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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-10
THE NATIONS 'SCAPITAL.
The Rapid Rate Used in Hurryins
Through the Senate Bill.

WASHINGTON. Dec. .

WAsHINGroS, Dec. ..
The tariff bill will be taken up every day
this week in the Senate Immediately after
the scellaneous business of the morning
hour. The bill as printed contains 100
printed pages and last week an average of
10 pages per day was disposed. This rate
of progress if maintained would enable the
Senate TO reach vote in nine legislative
days. and if the confident prediction of some
republican senators, that the bill will be out
of the way be fore the holiday recess, is to be
verified its consideration Will hav, TO con-
tinue at this rapid rate. In view of the
efforts of Harris and Mcpherson of the
minority and Plumb of the majority to pro-
cure the adoption of the amendments now
pending and making allowance for others to
be offered, il is hardly probable that the
measure will be returned to the House until
after the Christmas recess
The Union Pacific funding bill is on the
calendar for Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock but friends of the tariff bill expect it
it to be again postponed.
Plumb has given notice of his intention
to ask the Senate to take up the Des Moines
river harbor land bills passed by the House
last week, but 1t will not until the tariff bill
is out of the way. There are several bills
in conference between the two houses in
GLIDING two land grant forfeiture bills " hich
are privileged matters, but il is not expected
they will come up this week e1cep in some
unforeseen contingency.
Under the rules of the House the first
business in order tomorrow after the call of
States for the introduction and reference of
bills is the consideration of measures per
tanning exclusively TO District OF tolumba.
Tuesday and "Wednesday will be devoted to
discussing and fiually voting upon the direct
tax bill.
There is not much disposition shown to
discuss the measure itself, the color ques
ton and cotton tax being the chief target of
debate The District of Columbia and pen
sion Appropriation bills will be taken up
Thursday and the legislature of the week
will close vitl the further consideration Of
the bill TO incorporate the maritime com
panl of Nj .aragua.
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All Denominations

>, iue ia'''es vi 'he oecohu iaf'sn 0oe'e'y
fajr sb,rb ,diad shon, seon ~ ,be
me Firs' h''houtst society parsonage pau
sof' having JUST oeeh felio'a'tn anu re-
painter at an expense ol 9i''oo' hou5'-
Warming was given on hutslaH evening "y
he', DIT hlhdsay' at "hleh some one nun
u'eu anu my Ilienis ol ,'at Popuiai clei4 y
Dos~ad an'l tioasa,, ,,,, .',,,'i''' nria,,1
:, -
heF; II. + f'sS mas oeen transferred ',i
from 'dcNs"nF'iie' Ia 10 Maine ne WIN
pfeacn at 'he s'tee' cnufch' ioruahu un'''
next APrh'
Rev. Arthur b. Thombs died at Marlboro,
Mass, Tuesday evening of consumption
The deceased vas 81 years of age lie was
educated at Monson academy in Maine,
and aiter"Ard attended the worcester Mass ass
a.anehly anu iheoios,tal H'ho"l III Dt'
hoihes' IOWA ana manly graduating iro"
Me"Ioh' HIS rather Is a pastor at MuhSoh'
he'
At the Eastern Maine Methodist Confer
ence to be held in Dexter next May Bish-
op Hurst Will preside. Bishop Hurst has
been IN office about tour years ana was tor
merly at tue head of Madison SEMINARY.
He is one OF the ablest officials III the chur, h
anu 1t VIII 'e MS 'rs' appearance l" 'i'''ie
The congregation at the church OF the
Holy Rosary Catholic, Frankfort, was made
happy on SUNDAY last. by the annoui cement
of the pastor, Rev FIR Certify, that the
vestments offered by hun TO that part OF the
parish raising the largest amount toward
paying the parochlal debt, were won by the
members of that little church
Arrangements are nearing completion for
a gentleInen's supper and entertainment
which is to take place in the yestry OF the
First NJ f. church of this city on Tuesday.
December 18th. This is to pro.e to the
ladies that the gentlemen can serve as well
as enjoy being served ami We hope the ladies
will tax the gentlemens patience and skill
by turning out in large numbers Bango,
Hhfg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-10
GRIMES and ACCIDENTS.
A PECULIAR SMAsHUP
On Vermont Railroad Run 300
Yards After Leaving the Track

81. JoHNsBURr, VI, Dec. ..
The smashup on the 1T. John.bury and
Lake Cbamplain Railroad yesterday was
peculiar. A wheel broxe aud car jumped
the track and ran shout geo yards with one
side of the embsukment 80 steep that the
car would have gone down If the ground had
been frozen. At this point a culvsrt about
eight feet vide was jumped by the ears and
the train parted. leaving five cars, three Of
them of the track Three hundred yards on
was a rock cut and the cars struck tn points
of rock over 80 times, leaving portions Of
the cars all along. when through this eight
cars went of the embankment and were
mostly broken mp fine. The train "a. on a
down grade at the time and although the en-
gineer reversed his engine, the train ran
800 yards before stopping. When the en-
gineer saw that the cars we're going over he
put on steam and kept the engine and Que
car on the track. The damage will be about
$1,000 or more. Many visitors wers At the
scene today
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and kept up his ire, but seeing that be was
not gaining on US, turned ba k"
Commander Pluwman has not vet armed
the vessels with the cannon loaned the State
authorities by the United States government
L ;, Commissioner Bond has issued war
rants for the captains of a number of dredg
ing y,sseis on the charge of maltreating
their employees. The commissioner assured
the representatives of the German Lid coci-
It, that these brutal captains If captured
would receive the punishment they deserved
The commi- -sionrr released on $1,000 bail to
await the acton of the grand jury, Captain
Gabriel Z. johnson, colored OF the oyster
schooner Minnie E-telle charged with NAL
treating Thomas Glynn, hand on the
vessel
OF the men shipped from New York this
season John Steiner, German had probably
the Votst experience. He arrived in New
York year ago last July, and had been
employed as porter by the Arion Society
He presented
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-10
Pensions Granted Maine People.

WAsHISGTos, Dec. 8.
The following Maine pensions we're grant
ed to day
Original invalid-Patrck II. Boyce, Ma
tiOnal Military Home; Chas. A. Mudgett
OrouO Isaac " Pinkham, navy Steuben
VIM. B. Coombs, Randolph; joel Richard
son, Belgrade; Rufus johnson, North Her
man; Samuel II. jackson, Portland; Henry
II renley. Dexter; Walter Bisbee. North
Waterford. Increase Marshal +. Thaxter
Naehias Winslow j. Gordon. Newport
Clifford W. Shores, East Corinth. Origi
pal, widows-Navy, Frances A., widow OF
Ezekiel Oliver, Perry Mrs Andrews Eden
Nancy, widow of John Perkins North Ber-
wick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-10

While Senator Becks condition has i'm
proved somewhat, it is improbable that he
will be in his seat in the Senate this session
He has been stopping at the country place
of his son-in law. Mr.. Goodloe, about four
miles from the city, since the early part of
October, but contemplstes passing the winter
at Aiken, 5. C. He takes frequent rides
around the country, and as he is very sus-
ceptihle to cold weather. these rides. which
are of benefit to him. might have to be dis
continued II he did not seek milder eli
mate. The heart trouble has almost entirely
disappeared He still suffers, however
from nervous exhaustion and indigestion. 1t
if hoped that rest aud quiet will relieve him
of these troubles. and his physician has,
therefore. ordered him not to interest him
self actively in political affairs until he is
considered improved in health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-10

The hope that by some means they may
yet control the next House of Representa-
tiyes is still nourished by such democrats as
General Clark. clerk of the present fion'e.
They think a democrat may yet come with a
certificate from Tennessee in place of Evans,
the republican who was elected. After
what was done in West Virginia this is not
regarded here as improbable. but the demo-
Gratis will not organize the next House. That
is certain The republican majority, how
ever, will be so narrow, as matters now
look. that ii has increased the talk of an
extra session The developments concern
ing legislation have also led TO the belief,
which seems to be becoming general among
republicans, that an extra session will be
called There is hardly probability of any
tariff legislation in the House, aud with that
question pending, the territories to be adj
mitted, and the struggle to come over con
tested election cases, an extra session can
hardly be avoided.
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Notes.

Senator Sabiu of Minnesota who has been
put down by some OF the gOssips tor seere-
retary of the Interior under Pre- sident Harri-
son says that he is not an aspirant for a
Cabinet position aud would not accept one,
He is contented he says, with his seat in the
Senate which he hopes to retain. Mr.. Sa-
bin has heretofore gwen the impression that
he was not a candidate for reelection. but
he seems now to be willing to let it be uiI-
derstood that he wishes to come back.
During the past two days Mr.. Randall has
put IN quite six hours work IN the ApprO-
priatlon Committee room. lie spends little
time IN his seat on the floor of the House,
howe, er, as the jar of the woriy contests
there wearles him more than quieter labor
over figures and estimates.
The students of the West Chester State
Normal school enjoyed a treat Sunday night
in u lecture by Sunset Cox of New York. He
talked about Turkey and the gay and gal
liant life he led when he hob-nobbed with
the SultIn IN COus.autlnOple.
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A Pitiable Appe arance

when summoned before the commission
His clothing was scant and ragged. one
foot was badly swollen and his general ap-
pearance indicated rough treatment Unable
to speak English he could not give the full
names of the people on boat with him.
Through an Interpreter he said that he had
been hired in New York by a Baltimore
agent to go dredging, being offered sl2 a
month and comfortable board. pn Monday,
Oct. 3. he shipped at Baltimore on the pungy
Beachman, commanded bv Captain Tom"
Beachman. This vessel worked with other
vessels belonging TO the same owners. They
bad the usual fare but no bedding was
furnished them They were offered small
gray blankets at $40 apiece. The fo-epeak,
in which they were lodged, leaked badly,
Three weeks after shipplng the captain seized
him from behind. threw him violently to the
deck aad kicked him with his h .avy boot.
on the left side and thigh.
The only provoeation was that the captain
told him ia English to do something he did
lot understand. Steiner wa. also badly hurt
by falling on the hatch. He was then trans
ferred TO another pungy in command of
captain John, who treated HIM kindly
About SIX weeks ago two young men, an
American and German, jumped overheard
at night from No. 627. Captain Self" on
account OF cruel treatment. The .wo boats,
624 and 627, were lsshed together at the
time, about 800 feet from shore. Steiner
said that he was sitting with the German the
night before. The cook, a relative of the
captain, took hold of the German in Steiner :
presence and held him
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This is to Hang Him,

and was signed by thousands of passers- by
Great excitement was caused by the fun
eral cortege through the principal highway
of one OF the victims of last nights affrsy.
The lengthy procession was headed by a
brass band playing solemn dirge. The
Post Office building is craped in mourning
and makes mute appeal TO every pssser by.
At five O'Clock a citizen went before the
Justice of the Peace and swore out a warrant
for tho arrest of Smith sad his deputies on
the charge of murder. this was served by the
coroner, who found Smith in jail and the
coroner himself took charge OF the jail, and
IN his custody that Institution is at present,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-10
TEE RAILROADS.

The New Brunswick Railroad shops at
NcAdam Junction are being taxed TO their
UTMOST capacity at present in getting their
engines and snow plows, as also their ianser-
cars. in readiness for winter s'rviee. Me
chanicsl suneriniendent Haggerty has good
force of men at work and is turning out
some excellent rolling stock, fully equal to
the best on the road.
The annual meeting Of the Roeklsnd'
Rockport L Camden railway chose the fol-
lowing directors: p. j. Carlton, Fred T.
Richards. A. F. Crockett, Henry B. Clesves'
5. E. Shepperd, P. A. Hunt, S. NJ. Bird,
$, ID. Carlton and II. L. Shepperd. A large
amount of stock has been subscribed for
and a strong sentiment is manifested in favor
of the construction of the road. 1t VIII eI-
tend from Camden or Rockport to Rockland,
connecting with the Knox Lincoln.
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Preparing For Work Ahead.

The Senate is preparing for work during
the recess that is expected after March T.
1t has confirmed the.suthority given to she
Committee which has been inquiring into the
dressed beef industry, to continue its work
in the recess The members of the Com
mittee say privately that they do not expect
to have much time TO continue the investi-
CATION at the short session
The committee on relations with Canada
was also authorized to sit du-ing the recess,
with directions to report at the beginning Of
the next session. This committee is ex-
pected to make thorough inquiry into all
commercial relations between two countries.
Its inquiry is by no means to be confined to
fishery question.
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Agony Over the Panama
Canal Soon to End.
Yankee rs. French XOrkmen.
About the Dredging Company That Will
Figure in the Work.
Newspaper Talk About the House
Newspaper Talk About the House.

NEW YORK, Dec 8.
There is a strong prospect now that the
agony over the Paaama Canal will -oon be AZ
an end and that the great interocesnic water
channel will be completed. A syndicate has
been formed in this city by well known cap
italists who have arranged TO put in $50 900,
OO0 and So 900 90 to finish the entire
work and it is expected that this will take
only two years.
This syndicate has been formed through
the exertions Of James ID. Leary, already ia
msus in this city for his exploit. with his
Nova Scotian RATS of logs. Members Of
the syndicate are Morton Bliss CO., Eu-
gene Kelley and others, who are already in
terested in the American Dredging Compa-
ny This latter company already has a
sl7 900 900 contract for dredging the Colon
end of the Canal and has performed s2,-
600, 600 Of work on the contract. The pres
ident of that company is II. b. Slaven; the
treasurer is Eugene Kelly.
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has made its proposition to the Panama Can
al Company, and it has been accepted. The
matter will come up in Paris Tor ratification
on December 2, when II is expected that the
contract will be finally completed. The
French Government has informally sp-
proved the agreement.
James ID. Leary has been the contractor
for building the big dredges which the
American Dredging Company is using on
the canal, and this brought him into a study
of the Panama problem.
DO you anticipate any difficulty in COM
pleting the canalf' was asked Mr.. Leary.
Not in the least he replied. The
trouble is, those fellows down there don't
know how 10 manage things. At least the
people who have been working on the Pacific
lon't. rhe American Dredging Company
has been at work on the Atlanti side, and il
has done
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Against the Hot Stovepipe.

About 2 A. NJ. the crew we're aroused by the
cries of Captain Self" that the men had
jumped overheard The yawl Of No. 62i
was lowered to follow the fugitiTes, but the
boat returned in short time and re ported
that the American was drowned and there
was no trace of the German. It was a clear
pleasant night and the crew in the yawl say
they saw the man drown within few feet of
the boat The German could be heard q;
first calling TO the American. No effort was
made TO find the bodies and no report was
made few days aftervard. the crew of
another pungy found the body of the Ameri-
can, with his shoes and bundle of clothes
tied to his back. The men we're not allowed
to land at any time. week ago last Sun
day four men attempted TO escape in the
yaEi Of No. ~ There was severe storm
az the time, and the boat was carried away
from the men.
The vessel vas about $50 feet from the
shore at the time The four men were
called on deoS the next morning and the
captain OF the three vessels had the hands of
each tied together with a rope and after TAX
ing a turn around the thumbs, the end carried
to the toi tb01m peak and the men raised of
their feet groangng and shrieking. The skin
vas torn from their hands. When the boat
was compelle 10 go close to ashore on ae-
count Of bad weather, the men were shut in
the forepeak They were neatly sufocated
on one oceasi N, as the stJve-pipe was out
of order. There was s2G due Steiner for
wages, bat on his arrival in the city on We'd
nesdsy he received but 50 and bill ehsrg-
ing him $40 on articles, as a rule, beng
vorthless- Steiner said the numbers of the
vessels we're not put up until October Is.
but they began dredging on October l..
There was now night dredging and they al
says got out Of the way Of the pslice boats.
The captains Of these vessels are included
in the warrants issued by the commissioner.
The German Society will redouble its
efforts to have the Treasury Department dis
patch revenue cutter as soon as possible to
stop this slave trade of the Chesapeake Bay
pirates.
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
REV. DR. FIELD
Commentaries His 10th Birthday He
VIII Resign.

BASGoR, Dec. 3.
Rev. DR. George ". Field, the able and
eloquent pastor of the Central Congrs gational
church, celebrated his 10th birthday and
commemorated the event by sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion, in the course oi::w hich
he announced that at the close Of hi. pastoral
ear next March he should retire from the
pulpit but should continue hi. residence
among his people. The announcement was
received with deep regret by his parlshion-
ers and by the community generally, by
Shoni he is held in the highest esteem. I'm
pared health is the only reason for his step.
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WEST VIRGINIA


CHNRLEsruN, W. Va. Dec. 5.
The county court in the matter of the re
count in this (Kana"ha) county, after hear
ing the argument ON behalf of democrats and
republicans, decided today to take the ori.i-
nal count in Charleston City and st. Alban,
precincts, and to REJECT the recount in these
precincts to throw out Lewiston and Coalburg
precincts wholly, and accept the recount in
the balance OF the precincts in the county
By this McCiunls (rep. has majority IN
the Third Congressional District of %. The
matter will be Hken 10 the cir, uit court BY
the j, moclAts.
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The best Sslve In the world for Cuss.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblsins,
Corns. and all Skin Eruption, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. II 10 guar
snteed to give perfect sAtisfactioa, or money
refunded. Price 2S cents per box. For sale
by J. NJ. Mixer sug20tdA,t
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HTASsIs, Hass., Dec. 0.
Schooner Franklin, Griffin. Boston fer
New York in ballast, arrived at Hyannis
with the crew Of the schooner Joseph Hall
Of Rocxland. The Franklin and Hall we've
in collision of Cape Cod light Oh tn, night
Of De :. T The Franklin struck the Hall
on the stArboari bow forward Of the rigging
sinking her. The Franklin lost her topma.t
and jibboom and ia leaking badly,
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A New York Normal School Burned

LoCkHAvES. Pa, Dee. ..
The Central State Normal School was
burned this afternoon. One hundred board
ing students csc ,ped safely. The building
was brick. four stories high and cost $780,
900. The insurance on it was small. There
were overtwo hundred students in attendance
MANY lost their books, clio hing and val
uables.
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INCENDIARY WORK
OF the Notorious White Caps In an
Ohio Town-whst Came OF the Un-
needed Warning


ITbA, DbI0, IJtt ,.
The White Caps left a notice Wednesday
night at Thomas Casey's saloon threatening
him that unless he vacated the building
within ~ hour. it you'd be bnrnen. Casey
did not heed the warning and last night
the builiing vas burned. The White Cap.
left notices at several other saloons last night
to take warning by Cassy's treatment and
Leave town.
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sUPHRloA COURT.
Judge w. p. whitehouso, Presiding

A. G. OrIs, Clerk
& Y. MCFADDEN, Sheriff.
y. A SMALL, Stenographer.
l.. I. Carleton. County Attorney.
SATCRpAY, Dec. :.
William /. Putnam vs. Daniel X. Hayes,
W T. lIaine. for plff webb 4 Webb for
dcft. This is an action To recover damages
for an assault and battery. the damages
claimed in the writ being $1,000 II appeared
from the testimony that the PIN kept cigar
ard tol acco store in Waterville and that a
brother of the deft. occupied the store adjon-
ing, and that the back door Of each store OPP
ened into u small entry from which door led
to the rear of the building. The PHI claims
that on the evening Of the 22nd of May last
some one kicked open the back door or his
store; that in few minutes Il was kicked
again and the fastening broken and the door
burst open; that he went to the door, picked
mp piece Of the wood broken from the side
OF the door and went into the entry he found
open the door leading to the Hayc. storci that
he asked "who in h--ll kicked the door in1"
that the deft made an insulting reply, upon
which the plf said "You will pay for this
in the morning that the deft said 1--WE will
settle ii now. and jumped at plff and kicked
him in the stomach the full force OF which,
however, wa. avoided by d1dgng, that he
tire, the piece Of wood at dcft when he was
kicked and retired 10 his store that thereupon
the deft gain kicked in the door breakingit
more or less that the plf suffered from the
Kick for few days, but was not seriously
injured Tie deft. admits that he was IN his
brothers store ou the evening in question,
and that he vent out through the little entry
and returned at the time in question but de-
MES that he kicked the pln's door; he also
claimed and introduced corroborating testi-
mony that the door leading from the entry
was out Of repair and required kicking to op-
en- and close 1t but did not kick the pln's
door that when he hal ret urned To the entry
the plf came out and wanted To know what
the def vas kicking his door for, and that
he denied that he had kicked IL. whereupon
the pin called deft. a liar, threw something
at him and retired to his own store. lie de-
MED that be kicked or struck pin. in any way.
The verdict was for the deft for s35.