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room, two sleeper sections, kitchen and sleeping sections for servants.
 The trip will continue from April 1 un- til June 5-nine weeks and three days. During that time the President will travel about 14.000 miles.
 John Burroughs, the poet-naturalist of New York, arrived here today. He will accompany President Roosevelt until he a-rlvts at St. Louis, making the tour of the Yellowstone park with him. Pres ident N NJ Butler of Columbia univer- sity will join the party at St. Louis and will be the Presidents guest until he ar rives in California When that state 's reached the President will be joined by Benjamin Ide Wheeler president of the University of California.
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GOLF TOURNAMENT.
Winners in the Amateur Championship
 Play Finals.

Pinehurst, N. C.. March 31--The winners in the final rounds of the United North and south Amateur Championship tour nament played today, were: Mems cham pionship,. T. Sterling Beckwith, Cleveland Golf club, Ohio; women's championship, Mrs. M D. Patterson, Englewood Golf club New Jersey; mems consolation, Roy s. Duerstein, Lawrence Golf club, New Jersey. The day was perfect and the course in fine condition. The Beckwith- Ward match was one of the closest and most hard fought contests ever seen here, Beckwith winning with one up. Special features Driving contest, F. J. Bailey Chicago won. 225 yards.
 Approaching contest: G. IL French North Atleboro, Miss, won
 Putting contest: George c. Button, Bos- ton, Mass, won.
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CRUM TAKES CHARGE OF
 HIS CHARLESTON OFFICE

Charleston, March 31.--W. D. Crum took charge of the custom house this morning as collector of the port. having taken the oath of office last night. There was no incident of interest in connection with his assuming the office except the immediate tender of resignation by the chief inspec- tor of customs, which had been placed in the hands of the deputy collector, to take effect upon the colored official assuming authority.
 There has been talk here of possible ap-
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smelter strike settled.

Colorado Springs. Col. March S1.-The for several weeks has been settled. Man ager McNeil of the United Sates Redue- ton and Refining company has promised the advisory board to reinstats the dis charged men by May ls.
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Advance Effective Today.

Pittsburg, March 31.-Bituminous coal miners of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois worked their last day today under the agreement made in January of last year. Tomorrow the agreement providing for an advance goes into effect and every man about the mines will get an increase of ten per cent and some of them twenty per cent. It will affect nearly 100000 men.
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plication to the courts for a restraining order against Crum's exercising the duties of office, on the ground that the President may not fill vacancies except with the advice and consent of the sen ate, where the senate has opportunity to pass upon nominations, as was the case with the Crum appointment.
 It is understood that the matter has been brought to the notice of the mayor, and 1t is said he has referred 1t to the corporation counsel for consideration, but it is not thought anything will be done about it.
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voqt to Succeed Baer.

Boston, March 91.-The committee of sixteen trustees of the United So- ciety of Christian Endeayor have chosen Von ogden Vogt of Belolt, Wis, to succeed J. Willis Baer as general secretary.
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S4o.ooo Appropriated.

Nashville, Tenn, March 31.-The state senate adopted a resolution ap- propriating s40000 for Tennessee's ex- hibit at the St Louis exposition. The measure will encounter but little oppo- sition in the house.
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YOUNG CORBETT PUTS
 M'GOvERN TO SLEEP
GREATEST ROBBERY IN
 HISTORY, SAYS M'GoVERN. |

x San Francisco. March 31.-sIt was ' ' the greatest robbery in the history . -4 of the prize ring" said MeGovern. -% < "I had Corbett beaten from start to = ' finish. l landed on him when and >- ' where l pleased and surely would % ' have had him out within a few >- z rounds. l was not knocked out, but e ' admit that the right uppercut to % > the chin dazed me, and I took the ~- . count in order to save myself I % \ could have gone on with the battle < ' and would, l think have regained . ' the championship. I guess 1t is all N ' up with a fighter when he goes in, % Y wins a contest and is then robbed of < . the decision. l sincerely hope that % ~ some club will match us again, and <- ' then you will hear different story" <-
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vxy AsHINGToN. March S1.-tspe- M ciaL)-The extra session of con-
 gress. which the President
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She Loved PenneIl.

He said that fl seemed that i've years ago, on the occasion of a visit to New Haven by the Burdicks and Pennells, Mrs.
 Burdick gave the love which belonged to her husband to another. She loved Pennell. and he apparently became in- fatuated with her. Burdlck learned the
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Improvement at oreenviIIe.

Greenville, Miss. March 3l.-The flood situation both in Greenville and surround ing territory tonight shows improvement and there is little apprehension of fur ther complications The water is falling generally in the city. The suffering and distress has been greatly relieved, and the work towards preventing further widening of the creyasses to the south of the city is meeting with better success One of the electric light companies has resumed. and this has been beneficial in its cheering influence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-07
DARKNESS OF NIGHT.
Settled Down Over Boston
Early tuesday Afternoon.
Work Suspended and Even Lights
from Windows Obscured.
Caused by the Dense Fog and Soft
Coal Smoke.

Boston, Jan. 6.-The darkness OF
hight settled down over the business
section of Boston Just before o'clock,
this afternoon, 1t had been dull day
with rain and snow falling. and at in
terva1s the clouds had shut in until in
nearly all the office buildings it was
necessary to work by artificial light. At
about 230. however. a dense black
cloud settled down from the eastward
and by O'clock the blackness of mid
night had spread over the city. Such
out of door work as had been carried
Oh in the storm was suspended So
think was the pail that the lights
which had shone from windows as the
darkness gathered, We're obscured and
street traffic came to a standstill save
that of the electric cars.
At the United States weather bureau
it was explained that the black curtain
extended only over the center of the
city and that it was caused by fog and
soft coal smoke.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-07
SOLDIER FOUND.
What He Had Looked for IS Yeal

Many interesting stories are still told
by the heroes of the late War of the
Rebellion. An old soldier of Morris,
H.. related his experience u short time
lago.
when I enlisted in the war" said
he. Il was strong and healthy and
weighed $50 pounds, and when / was
discharged four years later l only
weighed 1870 pounds, which was the re-
suit of a very bad stomach trouble,
contracted while in the army.
81 was treated by medical men for Il
long time, paying out hundreds of dol
lars but receiving no permanent bene-
fit Patent medicines were also high
ly recommended for dyspepsia and
stomach troubles and | tried a number
of them but got no relief, and in the
end was actually worse. [ became
menta tally and physically a wreck, had
no energy to do business and l simply
got enough sustenance from my food
to keep soul and body together and was
in pain and misery constantly
while in this condition 1 met q
friend who asked me if | had used
Grape Nuts | had not, but had used
other prenared food and got no relief
land 50 had no confidence in any of
them. He continued to urge me TO use
|Grape-Nuts, saying his wife had be-
come so much improved in health by
using this particular food.
So. partly to please him, | bought a
package and made my supper that
night on Grape Nuts, fully expecting
to suffer all night as the result. To
my surprise and great joy il agreed
with me perfectly. / had a good APP
petite from that time on and Grape
Nuts was my only food for the first
four months: then I began 20 partake
Of other food sparingly. / gained very
rapidly, mentally and physically. with
energy and force restored. ana l also
gained in flesh. my weight increasing
So pounds in about six months MY
stomach from which l had suffered
untold misery for 35 years, became per-
fcctly healthy so that | could eat all
kinds OF food in connection with Grape
Nuts.
To-day | am 81 years old and enjoy
coed health ard l believe Grape Nuts
to he the best of food products,
scientifically prepared so as to contain
The greatest amount of nutriment and
tonic properties" Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-07
BLAZE AT BOSTON.
About $4,000 Damage by Fire in a
Devonskire Street Block.

Boston. Jan. 6.-As u result of a fire
On the upper two floors of building,
No. 6S to so Devonshire street, Tues
day. the occupants suffered a loss OF
about 5000 by fire, smoke and water
The chief damage is sustained by the
Newspaper Clipping Co, which oc-
cupied the top floor.
The other occupants We're Jose Park
er and Co, and the East Boston Land
60.
The Press Clipping Bureau
owners OF that business, is managed
by Robert Luce OF Boston, and Linn
Luce of New York, who founded the
business in 1888 They also have Of
fees in New York, Cincinnati and
Denver. ana are the largest concern in
the clipping business. They are sons
Of Judge Enos T. Luce, formerly of
Lewiston, and went from Maine to the
big cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-07
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
The Winter Term Beglns--Coach
keane of Track Team Arrives.

Orono Me, Jan. 6.-(SpeciaD. The
University of Maine re-opened, Mon
day afternoon, at 1870 o'clock, after a
two weeks vacation and now the stu
dents have about all returned with the
exception of a few who are teaching
in different parts of the State.
Thomas +. Keane of Boston, who
has been engaged by Manager Hopkins
of the track team as coach arrived in
Orono, Saturday, and is getting the
men into shane for the Boston Athletic
Association Indoor meet, which is to
be held at Mechanics hall, Boston, Feb
IA, where Maine will run Tufts coll
lege in Il relay race. On Monday and
Tuesday afternoons Coach Keane was
busy with the candidates for the relay
team, practicing them in starting and
light work. The candidates for the
team at present are: Capt. Harris
Thatcher, Wilson, Lawrence, Perkins
Thomas. Davenport and Conner.
The first basketball game of the sea-
son to be played at the University OF
Maine. will occur, next Saturday even
ing, Jan. TO- when the Varsity meets
the Ticonic team from Watervilie in
the gymnasium. After the game a
dance will be enjoyed with music by
the college orchestra of six pieces.
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EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD.
Britain Protests Against Russian War
Vessels in Dardanelles.

ConstaEtinople, Jan. 6.--Great Brit
ain has vigorously protested to the
Turkish government against the per-
mission granted in September last to
four unarmed Russian torpedo boat
destrcyers to pass through the Darda-
nelles into the Black sea, under the
commercial flag of Russia. These YES
sells We're about 10 start on the pro-
posed trip. The British note says the
passage of the Dardanelles by the tor
redo boat destroyers would be viola
ticn Of the existing international trea-
ties and that if Russian warships are
thus allowed to use the Dardaneles,
Great Britain will reserve the right TO
demand similar privileges. The protest
has caused irritation in Russian cir
cles and concern on the part of the
part of the Turkish authorities who
fear that the other powers will follow
the example of Great Britain.
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BATES COLLEGE OPENS.
Many Students Still Out-Changes in
the Courses.

Lewiston. Me, Jan. 6-(SpeciaD. =
Bates College opened, Tuesday morn
ing, after four weeks vacation. Chap
lei exercises were conducted at Q o'clock
rs usual. but no recitations will be held
until Wednesday. No more than half
the students are back as yet, many be-
ing away teaching and many others
being at home waiting to return in
time for next weeks work.
The courses of this term are similar
to those of last year, excepting that
the sophomore mathematics, which has
formerly been a 5-hour course is now
changed to a 3-hour course; conse-
|quently the curriculum for that class
is at present made up of only 3-hour
courses.
The electives for the different classes
|are as follows: Seniors-Logic. Eng
|lish, chemistry. sociology, physics,
herman. French. astronomy. Latin,
zoology and Spanish; Juniors-English,
Latin. German. French, physics. math-
|ematics. historical summary and zoolo-
gy; Sophomores-Ma Mathematics, Greek,
history and Latin. The freshmen have
no electives.
President Chase is away on business
pertaining to the college, but will soon
return.
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Substitutes for Coal.

Necessity is the sIrest promoter of in
vention. The recent coal strike causing
tbe nr;ees 10 advance to almost neyono
reach mas resulted in the granting pf over
1000 patents on machines to burn either Of
or gas. The necessity fer a family medi-
cine that could be relied on anso.Htely IN
ments led to the introduction of Hostel
tiers Stomach Bitters fifty wears ago,
Today it is world famed as a cure To-
loss of appetite insomnia. nervousness.
flatuleucv. indirestion dyspepsia, con-
siination and billiousness. Try u bottle
and be convinced of its value. II con-
tains nothing that viii inJure the most
delicate system, and is therefore special
~ adapted for restoring strength 10 those
who have become weak from long sick
ness or those in need Of tonic. Don t
accept a substitute.
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57TH CONGRESS.
Senator Hoar Speaks on His
Bill to Regulate Trusts.
Senator Vest Opens Up the Question
Of the Coal Shortage.
Wants Duty on Coal Removed-At-
tacks DneIey Tariff.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The day in the
Senate was eventful because of a no.
table speech by Senator Hoar on his
bill regulating trusts, and an attack
by Senator Vest on protected indus
tries through the operation of the
Dingley law.
Senator Hoar's remarks We're list
ened to with marked attention. He
said that nearly all thoughtful men in
this country agreed that some legis-
lation, state or national, ought to be
had for the regulation and control of
what was called trusts and of large
masses of capital accumulated by cor
porations or artificial persons holding
property and conducting business
without individual liability. There
was, he said, a general feeling of in
security and alarm about the matter
and we We're dealing with a real peril
and not with a fancied or imaginary
danger.
Senator Vest used as text for his
remarks his resolution introduced, yes
terday, inStructing the committee on
finance to prepare and report a bill
removing the duty on coal. Feeble
in the extreme, and supporting him.
self on his desk, he called attention to
the condition of distress which has
arisen as Il result of the shortage in
the coal supply. There was GREATNESS
silence in the chamber as he spoke, and
every senator on the floor turned in
his direction in order to catch his
words.
He said that the question was no
longer a partisan one, but one of hui
manity and that we are not on the
verge of a crisis, but actually in it.
He charged the Republican senators
With being silent and dumb to the state
of affairs, having only in mind the
party cry stand pat" He character
lied the Dingley tariff act as a sacred
elephant" with which nothing was to
be done. He sarcastically remarked
that if the whole question was one of
raising money for the next President
ial campaign, that was the end of the
discussion.
Mr.. Aldrich took exception to some
CT Vests statements and at his re-
quest the resolution went over until
tomorrow, when Aldrich will make re-
ply.
At 4.30 the Senate adjourned after
a brief executive session.
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A PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
New York Girl Badly Burned While
Taking Vapor Bath.

New York, Jan. 6.-Miss Evelyn Bur-
den, daughter of /. T. Burden, was
seriously burned in a fire at the family
residence at East Goth street, Madison
square, Tuesday. She was taking a
vapor bath. In some way the lamp
upset and Miss Burden was severely
burned about the limbs. She was car
ried into the residence of Mrs. Iselin
nearby. a maid whose name was said
to be Garda Fagerquest, was severely
burned While trying to rescue Miss
Burden and was placed in a cab and
taken to a hospital. Members of a hook
and ladder company raised q ladder in
front of the house which caught fire
and two maids who were on the upper
floor were carried down. The house, a
fours story brown stone mansion, was
considerably damaged.
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IN THE HOUSE.
Bill to Create General Staff for Army
Passed, 1853 to So.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The House, to-
day, passed the bill for the creation
OF general staff for the army by a
vote of 1873 to So. By the terms of the
bill it becomes the duty of the general
staff to prepare for the national de-
fences and for the mobilization of the
army in time of war, to investigate and
report on all questions affecting the
efficiency of tie service and to render
professional aid to the secretary OF
war and to general officers and other
superior commanders.
The general STAFF corps is to consist
of one chief of staff and two general
officers, all to be detailed by the Presi-
dent from officers of the army at large
not below the grade of brigadier gem
eral, four colonies, six lieutenant col
onels, II majors and 20 captains to be
detailed from officers of the grade of
captain or first lieutenant who, while
SO serving shall have the rank, pay and
allowances of captains mounted. All
officers in the general staff shall be de-
tailed therein for periods of four years.
While serving in tire general staff
corps, officers may be assigned temper
arily to duty with any branch of the
army Upon being relieved they shall
return to the branch of the army in
which they hold permanent commits
sion, and no officer except general of
ficer shall be eligible to a further de-
tail in the general staff corps until he
shall have served two years with the
branch OF the army in which commits
stoned, except in case of emergency in
the time of war.
The bill also provides that the chief
of staff, under the direction of the
President shall have supervision Of all
troops of the line and of the adjutant
generals, inspector generals, judge adj
Vocates, quartermasters, subsistence,
medical, pay and ordnance depart
ments, the corps of engineers and the
Signal Corps. and shall perform such
other duties as may be assigned to him
by the President. Duties now pre-
scribed by statute for the commanding
general of the army as a member of
the board of ordnance and fortification
and of the board of commissioners of
the Soldiers Home shall be performed
by the chief of staff or other officers
designated by the President.
After the general staff bill had been
disposed of six members in succession,
Cooper, Wis; Lamb, Va; Morrell, Pa.
Burk Pa; Cassell, Pa. and Adams,
Pa. arose and denied published reports
to the effect that they had joined with
other members to pool their clerical
work
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Four Lives Lost at Bad Blaze
in Chicago.
New York Girl Badly Burned While
Taking Vapor Bath.
Ere n Ct Ianaes palace [ ondnn-0ne
Fire in St. James Palace, London-One
at Boston.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Three persons lost
their lives ard fourth was fatally in
jured in a fire at the Hotel Somerset,
an eight-story brick structure, at Wa
bash avenue and 18th street, early
Tuesday. Three of the victims, Mrs.
e. T. Perry, aged 35, and her two
daughters, eight and nine years old, re-
|spectively, were burned or suffocated
to death III their room on the fourth
aoor. The fourth victim. a woman,
whose name has not been learned,
jumped from the window of a room on
the same floor to the street and was
fatally hurt.
William A. Parker, a guest, jumped
from the window OF q room on the
fourth floor to the roof of a tWo-story
building adjoining the hotel. He sus-
tanned a broken ankle and severe
bruises The financial loss was. about
$4,000 =.
4 short time:.after it was discovered
that lives had been lost, William Glenn
ems, porter, was arrested. The po-
lice explain that from what could be
learned from panic-stricken guests, the
fire originated mysteriously. Clemens
was awake, it is said. at the time and
the police will hold him until the fire
has been Investigated. There We're
about 100 guests in the hotel at the
time.
From admissions made by Clemens
it is believed that he caused the fire
by accidentally lighting his bedclothes
While smoking cigarette
The fourth victim. believed to be
Miss Ethel Saunders. Chicago, died III
the ambulance on her way to the hos
pital. She is said to have been the
niece of Mrs. Perry. The injured:
T. w. Parker, jumped from window,
two stories. internally injured; Emile
Sarcacz, C. A. Wrightman, VIM.
Pears. elevator boy.
1t is thought that Mrs. Perry first
became aware of the fire and aroused
her daughters. The latter appear to
have been overcome. the bodies of both
having been found on their beds. The
body of Mrs. Perry lay on the floor
near the window
The elevator conductor ran his car
to the top floor shouting a warning
and carrying many of the guests from
the building.
Although the dead woman and her
daughters who also persisted We're reg
stered at and known about the hotel
under the name of Perry, Edward
Saunders, n coachman employed on
the south side, declares that they We're
mis- wife and daughters. He says the
names of the children We're Rita and
Marie. 1t is learned, however, that
Saunders was known in Toronto as
Perry and assumed the former name
when he came TO Chicago.
The young woman who died in the
ambulance and who was partially
identified rs Ethel Saunders. it is now
believed was another daughter of Mrs.
Perry.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Alfred Call, aged IS. who for 20 years
mad been messenger of the supreme jul
diciai court, died, Monday, at Wiscas-
set. In early life he followed the sea.
A widow survives him.
The house. ell and carriage house
of Henry f. Waster, of Hope, We're
burned Friday. at about . A. Nj. Some
of the household furniture was saved,
but a good deal of clothing was burned.
one daughter losing everything but
what she had on. Probable cause, de-
fective chimney. Loss about $1400; in
sured for $1,000 on house and furni-
ture.
The first term of the supreme court
for the year 1903 to be held in Penob-
scot county opened in Bangor, Tuesday
morning, in the temporary court room
in, the Y. NJ. c. A. building. The term
is q civil one and it is expected that it
will be for several weeks duration.
The docket is unusually long and il is
expected that the trial list will be
lengthy.
Train No. 80, freight. in charge of
Conductor Pomroy, met with an acct
dent at Newport. shortly after 4
o'clock. Tuesday morning. An air hose
broke aud the consequent result was
the smashing of two u. Il y. freight
cars. The cars We're flats and un-
loaded. They We're jack-knifed in such
way that one of them, with its
Wheels resting on the track, formed a
letter az With the point upwards, and
it occupied that position when the
passenger trains arrived at s O'Clock.
The work was in front of the passen-
ger suition.