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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30

that | simply could not do anything
wicked and. besides, | thought lot Of
my wife and baby. At the very first
thought they were teasing me, but |
soon learned that / was mistakcncd.
My old friend Grey was dead or |
guess he would have made ii hot for
John. ] didn't know anything about
law then and don't now. | only know
that most people that get into it had
better staid out. l just give up like 4
fool, as | suppose some folks think. and
left them, but they did not live to en-
joy what they took from me. as you
perhaps know by now.
mo, l could not hurt Emily,
and as for John-well, guess
needn't say anything. 'cept
that he went through with the prop
erty. and then went out West taking
Emily along. and they were never mar
ried. Joe Stevens came here two years
ago and told me he saw them out West.
and that he knew thcy2Nwere burnt TO
death in the big fires that ragged out in
Wisconsin some eight or ten years
ago"
And you have lived here all these
years alone?"
Yes. Only a few people know just
where | am, and | only go out TO the
stores twice a year to get few things
that | want for comfort. 4 only want
to be let alone and to be where people
will not be forever saying something
about my affairs. | have talked with
you because your uncles We're in the
same company with me in the war. ana
you seem different than the rest | am
content to stay here alone with birds
No. one can harm me here. l have lost
all l ever had. and l want nothing
more to lose. l don't want anything
more. to do with man or woman"
land so now Bill Ellersley, the vic
tim of mans dupliCity and woman'S
unfaithfulness, is dead after more than
80 years Of lonely life upon the noun
tain-side. Had been dead for many
weeks, 50 it is said. The door Of the
rude hut, built Of poles and boughs.
matched with twigs and mud. was
found fastened on the inside. and the
odor told Guide Green that the hermit
upon whom he had called once in sea-
son for many years was dead. A new
grave in the little country graveyard
overlooking the winding course Of the
old Kennebec, where its flow is swift
and tumbling. among the pine-wreath-
ed hills of Somerset. marks the last
home of the poor old fellow who's"
stout heart had faced the rifie-fire Of
his country's enemy through years OF
awful strife only TO snap at the cruel
act of those whom he loved best.
In the dingy hut Were found the
rifle that had supplied the recluse with
food, several fishing lines, few tin
dishes. bough couch upon which was
an old riverman's spread, much worn
paper that was the dead mans dis
charge from the army, and a picture.
stained and crumpled, of a handsome
young woman, the wife of the dead
man. 1t was evident from appearances
that he had kept the picture for many
years on a little shelf that was nailed
to one of the poles of the hut, and this
had served to keep his great wrong
constantly before him.
MAX DUMAS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30

<NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

Chester D. Hall, of NobleborO, has
gone to Boston, where he has situa-
ton in the machine shops of the B. &
Nj. Railroad.
Roadmaster Osgood has had the
pillow service of the Rumford
Falls Line thoroughly Overhauled and
put in first-class shape for winter use.
All the snow and flange plows have
been fitted with air brakes and air
signals and this road now has a snow
pillow service as good as any in New
England.
There were "a more cars of through
freight off the b. & A. last week to go
over the Dexter branch of the Maine
Central than for the corresponding
week last year. Though this branch
had large business last winter the
railroad men look for double the
amount this year and are accordingly
making plans to handle it.
The officials of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway Company has an
nounced that the company has placed
with the Baldwin Locomotive Com
pany. of Philadelphia. an order for the
building of thirty locomotives. The
engines are to be delivered in the
spring and early summer The orders
call for ten heavy freight, ten fast
freight and ten heavy passenger loco
motives.
Executive officers of the Western
lines held a meeting at Chicago re-
Gently for the purpose of considering
the contemplated action Of the Eastern
roads in billing all through freight via
Chicago al a rate to be the sum of the
locals. They all We're of the belief that
if the Eastern lines established their
proposed system of billing the new ar
rangement would have a serious effect
upon the transportation trade in Chi
cago. The immediate effect of the sys-
TEN would be to divert the Western
grain to the North Atlantic coast
points via the Gulf ports. A commit
tee of Western executives soon will be
appointed to confer with the Eastern
lines in regard to the matter and to
| take some steps toward disarranging
the Fasteners intentions. The mat
ter will be fully discussed at the regu-
| lar meeting of Western executives to
| be held in New York January ..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30

Plans are being considered for a new
social organization at Cumberland Mills
which viii devote itself to systematic
study Of the dramatic art, though the
social side Will not be neglected.
An Auburn girl. only II years Of age
decided as long ago as last summer that
il would be nicer to give Christmas pres
ents bought with money Of her own. Ac-
cordingly she thought out several ways
to earn money. Her efforts SATURDAYS
and on vacation days We're SO successful
she was able to make Christmas presents
70 her parents and several relatives with
money earned herself.
Mrs. Carrie Z. Parks. clerk at the New
port postoffice has a rather queer pet
In the river, Just behind the office. lives
large and fat muskrat. which comes to
the surface and climbs out on a log to
get the dainty morsels which are brought
him by Mrs. Parks. He is growing more
understand Just when to come for his
daily supplies as well as any other pa
iron of the office.
Tax Collector Jackson relates that a
man recently paid his tax who did an
enormous amount Of grumblng last year
at the size Of the bill. but this year he
was 50 quiet and accomplishing about
i that The collector marveled. After he
had gone the collector looked the matter
up, and found that through an error in
listing one piece Of real estate belonging
70 the taxpayer. with the buildings
thereon, had not been taxed. No wonder
Paris.
The Belfast ice dealers are feeling quite
eXultant over the bright outlook for
Maine ice in Western markets for anoth-
er summer Bast winter the four large
ice houses in East Belfast were filled up
with some of the excellent ice cut above
the electric light and power station in
East Belfast. During the past summer
the sale of ice has been light and more
than that the call not great. The ice
dealers thought it was hardly worth
shipping, and 50 it remained packed all
summer without being disturbed. The
present conditions are that they will have
an excellent sale and even be able to sell
some ice direct from the ponds. If the
call for a quantity of ice comes early the
ice on hand will be shipped away and the
houses retilled with fresh ice from the
ponds. 1t is a well-known fact that there
are few ice privileges which equal that
at Belfast from the fact that the loca-
ton of the pond and facilities for load e
ing is such that the ice may be cut in the
pond and sluiced direct from the pond on
board the vessel, making a direct and un-
broken passage after leaving the pond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30
Daily kennebec 3ournal.
When Son Had Got the Deed.

Slowly the toil-cramped. gnarled old fist
Wrought at the sheet with rasping
pen.
| Halted with tremulous quirk and twist,
Staggered and then went on again
The wan sun peeped through the wee
patched pane
And checkered the floor where the pale
beams shone
In a quaint old kitchen down in Maine,
With an old man writing there alone.
And the pen wrought on and the head
dropped low
And a tear FLASHED down on the rusted
pen,
AS it traced verse of the long ago
That his grief had brought to his heart
again.
BE kind 70 thy father for when thou
vast young,
Who loved thee 50 fondly as he?
He caught the first accents that fell from
thy tongue,
And joined in thy innocent glee.
BE kind to thy father for nov ne Is Old
HIS footsteps are feeble, once fearless ana
bold.
Thy father is passing away.
Be kind to thy mother for 10, on her
May traces of sorrow be seen,
Oh, well mayst thou cherish and comfort
her now,
For loving and kind hath she been.
As long as God giveth her breath.
With accents Of kindness; then chez her
Zen thro' the dark valley Of death"
ris,rass1v tbrasbaa !, J careless court
LTtiesslg iai al, IN careiySs Soui oia
Furnishing food for the lawyers sport
And a Jest at the fond and the foolish
The c olu; %, said Ne No wnl.d an eve
Decided the farm to their only son:
-' Ouite as Quick ms thew should have
done
LTsatitS ut"gseu n ' IN Io IN, rase
Onee th i, tb law ~, az for r'S p'' n5 home
rI9na
But pi never a word of two broken hearts
only suit where the son and vie
me deed
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK.
ORGANIZED 1913
Banking Rooms 236 Water
Street,

TRUSTEES-J. H. Marley, L. c. Cor
Inish, Lendall Titcomb, B. +. PARROT,
Deposits are placed on interest. the first
OF FEBRUARY. May, August and November
lnterest paid or credited on account on
gust. N o
:. deposits are exempt by law from all
tial e ie'i1 eoniueh
Especial privileges afforded n E1ecu.
tors. Administrators Guardians Trns.
ices married women and minors.
EDWIN C. DUDLEY, Trsp~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-30

Rev. T. j. Wright. who has been
transferred from the Waldoboro charge
TO one in Osceola. Iowa, is far more
pleasantly and profitably situated than
ever before. The church over which he
presides has a membership of 300 and
his congregation numbers from 500 to
100 each Sunday. His salary is larger
by 5000 and in addition he has Il fur
nished parsonage.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
.GATkCR[ MADE
FEARFUL ERROR
UndereStimated Distance In
Attack on St0rmberg.
HIS SOLDIERS MADE
AN ALL NIGHT MARCH
And Then Landed In An impossible
Position.
Beers Poured In Deadly Fire From
the Top of an Unscalable Hill
The Defeated General Says He
Was Misled By Guides, But Does
Not Believe it Was Intentional
Another Battle at Ladysmith
With British Loss.

London, Dec. 1.-THE war Office has
received the following from General
Forester Walker:
Cape Town, Monday, Dec. n.-Gat-
acre reports as follows: The idea to
attack Stormberg seemed to promise
certain success, but the distance was
underestimated by myself and the
local guides. A policeman took us
round some miles and consequently we
were marching from $3.50 p. m. until
a. m. and were landed in an impossi-
bic position. / do not consider the
error Intentional.
THE Beers commenced firing from
the top of an unscalable hill, and
wounded good many of our men while
in the open plain The Second North
umberlands tried to turn out the enemy
but failed. The Second Irish Fusiliers
seized a kopje near and held on, sup
ported by the mounted infantry and
Cape police. The guns under Jeffreys
could not have been better handled.
But regret to say that one gun was
overturned in a deep mullah and an
other sank in quicksand. Neither
could be extHcated in the time avail
able.
Seeing the situation. a dispatch
rider was sent to Molteno with the
news. I collected and withdrew our
force from ridge to ridge for about
nine miles. The Boer guns were re-
markably we'll served They carried
accurately 5000 yards. l am holding
Bushmans Hoek and Cyphergat. am
sending the Irish Rifles and North
understands to Sterkstrom to recuper-
ate. The wounded proceeded to Queens
town. The missing observation-disclosures
number 366. not 3O6 as previously re-
nortef1 > F"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
AMERICANS ARE MURDERED.
Two Are Shot and Killed in Spanish
Honduras.

New Orleans. La. Dec. Fit is re-
ported here tonight from an apparent
ly reliable source that two Americans
of prominence were shot and killed last
Monday in San Pedro. Spanish Hondu-
raS, the same inland town where Frank
Pears was murdered.
The killing as reported was of par
ticularly aggravated type. AS the story
reached this city. Captain Jack limbo
den and William Gold were in their
room at San Pedro. when a native of
prominence walked up to the door, and
without the least provocation. opened
fire. Captain Imboden was shot once
and Gold was shot three times Both
men died within short while after the
shooting
The shooting occurred last Monday.
and news of it was brought to this city
by the steamship Breakwater, which
touched at Bluefelds on her way home
If there was any old trouble behind the
killing nothing could be learned of il.
Captain Imboden was the son of the
late General Imboden of Virginia, who
was a noted confederate leader. and
who was at one time the agricultural
commissioner of his state. He has been
resIuent OF Spanish Honduras fer a
number OF years, being largely interest
ed in mining
Nothing is known of God. What has
been done with the man who did the
killing could not be learned
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
BOY BURGLARS RAIDED.
Their Den In Chicago Is Lavishly
Furnished.

Chicago, Dec. PA gang og alleged
boy burglars was arrested last evening
in as lavishly furnished apartments as
millionaire would occupy. They were
found by the police in a barn in the
rear of 43n Wentworth avenue. Five
boys composed the gang and their ages
range from IL to II years.
The furnishings of the Robbers
Den astonish the police. The walls
were hung with costly tapestries, rugs.
valuable paintings and musical instru-
ments, while on the floor and on the
boxes was enough bric-a-brac to hand
somely decorate a residence. To COM
plete the artistic effect of the rendez-
vous of the gang varied collection of
antique guns, swords and pistols were
fastened to one end of the room, with
a soldiers uniform coat as the center
piece.
The boys had gained an idea from one
of the paintings. for over an improvised
dais covered with Persian rugs hung
THE Reading from Homer" and in tho
CHIEFS chair was pile of dime novels.
When the police entered the chairs were
in a semi-circle as if the captain of the
gang had just finished the reading"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
TAYLOR Is NOW GOVERNOR
INAUGURATION CEREMONIES
TOOK PLACE AT FRANKFORT.
Bitterness Of the Campaign Over and
the Reception Last Night Was
Brilliant Event.

Frankfort, KY. Dec. 12.-William s.
Taylor was inaugurated as governor to-
day. The crowd was much smaller than
in past years. due to December bliz-
card. The inaugural ceremonies were
simple. Retiring Governor Bradley, in
his speech, said that ne hoped that the
Goebel election law. which had brought
SO much turmoil to the state, would
be wiped from the statute books. Gov,
ernor-elect Taylor, in his inaugural adj
dress, said:
The verdict rendered by the people
last November was the mandate of the
people in favor of civil liberty. 1t was
the triumph of the people over the
merciless, remorseless partisan machine
erected TO enslave them
He said one of the chief aims of his
administration would be to secure the
repeal of the election law. The oath of
office was administered to Governor
Taylor at noon by Chief Justice Hazel
rigg. -.
The Democratic candidates for state
offices today began serving notices of
contests against the Republican candi-
dates who received certificates of cleo
ton.
A reception and ball was held tonight
in honor of Governor Taylor Regard
less of party affiliations, Kentucky So
ciety was represented. For hours peo-
pie passed before the new executive and
the bitterness of the campaign app
pared TO have passed and Kentucky
hospitality was everywhere manifested.
The reception preceded the ball. The
ball room was the scene of one of the
most brilliant Spectacles ever witnessed
in the Kentucky capital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
BoERS FEAR COLD STEEL.
Run When British Charge Them
With Bayonets.

London, Dec 13-W5th the exception
of Sundays sc-'tie at Ladysmith, which
the morning papers are unanimous in
regarding as brilliar- piece of work.
there are no further advices from the
sat of war. "A war Office dispatch re-
poits that Mafeking was safe up to
Dec. 4. but that the Beers had been
shelling the town since Nov %. with
increased effect Raticns had been re-
duced, meat by half a pound and bread
by q quarter of a pound. in view of a
probable long siege. Water, however,
was still plentiful.
The Beers fear the British bayone-s
This is illustrated in the full accounts
NOW arriving of previous sorties. 1t
seems that in Sir Hunter S
sally from Ladysmith to capture the
Boer guns the British did not carry
bayonees. While they were storming
the Beers, suddenly aroused from
sleep, rushed to the edge and opened
an indiscriminate fire upon them. But
jus, before the British secured a foot
ing On the top OF the hill some one
give them cold steel At this tire
Beers turned and fed into the dark
ness.
Little mention is made in the war
office dispatches of horses. but it is I'M
derstood that the losses in this respect
have been exceedingly 'heavy. Among
the officers alone from 20 to 30 per cent
of their mounts have been shot from
under them, the Beer tactics being to
shoot first at an officers horse and
then the rider when dismounted.
General Gatacre's disaster an Storm
berg has been blamed to lack of krowl-
edge of the country, but according TO
the Daily Telegraph, when the war be-
gan there was no available maps at
Cape Town, and therefore it is prob
able that General Gatacre is still with
cut them
The Times, while praising Colonel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
IT LOOKS DUBIOUS FOR QUAY
roo MANY NAMES IN THE NON
CoMMITTAL COLUMN.
His Friends Taking But Little Inter
est In His Behalf-Has Consid-
cradle Canvassing to Do.

New York, Dec. PA special to the
Herald from Washington says: Apathy
among Senator Quay's friends is max
ing the outlook in the senate rather
ominous for him. Senators Chandler
and Penrose appear TO be the only per-
sons who are doing any active can
wasting in his behalf, and they are by
no means encouraged by the progress
they are making.
The lack of interest was forcibly il
Illustrated an the case of a senator who
was approached with the suggestion
that he make a strong speech in behalf
of the constitutional right of gov
ernor TO appoint when a legislature had
failed to elect. This influential senator
had spoken in behalf of Senator Cor
bett, and was urged to repeat the same
arguments that he advanced in that
gentlemanS behalf.
He has declined the request, on the
ground that when he supported Mr..
Corbett, both Senators Quay and Pen
rose refused to vote to seat him. The
senator stated that he would vote to
seat Mr.. Quay, but he did not see how
Pennsylvania'S senators could consist
entity insist upon his taking charge OF
the case on the fiooor of the senate.
1t is becoming more manifest every
day that MIR. Quay has considerable
canvassing to do to make his seat in
the senate a certainty There are too
many names in the non-committal COL
umn to make the outcome certain for
him at this time. Mr.. Quay is expected
here on Wednesday, when it may be
expected that he will work hard for
himself
One of the plans his friends are talk
ing about is to induce sufficient num-
Der of Mr.. Quay's Democratic friends to
absent themselves on the day when the
final vote is taken, and in this way as
sure a majority vote in his favor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
He WANTS AN INVESTIGATION
AUDITOR OF IDAHO FAVORS
THE LENTZ RESOLUTION.
Would Place All the Facts In the
Occur d'Alene Troubles Before
the People.

Boise. Ida, Dec. Estate Auditor
Bartlett Sinclair. who has beer the
governors representative throughout
the Occur d'Alene troubles. and who
has been in immediate control there,
today sent Representative Wilson the
following letter:
Boise, Ida. Dec. 12.-Hon. Edgar
Wilson. Washington, D. c.: Ny Dear
Sir-I observe that a resolution has
been introduced into the house of rep
resentatives by Congressman Lentz of
Ohio, calling for an investigation of the
conduct of General Merriam in connec-
ton with the Occur d'Alene murders
ana riots. l do not know how General
Merriam may be disposed in the matt
ter or what action the house will take
For my part. l sincerely hope the res
olutions will meet approval. My heart
is very deeply set on getting the whole
matter before the people, and / earn
estiy request you to give your vote for
the investigation. The labor
ing people of this state do not sympa-
tilize with the Occur d'Alene murderers
and rioters, and to a man desire that
an investigation may be had of the
whole affair to the end that the admin
istration and the federal troops may be
indicated. Very sincerely yours,
BARTLETT SINCLAIR"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-13
DISCUSS LABOR MATTERS.
Second Days Session of the Fedora
ton at Detroit.


Detroit, Mich, Dec. 12-The question
of the seating of a single delegate oc-
cupied the American Federation of La
Dor convention the greater part of to-
days session. The Importance of the
ao.ion to be taken IN this matter is in
the fact that by it the federation ex-
poets 10 establish a precedent either of
the strict upholding of its constitutional
provisions in relation to admission of
delegates or of leniency in seating in
its conventions members of labor or
CARNATIONS not affiliated with the fed
Grafton.
The case in point is that of w. H
Bell, delegate of the Omaha Central
Labor union, who is president of the
Painters union in Omaha. which is all
lied with the so-cs.lled Lafayette fac
ton, s." the branch of the craft which
has no utilization with the federated di-
vision, the Brotherhood of Painters and
Decorators of America, known as the
Baltimore faction. The convention ad.
journed without having reached an
agreement on the question.
During the afternoon the delegates
had half hours diversion listening 10
Miss Susan 3. Anthony, who made an
appeal TO the federation to join in a pc
tition TO congress 10 refer to the state
legislatures for endorsement a proposed
sixteenth constitutional amendment.
providing Tor enfranchisement of wo-
men.
On recommendation of the resolutions
committee the executive council was
empowered 70 take action in Investigate
ng the Idaho labor-military troubles
flood of resolutions We're Introduced
covering nearly every subject of in
crest 20 labor interests.