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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-02
MARKET REPORTS.
Rev York Money Market.

Money. easy. 2l5. ''' a. sept l.
Primo mercantile paper. sara
Governments. strong
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John t. Nelson will have the care OF
the Canibas Club rooms until the re-
turn of +. b. Desjardins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-02

Mrs. Walter Morse is visiting friends
in Richmond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-02

Mrs W. f. Jenkyn left on the boat,
yesterday, for Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-02

Mrs. Frank Wise is visiting relatives
in Lewiston.
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Political Notes.

Yours sincerely.
j. ELLEN FOSTER.
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GARDINER.

F.. NJ, Baker is in Bath on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-02

Mrs. j. D. Hughes left for Boston
yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-02

F.. NJ. Baker is in Bath on business
Mrs. j. D. Hughes left for Boston,
yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Wise is visiting relatives
in Lewiston.
Mrs. Walter Morse is visiting friends
in Richmond.
Mrs. W. f. Jenkyn left on the boat
yesterday, for Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dale are visiting
friends in Bowdoinham.
Nell Powers left yesterday, on a
business trip to Boston.
George Holmes went on business
trip to Lewiston, Tuesday.
Mayor Clason went to Rome, yester-
day, on a stumping expedition.
Mrs +. A. LaWton and son Leon, are
the guests of Auburn friends.
Charles Poole of Fairfield, was the
guest of NJ. Hayes. yesterday.
Miss Mable Cobb left. yesterday, to
resume her studies at Kents HILL
Mrs VIM. Webster, returned from a
short visit to Portland, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-02
WATE.RViLLE,

WATERViLLEr
Russell Jones ana family leave today
for their new home In Berlin. N. II.
Mayor Webb went to Lewiston, yes
terday, to attend the Maine State fair.
Mrs. f.. S. Woodman left yesterday,
for a visit at her old home In Win
throp.
Charles II. Redington left. yesterday,
for a visit in Portland and Boothbay
Harbor.
Harry b. Stewart left yesterday, for
a three weeks visit in Boston and
New York
------------
Miss Grace Crawford of Brunswick,
is visiting Miss Gusse Bunker on Col
lege avenue.
Miss Beatrice I.itchiield Of Lewiston,
is in the city, the guest Of Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Darrah.
oi wiz 10 -
.he N"i'ipas |iuo rooms until tiie re-
turn Vi r. ID. DesJardihs.
,rre 9 De- 1 IA, po;.
- ~ '
ieil, yesterday lor bostoh' where they
VIII remain lor some tiiiie'
p,a.;da,t N.,,a,,ioI p,tI., of r,o,,,,,
nrcached a, no v y { q II con,,ln'
,;a, ,,a,,a,.da, e,,.a,.h,.
,,rs, chor,a,. p,IIli,-T 81 NJ. d.
hartar of paa,,a,. Me-. ,,,,r, ,.,,i,
inc friends IN ~, sit,, ,,nctardav
w. l.. Waters SUPERINTENDENT Of
y visit to his f,rn,ar home IN I,an,,.,.
col
Hon. G. +. johnson. Judge w. C.
Phlbrook. w. +. Foster. f. T.. Brow n
tcrday.
Mrs. Charles Q. Parsons and little
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
SPECTATORS HORRIFIED.
Terrible Death Of Little Child at Hagen
bach's Wild Animal Show.

horrible tragedy occurred at Chillicothe,
o., August 8. at lIagenback's wild animal
show, which was giving exhibitions at the
fair grounds. The tent was crowded with a
large audience and the performance was
progressing when the lion tamer, man
named ]. i. Hurd but who travels under
the cOgnomen Of Bronco Boccaccio. walked
across the space In from of the audience
with his little year and n half son In his arms
and sat down on the ground close TO u large
lioness lying chained outside her cage The
next moment the audience was Mortified by
seeing the beast reach out and grab the
child with its claws and drawing IL quickly
back crushed the infantile skull in its capa-
ciOus jaws.
Several showmon rushed TO the spot where
the lioness, snariing and growing. was de-
vouring the child. II was with the greatest
difficulty that the animal was driven back
and compelled TO relinquish its prey The
other animals scentlng blood. set up a hide
Gus snarling and growing, and little o.
year-old girl. performing in "A cage Of wild
beasts. was rescued only by the creates diff
Guilty. The child's mother Is IA snake charm
er and was n witness TO the terrible scene.
She rushed forward with screams OF agony
and was only prevented from throwing her
self In front OF the lOness. The act OF the
father was purely matter of carelessness
and he Is nearly insane at the terrible death
OF hi. child
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
AN IMPORTANT LINK.
The Panhandle and Cleveland and Pitts
burg to be Connected.

Some facts are leaking out about the ulti-
mate object Of the &. Il. r. railway In con-
structing six mile branch from the New
Philadelphia terminus into the Beaver Dam
valley TO develop the coal fields there
abouts. Railroad surveyors and officials
who have been In the vicinity give out that
the extension is IN reality the first move to-
ward linking together the main line OF the @.
4 L. and the Panhandle, which will make u
direct connection and trunk line from Cleve-
land 70 Cincinnati, Columbus and Panhandle
points via Canal Dover and New Phladel-
phia, something the Pennsylvania Company
has never had, having carried freight and
passengers over the g., A. & G. Il. H.. with
which il has n traffic arrangement.
When this link Is forged IL will give "a route
shorter by lG miles than any line between
Canal Dover and Pittsburg and It Is said
that In time the PENNSYLVANIA Company will
have Il double track route through Canal
Dover and New Philadelphla on which will
De- run solid yestibule trains. Claim Agent
Appel. OF Mellsburr, who has been here se-
curing right OF way says that the six mile
branch into the Beaver DAN coal Held will
be In operation this fall.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
THE FILLED CHEESE LAW.
Provisions for Carrying the ACT Into
Efect

Mr.. Miller, commissioner OF internal reve-
uue, with the approval OF the secretary OF
the treasury. has issued series OF regula-
tions for the enforcement OF the provisions
Of the act defining cheese and also Imposing
a tax upon and regulating the manufacture,
sale, importation and expectation OF 'nlled
cheese"
Tho regulations prescribe that on the day
when the act goes into effect, September 4,
1896, all filed cheese In the hands OF dealers
must be- In wooded packages Of not less than
ten pounds each, and every dealer must
make. under OATH a written inventory of all
packages on hand on that date containing
ten pounds or more OF filled cheese.
The name OF the person holding the pack
age September 4. must be marked thereon.
Immediately following the date. The regu
lations further prescribe as follows among
other things.
"The dealer will also procure from the col
lector of internal revenue aud a1lx TO each
package the proper tnx-paid stamp. The
dealer will then cancel the stamp by so
stenciling or diawing five fine parallel wave
lines across the face thereof, so that the lines
will extend over on to the wood Mt each end
Of the stamp. In the cancellation. the words
and figures on the stamp must not be de-
faccd.
at IL expected that the coupon stamps
representing the pound tax on filed cheese
will be- In the hands OF collectors OF internal
revenue for sale as early a. August Is, 1896.
and that blank forms used 10y manufacturers
and dealers will also be ready for distrbu-
tion by that date
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
MINOR MENTION.

The Kansas Populist convention nominat-
ed j. W. Lrcdy for governor
Electric wires set nre 10 McIntyre n VIII
sons mills AT O-kalOosa, Ia The stock was
valued NJ $1,000, and the damage Is almost
total. Insurance $1,000
Fireman Charles Wood was killed in the
hGrning Of Bowman's terra Gotta works in
Trenton, y. T., and John Stcfbold, Harry
H. kulp and Alexander Cougar were badly
hurt.
Rev J. c. Hall, "A Methodist minister was
arrested In ~. Paul on the charge OF adj
ministcring poison 10 his wife, who Is IN "A
very critical condition.
Private Perkins. Of Company B. Firth
regiment, o. \. o., doing duty at the Brown
works, NJ Cleveland, was shot In the middle
OF the right thigh some time Monday
The court at LeadTlle appointed W. II.
Griffith receiver OF the Weldon mine, which
action may end the long strike OF the miners,
whose wages We're also fixed by the court
Because the preacher at prayer meeting
In Randolph county, Ark, said that any one
who would vote for free silver fought 10 be
pitched into nell headforemost" the worship
ers INDUCED IN disgraceful riot in which
many were moro or less seriously injured.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
RIOTS IN SPAIN.
Serious Disturbances Have Occurred in
Valencia
cW.se
4 pase OF =

Trouble OF serious nature Is being
fomented in Spain, particularly In the prov
lnce OF Valencia, by agents OF the Cuban in
surgents. The minister of the interior
Senor Cos-Gayon, replying to question in
the Chamber Of Deputies, admitted that II
number Of riots had occurred In Valencia,
and when asked to explain the cause OF the
disturbances said that they were caused by
friends Of the Cuban insurgents who hoped
thereby TO prevent the departure Of further
reinforcements Of troops To Cuba. Hither-
to the popular demonstrations have
been attributed TO protest against
the imposition OF new taxes, "a
step made necessary by the financial strain
the government has been subjected TO
through carrying on the campaign against
the insurgents OF Cuba. But, while the gov
ernment Is only willing to admit that the
riots have been instigated 10y the agents of
the Cuban reyolutionists it is generally ad-
mitted that the roots OF the trouble are much
deeper and that II is being nourished by the
natural feeling OF alarm aud dismay at the
apparent inability of the government to cope
with the situation In Cuba. That the large
Spanish army In Cuba must be still further
and heavily reinforced Is looked upon here
rs being confession of weakness upon the
part Of the administration, and as an admis-
sion of the growing strength OF the Cubans.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
High Temperature

Reports from Missouri, Arkansas, Eastern
Kansas aud Southern Iowa, southern Him
oils and Indiana state that the present hot
spell ia the highest recorded In many years.
Several towns in Kansas and Arkansas are
suffering foom lee famine. At Eureka
Springs, Ark, ice is selling at 30 per ton.
on Friday, at Springfield, No.. and Mem
phis, tine Thermometers was highest at 100 de-
grees. Bismarck. OAK, the birthplace Of
billiards.. had on It's hands II "sizzard, "
which showed the mercury 10 9S degrees.
Helena, Mont, was the coolest place In the
country, SO degrees, and Duluth, Mimi, was
but slightly warmer, with 10 degrees.
st. Louis was the hottest city In the United
States. Reliable thermometers at ! o'clock
Friday afternoon showed 1903 degrees ON the
street level, while the government instru-
ments In the observatory recorded 100 de-
grees.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
SWINDLERS CAUGHT UP.
Three Men Arrested Who Were Partners
in Various Schemes

Sn,y tbe arrest at Chicago of the principals.
one Of the worst combination OF swindlers
that has ever preyed on the American pco-
Pile and whose operations have extended
over many years ana In many states. has
been broken up. Acting ON Information
from Postal Inspector j. j. I.armour, who
has been working on the case NJ New York
for some time, that ne had located two MEM
bers OF the combination ana would arrest
them at once. james I. Mcclure, William
Thomas and j. l. Tallman were taken In
custody ON the charge oi using the United
States mails for fraudulent purposes. Their
New York confedcrates are William II. Me-
Clure and Dr. John Craig. Tor years these
men have conducted fraudulent schemes OF
various kinds under different firm names.
seldom remaining long in any one locality.
ANA have hlched fully S7j0,0O0 from their
dupes.
The earlier operations OF the gang were in
connection with "a fake lottery scheme AT
kansas city, Mo. and later on In pretended
connection with the Louisiana lottery, in
which enterprises they reaped rich haryests.
Lately they have been engaged In u bucket
shop business In Chicago. using various
aliases, among them being Patterson X CO.
Craig a Co.. Thomas X Co., and have
also engaged in the sale OF bogus mining
stocks to large extent.
The running TO earth Of these alleged
swindlcrs was the work of John Hill. Jr.,
chairman OF the Civic federation gambling
committee and vice president OF the Chicago
board OF trade. aud Major James T. Stewart
for the postal inspection service. The three
men arrested here were taken before United
states Commissioner Humphrey and bound
over for trial.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
hLABAMA's ELECTION.
Latter Returns do not Lessen Johnstol's
Majority

The returns In 50 far show rontlusycly
that Johnston aud tho entire Democratic
ticket win by majority Of about 10000. The
lowest estimated majority i 3j 600. and the
highest j. 10000 The Legislature l. Demo-
cratic by W least two-thlrl-, The heavy
Democratic gains were made In the white
countie- Of North Alabama. In this portion
GOODWIN, Populi-t. ran behind koihs vote
in 1894.
The Populi-t leaders in Birmingham are
beginning TO cry fraud. claiming that thuus-
ands Of ilctous votes were cast IN the black
belt, Hul they threaten that II GOODWIN l.
not elected they will organize the Populists
Of the state against Bryan and carry Alabama
for Mckinley IN November.
Nothing like official returns can bee had
from the counties until later, but there l. no
doubt that there il the greatest Democratic
victory IN state politics since 1890 \ larger
Democratic negro vote WAS cast than ever
before.
The silver question was not so much the
issue In the Alabama campaign ~ WAS the
question ~ honest elections. Captain John
ston, the Democratic nominee, was a caud-
date in the convention uf 1894 but was de-
teated. This year Johnston captured the
party. secured the nomination for governor
and had the party pledged to the free coin.
age Of silver.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
Fifty in New York in One p,Y.

Fifty persons died in the greater New
York district Sunday as result Of the ex-
trem0 hot weather. over 100 cases OF per-
sons who were prostraied we've reported In
the territory embracing New York city,
brooklyn and Staten island. \ number Of
these eases, the physicians believe, will
prove fatal.
In New York city alone forty persons are
known to nave persisted because Of the ex
trtm high temperature. The list of per-
sons who suffered from sunstroke and who
are now nj their homes or at the hospitals
in charge Of the physicians. will reach
seventy.
At ii. Louis niuety-eight people have been
killed 10y the heat during the past nine days.
There were 10 deaths Saturday and II sun
day. The temperature for two days has been
from 100 to i0j.
A dispatch from Philadelphia says. With
each day : continuance Of the terrible heat
the mortality has increased until sunday
twenty-one deaths were reported by the
police. The thermometer reached a maxi
mum OF 9G.2 degrees, the highest point
touched by the mercury this summer. Be-
sides the deaths there were half hundred
heat cases taken to the hospitals.
For three days the mercury scared above
100 at Evansville. Ind, and two deaths have
been reported. At Kansas City i02 was
reached, the highest point since the bureau
was openud. eight years ago. At Anderson
Ind, there was intense suffering among the
men In the nail factories. There were three
prostratiOns.
Dispatches from Alton. Hillsboro, Spring
field and Belvidere. ILL.,. indicate the hottest
weather on record. Outdoor work has been
suspended at all these points. Vegetation Is
being burned by the heat and In many lOcali-
ties water famine IL threatened. The
| Wabash railway officials have closed the
shops OF the entire system pending the heat
ed term. At Alton the mercury ranged from
| 105 TO il2 degrees in the shade.
Milan, Mo-. reported lO6 in the shade and
much mortality among animals. Horses
! dropped In the streets and only absolutely
necessary work was done. All records were
broken at Jefferson. Ia, when the thcr-
mometer indicated l0G in the shade at 2
| o'clock.
At Peoria. ILL.,, and Valparaiso, Ind. there
| were many prostrations At Des Moines. Ia.
| n record OF g2 In the shade was reached ana
| two fatalities reported. At Springfield. H..
| Sunday was the hottest of the year. maxi
mum temperature OF 9S degrees prevailing,
| while street thermometers registered l02.
The Wabash railroad shops. employing $50
men, closed indefinitely, on account Of the
| heat.
| At Wichita, Kan, for six hours the tenn
| perature was stationary ut l04ls at the gov
ernment signal station, while on the streets
tild Thermometers registered ll2. The late
corn Is being burned up. and unless there Is
rain soon the situation in Southern Kansas
| and Oklahoma will become alarmiild ,,,,r ::
six days the temperature has cr -
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
STORM AND DEATHS.
Three Yachtsmen Known to Have Been
Drowned.

terrific rainstorm broke over Detroit.
Mich, sunday night, accompanied by II high
wind which swept over the river and LAX
st. Clair, upsetting u dozen yachts. Three
persons are SO far known to have been
drowned William J. Thiemer. clerk /:
Frank Hughes and John llelka, Jr. There
are reports that several persons are missing
who were known TO have been on the river
and lake.
Edwark Henkel, aged i3, was killed at
Port Huron on his yacht. the Azalea. He
was trying TO get out of the way of a big
lake liner, and was Tending his yacht on the
dock. when he was caught between the
yacht and the timbers and fatally crushed
sunday was the hottest day OF the season
for Detroit. The thermometer stood ut %
In the shade for several hours. No prostra-
tions from the heat are reported.
The little town of Salem Center, northwest
OF Waterloo, Ind. was visited by a disastrous
IRE Monday that totally destroyed the prin-
cipal part Of the town. including the Odd
Fellows building and its contents. The loss
i5 heavy; insurance not known.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
MANY DEATHS FROM THE HEAT.
A GENERAL ROAST.
High Temperature and Humidity All over
the Country.

Dispatches from various points show that
all sections Of the country east Of the Rocky
mountains suffered from the hot wave that
prevailed last week and until Sunday even
ing. The heat was almost uniform through
out the country.
The earth entered the August meteor belt
Saturday producing n beautiful effect in the
heavens. Everywhere the skies were lbrill-
antly illuminated with shooting stars, as
they are commonly called. Sunday evening
clouds obstructed the view which many peo-
pie were anxously awaiting. This condition
will continue for some time.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
GUNS AND PROJECTILES,
Pennsylvania Companies coms in for a
Large Share.

Secretary Lamont directed the awarl OF
contract. under the proposals received by
the war department for forgings gun and
mortar carriages etc. The award for u sets
Of l0.inch steel gun forgings and for one set
forgings fora lG-inch gun was made 10 the
Bethlehem Iron company, Of Pennsylvania.
the MidVac steel company receiving the
award for u sets Of t2-inch forginys.
Undor the comparatively favorable terms
offered by these companies the department
Is enabled to obtain six powerful modern
steel guns above the number that the appro-
printion was estimated {, procure. The
same two companies receive contracts for
respectively - and Is sets OF steel forgings
for the Pinch brrcch-loading mortars. For
finishing and assembling 20 sets of these
i0rginCs q contract b. awarded the Builders
Iron foundry, ut Providence, Il. J., the re-
maiuiug ~ sets guius tu the government gun
iNctDry nt Natcryirt. \ contract for 80
finished motars Il awarded to the Bpthle-
HON itoH company. Instead u! 90 motars
the comparatively low prices asked enable
tht war department to procure GO, all ~
which age for ~" iu "a" coJst dpt'u-"~ With
In NO gears. The lO-inrh disappearing gun
carriages ARE distributed a. follows Ten TO
ths Southwark Foundry AMI Machin" CONE
pray. Co.. bee delivered in - months: eight TO
tho Miles Tool Works company. g. hc d"liy-
und iu iG months. and Il o. the Bethlehem
Iron company. t. be- delivered In Is months.
The flyUrnuic bids received for the l2-in"h
mortar carriages enable the department 20
I )rUro a. ot these carriages, or II more
than IL was supposed the appropriation
would provide. or this number 81 ar" award
ed 10 Rohcrt Poole * Sons company, ,vt Bulti-
more. tbs last one 90 h' delivered within l6' 4.
months, while 10 70 20 the southwark Foun-
dry nLd Machine company. the last on" q
Dee delivered within II months. To the MIDI
vale steel company is awarded u contract
for nearly 1000 nrmor piercing shot and
deck piercing and torI"dO she'll
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-08-13
NEGROES KILLED.
Citizens and Foreigners Drive Them From
Their Work

The race war in Polk county, Ark, has
broken out in earnest, and as result OF the
first battle three negroes are dead, eight
wounded and many have been run out OF the
county by the whites. Several pegroes, haye
passed through Texarkats eli ,oiS
were forced 10 leave the re, ,eit WeLy
bring news of IA prettrip 10 the r5hr'of L.
Iairs. ''n
The trouble between white and black ln-
borers employed ON the grading works OF the
Kansas City, pittsburg and Gulf railroad,
near Horatio Ark. The white laborers are
determined that the negroes shall not work
on the road. and are being backed up by
citizens OF the county who have armed them
selves for the purpose OF running the negroes
out.
Thursday night lot OF whites composed
Of Italian, Swede and Hungarian laborers,
together with number OF natives. made a
raid on camp occupied by negro laborers.
and three OF the latter were killed outright
several others wounded and IA number fled in
terror The names of the killed are not
known. Several OF the leaders OF the raid
have been arrested