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ALFONSO the XIII has been crowned
king of Spain. and yet he is but "A lG
year old boy. One cannot help but
think what a terrible burden it is to lay
the responsibility of a kingdom like
Spain upon the shoulders of Il mere
youth. Sixteen is indeed a very early
age for "A boy. even in this enlightened
ana progressive country. where our boys
are acknowledged to be far in advance
of those Of any other country. to take
upon himself any responsible situation.
However, in cases of princes, they are
trained from their youth up to fill the
important station to which they have
fallen heir, but, nevertheless. the great
heart Of the world will go out in pity to
this youthful king when they think
about the troubles and trials hat are IN
store for him during the rest OF his life.
should he be spared to die "A natural
death.
, 1902-05-22

GEORGE II. ALLEN.
81 Cattle branded on lett side. horses
, left shoulder 81 left hip. Range. Pass
g creek. T.. O. Saratoga. Wye.
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Capital Notes.

President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hay heard Miss Ellen NJ. Stones story
and received her thanks from her own
lips, Saturday, and congratulated her
on her release. They are considering
what our government can do in exact
ing reparation for her treatment.
President Roosevelt is to deliver an
address at Pittsburg, July 4, which, it
is believed, will be one of the most i'm
portant speeches he has yet made. A
committee of citizens of PittSburg was
presented at the White House, Sat
urday. by Atty. Gen. Knox, and extend
ed an invitation to the President to
visit there on Independence day, and
Mr.. Roosevelt accepted.
With impressive military ceremonies
the remains of Major General William
Starke RosecranS, Saturday, were re-
inferred in Arlington cemetery, under
the direction of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland. The services
were presided over by Speaker Hen
derson of the House of Representa-
tives. President Roosevelt, members
of his cabinet, senators and representa-
tives, and a host of friends including
many of his old army associates, We're
present The body was borne to the
grave on q caiSSOn.
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SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Presbyterians Score Pleasure Seekers
and Workers on That Gay.

New York, May 1S.-Thc pulpits OF
the Presbyterian churches il Greater
New York, were, for the most part, to-
day, filled with preachers from Other
places, all of the speakers being in at
tendance on the sessions Of the General
Assembly.
Rev. Henry Van Dyke, D. D., the
new elected moderator preached the
Assembly sermon at the Fifth Ave
nue. Presbyterian church. The stand
ing capacity of the church was taxed
The moderator's sermon was an appeal
to the Presbyterians to come out from
behind their denominational barriers
and do battle for God. There is good
lighting he said. all along the line.
on Fifth Avenue as well as on the
lower east side"
Three large gatherings We're held
during the day. At one of these the re-
port on Sabbath observance presented
to the General Assembly was discuss
cd. The report had come out flatfoot-
ed against Sunday golf, Sunday cx-
cursions, Sunday travelling and nearly
every other form of activity on Sun
day, not absolutely necessary. The
committee criticised the entertain
ments given Prince Henry of Prussia,
on the several Sunday during his re-
cent visit to this country.
Rev. DR.. ID. W. Moffat, president of
the WaShington-Jeffe College, SAID
he did not find fault with motormen
and conductors for working on Sunday
nor with their employers, but with
public sentiment which allows and
even demands this kind of Sunday
labor.
Sometimes / think that after all we
shall have to look to the labor unions
for the remedy" he said they could
demand no Sunday work. Then Won
on a shorter hour day.
Rev. DIR. Hathaway, secretary of the
Sabbath Union, accused the commits
sioners TO the General Assembly of not
being strict on Sunday observance
themselves. He said he had noticed
there are some ministers who filled
pulpits in this city, this morning, and
in communities so miles away, a.
night.
He added "And there are at least
10000 professed Christians playing golf
this very minute in the vicinity of this
city. Pray for them
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SWEPT BY FIRE.
CONTINUED from page ~

S. I. Somervilic. groceries ana fruit.
kcaton ~ Beats, furniture.
u. Woodbury. d g.. heavy groccrie.
ana provisions.
Am riCau Express On.
4, +; II. Anderson, painters stock am
Richard Dning. blacksmith.
X. 5. Teaton, lunch room.
Hotel Dewey, ThiUadcau Brothers, PRO
SwSeney & GaTaeher. building occupie.
by u. y. Cornclls0E, barber. john kicl
fish market and Mcse5 P0n., ewing Al
ley.
building Of J. "A. Browne.
II. BrC wstcr, shoe sGcp.
Building on MaIsur estate.
Dennis Sheehan. harness shop.
H. L. Collins, marble WORKS.
Wong Sing. laundry.
Buildings Of i. 3. Johnson.
Set Of buildings and residence Of Mar
tin LaWlis.
residence OF the late Tbcn woodbury.
residence Of the late S. I. PlImmcr any
". G. Sorerville
Mrs. WInslow, Delaney ACllroy. Mrs. IN
man l.. BUmpus, William NOil-Oy, =. j.
Cleveland, o. z. Thorn. II. ID. FOss BIeIf
Smith. George Virgins, Slim 1soH LOIss
owned BY r. a. Palmer, residence Of j.
II. Davis, U. II. Berry, j. Stairs. o. J. IL
RiGeOut, Dow Carp inter-, D. Mcleod g..
\. Lyons, l. Y. Chandler, MIS-. y. r..
Jones, T. Z. CU-nclison. o. b Buzzen.
Martha Haven. Il. L. Hilton. Gentle &,
Ludwig, double tenement, AIrs. Y. -.
Blair, William Durtt, Hiram Smith, D.
A. Anderson, T. n. Brewster, James &C.
gan, Haley, ". ". Mcdonald, Moses
Pond, F. Linton. MIS-. Wm Lyons, q. E.
Dun, Isaac Yet.on, building owned " J.
Z. Burnham.
Gentle < Ludwig say the tota, loss L,
insurance companies Represented by them
amounts to about 100000. including the
following: Aetna, $500; Hartford, S9FA:
Capitol OF Concord. $500; Granite stat.
5000; North America, 5000; Penn 5ylYau.a
$1,000; Niagara 5000; Merchants of New
York, $3.50; New Hampshire OF Maacl0e-
ter, $1,000; sun Insuranc" Office. Sl1tt;
North British ana Mercantile, $1,000. An
surance Company of PenEsy lvania. zl5yf:
Hamburg Bremen, $3.50; Phoenix OF Eng
land, 5000.
The agency of w. c. Donnen had not
completed the work Of figuring up rs
losses, Sunday night, bat thought they
would be ci0s.> IN 5000. An1EE tho
companies represented by this agency ara
the Home Of New XorE. Springfield, Con-
tinentai, New York Underwriters Assn.
Liverpool London ana Globe. Hamburg.
German American, Caiedonian, National
If Hartford.
Peabody & 60. have not reported.
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STOLE OVER $4,000.
Ungratefui Young Man Confeoses Rob-
bling His Foster Mother.

Saco. Me-, May 1S.-John McGraw.
alias ]. M. Marven, aged &c, of this city.
who formerly was employed in a Bos-
ton millinery establishment and during
the past year in a millinery store at III
West 21st street, New York, was arrest
ed in the Portland Union station, Sat-
urday, on a warrant charging him with
breaking into the residence of Mrs.
Henry Seaman on upper Main street
in this city one year ago and stealing
jewelry and other articles valued at
more than $20G0
1t Is also alleged that McGraw has in
the past few days induced his foster
mother, Mrs. Sarah p. Googins of
Moody street, to sign orders and draw
from the savings institutions in the two
cities cash to the amount of S11S2, which
sum she turned over to the young man.
He was brought to this city and
lodged in the police station. He was
given a hearing in the municipal court,
Saturday night, and pleaded guilty to
the charge of breaking and entering in
the night time
lie was told by Judge Burbank that
II ne desired he could plead not guilty
and nave an attorney to defend him.
The prisoner then retracted his plea
and entered plea of not guilty, after
which time hearing was set for 2 p.
NJ. Monday.
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RUMSELLERS BEATEN.
Pearson Has Best of I'm in Portland
Covrt Cases Cleared.


Portland, 41c., May 1S.-"The fight Il
~ out Of the liquor mer." said Sheriff
Pearson. John ?. Sullivan could not
pay 3 fine Of $500 and has gone to Jail.
Not another liquor case will be tried
this term
Saturday morning, the end of the May
term of the superior court was almost
reacilcd. Patrick O'Donnell. on trial
for alleged perjury in a liquor case, de-
INJURED, with the understanding that
later he should take sentence.
County Attorney Whitehouse declined
in The most positive terms to permit the
bribery cases to be continued until the
next term.
Judge Ponnay fined John p. Sullivan
$500 or n jail sentence for six months
and ne preferred to go to jail. He has
fought Sheriff Pearson from the first
hour of his term Of office until Satur-
day morning. when he gave it UP and
tco'z 4 sentence.
County Attorney Whitehouse does not
5ED=ct any further fighting on the part
# the liquor men at this term of court.
Unless TIE attempted bribery case Of
Michael j. Callahan is tried. That mat
ter will be determined, Monday
Tie liquor deputies. Saturday, found
leo Bottles Of beer in a catch basin in
Center street.
J5dR. MCGOWAN. for keeping a gam
bliag house. paid 800 and costs; Ar
thur J. AIonahan, for allowing minors
70 Play pooI, $40 and COSTS. The SEN
tencesof Augustus r. Manual Of Bruins
wick, charged with assaulting an Off
Ger. was suspended. The sentence of
Annie Ayers, 4 negress, indicted for
keeping q disorderly house, was also
suspended, on her promise TO leave the
city.
John J. Averill. charged with larceny
or $50 from the person Of Robert John
son, Will be tried, Monday. Then will
folI8t@ the trials Of James j. Walsh and
EicHael Callahan, who are charged
Win offering brides to one of Sheriff
Pcarson's- liquor deputies.
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cred and six arrests i'm the matter, in
Guiding that of Gabriel Lopez, an en-
ploye or an insurance company, have
been made. Dynamite cartridges were
found on the premises where Lopez
was arrested. Lopez says he received
package of cartridges from another
Anarchist with instructions to throw
them at the moment of the passage
ol 'he royal carriage in yesterday S
procession.
Inc discovery of the plot against the
KING Is confirmed by the newspapers
here. 1t is now said that nine dyna-
mite cartridges were seized. Further
arrests have been made and the pris-
ohers include six medical students, a
printer, carpenter and mason. The
seizure of the cartridges was made by
military authorities.
according to the newspapers here the
ponce nave had an inkling of an Anar-
chlSt plot against the King since last
March, and in April they discovered an
Anarchist meeting place in Il fashionable
quarter OF Madrid. Three Andalusian An
archlsts arrived here, May L, and wer1
arrested shortly after their arrival.
After these arrests ii was learned that
doorhceper of an assurance company,
winch is situated in the Carrera San Ger
oiiihio on tne route of yesterday royal
procession and near the Chamber of Dep
utleS. nau a number of cartridges be
ncVed 10 be of dynamite in his posses
SION. rms man was arrested at ) o'clock
Saturday morning
| Gabriel Lopez, the doorkecper. is man
| of middle age. He was examined before
a magistrate, this morning. He declared
| the man who gave him the cartridges and
told him to throw them as the royal
coach as 1t passed, was Francisco Suarez
| Suarez Is notorious for the part he
played III an attempted outrage upon tht
| late CanovaS Del Castillo seven years
| ago, when he accompanied an Anarchist
| named Ruiz, who intended TO explode Z
| bomb in CanovaS Del CastllloS garden
| The bomb exploded prematurely, Ruil
was killed and Suarez was badly injured
| He was committed to prison for Sevcra
years and has only recently been liber
| ated.
| Lopez was confronted, yesterday, witt
| SuareZ and accused the latter with Civ
| ing him the dynamite cartridges. This
Suarez denied, and both men were dc
| tanned.
Four other men have been arrested ii
| connection with the affair and none o.
them deny being Anarchists.
| According to the iIeraldo some vacilla
ton was shown by certain men who re
| Gently attended an Anarchist meetin:
here, whereupon CarpenteS PalacioS, on,
| of the Anarchists taken into custody
| said:
I'VE must decide. At the Kings oath
| taking we must not allow ourselves to b,
| called towards
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FIRE At MONROE.
Three Buildings Burned - Others
Soorcheci-Loss, About $5eoo.


Monroe, Ne, May 1o.-Tt Looked at
one tine, Saturday morning, IS If the
whcle village q Monroe. vas threaten
ed with destruction by fire. Fortunate
W however, only three buildings were
destroyed ana The entire damage will
probably come within $1,000. Ii was q
narrow escape, though.
The fire started about 80 O'clock III
the dwelling house owned ana occupied
by Horace Weber. The alarm was
given and the whole population Of The
village turned out in force. the men ana
boye with buckets. pals ana tubs and
the women, even, assisting IN the effort
to check The flames by pumping ana
carrying water.
strong wind was blowing at the
time and the sparks We're carried IN the
Grange hall, Fred Cunningham house.
Lawyer r. c. BuzzalIs residence. lie
Forest house, the principal hotel of thy
town, ana 10 The Elm house ana John
Twonlbley's residence.
BY hard work all but the last two
houses in addition 10 The Wcbher house
were saved frcE destruction ana only
sustained slight losses Ladders were
brought into use Oh the buildings
threatened ana ready workers kept the
roofs dronched and put out the flames
as fast as they caught on the shingled
roofs.
Particular attention was paid to saw
ing Grange bah. for II Il 4 nnc, large
building right III the heart " the VIII
lagc and had it gone it would have been
impossible 10 have saved others nearby.
At the time Of the 1eichth OF the con-
Migration word was sent to Frankfort
for assistance, but as there Is no fire
department there but little help could
have been rendered. Several people.
howyer, drove over as soon as possible
but before their arrival the progress of
the fire had practically been checked.
So fas as could be estimated. Sat
urday forenoon, the loss win be about
as follows: Horace Weber. between
$500 ana St030; John Twombley. $500;
Elm house. $1,000. There was no insur-
ance on the Weber residence and the
Elm house. The losses TO the Forest
house, Fred Cunningham. Henry Com
ant and Buzzel residences will not be
large.
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MARRIED IN JAIL.
Walter Bean ans Mrs. conant Fix Up
Their Eigan1y Case.

Auburn, re, May l9.-The marriage Of
walter II. Bean ard Mrs. Maud Stella
Conant Of Turner, took place, Saturday
morning. in the Office Of Sheriff 1Iuskins
at the county jail.
Bean ana Mrs. Conant were both pris.
onera at The Jail fer want of bonds on a
charge Of nisamy. Mrs. Conant having
married Bean while still married to Met-
Wills conGnt Of TGrncr They were ar
rested the day before the adjournment
OF the April term al the supreme court.
Mr. Bean said he thought airs. Cunanf
divorced. while Mrs. Conant said she all
NOS know she must get divorce
Ihey " re arraigned in the rnriuicinai
court and ordered IL give bonds for their
appearance at the September term. bur
Wee unable to do so, and have been in
lail since. on the last day Of the April
term Mr. Conant secured a divorce. and
the necessary notice of intention having
been given Bean and MRS. Cofiant were
made lawfully man and WIFE as stated n
MIS- Bean then gave bonds and was
set Mt liberty to endCavol TO secure bonds
for her husband which, at Iast accoiints
she had nos succeeded in dons.
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South birmingham, Mass, May 49,
Miss Nina Danforth, the deformed girl
of West Newton. VINO after ringing his
door bell at midnight last night shot
and killed Andrew j. Emery at the door
of his home, passed restless night and
day under guard of the police at the
Old Colony House, where she was taken
after the shooting.
She was hysterical most Of the night
and at times. today. and has complained
of terrible headaches. Although she has
shown few signs of weakening yet and
has talked but little with the officers, it
is feared that she may utterly collapse
before tomorrow morning, when she Is
to be arraigned for preliminary hear
ing.
She has said but little to Special OH
Ger Thomas Coyne, VINO has been de-
tailed by Chief of Police Place as her
guard, except that she has no regrets
for her act. She will give no motive for
committing the crime, but from dis
connected remarks made to the officers
it is believed that she and her victim
had been on terms of intimacy and that
the discovery that Emery had q family
lei her TO commit the fatal deed.
4 report is also current that Miss
DarfoTth was DESTROYS OF obtaining
funds to take her to New York City;
that she met Emery on the street, early
last evening, and asked him for money.
which he refused, stating, ii IS said.
that he had not the money to give her.
As the result OF coTnmunica ting with
Miss Danforth's friends at West New
ton, the prisoners brCther-in-law came
to South birmingham, early this morn
ing. When seen he refused to give his
name. Asked if he could suggest any
motive that might have prompted the
young woman to DO the shooting, he
replied that he did not know as he
could. He refused to talk further and
was also refused permission TO talk
with the prisoner.
The latter will be held in custody at
the hotel until her arraignmont in
court. tomorrow morning. Although
small and frail in body, snc has an at
tractive face, and at times her features
assume a look of determination and
resolute purpose. She IS % years old
and of light complexion. She says she
had known Emery a year AMI a half.
but only learned six months ago that
he had a wife and family.
Andrew ]. Emery had been il the
employ of the Boston & Albany road
for II years and for time had q local
run to Boston. 1t was while engaged
on this run that he became acquainted
with Miss Danforth. He was nearly 6
feet tall. of slight build and was re-
garded as Industrious and of good
habits.
Mrs. Emery and her children are still
Frustrated by the shock of the tragedy.
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THREE SHOTS TOLD.
A. J. Emery Of South Framing
ham, Mass, Shot Dead
By Miss Nina Danforth, Young De-
formed GirlofWest Newton.
Murderess Arrosted-WiIi Not Talk
Dead Mans Family Frustrated.

South birmingham, Mass, May IS
At his home at 80 Hartford street, on
the outskirts of this town, where he
lived with his wife and children, An
drew J. Emery was shot by Miss Nina
Danforth of West Newton, shortly be-
fore midnight, and died almost immodi-
ateiy.
Miss Danforth fired four shots from
32-caliDre revolver, three OF which
took effect.
Chief of Police Robert S. Place was
notified at once and hastened to the
scene of the shooting, with Officer Hen
ry Atchison. They found Miss Dan
forth at the house in a rather daZ5d
condition, and Immediately placed her
under arrest. They also secured the
revolver with which the shooting had
been done.
Miss Danforth confessed that she had
done the shooting, and made a state
ment to the officers, which they refuse
to make public. The motive for the
deed is unknown as yet
Miss Danforth is about % years old
and is a dwarf. She lives with heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Danforth
in West Newton.
After her arrest she was taken to the
Old Colony Hotel in this town, where
she probably will remain until morn
ing, and steps were taken to notify heI
parents of her act.
Emery was about so years old, ant
| employed as a fireman on the Boston
& Albany division of the New YorF
Central Railroad.
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Maine and recovering the bodies there
from. The bill authorizes the secretary
of the navy to recover the bodies OF all
sailors now in the wreck in Havana
harbor, and to furnish suitable burial
in the national cemetery at Arlington
for all except as such as may be claim
ed by relatives The expenses of the
buriaIs, whether at Arlington or in prl-
vate cemeteries, are to be met by the
government. For the purpose of car
rying out these provisions an appro-
priation of 81 100000 is asked.
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MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington, May 1S.-The following
summer post office has been established
in Maine:
PrOut's Neck, Cumberland county,
will open, June |, 1902.
The following star service schedule
is announced:
1879. Cooper's Mills to Waldoboro.
Leave Cooper's Mills daily except Sun
day, 1880 A. NJ Arrive at WaldOboro
by P. NJ. Leave Waldoboro daily
except Sunday, 5.15 2. NJ. Arrive at
Cooper's Mills by S.45 z. NJ.
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A CARLIST MANIFESTO
Falls Flat and the Publisher at Madrid
Is Prosecuted.

Paris, May 1S.-A copy of Carlist
manifesto, seized at Madrid, has rech-
ed Paris. 1t is signed: Your King,
Carlos" protests against the ''usurp-
ton of the throne by the So-called AL
fonso Kill" and dwells on the sad
legacy left by the regency and the
darker prospects ahead, unless the AL
mighty provides a remedy" which is
to be found in the restitution of the
throne to Don Carlos, "a monarch by
right" The manifesto fell flat and the
publishers were prosecuted.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The threatened strike of the coal miners
in Cape Breton is off. The coal com
panies have granted the 10 per cent. in
crease demanded.
Earthquakes are reported from the
southern part of Portugal but no fatal
tiles occurred. The disturbances are sup
posed to be connected with the upheavais
in the West Indies
The battleships Eearsarge and Alabama
and the cruiser Olympia, comprising the
North Atlantic squadron, passed out By
cape Henry, Sunday afternoon, to meet
the French cruiser Gaulois. which is ex-
pected to arrive off the Capes, Monday or
Tuesday, with the French Rochambeau
commission on board. Admiral Bradford
and the German and Russian vice consuls
general from New York arrived in Nor
folk, Sunday, from Washington.
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TEN FAMILIES HOMELESS.
Seven Houses Burned at Island Falls
Brush Fire the Cause.

Island Falls, Me, May 1S.-special).
Ten families were rendered home
less, Saturday, by fire which Destroy
ed seven dwelling houses. The fire
caught from a brush FIRE in the woods
which assumed alarming proportions
and quickly spread. The loss IS about
$4,000; insurance small.
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, May 1.-THE following
pension changes are announced i'll
Maine:
Increase, restoration, reissue, etc,
Henry Oban, Gardiner. IS; VIM. II.
Jewett, Portland, $12; John Tanning.
National Soldiers Home, Togus, $12;
Henry d. Savage, Milo, $17; Obadiah
r. Townsend, West Bowdoin, $14.
Original. widows, etc, Martha A. Free
man. North Isleboro, 81. Special ac-
crued, May 1, Elvira NJ. Harmon. South
Bridgton, SIS. Renewal, widows, etc,
Elizabeth Huff. Monson, $12. Increase,
widows. etc, special act, May 3, Mary
Morgan, mother, Surry, $24.
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COMMENCEMENT WEEK
Opened, Sunday, at Cobb Divinity
School at Lewiston.

Lewiston, NE. May S.-Commencemers
week at Cobb Divinity school opened.
this morning. with the anniversary ser
mon by Rev. Martyr Summerbel, ID. D..
president Of Starkey Seminary. Lake
mont, N, T., IN the Main Street Free Bap-
fist church. d.. Summerbeil was pastor
OF this church for II years and the au-
dience room was crowded with his old
friends
The opening exercises were conducted
ny the pastor. DR.. a. T. Salley. The
Scripture was read by President Chase
OF Bates College. and prayer was of
fered by pr. J. A. Howe, dean of. the
Divinity school