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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Bradstreet Reports Unusual
Activity for This Season.
In Industrial Circles the Situation
Has Been Greatly improved.
Prices Firmer, Stocks Steady and Fail
ures Decidedly Less.

New York, March 21.-Bradstreet's s,
tomorrow, will say: Spring jobbing
trade has passed it's maximum, but is
still exceptionally active at all leading
Eastern, Western and Pacific coast
markets. Southern cotton growing Sec
tions show dullness and hesitation in
wholesale trade, with complaints of de-
layed collections. Industrially the sit
uation has been vastly improved. Iror
and steel still set the pace, but
famine" talk is less generally heard
although all energies are still strained
TO meet consumptive requirements and
imports of foreign pig are noted. The
success of the Fall River spinners is
not regarded equally in all directions
because it is feared that this will in
duce further demands by other cotton
operatives which will still further les.
sen the margin of profit in manufacture
ing. Bank clearings show slight ex-
pansiOn from last week but are smaller
as whole than last year.
Dry goods are in less active demand
at Eastern markets, but the volume OF
trade is good and reorganizations are
larger than expected Reports of ex-
widely separated sections.
| Price changes for the week are few
of them important. Stocks remain
steady. while exceptional activity and
strength are noted in bonds. Cotton
prices appear to have struck a dead
center, receipts having been smaller,
while exports, though lessened, are
still liberal, but speculatively the stu
alton appears to have been over
bought. In manufacturing goods the
demand is on the whole quieter, pro-
ducers manifesting a reserve and di-
inclination to commit themselves.
Print cloths are actually higher on the
week. Wool is firmer.
Building activity is increasing and
lumber is bought freely at all markets
Hardware and wire nails are likewise
active. Boot and shoe manufact urers
are busy on previous orders, but new
business is light pending the trial of
strength between the jobbers and man.
ufacturers on the one hand and be-
of leather on the other.
Business failures for the week num-
Der 1871, as against 224, last week, and
col III tHiS week OF laSt year
Promise of an early spring trade and
an active year in. agriculture and in
dustry stimulated eastern Canadian
trade. Northwestern business has, of
course, been interfered with by the
storm, but the effect of this is only
temporary.
the preferential British duty aids the
import of British cottons. Farm land
sells freely. Pacific coast trade is quiet.
but jobbers are taking liberal stocks.
Lumber is active, heavy orders for the
north being booked. Failures for the
week number 26. as against 81, last
week, and A in this week of year ago.
C!carings aggregate $40,273, 563, a de-
crease of 1.3 per cent from last week,
but gain of IL per cent over last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
SITUATIONS is WORSE.
Fredericton, N. B., Is in Grave Danger
from the Flood.

st. John, N. B., March 21.-At 10
o'clock, tonight, the freshet situation at
Fredericton, where interest centers,
was a little worse than last night. The
ice is still firm, but within three feet of
the top of the bridge piers. 1t presses
hard against the wooden and the iron
railway bridge. The rain continues and
the ice, tonight, looks shaky.
A huge mass of ice and logs jammed
for days in the Nashwaak river, a
tributary of the St. John. broke, last
night, above Stanley village and thous-
ands of dollars of damage were done.
The Stanley bridge with span of Is feet
was washed away, also another bridge
four miles below. About 100000 feet
of logs came down and have jammed at
Penniac.
The body of Priscilla Mac Phearson,
the first victim of the flood, was recov-
cred, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
UNION RIVER RISING.
Flood Not Over-Mail Carrier Garland
Nearly Drowned.

Ellsworth, Me-, March 21.-The Union
river, which is now within few inches
of high water mark, is still rising, to-
night. Brimmer's bridge is under wa
ter and the road is completely washed
out on each side of It.
In attempting to cross the bridge, to-
day, Simon Garland, the mail carrier
from here to Lakewood, drove out OF
the roadway and was rescued with
difficulty, in an unconscious condition
The horse was drowned.
The dam at the outlet of Green lake
is weakening, endangering all the dams
and bridges in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
SURFMAN ELLIS
Tells Story Of Death of Fellow
Life Savers
The Men Being Rescued from tn
e'Cause of Disaster.
Wild With Fear and Caused the Boat
to Overturn.

Boston. March 21.-The Herald, to-
morrow, will print a story from Surf
man Seth l.. Ellis. the only survivor
of the Monomoy crew, describing the
capsiZing of the life boat He saws:
Just before we reached the Wadena
big sea boarded u.s. and by the time
we reached the barge the one man who
was battling her had her all dry. Capt.
El,iredge told all to keep cool while
working near the barge, and for every
one to keep at their post.
I'VE went down under the lee of the
barge once and hailed those on board,
telling them to get ready tn be taken
off. Again working the boat back near
the barge. they passed us line, and
with this we lay under her lee Just
abaft of her fore rigging The five men
on the barge were excited and we eau
toned them to keep their heads.
think Mr.. Mack was the first to get
safely into our boat and the others
quickly followed, by dropping on
rope and then swinging off. Capt Oh
sen Of the barge slipped In SOME way
and fell into the boat, breaking the
thwart.
when all five men were in the boat.
Capt. Eldredge sang out to cut the
painter. She seas were SO rough that
we were ready to get away in any kind
of way. Surfman Osborn Chase cut
away the rope with an axe.
I'm going away from the barge we
shipped small sea on the quarter
Two of the Portuguese passengers then
became excited and jumped up in the
boat / caught them and forced the
two into the bottom of the boat Then
large amount of water was shipped
AS it came in over the side four men,
Continued on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
THE RED FLAG
Flying at Portland, Friday, for Another
Smallpox Case.

Portland, Me-, March PA red flag
is flying at 173 Washington avenue, the
home of John Taylor, a tanner. Mr..
Taylor's son, John, 6 years of age, was,
today, found to be suffering from
smallpox. He was taken to the small
pox hospital, accompanied by his
father. The boys mother will remain
at home to take care of the other six
children
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
Over One Hundred Million
1904
lOc Cigars sold in New England since
WE HAVE SOME BEES.
Census Bureau Says We Have 7O7,261
Bee Farms.

Washington, March 21.-The census
bureau, today, issued a complete re-
port showing that for the country as 9
whole, on June |, 1900, there We're iOI,-
261 farms keeping bees, or substantial
ly one for every eight farms in the
nation. These farms reported 4,l09,626
swarms. valued at S10,1S6,5l3.
During the year 1899 there were pro-
duced 61,196.160 pounds of honey and
1,765.3l5 pounds of wax of an aggre-
gate value of $6.664.90i, or s9.42 for
farms reporting. OF this value IL per
cent. is from the north Atlantic
states
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
"COFFEE HEARTS,"
More Frequent Than Tobacco Hearts

Coffee drinking frequently affects the
heart and many cases of heart trouble
are relieved or entirely cured by leav-
ing off coffee and taking on Postum
Food Coffee.
A good illustration is that of a lady
who says, Il was troubled, for many
years. with my heart and at times
would become unconscious. The chill
dren have many times run for the
neighbors to come in and restore me by
putting my feet in hot water and rub
bling me.
DIR. Short frequently told me that
coffee was a poison to me and was
really the cause of my weak heart.
could not do without the coffee though
but finally the doctor told me it was
certain death if l did not give it UP.
This was about five years ago and |
changed from coffee to Postum Food
Coffee. My heart trouble gradually
disappeared and now l am entirely
well. have never used a particle of cof-
fee since my first cup of Postum
Il gave a little Postum to a LADY,
friend one day to take home and try.
She reported that she did not like it al
all. l found she boiled it only five min
utes. so l gave her some more and told
her to boil it 20 minutes. That was
different. She has been using Postum
now long time.
1t cured her daughter of liver trouble,
restored her fresh pretty complexion,
and cured the mother from headaches
from which she suffered severely"
Mrs. NJ Douglass, CO., Plum ST, Elk
hart, Ind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
Erwin B. Newcomb Of Westbrook.

. Portland, Me. March 21.-Erwin B.
Newcomb. superintendent of the West
brock Electric Light and Power Co.
died at his home in that city. Mr..
NewcOmb was n graduate from Bow
dom College in 1876 and was one of the
prominent citizens of Cumberland coun-
ty. He had served the city as alder
man, the past year. A widow and
three children survive him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
DANGER is OVER.
Lubec, Whiting and Vicinity Has Seer
Worst of Flood.

Lubec, Me-, March'2 1.-Although the
rnia continued to fall heavily, today,
to do great damage, last night, began
to recede at noon and it was felt that
the danger point had been passed. -Four
hundred feet of logs owned by Boynton
& Estey, We're swept away from the
threatened Estey mill at Whiting, this
forenoon, and carried out to see. 1t is
not probable that any of them can be
recovered. Telegraph and telephone
wires suffered severely as a result OF
the storm, and Geographic communica-
ton had not been resumed, this after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
A Marvellous
Spring Health Giver and
InvigoTator
Paine's Celery
Compound
Purities the Blood
As Nothing Else Can Do.
IT Nourishes the Tired Brain and
Braces the Weak Nerves.

Paine's Celery Compound purifies the
blood as nothing else can do; 1t is ma
lures brain food; 1T builds up weak and
shattered nerves; it is the worlds best
and surest health giver.
Paine's Celery Compound, taken dur
ing the opening of spring, has re-
markable efficacy in making sick peo-
pie well and strong. 1t makes short
work of debility and nervous exhaus-
ton. 1t quickly drives out neuralgia,
rheumatism. sleeplessness, and dyspep-
STA from the system. It's virtues
promptly Danish kidney disease and
liver troubles. 1t enables all weak and
run down men and women to cast OFF
their besetting troubles and gives them
happy and vigorous life.
Rev. ]. w. Ricketts,, Sugar Grove,
Ohio, cheerfully testifles as follows:
Il have been a sufferer from dyspepsia,
attended with biliousness and constipa-
ton. for a number of years. During
the last year it became so much worse
that l had a misery in my stomach
nearly all the time, and my flesh left
me, until l was a mere skeleton. l
have used -four bottles of Paine's CeIe-
ry Compound and am now at my nor
NAL weight. You cannot recommend
Paine's Celery Compound too highly for
chronic dyspepsia"
Mrs. Jennie Fl. Steele. Vaughns, Ga,
who was rescued from the agonies of a.
terrible disease and sure death, says:
Il have suffered for ten years with
what the doctors called neuralgia of
the liver, and never had any relief I'M
til began to take Paine's Celery Com
pound. / have taken about three bot
ties and have not suffered any since
first began to use it. feel that Paine's
Celery Compound saved my life''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
WANT AN INCREASE.
Lewiston Cotton Operatives Will De-
eide, Sunday, About Demanding 1t.

Lewiston, Me-, March 21.-COmmit-
tees from the Mule Spinners, Loom
FiXers, Carders and Speeder Tenders
Unions voted unanimously that it was
time to demand an increase of 10 per
cent. in wages as has been given in
other places. A union meeting will be
held, Sunday afternoon, to consider the
matter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
The Bates Indoor Meet,

Lewiston. Me-, March 21.-An au-
dience of 1000 witnessed the ninth in.
door meet of the Bates College Ath-
letic Association, last evening. In q
game of basket ball between Bates and
Hebron Academy. the latter won, 9!
to 10. The first part of the program
consisted of a broadsword drill, follow
ed by horizontal bar work, dumb bel
drill, etc. The winners in the other
events We're:
Twenty-yard dash, won by Rounds
'0f; putting the 16-pound shot. won by
Finn, '05; wrestling, won by Cutten
'Ol; relay race between '04 and '05, won
by '04; relay race between '02 and 'O3
won by 'O2. also winner over 'O4 in
finals; potato race, won by Lewis. 'O5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, March 21.-Rain has
continued in New England. There has
been a still further rise in temperature
in the middle Atlantic and New Eng
land states and there will be rains,
Sunday, over west and south New Eng
land. On the New England coast the
winds will be light to fresh north to
northeast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
QUICKLY SUBSIDIZED.
Damage at Bangor Is Probably Some
where Around 100000.
NV Associated Press

Bangor, Me-. March 2l.-The great jam
that formed in the Penobscot at and be-
low Bangor, Thursday afternoon, an,
caused the river to back up into the
streets. broke at 3 O'clock this afternoon
and passed down. The water. which hac
reached a higher point than on Thursday
night, Immediately began to fall and In
very short time-less than an hour
was down to the usual spring freshet
pitch
Arrangements had been made by the
CONTINUED on page %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
Bow Saves a Mans Life.

Portland. Me-, March 21.-Eddie Per-
kins, 13 years old, the son of Capt Per-
kins of the schooner Robert Pettis,
saved the life of Newton Pettigrew, one
Light. Thursday morning Pettigrew
fell overheard and was rescued with
difficulty by the boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22

A record sale of postage stamps has
been reported by the Chicago post Office
The sale was 100000 stamps. for which
the purchaser gave check for $4,000.
in one package were $4,000 Accent
stamps and in the other the same num-
Der of 1-cent stamps. This is the larg-
est individual purchase of stamps in
the history of the Chicago post office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
DANGER AT ASHLAND.
Aroostook Highest Ever known-Dam
in Danger of Going Out.

HoultOn, Me-, March 21.-At Ashland
the abutments of the dam close to the
great mill are giving out. Horses and
men are at work piling stones on it
as fast as possible. Supt. Pomeroy
says if this goes out it will sweep the
mills down the river. The Aroostool<
river at this point is the highest ever
known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22

The popular medicine of old for
spring was 'Sarsaparilla' to purify
the blood and as tonic. Chas. X.
Partridge in Opera House block,
makes one as good as any of the best
advertised for 60 cents bottle and his
u. s. Gold Bitters from Calisaya,
Dock and Sarsaparilla are good too, at
IS cents for a pint bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22

Patrick McDonough and Charles
Schelhorn are under arrest at Portland,
charged with stealing a dory. the prop
erty of fisherman, and then attempt
ing to steal the hawsers of two scows
The scows We're found adrift, and the
two men in the water near an over
turned dory. They were rescued by
Napoleon Fish. mate of the tug Deca-
tur. who later tairned them over to the
police
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
FAIR, SATURDAY-RAIN, SUNDAY

Washington, March 21.-FOrecast for
Saturday and Sunday: New Eng
land, fair, Saturday; Sunday, rain, ex-
cept in north and eastern Maine; fresh
north winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
Maine Central Lines East Omen.

The Maine Central Railroad An
nounces that it's lines east of Bangor
are open to Vanceboro and Aroostook
county, the flood having subsidized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
Boston Forecast.

Boston, March 21.-Local forecast:
Partly cloudy, to cloudy weather, Sat
urday and Sunday; possibly occasional
light showers; light variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22
An Oil Gusher at chanute, Kan.

Chanute, Kan, March 2l.-An oil gush-
er was brought in here. today, and is
throwing oil a hundred feet. The dfiilers
have been unable to control the flow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22

VIM. Fl. Gelsheneen, president Of the
Garfield National Bank, died, Friday,
at New York. He was vice president
of the American Ice Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-22

DIAMOND DYES Purest Strongest.
Simplest. Fastest of all dyes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-16
UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION IN CUBA
Attempt Made to Induce President Palma
to Resist Location at
Havana.

HAVANA, Oct 15.-An official Of the
Cuban government is authority for the
statement that as yet the Cuban cabinet
has had no opportunity seriously to con-
slider the outline of the treaty with the
United States formally presented by Min
lister Squires Oct. s. He said there had
been only two cabinet meetings since that
date, and that they had both been taken
up with consideration of the annual bud
get, which must be approved before any
thing else was done.
1t is generally understood that Presi-
dent Palma is being strongly urged to
resist the establishment Of an American
naval station at Havana, as is called for
in the treaty presented by Mr.. SquireS,
and that mutual friends Of the United
States to withdraw this request. President
Palma has repeatedly expressed himself
as opposed to this proposition. 1t is prob
able that the United States will be offered
naval station at Bahia Honda on the
north coast of Pinar del Rio province and
there Is an excellent harbor.
With regard to the commercial treaty
the official in question said 1t was nat
ural for Cuba to try to obtain the best
possible agreement with the United States
and that she would ask, in all probable
ity, for more than was offered her. He
said that Cuba had no intention of grant
ing favored alton treatment to any Eu-
ropean power, the United States being the
only country with which reciprocity could
these assurances, the diplomatic represent
tatives here of European countries take
keen interest in the proposed commercial
treaty with the United States. not SO
much with the hope of themselves making
reciprocity arrangements with Cuba, but
from commercial standpoint, which they
at present receive.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-16
ENLARGE ASSOCIATIONS SCOPE.
General Passenger Agents Will CO.
operate With Auxiliary Bodies.

PORTLAND, Me-. Oct 15.-Today
was almost entirely given up to pleas
ure by the American Association Of
General Passenger and Ticket Agents,
excursions being taken to several
points in the harbor. A brief bust
ness session was held this evening,
when resolution of interest to pas
senger men throughout the continent
was unanimously adopted. 1t was
moved by G. T. Bell, general passen-
ger agent Of the Grand Trunk, and
seconded by Thomas Henry, traffic
manager Of the Richelieu & Ontario
Navigation company.
It's object is the charging of the
scope of the general agents associa-
ton, including the general baggage
agents. travelling passenger agents and
international ticket agents. Each Of
such auxiliary associations will be
asked to appoint representative to
attend the next meeting Of this asso-
citation, who will be expected to deliver
an address on the work of the organ
ization during the past year, and to
give suggestions for the betterment of
the passenger service Of America.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-16
DREAM OF FORTUNE
FADES TO NOTHINGNESS
st. Paul Family Prepares to Spend
Riches Only to Find They
Are Mythical.

There is no record in Providence, r.
J., Of the death Of Mrs. Jane Nc
Eldridge and no fortune of 100000
being held awaiting heirs.
And thus Is punctured another "held
in chancery" fake-a dream of riches
that promised to rival the Jennings
fortune and place st. Paulites of hum
BILE circumstances beyond the clutch
of the coal man and his avaricious
neighbor, the landlord.
For the past two days neighbors and
a horde of other anticipants have been
extending the glad hand" to the Gear
family, residing on Blair street, over a
reported windfall~ of 100000, resulting
from the supposed death at Provi-
dence, r. l., of Mrs. Jane McEldr1dge,
q long lost aunt, Alleged dispatches
authenticating the windfall appeared
in several local papers, and the hopes
Of the family, consisting of James,
John, Maggie and Minnie Gear, arose
correSpondingly.
The story gained circulation from
an unconfrmed dispatch printed in an
Eastern paper and which was convey
ed to the family through the police
Dispatches received from Providence
last night say there is no record of the
death Of a Mrs. McEldridge, nor is
there any money there awaiting heirs.
The Gear family have an aunt by
that name, but have not heard from
her for nearly fifteen years. They know
she had some money and accordingly
became interested. One of the family,
Miss Minnie Gear. is employed at the
Golden Rule. Another, John Gear,
works for Haas Bros, butchers. The
family had been investigating the
truth of the story and were prepared
to file their claims If 1t was verified.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-16
WILL INQUIRE ABOUT
SPRINKLING EXPENSE
Investigation to Be Moved With View
to Getting More
Money.

What has become Of the $4,000 pro-
Vided annually by the charter for
sprinkling purposes, how it has been
spent and what proportion has been
used for sprinkling, is the inquiry
President Schiffmann, Of the assembly,
proposes to make at the meeting Of
that body tonight.
He will ask for the appointment of
four members from the assembly and a
similar number from the board and will
Quire into the status of the fund and
Its disposition up to date.
Don't think" said Dr. Schiffmann
last night, that we are afraid the fund
has been mishandled. By no means.
Here is a good month before any con-
siderable fall of snow will be realized
and the streets so dusty that the clouds
are ar intolerable nuisance. People
are kicking for relief and we want to
see why they can't have it. They tell
us the fund is exhausted and we want
to see how 1T has been exhausted, and
If different arrangements cannot be
made for next year.
"In order to lessen the trouble Engi-
neer Rundlett has been flushing streets
each night, but during the day the
clouds Of dust that exist are almost
binding. Merchants are complaining.
but the department says it can give no
relief, as there is no money.
1.-THE fund is limited to $4,000, and
by some it is proposed next year to
limit the area to be sprinkled, SO that
the money will last to the end Of the
season."