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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-16

THE name, age, daoe and place OF aea az,
~ deceased persons are published Ia I'M
column free OF charge. More e1sennt'
notices and obituary poetry must DC pa"
for MT the rate of ten cents a Incl
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
SAVED By A HANDsHAKE.

Young Man Seized With Paroxysm
Finds Relief in u Grasp of the Hand.
A man prominent in railroad circles
was strolling leisurely down Delaware
avenue the other evening putting away
at mild Havana, when his attention
was suddenly arrested by the strange
actions of young man who passed
him, and then Immediately rctraclng
his steps, came rushing up TO the man
with the Havana, and indicated by
peculiar movement of the body which
gave him much circulating pain, that
he wanted the other to shake his hand,
which he did with great dexterity, The
The young man was speeches., and all
the while the railroad man was vlgor-
ously shaking his hand the owner Of it
was going through various contortions
with his head, shoulders and other por-
tions of the body, which were quickly
contracting under the strange parox-
ysms. His head had begun to curl up
on his shoulders and he was suffering
much physical pain.
The violent handshaking soon brought
the young man around all right, how
ever. The paroxysms ceased and his
speech returned to him. Then it was the
young man told the railroad man how
he had been sorely afflicted with the
strange ailment on one or two occa-
sions, and how he had found relief in
the handshake, which he believed had
saved his life. After heartily thanking
the man who had brought him succor,
the young man walked away, leaving
the other TO continue his journey with
the knowledge that he had performed
an act of kindness as peculiar as 1t was
unique,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

A tornado at Columbus, Miss, Satur-
day afternoon, leveled trees and fences
and unroofed buildings.
Miss Harriet Hosmer's statue Of Queen
Isabella was unveiled atthe d.Winter
Fair at San Francisco Saturday.
Morton S. Wilkinson, United States
Senator for Minnesota from 1860 to 1865,
died at his home in Wells Sunday,
aged rs.
B. B. & Il. Knights large cotton mill
at Dodgeville, Mass, was damaged by
fire Sunday to the extent Of from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The storm in Mississippi Saturday
wrecked p. W. Guenthcr's store at
McAnuernee, and Mrs. Gucnther was
probably fatally injured.
Henry Newman, who carried on n
missionary and reforming work in
Jersey City among drunkards and fallen
women, died Sunday, aged 40 years.
AT the annual banquet of the New
York Board of Trade and Transportation,
in New York, on Saturday evening,
Congressman William L. Wilson was the
principal speaker.
John Saunders, aged 2S years, was
stabbed in the stomach in Chester, Pa,
Saturday night, during an alteration
with James Lynn, and died Sunday.
Lynn was arrested.
1t was discovered in Brooklyn, Satur.
day night, that William ID. Lohman, the
missing cashier of the excise depart.
ment, was short in his accounts to the
amount of $19,025.
The steamer San Bias has arrived at
San Francisco with an immense con-
Segment of coffee. She reports that
the Central America coffee crop this
season will be very large.
A fire at Omaha, Saturday evening,
destroyed the Boston dry goods store, i
liquor store, st. Mary Magdalen Roman
Catholic Church and school house.
The losses are estimated at $350,00O.
A man named Ballew, of Wiilford
S. c., was shot and killed, and Perry
Moore was wounded, Saturday night
by constables engaged in serving war
rants for violations of the liquor dis
pensary law,
L. Liebes, a New York tobacco mer.
chant, was arrested in that city, Satur-
day, charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government out OF large sums of
money in customs duties, in San Fran
cisco, in 1891.
The President has appointed George
r. Hancock Of Mississippi, grandson
of General Winfield S. Hancock, and
George b. Dandy, Jr., a son OF the
deputy acknowledgement of the
army, to be cadets-at-large at West
| Point.
Ennis A. Kunkcl, the Philadelphia &;
Reading station agent at Valley Forge.
Saturday night, shot and killed Amos
Huen, II negro, who waylaid him on the
way home from the station with the
evident intention of robbing him. Kun.
KEEL surrendered himself to the authori.
ties, but ne was Sunday released.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

that the property was worth $40 per
foot.
Mr.. Mention explained that no had
said the property would be worth that
money in case the park roadway went
through there.
Mr.. Tyre, at this juncturc, desired to
know whether or not enough evidence
had been adduced in regard to the price
of the land.
MIR. Bates stated that it was his Under
standing that the committee was 10
investigate any crookeGness that might
have occurred in regard to the purchase
of the lots, and not the relative value
of the lots
Mr.. Spruance stated that the mayor
had declined to prepare any written
charges, but had made verbal state
mcnt, and he desired to have tho matter
fully ventilated.
Mayor Shortldge stated that he was
anxious to have the investigation com
plete and desired to have all the evi'
dence bearing on the case.
The committee desired to hear other
witnesses and A. S. Reed took the
stand. lie was asked as builder to
give an estimate of the value OF the
property. lie did not think builder
would give $4,000 for the property, as
some of the land was low and not good
ground. He owned property IN the
neighborhood in March, 1899.
Charles +. Thomas, n member of the
old City Council, stated that lie visited
the ground with the other members of
Council when the subject was before
that body and he at first opposed the
purchase of the lots, but afterwards
changed his opinion and voted to ap.
propriate the money for the lots. He
thought the transaction was perfectly
straight at the time. The members who
voted against the ordinance were James
Magee and James Murray.
Mr.. Spruance here read letter from
ex-President of Council N. r. Benson,
who stated his inability to be present
owing to illness.
George McCaulley, a contractor and
builder, said the property ought to be
worth from $4,000 to $4,000
W. j. Ellison, treasurer of the VIII.
mington Savings Fund Society, testified
that that institution loaned J.A. Carswell
the sum of $4,000 on the Day lot, which
was paid off in January, 1880. Tho
witness said that the Savings Fund
looked into the value Of the lot before
they agreed to place the mortgage.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

wished to resign his position rather than
to put the Anarchist to death, appeared
pa!er and more nervous than valiant.
THE MON WAS FOOLED.
by tho time the execution had been
performed the crowd had grown some
what in numbers. Most al those who
witnessed the execution were working
people vi the district, WHO learned when
they rose 10 60 to their work that Vail
liant would be PIT. to death this morn
ing. Had the news been known earlier
there is no doubt that an immense
crowd would have been present. The
usual mob that gathers to witness execu.
tious had been twice disappointed, after
waiting nearly all night, and SO they
missed the guillotining of valiant, not
caring to sit or stand all night again ON
the chance of seeing him put to death.
Most of the men who saw the end Of
valiant wore hlouses and peaked caps
and the women, of whom there were
not few, were without bonnets and
wore aprons.
MOCK BURIAL.
In less than two minutes after the
knife fell, Naillants body was placed
in one Of the waiting vans and was
taken to the Iyry cemetery. The van
was preceded by 20 mounted guards and
followed by a similar number and a
carriage containing officials. The route
to the cemetery was covered ut gallop.
The remains were ostensibly inferred in
that part of the cemetery known as the
"turnip field" which is reserved for
rrii,Sfnn1a n n ~.
THE BODY GIVEN TO THE DOCTORS.
1t is understood that after going
through the form of interment the body
was delivered to the medical faculty for
the purpose of dissection.
While the body was being taken to
the cemetery the assistants of the exc
cuticner took down the guillotine, and
then with mops and buckets of water
cleaned the tlagstones of all traces of
blood. Their work finished, they lin.
gered for time listening to the remarks
of the crowd.
HIS COURAGE PRAISED.
The courage Of Valiant was highly
Landed. One man was heard to say
''poor little Sidonie," referring to Vail
lant's daughter, who had unavailingly
appealed to President Carnot to pardon
her father.
| A SILENCE THAT WAS REMARKABLE.
A pallor more or less pronounced wa.
observed on the countenances of al
who witnessed the execution. Th,
silence that prevailed during Valiant
walk from the prison door to the guillo
tine was very remarkable, but this wa
probably due to the fact that the specta
tors were respectable working peopl,
and not the riif-raif that usually assem-
bles to witness the putting of a fellow
being to death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
POLICY MEN CAUGHT AGAIN.
They Were Examining Books and
Figuring Their Gains.


Then tho Police Made Big Hit and
Pulled IN the Entire Ciang--Heid for
Trial After Hearing in Municipal
Court. ..
There was large contingent of policy
hackers and policy writers in municipal
court, Tuesday morning. Isaac V. Carly,
colored, the veteran policy writer, was
conspicuous in the prisoners box, while
Samuel j. Levy OF Philadelphia, the
famous syndicate gambler, was also on
hand. Edward L. Stroud, who was the
only prisoner able to get bail when the
raid took place last evening, occupied a
scat on the benches reserved for wit
nesscs.
Ex.Mayor Austin Harrington APP
peared as counsel for Stroud, while
William F. Smalley, Jr., represented
Levy and his associates.
Frank Scott, colored, was the first
prisoner arraigned. He pleaded not
guilty to the charge of lottery policy
writing on January 4th and divers other
times. Sergeant Massey testified that in
company with several other officers he
raided the place No. 8 East Third street
at 8 o'clock Monday evening. There were
caught in the raid Policy Backers Stroud,
Levy and Carly, and Walter Gross, Isaac
Fisher, Thomas White and Frank Scott,
writers.
The officers passed up an alley and
entered by the rear door, where they
found the policy men all seated about u
small round table. There were a large
number of policy books scattered over
the table and the officers also found the
. o'clock drawings. Scott picked up one
of the books and attempted to throw 1t
in the stove when prevented from so
doing by Sergeant Massey.
Stroud was putting down figures with
a blue pencil. Levy was calling out the
figures.
Sergeants Welch and Black, and Off
GERS Lyons and Feaster gave corrobora.
tive testimony.
White was discovered in the bar.room
talking to John Briefly. There were
found on White several policy books
bearing the date February I'd.
! Captain Chambers was called to the
stand to testify to the mysteries OF
| policy and stated that he had seen
policy books made up several years age
and was familiar with the business. He
looked at the drawings and the "hit
list and told what numbers made shifts
at the 5 o'clock drawings yesterday
afternoon.
The prisoner was held in the sum Of
$1,000 bail for the upper court.
White was also held in the same sum
for the upper court.
Mr. Smaley waived hearing in the
cases of Isaac V. Carly, Frank Scot
and Walter Gross, all colored, who wert
each held in the sum of $1,000 bail FOL
trial.
Ex-Mayor Harrington waived hear
ing in the case Of Stroud, who furnished
$4,000 bail for court, while Levy put VI
the same amount of security. This ended
the policy cases.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
PHILADELPHIA AFF4IRs.

Henry Hill, colored, 90 years old, was
arrested Saturday, charged with causing
the death of his mother, Elizabeth Hill,
so years old, by beating her.
Select Councilman Harry Hunter was
acquitted, Saturday evening, of charge
of conspiracy in connection with elec.
ton frauds i'll the Third ward last
February.
The steamer Blue Jacket of Cardiff.
with cargo of iron ore from Cartha,
gcna, Spain, arrived Saturday in a
badly damaged condition, having en-.
countered several terrific storms on the
passage. The decks were swept by the
waves, the boats smashed and seaman
injured.
Edgar A. Cook. collector in the
freight department of the Reading Rail-
road Company, was committed on
Saturday for trial. He confessed that
he stole $4,000 or 1000 in the last six
or seven years, though the company
places the amount at abtut $1,000 and
the period of his wrongdoing as cover.
ing about 80 days.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

The annual dinner of the Penn Club
Of Delaware, given Monday evening in
Eden Hall, was a pleasant affair. Alfred
Lee, the president of the club, presided.
Above him was a sportrait Of the late
Dr. D. Hayes Agnew, drawn by Mrs. J.
7. Pyle. Toasts were responded TO as
follows: "phe University of Pennsyl-
vania," DR.. William Pepper, the provost
of TINT institution; "rhe Medical De-
partment," DIR. lioratio G. Wood; "Our
College Days." William Michael Byrne.
lmpromptn addresses, interspersed with
songs, followed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

THE FLGnT VAS FATAL.
One Man Shot Dead and Two Others Al
Not Expected to Live.

Not Expected to Live.
AsHEvILLE, N. c., Feb. "a special
from Hot Springs gives few additional
particulars Of the fight ON the State line
between North Carolina and Tennessee.
One of the men engaged in the affair,
Philip Rice, was brought into Marshall,
the county seat of Madison county, yes.
terday. He says the men engaged in
the fight were all from Madison county,
N. O., and were working on the road
under Abe Henslcy. They became in
yo!ved in quarrel which resulted in
Alfred Rice, brother of Philip Rice,
being shot dead.
Clarence Ray and William Morton
are not expected to live. Philip Rice
was shot through the leg. Dan Morton
and Haigh Morton, participants in the
ARRAY, have been Jailed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
LIBOR NOTES.

A Fall River, Mass, dispatch saws
that the print cloth market there is i'm n
very favorable condition and there arc
good prospects that most mills will con.
tinue running until April,
A Providence dispatch says that the
inmates of the State prison arc making
boots for the Brazilian soldiers. The
contract was awarded to Frank A. Page
of Boston, for 5000 pairs of "half.les''
boots, and he made arrangements for
their construction at the Rhode Island
State prison.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
THE EASTERN SHORE.
Snow Hill Wants to Acquire Municipal
Dignity, Including Water WORDS.

DiEntty, Including water WORKS.
Snow HILL, Mp. Feb. ga Snow Hill
town meeting decided Saturday night to
establish water works and to apply for
new charter. The Legislature will be
asked to enable the town to issue $50 of
bonds for constructing the water works
and make other improvements. William
t. Dickerson presided. committee re-
ported draft of new charter providing
for a mayor and city council. The town
baliH is to be known as policeman, and
the city council isglven power to condemn
property, assess damages and regulate
taxes. The new charter will be sent TO
Annapolis at ONCE. 1t is drawn TO go into
effect May LIST, when the municipal election
occurs.
Mr.. John Bromley. farmer of Snow
Hill district, died Saturday, and vas
buried in the Methodist Episcopal church
yard this afternoon.
A meeting Of strawberry growers will
be held next Saturday to protest against
high freight rates by rail.
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.
ELKToN, Nh, Feb. 5.-AIiss Jane Part
ridge, sister of Justice of the Peace John
Partridge, is dangerously i'll at her resi-
dence on Main street, with but little hopes
Of her recovery.
The trustees of the Elkton Academy to.
day rejected the proposition to transfer the
Elkton Academy property to the school
commissioners for the purpose of estab-
fishing high school, Clinton Mccullough
was elected president to succeed the late
William j. Jones, and Dr. Howard Bratton
was elected trustee to fill the vacancy. A
resolution was adopted requesting the
Legislature to add $500 year to the
present appropriation.
The will of the late William ]. Jones
was admitted to probate.
TO FORM \ NEW DISTRICT.
DENTON, AlD., Feb 5.-Seyera residents
Of the Second, Sixth and Third election
districts of this county, on invitation of
Senator Smith, met at his house this morn
ing. at Ridsely, ami discussed the practical
known as llidgely district. The Second
district may be divided nearly in halves
and the northern part of the Third district
may be added to Greensborough.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08


]. II. Cleaver of this city will be mar
ried February 18th to Miss Ada v. McCall
Of Chester.
Miss Mary A. Noritt aged 76 years,
died on Saturday at her home, No. 1l2i
Reed street.
Glendale NJ. Il. Church has invited the
Rev. L. I. McLain to return as pastor next
conference year.
The Rev. T. j.. Terry will lecture Feb
ruary 10th at Wilmington Conference
Academy, Dover,
w. Scott Vernon is candidate for the
Republican nomination for assessor and
collector in the Northern district of this
city.
Letters of administration were granted
by Register Cooch on Thursday on the
estate Of William j. w. Scott of this city
to Byela Scott.
The personal property of J. @. Bucking-
ham. AT the corner OF Twelfth and French
streets, was sold last Friday by Sheriff
Gould to H. NJ. Walker, attorney, for SO. 900.
The Baltimore d Ohio railroad bridge
| over the Christiana is i'll Il damaged condi-
ton, aud i'll consequences Is. q; U. shutters
use the w. n. tracks i'll going to the
| South Side.
The Riverside and Reliance Gun Clubs
| shot match at CharleStown, Cecil County.
| Md. Saturday last when the Riyersides
| were yictors with Il score of IA 10 100 over
| their opponents.
The Newark National Bank has Just
paid 10 its stockholders its regular semi
annual dividend OF . per centum. The
stock of this bank recently sold for over
SlUJ share, par being $50
\ fire which originated from defective
| ilue occurred at the house of Mrs. NJ. A.
Holliugsworth, No. 2l2 West Fourth
street, Saturday night The flames were
eN,inguished by buckets of water.
Christ Church, Cambridge, Md; has
been presented with brass pulpit and q
brass leciern, the former by MIS-. Matti,
II. Henry in memory OF her husband
Daniel NJ. Henry, Jr.. and the latter By
Mrs. q. A. p. Goldsborongh in memory o.
her husband, Judge Charles II. colds
borough.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
Helped to save Himself From Lypoh,no

,cHIcAGo, ILL., Feb. Ca special to the
He'Ha from Indianapolis, Ind, says
frank Hall, the negro who narrowly es-
capped lNhching, yesterday, at Lebanon,
the sheriff and ten deputies. He Will re-
man! here for few days and will then be
transferred to prison to enter upon his u
years OF penal servitude for criminal as
sault upon white woman. He is the
coolest negro ever charged with a foul
crime. Speaking of the mob, he saws il
was narrow squeak for his life and that
but for the fact that he aided the sheriff
IN lighting his way through the court house
he would have swung.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

PAU, FRANCE, Feb. 3.-While out driving
last evening" the Duchess of Manchester,
who is temporarily sojourning here, was
thrown from her carriage. She struck
against a stone wall and her face and head
were cut. Her injuries arc not serious.
The Duchess Of Manchester, before her
marriage in 1876 to the then Lord Mande-
vile, was Miss Consuelo Yznaga Del Vile
of the United States.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
WRITE CAP oUTRAGEs.

Governor Fistback of Arkansas Calls for
Aid in Driving the Desperadoes Out of
the State.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 3.-White Cap
outrages are reported from st. Francis
county, near Palestine, Ark, and Cover.
nor Fishback has been called upon for aid
in driving the desperadoes out Of the State.
General George p. Taylor of Forest City
went to Little Rock and communicated to
the governor the status of affairs in his
county. lie reported tina. several houses
had been destroyed by fire by incendiaries
within two weeks, for what reason the
county authorities have been unable to
ascertain. Other outrages have also been
committed.
The governor, yesterday morning,
offered reward for the arrest and convic-
ton of the leaders of the White Caps.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
Il LEAKY STEAMER.
The Water Put Out the Fires Under the
kniIers---NoM mt the RreaISNnter.

Bnilers---Now at the Breakwater. t.
LEwEs, Feb. 2.-rhe steamer Elihu
Thompson, from Jacksonville, Fla,
with part cargo of oranges for New
York, arrived at the Breakwater last
night.
January Both, south of Hattcras, in a
gale from the northwest, the steamer
sprung leak which was not discovered
until the water had reached the engine
room. The engines and pumps being
disabled the crew was put to baiing and
the water reduced.
The Tres were again started and the
leak renewed. The fires were put out
again and the vessel baled out. The
leak ceased while the engines were still.
Under sail and steam she made the
Breakwater, where she awaits instruc.
tions from the agents at New York.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
a Poor Lot of sailors on tho Niothoroy.

SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 5.-The Ameri,
can sailors from the Brazilian vessels
Nictheroy and America, who arrived
here on the British steamer Trent from
Pernambuco, concur in describing the
men who now man the dynamite cruiser
Nictheroy as poor lot of sailors. They
declare that they are so careless and so
lacking in skill that catastrophe may
occur on board the vessel at any moment
The competency of the officers, they as
sert, is also doubtful.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

>, SAN JOSH, CAL. Feb. S,-Ex-V,ce.
PRESIDENT Leonard of tho defunct santa
cara Bank, was rearrested Yesterday. The
grand Jury having returned an indictment
against him for embezzlement i'm sums
running from $1,000 to 5000. The totaI
amount y aui4 taken by Leonard in both places
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Feb. 2.--Four dwell
ings at Green Ridge, occupied by John
CoualasIie, Nathan Walters, John
Cousins and james Bramhall, were de-
stroyed by fire at o'clock this morn
ing. Mrs. Walters, an invalid, was
rescued with great difficulty. The fire
was caused by defective flue. The
buildings were owned by the Union
Coal Company. Loss, $4,000; insured.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-08
sIed and Electrin Car cnllIh.

EAsToN, Pa, Feb: G.-l.ast night a sled
containing three boys and three girls
ccoasting on Lehigh street, collided with q
Last La moving electric car on Third street,
IN. y, sled vas pushed in front of the car
dpp ~ ieet before 1t was stopped, the chill
hate Barnes, had her left thigh broken
The others We're more or less bruised.