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Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
BURNED TO DEATH.
Frank F. Mooers Of Pittston,
Perlshes in Burning Home.
Supposed to Have Been an Accident
Was Alone at the Time.
n
Cries and Attempts TO Save Him Distinctly
Heard Across River.

I, South Gardiner, Dee. 80 Specially -
A terrible affair, undoubtedly an accident
in which set OF buildings were destroyed
by fire and a human life was lost, tool;
place. soon after o clock, this afternoon,
in pittston, opposite this place.
| AT about $40 o'clock, the house on the
Pittston side, almost directly opposite the
! Brewer summer residence, ard occupied
by Frank f. Mooers, was discovered to bs
ON dre, by parties on this side of the
river.
The flames were apparently discovered
about the same time by people living near
| the house, for cries were distinctly heard
and forms were seen rushing about
1t was impossible to get across the
river, SO that all that could be done was
| to stand and watch the flames destroy the
house ell and small stable
The air was very still ana the cries OF
the people about the burning house
sounded on: with all the desperation and
| horror that they felt as they tried In vain
to reach the old man, burning to death
within.
A family named Campbell lives In q
house almost adjoining the one destroyed,
and it is said that they could be plainly
heard to repeatedly call Come out of the
house." to Mr.. Mooers.
Mrs. Campbell's s voice was also heard to
cry, Uncle Frank is in the house and is
burned up.
After the fire had destroyed the build
ings. parties from here hailed the opposite
shore and were told that Mr.. Mooeis had
certainly perished in the house. Ii is said
that he was heard to call out, even after
the flames had been discovered
Mr. Mooers was over so years of age
and lived alone. The buildings were
small, and the loss will probably not be
over $500 or 5000 Nothing is known rs
to the insurance, If any. The Campbell
house was saved.
1t is thought that Mr. Mooers, who was
rather feeble, must have dropped or upset
Il lamp, and was unable to escape, before
being overcome.
Mr.. Mooers is survived by "a son, F. Fl.
Mooers of Pittston and two grandsons,
6. H. Mooers of Augusta, and W. F.
Mooers of Boston. !.
He had many times been urged to live
with his son, but preferred to Ike alone,
even in his feeble condition.
Coroner Hildreth of Gardiner was
called, this evening. for the purpose of
holding an inquest, if necessary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
sPAaKs FROM MAINE WIRES.

The ice jams in the Androscoggin has
forced families az Rnnford to leave theil
homes, and the jam is two miles long and
80 feet high In places. Hundreds of acres
Of grass ground isunder water.
For pulling in two false alarms Of fire,
aud attempting the third, at Portland,
Saturday night, Herbert Graffam was
fined $50 and costs on each count, and in
default of payment, went to Jail.
Everett and Hezekiah Harrington were
fined $40 and costs at Bath, Monday, fol
assault and battery on Alonzo Ferrill and
William Small at Parker Head James
L. Harrington was discharged The trial
occupied two days.
Scott, the 9-years-old son of Albert RI.
Webb of winthrop, was saved from d
drowning accident at that place, Satur-
day, by Emerald Il. Wood. Young Webb
skated into hole on Lake Maranacook
and was apparently going down for the
last time. wheE he was rescued by Wood.
s,sJoe'' Dyer. 4 former inmate Of the
State prison and wllois wanted III Ken
nebec and Androscoegin counttes was
arrested at Pennington, Saturday, by
Deputy Sheriff Blake Sunday morning.
Dyer made q partial ccnfession to Deputy
Sheriff Blake, acknowledging a compiled
ty in scheme of concealing stolen prop
erty.
The grange store at Fryeburg Center,
which has been running nearly five years,
closed it's doors. few days ago, when an
attachment was placed to secure $4,000 by
Samuel W. Bradley of Nashua, N. H.,
through Edward "A Hastings, Esq, of
Fryeburg The books show an apparent
shortage of assets of 10000.
The fire In the Falmouth hotel block at
Portland, Sunday, caused by gas ex-
plosion, did abont $500 damage. The
whole stock of Stevens & Jones, sta
tioners, valued at $40, 600, was destroyed,
with $4,000 insurance the damage to
the Falmouth hotel building is estimated
at $4,000; the loss toAllen & Co.'S. store
mostly by smoke and water, is small
Proprietor Martins loss of the Falmouth
hotel cannot now bedetermincd.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
A SHORT SESSION
Of Congress is Predicted by
Hon. Nelson DingIey, Jr.
Sees No Reason Why It Should Hold
After the First Of June.
Thinks a General Revision Of Tariff Will N I
Now Be Attempted.

Washington Dec 30.-A early adjourn.
ment OF Congress is predicted BY Mr..
Dlngley Of Maine, chairman of the House
ways and means committed Mr.. Dingley
sees no necessity for a long session.
He does not agree with other gentlemen
who think the only business of the House
Is to pass the appropriation bills and 20
home, bnt he does think that when tlle
appropriation bin shall have been dis
posed of, the remaining bosness can Ia
settled without unusual delay
Mr.. Dingley thinks il not unlikely that
there will be some bankruptcy legisla-
tion, and the Pacific railways committee.
ne believes, will in all probability formu-
late some Legislation looking TO an ADJUST
ment OF the Indebtedness Of the Pacific
railways to the government.
Ihere are other measures, he says, that
the House ought to consider before ad-
Journing, but he sees nothing in the situa-
tion to prolong the session beyond June
l. He does not believe that Congress will
be in session when the national Repubn-
can convention is held, June 16.
Mr. Dingley was asked, today, whether
the ways and means committee would
prepare bill looking into a general re-
vision of the tariff. He replied that he
thought not.
He was asked whether the COMMITTEES
would do this if the measure which passed
the House, last week, should be defeated
in the Senate or vetoed by the President.
He could not see, he said, what use
there would be in maturing and passing
complete tariff bill if the temporary
measure should fai' 70 become a law.
lie could not say ,tat the committees
might do upon thi subject after the re-
assembling of Congre' ag>nt he doubted
whether ANYTHING fu. Q, would be at
tempted In the way of tax legislation
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
FALL TO THE GROUND.
Dunraven's Charges Have Not a Leg
Left TO Stand Upon
Every Witness FIaily Denies His Yarns-Com.
mittes Still al Work.

New York, Dec. 30.-The special com
MISUNDERSTANDING the charges made by
Lord Dnnraven against the people in
charge of the Defender, held an all day
session at the New York Yacht Club
house, today, and adjourned at G, tonight,
without completing its work The hear
ing, today, was behind closed doors, but
it was learned that the examination of
the witnesses for the defence took up all
the time of the committee.
The witnesses examined, today. gave
evidence corroborating the testimony of
Messrs. lseliD, Herreshuf and Haff.
Official Measurer Hyslop told about the
iirst measurements. Sept. 6, the day be-
fore the first race, and of the re measure
ments. Sept. s. He told how closely the
two measurements Of the Defender agreed
and said that, in his opinion, it was alb
solutely impossible to make such q change
in ballast as was charged, without the
discovery by himself and score OF others
about the two yachts.
Captain Taylor, in charge of the Hattie
Palmer, fatty denied every one of Dun
ravens charges. He said that no lead was
taken from his boat to the Defender on
the night of the 9th. He did not at any
time have a quantity of lead aboard suffi-
cient to sink the Defender four inches
deeper in the water; and no lead was re-
moved from the Defender to the hattie
Palmer, the night of the first race, and
his boat did not lay alongside of the De-
fender off Bay Ridge, that night at all.
Captain Terry, who assisted Capt. Hsff
in sailing the Defender. made substan-
TALLY the same denial of the charges.
Mates Berry and Conant, Quartermasters
Staples and Barbour, and Riggers Bino.
O'Neill and Francis, and all the
members of the crew brought on from
Deer Isle, Me-, gave substantially the
same testimony.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
A STATES PRISON OFFENCE.
lanes Mclaughlin Charged With Destroying
Maine Central Signal Lights at Fairfield.

Wateryille, Dec. 3O.-tSpeciaD james
Mclaughlin was arrested here, Monday
and taken to Fairfield to answer the
charge of stealing and destroying certain
signal lanterns Of the Maine Gently in
the Fairfield freight yard, one day last
week. This crime If proven, is State
prison offence. II
At the hearing at Fairfield, hon-
dav forenoon, .,-fe justice found suffi-
sufficient evidence to warrant the holdir
of Mclaughlin, and ordered him to fur
nish bonds In the sum of $500 for appear
ance at the March term Of the grand jury
If Somerset county. Not being able 10
furnish the bonds the prisoner was taken
to the jail at Skowhegan
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
INSISTED ON DYING.
George Bondman, Who Attempted
Suicide at Mechanic Falls,
Finishes lob at Oxford by Poison Mind A.
fected by Sickness.

Norway, Dec. 3o.-George Bondinan OF
Boston, who attempted suicide by jump
ing from the railroad bridge at Mechanic
Falls, Saturday died ut Oxford, today,
from poison it is supposed
He had managed laundries at Norway,
Paris; Oxford and Mechanic. Falls He
recently closed his business and went to
Boston, for the winter.
1 Sickness is thought to have affected his
brain. His age was about 55 years. He
had family.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
SPEEDY ST. caolx.
She Shows II Ia Miles on Contract Speed
Of But rs Miles.

Portland, Dec s0.-The new steamer
ST. Croix, Of the International Line, was
given trial trip, today. by the Portland
Co., by whom her engines were built.
She left her wharf at IL o'clock, and
steamed to seguint and back, total dis
tance ofslittlc more than so miles in 81
hours. Her highest rate Of speed was
17A miles per hou
The contract speed was 16 miles. The
trial was in everysway satisfactory. The
steamer left, tonight for St. John, on her
first regular trip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31

Hiram P. Gerald, town clerk of Brook
field, Mass, and treasurer Of the Brook
field Savings Bank, is missing, and it is
believed that his accounts are short from
$4,000 to $100 600. The bank went into a
receivers hands, week ago. with lisbili-
ties OF $4,000 ThRe attachments, Mon
day, were recorded In Worcester against
Gerald's property, one being for $40, 900 by
the receiver to coverthe banks loss.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF.
Ice in Eastern River Breaks Up and Goes Out
When 10 Inches Thick.

East Pittston, Dec 3o.-(Specia). ).-The
ice in the Eastern river has broken up and
nearly all gone out. The oldest residents
claim that they never knew it to occur be-
fore, when the ice was from 10 to 10 in
ches thick, at this season of che year
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
RAIN. POSSIBLY SNOW.
Colder by Afternoon or Night-Wind Shifting
to Westerly.

Boston, Dec. 30 Local forecast for
Tuesday; rain, probably turning into
snow fiurries; colder in the afternoon and
night; brisk to high easterly winds, shift
ing to southerly and westerly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
Washington Forecast.

Washington, Dec. 30. - Forecast for
Tuesday: For Maine, rain; probably
turning to snow; southerly, shifting to
northwesterly winds much colder. Tues
day night. Signals displayed on the At
lantic coast from Eastport to Jackson
Vile.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
Gold Reserve. S63.195.l51.

Washington, Dec. 304-At the close OF
business, today, the treasury gold reserve
stood at S63. 1876 151. Tho withdrawal oil
gold at New York, today, for domestic
purposes was 1862, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31

Charles S. Hichborn and Hon. Charles
K. Whitten, who were Injured In Sun
days runaway accident. were reported,
yesterday, to be as comfortable as could be
expected.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
Cuban insurgents Retfeatinq.

Madrid. Dec. 30.-A dispatch to thu
impartial from Havana, today's date,
says that the main army Of the Insurgents
is retreating rapidly before the Spanish
forces.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
sl5o,ooo,0 900 LOAN
Said About To Be Negotiated at Frankfort.
on-Main Tor United States.

Frankfort on Main, Dec. 30-An Amer.
lean loan of $3.50, coo, 900 at 3L per cent.
is about to be negotiated here by the Nor
gans and the Deutch Bank group.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
Nomination Confirmed.

Washington, Dec. 30.-The Senate con-
firmed nomination of Robert S. Chiffon,
Jr., district of Columbia, to be chief OF
the consular bureau of department. OF
state.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
The First National Bank
Of Augusta.
Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the annua, 11i 10,
meeting Of the Shareholders OF the e. tassi haid
National Bank Of Augusta, Maine, va, oT Tnes.
e. sns ga"alaay mi a. 1886 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ for
~ choice Of Directors for the ensuing hass year
ia foxsfhs transaction Ct app otns1 natin1
Mnacn Mn4un 1'es G, s. HicHHoRN Cashier
Augusta, Dec. 20, 1895. oessi"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
New Maine Postmasters

Washington, Dec Soc H.: wafling,
Jr,, has been appointed postmaster b.
Machias.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31

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Ely's Cream Balm. Both reI1eoles are hpnttie. pi
pineols Balsam, 25c, at Druggists. IN on@n "
titles Of $3.50 will deliver on receipt VI
EIY BROTHERS, 5s Warren St., New YORK
dtuth sat&wnr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31

the pleasant Food-Medicine. 1t does not
disturb appetite or digestion Git aids them y.
1t puts new flesh on the wasted frame,
adds strength to the weakened muscles
and lungs, stops the wearing cough, and
restores the lost vigor and health. 1t IS
prescribed by physicians; it cures; 1t is nof
cod-liver oil or anything like it.
soc. and $t.oo.
EH-We are giving away
little books filled with facts.
Send two-cent stamp. %s
. Angler Chemical CO., Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31

rive benent IToni
it's use, as it qatcktg
abates the cough,
renders expectors
tion easv, assist
ing nature in re-
storing wasted tis-
sues. There is .
large percentage
of those VINO sup
pose their cases TO
be consumption
who are only suf-
ferin from q
chronic cold or
ln. oaafa1 cOuph.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-12-31
pINE0lA COUGH BALSAM

is excellent for all throat inf'ammations ana
for asthma. Consumptives will invariably de-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-03
The dalirhta pay EAGLE sunday zHoruime ouember

is chief justice TO be elected This
is another trick, evidently Of someone.
The Democratic ticket is also without
candidate for chief justice. But the
Democrats, sly rascais. have got
Democrat running for chief justice on
the Independent ticket. A close study
OF the official ballot will show our Dem
ocratic brethren that if they vote the
ticket with the Democratic candidate
at its head that they will have only
voted in the main blank The Dem
ocratic brethren will also observe that
Dale is running as a Populist, and the
Populist can for himself see that Cone
Is running on the Democratic ticket.
All this confusion comes Of the attempt
to fool both the Populists and the Dem
ocratic voter. There is but one straight
ticket ON the ballot, and that is the first
enc. 1t means what il says and every
place is filled by good men from top 10
Bottom. The other ticktes lie in their
heads and are lies ON their faces. Il
Is combination trick which could not
be disguised in any other way under
the Australian ballot system. If they
had headed one ticket Hash" and the
other 'Succotash" there wouldn't have
come the necessity of keeping sober all
day next Tuesday, for then the man
VINO desired to back UP the Dale Busch
Cone deal could have voted either
hash or ''succotash" and hit his man
every time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-03
SOMEBODY WILL GET FOOLED.

Nobody outside of the fellows who
got the nominations Will probably ever
know the basis upon which the Fusion
ticket was arranged. or how the Of
fees were divided. but unless the aver
age Democrat and PopuIiSt keeps his
wits about him he is liable 10 have
his ballot thrown out for double voting.
or otherwise he viii disinfranchisa
himself by voting the wren. ticket.
There are two strings of names on the
official ballot which are exactly alike.
Dale and Cone are running 90 both
strings So i busch and the other
Pops The voter must remember that
he can vote for all OF these men il he
Is perfectly sober and knows lust
where 10 make his crosses. but he must
remember that lie can't vote for ali Of
these men and az the same time vote
both tickets, and they are all on both
tickets. An honest Democrat Is also
liable 20 be misled Icy the names and
EcJe Pop ticket That act would nof
only be wrong and Illegal bat might
lose hin his place in his parry. The
right-minded Populist will also have
TO lock out There il no candidate for
chief justice on his ticket. and there
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-03
oKLAHcMA ourLIsEa

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nag Perry into a quarrel with Fad
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-03
SAY, LISTEN TO THIS.

There large number of Democrats,
a large number of POpulists and large
number of Republicans in the county
of Sedgwick and in the city Of WITCH
ita who are opposed to the Prohibition
law, some of them upon principle, some
of them because they are weary of the
unending strife which it creates, but
the majority for the reason that after
il the cause of temperance or of good
citizenship are in no sense promoted
by it.
That the county and town are over
whelmingly AUTHORIZATION goes with
out saying, everybody being cognizant
Of the fact. To aid in Kidding the
state of the hypocritical enactment
leagues have been formed, the Repub-
Hcan ticket has been defeated and or
CARNATIONS to fight it still exist.
But after all the most effective fights
which have been made against the
law has been by Republican officials
and by the leaders of that party. Tn
der neither the Democratic admins
tration of Click or the PopuHst admin
istration of Lewelling was any head
way made to rid the state of the law
or to give better measure. 1t has
been only when Republicans have been
in office in this city and county that
such movements have been made that
were at all felt. When Cone and Dale
and other Populists have been in of
flee in the county and when Democrats
have been at the head Of the city gov
eminent, there was only Indifference
and laxity, or SpasmOdic efforts TO en-
force the law which resulted in Doodle.
blackmail and silence.
Now all this being true, and we chal-
lenSe a denial, the hope of some better
law or policy is in the Republican
party, in its local officials, leaders aud
papers. To fail of electing the Repub-
lican ticket next Tuesday is to put a
quietus on the whole Prohibition
ieSuDlHIS>loH movement The RepuD-
can ticket defeated and il is very
doubtful if ever in years again the
Republicans who have stood by and
made the fight of the past summer will
ever raise their hands again. Tired
and discouraged they will simply sub
side and let the leaders of the league
do their worst, which will inevitably
put these leaders into the saddle ana
into the control Of the city. 1t is as
plain as that two and two make four
that neither the Democratic or Popu-
list leaders can do anything. The de-
feat of the Republican ticket is not
only defeat but spiking OF every gun.
and just as plain that if the Eagle is
sustained in this fight, in spite of all
the conflicting interests and opinions.
that have confused the situation. that
Wichita will win her victory and start
the movement that will roll on until
the costly hypocritieal Murray law
shall be wiped from the statute books
and chance given Kansas in the race
of states.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-03
STICK TO YOUR KNITTING.

For the most part Kansas newspaper
writers We're to the manner born. Their
inclinations proved their inspiration,
vice versa, or something else. a dozen
or more Of the brightest editorial pages
that we ever see are the editorial pages
of half a dozen Kansas dailies and
as many Kansas weeklies. The world
is full of preachers and teachers, OF
lawyers and doctors, who imagine that
they could edit newspaper to per-
lection, with a consistency never at
tanned to by the average slave Of
the Faber. They dream dreams. The
lawyer combats his thirteen people, one
of whom is likewise a lawyer, with
quotations from old ear marked books,
spouting a peroration as old as Scion;
the doctor doses it 10 a single victim
who is compelled TO swallow whether
he will or not: the teacher rules his
threescOre with rod as he Grams them
with the saws Of textbooks, while the
preacher with life-theme appeals to d
congregation OF sympathizers who are
held for conscience sake; but the edi-
tor must wisely embrace ali these and
all others or failing fail. Two Kan
sas newspapers became one Of late.
The consolidation proving neither the
one or the other. and thinner than
either. q number OF prominent lawyers.
preachers and the like have consented
10 take a turn ia showing the news
paper men Of kansas what can be
done in the way Of lifting a weekly
paper up 10 a high intellectual plane
Of instructive and entertaining read
ability. Here goes the guess thar.
even with the assistance Of the regular
staff. that paper for the weeks in which
il viii be thus d0ubly-charged viii fall
short Of its ordinary range and pene-
tEating force. Professors may be
manufactured by educational
processes and Developments. but sue
cessful newspaper men are 10 the man
neF born.