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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-17
eowpoIN COLLEGE.
Trials for Indoor Meet-Baseball Out
door Practice Starts.

Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Me-,
March lG.-(SpeciaD .-Manager Mitchell
has practically completed arrangements
for the indoor meet which is to occur
on Friday evening next and which is ex-
pected to be a record breaker. The track
teams are especially good, this year, and
the class squads are getting into good
shape Trials were held in the gymna-
SUM, Saturday afternoon, and the fol-
lowing men qualified:
Pole vault-Hunt 'o2: StanWood 'O2 !:
Hlll, %; Cleveland, '05.
shot Iut-Webb, '02; Dunlap, '02; Nun
70, 03; u. Hamilton, '02.
High jump. Hamilton, 'O2; Hunt, '02;
Pierce, 'O3; Clark, '05.
The distances Tor the dashes and relays
Will be made up of four men from each
class, and three hurdlers are chosen from
each class, as has been done in years
past 1t is expected that in addition to
the fast men in the upper classes that
the freshmen will develop some excellent
sprinters and distance men. The class
squads are working hard on their drills
and VIII be in fine condition by Friday
night.
Required gymnasium work will be end
ed on Wednesday of this week.
Manager Mitchell has arranged the list
of officials for the meet as follows:
Referee, Sam Kurdish; judges, Prof
Bolster OF Bates, Or. f. B. Mitchell ana
John Appleton; timers, Howard Stack
Pole. Benjamin Kurdish and Phillip IL
Cobb; measurers, Motley Fuller, l.. 4.
Gray, Il. *. Blyc; clerk of course, G..
Rowland Walker; assistant clerk, Andrew
Rodick: starter, Dan Pratt; announcer,
q. f. Fogg.
Professor Mitchell, the club swinger and
fire ball juggler, who has been such an
attraction for two meets past, has again
been engaged for this year.
The baseball squads which have long
and faithfully worked indoors all winter
under the direction of Coach Williams,
have begun practice on the delta and are
taking hold OF the work with a renewed
vigor which is highly encouraging. Cap
tain HaVey is more than pleased with
the prospect for a winning team and ha :
a large squad of men to pick from. Mr..
Newenham, VINO will coach the team.
next term, will be here the latter part of
the week to look over the situation and
complete plans for the spring work
Coach Williams viii leave on the 9th
for Chicago, where he will so into train
ing for the coming seasons work in tbs
National League. The men are to be
measured for suits, this week. and some
kind of a suit will be provided for every
| man who tries for the teams. The base
ball score cards are out and are very
attractive in form and workmanship.
The meeting of the Deutscher Veuin
was held on Saturday evening at the
New Meadows Inn.
Religious services were very fully at
tended. Sunday. President Hydes chapel
address was much appreciated and the
music by the quartet was excellent. The
Y. NJ. G.. A. meeting was the largest for
years football team at Harvard. address
ed the meeting and a large audience en-
loyed his remarks. There was a vocal
solo by John Appleton, '02.
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AMERICANS WIN
From the British in Seventh Newnes
Chess Cup Series.

New York, March 16.-After two day.
of hard fighting the American chess team
vanquished the British team, Saturda,
night, in the seventh of the internationa
series of matches for the Newnes cup
America won 5ts games and Great BrI
tain ~.
The distinction of achieving the first
victory fell to the Englishmen, by virtu
OF Trenchards brilliant defeat Of Delmar
Almost simultaneously came the new
that the amateur, Atkins, mad lowered tn
colors of Marshall. This was hard
blow. for the Brooklyn Chess Club hat
relied upon Marshall and Pillsbury win
ming their respective games
At the time the outlook was that tn'
match would be lost to the Americans
Hymes was then in difficulty, and Noig
appeared to be beaten. The former 500.
eXtricated himself, however. and proposed
a draw, which Mills accepted. Voigt ats
redeemed himself, the game being event
ually a draw.
For long time afterward the score re-
manned at to l in favor of England
the solitary victory for the American sid
having been achieved by Helms on the
last board. PillSbury was unable to make
any Roadway against Lawrence and haI
to be satisfied with a draw. Barry made
a great effort to win, but could not d.
it, and finally accepted the offered draw.
After the agreement of the contendin.,
parties the remaining games ended az
told above, and the victory belonged &
the Americans.
The summary of the match follows:
America. Great Britain. Opening.
Pillsbury, ~; Lawrence, Y; Ruy Lopez
Barry, Y Mason, y: English opening.
Marshall. o.; Atkins. /; Qns git dec.
Hodges, l: Lee, o; Qns ct dec.
Hymes, 1a; Mills. 1h; Scilian def
Woight, II: Bellingbam, ~ Q'ns ct dec.
Delmar, 0; Trenchard, l; Dutch def.
Newman, A Blake. vs.; Ruy Lopez.
Howell, l; Mitchell, 0: Ruy Lopez.
Helms, 1; Girdlestone, o; Q'ns PIN op'g.
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FIRE AT BRYN- MAWR.
Denbigh Hall Burned All the Students
Escape Uninjured.

Philadelphia, March l6.-One Of the dor
mitory buildings of Bryn Mawr College
an institution for the higher education OF
young ladies, was burned tonight The
college is located at Bryn Mawr. about 10
miles from this city. The fire was caused
by the upsetting of lamp in one of the
students rooms. 1t got beyond the con-
troll of the local firemen and fire compa-
MES were sent from Philadelphia, late to-
night. No one was injured.
The burned building was known as Dem
bigh Hall and had accommoda tons for
q students. The fire started on the sec
end floor in the western end of the struc-
ture. Those who occupied the first and
second floors managed to save some of
their effects. but those occupying the
third floor saved nothing
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WITH A HIGH HAND.
Ecuador Treating Americans and Eng
Iishmen With UncaIIed for Severity.

'Guayaquil. Ecuador, March 16.-News
was received here by telegraph that a
man named Kennedy had been locked up
in the Jail at Alausi. the same place where
Michael Bolan of Springfield Ohio. was
formerly imprisoned. Kennedy is not an
employee OF the Guayaquil & Quito Rail-
road. but an Englishman trading legally
in AlaCSi He appears to be well Con-
nected. 1t is believed that a result of
Kennedy's imprisonment the British gov
eminent will have to consider the matter
of affording protection To British subjects
in Ecuador.
1t is expected that the United States
cruiser Philadelphia, which has been an
chored off Puma island. at the mouth OF
the river, since March ID, will depart, to-
day.
Certain American citizens here have
signed and forwarded a statement to the
secretary of state at Washington in
which NJ. DeLeon. the American consul at
Guayaquil. is compimcnted upon his
stand in the matter of the recent alleged
| impositiOns upon American contractors
| in Ecuador on the part Of the Ecuadorian
officials.
Michael Bolan was one of the Ameri-
cans whose imprisonment was alleged to
have been Illegal and an outrage.
| The cruiser Philadelphia went Quay
aquil to make an investigation of the al
| legations that American citizens had
| been i'll treated in Ecuador.
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57th CONGRESS-.
Continued from page ~

OF Two American shipyards had been
very pussy nut they had been busy in
the construction of ships for the coast
wise trade almost exclusively.
me dlHerence between the cost of
the snip construction in this country
ana In Europe was the smallest part
OF the proposition. The difference in
the cost Oh operation was the feature
when MADE an Investment in Ameri-
can shlpS Improbable at present
Elkins of West Virginia, a member
of the committee on commerce. said rhe
United States was now having 5000 600
Gay 10 Ioreign ship owners for the
carrying Oh our commerce. If we had
American shipping to carry our i'm
ports and exports $20O,O 600 annually
would be saved to the American people,
Bacon OF Georgia, gave notice of an
amendment which he proposed to offer,
providing that no contract under the
bill should be binding upon the govern
ment until 1t should have been submit
ted to ana approved by Congress. He
asserted that the subsidy would go to
a few favored large class mail steam
ships which did not carry the COM
merce of the country.
\ bill appropriating $150,O0O to estab-
lish marine hospital at Savannah,
Ga, was passed.
The Senate agreed to meet at II
o'clock Monday, and after routine bust
ness, to take up the ship subsidy bill,
the speeches to be limited to Is min
utes, except that Senator Frye of
Maine, will have 80 minutes.
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CORRECT REPORT
Of Miss Stones Release BY
Rev. J. H. House.
A Difficult Task, Carried Out Faith
fully in Spite Of Everything
Miss Stone Expresses Gratitude for
Interest Shown in America.

Boston, March 16.-The April number
of the Missionary Herald of the Amer
lean Board will publish an official ac-
count of the captivity and release of
Miss Stone to correct errors in previous
reports. It's statement includes let
ter from Rev. J. II. House, d. D., of
Salonica. who dealt with the brigandS
IN securing the release of the captives.
Under date of Feb. %, three days after
the release DIR. House wrote:
THE captives We're left on Sunday.
Feb %, at about $50 or o'clock A. NJ,
under a little pear tree a little distance
from the village of Gradishortsi, which
is about three miles to the west of the
city of StrumnitZ. They had to wait in
the cold until light before they entered
the village, on account of the dogs.
which are usually very savage. At
dawn of day Mrs. Tsilka went toward
the village and found an Albanian who
led them to the head man of the vii
lage and through them they obtained
horses for the city, where they arrived
at O'Clock and were received with
great joy"
kilograms were Immediately sent in
all directions and on the 18th of Feb
ruary, DIR. House and Mr.. Garguilo,
who had been waiting anxiously at
Sores, went to Strumnitz and escorted
the captives to Salonica, where, when
DIR. House wrote, they were guests in
the mission house. People from towns
and villages in all directions came to
greet them and at Salonica n great
crowd awaited them, including people
of several nationalities. DIR. House
writes:
THE negotiations, with the brigands
were carried on by me, while the ques-
tions that arose between our legation
and the Turkish government were at
tended to by Mr.. Peel and Mr.. Gar
guilo. / met the brigands alone with
my agent and of course was in their
power. as they twice said to me. l told
them. however, that as negotator
they of course would not touch me.
IF | could only go over the story OF
the vicissitudes of this rescue work, for
the times which when all seemed lost
from the movement of troops and then
the wonderful providence of God winch
at last enabled us to pass to the Orig
ands the money secretly, in the face OF
all the espionage of the government
and newspaper correspondents, you
would be deeply interested. 1t was the
hardest and perhaps at times the most
exciting work of my life.
AT one time it seemed quite possible
that the two might not come out OF the
work alive. God was far better to us
than our fears and gave us wonderful
victory which has even called forth the
congratulations of correspondents
who, by the order of our secretary,
We're against u.s."
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AN UNWILLING LEADER.
Givera Forced to Succeed Lukbon, Who
Was Recently Captured.

Manila, March 1f.-Givera, the insur-
gent leader, has issued proclamation
in the island of Samar declaring he has
succeeded Gen. Lukban, who was cap
tured by the Americans and that CON
seouentlv all orders now standing il
the name of Lukban are void. Givera
also says he has been compelled unwill-
ingly 10 issue this proclamation
Gen. Chaffee has signed an executory
contract for the purchase of a site for
an army post at point seven miles up
the Pasig river The site is a mile and
quarter wide by two miles and a half
long. 1t is bounded on one side by the
Pasig river and on the other by the
Laguna De Bay. 1t is on high ground
and overlooking Manila. Building on
this site will commence as soon as the
purchase has been approved by Con-
gresS.
Owing to cholera at Hong Hong, a
quarantine of five days will be enforced
against all vessels arriving here from
that port.
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HIS 81st ANNIVERSARY.
Thomas Small of Winnegance As Spry
As Man of so Years.

Bath, Me-. March 16.-Thomas Small OF
Winnegance, celebrated his S1st birthday
anniversary. Saturday, and as is his Gus
tom. has been in the city.
He is the son of the late Daniel Small
of this city and when a young man viz
tied the gold mines of California, where
he remained three years. He left Bath
for San Francisco in 1S49, shipping as
mate on the brig Eagle and made the pas
sage in 19S days, very quick trip then.
on the eth of August. 1852. while at WORK
on Feather river constructing hume
he lost his left forearm while blasting.
Mr. Small. who enjoys the best OF
health. is considerably interested in ship
ming. and is an earnest temperance advo-
cate He was married to Miss Rachel
Mariner of Brunswick, Oct. ), 1SiT. and
last fall they celebrated their 5ith we'd
ding anniversary. OF a family of 10 chill
dren, five are living.
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Hysom Severance.

Coopers Mills, Me-, March 16.-(Spec.aD.
The marriage of Zebard F. Hysom of
Coopers Mills, and Harriet z. Severance
of Lewiston, occurred at the home of Mr..
Hysom Tuesday evening, March II.
The ceremony was performed by Mr..
c. f. Achorn in the presence of the i'm
mediate relatives and friends, including
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Hewitt.
Mr.. Hysom, who is veteran of the
Civil War, has been a resident of this
village for more than % years.
The bride, who comes from Lewiston,
is well and favorably known there as a
woman of sterling character and kindly
nature Having travelled quite extensive
Nv through the West and Southwest, she
has quite a general knowledge of the
country in which we live.
We welcome her to our village believ-
ing that Lewiston's loss is our gain.
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COLON GUARDED.
Troops Well Placed to Ward off At
tack-Prcvisions Low.

Colon, Colombia, March 16.-All the
approaches to Colon are now guarded
by small attachments of troops. The
government is throwing up embank-
ments at certain advantageous points
in the center of this town, and from geo
to 800 troops are kept moving up and
down the railroad line. These are
necessary precautions to avoid an in
surgents uprise and attack similar to
the one of last November.
Beef, provisions, vegetables, etc, are
coming scarce in Panama as small
boats are no longer able to communi-
cate with the neighboring coast towns.
Panama is receiving its supply of beef
from Carthegana by way of Colon.
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ALL HANDS LOST.
Wreck of Steamer Tiber Found
Off Canso, N. S.
No Trace Of Crew and All Supposed
to Have Perished.
She Left Louisburg, c. B., Feb. 26, for
Halifax.

Halifax. N. S., March 16.-The
wreck of the Dominion Coal Cos
steamer Tiber has been found off
White Point lodges, five miles west OF
Canso. The news was brought to
Canso by lobster fishermen returning
from the fishing grounds.
the steamer is below the water, and
pieces of wood and other wreckage
floating about led to the discovery. The
wrecked steamer is a considerable dis
lance from the shore. No trace of the
crew has been found and it is likely
that they have all persisted.
the steamer left Louisburg, C. B., on
FEB. 70, with a cargo of 1900 tons of
coal for Halifax, and nothing more was
heard of her until March 3, when some
Wreckage and lifeboat buoys were
found in the vicinity of Whitehead. The
T1ber was commanded by Capt. Henry
Boulanger of Quebec, and carried a
crew of 20 men. 1t is probable hat a
wrecklng steamer and divers will be
sent from Halifax to ascertain if there
are any bodies in the steamer.
AS soon as the news reached Canso
several boats started out for the lodges.
port that the fare boom is above water,
and that the bow can possibly be seen
six feet below. 1t is impossible to say
what condition the steamer is in, as
there are no divers at Canso, and it is
not known whether she is broken badly
or not. The fishermen think that there
are a number of bodies in the steamer.
Nothing can be done until divers ar
rive
1t is supposed that the Tiber struck
on the lodges, March 2, and then fell off
and sunk in deep water. There was a
violent storm, that night, and it would
have been impossible for any of the
crew to make landing.
The agents here give the following
as a corrected list of those who were
on the steamer:
III. Boulanger, Al, Qubec. captain.
s. Simars, 81, Quebec, first officer.
S. J. Burke, Al, Cape Breton, second
officer.
G. Lemilin, 40, Lewis, chief engineer.
Octave Labarge, AZ, Lewis, second en-
gineer.
A. D. Intor Forth, 30, Lewis, third
engineer.
Frank Roberts, 10, Cape Breton,
steward.
Philemas Sampson, 2S, L'Islet, cook.
Nicol Antoine, IS, France, mess room
steward.
Joseph Griffin, 35, North Sydney, sea-
man.
Rosario Lebarge. 10, mess room
z. Grant, is, Boston, trimmer.
A. Leblanc, Little Bras dor, "a, sea-
man.
Elzias Lefranc, and Z. Eli Richard,
"a and 81, Magdalenis, n. S.
A. M'Donald, 2S, Louisburg, carpen-
ter.
Joseph Mari Calish, Spain, trimmer.
Jeffrey Boudrot, IS, seaman, Of Ari-
chat.
Emile Panquin, q, seaman. Que
bee.
L. N. Carter, 81, fireman, Quebec
Thomas Hearn, 25, trimmer, St.
Johns, N. F.
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The The scores of the first eight men were.
SCHOONER BERTHA DEAN
Believed to Have Foundered in Recent
Heavy Gales.

Baltimore. Md. March 16.-It is believed
in local shipping circles that the schooner
Bertha Dean, which sailed from Baiti-
more for Boston. Feb. Is, with a cargo of
coal. foundered in one of the recent
heavy gales with all on board. Since she
was lowed down the Chesapeake bay by
the tug Stella on that date, not word
has been heard from her
Vessels sailing at the same time as the
Dean have arrived at their destination
safely, which seems to point to the foun-
dering of the Dean. The Bertha Dean
was built in this city in 1852 and was
valued at $4,000.
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FOUGHT BRAVELY.
Continued from page H.

bron, Orange River colony which des-
cri5es how Commandant Mentz, the
night of March 10, crossed the He'll
bron-Wolvehoek Railroad line at Got
tenberg. One Boer advanced, firing his
rifle. Two pickets between the block
houses returned and fired and killed the
Boer and his horse. The Beers then
cut the wire fence and drove in a mob
of loose horses which knocked down 200
yards of the fence. Commandant
Mentz then rushed through with over
800 Beers and the pickets were power
less to stop the overwhelming rush.
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DECISION AGAINST BEST.
New Trial Denied, but Another Excep
ton Is Taken.

Salem, March 16.-In the superior
criminal court at z. NJ. Saturday. the
motion of counsel of John c.. Best, con-
victed of murder of George L. Bailey
at Saugus, for a new trial, was over
ruled by Judges Sherman and Fox.
The court ruled that Charles W.
Meyer of Essex, one of the jurors, was
not unqualified because Of defective
hearing in his left ear.
An exception was taken by counsel
for Best on account of this ruling, and
arguments will be made at an adjourn
ed hearing in the court in this city,
March 30, at $50 in the morning.
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GOING TO BOSTON,.
Prof. e. Gardner of v. of M. Going to
Boston University.

Bangor. Me-, March 1G.-George T.
Gardner. dean of the University of Main2
Law School in this city, has resigned, %
accept professorship at Boston Univer-
sity Law School. The resignation IS 10
take effect, Sept. ]. Dean Gardner mas
been at the head of the Law School four
wears. In Boston he will have the chalr
of contracts and evidence.
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A Warninq.

TO feel tired after exertion ia one
tang; to feel tired before Is another.
pon't say2the latter Is laziness-it
isn't; but IT'S sign that the system
lacks vitality. Is running down. ana
needs the tonic effect Of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
10 2 warming. -ton-- ind sufferers
snould begin takihs Holds at once.
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MISS STONE GRATEFUL
For the Interest Shown in Her Release
by Americans.

SaIonika, March ia representa-
tive here of The Associated Press mas
received a letter from Miss Stone, the
American Missionary, in which the
former captive of the brigands express
es her surprise and gratitude at the
universal manifestations of joy at the
release of herself and Nine. Tsilka-
Miss Stone also conveys her heartfelt
thanks to all those who by their labor,
their money and their prayers CO.
operated to the release of herself and
companion.
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MANY SOUVENIRS
OF the Old Warship Minnesota Sold to
Relic Hunters.

PASSPORT, Me-, March 16-The metal re-
naming from the former Old-time war
ship Minnesota, burned last fall in the
western part of this island city, is being
hauled in, this week, and will be shipped
by vessel to Boston as old junk. The
boilers, tanks, etc, weighing about g.
tons, have been taken TO Union wharf
and in short time the last relic of the
once celebrated man-o'-war will be gone.
Numerous canes have already been
made from the oak saved from the
wreck, and many articles of a value to
relic hunters have been designed from
pieces carried away a few months ago
when the warship was tied up on the
beach waiting for the fatal torch.
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QUIET PREVAILS.
No Disturbances at All in the Danish
West Indies.

st. Thomas, d. w. l., March 1.-THE
United States gunboat Machias arrived
here, Saturday. 1t is believed the Ma
chias came here in order that the cap
tain, Lieutenant Commander Henry
McCrea, might confer with the COVER
nor of the Danish West Indies, Col. De
Hedermann. The governor being at
Santa Vruz, the Machias will proceed
to that island, Monday, and then re-
turn here.
1t is said the American gunboat will
remain at st. Thomas for some time
and will probably await the transfer of
the islands to the United States.
Perfect quiet prevails here.
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RHoADES STILL LIVES.
Much Weaker, Sunday, and In Very
Critical State.

Cape Town, March 16.-Mr. Rhodes
dozed considerably and took nourish-
ment during last night, but was de-
cidedly weaker, this morning.
At O'Clock, this afternoon, his con-
dition was unchanged.
The condition of Cecil Rhodes is un-
changed. at 545 this evening.
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SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED.
One Steamer on Fire-Another Ashore
and Abandoned.

SueZ, March 1.-THE canal is at pres
ent blocked by the British petroleum
steamers Nerite from Marseilles, Feb.
"a, and Bulysses from Constantinople,
Feb. "a, for Port Said. The former is
on fire and the latter is ashore and
abandoned.
The steamers mentioned in the above
belond to the Shell Transport and
Trading Co., Limited, of London. The
Nerite is of 1898 and the Bulysses is of
6069 tons gross register.
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A four story tenement house on Var
mum street, Haverhill. owned by Jo-
speh F'igner. was damaged to the ex-
tent of $1,000 by fire. Saturday night.
the blaze burning out the upper portion
of the house. Six families lost on their
furniture more than 500.