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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

If Admiral Dewey got that nomiE :
ton, who can feel sure that he Wor 1
not transfer it?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Reports are coming in Of the first
spring peas planted. Some had TO
scatter them on the snow, but never
mind it's none too early to begin to
prepare for the dinners of Old Home
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

1t had to come. Admiral Schlc. +
fool friends are urging him for seco.I
place on the Dewey ticket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11
american Beauties.

There are none fairer or sweeter the
world over Unfettered and untram-
nraled the American woman queens 1t as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

A Dixfield correspondent claims that
his village. having IS pianos. is the
most musical Of its size in the state.
Just imagine the effect on that part Of
oxford county if ~ young ladies
should use these % pianos for prac-
ticing purposes some fine spring eve
ming when the parlor windows We're
open.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11
Maine G0sslm
Earth N Other.

Wrinklcd mother, at your knee
Let me sit with questions three.
Tell me why this truth is true:
Man is not rs glad as YOU?
why MY foolish fret must Jar
ON the peace Of ThingS that Are?
Tell me is this worm within
GcnGCrcd by the thing called Sin?
Books say So. hut is il that
OR something never limited ut?
Lastly. mother. would know,
When you hold me close below
Ic TINT long sleep be like ours
OR az wakcless aS flower 5.
Wrinklcd mother. answer me.
II YOU can. my questions three,
Boston Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Mrs. Dewey protests that she did
do it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Four of the brightest young men at
Hebron Academy are Cubans. They
are popular. energetic athletic young
fellows. and will probably stay IN
Maine for collegiate educations. Their
names, Filipe Do la Roza y Romeo
Victor Gonzalez \ Fernandes, Miguel
de Ia Tore ana Nicasio Fernandez y
Rionda. would indicate that they are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Ne DOtiee whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communica sons.
The Journal cannot be held respor-
sible for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all comm uni catiOns relating
to subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers.
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Somebody interested figures up that
Maine has 3oo sons ana daughters in
the theatrical profession. Hope
they'll all come back, Old Home week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

does no OtHei
woman in the
world. Yet her
very energy and
ambition are Of
ten times her UNI
doing. She at
tenlpts too much.
Her health is IN
dernined. And
when health goes
beauty goes also.
The use of DIR.
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discov-
cry re-establishes
the health. 1t
cures diseases of
the stomach and
organs of diges-
ton and nutri-
ton and assures
perfect assimila-
ton of food and
the proper ilour-
isllnlent of the
b 0 d y. 1t in
creases the blood
supply and elm
mates the irnpur-
tiles that clog
the system and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Rockland's curfew agitation is a
lively one. Strange that Augusta is
almost the only Maine city where i
curfew law has not been proposed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

The fishermen are impatiently wait
ing for the ice to leave the ponds ana
lakes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Auburn's new police force Of six men
has i weight IF over 1900 pounds,
evenly distributed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Bucksport again gets a CLEAN of
hope that Fort Knox is to be garri-
soned. But those Connecticut boys will
not come back, except as one OCCASION
ally returns for a BuCksport bride.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

would be a most practical innovation.
Stenography is already taught III tne
public schools of some states ana IL
would be a long step forward IN the
march of progress were 1t zone IA
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Names congressman are too busy
bother with conventions, this spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Going over to The Lewiston Stat
convention. today2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

The Boston Herald. which has never
peen any too friendly to the new navy,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

Disguised. played out. tired and weary
because of a weak aching back? Conn
fort and instant soothing, invigoratinx
effect L the Hop PlasIers are used. Your
backache will disappear. Try them. Sold
everywhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11

by the Governor,
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.
Evening star., 1900-03-06

the commission is a magnificent specimen
of intellectual and physical vigor.
Prof. Moses has been professor of his
tory and political economy in the e.Univer-
sfty of California since 1877. He went to
that state from Connecticut.
A Successor to Judge Severens.
When Judge Taft resigned from the dis
trict bench to go on the Philippine COM
mission President Mckinley nominated Dis
trict Judge Severens of Michigan to sue
ceed him, thus creating vacancy on the
bench of the western district of Michigan.
This vacancy is to be filled by the ap-
pointment of George p. VANITY of Grand
Rapids. Mr.. Wanty's name was put before
the President today by Senators Mcmillan
and Burrows of Michigan Mr.. VANITY
is said to have been the choice of Senator
Mcmillan, and was coincided in by Seua-
tor Burrows.
The Presidents Visitors.
The President had short talks with Sem
ators Beveridge and Fairbanks. He also
received James Gray, mayor of Minneapo-
lis; Col. W. E. Haskell, publisher of the
Minneapolis Times; E. R. Johnston, editor;
Lucian Swift and F. A. Fayram, publish
ers of the Minneapolis Journal.
Today's Nominations.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Treasury-Joshua L. Chamberlain, sur
veyor of customs at Portland, Me.
Justice-Melville C. Brown of Wyoming,
United States district judge for the district
of Alaska.
War-Pay department: Capt. Francis L.
Payson, assistant quartermaster, U. S. v,
to be paymaster. with the rank of major.
Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry-To be
captains: j. N. Carter, 9TH United States
Cavalry; Christian BRAND, adjutant, Porto
Rico battalion; j. T. Ord. Porto Rico bat
TALON; VIM. P. Butler, late major 1st Illi-
Eois Volunteer Cavalry.
To be first Geutenants-O. P. Townshend,
late captain 9th Illinois Volunteers; Second
Lieutenant H. l.. Cooper, Porto Rico bat
TALON; Second Lieutenant ]. E. Wyke
Porto Rico battalion.
To be second Eeutenants-W. F. Martin,
late first lieutenant Sth Missouri Volun-
teers; Eben Swift. jr., late second lieuten-
ant 1th Illinois Volunteers: First Sergeant
Paul Wuttke, Company A, Porto Rico bat
talon; Charles B. Kerney, first sergeant,
Light Battery A. Missouri Volunteers
Frederick W. Halves, late private Com
pany G, 1st United States Cavalry.
Postmasters: Pennsylvania-Adams c.
Reinoehl, Lancaster.
Evening star., 1900-03-06
Also Rstreating From the Northern
Part of Cape Colony.
REPORT FROM GENERAL ROBERTS
Narrowing Sights in the Trenches
Around Ladysmith.
RAIN AIDS TIE BRITISH

LONDON, March 6.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts:
"Osfontein, March 6.-Gen. Gatacre occu-
| pied Stormberg yesterday. The lines OF
| railway north and west will now be re-
paired. Gen Clements is at Joubert's Sid
ing Station beyond Colesberg. The Duke
| of Marlborough, with the Oxford Company
of the Imperial Yeomanry, has left Cape
| Town for Naauwpoort.
Gen. Butler reports Natal now practi-
cally clear of the enemy, and that he can
not hear of any formed body of them any
| where. The Beers left some ambulances
fun of their sick, from which the mules had
been taken for transport service"
Beers in Full Retreat
The Beers in northern Cape Colony are in
full retreat to the Orange Free State. The
possession of Stormberg puts Gen. Gatacre
in railroad communication with Gen. Glenn
ents a Colesberg, for though the Beers
partially wrecked the railroad, it is under
stood that it can be quickly repaired, and
thus the entrance of additional British
troops into the Free State viii be greatly
facilitated.
From Osfontein, where Field Marshal
Lord Roberts is opposed by a good-sized
body of Beers there is still no news, except
reports of minor skirmishes.
The position gained by Gen. Brabaut at
Dordrecht is reported to be exceedingly
strong. According to the Times corre-
spondent, the Boer numbers alone enabled
them to retreat from Dordrecht practically
unhindered.
He also reports violation of the white
flag by the Beers, and that they deliberate
ly fired, at close range, on stretcher party.
Whites Men Leaving Ladysmith.
Gen. Whites garrison has begun to leave
Ladysmith and is arriving at the Mooi
river camp, where the troops will remain
several days, after which they will go fur
ther south. They are emaciated and ex-
hausted, and say the road to Colenso pre-
sents scenes that exceed in horror those de-
picted in Dantes' Inferno" Dead men
and animals lying. mutilated and putri-
fed, in the trenches formerly occupied by
the Beers, and nil the air with a sickening
stencil. In cases where hurried burial had
been attempted the rains have washed the
earth away, and out of the earth stick
CHASTITY legs and arms of dead burghers.
A dispatch from Osfontein says that &C
cordfng to the Boer prisoners another i'm
portant British success will cause President
Steyn to flee to Pretoria, leaving a pro-
vlsional government at Bloemfontein,
which is likely to make peace overtures,
those Free Staters not wishing for peace
treking into the Transvaal and there help
ing to make a stand which most of the
British military critics now point out will
constitute the most difficult and deciding
feature Of the
The recent rains have afforded Lord Rob-
erts good grass, and copious supplies have
reached him. News of his advance is eager
ly awaited.
Evening star., 1900-03-06
PRESENTED TO MRS. LAWTON,
Check for S9S, ,4O7 .O7, the Gift of the
American People.

An interesting scene occurred at the
Riggs National Bank shortly before noon
today, when the fund raised by a grateful
people in recognition of the services of the
late Major General Lawton was formally
transferred to his widow for the sole bene-
fit of herself and children. The parties to
the transaction were Mrs. Mary c. Lawton,
Adjutant General Corbin, Acting Commits
sary General Weston and Mr. c. c. Glover,
representing the bank. Gen. Corbin and
Gen. Weston We're members of the COM
mittee which organized the fund and con-
Quoted it through to most successful con-
clusion- Major General Shafter the third
member of the committee is in San Fran
cisco.
Gen Corbin as treasurer of the fund drew
a check for sos, 407.07 in favor of Mary c..
Lawton, and saw that It was transferred
to her credit the books of the bank.
At the same time his account as treasurer
of the fund was closed. Gen. Corbin said
he did not care for a receipt for the money.
but Mrs. Lawton insisted on giving him
one, writing 1t out herself on one of the
memorandum blanks of the adjutant gen.
erals office. Minus the official heading, the
receipt reads as follows:
March 8, 1900
Received from Brig Gen H. c. Corbin.
adjutant general, L. s. army, treasurer of
the Lawton fund, ninety-eight thousand
four hundred and seven dollars and seven
cents. being the amount of the fund sub
scribed by the people of the United States
for the benefit of Gen. Lawton's widow
and children.
(Signed) MARY c. LAWTON.
Witness: ]. F. Weston"
In addition to the money, the committee
also turned over to Mrs. Lawton all the
letters received from subscribers to the
fund. many of which contain beautiful
tributes to the memory of her lamented
husband, and which will undoubtedly be
highly priced by his family as among their
dearest treasures.
On his return to his office Gen. Corbin
received a check for SO from Mr.. James
c. Carter of New York, which the sender
asked be added to the Lawton fund, ex-
planning that he would have sent it earlier,
but he had been out of the country. 1t
will be turned over to Mrs. Lawton, and
will make the total fund S9S 432 o.
Evening star., 1900-03-06
WIN. BLACK IS IDENTIFIED.
Negro Who Assaulted Miss Jexsi
Bradford Recognized by Victim.

nradIord Recognized by Victim.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE, Nd. March 6.-Miss Jessie
Bradford, who was ravished at Aberdeen.
Hartford county, Md, by the negro, VIM.
Black, under arrest here. came to this CITY
yesterday morning, accompanied by her
sister, uncle and Sheriff Knhart of Har-
ford county, and at the eastern police sta
ton fully identified the negro as her as
sailant.
When he committed the assault Black
wore dark trousers, a white sweater and
rouna b.ue cap He afterward went hom.
ana discarded these clothes prior to his
nlght TO this city, where he shipped on the
oyster boat aboard of which he was ar
rested. The discarded clothes were brousht
10 the city and Black was made to dress
IN them. Thus attired he appeared before
MISS Bradford, who instantly nodded to
captain League that she fully identified
nm. She had been previously instructed
TO say nothing in his presence. The cap-
tain whispered in her ear BE sure he is
the man, for his life is at stake" Again
she gazed long and earnestly at the negro
and again she nodded. The captain then
ordered Turnkey Mittedorf to take him out
OF the room, when Miss Bradford said, He
Is the man. could pick him out of a
thousand. as l said before
The unfortunate girl is handsome we'll
deveioped miss of sixteen years, who seems
crushed at her awful experience
That she has suffered terribly is told nv
the haggard expression of her face and
she has told her parents she wished the
negro had killed her. as she would rathe,.
have met death than to have to relate the
awful story in court. Her father vows
she shall be spared that ordeal if it is in
mis- power, and swears he will shoot the
negro on sight. Black still protests his
innocence He will be this afternoon de-
Hvered to Sheriff kinhart. who will re
quest that he be confined in the Baltimore
city jail subject to his order
Evening star., 1900-03-06
BOERS DESTROY A CULVERT.
Rear Guard Fighting With British
North Sf i.adysmith.

LADYSMITH,. Saturday. March 2.-Three
regiments of cavalry recoDncitering rorth-
ward To-Day saw body Of Beers Behind
Pepworth Hill. Two long trains which were
ready to leave promptly moved before the
troops reached th5m. and the Beers blow
up a culvert behind them as they went.
The British passed large body of Beers
in the vicinity Of Pepworth. TIE Beers
opened 4 heavy rife fire. the British field
guns replying. the British did not press
the attack and tn BCer fire ceased on the
British retiring. The Beer camps showed
MANY evidences OF The nrescnce of women.
An auction was held OF things brought
from tine Boer capJps- A bunch Of grapes
sold for twenty-five shilhngs, 4 pate of TO-
rnat1es brought eighteen shillings, dozen
matches brought thirteen shillings, pack
age of cigarettes twenty-five shillIngs, fifty
cigars brought flo and a quarter Of d
bound Of Plug tobacco forty-tive shilliugs.
Evening star., 1900-03-06
VISITED BY STORMS
West Experiences Severe Winter
Weather in Past Two Days.
DEEP SNOW IN MANY PLACES
Street Car and Telephone Service
Tied Up in Chicago.
ICE ON THE LAX E S

CHICAGO, March e-For the last thirty
six hours the states of Minnesota Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin have experienced a series of
storms remarkable for their severity. The
center. however. appears to have been
through Wisconsin and Illinois and along
Lake Michigan. where heavy snow, chang
ing to hail, then to rain, and accompanied
by a wind that at times amounted to a
gale, has resulted in a partial demoraliZa-
tion of the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS and has badly crippled railway SER
vice.
AT Duiuth and st. Paul, Mimi; Dubuque,
Iowa and La Crosse and Milwaukee, Wis,
snow has fallen ranging in depth from
three inches in Dubuque to twenty inches
in Milwaukee. Chicago was pelted with
snow rain and hail alternately, all in large
quantities. while at Omaha and ST Louis
heavy rain and sleet storms ragged for
hours.
Situation in Chicago.
The storm of snow. hail and sieet and
rain which swept over Chicago yesterday
and last night paralyzed train service on
the three elevated roads Of the city, and all
other means of transportation suffered
more or less. The elevated roads were
brought to a standstill in the early evening
hours, and the electric surface lines ran
cars only at long intervals.
Telegraph and telephone lines in and out
of the city were broken in many places on
account of the heavy coating of Ice on
them and business was handled with diff
Guilty. All incoming trains were late and
some from the west did not arrive until
this morning.
One man was killed and scores were in
jured by falling down on the icy sidewalks.
Navigation on the east shore of the lake
is suspended. The easterly winds of the
past forty-eight hours have driven the ice
fields back to this side of the lake, and to-
day the fields extend out into the lake for
over ten miles. In places the ice is twenty
to thirty feet high, where the jams have
forced it out of the water. Conditions have
not been bad In the harbor for years.
Dispatches received in this city show that
the storm extended over Michigan. Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1900-03-06
LORD PAusCEFoTE TO REMAIN.
Positive Statement From British Gov
ernmcnt to Associated Press.


erumcnt to Associated Press.
LONDON, March 6.-The Associated
Press learns that the British government
has decided that Lord Pauncefote will re-
main az ambassador at Washington in
definitely.
The decision to retain Lord Pauncefote as
British ambassador to the United States is
chiefly due to the unanimous declarations
of the British press in favor Of such a step,
and, although Lord Salisbury, previous 10
last Friday, had not considered the further
prolonGiHg of Lord Pauneefote's term. he
apparently became SO much impressed with
the strength of the arguments regarding
the ambassadors acute knowledge of the
matters pending between the two nations
that he asked him IL he were willing to
remain. Lord Pauncefote replied in the
affirmative.
No definite period was mentioned by Lord
Salisbury, SO il is probable that the dean
of the diplomatic corps will no: leave
Washington this year, at any rate, by the
end of which time The British government
hopes for a settlement of the various con-
troversies.
The Associated Press is informed .ha, no
communication Of any kind has passed be-
tween the two governments in regard to
Lord Pauncefote. and that not even any
unofficial fntiInation was given - Lord
Salisbury by any representative of the
United States that Lord Pauncefote's re-
tention would be acceptable 70 the Anera-
can administration.
Evening star., 1900-03-06

Gen. French Begins nm Attack or
Enemy's Right.

OSFONTEiN, SatIrl lay, March 3.-1he
Boer position has now been fairly located
as about four mles to the British front and
extending about eight miles. The Boer
right, IN a high. long mountain ua Ihe
British side of TIE river, was shcllcd by
Gen. French this morning.
Apparently the space between the noun
tain and the river has been intrencaed
South of the river the Boer lines cover
more ground. A few days ago Ineir left
rested on the nigh kopje standing in the
niifdie of the plain. They have now been
extended two miles further south. while SIX
small kopjcs siand in the plain between the
center and the lcft and between the center
and the river. and form a ridge behind
which the Beers Move unseen. The wCaS-
ness of the whole position, however. is that
it can easily be turned i'm either direction.
The country is fisi and water abounds. the
recent rains having nearly filed all The
dams
Evening star., 1900-03-06
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
Rule Setting Apart Certain Days to
BE Reported.

Attempts have been made by members on
both sides of the House to induce Repre-
sentative Talbert of South Carolina, to
withdraw from his decision to insist upon
quorum at the pension sessions on Fri
day nights. and thus avoid the necessity
Of bringing in the rule framed by the COM
ulittee on rules to devote two Fridays of
each month to the consideration of private
pension bills. The democrats, who are in
terested in private claims which are set
for consideration on Fridays, sought to
prevent the appropriation Of two Fridays
for pension bills and the republicans We're
equally anxious to avoid day pension ses-
sions. Mr.. TaIbert. however. declined to
yield. He said he believed that~the posi-
ton he had taken in demanding the pres
ence of a quorum for the passage of PEN
sion bills was correct, ,.sand that he would
adhere to 1t.
The rule that has been prepared will be
brought in as soon as the Aldrich-Robbins
case is out Of the wy.
Evening star., 1900-03-06
steps Taken for the Government of
the Samoan Islauds

The executive order issued by the Presi-
dent a short time ago placing certain is
lands of the Samoan group under the con-
troll of the Navy Department is as follows
THE Island of Tutuila of the Samoan
group and all other islands of the group
east of longitude east of III degrees west
of Greenwich. are hereby placed under the
control of the Department of the Navy, for
a naval station. The Secretary of the Navy
will take such steps as may be necessary to
establish the authority of the United States
and to give to the islands the necessary
protection.
(SigneD "WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
In accordance with this order the Secre-
tary of the Navy has announced that all
the islands embraced therein "are hereby
established into a naval station to be known
as the naval station, TutuiIa, and to be un-
der the command of a mmandant"
Evening star., 1900-03-06

Commander Perry Carst has been de-
tached from the Naval Academy Fat An
napolis and ordered to his hong ON wait
ing orders.
The order detaching Lieut. p. NJ Ohm
stead from the branch hydrographic Office
at Portland, Ore. has been modified so as
to direct him to the Iowa instead of the
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1900-03-06
has no foundation in any fact and is there

Eas no foundation in any fact and is there
fore entirely incorrect. .
Costa Rica has had boundary question
with Nicaragua, everybody knows" Mr..
Calvo adds, but we were not the origina-
tors of the dispute. and my country has
always endeavored to settle such questions
by the civilized means of arbitration. There
is not the least insignificant fact that may
show any intention on our part to obtain
any undue advantage against any country.
Costa Rica simply maintains its rights as
heretofore before the world, knowing the
value and extent of the same"
In regard to the troubles REPORTED, Mr.
Calvo says that his government with the
approval of the whole country has taken
active measures to prevent the reported in
vasion. Martial law has not. been pro-
claimed, but Individual rights suspended for
sixty days. ''.-