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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
AN AWFUL CONFESSION.
Motive Tor Recent BurkettviiIc Tragedy Re
Gently Brought to Light.

Brockton. Mass. March 2.-(SpeciaD
"A letter recently received in this city
by Walter f. Jordan, former resident
of Appleton, Me-, makes some interest
double tragedy in Burkettville, in
which Albert Hysler murdered his wife
and daughter and then attempted sui
eide. which subsequently resulted in
his death
The letter contains a full account of
the tragedy as has been printed in the
Journal and then adds that when
Hysler's death was near at hand. he
made a confession which shows that
the younger daughter of his wife by a
former husband was made to sin by
him. She told her mother. though n
threatened with death, and the man
kept his terrible vow.
This proves that Hyser had mo-
tive for the crime. and while he may
have been in frenzy and unaccounta-
BILE for his act when the crime was
committed. the theory of insanity is
in a measure disproved. When penned
up in his room by about a dozen of the
neghbors after having murdered his
wife and daughter he held his pursuers
at bay with an axe, while they were
watching a his window. ate half box
Of Paris green and then almost cut his
head off with sharp knife.
The murderer and Nsuicide was a
brother of Bob" Hysler famous
horseman of Maine. and well known to
horSemen in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
TRIES TO END MS LIFE.
Arthur Resbeli Of North Perry, Me-. lnhaIes
Gas in Boston.

Boston. March 2.-(SpeciaD.-Arth
II. Resbcll, Is years of age. of North
Perry, Me-, who came here some months
ago and took lodgings at No. ,, Myrtle
eide by inhaling illuminating gas. early
this morning. He was discovered be-
fore death came and was removed to
the Massachusetts General hospital,
where he now in Il critical condition.
Doubts are expressed as to whether or
not he can recover.
ReSbeil was Il very quiet young man
and kept his affairs to himself, so much
so that no one in the house where he
lived knew the nature of his employ
meDt. He kept good hours and his
habits apparently were of the best.
The reason for the attempt which he
made on his life remains mystery. A
letter which he left leads to the belief
that for same reason he was discour-
aged. That he was determined to kill
himself is evidenced by a letter which
he left behind. One was unaddressed
1t read:
Bury me where you like. This
WOulu suit lll" Ii tlcy Walt NE uo"H
home. all right"
Two other letters were addressed to
his mother and sister at North Perry,
Me. They were sealed, and will not be
opened. Their contents are not known
to the police.
Last night he came home rather late.
For this reason no attempt was made
to get into his room until late in the
forenoon, the maid of all work thinking
that he would want to sleep. About IL
O'clock, after repeated rapping on the
door without getting any response. the
door was forced. Just previous to this
act gas had been detected in the CORR
dor.
Resbell was unconscious in bed. A
physician was called and at once or
dered his removal to hospital
His relatives at North Perry have
been notified by the police of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
ADMIRAL DEWEY
Insists on Having More Light
Draft Warships.
Six More Regiments Of Regulars ia
Be Sent to Gen. Otis.


Washington, March Admiral
Dewey is again pressing on the navy
department the urgent need Of vessels
OF light draft as means of commune
eating among the numerous small is
lands of the Philippine group. To this
end gunboat Vixen. which figured
bravely for vessel of her light cali
bre at the outset of the Cuban cam
paign. has been ordered to be fitted out
Immediately at the Norfolk navy yard
for Manila. This will take about a
month and it probably will be three or
four months before she joins Dewey
fleet.
Besides the Concord. which is per-
haps little too large to be classified
as one of the small craft, the only light
vessels now in the Philippines now
available for running about those wa
tiers are the Petrol and the Helena.
The Castine and the Princeton, how
ever, are now speeding in that direc-
ton but the small craft equipment
there will be inadequate.
The department is anxious to afford
Admiral Dewey all the assistance pos
sible. He has repeatedly called atten-
ton to the great Importance of this
work and has emphasized the fact that
it is the light vessels, fit to skirmish
about in the shallow waters and to
run in and out of harbors where the
large ones would be useless. that he
wants rather than the heavier types.
The war department officials pro-
nounce absurd the Philippine Junta
story to the effct that Aguinaldo has
taken several hundred American SOL
diers prisoners and removed them to
the interior. Gen. Otis bulletins have
accounted for every man in the Amer
lean army at Manila and there is not
on record single case of missing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
The Storm in Colorado.

Leadville Colo. March 2.-Following a
heavy snowfall for the past two days, 4
furious blizzard set in and has been in
east got in with difficulty. but the rail-
roads are blockaded west of this city
The South Park line and the Blue River
roads are hopelessly showed under and
may not be openaed for a month. A num-
Der of families in the interior are Twins!
OH one meal day and that consists OF
bread potatoes and water. No coal is "a
be had and the people are digging timbe,
out of the snow and cutting 1t up fol-
fuel.
midnight Sunday, shows no sign of aba tie.
ment The railroads are completely tied
up west of this city and are running but
few trains east. The outlook here is
most discouraging. There has been los.
TO this community for month past Of
over $SOOO a day in wages, In addition e
ure to make shipments and carry on de-
velopment work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
CECIL RHODES ON EXPANSION.
Says United States Will Hold All She Has and
wilt Acquire Still More.

Copyright. 1899. The Associated Press.
Alexandria, Egypt, Feb. n.-Cecil
Rhodes. who. in the eyes of most Eng
lsmen. is the incarnation of the i'm
perialistic policy. holds views concern
ing the future of the United States
even more far reaching than most
American imperialists have preached
Mr.. Rhodes. in conversation with a
representative of The Associated Press
on board the steamer Hapburg on the
Mediterranean. by which he came to
Egypt in the interests of the Cape
Town Cairo Railroad and Telegraph
Co.. predicted most confidently that
within a century the United States
would have advanced the work begun
in the acquisition Of Cuba until it con-
trOlled all the American hemisphere
except Canada. He did not believe
that the United States would ever
withdraw its authority from Cuba and
thought the manner in which Spain
had been evicted from her colonies ami
the United States had taken possession.
most business like. Americas action
in compromising Spain for the Philip
pines surprised him. II would have
bundled the Spaniards out and made
them pay war indemnity" was his
comment.
He declared that the United. States
would never withdraw from the Phil
ippines. because it was their duty to
give these people strong and good
government: nor did he believe that
when they have begun to realize the
results of their work there. Americans
would desire to abandon the palicy.
There are no more islands of the
sea to be acquired. They are all taken
up. The territory of savage races Is
practically all pre-empted by the civil
lied. The ultimate work Of the United
States will be to govern South Amer
lea. You will probably begin with
Mexico. acquire the Central American
states. then those on the continent Of
South America until you hold all the
country to the south of you. South
ward is the logical direction Of the ex-
pansion of the United States. You will
possess all these states by force Of
arms and that within a century"
Asked IL Canada would logically be
included in this expansion, he said that
Canada had good government and,
Continued on page g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
STABBED THE CONDUCTOR.
Ernest Hartman Of Lisbon. in Serious Trouble
He Was intoxicated.

Brunswick. Me, March Much excite
ment was caused by Ernest Hartman of
Lisbon, upon the 1890 trolley car bound
from Brunswick to Lewiston. Wednesday,
by his drawing a jack-knife and stabbing
Conductor Hinckley in the arm. The
quick action of Hinckley probably saved
him serious injury. Hartman was ar
rested at Topsham by Deputy Sheriff T..
Cornish and placed in the Brunswick
lookup. He was somewhat under the in
Hrence of liUtlor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03

The trial of three town officials Oh
Hull. Selectinan John smith. Chlet OF
Police John S. Mitchell and Patrolman
Eugene Mitchell, charged with having
accented brides for the alleged pro-
lection from arrest of certain liqHp"
dealers and gambling house proprie-
tors, was begun in the superior crimi-
nal court at Plymouth. Mass, Thurs
day. There are II counts to the IN
dictments against the defendants and
the amount of money alleged to have
been received is 500 in the case OF Sc
,ectman Smith, $3.50 in the case OF John
s Mitchell and $3.50 in that OF Eugene
Mitchell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
REINFORCE memrs FOR OTIS.


WasiriHEtot. March 3-rAe- secretary OF
war has just ordered the reinforcement of
Gen. Otis by six regiments These are the
9th Infantry. now at San Antonio: the 9Th
Artillery, scattered along the Atlantic
coast stations: the 9th Infantry. at Madi-
son Barracks: 18th Infantry. in New York
State: 2lst Infantry. at Plattsburg. n. ":
and the 18th Infantry. at Fort Crook and
neighboring posts in the middle Vest.
These regiments have been ordered to
make ready TO proceed to San Francisco
and thence to Manila
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
QUIET At MANILA.
The intense Heat Felt by Soldiers The
Morgan City Arrives.

Manila. March $50 p. M.-This is
the hottest day of the season. but. for
>tunately. all is quiet inside and out
side our lines and the majority of the
men were Kept in the shade.
The United States transport Morgan
City has arrived here. but the wives
of the officers and the other women
passengers were not allowed to land.
the authorities considering the condi-
ton ashore to be unsettled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
$4,000 Fire At Paris Mill.

Norway, Me-, March "A fire broke Oh;
at Paris Hill. Thursday forenoon. The
Governor Parham residence, owned by
George Atwood. proprietor of the Oxford
Dow6crat was burned. The fire spread
- taiiace Cummings property AM
threatened n other buildings A barn ada
oant to the Perham residence was dam
aped. The loss is estimated at 5000; in
s1rance $1,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
SNOW.

Washington. March 2.-Forecast for
Friday: Maine. snow: fresh to brisk
easterly winds. New Hampshire. Ver-
mont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island.
Connecticut and eastern New York:
Generally fair fair to brisk easterly
Winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
Three Small Fires at Strong.

Strong. Me-, March 2.-Therc was just
a furry of excitement in the village Of
Strong, Thursday morning. when fires
broke out simultaneously on the roofs If
Daggett & Wills store. the foothpick rae
hniise, Sparks from Il passing engine
were the cause and the flames were ex-
tinrlished before any material damage
had heen done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03

Dr. BalIs Cough syPup shoula -
kept In every household. It Is the best
remedy for cough and cold, and Is ess ,
pecially recommended for that gr3ppA
cough. Price . eta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03

~. tho title colds that grow into biz
colds; the big colds that s ~ n ,,, ccnsump-
uon W 1n~a Norway Pine Syrup.
nor. wed, frs&wky,u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
nuaen Of Relaium Very 10.

Brussels March 2-The Queen of Bel
.;.,n, 10 @rayely ill., Her Majesty is suf-
S.;ng from broncho-pneumonia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
r. NJ. HAYES d SON, augusta.
Domestic Bakery.

Cream bread wrapped, Zoe. loaves, 25c.
Crimped crust bread, moist and sweet, &c.
feb20 cod
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
''Crack-A-JaCks."

Our new style fancy worsted, and all
wool made-tO-Order trousers at $500 are
Crack-a-Jacks. We cut pattern for
every pair and keep the same for future
use. Now is tine time to leave your or
der before the best styles are closed.
The Huntington Clothing Co..
TailOrs, Clothlers and Furnishers,
221. Water ST., Augusta, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
slxIY.NlNrH SESSION.
SENATE.

Thursday. March 2, 1899.
The Senate met according to adj
journment and was called to order by
the president.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Struthers Of
Gardiner
Journal of yesterday read and APP
proved.
Papers from the House disposed Of
i'm copcurronc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03

lcontinpsa on page -
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14
AN IMPORTANT FOOD LAW.
Heavy Penalty for Selling Articles of
Food Containing Unhealthy
Ingredients

The following law was passed at the
last session CT the Missouri Legisla-
ture, taking effect August 20, 1899:
Section 1. That it shall he unlawful
for any person or corporation doing
business in this state to manufacture,
sell, or offer to sell any article, COM
pound or preparation for the purpose
of being used CIR which Is intended to
be used in the preparation of food, in
which article, compound or prepara-
ton there is any arsenic, calomel, bis
muth, ammonia or alum
Sect. 2. Any person or corporation
violating the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and shall, upon conviction, be
fined not less than one hundred dol
lars, which shall be paid into and be-
come a part of the road fund of the
county in which such fine is collected.
The operation CT this law will be
maintained against alum baking pow
ders. But the manufacture or sale of
any article of food or article intended
to be used in food which contains any
of the substances -classed by the law
as unhealthful-from Arsenic to Alum
is absolutely prohibited.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14

thought tie noise was made by a
shark. At Z O'Clock this morning the
laborers of the dock department, with
the help of a hoisting engine, pulled
the mare out to dry land, weary, but
still alive.
John Hogan, 200 East Forty-seventh
street, drove Miss Woodford in a new
runabout to the Bartholomew Eye and
Ear clinic on east Forty-second street,
and left her standing in the charge of
a small boy. An automobile, gong
changing, buzZed by. The mare threw
up her head, swapping the bit away
from the boys hand, shuddered
through her whole body and made
frightened leaps into the middle of the
street Some one cried tWhoa!" and
sought to catch her; at this she gal
lopod in the direction of the river.
The men on the Forty-second street
pier Intellectually tried to get in her
way, but the mare ran straight off the
end of the pier into the water. The
which had caught on the
strfng-piece, broke from the traces.
and stayed ashore.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14
CHINA WIFE QUESTION.
Lee Chin Accused of Having Talked
Through His Hat.

Inc observations made by Lee Chin
at the county recorders office on
Tuesday regarding plurality of mar
riages in China have precipitated a
dispute among the Chinese here
Bronx" the head pusher of a laun-
dry opposite the Lemon hotel, was
az the Office before it was opened yes
terday morning to correct impressions
that might have been gathered from
Lee Chin's unauthorized talk
Lee Chin no savvey China" Bronx
told County Recorder Sheridan. HE
Hong Kong or Canton China boy an
muchee liar" Bronx wanted espec-
tally to square the emperor of China.
who Lee Chin had represented as
having 120 wives He had, in fact,
$50 Bronx says, and is still a young
n"n under control Of the dowager.
When he gets out from under restraint
he'll have 1000 in no time. Bronx
said Lee Chin thought 120 was a great
number, which showed that he was
from Canton or Hong Kong and knew
no mere of the magnificence Of Picking
and Manchuria than he did of the
moon. He was merely guessing at it,
and didn't guess half enough
Bronx spoke contemporary CT Lee
Chn,s statement that his grandfather
had fifteen wives, his father ten. and
himself six, saying at the same time
only members of the upper class have
more than one wife. There is no class
law on the subject, Bronx says, and
wealth. has really nothing to do with
II A man can buy a wife with a
round moon face and a little foot for
$40. 1t doesn't cost any more to keep
dozen than one, and it is cheaper to
have one wife than none at all. Two
can support themselves and their hus-
band, and enough of them can make
him a rich man. So the question of
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14

left instructions foS the Mississippi
Rifles to follow him en- the morning
train to escort the prisoner to Smith
county. The military. company was
at the depot when the train arrived
and were ready to get aboard when a
message from the governor instructed
them TO await further orders A later
messags says the governor left over
land III a buggy this afternoon for
Smith county, and if he meets with
the mob will endeavor to induce them
to dispense. Smith county is the gov
ernor's old home. McAlpine is charged
with the murder of John Thornton
while en- route home from church. The
Rifles are awaiting further orders.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14
FIGHT WITH Ex-CoNvICT.
Who Was Finally Killed After Shoot
ing Two Officers.

Columbus, O., Sept. ia desperate
fight occurred this afternoon between
Charles Dumont, an ex-ccnvict, and
Detective Abe Kleeman and Patrolman
George CASTOR. All were wounded,
DumOnt dying Within a few hours.
The officers were waiting for Dumont.
who was wanted for burglary. When
he came along on a bicycle, the officers
called upon Dumont to step, but he
pedaled on, at the same time drawing
a revolver and shooting over his
shoulder at his pursuers. Patrolman
CASTOR was the first to go down with 4
bullet in his head and another in his
arm. Dumont lost his balance and
fall from his wheel, but quickly sought
refuge behind a telegraph pole and
continued the fusilade with Detective
Kleeman. Dumont received three
wounds in the body. Kleeman has
serious wound in the side.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14
BIG STEAMER DISABLED.
The Manhattan Strikes an Obstruction
in He'll Gate.

New York, Sept. 13.-The big steel
coasting steamship Manhattan of the
Maine steamship line in some mysteri-
GUS way struck and tore a big hole in
her bottom on Old Flood rock in He'll
Gate tonight and had to be supported
back to her pier by four tugs, while
TIE whole force of the engines was
turned to pumping water in order to
kccp the steamship from sinking
The ship started at 5 O'Clock for
Portland, Me-, with a cargo of freight
and a good passenger list She was
going rapidly up the river and had
turned into He'll Gate when, either by
drifting out of the channel by an off
set current or by some new sunken OBJ
struction in the regular channel, she
grounded. The shock was not severe
and caused no excitement among the
passengers. The boat was towed back
tC pier SO, East river. The cargo to-
night was carried over to the sister
ship of the Manhattan, the Horatio
Hull, which will sail tomorrow, car
rying the passenger of the Manhattan
The belated passengers were all given
comfortable quarters aboard the Hull.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14

( wealth essentially consists in; It's
primary conditions; nature and labor
TX. Labor and productive labor
the beginnings of capital.
x. Social organization necessary to
the production of wealth.
XII Mems power and inclination to
create and to Save wealth.
XII. The labor force
After study in several German uni
versities and wide travel in Europe.
DR.. Andrews was for many years pro-
lessor of history and political economy
in Brown university; then professor OF
political economy and public finance i'll
Cornell university; then president OF
Brown university. He accepted his
present position as head of the public
school system Of Chicago in 1898. He
is the author Of many works, among
them Institutes of General History
Institutes of Economics - History of
the United States,' 1.-TWO Volumes),
and History of the Last Quarter Cen
fury in the United States" (two vol
umes).
The managers of lyceum bureaus
and the magazine editors are continu-
ally besieging DIR. Andrews fer lee
lures and contributions: and while the
title pages of the leading periodicals
list the name of E. Benz. Andrews
more often than most prominent mems
Llmes appear, he is, every week, COM
PEELED TO decline the acceptance of i'm
portant commissions.
Beginning about October 1 The Re
publican will begin the publication OF
DR.. Andrews home study course. The
series comprise a wide range of sub
jects and are a liberal education.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14
A BRIDGE COMBINE.
Concerns to Form the American Bridge
Company.

New York, Sept 13.-The American
Bridge company held a protracted
meeting here today, at which it is
understood representatives were pres
ent from the Phoenix Bridge company
of Pkc.enixville, Pa; A. P. Roberts
company of Pencort, Pa; EdgemOre
Iron company Of Edgemore, Pa;
Youngstown Bridge company of
Youngstown, O.; Wrought Iron Bridge
company of Canton, O.; Boston Bridge
company of Boston; Cornell Bridge
company of New York, and the Mott
Haven Bridge company. The meeting
was held in executive session, but it is
understood that the object was to eff
feet an amalgamation of all the bridge
companies under the head of the
American Bridge company. 1t was
said that an expert accountant had
ben for months past examining the
accounts and books of these companies
in order to determine the relative
number of shares to be apportioned to
the various interests included in the
combination.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-14
CECIL RHoDEs's SISTER.
She Directs Her Affairs With the Same
Success as Her Brother.

In going down to Cape Town recent
ly on the Union Line steamship Scot
we saw a knot of persons gathered
about a woman who occupied steam
er chair On the hurricane deck.
"Hello!'' said a Jameson raider,
there is Cecil Rhodes's sister.
Immediately the top deck became
cynosure, for the name Of Rhodes has
a conquering power in the Dark Con-
tinent. Moreover, next to Olive Schrei-
ner. authoress and champion of the
Beers, the most interesting woman in
South Africa today is Miss Alice
Rhodes.
Whenever the peculiarities Of the
ex-premier are discussed by those who
know the Rhodes family, the CONVEX
satiCn is sure to turn sooner or later
to tbs eccentric sister, who is far
famed for evincing the same dislike
for men that the empire builder shows
toward women Her appearance, too,
is so decidedly masculine as to attract