Show nblnbarrI7 TohL KAIUIWGTOV Maine Jan S The citizens of this county are Intensely In-tensely excited over the discover and arrest of a gang of wouldl train wreckers murderers and thieves who had begun operation In the northern portion of the county A few day ago an obstruction obstruc-tion was found on the track of tat Franklin A Megantle railroad in Salem Certain suspicious actions ac-tions of a fellow who was seen hanging around the spot I whIch was on top of a steep embankment led to lik arrest lIe gave lib camas cam-as Emery C Owkts and he Is 1 I about 20 years old and of shiftless habits I lakes stood his punishment but a short time Efcfsre no squealedam told tho jailor that It wwi too lad for him to suffer alone wlita others were as much to blame as he iii am not alone in this busIness said he and then asked to see the sheriff The sheriff quickly appeared ap-peared and into his cars was pouret n thrilling confession Oakes admitted admit-ted that he placed the obstruction on lie track an J that he was one of n gang of three who had their head luartcra In an old and unoccupied lumber carriji on the side of Motin Abram in the tort of BrIcrn But said tile sheriff you knew somebody would be killed If alain a-lain struck tlilsolntrnctlon Oh yes was the cool answer but nobody would vons who hrew the train off In the excitement excite-ment we would be there and rob he malls mid the dead and wounded ossengcrsi 50 far as we could then ITO were to meet atourheadqnarkrs divide thu poll and arrange for tho next campaign Oakes told all this as unconcernedly unconcern-edly ni though It was nn ordinary business trausicllon He said one of his pals WII art old man named 1 Henry Buzzcll of Salem Jtoth have been edt May mill Dr mb r EAST LiVEKrooL Jan SAt lockstown Pa last night a baud of regulators took Johnston Calhoun Cal-houn one of tho otl Mid wealtlil e > tresldent of BeaverCoUntr from his home beat him and rode him ana an-a rail until their strength gave out Calhcun is badly injured lIe Is I 60 years of age and loss n young wife of whom he Is very Jealous and his I cruel treatment of her has been the town talk for some time lrlce Chimrrs CoiUJltCg flj Jan BTIie hens orsliip canvas was waged earnestly today There is a rumor that the opposition to Brine will make final riuwtII llort tonight A number of prom Inent gentlemen arrived from Cleveland today and in connection with antillrfce men here are trying to farm a combination to nltu the field against Drive At the headquarters of the can idates this afternoon nothing new vas to be wcertnlne l Iirtos managers did not seem to be In the east disturbed lnl by the arri f ral of the Cleveland gentlemen nor did they appear to be coneerntd about the 1 > roosed mvetlns of thf opjwsitlou McMahon bibLe lie prospects look brighter while Thomas ap rears serene and content over the outlook The most Important development tonight ftL the address prepared by udgu Blandln I of Cleveland to lembcre of lit legislature calling pon tlieni not to elect a man to the bvnato who is Identified with corporations cor-porations The appeal is clgned by A W Thurman II J Booth Ir Tine Dung1n and Blandlu |