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The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-08-08
ANOTHER RAILROAD RUMOR.
Negotiations Tending for Acquisi-
tiOn of Georgia Central by the st.
Louis and san Francisco.

New York, August 4.-The Evening
Post says:
Very positive statements were made
today that negotiations are pending for
the acquisition of the Georgia Central
system by the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco, which, last week, occurred the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois, and which
during the last year has made notable
progress in expansion. These reports
were practically confirmed, so far as re-
CARDS the statement that negotiations
with this purpose have been underway.
They are not, however, completed.
From the same authority d denial was
obtained of the reports rf a grand
merger of all Southern railroads.
The Report is Secuted.
New York. August 4.-Rcports that
the st. Louis and San Francisco road is
negotiating for control OF the Georgia
Central system are secuted by a leading
representative of the last named pro-
perty.
This is the first 1 nave heard Of any
such plan,' said this director There
is nothing to justify it, and all talk that
the Southern Railway controls the
Georgia Central is utter nonsense The
Southern has no direct or indirect in
terest in this property. which is owned
by the landholders. who in turn are
represented by the voting trustees"
President Yoakum, of the St Louis
and San Francisco road, declined to af-
firm or deny the report or discuss it in
any way. The St. Louis and San Fran
cisco, il is understood secured control OF
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and it
is said to be branching out in other di-
rections-
Extent oT the System.
Atlanta, August 4.-The Central OF
Georgia railway system has 1,S45 miles
of track principally in this state. What
is regarded as the main line of the sys-
tenn runs from Atlanta to Savannah, 294
miles. The road also extends to Athens
and Augusta, Ga, and to Birmingham,
Montgomery and Alusia and Sellersville,
Ala. John NJ. Egan Is president of the
road and ]. F. Hansen chairman of the
boar dof directors.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-08-08
REAL ADMIRAL TAyLOR's CRITI-
CISM.
German Papers Say Such an Admiral
Would Not be 7 IoIernted-what the
Officer Said

Berlin, August 4--The utterances
attributed to Rear Admiral Taylor, of
the United States navy, as to a proba-
BILE conflict between Germany and the
United States in 1907 were printed con-
spicuously here. The Tageblatt says it
requires all the wrongheadedness OF
tingo combined with complete ignorance
of European affairs to imagine that
Germany intends TO annex The Meth
erlands. Any German admiral so indis
Greet, The Talgeblatt continues. would
be relieved OF his duties Immediately.
The Coming Contest.
New York, August Am a recent
dispatch from Washington, Rear Ad-
miral Taylor, chief of the bureau of
navigation was credited with having
given expression to the ideas referred
10 in the foregoing message from Ber-
lin In this Washington dispatch Rear
Admiral Taylor was described as thor
oughly to the steady set Of a cur
rent which Is carrying the United
States and Germany along converging
lines in many parts Of the Globe and
bringing these tWo nations into closer
rivalry everywhere.
To Rear Admiral Taylor was given
the credit of warning the leaders of
the United States navy and army that
Preparations must begin at once and be
vigorously prosecuted from this time
forth for a grave crisis II German
American relations in the spring of
1907.
The time of this crisis is Fixed coin
cident with the most efficient sea power
Germany now cOntemIlates-the time
when the Panama canal will be occu-
pying much attention in this country.
when the Cuban republic may have
about reached the end of it's tether,
when Jamaica and other West Indian
island will be PROSTATE in bankruptcy.
when the notwithstanding to
Admiral Taylor's predictions-will have
been absorbed Dy Germany, leaving
Curacao and the other Dutch islands of
the Caribbean sea as bones Of conten-
ton to force supreme test of the
Monroe Doctrine
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-08-08
Memphis Players Not Allowed to
Enter.

New Orleans, August 4.-Under or
ders of Manage Powell, a policeman
today refused admission to st. Vrain,
Evans az Z BabD, of the Memphis Base
Ball Clun. when they tried to enter
Athletic Park anu the result was no
game was played between the Memphis
and New Orleans Clubs. Unless the
differences between the two managers
are settled, none of the seris of three
gains will be played Both are show
ing an amount of stubborness and each
declares he will not yield.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-08-08
Coroner's Jury Still i'm Session.

Leesburg, Va, Aug. 4.-The coroner's
jury investigating the circumstances
attending the lynching :ast Thurs
day of the negro Charles Craven, the
suspected murder OF William II. VIII
son. continued its session today but
without completing the inquiry adjourn
ed until tomorrow. Two men are under
arrest pending the result of the inquest.
They are Scott Bradley, Of Fairfax AMI
Harry Nipple OF Frederick, nd
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-08-08

General Fftzhugh Lee says failure t.
give Cuba reciprocity viii result in an
archy and annexation will be ineyita-
biz
The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-08-08
VOLCANO GOSSIP
PROFESSOR JAGGERS GIVES
SOME Information
SAW A REAL ERUPTION

Mont Pelee In9resses Him as Being
More Venemous Looking than the
Danger over, and Advises that no
One Remain in Certain Districts.
Towns i'm West Indies i'm Danger
of Tidal wa> cs--Mont PeIee il too
Uncertain.
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WILL CONFESS,
Charles |. BeaI, the Convicted
Clinton PatIicide,
Writes Former Witness, That He Will
Soon Publish Confession.
Is Serving Life Sentence for Poisoning
Father, Il Years Ago.

Watcrvillc, Me, May 6.-James f.
McManus Of this city, received, tonight.
a letter from Charles l.. Beal, now sery-
ing life sentence for the murder Of his
father IA years ago.
Beal writes that his confession will
be seen i'll the papers in a few days ana
the letter is dated May 4.
Mr.. McManus was one of the witness
ses for the state ana testified to having
conversation With Beal in the for
mer'S drug store relative to the power
ana effect Of strychnine.
EeaI asks McManus to assist him al
the next pardon hearing.
The elder Bcal was poisoned by the
administration Of strychnine to whiskcy
ANA the family resided in Clinton.
Several attempts have been made by
Ecul to secure a pardon.
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57TH CONGRESS-.
Three House Desks Draped in
Honor of the Dead.
First Time in History That Such a
Thing Has Occurred.
Fiery Debate on Philippines for Four
Hours in Senate.

Washington, May 6.-The House, to-
reading Of the Journal, out Of respect
to the memory of Representative j. :.
Salmon Of New Jersey. This is the third
consecutive legislative day on which
the House has paid a similar tribute Of
respect to one of its deceased members
House have three desks been draped at
the same time.
1t was a coincidence remarked upon
by members, today, in connection with
the deaths of Messrs. Cummings, Otey
and Salmon that Mr.. Cummings was
the Rosecrans obsequies at Arlington:
that Mr.. Otey was appointed on the
committee to attend the funeral of Mr.
Cummings and that Mr.. Salmon was
designated to attend the funeral of Mr.
Otoy.
The chaplain in his invocation upon
the assembling of the House referred
feelingly to Mr.. Salmon's death and MIR.
Parker. n. j., then announced the
death Of his colleague. In doing so he
paid Il high tribute to the character Of
Mr.. Salmon. He offered the usual reso-
lutions Of sorrow and regret and they
We're unanimously adopted.
The Speaker appointed q committee
TO attend the funeral.
As a further mark Of respect the
House then AZ L. 10 adjourned.
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THOMPSON'S PARDON
Is on Condition That He Becomes
Massachusetts, Citizen.

Little Rock, Ark, May Gov. JEFF
ferson Davis, today pardoned q negro
named Thompson on condition that
Thompson go to Massachusetts within
the next 80 days with the intention of
becoming citizen of that state.
Thompson was convicted in Prairie
county of assault with intent to kill and
sentenced to three years in the peni-
tertiary. The governor makes the fol-
lowing endorsement for the application
for pardon:
Having just returned from the
North and having heard many express
sions of sympathy by the citizens of
Massachusetts for what they were
Pleased to call the poor oppressed ne
gro of the South and desiring that they
shall have an opportunity to reform a
certain portion of the negro popula-
ton of our state,
Therefore |, Jefferson Davis, gov
O. nor of the state of Arkansas, by vir-
tue of the constitution and authority
vested in me by the constitution and
laws of Arkansas, do grant unto An
drew Thompson, a negro, a full and
free pardon, on condition that he be-
come within the next 80 days, a citizen
OF Massachusetts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-07

The Western Maine Musical Associa-
tion held its annual meeting in Port
land, Tuesday. for the election Of Off
Gers ana the discussion of matters pre-
urinary to the opening of the festival
season in this section of the state;
Pres. Noyes, Business Manager Whit
more ana Director Chapman We're pres
emit. Officers were elected as follows:
President, Edward A. Noyes: vice pres
ident II. Herbert Rice; clerk and bust
ness manager. S. &. Whitmore; treas
urer. John NJ. Gould; executive com
mittec. +. A. Noyes, r. f. Boothby,
John NJ. Gould. S. G. Whitmore and
Irving +. True.
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DYNAMITiNS FISH.
United States Must Co operate With
Canada to Stop Il.

PASSPORT. Ma, May 6.-NOtWilhstand-
ing the positive orders issued to the
commanders Of its armed cruisers by
the Canadian government, to stop prac-
tice of fishing with dynamite i'll Brit
18th waters in This section, il is now
stated that its efforts will be futile un-
less the cooperation Of the United
Strtcs government can be obtained. 1t
appears that one of the principal bar
riers to the strict enforcement of these
orders is the absence of clause in the
recently adopted order in council pro-
hibiting Canadian fishermen from hav-
ing IN their possession fish which have
been killed through the use Of expo-
sivcs
The order in council issued by the OF
taWa government prohibits the use Of
dynamite for the killing Of fish. Last
season many complaints were made Of
the ruthless destruction Of some small
varitics Of fish, principally pollock, by
dynamitors in the waters off here and
the matter was carefully considered BY
the Canadian authorities. Finally an
nrdcd in council was decided upon and
the government cruisers were notified
to see that it was strictly obeyed by
both American and Canadian fishermen
within Canadian territorial waters.
Recently while hundreds of fishermen
were engaged in the midst Of an excel
lent spring business, the cruiser Curlew
appeared on the scene. Capt. Pratt eX
hibited the order III council and warned
the fishermen that hereafter no more
dynamite must be used. For time
there was some excitement as the new
method was proving a greater success
than ever this season in point Of the
number OF fish killed.
1t has been found, however. that the
order in council has many loopholes
and is considered ineffective by Cana
dian fisheries officers. There is NJ
clause prohibiting fisherman having
in his possession fish killed with dyna-
mite in Or outside the territorial wa
tiers Of Canada and as a protective
regulation. because of this defect, it is
considered practically useless as there
IL nothing to stop anyone from fishing
with the explosive outside Of the so
called three mile limit Americans pro-
cure their dynamite on this side Of the
line and now. it is claimed, Canadians
will get around their own law by secur-
| ing their supply here also. 1t is fur
| Their claimed that most of the fishing Of
| this class has been done out of the pre-
! scribed waters, and that the only way
To effectually prevent it is by the
| American ana Canadian governments
] pn nnar1tiDu.
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BUCkSPORT SEMINARY.
Policy of School as Will Be AIona
Previous Broad Lines,

Bucksport, Me-. May 6.-(SpeciaD.-
The annual meeting Of the East Maine
Conference, held, recently, at Caribou.
was Of unusual interest to the Semi
nary, as the action Of this conference
determines The policy of the school for
the ensuing year. The reelection of
Rev. $. a. Bender as president insures
a continuance Of the work on the broad
lines which have raised the standing OF
the institution during the past year. At
this session the conference devoted
Thursday evening to the consideration
Of educational work. President Bender
made an eloquent appeal for the higher
education Of our youth which received
a warm appreciation. Professor r. A.
Cooper represented the faculty Of the
school and spoke Of the work Of the diff
ferent departments and outlined plan
Of cooperation between the ministers
and the school management for extend
ing the influences Of the Seminary
The students arc wei pleased with the
return Of RAW. Robert Sutcliffe as pastor
Of the Franklin Street Church of Bucks
port. During The TaSt year many of the
young people nf the seminary have be
come identified with the work of this
church.
The election Of Rev. f. T. Hayward as
presiding elder Of the Bucksport district
is a matter Of satisfaction both to the
town ana the seminary. He is man or
broad culture and experience in education
al work He and his family will take up
their residence in Bucksport some time
this summer.
Rev. and Mrs. II. w. Norton Of Sears
port. visited the seminary, Wednesday.
They Will 90 to their new home at Dc
Yer Nav g.
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CLIMBED TO TOP.
Grape Nuts Food Gave The Strength.

1t is q good thing TO know of food
that will add volumes to ones strength,
for the strong can 90 things andaccom-
plish work in this world while the weak
must stand to one side.
A woman in Toronto writes: II was
in Very poor health q long time and
got so weak and run down that I would
often stop at the foot of the stairs and
wonder how I could get to the top.
Il began using Grape-Nuts and in a
very short time that weak. broken
down feeling entirely disappeared. had
formerly been forced to give up my
breakfasts in order to give my stomach
rest. but when l got hold Of Grape
Nuts could eat breakfast for the food
seemed to help digest other foods, and
soon / began to gain in weight and
strength.
Il regularly use fruit and Grape-Nuts
for breakfast and can work harder ami
for a longer time than ever before
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich,
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THE LATE ADMIRAL VIM. 7. SANIP-
son.

Mrs. Sampson has broken down under
the severe strain and was quite i'll all
during the day. But for the critical
condition of the admiral. she would
have been confined to her bed.
The arrangements for the funeral Of
Admiral Sampson will not be complet-
gested to Mrs. Sampson that the naval
cemetery at Annapolis would be a
proper place for the last resting place
Of the remains, while other friends have
represented to her that he should be
buried in Arlington cemetery. near
this city. Admiral Sampson resided in
Annapolis eight years. during four years
of which he was superintendent of the
academy there. Mrs. Sampson prefers
Annapolis, but the matter viii not be
definitely decided until tomorrow.
The pail bearers have not vet been
selected, but they will include among
them some of the captains Of the ships
which engaged in the Santiago cam
paign.
Mrs Sampson suffered a slight acct
dent four days ago while attending to
the wants of the admiral and has been
in bed since. She probably will not be
able to attend the funeral services.
A number of kilograms and messages
Of coincidence already have been re-
ceived at the house, among them one
from Secretary Moody.
The death of Admiral Sampson oc-
curing late in the day, there has been
no opportunity for any action by the
navy department for participation in
the funeral services. Suitable repre-
sensations, however. will be made, in
GLIDING a detachment Of bluejackets
and marines.
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ley. near Aldershot, from hemorrhage,
caused by an affectation of the throat.
Mr.. Harte had been living quietly in
England for years. Most of his time
was spent in the country and when in
London. he was almost equally seclud-
ed, having few visitors to his rooms At
Lancaster Gate. and only going to the
houses of a limited number Of very in
innate friends.
Several months ago. when false re-
port Of his death was circulated in
America, representative of The AS
ISOLATED Press called at his rooms. Mr.
Harte Their appeared to be perfectly
vell. He laughed heartily and quoted
Mark 'rwain's old saying about the re-
port being greatly exaggerated. "Ex-
cert for little cold said Mr. Harte.
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SAMPSON DEAD.
Famous Admiral Passed Away
at 5 O'clock Last Night.
Cerebral Hemorrhage the Cause--Had
Been Unconscious for Days.
Bret Harte, the American Author. Dies
Suddenly in England.

Washington, May 6-Rear Admiral
VIM I. Sampson, retired. died at his
home in this city at o'clock this az
ternoop. The immediate cause of death
was a severe cerebral hemorrhage. He
had been in semi-conscious state for
several days. and this forenoon. suffer-
ed severe cerebral hemorrhage
At the bedside when the admiral
breathed his last We're Mrs. Sampson.
Mrs. Lieut.. Cluverius. the .admirars
married daughter, Admiral SIMPSONS
two young sons, Ralph and Harold
Sampson, DR.. Dixon, the attending ply
stefan, and nurses and attendants.
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lnnnrovinn Nations Canital.

For some time past plans have been
under preparation Cor the identifying OF
the city Of Washington. The commission
crs in charge have visited many Euro
pean cities. and the result of their search
has been embodied in series of plans.
which will make oar capital the most
beautiful city in the world. In selecting
a family medicine however. it is not nee
essary TO search the world over. because
Hostetters Stomach Bitters. the famous
American remedy. * recognized as the
best remedy nature and science have been
able to produce 1t has over fifty years
Of cures 10 its credit Of such ailments rs
nervousness. and liver and kidney
trouhies When you need medicine iof
these ailments don't fan 10 try the Bis
+pp
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Sophomore Dance-Siesna Chi Moves
Into New Quarters-MiIitary Notes.

Orono, Me, May G.-(SpeciaD 1t
more class, today, to hold an informal
dance in the gymnasium, the date of
which has not as yet been fixed. The
committee on arrangements Herbert,
Livermore. Holmes ,Farwell and Bearce,
Committee on invitations Sawyer Por-
ter ana Hopkins. Mr.. Herbert will act
as floor manager
Tie Sigma Chi Fraternity have
moved into the house that they have
just purchased and are now well located.
Much interest is being manifested this
season in tennis. All Of the fraternity
courts have been fixed mp and are in eA-
Cellent condition. There is scarcely any
time throughout the day that they are
not in use.
The college is making great deal Of
small improvements which Will add great
" to the beauty OF the campus
The military is attracting quite a lot
Of attention lately. Battalion drills arc
held every Tuesday and Thursday at 40.
When the weather nermits the companies
are taken out onto the drill ground back
Of Wingate han and the movements pre-
limnary to the review are gone through
with The officers have voted to turn
out the battaliOns on Memorial day IN
preference to having an exhibition drill at
CONNER cement. IL is thought that thIz
arrangement will be the most satisfactory
to all Of the men.
The advance work in most lines Of
study has been covered and the time now
is being given to review, preliminary 10
the final examinations which are to begin,
May 26.
Capt. Otis Ingraham Of the steamer
City OF Rockland, was stricken with
Bright's disease, Sunday night, and is
INV in 4 Enetnn hnSnitaI In a Critical
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IN THE SENATE.
Beverage Starts a Fiery Discussion o
Philippine Situation.

Washington, May 6.-For almost four
hours, today, fiery discussion of the
Philippine situation ragged in the SEN
ate. 1t was started by Mr.. Beveridge
of Indiana, who made some sharp
structures on the members Of the OPP
position, because. as he said, they per-
sisted i'll telling in their speeches only
one side Of the story
While he admitted that some out
RACES had been committed by Ameri-
can soldiers in the Philippines, Beve-
ridge said it was true too that unparal-
leled Kindness had been shown by the
American troops to Filipino prisoners
and Filipino wounded. Food and medi-
cine, he said, had been shared with
them; and they had been succored on
the battlefield and cared for tenderly
in the hospitals. While saying that the
omission to tell this side Of they story
by the Democrats was unintentional
he suggested that it was unfair to
make an arraignment Of the Ameri-
can soldier and not tell both sides.
Carmack ana Rawlins warmly re-
scented any imputation of unfairness.
Rawlins declared that no partisan mo-
tives had actuated the opponents of the
present Philippine policy. but that they
were moved only by patriotism and
love of country.
Turner, Washington, delivered
scathing criticism of the methods prac-
ticed by the military authorities in the
Philippines. dwelling particularly upon
the alleged order of Gen. Smith, whom
he denounced as a monster in human
form. He urged the Philippine com
mittee to turn all the light possible on
the Philippine question, to the end that
the people might be fully informed on
the situation.
Hoar, Massachusetts, briefly defended
the action of the Philippine commission.
saying that already it had furnished
some valuable information. He urged
that the committee, in all justice, should
call some prominent Filipinos to testify
in their own behalf.
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Federation Of Women's Clubs.

Los Angeles. Cal. May 6.-Today
may be chronicled as the day when
Massachusetts, club women saw tho
plans for which they have been fight
ing two years, go down before the vote
of the National Federation. The maj
defeat was given to the proposal lot
the admission of colored women :
clubs: the effort to down the indiviuuai
club as a step toward REORGANIZATION
through state declarations only, failed'
and the plan to reduce the per CAPITA
tax from 10 to cents was showed I'M
der.
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In his invocation, Rev. Mr. Milburn.
the blind chaplain Of the Senate, refer
red feelingly to the unparalleled fact
of the death of three members of House
Of Representatives in four days. His
allusion was:
Let those solemn and frequent re-
minders Of our mortality come home to
us all with impressive weight, and so
may we walk in the world that when
we depart hence ii may be well with
u.s.
On motion Of Allison a House joint
resolution making an additional appro-
priation of $4,000 for the dedication OF
the statute Of Marshal De Rochambeau
to be unveiled in the city of Washing
ton, was passed
A bill to apportion the term Of office
Of senators elected at the first general
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