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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
TYPESETTING MACHINES
Will Reduce Government PRINTING
Office Force 80 Per Cent,

washington. March 1.-The force
employed in the government printing
once VIII be reduced 80 per cent. with
me introduction of typesetting ma
cnlnes. according to a statement. to-
Gay, Before the House committees on
reform in the civil service by O. 7.
tickets, foreman of that institution.
Mt. tickets RETAINED. however, from
making any recommendation that ma
chlneS should be introduced He said
the wages paid to operators would ne
somewhat higher than the so cents an
-Four now paid for hand composition
Compared to hand composition in pri-
vate union shops in Washington the
present rate is % per cent. higher.
SO you pay % per cent. more anG
stick 20 the old methodist" interiectea
ActlnS Chairman Lacey OF the commit
tee.
Five per cent. of the employees of
the government printing office We're de-
clared 20 be inefficient OF account of
superannua ton.
MI Mann made several inquiries to
find out what were the duties of
Watchmen in the departments He de-
CARED that wherever he went in a gov
eminent department he was always
s!umpl:nS over watchmen who never
Knew anything about the department
they worked in. 1t was explained that
the Watchn?en in the government print
ing Office should do patrol duty to per-
form. look out for fire and inspect the
general condition of the place. These
watchmen report by call boxes every
half hour.
''Thcn YOU have watchmcn to watch
IN" Watchinen!' Gucried Mr.. Mann
Yes replied Mr.. Ricketts, I've
have lieUtenants OF the watch who
watch the Watchmcn"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
Patrick Dee!1an.

The death of Patrick Deehan oc-
CURED, Tuesday forenoon, at his home,
No. 5 Elm Terrace. Mr. Dcehan was
taken with pneumonia. last Friday. and
the intirmitics of old age made him an
easy victim to the disease.
Mir. Dcehan was born in Ireland. II
years ago, and was brought to this
country us a 2years-old child. He was
located in Portland for many years and
was employed in his trade of cooper.
He came to NVaterville about Ii years
ago, but since being here has not been
actively engaged in business.
Mr.. Deehan was n genial man, well
liked by those who knew him. A wild
ow. two sons and three daughters,
survive him. One of his sons is a
plumber in Maiden, Mass, and the
other is John T.. Deehan of the firm of
Alden (; Deehan Of this city. Two of the
daughters are employed in the govern
mont service in Washington, D. c., and
the other i'll the Cambridge, Mass,
schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
VERMCNT'S VOTE.
First Returns from Yesterdays EXPIRES
sion On License Question.

burlington. Vt. March IA decided
change in the sentiment on the license
question WIS shown, today, at the an
Eual elections hold throughout the
state. only rs cities and towns, accord
ding to returns received ut Il late hour,
voting i'll favor OF liquor selling as
compared with % last year when the
prohibition law Of half Il century WAS
;tnnuIlcd.
Where lirrEsr won ii WAS by Il great
ly reduced majority. Even i'll the city
of Rutland. the 1900 ma jority for
license Of last Year WAS changed to 1O2
i'll favor of 70 license, today In addi-
ton, tie city elected an independent
labor Can1idatc, John +. Cardcr, for
mayor by Il plurality Of IS votes over
ID. ". Temple. the Citizens candilatc
All the other six cities in the state,
Barre, I;rattlcboro. Montpelier, St. All
bans and Nerschnes, however, again
favored license.
Taking the counties as a whole, re-
turns ut q late hour showed that only
three out CT II remain in the license
column as compared with nine, last
year.
Politics ~ Il rule cut but little figure
in amy of the communities, although
The Democrats reelected Mayor Burke
OF Burlington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
CLINTON HALL OPENED.
euoocsted by Workers in New York's
Poorer Sections.

View York. March 1.-ClintOn Hail. an
Governmental venture, built on lines
suggested 10y prominent workers III
the ;;uorer sections of the city, has just
been opened. 1t is the first of Il pro-
rO2cd chain to be erected by the So
riaI Halls Association, i'll which are i'll
fey, strd many of the city's leading IL
nanciers and philanthropists.
The building. situated in Clinton
street in the heart of the East side ten
cmcnt district, will be from an archl-
tee tulal point, Il credit to Fifth ave-
me. 1t IS expected to fill II need i'll
these districts for social meeting places
and is equipped after the style OF the
best clubs and restaurants, approach
inc closely to the point OF luxury. II
THE promoters already feel gratificd
with the outlook because the ball room
hi, been engaged for nearly every
night up to June and no less than II
weddings will be celebrated there in the
rcAt fortnight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
THE GRAND CAvALCADE
vii, Be Sight Worth Seeing-Secure
Reserved Seat.

Il. +. Hiayo of the Turf, Farm and
Home, is authority for the statement
thnt the cavalcade of the horse breed
ers, today, will be Il great event. The
annual meeting of the Eastern Horse
Breeders Association will be held at
10 a. NJ. in the rooms of the Water
vile Board of Trade. The meeting will
be followed by a dinner at the Bay
View hotel and while the breeders are
chewing toothpicks the cavalcade will
occur. Up to last evening. so entries
had been made for the cavalcade, and
the entries are not all Waterville peo-
pie at that.
All horses that have been entered to
be shown iii this display will report to
the marshal at the junction of Silver
and Elm streets at 1.3O o'clock, where
they will be assigned to their proper
places. There will be four divisions.
The double bitches being in division
No. ], Will form on Gold street headed
toward Silver street.
Division No. ., Gentlemen's trotters,
will form on Summer street.
Division No. 3, Gentlemen's Drivers.
Opacers), will form on Sherwin street.
Division No. 4, Ladies' Hitches. will
form on the upper end of Silver street.
At 1.45 p. NJ, the grand cavalcade
will start, following the city marshal
up Silver street to Main, up Main to
Elm, down Elm to Silver, along Silver
to Gold. where Division No. will con-
tinue along Silver under the direction
of the judges, the other divisions turn
ing into Gold street with Division No.
stopping Oh Sherwin street
AS soon as the judging of pairs is
completed the three remaining dvis-
ions, headed by No. 2, will go down
Silver street to the turning point, back
up Silver street to Western avenue,
out Western avenue to Elm. down Elm
to Silver, along Silver to Gold, where
Division No. will continue along Sill
Yer street, under the direction of the
judges, the remaining divisions turning
into Gold street, the same as before,
Division No. stopping on Sherwin
street
Divisions No. 8 and will continue
til all the prizes have been awarded.
The parade will be led by the city
marshal. and while on Main and Elm
streets 10 Electric cars will be run.
so there viii he no danger from
frightened horses.
to show the Northern King" Nelson.
and it is expected that he will head
the grand calvacade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
PANAMA CANAL.
President and Cabinet Discuss
Matters Regarding 1t.
No Money Paid Until Clear Title
Is Received.
Work on Canal Will Be Pressed With
Vigor.

Washington, March 1.-Important
MATTERS relating to the Panama canal
we're under discussion by President
Roosevelt and his cabinet, today.
Attorney General Knox and other OIL
cil.; OF the department of justice have
der consideration the title to The ca
II. property. 1t was said after the
meeting that no money would be paid
hv this government until a clear title
10 the property was obtainatle.
II is expected that the commission
appointed, yesterday, will get to work
imn,diately. 1t is said to be certain
that the commission will go to the 18TH
,nus very soon to inspect the conditions
and to start the preliminary work of
construction. In this connection, it
,..,e; decided to countermand the orders
ise,Ipd to the Sd United States Infan-
trv to go to the isthmus to relieve the
marines nov on guard there. For some
TING TIE marines will constitute the
o,,.,rd ON the isthmus. This govern
mont ie OF uosed to establishing two
jurisdictions on the isthmus and as the
naval vessels must remain there ii was
though, best to allow the marines to
continue to 30 land duty.
II is the earnest desire of the Presi-
don't and the members of the cabinet
that no unnecessary delay should oc-
cur in beginning the work on the canal
and it is their intention to press it with
fhr utmost viSOr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
TWO MONTHS I'M JAIL.
Sentences OF curisys in Boston Civil
Service Cases.

Boston, March 1.-Represcntativ"
Th"rlas +. Curley and Alderman James
II. rurley of this city. must each spend
go months in the sSuffolk county Jail
as the result of. the decision of the
United States circuit court of appeals.
Tuesday. affirming. u decree of the low
or court that the defe1fdants are guilty
of conspiracy against the government.
The Two Curleys were convicted in
u" United States district court Of TAX
ing civil service examinations by using
the names of two other men with the
OBJECT Of having the latter fraudu!cntly
:rroi;,tvd letter carriers. y sentence of
two months WAS imposed in each case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
TIE WAR IN THE EAST.
West, North and South That Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets are Waging
Against All Forms of Stomach
Trouble, Can Only End
One Way,
Dyspepsia Will Be Driven off the Earth

The great and effective work of Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets is no longer
confined to America. They are being
used now all over the world. for their
Fame has spread throughout foreign
countries ana they euro dyspepsia in all
lands and all climates just as we'll rs
they do at home. In fact, surroundings
and conditions never interfere with tho
successful work of Stuart'S Dyspepsia
Tablets. not even the conditions Of
stomach itself. They so ahead in their
own natural way regardless of the
stomach ana digest the food that
the bad stomach cannot digest.
and permit that organ to do just
as it pleases, rest UP, take Il
vacation, get we'll or what-not.
TN" sto,na ch. however, always makes it
- point L" get well when it has nothing
else to do. That's what stomachs al
ways have done and will continue to do
when they have the opportunity.
A prominent Detroit physician says:
II prescribe StuartS Dyspepsia Tablets
for all cases Of stomat h trouble. l have
tried many prescriptions, including Il
number of ally own. but find nothing
that gives such universal relief as this
remedy. They are natural. harmless
ana thoroughly effective in their work,
ana while | have natural antipathy
to patent medicines, do not hesitate
70 prescribe and recommend Stuart's
Dyspcps;r Tablets on all occasions"
.;tuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for
sale by all druggists ut fifty cents
box. They are SO we'll known and their
popularity is so great that n druggist
would as soon think of being out of al
chol or quinine. TIE above testimonial
of the physician is no exception. In
fact. physicians are prescribing them
all over the land and if your own doc
tor is real honest with you he will tell
you frankly that. there is nothing on
earth so good for dyspepsia as Stuarts
Dyspepsia Tablets.
March2-4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
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PUBLIC DEBT.
Slight Increase in the Amount for
Month Of February.

Washington. March 1.-The monthly
statement OF the public debt shows that
at the close of business. Feb. -. 1:~1. tho
dcbt-1cs- cash in the treasury amounted
to seiS. nGi.f:I which i: an incrcf@" for lie
month nf $!.a1:.rI. Tho ;nrrcasr * @c-
counted for by the decrease in tn" amount
Of cash on hand.
z The debt Is rccapitula."d as follows:
Interest bearing debt. $S9j.l,h,el: dcbt on
which interest has ceased since maturity,
SILL So; deht hcrring TO interest, So.
-"i.ll.l; total. $l.3,1,1o3 10.
This amount, however. does not include
$N.2 fa1 $50 in certificates and treasury
notes outstanding which are Offset by an
equal amount Of cash on hand for their
redemption.
cash in the treasury IS classified as fol-
lows: Reserve. $4,000 900: trust funds
s,i6.3ia.a; general fund. $li.e...7I3..15: i'll
nat, nal bank derostaricS. $lL3JtJ, 511. in
I'hili:Viu" treasury. Sj,522li61; total, ST. o.
.H;,.7;. against which there are demand
| liabilities outstanding amounting to Sill
| 03l.22S"6S. which leaves cash balance
ON hand of $E7:.O6S.''"'.
The monthly comparative statement
| Of tne government receipts ANA cE-
penGitlrcs show that for the month Of
February. 1909. the total receipts wer.,
81. N"-'.iG6 ana the expenditures S43.-
G5i. ~, leaving Il surplus for the month
OF $2."io,633i. For February, 1903, the
surplus WAS SOD, 600.
| The receipt; from the several sources
of revenue are given rs follows: Gus
toms $40 1860. decrease 81 100000: in
| ternal revenue $1S.O61.921. incrcnse 81
| 100000; miscellaneous 1892. SO, increase
S:.150,0nr
The expenditures on account OF the
war department shows an increase OF
81 .000.0G0 and on account of the navy
| de Do rtment an increase of 81. 100000
| For The eight months of the present
fiscal years the receipts exceeded the
| expenditures by S4,SS2 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
THE WATERY PAST.
Anniversary Of the Big Flood
Of March, 1896.
Remember How the Old Kennebec
Went on the Rampage?
It Was a "Ncrvous" Time, Different
from Today.

Eight years ago today things were
booming along the river front. Bridges
left their foundations. houses toppled
and business blocks were flooded with
great depths of water. Ice filled the
river. which was swollen beyond the
usual freshet pitch. For two days Sam
King was in quandary whether his
house would remain at The Head of
the Falls or move down into Ward
&. That would have been a mortal
wound to Sam.
Mills We're flooded, interva!es were
overilown, fields inundated. railroad
tracks submerged, highway bridges
and culverts opened great gaps AMI
left the farmers isolated. Telegraph
and telephone wires were down here
and there railroad trains were run on
any old schedule, ice jams formed in
the river and threatened devastation
and general ruin, newspapers were
three days getting anywhere, the snow
piled high and business generally was
ut q standStill.
The news Satherer was about the
only busy man in town outside of the
street department. 1t was tough work
The reporters took in n good supply
of Scriptural quotations and sailed
forth in storm and wind. They return
ed shortly after more Biblical phrases
and failed only when quotations,
phrases and other exchange courtesies
ran out.
Incidentally that was n month of
terror ana Il good big Republican ma
iority in Waterville. If floods have
anything to do with shaping politics in
Waterville. u good, big. overgrown
freshet this week may work wonders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
Congressional Notes.

Merritt o. Chance. who has served
rs assistant 10 the secretary OF war.
has been appointed chief of division IF
supplies cf the post office department
to succeed Mr.. Lewis. removed a.; a
result Of the postal investigation.
The Senate committee on intc-occan-
ic canals will meet, Wednesday. to
consider the bill introduced by Senator
Kittredge TO carry into operation the
provisions OF the Panama canal treaty.
and the nominations sent to the SEN
ate by tho President for the inter-
oceanic canal commission.
Senator, Gallinger, Tuesday, intro
duced bill for increasing salaries Of
federal officers and Of senators ou1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02

members OF the House. 1t fixes the
following scale: President. $4,000:
Vice President, $1,000; Speaker of
House, $1,000: members of cabinet.
$1,000; senators and members of the
House. SSO0G each. The bill provides
that the now salaries shall take effect,
March 4, 1905.
The court OF appeals, Tuesday, heard
arguments on the appeal of Former
Assistant Attorney General James Ty-
ner and former Law Clerk II. J. Bar
rett OF the post office department. from
the actions Of the district sunreElc
court in overriding the demurrer to the
indictments returned them as the re-
suit of the post office investigation.
The government was given until
Thursday to file brief.
The Senate committee on finance,
Tuesday, announced a favorable re-
port on Il bill providing for the with
drawal of duty under bond of articles
and materials exhibited at the St
Louis exposition. The committee also
/ reached u favorable report on Il bill!
for the repayment OF the duty on an
thracite coal imported into the United
States after Oct 6, 1903, in order to
relieve the famine caused by the an
thracite coal strike.
Senator T. G. Plat. Tuesday. intro
duccd = Joint resolution authorizing
Maj. Thos. w. Simmons to act as q
member of an advisory board of con-
SultinG engineers for the Improvement
Of the Eric canal. Maj. Simmons is
now superintendent of public grounds
and buildings in Washington and this
resolution if adopted will permit him
to occupy both positions. Representa-
tive Alexander of New York, introduce
ed similar resolution in the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
A LUCKY BABY.
Little Boy Norton of Augusta, Pa, Ma
and Doctor Are att"

Thus far Mr. and Mrs. Norton of Au-
Susta. are the earliest with Il baby born
on the last day of February. The child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norton was born at
1928 Monday morning, and unless
there is sone younSster who can claim
to be a few minutes or seconds older
than young Norton, the latter will be
entitled to that S25 babys outfit. its
mamma will receive clock. its papa
silk umbrella and the doctor n box
of cigars, all of which has been offered
by the Clukey-Libby Co. of this city
for the first baby born. Feb. 20.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
co. II INSPECTION.
Capt. Mitchell, U. S. A., Will Be a:
Armory, Thursday Evening.

Company II of this city, will be in
spectcd, next Thursday evening, by
Capt. Mitchell of the regular service.
The inspection will be thorough, as is
usual when regular army officers per-
form the work. Last evening, the
members of the company were making
strenuous efforts to correct several de-
fects in the makeup of the outfit and
succeeded fairly well. The company is
Il little raw around the edges yet. but
there is the foundation for a first class
organization and if it is sent to Penn
sylvania this year, will give a good
account of itself when the camp closes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
CITY GOVERN MENT.
Busircss Transacted at Last Meeting
Of Present Board.

The last regular meeting of the city
government was held, last evening.
Roll of accounts No. $40. agSreSatinS
S30.173.61. was ordered paid.
IN order that bill paid by Co. II
for the use of the armory be refunded
was passed.
A bill submitted by A. P. Emery for
money Paid Sumner Rowe for moving Il
building was referred to the cOmmitie e
on claims.
a pctition from the committee on
civic Improvement relating to the dis
position of cOmbuStiblo material and
refuse. was referred to the next city
government.
A communication from John A.
Spear, clerk Of the board CT county
commissioners, to the effect that if it
was the intention to raise money for Il
State road the full amount which the
city wished to expcnd must be raised,
as the Council had decided that the
State will pay only onc-half Of the sum
actually raised and expended for that
purpose WAS read and put on file.
VIM. r. Grordin of Ward l, Eugene
Lachance of Ward 6. and Charles
Bushey of Ward {. We're appointed
Democratic election clerks in their re-
&pectiva wards, to fill vacancies.
An order that $4,000 be hired at n
rate OF interest not to exceed 4 per
cent. to complete payments on the
South Grammar school and to meet
current expenses of the city, received
a passage.
In accordance with an order to add
four women trustees; to the Carnegie
Free Public Library board i'll Joint ses-
sion Mrs. T.. l.. Marsh was elected for
Il term Of four years, Mrs T.. w. Heath
for II term of three years, Mrs. +. ".
Johnson for q term of two years and
Mrs. Chas. l.. White for d term of one
year.
The meeting closed with Il resume of
the years work, by Mayor Davis, and Il
smoke talk at the suggestion of Alder
man Reid. who had the cigars passed
around. and a pleasant half hour was
spent in talking over the past.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
HE SAW 1T.
Reflection of 5 A. M. Fire Seen Durina
the Evening Before.

The joke is on the Waterviile man
who is never behind on passing events
This fellow always knows what has
occurred and just when it occurred and
generally attempts to make folks be-
lieve he knew all about it first. Mon
day night, shortly after IL O'Clock, this
individual saw the reflection in the sky
of the big fire which broke out in Bow
doinham at o'clock the next morning.
If this fellow were only in the Far East
now he might be able to get ahead OF
the press ccnSOrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
MaI or May Net Return.

Several of the striking North Vassal-
horo weavers were in the city, ycster-
day, looking after delinquent members
who may have been induced to return
to work. this morning. Several of the
strikers have secured good jobs in the
mills of this city and propose to hang
on a while. The Riverview and Chase
wooden mills are running night and day,
employing two shifts of help, and or
ders now on the books indicate that
there will be plenty Of work through
out the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-02
FAIRFIELD.

The funeral Of Mrs. Florence Lamort
OF Shawmut. was held at the Catholic
church here Monday morning at .
O'Clock. Rev. FIR. Jouvin, pastor of the
church, ofiiciated. William Grit, of
Lawry Eros, conducted the funeral
Mrs. Lamort was ill only a few days,
and her death was most unexpected.
She had been q resident of Shawmut
only about four months, coming here
with her husband and children from
Fort Kent. The remains were placed
in the tomb, and will be taken to Fort
Kent in the spring for interment,