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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-27
BAD PLUMBING
In Bellevue Hospital Causes sewer Gas
to fer0eate the Isstitation. - Doctors
and Nsrses D0Wa With Fever.

New YORK, Aug. 26.
The Telegram says: The evil effect of
sever gas thst has been allowed to permeate
Bellevue Hospital, from pipes that have been
under repair for several weeks, are visible
throughout the entire institution. Physicians
orderiies and nurses were reported on the
sick list this morning. No less than 25 of
the attendants we're reported - being unable
to attend TO the requirements of there re-
srective positions and many of those who
care for patients are physical wrecks.
Eighteen of the female trained nurses are
reported to be under medical care for typhoid
or malarisl fever. In the majority of cases
those who have been stricken down have
been on night duty in the wards of the hos
pitals. Male orderlies have, to day, i've Of
their number confined to their beds, while
the medical staf 10 reduced by the absence
Of DIR. Stokes and DR.. Jarias, both of whom
are compelled to leave the hospital on sick
leave. Since the plumber commenced the
work of roofing out the old pipes and putting
in new ones fever has been very prevalent.
The joints of the pipes through which the
sewer gas was conveyed to the roof we're
taken apart and the failure to carefully plug
the ends connecting the basins allowed the
foul air to fill the structure. How long It
will require to finish the work no one appears
to know, but every one compelled to stay in
the institution any length Of time is uneasy
Threats to resign are heard from many of
the orderies, and in fact several Of them
have already given up their positions.
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FROM BATH.
The Ship Hotspur Successfully Launched
from the Yard Of the N. f. 3. b. Co.

BATH, Aug. &c.
The launching of the fine ship Hotspur of
New Bedford, from the yard of the New Eng
land Ship Building Co., Wednesday noon,
attracted large gathering The Hotspur
Is 1919 feet in length. 22.S deep, and 1873
feet wide, with net tonnage of 1910. She
will be commanded by Capt. VIM C. War
land of Brooklyn, N. Y, formerly of the ship
Twilight of Connecticut. TIE owners are
w. II. Besse and others of New Bedford, the
builders and others of Bath. The Hotspur
is very strongly built and the material used
10 the very best. She 10 fine model and was
coppered on the stocks. The masts are not
yet in position but are all completed. The
ship will be ready for sea inside of month
and will enter into the East India and China
trade. The ship is fitted with all the modern
improvements. including Hyde windlass and
a hosting engine from the Bath Iron Works.
Her cabin will be very Ane one. The ship
is named after an old favorite ship of the
owners.
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" HOLESALE MURDER.
A Texan Kills Six Persons and Cats his
Own Throat. -Tweatv Children Made
Orphans BY the Butchery.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 26.
A gentleman from johnson City, Blanco
county, gives the details of terrible tragedy
which occnred at that place Tuesday. Al
Locke. an old citizen, lett home intending,
- he said, to go to John Green's place.
Green and his family were away.
He entered the house, took Green's Win
chester rifle and returned to the residence of
his brother, Berry Locke, killed Berry and
his wife. A neighbor named John Nicholson
rode up just then and was forced to go with
him to Mr.. Stokes's. He then shot and
killed Mr.. Stokes. There Nicholson was
lost sight of. His horse was tied there when
found. 1t is supposed he was also killed.
From there Locke went to his own house
and shot and cut the throat of Mrs. Henry
Locke of Llano county, the wife Of his step
son who was on visit to him. He also shot
and killed there Mrs Stokes. wife of Stokes
whom he had previously killed. Then he
killed his daughter, Miss Locke, and at
tempted to kill his wife, but his cartridges
being exhausted, he could not And any shot,
and she escaped. Having failed to catch and
kill his wife, he cut his own throat, mounted
his horse and started in the direction of
johnson City.
After riding few yards he met Thomas
Brunswick, whom he attacked and into
whom he plunged a knife, inflicting fatal
wounds. The murderer then drove toward
johnson City, but was arrested within q mile
of it. He was alive at o'clock, Wednesday
morning. With the exception perhaps of the
murder and cremation Of the Lynch family,
near Hampstead, some years ago, this is the
most horrible set Of crimes ever committed
in this state. BY it about 20 children are
left orphans.
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SALOON WRECKED,
An Unaccountable Explosion in Phila.
delphia Does Considerable Damage.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.
About o'clock this morning an explosion
occurred in the show window of James B
ROdgerss saloon at the northeast corner Of
18th and Callow Hill streets. 1t wrecked all
the windows of dozen stores in the vicinity.
The explosive package was placed on the
side of the window sill, the marks of burnt
fuse being visible. The contents of the
window were wrecked, and the panes of
glass broken. No other damage was done to
Mr.. Rodgers premices. The window panes
of the houses adjoining to the eastward were
broken from No. 1889 to l845, Callow Hill
street. On the opposite side of the street
most of the windows of the saloon of E. H.
Earby, No. 1912. Callow Hill street, were
shattered by the force OF the detonation, and
the panes of glass in the front of the house
were broken. There are no panes of glass
left in the front windows of the house of
J B. Schlader, No. 1874, Callow Hill street,
and on the south side of the street the win
dow panes are broken in the buildings num-
bered from 1884 to 1886. The glass in the
east front of the building at the northwest
corner Of 18th and Csllow Hill street was
also broken. Several men who were playing
cards in q neighboring saloon were thrown
out of their chairs by the shock but nobody
is reported as injured. Mr. Rodgers 10 un-
able to account for the act, or the motive
which induced it.
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THE OAR.
Trial Heats in the Geneva Baces Won by
Mckay aud Hanlan.
ROCHESTER. N.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 26.
Everything points to success for the row.
ing races at Geneva, Wednesday and Thurs.
day. All of the men entered are on the
ground. Today's races will be trial heats.
Positions were drawn for today with the fol.
lowing result: First heat 4 p. NJ, Gaudaur
Mckay, Hamm, Dabinett and Lee; I'd heat,
5 P. NJ, Hosmer, Ten Eyck, Stanton and
Hanlsn. The direction or the wind points to
smooth water. The moving grand stand is a
great feature of the arrangements. 1t will
give persons on it chances to see the races
from the start to the finish within . safe dis
tance of the competing oarsmen.
Owing to the heavy wind from the north
the frst trial heat was delayed until els P.
NJ. Gaudaur this morning complained of
sickness and withdrew. The remaining four
rowed straight-a-way mile and half, Nc
Kay winning in 9.37a. Hamm and Lee were
two seconds later in . dead heat.
In the second heat Hanlan took the leading
place within the first quarter mile, and kept
it to the finish. Hosmer crowded Ten Evck
out Of his water, and at the finish both men
we're at least q quarter mile outside their
buoys. No Claim was entered BY Ten Eyck
and Hosmer was given second place.
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PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS,
State Convention at Harrisburg-Conrad
b. Day Nominated for State Treasurer.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 26.
The democratic State convention met
Wednesday, four hundred delegates being
present. r. P. Allen of Lycoming was
elected temporary chairman. The various
committees were then appointed, after which
the convention took a recess. When the
convention assembled J. C. Turner was
elected chairman. The committee on reso-
lutions reported q platform, approving
the principles adopted by the Chicago
democratic convention in favor of civil
service, fair and just revision of the
tariff, endorsing the reform of methods of
administration which obtained under repub-
lican rule in strict accordance with the terms
of the Chicago platform, approved the ad-
ministration of President Cleveland and cab
met, endorse Gov. Pattersons administration,
denounce the Importation Of foreign pauper
labor, favor regulating the liquor traffic and
providing against the evils resulting there
from by properly graded license system
They conclude with a sympathetic message
on the death of Gen. Grant.
The nominations being in order, Conrad
B. Day was named for state treasurer. There
was no opposition and Mr.. Day was nomi-
mated by acclamation. The convention then
adjourned sine die.
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FALL RIVER. Mass, Aug. 26.
Reports reached this city to day of 2erce
eight between laborers at the Nara oil works,
Portsmouth, r. l. last Monday. About 100
men are employed there. chiefly Portuguese
and Irish. and race feeling runs high. 1t has
been intensified recently by the refusal of the
Portuguese to join in a strike planned by the
Irish laborers. Sunday night, the Irishmen
and Portuguese got into fight. and trouble
was renewed Monday noon when the gangs
were changing, and in q short time so men
we're engaged on one side and nearly 100 on
the other. The weaker party used clubs and
. lively fracas resulted. but only two men
were seriously injured.
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Adveat Campmeeting.

PORTLAND, Aug. 26.
At 9 O'Clock An interesting missionary
meeting was held. Plans were laid for col
porteur work, and the subject discussed.
According to the report of the state secretary
n, 900 pages of tracts have been distributed
by the members during the past year. and
about 900 subscribers obtained for periodi-
calls. This afternoon Elders Goodrich and
Burrill preached, their texts were from Col.
ill.,, IA, and Romans ix., 4. This evening
the tract and missionary society held q meet.
ing. 1t was decided to establish missions
and open reading rooms in Bangor and Lew
iston as soon as possible. Elders Farms
worth of Iowa and Van Horn of Californis
arrived in camp this afternoon, and this even
ing the latter preached from Rev. xiv. 81.
There has been many new arrivals to-day
and the meeting is increasing in interest.
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MALLOwELL.

As John Hall, carpenter, was at work on
S. Currier, Jr.'s building, Tuesday, . plank
on the staging broke, letting him fall . dis
tAnce of sone ten feet He struck on his leh
shoulder, injuring the muscles 90 that he has
no use OF the arm, but il 10 hoped that he will
not be laid up long.
The lawn party at the 6ne grounds at ID. r.
Pages house on Tuesday evening WAS = very
pleasant affair, and netted about sixteen dol
lars towards the fund for terracing the grounds
around the new church.
A very handsome marble statute cut ct
Carrara Italy can be seen at the works Of the
Hallowell Granite Co., where 1t is being re-
produced in granite by Protasio Neri. II 10
. female figure larger than life size, seated
in natural, easy position, the right elbow
resting on the knee, and head resting on
the hand. In the left hand which rests on
the left knee 10 . wreath of flowers. IL was
cut from w. $. Grosenbeck, of Columbus
Ohio, to 20 on the tomb recently sent there
by this company, but he has concluded to
have it cut in granite in preference to marble.
Ira NJ. True Of this city who is to be chief
Of police At the New England Fair at Ban
gor, next week, has selected the following
force from all parts Of the State: 4. N,
Henderson. Ed. Stafford, ID. 4. Shea, +. W.
Maddox, Edward Norton, S. C. Stinson. 0.
T. Desteaux, Chas. Grover, II. T. Cook, NJ.
p. McGillicuddy, J. C. Hagerty, S. b. Leon
ard and Columbus Foss. Tie has also en-
gagged one of the best detectives from Massa-
chusetts, intending to have the best of order.
The many friends of Capt. John II. Drew.
are glad to see him in town again after his
last cruise to Australia and other ports. He
leaves again in about ten days to sail on .
voyage to Shanghai.
The Tiger Engine Co have q ball this even
ing
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much and spent large portion Of his time in
the billiard room of the hotel. 1t Was here
that Mr.. Rodgers nrst met the supposed mur-
dered man and formed his acquaintance.
They played several games of billiards to.
gether, and leaving the hotel, finally visited
Greens and Girard's house and walked out as
far as the public buildngs.
They were together . few hours and on
parting Preller copied Rodgers address in his
note book. and promised on his return to Phil
adelphia to renew the acquaintance. Touching
the second meeting Rodgers says: Zone day
in May last, l think IT was, about the 18th or
18th, Was in the pool room Of Lansom street
above Eighth.
A gentleman wearing light spring suit and
tall white hat with . wide band of black
brushed past me and caught glimpse of his
face. l remembered the features and follow
ing him up laid my hand on his arm. "How
do you do, Mr.. Preller," l said. He turned
quickly, his face flushed and he raised his
hand ~ though to grasp mine. Suddenly,
however, he dropped it and bowed somewhat
stifiy, "You are mistaken, sir" he said,
that is not my name.
THAT 10 what you called yourself when
met you at the Continental Hotel, last March, I"
l SAID, "but see by the papers that you have
been murdered At St. Louis. He interrupted
me somewhat angrily, IL never met you in
my life BEFORE" he said, "snd was never in
st. Louis in my life. l am from New Or.
leans"
Before l could say anything further he
walked quickly away and was lost in the
crowd. The more think about the matter
the more fully am convinced that the man
met in the pool room in May last. was Mr..
Preller would be willing to take my oath
that it was he.
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THE WABASH DIFFICULTY.
Conference Between the Railroad OF.
ficials and the KING hts Of Labor.
NEW YoRK. Aup. :

New YORK, Aug. 26.
Jay Gould, A. A. Tallmadge, General
Manager of the Wabash railroad, General
Manager Hoxie of the Southwestern system
and Capt Hayes, First Vice President of the
Missouri Pacific, this afternoon received q
delegation from the executive board of the
Knights of Labor which is here to effect .
settlement of the difficulties between the
Wabaeh road and the Knights of Labor
Mr.. Gould informed the committee that the
officials of the Wabash road were not op-
posed to the Knights Of Labor as an organ
ization, they rather approved it.
Mr.. Tallmadge, General manager of the
Wabash railroad. expressed similar views of
the organization and said, he had never issued
nor caused to be issued, any orders calling
for . discharge of the men employed on the
road because they refused to sever their con-
nection with the knights of Labor. dele
gatisn from the Knights Of Labor, presented
their ultimatum. which was, that 1900 mem
bers of their order who we're discharged,
should be reinstated. Another conference
will be held when the reply of the Wabash
officials will be given.
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2.2l CLASS.
The RING.
Preparations for the Prize Fight BE.
tween Sullivan and McCadery.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 26.
Dominic McCafrey, the Pittsburg pug
Hist, is in town training out At Bowery near
Chester Park, preparatory to his fight with
John L. Sullivan with hard gloves on Satur-
day. The Bowery is a road house which OBJ
tanned its present name at the time Tom
Allen used it as training place preparatory
to his fight with Joe Goss 10 1876. McCaf
frey is in excellent condition. He will enter
the ring at l65 pounds. He does not boast,
but admits that he will be at his best on Sat-
urday and that the hopes to silence the "big
fellow from boastinR." Sullivan il expected
here Wednesday. The fight will take place
At Chester driving park and an enormous
crowd is expected. The park is outside of
the city limits and hence beyond the juris-
diction of the mayor and police authorities,
Who might prevent the meeting. The county
sheriff is attending it, and no interference 10
expected.
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Description OF Fort Pemao uid.

Mr. EDIToR--An ancient pamphlet has
fallen into my hands, "printed in London in
1921; reprinted in Boston by B. Green and
Comp, for ID. Gookin, over against the Old
South Meeting House l745" 1t is entitled
"a Defence Of the New England Charters.
BY JER. DUxMER," (probably an ancestor Of
the late Judge Dummer Of Hallowell)
1t 10 an unsnswerable argument against the
revocation BY England of the charters of the
Province of Massachusetts Bay, the colony of
ConDecticut, the government Of Rhode Island
and Providence plantations. 1t 10 directed
''to the Right Honorable, the Lord Carteret.
one Of His Msjestys principal Sec retaries OF
State
Among the charges brought against the
charter governments, one 10 "that they have
neglected the defence of the inhabitants" In
answering this charge ] can make only one
extract, viz:
1.-THE inland Parts being nov 1t rest. the
War was removed to the Frontiers, which we're
cruelty harassed by other Indian Tribes,
animated and assisted by the French
Of Canada, who have given the Masss-
chusetts but few Intervals Of Peace.
and those very short ones from that time 20
this Day. All this while That govsrnmsns was
never wanting 70 protect the Kings Subjects
within their Jurisdiction. even to the remotest
Parts Of IL They have kept Troops on foot.
no less than six or seven hundred st { time.
to cover the Barrier Line, and built Forts
wherever they we're necessary, one Of them
named Wnliaa Henry, bat eomnoaly called
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STILL THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.
The Democrats OF Somerset County are
Not Satisfied.

SKowHEGAN, Aug. 26.
There is much classification among the
democrats of Somerset county over the drop
ping of DR.. L. B. Dascomb from the county
board of examining surgeons, and the reten
ton of DR.. Gushing as the republican mem
Der. They say that Gushing ha, been . more
active republican than Dsscomb. and the
understanding was that Gushing should be
dropped and Dascomb retained. They are
mad with Chairman Brown. They say tha,
either he has sold them out or the names be-
came mixed up and he made blunder.
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Pemaquid Fort. because built on q River Of
that name, was in the Heart Of the Enemy's
Country, and deserves . particular descrip-
tion. 1t vas built of Stone in quadrangle
Figure, 1871 feet in circumference, without the
outer vail, and l0s foot square within the
inner ones. II had 2S ports, and Is guns
mounted, six being ls-pounders. The Wall
on the South Line fronting to the Sea was -
foot high, and above foot thick at the ports,
which were s foot from the ground. The
Round Tower at the west end of this line Wa
29 foot high. The wall on the east line was
l2 foot high, on the north 10, and on the vest
Is. 1t stood 20 rod from High Water Marx.
and was garrisoned with 60 ard sometimes
100 men. The expense in building and main
tanning this garrison was considerable, yet
the Province cheerfully submitted to it; nor
did they decline rebuilding it, after it was
surprised and demolished BY the French, for
any other reason, but that it WAS found bv
experience, that the enemy could come many
miles vide Of it, and attack their Frontiers.
They therefore built forts at Saco and Casco.
and other places most exposed which an
swered the same end"
ID, p LIyERnoRn
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chosen the Puritan to sail against the Gen.
esta. Concerning the comparative merits Of
the Puritan and Genesta nothing of course
can be said with certainty until they are tried
side by side, but there 10 . strong and vide
spread feeling that the Yankee will beat the
Englishman. That both the Puritan and
Priscilla are far ahead in speed of any yachts
produced heretofore is conceded ON all sides.
and it is pertinently that if the Puritan had
not been built the Priscilla would have been
regarded as . wonder. From these prom
ises it is argued that the Genesta must be
indeed . marvellous boat to outsail the
Puritan.
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Examination for West Point.

Congressman Dingley has designated Col.
j. w. Spaulding of Richmond, j. S. Wright
Esq, of Paris. A. B. Adams, NJ. d., of Will
ton, A. NJ. Edwards of Lewiston Grammar
School, w. II. Hilton, Esq, of Damariscotta,
and Hiram Bliss, Jr., Esq, of Washington,
Me-, Board to examine applicants for ap-
pointment to West Point. The Board will
meet at the High School building, Lewiston.
Friday, Sept. 4th, At 3 A. M. Applicants
must be residents Of the Second Congression-
al District, not less than II nor more than 22
years of age, and free from any physical de-
feet.
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10 Cent Romance.

TROY, n. Y, Aug. 26.
Fred Brownson, aged Is, and Grace Hart,
aged Is, who eloped from Waterbury. Conn. +,
on Friday, were captured at Blue Mountain
Lake, Adirondacks, yesterday. They were
living in brush shanty cooking their own
provisions. They were taken home. They
said they had read dime novels and thought
it would be romantic to run away and live in
the woods.
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All Solid.
So. FRAMINgHAn

So. FRAhINGHAn, Mass, Aug. rs.
To-day an examination was made of the se-
curities of the Framingham Savings Bank
The total amount of securities found 70 be
$2S9, 800, an amount slightly in excess of
what was called for by the treasurer's &C.
counts. The bank officials express them
selves as strongly as heretofore in regard to
the stability of the bank, and are confident
there will be no loss to any person.
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WlNrHaOP, Aug. 26.
Viner Block in Winthrop, owned BY James
Z. Chandler and L. P. Moody, WAS badly in
Jured by fire Tuesday evening. The fire
caught in the attic and its origin is mystery.
The fire department. also the Winthrop Mills
Company we're very promptly on the spot,
and in few minutes the building was food
ed with ~ater and the FIRE very soon put out
The damage is estimated at from $500 to
e40o; fully insured.
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New York Stock Market.


IL inseparably connected with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, and 10 true of no other medicine. It
10 an unanswerable argument as to strength
and economy, while thousands testify TO its
superior blood-purifying and strengthening
qualities. A bottle Of Hoods Sarsaparilla
contains 100 doses and will last q month,
while others will average to last not over .
week. Hence, for economy, buy Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
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jan27teod&wly

II Is . dangerous thing to allow the
diarrhea or dysentery to 60 unchecked and
there is no need of It. small bottle of
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment will cure the
most stubborn case that can be produced.
Fever and ague, malarious fever, bilious
and typhoid fevers all originate 10 one pro-
ducing cause and may all be easily prevented
by Parsons Purgative Pills. These pills act
directly and powerfully upon the blood.
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