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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-30
THE HOWARD BENEVOLENT AS
SOCIATION
Some OF the Good Work that Is Done
BY 1t.

The Howard Benevolent Union of
this city has been in existence for four
years and has accomplished a vast amount of
good but in such quiet, unostentatious man
ner that many people living in the city fail
to understand the true nature of the associa-
ton.
1t is a matter of grave interest that a com
paratively large number of persons in this
city live by charity and many adopt regular
system of begging as a means of livelihood.
Moreover they succeed at this. Many of this
class are comparative strangers, not having
gained residence here, and hence are not
amenable to the poor laws. They are being
supported by indiscriminate charity till such
a time as they shall have gained residence
aad right to be supported by the city.
1t is useless to dwell on the evils due to
indiscriminate charity. But even charity
conducted by private individuals has serious
drawbacks. Few are able to devote their
time to this class of work ard are, despite the
utmost precautions liable to be imposed upon.
An association such as the Howard Benevo-
lent Union is much better able to avoid such
difficulties by reason of their organization and
experience. The poor of the city are better
understood, and their needs are better known.
This is apparent from the work they have
done. Thirty-ive families have been aided
by them during the last three months. Right
on Water street there was case that recently
came to the notice of Mr.. McMurdie, chairman
of the executive committee, and through the
efforts of the Union was disposed of far more
favorably than could have been done by any
individual. Many have made pleas for charity
on people, claiming that their appeals to the
| Union had heen denied. 1t ought to be ap-
parent to all that this statement in itself is
proof of something wrong on the part of the
person soliciting the charity. 1t is impossible
that this association is actuated by sectarian
or caste motives. The executive committee
meets every Monday evening at the house of
Mrs. Craig. The majority of the members
are ladies, many of whom are fitted by ex-
4 perience and inclination for this sort of work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-30
CHINESE CERTIFICATE FRAUDS.
Trial Of the Conspirators in These Fa-
nous Cases.

SAN FRANCIsCo, March 20.
In the United States circuit court today in
trial, Ferdinand Ciprico and f. A. Mclean,
excursions inspectors, were indicted with w.
A. Boyd, also an ex-inspect0r, for fraud and
conspiracy in dealing in Chinese return GER
titicates. Boyd who has been in Jail several
months, made full confession of the con-
spiracy, duplicating Interpreter J. f. Kipp.
Boyd stated that in January 1885, the con-
spirators agreed with A. Hanse that the lat
ter take the return certificates to China and
sell them. Boyd had Charge of the registaa-
ton department of the custom house. The
certificates were obtained by procuring the
services of large number of Chinese who
had no intention of going TO China. One
hundred certificates were obtained on the de-
parture of every steamer. When Hanse
first sailed to China he carried five hundred
certificates. During the next few months
FIVE or six hundred more were sent to him.
These he sold in China and returned the
money to the city for distribution among the
conspirators. The Chinese who purchased
the certificates came over on the steamers.
At the conclusion of Boyd's testimony he
was discharged A nole prosecute was en-
tered in the case of ex-Inspector Whaley, in
dicted on similar charges. An order was
made directing the marshal to take Interpre-
tor Kipp into custody.
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New Corporations.

The Berlin Mills Company, organized at
Portland, fled a certificate of organizatio n
with the Secretary of State, yesterday. The
capital stock is fixed at $4,000 amount
paid in, 500; par value of shares, 500.
The stockholders are William w. Brown,
Deering, Me; Thomas Edwards, Portland,
Me. James w. Barker and Herbert J.
Brown. Berlin, n. H. William W. Brown
William W. Brown, James w. Parker and
Herbert j. Brown are directors. The pur-
poses of the corporation are to carry on the
business of buying, leasing owning and sell
ing timber lands, stumpage, logs and timber,
and manufacturing lumber of all kinds and
descriptions, and in connection Herewith, of
manufacturing and selling all articles which
can be made from wood also to carry on the
business of purchasing, leasing, owning and
using lands and houses, dams, mills, mill
sights, water powers~and privileges; also to
carry on the business of ehartering vessels
and exporting said lumber and manufactures
to foreign markets. also to carry on the bus
iness of keeping store or stores in connec-
ton with said numbering business, or sepa-
rate therefrom, and of buying and selling all
kinds of merchandise in connection there
with; also to carry on the business
of making, leasing and owning booms,
piers and dams, and for using the same in
connection with said business Of cutting and
hauling logs and timber, and Of doing and
transacting all matters and things connected
with and growing out Of the buying, manu-
featuring. owning and selling timber lands
mills, logs, timber and any business inciden
TO numbering operations, or to any manufac
! ture from wood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-30

Measures are in progress to vary the excr-
cises little this summer and have sermon
of the alumni ct alumna of the high school at
their graduation. This is a departure from
the regular order of exercises and purports
to be a very interesting affair.
Sleighs are seldom what they seem at this
time of the year and particularly on Water
St They are being called in, however,
quite rapidly and wagons issued in their
places.
The Orthodox gave their last supper for
this season Thursday night
very large company attended the X. of
=. reception "Wednesday night, and all had
the pleasure of listening to the Bath Quar-
tette again, which was grand treat Their
first visit in Gardiner created so fine an i'm
preston that they were encored in less than
a week. female quartette of local talent
also assisted in the entertainment, and "A So
cial dance and good supper did their part to
make the evening a very pleasant one to all.
w. IL. Ring sold out u greater part of his
grocery stock at auction, yesterday, and gave
some fine bargains.
Miss Gardiner is holding rehearsals with
her pupils on the opera The Gipsy Queen"
and will put it before the public in the early
part of May.
Rev. Mr., Tyler, who has been pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church at Waldoboro
for three years and who is liked by all who
have met him, contemplates giving up the
ministry and entering the mercantile bust
ness and will probably locate in Gardiner.
Omar Clark of Carratunk was at the Ev-
ans House, yesterday.
The Merry Warriors have decided to post
pone the production of the opera bohemian
Girl until next fall
The water in the river here is rising quite
rapidly 1t was over the wharf under the
bridge last night, and the water company
were obliged to anchor their timber used in
laying the water pipes,
Geo. Fields of Randolph, has just received
"A back pension of over Sll00.
Quite number of men in Gardiner have
been favored with communications from the
Lewiston Journal asking for their reasons for
being bachelors. Some would have hard
work to state reasons.
Sunday evening, April / at 7.30, a special
meeting will be held in the Salvation Army
hall Gardiner, conducted by Capt. Mrs.
Ives, assisted by Capt. and Mrs. Wcalthall.
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LAST EVENINGS NEWS.

Major General Alfred II. Terry asks to be
relieved, owing to failing health.
The Sandusky river, Ohio, has overiowed
its banks and the people at Tiffin go about in
boats.
The estimated decrease in the public debt
for the month of March, will amount to
nearly 10000 900.
The failure of Louis II. Zerega, broker,
was announced on the New York Cotton Ex-
change, Thursday.
Detective Fahey of Montreal, was sentenced
to IA years in the penitentiary, Thursday,
for robbing the Grand Trunk railway.
Gen. Charles A. Stetson, for nearly forty
years proprietor of the Astor House, New
York, died Wednesday night, aged II years.
The country around Birmingham, Ala, is
inundated and great damage is done to prop.
erty. The floods had not decreased Thurs.
day.
The steamship Brittaria which is said tc
be infected with small pox, still lies off the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-30
PRIZE COMPETITORS APPOINTED
At Dartmouth and at the N. 81. College
of Agriculture

HANOVER. n. H., March 70.
After competitive trial the following stu
dents were chosen from the senior class tS
compete for the Rollins, Morse and Lock.
wood prizes at the commencement: c. L
Sawyer, Lee, n. H. c. A.: Stokes. Denver
Col. A. NJ. Weeks, Gilmanton. The con-
testants fiom the Chandler Scientific Depart.
meni will be r. B. Rand, Hanover; T. J.
Reynolds, Claremont; b. X. Taylor. Wash.
ington.
The following students in the New Hamp-
shire College of Agriculture and Mechanic
arts were selected TO compete on April Il,
for the prizes offered by ex-Gov. Smith for
excellence in oratory and reading: Speak
ers, NJ. B. Carr. North Haverhill; G. ].
Sargent, Canterbury; j, W. Smith. Grafton
F. II. Colby, Hopkinton ID. c. Stone, Hart
ford, VT; readers, J. Y. Jewett, Clifford; j.
+. Preston. W. f. kelliher, P. Wan. Han
over: E. p. Stone, Canaan.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
SIGNAL SERVICE.
MAINE DISPATCHES.
DEXTERS BIG FIRE.


Special to the Kennebec Journal.
DEXTER, March 20.
Fire was discovered at O'Clock this morn
ing in Eldridge Bros new planning mill and
sash and blind factory. The fire department
responded promptly to the call and after a
hard struggle of two hours duration, sue
ceeded in getting the fire under control The
electric light companys station was many
times seriously threatened but was prevent
ell from sustaining more than few hundred
dollars damage so that the system can be
repaired so as to resume lighting the streets
IN a day or two. The electric dynamo is run
by power furnished by Eldridge Bros.
At one time it was feared that the whole
Of the business portion of the town would be
destroyed, aud had not Dexter had most ef-
dclent hre apparatus properly handled such
would have been the result, since Eldridge
Bros manufactory was located in the bust
ness portion of the village. The lower story
of the new factory and most of the old fac
tory were saved but as it is the firm ost
10000 uninsured. The fire caught in the
basement, probably from spark from the
bother
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-30
GRIMES and ACCIDENTS.
A HUNDRED MINERS BURIED.
Forty Dead Bodies Already Taken from
the Mines.

hANsAs SlI1, MaTCu
An explosion in mine No. 6, Rich Hill
Mo, occurred this afternoon. One hundred
miners were buried. Forty dead bodies have
already been taken out.
Further Particulars Concerning the Ex-
plosion.
A Rich Mill dispatch says About4 p. NJ
a runbling noise was heard in mine No. &,
and a moment afterward two terrific explo-
sions in rapid snccessson completely wrecked
the mine and buried in the debris over one
hundred miners and cut off all means of
escape. Forty bodies were taken out and
at least 20 more are believed to be dead.
The superintendent was taken out badly in
jured but will survive. There is terrible ex-
citement and confusion, and it is impossible
to give list of the dead or even estimate as
to the full extent of the disaster. The mine
is situated six miles from the town in Bates
county, about three hundred miles south of
Kansas City on the Missouri Pacific rail
road in the center of the coal mining dis
trcts.
The first explosion occurred at l2.l0 p.
NJ, killing 20 or 30 men. Supt Sweeney
and assistants began Immediately to rescue
the imprisoned miners, and up to 4.30 had
suCcetueu III TtscuinR ID HeI, WHeH tle
second explosion occurred, injuring Supt
Sweeney and his aids. The fire was terrific
shooting out from the 270-foot shaft like a
great furnace. Further efforts to save the
miners were hopeless, as hundreds of men,
women and children crowded around the
burning shaft and the sight became heart
reniing At nine o'clock another explosion
is momentarily expected as the flames are
almost in reach of the magazine, containing
300 or 400 kegs of powder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-30

battery at New York. with her $50 passenger,
on board.
Fears are entertained concerning the wal
ship Lancaster which left Montevideo fol
Gibralter, Jan. IL, and from which nothing
has been heard.
One child of Mrs. Faganl lof New York was
burned 10 death, and another probably fatal
lyinjured while alone Thursday morning.
playing with matches.
Fire caught around the chimney in the res
idenee of Byron Porter at Saltwater, Thurs
| day morning, and the house was damaged to
the extent of one thousand dollars fully in
sured.
| The Burlington Company received infor-
nation on Thursday that fifty of their switch
men at Creston, Iowa, had quit work. Their
places are reported filled by conductors and
brakemen,
The steamship Saale, for Bremen, among
whose passengers are Henry Irving. Ellen
Terry and Josef Hofmann, which went
aground in the Swash canal, Wednesday eve
ming, hoated Thursday morning.
The iiercest storm with high tides and
tidal waves has caused great damage in the
north and south islands of New Zealand.
The telegraph wires are Frustrated and rail
road traffic is abandoned,
Paul Boynton. the swimmer, while exer-
cising in the lake at Chicago, Thursday. was
carried away by large ice foe in which he
battled for fifteen hours before he was res
cued in an exhausted condition.
Steamer Canonbury, previously reporte d,
has sunk and is virtually total loss. One
of the crew died from exposure. Ii has
valuable cargo of sugar, insured in Boston
and is consigned TO the Standard Sugar Re-
tinery
William ID. Pool, lately Chief Deputy U,
S. Marshal. at Boston, was indicted by the
grand jury Thursday morning, on the charge
of enlightenment and rendering false acco lnts.
The indictment is the result of an invesliga-
tion by the grand jury, which was asked for
by ex-Deputy Marshals Galloupe ani
Snow into the charges made against them
of malfeasance in office.
Thirty-nine switchmen, said to be Reading
men, arrived Wednesday night at Chicago,
from Phladelph to take positions with the
Burlington road Forty six additional switch
men, also from the Reading and New York
district, came over the Lake Shore 'oad.
These were taken to the yards and the West
ern Avenue round house, where they remain
ed over night, Thursday the entire force
were set to work.
The Seris Indians of the Teburou Islands,
have crossed to the main lamp and have be-
gun depredations in Mexico. The Ser.s
number three hundred and are one of the
tallest races on the continent nearly all
measuring six feet four inches in height.
They use poisoned arrows and live mostly ON
raw food. In appearance they resemble the
Malayans. But few civilized people have
ever dared to visit their Island.
Recorder Smith, in the court of general
sessions, at New York. Thursday, made pub
lie a letter which he received, which was
marked personal The letter said when
a decision favorable to Jay Gould.
was given by the court 5000 900
in one thousand dollar bills would be left at
the Recorders residence There was no sig
nature to the letter. Recorder Smith said
he had no comments to make and none
were necessary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-30
Somerset County s.. ]. Court.
Special to the Kennebec journal, |
SKovuEG.y. March 2

SKowHEGAN, March 20.
In the trespass case of Gordon vs. Davis,
this forenoon, the principal interest centered
in the testimony of b. A. Sawyer, the depu-
ty sheriff who went with Davis at the time
the alleged Illegal arrest was made. Davis
Yesterday testified that he acted by request
of the deputy and claimed no authority OF
himself. Sawyer today tloes not know wheth-
er he asked Davis to make an arrest OF not,
and at length said he did not know whether
the parties were arrested at all. For this
statement the judge severely reprimanded
him, saving that an officer ought to know
what he had done in given case. After all
the questioning and cross questioning of the
witness, it was still an open question as to
whether he acted as principal or agent. 10
show that Davis had probable cause for his
action several witnesses were introduced who
rehearsed the story of Young's confession of
,he robbery, and the statement that he had
given the money to the Gordon girl.
Mr.. Lunt then addressed the jury for the
Iefense. He spoke little over an hour
Nhitcomb for the plaintiff. followed imme-
lately. closing his argument at O'Clock
when the court adjourned to 2.3o
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CHIEF ARTHUR


CHICAGO, March 80.
Chief Arthur said today when the strike
began my advice TO the men was to obstain
from acts of violence; if the company sue
ceeded in getting men to fill the places we
could retire like men. We don't believe
the company have obtained competent men,
nor can it in year, or SO long as the men on
the 90" are willing to continue the conflict.
As an organization we disclaim all RESPONSE
bility for the action or utterances of indi-
vidual members" Arthur said they had no
thoughts of resigning in the midst of the
battle.
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LOSS 5000, 900,
Four Story Mill in Lowell Destroyed by
Fire.

LOWELL, Mass, March 30.
Tickering's story brick mill. valued at
S600 900 was burned tonight. The first floor
was occupied by the Colombia Shuttle Co,
% and Sd floors by the Pickering Knitting
CO., 4th floor occupied by the Howard &
Watson Cap Tube Co. The wooden build
ing burned was occupied on the lst floor by
Abram Bachelor, bung maker, 2d and Sd
floors by the Criterion Hosiery Co, 4th floor
by the embroidery department of the Pick
ering Knitting Co. The mill contained
considerable new machinery and a
great amo unit of manufactured goods. The
loss will exceed $500, 900; partially insured.
Five hundred employees. mostly women,
are thrown out of work.
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INGALLS, EXPLAINS
His Anusions to Hancock and McLel
1 Ian
TOPEKA. Kan, March 20.

In a letter to Railroad Commissioner
Greene. Senator Ingalls, says that every
man of intelligence knows that his illusions
to Hancock and Mcclellan were not as SOL
diers but as democratic candidates for the
presidency. As such they were allies of the
Confederacy, as Grover Cleveland is, as
every democrat must be VINO aspires to that
office because he must be elected by the
l53 votes of the solid South, which is as
much an aggressive potential force in our
politics as il was in 1860.
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The Greatest
Spring Tonic.

At this season of the year Almost
every one experiences a sensation of
general lassitude and debility, which.
if neglected, results in a low, vitiated
condition of the vital forces, that
follows the sufferer throughout the
summer, and usually terminates in
some form of malarial or typhoid
fever If, however, the patient has
the wisdom to take some reliable
remedy that gently acts on the slug
gish liver, enabling it to speedily
carry off all impurities, while at the
same time the system is vtalized and
invigorated, and the blood enriched,
the result is a condition of vigorous
health. This result is invariably
brought about by
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BEATEN TO INsENSIBILITY.
Revengeful Deed OF An Unhappy Son.
In-Law

EXETER, n. II. March 30.
Some time ago Hilton Otis married the
daughter of Geo. 2. Hoage. a farmer of
Stratham, against the latter's will. bitter
feeling resulted. Otis made many threats
Last night he wayaid ioage on the highway
and beat him insensible with a club. Hoage
will probably die. Otis is still at large.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The court room was packed when Judge
Haskell began his charge. The judge went
aver briefly the crime alleged and the reply
IF the defendant. he charge was DAVIS
arrested the plaintiff without authority and
,fterward abused her in various ways Da-
vas replies that sawyer the deputy shef'n' ;
made the arrest, and as to the charge OF
abuse, denies it. The fact being admitte
that the yirl was arrested. the burden OF
proof is upon Davis to prove that the deputy
n,t he. made the arrest. The Judge then
went into a discussion of the various tac's
nroved, in detail, first taking up the question
..What is an arrest
Nuch interest is taken in the case and
there is much speculation as to the pf"oa''e
result
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
MINISTER PENDLETON.
In Behalf OF Americans, Expresses Sor
row of the Emperor's Death.

BERLIN, March 20.
Minister Pendleton, in behalf of the Am
erican students at Germany, has cent Count
Herbert Bismarck letter expressing deep
sorrow for the death of Emperor William
and respect for Emperor Frederick and adds
that those sentiments reflects the feelings of
the United States government and the whole
American nation.
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Floods ON the Androscoggin,
fspecial 10 the Kennebec Journal.

LIvrEMoRE FALLS, March ~
Owing to the heavy rains for the last TWO
days the river has rapidly risen anu at gus
Falls has encroached upon the walls OF the
new pulp mill to such an extent 'ha' "ofA
mon have been obliged to abandon .heir
II -, ,bem. Should the water continue
to rise, it is very evident that the thick ice &c
would break up and freshet would resui'
that would cause inestimable damage
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We understand that efforts are being made
to have Mr.. Weever, the well known and
popular caterer furnish Refreshments at the
Easter ball given by the Hook and Ladder
Company, 1t is to be hoped that these ef-
forts will be successful.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES

Chas. E. Gross, president and Samuel c..
White, cashier. of the Raleigh, n. c., Ma
tional Bank, were arrested at Toronto Thurs
day night. charged with forgery. In the
Innings of their oyercoats were found S24,-
709.
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ALL KNIGHTS.
One Hundred and Fifty More Conduct
oIs and Brakemen.

PIrTsBURG, March %.
One hundred and fifty conductors and
brakemen from the Reading system, left for
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
today. They were all knights.
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At Forest Cemetery.

TOLEDO, March 90.
At Forest Cemetery the casket was depos
tied in the vault with a short prayer and the
closing portion of the Episcopal ritual. The
procession then returne | to the city. Gov.
Foraker and staff, and the State officials left
for home at O'Clock. The members of the
Supreme bench and the two congressional
committees left by special train at 3
o'clock
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The Pedestrians Still Struggling.

WORCESTER, March 20.
At the close of the pedestrian contest to-
night the scores were: Herty, 27l miles
Guerrero. 255 Hegleman, 254; Taylor, 236
Connors, 220; Sullivan, 1876; Cunningham,
1874; Collins. l65; Casey, IA.
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Hartford Democrats Nominate Their
Mayor.

HARTFORD, March 90.
The democratic city convention tonight
nominated for mayor Chas. NJ. Joslyn. a
popular young lawyer and at present receiver
of the Stafford National Bank.