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And Bradley viii Prob ably Yield.

Frankfort. KY, March 23.-The result
of the senatorial ballot. today was no
election. The first joint ballot will be
taken. at noon. tomorrow. Gov. Brad
leys friends are urging him to announce
himself as candidate.
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The Fayerweaiher Case Ended.

Albany. N. Y. March 23-The court of
appeals, today, denied with costs the
motion for a re-argument in the ceie-
brated Fayerweather will case. This al
lows to stand the courts decision of sew
eral weeks ago, distributing the $l,500000
residue of the estate to the 20 colleges
named originally in the 1cth clause of
the will
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inches every "a hours. and. this morn
ing, the gauge registered 1875 feet. Prep-
arations for the flood are being made
moved out of danger. A report from
Rosedale. Miss. says the levee at that
place Is on the point of giving way.
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EASIER FEELING At CAIRO.
Unless Heavy Rains Set In Wors. Of Flood
There Is Over.

Cairo, H.. March 23-The slight rise
IN the Mississippi during the past "a
Hood is now at its height, and unless
heavy rains prevail in the next few days
the danger will be over at this point.
The gauge here, this morning, marked
Sis feet.
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Washington Forecast.

Washington, March 2S.-Forecast for
Wednesday: For New England. threat
ening and rain; easteriy winds. in
creasing in force and becoming higl. en-
the coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-24

Paducah. KY, March 23.-The river is
Half an inch of rain fell. last night, and
% business houses on the river front
were Hooded by the rising waters. The
indications are for more rain.
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CLOUDY OCCASIONAL RAINS.

p Boston, March 23.-Liocal forecast for
Wednesday: Cloudy, with occasional
rains: easterly, shifting to southerly
and westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-24
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

Mr.. Savage for the committee on judi
ciary, to which was referred the petition
that suitable homeopathic medical treat
ment may be provided for the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital. reported that the
same be referred to the next Legislature
Report accepted.
Mr.. Stearns for the committee or
Judiciary. reported ought not to pass, bill
an act in relation to the names of cor
porations. Report accepted.
MIR. Ferguson for the committee on in.
sane hospital to which was referred the
report OF the committee appointed to take
into consideration chapter 121 of the re.
solves of the Legislature of 1895. reported
that the same be accepted. Report ac-
cepted.
The following joint standing commit
tees made their final reports that they
had acted on all matters referred to
them
State Prison. A. ]. Billings chairman
Mines and Mining. r. P. Grindle, chair
Reform, School. NJ H. Ferguson chair
man.
PASSED TO DE ENGROssED.
An net to change the time of holding
the October term of the supreme judicial
court of the county of Waldo.
An act to amend chapter 2S7 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1888, relating to the better
protection of sheep.
An act relating to the employments of
superintendent of schools.
An act amendatory Of section 10 of
chapter u of the Revised Statutes. relat-
ing to officers of religious societies.
An act to amend section Is of chapter
3 of the Revised Statutes in relation to
the election of town officers
An act to amend sections 3 and of
chapter Sc and section II of chapter 81
of the Revised Statutes, relating to the
service of trustee writs.
Resolve In favor of the State Reform
School.
Resolve relating to the Maine Gettys-
burg Commission.
An act to extend the charter of the
Portland and Yarmouth Electric Rail-
road Company, and to enable 1t TO cross
navigable tide waters.
Resolve providing for the preservation
of regimental rolls in the adjutant gem
erals Office.
Resolve in favor o. Pennell Institute.
Resolve IN favor Of granting aid in re-
road. in the town of Moscow.
An act to incorporate the new city hall
commission of Waterville under the
name of the City Hall Commission.
An act to incorporate the Penobscot,
Windham and Harrison Railway Com
pany. and to authorize municipalities In
Cumberland county to aid in the con-
structiOn of it's railroad.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to amend sections and Q of
chapter Is of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to ways.
An act to amend section 2O5 of CHAPTER
of the Revised Statutes as amended by
section II of chapter 20 Of the Public
Laws OF 1895. relating to taxes.
An act to amend section of chapter
So of the Revised Statutes, as amended
Continued on page -
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For sale by all druggists. Prepared
by the Buxton Rheumatic Cure Conn
pany. Abbot Village. Me.
feb19, wed&fritf ~
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The Greater New York Vote.

Albany. N. Y. March 23-The vote BY
which the Greater New York charter
passed the Assembly was: Ayes. III;
noes, 2S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

a patent has been granted Oril o. Dins-
more of Lewiston on Il ladder hook
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-24
What Was the Trouble !?
Health Broken Down, Heart Troubles, Torpid
Liver, Consumption, Rheumatism
Whatever Was, Hoods sarsapara Cured by Power
The One True Blood Purifier.

Discouraged people are numerous some because of
lost business others because of lost health All may find
fresh inspiration and valuable suggestions in the foowng
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RISING At NEW ORLEANS.
On the Leyee for Daaeer Al Rose
dale. Reported Giving Away.

New Orleans. March 23.-The river con-
tinues to- rise at the rate OF about six:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-24
AUGUSTA MAINE. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH o. 1897
CoIlarettes,

Have your old firs made into collar
cites. 1t does not cost much and will
give you stylish garment for bring
Orders by mail will receive prompt :ltten-
ton. =
II. G. BARKER, Turrier,
GARDINER, MAINE.
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Home investments.

Portland l. Ogdensburg Stock.
West End Street Railway As.
Mousam Water Company IS Kenne.
bunk, Me-
Rockland Water Company SIS.
Bangor l. ArOOsto0k SIS.
And other desirable securities Tor
sale by
MASON &sMERRILL, Bankers,
SO Exchange ST., Portland, Me-,
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PLACED on FILE.

On motion by Mr.. Simpson of Hancock.
the report of the committee on federal
relations on resolve requesting the sena-
tors and representatives in Congress from
Maine to exert their influence in securing
an appropriation for dry dock at Port
land. was taken from the files and re-
committed to the committee.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
Bread and Butter.

The newest diet suggested as produc-
tive of longevity is bread and butter.
There is in Hythe, England, lady who
lives entirely on bread and butter and
has done SO all her life. She has never
tasted meat, fish, game, vegetables,
jam and only few kinds of biscuits
and sweets. She has never had days
illness in all her life, and never had re-
course to medicine of any description.
Her friends have tried in vain to induce
her to eat something besides bread and
butter, but she confines herself entirely
to the diet on which she has existed for
at least 30 years. She is strong and
healthy in every respect, healthier, in
fact. than q great many people who
have lived upon exactly the food that IL
supposed to make us feel as IL illness
were a total stranger and almost would
be.-London Letter.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
LOCKED UP BY wooopsoxr0.
The Fate Of a Ground Owl That Had I'll,
Possession OF Their Hon.

Possession OF Their Home.
Although the woodpecker is indr...
Gus, provident and peaceful, he i ~.
to be trified with or tyrannjzod NV Nv
with impunity, as the followinu inv a
dent will show:
A companion and / ON an AuoDs, A..
pitched our camp at spring on tina !.
BILE lands of the ridge dividing Dial f,om
Santa Clara valley. About the sr,;n a
stands a large grove Of live oaks T.
one of these not far from the tent doo,
pair of woodpeckers had Cor years :.
doubt made their dwelling place Soma
what shy Of us at first, the birds in
few days paid little attention TO on,
presence. 1t frequently amused !,
of a sultry afternoon as we lounped m
on the buffalo robes laid on the SHADED
grass TO observe the birds with WHOSE
labors the warmth appeared to have N.
tie to do.
We had camped there a week or ION
days when before daybreak one morpin,
we heard a commotion about the boms
of our staid neighbors Our attention
was attracted by their shrill outorie,
and the whir of their wings among the
branches overhead. 1t had no sooner
grown light enough to see than va
pushed back the flap of the tent door
and peered out to ascertain the cause Of
disturbance.
1t soon became apparent that litth
tecolote, or ground owl, at the approach
of day had taken lodging in the hollow
occupied by the woodpeckers, to their
CONSERVATION. But the return Of day
brought courage to the rightful owners,
and they resolutely set about finding
means to eject the invader. They tried
bluffing awhile about the only aperture
to the hollow tree, but to little purpose,
other than to cause the tecolote to peck
at them when they appeared to be about
to thrust themselves in.
At last, finding that neither threats
nor entreaties were likely to be effect
i've, and resolved that if they were to
be deprived Of their home it would be
the last of that tyrannical owl, the
woodpeckers brought presently from
another part of the grove an oak ball Of
the size of the aperture, and, drivingh
tightly into the hole, withdrew to an.
other hollow tree, leaving the bird Of
prey Theoretically sealed up.
After several days, when we started
to return to San Buenaventure, the ball
was still in the hole, and the woodpeck-
ers, settled in their new home, were 60
! ing about their business rs if there had
never been "a tecolote. Portland Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
CHAPTER XXI.

THE ARREST OF CAPTAIN SHANNON.
Six o'clock next morning saw the red
Jersey, which was to recall Hughes,
slung over the ships side and the pre-
concerted reply signaled from the upper
window of the cottage.
From then until nightfall l had to
possess my soul in patience, and never
in my life has time hung so heavily on
my hands as on that eventful day.
Mullen, who had been up since day
break, was watching the shipping with
the liveliest interest. BY standing on
the steps of the cockpit he could, with
out being seen himself, get a distant
view of every vessel that passed up or
down the great waterway of the Thames.
He was inclined to be friendly, even
laxative, and only once was there re-
currence of the irritability he had man.
ifested OH the previous evening. 1t hap
pened in this wise:
Some fishing lines were Gin the cabin,
and being badly in want of something
to make the time pass / baited them
with shreds of raw herring and threw
them over the ships side. Igot "bite"
directly, but, OH hauling up, found it
came from crab about as big as a 8
shilling piece, whom l tenderly detached
from the inhospitable hook and restored
to his native element l rebaited, sent
the lead whizzing overheard and again
brought up crab.
Come to look for the other one,
suppose, said to myself. "His wife
perhaps. I'll treat her kindly" And
crab No. rejoined its dear ones.
Again / rebaited, again there was q
bite. and again q crab, clawing wildly
at the air, appeared at the end of the
| line.
| "H'm-a sister this time, or perhaps
daughter. Back she goes, however. >
And crab No. 3 popped safely overheard
only to be succeeded by crab No. 4.
These are Scotch crabs, shoult
think" I grumbled, they're SO clan
nish." But him, too, sent on his wa,
rejoicing Then fifth appeared on tn,
scene.
"Oh, hang it ALP I growled. I"
shall never get any fish IL the crabs ca
mp my bait as fast as put IL ON. hoped
that last was an orphan. but it seems q
II had struck another family gather
ing"
Grab No Q added insult to injury b,
. 70 let 20 the bait. though
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
THE COLONEL WAS MEAN.
For Big Man He Played Small Game
With His Car Tickets.

Colonel Blank was big, pompous
man, as it behooves one to be who a.
pires to a military title wlthout te
drawbacks Of military life be was
always calling peoples attention 10 Dis
marked facial resemblance TO James u
Blaine, "tho greatest man, sir, ths cel,
fury and this country have produced
And people-ill natured people, 'n@
is-thought the colonel had viva IN, I'M.
agination. There was prodlRaHv
about his physique that one SonAenv DOW
expected to see repeated in the coio1ei :,
character. And to hear the coionel d."
forth from the end of the boaluias
house table over which he presldeu u'
unsophisticated boarder would he'u
have doubted that such reasohaolS "a
pectation would be realized on ciO''
acquaintance. ,,.:..,.a
What, then, was this unsophls'Sa'.'
ones surprise to hear the dou8n'y 0O%
mel, evidently III high gooa H'"''
with himself, say one day: ..,
"weIl, / earned my fare down 'O''
today. ..u
That the colonel would stoop 70 eai u
a nickel was remarkable; that De snO'N
boast of it was incredible. 4
"You see," proceeded the niau !.
military aspirations, Il went uO" S.,ss
the carette. Getting in at Schiller SUM- y,
the carette was empty, and wen p. ~ ~
to the front and bought SIX ''o ,sa ~,
a quarter. One / dropped in inc w.
Then as the car filled up was s s0.Ss,
ingly useful to those who SAT i% a."os
down, passing their fares up ana 10. u. 'p,a
iting them. An exceedingly pun nI
they all thought me. And 80 ! a,n ,ist.
am. But instead of dropping 'a sla ~ IN
els in the box I dropped my uO w.. and
until I had used up my five ticke .s;ud
confiscated five nickels. l haa reg aas
my quarter and paid my rare, rsouls
that I was not SO polite. y. r,rbicb
drop their nickels into the chu'o .,nca
the company provides for tna' p p~r 10
Awful nuisance, that chute p'; =, me
not my business to play conduO'r
company's too mean to hire any .rotbsr
And the colonel called Tor a ~ ops
cup of tea, and the unsophistlc,a,''sssss d
gasped to think of the slnanabIe :
which such greatness was ''f
Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01

"And then you cast about in your
mind for some other means by which
you can make us loyal under subsection.
And when there is born to that queen
of Ireland whom Ireland never sees
though she can journey far atield to
southern France or Italy-another
princeling, for whom royal provision
must be made out Of the pockets OF the
people who can scarce find their own
children in bread, you say: Go tol Here
is our opportunity. We will make Ire
land loyal forever by giving this prince
ling Patrick as one of his many names
and BY clubbing him Duke OF Con-
naught.
"But Ireland-graceless, thankless,
stubborn Ireland-is not one whit more
loyal after receiving this royal boon, for
she knows that you rule over her by the
towards right-the right OF the strong
to Cypress and make subject the weak.
"You call her your sister while you
seek 10 make her your slave, even as
you call Irishmen your brothers while
you have sought to make their very
name a reproach and a fitting subject
for Your sorry jests.
"You hold Ireland in the thrall OF
cruel oppression-for cowardice is al
WAYS cruel-not because OF any sisterly
feeling for her or love for her people,
whom you hate and who bate you with
an undyipg hate, but because you are
afraid TO let her go free.
"But that which you fear shall as
suredly come TO pass, and Ireland, which
might and would have been your friend
and ally were she free, is but waiting
till you are involved i'll war 80 prove
herself y0Gr aaadiiest aud bitterest en-
emy and the friend and ally OF every
country which calls itself your foe. by
order CAPTAIN SHANNON.
No more convincing proof that the
fugitive in hiding OH the Cuban Queen
was Captain Shannon could be wished
for than this document, and the only
question had to consider was how best
to accomplish his arrest.
decided that the safest plan would
be to signal Hughes to return. He could
see the hulk from the top window of
my cottage, and / had arranged with
him that red jersey (the men in charge
of the hulks wear red jerseys not unlike
those affected by the Salvationists) sluDg
over the ships side was to be taken as
meaning, "Come back as soon as 1t Is
dark and say that your wife is better. .
His return would Of course render nv
presence OH the hulk unnecessary, and
there would be nothing further for me
to do but to receive whatever payment
Mullen proposed to give me, wish hin
and my supposed brother goodby anc
go ashore. Thence 1 should make
straight for the coast guard station ant
inform the officer in charge that the no
torious Captain Shannon was at tha
moment i'll hiding OH the Cuban Queer
disguised as woman. The rest would
be easy, for / had hit upon plan b,
which, providing that could count up
on the necessary assistance at the prope
moment, the fugitive could be secured
without difficulty or danger, and | saw
no reason why the newspaper placard
of the morning after Hughes returl
should not bear the startling announce
ment, ARREST of Captain Shannon.
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ITS peculiar matter, but neverthe-
less true. that not one-half Of the color
ed people who come before me have any
idea as to the time when they were
born or, in fact, the date of any par.
ticular event." said Magistrate Jermon
to Philadelphia Call reporter. ~ fire..
quently have occasion to ask colored
women how old they are, and almost
invariably the answer comes, 'Don'l
how. Frequently AJAX them how long
~ hsvs ben married. 70 which ! GEL
- - mnaH.S
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01

shot Hughes.
starting from their sockets and pattering
upon a locker opposite like spent bullets.
As did so Hughes rushed past me
and upon the deck, I after him. Nor
were we too soon. for Mullen was max
ing, as Hughes had evidently feared.
for the dynamite hold. When he heard
our footsteps, he turned and, whipping
out revolver, raised it and shot Hughes
right through the heart. The unhappy
man flung up his arms and toppled over
the ships side into the sea, but before
Mullen could turn the weapon upon me
I got in blow straight from the shout
der, which took him well under the
chin and tumbled him backward to the
bottom of the hold. I hit hard enough
to have knocked him "silly," and was
not surprised that he lay for a minute
or two like one dead. Then he tried to
rise, but fell back with groan, appar-
emily quite helpless.
"Are you hurt?' I inquired, kneeling
on one knee, the better to look down
into the hold.
He glanced up with feeble attempt
at a smile upon features cruelty con-
torted by pain.
$50 you've won the rubber after all,
although I'd arranged everything 80
cleverly, as / thought. You and Hughes
once locked securely in the cabin and q
fuse put to the dynamite, ought by
now to have been half mile of In the
dingey and on my way to join my sister
at Gravesend. We should have slipped
on quietly in the confusion of the ex.
plosion, for no one would know that IL
didn't occur. as explosions have occurred
before. through the carelessness of the
man In charge. And you and Hughes.
the only two people who could set mat
tiers right. would have gone to join the
dead men who tell no tales Confess,
now, wasn't IL aprstty plan and worthy
Of an artist, friend Risslerf''
! started at the mention Of my name
seeing which he burst ints : mockin1
laugh.
as II paniblal Ne Il ssn't bsr' n
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"Of course, Mullen said pleasantly.
"How foolish Of me not to think OF it'
I'm glad the poor fellow swife's better.
But shall be sorry TO lose your enter,
tanning companionship, my geniai
friend. Can't persuade you to stay ON
and favor Us with the pleasure OF your
company for day or two longer as my
guest?"
"Guest be blowed" replied in my
surliest tone. IF that's Jim Hughes,
the sooner ! as my money and gets
ashore agen the better I'll like It,
II should be hurt if | thought you
meant that" he said banteringly, but
know you don't. We've hit 1t on to-
pether charmingly, I'm sure. notwith-
standing the fact that I'm so difficult
socially. And I'd made such delightful
plans for your comfort and amusement
1t seems hard that we should have to
part.
At that moment, and not a little to
ny relief, we heard voice which wat
Enthusiastically Hughes, for he was ex-
pressing, by means of liberal use OF
his favorite adjective, the unwillingness
with which he set eyes on 1.-THE old tut
again.
"Well," said Mullen when Hughes
sntered the cabin, land how's your
wife?"
Better" was the answer.
"Ah, that's capital congratulate
you, I'm sure So glad to see you back
again-except, of course, for the fact
that we shall be deprived of your BROTH
er's company. He is your brother, you
said, didn't you-though really one
need hardly ask? The likeness I'm sure,
is wonderful. But what man 1t is,
Hughes Such geniality, such urbanity,
such flow of spirits, such fund OF in
formation, and above all such mannersV'
Hughes who had probably never seen
Mullen in this vein before, looked first
at him and then at me in astonishment
"Stow your jaw!' said shortly. eff
you're going to pay me for the job, pay
me and let me GO"
Certainly, certainly, my dear fell
low" replied Mullen, smiling. "Yes,
you and l have little account to settle,
haven't we? III pay you by all means.
/ always do pay my debts, and with in
terest. First. about the hulk.
He had been standing by the door all
the time, but he now stepped forward
and counted out 10 sovereigns upon the
table.
"Will that satisfy you and keep your
mouth shut?" he said, stepping back
again.
nodded.
"Put them in your pocket, then. and
that matters settled.
/ stopped to pick up the coins, but as
I did so Mullen suddenly pushed me
with all his strength against Hughes,
knocking the two of as backward upon
the bunk.
In another second he had stepped out
of the cabin, pulling the door to with @
bang, and then we heard the rattle OF
the outside bolt in the socket.
| Hughes hurled me off and sprang uI
with blazing eyes.
"Did you take the bolt of and put il
outsider" he asked.
"No"
"Then 'e's done it, and % means mis-
thief for both of us. The IS bat
enough for anything. know i'm, anC
J ERE we are caught like rats in trap.
"That's all right. said, and bunch
ing my shoulder to the door and making
o pivot of my right foot I burst TIT
thing open with a crash, the screws
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-03-01
CAPTAIN SHANNON
By OOULsON KERNAHAN.
copyright. 1886. by DOdd. Mead s. Col
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS,
CHAPTERS /. III. III and Van unknown
person or persons commit frequent murders
and chalk on some object near tho bod es of
the victims, by order. Captain shannon.
The Daily Record Is active in the arrest Of
Captain shannon. and its editor is murdered
v, VI and VlI-MaN Rissler learns that Cap
tain shannon is James Mullen and determines
TO find him. Having onee met him. he inves-
tigates his past. T en- he goes after him, get
ting che Quickly 10 assist. NIIl.-Rissler
SUSPECTS Mullen may be hiding on the hu KS
for the storage of dynamic at Canvey and
goes there. IX.-Hughes. the keeper of one
Of the hulks, the Cuban Queen, is said to have
his wife aboard A boat comes ashore con-
tanning man disguised as a woman. Risser
sends Quickly TO follow him