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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-20
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith Taken from the Current News
OF the Day.

Heavy forest fires threaten the city Of
Portland, Oregon.
The Globe offers $1,000 to be divided
among the members Of the Boston base ball
team if they will win the pennant.
A dwelling in Pasadena, Cal, occupied by
Mrs. Beacon and four children, burned
Wednesday night, and three Of the children
were burned to death.
Fire in Macon, Ga. Wednesday night de-
stroyed buildings occupied by Payne 4 Dill
bingham, furniture, and $. $. Parmalie, car
risges. The total loss is Sl20,O00.
The residence of a Jewish family of six
persons in Szathmsr, Hungary. was entered
W, dnesday by a band Of robbers who killed
the family and carried off vs'uables.
At Frog Foot Cranberry Boy, Mass., We'd
nes,lay night, Herrick Lopes. ia. was killed
by Joseph DE Barron, 8, with y pocket
knife. The trouble arose from boyish
quarrel.
The body of another of the missing yacht
Leo's victims has been discovered on the
lake shore near Cleveland. The clothing
vas badly burned and gave conclusive evil
denre that the Leo had been blown up. There
is no doubt but every one of the nine men
on the yacht were lost.
} B. Barnaby, the clothing dealer of Bos-
ton, Providence and New York, died Thurs
day morning. He has been for 81 years in
the clothing business in Providence which
had grown to include branches in several
other cities. He for several years was the
Rhode Island member of the democratic
national committee.
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HALLOwELL
Last Cbsequies Over the Remains Of
Loved Citizen. sD.-Narrow Escape from
Tree Falling.


The funeral obsequies of Miss Mary Otis,
were observed a, St Matthews church We'd
nesdsy afternoon. The church was hlled
with .orrowing friends, for the deceased was
we'll known as devoted, conscientious mem
Der of the Episcopal church, and was ever
ready and willing to do whatever she could
to advance the interest and welfare of the
church of which she was faithful commun-
icant. A devoted brother and sister with
a large number Of friends will ever remem-
Der her as one that vas faithful on earth. and
now is reaping her reward. Rev. Walker
Gwynn of Augusta oficiated. The church
vas beautifully adorned with flowers of
which the DEPARTED was dear lover. She
will be missed not only among her more
intimate friends BIZ; BY all who knew her.
Bert Hunt. who vent GD pleasure trip TO
New York and Washington, d. c.. three
months sgo, on the vessel Jeremiah Smith
returned home Wednesday having had some
rough experience through the late gale, and
yet enjoyed the voyage most Of the time.
The report that the city had bought the
Classical School buildings 10 not correct.
Mr. Mike Sheehan returned from . two
weeks visit to Boston on the Star Thursday.
having been on the way since Tuesday after
noon.
Those who vent up on Kennebec Tuesday
night expesi snced quite rough night many
we're sea sick Who had often been over the
route and had never been afflicted by the
fearful sensation before.
Detective True. Who vent to Boston Mon
day, returned Thursday morning.
Several Halloueii men Who went ~
Tuesday night for the sole purpose Of seeing
Wednesday night.
: Mrs. Horace Bfsnn. Who has been visiting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-20
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
nethods Of Former Adminktra-
tion in the Land Office.
Commissioner Sparks Unbasinsss Like
Work Shown Up.
The Frauds He Howled About Not in
Existence. His Board Of Review an
Obstruction.
W.su,ycrox Sant hi

WA,HisGrnS. Sept. 10.
Acting Commissioner Stone of the genera
land ONCE in bis annual report says that
when he entered upon his duties as acting
commissioner June /. 1889, he VAS con
fFonted with an enormous amount of unha-
ished business left over from former admin
istrations 10 all divisions Of the Office. He
found that this ras due in great measure
TO the prevalence in the Office of methods,
which, in his judgment, had the effect Of OBJ
strueting rather than facilitating the trans
action of business. Regarding Commissioner
Sparks order creating board Of review,
the acting commissioner sa, that under this
method it frequently happened that cases
were examined by clerks who were often in
experienced In the business and were not
specially qualified in other respects for the
task.
The examination by she commissioner was a
perfunctory and imperfect one, necessarily
as he could not himself review evidence IN
so many cases and was compelled 10 rely
upon conclusions noted by his CLERKS. But
this the board of review. the report con-
tinues, did answer what would appear to have
been specific ard defined purpose, namely
that of greatly hindering the determination
of cases causing their indefinite pendency IN
general land Offices. On assuming the
duties of his Office the acting commissioner
found accumulsting between 1000 and 49,
900 cases pending before this board of re-
view but he succeeded in 50 reorganizing its
mode of doing business that by the sixth day
Of the July following, that the entire mass of
pending cases was fully disposed of, ard
acting under authority of Secretary Noble he
issued an order abolishing the
board. Commenting upon that part of Com
missioner Sparks report for 1855. in which
he says;
The proportion of fraudulent filings to
he total number of filings made and relin-
pushed may be estimated in round numbers
At exactly 100 per cent, etc" Acting Com
missioner Stone says This astounding con
iition of things may or may not have existed
Turing his administration, but during my in
innate come ction with the dunes of this
,iiice | have found no evidence of general
Misconduct on the part of western settlers
md have failed to discover any general sys
en- of fraud"
The report shows that during the year
here were issued, for lsnis cassed as agri-
cultural, 76.l4l patents, being an increase of
2 ,96l over the preceding year
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W Brann, ESQ.,. returned fuesaAy 10 bel
hame in Thomaston, Mass. Mr.. Charlie
ath accompanied her ~ far ss Boston,
here she gill make two weeks visit.
Rev. J. J. L. Cochrane of Pafis. Me-. q
n 'areed missionary, will preach at the First
b piist church next Sunday forenoon at the
asai hour.
The entrrtainmens and supper given by
q Golden Cross Commandry last Tues-
d,y sv' nins vas we'll patronised Tie
supper vas drst class and the literary part
IS pls ssins and entertaining especially 90
TIE duet by Mamie Atkins anil Fred Bates.
y ich vas heartily eneored, also the whist
ling solo by Miss Nellie Hall.
Miss Sunie Greenleaf. Who has been in
Boston for the past two weeks, returns this
ev ming.
Yesterday noon one of the large shade
trees in front Of the First Baptist church vas
blown down by the high wind, and the limbs
OF smother tree upon which il lodged was all
that prevented its falling upon train that
vas passing at the time. In its fall it broke
ali the telegraph wires, which numbered a
score or more. They were repaired at once,
Miss Gertie Stone of westbrook Seminary
will spend the Sabbath at her home.
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Itaiisn:s Wounds Serious.

The Italian wounds are reported by the
physicians to be dangerous, and his chances
are slim. He was moved to the hospital
fhe mans tirst name IS Alexander; his last
name could not be obtained lie has been
working in Ssccarapps
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IN JAIL.
Faith Curist Olsen will Await the Action
OF the Grand Jury.

NEW YORK, Sept. 49,
The inquest in the case of young Martha
Olsen, who died recently of typhoid fever,
without proper care or medicine, in the house
of Carl Olsen. faith curist, has been con-
cluded. The jury returned the following
verdict I'VE find that the said Martha Olsen
came TO her death by typhoid fever while
under the care and guardianship of Carl
Olsen, and we further find that her death
WAS due to his criminal negligence in not Sc
curing physician for her in time. and for
not carrying out said physicians instructions
when communicated to him: and We respect
fully call the attention of the grand jury to
the vicious practices which are carried on by
members of the sect or religious organization
to which the deceased and the prisoner be-
longed Olsen was remanded to Jail to
await the action Of the grand jury.
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from South Gardi ier today. man name,
Sullivan, sentenced for thirty dAys on &c
count Of drunkenness
Several have returned from Bosfcn, no
caring to vzit for fxir weather in which Il
see the races. Among them vas Mr.. A. G
Young, the popular host Of the johnson
He said the hotels a the Hub were mors
than full. What with the lss Maine CAval, ,
reunion and n lsoa enthusiasts Boston i,
hasing q boom. Mr.. Young said that Nelson
vas fsvorite but the horses friends could
ind plenty Of takers for their bets.
Mrs. Sumner Smiley and Mrs. c. lie B.
Gooden are spending week at Boston
Miss Bertha L. Dexter, eloeutonist. will
be a, the Reform Club, Davenport Block,
Sunday evening next.
Frank Elwell, iately with Fred Gardiner,
has gene into company with Henry Lombard
in the barber business
The firm Of Smith Gardiner carriage
makers, who have done business here for
the past twenty years. have dissolved part
nership.
Friday afternoon the railroad commission
ers meet in this city TO act on the location
for railroad to Togus from this place. The
The people here mean business and are tax
ing hold of the matter in earnest.
W. g. Preble, of the firm Of Preble
kes ne, is in Boston buying goods for the
firm.
The Ep~orth League of the Methodist
church will meet at the parsonage on High
land avenue this evening. They will spend
an -our With the poet Whittier. A short
sketch of his life, recitations of short poems.
and quotations from his poems by each per-
son present Vocal and instrumental music
will make up the programme
Fred Strout aud Ed Emory left Saturday
for a weeks hunting ard fishing about the
Forks.
Mr.. Samuel Aver aud wife of Randolph,
who have been very dangerously i'll, are
slowly improving.
Mr.. Abraham Jordan. ~ho had the second
surgical operation performed some ten days
ago, is recovering.
Lewis, the architect, is perfecting plans
for a residence to be erected by +. A.
Bailey of Winthrop at Baileyville. The
house is to cost about 5000.
The Star Of the East finished her summers
work between here and Boston today.
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FUNDS FOR SPOKANE FALLS.
Members OF the City Council and Police
Have been Stealing Them

SPOKANE FALLS. Sept. 10.
Two members of the common council and
policeman are charged with having formed
a conspiracy TO appropriate funds and sup
plies furnished by contribution for the relief
of the sufferers by the recent disastrous FIRE.
Several weeks ago Robert Ingles was ar
rested at Chico. Cal. tor having sold pro-
visions and other supplies and approprating
the proceeds. He made the startling state
ment that conspiracy existed among Off
cials and others for the appropriation of
relief supplies on a large scale. Ingles was
admitted to bail but has since disappeared.
A partial investigation shows several thou
sand dollars worth of goods stolen and con-
verted into money. A report was made
which seriously implicated Councilmen
Dueber and Waters and Policeman Gillespie
and they were arrested. 1t is understood
other warrants will be sworn out.
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CHIcAso, SEA- ~.
No more jssoss vsss seeussd fs - CEss-
. cAse today.
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NEWS NUGGETS.
Boiled Down Items OF Interest the
World Over.

Lord Tennyson's new poem is called 1.-The
Throstle."
Mrs. Humphrey Ward 10 at work forming
an anti-woman's suffrage society in England.
Mr.. Edison 10 said to receive no less than
1,2o0 letters daily since his arrival in Paris.
Professor William r. Harris has assumed
his duties AS national commissioner of edu.
cation.
A Swiss cheese shich was received by an
Atchison grocery firm the other day weighed
700 pounds.
The mouth of Calumet river, emptying
into Lake Michigan, has moved east $500
feet since 1886.
Anton Dvorak has decided to rewrite en-
tirely his opera Dimitri which already had
enjoyed considerable success at Prague.
Miss Grace Ellery Charming, grand-daugh-
ter OF William Ellery Charming, il making q
reputation in California a. clever writer.
The London Omnibus Company have only
26 coaches running, and yet they carried over
80, 900, 900 passengers curing the year just
past.
An Austrian railway official has invented
a portable telephone for speaking from a
railway train at any point stopping to the
nearest station.
A Californian named John Fessler has a
quartz mine that has Jaid him $50 900 in
two years. He does his own work, and his
only mill is a hand mortar.
A tin peddler who travels through Canada
can exhibit Al scars where farmers dogs
have taken hold of him to see whether he
was dummy or live man.
Lord Brassey's London house is lighted
by electric lamps, inclosed in seashells Of
the greatest beauty. whose transparency
sheds a glowing refulgence over the whole
apartment.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelds Ward has
been wrIting-assisted by her husband-a
story whose scenes are laid in the time OF
Christ She is also preparing a story of an
earlier period-the time Of Daniel.
The latest kind of thieves that New York
has produced are men who make business
of stealing toothpicks. They lounge around
| the cashiers desk in hotels and restaurants
| and, when no one is looking, press theii
hand on the tootbpicks, which are standing
end up. and then withdraw their hand into 8
convenient pocket.
A curious historical document hangs in the
private Office of Judge John J German, at {
West Fourteenth street, New York. II pur
ports to be the original commission granted
b. Joha Hancock, President of the United
States, on October 10, l77G, to John Pau
Jones, the great naval hero of.-the Revolu
| ton. The signature Of President Hapcocl
| is in his well-known round hand, and thu
script Of John Paul Jones' name appear
to have been written in the same bold hand
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Later.
GREAT PROMENADE UNSAFE.
Several Days Necessary to Remove the
Ruins-A Sickening Spectacle.

QUrBEc, Sept. 20-l 80 A. NJ.
The mass OF rock detached from the cliffs
side lett vacant space of extraordinary
dimensions under the Dutfern terrace, and
that great promenade is nov unsafe.
Ten corpses and sixteen wounded have now
been taken out. Ii will take several days TO
recover all the bodies. The damage will ex-
ceed $l00, 900. The houses in the locality
were built Of stone and brick and inhabited
by ship laborers, etc.
The officers and men of the royal school
of cavalry are coming to the rescue with
ropes, picks and shovels. About 600 men
are row at work.
Lster-Three more bodies have just been
taken from the ruins. The bodies are COW
cred with coagula.ed blood and dust and are
sickeniug spectacle TO behold, The re-
demptorst fathers are among the rescuers.
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Corn Factories Closed

Special Correspondence to the journal
LrvKRMoRE FALts, Sept l9
The corn canning factory. +. u 6oding'
n,,prietor. a, this place, closed this week
with A fair AMOUNT packed, with the corn IN
good condition
The JOY Bridge shops closed this weeS
with pack Of about one hundred and t~enty
Thousand cars. The shops at East Liver
more are running part of the time. the corr
coming in slowly. 1t is so uneven 'ha' 'Sc
pickings are necessary on many pieces.
II. d. Webb of East Livermore, repre-
ssn,ins II. c. Baxter, formerly OF the Fort
l.nd Packing Co, reports small packs III
many sections of the Siate.
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MAN AND WON AN
Found Dead in a Nursery. a Revolver
with Two Chambers Empty Near By

WINDSOR, Ont, Sept. 10.
This morning the dead bodies of a man
and woman were found in the Douglass nur-
sery. where they mad been seen sitting some
hours pre- viousy. The woman was shot
through the heart aud the man had bullet
hole in his forehead. Papers found on his
person showed The man 10 be Silas Densmore
of Nashville. Ind. and the woman was prob
ably his wife A revolver with two of the
chambers empty was found near the bodies.
The man apparently was about 27 years and
the woman about 20
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RACES OFF NEWPORT.
Two OF them Sailed IN a Strong Wind.

NEWPORT, II. /, Sept 10.
The first two Of the special races of here
sailed today. The wind vas unusually strong
and several of the smaller yachts did not start
on tina. account. In Glass A the s,a-ters
were Titania and Bedouin ard in Glass b
Gorilla, Liris. Papoose and Ava.
The big boats started at l2 25, distance, l2
miles. to leeward and return. The Ti'ania
won in 3 hours and % minutes. the Bedouin
was 10 minutes behind. In the course for
the other boats Gorilla was the winner in
this class. her time being hours and 4
minutes. with Papoose Is minutes behind.
Titania wins the $3.50 Morgan cup and tn;
Gorilla the $50 Morgan cup.
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Pensions Granted Maine People.

WASHINGTON, sept. "
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing citizens of Maine,
Original -Lleweliyn i. Howes, Sylvanus
u Wood ocs John +. Chamberlain, Charles
Evans. Edsiu Fogs. John II. Gordon, F. b.
Peunpil James X. Fsirbrolher. Benz amin
johnson, Charles c. Harmon Chsr.es Il.
Perry. Darius y. Sprsgue, Stillnisn \. Lit
tiebsle. Isaac TiIden. Michael Crag n. Hsr-
rssnn @. Turner. Gilman Gould, John W.
Witham, 81. pheu Leighton. Charles +.
Choate. Elijah Campbell. Thomas Clark,
Oliver +. Chills. W. II. Mckee. Richard W.
porr, Andrew Andrews, Geo w. Kinney,
original. George B. Thomas. LEWIS
] Holt, Charles J. Hall, George b. q over
George A. Dill. John Bigelow. Hiram Mer.
chant. Alonzo A. orr, Charles, father OF
Joseph Drew.
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SPANISH wARsHIPs


MADRID, Sept. -.
To support the demand ON the Sultan Of
Morocco for the release Of the captain,
crew and passengers Of Spanish vessel cap
tured by the natives OF the RitI coast and
taken into the interior TO be sold into slavery
the Spanish government has ordered fleet
of war ships to proceed at once TO Tansiers.
Ten thousand troops are also ordered to hold
themselves in rcsdine ~ to embark for Nor
occo.
II is still hoped however. that the prison.
ers will he released without the necessity Of
resortiug 10 extreme measures.
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BURGLARS AT DENMARK
They Take Advantage OF a Rainy Night
to Enter Places OF Business.

DENNARK, Sept. 10.
Burglars broke into the store of David Z.
Lord at Denmark and carried off large
amount of goods Tuesday night, The goods
consisted of jewelry, watches, chains, rings,
bracelets, etc. The thieves broke into the
blacksmith shop of Elmore f. Swan, and
procured tools, with which they made an en-
trance to the store. As it was rainy and very
dark the weather favored the thieves, the
rain obltteraiing the track made by them.
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Snow Among the White Mountains.

CRAwFoRD HorsE, N. H.. Sept. 10.
A heavy northwest rainstorm set in yester-
DIV. continuing today, with . heavy drop in
tae barometer. Late this afternoon there
were indications of q greater atmospheric
disturbance. Snow began falling on Mt.
Washington this morning. and 10 nov several
inches in depth, while the submits near the
Crawford house are yhise.
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SACO RACES DELAYED.
Owing to the Wet Condition OF the
Track.

BrDDEroRD. Sept 10.
The races at the Saco track did not take
place today owing to rain. At meeting of
the directors of the association held this
afternoon it was decided to have races to-
morrow afternoon provided it is clear during
the forenoon. The track is in fair condition
in spite of the rain the races for tomorrow
are 2.34, ? 43 and four year old.
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SEASONS SPORTS.


| At Warrington.
4 $50 &567S
| Bo.,or. $50 O o o o. q
Washington. 0oooi %
Hits. BeS'on 8. Washington 5. Errors,
Boston 8, Washington l3. Batteries. Clark
son and Bennett, Haddock and DAILY.
AT Indianapolis.
lsSt 3 6 $50
indianapolis. oo5sos lie
Pittsburg, o04loo o. 6
Hits, indianapolis Is. Pittsburg Il? Err
rors. Indianapolis s. Pi,tsbarg II. Batter
les, Boyle and Buckley, Staley and Miller.
A, Philadelphia.
lss%5 Sc IS
New York. 2os2 2oao liz
Philadelphis, 4oi0 900 O. 5
Hits; New York, Is. Philadelphia !. Err
| rors, New York ., Philadelphia 10. Batter
ries, o'Day and Ewing, Casey, and Day and
Schriver.
At Chicago,
l234 SO 7S9
Chicago, oa0 oo37 x-laI
Cleveland, 90 90 o I O. &
Hits, Chicago 20, Cleveland i2. Errors,
Chicago 10, Cleveland I. Batteries, Tener,
Bishop and Farrell, oBrien and ximmer.
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HELP! HELPr
Cries Of Human Beings Crushed
BY a Landslide.
Thousands Of Tons Of Rock Crash DsVn
On a Quebec Street.
Seven Dwellings Buried with Ocou-
pan.s -Hescues Working in Intense
Darkness.

QuEBEc, SeIt. 10.
AT s o'clock tonight several thousand tons
of rock slid from Cape Diamond at the end
of Dufferin terrace to Champlain street
three hundred feet below, demoiishing in its
course seven dwellings
20 Up 10 the present hour (ll.30) there have
been six bodies taken from the ruins. viz
rhos. Farrell and two of his children, two
children named Burke and one unknown
child. Farreifs mother-in law Mrs. Alien,
and her husband are still in the ruins. 20
persons have been removed from the debris
badly injured, some have broken arms xgd
legs, others are badly crushed and mutilated
Ii 10 supposed that at least 80 bodies are
yet under the ruins. The fire brigade and
police force are on the ground rendering as
sistance.
All the wounded that were removed from
the ruins were conveyed TO the marine and
fisheries department where medical men and
clergymen looked after them. The debris
covers the road for a solid mass for some
800 feet ii. length. and from 10 to % feet in
height. 1t is impossible to say at present
how many are de esd and wounded. Every one
is working heroieslly ard under difficulties
as the night is intensely dark, the electric
light wires having been prostrated.
Later.
Cries of Help! helpl" are heard from
beneath the debris, but no help can be given.
Very little progress is made in rescuing the
bodies owing to the stupendous mass of rock
covering the ruins.
The body of woman named Mrs Boygsr
has just been pulled out Of the debris.
More rocks are falling, and it is feared the
whole boulder forming the highest point of
Quebec will give way.
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AMERICANS KILLED.
Report OF their Murder on an Island in
the Caribbean Sea.

cable from Consul Allen at Kingston,
Jam ,ica, says riot occurred at Navassa
Island in the Caribbean sea in which num-
Der of Anne ricans were killed At bis re-
quest the British war ship left Jamaica for
the scene. There is no further Information.
II is learned ut the navy department that the
L. S. 5. Gal.na is now on the way to Ma
vassa and will probably arrive there tonor-
row.