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Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-05

| offices of the dwelling. Gorgeous vines ! clambered wantonly over column and arch to the roof tiles and seemingly disappeared
 in the eky's blue depths beyond, while in dazzling contrast to the marble wilderness | of the gallery balustrade were scarfs, or jackets, or sashss, here and there care
 lessly flung upon the rail as If from idle female hands.
 More bewildering still to Casselearth and Hadder was the human interest beneath Just opposite them, a little to the left of the murmurous fountain was . group of Aoorish women. A master painter could not have more effectively composed their attitude and acosssories.
 Five were evidently the absent sheik's wives, or other inmates of the harem.'
 Two, ravishinely beautiful and forming the nearest central figures, were half re- clining at full length upon gorgeous Persian rugs. They were facing each other, their
 lovely heads resting in their henna-stained hands, in turn supported by their elbows, giving the artists full view of the face.
 neck, breast and arms of one, and of the profile, head, arms, shoulders, back waist
 and limbs of the other; while their attitude
 was one of loving converse.
 Behind these, giving three figures to the
 central group. was another, younger If not
 fsirer, leaning against . column of the
 colonnade and softly drumming guitar.
 To the left, the eldest. still rarely bsauti-
 full woman, was sitting with her side and
 back to the artists, . monstrous, bare
 armed negress, whom they afterwards
 knew q Fatms, lazily plating the heavy folds of her sable hair; while to the right of all, her bare feet dabbling In the spray of the fountain, and her bare shoulders like creamy marble in the sunlight, was the youngest of the harem, one arm reach ing back to the floor tiling in dainty sup port and the other, stretshed outward and upward toward white and auttering doves, which she lured from the roof above to her tiny finger tips with preferred food.
 Never before were artists 70 thrilled by | canvas or by scene. Never were artists l 60 ecstatic and impstuous in their work. And never were artists 70 increasingly be- wildered ss when, coming day after dsy to their hourly sittings- only ! by drawn curtains for the haremia rest and their own refreahment of i coffee and violet aherbst, silently | served by Fauna on sesneeyeh of lilvsr and koossss of inlaid mother.oe-
Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-05

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
HALLOWElL REPUBLICANS
Nominated Strong Ticket at the Several Ward
caucuses Last Evening.

HALLowELL, Feb. 23.-(Spe ciaD Re.
publican caucuses were held in the several
ward rooms Friday evening. The returns
are as follows:
Ward Alderman, +. B. Wood; lst
councilman, S. d. jordan; I'd councilman,
Agene f. Day; warden. Asa Libby; ward
clerk, Chas. Cole; constable, E. W. Mad
dox; member of city committee; f. W.
Maddox.
Ward 2-Alderman, j. F. Bodwell; LIST
councilman, George II. Willis; I'd council
man, Steven Estes warden, S. Blatchford
ward cierk, Albert Grenpll; constable, G.
s. johnson; member Of the city committee,
j. S. Hamilton.
Ward 3-Aldermar, G. A. Stafford; LIST
councilman, Joseph f. Howe; I'd council
man, George 3. Lord; warden, T. B.
Howe; ward clerk, f. M. Libby constable,
j. F. Varney member of the city commit
tee, II. Z. Clearwater.
Ward 4-Alierman, F. A. Tenney
lst councilman, Il. d. Katon; I'd council
man, J. S. Currier; warden, G. L. John
son; ward clerk, II. A. Warner; constable.
Geo. w. Perkins: member city committee,
D. X. Jewell.
Ward 5-Alderman, D. +. Fuller; 1st
councilman, Mr.. Laiton; I'd councilman,
J. p. Jewett.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
SENATE AND TARIFF.
Republicans Will SEQ The New Gill Probably
Ntxt Monday.

WAsniNGToN, Feb. 23.-The Senate sub
committee on finance was in session all day
on the tariff bill. Members of the sub
committee are more than usually uncom-
municative. but one stated this evening that
rapid progress was made. 1t is understood
that meeting of the full committee on
finance will be called for Monday morning,
when the bill will be laid before the Re-
publican members of the committeec
Senator Butler succeeded in getting more
names than those necessary to direct call
for Democratic senatorial caucus and the
list was presented to Mr.. German today.
This afternoon he issued a call, fixing the
time at 10, Monday morning.
The Senate sub-comm ttee was in session
tonight and will work energetically from
now until Monday, to get the bill ready for
the full committee. The coal men have
received positive assurance that they will
get 40 cents a ton duty and possibly so
cents. The bill will be finished, it is said,
in all parts by Sunday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
MORE F0RGERIEs
By Erastus Wiman Discovered BY
Experts on R. G. Dun's Books.
B Ill Secured But Too Late Tor Wimah's Re.
lease On Friday.

NEW YonK, Feb. 23.-Late this after
noon A. B. Chandler presented check for
&25 600 ~ bail for MIR. Wiman. Acting
District Attorney Davis refused to accept
the check, saying that in wouli have TO be
deposited 18th the comptroller, who would
give receipt and issue a certificate of de-
posit which will operated as the discharge
of Mr.. Wiman. 1t was then after 5 o'clock
ana the comptroller's office was closed.
The gentleman said be would present the
check to the comptroller in the morning.
r. d. Douglass, 4 nephew of r. G. Dun,
and . member Of the firm of Il &. Dun &
Co this afternoon said that five additional
forgeries by Mr.. Wimsn had been dis
covered. Experts are still at work on the
books. He denied emphstically the state
m .nts that he and his brother had long been
jealous of, or hostile to Mr.. Wiman and
sought to undermine his influence in the
firm.
He said: 1.-The relations between Mr..
Wiman and myself up to the time the T, r
geiies were discovered were most cordial.
In advising that he be prosecute acted
merely from q sense of duty to the mere an
tile world
Mr.. Wiman was seen by reporter late
in the afternoon. He said that he did not
care to talk about the case. He was feel
ing better since he heard that his SON .
condition was slightly improved. MIR.
Wiman showed pile of about 100 letters
and kilograms of sympathy received from
various parts of the country.
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Congressional Notes.

The House committee on inv aid pensions
has reported favorably the Senate bill
granting pension of 500 month to the
widow of Gen. J ohm NJ. Corse.
Mr.. Hall, Friday, said the subcommittee
of the House banking and currency CON-
mittee had sg eed to report favorably the
till of Mr.. Cooper, subjecting to taxation
by states, national bank and United States
treasury notes.
The latest plan of holding a quorum is
suggested by Mr.. Bynum of Indiana. He
proposes that when roll call shall disclose
the lack of a quorum, call of the House
shall be ordered, which call shall also be .
vote upon the question efore the House.
Consequently when member answers
here he must also record his yea or nay.
lf he simply responded "here" with
out adding his vote be registers himself as
absent and aids by his own act in establish
ing the record of quorum present which
cannot be controverted. If to escspe from
vo,ing he will not answer "here, he is con.
structively il not literally absent, and Re is
liable to the penalty of the statute which =
ducts the salary of absent members for ca h
lay that he is away from the House witho 1t
leave.
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REtEMr 4 IlrrlE.
English Lords Make q Few Concessions on
Parish Councils Hill.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-The House Of Lords
this evening agreed to permit the parish
councils to hold meetings in parochial
school houses. Their former refusal of
such permission was most sew, yely criti-
cised, as It meant in rural districts the "A
looms would have to be the centers Of poli:-
ical activity.
The Duke OF Devonshire, leader of the
Liberal Unioni,ts, moved that the council
councils be made tribunals 70 decide upon
the compulsory purchase allotments under
the circumstances of the allotments act.
with power of appeal to the local govern
ment board. This motion was passed.
Lord Salisbury, Conservative leader, pro-
posed new amendment which would give
parishes of 200 to 800 population the
choice between cour Gil and no council.
The amendment was approved, 50 to 76.
Lord Salisbury moved that the parish
councils he allowed to elect only one-third
of the trustees of local charities. The
Earl of kimberley, secretary of state for
India, intimated that the government would
oppose this amendment. The Duke Of
Drvonshire spoke briefly against Lord
Sslisburys proposal and in favor of the
government. The archbishops of Canter-
bury and York supported Lord Salisbury
and the amendment was carried, ~ to SO.
The House next agreed to drop the
amendment excluding London from the
scope of the bill. The Lords finished work
on the bill this evening and seEt it back TO
the Commons.
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THROWN u THE SPONGE.
Hallowsll remecrats, as Desperate Move
Unite with the Prohibitionists.

HALLowELL, Feb. 23.-(Special. )-The
Democrats in this city have evidently
thrown up the sponge. Seemingly the mat
ter ia as follows: As none of their honor
able party thinking themselves strong
enough to battle sgainst Republican can
didate for mayor, at a caucus, Friday even
ing, it was unanimously decided to ndorse
the entire Prohibition ticket except in
Wards 4 and 5, where the Prohibition party
has no ward candidates.. and with their
combined efforts struggle for victory.
1t is said that the Democrats were utterly
unable to find man in their party who
would consent to allow his name to be used
for mayor and after numerous futile at
tempts gave up the fight and combined with
the Prohibitionists. The Republicans are
amused and much pleased at the situation
and are quietly working to pile up a big
majority for their ticket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

In spite of the close time law ard the
game wardens, hunters are now chasing
deer in the vicipity of Ellsworth with
hounds.
Schooner Little Lizzie, from Boston fol
Mount Desert ran into the Moses B. Lins-
colt, Thursday night OF Seguin. The Lins,
colt lost her rail, forerigging, foressil and
four dories.
The Herrick house and stable in Brown
vile burned fl At Thursday morning at )
o'clock. Three horses, cows and 10 hogs
were also burned. The furniture was
saved. Insurance about $500.
John Burgess, lobster fisherman of
Vinal Haven, who is alleged to have i'll
treated his wife was visited by about a dozen
whitecap. Thursday night. They dragged
Burgess from his bed, marched him about
tow n and admin tering various forms of
punishment.
A fleet Of five vessels lalen with ice from
Rockport is at Rockland and will sail with
favorable winds. Their names and destn-
a,ioas are as follows: Clarence NJ. Venner,
Baltimore; John c. Proctor. Portsmouth,
Va; A. C. Babcock, Philadelphia; John
S. Davis, Annapolis; Puritan, Baltimore.
The statement that the City hotel, Port
land, was to be remodelled and that Mr.. B.
C. Gibson would be manager, was all
wrong. Messrs. Rines Brothers propose to
pull down the entire building and erect at
once one of, if not the finest, blocks in the
city. Mr.. +. II. Eassett is drawing the
plans.
At Bsngor Thursday State VS.. Alexander
Brown alias Brawn alias Tholstrup; indict-
ment for stealing a horse and carriage be-
longing TO J. w. Appleton of OrrinRton in
August, 1898. Verdict guilty. Will Davis
and Frank l.. Dayi, were fined $40 and
costs for dopging deer. In default of pay
me1,t they were committed to Jail. Tony
p.ul of Old Town who was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty, breaking and enter
Jog retraeted and pleaded nolo contendre.
The steamship Greg, ,n sailed from Port
land Thursday for Liverpool with a cargo
valued at $40 800, of which SS0,25O rep
resented United States products. She took
out 80 passengers, one of whom sailed with
out a cent of money. He had had $40, but
was mt on the street by q man who
claimed, like himself, to be West Of
Hisl and man." and who worked of on
him .'check" for $3.50 on Canadian
! bank. to be II ds semed on board the steamer.
There is likely to be rise in freight rate
to and from Maine ports and also demand
for extra vessels. In fact the fret steps
have been taken and q number of three
masted and four-m asted schooners that have
been lying idle at the docks all winter have
been chartered to load with ice AMI carry 4
to the westward. Sbiplosds have already
teen loaded With ice frcm Portland, Booth
bay and Horse I.lsni for New Yofk, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore. The Huddbn is not
giving ice at this season and Maine ice il
cons, ,quently in big demand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
PElx0I0 LOSING GROUND.
Loses All His Fleet Except Nictheroy-Trcops
Fear to Engage insurgents.

LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch from
Buenos Ayres concerning the Brazilian af-
fsir says president Peixoto has stopped
Ill telrgraphic communication between Rio
ie Janeiro and Bahia. 1t is reported
from Mon,evideo tina. the whole
government fact. excepting tbs dynamite
cruiser Nictheroy, has gone over to the
insurgents and sailed for Rio. The incur
Vent army of the south advances unchecked.
Government troops sent to oppose it accom-
plished nothing and apparently fear to Join
cattle with The insurgents.
Business men in RIO are partially panic
stricken. 1t /, feared that continued de-
probation Of Brazilian paper money may
induce financial crisis. A Bolivian force
Is said 10 have invaded western Brazil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
THE HOUSE RULES.
Democrats Disguised With
Their Own Set of Laws.
After Some Means Of Furnishing
Members Who Fail to Vote.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-One hundred
and sixteen Democrats have signed the call
for caucus to Consider the propriety of
changing the rules of the House with refer
ence to the course that should be pursued
by the House when members fail to vote. '
The call was circulated by Mr.. Psynter of
Kentucky. The caucus will be held after
the Bland seigniorage bill is disposed Of,
so that no member present at the caucus
may be influenced by the pending business.
Mr.. Paynter declines to give any infor-
nation showing the sentime nts of the men,
bers who signed the call, but it is under
stood that very considerable number Of
Democratic representatives will endorse
any proposition that will result in compel
ling members to answer to their names
when present during roll calls of the
House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
CITY CAUCUSES.
Watervi|Ie Republicans komi-
nate Christian Knauff. i
HalIoweIl Democrats Have Thrown
: Up the Sponge.


WATERvILLE, Feb. Especial -
There was very large attendance at the
Republican caucus at City hall, this even
ing, the number being estimated at more
than 200 voters. The meeting was called
TO order at 80 by W. II. X. Abbott. G
A. Philips wa, chosen chairman and An
drew l.. McFadden secretlry.
A committee consisting Of w. II. X. Abb
bott w. c. PhiIbrook ind 7. S. Heald,
was appointed by the Chair to receive, sort
and count the votes.
After a few explanatory rtmarks, Judge
Philbrook presented the following motion,
which was adopted: "Be it moved, That
the city committee consist of three persons,
t. be elected by lint ballot by the various
ward committees, to be chosen from the
city at large" Another motion was passed
providing the way of ealing the meeting Of
the ward committees for the purpose OF
elec,ing ,he new ci.y committee ard then
The eau us commenced the ballot for q can
iidatc for mayor.
The vote was small one considering the
number of voters present and resulted il
no choice for candidate. The vote stood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
A HELPLESS VESSEL.
Bark Montgomery Castle Lost All Hsr officers
BY One Gigantic Sea.

LONDON, Feb. 23.--British bark Mont
gomerv Castle, Captain Bines, New York,
Jan. %, for AMER. Dutch East Indies. for
orders, arrived at Faysl in a sciiously
damaged condition. For several days the
vessel encount, red severe storms, during
which she lost her boats and everything
movable on deck was swept away.
A tremendous sea swept over her. staving
her calm, flooding it with water, drowning
eight of the crew, including all the officers,
leaving no one on board capable of navigat-
ing the vessel, which as speedily ~ posi-
bic was put into Fsyal for assistance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
IN the HOUSE.
Mr.. Bland Keeps Up His Nonsense 2rd Oh.
slructs All Business.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-In the House,
Bland moved that Adams of Pennsy lvania
be discharged from arrest. After debate
the previous question was called for and
the vote announced: SO to l2l. Yeas and
nays were ordered and the vote resulted
yeas, 95; nays, l39; and the previous
question was not ordt red. Bland offered
= substitute for Reeds motion. Resolved,
That all members arrested by the authority
of the House, adopted the 18th, are hereby
discharged from custody. Reed said the
point of order Of his motion related to a
single individual and the substitute covered
all of the class, which was clearly inadnis-
sirle. The parliamentary status of the
question was further discussed by Bland,
Grosvenor and Reed.
johnson stated the circumstances attend
ing his reported arrest, He claimed that
he was not arrested and insisted that the re-
turn of the sergeant al. arms ought to be
amended to omit his name from the list.
johnson was called to order several times.
He moved that the sergeant alarms be in
structed to investigate his case and if it was
found that the return was incorrect to
smend it. This motion was declared out
of order, and the Chair ruled Reeds point
of order well taken and that every gentle :
man under arrest was entitled to a separate
hearing, because the circumstances in the
several cases might be different.
Bland moved that the gentleman from
Pennrylvar ia (Adams) be excused. After
debate Bland stated that he would Withdraw
the pending motion and move that all fur
ther procee dings under call of the House.
under which the order of arrest was msde.
be dispensed with. This would end sll I'll
proce edings and vacate the arrests made.
Reed and Bynum made points of order
against the motion that it was too late then
I, entertain it. After debate by Springer,
Dockery and others, the Chsir overruled
the point of order and at 8 OF put and de-
clared carried the motion of Bland and
announced all members under arrest dis
charged.
On Bland's motion to take up the seign-
forage bill and close debate at 5 tomorrow
the House voted on division, l47 to 2. A
point Of no quorum was made, and a call
Of the yeas and nays ordered. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was exhausted Ia
hlibu.tering, and at 5 o'clock q recess was
taken till s.
About 80 members were present at to-
nights session. After two or three PEN
sion bills were considered, without action,
the point of no quorum being raised, the
House ad journed.
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Scattering,


Mr.. Redington informed the caucus that
he was not candidate and would not ac-
cept the nomination under any circum.
stances and Mr.. Knsuff also repeated the
remarks made after the first ballot.
C.G. Carleton made motion that nomi-
nations be received from the floor. The
motion passed and the name of Horace
Purington was presented, bat as that gen
tl.man was not present and his brother
stated that he knew it would be useless to
nominate him, F. Z. Ransted then pre-
cented the name OF Christian
Knauff, which was seconded wich applause
The Chair called for rising vote and every
voter in the hall arose to his feet and the
chairman declared Christian Knauff, nomi
mated unanimously.
Mr.. Kuauff arose and said: IL didn't
want the nomination but after so generous
support cannot but accept it. l will
serve the city to the best of my ability if
am elected and try to fulfill the duties of
the office in manner which will repay for
this compliment.
Prolonged cheers followed the brief re-
marks of the speaker, and they showed that
the caucus was pleased with the choice il
had made.
The meeting then adjourned. The selec-
ton is wise one and Mr.. Knauff will
be hard man for the Democratic
party to defeat. He is one OF the solid
business men of the street, being the senior
member of the dry goods firm of Knautf
Bros. He has been hard working mem
Der of the upper branch of the city govern
ment for the past year and has proved him.
self to be clean cut politician, one who
works for the citys hest interests and not
for personal ends.
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MOROCCO SETTLES.
The Demands Of Spain concsdsd--W War Indtm-
niiy to be Paid.

MADRID, Feb. 23.-It is officially an
nounced that the Sultan Of Morocco has
made satisfactory settlement of the clsims
of Spain, which comprebends the establish
ment Of a neutral zone, the punishment of
all offenders against Spanish authority and
the payment Of m adequate war indtm-
nifty.
The foreign powers represented in Mo
rocco heartily seconded the efforts of Spain
to bring about the result. The protocol
has not yet been signed, but the settlement
is an accomplished fact.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
THE rELEcRAPnERs ORGANIZING.
Plans Being Made Tor Forming q National
Tslegraphers' Association.

New YORK, Feb. 23 The telegraphers rs
of the country are forming provisional com.
mite JON the organization of the CONNER.
eial Telegraphers of America, the senior
committee having headqnaiters in this city
During the approaching summer these
committees intend hol'iug a general con-
ven'ion and are expected to map out CON-
prehensive plan for the organization of the
American Commercial Tel. graphers. Pre-.
liminary negotiations are alresd dy in progress
xith several Of the most powerful national
labor organizations, with view to the
eventual perfec ction of the plan of recipro-
cal support.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-24
r. G. Gums Review OF Trade.

NEw YORK, Feb. 23 r G. Dun & Co.'S.
weekly review of trade says: Failures for
the past week numbered, 10 the United
States, 2Ss, against 1913 in last year. Both
in number and magnitude commercial dis
ssters have diminished. In the first half of
February liabili les thus for reported for
all firms failing, smount only to SS,3l9 ,698,
of which S.; 60 sij was manufacturing and
81 $50 SO trading concerns. The sggre-
G ,te liabilities were 50 9,G49,2j2 in the Two
weeks of January.
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BAIL FOR wInax.
Canadian Mi,Iisnaires will Put Up Any Sum
ior Mis- Release.

New YORK, Feb. 23.-It is stated that
several Staten Island gentlemen have signi-
fed their willingness to act - bondsmen for
Erastus wiman. and that kilograms have
been received from prominent millionaires
of Toronto, Canada, where Mr.. Wiman was
sell and favorably known, expressing great
confidence in Mr.. Wiman's innocence and
offering to transfer cash in any sum neces-
sary to the trust companies here and have
them furnish bail.
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A GIG SENSATION.
Confession Of Embi zzier duplicating Prem
inent Men Al lockport. N Y.

LocKroKT, NY, Feb. 23.--John Jacob
Arnold, under sentence of III years and
four months in Auburn PRISON, having
pleaded guilty to three indictments charging
grand larceny, committed when cashier Of
the Merchants Bank, and false enlriss
hen county treasurer, has made u full
confession, implie ting President Helmer
and others in wrecking Of the bank and
county treasury. The confession has
created great sensaiiJn here.