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Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

In Hawaii enormous quantities OF
ducks are raised by the Chinese upon
the edges of the ocean. Twice day,
within restricted areas, they are per-
mitted to eat the young fish which
swim in the inclosed coves. Fish are
reported to be growing scarcer every
year, and by some this diminution is
attributed to the wholesale destruction
of the young fry by the Chinese.
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

The recent panic in Wall street was
relieved by one delightful incident. A
countryman who heard of the excite
ment and had evidently read of the
scenes, wanted to see the stock ex-
change. Some one directed him to the
old building. which is in process Of
demolition. plumb wrecked! Clean
destroyed! Well, well, that beats mel"
was his comment.
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

dDOuC o:oO p. H., IueC Iue uOOU uuO
was unable to proceed further. The
waters reached such depth that the
coaches had to be abandoned, the pas
sengers being rescued by means Of
ropes strung from the windows of
coaches to the tops of remaining coke.
ovens some distance away. Between
Blkhorn and Vivian Yard, a distance
of ten miles, 100 cars are said to be-
washed from the tracks, and many of
them were carried down the stream.
A rough estimate places the num-
ber of bridges washed away between
Bluefields and Vivian Yard, a distance
of twenty eight miles, at from fifteen
to twenty, and from present indica-
tions 1t will be impossible to run trains,
through to Vivian and points west Of
there under a week or ten days. This
will render it impossible to get relief
into the stricken districts and with
those who escaped with their lives,
homeless and without food indescrib-
able suffering is inevitable.
On the Clinch Valley branch of the
Norfolk & Western railway, between
this city and Norton, communication
is entirely severed west of Tazwell.
Virginia. Reports come from that
point of great loss of life and property
throughout that entire section.
In Shakerag, negro settlement on
the outskirts of Tazwell, the water
stands to the depth of six to eight
feet in the streets and houses, all Of
the occupants having been removed to
points of safety by means of boat.
Three miles west of TaZwell, on the
HigginbOtham farm, the home Of Par
is Vandilie, n farm hand, was swept
away, carrying with it Mrs. Vandile
and her four children, two of the Van
dixie children, John, seventeen, and
Charles, five, being drowned. Mrs.
Vandike, with the two remaining
children, Edgar and Laura, were found
ut o'clock this morning in dying
condition one mile from where their
home stood. by Mr.. Vandike, who was
absent from home at the time of tho
cloudburst.
While the rescuing party were
searching for the Vandike family they
found the body of a white woman,
well clad, floating down Plum creek.
No one thus far has been able to
identify her and it is supposed to be
a body that had been washed down
some distance.
A report comes from Wittens Mill,
a small station between Bluetields and
Tazwell, that three children, Christian
hilIueS uuhuONu, DelOuSluS 10 ItellSu
Brush. We're drowned early yesterday
morning. There is no telegraph sta
ton at Wittens Mill and it is impos-
sible to ascertain particulars. The
railroad and telegraph companies are
working between 1000 and 1,5OO men
day and night. Officials are on the
ground pushing the work Of construct
ing lines and repairing the road and
hope to be able to communicate with
both the storm-swept districts by noon
Monday. Nothing whatever has been
heard from the section of country be-
tween Vivian and Williamson other
than the river is reported as being en-
tirely over its banks and higher than
ever known by the oldest Inhabitants.
The town of Welch. county seat Of
Mcdowell county, must have suffered
seriously and n number of the large
lumber plants situated along the banks
of Tug river no doubt are entirely
washed away.
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

A special committee appointed by
the Chicago Public Library board re-
ports that the books of the library
ought to be Immediately sterilized on
account of the large number Of bacilli,
representing hundred different pois-
ons and disease germs, found in them.
Doctor Kuflewski reports that all of
the SO books submitted to him for ex-
animation were more or less infected.
The dry process of sterilization, he
thinks. will serve the required purpose.
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27
Former Consul Hay Killed.

New Haven, Conn. June 22.-Adel-
bert S. Hay, former consul at Pretoria
and son of the secretary of state, fell
from third story window of the New
Haven house and was killed last Sat
urday night.
1t is believed that Hay became i'll
and went to the window for air, was
overcome by n fit of dizziness and fell
to the ground below.
Adelbert S. Hay was about twenty
two years Of age. He was appointed
consul to Pretoria early in 1900 to sue
ceed Charles Macrum of Ohio. He ar
rived at his post of duty March /, 1900,
and after serving during the critical
period of hostilities in South Africa he
resigned his position and returned to
this country, reaching here about the
beginning of March.
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

The soil in Dawn, Mo-, seems to be
prolific of surprises. A farmer there,
who recently struck natural gas we'll
while boring for water, has now found
a three-foot vein Of coal fifty feet
away,
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

Mr.. Morrill,, ex-governor of Kansas.
Is preparing in Kansas an orchard that
will be the largest in the world. He
II planting $4,000 apple trees in the
orchard, which is $50 acres in extent
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

Golden and diamond weddings were
celebrated by GA couples in Prussia
last year. and the state contributed
medals to each husband and wife.
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

1st, and as it would be impossible for
me to insert my first notice much be-
fore the latter part of July the roads
in the mandamus proceedings have
about four weeks in which to get out
the injunction. However, l will not
stop my preparations for advertising
until the papers are served upon me-"
1t was conceded at the state house
yesterday that the writ would go
straight to the Supreme Court from
the District Court at Pueblo, and in
that connection thefact was brought TO
light that perhaps the Supreme Court
would not consider it until October,
when Chief Justice Campbell will have
returned from Europe, where he Is
now.
II the judges now in Denver prefer
to wait the return of the chief justice
1t means the tying up of the fiat tax
revenues until October. and much em-
barrassment for the state officials, for
they will be prevented by the writ
and the injunction from proceeding
with the collection and disbursement
Of the fiat tax.
There is no question in the minds
of the state officials but that Governor
Orman will call a special session Of
the Legislature IL the Supreme Court
holds the new revenue bill invalid.
There will be nothing else for him 10
do, they contend, because money will
be short in the state treasury and some
step must be taken to raise funds ut
once.
Going on the supposition that the
Supreme Court holds the revenue law
valid the present suit will have no fur
ther action on state finances than to
delay the collection OF fiat tax until the
suit Is decided. While that will prove
annoying to the state officials. It will
have no other bad effect than to per.
haps delay for n month or two the
paying Of some of the lower class ap-
priations.
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

nothing has been heard since her de-
parture from God Haven, Greenland,
August 20, 1900. Expectations and In
structions then were that the Wind
ward, with Mrs. Peary and Miss Peary
would return in the autumn and the
hope now is that their detention was
due to Mr.. Peary's orders and for rea-
sons which were satisfactory to him.
Gilpin observer., 1901-06-27

lyhNlu NoWt hiNti pNutioh
against Walter ii. Conrad, John +.
Storer and Samuel +. Bodine for S145.-
600 alleged to be due him as his COM
mission in the sale of 100000 acres
the Baca grant No. 4. The suit was be-
gun through his attorneys, Former
Governor Charles s. Thomas and Ed
win ii. Park.
The contract price for the erection
OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany's new hospital on the shores of
Lake Minneqra mt Pueblo Is $780, 1886.
and the contractors, Richardson and
Campbell must complete the work be-
fore January l. 1902 In connection
with the hospital there is being erected
a residence for the medical and sur
gical staff of the hospital ut cost of
500 DID. which must be completed by
September /, 1901. The contract price
for the office building, laboratory and
disponsary adjacent to the steel works
il SG5.3O5. Frank Taylor has this con-
tract and must complete 1t by October
10. 1901.
J. A. Hall, Denver butcher. became
insane and started out to fight the
meat trust one night not long since,
having worried too much over the fight
conducted by the retail butchers
against the meat syndicate. He
smashed n window In Armour's office
on lower Nineteenth street. Then he
broke Il window in Hammond's office.
Later he appeared at the office of Swift
a. Co.. on lower Nineteenth street He
Jumped through window into the of.
flee and chased clerk out through
another window. He was followed &c
Seventeenth ana Lawrence streets
where he was arrested and taken 10
Jail. In jail he BECAME quite violent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17
Simons' Ride from Portland.

Edwin Simons, the long distance
bicycle rider. arrived in the city. about
$50 last evening. on his ride from
Portland, leaving there at in the
morning. A party from the Watervillc
Bicycle Club was waiting for him
down by the Nelson farm. but missed
him so he came into the city alone.
He was in splendid condition after
his long hard ride in the heat. He had
unusually hard luck, breaking his
chain several times for one thing. 50
no record time was possible,
j. F. Fields Mnrray had one Of his
famous spreads all ready for the party
and about a dozen enjoyed the goo !
things prepared No one can entertain
better than the "TraVelcrs Friend so
il was delightfully."- jolly party. The
table was prettily decorated with
flowers and the menu was gem FOR
a hot evening.
II was happy idea and was a sue
cess
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17

Of 135 is amply sufficient for scalding
the feathers off chickens and II can be
done with few less degrees. The
temperature of an incubator is usually
about 100. Thus. that sand was hot
enough to take the feathers off live
chicken and to kill one i'm the shell.
The expression hot enough to roast
eggs has been frequently heard dur
ing the heated spell. but that sand was
capable of doing them to turn.
II was altogether too hot to hold ones
hand in for more than a second, any,
way.
The haymakers who left a milestone
On the top of the old stone wall had
to pour water on it before they could
pick it up. and all iron work that had
the full benefit for an hour or so was
almost hot enough for welding.
The trouble is. it is hot all night. If
Old Sol would let up bit along to-
wards dark so that it could cool off a
bit towards bedtime. the heat could be
endured much better through the day.
The sleepless nights and scorching
days are sapping the strength and TAX
ing the sand out of everyone. The
temperature has been about 81 or IS
for the past three nights.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17

one of the hardest worked pair of
horses in the city during the past few
days has been the greys driven by
Joseph Perry on the sprinkler. They
stand up under it remarkably well.
however, and are still frisky and full
of life. The water on the pavements
drys up almost under the wheels of the
sprinkler and the team has to be kept
going almost constantly to keep even
with the dust. A good number helped
out with the small hose. yesterday. and
soaked the sidewalk and street in front
of the stores.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17


came. just as | had made up nv mind
that the thud was coming the mex. mo-
ment ! seemed to awake from drean,-
to find myself sailing slowly. o, 50 sowi;.
II sec med, down TO earth again. although
really at the rate of 100 feet second.
The change came so swiftly that 1t did
not seem real.
But there before me was the prettiest
and most welcome sight | had ever seen
the lake. the mountains the tiny human
specks on the beach. OFF to one side I
saw the big balloon just toppling over for
lis drop a moment later ! struck the
beach with suddenness that Jared M
almost unconscious.
The next moment a half score of boat
men were pulling my direction. A spe-
cial prize of SIS had been offered the man
who picked me up if ] landed in the
lake. and the nearest man was hurncdly
shouting to me to jump in so he ould
get me, promising to divide. | thccght
too much of my new tights. heveTer.
and then the professor came up hesmincc
his congra tulation II seems had
really made a star ascension. While |
had sat studying whether to pull or not
to pull. the chute had followed the bal
loon out Of sight and when | came dcwn
II was q yeritable tumble from tlh
clouds New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17
AT The QUARRiES.
Busy Summer Program Tor the HalloweII
Granite Co.

BUSINESS is humming with the
| Hallowcll Granite Works Company
these days. much to the satisfaction Of
the citizens of our city who at no time
have any too many industries where
men are employed. The company just
now is engaged almost wholly in get
ting out stone for buildings. their big
eeSt contract being that for the Hall
Of Records of New York. The law in
that state providing that stone for
public buildings there should not be
cut outside the state having been de
| Clared unconstitutional much of the
Hallcwell material is being finished at
the company's yards here.
This circumstance results in giving
| employment to many additional men.
The chief saving is in the freight In
| the cutting process the stone loses from
SO to 80 per cent. of its weight. and
as freight is by the ton the cost of
! transportation is greatly reduced.
| This contract includes "A columns
which must be sc feet long. four by SIX
feet. These comprise some of the
heaviest stones ever quarried by the
company. In the rough they weigh 80
| tons or more each. Twelve Of them
| have already been quarried. Great
care. is exercised in selecting them
none being taken which show the
least imperfeCtion. If black spot or
small seam appears out goes fhr
stone. These big stones will all be cut
at the quarries to save expense in
transportation.
The company is also furnishing ma
Al { tnf
wen as attending to numerous minor
jobs. one Of which is the providing Of
the underpining for Gov Hilrs new
mansion at Augusta.
marked Improvement which the
company is now adding is the con
struction of a railroad into its quar-
rics. This road will he several hun
dred feet in length, and is to be used
TO carry the rough stone from the
point where it is quarried to a land
ing on the bank outside the pit, or to
the sheds where it may be cut. A
locomotive crane will do the business.
This is a locomotive. car and crane
combined. This machine will arrive
this month. 1t will lift with case a
ten-ton stone. Its weight is So tons.
Fer many years the company has
talked OF constructing railroad to
connect its quarres with the Maine
Central Railroad and it's docks at
Hallowell. The distance is over two
miles. long. steep hill comprising a
portion Of the distance. To haul the
stone the services of many men and 20
horses arc required. with carts. max
ing very expensive outfit Twenty of
these horses arc owned by the com
pany. one span weighing 5000 pounds
once railroad was surveyed to form
the desired connection. but nothin,
fur thcT was done. Now it is talked
that when the Maine Central has com
pleted its new line from Augusta to
Winthrop that the Granite Company
may conclude to construct n connect
ing branch from its quarry to Man
chester. a distance Of two miles. 1t is
said that the easiest route is a nearly
direct one to The Forks. With these
railroads all built TIC company could
send it's stone around to Hallowcil via
Augusta, doing away with the ex-
peEsive canning.
The company is now employing from
80 to 800 mon. 150 % whom are cutters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17
The Band Concert.

If ever the people were glad Of an
excuse to get out Of doors il was last
evening. Not only was it more com
Portable on Monument park than in
most places. but there was the SPLEEN
lid music to make one forget the heat
The musicians ought to have Il vote Of
thanks and a barred Of b-r-r-r-. well.
some homc-maGe root. anyway. for
jon. last night.
Think Of blowing red hot air Int
red hot brass while brcakWaterS Were
needed around your eyebrows to pre-
vent the water from floating off your
eycballS. Eut it was good music in
spite Of the heat and was enjoyed by
an immense crowd.
When that benefit ball game comes
Al ound. think Of that concert. last
night. and throw in a quarter whether
or not you are able to see the game
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17

And Furthermore he wants to remem-
ber that they didn't shirk their les
sons, but got to school on time ana
worked hard all through the hot hours
of the sessions. That's the summer
school now in progress at the Coburn
building.
1t has been decided, by the way. to
make the session of the school two
weeks in length instead of one. The
following is the schedule for this week
and a fresh one will be arranged Tor
next week:
Forenoon-S.45, opening exercises;
$40. pedagogy by Mr.. Albert; 9.i5. birds
by Mr. Powers: 1890. penmanship by
Miss Doland: 1l.15. primary methods
by Miss Hall.
Afternoon-1.30 80 Mr.. Albert: 2.l5. Mr..
Powers: 3. Miss Doland; 3.45, Miss
Hail.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17
BASE BALL. TODAY.
Local Team Greatly Strengthened by Addition
Of Several New Men.

There will be a great ball game on the
college field. this afternoon, when Water
vile crosses bats with Bangor. Now,
don't say it is too hot to watch a ball
game, for II isn't. That's about the cool
est occupation that can be found. The
grand stand is nice and cool and will get
all the breeze that blows. 1t was cool.
yesterday-at least Manager Haggerty
cool. today. no matter what the temper
ature may be outside. If men can be
found 10 play there ought to be enough
to watch them.
Manager Ha@serty says that he is go-
ing to put on the strongest aggregation
ever seen in a Watervillc uniform. Ii
the first place there is that new pitcher
from Massachusetts. He is reported Ia
be "A ~reat twirler and the management
declares they have a very pleasant sup
prise in store for the supporters. Kelley
who has been catching for the Boston
Journals and who caught for st. John
last season. will play behind the bat. Hi
work with the journal team has been
causing much favorable comment in thi-
vicinity. He's a good man and will hold
M one end Of the new battery.
Then the mana cement has succeeded IL
getting good strong string on Little
Johnnie" Daily. 1t almost broke the
they have been trying to get him bach
ever since. but he evidently likes Water
Vile better and a card was received from
him. yesterday. stating that hc would he
here. TO-DAY, bag and baggage. lis is a
jolly good fellow Who can keep a team
awake all the time and knows his position
at second base in fine shape. He Will bc
great addition to the team
The remainder of the team will be a
usual. Munro will cover first. Lock,
third. iIlvin Allen short stop. Elmer Nj
len left field. Abbott center field. ano
HaCecrty right field Permanent arrange
mentS have been made with an of thcS.
men and barring accidents, they win bt
played for the remainder Of the season
Bangor will bring down one OF tho
strongest teams Waterville has yet
faced The team has not lost q
game vet and does not intend tc
break the spell down here in Wa
tcrville. but she may bo obliged to just
the same. 1t is certainly one Of tn,
will give Matervilln a grand hustle.
II the home plate is not 50 hot at 50
o'clock that it singcs the cap that hrIshcs
off the dirt the game viii hc started (;
little later. but ii is believed that ther,
will be no trouble with starting it at tn,
hour scheduled.
A game has hoen arranged with the
Cieralds for Saturday afternoon in Fair
field. This viii of course be a corker
Extensive Improvements including a
grand stand have been made on the Driv-
ing Park grounds in that town ana q
large crowd can row be very comfortably
accommodate |. I he grand stani will seat
about 80 and is nice cool place to
watch good game.
The Geralds will entertain the O,d
Towns. this afternoon. and here's to hop
ing that both this team and Bangor VIII
be sent home with a defeat gtowci away
in their baggage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17
WHEW, IT'S HOT!
The Thermometers Register from % 10 los
and tO6 Above Zero.

SaowheEan. Monday. saw ii 80 and ~
degrees above in many places where tn.
sun did not reach during the entire day
That was pretty hot but Tuesday was
just two degrees hotter ard with apprc-
ciably less breeze. People suffered. Mon
day, and it ,dd not cool off any in the
night and therefore Tuesdays heat was
felt all the more. In some places wher
the sun shone brightly i'm the forenoon
the thermometer registered 10I in the
shade at } O'Clock. Monday afternoon
is was from two to five degrees
hotter about town. For years it ha" not
been hotter in this part of the country
In the mills and factories this week,
the heat has been almost unbt a:ab'c.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17
HOT WAVE WAVES ON.
Some OF the Things That Are Being Reported
About Town.

The man who said it was going to be
hot again. yesterday hit the nail right
on the top knot. 1t was hot. There
were shady spots about the city too
numerous to mention where the mer-
curry easily went to 100 and probably
would have gone much higher If it
hadn't punctured tire.
The majority of the men who worked
cut of doors. with the exception of the
lawmakers. knocked off an hour or two
during the middle of the day, some
making it up after supper There was
no use in attempting to work and even
the one Of the coolest blood had to ad-
nit that it was about time to quit.
One case of prostration has been re-
ported and that was in WinslOw. A.
s. Gcody. principal Of the High school.
Was at work in his fathers hay field
when he was overcome and became
unconscious. remaining so for about
an hour. DIR. l.. G.. Bunker of this city,
was summoned and succeeded in re-
viving Mr.. Goody and he was resting
comfortably at last reports.
Two other cases were reported from
North Vassalhoro among the employees
of the American Woolen Co. These
were Paul Murray and Walter Oldham
and it was necessary to take them to
their homes. Their condition is not
thought to be unusually serious.
Some idea of the intensity of the
heat can lie gained from the expert
ment tried by Winslow man. He
detached the glass from thermometer
and rested the bulb in some sand near
the foundation of his house on the
SOUTH side where it would have the full
benefit of the sun and awaited devel-
ment$. The mercury climbed steadily
until Iit reached 147.
Now. water heated to a temperature
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-07-17
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