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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-28
THE AUTOPSY
Showed that Apoplexy Was Cause Of
Death and Suicide Theory Collapsed.

CoscoRD, Dec 27-As 3 result Of the
confereI cs between Warden Goliath and
Prison Physician Clark an autopsy was
made on the body OF Isaac B. Sswtell at
the state prison this afternoon by
Drs. Clark and Conn. who stated in
their report: "The external conditions
we're natural. the body we'll noariehsd and
normal, and nothing except the ordinary
poss mor,em conditions were observed.
The head only xEs examined, and
when the bone was removed the dura-
mater vas fouad largely disiu' b I'd
9th Q fluid consisting of bloody serum.
Carefully rem 3vigg the brain is Was found
The blood came fror5 a small branch Of the
middle cerebral artery, formieg e!ot in
such position that the pressure ~as prima'
riIy upon the covering Of the cs.ebsllum
causing the paralysis to be nesrly equal
upon both sides, and the diagnosis made
before death took place is thereby sustained.
The result Of the post martem efectuslly
di,poses Of the suicide theory, and substsn-
tiated the opinion of the prison officials that
spoplexy caused Ssvteli's dessh.
The body viii be given il charge Of the
local undertaken carry tomorrow and will
be sent By the 40 A. n. train TO james
A. Edgsrly. the mIfderef's counsel q
Greas Falls, and subsequeutly viii be in
TERED La the Foreu H,ll cemetery n Boz
ton, where sSavtsils father and brother
Hiram are buried.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-28
PANIC IN THEATRE
Causes The Dsilh Of at Least
Eleven Persons;
Who Were CRASHED to D,sth BY CfoId
Flsias from Fire.
All Caused by u Match Dropped on the
>awda>i on the Floor.

loxpoN. Dee. ss.---In theatre II Gstes-
head. ueaasy Of Durham, last night, the
sight Of = slight hisse oansed hy man In
the audience dtoppios hshsed match on
the sswins, covered Il ,or, caused some one
to start tae cry Of Fire" and = terrible
panic ensasd
Wild rash tcr the dsafs followed,
which quickly became ~ elocaded that
only . fsw succeeded in N once getting cut.
Especially violec, VAS she tu,h fer the stair
case Leading from she gsilers.
The passage giving Aceess to this stair
case became blocked wiih persons striving
10 e,c,pe. sni the staircase itself wss
allied With struggling mass of humanity
from the top isndiog TO the outlet
The checs- s-tskor, in tr, ing 10 restrain the
crowd Ia It's mad behavior. ~ss thrown TO
the ti1er and crushed TO death beneath the
feet Of the psnie.strieken people.
When the panic sabeiled the bodies Of
nine ehtiirea whose lives had been literal
iy crushed out, were found lying on the
staircase or near the door leAdips u IL.
A Constable who oams TO ass,a In the
work Of rescue, OF dragging out = boy
wsdsed among the struggling people, die.
covered the lad to be his own son. The
boy vast ersihly iniarsd and died on the
way home, MANY others we're ir ared.
The ,heAtre Was arsmmed Win people,
the audience numbering 1900. When the
shout OF Fire WAS heard the AudieMcs
rose on mSsse, and the lessee Of tho house
stepped on the stage and shouted TO the
audience, heseechins them 10 remain seated,
sssuriDs sbem there WAS no real danger.
Macy other men strove in vain to restrain
The mad rush of the crowd for the doors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-28
MORE CRANKS.
0le Said He Wanted Cornelius
VlndtblIt's Brains,
And The 0lhsF Einted to XII Gsa!ss
". Childs.
Both are Thought TO be Insane and Merr
Arrested.

Nav Yosk. Dee. 2T--i.xst night while
Cornelius Vanderbilt vas entertaining a
number Of friends si bis Fitth avenue res-
ideaee. = COED looking. well dressed young
man rang the street deor bell. The porter
opened the door and the stranger demanded
10 = se.ee that could be heard BY those
within
II want Cornelius Vsnderhllt's brains. "
The porter behaving the visitor 10 be an
imitAtor OF tue cfsnks who attacked Russell
sage ard DR.. John Hail. st.' mpsed 20 shut
the doors. The crank pu, bis foot against
the jsrnb 10 pteseat IL being closed, but the
porter managed to slip the chala into the
fssienipgs on the door. With his fto'
between the doors and janb the crank eou-
ti1usd talking in an irrational manner.
II want Vsnderbils's brains TO take to
medical college, He is rich, | srl poor.
wsnt 10 have his and my brains examined
to zee shat difference there /. between
them. mast get his brsins ~ he eau
make more money than |
While the por,et hsid the door from the
inside. smother servant LEFT the house BY the
basement. And summoned polilemaa who
arrested the crank, The prisoner gave the
name OF John J Lipgman- He said thst
he WAS 20 years Old, q native ~ this coan-
try, snd . resident Of this eliy. He Is a
member of The Young Meas Christian
Association hero. He had no weapon on
his person. No one Of the Nandeiosit fam
liz appeared in court this uprning. On
policeman's kfiiiAyit Liugmsa ~as commit
ted for examination as TO his sanity.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The Pith Of the News Taken from the
Current Events OF the Day.

Boston is having a struggle with tbe
grippe.
New York had the heaviest fog for years
on Saturday.
Eleven deaths was the result Of the
rsiIrosd accieent at Hsstings, N. r.
Railroad Commssioner Z. w. Kinslsy
Of Massachusetts, died Saturday At Boston.
Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and the
Dakoias had genuine winter blizzard
Christmas.
Mitchell and Corbea will not be allowed
to hght At New York, but will spsr for scisn-
ti6c points.
TIE. Chsse, the alleged opium smug-
eler, vas admitted to bail In $500 at New
York. Saturday.
Edward M. Field has been s5judg insane
and his property and person hss been plsced
ia his wife's care.
The Salt Lake CITY schools were pre-
ssntsd with 4 Amsriesu f,ss, Cbfis.nss, by
! the Patriotic S1ns Of America.
The body Of Frederick Lipinasp was
fonsd at DetrGit, Mich. Friday, hacked to
pieces. Robbery vas the Supposed motive.
A ysIparaiso sps eisi says that Admiral
Judge Nontt, was proclaimed president Of
the republic in every town ard city 10 Chiii
Friday.
At ST. Louis. Sunday night, 1900 bsl' {,
Of e1u01 we're bsraei. Loss, $50. .0fh,.
| The coston vas the property Of the George
Taylor Commission Company.
Trenton. n. j., celabrassd Saturday,
| the Il5sh anniversary Of the battle Of frsn-
.ou. Che corner stone II a monument 10
| Washington and Continental troops ~a.
laid.
Frark L. Morlton Of Leuell murdered
hi. wife Christmas evening with Z Iii'on,
beating her hesd 10 jelly. He vas com
| mii.ed vitssoas bail, after eoufessing the
deed.
Oneida county, ~ r. Republicans, at a
big meeting held Thursday. ipdorsed Hsr
rison's standardization, sud declared t5s
James g. Blaine shosld be the mex. Rspu5-
liesa Candidate far pfe.i3sai.
| Rhode leland il TO build an "ol5 Stons
| Mil. at Chicago as part Of iss sIhioIt a
the Worlds fair ia @5. Il ~iii be 81 exsci
| co.y and Of slaails. szs A. that which na'
ssdsi 50 much 10 the general sGtrscliysnes'
And histor.c.l interest Of Newport.
Friday when T. ". Bradford entered hi
store ss Hammond, lad +. be fouSd the sf
. wreck and beside il The dead body 81 !
man. He had been killed by blow Or
! the head from hammer, rhich vas fouD'
/ near By covered ~i;n blood. A55ui Sl0Dt
had been taken from the safe.
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FIRR AT BOSTON
On Federal Street CAUSES Over
HiK Z Million Loss.
V.l!.ksavn Wholesale Shoe Dealers
an HsiIy LoaH.
One Fireman Fatally injured and >es-
erai Others Fatally Hurt.

Bosros, Dse 27.-The fur Ard bali
story erick building Nos. lsS. i35 and l4l
Federal street burned tonight. IL vas
owned BY the Revere heirs, vhose loss u
from si0o. COO to ei25 oco; fully insured
Parker, Holmes & Co boots and shoes, ltl
Federal street. lose i50 ,0Co; fully insareo.
Hosmsr, Codsi7g & Co.. boots and shoes,
Nos i3s ard 1856, estimate ihei, los at
from s2e0. 600 to s225 eco; partially in
sued. z. s. HeushlInd. niemeO. fell
tso stories ard vas probably fatally it,
ared. Several h,smen we're slightly hurt
The cause Of the Gre 10 unknown.
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MAINE PEOPLE.

Rev. Eiwayd Robis, D. d viii shortly
complete forty years ~ pastor Of 'he Con
areaaionai church In FfeeIaad, N. H. He
is . native Of GoSham, Me. ard graduate OF
Bovdoin College, class Of 1910.
Daniel W. Prsu died Dee. q, at his
bone in FAmiaston, after . long
Illness Of stomach Hocbis. He vas 4
prominent a1d highly respected citizen.
BE vas appointed postmaster Of that town
by President Cleveland 10 1857.
Mr.. Stephen P. Liaiefssd Of Lisbon
Falls, d,eppsd dead in his hotel ss ths'
plsce on Friday morning last. He ~ss .
hiahly estes med cisizeu, and his death
cssts . sloom over the place He va 70
years Of sss. He leaves . wife and thrss
daughters.
CAPTAIN George Clark, ore Of Bidas
ford's oldest eislzsns, disd Friday aisbt,
aged s5 He followed the ses about 4G
years. He Wa aldermss the fra. veal
Biddefofd vas . cry and . Representative
to the Lesisistufe the came year. HI
leaves . widow.
Prof Carl Baum Of Bsrsor viii som'
time during tie coming noath deliver I
coarse ct lectures On rstursl history be
fore the siudssss Of Eatss College and b
may speak .. Bawdsis. Prof. Braun Ia q
sushoEify sp1n many iipss Ct rsurAi biz
tory AID 10 sisays heard s.rh much i-teses
AID profit.
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Railrua0s & Steamboats,
nAllE cEI1RlL RAILRoaD


CONC WE0R-l-1 4. n. far fsvfssou
Roek1asd, Roa1Aaa, Bossop lad Mensr~ai; yAs 4,
n. for AA'iowsh. Gardiner and Seztis GardInsY
1910 4. =. for Bransvi Z, fes stzton, vaSninSs1a.
&osktasd, PostiAEd and Boston, sonnessias fcy
White Mountain Points: 1H r. scr
aAiiovsa, 6ardiasr and s0afn safdtneY: an
r. r. FOR Brznssfek- Bsth, rszjand, n1stop
And Saturdays only. for KoskiAa sJos r. Il. fss
Hai;0weR. Gardiner aad soae1 aae<tz@r: ii "a
r. r. might raiinsaj for Le s5ston, Bath, Port.
ara aad Boston.
GOISG HAITIAN 4. ~. might sHprsss) for
SGovhsssa, besfast, Bangor. Bar Haftos, g..
btspbsns, II. John sed Afoostook County; V1s
= ss wstsrytis. sEowhssaH and Bangor, sgsa
sinxi.an, Skovh>xan. iteifast, Dover sns
Jox aoft. Bangor. Ear Harbor, ST. s.epb. rs
~. JOHN AID ATocs,ook County, and sunday.
only, - s.7 4. n, sgf Bangor.
The Might Pullman rrxtas run eaeL way eyer7
nisht, Sundays included, bat mot 20 skoshesan
On 0ondnT mornings, 90 TO Belfast, Dexter, OF
osyond Bangor. on Sun iay mornings.
The day express trStns Fosns West Vt 10. 10 A.
d. sa,i East Il l4s r. n. rua dairy, Saadays Ia
slsdss. between Boston, lewiston, Bath. ssngos
sad Bl Johs.
ACCOMMODATION faAIs for August.
iexyei soath Gardiner. as A. NJ. / 10 aaa ,s
r. ~, Gzrdinsr, & A. NJ. tn and t.ss r. 81.
Haliowei. so 4. r., i.A and +ls9 Pm.
Through tickets 70 California and All poists
South asd West asy be- had Of Il. n. Walker
ticket agent, Augusta. the osly offes in Aasasts
selling via AL routes and eheoia9 baggage free Of
eEHeass.
fAYsOH TUCKER. Vice Pros. & gep1 Manager.
y. y. BoorHBY. Gent Psss. snd Ticket Ast-
Portland, Nov. 20, 1891.
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FOR SALE.

"a ssnber Of desirable reside aces ~ Aesus'A
No., varying In price fsoB esS0 70 sa,noN. al
mi, DIV: one two story houss and et In Lewistoe
Me-. A number of farrs IL kennsbeo eounty
varyins In prioe from ttaO0 70 $4,000. Housci
ard teasns ats TO let. e. W. NHt#saouHk. ~
go, s,x-e.. M.s.a iNxtdfs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-28

The Ssco River Telegraph And Tels-
phoae Company nave set the poles from
Cornisf 10 Essg Llmingtcn and are pusb-
ing on TO Boaay Essls whence they cross
the riEer, connecting At Moderation uit1
Bidde,ord, Sseo aaa Portland.
The Cameron s'G,ics Company. which
has been extensively sad prosssbiy opsrst-
ing in Bsddiastop on the Air Iios. has sold
out to tie ROYAL Fossil Flour Company. 0s
Providsnee. Il. T., and the nsr corporation
starts with . capital Of 81 0Oo,1
The call Of T. ). S5uthsrd & Sen. who
advertise for proposals u d. ships work 10,
says the Richmond Bte, the noss encoufsg
ioz note that has hsea beard in the pfesen.
Chfislnas chosus. II will be answered
speedily, We dare say, ty Richmoad
mechanics, vhs will gladly undertake to
hriia snd iashch sn7,bsr Graf, on or be-
fore Jane I5ih. The proposed vessel
Is TO have heel $50 feet ieng, and when
con- p,s.sd vii measure between seven and
eizhs hg sdfed tons. She will probably b
rtsg.3 ss Z Ih,ee- nassei schooner, vhils
ihs !sc: ma, sGe Is 10 be built BY Richmond
c.roepters in the yard Of T J. S,ushafi &
Son Is stfd sien: guarantee that .he sil
rr1ye stAapen so8 sesworthy.
Cspt. Gsorge Clark, one Of BiddefoYd'i
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II Might Have Been More SERIOUS.

ISpeciAi 10 hne hEsNEehO ooohHAb'J
FoxcRoFr, Dec. 26.--As the ianitor OF
the Baptist church wa, lighiins the ehsn-
deller Ia the church here last evening, pre-.
psra,ory to celebrating Cdristnas. the sup
port Of the chandelier broke and 1t fell TO
the Fl ,or breaking the lsmps snd setting
irsO the oil spilled from them. About %
chairs were destroyed and other incidental
d.msgs done to the church bull3ing. No
one was hurt.
A fellow by the name Of Glsvin who has
been employed By the Foxcrcfs Improve
ment Co, has been celebrating Christmas
In true Irish style. He went to Milo Lass
night and got toto drunken row. He re-
turned to Foxcroft and licked IN inoffensive
fellow today aud At present writing is 10
hiding from the eff GERS of the law.
Fexeroft improvement Co., have recent
ly voted 10 raise sufficient money to fnish
the opera house forthwith.
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THIRD DISTRICT POLITICS.
he Congressional canvass.
wAterville Ssssinel.

A writer in the esiisrial columns OF Con
gressmaa Miliiken1s arts.le crEan assrrts
that the claims Of keaneeec county 70 the
congregational nominee ofthe tnird 3issries
sre weak and unterAele, The writer
admits that such claim has little force
bal nos enough 10 couat, He assumes
that the main peinti 10 the selection Of . man
Who viii best represent the people Of the en-.
IRE district. While the friends Of Governor
Baflsish contend that In this choice,
locality has great woisht, they ehserfaliy
aeeept the challenge taAt the msa should
De selected ehose character. ability, in-
dustry and integrity best represents the
people Of the entire district.
la point OF ability. falshfuiness and in-
dasuy ia public eitiee, the friends Of Gov.
efnar Burlelgh have nothing to fear in the
comparison OF the candidate ef their choice
vfh any other msn named for the hoaers
and responsibilities Of Congressman, We
know IL has been qaiss popular Ia certain
quarters TO sneer AZ HE candidacy, and for
certain echoes 90 repeat psrrot-like xsaia
and sgAin thas he has net the ability, ia1ci-
lissnce ard usialas commensurate with
the aas.e. Of = representative to Congress.
that be win be a mere nsurehesd in that
position"
This method Of ~arfste destitute alike
Of honor, deceBcy or truth shows TO what
desperate straits some Of his rivAis are re-
ducei for srgameps, 10 oppose h,s csndi
dscy. Edwin {. Burleigh has held several
very important eillses Ia this State. lie
has been before the people OF this district
for the last seven yeSts, and It lie conceded,
even BY the most earnest supporters OF his
rivals, that he has filled each aud every
pubnc office held by HIM with ooatummste
ability and 10 the entire acceptance of all
toe people. step by step be has advanced
in Office and IN the confidence Of
constantly increasing constituency
unhl today he stands the peer Of
any young man in the State, Ia ability, in.
iegrity and charsc'e. IL ia because OF his
eniiaent ability, incarrnptitle integrity aud
Independence OF character that oppositicn
to his candidacy la certain quarters is 50
vicious and so pronounced. IL Ia because
he has DO, been and never can be "a mere
figure head" that false AID unfsit methods
are used against him. He has ever been q
leader, and never mere figure head. As
chief magistrate he has shown in au emf.
Gent degree the true spirit OF leadership by
his apt and earnest recommendations Of
various intended reforms Ia the different
departments OF the State.
lie is very much alive upon snv subject
that interests the people Of this State and
of the nation, The people Of the Third
District have no fears that any interest OF
theirs, great or small, viii remain unsttend-
ed or viii suffer from any lack Of
attention or from any want OF skill or
ability hy tha ,iartiou NJ l.av Kuvlpivh In
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BOVditch, Webster & Co.
A VERY REMARKABLE CASE.


To the UNION MEDICINE CO.:
1t : yes rue great pleasure to testify
to the wonderful cure have oh aimed
BY the use Of yoar DR. WILLIAMS
BLOOD SYRUP. hsve been almost
totally deaf for tbe past six years from
the effects of a scrofuls and eancerous
humor. nv ears have been hot
drv and constantly full Of con
fu.ins sounds. have also suffered
from fain'nes- aad stomsch troubles
After taktng six BOTTLES of the
BLOOD SYhUP. | tiud my hearing
dearly restored can now near the
elock tick and listen with pleasure to the
SQUAD of the CITY BELLS, SOUNDS that
have not been able to hear for the
PasT SIX YEARS. nv stomach trouo-
les have entirely disappeared, my gen
eral health has been greatly improved,
and have gained THIRTY POUNDS
in weight by the use of YOUR MEDt
CINE. recommend It's use by ali per-
sons afflicted with diseases srising from
IMPURE BLOOD.
(signed) MRS W. ID piLh
can fully subscribe to the truth OF
the above statement. NO moNEl
would induce me to again see my WIFE
iu the condition she was in when she
commenced TO take DIR. WILLIAMS
BLOOD SYRUP.
Signed W. IL. DILL
Dec. s, 1921.
To tie UNION MEDICINE co
have been gsestly troubled with dys'
pepsia for the LASr FIVE YEARS ]
have taken TWO BOTTLES of DR'
WILLIAMS BLOOD SYRUP and it.has
benefited me so much, that can NOW
EArBEARTILY and enjoy nay feod.
signed A. d. REMIcK.
NIGHT POLICEMAN of
Augusta, b haine
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FIRE AT AMHERST, MASS.
House. Barn and Outbuildings, With ID
Head of Cattle Destroyed.

AMHERsr, Macs, 27.--The house. barn.
and outbuildinas owned by W. F. Johnson,
South Amherst were burned Saturday night.
The fire was incendisiy and stated in the
rear Of the barn and spread rapidly, only .
few pieces Of furniture iu the house, the
borses and poultry in the bAr1 being saved.
Everything else was destroyed, including
Is head q cattle snd four hogs. Loss,
about 5000 ipsursnce, S2lo0
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WANT THEIR MONEY.


CuIcAGo, Dec. 27.--Thomss G.. Plat,
snd Chauucey NJ. Crosby, representatives.
Of the United States Express Company,
have beguu suits sgsinst Leonard Peril
for $50 600 Perria is the father Of Phel .
Perm. Il is alleged that be rsoeived
from his son and r. W. Babe, two men
convicted Of the Hurley, Wis, bank rob
berry, s39 100 Of the express compsny's
money taken from the bank. The claim
of $50 600 is mtde to cover the express
loss, the cos. Of detective work
and the prosecution of the robbers.
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Drowned In Webber Lake.

Especial to the Kenpebec Journal
sourH CHINA, Dec 25.--As Adeibers
Webbsr and Elmer Jsckson were skating
on Weber lake yesterday. they both broke
through the ice and Weber was drowned.
jackson had avery narrow escape. Hs
broks ice'for long distance aud was nearly
Exhausted before reaching solid ice upon
which he crsv led ont Of the water.
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STILL ANOTHER CRANK


PHlLApKLraIA, Dec. 21 A crank who
gave his name ~ ]. Bonapsrte, entered the
private of,ice Of George W. Childs in the
Ledger building, Saturday, and told The
clerk that he must see the publisher. When
asked to state his business, he said. 81 in
tend to hill him - The clerk intercepted
the fellow, ~hereurou he dew mnrde'-
Gus looking srife. Several other clerks
hurried 10 ard the man fled. Later he wss
srrested. The doctor pronounced the man
insane and he was sent TO the hospital.
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The san Francisco Sailed Saturday for
south American Waters.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27 The cruiser
San Francisco. flagship Of the Pacific
.eusdron, With Rear Admiral George Brown
oa board, PUT to ses from this port Ss.ur-
dsy afternoon. 1t was stated the cruiser
m Oh, put into Monterey bay for gun prsc
tice. hus the fs0 that the cruiser has an
unusually large quantity Of suns and sni-
mutation ahoard, added to the fact that
number OF sailors Ard marines left here on
the Pacific Mail Compsny's steamer San
Jose last Wednesday for Aespuleo, where
il 10 understood ihsy gill be drafted into
the cruiser ChsrIestoa's crew. when she a.
rives from Honolulu. leads 10 the belief
that the Saa Frszeisco is on ber way to
bin the Charleston st Acspulco, whence
both vessels will proceed to Chill.
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ALL WILL STRIKE
And 600 Miles Of the Railroad Will be
Tied Up.

SAS ANTONIO, Tex, Dec 81 -Tomor-
row sll the enployss:on the Saa Autonio &
Aransss Pass Rsiiway Compsny's cperstip
department will strike, tying up the entire
sy stem Of 600 miles. The trouble dates
back TO the discharge Of Conductor O'Brien
for alleged violation Of orders. The men
are under instruction from the chairman Of
the Labor Federation board.
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Cspt. Gsorge Clark, one Of Biddefofd's
oltess c.lizens, died Friday night. sgsd s..
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PEOPLE STARVING
10 ths State Of Durango, Mexico. Great
L,ck Of Food,
Corn Being Distributed And Good Work
Done by the Charities.

CIrY OF MExIco, Dec q The Gov
eraur of the state Of Durango telegrsphs
,ha, in the state people are dying of star
vation. Corn is being sold at cost to the
poor and money orders for the purchase Of
corn are beirg distributed by the orgsniz d
charity. 'fhe President has ordered tbs
Federal officials to aid the poor in Durango
and other states, who may be suffering for
a lacx OF food
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Fraudulent sales.

MIRIprAs, Dec. 27.-BaYber Bros, OF
Hickory, Miss sold cut their sssck OF
general merchandise lass night to . hasd-
ware company here for sl2 2.G00. 1. l.
Barker & Ca. Of Nsvtcn, Miss, ALDO sold
their stoek Of general mercnandiss last
night to New York rsrties for $40 600
Both sales will be attached by creditors as
fraudulent. Estimated liabilities are
$50. eco.
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No Decision Yet IN Connecticut Guber-
material Case.

HARTFORD, Conn. Dec. 27.-The report
telegrapned from New Haven Saturday
tust the supreme court bad decided tie
sovernorsbip quo vsrrsnto for the Demo
cratic candidate morris, By msjority Of 3
to 2. is pronounced BY one Of the judges
here ~ Ia every respect wrong.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-28
The Kansas 1owc,i into Port.

LosDor, Dec 27.--After knocking about
in the ocean Tor month, the disabled
steamer Kansas was today towed into the
Mercy. All snxle,y ~ dispeilsd - to her
safety She lef Liverpool November 2Bsh
for Bosaoo. December 3fd she passed
through . heavy wsstefly gale. Her shaft
snapped without warning on the evening Of
December i.h. and ~ The engineer could
not re. At the dsmsgsd places, Captain
Fen,on decided to return TO Liverpool under
satI