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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The secretary of the treasury Saturday
accepted $4,000 l-2 per cent, registered
bonds at los l-2
Stonewall J. Tolson, acting postmaster at
Riverside, MI pleaded guilty Saturday, to
embezzling funds. ard was sentenced to so
days IN Jail and to pay a fine of 500, and
for counterteitlng the postmaster's bond he
was fined 500.
Commodore Harmony recommends an ap-
preparation of Sl2, 400 for the extension of
the water works at the Portsmouth, n. H..
yard. For the Boston yard he recommends
an appropriation of S25, ,3s9 for rebuilding
wharf No. g. now unsafe; S2S,6l0 for re-
building quarters. and $3.50 for new steel
shears.
The total amount of government bonds
purchased to date under the date of April
l7th is S94, ,sl4250, of which S5l 1892 900
were per cents, and S43, ,422 250 wer l-2
per cents. The cost of these bonds was
SIP S9l ,453, of which 500 COS $40 was paid
for per cents, and 1886 ,9l3 for l-2
per cents.
A bold burglary was committed at the
house of James f. Fay at Worcester, Mass
Saturday. Mrs. Fay and her sister were in
the House. The latter went up stairs and
found man. who placed his hand over her
mouth, and ordered her to keep quiet. He
then escaped The only property missing is
gold watch and some small change.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
MURCHISON,
And Some Facts Regarding His Famous
Letter.

BosToS, Nov. II.
special from Cleveland, Ohio, saws
Ex-senator Thomas Carran, formerly of that
city, but nov of Los Ang, les Cal where he
Is practising law, tells some new facts about
tie now famous Murchison letter. He said
today "SoOn after / opened my office in
Los Angeles young man residing in 20.
mona vi hose name will say has not been
mentioned, called on me and very mysteri-
ou'iy requested very private Interview.
lie then showed me the Murchison letter
and its ansser. lie told me that he was
Interested in the tariff question and wishi Ig
to asc trlain the grounds for The claim of the
republicans that the English government
very much desire the success of the demo-
era &c party, he wrote Lord Sackville West,
signing fictitious name. He remarked,
too. that he had written it for the fun of
the thing. The Young man was very much
Il stur )ed IN mind and he wanted 10 know
whether he could be prosecuted for his act
| replied that he had doue uothing criminal
lie as not altogether satisfied and he re-
qut sted NE TO hold the letter from Lord
oackville West. | had it IN my possession
for two weeks, when Judge Fitzgerald, re-
publican candidate for the supreme judge
ship OF CaiIforDia, visited my oihce. During
thv course OF the conversation which ensued
l showed the letter TO the judge, and he be-
came very much excited over 1t. We must
have this published. he said. | remember
that Was willing 10 give it to him if he
agreed to give it TO some newspaper man
from Oh o. He said that he would, and
Ous, of the Los Angeles Times, was called
on Otis saw the political significance of
the Cplstle, and the following morning he
published 1t with glowing headlines and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
HALLOwELL.

Mr.. Will Lowell, who has been sick sew
gaining his health, but has been out of his
room only once. Last Tuesday he got up,
and with assistance dressed and rode to the
polls, casting his ballot for Harrison and
Morton. Although very weak il is thought
he was none the worse for his political In
terest and we hope very soon to see him
about his usual avocatlon.
Mr.. + +. Stone, formerly overseer of the
weaving department in the kennebec River
mills has been app, inted superintendent Of
tho Elmwood Mills, Providence, X. |. Mr..
Stone is "A brother of NJ. NJ. Stone, Esq.
The following committe met Friday even
ing at the office of the kennebec River mills
to make arrangements for the republican
demonstration to take place Tuesday even
ing next. Flfty-hve dollars were raised
among the committee Finance, NJ. s.
Spears, |. NJ. True, b. J. Richards bells,
cannons and whistles, A. X. Lord; illumina-
tions, C.. W. Walker, G. Is. Hobbs, J. Y.
Varney, Geo. Perkins, +. IL. Lynn; fire
works, d. X. Jewell l.. ID. Merchant, J. y.
Bodwell, Frank q. RUSSELL parade, +. W.
Maddox, G. X. Tilden, N. l.. Niles;
general committee. NJ. NJ. Stone, Minard
Roberts, J. L. Hunt j. W. Fuller, S. Cur
rier; marshal, G. w. Tilden. There was
M eting Saturday evening at the Granite
office, to make further arrangements. The
programme will appear in tomorrow morn
Ings paper.
Thore have been auction sales for the
past two or three evenings at the store Of
Mr.. VIII Varuey.
The J. b. II. & l.. boys held the second
dance in their series last Fri lay evening in
City Hall. Dennis orchestra furnished
music and sixty couples are said to have
been present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
Over the State.

Lieutenant Hatch says that there will be
no tai get practice at the Maine State College
this term on account of the condition of the
rifle pit, which is nearly filled with water.
One of the esteemed citizens of Bangor,
interested in the city's welfare, has mani
tested his interest by going into the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Association
Saturday, and pledging the sum of $3.50 for
the proposed new building for the protection
and improvement of our young men.
The Bangor & Piscataauis railroad is build
ing a new siding above Blanchard and will
establish a freight station, on account of the
last block of business, which, during the past
few years, has grown to large proportions.
1t will be known as Kingsbury siding. Z.
5. liussey. who gets out last blocks there
is erecting sheds for his own use which will
be some 400 feet long.
Mrs. Mary Bowden of Salmon Brook
aged eighty-seveu years, is without doubt the
most remarkable old lady of her age in the
country about. During the last year she has
without assistance made and sold. exclusive
of her own family's use, 250 pounds of but
ter, spun and knit six pairs of mems socks
and fatted large pig, besides doing her own
work. Mrs. BJwden has great grandchild
% years of age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
Obituary.

The many friends of Mrs. John j. Murphy,
formerly Miss Sue Rabbett, will be panied to
learn of her sudden death of heart disease,
which occurred at her late home on Gage
street in this city Saturday morning She
had been sick for several weeks, though not
dangerously. None of her friends antici-
rated death and for that reason the sudden.
ness of her demise falls with greater severi-
ty upon them. Mrs. Murphy had many es-
Unable virtues and during her long resi-
dence in this city, before and since marriage,
endeared herself to a large circle of friends
and acquaintances, who will mourn her loss
as that of loving friend. She leaves a
husband and three children to mourn the
loss of a devoted wife and mother. The
funeral will occur from st. Mary's church
this morning 1t $50. Solemn requiem high
mass in memory of the deceased will be Gel
ebrated by Rev. Father Doherty, assisted by
Father Mccarthy of Gardiner and Father
Plante of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Prospects OF a Successor to Mr.
Powderly.
H4PRrsRrRe Nov IL

HARRISBURG, Nov. IL.
The national assembly of Knights of La
Dor will meet in Indianapolis on Tuesday
next, and the members of that organization
IN the neighborhool are looking forward to
the event with feeling of macl interest.
The national convention this year will be of
unusual Importance, because, if for no other
reason, there is can lidate 10 the field for
general master workmen against TT. V. Pow
derby. Well-informed members of the
knights in this city, among whom is William
II. Lewis, master workman of Lochel
assembly, and who will De delegate 10 the
convention, feel conf lent that Mr. Powderly
will not be his own successor as the head of
the organization, and the prospect of elect
ing another gives them great satisfaction.
The knights charge Mr.. Powierly with med
ding too much in politics aud giving too
little time to the interests of the workingmen
in what he please. to call petty strikes"
Mr.. Powderly's opponent will be William F
Lewis of Columbus, o., master workman of
the coal miners assembly. There may be
several others nominated for the office, but
Mr.. Lewis popularity and his well known
ability seem to specially qualify him for tha;
place, and it is the general feeling among the
knights that there is not one among them.
not even Mr.. Powderly himself, who can de-
feat him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
By TELEGRAPH.
SIGNAL SERVICE
Weather Indications for the Next "a
Hours

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Office of the Chief Signal Officer
WAsHIssTos, Nov. IL. Ia. NJ.
For Maine Stationary temperature west
erly winds; cautionary signals displayed on
the northeast coast from Portland to East
port.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
STATE NEW 8.
ASDROsCOGGIN.
Lirermor Falls.

Lirermore Fails.
Our correspondent writes Nov. 10: The
petition for the continuance of the stage mail
route (from this place to North Livermore)
to Canton, has been accepted at the post
office department at Washington, and will be
opened up July lst, 80. A direct mail route
from Livermore Falls to Canton has been
long needed, and will be of great benefit to
business men of both places In order to
,btain m IRE tim for preparation the rrpub.
lican elbow OUT has been postpored until
Wednesday evening, the 18th. The town
will truly be painted red and the illumination
brilliant.--Th Livermore Falls News issued
an extra this week giving the election re-
,urns.-Miss Lizzie Pet,ingill is employed at
Stanley's photograph rooms in Lewiston
Republicans one and all are making ready
for Wednesdays parade.-Mr. II. o. John
son OF Jay, opens singing school on the
evening of the 2lst. Mr.. Johnson has .
school at Jay Bridge and 10 considered an
excellent teacher. He is member of the
Baptist choir at this plsce.--The schools
have all closed after very successful terms.
Where will the post office go now and who
will have itI are the general inquiries
Fred Hines, who lived at the Washburn
mansion, died very suddenly last Wednes-
day night. Mrs. Hines had been spending
the evening at friends house, and coming
nome was preparing the children for bed,
when she was taken very suddenly i'll and
lived but an hour. The doctor at Livermore
was called and we are informed pronounced
the trouble apoplexy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12

be no street parade or speaking, but q gen
eral jollitication and good time.
One of the largest harness and saddlery
establishments on the river is that Of Mr..
Fred Littl' field of this city, who has been in
the business here for about thirteen years,
and whose experience as a workman at the
business, covers period of nearly twenty
years. His building here comprises four
floors, each one of which is packed full Of
harnesses, collars, trunks, bags, carriage
robes of all kinds. blankets, and saddlery
and horse furnishing goods. Mr.. Little
field makes all his own harnesses and car
ries a sample stock of about fifty different
styles, together with about twenty dozen of
horse collars of all kinds. aul one of
the largest line of hand bags of all kinds in
the State. lie employs six workmen who
have work all the time in the custom and
joohing business. Mr.. Littleheld is the
prime mover and will no doubt
be the head superintendent of
the new harness manufacturing COM
pany which is soon TO be organized here.
That there is money in the business and a
constantly growing demand for good har-
nesses, is true; and this demand cannot be
met by home made stock, notwithstanding
customers would prefer home made and
company with II capital stock of about Sl5,-
600 and employ at least fifty first class
workmen. There is no trouble in obtaining
the necessary money TO start the business,
and AS it will all be home capital, the bus.
iness will be managed by our own men.
Mr.. Llttlefield is one of our t.class bust
ness men, of excellent reputation, in whom
all have confidence, and he has had Just the
practical and business experience needed
10 make the enterprise success. The in-
dustry is one which would add greatly to
Gar liners business and employ some of our
abundant idle capital and give work to .
number of skilled workmen.
Mr.. Lttlefeld is just the man to successful
ly push the enterprise through to success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
About Certain People.

Mrs. MacKay will. under the new French
law, pay one of the largest income taxes In
France.
Madame NiIau, pretty actress at the Va
rieties Theatre, Paris, showed great deal Of
pluck in rescuing her cunning little two-year
old daughter from a burning house. She
had her hair burned, her arm injured and
was badly burned on the left foot.
Ex-King Francis Of Naples, is recalled BY
the controversy now going on in regard to
the length of skirts of stage women. During
his reign in Naples he insisted on the gowns
the ballet girls re eaching below the knees
and also Obliged them to wear green under
wear.
Bishop Keane, the rector of the new
Catholic University, will sail for Europe
next week on business connected with the
university and will not return until spring
He will inspect the principal universities Of
the old world in order to get points and
ideas for the new university.
The Baroness de Fejervary, wife of the
Hungarian Minister of War has Just died.
Her marriage with the Baron some years
back created considerable sensation. Her
parents being strongly opposed to the union
the young girl took the bull by the horns
and bestowed a kiss upon her future husband
In all the publicity and glare Of q public
ballroom. Needless to say the parents con-
sented to the match without further question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
CHANNEL COLLISION.
Later Particulars-Sevent six Out OF
Eighty-Four Missing.
New YoRK Nov |

NEW YORK, Nov. IL.
Theodore Rugia 4 Co. Saturday night re-
ceived despatch from Trouville, France,
that their steamship Theodore Rugia had
foundered in the English channel after a
collision with supposed French ,hip, and
that all on board had perished. The French
ship mentioned in the despatch tnrned out to
he the Nantes of the Cunard Line. A later
despatch says that Capt. Adolph Meyer of
he Ruga, her two mates and five seamen
have been rescued and landed at Trouvile.
The rest, sixteen in all, are mis- sing.
There were about sixty seamen on the
Nantes b. sides valuable cargo This
places the total loss of life at between seven
Y and eighty. The financial loss is about
500, 900. From the kilograms it seems the
fault lay with the captain of the German
steamship, The collision occurred about 80
miles off he l. zard, in which locality deep,
impenetrable fog is almost always encoun-
tered. The collision occurred late in the
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
A FIRE PANIC.
A Shouting Struggling Swarm Of Op-
eratives Rush From a Burning Build
ing.

New YORK, Nov. IL.
A fire in the mandatory OF Cornell, Bing-
ham & Co. paper men in Mission place
Saturday morning, caused damage to the
firm of $50, 900. Messrs. Benedict & Val.
entine book binders and printers, sustained
loss of $50 600. The building was damaged
$1,000. The losses are partly covered by
insurance.
As soon as the fire was discovered by
those engaged in the building, wild panic
seized those in the upper stories. With one
great rush they sought the fire
escapes that ran around the building under
the windows and climbed down the iron lad
der shouting, screaming sti juggling swarm.
In their haste some fell from the ladders.
One, Philip Wei.burg, jumped from the
third story window into the street. In a
few minutes the bindery was emptied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
WEST VIRGINIA.
Close Figuring Indulged in BY Both
Committees.

WHEELING, Nov. IL.
The figures of the two committees are
getting very close together in this State.
Tue chairman of the democratic committee
claims less than 200 democratic majority on
Fleming, the democratic candidate for gov
ernor, and thinks that Hubbard, the republi
can candidate tor attorney gene raj, may be
elected. The republican committee claims
from 800 to 500 majority on governor and
thinks the Presidential ticket has also pulled
through. There are still l2 counties either
imperfectly or not at all heard from, and
upon these and possible corrections in the
others depends the result The chances
seem to be with the republicans, especially
for governor. The democratic committee
reduced their estimate of SCI Saturday morn.
ing TO less than 200 in the evening. Two
republicans have sertainly been elected in
the lst and 4th Congressional districts, and
McGinnis, rep, is probably elected in the
third.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS
Vary Their Repast Of Crow With a
Little Kicking.


WILMISGToN, Del, Nov. 10.
An Every Evening special from Dover
today reports democratic movement to
contest the election of A. b. Richard son,
the Kentucky county republican senator
elect. On the face OF the returns Mr. Rich
ardson has plurality of 1888 over his demo
cratic competitor, Daniel NJ. Ridgeiy. Such
a contest would be passed on by the demo
cratic State Senate.
The grounds laid are three, the holding of
the election in districts where there are no
democratic judges at the polls, fraudulent
votes and alleged llegality of the salisbury
republican combination ballots. Stress Is
aid on the latter ground. The uniform
ballot requires the heading to harmonic
with the body of tickets. he combination
tickets were headed democ ratio, but a ma
jority of the candidates thereon are repub-
IIcaus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
OUR CORN CROP.
a Large Yield Per Acre-Increase In
the Yield OF Potatoes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l0

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.
The returns of the yield of corn made by
the department of agriculture, indicate a
yield per acre quite as large as that Of 1885.
aud larger than any crop since 1880 The
aggregate. grown on larger area, will ex-
ceed that of any previous American product
being very close TO . 900, 900 600 bushels, or
about 2o bushels per capita
After three years. of lov yields potatoes
give an average Of about 80 bushels per
acre, or nearly the rate of the yield of 1879
The total estimated product i. about 1885,
100000 bushels, Oh about $1,000 900 more
than the estimated product of 1887
The average yield of buckwheat is approx
imately II bushels per acre, and the crop is
IL 900, 900 bushels. Hay is slightly above
an average crop in yield, or 22 tons per
acre. 1t has nowhere been seriously injured
by drought. There is a strong tendency to an
increase of area 10 the South, and the yielIs
upon cultivated areas rather than natural
meadows are relatively large.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
AN ELECTION SPREE
The Fearful Manner In Which It Termi-
mated


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. IL.
A dispatch from Carbon Hill, forty miles
west of this city. says W. H. Schumacher,
postmaster at Carbon Hill and a very promi-
nent citizen, was Saturday shot and killed by
his wife, who is only Il years old. Since
the election Schumacher has been drinking
heavily and Saturday in q drunken frenzy
told his wife he was going to pour kerosene
oil on her and burn her to death. He first
attacked her with knife but she disarmed
him. He then seized an oil can and attack
cd her the second time when she drew a pis-
tol and shot him through the heart killing
him instantly. She then attempted to shoot
herself but was prevented by friends. She
was arrested and is now in Jail. The couple
had been married short time only. Schu-
maker was a very prominent citizen and
politician.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
They'll Learn to Dread Fire.
New York Times.

In the history of the United States but two
presidents have been defeated for reelection,
Martin Van Buren in 1910, and Grover
Cleveland in 1858. 1t is not an uninterest-
ing coincidence that the successful candidate
in second contest should be the grandson of
the successful candidate in the first. More
over, both defeats were incurred on CONNIE r
cial questions. Van Buren, was beaten AS a
result of the panic OF 1887, from the effects
of which the country had not recovered at
the close of his administration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
MAINE BREvITIES.

The tie between Seth Chandler of Lewis
ton, and Walter B. Beals of Turner, rs to
who shall have the long term as county com
missioner of Androscoggin, has been decided
BY the joint request of the parties, says the
Lewiston journal.
The returns from all but nineteen towns
and plantations in Maine show republican
plui ality of % ,?29.
The Mail says that Waterville young
lady of somnambulistic tendencies last Sun
day night found herself in her fathers stable
by the side of "A vicious horse in her night
dress. She held some corn which she had
taken from ar open chamber on her way
thither. She was considerably frightened
but returned to her room without any seri
ons mishap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
LIGHTED WITH HIS PIPE
A Fuse Attached to a Dynamite Car
fridge.
An Enthusiast Gets Blown Through the
Side OF His House on Account
of Cazelessness.
New YORK, Nov. IL.

NEW YORK, Nov. IL.
Hugh Mckeevers, a quarryman at Yer
plancks, last night celebrated IIarrisons
election by exploding dynamite cartridges at
a safe distance from the house. When it
began to rain hard McKeevers entered the
house, having cartridge i'll his possession.
He touched the fuse to the light in his pipe
and attempted to throw the cartridge out of
the door, but il struck against the woodwork
and fell in the room.
Mckeevers ran into the adjoining room,
where his two children, Hugh aged thirteen,
and Lizzie, aged eleven, were sleeping, threw
himself on the bed and covered his head with
the bed clothing. When the cartridge ex-
ploded it tore out the front and rear of the
house, demolished the door and windows. and
badly wrecked the furniture. The bed on
which Mckeexers and the children lay was
blown through the side of the house, but
none we're seriously hurt. The house was
completely wrecked.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
LAST ALL WINTER
Is the Opinion One Physician Has
Regarding Yellow Fever in Florida.
,JACKsoSvuIE Fla Nov

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. II.
No frost as yet nor any anticipated. The
government medical bureau disbanded to-
day. Macon and Augusta will both admit
jacksonville passengers bound north. A
large excursion party in locked cars leave
Tuesday morning. DIR. Sheftall of Savan-
nah, volunteer yellow fever physician, has
just returned home to that city. In an in
terview in the Morning News he says the
fever will probably continue in Florida all
winter. He stands alone in this opinion.
All the other experts agree thai a killing
frost and thorough disinfection will result in
a complete disappearance of the disease.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12
STRAY BULLETS
From the Great Campaign Battlefield

Among the Presidential electors chosen on
Tuesday in New Hampshire. was Hon. Geo.
w. Nesmiih, LII. D., of Franklin. 1t is q
singular fact that Judge Nesmith was a Har-
rison elector in Nex Hampshire in 1910. and
a reelection of that character is probably
without parallel in the United States.
Mr.. d. L Alexander, lawyer of Buffalo,
formerly fifth auditor of the treasury, is said
to be the prospective successor of Col. La
mont in thew bite House. Mr.. Alexander
is native of Maine and graduate of Bow
doin College, and was for some years the
indianapolis correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette