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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Geo. w. Perry, IS. of Brewer. a yard
man at the Maine Central station, at
Bangor, was instantly killed, Tuesday
by being caught and crushed between
two cars. A wife survives him.
Kiddy' Barter and young man off
the Washington County Railway CON
struction train which arrived at Calais.
SATURDAY night. had a revolver shoot
ing match on the railway bridge at
Midtown, Sunday night. Officer Bal
ley arrested them ard they were ar
raigned before the police court at
Calais Monday, and were let off on
paying fines.
Mondays Express printed a story
about the Leyland line running fort
nightly boats to Liverpool from Port
land, next summer, and also gave some
quiet rumors to the effect that the Can
adam Pacific wished to get into Port
land. prominent steamship Official
said, Wednesday,, that he had known
about the Leyland line matter for sew
eral days and that the fortnightiy
boats were to be run, next summer, as
return to the Grand Trunk for get
ting them into Montreal The Cana
dian Pacific matter, he sad, ne had also
heard and he Furthermore stated that
he had understood that the compan.,
was negotiating with the Maine Cen
trail for the purpose of buying their
lease of the Ogdensburg branch. This
certainly looks like business.
land Express.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
THE CABINET
Decides Upon the mastering Out at Once Of
5000 Volunteers.

Washington. Dec. Git has beer
decided not to give out the text OF tins
instructions to Gen. Otis till about
the time of their arrival in Manila
which will be a month hence. The in
structiens also make temporary ar.
rangements for coasting trade, much
as in the case of Cuba.
The cabinet also decided that exist
ing conditions justified further re-
duction of the military forces OF the
United States and the secretary OF wal
was instructed to arrange for the inn
mediate muster out of $4,000 voiun
teers Several of the volunteer regl-
ments in the Philippines VIII undoubt-
eddy be included In the number.
1t is said that the volunteers to b.
mustered out will be distributed a.
equitably as possible among the sever
el states and in general way the first
regiments mustered in will be the first
to go out
Secretary Alger said, this afternoon
that Major General Otis had rendere
NEST satisfactory service in command
of the military forces in the Philip
pines and would be retained in that
position. Whether ne will be appoint
ed governor general of the archipelag
depends upon future events.
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lena Hacker Will cessiot Rollinser.

Chicago, Dec. ELENA. Hecker, tbs
girl who was formerly employed in RQfi
fingers restaurant on Milwaukee avenue,
appeared ait police headquarters, today
and told of her relations with Rollinger
motive for the crime which Rollinger Is
accused of--that of numbering and partly
cremating his wife. According to Miss
Hecker, Rollinger always represented
himself as single man, and when Miss
Hecker discovered he had wife and
daughter she gradually broke off re-
lations with him. This made Rollinge1
angry and soon after, according to Miss
Hecker, Rollinger began TO mistreat his
wife and several times accused her of be-
ing too careless with the lamp she was
accustomed to carry around the house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
STANDARD OIL INVESTIGATION.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 21.--The taking
of dispositions to prove Attorney Gen
eral Monett's allegations regarding the
Standard Oil Co. was commenced be-
fore Harry C.. Mason, today. The
most important witness produced was
john Darmstetter, Rabbi Of a Bohem-
ian church. Rabbi Darmstetter testl-
fled that one evening three or four
weeks ago he went into the saloon OF
e. Fl. Pollock. to see Pollock, who is
an official of his church. Pollock was
waiting upon several Bohemian labor
ers who were employees of the Stand
ard Oil Co. and he sat down till the
saloon keeper got through with his
customers. Two of the men flashed a
roll of bills and said chat they had got
some good stuff working overtime.
One of them, a teamstcr. said that ne
and another teams.er had loaded up a
lot of book at the Euclid Avenue office
Of the Stanard Oil Co. and taken them
to the company's furnaces where they
were burned. Attorney General Mon
nett secured the residence and name
of one of the drivers and when a con-
stable went to subpoena him. To-Day
the man exclaimed; my job is gone lf
/ have to testify
Another teamster of the Standard
Oil Co. when informed that he would
probaly be called upon to testify. is
reported to have said: They can't
catch me; what we took We're boxes
and | can't tell what they contained"
Rabbi Darmstetter when placed upon
the witness stand was unwilling to
testify. saying that if he did so it
would injure the members of his con-
gregation. many of whom were EN-
p!oyes of the Standard. The depo-
sitions of five other witnesses were ia
ken but nothing important was
brought out. An effort was made 20
subpoena +. A. Pollock. the saloon
keeper but he could not be found.
Frank Rockefeller, l.. II. Severance
and f. =. Square have been subpoena
ed as witnesses.
Edward OHearn. a teamstc- in the
employ Of the Stanard Mlf Co, was
placed on the witness stand. He tes-
tiied that on the Saturday before
Thanksgiving day he was ordered 10
the office of the company on Euclid
avenue and carry some boxes from
there to the warehouse on 1ndepen-
dence street. He said he got the box
es, 16 in number, and delivered them
as ordered.
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New Railroads in 1898.

New York, Dec. 2l.-Preiiminary esti-
mates made by the Railroad Gazette
show an increase of $50 miles during 1928
in the railroads of the Unitcu States
This is the largest increase reported since
1882, when 4il9 miles were added. OF the
Increase this year more than ne-third
was supplied by nine roads, among which
were the Great Northern with 165 miles
the St Louis e San Francisco. a.: the
Mobile & Ohio. 12S; the Washington
County; a new road in Maine, rs; the
Pecos Valley IL Mort heastern. 1906. and
the Ell Paso & Northeastern 100 miles.
In the distribution of the new mileage by
states Minnesota takes the lead with %;
miles; then follow Texaswith 1SS: Louisi-
ana, III; Alabama, 16l; oklahoma, 157
Arkansas, 40; Maine, 1913; California, rs:
Missouri, ILL., Michigan and Georgia.
each 10i.
Ten roads in Canada have built AS
miles, which is more, by some SO miles
than that reported last year. OF this
mileage more than one-half is credited to
the Canadian Pacific Ten roads in Mex
leo have built 412 miles. which is nearly
100 miles more than the totals of last
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
EFFIeles OF wEYLeR
Adorn Suburb Of HAVANA Rejoicing over
the Evacuation.

Havana. Dec. 2l.-3 p. M.-Effigles of
Gen. Weyler hang, this afternoon, in Ger
TO. the suburb, surrounded by jeering
crowds, while small professions march
and countermarch along the streets con-
stantly shouting. Business is virtually
suspended in consequence of the rejoicing
over the evacuation. In some instances
bands of Cubans have visited Spanish
shopkeepers and compelled them to shout
viva Cuba Libre' and to wave Cuban
flags
tanned the Cuban generals Sanguilly and
Lacrete and other Cuban officers at !,
dance at her residence in Gerro, last
evening. sent message to the United
States military commissioners suggesting
that the Spanish soldiers might invade
Gerro and raid her home Major Harri-
son, though taking no account of her
fears, stationed two guards in front of
her residence.
This evening, the Cuban Generals
Mayia Rodriguez Marie Menocal, Vidal
and Julio Sanguilly with other Cuban Off
GERS are to be entertained at Jesus del
Monte, another Havana suburb.
Printed papers insulting the Spaniards
and threatening to kill them after Jan. l
of the island. The alcalde of Santiago de
Las Vegas has seized large quantities OF
such clandestine prints and burned them.
The. Cuban patriotic committees are
/ during which all business is to be sus-
pended.
The United States hospital ship Mis-
souri,, which left Savannah, Dee. IS. ar
rived here, today, with so nurses and $50
members of the hospital corps.
1t now appears that the raising of the
Stars and Stripes over Fort Atares, yes
terday, by Major Russell B. Harrison,
was a surprise to both the United States
and the Spanish military commissioners.
The American commissioners had agreed
that no American flags should be raised
until Jan. !. Major harrison did not
know this, and when told to occupy the
fort with detachment of the LIST North
Carolina Regiment. he promptly raised
the flag. Nevertheless, it has not been
ordered down.
Mai. Gen. VIM. Ludlow, military COVER
norsof the city of Havana, arrived from
the United States. today. and has had a
long conference with Gen Greene.
f. The United States and Spanish military
commissioners will meet, Friday, to ar
range the details for the final taking over
of the city, Jan. /.
Tomorrow morning, Major Harrison
| will breakfast with the Spanish colonel
| yho is in command of that portion of the
Etxy. He gave orders late this afternoon,
| that an efiigy of Gen. Weyler that had
caused a good deal of disturbance in that
locality. should be taken down. and thou
sands gathered, this evening, to witness
t'the carrying out of the order
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22

partment. ! have been IN most hearty
accord with the President In his policy
through the trying days IN which ne
sought to avoid war, and while as
commander-in-chief he was conduct
ing the war that came notwithstand-
ing his effort to prevent 1t. ] believe
most thoroughly in the course he r.
now pursuing for maintaining the hon
or Of the country by securing the just
results of successful war. Shall
leave my associates Of the cabinet and
Of the department and my many
friends in Washington with great re-
greet, but private and personal rela-
tions make my retirement necessity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
E. A. Hitchcock Of Missouri to Be SecresarI
Of the Interior.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The President,
today. nominated Ethan A Hitchcock
of Missouri, to be secretary of the IN
terror; F. w. johnson of California,
to be register of the land office at
Marinsville, Cal.
Mr.. Hitchcock is at present ambas-
sador to Russia. He was appointed
minister more than a year ago ana
when the rank was raised to an en-
bassy he fwassre-a appointed.
Mr.. Hitchcock is a business man of
ST. LOUIS and was for some time an
extensive manufacturer of plate glass.
He is great grandson of Ethan Allen
of Revolutionary fame. His ances-
tors were from Vermont. but his father
moved South and Mr.. Hitchcock was
born IN Mobile. Ala. He is brother OF
Henry Hitchcock. lawyer of noue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The last session
If the House before the holiday recess
lasted but an hour. The Bailey resolu-
ton directing an investigation of the
right of members who volunteered in
the Spanish American war to seats in
the House was adopted and several
bills of minor Importance were passed.
There We're less than so members on
The floor. Immediately after the read
ing Of the journal. Henderson. Rep.
Iowa, from the committee on rules, re-
ported back favorably the Bailey reso-
,ution directing the Judiciary commit
zee to investigate and report upon the
question as to whether the members of
the House who had accepted commits
sions in the army during the late war
lad by SO doing vacated their seats il.
the House. He asked for immediate
consideration and the resolution was
adopted without division.
Wheeler. Dem, Ala. Colson. Rep
Ky, Robbins, Rep. Pa, and Campbell.
DEM, ILL.,. are the members of the
House who volunteered for the Span
sh-American war. None of them wers
present when the investigation was or
dered, today.
The bin reported from the ways and
means committee authorizing the ship
nent in bonds of imported merchandise
n less than car lots was passed.
Some miscellaneous business of minor
Importance was transacted. This
Speaker announced the resignation OF
Mr.. Alexander of New York, from the
committee on civil service and census
and his appointment ON the river and
harbor committee.
At los p. NJ. the House adjourned
under the joint resolution until noon
IAN. 4, 1899.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
Pay II Anyway, But Pay II.

Portland, Me-, Dec. 21.--Judge Webb OF
the United States court has yet given
no instructions as to the method of pay
ing the back wages due 10 the families
of employees of the Portland Steamship
Co. who were lost on the steamer Port
land. One of the members of the United
States bar states that he considers that
the proper way TO arrive at an equitable
division of the money is for the surviv-
ing relatives to present their claims IN
the form of petitions. bringing proofs o,
relationship. etc, and this is the method
that will probably be adopted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
ihe Information Supplied BY This Barber
vii Prove Of lnestimable Value to Augusta
Readers.

When the striped pole or sign which
now indicates a barber shop was em--
ployed to let the public know where
cupping or blood-letting was proIes-
sionally performed, close shaves were
of daily occurrence, not the easy re-
moval of the hirsute or hairy aoorH-
ment of the head and face. but Close
shaves from entering eternity. more
than one unfortunate entered the par
Der surgeons door to leave it corpse
or so weak that weeks were required
to get the victim of malpractice on MS
feet Blood-letting was used for every
thing from a heartache to corn, anu
pain in the loins was invariably treateu
with two incisions, one on each sloe ~
the spine. Like plasters and linimeihs'
these helped from counter irritatlon
they created, and we may presume tnas
had Mr.. VIM. A. Jack, proprietor OF inc
leading shaving parlor of Bath. Me-, o.
So Center ST., lived in the time o. ~
III. of England, in place OF taxing .ne
course he did with his back sio's
time ago, blood letting would have o.e.
resorted to. Read how he treated MS
trouble Mr.. Jack says: Il have SUI
fered for about two years WITH Pai.
across the small Of my back. leit !.
more after long days work over tne
chair. and if l bent forward nckly
sharp twinges caught me insene IONS.
got a box OF Doan's Kidney PMS.
used them, and can say they curso
me. You can refer other people !"
Beth and the surrounding country 70
me. 1 will be pleased to connrnl
either by post or in a .personai inse
view what state above. JUST 49,.
AliSpnatic endorsement can be had lssns 3!
here at home. Drop into the
store of chas. X. Partridge ana 80
him what his customers report: 81.
noan's Kidney pills for sale ~ "
.5ea3ers.. price so cents. Mailed ny 80
.terSAfilburn Co, Buffalo, n. S.
agents tor tire United States,
Een.enshel the maine ,D1A Ns 49,
Y IL no SUBSTITUTE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
-biIiousIleSS
REAR END COLLISION.
Two Killed and 20 Injured in Railroad Acct.
Dent near Railway. NJ.

| New York, Dec. 2l.-A rear-end collision
occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
TINS morning, three miles from Railway.
/ y. j., which resulted in the loss of two
/ lives and serious though not fatal iniu-
| ries to four persons. About 20 persons
were cut and bruised and nearly all the
| occupants of both trains in collision were
thrown from their berths. The collision
occurred between train No. g. known as
the Eastern express, and train No. TO-
known as the Chicago and New York ex-
press.
| When three miles from Railway. Short
! ly before O'clock this morning, the Chi
cage and New York express was stopped,
| according to its engineer bv signal.
| rather heavy fog prevailed. The Eastern
! express coming up from behind at about
- miles an hour. dashed into No. 10
sending baggage car off the track and
crashing through into the Pullman
sleeper Bartholiaa. which contained Is
| passengers, the Pullman conductor and
colored porter. The engine of No. did
! sleeping car was kinoling wood. The
colored porter and one passenger were
caught upon the top of the boiler. Their
bodies were twisted together with debris
The engine of No. was badly damaged
The smokestack and cab We're carried
away and the tender was thrown from
| the track. Beyond the smashing of a
| Southern express car and car Platforms
train No. sustained no other damage
and none of its passengers were seriously
| hurt.
just before the collision. John Wander
yer. the engineer of train No. g. and his
| fireman jumped off. Both received scalp
wounds.
Train No. 10 was composed of mail and
exnress cars. The Bartholdi was the
only passenger car it carried. The rear
baggage car was empty and proved nut
a slight impeachment to the engine of No.
! S. which forced its way through. The
passengers in the Bartholdi, were thrown
forward, amid broken woodwork, escap-
ing steam and flyirg glass. The car top
pied over on its, side and lay slanting
against the bank. The unhTt passen-
gers scrambled through the windows.
For two hours two women and two
men Law pinned down by debris. suffering
from their injuries. Ii was impossible to
get them out. until after the arrival OF
the relief train, which cSfme about $50.
The passengers of both trains were
brought to New York on other trains.
The engineer of No 8 blames the thick
fog for the accident
The passenger killed was. boy who
was employed by the Ohio River Railroad
Co at Parkersburg. w. Va. His name is
at yet unknown.
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Gen. Wood Popular At Santiago.

Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 21.-Senor
Bacarai, the mayor, on behalf of the
CITY council. will present testimo-
ss1ial to Major General Wood congratu-
fating him upon his recent promotion
and thanking him for 4he great work
he has done here. The testimonial will
also express the thanks of the council
to President MCKINLEY for recogniz-
ing Gen. Wood 8 service. The presen-
tation win be made, Friday. and a
copy of the testimonfat fll be sent
to President Mckinney
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-22
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington, Dec. 2i.-These changes in
schedules are announced:
Route iii. New Sharon TO Belgrade.
Leave New Sharon daily except Sunday
at 80 A. NJ. Arrive at Belgrade by $50
A. NJ. Leave Belgrade daily except Sun
day at P. NJ. Arrive at New Sharon by
p. NJ.
Route 1897. Smyrna to railroad station.
Leave Smyrna daily except Sunday at
u.o3 A. NJ. Arrive at railroad station by
u.4S A. NJ. Leave railroad station daily
except Sunday at 224 p. NJ. Arrive al
Smyrna by 500 p. NJ.
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Forefathers Day at Brooklyn.

New York, Dec 21-Over 200 members
and friends of the New England Society
of Brooklyn, assembled at the Pouch
dinner of the organization in celebration
of the landing of the Pilgrims. The
speakers included Col. Theodore Roose-
Welt, Capt. John Bartlett. u. S. N, Rev
way.
In his address, Col. Roosevelt said: "Oi
course the late conflict had been one III
our own interest, but it was nevertheless
largely "a DISTINGUISHED action. 1t was q
good thing to haye interests outside our
own borders an9It was infinitely better
to have the terial secondssto- the
nneasoss aSs er of assuming eon
troksDf lfhes fR&dpnffe Islands. the inhabt
tsEafs ofsWhfcf AlSuld be controlled unit
sthey, were 7taNgpt to govern themselves.
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HOMELESS AND FRiENDLESS.
The Marchioness Of Donegal Committed TO the
Workhouse at London.

London. Dec. 2l.-Ill mserabiy clad
and apparently in acute restitution. the
Marchioness of Donegal applied, yester
ern hospital, from which place she was
removed to the Islington workhouse in
Urinary. She explained that she was
not willing to communicate with hei
who is suffering from pneumonia.
The story of the life of the marchion-
ess is painful. She left her husband III
1878 and in 1889 instituted separation pro-
ceedings, at which counter charges OF
misconduct We're made. Unsavory details
of their conjugal life We're also banded
about. The marchioness failed to obtaif
alimony z8Fd has since received assistance
from her friends. In May last she broke
her leg. in "a hotel elevator and was taken
|sto a. hospital
u. Tls4 marquis has had troubled finan-
sf.i all Career
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Volunteer Army Promotions.

Washington. Dee. 2l.-Acting undes
the provisions of the act of April 2
1898. the President. today, sent To tho
Senate a long list of military nomina.
tions covering promotions in the vol
unteer army, announced notwithstand-
ing the fact that the troops have beer
mustered out
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HOME FROM HONOLULU.

Albany. N. Y, Dec. accompanies
A, b, and d of the 1st New York Vol
lunteer Regiment returned here. today
from Honolulu. Although the hour of
their arrival was inconvenient and
the weather disagreeable, the people
turned out en- masse, burned red fire
by the ton, discharged all manner OF
fire works and cheered themselves
hoarse in honor Of the returning SOL
Oilers. The men all appeared to be II
excellent physical condition.
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VOICES FROM THE DEEP.
Body and Door Recovered from Portland
Doubtful II Nina Can Locate Steamer.

New York, Dec. 21.--The London Of
flee of the Anglo-Ameriean Gable Co.
have been informed by the local super
intendent of the company as to the
operations OF the Nina and the theo-
ries assembling the breakage of the ca
BILE to the steamer Portland having
fouled 1t when she sank. The mana
ger of the Cable Co. in London tele-
gnaphed his report here as follows:
The Nina will shortly return TO
Boston unless she can actually reach
the Portland. l doubt if she can as
cribe the break to that disaster. We
do not always recover the broken
ends
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Heavy Fog Delays Shipping.

New York Dec. PA heavy fog hung
over this city and vicinity. today. and
shipping traffic was seriously interrupted.
sNhe Sound steamers were practically tied
up. The Pilgrim of the Fall River Line
was anchored off Whitestone, l.. l., and
ner passengers came to this city, 10
night, over the Long Island Railroad.
rhe Pilgrim is not expected to come IL
mis- city, until morning. Tonight. the
Jog grew thicker than it had been during
he afternoon. The pilots of the rives
craft managed to make their trips but
With considerable delay. No mishaps Ia d
oeen reported up to midnight None OF
The big liners ventured further down the
cav than quarantine
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The Puritan Safe at Fall River.

Fall River, Mass, Dec. 21.--Steamel
Puritan of the Fall River line arrives
here. al S.35 O'clock this evening Capt
Nickerson reports that the Puritan
anchored off 23rd street New York.
until this morning. on account of the
dense fog, last night. The steamer
City of Brockton had not reported, al
8 O'Clock tonight. The Puritan will re-
main here until tomorrow night.
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Colombia Will Extend the Time.

Colon, Colombia, Dec. 21.-Dsspatchas
received, here, yesterday. from Senior
]. NJ. Marroquin, vice president of CO.
lombia. now at Bogata. and from Sen
hor Zubieta confirm the report that
the Colombian Congress will grant the
Panama Canal Co. such an extension
of time under its concession as may be
necessary TO complete the canal