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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22
WashinGion Forecast.

Washington, July I.-Forccnst FOR Sat
drday and sunday: For New England an
eastern New York. showers. saturday
and probably Sunday; variable winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22

Robert Green InsersoH, lawyer, born
in Dresden. n. ". Aug. II. 1893. His
father was Congregational clergy
man Of such broad views as frequently
to cause dissension between himself
and his parish. The sons boyhood
Continued on page So
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22

today producing ooheeS lha az
by careful investigation and numerous tests
OF such
we hundred
we sell the GENUINE Mocha ana
ana sen a. and nc sells
Boston
cans any n
npoundr of real
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22

MONEY To LOAN.

We loan IS to $500 on Household Furn,-
ture, Pianos, Bicycles, Live Stock.
Watches and Jewelry.
BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL
THE COLLATERAL LOAN COMPANY.
Opp. Cony House, Augusta.
dec27, eodtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22
The Diana Sails.

Halifax. \. s., July 2l.-The steam bark
Diana, with the Peary relief expedition,
sailed from Sydney, c. b., at o'clock
this afternoon, for the far north.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22
DEWEY AT TRIESTE.
Banquet { by tity Officials Tributes Il
Admiral ard His Men.

Trieste. July 21.-Admiral Dewey ac-
by Captain Benjamin p.
Continued on page %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22
BOSTON blend COFFEE:

It is satisfaction novelty to be ape 10 py c
Central and Coffee at
- R1sTO BLEND distinctly stated On tn ia c
ID 1O01 s[TBTCAN what is now senelay soId +
,roCiN AM lava at 3c pound Iash Is sou q
because Is 0ioOA' GIL" '"
buy deceived by lhe naAN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-22

a Journal man called upon Manager
George W. Lawrence Of the Maine
branch IF The knickerbockrr lee W..
at his office in Augusta, Friday even
ing, and found him keeping the tcle-
phone wire hot between Augusta ana
Icebora learning the progress in fight
Ing the flames and in giving instruc-
tionsI
MrI Lawrence said that as near as
he tuld learn, the loss Of the house
would be total though the boarding
housI on the end Of the building was
saved He said he had placed several
tiXe eEtinsuishers about the place, last
fail, Ind with the hand granadcs and
100 pills they had fairly good fire
system. He said he had also given Or
iers 0 have crews stay on the Haynes
& DJWitt houses until the danger to
,hem was over.
Til houses destroyed We're built in
1851 said Mr. Lawrence" and they
we're valued az SoVOuo. 1heS are part
ally covered by insurance, though I
10 nj know just how much. The ice,
1moll hitting u 10000 tons. was not in
'ured| Ii has been our custom hereto
'ore 1 insure the ice. but this was not,
% thE loss Of about 50 cents a ton viii
NJ IA tai
VIII n asked if he thought the houses
would be rebuilt, he said he could not I
ell 1t this time anything about it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

Il Is rumofed that the Emperor Of Ger
many has refused to give bis sanction to
the English scheme OF arbitration pro.
posed at The Hague conference. The
rumor at present lacks confirmation, but
that it Is probably true must be admitted.
The German delegates from the inception
OF the conference have given no en-
couragement to the various arbitration
schemes that have been proposed, and in
taking this position 1t Is pretty safe to as
sums that they had reason 10 believe that
they were following the wishes OF their
governments. As the question Of disarma-
ment was practically settled before the
conference met by tacit understanding
that 1t was not to be seriously. considered,
the only questions left for the conference
were such as related to the amelioration
OF the conditions Of war ana the averting
of war by arbitration and mediation and
IT is reasonable to suppose that ell such
questions were oanvassed by the various
governments before the conference met
and their attitudes toward them deter
mined in advance. Hence the refusal Of
tho German delegates to assent TO per-
maDent arbitration tribunal or to commit
themselves to the arbitration principle
was tantamount to refusal by the Ger
man government, and the subsequent
reference of the matter to the German
government direct largely a matter OF
form without any expectation that it
would result in any change Of attitude ON
the part Of the commissioners. AS it's re-
lection by single power is sufficient to
kill any scheme before the conference,
this refusal of Germany to assent to arbi.
tration practically eliminates that from
further discussion, because further dis
custom could be productive Of no results.
There may be some other questions still
remaining which can be profitRbly dis
cussed, and from which something Of
value may spring, but the defeat Of arhi.
tration.will be serious disappointment
to those persons who have hoped and ex-
rected that the conference would make
some definite and important arrangement
forthe peaceful settlement Of international
disputes. Perhaps tine conference Will
justify the calling of 1t IL 1t does no more
than make war more humane, put ii that
is the only result IL will greatly disap-
point peace lovers throughout the world.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

Private II. H. Noble. of Augusta,
now a member of the 9th U. S. Infantry.
has written letter from the Philippines
to friends at home, in which he says:
I'VE left San Francisco. the 24th Of
March and arrived in Manila, the Gath of
April. We stopped there two weeks, and
then we were ordered up to the firing
line. We have been here ever since. They
talk about the United States army hay-
ing snap to lick the niggers on this is
land. Don't you believe 1t. 1t keeps us
all the time doing it, but Of course we
will in time do II. We expect to keep
them going until they surrender. We
captured the city of Malolos. the other
day, apd you ought to have seen the dead
niggers after we got through. like this
place all right only it is awful hot.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20


I'm his annual report, President Hyde
announces that this year marks the
adoption in permanent form Of the elsc-
tive system towards which the college has
been steadily advancing for the last
twelve years. AT present the college offeys
a sufficient number of attractive courses
to give each student an opportunity to
elect courses that he wants, without be-
ing forced into courses that he does not
want. The number, however, is only
barely sufficient. The adoption Of the
elective system and the substi tuition of
laboratory and library methods of instruc-
ton for the greater reliance upon the text
book which the more elementary charac-
ter of instruction under a required sys-
tenn invited, has led the college for the past
four or tive years beyond its income. The
excess of expenditure over income for the
current year, however, has been reduced
to about $500. The board Of overseers
rightly demand that it be stopped alto
gether President Hyde offers as the best
practical way out of the question the
securing of additional endowment. The
phOcuAO ouAunA AucOiuoa Vi buo COtlbkc IL
$55, 900.
The change in the college seal, which
has caused some dissatisfaction among
the alumni, has been the subject of cir
oular letter to the alumni asking them
to vote on the question, and President
Hyde trusts that the board will take
such final action in the matter AS the
majority of the alumni suggest.
President hyde protests against grant
ing Of the degree b. s. or B. L., instead
OF A. b., to students graduating from
Bowdoin, as arranged four years ago
when modern languages or science and
mathematics were substituted for Greek
in the admission of requirements. he
takes the ground that the degree of A.
b stands for liberal education, and
that Greek is simply one of many desir-
able elements of liberal education, but
that its omission should not deprive one
of the degree. Furthermore he recon-
mends that the degreee of A. NJ. be con-
ferred only on those graduates who shall
reside in brunswick for period not less
than year, and shall complete an an,
proved course of study, and pass with
credit an oral and written examination
upon the same.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

How far ths Filipinos who profess
friendliness ars to be depended upon can
be inferred from the attack made on Gen
Wheaton's accommodating party. The
men who opened fire on them had pro-
fessed friendship, yet they availed them
selves of the first favorable opportunity
to do US mischief. This affair serves to
further emphasize the need of more
troops. In the present condition of things
it will not do to leave any exposed points.
The towns we take must be garrisoned by
troops enough to oveiawe the inhabi-
tants, who, however much they profess
friendliness, are at any moment liable to
become our deadly enemies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

The New York Herald has interviewed
a large number of the governors of the
States ON the Philippine situation, espec-
Tally as regards the need of more troops.
Almost without exception they are of
the opinion that the present American
force there is inadequate and that enough
soldiers to put the Instruction down
quickly should be furnished. Gov. Pow
srs of Maine says: 'Ample forces should
be sent to the Philippines to utterly stamp
out the rebellion the next dry season.
Better too many tsan too few" II the
governors fairly reflect the feelings of the
people the most popular as well as the
Wisest thing the administration could do
would be to call for more troops-enough
more to crush the rebellion speedily.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

In the last House MIR. Henderson made
sharp attack on Mr.. Evans the COM
missioner of pensions, accusing him of
adopting niggardly policy toward the
soldiers. Mr. Henderson has found out
that he made mistake. and in recent
speech he corrected in it in this way:
Here In my home state, in my home
district, in the city 1 love SO we'll, from
this platform, from which have spoken
TO you so often, l want to publicly ae-
knowledge the great wrong I have done
ii. Clay Evans. Boys, he is your friend.
and the friend of the old soldiers every-
where. Let US give him, at least justice.
This speech of Mr.. Henderson's ought
to lead the Grand Army Posts to be eau
tious when they are invited by secret
agents of the penion attorneys to gdopt
resolutions denouuciug the pension COM
missioner. There eau nv no question of
CO Henderson 5 sympathy with the vet.
err ms nos cAn ths - spsrsaion that bis
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

"A snake is reported to have charmed
lady at Bar Harbor the other day The
snake was fully four feet long and was
of brownishl color with white circles
or rings on his back from his head to the
tip OF his tail. The lady says that the
snake was most lovely creature to look
at. and that though she is invariably
afraid of snakes, her fear vanished the in
slant she heheld him. Instead OF running
away she was Instantly fascinated by the
snake, both by its beauty and the ''inde-
scrihable something" in his eyes which
seemed to hold her transtixed to the spot
as soon as she beheld him. The snake
has not been interviewed. but very likely
was equally charmed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

The story told by Mr.. Lockwood before
the Washington commission that Judge
Haight was elected to the New York
Court of Appeals through the influence
and contributions of the Standard Oil
Company, is promptly denied by ex-Gov.
Hill Of New York, who says that Haight's
election was due simply to the fact that
he was on the Republican ticket In a
year when the tide was setting strongly
in favor of that party. He scouts the
idea that the Standard Oil Company had
any thing to do with 1t as absurd. 1t
is quite evident that Mr.. Lockwood's tes-
timony before the commission contained
about as many things that he did not
know as that he did know.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

The famous Adams poisoning case is
10 get another airing before the Grand
Jury. The failure of the first jury
which heard the case to indict Moli-
neaux was followed by many in
situations that they were subjected
to improper influences, and though
MoIineaux's counsel strenuously objected
to reopening of the case the district at
torney has succeeded in getting it before
another grand jury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

The Boston Herald figures up that
to the present time our losses in the
Philippines have been at least 900 killed
and ,420 wounded, q total of 1866. The
losses in Cuba and Porto Rico were 1853
killed and 1871 wounded, total of 1zS4.
SO that our losses in the Philippines al
ready almost equal those in Cuba and
Porto Rioo. The losses from disease up
to june 6 were 1854. A very much larger
number doubtless have been incapacitated
by disease so that they are of no value as
soldiers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

An interesting story is told OF an ex-
perience of Mr.. Fred 5. Walker. Of Pine
Point, at Hawthorne Rock, on Lake
Sebago, In the town of Raymond Being
in that vicinity with his camera he took
a snap shot at the rock. and came away
thinking no lmore about 1t. when the
picture was developed there was plainly
to be seen in hole In the rock the pic
ture of large wild animal. thought TO
be wild cat or loupcervier, crouched
In an expectant attitude, and evidently
hostile TO the owner of the GA mera.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

The voting in the Second district yes
terday was very uneven. In some places
a good sized vote was thrown, while In
others the whole population was indiffer-
emit. Knox county, Mr.. Littlefield's home
other; the Republicans turning out there
In pretty fair numbers. The returns at
this writing are so meagre and SO irregu-
lar that it is impossible to estimate with
much accuracy MIR. LittlefieId's majority.
That he will have enough for all practical
purposes is certain enough, however.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

Messrs. Doubleday g. McClu re print an
attractive collection of six short stories,
The Eye of the God. and Other Tales Of
East and West, by W. A. Fraser. They
are exceedingly bright and clever, and
are both ingenious and original.
Tne Eye of the God is superb ruby
which is set In the forehead OF the Bur
mese idol, 'Beda Buddha" The jewel
has been stolen by native, who. when
pursued, fires a shot at VALENTINE, the
Superint endent, and VOWS that he loaded
his pistol with the ruby, having no other
ammunition, The stone, then, Is In VAL
entyne's body, and with all the probing
by the surgeon cannot be reached. The
Burmese declare that they must have the
sacred jewel, even at the prico OF valen-
tyne's life; but after much persuasion
they agree to let 1t remain. and to wor-
ship the man instead of the original god.
Meantime the thief disappears and is
heard of no more. In the course of time
some hard substance comes near the sur.
face of Valentyne's back, and now it is
fslt'that the ruby win once more adorn
the forehead of the Bedn Buddha. The
surgeon probes again, and RECEIVERS a
pierre OF oblong lead-a slug. Hpo Thit
had lied, that was all, ami had the ruby
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

Augusta, TO keep tramps away from that
city. Two tramps were brought before
him the other day. One Of them was
sentenced to ten months in jail. Then
the judge turned 10 the other man and
gave him 1--WE minutes to ger out Of the
city. with the understanding that he was
70 inform all the other men what a close
escape he had from ten months which Is
the penalty Augusta now imposes upon
all vagrants.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
jeSeodtf

THE subscriber hereby give notice that he
i has been duly appointed Executor OF The
last will ald testament of
CHARLES S. ILSLEY. lats of Portland,
in the county of Cumberland. deceased, and I
have appointed Clarence w: Peabody. Portland,
All persons having demands against the estate
OF said deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement and all indebted thereto
are requested TO make payment Immediately.
GEORGE L. ILsLEY, Exeter New Hampshire.
or 10 CLARENCE w, PEABODY, Portland. Me
Agt. or Atty. within the State Of Maine,
Portland, June 10. 1899.
iel3dlaw3wTW
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20
GROCERS'
MARKET
BASKETS.

Good enough for all ordinary pur-
poses. Low enough in Price to
lose or throw away.
The common, every day Grocers'
Basket.
Something better! We have
1t. A Bamboo Basket. Stand a
good deal of hard usage and look
nice through it all
Costs little more than the other
kind, but--well, no need to tell you
why. You know the difference be-
tween good thing and something
better.
We're sole agents for the
Bamboo Baskets.
We mention the latter fact not
merely in spirit of boastfulness,
but 70 save you time that might
otherwise be spent in looking else
where for them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

5 If war breaks out in South Africa, there
will be some desperate fighting. The
Beers can muster an army of &c, 00os men
Of the best material. Their soldiers shoot
with great accuracy, as the British have
found to their sorrow on several ocoa-
sions. and are not lacking in courage or
endurance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

by strict economy Hangor's tax rate
has been brought down to s2s.50 thou
sand. 1t was $3.50 higher last year. The
Maine cities are very generally soonomiz-
ing this year.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

IL is probably true, as George Fred
Williams says, that German has no
chance worth spssking of, of being the
next Democratic Presidential candidate.
The silver men certainly would not ac-
cept him, and his relations with the Igold
wing are not cordial. BE might capture
the Maryland delegates. but 1t Is doubt
full IL he could get another state.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

Patrons OF the PRESS who are leaving town
temporarily may have the addresses of their
papers changed as often as they may desire by
notifying the office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

brushed, as he used long afterward hui
morously to relate, to the Itune of Watts
hymns, with a heavier stroke on every
strongly accented syllable:
"Fools never raise their thoughts SO high .
Like brutas they live. like brutes they
die"
Many more readable papers does this
number of the Atlantic contain, and
there are some charming poems by w.
Wilford Campbell. Charles q. D. Roberts,
J. Russell Taylor and William vaughan
Moody.
N. L. Il. W
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

And will bay you such pretty Ring al
Mckenney's. A thousand solid gold Rings
Diamonds. 0pal-Pearis, Rubies, Emeralds and
all other precious stones. Enlargement and
Wedding Kings specially. Largest stock In
CITY, MckENNKY, The Jeweier. Monument
Square. mnr22dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

The farmers hang dead crows in their
corniields to keep other crows away. A
plan involving similar idea has been
~ = e'%,ation by Judge Andss-~ of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

subscribers whose papers are not delivered
promptly are requested to notify the office OF
the DAILY PRESS. No. o. Exchange street,
Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20
CONCERNING BOOKS.

One hardly knows how TO classify or
criticize a book like Mr.. Robert W.
Chambers's new novel (Frederick A.
Stokes Company. He calls 1t Outsider,
An Outline. and 1t deals with the Bohe-
milan colony of New York, or those whom
the writer denominates "the unbiased. -
The admirers Of this author will doubt
less consider this, his latest work, also
his best, and will applaud IL to the echo
To the conservative critic the book.wi
have a certain amount of interest, al
though why 1t should do so It is not easy
to say. The story has many faults; the
style is stilted, theatrical and affected.
there is constant straining after bizarre
and peculiar effects, and the author tries
very laboriously to be modern and bad !;
while the oleverness is OF a superficial
and shallow sort.
Oddly enough, Mr. Chambers cannot
be as wicked as he would like to be-ap-
parently 1t is not In him; and thus 1t is
as If rosy infant were incorporating as
q mauvais sujet and man Of the world.
To be sure one does lind occasionally a
page or paragraph which IL Ito use his
own phrase) BADLY ventilated.
The characters "handled" include
painters and authors (ohiefiy unsuccess.
fnl ones), soubrettes, models ana that ilk,
who all do absurd things for ridiculous
reasons, to what end nobody can tell.
One fancies that several of them are
poorly disguised portraits; as Marc Zis-
90, 1.-THE English critic. who is sure to
ghetto-way with his share Of American
dollars;" and Sidney Jaime, who writes
perverted stories In James jargon and
Paris patois, and edits 1.-THE Pink Rat I"
We must agree with DIR. AHals--who says
he read eighty novels year at Harvard
and that they were better than most of
Of the fiction Of today, otherwise he
would hardly have survived 1t. Up ort-
land: Loring, Short s. Harmon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

A new story by Mr.. Robert Nelson
Stephens is of quite another kind. A
Gentleman Player tells us OF his adven.
lures on secret mission for Queen Eliza
beth. and his text is,s
''And each man in his time plays many
parts.
This is the historical novel, of which
we are in danger of having surfeit. But
Mr.. Stephens's earlier books: An Enemy
to the King, The Continental Dragon,
and The Road TO Paris, which haye
passed through many editions and arc
immensely popular, guarantee the sue
cess of his latest venture.
The story opens with the playing of
Hamlet upon the stage of the Globe the
atre. Southwark, with VIII Shakespeare
as the ghost. There is romance in plenty
In these pages. and all ends we'll, which
is as it should be. Mr.. Stephens has
bean very careful to be historically COR
rect from first to last. as the ample notes
will show. 1t Is handsome volu me,
with excellent illustrations. (Boston: l..
Q. Page q Co.; Portland; LorIng, Short
& Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-20

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