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Evening star., 1896-12-16
An Alleged Dynamite Plot.

A special to Bolton, Tex. sent last night.
says:
What is supposed to have been plot to
blow up the handsome new opera house
was discovered here this morning. Four
large sticks of dynamite wrapped in Ger
man paper, were foundsin a window. The
fuse attached hadoburrthd part of the way
down. but went QUIT PART, Of the paper had
also burned around the dynamite The
paper was published insMilwaukee. There
was enough OF the stuff to have wrecked
the opera house, 1.-The 1850, 900 court house
and other adjacent buildings In the heart
of the city had II &xpf6tfed.' - .a-t-.-
Evening star., 1896-12-16
HERNDON.

Quite an excitement was started in th. village
Monday afternoon about = O'Clock by the cry of
IRE Ii was soon learned that rick Of straw with
iii few feet Of Mr.. T. +. Reeds livery stable was
On fre. There was great danger that the stable
would 90. and II II did several horses would be
likely to follow. but Mr.. Reed says 1t did not ap-
pear to be five minutes before there was a
crowd OF men on the ground with buckets, passing
water from nearby well. SO that 1t but n
short time before they had 1t under control The
hre was started by two little boys. who got some
matches and thought they would have Il nice hon
fire.
Miss Maud iount who has been spending several
months visiting friends in Getty ysbury Pa arrived
home Monday night.
Mr.. Benjamin Middleton who has been quite
feeble for some months past. taken quite sud
denly much worse Monday evening. There was
however, IA slight improvement Tuesday afternoon.
Evening star., 1896-12-16
I.AU REL.

Capt William M. Potter Of Laurel is candidate
for the position OF FIRST deputy commissioner of
pensions under President Mckinley. The captain
Is making active canvass for the position and
81 Is believed has secured already the Endorsement
Of a large number OF the republican leaders In
this state and elsewhere. 1t Is thought he las
the support Of Senator-elect Wellington Can.
Potter Is at present praeticing law In Washington
making a speciality Of pension law. He is m +
tive Of Pennsylvania and for a long number Of
years held a position In the record and pension
division Of the War Department. from which he
was removed during the second Cleveland admin
istration- He was Gfterward Congressman Coffin :
secretary. Before the last congressional coayen-
tioo in this district Capt Potter was a candidate
Evening star., 1896-12-16

Il have taken Il number of bottles IF Paine's
celery compound says Mrs +, Warren David
son Of 302 Warren ave. Chicago. land consider 1t
the besi of remedies in Of Insomnia arising
from torpid liver, neuralgia, rheumatism, etc. 1t
has done for me all that is claimed for 1t, and
cheerfully indorse it
We all know who are living the
ragged edge of nervous exheIstion.
They eat their food without relish. sleep with
out refreshment and worry along day by day half
sick, but refusing to believe it.
These women who farther along In poor
health than they think. the very persons who
would find astonishing help IN Paine's celery
compound Its regulating action on their tangled
nerves. and it, revivifyins action upon digestion
and assimilation just what their system is in
need Of Why should any one not try it:
Evening star., 1896-12-16
Increase of sals+iex Recommended.

to the House has,ia recommendation for
the increase Of several salaries under the
Interior Department.. ne suggests that the
salary of the commissianer of education
should be increased, frem 5000 to $1,000.
The salary of the supers on school systems
should be increased to- 81 500 that of the
chief clerk to 5000, ami of the specialist
on corporism to $2,5Oo:
Secretary Francis says that the positions
held by these employees are certainly equal
to those of other bureaus, and the work is
of no less Importance. He Also recon-
mends that the telephone operator of the
Interior Department be Increased to $500,
and the captain of the watch to 1910. and
explains why, in his opfhioh.t these changes
should be Made. 81
Evening star., 1896-12-16
The Duchess of Sutherland.
From the London Daily News.

FrOIl inc I1OIl'lOH DHlIy NtWs
The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland will
on her marriage with Sir Albert Rollit, NJ
p, cease to he a peeress and to be entitled
to the privileges of the peerage. IT." says
Blackstone. "a woman noble in her own
right marries commoner she still remains
noble. and shall be tried by her peers; but
If she be only noble by marriage, then, by
a second marriage with commoner, she
loses her dignity, for, as by. marriage IT is
gained, by marriage 1t is also lost" The
widows of peers who marry commoners
are commonly called and addressed by the
title which they bore before their second
marriage. but this is only by courtesy. The
widow of the sixth Duke of Manchester
Blackwood, x. C. b., secretary general to
the post office, was known not as the dow
ager Duchess of Manchester. but as Lady
Blackwood.
Evening star., 1896-12-16
Puni.Ainx False wit.esse.,.

John Seward and VIM. Truste, witnesses
in the Pearl Bryan murder case. who were
convicted of false swearines have been SEN
fenced in Newport, KY. Seward was given
two years and Truste one year in the Ken
lucky peMtentiary. They attempted to
make the jurors believe that Pearl Bryan
was beheaded on the Ohio side of the river
and conveyed to Fort Thomas afterward.
Evening star., 1896-12-16
To Conduct a speed Trial.

At the request of the Mexican minister.
Lieutenant Commander B. H. Buckingham
and Naval Constructor r. P. Hobson Of
the navy have been detailed to assist Prof.
George r. McDermott of Cornell Univer-
sity In conducting speed trial of light
house steamer built for the Mexican gov
ernment by Neafie & Levy of PHILADELPHIA
Evening star., 1896-12-16

Edward A. Hart, an insane man, riding
on Lake Shore train. escaped from Gus
tody near Silver Creek. N. ". yesterday.
and threw himself off. His head struck the
rail. dashing out his brains
In a match shoot at live birds yesterday
at Milwaukee to settle a tie between ]. L.
Williamson and Geo. l.. Deter, Williamson
skot 19l birds, beating the worlds record
1888. Deiter's score was 1SS.
Evening star., 1896-12-16
THE VOTE ron PRESIDENT.
omcial Canvass W OF the Recent Elec-
.''~'hnr sS" ton fsSm iSIetess

The canvass Of The vote of New York
state yesterday completes the official vote
by States and makes it Possible for the first
time to tabulate the POPULAR vote for Pres
ident cast at the recent election Novem.-
Der 3. The result by States follows:
Evening star., 1896-12-16

first created. ana 'ass sreasdy to live Up to Its
legislation as .any-member % the associa-
tion.' = III,
Evening star., 1896-12-16

Belle Haven Lodge, Knights of Honor
held largely attended meeting last night
The regular weekly meeting of Sarepta
Lodge. Independent Order of Odd Fellows
was held last night. Important business
WAS transacted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

The tent meetings that have been
held on Wilder's field, upper Water
street, for several weeks, were brought
to close, Sunday evening. Both the
afternoon and evening services were
largely attended. many from Augusta
and Gardiner being present. In con-
Versation with one who has been in
attendance at about all the meetings
and who otherwise is in a position to
know something of the work done, II
was ascertained that some 40 or 45 con
versions have resulted from the hard
labors of the evangclists and CO.
workers E,vangelists David Lewis
Mrs. Matilda Atkinson and other
workers. have labored with a will. and
the number of conversions made in the
few short weeks time, attest the Won
derful power which is theirs. of turn
ing people from sin This week. the
evangclists will work in Winthrop.
East Winthrop and Baileyville: next
week their tent will be pitched at Bel
grade, and another series of meetings
commenced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20
How He Worked the Alderman.

one of the seven aldermen OF this
city is very fond of fishing A certain
railroad telegraph operator lis some
times taken the same way. Both gen
tlemen being of the same mind. one
day recently they made up party Of
two and went out TO one of the ada
cent lakes for the purpose Of breaking
the pond record for the greatest num-
Der of fish taken in one day The
alderman left the matter Of tackle and
bait entirely in the hands of the
manipulation of lightning Arrived at
the pond, boat was secured and a
start upon the broad and glstening
bosom of the lake was begun.
Reaching a point in the lake where
deep sea fishing was supposed the OPP
orator who had seized the tilier ropes.
while the alderman piled the oars, pro-
duced just one fish line. one spoon
hook and not a single piece of bait
There was a discussion as to who
should do the fishing and who should
do the rowing. The operator at once
resolved himself into an arbitration
board of one. and decided forthwith
that the alderman owed il To society.
thc general principles of good govern
mcnt. law and order and all that. that
he should do the rowing while the op-
orator tshed
The alderman rowcd and the opera
tor fished with the spoon hook. and
the day was passed in this happy man
ner until the shades of evening fell.
the fish refusing to bite. The blisters
came on the alderman's hands, the
sun playfully painted two noses a YER
million shade. Weary with well doing,
as the sun was sinking behind the
western hills. the alderman turned the
prov of the craft toward the waiting
beach
When the gentlemen reached this
city, the alderman registered an oath
by the beard of Ezra Smiley, which is
no more, and his honor as city
father, he will never again personally
conduct" another fishing excursion
The operator says he enjoyed his sail
very much. and that he was agrceably
entertained by the alderman with Sc
lections from Shakespeare and other
declarations that would make spheres
shake if breathed in polite society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

| Roadmaster Toward of the Maine
| Central. tells a good story of how one
of his men counted a pile Of railroad
ties which the company had caused to
be piled along the line of the road OF
course the man was Irish, or this story
would not have been told He was
given piece of blue chalk and told to
go down to the pile. and as he counted
he was to make a mark on each tie
with the chalk, so that he would not
tally the same tie twice Pat put in
about three hours scoring on that pile
OF ties. making marks across the en-
tire end of each, when his chalk gave
out. He went to his foreman and
asked for more chalk and repeated the
operation. When he had finished the
tally of the pile. the foreman asked
him how many there were in the pile
and he replied:
mot a bit do | know at all. at all"
Why, haven't you counted them ."
Sure. it was not countin' them l
was. | was but putin the tally mark
upon thin. same as l see on thin as
goes under the rail-"
Pat had an idea that he was to Put
the tally mark on the ties and count
them afterward, which, of course
would require another mark to keep
the tally correct Mr. Toward has
cent up barrel of blue chalk to that
section
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20
Municipal Officers Recede.

Several Sundays have passed since the
city council passed an order directing
City Marshal McFadden to cause all drug
stores to be closed all day Sundays. on
the first Sunday that the order of the city
council was enforced the principal streets
of the city were black with wrath. Men
We're mad and said hateful things about
some other people. 1t was soon evident
that the public generally did not want the
drug stores closed and the kick against
the action of the council became wide
spread and violent. Petitions We're made
up and offered to subsequent meetings of
the council but they were always "re-
ferred." and the matter hung fire until
last Saturday night. when the board was
called together to decide whether ii was
the sentiment of the people that the drug
stores should be closed. 1t may be thai
the public sentiment may have had an in
terview with the councillors and they had
been induced to believe that people like 70
drink soda on Sunday few smoke cigars
on that day, and that people are often
Ill on the Sabbath Anyway. it took the
municipal sofficers but a very minutes
Saturday night on motion of Alderman
Getchell. to vote TO reconsider the action
taken which closed the drug stores and
to finally lay the original order on the
table.
There was general rejoicing all along
the line. yesterday. when the drug stores;
We're found to be open and were doing a
good business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

Litchfield. Conn, July by fire at
Bantam Lake early Saturday morning
the Columbia college School of Mines
sustained loss estimated at about $14-
600. For some years students of that
institution have spent two months in
summer at camp at the south end of
the lake. Iuder the instruction of a
professor the young men made trips
during which they had the benefit of
practical work in engineering. At 1:15
the building in which was stored their
outfit of instruments was completely
destroyed by an incendiary fire. The
living houses were uninjured. The stu
dents were expected to arrive Saturday
afternoon, but the professor in charge
tele graphed each one not to come. There
is no Clew to the incendiary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20
FULL OF INTEREST.
Continued from page l.)

There are contests for but two states
national committee-Illinois and Col
Iorado The Colorado contest promises
to develope into something interesting
on the floor of the convention. r. A.
Southworth chairman of what is
known as the Waite delegation, says
|of the contest:
Il come from a very large state, and
railway fares range from four to six
cents per mile, with a maximum of 10
cents in the mountain districts The
only paper in Colorado claiming to be
q Populist publication is the Rocky
Mountain News. 1t was in this that
the call for our state convention ap-
peared, signed by the chairman of the
state committee Many of our people
did not see the notice, and many were
too poor to pay the exorbitant railway
fares charged. Those that did come to
packed convention came on passes
Governor Waite announced that an
appeal would be taken from the de-
cision of the St. Louis convention.
"Thos. W. Patterson is at the head Of
the other set of delegates from Colo
RADIO which Mr.. Southworth says is
composed of Democrats and not Pop
ulists. Inquiry among the Alabama.
Georgia Tennessee and Texas dele
gates. tonight, discloscs the fact that
under no circumstances will they ac-
cept Bryan and Sewall as the head of
the ticket. They go so far as to say
that if the convention either endorses
or dominates Bryan and Sewall. they
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.


At Old Orchard. July 1i-2O-1nterdenomi-
At Old Orchard, July 25-Aug. 1o-Chris-
tan Alliance Convention.
At Rockland, July 29-3l-Annual Con-
vention of Epworth State League:
At Verona, Aug. 1-17-Penobscot Spirit
ual Temple Association.
County Christian Endeavor Convention
At Dresden, Aug. 7-16-kennebec Valley
Campmeeting..
At East Machias, Aug. 2s-29-Epworth
League convention. =, ,
At Skowhegan, Sept. 1-3-Annual Meet
ing Maine State Union of Christian En-
deavor. .
Temperance.
At Old Orchard. Aug. 25-3i-Temperance
At Belfast, Sept. 29-Oct. 1-Mane w. c.
r. u. Convention.
At Orrington. July % - Penobscot
At Phippsburg. Aug. 5-sagahahoc Po-
mona Grange.
At Stockton. Aug. 1s-waldo Pomona
Grange. =,
Pomona Grange.
Miscellaneous.
At Alfred, July 29-York County Re-
publican Convention.
At Pittsfield. Aug. 6-Annual Reunion
Gath Maine Regiment
At Newport, Aug. S-17-Camp Benson
Association. .,
At Winn Aug. 10--Annual Reunion 18th
Maine Regiment.
At Lincoln Aug. 11-15-Annual Reunion
Eastern Maine Regimental Association.
Rlmfor1 Falls. Aug, ly-ZU-An11udl
Reunion of the 32d Regiment of Maine
Volunteers.
At Gardiner, Aug. 26--Annual Reunion
At Bowdoinham, Aug. 26-Annual Re-
union of the 18th Maine Regimental Asso-
citation,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

venture. he went West, to Kalamazoo.
Mich. returningys after, when nc
opened a dry godds store on the south
side of the street, where the Blue store
now Is, he having one side or the cs-
Establishment and Mr.. Osgood the 0ther
as an auction stand. He later moved
his business to the store now occupied
by Ami Davenport, and again 10 that
of Gooden & Co. He again SOLD out
his business, but soon opened a gro
Gerry business in one of the stores ol
the Davis block, which he conducteo
until about % years ago. when ne
moved to Randolph and ran the cor
ner store where G. f. Fowler now Is.
Mr.. Lawrence was in business III
Gardiner, in all, about so years, ana IN
business nearly all his life in Inherent
places, he retiring about two years ago
on account of i'll health. He had peeh
remarkably well lately, considering ms
age except being a little lame. Last
Friday evening. Mr.. Lawrence began
to feel rather i'll and went to bed
early. Since then he failed very rap
idly, his old age doubtless telling on
him at once and calling him off sud-
denly.
September H. 1887. Mr.. Lawrence
was married to Miss Mary Ann Feiker
of Wiscasset. WHO died in lSI, ana
again he was married. Dec. ~, lS'l,
to Mary Maria Young of Wiscasset.
who died about two years ago. Mr..
Lawrence is survived by one son,
Benz Lawrence of Randolph. and Mrs
F. NJ. Clemens who have the sympa-
thy of a large circle of friends. The
funeral services will be held, Wedncs-
day afternoon, at his late home, Rev
r. w. Plant officiating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20
Death OF BENJAMIN lawrence.

One of our old residents passed
away. Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Benja-
min Lawrence. Mr.. Lawrence was
born in Smithtown, May 2, 1909, at
which place he lived until a young
man, when he conducted general
store at the foot of Undertook street,
in connection with the old ship yard.
After several years here, he moved to
Gardiner and carried on one of the
first express businesses in the place,
running on one of the first boats be-
tween Gardiner and Portland, and
known as the Lawrence Express Co
After several years of success in this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

A large number of knights of st
Omer commandery Of this city. in full
iesalia, attended special service con-
Quoted by the Rev. J. S. Rhoades at
the. Eniversalist church in Fairfield.
yesterday morning. Mr.. Rboades' sub
iect was; "A Fundamental Law OF
Human Life Exempiiicd in the For
nation of Brotherhood Orders"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

The new bridge is completed and is
ready to be accepted by the city AS
soon as Henry Manley of Boston. the
cltys Inspector. arrives, he having
been delayed by sickness. The bridge
which was built by the Berlin Iron
Bridge Company of East Berlin, CT.
consists of two steel spans, 200 feet
long each. with carriage way "a feet
clear, and sidewalk on one side of
feet, making the whole width "a feet
inches. Each span weighs about 13C
tons and rests on hard nine cobble
work. The design is that of a camels
pack with II panels of 1S feet inches
each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

Ihere was general exodus from
Gardiner Sunday. There were ex-
cursons of all kinds at all times to all
places. The steamer Gardiner took a
large crowd to Popham. the Islander
mad a heavy load to the Islands and
many enjoyed the sail up the Cobbos-
see stream to the pond on the steamer
Glenn. The Maine Central took a fair
crowd to Old Orchard, and the Ken
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20
A Note Of Warning,

would hear what suffering / have seen as n
doctor. Suffering that is caused by careless
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smedy" Yours truly, Henry f. Lawler. Etna, N. H.
Pil!c eoc at the druggstsor mailed postpaid for price
Buker Pill Co., Bangor, Ne.
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A chap was in the place. Saturday
afternoon, working the sore arm
racket. He had the arm all right but
as to the cause of the sore some doubts
We're had. He was Offering court plas-
ter for which you would pay what you
wanted to. thus throwing off all chance
Tor being pulled" as vagrant. He as
they all are. was a very slick talkcr.
but it was not go" with many of the
citizens.
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nebec Central was kept busy looking
after those going to the Home at To-
gus to the band concert. The churches
were well attended and allseemdd quiet
as could be asked for. During the lat
ter part of the day, the roads were
lined with teams and bicycles, and it
seemed to all that 1t was necessary to
get out and take the air
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

offlcer Dusty was called to the Head
OF the Falls, Saturday evening, - auell
disturbance in which a young man
was attempting to clean out a whole
family. The young man slept in the
station house that night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-20

The Cobbosseecontee Club have ia
ken possession of their cottages at
Fairs Cove, and all are having de-
lightful time. NJ w. Farr and family.
c. J. Higgins and family, and Geo. f..
Simmons and family are among those
from this city who are rusticatinG
there for a few weeks.
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BATEMAN SPEAKS OUT.
Says Bryan and ScwaII Will Not Receive Over
Three Votes from Maine.

Toston. July 19.-Maine. New Hamp
shire and Massachusetts delegates to the
national convention of the Peoples party.
left for St. Louis via the Fail River line
at i. NJ. The delegations expect to hold
conference and formulate n plan OF
action on the boat tonight. The general
opinion seems to be favorable to Bryan
and Sewall, although l.. G.. Bateman OF
Auburn Me. said I'VE are dead against
Scwall and think there will not be more
than three votes for him from the Maine
men. As to Bryan about half of us favor
his nomination