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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31
PENNSYLVANIA BRIBERY CASE.
Looks as Though Offers Of $1,000 for Votes
Were Freely Made.

Harrisburg, Pa. March 30.-The brib-
cry committee again met. this morning,
to take testimony in the charges of al
legged bribery in connection with the
United States senatorship, and the
McCarrell jury bill in the House.
NJ. Thompson, tQuay Republican, of
Wayne. was closely questioned con-
corning his colleague. Norton who tes-
tilted. yesterday, that he had been Of
fered $1,000 by Robert Evans of Phila-
delphia, Or his vote on the McCar-
rell bill He said Norton told him he
would have to give evidence against
Evans. Mr.. Thompson was absent
when the bill was under consideration
in the House and explained that he
would have voted for it if he had been
present.
Representative Pratt (FusionisD of
Chester said that Representative
Hersch. (DemocraD of Montgomery,
told him that he was offered $50 to vote
in the negative on the motion to adj
journ the House to prevent a reconsid-
GRAFTON of the bill After the investi
CATION commenced. Hersch told the
witness he thought the offer was
Joke. After Pratt left the stand
Thompson was recalled at his request
and testified that Evans came to his
seat in the House and asked him to
point out Norton.
Mr.. fowler (Quay Republican, of
Forest, said Il, member told him he had
been indirectly approached to change.
his vote from Quay to another. This
member had not testified and Mr.. Tow
Ter preferred not to divulge his name
until after he had given his testimony.
Representative He'll of Northampton,
was recalled and testified that Parker
Titus of Easton. visited him at his
home and told him he was there to do
business. saying there was Two
piece for the signers to the SpatZ
agreement" He'll refused to sign the
paper. saying Titus told him he ought
to vote for Quay and asked He'll to
advise him when jerks was "out of it.
Titus requested He'll not to say any
thing about the alleged offer.
Mr.. Zerbe (Quay Republican, of Lee
banon. and Ex-Sheriff Miller of his
county, asked him to meet Congress-
man Dalzell, and Quay told him that
the question of offering him money to
change his senatorial vote from Quay
ers of Lebanon. but that he had advis-
ed against. Mr.. Zerbe related his con-
versation with Mr. Miller to DR.. Tow
Ter to get his opinion as to whether it
was pertinent to the inquiry.
Representative Wilson. at the afternoon
session. said that d friend had told him
that if he thought of changing his vote
arrangements could be made whereby he
could get $1,000. $500 of which was to be
paid al once and the balance after he
voted. Mr. Wilson replied tina. he would
not change his vote and the conversations
ended Mr.. Wilson did not wish to name
his friend. The committee decided to al
low Mr. Wilson until the next meeting to
disclose the friends name. If he refuses
then, he will be placed in custody for
contempt. ,
when x-Congressman Kulp Will be pres
ent to answer the charges of Representa-
five Brown that he offered him 800 to alb
sent himself from the first session OF tne
joint convention to ballot for senator
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31
DR." NANCY GUlLFORD
Goes Deeper and Deeper in the mire as the
Testimony Is Given.

Bridgeport, Ct. March 30-With the
close of today's proceedings in the Dr.
Nancy A. Guilford trial. the court adj
journed until Monday at the usual
hour The trial has now been in pro-
grcss eight days and it is believed one
more day will suffice to complete the
evidence of the state. Today's testi-
mony was in no wise sensational nor
We're the spectators numerous enough
to crowd the court room. Considerable
time was devoted at the morning seS-
sion with testimony tending to identify
the signature of Mrs. Guilford, as it
was purposed to show by the prosecu
ton that DIR. GuiIford received money
and kilograms from Oxley.
Detective George Arnold. on the cross
examination. today, told of the condi-
ton of the rooms and closets in the
Guilford house. last September, when
he was searching them for incrimina-
ting evidence. OF his examination of
the bathroom and how he detected
there a peculiar odor similar to that of
carbolic acid. OF articles that he found
in the furnace and of the finding of q,
saw. which it is thought was used to
eat up Emma Gill's body in the bath
room. With the presentation of Detes-
tive Arnold's testimony was the first
suggestion made by the state that the
actual murder of the girl was commit
ted in Nancy Guilford's house.
Undertaken John Cullnan was
among the witnesses. today. and dur
ing his cross examination he told OF
the Identification of the remains by
Frank Perkins of Middleboro Mass
as those of his daughter Grace and
also OF sending the body to Middle
boro. Mass. under the name of Grace
Perkins. The defence heretofore had
been unable to get this evidence ad-
nitted and in their opinion it throws
some doubt on the positive identified
ton of Emma Gill. The state Tough
strenuously for the exclusion of ths
testimony relating to the Perkins iden
tflcation but was unsuccessful.
Another witness. this afternoon, wa!
Howard G. Guernsey, a druggist O
Southington, and friend of Harr,
Oxley. He told of receiving a bundl
of letters from Oxley on the day tina
announcement was made of the find
ir2 of portions Of the body in yellow
Mil pord and thinking that they nigh
have some connection with the murde.
mystery he destroyed them. the da
Cyicy was arrested.
Judge Wheeler handed down his de
c'Sion il, the case of Langdon Smith q
the New York Evening Journal. VIII
"aS si;a6 before Inc court. several day
;ro. 10 stow cause why he should III
"r~tta;t:ed FIR carten'nt of cou;
i al l's' inE ni'jec tinnahle matter j
CO.'S cii"@ viii the trial. The sew
I, a. -, -. r.,,ii is i.ili Sir. Smith :,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31
TOWN ELECTIONS.

MISUNDERSTANDING Cyrus Chase. S.
p. Polleys, G. Frank McGlauflin: town
clerk. Clinton S. Hayward; school COM
mittee. IL: II. Polleys. Martin Ryan. Edw.
common SEQ: high. 500: highways. $500:
school fund interest. $57; contingent ex-
penses. 500: to repair sidewalks. SIS: to
seat High school room. $50: repair ceme-
terry. $50.
CRAWFORD-Selectm A. j. Grover.
Robert Wallace, r. G. Waterhouse; tow,
clerk, A. j. Dwelly; school committee, II.
Hanseom: school superintendent. Fred
Hanscom. Money appropriated: Schools.
500; highways, $3.50: support of poor, 500;
other purposes, 500.
observation-disclosures G. G. Jewell. t.
c. Lord G. NJ. Applebee; town clerk. II.
w. Lord: school supervisor. Angie Wake
field Money appropriated; Schools, 500;
highways. $500: support of poor, $500;
other purposes. $3.50. A N4.~r
MARIAVILLE-Select Charles F.
Siisby. Nathan G. Jordan. Henry Smith:
town clerk, Charles r. Silsby; school SUI
pervisor, Mrs. Maggie Grover. Money
$500; support of poor. $50: text books. s25
repairs on schoolhouses. SIS: town
OXBOW PL.-Seiectmen. John Heating,
James Anderson. Jr.. l.. Fl. Curricr: town
clerk. Hiram J. Smith; school supervisor
!. l.: Junkin: Money appropriated:
Schools. $40: salary for treasurer for en-
suing year. $10 town charges. $50; to buy
books, $50.
THOMASTON-Selec 7. s. Singer
Levi Seavey. n. Z. Shaw; town clerk, r.
A. Carr: school committee. T.. NJ. O'Brien.
Money appropriated: Schools, $3.50; high
ways, $4,000: support of poor, $780, other
purposes, $1,000. H.
WALLAGRASS PL.--Selectmen,. Mag
loire Michaud. Napoleon Lobb, Henry
Iaucer: town clerk. Eloi Michalld
school committee, Napoleon Lobbi, Etoi
Michaud. George W. Gormier. Money ap-
propriated: Schools, 800: highways $4JO:
to defray town charges, Si25;, to buy
school books $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31
II Never Dissppoinis

People who are troubled with any
disease caused or promoted by impure
blood or low State Of the system may
take Hoods Sarsaparilla with the ut
most confidence that its faithful use
will effect cure. Millions take it as a
spring medicine. because they know by
experience it Is SC. what the system
needs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31
TO OPPOSE the CAR.


Paris, March 3o-The Echo de Paris to-
day. publishes a sensational dispatch
from Copenhagen saying a plot against
the Gar. in which his mother and the
head Of the Holy Synod are implicated.
conspirators 'being 10 take advantage Of
the state Of the Cars Health. remove
him from power and eonfidc the govern
Inent to his uncle. who is c!assed as u
notorious reactionary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31

The third anniversary of the Boston
& Maine department Of the Y. N. c. A.
in Concord will be appropriately cele-
brated March 81. The secretary will
keep open house throughout the day,
and il the evening a public meeting
will be held. at which Mr.. J. F. Moore.
International railroad secretary, and
Mr.. W. f. Fenno of New Haven. Conn,
viii be the principal speakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31

Two new locomotives and eight pas
senger cars are among the orders
booked for the coming season for the
Washington County Road. The traffic
during the winter has passed all an
ticipationS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31
NOTICE.

My wife. Lydia Holmes. having left my
bed and board without reasonable cause.
notice Is hereby given ] shall not pay
any bills of her contracting after, this
date. BERT T.. HOLINESS,
Oakland March %. 1894.
m:srsiliaw:t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31

The expense of running an Atlantic
steamer for three, years exceeds the
cost of it's construction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31
TOTAL Of s4s4,e25
Continued from page ~

snow and wind same on half way to
Cape Elizabeth He could not run for
Cape Ann then. because he would be
running for a lot of rocks. So he haul
ed off. and the boat began to drift to
leeward. He could not go to the east
or southeast. He could go almost west
southwest before the wind. but that
would fetch him down on the banks
When the heavy top-hamper got brok-
en- the steamer began to fill and break
up. and down she went.
MY idea" said Capt. Fairfield, "is
that it was blowing hurricane before
the barometer got down low, and he
thought he could reach Cape Elizabeth
before it got too heavy and thus get
into Portland. but he was deceived
Il looked bad enough for any man to
get into Gloucester. l don't like to
criticize a man-and no better man
ever left the port of Boston than Capt.
Blanchard-but he ought never to
have gone by Gloucester that evening.
He was fooled somewhere by his ba-
rometer. 1t must have got so bad that
he began to drug" her-kept her to-
dropped an anchor with a lot of chain
to it and kept her to the wind. But
there was so much top-hamper that
she went down. He would not try to
run for Cape Cod because there was
so much sea that she would roll over.
The boat may have been foundered
father to the eastward of where she
has been found. and fetched up there
finally on the bottom. There may
have been collision, but she could nOi
+, "-Rnctnn
March 80.
In the Office of Agent Williams of
the Portland Steamship Company are
the relics of the steamship Portland as
drawn to the surface by travis of the
fishing schooner Maud S.. Capt Will
liam Thomas, off Stellwagens bank.
The agent said that he did not be-
lieve the company would do anything
! further about the Portland, even If 1t
were established that she lay off Stell-
wagons bank. No tug would be sent
down, and the depth of the water re-
ported by Capt. Thomas at the point
where the Portland relics were caught
would not admit of the employment Of
divers, even IL the company cared to
make the attempt Mr.. Williams said
that the company's attorney in Port
land was in charge OF all matters re-
lating to the steamer, and. as the COM
pany had formally given up the wreck,
the owners would not interest them
selves further in locating it. He stated
further:
Il do not know as I am thoroughly
satisfied that the Portland went down
off Stellwagens bank. Even in view
of the articles brought in, which men
from the Bay State say positively came
from the Portland. it is difficult for
| me to abandon my theory that she
sunk somewhere off Cape Cod. The
| steward says that the frame of the
berth picked up by the Maud S. came
I from the ladies' cabin. and from what
| he says about the cross pieces. / have
no doubt that it belonged to the Port
land. The electric fixtures also ara
identified by Steward Harris of the
Bay State.
| 1.-The finding Of these articles. in my
opinion, deepens the mystery. instead
of solving 1t. Before this the genera
opinion was that the Portia nd wc..;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31

4 HOODS PILLS are the best family
cathartic and liver tonic. Gentle. re-
liable. sure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31

There are $50 employees to every 100
miles of railroad in the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31
You Want

the very best-WHITE LEAD-when
you paint. There can be none better
made than the
BURGESS FOBES & co,
PURE WHITE LEAD
Every ounce warranted pure. OiA
Dutch corrosion. Ground In urs I'm.
seed oil. ssf
Your dealer has Il or win order T.
Burgess Fobes { Co.,,
PORTLAND. MxiNn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-31

fired $50 and be confined five days in
Jail. Mr. Smith is at present in New
York. but if he comes to Connecticut
he will be taken into custody and the
sentence of the court will be carried
out.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-11

stern overhang Is longer, and f1atter than
was Defenders. and in fact that en-
tire hull has the appearance of having
much fatter floor than did the older
boat. Then the underbody is considerably
shorter at the foot than was that of
Defender, and the lead is said to be
cast so that it gradually rounds out from
a foot in thickness to three feet through
at its widest part.
Neither the Herreshoffs nor Mr.. Iselin
would give out a single figure or make
a comparison between the new boat and
Defender today.
A resident of Bristol who has been
watching Columbia day after day says
that when the tape was run along from
step to stern she measured 1872 feet eight
inches. Her beam is reported to be twen-
ty-four feet two and one-half inches, and
from the top of her ten-fnch crown deck
to the base of the lead keel the new
boat measures close to twenty-five feet
just about what Defender measured The
keel Is estimated to be twenty-nine feet
long. at the very foot, and contains about
.ninety-hve tons Of lead. Allowing for a
free board of about three feet nine in
ches, Columbia will be very close to
ninety feet on the wate' line when her
spars; sails, rigging and racing equipment
is aboard. Her draft will be twenty feet
three inches.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-11
MOON AND PARROT.
Former Caught Fire and Latter
Shrieked, Spelling the Play.

Former Caught Fire and Latter
shrieked, Spelling the Play.
CHICAGO, June Contingencies for
which William Shakespeare made no al
lowance arose during Maude Adams
performance in Romeo and Juliet at
Powers theateE this afternoon, The
moon, which Is supposed to- shed, itsasoft
radiance over the gardenzof. the capulets
while Romeo makes love to Juliet on the
balcony above. became aggressive and
caught fire. 1t made much smoke, which
foated out over the audience and created
some suneas asiness. FinallY.sR 3 NERVOUS Wp
man inzthe BALCONY started for the doer
at Aclixelys gait and 1tsc as9soanent the
aisies were full of 'swem ent following her
example, the majority of them leaving.
hats and wraps behind them. The or
chestra struck up The Star Spangled
Banner Romeo dropped the acting bus
mess, and, coming down to the footlights.
shouted, ladies'. sit down; ladies, sit
down." but the ladies' would not SIT down
until Manager Powers. of the, theater,
climbed on the stage and assured the au-
dienee- that a bit of insulation. on <the
moon wire had become s7ignited, but "a
good portion Of the moon had been saved,
the fire was out and there was no dan
ger.
p. Quiet was restored, and Romeo was
again telling Juliet his opinion OF her,
when a parrot next door to the theater
sent few blood curdling shrieks through
the windows, which had been opened to
allow the passage Of smoke. The audience
was nervous, and for a minute there was
a prospect of trouble, but they were
quieted down once more, the parrot snb-
sided, and Romeo started; in for his third
round, which he finished without inter-
ruption. II ~
During the trouble Miss Adams re-
mained on the balcony smiling. waiting
for the moon and the parrot to subside
and for Romeo to come back
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-11
N. Y. A. c. GAMES.
Exciting Sport Witnessed by Five
ss Thousand Persons. -t

EXcltlnS sport Witnessed ny rive
sS Thousand Persons.
NEW YORK, June 16.-The sixty-second
series of athletic games of the New. York
Athletic club were :, held this afternoon
at Traxersz Island and over 5000 persons
witnessed the contests : A. C.Krae eizlein,
of the University Of Pennsylvatiiass won
the high and low hurdles and broad jump
without any undue eXertion. c. Dupee
Of Yale won the zoo and 220-yaPd dashes,
with the, respectable allowances ;ofe four
anGea half and eight yards The finish
Of the quarter mile run handicap was u
very exciting one Maxey Long, of the
New York Athletic club. was scratch
Stevens, Of Columbia university, with an
allowance of eighteen yards, held Long
pretty safely until they reached the home
stretch, -whereafa desperate effort was
made by both men, and Stevens succeed
ed"in crossing the tape about six inches
ahead of Long, who -inSturn was several
feet ahead of Capt. Fisher, OF Yale, who
ram under the name of New York A. c.
The time, 49 % seconds, was good con-
sidering the. conditions. The one mile
handicap was won by Alexander Grant,
Of which the runners up were Splitter and
Smith, of Yale. John Flanagan, New
York A. c., was scratch man in the ham
r1er throwing contest, which was hand
leap, with limit of three feet. and he
won it with an actual throw. of 156 feet
inches
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-11
READY FOR RACES.
White Bear Yachtsmen and the Yam
kee In First-CIass Trim.

DORVAL. P. O., June s-Everything is
in readiness for the coming international
races. Everything, but the cup, and that
will be finished before the races are over.
1t Is going to be a fine sample Of the
silversmith's art, and will resemble, in
general way, the Lake of Two Noun
tain's challenge cup, which was offered
some years ago by the summer residents
of Senneville on the Lake of Two Noun
tains, near Montreal, for open competi-
ton among representative yachts from
all the surrounding yacht clubs. The
trophy will be hardly cup, but will seem
more like a vase. The cause of the delay
in making it, was that there was some
difficulty about deciding where the bear
should be put.
The members Of the White Bear club
have been kept very busy, and arrived
30 late in the week that thy had not any
too much time to try their boat on, to
them. entirely unknown waters.
The yankee" remained at the Domin-
ion Bridge Works, Lachine, till about
noon on Wednesday. and then was lifted
into the water by means of the big
crane used at the works, and towed to
Dorval by the Gadabout, the naptha
launch owner by Charles w. Hosmer, the
manager Of the Canadian Pacific Tele-
graph company.
Eugene Ramaley went on board of the
launch, and accompanied the Yankee to
the club hc<@;e. He spent the greater part
Of Thursday getting the rigging and
things through the custom house. The
Yankee had her final work last evening.
and, today. was taken out of the water
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-11

way and winning the heat. There was a
bad spill in the second heat, which threw
several riders out of the contest. How
ever, Charles Farm. o. L. Miller and G.
Clarkson got their wheels in motion
again and qualified. III the third heat
Joe Wagner, John Goldman and Frank
Novotney qualified. Ben Erickson won
the finals handily, with the whole bunch
trailing along behind him, a wheels
length apart.
The final heat of the mile amateur had
one of the most exciting finishes. On the
last lap George Sudheimer and Fred Per-
kins rode across the tape wheel to wheel,
so close that it was difficult to tell which
had won. Sudheimer carried off the hon.
ors in 2:24.
The White Flyer triplet. ridden by
the Perkheimer team, went against the
track record Of 2:04 1-5 and made the dis
tance in 2:09 fiat. Summary:
One mile, open, amateur-George Sud
heimer first, Fred Perkins second, Louis
N1ederhofer third. Time, 2:24.
One mile novice-First, Ben Ertckson
Minneapolis; second. John Goldman, Min
neapolis third. Joe T. Wagner, Mime
apolts. Time, 2:291a. .s..
Charles Hofer, St. Paul; second. A. Berg.
eson, Minneapolis; third;B. Bird, st. Paul.
Three-mile tandem, handicap, amateur
second, w. Granquist and Ben Erickson
go yards: third, L. Niederhofer and J.
Goldman (scratch). Time, 6:52 25.
Three-mile handicap, professional-First,
j. ]. Schwartz go yards), Minneapolis;
second, ]. a Neubauer. $50 yards), st.
Paul; third, Andrew Bergeson Go yards),
Minneapolis. Time, 7:l6 1-3. 80
Five mile handicap, amateur-First.
Walter Granquist QS0) yards). Minneap-
oils; second, J: P. Ewing Q20 yards), Min
neapolis; third, Joe Wagner (220 yards),
Minneapolis go
Guy Torley executed number of diff
ficult tricks on a wheel in front Of the
grand stand between the events. The
Danz military band played during the
races. adding greatly to the spirit of the
finishes.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-11
CAPT. NICHOLS !. DEAD.
Commander of Monitor SMonadnock
Succumbs to- SunstrOke.

WASHINGTON. June 4e.-A cableg am
was received at the navya department to-
day from Capt. Barker, the tnaval officer
in command at Manila, announcing the
sudden death Of Capt Henry Nichols
from sunstroke. Capt. Nichols was the
commander of the monitor Monadnock
Capt. Nichols was born in New York
and went to the naval academy, in 1861.
Hist first service was on the Swatara, in
the West Indies, and in the European
squadron. He became an ensign in 1866,
master in 1858, and lieutenant in 1869,
when he was attached to the port ad-
mirals ship Frolic, in New York har-
Dor. Other service which followed was
an ordnance duty in Pittsburg, on tor
pedo duty in the coast survey, in 1875 and
1877, on the European station in 1873;
again on the coast survey, commanded d
Hassler in 1884, and on the board of in
spection in 1891, when he became COM
mander. He took command OF the Ben
nington in 1897, and crossed, with her from
Honolulu to join Admiral. Dewey before
Manila, last July. He was attached to
the Mare Island navy yard for a short
time last fall, and took command of the
Monadnock Jan. 26,7 1899 He was pro-
NOTED to captain March 3, last. While in
command of the Monadnock Capt Mich
OILS saw more active service than most
of the other vessels of DeWey's squadron,
his ship being determined upon to assist
the army In nearly all of the movements
northward from Manila against the In
SurgentS. 49,