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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-16
VESSELS HELD UP,
Big Fleet Held by Northeast Gale Back
of the Cape.

Highland Light, Mass. Dec 15.-Sat-
urdays blizzard on Cape Cod can only
be compared for it's violence with
the great storm of Nov. -, 1898. but
unlike the latter it has not left, from
present indications. much maritime de-
struction in its wake. With scores OF
vessels anchored in the water of Cape
Cod, the only wreckage reported on the
ocean side of the cape is here, some
broken planks, pieces of a cabin and a
broken dory coming ashore. There is
no certainty that the debris is from a
craft which has met disaster since Sat-
urday morning. 1t may have come
from some one of the several vessels
which were wrecked along the north
shore early last week, the wreckage be-
ing brought here by the storm. Snow
fell heavily all yesterday and last
night, but clear weather followed, to-
day. with high winds.
The four-masted schooner Savannah,
with a cargo of hard pine from Bruins
wick, Ga. for Boston. rode out the bliZ-
Zard at anchor off Wood End. Seven
large schooners are in Provincetown
harbor where they have been storm
bound since Dec ). The four-masted
schooner Independent, from Boston for
a coal port, is anchored off Long point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-16
FOUR ALARM FIRE
Calls Out Boston Firemen to Fiqht
Bad Blaze.

Boston. Dec. 15.-Through streets knee
deep with snow, apparatus frof all sec.
ions OF the city responded to four
alarm lire in the Hathaway building, 4>os.
lS-lS summer street. Sunday night that
caused damage of Sl5gOGO
The building, which is seven stories il,
helght, with frontage on Summer street
OF 100 or 20 feet, and extends to Aldine.
street in the rear. is occupied by a large
number OF printing and bookbinding firms
ana WOO! dealers, but a thick party wall
saved the latter. who occupied the front
ha, OF the building. from fire loss
The fire started on the seventh foo,
rear, occupied by the Estes Press and
Worked its way downward until at one
tlne the four upper stories We're a mass,
OF hames which, famed by a brisk wind
threatened the end structure
An immense volume of water was poIIr-
Ell INTO the building. but it seemed for n
tiine that the fire would be master and
the ilremen who worked from the ground
on Estes Place side were forced to leave
Ihelr positions both on account of me
herce heat and also because OF ...reateneo
dangers from bullying walls. 1t was more
thah an hour before the fire could b.
side. - " y
The height of the building made the fire
spectacular one. and il could be seen
from long distance.
The individual losses cannot be given
at present. Before the CITY engines
reached the scene the sprinkler system
on the premises was i'm oDeration and
lhe lower floors We're deluged with waller
so the loss from this element will he
heavy. The building is owned by VIM,
Dana Estes "''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-16
cASTRO'S REMOVAL
Is Wanted by Prominent Parties at
Caracas-Movement Growing.

Caracas. Venezuela. Dec. 15.-Inaction
reiSnS in government circles here. The
officials do not know what to do and are
depending entirely on the United States
to assist them.
\ movement is on foot here. headed by
prominent doctors and lawyers. to request
Pres. Castro to resign and to ask Vice
Pres. Ramon Ayala to assume the presi-
dency and form cabinet without party
tendencies. 1t is also proposed to summon
Congress to appoint temporary presi-
dent and arrange the questions in dis
pute in a manner satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
Gen. Hernandez Gel Mocho' }. who has
just been released from prison at Mara
caibo. is expected at Caracas. Tuesday
His partisans are very active and further
trouble is apprehended.
The Venezuelan government announces
that Great Britain has reopened the nav
igation of the Orinoco river. Two war
ships VIII patrol the mouth of the river
and the river itself. This measure APP
plies only to foreign ships. Vessels fly
ing the Venezuelan flag are excluded
The patriotic parade here. Sunday,
rassed off without any extraordinary in
cidents.
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Pres. Castro during the day visited the
tomb Of Bolivar.
The government reports that the Ger"
man cruiser Panther is going to Mara
caibo to destroy the forts there.
Minister Bowen at the request or the
Dutch minister, DIR. Van Layden, VINO Is
Dutch interests here.
The leading merchants OF La Guayra
arrived here. Sunday night, abandoning
that port in fear that 1t would be at
tackled, Monday.
The German cruiser Venita Is going to
visit Margerita IAN island in the CariD-
bean sea belonging to Venezuela, ~ miles
north of Cumana).
At 5 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. four loud
explosions alarmed the city OF Porto "a
bello. On investigation it was found That
British marines had blown up the subter-
ranean prison cells of Castle Libertadpr
with dynamite. They also burned all the
wooden buildings surrounding the castle
and carried away everything that could
be transported.
After the bombardment of the Cortes
at Porto Cabello and the landing OF ma
rines on the island where the castle Is
situated, the forces of the powers acted
just as though they were at home, cau5-
ing great indignation among the VeheZIc-
lans. When everything had been de-
stroyed the marines re-embarked.
The Venezuelan government warsnip
Miranda has escaped the vigilance oil the
German cruisers Fake and Panther.
which were searching for her, ana ar
rived at Maracaibo, Sunday.
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p. hall, being given the best the stricken
town could muster. hot coffee, cheese,
crackers. etc. and they went home with
feelings of sympathy and thanks to their
Bowdoinham friends.
The fire department of Bowdoinham
consists of the handful Water Witch, a
famous engine, one that has done herself
and her crew proud at many a muster,
but she was hardly the machine to cope
with such confagration, SO her bose
was coupled onto that of the kindling
wood factory and gallant service was
done by that company's powerful pump.
The old PheniX. a relic of the days
when water was poured by hand into the
engine and then squirrel out through "a
small hose of about IL inches diameter
was pulled out to attempt to do her old
time duty, but was soon reegated to the
rear, and, Sunday morning, was looked
over by the curious crowd as she laid,
tipped over on her side. and the long old
fashioned brass pipe standing proudly
erect in the days of Its ancient glory.
The scene in the burned district is pa
thetc because in all probability the
burned buildings will never be replaced.
Once was the day when Bowdoinha m
was busy, lively place. but that day has
passed and the industries that then gave
occupation to her sons and daughters are
gone, and the village has been quiet, Sc
rene. peaceful for years.
The fact that the town must have :.
drug store may mean that one or more
buildings may go up, but none, today.
look for any considerable part of the
burned district to change its present as
pect.
The knights of Pythias will invite tn
other orders to share their quarters until
they can arrange for new accommoda
tions.
One of the most interesting features
of the disaster is the sanding forth in
bold relief on the south side of Maine
street of the old vault which, away back
in the late COS, Cashier Butterfield, at the
point of a pistol, was obliged to march
TO from his home in the snow and open,
to the temporary benefit of the robbers
and causing his own death. The vault
stands there-brick, built on cobbie
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Schooner Eagle, from Bangor, with
lumber. while at anchor in the lower har
Dor at Portland was caught between the
four masted schooner Mary a. Palmer
and the tug Warren. and lost her jio
boom. topmast, foresails, rails ana boats.
The hydraulic dredge Cumberland was
given her third and last official trial,
Saturday when she was taken off SeSuin
light and her pumps given "A sand-and-
mud soaking test. At depth of p feel
the pumps were tested. and were found
to come UP to their requirements OF Is
tons a minute. The Cumberland will now
receive "a fresh coat of paint and 10 tons
of soft coal. and will probably leave
Bath, Thursday, for Newport News to go
into dry dock. After being scraped ana
cleaned she will go into commission al
Fernandina. and will be assigned to work,
this winter, OF the Fernandina coast.
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ITALY TAKES PART.
CONTINUED from page ~

dent. Temporary occupation" in Dip
lomatic phraseolOgy is of the vaguest
application, as witness England and
Egypt. The time will come when the
Emperor will seek the temporary occu-
patton of Brazilian territory, with the
present Venezuelan incident for pre-
cedent. If he once obtains a foothold
how is the United States going to evlct
him?
Some of those who credit the kasier
with this Machiavelian purpose argue
that the British government is lnno-
Gently helping him to play the game.
Others hint that Downing street is quite
willing that the clever Emperor should
make the desired point which it can
easily prove would be equally valuable
to Great Britain in certain eventuali-
ties
The bulk of public opinion in this
country, however, refuses to belleVe
that there is any Interior object IN
view by either of the powers which
have found it necessary to dlsclpilhe
truculent. if weak, state.
English sentiment, as much as
American, deprecates the sinking OF the
captured Venezuelan ships as piece
of wanton offence. 1t is insisted that
this was purely German action
which is of no value except, perhaps, as
an object lesson to little nations
throughout the world which, possibly,
might be tempted to defy Germany and
her ruler in some future dispute.
There is no serious opposition any
where in Europe to the argument that
Venezuela should be brought sternly
to book and compelled to conform to
the elementary rules of diplomatic ln-
tercourse. 1t is also believed that the
incident as it develops will constitute
a practical test of the scope and appli-
cation of the Monroe doctrine which
will be of great Importance to the
United States.
It is fully expected that there Will
be an occupation of Venezuelan terri
terv in some form by the forces OF the
allies and from that moment the STU
alton will be fraught with deep slgnl-
ficance to the American people. There
is, however, the same confidence mere
as in the United States in the vigilance
and Americanism of Pres. Roosevelt
and Secretary of State Hay, and there
is no expectation that they will allow
an onening for any future embarrass-
ment of the American policy in the
western hemisphere.
Meantime. nobody Sc S to know or
care anything about the merits or the
English or German claims against
Venezuela That feature of the sub
ject is entirely ignored.
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NOT DUE TO CLIMATE.
Catarrh is Found Everywhere.

Catarrh is at home anywhere and ev-
erywhere. While more common in
cold, changeable climates. it is by no
means confined to them, but is preva-
lent in every state and territory in the
union.
The common definition of catarrh is
a chronic cold in the head, which if
long neglected often destroys the sense
of smell and hearing: but there are
many other forms of the disease, even
more obstinate and dangerous.
Catarrh of the throat and bronchial
tubes as well as catarrh of the stomach
and liver are almost as common as
nasal catarrh and generally more diff
ficult to cure.
Catarrh is undoubtedly blood dis
ease and can only be successfully Grad
icated by an internal treatment.
Sprays washes and powders are use
less as far as reaching the real seat Of
the disease is concerned.
DR.. McIverney advises catarrh suf-
ferers to use new preparation, sold
by druggists. called Stuarts Catarrh
Tablets. because actual analysis has
shown these tablets to contain certain
antiseptic qualities of the highest value
and being an internal remedy. pleasant
| to the taste. convenient and harmless.
can be used as freely as required, as
well for children as for adults.
An attorney and public speaker. who
| had been a catarrh sufferer for years,
says:
Every fall I would catch "A cold
| which would settle in my head and
| throat and hang on all winter long and
every winter it seemed to get a little
worse. l was continually clearing my
throat an my voice became affected to
such an extent as to interfere with
my public speaking.
| l tried tToches and cheap cough cures
| and sometimes got relief. but only for
a short time, until this winter when
learned of the new catarrh cure, Stu
arts Catarrh Tablets, through news
paper advertisement. Two fifty cent
boxes which l bought at my druggists,
| cleared my head and throat in fine
shape and to guard against return of
my old trouble keep box of the tab
| let's on hand and whenever I catch a
little cold l take a tablet or two and
ward off any serious Developments"
| Stuarts Catarrh Tablets deserves to
head the list as a household remedy, 10
check and break up coughs and colds
because unlike many other catarrh and
cough cures these tablets contain nc
opiate. cocaine or any injurious drug.
dec16,1S,20
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NO EASY TASK
To Supply Boston Poor People, Sunday
With Fuel.

Boston, Dec. 15.-With the streets of
the city blocked with snow it was no
easy task to supply coal to suffering
families, Sunday, but much was accom-
plished. Hundreds of vehicles thous-
ands of men were at work and quanti-
ties of coal in the aggregate was dis
tribated in small amounts. Nearly all
the city departments used their horses
and vehicles in the work of distribution
and if it had not been for this assist
ance, comparatively little would have
been accomplished, as the horses and
men of the coal companies We're ex-
hausted by the trying times of the past
week. At no time before during the
coal shortage here 1ad private aid been
so freely offered as was available of
Sunday. by the city fuel company. 1t
seemed as if nearly every one who
owned horse and business sleigh vol
unteered to distribute bags of coal and
in this way the city. especially the
down town districts were supplied with
fuel in excellent shape. In East Bos-
ton the city distributed IS tons of
Welsh anthracite at 40 cents hum
dred. A city official had charge and
IA city horses teams did the hauling
While measures such as taken, Sun
day, give temporary relief the pros
poets for the coming week are not said
to be bright unless favorable
weather comes to assist the coal
laden fleet off Cape Cod into
port. Many of the hospitals of
the city report an alarming scarcity
of coal with a larger number than
usual of very ill patients, which state
of affairs is causing great uneasiness.
At the Carney hospital there are some
1923 persons, the majority of the pa
tientS, many of'them seriously Ill, who
know not where the next shoVelful Of
coal is coming to keep them not only
warm, but out of danger. Night and
day must fires be kept burning there,
and while it takes five tons a day to
keep the hospital heated. Sunday, the
Sister Superior said that not enough
coal was on hand to last "a hours. At
other hospitals. also, the situation is
regarded as critical.
Local vessel owners are benefitting
by the urgent demand for tonnage. for
transporting coal and unusually high
rates are being paid for suitable craft.
From 81 TO $50 per ton is being paid
for carrying fuel from Philadelphia to
this port. the highest rate for years.
On the other hand long voyage bust
ness does not improve, though vessels
are not urged on the basis of prevailing
rates. Coasting lumber rates are
higher.
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SMELLING OF PUERTO cABELLo
A German and Two Servants Killed
-Ultimatum and Reply.

Caracas. Dec. 15-The Anglo-German
ultmatum was delivered to Puerto "a
belo at 40 p. NJ. Sunday. and the fort
ress was shelled at O'Clock. The uiti-
rlatum was as follows:
ITO the Controller of Customs at Puerto
Cabelo. Venezuela. Dec. Is, 1892:
I'VE have the honor to call your attcn-
ton to the following facts
THE British steamer TopaZe while dis
charging coal here recently was coniis-
Gated. Her officers and crew were SUP
jected to great indiSnitles ana subse-
uuently liberated and permitted to return
to their vessel. Saturday. her captain Was
compelled to lower his flag. The Amerl-
can vice consul has informed us that TINS
was done by the populace without the
intervention of the local authorities. " e
request YOU to send Immediately to the
British commodore complete satisfaction
on the part of the government of Nene-
Zuela for the insult offered to the iaS
of his country and also a.Suarantee that
similar proceedings shall not recurr and
that the German and English residents
at this port shall not be molested. If we
do not receive communication of your
answer by o'clock, Sunday afternoon,
we shall proceed to demOlish the forts.
and, if the fire is returned the custom
house also. Consequently we urge on the
official commanding this city to remove
prisoners and troops from the fortress
in order to avoid unnecessary loss of
life, and to take steps TO avoid that I'M
authorized persons return the fire.
Britain or Germany desires to NEEDLE
with private individuals and the seizure
of the Venezuelan government SHIPS is
made only to enforce ordinary courtesy
and to obtain satisfaction for the in
Vulnerable offences which remain unaH-
Swered for.
We are
Your obedient servants,
(SigneD
'Montgomerie, commodore of the Cha
rybdis and commander of the British
squadron in Venezuelan waters.
'Scheder commodore of the Germa n
squadron in Venezuelan waters
The following is the Venezuelan answer
to the Anglo-German ultimatum:
THE commodores of the Charybdis and
Vineta:
We have the honor to reply to your
message through Il commission composed
of the American. Italian and Dominican
consuls. The authorities at this port did
not countenance the lowering of the Biz
ish flag on the steamship TopaZe, which
act was perpetrated only by the pOpu-
lace.
ION account of the events at La Guayra
imprisonments were made on superior
ed subsequently on superior orders. Tie
Germans and English here enjoy full
guarantees.
Here follows the signatures of the au-
thorities.
This answer was delivered to the Italian
consul at ) O'Clock in the afternoon. and
he was making signals when the bonn
bardment began. a German resident and
two servants at San Esteban. three miles
from Puerto Cabelo, were killed in the
Smelling OF the fort
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European Steamers Are Belated.

Boston, Dec. 15.-Several belated
European steamers failed to put in an
appearance at this port, Sunday, much
to the surprise of the port officials VINO
thought that some of them must have
been outside, Saturday, waiting Tor
the blizzard to pass before crossing
Massachusetts bay. The Teutonic from
Rotterdam is % days out and the ltal-
ian steamer Alberto Terves is ~ days
out from Newcastle, England, with
coal.
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stone foundation, with an old-fa shioned
iron door, hinged in the middle, as Sc
rene1y as though it still protected thous
ands of dollars
Underneath, in the crevices of the foun-
dation, the fire burned merrly along. re-
minding you very much of clam bake
at the seashore. There was said to be
nothing inside the vault. as the selectme n
had very wisely removed all their books
and papers.
The scene is a sad one. All generous
and whole-souled towns and cities will
extend sympathy and hope that industries
may pick up the afflicted town and re.
store it to its old-time prosperity.
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FIRE, FROST AND WATER
Gave These Seven Men All the TroubI.
They Needed.

St Johns. n F.. Dec. 1.-THE scboora,
Noille. carrying n crew of seven n,er
was struck by gale. Saturday morninc
ne vessel heeied over until the stove in
her cabln upset. This set fire to the wood
work and the schooner was soon a mass
of hames. The crew ran the Moliie Tor
outer Gooseberry island an island i.
miles off Bonavista bay. Here the schoon-
er was beached and the crew landed OF.
the rocks. They were reached. Sunday
morning by the crew of the mail boat
Dundee. badly frost bitten as result of
their night exposure.
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King Victor Emmanuel Interested.

Rome, Dec. liking Victor EN-
manuel, who is keenly interested in
the Venezuelan trouble and the atti-
tude of the United States, today, re-
ceived in private audience Capt. Borea,
who is leaving, tonight, to take COM
mand of the Italian cruiser Elba, bound
for Venezuela. The King expressed the
hope that satisfactory solution of
the questions would be found, but said
he was sure the Italian sailors would
do honor to their country in all event.
ualitieS.
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ALTOGETHER TOO FRESH.
Mate Robbins Finds Himself in Trou
BILE at Bangor.

Bangor, Me-, Dec. 15-Walter Robbins
of Portland. mate of the schooner Thcreai
Wolff, frozen in here, is under arrest for
having threatened men on schooner Mn-
quas with a revolver, Saturday night.
Robbins had been drinking and, late al
night. boarded the Minquas. where he or
dered all hands out of their hunks ano
stood guard over them four hours will
a revolver firing two shots close to theil
heads. He finally returned to his veSse
and was arrested, Sunday
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They Weathered the Storm.

Chatham, Mass, Dec. 15.-Thc bliz-
card OF Saturday brought a heavy
snow fall and clear weather did not
come until noon, Sunday. The fleet off
steam GOLFERS. tugs and lows. previous
~ reported anchored to the northwest
of the Handkerchief all rode out the
blizzard in comparative ease. With
fair wind and the fleet will proceed
north
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BREAKING UP.
The End of Two Vessels Ashore Near
Barnstable, Mass.

Barnstable, Mass. Dec. 15.-The two
masted schooner Samuel Lewis of Ellis
worth. Me. before reported ashore Oh
BarnStable bar. came on the beach dur
ing the northeast gale, Saturday night.
and the mainmast has fallen overheard.
The vessel undoubtedly is breaking up.
The sand schooner Electric Flash.
which also went ashore on the bar. has
gone to pieces and is strewn along the
beach. Both vessels were stripped, last
Wednesday. The Lewis was owned by
D. III. Eppes of Ellsworth, and was light.
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The Military Ministries which made
the hit of the X. of p. fair here a short
time ago. will appear at the Augusta
Opera House on Christmas afternoon
ana evening. Many new features will
be introduced ami undoubtedly HALO
well people will be we'll represented at
both performances,
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HALLOWELL.

Mrs. Almeda Merriman of Litchtield,
died. early Sunday morning. from heart
failure. Her age was about 6S years.
Mrs. Merrman was the widow of the
late Eli Merriman and was in charge
of the Litchiield postoffice. The flu
neral will be held, "Wednesday.
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Reading. Pa. Dec. 1.-THE Philadel-
phia & Reading Railroad Co. had over
so locomotives in service, transporting
coal to market. Saturday and Sun
day. The company claims that
$4,000 tons were started, Saturday
night and Sunday. Most of the coal
is destined for the large Eastern cities.
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Short of Coal and Disabled.

Halifax, n. S.. Dec. 15.-The BRUSH
steamer Cambrian King. Capt. Gal
braith. from Antwerp, Nov. ~. lot
Boston. with a general cargo. put IN
here. Sunday evening. short OF COAL
and with her steering gear broken. The
steamer met with terrific head ga'es
on the voyage and had only DAY y
coal on board when she arrived here'