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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
KEEPER IN CHARGE.
Dexter Woolen Mills Close EX.Su-
perintendent Says Good Property.

DEXTER, Me-, Dec. Charles NJ. Sawyer,
cashier of the First National bank acting
as agent for the International Trust com
pany of Boston, has taken formal possession
of the Dexter wooden mills, in default of the
payment of the coupons which became due
Sept. /. A keeper has been placed in charge
of the property. The mills will be offered for
sale by auction some time early in January.
Only few years ago D. Il. Campbell of
Sangerville offered $4,000 for the property
but it is not expected to bring half that
sum now. j r. Greenwood superintendent
of the mills for many years, has said that the
mills were great trade for $50 900 or even
$4,000. He says any manufacturer having
fair knowledge of the business can buy
the mills and pay for them i'll four years out
of his profits. An agreement has been signed
by the bondholders appointing Charles w.
Curtis, president of the First National bank,
W. II. Judkins, treasurer of the Dexter
savings bank. DR.. Il. A. Thompson of
Dover, president of the Piscataquis
savings bank, and Parkman Dexter of
Boston, treasurer of the Dexter wooden mills
board of trustees, with authority to buy
the property, using the bonds for payment
and to hold the same in trust or dispose of
the same for the benefit of the bondholders,
IN Such manner as they may deem best.
This movement will eliminate both the Dex-
ter woolen mills corporation and the trust
company from the title, if purchase should
be made by the committee, and put 1t where
the mills can be disposed ofseparately.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
There threatens to be plethora o.

There threatens to be plethora OF
gold, according to the reports from
the gold fields of the world. An i'm
mense amount is estimated to come
from the Klondike within the next
three months; the reports from the
Pacific coast miners show that they
are increasing their output, whether
by increased diligence on the part of
the miners or from the use of i'm
proved methods for working the mines
and extracting the gold, and now we
have dispatch from San Francisco
stating that 81, 100000 in gold is now
on the way to that port from Austria
liza, making the gold imports from
that quarter during the past four
months 100000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

STONEHAM. Mass. Dec. Michael W.
Rooney has just been arrested here for work
ing the "clipped bill" trick The operator
takes a number of good bills and clips a lit
tie piece from each, joining the clipped parts
together. Each mutilated bill is
half inch shorter than good one
and out of the curtailment of dozen
or Is bills another bill is formed.
The bills are then crumpled and soilrd and
look as though they had been accidentally
torn The scheme has been worked largely
in Boston, but the public do not think
Rooney is an original. They think he took
up the business after the scheme was ex-
planned and illustrated by cuts in Il daily d
few weeks ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

Lewis Ginter, the American To-
bacco Company millionaire, who died
recently in Richmond, Va, was one
of those venturesome business men
who had such mania for advertising
and spent so much Of his income i'll
the newspapers when beginning busi-
ness that he frightened his partner
into selling out to him. That partner
got $50, 900 for his half of the busi-
ness. A few years later Ginter sold
out to the American Tobacco Com
pany for 81, 600, 900, and died leaving
$40, 900, 900.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

General Stone estimates that with
railroad cooperation narrow stone
roads or gravel roads surfaced with
stone can be built generally through
out Iowa at cost of from $500 to
$1,000 mile where no heavy grading
is required, and suggests that the cost
can be largely reduced by the employ
ment of convict labor, rs is done in
other States. Conservative estimates
based upon the hauling of crops and
local travel place the tax paid annually
by the farmers of Iowa because of bad
roads at $14, 200, 600.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
ISLAND POND VT. FRIDAY. DECEMBER TO- 1897
A CRUEL Joke"
May Result in Expulsion OF Yale
Students.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dec. Whether
half dozen Yale sOphomOres will be ex-
PEELED from college or will fall into the law 5
clutches for telling an untruth about q class
mate. and. for a practical Joke. getting him
locked up and handcuffed a. a lunatic can
not be fOrrtold. The chances are, however,
that they will be severely punished for the
most cruel practical Joke enacted at Yale in
years. The victim was Harry o. johnson. %
years old, whose home is in Marhias Ne.
lie is diflldent young man. and is having
an uphill fight TO work his way through coli
lege. lie earns his board hy being employed
a. carver IN Il Yale boarding house kept 10y
Ezra Young. Some OF JOhnsOns class
mates started what they imagined was
q joke by whispering about that he had
gone insane. At dinner they spread the
rumOr that he was violent In the
kitchen. This caused a stampede in the
boarding house. and when the report
reached Mrs. Young she believed johnson
was tearing about the kitchen, brandishinS
the carving knife and yelling. She notified
the police and Superintendent Wrinn sent
squad of six armed policemen to capture the
"raving maniac. The police found John
son with a carving knife in his hand and
shouted to him To drop il. TO their sur
prise he ohcycd, As he did also their order
To throw up his hands. lie was handcuticd.
bound securely and landed in the
tramps' room at the police station. where
his ease was entered a. violently insane.
Later hn was taken to Sprngdale, the
town almshDuSe and placed in a padded
cell. By this time an investigation had been
started at the college. and President Dwight
had been appealed to by the young man :
friends. He summoned a couple Of special
lists on nervous diseases. who drove out 10
Spring-ide. They fonnd johnson nearly
wild at his confinement in the place, but
unable to understand why he had been
arrested. lie was released in the morning.
johnson may institute a heavy civil suit
against his tDrmentors. There i great in
dignation at the college over the outrage.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

The President OF the Kansas City
Safe Deposit aud Savings Bank has
been found guilty of wrecking that in
stitution. and has been sentenced to
two years Imprisonment. If he had
been found guilty of wrecking chicken
coop he would have probably got four
or five wears, observes the Louisville
Courier journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

There is a clear hint of Russian
policy and purpose in her refusal to
permit the Turkish navy or fortresses
to be strengthened, while raising no
objection to increase of the army. Rus
sia hopes to use Turkeys offensive
force, but will not tolerate increase Of
defensive force which might be used
against her.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

There is one policeman here who
does not learn-let us not say wis
dom or discretion-t shirk his duty
by experience. This is Patrolman
Coffey of Station twelve. The re-
port shows the amenities of liq-
uor raid and the point can be illus
trated no better than by giving the
report verbatim ''Patrolmen .Lough-
lin of Division four and Coffey of Sta
ton twelve last night arrested Mar
garet Sullivan, 20, upon the charge of
illegally selling intoxicating liquor.
Ccffey went into the house alone,
and, after purchasing the liquor,
declared the woman under arrest.
Bottles of beer began flying, and Will
liam J. Sullivan, 35, the woman's hus-
band, struck Coffey with can filled
with beer. Loughlin then appeared,
and the melee closed by Cotfey and
Sullivan rolling down fight of stairs.
At the bottom of the stairs the latter S
head struck the post Of the balustrade
and he received severe scalp wound.
Coffey is the policeman whose head
was split open some months ago, with
an ak, by a man in a house on Porter
street, whose wife he was arrestlng
on like charge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
MANTLE DESCENDING.
Thomas A. Edison Must Look to His
LaureIs-Son Il Wonder.

NEW YORK, Dec. Thomas Alva Edi-
son has need to look to his laureIs. His
son and namesake. sent forth from the shell
ter of the paternal roof and beyond the in
fuence OF paternal guidance. expects to
make things warm for his father in the line
of electrical research and invention. Thomas
\. Edison. Jr., is something of a wizard"
himself. He is q years old. and many men of
twice his age have learned in the last few
months to watch him with much interest
Thousands Of persons, to whom the name of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
COILS p. HrNrINGrnN.

One OF the most conspicuous figures in
financial circles is Coils p. Huntington Of
New York, but who has recently been dis
posing Of his interests in the east with u
view to locating in California. His pet prop
crty is the southern Pacific. aud it is believed
he wants to get nearer 10 the field covered
by this property. 1t is said 10y those who
know about the plans of such men that he Is
dispOsiug OF all his eastern property. He was
born at HarWintOn. Conn, Oct. - 1871.
When II years of age he went to work for !
per month and board. At the end Of the
year he had saved $50. He told friend that
he hadn't saved more because he didn't get
more. Two years later he had a capital of
Sl75. He inherited Il Connecticut farm from
his father, which he traded for lot of clocks
which he peddled through New England.
He was not very successful and turned his
attention to the California gold diggings. He
left in 1913 with a stock Of goods which he
shipped around the Horn. He went himself
by way of Panama, whore hn was detained
six months. He bought amt sold goods
there and when he reached California hal
$1,000 more than he started from home with.
His present wealth is estimated at $40. 600 900
to S75, 100000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

A report just made public by the
Department of Agriculture shows that
Austria Hungary not only began i'm
porting American wheat in August,
but that Austria Hungary, as to all
cereals except barley, is changing per
manently from an exporting to an i'm
porting country.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
The Versatile Reaper.

HINGHAM, Mass, Dec, John Otis Hill,
street car conductor, has just met with a
peculiar and sudden death here. He was at
work in henhouse when he slipped and
fell striking his neck upon plank. He
was found by his wife a few moments after
ward, and the medical examiner, when
called pronounced death due to concusson
of the windpipe. He was 33 years of age
and leaves a widow and one child.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

a week. This. it is explained. is
the only way by which the doctor
can cOunteract the rheumatic symp-
toms which. according to the dispatch,
superyene, at the slightest exposure. The
physician has forbidden his holiness to take
part in any tiring ceremonies, and. there
fore, the program mapped out for the crre-
monies which were TO take place Oh the Goth
anniversary of the celebration OF the first
mass Of Leo Mi has been abandoned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

The cloim was made by New York
man that he has kissing and hugging
fits, when he finds it impossible to
resist the temptation to hug and kiss
any good Looking woman who comes
his way. The police magistrate in
formed him Shat he would make the
assessment $40 a fit, and he had tc
pay for one on the spot. Th ere has
been none since.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

CANTON. Ohio. Dee. The venerable
mother of the president of the United States
is dying here Of the inirmities of old age
She has been unconscious for four days
The president came on from Washington
and staid as long as he could. He could be
of no comfort to his mother who did not
know of his presence. and returned to Wash.
ington to attend the opening of Congress.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
CELEBRATION ABANDONED.
Pope Leo NH Growing Weaker
Sixty Years a Priest.

ROME, Italy. Dec. The Pope has not
been enjoying his usual health Of late. The
attending physician has been obliged 10
adopt special precautions against the
weather, and has changed :he hot sand
baths. which his holiness has been taking
weekly, 10 hot sand baths three times
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

According to the Treasury esti-
mate the stock of gold now in the
United States is greater now than ever
before, and is increasing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

The present indications are that the
question of license or no-license will
not be agitated in Boston to the ex-
tent that it has been in previous years,
and the reasons for this state of things
are not obscure. 1t has become the
settled policy of this city to authorize
the licensing of the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors under such limitations and
regulations as the law prescribes, and
the opponents of license have quite
generally come to a full recognition of
this fact. Efforts to change this policy
involve waste of time and energy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
Essex County Herald.

A returned traveller says that the
Crow Indians have forsworn war and
are tilliug the soil.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10

The second horseless engine for the
Boston fire department has been com
pleted and delivered. She was built
at Manchester, N. H., and will be To-
Gated in the Mason street house.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
FOR GIRLS:
Bishop Hopkins Hall,
Hiss E. n. CLARK, Principal.
II. II. ROSS, Business rian gr
FOR GTRLS:

Por terms and catalogues apply to rhs
Principals.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-12-10
Dental Notice.

Imake Artificial Teeth without rubber OF
metallic plates.
Gold crowns, Porcelain Crowns and
Bridge Work Specially.
DIR. II. G. PICKETT, Dentist,
243 Middle ST., Portland, Me.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
v. F, AMBROSE WEDDEO,
His Bride Was Mss Carrie
Herzog, an Accomplished
Belle.
Only Relatives al tie Marriage at
Which Father Prendergast
Offic lated.

A wedding of more than usual interest
and one that will prove pleasant sur
prise to their many friends was that OF
William F. Ambrose. Superintendent OF
Streets, and Miss Carrie L. Herzog.
Only few Of the i'm mediate relatives
Witnessed the ceremony, at which Rev.
Father Pendergast OF st. Mary's Cathedral
officlated. The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Lottie G. HeIzog, and the
groom by John f. Cunningham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Am brose left on Friday
morning for short trip to the southern
part of the State. Upon their return they
will reside at 1405 McAllister street.
The bride is The daughter of G. Herzog,
who has been connected for many years
with the wholesale cloth house of Reiss
Bros. & Co. Mrs. Ambr is a beautiful
blonde, tall and graceful, and an accom-
plished vocalist and musician.
The groom is & native of this City and is
on OF our public school grad uates is a
pastp res dent of the Native Sons of the
Golden West and is an active member OF
the olympic Club and several other or
ganiZations.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
PICNICs AND EXCURSIONS.
HALF RATE
SUMNER EXCURSIONS
ON THE

Oakland, San Leandr0 and Haywards
Electric Railway to HaywardS Park.
Childrens excursion every Sal urday, leaves
Seventh and Washington streets oakland, at
1920 p NJ leaves Fruitvale station at u ;oO p M
con meeting with I2 NJ broad gauge loo al from san
Francisco leaves Haywards PARK at S:5V r NJ
Round trip adults 25c. children l5c.
Evening excursion every Saturday, leaves
Seventh and Washington streets at a: leaves
Fruityale station at z rs. connecting with 6:3O
broad gauge ocal from San Francisco: leaves
Hay wards Par< at 10. connecting with 1880
broad gauge local 10 San Francisco. Round trip
rate 25c.
sunday excursion every Sunday, leaves Seventh
and Washington streets at l2:25 p M: leaves
truitvale station at 1890 p NJ, connecting with
IL NJ broad-rauge local from san Francisco:
leaves Haywards Park at 1880 P. N. Round trip
rate 26c.
Excursion tickets good on excursion trains
only on the day purchased. Childrens excursion
tickets are good on saturday afternoon excursion
trains only and on the day purchased. Concert
music in Haywards Park every Saturday after
poon and evening from II to 10; every Sunday
afternoon from II % $50. The clubhouse in the
park IS in charge of Mrs. Hayward and Garrett
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
.$2bO.OOO
Together. -.

such a factory will in the 100 days of its run
consume at least $4,000 tons OF beets VIII ch yleId
1917 per cent or $3.50 tons of whit sugar, which
/ wlIl value at cents pound (l2 cent IL s5 thah
the very lowest quotation III TINS market at any
d eriod). This is $50 per ton for The whole 3IoU
tous-S3O0, 900. he cost of production. accord
ing to German reports. is 12, to which Will ad
the cost Of the entire labor viz, 100 men Tor loo
DAYS at So per day. SO 00U and the cost OF fuel.
viz 5000 tons of coal at ST. S 5000 giving total
cost OF production of ,60U, which, deducted
from the $3Uu000, va uat on of the sugar pro-
duced leaves profit $74, 6OO or almost ~ per
cent on the invested capital. which certainly
proves the possibility of overcoming the hlgn
prices for labor and fuel. While these figures
show III. aspect Of the question from the stand
point OF the manufacturer they plainly prove how
IL Is possible that many German factories nave
paid prcft annually of 80 or more per cent OF the
Inves ed capital for many years IN succession.
/ was informed by Japanese OF 1nnuence tnat
they saw in the abrogatiu n OF the treaty chahce
TO acquire that which they have waited long ana
patiently for, viz 1.-The ownership of the pianta-
Ito. s" They To me the plantations could not De
cultivated Tor profit except by their people, and
words they are willing to purchase them at what
thy are wor h today. However, they Will de-
mapd that long lease be given to their Govern-
ment OF Pearl Harbor 1t needs no words 10 paint
a mental picture OF what will become or lnese
islands when once the japanese become the EN-
pIoyeTs of help, The moneyed Power ana the LABOR
itself. AS business proposition the planters
would naturally dispose OF their possessions an q
lease the field TO the undisputed Influence OF the
su ojects Of the Mikado, who would be monarch or
q they surveyed " and instead of the heritage OF
the islands going TO the American pee pie they Wouio
90 to the Japanese, forming greater apan.
E. l.. FITzGERALD. Labor Commissioner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
THE LABOR COUNCIL.
1t Addresses Certain Pertinent
Questions to the Labor
Com missioner.

At last nights session of the San Fran
cisco Labor Council the following resolu-
tion relative to Commissioner Fitzgerald's
visit 10 Hawaii was adopted and orderei
forwarded to him by Secretary Rosen berg:
WHEREAS. The Commissioner of Labor, Mr.
Fitzserald, upon his return from the republic
of Hawaii, in an interview coming from him
or purporting TO come from him, and pub
lished in the daily press last Wednesday, pro.
poses that American Workingmen shall emil
crate to Hawaii
Resolred, That we ask him to state whether
the contract labor law of that country has
been repealed. Does not that law provide for
specific enforcement of contracts to labor;
tnat is, does not the law in the republic OF
Hawaii provide that any one making con-
tract to labor must fulfill such contract
pain of imprisonment? Are not such con-
tracts 10 labor generally enforced? Does not
enforcement OF SUCH specific contracts TO labor
amount 10 slavery? If theSa laws are yet in
force, had not workingmen, though idle, bet
ter wait before going 10 Hawaii until the au-
thorities in charge OF those islands shall re-
spect liberty sufficiently to repeal their slave
laws?
In discussing the adoption of the reso-
luton Delegate Scott said he believed the
whole thing was scheme in favor of an
nexa ton, that the islands would be filled
with Americans and upon the occasion of
any trouble this country would be called
upon for protection.
A. Furuseth believed that there is
enough labor in this country to fill the
wants of every man, and that it would be
wild scheme to emlgrate to new coun-
try where men are now paid all the way
from $8 to $40 per month. He thought
the questions were rertinent and should
be fully answered by Fitzgerald before any
action was taken.
Furuseth also reported the result of the
conference with the Governor in the case
of S. d. Worden. A wide discussion fol-
lowed, but it was finally concluded that
pending the gubernatorai decision any
further action at this time might be p1 e ju.
dcial 10 his case.
A resolution was adopted encouraging
the Cigar makers Union in the attempt
to lessen the use of Chinese and tene mont
made cigars, and the mem bers of the
council were called upon to use their per-
sonal influence 10 widen the use OF the
blue label goods.
From a union firm Of Cincinnati was re-
ceived a letter asking cooperation in an
effort to defeat the passage of a bill in
creasing by cents the internal revenue
tax on tobacco. The >ecretary was in
structed to communicate in regard to the
matter with President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor.
The Sailors Union reported that an ap-
peal had been filed in the United States
Circuit Court from Judge Morrow's deci-
sion in the J. D. Peters case. This is the
case In which the Mcguire law was de-
ciared as not repeating allotm ents 10 sail
ors in the coastwise trade. The conten-
ton of The seamen is that the allotments
go to boarding masters instead of to
sailors.
Some desnltory discussion was carried
on anent the Government ownership of
telegraph lines. but no action was taken.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
FORSYTH AND SHAFTER.
The Major General Retires and tn Q
Brigadier Takes Command of
This Department..

James w. Forsyth, major-general, U. s..
A, was retired yesterday on his own ap-
plication. Orders came from Washington
yesterday assigning Brigadier General
William r. Shafter to the command of the
Department Of California. Later in the
day General Shafter took command, and
his official order in this connection will
60 to the troops this morning.
Headquarters OF the department will be
maintained as usual in the Phelan build
ing but the new commander will occupy
as his residence the mansion at Black
Point which was constructed under Gem
eral McDoweiPs supervi Iop.
L eutenant- Colonel Wilisto2, Fifth Ar
tillery, is commanding the post at the
Presidio.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
A Festival Ioncert.

grand festival concert Will be given this
evening at Metropolitan Temple by the Apollo
Choral Society and the Stanford Choral So
,action Of II B. Pasm Assisting will be
nnartet. composed OF Miss NJ. P. Little, Miss NJ.
q. Ferrel, T. H. tampbel and DR.. G. B. Little,
also Mrs Frank l.. Wratten, soprano; Mrs.
Filth s. Basiord, conIralto; w. S. Edgerion,
tenor; II. E. Medley, barytone; Otto Bendix,
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
Town Talks Contents.

Town Talks range of subjects this week en-
braces almost everything of journalistic inter
est from book reviews and theosophy 10 club
gossip and politics. The turbaned gentlema an
from India, in the Saurterer's opinion, is re-
incarnated with the soul OF certain histori.
cal parsonage of unsavory repu tation, and the
same raconteur comments upon otner local
people of present prominence from the haunts
OF the city Hall to society's drawing g rooms.
"Town Talk in Santa Barbara" is resume by
a resident correspondent OF society and It's
affairs in that southern city. Town Talks
contents are noticeably breezy in character,
vet invariably clean.