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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-02
FREE DELIVERY.
Three Rural Delivery Routes
Established from Augusta.
About 500 Families Served Outside
the City Limits.
'-.s. l.>lpii
ca spau'd'"s' W. q. Packard and W. q.
L Ayers Carriers At $500 Each.

Journal readers have been connst, nt,v
informed Of the progress of the as,ah.
lishment of the rural free delivery in
Kennebec county. and 1t is with much
pleasure the Journal announces th;s
morning. that the department has om-
thOrized the postmaster at Aug,,s,, =,
stablish three rural free dali,or,,
routes to commence on wednas.,.r
May l. 1901. The routes to be followed
as laid down by Special Agent Ro,,,a,,.
will be as follows:
ROUTE NO. l.
Beginning at the postotfice IN A,a,,u..
Ecnnebec Co, Maine: " "s"S'a'
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
MILWAUKEE TO HAVE
A LExoW INQUIRY.
Grand Jury Receives Instructions to
Investigate Charges.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Dec. 6.-The
grand jury called to pass on certain
charges which the district attorney
has been investigating for the last
few months met in Judge Braces
court room today. Judge Brazee. in
his charge, said the records of the
court the past summer and the col
umns of the public press had been
teeming with charges against
public officials which had been deem
ed of sufficient importance to claim
attention. The court said he partic-
ularly referred to the charges against
members of the park board. and told
the grand jury that the law Furnishes
the person offering bribe as we'll as
the person accepting It, The court
also called the attention of the Jury
to the charges of malfeasance in Of
fee which had been brought against
the county and city officials and said
it was their duty to ascertain wheth-
er any official. county or city. had
been guilty of any of the offenses in
dicated. The fact that members OF
the Jury were asked II they could sit
out long session of possibly eight
weeks indicates that many matters
are to undergo scrutiny. This is the
first grand Jury to be called for many
years. and its deliberations will be
followed with interest.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Judge Dunn Dismisses Con-
tempt Proceedings in
Cases
Against Writers on Chicago
American Cites Proper
Remedy.

CHICAGO. Dec. Judge Dunn In
court this morning ordered the dis
charge of Andrew NJ. Lawrence and
II. 8. Canfield, assistant editor and
reporter connected with the Chi.
cago American, who were sentenc.
ed some time ago by Judge Haney
for contempt because of the edito-
rials and articles written by the ac.
cused commenting on Judge Haney
and the case In which he was sitting.
Judge Dunn decided that the case
commented upon had already closed
and. the fact that the order had not
been entered upon the court records
at the time of the alleged libelous ar.
ticles and cartoons appeared did not
affect the legality of the case.
Judge Dunn said the articles and
cartoons were undoubtedly libelous
In closing the court said: Harsh
criticism is one OF the incidents and
burdens of public life, but see no
reason why Judge should be offered
any different remedy from such at
tacks in the public prints than the
president or a governor or a congress
man. The criticism of public ON
cials If just will do good, hut II I'M
lust 1t will do harm"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Department Of Commerce.

WASHINGTON. Dec, Western
business men who have for years per
sistently advocated the establishment
of department Of commerce and in
dustry are likely to see their work
bear fruit during the present fiscal
year. Senator Nelson OF Minnesota
chairman of the committee on com
merce. has practically completed a
bill for the establishment of the new
department, and he is confident that
it will be passed during the present
congress. 1t is essentially the bill
he presented last year, there being
few minor changes. The bill will
be referred to his committee for con-
sideration and he promises an early
report and prompt action In the SEN
ate. 1t is the purpose of the friends
Of the bill In congress to secure its
enactment into law in time to en-
able the establishment of the new de-
partment by the first of next July.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

DR.. DR.. White, the American ambas-
sador. tells an interesting anedote nj
the empress. He was minister to
Germany during the Arthur admin
istration, and when he returned as
ambassador after McKinley's cleo
tion and was presented to her ma.
jesty he said:
Il don't suppose you will remember
me. but l attended your wedding"
81 do remember you." replied the
kaiserin, "and 1 can tell you what
you said to me on the occasion"
Then you have better memory
than l." remarked DR.. White, for l
certainly do not recall anything
further than a most charming occa-
sion."
you told me-" said the empress,
when you came to congratulate me.
that If I was an American bride l
would soon be setting out for Nj
agara Falls. l did not understand
what you meant. but 1t made such an
impression upon me that immediate
ly looked on the map and found where
Niagara Falls was and read every
thing could find in books about it. !"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
WANT A RECEIVER.
A Banking Concern That Was Guilty
Of Mismanagement.


TRENTON, N. j., Dec. IAN ap-
plication for the appointment of re-
ceiver for the Cooperative Bank Of
New York was made before Vice
Chancellor Read by Attorney Gener-
al Gray today. A temporary injunc-
ton has been issued preventing the
bank from carrying on it's business
pending the determination of the rule
asking for the appointment of the re-
ceiver. which is returnable December
II. The officials of the alleged bank,
which is practically building and
loan association, have been guilty, it
is alleged, of negligence and mis-
management of the affairs of the con-
cern. The assets amount to about
$4,000 and the liabilities are in the
neighborhood Of $sS,000.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
SUGGESTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED
Public Men In Accord With Roo,e.
vsit's Suggestions.

WASHINGTON, Dec. with few
exceptions, public men believe the
recommendation made by the presi.
dent will be followed by works in
congress. His suggestions concern
ing the army and navy. the Hay.
Pauncefote tresty, the isthmian ca
nal. suppression of anarchy. the Pa.
cific cable. legislations for the Phil
ippines and our insular responsible
tiles and land and forest reserves.
Chinese exclusion and many other
matters are sure to bear fruit.
Exceptions to this rule will prob,
ably be found in his recommendation
of q measure designed to build up
our merchant marine. reduction of
Cuban duties. and. for the present,
reciprocity.
No feature Of the message Is more
eagerly discussed than that which re-
lates to trusts. Here the common
comment is that he has shown him
self to be wise and courageous. He
follows along scientific, economic
lines. and resists all temptations to
make cheap phrases to catch the ear
of the mob. Commercial values have
already responded to his conserva.
tism on this question. and at the
same time all who honestly seek a So
luton of this most difficult and com.
plex problem have found enlighten-
ment and encouragement in his treat
ment of 1t. One senator said: "On
the trust question the president has
neither lodged nor played the DEM
agogue." A serious and sincere eff
fort to achieve legislation along the
lines laid down in the message will
follow.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
EXCITEMENT IN GRAIN PITS.
King Farmer Was In Town Again To
day and Made Things Hum.

CHICAGO. Dec. IA whirlwind OF
excitement struck the grain pits to-
day and all the cereals made very
heavy gains. Buying orders poured
in from all over the country, causing
perfect stampede. The shorts fell
over themselves in their attempts to
cover their contracts, but the bulls
had a firm grip on the market and
they only sold when they obtained
their own figures.
The greatest excitement was In the
wheat pit. December wheat open.
ed 3-4 to / ia higher, touching
76 5-S; May 7-S to 1 3-4 higher. sell.
ing at 80 7-s to 81 IA. exceeding the
record price OF this crop by 5-S.
December corn opened 7-8 to l 1-s
higher and sold up to 65 IA to
65 3-8. sagging of on heavy sales to
"a 3-4. May corn established new
record price. opening at IA to / in
advance and selling at 68 IA 10
68 3-4, closing at 68 IL.
May oats opened at IA to 1 higher.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
THE THIRD DAYS SESSION.
The Federation Of Labor still In ses
sion at Scranton.

SCRANTON. Pa, Dec. 7.-After
the formal opening of the third days
session of the convention of the
American Federation of Labor this
morning, Miss Harriet A. Kriser, sec
retary of the Church Association for
the Advancement Of Labor in New
York. made short address. She
explained the object and workings OF
the organization which she repre-
sents.
The credentials committee made an
other report after Miss Kriser had
concluded her remarks. The report
was adopted. The report recon-
mended the seating of Charles F..
Dold of the piano and organ workers
union of Chicago. and OF John p Bo-
Ian. of the terra Gotta pressers at
Ambery. Nj
But little business of public i'm port
ance was transacted this morning
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Needed Legislation.

WASHINGTON, Dec THE su-
preme court decision relative to the
Philippines has brought to the atten-
ton of the leaders in congress the
need of legislation for the archipel-
ago somewhat on the lines of that en-.
dealing with the revenue questions
and imports from the Philippines.
Such legislation will originate in the
house of representatives, and it ap-
pears to be conceded that the ways
and means committee will deal only
with questions outside of those In
volying revenue. II
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
REMAINS IN
SECLUSl0N
Prince Henry in Danger of
. Being Mobbed by In
= dignant
Supporters of Queen Wilhel-
mina-Separation
Possible.

THE HAGUE, Dec. Prince Hen.
ry still remains in seclusion, and it
is probably wise move upon his part
that he does, for he surely would be
mobbed If he appeared in public.
Despite the numerous inspired
statements that no serious friction
has occurred between Queen Wilhel-
nina and her prince consort, it is
we'll known that Prince Henry has
publicly insulted the queen on several
occasions.
The reports sent out that the do,
mestic felicity of Denmark's royal
household has not been disturbed
are being circulated merely for polite
and diplomatic reasons.
The first printed accusations
against Prince Henry appeared in the
Renish press. bordering on the Dutch
frontier. The queens husband was
openly and bluntly charged with neg
lect and drunkenness. These Ho-
meric carousals are still kept up
with the traditional military set of
junior officers. with whom Prince
Henry graduated and saw service
4uc6e OmCcTS Inluk II aIteStS Inelr
manhood to become helplessly drunk
at dinner and the German newspa-
pers accuse Queen Wilhelmina's hus-
band Of frequently observing the gen.
eral custom after marriage.
The young queen. heretofore the
pink of active. graceful, robust wo-
manhood. now looks shockingly bad.
The color has left her cheeks and
her form is bent and fallen away
She shuts herself up in her private
apartments and refuses to see any
one except her mother. Her eyes
are red with her continual weeping
over her troubles. 1t is believed as
soon as the present scandal dies out
the queen will give Prince Henry his
walking papers. In which event the
German Kaiser will probably Danish
the brutal royal spouse from the Ber-
lin court. The kaiser is in deep sym
pathy with the young queen. and his
displeasure is greatly feared by Hen
nv.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
The Coming New States.

The unanimity with which the lead.
ing Western newspapers favor the
admission of the remaining territories
to statehood is significant A strong
statehood movement is under way in
New Mexico and Arizona, while Okla
homa has been asking admission for
the past year or two The fact that
most OF the people of Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory want these two
to enter as a single state is going to
make Oklahoma's admission easy In
the census OF 1900 Oklahoma was
given population OF 398, 900 and the
Indian Territory of of $4,000. The
recent in-rush Of settlers into Okla.
homa has probably. with the natural
increase aside from this. put that ter.
ritory's population up to 100000 or
over at present.
In the congress. therefore the
question of the admission OF several
Of the territories will receive much
attention. Arizona, the smallest OF
the territories, had $4,000 inhabl-
tants In 1900. but as 1t more than
doubled in population In the preced-
ing ten years. the chances are that 1t
will reach the 10000 mark ty the
end Of the present congress In 1908.
New Mexico, the next smallest OF the
territories. had $4,000 population In
1900, and though 1t grew to the ex.
tent of only 26 per cent In the pre-
ceding ten years. its Inhabitants are
up to the unit Of population in the
representation of the states In con
gress. Oklahoma and the Indian Te;.
ritory. II united, would enter the
Union with population Of not far
from 100000. which would give them
great prestige as a state. There are
about twenty states which each have
less than that many inhabitants.
The advance Of territory to state
to the political privileges OF It's in
habitants. A state governs itself
while territory has most of Its po
llucal affairs controlled by congress
The largest prerogative and oppor
tunities which come to a community
as soon as 1t passes into the circle
of the states is an inducement which
makes statehood a much desiret
boon. The day Of Its elevation I,
the higher rank is an important date
| mark in the life OF community
Naturally this Is consideration
which appeals more tangibly to tn,
| west. Where the transition Is com
paratively new in the case Of most o
the states. than 1t does to the east
The territories which are seeking ad
mission to statehood. all Of whicl
are saying that they have Presiden
Roosevelt on their side in this aspira
ton. may reasonably look for tn
solid support OF all western states II
th.5 purpose.-0lobe Democrat.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Temperance Reform In Germany.
New York Post)

\NeW IUTk FObL).
That the temperance movement Is
making way in Germany Is proved by
the fact that the university of Bres-
lau lent its great hall the other day
for the annual conference Of the So
ciety for Combating the Abuse of
Spirituous Liquors. In his opening
address the president. Baron Won Di-
ergardt, declared that three milliards
of marks were annually spent In the
German empire on intoxicating liq-
uors. and only twelve milliards on
food. 1t was estimated that on an
average every German man, woman o
child consumed ten litres Of pure al
cohol, or thirty litres of spirits, in
year, which meant fve glasses of
spirits for each person daily The
people generally had no conception
OF the dangers of alcohol. This was
especially the case in upper silesia
Among the working classes in that
part of the country when a child cried
1t was the custom to place a sponge
dipped in spirits In Its mouth. The
very infants were thus accustomed to
schnapps He said that the cam.
paign against alcohol was closely con-
nected with the struggle against tu-
berculosis. Millions were spent up
on hospitals, asylums and sanitarfa,
but the root Of the evil was neglect
ed. The reason why they could not
achieve success was that everywhere
in the state they came In collision
with those who were interested In
the traffic of alcohol. AS matter
of fact. the state itself was interested
In this traffic. since 1t derived q rev.
enue OF 65,0OO,0O0 marks from spir.
its and 10O0O0oOO marks from beer
1t was a matter for congratulation
that methylated spirits were more
and more employed for technical pur
poses, as this diminished the interest
of the state In their consumption AZ
beverages. The professors Of the
university OF Breslau have Issued ar
appeal to the students pointing out
the evils Of indulgence In alcoholic
liquors. and protesting against the
folly and indecency Of drinking con
tests.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
INTEREST AMERICAN s1uoenre
Berlin Conservatory Sues = Pupil foI
Tuition Never Given.

BERLIN, Dec. 7.-Thousands OF
American musical students are await
ing the outcome Of a suit which will
be tried here next week wherein one
of the most famous conservatories
In Europe seeks to recover payment
for the instruction Of an American
girl on the ground that the contract
for her tuition was continuous and
the absence of any notice that she, de-
sired to terminate It. .
The defendant was a pupil in the
conservatory for three months, pay
ing terms tuition in advance. For
getful that she had signed an agree
to give notice. she left at the end OF
that time without intimation to the
institution.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
CARRIED INTO COURT.
A Physical Wreck and In the Grip oi
the Law.

NEW YORK. Dec. Almost at
the point of death, stricken with par
alysis and blind from the same
cause, George Trowbridge, alias VIM.
Keefe, is being carried daily into the
court room at Utica, N. Y, on a cot
in order to be tried for impersonating
United States officers and defrauding
pensioners. He was arrested at Ash
tabula, Ohio. several months ago.
Recently in the Utica Jail he was
stricken with paralysis. Physicians
are attending him In the court room.
Trowbridge may die at any moment
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Two More conviets Captured.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1.-Two more
Of the rs convicts who escaped from
the Fort Leavenworth prison last
month have been captured at Lawton.
o. T.. according to a telegram re-
ceived here from the sheriff OF that
place. They are Turner Barnes, a
ten year man. and Bob Clark, a five
year man. Clark Is desperate
character and was one of the lead
ers Of the revolt. It was he who
held up Superintendent Hines.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
TOM sAARkEY ASKS
JEFFRIEs FOR BOUT
Sailor Posts a Forfeit Of 5000 t.
Bind Match for Third Meet
ins-Jim Kennedy viii
Offer Purse.

O~'sVs SVso VstSsS VI VSpSSS ~
Bind Match for Third Meet
ins-Jim Kennedy viii
Offer Purse.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-The first
move towards the contamination oi
the next big championship battle has
been made. Tom Sharkey. the ex
sailor. who has already fought jim
Jeffries twice. has posted $1,000 tc
bind q match for third meeting.
Sharkey said that he would give
Jefries three weeks in which to re
ply to his challenge. and If he did moi
do SO in that time he would claim ths
championship of the world.
Now that Sharkey has gone SO fal
there is q prospect that the fight may
take place within two months. jim
Kennedy. the matchmaker and man
ager of the Twentieth Century Clut
of San Francisco, has furnished
Sharkey with the necessary papers
tc sign. and 1t is expected they will
: be signed In day or two.
The only thing that stands in the
way of the bout is the question o.
date. Jeffries has all along insist
ed that the meeting take place il
January. but Sharkey thinks that IL
too soon and insists that 1t be de
cided In February.
Sharkey, who is also manager fo1
Dave Sullivan. the little Irishman
has posted $2,50O to bind a mattel
with his man and Young" Corbett
the bout to be decided on a date Il
be named by Young" Corbett."
the Denver man pays no heed to thu
challenge within a period Of abou
six months he says he will claim thu
feather-weight championship for Sui
livan. There seems no likelihood o
Corbett accepting Sullivan's chal
lenge.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Expedition Meet. With Opposition.

CALCUTTA, Dec. THE punitive
expedition against the Mashuds is
meeting with considerable opposition
After the British had destroyed sew
en- villages on December s the Nah
suds reassembled and attacked the
camp of the British. killing ten and
wounding fifteen.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
viii Fight Case to a Finish.

BUFFALO, Dec. THE trial OF
City Treasurer Gerst who was re-
moved some time ago by the mayor
for the alleged misappropriation OF
over $4,000 of the clty's money, has
been postponed until next Wednesday
Gerst will fight the case to finish
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Our Name.ake Was Disabled.

ST. JOHNS, N. F.. Dec. 1.-THE
British steamer Durango. bound from
Baltimore to Rotterdam, arrived here
this morning with her machinery dis
abled owing to the heavy storms en-
countered since leaving Baltimore.
The reversing gear of the vessel WAS
disabled -,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
The Bodies Recovered.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 1.-THE body
of Miss Bessie Blair. daughter Of the
Hon. A. @. Blair. minister Of railways
and canals, and the body Of H. A.
Harper. editor Of the Labor Gazette.
who were drowned while skating on
the Ottawa river last night. were re
covered today.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Still on the Stage Of Action.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Dec. IA spe-
cial from Archibald says the bank at
that place conducted by the Archi-
bald Banking Co., was robbed last
night. The thieves secured two thou-
sand dollars In cash. One citizen
was shot in the jaw. No clue to the
robbers
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
High Binders at 1t Again.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. THE
High Binder society feud has brok-
en- out again. Last night Lee Loon
crept up behind Gong Get and shot
him four times in the back, killing
him instantly. Loon Is now In Jail.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

Morris Lonergan and Jack Davis
are encountering rich ore in the pros
ecution of their lease on the Paymas-
ter mine in the Red Mountain dis
trict.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

W. H. GoR has added plain and
fancy stationery to his stock Of can
dies. nuts. fruits. cigars and tobac-
co. Remember the place-south Of
0raden's.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Just Like the Yankee Jays.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Domenica
Parove and Giovanni Besalo, italians.
were found dead this morning in a
cheap Italian lodging house. To-
gether with two other italians they
blew out the gas when they retired
last night The two other men may
die.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

force of five or six men are devel
oping the Swamp Angel mine jus,
west of Red Mountain town. under
Manager Matis. The intention Is tc
continue work all winter.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
An Old Timer Oead.

WICHITA. Kan. william South
worth. who opened the first whole
sale grocery house In Chicago. died
here this morning at the age of rs.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
Elk. Looking Amer Him.
siIvsrton sursau

SILVERTON, Dec. AL Kueblef
has been confined to the Grand hotel
for several days by illness. At one
time his condition was quite serious.
but he is improving and will probably
be out in few days. The Elks are
attending to his wants.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

1t is stated that for the immediate
future the ores Of the Silver Lake will
be treated at the new mill on the
Animas.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

Fell From Horse and Broke Neck.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 7.-E. J..
Matthews. president OF the American
District Telegraph company. fell from
his horse while out riding this morn
ing and broke HE neck.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

force of six men are busily en-
gagged in getting out ore on the Bald
Eagle up Cement Creek. One-half
carload is now sacked. Work will be
continued with unabated vigor all
winter.
The Scherer Brothers will prose-
cute work on their Minnie gulch prop
erty all winter. They have a good
showing of high grade ore that only
needs development to become a regu-
lar shipper.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

Subscribe for The Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

Two cars week of 55-per cen
lead ore is now being shipped from
the Emma mine, that young yet fa
nous little producer of George Lacy.
the present force of Is men will b
reduced shortly. or at such q time ~
winter weather will forbid ore ship
ping.