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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19
NEWCASTLE EXCITEMENT.
Insane Woman Attempts Suicide and Sports.
man Accidentally Wounded by Gun.

Newcastle Me. July lS-Mrs. Kate II
Eben Haggett OF Glidden street. New
castle, was taken insane. Tuesday morn
ing ANA made attempts at suicide The
first was by drowning in the Demaris-
Gotta river. hut was discovered in time.
This afternoon. She tried to choke her
self with a rope in her hands. Sne has
been i'll with nervous prostration, ana
came here Tor a visit with her parents.
Her condition is very critical.
Mr.. ana Mr.. w. T.. Harmon Of Pearl
street. ChdrlcStown, Mass, are spending
their vacation here. but its pleasure will
be interrupted by a shooting accident.
Tuesday afternoon. that will keep Mr..
Harmon in bod for Il week The two
We're down river rowing. ana Mrs. Har-
mon. who is Il good mIrkswoman. had
her gun aimed AT a flying bird, but the
swinging OF the boat and tho birds prog
rcss prevented Shot at him Instead Of
firing. to remove al chance OF accident,
she set tnc gun down on the bottom of
the boat. Suddenly it was discharged,
ana Mr.. Harmon was hit in the fleshy
part If the left IcG.
The sudden death of Mrs Kate f.
Perkins Sprague, wife Of Elisha
Spgague of Newcastle. and her hasty
burial under circumstances which, until
they We're explained look peculiar,
caused great excitement in this vicin-
ity. Tuesday.
Sunday evening. Mrs. Sprague tried
to attract her husbands attention. who
was in the barn. and as he did not re-
spond. not wishing to brighten the
chickens, she ran out screaming that
he was dead. He followed, calling her,
but as she is very deaf she did not
hear. Neighbors treasured her and she
went back to the barn, her husband
already having returned.
Seeing Mr.. Sprague in a reclining
position on the floor. Mrs. Sprague gave
a loud cry and fell in an apnlcptic fit
from which she died. at 80 a. NJ,
Monday. The hasty burial was on ac-
count of the terrific heat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19
III CLNss-FNCING-PIRsE Ss0O
Will Leyhurn. blk. X. by Wilton
Criterion. by Crittcudcn, Oarpcn-
DRILLED SAFE DOOR.
Unsue C ssiui Attemit 10 Bur9iari7e BreAer
Savings Bank Blacksmith Shop Entered.

Bangor. Me, July lS.-Burglars drill
ed the door of the safe III the Brewer
Savings Bank. Brewer, Tuesday night,
but were frightened away before they
could blow the charge. The bank
keens nothing but its books in the
safe depositing, every afternoon. in a
Bangor bank. Thu books and some Of
flee supplies We're the only things of
value in the safe.
The burglars had evidently been
about town for several days and had
been making preparations.
At some time during the quiet hours
of the night after midnight. Monday
burglars visited the blacksmith shop
on Main street kept by Mr.. Lancaster.
An entrance was gained by prying
open the lock. When Mr.. Lancaster
went to open his shop. Tuesday morn
ing. he found the lock lying on bench
on the inside ana in broken condi-
ton.
He took a look around the shop ana
found that from his tools there was
bit. bit stock. chisel and hammer miss
ing. lust the articles that would come
in handy in assisting in making other
breaks
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QUARREL IN THE o. A. r.
Leads to Withdrawal Of Reception rendered
by Countess Spotsiswood. Mackin.

Paris, July 1S,-An unpleasant diff
ference among the members of the So
ciety of Daughters of the American
Revolution now in Paris is made pub
lie, today, through a letter from the
Countess Spottiswood Mackin, pub
lished in the Exposition edition of the
New York Times. In this letter the
she says was offered by her during the
last annual convention of the society
at Washington, to be given in Paris
during the Exposition.
The countess said she renewed the in
vitation at the meeting of the New
York Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Recently she
asked Mrs. Daniel Manning if a date
had been fixed for the reception and
was told the invitation had never been
accepted. Countess Spottiswood- Mlckin
therefore prints the letter to justify
herself before the members of the so
ciety.
In the course of an interview the
countess hints at dissatisfaction be-
tween the officers of the National So
ciety ana the New York Chapter ana
says that is the reason of the non-ap-
.pearance at Paris of New York's re
gent. Mrs. Donald Mclean. who is also
an appointec of President Mckinley.
Mrs. Daniel Manning expressed re-
gret at the publication of the letter but
declined To be interviewed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19
HOPE FOR PEKIN LEGATIONS.
Pritchard Morgan. "a. p. Convinced Tha,
They We're Sale. Iu'y 9.

New York, July 1S.-Pritchard Nor
gan, NJ. p, who. yesterday. received a
dispatch saying the Pekin foreign lesa-
tions We're standing. July .. is quoted.
today. by the London correspondent Of
the World:
My information is absolutely
straight, but ii would be fatal to nv
getting any further news if | divuIged
the source of my information. | am
convinced the legations were standing
on the 9th, despite the circurnstantial
accounts of the massacre. The whole
situation has been grossly exaggerated
and Lii Hung Changes intervention will
have most salutary effect.
An exhaustive inquiry by my agents
in Shanghai has established the fact
that all the stories already published
have been based on wild gossip and are
impossible Of authorization. Every
one anticipated massacre and seized
upon the first rumor that seemed to
Justify their presence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. July 1S.-The barometer
is low. this evening over eastern Min
inCSoti and relatively high in the Lake
regions and thence southwark to the
Gulf and south Atlantic coasts. The
barometer is also high over Montana
ana the Northwest. Local rains and
thunder storms have occurred in the
lower Mississippi valley. the Ohio val
ley. on the New Jersey coast ana in
portions of New England. The high
temperatures Of the last three days
have given way to more general tenn
pcrltures in the lower Lake region cen
trail ana northern New York, the
northern portion of New England.
High temperatures continue from
Massachusetts sOuthwestward to Nir
ainia. maximum readings ranging from
4 to 90 degrees being recorded in this
region. on the New England coast
fresh north TO west winds will prevail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19
TEN TsiN BATTLE
els Of the Brave 9th Killed or Wounded
Casualties Among Marines Number 40.

Copyright 1900 The Associated Press
Tien Tsin. Friday, July -. F. NJ.
Via Che Foo. July IL. and Shanghai
July 1S.-The battle which was begun
with the attack by 1000 Of the allied
forces upon the walls If the native city.
at , O'Clock, this afternoon. continued
all day two battalions of the 9Th In
|fantry participating 1t is reported that
2l5 of this command We're killed or
wounded. including 10 or II officers. Col
T.. II. Liscum was killed ana Majors
Jesse VI. Lee and James Reagan. Cap
tains Charles II. Noycs. Andrew Brews-
ter and Edwin V. Rpokmillcr ana LIST
Lieuts. VIM. X. Naylor. Louis i. Law
ton. Harold Hammond and Ira G. Wal
dron We're wounded. Among the United
States marines the casualties num-
bered 40. Capt. Austin Il. Davis was
killed and Capt. VIM. =. Lemly ana LIST
Lieut.. Henry Leonard and Smedley b.
Butler was wounded.
The American contingent after lying
in shallow. hastily dug trenches. full of
water, facing the south wall of that
city and suffering for want of water
and food besides being short of am
munition, We're ordered by Gen. bod
ward to retire under cover Of darkness.
Tho Russians were outside the east
wall. while the japanese. British and
French We're close to the west wall
with the Chinese trying 10 flank them.
The walls We're sadly battered by shells
The attack will be renewed in the
morning. The total losses or the allied
forces are estimated at 500
A messenger has arrived here who |
left Pekin, July l. The foreigners at |
that time We're all in the British lega- |
ton. Chinese troops We're beginning to |
lombard the legations from the streets |
The legations had been under rifle fire |
for a week previously and in that time
four foreigners had been killed and 13 |
wounded. The marines had unsuccess-
fully attempted to capture a gun on
wall commandnA the legations The
foreigners We're supplied with an album
lance of provisions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19
BURGLARS Captured.
Four. Whs Admit Breaks at North Berwick IN
Hands oil the Law.

North Berwick. Ne. July 1S.-The
third burglary, this week, was discov-
cred, this morning, when Wilfred
Knowles, upon opening his store found
Of tobacco and cigars had been taken
by some one who had gained an en-
trance through the transOm. Constable
&. n. Parker. with Il posse Of 10 men.
started at once to scour the woods and
had not proceeded Very far when they
came across a tramp carrying parcel
and a large valise. The tramp when
discovered drew revolver and threat
ened to shoot the first man who inter
fered with him. Constable Parker fired
4 shot over the mans head and he sub
mitted to arrest. \ search of the va
lise brought to light 40 pounds of to-
bacco, which the tramp stated had
been taken from John +. Eusselrs
grocery store. Saturday night. The
prisoner refused TO give his name, but
said that he had two accOmplices in the
burglaries and that after dividing the
proceeds both the others had started
for Portland The Portland police have
Deen requested 10 ioOk out iof tit otHel
two men.
This afternoon, Constable Allen, in
charge Of the posse. suddenly came
upon the burglars bathing in Great
Works river. The plumber secured
from F. Il. Tupper's hardware store
and John =. Russell's grocery store
was secured by the posse. The men,
three in number. We're soon taken to
the village. where they We're arraign-
ed before Justice Butler and pleaded
guilty to the charge of breaking and
entering and We're held for the grand
jury.
The man arrested. this morning
gave the name of James Sullivan.
The others gave their names and adj
dresses as Lewis Lane. g. l. Went
worth ana Albert Foster. Boston.
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China Rapidly Nearing War With
Russia---L Lieut.. Frank R. Lang
Of Portland, Wounded.

brussels. July iS.-Thc Belgian con
sui ut Hong Kong reports Ii Hung
Chang passed through that city. today.
on his way north. Before departure
the viceroy had a long interview with
the governor Of Hong Kong.
The secretary ~ the legation at
Shanghai telegraphs. today. that ac-
cording to Chinese information. the
foreigners in Pekin have taken refuge
in the palace Of Prince Ching.
The Belgian minister Of foreign af-
fairs. NJ. De Favereau has received a
telegram from the Belgian legation in
Paris. saying that the Chinese minis
t +. Yu Kong. has received an official
telegram announcing that the foreign
ministers in Pekin wer" safe. July Il.
This advice is presumably Identical
with those received. Tuesday by tho
Chinese minister in Washington. the
date July IL, Chinese calendar. corrc-
spending to our July Q.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19
GOV. ROOSEVELT
Addresses an Enthusiastic
Crowd at Milwaukee Depot.
Appeals to All Good Citizens to Up
hold Honor Of Flag.
Republican League Clubs Adopt Riasiaa
Platform and adjourn Sine Ole.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 1S.-Gov.
Roosevelt arrived here, this forenoon,
on his homeward journey to New York
The Vice Presidential candidate was
greeted by n crowd of more than 5000
persons. He was introduced to the
gathering by United States Senator
Quarles. Gov. Roosevelt was cheered
enthusiastically. He said:
II am glad to have the chance Of
saying even word to you and / speak
in this campaign not merely to Repub-
Leans; l appeal to all good citizens
who hold the commonwealth dear, 1
appeal to the whole land who value our
well being at home; to all who honor
the flag and wish to see it upheld in
the face Of all powers Of the earth.
This campaign is more than
party campaign. This is a campaign
which has to decide at the outset Of
the Goth century whether we are to
stride forward with the steps of the
giant which has been set out for US
or whether We are to shrink back
ward
II ask the support Of all honest citi-
Zens and business men who disbelieve
in anarchy. / ask for their support in
the name of deccncy, civic honesty and
of liberty that comes only with order,
and | ask the support, Furthermore, Of
all brave men who know that the
greatness of a nation, as Of the indi-
vidual. comes only through effort to
stand with us as we make this nation
take her place in the forefront Of the
nations Of mankind.
II see before me many men who
wear the buttons; men that fought in
the great war, and in a time that tried
mems souls they proved true. At that
time II We had followed the advice Of
the weak-hearted We could have avoid
"a all the bloodshed and trouble-the
Voc and misery that came To the wo-
men ana children who stayed behind.
You could have avoided four years Of
anxiety which followed the bloody de-
feats and IL You had done 50. We. the
sons, would have hung our heads for
ever.
Thank God tho iron and blood of
our fOrcfathers who followed Grant
ana Lincoln still exists i'm this genera
ton. May we show ourselves not I'M
worthy M the men who fought from
81 10 81 and let US do our duty at
home ana abroad and uphold Mr. Nc
kinley in the greatest political contest
which has come up since the close Of
the Civil War"
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LEWIsTOE'S NEW TEACHER.
Prof. Iohn N. Nichols Elected Principal Of
Lewiston High School.

Lewiston. Me, July 1S.-tSpeciaD.-
1T the meeting of the Lewiston school
board. Wednesday night. Prof. John
Manson Nichols, late principal Of tbs
elected principal Of the Jordan High
school of Lewiston, which position was
made vacant by the resignation of Prof.
George III. Libby. who has accepted a
position in Manchester. y. II.
Prof. Nichols is a native Of Greene.
and is So years of age. He graduated
from Bates College in 1855, and was
valedictorian Of the class. After his
graduation he taught in Rochester. y.
H.. and Middleton, Conn, and later
took a postgraduate course ut Bow
doin. Cornell ana Harvard. He then
accepted the principllship Of the Pea
body High school, where he has since
remained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19

serious. not dangerous: Captain +. v.
Eonkmillcr. serious. not dangerous.
Lieut. l.. II. Lawton. not serious: Lieut.
+. X. Lang. slight. and - enlisted men.
Missing: Two enlisted men.
tSignoD Coolidge. Lieut.. Col. 9Th u. =
Infantry.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceiyed at the navy department:
che Foo. July Is.
bureau Of Navigation. Washington:
Latest reports do not indicate that
army officers. Major Lee. captain
brewster. Lieut.. Taylor. Hammond and
Waldron are wounded. Captain &. q.
Long. Marine Corps. wounded: "a Lieu
tenant +. II. Lang. army. wounded. An
aid" has Sonc To Tien TSin To get ac-
curate information.
)SigneD Reiney."
United States Minister Allen at Seoul.
corca. telcgraphs the state department.
that Boxers and Chinese are in force
within 4 few miles Of the Corean from
tier. The natives If Ping Yang uhe
most northern province Of Corea) are
much alarmed ana are fleeing The
foreigners remain in safety. The gov
eminent is very anxious.
Governor General Wood Of Cuba. who
arrived in Washington. last night.
reached the war department, at $40
o'clock this morning, and went imme-
diatcly into Secretary Roots office. He
said he knew very little about condi-
tons in China or the reason for his
having been called to Washington. He
came here in response to a Geographic
request from Secretary Root General
Wood said conditions in Cuba We're
very quiet and favorable. In response
to question as to whether he could
spare more troops from there he said
no request had been made on him for
troops except the three regiments
which had been ordered from Cuba. a
month before the Chinese trouble be-
came SO serious
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-19
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE cLuss
Elect Officers and Adopt Platform. Heartily
Endorsing the Adminisisatiea.

st. Paul, Mimi. July ls.-Isaac Miller
Hamilton OF Chicago, was. today, elect
Ell president OF the National Republic
can League Clubs. A strong platform
was adopted; the selection of the next
place Of meeting was placed in the
hands Of the executive committee and
III l o'clock this afternoon, the 18th
national convention of the league adj
journed sine die.
After the enthusiasm Of last night.
the delegates were slow in gathering
and it was 1910 A. NJ. when President
stone raped for order
Major Melville HAYES presented tho
report OF the revision committee on be-
half of the executive committee. A new
officer vice president at-large was rec
commended. The report was unani-
mously adopted.
Fast President Woodmansee pre-
sented the report of the committee on
resolutions which was unanimously
adopted.
Every action of President Mckinley
Is approved; the Philadelphia platform
Is endorsed and it is declared that the
Republican party stands, today. as
ever. for positive policies. protective
tarlf. sound money. the control and
regulation of combinations Of capital,
the retention of territory that comes
to US by honorable treaty and interna-
tional law, for the development of the
commercial possibilities of the Orient.
the restoration Of our merchant ma
rine. and, finally, it stands for the pro-
gress of the United States and the I'D
lifting of mankind throughout the
world"
The election of officers resulted:
President. Senator Isaac Miller Ham
ton Of Illinois; vice president at-large,
Luther Mott. Oswego. n. Y; secretary.
Continued on page 80
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TROOPS FOR CHINA.
Those al San Francisco Will Leave. Auq. I
on Transports Meade and Hancock.

San Francisco. July 1s.-The troops
now at the Preside will probably
leave for the Orient, about Aug. /. and
the transports Meade and Hancock will
be used for their transportation. Bat
teries I, o and a of the Bird Artillery.
station at AtcatraZ and the Preside
and Battery ID of San Diego. are the
selected ones.
There are now en- route from the
East the following whose probable
d. stiny is China. news of their starting
being made public. yesterday: Com
pany F. Of the battalion OF engineers
from West Point; four companies Of
the third battalion of the 18th Infan-
try; one company from Atlanta. Ga.
CONTINUED on page 81
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LEGATIONS SIZE. July 9.
Governor Of Shan lung Hears Through Courier
Leaving Pekin That Date.

Washington. July 1s.-The state de-
partment has received a dispatch from
Consul General Fowler at Che Foo say
ing that the governor of Shan Tung
wires that his courier left Pekin, on
July 2. The legations were still holding
out
The war department, today. bulletin
ed its first official report OF the results
of the battle at Tien Tsin. as follows:
Che Foo, July is.
Adjutant General Washington: Cas-
ualties in attack on Tien Tsin. July Is.
killed: Col. f.. II. Liscum and II en-
listed men. Wounded: Captain G. u.
Noyes, not serious. Major j. Il. Eagan.
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Law Term al Portland.

Owing 10 the fact that the Franklin
Tuesday morning, in about two hours.
much sooner than had been expected.
the Androscoggin docket was in order
fnr TIL. sdIy afternoon with no Andres
cogSin attorneys present to argue their
cases. Clerk of Courts Stone wired
Clerk Davis Of Lewiston, Il notify at
torneys of that city that their cases
We're in order. but it was then too late
for many Of them to catch the after
business was practically suspended
until this morning ut $50 O'Clock.
Among the attorneys present We're
George &. Wing. George +. Mccain,
James \. Pulsifer, Auburn. and VIII
liam II. Newell. A. X. p. Moulton, ID.
j. McGilicuddy. w. H. Judkins. +. NJ.
Briggs. +. A. Mercy. L. w Crockett,
J. L. Read, w. b SHELTON of Lewiston,
and J. NJ. Libby of Mechanic Falls.
Tho first case to he orally argued
was Cobb in Equity vs.. Baker. ct al.
McGillicuddy & Morcy appeared for
the plaintiff and Foster * Hersey for
the defence.
Next came Mary N. Bottom vs.. the
Inhabitants Of Mechanic Fails. J. NJ.
Libby for the plaintiff ana Newell &
SHELTON and +. .. Purington for the
defence. This was an action against
the town of Mechanic Falls for dam
ages alleged to have been received by
the plaintiff. who. while crossing the
bridge over the Little Andrnscoggin
river. caught her foot in a decayed
place between two of the planks Of the
foot walk The jury returned a YER
dict for the plaintiff in the sum Of
s150o and the action was sent to the
law court on motion t. set aside this
yerdict.-Portland Express.
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MAINE DENTAL SOCIETY.
Papers Read and Officers Elected kn.
nuai Meeting al Old Orchard.

Brunswick. Me. July 1S.-.At the second
days session Of the Maine Dental Soci-
ETY.. today. papers We're read by Dir. IL. y.
Baker oil Boston. Or. &. II. GcrriSh of
Exeter. y. H.. DIR. W. +. Bisbce Of Cam
den, ana Dr. Dwight VI. Clapp Of Boston.
1t was voted to hold the next annual
meeting at Old Orchard. The following
officers We're elected! President. {. II.
Hainci OF Dexter; vice president ". :.
faySpn Of CaStine: secretary, II. a. kcl
ley OF Portland. treasurer. +. j. Roberts
of Augusta
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FAIR AND COOLER.

Washington. July 1S.-Forecast for
Thursday and Friday for Maine New
Hampshire and Vermont: Generally
fair, Thursday and Friday; light to
fresh northwesterly winds. For
Massachusetts: Showers. Thursday,
followed by fair and not so warm; gen.
orally fair, Friday, fresh westerly
winds.
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one death from heat exhaustion was
reported in Newton. Mass Wednesday
and several cases of prOstratIon. Eliza
beth Kelley. ~ years old. residing on
Washington street. Newtonviile. was
stricken mt her home, late in the after
noon. and died few hours Later Rich
the Newton post Office, was overcome
while on nis route He was removed to
the Newton hospital where he is on the
dangerous hst AT the telephone exchange
four operators were Frustrated.
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Two deaths by heat prostration were
reported. Wednesday. at Lowell. Mass
The victims Were Miss Catherine kel-
lev. aged IS. domestic. and Miss Tes-
sic McGirr, a factory girl employed in
Noore's mills at North Chelmsford.