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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
SIX PERISHED.
Hotel at Lester, w. Va, Burned and
Six Lives Lost.

Cumberland. Md, March Six per-
sons were burned to death and one was
fatally injured as the result of fire,
this morning, in a small hotel at Letter,
a mining town near E,.SiIfs, w. Va,
The dead:
. Msggie,G oughlan. Annie Burke, Hen
ry Burke. George c. Anderson, Mrs.
George c., Anderson and child of the
Andersons.
Robert Long was fatally injured
Several persons escaped with minor in
juries by jumping from a second story
window.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
Dead Now Numbers Seventeen.

Glens Falls, N. Y, March S.-But two
bodies of the victims of the Spre Falls
tragedy OF Saturday have been recov-
cred Two of the 16 men not accounted
for last night turned up today, and the
latest information given out by the Of
licials of the company fixes the num-
Der of dead and missing at II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
Financial.

buy stock I'm the KAHCHESS MINING
COMPANY, Tacoma, Washington.
Sufficient work has been done to open
beyond a doubt that proper development
will place this mine with the Dutch Miller
and Monte Christie located In the same
belt which have paid millions in divi-
CIothinx Co., free, Block, ,Dodd q Co..
Is Court So, Rooms 80, 80. Boston. Mass.
feb2d1mo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
FOR THIN
PALE WOMEN.

Women and children with thin, pale
faces, lack of color, don't get on well
because their blood is starved. Father
Johns Medicine builds up the body and
makes flesh. Its gentle laxative effect
strengthens the stomach and corrects
the digestion, starting the whole system
to working right. It's food elements
rourish the system and make strength.
feb9mons4t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
DIRECTOR MERRIAM RESIGNS
From Census Bureau to Enter Business
in New York.

Washington, March S.-Wm. R. Mer-
RAM, director of the census and former
governor of Minnesota, Saturday, formal
Is rendered his resignation to President
Roosevelt. The resignation is to take ef-
feet on May Ii. He will remove to New
York to take up a position with the Inter
national Mercantile Agency.
President Roosevelt has given no init
nation of his intention regarding the APP
pointment of Director Merriams success
sor. Ex-Representative David H. Mercer
of Omaha, already has been recommended
to the President and several other men
are said to have been mentioned for the
place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
Germany and ST. Louis Exposition.

Berlin. March Sd. r. Francis. pres
ident of the ST. Louis Exposition. ar
rived here. this evening. Herr Lewa'd.
the German commissioner to the expo
sition, has begun the regular publica-
ton of q circular giving information
about the ST. Louis Exposition for OK
hibitOrS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09

At the fifth session at New York of the
sale of Ada Rehan's collection $S17s. 25 was
realized, making the total S32.215.50. The
prices were lower than on the preceding
day, though the attendance was fully as
large. An old Flemish tapestry brought
$500. Hartley's bust of Ada Rehan in the
costume of katherine went for SIS. ]. L.
Manning bought it, and it was said it is to
go to the Chicago Art Institute. Augustin
DAILY paid the sculptor $500 to execute the
bust. Four hundred dollars was paid for
the Francois suite in THE Tanning of thu
Shrew.''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
POPE FEELING WELL.
Gives Audience to 5000 Pilgrims In
i,-. Spite of Doctors Warning.

Rome, March S.--The Pope, this morn
ing declared that he felt so well that lie
ought not to make those who had come
considerable distances to pay him homage.
and accordingly. in spite of DR.. Lappon's
advice. he received 5000 pilgrims from Ber-
lin, Vienna and Belgium. and bestowed
his blessing on them. No speeches were
made
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
He Cannot Recover.

Erockton. Mass, March S.-Joseph d.
Godette, the shoe worker, who was shot
by his chum Daniel Doucette at their
boarding house, last evening, was still
alive, tonight but physicians believe
he cannot recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
AFTER SUFFERING NINE YEARS
". 5. Burke Of 3l5 ". 43d Street, New York,
Was Cured of Grip by Father
Johns Medicine.

Il have been suffering from chronic
bronchitis and grip for more than nine
years, and besides doctors medicine,
used every remedy 1 heard of without
any relief, until I took Father Johns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
Suicide of Gloucester Captain.

Gloucester, Mass. March S.-Capt
John Hendrickson. commander and part
owner of the schooner Agnes. commit
ted suicide. today. by drinking car
bolic acid. No reason has been assign
ed for the deed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
.k.I 57Islal 'rVKs

Medicine. am jn6w gsihg the seventh
bottle with the, result that I am gain
ing strength and weight every day, and
have recommended 1t to all my friends.
Yours gratefully, (Sighedy w. s. Burke.
S15 West 14Sd StrNe York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
Congressional Election in Colombia.

Panama, Colombia, March S.-The cleo
ton Of congressman took place today.
The official candidates were elected for the
six provinces of the isthmus. The elected
congressman intend to fight in favor of the
Panama canal treaty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09

New Haven, CT, March S-Sheriff Dun
ham listened with great interest to an ac-
count of the murder in Waterbury. lie
said that he had not .been informed off
cially that any tistufbance had taken
place and therefore would not go to the
scene of trouble tonight He will hold
himself in readiness, however, to go to
Waterbury at moments notice and if
necessary, to send a posse there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09

upon the head with the butt end of re-
from the car four men followed him firing
their revolvers He ran at top. speed for
the swamps nearby and when he discov-
cred that his rursuers gained upon him
he laid down. The murderers rushed by
but did not go near the highway. They
soon gave up the search, whereupon young
Chambers hurried from his hiding place
and started for the city to give the alarm.
He fell in with policeman who conducted
him to the car barns where Chambers had
his injuries attended to.
At 12.s0 the body of the dead officer was
taken from police headquarters to the
morgue, where Medical Examiner Graves
will conduct an inquest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09

X Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Inau-
enza Whooping Cough, 1n1hSb n and nd. Asthma
and sure relief in advanced stages. Use at once
You will see the excellent effect after taking the
FRS. dose Sold By dealers everywhere. Large
5cstes IS cents aud 50 cenA
N.w&F
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09

There is feeling of security, even though
the baby is croupy or has cold or whoop-
ing cough, when there is bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in the house.
Mothers of small children have learned
that it can always be depended upon, that it
is pleasant to take, and that there is not the
least danger in giving it, even to babies.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22

Trust, at Pittsburg, and the American
chorus girl are to his mind the most
worthy of his admiration Of all things
IN the country He says that the steel
works are extraordinary, which is.
perhaps, as good a word as any, and
saves rhetoric, and that the chorus
girl is grand, delightful, delicious"
He goes further than this. He says
that there is nothing in the world so
well worth seeing and hearing as the
chorus girl IN America.
After this, we can forgive him for
saying that our big buildings seem to
have been built more for use than APP
pearance; for this is true, particular
ly of such structures as the Flat-Iron
Building in New York. A Partisan
has found something new to admire III
our country.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
GOVERNMENT CLERKS
AND RETIREMENT FOR AGE

The United States Civil Retirement
Association, whose purpose is to provide
some means OF retirement for aged
clerks from the Government service,
met last evening at s o'clock in
G. \. K. Hall, FOR their annual COIN
Gil. Alexander H. Schultz and j. T. J.
CIVIL formed a delegation from the
New York branch of the association;
". c. Brown. c. j. Scollard, and John
Nj Whitcomb, one from Boston. and
Duncan Veesy another from Baltimore.
The association members, present to the
number of $50, were addressed by their
president J. w. Starr. Mr.. Starr de-
clared the membership was now 10,c00.
was increasing rapidly. and the body
was in good financial condition.
Following are the officers of the as
sociaton: J. " Starr, president; Pick
ems Nagle, first vice president; S L.
Faunce. second vice president; Mrs. en-
ME y. MINER third vice president;
John E. Brooks, secretary, and Henry
c. Swan. treasurer.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
TEACHERS COLLEGE
CONFERRED DEGREES
Feature of Commencement Week at
Howard University.

The Teachers College Of Howard Uni
versity held it's annual commencement
last evening in Andrew RaFkin Memo
rial Chapel. Graduates, teachers, ana
faculty were gathered on the stage.
which was decorated with palms and
American flags. Acting President Teu-
mis- 8. Hamlin, D. D., rector OF the
Church Of the Covenant, conferred de-
grees on seventeen persons, and Dr. W.
A. Wilbur, of Columbian University, ad-
dressed the graduates. Prof. Lewis B.
Moore. dean of the Teachers College.
presided over the exercises
The first number on the program. an
Grafton on The Relation Of Pedagogy
to Society" by James W. Bolts, A B.
was omitted Ida Freeman read an es-
say, The kindergarten and the Primary
School"
Oceana E. Brooks, Hattie B. Cornish,
Lulu B. Davis, Ida Freeman, Banna b.
Kennerly. and Marion West, Of the kin
dergarten training course, received the
teachers degree.
Mary Curtis, Alice NJ. Edmonston.
Virginia Harris, Mathew NJ. Morton, and
Mrs Anna L. PoindeXter, OF the ele-
mentary teachers course, were given
diplomas
The degree of bachelor OF pedagogy
was conferred upon Musetta Brooks, Ella
B. Campbell Mrs. Laura E. Hawks
worth, Benjamin Washington, and H. E.
Wilson.
J. W. Bolts received the degree of
bachelor of philosophy.
Prof WiIbur's address TO the graduates
was thoroughly appreciated. He spoke
of the nobility of the teachers calling
and OF the high aim they should always
have DR. Hamlin closed the exercises
in a farewell speech, wishing god-speed
TO the outgoing pupils.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22

PraeS-h Great
Ban He Name Connece

and Campbell, who kept shop near st.
Martins Church, and who set UP the
sign of 1.-The three crowns" in the Strand
The sign has never been changed, and
is now known all over the world In
connection with those wonderful circular
notes which carry the credit OF Coutts
to the end Of the earth. In 1895, Mid
dleton died. and the surviving gold
smith, George Campbell, took into
the firm his niece's husband, James
Coutts, who, at Campbells death. be-
came the head OF the firm. and then In
vited his brother Tom TO join him. 1t
was Tom who was the grandfather Of
Lady Burdett Coutts.
The vaults and strong rooms of the
bank are Of vast extent, arranged IN
cloister-like avenues, ana contain No.
merely the securities and title deeds,
but in many instances the plate and the
family jewels OF the oldest and grandest
houses of the European artstocracy-
More than this-there are many papers
containing great state secrets that have
been lying for years in the vaults of the
bank, among others all the documents
relating 10 the secret marriage OF King
George " with Mrs. Fitzherbert, OF
King William " with the Hanoverian
Baroness Won Linsingen, and of other
invalid unions OF members of the reign
ing house.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22

property would be sacrificed. More
over, the fire protection for the river
front. where much of the commercial
wealth of the city is, must be admit
ted to be particularly ineffective.
The existence of so many public
buildings containing Invaluable pub
lie documents and records, to say
nothing of the National Museum and
the Corcoran Art Gallery, makes it
clear that this city should have I'M
usually good protection from fire. In
stead OF this it has an equipment in
ferior TO that of many cities of half
its size and importance.
The contents of our public build
mgs are not more important to the
people of the District than to the
country at large. The various lega-
ton buildings are among the impor-
tant objects of protection. 1t would
not look we'll if the British embassy,
or the Mexican embassy, should have
It's buildings destroyed by fire, because
the fire department of the capital of
this country was palpably inadequate.
Yet nothing is more clearly within the
bounds of possibility.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
ZONES for the Senate.

If Tom Johnson, the single tax, 3-cent
car fare mayor OF Cleveland, joins forces
with Sam Jones, the Golden Rule
mayor OF Toledo, to send the latter to
the United States Senate, the Hon. Mar
Gus A Hanna may have good cause for
some uneasiness. There are indications
which lead to the belief that this com
bination will be made.
Already petitions are being circulated
in the factory districts OF Cleveland and
Toledo urging the election to the Senate
OF the eccentric Jones, and thousands
Of workingmen have signed them. Now
that Mayor Johnson is in complete con-
troll not only of the city government
but the party organization OF Cleveland
there is little doubt but that the legis
latfve delegation from Cuyahoga county
will be Democratic and ready 10 do the
will of the mayor. Add to these the four
members from Lucas county, which
Mayor Jones should be able TO elect if
he is q candidate for the Senate, and
there IS some ground for the hope ex-
pressed by Democrats that they will be
able to elect the Legislature.
The Democratic State convention Will
doubtless express choice for Senator
and Mayor Jones may be the man. When
he ran for governor as an independent
candidate he polled more than 100. O00
votes, and the Democrats might depend
upon these to aid in the election OF their
legislative candidates If Jones is can
didate.
That Jones is strong with the voters
IS proven by the fact that he has four
times been elected mayor of Toledo.
three times against the bitterest oppo-
sition of both political parties, and all
the newspapers of the city Once he
received more than double the number
OF votes cast for both his opponents
combined. Great interest would no doubt
be added to the Ohio campaign this
fall should Mayor Jones be pitted against
Senator Hanna for the United States
Senate.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
State Secrets and Mysteries.

There. too, lies concealed IN a strong
box the key to the mysterious
tragedy by which the late Duke of Au-
male as a mere lad became possessed of
the palace of Chantilly and of the CO.
Iossal fortune OF the last OF the Condos.
Emperor Napoleon kept all his most i'm
portant papers at Coutts' Bank; SO, too.
did the late Emperor Frederick OF Ger
many, while the late Prince Bismarck,
in spite OF his pronounced hatred for
England, Is known to have sent all his
private papers, as we'll as a quantity OF
official documents Of which he desired
to retain possession. over to London for
safe keeping at Coutts' as soon as ever
he realized that his dismissal was immi-
nent- Indeed, 1t is known that his amaz-
ing delay IN rendering his resignation
demanded by tho Emperor was attribu-
table TO his anxiety to get his papers
out of the country while he still occu-
pied the Office of chancellor.
NARQUISE DE FoNTESOY.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
The Second Woman in England.

The Second Woman in England.
King Edward once described the Bar
oness Burdett Coutts, whom 1 mentioned
yesterday, as the second woman of the
British Empire, and it is probably not
until her death that people will realize
the extraordinary part which she has
played throughout near seventy years as
the patron. friend and fellow worker in
charitable enterprises OF Charles Dick
ems, as the most intimate friend and
supporter of Gen. Chinese" Gordon
indeed. the last dispatches he ever re-
ceiyed at khartoum were from her, car
ried TO him by a native trader at great
expense and much personal risk-and
as the generous patron of countless
artists. composers, authors, and scien
lists of every description, as well as
of charitable enterprises OF the most
diverse character.
The baroness Is world famed as a phil
anthropist. But I doubt whether there
are many who know that her philanthropy
ever took the form of DISCRIMINATING
Chinese, Malay and Tongkinguese pi-
rates.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
DIPHTHERIA SPREADS
AT NEWPORT STATION

NEWPORT. R. l., May 22.-Diphtheria
appeared yesterday among the naval ap-
prentices or the Constellation and OF
the monitor AmphilrIte, where many
boys had been sent in the hope hat
they would not become infected with the
disease. which is epidemic at the sta
ton. The medical officers are apPre-
hensive. Diphtheria appeared among
the apprentices a fortnight ago, and as
many as there We're tents for were put
in camps OF the island. The disease
however, gained ground, and 40 boys
We're transferred from the barracks to
the Constellation and about 100 to the
Amphitrite. 1t was believed these Toys
were safe. but one boy on the Constella-
ton and two boys and Boatswain Walsh
on the monitor. were stricken yester
dag.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
The Fire Department.
A Shameful and Dangerous Neglect of
Legislative Duty.

For many years the fire department
of this city has been In dire need of
more money. After each object les
son as to the inadequacy Of present
facilities for fighting fire, there has
been a more or less dilatory recogni-
ton of this fact, and sometimes Con
gress has consented to increase the APP
preparation about half as much as it
should have done. But with all this
pleeemeal generosity on the part of
legislators, the fire department of
Washington has come far short of
keeping pace with the growth Of the
city.
The need Of fire boat, demon
strated by the destruction Of the
ferryboat Columbia, is only one of
the numerous needs of the depart
ment. SO far as the fremen are con-
eesned, nothing can be asked, unless it
may be more Of them, for the force is
none too large. But when it comes
to equipment, their tools are pitifully
unfit for the work required by a city
Of three hundred thousand inhabi-
tants.
The difficulties Of fighting fire III
Washington are increased by the i'm
mense distances over which the city Is
spreading itself IN every direction. II
Is true that the wide streets and COM
paratively isolated buildings render
the danger of fire less, because it is
easily prevented from spreading from
one building TO another; but this IS
eounterbalanced by the fact that if
confagrations should break out on the
river front and III the business center,
and IN one OF the outlying neighbor-
hoods Of handsome dwellings, at one
and the same time, ii would be physi-
cally impossible for the force to fight
al three at once, and somebody's
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
Declared War on Pirates.

Sixty and seventy years ago, when
steam navigation was in its infancy.
piracy played a very much more serious
role in maritime intercourse with the
Far East than today. In fact. every
vessel that had occasion to traverse
the Straits of Malacca was compelled
to carry guns to repel those fierce pi-
rates who were the scourge of those
seas. Lady Burdett Coutts equipped at
a considerable cost an armed naval ex-
petition for the purpose of exterminat-
ing them and placed 1t under the COM
mand of Sir James Brooke and of old
Admiral Sir Harry Keppel, now the
father of the English feet"
The expedition proved eminently sue
cessful. and, while Sir Harry returned
to civilization, Brooke remained in the
Orient and became the first rajah, or
Independent sovereign. OF Sarawak.
which occupies a considerable portion
OF the Island of Borneo- The baroness
played a great role in this strange VEN
ture of Brooke, supporting him with
money and political influence, and II
today Sir Johns nephew is the only
Briton who is the sovereign Of an in
dependent, prosperous Oriental state.
The Washington times., 1903-05-22
Nj. MaChen's Deficiency.
Will 1t Furnish a Pretext for His Sum-
mary Removal?

When the first Commissioner of
Agriculture was hauled before an in
dlgnant and outraged Appropriations
Committee Of the House to explain
why he had permitted his bureau.
contrary to law, to run into debt, that
amiable official, hopelessly fioundering
about In sea of silly excuses, finally
blurted out: Gentlemen, my ex-
pendltures exceeded my most sanguine
eXpectationsP'
We fancy something similar will be
said by Mr.. Machen, the suspended
chief of the Free Delivery Division,
when he comes to explain the defeien-
cy Of 1921, 467 just discovered by an
examination of his books. His expen-
dltnres exceeded his most sanguine ex-
peetations! A deficiency of more
than three-quarters of a million dol
lars piled up within less than ten
months. There's ''hot air" for youl
That's ''stump speech" and no mis-
takel
How fantastic now-we might al
most say absurd-appears the Post
master Generals eleventh-hour indig-
nation. He had no warnings of what
was coming-no, not hei He could
see IN those coal contracts, made last
winter, nothing but a philanthropic
desire on the part of Mr.. Machen to
serve the Government. All criticism
OF that great man was the result of
spite, envy, and malice Eighty-fve
per cent of the charges brought
against the management of the Post
office Department were baseless, If not
slanderous. Or, as our esteemed even
ing contemporary remarked at the
time, nothing tangible had been fur
nished TO base an investigation on.
None so blind, indeed, as those who
viii not see.
Well, we shall see what we shall
see. We shall await with curiosity.
in fact, the ultimate disposition of
Mr.. Machen's case. Will he be per-
mitted TO resign, or will he be sum
marily Dismissed VIII the deficien-
cy, just discovered, furnish a pretext
for his removal, or will certain other
matters-but We refrain We wouldn't
for the world embarrass the Postmas-
ter General, and he must realize by
this time that his department is fairly
wallowing IN an embarrassment of
irregularities"