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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Hearing on Subsidies for American
Vessels Continued

At the hearing before the honse commit
tee on merchant marine and fisheries today
Captain j NJ. Lachlan of New York and
Brazilian Steamship Company continued
his sta,emenis begun Yesterday. He in.
sisted that the payment of subsidies to
American me reliant lines of steamers would
open up a more extended foreign market
for products of the American farm. The
question is national in character, he con
tended, not one of politics or one in which
individual ship owners of lines of ships are
interested but one in which the whole
American merchant marine is vitality con-
cerned. Unless the government came TO
their assistance the line with which he was
connected must fail
J. ID. Rou.e member of the chamber of
commerce. Of NV Orleans, made short.
earnest address in behalf of the Farquhar
bill He said that the chamber of COM
me'ce of New Urleaus fully approved of
the acton Of the American Shipping
League in support of the payment of subsi-
dies.
William p Clyde, the head of VIM. 7.
CT, de { Co shippers. said that in 1884
the firm had about forty ships traversing
the cean in all direction, but now they had
Dut uNt III int ioifikH tfdIr hiHl tHtN were
rather sorry they had so many. At present
the company is running lines of steamers
between Hsy,i aud San Domingo ports.
He insisted that they lived only by
the grace Of the governments of those
countries and in spite of the United States
government. He made an earnes. appeal
for the treatment of the whole question of
subsidies from national point of view on
the ground it was of wise sta'esmanship.
He wished it could be approached in the
manner England approaches it, on the basis
of how much it is going to pay England
and he con inued the subsidy system pays
England. He declared the payment of
subsidies the foundsfion of the establish
ment of every foreign steamship line. He
SAID the passage of the present bill on the
merchant marine would at least stop the
present decline and give the ship owners an
incentive TO put some energy into the bus
iness and lead to the beginning of revival
in this industry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Sailors Attempt to Destroy Their
Vessel BY Fire.
Terrible Explosion Of Gas---SiI Killed
and Thirty Wounded.
eteamers Rough Passsses-e7 600
Fine for Neslectins to Supply Steam
Heaters.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24-Ten sailors
were taken from the bark Jennie Harkness
doeked At the foot of Bainbridge street.
this morning. They were take" before
United States Com missioner Eimunds and
held In bonds of el00 each for further
hearing The names of the sesmen are
O,her Holston, William Shea, John Skool-
gond, William Hale, C.. Jansen, Henriqle
Gorzaies, john Hanson, Peter Ingbergslen,
l. Carlson, Charles Lax.
The Jennie Hirkness, an American bark
from Camden, Me-, sailed from b Iston to
Melbourne, and chartered on her return to
bring = cargo of sugar, from Manila Is
land to tiis port While at anchor in the
haroor of Ma lila strong smell of burn
ing oil was detected by the anchor watch.
aud when Capt. Amesoury, master of the
vessel wa. a.oused. he found sheet Of
fame passing out Of the main hatch, and
leaping as hlsh as the main yard. The
fire WIS burning fiercely in the hole, and
the only thing that could be done vas to
plug up the scuppers, and let the water in
through noles in the side OF the ship
The ship was saved but lll6 tons of sugar
in the lover hold that WAS not put into bags,
Was damaged considerably.
The investigation showed that the FIRE
was started BY satursting old sugar mats
with fish oil and settilg fire to them between
decks. Capt Amesbury bad noticed some
Of the crew were Inclined to be mutnous
and when the FIRE started was satisfied il
was ince cendiary and that he knew the men
were responsible. He waited until the
vessel WAS again under way and hen had
them called into his cabin one by one. As
each man entered he was bound hand and
foot, and " hen the last was served in that
manner all the prisoners were placed in the
mold. Deputy United States MArshals
Marshall aud Myers, who had been notified,
took The tug kensing'on and steamed down
The river TO Kaighu's Point last night, where
the bark was BOARDED and the suspected
men taken into custody.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
ICE ON THE HUpsoN
Hardly Compares With That Being
Harvested % ths Kennebsc.

RoSpour, n Y, Jan. 24.-The colo
wave which made its appearance along ths
upper Hudson valley Yesterday vas a vel
come one. Thousands Of men and boys
who have ahxiousiy waited the coming OF
COLI weather in anticipation Of harvestins
the ice crop, wear smiling countenances
Ihur>cav morning the river from this
pan; North WAS covered with thin ice,
which had been floating with the tide all
day. A strong northwest wind prevailed
Thursday afternoon. and forced the ice to
the east shore. A week or ten days con-
tinuons cold weather would. in all proba-
oili,y, close the river from this point north
TO Albany.
Local dealers, who rely upon inland
ponds and creeks for their supply, now con
sider that they have q fair prospect Of cut
ung ice. Dispatches from various points
In The Ca;skills say that at Stamford ice on
the po nds average from four to six inches !;
At ksaterskill Lake five inches. and at
stony Hollow and Wes, Hurley three in
ches, Spectators are visiting ponds along
the line of the Ulster & ID laware railroad,
with the view of securing the privilege OF
cutting Ice as soon as il attsins fair thick
ness Representatives of leading ice com
panles are al.o considering the advisabiliIy
OF making offers for ice on interior sire
Ihe extra cost in gettlug 1t in 10 tide water
IS the main obstacle. Thursday night there
vas considerable floating ice in the river as
Tar south as ushkeepsie, aud indications
Tor the ice harvest are favorable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25

The Grand Trunk railway received
Thursday a number Of car loads Of ice
from island Pond to supply their passen-
ger trains. the vestibuie trains TO Chicago
each using two tons in q trip. This is the
first ice put in at Portland this year.
Freight traffic on the Bslfas, branch Of
the Maine Central is usually good. Tues
day noon, the train consisted Of sixteen
cars when 1t left Bu-nhsm, arriving in Bel
fast with Twelve loaded. They are also
loaded each day With hay. ship timber
from Unity. and pavings from City Point,
which are carried for shipment to Belfast.
Another conference on the Boston &
Maine-Esstern consolidation que.lion is
said to be booked for any early date, hut.
~ in the past, little or no progress in the
matter is looked for. The Eastern people
claim tnai fhe Boston 4 Maine side will in
time prsct ca!ly accede to their proposition,
and the latter are just ~ sure that they will
not. This 10 the present statue" Of the
matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Progress Of the New Tariff Bill.

The ways and means committee of the
House is making grand progress With the
new tariff bill. The chemical schedule of
the bill ~ss completed on Wednesday.
Mr.. Mckinley saws that II the d. mocratic
members of the committee DO no, make
much Of q sghs against the details Of the
bill in committee he hoped it could be
promptly gone through with.
Mr.. Mills says that his program is to let
the republicans put their bill through the
committee With only . formal display of
opposition by the democrats and le, the real
battle come on the door Of the House.
Mr.. Carlisle aud the other members of
the committee are understood to favor the
same program. 1t 10 understood to b. the
p1rposs Of the republicans to report sub
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Coiored Deleg ates Sighted by Geor-
gian Grand Amy Posts.

AuGUsrA, Ga, Jan. "a The department
encampment of the Grand Army Republic
was held at Augusta today. Charleston.
Savannah, Mscon, Atlanta and Tallap)osa
Posts we're represented. Colored dele
gates from Il, ,aufsrt and Savannah claimed
admission to the encamPment from colored
Posts they represented. Voted Is to 4 to
seat them, whereupon the representatives.
of f. S. Jones Post, Macon, withdrew from
the encampment under instructions from
their Post. The Augusta Post will give a
banquet to the encampmeni tonight to
which colored delegates are not invited
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
SIX KILLED, THIRTY WOUNDED
BY Terrible Gas Explosion at Colum-
bus, Ohio

CoLuMBUs, o Jan. "a AT about p.
NJ. an alarm of FIRE drew a crowd of people
TO small two story building at the south
corner OF Wall AMI Noble alleys. There
had been an explosion there and several
persons were hurt. The fire was soon put
out and second explosion o o:curred A
sheet of fame burt from building at the
northwest corner of Noble and Wall alleys
and the air was filed with bricks, beams
and stone. The alley was instantly COW
cred with q mas. of debris, from which
the moaus Of the buried victims came. A
woman enveloped in a sheet Of fame ran
from the house across the alley. A f:e-
man turned a stream of water on her a1d
saved her lite by ex;inguishing the flames
Every inch of ciolhing was burned from
her down to her waist
The explos on. as near as can be ascer-
tatned resulted from accumulation of natu-
raj gas in the cellar of a house occupied by
Michael Bowers and Mr.. Marriott No
natural gas pipes were ever put into the
house. The natural gas man in Noble
alley leaked, and the ground being froz ZEN
gas probably entered the cellar 1t has no
scent therefore its presence could not be
detected. 1t saturated the buil liings One
side of Marrotts house was btosn out AMI
the roof fell over and hung from the top OF
the house to the yard below. The explo-
slve vapor lesDed over t. the nLrih side of
the alley, completely destroying one and
half s,or, brick house occupied by Ed
ward O,stot and Mr.. James Here every
thing was blown to chlps. The great mys
terry was how the fame pissed from one
cellar to the other without disturbing q
brick or stone on the road way.
The iollosing isa list of the killed !;
Charles Becht, barber; John Seymour.
4 colored boy Mrs. p. M4rrot. her boiy
being taken from the cellar; infant son of
Charles Berry; sn unknown man; and al
unknown babe !; and thirty wounded. The
team horses attached 10 the ladder truck
became frenzied by the explosion, dashed
into the crowd, aud run over, and il Ired
scores of people. Charles Berrys iafant
son was knocked from lis mothers arms,
shd falling beneath the wheels of the vehi-
Gle was crushed to death. There are prob
ably half dozen injured fatally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
$eOOo,OOO Fsilure at Buenos Ayres

New York, Jan. "a H. Il. Hughes
stated this afternoon that his house had re-
ceived word from correspondents at Buenos
Ayres that R'petto Paepighom & Co had
failed for Sc 600 coo The firm did an
immense business in jobbing products of
the Argentine Republic, and has consider
able shipping interests in Europe. They
have large warehouses throughout the re-
public and carry heavy stock of hardware
and provisions Hughes stated that the
house had no direct business relations with
any firm in this city, though some mer.
chants may suffer some loss Indirectly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Sugar Trust Trustees Fear Indictment
Proceedings.

New YoRK. Jan. 24.-The Supreme Court
having declared the business of the sugar
uust criminal the resident trustees of this
State, who are directors of the constituent
companies. and of the tiust itself, are fear.
fui that Indictment Procc ca,ues may be
taken against them. The Havemvers an
nounced to their associates their intention
of resigning heir trdsteeshp 10 all the re-
fineries, and their visit 10 Boston was st
the r' quest of their company directors in
that city, who are appr-hepsive that the
resignation of those gentlemen would be
disastrous to the trust
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Ex-senator RddiebeIger. the Virgin
ian Rsadjuster. Dead.

WIscHEsTER, Va. Jan "a --Ex Senator
Riddleberger died here at 2 so this morn.
ing. He was born in E!enburgh, Va, in
1874, and after common school education
served three years in the Confederate army,
His national political life began when bs
vas made Presidential elector on the
democratic ticket in 1876. He served in a
similar capacity on the resdjuster ticket in
1880 In 1882 he was elected to The United
States Senate as readjuster. His term
expired in March last year and he was no,
re elected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Why Not Take the World?

MONTREAL, Jan. 24.-Montreal was as
tonshed today by the revelation that a
party of Americans, sssociated Yith fe~
Canadians, had very nearly got through
the Legislature at Que sec bill which
would have obiterated the city charter, so
far as the company were concerned, and
would have given them powers tabtamount
to absolute possession and control of every
street, road and all en- an island which is
tnirty-two miles long by ten miles wide.
Ia the city here are five hundred miles Of
streets. The Americans intereSed are
William Van Hooten and Z II. Potter of
New York. and William Turner of Boston,
The company is the Montreal Subway
Company. It's capital is 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Shot His Employer for sedacins His
Wife

SAN FRAScIsco. Jan. 2+.-Lous L..
Bromwell, president of the California In
surance Co, was shot and badly wounded
in his private office this morning, by Geo.
C. Pratt, General Agent of the company.
He will probably recover. Pratt when ar
rested said that he was recently sent to
Japan by Bromwell, ard upon returning n
week ago his wife confessed that she had
been seduced by BromweIl, and say- he af-
terv ard. obtained evidence confirming the.
Bromwell has a wife and children. Both
men are well known in social and business
circles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
EXPRESS TRAIN DERAILEp
BY . Misplacsd switch-None OF the
Passengers Injured.

NEw HAVEN. CT Jan. 2t.-Tae Shore
express on the New York and New Haven
road which left New York at 5 O'Clock for
Boston. vas thrown from the track =,
Nanga,uck Junction, IL miles below here.
At so tonight. causing a bad blockade.
The accident 10 supposed to have been
eau sed by the automatic switch connected
~i'h the dra~bridge over the Housstonic
river. This is arranged to deraii = train
should the engineer fail TO see the signal
showing the open dras.
Tonight the draw was closed and the
signal clear, but the switch became mis-,
placed in some way. A.d the engine, tender
ard four cars were derailed. No one was
injured but the passengers were badly
shaken up One car vas tipped up and
barely escaped going over. 1t WAS mid
night before the road wss clear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Amendments to Customs Admintstra.
tive Bill

The House went into the committee of
the whole on the customs administrative
bill. pending the amendment offered by
Bsyne Of Pennsy ylvsniz TO section is, pro-
viding that during pending Of any contro-
ver.y or litigation about the amount Of duty
TO be paid on any imported merchandise,
IN the courts, the ms rchandise in question
shAll remain in the governme nt warehouse,
under control Of the Secretary of Treas
ury and in all actions brought against q
collector of customs by the owners. agents,
importers or consignees, the plaintiff shall
be required to prove that said merchandise
at the tine Of the trial is ia the custody Of
the government
Baynes amendment was supported by
Mills of Texas and MeKenna Of California,
and opposed by Carlisle of Kentucky,
Gambler OF Massachusetts,, and Adams of
Illinois. LsFollette Of Wisconsin offered
an amendment to the amendu ent, providing
thai perishabe goods may be Withdrawn
pending litigation Agreed to. Baynes
amendment, as amended, defeated.
Breckenridge of Kentucky submitted an
amendment giving the circuit court the
right to determine questions of fact as well
as questions at law, and argued in favor of
the jury syste N in government civil cases
Chapman Of Michigan favored the amend
ment and contended for trial by jury. At
ter further discussion BreckiDridge's
was lost.
Carlisle offered substitute for the
y hole section. its chief effect to allow the
courts to determine a question of fact a.
well as law. Substitute lost. This leaves
the 18th section as originslly reported.
On motion Of Breckenridge, of Ken
tucky, the anne ndment was adopted, provid.
ing that section 10 did not apply to mer-
chandise imported in cartoons, cases, crates.
boxes, sacks, and other covering, " hich is
sutjeci TO a rate Of duty eqnsl to or greater
than 60 per cent. The committee then
rose.
Lodge of Massachusetts,, from the COM
mittee OF naval affairs, reported bill to
provide certificates of honorable service to
those who served in the United States navy
or marine corp or lost certificate of dis
charge. Passed.
On motion of Perkins of Kansas. a Joint
resolution was passed sppropristing SIS 00o
for the purchase of food and clothing for
Indians at La Pointe agency.
The Hnusa at IL abi,urnaJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Union OF Spain ard Fottug,l Cousid.
cred by Spanish Dc putios,

LISBON, Jan. 2t.-The Madrid corre..
pondeat of the Seculo reports that The re.
puoh'sn tepnty, Lshro, will move in the
spanish chamber of Depaties the consid-
.raaon OF the subject OF an lberisn union.
me oeeuis SAYS; The project for the
union OF Spain aud Portugal will receive
no , support from Portuguese republicans.
ne TWO Countries should combine Tor .
defensive and offensive alliance without
any complication or limitation of self SOW
etnment or the political independence Of
either"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
. Railroad Fined $1,000 for Neglect
ing to Put ia Steam Heaters.

NEW YoRK. Jan "a 4-Tbe suit Of the
people against the New York, New Haven
4 Hartford Railroad Company. 10 recover
$1,000 penalties for feili0g to comply With
the act requiring steam heat instead of
stoves in the cars of all railroads in the
State over GO miles in length, was decided
against the road today by Judge rngraham,
in a special term of the sur rene court, on
. demurrer interposed on the ground that
only 26 miles of the road are in the State
of New York The judge held tha, the
act applied to all trunk lines coming within
The SntA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Committed Suicide After Embez zxlins
$4,000.

NEw YoRK. Jan. "a George Louns-
berry, cashier in the post office in this
city, shot himself dead at his home in
Hsckensack, N. J this afternoon. His
accounts are shor, S25 600. He is so years
old and married. Besides his salary as
cashier he had an income of 5000 a year
from feed store in Hsckensack.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
NELLIE BLY, ALMOST HOME.
She is Expected to Arrive at New
York This Evening

NEw YoRK, Jan. "a. Nellie BLY, is e1-
pected to arrive here Saturday evening
She left here Nov. IA, at 8 404 A. NJ. and
will complete the circing of the globe in
less than "A days. "Wednesday at Gallup
n. NJ, she had a narrow escape from
death, being prevented only from going
down chasm by the engineer running
across a poorly supported bridge at light
ming speed. Most of her journey Thurs
day, was at the rate of 4 mile q minute
when travelling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25

Gardner G. Hubbard argued before the
House committee on judiciary, today in op-
position to the international copyright
bill.
He claimed that the bill would give Egg
hsh authors monopoly they do not now
possess, and would increase the price of
books in this country. He said the onl,
demand for its passage cane from some
eastern publishers and authors and some
Philadelphia stereotypers.
There was large western, north ~e stern
and southern opposition TO IT, He said the
American author was not suferisg from the
existing state of afairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Eighth Annual Meeting OF this Y. M.
C. A. at Middletown, Conn.

MIDDLETowS. Conn. Jan "a - The
eighth annual conference of the New Eng.
land College Y. NJ c. A., opened in he
Methodist church this evening One hun.
dred delegates were present, representing
nearly all the colleges in New England
President Ra, mond of We.leysn presided
The service opened with singing, led by
l.. Willis, secretary of the Waterbury
association, and PRAYER by Rev. p. NJ Sny.
der, of the South church, of this place
President Raymonds spoke few words OF
welcome, and introduced +. S. Goodrich,
Of Wesleyan, who welcomed the delegate.
IN behalf of the college association. ii l.
Gale general secretary of the Middletown
association, who welcomed them in behalf
of the city. Address, by Rev Arthur Lit
tie, ID. D.. of Boston, on Enthusiasm in
Christian work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Gloomy Outlook for the Farmers.

EVANSVILLE. Ind Jan. "a The river is
still rising slowly. with thirty eight feet
and eleven inches on the guage. 1t 10 ex-
pected that the river will commenes falling
soon. The situation still looks gloomy for
the farmers below as it is reported that the
Green river bad another sixteen inch rise
Wednesday night, at Woodbury.. The rise
of the Green river will have the effect of
holding the water up in the Ohio below this
point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
BREACH OF COURTESY.
Port Charges Asked from a dotted
States Steamer Ia England.

NEW YORK, Jan. "a London special
says an international episode between the
United States ami England has been occa.
stoned by the refusal Of the captain Of tn =.
United States steamship Enterprise te pay
TO the town harbor authorities AZ Da -tmou b
small hll for hsrbor privileges when
thai vessel visited Dartmouth harbor few
days sag'. The captain claims the bill is
Illegal as war ships are received by cour-
tesy in all harbors. Minister Lincoln sus-
TAI IS the captain. The affair is creati q
much talk in American circles. but the
foreign office will probably set the matter
right.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
Wiscasset Physician Dead

WIscAssEr, Jan PAS. b. Cushman,
VI. D., one of the Oldest hyscians in this
part of the Stale. died at his home in Wis
casset this morning, aged about So Has
iea,h was caused by pneumonis Which fol
owed an attack of Influenza. DR. Cushmsn
wasa graduate of the Marie Medical School
and was prominent M mber of the Con
sregstiora al church, He hal pracuced IN
his town about 50 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-25
LA GRIPPE
WEDDING CARDS !

Tn, krnnebec journal Ieh Depsr'me'
4. .p,enaidly equipped for doing q"
Kind. Of wedding printing snn"""s
m~nts, Invitations. cards. etc. u -.
Latest and most approved sfy es. ~
don. an enormo~- ssnonnt OF
or work daring th~ past year, ~
a~rs coming non all parts o.
stat. No b tier work In this hhe W.
ever done In the state with the comm"
,ts facilities for this ktnd Of worn
N, n. .,iII further Increased, among Hs
,.,~,, thing. being beautiful hair line
.rrtp-,ype by which n " s..s'ea :.
...,s.,. engraved work 80 closely shas
very few can detect the anfe' enee.
r.rus reasonable. Send for prsees e.e
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