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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
JUDGE LOWELL DEAD.
Brilliant Legal Career - Grand
father Named City.


NEWTON, Mass. Nav lS-H0n. John
Lowell. ex-iudge Of the United States cir
cult court, has just died here at his home
lie was the fourth Of his name. and was
born in Boston 73 years ago. He was the
son Of John AmOry Lowell and Susan Cabot
Lowell, the daughter OF Francis G. Lowell.
for whom the town of Lowell was named.
He graduated from Harvard In 1915 and in
March, 1865. he was appointed by President
Lincoln judge OF the district court OF the
United States. On Dec. Is. 1873. he was
promoted by President Hayes to the
position of Judge of the United
States circuit. This position he held until
May of 1884, when he resigned, after over
10 years continuous service on the bench.
Following his resignation he devoted him
self to private practice in Boston.
Judge Lowell was the leading authority
in the United States on all questions Of
bankruptcy and insolvency. He was con-
suited more often than any other lawyer of
the present time on all difficult questions of
law by his fellow members Of the bar. He
did not try jury cases, but confined
his work to cases before single
Judge in equity. admiralty, etc, and to
arguments before the appellate courts Of
the United Statesand Massachusetts. He also
heard many cases as referee and commits
sioner. Judge Lowell was in great demand
for dinners and social gatherings, though he
could seldom be prevailed upon to accept. .as
he had fund of dry humor and an inimitable
way Of telling good story. Since the death
Of Sidney Bartlett and William G. Russell,
there has been no member Of the bar SO
highly respected by both the bench and bar,
and no one has been so deeply revered
and even loved by many. probably not
even excepting Rufus Choate. Judge Lowell
left four children. John Lowell Or. the
"a l. 1. i
with his father in the practice Of the law;
James Arnold who graduated from Harvard
in 1894; Mrs. William II. Aspinwall and Miss
Lucy Buckminster Lowell.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
HORRIBLE ELECTROCUTION.
Woman Sees Husband and Brother
Burned to Death.

CHELSEA, Mass, May 1S A dead
electric wire fell to the ground, crossing in
its fall a Give" wire and becoming charged
with electricity. William Casey, aged 81, a
motorman in the employ of the Lynn & Bos-
ton Railroad company, and his brothel-in
law, Patrick Gavin, % years old, and who
had only been in this country month, were
walking home. Gavin stepped on the wire
and was thrown to the ground and directly
across the wire. Casey took hold of his
screaming and struggling brother-in-law
and was in turn thrown to the ground.
Both men screamed and struggled for
several minutes, and until death ended their
sufferings. The bystanders could not help
them. and nothing could be done until the
power was shut off from the entire city, ,leav
ing the latter in darkness. Caseys wife
saw the whole affair, but did not know at
the time that the men were her husband
and brother.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

The strangeness of truth has often
been commented upon as exceeding
the most fanciful flights of fiction, An
illustration of this is furnished in the
career of John Joseph Nouri, who has
been crowned patriarch of the Chal-
dean Pontifcal Cathedral at Trichur,
Malalar, and is ruler of the Syrian
Chaldeans. Four years ago he was
committed by Judge Walter H. Levy
to the asylum for the insane at Napa,
CAL, and there he remained until Sep
tember, 1898, when, by the efforts of
NJ. NJ Foote, President of the Cali
fornia Association for the Protection
of Persons, he was restored to liberty.
When released from the asylum Nouri
claimed to have been robbed of four
medals studded with diamonds, valued
at $4,000, the gift of the Chaldean
Greek church, of a negotiable note for
$25OO and of his credentials. DR..
Chalmers Easton believed in him and
helped him on his journey eastward.
Later on he displayed his knowledge
of Greek, and in Washington, d. c.,
at the Smithsonian Institution trans
lated the hieroglyphics on some tablets
there with surprising ease. Intent on
making his journey around the world,
he. travelled on to London and from
there came in May, 1894, the story
that he intended to sue the United
States Government for $5, 900, 600 dam
apes for his ill treatment while on his
soiourn here. Now comes the climax
to the story in the letter from Rev. John
H. Barrows, of Chicago, who IS travel
ing in India, declaring that John Jo-
seph Nouri, the deposed King of the
Chaldeans, has been restored, that his
claims have been recognized and that
the man who was booked as "unkempt
and with lack-lustor eye OF lunatic' is
living in splendor in u palace in Tri-
chur
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

BOSTON. Mass, May 1S-By ordinances
enacted Il few years ago TO prevent corrup-
ton and favoritism all city contracts above
$1,000 i'll amount must be advertised and
given to the loves responsible builder. SUI
perntendent of Streets Carter violated the
law. Extensive street work was done
around Pond street, Jamaica Plain. and an
abutter was assessed for hetterments to the
extent of $40, 000 He refused to pay setting
up the claim that the work was not advertised
and was not therefore given out according
to law. The courts here sustained him, and
the city is "out" $4,000. the costs of the
suit and the excess paid in giving the work
to contractors with "pull.' If this il taken
as precedent suits for rebate from others
may ensue, in which case the city would be
called upon to pay back an enormous
amount Of money.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

Says Professor Davidson in the
Forum: "The true test and proof of
Greece's indomitable spirit of culture
is her educational system. l have
visited Greek schools throughout the
land, from the infant school kept by
the peasant in the open air, against a
sunny hovel wall, to the Arsakelion, or
girls academy, and the noble univer-
sity, with 22O0 students. Greece is am
ply able to govern and civilize the lands
now wasted by Turkish misrule. The
sums of money given by rich Greeks
for schools, and the hardships under
gone by the children of the poor in re-
mote districts to avail themselves of
these, have no parallel anywhere, save
in the United States and Scotland.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
NEWSY cLEkNlNcS.
America has l,OOO, 600 tramp,.

America has 600 600 trampI.
The Indian famine is about over.
ChicagOs cigarette license is 800.
Korea joined the Universal Postal Union.
In Japan S35, 900 900 people wear wooden
shoes.
Australia is suffering from a terrible
drought.
The salmon catch of the Northwest is ex-
pected to be unusually large this season.
The Cambridge district Of Vermont only
produced this season one pound of maple
sugar to a tree.
There are said to be out OF $4,000 com
munes (parishes) in France 29, 900 without
any medical practitioner.
Twelve thousand feet of lumber was un-
loaded from a railroad car and piled up in
twenty minutes at Gardiner, Me-, the other
day.
4 police census just concluded, shows the
population Of Washington City to be 277.-
4s3, an increase of 1911 during the last two
years.
About three hundred American Librarians
are expected to attend the forthcoming In
ternational Library Conference in Great
Britain.
The Ohio Republican Convention will be
held at Toledo ON June % and %. Repre-
sentative Grosyenor will be the permanent
chairman.
On April 10 party OF $50 Italian students
and graduates started for a trip Of inspec-
tion Of the German universities. In future
years similar trips are to be made to Eng
land and the United States
1t has been estimated that 10000 dead
fishes were east upon the shore of the lake
at Loring Park, Minneapolis, Mimi, when
the ice melted this year, the unusual thick
ness OF the ice during the winter having
caused the fishes to perish of suffocation.
Fresno raisin vineyard owners are much
alarmed by ravages of small grasshoppers
which have settled in swarms in certain
parts Of the valley. The insect sucks the
sap from the growing vines, and, as a re-
suit, grapes are small and deficient in
sugar, and thus make poor raisins.
In the last few years over 100 cities in this
country and nearly as many in Canada have
revived the curfew bell by enacting ordi-
nances that after certain hour. marked by
the ringing Of bells, no youths of either sex
should be on the streets without written
permission from parents and guardians.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

Mr.. German, United States Consul
at Zurich, Switzerland, reports that
within year the price of aluminium
will fall to about twenty seven cents a
pound, so that only three commercial
metals--iron, lead and zinc-will be
cheaper. Last year the output of
aluminium, owing to its comparatively
high price, was 14,740 pounds daily,
of which 4193 pounds daily were pro-
duced in the United States. This
year the plants will be increased to
bring the daily product up to AZ, 460
Mounds
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
THE ICE IS OUT.
The Rangcly Region II Favorite
Fishing Resort.

RANGELEY LAKES. Me-. May ls-There
are few fishing grounds equal to the Middle
and Upper Dam in the Rangeley region.
From Upper Dam in every direction tho
angler will easily reach places where trout
and land-locked salmon abound. Bemis
Stream. some distance up the lake is the
rendezvous of many noted fishermen,
and here are some excellent camps.
The fishing at Bemis is exception
ally good in the early spring. and
the facilities offered to the sportsman are
unsurpassed. The ice is now out OF Range
ley Mooselookmeguntic and NIoosehead
lakes and large number Of sportsmen are
already on the ground. The Boston & Maine
has an excellent service to and from the
Maine fishing grounds, and reduced rate
tickets to leading points can now be obtained
at the Boston offices of the company.
Detailed informatiOn with folders and de-
scriptive pamphlets, will be sent for a 2-cent
stamp by the Passenger Department of the
Boston & Maine railroad, Boston, Mass.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
VOL. XIV.
Essex County Herald.

Official news has reached London to
the effect that the Chilean Government
is about to offer a State bounty of
1926, 900 TO any foreign country oG firm
which will undertake to establish an
iron foundry in that country on a suffi-
ciently large scale. The action of the
Government in this matter has been
prompted, it is said, by the increasing
evidences in that country of the exist.
ence of iron ore in large quantities.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
THE TIDE TURNING.
Dead Treasurer Thought to Have
Been CocrCed.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, May 1S-Public
opinion which for a little time bitterly de-
nounced the late treasurer and founder of
the three big mills has, since it was found
that he had killed himself instead of run
ming away with some one else's money,
turned. 1t is now thought that Treasurer
Rowland was more sinued against than sin
ming The banks held IS per cent.
of the capital of the concerns, and
were in close touch with the man
agement. When hard times struck
in Treasurer Rowland predicted that the mills
could for IA few years nc more than hold their
own. but the bank men insisted on big divi-
dends being declared and loaned money on
big interest to pay them, thus making both
ways. Finally the banks shut off the sup
ply and the crash came,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
PEOPLE SHOWERED H0N0RS.
Richard Coke Dead-Governor, JUS
tice, United States Senator.

WACO, Tex. May 18- Former United
States Senator Richard Coke is dead His
remains we're emhaimed, lay in state and
state funeral was held. Richard Coke of
Waco was a Virginian by. birth, and was i'll
his 69th year at the time of his death. He
was graduated from William and Mary col
lege. He studied law and, removing
to Texas, entered on and continued
throughout his life to practice his
profession. He was elected to the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

The medical journals report the case
Of man who was dying with hiccups
and who was cured by eating a dish of
ice-cream. No doubt, suggests the
Pathfinder, the summer girl will paste
this case in her book of precedents
and use it to great advantag"the COM
ing season.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
NAVIGATING THE AIR.
Professor Barnard Makes Success
ful Trip-His Claims.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, May 1S-Professor
Barnard has made another voyage with his
airship. 1t scared aloft rapidly, and as
Professor Barnard vigorously worked the
bicycle pedals of his steering and propelling
attachment the airship turned around sew
eral times but drifted with the wind. 1t
landed near Madison, about II miles east of
this city Professor Barnard says: II find
that | can manipulate thu machine right or
left even in light wind. 1t can go directly
against wind of eight miles an hour with
muscular power as at present arranged, but
by cutting across obliquely can, progress ill
the direction desired.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

NEWPORT. Il. l., May lS-The case
against Paymaster John Corwine, charged
with obtaining $4,000 from the First National
bank, under false pretences has been dis
posed of, so far as the district court here is
concerned, after five postponements. Mr..
Corwine waived examination and was bound
over for the action OF the grand jury at the
June session of the court of common pleas.
He was released on $4,000 bail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
Fastest in the World,

BRIDGEPORT Conn. May lS-The United
States gunboat Nashville has just made her
official trial run over the course in Long
Island sound, covering the 60 miles in 3
hours, 50 minutes and % seconds. averaging
l6, 7O6 knots per hour, and winning for her
builders bonus of about 500. 900. The
speed required by the contract was 1907
knots. This run shows her to be the fast
est vessel Of her class in the world.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
TESTING THE CASE.
Cleveland, OHIO, Authorities Arrest
Ball Players:

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 1S-By agree
ment between the city authorities and the
base ball managers the whole team of the
Cleveland and Washington base ball clubs
were arrested on Sunday at the close of the
first inning in game. All were of course
bailed out, and the action was to make
test case and to see whether or not the courts
would allow Sunday games. There were
$4,000 people present, who got their money
back or coupons for another game as they
desired.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

bench of his state, but removed by General
Sheridan as an impediment to re-construc-
ton. He was twice elected governor of
Texas. and three times elected to the SEN
ate. He was almost giant in size. and
homely and plain in manners. He was not
a fluent or finished speaker. being haltng
in his utterance and lacking in ornamental
ton. either in the words he chose or the
manner of their delivery, but knew thor
oughly the wishes of his people, and kept
constantly in touch with them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
M0WRY DID 1T.
So Says the Coroner Used -Four
Weapons.

BURRILLYILLE, II. l., May 1S-Coroner
Granger has reviewed the testimony in the
Reynolds murder case carefully. and found
that Edward Reynolds. his wife and the
adopted daughter, Sevilla. came to their
deaths at the hands of Martin /. Mowry.
and that an axe ,sledge. hammer and bayonet
We're used in the commission Of the murders.
The case will go to the grand jury.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
ISLAND POND, VT. FRIDAY. MAY 81. 1891
NOTES FROM THE HUB.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. !

The sudden death from apopleNy o.
John {. Paige, who conducted tn,
leading insurance business in thi.
city, removes a man widely knOwT
among the insurance interests of Tho
country. lie was recognized as one o.
the shrcwCSt men i'm his line. and hat
built up since 1873, when ne began or
a modest scale, one of the largest in.
dlvidual insurance enterprises in the
world. Immense personal application
and energy went To the creation of an
agency which occupied the entire six
floors of a building fronting 80 feet on
kiIby street, where over 100 clerks
were employed. not counting his out
side force. Mr.. Paige WAS resident
manager for the United States for the
Imperial insurance Company tlimitedD
of London, Eng. and represented in
Boston and vicinity the Orient lnSW-
ance Company of Hartford. Conn, the
Fire Association of Philadelphia. the
Mechanics Insurance Company of Phil
adelphia, and was also New England
agent for the Michigan Fire and Ma
rine INSURANCE Company of Detroit,
Mich. His methods were such az to
command the confidence of the inSur-
ing public to remarkable degree He
was prominent in many insurance and
social organizations, and came to he
looked upon as Il representative Citi-
zen. Mr.. Paige was unmarried and
leaves an aged mother living in Ham
over. y. III
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

The temper of this Legislature,
Judging by the course of its debates,
is favorable to the concentration of
power as bcgtttiug a sense Of rcSpon-
sibility and enabling the people to To-
cate the blame when results are not
satisfactory to them. The miscarriage
of Coy. WC,cott'S purpose touching
Bostan'S police commission is every
where being discussed. The opportu-
nifty now presents itself for the Lcgis-
lature to cut the tangled knCt, and
REPRESENTATIVE Dickinson Of Gam
bridge has for that purpose intro
duced an order in the House to amend
the act establishing the Boston police
commission by striking out that
clause which gives the executive coun-
ell the power to confirm the appoint
mpnt or removal of a commissioner.
Mr. Dickinson, who is II conservative
member in good standing with the
Republican party, appears to have
acted upon his own responsibility and
without consultation with the Cover
nor or the party leaders. Says MIR.
Dickinson: The Governor heard the
ease and decided that Gen. Martin
ought to he removed. The result of
THE vote in the council is that the Bos-
ton police is useless. | think il is
time things should be changed
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

The. appointment of Col. Henry \.
Thomas as postmaster of Boston COM
bnes the political and the practical in
the selection to a degree not often at
tanned. Mr.. Thomas was brought up
in the Boston poStotiicc, as it were.
He entered il as a boy, and was famil-
lar with its working in the depart
mrntS in which he was engaged for
several years. This might not alone
have gained for him position at its
head but il will aid him materially
after he is there. His other recon-
mcudHtion for the place at the hands
of the appointing power was that he
had been one of the active and ciii-
cent leaders in the service of the Re-
publican party He knows the ropes
of politics as well as of the pnStotlicc.
The combination was excellent with "A
view to gaining him the position. and
there is no need of its embarrassing
him in the discharge of his official du-
ties Our posrmaSters have been most
ly politicians, and very few of them
had the practical experience that Col.
Thomas possesses.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21
LONG MADE MUSIC.
Death of Famous Impressaric
Max Maretzek.
Father Kemp" of Old Folks Con.
cert Fame Gone.

NEW YORK. May ls-Max Maretzek. one
OF the most famous OF impressarios. il dead
AT his home on Staten Island aged I6 years
He was born at Brunn, Morayia. lie pro-
duced his opera Hamlet at the age OF
Is. and afterward confessed that he felt
ashamed of the work. though he CON
Quoted 1t ia four cities. As a young man
he had the honor of becoming ac-
quainted with Meyerbeer. Berlioz. Chopin.
List and Heinc. In 1874 he was appointed
assistant to Balfc. director of Her Majesty's
theatre. He also secured Jenny Lind for a
series OF concerts. In 1913 he came to the
United States. and from lS49 to 1878 was
manager of Italian opera in New York Cuba
and Mexico. 1t was under his management
that such singers rs Sontag, Patti. Albani
Nilsson, Lucca, Lagrange, Hauk, Cary
and lima hi Murska were first heard
here. and that it was he who first con-
Quoted in New York The Prophet. Ill
Trovatorc, LA Travata. Faust, '"Rigo-
letto, "Mignon, The Jewess. and many
other operas. Besides Hamlet" he wrote
another opera. The Sleepy Hollow as
well aS chamber and orchestral music, piano
pieces and songs. In recent years he mad
led Il quiet life, giving lessons and pablic
readings.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-05-21

The Tennessee centennial exposition, now
in progress at Nashville, is an entel'ip prise of
national Importance. 3. 1t represents the
wiping out of the last remnant of section
alsm in state and union. Major John W.
Thomas, president of the Exposition assoca-
tion. is Il man of push and energy and is
thoroughly committed to the interests of the
exposition He is president of the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railroad. The
white city is built on ground once soaked
with blood of federal and confederate alike
in the battle of Nashville. Now the stars
and stripes float over new scene, illustra
tive of the arts Of peace. This summer the
veterans of the g. A. Il. and the remnants
of gray-clad brigadss will camp again on
this historic ground-in all amity.