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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-14
IN The SENATE.
Senator Hanna Makes Able and Forceiui Speech
.for Ship Subsidy Bill.

BY special order the Senate cOnVen-
ed at u o'clock. The announced pur-
nose Of the early convention was To
enable Senator Hanna to address the
senate On the ship subsidy bill before
taking UP the special order Of today
the further consideration in executive
session OF the Hay Pauncefote treaty.
Just four senators were at their desks
n hen President Pro Tenn Frye called
the body to order. but in q few minutes
about = members had entered the
chamber.
Fairbanks. Ind. offered joint reso-
luton from the committee on public
buildings and grounds directing the
appointment Of q joint commission Of
three senators and five representatives.
members Of the public buildings com
rnittee Of the two bodies. 10 FIX upon
a location for and the probable cost Of
a hall Of records TO be located in the
District of Columbia The resolution
was adopted
At the conclusion Of the routine
business Hanna was recognized TO
speak upon the subsidy bill His
speech was in a sense q reply TO that
CONTINUED on pnge 2,
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KENTS HILL.
Winter Term Of Seminary 0pcns--A Large A.
tendance. Postmaster Hartman Resgns.

Kent's Hill, Me. Dec. 13.-ISpeciaD
The winter term of the Maine Yves
leyan Seminary opened, Tuesday. Dec
II, with large attendance in its va
rious departments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson have re
signed their position in the steward :
department. Mr.. Hughes of Auburn.
succeeds Mr.. Hutchinson.
Mrs. II. f. Mitchell is a patient in
the Maine General Hospital at Port
land, where she is undergoing treat
ment for an liberated jaw. resulting
from a piece of tooth being left in the
jaw when she recently had several
teeth extracted.
+. w. Hartman, who has been post
master during the past four years. has
resigned his commission, to take effect.
Jan. J. 1901. II is presumed that Miss
Charlotte Brown. for a time matron of
the Industrial school at HalloweH. will
be his successor ana also purchase his
store. stock and fixtures
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Donnen and
family have returned from a two
weeks visit with friends in Boston.
Mr.. Edwards. the general secretary
Of the College Y. N. c. 4. New York
City. had charge Of the regular social
meeting, Thursday evening, and gave
an interesting address.
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RE-APP0RTIONME
Rep. BurIeigh Introduces Bill
Calling for 387 Members.
And in Redistricting, Members Shall
Be From Contiguous Territory.
Favorable Report on Placing Rep. Bou.eIIc on
Naval Retired List.

Washington, Dec 3.-Reprcsentativt
Burle.gh of Maine, has introduced q
e-apportionmcnt bill fixing the mem
bership Of the House at 3S7, and pro
viding that in re-districting members
shall be elected as far as possible from
contiguous territory.
The House committee on naval af-
fairs, today, filed the report favorable
to the bill authorizing the appoint
ment of Representative Boutelle of
Maine, as captain on the retired list
Of the navy. II recites Mr.. Boutelle' S
conspicuous service in the navy and
in the naval work of Congress, his
Identification with the upbuilding OF
TIE new navy, and gives a number of
presidents in support of the proposed
action.
Representative Barham of Califor-
mia. today, introduced by request, a
series of bills for public improvements
in Hawaii. They include bills for a
site at Honolulu to cost $129000 for n
government building for a post office
at Hilo costing $4,000, and a customs
office costing $4,000 and for the estab-
lishment of lighthouse service in
Hawaii.
Other House bills included one by
Grout, VT. exempting from duty nat
ural mineral waters imported in casks.
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BOSTON'S LATEST MYSTERY.
Man Found in Boarding House With Two
BulIe. Wounds in Head.

Boston. Dec. 13.-An unknown man
was found unconscious in a chambe,
at the Union boarding house, here. to-
day, with two bullet wounds in his
head. The case is involved in consid-
cradle mystery. The police first learn
ed Of the affair when DR.. Parker re-
ported to station that he had beer
called to the Union house to attend the
wounded one.
one bullet had entered the head jus,
above the ear ana had skirted the
brain, coming out Of the mouth. The
other bullet passed through the brain
The man was unconscious and the doc
tor ordered him to be removed To the
hospital. 1t is believed that he cannot
recover.
The police at once took up the case
They questioned Mrs Ella White who
keeps the house and learned that the
man came to the place at $50 O'Clock
last night. in an intoxicated condition.
He was given a room and nothing
more was heard from him until this
morning. when the chambermaid heard
two shots from the room. An cxani-
nation disclosed the man lying on the
floor unconscious. win blood running
from two wounds in the head A re-
volvcr lay near him, with two shots
missing.
The hospital doctors after having cx-
amned the man. told the police that
in their opinion the man did not shoot
himself, as either bullet would have
made him unconscious. 50 that he
could not have fired a second shot.
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BLESSING The BELLS.
Notable Event Thursday Evening il St. josephs
Church. Biddeford

Saco. Ne. Dec. 13.-The hcncdiCtiOn of
blessing the new chime bells OF St. Jo-
sephs church, took place in that edifice.
this evening in the presence Of 3d"0 reo-
PIE. including the mayors III Saco and
Bddeford. the agents of the Saco and
Biddeford mills. members Of the city
governments and hundreds Of the promi-
nent citizens Of the two cities. making It
the most notable event in the history 81
the Catholic church in this State for
many Years The church was recently
remodelled at an expense of sln."n. and
the three chime bells that arrived by eX-
platform OF the church tonight Will soon
be placed in the tower OF the editice.
The bells were cast in Baltimore and
weigh about TWO tons. Rev. TT Duprnnt
is rector Of the church ana the blessing
Of the bells. tonight, was reformed by
Archbishop BEEN Of QIcb"c.
Among the priests who assisted in the
ceremonies were Rev. Fr, Wallace, Rev
FIR BerasSan. Rev. Fr. Cautual and Rev
Fr. Butler of Lewiston. Rev. FIR. o Brien
Of Bangor: KEY. Fr. Hurley. Rev. Fl
O-Brien and Rev. Fir. Collins If Portland ;
Rev FIR. Charland Of WaterNillc, Key.
Fr. Dupree Of SpTinCva!". Rev RI. faH-i
If Augusta: Rev. Fr. Janvin of Fairfield
and Rev. Fr. NcCinniS of Sanford. Their"
were ~ other Maine priests here, last
night To assist in The ceremonies. but On
account Of the non-arrival IF the bells.
they returned to their parishes. today
Each bell was decorated Win evergreen
and All American flag. After Archbishop
Begin finished the ceremony Of blessing
The bells there Was an address ny Key
Fr BcraSsan of st. Peter : church. Lew
iston. Then A large number Of prominent
cifizeDs with ladies marched to the plat
form ana struck the bells and were repre-
scented AS being godfathers and god
mothers ~ the bells.
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WITH THE LOGGERS.
Extensive Operations Planned
Up in Northern Maine.
Snow Came Before Swamps Froze
Over and Hauling is Difficult.
Large Cuts Will Be Made Some Of Firms and
the Amounts.

Bangor. Nc, Dec. 13.-(SpeciaD.-
LAUNDERING operations in the northern
Maine woods are now in full progress
and many of the concerns have already
begun to haul to the landings. The
work of yarding was begun early this
year and before snow came some Of
the operators had more than a million
feet of logs ready to be hauled into the
streams or brooks, from whence. they
VIII be driven in the spring There is
now from "a to 80 inches of snow in
the numbering country. 1t came before
the swamps had a chance to freeze and
considerable difficulty is being expert
enced in hauling across these swamps
In order to make them passable the
teams are put at work hauling snow
into them. which becomes soaked with
water and in two nights freezes 50 that
they can be easily crossed with a
heavy load.
Probably the largest concern engag-
ed in numbering in Maine this year. is
W. H. Cunliffe & Son of Fort Kent 1t
is said that they have 500 men in the
Gods, together with 200 horses. and
they will cut about 100000 feet
nearly all Of this lumber will go down
the St John river and be sawed in the
Provinces. There are many concerns
which Will cut a much larger amount
of lumber, but as an individual con-
Germ, Cunliffe x Co. are said TO be the
biggest operators. Fred Gilberr and
James McNulty of Bangor. either as
individuals ~. y MI
ing 40o mon, and they will cut nearly
5000 GG0 feet. much Of which is already
sold.
Laundering on the st. CrOix river is
very active. this winter. and the total
cut will probably be about $4,000. 900
feet. OF last years cut all but about
2.000000 feet, held up at Tomah stream
We're driven into the boom H F. Ea-
ton & Sons and +. II. Todd & Sons are
carrying over several million feet of
logs. The Murchies will cut about S.
000,co0 feet this season mostly on Dob
sis lake. Bolton brook. and the main
river. Their biggest operation Will he
at Dobsis. The cations will operate in
many places and will get about l. .000,-
004. mostly on Tomah stream and
Grand lake.
Moore < Sons viii operate for them
al Grand lake. Thomas Hill at Tomah.
George Bubar on Monument brook and
number of smaller concerns will
haul for them by the thousand.
The Todds Will cut about 100000 On
both branches Of the st. Croix. Spen-
Ger & McMahon will be their largest
operators and will cut over 100000
feet on North brook. Granville Chase
will cut 1.5O0. GOO on the main river and
a Tomah stream. F. Mercer & Sons
will have an operation at Big lake ana
will get about 100000.
Many Of the operators on the Penob-
scot have already sold their winters
cut. the Great Northern Paper co. at
Millinocket, being the heaviest buyers.
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EMPRESS DOWAGER
Said to Have Agreed TO Follow
ing Peace Terms:
Emperor's Return, f47, 100000 In
demnity, Guards, Foreign Advisors.
Em2eror's Conversion TO Christianity Said 10
Be Cause OF Her Hatred.

London. Dec. H.-"Information has
reached TIE WI Chang viceroy." says
| the Shanghai correspondent Of the
Standard. that the Empress Dowager
has agreed to accept the following
peace conditions:
The early return of Emperor
kwang Su to Pekin: indemnity to the
amount Of "a. 100000 the right %
each legation to maintain a guard Of
COCO troops; and the appointment Of
foreign adviser 10 each province Of the
empire.
Director General Sheng has re-
ceived a telegram from Sian Flu assert
| liz that the Empress Dowager is about
| to start for Chend ri Flu. in the PROV
ince Of SEE Chuna. Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching have received the En-
press DoWa gers permission to take the
| imperial seal from the Forbidden pal
nee and TO use 1t in the -neEotia tisns.
Dr. Morrison, wiring TO the Times
from Pekin. Tuesday. says: The gen
trial opinion is that China win willing
| l. acCede to the terms Of the collective
note ana thTusting the dissensions
among the powers, viii hope that time
WITT give her an opportunity 10 evadc
it, conditions. The question regarding
the credentials Of ii Hung Chang ana
, Prince Ching is being adjusted.
For the second time Russia has Off
cially notified Count Won WaIdersce
of her intention 10 withdraw all her
troops from the province ~ Chi HI ana
u restore the railway to the allied
| TO- COS before the Russian new year.
North OF the great wall the Russians
viii retain the Niu ChwaIlg Railway.
pending y settlement NJ their claims to
c'mpensH ton for expenses. alleged to
/ have been incurred while holding the
railway south Of the wall"
The Timer. commenting upon q dis
patch from its New York correspond
ent, VINO alleges that the American
public IL not able to form a clear idea
Of the actual stae of affairs il Pekin.
and who gives = report that there are
SIN come differences between Wash
inct0n ana Berlin, says: New Torl,
is not in q worse Case flau the public
everywhere. Whether the conscious
ness that this perplexity ~ III Il great
measure due to the character Of the
, tclegraphic Information continually
ena mating from Washington, II Il
cause Of pride on dissati8fa 10 the
Americans. We are not at present in
~ stion to surmisc."
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MAIL car RIFLED.
Bold Robbery Thursday, on an
Alabama Railroad.
Mail Agent Pounded Into |nsensibiIity
and the Car Looted.
Amount Taken Is Unknown But Is Believed 10
Be Heavy.

Tear kara. Ark. Dec. ia bold
robbery on the Cotton Belt Railway
occurred, today, at Bassetts Texas. 90
m les south of TeXarkana, on the train
coming north, in which Postal Clerk
John a. Dennis was almost killed and
the mail pouches Of his car rifled of
their contents The amount stolen is
not known, but it is believed to be
large.
IN the run to TeXarkana the coaches
were uncoupled twice in a very mystic
rious manner Upon the arrival of the
train here officials forced an entrance
10 the mail car and We're astonished to
find the mail clerk stretched upon the
floor apparently dead.
y hurried examination showed that
the registered packages had been
ripped open open and robbed Of their
contents, the most valuable of which
was the Waco Memphis through pouch
containing number of valuable pa ok
ages.
Dennis was alive but unconscious
An ugly wound on the top Of his head
told the story. AT the hospital he re-
vived sufficiently to give the details of
the robbery:
Just as the train parted at Bassetts
Dennis went into the mail car to stir
Up the fire. When he closed the door
he saw two men standing by the stove
one OF them dealt him a terrible blow
over the head with a heavy fire shovel
and was quickly beaten into a sense!es3
condition.
Examination of the car showed that
he robbers gained entrance by crawling
through small trap door in the Aoor
of the vestibule. In the vestibule is
crank with which a person can un-
couple the car from another. 1t is i'm
possible to tell what the robbers Sc
cured, but it is believed they made a
coed haul.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-14
BURGLARS At KENNsBUNkPORT.
Boston & Maine Station and Post Office En-
tered But Lille Taken.

Kcnnohunkport. Ne. De-. IL
burglars entered the Boston & Maine
station and the post Office here. dur
ing the night, but it is thought they
secured little Of value. Nothing was
taken from the railway station. but at
the post office number Of letters We're
opened and strewn about the place.
There was no money in the Office and
what few stamps there We're We're UNI
disturbed. Whether or not the robbers
secured any valuables from letters
probably viii not be known for several
days.
There is n clue To the identity OF
the burglars, but they are believed To
le the same persons who have recently
entered several houses along the lire
of the Boston K Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-14
FOUR KILLED. MANY INJURED.
Great Northern Express Wrecked Near Brock.
ton. Mont. Early Thursday.

BUTTE. Mont. Dec 13.-A special To
the Miner from Great Falls, Mont.
says:
Great Northern passenger train No.
3. westbound. was wrecked near Brock
ton. 81 miles east Of Glasgow -Four
passengers were killed and many in
jured. The dead:
Aged woman. name unknown: her
daughter: Mrs. Watson. residence IN
known. thrown through window. glass
severing the jugular vein; Russian
child. name unknown.
The bodies have been taken into
Glasgow whore the inquest viii be held.
The train was running about - miles
an hour when the track broke down
while passing a switch. The engine
and three cars passed over in safety
but the next four cars pitched over An
embankment. Three sleepers remained
on the rails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-14
THE FRUITS
OF Coffee Drinking.

The fruits or results. in my case. Of
coffee drinking were sailow com
Ylaxior. almost total loss Of appetite.
as well as slceplessness and sluggish
circulation
III was also Very bilious and consti-
mated most Of the time for eight years.
and became 50 nervous that / vas I'M
abla n do any mental labor ana vas
fast approaching p condition where
There would have been TO help for
me-
Hill an convinced that i ] had con-
tinued using coffee much longer the
result would have been q total mental
ard physical wreck.
! sometimes think the all-wisc
Providence looks after Us in trouble. At
nv rate when was in despair a
friend urged TIL to give TIP coffee en-
t:relv AMI use Postum. giving the -ea-
S-aS Why. l. VAS hard for me TO b--
l'ey- that 50 common q beverage as
coffee vas the cause OF my trouble
hut I made the change. and from the
7rst trial experienced q benefit and
improved. The nervousness gone
= well as tie bilious trouble
and s!eepIeSsness and an
completely cured Of sluggish circula-
ION. I'll fact | am Well. and the re-
turn -o health has been directly traced
-o leaving Of coffee and using Postum
Fo-d C'o4=e. recommend Postum To
ali CoTee wrecks without single
7.~--ryatinn. james u kimball Isa-
leila street. Northampton Mass.
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Calais schaoner sshora :. e!ea:ss:s-

Gloucester Mass. Dee- ls--i h-
s-H..ar4~ which went ashore here last
night. On the unfinished Dog PAR
akwater. proved. this morning. To
b. the Narsur 3. Oakes. Capt Geo. +,
D-sr from Calais. Ne, for Boston,
with ] cargo Of hemlock lumber.
can't. Dean. today secured "a trE
Srar-le Is assist his vessel The Starl1e
,rs,t ou- ana pulled az the schooner
for -vo hours without starting ceT-
II : feared size may have 70 remain
- .,,5 Jagged rocks apparently
have penetrated -er bottom
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-14

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JAPAI HAS JOINED.
Signifies as,en. 10 the Much Discussed Anglo.
German Agreement.

London. Dec. l3.-The correspondence
relating 70 the Anglo-Gcrman agreement
has been laid before Parliament II re-
yeais the fact that the agreement IL now
tripa rite Japan alone ~ the powers in
yited To join made special inquiries ~
Germany and Great Britain concerning
the agreement. Japan then replied that
the imperial government having re-
ceiyed ASSURANCES from the contracting
parties to the effect that. In adhering 70
the agreement in question. they will be-
placed. In relation 10 such an agreement
in the same position they would have Oc-
cupied If they had been signatDry in
stead of an adhering state. does not hest
tate to formally declare she will adhere
to such agreement and will accept the
principles embodied therein"
The assurance Of Germany and Great
Britain alluded u are not given. The re-
Continued on page -
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By PERSON UNKNOWN.
Coroner's Igry Unable TO beside Who Killed
Aura G. S.ur.eyan..

Foxcros,. Ne. Dec. l3.-The coroner 5
jury in the case Of Aura C. S;urtevaa,.
who was shot while hunting near Seb=c
take. last Saturday. returned e verdict.
today. THAI srlrtevant came ~ His death
from bullet wound in the head. ana
tha. the shot was 1red by q person TT
Stu~tevar7-s body was found in The
woods. near Sanec lake. last SATURDAY.
hy txa carnrariors with whom he MD
been huat!nE TIE rncn had separated
only short time = tore. and the sound
OF a shot from tae direction in T:licA
b. ha5 I1jIlei d deer. When they arrived
Al the u,ac-- The body a1 S-urtevant waS
living 7rl the ground beside IN carcass IA
i deer which He rsd KILLED There W-s FL
hgIiet wound i'll the man right Temple
The funeral was held "Wednesday
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OUR MAINE SHERiFFS
Form State Organization and Discuss Matters
OF Mutual Concern.

Portland, Me. Dec. ia number Of
Maine sheriffs met here. today and
vo.ed to form a State organization.
Sheriff Thompson Of York county. pre-
sided. The new association did not
elect officers. One Of the sheriffs pres
ent states that matters Of mutual con
Germ were discussed, including the fee
system. but 10 decided action was
n ken
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-14

The port Of Bangor closed. Wednesday
night. when the last TOW went out. All
day on Wednesday. the Ross X Howell
tug Bismarck and the Ralph Ross Wer"
worked hard getting ont the four loaded
vessels which still remained in port. ana
they succeeded in taking them down river
below tho ice. TWO SChnOners arr nippei
here. and viii stay till the river OPENS in
the spring. They are the John T. VIII
Harns and the Fostb"y which lie Al the
wharves Of the Stickney < Babcnck Coal
90. and the Hincks Goal GO. above the
Boston * Bangor dock.-Bangor CG-l-
M rcial-
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CD. & G. FAST MAIL WRECKED.
Engine Jumps Track Fireman Killed Sever al
Others Injured.

Burlington, Iowa. Dec. 13-Thc &. r.
q q. fast mail No. >. which lefa Chi
oaGO at 9.15, Wednesday evening. was
wrecked two miles east Of Kirkwood.
carly Thursday. Fireman Shannon was
killed and Engineer Samuel Dove was
badly hurt. The engine jumped the
track and was demolished. Two mail
cars with their contents We're behind.
The mail clerks were not injured Sc
riOusly
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WILL GO TO GRAND JURY.
County Clerks Emron5 SAYS S2ragu, Murder
Has No. Been Dropped.

Alfred. Ne, Dec. l3.-Courty clerk
Judge Willis r. Emmons. IN brief inter-
view, today. asserted that the South Ber-
wicl, murder case III which Fannie
Sprague was the victim and on which the
CorOuers jury has never concluded its de-
liherations. although the murder took
place last May. viii he brought before the
grand jury ait the January term Of the
York county Supreme court to be held in
SaCp.
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SYDNEY SAMUEL'S REMAINS
Ordered Sen. to Montreal in Care Of Jenish
Rabbi.

Portland. Dec IA telegram was
received. today. By the undertaken who
hss had charge Of the remains 81
sydney Samuel the West End Hote.
suicide directing tEat they be cent to
Montreal toa Jewish rabbi in that
city- TIE body was accordingly dr.
patched tonight TIE reason for send
Ing the body 10 Montreal j. not known.
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FAIR AND COLDER.

Boston, Dee. 13.-Forecast: Friday,
fair and decidedly colder weather:
brisk to high north to northwest
winds. Saturday, threatening weather,
probably with snow; northerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-14

New York. Dec. 13.-The Journal and
Advertiser prints the following: "a
telegram received late "Wednesday
night. from an inside source in Ne
braska. says:
Bryan is to be made United States
senator. F. D. Thompson Of Lincoln.
Republican. has l0 votes 70 DO with
absolutely as he pleases The Demo
c.ats ana Populists lack but five votes.
TIE F'usionists can agree upon no man
bat Bryan Bryan. il is understood.
has agreed 10 accept The place as the
only way of preventing two Republic
cars being elected. Thompson and
Prxan Will combine