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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-22
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington, May 21.-These changes in
the postal service in Maine are an
Route 1853. Prout's Neck to railroad
station In. o.. Leave Prouts Neck daily,
except Sunday, 1853 A. NJ, $40 and $50
p, Nj, or in time to connect trains; ar
rive railroad station in l hour Leave
railroad station daily, except sunday on
arrival of train, not later than 1880 A.
NJ. $40 p NJ. and s p. M: arrive at
Prouts Neck in l hour. Leave Prout
Neck Sunday. 1915 A. NJ or in time TO
connect train: arrive railroad station in |
hour Leave railroad station, u NJ. or
on arrival of train arrive ProutS Neck
Route 1899. Dutch Neck to West Wal
doboro. Leave Dutch Neck daily, except
Sunday. $50 A. M; arrive West Waldo
boro by p. NJ. Leave West Waldoboro
daily, except Sunday, Z. M; arrive
Dutch Neck by $50 \. NJ.
Route 1900. Clinton to Albion; Leave
Clinton daily. except Sunday, 9.l5 y. NJ
arrive Albion by Ills \. NJ. Leave A.
bion daily, except Sunday, 123O t. NJ. ;
arrive Clinton by go p. NJ.
Route 1902. Buokspprt TO Castine. Leave
Bucksport daily. except Sunday, on ar
rival Of train. but not later than $50 a.
NJ: arrive Castine in AZ hours. Leave
Castine daily. except Sunday, l.3O L. NJ;
arrive Orland by SIS 7. NJ. Leave or
land daily, except Sunday, 3D. p. M; ar
rive Bucksport by p. NJ.
Steamboat service will be established on
Route 1O7S, from Middledam to Upper
Dam. Charles Douglas, Middledam, OK
ford county. Me, contractor miles and
hack six times a week. from May ~ To
Sept 30 1900, in safe and suitable steam
boats. and by a schedule satisfactory 10
the department..
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health. plantations, irrigation. livestock
licenses, public works. schools, ROADS,
and other municipal affairs
Chapter 5 deals with taxation ana
finances and declares that: Taxation
shall be uniform and just. Persons deem
ing themselves injured by any tax ieVfS
may protest to the council. who shaii
Should the protest be disreSarded,. the
protestant may appeal to the provincial
governor.
Chapter defines the duties and powers
OF the provincial governor in relation 70
the towns. Great power is vested In TINS
official. who is given general supervision
and control of the municipal allairs VI
the towns and cities in his district,
Chapter I contains four proVlslonai al
ticles: 1t orders commanding oliiceIs "
military districts to recommend lAtci u,to
examination, such towns in thelr respetc-
tive districts wherein they consider NUM-
cipal governments under the PROVISIONS ol
this enactment shall be established. Mu-
nicipaI governments already in operation
are not to be disturbed at present,
Article So Of the provisional ciausGiS
states: For the time being. the provi-
sions of this order requiring that aicaides
(mayors) be elected, in all cases snail De
so far modified as To permit the COM
handing officers of military districts, in
their discretion either to appoint such
officers or to have tilein Seiec'cu az iieio-
intofore described. u.
To the Filipino, suspicious and dis
trustful by nature, and nowadays douDly
so when it is a question OF what the
Irnited States promises to do for hlni,
this article is the most significant in the
hook In it he reads retraction, he con-
sidnrs II a loophole out of which we can
escape and do nothing of what we prom
$50 to do: to him it destroys the value of
All that has been said before
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Enemy's Loss. So Killed; Our Loss, z.

Washington, May 21.-The war de-
partment received a cablegram, this
morning, from Gen. Macarthur at Ma
Mia telling of a sharp engagement on
the 14th instant. at Agusan. in Caga-
van province. The enemy's loss in
killed was 50. The American loss was
two killed and three wounded. The
dispatch is as follows:
Malta, May 21.-Col. Edward a.
Goodwin, 40th Regiment, Z. $. V. In
fantry. reports Of an engagement May
18th, SO men, 40th Regiment, U. 5.
V. Infantry, under Capt. Elliot, at
Agusan. near Cagayan, Cagayan prov
ince (Mindanoa). Enemy 800 strong
in good position routed, So killed, 81
Remingtons and quantity ammunition
captured our loss in killed, Company
|. 40th Regiment u. s. V. Infantry.
Corporal James O'Neil, John w. Shaw {;
our loss in wounded, Co. |, 40th Reg
iment. l. S. V. Infantry. Corporal Jack
Cook, wounded in thigh. moderate; Ar
tiiicer Edwin f. Dodds, wounded in
thigh. slight; Company X, 10th Regi-
ment, u. s. V. Infantry. Mark ID.
Smith, wounded in thigh, moderate.
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New York Produce Market.
New YORK. Nav y

New York. May p.
FLOUR-Rcceipts 27006 bbls.; exports
Il 500 bbls.; sales. 1910 pkgs.; market was
fairly active ana quite steady with dc-
mand chiefly from jobbcrs ana for well
known brands.
WHEAT-Reccipts, i1,175 bushels: OK
ports, U4I bushels; sales, 2,5S5.0c0 bush
els futures. $4,000 bushels exports: spot
easy; No. red. AS elevator; No. red
SOS fob. alloat; No. Northern Duluth,
147s fob. ailoat promptly; No. | hard Du-
luth. I1is fob. atloat to arrive.
CORN-Receipts. 300 bushels; exports
IL, Dos bushels; sales, 265.O00 bushels flu
lures. 49,, 900 bushels exports; spot weak
No. 2. II fob. afloat and 4l&i elevator.
OATS-Rcceipts. 176. 100 bushels; exports
1,li0.oU0 bushels; spot duh and easy; No
, y; No. 3. 26l3; No. white. 2S2id29; No
white, q; track mixed Western, 2Iti
2Sla; track white. 2Sl26t35.
REEF-Quiet; cut meats, steady.
l.ARD-Easy: Western steamed. $3.50
refined. easy: continent, $1.45; $. A.. $50
PORk-Dull; family, s4.0ofrlf50: short
clear, Sl4.00m15.00; mess. $l2.00al2. %.
BUTTER-Steady: state dairy, 15I2Ml9;
do. creamery. $4,000.
EGGS-Firm; state and Pennsylvania,
1iml41@.
POTATOES-S STEADY: New York. 81 25n
l:G2i.; Florida, $30Ca6.5o; Jersey sweets.
SUGAR-Raw, firm: fair refining 3 1882
centrifugal &c test, 4 15-32; refined, firm.
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of last weeks encouraging developments
10 attract any outside demand. It was
evident that London especially had been
looked To hopefully to take up American
STOCKS ana the early morning news from
that quarter showing declines for the in
ternatIonal stocks was Il disappointment
London shared with the Continental
bourses a mood Of depression Intcrna-
tiCnal houses in Wall street attributed
TINS TO disappointment over the denial of
the report that President Kruger had
made advances for peace and Berlin adj
vices reported fears of an outbreak be-
tween Russia and Japan. In the New
York market the Changers and tho pa
cilics were the first 70 show signs II
weakness but ultimately practically iii In
the active railroad stocks fell from ana
to two points below SATURDAYS close
Sugar rose at the opening on the an
nOuncement of advances in the price Of
refined sugar, but it was sold in such
volume and with such confidence that il
fell into weakness with the rest Of tho
market. In the money market the sun
ply of mercantile paper is reported IL IN,
decreasing owing TO the setback to trade
in various lines. Bonds were much better
sustained relatively than stocks, though
there were weak spots in the list Total
sales, par value, $2,06O,00O United State
refunding rs when issued declined y ana
the new Is, old As and SIS a in the bid
price.
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ADASIARDLY LIE"
Ex-Secretary hIger Denies that He is interest
ed in Cuban Railroads.

Detroit Mich, May 21.-"The whole
story is a dastardly lie and you can
not denounced it in too unmeasured
terms" said eX-Secretary of War Al
ger last night when told that John
Harrington, lat superintendent Of c n e.
struction of the government railroads
in Cuba. asserted that he was inter-
ested in the construction of the above
named roads. Continuing, he said:
mo senator of any other person
ever spoke to me about being interest
cd in the construction companies which
built that road.
II have never invested or had in
vested for me one dollar in any prop
erty in Cuba, and neither l nor any
of the friends around me have ever
made hundredth part of a mill out
Of the island in any way.
Further than that, l have consist
emily refused since I resigned as secre-
tary of war, to take part in any in
vestmcnts in Cuban property. | was
asked to go into the railroad now be-
ing built on the island and refused. l
have also been asked to go into tim
Der land purchases and purchases Of
tobacco and sugar lands. | should not
like to have anybody think that ] have
used the information gained as score
tary of war for my own private gain,
as some might If l invested money in
Cuba, even now"
General Algcr. however. defended
the government railroad, saying tn,
construction Of 1t was rush job and
there was no opportunity to stop tC
figure the cost.
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Chicago Markets.

Chicago. May n.
After hours OF tirnuess because OF the
d!yucss in the Northwest, wheat weak
,?-,d, today. because it looked as il this
condition might hc changed. July CLOSING
-euI@ under saturday. Corn was weak,
July closing H. down oats closed so "
lower ana provisions 1l.mlO ID 70 cents
reduced
Tie leading futures closed as follows:
WHEAT 65as 9fd5 1; July cas-.
tORN-May. 552s; July 55's; Septem-
Der. 81.
OATs-May, 2l7; July. 2l7s; September
POKK-July. $1t52l.
LNRD-July $6.75. September. $695.
RtBS-July. $500; September. $f.5li2.
cash quotations closed as follows:
FLOT R-Sttady..
WHEAT-No. spring. 62uG5; No. red.
Comm. .. Sos: No. yellow. 37ls.
OATS-N0. >. 23H2 5li No. > white. 252i
d2tie: No. white. 25G25i-.
RYE-NO. ? -.
BARLEY-Gcod feeding, ST. fair To
FLANsEED~ /, $50; Northwestern.
81 50.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime, S2.i2'402.i5.
LARD-S6 SoH695
PORK-Mcss. $lof5Hll5o: short ribs
sides, Sc i51f6.15: dry sailed shoulders. 81.
asa. short clear sides. $1.ou07lO.
STGAE-Unchanged
al .DLE,R-S1nN
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NEWS NUGGETS
Brought by The Wires iro n the North, E; st,
South and West.

one hundred boys struck in the
works of 4 glass company at Bridge
ton. \. j., and 100 jOurneymcn Wer"
compelled to stay out. and the works
shut down.
Adviccs brought by the steamer
Danube state that the ice has broken
IN On the Yukon and that steamers
are again running. The water in the
Yukon river is rising.
Fritz Meyer was put to death in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison. at
Sos a. NJ Monday, for the murder of
Policeman Frederick Smith on the
night of October -, 1897.
All grades Of refined sugars have
been advanced five points. except
course graduated and extra fine gran
ulatcd. orders for soft sugar are taken
at Saturdays full prices.
The latest reports at Munich regard
ing the condition of the demented King
Otto of Bavaria are that he is paralyZ-
ed and unable to move, speak or eat.
His death is hourly expected.
About 400 linemen employed by the
Cleveland HelD Telephone Co. Cleve-
land o.. struck, Monday for an S-hOur
day without a reduction in wages
The men now work receive $3.50 and
work 10 hours.
The Algiers correspondent of the
London Daily Mails says: There is
little doubt that holy war has been
proclaimed in the extreme south Of Al
Eeria and Morocco. Probably this is
due to the movements of French
troops"
Thomas Maloney. a white man. 2S
| years old. was shot and killed in
Newark, n. j.. early Monday morning
| by a negro whose name is not known.
The shooting is said to have been the
result of a quarrel in 4 drinking place
which was begun by Maloney because
| he objected to the serving of the negro
at the bar. The police have arrested a
| man who is suspected of the crime
The police refused to give the name Of
| tho man arrested and would not say
| whether he was the murderer or an
accomplice.
| The result of the 18th ballot at the
Methodist conference at Chicago, Mon
day. as it was unofiicially given out.
tonight, follows: Whole number of
votes cast. 657: necessary for a choice.
43S; David II. Moore. 425; J. w. Ham
ilton, 4l3; ]. r. Day, 1893. DIR. Spell
meyer and DR.. Nicely, it is said, gained
few votes and the list of scattering
votes was increased. The vote for
missionary bishops was as follows:
F. w. Parker, 55S; f. w. Warne, 400;
necessary for a choice, 445. The mis-
sionary bishops elected We're intro
duced to the conference.
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ALL REPORTERS BARRED.
Senator Clark and Family Declare War On
New York Newspapers.

New York May Ex-senator W. A.
Clark Of Montana. ANA other members uf
the family have determined Ia Keen AN
newspaper reporters from witnessing the
marriage OF Miss katherine clark to Or
Lewis Rutherford Morris. next Monday.
They have engaged six detectives to
spot any newspaper representatives
who may wish to view the ceremony. All
details IN advance are refused ana i'll rN-
PLANTATION Dr. T.. ii. Culver. bruthrr-iu-
law of Mis- Clark SAYS IN an interview
in the World. today:
I'VE are not going TO give the news
papers amy points about this wedding
upon which they may MAKE out their
sensational reports. They will make IL
al up 10 suit themselves anyhow and put
everything in way that will hold Tho
family up To ridicule just as they have
able to get.
The press ii this city Il subsidized
against MI. ClIrks family. We have
ceased reading the newspapers. Nothing
is II private for them t. parade in gar
hlcd. ridiculous light. II has come to 4
clark family, and we are going TO oppose
them.
That is why the agreement has been
reached hy the members Of the family
not to give the local papers one line
about the wedding"
six special detectives to do guard duty!
Exactly SO. -,
"Nil you give out no statement ut all
concerning the ceremony even after 1t IS
over"
Not to the New York papers. ana such
under pledge that it shall in no way set
to the newspapers Of this city.
THE florists and caterer have been in
structei rot to give out any details.
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THE ST. LOUIS STRIKE.
Ono Killed and Four Wounded in the Rioting
Of Monday.

St. Louis, May 21.-One boy was kill
ed and three men and girl were
wounded, today. as a resA of the
strike. The dead: Martin Zika, is
years of age, struck in the left breat
by a bullet fired from a street car.
The wounded: Clarence e. Mullen,
motorman, shot in upper portion of
left arm; home in Jacksonville, ILL.,;
wound not serious; Minnie Kruger, is
years old, struck in left thigh by a
CHANGING bullet; not serious. Two riot
ers, seen to fall during fight at 18th
and Herbert streets, between mob Of
$50 men and the police. carrid away
by friends and names not learned.
Zika was shot late in the afternoon
while standing in the door of his
home in Geyer avenue. A mob of sew
eral hundred surrounded car on the
Tower Avenue Line and were threaten
ing the conductor and m0tOrman. A
few stones had been thrown when a
shot was fired from the car. the bullet
striking Zika full in the breast. He
died within a few minues. Conductor
owen Farley ana MotOrman Drake
We're arrested pending an investiga
ton.
Farley. tonight, admitted firing the
shot which killed Zika. He fired. he
said, at man who was preparing TO
throw a stone at him and the bullet
struck Zika.
The four people wounded were all in
jured near a fight which occurred at
$50 o'clock 1T the intersection Of 18th
and Herbert streets. The riot was
lively while it lasted, fully 100 shots
being fired
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The intercollegiate Athletics.

Boston. May 21.-Ray Murray, Mass
achusctts Institute of Technology, won
the 2-milc bicycle race for the New
England Intercollegiate Athlete Asso-
citation championship at Charles River
park. today, in 4 minutes. sc 3-5 sec
onds i. l.. Wells of Williams, won
second place after clinching the cham
pionship for his college. II. +. Brown
Of Brown. was third. The cindcr path
record for the distance was broken.
The order in which the racers finished
gave Technology five points, Williams
two and Brown one in athletic COM
petition.
The standing in the Intercollegiate
championship is: Williams, 80 %;
Brown, % 2-5; Bnwdoin. 25; Dartmouth,
10 %; Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology, IL 2-3; University of
Maine. s; Amherst, 5 2-3; Wesleyan.
2-3 points.
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Furnishing the Troublesome Moros.

Manila. May 21.-On the first trouble
occurring with the Moros in the south
crn part Of Mindanao, at Cottabatte.
Mai. Brett sent detachment to pre-
serve peace at a conference between
two auarrelling chiefs. During the con-
ference the tribesmen began shooting.
one of the bands fired upon the Am"rl-
cans from an old Spanish fort. The
soldiers returned the fire, killing several
of the natives but they were unable TO
take the fort, although gunboat
shelled it. Major Brett is sending a
larger body to punish the recalcitraAts.
The first death of a White man from
bubonic plague occurred, today, The
victim was 4 government tcamster
Several natives have died since the
outbreak Of the plague.
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MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MAREC..
The Features Of the Days Dealings in Al
the Leading Stocks.

New York, May 2l.-The stock market
was soft from the outset. today. aid
readily yielded to the assault Of the
bears. There was practically no buying
demand Of any Importance pcrccptihle
day P even on 4 Hght volume i If trading.
Later in the afternoon. Third Avenue
made a sudden advance Of six points and
caused some uneaSincSs amongst the
room shorts who bought moderately to
cover. Eut the rally was insignificant
outside of Metropolitan. Brooklyn Tran
sit, Sugar and Tobacco. The hcaviness
of the market during the day reflected
the keen disappointment over the failure
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WRIGHT DISCHARGED.
Police Now Believe that Miss Butler Of R0x-
bury. Killed Herself.

Boston Mass. May 21.-Edwin I.
Wright who was arrested on sus-
picon of having murdered Desdemoni
M1r Rutlcr at the home of his parents in
Koxbury. Saturday night, was discharged
in the municipal court. 1T RuXbury, this
morning. This action was taken after
conference between District Attorney
Stevens. Medical Examiner Draper and
Police Captain Dugan.
The conference was a lengthy one and
CAPTAIN Dugan gave a detailed account
of the police investigation, after which
Medical Examiner Draper gave his re-
port Of the autopsy. From all evidence
presented it was thought that the woman
killed herself because of dependency
over love affairs.
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ALL DISEASES
AND
WEAKNESSES OF MEN

From whatever cause arising, quickly and perrna-
nenty Cured at the Old Reliable Peabody
Medical Institute, No. 4 Bullnch Street opposite
Revere House,, Boston, Mass, Established In 1860.
ward Medical College, Glass Of 1851, late Surgeon
9TH Reg Mass Vols. who Cures where Others fail
Pamphlet. wade mecum, Free. sealed, &C. for post
age, TO every male reader of this paper. The best
titled THE SCIENCE OF LIFE; OR.
sELE-PH EsEhN ALTON" 80 PIP, with En-.
single, only Sc. in paper covers sealed. Cloth,
full gilt, 81. Send now, and Heal ThyacE.
r~,55O "The Peabody Medical Institute has many
- imitators but NO equals '-Bcston Herald.
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Australian Federation Progressing.

London, May 21.-5.47 p. Mn NOV
ing the second reading Of the Austral-
ian federation bill in the House of
Commons, today, the secretary of state
for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain,
announced a complete agreement had
been reached with the delegates on the
lines of the governments proposals.
The bill, he added, would provide that
the right of appeal to a privy council
should be maintained In every case
where other than Australian interests
We're concerned. The bill passed the
second reading.
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, May 21.-The following
pension changes in Maine are announced:
Original. Scott l.. Lcavitt. Old Orchard,
g. Increase. Kendall Dresser. Lcwisi IN.
IS: Charles Wheeler. Scarborough. 81;
William l.. l.. Gill. Portland. so; Libcus
Nav 4 George NJ. Brown. Bangor. $40
Reissue. Abncr D. Grant. Harrington. s..
Original. widows, etc, John l.. Playzc.
father, passadumkeag. $l2; Rosetta L.
Uallctt. Norway ST.; Carrie Libbey, Cor
ham. $S; Clara l.. Hartman, Lowell, s..
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SHIPPING NEWS.
Maine Ports.

PORTLAND-May q. ar. schs Anna +,
] Morse. Croker. Perth Amboy; Ella NJ
Storer. Haskell. Fcrnandina; J NJ Mo-
raIes. Colt. Rondout; Watchman. Ston-
ington for New York; ltaska, Strout
Boston; Commerce. STAPLES, DO; Tampa,
Pcttigrcw. do for Rondout: May Queen
Grant. Sullivan for do; Bilow. Strout
Boston; w Dexter. Madden, do; L {
Gates. Iund. Calais for New Bedford
Olivia. Br. ClCmcntSpOrt for Boston;
Mcdford Bangor for Boston.
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New York Cotton Market.

New York, May 81
Cotton futures closed steady at the de-
cline May, 93>: June. 9.1S; July. 9.15:
August. S.19: September. SIS; October,
1888; November 7.76; December. IT'S; jan
nary. 7.16: February. rs; March. Isl.
Spot cotton closed quiet, lilo lower;
middling Uplands, 9 11-l6; do. Gulf, 15-16
Sales. 300 bales.
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POLITICAL POINTERS.

Former Senator Matthew Stanley quay,
at Philadelphia. Monday. announced him
self as a candidate for reelection T. the
United States Senate. lie added: = Know
Of no reason why | should not 60 back
to the national committee as the mem
Der from Pennsylvania.