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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-10-28
BUSINESS CARDS.

y. FRANK JACKSON, o. .. 8.
Office in browne Block, Portland street,
Morrisville, VT ONCE hours to II 80, 30
to 80.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-10-28

Miss Pearl Elliott of Texas has
married a Chinaman, and what the
mother OF Pearl thinks would not
look we'll in print.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-10-28

Doc-"The laws of this state give
the widow her third, don't they 2"
Lex-"Not until she has got rid of her
sacOnd -
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-10-28

GEO. T. STEVENSON, y. V. S.
VETERINARY SURGEON. Graduate of
v McGin University, 97. Late veteri-
nary Lieut.. Canadian forces in South Africa.
Office, browne Block, Portland Street.
Telephone connection. All calls attended
promptly. WORTHWHILE, VT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
57th CONGRESS-
Continued from page H.

cemetery, Chicago The Senate then
went into executive session and return
ed the Alaskan boundary treaty to the
President for the correction of two
clerical errors. One of these is in the
matter of the title of King Edward and
the other consists of the description, in
| the preamble, of the tribunal created
by the treaty as tribunal of arbitra-
tion, whereas, owing to the fact that
there is no umpire, it is not so regarded.
| The favorable report made upon the
| treaty by the committee on foreign re-
]at.ons stands, and it will not be neces-
| sary to send the corrected document to
| the committee.
The executive session lasted only a
Few minutes. On the doors being re-
opened bill was passed providing for
the removal Of persons accused of crime
to and from the Philippine island for
trial. TIE bill las special reference to
the extraditien of fugitives from JUS
tee. II originally included the islands
Of Guam and Tutuila and Manila, but
on objection by Hoar it was amended
so as to include only the Philippine is
lands.
Bills We're also passed appropriating
s2S2.9iG for the payment of overtime
claims of letter carriers excluded from
Judgment rs barred by limitation, and
authorizing the President to detail Of
iice.s of the revenue cutter service as
superintendents or instructors in the
public marine schools.
Wellington introduced an amend
ment to the constitution. prohibiting
the holding of fortunes exceeding Slc,-
00o,O0o by any one individual in the
United states. In case of such holding
the amendment provides that the ex-
cess shall all he condemned, whether
or not as a public nuisance, Il public
folly or It public peril, and be accord
ingly forfeited into the United States
tren SurY."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
EQUAL TREATMENT
For All Her Creditors Is Desired by
Venezuela,

Caracas, Feb. LIN reply to Minis
ter Bowen's inquiry as to what vene-
zuela intends to do regarding the de-
mand for preferential treatment made
by the allies. President Castro has tel
Sraphed: "The Venezuelan govern
ment desires equal treatment for all
the creditor nations in Europe and
America, keeping in mind, in addition.
its diplomatic conventions and anterior
stipulations.v
The French legation has notified the
Venezuelan government that in virtue
of the convention of 1867, France was
allowed to collect directly part OF
the revenues of several customs houses
in Venezuela as a guarantee for her
diplomatic claims arising out of the
previous resolutions. France, ii is said.
renowned forever by the convention of
1885 the exercise Of this right on con-
dition that the interest on this debt
should always be regularly paid. AS
this payment has not been made,
France. without asking the authorizes
ton of Germany. England and Italy,
intends to revive her right Of direct
collection.
The French Charge D'affaires Quie-
reux has paid visits to the foreign
ministry and has twice called on Presi-
dent Castro during the past As hours.
This activity on the part of France Is
evidently in connection with her inten-
ton to revive her rights and is con-
sidered as an answer TO the attitude
adopted by the allied powers. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Payne Ruled Things in the Absence
of Quorum.

Washington. Feb. 1.-When the House
reconvened at 1890 Saturday morning.
it was sti!l the legislative day of Fri
day. and the consideration of the
claims bills favorably acted upon in
proceeded with. There was not quo
rum present. and the situation was al
the mercy of Paine, the Republican
floor leader. He allowed the bills to
which he was not opposed to be passed.
but every one to which he raised objec-
ton was laid aside upon his demand
After 20 of the 40 bills had been passed.
it was agreed that the remaining Is be
considered next Tuesday. Then. at II
O'Clock. the House adjourned until
noon.
On reconvening for the regular Satur
day session. the House proceeded with
general debate upon the post Office APP
propriation bill. Pou of North Carolina
discussed the trust question, arguing
tirat the bill of the judiciary committee
was Inadequate. After further remarks
by Hill Of Connecticut and Gaines of
Tennessee. Williams of Mississippi con-
cluded the debate with a speech in ad-
reform.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania introduced ..
bill directing the secretary Of the
treasury to appoint a commission to
recommend to Congress such changes
in The Revised Statutes of the United
States as will bring about the improve
ment of construction and secure a uni
formity of inspection of all marine boil
ers aad their appurtenances. The bill
carries an appropriation of $4,000 to de-
fray the expenses of the commission.
a joint resolution was introduced by
the chairman of the judiciary commit
tee. proposing an amendment to the
constitution prohibiting polygamys
Lacey of Iowa announced the death
of his colleague, Mr.. Rumple of Iowa.
which occurred in Chicago, Saturday
morning. and presented resolutions of
regret. which We're adopted. At 4.40, as
n further mark of respect, the House
adjourned until Sunday. when eulogies
were pronounced on the late Senator
Mcmillan of Michigan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
DUPLICATE PAY ACCOUNTS
May Ceuse Serious Trouble for Some
Army Officers.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Several recent
cases Of officers duplicating their pay
accounts have caused talk among the
officers of the pay corps of the army,
and efforts are being made to have the
regulations so amended as to prevent
such offenses in the future. There is
also n disposition to curtail the priNi-
lege exercised by officers of hypothe-
cating their pay vouchers.
Under the system now in opera ton an
officer can go to banker in one city
AID secure an advance upon his month
~ pay voucher. and Immediately go to
another and get an advance upon Il
voucher of the same date. Should the
vouchers be presented to different pay
masters for payment. the duplication
is not discovered until both vouchers
reach the office of the paymaster gen.
eral of the army.
The most noted case of this kind re
Gently was that in which lieutenant
81 cceeded in duplicating his account.
This was done in San Francisco i'm
ncdiately upon the return of the Of
ficers regiment from the Philippines
Efforts are now being made TO recover
the money thus lost to the government.
TIE officer resigned from the army be-
fore discovery. fled to Europe and wa.
last heard from in Italy under an as.
sumed name.
In another case an officer resigned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
LANYARD WAS PULLED
And Charge Discharged in Massachu-
sets Turret, Killing Nine.

j.. Washington. Feb, 1.-Captain G. A.
Converse, president of the board appoint
I'd to examine the cause of the accideal
IN the Massachusetts. three weeks ago,
in which nine seamen We're killed. has
sent this report to the navy department:
1T appears that the gun was loaded
the breech locked, primed and ready Toy
electric firing. One of the guns crew
cooked the firing lock. which broke the
electric current. Consequently the gun
could not be fired electrically, as ordered
It then became necessary to restore the
electric connection by lowering the ham
mer of the fire lock. 1t is supposed that
Fearing that the lock might slip while be-
ing lowered, and thus fire the gun prema-
turely, an order was given to open TIE
breech in order that the plug might ba
turned away from the gun before letting
The hammer of the firing lock down.
1T appears probable that in so doing
the lanyard which fires the lock mus.
rave been caught or pulled accidentally,
.hus dscharging the primer. A sheet oil
lame shot from the primer into the gun,
where lay the powder charge. and the ex
)losion occurred. The primer was remov-
I'd from the gun after the explosion and
,ound to have been fired by percussion"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES,

Former Gov Henry 3. Cleavcs has been
elected clerk of the Portland Mt. Desert
Union Railway station Co. to fill vacan-
cies caused by the death of the Hon. O.
siah III. Drummond.
The Portland liquor deputies made sew
eral seizures, aturday night. They have
made 80 seizures thus far and secured Il
convictions. q greater number than was
made the first month of the late Sheriff
Pearson's enforcement administration.
Twenty-four plasterers and IS tenders
employed in the construction of the Ia
fayette Hotel at Portland struck. Satur-
day. Their grievance is that the contract
six men who. by being employed in a non
union crew recently, are listed as ''seabs.
1t is expected that the coal supply in
Bath WILDE considerably enlarged durins
rive In n few days. On account of the
limited supply of the coal and the great
demand for it, it is not believed that there
will be any reduction Of the present price.
SIC ton. before the latter part Of the
spring.
The Standard Oil Co.'S office on West
Commercial street at Portland was en-
tered by burglars, saturday night. An
employc had occasion to visit tho office
and found desks open and papers scat
tered about the room. Nothing was miss
ing. 1t is believed the burglars were max.
ing plans to crack the safe but were
frightened away.
The January civil term of the supreme
court at Bangor. which has been held by
Associate Justice Whtehouse since the
first Tuesday of the month. was brought
to a close. Saturday. 1t has been one OF
tho busiest January terms (which Pcnob-
scot county has seem fvItxst number oil
years The criminal tenn. ahs year will
begin OH Tuesday and Swfll be presided
over By Justice Spear.
The funeral of William F. Balconlbe,
whose sudden death occurred, Thursday
at Bath. was held Saturday afternoon, at
Hotel Phoenix. where the deceased had
hg4rtlcd for many years Mr.. BalcomDc
Vas the chief draughtsman of the engi-
neering department at the Bath Iron
Works and the funeral was attended BY
many OF tho officials. draughtsmen ard
business associates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
FRENCH ARMY BUDGET.
Discussion Brings Out Needs and
Strength Of Army.


Paris, Feb. 1.-The discussion of the ar
my budget in the ChambcrEof Deputies
Saturday. brought out considerable de.
bate on the strength cf the army and the
necessity of ma i1Itaining II on a. strong
lighting basis Gen. Andre. minister OF
war; Col. Roussett. a Republican Liberal
and other military leaders. defended the
army. ~
NJ. Messimy misunderstanding made :,
long speech o., the heavy financial burden
the army imposed. saying II limited in
dustrial and agricultural progress and
took tool the best years Ct the youth frgnl
dangers surrounding Franco and declared
peace to be ct the mercy of a single ad-
verse incident. Amid the enthusiasm OF
the chamber he asserted that the part of
wisdom for France was to prepare for al
cxigencies.
NJ Jaures (socialist) denied that social
lists are opposed to the army. He conSd.
cred the army's first line and reserves
equal in strength TO the German army HI
said 1t was necessary to maintain an cf-
fectice peace footing.
The first chapter of the army bulge,
was adopted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
SHARP AND PLAIN .TAr1
Induced Railroad Officials to Help tho
Public Prosecutor.

New York. Feb, 1."You must assist
US freely, said Prosecutor of the Pleas
Nicholas j. English. looking steadily at
Vice Pres. W. q. Bessler of the Jersey
Central Railroad. cor we Will begin 10
prosecute you at once for obstructing thu.
ends of Justice. There must be no dues
ton OF cooperation. no duibblng, or.
backed by the people of New Jersey, L
VIII show you no mercy" s5
This is what caused the sudden change
of front on the part of the railroad Off
Gals toward the investigators OF the dis
'astrous wreck near Westield Tuesday
night, and this is what caused Railroad
Detectives Halliday and Pail to carry TO
the residence of the prosecutor In Eiiza-
beth. Saturday afternoon. a huge bundle
OF aftdayits, maps and explanations gath.
cred by the officials of the road from ALI
the employees who had any knowledge Of
tho wreck. .tsF&s
All of this evidence was placed in the
prosecutors safe. to be studied by him
and ex-Mayor Charles J. FisAc of Plain
field, chairman of the eoroner;s jury. -
county. and Chief of POLICE PATRICK j.
Kelley of Plain6eld. are busy searching
for additional witnesses to appear, Tues
day. before the coroner's jury.
One important. document flied With
Prosecutor English, Saturday. was tue
sworn statement OF Patrolman George w
Young of WeStfield. concerning hts con
rersation with Engineer Davis after he
dragged him from the wreck Of his en-
CINE. s,t.
Young relates this as follows y was
about to arrest Davis. when he sold 10
Ele: II expected to see the white light at
any moment. l. left Jersey City u min
utes late. and the last thing they sad 10
get to Philadelphia on time This is the
FIRST statement have made. I have not
seen any Of the railroad ofiicla Is"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
RULERS or THE WORLD. 4
Meat Eating Nations Are the Leaders
in Every Branch of Human Achiev.


The ruling nations OF the world are
meat eaters and history records tfri1
they always have been.
vegetarians and food cranhs may
explain this IN any way they choose,
but tho fact remains that the Ameri-
cans, English. French, Russians and
Germans are meat eating nations, and
they are also the most energetic and
most progressive.
The principal food of he heroic Boer
soldier known as Biltong.t is q sort of
dried beef, affording n great deal Of
nourishmcnt in n highly concentrated
form. -
The weak races of people are the rice
eating Chinese, Hindoos, and Siainese.
regarded since the dawn of historyeas
non- progressive, superstjtious and In
ferior physically and mentally to the
meat eating nations who dominate
them. ~
The. structure Of the teeth plainly
indicates that human beings should
subsist upon variety of food, SfIefft.
fruit and grains. and It is unhyB'enic
to confine ones diet to any of these
classes to the exclusion of another
most easily digested of foods, but OUR
manner OF living is often so unnatural
that the digestive organs refuse to
properly digest meat, eggs ana similar
nutritious and wholesome foods but II
issnot because such food is unwhols-
some, but the real reason is that the
stomach lacks, from disease or weak-
ness. some necessary digestive ele-
,ment: hence arising indigestion and
later on, chronic dyspepsia fx
Nervous people should cut Plenty
of meat. convacseeilts should make
meat the principal food. hard work.
ing people have to do SO and brain
workers and office men should cat.
not so much meat but at least once
day and to insure it's perfect digestion
one or two or Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
let's should be talit.ir after eaehS ffieaI,
because they supply tie pcptones,
d;astase and fruit acids, lacking III,
every case Of. stomach trouble, u
Nervous dyspepsia, catarrh y,lof
stomach, .gastritis. sour istomach, gas
and acidfty are only different names
for Indigestion. the failure TO digest
wholesome food, ana the use OF
Stuart's Catarrli Tablets cures them
all because By afsording perfect diges-
ton TIE stomach has q ehanre TO rest
and recover its natural tore And vfEor.
Stuaft's Dyspepsia Tablets n the
real household medicine; 10 issas safe
and pleasant for the stomach ache. OF
the baby as 1t is for the Imperfect d.
gestion of It's grand Sire. ~
They are not q cathartic, bat "a. sdt-
gestive and no Pill habit can ever fva-
low their use. the only habit Stuart's
Tablets induce Is the habit Of good d.
gestion and consequently good health.
Feb2-4-6 .,s
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FIFTEEN DROWNED.
6ritish Torpedo Boat Sunk by Cruiser
of Corfu,

Corfu, Island of Corfu, Feb. lift
| teen of the crew of the British torpedo
| boat destroyer Orwell were drowned il
the channel off here after the vesseI
had been cut in two by the third class
| cruiser PioEeer, also Of the British
navy.
The accident occurred at night dur
| ing maneuvres iii Which several war
ships were engaged.
| Among these was the Orwell which
running at the rate of q miles an hour,
| was attempting to cross the bows OF
the Pioneer, and the latter was en-
deavoring to prevent her from doing
| so. t4
It WAS a play at warfare, but the sud-
| den termination of this part of the ba t.
tie game was intensified By a scene Of
horror. 4
Thirteen men pinned down. under
leaking matches with the water pouring
in upon them and fully cognizant of the
fate that was to be theirs. was il par
tial result of The collision. The Other,
two who lost their lives by the colli-
sion were thrown from the deck into
the water.
According to the story brought intc
this port by the crew and captain of
the cruiser the sunken part of the tor
pedo boat was submerged in less than
10 seconds.
Then the other section borne on the
crest of a great wave, leaped over the
sea for the length Of several hundred
yards. During the maneuvres lights
had been lowered this being part Of
the strategic practice. When the YES
sells met in collision the Pioneer turned
on I'll lights and unshipped all her life
boats. but there was little that could be
done in the way of rescue.
The captain of the cruiser in relating
his story of the occurrence said:
I'VE did not know that the Orwell
was so close at hand, although l was
fully aware that an attempt was to be
made to get in front of me. Ns
1T was my purpose to outwit the de-
stroyer. but the attempt was all too
realistic. When we struck, the boat Il
SILVER ran through the Pioneer. aand
for the next few seconds l could hear
the cries of the doomed sailors of the
boat.
We had gone clean through the
boat, and it is wonderful that she did
not sink altogether. We had great diff
ficulty in getting the men on the al
ter part of the destroyer into our boats
Speed on the Pioneer was at once
reversed, but it was too late. for the
work OF destruction had been done
'"There We're about So men on the
torpedo boat destroyer. The bodies of
only two of the Is lost have been re-
covered.
The Pioneer is a cruiser of the third
class and carries 224 men. She was
built in 1890. She is of go tons dis
placement. with 1000 indicated horses
power. and two propelfers. Her length
is 3o5 feet. her beam 60 feet, 9 inches
and her draught 10 feet, 6 inches. She
has a two-inch belt of -armor and car
ries eight 4-inch guns, eight 3-poundera
ard two torpedo tubes, besides the usu-
al COMPLEMENT of smaller rapidfire
guns. She has u speed of 20 knots. :.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
CREW Is MISSING.
Schooner Lyman N. Law
Boarded by Life Savers.
Abandoned by Crew Who Evidently
Left in Hurry.
Vessel Leaking. But Not BadIy-Towed
to Provineetown. va

sss5dfeisIand Light Mass, Feb. 1.-The
-tffc savers of the Pamet river station
would like to know the whereabouts OF
the crew Of the schooner Lyman NJ.
law. Philadelphia for Boston, with q
coaIc cargo,Hand their reasons for hur-
riedly leaving the vessel, which tbs
life savers found. today, anchored -four
miles oil the station, in apparently good
condition. The schooner is now il
Provincetown harbor, where the Port
land steamer North Star towed her,
this afternoon.
The Law anchored about four miles
off the Pamet river station during the
night. but no signals of distress were
made and when she was discovered,
this morning, the life savers paid little
attention to her until it was seen she
was making no effort to get under
way.
Capt. BowIey decided to board the
vessel. The life savers were about half
way out to the Law when Capt. Smith
OF the schooner Maud Sherwood. New
York for boston. also discovered the
Law had been abandoned. so he or
dered off boats crew in the hopes of
reaching her first.
The Sherwood's men We're rather eX-
cited ard in jumping into their boat
capsized it. The Sherwood had con-
siderable Roadway at the time 50 the
men were left struggling in the water,
while those on board We're endeayoriHg
10 bring her around.
Capt. Bowley saw the accident and
mis- boat was soon along side the almost
exhausted men. Two of the rescued
men were undaunted by their cold bath
and insisted OF carrying out Capt.
Smiths orders to go aboard the Law.
so after leaving the third man on board
the Sherwood the life savers with the
TWO men continued on their way to the
abandoned schooner.
They found the deck strewn with the
their departure had been particularly
hasty. Everything else on deck looked
all right and the boarders were further
astonished 20 fad but five feet of water
in The hold
The life savers had not been on board
long before the steamer North Star was
sighted coming down the cape OH her
way to Portland. She hauled alongside
in response to Il signal and at once sent
Il crew aboard to assist the life savers.
In spite Of tho united strength IF the
three crews neither anchor woald start,
SO both anchor chains were unshakled.
The North Star then sent lire aboard
and ton-ed the Law into Provincetown
harbor. where she was left IN charge
of the life savers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-02
GET DOWN TO FACTS.
Read What Augusta Citizens Say.

set down to the facts OF the matter.
Don't take a strangers word. 1t ia
easier to prove the truthfulness OF
statements made by citizens of AIS
gusta than endorsement coming from
some far away place. Read the fols
lowing: es Il sisaa
Mrs. G. IT. Bfackington of II Spring
street. says: My mother now living In
Boston values Doan's Kidney Pills ex-
lceedinglw Her knowledge n offatheir
merits dates back 10 a Scay Or more
ago. when she had considerable ex-
perience With different kidney rem
edies trying to cure herself. She says
she derived more benefit from the use
of Doan's Kidney Pills tnan from any
other remedy she ever used" sss
For sale by all d2alers.s Price 50
cents. -Milbrrn Co. Buffalo, N.
Y. sole agents for the Us.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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3: 8; .: :; !: !: !; =: ): ayers

from the army to go into business, and
when he explained the opportunity open
to MIN. Secretary Root did not hesitate
to accept his resignation.
Some weeks afterward that duplicate
vouchers for the officers pay turned up
in the pay department, and the young
man was Immediately called upon for
an exclamation, To avoid exposure, he
paid back to the department the money
which he had ioverdrawn. and no fur
Their action was taken against him.
An explanation of the evil made By
army officers is that many of the OFF,
GERS are young and barely able to keep
UP appearances on the small salary
given them. When they get in tight
circumstances they yield to the temp
tation to duplicate their accounts, hop
ing to settle them or take them up be-
fore they come due.