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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

reached that between the time of the fall
ing Ct President Pro Tempore Fryes ga
Vel Sl3nl1ylng the conclusion of the extra
Ordinary session and the calling to order
OF the Senate in the regular session or
congress an appreciable lapse of time oc-
Cured. In this time the appointments,
,echnicatly were made, they are regarded
by the administration as recess appoint,
inehtS ana the appolnteeS. therefore. VIII
receive the pay and exercise all the au-
tholfty of the rank TO which they are
promoted
The commissioners of the army officers
nave been made out on this understand
ing. All of them are dated back TO the
time last summer when the appointments
originally were made.
Secretaries Root and Moody had a con.
ference with the President. today. before
the appointments We're sent to the Sen
ate. In the matter of the appointments.
their View. as lawyers and as members OF
the administration, cCincldcS with that OF
the President
With a view to securing a legal decision.
however. Secretary Root has authorized
the paymaSter general to make a test case
and bring it to the attention of the con-
troilcr of the treasury at the earliest pos
SiDle moment.
The President also sent to the Senate
the following nominations which failed of
confirmation in the last Congress: VIII
liam ID. Crum to be collector of GUS
toms for the district Of Charleston, S. G.;
Thomas V. McAlister. receiver OF public
son, Hawaii, secretary of Hawaii Ivory
c.. i\imball and Charles Fletcher Scott.
Judges of the police court of the District
OF Columbia.
The nomination Of Gen. Wood and other
officers who failed of action in the extra
been commissioned on Aug. s and subse-
uuent days.
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PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
AT Boston Said to involve Some Very
Important Points.

Boston, Dec. 7-One of the most i'm
portant petitions in bankruptcy ever
recorded at tine United States district
court in this city, was filed, today by
Frank G. Coburn, contractor and build :
er. Of Brookline. The total liabilities
amounted to s23G.4iS, of which $116,4iS
is secured and sos, 743 unsecured. There
are no assets whatever.
The petition is the outcome of the as
signment about a year ago of the firm
of F. G.. COburn & Co, of this city. to
James II. Garlack Of Cambridge. The
engaged in carrying cut large contracts
with the United States at the Charles
town navy yard and in Boston and
Cambridge.
ferred claim due to the United States as
damages for breach of contract in failing
to erect q chain house at the Charestown
navy yard.
The Central National Bank of this city
is the principal secured creditor, with 10
claims aggrcgating about $4,000 on prom
issory notes; given by Coburn during the
past four years.
Cnburn sets forth that there is an action
pending in the superior court in which
Frank ID. Allen, receiver OF the Central
National Bank. is plaintiff and which
lanes II. Goriach. receiver for CoDurn,
mine the rights Of the Central National
Bank and the American Bridge Company
in regard to the moneys claimed to be
aSsiGneQ to thGm.
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THE COLBY CLUB
Enjoys Regular Monthly Dinner at
Elmwood and Elects Officers.

The regular monthly dinner of the
Colby Club was held at the Elmwood
Monday evening, and p o fthe members
We're present. After the dinner the an.
nual meeting and election of officers
We're held. Many matters of interest 10
the college in which the club can lend
helping hand were informally dis
cussed and many good ideas brought
out. Definite action was not always
taken, but the subject left in a way
that would be benefit.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. DR.. F. 6.
Thayer; vice presidents, S. S. Brown,
Archer Jordan and +. w. Dunn; secre-
tary. Elwood II. Wyman; treasurer. ).
d. Taylor; member of the executive
committee for three years, Harvey D.
Eaton. The members voted to buy Nor
ley's. Life Of Gladstone and 10 present
it to 1.-THE College library.
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SENSATIONAL CHARGES
Against Old Management of the Ma
tionaI Salt Co.

New York. Dec. 1.-Sensational
charses against the old management
of the National Salt Co. and its pres
cnt receivers We're made. today. when
the matter of the sale of the property
OF the company in this state by the
receivers. 10 Samuel ID. Holiday, came
UP in the supreme court. Mr.. Holiday
and the receivers, Nathan S. Beardsles
and Frank =. McDermott, asked JUS
tice Leventritt to confirm the sale.
This was opposed by a number of
stockholders. who claimed that the for
nier mana cement has paid 100000 I'M
earned dividends out of borrowed
money to enhance the value of their
stockholdings: that in the organization
of the International Salt Co, with Il
capital of $3O.0000OO to take over the
National Salt Cos. property, there was
Il conspiracy on the part of Milo NJ.
Belding, Edward l.. Fuller and JOY
Morton to force out minority stock
holders of the National Salt Co.; and
in pursuance of this conspiracy appli-
cation for receivership and the sale
of the property was made in the New
Jersey courts.
The stockholders ask that the sale
be enjoined until the facts can be in
vestigated and passed on by the court.
Justice Leventritt heard the argu-
ments and reserved decision.
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FUNERAL SERVICES
Over Remains of Late Rep. Springer
Held at Washington.

Washington. Dec. THE funeral c.
former Representative William NJ.
Springer of Illinois, was held at the
Metropolitan NJ. e. church, today, Rev.
F. NJ. Bristow, pastor of the churcr Of
ficiating. There was a large attendant"
at the services. including many men,
bers of both houses of Congress. The
floral tributes We're numerous. The
honorary pail bearers We're eX-Secrc-
tary of State John w. Foster, United
States Senators Cullom, Teller and Du-
bois: Representatives Hit and J. r.
Williams, H. j. Hamlin, attorney gen.
eral of Illinois; James Todd of Chicago;
Justice NJ. f. Norris of the District or
Columbia court of appeals; and Messrs.
\. e. Brown, A. B. Duvall, 7. j. Hen
derson and A. D. Lynch.
The body was placed in Il receiving
vault until the details of final inter-
meTt shall have been decided.
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for those who bring their luncheons with
them and to serve hot tea and coffee
The committee ON the reception has its
plans practically completed. The program
for this has already been given. Ar
rangements have been made for having
committee meet all trains TO welcome the
visitors and see that they arc properly
provided for and made comfortable.
The finance committee reported that It
has been meeting with 2 hearty response
in it's attempt to raise funds for the cx-
pcnscs that may be incurred and that
there will be money enough.
The decorating committee has contract
ed for the decora tons and the men are
already at work upon them. The stores
will all be suitably treated so that the
display will be very pleasing one all
over the city.
In short, everything is most encouraging
for the meeting. Plenty of time has been
taken for making al the plans and car
rying them out. and there has been no
hitch in all the work. The fact that the
city's reputation will be at stake Is fully
recognized and tho committees appointed
intend that the Patrons shall go away
after the meetings feeling that they have
had n good time and enjoyed one Of the
best meetings they ever attended.
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CAPITAL NOTES.

The United States supreme court,
Monday, denied for the present the mo-
ton to dismiss the case Of the state %
Minnesota VS.. the Northern Securities
Co. and postponed further consideration.
heard OH its merits.
The supreme court Of the United
States Monday dismissed for want of
jurisdiction the case OF John ArbuclIc
KS. Derry Commissioner Joseph Black
burn of Ohio. The case involved the
question as to whether The glazing Of
coffee is Il violation of the Ohio pure
food law. the effect of the dismissal
is favorable to the contention of tho
state that it is.
The Speaker. Monday. named the
following members of the House as a
committee to attend the funeral of the
late Representative Henry Burk. a
member from Pennsylvania: Messrs
Bingham. Adams, Morrell, McCreary,
Moon, Deemer, Patterson. Sibley,
Dickerman, Penn: Powers, Mass. ::
Loudenslager. n. j.; Gaines. w. Va;
Lloyd. Mo; Robinson. Ind: Flood,
Va; Burgess. Texas; Rupert, n. Y.
President Roosevelt again. Monday.
declined to interfere in the strike con-
ditions in the Telluride district OF Colo
RADIO III answer to an appeal from the
Western Federation of Miners, present.
ed by Senators Teller and Patterson of
Colorado. As stated previously in dis
patches to The Associated Press, the
President maintains that neither the
right nor the authority of the United
States government has been invaded
and that he would not be justified at
this time in interfering in the matter.
The report of E. C. Brandenberg. at
torney iii charge OF bankruptcy mat
tiers in the department of justice. shows
that 14.ScS voluntary petitions in bank
ruptcy were filed throughout the United
States for the year ended Sept. 80. 1902.
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GUARDING ISTHMUS.
Every Point to Be Protected
by the United States.
No Colombian Army Will Be Allowed
to Invade Isthmus,
Plenty Of Vessels Handy and More
Within Easy Reach.

Colon, Dec. 7.-FollOWinS instructions
received Dec 4, from the navy depart
ment a. Washington. United States
gunboats on both sides of the isthmus
have started or are starting on recon
noitering expeditions along the coasts
principally in the direction of Colon
bia, for the purpose Of ascertaining the
condition of the trails and roads be-
tween the Panama and Colon frontiers,
the facilities of the country for suS-
tanning expeditions marching Oh Pan
ANA and to generally determine the
United States best course OF action in
case of Il Colombian invasion of the
isthmus, and also to learn the attitude
of the various Indian tribes inhabit-
ing both coasts.
The Panamanian authorities are aid
ing these efforts. They have sent Out
several parties on both sides of the 18TH
mus to seek information and to watch
possible movements on the part Of
Colombia. One such party was sent
out from Colon in a small sloop which
was probably lost near Moaner on the
San Bias coast. The boat was found
bottom up and it's occupants are miss
ing. Panamanian expeditions on the
Pacific side are destroying canoes, etc,
found on the rivers for the purpose OF
hindcring the movements of Colom-
bians who might attempt to come down
the rivers.
The news of the ratification, Dec. .
ut Panama of the canal treaty was
read to the inhabitants of Porto Bello
yesterday. The municipality declared
two days of holiday making.
Mr.. Gudger, today, delivered the
boxes containing the treaty Ito the
purser of the city of Washington, TAX
ing n receipt for them. The two keys
to the separate boxes, in the inner one
Of which is the treaty, will go TO the
United States in custody of DR.. Guy
l.. Eide, l.. S. A. The steamer vii
sail at noon. tomorrow.
a runor is in circulation here, to The
effect that 5000 soldiers have left Car
tagena. for the purpose of invading the
isthmus. No details are known and
the rumOrS cannot be confirmed, to-
night. 1t probably had its source il
Port Limon, Costa Rico, where it was
brought by steamer from Cartagena
The only possible means of approach
ing Panama is by narrow and difficult
mountain passes through the Indian
territory.
The United States cruiser Atlanta is
now off the Indian coast. The United
States auxiliary cruiser Dixie will. to-
morrow, land a company of marines
who will go into camp at Empire sta
tion, near Culebra Cut. The battlcshil
Maine is coaling near Bocas Dial Toro
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NEARLY ASPHYXIATED.
Narrow Escape Of Mrs. Geo. Taylor
and Sister, Mrs. Moore.
The Latter Unconscious When Found
Both Will Recover.

AS II. Leroy Simpson was passing
Ne. 40 Elm street, last evening, he
heard frantic cries for help, and rush
ing in. found Mrs. George Taylor and
her sister, Mrs. Moore, suffering severe
~ from coal gas. Mrs. Moore was un-
conscious and Mrs. Taylor just able 10
call for help.
Mr.. Simpson opened the doors and
windows, aroused the neighbors and
summoned DR.. John F. Towne. Aft"r
considerable hard work both ladies
We're revived and at last reports We're
pronounced out of danger.
They had been taking nap when the
gas began to escape, Mrs. Taylor awali-
ening just in time.
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soston's Last Weeks Apple Shipments

Boston, Dec. 7.-Apple shipments
from this port for the week ending
Dec. I. 1903, We're 12.412 barrels to Liv-
erpool and 1892 barrels to London as
follows: Dec. 2. steamship Cestrian,
Liverpool. 6946 barrels: Dec. 5, sylvia
mia, Liverpool. 5155 barrels; Dec. 5.
Kansas, Liverpool. 311 barrels; Dec. 4,
Lancastrian, London. 1892 barrels: to-
tai for the week 14,1O4 barrels; same
time in 1902, 1886 barrels; total sales
since season opened 414,91S barrels;
same time in 1902 $50, 0S7 barrels.
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listi- Apron
Grand totals 1921 so, 14s $685. .2s6. 900

Following are the PRINCIPAL items i'll the
several departments in which there are
important increases or decreases as com
pared with the appropriations for 1901:
Legislative salaries and expenses in
crease $1,000; public printing. etc. dc
crease Sl55,c@. Executive proper: Sala-
rieS and expenses, increase $500 State
department. foreign Intercourse, increase
SaI90o0; permanent annual appropriations,
decrease $621 eco. Treasury department,
public works. increase Si,1e0.oo0: miscela-
neous, increase $l.000a6n. District of CO.
lunhia increase $i1iS,G0O. War depart
mcnt. military establishment increase s.,
$4,000 public works. increase $l50o1 coo:
miscellaneous. decrease. $i,0oo00o. Navy
department. salaries and expenses, in
crease 100000 Naval establishment, in
crease sl5,oo0.oo0: public works increase
100000 Interior department. pensions.
decrease 81 695. 600; public works. decrease
s2Si Gee: permanent annual appropria tons.
increase Sc.o0neoe. Agricultural depart
ment. salaries and expenses. increase SOL
n0O. Department of commerce and labor,
salaries and expenses. increase 81, t25.0n;
public works. increase $3,675000. MiScel-
laneous. increase Sl.295.0 900. Department
OF justice, public works, increase $4,000.
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THREE MEN PARDONED
By Connecticut Board-TWo Burglars
and a Murderer.

Hartford. Ce. Dec THE board of par
done. today. granted pardons 10 tnIee
prisoners at the state prison: -
Joseph Moore. sentenced in 1901 for i've
years for burglary. from Fairfield county
He has consumption. ,ooo
life for murder. second degree. from tiir-
field county. He is insane and viii be
taken to Italy.
Leonard NJ. Session sentenced from
New London county in 1900 for five years
for theft.
The board parolcd Samuel brestlar or
Wallineford. sentenced in 1873 Tor ~ years
for rape. The board will not grant !ne
petition of Paul NIisik for comninta tlon
OF sentence and he will be hanged Feo. II.
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MYSTERY SOLVED.
Wreck Near Cape Race Was the DAN
ish Schooner Sigrid Peterson.

ST. Johns. n. f.. Dec. 27.-The vessel
which was wrecked on Ferrylahd Head
near Cape Race, during furious storm
at midnight, Friday last. proves to be
the Danish schooner Sigrid Peterson,
from Alicante. Spain, for ST. Johns.
Her crew of five persons persisted and
their bodies We're washed ashore.
Monday. The vessel was battered to
pieces by the storm.
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ALL RECAPTURED.
Escaped Prisoners from Montpelier,
VT, Jail All in Custody.

Montpelier VT. Dec AFTER a stub
born resistance during which he was shot
in the lef By an officer Fred Collcy, alias
Dick Coliey, an escaped prisoner. was re-
captured. tonight. An hour later, Eugene
Davis was retaken at the home of
Earl Knapp. broke from the county jail
~ fling away an iron bar in a rear Win
dow Of the corridor, Saturday night. Since
that time a posse of sheriffs and deputies
searched the county for the men. two of
whom, Colley and Davis, were regarded
as dangerous men. Knapp was found at
SODIUM. u miles from here, Sunday night,
and returned to Jail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

Charles Larkn. clerk for Alden *
Deehan. went to Portland. Monday. for
medical treatment for an injury which
he received in rather peculiar man
ner. DIR. L. W. Boyer asked him y
start an automobile, being lame him
self, and Mr.. Larkin being unfamiliar
with the machine failed to let go OF
the crank quickly enough and received
a heavy blow on the left wrist tina,
fractured some of the bones. The in
jury will be examined with the X-ray
to determine its exact character.
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DIED A POOR MAN.
Count Maurice de Prade' Passes Away
in Home for Aged Poor.

Pawtuckct. r. T.. Dec. Tine death Of
Count Maurice de Pradel. a French writ
OF and lecturer, was announced today. ut
the Home for Aged Poor after an illness
of three weeks.
Count de Pradc was formerly minister
to Turkey from Eoumania and had traN-
eled extensively. lie was the son of Henri
and Toucz dc Pradcl, was born in France
in 1886 and was the last of his family. lie
came to this country about three years
ago, visited all the principal cities and
gave lectures on various subjects.
ABOUT three months ago he applied for
assistance at the Home for the Aged Poor.
conducted by the Little Sisters of the
Poor. 1t was understood that his wife
died while very Young. leaving daugh-
ter, who died at the age of 49,
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Russia Recognizes Panama.

st. Petersburg. Dec. T.--tnitcd STATE S
Ambassador Mccormick has been Off
cia.iy notified of Russia's recognition
of the republic of Panama. The signing
Of the decree was one Of the first acts
of the car after his return here from
Skicrniewic, Russian Poland, Saturday.
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ENGLAND is WAITING
For Pledges from Panama Before Civ
ing Official Recognition.

Washington. Dec. THE action Of
Russia III recognizing the republic of
Panama leaves Great Britain the only
power of consequence that has not YET
taken recognition or sgnified intention
of doing so. The British government do
sircs to secure some pledges from the
provisional government of Panama that
prvosion will be made for the settle
ment Of portion of the foreign debt of
Columbia and by British subjects.
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IN FIT OF ANGER.
Joseph Matheson, Boston, Shoots
Friend and Business Associate.

Boston, Dec. I'm a fit of anger at
his Office, today. Joseph Matheson shot
and slightly wounded Preston G.. Cal
ley, an intimate friend and business as
Sociate. Matheson was arrested on the
charge OF assault and battery with 4
loaded revolver, despite the unwilling
ness of Galley to enter complaint
against him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

The job of connecting the Watervii'e
& Fairfield and the Watcrville G. Oak
land Electric roads is now practically
completed and in spite of the many
difficulties encountered it vii! be 4
good one. al that now remains to be
done is the ballasting and the replacing
of the paving. The curve is an especi
ally good locking one and the cars
ought to slide around it as well as on
q straight track.
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Typhoid Deaths at Butler, Pa.

Butler. Pa. Dec. Since last
nights report. there have been four
more deaths added to the list of ty-
phold fever victims. New cases con-
,inue to come in at the rate OF from
~ to 10 per day. which indicates that
the pestiience is subsiding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

which is more than 1000 less than were
Iiled during any Of the preceding years
since the enactment of the law on jury
/, 1898. The states showing the Target
number of cases during the year are:
Ala banla. 1899 New York. 1916; Illinois.
1889: Massachusetts, 1888; Maine, 1O3;
and Ohio 5S5
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Mr.. Bryan Received by Pres. Loubet.

Paris, Dee. WIN. j. Bryan was
received by President Loubet. this af
ternoon. the audience having been ar
ranged by Ambassador Porter in com
pllance with Mr.. Bryan's request. Mr..
Bryan will leave Paris, tomorrow even
ing, for Switzerland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

waste paper is used as the basis of q
~: =, composition which is said to be hard
;s e, llan any kind of stone. The secret
mas mas given 1t the name of pollardite. AS a
LII sn ny veneer placed on iron, wood. stone or
t fre u Is said to offer protection against
emects OF extremes of high ard low tenn
p pc IT is composed chiefly of waste
paper pulped and nodded into form. and
n p,neuss the appearance of stone In
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WATERVILLE.

Patrick Coleman was before Judge
Shaw in the municipal court, Monday
morning, on the charge of drunken
ness. and was fined IS and costs which
lie paid.
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NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

Washington. Dec. THE Senate,
today. confirmed the following nomna-
tons: Charles Z. McClelland. New
York, general appraiser of mcrchan
disc: Alerisius L. Bowling, deputy au-
ditor for the treasury department.
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MAINE POSTAL CHANGES.

Washington. Dec. THE President,
today, sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations for postmasters Of
Maine: Guy w. McAllistcr, Bucksport;
Sidney G.. Haley, Phillips.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

An apparatus in use in Germany for the
publication Of milk by oZoniZation is SO
constructed that the milk contained in a
vessel flows thence in thin stream into
another vessel placed below. The wires
and carbon points of a strong electric bat
terry are so arranged that the light arc
passes through the stream or near it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

The annual CobIrr-E ebron debate
will be held with Hebron, this year.
The t.unStion win be: Resolved, That
the Policy of Colonial Expansion Is
Desirable for the United States"
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Mckinley Day,

Washington. Dec. 1.-Rcprcscntativc
W. A. Smith Of Michigan. introduced u
bill, today. making Mckinley's birth
day Jan. 20, a national holiday to be
known as mckinley day
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Chicago Stock Yard Coopers Strike.

Chicago, Dec. -Four hundred COOP
ers employed at the Union stock yards
went OH strike, today, because the
packers have refused to grant them
s2.7a day for shop work and IS for
packing floor work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

A crew of men in the employ of tn .
New England Telephone and Teiegra ph
co. commenced the work, yesterday.
of putting in 40 instruments for the
use OF farmers in this vicinity.
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Uncle SANS Daily Business.

Washington. Dec. 7-Gover.mert
receipts: From internal Teverue, ST
81 sos; customs. $75,G65; msccllanc-
Gus, $751; expenditures, $3.50, 900.