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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
is FITZ AFRAID?
Refuses to Fight Jcffries in California
and Bout Is Off.

New York, April Bob Fitzsim-
mons, today, refused positively to fight
Jim Jeffries in California. In cOnse-
quence the big fight is virtually off, be-
cause it is impossible to pull it off any
where in the East or South.
This morning, Jim Kennedy received
a dispatch from Alex Groggains, man
ager of the San Francisco Athletic
Club, announcing that his club had Sc
cured from the supervisor the May per-
nit for a fight. Groggains authorized
Kennedy to submit to Fitzsimmons the
following offer, which has already been
accepted by Billy Delaney in behalf of
Jim Jeffries:
The men to fight for 20 per cent. of
the gross receipts, the club to deposit
$4,000 as guarantee to pull off the
fight and put up a bond of $4,000 to
secure the winner his share of the
purse.
Kennedy at once submitted the San
Francisco clubs offer to FitZsimmonS
who refused absolutely to consider it,
saying: 81 will not fight Jeffries in
California. l will fight him in the East
or nowhere"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
HIGH LICENSE
Will Be Clements Slogan if Nominated
for Governor of Vermont.

Rutland, VT, April 9.-Percival w.
Clement, president of the Rutland
Railroad. tomorrow, will send to
Shrewsbury, a letter accepting an in
vitation to allow his name to be used
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor on high Ii
cense platform. He says in opening
that in the march of Social improve
ment and education upon the subject
of intemperance our state has been left
so years behind the times"
In his letter he says: 'There is more
intoxicating liquor. adulterated and high
ly injurious. sold in Vermont than in any
other state in the union according to pop
ulatiOn. 1t is also true that there is more
morphine. choral. opium and kindred
drugs consumed in our state per capita
than in any other state in the union.
The whole effect of the law is pernicious
and it has retarded the natural develop
ment of our state, and rests as curse
upon us, insofar as it breeds hypocrisy,
perjury and lying, evils greater than in
temperance itself. Liquors are sold OF the
towns and we are all made parties to the
transaction but there Is little or no profit
to the town or the state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
ELIZABETH WHITTIER PICARD
Sister Of Poet Whittier Passes Away at
Boston, Mass.

Boston, April 9-Elizabeth Whittier
Pickard. wife of Samuel r. Pickard and
niece of John Greenleaf Whittier. died al
her residence here this afternoon
She was born in Portland Me-. and was
the daughter of Matthew Franklin and
Jane Vaugham Whittier. Her father
was the youngest brother of John Green
leaf Whittier, and at an early age she
became a member of the household of the
poet at Amesbury. After the death of
the mother of the latter, and of the sis
ter, for whom she was named. she be-
came the head of her uncle's household
and so continued until her marriage in
1876. She was educated at the Friends
school, Providence, r. l., and the female
seminary in Ipswich. Soon after the
Civil War she spent three years in the
South as teacher i'm the schools of the
freedmen at Richmond. Va. Camden and
Charleston, s. c. After marriage she re-
sided in Portland until seven years ago
when the family moved to Boston.
OF late years she had taken much in
terest in the preservation and care of her
uncle's birthplace in Haverhill. to which
she had returned many heirlooms that
poets family removed to Amesbury. She
allowed to remain at the Amesbury home.
which came to her by the will of her
uncle, nearly all the furniture and books
and kept the principal rooms in the same
condition as when occupied by the poet
A son. Greenleaf Whittier Pickard of
Philadelphia, and a brother, Charles f.
Whittier, editor of the Portland Tran
script, survive her. The remains will be
buried by the side of the deceased's uncle
al Amesbury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
LEOPOLD INSULTED
by Mob of Socialists While Out Riding
in Brussels.

brussels, April SKIING Leopold was
lnobted by Socialists, this afternoon on
MS arrival here from BiarritZ. The meet
Ing between the Socialists and the KIM;
was quite accidental. but it was none the
less unpleasant for His Majesty, whose
automobile was surrounded by excited
Socia' lists. who shouted Long live the re
JuO1c. Long live universal SIffrage! and
waved red flags in the !<.1g's face.
The Socialists Lad objected at the rail
road station to bid fare well TO the mem
tcrs Of a d LEGATION of Spanish Republi-
can deputies who had attended the So
cialist gatherings here. anc who had pai =
icipated in last nights demonstl alton.
ire ''oli,e. This morning, informed tn
.'pa nit.rds that they must leave Brussels
forthwith and re delegates were escort
a to the station y q large gathering OF
= y / lists bea'ii':, led flags.
T. = King arrived o: the same time and
"a diff .ulty in getting mis- automobile
out of thu crowd. but finally he found an
90 ming an. cut'i.;tanceG his pursuers.
IN the Cra"Ih";' of Representatives to-
LAY, M. FIrn emont, Socialist. gave notice
of his insen; :"n to interpellate the gov
a IN en- on vi - he termed "a gros..
breach Of International hospitality in
p'llii.g the Sr@n.3G deputies.
The Stttalist incident has aroused in
tense excitement. and there are fears of
further Disturbances and complications
The mi.tisteI o. var. Gen, Alkemade.- has
@ 'dered he miiitii reserve of is regiments
to he in readiness to rejoin the colcrs
and geEGarmes Of ali the divisions are
held in instant readiness to march wher-
ever required.
Midnight--idary disorders continued
here, throughout :he evening. A crowd
of rioters looted cafe and wounded
three policemen by revolver shots.
AT Llege the rioters smashed the win
COWS OF Jesuit church and seminary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
LAWSON'S HOT SHOT
Against Bennett in latter's Suit
Against the Lynn Item.

Boston, April 9.-The testimony of
Thomas w. Lawson for the defense in
the libel suit of EX-Representative
Frank p Bennett against John F.
DOnOhue and the Lynn Item in the su-
perior court, today, was more drastic
than anything that has been heard in
Massachusetts courts for years.
In his impulsive manner Mr.. Law
son related converse tons he had held
at various times with Mr.. Bennett,
showing how he called the latter a
"blackmailer," "scoundreI" and "a liar
time after time. He declared that
Bennett had attempted to secure his
backing for the speakership and in
return promised his support of Law
sons gas measure then before the
Legislature; that he had sought large
sums for advertising in his papers and
when this was refused threatened to
make Lawson sorry for it and did at
tack him savagely in the columns of
his paper.
During his recital Mr.. Lawson was
perfectly calm and collected and his
statements created n profound sensa-
ton in the courtroom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
DANISH LANDSTHING
Will Vote on Sale of West Indian
Islands, Next Week.

Copenhagen, April 9.-The Landsthng
upper House,. today. concluded its So
crct debate on the treaty providing for
the sale of the Danish West Indian is
lands to the United States. a report on
the subject will be presented to Parlid-
ment in open session at an early date.
The Landsthing majority report which
was signed by - members. recommends
the ratification of the :rcaty after a Sc
cret vote by electors who are qualified
to vote for members of the colonial com
ell of the Danish West Indies. ThcSr
electors are holders of property worth
2,D kroner and upwards
Twenty-Five supporters Of the govern
ment signed the minority report. which
is in favor of ratification of the treaty
without a rlcbiscite.
The Independent group. numarrin !;
eight members signed third report, ad-
vocating the ratification of the treaty.
with IA subsequent plebiscite of the en-
tire population.
The Landsthing will vote on the r.
ports in open session, next week.
Today's session Of the Landsttng W s
very exciting. The oppositksn mixed To.
reject the treaty outright, but the motionl
was lost, IS to So.
The majority report is understood ga
be codched in extreme terms, for thes
purpose of exacting some concessions on
the part of the Folkethine.
The United States mnistc to Denmark.
Laurits S. Swenson. ignores the commu-
nicatiOns which Capt. Christmas has adj
dressed to him denying the alleged brib-
cry OF congressman. * "A
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
A BRUTAL MURDER.
Girl Stabbed to Death by Unknown
Man at Detroit.

Detroit. April 9.-Just before mid
night, tonight. the most brutal murder
of recent years in this city was com
mitted on 18th street. A young I'M
Identified girl was stabbed and pound
ed to death. Her throat was cut, a
knife was thrust into her brain and a
dent in her forehead showed that she
had been dubbed. A man heard cries
and saw a man striking a girl down
After running a short distance. Jewell
saws the assailant turned again and
renew his attack on her PROSTATE body
Jewell notified the police. who found
the body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
ON MATOPPO HILLS.
Cecil Rhodes Remains Nearing Their
Fina! Resting Place.

Bulrwa.o. Matapeleiand, April 9-As-
ter impressive sel~fte held at the drill
hail.. today. by the bishop OF Masholand.
the coffin containing the remains of Cecil
Rhodes started on the last stage Of its
journey to the Matorpp hills.
At today's service there occurred re-
inarkabie demonstration of sorrow in
which the whole surrounding country
participated. Hundre;is Of persons were
turned away from the drill hail. which
was crowded to its utmost CAPACITY ana
thousands of persons irfand around the
building took Up the funeral anthem
The streets through which the fnnera,
procession passed were lined with troops
and everybody fell in behiicd the coffin
as soon as the cortege lisd left the town
limits. The entire population of Bulu-
wayo took part in the procession. leav-
ing the town AS deserted as though 1t
had been swept by fire or the pIagae
The body viii. pass. tonight in a hut
on the summit of the Matoppo hills, in
which Cecil Rhodes cnca lived
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57th CONGRESS.
Continued from page ~

cents per pound it was II cents; and that.
therefore. at the present price in Havana
I.Sl o b. the Cubans would receive Il
nroht Of 81 cent per pound. lie 1urtheF
argued that there was no moral oDllSa-
ton upon the United States to make the
proposed concession.
If more was necessary. Norris said ne
was willing to go further and relieve Gu
ba by the rebate PLAN which, he declare q:
vas the only method by which the relief
would reach those for whom it was IN
tended. He read the report of the ways
aiu means committee against the proPo-
Sitlon for free sugar from Porto Rico.
which said the Sugar Trust would Ie-
celNe the entire benefit of the removal 81
the duty The report had been prepared
by Grosvenor, but all the Repubiicin
members OF the committee had subscribed
TO It, If the statements Were true, they
were true now, as to Cuba.
lie produced figures to show that rela-
lively the Porto Rican sugar growers re-
ceived IS cents per 100 pounds less from
the Sugar Trust that the trust paid for
and Cupan plants Jared in practically the
same way From these figures he argued
mat the trust being the sole purchaser
was sure to reap The advantage Of any
reduction made to Cuba. He asked why
ne sugar Trust was advocating this re-
duction if ID did not expect to he ben6-
lifted and in support of the statemon:
mat the trust was after the reduction h,
quoted from a letter written by Speaker
Henderson to one of his constituents in
which the Speaker said that the trust
was here in the person of its ablcsl
managers"
But, gentlemen,' he said. turning tC
is Republican colleagues, IF you insiS;
rpon giving the Sugar Trust a present OF
$2.d".wo, let us give the Sugar Trust 4
dose Of its own medicine. Let us tax,
! he diferential off refined sugar unde,
which the trust has grown strong ano
powerful
He called on the Democrats to stand
Tith the Republicans and hit the Su-
gar Trust. The Democrats cried that
they would join with the Republicans and
&pplauded vigorously.
Mondcll (WyoD followed with Il set
pccch in favor of the bill.
Ball CTeX) opposed the bill. He con
tended that il would afford no relief q
Cuba. He denied that the bill was in Lille
with Democratic doctrine. because il Va;
admitted that it would not result in re-
ducinS the price of sugar TO the Ame"I.
can consumer. Its sole beneficiary. ne
argued, would be the Sugar Trust. Al
80 p NJ, the House adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
HARDWARE JOBBERS
Propose Consolidation With Capital
of About S120,00o,o0o.

New York, April 9.-AuthOritative an
nouncement of a consolidation of the
great hardware jobbing interests of the
country in a combination capitalized
at 1920, geo will be made by the Iron
Age in it's current issue. tomorrow.
The consolidation embraces companies
in st. Louis. Pittsburg, Cleveland,
Philadelphia, San Francisco and Bos-
ton. and over 40 other houses repre-
senting nearly every important trade
center of the country. Negotiations
are still pending with other houses, and
it is expected that there will be fur
ther accessions to the number already
enrolled i'm the combination.
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WEBB-VANDERBILT CASH
Waiting to Build Railroad Through
New Brunswick.

Fredericton, y. T., April 9.-That an
extensive railway project with Ameri-
can capital in it is being worked out
was shown in the New Brunswick Par
lament, this afternoon, when bills were
introduced to incorporate the Frederic
ton e. Western Railway Co. and the
Moncton & Eastern Railway co.
Mr.. Copp, VI. p, explained that these
bills We're promoted by the Webb-Nan
deI bilt syndicate, which had already
purchased the Canada Atlantic Rail
way and was about to acquire the
Great Northern in upper Canada. Thu
lines in New Brunswick to be chartered
would form part of a through rout.
from the West to Cape Breton.
The lire would strike this province
| at the head waters Of the St. CroiS
river and run to Fredericton ano
| thence to MOncton, whence it WOulr
continue into Nova Scotia. From Fred
| ericton there was proposed branch
| railway down the st. John river valley
| to St. John. The proposed bills Civ.
| the company power to purchase char
tiers of other railways.
Premier Tweedie, replying to a ques-
ton, said that the company asked NJ
subsidies and would be required t.
make a deposit of $4,000 before the
| bills became law. The bills were read
| a first and second time.
The scheme is said to include fast
| line of passenger steamers from Louis
| burg, c. t., and the making of st. John
| \. b., the point for its export freight
business.
In the Legislature. tonight. the bills
| relating to the Moncton & Eastern
| Railway and the Fredericton & West
| ern Railway We're agreed to.
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CADETS IN REVOLT.
Kentucky Agricultural College Eoys
Force Commandment to Resiur,

Lexington, KY, April 9.-Insubu:d;-
nation at the Kentucky Agricu tur n
and Mechanical College here cane to /;
climax, last night, when Coramancian n,
Robert A. Mckee was knocked down
deluged in water and egged by n tiivi.
sion of cadets. This morning, he re-
signed. Commandant Mckee was q
captain in the Spanish American war
and was appointed TO this office las.
September. A reporter who visited
the college, today, to investigate the
matter, was egged, rocked and finally
marched from the grounds by crowd
of about 200 excited students.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Fred Merrill. who is Is years of age
and who has been making his home at
the Auburn city farm for some time.
suddenly disappeared Tuesday. Young
Merrill formerly lived in Paris, Me.
where it is said he has relatives. He :
short and rather stout boy and travels
with his head well back.
j. p. Moss. coal contractor at Brown
vile Junction, was killed as the result OF
fall beneath loaded car on the c. p.
r. r., Sunday. Mr.. Moss was working
at the yard about noon. Sunday, shunt-
ing a car onto a track near a coal she'd
AS the car struck another the shock was
sufficient to throw Mr.. Moss off and I'M
,derneath the trucks. He died about 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
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hospitality of Charleston, adding: Il
mean every word that l say
The President arrived at Summer
vile shortly after 6 o'clock and the
party were driven directly TO the Pine
Forest Inn. Tonight, a banquet was
rendered to the President at the Inn
by Capt. WAGNER. Tomorrow is to be
more Il day of rest than anything else.
The party will drive through the Pine
forest and visit will be made to the
tea farm.
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MEAT IS TOO HIGH.
Liverpool Alarmed Over the Scarcity
and Price of Beef.

Liverpool April 9.--The rise in the price
of meat here is attributed more to the
prohibition of Canadian and Argentine
American beef combination During the
hrst quarter of this year more than 500
fewer cattle were imported through Liz
eTpool than during the corresponding pc
ROD Of 1891. Cattle traders aver that the
scarcity in meat Will increase unless the
government permits the entry of South
American and Canadian live cattle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
AUSTRIA'S FRIENDSHIP
Needed by Germany to Keep Up the
Triple Alliance.

Vienna, April Count Won Buelow the
German imperial chancellor. arrived here,
this evening. His visit to Vienna has
the object of alaying the irritation which
resulted from his failure to visit Vienna
when he was appointed imperial chan
cellor. 1t is said the count will seek the
consent of Austria to give Italy econom
ical administration without which she
would be reluctant to renew the triple
alliance.
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10000 LOCKED OUT.
Augusta, Ca, District Manufacturers
Adopt Harsh Methods.

Augusta, Ga, April 9.-The lockout
of all mill operatives in the Augusta
district. which was threatened by the
Manufacturers Association in retalia-
ton for the strike. Monday. of the en-
ployes of the King mills. went into eff
feet, this forenoon. Every mill in Au-
gusta and in the House Creek district
is closed. They include the plants at
Aiken, Vauckuse, Graniteville, Warren
vile. Bath. Langley and Clearwater,
which employ in the aggregate 10000
men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10

The body of John Leek an aged negro.
VINO died at Battle Creek. Mich. six
months ago. and which was turned over
to an undertaken in order that he might
test new embalming fluid. has been eS-
humed. The body has the consistency OF
vuicanized rubber and might readily pas;
Tor statue of black marble. as the petri-
ned flesh Is hard enough to take n polish
There is not the slightest trace Of decofn-
position or wasting. the features retain
ing their fuliness. The experimenter say
the fluid will preserve the body for CEN
furieS
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Nervousness and Nerve,

The more nervous a man is. the less
nerve he has. That sounds paradox
cal-but it isn't; for nerve is stamina.
Hoods Sarsaparilia gives nerve. 1t
tones the whole system, perfects diges-
ton and assimilation, and is therefore
the best medicine a nervous person can
take.
If you get tired easily. mentally or
physically, take tit will do you good.
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TAX ON WHiSKEY
Determined Effort to Reduce the Tax
From $1.1O to 70 Cents.

Louisville, Ky, April ct is said
among Louisville whiskey men that a pc
tition with 100000 signatures will be
sent to Congress by the distilled spirits
interests of the United States asking
that the internal revenue tax be reduced
from 81 10 to 20 cents a gallon. 1t is said
also that the organizers of this movem ant
propose to enter policies in opposition
the request for reduction Of the spirits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10
Price Of Window Glass Advances.

New York, April 9.-The Window
Glass Jobbers Association. today
placed an order for 100000 boxes OF
window glass with the factories of the
Manufacturers Federation, at an in
crease of Is per cent. over the last pur-
chase price.
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TWO 5ARGEs LOST.
Feared That Crews Also Perished OF
New Jersey Coast.

New York, April J.-The ting CovingtGn
was sighted off TIE Highlands, at Al this
afternoon, coming in with tie barge Ken
lucky in tow. She is repccted to have
lost the barges Mystic Belle and Mindora
which she had been towing ESQ, in yes
terday's gale, off the Jersey coast. A
yawl boat bearing the name "M.-...ic
Belle" ard some debris were reported
washing ashore at Point Pleasant, v =
1t is feared that the crew % the barges
were also lost. The Mystic Belle was
blown out to sea, last February, ;ni af-
forwards tOwed into Newport with h"r
crew badly frozen. The bafges were loal
ed with coal from Norfolk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10

The British admiralty has ordered
the cruiser Thames to search the north
Atlantic for the missing Allan Line
steamer Huronian. The Huronian left
Glasgow. Feb. II, for ST. John. N. B.,
and has not since been reported.
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The Potomac Is Slowly RISING.

Cumberland, Md. April 9.-The Po-
tomac river is slowly rising. Snow has
fallen at Fairfax, w. Va, to the depth
of inches.
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+ Rosebery After Pointers.

London, April 10.-The Daily Chroni-
Gle, this morning publishes Il rumor
That Lord Rosebery is; going to South
AFRICA to study the situation there
with view of submitting his impress
"lons and advice to King Edward.
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Providence, r. L.. April 5-The Mystic
Belle Is the 18th ship barge bound to this
port which has been lost since the fan
storms began. Twenty lives have been
sacrificed and thousands of dollars worth
of property wiped out on the calamities
the lot of these bound craft
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-10

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If II fails
to cure. +. w. Groves signature Is on
sach boz. nc. tuA.htf
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SERIES OF "DRIVES"
Continued from page ID

furnish him with list of their witnesses
20 that he might examine them.
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@MAr~

This signature Is on every boz Of the genuine
Laxative Bromo-Q uininc Tablets
tie remedy ttat cures . eesA - o1e ~