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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-05-20
JAMES II. BILLINGS,
STEPHEN Il, WEsCoTT,
SEwAIL 7. SNOWMAN,
Committee on Resolutions.


South Hancock.
Capt. r. {. Hagerthy is having large
barn built
Mrs. l.. W. Bunker. of East brook i. the
guest of Mrs. John Walker.
Ed Trundy, OF Wakefield. Mass, is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs A. p. Wooster.
Willis Crabtree has had piazza built
around his house, and room added.
Miss Marcia c. Young is teaching
school in Clifton, and Miss Bertha NJ.
Wooster in Patten.
p. P. Smith has gone to Needham,
Mass, were he will be employed building
a stable for Clarence Switzerland, form
ery OF this place
Miss Grace Coggins, who has been
teaching in Patten, has returned home,
and is now teaching the primary
school at the corner.
May H. W.
A small crew is at work in sawyers
shipyard.
Some repairs are being made at the
sardine factory.
George f. Googins will open a law
office at Bar Harbor.
Parties are fitting the building called
the dry plate factory for laundry which
will soon be opened.
Darius Gray, workman in the ship
yard, while saving treenails Wednesday
morning got his hand in contact with
the saw, severing one-halt of his right
hand.
May Is. X.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
THE GARRIsON's ACCIDENT.
State Railroad Commission Unable 10 Deter
mine the Cause.

ALBANY. Dec. 1.-The conclusions of the
State Railroad Commission regarding the cluse
Of the New York Central wreck near Garrison's,
on Sunday morning, Oct. "a. whereby eighteen
passengers and three employees lost their lives,
were made public to-day. The board, after an
exhaustive investigation. which was conducted
with the did of the best expert engineers in tho
country, is unable to determine the primal
cause OF the accident. In this respect each one
OF the members OF the Railroad Commission, Col.
Ashley w. Cole, Frank NJ. Baker, and Col.
George w. Dunn. agree. The report says:
Our final conclusions are that this train was
wrecked either by dcrailmcnt. which DESTROYED
the embankiment, or that tho embankment gave
way and threw the train into the river. There
lore tho board feels 1t TO be is public duty to
in urgent terms. and to REQUIRE that
all railroads In this State whose roadbeds or
parts OF roadbeds are carried on embankments
lying alongside of and washed by water courses.
shall give careful inspection to and provide con-
slant and efficient maintenance for such en-.
Such care and supervision Will do
much to lessen. II not to abate wholly. one source
OF danger.
This recommendation is not intended By the
board. nor should 1t be regarded by the public.
az expressing in any sense whatever belief that
the accident which has been the subject OF this
Inquiry and report was due, even secOndarily,
20 a detective cm~bankment. II this train was
aerailedft isdoubtful whether any embankment,
however rigid and sound, would have withstood
expert engineer who testified before the board
declared that the weight of this train, being ali
told 5iO tons, moving at a speed of forty miles
an hour, its dynamic force or energy. n directed
against a certain point, would be equal TO as
100000 or 10000, 900 Of foot pounds. or sIfR.
Client to have lifted the entire train ~ 7-IO feet
IN the air. 1t is obvious that practically moth.
ing but a mountain could resist such an i'm.
pact"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
RAILROAD PRESIDE NTs MEET.
Board or Control or the Joint Tranao Assooia
tion In Session.

Board or Control or the Joint Trnmo Assooia-
ton In Sesaion.
Forty railroad Presidents and chief executive
officers attended the meeting of the Board Of
Control Of tho Joint Traffic Association held at
the rooms of the association. on Liberty street,
yesterday. There are thirty-two railroads in
the association, and, in addition to representa-
tives from each of these, the Illinois Central,
the Lake Erie and Western. the Toledo, st.
Louis and Kansas City. the Norfolk and West
ern. and the Louisville. Evansville and st.
Louis Consolidated railroads. which are not in
the association. were represented. Chairman
ChaunCey Nj. Depew presided.
The Trunk Line Committee reported. with ref
erenco to west.bound business, an improved
would secure the maintenance of west-bound
tariffs after Jan. l, in which the Southern and
New England lines have concurred. As to the
conditions affecting the east.bound rates, the
matter was referred to u meeting OF the Presi-
dents OF tho trunk lines and their Western
connections. which will convene in this city
next Wednesday, it being probable that all the
| bound rates will then be made applicable east
bound. both as to dead freight and live stock. The
Committee on Diffcrentials to apply via lake
| routes made n preliminary report. The commit
tee was continued, and that subject is also
scheduled for consideration next week.
Action upon the choice of an arbitrator to
succeed Vice-President Hobart was indefinitely
Presidents thought that the vacancy should not
be filled pending II decision in the joint traffic
suit. Two arbitrators will constitute the Board
of Arbitration for the pre- ent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
SIZE DID NOT WANT A PRIEST.
WHY Dying Mrs. Ewnld Ordered Her UncIe 10
STOP His Visits.

stop His VISITS.
Tho hearing in the contest of Mrs. Mary
Ewald's will was resumed in the Orphans Court
in Jersey City yesterday. Mrs. Ewald is the
woman to whom the last rites of the Catholic
Church were refused because she married a d.
vorced man and refused to promise to leave him
in case she recovered. Her will is being COLI
tested by her uncle, John Conway. Mrs. Mary
Scanlon's testimony, which was read in court
yesterday, was taken ut her home. II Jewett
avenue. She is an invalid and unable to 20 TO
court.
Mrs. Scanlon had been an intimate friend of
Mrs. Ewald both before and after her marriage.
When Mrs. Ewald was sick Mrs. Scanlon visited
her every day. She remained from an hour to
an hour and a half. The witness saw John Con.
way and his wife at the house in September. at
the time admission was refused them it was by
order of DR.. Wcidanz. He had given orders that
nobody should be admitted who would be likely
to oar nj M Mrs: Ew", ID r,v,,,,s no,.o
after the priest had been refused admission"
Mrs. Scsnlon testified. II was in the house at
Mrs. Ewald told me afterward that the priest
had asked her to leave her husband, and that
she had refused. She also told me that she was
refused absolutioni because she would not con-
sent to leave her husband.
Every time the Conways called they talked
of having q priest, and that got Mrs. Ewald SO
excited that it brought on nervous prostration.
After their visits Mrs. Ewald was 80 exhausted
that she was unable to speak. She asked as q
favor that they would not be allowed to see her.
The witness testified that she had known the
t%estator for nine years and found her bright and
Jolly. After her marriage she and her husband
were extremely happy.
Did you ever see her behave indiscreetly
with men r.
Never. She was always a perfect lady. 1
we'll"
The hearing will be continued next wednes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
MADE HER CHILD GIVE HER POISON.
lIrs. %sehwartz While DeIirious. Kills Herself
with CaFboiic Acid.

lIrs. %sehwartI. While DnIirious. Kills HeraeIi
with CaFboiic Acid.
Mrs. Bertha Schwartz killed herself yester-
day afternoon in her lodgings. at 81 Columbia
street. with carbolic acid.
Mrs. Schwartz was the mother fisk children,
the lost of whom was born three weeks ago.
While delirious from puerperal fever yesterday
afternoon che called her 1l-ycar-old daughter
to her side.
BERTHA" she said, bring mo that bottle
pointing to a bottle containing carbolic acid
that lay on a table.
Little Bertha brought the bottle and laid It
down on a chair beside the bed. The next mo.
ment Mrs. SCHWARTZ had seized tho bottle,
placed IT to her lips. and swallowed the greater
part of Its contents.
What are you doing. mammal T. screamed
the little girl. when she saw her mother raise
the bottle 10 her lips.
Leave me alone Bertha. / am dying" said
the mother as she sank on the bed.
Bertha got frightened and ran out into the
street crying at the top Of her voice:
Naming il poisoned; Oh. mamma is dying
An ambulance was summoned from Gouver-
oneur HOSPITAL, but Mrs. Schwartz was dead
before IL arrived,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
The w feather.

The storm which developed in the lower Mississippi
Valley on Thursday has lost its formation. but left q
moderate depression yesterday In the central Missis.
sippi and Ohio valleys, where Il was raining. with
now in Missouri. Iowa, Illinois. Indiana and tho
lake regions. and cloudy and threatening conditions
over the middle Atlantic and New England States.
West OF the Mississippi Valley the weather was fair,
1t was very cold In the Northwest. The cold wave
is following on behind the area Of rain aud snow.
In this city the day was fair yesterday morning and
cloudy later, with rain at night; average humidity.
70 per cent; wind southerly. average velocity l2
miles an hour; highest Official temperature b0'. low
est age; barometer, corrected to read TO sea level, at
8 A. n. 80. 2s. 3 r. N SOLO.
The thermometer at the United States Weather Blu.
resu registered tho temperature yesterday az follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
PAsroR H1nBLY DnPoarD.
Accused sr Inuaorai speech sua Bshavisr ana
Of Drunkenneaa nnd RreranitH.

'NEwBURa, Dec. 17.-Ata recent session Of the
Presbytery OF tho Hudson in Middletown. the
Rev. MIR. Hambly was convicted OF fraud in on
tering the ministry, of immoral speech and DO.
havior, and OF drunkenness and profanity, and
was deposed from the privileges OF the church
and from the ministry. The stated clerk was
directed to publish the fact in tho denomina-
tional papers. and a committee consisting Of the
Rev. u. II. Bonner, ID. D., the Rev. Charles
Boattic, d. D., and the Rev. r. II. Craig, wac APP
pointed to visit the White Lake Church, report
tho action Of the Prosbytery. and obtain the
church's aoquiescencc in It. The full programme
was not. however. carried out, as IL was found
out that three Of the Ave elders, ave Of the
sovon trustees, and two-thirds Of the congrega.
ton were in sympathy with Mr.. Handy. This
state Of affairs the Presbytery did not expect to
find, and tho committee hesitated; but Mr..
Hambly has left the place, and much Of tho
trouble that would follow an attempt to force
him out has been avoided.
There has been trouble in various ways in tho
White Lake Church since The resignation. nine
yyersaliS respected. In this short period Of
time the church has had ayo different pastors,
four Of them ~ the first Ave years following
four was acceptable. Then Mr.. Handy was
called. and he became very popular. His wife,
too, shared in the popularity. Mr.. Hambiy soon
began to draw full houses. the church succeeded,
and the church building was improved. This all
being the result Of the preachers popularity,
be or was immoral. At last the facts became
known. They reached the ears of the other
ministers comprising the Presbytery. and al
Hambly's enemies. the Presbytery took them
up and investigated them thoroughly, with tho
result that The pastor sold out his household
still remain. visiting friends. but will follow Mr..
Hambly as soon as he is located Elsewhere.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
FATHER POLLYAKOVITCH QUITS.
ne Leaves the Rsctory and Goes to Hoard with
the Woman 1T tho Bottom or Eiis Trouble.

- 'sAS ~~@" ~ ANN@he WIZ.
the Woman at tho Bottom or Htis Trouble.
PAssAIo. N. j., Doc. 1.-THE Rev. John Pol
lyakovitch, the Polish priest who is under bail
on a charge of atrocious assault and battery on
. parishioner. has given up st. Marie's rectory
after holding out for almost a month against
the successor sent to the parish by Bishop Wig
ger. He went last night to board with Mrs.
John Mayo, his former housckeeper, on Second
street.
Mrs. Mayo was at the bottom OF the trouble.
When she was about to leave his employ as house
keeper to marry Mayo. about six weeks ago.
she applied to the priest for $4OO back wages.
The priest was angry at the short notice. and re-
fused to give her the money. She complained to
a few parishioners who did not like Father Pol
lyakovitch, and they agreed to go to the priest
and compel him to pay her.
They called on him in n few days, but in the
meantime Father Pollyakovitch had paid tho
woman part OF her money and had married her
to Mayo. When the men came and demanded
the money he told them to leave the house, and
hourished an old horse pistol. They went be.
fore Justice Bowker and had him arrested.
when the priest was arraigned he had the pistol
IN court. and occasioned no little CONSERVATION
by pulling it from his pocket. Bishop Wigger
Immediately requested Father Pollyakovitch to
cease the exercise of his functions at st. Marie's
Church; hut the priest would not accede, and
held out until last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
WOMAN SPOKE MANY L4NG Es.
Mixed Them All Up SO Kudlich. Although n
Lingulst. Couldn't Understand Her.

Linguist. Couldn't Understand Her.
A middlc-aged woman. without n hat ard
ragRedly dressed. waved her arms and shouted
in unknown tongues at Church and Worth
streets yesterday afternoon. Policeman Stirling
OF the Leonard street station arrested her and
took her to tho Centre Street Court, where he
arraigned her on a charge of insanity.
After an infinite amount Of coaxing she finally
said her name was Eva Milo, but she was unable
to give her address. Tho court interpreter tried
her in every one of the seven languages at his
command, but he could make nothing of her
rawlings. Then Magistrate Kudlich. who is a
~linguist. tried to talk 10 her. but it was of no
avail. Finally the Magistrate committed her
TO the Bellevue insane pavilion Tor live days for
observation.
THE most singular thing about her." said
Magistrate Kudlich later, is that she begins
every sentence In good German. After two or
three words she switches to Russian. then to
Polish, and once l detected her speaking Hun
garian. She also talks French and English. In
one sentence she used four languages. but the
changes were SO quick one could not follow her.
She may be half starved, and that may account
for her being out Of her head.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
LINCOLN STREET ROADS SOLD.
Bought In for 0l9o. o Tor Bondholders Rep
reaentinE Ql, Z 900.

LINCOLN. Neb., Doc. 1.-THE Lincoln Street
Railway. comprising all of the limos in the city
operated by electricity. was sold at foreclosure
sale to-day for $50, 800, subject 10 the lien Of the
city for taxes to the amount of $50. 900. The
purchasers were NJ. L. Scudder of New York
and William Belcher of New London, Conn.,,
representing the first and second mortgage
bondholders. the New York Security and Trust
Company. and the New York Guaranty and
Indemnity Company. The first mortgage bonds
amount to $5O0,Oo0 with five years. defauIted
interest and the second mortgage bonds to
owners Of the bonds. but trustees for several
hundred owners, who lose a large percentage Of
being worth loss than 500 ,ooo. The ' road Wss
financed " by F. w. Little, a Sioux City man,
said to be backed by Joseph Sampson OF New
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
MRS. TREDExIoK eETs 4 DIVoRoE,
Formerly Marie noIton-HEer Hushana ns an
Operatic s,nrer and Comedtan.


SyRAcusE. Dec. l7.-Attornoy y. L. Lyman.
as referee, has handed up his report In the suit
for absolute divorce brought by Maggie VI.
frederick tn6o Bolton) Of this city against
Harry W. Tredenick. the operatio singer and
comedian. The reference, which has been con-
Quoted with such secrecy that oven Mrs. Tre-
denicks relatives were unaware that the action
had been brought, results in n finding in favor
OF the plaintiff. Mrs. frederick, better known
on the stage as Maggie Bolton, 10 a native SYRIA
cusan, u very pretty woman. and has many
friends. A dozen years ago, when q
child, che made her debut with ono
Of tho "Pinaforo" companies organized
here, and as she manifested talent. whom she
left school sho and her sister, Cora Bolton.
Joined the chorus of tho Wilbur Opera Com
pany. In which both earned quick promotion.
Mr.. frederick at that time was playing second
comedy parts and acting as stage manager for
the. Wilbur Company. He became infatuated
with Maggie, and in the fall Of 1883 married
moniousiy for about Ave years. Then their
paths divcrgcl, though, their relations were
friendly; and they travelled together one season
In the Fencing Master" Company, with Marie
finally.
Mrs. frederick soon afterward heard a story
Of q gay time enjoyed by hcr husband in At
lanta, Ga, with an actress known as May HOBO.
stories OF similar character multiplied. although
ny posiliNe SNluonCoO u CIhraCler W ~ u
wife to obtain a divorce, were obtainaole until
two Syracusans returned from q visit TO Boston.
where frederick was playing. and told about
seeing the town with him.. 1t developed that the
Syracusans aud Mr.. frederick visited q gilded
palace in fremont street, and a night OF wine,
women, and song that resulted gave Mrs.
Frederick her opportunity. Tredenick at tho
timo was playing In "a Round of Pleasure. "
The W Syracusans testified to what they had
observed at the fremont street mansion, and
Mr.. Lyman could arrive at no conclusion other
than that Harry was u gay boy. The report was
accordingly made in favor of tho plaintiff. Mrs.
frederick is now staying with friends in New
York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
FOUR HUNDRED ON srRIx o
Other Trades Take Up the Quarrel or IN,
Hounesmiths en- the Syndicate building.

Other Trades Take Up the Quarrel or ths
h"uhesmiths On the Syndicate Building.
The strike of the hou5esmiths on the new
tWenty'nino'story syndicate building in Park
row was extended yesterday to take in the men
OF other trades at work there. In accordance
with the orders of the Board of Walking Dele.
gates they did not report for work yesterday
morning. The bricklayers, who do not Join in
Bympathetic strikes, were rendered idle becausa
the hod'hoisting engineers struck. About 400
men in all are now ont. NV
superintendent Longacre Of The Cornell Iron
Works, which has the contract for the iron
work on the building. said yesterday tn II il was
noiineaSe TO say The trm was paying loss than
reason why one firm in the league should pay
more or less Than another, he declared.
On Monday the Board Of Walking Delegates
VIII, decide whether the strike shall be ex.
tended 10 other buildings on which the Cornells
have contracts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
Four Arrested Liquor DeaIera Let Go.

Four liquor dealers charged with violating
the Liquor Tax law were discharged on their
own recognizances in the General Sessions yes,
terday by Judge Cowing. They were Victor
Hnmmerschlag Of 267 Eighth avenue. Adolph
Flegenhcimer OF 81 West Thirty-hrst street,
Samuel Gray of 1877 Sixth avenue, and Frank
Rocco of SO Mott street. The first three keep
hotels. Rocco was celebrating an Italian festf.
val at his place. which was not open for the sale
OF LIQUOR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18

For eastern Nep York. rain, JoHoUed BY fair be.
fore noon cold Hdte continuing rH Monday morn
ing noTthpeSterlv ulRds.
For New England. rain. followed by fair tonight;
much colder. continuing till Monday morning; south,
eriy winds becoming northwesterly.
For the District OF Columbia. eastern auia.
New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland. and Virginia.
showers early this morning. followed by fair; de-.
cidedly colder. continuing tn Monday morning
%Southerly winds becoming nOrthwesterly.
For western pennsylvaniA and western New York.
rain early this morning, followed by fair; de.
eidsdly colder. continuing through suAdSyi AOTth.
westerly gaes-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
KENr-sTANAEF co. 1ysoLvEyT.
The Liabilities Amount to About sAOO, 900
-swnmpsd by q Building.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., Dec. 1.-THE Kent Stan.
ley Company, Limited, which was placed re.
Gently in the hands of temporary receivers,
was adjudged i~nsolvent today in the Appel.
late Court. The petition in Insolvency was
made by authority OF the vote OF the Corpora
ton. The first meeting OF the creditors will
take place on Jan. 10. The liabilities amount
to about 500, 900. and the assets, although
their value Is not estimated in the schedules,
may bring nearly 800, 600.
u~facture of .jewelry, but was swanped by
erecting a big building. John Carter Brown
and Harold Brown are tho largest creditors,
600. '
The firm owes j. W. Bishop Il Co., the con.
tractors who built the new structure, $5s,.
o 3.47. w.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
SHOT THE BARTENDER DEAD.
Curtis W. bearing Kills Claude Bryant in
Louisville Saloon.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 17.-Curtis w. bearing
shot and killed Claude Bryant at Abe Robcrts's
saloon at Sixth and Green streets this morning
at 10 o'clock. His victim was the bartender.
who had tried to put bearing out Of the saloon
an hour before because of disorderly conduct.
bearing refused to go, and there was q scuffle,
In which he received several blows. Ar hour
later he returned. and as he opened tho door
drew two revolvers and began firing. He fred
nine shots in all. but only one took effect.
bearing was at once arrested. His only words
were:
II won't let any man beat me up."
bearing Is the black sheep Of an excellent
family, his father. Charles T. bearing. being q
wealthy bookseller and real estate owner. Tho
murderer Is % years old. He has owned and
run a small stable of race horses. Some years
ago he startled tho town by winning Rl2, 600 at
craps" Bryant was also a black sheep, and
has been in many troubles. being regarded as q
dangerous man. He was married.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
NO REoUIs1TIoN FOR LANCASTER.
Gov. Powers OF Maine Refuses to Honor the
Demand or Gov. WoIcott,

Demand or Gov. WoIcOtt.
PITTsFIELD. Me-, Dec. 17.-Gov. Powers has
refused to honor the demand of Gov. wolcott of
Massachusetts for the requisition of Zelotus D..
Lancaster Of Pittsfeld. Mr.. Lancaster has been
indicted by the Suffolk county Grand Jury in
Massachusetts, for forging certificates to fraud
ulently obtain from q trust company construc-
tion bonds Of the SebasticoOk and Moosehead
Railroad while President of that road.
Mr.. Lancaster Is q well.known citizen of this
town. He said tonight that there Is no ground
obtained TO compel u settlement OF civil suits
now pending In court. To-day II. w. Martin Of
New, York, owner OF the second mortgage bonds
took possession of the road under foreclosure
proceedings. and tonight he has full control Of
all departments. This move renders futile tho
sale OF the roads franchise which was to be
made tomorrow by sheriff Williams.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
John III. Haynes Kills Himself.

John Hafford Haynes, who recently came
from England. committed suicide last night by
drinking carbolic acid in his room at the Palace
Hotel in Newark. Haynes appeared to DO u
man OF leisure. was well dressed, was about 80
years old, and had a Van Dyke beard of black,
tinged with gray.
He had told people about tho hotel that no was
an officer in the ROYAL Hussar5 and that he had
travelled 5000 miles in less than TWO years.
Among the papers found on the body were GER
tifcatcs showing that he was a Royal Arch
Mason.