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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-01-03

NJ. w. H. Baldridge, druggist
Escondido, California, says: Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy is the best
selling medicine | handle. In fact
l sell more of it than all other
cough medicines combined. Every
one who has used it speaks in glow
ing i ms of its efficiency" For
sale by G.. G.. Thaxter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-01-03

K. G. EldrIdge the agent FOR the
Singer Sewing Machine has also Sc
cured the agency for several leading
pianos including the following
makes, McEwen, Antisell Newly
and Evans, and several others
which he will sell on reasonable in
stallments. For further particulars
or inspection apply at his agency
next to the Ormsby House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
Assistant Postmaster Thinks Of Re
otgnins.

Touching Yumors - TO his reported rssig.
nation and intention 10 return to nsvspapss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
NEWS ON THE WING.
Murderer La Plante Fearful Of
Being Mobbed.
Fourteen Men Killed BY Collapse Of
CaiSSOn.
Train Derailed on Union Paoihc-No
Change at Haverhili- British Ship
Wrecked

| HAvKRHiLL, n. H.. Jan. 9.-This tow
is aroused TO the highest indignation and il
is only by the strong efforts of the Law
abiding citizens that La Plante, the mur
| derer of his Grandchildren, is not alread,
summarily dealt with. The officers keel
| the closest watch, lest the mob should fore,
an entrance to the Jail.
| La Plante cries constantly, "oh, why
| did do ii:'' He starts at the slightest
noise for fear some harm will reach him
He admits that rum is the cause of these
ugly fits, as he terms them, and repeated,
calls upon the Almighty for vengeanc.
upon those who sold him liquor during hii
life
Such is the feeling among the NOS
prominent men who visited the Jail, tina
should sufficient evidence be given as t,
where he got the liquor before the mur
der, they would unanimously demand
rigid enforcement Of tie .aw. The prelim'
mary trial came of At this afternoon
The prisoner plead not guilty. The coun-
sci for La Plant are Smith and Sloan.
Wells River. and Hon. |. W. Drew, Lam
caster.
Calvin Prescott testified that he found
respondent with the hammer in his hand in
the act of striking, and had considerable
trouble in wrestling it from him. Finally
got the hammer away with the help of his
wife. Stated that La Plant said there was
a contrlved plan among his children to kill
him.
He exclaimed, "If they kill me, | kill
them La Plant WAS asked if he was sor
ry, and answered "No." Case continued
until to- morrow. La Plants children, with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
MAINE PEOPLE.

Henry o. Wood. of Bangor. died Tuesday
He was one Of the most prominent citizens
of the city, and senior partner Of the extern
sive firm of Wood, Bishop & Co.
Mr. Levi Small of Richmond, man of
the age of 80 years or more, fell and broke
his leg Tuesday morning. lie sustained u
similar fracture about Ii years ago by be-
ing thrown from his wagon.
S. Ii. Comstock, one of the new mem.
bers from Minnesota. is Maine Yankee,
| fifty years old. He studied law at Bangor
and then went West. lie sery 4 thiftoep
years in the Minnesota Legislature aud las,
fall secured the Republican nomination for
| Congress III the great north district OF
Minnesota.
| The following officers of the Bangor
Historical Society have just been elected
| Hon. Hannibal Iiamlin, President; Hon.
| Edward b. Nealley. Vice President; Prof
John $. Scwall, Corresponding Secretary
Elnathan +. Duren, Recording Secretary
| Thomas NJ. Coe, NJ. D., Treasurer; N.
| Sparhawk Harlow, Librarian; Francis II
| Clergue. Oliver II Ingalls,, Rev. Amory
| Battles, Joseph W. Porter. A. G. Hamiin
NJ. d., Henry N. Fairbanks, Executive
| Committee.
1t is announced that Editor George II. Col
lns of the North Star, has bought ou, the
| Aroostook Herald Of Charles S. Bickford
who has been its editor and publisher since
the death of its founder, the late Joseph Is
Hall. Mr.. Collins is to edit and publish
both papers in one, taking some name tc
continue the existence of each combined
Will II. Lowell. the popular manager Of
the Maine Central restaurant, Bangor, is i'll
at his home in lIallowell
Mr.. Isaac Webber, one of the first set
tiers of Crystal. Aroostook County, died
quite suddenly last Wedne sday at an advanc.
ed age. lie leaves several married child
| rem, though none of them live in that place,
and no relative was with him when he died
Judge Geo. II. Smith Of Presque Isle
and Register X. W. Shaw Of iIouton are
on visi, to the probate offices in the differ.
ent counties of the State with the view OF
obtaining information in regard TO improve
ments in the forms Of the blanks and to ss.
certain the best methods for keeping the
records of the Aroostook Probate office
They do not wish Aroostook to be behind
the other counties in the State in matter,
connected with the business of the Probate
office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
BURIED UNDER FALLING WALLS
Two Dead and Several Others Badly
Injured.

BRooKL,N, Jan. about 40 this
morning the rear wall of the Throop avenue
Presby terian church, which was in course
of construction and which had reached a
height of sixty three feet, was blown down
by high wind The wall, which was six
teen inches thick. fell on the two-story
frame house of Mrs. Sarah Mott, burying
the owner. her widowed daughter, Mrs.
Purdy, with her two daughters. aged fifteen
aud eighteen years, and a son aged fourteen
years, and a boarder named Richard Poole,
under the pile of bricks, wood and debris,
The fire department was called out and
with the assistance of the police, succeeded
in reseuing alive all but David and Mary
Purdy, who were dead when taken out
The rescued persons sustained serious in
jnries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
RAILROAD INTEREsre.

The Maine Central Company has noti-
fed Me..rs. W. O. Peterson. W. r. Field,
I II. Dsnforth and Geo. z Danforth. of
Brunswick, that their stores and shops
mus, be removed by April lss. The land
is owned by the company and Is wanted
for depot grounds when the new station 10
dlished.
The Boston 4 Maine Railroad Employees
Relief Association has elected the follow
ing named Officers: President, J. H. Sta
pies; vice president, A. v. Bartlett; direc-
tors. N. II Holt, c E. Merrill, E. Knight,
E. II. Rosdich, 8. r. Arey, c. D Baker,
E. Foye, E A. Msxdeld, J. H. Mack
donald.
II 10 understood that the Bangor &
Piscataquis Railroad has again met all its
6xed obligations besides meeting several
extraordinary expenditures during the past
year. The road is Obliged to annually pay
s5s,750 as interest to the city Of Bangor.
ei5. 900 additional on the extension bonds
and $40, 100 for the rent Of tine Bangor 4
Katahdin Iron Works Railroad, making q
total Of es3 $50. 10 addition to oil these
payments the road has received 900 tons Of
new steel rails, one Of the large bridges a
Pea Cove has been entirely rebuilt, and q
new passenger car purchased.
There 10 talk Of q new railway statior
being erected At McAdam Junction In the
spring, - no point OF the New Brunswick
9ailvay il more in need Of one. The pres
snt building has been unable to aseonmo
date the business Of the line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
Banks and Business.

al the annual meeting of the B0dweii
Water Power Company in Bangor Wednes-
day, the following officers were elected ::
Directors, Charles Hamlin, Charles v.
Lord, J. s. Wheelwright, J. J.. Smith, j. r.
BodxeIl, and W. 7 Bubbard President,
Charles Hamlin; Treasurer, w. +. Hub.
bard. The saw mills of the company
burned October 3lst. 1883, have been
rebuilt at cost OF s50, 900, and completed
40 that they were used during the past
saving season.
The Ellsworth Real E'ta,e Company has
be en- organized at Ellsworth with a capital
of s4S 900; paid in, So 800; par vaiut
shares, 800. President Albert w. Cush-
man treasurer, Fred l.. Kent; directors,
| Albert W. Cushman, Charles II. Emery
Samuel X. Whiting, George r. Campbell
ard George =. Dutton. Business to b'
prosecuted, buying, selling and improving
real estate in Hancock county.
| A new bank, to be known as the Farm
ers' National Ba'sk 10 soon to be started il
| Houl,on and will be located in the building
in the brick block known as the Kinney
property, papers having been drawn up and
signed for the transfer Of the property ts
the stockholders OF the new bank. Tn,
stock necessary to commence business ha
already been subscribed for, and if wante,
500 900 could easily be secured,
The First National Bank Of Ellsworth
appears to be in very fourshing condi
ton. II has just declared its second semi
annual dividend Ct four Jer cent. aud a
the close Of the year just closed carrie
5000 to the surplus account. The BAN
has now a surplus fund of sl2 700.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
Now York Produce Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. s


FLouR-Receipts, Ia. .s2e packages exports. e7s7
bbls, sale. 100 Repeat quotations inelud
ing City mill extra, - s5sst 30, patent, - 65s
IS 40; .1perhre, s2 l0aek rs, extra No. 2. o. 20s
% d; winter wheat low grade. q 3sat2 s.. Min
neso,s extra, t3 e0as4 6S, soutbern -four Arm
rye -four quiet.
wHEAT-Rec.ipt., 300. exports, 4 $50, sale
1900 firm No. soring -; No red
81 No red s5as5i, elevator, ssias-., fob .sias-i
delivered. No hard, seias7, NO northern, ssla
~.
kYE-frmer
BARLEY--noutnal-
CoRs-Reeeipts li5 no. exports, i42 go. sales,
lis doo 81. adler. steamer, 3fisS72, No 2, 5ssAA
store and elevator. i0is4li delivered.
OATs-Rneeipts, 72olo. sxports, l0a,sfs sales
isl ndo; fair. No B. 27l do white oa29i, No g. giasf
do white, 3oiaf2, No j, u; do white, "a, Mixed
Western, 28ls:S; white do. joa,4l
CoFFEE--fair, Rio, fair. iys.
suGAE-Raw easy; refined arm; demand
lower; crushed 5sa5l, extra crushed. 5lasi; white
extra crushed. ta6i cut loaf. "A, grsnDIated, a.
PErRoLEux-quiei. steady, iosi.
PoRK-steady-
BEET-4uiet.
LAzD-auiet; western steam, % f2ass Isl clio.
ing e6 49, city steam Is 20 refined fair; con- inc nj
| % 05sts 50; ). A. q %.
BUTTER - ea.y-; western dairy sais, df
| creamery, Hak7i.
CHEESE E-easy. Freights to Liverpool firm
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SOUTH GARDINER.

The Ice companies here we're busy Wed
nesday and Thursday punching holes in the
ice to let the water how upon it to freeze
20 it will be thick enough for seraping il
there should come snow. 1t 10 now four
inches thick and this cold snap will prob
ablp bring 1t up to six.
The Oakland Company are getting along
we'll building the new elevator at their
houses.
The Excelsior mills, bed slas and kind
ling wood factories are running on full
time.
Lawrence Bros. will start their mill a.
soon as the ice gets strong enough to bear
teams to haul the logs.
They have finished the stone work and
nearly finished the brick work at the new
pulp mill. There are few workmen except
the carpenters there now.
John O'Niley who has been confined to
the house 80 long is now able to 60 about
his buildings On very pleasant days.
Mrs Mesder, an old lady, fell on the ice
At her house last Monday, and broke her
shoulder As she 10 over eighty years Of
age II is doubtful if she ever has the use Of
her arm again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
AT THE NEW MILLS.
Wonderfully Rapid Transformations
That Have Taken Place.

Yes. they actually have looms running al
the Edwards Company's new mill in the
part where they eommen led laying brick
about the first of October. In a few weeks
they will be weaving there. II any one
wants to see good example of what energy
and money will do let him visit these new
mills. Rooms only a few weeks since re-
sounding to the noise of construction now
are hlled with the hum of machinery in
| operation; where were pieces Of bricks and
bits of mortar are now rolls of cotton aud
whirling bobbins white with the thread.
That part Of the mill where they CON-
meueed laying brick in May spinning
machines are all running and except for a
certain newness of machinery and sur
roandings one would fancy himself in the
old mill.
In other rooms men are setting up and
arranging machinery of the different kinds.
1t is busy scene. Out ia the farther end
of the upper mill MIR, Brush of the Edison
Company WAS engaged yesterday in putting
up No, 20 Edison seventy eight horse
power dynamo for running the lights in the
new mills. These new lights number 300
ircsndescents which. in addition TO the 800
that the company has hitherto been running
make all the electric lights now in use at
the mill. 1t is expected that more will be
put in later. The power for running this
dynamo is adjustable. so that ii can be put
on and the lights and all the machiuery run
together or separately AS wished. This
power comes from the jack shaft by two
twenty inch belts running nine feet pullcys;
then from counter to main shsf, by thirty
inch belt to n six foot pulley then from
the main shaft to the dynamo by twelve
inch belt
The dynamo lisa self-regulating one, and
after being put in proper condition, can be
le II to itself
In this building where the dynamo is,
workmen were busy yesterday on all the
floors. On the second they were setting up
fly frames Work on seven had been com
pleted, and they were running, The inter
mediates were nearly ready. In the card
room below, all the breaker cards are ready
and at least two-thirds of the tlnishcrs. All
the drawn frames are ready and two Stub
bers out at six. In the spinning room
on third floor fifty frames are in readiness,
In the fourth story they are setting up the
mules, three out of the nine being nearly
completed. Xkirty looms are now running
in new mill num1er five. The pickcrs
throuhout have all been tried, and the shaft
ing is now all con pleted.
A flood of laborers have ALREADY made
application for work. This has been for
tunate, owing to the sickness occasi oned
by the epidemic. One of the overseers
told the reporter that he knew of seventy
eight weavers that were out sick with the
epidemic. Another gentleman said there
were eighty out. 1t is now thought
that the new mills will he running their
full capacity by about the first of March,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-10
STATE NEWS.
kESSEBEC.

Mount Vernon.
Lyceums are nov held 1t the school
house in the village once in one or two
weess.-Cap,. Granville Blake, native Of
Mt Vernon, is now q member of the firm
Of Bradford. Conant & Co., Lewiston.
Capt. VIM. Whittier and wife are spending
the winter in Massachusetts. We are glad to
hear that Mrs Whittier's health is improv-
ing.--The village school is taught by Mr..
V. B. Sweet, q student from kent's Hill
All the mills are nov running. Geo Fair
banks is manager at the tsnnery mill. Chas
Fsirbank. is running his mill with . full
crew. and John Fairbanks has just started
up MIR. Taylor's mill near the grist mill and
will soon put on q crew TO turn out spade
handles. Alton Fairbanks has taken q con.
tract for spool squares. which he will saw
IN the Williams and Severy mill. The bus
mess Of Mt. Vernon 10 clearly the manufac
iArse supply Of suitable timber and excel
lent water power afford superior advantages
Winthrop.
LA Grippe Is getting in its work vel
here. Miss Eaton the Primary school
teacher reports half the school down with
it.-County Attorney Carrie ION is contined
to his house with bad attack-John Stan.
ley. of the Budget, re ports loss through
the Lewiston FIRE, be having bad q quan.
tity of paper stored in one Of the building
burned.-rhe ofacefs elect Of Teppls
Lodge, F. A. NJ, were installed Monday
evening BY d. P. Boynton, d. d. G. N !
Of Monmouth.-Mr. Thomas 4. Pinkhan
is driving the Augusta stage during ths
sickness Of C. g. York The Methodis
and Congregational churches are observ
I ing the week Of prayer BY holding uniol
sefvices.-Ths Methodist church 10 under
going repairs. the interior 10 to Be remod
I eled and frescoed. 1t 10 understood thu
H. b. Cochrsns Of Monmouth, will do h
latter part Of the work.
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La Grippe.

This disease prevailed in France ant
Germany in the year 1903. according te
information in the bands Of Judge Water
man Of Gorham. Ne.
WhiIr it is not necessarily dangerous Of
itself, the tendency is to pneumonia aud
all should see to it that it's fangs are not
fastened upon them.
The circulation needs to be quiekened
the system toned up so as TO enable nature
to assert herself and throw it of or better
still 10 prevent it altogether. Browns In
slant Relief has been found to be a specific
for la grippe aud if taken in little cold
water upon rising in the morning and retir-
ing at night will prevent your having "is
grippe" jan9dlm
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Eminent Maine Man Dies at Washing

Prof J. II. Ccffio. U. s Navy. (reiire y
died last night. a. his residence in this G fy.
He was born at Wiscasset. Maine, Sept. IA
1915. and graduated from Bowdoin colieg.
in 1884. Two years later he was appointed
professor of mathematics of the United
Stat. navy In Is43 he vas placed in
charge of the United States naval ob.erva-
tory in this c,sy, which poei,ion he held un-
I'll 1858. Was afterwards intrusted with de-
partment Of mathematics, and subsequently,
with astronomy and navigation At the United
States academy.
In 1865 he was appointed to the charge
Of the American Ephemsris and Nautical
Almsnac." then published al Cambridge,
Mass. since 1867 in this city. In this
capacity he remained until 1877 when he
was placed on the retired list, having been
senior professor Of mathematics since ls4s.
He continued to reside in this city. He
vas . member Of the American Academy
Of Sciences. Boston. American Philosoph-
ical Society, Philadelphia, and an original
member Of the National Academy of
Sciences. In 1884 he received the honor
ary degree of LII. D. from Bovdoin. He
has written large number Of papers on
scientific subjects.
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BEAMS AND BUrToNe
Also RaxoTs. Lenses, and Hats Under
Discussion before the Ways and
Aeaus COMMITTEES Yesterday.

S. C. Brewer of Media. N. Y, addressed
the ways and means committee today. He
stated that he represented the large indus
try of bean growing. The duty of ten per
cent, he said. did not keep imported beans
out at all. He asked for a duty of fifty
cents per cents per bushel on beans.
He was followed by L. W. Smith of
Albion, N. Y. representing the farmers of
western New York. He agreed with Mr..
Bower in asking for higher rate of duty
on imported beans.
This CONCLUDED the hearing of the farm
ers.
Other gentlemen were heard this after
noon representing the paper, oil, cane seat
ing and shoe and leather industries.
Before the ways and means committee
to-day, II. F. Birmingham Of Dexter, N.
Y, asked that duty of $40 per ton be
levied on unblesched sulphide aud SIS on
bleached.
H.G. knight of East Hampton. Conn,
repre- sentiug the button manufacturers of
the United States. said they wanted reason
able protection, viz, on ivory, horn. and
other "hard" buttons, cent . line per
gross. or 25 per cent ad valorem.
McMillan-..Yonr proposition would in
crease the duty on the common buttons that
laborers wear, but would not affect expen-
sive buttons"
Nelson C. Newell of Springfield, Mass.
asked for more duty on vegetable buttons.
X. Liebmann of New York, said that he
thought that under the valuations only q
small fraction of the proper duties is now
collected on buttons. Bohemia, he
continued, was a curse to this country as
far as manufactures were concerned. The
people there lived like cattle and worked
for almost nothing.
Flower-'Why don't they come over
here?"
Wi,Dess-"A good many do. Here they
become our labor agitators and our mas
ters."
j r. Torray of Worcester, Mass, a cut
Ter, said he had to import steel to make
razor blades from Sheffield, England. be-
cause American steel is not run of even
grade. The dome site makers would like to
have the duty on razors increased. 1t would
not increase tie cost to consumers and in
three years the selling price will be .till
lower than at present.
Joseph Turner. of Worcester. in the
same business wanted an increase on duty
on lower grades Of razors.
George W. Wells of Southbridge, Mass.
spectacles ard eye glass maker, wanted
optical and lens glass admitted free of duty
as well as red ochery earth, used in polish
ing lens, the latter not being produced in
this country. He asked that the duty on
lens be increased. On spectacles and eye
glasses the makers would like the duty so
cents per dozen, So per cent. ad valorem.
The present duty is As per cent ad::valorem.
James L. Carr of Orange, n. j., in be-
half of the fur manufacturers asked to have
the duties re-adjusted 80 As to stand Hats
valued So dozen, duty, $3.50 per dozen ;
between s. and $40, % per dozen; above
sIO, s. per dozen and in addition 30 per
cent advalOrem, on all grades.
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
Fighting a Stubborn and Threatening
Fire in the Bitter Cold.
A Building on Water Street. Gardiner.
DESTROYED by the Flames.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal.

Especial to the kennebec Journal
GARDINER, Jan. AT four O'Clock
Thursday afternoon the whistle at the
Richards Paper Mills sent in the alarm OF
FIRE and few minutes later q general
alarm vas given. The fire was found tc
be in the house of Mrs. Nancy M. Oliver
situated next to Burr's store on Water
street. The stand of buildings consists OF
. story and q half house with ell and stable
The FIRE is supposed to have caugh. around
the chimney in the ELL Part of the family
were in the house at the time of the FIRE bui
did not discover it until an alarm was raised
by workmen in the S. ID. Warren pult
mill on the opposite side of the street. In
few nit utes the ell and portion of the
main house and BARI were in flames. A
prompt response to the alarm was made by
the members of Cobbosse enginee company
at the mills and before the general alarm
was sounded two streams of water were di
rected on the buildings. The Alerts,
Eagles and the Continentals responded to
the general alarm and although the scene
of the fire va, fully three quarters of a
mile distant from the main part of the city
they reached the fire in season to render
valuable assistance.
The day was bitter cold, q high wind
from the noIth east freezing the pipes 70
such AZ extent as to greatly hinder their
effectuai use. Tne cold also effected the
firemen, and all suffered intensely, many
of them having hands, feet and exposed
portions OF their faces badly frozen. O,e
the tiremep. Spear. while holding the roz-
zle at au upper window Of the building was
kno :Aed from tie ladder but escaped
serious injury. It was stubborn fire to
fisht as tie house was small, finished we'll
W into he roof and cut up into small
rooms. TIE fremen worried well how yer
and considering obstacles obtained control
of the tire II early period.
The house and barh we're filed with arti-
cles of furniture and carpenters tools be-
longing to George and Henry Oliver
Qute r large amount of furniture including 9
fine organ Was SAY ed and the horse. car
ridge and harnesses were secured uninjured
from the tarn. I. was rUmorel that cash
TO the amount ot e400 was concealed in the
house at a p int Il ar the origin of the fire
ar was destroy ed, but it was impossible to
verify the statement. The total loss will
reach figure some thing like Sl200. Mrs.
Oliver he'll insnrance for $3.50 in the Hart
ford through the Maxcy agency. The
stand was almost total less much damage
being done from water, an INNER se amount
OF which WAS needed TO subdue the flames.
1t ia probable that the Oliver Bros. will
erect an entirely new residence OH the site
10 the spring.