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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
WASHINGTON SHOCKED.
Pres. Roosevelt and Officials Extend
Our Nations Sympathy.

Washington, Sept. 30.-Official Wash
ington has learned with profound regret
OF the death of the Right Honorable Sill
Michael H. Herbert G. B., G.. G. NJ. b.
British ambassador to the United
States. Acting Secretary of State Adet
did not wait an official confirmation OF
the press dispatch before cabling Mr.
Choate. the American ambassador al
London. instructng him to convey t.
the British foreign office an appropriat t.
expression of the Washington govern
ments sympathy. In addition to thti>
official message to which Secretar,
that of Acting Secretary Adee. tele.
gram of sympathy was sent to Lady
Herbert. signed both by Mr. Hay ant
Mr.. Adee.
ofncial announcement of the death OF
Sir Michael was made at the state de-
partment in the bulletin:
The department of state has received
this telegram from Ambassador Choate
dated Sept. 80. -. 81 P. NJ. Lord Lans.
downe has just given me the very sac
news that Ambassador Herbert died
this morning. at Davos."
The following statement by authority
of the President was issued at the
White House. today:
The President is deeply shocked and
grieved at the death of Sir Michael
Herbert. both because of his personal
affection for Sir Michael and because OF
his high appreciation of him as an
official
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
e'ece Soi. h. c. McGrew Of Indianapo-
lis Commander-in-c chief.

New haven, Conn, Sept. 30.-Colonel
farolo Z. McGrew of indianapolis, was
erected commander in chief of the Ma
tioliai army and Navy Spanish War
Veterans at the forenoon session of the
convention of that organization, today
lhefe was no other candidate.
captain Champe S. Andrews of New
YORK, d Junior vice commander, was
erected senior vice commander and
Colonel Lucien F. Burpee of Water
bury, was chosen junior vice command
er Lieut.. l. n. Kinney of Bay City
Mich. was elected judge advocate gen.
eral; Captain Fred c. Kuehule of New
York City, inspector general; DR.
Frank w. Hendley of Cincinnati, sur
geon general, and Rev. w. H. l. Reany
L. ). ~. chaplain general.
Immediately after the election of of
f1cers the business of the convention
was wound up with the selection of a
council of administration as follows:
connecticut, Averill, (Navy); New
York, Young, Limbach. Grant: Mas
sachusetts Murphy: Indiana, Durbin;
Virginia, Skepworth: New Jersey, Hill
ton; Ohio, Heinz: Maine, Carver; Dis
trict of Columbia, Kings; Pennsylvania
Maths.
After the newly elected officers had
been sworn in the convention ad-
iOurned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
FIVE MORE KILLED
And Three Injured in Collision at
Sharon Hill, Pa.

Philadelphia, Sept. 30-A merry par
ty. composed of about dozen persons
was run down by a passenger train. to-
night. at Sharon Hill. seven miles south
of this city. on the Philadelphia Bal
timore 4 Washington railroad. killing
five and injuring three others The
dead. are:
David Farran, ST., aged 60 years, of
Sharon Hill. -H
David Farran, Jr., aged II years.
Jane w. Brown, Philadelphia.
James Brown. aged % years, of Phil
adelphia.
Jane Clark of Philadelphia.
The injured are:
Thomas Brown. aged Is years.
Martha j. Farran, aged 81 years.
Miss Clara Osgood, aged 40 years. of
Sharon Hill.
The accident occurred in front of the
Sharon Hill station while the party
was waiting for train. There had
been family reunion at the Farran
home, and several members of the Far
ran family had accompanied the guests
to the station. The Iamokin Accom-
mediation. for which the party was
track. This was known to some of the
party and when the train was heard
coming in the distance, nearly every
one passed over to the third. or freight
track. Before anyone could give a
warning the Accommodation train
came rapidly down the third track and
ploughed into the group.
The engineer tried to stop his train
before it struck the party but he was
unable to do 50 until it had run several
hundred feet past the station.
Under the wheels of the locomotive
and on the tracks on both sides of the
train We're scattered the dead and in
jured
The injured We're brought to hospi-
tai in West Philadelphia. OF the in
jured. Thomas Brown appears to be
the most seriously hurt. The others
probably will recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
UNDER WHEELS.
Shocking Accidents at Chicago
and Sharon, Pa.
Five Killed and Score Injured at the
Former Place
While Five Are Dead and Three In
jured at Latter.

Chicago, Sept. 30.-Five persons were
killed and a score of others We're iniur-
de in a collision between the Wisconsin
Central Limited passenger train which
leaves here at 6 o'clock, and 49d avenue
street car at sd avenue, tonight. The
street car was crowded with passengers
returning from the Harlem race track
and every man in the car was injured
The motorman had received the signal
to cross and had just reached the center
of the tracks when the passenger train
crashed into his car. None of the pas
sengers had time to escape The dead:
#. Roberts.
VIM. Griffin, Kansas City.
Joseph Butler colored:
]. Williams, jockey.
James Gallagher, Elmira, N. V. died
en- route to hospital.
The injured:
Frank Gray, Louis Struby, j. M. Cor
rigan George Merkaley, Charles Cross,
John Kilroy, motorman; Dennis En-
right, conductor; John Luney.
All of the injured. with the exception
of Kilroy and Enright, are employed
at the local race tracks.
Inc Diane Tor the accident is laid by
Motorman kilroy upon the wet rails OF
the track. He saw the danger in time
to avoid it and applied the brakes, but
the car Slid along the track with locked
wheels.
The passenger train. which was run
ming at high rate of speed, struck the
street car near the center. cutting it
squarely in two. 1t was reduced to
splinrers in an instant and the force of
the collision was such that several OF
the injured were hurled high in the air.
and two of the killed met their deaths
by striking the ground after being
thrown up from the wreck.
The railroad people contend that no
blame for the accident can apply to
them for the reason that the danger
signals We're properly set.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
SOUTH NEEDS THE NEGRO.
Representative Richardson Says Col
onization Is lmpracticabIe.

Washington, Sept. 30.-The recent asita-
ton of Senator Morgan. of Alabama. and
Senator Carmack. of Tennessee. for the
co MIA ton of the negroes of the South
is developing the fact that these two
Senators are not commanding by their
scheme to solve the race question all the
sentiment of the section of country they
represent. Today William Richardson, of
labama. who is considered one of the
conservative Democratic members of the
House of Representatives. arrived in
Washington with an interview on the
race question.
"On the subject of the negro question in
the SOUTH he began. Il believe that,
through the conduct of President Roose
welt, it will become one of the features Of
the next national campaign. What [
mean by President Roosevelts conduct
can be comprised in his urgent invitation
to Booker r. Washington to take lun-
cheon with him and Washington's accept
ance OF the same, his extraordinary sup
port of DR.. Crum for Collector of the Port
of Charleston. after his own Republican
committee and the Senate had turned the
doctor down twice. Notwithstanding which
Mr.. Roosevelt persisted in appointing him,
and his extraordinary exercise of power
unauthorized, as ! believe it was, by the
laws of the country-in wiping out the
postoffice at Indianola, Mass. No man
ever entered the White House toward
whom a more favorable impression ex-
listed in the South than did President
Roosevelt. but he has removed all of that
Scou iIUpTeSSlOIl, anu Ids IoTceu To Il most
acute stage the issue of the negro. about
which the southern people, as Senator
Hoar has well said, are more sensitive
than any other subject.
Booker T. Washington school at Tus-
kegee could not flourish twenty-four hours
without the favorable sentiment of the
people of that section. The action of the
President has hampered Washington to a
large extent. and rendered him less useful
in his field of operation. From this it will
be seen that the negro question as it will
arise in the next campaign is not the
work or the will of the southern people.
it is directly traceable to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Our relations with the negro at the time
Of the death of Mr.. Mckinley were of the
very best character. The change of policy
by Mr.. Roosevelt has rem
1ered those relations strained. suspicious
and sensitive in character.
Representative Richardson does moi
agree with some of his southern col |!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01

leagues in their arguments against the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments to
the Constitution OF the United States /
do not believe that it is either prudent OF
wise" he said ito discuss the annulnent
of these amendments. Even the adyo-
Gates of repeal admit that they have no
hope of success. and why. then, should an
issue be made of something which IS dead
even before it is begun: The people of
the North while many of them are ready
to admit that the acknowledgment of the
negro was mistake. yet look upon The
Fifteenth Amendment as one of the re-
suits of the war. and. while they are will
ing to let those amendments remain prac-
tically dead letters, they would be SeriouS-
ly opposed to wipng them from the Cons
stitution, and thus seemingly stultifyina
themselves before the world. We are do
ing very well under these amendments
and under the state constitution of Ala
bama and Mississippi. both of which con-
stitutons have been upheld by the Su-
preme Court of the United States. practi
cally on the suffrage question. ST..
Under these constitutions We have
been able to eliminate nearly the entire
negro vote. We do not intend to exclude
the worthy and good negro owning prop
erty and being of good character. Such a
negro has the right to vote today in Ala
bama. But we are in favor of excluding.
and intend to exclude. the vote of the idle
vicious and Vagrant negro or because We
have a personal dislike for him, but we do
it actuated by the desire to promote the
the negro himself.
In putting his disapproval on the propo-
sition to separate the races MI Richard
son said he had been greatly puzzled to
know what was to be done with the negro
under the plan. Separation. of course
means colonization he continued. and
where is the state where the people would
accept such a colony? The white people
of no state in this Union will give up their
homes to allow the negro to come in and
occupy them. If we select the Philippines
for this colony the great question Of mix
ing the races will arise at once. Then an
other objection occurs. that the negro
himself will be unwilling to go. and there
is no power or law that can compel him
And the last and chief objection to the
whole impracticable plan is that the
southern people will be overwhelmingly
opposed to allowing the negro to leave
them. The South today has better pros
poets for the development of wealth and
prosperity within the very early future
than any other section of the world The
upright, faithful negro has been an i'm
portant factor in bringing this about. and
to carry the suggestion of the separation
of the races into practical effect would
produce such business CONFUSION in the
South could not be recovered from in
generation of time. if ever. The discus
sion. therefore. of the repeal of the Four
teenth and Fifteenth amendment and the
colonization plan for the negroes ought
rot to be encouraged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
PHiLiPPINE COMMERCE.
Some EiapGes Which Show Its Steady
I'D III Growth.

Wasiitlxten, Sept. 30-Philippine
sconllAeree according to the figures now
bAA8compiled by the Bureau of In
sulHT Affairs. continues to grow at a
steady. healthy pace. For the month OF
May the foreign trade Of the islands
aggregated $6.s72,9S2. exclusive Of gov
ernment supplies and gold and silver.
This figure is even larger than that re-
ported for April. the commerce for
which exceeded that for any single
month since American occupa tiesr.'d t.
Imrortations amounted to $3,391,655,
being considerably in excess of tho
monthly average as a result of heavy
purchases of fcodstuffs, rice imports
alone approXimating nearly 81, 49, coo
worth. The outgoing trade for the
month Of May included shipments of
Philippine products to the value of
S.4S1. 81. For eleven months ending
My 81. 1903, the total trade amounted
to S60.516,2i5 While for the correspond
ing period of 1902 the value was $780,
S24 $50.
The gain indicated by the foregoing
figures is due to the extraordinary in-
crease in exports; especially is this true
trade of $i9606.221 in the eleven months
ended May 81, 1908. as against $14,513-
$50 in the same period of 1902. Copra
shipments are also on the increase. and
the expectation of this product now
ranks second in Importance, followed
by sugar and tobacco. A material de-
crease is shown in the cigar trade as
compared with record figures for the
previous year. The United States con-
tinues to receive the bulk of the hemp
fibre sent from the archipelago, our
total purchases during the period Of
1903 amounting to $12,657,771. approxi-
mately so per cent. consisting of hemp.
1t may be worthy of mention to state
that on the basis OF figures fo1 the
present year there has been an average
monthly increase in expectations OF
more than S75o,000, the imports continu-
ing to increase, but in a much less
ratio. so that the indications point to a
balance of trade for the fiscal year 19os3
in favor of the islands.
Customs revenues to the value OF
$S,500.00G We're collected during eleven
months of 1908. an increase amounting
to over s1,OOo,OOO as compared with ~
previous year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
TO sWOOP ON MOROCCO.
France to Put $4,000 Troops in the
Field.

| Paris. Sept 30.-The press is devotine
! much space 70 discussion of the Moroc-
| can question. The Matin in an inspired
| article says that while it is true that
| England, France and Spain have been
negotiating for long time concerning
! Morocco and have succeeded in reach
| ing a general understanding. it is err
roneous to assert that an agreement in
the strict sense of the word has been
| reached and that the exchange of views
hes resulted in France being empow-
cred to seize the Sultans empire
The line that the Government if the
Republic has set for itself is essentially
pacific, and for the present it neither
provides for forcible occupation of
Morocco nor for the immediate annex
alton of that country under the guise
of IL protectorate.
The Matin adds guardedly that moth
ing has occurred so far that should call
for a change of plans on the part of the
French Government.
Despite the Mathis article it is MAIN
tanned that the inception of the scheme
entailing French protectorate over
Morocco dates from King Edwards
visit to Paris.
The Sultan is not expected to place
grave obstacles in the way, as during
the grave troubles in Morocco last year
it was to France that he appealed.
1t is said that it has been decided to
mobilize $4,000 French troops under
Gems O'Connor and Bailoud. The first
column will operate on the north by
Lalla and Maghcnia, and the second
column by Neniet.
Fee is about 200 miles distant as the
crow flies from the point of a triangle
to which the troops will march across
Morocco.
The French feet will cooperate with
the military and will possibly land IS
900 men at Wehediyah. on the Atlantic
coast. ninety miles from Fec. French
troops are already concentrating on the
Moroccan frontier in preparation for a
forward movement early in November
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
NOT JUSTIFIED.
International Law Doesn't Support Ca
madam Alaskan Boundary Views.

London. Sept. 30.-Hannis Taylor of
counsel for the United States. at this
mornings session of the Alaskan boun-
Diary commission, continued his argu-
ment dealing with the international law
phase of the dispute. He declared that
the construction put by the Canadians
on various terms employed in the con-
troversy was not justified by interna-
tional law.
Mr. Taylor concluded his argument,
this afternoon, and Sir Edward Car
son, the solicitor general. followed. 1t
was during Sir Edwards speech that
Chief Justice Alverstone made the an
nouncemant of the death of Sir Michael
Herbert, the British ambassador at
Washington. The solicitor general con-
fined himself largely to arguing that
the exact wording of the treaty sup
ported the British contentious.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
FACING DEATH.
Van Wormer Brothers Say
They'll Meet It Calmly.
Burton Tries to Save Brothers, by
Saying He Killed Uncle.
The Triple Execution Will Take Place
at Noon, Today.

Dannemora, n. Y. Sept. 30.-Not one
sensational feature marked the prepa-
ration for the execution at noon. to-
morrow. of the three Van Wormer
brothers condemned to die for the
murder of their uncle, Peter A. Hallen-
beck. The condemned await the end
with a calmness they have displayed
ever since they arrived at the prison.
The keepers say there is absolutely no
reason to suppose that the vindication
of the law, tomorrow, Will be, except
for the fact that three are TO die in
quick succession, in any respect differ
ent from the nearly four score electro
cutions which have preceded these
Keeper John Healey reports a state
ment made twice to him by Burton, the
second brother, in which he said: I
wish it were possible for Gov. Odell to
save the lives of my brothers. for it was
l who killed my uncle. They shot
about the room. My bullets were those
which killed him."
The surgeons who performed the au-
topsy upon Hallenbeck found a dozen
or more bullets in various parts of the
body.
Last night and this morning, the
brothers spent hours in writing letters.
which by the end of the day will
amount to 40 or more, addressed to ac-
ouaintances in many places. They are
read and passed upon by the warden,
who will mail them. The condemned
men spent much time also in discuss
ing the manner of their walk to the
death chair. all agreeing that they
would go quietly to the chair each in
his turn. to meet their death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Frau Marie Geistinger, the actress and
singer, died, Wednesday, at klangenfurt.
near Lake Worth. She made two tours of
America, the last one in 1897.
In the district court at Ware. Mass,
Wednesday. James Blake the South Had
ley post Office burglary suspect. was
bound over to the superior court under
$1,000 and $1,000 bonds respectively OH
charges of assault on Chief of Police FitZ-
gerald with intent to murder and being
armed with a dangerous weapon.
BY the breaking of wire cable.
Wednesday. at Providence. r. H. large
construction elevator at the Manchester
power house fell 80 feet to the ground,
fatally injllring Charles DahlquiSt of
South Boston. foreman of the steam work
and c. Stamina of Providence. Three 9th
er occupants of the elevator, George
kolb. Madner Peters and Joseph Martize,
We're seriously hurt.
BY additions made to the collections in
the New York botanical gardens through
10 expeditions that have just returned
from gathering material in the West IN
dies. Honduras and Bolivia. the collection
in the garden has now reached fourth
place in the worlds botanical exhibits.
The expeditions gathered more than $4,000
SpecimentS of some 5000 species. of which
several hundred are new to science. An
agent is now in the Philippines on an
exhibition tour in connection with the
bureau of forestry and agriculture to Sc
cure the plant life of those islands
Announcement was made. Wednesday,
a Boston, that a real estate transaction
involving $2,0OOG00 investment and in
Guiding the purchase of all the estates
in the large block bounded by Washing
ton street. Hayward place. Harrison ave
nue. extension and Essex street. contain
ing in all about $1,000 square feet, has
been concluded The present buildings
will he torn down and new buildings
erected which. it is said, will be leased
to Henry Siegel Of New York, and others.
representing a wealthy syndicate. who
business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01

Tie case Of Angeles Smell, charged
with the murder of Tillinghast Kirby.
at Horse Neck Beach, came up,
Wednesday. by continuance in the
third district court in New Bedford.
Mass. The preliminary hearing which
is t. be given was further postponed as
the prosecution is not yet prepared to
proceed with the case. A request for
another continuance was made by
State Detective Hodges, and was as
sented to by Doran and Bannon,
counsel for the defendant. Judge Milf
ken set Oct TO- as the day for the hear
ing. Smell was taken back to Jail with
ont hail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01

Edward Fuchs, a 11-year- old boy,
was shot and instantly killed in the
woods at Roslindale Mass, Wednes-
day. Although the police think the af-
fair was accidental, Fuchs compan-
ion. Herman Cuckes, 20 years old, is
being held until an investigation is
made. According to the story told by
Cuckes. the two young men, who live
in Roslindale, went into the woods to
shoot at a target. Fuchs had Il new
doublebarreled shot gun. which was
accidentally discharged, killing him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
HEBERvARY's RESIGNATION
Not Sufficient to Cause Adjournment o!
Hungarian Lower House.

Buda Pest, Sept. 30.-After formally
announcing his resignation of the pre-
miership i'll the lower House of the
Hungarian Diet. today. Count Herber-
vary asked the House tC adjourn pend
ing the constitution of a new govern
ment. Immediately afterwards the
count with the other ministers. lett
the House The President, Count APP
ponyi, however, ruled that the resigna-
ton of the cabinet was not sufficient
ground for an adjournment.
Francis Kossuth, after expressing
surprise that the ministry should have
struck" said he hoped premier
would be appointed who would vigor-
ously contest the interference in Hun
garian affairs of Dr. Won Koeber the
Austrian premier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01

One of four robbers was shot and
fatally wounded, early Wednesday, at
Chicago, by Theodore Ray, whom they
attacked to hold up. Ray, who is a
private Waterman. was making his
rounds when two men confronted him
With revolvers and two more threatened
him from the rear. Instead of throw
ing up his hands, Ray drew his revol-
yer and began shooting. One of the
men fell at the first fire and the others,
after shooting at the Waterman. fled.
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Pulmonary Hemorrhages Set In.

Davos-Plat Switzerland, Sept. 80
The overstrain of Sir Michaers duties
ut Washington. especially in connection
with the negotiations of the VeneZue-
Ian dispute, reacted seriously on his
lung weakness and was largely re-
sponsible for his end. The climate
here appeared to cause a distinct i'm
provement in his condition, but 10 days
ago he was attacked by pulmonary
hemorrhages, which resulted in a gen.
eral weakening of the system and he
afterwards declined rapidly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01

After holding a posse of conStableS and
citizens at bay for many hours Sylvester
Yankel, a farmer accused of shooting a.
Arthur Benton, a neishbor. gave himself
up. Wednesday. at New Milford. CT. Yam
KEEL barricaded himself in his house. arm
ed with shotgun and rifle. and when the
posse surrounded the house he declared
he would never be taken alive AT noon
however, after Il parley with some citizens
with whom he was acquainted he sulren-
dered and was locked up