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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
CRIES TOR MERCY
Unheeded by Enraged Enter
prise, Ala, Citizens.
And Negro Pennington, Confessed
Rayisher, Is Burned at Stake.
Crowd OF 500 Witnesses His Awful Death and
Quietly Disperses.

Birmingham. Ala, Aug. John
Wesley Pennington, a negro was burn
ed at the stake near Enterprise, Ala,
before a crowd of 500 enraged and de-
termined citizens of Coffee county, this
morning. The mob was composed Of
both whites and blacks and though the
suffering man pleaded for mercy and
fantically endeavored to break the
chains that bound him. not trace of
sympathy was shown. Pennington had
committed n brutal assault upon Mrs
j. c. Davis, wife of one of the most
prominent farmers of Coffee county,
and had confessed his guilt.
The crime was committed. Tuesday
afternoon. 4 large posse was organi-
zed with bloodhounds and captured the
negro in a swamp. He was bound and
taken to the Davis home for identifi-
cation. When the posse arrived, this
morning with Pennington. at least 800
persons were gathered near the Davis
residence. Mrs. Davis recognized her
assailant and the negro admitted the
assault and pleaded for mercy. but he
was dragged TO the woods near by.
An iron pipe was driven in the
ground around which brush wood was
piled. When the negro saw his doom
he screamed with terror and fell in a
faint. He was revived and dragged to
the stake but had to be held up while
the chains We're fastened around his
| neck and body. A match was applied
to the pile ana with oil to feed upon,
the flames soon burst into Il roar.
The terrified negro again and again
pleaded for mercy in agonizing tones
and prayed to God that those around
him might perish. He then called upon
his Maker for forgiveness and as the
flames leaped up and encircled his neck
soon nothing could be seen but the
writhing motion in the circle of fire.
Then the oil burned out and the
flames subsidized sufficiently to show
that Penningtons head had fallen for
ward and hung limp over the iron
chain. His body was quickly consum-
ed ana the crowd dispersed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
ATTEMPTED HOLDUP.
Fred Worth Has An Unpleasant Experience
Tuesday Nigh. Near Harmony.

Harmony. Me, Aug. News has just
been received at this station of an at
tempted highway robbery. late last night
about one-quarter mile west of Harmo-
ny near the so called Booker place.
Fred Worth, who is a fireman on the
Sebasticook & Moosehead Railroad. aftei
completing his days work started out to
enjoy a carriage drive. While in the VI
cinity of the 'Booker place" near the fooI
of a large hill his horse was suddenly
seized by the head and brought to a stol
hv two men who were hiding at the side
of the road IL.
As near as can be learned. quite a
combat took place between the assrSs-
sors and the aggressed. The latter, ny
a good supply of whip, succeeded IN
making his escape from the would-be Top.
hnrs He returned to Harmony as iaS'
n his horse could haul him. very mlct
excited and frightened over MS eXpefi-
ence. 49, ,,,lo r.
As it was very dark, he was unable 70
cot u good look at the men and SO wa
not allie to give "A very good description
of them. Although vigorous search :
being made for them, no arrests hiN'
been made as yet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
A LONG DROUGHT
Is Promised Lewiston in LIQUID
Refreshment Line.
"Close Your Doors and See That They
Remain Tightly Closed"
Is the Stern Order Expected, Tonight. from the
Police Committee.

Lewiston. Me-, Aug. 7.-(SDeciaN. -
The edict has gone forth and the city
of Lewiston is booked for an indefinite
period of dryness-that is, so far as
the sale of that which cheers and too
often inebriates is concerned.
The State has been watching with
interest the so-called rum war in
this city and many have been the con-
lectures as to its outcome Local peo-
pie have taken sides and the war has
WaSed merriiy on until il was found
by the powcrs-t hat-be that something
must be done.
y meeting of the police committee
consisting of Mayor Furbush. Alder
man Greedy and Alderman FAIR. was
held. this evening, ana while nothing
definite has been given out from the
meeting. it is semi officially reported
that the committee was unanimous III
the opinion that the prohibitory law
shah hereafter be strictly ana impair
TALLY enforced in this city.
1t is also understood that if this cam
paign against the liquor sellers is in
augurated il will be relcntlessly pru-
sued while the present police commit
tee remains in Office.
OF course, there is liable to be a
change in any program, and special
meeting Of the police committee viii
be held, Thursday evening. AT which II
is understood that definite and final
action will be taken ON the question.
1t is. also generally understood that
in vieN of the somewhat lax enforce
ment heretofore of the prohibitory law
here. when the orGer does go forth I,
Close up and stay closed" that a suf-
ficent length of time will be allowed
the dealers to remove their assorted
stocks of pleasing but deceptive stocks
of liquid refreshments and medical
preparations to places of more or less
safety.
At any rate, CONSERVATION mas struck
the dealers ana they are wondering
where they are at and where they can
find Jobs through the long. cold win
ter months SO near at hand. They are
auxiouslv awaiting the final decision al
tonights meeting of the police com
mittee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Charles Osborne. an inmate of the
Bangor city almshouse, was. Tuesday.
discovered to be athlcted with nlla
form Of smallpox. He was removed 20 the
pesthouse and precautions taken to pre-
vent the spread of the disease. The otnef
Inmates were vaCcinated and a strict
quarantine established.
An unknown man, supposed to be Il sail
or from one Of the vessels ~ me harpor,
was run over by a train Of flat cars IN
the Maine Central western yard at Ban
gor. Wednesday afternoon at 80 o CLOCK,
and had his left leg amputated. He was
taken to the hospital in the patrol wagon
n was reported at that institution that
the chances for the mans recovery were
fairly good.
The material for the batticship is an
irving almost every DAY al the Bath IRON
Works An idea Of the amount Of stool.
required in the construction VIII be OBJ
tanned from the fact that about .o'
freight cars will be required to transport
il to Bath This does not include the ar
NOR plates which will take Il train of over
lU, cars II is expected that the keel VIII
be stretched some time next month Iht
launching of Il cruiser ana the laying tht
keel of a battleship in Bath in Scptem-
her will be two important events in the
history of shipbuildng on the kennebec.
In the municipal court at Bath, before
Judge Fosg. Wednesday, Edward j. Ken,
nedv and John +. Rankin were arr:ngnth
for. assault upon Constable Allen A. Me
Dnnold on the evening of July ~. Ihey
,,nded no, guilty. CITY Marshal Rey-
nnlds for the state said that he was I'M
able 10 get his witness until Thursday
morning and asked for Il continuation I'M
ri 10 20 A. NJ The defence asked for an
Immediate trial. but the court decided TO
make the continuance. IN" prisoners
rach recognized under so BOMBS for their
appearance in court on Thursday At ~
a. NJ.
Melvin Chaplin Of Bar Mills. charged
with the larceny Of q horse from the barn
uf William Manchester, a StanaISh ldrn :
ar was tried in the municipal court AT
portIa,,d The horse was stolen. Sunday
MONT , worthless animal being left III
his stead The missing horse was traced
To- Rri1rtnn. where Chaplin had cxchans-
II him for another. Chaplin admits hay.
ing had the horse IN question out sa,"
he rot nossesson Of him in a horse trade
m;t6 a stranger on Baiuwin Plains at :
".cInct sunday morning. Judge Hill
bo,ind The respondent over to the grand
jury.
BOY George w. Hinckley of the Good
VIII ram at East Fairfield. and - boys
fron that institution arrived in Bangor
~ "Wednesday afternoons train from the
wast They will remain there over night
and leave for Sedgwick on the steamer.
Thursday morning. lhey VIII spehu
week in camp at tnat nlaGe anu VIII tEeii
Turn to East Fairfield. For several
anrS naSt the boys have been in the habit
If snending a week in camp on the upper
ratars of the Kennehec. This will be
,bcir first experence AT SAT- water. Some
- tho hovs will spend Wednesday night
~ The I,owtier on Hammond street wnils
atharS will sleep on mattresses on the
ar Of the Y NJ Z. a. gymnasium -
bangor Commercial ---
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
LEWISTON AND AUBURN
Send $50 Eiarxeimen on Annual Excursion 10
Portland Harb0r.

Portland. Me-, Aug. Five hundred
and fifty members of the Lewiston anu
Auburn Marketmen's Association. with
the families, came to this city. TO-DAY
on their annual excursion. Whcn they
reached here several hours late on ac-
count Of delays on the raiiro'lu' inc
rain was falling in torrents anu tiie''
seemed little if any prospect Oh d SUI
cessful time. They We're not daui't''
however. and before II O'Clock an NJ
boarded the steamers and started ioi
the islands. The majority OF the eN
cursionists went to Peaks Island an"
when it was found that field Sports
were out of the question they attenoed
the theatre. The party returned 10
Lewiston, early this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
Weather Conditions and General Forecast

Washington. Aug. THE Southern
disturbance has moved to the mouth Of
tie st. Lawrence. causing rain in tho
lower Lake region. the eastern nort;o,
of the middle Atlantic states and in
New England. Generally fair weather
IS Indicated for all districts EXCEPT
northern New England and the south
Atlantic and Gulf coast regions. The
temperature will rise slowly over the
eastern third of the country. Along the
Atlantic coast light to fresh southwest
eriy winds will continue. Steamers
which depart. Thursday, for Europe
VIII have fresh west to southwest
winds and cloudy weather to the Grand
Banks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
A PECULIAR SITUATION.
Non Resident Alien Cannot Sue 10 Recover
Damages in Colorado.

Denver Col. Aug. 7.-International
complications have arisen between the
United States and Italy on account of
the decision Of the court that non
resident alien is not entitled to sue for
damages in the courts Of Colorado.
Several months ago Fenice Ferrarao.
al Italian woman living in Italy,
brought suit for $4,000 damages against
the Aurie Mining 60. in the courts of
ilinsdalc county for the violent death
Of her husband in the Ute and Utray
mine. near salt Lake city. The suit
was transferred to the court Of Pueblo
county, and there the decision was rem
dcred that nonresident alien has no
right to sue for damages in the state.
Mrs. Ferrerao. today, took the mat
ter to the Italian consul, Joseph Gu
neo. who will take the matter before
the federal government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
a. Portland. Wednesday. in Honor Of the Late
Judge Haskell.

Portland. Me. Aug. Memorial exer-
c;eoe in memory of the late Justice nom
Ell Haskell of the supreme court We're
hold in the supreme court roonh' at ''''o
o..,oc;s this afternoon. Hon. Henry Is
c,a,ves as president of the Cumperiahu
- ,,sociotion. made formal announce .
-, ~ Inc death of the late justice. ana
i III, vm RI. clifford offered resolutions
=, hahaif of the association. me QUIZ ,,nn
III n ,.'' ,vera chef Justice WisWeti lion
Siita1 Noodman and Thomas l.. 1ai-
hot Esq.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
A 20 DAYS FAST.
And Prot. Buttertield Has Not Yet thought
CT Eating.

Pennington. Me. Aug. Prof. f. ii.
Ru,terfield of New Bedford. Mass. who
is spending the summer al his summer
home at Webb in the town of Weld,
about 20 miles from this place, has
eaten nothing for % days ana INTENDS
to continue his fast for some time.
Prof. Butterfield said. today, that he
had suffered many years with dyspep-
STA and finally decided that fasting
might prove beneficial. After going
without food 90 days he has no desire
for food. he says. and intends to eat
nothing until desire manifests itself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08

Kidder w. French. who came ILL.,
Tue<day night. from Pushaw lake, re-
ported that Thomas A. Curran of Ban
gor. who is stopping at the lake.
caught on that day a strange hsh'
is described as having hornpou.
head. the body a black bass ana the
tail of square-tail trout. ana IS Oh d
light lemon color. Old anglers say ina
it is the first one ever caught In fush-
aW.-Bangor News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08

. Bids will be received until Aug 10. 1901
ior the establishment of a hot water
heating plant. in the new dormitory at the
Maine industrial school for girls, Halo
We'll, Maine.
Plans and specifications may be seen at
me Hallowell Savings Institution Halo
well, and at the store of Andrew Halves.
stroudwater. Maine. All bids should be
plainly marked on the envelope Bid for
heating NJ. l.: and sent to c. Fl. Dud-
ley. Hallowell, Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
ANDREW HAYES, President.
49, aug.3,dlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
THE HlBERNIANS
..,..r Rain, Day for Excursion II
Maranacook.

Lake Maranacook' Me, Aug me i en.
harnians had rainy day, to-day io'
~. annual field day under the direcuon
=. I,,,,ieion l of Bangor. There was an
,a,pce Of 1900. representing all SEE
60. ,f Maine. The rain prevented ''e
oo, r,,ns out of the sports. wn aha d aI
carrfs feature. Last year the "e'''
H., was rainy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Aug. Local forecast for
Eostcn and vicinity: Fair weather
Thursday and Friday; warmer. Thu :.
uaS' and continued seasonal tempera
trre, Friday: fresh to light west N
southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
STRUCK ROCK IN FOG.
Schooner Luther 7. Garrettson Toucks III
Breakw a.er at Rockland.

Rockland. Me, Aug. THE three
masted schooner Luther T. Garrettson.
Can't. Peck. light, from Salem for Rock
land. struck the brcakwater head in the
fog, at o'clock this morning. bat came
off without assistance. The tug s. n.
Smith with Can't A. r. Green of Rock
land owner Of the Garrcttson. hurried
to her assistance and towed her to an
chorage inside 1t is thought the damage
will not be eerinns as the vessel show ed
no signs Of leaking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08
FAIR AND WARMER.

Washington. Aug. Forecast for
Thursday and Friday: New Ens,.no
ialr Thurs day, except rain in castor,
Maine: warmer; Friday, fair: sree,,
westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-08

r 70 the recent smallpox ep ho hil.
OWNS nso 70 and the prevalence Of the nr nls-
case in oth.h, Ransor school board has
ent time, , admit no child to the schools
at the or successfully vaccinateo'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
AMENT AROUSES THE
NATIVES OF OKLAHOMA,

James E. Ament. for a time su per
intendent of the Rock Island public
schools, has stirred up fuss in his
new home. He is now president of
the Alva normal school in Oklahoma.
The following is portion of dis
patch from Guthrie, Okla found in
the Kansas City Times:
The costly furniture purchased for
the private ofli;e of President James
+. Ament, of the Alva normal school,
was the subject of several violent
speeches in the last legislature. and
provoked considerable comment in
Oklahoma newspapers. Members OF
the legislature who were taken on a
junket to Alva saw the furniture aud
several who came from rural districts
threw up their hands in establishment
at its magni6cence. The criticism
aroused soon passed away, however,
in the contem plation of newer and
more distracting incidents in Okla
homa politics The furniture in
President Ament's office is still max
ing history for itself. however. this
lime in tn Office OF the territorial
auditor. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
THE BIRTH OF THE MOON.
When the Earth Was N Sphere OF
Lawn, Molten and Flattened.


The earth revolves on its axis once
in "a hours. Millions of years ago the
day was % hours; millions of years be-
fore it was 81 hours. As we look back
ward into time we find the earth re-
volving faster and faster. There was
q time, ages ago. long before geology
begins, when the earth was rotating in
day of five or six hours in length. In
the remotest past the earth revolved in
4 day of about five hours. 1t could re-
volve no faster than this and remain a
single unbroken mass.
1t was at this time that the moon
was born-separated, broken off from
the parent mass of the earth The
earth was then a molten, fattened
sphere of lava. Its whole body was
fluid. The tides, which now are small,
superficial and, so to say, local, were
then universal and immense. They oc-
Cured at short intervals. The whole
surface of our globe was affected.
And the corresponding lunar tides in
the fluid, molten moon were indefinite
ly greater still.
Our day is now "a hours; the distance
of the moon is now 100000 miles.
w uGu our WIS dDOul HNe
long, the moon was In contact with the
earth's surface. 1t had just broken
away from its parent mass. AS the
length of The terrestrial day increased,
so did the distance of the moon. The
two quantities are connected by in
Cxorable equations. If one varies, so
must the other. Whenever the rotation
time of n planet is shorter than the
rcriod of revolution of its satellite. the
effect of their mutual action is to &C
celerate the motion of the satellite and
to force 1t to move in n larger orbit
to increase it's distance, therefore.
The day of the earth is now shorter
than the month-the period of revolu-
tiOn-of the moon. The moon is there
fore slowly receding from us. and it has
been .receding for thousands of CEN
turtles. But the day of the earth is, as
we have seen, slowly growing longer.
The finger of the tides is always press
ing upon the rim of our huge fywheel
and slowly but surely lessening the
speed of its rotation. So long as the
terrestrial day is shorter than the
lunar month, the moon will continue to
recede from us.-Professor L. S. Hol-
den in Harper's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
AUTOPSY on THE REMAINS
Proves a Surprise to the Doctors. and Ac-
counts for the Death.

Proves n Surprise to the Doctors. and Ac-
counts for the Death.
Buffalo. Sept. 16.-The following re-
port of the autopsy upon the remains
of President Mckinley was issued at
p. IN. Saturday:
The bullet which struck over the
breast bone did not pass through the
skin. and did little harm. The other
bullet passed through both walls of
the stomach near its lower border
Both holes were found TO be perfectly
closed by the stitches. but the tissue
around each hole had become ganEren-
Gus. After passing through the stom-
aCh Tie bullet passed into the back
walls of the abdomen. hitting and tear
ing tn" upper end of the kidney. This
portion of the Islllet track was also
gangrenOus, the gangrene involving
the-pancreas. The bullet has not yet
been found. There was no sign of
peritOnitiS or disease of other organs
The heart walls were very thin.
There was no evidence of any at
tempt at repair on the part of nature,
and death resulted from the gangrene,
which affected the stomach around the
bullet wounds. as well as the tissues
around the furth,k course of the bullet.
Death was unavoidable by any surgic-
al or medical treatment. and was the
direct result of the bullet wound"
The foregoing is signed by fourteen
physicians. including RiXey, Mann,
Mynter. Park, Wasdin, Janeway and
Johnson.
DIR. Wasdin has a suspicion that the
bullet was poisoned. thus accounting
for the gangrene; but none of the other
physicians agrees with him. The re-
manning bullet i'm the pistol. which is
n revolver, will be examined by eX-
perts. i'll order to settle the poison
question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
DIVISION MEETINGS
FOR COUNTY TEACHERS

The dates ADD places Tor holdlns
the divisional meetings of the RoeI
Island County Teachers association
during the year have been fixed AZ
follows by Superintendent Ferguson
First series-Division one, Port By
ron, Oct. 5; two. Illinois City, Sept
%; three, B1rstow, Oct. II. four
Centre Station. Oct 10.
| Second series-Division one. Cor
dova, Dec IA; two, Illinois City. Dsc
z; three. BarstoH, Dec. 81; four,
Milan, Jan. IL.
1 Third series-Division one, Hamp-
ton, April 5; two Illinois City. May
3; three Barstow. April -; four, Rey-
nolds, April 10
The me. tings will be held in three
series, and the book TO be especially
studied is RoaIk's Method in Eiu-
cation" In a circular accompanying
the schedule MIR. Ferguson says:
1T is sincerely hoped that every
teacher will arrange TO get tho most
from these met tings and thereby the
book we study. 1t will pay you. in
| money, and more in satisfaction.
This book is one of the three OF TT g
State Tei chers' Reading circle. We
select this one because we believe we
will get the most from it.
What these meeting are to US de-
ponds upon each individual teacher =
effort. II you attend in a half-hearted
way you will get very little, and it is
a safe conclusion that your school
work is almost void of spirit and IN
tereet.
LET US work diligently together
for the advancement of the children
com mitted to fur care. 1t is the
working teacher who advances. L
am glad to say the most of our teach
ers are workers. Let us all see to it
that we satisfy ourselves that we are
doing our duty.
81 wish to announce that our CEN
trail and final examinations will be
based strictly on the State Course of
Study On reading, especially, it
will De on The Vision of Sir Laun-
fall and 'Enoch Arden Let us
see that this work is of the sub tantial
sort.
IF our work this year is not in
m any ways better THAI it was lat
year. we are not succeeding in the
best sense. Let us make it So"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-16
LAST JOURNEY TO CAPITAL
Continued from Page One.

Kinley's fav0rite hymn. When the
singing ended the clergyman read from
the fifteenth chaper of the First Cor
inthians. Then again the voices rose
with the word of Nearer, Ny God. to
Thee" the very words President Nc
Kinley had repeated at intervals OF
consciousness during the day before he
died. AS the music died away the
pastor spoke again.
Let us pray" he said, and every
head fell upon Its breast. He began
his Invocation with a stanZa from a
hymn sung in the Methodist church,
and ended it with the Lords Prayer.
in which all present joined, the presi-
dents voice being plainly heard. Then
the service concluded with the bene.
diction.
The funeral director was about to
step forward to place the cover on the
casket when suddenly there was n
movement behind Governor Odell
Senator Hanna, who had risen, saw
that the last opportunity TO look into
the cOuntenance of his dead friend had
come. Pressing forward in an instant
he was at the side of the casket, and
bending over and looking down into it.
Almost two minutes passed, and then
hC turned away and the coffin was
closed.
Four sailors. two infantry serGeants
and two artillery sergeants then bore
the body out to the hearse. which was
drawn by six horses. each led by Il
policeman. The body was placed in
the hearse: the strains of ChOpin's fu-
neral march rang out; the military es-
cort moved to the front: the hearse
preceded by few carriages. came
next and after il guard of honor
composed of veteran G.. \. II. men.
Then came the civil escort, stretching
back for blocks. The president rode
Immediately behind the military es-
cort. As the cOrtege passed along 1t
went through vast coucourse of peO-
pie. covering every available spot both
OH the ground and OH and in the houses
lining the waV