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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07
NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL.
What the Journal Noted at State Headquar.
tiers Yesterday.

School register blanks are being sent
out from the superintendent of school 5
| Office 1t takes many thousands to reach
all around the schools.
Tuesday.
Col. r. c. Harrington, State inspector
OF rifle practice, is now preparing his re-
port which will be of great interest to
military men throughout the State, and
will contain much information on "a mat
ter with which the colonel is familiar in
every phase
Major c. J. House went to Portland,
yesterday, on business in the interest of
the bureau of industrial and labor statis-
tics
The meeting of the Maine Fish and
Gamc Association the first Tuesday in
January will be a most interesting one in
the fullest sense of the word and the
recommended legislation by the commit
tee appointed for that purpose will then
be duly considered From the unanimous
votes taken by this committee on several
important questions in reference to
Maines fish and game interests it is ex-
pected that a most vigorous effort will be
made for more legislative action and in
creased appropriation. The matter of
recommending actions for the better pro-
nf hn fcI nd IF 70
has been placed in the hands of commit
tee compose1 of men capable of proposing.
the judicious steps for the Pine Tree
States welfare and the propagation of
fish and increase of big game The whole
sale slaughter of game the past fall has
awakened an interest in the game ques-
dreds of fishermen, last summer, well
manifested, it is claimed, that the ponds
and lakes should be stocked continually.
The State treasury department has not
as yet been called upon to furnish boun-
ties for the killing of bears and wolves,
the beasts that We're reported to be so
III UIlC S6tlIlC SSCuloIlo VI oilO iui
northeast wild lands of this State.
The next report of the State librarian,
Hon. L. ID. Carver will be under the
heads of General Remarks, - 1.-The Use
of the Subject Calendar Exchanges, :"
Purchases, Free Public Libraries. :"
The aggregate number of volumes of the
II law libraries in the State is about
SO, 971. OF the four college libraries the
number of volumes will reach 101, 900.
There are "a free public libraries and Al
WHARF IA fee is charged. Mr. Carver's re-
port will be more pithy and abundant
with information interesting to every
librarian and library patron in the State
than ever before
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07

C. f. Coffin of Berwick, and John Hill,
Jr, of the same place were IN Augusta,
last evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07
PORTLAND'S PENANT.
Decision That Forest City High School Team
Wins Foot Ball Championship.

Francis Woodbridge, president of the
Maine Inter scholastic Athletic Associa-
ton, has acted upon the claim of the Port
land High school foot ball team for the
Wright & Ditson pennant in their favor
1t will be remembered that the Bangor
and Portland high school elevens played
three games for the pennant Portland
won the first game, Bangor the second, and
last Saturday, the third and decisive
game was won by Bangor by questionable
means. This third game was played at
Portland, and at the end of the first
half the score was tie, to 4. during
the second half Bangor secured touch
down. making the score 8 to 4. But the
game was called before the last half was
finished, on account Of darkness. Port
land contended that the score was tie
by the rules, which say that If a game Is
called by darkness or otherwise, the re-
suit shall be determined according to the
score at the end of even halves. The ON
c;als of the game decided in favor of Ban
oor and that school claimed the cham
pionship of the State and the pennant
offered by Wright g. Ditson. Manager
Donobue of the Portland team came to
Augusta, last Sunday, and visited Mr.
Herbert A. Black, the secretary of the
organization, who was sick with pneu-
monia. and put forward his claim, which
was based on the ground that no articles
~ aoreement were signed by either of the
teams in any of the games, as required IN
the bylaws of the association.
Mr. Donohue further claimed that III
three of the games that Portland played in'
tho articles were signed and forwarded to
the secretary, while Bangor had the artl
cles signed in only two games That gave
Portland a lead of one game for the pen
.rt over Bangor, and on this account
Mr. Donohue claimed the trophy o1eret
by Wright & Ditson for his team. Ih'
socre,arv. Mr.. Black, decided in favor o
Portland and sent the articles OF agree
ment to President Woodbridge, who Is +;
student at Harvard
Mr.. Woodbridge Immediately sent th'
articles back and signed his name to TN
document, giving Portland the pennant
Tho president's action will end the matter
ond the souabbling that has been going OF
for some time between the rival teams
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07

Mrs. John 5. Farnham passed away at
noon Thursday, at her late residence, 20
school street, after long illness. About
ro.r ago her husband died. Two sons
prank S. and Charles E., survive her
M. funeral will be held at 2. NJ, Satur-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07
Died.
KENNEBEc.

A,ousta-Dec. 6, Mrs. Susan o., wife OF the
-. Auk Iknhn s. Farnham, aged IS years.
AugusIal;sE l;s n Hamlen, aged IS years.
the nersnerai .~ Friday forenoon at 10 O'Clock. az
F.unsidence Of Frederick Hamlen, 70 Pleasant
srreet)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07
FROZEN kENNEBEC.
A Record Of the Time It Opened and Closed
for Past ITO Years.

Thursday, November 90, the sixth time
ON this date since 1885. The earliest date
on which it closed was Nov. 3, 1909, and
The following table will probably interest
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07

Mr.. +. E. Knowles of Fairfield, mas
oeen canvassing Augusta during the past
iew weeks with his usual success. Inc
work he is DOW pushing is 1.-The Peerless
heciter" containing choicest recitatiohs
and readings from the best authors, incluo-
ing recitals in prose and verse, together
with rules and instructions for gesture
expression and cultivation of the voice
compiled and edited by Henry Davenport
Northrop. The work is beautifully Illus
uated with handsome half tone full page
cuts. 1t is book highly recommended
" prominent educators, and when we
saw MIR. Knowles he had over 100 names
On his prospectus showing that it is justly
popular with the reading public. Mr'
Anowles has long enjoyed the reputation
~ oeing one Of the most successful ana
n'ost reliable solicitors in Maine. ne mas
most excellent work and deserves tne
.p'endid success he is meeting with it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07
Teachers Meeting.

The Augusta Teachers Association Will
meet at the VIM. r. Smith grammar
schoolhouse this, Friday, afternoon at
three clock. All teachers and Others IN
tercsted, whether members or not, are IN
vited to be present or to teach. The SUD-
lects will be- Glass Exercises (gylnnas-
ucsl Miss Hanson; Discussion OF BooS'
Miss Doherty; Question Box.
The sun., 1894-12-14
COULDN'T GITE HIM UP.
Miss Brewer shoots Gideon I.attin,er. whs
Had Returned Her Love Trinket-.

LYNN, Mass, Dec. l3.--liideon Lattimer, Jr.,
one OF the proprietors OF the Lynn and Boston
Express, was probably mortally shot this fore
noon by Annie y. Brewer, ~ years old, with
whom he has been keeping company for year.
Lattimer is 20 years old. Ills attention 10 Miss
Brewer met with considerable opposition 10 the
match from his parents, and so earnest had they
been in their cntrcaties for him to break IL OF
that he called on Miss Brewer this morning 10 tell
her OF his intention 20 comply with their wishes.
Miss Brewer lives with her sister at ll3
Bond street She met Lattimcr at: he door and
asked him to step into her room. According To
the sister everything was quiet for few mo-
ments. Then the report or pistol startled her.
Another shot followed, and all the occupants of
the house rushed to the room where the couple
had retired to talk. On the floor lay Lattimer,
apparently unconscious; Blood was 10wlng
tie shoulder. by his side was the girls picture
and a few trinkets which she had undoubtedly
given him in presents. These lie had brought TO
While the inmates OF the house were gal-
ing on tho man he arose with the help OF
some one in the room and started for the door.
He reached the street, hut became so weak that
he was compelled to enter n store and report
his condition. He was taken To his home,
where the doctors afterward found him lying
on q sofa. telling his parents about the shoot Ing
After giving Miss Brewer tine presents sh" had
given him and receiving his own In return ha
started Ia leave the room. As he turned II" saw
her pull "A revolver from her gown and negin 10
fire. The first bullet struck him in the shoul-
der. The second lodged in the abdomen. Thers
was another shot hred, he said. but II missed
him. Lattimer fell when the second shot struck.
sister heard her slam the front door. but knows
nothing of her whereabouts. She took the re-
volver with her
pital. The ball that struck him in the abdomsn
passed through to the right hlp. Neither bulles
has been eItrlcated. The girl has not yet been
The sun., 1894-12-14

Bat He Created as Much Excitement as
Suicide and Fire Together Would.

Albert Noll. n laborer. 80 years old, OF 75
Meserole street, Willamsburgh. has been de-
spondent lately. owing TO his failure TO get en-
ployment. After eating hearty breakfast of
sauerkraut, frankfurter. pumpernickel, pot
cheese, and trpe yesterday morning he went
into front room and lay down on a lounge.
His wife heard him Groan and asked him what
the trouble was.
Let me alone, Babettc." Noll said. II am
soon going to leave you forever. SO, good-by,
I've taken Paris greer"
Mrs. Noll screamed and ran into the hall.
Neghbors heard her and thought that
there was fire In her rooms. Some of them
gathered up their children and wearing apparel
and ran out of the house Mrs. Noll In the
mean time had reached the street, and Police
man Seigel OF the StagG street station saw her.
She told him that her husband had poisoned
himself with Paris green, and begged Segel to
find doctor and save his life.
Seigel summoned an ambulance and then
went to NOll'S house. A crowd was gathered in
front of the house and he had 10 push his way
through 10 get to the door Mrs. NOll was at the
foot Of the stairs in faiuting condition.
bounded up the stairs and found Noll still ON
What's the mattcr?" asked Noll,
SeiGel didn't reply but turned NOll over on
his face and began To pound his back, in order to
get the poison out Of him;
stop hitting me-" said Noll.
Not until sd9cIOr comes or get the poison
- didn't take poison. Just fooled my wife,"
shouted Noll
Seigel, however, kept on pounding and when
the ambulance arrived with Surgeon GuilfOyle
the excitement around the house increased.
Guilfoyle had his stomach pump with him, and
when he got 10 hollis side he prepared to use IL.
go away from me-" siid Nnll, who was al
most crying by this time Then the surgeon
poured hot waterd down Noll's throat and brought
IL M again with the pump.
II guess that you are al right now" said tho
surgeon,
II was always all right, damn it," replied
Noll. II just fooled my wife as | often fooled
her before and didn't take any poison at all.
Can't man play joke once in while? Other
people do IL and don't see why can't. No po-
liceman or doctor has right 20 enter my
house"
When Mrs. Noll became satisfied that her
husband was indeed all right, she grew indig-
nRnt
"Just look at all the people outside" she said.
"What did you do IL fnry Think Of the shame
and what the people will think OF you"
Then Policeman Seigel returned. lie searched
all around the room. but could find no trace OF
Paris green. Noll declared over and over that
he didn't poison himself, and that SeIgel was an
intruder
The sun., 1894-12-14
STAINED TnILE sHE pRArED.
A MIdnigbt Assassin Attacked the widow
Doyle In Her House.

BURLINGTON. Dec. 13.-AIrs. Bridget Doyle
was attacked and stabbed while in her own
home last night. She is the widow Of James
Doyle. aud she keeps a little grocery store In
East burlington.
She closed up the store about 10 o'clock last
night and prepared for bed. As She kneelcd by
the side OF her bed To say her evening prayer q
rough hand seized her throat. stranging her 40
that she could make but feeble cry.
Then the assassin drove tho blade Of n shoe
knife into her side. Such was the force of tho
blow that the end of the blade was brok en- off.
The woud-be murderer fed, leaving the steel
still In the wound.
The unfortunate woman fell with n shrek.
The fellow jumped from II second-story window
upon shed and slid to the ground.
Mrs. Doyle had good look ut her assniiant
before no fed. and she told the police that lie
was Alfred tlymcr. "a dissoiuto character
known about the city.
Dr. j. Howard pugh did all he could TO aid
Mrs. Doyle. nut was unable 20 Rnd the piece of
the blade. He was unwilling 10 say tl!at shs
would recover. though she Is doing tolcrably
\ search ~ the house by the police showed
that Clymer had gained an entrance through a
cellar window. lie had removed his shoes and
thus lie was able 10 steal upon the woman with
When daylight came Policemen Gaul and
Mathis made II search for Clymer and about
noon found him in n field about four miles away.
As he was placed under arrest he begged To hs
shot. as he did not care 10 live, he said. lie was
taken to Jail.
The first person 10 respond to the call for, help
at the Doyle house eX-Councilman
Haines. After rendering what assistance
he could he started for home. As he
passed the residence of Stacy Rrit-
ion he saw James ONeal and Mrs Brit
ton standing on the doorstep. O'Seal had q
ton said TO O'Neal. shoot the -" and ths
next moment Haines received charge OF bird
shot in the back and legs His wounds are not
considered serious.
O'Neal had been fined few hours previously
for shooting his neig h bor's ducks. When Haines
was q member of the Council he opposed
O'Neals application for n liquor license. and for
that reason there has been standing feud be-
tween the two ever since.
O'Neal and Mrs. Brtton are imprisoned in the
Ial
The sun., 1894-12-14
CIGLREITES AND TINE TEETH.
A Deatist Says the Nerves IN Then Are
Killed by Nieotias Poisoning.

Killed By Nieotiae Poisoning.
"Thero is one bad result OF constant cigarette
smoking that very few people know anything
about said Brook yn dentist. THE result itself
has been apparent to me and to all dentists for
long time. but the cause has been mystery until
very recently. For years the nerves of teeth In
every other way perfect have been found dead.
A careful examination OF . dead nerve found In
an unexp posed tooth recently revealed the fact
that Il had been poisoned by nicotine. and there
by the mystery referred to was solved. Nicotine
poisoning from cigarette smoking is killing the
nerves In the teeth OF smokers. 1t Is a most
serious state OF affairs. although most people
will not understand. They think q dead tooth
is as good as a 1.-Two one. They will find their
mistake some day.
"A young woman whom I have known for
wanted a tooth attended to. / worked on the
tooth some time, and some OF the instruments
used should have made her scream little bit.
concluded that the nerve of the tooth was dead.
It surprised me. because the tooth was a good
one and the nerve unexposed. Well, extracted
the nerve, and the minute saw II 1 knew what
was the trouble.
", Do You want a live nerve left in your
head 2 asked.
80 Then stop smoking cigarettes I said.
"'why, Doctor what do you mean she be-
gan. Then she put on great show OF indig-
81 My dear young lady J. said, what's the use
Of talking so I'm a dental surgeon and
know a thing whe9 I see II. You have been
smoking cigarettes for long time, and my ad,
Well, she collapsed then, acknowledged the
truth OF what had said, and that ended II.
don't think that cigarette smokers figure this
other injurious effects of the weed, but To my
mind II Is the most dangerous OF all"
The sun., 1894-12-14
MURDERED on THE STREET
Death the Result or the Recent Doodle
ScnndnI In New Orleans.

New ORLEANS. Dec. l3.-George Boya. until a
few days ago a deputy sheriff In the Criminal
District Court. was killed to-day by Jefr Davis,
ex-crier OF the same court. Tho murder grows
directly out OF the Doodle now on trial be-
fore the Criminal Court and the attempt made
by the citizens to convict the corrupt Council
men and other dishonest city officials.
New Orleans has been much wrought up over
these cases. There were forty odd indictments
Two of them have been tried, and two Council
men. Callahan, and DudOussat. convicted. The
friends Of the indicted officials have done all in
their power to protect them. A few days ago
the list OF the Jurymen who were TO try the
cases was stolen from the Criminal Court
before IL was made public, the purpose OF the
theft being 10 let the indicted men know who
were Ia try them. To do this the Judges desk
was broken open,
An investigation showed that the crime was
committed by one of the court Officers Deputy
Sheriff Boya tried TO fix the responsibility on
Crisr Davis, and the latter declared thai BOya
stole the list. The Grand Jury investigated the
case and recommended that both OF the men 10
discharged and this was done.
a great deal OF bitterness has existed between
them since. Both are reported as drinking
heavily and looking for each other. They met
to-day on Canal street. the retail thorOughfare
Of the city. and crowded at the time with women.
The men started TO draw their reVolvers. hut
Davis got the first shot II proved fatal the
ball striking BOya In the mouth. The wounded
man ran into "A neigh boring shoe store, dropped
on the floor, and died in few minutes.
The sun., 1894-12-14
LIVED WELL ON NOTHING.
TEE METHODS OF A BoYIsH sHTN-
DLER FROM HOLYOKE.

-
ne Posed as = Son ofPhiIip Armour, stayed
st the Re.t mote,-. s,e,t Morey Freely,
s-s Dia It All .. worthless cheek..
Four wel-dressed young men, looking like
college students, sauntercd down Broadway
about 10 o'clock on wednesday night, and when
in front OF the National Cash Register Com
nanv,s store s,onred ,o Iook AT the machines in
pS '.Oi0 ',Uppeu ~ W iVoN . ~ ,", ~ - inc ~ =, "
the window. Three OF the men started on again
after a short wait, but the fourth, q bovish-
s SVuHs i", .pp 0''' - ~
,sntr cd on opa The % regi.,crs % csn,rs Int cV once
Detec,ivc. E,anboe and yallelv Detectives Con-
vsv ~ rho New Nstbsrland Hotel and Tsnnv
Of the Park Avenue Hotel and another man, who
hod hoor tollo,.ino ,ho to,,r s,onrod 40, h.bind
the young man.
I'VE want you," said Evanhoe, and before the
man could make any resistance or explanation
ne was bundled into waiting CAP and driven
away. His companions had missed him after
80. .'s.,. 20 ~. - ,'.., -. -.
were utterly At loss To understand now no
could have disappeared SO suddenly
Tho rab turned into L'iftb nvcnue and s,opncd
80, a , S,'
at the Hotel Savoy. whence clerk came and
identified the prisoner. Then It proceeded TO the
ParkAyenucIIotel. here he was identified again.
From there the carriage was driven to Police
up for the night. The Central Oflice detectives
n
looking for a year and the hotel dc, ,ectivcs one
who had recently swindled their employers
When arrnigned before the Sergeant at Head
quarters the prisoner said: well the game il
up, and might as well I tel the truth now" lie
son OF George 4. Whitaker OF 5B Race street
Holyoke Mass. About Thanksgiving time In
spector Mclaughlin heard that Whitaker. con-
cerning whom lie had received many Inquiries
was in town, and he put two detectives on his
track. As he had only n des cription To go by lie
hesitated to arrest the young swndler until he
was caught in some new crime, When Whittn-
ker arrived here ON Nov. 20 lac went at once to
the Hotel Savoy, registered as Fred Marshall
and took rooms. lie paid S25 in advance, spent
lots OF money for wine, and seemed to have an
extensive acquaintance among college men, who
dined with him often. The detectives snw him
spending money right ana left in various Ten
derloin resorts.
On Dec, l he went to Uolyoke and wrote two
letters to himself as Fred Marshall and George
Armour. one addressed to the Hotel Savoy and
one TO the Park Avenue Hotel. Both were
written as coming from his father. The one to
the Hotel Savoy enclosed s 90 check and the
other a SI5 check In both the father was
made TO say that he hoped his son was doing
The sun., 1894-12-14

The Cattle Company He Started Presents
Claims Against Him.

Claims Against Rim.
OMAHA, Seb.. Dec. .l3.-Judge Charles l.. Bene-
dict Of the Eastern New York United States
Circuit Court and his sons involved In a law
suit here. Several years ago Judge Benedict or
ganized the T. l.. V. Land and Cattle Company.
and began operations on an extensive scale in
Howard county. Seb,. with his son. George A.
Benedict. as manager. George gave TO his IA
ther mortgages on the company property for
over $3O, 900. Yesterday the Judge secured
judgment against the company for that amount.
As he was starting TO New York to-day notice
was served upon him OF suit for damages
by the cattle company. The petition alleges
that ]. Z. Reilly of Omaha has been President
OF the company since its Incorporation in 1856,
but that the members OF the Benedict family
have held all OF the offices, and have held the
meetings of the company without his knOWl-
edge. and have kept the books and accounts of
any knowledge of what was being done with the
property until 1892, when he bought the inter
ests Of the Benedicts and secured control or the
Then he learned that notes had been given by
George Benedict 20 his father and brothers ag-
gregatinE 100000, which they asserted had
been expended in improving ana operating the
10 nav the Benedicts a large sum OF money ior
5000 acres of land which they asserted they
had bought, when, as a matter ot l.lhe land
steads taken by the employees Of the ranch and
improved aud paid for out Of the funds Of the
company. He also alleges that George Benedict
bought hlOOd horses and hounds ia New York
and invited young society men out for long
hunting trips. the expenses OF which were paid
out OF the fund charged for the operation and
improvement OF the ranch.
ii is also alleged that Manager Benedict
bought and equipped fine ranch OF his own out
Of the funds Of the company. MIR. Riley alleges
diets Was obtained on false representations, aud
was not expended or used for the benefit Of the
company or its property. The total claims OF
Riley and his company against the Benedicts
amount to $50, 5000. for which sum no asks
Judgment.