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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

Cecil Hooke. who has been in the
employ Of the Journal for the past two
years, has severed his connection With
the paper for the purpose Of taking the
position of city editor of the Reporter
Journal Of Gardiner. Mr.. Hooke is
among the bright young newspaper
men Of the State, and his success in his
new field Will doubtless be as marked
as while he has served the Journal.
He has made many friends in Augusta
who will be sorry to have him leave
the city, but all join in wishing him
success wherever his business may in
the future lead him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

Horatio Rollins was arrested, Sat
urday afternoon, by officer Hanks, and
very soon after was taken before Judge
Andrews to answer to the charge of
drunkenness. He was given 80 days
and at once committed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

The great discussion of the day
among those Interested in hunting is
the killing of the man up in Grind
stone, the other day. The opinions on
the matters are as various as they are
numerous. Some propose putting a
law on the wearing Of any garment
that may he taken a deer. The or
binary shooting jacket is of buff
c0lored material, and it is one of the
worst things Imaginable for a man to
wear unless he wishes to pose as one
Of the very useful deer.
State Treasurer Simpson was dis
cussing the matter with Deputy Score
tary Of State S. j. Chadbourne. ana ho
is strongly of the opinion that the
guide who shot the Massachusetts gen
tleman is not in the least to be blamed
for his mistake.
Were You ever out hunting?" asked
Mr.. Simpson Of Mr.. Chadbourne. IF
You ever We're you would know lit once
how possible it IS to shoot at Il man in
the same manner that the guide Hobbs
shot this man.
When one shoots a deer in the
woods it is in 90 cases out Of 100 a
chance shot. and one never seas the
whole Of the animal that IL IL firing
at. We see the animal one minute
when it is moving in some direction
At once he gun is prepared foY shot
that way. The hunter viii invariably
cock his gun and following along
comes TO an opening wherA he IS ct,~-
tain the animal will APPEAR in Il min
ute. When he appears it is = ease If
pull the trigger at the right srconI or
the animal is out Of sight again. We
cover the opening ana the first thing
that comes along gets the bullet. This
was the case UP river.
II have often feared being snpt when
out in the woods in that manner. ana
| have feared shooting so:na one but
in many cases a man can stop long
enough to gather himself before shoot
ing. Many people fire at gam" where
they cannot sec it but can SEE the
bushes move"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

Thus far this season this has been a
good one for the hotels. The Cony
House has been having an unusually
large run Of trade, while Hotel John
son ana the City hotel have had their
usual amount of the trade. The Au-
gusta House has received q far better
patronage than during any summer Of
recent years. For between session
time, Landlord Capen believes he has
every reason to be thankful He has a
certain amount of the travelling trade
together with the other old visitors to
the city and some regular boarders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

The aldermen failed to have a quo
rum. Saturday evening, but they dccid
ed to set the bond of the pound keeper
at $500. other than this they took no
action
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16
STATE HOUSE.
Receipts Of Insurance Department Are
Exceedingly Large.
Secretary McKcen Issues His October Board
BuIIeiin--Deer Shooting Customs.

Deputy Insurance Commissioner
Charles w. Fletcher said, Saturday.
the receipts Of the department for the
quarter ending October |, would show
the greatest on record in the depart
ment. Mr. Fletcher says the receipts
when all together will reach at least
$4,000. This shows. as Mr. Fletcher re-
marked that the companies are doing
Il great business in Maine. this year. as
their returns will show.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

Secretary y. ". McKcen has re-
ceived his board bulletin for October
from the printer, and will have it
ready for distribution in a short time
He calls this the harvest number, hay
ing in it some Of the practical sugges
lions from all sections of the State
subject is treated in a general manner,
each man having some new idea t.
suggest for the benefit Of the readers.
Mr.. McKeen calls the attention of the
reader to an article on orcharding
which was written by c. S. Phinney or
Standish.
when we come to think Of. it, we
find great changes along all of the
different classes of farm work" says
MI AIcKeen. 1T is within the
memory Of many Of our readers that
farm machinery was unknown, that
all planting. all sowing, all cutivating,
all harvesting was done by manual
labor; the iron and steel plows of to-
day. the modern tillage implements,
the mower the reaper. the horse rake,
the tedder. the horse fork, Inc planter
the corn harvester and the potato dig
ger, all coming into use in one genera
ton. How plain this makes The nee
essity for improved Intelligent work,
for skill in handling machinery and in
directing forces, for special work along
special lines and for advanced thought
along all lines"
Statistics are given Of some Of the
crops as compiled by the United States
| department of agriculture and
| Entomologist +. l.. Harvey gives an
article on the bumb'c flower beetle.
| The following general average of the
crop conditions of Maine is also COM
piled from the answers received by the
correspondents of the bulletin:
Acreage of corn, yellow, % per cent.
sweet. 90 per cent. Yield of oats, st
! bushels, quality, 50 per cent; peas
yield, % bushels. quality, 80 per cent;
rye. yield. - bushels; barley, yield. 2.
| bushels, quality, 90 per cent; mixed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

Accidents come with distressing fire.
quency on the farm. GUS. bruises, stinss
sprans. DR.. Thomas Eclcctric Oil re-
leves the pain instantly. Never safe
without ii.
mon, W ed fri&why,tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

chairman Carleton Is doing niS share
to rid his foyorltc tshir+ ground, cob
boSaaccontcc. IF IT, pickcf"l that in
fest the waters and are of 50 great 4
menace to the trout and salmon fish
ing. Mr.. Carleton gave permission,
not long ago. to take the piclScrel in
any manner people desired. as long as
they took no trout. and he is hoping
they will follow his suggestion. Per
sonally he intends to try gill net on
the fish setting it near the reeds and
driving the fish in that direction. The
commissioners Will b. as thankful as
anyone to get the lake free Of the fish,
as they are destroying 50 many Of tha
fry placed in the lake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

The three following companies. Sat
urday, fled a certificate of incorpora-
ton:
The New Era Rubber Company, or
Sanized at kittery for the purpose of
dealing in rubber goods. with 81 900, 600
capital stock. of which nothing is paid
in. The officers are: President. W. d.
S0uthWick Of Lynn. Mass: treasurer,
II. Fl. Pratt Of Swampscott. Mass
Certificate approved, October u. 1899
Weber Skirt Binding Company. or
ganized at Portland for the purpose Of
manufacturing q skirt binding. with
S3O.OoO capital stock, Of which $500 is
paid in. The officers are: President.
\. N. Weber of Ashkosh. Wis: treas
urcr, DelccWare King Of quincy. Mass.
Certificate approved. October r. 1899
Slater & Morrill,, Incorporated. or
ganized at Portland for the purpose Of
manufacturing boots and shoes wiki
$4,000 capital stock. of which $500 is
paid in. Tie officers are: President.
(. Il. Slater of Boston. Mass: treas
urer. Fred j. Morrill, Of Lynn. Mass.
Certificate approved, October l., 1899.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

grain. yield. 81 bushels quality. IS per
cent. Condition of fruit. 80 per cent.
Potato prospects, 100 per cent Pota-
toes are not reported as rotting to any
considerable extent except in portions
Of Washington county. Rose and
Beauty Of Hebron are the varieties
mentioned as affected most Yield Of
enslage corn, II tons. Amount of
stock fodder on hand. 81 per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-16

Miss Eva l.. ShorJv passed Sunday
at hcr home in Bri lSton.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
topeka PENSION AGENCY.



Topeka, Kan, Aug. limited States
Pension Agent Leland has completed
the annual report Of his Office and for
warded it to the pension bureau at
Washington. 1t shows that 1878 PEN
sioners on the Topeka agency rolls died
during the past year; that 5,SSS addi-
tional pensions were granted during
the same period, and that the total
number of pensioners OF all kinds on
the rolls in this district is l09,532. OF
the number of deaths, 2,4sS were old
soldiers of the civil war; 7ls widows of
civil war veterans;l2 widows of veterans
OF the war of 1912; "a soldiers Of the
Mexican war; 81 widows of Mexican
war veterans; IA soldiers of the Indian
wars; 10 widows Of Indian war soldiers.
No veterans OF the war of 1912 are on
the pension roll, but 102 widows of SOL
diers Of that war are drawing pensions.
Pension checks are sent from this office
to every state and territory in the
union. Missouri leads in number of
pensioners, having As, S99, who annually
receive SO, 1858, 172,46 from the govern
ment. Kansas is second with S7,517
pensioners, who receive S5,47l, TIA. 0e
from the government every year.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
THE FILIPINO MILKMAN.
EnterPrisins Australian and His
Lucrative Dasiness.

The water buffalo or caribou COW sup
plies the milk used in the Philippine Is
lands. An Australian has recently
taken so head of cows from his owD
country TO Manila and started a dairy,
He has demand for more milk than
he can supply at so cents Mexican a
quart. The First Reserve United States
hospital pays him milk bill of $4,000
gold month. These were the first cat
tie, except the water buffalo, ever
brought to the Philippines, and the cost
OF the freight from Australia amounted
to twice the value OF the animals in
the British colony.
The water buffalo, besides supplying
the natives with milk Is slaughtered
for the meat, but very little Is used In
the Philippines. They are also the
beast OF burden and the family pet. The
children will climb all over the animal
and it is as gentle as kitten, except
when it is very warm and the flies are
troublesome, when II will take very
sudden notion to run for the nearest
river or mud pond, burying itself COM
pletely and wallowing until covered
with coat of black sticky mud, which
serves to keep the flies from torturing
II SO effectively.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
FOR MOVING THE CROPS.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage VIII Add
to the Volume of Currency by Issn-
ing Gold Certificates.

Washington, Aug. 7,-The treasury
has made requisition upon
the bureau of engraving and printing
for the printing OF $4,000, 600 gold
certificates in denominations Of $50
each. The treasurer now holds
a large unissued supply Of cer-
tificates Of the larger denominations.
1t is the evident intention Of the
treasury department to be in position
to issue gold certificates freely for gold
coin, should the fall movement OF cur
rency lead to demand at the treasury
for gold certificates in exchange for
gold coin. 1t is to be noted that while
gold coins can be freely had in denomi-
nations of IS and $40, the law restricts
the issue of gold certificates to denomi.
nations of $50 or multiples thereof. It
Is a debatable question, therefore,
whether gold certificates will adequate
ly meet the demand for money OF
small denominations. 1t is now appar-
ent that In the fall movement of the
crops there will be pressing demand
for more currency or paper money. AS
this can be furnished in no other way
than by the issue of gold certificates,
there will undoubtedly be demand
more or less great upon the treasury
for such certificates against the deposit
of gold coin.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The compositors and stereotypers on
the New York Sun, 100 In number, are
out on strike and the paper may have
to suspend.
Rev. George W. Pepper, the noted
Methodist preacher and lecturer, died
at Cleveland, o. He was ordained a
minister in 1850.
Seventeen persons were killed and 7S
injured in collision upon the Orleans
railway at Juvisy, France. The disas-
ter was the result of imperfect signal
ing.
Miss Lizzie Coult, manager OF the
Kansas Endeavorer and prominent
worker in the Christian Endeavor
society, died at Newton, Kan, OF con-
sumption.
Republicans of the Eighth Missouri
congressional district nominated j. W.
Vcshall, Of Usage county, for congress.
The democratic nominee is Judge D..
W. Shackelford, of Cooper county,
Kansas has gained "a, l43 in popula-
ton during the past year, according to
the enumeration made by county as
SCISSORS. The states population is g.
| 425, ,112.
After lying beneath wreckage foi
nearly eight months the body Of Annie
Hanson, who lost her life in the fire
which destroyed the Melrose flats
building in Chicago last December
was found on the 9TH by employees of Q
salvage company who were working
| on the ruins.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
INDIAN WAR IN MEXICO.
A Woman Revered as q Saint Believed to
BE Responsible for the YAqui
Outbreak,


El Paso, Tex, Aug. S.-Santa Teresa,
q Mexican woman who has long been
revered as a saint by the natives Of
Chihuahua and Sonora, and is believed
10 possess the power Of healing the
sick by the laying on OF hands, is be-
lieyed to be more or less responsible for
the present outbreak among the Yaqui
Indians. George Harold, an old Texas
ranger, says that he Is confident that
Santa Teresa is responsible for the out
break. Harold was one Of the officers
who rounded up the ringleaders Of
the raid on the Mexican custom house
at Palomas, chihuahua, few years
ago. Santa Teresa" he says was
implicated in the rebellion, which was
crushed in its incipiency. Every rebel
captured on this side OF the line had a
picture of the woman in his possession
and on the back Of the picture was in
scribed one of her prayers"
The situation is said to je worss
even than 1t was during the ten-years'
war. The Indians are determiped that
they will fight until they regaip every
foot of the territory taken from them
by the treaty three years ago, and the
Mexican government is determined to
effectually exterminate the Indians, so
as to secure all the land from the In
dians and prevent any further out
break. The Indians have already
waded deep in blood, according to Off
cial advices, having killed about 100
miners and as many soldiers.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
HAVANA MERCHANTS FEARS.
He Says That Universal Suffrage In Cuba
Would Mean a Black Republic
statistIcs of Population.

Havana, Aug. s.-A leading Havana
merchant, Cuban having business
connections with most OF the cities Of
the island and who claims to be posted
regarding Cuban affairs, said yesterday
that universal suffrage In Cuba would
mean black republic in the near fu-
ture, and that the only means of pre-
venting il will be the incorporation Of
the island as a possession Of the United
States as a state, territory or colony,
leading to American immigration, in
termarriages, the enrichment Of In
sular blood and the improvement Of the
population. In his judgment, Cuba
is otherwise doomed to become another
Hayti. His assertions are based upon
the fact that, in a population not ex'
ceeding 1850, 900, with voting capaci-
ty of 1000, the Spaniards number
only $4,000, the white Cubans, 1876, 900
those claiming to be white, $4,000
while the blacks number 300, 900 in vot
ing strength. The theory is that more
than half the Spaniards, under a sys'
TEN of universal suffrage, would not
vote and that the number who would
vote must inevitably diminish each
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
TO PUSH THE WAR.
Secretary of War Root Has Set
Himself to a Great Task.
He Believes That with High Pressure
Work All Along the Line AEuinaido
Can BE Effectively Crushed
Before May I Next.


Washington, Aug s.-The complete
restoration Of peace in the Philippines
before May is the task which Secre-
tary Elihu Root has set himself, accord
ing to personal friend and business
associate of his, who Is now in Wash
ington. This man declares, moreover,
that the secretary will carry out the
programme on schedule time II he re-
ceiyes from the administration the sup
port he has a right tc expect, and II his
plans are cordially and energetically
carried out by his subordinates In the
various bureaus of the war depart
ment Secretary Roots hopes Of bring
ing about the utter defeat Of Aguinal-
do before May are based on the belief
that up to the present the campaign in
the Philippines has not been pushed
either at this end of the line or on the
scene of operations with anything like
the energy that should have been in
fused into 1t. This defect the new war
secretary means to remedy without
delay by insisting that every branch Of
the service shall be worked at high
pressure until all the troops that can
be utilized in Luzon in this winters
campaign are actually in the field there,
thoroughly armed and equipped and
supplied with every convenience that
will tend TO make them effective. With
this object in view the secretary will in
sist that there will be no more uncertain
ties and delaysin the transport service
at San Francisco and that every officer
here and elsewhere In the military es-
tablishment shall perform his full duty
and little more II need be, energet.
ically, promptly and conscientiously
II the secretary's plans meet the sue
cess which he fondly hopes for, II /,
limited by his friends that he may pos
sibly be rewarded by being put on thu
ticket as McKinley's running mate IN
place of Hobart next year.
Otis VIII Soon Have 10000 Men.
Washington, Aug. &-A statemen
prepared at the war department show
that by October % there will be at Ma
Mia or on the way TO the Philippine
$4,000 men. They will reach the is
lands before the beginning Of the dr..
season. The troops TO be sent fror
this country are ten regiments Of vo
unteers, amounting to $1,000 men; re
cruits for skeleton regiments organize
In the Philippines, 1900; recruits 70
regulars, $500; eight troops Of cavalry
965; marines, 400.
Target Practice to BE Feature.
Washington, Aug. s.-Gen. Miles
anxious that the new regiments bein
raised for service In the Philippine
shall be especially efficient with sma
arms, and an order was sent to IL
commander of each regiment yesterda
directing that target practice be I'll
chief feature of the instruction give
the soldiers.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12

ping back to African civilization, and
the trend of comment points to the
United States as the natural pacider of
the country, and indicates that alb
sorption will follow as consequence.
Rumors come from France of objec-
tions from that quarter. But, while
the French have considerable financial
and commercial interests in their
former dependency, they will hardly
go to the length of actively opposing
any action America may see fit to take
toward establishing a protectorate
over both Santo Domingo and Hayti.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
CRIME OF A DESERTER.



San Francisco, Aug. S.-Chief officer
W. Smith, of the Hong Kong Maru,
brings some particulars of the murder
Of X. Nelson Ward, young American,
and two japanese women by an Amer
lean sailor named Miller at Yokohama
on the morning of July H. Ward was
the son OF wealthy resident of Abing'
don, Va, and was sS years OF age. His
body was found with the head cut off
and the ears and hand and an arm
severed. The two Japanese women
were also horribly mutilated. The
cause of the murder was jealousy on
the part of Miller. The murderer is
supposed to have lived at Buffalo, N. Y.
He reached Yokohama on the Tam
o'Shanter, where he deserted. The
murder was done in the Rising Sun
saloon, which was owned by one OF the
japanese women. Miller will be tried
by Japanese law as the new treaty
with the United States went into effect
before the murders we're committed O..
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 7,-Nearly
40 persons were killed by an accident
on the Stratford extension of the Shell
ton Street Railway company at four
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
loaded trolley car went off the trestle
over Peck's mill pond at oronoque,
about six miles north of Bridgeport,
and sank in the flats 40 feet below.
Thus far SO people are known to be
dead and several more injured. Only
two persons are known to have escaped
unharmed.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12

Victoria, b. c., Aug. 8. The imperial
government and the dominion authori-
ties have decided to increase both the
regular military and militia forces on
this station, the Pacific coast depot of
the British army and navy. Coming at
a time when the relations between
Canada and the United States are ac-
knowledged by Premier Laurier to
be rather strained over the Alaskan
boundary question, it looks as If
Great Britain and Canada were deter
mined to assert their claim to portion
of Alaska by force of arms II necessary.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
WILL SURpASS ALL RECORDS.
A Conservative Estimate Places the Prob
able Yield of Kansas Corn at s6a,-
100000 Bushels Other Cereals.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 6.-Corn's right
to be called king in hansas has been
established. This years acreage
amounts to s,234, $50 acres. Estimat-
ing the yield at A bushels per acre the
result is the astonishing total of S62,-
900, 900 bushels. This is three times
greater than last years yield, and al-
most 100, ,OOO,O 900 bushels greater than
the "banner year" of 1889. The area
sown to winter wheat was 4,796, 1873
acres. OF this 80 per cent. was plowed
up, and the yield for the acreage
harvested will aggregate S72S1, ,754
bushels. There were l61, $40 acres of
rye and the yield will aggregate l,6OO,-
$50 bushels. Oats, 944, ,4S4 acres, yield
q, 3Ss, ,425 bushels, or the largest since
1895. The yield OF barley is S,54s, go
bushels, or ITO, 7O8 more than last year.
The fax crop is estimated at 1891, ,O7S
bushels. The condition of other crops
is as follows: Broom corn, 92 castor
beans, So; clover, "a; timothy, "a; al
falfa, 9S; pastures, 100; Irish potatoes,
"a; sweet potatoes, 90; millet, 95i
sorghum and kaffir corn, eS.