davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
A $25,000 HAUL.
Burglars Crack Two Safes at
Phillips, Sunday Night.
Wilbur & Co. and Phillips & Range
ley Railroad Co. the Victims.
Reward offered for suFaIars-Bst Little Clue
10 Their Identity.

PgLLsrs, Sept. is.-Burgiars blew open
the safe Of Wilbur & Co.. wholesale grain
dealers at Phillips, Sunday night, and Sc
cured papers and ca.h sgsregating $50, 600.
Thsy also blew open the Phillips & Range
ley Railroad safe, badly demolishing one
end Of the depot and securing 500 in cash.
There is no clue to the burglars.
since the fret report WAS out about sl0,-
060 worth Of notes and other papers have
been found among the wreck and debris in
Wilbur Cos office that were at first sup
posed to BE- lost. Mr.. Frank H. Wilbur
the Junior member of the hrn now esti-
mates their loss a, about s2j 600
Among the papers lost BY Wilber K Co.
are a large block Of bonds Of the Somerset
Railroad Company, stock Of the Peoples
Trust Company of Pennington, and North
western Elevator stocks. 4 petition has
been startsd and 20 men have agreed 10 be
res sponsibie for n reward OF 500 TO be Of
tered by the town for their arrest and con
yiction.
The holes through which the explosive
anil fuse were inferred were bored three
eighths Of an inch in size in the top. A
:. cond hole was bared in the door of
the Wilbur safe evidently in an attempt to
pick the lock before resortins to powder.
This safe WAS literally blown to pieces.
The door of the railroad safe was blown
off. and the door of the Office was blown
into the middle of the next room. The
window was blown to atoms and 10 feet of
the back side of the building itself was set
over several iuches.
Hon. Joel Wilbur, the senior member of
the firm of Wilbur & Co.. is well known
throughout the State, having served two
terms as State senator from Franklin coun-
ty, being succeeded last fall by Joseph
Holman of Pennington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
THE FREE BAPrIsTs.
The Fifth Annual Meeting will Be Held At
-, Saco This Week.

SAco, Sept. l8.-(Special). The fifth
annual meeting of the Maine Free Baptist
Association will be held in this city, at the
Cults Avenue Free Baptist church. this
week, opening Tuesday and closing Thurs
dav. A large attendance is expected.
Following is the programme
Tuesday 10. 700 p. NJ, prayer service,
lei by Deacon W. +. fouland of Bidde-
ford 7.30. welcome Rev. Arthur Crane,
pastor; annual sermon, Rev. +. +. Freear j..
Atkinson. O,
Wednesday, 6 90 A. M, prayer meetiteIl
led by Rev II. b. Hunton, Brunswick;s.
A. NJ. prayer and praise meeting, led VII
Rev. W Paul Curtis, Harrison; $50 ,ee.
NJ, business session: Report Of commit
on credentials; roll call presidents addrssn-
reading of records, Dea. Z. f. Davis, Fen
cording secretary report of executi---
board. Prof. A. W. Anthony Corresponding
secretary report of treasurer, Dea. RuSs,,
Deering; election Of life and annuals meess
hers; report of State missionaries, Dea. I
u. Wade, Rev. d. B. Newell, and Mr.. est
C, Lewis; Appointment of commltteeine
business resolutions, nomination Of othcer
nomination of trustees of Maine Central ir---
sfitnte, nomination of deleg ites to Ne e.
England association. nomination of deles.
gates to other religious bodies, nominatio
of visitors to Cobb Divinity school. .necrol
ogv .interdenominationsl comfy annual ser q
mon; 10. 80, report on neurology, Rev. I. Hd
Stacy, Auburn; 10 70, reception of delel-
yates from other bodies; IL 80, reports o
delegates to other bodies; 1900, ADJOURN
ment Womsn's Missionary Society, Mrsh
Mary r. Wade, PRESIDENT. 90 7. NJ, adj
dress BY Miss Laura A. DeMerrtte, Dover.
n. H.. THE Recent Worlds Congress of
Women and irs Relation to Our Work =
remarks by others: SIS, The Value of
Rerorts. Rev. f. n. fernsli, Milton Falls,
n. II. ; 3 80, discussion on the general con
ference, opened by Mrs. EmelIne Burlin-
game Cheney, Lewiston, representing the
conference board; 30. adjournment. Ad-
vocates of Fidelity in Christian Eniesvor,
f. w. lIovey, Esq, president, Pittsheld-
90, prayer and praise service other ser
vices following.
Thursday 600 A. NJ, prayer meeting led
hy Rev. c. W. Rogers, Lisbon Falls; $50
business, Rev C. F. Penney, d. D., vice
president presiding; q, report OF com
mittees; b. election of officers; c, election
of trustees; It. delegates to New England
Association; r, delt gates to other religious
bodies; +, committed on neurology; q.
preacher of rext annual sermon and his
alternate: h.. interdenominational comfy
The Sunday School--l1 90, 1.-THE Ideal
Snperintendent Rev. c. f. Cate, Port
land: II Is. ''rhe Ideal Teacher, +. {.
HAYES, I.ewist0u: Il.30, The Ideal
s holar." Prof c. C. Ferguson, Richmond;
,,an.raI raua-ka. ~ 90 adjournment. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
HIS oNA FAULT.
No One BIsmsd d Tor the peaih Of sidsty arsbfs
But Himself.

HALLowELE, Ssps. ls--{SP@ cial- The
coroner, inquest which was called for TO-
day to determine how Sidney T. Prehle
came TO his death, and inAftFfs relative TO
the accident, was held in the city clerks
Office this afternoon. Coniuctor +. E..
shorey, and Fireman Spauldipg of train
No. 81 and witnesses L. b. Dunbar and
Harvey R. Grtchell were present aad tesfi'
fed. Coroner kilbseth presiied ami q e
following gentlemen composed the Iary /:
c. w. Tilien. c. A. Cole. w. H. Niles, j.
F. Vsrney, T. B. Wool anil ID. Jewell.
Engineer Shorey testified Saw Mr..
Preble just after coming under the oref-
head bridge on Second street, and ilnmedt-
ately sounded bis whistle and alp led the
air brakes. Mr.. Pretle evidently heard
the whistle, as he half turned around and
stepped of the track, but not enough TO es-
cape being hit by the bunter beam Thought
that Mr.. Preble's attention was attracted
by the Dummy"
Fireman Spauliing s2i he rang has bell
under the bridge but did not see Dir. Prebie
un.iI the whistle blew. HIS testimony was
the same as Engineer Shoreys.
Conductor Sanborn testified that he dill
not see him until after the train slapped,
when he assisted him to his home. Waited
about 10 misutes at the depot.
Witness Dunbar testified that he was
nearby, but did net see Mr. Preb!e until
the engine struck him.
Witness GetcheiPs testimony did not COR
fiict sith any already given, and lie was
dismissed.
j. ID. Nutting sail he arrived At the house
at 0.45, and found Mr.. Preble conscious
but wandering. There was scar on left
temple but did not have anything TO do with
death but made the shock more severe.
Found that both bones of tie ioser arr
were broken and also the condi!e of the
numerous Was not prepared to state
about the internal injuries, as no post NOR
ten examination was hold.
DR.. Hamlet was not present at the IN
quest. After sitting short time the jury
arrived at the following verdict.
That Sidney r. Preble came 10 his death
on the l7th OF September 1898 at 1920 A.
NJ, by being struck on the side by the
locomotive Of train No. CA of the Maine
Central X. r. Co., while sail Preble was
walking on the track OF said NJ. &. X. X.
Co., between Winthrop ST., and the over
head bridge on Second street, an said
coroner and jury find that no blame can oe
attached to the NJ. C. Il, r., Co., or IFS EN-
ployes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
WAR AND sLoooshEo
Predicted BY the latest Entry Into the Field
Of 4essiahs.v

ONSET BAY, Mass. Sept. Ia-Henry
B. Foulke, known as the president OF the
Mahatmas in this pleasant retreat Of the
osophists and spirituslists. announced yes-
tsrday that he Is the Messiah. He says he
has been reincarnated no less than sevsn
times, tnat he has more or 'Sss recolleo
on Of them. and that Nine. Biavatsky
came to prepare the way for bis entry -
the Christ, and TO straighten out the
serious condition OF things now existing
IN the religious and business worlds. He
says that be is in constant communica-
tion with the ''shades'' and that his an
nouncsment and actions are placed far BE-
you'd bis personal control by the shades
q the Thibetan brotherhood.
He prophesies that war and hioodshed
are soon to follow the battle of labor
AGAINST capital. and that socialism IL soon
TO come out on top. He adds that Liec-
tenant Totten is q great prophet. and that
much that he has told will come TO pass.
Mr. Foulke has male many converts to
his theosophicalid ideas at the camp grounds.
His strongest adherenss are among the
women He is unpopular with the old
time mediums. who seem to fear this nsw
ogdey Of occult science.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
IN TINE SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Sept. ls.-Tbe Attendance
in the Senate today was small. Stewart,
Rep, Of Nevada, gave notice that he would
at the earliest possible opportunity offer an
amendment to the silver bill. inv'tias Mex.
leo and the South and Centr,l am,ri' an
republics to Join the United Stats IN on.
ference for the purpose Of adopting O. m
mon silver dollar, Of not less than 3Sj.l3
grains. The Senate then went irto execu-
tive session At 1915, but remained In exec
tive session only few minutes.
PETER (P0p.) Of Kansas called up his
resolution, offered Saturday last, dir, cling
the committee on interstate commerce 70
investigate the recent train robbe'i'-. Gu
lom (Rep.) Of Illinois suggested that LIE
would have no objection to the resolution
IL the committee on judiciary was given
jurisdiction Of the subject, instead Of the
committee on interstate commerce.
Hale (Rep.) Of Maine remarked that
there was no senator who desired aIiress
the body on the silver question i.e there
fore suggested that the senator frvn Kan
sss be allowed to speak upon his resolution.
This consent was given and PETER took the
floor in advocacy of his resolution.
He thought II time that Con2,"-S - 'onh
tAkt sOuc hGtIuu III VIC W
especially at this time, when tb' re were -
many men out Of employment. Cullom
believed the matter should be given to the
committee on interstate commerce for jrris-
diction.
Hale suggested that the states had pro-
vided penalties for the crime alluded to.
He did not think that anything would b.
gained by transferring the punishment
from the state TO the United States.
Cullom replied that the offence Of rob-
bing trains engaged in interstate commerce
naturally belonged to the United States.
The resolution was not di'posed Of st
1. .05 O'Clock, when headed by the Vice
President, the body left the chamber In
order to attend the ceremonies incident 70
the celebration Of the centennial Annivef-
ssfy Of the laying of the corner stone Of the
capitol. Every Senator returned TO the
chamber and st BIB the Senate adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19

ssms Of The Maine Press Assselallea Parly.
lest. Stsaysd o. 1tslsa.

MoRRisvILLE, w., Sept. (Spscaal).
Here We are at Worthwhile for suppef.
We had quite grab game at BARTLETT for
dinner. Though come were we'll served.
the restaurant proprietors made . good
thing for dinner that were paid for and
many Of them partially served. Here 1t
Morfisville ve have shorter time but most OF
the party are making the most OF Il.
1t poured a. We entered the Notch, but
with steady up grade for half an hour we
we either got above il or the shower passed
of and the clouds lifted sufficiently for .
fair view Of the scenery. The conductor
called OF the various attractions with vol
ubility that was surprising, and be added IL
feet to the length Of the Frankeustein tree
tie, dwelt with emphasis on the Popes Nose
and 10 believed to have added several feet
to the depth of the Wiley Brook bridge.
When we reached Crawford's II was rain
ing again. Then we have . few miles run
attached to local" Slow rather. At
st. Johnsbury We were taken by u special
and made rapid progress. Vermont had .
kindly greeting for when We came In siaht
Of the Green mountsiu range The clouds
were breaking away, the sun came out and
we got good view Of the mountains In the
distance. There was every promise of .
fair day at Niagara and We have been free
from dust, 90 all in all we are congratulate
ing ourselves.
Lost--a word Of anything but pleasant sig
nifcance, though st. Johnsbury 10 ne agree
able spot to be lost in ~ ono not too fAs-
tidioun could desire. Al that place when
the rear cars were shifted 10 the train for
Montreal there were some hopeless individ-
uals Of the pArty--never mind names--whO
were In the rear cars At the time. Left.
but not wholly for the mail train followed
the special and we wait for them here at
Worthwhile.
This st. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
Road 10 80 crooked that In one place VIC 20
eight miles in making one--so says tho por-
ter and a. there WAS no fee In IT for him
we believed him. II wasn't \ hard story
to swallow when We looked over across .
meadow and saw the train with tho train
with the last members Of the party bowling
along 10 miles behind. We were a mile
from II air line and nearly 10 miles by rail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19

wAsBisoros, Sept. ls.--Pursuant 10
agreement the IIouse Of Representatives
assembled At Las y. NJ. today. There were
about 1876 in their seats. After the jour-
nal Of yesterdays proceedings had been
fesd and approved, the members Of the
House started in body To attend the cor
neY stone cep'ennisl ceisbiation. They
frmpd in pryc' rsion. two abreast, sod
m,ycted th'ong's the corridcr snd rotunda
TO she stand = here the exerci.es pere held.
A. The corcia.ip. ~ ih- exercises the
rt pres ntaiIyes returned to their hail snd
Immediately adjourned until tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
JOSEPH HEROUX'S DEATH
Was the Wind-Up Of Gays Spree---Police
ivlake an Arrest,

4 LOWELL, Mass, Sept. iS-Oflicers yes
terday arrested Patrick Francis Blake, a
teamster in the Appleton corporation, %
years Of age, for the killing of Joseph
Heroux Saturday night He tells sub
stantially the same story as Daniel Nun
day, the companion Of Heroax. The three
men had beea drinking all day. but the
company of Blake was not desired by
Heroux. and he had shown it severnl
times.
Toward night the three met again near
the depot, aud Blake asked Heroux to go
back Of the cars for drink. Munday now
admits that he suspected the design of
Blake was to quarrel with Heroux, but
he said nothing. The two went eff, and
soon after Blake kicked Heroux several
times and then ran.
Murdy did not reveal Blake's name un-
til pressed by the police after they had OBJ
tained information that the murderer had
called Mundy by name. Blake WAS igno-
rant of the death Of Heroux. and when as
sured Of it exclaimed: It's all on ao-
count of rum, but / guess this will stop
my drinking for while" Heroux died
from A ruptured jugular vein
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
sroa,es OF ,,AassuIp.
ihsy Gene Ihiek and Fest irea ~ neu
Sssiisd cAssskss 3,rip.

GuTHgrE, o, T.. Sept iS-Sun1ay IN q
new town. especially . town made on
Saturday afternoon. is never . very en-
joyabie dag. and il was Lass 50 than usual
in the little city Of Perry yesterday. The
great majority Of tents and supply wagons
did not arrive until late in the night, aud
everybody wAs busy putting up tents oz
shanties or trying to get away from q
gale blowing from the south, making ID
impossible To see farther sway than "
feet on account Of sand.
A few ministers tried to preach, but
could not make much headway against
the wind and the sand.
So terrible has been the day and 20
great the discomfort Of the people that
thousands are leaving upon every train.
still there are enough left in Perry to
make it the biggest city in the territory
Thieves and gamblers were thick last
night The number of fatalities will be
much greater than at FIRST supposed. but
nine-tenths OF those killed or injured were
the victims Of accidents
Thomas Mcbride OF Oklahoma City had
his skull crushed by stake in quarrel
over a lot Az unknown man was shot
but not killed Ia Red Dock creek. Several
others were more or less Injured, but it
was caused BY the rush.
Glad to Get Rack.
KANSAS CRY. Sept. 1S--Over 1000 ex-
boomers passed through Kansas CITY yes.
terday en- route to their homes in all parts
Of the country from the Cherokee strip.
A more tired and Disguised lot Of men
were never seen together. They had gone
to the opening unprepared for such tre-
mendous rush as occurred, and were
maialy those who had depended on
the trains to take them into the strip, bu,
the trains were outdistanced by the horse
men and wheelmen, and they got to the
heart of the promised land Only to find
every claim preempted and every town lot
gone
The first great contingent of these dis
appointed men arrived on special Santa
Fe train at Ga. M, too late for eastern
connections. They at once took possession
of the waiting rooms at the union depot and
turned them into a barracks. where they
slept on the hard floors until late In the
afternoon. Several women were in the
company, one with babe which was des.
perate.y Ill, but all seemed too tired t.
note anything that went on about them.
Many Of the men told pitiful stories Of
waiting in line for days for a certificate,
and then going in packed trains ouly to
fluid everything gobbled Enoch Hooker
of Greene county, Ills, says that just be-
fore noon at Orlando man broke away
into the strip and was brought down by
a shot from a soldier. The mans partner
Immediately sent bullet crashing.
into the soldiers head At that instant
the signal gun sounded and the rush be-
gan.
Most of the ex-boomers had money and
left for their homes on the evening trains
They had not understood that pluck and
nerve aud quick action were necessary In
Saturdays mad rush to get anything of a
show. and SO had been completely left
when they reached desirable points by
train
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
SEVERE CRITICISM.
What the Railway Gazette Has to Say Concern
ing iae Chester Disaster.

BosroS, Sept. Is The formal report Of
the railroad commissioners on the Boston
and Albany accident at Chester may be
expected this week The public will be
interested in the details of the commits
sioners' findings, but they will hardly be
more sweeping than the following general
conclusion, which ia from an editorial in
last weeks Railroad Gazette:
That any reasonable man could sever the
cover plates from the angles and web plates of
a compression member for more than ~
panels of a bridge. with heavy trains run
ming over it at II speed, se ms Incredible;
and that an engineering department and a
bridge company could deiegate such a task to
such an incompetent man or men ia even
more iuconceiy able
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
A BURGLAR CAUGHT.
lie Ihrombly Of fairfield Under Arrest Tor
Robbino Storss-Goods Recovered.

FAIRFIELD. Sept. l0.-Tho store of
Srv,oe & Osborn was entered Sunday night
AMI four quarters of beef, 80 pounds OF
p,rk and salt beef, large lot OF tobacco
and lot of canned stuff taken.
The things were traced to the house OF
on. .Ioe Thrombly, Frenchmsn, ant
x,re fund. together with large amount
that was stolen last Fridsy from the store
of Neil CIR CORY. The man vas arrests i
and will be sent to J,il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19

LONDON. Sept ls-The race for the
Cape MaS cap, between the American
yacht Navahoe and the British cutter
Britannia, ended Saturday afternoon. The
time of the finish was as follows:
Britannia, i23s. 10; Navahoe, 1880.
The course in the race was from point
on an imaginary line, between the COM
mittee's boat and Alum bay pier. near the
west end of the Isle of Wight, to and
around the breakwster at Cherbourg,
France. and retu n, total distance about
l24 miles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19

OAKLAND. Cal, Sept 1s-Mysterious
diQgers, supposed to be seekers after
buried treasure, have unearthed in this
city the underground ruins of a house.
They sunk shaft Is feet deep near the
lake, and struck n wall made partly of oil
Spanish bricks or tiles. Along this wall
runs tunnel, and at right angles to the
tunnel runs a series OF arches. The search
ers broke from one room to another, and
if there was anything there they carried it
off. for no trace of human occupancy re-
IN ains
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19

Two We're Drowned.

NEwBURTPoRT, Mass, Sept. 1S.-About
midnight Saturday night catboat, con
tanning William II. Cornell. John G..
Barns ana Jerome Langevin. was capsizs'i
In the harbor. and the last two named
were drowned, the former reaching the
Shore in an exhausted condition. The
three had started for Grape island On a
Inbaterinu trim
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
Bohemia's Disturbances.

LoSDoN, Sept. lS.--The Times oorre-
epondent in Vienna telegraphs concerning
the young Czech agitation in Bohemia.
The excitement is growing, and the move
rnent daily becomes more apparently anti
dyuastic. There was serious rioting In
connection with the removal Of the Czech
reg1meut from Prague to Linz, and the
arrival of German regiment. Several
were wounded with bayonets and others
were trodden under foot by the fleeing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
Died 10 Disqraee.

PLATTsBURG. n. T., Sept ls-Matthew
7. Trumpbour was found dead in his cell
at Clinton prison. The cause Of his death
was heart disease. Trumpbour was the
cashier Of the Ulster County Savings
bank at Kingston, and, with James +.
Ostrander. was couyieted Of wrecking II q
Institution and sentenced to six and on,
half years each in Clinton prison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
You
Gan
Duy
Bottled
Health

OF your druggist seven days in the
week.
What IS bottled healths Way, Hfn-
DES's MAGSgrrc CoMPousp to be sure.
You make no mistake when you buy
bottle Of hea!tA, and that Is what HIP
DEN's MAGNETIC CoNPorsp IL.
Iii good 'nedic:ae, sat. medicine,
an effective medicine. aad it is doing
world OF good among sick people ali
over New England.
1t sparkles with life. It is brimfui Of
health, vigor, snap, and it viii cure
you. Order a bottle Of your druggis.
to-day.
iliDDES's MAGNETIC CoMrous,D is
the coming medicine. Ask your drug
gist for lirDDRN's, and insist upon hay
Ing iiIDDES's. Accept nothing else.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires From the hortS, esh'
South and west

Rio in danger of another bombard-
ns M hy the revolutionary fleet, aceoriir
10 . si.patct received by Secretary Gres-
ham from Minister thompson The dis
match Is dated F,iisy At Petropolis. four
milp. below Rio. and ietds - follows
Have bsen advised that merchant vessels
have been ordered up the bay BY the revolt
ire SQUADRON which apparently intends to
bombard Ri0.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-19
Spinner went 70 Nork.

LEWISTON. Me-. Sept. Ia-The general
understanding here is that when tie mills
now idle resume operations it will be
with reduced wages. The mule spinners
held a mass meeting yesterday, and the
sentiment, ascertained by taking vote,
is unanimous in favor OF accepting their
old places on q cutdown.