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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-06-19

NOTICE.
In the Districs Court Of The United States for
the Districs Of Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter Of
sTEPHEN r. KNIGHT, In Bankruptcy,
Of Woodstock. Bankrupt.
To the creditors Of stephen y. knight, In the
County Of Oxford and district Aforesaid
Notice 10 hereby giycn that on the 8h day OF
June, A. d. 1900, the said Stephen y. knight was
duly sdjudicated bankrupt, and that the nrst
Court House, In South Paris, on the 29sh day OF
June, A. d. 1900. ~ 10 O'Clock In the
forenoon, at which time tie said creditors
may attend. prove their claims. appoint trustee,
examine the bankrupt and transact such other
busincss - may properly come before said
meeting.
South Paris, June II, 1900.
GEO. A. WILSON,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-06-19

The Golden Cross and New England
Order of Protection have hired the hall
In the third story Of Maxim Block, ana
are holding thelr meetings there.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-06-19
WOODSTOCK REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

Albert 2. Andrews .-----------------------iIS
william y. Jones,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-06-19

SOUTH PARIS rosr oFftcH-
oscs Hours 10 20 100 A. -; 800 A. y. 10
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-06-19

Is stenciled "M-l-6-l900.n Now II
nited States business man should
put those figures on q revenue stamp X
would Indicate that the stamp Was can
eeled on the 9Th dsy Of January, 1900;
but on this engine the characters indi-
cate that the engine left the Montreal
shops on the first day OF June. That IL
the English way OF using the figures
Strange how the English do 80 many
things just the other way from what we
do,
The certificate Of incorporation OF
Burleigh Manufacturing Company mas
been recorded in the registry OF deeds.
The amount Of capital Gtock is S50o,OO,
Of which $500 ia paid In. The business
Of the COMPANY is bleaching wool aud
hair, also the manufacture OF the same,
together with such rights OF holding
BY such corporations. Location OF the
company. Rumford Falls. Joseph A,
Burleigh Of LsconiA, n. H., Is president
Wentworth v. Lander OF Rumford faiis
treasurer; George ID. Bisbee CLERK
Joseph A. Burleigh, Wentworth
Lander, and George I. Reyes OF Ess'
Iepperell, Mass, directors.
The trustees OF the Oxford County
Agricultural Society have arranged tn'
rsees and purses for the fair as follows
subject 10 change Of day. All races tro
and pace:
FIRST DAY.
81 class, sls5o0
Green horses, s73
SECOND DAT.
3 elass, tl75.
- class. $50
2sS class, tl0o.
THIRD DAY
lis e'ass, ssoo.
rs class, tl7S.
The Golden Cross and New Euglan
Order of Protection have hired the hal
In the third story Of Maxim Block, an
are holding their meetings there.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02

ferno. Yet fifteen men had lived for several
hours imprisoned within a hull that was for
the most part heated to redness as deep as the
waters edge Near the Main, when the vessel
had been dragged into mdstream. was the tug
Colonel K. A Stevens. Those on the deck OF the
tug noticed what they thought to be the waving
of a lamp. as distinguished from the slight
forks of flame that continued to squirt from
every part of the liner. The Stevens drew
nearer to the ship and aseertained that some
one actually was swinging a lamp from one of
the coal ports Making its way 10 the side of
the steamer. the Stevens took off fifteen men
who had survived an experience that may
truthfully be likened to living for six or seven
hours in an oven surrounded by the hercest Of
flames. The ordeal which these fifteen men
went through is graphically told in the follow
ing story which one of their number. fireman
named Julius Wiesener, related yesterday af-
ternoon TO Tribune reporter. He said
was at work with several other men In the en-
gine of the Main when the hre began We
got orders first to put the pumps in readiness I9T
use while at the same instant @ o1ner men ] were s % r9
idly however, that knowing our lives were in dan
ade gs Sur soTgs' Way @ TO Eo Cre Of snip
found that there was no way to escape the[e mere
part was afre We We're hemmed In, unable 10 81 so
we all thought that we would never get Out Ut. aIye i've
For time stayed in the engine room out S VtlS
as a last refuee some one suggested crawling into
the shaft tunnel While we were making up our
minds as TO the best thing three other men came
sliding down a ventilator into the engine room
don't know where they came FROM and they were l
too daZed talk Finally we all crept INTO tHc
shaft tunnel which being near the Keel OF the snP
and away under water, was for little Wlle coIn- m
paratively cool, But the fire and smoke graduaIIy any
got nearer to In order TO keep the smoke out
q tunnel stuffed shirts and trousers lhto
the opening AS these were burned away other
shirts and trousers used to block up the open
ing Most of almost naked when we were
rescued. -, ..,
After remaining about three hours in the tunnel
engine room. but here the heat was so great that @
we could not endure 1t, so we opened Inahhole
and got into an empty coal bunker. Inen we
climbed up the coal chute and threw open the porss
doors TO which IL led. With a lamp which one or
the men brought up from the engine room we at
tracted the attention of tug and were rescued
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
A STORY OF CAPTAIN MIROW.
TWO COOKS SAY HE PERIsHED ON A BURN
ING LIGHTER AFTER JUMPING
OVERHEARD.

William Kuhnen, twenty-five years old and
Frederick Schimpf, thirty-two years old, assist
ant cooks on the steamship Saale, called at
Coroner Hoffmann's morgue. in Jackson-st'
Hoboken at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, ana
both say they saw Captain Mirow OF the
Saale meet terrible death. They said that
the Captain stayed aboard his ship as long as
he could and finally jumped from the star
board side, landing a lighter The COOKS
were both trying to save themselves at the
time and were running toward the stern but
they said that they saw BIirow lying on the
deck of the lighter, unable to move. The COOKS
said that the Captain made an effort to get
up but without success and soon afterward the
lighter caught fire. Kuhnen and Schimpf both
said they then were convinced that their Cap
tain was consumed in the flames.
Schimpf said that he in his berth when
Kuhnen, who went above to tell the officers
that supper was ready, hastily returned, and
There was rush on deck, and the members
of the crew who had been aroused were ordered
by First Officer Schaefer to cut loose the life
boats. The fire by this time so intense,
Schimpf said. that the men unable to get
any off the davits, and Schaefer told all hands
to run to the stern and jump overheard. Sec
ond Officer Sanders and Fourth Officer Oscar
Bach were among the men who rushed TO the
stern and jumped into the water The two
cooks were picked up by tug. They said that
the third officer, whose name they did not
know lost
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02

you want to send over. and to do II to-day"
Mr. Schwab thanked him for the offer and said
that his offer would probably be accepted and
some OF their men may be sent there
About 4:3O Mr. Schwab came out of his office
and talked to the reporters He said. among
other things:
Affairs are in a very unsettled condition as
yet, and ] have been hard al work this morning
gathering up the ends l have been tour
of inspection this morning. and in a tug visited
all three of the wrecked vessels. as well the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse which docked
al Pier No. 70. North River. The arrangements
for her sailing the same were announced
this morning. She will leave her regular trip
on Tuesday at 10 a. In response to mes
sages from passengers who intend sailing on her
we have instructed them to take their baggage
to the Cunard pier, just they would to our
own. 1 told that persons booked to
sail on her fear to do so. but word of that
kind has reached me officially. I may say thsS
she is intact. The flames only scorched her. Mr.
Brown has kindly lent lifeboats and a life
raft, and the Kaiser is as stanch as she ever
was.
The Saale the first vessel which we Wis
tied. From there went to the Bremen and
the Main. Both of these latter vessels are still
burning. 1 would not say now that any of them
would be total loss. After they are pumped
The Merritt Chapman Wrecking Company is
already working the Saale, and she will be
pumped out as soon possible. On the deck of
the Saale a body was found to-day which is
probably that of Captain Mirow. 1t was burned
beyond recognition, but Mr.. Boner identified
knife found on the body as one belonging to the
captain. There also found by him a mass
of molten gold which is believed to be the re-
mains of the heavy gold chain which the cap
tain wore.
VISITORS ON THE SAALE
There were passengers on board the
steamship Saale, and if any bodies are found
other than those of the crew they are the
mains of visitors, for Saturday was visiting day
with the line and it is possible that <here were
a number on board at the time of the fire.
There were no Christian Endeavor folks
aboard the Saale. They all to sail by the
Saae from Boston, and Mr. Coleman, the gen
eral representative Of the Christian Endeavor
Society, called on me and told me there were
none of them aboard Mr.. Coleman wanted me
to supply another ship at once, but l told him
this was impossible"
THREE DUE THIS WEEK.
Three of the North German Lloyd's steam
ships due at this port on Wednesday of this
week. They are the Barbarossa which sailed
from Bremen June %; the LAIN, which left
that port on June 26 and the Kaiser Wilhelm
II, which sailed from Gibraltar on June %.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
cFySrs FACTS FRoH 4 BATHTrB.

From The Providence Journal
one Of the young who calling upon the
public for statistics for the United States census
with an amusing incident Tuesday. His
district is in the suburbs Of this city, and, calling
house, he rang the bell several times with
obtaining response. A. he going out
Of the yard. however. he noticed that the win
dows were open but screened. and he passed
by Of these feminine voice called;
Who's there? What's Wanted2'
I'm taking the United States census" replied
the enumerator.
I'm taking a bath" came the quick response Of
the voice
Somewhat disconcerted by this reply the enumer-
q announced that he would call again.
But can't I answer your questions from here?"
continued the bather
Finding that there were only two in the family
the enumeFatoF thought that she could. So. sitting
down on the grass beneath the window, with his
book spread out upon his knees for table, he
asked the required questions through the window
and the answers came from behind the curtain
thew srsd unon his schedule
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
scHwAB WANTS To BURY BODIES.

CORONER's PHYSICIAN O'HANLON WILL
VIEW THEM AT THE lIORGUE TO-DAY.
Coroner BausCh arrived at Pier A about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. and had talk
with Captain Smith He then called Up In
spector Brooks on the telephone. and later
called up Chief of Police Murphy Of Jersey City.
Chief Murphy asked that the New-Tork Off
cials take charge Of the bodies as the facilities
were better Coroner BaUsch informed Chist
Murphy that the bodies would be removed to the
Morgue.
While the conference was going on Gustav Fl
Schwab of the North German Lloyd Line. and
superintendent Mueller appeared. Mr.. SChwat
asked Coroner Beusch what disposition o.
be made Of the dead, lie said that it his
desire and that Of the company 90 bury the
fortunates. Coroner's Physician O'HanIon vii
view the bodies to-day and remove from them
everything that would aid in their ident!dca-
ton After this is done. Mr.. SchWab in
formed that such bodies were not claimed or
identified could be taken by the officials Of the
company for burial
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
BODY PICKED Up OFF BRooKLYN.

The body of a drowned man. who may have been
aboard Of the German vessels burned on Sat
urday, found IN the water on Sulliyau-st.,
Brooklyn, yesterday morning. the pockets of
the clothes were found two German medals, four
cents. an empty pocketbook penknife and four
coppers The body was that Of a man about hfty
years old. feet 10 inches in height, and had dark
hair, mustaChe and side whiskers lie a
black sack coat and vest, gray trousers and black
necktie One kid slipper one of the feet.
The body is at the Morgue in Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
MANY SURVIVORS TALK.
DRIVEN OUT OF SHAFT TUNNEL AND
RESCUED FROM STOKE HOLE.

When the Main was hauled out of her pier
at about IL o'clock on Saturday night as tod
in The Tribune yesterday II not thought
that there a living soul aboard, From
the time the fire broke out until half
dozen hours later. when she was towed into the
river she had not only been enveloped In the
conhagratlon raging about her, but the whole
Of her interior seemed TO be one seethng caldron
Of fire. II appeared incredible that life could
exist for one moment in such floating in
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
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GEH YORK.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
ESCAPE OF A sTEwARDEss.

~ Russock's Hotel in River-st., is Mrs
Louise Reimers. She was a stewardess on the
Saale and leaped from the ship into the river.
Fully clothed as she was, she swan down to the
Hamburg American piers where she climbed TO
safety.
SHIPPING MASTERS OFFICE THRONGED.
All day yesterday men and women thronged
10 the office of the shipping masters who handle
the work of the GerWan lines. II is a little
place in River-st., Hoboken. Seamen who We're
previously missing appeared from time TO time.
Every one received money at once upon regis
terng his name The North German Lloyd had
given orders that this should he done. and that
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
BUSY AT THE OFFICE.

Accompanied by the dock superintendent, Mr..
Muller, and the freight manager, Mr.. Boner.
Mr.. schwab arrived at the Office Of the North
German Lloyd Steamship Company about
O'clock yesterday afternoon. The office of the
line was not open TO the public and all the
blinds were drawn. However. many OF the
clerks stayed all day, and the telephone was
kept busy
Mr.. SchWab and his assistants retired 10 his
private Office, where they conferred almost all
the afternoon. Herman Winter Mr.. Schwab's
secretary. was also present John p Faure eX-
Commissioner Of Charities Of ST Johns Guild
called Mr. Schwab and offered him accom-
modatons for survivors at New Dcrp, S. /. He
said that the ST Johns Guild Hospital there
could accommodate go Il do not mean" he
said TO MI Schwab. that can accommodate te
them tomorrow or the next day. but we are
ready now 10 take Of all the injured that
New-York tribune., 1900-07-02

Three of the North German Lloyd's steam
ships due at this port on Wednesday of this
week. They are the Barbarossa which sailed
from Bremen June %; the Lam. which left
that port on June %, and the Kaiser Wilhelm
II, which sailed from Gibraltar June %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22
ONE YEAR IN JAIL
Is Penalty Dealt Out to 7. A. Kcnney 'or A.
saulting His wife.

r. A. Kenney, who carried the mails pc
tween this city and North Whitehead mas
been sentenced to one years lmprlson-
ment in Wiscasset Jail for assaulting his
wife. For some time he is alleged to have
been careless about the mails. and. last
Friday. left this city without the bag.
Postmaster Libby hired team ana car
ried to mail to Whitefeld. ana while
there notified Mrs. Kenney that her hua-
bands services were no longer needed by
Uncle Sam" Kenney was also told the
same and when Mr.. Libby left. proceeded
to make trouble for his wife and incl
dentally for himself. on her denial of
making any complaint TO Mr.. Libby,
Kenney struck his wife and badly bruised
her. She appeared against him at the
hearing where he was found guilty and
sentenced. as above stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22
ABOARD THE NASHVILLE.
Arthur Gilman Writes Interesting Letter Iron
the Orient.

Arthur Gilman. hospital steward on
the u. S. S. Nashville, writes a most IN
teresting letter from Japan which Is
given in full below
Kure, Japan, July IS. 1900.
Dear Folks at Home: ,,o u
We arrived here. last night AT 80 -
NJ, with the Oregon, without HIshdp;
OF course she was taking in tons ana
tons of water, but her pumps kept ~
down. She will probably be put III dry
dock. tomorrow. Hobson Is superihtehu-
ing the job.
we reached the straits Of Sinansaki.
Sunday night. and anchored outside I'M
til morning. that We might view me
beautiful scenery coming through II ~
said to be the finest in the world, ana !
believe 1t. The straits are Just wide
enough for one ship to come through at
Il time tall green hills rising almost per
pendicularly on either side. covered WIN
flowers and orange groves. TINS goes on
for 20 miles, winding around the nils ,
here and there a little town with us
Josh house" or temple.
AS you sail past, the people bow ana
drop courtesies. for they are said 70 b.
the most polite people in the world. We
stopped few hours al MaEi, 4 niue
town half way through the straits. and
sent kilograms. When you are through
the straits you enter the beautiful IN
land Sea-" which is no more than large
river. land cultivated in the most beauti-
full way on either side. We wind in and
out among the islands for 2o0 miles and
then we find "A japanese cruiser waiting
to pilot us to Kure-tor no one knows the
location of the place. Ii Is the great
navy yard and arsenal Of Japan. No
maps are allowed to be made Of the
place. no charts are to be drawn Or
photOgra phs made. We are the first for
cgn ship ever here ana the last 10 come.
probably The people here never saw
foreigners before ana You would think
that we were wonders "a see them look
at us. 1t is too bad that We cannot take
some pictures. The only thing We are
allowed to know is that we are here. that
il Is fine place 80 miles from Kobe. but
We do not know in which direction. We
leave. Friday morning, for Nagasaki Tor
~ days.
The hills here are cultivated in steps
which at distance look like huge
flights Of stairs. but on nearer inspection
and are covered with rice or grapes or
something Of the sort II is cultivated
IN this way TO catch the rain. This cnuH-
try is in striking contrast - China.
There the hills are bleak ana for the
most part barren. Here nothing rs lost.
and | tel YOU that these clean. progress
sive little people are destined To becun"
leading power In the near future. !
cannot describe the beauties of the seem
cry here in way Creditahlc. 50 viii not
attempt il.
be bestowed upon our nation, 10 he in
vited to kurc. their secret naval station.
There are forts. batteries ana arScnalS
which could defy the allied powers y!
the world at this point. ! must mt
write about them. for AN order has just
been issued forbiidinE ID. VIII write
when We get to Nagasaki.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22
The CITY School Teachers.

Following is a list of the corps of
teachers who will serve during the en-
suing year: High school, principal, Mr..
Luce of Nassalboro: sub-master. not
yet elected: assistant, Miss Mildred a.
Whittemore.
Lakeman Grammar. Miss Wood
worth. graduate Of Kicker Classical
Institute. and for some time a teacher
at the Industrial School.
Miss Dana is transferred from the
Laughton school to Granite Hill.
Miss Grace Blake will preside over
The Laughton school Miss Harrington
ut the Old South Miss N"ttic Blake at
the Page school. Miss Lapham at the
Vaughan school. Miss Alice Perkins at
the Warren school. Miss Snow at the
North intermediate Miss Ring at the
LDudon Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
convenes at Halloweli 10 Talk Over the Cam
paign.

The Hallowell House presented z
most Democratic aspect. Tuesday
evening. when members Of the Demo
cratic committee assembled from all
corners of the State to talk over the
coming campaign. The following were
present: Chairman George II. Hughes.
Bath: Secretary F. +. Became, Halo
well; p. II. kelleher. Auburn: George y.
Pettingill, Lisbon: II. A. Edwards, Car
ibou; George l.. SWEET, Portland; l.. u.
Brown, Pennington; George Mel.
Presson. Farmington +. +. Brady,
Ellsworth; Thomas J. Lynch. Augusta;
Oliver Otis, Rockland; ex-Gov. AlonZo
Garcelon. Lewiston; Frank A. Morey.
Lewiston: John Scott, Bath; Col.
Wing. Lewiston; NJ. +. Frank. Port
land; w. NJ. Levanseler, Waldoboro:
o. a. Thayer. Paris: w. Y. Patch. Ban
gor; Jas. Hudson. Guilford; w l..
Hunnewell, Pittsfield: c. b. Hall, Bel
fast: David G. Parker. Danforth: Wal
ter J. Glpatric. Saco.
Thomas White Of Bangor, candidate
for Congress from the 4th distsrict,
also Amos F. Gerald. candidate for tn.
Sd district congressional honors, wera
present.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Hughes at O'Clock. Cam
paign matters were discussed and
questions Of ways and means We're
casually referred to. AS one of the
members Of the committee remarked
to the Journal reporter: I'VE are well
organized and in the best of spirits,
but the limited amount Of money in
the treasury is not conducive to the
work which would otherwise be car
ried out"
Ex-Gov. GarcelOn, hale and hearty a
80. walked briskly into the hotel after
the arrival of the evening train and
was one of the central figures of i'm
promptu dialogues and discussions, in
the lobby. as well as a prime mover
in the matters of a business nature
when the committee was in session
The following assignment of speak
ers were made:
r. j. Hare Of New York, to speak in
Somerset county Aug. 90 u %: Penob-
scot county. Aug. so to Sept. TO-
Gamaliael Bradford of Massachu-
sets. Portland. Aug. %; Lisbon Falls,
Aug. %: Waldoboro, Aug. "a.
Thomas II. Brown of Vermont. Sam
erset county. Sept tos.
c. 7. Callahan of Massachusetts,
York county. Sept to 4: Kennebec
county. Sept. to g. Somerset county.
Sept. to s.
Congressman Napkin Of Massachu-
sets, Bingham, Sept. 5: Skowhegan.
Sept. s: other dates in Pscataquis
county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22

A lively scrap took place in Depot
square. yesterday afternoon, in which
Michael Burns of this city. and Dan
McAdams Of Randolph, were the par
Elephants. Both combatants we're
leaking blood when the crowd separat-
ed them, and before the officers could
lay hands on him. McAdams was tear
ing across the G. & r. bridge. A hear
Ing will be given them. this morning.
before Clerk w. c. Atkins, who will
officiate in the absence of Judge Lar
rabee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22

The water commissioners are replac-
ing the water pipe across Vaughan
brook An S-inCh pipe WAS rendered
useless last spring, in one of the
storms which carried the little dam
away. and in order to prevent a future
break the season Of lowest water has
been awaited. The pipe will now b.
placed some feet below the bed of the
stream. The district south of the
bridge has been supplied by tenn
porary 6-inCh pipe since the disaster
Of a few months ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22

The board Of managers Of the Nation
Homes consists Of IA members. They
meet four times year and appropriate
money for the support of the different
National Branches and also the aid Of
State Homes which formerly received
800 per annum for the care Of any sol
der entitled to the benefits of a Nation
al Home. But this amount is now
scaled down by authority of Congress
in proportion to the amount deducted
from pensions by state ana local homes.
Gen. Mcmahon Of New York, is presi-
dent Of the National Board. and Gen.
ScWell of New Jersey. 1T vice presi-
dent ana local manager for the Hamp-
ton Home.