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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
ASKS RECOGNITION.
San Domingo Anxious to Take Place
Among Worlds Powers.

San Domingo, Dec. 4.-The provision
al government, today. made an official
request for recognition to the diplo-
matte and consular bodies. United
States Minister PoWcll's conditions on
which the United States will recognize
the new government are as follows:
The government must agree to abide by
sand respect the agreements made by
the preceding administrations. must
recognize and carry into full effect the
concession to the Clyde Steamship
Company, and must grant the privi-
lege to the United States TO establish.
1t dangerous points on the coast light
houses ito aid maritime commerce..
Should the provisional government
not accept these. conditions its recogni-
ton by the United States is doubtful.
Owing to the decree of the provision
ri government making custom house
duties payable in cash without consid-
orinG the contracts entered nto with
former governments of Santo Domingo,
the merchants have agreed not to i'm
port goods unless the government
sagrCcs TO set apart 50 per cent. of the
duties towards the payment of the
SENS due to merchants under contracts
With previous governments OF the re-
public
rs The news from the interior is moro
favorable. The city is quiet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
LOCAL MATTERS.
STOCK ENOUGH.
Edwards Mills Won't Shut
Down, If Water Holds Out.
Cotton Enough on Hand for Five
Weeks Run, and More Coming.
Low Water Getting to Be Serious
Problem.

The water in the river is daily grow
ing lower. and though no real inCon-
yenience has resulted thus far from
the shortage, it is only matter Of
days before it viii be felt. Both of
The industries at the east end of the
dam, the Cushnoc Paper Co. and the
power station of th" 1.cnnebec Light
and Heat Co. have been obliged to
shut down their wheels and run by
steam, in order that the mills Of ;he
Edwards co. might have water enough.
The shortage is commencing TO be felt
ut the mills, but by exercising the
strictest economy in the use of water
they have as yet been run on full time.
The pond above the dam IS ioWercG
several inches daily, but by the amount
of water which flows in at night. Il
sufficient head is maintained during
the day. The mills are dependent en-
1irely upon the dam for power and
light, and unless rain comes within a
few days, the mills will be run as Ions
rs there is water enough, and then shut
down to allow tie pond to fill up again.
In regard to thu cotton situation.
Agent Morang stated TO a Journal re-
porter. yesterday afternoon. that there
would be no shutdown of the mills on
account of t!ie cotton market The
mills use ,lbout 1000 bales monthly.
and Mr.. Mo:ans said that the present
supply, meaning what they had on
hand ut the mills, that on nc way.
and that awaiting shipment would last
about five weeks: that the company
had men watching the market all the
time, but that like the other cotton
manufacturers. they wer" only buying
in small lots, and enough to keep a
months supply ahead.
lie further said that it was pretty
tough luck TO have low water and high
cotton at the same time, but believed
that cotton would take Il tumble be-
fore q gre:lt iVhiIr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05


nave Tor his naighbor a Young fellow, Who
~ mas neen sefvingaas a. composer al, |" y
Steamship in order to see the ,vnr,d
stenosraphers. clerks. bookkeeners ,,, ~,
IN many walks OF life are thereIaii m,en
very mea gre one eNci " u
what has brought them low? DRINK
gambling sickness, "a combination ~ ,si, J..
hard luck Many explanations are siv sa,"
always by way of. apology s'sseh'
tnderneath the whole business 10 n Al,
dread OF what the future may have sa ~,
store store, q hopeiessness wildly expressed bv
1 Ws', incident narrated one day by a New
~ worked one time in ono of these ad-
s.ftss concerns in Chicago he said
When Went back some months ATS. I
saw none Of the old crowd. and inquired
wIlat mao become OF them. One heard.
was in the hospital another in iais =
tiifd had gone insane. and stili c1,nfher
had cut the Gordian knot by committina
Not al addressars. of course. finish ca
oot at best IN addresser is as good :,
specimen of down-on-his-luck citizen rs
one can find 80 80
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
YALE WINS DEBATE.
The. Annual Arguing Contest Goes to
Blue Ribbon BOYS.

New Haven. CT, Dec. 4.-Yale Won the
annual intercollegiate debate in Woodbury.
hall with Harvard, tonight President
arthur AT l 4. Hadley presided and introduced
the speakers. The judges were. Gen. F.
v. Greene chairman. of New York city:
John q. MiiIhtrn of Buffalo. and Presi-
dent ". IA. p. FaUnce of Brown Uniyey-
| sty. Their decision was unanimously in
favor OF Yale upon all points 10 be con-
sidered, as to argument, manner OF pro-
lection and logic of construction.
The question under discussion was: RE
solved, that thc history Of trade unionism
in the United States for the past q years
shows u tendency detrimental TO the hest
interests of the country.
The speakers We're for Yale having the
Affirmative: M. L. Burton. 1906. T. S: r.
s. Rinkcrd. 1904, s., aud G. l.. Beede 1876.
/. s. The speakers for Harvard. having
the negative were: i. NJ Rabenold 1894;
M. Il. Welty, 1903, L., and f. G. Morton,
1866.
Mr.. Burton, who opened the debate. laid
stress upon the feature that during the
past 20 years trades unions have shown
Il tendency TO maintain their rights above
the rights of all other interests. lie con-
tended that labor unions have a tenden-
PIE in that they deny equal rights to
workingmen :ot of the union and have
brought about strikes. unrest in business
and general instability.
Mr.. Rabenold for Harvard said condi-
tiGnS that have obtained for 20 years past
have driven Workingmen OF necessity to
btnt themselves t0getllc? Tor mutual good
and for better legislation. Tho fact that
trades unioniSm is trying to secure for it.
sell increases in wages and better cOntii-
tons does not vitiate the claim that the
general tendency has been upward and
toward progress.
Mr.. BinlIerd of Yale contended that
violence toward non-union men had not
been conductive to the good interests Of
the country; that the right to work is in
alienably VOuchSafed TO all workingmcn
despite the efforts of trades unions to pre-
vent non-members to secure employment
by insisting on closed shops
Mr. Neldy of Harvard, admitted that in
strikes ! mistake may have been made a
times in going too far with coerciye meth
DDS. but such instances We're compar "a
lively rare. Trades unionism has on the
whole tended to create q feeling of har-
mony, Il safer condition for labor. and
therefore been Il help to conditions gen
orally.
Mr.. Beede of Yale argued that trades
unionism has interrupted business and
threatened general security repeatedly in
recent years with disastrous effects.
Mr.. Morton for Harvard, admitting the |
faults of trades unonism, cited many in
stances of its beneficial results. predicted |
that it will prove to be another strong |
factor i'll the onward march toward a bet |
ter understanding between labor and cap
ital.
In their rcbuttals the speakers answer |
ed each others arguments by reapplying |
their arguments of the set speeches. For |
fiuency of dictation and ciearnesS of |
thought. the debates of tonight were
superior to many that have |
been held in the intercollegiate series.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
FAITH IN DOWIE.
Proof Of the Absolute Trust
Felt by Some
In So-called and SeIf-styIed Prophet
Elijah the Second.
They Are Wiling to Help Him Out of
Financial Troubles.

Chlcago, Dec. 4.-Stronger proof OF
| the fact that all John Alexander Dow
| les creditors are not Il unit in the de-
sire to have his estate administered by
the bankruptcy court was given, this
AFTERNOON. Seven creditors. represent
ing CLAIMS of more than $4,000, flied an
answer in the United States district
court, and asked Judge koihsaat to in
qulre into the question Of Dowie's SOL
vency. They denied that the head of
ZION City is insolvent or that he was
III that condition when the bankruptcy
proceedings were begun. The lawyers
VINO represent these seven creditors de-
clare That additional claims amounting
10 close to 500, coo will be united in the
contest against the bankruptcy pro-
ceedings.
simultaneously With the filing of
these objections attorneys representing
the $4,000 claim of Samuel Stevenson
L'o"lcS brother-in-laW, announced
That they would appear in the federal
court, tomorrow morning, with Dowies
representative to ask that the original
petitioners be required to give an in
Identifying bond in the slln of $500. 900
AT the same time DoWie's representa-
tlves vii! ask Judge i<ohlsaat to order
the receivers TO NacatC the lace factory
ut Zion City. AS DoWie is not the sole
stakeholder it Will be urged that this
concern should not be controlled BY the
bankruptcy cOnrt. The claim will be
made that Stevenson holds stock in this
corporation IS security f9r his claim OF
$l00,0O0 and the contention will be made
IN court that Stevensous interests will
be affected by the litigation
Attorney Frank Halmer, Who repre-
100000 against Dowie. said, tonight:
several of our clients have been do
Ing business with DoNie for d long tim,
and have aly;avs been paid what was
due them. They believe full payment
will be made them without the receiv-
crShip OF the federal court because thcv
DO not think Dowie is insolvent The
rereivershp, in our opinion is unneces.,
sary."
y petition was filed, this afternoon. in
the United States district court by
nine creditors Of DoWie denying that
Dowie is insolvcnt and asking the court
70 INQUIRE into the matter. The petit
ton Will come up before the court at
the hearing. Dec. II. The creditors are
small mercantile firms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
EVIDENCE OF MURDER
On Body of New Yorker Found in
Chesapeake Bay.

New York Dec. IA report from Pal.
timore that the body OF n man has been
washed up from Chesapeake bay shown.
evidences of murder has been made clear
by the receipt of a letter III this city
which Identities the murdered man ~
Matthew j. Fitzpatrick. He left his HON,
here. oct -. to answer an advertisement
OF. erina il position and had not since beer
heard from by his relatives.
II appears the body came ashore. NOV.
p, and that the inquest just held hy the
Maryland authorities disclosed evidences
OF murder. t'itzpatrick's throat had been
eat and there %crc man" wounds on thu
body. Letters in the clothing gave a Gle
10 his relatives in this city.
Fitzpatrick WIS to have been married
in u few weeks and was anxious to secure
work. When he failed to return altcf
leaving home to answer an advertisements
vigorous search was instituted ana jus,
before new. of his death arrived it was
learned that he had Joined the crew Oi
an oyster smack bound for the Chcs:-
prakc beds. His relatives believe he re-
scented the abuse to which many of The
oyStermcn are subjected ana that ne was
killed us II COnSofiu. nee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
1T WILL NOT WORK
And No Similar Scheme Vet Devised
Has Ever Succeeded.

New York. Dec. A complete plan for
the determination Of Siolian and Italian
matchmaking societies is reported to have
hecn mapped out. Agents of the secret
service branch of the treasury depart
mont, po$toIiice inspectors and police op-
eratiVCS of New York. Philadelphia, Chi
cago and two or three other cities. will
participate. ANA it ~ proposed that a
death blow shall be dealt tie foreign
bands who have grown remarkably bold
III their operations during the recent
weeks.
While Chicago and Philadelphia arc
known TO have powerful societies, it is
believed by the secret service whose de-
tcctivos are most familiar with the work
in2S of the Malta, that there exists at
lir"scl!t in This city the most powerful
and desperate band that has ever been
organized in America. Its operations ill.,
clude many atrocious and mysterious
murders, kdnappings and thousands Of
successful attempts to blackinlil and OK
tort money from wealthy and respectable
Italians. For this reason the most viGor-
Gus prosecution is expected to take place
in and about New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
THE LIFE SAVERS
Have Done, as Usual, Heroic Work in
the Past Year.

Washington. Dec. IS. !. Kimball the
general superintendent Of the life saving
service, in his annual report says Th,,
number of disasters to vessels within the
scope Of the operations of the service dur
ing the year while not so great as i'll the
last TWO preceding years was still con
sidera bly, above the average. and the PEI
centaSe of loss OF life to the number o..
lives involved as practically the same.
showing that the high standard Of Elf
cheney attained by the service has been
maintained. The number Of lives lost was
-. one less than last year While the num-
Der OF persons involved i3939-was greater
hE III
The rumber Of disasters to the docu-
lncnted vessels was 3,5 and To undocu-
nj nted craft ~. the percentage of proper
~ lest being lowered from lbs to 12.J per
cent. as compared with last year.
The HE saving crews saved and assist
cd i'll saving u Of imperiIca vessels and
he car2o"s, and besides afordine assist
ance of minor Importance to l3S other YES
sells. including craft OF all kinds.
In addition to those, rs vessels which
were running into danger of strandina
we're warned by tho slnfmen in time to
avoid disaster
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
A SPECIAL PERMIT
way or May Not Take You Across
Russian Border.


~, Petersburg Dec. t.-Regarding the
statement cabled from Berlin. Dee /. that
american Jews are no longer permitted 10
cross the Russian frontier without a spec
lai permit. in each case from Nj Won
Piehwe, the Russian interior minister, the
authorities here say no new rules have
DC IN issued in connection with the adr,;S-
sion of American or other Jews. All for
ei@neiS are requested to have their pass
ports Nized by Russian consular or diplo-
nl!tic agents abroad. and except certain
privileged classes. Jews of all nationaJi-
ties are declined VICES. in accordance with
= policy, of long standing. 1t is fully I'm d.
uefStood at the state department at
Washington that without viZel passports
Il special permit IS required
IN the case of DR.. Cohen of San Fran
CISCO. the facts are that he had been de-
clned Il VIE and he applied through Am
bassador Mccormick for permission to
spend three weeks in Warsaw Minister
E"n Plehwe thereupon readily issued d
Geographic permit. voluntarily extending
the period to a month
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Oliver !Iendel son. Who was whirled
about the shafting i'll the Pevear & &c.
morocco factory, Thursday morning, at
Lynn, Mass. died from his wounds at
Lynn hospital during the night.
Eleven coal miners were killed. Fri
day at the Gasson-Laquasz mine at
Moutesnee, Belgium, through the
breaking of the rope by which a cage
was being lifted, The men fell to the
bottom of the pit.
Practically all the striking weavers
st Triton, N. H., have returned to their
work in the o. & L. Morrison wooden
mills. y new overseer from Lowell is
in charge of the room and the manage
men is arranging to put two new fiXers
to work. No further trouble is antici-
pated. The strike was the result OF a
change in the wage schedule.
The investigation that il being pur-
sued by the st. Lous, Mo-. health de-
partment officials into alleged irregu-
Tarities in the management OF city in
situations, has revealed that over 81
names are carried on the books of the
poor house of persons who are not in
mates of the institution. 1t is claimed
food and clothing have been regularly
drawn for the names and constituted
booty for somebody.
Writs of habeas corpus have beer
issued by Judge Wadlow from the
county court at Telluride, Col. order
ing the sheriff to bring Sec. Carpenter
and 10 other Union men now in the
county Jail charged with conspiracy
brought before the court. Saturday
morning. If the writ is not granted af-
ter the hearing, Saturday, it is probable
application will be presented for the
release of the men to Judge Stevens OF
the Ninth judicial court.
Complying with the request of their
employers, the union uphoIsterers Of
Boston. numbering about 100, who air
now on a strike, called at their shops
Friday. and removed their tools. The
settlement of the controversies is re-
carded as being far away. The up
nolstere:s demand a 44-hour week and
a minimum wage of SIS a week. Thurs
dav the employers who say it is i'm
possible to aceeGe to the demands OF
the men notified the upholsterers &c
call for their tools, and, Friday thi?
was done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
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5sTH CONGRESS.
Continued from page ~

ate military affairs committee which
is investigating the nomination of Gen.
Leonard Wood TO be a major general,
will be Col. Charles S. Diehl, assistant
general manager of The Associated
Press. Major James Z. Runcie has
been recalled and will be here. Mon
day. He will be examined concernine.
the contradiction of some of nis testi-
mony by Ray Stannard Baker. the
ma gaZine writer.
The committee has under considera :
ton the question of summoniny several
witnesses to testify as To th,, roa.li-
ton of Gen. Wooi's Santiago accounts
for 1898. For this rur2ose it is likely
that Gen. Tasker II. bliss of the gen
eral staff of the array vii, he recalled
and that subpoenas will he issued also
for N Nathan, ": II. Lancasilire ana
Lieut. Brooks, MI Of whom are said 10
have had 4 hand liz auiting the ac-
counts.
It is said that these witnesses will
declare that when the accounts We're
first audited they We're found to be iii
d condition which was afterward eX-
cused by the war department as justi-
fable because made following war,
when everything WAS III Il state Of
chaos.
1t is said thar Senator Hanna Will
contend that The re-lulitine Of Gen.
Woods accounts furnishes a precedent
for the re-auditins of Major H2th-
bones accounts. for the reason that
the latter We're prepared under iden-
teal conditions. Another witness who
probably will be subpoenaed for early
next week is NJ. G. Fornes, post Office
inspector, who investigated thu. Charges
OF postal frauds in Cuba and Who is
said to have written 20 J. j.. I;ristow,
fourth assistant postmaster general
making arrangements for the transla-
ton of Mr.. Eristow's Cuban report
into Spanish. According to the letter
i'll question. it is declared that the re-
quest for the translation came from
Carlos T. Ortiz, who presided in the
postal trials. II is the purpose of the
opponents of Gcn. Wood to show tina:
he had Il hand in bringing about the
translation ANA that he used his intlu-
&nCe with Judge Ortiz.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
WIN. NJ. SPRINGER.
The Weiikrcwn Illinois Democratic
Politician Dies from Pneumonia.


Washington Dec. Former Rep WIN.
y. Springer Of Illinois, a Democratic lead
60. conspicuous in the House of Repre-
scpt&tveS during the 18th to the sd Con
crosses inclusive and once chairman OF
The ways and means committee of the
it"use, died at his residence in this city,
Friday aged 81 years. Ills death was due
to pneumonia. contracted in Chicago,
THANKSGIVING day.
His wife ard son, Chaplain r. W.
Spring ger, l.. ). A.. who has been station
ed ri Fort Washington but who was sum
monrd home when his fathers condition
became serious, Were at the bedside dur
ing the distinguished patients dying
hours. Mr. Springer had been a resident
." d,o }hE rt IL dr,ms L." nnst fey years
and has followed the practice Of law be
;.rnl 1T Springfield, ILL.,, before his Con
.;reSSional career began. He had repre-
SontHd many OF the l1dian claims before
the interior department. and before the
federal and local courts here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
BEAUTIES OF CHICAGO.
Little" Things in the West, but "Bie
Affairs" in East.

Chicago, Dec. A strike of thecar-
rage drivers in the Chicago liveries be-
came almost a certainty, Thursday
night, when the negotiations that have
been in progress for some time between
the Drivers and the Liverymens Asso-
citation were broken off. The drivers
ard their employers were unable to
come to an agreement over the question
of hours and wages and the represen-
tatives of the men left the conference
after announcing their intention to call
a strike, next Wednesday.
As a result it may be impossible to
secure carriages or vehicles of any kind
from Chicago liveries while even
funerals will be affected because the
drivers of hearses belong TO the Car
riage Drivers Union and will be order
ed to strike with them.
The men demand $1i for week OF
seven days of II hours each The livery
men offer 81: for seven days of IA hours
each.
West side lodging houses, barrel
houses and resorts frequented by
women were the first to feel the effect
of a drastic crime clearing order OF
Mayor Harrison. Detectives and police
men visited the places, Thursday night,
searched the inmates and issued COM
nands that will cause an exodus of
suspicious characters from the terri
tory. More than 80 men and women
were arrested, but to many hundreds
the edict was given: Go to work: keep
away from these places and streets or
spend the winter in the Brideweil."
Scores of men We're searched although
few weapons We're found.
After a separation of 80 years. Mrs.
Margaret Holmes has met her brother
John II. Keron, in y State street de-
partment store. kerOn, years ago
started out to seek his fortune. After
time his parents died and his sister
was adopted by relatives in NIinneapo-
lis, Mimi. Several years ago she mar
ried VIM. Holmes and moved to Chi
cago. Though she tried to trace her
brother, her efforts were in vain I[eron
who is in the lumber business in Ocon-
TO- Wis, was in Chicago, and in a
state street store he met his sister
whom he recognized at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05
THEY CONFESS
That they Received Brides fer Posta
Service Contracts.

Grand Rapids. Mich, Dec. 4.--Thc most
interesting features in the water Doodle
scandal today, were the confessions of
eX-Alderman Abraham Ghysels and Corey
+. lissell, former member of the board
of public works, that they accepted the
brides mentioned by Salisbury in mis- con-
fession. Late this afternoon, ex-AlGern,an
Ghyscls went to Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Wards office and made Il state
ment of the Doodle transaction, aciInowl-
cdeins that he accepted an envelope from
Salisbury containing $500
This confession was followed n few min
utes later by the appearance of Mis- Bis
sell, who also made a statement OF his
connection with the deal. acknowledging
that he had accented $500 and otherwise
ooiToborating Saisburvs statements that
he approached members of the council
with the hoodie proposition.
Both Ghyscls ard BissaIl informed the
prosecutor that they will plead guilty in
the superior court tomorrow.
Counsel for ex-Alderman Lozicr stated
that I-ozier would appear in court. ton,or
row.