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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
DECISION IN PROBATE
ON BENNETT WILL CASE
Court Finds that Bryan Used No Undue In
fluenCe and He May Get the
Legacy of $4,000

the socalled sealed letter should not be
incorporated into the will to become a
part thereof and after reviewing the
conditions attendant to the writing of
such a letter the court finds that the
sealed letter is not Incorporated in the
will. The court expressed no opinions
as to whether the letter may be incor-
porated later. Mr. Bryan is to arrive
this afternoon from Nebraska when the
court will give a further hearing to the
case and his decision in full. This
mornings decision was a summary pre-
liminary to extending the memoran-
DUN on the records.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06

Especial Telegram to Evening TellerD
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 6-Judge Cleve-
land in the probate court this morning
rendered Il decision in the matter of
admitting to probate the will of the
given w. j. Bryan and family. The
decision is summarized as follows: "As
to the question whether the will was
properly executed. l find that there
was not any claim that the testator
lacked testimentary capacity. I find
that he had. l further find that there
was no undue influence exercised by
Mr.. Bryan" The claim was made that
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06

He viii probably be taken to Sing Sing
this afternoon. Considerable doubt ex-
lists as to whether he will survive the
sentence. Parks is also under sentence
for extorting 5000 from Joseph Plenty.
He had begun this sentence when hi7
release was obtained a few months ago
on a certificate of reasonable doubt.
This was swept away, however. by the
confession of Forley Fellow, another
walking delegate that both he and
Parks had perjured themselves at the
trial large number of spectators
were present thus morning including
among the number walking delegate
McC'artV.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06

In the third event of fifteen birds S.
Tannahil and Forbes shot straights for
first; Pennell, Ware and Winters
scored fourteen for second; Turner,
Hunter, Reed and Goldman scored thir-
teen for third; Hollohan, Smith and
Bethel scored twelve for fourth; and
Howe, Green, West and Simmons
scored eleven for fifth
In the fourth event for twenty tar
gets Brown scored a straight for first;
Pennell Jent and H. Cole scored nine
teen for second; S. Tannahil and Smith
scored eighteen for third; Hollohan,
Ware, Stephens, Winters, Keeps, Reed
and Goldman scored seventeen for
fourth; and Green and Robertson
scored sixteen for fifth
In the fifth event for fifty birds H.
Cole scored forty- seven for first;
Knettle and Reed scored forty-six for
second; Ware and Keeps scored forty
five for third; Hollohan, Smith and S.
Tannahil scored forty-four for fourth
and Howe shot forthy three for fifth.
Eight others shot forty. This event
was shot: ten known traps, known an
giles; fifteen reverse pull; ten known
traps unknown angles; fifteen reverse,
pull unknown angles, using both bar
rels
The first five events had been shot
when The Teller went TO press. In
these events the high per cents werei
Pennell, 90.4.
Reed, 9O.4.
Forbes, 1877.
Smith, S7.9.
Ware, S7.9.
Hollohan. S69.
S. Tannahil, Sc.
Jent. Goldman. Winters. Keeps and
Cole registered more than so per cent.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
Great projects easily for the of Lewiston valley gone world
ALL QUIET
AT Pine RIDGE:
Indians Held by the State Are to
Have Fair Trial and
Full Justice

Especial Telegram to Evening TellerD
WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. - Advices
received from Pine Ridge agency this
morning bring the news that every
thing is quiet. The prospect of clash
between the government and the Wyo-
ming authorities over the Indians held
in custody has passed by. The state
authorities will hold the prisoners
pending an investigation of the riot
Attorney General Knox has instructed
the United States district attorney OF
Wyoming to see that the Indians have
a fair trial and full justice.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
CLOSE CALL
FOR TROUBLE.
Columbian Troops Before they
Embark Nearly Pre-.
Cipitate a Riot

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.--Panama ad-
vices say that a clash between the
Colombians and the United States ma
rines was narrowly averted at Colon
yesterday. The Colombians threw
stones at the marine officers and were
finally notified that unless they stopped
the marines would open fire. The CO.
lumbians subsided.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
CASE CONE
TO The JURY
Farris, the Bribe Taker, Will
Soon Know What His
His Fate Is

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 6.-The
state rested its case in Farris bribery
trial this morning. Judge Graves in
structions of the jury were pointed
The minimum punishment if Farris is
found guilty is two years and the max
imum is seven years in the state peni-
tentiary. The deposition of Kelly,
agent for the Baking Powder trust was
not admitted as evidence.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
PRICES DROP ON
STEEL STOCKS
Stock Market Shows Effect of
the Lowered Price on
Steel BilIetS

Especial Telegram TO Evening Teller)
NEW YORK, Nov. ct is an
nounced thar the price of steel bllets
are being lowered four dollars caused
by the new low records in steel stocks
on the market today. Common dropped
to ten and five-eghts, preferred to
fifty-t three and one-half. The preferred
We're poured out in thousand share lots
and more than a hundred thousand
changd hands.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
MAKING A
RECORD RUN
Wabash Train Tries One of Its
New Engines at an
Eighty Mile Clip

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.--An engine draw
ing ten coaches and prepared to make
a record run between Chicago and st.
Louis left here at eleven this morning,
at an eighty mile clip. This is one of
the twelve new engines recently pur-
chased by the Wabash for use during
the worlds fair.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Two Crotians Arrested at Southhamp
ton and Held For Trial

Especial Telegram to Evening TellerD
LONDON, Nov. THE two Crotians
who We're arrested at Southampton
yesterday charged with numbering
Contractor Ferguson in Pennsylvania
We're held this morning and remanded
to awai the arrival of the Pittsburg de-
tectives.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
COLD WAVE
IN CHICAGO
Entire Lake District Experienced
the First Touch of
Winter Last Night

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Chicago and the
entire lake district is experiencing the
first real cold wave of the season. A
half inch of snow fell last night which
remained on the ground the greater
portion of today owing to the low tenn
perature. The cold wave is travelling
eastward.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
WILL CALL EXTRA SESSION
Oregon's Governor Sees nc Other Wa,
Out of Tax Middle

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
SALEM, Ore, Nov. Ex-Governor
Chamberlain it is believed has decided
to call an extra session of the state leg
islature to dispose of the tax muddle.
He can see no other solution of the
VeXatious problem. 1t is expected the
call will be issued in few days.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
ANOTHER BooDLER SENTENCED
Weisman Gets Three Years in the State
Pententiary

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.1
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 6.-Charles Weis-
man this morning was sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary for
completely in the naturalization frauds.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
KILLED BY AN
OIL EXPLOSION
Two Men in PittSburg Round
House Badly Burned
this Morning

Especial Telegram to Evening TellerD
PITTSBURG, Nov. 6.-An oil jack
exploded in the Pennsylvania round
house this morning. Stuart Breet a
imachinist and William Skiles helper
who We're working at the jack were
enveloped in the flames and so badly
burned that they died shortly after.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
HAIL STORM IN TEXAS
Wind and Hail Damage the Cotton
Crops of the South

Especial Telegram TO Evening Teller.)
Ft WORTH, Tex, Nov. Ga severe
hail, rain and wind storm visited this
section last night and did much dam
age to the cotton.
Hail fell to the depth of six inches
in many places.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06
BIG MILLS CLOSE DOWN
Lack of Material Causes Harmony
Nils to Close Temporarily

Especial Telegram 10 Evening Teler.)
TROY. Nov. 6.-The Harmony mills
at Chohoes, n. Y, shut down for lack
of material and ten thousand men are
idle.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-06

Especial Telegram TO Evening Teller
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6,-President
Roosevelt this afternoon authorized the
following announcement and following
telegram was sent by state department
today to Consul Ehrman at Panama
The people of Panama have apparently
by unanimous movnent dissolved
their political connection with Colom-
bia and have resumed their independ-
ence. When you satisfied that the de
facto government republican in form
and without substantial opposition
from it's own people is established in
the state of Panama, you will enter
into relations with it as the responsible
government of the territory and VIII
look to it for all due actions to pro-
tect the persons and property OF the
United States citizens and to keep
open the Isthmians transit in accord
ance with the obligations of existing
treaties, governing the relation of the
United States to that territory.
Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
WASHINGTON, Nov. ct is an
nounced that Immediately after the
cabinet meeting called for today that
a statement will be issued recognizing
the new provisional government at
Panama as the defacto government.
and Colon and the commanders OF
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
Gen. Clark s. Edwards.

In the death of Gen. Clark 5. Edwards,
which occurred Sunday evening, Nav Sd,
at his home in Bethel, and was briefly
noted in last weeks Democrat, Bethel
loses an honored citizen, and one who, in
the civil war, served his country with a
Steadfast loyalty equalled by few.
He was the youngest son of Enoch and
Abigail (McClellan) Edwards, and was
born in OtiStield, March 26, 1924. His
parents were natives of Gorham, and
descendants of the early settlers of that
ancient town.
Mr.. Edwards came to Bethel in 1S4S,
and with +. Il. Eastman went into trade
in a store near the common. Later,
they bought another building, and yet a
third, uniting them under one roof. The
block was burned in war time and has
not been rebuilt. Subsequently he built
a store near the depot, and after selling
this built another at the foot Of Vernon
Street. He also built half dozen dwell
ing-houSeS, and in many other ways con-
tributed 70 the growth of the village.
On the call of President Lincoln for
the three years men in 1861, Mr.. Ed
wards formed and was made captain of
Company | of the Fifth Maine, which
was in the battles of the army of the
Potomac until their time expired in 1864.
Mr.. Edwards was promoted rapidly to
command the regiment, and for time
had command of a brigade. I1 1864 he
was retired with the brevet' rank OF
Brigadier-general.
On his return from the war he engaged
in farming. In 1886 he was nominated
for governor by the Democratic party.
In 1890 he was appointed by the Gov
eTnOT of Maine commissioner for the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago, which
position he filled with conspicuous salts
faction to all concerned.
He married Maria A, daughter OF
Ayers Mason, who died in 1885. Seven
children were born to them, and of these
four are now living.
Funeral services were held at the
UniverSalist church Wednesday after.
noon, conducted by Rev. George w
Bicknell, d. D., of Cambridge. Mass,
who was chaplain of the Fifth Maine in
the civil war, serving with Gen. Ed
wards. Rev. F. f.. Barton, late pastor OF
the church, assisted.
The Grand Army Post attended in a
body and large representation of the
9Th Maine Regimental Association were
present All the children were present
except Waldo who lives in Colorado and
could not get here. Burial at Wood
lawn cemetery
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
Buckfie1d.

Presiding Elder Ladd spoke at the M.
E. church Sunday.
A. F. Tilton, wife and son, of Auburn,
came up Friday, returning Monday.
Hon. A. P. Bonney returned to his
home in Auburn Monday.
Miss Ardelia Prince has left town for
an extended visit at Traverse City, Mich.
X. N. Prince and wife returned to their
home here, from their southern tour, last
Friday.
Mrs. Durham has returned from a
winters sojourn in Boston to her home
here. Her son John has gone to New
York, seeking health.
c. B. Atwood went to Portland on
business Tuesday on the MasoDs' ex-
cursion. returning Wednesday.
Alfred Cole and DR.. A. E. Cole attend
ed the Masonic gathering at Portland.
The doctor returned Thursday, while
his uncle, coming by the way of Bruins
wick arrived later. Some sleep and pass
their station while others take the wrong
train.
DR.. Heald went Thursday to visit Rev.
Mr.. Munson at Rumford Centre. War
rem Shaw accompanied him.
Ralph H. Morrill, has purchased the
stand recently vacated by Henry Nulty.
Algernon Ryerson of Minot. was in
town Tuesday.
Cyrus Irish got considerably injured
while unloading logs recently.
Morrill, & Cole have employed Albert
Cobb to cut meat. They opened up
about May 9TH.
We hear the sound thereof and sup
pose it is whistle at the Wilmington
brush shop.
Mrs. 7. II. Lunt, being in poor health.
is stopping with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Heath, at West Sumner, for
time. Mr.. Lunt is taking his meals
out.
F. A. Robinson is in Boston for few
days.
Mrs. Stanley Benson is working fol
Mrs. A. E. Cole.
We have hoed our peas, but alas, what
a struggle they have passed through.
N. f. Morrill, has planted so bushels OF
potatoes on 16 acres.
Rumor has it that more than one go'
left in Portland.
Mrs. Abbie II. Cushman of this place
is to spend the summer with friends a
Paris Hill.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
Bethel.

Sunday, Rev. F. Pottle preached the
annual sermon before the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs at the M. E. church.
Mr.. Tidswell and family have moved
to South Paris.
Wednesday, the funeral of Col. Ed
wards was held at the Universalist
church. Many old comrades and friends
from away were present.
Tuesday evening the annual meeting
of the Bethel Library Association was
held.
Judge and Mrs. Enoch Foster have
been spending few days in Bethel, and
returned to their home in Portland Fri
day.
Thursday evening the Methodist So
ciety rendered a reception to their new
pastor and wife. Rev. and Mrs. Pottle.
Thursday evening quite heavy
shower passed over Bethel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ziba Durkee go next
week to Jericho, some three miles from
Berlin, N. H., to work for Mr.. Dresser,
who has a large milk farm. For several
wears Mr.. Durkee has been employed by
the chair factory but his health de,
mands change in employment.
Mrs. Davenport from New York has
been in Bethel this week packing Mrs.
Myers furniture. -,
Next Tuesday evening supper vii!
be served in Garland chapel which will
be followed by the regular church meet
ing and roll-call of members.
Thursday evening, the Ladies' Clut
will serve supper at six o'clock to be
followed by an entertainment.
Miss Isabel Woodbury. of Norway
spent Saturday and Sunday with the
family of Mr.. F. S. Chandler.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
East Hebron.

Cool nights. and still the grass is grow
ing finely with no regard to the frost.
Colds with throat distemper are prev
alent.
Cows are calling for green feed in the
pasture, being tired of dry feed.
The grange at the last meeting re-
ceived twenty new members.
Business is lively. Every one has en-
ployment that wishes it.
Tramps appear among us of late.
Three have been in this place. One
week ago w. II. Berry found one by the
roadside, when he was returning from
church. He was near S. Z. Browns.
On being asked if he had dinner, he
replied if any one gave him food. Willie
asked S. to get him in and give him a
dinner and he would pay the bill. He
then telephoned to A. NJ. Fogg and others.
After the tramp had eaten his dinner,
\. NJ. Fogg walked in, also w. Fl. Berry,
W. Ramsdell, George Allen, c. Fogg and
others. Mr.. Fogg asked him many
questions. On being asked where he
got his clothes, he replied they gave
them to him when he came out from
Alfred Jail. His overcoat and hat the
men bought and gave him. Geo. Seavey
soon came along and Mr.. Fogg called
him in. On being asked the same ques-
tons, to some he replied the same, to
Others he gave different answers. Detect
i've Seavey asked in regard to his over
coat. He said some men bought it for
him. The detective informed him it
was state prison coat, and he owned he
took the coat when he broke out from
prison. He was escorted to Auburn
Jail by A. NJ. Fogg and w. II. Berry,
and lodged there for sixty days. The
reply came on the wires from Thomas
ton, that if he had given the right name,
he broke out of state prison, six months
ago,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
East Waterford.

Irving Stanley and Nellie Hilton were
married May I'd. They have our best
wishes. They are at present stopping
with his sister, Mrs. j. b. Patterson.
Herman l.. Hill has baIgained for the
Gibson farm and will carry it on this
summer.
The operation performed on Helen
>anderSon Nav I'd, for appendicitis, was
very successful. She was getting on SO
well that Mrs. Shaw returned home the
9th.
Leland Waterhouse has hired for the
season with l.. NJ. Sanderson Il Son.
c. IL. Pride, W. NJ. of Mt. Tirem
Lodge, F. and A. NJ, represented that
lodge in Portland.
Albert Bean has moved into Haskelfs
hall.
Frank a. Hall gave one of his excel
lent entertainments in the school house
Wednesday evening.
Alton AmeS arrived from Machias
Monday. He and Chauncey will carry
on their mothers farm.
Mrs. Phil Rolfe and son accompanied
her mother to her home in Appleton for
a months stay.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
Maine News Notes.

On the afternoon of Sunday, the Sd, a
party If six men attempted to cross the
Kennebec River in a boat above the dam.
In order TO get around the boom, they
went too near the dam, and the boat was
caught in the current and carried over.
Five of the men by swimming reached
the breakwater in safety, but one was
drowned lie was AlphOnse Matthew,
10 years of age.
Osgood NJ. Bartlett, formerly OF
Caribou, a patient at the Eastern Maine
Insane Hospital at Bangor, hurled him
self from a third story window in one OF
the mems wards late Monday night and
was killed on striking the rocks below.
The windows at the hospital are all
heavily barred, but Bartlett succeeded in
wrenching one of the irons from its
place, giving space enough for him to
force his body through.
George P. Adams, aged about "a years,
employed as brakeman on the Maine
Central, was instantly killed in the New
port freight yard, shortly after O'Clock
Wednesday morning. He is supposed
to have made a miS-step, falling between
his body, nearly severing it in twain.
Mr.. Adams mother resides in East Deer
ing. Henry Adams, brother, is an air
brake inspector on the Grand Trunk
Railway.
The Masonic grand bodies of the state
held their annual sessions in Portland
last week. The address of Grand Master
A. S. Kimball of the Grand Lodge shows
the year 70 have been prosperous, the
gain being Tl6 and the total membership
of the ll9 lodges 23,940. VIM. j. Burn
ham of Lewiston was chosen Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Lodge. Howard ID.
Smith OF Norway was reelected Grand
High Priest of the Grand Chapter. VIM.
Freeman Lord of Lewiston was chosen
Grand Master OF the Grand Council, and
DIR. r. G.. Thayer of Wateryille Grand
Commander of the Grand COmmandery.
The Bates College debaters won the
decision in the debate with Boston
University Law school Monday evening,
In Lewiston City Hall. The question
under discussion was: Resolved that
state boards of arbitration should be es-
tablished 70 settle industrial disputes
between employers and employees.
Bates had the affirmative with the fol
lowing speakers: Albion X. SPOttord,
Fred NJ. swan, Jr., and Guy l.. Wey-
mouth. and Boston University Law
School debated the negative with the
following team, William Z. Weeks,
Walter K. Mems, and John j. O'Hare.
Hon. William p. Frye presided over the
meeting. The committee of award were,
Pr0f. Geo. Z. Baker, Harvard University,
Geo. Emory Fellows, president of the
University of Maine, and Samuel j.
Elder, Esq, of Boston. City Hall was
packed and great enthusiasm greeted
each speaker. The Bates students and
their friends were enthusiastic and cele-
brated their victory into the small hours
of the night.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-05-12
Greenwood.

recent geography in speaking of
Maine says: 1.-THE climate is one of the
extremes. The thermometer ranges
from 20 or 30 below zero to 100 above. )"
If all written history was as true as that
there would be no need of cautioning us
against believing more than one half of
it.
The cold May day has been referred to,
and will bear mentioning again. No
trees were planted about here to our
knowledge on that day, and Scott Mer-
rill and another man, who undertook to
plant early potatoes, worked in the field
until along in the afternoon when they
were obliged to quit work and go into
the house. 1t has been warmer during
the past week although Thursday morn
ing the ground was again white with
frost.
Ernest Brooks came home from Bethel
last week and reported that the fire got
into the pine woods at Middle Intervale,
and came near burning the school house
and also Mrs. E. p. Kimball's buildings.
The neighbors turned out en- masse and
finally succeeded in saving them.
Ransom Cole sawed the lumber for a
house for Charles Swan of Bryant's Pond
and last week Daniel Cole hauled it over
with his three-horse team. Glad Charles
is to have house of his own to live in.
The writer met Ransom Cole the other
day accompanied by Isaac Andrews and
his son Frank, of South Woodstock, and
very pleasant chat of thirty minutes or
so was the result. Mr.. Andrews is well
known as a fisherman, and related sever
al stories on that line, which if not quite
equal to Jonah and the whale, were high
ly interesting. He intended TO start soon
for the lakes, which would make the
thirtieth fishing excursion to that region.
Frank heard him through with his
stories and then remarked that the fish
in all the streams about there had be-
come so well acquainted with the old
gentleman that when they heard his
footsteps or saw him coming they would
look out from under the bank as much
as to say, Good morning, Haac, then
you're after us again?"
A large number attended Mr. Mason
and brides reception Tuesday evening
and first-class time reported. Quite a
number of presents were handed in.
L llt JICdt COuSlStCu Hlootly VI bu osS'SA
supper and cigars. The reception was
held at Daniel Coles and the festival
ended in dance. That was somewhat
different from the reception (?) given on
Patch Mountain as mentioned recently.
The death of two more men reported
last week, both of whom we well knew
in years gone by. Col. Edwards com
manded the 9Th Maine regiment in the
civil war, in which Charles Durham be-
longed, and we have listened to his war
stories since the conflict ended.
Simon Stowell's wife was Joanna,
oldest daughter of the late Col. VIM.
SWEET, who was our nearest neighbor
one way when living in Hartford. Many
a mile we rode with Conductor Stowell
on the G. 7. r. "Going down the val
ley, one by one"