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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-20

The low price of wool doesn't prevent
two Mars Hill men from having law
suit about three old sheep If it were
three old cats it would probably be the
same
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
NEW YORK MARKETS.

Wheat-Demand slow and prices on
spot unsettled. October, Coo; Deem
Der, &c. May, 70 3Sc.
Corn-Spot dull with fair demand.
No. 2 white 81 3-Sc. +. o. b. ahoat;
October, SO 3-4c.; November, SO 3-4c
May, IS l-Sc
Oats-Spot slow and prices doubtful.
No. white, 20 3-4c.: No. 8 white,
"a g. 4c.; No. 2 mixed, "a lac.
Pork-Spot steady; demand moderate.
Extra prime nominal, short clear, 81. 30
asia. SO; family, $12 00a$12.5O; mess,
SIC. O0a$10 %.
Lard-Contracts are quiet and steady.
October, So. 22
Butter-Strictly fancy creamery re-
mains moderate, but the lower grades
are slow and very irregular. Creamery,
western extras, 22c.; creamery, western,
seconds to firsts, 16a20 l-2c.; state dairy,
half-firkin tubs, fancy, IL 1-2c. state
dairy, half-frkin tubs. seconds to 1rsts,
14a1Sc.; western imitation, seconds to
irsts, 1lsl6c.; western DAIRY, HFsts,
12a13c.
Cheess-The market shows slight i'm
provement. State, full cream, large size,
white, choice, Lease; large colored
fancy, Bic. state part skins, choice,
lie. fair to prime, 3 l-2a4 Ire; COM
mon, 2 3-4a3c.
Eggs-Increased receipts with prices in
sellers favor. Fancy, fresh gathered are
quoted at II 1-2c.
demonstrating slow; continued
liberal receipts, prices rule in buy
ers' favor. Long Island rose potatoes
in bulk, per Dbl. $1.12a$1.26; Jersey
Rural and Blush, choice, per barrel,
el.00a$1. O5i Jersey Giants, in bulk, per
barrel, 600. 100.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
M'GuL ACCEPTS.
Notified of His Nomination for Gov
ernor of New Jersey.

Jersey City, Oct. 2.-Chuncellor Alex
ander T. McGill was yesterday after
noon officially notified that he had been
nominated for governor by the demo
Gratis in convention. The notification
committee, which consisted of one mem
Der from each of the twenty one coun-
ties of the state, met at Taylor's hotel
and proceeded to the chancellor's home.
After arriving at the house the nomina-
tion was rendered the chancellor, and he
replied in part as follows; 1t would be
insincerity ON my part to con zeal or dis
guise my appreciation of the honorable
nomination, made unanimously by 900
representative citizens, which comes as
a call to new field and the imperative
duty, which, if ratified, commands earn
est and loyal service to our state in a
new sphere" He then accepted the
nDmiatiou
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04

Myst' r:"u> E>,aI, from a Phila-
Irtphia cav Ho~pitaI

philadelphia Oct 2.-lt has lust
leaked out that James Benjamin. tho
most recent acquisition to the leper ward
ut the Municipal hospital, escaped fully
month ago aud is Mt large now. The
fact that he escaped has been withheld,
it being the desire of the hospital author
tiles to keep the matter secret Benia-
min is the most interesting of the trio Of
lepers in that department of the hospi-
tai. He was arrested about six months
ago. The man was about 30 years old,
well built, swarthy complexion and ex-
ceedingly well educated. He claimed to
be West Indian, although his features
more resembled those of the negro in
termixed with the Caucasian. Where
he came from originally, how or where
he contracted the disease and who or
what his family connections are, neither
the police nor those who were more in
timately acquainted with him were ever
able to ascertain. 1t is limited that the
officials at the hospital knew that the
lerbr left the institution on number Of
occasions during the night for a few
hours. On the last occasion he failed
to turn up.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
SOLICITING PERJURY.
Claimed Not To BE n Crime Pun
ishable In Pennsylvania.

Hollidaysburg, Pa, Oct. 2.-The Blair
county court sat yesterday to hear mo-
ton to quash the indictments in the
prosecutions against county commits
sionSB James Funk and John Hurd for
alleged misdemeanors in Office Com
missioner Hurd is charged in one in
dictment of approaching a witness who
was to testify against him before the
county auditors court of inquiry and
soliciting the witness to commit per-
jury. Ex-Judge Lands attorney, for the
commissioners, created sensation in
court by claiming that solicitation to
commit perjury was not an offense pun
ishable in Pennsylvania District At
torney Hammond WAS unable to find a
case in the law books that fixes penalty
for the crime. The court reserved its
opinion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
RECEIVED 900 VOLTS.
An Electric Lincman's Remarkable
Escape from Death.

Savannah, Ga, Oct. "A lineman for
an electric light company while at work
at the top of pole, 40 feet above the
ground, yesterday afternoon attempted
to connect two wires, making short
circuit" As he grNped the wires cur
rent of LOCO volts passed through his
body The man was sitting on the cross
piece ut the time and when the current
entered his body he Rugged the pole He
remained in this position for some time.
suffering great agony. Another work
man with him saw what had happened
ana gave the alarm. A fire truck was
called and the man was brought down.
His hands We're burned half to the bone
and his tongue was half bitten in two, his
jaws being shut convulsively as the
electricity shot through his body. De-
spite the shock the physicians say he
will recover.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Wholesale LAY-OFF
CONSERVATION Among Cap
itol Employees.
About One Hundred Names Dropped
from the Department of Public
Buildings Rolls at Albany-Demo-
Gratis and Republicans Both In
Embellishments Unexpected.

Albany, Oct. 2-There was consterna-
ton in the ranks OF the state Dc Artment
of public buildings last night. when it
was learned that Supt Easton had de-
termined upon many changes. The to-
tai number employed in the maintenance
department of the capitol, which has the
care of all the state buildings here, in
Guiding the executive mansion, is in the
neighborhood of $50 To-day is the be-
ginning of the coming fiscal year, and
when the roll was called this morning in
this department it was learned that
about 100 names had been dropped
Those whose names have been elimna I'D
from the rolls include three democratic
night watchmen at the CAPITOL who have
been there for the past ten years, order
lies, elevator men and members of the
cleaning gang, including several women,
and number of the employees in the
basement of the building as we'll as
nearly all those at the executive man
sion. This lay-of was unexpected. A
number of republicans are included in it.
although large party of those dis
charged are democrats One Of the rea-
sons given for the reduction of the force
is that the payroll is too large for the APP
preparation which the department has at
its disposal for the ensuing year.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
HTS TIE NEGRO HARD
r8aet of South Cardinals
New Suffrage Law.

An Indirect Decision Against s"f.
,re for the Colored Residents
All Must Be Able To Read and
u,ite-No More Divorces To Be
o.ontcd in the State.
c.,rmbia. 5. c., Oct. 2.-After a de-
80 continuing all through Monday
m. L+,s session and through all of yester-
~, the constitutional convention has
.s ai against negro suffrage indirectly.
" also decided that there shall never
:. divorce granted in South Carolina
". any cause. Senator Tillman did his
t..t 70 have the divorces of other states
..'copnized in this state, but for once
~ snneal. we're not needed The Bible
vas quoted from freely during the de-
ta,a Late in the afternoon the long
iooked for and all important article ON
.bs suffrage made its appearance. BY
,be clause compelling voters to read and
write the illiterate negro population is
S.franchsed The provision reads as
follows
Qualifications for Suffrage.
"A-Re.idence in the state for two
Years: in The county one year; in the
SECTION districts in which the electors
after to vote four months; and the pay
ment Of a poll tax six months before any
election. Provided, however, that min
I.ters OF the gospel in charge of an
orpanized church shall be entitled to
voe after six months residence in the
stat. if otherwise qualified. B-Regis-
tra,ion which shall provide for the en-
rollment of every elector once in ten
years. c. The person applying for
registration must be able to read and
writ ANY section of this constitution or
mus Show mat he owns and pays taxes
Oh $500 worth of property in this state.
Provided that at the first registration
lndcr this constitution and up to Janu-
Try /, 1N9o, all male persons of voting
ice who can read a clause in this consti-
ut.on or understand and explain it when
cad 20 them by the registration officer
hail DO entitled to register and become
lectOrs
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
WILL NO LONGER RUN.

Steamship Line from New Orleans
to Bluefields To Be Discontinued.
Washington, Oct. CONSUL O'Hara
writes the department of state from San
Juan del Norte, Nicaragua, his station,
that it is reported in Bluefelds that the
Southern Pacific Railway company will
discontinue running its vessels of the
Morgan line of steamships between New
Orleans and Blue1elds. The reasons
assigned for this action are the low price
OF bananas and the difficulty of COM
peting with vessels owned by Norwe-
gians and manned by the poorly paid
sailors of that nation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
MUNHALL MANSION BURNED.
Dastardly Attempt of Incendiaries
on the Lives of a Family.


Pittsburg, Oct. 2.-The Munhall man.
sion owned and occupied by John Mum
hall, coal dealer, near Homestead. was
burned to the ground yesterday by
fire OF incendiary origin. The damage
is about 100000, Diamonds. gold
watches and other personal effects Of
Mr.. Munhall's family to the value of
So, 600 were also lost The mansion was
one OF the most picturesque country seats
In Allegheny county. The fire bears
evidence of dastardly plot to destroy
the Munhall family. The fire originated
In an uuoccupied room and had gained
such Roadway that the family barely
saved their lives by rushing from the
burning house in their bedroom attire.
1t was the last night the family expected
to occupy their home, it having been
leased to General Superintendent Schwab
OF the Carnegie Steel company. a 10
year-old daughter heard footsteps in the
unoccupied room short time before the
flames were discovered.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
GERMAN MAIL STEAMER LOST.
The Uruguay Wrecked Near Rio
de Janeiro.

London, Oct. "A dispatch received
here by Lloyds from Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, announces the wreck and total
loss with her cargo of the German mail
steamer Uruguay, of 1880 tons. The
Uruguay left Hamburg on August 7
for Montevideo and arrived there on
September 3. She was on her homeward
passage when she ran ashore off Cape
trio, not far from Rio de Janeiro, and
all efforts to float her proved fruitless.
Her crew and all her passengers were
rescued
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Floating Wreckage Picked Up.

Cape May, n. j.. Oct. 2.-Capt. Ell
dredge and crew of the Cape May Point
life saving station yesterday found the
cabin, apparently of large schooner,
floating out of the bay and landed it OPP
posite the city. 1t had on it q bell, but
no mark by which the vessel to which it
belonged could be traced. 1t is supposed
to belong to some sunken craft which
has not been heard of.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
TRAIN KILLED TWO WOMEN.
Fatal Crossing Accident Near Mon.
mouth junction.

New Brunswick, N. j., Oct. 2.-Mrs
Clara Buckalew, aged So, and her niece,
Miss Griggs of Monmouth junction,
were instantly killed on the tracks of
the Jamesburg branch of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad near Monmouth junction,
yesterday, by fast train bound for
Philadelphia. The women were driving
across the tracks and did not notice the
approach Of the train until it was upon
them. The engine crashed into the car
riage throwing the women out and free
ing the horse which ran home. Both Of
the women were picked up dead The
young girl was decapitated. The women
belong to prosperous families of Middle
sex county.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
SAY THEY CAN'T INTERFERE.
Louisville Authorities Unable To
stop the Murphy-Griflin Fight.

Louisville, Oct. 2.-The mayor, chief
OF police and members of the board of
sal " say they cannot interfere with
tn Griffin Murphy fight, in spite of
Governor Browns proclamation, as it
DOT not come under the law They say
H " fight is a fight for purse and
thai Murphy and Griffin are hired to
spa There is no probability of inter-
ference from the local authorities.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Killed While Picking Coal.

Bethlehem, Pa, Oct "A passenger
train on the Lehigh Valley railroad
struck two boys who were picking coal
in the yard of the Bethlehem Iron COM
pany's works. One of the lads, William
Snyder, aged 10 years, was instantly
killed, but his companion whose name is
not known, was tossed to one side and
ESCAPED with slight injuries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Won der Abe Endeavoring To Re-
vive the Old Baseball Clubs.

st. Louis, Oct. 2.-The American as
ISOLATION of baseball clubs will he re-
vived next season if the wishes and plans
of President Won der Abe bear fruit.
For several weeks he has been in com
munication with different baseball
magnates and it is said he has found
enough of them willing to join him to
justify calling a meeting in the early
winter months with the object of resu-
recting the old American association.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
PRINCETON FOOTBALL TEAM.
First Game OF the Season To Be
Played To-day at Elizabeth.

Princeton, n. j., Oct. about fifty
Candidates for the Princeton football
team have been practising for the past
two weeks. The loss of Wheeler, Taylor,
Brown, Trenchard, Hollp, Ward and
Morse will leave several big gaps to be
filed both in and behind the rush line
Auong the new men are some very
Promising candidates, but as class
their weight is not up to the standard of
% varsity eleven. In addition to this
grievance the faculty has imposed re-
striction upon the management which
will not allow of their playing any men
who have conditions standing against
them. This rule will debar many desir-
able men from the field for the present,
but its working on the whole cannot
help being beneficial. The first game of
the season occurs to-day when the team
60 10 Elizabeth to play the Elizabeth
Athletic club.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
ON BENEDICTS YACHT.
The President and Party on a Fish.
ing Trip.

New London, Conn, Oct. 2-Steam
yacht Oneida, E. c. Benedict, arrived in
this harbor last evening with President
Cleveland, Secretary Thurber, Mr.. Hunt
ington, a friend of the president, and L.
G. Benedict aboard. The Oneida re-
manned few hours, then steamed slowly
out to the eastward The party is on a
fishing trip and will continue for few
days in Long Island sound. The Oneida
will probably return to Gray Gables at
ter the trip is finished.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
sTERN's APPEAL DENIED.
Tho New York Merchant Must
Serve His Sentence.

Munich, Oct. 2. - The Augsburger
Abend Zeitung yesterday announced that
it had learned upon good authority that
the regent of Bavaria, Prince Luitpold,
has declined definitely to entertain the
appeal of Louis Stern of New York. who
was sentenced to imprisonment for two
weeks ana to pay a line of 600 marks for
having insulted Baron Won Thuengen as
the result of II dispute between them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
WOULD-BE BENEDICTS DUPED.
Hundreds of Young Men Ready To
Wed n Chinaman's Daughter

San Jose, Cal, Oct. 2.-Letters and
kilograms continue to pour into the tele-
graph and postotlices addressed to Hip
Sing Lee, the mythical Chinese mer-
chant prince, in whose name an adver-
tisement recently appeared in San
Francisco paper Offering hattering in
ducements to any respectable white man
who would marry his daughter, Moi Lee.
There are at present nearly five hundred
letters in the postoflice addressed to the
mysterious Hip Sing Lee, all presume
bly, in answer to the advertisement re-
ferred to-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
MARIPosA holding TOGETHER
Salvors Making Good Work on the
Wrecked steamship

St. Johns, n. F., Oct. 2.-The com
mauder of the British flagship Cleo
patra telegraphs from Bonnie Bay
that the wreck of the steamer Mari
posa is still holding together, and it is
likely that the salyors will do we'll
Schooners that have arrived here report
that considerable cargo is being taken
from the wreck. Much Indignation is
manifested at the charges which are
freely made in Canadian newspapers
that piracy is practised by fishermen
near the wreck
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Three Powers After the Sultan

Constantinople, Oct. at Is reported
in official circles here that the ENJOYS of
three powers, Great Britain, France and
Russia, will soon receive instructions
from their governments to resume nego-
tiations with the porte regarding the
Armenian question.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
PRAISE FOX CULBERsoN.

bostonians Compliment Him for
Trying To Prevent the Fight.
Boston. Oct. AT meeting in the
Peoples temple here the following reso-
luton was adopted: 1--WE, the representa-
tives of different civic and religious
organizations Of Boston and vicinity.
assembled in the Peoples temple, wish
to express to Governor Culberson of
Texas our hearty sympathy in the spleu-
did efforts he is making to prevent prize
fighting in that state, and to assure him
of our earnest prayer that these efforts
may be crowned with success" 1t was
voted that a copy be sent to the COVER
nor of Texas
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
CoRBETT OFF FOR TEXAS.
The Champion To stop at Washing
ton and Atlanta

New York, Oct. 2.-The Corbett party
started for Texas yesterday Corbett
was accompanied by his manager, Will
liam A. Brady, Steve O'Donnell, John
Donaldson, Joe Corbett, Jim McVey,
Billy Delaney and Jim DAILY. Corbett
will stop at Washington and Atlanta en-
route. He expects to reach San Antonio
by Oct g.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04

Columbus, o., Oct. 2.-Domestic i'm
felicity and consequent divorce proceed
ings have reached the fad stage in the
aristocratic East End here. Judge Pugh
refused DEGREES i'll every case brought
before him last week, scored the attor-
neys for desperate attempts to secure
sufficient evidence and sMA that Column
bus was getting to be as bad rs Chicago.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04

Alta lta, Ga, Oct. 2.-The colored
people of Atlanta have organized the
Colored Peoples Exposition Chautaqua.
The purpose of the organization Is to
give series Of lectures and entertain
mepts by negro talent during the ex-
position.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Killed by a Train.

Rutherford, N. j., Oct. 2.-While
crossing the tracks of the Erie railway
at Rutherford last night the Rev. 5. Y.
Lum, Presbyterian clergyman, was in
stantly killed by an express train from
Jersey City He was about 50 years old
mud daaf
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
EVANS NEW COMMAND.
"Fighting Bob" VIII Take Charge
of the Warship Indiana.

Washington, Oct. 2.-Capt. Robley
d. Evans was at the navy department
yesterday, having left his ship, the New
York, off Cape Charles. He received his
orders relieving him from the further
command of the New York and assign
ing him to temporary duty ON the Indi-
ana, which ship he will command when
she is completed. He will be succeeded
In the command of the New York by
Capt. w. S. Schley, at present a member
of the board of inspection
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04

Mrs. Purinton Given Verdict for
$4,000 Against the ID. L. & w.

Trenton, Oct 2.-Mrs. Kate E. Purin-
ton, whose husband was killed in The
Meadow accident on the Delaware Lack
awanna 81 Western railroad eighteen
months ago, has obtained a verdict for
So, 600 in the federal court. She sued
the railroad company for $4,000 Her
husband was 33 years of age at the time
of his death and was earning "a, 800 per
year. Phe jury took his age and income
into consideration when making up the
amount OF damages for the widow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
PROF. DAHL WANTS A DIVORCE.
Says His Wife Was Cruel to Him
and Often Beat Him.

Guthrie, o. T., Oct. 2.-Prof. Anton
Louis Dahl, manager of a cons sentative
81 music in New York city, has applied
Tor divorce here from Matte C. Dahl,
alleging that she was cruel to him and
often beat and assaulted him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Wages of1.ooO Men Increased.

Norristown, Pa, Oct. 2.-The iron
mills of'the Longmead company, the
Alan Wood company, the j. Wood &
5ros' company and the Conshohocken
'tuo company, employing over /, 600 men,
nave increased the wages of their en-
Ployes ten per cent, to go into effect at
once
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Fashionable Wedding at Saratoga.

Saratoga, N. Y, Oct. "A fashion
able wedding took place last evening at
the North Broadway residence of ID. w.
Coon, of the firm of Cluett, Coon 81 Co.,
o. Troy. The contracting parties were
Grace Reynolds, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Coon, and Warren Prescott
Palmer of Thompsouville, Conn.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
viii Not Ahiliate with Tammanv

New York, Oct. 2--After many days
of deliberation among the leaders of the
independent county organization IL was
finally decided last night not to affiliate
with Tammany hall.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
strikers Wife Commits Suicide.

Thompsonville, Conn, Oct. Mrs.
William Allen, aged 40, wife of a strik-
ing carpet weaver, committed suicide
yesterday afternoon by hanging. De-
spondency due TO her husbands lack Of
employment led to the act.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Yale Football Officers Elected.

New Haven, Conn, Oct AT n
meeting of the Yale freshman class last
night the following football officers
were elected; President, o. Sheldon,
Rutland, VT. vice president f. Hickok,
Harrisburg, Pa; treasurer, X. q.
Brooke, Philadelphia
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
NATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Promoters of the Sport Jubilant
over Prospects of Success.

Newport, r. L., Oct. 2..-The first day
of the National Golfing associations an
nual tournament was voted grand sue
cess at the close of play late yesterday
afternoon and it is already assured that
this tournament will be one of the sport
ing events Of the year in future. The
officers of the association are quite iu-
bilant over the prospects Yesterday
afternoons play was marked by large
attendance of society people who tramped
over the links against heavy northwest
wind
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Naval Orders.

n Washington, Oct. 2.-Captain Geo. G.
Namsey has been ordered to duty as a
mem Der of the naval examining and re-
uring board Assistant naval construc-
sor H. Hobson has been detached from
outy on the North Atlantic station and
oruered to duty at the New York navy
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-04
Lexow Rcnominated.

Newburgh, n. Y, Oct. 2.-Clarence
Lexow of Nyack was unanimously re-
nominated for senator by the republic
cans of the Twenty-third district in this
city yesterday.