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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

Dan Mccarthy, the we'll known
sharpencr At the Hallowell Granite
CO.'S sheds. cut a finger quite badly
M9rday. He thinks he WIN abandon
his trick ~ Juggling haichcts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

George f. West of Portland, was il
the city. yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

James Kelley of Bath formerly of
Gardiner, passed Sunday in the city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

The OnithooGical society will meet in
this city, Dec. Is and %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

Miss Susie Foster of Cooper's Mills, was
visiting i'll the city, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

Mrs. Alice White returned, yesterday,
from a trip to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

w. +. Studlev has moved into the robey
house on Lincoln avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

A. T. Haley of Richmond was il
town, last night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

Greenltet Marshall has moved from
Windsor street 70 the Lewis house on
Pleasant street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

a. c. Wing of Calais, was in town,
yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

Ice men are on the anxious seat wait
ing for a freeze.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

Gardiner hotel men report business al
extremely dull.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-08

The work NJ repairing thc Searles
block. recently damaged hy fire. goes
nserriiN 1n
The sun., 1896-08-24
nrL1,s INYI1A1Iox TO BRYAN.

As a Matter or PERSONAL Courtesy He Asks
tho Bryans 90 Dine at WoIrsrrs Roost.
ALBANY, Aug. 9S.--Former Senator Norman
T. Chase, Chairman Of the Democratic City
Committee. was asked to-day whotber ho knew
anything about the story that Mr.. Bryan WAS to
be entertained by Senator Hill at wolferts
Roost while In ALBANY. Mr.. Chase said;
Yes. AS q matter Of personal oourtesy to
the distinguished visitor to Albany, Senator
IInl. through tho committee, has invited Mr..
Bryan and his wife aud few personal friends
10 diue with him ut Wolfort's Roost on Tuesday
afternoon at O'Clock, and Mr.. Bryan has Ao-
cepted tho invitation"
Asked whether Senator hill would preside at
the meeting TO be held at $3.50 p. NJ. on City
Hall square, when MIR. Bryan makes speech,
Mr.. Chase said
speak for more than half an hour, and possibly
not longer than twenty minutes: Almost i'm
nediateIy after he finishes II will he necessary
for Mr.. Bryan to start for the railroad station.
Tho people will be anxious only to hear tho
Democratic candidate for President. No one
could address go largsa n multitude In advance of
Mr.. Bryan with advantage. ana after he con-
clndes his address IL is likely that every will
wish To shake Mr.. Bryan's hand. SO there will
BILE to have q speaker follow him. Whila the
citizens OF Albany arc always delighted to hear
their distinguished fellow townsmAn. Senator
Hill. the Committee Of Arrangements does not
think 1t best to ask Senator Hill TO speak or pro-
side at this time"
The sun., 1896-08-24
MRS. xISesR D1as Up 1000.
t Was In Gold. and Had Reen hurled In
the Cellar by the Countsrfsiter.

SoNERv1LLE, Aug. 23.-The cottage at FlaRg-
town which was occupied by Emanuel Ninger.
the expert counterfeiter, mp to the time OF hts
arrest has been sold 10 Gustavus A. weiden-
mayer of Newark, and Mrs. Ninger and her
children have gone to live near the Erie peni-
tentiary, where Ninger is confined.
Tho belief among Mrs. Sinner's friends that
she had been left almost penniless by the con-
nscation Of all tho bonds and money found in
the house was dispelled to-day, when, just be-
fore her departure. she dug up about 5000 in
gold, which had been buried in the cellar.
1t has recently transpired that Ningor dis
posed of most Of his pen-mado bank notes in
real estate transactions. Henry Reimer. real
estate agent Of this place. who sold NinRer tho
cottage at FlagRtown, says that Ninger made
him q payment of $4,000 in new ffsy- d ollar
bank notes. This money was taken without
question by the local banks and It was not un-
til after Einger's arrest that Reimer became
convinced that the notes given to him By the
penman were counterfeit.
Ninger 10 known to have made other pur-
chases of real estate. In payment for which no
gave new bills. His real estate transactions
were puzxllnE TO experienced agents. and he
was known among them as q losing Bpeoulator.
But It 10 now believed that no made practice of
purchasing real estate with counterfeit monej.
which enabled him to dispose OF It In large
amounts with little risk Tho land was after
ward sold. usually At q losn- Reimer has speci-
mens Of Nneer's writing in the shape of per-
sonal and business letters, which are marvels Of
nne penmanship.
The sun., 1896-08-24
THE BRooKAYx At BosToM.
Arrival OF the Cruiser for Her Trial-Aeu
torney-GeueraI Harmon's Poem.

Arrival OF the Cruiser for Her TriAl-Aes
torney-GeuepaI Ha-mons Poem.
Bosrov, Aug 23.-The new cruiser Brooklyn,
which will have her oflcia! Government trial of
tho New England coast on Wednesday. arrived
of Boston from Philadelph at 6:16 O'Clock to-
night and anchored about eight miles out from
the city. The Brooklyn left Cramps shipyard
in Philadelphia at 7;45 Saturday morning and
moved rapidly down tho delaware River and
bay. A stop Of about two hours was made ont
aide the Delaware Breakwater inst before sun-
set AL jus ting the comuasses. The big cruiser
then headed for Boston.
The run was unevcntful excepting to show
the remarkable steadIness and good behavior OF
the cruiser. An average speed Of lslS knots
was made IN the continuous run OF Saturday
night and Sunday.
Attorney-General Harmon was probably the
most popular man on board tho vessel during
tho run. His demOci attic manner and his ancc-
While sitting in tho room OF. MIR. Edwin s.
Attorney sneral dashed n this:
ITO the United States steamer Brooklyn on
her trial trip:
swift through thy course be thou slow unto WRATH
TG sysr y rsidy inr Wsr s nr sG
The city Of Churches has given thee name
SO eyer the cause thou naimtsin"ot 4, ID 10 inst
Tost Stainless above them. ' Ia In uod i our trust"
The cruiser will have n preliminary run over
the ofioiAl course tomorrow. Tuesday Will be
n day OF rest for the crew. and will he devoted
TO tho oiling of the machinery and preparatory
work for the official speed trial of tho following
Tho Messrs. Cramp will OF course venture no
prediction as to the probable. speed OF the
cruiser In her trial; but the opinion 10 freely
and by the heads OF departments at the ship
yard that the record of the cruiser New York.
81 knots. will At least be equalled, with pos
sibility OF an excess of that figure.
The sun., 1896-08-24
BEAR KILLED RI POLICEMEN.
II Had Escaped from the italian who Had
Exhibited It,

PERTH AMBoY. Aug. GA large cinnamon
bear was shot In the woods near this place yes
terday. The bear had escaped from an Italian
who had been exhibiting it in tho neighboring
towns. Yesterday Chief of Police Burke, upon
receiving notice that the animal was at large In
the woods near the Lehlgh Valley tracks. sent
Policemen Dunham aud Whiteworth 10 kill 1t.
The bear had been roaming in tho woods for
several days. 1t was SO vicious that the police
men were afraid to go near it until they discov-
cred that the rope fastened to tho ring in the
bears nose had become entangled in the under
brush and the animal was virtually n captive.
In its struggles TO get free u wound Itself up
still tighter, and Policeman Dunham at length
into It's mead killing II Instantly. The weight
Of tho bear is estimated at 500 pounds.
Fred Schlaters wanted the bear skin for tho
he reached the scene Of the battle with two
butchers 10 remove the skin he found that some
BtOleQ.
The sun., 1896-08-24
REsPEcrABLE WOMAN ARRESTED.

Her Husband Lon Her In tho Street While
He Bought y Cigar-Cop Not Believed.
Policeman Rosenberg of the West Thirtieth
street station docs duty along Broadway and
Sixth avenue on Saturday nights. He is assigned
by Capt Chapman to arrest women who are In
the streets for immoral purposes, and in the
Tenderloin he has the record for locking mp tho
greatest number Of women In one night
Rosenberg has repeatedly had women in court
against whom the evidence was very slight. but
he made the most serious mistake of his career
on Saturday night when he arrested, on charge
OF soliciting. a woman Of unQuestioned respect
ability. The story which Rosenberg told In
court yesterday. when he arraigned his prisoner
there. was so unlikely that Magistrate Brann
simply turned to the prisoner and informed her
that he didn't believe Q word of the accusation
against her and that she was honorably dis
charged.
The prisoner was Laura Dlginet. q pretty
French woman. % years OF age, living at 1855
West Thirty-third street with her husband,
Edward Diginet. On Saturday night the Digi-
nets spent the evening with some friends who
live on Twenty -ffth street, and at IL O'Clock
they walked up Sixth avenue together on their
way home Near the corner OF Tnirtieth street
Diginet went into . cigar store 70 get cigar.
telling his wife to walk along slowly until he
who was In citizens olothes. cafno along Add
spoke TO her. When she edged away from him
he grabbed her by the arm, she says. and told
her to come along with him: Mrs. Diginet
Of the oivar store. made q grab at Rosenberg.
calling out ~ tho same time:
you scoundrelf"
Rosenberg brushed him aside. He 10 large
man. while DiRinet Is small. A crowd had
gathered by this time. and the Frenchman. who
was very much excited, called on them to help
him.
Help me release my wife" he said. This
scoundrel has tnsuited her. Somebody call
policeman"
No one responded, and Diginet made another
leap at the policeman. This time Rosenberg
gave him a punch in the chest which knocked
him back into the crowd. Somebody who IN.
derstood the situation grabbed Dtginot and told
him that tho man who had hold OF his wife was
a policeman.
der. Then addressing Rosen berg, he taid:
Yes. Ihave," said Rosenberg. "and arrest
you. too. for interfering with an ofacer In the
performance of his duty"
At the station house. and In court yestercay
morning, RosenberR 6wore that Mrs, Diginet
had accosted him on tho street and Invited him
TO accompany her to q hotel. He had iked
with her several minutes. and then paced her
under arrest he said. Mrs. Dignet was too
hysterical 20 make n statement but her hus-
cused the policeman fatty of committing per-
jury. He showed that he had not been away
from his wife more than a minute and proved
that he and his wife were respectable people.
DiRinet WAS ad ysed to make charges against
Rosenberg, and he probably will do 80 to-day.
The sun., 1896-08-24
ooRYELL,s MISSING STUDENT.
Fred g. Rev. who Disappeared In 1904,
Writcs . Letter from India.

Fred g. Rev, who Disappeared In 1904,
Writes . Letter from india.
BUFFALO, Aug. 23-Fredsrick Gordon Row,
tho Cornell student who disappeared on Oct 9,
1894. and was supposed to have met with foul
play. has been heard from. His father. RADON
B. Row Of this city. received letter from him
yesterday. dated in India and saying that ho
was In good health and bound for home. His
reason for leaving college was that he found
that his knowledge OF French aud German was
limited and he was confident that he would DO
unable to keep up with his class, and rather
than fail he believed II would DO better to go
among the people and learn the language. For
hve years he had been crowdng himself in his
studisa and as he did not feel able to longer
continue the strain. one afternoon, while at tho
lower end OF Cayugn Lake and out for walk.
there came over him q desire to leave that WAS
irresistible, and. discouraged and tired. no toll
lowed thia resistless force and left tho oouptry.
After leaving Cornell ho went TO New York,
engaging passage on q cattle ship and working
his way to Bordeaux, France. At this place he
secured employment with electric firm that
was about TO erect an electric plant In Central
America. He sailed from Honduras in tho early
part of 1895. visiting Jamaica, Martinique, and
contracted to look after the electric maehinery
Of q tramp, trading ship bound for. the Eas, In
and Latin has kept him employed and enabled
him TO see much of tho world.
The knowledge OF his sons safety has brought
great 10Y to the family OF Mr.. Rev. Almost
from the very first Mr. Rev firmly believed
that his son was dead. lie said that he was
certain that tho young man had been murdered,
and pointed to the finding OF his watch TO sub:
stantiate this theory. lie declared that he had
refused to divulRe. Mrs. Rev was equally GER
tain of her son's fate. On tho night before he
went away she had dream that he had been
killed. This she took rs presentiment. Tho
shock OF learning from his own pen that be was
still alive was almost too much for them, and
neither the fath0r nor the mother OF Rev 10
inclined to speak on the subject of his peculiar
actions or to express an opinion regarding his
real motives for leaving college and homo.
The sun., 1896-08-24
SUICIDE IN MIDOCEAN.
HIrs. Stephenson. . fasscnRer on the
Spanrndaun, ,Juaps Overheard.


spanrndau, Junps Overheard.
When the Netherland- American line steam
ship Spaarndam arrived at this port yesterday
from Boulopne her commander, Commodore f.
II. Bonjer, had q sad story to tell. Mrs. II. M.
Stephenson of Boston, one of the frat cabin
passengers, apparently crazed BY seasickncss,
jumped overheard on Thursday whlle tho ship
was in midocean and was lost.
Mrs. Stephenson was accompanied by her son
Walter, 25 years old. Sho was ~ years old, and
had been travelling In EUROPE for her health.
The Spaarndam left Rotterdam on Aug. IL and
touched at Boulogne on tho following day. Mrs.
Stephenson and her con took the steamer at the
latter port
She was not In very good health when she
started, and com mplained Of seasiokness after the
first day out She was confined to her room
until Thursday last. Her con was In attendance
on her constantly. On Thursday afternoon the
weather cleared mp. and Mrs. Stephenson said
che felt we'll enough to take an airing, A
couch was arranged for her on the promo
made deck. and she remained up for sew
crnl hours. Her son left her apparently
much improved, and he went to dinner with
the other passengers He ordered the dock
steward to serve dinner to his mother on deck.
The steward took her plate of soup and went
below to fetch her something else. He got
back 70 tho deck just in time to see her Jump
from the Btarboard rail.
The steward dropped his dishes and hurried
to the bridge. where he told the chief offlcer
what had occurred. Tho chief ofacor threw
life preserver and an oar overheard In tho direo-
tion where Mrs. Stephenson was last seen. Two
lifeboats near tho stern wero then cleared away
and the enRines stopped.
The Chief Ofilcer said Mrs. stephenson must
have been drowned Immediately after sho
The sun., 1896-08-24
FREE farms FOR THE POOR.

They Arc to CIenr Woodland In Returu for
tho Timber and Got q Lease. Too.
oRAN0R. Aug. 23.-Frederick Gardner. gen-
ersl secretary OF tho Orange Valley Young
Mems Christian Association, has q plan for pro-
viding poor persons with farming land which is
an outgrowth Of tho successful experiments
with unimproved lots. He proposes TO accept
offers OF woodland property in the vicinity OF
the mountains aud To give FREQ to poor families
leases for certain lots. with the understanding
that II they clear of tho ground the timber will
be their property. After tho woodland Is cleared
tho property may be utilized for planting. Sew
eral offers Of land have been made to Mr.. Gard
ner, including large tract Of woodland owned
by George Spottswoode OF Orange.
The sun., 1896-08-24
KITE pHo1OoRAPH or B0srox.
MP. Eddy TO Try TO Get - Picture from .
Height OF 900 Fest.

BOSTON, Aug. 23.-Wiliam A. Eddy OF Bay
onno. N. j., has arrived in Boston with twenty
two large kites, with which an attempt will be
made tomorrow to photograph the city by
means of camera supported in midair. The
kites are of tho tailloss type used at the Blue
Hill Observatory, when an altitude OF 7.44l
feet was attained.
The kites will be sent up from the roof of the
Post Once building with the co0peration OF j.
w. Smith of the United States Weather
Bureau. Mr.. Eddy's plan Is to send his kite M
about 1000 feet above the city In case there is
clear sky.
In case OF cloudy sky the photography Will
be omitted. and u self-recording thermometer
will be sent up as high as possible Mr.. Eddy's
observations of temperature above Boston are
to be compared with kite observations at Blue
Hill observatory, taken at precisely tho same
moment OF time.
This will DO tho fret attempt to establish
temperature data at the height OF several
thousand feet above the earths surface. Mr.
Eddy hopes that sunshine and wind will favor
him 70 such an extent that lie can take 100 mid
air photographs OF Boston and the harbOr
The hrst kite photograph In America Is said to
have been taken BY MT. EDDY on May 80, 1895.
The sun., 1896-08-24
TWo Bors SHOOT THEIR SISTERS.
Misc Ftsher OF ofSevsnty-eighth street Killed
and Josephino Hess Wounded.

Peter Fisher. II years old. of 41o East Sew
enty-eighth street, while playing with Flobert
rifle OF 22 calibre In the kitchen of his homo
about p. NJ. yesterday. shot his sister Eliza
beth In the left side of the neck, just below tho
left ear. The ball penetrated the brain and she
dled few minutes later.
Fisher had borrowed the rife from neigh
Dor for the purpose of shooting cats. While he
was handling 1t his sister. who was IL years
old. came into the kitchen and took chair to
reach an upper shelf In the closet 90 as TO get
tho key OF her writing desk.
There was n loud report; the girl scream ed
sprang from the chair and ran into the hail.
where neighbor caught her just 40 abe fell
The blood was streaming from wound In the
neck as her father and mother, who we're In the
front OF the fat, on hearing tho report ran out
into the hall, and she died before their eyes.
Young Fisher. after tho shot. remained for n
time paralysed with fear In the same prot
where he stood when the rife was discharged.
To policeman who was summoned he said
that the shooting was purely accidental. He
was throwing the rife about from ono hand to
the other whom It went off. Fisher was taken
to the East Si1ty-seventh street station and
locked up.
The dead girl. who was tho pet of the family.
attended the Seventy ninth street ublio school.
Both parents refused TO make any charge against
their son Peter.
While Theodore Hess 1s years old. OF $40
East Fifth street. was playing with q ae- -calibre
toy pistol yesterday afternoon. the weapon was
discharged. Tho ball from the cartridge struck
Josephine Hess, the 14-year-old sister of the
boy, in the right leg. Part of her clothing was
carried along by the bullet which passed
through to the upper part of the leg. She was
treated at homo by the family physician, who
said tho wound was not serious unless blood
poisoning resulted. Young Hess was locked up
in the Fifth street station house.
The sun., 1896-08-24
KILLED HIS GUIDE.
A Nephew or the Late Gov. Russell Nal
Fatal Mistake.

a Nephew or the Late Gov. Russell Makes
Fatal Mistake.
OLD Town, Me-, Aug. 23.-ChArles Potter. n
guide. was accidentally shot and instantly
killed on Saturday by Charles Theodore Rus
sell OF Belmont Mass-, q nephew of the lats
Gov. Russell Young Russell Ia 10 years old:
The shooting occurred on the east branch of
the Penobscot River. two miles north of Grind
stone station on the line of the Bangor and
Arstook Railroad.
Potter had just pitched tho tont on tho river
bank and stepped into the woods to collect some
pine boughs for u bed. Russell. who was stand
ing near the tent, heard noise in the woods
and saw an object moving; Supporting II to be
= bear. he got his rife and fred. killing Potter.
Potter was 80 years old and one OF the best
guides In this region. His home was at Milo.
The sun., 1896-08-24
Can nRIp or UoHr IN oAB1B sLor.
The saddsa Stoppase Caused the Injury OF
Passenger.

The sadden StoppaGe Caused the In1ury OF
. Passenger.
A Third avenue cable car with a trailer at
tached dropped the cable to avoid the cross
cable at 1a6lh street at noon yesterday. Under
these circumstances the cars usually cross tho
street at high speed. While tho car was rush
ing on its way south the grip caught in the slot
and halted it and the trailer with q suddenness
that hurled several passengers OF their seats.
Emanuel Gonzales OF 299 Third avenue was
thrown asAinst one Of tho side stAnchions In
the trailer. and sustained . cut over the left
eye. which had TO be dressed by an ambulance
surgeon.
The road was blocked about twenty minutes
before the wedged grip could be released and
tratfic resumed.
John J. Doyle, SO years old. of Highland Falls,
y. " fell from q cable car at Forty seventh
street and Third avenue at ! 80 o'clock yester-
day morning. He was SO badly injured that he
had to be removed TO the Flower Hospital Tho
conductor OF the car was arrested.
The sun., 1896-08-24
DE WITT 10 rIxIsH THE DRAFT
MI. Dean Is Worn Ont by His Labors on the
Nhnrtsr-,ro He ComPleted Sept. 40.

William c. De Witt OF tho sub-committeo
which is drafting the Greater New York charter
will probably finish the preliminary draft alone
David j. Dean. Assistant Corporation Counsel
of this city, who has been cooperating with him,
has been forced to rsiinQuish tho task. and has
gone 10 the mountains to recuperate. Mr.. De
Witt said yesterday that he would probably
have the draft completed on Sept. 10, whom the
full Comms ssion 10 TO meet
The task of preparing the chapter relating to
the educational department was placed In the
hands Of q special sub-committse consiatipE OF
Seth Low and SlAs j. Dutchsr. Mr.. De Witt
has not heard from them, and The sub-oommit-
tee may prepare an educational department
chapter Of is oWRs
The sun., 1896-08-24
NEW HEAR IN CENTRAL PARK.
Irs of the Cinnamon Variety and Is Called
Miss Primrose Knuttsford.


Miss Primrose Knuttsford.
There Is q new bear In the Central Park menag
eric The name of tho new arrival is Miss Prim-
rose Knuttsford. In April George s. Holmes,
proprietor Of tho Knuttsford Hotel at Salt Lake
City, when hunting in tho ROCKY Mountains
killed n female bear. She had at her side two
cubs, about q month old, ono male and the
other a female. Holmes gave the male cub to
Primrose d &sWest, the minstrels. who were
then touring Utah. He kept the other for fam
fly pet. When Primrose q West got back TO the
East. they sent their cub 70 DiTsetor smith; az
the Central Park menARerio. The cub received
the name West Knuttsford.
Late yesterday afternoon. the female cTb ar. sr.
christened Miss Primrose Knuttsford.
Ths cubs are Of the cinnamon " VARIETY; 1et and and
iudicrous pastures. While they are not beau
tifui to look upon. they are extremely amusing: ~
A cage on the hill. which has been occupied by
the male cub. will be tho future homo of the
brother aud sister.