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The Republican journal., 1903-12-24
SECRET SOCIETIES.

The annual election of officers of Enter
prise Lodge, A. o. .. W., will be held this,
Thursday, evening.
Silver Crown Assembly, No. 81, K. of P,
was instituted in Brooks, Dec. 18th, with
some 80 members. List Of .ficers and
other particulars next week.
Aurora Rebekah Lodge, l. O. o. F.,
elected the following officers Tuesday even
ing: n. g., Mrs. Arvlla Weber; V. g.,
Mrs. Jessie Pattee; K. S., Miss M. Mande
Matthews; Treas, Mrs. Vannie Cunning
ham; f. s., Mrs. Fife Harrison; Trustees,
John A. Fogg, Mrs. Florence Clough. Mrs.
Abbie Cook
The regular meetings Of Phoenix Lodge of
Masons are held on Monday evenings on or
before the full moon. This winter the
moon causes a singular condition in regard
to dates. The annual meeting and the
election of officers for 1904 will be held De-
cember Is, 1903; there will be no meeting in
January, one of the long months and two
meetings, the 1st and 29th days, in February,
the short month of the year
A delegation from Dunlap Commandery,
Knights Templars, left Rockland Dec 18th
for Pennington bearing with them unique
testimonial of respect and esteem for the
manner in which Pilgrim Commandery OF
Pennington entertained the Bath members
last October when they visited Pennington,
Phillips and Rangeley. The resolutions
were done in black ink on parchment and
were surrounded by Masonic emblems and
the whole was encased in a heavy gold
frame.
Portland hopes soon to have new
Masonic Temple. The new Masonic Tenn
and Congress streets will have frontage
of III feet on Congress street and 148 feet
on Chestnut street The work will begin
as soon as practicable and will be pushed
along to an early completion. The laying
of the corner stone of this building will
be great Masonic event, and when the
building is completed it will be one of the
most important Masonic events ever occur
ring in Maine.
Col. William E. Plummer of Portland has
DeeI 6l6SG6u UIlSdulcI sChCloA VI eho oS-
partment of Maine Patriarchs Militant, the
vote being taken by mail. There was nc
opposition. Gen. Plummer is one of the
most prominent Odd Fellows in Maine. The
others officers elected were: Frank L. Nose
ley of Portland, colonel 1st Regt. E. E.
Kirk of Bangor colonel I'd Regt.: j. O. Nc
Corrison of South Berwick lieut. colonel 1st
Regt.; Levi NJ. Poor of Augusta I'd lieut..
colonel I'd Regt.; major second battalion,
I'd Regt., F. A. Knowlton, Fairfield. The
next field day probably will be at Bar Har-
Dor.
The Belfast Knight Templars will meet
in their asylum on Christmas day and
unite in toast to the grand master. The
following sentiment has been prepared:
To our Most Eminent Grand Master,
Henry Bates Stoddard. AS hundred
thousand Knights at one moment look
southwark, SO hundred thousand hearts
60 forth to him with glad Christmas greet.
ings,"
The grand master sends the following
response:
s'To one hundred and forty thousand
Knights in the North, the South, the East
and West, greeting:
Sweet Christmas joy be thine
To make my fOndest dreams complete
The bells ring out my message sweet
And this is what they seem to say:
God bless you all on Christmas day."
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24
of Belfast officiating. The interment was
in the family lot in the East Northport
cemetery.

cemetery.
Mabel, wife of Edward L. Harrington, died
quite suddenly at her home in Rockland,
Dec. 10Th, aged % years. Her death occur
red on the anniversary of her marriage to
Mr. harrington, which took place in 1897.
She leaves husband, a father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith of LincOlnville,
two sisters, Mrs. William Eden of Brewer,
and Mrs Fred LermOnd of Camden, and
one brother, Homer, of Lincolnville, to
mourn their loss and to whom deep SYM
pathy is extended. Mrs. Harrington was a
woman of sweet and gentle disposition and
was beloved by all who knew her. The
funeral took place Friday, Rev. G. H.
Chaplin officiating.
Miss Jennie Kalloch died at her home in
Rockland, December 18th, after long and
painful illness of blood poisoning caused
by boils. She was born in Belfast, IA years
ago, a daughter of Thomas and Sarah
Kalloch. The family lived in belfast until
about 80 years ago when they went to Rock
land. In company with her sister Rebecca,
Miss Kalloch kept a dressmaking and mil
linery establishment, both before and after
moving to Rockland. She leaves one
brother, Alexander Kalloch, and one sister,
Mrs. Rebecca Greeley, both invalids, and
living together in Rockland. Miss Kelloch
was very kind hearted and had many
friends. She was one who never allowed
an opportunity to do good pass unimproved.
Her niece, Mrs. Minnie Edwards of Port
land, accompanied the remains to Belfast
yesterday for interment in Grove cemetery.
Charles Millken died Dec. 21st at his
home in Augusta, aged 50 years and
month. In early life he was engaged in
numbering on the Kennebec with his broth
er, the late Hon. Elias Milliken. Later he be-
came proprietor of the Augusta House, and
for more than ten years was the manager.
He was strong Democrat, but politics did
lot bar good fellowship, and he became
widely known as one Of the cheeriest hosts
and best providers the State has ever
known.
The funeral of James w. Knowlton took
place at the home of his sister, Mrs. Buck
lin, on Spring street, last Thursday noon
and the interment was in Grove cemetery
in this city, instead OF Monroe as at nrSt IN
tended. The attendance was very large
and the floral offerings beautiful
Mr.. Nathaniel Price Sewall, formerly
manager of the Bay Point Hotel, Rockland,
Me-, passed away on Friday, Dec. 4th, in
the seventy-third year of his age The fu-
neral services, which was largely attended
by his old friends and associates, occurred
on Monday, Dec. 7th, at the residence OF
his daughter, Mrs. Alice NJ. Hills, IA Stock
holm street, Brooklyn, N. Y.-Boston
Budget.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24
Reciprocity with Cuba.

WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 16. By de-
cisive vote of 81 to IS the Senate today
passed the bill carrying into effect the re-
ciprocity treaty with Cuba. A final vote
marked by debate which while at all
times animated was never acrimonious.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24
Rev. S. L. Hanscom To Run.

Rev. S. L. Hanscom tells the Bangor
Commercial that he will probably be can
didate for the Republican nomination of
sheriff in Hancock county, and that the
present sheriff's views on rigid enforcement
on the other hand Sheriff Whitc0mb's
friends believe tnat he will be renominated
and reelected; they also aver that Mr..
Hanscom's following will not be as large
another year.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24

About II barrels of tinker mackerel were
taken in PrOvincetown harb0r traps Dec
10th, which sold to the canning factory at
$50 per barrel This is about the latest
on record for mackerel on the New England
coast.
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24
A $4,000 Fire in Lewiston.

LEWISTON, Dec 10. The car barns here
/ the Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath street
ailway and nearly all of the rolling stock
'ere burned this morning. Twenty-Five
Ars and four snow plows were burned
No cars were running in Lewiston and Au-
ourn this morning. The loss is estimated
ii $4,000, partially insured. Cause of fire
Unknown
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24
Belfast Weather Report.

blowing is summary of the weather
rd of the Belfast station of the {. 5.
.tther Bureau for the week ending De-
uhrr %, 1903:
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24
Wind, Sky, etc.

:
. > ". Clear.
20 3 NV g.
9 NV. "
a i NV. "
10 10 5. Cloudy. Rain after Gam,
1.22 inches. Gale in after
noon and night.
30 20 \ +. Clear.
80 20 NV. Cloudy and snow in fore
noon not enough snow to
measure; clear, with high
wind in afternoon and
evening.
LAST week was decidedly cold, though not
bad as the cold spell in December last
-ar. Then the mercury stood at s. above
-ro the morning of the 9th and continued
ar the zero mark 10 days. The coolest
ay was the 9th, when it stood at 170 below
q The morning and did not get above zero
u the day. There were days in the 10
hat the mercury went below zero. This
lunth the mercury has reached zero but 8
mes The cold spell this year was but 5
ays, and the lowest point reached by the
S Weather Bureau instruments was u
tllnW
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24

Mrs. Mary Almatia Hills died at her home
in East NOrthport December 18th after
long and painful illness. She was born in
Searsmont, February 26, 1889, a daughter Of
the late Joseph T. and Mary j. Mahoney.
She married Oscar Hills of Northport, who
died June 18th, last. They leave three sons
and four daughters: Mrs. Cleone Whitmore
of Northport, Mrs. Jessie Crockett of Sc
attic, Wash, Rev. Vinal Hills of Gumboro,
Del, Henry G., Isaac S. and Adelia Hills of
Northport, and Mrs. Esther G. Pendleton
of Cambridge, Mass. also fifteen grand
children. OF her fathers family two BROTH
ers and one sister remain-Joseph Ma
honey of Lawrence, Mass, James c. Ma
honey of Aurora, ILL.,, and Abbie, wife of
William T. Howard of Belfast. Mrs. Hills
was one whose every act was inspired by
the rule, edo unto others as ye would that
others should do unto you" She was a
faithful and affectionate wife and mother,
who looked well to the best interests OF
those most near and dear to her, and was
ever mindful of the needs of those in less
fortunate circumstances than herself In
fact she was ever true to each duty of life
as it presented itself. She was active in
the work of the little church in her COM
munity, and was faithful worker in the
W. C. T. U. Many will learn with regret
of the passing away of this good woman.
Funeral services were held at her late
home Sunday afternoon, Rev. G. E. Edgett
The Republican journal., 1903-12-24

The funeral of James w. Knowlton took
place at the home of his sister, Mrs. Buck
lin, on Spring street, last Thursday noon
and the interment was in Grove cemetery
in this city, instead of Monroe as at first in
tended. The attendance was very large
and the floral offerings beautiful.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26
COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
 WRITE 0N FOOTBALL
Heads of Big Four Universities Think
 Rules Should be Changed.

Hav5rfcrJ, Pa, January 25.-P.esi- dent Sharpless. os HaterforG college. has made public the answers which he had received from the heads Of the universities composing the Big Four. % on the subject of eliminating mass plays from foot ball. President Sharp less is a strong believer iu the need Of radical changes in the game and declares that unless this is done soon the sport will degenerate to such an extent as to lose favor with the pulp lie.
 According to the answers received every one of the qUartette interrogated. with the possible exception of Provost Harrison, of the University of Penn sylvaria, had pronounced views on the question President Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton. replied that the rules should be changed at once so that the premium might be removed from weight and placed upon clevsrness. Dr Wilson said. however. that he believed Yale should take the initiative in se- curing a change in the rules. because JEe New Haven institution had the championship eleven this year.
 President Hadley of Yale admitted -lAeiA tllE Scil4t NdS LtO EDukA ana Qdti- gerOus as it was played and promised that he would render any assistance within his power to bring the desired changes about. He, however. secuted the idea that it was Yale's place 70 take the initiative. President Eliot. Of Harvard, took a somewhat pessimistic view or the situation, concluding that there was little prospect of acc5mplish- fff a ,,yr ,,ff a. -, ont, neediul though they were.
 Provost Harrison of the University of Pennsylvania, was the only one who did not express a positive idea on the subject. He said that he preferred to leave the matter to his athletic peo- p'e.' ss he expressed it.
 President Sharuless made tho can vaSs for the purpcse or satisfying himself what was the real sentiment of the heads of the big universities on this subject and what prospect there was for any of the reforms which he COG siders the salvation of the zane.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26
A MURDERER
 tSSASSINATED There Were Good Many Reasons Why He Should Die.

A!iddlesbcro Ky. January 25- Henry Cummins, notorious among the highwaymen Of the mountains. met his death from ambush before day break here today on one Of the prin- cipal streets. James Adlay Turner who was walking with him was shot in the arm. The assaz azsins areunknown.
 There is a common report that Cum mins killed John Gorh2m, president Cf the United Mine Workers union two yCars ago, man by the name of Greenwood Ward, soon af;erward, and about year ago Branham Elam. a KeEtuckian. and tn. death of others are generally attributed to him, so it Is almost impossible to get a Clew to the assa"sirs.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26

2S5 in eleven months of 1901 to $SS. 300 2G5 in the same months of 1902. On the gulf coast, Galveston shows a re- GUctiO1 in exports from S94 4,OO0. 0O0 in eleven months O, 1901 to SSO. GOO 900 in the sanc months of 1902, q fall of about l5 per cent, and New Orleans shows a drop from $131 GOO. .000 in eleven months If 1901 to $1ll,61DCG0 in the game months Of 1902, a reduction of E DOT coht
 Oi the Pacific coast. the principal cspoItations are through the ports Of San Francisco, Puget Sound. and Will .iamette PortlanD. San Francisco shows Q gain from s33. 900. .OGO in eleven months of 1901 to S34 OO0. coo in eleven months of 1902. an increase of 9 per cent, Puget Sound shows gain Of from SzSOG0,OC0 in 1901 to S31 .OOO 900 in eleven months oi 1902, an increase of 8 Der cent: Willamette shows slight decrease, from S1O.1S6.27O in eleven months of 1901 to S9.749.5G1 in eleven months of 1902. The northern border ports increased their exports from si03.C00.CG0 i1 eleven months of 1901 to SlO6,OO0, eco iu eleven months of 1902. a gain Of about 2 per cent. distributed among the twenty-fice ports on the Great Lakes and boundary line be- . tween the United States and Canada. The Mexican border ports show a gain of from S1S.O00. GOO to S23. coo. 600. or 8 per cent, during the same period. dis tributed pretty evenly among the five ports on the Mexican border. While tEe above figures include only eleven months Of the year. they are presum- ably fair index of the gil years oper- aticns at tho various great doorwayS through which the exports of the coun- ;ry are distributed.
 On the import side. the Atlantic ports show gain of rom $543 0OO, OOO to S699 C00.o00; the gulf ports from s27. coo OGO to S22OG0. COG: the Pacific ports. from S4GO00,OOO to S5OOOO. coo: the Mexican border ports from SIP 342. .O1S to SIP. .55S.- I22; the northern border ports from S7S,O09,0C0 to GOO, and the interior ports from s10,OCOO00 to s11 900 GOO.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26

Washington. January 25-(SpeciaD-- Beginning on Monday Senator Quay will object to the consideration of any measuIAs in the senate until an agree nent is reached to vote on the state hood bill If this plan does not result in an agreement to vote he will insist on continuous sessions of the senate be ginning on Tuesday morning.
 The friends of statehood do not e,s- pect to succeed with the first effort to secure a continuous session. Senators who are opposed to the bill will first test the determination Of the friends of statehood. If there are any breaks in Ihe combination Q continuous session will be impossible.
 The Quay-Bafley combination will have to show that its membership is united and determined. If this is de- nonstrated not very many continuous sessions will be necessary before an agreement to vote will be obtained. When Senator BeV eridSe heard this afternoon of the proposed tactics to g, nich Quay would resort, he gave an exhibition of "suenuosity' that was most impressive. ''"IG these are the tac- tiCs,'' said he. ''ySG can say that ths senate will never permit itself to De held up. It does not make any differ ence what they attempt to do. We wi.; never consent to vote until We are ready.
 Senator Quay has given out anoth-r interview. II is just as brief as all others which have been secured, and when he had finished not another word would h. say.
 This was the interview: The states Of Oklahoma. New Mexico and Arizona will east their electoral votes for Theo~ dore Roosevelt for president of the United States in loO4 if he is nominat- ed. Roosevelt will be nominated If he is alive"
 Mysterious hints are being thrown out in the newspapers that there Is jobbery behind the statehood move ment and that the president is aware of it and has therefore changed his po- sition
 Much of the misrepresentation in the local papers is inspired by Senator Bev- oridge. There is nowhere an indication that it has weakened the statehood force. On the contrary, it has driven the democrats into line and the repub- Iican senators friendly to the bill have gone too far to weaken without eX- posing themselves to d charge Of in stability and an abandonment of theii' agreement.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26
EXPORT TRADE
 OF THE COUNTRY
Has Resumed Its Normal EK-
 panSiVG Condition
The New Crops Have Been Set MOv- ing-There is Also a Greater Vol ume of Imports The December Record Broken.

Washington, January 25.-The export
 trade Of the United States has resumed
 it's normal and expansive condition.
 From the low figure due to the failure
 of the corn crop last year and the ul-
 usual demand at home, the export fig
 ures have increased from SSS,COO, 900 m
 June to $14S,O0O, eco in December and
 reached the highest mark ever made
 by exports in the month oi Decembe~.
 June, July and August of the year 1902
 WeIe the only months since August,
 1899 in which the export figures fall be-
 low the S10O,C0O,OJ0 line, ana this was
 cue to the causes above indicated
 With the arrival of the new crops Of
 broadstuffs, cotton and provisions, the
 exports have rapidly advanced, the in
 crease in December over the preceding
 month. as shown by the statement Of
 the treasury bureau of statistics. being about $2S.G0O,0O0, Of which the value of eleven months is il cotton, S5,OC0,COj in provisions, $4,0OO.OOO in breadstuffs. and S1, eco eco in mineral oils. The Deem Der exports are SlLGO0.000 in excess of December, 1901. $3 OOO, 900 over the ban rlr year of 1900. S1OOOO, ,0CO more than
 in 1895. $61. .OCO greater than in 1892 ' anu utLudllo QUubIt lLlOSt bl -oot. O-la[ one month in the entire history of our export trade-October. 19GO- shows as large a figure of exports, while in uO December have the exports reached as high a figure of value as in Decem- ber. 1902.
 On the import side. the figures are equally suggestive Of growth. The December imports are larger than in
 any preceding December in the history or our import trade. being S94. .3O7204 against $79.92g.271 in December 1901 and $GS.GSI.2Cl in December. 1900. and larger than in any preceding month except April. 1897. when the imports were ab- normally large by reason Of the ap- preaching change in tariff. ImDOrta tions free of duty are $40. 663 1l3 against
 $29, 1i5,Gc9 in December, 1900. indicating
 that the increase is chiefly in mauu-
 facturers' material, which form the
 bulk Of the rondutlable articles. Inc total imports for the year ending with December are far in excess of any prc- ceding year being S969, ,27G0eg. against SS3o,419.91O in 1901. S2g.14g.7l4 in 1900. SS-3.29G7zG in 1880. S696. SO7. l7G in 1880. ana S46l 132. .05S in 1870. The importa- ! lions of 1902 are $SS. $50 O99 greater than l in the preceding year. of which ia- i crease over $cOO00,O0O was in manU- : faCturers' materials.
 The following table shows the De- icembeT imports a4 quinquennial periods from 1867 to 1902:
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26
BECAME ENLARGED AT CHILDREN
Unknown Man Fired Into Crowd and
 Fatally Hurt a Boy.

I[idder, Mo, January 25.-Whiie go ins from school today a party of chil- dren from Prairie View school encount- cred a man riding a swayback horse They begn joking him about his horse, when he became angry, shot twice into the crowd with 22-caliber rifle, fatally injuring a boy by the name of Stewart He then rode hastily away, and when the children gave the alarm the farm CTS gave pursuit. He has not yet been captured, but is being pressed close The people are very indignant and there is a possibility of a lynching.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26
WALCOTT QUITS
 COLORADO FIGHT
Advises the Party to Acc pit the Flee
 ticn of Teller.

Denver. Colo, Janu-ry 25.-The cli- max Of the senatorial fight Of Colorad do came tonight when ex-Senator Edward O. Wolcott. candidate of the so-called ',stalwart" wing of the republican party announced his practical with drawal from any further contest and urged the people Of Colorado to accept the situation as it stands by the eloc- tion yesterday of Senator Henry M Teller to succeed himself. by the joint -ession Of the democratic senators and represented 2uv.s.
 The announcement was made in a signed statement in which Mr Vol colt charges certain republican leaders associated with the Woloott forces in the republican ranks with treachery. deliberate and continuous, although he dispos-s or others of the anti-Wolco:t crowd by characterizirE them as "duPes" of thf main conspir- tors. Speaking Of MT. Teller, the ex-senat1r says that in no sense was he party U the alleged frauds in unseat.ug the republican senators although he was the beneficiary. He pays g high tri- bute tJ the senator-eIect.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26
THE FOWLER PILL.

Washingtcn- January 25-The coming week will broadly witness the passage by the house O. the Fowler currency bill It is anticipated that the bill will precipitate d very lively debate. Tomorrow will be District of Columbia day, Tuesday will be given to the con- mittee ol judiciary which has quite a number cf measures of minor import ance dealing with court matters Of various sections Of the union % pre- sent.
 Three appropriation bills are on the calendar and if any time remains they will be pressed forward as it is the de- sire of the leaders to get all tha ap- propriatiOn bills in the senate as soon as possible. The antitrust bill VII not come up until next week
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26

ins the Crescent Coal company, or Chicago. is here for the purpose cf purchasing the mines between Bloom ington and Carlinville. They have all ready secured control of the output Of some of the mines and have options on the others until Jan. 15.
 Mir. Gilmore states that his company controls the Chicago and Virden mines at Nirden and also the mines at Tal!u la, Menard county. About $20OO, 600 in involved in this deal. An eastern company is to purchase the coal shafts at Taylorville, Riverton and ir the inn mediate vicinity of Springfield. J. A. Agce of Chicago president of the Riverton Coal Co. is in charge of this deal. He is assisted by D. D. Shum- way of Taylorvine.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-26
RAMSEY ON GOULD PLANS.
Wabash Has NJ Thought oi Acquiring
 Rochester x Pittsburg. He Says.

PittsbuIg. Pa, January 25.-President Ramsey says the Wabash has no thought of seeking control of the Buff falo, Rochester & Pittshurg, though fully recognizing the value of the road and that nothing more than a traffic agreement has ever been talked of.
 As to what the Goulds are endeaVOr- ing to do in West Virginia he says their primary object is to establish lines each of which will drain a territory that will make each individual road The system of new lines as a whole when completed will compare favorably with the Baltimore & Ohio as a trunk line in that section.
 Naturally some allowances will have to be made when it is remembered that the present proportions of the Balti- more &s Ohio have taken years to ac- quiIc. So far as a through line from the west is concerned the West Vir- einia outlet is not intended to displace the MOIe northern route via Buffalo.
 AS to the talk about the Goulds form inG a securities company MT. Ramsey thinks it is nothing more than a Wall street dream and he has no Knowledge si any such grand scheme being under consideration.