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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
MAINE DISPATCHES.
SUICIDE NOT MURDER.
An Aged Shoemaker Cuts His Own
Throat at Watsrville.

Special To the kennebec Journal
WArERvILLE, Feb 10.
The citizens Of this city were startled OF
Saturday by word that murder had beer
committed on Ticonic st, but on investiga.
tion 1t was founl To be a case Of suic ide
Your reporter on visiting the place found
these TO be the facts A little more than q
year ago a man about TO wears of age named
John MGrdock came here from the Provinces
AMI opened little shop on 1ieonic ST., for
repairing boots aud shoes Here he lived
and hal his work shop altogether, good,
peaGsabie nan aud finding plenty of work.
tn FrlJay the ntigh5ors remembered that
John had not bet n seen since the fret of the
week, aud when Saturday morning came and
he did not show up, some one looked in at
the win low and saw him On his bunk. An
officer was at once notified but did not feel
II his duty to force all entrarcr. Things re-
NAMED in this state until O'Clock Saturday
at, rnoon, hen Deputy Sheriff Hill was in
form ed that things were not all right. lie
fastened to the house and breaking out some
glass from the window, small boy WAS put
IN, who unfastened the door and upon enter
ing. the body was found on the bed covered
with an orercoat. On removing this
fearful sight was disclosed.
the throat being cut from ear To ear. Blood
covered the body and bed Coroner Carver
was called and upon investigation, it was
found that the man mast have cut his throat
while seated on his bench, for the men found
there tro shoe knives covered with human
blood IL is thought Il at the first one being
some hat dull. tLat the second one was
used, after which he walked to his bulk and
laid down and drew his coat over him, and
then bled TO drath. lie must have commit
ted the deed last Wednesday. No cause has
been assigned for the d'ec Nearly Two dol
lars was found en- his person.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
Business Matters.

The Hatch Brothers, Belfast made during
the past season 5000 lime casks which were
shipped to Rocklsnd. The price paid was
from eighteen TO nineteen cents each. They
are now engaged in getting out 100, 900
hoops.
Dixfsll has made wonderful growth in
buildings and enterprise within the last two
years, and seems destined to keep up h y
prosperity for some years 10 come. Every
one is interested in improvements and are
willing to do ali they eau to farther an enter
prise started.
The Maine Grani'e and improvement Com.
pany of Belfast has secured a contract 10
furnish $40 900 worth of dressed granite for
Prospect Park. Brooklyn. n. Y. This park
is new one and it is believed that this out
lay of so 900 is but the beginning of much
Larger expenditure.
In the town of Dixiell, 200 cords OF
white birch will this year be made in c
spoos; 100 cords into variou. noveltie,
Stich are turned ont, and 700 cords of birci
aud poplar lto toVth-picks.
The proj ectors of the new shoe shop al
llsrtlanl have asked the citizens to sub
scribe $3.50 for the purpose Of enlargtnp
the plant a1d business.
The manufacture of woven wire sprins
be Is is aa industry recently sprung up II
Liberty. The pdtent.e of the process
Dallas k"Osiion, is native of Liberty.
George Simpson Of South Gardiner con
templates gong into the excelsior busiBe.'
anil u looking round for a suitable location
f"t the mil- ard will begin operations a
soon as he secures i. The main Guiding i
~ tts ~ nj 15xGf III h .ryinp auI hntI,.i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
Ram ON A WRECK.
Teuible Hsrdsh;ps OF Portland Cap
tain and His Family.

BEKsUDA, Feb. 10.
The three mastod schooner Wm. b. Her
rick Of Boston, Capt. Kelly, Por;ltBd for
Cardsr attn a cargo OF oak AMI stoves vas
,owed Of the Bridiies Feb B. At4 A. NJ.
January 80, 355 mIlas W NV, of Bermuda
she ran bow On into the wreck of three
mas ed schooner, with main and mizz n mast
gone an fJfsma.t staining. Ii was blosin
hsrl from n y. ". at the time.
Tne collision shook Hsrrick from ate N
to .jeru, causing her TO LEAK so baiiy thai
she soon became waterloTgsd. Heavy seas
continually washed over Ih- deck and oaly
the after hsuse vas left dry. On this the
Cap AIMS alfs and few stores and boa,
gear we're placed. The island vas made
FeD. 2 All on board we're completely ex
hausged. The deckload and everythin.
about the deck was sacrificed TO keep the
schooner ahOst.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
HON GEORGE ALLEN
OF Waldoboro Dead-An Office Holder
Under Harrison the Elder.
WaLpoBoRo. Feb. 10.

WALpoBoRo. Feb. 10.
George Allen. one of our oldest and most
Respected citizens. whose death occurred
saturday evening. was horn in North ar
mouth Me, Oct. %, 1901 With the er-
cepton OF two years, which were spent in
Hamp len. Me, he has resided in this place.
coming here in 1918, and was engaged in
mercantile pursuits until 1870, when he was
appointed collect r of customs for the district
Of Waldoboro by President William II
Harrison. He led this office until 1874
ph,r he was elected cashier of the Wedo-
max Bank and remained in that position
until his resignation in 1884. He joined the
Corgreg gationsl church in 1882, was made a
deacon in February, ls4l. and serving in
that capacity at his decease. Mr.. Allen has
been resident of this place about "A years
and during the whole time has boen looked
upon As man of most excellent judgment
in business matters. both public and private
of uuhlenished character, agreeable and
courteous in manner, generous in the aid OF
public enterprise and private charities. II
can be truly said of him, No better mar
ever lived.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
FRENCH ANARCHISTS
Make a Demonstration in Paris. Fear
Of an Bpfisins.
Tney Make Demands OF Premier rloquet
and Other Officers.

PARis, Feb. 10.
Delegates from the soeiailstic and revolu
tionary societies met At the labor exehang,
today and proceeded TO the resi
dences of Minister Floquet, NJ. Neline
President of the Chamber of Deputies. NJ
Le'oyer, President of the Senate. leaving =.
each house a copy of the resolutions, adopted
BY the Wor smen's Congress AT Bordeaux
The resolutions demand the reduction OF
daily working hours and fixing the minimum
rates of wages to correspond with the
minimum expenses of workmen in
each local T., prohibition RI m an-
ual labor by piece work, etc. Exteu,
sive police precautions were taken in the
neishborhood of tie Eiysee palace and palace
DaBourborn for fsar of au anarchist riot.
The services Of the police were not re-
quired and no disturbances occurred.
Delegates declared their intention to ~si'
upon NJ. Floquet and the presidents of the
parliamentary bodies on Feb. 2iti to re-
ceive replies. Similar deputatioas called upon
the prefects of Lyons, Bordeaux aud Mar.
seiles and presented demands. In reply the
projects said that the government was con-
sidering many demands, vhile others had no
substantial foundation: wo' 'kmen must not
Xpect everyt iing settled by February 2<th
They begged the deputatlon 10 exercise their
influence TO avert disorder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES
The Pith OF the News the World Over

Two prominent cigar manufacturer of
st. Louis have been arrested for counter
feitin9 cigar makers international union
labels.
merchant of Bloomington, Ills. has
sued another merchant for slo, 0o9 for put
ting his name on the black list of the Mer
chants Protective Association.
The international copyright bill will prob
ably fail in Congress.
A Greensburg, Pa, hoy hung himself
rather than go to school.
George Hsggerman, in Jail at Schuyler
Nep., for horse stealing, was taken OUT and
hung by mob
The Rev. T. Hestin, rector of St. Mich
sers church at New Orleans, has been nom
mated to the see of hatcher.
Samuel S. Ford. the student forger who
was recently arrested at Tucson, Ark, is 10
years old and the son of prominent farmer
at Kankskee. He swindled three banks at
Ksnkakee and one in Urbana. ILL.,, all in one
day, securing S5,200.
Mary F. Acton, young woman from.
Ohio, who is suffering from a delusion thai
she is beineArsued and persecuted. ha,
been de clared insane, and sent TO the Wash
The srig Florence, which left New York
for Galveston with iron last November, has
been given up as lost, having it is believed,
foundered during the storm of November 30
She was commanded by Captain Atkins, o
Milton, Del, and carried a crew of eight
men.
f. c. Beck assistant cashier of st. Lou
is bank committed suicide Saturday.
| An important case is coming up relative
to the importing of practically all wool good
as mixed cotton and wool.
! The Dakota house defeated the woman
! uffrage bill Saturday.
| Warner Miller tells his friends that he
had been offered place in Harrsion's cabi-
| nen'.
The government is using an iron hand viii
the rioters in Rome.
The beligerant Judge Rucker has slappeC
the face of Editor Arkins of the Rocky
Mountain News, for commenting on the re.
cent Black burn-Rucker war of words.
The express train which left Quebec fol
St, Johns, Wednesday night, didn't arrive
till Saturday having been stalled in the SNOW
for 4s hours.
j Minister Phelps arrived from Euglant
| Saturday.
At Springfield. Mass, DR.. Flsvius Ssarle
aged "A, the oldest dentist. died SUNDAY.
One thousand men have been thrown Oh
of employment by the closing of the Aubur
(N. y paper works
Bark amelia A" which recently collide
with brig 'Favoriter is believed sunk.
Simon ]. Dillon was stabbed fatally a
Danbury, CT, Saturday. He was a motor
. ous character.
i Empire block, at Mount Morris, Living.
ton county, n. Y.,was burned Sund ~ morn
ing; loss about S23 900; partly insured
The accomplices Of Red nosed7 Mix
have been caught in Italy.
) At ut Carmel, Pa, local operators repo
Improvement in the anthracite coal tradi
Two thousand men resume work Monday
The Berlin correspondent of the Londo
: Chronicle says that Peadleton, the America
: minister to Germany, will preside at Il
/. coming Samoan conferences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
HALLowEL.

, The ladies of the untversalist society held
their fair three evenings, closing las, FRIDAY
night with social dance an an aw irdins Of
the prizes. Zach evening there was q rood
o sized audience present but Friday evening
: found the floor Of the hall we'll hlled with
, those who enjoyed dancing while the CALLER
, les were more than filed with lookers on.
The chamber set was drawn by Mrs. Fred
, tenn'y, who WAS lucky indeed, the chamber
set being of ash srd of the latest style. The
, be ,utifal oil painting presented 10 the fair
oy Mrs A. L. Currier was awarded 70 Misc
Celia Hard who got the largest number Of
number of votes. A hue piano lamp wa
give To Miss Lillian Gesehwind. and lovely
doll to Ethel shaw. We have not yet aeccr-
tanned To whom the quilt was given there be-
ios some Misunderstanding about Il. All
"ho bought season tick,ts got prime Of
some knLlrn 'pally 60 books, ,hich con-
TAM eHeeile"' e eeipts, having been gotten
up by some of nallowells hest cooks.
| Miss tarlotta Carson of Eureka, Cal, 10
the guest of Mrs Frcese who 10 spending the
~int,r with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. H.
ram Fuller.
! Notwithstanding the early hour and In
eleme' westher large number gathered
AT The Methodist Church last Saturday morn
'og to pay their last sal tribute of love and
| respect To 'h, r deceased pastor. Not only
eosc VINO "err Numbered with the Meth
o'" nNetN' nut many oth' ~ were present.
NV - S'ou'' "'h'"sh resident OF Hal.
wv ,e,' unam var; W. honorcd and
| "sP'e WV u, at u hsu many warm friends
,'s '"o'c "no k"v" h'm pest, fresttem
| smith, of NJ ,ine Wcsle,an Seminary. \
p"'so"s' ifehd OF the decreased. made re-
/ lftt.V f..ll =. -
,''1 "uNs .u', W ,"'o'' anu consolation % the
"'ms an' oT"ny reviewed the hesuuful,
e"'',"au n'' o' Que 'ha' h.' pcen iathfui
'h an th'oss unto death. kev. MIR. Palmer,
u aus"s,'' III" ir very Impressive prayer,
'o' W pass "i "'rhiher' rsad appropriate
''"'', VI so'P urc' ih' pulpit was
''p'u " memory OF the pastor and there
,'r' many o'"u"tu, nTa' onerings by his
""'s" "emo'fS' ihe ooly vas taken 10
'"H iot "'e'meht' w church, who
'uP','h''hu'u 'he iu.iera'' accompanied the
'''"'', upon 'n'H sad 'nrhry' The bearers
"s'' msss,s' ~ ho'eii' john Clark,
'""' 'ooos anu " J" hopkins, all ofhcial
'"e,ioets OF the 'hareh
N W N'ushn' E,9' OF Boston, sends
% '"' ,o""'''''e On zee hraiing Room,
''n uollsis, to aid / establishing the same.
,hs are TO h"lu business meeting
Nh 'h'" presiisnt, Mss Ella Roberts. this
''e""s
Wv H. " h'nscnmo, OF bath, preached
'ne "e'h '"'s' 'hur,h yesterday after
noon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
RICHMOND.

Hose companies Nos. 2 and have pur-
chased badges.
Messrs. Brambe and Head Of the Coch-
rane Oler Ice Company of Baltimore, hav.
arrived here to attend to the company's in
terests for the winter season. Mr.. Head is
at present at Bath aud Mr.. Bramble at Cedar
Grove.
Mrs. Trypena Bancroft suffered a paraly
tic shock, Wedns sdsy night, and 10 nov III
a very serious condition, this being the sec
ond shock.
Mrs. Marcia Curtis, who died last Tues
day. WAS one of our oldest residents II sh,
had lived till Wednesday her age would have
been just niDety-oDe years.
Captain G. T.. Gttchell of Bowdoiuhau
was in town Saturday. The captain com
msnds Richmond owned vessel, the Sea
King, which Is now loading in New York fol
Sidney, Australia.
=. o. c. Cal. supplied the Universalist
Fair with eighteen aud three quarters gal
Ions of ice cream.
Although the accounts have not all beef
settled il is estims,ed that the Universalis
fair will net nearly 5000.
Deputy sheriff Hodges seized a package II
the depot Saturday containing whiskcy AM
markell for W. 4. Reynolds. 1t was libele'
the same day.
W. Nj. Kncaid made an excellent promp
ter at the dance Thursday night.
Mr. Harry Duncan of Portland was il
town Friday.
Mrs Anna Smith Of New York and Mis-
Marie Jack of Boe doinham returned Frida
after u visit o. a seek al DR.. X W. Small $
Wilbur +. FOye of Steele, Dakota, 10 M
erly in this place, is on his way home will
the body Of his brother Joseph, who died
few days since with consumption.
| Miss Eta + Baker Of BJston 10 vi,iiin
at MIR. y. A. Mansirs.
| Rev. J. II. Little attended the late Gran
Army Encampment at Lewiston.
| Mr. George X. Small was at Gardner Sat
urday.
| The members of the High School ar
collecting specimens of woods, bc'h foreig
and domestic, aB1 have about hf,y varietie
a. preeent. They are 80 maxi, X a geoloe
ical collection
Since the last rain, the boys had a li,tl
skating in places on the river.
Work Oh The ice is being pushed as fast a
possible in tue way Of scraping and cleaning
Prof X. Hall has been engaged u xis
the Raud ,iph band cour.e Of Instruction.
The annual town meeting comes fou
weeks from Monday. Several states IL
selectmen are being talked of, bu, it is har
to prophecy What the result viii he,
Our local spIrtsmen are taking sts pa
prevent being shut Of from the p ivilege
shooting ducks, as the movement nov q
foot vail do, A comm tee will be sent
present their remonstr ,nces to the prop
committee at Augusta, next week.
The Richmond ship, R,nce, has bee
chartered to load with general cargo, {
arrival at New York, for San Francisco.
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FIRE IN PHIL ADELPHIA.
a Large Establishment Burned In a
MysteIi jus M Manner-Several Firemen
Blu led in tue Ruins-Loss About
S5oO.OoO.

PHILADrLruIA. Feb. TO-
The extensive establishment of John
Wgcth 4 Bro. manufacturing chem sts
l4l2 to lilG Walnut street, was burned to-
day. Loss between 900 900 and $500, 900 !;
ne irly covered by insurance.
During the progress of the fire the central
portion of the double building fell, burying
several tiremen, George Showers was taken
out deal. Abraham Savery and William
Buzzare were irjlred, the latter q lite seri-
ously.
w eth & Bro. occupied the whole large
double marble front building l4l2 and l4l4
Walnut street, except the front part of the
ground floor
The brown stone front building, lil6,
was also occ pied by Wyeth. The breeze
carried the brands toward Broad street. The
Walnut street annex of Hotel Stratfor'i
caught fire. The damage was conf ned
wholly 70 the upper stories; the lower floors
suffered from sater. The fire originated IN
the front part of cellar ltl2. Its origin is
mystery.
Nytth & Bros. lose on their building
machinery an1 stock to the aggregate OF
$500 900 on which there Is an insurance o.
over $500 GOO.
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Press Comments.
Thar BABY.

III e little grand chill Of Governor Bur.
leigh is receiving many pretty compliments
from those who have secured an introduc-
ton TO it. We may state that /, can :laim
the ADDITIONAL honor of being the silver
cup" baby Of the Bowdoin class of eighty
seven" an honor it will appreciate the more
as il grows oliier.-B Bath Tunes.
The principal proprietor of the Journal
expresses his sincere thanks for the compli-
ment paid him bv the Tuner. His innate
mo ie.ty, love Of fair dealing and earnest de
sire that biography may be correctly written
con.trsins him to say, With deep regret, tha
the little grand child can make no claim u
Bowdoin's eighty seven silver cup" Tht
little tot is Martin.
Portland correspondent, to Boston Herald.
The State CAPITOL still remains in Augusta
/ It is coming here but not this year. Tn.
popular feeling here while entirely favorable
TO the prci cted change lacks enthusiasm
| spirit. Portland people are disposed to d,
| the fair thing and more than the fair thin
/ but the most sanguine hardly look for sue
| Gees this year The city though seemingly
unanimous has less heart 10 the busines
| than would be expected or beheyed. Offer
/ of locations for sites have been made bu
there is painful suspicion tha; spsculstiol
rather than patriotism - af the root Of som
\ OF the talk.
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LABoRINo JAILBIRDs.
How the New Heel Shop Drives Away
the TIamps

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CABLE FLASHES.
Fresh Bite From the Old World

The cos; of the Paris exposition viii be
$4,000, 900.
The French engineers are busy repairing
the forts on the Italian frontier. Italy has
ordered 100 heavy guns from Krupp and q
large number If field guEs and has bought
1000 horses iu Hungary.
A black man has been overcoming all
competitors in wrestling in France.
A new Buddhist temple to cost upward Of
q, 900 900 10 to be erected at kioto.
The best point Of the evening at the
Phelps dinner in London, 10 thoaght td have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
Sail and Rail.

The shipbuilders in the Machiasport dis
trict are expecting boom The Machias
Republican says matters in the yards in that
vicinity look m 1re promising than for sever
al years. Similar reports come from other
parts of the State.
During the year 1888, 4I5 passenger and
1000 freight cars we're repaired at the East.
ern Division car shops of the Boston 4 Maine
railroad. Besides this work several new carr
have been built, including = mail car and
two combination smoking cars. The pay
roll Is nov about e3200 per week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
RDiN III.

That important adj nnct to domestic peace
and quietness, an intelligence office, will
soon be started In the city.
Supt John Newell of the Wentworth
'orIng and Axle c.. is on a BUSINESS trip
hrnugr Massachusetts.
Ice men have at last commc need to store
cc although the thickness is nothing very
great. The lower iuison Is still producing
nothinR, aud ice men IN that river are haul
my pond ice from -lI to seven inches thick
"carly n mile and putting II In their river
houses THIS shows but little faith on their
part in the ige harvest on that river. The
upper Hudson II nov covered with about
tour or five inches of fine ice. but there 10
but little prospec that il will roach sufficient
thickness to warrant its being harvested.
he knlckerbocker Go. at this place Ia run
Mug IN ice about ~ inches thick but the
Held is the bet located ON the river and 10
far ahead Of any other on the Kennebec.
Randolph gentleman rec ntiy received o
unique birthday gift from a lady friend who
~ now in Europe The package received
bel II Engli-h wnlnu,s, each containing B
tea cent pieces 30 ten cent pieccs-one Tor
every year of the gcntlrman's existence.
Mr.. &. >. Davis of Lewiston IL In the city
at the Johns House.
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eaiieh t"m nam SATURDAY ny the sudden
"'np,' o' nis ,ne VINO mas sunered paruai
'"oeA VI pA'ap",
me "enps''ohn Rnarhte OF Lewiston
N"' SON apP'@r III the Guy unhef the aus
pce'o OF 'be senior csss OF the hlgh school
Inc nfh ana second classes viii also take
part 10 the entertainment. which VIII be one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11
GREAT DENoUEMENTS
Expected in the Case OF a Prominent
Mexican DefauIter.

MEXICO. Feb. 10.
Luis HaIler, concessionaire Of the Lover
Cant branch of the International Company
is accused BY the stock holders with m..ap-
proprla1iay the fands and the authorities .
have ordered bis arrest, but he has concealed
himself complaint was pressBted by
Emilto Veiasco for the American stock
huldsr.. Presiien; Diaz is personally pro-
ceediag in the matter. Great dJnousmeBts
are expected.
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SKIPPED TOO LATE.
A Petty Thief Brought to Grief In Gar
diner


GARDNER, Feb, 10.
Herbert Luce. Is years of age. came to
Gardiner a few weeks ago. He hired out
as porter at the Johnson House. Shortly
after Proprietor Johnson began to miss
boxes of cigars. ETC.. from the store room.
SATURDAY evening investigation discovere
the stolen property in the porters room.
Luce in some manner got wind of the search
ing, and going 10 the stable ordered out MIR.
johnson. team, with which he skipped for
par 8 unknown. He was arrested at Rich-
mond SUNDAY and the team recovered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-11

The course in French in the Cony High
School has been heightened to two years
and the graduating class will continue this
study during their las. hsif-year which be.
gins today (Monday.) Grsdustss Of the
school who ~ish tstAks the additional half
year in French, can have the privilege o'
doing 20.