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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-23

MiricA Avery, an aged and highly esteemed
citizen OF Ellsworth, died last Monday even
Ing, after an illness Of four weeks with pneu-
monia. at the advanced sge OF seventy four
years.
Mr.. Avery came 10 this town many wear.
ago 10 engage in numbering for the late John
Black. Tie was one Of several young men who
came here during certain political troubles
with Nie@ not only OF working. but also a :.
si-ting TO overcome majority hostile to What
bis employer deemed the best public interest.
Several OF these then young men made TIL.
their bone. and Mr.. Avery wa. one of them.
For year be Kept general store on lower
Waier street. He served the city A. alderman.
and vas for years a trustee Of The Hancoc X
county savings bank. He wa- man Of hi.b
character, Father r,ticeui. but held In high
esteem by s!i who knew him. He leave, A
widow and two children-M j.iari and sar.h.
The funeral was held at hi, home yesterday
cdne>dayl afternoon al > O'Clock. Rev. L.
y. and Cora :. Cochrane officiating.
Mrs. Carrie j. Murch. wife of John u
Murch Of Bay side, died Oh the lib. in somer.
vile, Mas. NJ the sge OF forty seven wears.
eleven month, and fifteen day.. Her rrna,u,
were brought to thi- city lat Tus,da, morn.
inS.
Mr.. Ann McAui.i,r, widow o. The lake pr.
Asa McAliisteF oI thi- ci,y, died ID Wa.iAaIu.
Mass. la>t saturday. aged SEVENTY -four ,est..
Her remains, accom-. auiel By uet ,on EI~a Ard.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-23

l>hE subscriber hereby gives public notice "a
4 all concerned that he has been duly appoint
Ell ami has taken upon himself the trust of execu.
tor OF the estate of Jane H. Raw, late ot
snrrY, In the county OF Hancock, deceased
by giving bond as the law direct, be Therefore
requests all persons who are indebted to the said
deceased's estate 10 make immediate payment
ana those who have any demands thereon 10 ex.
hibit the came fer settlement
HENRY J MILLIKES
surry, Nov 20 lsa3.
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VI>HE subscriber hereby gives public notice n Al
L concerned, that she has been duly appointed
and has taken upon herself the trust OF an admin
lstratrlx OF the estate of Dennis II. Haskell lat,
or Deer Isle, In the county Of Hancock, deceased
by giving bond as the law directs; she Therefor,
requests all persons who are indebted 10 said
deceased's estate to make immediate nav
ment, and those "ho have any demands thereon
70 exhtbitthe same for settlement
ALMA NJ HASKELL
November 5, A. D. Isy3
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-23

I HEREBY give my son charles A. Tower
L the remainder Of hi, minority | shall claim
none Of his earnings, ami snail pay none Of HI .
bli!e after thls lat MELINDA l.. TOWER.
Ell.Mnrlh. Ny. { Ienl-
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vltHE subscriber hereby gives public notice to
i all concerned. that he has been duly appoint
Ell and has taken upon himself the trust of an
administrator Of the estate Mary A. Grant.
late OF Hancock. in the County of Hancock.
deceased, bv giving bond the Law direc,s; he
therefore requests all persons who are indebted
to said deceased's esta'e 10 make immediate nav
ment and those who have any demands thereon
to exhibit the same for settlement
CHARLES H. EMERY
Noyemher A n 1909
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of hard bone having sh rp teeth on one
edge. One can be seen at z w Jeliison's.
The river also abounds with cat fish, fish
sharks and PROPOSES, while on its fiowery
banks, bssking In the sunshine, are
moccasin snakes and alligators. Judging
by the mosquitoes. sand fleas, and other
surroundings no one would ever take this
to be the garden OF Eden, Paradise, where
the foot Of man first made track In the
sand.
Nov. Is. W.
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lbrlanh.

Rev. II. Fogg has bought the Oakman
Gardner place and the long neglected old
house Is being renovated. and the appear
ance of the exterior Is being rapidly i'm
proved. With a new coat of shingles on
the. roof, new sashes with large glass OF
the modern style and coat of white paint,
/ one would hardly recognize the old home
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-23
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1898.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS THIS WEEK

ELLSWORTH
4. II. >orris-pry Goods.
kNeC Notrc-Fst. oG Jane H. Paw
Admir- Aotlce-Est. Dennls II. Haskell
a f. Moorr-M bod for sale
Admir- Notce--EsI Mary A Grant
Engine ana Boiler for sale
Probate Noilcc-kst. OF Henry q. Smith
GurLpsHuRu:
K. H. Joy-Mezseu -cr's Notice.
tiEpok>tIILE
Thomas Tap,,y- sale ~ Real Estate
TRLNuNT.
William G. Mogre-M us-ef's Notice.
M4ul4m Moore Mes scngcr' Notlcc
BAR HtKroR
Writ Of attachment.
NEw YoEA
The \. y. Tribune
TIE American \ -riruituri-t.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-23

of claim-cverything methods
Of business generally; there
i bur little foundation for the
most cNtrayagaut representa-
,inn-. we don't az quite 50
much il orr ads, but YOU nov-
cr fail to realize everything
when You come to buy and I'M
vc>tigatc Now We aren't ~ay
ing great deal about our bar
gains and low prices Of late.
but Won will find We have them
all the same. VIII ~cll You i
good Style Jacket that cost
Sli..5o for >io, not bad bar
gain fer any one. We have
only few Jackets and Capc-
loft, and they will all bc sold
at prices that viii make You
think the bottom ha~ dropped
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Children Cry 70,
Pitchers Castoria.


Tap.cs'- BrcaI Wilmer" out~car- ali othcr
-h"r- lyrls
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-11-23

The Aochlaal Opinion Is very phil
o7allical over tie recent republican
Victories and de7 otes a column and a
half Of space to an attempt to show
THAR it WASH. much Of shower after
AID. Tie shower is worth thinking
about, however, and In its Judgment.
would BIZ . grave mistake for the
leaders DC the democratic party to
conclude that SO large q number OF
voters changed their political action in
ole Short YEAR without some grounds
tor doing y. Til is the opinion OF
Or Rock.and contemporary
With removed tariff and 4 reor.
gained currency, and three years Of
economical and honest democratic rule,
we sAAl. b into tile national election
ot l'ta with serene confidence IS 10
t-e result Bot if there is any more
democratic division in Congress. or
auy more delay in entering on the work
y reform, last weeks cyclone was a
zephyr 10 what j. in store for the dem
ocratic party
The iiea y tie democratic party re-
forming tie tariff, or anything else, Of
II ru.ias anything economically or
honestly lor three Years or aly other
.cn9t4 Of time; Of It's avoiding internal
l-eseasi2ns, il little hard to compre-
lend Tie Opasiyn may as well be-
gin digging IT, cyclone pits at once !;
they II surely be neededin '96.
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Communications intended for publication should
he addressed TO the Editor OF the Araer-
icdH Items Of interest, and contributions on
topics germane to the columns Of a county paper
social, political, historical, religious, sporting
Hre respectfully solicited. All manuscripts will be
carefully read, and those not used will be re-
Turned Il accompanied by the necessary postage.
ANONYMOUS communications viii not be pub.
U~luI.
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Business communications should be addressed
- and all money orders made payable to THE
HANCOCK COUNTY PUBLISHING Co, Ellsworth,
Maine.
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Advertising Rates-Are reasonable and viii
4'e made known application.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22
AAILRoAD CASE SETTLED.
Messrs. Elkins and Davis Exonsrated
From Charges of Misconduct.

BALTIMORE. March 22.-Judge Dennis
handed down his opinion yesterday after
noon in the case of Alexander Shaw
against the West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg Railway company, the Pied
mont and Cumberland railroad, Henry g.
Davis, Thomas B. Davis and Stephen b.
Elkins in which he dismissed the bill and
dissolved the temporary injunction. The
plaintiff asked that the Piedmont and
Cumberland road be decreed to account
90 the West Virginia Central for all the
money received by 1t, from, or expended
upon it, by NE West Virginia Central;
that the officers be restrained from ex-
ecuting lease of the road; that Messrs.
Davis and Elkins be restrained from voting
the stock held by them upon any resolu-
tion to adopt lease Of said road, or from
voting said stock in any way to secure
action by the stockholders Of the West
Virginia Central railroad in favor Of any
lease.
This case has been in court for three years
and has attracted wide attention because
of the prominence of the parties thereto,
and the charges of misconduct involved.
The decision completely exonerates Sena-
tor Davis and ex-Secretary Elkins from
any wrongdoing and the court can find
nothing in the management of the road
to criticise,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22
FRENCHMEN SENTENCED
More Wicked Panama Conspira-
tors to Serve Time.
M. BAIHAUTs HEAVY PUNISHMENT.

The Self Confessed Corruptionist Gets Five
Years. 75o. 900 Francs Fine, and Loss Of
Civil Rights for Five Years-Two Years
for BIondin and q Year for de Lesseps.
PARIS, March 22.-Interest in the PAN
anna trial has waned considerably during
the week, and the assize court, before
which the defendants are being tried, has
not been as crowded during the latter days
of the trials as it was on the opening days.
For three or four days past counsel for the
defendants have argued in defense of their
respective clients, and yesterday M. De-
mango, who appeared for Antonin Proust,
presented his reasons why Proust should
not be convicted under the indictment for
corruption in connection with the Panama
affairs found against him.
Upon the conclusion of M. Demange's
address the cases were given to the jury.
After a comparatively short absence the
Jury returned to the court room and an
nounced that Charles de Lesseps, accused
of corrupting eS-Minister of Public Works
Baihaut, to support the Panama lottery
bonds bill. had been found guilty, that M.
Baihaut who had confessed his guilt in
open court, had also been found guilty, and
that NJ Blondin, the gobetween in the
bribery of M. Baihaut, was also guilty.
The other defendants were declared not
guilty These were Marius Fontaine,
deputy, who was accused of changing his
vote in committee on the Panama bill as
the result of bribery; Senator Beral, ac-
cused of being bribed by Baron de Reinach,
and Deputies Dugue, de la Fauconnerie,
Gobron and Antonin Proust, who were
accused of corruption.
The court sentenced M. Baihaut to inn
prisonment for five years, to pay fine of
750, 900 frances and to the loss of civil
rights for five years. M. Blondin was
sentenced to imprisonment for two years
and Charles de Lesseps to imprisonment
for one year, the one year to run concur
rently with the five years sentence already
imposed on him. The sentences of Charles
| de Lesseps and Blondin were made COM
paratively light on the ground of extenu
ating circumstances in their cases.
The court also ordered NJ. de Lesseps, M
| Blondin and NJ Baihaut to pay to M
| Monchicourt, liquidator of the Panama
| Canal company, 3I5, 900 francs, the amount
taken from the treasury of the company
| and paid to NJ Baihaut for his influence in
favor of the lottery loan bill.
When Charles do Lesseps rose to reafiirn
his innocence he spoke with difficulty. ant
occasionally he stood almost a minute tt
compose his feelings. He told the jur,
with apparent earnestness that NE had al
ways tried TO do his duty as a director o
the company, and that where he had erret
in Judgment he had at the time supposed
that he was acting for the best interests o
the canal and the state He repeate.
briefly his charges of extortion against NJ
Baihaut, and alluded with genuine emo
tion to the troubles which had overtakei
his father. In his testimony he had tolt
the truth, and his conscience was clear O
self reproach.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22

PHILADELPHIA, March 2l.-Flour-Winter
super, SaGe.21: do. do. extras. S2.2OD2.75: No.
winter family, S2.751D3; Pennsylvania roller,
straight, s3.io13.8n; western winter, clear.
s3 25db3.50: do. do, straight, 5550n3 10: winter
patent. S3.p0lD4.l5; Minnesota, clear, S2154S
3.s5: do, straight, S3.75l1t 10 do, patent 10
64.50; do, favorite brands, higher, Rye -four,
1925 per barrel.
wheat-Quiet, steady, with T3c. bid and
1870. asked for March; 731se. bid and 73sac.
asked for April; 7416c. bid and 7514c. asked for
May: 75S4c. bid and 76c. asked for June.
Corn-Duli, easier. with 49c. bid and 49I4c.
asked for March; Aec. bid and 4914c. asked
assoc. bid and 4Ga5c. asked for June.
Oats-Quiet steady, with 41o. bid and 4l1Sc.
asked for March: 40lac. bid and 41o. asked
for April; 40lsc. bid and 4lc. asked for May;
4013c. bid and Ale. asked for June.
Beef-Weak. quiet; extra mess, ST.506S. 80;
family, sllG a.5l.
Pork-Moderate, demand firm.
Lard = Quiet, nominal; steam rendered,
el2.3o.
Butter-Moderately active; dairy. % a7tSc.;
western dairy, l8123c.; E1gins 2sl6c.; state
creamery, 25Is32ec.
Eggs-F'air demand; unchanged.
BALTIMoRE, March al.-FIorr steady, un-
changed. Wheat steady. Corn dull; whits
and yellow corn. by sample 4sIso. Oats firm.
Rye dull Hay firm; good to choice timothy,
$l85ol17.5u. Cotton nominal; middling, essc
Provisions firm. unchanged. Butter firm
creamery fancy, 2so,; do, fair to choice. q
QD27c.i do, imitation. 80. Eggs weak at lo1t
GDiTc.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

George Lyons, of Brooklyn, Ind, was
fatally injured while telling tree.
In the Maine house the woman suffrage
bill was defeated by a vote of SO to 81.
Franklin Temple, Of Kenton, Del, has
been appointed q messenger of the United
States senate.
jackson Staples, well to do farmer
fell out of his barn loft at Nabb Ind, and
will die from his injuries.
A colored woman died In Washington
yesterday of influenza, aged ITO years. She
was native of Virginia.
r. S. McDonald's distillery, mill, cooper
shop, dwelling and office at Falmouth,
KY, were burned. Loss $4,000.
Vera Ava (Ann O. Della Diss Debar) is on
trial at Geneva, Ills, charged with steal
ing $3.50 from Mrs l. p. Mitchell.
Dr. Frederick A. Levy, a prominent
member of the dental profession, died
yesterday at East Orange, N. j., aged ~
years.
Frank II. Thomas, of Michigan, has
been appointed disbursing clerk and super
intendent of the postoffice department at
Washington.
Mr.. Bourke Cochran wishes to deny an
alleged interview with him, published by
q Baltimore paper and sent out in dis
patch from that city.
The Western Chemical company's works
at Indianapolis were burned. This is the
third time the works have been destroyed
by fire within year.
The attendance at the cotton acreage
convention at New Orleans is not as large
as was expected, and is not large enough
to justify any positive action on the SUBJ
| iect.
Pugilist Charley Mitchell left New York
for England with the body of "Squire'
| Abingdon today. Before leaving he ex-
pressed his firm intention to come back to
| fight Corbett.
Mr.. Maxwell, the new fourth assistant
postmaster general, entered upon the
duties of his office this morning. There
are 5000 cases of postmasters who have
| resigned ready for his consideration.
The Rhode Island Democratic conyen-
| tion nominated Daniel s. Baker, of North
Kingston, for governor; Dalton 4. Young,
| of Newport, lieutenant governor, and for
| congress, Austin Lapham, of Warwick,
and Charles II. Page, of Rochester.
Rhode Island Republicans renominated
| d. Russell Brown for governor; for lieu
| tenant governor, Edwin r. Allen. of Hop
/ kinton; for secretary of state, Charles III.
Bennett, of Providence; for attorney gem
eral, Edward C. Dubois, of East Provi-
dence; for treasurer, Samuel Clark re-
| nominated
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22
FEARFUL MURDER uNHARTHED
The Bodies of Five Persons Found
Floating in Box.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. March 22.-Compton
Mccoy, farmer residing a few miles
south of this city, on the Missouri bank,
was duck hunting on sand bar, when he
discovered a large dry goods box floating
with the current. He hauled the box to
the shore and breaking it open was nearly
oyerpowered by terrible stencil which
arose from it.
An investigation disclosed that the box
was filled with dead bodies, the remains
being SO badly decomposed that identified
tion was impossible. Coroner Reynolds
made an investigation and found the re-
mains were those of four men and one
woman, and appearances indicated they
had been murdered, the remains placed in
the box and then set adrift. The COM
munity is in terrible state of excitement.
1t Is supposed the remains are those of a
family of immigrants who disappeared in
mysterious manner forty miles north of
this city last fall.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22
a COSTLY HxFEdsfoN
A Big Flour Mil Blown to Fragments,
But Only One Life Lost.

LITcHFfELD, Ills, March 22.-Fire in the
big Keeler Touring mill caused an explo-
sion of flour dust which blew the immense
structure to fragments. The explosion
wrecked nearly every business house in the
village Many persons were badly hurt by
flying debris and falling timbers. John
Cowie, head millwright, was killed. The
total loss is over 81 ,000, 600
The great force of the explosion is shown
by the fact that the inhabitants of towns
many miles from the scene of the calamity
were aroused by the vibration and attri-
buted the rocking sensation to an earth
quake TWAS distinctly felt at Mascoutah,
Highland, Greenville, Pana and other
points.
The theory that the explosion was oc-
casioned by -four dust finds no favor
among millers. Il know nothing about
the particulars" said one, "but / am
certain that -four dust was not the cause.
There have been disastrous explosions OF
this character. but they are no longer pos
sible. In the old days the dust was blown
about the mill in finely disseminated
condition, and the air was filed with min
ute particles. The smallest shock, such as
striking match, was likely to cause an
explosion, but since the invention of the
dust machines no such explosions are pos
sible. The explosion in all likelihood was q
boiler explosion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22
XELwAnDTS 5nNsATioN.


BERLIN, March 22.-Rector Ahlwardt,
Jewbaiter, libeler and bankrupt, recently
brought from prison to take his place in
the rechstag attempted in the house
yesterday to atone for the failure on Mon
day of his six hour speech in defense OF
his pamphlet, Jewish Guns" In the
course Of rabidly anti-Semitic speech he
declared that he had eleven documents
which showed conclusiyely that while
Prince Bismarck was chancellor fraudulent
contracts had been made repeatedly with
Jewish financiers. Vast amounts had been
transferred dishonesty by means of these
contracts from the Golfers of the state to
the pockets of Jewish spectators.
The documents proving these were
signed by men of national reputation.
Several of these men were now minis
ters. One of these was DR.. Johannes
MIGUEL, Prussian minister of finance. Pro-
longed uproar followed this statement.
Deputies shouted that Ahlwardt should
produce his documents, as his word had
been proved to be worthless, and the de-
bate closed with his being directed to sub
init the documents to the reichstag this
afternoon.
The general opinion is that Ahlwardt
has discovered merely another OF his
mares nests.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22
THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
land Boomers May be Debarred from
EnteJing for Some Time.

Eand Boomers May be Debarred from
Enteaing for Some Time.
WASHINGTON, March 22-When the SEN
ats ratified the treaty for the cession to the
United States of the Cherokee strip it in
Hsrted therein clause which provides that
the compensation for the land is to be
made in time payments, in place of the
requirement that the government pay cash,
~ was contemplated in the agreement
ariginally drawn up with the Indians.
Hhis modification of the treaty has not
been accepted by the Indians, but will be
cpnsidercd by their Legislative body, the
Cherokee council, at a meeting to be held
nj the capital of the nation next Monday.
The early opening OF the strip will be en-
kirely dependent upon the action of the
Rpuncil, for should it reject the modiflca-
Won OF the treaty made by the senate then
II will be necessary for the matter to be
again brought before congress II the
eouncil accepts the change the anxious
settlers who are now hoping to secure a
home in the new country will have an OPP
portpnity to crafty their desire.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-22
THE SENATE OFFICERS.
Men Selected by the Democrats
for the Leading Positions.
THERE MAY BE A oLAsHovER THEM

Hspublicans Say They VIII Oppose the
New Idsa of Placing tho omces Under
the Control Of Party Caucus--The
J Democratic Selections.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Demo
tratio senatorial caucus yesterday de-
termined to nominate these senate officers:
W. r. Cox, Of North Carolina ian ex-con-
Gressman), for secretary of the senate;
Richard J. Bright, Of Indiana (ex-sergeant
pt arms), sergeant at arms; Rev. w. H.
Milburn (present chaplain of the house)
for chaplain of the senate. This result was
not reached without a protracted debate,
1sr there was considerable element of the
party that opposed the idea Of doing any
thing that would be violation of the pre-
cedents of the senate and give cause to OPP
position ON the part of the Republicans.
The patronage of the senate under the
officers agreed upon was considered for
some time, and a list-agreed upon Of the
employees Of Republican faith who will be
retained. As the Democrats have been
permitted to have certain employees, the
Republicans will, of course, be given the
same privilege The patronage, however,
Instead of being under the control of the
snicers, will be parceled out by the party
caucus.
After the caucus was over one of the
lsading members of the Democratic COM
mittee said that it was the intention of the
party to make the attempt to elect the
nominees just when this would be done
he could not say, but the resolution, he
thought, might be introduced in the sem
ate at any time now. II the Republicans
appear TO be determined In their effort to
prevent reorganization at this session it
may be that the Democrats will desist and
let 1t go over. There appears, though, to
b no probability Of an abandonment of
the idea to make at least an effort to carry
out the will of the caucus. Another story
In connection with the caucus was that the
senate would adjourn without day by the
middle Of next week. This was denied by
several senators, who said that the sub
joct had not been mentioned, and that the
day of adjournment depended entirely
upon the pleasure of the president.
The Republican senators about the Cap
itol look upon the action of the caucus as
declaration that the Democrats intend to
inaugurate contest over the organiza-
Mons, and they will hold another caucus
to decide upon their plan of campaign
One Republican senator who took prom
tnent part in the last caucus said that tht
Republicans would not stand idly by and
Dee the precedents of the senate violated
without protest, and intimated that il
the Democrats precipitated a contest ther,
was no telling when it would end.