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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-14

WHEREAS. Mary f. steele, Of Brooks
w vile, Hancock county, Maine did on
the 2lst day of September 1887, by her mort
gage deed of that date recorded in book 800,
page 2O3, convey in mortgage to jeremiah
Jones, OF said Brooksyille, The following de
scribed real estate. viz:
certain lot or parcel of land in said
Brooksville bounded follows: Beginning
on the northeriy side of the town road at the
corner of land of Sewall Tapley, thence
southwesterly by the road six rods to stake
ana stones thence northwesterly about hf-
teen and one half rods to stake and stones:
thence northeasterly to Sewall Tapley's lot
ley lot htteen and one half rods to the first
mentioned bound, containing three-fourths
OF an acre more or less. with the buildings
thereon, TO which said mortgage deed refer
ence IS mere made. And whereas, the said
Jeremiah Jones did on the 18th day Of April,
1873 by ms assignment OF that date. recorded
IN book 32s, page 4, of the Hancock Registry
OF Deeds, assign and transfer to me said mort
gage and the debt thereby secured, and
whereas the conditions of said mortgage
nave been broken, and now remain broken
and unperformed, now, therefore, l hereby
give notice of my intention to foreclose said
mortgage for breach of the condition thereof.
CHARLES H. PERKINS.
Dated this eth day of Sept, a. d. 1898
rINHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
L he has been duly appointed admins
traitor of the estate of Elmira Gray, late
of Bluehill, in the county OF Hancock,
deceased, and given bonds as the law directs.
All persons having demands against the estate
OF said deceased are desired to present the
same for settlement and all indebted thereto
are requested to make payment Immediately.
EDWARD l.. CHASE.
September 6, a. d. 1898
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COUNTY GOSSIP.

Only one more week of summer!
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The AMERICAN. $2.0O year, 81 so !;
If paid In advance
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NOTICE
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

WHEREAS my wife. Gertrude VI. Young,
w has left my bed and board without just
proyocation, hereby forbid all persons har-
boring or trusting her on my account.
II. d. YoCSG.
North Brooksville, Aug. Is. 1895
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Special Nutirrs.


FINHlS is 70 give notice that ! have this day
1 given to my minor son, Howard +.
Churchill his time till he is twenty-one years
OF age. | shall claim none of his wages nor
pay any of his debts after this date.
Orland. Sept. u, 1893. f. q. CHURCHILL.
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ECCofutr OF thc +. VI 0UUft-
\ true copy Of The writ. officers return and
order of court thereon,
Attest:--I. T. kNowlroN. Reeorder.
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TO WAIT PATIENTLY.
That Is the Only Course TO Pursue Now,
says Expert AIger.

Washington. Feb. a6-When the at
tentfon of Philip Alger, expert of the
bureau of ordnance, was called to Senior
Duhosc's statement, he said: THE
statement is important as representing
The position taken by the Spanish Off
Gals who have absolute knowledge of
whether or not Havana harbor was
mined. II is of course inherently inn
probable that such mines existed, since
II Is not customary TO plant the torpe-
does in the harbors at all and especially
not In harbors constantly occupied by
friendly vessels. Should ii be possible
10 prove Senior Dubosc's statement to
be true the whole theory of the Names
destruction by torpedo Will become
untenabie in my opinion. But the only
proper course now 10 be pursued is to
await patiently the result of the board
of investigation and To accept their
findings as conclusive.
When the first news of the catastro-
phe arrived 1t was well TO attempt to
allay excitement by pointing out the
fact that the probabilities were greatly
In favor of the explosion having been
an accidental one. Nothing that has
yet become known tends to modifca-
ton of this view. 1t is still vastly more
probable that the cause was an inter-
nal one than that ii was an external
one. tt seems. however, 10 be a prevail
ent feeling that the accident theory
casts reflection upon the navy, and
also that its acceptance would be hurt
full to the navy's interests. The con-
trary seems to me TO be true. The wit
Of man has not yet devised any imple-
ment of destruction which accident
may not turn against friend with an
effect equal TO that which it was in
tended TO produce upon an enemy. Ac-
cidents will sometimes happen, and it
Is self-evident that the force of the ex-
plosives carried by any warship will
always be sufficient to destroy her If
they are accidentally set on fire.
If it was an accident its cause may
be ascertained and a repetition can be
guarded against. If the modern battle
ship can be easily destroyed by an enc
my, as the advocates of the torpedo
theory believe, then. perhaps. 1t might
be claimed with some show of reason
that such ships should not longer he
built. But TO condemn battleships be-
cause an accident may completely de-
stroy one would be 10 act without rea-
GnF1
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JENKINS DEATH.
william Gartrei1, One OF the Firemen,
and His Narrow Escape.


and His Narrow Escape.
Washington, Feb. 26.-William Cart
rell, the only surviving fireman of the
battleship Maine, has written two let
tiers home TO his brother George Cart
rell of this city. In his description of
the explosion. Gartrell gives the ac-
count of the death of Lieutenant Jen-
kins, and he describes in a graphic
manner the way in which the lieuten~
ant met his death.
About $40 O'clock" he said, Il was
crossing the third lower deck and was
preparing to turn in, when Of a sudden
a terrific explosion occurred, and when
/ staggered TO my feet / found myself
in the dark. There was one light in the
distance and / made toward that
"On the way / met Lieutenant Jen-
kins and a soldier named Garnett. We
made for the ladder and the ship was
rapidly filing with water. We reached
the hatch hole and the water was gain
ing on us fast.
Garnet said, were lost and seemed
about to give up. but Lieutenant Jen-
kins, who was the last man to reach
the ladder, and who was following,
said, go ahead: don't give up Car
nett squeezed through and pulled me
after him. AS | fell upon the deck |
heard Lieutenant Jekins cry, My God,
I'm drowning and / remembered moth
ing more.
"A ward room boy named Mccain
saw me lying there and picked me up
and threw me overheard. The water
revived me and ] swan ashore
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lF-BREED CHILDREN.
Attorney General Noian's Opinion on
Their school Enumeration.


Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Feb. 2e.-Half- breed children
whose parents are citizens of the United
States and voters at Montana elections.
although they reside on reservation.
are to be enumerated just the same rs
White children. and such enumeration
VIII entitle the school districts interested
10 the school money that will be SO de-
rived. This is the essence of an opinion
rendered to-day by Attorney General
Nolan. He also holds that where pa
rents whose children have been so
enumerated have property upon an In
dian erYation, such property can be
taxed for school purposes and the
proper officer can compel the payment
Of such tax.
The conclusions Of the attorney gem
eral are based upon the decisions of
the sunrenle court eff the United states
i'm the now famous Draper case, app
peaied from Montana, in whira that
tribunal laid down number Of new
doctrines relative To fAe enforcement
Of state laws upon Indian reservations.
The attorney general prepared the
opinion at the request Of State Super
intendent Carleton, who was called upon
TO decide the matter by Clerk BeaNnEe
6f Choteeu, Teton county district From
i hasty examination Of the law the
state Superintendent had decided that
haff-brecd children were not enrifteIf 70.
draw school money. As the matter was
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nYnnmitr Semi 10 I,nhn

New York, Feb. 26-At the headauar-
tiers Of the Cuban junta to-day the al
legged existence of mines in the harbor of
Havana was the subject of free discus
sion. In support of the allegations that
such mines We're laid IA local nanar of
November. 1896 was produced in which ii
was asserted that q shipment Of six tons
Of dynamite was made from to's port. and
that the steamer Ciudad Cuuda which
sailed about the 18th Of the month named.
refused to take passengers because IL car
RED large consignment Of dynamite for
General Neyier II Mas also alleged in
the newspaper files shown that about the
same time Il St Louis firm was 10 make
a tender on 10 toms Of dynamite for imme-
diate shipment TO Cuba.
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BUTTE News.
UNITED STATES COURT
A Short Session Was Held by
Judge Knowles.
A STREET RAILWAY SUIT
Congdon Given Permission to File an
Amended Answer and Cross Bill.
j. B. Fisher Heirs Bring Suit
Against an Insurance Co.

Judge Knowles held short session
of the United States court yesterday
morning to hear arguments on one of
the matters pending in the case of the
Massachusetts, Loan & Trust company
for foreclosure of the mortgage against
the old street railway company. The
case came up on a motion of George f.
Congdon for an order permitting him
to file an amended answer and cross
bill Congdon interviewed with a claim
against the railway company of S12,-
600 in the form of Judgment assigned
to him by E. z. Congdon, the former
manager of the company. which was
procured for his services in that ca
pacity.
The plaintiffs came in with a motion
to strike the amended complaint and
cross bill of Congdon from the bill,
which was argued by Attorneys Dick
inson and Clayberg & Corbett for the
compliments. and Thompson, Camp
bell and Col. w. $. Bracket for Cong
don. Colonel Bracket being admitted
for the purposes of the suit. The
complainants contended that the lien
of mortgage took precedence of Cong
don's lien Of judgment for services
rendered
The motion was oyerruled and the
motion OF CongdOn Tor PERMISSION 10
file his amended complaint and cross
bill allowed. At the conclusion of the
hearing court adjourned to tomorrow
morning. when the trial of the big min
ing suit will be resumed.
A new suit was filed on removal from
the court of the Second judicial dis
trict to the United States circuit court.
The case is entitled Grace Fisher and
Isabelle Fisher VS.. the Manhattan Life
Insurance company, and Is for $500,
the insurance on the life of John II.
Fisher. formerly of Anaconda. The
complaint alleges that the plaintiffs
insured the life of John b. Fisher, who
was the husband of one of the COM
plainants and son OF the other. for the
amount mentioned. and although the
premiums were paid the insurance
company failed to pay the policy upon
the death of Fisher.
Carpenters were at work all day ar
ranging the United States court room
for the greater convenience of the trial
of the big mining suit now in prog
ress. A big frame has been arranged
upon which to spread maps and dia-
grams showing the veins and workings
of the property in controversy.
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discipline.
A package addressed to Father We
Der containing an Internal machine.
was received at the Kingston postoffice
to-day. One of the clerks noticed that
a black powder came from the poorly
wrapped package. He carefully opened
it. After the lid had been removed,
box was discovered. Tt was arranged
in two compartments, Attached to the
lower portion of the box was thick
sandpaper and in the upper apartment
matches and about pound of powder.
which would have been ignited by the
removal of the lid quickly The powder
was between layers of cotton. A sub
stance thought to be dynamite was in
the bottom of the box. The package
was sent from Washington
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VIII Nnt Ke .Iinrncn.

Washington, Feb ga member of the
cabinet in speaking to-day of the attitude
of the president on the question of war
with Spain, said: President Mckinley is
giving thoughtful and earnest eensidera-
tion to Every phase OF the Cuban situa-
ton as IL appears. but he will not be jim
coed into war or act in anticipation of
events which may never occur. lie fully
realizes what war means and viii not 20
to the last direful extremity without the
approval of his conscience and the firm
conviction that such course would be
right in the sight Of God and man. But
whenever the honor and integrity of the
nation or its people become involved the
president may be depended upon to do
his whole duty. and do ii promptly"
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SPAIN Is LIABLE.
If Not an Accident, a Heavy Indemnity
Will he ID mnBdcd.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Sceretary Sher-
man spent some time at the capitol to-
day. He talked freely with senators con-
corning the situation in Havana in view
of the Maine disaster. He told them Tat
no important addition to the information
previously received had reached the state
department for the first few days, but
stated that the situation was being con-
sidered with the view of having a policy
developed in the case the naval court now
making an inquiry into the disaster
should find that il was not the result of
an accident.
To this he added the statement that
he thought an indemnity would certainly
be demanded. and that if it should he
good round sum would be asked. The sec
rotary did not think the Spanish authori-
ties had been aware of the intention of
any one who may have caused the ex-
plosion, but he advanced the opinion that
whether they were or not, the Spanish
government would he liable for indemnity
II 1t was shown that any Spaniard had
caused it.
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In WAS NO ACCIDENT.
Major General Howard Would Enlist 1T
Necessary.

New York Feb a7.-The World prints
the following dispatch signed by Major
General II. Howard. II 3 a., retired,
who is now living at burlington. VT:
II do not believe that the blowing up
of the Maine was due to an accident.
The diabolical work may have been
done either on the inside of the ship
or on the outside. Any investigation
will tell. 1t may be the work WAS done
by Spaniard but | don't think the
Spanish government was cogniZant of
1t or sanctioned it in any way. IL was
the work of some irresponsible per-
son. We don't want war. War means
much. 1t means broken homes, sept
rated families and hospitals filled with
wounded and dying
we are fighters. though, if it comes
to that. We are not as defenseless as
some people would like to have us be-
lieve. The only, cities Spanish fleet
would lombard would be towns on the
coast. If there is war, | would enlist if
they would take me-.
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New York, Feb. 26.-In an interview
to-day Archbishop Ireland said: Ger
tainly, il guilt is brought to the door of
Spain. full retributiye justice should be
the order of the day. Liberal indem-
nifty, apologies and full reparation
ought To be preferable to the legislators
rather than a course which would en-
tail the country into the consequences
Of war. The attitude OF the admins
tration is dignilied and worthy of this
great nation"
What is the attitude of the Catholic
church at this time?" was asked.
THE Catholic church assumes no at
titude of any kind. She has not been
called upon the scene. The fact that
Spain is Catholic nation matters
nothing. The question is not one of re-
ligion. If there is a question at all. il
is one of national and international
right"
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Prague. Bohemia, Feb. 26.-Tn the Bohe-
milan diet to-day Herr Lieppert, in the
name of his German colleagues. referring
to the marked federalist tendency of the
diets address to Emperor Francis Joseph
on his approaching jubilee said the Ger
mans remained true to the constitution
and would take no further part in the
diet. Then, amid cheers for the constitu-
ton, the Germans marched out of the
house, u
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Key West. Feb. pa dispatch from
Havana says that despite the rumors to
the contrary. nothing is known as to the
conclusions reached thus far by the court
of inquiry. The dispatch says the raising
of the Maine will be almost an impossible
ity and that so bodies still remain in the
wreck.
A report is current in Havana that
United States Consul General Lee has
been threatened with assassination, but
he is not at all alarmed Havana is quiet.
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Plenty of Money.

New York, Feb. 26.-The Evening World
says that Senator Hanna was in confer
ence last evening with number of rep
resentatives of financial Institutions, and
that he was given to understand by them
that the administration could depend on
all the money support necessary to carry
out any plan or action that might be de-
termned upon. According to the Evening
World a series of bond issues aggregatng
$500, 600, coo was suggested as a possibility
and will be acquiesced in by the assem-
hled financiers.
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An Additional Premium.

New York, Feb 26,-The English
Lloyd underwriters are asking a slight
additional premium upon goods shipped
by Spanish steamships to Cuban ports.
American companies are doing the same
thing. This is not what is called war
risk. 1t is a speculation on the part
of the consignee to protect himself in
the case that hostilities should COM
mence
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An Expeslition Landed.

Key West Feb. 26.-Nine Cubans, who
were picked up in rowboat off Bahia
Honda, on the north coast of the province
of Pinar del Rio. were landed here to-day
by the steamer City of Key West They
are the leaders of a big flibustering ex-
petition which has just landed in Cuba.
They are General Nunez, Captain John
O'Brian, Cartaya Carrillo, Pugluchi and
four others. The juntas representatives
here say that another big expedition has
landed safely in Cuba. This is said to be
OBrian's biggest and best expedition.
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A Feast ia Murdarers.

Washington, Feb 26.-Lewis of Wash
ington this afternoon in the house of
fered as an amendment to the sundry civil
bill resolution condemning Minister
Woodford for giving a banquet to the
Spanish cabinet. He declared he was OPP
posed to feasting the murderers of those
whom the nation was buryng. The
amendment was ruled out on a point of
order
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Mddlesboro. KY, Feb. ga card in
a local newspaper asking ex-confederates
to volunteer for n regiment to serve in
case of war with Spain. has brought more
than enough responses to fill the ranks
from Southwest Virginia. East Tennessee
and Kentucky. The originator of the idea
now contemplates the formation of a di-
vision TO be commanded by Fitz-Hugh
I
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floors of this magazine are practically
intact, and in such a shape as Is impossi-
BILE had an explosion within occurred.
New York divers have so sworn to-day to
the investigating board 1t is now be-
lieved by experts that big torpedo or
mine, aided by 500 pounds of saluting
powder in the reserve magazine. next TO
the big magazine. might have produced
the actual results found in the wreck"
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Madrid. Feb. 26.-The impartial to-day
warns Spain ito distrust the pacific
speeches of President Mckinley and Gen
eral Woodford at the recent banquet
here" adding, america is actively pre-
pairing for war, which is inevitable if
the rebellion in GAIA is prolonged beyond
May" The opansl. government, it is said,
is tuuipping its foioes at different ar
s.nas and 3 orgaaIzing it's marine and
infantry
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A sati factory Test.

Washington. Feb. ga party of gov
eminent officials accompanied a congress
sionai delegation 10 Fort Washington this
afternoon TO witness a test of the new
Reybnrn 10-inch fertilization gun guard
ing the approach To that point. The test
was in every respect successful.
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orders 10 Naval Reserves.

Quincy. ILL.,. Feb. 26.-Lieutenant More
head, commander Of the Quincy company
of naval reserves. received orders to noti-
fy the members of the company to hold
themselves in readiness TO report on six
hours notice The orders came from Lieu
tenant Commander Porter of Moline, chief
of the battalion.
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No Change in Rotations.

Naftfd ftt g 4 decree has been s.
su,l ,tesEl,fS H. cortes. the cabinet
has considered the situation and no Incl
dent was reported as altering 1.-THE cor
diality OF relations between Spain and
the United States" though the ministers
expressed regret at the passion which has
crept into public opinion during the pres
ent incident. A million pesetas were voted
TO develop the navy.
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Americans Advised to Leave.

Tampa Bay Hotel. Tampa Bay, Fla,
Feb. 26.-Afrs Bruner and five children
are here from Havana. She is the wife of
United States Health officer Bruner at
Havana. and says Consul General Lee
advised her husband to send her away at
once. other Americans have also made
the same statement.
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The TsuaI Result.

Paris, Feb. 26-Georges Clemenceau
and M. Drumont editor of the Libre Pa
role, fought duel to-day with pistols
at Pare au Prince. Six shots were ex-
changed without result. The dispute was
brought about by an article on the lola
trial published in the Libre Parole.
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COLLEGE ATHLETES MEET.
They VIII Aid the Inter-Schoiastics
Against the Al a. T..

Against the A. A. r..
New York, Teb. PA meeting of the
Intercollegiate Association of Athletes
held at the Fifth Avenue hotel to-
day. The association declared against the
registration scheme of the A. A. u. and
decided not to be governed by 1t. 1t will
lend Its moral support to the National
1nterscholastic association in it's fight
with the A. A. u on the registration
scheme
The only material change in the by
laws was in the section governing the
scoring of points. In the makeup of the
championship events the two-mile run
was substituted for the one-mile event.
These officers for the ensuing year were
elected: President, /. ~ Swift, Yale;
treasurer, f. M. Bull. Cornell: secretary,
Il. S. Barringer, New York University.
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one for the consideration Of the attor-
ney general TO look into he turned all
the correspondence over to Mr.. Nolan,
who reached the conclusions named
this afternoon.
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Norfolk Va. Feb. o6.-The monitor Ter
ror left Old Point at $3.50 this afternoon
for New York. 1t is stated that 20 cases
of l0-inch projectiles Will be sent from
Fort Monroe to New York to-day.
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WEBER MUST LEAVE.
His Traitorous Utterances Rebuked by
Archbishop Gorrigan.

New York. Feb. 2s.-Father Weber,
whose recent declaration al Rondouf
that in case OF war between the United
States and Spain IL would become the
duty Of Roman Catholics 10 fight on the
side of Spain, has been officially re-
quired 10 leave the diocese. This fact
was given out to-day by Father Con-
molly. secretary 10 Archbishop Corri-
gan. who explained that had Father
Weber belonged Ia this diocese, instead
Of IN the West, from whence he came.