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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
THE MINNESOTA LAUNCHED.
Largest Freight Carrier in World Goes
4 Overheard at Groton, Ct. ...

New London CT. April 16.-in the pres
ence of thousands of spectators, including
many visitors from New York, Boston and
other cities the steamship Minnesota, the
largest vessel ever built in this country
and greatest cargo carrier in the world,
was launched, at 2.15 this afternoon, at
the yard of the Eastern Ship Building Co.
in Grcton, across the Thames river from
this city.
The sponsor of the mammoth ship was
Miss Clara Hill, daughter of J. J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern S. s. Co.
for whom the vessel was built to become
part of the company's Pacific and ORR
entail carrying trade. AS the last restrain
ing link that held the ship to it's place on
the ways was severed, MISS Hill broke Q
bottle of wine against the steel bow anG
named the craft Minnesota.
With a gliding movement barely per-
ceptible at first. the vast mass of steel
weighing thousands of tons, started down
the ways and. gathering speed rapidly
plunged into the water with Il wave under
her stern that seriously threatened the
safety of the hundreds of small craft in
the harbor.
Although her momentum seemed sutii-
cient to carry her far over to the other
side of the wide harbor the precautions
taken to slacken her speed were sufficient
to bring her to standstill within half
a mile of the Groton shore. Five tugs
gathering quickly about her took the big
craft in tow and after some of the lumber
beneath her had been cleared away she
was guided to dock, where she will be
fitted up for service.
There were more than 400 guests at
| the launching. Mr.. Hill was received
with enthusiastic cheering when he
arose to speak.
In railway transportation we lead
the world" said he. I'm the United
Kingdom it costs $3.50 to ship a ton of
freight 100 miles; in Germany, 50; in
France. $L75; in Russia, $1.30; whereas
the average for the United States is
only 72.-cents. / hope 1 may in some
manner have contributed to this result.
But in steamship transportation we are
children Today, any old tramp steam
er of any nation that spies an Ameri-
can vessel putting into a harbor with
bundle of freight, will shout Drop
that bundle. and Immediately the bun
die drops. -. ~ .slir
With that great vessel out there rid
ing at anchor 1 don't want to be told
to drop the bundle. Moreover, 1 now
give notice to all corners that I will not
drop it,
In expressing his sentiments regard
ing the merger agitation, Mr.. Hill said:
I'm order to develop our commerce
with the Orient and meet the competi-
ton of nations, there must exist pow
er of control that can collect and for
ward it. But now we are told that such
power is a crime and that he who ex-
ercises it is criminal. 1 now here
plead guilty to that crime whatever the
penalty that may be imposed"
Judge Burke of Seattle, Gov. Cham
berlain of Connecticut, Congressman
Brandgee, eXGov. Waller, John w.
Gates and Lewis Nixon also spoke
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
M.W&F
BUSINESS AND FINANCES
Reviewed by Ex-Gov. Merriam at St.
... Paul, MINI. II,

st. Paul, April 16--Wm. r. Merriam,
formerly governor of Minnesota and
until recently United States census
commissioner, was the principal speak
er before the st. Paul Credit Men
Association banquet in this city, to-
night. His subject was THE Present
Business Condition and Financial out
look" After speaking briefly OF the I'M
precedented prosperity and the great
Industrial combinations, he said:
Il cannot help coming to the conclu-
sion that the concentration in a few
hands of so large a number of the in
dustrial concerns throughout the coun-
TRY must have an effect like ballast on
a ship to steady the situation; that the
evolution has resulted in placing the
management of these large concerns in
the hands of men of the highest expe-
rience and of great financial strength.
Il am not unmindful of the necessity
of corporations to our modern meth
DDS of commerce, but I desire distinctly
to disavow any disposition to under es-
innate the possible evils which may
overshadow the state from the greed OF
ownership or the dangers that may
threaten the public by reason of the
unlimited power that follows the mass
ing of capital, as we'll as the disaster,
which inevitably comes to the citizen
in the attempt either to stifle COMPETE
tion or to destroy an unfortunate ri
val"
After speaking of various attendant
evils. he said: THE conclusion is ir-
resistible that in the central govern
ment rests the power to determine that
the individual or the corporation trans
acting any business which is interstate
in it's character cannot hold, maintain
or operate any property that results in
injury to the public
He spoke at SOME length of credits,
so-called trusts and their management
IF the big banking Institutions, and
added: I'VE have much to deplore in
connection with our monetary system
The currency system is faulty in that
it is inelastic. the sub-treasury sys-
tenn of the United States is faulty in
that it withdraws from circulation the
results of returns from customs and
internal revenue, so that when prosper
ity abounds and money is most active,
when people spend most freely at that
time the revenues of the country, in
creasing as result of imports are GER
tain to withdraw from circulation large
sums that ought to remain in the chan
nels of trade. To obviate this absorp-
ton of funds on the part of the United
States they should be placed in banks
with proper security in order that they
may be reloaned and thus enter the
channels of trade'' y -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
THE LAWYERS FIGHT
Over Chase Case-Boy Appears to Be
t.. Gibbering Idiot. "a.

Lafayette, Ind, April 16.-There was
a fist fight in the circuit court room,
today, between Attorneys Dan Simms,
representing Fred Chase, father of
Moses Fowler Chase, and A. L. Kum-
Ter, representing Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Duhme of Cincinnati, who are strug-
Cling for the possession of young Chase
he millionaire. The attorneys had met
for conference with the judge as to
what should be done with Moses Fow-
Ter Chase, pending the hearing of the
guardianship case. Kumler denounced
he attorneys on the other side and al
so Chase's father and declared that
Moses Fowler Chase had been brought
to Indiana from France by force and
fraud.
He had further asserted that the
unfortunate young man was put on eX
hibition at the law offices of Chase's
attorneys when Ex-Judge E. p. Ham
mond shouted: That's an absolute
falsehood."
Attorney Simms jumped from his
seat and approached Kumler, who tried
o ward him Off Smms then landed
l right hand swing on Kumler's jaw
and followed it with his left.
The court room was crowded and
lawyers, court officials and spectators
sprang toward the combatants and
dragged them apart. The judge fined
Simms $25 for striking the first blow
and this quoted matters.
Simms then apologized and Kumler
asked the court to remit the fine, as
he said he felt sure that Simms struck
in a moment of temper. The court
remtted the fine and directed that
Moses Fowler Chase remain in the
COURTS jurisdiction with the under
standing that Mr.. and Mrs. Duhme, his
lunt and uncle, are not to interfere
with him.
Four physicians examined young
Chase, today, and pronounced him in
sane.
Duhme's attorneys have decided not
20 file applications for writ of habeas
corpus or any other papers to bring
young Chase into court in his present
excited state.
Newspaper men were admitted to see
Moses Fowler Chase, this afternoon,
and he appeared to be a gibbering
idiot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
A FRIENDS ADVICE
Will Often Help You Greatly. Read
What an Augusta Citizen Says.

You may hesitate to listen to the ad-
vice of strangers, but the testimony of
friends or residents of Augusta is
worth your most careful attention. 1t
is an easy matter to investigate such
proof as this. The evidence must be
conclusive. Read the following:
Mrs. C. B. Head of 80 Arsenal street
says: l was a sufferer from serious
kidney trouble for a long time and
had about exhausted hope of ever be-
ing benefited when 1 CHANGED to learn
about Doan's Kidney Pills. Mr.. Head
got me a box at the Old Reliable drug
store C. X. Partridge, opposite the
postoffice. It's use helped me and q
second box brought about still greater
Improvement. The treatment by
many times the amount 1 spent for the
remedy. My trouble is I think of too
long standing, to hope for a perma-
nent cure but the great relief I have
obtained from Doans Kidney Pills
warrants me in recommending them to
Others"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
THE NEW YORK 9TH.
And Spanish War Record De-
Tended by Depew.
Did All he Could to Have It Go to the
Very Front.
But When the Time Came, "the War
Was Over, Thanks!"

New York, April 16.-In a speech at
a dinner in the It'll Regiment armory,
last night. Senator Depew made
public for the first time the reasons for
the so-called inactivity of that regi-
ment in the Spanish American war. He
said:
Il want to compliment this regiment
on its patient fortitude in Withstand
ing the floods of abuse heaped on 1t by
the public at the time of the war and
since then by refraining from explana-
tions of the exact conditions under
which ii labored at that time. 1t stood
readyfat a moments notice to march to
the front with 1900 men.
Il was sent to Washington by the
regiment to see President Mckinley
and use every influence in my power
to have the 7th New York ordered out.
l spent an entire evening with the
President and the secretary of war and
the general Of the army explaining the
eagerness of the regiment to engage in
the war with SPAIN
1.-The President told me at that time
that he could not use the regiment, and
that the secrecies of war would not
permit him to tell why.
Later the secretary of war wired me
that he wanted $4,000 men to march at
once on Havana against the 100000
Spaniards entrenched behind the fort
ress there. He explained that the SER
vice would be brief, but that the peril
was great and that the mortality would
be large. He wanted to know if the 7th
would go on a moments notice under
these conditions.
Il Immediately communicated with
Col Appleton, and he, with a staff of
three or four, called upon me imme-
diately after. l explained to him the
message from Washington and told him
I would like to know how to reply. The
day following he submitted to me in
writing the willingness and eagerness
of the regiment to depart on instant
notice.
II sent this information to Wash
ington, but before the offer could be
accepted the face of the situation in
Cuba changed so rapidly that the gov
eminent was unable to avail itself OF
the regiments services"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought by Wires from the North,
East, South and West.

Two large stables belonging to Joseph
B. Vandergrift at Welsburg w. Va.
were destroyed by fire. Thursday night,
entaiing loss of $4,000. Thirteen of
his blooded horses were burned. The
fire was undoubtedly of incendiary
origin.
A special dispatch from Hong Kong
says the arsenal at Canton, which was
destroyed by an explosion, last week,
was blown up by officials (whom the
viceroy had charged with selling pow
der to rebels in order to hide their de-
falcations.
-Four members of the German An
tarttc expedition have arrived at sgd
ney, N. s. W., from Kerguelen island,
where during Is months this detached
party pursued it's Investigations. The
members suffered from severe cold and
priVations. One doctor succumbed and
another, DR.. Werth. who was the leader
Of the party, is not likely to recover.
Two deaths resulted in Providence.
X. J., during Wednesday night from ac-
cidental asphyxiation. The victims
were Mrs. Sarah j.. Doe. 46 years of age.
VINO had married only recently and
Mrs. Eliza Richmond, 10 years of age.
her mother. Mrs. Richmond went to
the assistance of her daughter. who
was ILL., and on retiring left a gas jet
partially open.
Narcisse Gagne, who murdered his
wife with a flatiron in their home in
South Holyoke, Sunday night, and at
tempted to commit suicide Immediately
afterwards by cutting his throat with
q bread knife. died in the House OF
Providence Hospital at Holyoke, about
IL p. NJ, Thursday. Death was due to
a physical collapse following a second
desperate struggle to escape his guards.
Calogro Saleco, an Italian, aged 80
years. was murdered in the Dudee sec
ton at Passaic, N. j., Wednesday
night. His body was found in the hall
way of his home, where he had been
shot, about II o'clock. Several people
heard the shots fired and others on the
street say they saw a man running
away. Two suspects were arrested but
later discharged. The motive for the
crime is unknown.
The eight American herring fishing
vessels which have been frozen in the
ice foes at Bay of Islands, N. f., since
early in January. succeeded in making
their escape. Tuesday, but had to re-
turn to the islands. Thursday morn
ing for shelter, being unable to get
out of the gulf Of st. Lawrence owing
to the immense ice pack blocking all
egress.. They,will probably be detained
for another fortnight. ,s s..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
DOESN'T SEEM ACCIDENTAL.
Kidston- Perkins Poisoning Case Under
Consideration of the Judge.

Boston, April 1.-THE presentation OF
evidence in the poisoning case involving
Miss Christina Kidston, nurse, and
Of which Mrs. Cynthia Perkins is said
20 have been the intended victim, was
concluded. today. The judge took the
evidence under Amusement and will
announce his decision, tomorrow.
Only two witnesses were examined
before the governments case closed, to-
day.
For the defence, Mrs. Horatio N
Randall. Rev. John r. Hague, Miss
Fannie E. Storey, Ernest Howard and
Rev. Alexander McKinnon, testified to
the character and good reputation OF
Miss kidston.
Arthur p. Fairbanks, druggist, said
that he sold Rough on Rats" Wednes-
lay. April 1, to a woman, who gave the
ADDRESS of Mrs. Perkins, 1856 Blue Hill
avenue. @t.
Francis r. Tucker, reporter. said
that Mrs. Diggins told him there was
40 poison of any kind in the house.
AT this point Judge Bolster took the
ease under consideration.
Judge Bolster in continuing the case
sor consideration on it's merits, said:
4 can't believe that it was an accident.
When you take into consideration the
finding of the rest of the coffee in the
coal hod. the accident theory seems i'm
possible. The question. of blame rests
merely between the defendant and the
government witness. Whatever was
lone was done Intentionally and with
the idea of having it drunk by Mrs.
Pnrkinc ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
GOMPERS AFTER PARRY.
Expresses His Disgust With Latter's
Talk About Organized Labor.

Washington, April 16.-President
Gompers of the American Federation of
Labor. today, gave out statement in
reply to the annual report of President
Parry of the Manufacturers Associa-
ton. which was read before that"body
in New Orleans. 1t says:
'If there were any doubt that Mr..
Parry had taken leave of his reason,
the report (or rather harangue) which
he has made to his convention demon
strates it beyond any doubt. If the
Manufacturers Association at it's con-
vcntion at New Orleans indorses Mr..
Parry's unjustified, undigested and ma
licious antagonism ito the effort of the
workers to secure material and moral
Improvement. they simply write them
selves down to his low level and stand
committed with him for all the injury
which must follow from his rabid ut
terancs. his venomous and ignorant an
tagonism, which must provoke only re-
sentiment and retaliation.
"Organized labor is here to stay-yes,
to stay long after Mr.. Parry's name
shall have been forgotten. 1t has sur
vived many encounters with men of
the Parry calibre.
Organized labor seeks no such con-
flict such as Mr.. Parry would promote,
nor will it run away from it. We de-
sire Industrial and social peace and are
making for it. Mr.. Parry and those who
act with him to the contrary nOtwith-
standing.
I'VE shall be enabled soon to discern
to what extent the manufacturers of
the United States are in accord with
him. At this writing we are confident
that he represents but an infinitesimal
part OF the American employers.
"Organized labor faces the future,
confident and self-reliamt, and hurs
back into the teeth of Mr.. Parry his
foul vituperation and abuse. Organized
labor is constantly striving for the at
tainmert of better and higher life,
the fulfilment of it's mission for the
brotherhood of man."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
COMING TO MAINE.
So Senator Beverdge Appoints Others
@ to Go to Alaska. .ss

Washington, April Ex-senator Bev-
eridge of Indiana, chairman of the COM
mittee on territories, has named Sen
ators Dillingham; of Vermont, Durham
of New Hampshire, Nelson of Mime
sofa, and Patterson of Colorado, a sub
committee to visit Alaska, this sum-
mer, for the purpose of making a
thorough investigation of conditions in
the territory with view to recon-
mending legislation or amendments to
existing law, to the Senate when it re-
assemblies. Senator Beveridge will not
go to Alaska, as he purposes to take
a rest from labor of all kinds up in the
Maine forests during July and August.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
~ AM NOT CRAZY"
Shouts Young Chase AS He Reaches
Home at Lafayette, Ind.

Lafayette, Ind, April 16.-Moses
Fowler Chase arrived here, this even
ing, in company with his father. A
big detail of policemen was at the de-
pot. Young Chase declared piteously:
Il am just as sane as any one; l am
not crazy" -
/, His father held one arm tightly and
a lawyer held the other as they hurried
the young man to a carriage.
Let me go, let me go; I'm not crazy"
the young man pleaded. He recog-
nized several old friends in the crowd
and tried to stretch out his hands to
them. There was almost a riot when
two attorneys tried to speak to young
Chase.
The young man was finally taken to
a law office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
ROOMS WELL GUARDED.
Threats of Dynamite for Election Com :
nnissioners' Rooms at Chicago.

Chicago, April 16-Thes Tribune, to-
lay, says: Information of a plot. to
wreck the vaults in the election COM
nissioners rooms with dynamite was
reported TO Chief Of Police O'Neill, last
,ight, following the news from Spring
ield that the supreme court had ruled
N favor of the board in the Lorimer-
Durborrow contest habeas corpus mat
ter.
The chief refused to divulge the name
IF his informant butwent to the rooms
and made an examination OF the sur
roundings. Later a detail of police
men was assigned to guard the rooms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
WORK on RELIANCE
6esn8sR ushed--ftrst Trial Trip Set
for Next Week.

Is5e1T r. l., April 16.-The fitting of
Hiance's rigging was pushed, to-
aster than ever in an effort to
PIP for the loss of time occasion
the stormy weather. The wealth
not of the best. but the light
ast rain was not allowed to him
ne operations which have been
" At with the object of having the
81 q sailing trim and ready for her
I'LL es' trial in a little more than a
about 20 sailors We're, today.
20 the crew of the Reliance, giy-
faoW total of 50 men. 49,
b TIE Hgger.s were only able to get up
stwo sakNlds during the day. but che
fnastahss now equal supports on both
sides.,..
Progsess has been slow and it is not
expected that the boat win be ready for
trial spin before the last of next
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
FIFTY FEET HIGH.
Tremendous Surf at Salisbury Beach
Wreckage Washed Ashore.

Salisbury. Mass, April -16.-The Sc
we're northeast storm has caused an
unusually heavy sea along the coast.
Fishermen report that the tide at
Salisbury Beach the past two days has
been the highest in years. ss i l.
Five hundred feet of match boards
a 20-foot ladder and a coil of rope
measuring 1900 feet, was washed ashore
at Salisbury Beach. 1t is thought that
these came from some vessel, but there
has been no wreck reported. The surf
high,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
SPARS TOO LIGHT.
Shamrock Not Built to Stand
Heavy Weather. &
Yet Yachting World Thinks She's
Much Faster Than Reliance.
Work on Defender Being Launched
Trial Next Week.

Weymouth. Eng. April i6.-The two
Shamrocks were prepared for racing
this morning, but Il continuance of the
bad weather necessitated a postpone
ment of the proposed trial
Designer Fife and Capt Wringe are
apparently unwilling to risk the light
spars Of the challenger in strong
wind. This was shown by the fact that
today's conditions We're ideal for a
fresh weather trial. Sail was hoiste,i
on both yachts, but their anchors were
not raised. The challenger is well able
to carry her canvas in moderate
weather, but there is reason to doubt
iftthe spars will keep her canvas In set
Npder a blond
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
THE YACHTING WORLD
Thinks Shamrock Is IL Minutes Faster
Than the Reliance.

London, April 16.-Summing up the
results of the trials between the sham
rocks. the Yachting World estimates
that the cup challenger is at least Is
minutes faster over a 30-mile course
than the Shamrock l, and, taking line
through the Shamrock III, the Yacht
ing World concludes that the Shamrock
III is 10 minutes better than the Column
bia was two years ago
The Yachtsman expresses the opinion
that the Reliance must beat the CO.
lumbia at least II minutes beyond her
time allowance in order to successfully
compete with the Shamrock III.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17

the eases of nine stockholders, most
OF tnem conducting agencies of stock
oeallng firms in New York and Boston
came before the supreme criminal court
at Halifax. Thursday, and were adj
1oufned until October, when the next
term of the court will be held Tho
p.oAefs are charged with dealing on
iiarslns and thus conducting gaming
places.
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A TERRIBLE SEA.
Toughest off Cape Cod for Many Years
.- Tremendous Surf.

Chatham, Mass, April 1e.-The result
of the northeast gale, which at sunset
otnight, had blown continuously for s.
hours at a velocity averaging nearly 40
miles an hour. has been one of the
toughest seas seen off Cape Cod fol-
several years.
A tremendous surf doomed on the
whole length of the cape all day, while
the shoals and rips off the Elbow at
Monomoy have been white with seeth-
ing foam. Except for two coastwise
steamers not a sail was sighted all day
and no wrecks have been reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-17
National League Standing.
Baseball Notes.

Each of the 20 members of the Philadel-
phia league baseball team have been
pleasantly surprised to receive from Pres
ident Potter crisp new $50 bill as a re-
ward for winning the series from the Ath-
letics. The men had been given to under
stand that they would be taken care OF.
but this expression from the owners was
not thought of.
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Favor Settling by Arbitration,

Buffalo. N. Y, April 16.-At midnight
the returns from the vote of the fire.
men We're still incomplete, but enough
had been received to indicate that the
men favored settling the strike by ar
bitration An important conference was
held at the Iroquois Hotel, this even
ing. Afterward it was said the strike
might be settled in day or two.