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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-23
Alleged Pickpockeis Bound Over.

Portland, Ne. June 22.-The three
alleged pickpockets who were arrested
in the Union station at Portland.
Tuesday evening. were, Thursday. bounl
over to the September term of superior
court, under $500 bonds dach They have
not yet furnished suretias
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-23
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Why the w. A. Wood Mower is
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-23
CITY OF AUGUSTA.
NOTICE OF TAX COLLECTOR.

NOTICE OF TAX COLLECTOR.
BY order of the city council: all taxes
payIble TO The collector on the 10th day or
August. 1899. provided that the collector
MAY require payment of all poll and pei
sonal taxes Immediately after the aate O.
commitment. An abatement or uiscouh.
Of three Der cent shall be allowed on al
taxes voluntarily paid 10 tine collector Ct
or before August lG 1899, and interest," a a
all taxes remaining unpaid Oct. l. 1872
from that date. 1,.,,.4.r
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-23
CL0UDY--WARMER.

Washington. June 22.-New England:
Increasing cloudiness and slightly
warmer, Friday; showers, Saturday
night; light, easterly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-23
Washinltoa Forecast.

Boston, June 22-Partly cloudy;
fair weather; light, variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-23
AUGUSTA. MAINE. FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE 23 1899.
Ask Your Tailor

If he can make and deliver to you the
kind of clothes you want in less than a
weeks time. If he cannot accommodate
you so to
The Huntington Clothing Co..
local and special agents for
Nj ARKS ARNHEIM.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-23

clock is being constructed for Liver
pool street station in London The interi-
or of its case could allow five persons to
dine comfortably
The record-union., 1899-04-23
getic individual and responded prompt

getic individual and responded prompt
ly, Burn EN-
"How? Where?"
In the firebox."
But one of ems alivei"
Doesn't make a id bit of difference!
He'll soon be dead, anyhow, and if the
bodies are ever found We'll all go to Jail
forever
The result of the conference was that
the quick and the dead were showed into
the fire box, the throttle was thrown
wide open, and the empty" hit the
bridge at Eagle Pass going fifty miles
an hour. Not Mr. West nor any mem
Der of the train crew ever went back
to Mexico. Their faces being pointed
north, they kept going.
Thomas A. Edison, known in the old
days as .Tom,' once made the most
remarkable sending record to be found
in the annals of the Western Union.
He had been working for some years
and had invented for his own amuse-
ment thirty or forty attachments and
things, not one of which was ever pat
ented. There was a receivers con-
test in progress in New York, and Edi-
son, who was in ST. Louis, had been
selected as one of the '.senderS" In
preparation for the event he got a piece
of tough paper pretty much the size of
the old tape" on which messages We're
received in the early days of telegraphy
He punched it full of little holes in such
a manner that when it was dragged
through an instrument, alterna tely
breaking and perfecting the circuit, it
would make the requisite number of
dashes, dots and spaces. He had been
furnished with a copy of the 500 words
he WaS expected to send and trans
ferred them to his "holey' tape He
wound it upon one small wheel set on
one side of the instrument. and con-
nected its other end with another
small wheel which had a, crank to it.
He did all this because he had an idea
that New York operators were a little
inclined to put on airs and account
themselves the ariStocrats of the pro-
fession. Having received the word to
go ahead, he grabbed his crank and
began to drag his tape through the
sender. There was never anything like
it. He got off the 500 words in less
than two minutes, and it was beautiful
Morse, distinct and clear as a bell
The last word in the test was Missis-
sippi and this Edison had repeated
on his tape a dozen times. ''Mississip-
pi'' is q word that in the telegraphic
alphabet is spelled entirely with dots,
except the letter M" When the repe-
titions of 'Mississippi'' began to come
into the New York office they sounded
like small shot being poured from a
funnel into a tin pan- OF course all
attempts to receive" the "test'' had
been abandoned after the first five
words were written, but it sounded so
The record-union., 1899-04-23

of one young man. The affair was a
great success, and it's development on
little broader lines, perhaps with an ad-
mission charge, may make it useful Tor
charitable purposes.
Attractive delivery boxes are hv' M
means solely used by the florist. Easter
bonnets went home from fashionable
milliners in boxes that Wed in pretty
showiness with their contents. One
New York milliner makes it a point to
have her box correspond, whenever pos
sible, with the flowers on the bonnet
which it holds. Violets, roses, poppies,
daisy wreaths, spring flowers and other
blooms are pictured on the flat cream
paper which covers the paSteboard
holders. Shirt waists, too having
reached the stage of daintiness which
puts them into the list of wardrobe con-
fections. are packed in gay boxes. One
Broadway firm sends each waist in
box strewn with English violets. and
some process of scenting the pasteboard
has given it the odor of these popular
flowers. A young woman who was or
dering her summer outfit of a dozen
waists the other day was rather ap-
palled at having a pile of twelve boxes
delivered at her door a few hours later.
An oblong of cream cheese, surround
ed with rich gooseberry jam or some
ether tart sweet (to use a paradox, is,
with unsweetened waters, a frequent
accompaniment of after-dinner coffee.
An economical young woman has hit
upon what she thinks is a happy idea
in making up her summer wardrobe.
This will consist in large part of half
dozen inexpensive fowered organdies,
which she has picked up at various
sales at from 10 to 20 cents a yard. 'She
has had all of them made with low
waists, ruff1ed or ruched around the
corSage, and with short sleeves. Then
with each go a guimpe yoke and long,
close sleeves that convert the dress
from dancing gown to an afternoon
frock. These guimpes come only to the
yoke line, and are provided back and
front with tapes. The front tapes pass
under the arms and tie behind, the back
ones reversing the order and tying in
front. For further security she uses
little gold safety pins to catch down in
one or two places the low, full waist.
Each organdie is made over lawn Of a
solid color, and is provided with its set
of harmonizing ribbons. In addition
she has set of white ribbons and one
of black velvet ribbons, and a black
lace straw picture-hat with several
black ostrich tips upon it, and a bunch
of inexpensive flowers to match each
dress. She has thus evolved, as she
puts 1t, fourteen changes out of six
gowns.
The record-union., 1899-04-23

beautifully that the people in New York
did not have the heart to break or
disconnect the circuit, and they let it
go to the end. To their astonished
query as to the name of the st. Louis
phenomenon who had gone crazy on
the word Mississippi" they received
the arrogant answer that his name was
Tom Edison, that he was born in the
West, had never been east of the AL
leghanies in his life, would never go
east and had sent the test message
with his left hand. When in after years
Mr.. Edison went to the metropolis he
was as we'll known to every member
of the telegraphers' guild as if his mama
had been printed in type a foot long
on the front pages of the New York
dailieS for a wear
The record-union., 1899-04-23
RECENT LITERARY NEWS.
"RECORD-UNION NOTES OF
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Historic Matters-New Works
Bookmen of the World
Critical Comment.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, in the latest
lnstallment of her "reminiscences, de-
votes a paragraph to Mrs. Frank
Hampton, the beautiful woman who is
supposed to have furnished in her youth
some unconscious suggestion for the
character of Ethel Newcome. AS Miss
Baxter she was a great belle, and much
admired by Thackeray. Mrs Hampton
who was, by the way, sister-in-law of
Wade Hampton-talked much Of the
English novelist, who, while in this
country, had been a familiar visitor at
her father's house. She told me-"
writes Mrs. Howe, that she recognized
bits of her own conversation in some of
the sayings of Ethel Newcome. and I
have little doubt that in depicting the
beautiful and noble, though wayward,
girl, he had in mind something of the
aspect and character of the lovely Sally
Baxter"
London Globe: 1t is stated that most
of the books in the library of Mr.. De-
lane the famous editor of the Times"
which have just come into the market,
are uncut. Not uncut in the publishers
sense of the word. but uncut by the pa
per knife. A careful examination of
the libraries of many men less busy
than Delane was would probably reveal
a similar state. Whether or not the
circumstance is one to make merry over
is another matter. There is every rea-
son why man who is attracted to
books should buy them-Mark Pattison
insisted that a large proportion of the
income should regularly be expended
in that way--but there is no particular
reason why every book bought should
be read at once. Probably Delane an
ticipated a time when he would have
leisure to read everything he possessed.
A French translation of kidnapped"
is in course of publication in a Paris
journal under the title of Les Aven-
lures de David Balfour." The transla-
tors name is given, but there is no
mention Of the fact that the author was
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Hamlin Garland is about to publish
through the Macmillan Company his
book on THE Trail of the Gold Seek
ers." He has revised his story. 1.-The
Rose of butchers Coolly, has added a
final chapter, and has changed the last
word of his title to it's proper form,
"Coule.'
Somebody has been attributing the
authorship of that venerable book, "The
Whole Duty of Man. to Lord Chester
field. though that parsonage was born
in 1894 and the book was published in
1857. That Dame Dorothy Packington
did actually write this work, as has
long been believed, is a fact which a
The record-union., 1899-04-23
Making 1t Effective.

'Tll give you thirty days in the
workhouse," said the Judge Il ought
to give you six months.
Thanks for the clemency," said the
culprit.
mo clemency at all, 1 assure you. 1
am afraid if you stayed that long you
might get used to it and not mind it,
Indianapolis Journal.
The record-union., 1899-04-23
A Light Sentence.

The Candy (Wash.) Independent"
says that a resident of that place was
fined $40 and costs the other day mere
ly for loving a girl. He escaped very
luckily; usually a fellow under such
circumstances is fined the price of a
marriage license and is sentenced for
life.-Chicago Times Herald.
The record-union., 1899-04-23
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT

And each day and night during this week
you can get at any druggists Kemp's
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, ac-
knowledged to be the most successful
remedy ever sold for Coughs, Group,
Bronchitis, Asthma and Consumption. Get
a bottle to-day and keep it always in the
house, SO you can check your cold at
once. Price 25c and SOC. Sample bottle
The record-union., 1899-04-23

1t is stated that there are more than
10000 mud cabins in Ireland which
contain only a single room.
The record-union., 1899-04-23

Speaking of the literary character of
1898, Literature" says that the year
showed a steady and Vigorous activity
in the line of what may be called the
literature of learning" the literature
which presupposes study and reflection.
The record-union., 1899-04-23

of one young man. The affair was
great success, and it's development on a
little broader lines, perhaps with an ad-
mission charge, may make it useful for
charitable purposes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12
HOST POPULAR LADY,
sTOvEMAKERs' CONVENTION.
Organization of u Trust the Chic
Topic Discussed,

ORGANIZATION of Trust the Chief
Topic Discussed.
Cincinnati, May IL. - The twenty
eighth annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Stove Manufacture
ers was largely attended, and the chief
topic was the organization of the pro-
posed trust. 1t is believed that the COM
bination will include about 200 plants
and that the small foundries will be
compelled to quit.
After the appointment of Chauncey
II. Castle. Quincy, Ills; w. T. Buzzy.
Chicago; W. s. Stevenson, Philadel-
phia; Robert p. Sick, Reading, Pa; e.
W. Anthony, Boston; Frank Herman,
Utica, N. Y, and H. W. Butteoroff,
confer with John w. Baker, the pro-
moter and attorney from Philadelphia,
representing the eastern capitalists, in
terest has conferred more around this
trust committee than in the proceedings
of the convention. 1t is believed that
the committee will soon be able to pre-
sent its idea to the Baker syndicate
and that option blanks will soon after
ward be sent out
During the day the question of modi-
flying the prevailing practice of terms
and cash discounts was discussed by
Stanhope Boal, Piqua, O.; c. H. Castle,
Quincy Ills; James Dwyer, Detroit; H.
B. Acker, New York A. N. Parlin, Bos-
ton; Edward Bowditch, Albany; w. W.
Baldwin, Cleveland; John s. Graham,
Pittsburg; j. A. Lansing Scranton, Pa,
and others, with many propositions for
changes. There was a general discus
sion ON classifying as to selling prices,
the grades and sizes of stoves and
ranges and another on the welfare of
the association, in which cooperation
was considered. Papers were read on
"Molding Machines by Abram c. Mot,
Of Philadelphia, on Export Trade by
William J. Myers of New York and on
THE Ideal Salesman" by Edward C.
Hanrahan Of Chicago followed by gen.
eral discussions.
Resolutions were adopted on the
death of Dennis G. Littlefield Albany
James A. Sexton, Chicago; Charles Nc
Leod, Troy. N. Y, and Romanus II.
Gohmann, Louisville.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12
A WHOLEsAI.s "JltDEHER.



Three Dead au@ '".>" lying, Victims
of Michisnn I. ta's reuxy.
Howard city, Mich, May 12,-Joseph
Harvey has killed 4,a wife, his uncle,
Robert I1ierson, and his grandmother.
He also fatally wounded his 3-month-
old baby and his fathcr-in-law John
Logenslayer, and finally shot himself,
infictng a wound which is expected
to prove fatal
Harvey's uncle and grandmother lived
mile north of town. The murderer
went there. He asserts that Person
his uncle, was quarreling with his
grandmother, and he interfered; that
thereupOn PiersOn stabbed and killed
the old lady, aged 20, and that he (Har-
vey) retaliated by shooting his uncle
dead. After shooting Pierson, Harvey
Gtabbed him three times.
Harvey then returned to his home,
two miles southwest of town. Arrived
there he shot his wife twice, killing her.
He then fired at his 3-month- old baby,
the ball going into it's arm Next Har
vey entered his father-in-l laws room
and shot him twice. He then turned
the revolver on himself, shooting him
self in the neck. Harvey's wife when
attacked was sitting up with the re-
mains of her mother, who died Wednes-
day.
Persons home presents horrible APP
pearance. Persons body was found in
chair and that of the old lady on the
floor clad in a nightdress. There are
signs of a desperate struggle between
Harvey and his grandmother, but no
Indication of FIGHT betwean the two
men.
Harvey himself informed the sheriff
of the murders at Persons house He
was then arrested for numbering his
wife. He has nothing to say about the
tragedies at his own home. There are
strong threats Of lynching
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The industrial
commission has decided to POSTPONE the
calling of several witnesses in connec-
ton with its inquiry into the trusts,
who We're to have been heard this week
and next, because of the fact that the
commission has not yet completed its
outline of a plan Of inquiry on this SUBJ
tect. These witnesses are Henry O.
Havemeyer, who was to have been
heard in support of the Sugar trust
and Messrs. j. r. Arbuckle, j. Fl. Post
and Charles Dosher, in opposition to this
trust, who We're to have come on later
days The understanding now is that
all these viii appear some time in June.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12
NEWS BOILED DOWN,

William Mullens, aged 40, committed
suicide at Hopkinton, Mass.
The crew Of the transport Grant have
been paid off at San Francisco.
The Fourth immunes have started for
New York from Manzanillo, Cuba.
While the labor trouble at Buffalo is
not over yet, it is believed the end is
near.
The captured gunboats Sandoval and
Alvarado are to undergo extensive re-
pairs.
General Menocal, rumor has it, will
be made secretary Of public works in
Havana.
The body Of DR.. r. S. Tracey of New
York has been found In Saranac lake
New York.
An old man and a little girl were
badly hurt by reckless hicyclist in
Jersey City.
At Hartford, H. r. Jones was elected
department commander Of the Con-
nectlcut g. A, r.
A one armed man named Ticknell
murdered his wife at Auburn, N. Y,
and then killed himself.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12
TIL BEILSTEIN CASE.
Defense working For Acquittal on
Ground Of Insanity.

Pttsbur@, May 12.-The biggest crowd
that ever attended q trial here gathered
at the courthouse, hoping to get a
chance to near the testimony in the
case of Bertha Beilstein, on trial for
numbering her mother
Thu spiritualists Of Pittsburg and vi
cinity are ;roatly wrought up over the
statements made by the girl. Most Of
them declare she is crazy, although
some of them say that she may really
have received advice from her spirit
friends.
The defense however, is ignoring the
spirits theory ana will endeavor to Sc
cure an acquitted on the ground that
the young won an is insane
They take the view that the tragic
death Of her father unset Bertha's mind
and that she then committed murder
and endeaVored to take her own life as
well
District Attorney John G. Haymaker
devoted himself to showing by Bertha's
own evidence that she had not been
driven insnre by her fathers sudden
death and drew from her a detaie d ac-
count of her most trivial doings down
to the day before the murder
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12

Canton, o., May 12.-Miss Clark, a
book canvasser. who was here the night
of the Saxton murder and who saw
Mrs. George at the house of Attorney
Sterling and heard her talk about an
hour before her arrest, now tells what
she saw and heard that night. The rea-
son she never told 1t before was to
avoid being a witness. She says Mrs
George the night of the murder knocked
while the Sterling family We're at sup
per and Was admitted and had a con-
ference with Mr.. Sterling. She was
COOL and calm. Miss Clark left soon
after This testimony the prosecution
needed in the case to show where Mrs.
George was Immediately before her ar
rest
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12

Chicago, May 12.-Dr. Clifford Mitch
ell of the Chicago Homeopathic college
staff has discovered that q per cent of
the persons who committed suicide in
Chicago in 1898 did so by drinking car
bolic acid and that a total of 364 per-
sons in New York, Brooklyn and Chi
cago killed themselves by swallowing
this drug. The figures We're submitted
by DR.. Mitchell to members of the Hi
nois Medical association at it's annual
meeting at the Palmer House. and on
the strength of them the society voted
to use its influence with druggists to
have the indiscriminate sale of the drug
restricted
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12

Manila. May 12.-Mr. Higgins, mana
ger Of the Manila Dagupan railway,
and two of his assistants. who had re-
manned inside the insurgent lines to
protect the property of the railway
company, have arrived at San Fernan-
do. They had been informed by the in
surgents that they would no longer be
responsible for their safety if they re-
NAMED longer within their lines Mr..
Higgins corroborates the stories that
have been told of the decentralization of
the Filipinos and says that the rebels
are looting all the natives property
Mr.. Higgins adds that now is the time
for the Americans to strike hard
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12
TO TuE LADIES OLE BARRE.

desire to sta,c that Mrs. S. York of
Barre has become my sole agent and
representative for the handling of my
Famous Toilet Preparations. Also the
said Mrs, York has taken thorough in
structions in the scientific treatment of
the Complexion rs practiced by myself,
and all ladies desiring to improve their
Complexion should call and consult
Mrs. York as her qualifications are
worthy of the highest recommendations
which | gladly give.
Yours in aid to Il perfect skin,
NINE. LUCRETIA LARUE,
New York City.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12
Vhy this long delay over the reorgan

Why this long delay over the reorgan
ization of the Vermont National Guard :
Is there a"weeding" process at work or
is the policy of the officials to be one OF
procrastination. 1t is probable that
when the reorganization is completed,
however, that it will be on different
basis than before and such that when,
if occasion should require, a majority of
the best drilled men will not be obliged
to step out of the ranks to give place TO
inexperienced recruits.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12

Muscogee, l. T., May 12.-The Semi
mole burning and kidnapping cases. In
which there are 80 defendants for kid
mapping ant afterward burning at the
stake Lincoln McGeisey and Palmer
Sampson, Seminole Indians, are on trial
here Horace Speed, ex -district attor-
MY for Oklahoma, opened the case for
the government. he having been espe-
oially retained by the government to
assist District Attorney Soper in the
prosecution, Nelson M. Jones, ex-dep-
uty United States marshal one Of the
defendants, was first placed on trial.
Warren Rod of Fort Smith, Ark, is his
attorney. Each of the 80 defendants has
asked for a severance Of their cases.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12

London, Nay 12.-Tom Nickalls, ia
Their Of tn famous scullers Guy and
Vivian Nickalls, is dead at Pattison
Court, Redhill at the age of 70 When a
boy, Mr.. Nickalls accompanied his IA
ther to Chicago in 1928, where the latter
bought some land. Tom Nickalls re-
turned to England in 1S4h and started in
business as a stock jobber, in which he
won the nickname of king of the
American Railroad Market" Mr.. Nick
alls was an ardent sportsman and for
the last p years held the position of
master of the Surrey staghounds. His
sons carry on the business founded by
their father.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12

Baltimore, May 12.-Three men who
were playing cards In freight car set
1t on fire, and one Of them, Clarence
Kepner OF this city, was burned to
death. William Alders, another of the
trio, was badly burned, and it was aft
erward learned that he was a fugitive
from the house of correction The
flames spread to the cotton warehouse
OF the Mount Vernon cotton duck mills.
destroying the building and causing
$50 900 damages
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-12

Berlin, May 12.-IncesSant rains have
prevailed since April 80, producing dis
astrous floods, especially in the eastern
Oder district. At Oderou, in Austrian
Sllesia, an immense district has been in
undated. At Dresden the river Elbe is
higher than it has been at any previous
period in 20 years. The tributaries of
the Elbe and Oder have overlooked. in
undatng the Rosa district At Bitter
field II persons We're drowned in at
tempting to cross the river Nude. The
rains still continue