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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

the common schools. and. after COM
pleting the course afforded by the
schools of his own town, went to Lew
iston. where he entered the Maine State
Seminary.
While yet in school the civil War
broke out, and. although then but l.
years of age he offered himself for en-
listment in the 18th and then in the 18th
Maine. He was SO young that it was
necessary for his fathers to sign the
enlistment papers. He did not go out
in either of those regiments. as he was
so young. but later enlisted in Co. f.
21st Maine, and went out, in October
1863. During his whole service in the
army he was on detached duty in the
United States Signal Corps.
At the close Of the war, he returned
TO school to finish his education and
then went into milling and farming.
Later he Went into mercantile bust
ness.
That he is held in the same high es-
teen at his own home as here
in Augusta is shown by his
SO years on the school board. For
II wears he was on the local municipal
board. He was for six years county
commissioner in Sagadahoc county.
His first service at the Capitol was
in the office of the secretary Of State.
He had been there but short time be-
fore he was appointed to the position
of pension clerk by Governor Burleigh-
By Governor CleaVes he was appointed
messenger to the Governor and Coun-
ell. a position he filled with such gen
eraI satisfaction that he was retained
during the administration of Governor
Powers which followed. He will be-
gin his duties as secretary with the new
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

one suffering with Cafarrh, as my
cure is complete.
Hon. BE-. Doviner. Congressman from
West Virginia, in a letter from wash
ington, d. c. to The Peruna Medicine
Co, says the following OF their catarrh
remedy, Peruna:
II join with my colleagues In the
House Of Representatives in recon-
mending your excellent remedy, Re-
runa, As good tonic and also an eject
i've cure for catarrh."
Mrs. Mary C. Fentrsss writes from
Paradise, Tex, the following: think
I can say that your good advice and
medicine has cured me Of chronic ca
tarrh. have had no pains in my head
since I have taken Peruna. have
been in bad health ever since 20, and
have taken . good many medicines
which were only Of temporary relief.
Perun is the catarrh cure. The Peruna
stopped my catsrYh Of the head 90 that
it did not become chronic, snd l an
very thankful for Dr.. HartmsB's sdvies
and medicine"
Peruna is . specific for all catarrhal
diseases. 1t acts quickly and bens-
ficially upon the inhansd mucous
membrane thus removing the cause Of
catArrh.
Catarrh 10 catarrh wherever located.
Catarrh is essentially the same every
where. The remedy that will cure c.
tarrh in one situation will cure il in all
situations.
Address The Peruns Medicine Co. Co.
lumbus, Ohio, for free book.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06
What Shall We Have for Dessert.

This question arises in the family ev-
ary dov Let US answer it today. Try
Iell-O a delicious and healthful dessert.
Prepared in two minutes. No boiling! no
baking, simply add boiling water and
cot +o cool. Flavors: Lemon. Orange.
Raspberry and Strawberry. Get pack
age at your grocers today 10 cts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

Hon. s. w. Carr. State insurance
commissioner, is making preparations
to investigate some of the forest fires
that occurred while the drought was
at it's height 1t is seldom that 50
many fires have occurred and with
such disaster as this year. While some
of the fires may have occurred through
accident it is the belief Of some
municipal officers that many fires We're
set either through criminal negligence
or design. Such being the case Mr..
Carr will begin the investigation of the
causes and if the claims made are sub
stantiated the matter will be taken
into court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

The results of counting up the clerk 5
returns for the State election show
that there is no change in the senators
and representatives from those already
published. In two towns rather nota-
BILE things are shown. That is the
closeness of the balloting. In the
town of Poland. Androscoggin county,
the Republican candidate, Jesse NJ.
Libby. had but one majority. 1t is evil
dent that more than this number in
tended to vote for him but as they did
not express their intention clearly but
one majority was given. In Water
Vile. but two majority is given Harvey
d. Eaton the Republican candidate
There is slight question that the cleo
ton of Mr.. Libby will not be contested.
In the case of Mr. Eaton. as has been
stated, both sides have secured most
eminent counsel
One thing strikes us more than any
thing else said y. S. Purinton. mes
senger to the Governor and Council,
when speaking of the voting. yester-
day lis that so few defective ballots
have not been cast since the Austria
liam system was in operation. as this
year. The people are becoming edu-
Gated up to the method of voting and
understand it more thoroughly. The
municipal officers of towns and cities
are making better returns also.
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington. Oct. 5-The following
pension changes in Maine are announced:
Supplemental. Edward B. Deering.
Knightsville. N2. Original, widows, etc.
Harriet X Gordon Mercer. sl2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06
A Record in Blood.

The record of Hoods Sarsaparilla is
literally written in the blood Of mil
lions Of people to whom it has given
good health. 1t is all the time curing
diseases of the stomach, nerves, kid
neys and blood, and it is doing good
every day to thousands who are taking
it for poor appetite, tired feeling and
general debility. 1t is the best medi-
cine money can buy.
Hoods Pills are non-irritating. Price
o. Giants
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

One thing as much as anything else
has attracted the attention of b.
Walker Mckeen. secretary of the State
board of agriculture, is the art eX-
hibts at the county and town fairs. In
years past the art exhibit. except in
some few cases. was of meager kind.
Lately and this year especially more
attention than ever has been paid to
exhibits of that sort and the people
are taking more interest than ever in
that branch. AT East Eddington, a
fair which he recently attended. the
exhibit was remarkably good and
shows effects of the work of Hon. w.
w. Stetson. State superintendent Of
schools. in interesting the people in the
remote sections in art and art subjects.
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will need no more medicine. "

The great multitude take this remedy
without any other advice than th direc-
tons to be found upon the bottle and in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

One of the subjects to which particu-
lar attention will be paid by Mr.. Nc
Keen at the fall Farmers Institutes
will be the matter of stock raising. He
is now looking for some lecturer of
practical knowledge to address the
meetings.
A few years ago when the markets
were dull little attention was paid in
Maine TO the raising of beef cattle
and the branch of industry is now at
the lowest ebb i'll the State. In fact
but little tendency to an increase of
this work was shown by the reports
made to the State board of assessors
Mr.. McKeen believes that there is an
opportunity for the farmers to make
a dollar in this branch of farm work
and. that they may go at it in prac-
teal manner and with method that
shall give them the best returns fol
the canital invested. he will arrange
for practical instruction in that
| branch.
Among other things that he will also
| introduce at the institutes VIII bt
practical road building. When speak
ing on this subject, yesterday, he sale
that the farmers are becoming inter
ested in better roads. and, realizing
the value it will be to them, want
better highways. During his travelling
about the State, during which he does
a great deal of driving, he finds thai
there is a tendency for better roads
He will. therefore. make this matter OF
road construction one OF the features
of the fall Institutes.
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George Pottle, chairman of the State
board of assessors, was at the State
House, yesterday morning. for a short
time. having returned from the west
ern part of the State where he has been
making Investigations of the wooden
and cotton business.
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Nathaniel 5. Purinton was born in
Bowdoin in 1874. He was educated in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

The narrow gauge railroads are be
ginning to make their returns to the
commissioners. A summary of the re
turns received at the State House
Yesterday morning, is as follows:
Franklin & Megantic Railway Co
Gross earnings from operaI99na S-l,9
S3S5O "a The corresponding figures of last
wears returns were: Gross earnings from
operation, so 265 10; less operating ex-
nenses $50. ISL - making the income from
operation Sl403 70. This difference is &C
counted for by the expenditure of sll'S.32
FOR, renewal OF equipment and the eXpen-
Number of passengers carried ll;5i' 10,
III passenger earnings $Sii0.42; total
Freight revenue. sl3,367.96 The total earn
ingS from last years report was: FaS-
senger, s6oSl.61; freight. sz-'zoo.f9'
Sandy River Railroad Company-Gross
oarninps from operation $i1 i2l.50; less
loneratine expenses. $25. 6.63; income from
| operation. So. 264.S1; dividend . per cent
common stock. The CORRESPONDING ngur
| last wear were: Gross earnings from OPP
Grafton, s4S 1868; less operating ex-
penses, s25 1880 income from o J6s "a
| 500 2n2 80 Passenger revenue, $lS,5oz0j; 10
| tai freight earnings, sz9'ol'.lo'
| The Canadian Pacific Railroad. which
includes the international RAILWAY OF
| Maine the Houlton Branch Railroad and
| The Aroostook River Railroad makes the
| Following showing in its annual report &c
| the railroad commissioners; Gross earn
;ngs from operation. $5l6 As; less oper-
| ling EXPENSES. S4S9. 1853; income from
nperation. S27. 024.O7; total expense of oper-
alton. $50, 1895; total passenger earnings
S129 $50. 81; freight earnings, $5Si,3 50
humber of passengers carried, 74,i72
| freight handled, 454.lSS tons.
The Judiciary room has suffered q
| e,,+;or &c II will now be usef
for preparing ballots FOR the November
election. This work for the State cleo
| .;on was done in the Journal block
The office in which it was done is now
LET to DIR. Croker and so the work vii
nov. he carried on at the State Houes
u Russell who has charge of thai
MARI of the Nork was busy. yesterday
morning. and had his crew with hin
taking the first steps The work mus
be completed ~ hours before the poll
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such he will make prompt and careful
answer without charge.
HON.. F. Croker of Buffalo, N. Y,
who was for years Superintendent OF
Schools at Buffalo, in letter dated Oc'
tober 10, writes:
81 have been q sufferer from ca.
farrh six or seven years, and after
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

James Plummer clerk to the State
board of assessors, was called to Port
land, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

Matthews Marshal Of Mississippi recent letter
Ohio
Miss,says
happy catarh and need no more
satisfaction that am able to write
claim, and that
will medicine"
remedy those who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

the pamphlets. There are those who
prefer, however, to correspond with DR..
Hartman during their sickness. To all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

trying many
remedies, was
induced by q
friend to take
Peruna. The
re S uIfS have
been highly sat
isfacfOry. ]
take pleasure In
recommending
Peruna to any
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

Hoods Pills are non-irritating. Price
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-06

The narrow gauge railroads are pc
ginning to make their returns to the
commissioners. a summary OF the re
turns received at the state House
Yesterday morning, is as follows.
The sun., 1900-03-28
HOSPITAL SHIP INQUIRY.
BOARD to Look Into Seaworthiness oi
Relief and Missouri.

Washington, March 27.-By direction
of the secretary of war a board, consist
ing of Brigadier General Alfred e..
Bates, paymaster general of the army
Major Henry S. Kilbourne, surgeon, and
Major John NJ. Carson, Jr, has been ap-
pointed to investigate all the facts re-
lating to the fitting up and equipment
of the hospital ships Missouri and Relief,
including their condition at the time Of
purchase by the government, and partic-
ularly to report upon the present condi-
ton of these ships, their seaworthiness,
their adaptation for hospital purposes
and the sums necessary to place them
in n condition to meet the requirements
of the hospital service.
The board is also to determine whether
and wherein the vessels are not now sea-
worthy or fit for the hospital service and,
in the event of their usefulness having
been impaired by the character of the
work done upon them since their ac-
quirement by the government, TO fix the
responsibility for their present condition
The members Of the board will mee1
in this city ON March 20 or as soon there
after as practicable to organize and vii
then proceed to New York, San Francis
co and other points necessary to the pro
motion of the investigation.
The sun., 1900-03-28
BOXERS" WAGE BATTLE.
Chinese InsurrectiOh Nav Assuni'
jng Serious Proportions.

Chinese InsurrectiOn Nav Assum-
jng Serious Proportions.
Washington, March GA press dis
patch received from pcking says:
'The boxer movement in the nortt
is assuming alarming proportions. News
has been received here that an indecisivt
but severe fight has taken place between
the boxer and imperial troops at Yen
Chiu. province Of Chilli.
Each force numbered about 1,50O
men, and there were heavy casualties OIL
both sides"
1t is admitted here that the crisis II
China is serious. Besides the Wheeling
the battleship Oregon and the cruisers
Newark and New Orleans are on thu
China coast. The boxers are the secrc
society bent on driving the Foreigners
out of China. They are .instigated b!
the Chinese empress dowagcr, who il
backed by Russia.
A dispatch from HongkonG says tina
the British cruiser Hermione has sallet
for Taku river. where the United state
gunboat Wheeling is already fastening
A British missionary has been murdered
Joint action by the powers is fore
shadowed, and warships are convergini
at the Tallu river.
A private dispatch confirms the repor
that British missionary has been kilie'
at Kaiping.
The sun., 1900-03-28
New shipbuiIding Enterprise.

San Francisco, March 27.-The Call
says that the owners of the Risdon Iron
works have practically completed deal
whereby they have secured control Of the
Pacific rolling mills, the plant of which
covers 32 acres and includes 1,7OO feet OF
water front on the bay. 1t Is stated that
a drydock capable of receiving the lar.
gest vessel afioat will be built and that
the Risdon Iron company will expend
about $4,000, 900 in constructing a COM
plete shipbuilding establishment where
at least 1900 men viii be employed
Bids will be made on war vessels and
other craft Of the largest size.
The sun., 1900-03-28
PREACHERS!DEFEND M'k|NLEY
Continued From Page One.

pare memorial embodying the two
resolutions above for presentation to that
body and by voice and vote to recon-
mend a change in the discipline to se-
cure the result desired"
For the endowment fund of the, Con-
ference Academy it was resolved that
pastors receiving salary of 5000 and
under, one.half of per cent. of their
salary; pastors receiving between 5000
and $500, three-fourths of | per cent. (;
pastors receiving $1,000, per cent I;
pastors receiving over $1,000, 2 per
cent.
A resolution memorializing Congress
to repeal the canteen law was passed.
Conference seemed indisposed to admit
W. III. Kenney to conference on trial on
account of his age, 40 years, and the
presiding elders recommendation in his
case was Withdrawn but his presiding
elder authorized to employ him.
Joseph E. Gallagher, Howard Davis,
Clarence N. Jones, J. M. Arters, William
@. Poole, Norman G. Benson, Frank N.
Faulkner, G. w. Hastings and w. r.
Greenfield were admitted to the confer
ence on trial.
The committee on Sabbath observance
presented resolution denouncing Sun.
day papers. A collection for the sexton
of the church netted him $2S.19.
Revs. E. P. Roberts, F. P. Harris III.
G. Turner, w. L. White and G. E. Wood
were elected members of the Board o.
Examiners.
A resolution, censuring members o.
the Delaware Legislature for opposing
tho hill r,rouidino for the submission n
the question of license or no license t:
the voters, was adopted.
Conference Adiourns.
The usual votes of thanks were passed
The reporters OF the various paper
thanked for their accounts OF the pro
ceedings. A rising vote was given thos
who had entertained them. Brief devo
tional services were held. Then the ar
pointments were read and conference ad
iourned,
The sun., 1900-03-28
A MARYLAND LYNoHING.
Prisoner Wrested From Sheriff After
FusiIInde of Bullets.

Belair, Md, March 27.-Lewis Harris.
the negro who was arrested here charged
with an assault upon Miss Anne Nell
vaine, was taken from the Jail and hang
ed after brief struggle between the
sheriff and the mob in which two men
were slightly wounded.
Everything seemed so quiet that the
suspicious of the sheriff were allayed,
but he continued to keep a close watch
1t was announced that mob was on its
way from Aberdeen, n neighboring vii
lage, and general movement toward the
Jail took place.
Presently about 20 men appeared, some
of whom were masked, and an attack
upon the Jail began. A fusillade of shots
was exchanged between the sheriff and
his deputies on the one hand and the mob
on the other, resulting in the wounding
of Robert L. Bull OF this place and one
of the crowd from Aberdeen, whose
name could not be learned. Bull was
shot in the shoulder and the other man
in the hand neither wound being serious
The Jail door was finally forced, and
Harris was taken out. While i'll the
hands of the mob he exclaimed: IF
did it, l was drunk and did not know
what 1 was about. l have no recollection
of it,"
1t is asserted that Miss McIlvaine
Harris victim, was with the mob wher
the Jail was attacked, but this canno
be confirmed, and it is certain that sh'
was not present at the actual hanging.
The sun., 1900-03-28
FR1oK. OUT OF IT.
VIII Not he n Director of New Car
negie Company.

WIFI Not lie n DIrectOf ot NeN N"h-
negie Company.
pittsburg, March 2T.-The speculation
as to whether or not II. G. Frick would
be Il director of the new Carnegie Stee;
company has been disposed OF by Mr.
Frick himself. When asked the ques'
tion, he replied, "No."
The. officials of the company and then
attorneys are still busy arranging the
plans of reorganization, and it is eXsect'
ed that the new board of directors will
be chosen very quickly.
The suits instituted by II. G. Frick
and John Walker against the Carnegie
Steel company, limited, are still matter
of record and pending. They have moi
been discontinued and probably will moi
be for some time to come. 1t was stated
by some of the persons interested that
Mr.. Frick would file no additional state
ments with the payment of costs anc
that, of course, will permit the bill ant
the answer to speak for themselves.
The public has both sides of the con
troversy, and, now that both participants
are friends again, there is no necessit,
to make additional public apologies.
The sun., 1900-03-28
THE wARDNER INQUIRY.
Examination of Governor steunen-
berg still Goes On.

Washington, March 81. Governor
Steunenberg continued his testimony at
the Cnur d'Alene investigation, Repre-
sentative Cox of Tennessee, Hay of Vir-
ginia and Lentz of Ohio directing the
cross examination. The governor stated
that he knew nothing of the selection of
an alleged convict as one Of the state
deputies nor of alleged depredations by
this deputy, including the forcing of
doors of dwellings, the breaking of win
dows, etc. He would not have allowed
such conduct, he said, if he had known Of
it.
The governor said he had had no con-
sultations with the president as to con-
tiuuing the troops in the Cpur dAlene.
The last inquiry came from the war de-
partment in October, 1890, as to whether
the insurrection had been quelled.
Mr.. Lentz's cross examination brought
out that the governor is 3S years old
and had been elected twice as governor,
in 1896 and 1893. He had visited the
C9ur d'Alene during his present canvass
and had held public meetings. Subse-
quently he recognized men in the bull
pen'' as among those he had met in his
campaigns. In 1896 he received the bulk
of the vote of Shoshone county, and in
1898 he lost this vote.
Mr. Lentz asked if the governor chang
ed his mind as to the character of the
men in this district after the loss of this
vote. The. governor replied that his inn
preston of these men began to change
about january 1897 soon after he re-
| ceived their vote. =.
He denied that he shad agreed with
one Flanagan, member of the legisla-
ture, to disband the militia if Flanagan
would vote for bill relating to the
mines A delegation had waited upon
him to learn his policy as to Shoshont
county. The delegation wanted the mill
tia disbanded, and complaint was made
that men in the Bunker Hill mine were
enrolled as militiamen, thus avoiding
payment of road tax. He examined
the adjutant generals rolls and fount
200 men enrolled from Wardner ant
Kellogg, and he directed the adjutan
general to furnish these names to thu
assessor of Shoshone county wheneve
called for. He did not know he said
that these men were employed III TN
Bunker Hill mine.
The sun., 1900-03-28
OTIS BREAKING DOWN.
Reports From HongkOng Declare
Him ON Verge of Collapse.

Reports From HonglSong Declare
Him ON Verge of Collapse.
New York. March 2T.-A special dis
patch to The World from Honskong
says:
General Otis is on the verge of col
lapse. Surgeons say that he MUST return
to the United States soon or he will
break down mentally. His own friends
admit it and declare he ought to return
Immediately.
"There is growing indignation among
the army surgeons because Otis refuses
sick leave to officers and men whose
cases demand immediate return to tenn
perate climate. Unnecessary deaths oc-
cur as the result.
"The transport Sheridan left Manila
on March with a lot of military prison
ers.
against the protests of the surgeons
Otis sent as guards for the prisoners men
from the hospitals who were scarcely
able to stand on their feet They arc
expected to do two hours on and -four
hours off duty in the hold of the trans
port in Il tropical sea.
"This ought to be investigated when
the Sheridan reaches San Francisco.
"Guemillas and ladrones are so active
that we are burning towns wherever the
telegraph wires are cut or ambushes are
attempted"
The sun., 1900-03-28
no Insnect the sumner.

Washington, March PA distinguish
cd party of officials of the war depart
ment has gone to New York to inspect
the army transport Sumner, which is to
sail for the Philippines Thursday after
noon. The party will consist of Secre-
tary Root, Inspector General Breckin-
ridge, Quartermaster General Ludington,
Acting Commissary General Weston,
Surgeon General Sternberg and Pay
master General Bates. The officials will
see that the Sumner is in perfect condi-
ton and completely equipped in every
respect for her long voyage to Manila.