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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

Boston and Yukon Transportation
and Supply Co. has been organized at
Portland. fer the purpose of mining
and dealing in gold in all forms. trans
porting passengers and supplies, with
$4,000 capital stock. of which So Is
paid in. The officers are: President,
L. Taylor Cushman Of Boston; treas
urer. Geo. L. Lythgoe of Winthrop,
Mass. Certificate approved, Sept. 20.
1897.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

G. D. Libby of Gardiner has been de-
signing some beautiful fur garments
A chinchilla combined with Persian
lamb excited the writer's admiration,
and lovely muff, as the girls say
twas too pretty for anything" Gar
diners reputation, as a fur manufac-
uring center, is far reaching.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

just above the Presidents chair. Tho
colors in Mr.. Aiken's designs are old
ivory and gold. Mr.. Aiken is well
! known in. this city as the decorator Of
several Of the most beautiful rooms In
the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

Tuesday Governor Powers renomi-
mated Judge Lucilius A. Emery Of Ellis.
worth. as justice Of the supreme
court. His confirmation will be upon
October 5. the day after his term ex
pires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23
STATE HOUSE.
Judge |. 4 Emery Re-appointed TO
the Supreme Bench.
Phamphist Being Issued from Inc Educational
Department.

Deputy Commissioner Charles Fletch-
er of the insurance department started
upon business trip to Presque Isle,
Tuesday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

Superintendent of Schools w. W.
Stetson is attending a teachers con-
vention at st. Stephens. N. B., where
the teachers of that section, both OF
New Brunswick and Maine, are in SEES
sion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

Mrs. Louisa M. Honey of Bangor,
while calling upon her sister In Brewer,
was stricken with paralysis and lived
but short time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-23

To the collection of designs for the
decorating of the Senate chamber was
added a design by Harry C. Aiken OF
Boston. this week The design is in
plaster and is very beautiful, especially
so being the coat of arms of the State
of Maine, which will be of oval glass
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26

to attend business college. He will make
this city his home. Mr.. Murphey was so
favorably impressed with Savannah dur
ing his several visits here with the Gordon
Institute Cadets that he determined TO take
up his residence here. He is stopping with
his relation, Mr.. Leigh NJ. White, on Bolton
street
Mrs. f. F. Kennedy and daughter have
returned to Claxton.
Miss Virginia SheftaI has returned, aft
er delightful visit in North Georgia.
Miss Virginia Ashley has returned from
ChautauQua, N. Y.
Mr.. George J. Baldwin has gone to New
York.
Mrs. Paul Lyman of Button is in the
city.
Lieut.. George Stony, United States navy,
has been visiting his uncle, Col. ]. j.
Stony, at Button, S. c.
Mrs. George Baldwin. who has been
spending the summer at Flat Rock is
now visiting Mrs. Cooper Pope, in Wash
ington, d. c.
Mrs. John Fell of Mt Pleasant, Berkeley
county, South Carolina, is visiting her
grandson, Mr.. c. E. G. Fell, Jr,
Mrs. Augustus Fitch of Charleston,
Mrs. Fell and Mrs. A. H. Jones, were de-
lghtfully entertained at Sunny Side farm,
Mr. Thomas lie Page has returned from
trip to Gainesville and Atlanta.
Miss Mamie Ward has returned after
spending a month in Macon.
Miss Maggie Duggan has returned home
after a visit to friends in Jacksonville
Fla.
The first annual dance of the "B c." So
clal Club took place at Armory hall. A
large crowd enjoyed the dane.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Furber returned on
Friday, after a pleasant stay in Asheville
". c.
Miss Emma Miller left last Friday for
Boston to spend several weeks.
Little Miss Marion Johnston gave a very
charming birthday party on Monday aft
ernoon, from to o'clock in honor of her
3rd birthday Those of her little friends
present were Fannie Krenson, GussIe
May Farr, Ursler Workman, Edith Thomp-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26

son, Jennie Johnston, Lula Johnston, An
ME Estill, Mildred George, Kathleen
! George, Ruby George, Robert jackson.
Wifred Gross, Albert Won Eberstein,
Frank Johnston, Alexander Johnston.
Miss Bessie Gallagher is visiting Miss
May Roman in Wathourvl.le
Prof. M. A. O'Brien, the principal of the
Cathedral school, will return home next
week to resume his duties at the opening
of school.
Miss Maggie O'Brien and Miss Annie
OBrien return home next week, after a
summer spent in Asheville. N. C.
Mr. G. NJ. Remshart and family have
returned to the city after spending a very
pleasant summer at White Bluff
Miss Marie Remshart left yesterday aft
ernoon for Waycross to visit her aunt.
Mrs. j. H. Redding.
Miss Bessie Kirkland has been visiting
her sister Mrs. d. Griffin, in ReidsvilIe.
Miss Ida Boley has returned after SPEND
ing the summer in Cleveland.
Mr.. Henry Walthour has returned from
his vacation spent in New York city.
Prof. e. A. Won der Hoya left for Balti-
more, and from there he will go to Ger
many, where he will remain until next fall.
Capt John Taliaferro has returned after
spending the summer in Virginia
Mrs. j. j. Carolan and family returned
from the north or Thursday.
Col. George T. Cam, state inspector of
rifle practice, has returned to the city.
Miss Florence MaXey of Jacksonville.
who has been visiting Miss Lola Cox, on
Charlton street, has returner home.
Miss Alice Hayward entertained the
Nickel Club delightfully."- on Wednesday
afternoon at Button S. c. Those pres
ent We're: Mrs. Cuthbert, Mrs F. v Walk
er Mrs Thomas Hayward, Mrs. Paul Iy-
nah, Mrs. Dubois, Mrs B. Elliott Guerard.
Misses Susan Wade Verdier, Amelia Hey
ward, Lima Huger, Emma Huger and
Elise Mackay Huger
Prof. II. f. Train, principal of the High
School, has returned home after having
spent his summer vacation very pleasant
ly at Blue Ridge Springs in Virginia.
Prof. Train has a son, who is taking a
medical course at the University of Virgil
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26
DEVILFISH AND DYNAMITE.
They Disappear Together and No One
Knows the Outcome of the ALI

They Disappear Together and No One
knows the Outcome of the ALI
ance.
From the st. Louis Globo-Democrat.
Ben Conner, who has been employed in
the work carried on by Col. C. P. Good
year in deepening Brunswick harbor,
Georgia, tells a thrilling story of an ad-
venture with an octopus that occurred
while they were blasting in the harbor.
1.-THE work was carried on with a man.
moth sea harrow" said Ben, with which
the tenacious blue clay at the bottom of
the bar was broken up. II is a ponderous
affair." and was dragged back and forth
along the channel by means of strong
cables and a small steam tug, and its
weight would sink the steel blades at
tached to the roller in the sticky con-
glomerate and tear it up so that the out
going tide would wash away the loose
earth and deepen the channel on the bar.
I'm addition to the harrow dynamite
was used in fifty-pound charges, exploded
at intervals where the hard she'll and
coral-like formation would not yield TO
the harrow. Our method of exploding the
charges was very simple. We had a small
reel on another tug, around which was
coiled a stout cable, and around a wind
lass was HnOtAeI Suldli6E rope ana a wire
for exploding the charge.
THE dynamite was fixed for exploding,
and placed in an old gunnysack and care
fully lowered over the side, while the tug
moved off some fifty yards, and so soon
as the dynamite was safe at the bottom
and we were at safe distance away the
button was touched and the charge went
off. sending up jets of water quite a hum
bred feet high, and frequently sending fine
fish to the top, where they were picked
up by the men. But occasionally a charge
would fail to explode, and in such an in
stance we would haul away on the small
er line, and tow the dynamite to the sur
face and rearrange the fuse, and drop it
overheard for a fresh trial.
zone day we were out near the bar
working away, and had got off several
charges very successfully. At last we
steamed off some distance from where
we had been at work and dropped fifty
pound bundle of the explosive overheard.
and after moving off to a safe distance.
we tried to explode it. But Ii did not ex-
plode, and we began to haul In the rope
to which it was attached to see what
the trouble was. The men who were tug
ging at the rope remarked that it must
have become entangled in a portion of
some old wreck, as it was hard to tow
in An extra effort. however, seemed to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26

loosen the obstruction, and we redoubled
our efforts. Suddenly two great slimv
arms came up out of the sea and slammed
against the side of the tug, and then an
other reached out toward the gunwale
ana at the same time the bundle of dy-
Mantle, clutched in the tentacles of 81
gantic devil fish. appeared on the snr-
face
1.-THE men who were Juggling at the rome
dropped it and tumbled backward in their
fright and it looked for moment like the
deVI-nsh was going to come on deck or
pun the entire tackle into the sea with
MN. His great baleful eyes CLEANED an
grlly as he came to the top, and his Shiny
arms We're writing and tossing on the
waves ana you never saw a lot of dyna-
mlters as badly frightened as we.
Touch off the charger shouted the
engineer. But that was not practicable,
as IL mad already failed to explode and,
besldes, 1t might have endangered the YES
sci. one OF the men grabbed an ak and
aimed blow at the exposed tentace
which was writing along the side of the
tug, but his aim was bad and he struck
the rope instead, and the monster slowly
sank out OF sight with the big charge Of
dynamite still clasped in his ugly arms.
Il would have given $50 to have been
anle TO touch off that charge of dyna-
mite. L would have enjoyed seeing the
look OF establishment in the defiant eyes
of that hideous devil-fish as he was hoist
ed IN the air. But as it was, we had
to give 1t up and allow the old villain
to Wriggle back to his Shiny lair with
valuable bundle of high explosive on which
to test his digestive apparatus. l don't
know what was the ultimate result, but
l rather suspect that the devil-fish died
of appendicitis, as We were not troubled
with a similar visitation during the prog
ress of the work"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26

mia, and his stay al Blue Ridge Springs
was particularly pleasant, as 1t enabled
him often to see his son. Mrs. Train ac-
companied him on the trip.
Miss Winona Saussy has returned after
a delightful summer.
Messrs. Walter S. Chisholm and W. L.
Clay left for New York on Wednesday by
way of the Plant system.
Mr.. r. P. Constantine, who did some ex-
cellent shooting on the Hussars team at
Sea Grit, was warmly welcomed by his
friends en- his return last Thursday
Rev. ]. L. Scully, rector of st. Paurs
church, viii return to Savannah in time
for the services on Sunday morning.
Mr.. James Connolly of Boston arrived in
Savannah on Tuesday for short visit.
His many friends will be glad to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Dale and Miss Eugie
Dale have return ed home after delight
full summer travelling through the west.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26

-Wolsey was warned OF his doom by
crosierhead Sejanus by flight of crows.
DR.. Johnson objected to going under the
ladder. Montague avoided giving his left
foot priority in putting on his stockings,
Alexander was believed to have united
the gordian knot with a slice of his sword.
For good lucks sake Augustus wore some
portion Of a sea-caif; Charlemagne some
trinket of unknown value. Mohammed
was all fate; Bonaparte all star and desu-
ny. Cromwell believed in Sept. 8 and
Louis Napoleon in Dec. 2. Sulia called
himself Felix, the favored child of for
tune and Timoleon turned his house into
a temple of chance Alexander, if we may
credit the account given by Quintius Cur
tlus, was terrified by blood flowing from
inside his soldiers bread during the siege
of Tyre, in 1872 b. C. His seer, Aristandes
forsaw in this crimson effiux of the vital
stream out of the commlsslariat a happy
issue for the Macedonians, and the war
riors, thus nerved took Tyre.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26

Fall Underwear for Ladies' Gents and Children at
popular prices.
Agent for DR.. Jaeger's Sanitary Underwear the best
made.
Special sale this week of Blankets, Comforts and
Linens at our well known low prices
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-30
CHOATE IN 4 DIVORCE CASE.
Jeweilor LAGar. who Married Dreicer's DnuEh.
ter, DocHnt Want TO Pay AIlmony.

JeweiIor LAAar. who Married Dreioer'a DnuEh.
ter. DocHnt Want TO Pay AIimony.
Joseph II. Choate moved before Justice Law
rence Of the supreme Court yesterday for all
mony and counsel fee for Manic Lasar in her
action for n separation from Max J. Lasar. a
diamond merchant at 81 Maiden lane. Tho
defendant ayers that the marriage was arranged
between him and tho father OF the girl, Mr..
Dreicer, Of ]. Dreicer & Co.., jewellers Of 292
Fifth avenue. while they were on a voyage
across the. Atlantic. Eleven days after tho
arrival OF the vessel on the other side he mar
ried Dreiccr's, daughter. Lawyer Darling, in
behalf of tho defendant. questioned the validity
OF the marriage, because the laws OF Great
Britain, no said. require ~ longer residence.
Mr.. Choatc said that the defendant is worth
800. 900, and has an income OF $50, 900 a year.
Lawyer DARLINGTON said Lasar was poor, and
that no could produce the affidayits OF half a
dozen diamond dealers who would aver that no
diamond merchant has made. n cent since 1896.
THE old story. said Justice Lawrence. "A
defendant becomes poverty stricken when asked
for alimony. and the plaintiff, to show she needs
money, becomes poor, too"
The court reserved decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-30
NO MARRIAGE. s4rs REYNOLDS.
He Geto the Judgment or Annulment Opened
in Lillian Reynolds's Suit.

He Gets tho Judgment OF Annulment Opened
In Lillian Reynolds's Suit.
Tho Judgment which Lillian Reynolds re-
Gently obtained on default annulling an alleged
marriage TO Guy II. Reynolds, because he had
another wife living. has been opened by Justice
Lawrence Of the Supreme Court, on condition
that Reynolds pays all the costs and disburse-
mcnts, consents 10 a reference OF the case, and
stipulatcs to 20 to trial on three days notice.
The defendant is a son Of John b. Reynolds,
who married a relative OF the late Daniel b.
Fayerwcather. and who was executor of the
will of Mrs. Faycrweather.
Young Reynolds. who comes from Vermont,
has been engaged in Mexican mining operations
with his father, and lives while in town with his
father in the F~ayerweather mansion at IL East
case came on for trial he was in southern
France and Italy for his health, and that he had
meant to defend the action. as he never mar:
married and his VIE, Pauline Reynolds. is still
would leave upon him the, stigma OF being a
%bigamist. He snbmittcd:an affidavit Of DR., J. A.
! troubled with catarrhal bronchitis, and went
on his advice to, southern Europe.
In opposing the Opening q the default, the
go by default to increase her expenses and put
her to greater ANNOYANCE; AS she has no means
have secured the country for witnesses, and
that they have so harasscd Mrs. Amelia J. Cor
nell, one of the witnesses of the alleged mar
rage, who is a dressmaker at Saratoga, that
Mrs. Cornell has been made sick. Mrs. Hey-
nolds says that in order to get the proofs abe
presented when she obtained from Justice
Beach a decree annulling the marriage, she
had TO pawn her diamonds and other jeweiry to
raise money. Among the items OF expense, she
says, wns 800 TO get the register OF the Noun
tain House In the Catskill4 and $50 to get the
register OF the Prospect Park House in the.Cat-
skills. She spent $40 for photographs, and had
TO pay. Mrs. Cornell for the time and expenses of
herself and son to testify in this city..Sl5O.
The plaintiff AYERS that the marriage took
place ut Saratoga May %, 1888, when she was
but II years old, and WAS stopping at Saratoga.
She had shortly before met the defendant there
while she WAS boarding with her mother ard
sister. She says the marriage was performed
by the Rev. Sidney Dudley. IA clergyman. who
was not produced at the trial, and OF whom tho
plaintiff says sho had lost all trace. The only
alleged witness Of the marriage before Justice
Beach was Mrs. Cornell.
The plaintiff has another action pending to re-
cover $50. 900 damages from Reynolds because
Of alleged representations that he was a single
man at tho time OF his alleged marriage TO her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-30
FREMAN BREs1IN DUoKED.
A woman Throws water ON Him 1hroash .
Mistake as He Passed ny.

Mistake rs He Passed BY.
While Assistant Foreman Breslin Of Truck 8
was going along East Seventeenth street on his
way home on Saturday, a pail of water was
emptied upon him from a house near Third ave-
nue.. The water knocked his hat of, ran down
his face, and saturated his clothes When he
looked up he saw an irate woman with an
empty pail in her hand on the stoop. When he
had recovered his breath he asked her why she
had ducked him.
lice and have you arrested" the woman said.
Il will call the police. madam, and make you
pay for this suit of clothes you have spoiled
Breslin said.
got a summons for her.. He did not know her
name, but learned that she was the housekeeper
Of the house from which the water was thrown.
In court yesterday she said that the tenants
of her house had been annoyed by men sitting
on her stoop, and as she could, not get rid OF
them by ordering them away, she had resorted
to the water.
She had not looked closely at Mr.. Breslin, and
thought he was one Of the persons complained
Of. She said she was sorry for the mistake, and
would be more careful in the future. Her
apology was accepted and she was discharged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-30
WAS BESSIE BROWN TARNED9
schmittberger's Detectives Accuse . TOrkville
Police Court Clerk.


Police Court Clerk.
Detectives Chandler and Kelly arraigned In
the Yorkville Police Court yesterday Bessie
Brown, who was charged with maintaining q
disorderly house In West Fifticth street. When
the detectives reached court they intimated
that one Of the police court clerks had given in
formation to the woman that she was about to
be arrested.
The warrant for her arrest was obtained In
the Yorkville Police Court last Friday. When
the detectives went to her house that night
she was absent. Several detectives watched
the house day and night subsequently and also
tho next house, where French Louie, Bessie
Browns reputed husband, lives. The detec-
tives alleged that, on Monday night, they saw
one of the police court clerks in an Eighth
avenue saloon with French Louie, arranging TO
surrender the woman when a bondsman should
have been procured. W..
Police Captain Schmittberger Of the West
Forty seventh street station was In court whlle
his detectives were giving out the above story.
He was asked II the story was true, ana II ne
proposed to make charges against the clerk. -,
= # have no charges TO make against any one,
They say they saw the clerk in the saloon, and
that looks queer. II any such charges are pub
lished l will investigate them.
The two detectives arraigned the woman,
hut did not Say n word TO Magistrate Went
worth about any clerk giving out information
about warrants. The woman was held In $500
for examination. Mr.. Grinnell, who keeps a sa-
loon at Eighth avenue and -Forty-seventh
street, became her bondsman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-30
BOARD OF CONTROL.
Another Meeting To-Day to Deal with tho
Rate Situation.

The Board of Control of the Joint Traffic Asso-
citation did not accomplish an adjustment of the
east-bound rate situation yesterday, and at 4:3O
in the afternoon an adjournment was taken
until this morning. The day was taken up in
discussions in which there were some criti-
cisms of the Board Of Managers for not taking
more positive action in regard to violations of
the agreement. \ desire was shown TO restore
and maintain rates, and 1t Is expected that
some plan to bring about that result will be
adopted to-day. One OF the difficulties is the
number OF time contracts in existence for ship
ment- ut reduced rates.
Only a few OF the Presidents were at the
meeting, most Of the companies being repre-
sented by Vice-Prcsidents or traffic officials.
The Presidents who attended were President
COwcn Of the Baltimore and Ohio, Bacon of the
baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, Maxwell of
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey, Thomas OF
the Erie. Harris OF the Reading, King OF the
PIttsburg and Western, Galloway Of the Nickel
sioners Blanchard Of the Joint Traffic Associa-
ton, Goddard OF the Trunk Line Association.
and Mccain Of the Association Of Lake Lines
were also in the meeting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-30
CENTRAL PARKS SHEEP SALE.

siIty-eiEht southdowna Fetch SBI0-The Ram
with n PediEree Sells for $40.
The sale by public auction OF the Southdown
sheep In Central Park took place yesterday. and
the prices realized were the largest obtained in
several years. Sixty-eight of the eighty-four
animals were sold. and 1915 was received for
the lot. There were several women among tho
bidders.
The imported ram Champion XI., with a
guaranteed pedigree. sold for $40, and tho pet
lamb Barry. which has been running about the
mcnagerie with a red ribbon and a bell about
its neck, was bought by Superintendent Smith
Smith intended to present the pct to one OF the
Park Commissioners
After the sale OF the sheep 440 pounds OF wool.
clipped from tho animals two months ago, were
sold for 1897, a low price.