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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-05

A barrel of Poland Spring water isn't
generally advertised as capable Of saving a
hundred or more lives but that is what it did
last week. On the wrecked steamer City of
Savannah after the fresh writer tanks had
been destroyed by the ship running aground
the passengers began to suffer fearfully
from thirst. Many of them would probab-
" have died from this cause had not bar
rel of Poland Spring water been discovered
on board and all had good drink.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-05

FREEDOM.
Frost killed many of the tender plants.
But very little of the corn is filed. Some
fields of potatoes are Drowned by the rus,
but no rot The gale Of last week destroyed
many of the apples. some of the early sp'
pies we're ripe ready for harvest but the
winter varieties are very green. The grain
harvest is nearly completed and the crop il
upo1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-05
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-05
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HARMONY.
The first frost of the season came OF
Sunday morning last and killed some of the
most tender vegetation.-The village schoo
began last Monday under the instruction OF
Miss Mildred Clark of Cambridge. She ii
graduate of the Pennington Norma
Sehool.-W. 4. Marble, while attending the
fair at Bangor last week, was run into by s
team and severely injured. apple croT
is almost a failure, and the wind last weeh
blew off nearly what the trees bore.-Abou'
dozen grangers from this town attended
the Pomona picnic at Hayden lake last week.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
LATER NEW9.

JOSEPH BADGE and wife, of Mechanics
vile, while driving across the railroad at
Seiples Station, Penn, were struck by an
engine AMI fatally injured.
CoxEs iron breaker at Oneida, Penn, the
only one of its kind in the country, has been
burned. 1t cost $25o. 900.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC Works DAILY,
of New York City, began mis- work in the
Croton watershed under the Webster law
by burning dwelling house and barn and
condemning many nuisances.
THE Clothing Manufacturers Association
obtained from Judge Lawrence, OF the Su.
preme Court, New York City, temporary
injunction that practically restrained the
United Garment Workers from continuing
their boycott.
The President has. made tho following
nominations: Herman Stump. OF Maryland,
to be Superintendent of immigration; Will
lam P. Thompson. of Maine, to be Collector
of Customs for the District of Belfast, Me.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
THREE BANKS FAIL.
A Panic in Nashville tTenn.l CONNER
cial Circles.

A Panic in Nashville (renn.l CONNER
cial Circles
Three banks in Nashville, Tenn, which had
been regarded as substantial failed to open
their doors on the morning after the failure
of Dobbins & Dazey, tie big cotton brokers.
In consequences there was panic in COM
mercial circles and conf lence in the staoll-
ity of other institutions was shaken.
The first announcement was that the Com
mercial National Bank had failed. This
was soon followed by the reports that the
Mechenics' Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany and the Bank of Commerce were IN
difficulties. A run on all the banks was
feared, and to avoid this the banks MADE
assignments, thus protecting equally the IN
terests of ali the creditors.
The Commercial National Bank had en-
loved the utmost confidence OF the people
Of Nashville. The suspension Is tde direct
result of the failure of Dobbins q Dazsy.
cotton brokers. The amount stated as the
Indebtedness OF that firm to the Commerclai
was $50 000 1t has since been learned thaf
the banK's total loss on Dobbins q Dazsy's
paper, their foreign exchange ami overdraft
amounted to $263. COO.
The Bank OF Commerce made assignment
naming John T. LeIlyett as assignee. This
action was precipitated by the general ap-
prehension Of a run on the bank. which the
officers believed would be made. The de-
posits were not large, aggregating only about
$50. 600
The Mechanics Bank suspended with
drawals by depositors for sixty days.
The three failures will break about thirty
small banks in toe country towns and tne
losses in all will reach one million and
half dollars Two small State banks failed
that day. The failure will stagnate busi.
ness and the loss from that source will be
equally as great.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
SUNK BY EARTHQUAKE.
Many Killed by the Falling In of
Colombian Mountains.

Many Killed by the Falling In of
Colombian Mountains.
tremendous and destructive phenom-
enon has occurred in the Department of
Cauca, in the Republic of Columbia. The
volcano of Sotara had been unusually active.
and the people in that region were greatly
excited by the rumbling o. the earth and the
extraordinary violence o. the volcanic erup-
zion.
Suddenly, while the volcano was belching
forth fame and smoke to a great height, the
earth began to shake as il most violent
convulsion were in progress, and the mount
ain ridge called Cruz Iona suddenly sank
along its entire extension. The inhabitants
in the vicinity who had chance to escape
fed in terror from the scene, and not too
soon. as the sunken ridge damned up three
rivers and added devastation to the terrors
OF earthquake and volcano.
Twelve persons are known to nave per-
ished, and many cattle were destroyed, and
more destruction is feared. as the rivers,
whose usual channels have been obsrructe5
are rising radidly.
Great suffering prevails in Cauca. usually
the most fiourishing departure Mt of Colon
bia, and many people are starving, owing
TO the failure of the crops and this new and
unexpected calamity has added greatly to
the general wretchedness.
The volcano of Sotara is 17.03l feet high,
and is but few miles souta of the city OF
Popayan, the capital of the Department. of
Cauca, which is the largest cf the nine de-
partments into which the United States oil
Colombia are divided. The city OF Popayan
has a population OF about 20, 000. Ii is
situated on an elevated platsau 2500 feet
above the level of the sea.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
OUTLAWS ROB A BANK.
Tw,Half-Breed Indians Invade
Kansas Town.
In the Presence of Ten Men They
Secure $2500.

Three officials of the Caney Valley lK MI
Bank were suddenly confronted by two un-
masked robbers, covered with revoivers
and after show at resistance the bank was
coolly robbed of $500 in cash few after
moons ago. The robbers were the notorious
desperado Henry Starr and halfbreed In
dian also an outlaw, whose name IS New
comb.
In the bank at the time were Cashier
Perry Hollingsworth, Assistant Cashier d.
A. Schurr and Judge McEnery, Vice-Prssl
dent of the First National Bank OF Corey
willie. where the Daltons met their fate.
AS the robbers reached the bank counter
each man pulled revolvers. Assistant CASH
ier Schurr jumped backward into the vault
and closed the door after him. The other
TWO men were at the mercy Of the robbers,
who vaulted the counter. Starr ordersd
Hollingsworth to open the door OF the vault,
saving that he would kill him il he refuse /.
AZ this Schurr opened the door from the in.
side. fearing the threat would be carried
into effect but was coolly told to wait a
minute.
Starr covered the two bankers with his
uistols and had Newcomb reach under the
cashiers counter and secure the two Win
chesters and a revolver lying there.
Then Schurr was ordered to open the
Vault QOOT, duuy az UIi0 pohHu "a 9 " a.
chester, was made to place all the money in
the vault, $1,000, in a wheat sack, and from
the money drawer $500 was added. All this
was done very quickly.
Starr jumped over the counter just as {
business man came in to make q deposlI
Starr ordered the man to throw up hi
hands, and was obeyed. Starr backed q
one side of the entrance just as another Gus
toner entered with bank book in hand.
1t was nearly the closing hour, and in five
minutes, perhaps, the robber had seven citl'
zens in line, each with his hands up.
1.-THE Daltons are not all dead,n said Starr
to the terrified bank officials and citizens
81 guess well pay the bank across the street
q visit,n he laughed.
1t was o'clock, and Starr calmly closad
the bank doors, but without turning hi
back to the prisoners. Then the robber;
marched the TED men back through the bank
into yard surrounded by a high poare
fence, locked the door. walked hurriedly out
at the front, mounted their horses and rode
rapidly southwark. 1t was ten minutes be
fore the alarm was given.
When the alarm was finally given the
news of the daring robbery spread rapidly,
and posse of citizens was quickly organ
ICED and started in pursuit. Before the
start could be made, however, the robbers
had secured an advantage of fully thirty
minutes.
The bank was soon surrounded and the
still frightened bank officials were too over
come to accurately state their loss further
than that everything in sight in the money
line had been secured by their visitors.
Henry Starr is one of the notorious Dali
ton gang, and only recently escaped from
jail.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
IN A FLOATING BARN.
Remarkable EscaDe of Farmer
Prices Pigs and Chickens.

Remarkable EscaDe of Farmer
Prices Pigs and Chickens.
During the recent big freshet in the Sus-
quehanna River the barn Of William Price,
who lives near Wilkesbarre, Penn, was
carried away when the ice gorge broke. In
the barn wers ten pigs and seven chickens.
Price gave up ali hope of ever seeing his
stock again, expecting that the barn would
break up and the pigs and chickens drown,
bnt the animals and birds were born under
q lucky star.
The barn held together aud foated down
upon rhe big cakes OF ice until the Hood sub
sided and left it stranded on a small island
near Selins Grove. PENN. eighty-five miles
down the river.
There was barrel of corn in the barn.
and this had beau ups.t by the pigs and fur
nished good living during their trip. The
animals and chickens were found by party
Of men and were in good condition. The
men found something in the barn with
Pricss name on it, aud wrote to him. Price
went to SeIins Grove, and shipped his live
stock home.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
Later Details.

I, Additional news OF the lorna do in north
ern Louisiana and southern Arkansas has
been received. Near Shaw's Station, Miss.
the house of Drury Sumral, prosperous
colored farmer. was levelled to the
ground, killing the entire family of
nine persons. The storm passed within a
mile of Clarksdale a town of 1000 in
habitants, and next struck Tunica. the
county seat of Tunica County. Nearly
every building in the place was wrecked.
The newly completed Court HOUSE went
down before the winds fury. The coiored
school building was wrecked and oyer thirty
children injured. AS the cyclone left Tunica
it divided, one portion travelling in norta-
easterly direction, while the other took
northwesterly course ahd again crossed the
Mississippi River into Arkansas where
it spread ruin through three counties.
The towns of Charlottesville and Vincent
were nearly wiped off the face of the earth.
and the storm then took a northeasterly
course, reaching Kelly, Miss, about four
O'Clock in the afternoon. Here the greatest
damage was done. Six people were killed
outright,
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
PERISHED IN FLAMES.
Fire In an Apartment itouse In Clcve-
land Results Fatally.

Shortly before ~ O'Clock. a few days ago,
fire was discovered In tho Morgan, fash
iolsable tenement house ia Cleveland, Ohio.
Before help arrived tho building was in
flames and smoke, and panic ensued.
Three women and baby were
burned to death. The house was u
handsome Quo Of three stories. A central
hall runs through tue building. with apart
ments on either side The only escape WAS
by way of the front stairs. Those IN the
third story were cut Off. Tho firernen
worked hero:cally, but it was impossible to
rescue those cut OIL
The body of the f1rst woman found was
that OF Mrs. Somery, who was blind and had
groped her way to the stairs, The others
all got as far AS tho second story front hall,
when they wore suffocatod by the smoke.
Their bodies were huddled together. Mr..
Mary E. abbey, widow OF Judge Abbey.
was found there. She was sixty-f1ve years
old. Mrs. Jessie Hunt a daughter of Mrs.
Souers, and Mrs. Hunts infant daughter
were with her.
Shortly after the fire started Mrs Somars
and Mrs Abbey were seen at the front
window in their endeavor to escape Mrs.
Somers then left tho window to 60 to her
room. When she returned she struck the
window. Then she fell back out of view.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
BURGLARS Rob A BANK.
They Get $40, 900 at Pawling, N. Y,
and Escape on a Hand Car.

They Get s 10, 600 at Pawiing, N. T.,
and Escape on Hand Car.
A daring robbery occurred few MORN
fngs ago in Pawling, N. Y. The robbers
entered the savings bank in the butcher
House and secured $4,000. Twenty
five guests were in the house.
but none of them were awakened.
The safe was forced open and everything in
it extracted without noise. After cracking
the safe the robbers made their way to the
railroad station, where they stole q hand.
car belonging to the Grand Central Rail-
road and rode to Brewsters. There they
ditched the car and walked to Carmel sta
ton to wait for train.
At that point they found the station
locked, but they broke in the door and rested
until the o'clock express arrived. This
they boarded without exciting suspicion.
They had their booty in large valise.
Soon after tho train left the
station a deputy sheriff rode into
Brewsters, bringing news of the robbery.
There it was learned that the burg
lars had taken train at Carmel ana al
though it was fast express it was decided
to stop it at an intermediate station. This
was done and the burglars captured. They
gave their names as John Walters and Henry
Cary. The stolen goods were recovered and
the robbers given into the hands OF the New
York officials.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
LIBERTY BELL AT THE FAIR

A Special Guard Over 1t Day and
Night While at Chicago
It has been decided by the Councilmanic
Worlds Fair subcommittee, OF PhiIadel-
phia. Penn., that the Liberty bell shall
be taken to Chicago the date of
departure from that city being the
2Sth of April. The bell will be trans
ported in special car, and four policemen
will go with it as special custodian and
will never lose signt OF the charge \. e it
is in Chicago. Several city officials viii go
to Chicago with the bell. On the way stops
will be made in all tho large cities so that
their citix ens may have an opportunity OF
seeing the famous bell.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01

a rRerrxDoUs blast was fired the other
dsv at Carpenter Brothers quarry, at Fort
Lee. N. T., opposite New York City: Com
pstent engineers estimate the quantity dls-
xlaced e loo. 600 tons WashIngton's Head,
- old landmark betwesn Fort Lee and
Coytsville, and 500 fest OF Palisades we're
torn away By the blast
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
LONG-LIVED TRIPLETS.
Three Brothers Celebrate Their Fif
tieth Birthday in Kentucky.

tieth Birthday in Kentucky.
The Bonebright brothers, triplets, John.
James and Jacob, a few days ago celebrated
their fiftieth birthday at the home Of James,
across the Ohio River from Ripley, Ohio, in
Kentucky. John is q business man of De-
troit, Mich, while James and Jacob live on
adjoining farms in Kentucky. All are large
physically, and in robust health. Each is
the father Of large fAuailv.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
W7af are yoa g0ing to do Gd0zf ~

Waaf are yoa going to do G6ozf ~
When you have an important law case,
do you ask for bids from six lawyers
and accept the lowest?
Certainly not, for want an experienced
and clever lawyer to conduct my
case
When you are i'll. do you ascertain the
fees charged by several doctors and
employ the cheapest
Of course not, for sickness is seriouD
matter, and want a skilful doctnr.
When you wish to invest, do You select
the stocks or bonds which can b
had for the least money, regadlem
of their value?
OH No; for I want to invest my mona4
safely, and prefer to buy the beGA
securities, rather than risky ones b.
cause they are lower priced.
When you want any printing done, d
you follow the same course as the M
swers previously given would indI
cate +?
MOI get estimates from printers who d
good work. and from others who d
inferior work, and then accept tn
loWCSL Dl0.
Be consistent. When you want prices
for PRINTING decide whether you want
the letter, or the cheaper work. <
can do both kinds-the cheaper for
those who care for quantity, rather
than quality; the better, for fhoaD
who want good work and can pay
for it.
print circulars sure to be read.
If you are alarge consumer of Envelopes.
see me, for can save you soma
money.
can furnish everything in the printing
line, from a card TO newspaper,
including printed Office Stationery
Law Blanks, Blank Books, Etc, with
promptness and skill, and at fsar
prices.
O. s. FREEMAN,
PUBLISHER PASSAIC CITY RECORD.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
THE MARKETS.

Late Wholesale Prices of Country
Produce Quoted in New York.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
WADE HAMproy.

Wade Hampton, appointed Railroad Com
missioner, was born in Charleston, S. c..
March %. 1918.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01
M. COSTELLO,
Importer and Wholesale Dealer N
WINES AND LIQUORS,
$50 Passaic Street,
PAssAIc. N. ).
Established 1867.
/. THOMAS VAN 0RDEN,

Proprietor of the Oldest Livery, Sale and
Boarding Stable in town. Horses to hire
Passaic City record., 1893-04-01

or keep by
day, week.
and month.
Carriages to
Weddings q
F L n e rails.
Horses wag-
ons, Sls;ghs
andHarness
of all de-
scriptioD SC
The morning call., 1893-12-23
BUREAU OF LABOR
A Preacher i'm Hard Luck
Gives His Name.
The List of the Unemployed AS
sumes Large PrOpOrtions-Mass-
Meeting to Be Held.

At the bureau for the registration OF the un-
employed. openrd at 35 Eddy street last Tues
day. the committee of working men iu charge
have been kept busy ever since. Hereafter
registration will take place at Federation Hall,
S1S Howard street, from 8 A. NJ. TO 4 sc
P. NJ, Sundays excepted. Over 1000 names
have been entered on the books with
particulars regarding the age. occupation and
length Of time resident in the State of each
applicant.
Yesterday $40 names were registered, and II
Is estimated that at least 70 per cent are bona.
hde applicants for work. Most OF those whose
names have been taken belong TO the laborng
class, but the exceptions have not been rare
The names of three men are entered as book
Keepers one as an expert accountant. and
one-save the mark-as preacher. The latter
registered a. John Vert, residing at I'LL Mar
ket str et, and having dependent upon him a
wife aud one child. The chief OF the bureau
showed some little dlfdence at entering the
applicant dS a minister IL seemed such ter
rlble an0maly-but as Mr.. Vert Insisted that
preaching really was his vocation, he was en-
tered as i laborer. " H. says he is a preacher
and preacher Is labOrer in the Lords yine-
yard, 20 guess it's all right" remarked the
chief recorder. Anyway" he added, .hei ;
only 20 years OF age, ana il the opportunity
offered fancy he could do good days work
In any vineyard having less honorable owner
ship"
The unemployed, desiring TO hold a mass
meeting, have been met in a very generous
spirit by he owner of the metropolitan Hall
The hall has been promised them free OF all
charge on Tuesday afternoon, aud at that time
those OF the unemployed who are supplied with
tickets Will be admitted.
The morning call., 1893-12-23
EMMA COWIE'S WILL.
The Contest of Her Father, William
Dick, Proves Futile.

The contest over the will of the late Emma L.
Cowie, nee Dick, which has occupied The
attention OF a jury in Judge Coffev's court
for some weeks. came 10 a conclusion yesterday
afternoon, The jury sustaining the will.
1t viii be remembered that Mrs. Cowie died
some months ago, leaving fortune Of about
S150,O0O.
She left the bulk OF her property to ber mother
Sarah l.. Dick, aud some TO various relatives,
tO]he exclusion OF her IA her, William Dick.
Tie understanding was that William Dick was
TO receive pit ance of S45 month from the
tesiatriX' mother during his natural life.
But " iiliam Dick was not satisfied with tbese
Arrangements. He had been divorced from his
"l1e and was without means. So h. filed con-
~ IN which uucue influence on the part oi
m1s. Dick, and The unsOund mind OF the testa-
TX al lbe time of the execution of the Will and
TSnuicll was alleged. II Was alleged thai Mrs.
Oich had represented 10 her daughter that the
eOnlo>tahi was 4 gambler, drum ara aud a
Npehu'hIHi, and hid 20 Influenced het daughter
hn 10 cause her 10 thus disinheit him. On these
eiounGs lie desired 10 upset the WILL
az ine tIlal OF The case expert medical testi'
Hlopy was introduced 10 show the state Of MIS-.
So"'e > DuuilE and mental health al the time oil
nei eAeeu eulion of The viii and c0dc. while
esiuenIF Wa admitted To show what the con-
teolants habiis Of life were
lie arguments being AN I'm Yesterday Judge
~, ~ ,enu ',a, carefully pepared charge TO the
!u'y ih winch Ne gave hem ten specific questions
20 answer. Alter Two hours delIberalion the
yuiy returned verdict In which ali the oues-
~. .aous "oI. otctufd as against the contestant by
Ter JuI oTs, ihefe being TWO dissentients upoD
Ruo VI lne leu questions only
The morning call., 1893-12-23
SNAKES GALORE.
A. Returned Wanderer Tells of the
Drawbacks to Foreign Residence.

II notice that the papers trot out monstrous
snake stories with the same regularity that the
prize pumpkins receive editorial commenda-
tlon,'' said w. r. Ingehart yesterday TO a CALL
reporter. II have just got back from Kurra-
shee, IN British India, and 1t seems TO me it
would pay some entrrprisng journal to send
some one out there to get snake warns"
Theieupon Nr. Inglehart proceeded TO edlfy
his Involuntary listener with a small series of
hair-lifting escapades with all kinds OF snakes
la &c and small, In which he had-somewhat
unwIllingly 1t must be confessed-played a
foremost part.
India is sometimes termed the hunters nara
disc, but just imagine 1868 lives being Sacri.
feed in one year 10 the wild animals of the
jungle. As If that were not bad enough no less
Than 19.O25 lives were lost through snakes iu
1882. There seems TO be 40 way OF stopping
this mortality. The Government returns show
that $4,000 snakes Were killed and about
$4,000 was distributed in rewards for the good
all proportion 10 the number DESTROYED Some
1,OU0 head OF cattle we've reported - having
been Killed TOO, bv snakes aud wild animals
ana ihese hgures Will perhaps convey an idea
OF some OF the anDoyanceS-to put il mildly
that an American has to contend against
'lDula is I'D many respects a delighi full CONN.,
try TO live In, particularly TO a thoughtful man
who can take pleasure in studying tile varied
customs OF many strange peoples some OF
Whom are learned In III the lore of the East
and think upon high INTEL ctual plan
III mas lts draWbacN $, however" concluded
MIR. lnelehart. land l am glad to be once more
able TO eat my Christmas turkey at my home in
Illinois," '' N'AA0 Ia