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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06


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vats secretary Mrs Clara T. E.rthAl. br'i-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
will be planned and executed by engineer,
from the United States.

Henry Willard is said to be interested in
a scheme to build a railroad from Puget
sound to Alaska. A line of ferry boats
across Behring straits will carry whole
trains and place them on through tracks
to st. Petersburg on the other side.
President Sidney Dillon, of the Union
Pacific railroad, has had the notices on
the transoms of the presidents car placed
there in Charles Francis Adams time)
erased. They were, God Hates a Liar"
and Truth Is Mighty-Then Why Lie1"
There are 5l5, ss2, 91s wooden railroad ties
in use in the United States. The average
life of a tie is six and half years. Every
year $1,000, 600 new ones are laid. -Four
hundred and nineteen patents have been
issued TO inventors who propose to substi
tute other materials.
The longest continuous span truss bridge
in America was recently completed across
the Ohio river, between Wheeling and
Harper's Ferry. The channel span meas
ures $40 feet, and Is the third longest rail-
road span in the world. Total cost of the
bridge 100000. including right of way,
terminal, etc
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

HON. G. F. EDMUNDS. Benton, of Mssou-
81, who served for thirty years without a
break. No other senator in American his
tory has advocated more measures which
succeeded or fewer that failed than Mr.. Ed
munds.
He kept his secret well. There was no
more talk of his retirement than of any
others when his letter to Governor Carroll
s. Page, Of Vermont, appeared He gave
Is cause considerations entirely per-
sonal," and INDUCED in brief, dignifed
sentence of thanks to Vermont and one of
farewell to the senate.
George Franklin Edmunds was born in
Richmond, VT, Feb. l, 1928, and after
common school education studied law and
was admitted to practice in 1S49. His home
has ever since been at Burlington. From
1854 to 1859 he was representative in the
Vermont legislature, being speaker of the
house for the last three years. In 1862
ne was member of the state senate. In
March. 1866, he was named by the governor
to fill the vacancy in the United States
senate caused by the death of Senator
Eoote, and took his seat on the 5th of April.
Thereafter he was elected five times, and
his last term would have extended to
March 3, 1898.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

Here ale three cases that may be set
down as new proofs of the old adage that
truth is stranger than fiction"
Until recently, George A. Elwood was a
prisoner at the Columbus 20. - penitentiary.
He had been sent there in 1885 from Lucas
county on ten years sentence for bur-
glary and larceny. His reputation was
that of daring and dangerous criminal.
Because of his courtly address and choice
use of language he was known as Gentle
man George" His pals" also called him
''the Silver King" as he had a decided
weakness for breaking into houses from
which silverware could be purioined. In
the prison he displayed all the enforced
virtues of model convict, and soon gained
the confidence and even sympathy of his
guards. The other Sunday morning he
was excused from attending religious SER
vices and directed 10 answer sick call.
At noon he failed to appear at the dinner
table, and as he hadn't been seen in the hos
pital an alarm was given and an investiga-
ton begun which showed that Elwood had
made one of the most daring escapes re-
corded since the DAYS of Baron Trenck.
After taking from the open and empty
cells a number of sheets, which he knotted
together as a rope, he went to the top
range. scaled the beams, reached the ven
tilator and through that gained access 10
the roof. Then he walked leisurely along
the caves for distance of zoo feet 10 a sky
light communicating with the warden's
apartments. Descending through this he
entered a bedroom, discarded his convict
garb, put on n suit of citizens clothes,
strolled into the yard and walked out of
the gate, nodding pleasantly 20 the guard
as he stepped from confinement 70 freedom.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
Eluded the ofaeers for Twelve Years.

An escaped Russian convict, famoss
Kostinkoff, who had avoided the authori-
ties for fully twelve years, and led the life
OF brigand in the forests OF VolhyniA, has
been captured in the village OF Pileenka,
near Wilma He was greatly admired by
the peasautry for his feats of bravery and
generosity, and no criminal act can De
traced to him since he escaped from the
prison 10 which be had been sentenced for
murder and robbery some fifteen years ago.
But he cannot show whereby he has gained
a livelihood for the last twelve years. Tie
was found IN large barrel covered with
straw. which he haG made his abode last
winter Nothing but lot OF brandy bot
ties was found IN his barrel II is supposed
that ne has hidden treasures somewhere n
kna SorsS;s Of the Es-xAaQIRao4
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

assumed name is
simply a divided
form of the Rus
sian word "'caran-
dache, F" meaning a
lead pencil, and
his name is Eman-
mel Poire. His
grandfather was
an officer in the
French army that
invaded Russi a
and suffered SO
much. He fell in
love with a Mus
covite lady, and
married her after
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
1T WAS A BLOODY ENCOUNTER.
The Recent ARRAY Between Pennsylvania
Strikers and Officers.

Strikers and OmcerS.
The origin and inside history of the in
dustrial war in the coke region around
Mount Pleasant, Adams county, Pa, are
not easily come at by an outsider. In the
first place, the rioters are referred to as
Hungarians in all the dispatches and con-
.emptuously called Huns" by their oppo-
nents, but in the list of killed and wound
ed not a real Hungarian name is found.
The identified dead are these:
Cresezo Binero, Italian; Joseph Brochti,
Polander; John Dohanus, Slav; John Fin
dor, Polander; Andrew Rist, Slav; Jacob
Shincask, Slav, and Valentine Zerdell, a
Polander. The others are only identified
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

VALENTINE ZERDELL AND JOSEPH BRoCHTL
From photographs taken after DEATH
the slow grinding of the law courts is re-
lied on TO give Us the facts. Incidentally
il should be stated that the strike was not
for higher wages, but against a reduction
of 10 per cent, which, the men claimed
would result from the new sliding scale
adoptad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

LAwEESCE GARDiEiEa ~ Hrs ToTTu.
society leader lie went into business and
did well lis accur1uiatlons we're swept
away by pea.c ia is1- Fox the remain
der Of his life the world weary old gentle
man foo al refuge Ia the Brooklyn Hons
for Aged Msa. There be was discovered
dean IA led one morning recently iAks
Beau 3rumme!, be rrig1st. retired sud
passed into the ohscur.ty % mere exfsience.
A cup o. mashed potato H1iEs1 with \
tszsyoonfzl u sBZss ~ night viii lzbteu
the batter IN fae morning aBd the cE-
ts@nsfve sfg viii no. - a. e-sd
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

of friends in that
state, WAS a native
of the common
wealth OF which
he WAS chief exec
utive. Born at
W a 5 b in 8 I o n,
Beaufart county,
in 1885,, ne received
his education at
Princeton college.
and in 1858 began
the practices OF law
AZ Raleigh. Dur
ing the war lac
rose to the rank of
lt.,,. colonial
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

Neutenant COIoncI IIO+'' y y ~ Is
in the Confederate service. After the close
OF the contest he took an active part in pol
itics, but held no Office OF large importance
Intil elected governor in ISIS His elo-
quent diction procured for him the title OF
THO silver fNnrnetl or~tnr "
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
A Coincidence,

Mrs. Brown-My baby is the prettiest in
town.
Mrs. Black-Why, what c3incidencel
So is mine!-Harper's Bazar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
An Ant Quotation

ITO what base uses do we come at last"
quoted the sofa cushion as the boys took it
out to the ball field and used IL Tor third
New York Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

"coAo CO q llflto
statement. He is
in good health and
but sixt y-three
years old, has been
in the senate con-
tin u o ly for
twenty-five years
and u nj f ormly
successful, and it
was unanimously
believed that his
ambition was to
rival Thomas II.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
She Tells a Strange Story.

Mr.. J. A. Browne. of Bloomington, Ills,
is at present in New York city as the rep
resentative Of his mother. Hannah Browne.
who has a strange story which she wishes
to prove in court. The old lady seeks
possession of the estate of the late Charles
Farrar Browne, better known as Artemus
Ward, on the ground that she is his widow,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

SENATOR EpMUNnS RESIGNATION.

Voluntary Retirement OF tho Distfng1ish-
ed Vermonter from Public Life
To say that the United States was sur
prised when Edmunds, of Vermont, re-
kgned his seat in the United States senate
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
A NOTED CARiCATURlST.
His Work Is Often Seen in English and
American Publications.

"Ca-an d'Ache' is the pen name of the
most popular caricaturist in France today,
who is q new man and half Russian His
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06

North Caroiiua's Silver TonSued Orator.
Daniel c. Fowle. governor OF North Car
olina, whose unexpected death the other
day brought sorrow to the he4rts.ef host
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
Consolation

They say the baby looks like me,
Bald headed. short and slim:
But no ones said-and hence my ciee-
That / resemble him.
-pr,1t-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
Timely Advice,

Timely Advice.
And now the sun in glory shines,
Dispelling clouds of sorrow;
But do not take your fannels OF,
1t may not shine Tomorrow.
Cape Cod Item.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
His Glory Had Departed.

The Beau Brummel Of America died tho
other day a. the age % niuety-one. His
name was Lawrence Gardiner. As a youth
he was rich and n protege Of Aaron Burr.
From 1923 until 1857 he was G6;bsm's
'glass Of fashion" aud set the style for nil
the young bucks Of the period. Then lie
lost his fortune, and with IL bis place a. a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-06
The aaieha nay Eagle: aaednesday Drug, rau g. 1891
Wichita Wholesale 4 Manufacturing Houses.

The the b s n a furnished thus
within
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
The Silver Question.

Upon the silver question the Presiden'
gives forth no uncertain sound. His
views were known before, but he takes
occasion to repeat and emphasize them In
a manner which In ticates that his mind 1t
fully made up on the main points of ths
case. He Is 'st'll of the opinion that the
free coinage of silver under existing con.
ditions would disastrously affect our bust
ness interests at home and abroad" ant
he gives briefly some strong reasons fol
this view. The President is too sincere
bimetallist, too good a friend Of botf
gold and silver, to be willing to adopt 8
policy which would, In all probability
drive gold out Of the country. and estab-
lish condition OF permanent mono.met-
allism. Believing that the best money il
none too good for the payment Of Ameri-
can wages and to be used in exchange fol-
American products, he Is firmly opposed
to policy that would lower the currency
standard and depreciate the purchasing
power Of our dollars. The President is
sound on the currency question.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
COUNTY CLIPPINGS

Mr.. E. j. Smith has withdrawn from the
firm Smith & Shaw, Hartland. Messrs.
&. j. Shaw and f. l. Shaw, under the
firm lame of G j. Shaw & Son, will con-
tinue the business-grist mill, grain and
feed.
The Pittsfeld Losn and Building Asso-
citation has wound up its affairs, Ms fore
seen in these column several weeks ago.
The stock holders r. ceived their principal
and the interest in full, after all the bills
were paid. So it will be seen that mis-
management was not responsible for the
suspension OF business. Lack of interest
did it.
Rev. j. II. Lite has accepted call
from Universal st parish in Auburn, N.
Y, and with his family has left for that
city.
State Veterinarian Bailey, of Portland,
came to Palmy IA last week, to see a TT
ported case of CHAMBERS, but found no case.
A sad drowning affair took place at
Ma'ns'r eam, Harmony, Thursday morning
of last week, Fred Bean, oldest son
of Dana Bean, started for school on the ice
skating about a mile. When In sight of
the schoo house, he skated onto some very
thin ice In the channel of the river and
was d.owned. His body has been recov
cred. A dispatch was sent to his faith
twenty miles above Mo 1sehead Lake.
A younger son of Dana Bean cut his
knee tadly few days ago, aud it Is feared
he will be cripple. They have the sympa-
thy of the people.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
Tax on the Grand Trunk.

The United States Supreme Court has
held, in an opinion rendered by Justice
Field, that the tax levied by the State of
Maine on the gross receipts of the Grand
Trunk Railway Company of Canada for
the privilege of exercising its franchises
within the State of Maine, was legal and
constitutional and was not contrary to the
provision of the constitution prohibiting
alta es from regulating interstate commerce
Four justices dissen cd and five signed the
opinion.
The tax was levied under general law
passed in 1881 prescribing an excise tax
upon all railroads operated within the
State for the privilege of exerc' sing tn IL
franchises. The rate was fixed on slid.
Ing scale, dependent upon the amount of
gross receips per mile, this average per
mile being determined by dividing the to
tai transportation receipts by the number
Of miles operated. Roads partly within
aud partly without the State were ass sed
by multiplying the average gross receipts
per mile by the number Of miles operated
within the STATE.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
E.dSI $40 WHEEdH

The next thing in order will be
Christmas, and several trees will
be loaded with useful and orna-
mental articles within a few miles
of this place. Browns Corner,
Canaan, it is said will have their
tree the oath in order to accommo-
date other places and persons who
wish to attend. 1t is decided in
this place to have the tree Christ
mas eve and everybody is invited
to attend and bring in their pres
ents literally, SO that all may be
well pleased.
Henry Goodrich reached home
last week stopping only about two
weeks in the logging woods.
Our nelghbor. Wallace Ireland
will take his place as juror Tues
day morning.
Mrs. Silas Richardson returned
from her visit at Mrs. A. Otten's
Waterville, Saturday evening.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17

A strange relationship exists In the
family Of couple of Englishmen in this
state. Some ten years ago two brothers
named Beers came to this country from
England and settled ON small farm in
Menefee county. Things prospered with
them, and soon one Of tie brothers,
Philip. becoming tired of lonely life on
the farm, woocd aud won Miss Lizzie
johnson, youu- tnral beauty. They
were married and ifel happily together
nearly eight wears. Something, how
aver. disturbed the harmony of their
married ljfe, for last summer Philip APP
Piled for and obtained a divorce. Life
seemed to have lost all charms for him.
l.. thu mean time the other brother,
Louis, also tired of the unlucky lot of
the lone bachelor, began to cast about
him for n helpmate, and must have dis
covered in his brothers late wife the
sum of all his future happiness, for the
little village near which the brothers re
sided was one day suddenly electrified 10
hear that Louis and the grass widow
had been made one. The news came to
Philip, who simply smiled and replied.
"Never mind; my inning comes next"
Little attention WAS paid to the 70
mark, and certainly no one thought Of
the strange denouement that would fol
low. The ordinary routine life Of the
mountain village went smoothly on nm
til, only day or SO ago. the villagers
were astonished to hear that Philip
Daera md Mrs Johnson his px-wife's
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
THE FOR6S.

Several have been improving
their buildings the past season.
Geo. Wilson has built new ell,
clapboarded, painted, remodeled
and put new windows into the main
house. Miss French has torn down
the Adams store and house and
built an attractive building in its
place which she uses for a store.
house, wood house and stable
Henry Kennedy has built new
stable. The school house has been
newly clapboarded, the inside
painted, a book closet and two
new windows put in, q great i'm
provement.
A voting contest began here
Dec. 18th and will continue until
Christmas evening for the election
of the most popular gentleman and
lady, single gentleman and single
lady, and the homliest man in The
Forks and West Forks. The vote
to be declared at the Christmas
gathering at DurglnS Hall.
A few evenings ago our teacher
went to the school house about six
O'Clock to prepare some exercises
for the next day. On lighting a
lamp he found q stranger sitting
BY the stove very contentediy. Az
the door and as he supposed, the
windows had been securely fasten.
ed, he could not understand how
Mr.. Stranger got in there, and AK.
ID him, but got no reply. Being 2
timid man and not liking tho looks
Of his visitor, the teacher esked
him to leave which b did After
building . nre and wothing ~ Z
aAoet ~ - tsanhGE 49, - -
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
CORRESPONDENCE.
E.d/REIE'L n.

Mr.. Andrew Ware, IA workman
in the mill OF the Maine Manufact-
uring Company, had the thumb
and frs; finger of his left hand
mangled by saw Saturday.
The masons have got the brick
work on the new power house up
to the first story, and hope that the
fine weather will continue while
longer. This enterprise has surely
been favored by the elements.
The posters are out for the two
days fair which is to be held Tues
day and Wednesday of this week
by the ladies OF the Universalist
society.
NJ. G. Wedgewood NJ. d., of Lew
iston, a member of the Governors
Council, has been in town in ans
wer to request of Mr.. Blakeuey
who lives on Cemetery street. Mr.
Blakeney asks the State to educate
his little deaf and dumb boy and
we understand that DIR. Wedge
wood considered the case worthy
one While In town he was the
guest of DIR. Rand.
A very narrow escape of two
persons from death is reported
from Shawmut. The seven-year.
old son of Mr.. Will King, while
sliding on the river, broke through
the ice into deep water and was
under for several minutes. His
mother, seeing him from the house,
rushed wildly into the river, and
both would have been drowned but
for the timely arrival of Mr.. VIM.
Ames, who succeeded in rescuing
both from their perilous position
DIR. Rand was telegraphed for and
after nearly an hours vigorous rub
bling and the application of proper
remedies, consciousness returned
to the little fellow and he made
rapid recovery.
Miss Cora Curtis has been
obliged, by reason of i'll health, to
abandon her school which is taken
by her sister. The schools taught
by Miss Gertrude Curtis and Miss
Kate Hudson have been cOnsolid.
ated and are under the care OF
Miss Osborne.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
III RNON1.

The Sabbath school will have a
concert and gift distribution Christ
mas evening at the Union church.
There will be a grand ball at
Smiths Hall with music by local
and other talent on the evening be
fore New Years, so as to see the
old year out and the new year in.
The order of Odd Fellows in this
town will hold an installation of
officers on New Years evening,
closing with sumptuous supper
to which all members may be ac-
companied with their families.
Il. w. Staples commenced school
in the Vim. Brown district last
Monday.
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
SUPPORT Republican Papers.

We say freely to Republicans that it is
your duty to buy Republican papers dur
ing the coming campaign or for that mat
ter all the time. These papers make
sacrifices for the interest Of the party and
give much of their space to printing ar
tlcles and editorials for the good Of the
cause. II our friends have an idea this
work costs nothing thoy may as well dis
abuse themselves OF this idea speedily.
While we may have in view our own
interest In this advice we give 1t prims-
rily for the good Of the cause. The pur-
chase Of Maine and Boston Republican
dailies is what we specially advise at this
time. The news feature is just as GOOD
as found in the Democratic dailies and
the political feature Is In accordance with
the principles Of the party and healthy
reading
Republicans should think of these
things when they put out money for pa
pers. II they desire to read both sides,
our advice is, take the straight Democrat
ic article for the other side and avoid
"monkeying" with the alleged independ.
ant
The Somerset reporter., 1891-12-17
EHDDE1 CEN TRE.

Death has again visited us and
claimed three of our townspeOple
the past week. Rev. J. l.. Wilson
died Nov. Goth. Bro. Wilson was
one of our oldest men, being about
SO years of age, and until within a
few months has been active and
spry as many of the boys. He was
buried at North Arson with Ma
sonic services, on Thursday, Dec. 3
Fanny, widow of tho late Cyrus
Salley, died Dec. list, aged n years
10 months, 3 days. She was fol
many years a resident of this town
but of late has lived with her
daughter, at North Arson, where
she died. She was buried in the
family cemetery in this town
Mrs. Lewis Nollet died Dec. End
She had been sick about two years
and most of the time confined tc
her bed. Sho had suffered much.
j. l.. Hodgdon is better, able tc
be up and go about the house.
Mrs. B. NJ. Berry has been visit
ing her parents in Concord the
past week.