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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15

pour failed @ come, and after al the
overcast sky made the air cool and
made the boys feel like working. The
only part of the work seriously hinder
cd by the cloudiness was that of the
Signal Corps, as work with the hello
graph is impossible without the aid
of the sun.
The company commissioned officers
match and the company skirmish
match came off. yesterday, and We're
interesting and successful from any
point Of view. The regular routine
camp work went on smoothly: the men
are now well broken in and the work
of the camp has begun in earnest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
ALBION MAN DROWNED.
George Wherry Falls Into Stream. Probably
Striking Head on Log.

Albion, Me-, Aug. 4-tSpeciaD.-Th
morning. while George Wherry was driv
ing down some logs in the stream just
above Chalmers mill. his pickpolc broke.
ana he fell backward into the water and
was drowned. 1t was thought that he
struck his head on a log when he fell. He
was in the employ of Everett Besse. He
was about 40 years of age and was mar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Aug. H.-Forecast: Fair,
Wednesday. with light to easterly
winds: fair and warmer, Thursday,
with light southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
Old Orchard Race; Postpon ed !.

Old Orchard. Ne, Aug. 14.-On ac-
count of the wet track, no races took
place here, today The program will
be carried forward one day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
FAIR AND WARMER.

Washington, Aug. 1i.-Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday for Maine:
Fair and warmer, Wednesday; showers
and cooler, Thursday; light, southwest
erly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
Chance in Democratic Press Committee.

Chicago. Aug. Ex-senator Jones. chair
man of the Democratic national commit
tee. today. appointed d. e. Dunbar. ma
tional committeeman from Utah. to be a
member of the press committee. wee
Norman F. Mack of New York. recently
transferred to the executive committee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
NEN JERSEY CAMPAIGN
Will &c Opened by Senator Hanna, tuesday
at Rsbury Park.

New York Aug. Ex-senator Hanna. to-
day. decided to open the Republican cam
paign in New Jersey himself He will
make a stump speech at Asbury Park,
next Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
CAMP POWERS.
Sham Battle Between I'd and
Sd Bata|lions, Today.
Company Commissioned Officers and
Company Skirmish Shoots.
Great improvement in Work Of Men Notes Of
The Camp.

LIQUIDS. heavy.
d u | gre =
clouds, hid the
bright face Of
old Sol from
the sight Of the
soldier boys all
day. Tuesday,
and kept them
on the anxious
seat for fear
that a steady
rain would set
in. But the
dreaded down
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15

Electricity for the propulsion of boats
viii probably be used on all the leading
canals of this and other countries before
very long. on some Of these waterways
the system has already been inaugurated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
Death OF a Revolutionary Daughter.

Ellsworth. Me. Aug. 4-Mrs. Phoebe
Hodgkins OF Marlboro. daughter of Elka-
nah Remick. who fought in the Revolu
tionary War. is dead. at the age of 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
It's the Unexpected

that's seen in our aggregation of food
specialitics. \ jollier collection of sur
prises cannot well be imagined than
our cans and jars and boxes of tempt
ing delicacies. which would whet an
epicures jaded appetite. Mere words
and glances cannot describe what APP
peas directly and exclusively to the
taste The banquet is ready; don t
stay away from the feast. Our cooked
meats are Of our own cooking and If
the best that can be had. our bread
and cakes also take the lead in this
line. Get a box of our Apollo choco-
lates and the collection is perfect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
The New York Leaves Portland.

Portland. Me, Aug. 1.-THE cruiser
New York sailed at us this morning for
Newport. +. /. The training ship Chesa-
peake sailed for Annapolis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15

William Pye Of Prince Edward Island.
was arrested in Old Town. Tuesday. for
alleged felonious assault on Miss Wena
Nolan M her home in Bangor early Tues
day morning. She Has severely injured
in the struggle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15
CASINO
MERRYMEETING
PARK.
Regular Shore Dinner,
Combination Shore and Turkey

We serve Ice Cream and Assorted Cake
with our Shore Dinner.
European Plant
Green Turtle and Terrapin Soups, Soft
Shell Crabs. Fried Lobster. Tartar Sauce,
Broi!ed Live Lobster. Lobster Newburgh,
Salmon, Philadelphia SQUAD, Quail,
Broiled Chicken. Steaks. Chops, Salads,
Etc. Seven private Dining Rooms.
ia. FULLER, Prop.
july23dtf1stp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15

The trotting races at Nashua. y. IT,.
Tuesday. were postponed, On account of
the heavy track.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-15

At the first call. yesterday morning.
the men shook themselves into their
clothes and moved about in the damp
morning air to get the blood circulat-
ing. All We're in good spirits in spite
of the threatening weather: it takes
more than one or two bad days to de-
crease the enthusiasm Of the LIST.
After the roll call. came the sick cali
(COntinned IN mage 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
sHER1FFs PROVOKE a RIOT.
Battle With a st. Louis Mob Results
IN the shooting OF n Woman.

Battle With n st. Louis Mob Results
In the shooting OF IA Woman.
ST. Louis June % "A fight between
deputy sheriffs and passengers in d
Broadway car at Broadway and Con-
Vent streets last nigh, precipitated a
riot, Wrecked "A car and resulted in the
serious wounding OF Winnie Allen, 1919
Gfattan street. The troubla began when
II passenger Wogan run by striking rail-
Way employees came abreast of the car.
An unknown man In the wagon began
toscall "scab' and threw brick AT the
conductor. He stopped the car and drew
his revolver The wagon stopped and a
crowd quickly collected.
Whan the stones began 10 fly the wa
gon diver jumped 10 his seat and START
ed the team. There were four deputy
sheriffa on the car, armed with shot
guns. Deputy kissemeir commanded
l5the driver 10 halt and then fired atathe
/ horses. Meanwhile the growing mob
gathered around the wagon In which
I FIVE women remained SEATED. The depu-
! ties commanded the crowd to dispense.
4 hut the answer Was "a Nol!ey of bricks
/ and stones. The deputies began to
h shook one gun Vas lereled at Miss
/ Allen. With scream she fell to the
4 floor of the wagon. Thegmob then scat
TERED and the wounded woman was
/ cared for. FIVE buckshot lodged in her
thigh. q riot call brought ten policemen
from the Souiard station but they came
4 too late 10 arrest any Of the rioters OF
i toad the four deputies. Cornelius Kane,
I the driver ofsthe wagon was arrested.
Coy. Lon y. Stephens arrived in ST.
1 Louis last night for the purpose Of dis-
icussing with the local authorities the
j adyisability OF Gismiseng the posse
t.cnmitatus. An order to that effect Will
j probably Issue in the meantime, rei-
4 ance being placed on the police.
Two hundred non-union employees Of
the Transit Company made public d
statement in which they say they al
were merabersSof the Street Railway
4 Employees union in Cleveland and Other
3lscities in which w. ID. Mahon. Harry
4 Bryan and Samuel Lee, leaders Of thi:
strike, conducted similar strikes Ths
II non-union men declare the three mer
II named are trouble makers, and eithel
have not the best interests Of the labol
men at heart or. having 1t. are unable Z
effect good results The strikers affect I,
scorn this utterance as being prompted
!. lsby the Transit bosses. Eighteen striker
Iwent back to work during the day.
& The dynamiting Of cars continued a
a intervals all day. Two ears We're con
&tserted into splinters and three derailed
without seriously hurting anybody.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
HAWAII "A TERRITORY.
United states Government officials
Lake {, hnr.c 1T Iono lulI

United states Government Ofilc Gals
Take Charge at honolulu.
Honolulu. June 2, via San Francisco.
Cal. June 20. Tomorrow night al mid
might the governmental the republic Of
Hawaii passes away forever, and the
laws and customs OF the United States
take its place. The transition Will be
most marked in the postbfiice. the Gus
tom house and in what is entirely new
to I1awaii--the work of the internal
revenue. Agents Of all three OF these
divisions are hero now getting every
things in readiness for the change.
Bert NJ. Thomas. the representative
Of the internal revenue department. has
Isin some respects the hardest and in
some respects the easiest job of tho
three. He has to introduce an entirely
i5neW system, starting 1t from the begin
ming, but he has no old customs or
| pre5udices to encounter. Every pack
/ age in the hands Of dealers containing
i.liquor, beer. cigars or tobacco or any
thing else upon which an internal reve-
nue. tax is coilectible turnout the
Islands has TO be marked so as to show
4 thatit was in stock on June IA. Every
\ dealer has to take out a license and give
4 bonds and open the accounts required
Ito be kept by the internal revenue de-
apartment. The Wholesale dealers are
Ico-operating with him, and he expects
1 to have everything In readiness by
midnight. June.16.
w. s. Chince and Andrew Smith ara
There representing the customs depart.
ment. Their work is task Involving
an endless amount Of detail. The Ha.
1waiian customs service was simple
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20

the United States during the fiscal year
1899, in the order of their Importance,
were sugar, coffee, hides and skins, silk,
vegetable f.bers. fruits and nuts. to-
bacco tea, wool, wines, cocoa and vege-
table oily, these twelve items constitute
ing more than S5 per cent OF the total
agricultural import trade for the year.
After breadstuffs. cotton and meat
products, the principal exports for the
fiscal year 1893, in the order of their
value, We're live animals. tobacco, oil
cake meal, vegetable oils, fruits and
nuts dairy products and seeds. Bread
jstuffs. cotton and meat products alone
constituted more than so per cent of the
total exports of agricultural products in
1899. The value of breadstuffs exported
in 1899 was s273 as9, S99. n decline OF sb9,-
ls7942O from 1898. Wheat was the prin-
lcipal factor in this decline, altho in the
case of wheat flour there was con-
siderable increase. The quantity Of
wheat flour sent to foreign markets dur
ing 1899 was 1s4s5,6 $50 barrels, or s.135,-
s747 barrels moresthan In 1893. The meat
products exported in 1899 exceeded by
50. 9s2. 624 the value of these expectations
In 1898, hog products. especially pork
and lard. showing the largest gains.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
Magnificent showing Made iii tn

showing Made IN the
Pnsf Year.
Washington, June 2O.-A statistical re-
view of foreign trade in agricultural
for the last ten years has just
been made public by the agricultural
II shows that the average
annual agricultural imports for the de-
cade amounted TO $3S7,000,000. while the
total imports of all kinds averaged
about sI500C0,000. During the first half
of this decade the average of agricultur-
al Imports was $40s, 365.441, or more than
81 per cent of all imports: of agricultur-
al exports s6G9644253, or 1852 per cent;
and the excess of agricultural exports
oyer agricultural Imports averaged
$263, PTS. Sl3 annually. For the remaining
five years the annual average Of agri-
cultural imports was $366, 1864 ,70S, or
more than 81 per cent OF the whole: OF
agricultural exports 1894 $4,000. or more
than 6S per cent OF all domestic exports,
and the agricultural exports exceeded
agricultural imports by an average OF
1927 ,030, 29l annually.
In 1899 for the fourth time in the his
tory of our foreign commerce the annual
value OF domestic merchandise exported
by this country exceeded billion dol
lars The total imports for 1899 were
valued at $69714S,489, much below the
average for the last decade. but consld-
lerably above the 1898 figures In 1899 the
excess OF domestic exports over imports
reached $500, 49,. 1913. and of agricultural
exports over agricultural imports. $751;
286.S52
The foreign agriculturalpr products pur.
chased here during 1889 had a value OF
1856 5l4,ssl, or more than SSi,5o33,11Ga3 :sEs
than the average Of the entire ten years
preceding.
< OF the domestic merchandise market.
ed abroad. in 1899 nearly SO per cent
with total value OF s792, 81, 733 consist.
ed OF agricultural products.
The leading agricultural imports ol
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20

affair. There were Just five schedules
of articles. those free by civil code.
those free by treaty, those dutiable at
10 per cent ad Valorem. those dutiable'
at Is per cent and those dutiable at 25.
per cent.
From the postoifice department
Messrs Flint and Hall are here to start
the new system. The Hawaiian system
was closely allied to3the American sys-
tenn also. There will be no radical
changes here that inv I've great ditfica.-
ty, altho there is much ue.ali to be
looked after. Hawaiian stamps carry a
letter II 1t is deposited in the postoffice
before midnight of June ID, but not II 1t
is deposited after that.
Governor Dole has been busy the last
few days deciding on his appointments,
but none of them have been announced.
nor will they be until June "a. The
plans for the Inauguration ceremonies
are nearly completed, and they include
a Very elaborate program.
The first democratic territorial con-
vention ever held in Hawaii assembled
last night in the drill shed. 1t elected
six delegates tosthe national democratic
I.conyention at Kansas City. The dele
gates are Prince David kawananakoa,
Charles #. Wilder, w. n. Cornwell, w.
IS. Withers. John u. Holt and John III.
Wise. Prince lSawananakoa is a
nephew of the late Queen Dowagers ka-
lniolani, and. with his brother, Prince
Cupid ISalanianaolc, inherited her es-
tate. Charles T. Wilder has been Ha-
waiiur consul general at San Francisco
for several Years. w. II. Cornwell was
in the cabinet of Lilioukalani. John ID.
Holt is a part Hawaiian, who is at the
head of the large business house of
ILovejpy & Co. John II. Wise is n part
| Hawaiian, u graduate of Oberlin Coll
llege. w. S. Withers is a comparative
lsncwcomer in the islands, and is at the
head of the Honolulu Stockyards Com
ipany The delegates We're Instructed
for Bryan. A permanent organization
Eof the party was efrected. with Col.
Charles j. Mccarthy as chairman of the
Territorial central committee and
Charles l.. Rhodes as secretary.
One of the last acts of the govern
Inient of Hawaii was 10 destroy $3.50
lltins Of confiscated opium, worth in the
In,arlle, about $4,000 This is opium
that has been captured in the hands OF
ismugglers during the last several years
land has beer kept in asvault in8the Gus
lstom house ever since. 1t was destroyed
/ by taking it out three miles on the high
4 seas. opening the Inns and throwing
them into the ocean.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
THE coLoRED DELEGATE.
Murat lInlstcad 'rnIkssof the Negroa
the ftonvantiou

Murat lInlstead Talks OF the Negro at
the Convention.
Philadelphia. June 2O,-The colored
delegates are more considerable
company than have appeared In two
or three of the late national conyen-s
Ations of the republican party, and they
have greater confidence in themselves
and certainty that they have principles
10 assert and policies 10 maintain than.
in the earlier days of their enfranchse-
ment. There are still those among
them who came up out of Egypt
thru the Red sea of war. redeemed as
they are sure by Abraham l.incoln;
but there are representatives already of
the generation that knew not of slaS-0
cry. IT is pleasant to say but It'll tie is
said nov of the facile cOlored man
once conspicuous In gossip as looking
for arguments in currency. If few
l4tickets are sold. at reduced rates to
representatives Of the people who have
no constituents mt hand, they are TO be
told that the quiet transaction smells
of the bottomless pit. Coiored men
who hold national offices are pointed
out here and there in the crowds and
their official gives them evident con-
| fiaence.
The sprinkling of colored delegates Is
very perceptible feature of the south
Tern delegations. Ii was shown during
1.-The fierce and tedious combats before
| the national committee that the coll
4, lored men had ability to speak very
| weil3indeed There are half n dozen of
\ them full blooded blacks whose ora
/ tory is of high quality. They speak
| to the point, with strong, fetching and
4 well inodulated voices. These are not
lspreachers alpne. for there are black
4 men educated in the law. i have not
4 yet heard from them Of the stretching
\ forth OF the hands of Mesopotamia, a
phrase that 1t is said always wins APP
4 plause from men OF color, but the pro-
! fession of belief in ..the fatherhood OF
God and the brotherhood of man''Oc
ours and recurs. One substantial black
man in Louisiana contest, which wat
a conflict between the Office holders and
4 the disappointed in office seeking, said
lin a striking form; II seek no Office.
l5hold commission that Is not from
man.. There could have hardly been q
more impressive announcement that hi
was minister of the gospel Wher
Ave district contests had been heard
from Louisiana and 1t was announced
4 that there was no contest in the Sixth
district there was a solemn utterance
-"praise5 God. I"
Il MIyRAT HAJSTEAr
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
MURAT HALsTEAD.
Iowa at NyAsllinRtop.

Washington. June 20.-Civil service
examination will be held at Clinton on
Aug. for the position OF clerk and car
rier In the postofiice at that place.
Postmasters commissioners: James
NJ Crawford. New London: Lillian
Scheetz, Aliceville.
The comptroller OF the currency has
approved the application of the follow
ing persons to organize the CItizens'
National Bank Of Cedar Falls. Iowa;
capital, $4,000: f. II. severlne, Adam
I3oysen, r. II. Carpenter ohm C. Scott,
w Hostrop and others.
The comptroller has appointed the
Iowa National Bank Of Des Moincs az
"a reserve agent for the First National
Bank Of Iowa Fails.
IOWA PENSIONS.
Original--Ornello NJ Everett Bur-
slington, Sc: Handy B. Clark. Marshall
town. So: Richard woodland. Kenwood
ST. Additional-Baker Mote. Ida Grove
Sc: Jacob NJ. Snyder, Baskerville, Sc;
William B. Mitchell Des Moines, Sc. In
gcrease-W William I. Scott, Bedford. $24;
Ambrose r. Brott, Davenport. sl2;
Henry p Brown, Nolga City. $40; Hen
ry Rockenfield, Haven, s12; John Reyn.
olds, Dow City, IS; Henry A. Simons
Tobar. SIT. Original widows. etc.--Mar,
r. Durham. Grinnell, $12: Hannah ]
Van Der Linden. Oskaloosa. $l2;; Mar,
r.. Watson, Avoca. 3l7
IOWA PATENTS.
John w. and w. L. r. Appleyard
Odebolt. register desk: Edward w. Col.
Inns, Coalville, weighing machine: Emf
Rinfelt, Davenport. metal wheel; Hard,
III Hatch, De. !Asc!!.ess. advertising dasl
for hotel register: George w. Lewis
Grinnell. diaphragmmotor; Luther Nc
Dougall, Des Moines boiler feeder
William G. sedgwick. Grinnell. electri.
belt: Max r. stadtmuller. Pomeroy. at,
tached swinging straw stacker; Albss
wtliiamS Trsdonia, sats,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
PRISONERS ARE FREE
British Troops Captured at the Be-
ginning Of the War Now
Under Arms.
Are Liberated and Given Arms by
Gen. Roberts Forces at
Waterfall.
Chamberlain Makes Speech in
Which He Speaks American
Sentiment.

London, June 2o.-War news from
South Africa continues stasnant Gen.
Roberts belated dispatch relating 10
the deliverance of SlS7 British prison.
sers at Waterfall and Pretoria has been
received via Zeerust whittier II was
sent when direct communications We're
interrupted.
Ii is not yet known whether the bulk
of the 800 prisoners removed eastward
were colonial soldiers, rs has been cur
srently reported. Incomplete lists OF
casualties Of the Derbyshire militia
have also been posted at the VAR office.
Mr. Chamberlain referred justly and
generously al the libsral-unionist meet
ing to american opinion on the Boer
campaign and assumed that the gem
5eraI elections would not be held until
There Mas a settlement which would
Justify the War from the British point
4l59q
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20

IN V
The Iowa Delegation Officcrs.
Philadelphia. June 19.-The Iowa
delegates yesterday selected the fol-
lowing officers:
Vice president C. NJ. Hinsdale.
Credentials NJ j. 1'obin.
Permanent organizaton-W. NJ. Nc
Farland.
Rules-J. c. Mabry.
Resolutions--o; w French.
To6notify president C. f. .Albrook.
To notify vice president-k. j.
Marsh.
Member national committeeE. Il.
Hart.
To present name Of polliver-r.afe
Young.
( L.. T.. Hart, of Council Bluffs viii be
elected member of the national COM
lmittee from Iowa a a meeting TO be
held II noon today Mr. Cummins'
name Viii not be presented.
Iowa delegates universally express
esret over the destruction oi Dies
Moines auditorium, saving it is u per-
sonal loss 70 every republican IN the
state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
Fourth Of July Rates.

On July 3 and the Burlington. Ce-
dar Rapids & Northern railway Will
sell excursion tickets at low rates to
points within 200 miles of selling sta
5tion, good returning until July 5. in
elusive. Apply to any agent Of the
Cedar Rapids Route
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
Successful Cadets.

West Point, June.-Among the candi-
dates who successfully passed exam
ations and have been admitted TO the
military academy are Rolla j. Ander-
son, j. L. Benedict, Ca Neaos, Ne
braska. Ralph F.. Wright, p Gregory.
Minnesota. Robert b. Parker, 6. G..
Brenta, Iowa c. Jansbeld. Wisconsin,