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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-08
Base Ball Notes.

Capt. Arson has decided to open a
Billiard room at Chicago.
Buffalo has decided TO release Mana
ger Jack Rowe and Sam Wise
Tommy Dowd has returned to his
home at Holyoise from hot old sea
son at st. Louis.
Billy Nash, the old Boston favorite
is booked for Buffalo, where he viii
play second and manage the team.
Ii is said that Kid Gleason may b.
traded from New York to Chicago in
exchange for Thornton and Conner.
jack Rowe has resigned the man
agement of the Buffalo Base Ball Club
and Billy Nash is talked of as cap
tain manager.
George Stallings, the ole Philadelphia
manager. now in charge of the Detroit
club, is now conducting boxing meet
ing at Detroit.
Globe: 1t might he well just now t.
inform the Philadelphia scribes that
Duffy and Long would not be traded
for the entire Quaker outfit.
The New York club is said to have
made an offer of $4,000 for the release
Of Capt. Fred Clarke of Louisville He
win make a great man for the giants.
John T. Brush still controls the Gin
cinnati Base Ball Club stock. He was
reelected president of the club, on
Monday. Frank Bancroft was again
appointed manager.
The Philadelphia Base Ball Club has
signed Roy A. Thomas, for several
years center fielder and captain of the
Orange Athletic Club of Orange, N. j.
Thomas made a great reputation on the
University of Pennsylvania and Cape
May teams in 80, '93 and '94.
Globe: There seems to be some doubt
about Buffalo's right to jump the
Eastern for the Western League. If
the Eastern has a close compact signed
by the clubs Mr.. Franklin will find the
national board against him. The
chances are, however that the Buffalo
magnate knows his ground.
Detroit Free Press: Pres. Franklin
claims to have the consent of the East
ern League to join the Western circuit,
and in that event, it cannot be termed
grab Even if he has not obtained
permission, there is some doubt
whether such an organization as the
Eastern League exists, as the circuit
is badly demoraliZed and nearly every
club in the league lost money the past
season. Many of the club owners are
heartily sick of the business, and Pres
Powers will have his hands full during
the winter months if he expects to pre-
side over a baseball league next sum-
mer The Western League is in good
shape. as seven of the clubs We're III
the best of hands, and the St. Joe
players and franchise belonged to the
league before Franklin came in posses
sion.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Fighting has been renewed in the
Swat valley between the Mad Mullah
and the forces of the Mawab of Dir.
Forty We're killed on each side.
The quarterly meeting of the Home
Market Cub was held at Boston, Wednes-
day, President VIM. 3. Plunkett of North
Adams. presiding. AT the business meet
ing the present secretary, Col Albert
Clarke. and the treasurer, Hon. Beverly
X. Moore, We're reelected.
The new Canadian service between
Milford. Eng. and Paspebiac, Que,
inaugurated, Wednesday. A through
train from London was dispatched to
Milford, where the passengers and
cargo were embarked on the steamer
Gaspesia. late Galicia for Paspebiac.
The Central house at Wadena. Mimi,
was burned, Tuesday night. Ali the
guests in one wing We're obliged to escape
through the windows. Two bodies burned
They undoubtedly are G. j. Solquist Of
Soboka.. and Frank Austin of Themstowfi,
who are missing. Several persons were
seriously injured. The property loss was
small.
An explosion of gas occurred in the
Zoneida mines. Is miles south OF Biz
minghsrn. Ala. in Shelby county.
Wednesday. killing John KinseIer, mine
foreman, Wade Griffin, miner, ANA
Peter Walker. miner, and perhaps IA
tally wounding three others, names un-
known.
The United States deputy marshal,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-08

many ladies, but there will be more.
Friday night.
Ihomas Riley, the chairman of tha
board of directors of the National po,o
League, watched the game from the
stage. He is the owner of the Meridan
team and the owner of the New Haven
base ball club. He is also the proprie.
tor OF the Meriden Comm Journal.
The Augusta public realized that they
were to have good polo, and that was
what brought them out, Wednesday
evening.
Referee Connolly received a cut from
the stick of one Of the players, wednes
day evening. 1t hit the referee on tbs
side of the head near the right eve.
Luckily it was but a light tap ana
nothing that he thought of enough con-
sequence to call time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-08
KeNNEBEc LUMBER CUT.
Estimated that Winters Cut will Exceed 1897
by 100000 Feet.

Waterville. Me-, Dec. From evidences
at hand it is expected that the present
season will be one of the most suspicious
the lumbermen of Maine had have in sew
eral years, and the cut upon the waters
of the kennebec will exceed that of 1897
by some 24,999,000. Nearly all of the oper-
ators OF last year have crews in fun
swing at Moose river, Moosehead lake.
East branch ana main kennebec and
Dead rivers.
The total cut, it is estimated. will be
about l25,GGo00o, and the consumers will
be the Berlin Mill Co. of Gardiner about
100000; Nj. G. Shaw & Sons of Bath T.
Woc0o; c. q T. w. Fogg of Bowdoinham,
6GD,00o; South Gardiner Lumber Co of
South Gardiner, 10000 G.. Ii. Moulton
& Go. of Randolph. 3.0O0,oe0; J. Grey <.
Sons of Gardner. 1000, 600; Augusta Lum-
Der Co. CT Augusta, S,000000; Cushnoc
Fibre Co. of Augusta, 5000. 900: HoilingS-
worth & Whitney of Winslow, 5000 600;
Lawrence, Newhall & Co. of Shawmut.
~, 0oe. zoe; .Skowhegan Pulp Mills of Skow-
hogan, 6,00o,00G Manufacturers Invest
Eent Co. of Madison. 1l,000.000; Moose
head Pulp and Paper Co. of Scion, $780,
oo: and l5.0eo.000 divided among numerous
small concerns along the river.
There are Y inches of snow in the
woods at the present time, which repre-
sents a settling of 6 inches from the
amount having thus far fallen. The last
two heavy storms have added but little
To the amount of snow III the woods as
they have passed to the east.
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Polo Notes.

phclan was hurt so badly he has left
for home.
Dick Furbush wanted to bet, Wednes,
day morning, a new hat that we Would
make it four straight, this Week. hope Sd.
The bovs had a pointer dog given them
at Rockiand and have brought it home
with them. They claim it IS mascot
sure.
Kerwin of the disbanded Connecticut
State League, has been secured as Soal
tend far Bath. lie was hurt IN ms Hrst
game and Woods was again calied inlo
use.
Bangor News Manager French is
after Two strong players and hopes to De
able to land them. this week. IN iiiu vi; ~
dav night. Maynard of Rockiand, VIII
play al haIfback for us against Bath.
Polo will not be seen at City hall, Port
land this winter, but will remain at thG
Auditorium, where it has peen m, pia s;t,
since the opening. this 1an MA III, II, e any
council voted down MI. uriiiiaii ''P
peal. Monday night.
NJ T. Kelley of the local club, has pre-,
scented an appeal to the Natlonai board
of Arbitration of Base Ban, at its :, ME- .it,
his name be taken from the reserve hst
OF the Ottawa Base Ball club.
Tom Riley of Meriden. one of the board
of directors of the National League was
at Bath, Tuesday evening II Is IeP =, t t5a
leaeue, He offered Referee Connolly No
a week and all expenses TO JOIN his league.
Mr.. Connolly says he is satisfied mere
The New Haven scorers are pelhg
knocked by some Of the Connecticut pa
pers, 1t is claimed that rusheS are given
to the home players when they 90 h9t
yet Them aud that the visiting goal tehuS
Are given from Il third to half more
stons than they make to fatten up the
offayssive movers of the New Havens
Path viii be here, Friday night, and
the f' n,anaeement has decided to make 1t
ladies night Ladies will be admitted
free 10 an parts OF the house, put the TWO
front rows on the stage ana the FROM
side row on the balcony. Ladies can op-
tai3 their tickets free at Kinsmans- re-
rinrirv TO-DAY neon. The Niekery x tflll
Fam will play the Capitals their first
game in the City League, at Tod
Stories of Mike Curley are numerous,
and many good ones are told by players
VIII have been on the same team with
he vateran goal tend When the Paw
ti,cl-at taam was transferred to New ia-
VEN Iest spring, Null Smith played CEN
Ter in = game at WallinSford and Curley
AZ that time was putting up great game
in tba coal circle. The front OF Mike
Jersey Mas adorned with w Of big
pronortions ana Null Smith asked tins
Significance of such q big letter " ny,
s3id Nike sit means wonuer. Just Watcf
me kick them out tonight.
Roth Enterprise: Bafh and RocklanC
nl.Ix,ai 1t the .Aalneda. last night. ane
Bg III was Beaten, to ?, The game
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-08

hardships. during the gale. The fourth
schooner mas not been reported as being
damaged or injured In any way Sailors
make no mistake when they ship on a
Bath built schooner.-Bath Times
The heavy gale of Sunday night was
for short time more severe at Fal-
mouth than the one week ago. Il
drove a scow ashore at Oak point load
cd with lumber for w. s. Purinton. II
broke in widows in the dwelling houses
of VIM. Benson and Odion Harris Of
Cundy's Harbor and of Amazjah
Southland of South Harpswell. If twist
ed the roof of William Miller,s harm
several inches askew; it removed the
tops of chimneys. blew down trees. and
had it been of long duration must have
done great damage. The gale Of Nov.
q wrecked several sail boats and broke
off the tile chimney of the Bethel Point
chapel and also that of Orrin Alex
ander's house on Little Yarmouth is
land.
Mr.. Joseph w. Strout, assistant keep
er of the light at Portland Head. said
the storm at Portland Head, SUNDAY
night, has not been equalled in severity
by any since q years ago last Septem-
Der. The sea was so high as to fiji the
fresh water cistern with debris of all
Kinds, including bricks, stones, seaweed
and shells. The wind was SO strong
hat it tore all the shingles from the
roof of the engine house, scattering
them in every direction. It threw the
bell, which weighs a ton, down over the
tank in the exact spot where it was
n, NV e-fa ~
1t is a great wonder that every pane of
glass was not broken out of the light
house. AS it was enough damage was
done. At Orr's Island. the wind cut a
clean swath through 200 yards of woods
IS feet wide. 1t left just as nice a
road as the woodman with mis- axe
could have done. AT Littlejohn's
wharf, at Great Chebeague Island, "a
feet of the wharf washed away.-Port-
land Press.
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STORM NOTES.

Representatives of the Berlin Bridge
Co. builders Of the Old Orchard Iron pier.
have made an examination of the damage
wrought. by Sunday nights gale. They
are OF the opinion that the 1000 feet re-
naming is in good condition and there is
no fear of its being washed away. The
damage TO the pier Will be repaired early
in the spring. The Berlin Bridge Co. car
ried an insurance to protect it's guaranty.
A steam pump from the four-masted
schooner King Philip has been picked
up on the beach at East Brewster, IN
side of Cape Cod, which leaves 10
doubt in the minds of saiIormen of the
fate of the vessel The pump was one
OF the Worthington type, and through
its number the identy of the craft it
belonged to was ascertained.
The, high wind at Lubec did consider
able damage, blowing down trees, fences
and chimneys. The new windmill erected
by the New England Sardine Co. on Ferry
street at an expense OF $500 was demoi-
lshed. AS the hurricane signals had been
up since Sunday noon, all boats had left
West Quoddy bay and anchored in john
sons bay, which is more sheltered The
steamer Lubec cancelled all her forenoon
Trips. Monday, on account of the severity
of the storm.
II never saw such a sea in all my life
at the mouth of the kennebec as there
was Monday morning" said a man VINO
and spent most of his time on the water
in that vicinity. 1.-THE waves would come
rolling in and dash 60 feet higher than the
there and roll down the slanting roof i'll
perfect sheets. 1t was a grand but ter
rible sight. 1t should not have cared to
have been on a vessel along the coast
that day"
Much indignation is felt over the
piratical acts following the wrecks at
South Lubec, last Sunday. The crew
of the English brig Champion was
compelled to abandon her after she had
been driven to the beach, and spent the
night at the United States life saving
station. During the night somebody
carried off everything movable. even
taking the clothes of the crew and the
ships sextant and logbock. The cap
tain pushed the matter until he had
found who some of the guilty parties
We're, and offered to drop the matter if
all the property were brought back be-
fore Saturday night. Part of the plumb
er was returned, but the most valuable
is still missing.-Bangor News
Patrick O Brien. an old sailor of over 30
years experience, who arrived at PORT
land. Friday. on the Bath schooner S. Z,
Blackburn, which rode out the hurricane
off Shinnecook. should adopt a horseshoe
four-leaved clover and wishbone as coat
of arms. Brien says that he was In
Baltimore and shipped on four different
Blackburn; From all four OF these
schooners he deserted because he did nor
like them and thought they We're unlucky
ships. Three of these schooners have been
reported as lost and in one case all hands
We're drowned. in another only two men
were saved, white in the third the sailors
got ashore all right, but suffered great
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on their return to Park Rapids, Mich,
from the Indian country, found dis
patch from State Game Warden Full
lerton ordering them to discontinue
their attempt to arrest the Indians who
had been killing game off the reserva-
ton. This was done to avert the GER
tainty of bloodshed.
Wednesdays session of the Farmers
addresses and papers as follows: Hon.
w. G. Whitmore, Nebraska, "The Beet
Sugar Industry" Mrs. S. l. MINER, Dali
Women;S Railway Discrimination" bv
p E. Purse of Savannah. Ca: Past and
Future Conditions Of Railways in the
a MeEt a and s @'H n BY a s5,lwe
president Of the Texas Cotton Growers
Association, discussed the cotton in
tarcsts.
A cabinet crisis is imminent in Hun
gary. Dr. d. De Scilagyi, president Of the
Chamber of Deputies, anu DIR. L. Lang
one of the vice presidents, have resigned.
pr. 2. De Josepouics, minister for Croa-
garian cabinet, explains that ne cannot
remain in a ministry which would be
compelled to employ unconstitutional
intention of Baron Banffy, the premier,
to carry on the government next year by
DEGREES. 1t is believed now that Baron
bdHIy Will resign.
The Paris Exposition commission Of
the United States has received a letter
from the French officials conveying the
information that the Lafayette memoir
ial monument would in all probability
be given site in the garden of the
Tuilleries. Premier Dupuy is said to
favor this site. A meeting of the COM
mission has been called at Washington,
for next Tuesday, when the plans will
be submitted. An enclosure from the
state of Washington for $1,000, the con-
tribution Of the school children of that
state, was received.
While fighting fire in the dock of
the Lehigh Coal and Coke Co, West
Superior. Wis. Wednesday, crew of
men were caught in a bad cavein,
caused by weakening of pile founda-
ton. Two miraculously escaped and
four were buried under thousands Of
tons of burning coal. John Malinow-
ski has been rescued alive but is in a
precarious condition. The other three
probably have persisted. Their id n.:ty
cannot be learned as they were new,
men. The middle Of the c oct il burr
ing fiercely and it il being cut mo sec
lions to prevent the fire SDre1 ling. T.
looks as though 600 fee. Of til = coz
would be destroyed cts;th e0Cea tons OF
coal, the latter worth $4,000.
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TIRED BICYCLISTS
Still Wheeling on Madison Square
Garden ck--MilIer Leads.

New York, Dec. THE largest crowd
that has gathered to watch the riders
in the 6-day bicycle race, filled Madison
Square Garden, tonight. All the seats
and boxes were occupied and large
crowds gathered in the center of the
ring. The riders at p M, were down
TO q men. AT p. NJ, Miller retired
from the track and was asleep for one
hour, re-appearing on the track at !
T. n. He received an ovation from the
crowd.
Pierce was able to regain his lead
over Miller by the enforced rest of the
latter and at p. NJ, the 9th hour of
the race was miles in the lead. Up
to the 6Sth hour of the race Pierce had
taken but Az hours sleep. At that hour
his trainer forced him to retire for a
short time. He was off the track but
Is minutes.
Teddy Edwards finished his 253d
century shortly after O'clock His
time for the 100 miles, or 1000 times
arouid the track was 5 hours 43 MIN
utes and 40 seconds. The time for the
first 100 miles in the 6-day race was 4
hours and 40 minutes.
and found Pierce miles ahead of him,
he rode very fast and at the end of the
6Sth hour was 8 miles sahead of Pierce
He made his lead miles in the next
hour.
Waller ran into the rail in front of
the press stand near the 4th avenue
end of the track and was dsmounted
He quickly resumed, but the fall APP
peared to have dazed him. Miller
finished his 100 miles at S.45 p. NJ,
and seemed strong.
Eddie Bald rode an exhibition half
mile at $50, following tandem pace.
He made it in LOO %. Harry Elkes
rode two miles, following a very hot
pace set by Henry Fournier of France
with his petroleum motor bicycle. This
race was decidedly novel and stirred
the crowd to a great enthusiasm. The
motor is said to be capable of making
36 miles an hour. Elkes made the two
miles after the motor cycle in 4.16 %.
The board of health doctors were
close observers of the race all day, and
made many examinations, frequently
cautioning the men to moderate their
pace. At 5.27 P. M, they concluded
ordered from the track. Blven, who
had been ordered off the track at II A.
NJ. was given further examination
by the doctors. but was found unfit to
continue and was ordered out of the
contest.
Harry Farrell. the Pacific coast
champion, and Jay Eaton, rode in
mile heat contest, best two out of thee.
Farrell Won the first heat in $50 is,
and the second in the same time.
The scores of the Is leaders in the
bicycle race at 10 P NJ, were: Edgar,
1112 miles, > laps: Pierce, 1862; Wal
Ter. 100; Albert. 1897 Stevens, 1O64.1:
Gimrn. 102S.1: Nawn. 900; Hale. 1854;
AronsCn, 1854: Lawson. 976.6; Forster,
927: Schnieer. 913.1; Joyeaux, 1854; Ju-
Illus. SSS5; Pilkington. S42.2.
Pierce left the track at 11.45 T. NJ, and
Miller at 1905 A. NJ. Miller was then Is
miles ahead of Pierce.
The scores of the Is leaders at / A. NJ.
were: Miller. 115O miles 1 lap; Pierce.
1882; Waller, 1li6.7: Albert, HILL: Ste
vens, 110S.6; Gimm. 1899; Nawn. l009.1:
Lawson, 101s.1; Hale, 10l2.6: Aronson, 902;
Forster 958.S; Schinneer. GAL; Joyeux,
93S.S; Julius 1853; Pikington S67.2
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BODIES IDENTIFIED.
Continued from page -

the opinion that the cargo of IS, 0ot
bushels of corn was not seriously dam
aged by water which entered the vessel
Two men were lost overheard.
The Florence r. Hews0n halls from
Parrsboro. N. s.. and is owned by DR.
e. W. Hewson and others of Amherst
~ 5. Capt. Patterson is a part owner
She sailed from New York, Nov. 10
bound for Halifax. When the storm
struck her the fierce wind tore the salts
away and the cabin flooded and water
casks, compass box, davits and boats
were carried away.
George Mcclellan of Moncton, N. b.
and Charles Reed, son of Captain Reed
of Hopewell Cape, N. B., were washed
overheard and drowned. Mcclellan
was unmarried. Reed was about Is
years of age, and lived at Hopewell
Cape.
The vessel survived the gale and az
forwards Capt. Patterson managed te
rig few sails that he found and made
for Mt. Desert Hills. Later he obtain
ed the assistance of a tug and reached
Machiasport.
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Harvard's New Foot Ball Captain.

Cambridge. Mass. Dec. WIN. A
NJ. Burden, class of 1900, who has play
ed left guard on this years eleven, was
today, elected captain of the Harvard
Varsity foot bail team next year.
Burden is Il years old. weighs 1S(
pounds and is feet 1 inch in height
He is the. SON of /. Townsend Burden
of New York, and received his prepara-
tory education at the Groton school.
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ECHOES OF THE WAR.

The official time of the torpedo boat
destroyer Farragut has been computed
and her record is 30.6 knots an hour,
with 426 revolutions of the screw. The
Farragut is the fastest vessel flying the
American flag.
It is estimated that the extensive re-
pairs now being made on the United
States ship Machias at the Kittery yard
will require several months. The sailors
Of the Alliance are preparing for an elab-
crate ball which they will soon give in
Portsmouth. Sixty jackies from the
Washington and New York yards will ar
rive in a few days to complete the crew
Of the Lancaster. About 500 men are now
employed at the yard, which has more
work than at any time since the regime
Of Secretary of the Navy W. e. Chandler.
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Removal OF BODIES.
These Hereafter Recovered Will Probably Be
Buried on Cape Cod.

Boston, Dec. 7.-State Officer Burleigh,
detailed by Chief Wade to assist in the
removal of bodies from Cape Cod, left,
this afternoon, for Provincetown. The
officer came to Boston, yesterday, with
six bodies. There are 10 to be sent up,
this afternoon, he says.
After they have come he believes il may
be found impossible to remove any more
His orders are to bring every body until
the medical examiner objects on account
of the condition.
made of everything likely to lead to idei.-
tifcation. These lists will be made up ON
an exhaustive and scientific scale. The
bodies will then be buried and the spot
carefully marked.
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May Raise Marine Insurance Rates.

New York, Dec. There was a regu-
lar meeting of the American Associa-
ton of Marine Underwriters. The
question of possible increase in marine
insurance rates due to the heavy losses
in the recent severe storms was dis
cussed at length, but no action was
taken by the association. It was re-
legated TO the individual companies for
any change they see fit as it was felt
that no concerted action was required
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Mckenzie. Tenn. Boy Arrested and Then Shoots
Marshal and Takes Morphine.

Louisville, Ky, Dec "A special to the
Post from C9arksville. Tenn. says: City
Marshal A. D. Bryant of Mckenzie, was
shot in the back of the head and almost
Instantly killed. today. while seated IN
the telegraph office there. The murderer
was a boy of Mckenzie, named Hugh
Mccall. Mccall fled to his home and
committed suicide by taking morphine
The cause alleged for the murder was
that Bryant arrested Mccall, last Satur-
daV. for Drunkenness
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Maine Polo League Standing.
SK0WHEGAN, 5; WATERvILLE, 4.

Skowhegan, Me-, Dec 7-(SpeciaD.-
SFowhegan won the game from Water
vile. tonight, after one of the hottest
fights ever seen in Skowhegan. Walker
excellent work as goal tender was Water
ville's strong feature and without doubt
her greatest factor i'll the game The
Skowhegan team did fine work and kept
the ball in the enemys territory the
greater part OF the time. Such polo as
our team is playing deserves hearty sup
port. The summary: