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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
tsis Capital Notes.

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The President, Thursday. nominated
Colonel Edward NJ. Haynes, 18th
Cavalry, o-be-brigadier general.
Government receipts. Thursday: From
internal revenue. s7sS,O2S; customs.
sIol,966: miscellaneous, $50, 749. Ex-
penditures, 81, 100000.
The Senate committee on COM
merce, Thursday, authorized a favor
able report on the bill appropriating
$4,000 for the improvement of the
harbor at San Luis D'Apr, Guam.
The navy department is advised of
the departure from Kingston, jam. of
the Dolphin with Minister Bowen
aboard for Charleston, S. c. The Dolphin
should reach there, Sunday, and Mr..
Bowen is expected in Washington the
day following.
Col. ]. C. Bonner, president of the
Mckinley Memorial Association, of
Toledo, Ohio, Thursday, extended an
invitation to the President to attend
the unwilling of the Mckinley me-
mortal. which was erected by the citi-
ems of Toledo.
President Roosevelt received about
20 members of the National Board of
Trade now in session, Thursday, in the
Executive offices. The President ex-
ended TO each a cordial greeting. The
presentations were made by Blanchard
Randall of Baltimore, president of the
board.
Secretary Moody was not at the navy
department. at Washington, Thursday.
He is rapidly recovering from the ac-
eident sustained at Annapolis, several
lays ago, in q runaway, but his physi-
elan was unwilling that he expose him-
self to the cold until his hurts have
healed
Senior Augusta Pulido, the Venezue-
IAN charge d'atfaires, called ct the
state department at Washington,
Thursday, for information about the
arrival of Minister Bowen. 1t is his
intention to offer his service for Mr..
preventative on the joint committee,
and being familiar with the history of
the Venezuelan claims, he will be able
to render valuable aid to the minis GER.
There was only two combinations
in Thursdays executive session of the
Senate, as Senator Bailey announced
that he would oppose unanimous CON
sent to the consideration Of business
till he could receive assurance of con-
sideration of his bill making Port Ar
thur. Texas, a port of entry. He COM
planned at the failure OF the committee
on commerce to report the bill to the
Senate He asked in onen session hat
the bill be put on it's passage independ-
ent of the committees action, but
Senator Hanna objected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
LEcTURED THE JURY.
Judge Expresses His Opinion on the
Goodspeed- Higgins Case.

st. John. N. B., Jan 15.-In circuit
court, today, before Chief Justice Tuck,
Fred Goodspeed pleaded guilty to bur-
glary in two counts and was sentenced
to SO months in the reformatory.
The chief justice in delivering sem
tence found fault with the jury's dis
agreement in the trial of Goodspeed
for accessory after the fact in the
Doherty murder. Under the evidence,
Goodspeed should have been found
guilty, as the plea of fear, his only
excuse, was not sufficient. But expert
ence was that to try the case again
would result in acquittal or another
disagreement, and it has been decided
to accept the case.
His honor. speaking of the Higgins
case. said it was great mistake that
Higgins had not been hanged and if
one or two of the Tnyard gang had
also been hanged it would have been
for the good of the community.
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eLENil couRTMARrIAL.
Filipino Savasery Shown--Witnesses
Compliment Gen. Smith.

Manila, Jan 15.--ofiicers who served in
the island of Samar testified before the
court martial which is trying Major Ed
win F. Glenn of the 9Th lfy. on the
charge of having irnlawfully killed seven
prisoners of war in Samar. The witness
es mostly detailed the eneiny's acts OF
barbarity. such as burying persons alive.
mutation of persons alive and dead, and
torturing and numbering PRISONERS and
natives IN sympathy with the Americans.
The defence produced an order OF Gen.
Lukeban directing the use of poison
against Americans.
The witnesses agreed that the policy
Of Brig. Gen. Jacob IL. Smith was neces-
sary and that it ended the insurrectioa
in Samar.
Capt. Smith. testified that the friendly
natives who We're refugees in the noun
tains in his district petitioned TO be al
lowed to return to the town and prom
Used to support the Americans, Capt
Swaine said the witness told Gen. Smith
they would die OF starvation If left in
the mountains and Gen. Smith. the wit
ness added, said: LET them die The
sooner they are dead the sooner we will
have peace. #4s4F- \. ~ ass.,
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10000 STARVING.
People Of Northern Sweden
Slowly Wasting Away.
Out Of Nou'ishing Food and Subsist-
ing on Banks and Twigs.
Immediate Relief Necessary to Keep
the Race Alive.

London. Jan. 15.-Telegrams from
Stockholm, Sweden, confirm the dis
tressing accounts of the famine in
northeln Sweden, as given in these dis
patches. About 10000 persons are ar
fected by the famine, which extends
from the 61st to the 9Th degree north
latitude and from the Gulf of Bothnia
and the Russian border far into the
interior. The starving people are eat
ing pine bark, which is dried, ground
to powder, mixed with stewed- iceland
moss and made into a sort of famine
bread. Coincident with the failure of
the crops Is the extreme scarcity of
fish. The fishermen return from their
expeditions empty handed. Even
plarmigaa grouse of the northern re-
gions) usually found in great numbers
in tie stricken district, have almost
cop. pletely disappeared.
1t is estimated that. the expenditure
of $6,300,000 will be necessary to save
the population from determination. Thus
far about 100000 has been subscribed,
OF which sum over $12,500 was sent by
Swedes in the United States. This
amount does not include the money
necessary to save the breed of cattle,
which alone can live through an Arc
tic winter. or supply seed for the spring
SOW ings.
The peasants are making pathetic
sacrifices to avert the determination of
the hardy northern cattle. In previous
times of scarcity good fodder was OBJ
tanned by mixing reindeer moss and as
pen bark Now this is not available
and finely chopped twigs of birch. will
low and ash are substituted. The mix
ture is boiled and fed to the cattle
warm. but it IS found that the milk
of the cattle thus fed leads to typhoid
fever This and other diseases are GER
tair to spread unless relief is fastened.
The situation threatens a repetition
of the terrible famine of 1867, when
thousands died of starvation and ty-
phoid. special commissioner of the
Swedish government who has just re-
turned from the scene of the distress.
saws the necessity for the adoption of
Immediate plans to abate the distress
is great.
The report has caused a most painful
impression and will, it is hoped, en-
hance the national efforts to provide
remedial measures. Up to the present
1899 carloads valued at over 100000,
represent the total quantity of pro-
visions and fodder shipped 10 the
famine stricken area.
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PETERRoRo, N. H., ScoRcHED.
Fire Does About $4,000 Damage, With
Only $4,000 Insurance.

.Peterboro, n. H., Jan. 1.-THE most
disastrous fire which has visited this
place in many years broke out, this
afternoon, in the Peterboro Steam
Laundry and after raging for three
hours was placed under control In
that time it ruined the four story stone
building occupied jointly by the Laun-
dry Co., the Peterboro Transcl ipt
Publishing Co, G.. II. Foster, under
t2ker and Il printing concern, and the
grain elevator building of Wald-
ridge e Taylor George Jarvin. an
employee in the laundry. was severely
burned. The total financial loss as
far as estimated is $4,000 The ex-
plosion of Il can of naphtha in the
laundry on the first floor of the build
ing it occupied started the fire.
When the explosion occurred, Jar
vain. W no is 16 years old, was at work
in the room where the naphtha is
stored. He was severely burned about
the face and arms. The total insur-
ance is estimated at $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
VALUE OF TESTIMONY
Greater Than Assertion.

There is none of US so hardened but
that when we have been able to aid
our fellow creatures by comforting d
benefit or bringing a little comfort into
their lives We like to have appreciation
shown This generally affords more
pleasure than the performance of the
act itself, and in this connection the
following letter from a Texas lady is
of more than usual Interest,"
Dear Friends: ! address you as
such. for you have been such to me. L
suffered for three years off and on with
piles. | was treated at the hospital,
and the new and elegant hospital OF
Memphis: they only gave me tenn
porary relief. l came west thinking
the change of air and water would
benefit me: five months ago the bleed
ing piles came back on me, and bled SO
much that thought would die.
Il have had four of the finest doc
tors in this section of Texas: all they
did was to finally nearly let me go to
my grave; all they wanted was q big
sum of money from me and to operate
on me- said no, no surgeons knife
would enter me; if 1t was my time TO
die. God knew it. and when 1 died |
would die all together.
II began hearing about your medi-
cine / had no faith in YOU, but ! sent
and got box of your Pyramid Pile
Cure; in two days The blood flow had
slackened to one-half the amount,
and in one week / felt so much better
I walked four blocks and did a little
housework. ! was not bleeding then;
in three weess was well.
God bless you for putting such Al
wonderful medicine within the reach
of suffering men and women. q shall
never cease to recommend your mediT
cine or be without it: also used your
Pyramid Pills. Sallie A. Hearndons
Paris. Texas
Testimony like this, for the. gent
ineness of which we vouch), should be
more convincing than all claims and
assertions, and should leave no doubt in
the mind of the reader as to the merit
OF the remedy Pyramid Pile Cure is
sold by, druggists for fifty cents a
package. or viii be mailed by the max
ers to any address upon receipt OF
price. Write Pyramid Drug Co. Mar
shall Mich. for their book on cause
and cure of Piles. 1anI3-l6
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FOR DEATH OF CRAIG.
. 0FN 0I1N' II VI OItTNT0.
Manslaushter Indictments Against
STREET Car Men at Pitsfied.

Pittsfeld. Mass, Jan. 15.-The grand
jury in the case of Euclid Madden and
James I. Kelley. today. reported an in
dictment against each, charging man
slaughter. These men Were in charge
of tie electric car which, last August,
ran into the carriage in which Presi-
dent Roosevelt was riding, with the re-
suit that Secret Service Agent William,
Craig, who was guarding the President,
was killed.
Madden and Kelley pleaded not guilty
and were held for trial. next Wednes-
day. William futile is counsel for the
men.
George Huber of New York, was in
dicted on the charge of numbering his
wife at Monterey, last autumn.
Three indictments were returned
against joseph Brown of Great Bar
rington. two for assault with intent to
kill and one for assault with a danger
Gus weapon.
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DELAWARE REPUBLICANS
Not Disposed to Trade With Demo
Gratis for Senator.

Dover, Del, Ian. 15.-The regular Re
publican members of the General AS
Sen,bly have not yet taken action on
the proposition sent to them by the
Democratic Legislators, wherein the
latter agree 10 vote for a Republican
for the long term senatorship if the
regulars will support a Democrat for
the short term Congressman Ball,
leader Of the regular Republicans, who
would get the Republican votes in the
event of coalition, said, today that he
did not think the plan would be con-
sup-mated.
Unless enough OF our men to secure
the double election shall agree to the
proposition said he, none of them
Will vote Cor a Democrat The project
| IS one Which. requires serious consid
Grafton on oui part. and due reflection
will be given before any line of action
i is decided ucon.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Entertained at Dinner by Pres. and
Mrs. Roosevelt.

Washington, Jan. 15.-President and
Mrs Roosevelt entertained at dinner at
the White House. Thursday night, IL
honor of the diplomatic corps. More
than 20 guests were present. All the
nations automatically represented at
Washington had a representative at the
dinner with the exception CT Belgium,
which still mourns the memory OF tbs
late Queen. Count Cassini, the Rus
sian ambassador, the official head of
the corps. escorted Mrs. Roosevelt to
the table. the President leading the
way with Nine. AzDiros the wife OF
the Mexican ambassador.
In the state dining room the decora-
tons We're the prettiest of the year, the
tables being literally covered with red
and white carnations, white hyacinths
and meteor roses. The new china SER
vice in red and white was used for the
first time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
FULL PROTECTION
Must Be Guaranteed Before indianola
Postoffice Is Opened.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Nc
Iaucin OF Mississippi today urged
Postmaster General Payne to have the
mails for InGi&nola sent to HeathmaHn,
Miss. instead of Greenville. pending
the re-opening of the Indianola Office.
Heathmann is four miles from indiana
In. while Greenvilc is 80 miles distant.
Mr. Payne s1id that If the post office at
Heathnlann is able to handle the addi-
tiopal mail the change would be made.
Reiteration OF Postmaster General
Panye's statement that the Office at
Indianola would not be re-opened UNI
I'll official assurances were given that
Mrs Minnie Cox viii be protected, is
made. TODAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
s15o,ooo,ooo WAR LOAN
For Great Britain from South African
Interests.

London. Jan. Is Members of lead
Ing, firms representing South African
interests i1cld an important meeting at
the offices of Werilher. Belt & Co, to-
day. and definitely agreed on d war
contribution Of sl50.oco, 0c0 payable il
three annual instruments of $4,000 900
and covered BY a loan not redeemable
| before 10 years. The first $50o00.ooo
vii be issued in 1904 The assembled
nlagnates appointed Baron Rotnschild
as an independent expert, to choose The
date Of the issue
An announcement. of the agreement
arrived at WAS cabled to Colonial Sec
rotary Chamberlain at johannesburg.
His acceptance is anticipated
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THE ANTITRUST BILL
Will Not Come from House Committee
Till Next Week.

Washington. Jan. l5.-The following
statement was given out. late this after
noon. by tie subcommittee of the House
judiciary committee which is charged
with the preparation of an antitrust bill
I'VE have had a conference with the
attorney general and We have been in
formally discussing among other things
his suggestion as well as discussing the
general form of the legislation. No dcii-
mite action has been taken by the sub
committee and we shall not be prepared
to report 10 the full committee before
the early part of next week.
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A BOGUS DETECTIVE
Wanted for Alleged Breaks in and
Around Boston.

Maiden Mass, jar. 15.-The case of
Harry Harvey alias John tsarNin alias
Harris II. Dunham, the man who mas
been representing himself to Maiden
physicians as a detective and who was
arrested few days ago as NaSrant
was role pressed in the local court.
Thursday No sooner had the man
been released from the custody of the
Maiden officials than he was taken II,
charge by two Boston officers who took
him to Boston, where he is wanted on
a charge Of burglary and larceny in the
lack Fay district.
The police are of the opinion that the
man is IL life long robber and are en-
deayor.ng TO connect him with breaks
and h,reenies IL surrounding cities and
towns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
TIE GENERAL STAFF.
Army Bill and Amendments Favor
ably Received in Senate.

Washington, Jan. 15.-The Senate
committee on military affairs author
lied a favorable report, today, on the
general staff bill which passed the
House week ago. The Senate COM
mittee recommended the amendment of
the Senate bill in several parts.
One of the amendments agreed Oh
constitutes the chief Of artillery, a
member of the general staff and gives
him the rank of brigadier general. The
effect of this amendment, if incorpor-
ated into the bill. will be to the in
terest of Col. Wallace F. Randolph, who
is now the artillery chief. Another
amendment gives the secretary of war,
after the President. direct supervision
of the army, through the chief of staff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
BELGIUM is LUCKY.
Venezuela Promises to Pay Her Clair
Under Special Arrangement.

New York. Jan. l5.-M. F. ]. S.
Goffart. the Belgian vice consul and
charge de'affaires pro tempore, has OBJ
tanned from Pres. Castro the concession
of a settlement of all claims of Belgians
against Venezuela by means of a mixed
commission. says the Herald's Caracas
Venezuela. correspondent One member
of the commission will be Belgian
another Venezuelan. and the thirc
viii he named by these two. Belgium
is TO receive payment as the most ia.
NoreN marion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
MAN OF IRON NERVE
Wanted to Crawl Through Third of a
Mile of Sewer.

New York. Jan. 15.-One hundred dollars
spection of a two-foot sewer 1900 feet long,
says a World dispatch from Friendship,
y. Y. The sewer is built through a
quicksand bog on a farm which is being
drained in order to obtain a foundet ton
for the crossing to be built for the Pitts
burg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad.
The sewer is laid 80 feet under ground.
The railroad will not accept ii until Il
man has passed through and inspected
it. The journey is perilous because OF the
liability of a cave-in and because there
is stream of ice-cold water running
through the pipe. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
IN EUMATISM

Rubbing with lilliments, blistcfing the APP
plication of plasters; i'll fact anything that
will produce counter-irritation good for
external treatment Of Rheumatism, but
these simple remedies do notreacll the scat
of the disease nor touch the real cause,
and relief is therefore only temporary.
Rheumatism is die to Uric Acid and
other irritant poisoMs in the blood, and
as it circulates through the system, these
acid poisons are deposited in the muscles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
TIE FREE COAL BILL
Signed by President Who Is Pleased
at Prompt Action.

Washington. Jan. 15.-Shortly after
O'Clock this afternoon, Representative
Wachter of Maryland chairman of the
House committee on enrolled bills. ac-
con,panied by Representative Allen of
Maine, reached the executive offices
with the engrossed and enrolled copy of
the free coal bill passed by Congress,
vest er,ay. President RooseN cit received
he committee ut once ard signed the
the measure. immediately expressing
at the same time, his pleasure THAI
Congress had acted so promptly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
THE ELEVATOR FELL.
Five Persons Go Down Five Stories
and Escape Death.

Boston. Jan. l5.-An elevator in the
building No, ; Gilbert Place, in which
were the elevator boy and four girls,
gave way, Thursday, while il was as
cending and fell from the fifth floor to
the basement. All miraculously es-
capped death, and, rs far as can be as
,eertained no bones We're broken.
Al We're temporarily stunned and
bruised
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sHoEMAkERs MAY STRIKE.
Trouble With One Brockton Firm Over
New Price List.

Brockton. Mass. Jan. 15.-The cutters
employed by the NJ. A. Packard Co., who
recently presented IL new price list. have
refused to do piece work and submitted
IL counter proposition to the firm. and
have given the concern until Saturday in
which to grant the demand, threatening
to strike unless it is met by that time.
This company does not use the union la
bel but its employees are nearly all mem
bers of unions and the cutters are back
I'd up in this move by the Brockton Cut
terS' Union.
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CALIFORNIAN HOSPITALITY.
San francisco Will Not Raise Hote
Rates FOR Old Soldiers.

san Francisco. Jan. 15.-The hotel
committee from the general committee
on the national Grand Army encamo-
ment to be held here. next summer. has
decided to make no advance in rates
for hotel Accommodations during the
week of the encampment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16
She Took Paris Green.

Bethel. Vt, Jan. 15.-Mrs F. D.. Gal
loupe of Boston, took paris green,
Thursday and is not expected to sur
vive the night. She has been the quasi
OF the family of CO. Hopkins at Roy
alton Hill. since last summer. Her age
is 40
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16

On account CT the coal shortage the
University of pennsylvania was il
darkness. Wednesday night. says 4
Philadelphia dispatch to the New York
America. If coal cannot be obtained
Thursday, the institution will be com
PEELED TO close and 5000 students viii
he out of classes. There is also dan.
ger from the cold to the 500 patient.
in the university hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16

joints and nerves, and
exposure to night air,
cold east winds, or any
sudden change in the
weather, will bring on
all attack which may
last for a few days Or
linger OIL for months.
Every b a tile with
r II cum atisrn leaves
; the blood i'll poorer
/ condition, while the
! corroding acids are
gradually consuming
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-16

the oils and finds that lubricate the
muscles and joints, and they become stiff
and sometimes inirlovable
Rheumatism, with its sharp, cutting
pains, can never be conquered until the
acid blood has been cleansed aud puri-
fed, aud all irritating substances neutral
lied and filtered out of the system, and
nothing does this so promptly and effec-
tually as S. S. S. Under the purifying
and tonic effects of this vegetable REM
edy the blood is made pure, the general
health is rapidly built up and the sufferer
obtains happy relief from the tort,iring,
1appiup pains of Rheumatism. "A
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Small, Island Falls, IS; Ferdinand
Tinker, Winthrop, $12.
The following are the pension chang
es resulting from the issue of Dec. 20.
Increase, reissue, ETC., Patrick F.
Mcguire, Togus. $40; Hiram L. Villa,
Hudsone i22Sf2;H Benjamin Bagley,
Bridgton, $24.
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, Jan. l5.-The following
are the Maine pensions resulting from
the issue of December 80.
Increase, reissue. etc. Charles E.
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TIE report that Rock Island interests
have been negotiating with j. p. Nor
gan & Co. for the purchase of the Erie
Railway Go. was denied. Thursday at
New York
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:" MURDERER GOES FREE.
Queer Legal Twist in Canada-Man
Had Confessed.

London. Ont, Jan 15.--Walter Herberr.
who confessed to being q murderer. was.
today, formally acquitted of the charge
Of murder by a jury and discharged by
Chief Justice Meredith at the Fallassls:
Herbert confessed that he and Gerald
Sifton killed Joseph Sifton. Geralds ia
Their. in 1900. After his aequittal there
was nothing for the crown to do but dis
charge Herbert, who was then in jail
awaiting sentence 1t is believed to bs
the first time in the history of Canada
that confessed murderer has escaped
punishment