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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-09-17

Ntntfe OF the university asSoCidlioh
will meet at the home of Mr.. Henry
Fletcher on Wednesday, Sept. 18th. Fol
lowing is the program prepared by Miss
Deering:
Current Events, Mr.. Fletcher.
Sketch OF the Growth Of the Drama.
Shakespeare as Drsmatist. Mrs. Fletcher.
Shakespeare as an Historian. Mrs. Morton.
Shakespeare's Contemporaries. Miss Leach
Almon Churchill has two of the
smartest girls in South Paris. They are
10 and IL years old, and are said to be
accomplished cooks. A neighbor tells
the Democrat that better pies were never
made than those made by these young
ladies', and that's not all the story. Mrs.
Churchill was sick last Monday, and
when she recovered she found to her
surprise that these young misses had
done the family washing, and done it
well, too.
Rev. Father Summa of Lewiston
brought to Electra Park last Wednesday
a Catholic picnic that included five
priests, fifteen sisters and two hundred
and thirty choir children. For the ac-
'eommodation of the party four special
cars were attached to the regular train
arriving here at 10 o'clock. The excur-
sion was accompanied by the st. Cecilia
Band of twenty-three boys in uniform,
the oldest member of the band being
fourteen, and the youngest, who "wag-
ged" the cymbals, was only seven. Upon
arrival at the South Paris station the
children marched to Electra Park, where
they INDUCED in games and sports dur
ing the day, returning on the AGO ex-
press. Although the day was moist the
ardor of the children was not. They
INDUCED in croquet, baseball, tugs Of
war, and wrestled with seventy-five pies
and proportionate quantity of other
food in manner that left no doubt Of
their victory. The cars we're set upon
the corn factory siding for shelter in
ease of rain, and every one of those two
hundred and thirty children went home
thinking that they had had an awfully
good time-and they had!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-09-17

Having audited and examined the foregoing
accounts, we allow thereon the following sums
respectively:
To John M. Philbrook ass "a
To Jonathan Bartlett --.-------3 %
To Randall l.. Taylor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I'D U
ELLERY C. PARK, County Attorney.
CHARLES +. WHITMAN, Clerk s. j. Court.
A true copy-attest
CHARLESF. WHITMAN. Clerk s. J. Court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
NOT FIRST WRECK
AT THIS POINT

The Rio de Janeiro is not the first
ship that has come to grief on Mile
rock About ten years ago the Frank
Jones. an American deep water ship,
struck il and went down. She was
standing inshore, blindly feeling her
way through the fog and those who re-
call the disaster say that the circum-
stances attending it were about the
same as those of the Rios loss. with,
however. a far smaller number of cas-
ualties.
The Rios resting place is about half
a mile from the shore, d mile to the
southwark of North Heads and d mile
and a half to the south and west Of
Fort Point. The tide. ebb or flood, has
q southerly set in this blight, and this
was what put the steamer in with the
land. On the north shore there is a
nOrtherly set quite as strong and it
was this that caught the City of New
York and piled her high and dry under
North Heads
The City of Rio de Jaueiro was an
iron steamer of 3,54S gross tonnage and
2,275 net.
She was built by J. Roach &, Son, at
Chester, Pa, in 1878. The vessel was
owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship
company and has been in the Oriental
service since.
She sailed from HangkOng for this
port on Jan. D.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
Especial to The IIeraldD

Washington. DC, Feb. 22.-The SEN
ate bin appropriating $4,000 out OF any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to refund to firms, per
sons and corporations of Utah, certain
moneys Illegally assessed and collected
by the commissioner of internal revenue
during 1872, under the law providing
for 10 per cent tax on circulating notes,
which was declared Illegal by the su
preme court, was passed by the house
today. 1t now goes to the president for
his signature.
The firms benefited are the following;
American Fork Cooperative Mer-
camille Institution, $304; Alpine Coop
erative Mercantile Institution. So; Big
Cottonwood Cooperative Mercantile
Institution, S126; beers & briggs, 1852;
Beers & Lafevere. S25; james Chipman
SLY; Canaan cooperative Store Co,
1851. Alfred Dunkley, $40; EphTaim
United Order Mercantile Institution,
$3.50; Fillmore Coop Institute $40; Fur
Traders Union, $15; Fountain Green
Cooperative Mercantile Institution,
$50; Fairview Cooperative %ercantile
Institution. 1854; Freshwater & Son
S54; Z. W. Fox & Co, S72; Goshen CO.
operative Mercantile Institution, 500;
GIantsville Cooperative Mercantile
Institution $101: Goodwin Bros, $3.50;
Glenwood Cooperative Mercantile IN
StitutiOn, $45; GunnisOn Cooperative
Mercantile Institution, $50; Heber City
Cooperative Mercantile Institution,
s63; Hancock & Son, S135; MOrOni Co
operative Mercantile Institution, S154;
Mount Pleasant Cooperative Mercan-
tile Institution $3.50: Midway Corpora
tive Mercantile Institution, So; Mill
Creek Cooperative Mercantile Institu-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
FISHERMEN GO
TO THE RESCUE

At the instant the Rio went on the
rocks Andrew Adami. an Italian fish
ermen, was not great distance away
in a small smack. Near to him was @.
Albert, another Italian fisherman Both
men saw the Rio JaneiTO in the gloom
and marveled that she could be 50
close to the shore.
The next moment they knew some
thing was wrong and each Gedded for
the ship, proceeding carefully. in the
fear they might be entangled in the
wreck. They came near enough before
the ship went down to hear the voice
of some person through a SlegaphOne-
The man who yelled at them told them
the ship was sinking and to stand by
with help, sending word to San Fran
cisco as soon thereafter as they could
When the ship disappeared the TIA
lians hurried to the scene. Adami
picked up three persons who were
struggling in the water. Then his small
smack would hold no more, and he set
out for shore bent upon summoning
other aid. Albert however, -Ead more
room in his steam launch. and he
picked up a number of Chinese-he says
he does not remember just how many.
These boats proceeded to Meiggs' wharf,
where the rescued people were put
ashore.
Both the Italians then put back, af-
ter giving the alarm, to the scene Of
the disaster, but they found no more
people in the water. They soon after
wards came ashore.
Waters Drown Out Orders.
Adami says that whoever the officer
was who shouted to him through a
megaphone. hs was a man of surprising
GOODNESS. He stood with the meSap phone
to his mouth still shouting Instructions
when the ship sank, and the Italians
saw him 90 beneath the surface even
as he spoke.
Italian fishermen brought 10 the
Merchants Exchange station at
Meiggs' wharf twelve bags of mail
which they picked up at the scene o.
the wreck.
These include two pouches from the
United States military station IN chi
ma. and two bags of registered mail.
When the registered bags were deliV-
cred it was found that they had been
ripped open with a knife and all their
contents stolen. When this crime was
committed is a question but the fisher
men who brought them in are not sus-
pected. and it is impossible 10 deter
mine when the robbery took place
The Rio carried in all 200 bags of mail
Five bags of newspapers are among the
rescued sacks.
There is not a single letter for san
Francisco in the mail recovered.
There is one sack of mail from To-
kiO for Germany and one sack from To
kio for London. all in a horrible con-
ditiOn.
I The mail from the United States mill
tarv station was not tempered with.
]. Wade. d japanese passenger. had
s.. 500 in his trunk, which was lost.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23

London. Feb. 22.-Proceedings have
been started in behalf Of Niscount Hin
ton. who at one time played an organ
in London streets, to eject the youthful
Earl PoUlett from Hinton house. pend
ing the trial of the question of his
right TO the esrldom. An injunction viii
be asked for TO restrain the present oc-
cupant of the family estates from
using the title OF Earl POulett.
When William Henry, Earl POUlett,
died in London, Jan. y, 1895, the sue
cession to his title and estates came
into dispute. The old earl was thrice
married, and the organ grinding claim
ant to his estate declares himself to be
his eldest son by Miss Elizabeth Nir-
giuia Newman. daughter Of LanGpOrt
pilot whom the earl married in 1919.
The carts second marriage was with
out issue. In 1873 he contracted q
marriage his third. with Rosa Demel-
vile, daughter of Alfred Hugh Demel-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
BILL TO REFUND MONEY TO UTAH
PERSONS NOW GOES TO THE PRESIDENT

ton, $36: Manti Cooperative Mercan-
tile Institution, SIS, Newton Cooper
tive Mercantile institution, IS; Nephi
Cooperative Institution $3.50; y. p
Nelson, SO; s. J. Nelson, 50; Peoples
Cooperative Mercantile Institution
1924: Pleasant Grove Cooperative Mer-
camille Institution, S153; Provo Coop
erative Mercantile Institution, $3.50;
Provo West Branch Cooperative Mer-
camille Institution $50; Payson Mer-
camille Institution, $165; Payson Branch
Mercantile association, 1922; Quinn,
Larsen & Co, SIS; Richmond CO-Opera-
tive Mercantile Institution, $3.50: St.
George Cooperative Mercantile Insti-
tuition, $40; South Cottonwood Coop
erative Mercantile Institution, S36;
Smithfield CO-Opera tive Mercantile IN
stitutien, S25; Spanish Fork Corpora
tive Mercantile Institution, $3.50; Salem
Cooperative Mercantile Institution,
81; SanDete Cooperative Mercantile IN
stitution, S144; United Order Building
Manufacturing company, $500; Wildsor
Cattle Stock Growing company $780,
WeIlsville Cooperative Mercantile In
stitutiOn, S213; Willard Cooperative
Mercantile Institution, $40; George A.
Waterman, SSS; lions Coop Rio Virgin
Manufacturing company, 1925.
The senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has reported the
amendment to the Sundry civil bill for
the appointment for the Salt Lake pub
lie building.
Senator KeaTns presented in the SEN
ate today the memorial from the COVER
nor and legislature of Utah urging leg
islatiOn for the irrigation of arid lands.
a favorable report was made today
on Senator Rawlins' bill to grant pen
sion of $50 monthly TO Henriette SalO-
mon, widow of Frederick Solomon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
PROMINENT CHICAGO ITALIAN SLAIN
SUPPOSEDLY BY ORDER OF TIE MAFIa


Chicago. Feb IA murder, be-
iieved to have been the result of a ven
delta, or of orders by the Malta so
ciety. was committed near Grand and
Milwaukee avenues, this city, late last
night. Salvatore Giovanni was found
shot through the EeaTt with carlo
Battista, who recently arrived from
New York, standing over him. Bat
tis:a says he and the murdered man
were warm friends, and that while on
the way to GiOVannis home they were
T attacked by three men, Battista was
not injured, but carried revolver,
which had nOt been fired. In the dead
man coat pocket, however, was re-
volver, from which three shots had
been fired. This mystifies the case.
/ since GiOvannis wound would have
prevented him from restoring the
Weapon TO a place of cORcealment. In
his pockets also were many counterfeit
coins. Giovanni, one of the most prom
! inent Italians in Chicago, was d mem
/ Der of several secret societies and came
/ here from New York three years ago.
The police are of the belief that he
was the victim of the dreaded Malta,
and hold that he was murdered with
the weapon found on him. Battista is
/ being held pending investigation.
Within five hours after the murder
the police raided a. house at al Milton
avenue and arrested nine Italians, said
to be sympathizers of the Chicago
branch of the Malta society. The per
sons arrested are:
Dominic Catalan. MOTEL Philip. Ra-
fael Litta. Capalia Makea. Nalkri Eika,
John ROnte, Simon Rafael Tony
SpargnO, Joseph MaTisO.
One of the men arrested in Milton
avenue. Joseph MarisO, was suffering
from d severe bullet wound in the
mouth and he was taken to the county
hospital 1t is believed by the police
that Giovanni was lured from his home
To the place of ambush and that he was
there set upon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
SENATOR MORGAN REPORTS AGAINST
TRUCKING TO BRITAIN ON THE CANAL

Washington, Feb. Senator Morgan
of the committee OH foreign relations has
made minority report upon the reSOlu-
ton declaring that the ratification Of
the Hay-HauncefO treaty is not cOndl-
ton precedent to the construction Of the
Nicaragua canal. and that the 'Eitcd
States should proceed with that work re-
gardless of the existence of tho Clayton
IsHlwer agreement The committee made
AN adv report a few days ago and
senator Morgan CODtrOVertS the wisdom
of that action. Senator Morgan inUmdJeS
that tHe adverse report was made 10 con-
form 10 the views of the president. On
this point ne says;
THE resolutions have my hearty ap-
prevail, and I cannot admit that the pres
ideHt has any riglt 10 direct congress as
To the time when il is eXpedient to eX-
press approval of his solemn act of max
ing these agreements with Nicaragua and
Costa Rica.
This claim WAS made i'm the committee,
ana ms views as % the eNpedIency o. &C
ton were stated rs grounds of objection
to the resolution From this view of the
duty of the senate wholly dissent.
% another connection he says on the
S@zne point.
We are bound To ACRE with costa tuca
'sUd NicaraEua as TO the tsfiH~ -. th
canal privileges will be extended to the
United States 81 thiS subject Is 90 be set
tied by agreement
I'VE have so asreed, ana the question Is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
STORIES OF
THE RESCUED

William Brander, of the firm of
BrandeT & Co. London. WAS one of the
CABIN passengers. Mr.. Brander was
making d tour of the world and board
ed the Rio at Yokohama. He carried
large amount of luggage, all of which
was lost. When taken to the harbor
hospital, Mr.. BTander was chilled and
very i'll. he made the following state
ment.
4 WAS asleep when the accident hap
pened- 1 was awakened by a series of
jars and scraDings, and as 1 arose L
heard the screaming of women in the
cabin. [ dressed hastily and went on
deck. / saw Captain Ward and some
officers directing the handling of boats.
I was excited, of course, but I could
not fail to observe many women who
were crowded aft about the Loats. One
Of these, I remember. was full of water
and useless 1 ran for d life preserVer
and had got one arm through it when
the forward part of the vessel gave a
sickening lurch and went down. I was
standing near one Of the shrouds and
I remember grasping these just as the
vessel diVed down. When l found my
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23

whether, in a Spasm of apprehension or
under the subOrEinatiOn to the criticisms
that British Opi.iOn may inflict upon US,
we viii permit that government to COM
pei the president to abandon these agree
mentS. They are honorable, just lawful
and lnconceivably valuable, and once
abandoned We cannot expect a peaceful
resumption of them.
Mr.. Morgan also takes the position that
the president has already outlined inc pO-
S{tiOn of the United States toward The
ClaytOn-Bulwe treaty by negotiating the
protocols with Costa Rica and Near
aqua.
1T is quite as clear he says, that the
president is making these agreements in
the name OF the nited States defial atty
Cisregarding any claim OF right that
Great Britain could assert to the erect
that her consent was necessary to such
action OF his part as president. And,
equally, he asserted the right of congress
to disregard any claims OF Great B-1tsin
to prevent the acquisition of such rights
from Costa Rica and Nicaragua and TO
appropriate money for that distinct pur-
pose.
Beyond question he has bound nim-
self, as pI esldent and as a plenlpOtent airy
To those agreements, and if they Tt0i tie
the rights of great Britain or give her
just Otfense, congress is also bound TO
either undo the wrong and atone for L
and Tepudiate and lmpeaca what II pres
ident has done, or sustain his action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
D. A. R. ELECT MRS. FAIRBANKS AND
INDULGE IN f..jES At MRS. MANNING

Washington, Feb 22.-Mrs. Charles
W. Fairbanks. wife of the senior sena-
tor from Indiana. has been elected pres
ident general Of the National Society of
the Daughters Of the American ReVOlu-
ton. The ballOting for rational Off
GERS took place yesterday, but the re
suit was not announced until this
morning. A total of 5S4 votes were
cast, one ballot being rejected.
The meeting began with prayer and
resulted in a row in which Mrs. Man
ming was Kissed.
The vote was as follows:
A.rs. Charles w. Fairbanks, Indiana,
333.
Mrs Donald MacLean, New York, POS.
Mrs. Washington Roebling. New Jer-
sey. -
other. officers were elected as fol
lows:
Vice president general, in the charge
of organization in chapters Mrs. Mi
randa B. TullOch of the District of Co
Iumbia.
Chaplain general Mrs. w A. smoot
OF Virginia.
Registrar general, Miss Minnie Mick
ley of Pennsylvania
. Treasurer general. Mrs. G. B. Oar
win of the District OF Columbia.
Librarian general, Miss Julia T. Nc
Blair
Editor American Monthly Magazine,
Mrs. Ellery Avery Of Ohio
Business manager of magazine. Miss
Lillian Lockwood of the District Of Co
lUmbia.
Mrs. +. ". Howard of Virginia, re-
COTding- secretary general.
There was no election of correspond
ing general histOriane general and as
sistant historian general as no candi-
dates received sufficient votes for a
choice and it was decided to cast an
other ballot this afternoon
The following vice presidents general
were elected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23

When the raid was made on the
house in Milton avenue the nine men
We're found huddled in a small room.
In the room were found numerous
dirks. stilettOs and TeVOlVers.
The theory of the police is that Go
vanni was murdered to prevent his ap-
pearance in a murder trial in New
York. Letters found in the murdered
mans pockets showed that he had been
summoned east for this purpose. The
Malta society is mentioned in the case,
but as yet the police have no evidence
directly duplicating that society with
the murder
A cleW to the reason for the murder
was found among the letters in Clio
Vanni's pockets One of these letters,
written by a man in St Louis, spoke
Of a murder committed on Mulberry
street, New York, to which Giovanni
was a witness.
A matter that puzzles the police is
the deposition in a divorce case that
was found in the possession of the dead
man. This is the case of DR.. Ralph
Gundove against Colvinda Gundove, zoe
South Fourth street. st. Louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
PILOT JORDAN
TELLS HIS STORY

Captain Frederick w. Jordan, the
pilot of the Rio, was rescued by an
Italian fishing boat owned by Fred
erick Castrini, and was brought to
Meiggs' station about 10 a. m. Along
with him was a japanese and Philip
Nussenblack.
He was taken up to the room occu-
pied by the customs officials and told
the following story.
I'VE anchored inside about 3 o'clock
last night. The weather was thick and
/ left orders that when the weather
cleared we should go further in.
AT > a. m. the fog lifted. We could
see the Cliff house and the north end
light, and I told the mate to heaVe
short. After we started heaving short
the wind came in from the northeast
and the fog settled in thick and I told
the mate to stop heaving. Then the
captain came up and said:
-" Let her go. We can go ahead
Captain Jordan made this statement
to Captain Freeman and his friends,
who crowded around him. To Captain
Freeman he said:
Amt 1 in - of a fiX2"
Captain Freeman put his arms about
the pilot and said:
Don't talk about it. You are here.
and that is all we care"
Helps Woman and Boy.
Captain Jordan then continued mis-
story:
You see my watch stopped at TWEEN
~ minutes to g. When the vessel
struck, I ordered all the boats out The
first boat out was that of the doctor.
1t was half filled with water no sooner
than she struck the water. I got a
ladder and placed a woman on it and
we began to descend. She had a boy
with her, child of about years She
save him to me. 1 held him in my
arms and the little fellow had his arms
around my neck. The woman and |
We're about half way down the ladder
when the Rio gave a tremendous pitch.
l was hung off the ladder. l saw moth
ing then of the woman or the boy. I
went down with the ship about fifty
feet. ] worked my way up to the sur
face and got hold of some wreckage.
l had sense enough left to turn on my
back and drift with the wreckage Then
l came across what seemed to me the
top of a house with a Chinaman on il
He helped me to clambor on to the roof,
and with him I drifted out toward tht
North Heads.
Il was then rescued by the fishing
boat. I cannot say who the woman
was / believe she had a husband, but
ne was not On deck when we left l
saw nothing either of the woman or
the boy after l was flung off the ladder
into the water"
Did you see Captain Ward?'
i saw nothing of him after we
struck. 1 believe he is lost"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23

Mrs. William Lindsay, Kentucky;
Mrs. George NJ. Sternberg, District of
Columbia; Mrs. c. Warning South Caro-
lima; Mrs. NJ. T. Scott, Illinois: Mrs. NJ.
A. Kendall, Maine; Mrs. J. b. Mellon,
Pennsylvania; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Granger,
Ohio; Mrs Major General Wheaton,
District of Columbia; Mrs. A. G. FOs-
ter, Washington.
The tenth vice president general was
not elected as no candidate received an
elective vote.
Bishop Satterlee of the Episcopal see
Of Washington, opened the meeting
with prayer. In honor of WashingtOn'S
birthday the bishop read the Declara-
ton of Independence and Miss Cald-
well Of New York sang The sword Of
Bunker HILL
Mrs. Manning presented Mrs. Fair
banks as the next president general of
the Daughters Of the American ReVOlU-
ton.
Mrs. MacLean approached the plat
form and congratulated Mrs. Fair
banks. Permission to address the con-
ventiOn for ten minutes was granted
Mrs. MacLean, and she said that while
/ her relations with Mrs. Fairbanks had
been slight they were always. agreeable
She thanked those who had been friends
to the principles she represented and
then ressed Mrs. Fairbanks, asking
her to fair presiding officer and to
protect / 4. members of the D. A. r.
from calm. my. At this point amid
Kisses and applause Mrs. tMacLean was
ruled out Of order by Mrs. Manning.
Mrs. MacLean continued, saying chat
she was incapable of doing aught to
prevent a legal election or to do any
thing else which she believed to be
wrong.
Mrs. Fairbanks then addressed the
{ house, thanking the members who had
identified themselves with her and in
vited the daughters and visitors to a
reception tomorrow. a rising vote of
thanks was rendered her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-23
ORCAN-CRINDINC EARL SEEKS TO CAIN
POSSESSION OF ENGLISH ESTATES

vile. and the son Of this union now
enjoys the estates and property which
the claimant viii attempt to possess by
process of law.
The alleged Earl Poulett has long
lived among the London poor, support
ing himself by organ grinding. He
has given some study to the matter of
the housing of the London masses, with
whose life and hardships he is person
ally familiar.
The old earl never concealed his hat
red for his grinding son, whom
he characterized as an imposter. He
was so opposed to his eventually en-
jOying his estates that he attempted so
to entail and mortgage them during his
lifetime so that even if his son We're
successful in his efforts to be recog-
nized as his fathers lawful heir there
would be little if any property for him
to enjoy While the eari's son by his
third wife enjoys the estates and uses
the title his claim thereto has never
been confirmed by the courts.