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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
INDIGNANT SAILORS.
A ships Crew EndeavOring to Obtain
the Fun Amount of Wages Due
Them.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.
In the action in admiralty, of Stains, Smith
and three others, all seamen, against the ship
State of Maine for the recovery of wages,
Judge BrowH of the U. S. district court today
rendered decision adverse to the lbellants
In August last, the American ship State OF
Maine, being at Antwerp and in need of sea-
men, shipped crew of whom the libellanis
were part. The captain endeavored to obtain
crew without paying an advance of wages
or sailors bills, and succeeded in getting a
crew on the dayment of their board bills.
The entire crew shipped under the supervis-
ion of the American consul at Antwerp. All
the sailors bills were paid by the captain
through the consul, each sailor over his own
signature, certifying to the correctness of
his account. When the ship reached this
port Capt. Nichols deposited with the ship
ping commissioner the amount of wages due
each sailor less the advance paid in Antwerp.
The libellants refused to accept the amount
offered, alleging that they never signed the
account and demanded full wages. On trial
their counsel set up the "Dingley shipping
act" which prohibits the advance of wages in
shipping a crew. Judge Brown in his decis-
ion, cites the act and says it does not apply
to American ships in foreign ports, in the
absence of any expressed words to that effect
III the statute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
THE SPANISH TREATY.
Meeting of the New England Ship Own.
ers' AssOciatiOn-ResOlu
Adopted.

BosrON, Jan. 2.
At an adjourned meeting of the New Eng
land ship owners association. held at the
Merchants Exchange this afternoon, the new
Spanish treaty was discussed and the follow
ing resolutions adopted;
Whereas, 1t is proposed by and between
the governments of Spain and the United
States, that change should be made in their
commercial relations for which certain
treaty has passed the Spanish cortes, and is
now being considered by the honorable Sem
ate of the United States,
Resolved, That the New England ship
owners association in convention assembled,
hail with great satisfaction the negotiation of
reciprocal treaties with all foreign govern
ments, believing that by so doing our much
depressed commerce will be revived in all
branches.
Resolved, That having read the proposed
treaty with Spain for reciprocal trade with
care and attention, we most heartily endorse
the same with the recommendation that the
Spanish East Indian possessions be allow I'd
to participate in all the benefits of this treaty
and that the privileges to the carrying trade
be confined to vessels built and owned in the
United States and Spain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03

At about 1910 o'clock Thursday evening,
big fire broke out in the hay barn of the
Maine Central railroad, in this city. The
flames increased so rapidly that when the fire
department arrived they were beyond control
and the building was almost entirely de-
stroyed. At about 5 o'clock Friday after
noon, telephone message was received at
Holmes foundry, To sound an alarm, rs the
fire had broken out again. it happened, at
the time the alarm was sounded. the
chimney of building opposite
Preble & keen's furniture ware
rooms, at the upper end OF Water St was
burning out A large crowd soon coNgrcga-
ted around this point and left the steamer
TO proceed unattended 10 the scene OF the .ire,
aud the flames were soon eXtinRuished The
loss on the buildings was Sl,S00. There
were some 20 tons of hay and 10000 barrel
hoops in the barn, the loss on which was
about Sl200.
Mrs. Weston Lewis, Mrs. }. Walter Rob-
inson of Gardiner, and Mrs. Stevens of PITTS
ton,g gave New Years receptions.
There was private german at Library
Hall, Friday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
On STRENGTHENING and FOrtifying Our
Defences.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.
The subcommittee of the House committee
on appropriations, having in charge the fort-
fication appropriation, intend to report to the
full committee the same measure reported
to the House Of Representatives by the ma
jority appropriations committee, at the last
Congress. The minority members of the
committee, at the same time, reported the
substitute, which was passed, The bill as
agreed to by the majority of the committee,
provided for the appropriation of about ST.
100000. OF this amount, 81 900, 900 was in
tended for the construction of works for the
defence of Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Hampton Roads. New Orleans and San Fran
cisco; So 100000 for the preservation and
Improvement of Notifications; $4,000 for
torpedoes, and 5000, 900 for the armament of
sea coast Notifications. and 81 100000 an
nually for five years for the procurement of
heavy steel rifle guns and carriages for the
armament of deep water ports of the United
States. Mr. Randall prepared the minority
bill, which approprates 81. ZOO, 900 for pre-
serving the present works of defence, and in
making his argument in favor of that meas
ure, he said that the secretary of war had not
recommended the appropriation fo- additional
defences. The secretary, however, in his
estimates sent to the appropriation commit
tee this year. recommended the appropriation
of S7,3Ol 900 for the works of defence and
Notifications, and it is upon this recommen-
dation that the sub committee will repor t he
bill providing for the appropriation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
UNIVERSAL COTTON CONVENTION.
Invitations to All Foreign Nations 10
Send Delegates to it's Next Meet
ing.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l.
In October last, Secretary Frelinghuysen
transmitted invitations to all foreign govern
ments to send delegates to
the universal cotton convention, to be held
in New Orleans February 10, next, under the
auspices of the National Cotton Planters
Association of America. A large number of
governments have accepted the invitation,
among them Great Britain, including Egypt,
India, the English Colonies, also Hayti Italy,
Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, Hawaii
and Venezuela. The National Cotton Plant
ers Association has requested President Ar
thur to appoint two from every Congression-
al district in the Union, and also asked the
Governors of all the States to appoint two
delegates from every county. Commissioner
LoriOng will address the invitation to all agri-
cultural societies in the United States to
send delegates. and the secretary of the
national cotton exchange will endeavor to
entertain delegates sent by all Americon
and foreign exchanges.
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THE OCEANS PERILs.
A Norwegian Bark Wrecked on the
American Coast-But Two Survive
to Tell the Terrible Tale.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. ..

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.
The details of terrible catastrophe were
related today to the Norwegian counsul BY
the two surviving members of the crew of the
bark Lena, which went to pieces off Hog Is
land, Va, last Sunday, Capt. Albert Nor
tensen, of Arendel, Norway. whence the bark
hailed, had lost his bearings in dense fog,
which hung over the sea for days, and was
considerably out of his course.
Saturday afternoon this fog lifted and the
weather cleared. 1t was during the mates
watch, about 4 o'clock, when the vessel sud
denly shook from stem TO stern, and those on
board knew in an instant that she had strand
ed. The wind blew a gale. The sea was
running very high, and in a moment the
Lena was well up on the bar on which she
had struck. The waves were breaking over
her with wild fury, which threatened her
destruction. The weather was bitterly cold,
and there was a coating of ice on the decks
and rigging, which made the movements of
the crew exceedingly perilous. An effort
was made. however, to launch the boats. The
effort was failure. Each boat was in turn
broken to splinters by the raging sea, and
the crew was left without any means of es-
cape. They clung to the vessel, however, as
best they could. in hopes that the sea would
subside and something might transplre
which would insure their safety. After "a
hours of this wretched experience, during
which they were nearly frozen, their hands
ann feet benumped and frost bitten.
The bark, under the force of the heavy
sea, sprung apart and went to pieces. Every
person on board was precipitated into the
waves, and, with the exception of the two
men who reached Philadelphia, today, it is
supposed all were drowned. These two sur
vivors, Anders lsakson and Peter Tonenson,
were fortunate enough to sieze some planks
from the wreck, on which they were carried
ashore. They saved nothing except their
lives, however and were compelled to borrow
from the station agent at Birds Nest station,
Va, enough to pay their way to
this city. The body of Captain Mortensen
and that of Abraham Carlised, sail-maker
were washed up and buried on the beach of
Hog Island. Some of the other bodies are
not vet recovered. Theodore Jorgenson was
mate, and there were seven seamen, of
whom five are missing, and are doubtless
lost.
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A DEADLY BATTLE.
One Trouble Brings AnOther-A Grand
Reception Ends in n Disastrous
Duel-One Man Killed and
Another Fatally
Wounded.

New YORK, Jan. 2.
A special to the World from Albany, Ga,
gives the particulars of a remarkable duel on
horseback in Colquit county, of that State, in
which one of the cOmbatants was shot dead
and another was mortally wounded. There
had been grand reception at the residence
of Lake, at which the leading families of the
county were represented. About midnight
several persons were mounting their horses
for the purpose of returning to their homes.
Among the number were Homer and Elijah
Carter and two Chastain brothers. As they
rode by Wright Weekly who was in the act
of mounting, he cursed at them and threat
ened to follow them up and shoot it out. Put
ting spurs to their horses the young men
challenged him to follow. In an instant
Weekly was upon his horse and fired pistol
shot after the party as he pursued them.
The four men Immediately returned hre,
and regular duel on horseback began in the
dark, the location of the combatants being
marked by pistol flashes. Weeklys brother
rode up to him and grasping hold his bride
begged him to give up the fight. Just at that
moment bullet sped through Wright's brain
and his horse turning bore its dead rider back
to the door of the house, from which guests
had been watching the deadly conflict.
The Carter party rode off. one of them,it is
said, being mortally wounded. This terrible
tragedy grew out of one equally as bloody
some years ago. Alfred Carter. brother of
those who took part in this encounter, was
assassinated by Richard Baron, on return
ing home one dark night. Alfred Carter's
widow subsequently married Wright Weekly,
much against the will of her late husbands
brothers, Elijah and Homer. They have fire.
quently attempted to draw the lady's second
husband into ambush and have, at last, sue
ceeded in making her second time a widow
bv murder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
THE WAR IN NEW YORK.
The Court Keeping the Place Between
the Two Men Who Claim the Office
-Grace Will Not Uphold Wood.
NEW YORK Ian. 2.

New YORK, Jan. 2.
E Henry Laeombe, who claims 70 he
legally appointed corporation counsel, has
begun proceedings in the superior cour,
against Edward T Wood, Mayor Edson's
brother-in-law, who also lays claim to the
office of corporation counsel. to test his title
to the position. Lacombe claims that he was
legally appointed by Acting Mayor Sanger
while Wood puts in similar claim to the
office by the appointment of Acting Mayor
Kirk.
Judge Truax yesterday granted an injunc.
tion restraining Mr.. Wood from entering and
taking possession of the office of counsel to
the corporation or any of the books, papers
and records connected Herewith, until after
his title to the position shall have been fully
determined in proper proceedings in court,
and from acting as counsel to the corpora
tion in advance of such determination.
The office of corporation counsel was care
fully guarded today by police officers. Mayor
Grace said today that he regarded the NOM
ination of Col. Wood as illegal, and that as
soon as possible he would appoint Lacombe
or some one else as counsel to the corpora
ton
Robin NJ. Squires appeared at the depart
ment of public works today and made for
NAL demand for the possession of the office.
Thompson replied that he was not prepared
TO forcibly dispute Squires' possession of the
Office, and would not endeavor to do so, but
by letting Squires take peaceable possession
of the office. he (Thompson) did not forfeit
or surrender any rights which. by some. he
had been advised he had. Thompson then
introduced Squires to the heads of the depart
ment.
At meeting of the board of aldermen
oil i
dent and Thos. p. Walsh was elected to sue
ceed Alderman Kirk in the board, Kinks
place becoming vacant when he became
mayor Yesterday. Adolph Sanger, president
of the new board of alderman, who was in
attendance, submitted communication in
which he claimed to be president of the board
then in session, and demanded his seat. No
notice of this was taken other than ordering
it filed, and the board adjourned.
One new developement in the local political
chaos this afternoon was in the shape of a
proposition offered by the counsel of Col.
Wood who was appointed counsel to the cor
poration by the president of the board of
aldermen (Kirk), who had acted as mayor
between midnight on Dec. 3lst until noon,
Jan. lst. Messrs. David Dudley Field, Rob-
ert Sewell, Geo. Bliss and Hugh l.. Cole, as
such counsel for Col Wood, offered to enter
into an agreed case and to present it to the
general term of the supreme court. The
unsuccessful party can appeal the case and
have a decision by the end of this month
Col. Woods representatives say that if this
proposition is accepted, their principal will
take no steps toward asserting his right in
the matter of the corporation counselship
until final decision is reached. Lacombe
said be would probably make known his
answer tomorrow.
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A BRAVE BOY.
A Thirteen Year Old Hero Rescues Two
Boys from a Watery Grave.

BosToS, Jan. 2.
Yesterday, two boys, each of l3 or IA years
of ave. broke through the ice on Flax Pond,
Lynn. and found themselves struggling in the
deepest part. The only person near was
little boy named Elmer Dwyer, who was but
l3 wears of age. Hearing the cries of the
drowning lads, Elmer ran for help, and find
ing no one at hand, took ladder from yard
and fastened back to the pond The brave
little fellow succeeded after several heroic
attemps in placing the ladder on the treach-
erous ice and in crawling out over it to the
boys. He was able in some way to get the
hoys On the ladder and thence to the shore,
though the lad was slight and not in very
good health He himself was wet through
The only grown persons in the neighborhood
were women. and but for the prompt assist
ance of little Elmer, the boys must have been
drowned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
CEASELESS HORRORS.
Spanish Town Laid in Ruins
The Inhabitants Hall Crazed With
Fright and Anxiety-Inde.
scribable Suffering.

MADRID, Jan. ,.
The shocks of the earthquake were again
experienced at Albania last night The
town is in ruins. A panic prevails among
the inhabitants of Antigua, % miles north of
Malaga, where shocks have also been felt
Houses in Antequera, we'll built city OF
% 900 inhabitants, are tumbling rapidly and
the indications are that the place will be de-
stroyed. People are fleeing from the city.
Other towns and villages report fresh earth
quakes and further loss of life and destruc-
ton of property.
The distress prevalent among the people of
Andslusia is terrible There is n great
scarcity of food and medicines. So panic
stricken have the people become that it Is
impossible to get men to enter the ruins Of
buildings and search for corpses and to res
cue the wounded persons from the debris.
Considerable sickness prevails among the
people, owing to the inclemency of the
weather and to the lack of clothing neces
sary tor camp life, to keep them warm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
New S"rx stock Marhe,.
Advice 10 Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and broken Of
your rest by sick child suffering and cry
ing with pain of cutting teethp If so, send
at once and get bottle of MRS. WISsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEETHINe.
Its value is incalculable. 1t will relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. Depend
upon it, mothers, there is no mistake about
it. 1t cures dysentery and diarrhoea,
regulates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums, reduces in
ismmation, and gives tone nnd energy to the
whole system. MRS. WISsLow's SOOTHING
SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEErHiNo is pleasant
to the taste. and is the prescription OF one Of
the oldest and best female nurses and phy-
sicians in the United States, and is for sale
by all druggists throughout the world Price
15 ceuta a hottie
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
NORWAY BURGLARS ARRESTED,
They Waive Examination and Are Bound
Over in $1,000 Bonds Each-How
They Were Caught.

NORWAY, Jan. 2.
The three men charged with the recen,
robbery at this place, Thos. Burnes, O,
Portsmouth, Harrington of Gorham, N, H..
and M. Ross of Montreal were arrested
on the train from Lisbon Falls to Brunswick
last night, and brought to this place. A
large crowd was at the station to witness
their arrival
The burglars were caught in a curious
way. They had been tracked as far as Au-
burn by footprints and blood. The trail was
lost at Parsons Mill, Auburn. The consta-
bles in Norway think that they were only two
or three hours behind the burglars. They
found where they passed the noon and took
dinner on the road from Norway to Lewiston.
Wednesday night they spent in Lewiston.
Here the Norway officers lost sight of
them.
City Marshal True. of Hallowell, caught
the thieves. 1t was piece of good fortune.
Chance seemed to have hand in it. City
Marshal True was going home from Lewis
ton to Hallowell. He had been in Lewiston
on busidess in relation to this same matter,
one of the stors broked into having been that
of Hallowell man. He was in the smoking
car and was reading the Lewiston Evening
Journal, when the three men entered the
car at Lisbon Falls. They were rough look
ing and wore an abundance of clothing. They
took seats in front of Officer True. One of
the men bought Lewiston Journal from the
the boy on the train and read down the local
page
He passed the paper over to his chum
with his finger on a paragraph. Officer
True looked at the paragraph in his own
paper and saw that it pertained to the
tracking of the Norway burglars to Lewis
ton This was clue. Other things assured
him that they were his men. He had the
doors of the car locked and called on them to
surrender
A fierce fight ensued. One of the men in
the fright cried out Draw your knives and
cut hi out of them!' With the assistance
of Conductor Cobb and Express Messenger
Russell they were secured.
They fought again in the Brunswick depot
and at the lookup in that place.
They had large amount of booty on their
persons.
They endeavored to hide the clothing and
articles that were upon their persons when
arrested.
At the preliminary hearing held here be-
fore Justice Whitman today, for breaking
and entering, they waived examination, and
were ordered to recognize in the sum OF
81, 900 each, for appearance at the >. D.
Court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-03
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
New York Produce Market.


FLouR-Receipts. 25,oeS; exports. 4sos; sales, E.-
800; No. p goa s. rs; fancy white Western. extra,
90 10; common to good, 70 n so; good 70
choice, 3 90 a5S5; City mill extra, 40 a 50;
superfae,2 90 II 90; 81. Louis extra, ~ \ rs I;
winter wheat extra, go ASS; Minnesota extra,
70 8 so
wHkAr-Reccipts. so.4so: exports, l4.ies; sales,
I36, 900; No. red. sSt; No. 3 red, s9i; elevator
No. Red State. IS; No l White State, 50.
RYE-dull.
RARLEY-oasier.
Corn = Receipts 1880 bushels; exports. Sll;
sales, 10000; spo. No 3, i9l; No2. SO.
OArs-Receipts, S6,65o; sales, 100000. No 3. Gs;
do White. S5k; No ,, s4l sii; do White. 80 seI;
No l, sol; do White. Ssh Mixed Western. "a u So;
White do, rs "a 30; Whine State, 10 SSt.
SuaAR-Cut loaf and crushed o. n 81; rranulated,
81; white extra G, 6a5i; yellow. Al n; mGuld,
81.
PETRoLEUM-United, 20 bid.
TALLow-easier.
BEEF-steady.
PORK Mess spot, i2 so a 10 20; clear back,
10 90.
LARD-at 8 a =; refined, 2S.
BurTER-frm.
CHEEsk-quiet
Ereights-welk.
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From Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, JAN, 2.
Brig Daisy Boynton, owned by New Eng.
land parties, which, some time ago was gwen
up for lost and was later reported as repair.
ing at Bermuda. arrived here today.
While Mrs. Schultz her hus band and six chill.
dren, was looking out of window in house
on New Years evening, waiting to hear the
State House bell toll at midnight, party OF
masqueraders passed under the window and
began to fire of revolvers. Mrs. Schultz
fell to the floor and it was found that bullet
had struck her squarely in the eye. There ID
little hope Of her recovery. No arrests have
been made.
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Cleveland's Movements.

New YORK, Jan. 2.
A despatch from Albany says that Presi-
dent-elect Cleveland will after resigning
leave for Buffalo, Jan. Slh He will remain
in the latter city for week or more com
pletely settling up his business of every na-
ture. He will then return to Albany and
occupy the house he has rented on Willett
street as a permanent home till he goes to
Washington to be inaugurated. During the
interval it is probable he will go to New
York to remain a week or ten days for the
purpose of more conveniently receiving calls
from prominent men who may wish to con-
suit him.
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Gentiies Oppose the Collection ofTax.


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. ?.
The school tax case was heard today. The
Gentiles oppose the collection of this tax,
claiming that the school is sectarian. Wit
nesses swore that Mormons only could get
employment as teachers and that these teach
ers were required to close school on Mormon
fast days, and open daily with Mormon pray
ers. 4 deposition was read from an assistant
teacher at Spanish Fork, stating that two
theological classe. in public schools are re-
ported as "history classes" and that public
funds are used to pay the tuition of Mormon
teachers in the Brigham Young Theological
Academy.
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Extremely Cold Weather in the West.

ST. PAUL. Jan. 2.
To-day has been the coldest of the winter
and one of the coolest on record in this city.
Reports were received from the following
points all indicating temperatures below zero
Hillwater 80, coldest ever known; Lacross
90; Bismark 45 Minnedosa so, wind blow
ing 40 miles an hour: Winnepeg 80 and a
regular blizzard prevailing; St. Vincent 40
Moorhead AS; Helena Is; Huron "A and Du-
luth 40.
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Bold Train Robbery.

BALTIMORE, Jan. >.
The train which left here over the Balti-
more Central railroad from Oxford, Pa, at
10 p NJ. was boarded at Rising Sun IN
Cecil county by two men, who, by threats oi
violence, compelled the passengers to surren-
der their money. watches and other valua-
bles. They then jumped from the train,
which was running at full speed, and were
sunposed TO be seriously if not fatally injured.
The men are supposed TO be residents of that
immediate neighborhood and will be cap
furad