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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
Haytien RevO|utiOnistS al
The Port Au Prince.
Pres. Simon Recognizes Ineyi-
liable But Is Reassurlng Public.
CIeyerIy Protects Private Residence
..A0me Town Heid by Rebels.

Port Au Prince, July 28.-The revo-
lutionists encompass the capital. Pres
Simon appears to recognize the in
evitable, but if he has left the palace
the fact Is not known. 1t is believed
that he planned to embark at the last
moment but it is thought that if he re-
NAMED in the city he could help assure
public order following the occupation
by the enemy.
Cen Leconte is at the head of the
invading forces. He occupied Gonaves
Wednesday and his advance guard
reached Arahahaie yesterday and be-
fore sunset had come within three
miles Of this city.
I.eeonte's candidacy for the Presi-
dency progressed with his march on
the capital and there was a consequent
loss Of ground by Gen. Firman, COM
mander of the rival wing of the reVo-
luton. and also an aspirant for the
Office OF national executive in success
sion 10 Simon, whose forced retire
ment is at hand. Gen. Firman's arrival
here is awaited impatiently by his
partisans and with some anxiety by
the public lest the overthrow of the
present government result in a clash
between the supporters of Leconte and
Firman In the crisis Simon has had
the forethought to lease his private
residence, situated in a suburb to "a
man named Archer, who is an Ameri-
can citizen, in order to insure its pro-
lection in ease of pillage.
The city has a deserted air Most
of the stores are closed and the citi-
zens are keeping indoors No one ven
lures out except of necessity. The food
supplies are being fast exhausted.
Vegetables and meats have advanced
rapidly in price and there is little of
either To be had at any figure.
A lumber mill on the banks of a
lake at Assnei has been burned by the
revolutionists and with it 200, 900 rail-
road ties which had been cut for the
new railway which is being constructed
by the American company
1t is Tumored that Aux Gales, Presi-
dent Simon's home town, has fallen in
to the hands of the reyolutionists. If
this is true. it is a severe blow to the
administration.
Considerable activity is noticeable
among the soldiers in the palace
grounds, the significance of which can
not be learned but the stir is believed
TO have some bearing on events likely
to transpire within the next few days.
AdYices from Port de PaiX, on the
northern coast, indicate uneasiness al
that point, and the American cruiser
Chester has gone there from Cape
Haytien. A crisis in the government
appears to be gradually approaching
II is impossible TO say which revolu-
tionary party will gain control at the
capital in the event that Simon is
overthrown General Laeonte, who is
in control at Cape Haytien, and is re-
ported to have sent force against
Genayes to occupy that town for him.
seems to be the strongest rebel chief
outside this district
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
Mrs. lydia Austin scruton.

Mrs. Lydia Austin Scruton died
July rs, in her saith year at the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs c. b. Nor
ton, II Winthrop street. She was a
devoted member of the First Baptist
church and had a large circle of
friends. one daughter. Mrs. c. b.
Morton of Augusta. and one son, f. H.
Scruton, Glen Ridge, n. j., survive.
Mrs Scruton was born in Belgrade,
Kennebec county. and was the daugh-
ter of Naham and Jane Austin, both
of whom lived To be over 80 years of
age. She was the oldest of 10 children
and of these there are still living two
brothers and three. sisters. the Oldest.
David Austin of Kent's Hill. now in his
sd year, Chas. Austin of Belgrade
lakes, Mrs. William Fairbann of HYDE
Park, Mass, Mrs. Merrill Underhiu
Hudson Center, Mass. and Mrs. John
Ham, Belgrade Lakes, and three grand
children
Funeral services will be held at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. C. B.
Morton, II Winthrop street at II A. VI.
Monday. Please omit flowers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
SAGADAHOC.
RICHMOND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Allen of
Waltham, Mass, are the guests for a
few weeks OF Mr.. Aliens parents. MIR.
and Mrs. Zaeheus Allen.
f. II. Cunning of Randolph was in
town Thursday.
Mrs. George Smith returned to Fair
field Thursday, after passing few
days with relatives in town.
Ralph Averill returned to Boston
Thursday, after passing a two-weeks
vacation at his home In town.
Mrs Della Page of Fairfield is pass
ing tho summer at her cottage in town.
Rev. Wilbur f. Crafts. d. D. of
Washington, superintendent of the Ma
tional Reform Bureau, will speak at
q Union service Sunday. Aug. g, and
Monday evening at the Richmond
Opera house. 1t is planned to hold two
services Sunday. In the morning he
will speak at the Methodist church
and in the evening at the Free Bap-
fist church. Mrs. Crafts. who is "a
noted speaker, viii speak at the Meth
odist chapel Sunday afternoon. DR..
| Crafts father was a resident pastor
of the Methodist church in Richmond
in the years 1861 and 1867 Music VIII
be Furnished by the Richmond Band
Monday evening.
Mrs Villa p. wife of William ii.
Haynes. died at her home ON Chestnut
street Friday morning, after long
period Of failing health and suffering
caused by shocks. She was born III
Bethel, Me, AZ years ago. For 2S years
| she had made her home In Richmond
| She was a member of Beulah Rebekah
| Lodge and also a member of the Meth
odist church. Besides her husband she
Is survived by one son. sister ana
/ two brothers. Mrs. Ada Billings Adj
| olson and Fred Bryant all of Milton
Plantation Me. Funeral services VIII
be held Monday afternoon at O'Clock
Rev A. A. Lewis of the Methodist
church will officiate. Burial Will take
place at Cotton cemetery.
| The tow boat Perry. used by the
American Ice Co, and reported TO b'
owned by the Knickerbocker Towing
| Co, is ashore about two and one-hal
miles below here. west of Swan island
| Her propeller came off and the wine
was blowing with such force that tn
vessel grounded before the ancho
could be dropped. She is resting safel.
on smooth shore and probably will b'
| pulled off Saturday morning. e.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
1T RAlMED, RAINEo. RAiNEo
But the Electricians Enjoyed Steamer
Trip to Popham Beach

The Maine Electric Association Wis
tied Pqpham Beach Friday. making the
trip on the City of Augusta and in the
rain. II surely did rain. No one in
the party will deny IT. But-an the
members of the association and their
guests had a good time
The start was made at 10 A NJ, the
run being direct to Popham, with brief
stops ar Gardiner and Bath to take on
passengers.
The Augusta cadet Band was a big
feature of the day, giving its fun pro-
gram and extra numbers whenever
called on. When the band rested the
rain made music on the upper deck.
A head tide delayed the arrival at
Popham until about 2.30. but the CLANS,
Holsters. etc, etc, were in readiness
likewise the rain. No sooner had the
party gathered about the tables i'm the
grove, than the clouds simply burst
and You had Your .choice-drown on
laho or IN the sea. The boys soon had
the banquet on board the boat how
ever, and the feast was fully enioyed
The trip home was in as hard a
vain as'the Kennebec valley has seen
IN years, yet the time went auicklv
with music by the band and selections
from the unsteady inclined. The boat
reached Gardiner in time for the parry
10 take the $50 electric home.
"A buffet lunch was served IN tho
boat by w. p. Perry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
PRECIOUS STONES.

Among the green stones, leaving out
the emerald, we have the aquamarine
from North Carolina, Madagascar and
Brazil. fine enough almost to be
precious. We have il in blue green of
lesser gem value from Maine, New
Hampshire and Connecticut, writes DR..
George F. Kunz in Handicraft, and
this variety can frequently be made
into charming jewels, The Chinese
well understand how to use aqua
marine when in rounded hexagonal bits
OF segments, polished in rounded ir-
regular masses.
Then we have the Amazon stone, the
green feldspar found in wonderful per-
lection in Pixies Peak, COL and in
masses of translucent green and blue
green material in Virginia and North
Carolina; chrysocalla, a blue and blue
green ore of copper imparting the col
oring and coated with chalcedony and
quartz. First and eminent among
precious and semi precious materials
is the Chinese 1adelte. running from
the richest emerald green through the
lght greens into creamy white with
an occasional dot of green. from he
size of pin head to that of a walnut.
in a white field ring of this ma
terial has brought as high as $4,000
when of the rare green color.
Then we have the rich nephrite from
New Zealand, decorative stone OF
much beauty fer ordinary wear and at
the same time existing in quantity
enough for all One substance has
been used in great quantity, namely
chalcedony near chrysoprase, but Of
Ten stained green. This is sold to
some extent in France and Germany,
but mainly in Russia and the United
States.
Among the more important blue
stones there is lapis- lazuli, the deep
blue or blue with yellow gold like
Hecks or pyrite tcailed gold since time
lmmemoriaD from mines worked 1000
b. c. in Persia, and the blue streaked
with white from the Andes; azurite
from the copper mines of the West:
turquoise from the mines of New
Mexico Arizona Nevada and Cali
fornia, in the great variety of hiue
tinging into green aud blue green &C.
curing with the matrix there is
charming blue and blue green from
Arizona and from northern Mckee,.
Christian Sciance Monitor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
Turn Under Glover.

Last week | had piece o. clover
turned over. 1t was knee high. out n
bloom. and very thick and will bring u
fine crop of corn, besides benefiting me
land But. Oh! didn't / catch it from
the other farmers who are following old
methods. / was told that the hay
would have paid twice as much as all
the corn you will raise Yes. but see
here: | needed that humus in the soil,
and if | don't hit it ON corn Out l think
Wild, III get II back when / sow wheat
this fall There is entirely too much of
this cutting off clover To feed to the
stock and robbng the soil
They say, cut the first crop, and let
the second, or seed crop. be turned under
in the fall and seed the ground" But
this method is too uncertain for me I'd
sooner corn the first crop put in wheat
i'm the fan and SOW clover seed among the
wheat in March. You can gel stand
every time then. Besides. l don't feed
clover hay. I've seen some of the chronic
indigestion, heaves, bloat, etc, caused by
stock eating even dry clovers of all sorts.
For good hay, give me clean, NEEDLESS,
well-cured timothy with third or fourth
clover Then you've got a ration.
But all the whole world needs clio
yer turned under every few years to
repair the foolish soil robbing policy of
our ignorant granddads-C. f. Davis,
Maryland, in Successful Farming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
Steamer John Irwin LOST
Off Beaver Harbor.
Dozen or More Believed 10 Have
Drowned Tuesday Morning.
Willis Mcleod Drifts Twenty Miles
on Hatch Of Wrecked Craft.

Halifax, n. s., July 2S.--All doubt re
garding the fate of the steamer John
Irwin was dispelled today when a
message was received from Iiscomb
80 miles east of here, saying the steam
er struck a rock and sank off Beaver
Harbor last Tuesday morning. Willis
McIaod, of Halifax. was washed
ashore on hatch and is believed to
be the only survivor of the dozen or
more men of the steamers crew.
Mcleod was washed ashore on
hatch at Marie Joseph Wednesday aft
ernoon. A companion who was on the
hatcn with him died Wednesday and
his body was washed into the sea.
Mcleod had been so unstrung by his
terrible experience that he has been
nrabe to give coherent account OF
the disaster. He thinks he saw Capt
Heate, the steamers commander, on
another hatch with a portion of his
crew.
Marie Joseph is a small settlement
on an exposed portion of the eastern
coast of Nova Scotia, at the western
extremity of Guseboro county and
about IS miles from this city. Beaver
Harbor is to the westward of Marie
Joseph, and Mcleod must have drift
ed more than 20 miles on his fragment
of Wrcekage between the time of the
obstruction of the steamer and being
cast up on the shore.
Liscomh. Marie Joseph and Beaver
Harbor are all far removed from rail
way and wine communication. which
accounts for the fact that two days
elapsed before the news of the Twins
fate could reach this city.
The John Irwin, screw steamer of
1903 gross tons. and 140 feet long, was
built at Paisley. Scotland, in 1897, and
was owned by the Port Hood and Rich
mond Coal Co, but was under char
ter to the Atlantic Galleries Co, and
was bound with coal from Port Morien,
c. b. TO Halifax. She left Port Morien
Monday morning and soon afterward
terrific storm swept the coast which
is believed to have driven the ship
upon the rocks off Beaver Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
ORIGIN OF A MINING CITY.
The Part a Donkey and Woman
Played.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim" Butler were won't
to traverse the desert, donkey being
part of their outfit. ON the 10th of
May, 1900, the donkey, a FESTIVE little
beast, was the direct means of bringing
the deserts mineral wealth to Buffers
attention. The latter, picking up a
bit OF rock, was about to hurtle it
through space, with the intention of
fetching the Grant son of Balaam to
his senses, but the rock looked so
much like the real thing that instead
of throwing it at the donkey, Butler
took il to town for assay. 1t showed
values as high as 1852 in gold and 355
ounces in silver. so he and Mrs. Jim"
went out to locate properties. One
day Mrs. Jim" said, 4 believe I'll To-
cate mine!" Why not?" inquired
Jim" loosely. Just locate those
powders up yonder.n Mrs. Jim
tossed her head, bit indignant that
her spouse should make light of her
desire to locate mining property, and
the next day she climbed up to the
spot where stood four formidable
looking powders and Clipped off some
bits, which she showed to Jim" with
the remark: Seems to me that looks
like rock you get gold out of
| 1T certainly does" replied Jim"
after critical inspection Where
did you get it?"
From off those bowlders," and the
| proud woman Strengthened percepti-
| bly,.
Then she located the mine herself,
calling ii "Mizpah' in memory of a
dear friend who always used the word
as signature to her letters. The
Mizpah mine has proven the most
wonderful of ALL Not only were those
four powders chock full of gold,
! startling in richness. but the ground
beneath to depth of more than 1000
feet yielded the yellow metal. The
Buffers named the region of their
precious discoveries Tonopah; and a
city of nearly 10000 Inhabitants graces
| those mountain sides, while the busy
| hosting works of scores of mines
bring forth their treasures. The word
Tonopah is Indian for a species OF
| grass growing near the water holes on
| the desert-Sunset Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
PRICELESS rain.
Drank in Friday by N. {.
Farms and Reservoirs.
-
Heaviest Fall Since Early June
Extends into Interior.
Foretaste of Northsasters to Come
To Us In the Next Three Months.

Boston. July 2S.-Several million dol
lars worth of moisture fell CA parched
farms and into depleted reservoirs in
New England today. A big bank Of
high pressure stationed itself on the
northeast corner of the country and
with the assistance of a diminutive
West Indian hurricane that brought
up u well laden store of wetness from
the tropics the section from Norfolk,
Va. to Eastport, Me. was given
much needed bath.
The rain was the heaviest and most
consistent since early June. 1t began
in this city after midnight and at noon
today more than an inch had fallen.
greater than any amount during sin
gle day for nearly eight weeks.
The rain extended we'll into the In
terror, while ON the coast exposed sta
lions, like Block Island, r. l., and
Nantucket, Mass. it developed into 8
northeaster. giving a foretaste of what
might be expected during the next
three months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
HER e5th BIRTHDAY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Knight Celebrates at
Her Home in Georgetown Center.

Georgetown, Me, July 2S.-(SpeciaD.
Mrs. Elizabeth Knight. the oldest
woman in town, win celebrate her 95th
birthday tomorrow at her home at
the Center There will be no special
observance. of the event although
friends and relatives are expected to
call and pay their respects.
Mrs. Knight was born Elizabeth
Trafton, July %. 1916. Records show
that the morning after her birth the
ground was white with snow which
had fallen through the night. cover
ing the green grass and young corn
Her life was spent at home with her
parents until her marriage with Eben-
ezer knight, a farmer, butcher and
millman. The ceremony was perform
ed at her home Dec. 20. 1888. They
| went to Peru, Me. to live five years
| Georgetown. After a period OF Is
years spent at home they went to Lis
bon for II years, finally returning tc
lGeorgetown a second time TO make il
| their permanent home.
Mrs. Knight now lives with her son
Capt, Traitor Knight, and her daugh-
ter, Miss Georgiana Knight. at the
head of Robin Hoods cove For some
months her health has not been ,of the
/ best. She is a member of the FRS
Free Baptist church. For several year:
tshe has busted herself with. patch
work and sewing of various kinds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
Plans Being Made for
New Episcopal Church.
Much Interest Shown In Build
ing Of New Theatre.
Large Extension Contemplated on
Sash and Blind Factory.

Belfast, Me, July 2S.-(SpeciaD.-
With two new factories. ana ahother
enlarged to double it's capacity, new
Opera house and other buildings there
is the possibility that within the year
the long dreamed of Episcopal church
will be built. A year or more ago a
lot on the corner of Court and Elm
streets was procured for site and for
years small band of Episcopalians
in this city, assisted by generous sum
mer visitors have been at work earn
ing money for a building fund. 1t is
said that the fund is now sufficient to
build with and today an architect was
in town and looked over the situation
with prominent members of the So
ciety Plans will be made and sub
mitted at once.
Yesterday afternoon a lawn fete for
the benefit of the Episcopal Mission
was held on the grounds of Crosby
Place, the beautiful summer home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Chenery of Bos-
ton. There was a large gathering of
townspeople and summer visitors with
many summer people from Castine.
The specifications of the new theatre
to be built on Phoenix row, call for
an entrance on the ground floor and
five exits, The location is ideal and
Belfast people are much interested in
the project.
a new letter and package box is to
be placed at the south entrance of the
post office which will be found a great
convenience. Three other combination
boxes will be placed about the city.
Another evidence of Belfast pros
perity is the fact that the Matthews
Bros sash and blind factory is con-
templating a large addition to the
present plant. The extension would be
built on Front street over the rail-
road tracks. thus enabling the COM
pany to load and unload freight in
side the factory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
FINANCING.
Continued from Page one.)

brary, where the merger was effected.
Mr. Morgan. Mr.. Hanna said, might have
been in the BUILDING but he was not a.
the final conference.
In response to questions by Rep. Gard
ner of Massachusetts, Mr.. Hanna stated
that since the United States Corporation
took over the Tennessee Coal 81 Iron and
its vast interests there had been organi-
cation of no competing steel companies
in the United States.
Mr.. Gardner also directed inquiry as
to the holdings of ore by the steel cor
poration as to whether such holdings
constitute a monopoly. Mr. Hanna said
he thought there was still in the Superior
region many ore mines Independent Of
the steel trust and that the firm of NJ. A,
Hanna & Co, he thought, had ore lands
for sale.
l.. c. Hanna. former syndicate manager
of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Co, denied
before the Stanley Steel Trust inyestigat-
ing committee TODAY any intimation that
the order for $4,000 tons of rails placed
with his company by e. H. Hartman in
1907 was directly responsible for the Ten
nessee company's trouble in Wall street
Asked by Rep. Gardner if he had ever
connected the Hartman order with the
absorption of the Tennessee company by
the United States Steel Corporation, he
said such thing never suggested itself
10 him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-29
EGYPT's MYSTERY SOLVED.
Professor Reisner's Solution OF
Hitherto Unsolved Architectural
Structures Existence.

When the announcement was made
some time ago that Professor George
r. Reisner of Harvard university, had
succeeded at last in identifying the
Sphinx and solving its hitherto i'm
penetrable mystery various solutions
appeared in print, all unofficial and
anticipatory. and all more or less in
correct Ii was not the intention of
Professor Reisner. in view of the at
titude of the Harvard authorities, to
divulge the result of his investigation
until his report was prepared and
ready for official publication. But un-
der the circumstances ii was decided
to arrange for an interview by the
World with Professor Reisner. and TO-
day. for the first time, his own st1u-
ton to the Sphinx riddle is revealed.
According TO Professor Reisner the
elements of the riddle no longer are as
follows:
Identity: portrait head of Ceph
rem, builder of the second pyramid,
Joined to the crouching body of lion
Symbolism: The familiar idea. com
mon to both the Egyptian and AS
syrian civilizations, of joining the head
of great ruler to the body OF the
most dreaded of beasts to typify the
protection the great king gives his
people and the terror with which he
strikes his enemies.
Location; A ledge of faulty rock un-
MT for building purposes divided the
quarry that supplied stone for the first
pyramid from the quarry that was
worked for the second pyramid. This
presumably unsightly cape or knob of
faulty stone jutting out between the
quarries was converted by Cephren's
architects and workmen into colossal
sphinx with the head portrait of
Cephren himself.
Time; About $3.50 b. c., or 1000
years earlier than former authorities
had supposed to be the date of the
Sphinx. '+t
AT the time the Sphinx was carved
from the knob of rock left between the
duarries." said Professor Reisner,
the ground was in no sense hallowed
and the choice of the place for he
colossal image of the king was simply
due to the fact that the ledge had been
ieft untouched by the worknen because
IL was not of the grade needed for the
pyramid construction"
Thus are shattered the pleasant
theories that many dreamers in close
ON 1000 years have built up as to
some special significance in the
position of the Sphinx. That it looked
toward the rising sun, that it's gaze
was directed toward the pyramids and
That when the sun sank the shadow
OF the Sphinx was cast forth over its
oulstretched paws were all points that
had led men and women to assn
that here again was some potent eyf-
dence of the mysticism and symbolism
wrapped up in the wisdom of tine
Egyptians But now comes Professor
Reisner to show. that after all the