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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
57TH CONGRESS,
Statehood for Oklahoma, Arr
IONA and New Mexico
Is Endorsed by the e--Delegate
Smith Stricken on Floor.
Effort to Secure Vote on Phiiippine Bill
Fails in the Senate.

Washington, May 9.-The opposition
in the House to the bill for the ad-
mission of oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico collapsed at the last minute.
today, and the bill was passed with
out division as it came from the com
nittee except for a few verbal amend
ments. The real test came on an
amendment offered by OVerstreet of
Indiana, to join New Mexico and Ari-
IONA and admit them as the state Of
Montezuma. 1t was beaten, 2S to 1906
ana al opposition then ceased.
The closing scenes of the debate
we're accompanied by dramatic in
c'dent which narrowly escaped being
Il tragedy. Delegate Mark A. Smith of
Arizona, who has been fighting for the
admission of his territory for a dozen
Years. had just made Il vigorous speech
against the Overstreet amendment
when he was seized with u rush of
blood TO the head. He. was conveyed
TO the lobby, where several physicians
who are members of the House. by the
prompt administration Of powerful
heart stimulants saved him from Il
stroke Of apoplexy. He later rallied
and WAS removed to his hotel
The phi provides enabling acts for
oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
similar in form to former enabling
acts. with the exception that the CON
stitutional convention of New Mexico
is empowered to designate the name
by which the new state shall enter the
Union and in the case of Oklahoma.
the convention by irrevocable ordi
nance shall express the consent of that
state that Congress at any future time
may attach all or any part of Indian
Territory to it.
The latter part Of the session was
devoted to private pension bills, 81 of
which were PASSED.
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when all other remedies fail. 1 can
heartily recommend Peruna as a catarrh
remedy."-Mrs. Elmer Fleming.
Treat Catarrh in Spring.
The spring is the time to treat catarrh,
Cold, wet winter weather often retards
cure of catarrh. If a course of Peruna
is taken during the early spring months
the cure will be prompt and permanent.
There can be no failures if Peruna Ia
taken intelligently during the favorable
weather of spring.
AS systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
eradicates catarrh from the system
wherever it may be located. 1t cures ca
tarrh of the stomach or bowels with tho
same certainty as catarrh OF the head.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving n
full statement Of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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selves to a bottle they We're careful to
bring the empties back so that the
count would be right if their father
counted the dead soldiers. Shortly be-
fore Beal died he ana his son Charles
had one of the differences Of opinion
to which they We're subject and the son
was ordered to keep out of the store.
George and Dixon, the clerk, We're
warned to keep Charles from behind
the counter and watch out that he
didn't linger round the money drawer
Though told to keep away from the
store Charles was still employed out
side and on the day of his fathers
death had been helping fill the ice
house back of the store. Though for
hidden the store, he continued to come
and go as he pleased and occasionally
went down cellar.
on the day Of the tragedy Joseph
Rolfe was driving up and down Main
street in Clinton exercising his horse.
AS he passed the blacksmith shop he
overlook Columbus Beal, who said he
was feeling bad and did not think he
could get home on foot. Rolfe took
him in the sleigh and drove him toward
home. They passed the Beal house.
Beal thinking he would feel all right
after another turn UP the street: But
he felt worse and when they got back
to his house his limbs were SO stiff
that he had to be carried into the
| house.
1t happened that DR.. Ivory p. fash
| of Fairfield was in the house treating
| one of the girls. He at first thought
Beal was suffering from delirium ire
| mems but soon decided that it was
| strychnine poisoning. While he was
| endeayoring to force morphine between
| Bears tight-shut lips. Charles and an
| other fellow entered, carrying George
| into the bed room. Deciding that the
elder Beal was beyond medical succor,
| he transferred his attentions to the
younger Beal and succeeded in saving
his life. The elder man lived only a
| few minutes after being carried into
| the house.
| The trial of Charles was sensational
and attracted much attention at the
time. Since his confinement in the
| prison he has been good prisoner and
has worked constantly.
He has had his confession ready for
about month and has endeavored to
interest various attorneys in his be-
half. But they have all turned down
his offers and it is not known how or
when he will succeed in gaining the ear
of the Governor and Council.
Beal's mothers and sisters are living
and his brother George, who came neal
sharing his fathers fate, is at work
on the Pacific slope. One of his sis
tiers lives in Ruinford Falls. where she
is married, but the mother and the rest
of the family still reside at Clinton
where they have made a snug little
home and are highly respected. The
third brother is mentally deficient anC
lives with the mother and sisters.
Beal has written quite regularly tc
his mother, probably every six weeks
on an average. He has occasionally
heard from his brother George in the
West.
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NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from the North,
East, South and West.

The British steamer Indiana cleared
from New orleans for Cape Town, Fri
day with 1890 horses.
At Bishop Potters residence at New
York. Friday night, it was said his con-
Gition was unchanged.
Joe Bernstein Of New York. and
Harry Lyons of Baltimore, fought ~ fast
rounds to draw, Friday night, at Balti-
more.
Tho Iowa state school for the deaf, 10
Gated three miles east of Council Bluffs.
was destroyed by ire. Friday. None Of
the inmates were injured. The loss VIII
reach 100000.
\ dwelling house at Ncwbury Mass,
owned ny George w. Haskell but occupied
by John Martel was burned, Friday Tile
fire presumably WIS caused by sparks
from a passing locomotive. Loss, 5000;
insured.
The report of an alleged attack on King
Victor Emmanuel at Turin. by Il work
man published in tie United States by Il
news agency, originated In an obscure
sheet at Rome ANA mas since been Off
Clally denied.
The occupation Of Caracas by the Vene-
Zuclan revolutionary forces is considered
as certain within II short time. They are
victorious everywhere. The president of
the district Of Guiana has established an
autonomous government.
Adviccs received 1T Hong Kong from
Wa Chou say the rebels bOmbardcd Nan
| Ming + II Tor three hours. April u, uSlnS
modern field guns. From 800 to 400 of the
Inhabitants We're killed. The rebels sub
scquently withdrew to the hills.
The appellate division of the New York
supreme court handed down IL decision,
| Friday affirming the order of the court
| below. in the case Of VIM. S. DeVery of
| New York, against Former Comptroller
| Coler Devcry applied for q mandamus
to compel the comptroller TO pay him the
salary of chief of police during the time
| that he was deputy commissioner. The
| lower court denied the writ Of manda-
mus, and that order the appellate divis-
ion affirmed.
| The last day Of the national conference
| for good city government OF the NatiOn2l
Municipal League was spent in Cam
bridge Mass. The exercises We're held
| i'm the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard
| University with President james X. Car
| ter presiding After hearing 4 number Of
| Cd at luncheon by the corporation o.
| Harvard University. DIR. Albert Shaw, j..
| Horace Mcfarland and others spoke a,
the business session.
Attorney General Crow. Friday night,
| filed in the supreme court mt jefferson
| City, Mo, proceedings AGAINST the Ar. Ar
| mour Packing CO., the Hammond Packing
| Co.. the Cudahy Packing Co.. Armour u
| Co and the KruG Packing Co, for al
| legged violation Of the state antitrust
| laws in combining To fix and MAINTAIN
| prices and to control the supply OF
dressed, cured aud smoked meats ana
| lard in Missouri. An alternative writ
| was issued returnabie, May 20 The pro
| ceedings are the result Of the inquiry
| this week before Judge Burgess Where
evidence was secured from butchers ana
dealers United States Attorney Gener-
al Knox trlegraphcd Attorney General
| Grow, Friday, for Il copy of the evidence
| and he will furnish il at once.
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Capital Notes.

The President. Friday, signed the
oleomargarine bill.
Senator Mcmillan. Friday. introduced a
bill creating a retired list for officers anu
surrmen of the lire saving service.
Government receipts, Friday; From
internal revenue, $904,S90 customs,
S667. 423: miscellaneous, s22S,6SS; eA-
penditures, S1,140,000.
Senator Hanna. Friday, presented 10
the President a memorial in behalf oil
Estes C. Rathbone urging the President
to grant a new trial and to set aside the
sentence imposed in Cuba on Rathbone
for alleged maladmipistration of CUBAN
postal affairs
Senator Lodge read a communication
to the Senate committee on the Phli-
ippines, Friday, from Rev. VIM. H.
Walker of Massachusetts, denying the
truth of the recent dispatch creditins
him with making certain statements
regarding the treatment of Filipinos.
The President has recognized the fol-
lowing foreign consular officers; g. }
G. Marsily, consul of the Netherlands
mt San Francisco. Cal; Carlos Condo
honorary consul Of Venezuela at Sal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
AS TO TEMPERANCE,
a Warning and Some Dangers to be
Avoided.

4
| In the manufacture of a well known
patent medicine. 80 barrels of alcohol
are used weekly. This so-calIed cure
sells Tor one dollar bottle. The
| bottles hold less than a pint. If the
mixture was made up of one-half alco-
mol. 1t would require 16S. 900 bottles a
week 10 dispose of this weekly con
sumption of alcohol. These are facts
"iiich make it easy to understand to
what proportion alcohol is used to pro-
oucc an Intoxicating compound sold
under false pretences as medicine"
dangerous as such a preparation is
TO the health and morals of the people,
| II is made many times more so by the
addltion Of nerve-deadening and
poisonous drugs-narcotics and opiates
USED because they produce an i'm
mediate effect regardless Of the fact
! that they are Injurious in the ex-
| IRENE.
Preparations of this kind find their
way into homes where temperance is
preached, and where intemperance is
looked upon with horror It is not diff
cult to understand how under these cir
ctlmstances home influence and wise
| teaching is undermined, and the APP
petite for alcohol ana strong drink
| created. Then, too, the opium, NOR
phine, cocaine and other opiates, used
IN these preparations because they
| temporarily pdralyze the functions of
the nerves., destroy the entire nervous
system ana wreck the brain. They do
more, they are responsible for creating
the deadly drug habit, which has en-
shaved as mental and physical wrecks,
thousands of unfortunates.
Nearly all patent medicines and So
called cough cures depend for their Of
fcft upon some form of these drugs.
That is one reason why doctors are op-
posed to patent medicines. 1t is il
good reason, too. when victims of the
deadly drug habit are croWding the
sanitariums ana insane asylums
We repeat that those selling these So
called Immediate relief remedies,
stilnulants disguised under the name of
medicine should be compelled by law to
print the formula on each package tell
ing what it contains. Wa have written
this 50 you will realize the danger In
taking such preparations. and so YOU
will understand its Importance when
YOU read that without these drugs.
ana all throat and lung troublcs-and
builds UP the body. 1t is the best
spring tonic ever prescribed. because
it drives out the impurities in the only
way they can be driven ont, by en-
aiding the stomach to assimiate the
food and thus strengthen each organ of
the body TO do its natural work. This
old remedy is not patent medicine. as
We have said before. 1t was prescribed
for the late Rev. Father John O'Brien
of st. Patricks Parish. Lowell. Mass.
fifty years ago from whom it derived
its name and by whom it was recon-
mended. 1t contains no opium NOR
phine, chloToform, or poisonous drugs
in any form. Its ingredients are all
pure food elements. The 81 bottles con-
tain three times the quantity Of the 30
cent size-CarletoE &; Hovey, Lowell,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
No Loss of Time,

I have sold Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
years, and would rather be out of cof-
fee and sugar than it. I sold five bot
ties of it yesterday to threshers that
could go no farther, and they are at
work again this morning.-H. X.
Phelps, Plymouth, Oklahoma AS
will be seen by the above the threshers
were able to keep on with their work
without losing a single days time.
You should keep bottle of this Renee
dy in your home. For sale by John
Coughlin, 1T Water street; ]. G.
Houlehan. Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
IN THE SENATE.
Effort to Secure Philippine Vote Was
Unsucce ssfuI.

Washington. May An effort was
made in the Senate to fix time for a
vote Oh the pending Philippine bill. but
it was unsuccessful. The minority said
many senators still desired to speak on
the measure and it would not be proper
to determine at this time upon vote.
Today's debate on the. Philippine bill
was mild. Some debate occurred over
the resolution to discharge the COM
mittee on privileges and elections from
further consideration of the proposed
constitutional amendment providing for
the cle ton Of senators by the people.
Finally the resolution was withdrawn,
assurance being given that report
from the committee would soon be
made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

Washington, May 9.-The President,
today, Sent to the Senate the nominal
ton of Eugene r. Ware of Kansas, to
be commissioner of pensions.
The President also sent the follow
ing nomination to the Senate:
Montgomery Schuyler, Jr., second
secretary Of the embassy at st. Peters
burg.
The Senate, today, confirmed the
nomination Of II. Clay Evans to be
CONSUL general at London.
The Senate also confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Postmasters. Maine, II.
A. Huse, Bath; w. O.. Fuller, Jr., Rock
land: D. X Jewell. Hallowell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
PASSED WITH CREDIT.
D. w. Fuller of Maine Is Now a Full
Pledged Naval Cadet.

Annapolis. Nd, May 9.-The list of
those who have passed all the examina-
tons and are full hedged naval cadets,
class OF 1906, includes c. +. Keene, Jr.,
Rhode Island; Rowan c. Grady. Massa-
chusetts; ID. W. Fuller Maine.
A total Of IS appointments We're filled
out of the ~ or 80 per cent, of the
possible number. making the largest
percentage passed Of any body of can
didates ever examined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington. May IS. J. Crozer Fiji
day was appointed postmaster OF the
.ourth class of Grimes, Me .
The following star service schedules in
Maine are announced: -.
1872. Franklin to West Franklin !:
Leave Franklin daily except sunday az
SO A. NJ, arriving at West Franklin by
. A. NJ. Leave West Franklin daily eN-
cept Sunday at 4 p. NJ, arriving at
Franklin by 4.59 p. M
1902 South Surry to Surry: LeaVS
p NJ. arriving at Surry by 80 j. M.
Leave Surry daily except Sunday upon
receipt of mail from Ellsworth, but nor
later than 945 A. NJ, arriving at South
Surry in two hours.
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Thomaston CPrison) Maine

Readers of the Journal will remember
that on the 18th day Of February, lSS,
Christopher Columbus Beal of Clinton.
Kennebec county, Maine, died in the
agony induced by strychnine poisoning,
exclaiming between the commissions:
"p-d critters-poisoned poisoned
boys"
Tis son Charles L. was later arrested
for the crime. tried before Judge VIM.
p. Whitehouse in the Kennebec super
ior court, found guilty Of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to life I'M
prisonment at Thomaston.
The strychnine was put into a pint
flask of whiskey which the elder Real
kept in the cellar Of his store in Gin
ton. Charles's younger brother George
also took q drink OF the whiskey but
did not get enough of the poison to
prove fatal.
&. G. BcaI was 4 general trader in
the town of Clinton and in addition
conducted q hoop pole shop where ne
employed several men. His son
George was his book-keeper and clerk.
Charles did the trucking and delivery
of goods. Woodbury. S. Dixon also
clerked in the store. About five weeks
before his death Beal had Il barrel of
whiskey shipped to him from a Boston
firm. The whiskey was in brown pint
TASKS packed in sawdust. Beal put the
barrel down cellar at the store and the
evidence shows that from the latter
part of the afternoon to closing time
at night he visited the cellar pretty Of
| ten. The boys also went below once in
| Il while. sometimes taking a drink or
two and sometimes taking a bottle or
4 two. Charles said the whiskey was
very bad and told several people
1 that if his father drank it all it
would kill him. The boys were afraid
their father would suspect them of raid
ing his barrel, SO they sometimes filled
/ the bottles up with water after taking
drink, and when they helped them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10
Cunard Line Bought by Morgan.

Baltimore, Md, May 9.-Wm. Pink
ney OF Sunderland and London, Eng,
who is the managing director Of the
Neptune Line Of steamers, from Bal
timOre to Rotterdam and Amsterda m,
and who is now in this city. said, to-
day, that the Morgan Steamship syn
divate had bought the Cunard Line.
To. Mr.. Pinkney's line an offer for its
ships was made but the price was not
satisfactory. He states positively that
the Cunard Line has been absorbed.
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KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
McLaurn Shows That He Can Protect
Himself from Insult.

Washington. May a-Thcre was an ex-
citing scene in the lobby Of Il hotel here,
tonight. in which Senator McLaurin OF
Sutth Carolina. figured. The senator was
sitting i'm the dining room with a gentle
man when H. became the object of some
ofcnsiv" attention from a man whose
NAM tin" senator refused to disclose,
aid who, the senator says, was under the
ihiIenCc OF liquor ut the time.
shortly after this thr senator and his
fiond left thr dining room and went to
he cigar stand. While standing there
n" man, who had followed the senator
rom the dining room. approached him,
Ehercup1n McLaIrin knocked him down
Fhc mans friends came to his assistance
tnd ended the ~rtuC hY hustling him
away. The senator was not struck.
There We're no arrests.
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Rome, May 9.-The weather in Italy
is very severe. In the northern noun
tains cold winds with rain and snow
are blowing.
violent tempest ~ raging over the
AdIiatic sea. Two steamers have run
ashore at Civita Necchia and the light
house and II portion Of the SCI; wall
there have been washed away.
The vineyards in the vicinity Of
Genoa have been ruined by the extreme
weather.
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Cote Sullivan Fight a Draw.

Biddeford, Me. May 9.--Arthur Cote and
Twin" Sullivan of Boston. fought 15-
round draw in National hall, tonight, be.
fore 1900 sporting men. For II rounds
the honOrs were even, but in the next
round Sullivan outpointed Cote. Both
men at times received stiff punches. Cote
was in good shape at the end and the de-
cision was satisfactory.
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good word for the tonic that brought me
immediate relief. Peruna cured me of a
bad case of catarrh and know it will
cure any other sufferer from that dis
ease. John Williams.
Miss Matte l.. Guild, President ILL
nois Young Peoples Christian Temper.
ance Union, in recent letter from Chi.
! cago, ILL.,, says:
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street car conductor. G. Thomas Dun
lop, attorney for the Capital Traction
Co. was asked if Conductor Shaner
would be continued in the employ of
the company. The answer was that he
would. Conductor Shaner has acted as
a gentleman should throughout this
case. and l can say that he will remain
in the employ of the company" MI
Dunlop said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10

Owing to a buoy out of position school
er Annie r. Lewis. $40 tons, loaded with
laths and bound from st. John to New
York, went ashore al Niger Island ledge
in Saco bay. at O'Clock Thursday night.
She filled within a hour but owing to the
character of her cargo can be lowed to
Portland for repairs. The Lewis belongs
IN Bangor and is % years old.
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"I doubt II Peruna has q rival IA an
the remedies recommended to-day for
cafarrh of the system. A remedy that
will cure cafarrh of the stomach will
cure the same condition of tho mucous
membrane anywhere. have found II
the best remedy have ever tried for
Catarrh, and believing IL worthy my
endorsement Iglad!y accord ii. .-Afaffis
L. Guild.
A Congressman's Letter.
Hon. w. p. Brownlow, Congressman
from Tennessee, writes from WASH
1ngton, d. c., the following3
al have suffered from catarrh Of the
stomach for several years, and for the
past twelve months was in an exceed.
ingly critical condition. My attention
was called to your Peruna, and I began
to use it, and my Improvement was
noticeable after the first three days.
have taken three bottles of the medicine
and feel satisfied that am now almost,
II not permanently, cured. In connec.
ton with the Peruna, have used YOUR
Manaiin for biliousness and torpid liver.
regard it as the best medicine for this
purpose that have ever used. Having
been benefited SO much myself, L give
you this statement, that others NAV be
likewise benef1ted."-W. p. Drownlov.
M. c., Jonesboro, Tenn.
Mrs. Elmer Fleminr cr,.or -, pos.--
voir Council No. les, Northwestern Lee
glon OF Honor, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
writes from 25S5 Polk street, n. E.:
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u navy oNOh
troubled all my
life with catarrh
in my head. ]
took Peruna for
a bou t three
m 0 n t b s, and
now think I am
p er m a n c thy
cured. l believe
that for catarrh
in all its forms
Peruna is the
medicine of the
~
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The cylinder of the hosting engine at
Slope No 2 at Spring Hill. n. s.. broke,
Friday, while a string of full rakes was
about 200 feet from the surface. The
rakes rushed back 10 the bottom. bringing
a string of empty ones, which assembled
with such force as to tear the end out
of the bank head and go through the en-
CINE house. The engine and hoisting gear
We're utterly ruined and half the men will
be out of work for some weeks. The
damage amounts to thousands of dollars.
John Mooney and Frank Friday were
hanged, Friday at Wheeling, w. Va. on
the same scaffold. with a simultaneous
drop, for the murder of James Hervey.
Both protested their innocence to the last
and walked to their death without a
tremor. Their last act was prayer for
the men who murdered James Hervey."