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New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

in wages, notably on the Pennsylvania and New
York Central systems. and also a considera bic
increase in the schedule of freight rates I'm
less conditions materially change there seems to
be no reason why the year 1903 should not be
an extremely prosperous one for the railroads.
SHIPPING.
In the matter of ocean steamships which
cross the Atlantic and Pacific carrying Amer
ican made goods TO foreign markets and bring
ing back such articles import, there
is less cause for self-congratulation. On
another page is printed a table of the ton
mage entered at American ports in periods OF
ten years from 1860 to 1890 and each year from
1890 up to the present time That table tells
it's own story but perhaps for the sake of con-
trast il may be mentioned that the tonnage en-
tered in American vessels in our ports from for
eign countries including lake ports, in the year
1860. amounted to 5921,2S5 tons, and that of
foreign vessels amounted to 2353,911 tons, the
total tonnage being S.215, 1876 tons. In the year
1902 however. the conditions had so far changed
that the tonnage of American vessels from for
eign ports amounted to only 6,a622O6 tons,
norts amounted to 23 6o4 o}7 tons: the total ton
mage being 30.656, 443 tons.
The problem of methods to increase the ton
mage of American vessels sailing between our
ports and those of foreign nations has been seri-
ously discussed in and out of the halls of Con
gress for many years and many SUGGESTIONS
have been made looking to a remedy Tor tne
present conditions. One Of these remedies, urged
from time to time, has been subsidies to Ameri-
can ships hut the bills introduced in Congress
having this for their object have never been
passed.
COTTON GOODS.
Taking a glance at some of our more impor-
tant domestic manufactures, it is found that
the sum of $3.50 $40 I'D was invested in 913
establishments reported in the census of l9"S
manufa curing cotton goods. This sum repre-
sents the value of the land. buildings. machin-
cry tools and implements and the live capital
utilized but il does not include the capital stock
of any OF the corporations interested The value
Of the products amounted TO S332So6, loo, to pro-
duce which involved an outlay of S7,1233I4 for
salaries OF officers and clerks, and SD 1850
for wages; S2l. .650144 for miscellaneous ex-
penses, including rent and taxes; Slio4 44l39o
for material used. mill supplies fuel and freight.
This was an increase in the value Of the product
over that produced in 1890 of 64.S24,432 or
"A > per cent.
WOOLLEN GOODS
The census for 1900 shows that the manufact-
urers OF wooilen goods had invested in their
enterprises the sum of S392. .oi0 35S That sum
represented the value OF the land buildings
machinery, tools and implements. and the live
capital. but not the capital stock of the corpora
tions. The value of the products as returned
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

clerks; 81, ,ss9,917 for wages; s236,4 ,456 for mis-
cellaneous expenses. and S26.72S.15O Tor mate
rials used, mill supplies, freight and fuel.
GREAT CORPORATIONS.
One Of the results of all this tremendous in
dustral and commercial growth has been the
creation of great corporations with capital STOCK
in sums which seem fabulous in comparison
with the amounts invested in industrial enter
prises heretofore. The mere existence OF such
powerful bodies corporate has caused a good
deal OF uneasiness among the people at large,
the chief fear having been, apparently, that
great aggregations of capital meant monopoly
in certain industries sooner or later. with all
the attending evils of such a condition of af-
fairs The Solicitor General of the United States
in the Joint Traffic Association before the
Supreme Court said. in a carefully prepared
written argument at a comparatively recent
date:
Undoubtedly there is unrest dissatisfaction,
tendencies to anarchy and socialism; but these
result not from competition, but the throttling
of competition by trusts and combna tions,
which seek to control production and trans
portation and dominate both workngmen and
consumers. Against these the individual cit-
zen protests"
That majority of the people have not yet
to the conclusion that all large corpora
tions are vicious merely because they are big is
perfectly obvious How much of truth there IS
in the decla ra tions of the avowed champions
of these industrial giants. that they are merely
the logical results of the enormous commercial
enterprises now carried on, by which America
has taken the lead among the industrial ma
tions of the world, has not yet been determined
fully. One truth is clear as daylight, and that
is that the people unalteraby opposed to
any combination which savors of a monopoly.
The results of the prosecutions of the Meat
Trust and other organizations formed to raise
prices prove this beyond question.
The conservative element in the country,
however is unwilling to attack the trusts in
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
AMERICAN RAILWAYS.
Il YEAR OF PROSPERITT
THE Building Up of Great Systems
-Wdgc Increases.

The year just ending has been one Of sus-
tanned prosperity for the railways Of the Unitsd
States. Of activity in new construction and Of
important developments in the direction Of con-
solidation and the building up of new systems
During a. large part of the year the great rail-
ways have been unable to handle with anything
like promptness the enormous volume Of freight
offering. and at times the traffic congestion has
been sn serious as to bring to a standstiTI the
operation OF a system so well equipped and so
New-York tribune., 1902-12-31

clerks; 81, $50 917 for wages; 1926, ,456 for mis-
cellaneous expenses. and S26.72S15O for mate
rials used, mill supplies freight and fuel.
GREAT CORPORATIONS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
PERSONAL MENTION.

Land Agent f. r. Ring of Orono, was
i'll the city, yesterday.
Frank Bilodeau was business visitor
in Waterville, yesterday.
Hon. Frank E. Guernsey of Dover,
was in Augusta, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Downing returned,
yesterday from Il trip to Boston.
Representative John p Deering Of
Saco, was in the city, yesterday.
Levi M. Poor has returned from q
visit TO his old home in Belfast.
Samuel c. Manley has returned from
Il short business visit in Bangor.
$ S. Brown. Esq. of Waterville, was
business visitor in the city, yester-
da|.
Mrs. Thomas Leigh and children
have returned from their visit to Port
land.
Mrs. William Mills of Belgrade is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kervin r.
Hanks.
Allan Quimby of Greenvile, is the
guest of his brother, George w.
Qumby.
V. +. and A. O. Trouant attended
the funeral of their uncle, John Davis,
in Windsor. yesterday.
Hobart Harrison will leave for Mid
dlctown Springs, VT, on May list, to
spend the summer season.
Fred l.. Fogg of the Journal bust
ness department, is spending a few
days at his home in Union.
Edward w. Heath, treasurer of the
Kennebec Fibre Co. WatervilIe, was a
business visitor in the city, yesterday.
Thomas Roche, general superintend-
ent of the Western Union Telegraph
yesterday.
Miss Iva Trask. who has been en-
ployed at w. II. Gannett'S publishing
house for the past year, returned to her
home in Nobleboro, yesterday, for the
summer.
Mrs. Thomas Clark went to Wake
field, Mass, yesterday, called there to
attend her daughter, the wife of Rev.
John Boardman, who was injured the
previous day by fall.
Charles +. FIynt and son, Roy, re-
turned to Augusta, Wednesday. Mrs.
FIynt will remain a short time longer.
They have been at work upon their
cottage at Waldheim, having it painted
and the interior put in readiness for
the family to occupy, the last of June.
The cottage is one of the best at Wald-
helm and very pleasantly situated
Dexter CORRESPONDENT of Bangor Com
mercial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

In a certain tonSorial establishment
in this city there hangs from the steel
ceiling 4 long ana attractive looking
cobwcb that has graccd the aforesaid
ceiling for several years. AS the Gus
toners rc,Iine in the chairs of this
shop and gaze upward this cob~cb
meets their gaze. There it hangs, like
the Prophets mystic tomb, and no per-
son yet had the tcmerity to remove the
same. The proprietor Of the shop of
course, will say that he is not super
stitious and then in the next breath he
will tell YOU that that Cobweb is left
there because it brings good luck to the
place. For three years it has occupied
its present position, the pride of the
boss and the joy of the brush boy.
When the door is opened and draft
of air comes in it waves back and forth
like the pendulum to a clock. OF
course it attracts attention, and many
questions are asked concerning it; but
still it stays there, and its inhabitants
live and thrive and have their being
undisturbed and unmolested.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
DAMAGED MILLINERY
BIazed in Store of Miss H. W. Thee
bald, Last Night.
What Might Have Been Lively Fire
Happily Avcrted.

Eox 81, located at the corner of Wa
ter and Oak streets, was rung in at /,
O'Clock, last evening. for a fire in that
vicinity 1t was quickly aScertained
that the fire was in the workroom bach
of the millinery store of Miss Fl. W
Theobald at No. 20S Water street.
The fire was probably first discovered
by Fred Crummett, one of the Cony
house clerks. who notified the proprie-
tor. Mr.. Tibbetts, that the store below
was on fire. Hastily grasping hand
fire extinguisher which was hanging in
the hotel office, Mr.. TibbettS rushed
down the back way to the rear of the
building.
AT that time he could see a pretty
lively blaze in Miss Theobald's work
room. Breaking in one of the WINDOWS
he poured the contents of the extfn-
guisher into the room. The result was
almost Instantaneous; the glare dis
appeared and the fire darlkened.
Just then the Cushnoc Co. came along
and started a stream Of water into the
building. on the Water street side the
Atlantic Co. was doing the same thing,
and in a very short time the fire was
cxtinguished. The all out signal was
given at 9.44.
The fire is said to have caught from
the stove in the back room, though it is
quite impossible to say just what caus-
ed the blaze. The damage from fire
is not very great; but the damage to
the millinery goods by smoke and wa
ter must be quite heavy. AT this writ
ing Miss Theobald is unable to state
just what her loss will be. She states
that the whole stock was valued at
$500, and she has an insurance of $4,000
upon il. Whether this sum will cover
the actual loss it is impossible to say.
Very little damage was caused to the
building, which was owned by the
Bradbury heirs. Landlord Tibbetts
says that his loss up stairs will not be
very large. The rooms on the second
floor above were rendered unfit for oc-
curanoy. last night, on account of
smoke; in fact the whole house was
pretty we'll filled with smoke.
Fred l.. Hersey, who occupies the
next store north, and f.. E. Davis &
CO., located in the store south of Miss
Thcobald's, We're injured to no appre-
Ella bic extent. The brick walls on either
side prevented the smoke from pene-
trating these stores.
The activity of Mr.. TibbcttS and the
quick work of the fire department un-
doubtedly saved Il possible disastrous
fire from getting under way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
The "Show Girl" in New York.

The New York Sun still continues to
print stories about the "Show Girl
the opera which was recently seen in
this city. This is the latest:
"A further and simpler factor is the
comely awkwardness of the two per-
sons chiefly concerned. The good
looking young man is Stanley Hawkins,
up to this time a Boston amateur He
sings well, but cannot act at all, and
his constraint is clumsy. The young
woman is Marion Parker, a slim and
pretty novice from Louisville. They
are handsome pair with a we'll bred
air, and might pose with unconscious
grace in a drawing room, but on the
stage they are embarrassedly aware of
themselves. To hug before folks dis
concerts them. They find each others
hands only after considerable search,
and her head has some difficulty in
coming to rest on his shoulder. But
they steady themselves when a kiss is
due, and their lips meet with a pre-
cision that shows what can be done by
nervous persons when they pull them
selves together.
Miss Parker's untheatric manner and
perturbed loveliness are delightful.
What she will be when she gets used
TO the stage no one can foretell. But
in her gentle and polite inability to do
anything professionally except sing she
is an engrossing oddly. To see her in
front of row of unabashed chorus
women and among a lot of assertive
comedians is to be convinced that any
degree of proficiency on the stage re-
quires arduous training. She is charm
ing in her negative personality. and it
is easy to believe the managers asser-
ton, that she is a recruit from So
Ciety.' But one more such hesitant
and indeciSive woman on the same
stage might break UP the performance.
Edward E. Rice has put a number of
unusual things into The Show Girl
from his own personally conducted
Empire State Express Galop' TO the
Mr.. Price who dances in petticoats like
the most gracefully muscular of
Columbians in a college frolic, but none
of them is more refreshing to a jaded
theatrical rounder than the sacred
Miss Parker, bless her dear heart!"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

James Clifford of Togus, was brought
before Trial Justice e. G. Stevens, yes
tcrday, at the Court house in this city,
on a search and seizure complaint and
on complaint of having made seven
single sales of liquor. County Attorney
Thomas Leigh appeared for the gov
eminent, and Clifford was unrepre-
scented. After. a hearing the respond
ent was adjudged guilty and was sem
fenced to three months in the county
Jail on the search and seizure case and
$50 fine or 80 days in Jail on each of
the single sale counts. In default of
payment a mtimus was issued commit
ting him to Jail for the period of 10
months. He is now domiciled at Sher-
if Mct'addens boarding house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

The Maine Central Railroad has just
issued handsome pamphlet, dealing
with the X nnebec river. Boothbay
harbor, Penobscot bay, Sheepscot and
Damariscotta resorts. The publica-
ton is nicely illustrated with many
half-toncs. There are excellent de-
scriptions of the new Samoset. the
Rickers' new hotel at RockIand, the
scenery along the coast, "A schedule of
the new Kockland train, which has al
ready been announced, and steamer
connections at different points along
the route. IT also cUnteins a list of
summer excursion rates between Port
land and Boston, and all points Gov
cred in the pamphlet. 1t is issued by
l.. f. Eoothby, general passenger
agent Of the Maine Central, from whom
it may be obtained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

According to Drew's Rural In
telligencer, dated July 10, 1856, the boys
of Augusta sought to have royal time
the Fourth of July that
wear. Shortly after midnight they set
fire to Rev. Mr.. Tappan's barn, located
on State. street, opposite the present
Monument park, and before the flames
could be subdued it was totally des-
troyed. The South Parish church was
set on fire, but only slight damage re-
suited. In the evening a big display of
fire works was given on winthrop
street near Sewall street, and crowds
of people witnessed the show. This
part of the days celebration was in the
hands OF Charles X. Partridge, the
well known Augusta druggist. and
Joseph c. Noble, now of Washington,
d. c. These boys raised the money to
purchase the fireworks by a popular
subscription, and gathered about $500
for the object. The only thing that
happened TO mar the success of this
part of the celebration was the fact
that Master Charles Partridge, who
conducted the pyrotechnics. was con
siderably burned by a premature ex-
plosion." Mr.. Partridge we'll remem-
bers the day and states that he has
often heard the names of the boys said
to have been concerned in the fires of
that day, but he did not know anything
about them himself, as he was at home
asleep at the time they broke out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
Sciatic Rheumatism Cured After -Four.
teen Years Of Suffering.

Il have been afflicted with sciatfc
rheumatism for fourteen years." says
Josh Edgar, of Germantown, Cal. Il
was able to be around but constantly
suffered. l tried everything [ could
hear of and at last was told to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which / did
and was Immediately relieved and in a
short time cured. and / am happy to
say it has not since returned" Why
not use this liniment and get well? II
is for sale by John Coughlin, 1T Water
street; J. c. Houlehan, Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

Charles t. Dickson spent Tuesday
and Wednesday, with his parents in
this city, returning on last night s
Pullman to Fort Warren, Boston,
where he is stationed with the 96th Co,
Coast Artillery. Charlie enlisted, July
27, 1901. was made a corporal, April .,
and has worn his first-class gunner's
badge since Nov. 90. He says he likes
the service very much. The company
will leave Boston, Tuesday. for Key
West. thence to the Preside at san
Francisco and he thinks that the COM
pany will soon be sent to the Philip
pines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
Fouqht For His Life.

my father and sister both died OF
consumption" writes ]. T. Weather
wax of Wyandotte, Mich, land I was
saved from the same frightful fate only
by DR.. Kings New Discovery. An at
tack of pneumonia left an obstinate
cough and very severe lung trouble
which an excellent doctor could nos
help, but a few months use of this
wonderful medicine made me as well
as ever and I gained much in weight. -
IEfallible for Coughs, Colds and all
Throat and Lung trouble Trial bot
ties free. Guaranteed bottles soc. and
s1.00 at Bowditch & Webster's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
THE PRESIDENT
OF the City Council, Wilkesbarre, Pa,
Cured of Rheumatism.

Col. VIM. ]. Harvey, a president of
Wilkesbarre's city council, who will
long be remembered for his great
work for the city, was once mere
physical wreck, torn in every muscle
and nerve from the frightful pains
caused by rheumatism. He consulted
the best physicians, went abroad, took
mud baths, and almost every known
treatment for the disease. One of the
city officials had had very similar
experience and DR.. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy had cured him, so he
recommended this great kidney medi-
cine to his friend, and Col. Harvey is
today a we'll man, hale and hearty. In
his own abrupt way he states his case:
DR.. David Kennedy,
Dear Sir:-This to certify that l
was permanently cured of rheumatism
by the use of DR.. David Kennedys
Favorite Remedy.
VIM. J. HARVEY.
Nothing could be more direct or more
to the point than this simple state
ment.
Rheumatism is but another name for
uric acid poisoning which is caused
primarily by diseased kidneys. Cure
your kidneys and the rheumatism dis
appears.
For all diseases of the kidneys, liver,
bladder and blood, rheumatism, dys-
pepSia and chronic constipation, as well
as sicknesses peculiar to women. DR..
David Kennedy's Favorte Remedy is
unquestionably the greatest medicine
known to the medical profession.
Ali druggists sell DR.. David Kenne-
dy's Favorite Remedy in the New SO
Cent Size and the regular $1.OO size
bottles.
Sample bottles-enough for trial, free
by mail.
DR.. David Kennedy Corporation, Rond-
out, N. Y.
Dr.. David kennedy's Rose Jelly rad
ical cure Catarrh, Hay Fever and Cold
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

The ping pong fever has at last
struck the city. The employees at the
postoilice have become interested in
the game and are discussing it at
length. Ping pong sets are being con-
structed by them in all styles and sizes.
1t is even rumored that one popular
clerk murmurs broken sentences in
regard to the game in his sleep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
kENNEBEC PHYSICIANS.
Meeting of County Association in Au-
gusta, Friday, May %.

\ meeting of the kennchec County
Medical Associate will be held at the
aldcrmen'S room, City building. Au-
gusta, Friday, May %. This being the
annual session. officers for the coming
year will be chosen and reports of last
years officers received. The following
program has been arranged:
1879 \. NJ, Presidents Address,
H. j. Frederick, Augusta
Subject, 1.-THE Ethical Relationship
of Physicians"
Rcrort of Special Cases.
DINNER.
Afternoon Session.
Paper, Insanity in Criminal Cases.
Or. Is. II. Sanborn, Augusta
TO be followed by discussion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

The many friends of General w. S.
Choate, who had the pleasure of seeing
him out riding, yesterday, for the first
time in several months, were much
gratilied thereat. General Choate was
looking finely and was warmly con-
graduated upon the improved condi-
ton of his health
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

Patrolman George Fletcher. Chief En-
gineer g. w. Kicker and Janitor Isaac
Clark of the City building, have re-
turned from a fishing trip to Weber
pond. Reports as to just how many
fish they caught differ, but competent
witnesses testify that they brought
home a good sized string. Besides
these they claim that a large quantity
was caught and consumed by the party
previous to returning home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

Masonic Hall, Gardiner, will be the
scene Of an enthusiastic gathering OF
those who have received the X. & S. NJ.
degrees, this evening, when Adoniram
Council will. at a special assembly, in
duct four candidates into these mys-
te1ies. The candidates are among
Gardeners best known and most popu-
lar business men, and very pleasant
occasion is confidentaIly anticipated.
Several Masons from this city will at
tend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

The races which were to have been
held Memorial day at the Driving park,
have been postponed until July 4. 1t
was found that the horses in this vicin-
ity which would ordinarily be entered
for these races are not ready for the
track at this season. Consequently the
change in date has been made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

The sidewalk in front of A. A. Soule's
on Wednesday looked as though he had
taken it for an annex to his furniture
business. Large, new arrival of go-carts,
fancy chairs, etc, accounted for the
temporary occupancy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

Dyer was an interested eye witness of
That rat trap full of % rats and he did
not know but the trap had some special
merits, as it came from their store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

Rev. Norman McKinnon, pastor of
the Congrega tional church, has been
unanimously chosen to deliver the
baccalaureate sermon before the class
Of 1902, Cony High school, Sunday,
June %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

II. Chernowsky has received another
new line of lovely trimmed hats he IS
selling at greatly reduced prices as he
is his fine line of ladies' suits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
Daily kennebsr Journal
LOCAL MATTERS.

The price of all kinds of grain and
feed remains firm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15

Hay was selling in the market, yes
terday, at So a ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-15
MAINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

The Fiftieth Annual Meeting of this
Association will be held in the Common
Council Chamber, City Building. Port
land on Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day. June 4, 5 and 6, 1902. CHAS. ID.
SMITH, NJ. D., Secretary. mayI4, d3w