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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
Big Band Coming.

The entertainments given by Fair
mans Boston Concert Band are 50 ar
ranged in points Of musical cXccllence
ana versatile IN its programs, as t.
plac" them. today, foremost in musical
circles. The American public in all in
stitutions of life have been trained to
appreciate the military band III thu
general line If their amusementS. IN
fact. such performance are looked for
in the minds combination of dramatic
opera ana vaudeville. 1t is change
from the others and it is education.
hence audiences in America are closely
following those Of European nations in
their strong desire for Il military band
performance at least once or tWiC"
during the regular amusement season.
The concert rs advertised to talk"
place in this city on Friday evening,
oct. 20. in City hail will fill the cher
Shed musical appetite. and we feel
safe in saying that not one who at
tends this grand concert will go away
dissatisfied with any part of it, either
ensemble work, or that of the special
soloists. among whom is Miss May
Cook the greatest of all lady cornet-
lists and lyric soprano, who never fails
to please. 1t is worth the price to see
ana hear Miss cook alone.
Prices will be -. - and 30 cents.
Reserved seats can bc secured in aG-
vance at kinsman's drug store, with
no extra charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19

He had talked with Judge Wing of the
matter and the latter had said had the
| case been conducted differently the re
suit would have been different and ere
this time the man would have been
free.
Mr.. Il. J. Douglass of Lewiston, q
merchant. said he had talked with the
counsel iii the case at the time of the
trial conlidentially, and Attorney
Ludden said Lowell had confessed to
pushing her from the wagon, which
broke her neck. but would not consent
to tel the court 50.
Mr.. James Mccain of Lewiston. said
he circulated the petitions in Lewis
ton and had been three weeks obtain
ing the 400 signcrs. But few had re
fused, and the others had been willing
to sign.
Col. j.. Il. Neatly of Lewiston. when
asked how long he had been in Lewis
ton, said it would be giving away his
age to tell. and then very promptly
added Il years. County Attorney Me
Cam at once asked the colonel if he
thought that was giving away his age.
the murder and believed him to be an
honest, Industrious man: he was GER
tainly a good worker. He had never
believed the affair to have been a pre-
meditatcd one.
y letter from Captain a. p. Ham
said Lowell was a first-class soldier
while in the war.
At County Attorney McCanns re
the theory had been advanced as to the
loss Of the head from the body that
Lowell had returned there and started
to remove the body after several years.
That he had become frightened at the
heads coming from the body and left
the task, after hiding the head.
After recess for supper the case
was continued by the remarks of Coun-
ty Attorney Mccain, who made an
eloquent speech against the pardon.
saying Lowell was a man of low char
acter. ne was guilty of the crime and
he should suffer for it.
Mr. McGillicuddy made the plea for
pardon and it was an eloquent ana
plausible argument that he presented
to the Council. He denied nothing that
Mr.. Mccain had said of the mans
character. or that he was responsible |
for the Woman's death. He claimed. |
however, that everything pointed to
and the extent Of a |
for this crime is but 10 years |
Then" said Mr.. McGillcuddy, he has |
served his sentence for that crime and |
hc has served II years for perjury, ana |
is that not enough"
He referred the Council to Judge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease a powder 1t cures
painful, SmartinS, nervous feet and in
growing nails. and instantly takes the
Sung out OF cornS and bunionS. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age
Alien = Foot Ease makes tight or new
shoes feel easy. IL is certain cure for
sWeatinG, callouS and hot. tired, aching
fcet. Try 1t today. Sold by all drug
Eists and shoe stores. BY mail for DC
IN stamps. Trial package FREE Adj
dress. Allen s. Olmsted. lie Roy n. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19

II have sold more goods, today. in
Augusta, without my trunks said a
travelling man, Wednesday afternoon,
than | usually sell with them. | was
not intending to stop here and sent my
samples along, but | am glad
stopped" Is that an omen that Au-
gusta is increasing in the amount of
her business? 1t is possible, for it has
saemed for the last few weeks as
though business has been brisker than
ever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19
PROPOSALS FOR STEAM HEATING.

Sealed proposals for labor ana materials
for steam heating plant in the new
journal block will be received at the
Journal office up to 6 o'clock 7. NJ. sat
urday, Oct. p, 1899.
beginning Tuesday, Oct. II. plans and
spcciica lions may he seen ut the office Of
the architect. Arthur q. Wing. 2i3 Water
St. Augusta. Maine.
all proposals.
BURLEIGH & FLYNT.
Augusta, Me, Oct. Il, 1899.
oct17, DIST
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19

General admission - cents; scholars
under - years u cents.
oct17 dat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19

The job of painting the kennebcc
bridge is a much larger and longer one
than anyone would have thought to
have looked at the work, and have
known nothing of the difficult work.
The painters are making good progress
on the slow work. As soon as the rig
ging and all the uprights have been
painted then Will come the painting of
the fence. and at that time will begin
the condemning by the people of the
whole thing, for someone is sure to
carelessly rub up against the paint and
spoil q suit of clothes or an oVcrcoat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19

We, the undersigned. respectfully an
nounce that our guarantee printed on tn
back Of each package Of Nuts Cough
Syrup is official. and we stand behind
every bottle as represented Raymond
Medicine Co, Boston, Mass, makers Of
Nuts Pure Jamaica Ginger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19

The highway committee has laid out
its plans for the steps TO lead from the
Rines hill sidewalk to the street, at a
point nearly in front of Stilkey's
stable, to accommodate the Gage
street traffic, and they will let the con-
tract at once, so that work will prob
ably commence, today or tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19

Bernard w. Sawyer, 1st lieutenant
telecD; r. Elbridse Drake. ID lieuten-
ant 'eiecO; Captain Olin NJ. Smith, co.
l., appointed lst lieutenant ana in
spector of rifle practice; I'd Lieutenant
Edward 5. Wade, appointed lst lieu
tenant and adjutant; Sergeant Wallace
a. Purncll, appointed 1st lieutenant
and quartcrmaSter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-19

The military board Of examination.
consisting Of Brigadicr General Frank
l.. Hoyt. inspector general, Colonel l..
II. Kendall, 1st Regiment, and Col.
Everard f. Newcomb. "a Regiment,
met at the room Of the judiciary We'd
nesday. and there examined into >thc
efficiency Of the men elected to com
missions in the National Guard. TO
act in conjunction with this board,
Surgeon General W. j. Maybury ana
Major p. F. Bradbury, surgeon of the
1st Regiment. We're present to exam
inc the officers physically. All the
officers elect were present, with the eX-
ception of Sergeant w. c. Pooler of CO.
II, 1st Regiment, of Rockland. Til"
entire day was occupied in the cXamn-
alton of the 10 men. Those present
We're:
First Infantry: Sergeant James y.
Graham. 60. NJ. to b. captain; Ser
Seant Walter w. Smith. 60. NJ. to b"
second lieutenant: I'd Lieutenant J.
Waldo Nash, co. ID, to be captain Cor
poral Nathan y. Chase. 60. ID, to be
first lieutenant: Private Wilfrcd Per
kins, Co ID. to be I'd lieutenant; Cap
tain Thomas J. Hogan, Co T.. to be
captain: Sergeant Charles A. Siteman.
60. T., to be 1st lieutenant; Corporal
James s. Gallagher. 60. +. to be 81
lieutenant; 1st Sergeant ]. J. A. Null
| hern, Go. T.. to be a LIST lieutenant:
be ID lieutenant.
Second Infantry: Second Lieutenant
Fen i. Thompson, captain (elccD /;
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The last of the reports of the steam
| railroads Of the State was received.
Wednesday, it being that of the Wiscas
set &; Quebec Railroad. The report shows
| great deficit after paying all the ex-
penses Of the year ana must be- far from
satisfactory t. the directors and stock
holders.
Their report says:
Gross earnings from operation. s1S. 80 .;
operating EXPENSES 81. 9oi.7 %: total deficit
Of the year, $l2,5iG7S which added To Pre-
vious deficit makes the total deficit Of
$N1ooia They carried 97G1 passengers
and I9>a tons Of freight
Secretary Young Of the State board If
health. says this il Very healthy stat
AT the present time. even though the WI
ter supply has been down tn typhoid lev.
e.
Secretary McKeen will leave today FOR
Lewiston where M Will meet tho cxccu-
tive committc, Of tn. board ana they Will
discuss plans on matters pertaining to
their work
The following company. Wednesday,.
filed z certificate of Interpretations:
The BOSTON rAiad,lphja zine ana L"aI
Company organized al Portland for tn"
purpose NJ mining. with S3n.Fn capital
stock. OF which $-Fl is paid in. The ON
GERS are: President, +. l.. l.orln. "a
Boston. Mass. treasurer. Leroy ~ iiiGlt
Of Portland. Al. Certificate approved,
oct. II. 1880
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Governor Powers is no longer jus
tlce Of the peace, his commission hay
ing expired a month or more ago. Con
scquently when h" has a pardon hear
ing now, and they desire the witness
to bc sworn. he has to call upon one
Of the lawyer members of the Council,
who is a duly qualified justice Of the
peace, to administer the oath. He can
not W"ll appoint himself a justice, 50
ne says. The first thing he will ask
tn" now Governor for in 1901. Will be
The appointment as justice of the
peace and quorum.
, 1899-12-30
N WOMEN.

Don't write to a woman, when the roof
leaks, Write to a carpenter. Don't
write to a woman when the water pipe
bursts. Write to a plumber. Don't write
to a woman when you are sick, write to a
doctor. But why such. superfuous ad-
vice? Simply to call attention to the
fact that women" who are not qualified
physicians offer medical advice, in adver-
tisements worded in such a deceptive
name that you are apt to overlook the
important fact that the woman is not a
physician.
The great success of DR.. R. v. Pierce,
in treating and curing diseases of women
has led to limitations of his methods, es-
pecially his offer of a free consultation
by letter to all sick women. At the head
Of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
~stitute, of Buffalo, N. ", and with an ex-
p~erience of over thirty years, DR.. Pierce
has achieved the position of the chief
of specialists in the treatment of worn-
ans diseases. There is no living ply
stefan, male or female, who can show an
equal record of over half-a-million wom-
en- treated and ninety-eight per cent. Of
cures. Write to the doctor. Your letter
will be read in private, answered in pri-
vate and its statements held as sacredly
confidential. To assure the exclusion Of
a third party from this correspondence,
every letter is sent sealed in a plain en-
velope, bearing no advertising or print
ing upon it. Address DR.. R. v. Pierce,
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y.
, 1899-12-30


4 One of, the lesser, but established
newer customs of the city is that OF
wrapping up in paper coins thrown to
the organ grinder, says the Sun. There
are no monkeys now to climb up and
take the money; they are not permit
ted to be carried in the city, and II
they were they could not climb to the
upper stories Of the tall fats and tene-
ments. The money from them must be
thrown down. The organ-grinder can
not leave his organize carries about
nowadays a big organ on wheels-to
pick up or to hunt for the money; that
work is nov attended to by somebody
else who goes about with the organ
grinder, to help. If necessary, to pull
the organ and to look after and pick
up contributions. And ven so, with
somebody doing nothing else but look
for them, some coins would be lost II
thrown from windows high in the air
to strike upon the pavement below and
bound up and away. Hence the COM
mon practice in these days Of doing
up'in q piece Of PAPER the coin thrown
from q high window. The paper dead
ems the fall and keeps 1t from bound
ilS,sand 1t serves also to mark where
the coin lies.
, 1899-12-30
ATLANTIC LINER AGROUND.
Hamburg-American Liner Aground on
English Coast.

London, Dec. 3O.-An outward bound
steamer, believed to be Hamburg
American liner. is reported to have
struck on the the sands on the east side
Of D%ungeness, on her way down the
channel.
She wen on in a heavy gale. which
still continues. Her position Is report
ed perilous, and unless the gale abates,
grave loss Of life may occur before as
sistance can reach her. There is stat
ed to be a large number Of passengers
on board. The assistance Of tugs and
lifeboats is urgently requisitioned from
Folkestone and Dover.
The harbor master at Dover, with
great difficulty, owing to the violence
of the gale, got his tugs out. The
crews of the Folkestone and Dover life
stations have been summoned, but ow-
ing to the strength Of the gale. 1t is
feared that the tugs will not be able
to leave before 2 o'clock this morning.
1t is impossible to ascertain the name
Of the vessel.
New York, Dec. 3O.-Emil . Boas,
agent Of the Hamburg-American line,
said this morning, at his home. that-he
had received no information in regard
to any accident TO any ship Of his COM
pany. He did not believe that the ves-
sci reported aground at Dungeness
could be the Pretoria, which had left
this port on December 8, and should
now be in Hamburg. Mr.. Boas said
that the stranded steamship might pos
sibly be the Batavia. II SO, she had
been very much delayed, for, accord
ing to her schedule, she was to have
left Hamburg on December "a, and
Dungeness was but a day and a halls
passage from Hamburg. The Penn
~sylvania was not to leave Hamburg I'M
til January 4.
Dungeness is one of the most dan
gerous points Of the English channel.
and every winter Is invariably respon-
sible for many wrecks.
1t is a low steep beachy point. TWEEN
ty miles from the South Foreland. on
the coast Of Kent. receoins but two
points In long bay-like formation.
There are fifteen fathoms Of water at
one and q half cables length from
the Ness and tide at this point runs
very strongly. The lighthouse Dun
geness shows a fixed light. visible six
teen miles. and in consequence of the
beach at Dungeness having grown out,
10 that lighthouse ID now some dis
lance inland. The extreme edge Of
the shore Is marked BY a additional
lighthouse, placed ~ near the high
, 1899-12-30
JAN VAN BEERS PIANO.
Its Total Cost VII Not BE Loss This
$4,000.

$4,000.
A wonderful piano has been made by
Jan Van Beers, the Belgian artist,
whose portraits Of beautiful women
are famous. The painter owns one Of
and has given years to the study Of
interior decoration, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. He admits that
the exquisite instrument which he Is
going to exhibit at the exposition next
summer is probably the most beautiful
piano of ancient or modern times. OF
course, only the shell or case is his
work: whose make the instrument
shall be will be determined by its pur-
chaser. The body of the piano Is of
natural wood, tinted green: the legs,
sarlands, cupids. and all the ornamen-
tations are Of bronze, gilded and CHS
eled by the ablest sculptor OF Louis
QuinZe bronZes in Paris. The fine
sketches which appear on the sides and
In the front Of the piano are paintings
/ by the artist himself and represent the
four seasons, and a minuet danced In
the park in the days of Louis XIV, all
after the manner of Vatican. The de-
signer has tried as far as possible to
convert those parts of the plano which
are ordinarily ungraceful and awkward
Into something decorative and har-
monious. The pedals, which generally
represent a Tyre, are replaced by the
owners initials. One bronze Cupid,
at the touch Of a spring, offers his yio-
loncello as a support for the cover when
open. The cover is lined with small
plaques Of ivory, each surrounded by a
Louis Quinze frame OF bronze, where
some day distinguished musicians will
write their names, using for this pur-
pose the sheath and arrow Of a Cupid
at the left, which have been Ingenious
ly converted into inkstand and pen.
The music, resting Upon a small frame
OF bronze. which glides forward upon
q spring. is lighted by two delicate
electric flowers, and the musician Is
thus left In an agreeable half-light.
The total cost Of the piano will not
be less than $4,000.
, 1899-12-30
RELIEF ARRIVES
REINFORCEMENTS FOR GENERAL
BULLER REACH
CHIEVELEY.
Eight Thousand Men and Guns Added
to the British Forces at the Tugela
River-Big Event Within a Few
Days Boer Uneasiness at Mayors
fontein.

London, Dec. 3O.-In the absence Of
important news from the front, Win
important news from the front
Winston Churchill's dispatch, Civ,
ing his views on the situation,
with an insight acquired by several
weeks residence in Pretoria as a
prisoner of the Beers, forms the
principal topic of comment.
The terms Of peace, which the b.
ers are prepared to grant, have, If such
a thing were possible, strengthened
the feeling that Great Britain must GO
on until the Beers are completely van
ished. AS a military problem Mr.
Churchills suggestion that England
should either provide an army of men
as mobile and expert with the rifles
as are the Beers and fight them after
their own methods, or should place in
the field an immensely superior force
receives general Endorsement. 1t must
be observed that one of the greatest
difficulties in such a country as Cape
Colony oil Natal. lily provided with
roads, and with only a single line OF
narrow guage railway, is provision oil
supplies, which would initiate against
the successful employment of a great
army such as he suggests.
Since fighting the battle at Tugela,
General Butler has received reinforce
ments Of 5000 men and eighteen guns
and the next mov will probably be
taken by that column.
Ladysmith dispatches state that the
garrison can hold out six weeks OF
two months longer, but confinement
within the limited space and constant
bombardment must affect both the
health and morale Of the troops. En-.
teric fever is increasing. and enteric
fever, next to cholera, is the most ter
rifying Of diseases. Its movements
cannot be forseen.
Every day longer that General
Whites force is cooped up must impair
its efficiency. The list OF casualties,
which is increasing day by day. shows
that the Boer gunners have improved
and have more guns brought to bear
on Ladysmith than at any previous
period in siege.
The Tugela has risen and is still ris.
ing, leaving General Butler with the
swollen river before him. There is
good reason to expect that as soon as
the Tugela drops again, whether in
three days or in ten, General Butler
will make a great effort for the relief
Of L%adysmith. 1t is not likely that
any early movement will take place
on the Modder river unless Kimberley
condition should become very critical
nor can General Gatacre at present dc
much. though there is a rumor Of heavy
firing heard from Cradock in the di.
rection of %Stormberg. Mafeking. un,
less Colonel Plummer is able to come
to its aid, must look after itself for a
while.
, 1899-12-30
ILLINOIS FEVER.
Early Settlers In the State All Shook t.
eotheI.

retheI.
The worst eneIny of the early settlers
n Illinois appears to have been chills
and fever, says the Century. One Of
the pioneers, writing of the state in
the early 40s, says: My uncle met
us with his horses and farm wagon,
Father hired another team, and We
started for my uncle's new home. near
Libertyville, Lake county, H.. where
we arrived the following morning. The
house was a log hut with one room
and an attic. We found my aunt sick
with fever and ague. She was wrapped
In thick shawls and blankets, sitting
by the fireplace and shaking like a
leaf. Before supper vas over, mother
had a chill and a shake which lasted
nearly half the night. The next day
1t rained hard and we all had chills,
and my father and uncle went 20 town,
two miles, for some medicine. They
returned with a large bundle of thor
oughwort weed, or DO,eset, a tea made
from which was the order of the day.
1t was very bitter, and l used to feel
LhoiS iihC ldhiIS lhc ~oiStNuVhSSS ~
the ague than the remedy. AS father
had a shake every other day, he could
only work half the time, and we were
very poor. The ague was in the en-
tire family, my sister ana l invariably
shaking at the same hour every al
ternate day, and my mothers and
fathers shakes coming at about the
same time. / have known the whole
family to shake together; nor did the
neighbors escape. There were few
comfortable homes and few well peo-
pie. Boneset tea was a fixture on
every stove and fireplace. When my
morning to shake arrived l used to lie
down on the floor behind the cook
stove and almost hug the old sala-
mander, ever on the warmest sun
mer days, and my sister on the oppo-
site side, my brothers smuggling up
close to me, and my mother sitting as
near the fire as she could get, all Of
US with u teeth chattering together.
My aunt, who was broken down and
discouraged, would occasionally walk
the two miles to see us, and nay mother
and she would talk about the false
hopes and glittering inducements that
had led their husbands to become VIC
Tins to the Illinois fever.
, 1899-12-30

Until a year ago such a thing as an
The cars in a few principal towns that
could boast of having tramways of any
kind were drawn through the streets
At a jog-trot pace by horses. or. more
frequently, mules. Within the last few
months, however, foreign enterprise
has been the means Of inaugurating
electric traction in the streets of Ma
drid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, and
San Sebastian, and the lead thus taken
by the principal tramway companies in
the chief cities of Spain is likely to be
quickly followed by others.
, 1899-12-30

There Is q decidedly humorous side
which occasionally to. light in
connection with the undertakings Of
municipal corporations, but the action
Of the enterprising city fathers of a
small Hungarian town is certainly
unique. The mayor and whole town
council, consisting Of eight members,
formed themselves into q band Of forg-
srs, and carried on a thriving business
in the town hall. manufacturing paper
notes current in Austria, which they
circulated pretty extensively. A work.
shop, we'll fitted with the necessary
implements, was fixed up in a cellar
of the town hall, and they actually set
policemen to guard the door while they
we're at work. This remarkable state
Of affairs existed for over a couple of
years, when the business was detected,
the mayor and councillors fighting like
professional Nc brigands on being ar
essted.
, 1899-12-30

water line as practicable. A fog sig
nal is placed on the building, giving
two blasts during fogs every two min
utes. A pilot steamer cruises of Dun
geness.
From first report Of wreck it is clear
that ship was discovered to have gone
That life boats were unable to reach
the vessel must be considered the most
serious sign of the fury Of gale and
dangerous position of the ship.
, 1899-12-30

Joseph H. Vail, commissioner from
Connecticut at the Worlds Fair a
Chicago, and whom Gov. Lounsbury
Will probably appoint as commissions
ron Connecticut to the Paris and Bus
faIo expositions. has purchased the
steeple of the Second Congregations
church of Winsted, Conn, and vii.
have 1t erected as a monument Ovel
the grave Of his dos Snyder. which
died over a year ago. The steeple
which has already been taken off the
old church in sections, is about sixty
feet high, says the New York Journal
Mr.. Vail was formerly editor of the
Wlnsted Herald, and Snyder was
known by nearly every state news,
paper man.