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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10
Recognizes Panama.

Washington, Dec. 9.-United States
Minister Thomas, at Stockholm,
Sweden, has cabled the state depart
ment that the government of Sweden
and Norway has recognized the. re-
public of Panama as an independent
state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10
Fireman EIectrocuted.

p" Washington, Pa, Dec. 9.-The two
story block. on Jefferson avenue was
destroyed by fire early Tuesday, entail
ing a loss of about $4,000. During the
fire Benjamin Miller, fireman, came in
contact with the electric arc wires and
was electrocuted.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10
weII-known Minister Dead.

Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 9.-Rev. John
Lanahan, one of the most widely known
ministers Of the Methodist Episcopal
church in the country, and ''Nestor' of
the Baltimore conference, died Tuesday
at his residence in this city. He was SO
years old.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10
California Pioneer Dead.

Bakersfield, Cal, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Ashe,
widow of the late Capt. r. s. Ashe and
a pioneer of Kern county, is dead at her
home here, aged 80 years. Mrs. Ashe
came of noted southern family, being
the daughter of Prof. E. Mitchell, a sci
enlist and member of the faculty of the
University of North Carolina. .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10
Dies of Her Injuries.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 9.-Father Fulham,
the priest who was injured at the Ottawa
university fire on Wednesday last, died
Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10
Veteran Publisher Dead.

Davenport, Ia, Dec. 9.-Henry Lisch-
er, publisher of Der Demokrat, is dead.
He was IS years old. Mr.. fischer was a
pioneer German newspaper man in the
northwest. He came to Iowa in 1851,
and was a member of the Missouri
mounted dragons in the Mexican war.
He was also a veteran of the civil war.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Joshua Ward, the old-time champion
oarsman, died at his home in Cornwall
on-Hudson, aged IS years.
Congressman Vespasian Warner has
formally announced his candidacy for
the republican nomination for governor
of Illinois.
Martin Gill, recluse aged 102 years,
died in Fond du Lac, Wis.
DR.. Cyrus Edison, the famous germ spe-
cialist, died in New York after brief
illness, aged 46 years.
Bishop Abel Leonard, head of the Epis-
copal church in Utah and Nevada, died
in Salt Lake City, aged IS years.
John A. Hauck died in Bloomington,
Ind, aged 103 years.
Thaddeus A. Medley, inventor of the
adjustable roller skate, died in Muncie,
Ind.
William M. Springer, who was 20
years congressman from Illinois, died
of pneumonia at his home in Washing
ton, aged ga years.
Congressman Henry Burk, of the
Third Pennsylvania district, died at his
home in Philadelphia after an illness Of
more than year, aged So years.
William Henry Welsh, once private
secretary to President James Blu
chanan, died in New York, aged n years.
FOREIGN.
Ten of the crew of the wrecked Amer
fcan ship Benjamin A. Sewall were
killed by savages off Tobago island on
the Formosan coast.
The Ottawa university, !, one of the
largest educational institutions in Cam
ada, was destroyed by fire, The loss be-
ing 100000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-12-10
Death comes TO
HERBERT SPENCER
Eminent English Author and Phil
osopher Passes Away After
Long Illness.
WAS DESCRIBED As One OF The
GREATEST THINKERS OF HIS TINE

End Comes Without Pain at His Home
at Brighton-ShOrt Biography of
His Career-Began as n Civil En-
gineer, But Soon Adopted Literary
Work as His Profession.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
GIVEN FIVE YEARS.
Lawrence Murphy Stole from
the Stonecutters Union.
Severely Scored by Judge for His
Theft of About $4,000.
Prisoner Breaks Down and Wants Sc.
cIusion Of His Cell.

New York, July 31.-Lawrence Muir
ply, former treasurer of the Journey
men Stone Cutters Union, who was
arrested last December, charged with
embezzling $4,000 from the organiza-
ton and convicted, last Monday, of
grand larceny was, Friday, sentenced
to five years and six months in states
prison.
The prisoners counsel asked for
clemency for his client, but Judge
Newberger scored the prisoner severe
ly, saying that he had spent the funds
of the union in riotous living, and that
his total stealings amounted to 1927, 900.
While the sentence was being pro-
nounced Murphy interrupted the judge
by saying: This is put up job and I
hope your honor will investigate this
case"
Judge Newburger, in the course of
his remarks said:
II have a letter from John Mitchell
in which he states that part Of the
money embezzled by Murphy was paid
in by workingmen who belong to the
society to be contributed to the strike
funds of the miners in Pennsylvania.
1.-The defendant received a large sum
of money from men who worked by
the sweat of their brows to earn an
honest living, that they might put hon.
est bread in the mouths Of their chill
dren.
"Twenty-seven thousand dollars is a
large sum of money indeed, and the
evidence at the trial shows that it was
spent in riotous living and for trip
to Europe"
When the Judge had finished, Murphy
was crying bitterly and appeared about
to collapse. MY God" he shouted. this
is wrong. Every one of the officers of the
union got a share of the money. There
was not one that did not have a finger in
the graft
Judge Newburger paid no attention to
the frantic man. Murphy wants to go to
Sing Sing at cnce. Mr.. Mcintyre, his at
torney, would have asked for a certifi-
cate of reasonable doubt, so as to take
the case to the court of appeals, had it
not been that Murphy opposed such
step
II am tired of the Tombs," the prisoner
said 1.-The excitement and shame of the
trial have made me sick and d!sprted.
| want to get away from here. In prison
maybe l will hear no more of the things
that are said against me. That will do
mo rrood T raei -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
WaterviIIe VS.. Fairfield, Today.

Watervile and Fairfield will play the
park on the Waterville and Oakland.
this afternoon, and a hot game is ex-
pected. Fairfield has been busy all
the past week hunting up good men
and it is understood now has large
squad to pick from. The mater of
expense has been given little thought,
the one idea being to get men that can
make Waterville step some. 1t is be-
lieved that several of the candidates
will pass the examinations at the game,
this afternoon, and will be given their
diplomas for the season.
Waterville has big start in having
secured good team entire while Fair
field is handicapped by being obliged to
try out men and to scour the country
for good ones. But it rather looks as if
the team that will go against Water
vile. today, will be pretty fast in spite
of lack of work together. No changes
have been made in the Waterville team
and Coombs and Cowing will probably
be the battery. The new diamond prom
ises to be very fast SO that with the men
who will play red hot baseball may be
expected. Cars will leave the corner of
Main and Temple streets every 10 min
utes for the ball grounds so that over
crowding will be avoided. Two and one
half hours will probably be all that will
be needed to get out to the grounds, see
all of the game and get back to business
again, something that will be apprecia-
ted by busy business men.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
SOMERSET.
PJTTSFIELD.

Capt. B. f. Rollins of Plymouth, was
among the guests at the Lancy house,
Friday.
N. H. Coughlin of Dexter, was in
town. Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Lord of Plymouth
were in town, Friday, calling on friends.
Chas. Thurston sold. Friday, through
Mathews Real Estate Agency, his fine
residence on Washington street to, Geo.
Thomas. of Palmyra.
L. f. Tozier of Bangor was in town
on business, Friday.
e. A. Noble of Boston was in town,
Friday.
Nathan Turner, who for several years
has held the position of assistant book
keeper at the Waverly Mill, has re-
signed his position for more lucra-
tive position in the same capacity at
Potter's Hill, N. j. Mr.. Turner has
made many friends during his stay
here who wish him success in his new
undertaking. r. E. Haseltine, the pop
ular post office clerk, will fill the vaean-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
New Ball Field,

A grand hustle was in progress at
the new athletic field. yesterday, to
get things in readiness for the game,
today. Mr.. Gerald was twisting the
handles of a road machine himself to
show the others just how the work
should be done and he was doing fine
job levelling the outfield of the dia-
nond. A large crew of carpenters
was hustling the grand stand in great
shape and had the frame all UP by
night. This will be rs feet long on the
front and will be built in half cir
Gle in the rear of home base. 1t will
be four feet on the front and IA in the
rear and will seat 800 people.
The diamond itself is hard and
smooth as can be. The combination
planer and roller that was used at
Rigby park has been used on the field
with the road machine so that it is in
good condition. 1t will be dry and
hard all right for the game, this after
noon, and promises to be as fast as any
diamond In New England. w. w. Nye,
one of the managers of the Fairfield
team, was out, yesterday, and says
that it Is the best he ever saw and he
has been on some of the best in the
country. 1t is going to be the next
thing to playing on a hard wood floor
so far as smoothness and firmness
goes, The outfield will be as level as
the diamond, although of couse not so
smooth
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
SIDNEY.

While driving large two-horse load
of bav from the field, Tuesday, the load
timed over and threw Norris r. Swift
to The ground but fortunately he es-
capped serious injury.
The hay crop is being delayed a great
daoI owing to the bad weather.
Great damage was done by the high
winds of Monday to the apple trees
and it also lodged the grain.
e. l.. Swift sold two large calves
Ia ct week. one 5-weeks-old weighing 81
nounds and one 4-weeks -old weighing
sc pounds, dressed.
Miss Alberta F. Black has returned
home from Hyde Park, Mass, to spend
the summer with her parents.
Miss Josephine Wayman has returned
home from Stoughton, Mass, for the
summer.
Mrs. Ina M. Taylor left, Monday. for
a few weeks visit at Old Orchard, Lew
iston and Saco.
Miss Augusta Ross is stopping at the
Emery Nash farm, Pond road.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
WILL ANNUL LEASE.
Dominion Iron and Steel and Dominion
Coal Co. to Separate.

Boston. July 31-Private advices re-
ceived here from Montreal indicate that
: the directors of the Dominion Iron and
Steel and the Dominion Coal Co. prac-
tically have come to an agreement Tor
separation of these two companies
by mutual consent to the annuiment
of the existing lease.
The directors of both companies have
held frequent meetings in montreal
recently with this object in view. IL
is learned that all the vital points nave
been agreed upon and that 1t remains
now only to adjust the details or now
much of the indebtedness OF the iron
and Steel Co., aggregating S3'ooo'ooo'
properly belongs to the Coal Co some
of this was for improvements on the
Coal Cos. property.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
IRRIGATION EXPERTS CONSULT.
Government Engineers Discuss Re-
cIamation of Arid West.

Denver, July 31.-The expenditure of
millions of dollars by the United States
government for the reclamation of
hundreds of thousands of acres of arid
land in the great West, is the subject
of discussion among engineers of the
government reclamation service, now
in session in Denver. The conclusions
of this conference will be reported to
Chief Engineer F. H. Newell, and
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock by
orders for active work will then be
given.
Engineers in charge of the proposed
works in Arizona, Nevada, New Mex
leo, South Dakota, Utah, oregon,
Washington and Wyoming are in at
tendance at the conference. The Gun
nison tunnel project in Colorado is one
of the most gigantic works to be un-
dertaken. The great Salt River reser-
voir in Arizona and the work along the
Pecos river in New Mexico; along the
Belle Fourchr river in Utah, and along
the Shoshone and North Platte rivers
in Wyoming also will receive special
attention.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
" YY Perhaps your mother had thin
>~'' you must 60 through life with
hafstarved hair If you want long, thick dark and heavy
hair, feed it with Ayers Hair Vgor. s
BASEBALL.
American Leaaue Games.
AT DETROIT.

AT DETROIT.
St. Louis 900 0 0 0 0--10-133
Detroit $3.50 0 2 0 0 o. 3-l2-5
BatterIes,kissinger and Mcclure; Ter
ry and kahoe. Time 2.05. Umpire, Con-
molly Attendance, 246S
AT CHICAGO
Chicago ..........0 1000 90 0 o. Al
Cleveland ......0 o o 90 / 0 0 3-5-10-4
Batteries-Flaherty and Mcfarland;
Joss and Abbott. Time. 1.45. Umpire,
OLoughlin. Attendance, 2oS0.
AT NEW YORK.
New York 30 ? 0 0 o | 9 x-s-1O-2
Philadelphia 20 0 0 o 0 0-1- 6-3
Ratteries-Griffith and Beville; Bender
and Powers; Time. lao. Umpire, Has
sett. Attendance, 20OO
AT WASHINGTON.
After struggling for II innings the game
was called on account of darkness with
the score TO 4. Boston had the better
of the hitting and profltted by Washing
toms errors but had eight men left on
bases
Washington ......2 OIL 000 01O0 o. 7-3
Boston .............0 l 0 l ! 0 0 Q 0-i-1l-1
Batteries-Patten and Kittredge; Dineen
and Criger. Time, 155. Umpire, Sheridan.
Attendance 1859.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
A GAS EXPLOSION
Causes Injuries to Five Prominent
Newcastle, Pa, Men.

Newcastle, Pa, July 3I.-As a result of
a leakage in the artificial and natural gas
mains in the down town districts. an eX-
plosion is a manhole of the municipal
conduit system which is being constructed
caused serious injury to five prominent
men. The accident occurred in the heart
of the city and caused great excitement
The gas was ignited when John Morrison,
superintendent of construction, struck a
match to light cigarette.
The injured:
John Morrison, seriously burned on face,
head, hands and neck.
Robert Burns, assistant engineer, suffer-
ing from severe burns on face and head
also burned inwardly. He is in critical
condition.
Col Daniel Cregan, contractor of Phil
adelphia, badly burned about face and
neck.
J. A. Price. city inspector, face burned.
John w. Dinmore of city engineers de-
partment, face and arms burned
Morrison and Burns were taking meas
urements in the manhole at the time the
explosion occurred. The other three men
were leaning over the hole when Morrison
struck the match to light his cigarette.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
American League Standing.
National League Games.
AT BOSTON.

Williams, Bostons new pitcher, held
New York to three hits and the home
team won. a to l. Both pitchers were
wild and Mathewson's shortcomings in
this respect were costly. The fielding was
fast: Dunn's unassisted double play, a
catch by Carney and stops and throws
by Aubrey were applauded.
Boston .........0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 X-4-6-3
New York ......O 0 0 0 0 0-1-3-2
Batteries-Williams and Moran: Ma
thewson and Bowerman. Time, 1.40 I'M
pire, Emslie. Attendance, 2003.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Brooklyn .......0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0-1-5-0
Philadelphia % 0 0 l / 0 0 X-2-S-0
Batteries-Reidy and Jacklitsch Dug
gleby and DOOM Time, 1.21. Umpire,
tombstone. Attendance, 1898.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati - 0 / , 0 0 x-1O-14-2
Chicago .......0 0 0 0 0 l 3 O. 4-11-0
Batteries-Ewen and Peitz; Wicker
Lundgren and Raub. Time, 200. Umpire,
Moran. Attendance, 2500
AT ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis ......0 0 0 3 0 0 0-5-11-4
Pittsburg ......0 . o . 0 2-6 81
Ratteries-McFarland and ONeil; Falk-
enburg. Pbillippi and Weaver. Smith
Time, 2.0S. Umpire, O'Day. Attendance,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
Baseball Notes.

Kid Nichols is said to be pitching as
well as he ever did. He ana Cy Young
are the pitching wonders OF the age III
point of service.
Sam Crawford is aaid to be slated Tor Tor
the New York American league a5s de team p,
for next season. He has iost pIestise ~
Detroit, despite the fact that he IS playing
good ball there.
George Davis has packed up his belong
ings and will remove his home TO Cnlcago
for the balance of the DasepaIl season, III
would Start West, this week, Just as soon @
as he can get ready and report sox to coms nnm
key. Davis refused to Gaf max , any oo,,,- o,rl
,munion i with himself, John N. Ward and and
some other lawyers, has thrown ron fo1 up Inc 1ne
sponge and abandoned nus Msm' ~ roi ,,itb it
draw Ira further m court proceedings. Brush re- re-
fuses to make any statement, 5u. l. a. lalv .nv
enongh " to dron out when he is up
against it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
BRUTALLY ASSAULTED.
Some Union Cutters Set Upon by "oo
at Lynn, Mass.

Lynn. Mass, July 91.-John Frank
lin Hyle, Boot and Shoe Workers
Union cutter from Rochester. n. Y,
was set upon, brutally beaten, kicked
and trampled, at the noon hour, today,
near the J. H. Cross shoe factory,
where he is employed, by crowd of
knights of Labor sympathizers. The
fight attracted Il crowd of 250O people
to Broad street. The police answered
a riot call and arrested Patten Potter
and Edwin Burnham. They are seek
ing other men who were seen running.
During the fight operatives in near
by shoe factories leaned from the win
dows and called Kill him; lynch him,
but the police prevented more serious
results, although Hyle was taken to
the hospital, cut, bruised and bleeding
He said he recognized none of the at
tacking party and had no warning of
the assault.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
DR.. LoRENz HAS NEW PATIENT.
Report That $4,000 Fee Will Be Paid
if He Cures Carl Busch.

st. Louis, July 31.-Carl Busch, the
19-year-old. SON of Adolph Busch. the
st. Louis brewer, the unfortunate
youth whom DR.. Lorenz declared he
could cure when he saw him here a
year ago, is now at Saranac Lake, N.
Y. waiting for members of the Busch
family to arrive and authorize an oper-
alton by DR.. Lorenz for congenital hip
dislocation. The original plan was for
young Busch to be taken 10 VIENNA
this summer, but this long TRIP is
avoided owing to the fact that ,Dr.
Lorenz has been forced to return to
America to remove the plaster casts
from lolita Armour. 1t is reported
that $4,000 fee will be PAID Dr. Lo-
REM, if he cures the Busch youht' who
has never been able to walk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
DIED FROM BURNS.
One Fatality from Loss by Fire Of the
Bark ANGELA Maria.

Bayonne. N. j., July 31.-Fortunato La
verailo, the cook of the naphtha laden
Italian bark ANGELA Maria, which caught
fire at the Columbia Oil Cos. pier at Con-
stable Hook late Thursday. died, Friday.
from the effects of her injuries. Laver-
a1lo was cooking in the galley when the
the explosion of naphtha in the hold
Jurano Phillips. II years old. the cabin
boy who broke his arm in escaping from
the flames. is at the hospital Several
fire tugs, Friday were playing streams
on the vessel but the fire was still burn
ing Stubbornly. $40
The bark was valued at about $50 900
The value of the cargo is placed at about
$40. 900.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
TURNED ON THE GAS.
Lowell Man Quarreled With wife" and
Then Committed Suicide.

Lowell, Mass, July S1.-Richard
Woods, aged 81 years, a spinner in the
Lawrence hosiery, and we'll known as
a musician, committed suicide in the
Wheeler block. during the night, by
stopping the air escapes and turning on
the gas OF a range. When found he
was dead. He has been living with
young woman suppostd to be his wife,
though no record of the marriage has
been found and her relatives believe no
ceremony has been performed. Yester-
day afternoon, after a quarrel, she left
the house in company with an elderly
lady said to be her grandmother. When
she returned, this morning, she found
Woods dead.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01

Mr.. Ward tnlnkS the explanation Of
the comparatively large consumption
of cities like Boston and Chicago is
found in the use of milk for butter and
oleomargarine manufactured in these
two cities. He also says cities with
large negro populations, like st. Louis,
Baltimore, Washington and New Or
leans naturally use less milk than
others.
About $500 gallons of milk Gnclud-
ing cream) are required daily to supply
the largest Is cities of the United
States, and as milk is one of the most
perishable of our food products it is
necessary that It should be transported
to the market in which it is to be dis
tributed for consumption with the
greatest possible expedition. In the
smaller cities and towns, where the
great bulk of the milk is produced
within easy wagon distance of the con-
sumner, this is a comparatively easy
matter, but when the supply of large
cities with transportation in some
cases of several hundred miles is taken
into consideration the problem becomes
more difficult.
How successfully the railroads have
overcome all obstacles encountered in
transporting milk for long distances
can be best illustrated by stating that
a large part of the New York City
milk supply is carried over 200 miles,
while some shipments are made from
points as far distant as $50 miles. In
order however, to transport milk sue
cessfully for such long distances the
most improved methods known to
transportation must be employed.
Refrigerator cars or milk cars especial
ly constructed for the purpose are used
and the milk is kept at low tempera
ture by means of ice during the entire
time of its carriage. The trains are on
virtually passenger schedule time, the
actual running time often being as fast
as so miles an hour.
The major part of the milk supply of
large cities is collected by steam rail-
roads. However, this is not true in all
cases, st. Louis being a notable excep-
ton. In that city the greater percent
age of the milk consumed is produced
within the city limits and distributed
by means of wagons. This is due to
purely local conditions. st. Louis is
the home of great brewing industries
and the refuse of these breweries in
the form of spent grain is sold at q
low price to city dairymen, who use it
as the chief article of food for their
COWS. BY this method milk is produced
much cheaper in that city than it can
be in the neighboring country. The
city of New Orleans also receives near
ly it's total supply from wagons making
collections within the city limits and
from suburban farms
Electric railroads running into Cieve-
land and Detroit carry large quantities
of milk to those cities. Collections are
made at every crossroad or farmhouse
where milk can be procured, and in
this manner all the adjacent territory
through which these lines operate is
reached. The growing Importance of
the electric railroadssas milk carriers
cannot well be overlooked.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
NEGRO WOMAN BANK PRESIDENT
VIII Head Penny Savings Bank to be
Opened in Richmond, Va.

Richmond, Va, July 31.-A negro wo-
man. Maggie l.. Walker, has the dis
tinction of being the first woman, white
or colored, ever elected president of a
bank in this region. She was chosen
today head of the st. Lukes Penny
Savings Bank, under the auspices of the
order of ST. Luke. The institution will
open for business on Sept. /, with $75,-
900 in deposits
President Walker is widely known,
and for several years was teacher in
the public schools here. She has the
respect of both races.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-08-01
MILK IN CITIES.
Statistics as to its Use and Methods of
Transportation.

Washington, July S0.-Of7 all the
large cities in the United States, Bos-
ton uses the greatest quantity of milk
per capita. Why Boston should be the
most lavish consumer of milk among
American cities is not explained unless
it is the old New England habit of
eating bread and milk for luncheon
largely obtains in the capital of Yank-
eedom. According to a report of Ed
win G. Ward of the agriculture depart
ment made public today, the average
daily supply of milk per capita for Is
American cities in 1900 was, in pints: