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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
Account Of Fire In 1890.

Account Of Fire In 1890.
The following Is an account taken
1880. of the same building, then known
as Granite hall:
At 10 minutes Of 3, this morning, J..
l.. johnson was passing Granite block
and discovering smoke issuing from H..
A. Halls grocery store. He gave the
alarm, and at two minutes of 3, Cush-
noe, No 1, had q stream of water on
the blaze. The fire seemed to be In
the office on the left of the store, and
had got good start.
At 2.20 traces of fire We're showing
in the corridor and Offices OF the first
floor, and holes were cut, and the fire
fought from above. At $50, the fire
broke out in the aldermens room, and
the future OF Granite block looked
dark. 1t had worked its way through
the floors all along under the rooms
and made a bad fire to fight.
At 345 the flames broke through into
the Granite hall. and 1t looked as
though the building was doomed.
In the meantime City Treasurer
Hamlin had arrived. and was clearing
his office Of what papers and books he
could get out.
b.. OIL CT
with smoke. and their stocks will be
ruined by smoke and water
At O'Clock. the whole roof Of the
building was abiaze and one corner
had fallen in. The fremcn were driven
back.
The falling coping of the walls made
it extremely dangerous. Attention was
now paid to surrounding buildings and
property. 1t was a sad. but magnif-
cent sight.
The occupants of the stores were:
c. X. Partridge. druggist. s s. VIII
liams & Sons. H. a. Hall and II. C.
Caswei, grocers. All win lose their
stock.
Eerything was taken out of Cony s
stable.
Mr.. c. r. Rusk. who lives over
Church & Locke's. will lose all his
goods except q few clothes
Charles Kicker. fireman. was hit
on the back by an unknown missile
Conys stable was cleared of every
available thing The roof fell in at
Ais.
Church & Locke. who had a grocery
store in the building. next south of the
block We're insured The building
caught from falling wood from Granite
block "a
Mr.. Partridge loses all He only got
out a small show case. Insured for
5000 or $1,000 1t was the most com
plete stock of drugs in the State. and
the citizens of Augusta will miss it
Very much.
At this writing. it is impossible to
tell where it will stop, or what the in
dividual losses are. or the insurance
At 4.40. Granite block was Quilted. |
Cony's stable, and Church & Locke's |
store. We're on fire. Things looked |
dark
officer Breen had been by only five
minutes before, and saw no sign of fire |
smoke Mr. Inhncnn'C at
was attracted by crashing glass, and |
he then saw a thin stream of smoke.
Atlantic Hose Co. did good service, |
as did the hook and ladder companies. |
Several hosemen We're nearly over
come by smoke by working on the sec
ond floor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
DEATH OF ]. W. BIxBY.
Prominent Business Man Of Athens Passe
Away, Aged So Years.

Athens, July 3.-(SpeciaD.-Jam
w. Bixby, prominent business man
OF this place. died, last night, from a
complication of diseases, aged Ga
years. Mr.. Bixby was for many years
manufacturer of lumber. and prom
inent in all matters Of Importance to
the town. He was member of the
last Maine House of Representatives
lie is survived by a wife and one
daughter, Mrs. Robert Hayden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04

The second annual meet at the Free.
port Driving Associations park al
Freeport. Friday, was largely at
tended. In the 2.32 trot for purse of
$l25, there We're five starters. Tack
Hammer. Morrill,, b. s., BY Black
Eagle, dam untraced owned by 4. C.
Sumner, Portland. was first; King
Bird, b. g.. second. Best time, 232k,
In the 3-minute trot, DIR. Pletts, b. e..
by Chisholm Knox, dam untraced,
Morrell & Anderson. Brunswick, was
first; Molly NJ, second. Best time, 241.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
National League Standing.
Other Games.

At Observation-Disclosures 3; SYRIA
cuse, 0.
At Wilkesbarre - Wilkesbarre, 8;
Scranton, IA.
At Springfield The Providence
Springfield game was postponed; rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
LEWISTON.

Earned runs-Augusta. 2. Three-base
its-kilfedder, johnson. Two-base hits
rFiack, Sheehan ~. Flanagan, Forred.
stolen bases-Bean; 90. Messitt, Butler
Doherty. Lippert. First on balls-By For
red. Doherty. Butler johnson; by Glare,
Messitt. Miller. Flanagan. Fitzmaurice.
Hit by pitched ball-By Clare-Messitt.
Struck out-By Glare. .Forred, McGuane.
Shea, Fitzmaurice. Miller: by Forred
Common. umpire-Bradley. Time-2 hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
New England League Standing.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUs.

At Pittsburg-Pittsbu 6; Cincin
att, 3.
At New York-New York, 0: Balti
more, 6.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn s; Boston, I.
At Philadelphia-Phil 10;
Washington, 5.
At misunderstanding, IA; st.
Louis >
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
Treasury Gold Reserve.

Washington. July 3.-The gold with
drawals. today. amounted To si6s, 500
leaving the gold reserve at the close Of
business. 500. S36, 756
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04

Fight hundred men employed in d. NJ.
Wheeler 4 Co.'S. ship yard went on a
strike. Friday morning. Their grievance
IS that one of their number recently lcf.
inc unlcr and refuses to again join.
Ihere remain at work about 60 men, who
incllue apprentices. machinists and other
VIII be shut out by the closing OF The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04

Judge feskes in the court of oysr AMI
t - rin,ner. Friday. at Philadelphia. ha:,ra
&C James Gentry. convietad 81. Sa,,,r
cay OF the murder Of his fiancc Mar
g:.iet w Dysaaie. know on the stage as
ami Gentry was sentenced 10 is hanenJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
A Complex DIGESTION,

Son-And the missionary was eaten By
the cannibals! WILL the missionary 60 70
heaven?
Father-Oh, yesi
Son-Will tho cannibalf
Father-No.
Son-He'lls notp Why, how can the
missionary go to heaven II the cannibal
doesn't, when the missionary is inside Of
the cannibals-L London Tit Bits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04

G. G. Perkins, Bangor. identified the
clothing found at castine recently as
those Of his son Roscoe. who myster-
lousy disappeared. No doubt that
Roscoe was drowned. His age was q.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
AT BROCKTON.

Korwan's bases on balls proved
costly. today. five men thus being sent
to first, scoring. The home team made
an effort in the ninth. Lajoie won for
the visitors in the 10th on a home run
drive. The game was full of hard hit
ting, and was well fought at every
stage Attendance. 1000.
Fall River -. 0 0 0 0 lie
Brockton 49,. ! 0 0 0 o 4 eli
Hits Fall River 10: Brockton. Is: En-
rors-Fall River. 4: Brockton. A. Stevens
and Rupert; Korwan and Shea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
AT BANGOR.

Woods held the home team down
without run up to the SIXTH today
In that inning they punched hits and
made five runs after two men were
out. Wiethof kept the Portlands' hits
well scattered, and struck out 10 men.
Attendance. 400.
Bangor .............0 0 0 5 9 0 o.
Portland ......... ! 2 0 0 0 3 0-6
Hits-Bangor, IA; Portland. H. Errors
Bangor, !: Portland. 2. Wiethoff and
HAYES: Moods and Duncan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04

Apply one now: you'll feel stronger
and happier tomorrow Hop Plasters
for Aching Muscles. Backs, Kidneys
and Lungs. Rheumatism, Crick and all
bodily ailments. All reliable drug
stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04

A big factory wao
brought to a stand.
still the other day
for want of a COM
mon single = nail.
The trouble was a
I'm y st terry at first.
Even the boss me-
chanic couldn't tell
what was the mat
ter. They sent for
a high priced ex-
pert who charged
ten dollars an hour.
All he said was :
i" Gimme a nail. I"
He drove it in the
right place and in
two minutes the
whole factory was
going again.
That's the way
with the machinery
Of the h,,.,,nu hodu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04
MUCH BETTER!
We Turn Tables on Lewiston
by Winning, 8 to 8.
The Trick Was Done by Far Better
Hitting and Fielding.


ANAGER Clare was in
the box for the home
team. yesterday. and had
the Lewistons completely
at his mercy. He played
horse with them. For
four innings they didn't
get q hit off his delivery,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
More About MaceO

Havana, Dec. 11.-Dr. Zertucha,
Maceo's physician who surrendered
to the Spanish, has given the press
an interview furnishing additional
facts in connection with the death
Of Maceo. 1t seems he did not cross
the Trocha in the sense generally un-
derstood. The party numbered 40
aud passed from Pinar del Rio into
Havana province by sea in open boat
Oh dark stormy night. 1t required
five trips to carry the entire party.
Msceo's staff incluned Myro, another
important insurgent leader. They
landed near Banes. and shortly after
ward occurred the encounter with
the spanish troops under Cirujeda
resulting as stated in the death OF
the Cuban chief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Mother and Daughter Suicide
at San Francisco.
BOTH PROMINENT WOMEN.
Sensational End of Mrs. Coop
er, Writer and Educator.
Found Dead in Her Califor-
MIA Home Today.

San Francisco, Dec. 11.-Mrs.
Sarah H. Cooper and daughter, Har'
riet. we're found dead at their home
this morning with the gas turned on
and every evidence of suicide. Mrs.
Cooper was president of the Kinder.
garten association and her daughter
was deputy superintendent. Mrs
Cooper had lived here 80 years and waf
widely known as an educator. philan'
thropist and writer. She was presi.
dent Of the Women's Press associa'
tion, president of the Women's Suf.
frage association and prominent as
au officer of the w. c T. o.
For many years she taught the
largest bible class in the city. num-
bering several hundred adults, in tht
First Congregational church. Sh'
was also assistant pastor under Rev
DR.. C. o. Brown, whose name was
recently so unpleasantly connected
with that of Matte Overman and
other members of his flock. Whel
scandal was first mooted Mrs. Cooper
stood by him. Later development:
caused her to change her mind. aud
she and her daughter became among
his most prominent opponents ant
accuaora
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Another Ship in Our Navy.

New York, Dec. 11-One more formid-
able addition to the navy of the United
States was made yesterday when the
Monitor ram Puritan was formally put
in commission at the Brooklyn navy
yard. 1t is thirtytwo years since the
keel of the Puritan was laid. She is
800 feet long and 60 feet wide. Her
equipment consists of four Finch rifles.
six 4-inch rapid fire-rifies, six 6-pounders,
two one-pounders and two revolving
cannon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

DR.. 4. W. McAlister. OF Columbia.
Mo-, dean of the medical department
of the State University ard member OF
the state board OF health. says that DR..
Powell, who claims to have discovered
q cure-all. is not a doctor that he knows
of, but a jeweler in small way.
The employees of the Pacific Rolling
mills, San Franciso. numbering LIS
men. are on a strike because of q re-
duction in wages.
Investigation of charges against tho
management OF the Leevenworth
(Kan.) Soldiers Home is in progress at
Washington.
A colliery has been flooded at Aber-
nant, in the south of Wales. and 10
men who were in the mine had a race
for their lives. Six of them were
drowned.
The Venezuela cabinet has accepted
the agreement between Salisbury and
Olney, subject to ratification by con-
CESS.
Alfred Noble, the inventor OF nitro
glycerine, died Wednesday evening at
San Reno. Italy.
The United States cotton crop this
year amounts to 7.l61.0si bales. which
is 10 per cent. more than in 1895.
Theophile Lee. OF New York. starved
himself into a state OF temporary in
sanity SO that his wife might have
food.
In a speech at Cooper Union. New
York city, Evangelist Moody denounced
Sunday papers and roasted Chicago.
Obituary: At Milton. Wis. Rev.
William Walker. "a. At Flint. Mich.
Colonel w. B. McCreery., 20. At NIL
waukee. Andrew Douglas. So. At
Denver. James c. Tesh. ex-mayor Of
Sedalia, Mo-. c.. st jacksonville. Ills.
William G. Carter.
Colonel a. X. Mcclure. of the Phila-
delphia Times. "Wednesday night cele-
brated the fftieth anniversary OF his
entrance into Journalism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11

Decatur, His, Dec. 1l.-Orian McPher.
son, alias Charles Murphy, confessed to
the Decatur police yesterday that he killed
the marshal of Morning Sun, La. He has
been drinking here for three or four days.
When arrested for drunkenness he said
he was tired of eluding arrest and would
go back to Iowa without requisition
papers. His story is told in a way to make
1t appear truthful. He says the marshal
was clubbing his son and he shot the mar
shall twice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
GOLD DEMOCRATS CONFER.
Determination to Maintain the OrganixA-
ticn the Unanimous Feeling.


IndianapOis, Dec. u.-"Maintain the
organization" was the unanimous senti-
ment of the executive committee of the
gold Democratic party, which met here
isterday. There was not dissenting
voice in regard to this proposition, and
one Of the first things done was the
adoption Of resolutions of regret at the
death Of Colonel Fellows, of New York,
and Charles A. Emery, of Illinois. Ex-
Representative Bynum presided, both
at the conference and the banquet at
the Bates House, at the latter of which
there were twenty-five guests present.
Here Bynum made a speech in which
he said that in "glancing over the
events Of the past few months it seems
almost incredible that SO much history
could have been made in SO short a
space Of time. The organization Of a
great national party; the convening of
convention composed of 800 delegates,
representing more than forty states of
the Union; and the prosecution of a
campaign unsurpassed in its educa-
tional influence, within the short space
of three and a half months, certainly
an achievement which will occupy a
conspicuous page in the political his
tory of our country"
He earnestly urged the continuation
of the fight and everything he said in
that regard was enthusiastically ap-
plauded. Henry Watterson also spoke
as did others, all in the same vein as
Bynum. The executive committee de-
cided not to issue an address at the
present time. but gave out a statement
that the national organization will be
preserved in all the states, that nation
al headquarters will be in New York
and that no alliance will be made with
the Republican party. Meantime al
honorable efforts will be made to re-
unite the two wings of the Democratic
ma rfv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Much Proof Against Sharkey.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE evidence
in the Fitzsimmens-Sharkey case yes
terday was about the same as the testi-
mony previously given, and Fitzsim-
mons and Julian have certainly full
filled their promise to produce the story
of a conspiracy that would startle the
sporting world. Allen. the trainer, yes
terday, corroborated all that had been
told by Smith. and William Abbott, a
saloonkeeper, who witnessed the fight
from close to the ring, corroborated
Smith,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
LA LUCIA PRAISES CLEVELAND.
But Criticises De LONE for Not Keeping
Him Advised of the cTruth.n


Him Advised of the TRUTH
Havana, Dec. Lila Lucha, the Or
gan of the Spanish Liberals here. and
which is loyal to the Madrid govern
ment, says of President Cleveland's
message: 1T is a simple resume Of
the administrations conduct in the Gu
ban matter, and an attempt to Justify,
in the face of the antagonistic senti-
ment of the majority of Americans,
the policy Of apparent impartiality Of
ficially pursued. 1t is discreetly worded,
and is calculated to partly appease the
presidents critics, while attempting
somewhat to calm the popular clamor
favorable to the enemies of SPAIN" La
Lucha subjects the Spanish minister
at Washington to scathing criticism
for his failure to correct the press ex-
aggeration in its accounts and false
reports of the actual situation here,
many of which have been unfort-
unately quoted by President Cleve-
land
Had the minister been more alert"
says La Lucha, .'he might have checked
in time the unfavorable current and
have changed it to some extent in
Spain's favor" The paper goes on to
praise President Cleveland's mastery
diplomacy in handling the subject be-
tween two fires, with the result of
quieting the jingoes at home without
its being necessary to plunge the coun-
try into foreign complications. In COM
cludng the article La Lucha says:
In the matter of the treatment Of
alleged American citizens the Spanish
authorities in Cuba have been hereto
fore altogether too considerate. and es-
pecially where the documents of the
parties were hardly clear, the holders
having never lived but a few days in
the United States. and many of them
being unable to speak a word of Eng
lish. The so-called American property
which is alleged to have been destroyed
since the revolution began. and claims
for damage to which have been filed,
in a majority of cases belongs to ma
tives of this island fraudulently
naturalized in the United States"
! La Lucha believes that Spain has
! ample resources at command to crush
/ the rebellion unassisted, and that she
| is fully determined to resent all out
| side Intervention as an uncailed for i'm
position.
I News has been received Of the de-
parture of Captain General Weyler's
column from Guanajaya, in Pinar del
Rio, and the indications are that he Is
Iow in Havana province.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Tramp XIII, "A Brakeman.

Bucyrus, O.. Dec. 1.-THE southern
part of this county Is aroused and armed
forces of men are securing the country in
search of an unknown tramp who killed a
brakeman on the Chicago and Erie. The
tramp was stealing u ride, ana Mt Gallon
was ordered off the train by Brakeman
Schogle, of Huntington, Ind. Two com
panions Of the tramp threw stones ut the
brakeman and called "Shoot him, Jack,
whercupon the tramp pulled out "a re-
volver and shot the brakeman. who fell
dead instantly on top of the csr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
sslies's Loss as h d a. Pictured.

Berlin, Dec. IA dispatch from
Coruna says it is true that the
steamer Salier left Antwerp with
only 2l0 passengers. but embarked
more at various Spanish ports. and
the correspondent estimates that the
number OF victims was 400 or 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
rha RI iah,s Infat. d Grew,

Swansea, Wales, Dec. 1.-The
ship Springwell has arrived here
bringing two survivors of the Ger
man ship Rsjah which capsized
Wednesday at the entrance to Bristol
channel. Nineteen of the Rajah's
crew were drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Colliers to Strike in PenD.ylvani.,

Pittsburg, Dec. IA joint COM
mittee of the railroad and coal
miners and operators reported to TIE
convention today tha. they were
unable to agree on rate. A strike
will probably follow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11

Philadelphia, Dec. 1L.-An the prom
inent civil service reformers attended
the fourteenth annual meeting Of the
Civil Service Reform League yester-
day, among them Carl Schurz. r. H.
Dana, Silas Burt. Theodore Roosevelt
and S. R Bowker. Speeches were
made by these lauding the reform
as far as it had gone and urging its
further adoption to the limit. in nation,
state, county and city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11

Plainfield. n. J.. Dec. 1.-THE condi-
tion of ex-Congressman Roswell G..
Horr, who is III at his home In this city.
took n turn for the worse yesterday af-
teroon, and his condition is not SO ia
vorable as it was. The doctors say
there is no immediate danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11

West Superior. Wis, Dec. 1.-THE de-
cree of foeclosure In the case of the
Central Trust company. of New York.
against the West Superior Iron and
Steel company was granted by Judge
Vinge yesterday allowing the Rocke-
fellers to take possession under their
trust deed OF si,s00.oco. The Central
Trust company holds a mortgage on the
nlant of 81 200 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Baild,ng Disaster in Spain.

Madrid. Dec. 11.-A dispatch from
Jeres announces thata large build
ing has collapsed. burying over one
hundred persons. Eleven bodies
have already been recovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Secession Movement, in Canada.

Montreal, Dec. 1.-THE Independence
club of Canada, which has been in exist
ence in Montreal for five months and
whose object is tho attainment of Cara
dian Independence, is gaining in strength
and a convention probably VIII be held
next March with view to fcierating all
the groups and clubs having like object.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
Tho lsicy Gle Race.

New York, Dec. 1O.-The score Of
the leaders in the bicycle race now
stands: Hale, 1,45S; Forster, 1,42S;
Rice. LAG; Reading. 1,407; Schock.
1875; TAYLOR, 1852; Smith, 1850;
Pierce, 1,314; Moore, l, 1903.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11
More Prosperity.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Dec. IL
The First National bank closed its
doors today as the result of run.
West Superior. Wis. Dec. 1.-The
National Bank OF Commerce of Du-
luth failed this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-11

New York, Dec. 1.-The jury in the
Barberi case after n consultation of forty.
seven minutes rendered a verdict Of mot
guilty" She killed her faithless lover,
whose mistress she had been, when he rc.
fused to marry her as he had promised