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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
THE CORRECT VERSION
OF the Shooting of Chief Dinneen by
Patrolman Northrup.

North Adams: Mass. Dec. 2o.-Pohce-
man Gardner Northrup, who shot Chief
": f. Dinneen, Thursday night. and then
attempted to take his own life was re-
moved from his position on the force, Sat
urday, by Mayor f. d. Stafford. The no.
tlce.. which was attested by City Clerk
&c. 5. Erooker, was served on him at the
police station by Deputy Sheriff b. r.
Magenis. The cause is assault with in
tent his superior officer, Chief of Police
William r. Dinneen." Reserve officer
force to fill the vacancy
The report from the hospital concerning
the CHIEFS condition was very favorable
and encouraging in every way. He is not
throat as he has been since the shooting
Thursday night, and his other symptoms
are as favorable as they were at any
time. The chiefs tongle is better and he
The details as given by the chief throw
an entirely different light upon the actual
occurrence The story as told by the chief
the evening, but after Northrup secured
the revolver from the locker in the guard
room he did not act just as has been
stated He was met in the hallway by
the chief, the two men being some little
distance APART At sight, almost. of his
chief, Northrup raised the revolver and
pulled the trigger The first bullet was
ach., although it is not certain whether
the hand was injured at this time.
The chief then attempted to close in on
Northrup, his desire being to get the
loaded revolver from the rum-crazed man.
Northrup turned half around ready to Gee
from his chief, when he pulled the trigger
again. This bullet passed through por-
ton of Chief Dnneen's overcoat, doing
no damage. BY this time Northrup was
in full flight in the little hallway. and
passed through the doorway leading to
the officers guardroom. At the entrance
in this room he stopped short. protected
from Dinneen's gaze by the partition. and
when the chief in pursuit entered this
room pushed the revolver into his fact
and pulled the trigger This shot was the
serious one. and staggered the head of the
department. He fell partly back, and it
WAS at this point that Officer Whipple put
in an appearance.
Before Whipple had 4 chance to close
in with Northrup the latter turned the re-
volver upon himself. but the wound in
nicted by the bullet amounted to little.
This version of the shooting is the nsost
satisfactory ore, as it explains the posi-
ton of the two men when the officers APP
peared from downstairs. 1t also explains
the powder with which Chief Dinneen's
face was filled, the revolver evidently be-
ing held but a few inches away when the
shot was fired
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
MONEY ORDER SYSTEM
To Be Put in Operation by Many Of
Leading Banks.

New York, Dec. 20.-Aftcr n three
days session here the bank order com
mittee of the American Bankers Asso-
citation. representing 1000 banks. has
agreed upon Il plan for a money order
system whereby sums not to exceed
500 can be sent by mail and the or
ders cashed by any bank belonging to
the association.
The scheme will. of course. come into
direct competition with the money or
der division of the post office depart
ment and, it is expected. cut largely
into the government revenues.
The proposed system is to be ooor-
atcd precisely as exchange is now sold
and the orders are to be guaranteed by
n guarantee company.
The committees report will be sub
mitted to the executive council of tho
national body at its regular meeting.
next April.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
THREATENING LETTERS
Sent by Dynariter Gravelle to Witness
Against Him.


Helena. Mont. Dec. 20-At the trial of
Isaac Gravelle. charged with sending
Matchmaking letters to the Northern Pa
cific and with dynamting trains it de
velopcd, Saturday. that the defendant had
written threatening letters to 4 witness.
Bert Caty, enclosing another of the same
character which Caty was to mail TO the
to smuggle the letter out of the Lewis
and Clark county Jail about two weeks
ago.
Caty is a witness for the state Tn a
letter addressed to him he was warned
that unless he went on the stand and tes-
titled that the Northern Pacific detectives
had bribed him to testify against the de-
PENDANT he would be killed. Enclosed was
letter printed with pen and ink which
Caty was directed to mail to the fore
man of the jury.
In this letter jurors were told that the
defendant was innocent and unless they
acquitted him their houses would be
blown up with dynamite.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21

scrlped for and that work on the lot
VIII soon begin. This corporation will
also take over from the Masonic Trus
tees of Portland the lot of land pay
ing for it with the stock of the cor
poration, and this stock will in a short
time be distributed to the donors by
whose subscription the land was pur-
chased.
The officers of the corporation are:
President, Woodman S. Eaton; treas
urer, Leander w. Fobes; directors Ste
phen Berry, Leander w. Fobes Charles
Walker, William n. Prince. Willard f.
Hicks, Robert E. Swift, George E. Ray
mond, Thomas p. Shaw, Woodman S.
Eatol, Albro E. Chase.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
American Telephones in London.

After careful investigation 1t has been
found that the American telephones are
much superior to those made in England,
and the people In London are taking out
their old phones and substituting the
American make This is only one OF the
many instances that go to prove the supe-
rior value of American products. Another
instaLce Is to be found In the manufac-
ture Ct Hostetter's Stomach Bitfers. the
celebrated family medicine for stomach.
liver and bowel complaints, and which Is
without an equal In the entire world
the best medicine to cure indigestion.
dyspepsia. biliousness. nervousness, chills
and malaria. fever and ague. Try 1t ami
see for yourself. Our 1901 Almanac Is now
ready at your druggist for free dlstribu-
ton. Be sure to get q copy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
AMPLE APOLOGY
To Be Made by Turkey to United
States Consul Davis.
A Friendly Understanding Reached
Through Our Minister.
Consul Davis Will Return to Aelex
addretta in a Warship.

constantinople, Dec 20.-The Porte
has agreed to the demands of the Unit
ed States government and has ordered
the governor of Alexandretta to make
ample apology to Consul Davis for the
insults offered him and the assault
committed upon him by the local pO-
lice of AIexandretta while the consul
was accompanying on board a depart
ing steamer naturaliZed citizen named
prison through the Intervention of Mr..
Attar;n, who had been liberated from
Davis.
United States Minister Leishman ar
rived at Il friendly understanding in
the premises with TewGk Pasha, the
Turkish foreign minister.
The Porte notified the United States
legation orally and in writing of the in
structions telegraphed to the vail of
Aleppo to order the governor of Alex
andretta to call on Consul Davis i'm
mediately upon his arrival at Alexan-
dretta and to offer to him a complete
apology. The Porte has also promised
to punish the police officials who as
saulted Consul Davis and will allow
Attarin to depart unhindered.
The United States cruiser San Fran
cisco. with Rear Admiral Cotton, which
left Beyrout, Friday evening, for the
purpose Of taking Consul Davis to AL
exandretta, is expected to arrive there,
today, and if the Turkish government
carries ont the program it has formu-
lated. the Alexandretta incident may be
considered closed.
1t is felt here that delicate complied
lions are not likely, but Rear Admiral
Cotton has received instructions to
meet all evcntualities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
FOR LIGHTING SHOP.
Brockton Shoemakers to Test Com
pary's Charge for Illumination.

Erockton, Mass. Dec. 20.-The Joint
Shoe Council has engaged l.. T. O'NeiI &c
wait upon the e. e. Tavlor Shoe. Co ard
demand the 50 cents which was de iucted
from each pay envelope a few days ago to
defray the cost of lighting the factory.
The firm contends that the expense
should be borne by the employees.
The council discussed the matter Fri
day night. and. Saturday. engaged the at
torney to make a demand upon the firm,
and if refused. to make q test case to re-
cover the money.
. The custom of compelling their hands
to pay the lighting bill was once quite
prey alerIt in local shoe factories. AMI a
few months ago the Joint Shoe Council
declared against it,. At the same time
all employees belonging to affiliated unions
were directed to refuse to Pay the assess
mont in factories whore the union sta mr
of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union is
used The Taylor Co. has the stamp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
B0STON'S SHAME.
The Carnival Of Crime Keeps
on Merry Way.
Police Round Up Over SO Suspected
Parties in Lodging Houses.
But Another Poor Chinaman Diss fron,
Unknown Cause.

Boston, Dec. 20.-The police have be-
gun an investigation into the circum-
stances attending the death Of On Toy.
Chinaman, who was found, this
morning. lying in the street in Charles
town. unconscious. the only mark Of
violence being q small cut on the Lin.
He was taken to the relief hospital.
| where he died few hours later with
! out regaining consciousness. An autop-
sy will be held, tomorrow. to determine
!, the cause OF death. 1t is considered
probable he was the victim. OF an as
sault, but robbery was apparently not
the motive, as was indicated by the
fact that SIT in money was found on the
| mans person.
In the hope of discovering the per-
petrators of the numerous robberies
and burglaries which have occurred in
this vicinity within the past six weeks.
the Boston police. today. made raids
in the cheap lodging houses situated
on Endicott. Green and Howard streets
and upper part of Washington street.
Last night, the city was searched
thoroughly for suspicious characters
and nearly a dozen were arrested.
Promptly at 4 o'clock, this morning.
police inspectors and patrolmen left
the various station houses and visited
the cheap hotels in their districts.
Exactly three-quarters of an hour
later So suspicious persons were locked
up in the city prison. Among the men
arrested We're tramps, beggars and that
class of criminals known in police par
lance 'yeggmen."
Those arrested will he taken to police
headquarters, tomorrow, where they
will be photographed and measured ac-
cording to the Bertillon system. The
results will be compared with all the
pictures added to the rogues gallery
within the past 10 years, with the in
tention of finding the criminal records,
if any of the men arrested, today. The
suspects Will also be Held for positive
Identification by the watchmen of the
Metropolitan Coal Cos. office and by
any others who think they might rec
ognize either the East Boston burg
lars or some of the "hold-up" men who
have been operating here recently.
Chief Inspector Watts stated. TODAY.
that hereafter he would follow the
plan in vogue in New York, of keep-
ing the records and measurements OF
all tramps and suspicious persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
THE FINLAND ASHORE.
One Thousand Passengers Anxiously
Awaiting Her Release from Rocks.

Flushing. Holland, Dec. 2O.-The
Red Star Line steamer Finland. which
left Antwerp. at noon Saturday. for
New York and which later ran ashore
near Nicuwensluis. lies in dangerous
position. Tho weather is foggy The
Finland has 1000 passengers on board.
The vessel was going at the rate of 1G
knots an hour when she grounded.
An attempt was made at 2 O'clock
this afternoon 10 float her, but it was
unsuccessful. Lighters are now along
side the Finland and are taking out
her cargo. The sea is calm with light
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
CHANG yrs DEGRADATION
Due to His Having Sold Valuable
kai-Pingo Mines.

Tien Tsin, Dec. 20.-The reason fol-
the degradation of Chang vi, director
of northern railways. and the taking
from him Of all his honors as cabled
yesterday, is that in 1900 he sold the
valuable mines at Kali Pingo. Chang
vi has been given two months grace
during which he is expected to agar
bring the mines under Chinese control
Should he fail to do so further punish.
ment awaits him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
AGED OVER 1o5 YEARS.
Death of Mrs. Henrietta Marshall in
Worcester insane Hospital.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 10.--Mrs.
Honoretta Marshall of Webster, died
in Worcester Insane hospital. last
night, at the age Of 105 years, months
and IL days. So far as any record is
known she was the oldest woman in
Worcester county. Six years age she
developed a mania for walking by
night and by day, and since then had
been confined in the hospital and for
most of this time had been bedridden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
RECEIVED BY QUEEN.
Ambassador and Mrs. Meyer Call or
Helena of Italy.

Rome. Dec. 2O.-Queen Helena receiv-
ed Ambassador and Mrs. Meyer in
private audience, today. Her Majesty
congratulated the ambassador on his
recovery from the effects of his recent
fox hunting accident.
Ambassador Meyer secured a prom
Use from the Queen that she would at
tend the opening of the first exhibition
of the work Of the American Academy
IN the Villa AudCrO here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
HARD OF HEARING.
Two Men Killed on Railroad Tracks
Near Ipswich, Mass.

Ipswich, Mass. Dec ,20-Thomas FitZ
and William Russ, each about Is years
old residents of Ipswich. Were killed by a
freight train on the Boston e Maine Rail-
road during the night, while they were
walking on the track on their way to
Russ home Both men were hard of hear
ing and when the whistle of an express
train was heard as it was close upon
them they jumped to the other track only
TO be struck by a freight train coming in
the opposite direction. Both men had
families.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
RED CLOUD DYING.
The Celebrated Sioux Chieftain's Life
Is Slowly Ebbing Away.

Pine Ridge. S. D., Dec. 2o.-Red
Cloud. the celebrated Sioux chief, is
dying in tepee in corner of the
yard surrounding the little wooden
house which the government built for
him here years ago.
he is So years old. almost blind.
scarcely able to hear, and so beclouded
in mind and feeble that his death is
likely 10 occur at any hour
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
FREDERICK r. coUDERT.
New York Lawyer Dies from Heart
Trouble at Washington.

Washington. Dec 2O.-Frederick +. Cou-
dnrt, the well-known lawyer of New York
citv died here today from an affection
of the heart, with which he had suffered
tor several years He was Il years old.
Mr.. Coudclt. with his wife and an unmar-
lied daughter, was spending the winter
in Washington. where he hoped to escape
the severity of the climate of the more
northern city.
Funeral services will be held from st.
Patrick's cathedral, New York city, Tues
day morning next, and interment will be
made at Calvary cemetery in Brooklyn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21
Schooner NonpareiI Ashore.

Halifax. n. s.. Dec. 20.-The British
schooner Nonpareil is ashore in a bad
place at North Arm, BAY of Islands
N. +. The schooner registers 90 tons
and is owned by George f. Boak OF
Halifax. A Halifax steamer has been
dispatched to her assistance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-21

Lord Melbourne. Saturday. gained his
fourth victory within q week when he
beat Claude a neck in the $1,000 handi-
cap at Ingleside, Cal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19

books, because they happened to
strike a happy chord in the first
OF their novels, and the succeed
ing books sold readily simply be-
cause one of their other books
really was good. Men may use
different sorts of sentences and
phases a good deal in some OF
their writings, and on account OF
these streotyped expressions OF
theirs they may be recognized
occasionally, butif they are up
to date and do not drag in ruts
the chances are that they will
have a vocabulary of words thai
will make their writings pretty
much the same as other writer's.
Men may have force in what
they write, but this is no more
uncommon than that other men
have force in what they say.
The English language contains
so many words that it is almost
impossible to identify anyone by
what they may write or say along
general subjectsor by quotations
picked here and there from their
expressions. While character
certainly does exist to a certain
extent in writing, still the extent
to which it may be recognized is
greatly oyerdrawn, and if the
article Of Brother Augustine
which was so excellent, had been
unwittingly stolen as it was by
The TINES in all the newspapers
Ct the state there would have
been someone among the readers
Of each of those papers who would
have told the editor ''that that
article sounded just like you"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19

Ii legislation on tax mattersis
affected by this legislature it
seems reasonably certain that it
will be along the lines Of the re
concentrations of the tax COM
mission. And this is eminently
proper. Good men have made
the tax question a study for
several years. Their Judgment
should be the best there is in the
state, and the legislature should
not assume the egotistic attitude
Of presuming to know more than
the members ofthis commission,
about the tax question. If
their recommendations are not
going to be followed at this SEES
sion, and for the third time they
are to be ignored in the making
Of new laws, then it is about
time to dispense with the ex-
pense of maintaining the com
mission.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19

Club, and other celebrated in
stytooshups. He has niver
made an inimy in the town, and
has never been licked to me
knowledge.
Hoping these few facts will in
thirst yez, and thrustin' that if
yez print this yez will pay me
fer it, I remain
Yours thruly,
MICHEL O'BRIEN.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19
SAINT PATRICK AT CHIPPEWA

AN Irish genius of Chippewa
Falls, relates some very interest
ing things concerning ST.
Patrick in the Chippewa Herald.
The writer Mike O'Brien, who
could never be mistaken through
his name or countenance, says:
Iditor Herald:
Tomorrow is the day iv all
days fer the Irish, and as 8.
slight token iv me- RESPECT fes
the graytest ~ all grayt min I,
wrote yez this litter, to raw ew,
in as few worruds as possible,
the loife iv ST. Patrick, who was
first in polyticks, firsht in a
scrap, and firsht at the finish.
The facts which iv in me possis-
sion are not ginerally known,
and fer that raysin I take
plisure in shpringin' thin. st.
Patrick was borrnn in ayther
Germany or ireland, in the year
six hundred and naughty naught
accordin' to the laytest market
rayports. His birthplace must
iyer raymaih a saycret. some say
in that he frsht saw the loight
in the boys iv Trottermara,
Emerald County, Ireland, and
others insistin' that he was born
in the town iv Wiener, on the
Wurzburger river, Germany,
Howiver that is quit immaterial,
as me frid Hite used to say Whin
they axed him who had rayceeved
the nominashun fer District At
torney.
st. Patrick was niver bright
scholar whin at school. Like
Napolyon, Bryan, Judge Clark,
mesilf and other grayt min, he
fray quintly rayfused thrump
whin they told him to find the
graytest common divisor, and
raynigged whin the taycher axed
him to give the boundaries iv
Uruguay and Paraguay.
And yit he was grayt even as a
bye.
He wanst spilled down the
whole school, and he writ an ex-
CLINT payper on "The Rise and
Fall iv Eau Claire
This shtory, misther Iditor,
about ST. Patrick DROWN the
the shnakes out iv Ireland is all
nonsinse. Me friend Jimmy
Sproon hes raycintly raytnrned
from Ireland, and be tells NE he
saw shnakes siveral tonnes.
Pat niver dhrove anything out iv
Ireland, not even riptiles.
He was wan of the graytest
min ireland iver knew. Next TO
Mister Dooley, he was the best
iv them all, to me way " thinkin'
After putting down two raybilt-
billions and several good drinks
iv potheen, he came to this city
inl875, and has raymained here
almost stidly since. He founded
the bate facthory, the Theobaldi
Conservatory, the Napsynickan
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19
The wisconsin Central Railway

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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19
A Card.

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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19

The DR.. Gossum Medicine
Company of Chicago has turned
it's heels into mid-air, and in con
sequence there are many wailing
publishers with bills against the
company that will likely never be
paid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-19

DR.. AMEs, the primary election
mayor of Minneapolis, has de-
cided that inasmuch as he cannot
help It that he will return to Min
neapolis and face the charges of
bribery that hang over him, and
inasmuch as there seemed to be
no orther course open to the
Doctor he certainly has done the
right thing and the only thing
that he could do. Ames is one
of those men with a heart as big
as an OK and it was this charac
eristic that won for him a place
in the affections of the people Of
Minneapolis. In tee practice Of
his profession the poor men who
needed his services received
them in preference to those who
had money to pay for his skill,
and in the latter he never was
accused Of shortcomings. 1t
made no difference to him wheth-
er a patient had money to pay
for medical treatment or surgic-
al care, If his services were need
ed Ames was always to be had.
But there was q great weak spot
in the makeup of the Doctor, and
when in politics he was willing to
resort to any sort of measures to
help out his friends. He mis-
took his supporters and became
the victim of a big bunch of poll
cal leeches and grafters, and in
trying to serve them he undoubt-
eddy did many things which he
should not have done. Hisimpe-
tious and warm nature got the
better Of his judjment, and like
many before him he fell and
dropped into disgrace and retire
ment. But the good in the man
is seldom spoken of now, and
only the evil traits are brought to
light. The chances are that he
will be shown little sympathy
and less mercy.
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