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AT PISTOLS POINT.
Masked Man Robbed Assistant Ticket
Agent at FaulkEer station.


Agent at Faulkner station.
Maiden, Ma y. Nov. 30-The Maiden
police have been notified that a masked
man entered the Faulkner station on the
Saugus branch, eastern division of the
Boston e. Maine railroad, at 0.45 o'clock
last night, and secured about $50 from
the assistant ticket agent at the point
of a revolver. AS yet there is no clue to
the robber.
The assistant ticket agent, Randall B.
Chick YVES arranging the receipts of the
office at the time, and he says ne had
almost completed his work when he
heard a slight noise outside the office,
followed a second later by the voice of
man at the ticket window. The
stranger said something about finding a
bunch of keys, and the agent, who is only
q years old, stepped to the window to
respond.
AS he came into view man wearing a
black mask thrust a reNc4ver through
the iron grating of the window, and
commanded Chick to hand over that
silver" The money referred to was in
sight Chick obeyed the TJmmand. The
rObber then directed Chick to give him
the paper money and this order was also
obeyed. This gave the stranger all the
cash in the depot, about $50.
Apparently realizing this, the robber
started to leave the place, threatening
to shoot the agent if he failed to remain
in the depot for Is minutes after the
strangers departure. Then he with
drew, and, as soon as he dared, Chick
gave the alarm. He described the man,
but, although the police went to work
promptly, they could find no clue.
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LIGHT IN TIL WINDOW.


No Longer Burns to Welcome Return of
Long Absent Lover.
Springfield, Mass, Nov. 28.-Mis Lu-
cfnda Day, who died Friday at the age of
80, resided IN a quaint little brick house
in West Springfield. Seventy years ago
Miss Day had love affair. Her lover was
sailor and on his departure for a Voy-
age Miss Day promised to place every
night a lighted candle in the window to
greet him if he returned in the night.
He has not since been heard from, but
Miss Day refused to believe him dead
Friday night was the first time for 70
years that a candle had not shone al
the window.
With the exception of a year spent at
school in New Haven Miss Day lived all
her life in the old house where she was
born and died Her sister is the widow
of Israel Bliss, for 40 years a missionary
to Turkey who was one of the founders
of the American Bible house in Constan-
tinODle.
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SOUTH CORINTH.

The best Boston Daily (RecorcD and the
Opinion, one year $3.50. Send in your sub
scriptiOn.
Fred l.. Washburn of North The tford
spent few days last week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wash
burn.
Our teacher, Miss Grace Chalmers,
spent Thanksgiving with friends at
Wells River.
F. f. DeGoosh was in Manchester,
\. II last week.
Arthur Dickey of Washington is at
work for Abe Jacobs.
Mrs. l.. B. Goodspeed is on the sick
list, her daughter Matte of Bradford
is taking care of her.
Charles Marshall from Manchester,
n. H., commenced work Monday for
the winter for H. II. DeGoosh.
L. e. Boardman spent last week
with his parents in Norwich.
l.. R. Greenwood was in Topsham
recently ON business.
Mrs. Joel L. Avery has sold one of
her colts t. Harry Townsend, price
way up. Mrs Avery is interested in
farming and especially in horses.
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CHELSEA.

HIS CHELSEA.
Mrs. Ira Thompson and mother, Mrs
Minard, were called to Woodsvi.le, n
H., last week by the illness of THEN
sister and daughter, Mrs. Geo. Lowell
Miss Blanche Townsend of Mtriden,
n. H., w. S. Goss of Boston, and F. Z.
Atwood of Hanover n. H., were home
for Ihanksg
Mrs. Harvey Spear is gradually fail
ing.
Willard Moore of Montpelier is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G.
Moore.
H. O. Bixby was in Randolph last
Monday on business.
Mrs. O. P, Bacon is quite sick and
Cora Mcguire is caring for her.
Lillian Hursey, who is attending the
seminary at Montpelier, is stopping
with friends in town.
Nellie l. BiXby and Minnie Whitney
are visiting Mrs. W. E, Jackson at
Montpelier
F. c. Little of Williamstown was in
town Tuesday.
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Greenwich, Conn, Nov, 30.-After per-
sistent search Deputy Sheriff Fitzroy
has placed behind the bars James Arm
stead, the colored man who savagely,
and it is feared fatally, assaulted Henry
Oates of North Greenwich week ago.
When arrested Armstead pleaded utter
ignorance of the affair, but later, when
Sheriff Fitzroy presented discriminating
evidence, the alleged assailant admitted
his guilt, but offered in eXtenuation the
plea that his wife and children were
starving and he hoped to be able to get
a few dollars by rifiing the old mans
person to buy food. Armstead was ar
rested at Mount Kisco, N. Y.
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Body In Bureau Drawer.

Boston, Nov. 3O.-Annie E. Burns is
a widow with four children. Since her
husband died two years ago she has been
supporting her family by doing house
work. Last week she was taken sick,
and a physician diagnosed her case as
acute rheumatism and she was removed
to the hospital. There she made the
startling announcement that the dead
body of a child could be found in the
bureau drawer in her room, and re-
quested that it be taken care of. Search
was made, and the body found as in
Dictated.
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Pruning Office Raided.

Havana, Nov. SO.-Monday Captain
General Blanco crushed in the bud the
first overt act of hostility against the
establishment of autonomy on the part
of the Intransigentes, led by Weyler
partisans. The police raided the print
ing office of The Commercial Constitu-
ton and seized a large number of printed
circulars headed Live Weyler," and
containing a glorification Of Weyler and
a virulent attack upon the United
States and General Blanco.
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Ore Dock A6re.

Escanaba, Mich, Nov. 3O-Late last
night a fire broke out on the steamer
Nahant, and before it could be controlled
1t spread to the ore docks, the largest
in the world. Two of the docks are on
fire. and the others are threatened with
destruction. Two of the crew of the
steamer, whose names cannot be learned
are known to be lost and several others
are injured
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A NECKLACE OF PEARLS

Is beautiful possession. If woman owns
one, and if a single pearl drops off the string,
she makes haste to find and restore it.
Good health is more valuable possession
than necklace of the most beautiful pearls,
yet one by one the jewels of health slip away,
and women seem Indifferent until it is almost
too late, and they cannot be restored
To die before you are really old is to suffer
premature death, and that is a sin 1t is a sin
because it is the result of repeated violations
of natures laws.
Pain, lassitude and WEAKNESS, inability 30
sleep, dreadful dreams, starting violently from
sleep, are all symptoms of nerve trouble
You cannot have nerve trouble and keep
your health. In ninety nine cases out of a
hundred the womb, the ovaries and the bladder
are affected. They are not vital organs, hence
they give out soonest.
Mrs. Lydia e. Pinl1ham's Vegetable Com
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bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilbdlns,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and positive
ly cures piles, or no payment. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price % cents pei box.
FUrsale by L. A. Wadleigh.
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Girl Chnked tn nnnth

Silver City. n. NJ. Nov. 9O.-The body
of Lulu Werney. the 14-year-oid daugn-
ter of a rancher living south of here
has been found in gully near ner home.
The girl had been assaulted and choked
to death.
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Boston, Nov. 30.-Joseph Shattuck, 65
years of age, a doortender in c. F.
Young's employment office, at % Han
over street, dropped dead this morning
under circumstances which are certainly
strange.
The old man was in love, and in his
pocket was found a letter. 1t said:
II die for Miss Boyd of IS Bolton street,
Somerville. l cannot live without her.
Send my body to my brother at East
Pepperill, Mass"
This looked like the letter of suicide.
but those who knew the old man and
met him every day say it was written
some time ago.
That he was in love with Miss Boyd
there is no doubt. He told w. H. Rus
sci, a paperhanger, who has rooms in
the rear of the employment office, that
he had met Miss Boyd some years ago
when they both worked in an employ
ment office. but they had drifted apart.
A short time ago they again met, and the
flame was renewed in his heart.
Miss Boyd did not take kindly tothe
old mans advances, and as a result he
several times went off and took some
thing to drink.
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Boston, Nov. 29-William C. Leavitt,
the blind song vender charged with the
murder of Mary Alice Rudderham, bet
ter known as Alice Brown, who was
strangled in back room in a lodging
house at Is Corning street, in an inter
view with a Globe reporter, claims that
he is not the stranger of the girl. He
asserts that the police have shown stu
pidity and are aiding the murderer of the
girl to make good his escape. He told
straightforward story to the police,
which, he says, he believed was to be
given to the public. Recently, he says,
he learned that his story had not been
made public but had been held back by
the police.
He characterizes the charge of John
Whalen, the governments star witness,
as lie. Whalen was credited with say
ing on the evening of Leavitts arrest that
he saw the blind man leave the room and
go downstairs; he heard Leavitt and
Alice Brown talking in the room, then
heard a gurgling sound, and a moment
later saw the blind man quietly leave
the girls room and go to his own on the
floor above
Leavitt meets this charge with a state
ment that he went downstairs only once
that night, to open the door for some one
who had rung the bell, who, he supposed,
was a ledger in the house.
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Hopes to he the Railway Mngnutc of
the Southwest.


the Southwest.
ST LOUIS, Jan. "A special to the Re-
public from Galveston says: Il. H. r.
Green president of the Texas Midland rail-
way, will soon be one of the important rail-
way magnates of the southwest. Mr.. Green's
wealthy mother, Mrs, Hetty Green of New
York, is engineering a deal which will add
20 her sons power. The Midland, of which
Mr.. Green is president, runs from Enos to
Paris, and If the plans which Mrs. Green
has under way succeed consolidation will
he effected by which new trunk line be-
tween st. Louis and Galveston will be
formed.
President Green and party of officials of
the Houston & Texas Central and Galveston,
Houston La Porte roads are at Galveston
today Green says that he is there to in
spect the La Porte terminal facilities That
road is now in the hands of receivers, and if
Mr.. Green gets control of it, as he hopes,
combination will be made between the st.
Louis & San Francisco. the Texas Midland,
the Houston e. Texas Central, and the La
Porte for through service between St Louis
and Galveston. The new line, If formed,
will be seventy-fye miles shorter to St.
Louis than the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

tlou and would eventually pay out In full. It
had been compelled to,succumb TO the pres
sure OF adverse circumstances, but II
was amply solvent whenever its securities
could be made available in cash. Savings
banks were compelled TO do business largely
on real estate securities and in times like
these when real estate could not he marketed
continued drain or the deposits would
close any institution OF the kind.
The announcement of the closing OF the
bank was discouraging news to hundreds
Of depositors whose sayings were deposited
in that institution, This bank had always
enjoyed a large share of public confidence
and was the depository Of a large portion of
the working classes. A great many OF the
clerks In the various railroad headquarters
have amounts ranging from 5000 to $500
deposited in the bank, 1t was also the de-
postory Of such Of the newsboys and boot
blacks as had been able to accumulate saw
ings. Herman Cohen had $1,000 on deposit
and two Of Mogy's newsboys had $500 each,
which represented practically the savings
OF their entire lifetime so far. A large
number Of laborlng men have amounts rang
ing from $40 to $500 tied up in the insti-
tuition.
The officers of the bank are: President,
Charles f. Manderson; vice president l.. NJ.
Bennett; cashier, John Il. Wilbur. The stock
holders are: c. f. Manderson, Max Meyer,
Guy c. Barton Truman Buck, j. j, Brown,
Lucy 7. Savage, L. NJ. Bennett, Il. w. Nash,
II. W. Vessels, Thomas L. Kimball, Earl
Gannett, Frances Gannett Anson G. Nc
Cook of New York, L. L. Stone n. w.
Wells, John Il. Wilbur, Omaha Loan and
Trust company, H. w. Neman and L. b.
Williams
General Henderson sends the following
statement concerning the rumors of the con-
nection of the Omaha Savings with other
banks:
OMAHA, Jan. ITO the Editor of The
Bee: The Omaha Savings bank had no
connection with any commercial bank in
Omaha or elsewhere, and all reports to
the contrary are erroneous and mis-
statements of fact. The bank had its reg
uar accounts for deposits of comparatively
small amounts for checking purposes with
the First National and Merchants Ma
uonal, but no bank or any officer of any
Omaha bank had any connection whatever
with the Omaha Savings bank
CHARLES Il. MANDERSON.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

Long Chase at Washington Ends az
II Hns Held for Four Days.


II Hns Held for Four Days.
WASHINGTON, Jan. about 1000 pe9-
plc witnessed the closing struggle OF tie
great six-days' international bicycle race at
Convention hall tonight. The men finished
in the same order that they have maintained
during the last four days, with Waller, "the
big Flying Dutchman," who has been rid
ing in the colcrs of the Chicago Cycle club,
heading the line, one and one-half laps ahead
of Harry Maddox OF Asbury Park, who had
been nearly even with Waller since the start
and Charlie Ashinger of New York third
Lawson, the Terrible Swede," OF Chicago
won the fourth prize by about ten feet, beat
ing Hunter over the line, although both men
scored the same number of miles and laps
Foster of Germany was in sixth pace when
the shot was fired that brought the race to
an end. 1t was not until an hour before the
final close that the men showed any eX
traordinary bursts Of speed. All seemed
holding themselves in reserve for a final
squirt. At 9:l5 o'clock Foster started the
sprnting, gaining almost a lap before he
began to go down under the effects of his
hard riding and was then caught. A5hnger
then tried his hand but proved himself un-
able to make any substantial gain. When
the signal was given that only ten minutes
still remained cf the race Maddox, who had
been two laps behind Waller, jumped out
and made a magnificent run, but all in vain,
for he came in one and Cne-half laps in the
S74 miles raced behind Waller. Ashingor,
Lawson and Hunter hung well to Waller and
finished in the order named. After the race
had closed the official league measurer ascer-
tained that the track was several feet over
the reported length, so that a new computa-
tion of the several records had to be made,
The official score as finally announced was:
l.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

Railroad Men Feel Thankful for the
Termination of the EoE mud Mct.


Tho cold snap that came along Friday
night was most thankfully received by the
railroad men as New Years
present Freight men have been
badly worried for the past few
days for fear all the corn in the state
not stored In cribs would rot and 80 de-
prive them Of the shipment of a considerable
quantity. Superintendent Buckingham Of
the Union pachcs car service said yCster-
day morning: Give us ten days of weather
like this and Wen come near putting all our
cars into service handling corn | do not
think that the damp, foggy, misty weather
we have had for a few days has done such
great deal of damage, and good cold
spell VIII dry the corn so that Il may be
shipped Had the fog held on a while
longer, though it might have made 1t pretty
bad General Superintendent Nichols nodded
his head and said that was right
Another official Of the Union Pacific, who
knows the corn fields Of the state like a
book, said: yes, indeed, we're glad to see
the new year start In with this kind of
weather, and we are just hoping-we never
pray-that 1t will continue. There is a
good deal of corn lying on the ground
throughout Nebraska, and II the damp
weather had lasted another week that corn
would have been pretty nearly rotted. The
farmers in the state have come to conf
IDENTIFY expect clear, cold weather after No
vember 10. Many OF them have no cribs
and allow the corn to lie on the ground.
This year the weather man fooled them.
| expect after this every one of them will
build cribs and take better care of his
corn"
The operating departments of the various
lines are gladdened at the abandonment OF
the foggy weather Nebraska has been en-
joying, because 1t had interrupted tele
graphic communication and made freight
and passenger traffic bit slow. Passenger
men, toe, rejoice at the cold weather. They
have an idea that 1t will force the people
in the northern climes who cannot stand
severe weather to seek the southern winter
resorts, where the climate is soft and balmy.
The passenger representatives of the trans
continental lines think the cold weather will
stiffcn up travel to southern California and
Mexico, and the attaches of the southern
lines are positive that they will now see
a marked increase in travel. They declare
the mild weather up to date has kept back
the winter tourist business to an alarming
degree.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03
ANOTHER FATAL BOXING MATCH.
Jimmy Duffy CoIIapses AT the End of
Tcn MOmnIa mud VIII Die.

NEW YORK, Jan. Jimmy Duffy of
Boston, a feather-weight pugilst VINO
boxed ten rounds with George Justice of
this city at Tom ORourke's Broadway Ath-
letc club tonight, is dying at StVncent's
hospital. Both worked hard and fast dur
ing the entire ten rounds and after they
had retired to their corners neither seemed
TO have suffered any injury. The referee
decided in favor of Justice, and as soon as
his decision was announced Duffy col
lapsed. He was carried to his dressing
room i'm helpless condition, and physicians
worked for fully half an hour. but their
efforts were futile, as he did not regain
consciousness.
Tire physicians said that as near as they
could Judge Duffy was suffering from hem
orrhage of the brain, but stated that this
might have been brought about by undue
eXerton and probably was not caused by
any blow received during the contest At
late 'lour tonight the hospital surgeons
pronounced Duffys condition to be almost
hopeless. Manager O'ROurke, Referee Dick
Roche and George Justice. who was Duffy's
opponent, were placed under arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03
pudJinps MT pIttsburr.

PITTSBURG, Jan. 2.-Champlon Billy
Barry, the premier bantam weight, is APP
pearing against all corners OF his weight
at the Worlds theater, Allegheny, Parson
Davies Offering 800 to any one who can
stay four rounds with the hard hitting
little fellow So far no local men have
succeeded in going half the distance.
Jimmy Forrest quite after the first round
yesterday afternoon, stating he had a
cold and will again make the attempt
under the conditions Forrest made good
showing while he stayed. With Barry are
Peter Maher. Joe ChOynsh and Bob Arm
strong who are experiencing the same
easy time with their opponents,
Tho World theater was well filled tonight
by n crowd. Jimmy Barry did not succeed
I'm getting any one to go against him,
Forster not being well enough TO enter,
Choynsk had an easy time with Frank
Dwyer, the champion heavyweight of West
Virginia, and Dwyer admitted that the
Californian was too much for him with
the big gloves. Peter Mahor simply played
with George Gels. who had the temerlty
TO enter the ring with the Irish cham
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03
NEW supEnINTENDENT OF HOTELS.
Frank Washburnc Takes Charge of
rmcilic MOtcI COmnnmy nmSInesn.


Mr.. Frank Washburne has Leen appointed
general superintendent of the Union Pacific
Hotel company and VIII hereafter have his
headquarters in Omaha. He was formerly
stationed in Omaha, and has a host of
friends among the railroaders and older resi-
dents of this vicinity. During the last few
years he has had charge Of the hotels, eating
houses and Union Pacific engineering camps
on the Oregon Short Line and Utah North
ern, with headquarters at Ogden. He is one
of the most popular attaches of the Union
Pacific system and his appointment by j.
E. Markell, lessee and general manager of
the hotel system of the Union Pacific, gives
great satisfaction. MIR Washburne is at
present in the city and Mrs. Washburne is
visiting friends in Burlington, Ia, but will
be here during the coming week.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03
REFUSES oNE-hALr HIS SALARY
Mayor Pcnnoycr of Portland, Ore,
Performs ~ Remarkable Act.

Mayor Pcnnoycr of Portland, Ore.
Performs ~ Remarkable Act.
PORTLAND Ore. Jan. Mayor Pen
noyer may be very ecentric but occasionally
his eccentrcty takes practical form for
the benefit of his fellow man. When he en-
tered upon his duties as chief executive of
this municipality last July he expressed a de-
termination to accept only half of the
salary allowed him by law, which is $1,000,
as he considered it excessive. He has sub
sequently proved his sincerity by officially
turning into the city treasury one-half of
his legal salary, which he declined to ac-
cept on the ground that the duties of his
office were not worth it He then directed
Auditor Campbell to draw a warrant for the
other half, amounting to about $l,250, to the
order of Secretary Walpole of the City Board
of Charities, to be expended for the relief or
the npnlY.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03
Arrests a Dnndit of the Knw.

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 2.-Eugene Ridge
way the fourth of the quartet who held up
and attempted to rob an electric car be-
tween Kansas City and independence on
the night OF November q last, has been
arrested at his home at Centropolis and
lodged in Jail here
Rldgeways parents are respectable, and
he has never been arrested before today.
He Is 21 years old. Rldgeway viii have a
preliminary hearing soon and, together with
his three pals Will doubtless be tried at
an early date,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

w. NJ. Repine, editor Tlskllwa, H.. Chief,
says 1--WE won't keep house without DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. Experimental with
many Others but never got the true remedy
until we used DR., Kings New Discovery.
No other remedy can take its place in our
home, as in II we have a certain and sure
cure for Coughs, Colds. Whooping Cough,
etc" II is idle to experiment with other
remedies, even IL they are urged on you as
Just as good as DR.. Kings New Discovery.
They are not as good. because this remedy
has record Of cures and besides is guar
anteed. II never falls to satisfy. Trial bot
ties free at Kuhn & Co.'S drug store.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03
DcntIs of A. nny.

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 2.-Rev. William
Adams, d. D., died at Nashotah, Wis. at
o'clock this afternoon. He was one OF the
founders of the Episcopal mission at Nash
otah.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Jan. 2.--(Special
Telegram AT an early hour this morning
Charles II. Clark died at the age of So years
of heart trouble. He wd5 the pioneer resi-
dent and one of the most prominent busi-
ness men of the city. He was treasurer of
the Cedar Rapids and Marion City electric
railway and interested in several other bus-
ness enterprises.