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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
MRS. GRANTS WILL
Gives Property to Children m ro1'
Equal Portions.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-The will OF the
late Mrs. ulysses S. Grant was fled,
Friday. The estate is to be divided INTO
four equal portions. 1t also provinces
that memento presented 10 her py 'ii'
Empress of Japan, said to be looo year,
old. shall go to the Museum OF Art
New York.
Mrs. Grant named IS executor tine
trustee to he selected by my three sohs.
a ma jcrity or the survivors OF tnein-
The deceased died possessed OF mouse
No. Pill Massachusetts avenue, tnls
city of the value Of about $4,000; money
money amounting TO $10.063; stocks ana
bonds and other securities OF the Value
nf $4,000 and household and klchen
furniture of the value of $1,000.
Cen. Grant further says that unuer
the terms of the will the three sons oI
the docease have designated him exc
cutor. He therefore asks the court 10
grant the latteI's testamentary. to MN.
By the terms of the will the entire
estate Of the testratrix is to be divided
into four equal shares. The income 81
the first portion. shall be applied to the
suppo.t of the family of Frederick ID.
Grant and the education of his chill
dren The second portion if left to the
executor in trust and for the beneht OF
the fJuily of Ulysses s. Grant under
precisely th,. same conditions ana for
the same purposes as regard the hfst
portion. The third portion is left under
similar conditions to Jesse r. Grant
and the fourth for the sole use OF Ellen
w. Sartoris for life and at her death to
the latter's children in equal shares.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
A SNOWFALL FIGHT
Alleged to Have Been Followed by
Murder at New York.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Murder followed
a SNOWFALL fight for the possession of
mammoth snow man in front of an I'M
dertaker'S shop on Third avenue Sal
Fator Nacharalee, who lives in the
same house with the undertaken. Ap-
puLzo, was killed, and Appuzzo was
charged with the killing.
1t is charged that when the snow con-
iiict was at its height knife was
dawn and Appuzzo WIS slashed right
and left in the face.
The boys. who had been eager for the
fray prior to this. on seeing blood flow
began to scatter in ali directions. That
seemed to be the end of the trouble for
the time being. Later. however. Vach-
ara.ee was seen talking with a country
man at Carroll street and Third ave-
nue., when il is charged that his an
tagonist of the morning, Appuzzo.
watched his chance and creeping I'D on
the ursre7crtir~ man DOT him n the
JacF
"a. h.l4le-. who apparently ala rct
know who shot him. -taggered som.
- feet and fell dead in the door,va Y
Of mis- own home.
Appuzzo fed. and as soon as the
crime became known "a general alarm
was sent out by the police for his ap-
p-ehension.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
Capital Notes.

There are 50 vacancies in the grade
Of assistant surgeon in the army, and
little prospect of filling them. The next
examination will be held in Washing
ton next April, and an examination is
now being conducted in the Philippines
to fill some of the places.
A detachment of 300 marines will be
sent to the Philippines to relieve a like
number who have completed their tour
of duty in the East A force of $50. I'M
der command of Maj. George Barnet,
will leave San Francisco, Feb. /: an
other of $50 will sail, March l, under
command of Lieut.. Col. Russell
Miss Henrietta Bates, eldest daugh-
ter of the paymaSter general of the
army. and Mckee Dunn Mckee, second
son of David z. Mckee. We're married,
Saturday. at the brides home at Wash
ingtcn. Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes of
New York. a former classmate of the
bridegroom, officiated \ large recep-
ton followed at which notable as
sen blage was present. The couple will
spend the winter in Florida and will
make their home in western Pennsyl-
Nania.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
WOMAN LYNcAED.
South Carolina Mob Kills Illus.
band and Wife.
Either Committed Murder and Both
7dPaidl the Penalty.
Mob Refused u Heed the woman's
e. Pfteous Appeals. a.

Now York. Dec. ga special dis
match to the New York Sun from
columbia. South Carolina, says that
the first woman to be lynched in South
Carolina died with her husband. Oliver
Wideman. near Troy, Abbeville county,
Friday night. A crowd of friends OF
William X. Jay, farmer, committed
the deed.
Jay. a member of the Masonic, Py-
THAN and IvCodmen of the World fra
ternities. was murdered by one of the
mob's victims, last evening. The
couple occupied a house on Jays plan
tation. near his residence. Friday
evening, Jay passed their house and
heard fighting and loud quarreliiag.
Mrs Jay heard he husband call to
the couple to cease their disturbance
or to leave his place. A moment later
a gun was fired. Mrs. Jay ran to a
window and saw Wideman and his wife
running from their house. They would
not reply to her questions as to what
was the matter. She called her hus-
band and getting no response ran to
look for him. Jays body was found
in a pool of blood, his head having
been nearly shot away.
The alarm spread through the township
in a few minutes and angry men wera
securing the country for the murderer
One party met man and woman driving
in buggy and arrested them on suspic-
ion. They proved to be Wideman and his
wife and were taken back to the Jay plan
tation.
Both confessed that Jay had been shot
from their house, but each accused the
other OF doing the shooting. This they
maintained to che last, the man , .ilg
loud in expostllation for being punished
for his wife's crime.
The negroes were turned over to a con-
stable who, late at night. started With
them for Abbevile Court House. About
midnight they were intercepted at a
bridge by a mob. Buggies were halted
ana the prisoners dragged out with ropes
around their necks. Their frantic appeals
for mercy and the wOman's screams were
soon silenced by the strangling ropes.
The bodies were drawn up off the ground
and riJdled with bullets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
ALExANDRA'S GUESTS.
Boer War Widows and Orphans Dined
at London.

London. Dec. 2S-Cueen Alexandra 5
dinner, Saturday, to the widows and
children of those killed in the South
At m war .nrrned the most striking
de ..i u Ttl..I i LuHdon's' ehserv' ace
l.n- b. fo.. $40 festivities began,
oroN -arh.r j uu the streets az i..., Ut
to the AleAanirt trust building, which
was gayly decorated without and with
in. over 500 widows and 500 children
partook of the Queens Christmas fare.
The bright cl -h ng of the children
formed a plea contras' to their
mothers widow sds.
Inside the b. i..; the. ce mill
tary bands on a floor ie High
land pipers, 7...t and J.r.r shows,
theatrical tror perforn irn the
music halls and tables I'll Of oys,
crackers and special ChoCu'ate b. as
from the Queen, all lent vivid coloI md
meaning to the celebration.
Sir Thomas Upton received the
guests on behalf of the Queen. After
many turkeys and plum buildings had
been consumed he read the following
message from the Queen:
Pray convey the expression of my
very best wishes to all my guests at the
Alexandra Trust. May they spend d
very happy day and my God help and
bless them throughout the coming
year
In the course of his speech. greeting
the Queens guests, Sir Thomas Upton
said:
Il feel certain all of you will ever
treasure the recollection of today's
gathering as token of the Queens
high regard and womanly solicitude for
those whose best and dearest laid down
their lives for King and country. She
has taken the keenest possible interest
in every detail of the arrangements for
Your entertainment. Not the smallest
item was decided on withoYr her -ui.-r-
vision. The dinner may. and hope it
VIII be, taken as a only lesson which
ought to be forever ,membered, that
those who have suff cred in behalf of
their country should not be forgotten"
Sir Thomas call for the cheers for the
Queen was answered with great shout
from the women and jubilant children
which the crowds outside took up.
"A telegram was sent to Queen Alex
andra. expressing the loyal and loving
thanks of the children and their
mothers and wishing the King and
Queen happy New Year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
ALL HELD UP.
Army NominatieEs Below Major viii
Be Scrutinized.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The Senate
mittee on military affairs held up,
pending an investigation, all OF the
army nominations sent in before the
recess, below the grade of major. The
members of the committee have re-
ceiyed numerous complaints about the
me thod of selection of ofncers uhoer
the reorganization law. 1t is cialmeu
great injustice has been done omcers
who have served quite a long time.
Complaint has been made that the
men were selected from those VINO Tor
merly served as volunteers to fill origi-
nal vacancies and that they became
captains as soon as they were appoint
ed. Others appointed, it is claimed,
waited from four to seven months be-
fore acceptance of their commissions
which date from the time of the APP
pointment was made. their rank being
determined by the date of their COM
missions. This gives them many num-
bers above West Point graduates, and
others appointed from the volunteers
who 1T once entered the service and
did much hard work while the men
who delayed acceptance were enjoying
terests.
Another alteration made is that
iCufte n large number NJ men appointed
LTi.r the reorganization law iInmedi-
ately became captains III artillery and
We" placed in charge of guns and
machinery of which they had no knowt-
edge. To obviate this difficulty to some
extent. the secretary of war, with the
approval of the committee on military
airs. secured the resignation of IL
gecond lieutenants of artillery, who
/ nrr@upon were named to fill original
FaCancies as first lieutenants in other
branches of the service and in some
instances were very soon made cap
tains. 1t is said that the sub-com-
mittee which is investigating the mat
ter of recent promotions will be ready
to rerort about the time Congress re-
cOnVeneS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
The Competitive Christmas.

As every year the giving of Christ
mas presents expands its scope there
increases the need of what Miss Caro-
Ign Wells terms Christmas Gift Tx
change" in some piquant verses in the
current Bazaar. No one seems 10 and
any single culprit on whose shoulders
this fever OF gift making can rest;
there are multitudes of them. Every
one just recognizes the mutual obli-
cations to get something, everything.
anything. to give somebody, everybody
and anybody and bvstles about in ODE
dience to it.
So il isn't any wonder that with this
competitive Christmas spirit gone mad.
tunishments do not fit crimes and re-
wards do not apply to good deeds done.
In other words misfit presents are more
common every year because more of
them arr bought and sold. They can't
all be acceptable and through the
delugc of these insists" the beautiful
spirit Of Christmas giving is sub
merged. A man who receives piece
of cut glass from well-to-do ac-
quaintance and has nowhere to set the
thing except on top of the folding bed
in his first floor side room" is not
at al fooled into thinking that the Civ
or took any pleasure in presenting.
bin with it. He knows that this friend
just felt he was in duty bound 10 re-
member him and so bought the first
thing he saw with five dollar price
mark on it. as that was the amount
he had decided he would spend for this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
ledger in humble quarters.

lCuSer IN numDie quarters.
No more does the woman who has
rothing in the way of street gowns
except those known as the walking
kind, glow with gratitude and good
will toward the fortunate friend who
sends her on Christmas morning a fiat
boa made of costly lace and silken
things that look like rose petals. She
cannot wear it of course so she packs
it away in box along with a sigh for
the mistakes the human race makes in
gauging the needs and desires of fell
low victims. And she would welcome
the opening of a shop over whose
doors there read sign Christmas
Presents Bought. Sold and Exchanged"
while her practical mind would not
see in the recourse of its good Offices
anything that discredits the marrow OF
Christmas giving half SO much as does
the grab-bag mode of buying for ones
friends, because one must.-Boston
Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
A BROKEN HEART
Caused Death Of Rev. J. A. Wilkins Of
Woodstock, CT.

Woodstock. CT. Dec. 2S.-Worry over
the knowledge that his little farm,
which represented the savings of a life
time. was to be taken from him by the
foreclosure OF a mortgage is believed by
the medical examiner to have caused
the sudden death of Rev. Jesse A. Will
Eins. a retired clergyman, whose body
was found. Friday, in the house wh.re
he had lived alone for two years.
Early on Christmas afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Wilkins. who for some time had
been making an effort to meet the in
terest on a mortgage of $500 on his
farm. is said to have received notice
Of foreclosure. Friday morning, his
dead body was found lying on the
floor in the house.
DIR. Joseph Spalding, the medical ex-
aminer. decided after an investigation
that death was due to congestion of
the brain brought on by sudden ex-
element and anxiety over financial
trouble. He was IS years old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
DESPERATE ROBBERS.
missouri Bank Looted Of Several
Thousands of Dollars.

st Louis. Dec 2S.-The hank "a, I-nion
Mo. was robbed of sl5.oeo in a sensation,
al manner by burglars. early yesterda !
morning. according to special to the
Post Despatch Residents in the yicini- =
os tne pank We're aroused by the SOUND
oi an explosion. and some of them rush
ca INTO the street. The robbers ran frnn,
the pank, opened fire at random. and wer-
successful in intimidatfng the would ~
captors untif they had made their e.
cape IN, sa fetxs Oscar Busch. who n,,t
nus mead gut Of iau window. only 10 IT,
eohironted- with a pistol. saws thar mi,
Two men lett thel bank. Other acco,,...s
place the number at seven e00u''ts
On the departure of the robbers n,
amination of the vault was made II ~
Tlscovered that all the money was 80
nne puiiding was completely wrecSnd
ha,s oarE % shots We're fired by the rob.
nsrs, While the noise of the fusilaSa 10
y. .ne explosion in the hank $3.50. ano
i.',s, lew guessed its true irnnort ~
I,,,lr; ns tnat some hilarious crowd vas ~.
tion IN belated Christmas ceiebr,,.
non; r. W.. Reinhard. president ~ "a
linn. Is seriously i'll and knowieS Ir 'i ~
..e Ioooery was withheld from him r.. ~
Wyvsa'sment OF the loss was made l.,
rohhae HERMAN. the cashier No clue ~ ~.
.,as. VINO are believed to he 49, ~
e'ohais. mas been discovered pioAes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
Lakes Always Frozen.

Two lakes covered with ice at all
times of the year have just been dis
covered in Baker county, Oregon. c.
N. Sage OF Portland. July q. crossed
two good-siZed lakes in the Granite
Mountains. some miles northeast Of
Cornucopia. on hard, frozen ice.
Mr. Sage. with a party of friel6R
went on a hunting and pleasure triptO
the almost inaccessible mountains peaks
back of the town of Cornucopia, in the
Panhandle district. The mountains
are high and rugged. and before pass
ing the timber line the explorer must
find his way through primevat forest
A pack horse is the only means Of get
ting into this district. except to trudge
along on foot. which, to say the least.
is uphill business. One part Of the
read is so incumbered with fallen trees
that it is almost impossible to set
through. In order to get supplies to
their claims two prospectors were
obliged to cut trail through this
tangle Of fallen trees. and it was by
means of this trail that Mr.. Sage and
his friends were enabled to ascend the
mountains until they finally discovered
the two frozen lakes referred to. The
lakes arc near the summit on the north
side of the mountain. and in order to
reach them the party Travelled over Ice
and snow for distance of five miles.
The bodies of water are small. One
is about $50 feet across and the other
is between 600 and 700 feet in diameter.
They are well-defined lakes or pools
however. covered with a thick coating
of ice, clear as crystal and as smooth as
glass, which is SO thick and strong that
the exploring party did not hesitate to
ride across or horseback.
Mr.. Sage says. SO far as he is able to
Judge. the ice on the lakes never melts.
because they are so situated behind
two tall peaks that the suns rays never
strike them with sufficient power to
make any impression on the snow and
lie. This land Of perpetual snow ana
ice is within a days ride of Baker
City by the present means of transpor-
tation. part way on blackboard and
the rest on horseback. 1t would
scarcely be more than a ride of an hour
and a half on an electric railroad. Mr..
Sage is Of the opinion that from the
lay of the country other larger and
more picturesque lakes with perpetual
ice will be MISUNDERSTANDING Ore
CONAN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

An official letter from Rome, creating
the Office of coadjutor to Archbishop
Elder, has been received at Cincinnati
A vote will be taken by the irremovablc
fectors and councillors of the diocese
then hyft the. bishops of the province
and afterWard by the 2rchbishops o.
the co&ntry The three lists will be
sent TO the propaganda, which viii
recommend. to the Pope, VINO will then
announce his decision.
Lewis Brown. a resident of New Gar
den, small village near West Chester,
Pa, discovered four negroes in his cell
lar. Friday. He got shot gun and
fred on the quartet killing one of them.
1t is supposed that one at least of the
others was injured, for traces of blood
were nea. the house. The men hai
bagged about go bushels of potatoes
and were about to leave when discov-
cred. The corcner's jury eXonerated
Brown.
President Truesdale of the Lacka-
wanna Road and President Underwood
and Chairman Thomas of the board of
directors of the Erie. having agreed TO
do all possible to relieve any especial
need of coal in Brooklyn, President
Swanstrom of that borough arranged a
meeting of four leading Brooklyn coal
dealers. Friday. to discuss the situa-
ton. The meeting was called in COM
piiance with suggestions by the coal
road presidents in order to get the
dealers corporation.
An Austrian woman was burned to
III Nv far.
explosion in a house boat on the Ohio
river near Steubenville. Ohio, Friday.
The woman had tried to start a fire
with gasoline. An explosion followed
and she was burned to death. Her hus-
band ard boarders escaped from the
beat but were unable to secure her
body. One of the boarders, an Aus
TRAN. went back after money which
he had hidden andiWas killed by an
explosion Of powder which he had
stored in the boat.
The American Historical Society and
the American Economical Association
formally opened their annual session.
Friday night, by holding joint meet
ing in the Drexel Institute at Philadel-
phia. DR.. Jos. Wharton of the School
of Finance, University of Pennsylvania.
welcomed both organizations. after
which the president of each society
delivered his annual address. Capt. A.
t. Manan. U. S. N. retired president of
the Historical Society, spoke on "Su-
bordination in Historical Treatment .
and e. r. A. Seligman. president of
economics in Columbia University,
president of the Economic Association,
had for his subject Economic and So
cial Progress
Suits involving s5,OOo.000 have been
filed in the United States land office at
Pueblo. Col. by attorneys for the Utah
Fuel Co. against the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Co. These suits are 40 in number
and involve title to 5000 acres of coal
land on the western slope, valued at
$1,000 an acre. 1t is alleged that the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. is holding
the land as agricultural land and that
the patents. or applications, 80 read,
ana that the Utah Co. will lose heavily
in coal mines already opened unless the
titles obtained by the Colorado Co. are
set aside. The suits are filed. it is be-
lieved. as preliminary step to the
merging of the two corporations, the
action being taken to clear titles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
LYNCHED WRONG MAN,
Brother Who Fired Fatal Shot Is
Wounded and in Hiding.

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. 2S.-It is re-
ported that Joe Cooley, brother of
Montgomery Cooley, who was lynched
by mob here, Thursday. is wounded
and in hiding at Weir City, Kan, and
later investigation of the trouble be-
tween Officer Hinkle and the Cooley
brothers tends to show that Joe, and
not the man who was lynched, fired the
shot that killed the policeman. Two
other brothers, Gus and Jess, are in
jail at Girard, charged with being i'm
plicated in the murder. The mother
of the Cooley boys is said to have
asked a physician here to treat Joe for
gunshot wound in the neck. She
would not tell the whereabouts of her
son. and the doctor refused to go with
her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
HEAVY BLOW TO TOWN.
The Worst Fire for Many Years at
Petiticodiac, N. 3.

Petiticodiac. N. B., Dec. 2S.-The
most serious fire this town has expert
enoed in Il years. occurred.F'riday morn
ing, between and o'clock. 1t was
discovered in Ryan & McLean's cloth
ing store, occupied also by John Muir
ray. The blaze spread to ]. ]. McAfee's
dwelling and from there to Blakenay
Eros general store. These and two
warehouses belonging to II. w. Church
We're soon in ashes. 1t was only
through the efforts of citizens that the
town was saved. Mr.. McAfee loses
$4,000: Ryan & Mclean, $4,000; Blake
nay Bros, big loss; and John Murray
lost everything.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
MURDER-ROBBERY.
Georgia Man Killed and His Safe
Looted of About $1,000.

Matthews. Ga, Dec. 2S.-At a late
hour Christmas night an unknown man
called at the home of Mr.. Ed Gay, six
miles from here, and asked him to
change a bill. Mr.. Gay. not having the
change. walked with the man 10 his
store. 1t is supposed that while there
the stranger forced Mr.. Gay to open
the safe which contained $1,000. He
then probably murdered Mr.. Gay and
set fire to the store to hide his crime
The store was completely Quilted. The
safe WAS found open and the skull of
Mr.. Gay was found in the ruins There
is no clue to the perpetrator of the
crime.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29
WILL NOT ALLOW 1T.
No Cattle Can Go to st. John by c. p.
Through Maine.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-United States
Consul General Turner reports to the
state department from Ottawa, that
the British Board of Agriculture has
refused to relax the new Dominion GUS
toms regulation preventing the Cana
madam Pacific Railroad from carrying
cattle through st. John because its line
lies for short distance in the State
of Maine. The request was made in
the interest of cheaper and more eff
cient transportation of Canadian cattle
to the British market. Vessels bound
from Portland and Boston to British
ports are prevented from carrying cat
tie to ST John and Halifax.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-29

The salaries of the British Cabines
Ministers are as follows: Lord President
of the Council $4,000: Lord High Chan
First Lord of the Treasury $25.O0o; Chan
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, $4,000:
Home Secretary. $4,000; Foreign Seere-
tary, $4,000: Colonial Secretary. So up;
Secretary of War, 5000: Secretary OF
India. $2i0O0: Chancellorof the Exchequer,
81. 900; First Lord Of the Admiralty. So
coo; President Of the Local Government
Board, 80 600: Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
500 600; Lord Chancellor of Ireland, So
go; Secretary for Scotland, $1,000: .rst
Commissioner Of Works. 10000; President
Of the Board of Agriculture, $4,000.