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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22

subscription fund of about $l0o.eoo
has been raised for the entertainment
o. the oity's guests
M II ore notable gatherings are held
in the world than these meetings
every third wear Of the rational ofder
OF Sir knights. the grand encainp-
IIcnt of the United States. 1t has I'M
der il jurisdiction approximately -
000 Templars. The supreme ONCE IS
that of grand master, at present held
by Most Eminent Sir Reuben ii.
Lloyd. an attorney Of san Francisco.
The honor remains with the same man
hut three years. the length of time be
tween the cOnclaveS.
Sir knight Lloyd was elevated 10
the office he now occupies at the Pitts
burg conclave and he will preside over
the deliberations of the Louisville
grand encampment session. when the
Office will pass to his successor. Hon.
Henry Bates Stoddard, a planter OF
Bryan. Texas.
Mr. Stoddard is deputy grand mas
ter and, in accordance with the RUE
of rotation in Office observed by the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22
POST ROADS ESTABLISHED.
A vexed Question Settled on Two Stage Routes
from Augusta.

Before the establishment Of the box
delivery for mail on stage routes. the
! people along the routes cared little
what road the driver took and he nat
urally went the way seeming easiest
to himself. With the free delivery of
| mail by the stage drivers the character
Of post roads suddenly changed and
the people living along them generally
claimed the driver must come upon
the established post road
The postmaster general designates
the roads to be post roads in event two
or more lead between the same points.
and thereafter the designated road is
The post road.
There has been considerable trouble
with the Winthrop and Augusta route.
owing to indcinitrncsS Of post road
from East Winthrop Ia Winthrop. con
gresham Eurlrigh was petitiuned and
lad the route and its troubles investi-
gated. The report brought about action
~ the post office department which
will accommodate all parties and con
dcrably increase the good of the
service.
Alter next Week TIE carrier viii 70
IN" south road from Fast Winthrop to
Winthrop Center oEailcyvillcl and
come back to thr main post road MA
thv budlcy's Corner road. thence into
Winthrop. on his outward trip from
Augusta. On his return ne viii leave
Winthrop. going 10 Winthrop Cen
ter by the Narrows road. IN this way
the box delivery VIII cover the roads
named
Another addition has been to have
the Washington stage go by the way of
what was known as Powers when
there was a post office there. instead Of
ne upper ROAD through Tugus. Mr.
Moore. VINO is always an accommo-
eating carrier. has been driving this
WAY ANA delivering mail 10 number
Of families on the road instead If tax
ing th, other one with loss work. Tho
government has NOW designated the
Powers road MS the post road IN the
recommendation ~ the congressman.
who had investigated tie subject. Both
of the changes noted add much to the
ELI ioncy of the postal service. on these
routes ana viii convenience many peo-
pie.
Any person riding on the country
roads leading from augusta can read
lily guess how great IS the convenience
To- families Of the ncW system. by not
ing thu great number III mail boxes
erected. Formerly all of these homes
had n" mail excepting by the owners
riding Ia the post office for il. whereas
they now have il delivered once a day
al the front Of the house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22

similar contest been held Five rar,ark-
ably handsome sterling silver tronhies-
the hrst banquet service of tbirtvfour
p'eces-haVe been offered as prizcs to
the successmul contestants I'm ,be infan
Wy ana mounted drills. Ep 10 date seven
drill corps have entered.
10 De held in state proycrbi,I for The
beauty of its women and the y,,lantrv NJ
It's men, the conclave may no cxnected
10 be noteworthy one in ,ts social
features. The conclave bail esroc,,uv for
KnishtsTemplars in uniform, ana ,b.i,.
ladies, will be given on Thursday evening
at Confederate hall, a spacious buiIdin.-
where 1900 dancers NAV assembi. a, one
Tune. One evening of the week the grand
coHmandCry OF Kentucky will entertain
the visiting Templars and their friends
with a reception on the lawn of Tho
Masonic widows and orphans home
the Pioneer institution Of the kind i'm the
country. Many of the large and wealthy
'o'iiihahdcries VIII also entertain their
brother knights lavishly and balls ana
receptions will be the social order Of the
week
in addition to being the scene of tho
competitive drill Churchill Downs will
likewise furnish the site of an opou-aIr
morse show. The Louisville TempIars
nave recognized the custom Of outsiders
To associate the horse with name of Ken
tucky, and have Diet, rmincd 10 make a
great exhibition Of the noble animal in
what might aptly he termed its ow;,
nome. Trotters, PAGERS and thorough
breds VIII be collected exclusively from
kentucky stock-farms and racing stables
ana few running ana trotting races VIII
De thrown in rs a part OF the exhibition.
y novelty designed. apparently, to an
real particularly To visitors from the
North ana East will be. monster cake
walk and chorus h. ln negro voices;
Many of the bet c"lnrcd "walktrs' Of
IN" South Will appear III the fnrm,r-for
l.ouisVili" is credited win tn. distinction
of being the birthplace Of the cakc-w.aIk
whil" the negro chorus win tell tie
story Of colorcd life from antc-hcllum
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22

P'"h'' encampment. will succeed IN tho
grand mastership with the mere for
mai'ty of an election in which ha vi,
be the sole candidate
Each state in the Union bas tic
si"a',' ."''''''andery, with grand com
n;,,;.ie ,'e chief officer. The
'i., 'S',' VI the order in the various
mica '..,,,,, eSpecuve states are
II ~ Hu'''iuihate communicates. and
5.~ .''uc' 'ne jurisdiction of the
ohie"ent grand commentaries. There
are . re" subordinate Communicates
IN the territories. and a few of the
states that are under the irmad;,,o
Jurldiclion OF the grand encampment
me iirst conclave of the nation,I a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22

colony, where army. wall and family
compartment tents win no cot alon.y
streets provided with board walks and
all in close proximity to lar,e summer
"o'o. y estimated that 1000 strangers
can be cared for in this manner.
""hS men OF national fame will doubt
iess "''e'i" 'he celebration. An invitation
mas peeh extended to President Mckinley.
VINO 49, hiihself, an enthusiastic knight
ieHhliar' ana the season of the year at
winch the cohciave will be held puts an
acceptance III realm Of probabilities
Rear-Admlrai Scott Schley, VINO is a
member OF Orient Commandery, of
Washington. d. C., has accepted an invi-
tation to attend. Speaker Of the House
of Representatives David Il. Henderson.
has also given his promise to be present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22
P[Of.PER|N

He tells your full name and object OF
call without asking 4 single question.
A,;AN WHOSE STARTLING POWER
HAS MADE. HIM FAMOUS and amazed
all London and Paris and the press and
public in this CoIntry have been startled
nv his strange wonderful, but true rover.
He was a great favorite in New York.
for he is not looked upon rs b card quack
ara common fortune teller, but is looked
upon by the public and all the leading
spiritualists of this country and abroad as
true born elairvoyant and spiritual
medium OF CREST ability who stands in a
class by himself. having three different
sDlrit controls. therefore having the
mower Of any three mediums sou ever
heard Of or consulted and up To date
none have ever seen his equal. and the
pubic If Augusta are very fortunate to
have him here. Tor ii affords Them the
greatest. il not the only Opportunity OF
their life To- know all thS futpre has IN
store for them. lie il no hembug, nor is
he one Of the cheap pretenders or so-
called mediums who infest the country.
seeking whom they l1y f:eNeur. There
fore, save tinaC and money by consul Chg
true born eiair,oyant aud mediam who.
is indorsed' by press and public TO be
exactly what he represe nts himself to be.
simply wonder tia tells. YOUR full
name. advises on business deals, law
suits. love affairs. courtshie, marriage
family troubles, friends and enemies.
sptculaIine. mn.nSr divorces sand
enables You to be successful ia att bust
ness ventures. In all he tells your whole
life from cradle Ia grave, and exactly
what you want to know He also tells
If the uue YOU love is true or false, and
the fun name Uf the oneAou VIII marry
Bear in mind liz uuly tells yoI the true
facts as he sees them. He reunites the
separated and has brought more crriuS
husbands and wives back to their
homes ana senses ana reunited more
separated lovers than all other medium
combined, He causes Sou Ia he success
full in all your undertakings aud y" mat
ter what Your troubles may. he or what
YOU want 90 know. can AZ once, for dr-
lay often means disaster. All diseases
positively cured without the aid of knit"
or medicine and all in distress helped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22
Eminent C'orn,napdcr

Choate and good delegation Of Sir
Knights ana ladies from Trinity Com
mandery viii be members of the party
which will he made up OF knights
Templars from all parts Of the State.
The Augusta Sir knights have partici-
pated very generally in recent triennial
conclaves. the largest delegation being
that sent to Eoston in 1889. when oyer
10 marched under the standard Of the
COmn.anGrry.
In 1898. the COmmandery went as Z
body to the Pittsburs conClave. visit
ing Niagara Falls Gettysburg and
Washington and having a most de
liehtful pilgrimage While probably
not 50 large 4 number Will 90 u
Louisville yet good representation
of the Commandery is assured.
The officers OF the Grand Comman-
derry Of Maine who are members of the
Grand E.ncampment Of the United
States and who have voice in its de
alterations are: r. +. Clayton j. Far
rington Of Lewiston. grand com
mander; r. f. Frederick w. Plaisted
Of Augusta, deputy grand commander:
Eminent Frederick &. Thayer Of
W tilGlN NE SIdll'l S'I4Vl fA44f''lAii'' i-t''i
nent Ermon u. Eastman Of Portland.
grand captain general. These dis
tinguished Sir knights viii be MEM
bcIs Of the party who will go TO the
| cunclave from this STATE. The last
number Of I.eslie's Weekly has a mex
| len-nt forecast Of the great gathering
| 1t says:
For months the citizens IF Louis
VILE have been making preparations
| for the approaching 2Sth, triennial con-
| cave Of the knights Templar of the
| United States At the grand encamp-
mcnt OF the pIumed hosts in Pitts
burg Pa. in October lS5S. it was de-
cided that the next conclave should be
held in the city by the falls Of the
| ohio. Today sees upwards OF % com
mittees of Knights Tempar and Other
citizens busily engaged IN the pre-
hminary arrangements for the cele-
bration which will take place, August
9TH to Goth inclusive. By popular
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22

citizen of the metropolis Of the Blue
grass state may now be said To ID"
working for tn. fulfllment Of the
promise ana the success 81 the con
clave while the efforts of the Louis
Williams are enthuSiasticaily supple
,u4nted by the aid Of the lNoo III
4 nights ~ til" commonwealth outside
uf this city. The various Templar ana
citizens committees are under ihe
st,peryigiun Of the ConClaNe executive
committee of fourteen members. MI
Charles G. Nogt. wealthy tobacco
manufacturer. il chairman Of thr COM
mittee. He il Il past grand conf
nonder of the Kentucky grand COM
mandery. and is also grand captain 81
the Guard in the national "rganiHa t"n-
IIie associates on the committee IN
,.i,,da The maVor of Louisville, Hon
charles L. Weaver. the p"stmaster
~ Thomas ii. Baker. and eleven other
,,;,ens prominent IN business ana pro-
fessional circles.
on the Sunday preceding tiic 'iiel'-
MAI the officers and members 81 tie
orand encampment Will attend re-
lotions services conducted ny ihe
r,,nd PrrIate. Very Eminent Slr ana
pav c. W. Coke, DID, Of NhShlhR-
ton Iowa. The day following VIII De
lo,oted to the reception OF the ihcoiii-
\ Inc Communicates.
/ The conclave proper is TO ptsil
o'clock Tuesday morning AuscS' -''.'
,,.ith the great parade. This IS an a.
,ondont feature Of each trienhiai' we
,,rade occurring aS an excuse i"i
or.;pg the grand master To tie meet
;,,9-nIoce of the grand encainpineh'
while the route Of the parade mas 'l'uf
for heen kept a secret, it is Eho"" ina
- will extend over miles OF the JUS
,,o.. .nd residence streets OF the cry
liza win be lined with handsome r.
,,;auiro stands. Careful CALCULATIONS
r,sod an data in hand, made ny 'i.
,ncal committees, place the estii'ia' :.
.,,n,her Of plumed knights VINO WI
,nnear in the procession at -''ooo -.
Ind marshal of the parade VIII ~
nIo ;or John II. Leathers. iocai pain
and Gallant ex-Confederate onicer.
On the second day a competitive III u
,, nIace at Churchill Downs, IN
..,,.a-course where the famous
II, is annually run ana VOL
of the week is attracting mere =.
e''' ,,a,n the sir knights than I'M
~ not since the twenty-secoh
,r,.nnial in San Francisco III 1851 "'9
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22
nliu.g Make

Z1Uc ans. Grinding Make
Deyoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
as long as lead and oil mixed by hand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22

4 pleasant party of young ladies
from Gardiner, came up on the steam
or Gardiner. SATURDAY night. After do
ing some shopping and 5fegaiing them
selves with soda and candy. the party
returned to. Gardner by electric They
were chaperone4 by :. n. MaXcy, Esd
of Gardiner. These short evening trips
on the steamer. and electrics are very
nonnlar these hot .sultry nights.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-17
IN THROES OF
FROST AND DENSE FOG
Week of Abnormal Weather
In United Kingdom.
THAMES TRAFFIC STOPPED

Railroads Having a Hard Time and
Collisions Are Numerous, Seventeen
People Being Injured In One on the
London, Chatham and Dover Line.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-From ID to 20 de.
grees OF frost, unprecedented at this
time of the year, and a dense fog in
most parts of the country are winding
up week notable for its abnormal
weather and are adding to the long list
OF casualties occasioned by the recent
gales. Railroad traffic in and around
London is seriously dislocated, while
train collisions are reported from vari-
Gus points. The most serious of these
was on the London. Chatham and Dover
line, when II persons were injured.
All traffic on the river Thames is at a
standstill and several accidents preceded
the sroppage. The fog in South Lon
don Is so dense thaf road Urafficis almost
1mpractlcable Omnibus ssengers have
been forced TO leave the vehicles and
walk
Notwithstanding the density of the
fog the Automobile club turned out in
force for It's annual spin today Hun
dreds of cars participated in the display
and they felt their way through the
darkness. The channel steamers were
greatly delayed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-17
EXIST
IN BRITISH CABINET
Onslaught on Hicks-Beach By
His Associates.
HIS SPEECH IS CONDEMNED

Chancellor of the Exchequer Blamed
For the Drop In Consols-His Finan-
cial Administration Harshly Criti-
cised-Resignation Forecasted.
New YORK, Nov. 16.-"Your CORE
spondent has received from an authori-
tative source full confirmation of the
rumors of cabinet dissensions, already
limited at in previous dispatches, ca.
bles the London representative of The
Tribune
''The protracted session of the cabinet
has been a deep political mystery, for
which neither the program of the ses-
sion nor the Mitylene affair supplied an
adequate clew. What really happened
was an onslaught on Sir Michael Hicks
Beach by nearly all of his associates.
Mr.. Balfour joined Mr.. Cham berlain
and Lord Salisbury and the Duke of
Devonshire supported both in condemn.
ing the speech of the chancellor of the
exchequer, which had sent down con-
suls with a rush.
''Sir Michael Hicks-B -Beach's financial
administration and his general proposals
for carrying on the additional burdens
of the war were harsnly criticised and
he was left almost alone, with all the
strongest men against him. Lord Lon
donderry, Sir MichaePs closest friend,
interviewed as peacemaker, and a truce
was arranged by him.
''Ihe cabinet has been in session
since this breach occurred and there
has been a renewal of the unpleasant
controversy. Some of the bestinformed
politicians are forecasting the early
resignation of Sir Michael The in
formation which comes to me from
high authority does net go so far, but it
confirms explicitly the report that the
cabinet associates of Sir Michael have
been exasperated by his injudicious
speech, which helped TO unseGtle the
markets.
''Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Michael
Hicks Beach have neither understood
nor sym patnized with each other One
has condemned the method of financing
the war and the other has been coldly
critical of all matters of South African
policy. There was q contest between
them a year ago, but Sir Michael, with
Mr.. Balfour's amiable support, held his
ground after accepting the proposals for
sugar and coal duties and other half
measures, The divergence of views
clearly has been sharper this year, and
Mr.. Balfour has gone over TO the side of
Mr.. Chamberlain with Lord Salisbury's
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-17
BLOWN FROM TRACK.
Northern Central Train Wrecked by
Charge of Dynamite.

Northern Central Train Wrecked by
Charge of Dynamite.
York, Pa, Nov. 16.-The southwest
ern express on the Northern Central
railway, due here at 1920 p. M, was
wrecked last night by a charge of dyna-
mite placed under the tracks near
Black Ridge, short distance north of
\ ork. Passengers on the train were Sc
verely shocked, but all escaped injury.
A piece Of rail ~ feet long was blown
OUT of the track and three coaches were
deralled and drawn over the ties dis
tance of 200 feet before the train was
brought to a stop.
-Four Pullman cars, a day coach,
combination car and express car COM
posed the train. The place where the
wreck occurred is surrounded by high
hills on one side and the Codorus creek
on the other and is one of the loneliest
places between Harrisburg and Bal
tlmore. 1t is believed that the object of
the perpetrators was robbery.
A hole was blown in the roadbed
large enough to bury man. Where
the rails were broken they were cut off
as if done by shears. The passengers
were greatly shocked, many throwing
themselves on the floor of the cars until
the train stopped. A panic prevailed
among the passengers until they were
assured that the danger was over.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-17
CHAMPION JEFFRIES
WHIPS AKRON GIANT
In Fifth Round Ruhlin Wilted
and Surrendered.
SCARED FROM THE FIRST

Sporting Men Say 1t Was One of the
Most Disappointing Fights Ever
Witnessed In This Country-Great
Surprise at the Result.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 16.-In one of
the most unsatisfactory prizefights ever
witnessed in this country, J. j. Jeffries
proved the victor last night over Gus
Rubin, the Akron giant. In the fifth
round of what was to have been a 90
round struggle Rubin wilted and then
surrendered.
Sporting men who witnessed the con-
test for the championship of the world
agree that it was one of the most disap-
pointing fights ever put up by heavy
weights of reputation. No one expected
such termination and when Billy
Madden, acting for Ruhlin, threw up
the sponge i'll the fifth round there was
howl eff anger from the spectators.
Referee Oorbett plainly showed his
surprise and at first thought that the
sponge had been thrown into the ring
by some practical joker In an inter-
view hlb6E 6u0 nkAb SOfUSbb Sd1us
81 think Madden made a mistake.
He should have thought of the crowd
that had paid big admission fee to see
the fight. The crowd that attends such
exhibitions wants to see the defeated
man knocked out. The fight might
have gone another round or two when a
decisive blow might have been given. 1"
Billy Madden said that he decided to
stop at the end Of the fifth to save his
man from worse punishment
II did not want a Knockout" said
he. Rubin got over his grogginess
quickly. He was not badly punished
and bore no serious marks of the fray.
There was little trace of the heavy body
blows in the fifth round and he is little
the worse for wear.''
Champion Jeffries in signed state
ment said:
81 had not started to fight when Mad
den threw up the sponge. Had I gone
at Rubin / am sure he would not have
lasted two rounds. Rubin was scared
from the first"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-17
LAST OF STEEL STRIKE.
Disgruntled Tinworkers VIII Proba-
bIy Soon Return to Work.

Disgruntled Tinworkers VIII Proba-
bly, Soon Return to Work.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 16-The last re.
manning rough edge of the late great
strike of the steel and tinworkers is
likely to be smoothed over tonight.
When tho strike was settled by Presi-
dent Shaffer the steelworkers promptly
acquiesced in the settlement and show.
ed willingness, not only to return to
work, but to let bygones be bygones.
But the tinworkers refused to go back
to their old places and have been idle
since July 15, last. Now, however,
they are evincing indications of grow
ing tired of their long idleness and a
movement is on foot TO have the strike
officially declared at an end. Then ev-
cry striker will be at liberty to return
to work without prejudicing his stand
ing as union man. This probably will
be done at tonight's session.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-17
Pope on &c Philinn.nas.

New YORK, Nov. ia World dis
patch from Rome says: The pope has
addressed a cordial letter to Mgr. Chap
pelle, apostolic delegate to the Philip
pines, congratulating him upon his en-
hghtened action in favor of religion and
civilization. The pope, however, al
ludes TO the American occupation in
rather hostile terms. calling it IAN up
heaval and a revolution which greatly
damaged the interests of the church in
those distant regions"
Award Made to Improve Capitol.
TALLAHASSEE, Nov. IS. Eight bids to
enlarge and improve the state capitol
building were opened yesterday and the
contract was awarded to j. e, Parrish
of Lynchburg, Va. Parrish's bid for
the work required is $50, 793.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-17
ATTEMPT AT BLAcKMAIL.
Cincinnati Man Recipient of Threat
ening Letter.

Cincinnati Man Recipient of Threat
ening Letter.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 6.-.Considerable
feeling of apprehension has been caused
in Avondale, this city, by supposed
attempt at blackmail by threatened kid
naping. Mr.. Leonard s. Smith, presi-
dent of manufacturing company, re-
ceived letter full of threats of atroci-
ties to be committed on his 6-year. old
son unless Mr.. Smith would buy i'm
munity with $4,000. The letter directed
that the money be put in an envelope
and left at a designated point at an ap.
pointed time.
Mr.. Smith took counsel and left an
envelope as directed, but with blank
paper instead of money within, and
placed a man on watch. Two men ap.
peared bus did not take the envelope,
apparently being satisfied that a trap
had been set for them.
Mr.. Smith and his wife are greatly
agitated and their fear has been commu.
nicated to the neighbors, who keep close
watch over the children.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-17
Jacksonville Sells Bonds.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 16.-An is
sue Of $400, 900 of city of Jacksonville
water works and improvement 5 per
cent, maturing i'll 1924, gold bonds, has
been sold TO Townsend, Scott g Son of
Baltimore ana Wilson. Calsron & Co.
of Baltimore az 107 $50, q net gross pre-
mum Of $50, 40. Ten bids were made
for the whole issue and five others for
portions. The second highest bid was
tnat Of . syndicate OF local banks, their
BIDS bong S42l, ,087 for the total issue.