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Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-25
WAYS AND BRIDGES.

The Committee on Education will give
public hearing in the Office of the Super
intendent of Schools:
TUESDAY. JAN. 81. at p NJ. on
resolve in favor of Parsonsfield Semi
nary.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81. at P. NJ. or
resolve in favor of Leavitt Institute.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81. at p. NJ, on
resolve in favor of Monmouth Academy
TUESDAY, JAN. 81. at p. NJ, on
resolve in favor of Bluehill George Ste
vens Academy.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81. at p NJ, or
resolve in favor of Calais Academy.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81, at p NJ, or
cesolve in favor of Cherryfield Academy
TUESDAY, JAN. 81. at P. NJ, or
bill an act to amend chapter II, Revised
Statutes of 1893, regarding the transporta.
ton of school children.
TUESDAY. JAN. 81. at P. NJ, or
bill an act to amend section 81, chapter
Il, r. S.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81. at P. Mon re.
solve in favor of Anson Academy.
TUESDAY. JAN. 81, at p. Mon re-
solve in favor of Springfield Normal
school.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81, at 2 p. Mon re-
solye in favor of East Corinth Academy
TUESDAY, JAN. 81, at 2 p. Mon re-
solve in favor of Lee Normal Academy
Per order committae
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
CLARK WINS IN. MONTANA.
MultimilliOnaire In Elected to the
United States Senate to Sue
coed Senator Mantle.

Helena, Mont. Jan. 3O.-The repub-
lican members of the legislature
jumped their party lines Saturday and
as a result William A. Clark. the 30
times millionaire, was elected 10 sue
coed Lee Mantle as the United States
senator from Montana. The result
came as a surprise to all but select
few. 1t took but two ballots Saturday
to end the contest, which has lasted for
II days.
Senator-elect Clark is a silver man,
and although democrat, is a protec-
zionist, as far as raw material is con-
cerned. Mr.. Clark declined to say in
specific terms whether he was an ex-
pansionist or not.
William A. Clark is 60 years of age, a
native of Connellsville, Pa. In 1856 his pa
rents moved to Van Buren, county, Ia,
where William farmed and procured his
schooling. He studied law but never prac-
t1ced. In 1862 he crossed the palms. driving
team, and locating at South Park, Col.
Mr. Clark was one of the first to reach
BannOck, Mont, on the discovery of gold
there In 1863, driving an OK team. His Mon
tana career began with merchandising, but
he soon got into mining, in which the most
of his vast fortune was accumulated. Mr.
Clark is the largest individual owner of
copper mines and smelters in the world.
his principal properties being in Butte,
Mont, and Jerome, A. T. He has extensive
beet sugar interests in California and
large copper wire works at Elizabethport,
N. j. He has a plantation of $4,000 acres
In Mexico, devoted to growing coffee, tea,
tobacco and rubber. His net income for
1898 was not far from $10,000,000.l
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
ia GAN FOUND GUILTY
Dismissal from the Army Is the
Verdict Of the Court-Martial.
No Mercy II RecOmm ended-PPesSdent
May Institute nm Inquiry lpto
the Mental ConditioD Of
the OMceP.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Dismissal from
the military service of the United
States without any Recommendation for
clemency is the verdict passed by the
court7martial upon Commissary Gem
eral Eagan for his recent viruIent at
tack upon Maj. Gen. Miles The verdict
was reached within IS minutes after
the trial ended Friday. Gen. Eagan,
according to the verdict, is guilty, on
account of his vile language before the
war investigating commission, of con-
duct unbecoming an officer and gen.
tleman and conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline.
Notwithstanding the nature of the
courts conclusions, the president can
exercise clemency if he so desires, and
Gen. Eagan's friends will urge that his
punishment be confined to relieving
him from the duties of com missary gen.
eral of subsistence and to a detail to
garrison duty, instead of putting upon
him the disgrace of dismissal from the
military service.
Prompt Action to Be Taken.
Formal announcement of the decision
will reach the president to-day, and on
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

Augustus H. Garland, aged 81, was
stricken with apoplexy while address
ing the United States supreme court
in Washington, and died within ten
minutes. He was governor of Arkan-
sas from 1874 to 1876 and United States
senator from 1877 to 1885, when he took
his seat as attorney general in Presi-
dent Cleveland's cabinet.
In Washington evidence against Fe-
lipe Agoncillo, the agent sent by Aguin-
aldo, has been discovered by the gov.
eminent which places him in the char
acter of a spy.
The verdict passed by the court-mar-
tial upon Commissary General Eagan
for his recent attack upon Maj. Gen.
Milesis dismissal from the military serv-
ice of the United States without any
recommendation for clemency.
The war department received a dis
patch from Gen. Otis saying the stu
alton in the Philippines is improving
and less excitement prevails.
The death of Mrs. Robert Williams
who married Stephen A. Douglas in the
zenith of his political career, occurred
in Washington.
The revised figures at the treasury de.
partment show that the value of i'm.
ports into the United States during the
year 1898 was $634,95s, 229, being $780,.
100000 less than in 1897.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
TIE EAST.

Off Norwalk, Conn.,, a steam canal
boat ran on the rocks and five persons
were drowned.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, Emil Reuter-, a
wholesale -four dealer and his wife
both died suddenly within an hour of
each other.
The death of Gen. George S. Green,
the oldest army officer, occurred at Nor
ristown, N. j. He was 81 years old.
All the manufacturers of the lower
priced derby hats have effected com.
bination.
Near Port Burre1l man named Rob-
son and his wife and daughter and
Henry Martel were drowned in Lake
Erie.
In Philadelphia the trial of Senator
Quay, his son, Richard S. Quay, and ex-
State Treasurer Haywood, for conspir-
acy, will begin February 20.
On the New York stock exchange the
sale of seat for $3s, 900 beat the record.
An appeal has been issued by the
American Missionary association in the
Congregational churches of the United
States to observe February IL as Lin
coin Sunday.
Fire destroyed the First Baptist
church in Scranton, Pa.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
A Costly Fire.

\ Johnstown, Pa, Jan. 26.-All of the
II volunteer fire companies of the city
turned out Wednesday night to battle
with the worst fire in Johnstown's his
tory. Within two hours time flames
consumed 100000 worth of property,
on which there is an insurance estimat-
ed at between $25, 900 and $4,000. The
fire started about ten o'clock in the
composing-room of the Herald Printing
company, and was not under control
until midnight. The heaviest losers are
the Herald Printing company, John II.
Waters, the Johnstown supply house
and the Cambria County Medical So
ciety. The loss to the society is one
which can never be made good. It in
cludes the Toner library, 1000 volumes
OF medical books, number of which
were from 100 to 300 years old, totally
DESTROYED
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
g MEET 81 ATLANTA
Plreparatfons for the International
sunday school Convention
4 81 In April Next.

8# Atlanta, Ca. Jan. 30.-The local com.
mittee having in charge the arrange
ments for the ninth triennial inlerna-
tional Sunday school convention which
is to be held here in April next, met in
the Z. N. c. A. parlors Sunday and took
up the work Of caring for the big gath
ering and other details. The conven-
ton will meet April q, % and 20, and
about 1000 delegates from all parts of
the United States, several South Ameri-
can countries. Canada, Mexico. Eng
land, and possibly India, will be here.
Several days before the convention the
International lesson committee. of
which Rev. John Potts, D. D., of To-
ronto, Ont, is chairman, will meet in
Atlanta to map out the Sunday school
lessons for the next six years. r
Possibly the most important work
to come before the convention will be
the study of what Sunday school work
can and should be done in the newly ac-
quired territory of the United States
and in Cuba. The Baptist, Methodist
and other UNCONVENTIONAL Sunday
school boards have already begun the
esta blishment of Sunday schools in
Porto Rico, Cuba and even Hawaii. The
international organization will take up
this matter and these new acquisitions
to our territory will undoubtedly be
taken in the international field. If the
Philippines are permanently acquired
the work will be carried on over there.
A number of changes in Sunday
school work will be discussed and some
important changes inaugurated. The
work among the colored population of
the south will be given special atten-
ton. Mexico has only recently been
taken into the field and the work there
must also be considered. The conven-
ton does not draw the line at color or
race. There will be a number of negro
delegates and in view of this fact, two
or three of Atlanta's leading colored
citizens have been placed on the local
arrangements committee.
At Sundays meeting it was decided
to open the convention with monster
meeting and chorus of 10000 voices at
the auditorium in Exposition park.
The entertainment committee, headed
by H. II. Cabaniss, includes among it's
members Hon. Hoke Smith and ex-Gov
Northen. 1t has subcommittee in
each of the 40 churches of Atlanta.
Rev. E. r. Carter, pastor of a colored
church with 5000 members, is leading
the colored people in the matter. The
convention will represent 100000
Sunday school scholars and about 2O0,-
900 schools. The largest gathering in
the history of the international asso-
citation is expected.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
FOREIGN 1NTqELL1GENCE.

At Malolos the insurgent congress
adopted the Philippine constitution,
passed vote of confidence in Aguin-
aldo and empowered him to declare war
on the Americans whenever he. may
deem it advisa BILE.
A hurricane in the Solomon islands
destroyed whole villages, cocoa planta-
tons were uprooted and over 500 ma
tives were killed. :
Eleven of the crew of the wrecked
ship Manbare, after escaping death by
drowning, were captured and eaten by
cannibals of New Guinea. ->..s
The British ship Hawksdale ran
ashore near Margate, England, and
three of her crew and the pilot drowned.
The firm of p. & NJ. Shields, bankers
in Belfast, Ireland, failed for 5000, 900.
In Berlin Emperor William celebrated
the fortieth anniversary of his birth.
In Constantinople a plot to assassin
ate the sultan was discovered and four
of the conspirators were arrested.
The invitation to take part in the
cars universal peace conference has
been accepted by Spain.
Throughout Palestine there is fam.
inc and crowds of starving people were
focking into Jerusalem with stories OF
death and starvation.
By an explosion of gas in the Palm
mine near Mazarron, Spain, II persons
were killed. ii
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
WEST AND SOUTH.

Cubans in Havana have selected Feb
ruary "a as national holiday and are
trying to obtain permission to have
fetes on that day.
At the age of nearly 80 years Siman
Pokagon. last of the chiefs of the Pot
tawatomies, died at his home in Lee
township. Mich.
Near Coalition, O., an Ohio Southern
passenger train was wrecked and En-
gineer Wright was killed, the fireman
fatally scalded and six passengers hurt
Judges Golf and Morris ordered in
Baltimore, Nd, the sale of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad property under
foreclosure proceedings.
Fire destroyed the Commercial and
Windsor hotels at Hillsboro, Tex, and
Ross Leary and J. T. Grizzard and
George Doss persisted in the flames.
In Alaska five goldseekers persisted in
Valdez glacier. 49,
The National Live Stock association,
in session in Denver, COL, elected Jo-
seph w. Springer, of Denver, president.
On April 81 the ninth triennial inter-
1oIIOudA AuAuuJ ~SSuOOA SO1 ell AAO4 " III
begin in Atlanta, &c. Ill ..
The death of James H. Slater, United
States senator from Oregon from 1876
to 1885, occurred in Lagrande, Ore,
aged % years.
The Montana legislature elected Will
liam A. Clark (dem.) the millionaire
mine owner of Butte, United States sen
3ator.
Near Apex, COL, Mrs. William Ru-
dolph and her two children were killed
by snowslide which destroyed their
cabin.
Evan Jones. one of the most promi-,
nent figures in the populist party. died
in Fort Worth. Tex. He was on the ma
.tional noDulist ticket with Gen. Weaver
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
A GREAT STORM,
Many Years-Fear Of an Avail
anche ut KOkOmo, Col

Denver, COL, JAM 3O.-The SHOW
storm which has been raging on the
mountains since early last week has
subsidized. The sun broke through the
clouds Sunday and the wind abated. In
some places the fall of snow has been
the heaviest in IS years. In and about
Leadville serious results are threat
ened. The supply of coal and provi-
sicns in the smaller mountain towns
has become exhausted, and suffering
must result unless the railroads can be
opened to the places. SnowsIides are
reported from several places, but only
from Apex, where three were killed has
come information of casualties. Infor-
nation from Kokomo is to the effect
that great masses of hard-packed SHOW
overhang the town, threatening it
with serious damage should they give
way. Kokomo was carried away by an
avalanche in the early SOS, and the res
idents are fearful lest this should be re-
peated now. The South Park road has
been tied up between Como and Lead
vile. Several days ago an attempt was
made to run train with provisions
westward through the snow. The train
stuck near Dickey, where it has re-
NAMED ever since. A snowslide near
Hegerman tunnel on the Colorado Mid
land has blocked that road west of
Leadville, and trains to Glenwood have
gone over the Denver & Rio Grande
tracks. Between Como and Leadville
the snow has drifted in the cuts to the
depth of 30 and 40 feet. The only road
running west and east from LeadvIIIe
that has been clear is the Denver & Rio
Grande, which has felt but little incon-
venience from the storm.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
Am ba0SadOF from Mexico.

City of Mexico, Jan. 2s.-President
Diaz has appointed Manuel Aspiraz, as
sistant secretary of foreign relations,
to be ambassador to Washington. The
appointment is we'll merited. Senior
Aspiraz has been in constant touch with
thelate Ambassador Romero and knows
all the details of Mexico's relations with
the United States. He is a very able
and courteous diplomat. He speaks
English and has charming family who
will adorn Washington society. He is
q native of Pucbla, is IS years of age
and was prominent in the liberal party
during Juarez' administration.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
GEN CHARLES P. EAGAN.

account of the high rank of the accused
the verdict will be given the distinction
of immediate attention. by the president
as commander in chief of the army. Be-
fore he takes final action, though, there
are certain prescribed forms to be fol-
lowed. The record in the case must be
examined by a reviewing officer in the
office of the judge advocate general and
then must go to Secretary Alger, for in
dorsement. The delay in the present
case, however, will be as short as pos
sible.
Prospect of Medical Inquiry.
The president combines both the par
doning power and the reviewing power
in his own person. He may take into
consideration, and it is generally be-
lieved he will, Gen. Eagan's mental con-
dition at the time he committed the
offense which the court-martial has
found of so, serious a character as to
justify his dismissal from the service.
With this in view the president may
have good cause to initiate further pro-
ceedings, which would be in all proba-
bility to convene a medical board to ex-
anime into his condition of health. On
their finding of a serious mental con-
dition the president could, and posi-.
bly, will, order Gen. Eagan placed upon
the retired List as being physically in.
capacitated for duty.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
IVE!!'1'k HISTORY
The Important Happ enings Of a.
Week Briefly Told:
IN ALL PARTS OF THE I! UNION
All the Latest News of Interest frorl
Washington, From the East, the
West and tho South.
1870
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
F1FTY-FlFrH CONGRESS.

The pension appropriation bill ($145,-
233.S30) was discussed in the United
States senate on the Goth and bills were
introduced to pension Lillian G. Capron
and Harriet V. Gridley, made widows
by the Spanish war. In executive ses-
sion the peace treaty was considered.
In the house debate on the army bill
took up the. time, Mr.. Grosvenor (O.)
speaking in favor of the measure. In
the evening Mr.. White (rep. N. CO., the
only colored member of the house.
spoke against election methods in the
south.
The United States senate continued
the consideration of the peace treaty in
executive session on the 27th. In open
session Senator Plat IN. W spoke in
favor of expansion, the pension appro-
priation bill was passed. eulogies were
pronounced on the late Representative
Cook. of Illinois. and bill was passed
placing John NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, on
the pension roll at the rate of $500 per
month. In the house the army reorgan-
ization bill was discussed, and it was
decided to amend the measure by re-
ducing the number of enlisted men to
about 10000. but lodge in the presidents
discretion the authority to increase the
army to its maximum of 100000.
The diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill, carrying $1,7oo,Ooo, was
passed in the senate on the 2Sth
and in executive session Senator Frye
his argument for the ratifi-
cation of the peace. treaty with Spain.
The house continued the consideration
OF the army reorganization bill until
two o'clock, when the members paid
their tribute to the memory of the late
Mr.. Simpkins. of Massachusetts,.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
LATER NEWS.

Southern Nebraska had severe biz.
card the 3Oth.
The Third United States left Fort
tanning control of fourteen additional
paper mills, mostly in New York and
the New England states.
With the mercury lowering around
the zero mark. a blizzard swept the
northern half of Ohio the 3Oth. delay.
ing all passenger trains and impeding
business.
The French minister Of war has au.
thorized a republican guard to chal.
lenge and fight duel with an editor
OF Paris. who wrote articles disparag.
ing to the military.
With the thermometer 10 below zero
and the fire plugs frozen. fourteen
families were rendered homeless by a
fire that destroyed three-story tene.
ment house in Chicago.
In a collision on the Chicago & Great
Western railroad near Dodge Center,
MIMI. Alex Stewart, engineer of the
passenger train was killed.
The 12-year-old son of John Goddard
was accidentally shot dead by his
brother aged Is, while they were at
tempting to perform trick with a
shotgun at Sacramento, Cal.
A house joint resolution authorizing
the secretary of war to admit to the
West Point military academy as stu
dent, Andre Poute Ruego. of Venezue-
la, was adopted in the senate.
The United States ship Bear has ar
rived at San Francisco four days from
Seattle, returning from the Arctic
where, she was sent to relieve the
ice-bound whalers.
Simon Pokagon, the last chief of the
Potawattomie Indians. who died at
Benton harbor, Mich.,. was buried at
Rush Lake Roman Catholic cemetary
at Hartford Mich. Nearly the whole
Pokagon band, 800 strong attended the
funeral.
Hereafter every steam laundry in
Chicago will be operated by one con-
Germ. The contracts involve eighty
laundry companies.
The president sent to the senate cor.
respondence on file in, the state depart.
ment bearing upon the peace treaty.
The deadlock in the Wisconsin, legis.
lature over the election Of United
States senator was broken by the nom.
ination of j. v Quarles in the repub.
lican caucus.
Charles Blanchard. under arrest at
Clean. N. Y. has confessed that he is a
member Of gang of counterfeiters
who have been operating in New Yorl,
state tor several years.
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Denver, COL, Jan. 30.-A special TO
the News from Apex. Col. says. 4
snowsIide occurred here at nine a. M
Sunday, in which three lives we're lost
They are: Mrs. w. Fl. Rudolph and Fer
two children, aged two and four. The
Rudolph home was situated on rhe side
of . steep hill and directly in the path
CT the slide. Snow has been falling al
most continually during the past week
and has reached q depth of IS feet On
the mountain sides Mr. w. 81. Ru-
dolph, who, with his family, was in
their home when the slide started, Sue
ceeded in escaping out of danger, but
his wife and three children were swept
away In the avalanche of snow. 4
searching party succeeded in rescuiHg
the six-year-old SON alive The other
three have not been found.
Altoona. Pa, Jan. 30.-A gang of 90
track repair men were working en- the
railroad at the western opening Of the
Gallitzin tunnel at three o'clock Sum-
day afternoon when they heard the ap-
proach of a locomotive which was run
ming west through the tunnel The
workmen all stepped from the north
track, on which west-bound trains
move, to the south track. The smoke
in the tunnel prevented them from see
ing the approaching locomotive. which,
in order to avoid Instructions on the
north track, was running on the south
track. One man was instantly killed,
one died in the Altoona hospital and 16
were more or less seriously injured
None escaped without injury.
Toledo, o., Jan. 3O-The loss OF an
entire family in Lake Erie is reported
here. On one of the islands in the Bass
group lived family named Robson
The family consisted of the father,
mother, daughter of 20, son of five,
and hired man, Henry NJ. MarteI The
little boy was sick, and before aid could
be secured from the mainland or other
Islands he died. His parents did not
want to bury him on the island. so they
determined to take the body back to
Canada, whence they came. a ciinker
boat was used, as the lake had not
frozen sufficiently to warrant trip
across the ice. The entire family
started on the perilous journey. just
how the family met death will perhaps
never be fully known, but it is pre-
sumed they were overtaken in a snow
storm.
Murcia. Spain. Jan 3o.-Fonrteen
persons were killed Sunday by sn ex-
plosion Of gas in the PaIia mine near
Mazarron, 20 miles west Of Cartagena
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-02-02
IRELAND IN ROME
The FamOus American PreIafe WIFE
Not Represent America at the
Disarmament Conference

Rome, JAN 3o.-Archbishop Ireland
went to the vatican Sunday, where he
had conference with Cardinal Ram
polla, papaI secretary of state Many
cardinal and other high ecclesiastics Wis
tied the archbishop at the Hotel Bristol.
where he is staying. In the course Of
an interview he declared that there was
absolutely no foundation for the state
ment that he had been urged to repre-
sent the United States at the forthcom-
ing conference regarding the Limitation
Of ornaments. The United States, he
said, had not yet nominated delegate
The archbishop was very reserved in his
replies to questions respecting religious
problems in America, on the ground
that it was necessary for him to wait
for the holy see to pass upon such mat
tiers.