be a French
dOl."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

one Of the most amusing sights
ever behold," said a man, yesterday.
was the marriage Of two deaf and
dumb persons. 1t was amusing when
one looked on that side of it. The two
mutes stood up and the pastor address,
ed their Interpreter, who was a sister of
the bride. not so unfortunate as her
sister She would then talk to them in
the sign language and they would bow
their heads in assent When the we'd
ding ceremony was over they sat in
opposite parts Of the room ana talked
to each other. 1t was sport to see
them. They would look at each other
for a minute and then go through the
motion NJ talking with their hands
with lightning speed. She would say
something ana he would laugh in his
way. rs though it was something fun
ny and then it would be her turn to
laugh. | did not see the humorous
part Of it until it was all over, ana
then / Ilughed for hours thinking Of
the poor unfortunates."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

yet of the business being overdone.
We need more eggs. How shall we
produce them with most profit to
ourselves? Why by getting a heavy
laying strain of fowls This may be
done by breeding from our best lay
ing hens, and when we record the egg
production Of each hen and hatch the
eggs from such for our future laying
stock. are we not getting pedigreed
stock? Blood Will tell. ana it is from
our best layers we must expect our
best laying stock in the future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

The annual excursion Of the Maine
Sportsmen's Fish and Game Associa-
ton was we'll patronized by the Au-
gusta people. About 35 went on the
6.3O train, Wednesday morning, from
Augusta, and others went from Halo
well ana Gardiner. The weather,
which at ore time. Tuesday, was
rather dark looking for the pleasure Of
the eXcursionists. never was fairer
than when they started.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

20 dozen frameless, ground case, e.
glasses, $500 quality, CSC, while the
last.
Gold alloy eye glasses and ridir
bow spokes. only 69c., other stores as
$500.
Nickel frame specks from 22c. up.
Alarm clocks. SOC.
S-day clocks. best quality made, So i
Repeating alarm clocks. $l49.
Stem wind watches, warranted on
year, from sac. up TO $l.59.
Latest designs in belt buckles, choic
2lc.
Latest shirt waist pins, for sc.
Collar button sets. four in set, Sc.
Fine quality ladies' long chains, onl
9SI.
Also an elegant line Of shirt wal.
sets at low prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

We daily demonstrating to the buying public hereabou
always finds ready market We give wide berth to iobb
intelligence strongly suggests know ledge OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

The Somerset county patrons will
have grand field day at Starks. to-
day, in connection with Starks Grange.
when a large attendance is expected
Addresses will be given by State Mas
ter O. Gardner and DR.. G. NJ Twitche1,
editor Of the Maine Farmer. Dr.
Twitchelrs subject will be The Cit
zen of Tomorrow"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

If the statements Of some of the
visitors in Augusta who have in the
past demonstrated the qualities Of
beverages. are true. Augusta people
are very temperate. The demonstra-
tors say that there is not another city
in the State whore the people will hesl-
tate before partaking Of a sample as
they Will in Augusta. When assured
that there is no alcohol in the drink
they will drink it. but not before. OF
course this does not apply to all the
people, but to the greater number.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

The postoffice baseball team is look
ing for an opponent that is worthy of
the steel Of the said postoffice team
on the diamond in 1898, consider them
selves a little above the ordinary team
in the way of baseballists. and in
choosing a team they say they do not
want one that Will be a Pudding"
but they want one that will give them
good fight. They can play the last
part Of Saturday afternoons. or in case
there is a good game in prospect, can
arrange for some other evening. now
that the daylight lasts so long.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

The Augusta chorus has given up its
proposed moonlight excursion down
the river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-22

Another price break in tailored suits.
Figure ii any way you will and yOull
find these suits less expensive than
the materials and Innings would regu-
larly cost. Such being the case isn't
it economy to buy suits?
f2.3!S. 4. 3. G.JO. s.. 10
This is exactly half price
Dressy waists made of silk. The
ready-to- put-on waist is in strong
evidence here. Save YOU the price of
the making on any If these, and that's
quite an item from a dressmaking
standpoint. From
SO 1S to So
WASH GOODS.-Prettier than ever.
and we might add cheaper in price
than ever. This is accounted for by
the fact that wash goods agents are
cleaning up their summer stocks at
less than the original production price.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-28

shares of stock be dealt in as the
sugar stocks are?
There is no more certainty OF the
commercial prosperity OF the sugar
plantations than there is Of the grain
plantations.
The grain plantations, if conducted
as this Iowa farm is conducted, have
advantages over the sugar plantations.
They do not depend upon tariff laws
They receive no bounties The labor
ers upon them receive the highest rate
of farm wages paid on the Mainland.
And they can pay 20 per cent divi-
dends, even when competing with .he
pauper labor of Russia and India
If the grain raised on this Iowa farm
was. as well protected as sugar is pro-
tected, the dividend from it in 1898
would have been over 80 per cent.
In fixing the place OF the stocks in the
investment and speculative exchanges.
it would be we'll TO study that pha+ sc
of the question presented by a com
parison with other industrial concerns.
There is some food for though in
making the comparison.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-28
RAILWAYS AND TRUST.
CHICAGO. March 1s.-The rail-,

CHICAGO, March 13.-The railroad
companies are not fascinated with the
idea of the car-building trusts. Man
ayers OF several OF the big lines run
ming from Chicago say that hereafter
they will build their own cars rather
than be held up by the trust. The only
thing that VIII be necessary. in most
cases is for the transportation com
panies 10 enlarge their shops. I'VE
have built many OF our cars. and with
out great deal OF extra expense We
could probably arrange TO build al OF
them" said General Manager Parker
of the Rock Island road.
President Stickney of the (;reat
Western system, has decided To build
his own cars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-28
GRAIN AGAINST SUGAR.

One of the magazines contains an ac-
grain farm in Iowa, in the year 1898.
The farm consists o. COCO acres, and
the accol1nt stands as follows: 5000
acres at $50 per acre, $1S0000; build
ings. s42.O21 GA; stock, s17,7O1.21: ma
chinery, 17,773.94; total, s25S,496,SS.
The expense account for the year
was $23, STATS; the receipts were, sales
of corn, 215,O00 bushels at so cents,
s64 500; 10000 bushels wheat at so
cents, $4,000; % bushels oats reserved
for food; total receipts, STA 100000; pro-
fit $57 ,S55.22.
Seventeen crops have been raised on
this farm. The average rate of wages
paid throughout the year was SIS per
month and board which would fix the
total rate at about $50 per month.
Here there is a dividend of 20 per
cent. ON AN investment of s25S, 496. The
value of the corn was only 80 cents
per bushel.
There were no tariff laws protecting
the industry, as sugar is protected.
The average rate of wages paid was
nearly double the rate prevailing in
these Islands.
The question at once arises: If the
sugar plantations are put into stock
companies and the shares placed on
the stock exchanges of the cities, why
should not the grain farms be trans
ferred to stock companies, and the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-28
THE PASSING HOUR.

Labor goes wrong but the stock
count
The athletes are waking up in
manner that promises tip-top field
games year.
A number of the policemen are now
eligible to membership in the Never
Sleep club
The police department is wondering
how it managed to get along in the
past without a patrol wagon.
The Engineers here are to be cor
daily complimented on the report that
Inspector Field makes about them.
If Great Britain owns a shin the
duplicate of the Oregon she will have
a boat good for long trips and genuine
fighting.
The philanthropic union has the
practical value of, to seak plainly.
protecting the charitable people against
impostors
Japan disclaims having any state re-
igion. She ought to institute amongst
the common people some teaching that
would make thought of massacre more
distant.
Attorney General Cooper, the new
head of the law and police branches.
is a man who always likes to get to
''the scene" He was about on horse
back during nearly the whole of the
affair of january, 1895.
With its two battailionS of three
companies each the First Regiment,
N. G. H., promises to be a better Or
ganization than ever With several
new officers it takes on a new lease OF
life