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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
THE GENERAL SYNOD
OF Reformed Presbyterian Church of
Vermont Is in Session.

South Ryegate. VT, May H.-Thc
General Synod of the Reformed Pres
byterian church resumed it's session, to-
day, prayer being offered by Rev. j. d.
Crawford. the moderator, who also led
Il half hours devotional service. The
election of officers resulted in tn"
unanimous choice of Rev. r. w. Chest
nut. Phi D., as moderator. The follow
ing corresponding delegates presented
their reports: Rev. ]. S. Kendall, to the
General Assembly, Rev. r. w. Chestnut,
moderator to the Christian Reformed
Church of America; Rev. Prof. Boicc,
to the Eastern Synod of Ireland.
The report of the board in charge of
church expenses by Rev. James Steele,
also the representative of the treasurer
of the same board were read and APP
proved.
This evening, the session was devoted
to the meeting of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society. Mrs. Mary e.
Nelson of South Rycgate, welcomed
the delegates and Mrs. Parks respond
ed. Mrs. DIR. Mckenncy gave Il thrill
ing address on her cousins in India.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
THEY BLOCKED THE ROAD.
North Andover Selectmen Are Now Elk
planning Why They Did So.

Lawrence, Mass, May 21.-Before James
A ellis of Salem, as master, Il hearing
was opened in this city. today, in the CON
troVerSy between the officials of the Dan
Ncrs < Middleton Street Railway and the
Sclcctmen of North Andover regarding
the opening of the new line from Andovcr
To Haverhill. Because of the alleged fail
urc of the road to fulfil certain conditions
the selectmen revoked the franchise and
when the road gave notice recently that
it contcnded that the action of the select
men was illegal and that it proposed to
oOcn its line at once, the SClCctmcn placed
barriers on the tracks to prevent the run
ming of cars The road summoned the Sc
lCctmen to the Suprcm" court to show by
what authority they obStIuctcd the tracks.
Judge Bradley sent the case to Il master.
Counsel for the road said in opening the
case that The road is willing to lo any
thing required by law or that the court
shall order but that it objects to clrryns,
Hut the order of the SclCctmcn. claiming
that the board has no legal right to either
revoke the franchise or obstruct the
tracks.
A view was taken, this afternoon, and
the hearing will be resumed, tomorrow
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
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PRODUCE THE. BOOKS.
Is Interstate Commerce Commissions
Order to Pres. Baer ct ais,

Washington, May 21.-A vigorous effort
is to be made by the Interstate commerce
commission to compel President Baer of
the Reading Coal e Iron Co, and the
Reading Railway. and officials of other
anthracite coal carrying roads, to answer
certain questions and to produce certain
documents which they refused at the re
cent hearing before the commission in
New York to answer and produce.
The documents demanded by the com
mission are the alleged contracts among
the coal-carrying roads limiting the pro-
duction of coal. The members of the
commission have requested Attorney Gen
eral Knox to direct General Burnett, dis
trict attorney for the southern district of
New York, to present the case to the Unit
ed States circuit court and ask for am or
der to compel the officials of the coal-car-
ryinS roads to appear before the commits
sion to answer the questions and produce
the documents. This request was made
May S, the same day Attorney General
Knox gave the necessary directions tC
General Burnett. In cooperation with the
attorneys for the complainant in the case
William r. Hearst, General Burnett has
prepared the petition and it will be pre-
sented formally to the circuit court. next
Monday. If necessary, the committee will
carry the case to the United States su-
prcmG court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
JEWS ARMING.
Ordered Not to Take Means
for Self Defence
But Do Not Propose to Be SIaugh-
tered Like Dogs .byRussians.
= ~. ....
More Ato:;t the Recent Horrible Atrc
ties at kischincff.

st. Petersburg, Wednesday, May 90
The circular of Interior Minister Won
Plehwc issued, May H. ascribed the
largely to acts of self-defence ON the
part of the Jews and continued:
| The events at Kischineff have
alarmed the Jewish portion of the
population in many regions of the. en-
! pirc and have occasioned rumors among
| the Christians about intended Jewish
| prosecutions In some of the cities the
Jews began forming self-defence asso-
ella lions. After | reported to His Majesty
about the disorders His Majesty COM
manded me to impress on the com
manders in the provinces and towns
that they are obligated to and are held
| personally responsible to take all the
necessary measures to prevent violence
and calm the populace in order to re-
movc the occasion of fears for life and
property in any portion.
In informing your eXcellency of the
monarch's will, | feel obliged to state
for your guidance that no sort of asso-
citation for self-defence can be toler-
ated."
L ne Jews are not inclined to depend
wholly on the police and have armed
themselves, in spite of the circular,
throughout the Jewish belt. Undoubt-
cdly their action prevented repetition
of the massacre at Kiev, Odessa, Minsk
and elsewhere. The Minsk Jews are so
alarmed that the slightest outbreak
causes general closing and barricad-
ing of their shops
Answering a private letter asking for
his opinion of the Kischineff massacre,
Count Tolstoi writes:
above all. | was Mortified at the real
culprt, namely, the government, with,
its foolish, fanatical priesthood and
gang of robber officials; The Kischineff
crime was a consequence of prea aching
lies and violence, which the government
carries on with such stubborn energy.
The governments relation to the .af-
fair is now proof of its rude egotism,,
hesitating at no atrocity, when it is a
question of crushing movements re-
garded as dangerous, and is proof of
it's complete equanimity which is like
that of the Turkish government to-
wards the Armenian massacres and
,noSt horrible atrocities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
AGRICULTURAL REPORT
Of the Investigations of the Depart
ment's Men for Past Year!

Washington, May 21.-The annual official
publication of the department of dgricul-
ture known IS the Year Book will be
printed about June 10. a..
Jas. w. Abbott special agent for the
Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast division
in a special report makes a review of the
use of mineral oil in road Improvement
which he says has been a great success
in California.
Mr. Abbott thinks that oil can be used
to advantage at any place where the roads
water can be kept out of their foundations
in the winter so they will remain firm and
not give way beneath the oiled surface in
the spring. The reliance must be, he says,
upon oil with an asphalt base.
VIM. l.. Hall in discussing the practica-
bility of forest planting in the United
States, says forest planting Is not practi-
cable in those regions which are as yet
well timbeIed and in which the reproduc-
tive power is sufficient to renew the stand
as the trees now standing are cut away.
This includes the spruce forests in New
York, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine.
w. II. Beal of the office of experiment
stations, has an article in which he says:
agricultural experiment stations are
in operation in every state and territory
of the United States. including Alaska.
Hawaii and Porto Rico. and steps have
been taken to establish agencies in the
Philippines. There are 60 stations en-
ploying nearly 1000 trained scientific and
practical men in their work.
During the IA years OF their existence
as national enterprise there has been
expended in their maintenance about $14,
100000. of which $10,000,000 came from the
national treasury and about $4,0O0,0oo IRON.
state sources"
In an article on irrigation. Edward A.
Reals of the weather bureau, says that
there are now more than 100000 acres OF
irrigated land in the United States. The
total cost of the irrigation systems of the
United States is $64 2S9, 60l and the value
of the irrigated crops for the single year
OF 1899 was $S4, 422, 43S or 80 per cent. greater
than the cost of the plants. The number
of irrigators was 102 sol. which gives near
ly II acres to the farm
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Government receipts, Thursday: From
internal revenue $676.SS4: customs. $S23,-
81 $50, 900.
Charles Brown. draw tender on the
Boston & Maine r. +. at Somervile
Mass, for the past 80 years, dropped dead
while at work. Thursday. from the effects
of the heat He was 50 years of age and a
widow and several children survive him.
There was another conference, Thurs
day, at New York. between President Burt
of the Union Pacific r. r., and represent
atives of the strikers AS result of this
meeting it is understood that Il settlement
will be reached before the end of the week
Rev. Mr.. McCurdy of Halifax, is organ
izing a party of maritime provincial Pres
byterian clergymen and laymen to go in a
Spect {. =, X. tourist car to the Vancouver
General Assembly in the early part of
June. The car will hold 25 and will leave
St John, June 9.
Edward Glennon. Devery's former ward
man, who was reinstated on the New York
police force. Monday, went to police head
quarters, THURSDAY; reporting for duty.
at once taken away from him again.
Charges are being prepared against him
for alleged neglect of duty. lie Will be
placed on trial, Thursday.
BY a curious mistake in the British CO.
4, lumbia provincial department of the lands
and works. the Island Power Co. was
granted IS square miles of timberlands
over and above the contract applied for.
knowledged by W. H. Moore. deputy min
lister of lands and works. How the gov
eminent will rectify this error is not yet
announced.
Suits have been commenced at Gunni-
son, Col, against the Colorado & South
ern Railway by the Baldwin Coal Co for
damages in the sum of $500. 900 through al
legged violation of the constitution of the
state by granting undue and unreason-
able discrimination and preference to
rival coal company in the way of furnish
ing means Of transportation for its pro-,
dict and denying the same to plaintiff -
The defendant has filed a denial and pleads
that it is not obliged to furnish trans
portation facilities on the plaintiffs
tracks which run from branch of the
1 read to the mine.
At the legislative inquiry at Victoria re-
gardng the, Columbia & Western land
| grant. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy has fnti-
mated in his evidence that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad might apply to the Do
mnion government for bill setting aside
the measure passed by the British CO.
lumbar government cancelling the grant
of the Southern Kooternay lands to the
subsidiary comDany of the Canadian Pa
cific, If the British Columbian govern
ment did not see its duty and right mat
ters. Cross examined Sir Thomas told Of
the coming of Land Commissioner Wells
to Montreal with the land grants and of
his having borrowed them as a matter of
political eXpediency. f>t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
RAIN GREATLY NEEDED.
New York Farmers and Market Gar
deners Are Suffering.

New York. May 21.-Whilc here in
New York it was somewhat cooler, to-
day than yesterday, last nights thun-
der storm and showers having clear
ed the atmusnhere. no relief has yet
come to the market gardeners, upon
whom city depends for the supply of
vegetables. nor TO the farmers through-
out the state. In many parts of the
state no rain has fallen for fully q
month and some sections have not re
ccivcd a watering since the early days
of April The grass in the pastures is
dry and farmers have been compelled
to feed last years grain and hay to
| their cattle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
FORCED TO SUSPEND.
Cotton Drove r. M. Tucker G. Co. of
Boston to tho Wall.

Boston. May H.-The suspension of +.
NJ. Tucker & CO.. bankers and brokers,
GO state street. was announced on the
Stock Exchange. today. The firm has
been doing a commission business IN
cotton and slow responses to calls for
the liquidation of collateral are given
as the cause of the failure. The firm
includes Frederic NJ. Tucker and Tracy
II. Tucker. They hold two seats in the
Boston stock Exchange and have con-
nection with the New York Stock and
Cotton Exchanges, and the Chicago
Board of Trade.
The members of the firm can make no
statement of the financial condition at
present except to express confidence
that the assets are in excess of the la
bilities and that the suspension Will be
only temporary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
POLICE PROTECTION
To &c Ample in Case of Disorder at
Bridgeport. veg '.'

Bridgeport, Conn, May 21.-The city
of Bridgeport will not be taken I'M
aWare5 in case there are serious dis
turbanc"s of any kind i'll connection
with the trolley strike. The police COM
misSioncrS began, tonight. to make ar
Engagements for the housing and feed
ing of the entire police department,
Saturday and Sunday. Never before
in the history of Bridgeport has a force
of reserves been kept at the precincts,
and the present move is therefore re-
garded as important.
At 7.30 tonight, the trolley cars We're
taken off, an hour and a half later
than they have run since the riot.
Forty three cars were in operation, to-
day, the usual number being 6S. by
Saturday night it is expected that the
full number of cars will be running.
Mayor MulVihilI gave out Il state
mcut, tonight, in which he announces
himself as an exponent of law and
order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
WOMEN TAKE A HAND
In Keeping Strikers from Returning to
Work at New Work.

New York. May 2l.-Subway contra g.
tors are experiencing great difficulty,
today. with their employees. Their mon
are being taken away from work by
their wives. and in many instances the
women say the strikers have threaten
ed that their husbands would be killed
il they do not quit work.
a gang of subway strikers, all Jtal-
ians. armed with great stones. made Il
concerted attack, today, on the 4S-inch
water main on Lafayette place near Sth
street. near the place where men are
laying the foundation for Il new build
ing. Had The attempt succeeded 1t
succeeded it would have caused great
damage to the subway and the build
ing foundations. The main Withstood
the attack, however, and the polio,
scattered tho strikers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
Woburn, Mass, Alleged Defaulter
Caught in Los Angeles, Cal.

Wohurn. Mass. May 21.-Aftcr a chase
Ga St john. y. b.. and from thence to Los
Angeles. Cal, Charles f. Mcbermott,
chief Of police of this city. arrived h6rc at
II o'clock, tonight, with Ernest Whelnley.
formerly local superintendent of the. Fru-
Dental Lite Insurance Co. who is charg-
ed with misappropriating funds of his en-
ploycrS. WhcIplcY was appointed super
intcndcnt here, Jan. /. On April D. he dis
appeared, leaving an alleged shortage in
his accounts from 500 to $500. The com
rany traced him to St. John, his former
der arrest he left for the Western states
and was finally located in Lon Angeles
where the police captured him.
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PORTO RICO CELEBRATES.
Banquet at San Juan in Honor OF Gu
ba's Independence Celebration.

San Juan, p. r.. May 21.-The first
anniversary of Cuban independence
was celebrated here, last night. by II
banquet The guests included Governor
Hunt the United States officials, Il
number of Americans, the consular Of
tirers and the leading Porto Rcans of
this city. The members of the Spanish
colony with few exceptions ignored the
invitations sent to them. A cuban
Line steamer owned by SpaniardS
dressed ship and displayed all flags
but the American flag, which caused
much comment.
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American Baptist Mission Society Meet

Buffalo, n. Y May 2l.-At today's SEES
sion of the American Baptist Mission So
ccty the report of the committee reducing
the rate of interest on the church loan
fund to ) PER cent. was adopted. Rev. 5,
T. Eottcn delivered an address on The
New Problems of immigration. ..
The speakers. this afternoon, were j., i,
NJ. Johnston. on the 'Signlicdnce of the
ouisiana Purchase to Professionalism.
and II. S. Macarthur ana a, G. Dixon, who
opened the conference, on organized
l.NnnrcliStin Effort. ~
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FORESTERS' GRAND LODGE
Elect John r. Jandron of Worcester
y. Mass, as Chief Ranger.

Boston, May 21.-When the delegates tc
the Grand Court of Massachusetts Forest
erS of America assembled today, the com.
mittee of yesterdays election was ready
with its report, which was as follows:
Grand chief ranger. John f. Jandron OF
Worcester; sub grand chief ranger. Ed
ward z, O'Bricn Of lynn; grand treasurer
J.. II. Beatty of Lawrence; grand record.
ing secretary, J: j. Gallagher of L6wel
tGnanimous election; grand corresponding
secretary. P. J. Brown of Worcester
grand senior woodward, Frank A. Cram
helli of Boston; grand junior woodward
ID. F. Maguire. of Lowell; grand senior
headle, W. J. Mountain funanimous cleo.
tom: grand junior beadle, ]. j. Brady OF
Fan River.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-22
DUTIES MUST REMAIN.
Indian Cotton and Excise Duties Can
not Be Lifted, Says Hamilton.

London. May 21.-Lord George Hamilton,
the Indian secretary, received at the India
office, today an influential deputation rep
resenting the cotton employers and oper-
atives of Lancashire, the members of the
House of Commons from the various Ian
cashire districts and representatives of
public bodies of that county. who urged
the abolition of the Indian cotton and ex-
else duties. The secretary, however, was
unable to meet the wishes of the deputa-
ton. : "
He said the government of India could
not afford to part with it's existing
sources of taxation and contended that
the excise duty gave an equaiitYipff Treat
ment between Lancashire and india and
he understood that while he was sseara-
tary for India the excise duties would be
maintained so long as the cotton duties
were in operation.
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SIGNS OF LIFE
Shown by Reformed Episcopalians IN
Convention at Chicago.

Chicago. May 21.-Debatc so acrimoniou.
and violent that business was suspended
white prayer was invoked for the prcv}-
lCncc of peace and good will, broke out
1T todaN's session of the trirnnial Cicncr-
Al Council OF the Reformed Episcopal
Church of America.
Though for 10 minutes the delegates
prayed earnestly for Divine guidance, they
renewed their discussions as soou as
amen" had been heard and ovcr-rodc
the wishes of Bishop Samuel Fallows on
two points.
An element by tho younger pastors was
determined to prevail in the matter of the
election of a missionary bishop. This ma
jority ruled the council. ignoring TIL"
wishes Of Bishops FallOWS and Cheney.
md other veteran members.
The election was finally postponed until
after a recess, when Roy. II. $. Hoffman
of Philadelphia was chosen missionary
bshnp Of the church in Amcrica.
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LAID WASTE.
LAID WASTE.
Tornadoes Sweep Kansas, Tex
as and Indian Territory.
Several Fatalities Known, With Many
Places Laid in Ruins.
One Sect.on Of Kansas Had Three Tor.
nadocs in "a Hours.


Ashland. Kan, May 21.-This place
and large portion of the country were
laid waste. tonight, by a tornado. The
damage will be great. 1t is reported
from the country districts that some
were fatally injured.
The residence portion of Ashland suf-
fered most. The homes of six citizens
were completely wrecked. AS many as
30 houses are partially demolished
Three citizens were injured when their
houses went down.
The fruit farm of F. r. Kerns was
swept clean of trees and wind mills are
down in all directions. Many cattle
were killed.
1t was reported here, tonight, that
other villages in this vicinity suffered,
but nothing definite can be learned.
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A SLIGHT VARIANCE
Between DR.. kempster's Statement and
the Real Facts.

Washington. May 1.-THE statement of
Or. Walter kcmpstcr tclcgraphed from
Milwaukee, last night. that the entire gov
eminent edition of 10000 copies of q re-
port made by him on the condition of the
Jews in Russia in 1891 had disappeared,
and intimatng that it was suppressed ~
destroyed through a., Russian agencies, is
not substantiated by the records of the
IL, 0CG copies 5000 were printed in pursuance
of a resolution of Congress, 2000 for The
use of the Senate and 1000 for the use Of
the House. They were placed to the cred
it of individual senators and representa-
tivcs in the usual way and distributed
through them.
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A $4,000 CHECK '#f n.
From Philadelphia D. A. r. for Worthy
Object at Manila. #..-.,

Washington, Nav PA committee rep
rcsentinS the. Philadelphia chapter' of tie
Daughters Of the American ReYolutioA.
today. handed Secretary Root a certified
check for $4,000 to be usesd in the erection
OF a memorial building at the new miliy
and medical welfare of the enlisted men.
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ST. PETERSBURG ANXIOUS
Over Expected Disorder on City's Ri
Centenary Celebration.

St Petersburg, May 2I.-The greatest
anxiety prevails in administrative circles
owing to tho possibility of serious out
breaks on the occasion of the approaching
hi-centcnnary of this city. The police have
requested the owners of workshops and
factories To refuse holiday to the en-
pIoVeS during the festivities. but the men
will probably refuse to work. The latter
have recently shown much unruliness.
Ecvolutionist emissarics have been flood
my The workshops with scdltlouS lltefa-
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Mr.. Cleveland Not Talking Politics

Toledo O., May 21.-Grover Cleve-
land and Admiral Lamberton left
Middle Pass last night. after a week
of good fishing. In answer to ques-
tons by an Associated Press cores
pondent, Mr. Cleveland said he did not
care to discuss political matters fur
Their than he had already. He will at
once return to Princeton.
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NEW WORLDS RECORDS
Made by Fred w. Chase, Thursday, at
Canning Town, Eng.

London. May 2f-Fred w. Chase. the
English motor cyclist who last September
brooks, all motor exsle records from I'VE to
90 miles created FRESH worlds records at
Canning Town. TODAY. He covered mile
with lying start, in minute, 6 3-5 sec
onds; with Il standing start in 4 nir,,tn
Is % secondsi FIVE miles with flying start
Start. ) minutes. 81 rs: seconds: 10 miles
with standing start, in IL minutes, So sec
ot16S AFSa b
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CITIZEN TRAIN ILL.
Is at Stamford, CT, With Smallpox,
Just from New York.

Stamford Ct May 21-Cieorge Francis
Train is quarantined at the home of his
sister, Helen NJ L. Gulader. on Church
stree, in this city, suffering from a mild
case of smallpox Mr.. Train Gang here.
W stcrday from New York. The phySi-
clans in attendance OH Mr.. Trai n mere as
sert that he has been i'll for at lcast a
WccN. q n
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HOUSES RAZED.
Woman Killed at Lone Wolfe, !. T.
Great Damage Done.

Chickasha, /. T., May 21.-A tornado
passed over the town of Lone Wolfe,
65 miles west of Chickasha on the
Mangum Branch of the Rockland to-
day. Four houses were blown down
and their contents scattered. Mrs. Har-
gan, wife of Il farmer, was blown
against a barbed wire fence and killed
The tornado wrecked telephone and
telegraph trees, destroying trees, fences,
outhouSes, and killing stock.