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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25
MAINE DISPATCHES.
Hearing in Case Of COrinth
Suspect Gilman.
4 Belief that the Safe Was Drilled
From the Inside.
Producing this Prisoners Confession
Makes a Deep impGe ession.

BANGOR. July "a.
The examination of Charles =. Gilman,
charged with burning and robbing his store
and causing a great fire at East Corinth,
commenced in the Bangor municipal court
room Wednesday morning b@f re Judge
Bret ard an immense crowd, County Attor-
ney Bailey appearing for the State and Col.
Jasper Hutehins for the respondent Gilman
was very nervous and sgtated. lie pleaded
not guilty when the warrant Was read.
Joseph + Merritt, machinist and lock
smith, was call. d and testified To examining
the door Of Gilman's safe. IL had been
bored both from the outside and the inside
but he could not tell whether the same sized
drill wa. used or not. lie thought the hole
INSIDE was smaller than the other A small!
uifce OF iron which holds the safe bolts in
place when locked had been bent so as not to
be able To perform its du'y. | do not think
1t possible To have done this with piece of
iron sent through the hole. but it mast have
been done from the inside and in some other
way The bend was 3 Ii of an inch but suf-
ficient 10 prevent the iron from doing its
duty.
There was a long examination to show on
the part Of the defense that the door was
bored wholly from the outside. Various
tools were used To show that the inside hole
Was smooth and continu nus, but the examin-
atlon ended in the witness holding 10 the
original opinion that the boring was done
from the inside ~ we'll rs from the outside
but he would not swear positively to it.
David Fletcher of East Corinth, testified
hst tn. tre vas first discovered in Frank
Rreys sore, adjoining johnson Phil
pricks Nitness tried to extnguish the
flames, when they caught the drug store but
was unsuccessful
Flank X ley testified that he owned the
store in which the hre was first discovered,
and in the rear wa shed which extended
nearly to the drug store, and was used rs =
store bau.e. He had not been in it for three
months. nut thlks 1t was locked with pad
lock is not positive, however. The night
Of the dre he vent home at nine o'clock and
saw Gilman in the drug store at that time
WhN, he reached the fire the flames seemed
eqn- lly div,led between his store and the
drug store.
Dr c. T Philbrick of East Corinth. tes
tted: | am half owner of the drug store.
ard Gilman who occupied part of it for his
business. clerked for me The safe was
purchased two years ago and Gilman. being
a third owner had access to it and as NV
clerk, had access to my private drawer.
The inside double doors could only be
opened by means of key. Two keys came
with The safe and Gilman had made two
others On the ght of the fire | was in
Kei du-keag on business. but returned at
O'Clock ard vent ~ the store and wrote a let
to. Mt and Mrs Gilman were both there
~ tue time.
Here the examination rested until after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25
-Four Hundred Pounds Libel.

DGsLis. July "a.
Magistrate Fitzgerald obtained damages Of
100 rounds each from Freeman's Journal
and the Leinster Leader. Owned by James l..
Csrew. N. r, for libel in clubbing the plain
tiff an ''inyiDcible.''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25

The directors Of the Eastern Maine fair
have offered an exceedingly liberal list OF
premiums The fair will be held at Bangor,
Sept ss. A large crowd is attracted 70 the
annual exhibit and this is the seventh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25
National League Standing

Hits Indianapolis 10. Chicago & Err
rors, Indianapolis I. Chicago I Batteries.
Boyle and Buckley, Gunbert and Darling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25

Hts, Indianapolis ). Chicago :. Errors,
Indianapolis ., Chicago &. Batteries. Rusie
and Myers. Tener and Farrell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25

Hits, Washington ;, Boston Il. Errors.
Washington l6, Boston !. Batteries. Msl-
den and Kelly. o'Dsy, Sullivan and Clarke
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25
SEASONS SPORTS.
PittsbafS, Philadelphia. Boston. Chicago
and Indianapolis Win.

/ AT Cleveland.
| lssss sS9
| Cleveland. loio o 90 L. I
| ifs:sharg. ooool ooi g. )
Hits. Pii,shurs ls. Cleveland is. Errors,
| rittshury 5, Cleveland {. Batteries. Calvin
and Miller, Bskely and Limmer,
Al PhilAdelphia
I2st5 9.
Paiiaaelphix, o 5 s o o 3 s-lS
New York, 200 o 5 O. &
Hits. Philadelphia Is. New York :. Er-
ro,s. Philadelphia 5, New York L.. Bat
series, Bufhntoa and Clements. Keefe, Crane
and Ewing,
AT 2 ,s,oa.
iaS SO SO
lston, 90 3 o 5 n S-ls
Washington, lol 600 I o. 5
Hits, Washington ;. Boston IA Errors.
Washington l6, Boston !. Batteries. Msl-
den and Kelly, o'Dsy, sullivan and Clarke
At Chicago.
i9S& 5e $50
Chicago, 20 o 900 L s
indianapolis, 90 o u q y O. =
Hits, indianapolis 3. Chicago :. Errors.
Indianapolis ., Chicago q. Batteries, Rasie
and Myers. Tener and Farrell.
ls3+5 $50
Indianapolis, 90 300 y ) o. L
Chicago, e2 o . 30 / o. =
Hits, Indianapolis 10, Chicago 4 Err
rors, Indianapolis I. Chicago 4 Batteries, |
Boyle and Buckley, Gunbert aud Darling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25
PRESS COMMENTS.


Congressman Bouteile keeps up his end Of
the battle With the Bangor run-sellevs With
untiring vigor. He 10 to be commended for
Q courage. The sverige Bangor rum-sellef
carries pistols in his boots and 10 . hard citi-
zen generally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25

BRUNSWICK, July -.

Rev. f. s. Crossley, pastor Of the Univer-
saIist church at Brunswick has resigned, to
take effect October lst-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-25
n t,einoCu Hearing

In tee Gilman hcsring this afternoon, DR.
ihlltrick testified tat Gilman urged him the
-, liug l.. fore the FIRE to take the money home
phct he ia,.nte,l tn leave in the safe at the
.t,r. that the prsnuer himself took all his
vaiushie watches nome. After the fire was
discovered Gilman met the witness and told
that the safe had been drilled and robbed
| The Tuesday following the fire Gilman told
| the witness that he should suicide il sc-
cused of setting the fire and asked IT gniity
parties could be arrested in Canada. Both
| Gilman and his wife were much excited dur
ing these conversations Gilman had fire.
quently expressed n presentiment before the
DIRE that something would happen to the
tore or to the village lie attended Gilman
after he was rescued from Little Pushsw
Pond, but saw nothing in his physical con
tition indicating insanity.
Jonathan Kicker of Bangor. insurance
agent, testified to receiving Gilmsns sppli-
cation for $1,000 shou, the first of July and
accepting the risk.
George +. Mscomb4r Of Augusta, insur-
| ance agent, who went to Corinth to adjust
Gilman. loss and to whem Gilman made a
.~orn statement that he was an sccomplice
of New York parties who rlsnued and exc
cuted the burglary and ERE. was nest called
and testified 10 the confession as previously
/, published
Col. Hutchings. for the defence. male a
| strong tight To have ihis evidence excluded
on the yrouud that the confession was ex-
tor,ed from the prisoner contrary 10 law, but
Judge Brett admitted it and it inside a deep
impression.
The court vas adjourned Till 9.3a O'Clock
,omorro~ The case will probably be con
clutied in the loren ION.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22
DIGGING OuTTHe VICTIMS

QUEBEC, Sept. 2l.-Although rain fell
necessarily last night the work OF digging
out the victims of the land slide was car
ried on throughout the entire night. The
efforts of the workers We're concentrated
on the spot where man named Kemp
was supposed TO be- At O'Clock this
morning he WIS discovered n 4 distance
Of about fifteen feet from the base OF OPP
erations. The man i either insane or IN 4
delrlUm.
John Nolan, who was thought to have
been killed at the beginning OF the catas-
trophe, was found still alive though be
hal been imprisoned under a mass OF ruins
three feet deep for thirty six hours. Ii
viii be several hours before lie can be got
out. The men of b battery and the royal
school OF cavalry are sill at work.
The chief G ty engineer has presented a
report on the condition Of Dufferin terrace
ana adjoining grounds. II shows that rs
late as 1870 he pointed out the danger the
houses were exposed to and suggested
work costing $1,000 which would nave
made that portion Of the rock safe 10 in
LaAitaUts below,
Great activity prevailed this afternoon
at the scene OF the disaster. Mayor Lang
Her and most Of the city councillors We're
Oh the ground most all day encouraging
the iaborers At work.
Y squad Of batterylaen discovered the
body OF MS Kemp under a mass Jt stone
and raiters. \ leg WAS torn of IL pulling
the body out o. Jle wreck.
The corpse Of Margaret Weich was
reached after pile 81 masonry had been
removed. The head was almost severed
from the body, which was horribly mutt
lated These are the Only additional
curpses found after twenty-four hours
work.
1t IS though that sixteen persons are still
- L. is.
ment AZ the time Of the side The debris
must be cleared level 10 the ground in or
der 20 reach them and this work will oc-
cupy three or four days Three sailors are
supposed 10 be buried under a huge pile OF
rocks, the top OF which IS about thirty
feet above the level Of the ground
twenty hear>es have been secured Tor the
funerals o. the victims. which takes place
tomorrow. \ solemn service will be held
81 st. Patrick church.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22

Pittsburger has an Office boy who is GER
tainly a prodigy in his lack Of that razor like
sharpness the Juvenile American usually has.
This boy has a habit Of leaving the water
in the basin wherein he washes his hands, and
his employer has told him time and again tc
break himself Of it. All to no purpose for
his employer found the basin filed with soap
suddy water once more. He called to the
Office boy and said: "The only thing for you
to do is to practice filing and emptying this
basin for an hour or So"
Then he went out and when he came back
be found that boy of his laboriously filling
tho basin with water and then as carefully
withdrawing the plug to allow the water to
escape The boy said he'd been at this task
ever since he had been told to do it.
Since that the employer of this phenom-
email boy has been hard at work devising new
and extraordinary tasks for the latter to per-
form, such as sending him out to walk four
times around the block or to see if the moon
has risen at O'Clock in the afternoon, or to
buy unreasonable fruits in the market, and
so on.
You might think man who hes an Office
boy would have more sensible business for
him to do, but must tell you that this man
is waiting for certain machinery before he
can go to work, and he simply hired the boy
to help him wait.-Pittsburg Dispatch
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22
FOUL PLAY CERTAIN.
Mysterious Disappearance Of Child il
Butler County.


Ell. DORADO, Kan, Sept. 2L-Tuesday
last farmer named Dudley, who lives
three miles east of R0salia, in this county,
hired a man named Edwards and his wife
TO help him while he was cutting his crop
Of broom corn, the wife of Edwards being
engaged to take care of the children. On
their way home from town a man named
8loomer with his wife and 3-year-old
.hiid Joined the party and they all went to
Dudley's house. After reaching the house
the Dudley and Bloomer women went to
the field to dig potatoes. leaving the
Boomer child in care of the Edwards wO-
man. When they returned the child was
missing and Mrs. Edwards said the child
had followed them. The entire neighbor-
hood Joined in an unsuccessful search for
the child. During the search the Ed
wards woman told SO many different
stories that suspicion of foul play
on her part became aroused
and on Thursday, being hard pressed,
she said she had killed the child and
thrown the body in the creek. and that af-
forwards her husband had taken the body
out of the creek and carried it away on
horseback. Edwards says he came to the
house, saw his wife carry the dead child In
her arms and throw it in the creek, and
that he did not touch it.
THE COMMUNITY MUCH EXCITED.
The whole neighbOrhood is much ex-
cited. The creek and surrounding country
has been fully searched and no trace of the
body found. Edwards does not vary in
his story. but his wife does in regard to
details. Both Edwards and his wife have
been strung up by the neighbors in order
to make them confess where the baby is,
but they stick to their story. The ac-
cused are in charge OF a committee named
10y Bloomer. and the committee refuses to
deliver the Edwards to the officers. The
committee is upheld by the citizens. In
case the body is found both Edwards and
ms wife Will probably be lynched, as the
people are much excited.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22
VERY RISKY INDEED.

For those who continue to rise unrefresh-
ed after nights OF unrest. Nervousness,
insomnia, indigestion-these constitute a
triple alliance that perpetually wars
against mans comfort and robs brain and
body of tranquility. Combat the trio for
for time with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. and it will give ground and eventual
ly fly the field. The basis OF reform is the
rectification of digestion, for the brain and
nerve trouble is simply reflex Of the dis
turbance of that all-important function.
A wineglassful before each meal OF the ma
tional stomachic insures facile digestion,
and a repetition of the pleasant dose before
retiring promotes nerve and muscle invig-
Grating sleep Associated with Indigestion
we usually find billisusness and constipa-
ton. But together or independent of each
other, these maladies are subjugated by
the Bitters, which also remedies kidney
trouble, rheumatism, neuralgia and ma
laria
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22
A Short Account Of icobarss.

An iceberg is tho sea end of a glacier or
frozen river. The glacier is being continu-
ously pushed into the sea from the weight
above and finally great masses become de-
tached. Sometimes these masses break up
into comparatively small pieces, and are
called drift ice; if they form fiat sur
faces it is called field or foe ice,
and, when they are piled up. they
tains. There are more icebergs in summer
than in winter. In winter the lower polar
regions are mass of ice, and it is not until the
sun begins to exert his influence that the
southern mcvement-of tho ice begins
In March the mid-Atlantic is warm and
the polar sea cold; the winds, in consequence,
blow from the north to the south, and inpel
the floating ice and bergs In the same direc-
ton. Drift and foe ice soon melt in the
warm current which flows over the Banks Of
Newfoundland, but iceb3I IS being so thick
float down as low as latitude 40 In crossing
the ocean from here to England, the track Of
the ocean steamship carries them diagonally
across the iceberg tracks, and there is danger
of collision during fog in daytime or the
darkness of the night. A steamer at full
speed sighting an iceberg dead ahead half a
mile could not stop or back in time to avoid
a crash. Therefore, nearly ali steamers take
a southerly course from March to August, or
until the iceberg season is considered over. A
correspondent in Golden Days tells the story
of a German ship that went TO pieces on an
iceberg in latitude 80 dogs The crew took
refuge on the ice, built a hut out of wreck
age and spent eight months drifting arcTnd,
until they were picked up in latitude Al dogs,
about $50 miles south
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22
WE'LL EXECUTED PLANS.
Robbers Take $39895 From Bank and
Leave No Glue.

HURLEY, Wis, Sept. H.-Every month
about this time the Ashland 81 Germania
Iron mining company pay off their large
force of employees and for this purpose
Cashier Wiley of the Ashland National
bank. shipped an immense sum of money
TO Hurley last night via the United States
express. Upon the arrival of the money at
Hurley the express company sent it to the
Iron Exchange bank in n wheel barrow.
between the hours of 1850 and 1880 last
il ght the bank was entered and the entire
amount of the shipment carried away by
robbers. According to Cashier Wiley
statement 81. 7A0 was SHIPPED from Ash
land to Hurley; of this S25, $50 was in bank
notes, Sl3,9S0 in gold and S3,540
in silver. The robbers, as
there must have been more than one, had
their plans laid very perfectly. Like
nearly all banks, the Hurley depository
has vault with a safe inside, with time
lock. As the money arrived 1T g:l5 p. m.
after the closing OF the bank. TIE money
could not be put in the safe Itwas placed
inside the vault. however. and Cashier w.
:. REYNOLDS remained in the bank, taking
care OF the large treasure, until 1918
O'clock when friend came along and he
went out to the theatre with him. " hen
the cashier returned, st 1850. he noticed
lE0I llt Vault NOet naH pCtD opened.
Looking inside he was Jhunderstruck to
see that the money was gone. \ large
number a. silver coins were scattered all
over the floor OF tine vault and all was con-
fusion.
sheriff Mattson was hurriedly tele-
lraphed to, but did not receive any notice
- the robbery until too late to catch the
train for Hurley.
Not even the f5iutest clue was left by
the bold burglars The door of the vault
had not been maIred ami II was opened by
some Que who hal learned the cOmbina-
ZION. There Were only two men supposed
10 he IN possession Of lt-ta~hjer Rev
rolds and Assistant Cashier Leonard Per-
yin.
The actual amount stolen was 50. sos.
The robbers Were evidently IN too much OF
/. hurry TO take small silver The juited
States express company Is he loser Of the
money. They ulG not deposit IL in the
bank but merely left il there Tor safe keep
ing over night, when II would be delivered
10 the consignee, Manager W. T. Lyon. of
the Ashland and Gsrmauj7 mines. lie is
likely that the express company Will an
bounce = heavy reward for the apprehen-
sion of the burglars.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22
Pins and Needles.

Stuffed rats and mice are said TO be one Of
the fashions as ornaments in bonnetS and
hats for 1890.
Never wash jelly bag, strainer cloth. pud-
ding bag or dumping nets with soap. The
next thing that is put into or passed through
these things will surely taste OF the havorlng
of alkai.
The widowed Crown Princess Stephanie is
to receive the golden rose from the pope.
Overdressed women abound at seaside no
tells. Some Of the tinery is of the most ex-
traordinary description, and it may well be
wondered where it comes from-Paris, New
Y FORK or the southern part OF Africa And
yet the overdressed woman is never happy
Birch bark" lawn parties are the latest in
Maine. The invitations are written on birch
bark, and the refreshments served from plates
of the same material.
1t is absolutely essential that every maid Of
honor employed in the British royal family
should be good horsewoman and correct
reader of music at sight.
A room with a low ceiling will seem higher
if the window curtains hang to the floor
Lambrequins may be used to extend the cur
tains todhe ceiling, and thus carry out the
effect.
The two favorite pursuits OF Princess Bea-
trice are riding and trying over new music
in the form of duets.
Make al! kitchen aprons of seersucker, and
so avoid quite an item in the weekly ironing,
as it requires none II work dresses are made
OF the same goods they need ironing only
when lined
According to a London society paper lunch
con is to take the place of late dinner as a
social function, and fashionable people, re-
curing to the habits of their forefathers,
viii take their heartiest meal in the middle
of the Gay.
TO raise the pile of plush or velvet, dampen
on the wrong side with clean, cold water,
then hold tight across the face Of hot iron
and rub up the crushed spot with clean,
stiff brush
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-The following
crop bulletin has been issued by the signal
office:
Temperature-The week ending Septem-
Der 81 has been colder than usual in the
northwest, the upper lake regions and
the Ohio valley, the greatest departure
from the normal being in the upper Mis-
sissippi and Missouri valleys and Dakota,
where the daily temperature ranged from
four to eight degrees below the average of
the week. The abnormally low tempera-
ture which occurred in this section was
attended by frost from Michigan and Ohio
westward to Mexico. The season from
July l to September 81 has been cool from
the lake region southwark to the gulf and
south Atlantic coast and warm in New
England, eastern New York, in the Mis-
souri, valley, Dakota and Minnesota.
Precipitation-Ther has been more than
the usual amount of rain during the week
in New England, the middle Atlantic
states, the lower lake region, the Ohio val
ley, Tennessee, the northern portions of
the east gulf states and portions of Texas,
Minnesota, Iowa. Dakota, Nebraska, Mis-
souri, and Kansas. Throughout the prin-
cipal corn producing states from Indiana
westward to Nebraska and Kansas over 50
per cent of the normal rainfall occurred.
which state about Is per cent of the sea-
sonal rainfall is reported, Southeast
Michigan and the western portion of Ohio
received about ten inches less rain than
usual this season while in the greater por-
tions of Minnesota and North Dakota the
the deficiency in rainfall for the season
ranges from six to eight inches.
Minor remarks-ReportS from the north
west and the states of the Ohio valley in
dictate that au excellent corn crop has been
secured and that only slight damage re-
suited to the crops In that section from re-
cent frosts In the winter wheat states
the ground is generally in good condition
and seeding is progressing rapidly. Young
wheat is well advanced in Kansas where
the weather was favorable except
in the extreme northwestern portion of
the state. About half the tobacco crop is cut
in Kentucky. The weather during the week
in the cotton producing region was gener-
ally favorable. In Arkansas leaf and boil
worms injured many fields and in Missls-
Sippi the second appearance OF worms has
proved very destructive in several locali-
ties. Rice is being harvested in Louisiana
but rain would improve the cane crop, the
present crop conditions IN that state being
reported as very good. In New England
wet and cloudy weather proved injurious
to corn i'll shock and caused the sprouting
of oats and buckwheat. The fruit crop
was also injured and apples are dropping
badly
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-22

The great trouble in mining ventures is the
custom of capitalzing a company outrageous
ly high. A small property with al immense
capitalization and worked in small way can
never prove profitable. remember my sell
ing property once for $4,000; the purchaser
disposed of it for $50 900, and this second
buyer sold to O syndicate for $4,000 The
result was the forming of a company with a
capital Of Sl,500,0o0 On such a basis, of
course, the mine never made any showing. A
mercantile business showing q profit Of
$40, 900 year would be Of value to one, two
or three persons but what would it be if di-
vided among one thousand personsl 1t is like
boring hole with an auger where gimlet
hole is all that is required.-St Louis Globe
Democrat