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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
EXPENSIVE GOLD BRICK.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Was
Spent in Sailing This Mine.

Mining annals of the Pacific North
west do not reveal a parallel to tn"
gigantic Swindlc by means of sailed
prospect holes and dumps of alleged
d-carrying dirt in the Red Canyon
of Wyoming, in which many Montana
and Washington mining men and
capitalists have been involved. and Of
which the Times has told Bankers,
business men and capitalists We're to
have subscribed to the stock of the
corporation, which was headed by
Thomas l.. GreenOugh, partner of the
late multi-millionairc. Peter Larsen, in
Northwest mining and railroad opera
tons
Greenough has two brothers in Spo-
kane, w. d. Greenough and +. 49,
Greenough. J. r. Neil of Spokane, one
Of the best known mining men of the
Northwest. was interested i'll the VEN
ture. and he headed a party of Wash
ington and Montana capitalists, who,
after visiting the ground, voted that it
was the greatest mining proposition in
the placer line the world had ever seen.
Then the bubble burst, when. after d
three days investigation, +. w. King,
former speaker of the Montana Lcgis-
lative House. and ]. r. Nell of Spo-
kane, decided to conduct an indepen-
dent investigation. There work re-
suited in the expose of the greatest
mining swindle the Northwest has ever
had. They found to a certainty that
the $50 prospect holes and shafts had
been sailed with gold dust to an extent
that. it is believed must have cost the
al
On the previous trial Of the WASH
ington and Montana capitalists, in
which Moritz Thomson, Neill and
others participated, the investigator s
found that the walls Of the shafts,
when scraped of gravel, showed colors
and gold values running to SO per pan.
Then it was that the Greenoughs and
their friends thought they had the
greatest bonanza on record.
A few days later Neill and King
went over the same ground alone.
Digging into the walls of the prospect
holes. they found to certainty that
of the holes had been shot with fine
gold by some means, and they esti-
mated that the criminals had spent at
least 100000 in the swindle
The Greenough brothers spent $685.
900 in one day buying farm lands on
the creek that runs through Red
Canyon. in order to control the water
right. They were to have paid 81. 800,
600 for the property. They will pocket
their losses and try to forget the most
gigantic swindle the Northwest has
ever known.-Seattle Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
THIS WEEKS BOUTS.

Tucsday-Jim Bonner vs.. Billy Glover;
Wiley Riley vs.. Kid Shcehan ana FRED
Chisholm VS.. Billy Kline 1T the Armory
A. A, Kid Henry vs. Joe tanpbell al
PALMYRA. Pa; Beth Mcleod vs. Jim
HUMPHREYS ut Montreal, Que; Henry My
ers VS.. Eddie Harrigan at Portland, Me
Wednnsday-Billy Burke vs.. Jack VIII
lis at Vallejo, Cal; Cecil Kllraln VS.. Con
I.auterbach at Baltimore. Md: Georgt
Decker VS.. frankie Madden at Norwalk
Ct; Jack Goodman VS.. BATTLING Hurley
at the SharlkHy A. c., New York: Dave
Deshler VS.. Young Donahue at Thorn
ton, X. |.
Thursday Lewis VS., Tommy Sui
Ivan at Bridgeport. c.; Jack lDisch. VS.
Young Duffy at Beloit. Wis; Napoleon
Dufresne VS.. joe Wagner 1T the Cana
dian A. G. of Lewiston, Me: Billy Glover
vs.. Jeff Doherty at BridEeport Ct
Frank Mantell VS.. Kid Farmer at Mary s
VILE, Cal: Jimmy Briggs vs.. Dick Nelson
at I.ymareville. r. l.
Friday-Willie Lewis VS.. Jim Donovan
at Schenectady, n. Y; Johnny Lynch vs.
Jimmy Moran at New Orleans, La: kic
Beete vs.. Johnny Allen at Allentown
Pa. ~
Saturdav-Eddie Kelly VS.. Abe Attell al
San Francisco. Cal: bouts ct the Nation
al a. 9. of Philadelphia: bouts at tbs
Roanoke A. c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
THREE HANDICAP TRACK
MEETS ARE PLANNED

Brunswick. Nc. Feb. 24-(SpeciaD.
To stimulate additional interest in
track work and to bring out the ma
terial in college. the track manage
ment has arranged for the holding of
three handicap meets. These meets
will be held on three successive Sat
urdays, beginning Feb. 20 at o'clock
in the evening in the gymnasium.
They are open TO all the men in col
lege.
Tie following aye the events that
will be held and the limits that will be
given: 12-pound shot put: 12-foot
limit; high jump, 5-ifch limit; pole
vault. 2-foot limit; 45-yard dash, B.
yard limit.
The points will be scored 5, 3. +, for
first, second and third places respec-
lively. each Saturday, and to the man
with the highest number of points in
each event for three competitions VIII
be given IL German stein with his own
name and that Of the event engraved
upon IT,
ii is also planned to hav" three
mile cross country race run OIL
Wednesday. March %. a two-nlinutc
limit will be allowed and stein will
be presented to the. winner.
Although til" hockey game Sched-
uled for last Saturday with the Uni
yersity If Maine WAS cancelled for the
SECOND time. the Bowdoin hockey men
have not Yet given up the hopes of
playing and n"gotiltiu15 are now I'M
der way with the Maine management
for II game ut Orono on the Saturday
Of this week. If u game can be ar
ranged, Captain Abbott viii start
practice Immediately. As tn" rink is
not yet in shape, practice Will be held
on the small rink that has been formed
on the southern end,Of the campus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
MARKET REPORTS

spot steady: mixed 2e032 lbs 551s: natural
white 26fl3- lbs. 57Eas114 clipped white.
32tfi40 lbs. fJli6G.
BEEF-FirIner; family 1l.5ONi15O0; mess
| 1! .0Gft1l 50: packet 12.gnl2.J0.
LARD-IiI1n: western prime 72fNI720
PORK-Easy: family 1J.0JiI1c.G0
SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining go
N3.23: centrifugal IS test 31043.73: molas-
s"s sugar 2.95G12.9s: refined steady.
BUTTER-Steady; receipts 1867. cream
cry specials BIZ: extras g.: third to first
25u2I: held common to special 25ft32: state
daiIy common to fair 21N26: process aec-
ond to special 23n 151z; western factory
first 2%et24; do. held 2yn24; imitation first
24M.i:.
EGGS-Easy: receipts aS29; state. Pa.
and nearby fancy selected white 3lft32;
good U choice 28N30; brown and mixed
fancy zGGi27: first 2n4.td25H
PCTATOES-Easy; Florida new white
No. ! FER bu. 5H'6; do Carolina red 30:
Bermuda second crop 3.2Jf550: Maine pc
sack 2.i0fi 10: state. Pa. and western PEI
suck 2T. Jersey sweets per Dbl. 2J6r
40
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
HARVARD MAY LOSE
TERCOLLEGIATE MEET.

New York, Feb. 2i.-Harvard may
lose the intercollegiate meet, which will
take place III May. just because of the
recent letter from the OxfordCaIn-
bridge Athletic Associations declining
the challenge of the Intercollegiate As
ISOLATION of Amateur Athletes of Amer
lea for an International intercollegiate
track meet in London next summer.
In the letter, 1t is inferred that the
colleges of America. except Harvard
and Yale, are undesirable to the
Britishers, and this has caused great
deal Of feeling among the members of
the I. A. A. A. 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
PULLlAM MAY RESIGN.
Will Retire From Presidency II
Downed In Fight Against Blacklist.

Chicago, Feb. 24.-Both the Ameri-
can and National Baseball Leagues
will meet in New York this week. The
principal business before both leagues
will be the adoption of the playing
schedules for the summer. 1t Is said
that this will be practically all The
business that will be transacted at the
American League meeting.
President Pulliam of the National
League. it is said. will make a stand
on the blacklist resolution adopted last
fall at the meeting of the National AS
ISOLATION 1t is said that he has an
nounced that unless the other league
members back up his stand he viii re.
sign his position.
A number of proposed changes il
the playing rules will be discussed
but it is not thought likely that
changes will be made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
Boston Produce Market.

Eosto1. Feb Il.
FLOJE-Higher; spring patents $500
SO
CCPN-Higher; No. yellow C7lAMGS
OATS-Firmer; No. clipped white e.
HAY-Dull: choice 220e250
MILL F'EED-HiEher.
SPRING BRAN-26. .5Gi"122J
MINED FEED-27d 80.
PCRk-Quiet; medium ,6.25alc5o.
LARD-IIigher; 81.
BEEF-Steady: whole cattle SII%4.
LAMRS-Steady: spring 11I12h
VEAI.S- Steady: I2d13. -- .-..
BI!TTFP-FfrIn: northern 3aTS;
CHEESE-Firn: York state 15Qlf.
EGGS-Firm; choice 2SGc9; western -
026.
APPLFS-Quict: No. Baldwins ?02G
POTATOES-Quiet: Maine white SyfI9I
SUGAR-Higher on a basis Of $40 for
graduated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
BOXING.
Interesting Events Are on
the Program This Week.
Bouts Are Scheduled For Many
Sections Of The Country.
Interest For Tonight Centers An
Portland and Boston.

Boston, Feb. 24.-Several interesting
contests are booked for the coming
week. revival of the SPORT showing
about in every corner of the states.
jim Bonner who showed to such
good adVantaG" when he met and con-
quered Dave Deshler, will meet Billy
Glover. the South Boston lightweight,
at the ArnorE a. \. in the feature
event tomorrow night. Glover has per
formed consistently and creditabiy anl
will surprise the knowing ones III his
work against Bonner. The pair will
undoabtedlv finish one Of the best
contests Witnessed in some time.
The l.relin;naries offered are be-
tween boys well mated. with Freddie
Chisholm against Billy Cline. VIII" viii
make his debut here and Willie Riley
aeains: Kid Sht chan. Manchester
protiuc: who il looked upon as the
best IN his class.
Portland is all agog over the bout
that lack Galley las billed for his club
Tue sClay night when Henry Meyers
who, since placing himself under the
management II astutn Steve Mahoney,
is rapidly forging to the front. will
meet Eddie H1rriSan. H@rrigan is the
idol oi tho Pine Tree state and will be
backed 10 the limit The last time this
pair met q hot contest resulted, ending
in a draw.
New York will have bouts for about
every night in the week. Thursday
night Jimmy Briggs and Dick Nelson
will clash at the Lymansvill" Club of
RhOG" Island for a l5-rOuh session.
Briggs experience should aid him. but
Nelson * fast coming to the front. and
should give the Chelsea blacksmith the
contest Of his career.
Thursday night Frank Mantell will
engage in his first contest since losing
his title to Harry Lewis when he will
meet lid Farmer at Marysville. Cal
Farmer ought to be easy for Mantell
Friday night at New Orleans Johnny
Lynch will meet Jimmy Moran, a New
Yorker. who is spoken of as a wonder
in the featherweight division.
\ battle that is looked forward tC
with interest is the one between the
Buffalo newsboy, Eddie Kelly, and Abe
Attell. the champion of the feather
weights When but novice at the
game Kelly fought draw with Tom
my O'Toole, who gave Attell bad
beating in one of those SiX-round af-
fairs at Philadelphia Attell will be
made to extend himself to win.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
WHEN ENGLAND'S KING DIMES.
FormaIities Observed When the Mon.
arch Eats Out.

When his jesty is to preside at Il
public dinner n variety Of formalitie-
have to be legally observed. In the first
place the Notwithstanding a list
of the. committee. the toast list anJthe
speakers-must he received at Buck
ingham Palace at least month or six
weeks ahead of the date proposed for
tie function. 1t is then submitted to
the king by his private secretary, and
if the date does; not clash with ar
rangements made previously. and all
other details being in order, the invi-
tation is graciously accepted.
A statement must also be sent an
noucing the hour at which it is ex-
pected to end. These two points are
most essential, as royalty and punct-
uality are synonymous terms. More
over the king does not care to spend
more than a certain number of hours
at any pubic dinner. therefore speech
es and other matters have to be ar
ranged accordingly.
After these necessary preliminarieS
have been satisfactorily arranged the
day on which the banquet is to take
place is awaited. An hour or 50 before
Iile VI ilit al
official arrives at the banqueting hall.
1t is his duty to examine the plaE of
the tables and to see that the chair of
the king is suitably placed so as to he
free from draughts, noises and other
disturbing Influences. This official is
exceedingly fastidious and his word is
law. On not a few occasions he has
thrown every one into a state of con-
sternation by demanding q change iT
the arrangements of 4 dinner at th'
eleventh hour The requirements Q:
his majecty in these and other mat
ters. however. are now so well known
| that mistakes are of rare occurrence
! AS soon as the seating arrangements
| have been passed" the special wine
which the il!ustrious guest is to
drink arrives in charge of royal ser
want. Members of the royal family al
ways send their own wine to public
| dinners, and. in many cases, their own
special brand of cigars also. The wine
| is in charge of a responsible servant
/ in the employ of the royal household
whose duty it is to stand behind the
chair of his master and wait upon
him.
| Special attention has to be paid tC
the menu. care being taken that the
| card contains an assortment Of dishes
for which the more important men,
bers of the royal family have a pre-
dilection. The menu is usually short
and rarely exceeds four or five courses.
| Private servants always attend exclu-
! sively to the requirements of the royal
guests.
| Like most of his subjects his majes-
| ty has dining whims. He will on no ae-
| count, for instance, allow two knives
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
THE MYSTERIOUS WATERMARk.
What It Is, and How 1t Was Dis
covered Thousand Years Ago.

The discovery of the watermark was
the result of an accident-probably a
thousand years ago. Parchment was
then made of vegetable pulp, which
was poured in n liquid state into q
sieve: the water dripped out from
below. and the thin layer of pulp that
eeHrained was pressed and dried.
When dry it was found to bear upon
It the marks of the fiber that COM
poeed the bottom Of the sieve.
These fibres seem to have been
twisted reeds, and the mark they left
On the parchment took the form of
wide lines running across and across
diasonaly. In those days the water
mark was regarded as blemish,
since the fibre was thick and coarse.
and the deep impression made on the
paper proved a wback in writing.
The DULL of the scribe found many a
Sawning gap to cross on the surface
OF the manuscript--"switch- back scrip
turs.- IT has been termed. But when
wire was substituted for fibre in the
aeve, the lines of the watermark grew
thinner and less conspicuous
The possibilities of the usefulness, OF
tho watermark became apparent by
degrees 1t was first found to be of
service in preventing the forgery Of
DOCKS and manuscripts: many bogus
sopy OF rare work has been detected
because the counterfeiter failed to
aRe into account the watermarks Of
the original. The watermark of many
q precious manuscript in the worlds
museums Is alike its glory and its
safeguard. And in the sphere of
oank-notes and paper money eyery-
Wnere the watermark Is most useful
IN protecting the notes from imitation.
ine term "watermark" Is in reality
4 misnomer. since the mark is actual
" produced by wire. Wire is FASH
ioneo into the desired pattern. figure or
letter sheet in the last stages of its
manufacture. and while the paper Is
stu capable Of receiving the impress
sion, and the wire device stamps it
ssH into the sheet. Ordinary note
paper, held up to the light, reveals
hundreds of parallel lines running III
Ahu down, betraying the fact that the
paper was ruade on 4 wire founda-
ton: to this the paper owes its
emoothness and it's even texture
In the manufacture of hostage
stamps the watermark is of immense
advantage as safeguard. The wires
4hat produce the marks are ken,
strictly under lock and KEY: they are
brought out only when wanted, and
An Inspector keeps an eye. on them
III their task is done. when they are a,
once locked III again. The stamps
OUT IN thousands OF sheets to az
parts of the empire: in some of tbs
Ioeonies-lndia, for example-there ART
natives clever enough to produce ex
ent limitations of everything about
stamp save the watermark.
~a.ermarks on old postage stamps
.;.h. no. always decipherable at frs
Sa out' as general rule, they car
De made visible by having ,,t,,.
their surfaces. poufeu o'e'
rev purchasers Of stamps. w;,,, n.
exception of philatoltsts. seem 70 -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
Copper and Iron.

.'here has been for the last ten years
an average rate of 81 tons of iron con-
sumed TO l ton of copper. The world s
demand for the two metals was in the
same ratio, and the worlds production
of copper also shows a notable per-
centage decrease. The production
was in 1897 405,35O tons, and in 1906
1888 tons, or an average increase for
ten years Of 4.3 per cent, whereas be-
tween the production Of 1905. which
was $685. 04 tons, and that Of 1906. there
was a gain of only 15,754 tons, or 2.63
per cent.-hence the rise in price. That
iron did not sympathize in price is due
to the fact that the undeveloped re-
sources CT iron ore and the metalIurgi-
cal appliances for its reduction to
metal are much greater than those Of
copper. Consequently iron can bear a
temporary strain better than copper
Engineering Magazine.
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HE. DOES NOT REGRET
lSbELLfS DEPARTURE.

Worcester, F, >. 24-John Ander-
son, the clever pail player. who is
spending the winter at his home IN
this city. Is relieved to learn that
Frank Isbell has decided to stick to
Wichita. Kan, next summer, and will
not be with the White Stockings 1t
was Icy who drove Anderson out of
the American League last summer. his
semitic tongue finishing the work start
cd by Joe Cantillon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
Boston Stock Market.
New York Produce Market.

New York, Feb. =.
FLouR-Receipts o, 1873: exports 14'2s2''
sales 1890: firm and nominally hiSner. 49,
WHF.AT-Receipts 1900; exports -. :
esS; sales 1900, 900 futures; spot firm: No.
red aSa. elevator; No. red 1nA b
afioat: No l northern Duluth lllA b
afloat.
CORN,-Raceiuts 3ol. 225: exports 1884
sales 8, 900 futures, 10000 spot: spot firm
No. 2 IS elevator and 81 q b afoat: No.
2 white 6Ih and No. yellow 6lIA ( b
.ajipat.- l1--9' @as. ..-f. ea-- n
OATS--Kecejpts ,-16e.5ao; exports zoos;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

And now Lewiston is to have anOth-
er great wrestling match. The Lewis
ton club has secured the services of
Bob Somerville, champion lightweight
wrestler of England. to go up against
an unknown who will be furnished by
DR.. J. II. Noyer. Somervlle won his
title before an audience of 10000 people
including some of the royal family of
England. He is now a citizen of Bath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
AUTOS AND MOTOR BOATS.
Third Annual Exhibition Opens in
Portland Auditorium.

Portland, Me, Feb. o4.-The third
annual Portland automobile and mo-
tor boat show was opened tonight in
the Auditorium and will continue a
week. There are many exhibitors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

aware that there is any watermark at
all on English stamps; the assistant
at a local post-office in Kent confessed
he had never noticed one, and he is
not alone i'll his Indifference. Yet there
has been a watermark on British
stamps ever since their introduction in
1S40-London Answers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago Feb. Is.
cATTI.I-KeceiptS 1900; market
steady. steers 4.25d615
HOGS-Rcceipts 5000 market active 90
SC. higher; choice heavy shipping i.34I
ABS.
SHEEP Receipts 25,oDo. market for
lambs i5M anc. lower: sheep steady: sheep
4 90 ) 50; lambs UQl6.@p. yearlinEs 5.HalG .
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New York Cotton Market.

New York. Feb, Il.
SPOT closed quiet. Middling uplands
11.JG: d.. gulf 11.1J. No sales.
Galveston quiet. Ill.,; Charleston quiet.
II: Memphis quiet 11G: New Orleans
quiet, ILL.,; Savannah quiet. 1liS.
Net receipts for three days 3,'@
Exports to Great Britain i6.1T2; to
France 26o+: to the continent 200.
Stock $50 AS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

The university Of Washington is to
establish a course which WIZ teach
young men how to become consuls. II
it can also fix it to get them jobs the
course will become popular.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
Apple Shipments.

Boston. Feb. oi-Apple shipments from
all ports for the week ending Feb -. 6q.
SO barrels; same week last year. I7.33i
barrels
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

Pitcher George Mullin Of the Detroit
American League team signed ms con-
tract Monday.
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SHORT CLEAR SIDES s12114ac,6227,lt@ \:

UitlIleS ZWiLS.
EGGS-?eak: at market. cases rclud-
ed, 1919; firsts 1917. prime firsts 20t-, eX-
tras 22l9
CHEESE-1e+ G193..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

| Anew Lorsiop library. has q room Sc L
apart for talk on literary matters
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New York Money Market.

New ] OrK, I'D. 4.
Prime mercantile paper 4lgGala per cent
Sterling exchange steady at decline
at 4SG I,T $50 for demand and at 4o3 4O1I
4A3 80 for G-day bills.
Commercial bills 4S3.
Bar silver SOS.
Mexican dollars 41h2.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds heavy