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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-03

There are now between fifty and
sixty petroleum wells in the northwest
portion of the Island of Borneo, with a
total daily production of 600 tons Of
oil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-03

intercollegiate Lacrosse Championship.
Philadelphia. June 1.-The Swarthmore
College lacrosse team, today, won the
Intercollegiate lacrosse championship OF
America by defeating the University of
Toronto team by 4 to 9.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04
BIRD SWALLOWS DIAMOND.
Pet Canary peeks Valuable Jewel
from Owners Earring and Dies
Of Indigestion.

For pecklng d valuable diamond
from an earring belonging to Mrs
Paul, of Philadelphia. a pet canary
bird paid the death penalty. Mrs, Paul
had placed the bird cage on q sitting
oom table, and was encouraging the
canary to MARBLE for some visitors,
when the little creature ate the nnus
ual rhpast.
The earring was lying On the tahsI
alongside Of the cage aud within reach
Of the canary. The bird examined the
jewel for some time. and after arriv,
Ing at the conclusion that 1t was q
worm Of some rare species pecked al 1t
and swallowed the stone with a glIp.
The loss or the diamond in this man.
ner caused a sensation In the Paul
household, and every one planned out
one scheme after another for the recov,
cry of the jewel The bird was not in
the least embarrassed by the rich diet
II adopted. but while the hostess
grieyed 1t sang merry songs OF Joy
In all the bird languages,
Finally Mrs. Paul decided to send
for a physician. She did not wish to
lose her pet. and still less her diamond.
50 she Intended to ask the doctor to
perform a surgical operation on the
bird. While Mr.. Paul was on hls way
for the physician the canary died sud.
denly from acute indigestion.
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to lay her weary burdens down, Yeas
after year she has offered her resigna.
ton to boards and committees. Bus
now, once for all, most honored officers
aud friends, | tender my resignation az
president of the American National RED
Cross, which resignation, being absolute
calls only for acceptance"
The resignation was then formally acc
cepted In a letter from the executive
committee to Miss Barton, regretting tho
circumstances that caused 1t. and assur'
ing her of the neyer-failing confidence
love and appreciation of the society.
Mrs, Logan, who succeeds to the pres'
ideucy, IL well known as the widow ot
the soldier-statesman, Gen John A.
Logan. She was born In 1898 near Co
lumbia, Mo. the eldest daughter Of Capt.
John NJ Cunningham, who fought In the
Blackhawk and Mexican wars, Her
early life was spent In the baCkwOods OF
Illinois, but developing while stu young
a remarkable taste for study. she was
sent to the convent of st, Vincent, near
Morganheld. Ky. There she remained
until 1865, when she was graduated with
honors, aud then she returned to her
fathers home near Shawneetown, She
aided her father, who was sheriff OF the
county, in making out legal documents,
and 1t was while thus employed that
John A. Logan, then the prosecuting at"
torney of the district, wooed and won
her. She was married In 1865 when III
years of age and she went at once to
her husbands home at Benton, Franklin
county. Their married life was unusual
ly happy, and II need not be said that
Mrs. Logan helped her husband In all
his undertakings, Her heart was almost
broken when, practically in the prime
Of life, he died December 20, 1886.
Mrs. Logan Is a woman Of high cour-
age, strong will and keen perceptiye
powers, and her easy and cordial man
ner has made her hosts Of friends. That
she will achieve still greater success as
the president of the American Red Cross
Is everywhere conceded.
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EYE HOSPITAL I'M EGYPT.
Surgical Experiment Is Proving Sue.
cessful at Cairo~Has Gained
Mohammedan Confidence.

A remarkably interesting expert
ment In surgery IL being carried
out in Egypt under the direction Of A.
f, MacCallan, who was formerly con-
nectcd with the Royal OphthalmIc hos
pltaI. ,
About a year & 5000, 900 was placed
at the disposal Of the Egyptian gov
eminent for the benefit of sufferers
from diseases OF the eye The Egyp-
tian sanitary department decided 10
establish a travelling ophtbalmic hos
pital or dispensaIy 10 obyiate the ne
cessity Of patients making long jour,
neys to obtain treatment,
The hospital consists Of eight Indian
tents and a kitchen Of sun dried bricks.
On an average six operations are per-
formed daily in the largest tent. Two
tents are set apart for the accommodate
ton Of in-patients, but only the mora
severe cases are admitted, In another
tent out-patlents are treated by Mr.
MacCallan'B Arab assistant, who has
been trained In Cairo. Besides this as
sistant there are attached to the hos
pital about ten nurses and servants.
Great numbers Of patients seek
treatment, and the large proportion OF
females who present themselves shows
that the hospital has secured the con-
fdencs Of the Mohammedan popula.
finn
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Woman to Carry the Mail.

After two men had resigned because
of the rigors of the position, Miss Ruth
Lane, 10 years old, a graduate of Tabor
academy, and educated for a teacher,
has been appointed a rural mail carrier.
In a recent civil service examination for
candidates Miss Lane was the only
woman to enter. She stood third when
the results were given out. The firsttwo
applicants were given a trial at the work
and resigned. One Of the requirements
is to cover twice daily a route Of 90 miles.
In winter the route IS full Of difficulties.
in many places being practically impass-
able. In the last four years none of the
men cared to carry the mail again after
a year. Miss Lane, who is a western
girl and a good horseback rider. says
she is confident she al do the work.
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publicans of lllinois,)
time private secretary of Senator Oliver
P. Morton, one of the great republican
leaders of the day, and through him kept
In close touch with the party policy.
In October, 1874, Mr.. Hit was married
to Miss Sallie Reynolds, Of Lafayette,
Ind, and it needs no gushing society re-
porter to say of Mrs. Hit to-day that she
is one of the most distinguished and at
the same time one of the most popular
women in the city of Washington, where
for nearly 20 years she has been recog-
nized as a social leader. Born in Ohio,
living in Illinois since his early child
hood, and married to a brilliant Indiana
woman, Mr.. Hit seems to possess the
best possible attributes for warm sup
port in three influential states.
II is probably true to-day that Mr.. Hit
is the greatest living American author
ity on the active diplomacy of the new
world. There has been scarcely any de-
velopment in our foreign relations
within a generation with which he has
not had more or less to do. Grant APP
pointed him secretary of legation at
Paris in December, 1874, while he was
on his wedding tour, and for six years
the home of the Hits in the French cap
ital was the scene of the most brilliant
congregations of American in all Eu-
rope. Two sons-Robert Reynolds and
William Floyd Hitt--were born abroad,
but were American citizens, as a matter
of course.
In 1882, Congressman Hawk, OF what
was then the sixth Illinois district, died
suddenly two days before the time set
for the congressional convention. A
committee called on Mr., Hit at his home
at Mount Morris, much to his surprise.
and he was nominated and elected, sery-
ing the people of his district faithfully
and we'll from that day to this, a period
of twenty-five years.
AS a matter Of course, Mr.. Hits diplo-
matte experience gave him an immedi-
ate berth on the foreign affairs commit
tee. He had an intimate connection with
the celebrated Cutting case, which
nearly resulted in war with Mexico, and
1t was Mr.. Hit, who, by a wonderful
speech In the house, defeated a resolu-
tion for the threatening demand upon
Mexico, thus averting what would have
proved a d~isgraceful war. He made his
mark in the committee and on the floor
Of the house whenever foreign affairs
were under discussion, yet in addition
to that found time to participate in de-
bate over matters of current interest.
being particularly Industrious in looking
after the demands of his own district.
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the laird of Skibo Is assisted by his
wife in working II the details of his
various schemes. Some Of them are
said to be suggested in the first in
stance by her. Before her marriage, the
former Miss Louise Whitfield was, Of
course, personally concerned vita
many New York phi~lanthropic socie-
ties, and a well-known worker amapg
the poor Of American cities.
Although an American woman Mrs.
Carnegie is almost as enthusiastic as
her husband in her admiration for Scot
land and things Scottish, and finds aa
outlet for her artistic tastes in en-
bellishing her residences here and In
America with those decorative schemes
and ornamental devices which impart
to them a distinctive Scottish atmes-
phere.
Among the recreations in which she
delights almost equally with Mr., Carne-
gle is golf, and the vigorous exercise she
thus obtains accounts In no small meas
IA " the cAtGIiuhL HChltI Sut tuJcSs 9.
The Carnegie golfng box at Chauncey,
near the famous links of the st. An
drew's Golf club, in Scotland, was de-
signed by her, and first led to the discoy-
cry that she possessed rare architectural
talents, which she has since been at
some pains to cultivate.
Mrs. Carnegie is an ardent believer in
her husbands doctrine that the posses
sion of wealth carries with 1t an obliga-
tion to help others rise above the OBJ
stacles Of poverty to careers of useful
ness and happiness. Probably, however,
she would hardly subscribe to his declar-
alton, made, by the way, before he was
married, that the man who dies rich
dies disgraced," for it Is certain that
their one child, Margaret, will eve be
left dependent on her own exertions for
a living. But 1t Is well known that Mrs.
Carnegie has more than once avowed
her purpose Of doing her best to train
her daughter to spend money wisely,
that others may profit by 1t, and not de-
vote it to indulgence in selfish luxuries.
Apart from participation in her hus-
bands charities, Mrs. Carnegie devotes
much of her private purse to beneiicent
objects, both here and in America, but
this is done so unostentatiously that the
world hears nothing of 1t.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04
THE STATUE or FREDERICK.
1t Will Be Placed on the Terrace In
Front of Army War College at
Washington.
Washington ID. O. Special.

1t has been arranged that the statue
Of Frederick the Great Of Prussia, to be
erected In the Washington barracks res
ervation, shall be dedicated on the goth
of November next. Arrangements to
that end are being made by Maj. Gen.
Gillespie. assistant chief Of staff, and
Baron Won %Sternbure, the German am
bassador, the latter representing the en-
peror Of Germany, by whom the statue
Of his illustrious ancestor Is presented
to the United States as an evidence OF
esteem and good Will,
The statue Is a replica Of the famous
original in front Of the emperor's palace
at Potsdam, and, by special arrangement
with President Roosevelt, 1t Is to be
placed on the terrace In front Of the
army wal college. The standing figure
Of the great war emperor is OF heroic
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04
%C0RTEIY0U THE MAN
MANY REPUBLICANS WANT HIM
TO CONDUCT CAMPAIGN.
Secretary of Department OF Commerce
and Labor May Resign His Posi-
ton to Do Active Parti-
san Work.

George b. Cortelyou. formerly secre-
tary to the late President Mckinley,
later secretary to President Roosevelt,
and named by the latter as secretary of
the recently created department of COM
merce and labor in the cabinet, will
probably be selected to succeed the late
NJ. A. Hanna as chairman ofthe national
republican committee.
While in no sense endeavoring TO an
ticipate the action of the Chicago con-
vention or that of the national commit
tee to be chosen at that convention,
President Roosevelt and leaders of the
republican party generally have can
vassed for months the subject OF the ma
tional Craftsmanship.
From time to time the names Of vari-
Gus prominent republicans have been
published in connection with the chair
manship, but the gossip about the matter
had no firmer basis than conjecture.
To the late Senator Hanna the presi-
dent expressed the desire that Mr.. Hanna
might see his way clear again to assume
the responsibilities of national chair
man, That expression met the approval
Of republicans generally. To no one
else, however, has anything so nearly
approxlmating a proffer of the chairman
ship been made.
Several widely-known and influential
republican leaders have been considered
for the important position, Some time
ago the name of Secretary Cortelyou was
suggested. 1t met instant favor. 1t Is
known that Mr.. Cortelyou sustains very
close relations not only with President
Roosevelt, but also with party leaders
throughout the country. He is regarded
as being admirably equipped for the po-
sition, possessing fine executive ability
and a thorough knowledge OF men and af-
fairs.
For several years he has been inti-
mately identified with political manage
ment, scarcely any man sustaining more
confidential relations with President Nc
Kinley, Senator Hanna and President
Roosevelt than he. If he should be Sc
lected national chairman he would re-
sign his position in the cabinet and de-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04
RAFT TIMBER SCARCE
GREAT FALLING OFF IN OLD IN
DUSTRY AT PITTSBURG.
Veteran Lumberman of Western
Pennsylvania Says Men in His
Line in That Section Have
Seen Their Best Days,

Slowly, but surely. the pEttshurg mar.
kct for rough and unhewn timber is de-
c~linlng. Time was when immense guam
Titles Of this kind Of timber were brought
down the Allegheny river every spring,
but not SO any more. James McCammon,
a veteran lumberman Of Charlton, shook
his head dubiously the other day when
asked about lumber conditions.
Thirty years ago, Mr., McCammon said,
he used to bring huge trains Of RATS
from the Clarion river region 10 Pitts
burg Then 25 and more sawmills were
in operation there, to the owners of
all of which raft timber could be readily
sold. Now. Mr.. McCammon said he
knew of but three pittsburE firms that
bought such timber. Hence the old-tima
rivalry among buyers to get the timber
had died out. and. as a result, prices have
fallen,
Even compared with the prices prevail
ing last year, those Of this spring were
three cents per cubic foot lower on
pine aud oak and two cents on hemIoek,
MIR McCammou predicted that next
spring but few RATS would be brought
down to Pittshurg, He said that the
mmhermen would get portable sawmtlls
and work up the timber In the woods, and
then send the sawed lumber away by rail
to other places.
On account of the low prices not all ths
tIN, Iar v,n 1,r Pay Ih.n. .Vyl.t ,,ap IHattpEf
down, All told he said, he did not think
that the raft timber TO reach Plttshurg
this spring would aggregate 1000, 0On
feet. He knew of one man who had
brought as high as $50, 900 feet Of TIM
Der ont Of the Tionesta In q single sea
son, but this spring this same man would
not raft more than 10000 feet,
The building Of coal boats and harges,
Mr., McCammon said. was also on the dc.
cline. Despite the fact that the kind OF
lumber needed for these RATS was gro.-
ing scarce, the price to the builders was
failing, This spring a pair Of coal boats
brought $25 less than they did a year
ago. Moreover the coal companies were
not placing orders for boats and harges
az formerly. In yards along the Clarion
river, whore hundreds were built IN 4
single year previously only a few were
now being constructed. The coal barge
industry, confined largely to the head.
waters OF the Allegheny river, was like
wise suffering. On the whole, Mr., Me-
Cannon thought that the iumbermen Of
his section of the state had seen their best
days.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04
BEGAN AS REPORTER.
LIFE STORY OF CONGRESSMAN
HIT rs INTERESTING.
Took Down the Celebrated Debate Be-
tween Lincoln and Douglas
Recognized Authority on
Foreign Affairs.
Chicago Special.

Older men remember what younger
men should learn, that the latest Illinois
candidate for the vice presidency was a
shorthand reporter, who took down the
celebrated debate between Lincoln ana
Douglas. 1t was Lincoln himself who
called Mr.. Hit by his ~endearing name,
Bob" and to old and young he has been
Bob" Hit ever since. He began his
connection with the general assembly OF
Illinois in 1858, 1859 and 1860, being the
official reporter of debates. In the early
years OF the war he occupied a eonfiden-
tial position under Secretary Stanton.
In 1858 he was secretary Of a senate
committee, and in 1866 he accompanied
a board of treaty commissioners to the
northwest, ascending the Missouri river
for a distance of 800 miles and relieV-
ing the monotony of official labor by
sending letters to the Chicago Tribune
describing a lonely desert, scourged by
ferocious savages, where to-day are
thousands Of smiling homesteads. In
1867 and the following year he made Il
visit to Europe, which was extended to
Jerusalem, and on which trip he had the
extraordinary experience of being cap
tured and released by Greek bandits on
the famous plains of Marathon.
BY 1871 the modest man from Illinois,
for so he always had been called even
aften years of most distinguished sery-
ice, began his really public career. He
went to Santo Domingo with a commits
sion sent there by President Grant to
consider the question of the annexation
of the island, and it was Mr.. Hit who
prepared and presented the report of the
commission, thus early In his career get
ting a taste OF the expansion policy OF
the United States, with which he has
been associated intimately ever since.
A year later one finds this extraordinary
reporter taking down stirring testimony
of the kuklux committee, and here again
it was Hit who wrote a large section
of the voluminous report, He was for a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04

so 'Nt~AE'Nfh ~ ~ ~ - ~
White Menu
prise. Good gracious, 1t was a billet
1oux. He told her of how he mad never
felt his heart beat faster than when
he read her advertisement. She was
the sweetest, loveliest and most charm
Ing creature in the world. He could
tell that from the wording Of her ad-
yertisement, so there was no dlsputing
that fact. Wealth, what was wealth ?
He scorned 1t,
So did the Maori maiden, and she
cast his letter aside and took up the
next.
This was from a miner In Idaho. He
told her he weighed 1870 pounds; was
the boss of Hangers Luck; could lick
any man In the town; and lastly add
I'd: Il have never been a convict"
Even this noble and virtuous crea-
ture did not appeal to the princess"
Why was 1t that all these men wanted
TO marry her? She could not under
stand. Some called her princess
what did that mean? Another talked
Of gold-wrote on paper marked "Ba-
ker and Confectloner." While | have
no noble title to add to your luster, !
have a kindly disposition and a loving
heart. This, my sweet princess, / am
willing 10 sacrifice to the shrine Of
your loyeliness in consideration of the
sum named-i e, $4,000 a year
Please cable"
So she went on opening letter after
letter, but 1t did not make much diff
ference to the pile there were 5000 al
the least.
At last she gathered together the
1900 letters in her arms and ran all
the way with them to her hut.
When she got there, to her surprise
she found 1000 more that bad just been
left by the postman.
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JOKE WORKED WELL.
HOW DUsKY MAID WON THOU
SANDS OF wooERS.
Two Yankee Globe Trotters Said She
Was a Princess, with an Income
of $4,000, and Wanted
White Husband.
san Francisco lcall Special.

II Is not every girl that a boast OF
having 10. 600 suitOrs to her hand
But this was Il Maori girl, and she
lived in a little Maori hut,
Well, of course, you will not believe
that it was her face mat brought her
all those bags full OF letters Offering
her husbands by the thousand Nor was
it her wealth, for she was quite poor.
II was a joke.
Two globe trotters-Americans
please remember-had been spending
their holidays in New Zealand, They
had seen this Maori girl, and when
they returned &c the States they CON
ceiyed a plan.
They inserted an advertisement In
the papers acclaiming the beauties of
the Maori girl, She was lovely, she
was rich-worth S35, 200 a year-and.
moreover, she was a princess
Added TO all this her hearts desire
was to marry Il white man, C0rrespon-
dence was invited with anyone who
felt inclined to wed,
That was the finishing touch!
Well, such an appeal naturally
caused a fiutter of hearts throughout
America, 1t was wonderful what a lot
of men it inspired TO love, Even on
irmed old bachelors began to think of
that little Maori princess" who want
ed to marry q white man, Perhaps
some even had a vague vision that
s35. 900 a year might be useful, There's
no telling!
Now we must leave the fluttoring
hearts in the United States and fly to
that Maori village, and the little mud
hut where the princess dwelt
One day the postman came to her.
1t was moi often he had anything for
her, 50 she stood waiting for the letter
one letter, Judge of her surprise
when, instead Of a letter-one letter
the postman began handing her bun
die after bundle Of letters, thousands Of
them. She could hardly believe her
eyes.
What did II mean?
She seized the first, tore 1t open,
read, and gave a little jump of sur
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04
UNIQUE BELL TOWER.

not so thickiy settled or SO given to late
hours that its effects are not altogether
as moral as might be desired, and a near
by tree solved the beethoven problem,
The bell was flung to one Of Its lower
branches, where it swings free when
rung, and the rope is tied to the trunk
to keep it quiet when not in use. The
mission is in Windhut, the chief city OF
this part OF Africa and the seat OF the
governor. The fact that a bell hung In
the open In this name Is left alone
speaks well for the German-South Afri-
can small boys.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04
TYPICAL AMERICAN WOMAN.
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Modest Part
ner Of the Iron King, Aids Him
in His Charities.
London tEng) Special.

Mrs. Andrew Carnegie sat. quite re-
Gently, for the accompanying photo.
graph, which her friends consider one
of the best she has ever taken, Shar-
ing her husbands tastes for a country
life and aiming in all things to be q
companion to him, Mrs. Carnegie cares
little for the a%llurements Of society.
and, save when dispensing the gem
erous hospitality of Skiho cattle to its
fortunate guests, is little seen by those
who figure most conspicuously in the
London whirl of wealth and fashion.
Probably few persons apart from the
Carnegies' intimates realize how much
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-04

expended, and 81 5000 men will be en-
ployed, besides skilled labor.
The appointee was born at Fall River,
Mass, and graduated as a civil engineer
at Monmouth university, Monmouth,
H., of which his father was founder. He
entered railway service in 1869 as rod
man, and ten years later became chief
engineer of the Peoria & Pennington
railway, the construction of which he
supervised. In 1887 he became bridge
engineer for the Santa Fe, and in 1892
was appointed chief engineer of the Hi
nois Central. During seven years he
held this position. in 1898 became as
sistant second vice president, in 1901 as
sistant general manager, and in Septem-
Der, 1902, general manager of the sys-
TEN. He resides at 4427 Greenwood ave
nue., Chicago.