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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-01-30
MAINE DISPATCHES.
BENNETT ROBBERY CASE.
Evidence to be Introduced to Clear
Whitney.

BANGOR, Jan. 20.
II is said that the counsel for the defense
in the Bennett robbery case will introduce
testimony at the coming trial to show that
the night before the burglary Whitney played
poker all night with some Newport men and
was winner for large amount. An attempt
will be made To show that while at this game
Whitney, cut his finger and that the blood
found on the bills came there through this
cut. The yarn around the bills, which old
Bennett swears to as his own, will be ac-
counted for by the statement that it is com
mon practice with farmers out through that
section to tie up their money in that way.
1t is not known how the presence of Whit
ney over next the Canadian line will be ac-
counted for, but perhaps it will be stated that
it was regular thing for him to take walks
for exercise over in that direction. 1t will
be easy enough to find men in Newport who
have played poker with him, but perhaps il
was not the night before this robbery. Last
summer, Whitney and three other men, two
being residents of Newport, sat down to a
game of poker, and when it was over Whit
ney had won eight hundred dollars. As he
started to leave the room one of his compan-
ions who had lost heavily, demanded his
money back on the ground that Whitney had
cheated. Said Whitney, II have been in
d sight harder place than this, at the
same drawing revolver, as he departed with
the Doodle.
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WELL DONE.
The U. S Revenue Cutter Woodbury.
Rescues Several Crews.

RocKLANp, Jan. 2S.
The revenue cutter Woodbury., Capt. A. A.
Fincar. arrived at Eockland, Friday night
with the captain aud crew of the wrecked
schooner Riverside of St. Andrews, bound
for Boston with turnips. The cutter left
Bass harbor. Friday, cruising westward,
Wing eastward of Deer Isle, she found the
British schooner Sower, with signals of dis
tress flying. The schooner reported the loss
of her anchor, refused assistance for herself
and reported that the schooner Riverside had
lost her anchor aud had beaten over reef
to sea.
The cutter then proceeded to sea aud at
half past twelve saw distress signals flying
from McGathery's Island, near Isle au Haut.
She steamed there aud found the crew of
the missing schooner. The captain of the
Riverside reported that his schooner went
ON the rocks aud had to be abandoned. The
crew were landed at Rockland, Friday night,
and left Saturday night for Portland. The
cutter then steamed up to Merchants Row +,
and found the schooner Kate Foster of Calais
at anchor there. She refused assistance.
The cutter reports all the thoroughfares froz-
en- up with good sized fleet of vessels there
in. All whiStling buoys along the coast are
iced up and silent The cutter leaves
AZ once for cruise up the bay.
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has promised TO give immediate attention to
the matter.
There are indications that the fishery con-
ference is approaching conclusion and that
the commission may adjourn without any
formal announcement The first of the COM
missioners to depart is Putnam of Maine,
who goes tomorrow and will not probably re-
turn The attorney general Of Nova Scotia,
follows Immediately. Political matters in
England will probably demand Chamber
lain's presence there very soon and Sir Chas.
Tupper will not be able To tarry much longer
in Washington, if he gets home in time to
prepare for the meeting of the Dominion
parliament on February 25th. The commits
sion has nothing to show for Its two months
work OF for the labors of the Canadian lobby
that came here with the Dominion commits
sion. Although President Angel and Mr..
Putnam are reported to have come to WASH
ington, last November, prejudiced in favor
of the administrator policy of granting
free fish to the Canadians, it is reported that
their investigations have convinced them that
such policy is neither called for nor adnis-
sible under the present circumstances and
that their advice to Secretary Bayard has
been that the United States ought not to
make any of the concessions asked for by
Canada.
Senator Hale's bill for the erection of a
public building at Bar Harbor, Me, limits
the amount to be expended to $4,000 for
both site and building unexposed to danger
from fire in adjacent buildings by an open
space of not less than forty feet, including
streets and alleys. The building is TO be for
the rostofiice and other government offices
at Bar Harbor.
The United States steamer Enterprise
sailed from Boston Saturday for Gibralter,
via Fayal She will join the European
squadron, but may eventually go to China
and then return TO the United States
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AFTER The STORM.
The Great Work Of Clearing the Roads.
Interesting Incidents and Strange Expe-
riences During the Blockade.

A special to the Kennebec Journal from
Waterville, says; 1t is thought that Maine
Central trains will be running on time the
first of the week in consequence of the effect
ual work which has been done by the break
ing out trains. Although the storm of last
week is admitted by all to be the severest one
ever known in Maine, it is thought that the
trains will not be blocked near as long as
they were last year. General Manager Tuck
er has made special efforts to accommodate
the patrons of his road which will be duly
appreciated by the travelling public.
4 Lewiston special to the Kennebec Jour-
nal says: Having received special orders
Friday night, conductor Healey left Bruins
wick with his train at $50 Pm. Saturday. He
made the trip without much difficulty arriv-
ing in this city at 10.45. The stage driver
between Durham and Auburn made his trips
Friday and Saturday on foot. He has car
ried the mail between these places for seven
consecutive years and has never missed a
trip. In all he has been on the road fifteen
years and he says that last weeks storm was
the biggest one Maine ever saw. He de-
clares that in some places the drifts were
ten feet deep and that he often went into a
drift out of sight. Conductor Healey says
that Thursdays storm was the toughest one
he ever experienced. 1t is thought that by
Monday the Maine Central will have their
tracks nearly all clear and trains will be run
ming on the old schedule of time.
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FIRE RECORD.
HOSPITAL ON FIRE.
One Woman Sunocated but all the Other
Inmates Rescued
BY the Heroic Acts Of Children and
Nurses, Assisted by Police.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.
The hospital for the ruptured and crippled
al Lexington avenue and 42d street, and l6a
crippled children under treatment there, were
probably saved from destruction this eve
ming by the presence of mind and heroism of
two little inmates, Louisa Felige, aged IL,
and May Greeley, aged 10.
They started for their bed at about Gas
and on reaching the second floor were envel-
oped in a cloud of smoke. They quietly
proceeded to the third floor and told one of
the nurses, Ellen Doherty, that the building
was on fire. She sent word to the matron,
Mrs Webber, who notified DR.. Gibney, and
he sent out the alarm.
The doctor, nurses, and the police and
iiremen got all the children out The guests
of the Vanderbilt hospital. opposite, gave up
their rooms to the little ones. The fire was
put out with loss of S2500.
Mary Donnelly, cook As years old, was
suffocated in her room the fifth floor
while asleep. Michael Mccarthy, the ele-
fell into the elevator pit. He was discov-
cred by Miss Jennie Stranger, young
waitress in the hospital, who dragged him in
to the air where he revived. Miss Stranger
also saved the life of Jas. O'Brien, engineer
of the hospital, who was asleep in his room
already unconscious from the smoke. Ten
year-old Max Schwartz, suffering from hip
diseases, tried to carry out Johnny Burke
little deaf and dumb cripple, but the bur
den was beyond his strength. He then
dragged Johnny out to the hallway, where a
policeman found them and carried them both
out There were many other instances of
heroic and unseltsh behavior on the part of
little cripples.
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IVES, STAYNOR & co.


CLEVELAND, O., Jan. %.
Papers in two important suits growing out
of the collapse of Ives, Staynor 4 Co. were
filed in the Common Pleas court yesterday.
The plaintiff in each ease was j. Ii. Wade.
trustee in each case for IA number of persons,
both here and elsewhere. In the first suit,
a bill in equity was filed against Henry S.
Ives, Geo. IL. Staynor and Thomas c. Dore-
mus, of the firm of Ives, Staynor & Co., and
VIM. Nelson Cromwell, their assignee, for
the recovery of 800, 200 worth of collateral
stock of the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
Railroad Co. In October, 1886 Wade sold
to Ives, Staynor & Co., 1892 shares of the
stock of this company, giving that firm a
controlling interest. Three notes were given
in payment and the stock was hypothecated.
The action is to recover stock.
Nhe second suit grows out of the same
deal, and is against the same defendants with
the addition of John j. Shiphdrd, Clevelant
broker of Ives, StayBor 4 Co. On notes Civ
en- to become due June %, 1887. To pay it
Ives Stayuor & Co., drew two drafts on
Shipherd. Each draft was for $50 900, one
pryable in ten days the other in 20 days.
These drafts were were secured by 800
shares of Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton
preferred stock. Before the maturity of
the drafts Ives, Staynor & Co. went into
insolvency, and the suit is brought to recov-
the value of the drafts.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES

The Chamber of Commerce at Peoria, Ill.
was partly burned Sunday evening.
No mails from the upper Provinces have
reached Halifax since Thursday.
Geo. Goodwin, of London. the architect,
editor and writer, is dead; aged 73.
The press room of the Bridgeport, Conn.
news was badly gutted by fire Saturday even
ing.
Dr. Mckenzie lie satisfied with the decided
improvement the Crown Prince. His gener-
al health is better and a marked improve
ment in his throat
JAS. Rcdpath, the journalist, was stricken
with paralysis Saturday afternoon at New
Y FORK. and is lying very low at his residence
on S6th street. His throat is affected. caus-
ing him to be speechless, and there is little
hope for his recovery.
Sunday, while several Russian soldiers
were fishing near the prussian border, they
crossed the frontier. and when ordered to
recross the line by two Prussian gendarmes,
refused, and fired upon them, wounding one
slightly. The Russians arrested the Prus-
slams and took them away with them.
Eugene Tafel, principal of the Fulton St, /,
school at Columbus, o., absconded Friday,
with $500, entrusted to him to pay the teach
ers under his control. He shot and killed
himself Sunday morning, aud left letter
saying that he had only $50 of the stolen
money. He lost the rest by gambling.
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GRIMES and ACCIDENTS.
A FIGHTING EDITOR
Defends Himself Against the Combined
Attack of Three Men
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 2

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 20.
As James +. Rule, city editor of the Kox-
vile Journal upon entering st. Johns Epis-
copal church this morning, accompanied by
his wife, was accosted by John and William
West and man named Goodman. He
walked to the opposite side of the street with
them. All four stood talking some minutes
about communication which appeared in the
morning Journal rejecting upon DIR. T. A.
West, city physician, father of John and
VIM. West. Rule refused to give the name
of the author or make satisfactory answers to
their questions. John West struck Rule and
attempted to bear him to the ground.
Rule drew revolver and shot West
through the body. VIM. West Immediately
fired on Rule, the ball passing through Rule s
wrist. John West cut Rule in the back
seven times. VIM. West placed his revolver
at Rules forehead and fired but Rule knock
ed the revolver up and received only scalp
wound. Rule then fired two more shots one
taking effect in the shoulder of Good
man. number of men rushed from the
church and stopped the bloody fight. VIM.
West ran away uninjured and was afterwards
arrested. Rule was able to get up and walk
to the church, and John West was carried
home dying. Rules injuries are not danger
Gus, and Goodman is not seriously wounded.
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OFF THE TRACK.


Especial to the kenDebec Journal
OAKLAND, Jan. 2s.
4 This place is in state of siege. Doctors
have been visiting patients on snow shoes and
the roads are in horrible condition. Friday
evening breaking train composed of two
engines. a saloon car and snow plow, ran
of the track at 230 Friday, the snow plow
going completely to the fence. The passen-
ger train that followed was obliged to go
back to Waterville before the construction
train started out. 1t was after dark when
the passenger train reached Waterville,
and we'll into the evening before the con-
struction train reached here. 1t was nine
o'clock Saturday forenoon before the trains
that remained here Friday night were able
to get away. Payson Tucker telegraphed to
feed all the hands at the expense of the com
pany, and every available man was employed
70 shovel away the drifts. Conductor Andcr-
son saws that in all his long railroading ex-
perience he has encountered no storm like
this
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A Communication.

| AuGusrA. MR., Jan. 20, 1888.
Mr.. Editor;-The item in a recent num-
Der of your journal to the effect that the
disease (diphtherial in my family lis Of q
violent type and should be well guarded 10
sufficiently false in its statement and unjust
in its implications 10 be a wrong against the
public as well as myself and family. The
disease is not of violent form" as regards
the one to whom the item especially referred,
it is of the mildest type. Neither of the
children now sick has .ost nights rest dur
ing their illness. The strictest care has
been taken under the direction of the attend
ing physician both by the isolation of the
sick and the use of disinfectants to prevent
the further spread of the disease. l have
entirely abstained from pastoral visitation
and have in no case appeared in public or
among my people without first taking all
prccauton against communicating the dis
ease to others. have no care of OF associa-
tion with the sick whatever. So much has
been done to needlessly agitate the public
mind IN regard to the matter that l deem
this statement called for and would kindly
ask its insertion in your next issue. II is
but just TO myself to add that informed one
of your editors or reporters that the item
referred to was untrue, the next morning af-
ter its appearance.
Respectfully yours,
II. J. WHITE.
While we cheerfully print the above COM
munication, we reserve the right to make the
following statement of facts. The item re-
ferred to was published upon what We con-
sidered very good authority. The only in
accuracy that investigation has determined 10
that the child first taken with the disease was
the one violently i'll, or according to the
statement made by the attending physician
dangerously sick" The condition of the
child taken i'll last week is as Mr.. White
states, We would say further that we print
ed the item in question because we believed
il our duty I" the public and especially after
we had the eases several times brought to
our notice by persons and by communities
tons. We have not published these communi-
cations, preferring first to consult with the
Health Board. Saturday the matter was
laid before the Board and Mr.. White was
sent marked copy of the State and city
health laws, which forbid his appearing in
public places. The Board also have notified
the Principals of the High and Grammar
schools that his children are not to be per-
mitted to attend school until they have no.
tice from the Board. There is no doubt but
that Mr.. White has used every precaution
against spreading the coutagion but the pub
lie has not known this and consequently has
been alarmed. He will further use the pre-
cautions prescribed by the laws, without
doubt, and do all in his power, as n good
citizen, to perform his duties to the public in
this matter.-ED.
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wRANGLING LABORERS.
Brewers Who Left the Knights En-
deavor to Gain Admission to the
Labor Union.
New YORK. Ian. %

New YORK, Jan. 90
There was noisy wrangling at today's ses-
sion of the Central Labor Union between
the Knights and their opponents The
brewery engineers who left the Knights and
organized an open union are seeking adms-
sion to the Central Labor Union. This was
opposed by the Knights on the technically
that they have not been organized months
as the rules require.
Today the metal workers section presented
protest against the admission of the engi-
neers. The fight began with motion to
table the matter which was lost. A series
of dilatory motions followed, and the excite
ment increased. Several delegates climbing
to the platform, threatened to throw Chair
man McKim to the floor. Finally a protest
by the metal workers sustained a vote of AZ
to 30, several delegates refusing to vote on
the ground that the question had been i'm
properly ordered. The fight comes up again
next Saturday.
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EXTENSIVE FIRE IN PITTSBURG
Firemen Work Under Great Disadvan-
| tages on Account of Cold.

PITTsBtSG, Jan. 29.
DIR. c. G. Hussey's four story building, No.
~ Fifth Avenue, occupied by Urling & Sons,
merchant tailors, and Heeren Bros, manu-
featuring jewellers, and the adjoining build
ing occupied by VIM. Haslage K Sons, whole
sale grocers and fancy goods, .were burned
today. The neighboring buildings are del-
uged by water. Loss, S295 900 insurance,
S205,000.
Fire started in Hussey's building from a
defective flue and burned eight hours. c. p.
Theirs and c Mewbert, who slept in the up
per part of the bnilding were rescued with
difficulty. The fremen suffered greatly
from the cold. Fireman Jas. Lawler was
knocked off ladder and fatally hurt. This
makes the seventh disastrous fire in the cen
tre of the city during the last nine months.
The aggregate loss will reach several mil
lions.
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GARDINER.

S. w. Cults, while at work repairing the
leak in the gas pipe on Water street, Satur-
day, was so overpowered by the gas that he
had to be taken to doctors Office to regain
consciousness.
Arthur Burns is quite sick at his home
with pneumonia.
T.. A. Lawrence, state secretary of the 4.
NJ. c. A., was in the city Friday night.
G. A. Pillsbury and wife of Belfast, were
in the city Saturday, guests Of Mr.. Rollins,
at the Evans House.
Mr.. J. ii. SCANNED and wife Of st. John,
n. b., were obliged to remain in this city /,
Saturday, On account of the storm, and stop
ped at the Evans House.
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DON'T

neglect your health. If you
have a cold, break it up AT once.
Constant
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4 80 VII n pe well expended, All druggists &c.,
- ana sl.00. Use DR.. Arnold.s Rilians PiIis 80
ocfHd&wiw2pnrchwky
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A BRAVE ACT.
A Man Rushes Into a Blazing Cellar ano
Rescues His Son and Companion.

New YORK, Jan. 90
The young son of John Martin, who keeps a
saloon on the ground floor of Grand street
tenement house, and Geo. Webber, the bar
tender, today went into the cellar where the
plumbers had been tinkering with the gas
pipes, and struck match.
Aterrifc explosion followed which knock
ed both insensible. The tenants swarmed
from the house and genuine panic resulted
All escaped unhurt Martin, at the risk of
his life, rushed into the blazing and rescued
Weber and his boy.
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Cases of CONTAGIOUS Diseases.

Cases Of Contagious diseases were reported
to the State Board of Health for the week
ending Jan. rs, 1888, as follows:
Typhoid Fever.-Leeds, /.
Diphtheria. B; Castine, /; Hal
lowell, G; Kennebunkport, 3; Robbinston, 2; !;
Windbam, /.
Scarlet Feyer.--Calais, /; Portland, Ii;
Sidney, 2; Westbrook, Q.
Measles Islesboro, 8; Portland, 1.
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ORPHAN ASYLUM BURNED.
For the Second Time Fire Visits St.
Johns Asylum.

New YORK, Jan. 80.
Shortly after midnight fire broke out in
the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, Occu-
pied by about 500 children. AT 2.20 the
fire was under control. No lives lost. Fire
visited the same asylum years ago at which
time one of the sisters in charge was burned
to death.
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E1GHrY-THREE MAIL SACKS
to Rockland by the Knox q
Lincoln.
TuoNAsroN. Jan. 30.

TnoNAsroN, Jan. %.
The cold spell is not yet broken. ms
morning the thermometer registered ii De-
Low zero. The mail received last night was
the first one for three days. Postal clerk
Gilchrist on Knox Lincoln r.. H., came
home last night and says he went into Rock
land with eighty-three sacks of mail matter
1t took him until late last night and th'e
forenoon to assert it. No such storm or colo
weather to stop mails ever occurred oetor'
On tho line of the Knox Lincoln.
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NEW HAMPSHIRES
Oldest Citizen Dies at Concord, Aged
1O4 Years.

CONCORD, n. H., Jan. 80.
Mrs. Ellen Spellman, probably the oldest
person in New Hampshire, died last night at
the advanced age of loi years. She was a
native of Ireland aud came to this country
twenty-five years ago. She had always en-
joved excellent health and was never seri-
ously i'll till a month since. When l02 years
old she walked down town and back a dis
tance of four miles.
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A MOTHER AND CHILD
Have a Narrow Escape from Their
Burning Home.

,ELMrRA, N. Y, Jan. 20.
The residence of Chas. Hazard, editor of
the Sunday Telegram, containing a fine IL
brary was burned early this morning. Mrs.
Hazard with I year old daughter in her
arms escaped from the burning building
in her night clothes. The mothers face
was badly burned and the child rendered in
sensible. Loss S25, 900.
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Amusements.

The presentation of the world in Granite
Hall, Saturday evening, was excellent, and
the scenery was surprisingly well managed.
Considering that many of the streets were
almost impossible, a good sized audience
was in attendance.
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poRTERs BODY SENT HOME.
Two Men Escape from Bangor Police
Station.
RANnnR. Ian. -

BANGOR, Jsn. %.
Two men, Mack Sylvester and John j
Curtis. detained at the police station on the
charge of robbing store at Moluncus, es-
caped Saturday night while an officer was
after a mattress for one of the men who was
sick. They didn't stop to take their over
coats, and the night was bitter cold.
The body of Thos. Porter, killed Friday
night by the ears was sent to Frederick
ton. n. b.. this morning. The coroner's jn-
~ declared the death his own carelessnes'
and exoncrated the road
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FROZEN TO DEATH.
Suspicious of Foul Play Attached to
the Case.
NATIcK. Mass, Jan. 2!

NATTCk. Nass., Jan. ~.
Chas. II Neil of Nstiek, was found lying
near the lodge house Of Wellesley College,
on the main road. two miles from home, at
5 40 this morning. He was badly frozen
and died two hours later. The pockets Of
his new trousers were badly torn and there
are suspicious Of foul play.