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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
BETTER NOT KICK.
Plenty Waiting for the Commission If
You Don't Want 1t.

Washington, Jan. 17-There is a stir
among the younger officers of the army
over fight that is being made 10 correct
the war departments method of grading
ment decided that the new officers should
ben ranked according to the date of ac-
ceptance of commissions. and has gone
ahead on this basis. This has brought a
howl from many officers who find that
they are ranked by youngsters who We're
not even in the Spanish war. These kick
ers want the SradinsS to be made on the
basis of prior service.
prominent United States senator call
ed on General COfbin recently to protest
against the place assigned to one of his
favorites in the list of second lieutenants.
General Corbin was firm. and said that
there was nothing left for the depart
ment but to stick to its policy of rating
the men according to the date of accept
ance of commissions. This may seem to
work injustice to some, said General
Corbin. but whatever was done was GER
tain to bring out kicks. For my part, |
believe that the best thing TO do is to fol-
low the plan adopted in 1866, when the
army was reorsanized, after the Civil
War. If man protested against his
ranking in the reorganzed army he was
informed that if he didn't like it he could
get out.
my own treatment is case in point.
In the volunteer army | was colonel and
was breveted brigadier general. Under
the reorganization l was given a commits
sion as a second lieutenant and was piac-
ed No % on the list. The adjutant of my
regiment, who was only first lieutenant
of volunteers, was made a second lieuten-
ant IN the reorganized army and was
placed No. on the list. When ] saw this
wrote a hurried note of protest to the
secretary of war. BY return mail | got
reply. politely stating that if | didn't
like the commission given TO me there
was a fellow waiting who was mighty
anxious to get it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
THEORIES ABOUT FOOD.
Also Few Facts on the Same Subject.

We hear much nowadays about
health foods and hygienic living, about
etarianism and many other fads
along the same line
Restaurants may be found in the
larger cities where no meat, pastry or
coffee is served and the food crank is
IN his glory, and arguments and theories
galore advanced TO prove that meat
was never intended for human stom-
achs, and almost make US believe that
our sturdy ancestors who lived four
score years in robust health on roast
beef. pork and mutton must have been
grossly ignorant of the laws of health.
Our forefathers had other things to
do than formulate theories about the
food they ate. A warm welcome was
extended to any kind from bacon TO
|acorns.
A healthy appetite and common sense
are excellent guides to follow in mat
ters Of diet, and a mixed diet of grains
fruits and meats is undoubtedly the
best
AS compared with grains and vege-
tables, meat furnishes the most nutri-
nent in a highly concentrated form
and is GigeSted and is assimlated more
quickly than vegetables and grains.
DR.. julius Remmson on this subject
says: Nervous persons, people run
down in health and of low vitality
should eat meat and plenty of it. If
the digestion is too feeble at first it
may be easily corrected by the regular
use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets af-
ter each meal Two of these excellent
tablets taken after dinner will digest
several thousand grains of meat, eggs
o. ether animal food in three hours.
and no matter how weak the stomach
may be. no trouble will be experienced
| if regular practice is made of using
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets because
they supply the pepsin and diastase
necessary to perfect indigestion, and
every form Of indigestion will be over
come by their use.
That large class of people who come
under the head of nervous dyspeptics
should eat plenty of meat and insure
its proper digestion by the daily use of
a safe, harmless digestive medicine like
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets composed
|of the natural digestive principles,
pepsin, diastase, fruit acids and salts,
which actually perform the work of
digestion. Cheap cathartic medicines,
Imasquerading under the name of dys-
|persia cures are useless for indigestion
as they have absolutely no effect upon
the actual digestion of food.
Dyspepsia in all it's many forms is
simply failure of the stomach to di-
gest food and the sensible way to solve
the riddle and cure the dyspepsia is to
make daily use at meal time of prep
|aration like Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets,
which is endorsed by the medical pro-
fession and known to contain active di-
gestive principles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
ADMIRAL DEWEY
Returns to Washington on Flagship
from the Caribbean Sea.

Washington. Jan. 1S.-Admiral
Dewey came sailing home on his flag
ship, the Mayflower, Saturday, from
the combined north and south Atlantic
and European sauadrons at Culebra.
He was almost as brown from the
Caribbean sun as he was when he came
home from Manila, although there was
none of the ostentatious welcome evil
dent. With him, all glad to get back
from the arduous labors of the maneu-
vres, which they declare were far
reaching in their beneficial effect on
the navy, were the members of his
staff. Rear Admiral Taylor, who was
chief of staff, and Capt. Swift of the
general board; Capt. Pillsbury, who
commanded the famous white fleet in
the New England maneuvres of last
summer. and Commander Sargent.
Admiral Dewey, Immediately he
landed at the Washington navy yard,
drove directly to his nome on Rhode
Island avenue He was panied to learn
of the accident on the Massachusetts.
Capt. Manney is in command of the
Massachusetts he said, "and she is a
nagnificently disciplined ship"
Asked if he considered the maneuvres
satisfactory, the admiral said enthus
astically:
1.-THE most valuable result consider
the lesson of mobilization of the fleet
which was affected on plans previously
outlined. 1t was last July that the
planning of the manuevres began. The
officers worked earnestly and faithful
ly, although their duties We're extreme
iy neavy."
Admiral Dewey is somewhat tired.
And we'll he might be for the routine of
feet exercises and squadron manuevres
during the entire time he was in the
Caribbean was extremely laborious. He
and his staff We're up every morning by
5 o'clock The tropical sun generally
was half way under the horizon before
much relaxation came. The trim flag
ship Mayllower is one of the most COM
Portable craft in the navy, but it is
doubtful if she had ever before been the
scene of so much steady work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
BULLET IN HEAD.
Alleged inventor of Upright Piano
Commits Suicide.

New York, Jan. 1S.-Charles T. Rogers
of 165 Lincoln avenue, formerly piano
manufacturer of Boston, committed sui
eide, Friday. in the factory of the Estey
Co., where he was an expert tuner His
body, with a bullet wound in the head,
was found in the tuning room by the fore
man.
There We're several notes near the body.
One addressed ITO those who find my
body contained what purported to be q
quotation from the book of Proverbs. IL
read:
Give strong drink unto him that is
ready to perish and wine to the bitter
in soul. Let him drink and forget his
poverty and remembers his misery no
more"
AT Rogers boarding house. los Lincoln
avenue, it was said that he had been for
20 years engaged in the manufacture of
pianos at Is and 20 Eliot street Boston.
under the firm name of c.. E. Rogers &
Co. He was reported wealthy, but failing
health made it necessary for him to trav
el and his business went to pieces. Five
years ago he failed and came to New
York
Among his effects was a letter from
John Jacob Astor's secretary. saying Mr..
Aston could not interest himself in a
cabinet piano which Rogers had invent
ed He claimed to be the inventor of the
upright piano.
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a DID MY DUTY
Continued from page ID

their death in Fridays explosion was
held, Saturday afternoon, on board the
Massachusetts, Chaplain Wright officiat-
ing.
Afterwards procession was forme1
on shore and proceeded to the military
cemetery of Porto Rico, where the intel
ment took place. The regimental band
of the garrison of Porto Rico took part
in the ceremony. Admiral Higginson and
the officers of the Massachusetts were at
the graveside where naval honors and aIsp
Masonic honors for one of the deceased
were rendered.
Coxswain Tacke died at 8 O'Clock, this
afternoon. The condition Of Apprentice
Schert and Seaman Dassett has become
worse. Seaman Patterson is doing we'll
and is expected to recover.
In the various dispatches the names
Dousett, Gossett and Dassett apparently
refer to the same individual.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19

At the trial at St. Louis, Saturday, of
Charles F. Kelly, former Speaker of
the House of Delegates, on the charge
of bribery, the $4,000 deposited in the
Lincoln Trust Cos. vaults as bride
to the House of Delegates combined,
was presented in court and counted for
the fourth time by Philip Stock, 1.-THE
legislative agent He identified it as
the same money that he had received
from President Charles H. Turner of
the Suburban Railroad. Edward E.
Horrell. George F. Robertson and Will
liam X. Tamhlyn We're among the
members of the House of Delegates
combination who testified of its deal
mss and of Kelly's connection there
with.
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ASHORE, BOTTOM UP.
Schooner Carrie Bell Wrecked-Fate of
the Crew Unknown.

Digby, n. s.. Jan. 1S.-A telephone mes
sage just received here from East Ferry
states that a large vessel is ashore upon
the Bay of Fundy shore three-quarters OF
mile northeast of Petite passage, loaded
with DEAL and is breaking up in the
heavy sea which prevails. The telephone
operator at Mink Cove says that it is the
three masted schooner Carrie Bell. This
vessel sailed from st. John on Jan. for
City Island for orders, with cargo OF
2o3 ,543 feet of deals, and was commanded
by Capt. Gaylon.
She is a vessel of 260 tons register and
was built at Kennebec, Me-. in 1873
A large number of people from Digby
Neck and Long Island have left for the
scene of the disaster and will endeavor
to save o portion Of the cargo. The car
go, which was shipped by Messrs- Stet-
son and Cutler & Co., is said to be in
sured: There are no tidings of the crew
mere. The vessel is in a bad place and
only a few miles from where the steamer
Newfieid became total wreck.
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THE AMESBURY STRIKE. r
imported Labor Leaves-Nat ional La
Dor Support Asked.

Amesbury, Mass, Jan. 1S.-The strik-
ing carriage makers who have been out
nearly three weeks because the manu-
facturers refused to grant a 9-hour day
with the pay formerly received for 10
hours. were made jubilant, tonight, to-
day. when they learned that SO of the
35 Armenians brought here by the man.
ufacturers.a week ago, from New York
had left town.
1t has been decided to lay the facts
in the present trouble before the ex-
ecutive committee of the American
Federation of Labor, and National Or
ganizer Ramsey of the Interna tional
Carriage and Wagon Workers Union
left, today, for Washington for that
purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
Bradbury Debaters Selected.-Euro-
pean History Prize Subjects.

Brunswick, Me-. Jan. 1S.-The first trial
speaking for the Bradbury prize debate
at Bowdoin College was held this week.
Each of the debators spoke for ten min
utes on some part of the questions: Re
solved. that it is for the public interest
that Employers Recognize Trade Unions
on the Arrangement of Wage Scales. Z"
From those who spoke on the question,
Farnworth Gross Marshall, 03 of Port
land, George Hinkley Slower, '03 of Bruins
wick; Selden OSgood Mentin, '03 of Fox
croft, Edward Folsom Merrill 0S of
Skowhegan, George William Burpee, 'o4
of Houlton, Gilman Campbell, 'o4 of
South Portland with Clement Franklin
Robinson, 03 of Brunswick as an alter
nate We're chosen to take part in the Brad
bury Debate which comes in February.
They debate for prizes amounting to $50,
given by Hon. James Ware Bradbury,
L. L. D.. of the class of 1925. From these
speakers three men will later be selected
for the Joint debate with Amherst.
The following subjects have been as
signed for the special prize in European
History: /. Martin Luther the leader
Spain, the champion of Catholicism; 3.
Rise of NAPOLEON Bonaparte to 1904; A..
Prince Bismark and the Unity of Ger
many This prize of the value of $50, has
been offered anonymously for the year
1902-19J5 and will be awarded to that stu
dent who shall write the best essay on one
of the above subjects, and who at the
same time shall maintain a grade of over
C for the three terms. The essay must
contain between 5000 and 1900 words.
The following men have been appointed
assistants in the gymnasium for the year
1903: w. c. Towne, 90, Pierce, 'O3, for
the Seniors, Blanchard '03, Lowell, "a
for the Juniors, Blanchard, '03, Lowell,
04, Robins, 'o5 for the Sophomores, w.
C. Towne, '03, Rowe, '04. Saunders, '0l,
w. ]. Finn, '05, Shorey, '05 for the Fresh
men
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
ANOTHER DEATH.
Coxwain Tackle Dies as Result of In
iures Received.

Washington. JAN 1S.-A short cablegram
which came to the navy department, to-
day. from Admiral Higgmson at San
Juan. P. r.. announced the death of A.
S. Tackle, the coXswain of the United
States battleship Massachusetts, who was
fatally injured in the powder explosion
in the S-inch turret of that vessel, Fri
day. while off Culebra Island. In the adj
mirars advices, yesterday, Tacke was re-
ported as injured though the press dis
patches later in the day announced his
death. The dead man enlisted in the navy
from St Louis. The officials here are
awaiting the report of the board of in
quiry into the cause leading up to the ac-
cident and on it's conclusions will depend
whether or not a court martial will be
necessary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
A MEMORIAL ARCH
To the Late Baron Won ketteIer Dedi
Gated at Pekin.

Pekin. Jan. 1S-The dedication of the
Won Ketteler memorial arch occurred,
today. The, arch was erected by China.
Baron Won Ketteler was the German
minister who was killed by Boxers at
the outbreak of the Boxer trouble. The
dedication took place in the presence
of a brilliant assemblage of diplomats,
many Chinese officials, all the military
officials in Pekin. the entire foreign
community of the city, as well as Ger
man officers and civilians from Tien
Tsin and other places.
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TWO LIFE SAVING CREWS
Take Off the Crew of Schooner Eme
line G. Sawyer.

Chatham, Mass, Jan. 1S.-Two life saw
ing crews, one from Monomoy and the
other made up of volunteers from this
town, rowed out into Nantucket Sound,
today, to the assistance of the crew of the
Machias schooner Emeline G. Sawyer,
Capt. Keith in The teeth of an icy north
west gale. The schooner, which is ashore
on Common Flats, will probably be to-
tai loss The five men in the schooner
were rescued by the Chatham boat.
The Emelne G.. Sawyer was built in
J6nesport Me. in 1860 and is owned i'll
Machias She is 100 tons burden. At dark,
tonight the seas We're sweeping over her
and there seems little chance of her be-
ing saved.
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AMHERsT's SCHEDULE.
Bates, Bowdoin and Colby Have
Place in the Schedule.

Amherst, Jan. 1S.-Manager Tead of Am
herst's baseball team, has arranged TIL,
following schedule of games for the com
ing season. Among the games are som,
with colleges which have never played
with Amherst before OF the 20 games L
will be played at Amherst. The schedule
April 11-Williston at Amherst.
April 15-Brown at Providence.
April 1S--Yale at New Haven.
April 22-Tufts at Amherst.
April 25-Bates at Amherst.
April 29-Tufts at Medford
April 30-Harvard at Cambridge
May 5-Syracuses at Amherst
May 9-Holy Cross at Worcester
May 13-Manhattan at Amherst.
May 15-DaTtmouth at Amherst.
May 20-Dartmouth at Hanover.
May 23-Bowdoin at Amherst
May 27-Princeton at Princeton.
May 30-Fordham at Amherst.
June 6-T1nity at Amherst
June 10-Huly Cross at Amherst
June 13-Colby at Amherst.
June Thrown at Amherst.
June 22-Alumni at Amherst.
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A MONSTER GUN.
Continued from page L.

biggest gun was laundering from the
shores of Sandy Hook Saturday, in the
first tests by military and naval experts,
Carl Alfred Christensen, it's designer AMI
constructor was lying dead in Troy,
Ny.
Mr.. Christensen died on the very eve
of the test by the government of his
great 16-inch death dealer. The great
strain of designing and constructing and
shipment of the biggest gun in the world
was too much for him. He had suffered
a nervous collapse from the effects Of
which he was unable to recover
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
A DRUNKEN ROW
Results from Captain Sending Money
to Buy Coal.

Fall River, Mass, Jan. 1S-Captain M.
c. Tomlin of the Jacksonville schooner
Fairfield, made an effort to have his
mate, Charles S. Sleeves, and three mem
bers of his crew arrested, today, for mu-
tiny, but the police waived jurisdiction
in the matter. Shortly after Mate Sleeves
made a complaint against Capt. Tomlins
for assault. The Fairfield, which arrived
here some weeks ago from Jacksonville
with a load of hard pine, was laying in
The stream. Yesterday, Capt Tomlin gave
the mate SIS to buy coal and three of the
crew went ashore to help bring it off.
According to Capt. Tomlin, all four men
came back drunk and when he remon-
strated with the mate the latter assault
ed him.
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QUIET AT WATERBURY,.
TroIleys Being Run, But They Garry
But Few Passengers.

Waterbury, CT, Jan. 1S.-This was a
quiet day in Waterbury so far as the troll
ley strike situation was concerned. Troll
ley cars We're run on the same lines as
yesterday and there was not sign of
molestation. The cars did not carry q
great many passengers, today, vehicles
of all kinds were in great demand and
hundreds of people walked.
This afternoon, meeting was held by
a committee representing the strikers and
one frcm the business men of the city.
The object of the meeting was to induce
the officials of the Connecticut Lighting
and Power Co. to reinstate all of the dis
charged men.
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BLOWlTZ is DEAD.
The Famous Paris Correspondent C
London Times Is No More.

Paris, Jan. 1S.-Henry George Steph-
en- Adolphe Opper de BlowitZ, for
many years correspondent of the Lon
don Times in Paris, died here, this
evening. NJ. De Bowitz experienced
an attack of apoplexy few days ago
He was born in 1882.
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TWO DEAD, TWO WILL DIE.
Baltimore G. Ohio Freight Locomotive
Explodes Near Monrovia.

Baltimore Jan 1.-TWO men are dead
and two others are perhaps fatally IN
iured as the result of the explosion, To-
lay, of a freight locomotive on the Bal
tiniore & Ohio Railroad near Monroyia
The dead: Firsman Lewis Hahn, Balti-
more James Graham, fireman, Balti-
more.
Conductor Charles Cutsail and Brake
man Newman are thought TO pc Ialaiiy
injured from cuts and bruises ana the IN
halation of escaping steam All Were
brought to Baltimore hospitals Where the
first-named men died, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
ABRAM S. HEWITT.
Former New York Mayor and Con-
gresham Passes Away.

New York. JAN 1S.-Abram S. Hewitt.
former mayor of New York, and for many
years a representative in Congress, died
at s O'Clock this morning. in his slst yea.,
having been. critically i'll for 10 days.
With him al the moment of death were
his wife, three sons and three daughters.
Mr. Hewitt, who had been In feeble
health fer some months, was attacked
with obstructive jaundice1 ON JAM & Inc
funeral services. which will be conducted
by Bishop Potter, will be held in Calvary
church, of which Mr. Hewitt was a mem
her, on Wednesday morning
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THE WIND FAILED.
Briqantne Aidne on the Rocks in ST
Andrews Bay.

ST. John, N. b., Jan. 1S.-A dispatch, to-
night from St. Andrews, n. B., says the
brigantine AIdine, Capt. Daken bound
here from Barren Island with phosphate,
is on the rocks at Hog Island. ST. An
drews bay and is likely to prove d total
loss. At high water the hull is covered.
The Aldine was coming through Letee
Passage. Saturday morning, when the
wind failed her and she was carried by
the tide onto the dry lodges. In coming
off she carried away her rudder and drift
ed into ST. Andrews bay, bringing up on
Hog Island about midnight. The crew are
safe. Vessel and cargo are said to be in
slIred
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JEFFREYs AND cORBETT
Will Meet at Fort Erie A. c. If Terms
Can Be Made.

Buffalo, n. Y, Jan. 18Th. j. II. Her
man, Manager and ma tchmaker for the
Fort Erie A. c., announced, tonight that
he win offer purse of s25 900 for 20
round boxing contest between Jeffreys
and Ccrbett. File has written to the cham
pion and ex-champion making the offer
and ii satisfactory answers are received
he will 1T cnce post a forfeit OF 5000 az a
guarantee that the contest will take place
without I'M erfel ence.
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Deaths from Plague in Mexico.

Mazalan, Mexico, Jan. 1S.-There
have been II deaths from the plague
since Jan. /. The deaths on the 18th
numbered seven and many new cases
are reported. Most of the ladies of
the higher class have left the city and
hardly any women are seen on the
streets Trade is reduced to the lowest
possible point. Great disappointment
is felt in the non arrival of serum from
the steamer from Guayamas.
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Chances for Recovery Are sIiaht.

Portsmouth, n. H., Jan. 1S.-Giovan-
nj Grasso and Dominica Cadarone, the
two laborers who were badly injured
in the dynamite explosion at Hender-
sons Point. are still alive at the hos
pital. but the chances for their recovery
are very slight.
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General Tieup Threatened.

Toledo, Ohio, jan 1S.-The employees Of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton have
threatened a tieup of the entire system
because General Manager Waldo has re-
fused to deal with the Federated board
representing the various branches of la
Dor on the road.
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Government officials slaughtered $50
swine affected with the foot and
mouth disease at the farm of their
owner, Joseph w. Parker, on the Howe
road, Methuen, Mass. Saturday. 1t is
thought that the swine got the disease
from grain which had been in an in
fected barn.
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DR.. LorenZ, the Austrian surgeon, left
London for Vienna, Sunday. He said
before starting for Austria that he had
been rather coldly received by many
English surgeons who viewed his
methods with suspicion.
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To Connect Pekin end Taku.

Pekin. Jan. 1S.-Italy has proposed 10
establish the Marconi system of wire
less telegraphy between Pekin and
Taku.
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Suicide at WhatIey. Mass.

Whatley, Mass. Jan. 1S.-Henry G.
Pease, the aged father of Selectman H.
0. Pease of this town, committed suicide,
today, by hanging. 1t is supposed the act
was the result of q disordered mind. He
was 40 years old.