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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
CUT ACCEPTED.
About $4,000 Cotton Mill
Operatives in New England
Are Now Working on 10 Per Cent.
Cut from Former Rate.
Over 10000 Joined Ranks of the Sor.
rowfuI, Yesterday.

Boston, Nov. 30.--The wages OF
| about $4,000 additional cotton textile
| operatives were reduced, today, bring
ing. the total number in New England
who have had their pay cut down this
| fall to $4,000. The cut in New Bedford
next Monday, will swell the total to
about $4,000 and complete a general
reduction in southern New England
cotton mills. The cutdown in the ma
jority of factories averages 10 per cent,
although in many Blackstone valley
| towns, it is stated, it ranges from to
Is per cent, according to the nature
of the work.
Today, practically every cotton mill
| in Rhode Island, in which state there
are about 100000 spindles, adopted
the new schedule. In that state nearly
10000 operatives are affected and the
new order of things will mean a loss
of 100000 weekly in wages. The cut
also became operative in mills in Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut controlled
by Rhode Island capital and employing
about 1000 additional hands.
Besides the mills in Rhode Island
reductions were made, today, as fol-
lows:
Fall River Iron Works Co., Fall
River, owned by NJ. c. d. Borden of
New York, $500 hands; Edwards Man
ufacturing Co., Augusta, Me-, 1900;
Hebron Mfg. Co., Hebronville, Mass,
275 operatives; Hebron Mfg. Co.,
Dodgeville, Mass, 275; Readville Mills.
Hyde Park, Mass, 210; Manchaug Co.,
Manchaug, Mass, 500 Blackstone
Mfg. Co, Blackstone, Mass, 1000;
Whitinsville Co, Whtinsville, Mass,
and allied concerns in the Blackstone
valley, 1900; Wauregan Mfg. Co, Wau-
REGAIN, Conn.,, $50; Quinebaug Co., Dan
ielson, Conn.,, 500; Monahansett Mills,
Putnam, Conn.,, ESQ; Landham Mfg.
Co.. Wilimantic, 400; Ponemah Mills
of Tafftville, 500 hands, and other east
ern Connecticut concerns.
There has been no reduction in northern
New England except Augusta, Me-, Sum
cook, N. H., Amesbury. Mass, and one
or two other places which follow the New
Bedford scale
The reports from the mill districts indi-
cate that the new schedules were re-
ceived without any serious protest on the
part of the operatives. The acceptance
of the cut by the great body of Fail
River hands largely influenced those else
where and it was generally recognized
that a strike at this time would be I'M
wise and without any good effect 1t was
considered probable that later on diSsat-
Sfaction over the smaller amounts in the
pay envelopes might result in minor
troubles at some points as difficulties and
misunderstanding occasionally develop
after horizontal reduction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
POSTAL TRIALS.
That Of McGregor and Upton
Begin at Baltimore.
Landvoigt, a Dismissed EmpIoye,
Denies Bristow's Statements.
Others Also Hasten to Declare Their
Perfect Innocence.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 30.-The trial of
Thomas w. McGregor and Columbus
E. Upton, post Office department en-
| ployes charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the United States government on
| contracts for mail pouches was begun
in the United States court in this city,
| today.
| First Assistant Postmaster General
| Robert Fl. Wynne will testify for the
| prosecution. Fifty-fve witnesses have
been summoned.
| Before the jury was sworn counsel
for the defence offered two motions,
one to quash the indictments and the
other to require the government to elect
upon which counts in the indictments
the government intended to proceed.
Both motions were overruled by Judge
Morris.
The government attorneys announced
that they proposed to prove that Nc
gregor and Upton had, last winter.
gone to the learther store kept by
Charles i. Smith in this city, and had
contracted with Smith to furnish the
government with 10000 leather pouches
for use in the rural free delivery SER
vice, at 80 cents per pouch, when as n
matter of fact, Smith could made a
good profit on them at 10 cents a piece.
Smith testified that the Warren Co.
informed him that they could furnish
him the pouches at 37h cents a piece.
When these quotations came, he said
Upton wrote him letter to be sent to
superintendent OF free delivery A. w
Machen, quoting the pouches at 80
cents Il piece.
Subsequently Upton brought Nc
Grcgor to his store and introduced him
and he agreed to give them 40 cents on
each pouch furnished to the govern
ment and this had been paid to them
on all of the 10000 pouches which he
furnished.
The court adjourned until Wednes-
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
THE FUNERAL SERVICES
Over Remains Of the Late Esreff n.
Banks at Biddeford.

l3iddcfOrd, Me-, Nov Gothic funeral
of the late Hon. Esreff II. B0nkS, for
mer State treasurer, president of the
Biddeford First National Bank, direc-
tor in other banks, and for many years
leader in State and county politics,
was held at o'clock, this afternoon, at
his late residence on South street.
There was a large attendance including
many prominent men. The officiating
Clergyman was Rev. II. F. Moulton.
The bearers, who are local bank eff
Gals, were Charles A. Moody Gilman
p. Litt,efeld, John Berry and Charles
II. Prescott. During the services the
business houses of Biddeford We're
closed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE
Being Held by Prominent Workers al
. Bangor Theological Seminary.

Bangor Nc, Nov 30-At Bangor Thco-
logical Seminary is being held a foreign
missionary conference which is being at
tended by prominent Maine Congrcga-
tional clcrgymen as well as by several
missionaries from the East, The meet
ing opened with an address of welcome
by President Beach. Rev. John X
I:rowne of Harpoot. Rev. c. S. Vaughan
OF Manamadlsra, Rev. George M. Row
Carton of the American Board of Foreign
Missions, are among the visiting minis
tiers.
At the evening session OF the confer
ence, which was largely attended ad-
dresses were delivered by Rev. c. $
Vaughan, George NJ. Rowland. John X.
Brown and James l.. Barton. who told il
detail of missionary work in India, Tur-
key and Japan.
Another missionary conference will be
held in December.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
POLO.
At salem-salem, A; Lynn. /.

The mix house of the Independent
Powder Cos. plant. Ave miles south
west of Carthage Mo-, blew up, Mon
day. instantly killing two mixers, Les
ter Ridge and Bert Cobb. and seriously
if not fatally injuring four other men,
Ridge and Cobb We're compromising
nitro lycerine with the other ingre-
dients of dynamite, when 500 pounds
of the material exploded. The two
men were blown to bits. The four in
jured men were working 100 yards
away, picking dynamite. The concus-
sion crushed in a part of the building
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Nov. 30.-ClOudy
weather with snow is indicated for the
middle and upper Mississippi valley
and thence to the Rocky mountains
Tuesday, and the precipitation area
will extend over the upper Lake region
and Ohio valley by Tuesday night, and
probably on the Atlantic states by
Wednesday. No marked changes il
temperature are INDICATED. On the
middle Atlantic and New England
coast light 20 fresh west winds will
become variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
TOO BIG A CUT.
Westerly, r. l., Mule Spinners Refus'
to Accept 1t.

White Rock cotton mills started on tho
new wage schedule. today, with a reduc-
ton of 10 per cent, the help as a wholy
had decided to make the best of it and
ncrs were dissatisfied with the new scale
The wages of these craftsmen had beer
sil.J0 per week. but the management. to-
day. notified them that in the future they
would be paid by the piece. The spin
ners say this will result in a much larger
reduction that 10 per cent. and may
amount to between 20 and % per cont
conference with the boss spinners and
superintendent, who told them their griev-
anccs would be investigated. They re-
suIncd work later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
KNEW NOTHING OF IT.N
Mayor Maybury Of Detroit Much Hurt
at the Insinuations.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 30.-Mayor VIM.
G.. Maybury, today, denied that he or
his associates had any idea that DIR. e.
d. Scheble of Toledo was party to a
scheme to defraud the government in
connection with the letter box contract
held by Maybury & Ellis of this city.
and expressed great grief and mortifi-
cation over the criticism of himself and
the firm in the report of Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General Bristow pub
lished, today. He said:
Continued on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
WEAVERs MUCH DISSATISFIED.
Claim That Cut Is IS Against 10 Per
Cent on Others.

Pawtucket. r. T.. Nov 30-At the
Earkeley cotton mills in Berkeley, the
weavers are uneasy over the wage reduc-
ton. The cut in the weavars' wages will
it is asserted, amount TO about Is per
cent. while the other crafts will amount
to but 10 per cent. Rumors of similar
trouble comes from other mills in the
blackstone valley and the Weavers are
said TO be trying to obtain a conference
with the manufacturers to arrange com
nrcnniSc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
December Cotton Advances.

New Orleans, La, Nov. 30-Cotton
futures opened. today, with the advance
of lest week continued in spite Of IN
favorable Liverpool cables. The vol
ume of business was enormous. Crop
estimates were low which was in con-
trast to the last week, when the dis
position was to increase estimates
December advanced I points during the
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
Rumford Falls Fire Cost $4,000.

Rumford Falls. Me-, Nov. 30.-It was
ascertained, today, after investigation
that the total loss of the fire which
destroyed one of the buildings of the
Fort Hill Chemical Works. Saturday
night, amounts to fully $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
FAIR WEATHER.

Washington, Nov. 30.-i'orccast for
Tuesday ard Wednesday: New Eng
land, fair, Tuesday and Wednesday;
light to fresh variable winds, mostly
westerly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
Boston Eorcca asst.

Boston, Nov 30.-l'orcca5t Cor BoS-
tonand vicinity: Continued fair
weather, Tuesday and Wednesday,
with freezing temperatures; light west
erly winds, becoming variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
FIVE RESCRIPTS
Handed Down, Monday, by
Supreme Court Of Maine.
Somerset, Knox, Waldo, Penobscot and
Cumberland Counties Interested.
Decisions on Important Matters Made
by Law Court.

The following rescripts from the law
court of Maine were received, yester-
day, by Clerk of Courts C. w. Jones OF
kennebec county,
Somerset, IS. to Mira c. Holbrook VS.
Selden F. Greene. Rescript by Emery
j.
l.. Permission given by a martgagee
of real estae to the mortgagor to cut
and remove timber for the purpose OF
paying taxes and insurance on the
mortgaged property and back interest
on the mortgage debt, does not author
ize the mortgagor to use the timber for
the payment of debts of his to other
parties. Such parties acquire no title
10 the timber as against the mortgage.
2. A mortgage taking possession of
the mortgaged premises in the absence
of the mortgagor is not required by the
law to give personal notice thereof to
the rnortgagor or his assigns.
g. After possession taken by the
MORTGAGE, even without personal
notice to the mortgagor Or his assigns,
the latter cannot lawfully remove the
grass then growing on the mortgaged
premises without the consent of the
mortgage.
4. After possession taken by the
mortgage he has all the rights of a
mortgage in possession though his
possession is not so visible, notorious
and exclusive as is required to acquire
a. title by disseisin.
5. The value Of timber and grass
taken from mortga2ed premises by the
Elortgagor or his assigns is q question
a jury can determine better than the
court.
Motion overruled.
Received Nov 80 1903
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
THE OBJECTIVE POINT.

sought by every lover of the weed has
been reached when he finds just the
cigar that satisfies his sense of taste
and tickles his nostrils with the deli
cate aroma that obtains only from the
real VEULTA ABAJO.
THE FUlFlLlMENT
of your desires-to the uttermost-is
here at your hand. BY this name shall
We know it
DON R-o-S-A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
Uncle Sans Daily Business.

Washington. Nov. Enforcement re-
CENTS: Internal revenue, s1,73S,2l1: Gus
toms, s7S6, $50; miscellaneous, $1,206,01
Expenditures, 81, Co.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01

KNOX, SIS. Mary L. Thomas, petition
RescTipt by Emery, j.
/. The court has power to admit q
defendant in an action at law to appeal
and file within the first two days OF
the return term q motion to dismiss
the action for want of sufficient service
of the writ, even though he declares
and notes upon the docket that he APP
ucars for that purpose only and for nc
other purpose.
2. A defendant so appearing and fill
ing such a motion to dismiss becomes
thereby party to the action, and il
his motion be sustained and the action
dismissed, he is the prevailing party
and is entitled to costs by force of the
statute, r. s. Oh. 81, Sec. $780,
8. While the decision in a case al
Jaw is the act of the court the judg-
ment following the decision is the ac
of law, and the clerk of the court
should record the full consequent judg-
ncnt Of the law as we'll as the decision
Of the court. When party is entitled
by law to costs as Il consequence of q
decision of the court. the record should
show a judgment for costs.
4. IL the clerk of the court omits tt
record a judgment for costs in such q
case, the court has power at any time
Certainly upon notice and hearing ant
in some cases without either), to cause
the omission to be supplied and a full
proper record made showing a judg-
mcnt for costs.
Exceptions sustained.
Received, Nov. 80, 1903
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01

Crown Point Ind. Nov. 3o-The Chica-
go bandits-Van Dein, Ncidcrmeier and
Roeski--if they should be some unfore-
seen circumstance escape punishment in
Chicago, will be brought here and tried
for the murder of Brakeman Soy yea, which
occurred in Indiana territory The grand
jury has voted indictments against them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01

Perohscot, IS. William +. Young VS..
Samuel Quimby Rescript by Emery, J.
/. IT. constituting a will, if the court
is not atlfrmatively convinced that the
tesla tor intended to devise certain real
estate the statute of desccnts must be
allowed effect and that real estate adj
Judged to belong to the heirs.
2. Apart from the required formali-
ties of execution and certain essential
words to give legal effect to intention,
the language of will is to be under
stood in it's ordinary, popular meaning
unless It clearly appears it was used
with some other meaning.
g While the word residue applied
to estate or property generally, as in
the usual residuary clause of WILL
NAV include all the remaining estate
whether in possession, remainder or
reversion: when applied only to given
parcel of land its popular meaning is
siu1ply the remaining acres of that par
eel. and not the remaining estate in the
parcel.
4. A testator owning field of fifteen
acres "essf side of the Bennoch Road
devised the eastern five acres to his
Wife for life. He then devised to sor
"the residue of my (his) land lying or
tha east side of the Bennoch Road
Continued on page %
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01

.s
IFYoU HAVE M0N EE 10
INVEST IN MAssAcHU.s
SETS TOWN. BONDS,
HIGH GRADE RAILROAD
BONDS OR SECURITIES
DEALT IN ON ANY OF THE
STOCK CHANG z s,
SEND FOR FULL PARTlcs
ULARs. CORRESPOND.
ENcE SOLICITED. VAL.
LIABLE INFORMATION
FURNISHED FREE.
NATHAN B. G0ODA0W & co.
BANKERS.
Established 1873.
BoSToN. NEW YORK.
p. O. SCR. 10 Wall St
Tel. Main liza.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
WHOLESALE MURDERS
Confessed by Chas. Kruger Undo
Death Sentence in Pennsylvania.

Chicago, Nov. 30-Chief of Police
ONeill, today. stated that Charles Kru
ger, in Jail at Grcenburg, Pa. has con-
Continued on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
1904

1Oc Cigar, I.ondrcs and Perfecto shapes in
handsome souvenir boxes. for the holi-
days. Order early For sale by all first
class dealers. nov2itodec2i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-01
Motion OVerruled.
Received, Nov. 80, 1908.

Waldo, SIS. Seven Star Grange, No. 10,
Patrons of Husbandry, in equity, VS..
Melvin r. Ferguson. Rescript by
Emery, j.
l. One who deals With a corporation
as existing in fact is estopped to deny
rs against the corporation that it has
been legally organized.
2. One who accepts and exercises the
office of treasurer of an association as
suming to be a legal corporation, is
estopped to deny the capacity of the
association to sue him as corpora
ton for the recovery of property en-
trusted to him as such treasurer.
5. The fact that an association OF
corporation has voted to apply it's prop
crty to the payment of its debts does
not authorize it's outgoing treasurer to
retain it's property for that purpose.
Bill sustained with costs. Decree to
be made in accordance with opinion
filed.
Received, Nov. 80, 1903.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-29
Society's "GIobe Trotter."

Mrs. Clarence w. Dolan of Philadel-
phia, who recently was admitted to
the Newport "set," is the globe trot-
ter" Of society. Her husband has a
string of country homes extending
from Lennox to Paul Beach. Mrs.
Dolan is restless and loves to travel.
She has deserted Newport for Lenox,
but will stay in the Berkshire place
for few weeks only. Then she will
open her fiot Springs cottage, but will
go often to her Philadelphia place.
She will be in New York for the horse
show and the winter season. In Feb
ruary she will go to Aiken and will
divide her time between that resort
and Palm Beach until she takes Eu-
ropean jaunt. After Europe, Newport,
and so on. There are women who
travel more than this, but they stay
in hotels, not in their own homes that
are made ready at three days notice.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-29
A COOL ENGINEER.
Stops Runaway Freight in Time to
Save Passenger Train.

Stops Runaway Freight in Time to
Save Passenger Train.
A gravel train got started on down
grade near Roseville station on the
Morris & Essex branch of the Lacka-
wanna recently without an engine or
a brakeman. 1t was on siding Open
ing on the westbound track and bid
fair to meet an up train before 1t
crossed the Passaic river at Newark.
Engineer George Bishop was on a
drill engine at the Nesbit street freight
yard nearly mile from where the
runaway cars started. He promptly
ran out his engine and crossed to the
westbound track to meet the cars.
They were coming so that he had to
meet them under Roadway. The en-
CINE stood the collision without seri-
Gus injury, while only one Of the
empty dongola cars were thrown off
the track. It was soon put back on the
rails and pushed on the siding, clear
ing the rails for the passenger train,
which was delayed only few min
utes.
The passengers did not know what
a narrow escape they had.-New York
Sun.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-29
The Mcbride Case Again.

st. Johns, Kans., Oct. 26.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Mcbride and Jesse L.
Lines, M. D., have gone before Mr..
George Z. Moore, Notary Public, and
have sworn and subjected to written
statements confirming the story of the
awful illness and subsequent cure OF
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Bride.
DR.. Lines is particularly emphatic
in his statement, and there does not
now seem to be any room for doubt as
to the fact that Dodd's Kidney Pills,
and nothing else, saved the little boy.
He was so bad that he had Epileptic
spells which seized him with increas-
ing frequency. He was semi-paralyzed
in the right side, and his mind was
badly affected.
In their sworn statement, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcbride say:
"The very day we began to use
Dodd's Kidney Pills our boy had twen-
ty-seven of these Epileptic spells or
fits. In less than week he ceased
having them entirely.
The case has caused great sensa-
ton in the neighborhood. The sworn
statements have confirmed the whole
story.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-29
Quit KICKING.

Quit kicking just because you think
The old worlds going wrong.
There's always something somewhere
OF happiness and song.
Besides, you never made the world;
LIES scheme is not your own;
Quit kicking; take what happens. and
Just reap what you have sown.
Quit kicking. When the play is bad
Remember what you've lost
Some other fellows gained, and so,
In summing up the cost,
We find that In the end we know
What other men have known
Results? We take them as they come
We reap what we have sown.
Quit kicking, man. The worlds not bad
At least, 1t could be worse
We live and dream; that's worth the
while.
We ponder themes and verse;
We sing and love: we hate and feel:
We laugh: sometimes we weep
So all the pulsing passions are
Composed in the sweep.
or what we are and what we feel
Quit kicking, mani The blame.
If. in this whirligig OF chance
And then, you lose the game.
Is with the man who whiles his life
Complainingly away,
Just laugh, old Liam; just dream, and
love:
Just live-and live to-day.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-29
oHoUL-PRooF COFFIN.
Rich Man Feared Grave Robbers and
Took Precautions.

TOOK precautions.
Because of a life-lon gfear that his
grave might be robbed and his body
sold, Benson B. futile of Naugatuck,
Conn, one of the wealthiest manufac-
turers of Western Connecticut, has
just been buried in a steel coffin,
which is warranted ghoul proof.
For many years Mr.. futile spent
his leisure moments devising a coffin
which would be as secure from attack
as a trust company's safe. Before
his death the coffin was ordered, and
as soon as he passed away last Tues
day it was sent to his home in Manga
tuck He was laid to rest in it Sat
urday.
BY an automatic adjustment twelve
locks, all of different combinations,
snapped together, interlocking large
bars when the lid was fastened
down.
The coffin was placed beneath a
granite slab and sentry stationed to
guard it, patrol duty lasting through
the night, and he will be given
good sized tent in which to bivouac
during stormy weather. None of Mr..
Tuttle's friends know Of any reason
why he should fear any visitation Of
ghouls.-New York American.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-10-29
Testing His Nerve.

Joseph Wooten, thirty-four years old,
a laborer with no home, was charged
at the Southwestern police court with
stealing two fowls. The prisoner was
other being in dying condition, weer
ticing the man looked rather bulky,
asked what he had about him. He
replied, Nothing" but on his clothing
being unfastened the two fowls, one
of which had been suffocated and the
stopped by Detective Rand, who, no
found rammed tightly together around
his waist. The prisoner raised re-
markable defense. He stole the birds,
he said, to try his nerves. He wanted
to see If he could pass police con-
stable with the birds about him with
out trembling from fear.-London
Globe.