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Members of Ticonic hose company, $40

Members of Ticonic hose company, $40
each.
The board then took recess until Z
p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the board dis
cussed appropriations, but took no action
on them. 1t was evident from the dis
cussion that the policy OF the board will
be economy, but not parsimony. Every
possible opportunity for retrenchment
Will be taken advantage of. The appro-
priations for some funds will be larger,
while for others it will be smaller than
last year. The aggregate appropriation
will probably be about the same as last
year, s37 900.
In considering the appropriations for
bridges, the board took into cons dera-
ton the necessity Of building a new
bridge at Infant street
The board voted to hold its regular
meetings on the first Monday of each
month, at : p. m.
The board then took a recess to Mon
day, March 16, at p. m.
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FOUND HER FATHER DEAD.
Sudden Death of Colored Barber at
Mt. Desert Ferry

George Taylor, the colored barber, was
found dead at his home, the Alonzo
Bennett house, Monday afternoon, by
his little daag liter, aged about ten years.
Death was due to heart disease.
Taylor came to this vicinity some five
or six years ago, from Sullivan. He has
followed his trade as barber part of the
time, and also found employment in clean
ing cars at the terminus.
lie vas about seventy years OF age.
Two children, girl, aged about ten, and
a boy few years younger, lived with him.
No other relatives are known. The
municipal officers took charge of the re-
mains.
March 10. SPEC.
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BORN

BARTER-At Deer Isle, Feb -, to MIR and Mr-
Orrin + Barter, II daughter.
CHAPMAN Deer Isle, Feb % to Mr. and MIR
Jasper l. Chaplin, son.
CRkAMER-At Penobscot, March 3. To- Mr. and
Mrs W j Dreamer, IA son.
EMERSON-At Deer Isle, Feb = To- Mr. and
Mrs Frank NJ Emerson, II son
GRAY-At Dedham. March ;, to MIR aud MIR
George y Gray, son.
HERRIGk-ht Buchill, March 5. In MIR and
Mrs Herbert l. ilerrCk, a daughter.
.HUTCIINSON-At Castine, March l. to Mr.
and Mrs Frank Hutchinson, daughter.
HUTCHlNs-A PenO5scot March = to MIR and
Mrs Frank Iiutchins, son.
JORDAN-At Aurora, March 3, to Mr. and Mrs
Edward Jordan, daughter.
PERklNS-At Brooksville. March = to Mr. and
Mrs William y Perkins,
SNRGENT-At sullivan, Feb "A, to Mr. and Mrs
Charles W sargent daughter.
NELLERS-At Deer Isle March ;, to Mr. and
Mrs Albert Sellers II son.
WIALING-At sullivan. Feb 90 to MIR and
Mr. Henry Whaling, u daughter.
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OBITUARY..



On Wednesday, March 4, at the resi-
dence of james Hamilton on High street,
occurred the death of Miss Phebe A..
Maddocks.
Miss Maddocks was born at North Els
worth on August "a, 1920, and her early
life WAS passed in this city. About forty
two years ago she removed to Lawrence,
Mass, where twenty-five years of, her life
were devoted to the care of the sick.
About nine years ago, her health hav-
ing begun to fail, she returned to her
early home, and in December 1890, began
the illness from which she never re-
covered. In that month she suffered a
shock of paralysis, and from that time
until her death was confined to her bed,
not bic even to move herself. In all that
time her wonderful patience and sweet
ness OF Christian character were! ever
manifest. No one ever heard a muir
muir concerning the suffering which
she endured, and the brightest smile
which was carried to her room was
always met by one even brighter.
Miss Maddocks was member of the
Lawrence street Congregational church,
of Lawrence, Mass, having united with
that church about forty years ago. Two
sisters survive-Mrs. James Hamilton
and Mrs. Robert Gerry, and one brother,
David Merritt, all OF Ellsworth
The funeral services occurred at her late
residence on Friday afternoon at g. the
Rev. ID. l.. Yale officiating.
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4 large portion Of the fotlo,oing births,
marriages and deaths are printed for the
first time in THE AMERICAN. They triH
appear merit ,ceek, or the lceek after, in
our contemporaries. THE AMERICAN is
which systematically collects the rital
statistics Of the county; the others sys-
temdticaIu steal them.
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Editor docking at his paper bssket) 1
wish | had lived in ancient Babylon,
where manuscripts were written on
bricks. What superb villa | might
have built.
The law of the harvest is to reap more
than you SOW. Sow an act and you reap
habit; SOW habit and you reap a
character; SOW character and you reap
a destInY.
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DIED.

AREY-At Buck-port, March 5, Capt Amos
Arey, aged 80 years.
BILLINGS-At Deer Isle, March s. Edward c
Billings, aged 81 years, months, - days.
BOWDEN-At Penobecot, March :, infant son
of MIR and Mrs William W Bowdcn, aged u
days.
HUTCHINS-At Penobscot, March :, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs Frank Ilutchins, aged |
day.
MARkS-A Bluehil, March :, Mrs Irene
Marks, aged 90 years
MINERAL Penob7cot March 6, Horace Mixer,
aged Is years,
NORW0Op-At Seal Cove, March |, Woodbury.
Norwood aged - years.
REEp-At Ellsworth, March q, George Reed,
aged 81 years, months, 9 day..
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BANGOR To BAR HARBOR.
stop on signal or notice to Conductor

stop signal or notice to Conductor.
These trains connect at Bangor, with through
trains on Main Line to and from Portland, Bos-
ton and st. John.
Passengers are requested to procure tickets
before entering the train, and especially Ellis
worth to Falls and Falls to Ellsworth.
Tickets for All Points South and West
on sale at the M. c. r. r. ticket office,
Ellsworth, c. F. GREENE, Agent.
PAYSON TUCKER
Vice Pres, and Genl Manager.
f f. BOOTHBY, Gen1 Pass. and Ticket Ag't.
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HIGHER TEMPERATURE, followed
by cold wave. The cold wave catches you
With light clothing on, and you catch
something a bsd cold but it is not so
serious an affair if you have Adamson's
Cough Balsam in the house.
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Bicycle

famous for beauty. durability. strength
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MARRIED..

LARk-MEADER-A Bucksport, Feb %, by
Rev II w Norton, Miss Carrie Clark, of Pros
poet, To Frank Meader of West Ellsworth.
" HITE-CoRR-At Ellsworth, Feb 27, by Rev
j ID 'Brien, Miss Harriette White of sui
Ivan, To Francis Navter Corr, of Boston.
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\ man never realizes how human he i
until he has made a big fool of himself.
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THE NEW BOARD,
ALDERMEN MEET AND ORGANIZE
FOR THE YEAR,
THE MAYORS CHAIR FILLED BY ALDER
MAN NORRIS-MINOR CITY OF
FICERS CHOSEN.

TIE NEW BOARD SPRINGS \ SURPRISE BY
TIE ELECTION OF E. f. ROBINSON AS
TREASURER - FEW CHANGES n OTHER
OFFICES = SALARIES FINED = TIE TAX
DISCOUNT INCREASED : REPORT OF TIE
MEETING.
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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-19
SOME STATE NOTES

The Black Oaks group of five mining
claims in Toulumne county has been sold
to an eastern syndicate for 100000.
Frank Mallory, the absconding assistant
secretary of the Sutter club, at Sacrament
to, can throw money to the dogs in Yoko-
hama or wherever he pleasss in Japan.
Colonel Dan M. Burns has telegraphed
from Mexico that he has struck the richest
body of ore yet encountered in his Candle
laria mine. The ore runs 80 per cent gold
to 20 per cent silver, and is similar in ap-
pearance, characteristics and chemical
properties to the Comstock minerals.
Myrtle Costello, whose mysterious disap-
pearance from her home at Santa Cruz last
week caused officers of the San Francisco
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children to search for her, Unexpectedly
returned today. She says she went to Sac
rameuto to visit friends. 1t was not until
last Sunday that she saw in the newspa-
pers comments on her disappearance.
This afternoon Governor Budd received
message from Secretary of State Olney,
stating that the offense with which Mallory
is charged is not an extraditable
one under the treaty. Mallory is
known to have sailed for Yoko-
hama. Three indictments would have
met him had he been brought back, for
the embezzlement of money belonging to
the Sutter club, to w. r. Ormsby and Ira
Robie, aggregating $4,000.
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NOTES FROM OVER THE SEA

Dispatches say serious disturbances are
made daily at Beyrout 1t is added 5000
armed Christians paraded the streets.
warning Moslems to be ready to protect
themselves.
At the trial yesterday, at Pretoria. of the
members of the Johannesburg reform COM,
mi,tee, an employe of the "Simmerjack"
mine testified to seeing arms and Maxim
guns unloaded from oil tanks. He esti-
mates that three hundred cases of rifles
and twenty-four Maxims were received.
At yesterdays session of the committee
on adulteration of food. at London. L. II.
Elliott, secretary of the board of agricui-
ture, testified that among the samples of
food examined by the government fifty
one came from the United states and thirty
from Canada, not one of which was adul-
tcrated. Germany made The worst show
ing, adulteration having been found in
thirty-seven out of 1Ol samples examined.
It is understood at London that Senior
Andrade. the Venezuelan minister at
Washington, has decided to recognize the
Uruan incident as a separate question, and
good hopes are expressed that his entente
will lead to an agreement upon scheme
for a settlement of the boundary dispute
by direct negotiations between Great Bri-
tain and Venezuela. 1t is regarded as
certain that the United States will cor
daily support such IN agreement.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-19
THE VALLEY ROAD
The Sixth Assessment Called for-0ood Prog,
reas In Construction

The Sixth Assessment Called for-0ood Prog
ress in Construction
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-A sixth as
sessment of 10 per cent has been called for
on the total subscribed capital stock Of
$2.445 500 of the San Francisco & San
Joaquin Valley railroad. This was decided
upon at a meeting of the directors this
afternoon. The fifth assessment of 10 per
cent has just been paid in without a single
delinquency. The new assessment will be
delinquent after April 20 next and on May
next all stock on which the payments
have not been paid will be advertised for
sale. 1t is not anticipated, however, that
there will be any delinquent subscribers
from now on.
The Cotton brothers we're awarded the
contract for the superstructure of the Mer-
ced river bridge. This is the same firm
which is now building l so flatcars for the
company. and it expects to begin deliver
ing them to the road next month. All OF
the cars will be completed by July next, in
time for the company to handle this sea-
sons valley wheat shipments to tide water.
The deed from Archbishop Riordan to
the Valley Railroad Company of the block
of land in Stockton known as the convent
block, which is to be the depot site, was
placed on record yesterday. This trans
action closes the deals that the Stockton
business men promised to make for the
Valley road, and all of the land promised
has been decided to the company. There
is a small sum to be raised to pay off q
claim against one tract. but the amount 10
only 81 90, and the Commercial Associa-
tion hopes to close up the matter this
month.
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that the recent conferences at Berlin be-
tween the Austrian minister and foreign
affairs, Count Goluchowski, the Italian
ambassadors at Berlin, Count LAMA di
Busca, and the imperial chancellor. Prince
Hohenlone, under the auspices of Emperor
William of Germany and with Great Brit
ain party to The understanding arrived
at. had more significance than was gener-
ally admitted by the press or public at that
time. The re.arrangement of the dreibund
with Great Britain as an active instead of q
silent partner in the arrangements, was
evidently only the first step in the direction
Of attempting to make alterations in the
map of Africa, with the conservative sup
port of the dreibund, this being looked upon
as being the price agreed upon with Great
Britain for the latter's support of Italy and
incidentally of the dreibund.
But behind the scenery SO carefully ar
ranged at Berlin, there is, it is believed by
The government and the press here, great
deal going on regarding which explanations
must be promptly furnished by Great
Britain or serious trouble may follow. In
fact, If the Toulon correspondent of the
Figaro is to be believed. matters have al
ready reached such dangerous stage that
orders are expected at any moment for tn
French Levant squadron to proceed
Egyptian waters.
DERvIsHEs ADVANCING
ROME, March 1S.-The Popolo Romano
has dispatch from Massowah which says
the Dervishes are within two hours march
of Cassala and are awaiting Osman Dig
mas arrival before attacking. Commune
cation with Adigrat has been cut off. Gen.
Baldisseras endeavors to restore negotia-
tions with the Abyssinian Negus con-
tinue.
CA1SALA EVACUATED
LONDON, March 1S.--The Times says:
A rumor was current in London last even
ing that the Italians had evacuated Cas-
sala on Saturday. We believe the report
is correct.
THE FORWARD MOVEMENT
CAIRO. March 1S.-The khedive today
witnessed the departure OF the Egyptian
battalion for the front. He bade a cordial
farewell to the officers of the battalion.
The reserves are arriving at Cairo and the
Soudanese battalions are forming. Colonel
Hunter, with strong advance guard, will
proceed Immediately to Akashen, which
will be strongly fortified. The Arab
Anglophobe press violently attacks the eX-
pedition and accuses Lord Salisbury and
Mr.. Curzon, who made the statement of
the purpose of the expedition in the house
of commons.
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WIRE WAITS

Martin L. Sweet, banker, lumberman,
grain dealer and manufacturer and farmer
OF Grand Rapids, Mich, has assigned.
Liabilities are about 900. The as
sets are largely in excess Of that amount.
The complete returns of Monday nights
not tabulated until last night. They indi-
cate that Governor Morton will have al
most solid delegation to the st. Louis
convention.
The Maryland Republican state commit
tee met at Baltimore last night and fixed
upon Baltimore as the place and April 22d
as the time for holding the Republican
state convention for the selection of presi-
dental electors and delegates at large to
the national convention.
The Wisconsin Republican state conven.
ton, held at milwaukee, yesterday, was
the most enthusiastic political gathering
ever held in that city. The platform de-
clares for protection. reciprocity and "hon-
est money" A resolution was adopted in
structing the delegates for Mckinley.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts was
club at Chicago last evening. The action
of the club is evidence of the feeling
aroused by the recent discussion in con-
gress OH the question of immigration and
particularly by the remarks of Senator
Lodge.
A special from Washington, D. c., to a
Chicago paper says the members of the
Venezuelan boundary commission have
informally concluded that Great Britan's
case is untenabJe and that Venezuela's
claim is just one. Unless some new
facts come to light this will be the nature
of their decision.
The North Carolina Republican state ex-
ecutive committee yesterday decided to
call the state convention to meet at Ra-
leigh May IA. A committee of five was
named to confer with the Populists with
view to fusion and report to the Repub-
lican State convention. Chairman Holton,
James H. Young, IL. Il. Grant, Senator
Pritchard and Thomas Settle were named
as the committee.
At the Cedar mining camp, sixty miles
south of Kingman, Ariz., yesterday, the
body of an unknown man was found in an
old, abandoned mine shaft. The body was
nude, with a leather belt around the waist
and pair of new shoes OH the feet. The
body was badly decomposed. The skull
was fractured in two places. There is
strong suspicion that the man was mur.
dered and thrown into the shaft.
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SOME FRICTION
DR.. Browns Church Receives the Report oi
the Council

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S'-Rev. C. o.
Brown met his congregation tonight, and
the report of the council which tried the
pastor of the First Congregational church
was read and received. Judge Advocate
Woodlands of the council led the meeting
in prayer, and resolution thanking the
council for its labors was adopted. DR..
Brown also thanked the council. but de-
med that it had the right to pass on his
conduct in the case of the young lady who
charged him with Intimidation. He said
that the alleged intimidation occureed ten
days after the council had been called.
The smoothness of the meeting was sud-
denly marred when a member of the
church named James offered significant
resoiution-that ''the interests of this
church and congregation will be best
served by pastor whose name and repu-
tation have never been called in ques-
tion."
Immediately there was buzz of excite
ment, and the noise became SO great that
an attempt was made to clear the room OF
strangers. DR.. Browns friends rallied to
his side and the resolution was tabled in
definitely. The meeting then adjourned.
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FOILED ROBBERS
Two Officers Wounded and One Robbei
Thought to Be Killed

Two Officers Wounded and One Robber
Thought to Be Killed
TULARE, March 10.-An attempt was
made to hold up train No. 8 between
Goshen and Tages' Switch, this morning,
but failed on account of one of the would
be robbers going back on the scheme and
informing officers of the intended hold-up.
II is presumed his partner did not know
this and went ahead and stopped the
train on which were several officers. Un-
der Sheriff Earl Daggett and Constable
Reed of Reedley were on the engine, and
they opened fire upon the robber as soon
as he came into sight, as he came over the
back Of the tender as the train was rum
ming at full speed. He returned the fire,
one bullet striking Daggett and piercing
the pleural cavity, making a serious
wound. Reed was hit in the shoul-
der, but was not seriously wounded.
The officers say they are confident that
they killed the robber or fatally wounded
him, as Daggett fired double charge from
a shotgun full in his face. and when the
train arrived here large quantity of blood
was found on the tender. As the train did
not stop until reaching here it is not known
whether the robber was killed or not. Dag
gett is lying in the hotel here. being at
tended by physicians, while Reed was
able to 60 home on the north bound train.
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THE BILL IS AGREED upon
UNDER WHICH NICARAGUA CANAL COW
STRUCTION WILL BE PUSHED.
Government Ownership Being Thought fms
practicable at Present, Government cons
troll Is Provided For--The Bill VIII 90 -
the Commerce Committee Today.
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, March lS.-The NicaraRua
canal bill to he pushed in the house was
agreed upon today by the special commits
tee which has for several weeks wrestie4
with the many schemes introduced.
Mr.. Mahon of Pennsylvania is The
author of the plan which meets the viewo
of the committee, for the bill adopted u
one introduced by him at the beginning a
the session and but two amendments were
made to 1t. Government control, with
possible ownership by the United States in
the future is the vital principle of the bilIs
Government ownership at present was
thought impossible. 1t was thought by
Mahon and some of the members of The
committee that Nicaragua and Costa Rice
might consent to ownership by the United
States but several years-Mr. Mahon sayo
not less than six years-will be required 70
secure the necessary legislation from them.
The bill provides for the reorRanizatiDn
of the Maritime Canal company, the pay
ment of all its debts so that a satisfactory
settlement shall be presented to the secFe.
tary of the treasury, the selection OA .
board of directors, ten of them named by
the United States. eight by the canal COM
pany and one each by Nicaragua and
Costa Rica. The issue of bonds may not
exceed $lOO,OOO.OOO. with interesD at 3
per cent, the bonds to be guaranteed by
the United States and redeemed at the
pleasure of the government. In consider
alton Tor its guarantee or the ponds the
United States is to be given the stock of the
company to any amount equal to the bonds
issued.
The amount of stock to be given the
canal company in payment for the expen.
diture and work which it has put upon the
canal is not to exceed $7,OOO.OOO. Four
millions of stock. is to be issued to the
Nicaraguan government and 81 SOC. 900 to
Costa Rca. The bonds are to he secured
by first mortgage for the United States
drawn by the attolney-general. They arc
only to he issued asl they are needed for tho
work of building the canal-S1O ZOO. 900
to be advanced at the beginning-and the
stock is to be issued in correspond
ing amounts. Out of i.s net
earnings the company is to pay,
first, the interest of it's bonded debt, then
dividend on the stock not to exceed per
cent. and the balance, if any, to go into .
sinking fund for the payment of principal
and interest on the first mortgage. Tho
canal is to be built by three engineers of
the United States army. The changes
made in the original bill increase the
amounts of bonds permitted to be issued
from seventy to one hundred millions, and
the amount of stock to be given the exist-
ing company from four and one-half mil.
lions to seven. The bill will be presented
to the committee on commerce on Friday
for its approval.