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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
Isaac S. Starbird.

Isaac s. Starbird died in Erie, Pa,
Thursday. last. and the remains were
brought here for blrial, by his Wife.
He enlisted in Co. l., lst Me. cav. at
Sept. %. 1861. and was dis
charged as . corporal Nov. !. 1854.
During an engagement at Fredericks-
burg, Va, in Sept. 1863. He received a
gun shot wound in the right knee.
which gave him some trouble. He was
admitted to the Home from Lewiston.
Sept l3, 1889. The funeral will be
held, Tuesday afternoon. from the
Home chapel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
NOT GUILTY.
NnContinued from Page One.)

Without a sign of emotion and in a
clear distinct voice, Rev. Mr. Richie
son pleaded Not guilty" to the charge
OF numbering his former sweetheart.
After sitting in the prisoners cage in
the crowded court room less than half
an hour the pastor was led from the
court room and returned to the Charles
street Jail. where ne Is to remain un-
III he faces the IL men who will de-
eide his fate.
I The date of Jan. Is for the trial. pro-
posed by District Attorney Joseph {.
Peiletier, was strenuously opposed by
Former State Senator W. 4. Morse.
the pastors counsel Attorney Morse
declared that it had been Impossible
for the defendants counsel to hold
single meeting and asked thar the date
be set months ahead. This request
came as a surprise TO those in the
court room. as it had been believed
that the defence was eager for an early
trial.
Mr.. Morse said that John l.. Lee, an
attorney from Virginia, who is to be
one of the chief counsel for the de-
PENDANT would he unable To meet the
other counsel for the defendant until
the last part of this month at the ear
|liest. He stated that considering that
Mr.. Lee represents the family of the
accused he felt that the counsel should
confer before the date of the trial was
set - a5is u
when the announcement was made,
this AFTERNOON, that the clergyman
won,d NOT be arragned until o'clock.
this afternoon, a disappointed crowd
that had gathered in the criminal court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
SCHOONER EDITH e. DENNIS
Sinks at Plum Gut Light-Three Lives
Are Lest

New London. Conn. Nov 13.-Cap-
tain Cook of the schooner Edith E.
Dennis of, Greenport. which sank off
Plum Gut. last night. is at the Plum
Gut light. tonight. in serious condition
due To exposure. During the day he
recovered sufficiently to send the, fol-
lowing message t. the owners of the
boat:
Schooner Edith e. Dennis sunk. ?
+. NJ, last night Wife and two sail
.ors, names | do rot know. drowned.
/ tried tozmake dock at Fort Terry. but
unable 10 do so on account of condi-
ton of schooner. was washed ashore
on piece of wreckage
None of the bodies were washed
ashore during the day and tonight pa e
trolls OF United States coast artillery
corps are patr0llmg the beach at Fort
Terry aided by tho searchlight AT the
fort
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
BARGE AND LAUNCH SAFE.
Reported Lost on lake Michigan. But
Are Found With Crews.

Chicago, Nov 10 The launch Eve
ming star aud the barge Delta which
were driven out OH Lake Michigan,
Saturday. before a gale and which
were thought to nave foundered with
crews of fifteen moa. are both safe on
the Michigan shorr.
The Delta, after breaking her tow
line was blown into South iLaven. last
night. Early today word was receiV-
ed by the Evanston life saving station
from St Joseph, Mich. that llN Eve
ming Star landed there safely.
The storm on Lake superior was Sc
we're and ii is feared several vessels
have been lost.
The tornado which swept over parts
of Illinois. Wisconsin and Michigan
Saturday night, caused the death Of
nearly a score of persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
FREEZE IN NEW YORK.
Mercury Drops "A Degrees IN Less
Than "a Hours.


New York. Nov. l3.-a'he cold way"
that chased into the Atlantic some of
the haimiest Indian summer weather
New York has ever enjoyed, frightened
it's grip. today, and sent the mercury
down to "a degrees. This minimum re-
corded at 8 O'Clock this morning, meant
a fall of II degrees since / O'Clock yestef-
day afternoon THE gale on which inc
frigid weather rode into town continued
today al IS miles at hour Few small
boats ventured To the sea outside New
York and reports nj marine disasters are
expected The steamer Nigiiancia re-
ported at GUARANTEES, this morning, that
on her way in SHE. had passed The
schooner Henry Wilmington with hep
sails blown away. anchored about 10
miles southeast by south of Scotland
lightship,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
SCHOONER RELIANCE AGROUND
Strikes While Entering Harbor at
Yarmouth, N. S.--Total Loss.

Yarmouth. n. s.. Nov. ls.-Whiie en-
tering the harbor here today, the
schooner Reliance ran aground on
Hen and Chickens and was SO badly
damaged that she will probably be a
total loss The crew was saved. She
has aboard cargo Of hard coal from
Philadelphia The Reliance is l9l tons
and is owned by George c. Cox of
Shelburne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
1T WAS LOADED
An a-Year- Old Cutler Boy Kills His II
Year Old Sister.

Cutler. Me. Nov l3.-While al play
today, Jeftm Pnblicouver, an S-year-
old lad, accidentally discharged rifle
which he had in his hands and the
bullet Instantly killed his 12-Year-oid
sister. Mary The TWO were children Of
JameS Pubiieouver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
Inward and Outward.

The inward effects Of hnmors are
worse than the outward. They weak
en- all the organs, inhame the mucous
membrane, cause catarrhal troubles,
and endanger the whole system
Hoods Sarsaparilla eradieates al
humors and cures al, their effects.
It's the great Alternative and tonic
medicine whose merit has been EVERY
where established aiH IA )
Accept ITO substitute N
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
A FLYING MACHINE.
Continued from Page one.)

The T.. & A. station At Kidders point.
The field is thought ny MIR. Greeley
and Rirdman Bonnette to be a most
favorable place in which 10 try the III
vention. Many people. in spite Of the
strong southerly wind which prevail
ed, al day. yesterday, Went 70 Park
10 lie an hand In case ANYTHING was
done There was nothing doing. how
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
NoRTAER SWEEPS TEXAS
And OIdahoma-Brings Coolest Wealth
er for Date in Twenty Years.

Dallas, Tex. Nov 13.-The Norther
which swept over Ollahom and Tex
as. Saturday afternoon and night, is
declared Ia have brought the coolest
weather for this date in twenty years.
Al Amarillo. i'll the Texas Panh handle,
the thermometer showed ten above ze-
ro. Yesterday breaking all previous
records Much cotton in the fields was
hloun from the bolls and lost.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
SCHOONER EASTERN LIGHT
Goes Ashore on Pumpkin Rock--WIl
Probably Be Total Loss.

Boothbay Eiarbor, Me. lsov 1S.-The
schooner Eastern Light is ashore Oh
Pumpkin Rock. near here. and will
probably he total loss The schooner
Mass. with 100 barrels Of lubrintlng oil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
''What ShaIEIMakc
softhe.Boy?"

THE question was put by the
father of likely youth OF some "
odd years.
= cannot afford an expensive col
lege education but 1 want him 10
learn some profession where he can
be sure of earning comfortabie
living some line OF WORK that lsh
overcroWded.
said the friend TO whom he was
speaking: II know just what he
needs. Pianoforte and organ tun-
ers,, with a Well established bust
ness can make from So TO $40 u day.,
and the supply OF trained people IN
this work isn't equal To the demand
'"rhe New England conservatory
of Music for quite tong time CON
Quoted a department. OF lhanoiorte
and Organ Tuning under the direc-
ton of Oliver G. Faust, the ac-
knowledged authority on the work
mir. Faust has graduated over
one thousand students. lie finally
took over the entire equipment for
the work and-.n@w- operates as
separate school for teaching Piano.
fortef and organ Tuning, also Player
Piano repairing and regulation, and
. hise work Of course has the endorse
ment Of the New England GonserVa-
tory of Music.
'sHe has complete equipment of
Pianos, organs and player-Pianos
in his own building and his pupils
also have the advantage of praeti
cal work in the famous piano fac
tory of Chickering a. Sons, located
near Mr.. Fausts School.
NOW 50 4 day meanS more than
1880 n year and II you can put the
boy t,lrough q Course hat will nut
him in the way of such an income
YOU will be doing we'll by him.
THE cost of the course is rea-
sonable enough"
For fun Information wrlte at once to
OLIVER C. FAUST, Principal
81 and 29 Cainsboroueh ST.
BOSTON, MASS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Prohibition party of Portland
nominated Chester / Orr as its can
didate for mayor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14

The final hearings on the dissolution
of the so-ealled sugar and steamship
trusts. Which were to be held before
the full United states cifcuit court at
New York, Monday were postponed
until Dec. 4, by District Attorney
Wise
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14

waves. Captain Britt found he had u
run before the wind and decided 20
try and make New Haven harbor for
shelter. Just before dark the break
water lights mere We're sighted. Two
hours later the schooner brought up
Suddenly on Southwest breakwater.
Huge combcrs came aboard and IN a
minute capt. Britt and three. others
were washed overheard. while TWO OF
the crew. took Ia iha rigging. being
taken off several hours later. Inc
drowned:
Cartain Britt. Calais. Ne
Steward Andrew Miller Jorgen's
Mines. n S.
Mate ole Johnson Norway.
Seaman Thomas Masten. 81 John
y. Y.
The men rescued are sons Of the
drowned steward and also come from
Jprgen's Mines. y. s. They agreed to-
day, that the schooner struck SO un-
expee tedly that there was little time In
do anything but save themselves They
sprane FOR the rigging and as they
claahared into it they saw the cap
tain and The three others washed
overheard one Of the men appeared
for = moment on the breakwater and
then disappeared. The fore and after
decbFauses and tibhoom We're carried
aFYav. The Millors, several hours later,
were taken off by the British aehoon-
or Nillena Gertrude. bound from
Perth AmbaY for st. John y H.,
which PET IN here.
The Witch Hazel lies in Is feet OF
water and IL Is thought may be sal
vagea. She is a three-masted schooner
OF go tons. and IS owned b. Stetson
Cutler s, co. Of Ranger Me.
Calais. Me-. Nov. l3.-GaPt. Frank
c. Britt, master of the schooner Witch
Hazel. which was lost off the entrance
10 New Haven harbor, and one Of the
three men Who last their lives, was Is
years of age and unmarried. Tive
brothers and two sisters are his only
near relatives capt Britt had sailed
out af Calais FOR years. as master OF
the schooners Hiram, Helen G. King
F!yaway and Witch Hazel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
NEW STREET CAR RAIL
Weeid Prevent Tearing Up of Streets
and Save Labor.

Chicago is to try a new grooved
street car rail. If the points claimed
in It's favor are actual 1t viii effect
considerable saving IN money and
pnt the public 10 little or no incon-
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BASEBALL NOTES.

The Almendares team defeated the
Philadelphia Nationals by a score Of
1 To o. Monday, at Havana.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14
UNKNOWN SCHOONER SUNK,
Monday. IN Huntington Harbor. l.. h.
I'M r. Fate of Crsw Unknown. > II, y

I Northport. l.. l., Noy IA schooner.
the identity Of which has not been
learned. was sunk in Huntington har-
Dor, eafly today, in she Storm. what
became or the crew is also 4 mystery.
She lies in 30 feet Of water and on fairly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14

even keel. Some bags of grain have
washed ashore from the wreck
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14

wireless reports received since the How
ard sent word of her discovery leave
some doubt rs to her Subsequent action
one message said that she was standing
by after a fruitless effort Ia gel line
TO the barge Another dispatch received
earlier in the night said that she had
continued her voyage to Boston If the
Howard left the barge II is evident that
the latter is not in any imminent dan
ger
The tug Underwater Is owned by the
Boston ToWbeat Co
Boston. Nov la-The steamer Howard.
which sent out the wireless message:
last night announcing that the barge
Searsport with four men on board was
adrIft off Fire Island, arrived at this
harbor. today. The Howard after stand
ing by the helpless barge for several
hours left FOR this port upon being in
formed that the revenue cutter Mohawk
was proceeding towards the Searsport
The captain of the Howard said that his
crew tried to save the men on the Sears
port but We're unable To because of the
heavy sea. In fact, he said, the men
vino went out in q, small boat had con
siderable difficulty in returning 10 their
own vessel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-14

tA.1s 1T taf1s
department. ! have my own
make sausage, own rendered
lard and compound. own cur
Ing of ham and bacon, own
"a cooked meats, also plenty
home raised pork. good heavy
beef, aud everything YOU ex-
pect to find in first class
market
Is what ! try to keep my meat
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THREE LIVES LOST.

Continued from Page One.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12

and other Southern tunes TO increase the
deception.
1T was almost daylight when we ran
into the picket line outside the city.
Soldiers were on the ground at fire.
They seemed 10 be asleep. Maybe they
were. However, we crept off on all
fours and crossed the line further away,
still crawling on the ground and look
ing, 1 suppose, like animals. At the
break Of day we hid in a briar thicket
some distance from the road. During
the morning We heard men hunting in
the woods. We knew the home guard
would be sent TO beat the brush, but we
we're so deep in the thicket that we
thought we were safe.
Early in the afternoon a party Of
soldiers passed so near that we could
see their legs through the bare stems of
the bushes. a second party discovered
us two or three hours later. They had
been told in Richmond that We were
desperate men and were armed with re-
volvers So they passed on. but came
back just before dark re-enfOrced in
number A dozen or fifteen loaded mus
kets were stuck into our faces and we
surrendered.
THAT night we were kept under guard.
The next day we We're marched into
Richmond The streets were crowded
with women and children TO see the re-
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nveterate Escape" Was Pest to His Confederate Guards

when We climbed the bank of.the river.
1--WE were often compelled TO wade
creeks for considerable distances TO fool
the dogs that were following us. The
food we ate was obtained from negroes.
AT o o'clock one night / left my COM
panions in the woods and went TO clus-
ter OF cabins on a large plantation. l
secreted myself near a door. BY and by
a negro came out into the open. His
name was Horace. He promised to get
us something to eat. and / foolishly
agreed to meet him in corner OF
field. instead OF the timber where we
belonged and should have remained The
negro had TO be careful. and we lay on
the ground for q long while waiting.
Presently somebody appeared, but he
was another slave and not our friend
Horace. While we were talking to him
and explaining we heard some one say;
Surrender
Looking around, we saw man cover
ing US with an army revolver. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12

ing Of a storage room in the basement.
There was a drop of eight feet from the
hole in the ceiling to the earth floor OF
the basement, which was dark at one
end and filed with boxes and rubbish
The tunnel began in the basement
and went through q stone wall and under
a street to an old building fifty feet
away. The digging was done by Rose,
Hamilton and fifteen other men. All OF
the dirt was piled in the dark part of
the cellar and under the boxes and
refuse. After the diggers left the large
room upstairs each night, the bricks
were put back in the fireplace and the
joints rubbed with soap and ashes.
Three Of us agreed that when the
break came we should go together One
man, however. did not get away. Will
lam /. Watson, Of New York, therefore,
was my only companion. We had
planned our fight and reasoned out the
details to our own satisfaction. All the
escaping prisoners, we thought, would
leaye Richmond and travel toward Will
ldIlSDuIS, lOIly eight IlllcS ulSldIlNs ~
we determined TO steal a boat, cross the
James River, and make our way to the
coast. hiding BY day and walking at
night.
when I was creeping through the
tunnel. on the night Of February 0, the
head OF another man would occasionally
touch my feet. He was Lieutenant
Frank Moran. Neither Watson nor l
was acquainted with him, but coming
out Of the tunnel, one after the other, |
was all the introduction we needed. /
Moran. very intelligent man. argued
US out of our plans. and, to our sorrow
later, we changed our course and fol- /
lowed him. We walked straight through
Richmond. 1t was then about 3 o'clock
in the morning. A good many Confed
crate soldiers were passed with fear and
trembling. Watson pretended to be
drunk, and Moran and l acted as If we
were taking him home, whistlng Dixie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
'BIPRETENDlNG TO BE DRUNK, a GOOD r1ANT
COMMEMORATE SOLDIERS WERE PASSED"

negro ran away. We argued with the
man for some time. He had been
slightly wounded and sent home. and
being a miller, was grinding corn for the
Confederate army. Hearing us talking
in the field. having just come from his
work, he had slipped up behind us and
made US prisoners.
81 shall kill you he said, II you try
10 run away
I'VE told him he could shoot one Of US
without doubt but that the two OF US
remaining would then shoot him with
his own revolver After arguing the
matter up and down. we let him march
us TO house, Next day we were taken
10 Augusta and put in Jail. Thence we
were sent to Macon, where we met the
I fellow prisoners whom we had left at
Milan Junction They had ridden. you
see. while we had walked. That was the
only difference.
at Macon We went instantly to work.
We had three artistic tunnels under
way when a traitor among us told the
guards BY that time | had become an
inveterate escaper on the Fourth OF
July about eight hundred Of us were
taken to Charleston, s. c.. and placed
on the waterfront. The commander Of
the Federal fleet was then notified that
If he bombarded tho city he would prob
ably XIII several hundred officers of the
Union army.
ION the way to Charleston We organ
lied the most glorious exploit of the
war. We even choose a colonel. but he
backed out at the last minute, declining
to assume responsibility for the lives
that were sure to be lost. Our purpose
was TO disarm the inside guards, fight
the outside guards, cut the railroad and
telegraph line. surprise and capture the
nearest Confederate fertilization and
then notify our warships off the coast
of what had been done.
II had yellow fever while at Charles
ton. No attempt at escape was made
there After being sent To Columbia, s.
c.. got away twice. The first time I
was out only day and was caught In
the woods at night. The next time Can
tain NJ r. Baldwin. OF the ID Wiscon-
sin. Milton Ewing. captain OF my own
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12

turn Of the Yankees, all dangerous men,
II was said. OF the 100 prisoners who
crept through the tunnel, nifty were re-
captured. Moran. Watson and l were
nut into n cell underground. Inside OF
two hours we were In communication
with the prisoners above by means or a
quickly bored hole in the ceiling. Notes
were sent back and forth and all the
news OF the prison was thus passed
from cellar to garnet. One day a guard
came 10 the door and said Six men
ont was near at hand. Watson. back
in the cell, came to the front with
rush. Life in the dungeon with US was
over.
"Thrce months later We set or Tor the
prIson at Macon. Ga. We travelled IN
boxcars, sixteen to the train uuarus
were inside the cars and on top. MUCH
time was spent on sidetracks and at sta
tions waiting for orders. Prisoners ac-
cumulate a good deal of junk. Having
nothing but what is on their backs. and
very little Of that, the smallest thing
they can PICK up IL OF value - i"'''
nail becomes of large prospective I'M
portance.
Carrying all we had on to the cars.
we looked like a caravan OF beggars.
BEFORE the train was fairly out Of Rich
mond some Of us were slowly digging
hole through the bottom Of the car, While
our associates s.. on the floor near the
guards and played cards to conceal our
operations In the mean time holes were
being made I'm every other car OF the
train.
when we stopped. late one night at
Milan Junction, in Georgia, l went
through the hole. a thrill passed up and
down my body as my feet touched free
ground | kept under the edge OF the
car, bending over and going toward the
engine as fast as possible. on the theory
that If / could get to the head OF the
train before 1t started. and lie down on
the ends Of the ties, as near TO the rail
as was safe, / would not be discovered
when the last car passed the spot where
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
A SUMMARY OF THE WORK

we found Ireland imitation-Enghsn'
We are leaving it genuine Irish is the
way in which DR. Hyde sums up me
work being done by the league. Ana
concerning the advance made in lreiahn
by the Gaelic League since the lrlsn ID
this country were last asked TO Hs'P
the movement, he said:
Five years ago the principle o. o.
lngual education. which the Gse''
League has been advocating from Wv
first. was unknown in practice. Too"
there are ISL schools I'm ireland IN "hN.
the whole course OF studr IS condue'N
through the medium Of the national lsD'
guage. as well as in English. ana w
whole number of primary schoos
which Irish is taught as on ordinary :,
extra subject is 3.O6O. out of to'al v
more than eight thousand IN all n''
land.
More than all We pride ourselves ..
the establishment Of six Irish SUNNI"
colleges and two winter colleges "'''
teaching Is conducted entirely IN the ..
tional language. and at which the
tendance this year was not less 'D
twelve hundred grown students, az &C.
one-half Of whom are themselves 'es'"
ers.
But the climax and highest po''
which Irish ireland has yet risen ~,
when the senate OF the new Na'V"
University. i'm response 20 the eSp's',
wishes of nearly every represeh's",
body in Ireland, passed resoluuo" =.
a generous majority that a knows. 49,,
of the Irish language should De- 81
the next two years. an esSeniiai SUE "a
for matriculation. while durins INC az
two years all who did not take W al
one Of their subjects at entrance
attend lectures in IT," r
EDWARD Il. PADoh