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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Luther Maddocks Of Boothbav Ha.
- nag oeen nominated for represer
,a.'ve 70 me Legislature by the Rem,h
oIse Blair. alias Geo. LIE Rlancho
u me Marine" was arrested 81 Ism
istoh. thursday, for intoxication a.,
steaihg plant from yard IN A.,
purn He was fined Sc ana costs ~,
committed. ISIS and
"hioc Wading in Coss pond NJ wa.
cester, Mas, Thursday afternoon NJ.
Efniilne ). Murphy, 10 years old ne
drowned. and Miss Hazen uur. -
years Old, narrowly escaped the .ar,,
iate. Forrest Bemis, who works in ~,
lee house near by rescued the H,,s.
girl and after 10 minutes work ouas
her she was restored to consciors,,..
She belongs in Cumberland Mil, NJ
and is visiting in Worcester
The four masted schooner Charlie.
Davenport is in the harbor al RocL
land, with her cargo of soft coal 4,
fire. The fire broke out in New yorr
day or two ago. and 1t was thouvh,
II mad been smothered, but when ~
vessel was Off Monhegan. Wedneeda,,
morning. the flames sprang I'm ana,-
and Rockland was made. The tho Ioa
King was anchored alongside ana 81,
attempt was made to drown the fire ~,
flooding the cargo. Washburn Bros a
Thomaston, the managing owners a.
the vessel, arrived. Wednesday night
and gave orders to have the craft scpt'
tied in order that the next high t,da
might do what the pumps had been un.
able to accomplish. The Davenport is
bound from Philadelphia to Bangor.
Obadiah Gardner, master; f. H. Lib
by. State secretary, and a number az
other officials of the Maine State
Grange. were in session at the Elm
house in Auburn, Wednesday. to
arrange for the coming to the
State of the national master
Aaron Jones of South Bend
Ind. 1t was decided to change the
place of the national masters rally at
East Livermore. Aug. 80, from the East
grounds at Livermore Falls. This is
the last day Of the fair The fair peo-
pie will furnish a tent capable Of hold
ing 1000 people and viii provide a band
of music and otherwise make it pleas
ant for the patrons and their friends.
The change of place was made because
it confiicted with the fair The first
grand rally of the series will be in
Caribou, Aug. 20.
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Railroads and Steamboats,.
BANGOR ( AHoosIoOk
RAILROAD
Arrangement Of Trains
in Effect JuAe Is, 1900

Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars between
Caribou and Bangor on trains leaving
Caribou at Gao A. NJ. and Bangor at 3.S
+. NJ.
LEAVE Portland. 1855 4. NJ; .Auzusta.
gor. 500 A. NJ; Arrive Lagrange, 71s A.
NJ. Brownville, $50 A. NJ; Katahdin,
NJ; Milinocket, $50 A. NJ; Sherman, 9.n
a. NJ; Patten. 1905 A. NJ: Island Falls,
1907 A. M; smyrna Mills. 1915 A. NJ; Ma
sardis. l.i2 A. NJ. Ashland. 12,O5 7. NJ;
Iioulton. HOO A. NJ; Bridgewater; ll.is A;
NJ: Presque Isle. II. SO p. NJ; Caribou. lW
l.. NJ; New Sweden. 1.3S T.. NJ; Van Bu-
rem. 40 p. NJ; Limestone. 200 +. M;
Fsrt Fairfield, LIS T. NJ: Dover and Fox
n. Kineo. 1l.3o A. NJ.
LEAVE Portland. 100 a; NJ; Lewiston.
COR. 3:25 P. NJ. Arrive Brownville; 4.ssP
NJ: Noreross, 5.45 p. NJ; Millinocket 81
J.. NJ: Sherman, 63l p. NJ; Island Falls
G.5S ?. NJ: Patten. 5co p M, Houlton.
ibou. $40 p. NJ: Fort Fairfield. s.se P. NJ.
LEAVE Greenville. $50 A. NJ. Monson
Dover and Foxcroft. e-53 4. NJ: Katahdin
Iron Works, 6.10 A. NJ. Brownville, 1lo
x. NJ: Lagrange. las A. NJ.
ARRIVE Bangor. $40 A. NJ.
-. LEAV % Fort fairfield I,t ~ AZ. A. n; ca
iP oato oio SIS < NJ res Aaha aTls rs A.
Masardis, AZ A. NJ; Smyrna Mills. SIS
A. NJ; Island Falls. 9.25 A. NJ: Patten.
go a. NJ; Sherman. Gas A. NJ: Millinoc-
ket. 10.30 A. NJ: Norcross. 10.H A. M;
Erownville. 11.3i A. NJ; Arrive Bangor.
l,O5 p. NJ; Waterville. BIS p. NJ: Au-
susta, $50 p. NJ: Portland. SIS Z. NJ.
LEAVE Caribou. l2.05 p. Nj: Van Blu
rem. los A. NJ: New Sweden, 1l.27 A. NJ:
Limestone. HOO A. NJ; Pressure Isle.
1888 +. NJ; Fort Fairfield, 1l5O A.
NJ; Bridgewater LIS p. NJ; Houlton, 40
p. NJ; Island Falls, 3C7 p. NJ; Patten.
800 P. NJ: Sherman, 1888 P. NJ; Norcross.
49, p. NJ: Katahdin Iron Works, 800 +.
M. Brownviiie. 537 p. NJ: Lagrange.
go P. NJ; Greenville. 355 P. NJ: Monson:
3,45 p. NJ; Guilford. sos p. Nj. Dover and
Foxcroft. 5.2l p. NJ: Arrive Bangor. 10
=. NJ; Waterville. $50 =. NJ: Augusta.
10. IS p. NJ; Portland. lbs A. NJ.
GEO. NJ. HOUGHTON, G. p. & T. A.
f. w. CRAM. V. p. & Gen. Mgr.
Bangor, June %, 1900.
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cHiNA's EARNEST PETITION
For Abandonment Of Advance on Pekin Shown
in LIS Correspondence.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The state de-
partment has made public the follow
ing correspondence between Lii Hung
Chang and the department, regarding
the abandonment of the campaign in
Pekin: Telegram sent to the United
States embassies in Berlin. London,
Paris. Rome and St. Petersburg. and to
the United States minister Tokyo:
Department of State, Washington,
Aug. !:
In reply to u suggestion of Ii Hung
Chang that the ministers might be sent
under safe escort to Tien Tsin. provid-
ed the powers would engage not to
march on Pekin, the secretary of state
replied on the Goth of July:
This government will not enter into
any arrangement regarding disposition
or treatment of legations without first
having free communication with Min
lister Conger Responsibility for their
protection rests upon the Chinese gov
eminent. Power to deliver at Tien Tsin
presupposes power to protect and to
open communication. This is insisted
upon"
This message was delivered by Mr..
Goodnow, on the 3lst. to Viceroy Ii.
who then inquired whether If free
communication We're established be-
tween ministers and their governments.
it could be arranged that the powers
should not advance on Pekin pending
negotiations"
To this inquiry the following reply
was sent on the first of August:
"Goodnow. Consul General. Shang-
hal:
Il do not think it expedient to sub
NIT the proposition of Earl Ii to the
other powers. Free communication
with our representatives in Pekin is
demanded as a matter of absolute
right, and not as a favor. Since the
Chinese government admits that it pos
sesses the power to give communica-
ton. il puts itself in an unfriendly at
titude by denying it. No negotiations
seem advisable until the Chinese gov
eminent shall have put the diplomatic
representatives of the powers in full
and free communication with their re-
spective governments and removed all
danger to their lives and liberty. We
would urge Earl Lii earnestly to advise
the imperial authorities of China to
place themselves in friendly commune
cation and co-orpOration with the relief
expedition. They are assuming
| heavy responsibility in acting other
wise. (SigneO Hay.
You will communicate this informa
| ton to the minister of foreign affairs"
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RUsSO.AMERlcAN ALLIANCE
Is Favorabiy Looked Upon by at Least One
Russian Newspaper.

New York. Aug. Am alliance be-
tween Russia and the United states
for the settlement of the Chinese crisis
is urged in lengthy article in the
Novoe Nremya. The journal points
out that Just as the Franco Russian
alliance neutralized the warlike men
ace of the triple alliance. so would a
acknowledgements between the northern
empire and the United States consoh-
date the peace of Eastern Asia. 1t
adds:
AS in the case of the Franco-Rus-
sian alliance. our rapprochement with
the United States has. in fact, been
long prepared by the mutual and long
standing sympathies between the two
nations. and it remains for diplomacy
to give shape and form to these SYM
pathies-"
The Novoe Vremya points out that
the attitude taken by the United states
in Chinese questions meets with the
fullest approval of Russian society.
Neither country seeks vengeance, but
desires substantial and lasting pacifl-
cation of China and the Far East.
Both nations" the journal says.
ARE sufferers by the competition of
Chinese cheap labor. but do not seek
retaliatory measures. Russia i'll the
old world and the United States in the
new world are, by the force of circum-
stances, the first to enter into the his
toric struggle with the yellow race. but
Just as in American we look upon this
trouble not so much as rivalry be
tween races as between civilization
and the yellow danger. In short, it al
fects Russians and Americans most.
and this naturally creates like interests
in the same question and impels them
to view events in Eastern Asia from
the same matter of fact. historical and
humanitarian standpoint
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ga ola s-TRoTTING-PURsE 5000.
A SYRIAN ROMANCE
Love, Marriage. siopement and Riot in Quick
Succession at Lawrence.

Lawrence. Mass. Aug. Am elope-
ment caused riot in the Syrian colony
here. tonight. Martha Milkana and Said
Cantur were married about six weeks
ago. Shortly after the marriage Mrs.
Cantur became infatuated with AZoOf
ALBANIAN and elnped with him a few days
ago. They went to Salem. y. H.. where
u marriage ceremony was performed.
They returned. tonight. and Cantur had
his wife arrested. A number of Mrs.
CanturS relatives found ALBANIAN in a
store on Elm street and an animated dis
cussion led TO blows.
Hundreds of Syrians were attracted to
the scene and a riot enSued. Sticks, stones
knives and fists We're freely used. result
ing in battered heads and ruined cloth
ing Adiaman's clothes We're torn from
his body. Some of the combatants re-
treated to a store and locked the door
ard continued the fight. Policemen John
son and Wadlin forced the door and ar
rested three fighting.
ALBANIAN has requested that warrants
be issued for seven other of his assail-
ants a charge of bigamy will probably
be preferred against Mrs. Cantur. No
complaint has been made against Ada
man.
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Mr.. WI FEELS AGGRIeVeD
Al the False Position He Is thrust Into fy
the Morrison Dispatch.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The Chinese
minister had just read the dispatch of
DR.. Morrison from Pekin to the Lon
don Times when he was seen by rep
resentative of The Associated Press,
this morning. Mr.. WI, who all along
has maintained an optimistic tone as
to the trend of events in China, seemed
more distressed by yesterdays events
than at any time since the Chinese
trouble began. He said:
"Of course. | do not know this CORE
spondent and | cannot tell what his
sources of information are. They Ger
tainly are not official utterances. He
evidently has been under siege in the
British legation for month ana is nat
urally irrtated, SO that his utterance5
probably are biased and he is inclined
to believe the worst of the imperial
authorities.
Il see that he makes the first state
ment that / have telegraphed my gov
eminent that the United States would
gladly assist the Chinese authorities.
This is untrue and it is unfair to me.
| have telegraphed nothing direct to
my government beyond forwarding the
Presidents reply to the request of the
Chinese government for mediation
Everyone knows what that is.
Pei. The statement that | have led my
government TO expect help from the
United States is most unfair to me
1t looks as though had not been deal
ing candidly. AS matter of fact
have been doing my utmost to dea
honestly with both sides and as loya
subject / have tried to point out th'
best course to my home government
I'm my communications with tn
yiceroys and high officials with whom
have been in correspondence. nave
urged that the ministers be put in FREE
communication with their govern
ments. | have had only two direc
communications from my government
since the first trouble occurred. which
shows that direct communication is no
easy"
1t may be stated on good authorit.
that the state department. whateVe
may be its opinion of the imperial gov
eminent of China has had no reasol
to change it's opinion as to the sin
certify and good intentions of the Chi
nese minister here and the department
is continuing to deal with him in entir
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the CABINET MEETING.
caiasss QUESTION thoroughly Discussed and
Washianten's Position Fully Decided.

Washington, Aug. 2.-President Nc
Kinley. accompanied by Secretary Cor
telyou, reached Washington. at $50 this
morning. They travelled in a special
car attached to the regular Pennsyl-
vania train which left Canton, yester-
day afternoon At all the stations
through Ohio and Pennsylvania, while
daylight lasted. crowds congregated.
While the President appeared on the
rear platform several times in response
to the greetings of the people the stops
were brief and he made no attempt to
speak. At Economy. Pa. Mr.. Abner
Mckinley. the Presidents brother.
boarded the train and rode with the
President as far as Pittsburg.
The President was met at the train
by Secretary Root, General Corbin and
Executive Clerk Pruden. who accom-
panied him to the White House.
There is no particular significance in
the Presidents trip to Washington at
this time. When he returned to Can
ton, two weeks ago, he arranged to
come to Washington every fortnight to
dispose of such official business as had
accumulated in the meantime and to
go personally over the Chinese situa
ton with his cabinet advisers. In this
way. the necessity of sending many
bulky papers to Canton for his exam
nation and signature would be avoid
ed and the President would have an
opportunity periodically of consulting
with the members of the cabinet.
The cabinet meeting lasted about q.
hours. There We're present besides the
President, Secretary Hay, Secretary
Root, Secretary Gage and Postmaster
General Smith. The discussion was
confined almost exclusively to the Chi
nese situation All the details of the
situation since the President went to
Canton were carefully gone over and
a general exchange of views was had.
The definite information of the safety
of the legationers at Pekin and the
hope for their final rescue We're consid-
cred the best features of the situation.
The administration desires an imme-
date movement on Pekin if ii can be
inaugurated without too much danger.
and while no news has come from Cen
eral Chaffee that the forward march
has begun, such news is hourly ex-
pected The failure of the allies thus
far to agree upon a commander is dis
appointing, but no new instructions
have been or will be sent to General
Chaffee He is on the ground and the
administration has the greatest con-
fidence in his ability and discretion and
there is no purpose here to handicap
him with instructions.
No change in the present policy OF
the government resulted from the
meeting, today. The action of Secre-
tary Hay in notifying the powers that
he had informed Ii Hung Chang that
we insisted upon being placed in com
muncation with our minister was
unanimously endorsed and commended
as a step which must impress upon Ii
and the Chinese government the fact
that we are not to be trifled with.
The administration is not prepared to
accept at his time the statement of Dr.
Morrison. the Lond Times correspond
ent in Pekin, that imperial edicts en-
couraged the Boxer movement in the
earlier stages of the trouble
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A CARELESS KICK
explodes Boom al Paterson. N. NO One
Killed. But Sensation Created.

New York Aug. "A bomb exploded,
today. in Il vault of the Old City hall.
now used as recorders court in Pat
erson. n. J. The loud report caused a
rurlor that Anarchists had attempted
to wreck the city court. City COunse!
Michael Dunn and John Rainey. clerk
of the street department. had a mar
row escape. Rainey's foot was injured.
A small dynamite bomb which was re-
Gently seized by the police from an
Italian bombmaker and placed in the
vault for safe keeping was accidental
ly kicked by one of the city officials
and the explosion followed.
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Boothbay and the Islands
Steamer Islander

leaves Gardiner at 7.3O. South Gardiner.
Bradstreet's, $50, Richmond $780, Bath
Meeting at Bath with Lewiston, Bruins
wick, and Bath Electric X. X. for Merry.
meeting Park. Brunswick. Lisbon FANS
both ways Monday, Wednesday. Friday
and SUNDAY, and McMahan's Island same
days on signal; Isle of Springs, TUESDAY,
Thursday and Saturday: connecting at
Boothbay with Monhegan mail steamer;
Returning. leave Boothbay at z. M;
every day. Bath at 4.45 or on arrival @,
car leaving Merrymeeting Park az ~.
Ample time is given at the Par each
day to attend the entertainment. fax ,,
sengers from Augusta and HallowI.i VIII
take Maine Central or Electrics 60 1ar
liner. Baggage transferred free at Gar
diner. Special Electric ear leaves Sta.s
and Water streets. Augusta, SUNDAY
mornings at $50 to connect with steamer.
AGENTS.: ]. T. Robinson, hlenmSan an
General Agent, Gardiner.
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PARTITION OF CHINA.
Sec Brode,ick States that England Is Opposed
to Any Such Scheme.

London. Aug. 2.-Replying to 4 ques-
ton in the House of Commons. today
the parliamentary secretary for the for
eign office. William st. John Frederick,
T,aav ,,y ~ from, ' Raar ndn airs
Bruce. stating that although Rear Ad-
miral Kempff of the United States navy.
attended the council of admirals before
the attack on Taku. he was unable to
take any action because he had received
no authorization from Washington to
do so.
Replying to aquery by Sir Ellis Ash
of Great Britain and Japan We're pre-
pared to advance in strength on Pekin
and who is commanding the allies. M.
ton to communicate.
Later in the session, Mr.. BrodericE
said that although large forces were now
at Tien Tsin. they were not vet fully
armed and equipped. As far as he was
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JEFFRlES WILL BE READY.
Will lake Winner oil Fitzsimmons- Rubin Fight
BY Sept. l.

New York. Aug. Manager W. A.
Brady announces that Jeffries will meet
the winner OF the Fftzsimmons- Ruh!in
fight by Sept. l.
''Jeffvies' arm appears TO be doing
pretty WE'LL" he said. 1T is not in the
most satisfactory condition, but he Is
working with it every day. and We are
willing to take a chance on ii. We are
willing to make fair arrangements with
Rubin. for if he whips Fitzsimmons, he
undoubtedly deserves Il fight with JET
ries.
Il am here every day and will post "A
forfeit for fight any day Rubin may
call. He can name the time and the
place.
with F'itzsimmons it is different He
will have to make the same arrange
ments with US that we made with nim.
''Jeffries knocked him out fairly and
squarely. and we propose to accord hun
precisely the same treatment he gave US.
If Rubin or FitZsimmons wishes To make
the popular arrangement of the day.
winner take all think We can easily
accommodate him. ,-. g.. Z s..Fr
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HAvANA'S MUNICIPAL CODE.
Street Contractor Objects 10 II. Claiming u
will lnvalidate His Contracts.

New York. Aug. Judge Thomas. in
the United States circuit court, today,
heard the application of Michael j. Dady
for an Injunction restraining GOV. Gen.
Leonard Wood from promulgating a new
municipal code which he has had pre-
pared for the city of Havana, on the
ground that the PRONUNCIATION of the code
would work great injury to Dady by
making impossible the carrying out of
contracts for sewers and street paving.
the plans for which had been accepted
by the Havana municipal council. Tine
injunction was asked on the ground that
the United States has expressly dis
claimed sovereignty over Cuba and Gov.
Gen. Wood has not. therefore, the power
to promulgate the new code.
Judge Thomas set Aug. ~ for further
hearing. He said he would sign tenn
porary order restraining Gov. Gen. Wood
from taking any action under the new
code which would interfere with the
code
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coLumsus RACES.
crs'ceus Goes Fastest Three Heats Ever Trot
TED In Z Race.

columbus. Ohio. Aug. 2.-The free
for-all tr0t for stations was the prin-
cipal event on the card, today, and 1t
a., crowd of fully 5000 people
mere were four starters in the big trot
,resceus, Grattan Boy, Charley Herr
ana Dare Devil. Cresceus sold in the
auction pools at 5000 to $50 against the
heid. ana with Cresceus barred, Dare
Devii was sold even with the field.
In the hrst heat Dare Devil threw 4
shoe before he reached the first quar-
ter and was dlstanced. Grattan Boy
had a bad start and Cresceus easily
won the heat in 2'07b.
In the second heat. however, Grattan
Boy gave Cresceus a sharp brush. The
last quarter was made in 81 and the
mile in FOG fiat
In the third heat Grattan Boy fore
ed Cresceus to the quarter in 81 and to
the half in l.01A, and il looked as If
all records would be smashed. but the
pace had been too hot for Grattan Boy
and he perceptibly weakened. Cresceus
went under the wire in a drive. how
ever. making the mile in 200 fiat.
These We're the three fastest heats
ever trotted by stallion in race.
Pussy Willow was also a prohibitive
favorite in the 2.22 pace. In the first
she broke badly and was the last of
the nine horses started under the wire
The favorite won in consecutive heats
after that without being pushed.
There were seven starter in the 2.24
pace. 1t was practically the same field
that started in the NJ. and NJ. stake
race at Detroit, including Lady Geral-
dine. the winner Of that event Helen
Simmons sold favorite in the auction
pools. but Lady Geraldine was heavily
backed. The favorite took the first
heat. but broke badly in the second
and Lady Geraldine won. Helen Sim
mons showed lame when she scored for
the third and many of her hackers
hedged. but the lameness did not have
any apparent effect upon her speed and
she won the third and fourth heats and
the race. The summary:
222 S-PACING-PURSE 1900
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confidence, despite the peremptory tone
of the last message addressed by Sec
rotary Hay through him to the Chinese
government.
Regarding the possibility Of violence
being renewed against the Pekin Legal
tons in case the march of the internal
tiOnal column on the capital was not
arrested. Mr.. WI declined to talk. He
said it was impossible to fairly judge
the situation from this distance. but it
was evident from his tone that he was
extremely anxious of the outcome.
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Commissioner RockhiII al San Francisco.

San Francisco. Aug. 2.-William w.
Rockhii. who has been appointed by
President Mckinley as a special commits
sioner to go to China and report on the
Boxer movement and the condition it has
provoked. has arrived here.
IL am expected to report on the condi-
tons as | find them and the facts as |
can learn Them he said.
MY instructions from President Nc
Kinley and Secretary Hay are oral and
of very general nature, and ! will not
know the scope of my work until | gee
on the ground. | am not going to China
on the theory that a state of war exists.
for it does not. | shall go on the Amer
lean Maru as far as Shanghai. She Will
sail on Friday.
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BOTHA IS WEAKENING.
Asks Gen. Robe,ts for Confirmation Of the
Surrender Of Gen. Prinsioo.

London, Aug. 3.--The Pretoria CORES
pendent Of the Daily Mail telegraph
ing Wednesday, says: "Commandant
Gen. Botha is weakening. He has sent
a message 10 Lord Roberts asking for
confirmation of the report of the sur
render of Gen. Prinsloo and requesting
permission to communicate with Gen.
Christian De Wet.