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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20
AUGUSTA LOCALS.

A. A. Laney of Lewiston, was here, yes
tcriay.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20

A number of people who could not at
tend the great holiday auction sale OF
books have expressed regrets that they
Were unable to avail themselves OF the OPP
portunities it afforded. There are about
% Daughters of America" left. We shall
let these 60 at the Journal counting
room, to close out the stock at 25 cents
apiece. We shall reserve none and the
hrst to come will be the first to get the
books at a figure which is about one,
fourth of what they cost by wholesale.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20
REMEMBER TEE PLACE An
MY STORE WILL BE OPEN EVERY EVENING
c. MI SIURGIS

The North and South Comedy Company
will render their old plantation melodies
In the A. O. Z. W. hall this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-20

1t takes all kinds of people to make q
world, some can eat stale oyster ana
think it good, some like sour krout ard
cheese that could walk if its intelll-
gence was equal to its strength, put
probably most children lave a fresh taste
and prefer fresh candy. Those will he a
especially interested in the advertisement
OF +. W. Church in another column,
wherein he particularly states that he car
ries no stock through the summer bit
Duys fresh in the late fall.
The record-union., 1894-03-26
New Railroad Route,

MONTEREY (Mexico), March %. = A
corps of civil engineers have been sent
here from New York by G. p. Hunting
ton, President of the Southern Pacific,
with instructions to run a survey of a
route from this city to Monclava, at
which station connection is made with
the Mexican International, which is also
part of the Southern Pacific. The Mex
lean international is now being extended
to the Sierra Mojava mine from Mon
clava, and the proposed line to this city
is to be built for the purpose of obtaining
a direct outlet for the rich silver ores of
Durango and Sierra Mojada. The puild-
ing of the proposed railroad will make
Monterey a much shorter standard route
TO the y nited States than at present.
The record-union., 1894-03-26

was employed in law Office in st. Louis,
and since that time his life has been de-
voted to making and maturing plans for
securing the grant. He first secured the
chain of title from the original grantee
Senor Don Miguel Silva de Peralta de La
Cordoba, to whom it is claimed the Span
lsh KING granted this enormous tract in
in l74o. The grantee willed the land to
his son, Miguel Peralta, in ITS, and
Miguel Peralta decided it to George M.
Willing in 1864, or seventy-six years after
the date of his fathers will. Othe er trans
ters were made down to 1882, when
Reavis obtained the title.
Reavis married in California the only
descendant of Peralta, and the claim is
also based on the right of this woman as
an heir of the original grantee. A mass
OF testimony has been taken in California,
which tends to show that her claim is
valid one. Thousands of dollars have
been expended in getting this testimony
and having it printed in English and
Spanish.
The attorneys in the case are Hon. J.
0. Broadhead OF st. Louis, United States
Minister to Switzerland; p. b. Thomp
son, Jr., of kentucky and j. Ii. Knaebel
OF Santa Fe, for the claimants and United
States Attorney Matt G. Reynolds is as
sisted by s. Mallett Provost of New York
as special council for the Government.
having been selected to conduct the case
by Attorney-General Olney.
The claimants are ready for the trial at
the next term of the Land Court, which
will be held at Santa Fe in May, but it
will take the attorneys for the Govern
ment perhaps two years to make all the
necessary preparations. Since Reavis
commenced working up the case the
heirs of Miguel Silva, who also claim to
be descendants of Peralta, have filed
claim in conflict with Reavis claim for
100000 acres. The copper mines at Cliff
ton and Globe, the most valuable in the
Southwest, and the gold district of Pinos
Altos. Carlisle, Mogell, Cooney and Sill
yer Creek are also covered by the grant.
II it should be confirmed it will make the
claimants the largest land-ow ners in the
United States and at the same time the
wealthiest company in the countr y.
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Terrible Results of a Dwelling
House Fire at San Francisco.
A WOMAN AND Her INFANT LOSE
THEIR LIVES
The Fire Believed to Have Been of
Incendiary Origin-An Alameda
Capitalist Under Arrest Charged
With Attempting to Bribe-A Reno
Barber Shot by Would-be Robbers.
Special to the REcoRp-UNrox.

Special to the RECORD UNION.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.-Mrs. Jen-
ME Ross and her baby boy of s months
were burned to death in a fire that oc-
Cured at 220 Haight street this morning.
The cause of the fire is mystery, but
Captain Comstock of the Fire Patrol and
Assistant Chief Dougherty feel satisfied
that it was of incendiary origin. They
found the remains of bundle of kindling
wood that had been saturated with coal
oil under the front steps of the house,
and from other indications it appears
that some one, either an enemy of the oc-
cupants of the house or a tramp, was
bent on burning the house and its in
mates.
The building was occupied by HI. A.
Irving, who was sleeping in a room on
the top floor. By the time he was awak-
ened the entire front Of the house was in
flames. He missed the members of the
family, and all but Mrs. Ross and her in
FAINT managed to escape.
Mrs. Ross made desperate effort to
get out of the building, and got out of her
room carrying the child in her arms. She
broke for the front door. but it appears
was overcome by the flames and smok Q
before she could reach it and fell i'll the
hall, where she was sutfocated. When
the fremen arrived and forced an en-
trance the unfortunate woman and the
little one were found enveloped in flames.
Mrs. Ross was daughter of Mrs. Irv-
ing and was visiting the house.
1t was shortly after 5:15 o'clock when a
passing pedestrian saw the stairs in front
of the building on fire, and he ran to a
box and turned in an alarm. When the
fireman arrived on the scene the whole
front of the building was ablaze. 1t re-
quired nearly twenty minutes to subdue
the flames.
By this time Assistant Chief Engineer
Dougherty arrived and entered through
the smoke that issued from the doors and
windows. As he stepped inside the door
he walked on the bodies of Mrs. Ross
and her child. The burned and charred
remains presented horrible sight. All
that remained of the young mother and
her helpless infant was an incinerated
mass, without the slightest resemblance
to human forms.
The residence of the Ross family was at
SOB Franklin street, but, owing to the
poor health of Mrs. Ross and her child,
she changed her place of residence to her
mothers home, at 30 Haight street, few
weeks ago, SO as to be under the care of
her parents. Mrs. Ross had so improved
in health the last few days that she de-
cided to return to her home on Franklin
street, on the day OF the fatal fire.
The other inmates of the dwelling
made their escape through a window in
the rear portion of the house, though
Mrs. Ross's mother and sister were SER
iously injured in jumping to the ground
below.
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EASTER SUNDAY,
Ushered In at New York With Fog
and Clouds.

Ushered In at New York With Fog
and Clouds.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Easter, usually
accompanied by sunshine, was ushered
in with fog and clouds. 1t was not day
for the exhibiting of new spring dresses
and millinery, but the incense of flowers
was everywhere, and sweet music pealed
from the churches. Elaborate pro-
grammes had been prepared in all the
churches, notably St. Patrick's Cathe-
dral, Trinity, st. PauPs. st. Thomas, st.
Andrews, st. Francis, The Savior's, and
the First, Central and West Presbyterian
Churches.
Temples of worship on Fifth avenue
were, as usual, the center of attraction,
and the parade on that thoroughtare to
and from service was the grand process
sion it always is. st. Patrick's was
packed to the doors. The decorations
were gorgeous, and the music surpassed,
perhaps, anything that has been heard
before in the edince. The parishionels,
that they might not be crowded out by
strangers, were given tickets, and the
throng that came filled up the aisles and
the vestibules and stretched to the street.
Solemn pontifical mass was celebrated at
IL o'clock by Arch bishop Corrigan. The
choir was composed OF 500 voices, and
besides there was chancel choir of
ninety boys. The programme included
selections from Gounod, Hemmil and
Keilschemer.
AT Old Trinity the high celebration at
1880 O'Clock brought throng greater
than the church could hold. The choicest
flowers filled the church with rich per-
fume. In the rear of the chapel was
gold cross fully two feet high. 1t had
been placed there the night before, and
no argument can wiring from Rector Dix
the name of the donor. The cross is in
laid with precious stones. Rev. Morgan
Dix preached the sermon on HE Has
Risen" Evening services were con-
cluded at o'clock.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO. March %. = Easter
Sunday was celebrated in this city with
unusual splendor, and the various
churches were filled to overflowing At
several of the larger Catholic and Episco-
palian churches it was necessary to issue
tickets of admission, and even then III
one or two Catholic churches, policemen
found it difficult to keep back the crowds
that insisted on entering.
The day was magnif cent. The floral
decorations have never been exceeded II
profusion or beauty, and the religious
and musical exercises were more than
usually elaborate. This afternoon the
street cars were overloaded with people
bound for the park and the fair. Very
few people in the city failed to observe
the daY in one WaV or another.
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An laeronaut Killed.

CANNES, March 25. = An immense
balloon ascension by aeronaut Wilton,
who is well known in America. No car
was attached to the balloon, and Wilton
assembled, hanging to rope. When 800
feet high, the balloon was caught in a
current of air that carried it rapidly sea-
ward. For some unexplainable reason,
the aeronaut let go the rope from which
he was dangling, and his body shot
downward into the sea with frightful
velocity. His dead body was recovered
shortly afterwards.
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Shot BY Eootnads.

RENO New, March 25.-As Seth Tay-
lor, barber, was going home last night
at IL o'clock, he was shot in the left thigh
by tootpads. Taylor, as he fell, pulled his
pistol and returned the fire, shooting
twice but as far as known without hit
ting either of his two assailants. Their
object was robbery, but Taylor's pistol
frightened them of. One of them shot
twice after Taylor was down, and then
III
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Riddled With Bullets.

OKLAHOMA CITY Il. IT,. March 25.-
Hank Cunningham was shot and killed
this morning by w. ]. Mcclure, we'll
known and wealthy stockman, in a sa-
loon. Cunningham was drinking heavily
and evidently determined to quarrel.
He finally said he was going to get his
Winchester aud kill Mcclure. He went
out and just as he opened the door on re-
turning, with gun in hand, Mcclure rid
died him with bullets
The record-union., 1894-03-26
BIG LAND GRANT CLAIM.
Over Twelve Million Acres in New
Mexico and Arizona Involved.

OVeF Twelve M1ltlOu acres In New
Mexico and Arizona Involved.
SILVER CITY On. NJ, March 25.-The
biggest land grant claim ever made in
this country Is now before the United
States Court of Private Land Claims, at
Santa Fe. 1t is known as the Peralta
grant, and is for II, 500, 600 acres of land
in New Mexico and Arizona. The east
ern boundary of the grant is about ten
miles east of this place, and the grant ex-
tends west about 250 miles, including
Phoenix, the capital of Arizona. The
width of the grant is about eighty mil es.
Between this place and Phoenix there are
about dozen towns of importance, and
some of the richest mineral and agricult-
ural regions in the entire southwest are
included In this enormous grant, which
is claimed by man named Reavis, and
his associates, who have formed COM
pany for the prosecution of the claim.
Reavis has been about thirty years
gathering testimony in support of the
claim. 1t is alleged that he first dis
covered evidence of the claim while he
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SURRENDERED TO JUSTICE.
A Man Convicted of Blackmail Asks to
Serve His Sentence.


SAN FRANCISCO, March 25. A. P.
Tonielli, five years ago sentenced to a
term in San Quentin and yet unpunished,
surrendered himself to justice on Friday
under extraordinary circumstances To-
nielli in 1888 attempted to bIackmaii Ed
ward Larcher, teacher of Latin, out of
$500. He was arrested. tried, convicted
and sentenced to six months in prison.
The case was appealed. Tonielli mean
while furnished 500 cash bail. The Su-
preme Court affirmed the case. and sent
back remittitur, but meanwhile Toni
ELI had gone East. The remittitur was
mislaid and the case forgotten. Tonielli
on Friday appeared before the Supreme
Court, and asked to serve his sentence,
provided the 5000 cash bail were refunded.
His wife was dangerously sick, and he
was in great need of money. The case
taken under advisement, Judge
Slack saying, however, the money would
be refunded if Tonielli furnished 81 900
bond
The record-union., 1894-03-26
VIII be No Strike.

CEDAR RAPIDS Qa.), March 25.-Grand
Chief Ramsey of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers said in an interview this
evening that he had information to the
effect that there would be no strike of
employees of the Union Pacific Railroad.
The employees, he said, had no intention
Of striking, and the agitation in that di-
rection was by outsiders.
The record-union., 1894-03-26
Persons Cremated.

LONDON, March 25.-On Saturday night
paraffine lamp exploded in dwelling
house in the Clerkenwell district. The
house was set OH fire and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Roger and their children were cremated.
The members of another family in the
house were rescued with great difficulty.
The record-union., 1894-03-26
Cripple Creek Mine Tronhles.

COLORADO SPRINGS Coli, March 25.-
The Cripple Crick mine-owners have
agreed to receive delegation of miners
and talk over the situation. The meeting
has been arranged by State Mine In
spector Reed, and the outlook for COM
promise of the strike is brighter than it
has been any time before
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ceeded in making an amicable settlement
with DIR. Ably. the former manager.
whose troubles with the actress recently
occupied a share of public attention.
McNalty claims he found the ranch much
run down and very little live stock on the
place
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peath FROM Morphine polsoning.
Situation at BIuefields.

Colon, March 25.-The British cruiser
Canada, Captain Wilson commanding,
arrived here to-day from Bluefields,
Nicaragua. He reports that everything
was quiet there when he left. Great in
terest was manifested at Bluefields as to
the decision of the question between the
United States and Great Britain regard
ing the landing Of British sailors and
marines in Nicaraguan territory. The
Canada came to this port for the purpose
of sending cable dispatch to the British
Admiralty.
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Arrested for Attempted Bribery.
Amfcable settlement.

SAN Francisco. March 25.-Arthur G..
Preston McNalty. the young Englishman
selected to manage Mrs. Langtry's 5000
acre ranch in Lake County, has sue
The record-union., 1894-03-26
COXEY'S INDUSTRIAL ARMY.
The Men March on to Washington
in the Face of a Sharp Wind.
LESS THAN A HUNDRED IN LINE
WHEN THEY PASS CANTON.

A Portion of the Recruits Desert After
Breakfast and Board a Passing
Freight Train-Senator Stewart of
Nevada Writes Letter to the Conn
mander of the Commonweal, Urging
the Use of the Ballot to Protect
Liberty. Justice and Equal Rights.
The record-union., 1894-03-26
Breckinridge Not a Member.

LEXINGTON Ky, March 25.-The
honor of being a member of the Presby-
terian Church, which Colonel Breckin-
ridge has enjoyed for many years, seem s
to be about to be taken away from him,
since his membership has been denied by
all the churches here. J. w. Kayser of
the Mount Horeb Church. which Colonel
Breckenridge always claims was estab-
lished by his father, denies that Colonel
Breckenridge is a member. and says: II
have been living in this neigh hborhood all
my life, and it is a mistake about Robert
J. Breckenridge founding the church."
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showing at Denver.

DENVER (Col.), March 25.-The sun
shone out brightly to-day and melted
most of the snow that fell yesterday, but
tonight it is showing again and the wind
is blowing filriously. However, it is not
very cold, and the snow is not likely to
interfere with the railway traffic.
The record-union., 1894-03-26
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Man Arrested at San Jose Accused of
Firing Barn.

Man Arrested at San Jose Accused of
Firing Barn.
SAN JOSE, March 25.-On the night of
December p, 1898, barn belonging to S.
r. Johnson, situated on the Bollinger
road, was burned to the ground, to-
gether with some valuable horses, car
riages and lot of farming Implements
10 all appearances incendiarism was the
cause of the fire, and Mr.. Johnson had
his suspicious as to the guilty party. His
suspicious were directed on former en-
ploye of his named Sherman Carter, but
he did not desire to make complaint
against the man. Nevertheless, Carter
was brought to the County Jail on war
rant sworn to by NJ. Stevens, charging
Carter with arson. The complainant is
detective, and swore to the complaint be-
fore Justice Harrington, who fixed the
bail at 81 900. The evidence at hand, it is
claimed, is sufficient to convict Carter.
Effect of the Blizzard In Wyoming.
BUFFALO (Wyo.), March "a. - Last
weeks blizzard, continuing seventy
hours, has never been approached in
severity by any other storm in this local
ity. Traffic is entirely suspended, and
communication by wire with the outside
HOIlu las Ouly JuSI O6CH I0StOT6u. SHOW
drifted from ten to twenty feet deep in
every direction. The mail coach took
five days in making one trip from Clear
mont, thirty miles. The loss of stock is
terrible. In one herd near Buffalo, con-
tanning stock which had been fed all
winter, over 20 per cent. perished. The
loss of range stock will likely be one
half, which will leave scarcely any stock
in the country this spring. The tremen-
dous snowfall insures wonderful grazing
next season, and thousands of head of
stock will be driven into the country.
Arrested for Attempted Bribery.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25.-Daniel Nc
Mahon. capitalist, is under arrest at
Haywards, Alameda county, for attempt
ing to bribe James A. Collins, City Clerk.
Mcmahon had sewer contract at Hay
wards, and. owing to litigation, Collins
had refused to deliver certain warrants to
him. McMahon intimated that he would
pay him well, and then Collins laid plan
to entrap him. The contractor agreed to
pay $500, produced the money in the
presence of witnesses and was appre-
hended. The arrest has caused sensa-
ton.
The record-union., 1894-03-26
College to Be Dedicated To-day

SEDALIA Mo-. March 25.-The George
R. Smith College. recently erected in this
city, will be formally dedicated to-mor-
row afternoon. Bishops Merrill, Bow
man and Walden and other eminent di-
vines of the Methodist Episcopal Church
will deliver addresses, and the dedication
of the free college for both white and coll
ored students will be an important event
in the history of the Methodist Church.
The record-union., 1894-03-26
COLD WAVE IN THE EAST.
Freezing Weather In Missouri, Minne-
sofa and Michigan.

Freezing Weather In Missouri, Minne-
sofa and Michigan.
ST. LOUIS (Mo.), March 25.-The freez-
ing weather that now prevails throughout
this section of the Southwest is unprece-
dented for the month of March and is
causing CONSERVATION among fruit and
vegetable growers, who will be heavy
losers therefrom. Early vegetables had
we'll advanced and fruit trees in many
places had put forth buds as a res ult of
the recent warm spell, but now the
prospects for good crop have fallen flat.
In some places in Illinois, Missouri and
Southern Iowa the temperature has
fallen l00 below freezing and slight fall
Of snow is reported at one place in the
first named State. 1t is still growing
colder. Ice formed in this city to-day,
and as far south as San Angelo, Texas, it
was quarter of an inch thick. The cold
snap caught the fruit orchards in full
blossom and will no doubt cut the crop
short.
IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), March 25.-By 6
O'Clock tomorrow morning the cold
wave which has prevailed for the last
four days will have attained its crest, and
the temperature will have reached the vi
cinity of q below zero. This morning
about sunrise the temperature was 1.So
below zero, which was the lowest for the
month.
IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT tMich.), March h25.-Dispatches
from various sections of Michigan report
the temperature far below the freezing
point everywhere. The thermometer reg
listers l0o at Sault Ste. Marie, 160 at Grand
Haven, and 200 in Detroit. The cold wave
in Michigan is accompanied by northwest
winds and light SHOWS in some portions
Fruit-growers will suffer almost univer-
sally.
Death From Morphine Poisoning.
ST.. JOSEPH (Mo.). March 25.-Early
this morning one of the boarders at the
Hesse House detected strong odor
emanating from one of the rooms occu-
pied by Philip Somers. well-knowu
druggist, the brother of l.. f. Somers.
one of the officers of the American Bis
cult Trust. The door was burst in, and
Somers' dead body was found in an adj
vanced stage of decomposition. He had,
it is supposed, died from morphine
poisoning, but whether accidental OF not
is not known.
Situation at Bluefields.
Colon, March 25.-The British cruiser
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KossuTH's REMAINS.
Supposed to be a Murderer.

New YORK, March 25-Yu Han,
Chinaman, was arraigned at the Jefferson
Market Court this morning. He was
hurried into court before Justice Ryan
and hurried out without a single chance
having been given for any one to talk to
the Mongolian. There seems to be we'll
defined suspicion that the Chinaman
was arrested on Thursday. 1t is sup
posed he is connected with the murder of
Susie Martin, whose mutilated trunk
was found in the cellar of tenement in
HELPS Kitchen. 1t is said the police
have kept him carefully concealed. and it
is rumored that two other Cinnamon are
to be arrested by Inspector McLaughlin's
detectives for completely in the death of
Susie Martin.
The record-union., 1894-03-26
LOUIS KOsSUTH.
VIII Always Figure as a Remarkable
Man of the Nineteenth Century.

VIII Always Figure as a Remarkable
Man of the Nineteenth Century.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Julius Har-
burger, Grand Master of the Free Sons of
Israel, addressed the members of Zion
Lodge to-day on the death of Louis Kos
suth. Among other things he said:
Louis Kossuth will always figure in
history as one Of the most remarkable
men of the nineteenth century. He was
the Hungarian Patrick Henry. Ameri-
cans and those of the English-speaking
tongue tondly loved him. TO them he
seemed a second Washington, only hav-
ing one aim in view-to gain the freedom
OF his naturally independent country
men. Modest and unassuming. brave
he won all hearts by his mastery of
tongue and pen. lie aroused his fellow
beings from lethargic state, and made
all of them brave heroes. Even to the
present day Kossuth is inborn in every
hungarian who is imbued with feelings
of patriotism and freedom. More than
their Kaiser or King is their kossuth to
them. In every hut or palace in Hun
gary the face of the goodly patriot and
statesman is enshrined."
KossUTH's REMAINS.
TURIN, March 25.-It being necessary
to procure from the Austrian Govern
ment a permit to convey the body of
General Kossuth through Austrian terri
tory, application was made to the Aus
trian Minister Of Foreign Affairs for such
permit, and it was granted. 1t has been
decided that the large and valuable IL
brary belonging to Kossuth shall be
placed in the Buda-Pesth Museum.
The Prefect of Police to-day visited the
Kossuth family and conveyed to them the
personal coincidence of King H umbert.
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