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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
y CABINET lEAvE.TAkING.
Atty. Gen. Knox and Sec. Cortelyou At
tend Last Meeting.

Washington, June 2s.-Attorney Gen.
Knox and Secretary of Commence and
Labor Cortelyou. took leave of their
cabinet associates at the semi-weekly
meeting. today.
President Roosevelt and members of
the cabinet paid cordial tributes to the
retiring officials. Mr.. Cortelyou, while
taking up the duties of chairman of the
Republican national committee, will re-
main in close touch with the President
land the cabinet.
1 When Secretary Cortelyou retires,
next Friday, he will take rest of
about week. He will return to WASH
fnEton before the middle of July and
during the remainder of that month he
and Secretary Dover will have head
quarters. at the Arlington hotel. Cam
paign headquarters will be opened in
New York and in Chicago about the
first Of August.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
MAY ABANDON MAINE.
Canadian Pacific Thinking of Changing
Wholly to Canadian Soil.

Halifax, N. s., June 2S.-According to
a special dispatch from Mon., cal to the
Chronicle, Canadian Pacific railroad Of
ficialE have under consideration, a plan
by which it is proposed to eventually
abandon the present line of nearly $50
miles which crosses the State of Maine,
from Mattawamkeag to Lowelltown.
This section of road forms the only
route by which the Canadian Pacific
can now reach the Atlantic seaboard,
and as this lies in United States terri
tory, some of the officials are said to
favor the extension of the present lines
in the northeastern part of New Bruins
wick over the Quebec boundary and
thus reach Montreal and the main line
without crossing foreign soil.
1t Is said such a route would cut off
but II miles, but that advantages
would be derived in other ways and
that the bonding arrangement across
the border, now sometimes a cause of
irritation. would be done away with.
1t Is further said that the line across
Maine will have to be extensively re-
paired in a few years and that a new
route could be maintained at much
less cost than the present one.
1t is understood, however, that the
Canadian Pacific has taken no action
as yet on the proposition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29

woman on her knees. lifted her up
and looked down the hatchway. 1t was
all flame. l ran back to the pilot house
and said to the pilot: Ed, she's gone.
beach her. He said: Where? and ]
pointed to North Brother Island. shave
I, that dock and put her starboard side on
the beach,
Then I started to go aft, but the
flames were coming like volcano and
my hat caught fire. That's where my
face and hands got burned. There was
no chance to move. 1t was coming like
a locomotive headlight"
Capt. Van Schaick said he was not
absent from the pilot house more than
half a minute from the time the alarm
was given until the Slocum was
beached, which was not more than two
and one-half minutes.
The witness said it was impossible
to beach the boat anywhere else with
as good a chance to save life. He de-
MED that he received information of a
fire before the alarm he acted upon
reached him, and branded as absurd
the report that a boy told him at 18th
street that the boat was on fire. The
captain was then wheeled away to re-
turn to Lebanon hospital.
Gen. James A. Dumont, the United
States local inspector of steamships at the
port of New York, and the immediate
superior of Inspector Lundberg, who
passed the Slocum's life preservers as an
right, made strong defence of the in
spector during his examination. Speak
servers approved by the United States in
SpectorS are tested in water before they
are stamped. The granulated cork life
preservers of the same make as those on
the Slocum have the approval of the fed
eral authorities. Gen. Dumont said.
Mr.. Caravan showed the witness d.
| lapidated life preserver from the SloGum
of which the cover was torn, and asked
him if he would have passed it as good
one.
said, ''in my opinion is in good enough
condition, today: to save life
Inspector Lundberg, who few days ago
refused to answer questions at the inquest
on the ground that it might degrauc or
| incrilninate him. was then called to the
stand by his counsel. Mr.. Mayer. Lund-
berg said that for the first three weeks
baton in January he went around to learn
| his duties with other inspectors of the
department He is still on probation. On
May he inspected the Slocum. He
counted the life preservers. He exam
! ined the life boats and standpipes and
hose, but did not have water pumped be-
| cause the rules do not call. for such test.
What did you do to the life preserv-
| ers?' Mr.. Mayer asked.
II counted them" he said. They were
piled some of them on deck and some
| hanging to wires. l pulled the straps and
| examined the canvas and to my Judgment
| thehy were all right
Lundberg insisted that he had done the
best his judgment dictated and denied
| that he ever saw Van Schaick or any of
| the crew before May 5, or that anyone
| had ever given him any money or any
| thing of value in connection with the in
| spection of the Gen. SlOcum.
The case was submitted to the jury at
| AS o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
CHELSEA,

The box sociable given at the school,
mouse in district No. 3, Friday eve
lilnS, was complete success. A
large number were present and enjoyed
greatly the excellent program prepared
by the teacher and scholars and which
consisted of the following numbers:
Duet for horn and cornet, Messrs. GIL
lespie and Moritz; recitations, George
Corben and Ellie Morgan: reading Mis-.
Bernice Watson; recitation, Fannie
Coiiins; cornet solo, MIR. Moritz; tab
leau' Rocking Baby to Sleep" Fannie
Noiilns; recitations by Beulah Curtis.
Roy Morgan. Edna Lewis, George Cor
DIN and Jimmie Curtis. Horn solo. Mr..
Glllespie; dialogue, 1.-Two Kinds of
run, Ellie Morgan and George Cor
DIN; reading, Miss Tilla Lawrence.
duet, Messrs. Gillespie and Moritz.
tanieau, "Dolly's Doctor" Fannie Col
ms and Eugene Gillespie; recitations.
WIN Lawrence, May Caldwell, Eugene
Gillespie; cornet solo, Mr.. Moritz.
dialogue, "a Slight MISUNDERSTANDING :"
fiorehce Curtis and George Corb,n.
norm solo, Mr.. Gillespie; tableau "Tbe
country Lover" George Corbin and
Ellie Morgan. AT the close of the pro-
gram the boxes of the ladies were auc-
toned off, Mr.. Gillespie officiating az
auctioheer In his usual happy manner.
creating much merriment. A social
time was enjoyed and the companv
went to their homes wen pleased with
the evenings entertainment. Miss Mo
Laugniln, the teacher, wishes to ex-
press her thanks to those who con
triouted to the entertainment and for
the interest shown in the event. The
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HARVARD LAW ALUMNI.
Distinguished Guests Present-Oratior
by Sec. Of War Taft.

Cambridge, Mass, June 2S.-Members
of the Harvard Law School Associa-
ton assembled here, today, for the first
general meeting since 1895. The occa-
sion was also of special significance
because attended by many prominent
men. Secretary of War William III. Taft
had accepted an invitation to deliver
the Grafton at the meeting, and Chief
Justice Melville w. Fuller, of the su-
preme court of the United States, was
to preside. The guests included Richard
Olney, Chief Justice Marcus p. Knowl-
ton of the Massachusetts supreme
court, and Former Gov. John d. Long.
The members of the association
marched to Sanders theatre, where the
exercises took place.
Before the exercises in Sanders
Theatre, the annual business session of
the association was held Joseph B.
Warner, '73, of Bottom, presided. The
election of officers resulted in the
choice of Chief Justice Fuller of the
supreme court for president. He is a
member of the class of 1855. Among
the 20 vice presidents elected were
Richard Olney, 49, of Massachusetts;
Charles Matteson, '63, of Rhode Island ;
Oliver Wendell Holmes, sc, associate
justice of the supreme court of the
United States: George Gray. '63, JUS
tice Of the United States circuit court
for Delaware; Francis G. Lowell, 10,
justice of the United States circuit
court for Massa chusetts; Edward o.
Wolcott, rs, Of Colorado; J. Klein, II,
of Missouri and Hon. Robert T. Lin
coin, '65, of Illinois.
r. L. Raymond, '9S. of Boston, was
chosen secretary and Z. K. Arnold
'9S, of Boston, treasurer
On motion of Winthrop H. Wade
Secretary of War Taft was elected an
honorary member of the Harvard Law
School Association.
After these elections the regular bus
mess session was declared adjourned
and an informal meeting was held at
which portraits of the late Prof. ]. 3.
Thayer of the Law School, and of Prof
James f. Barr, the present dean of the
institution, were presented to the Law
School.
The alumni and guests then marched
to Sanders theatre. The platform was
occupied by many distinguished men.
Chief Justice Fuller called the meeting
to order and in a few words introduced
Secretary Taft as the orator of the oc-
caSiOn. Sec. Taft was greeted with
long applause when he arose to begin
his remarks. The secretary completed
his Grafton shortly before 1.30 O'clock
this afternoon.
The members of the association then
proceeded in a body to the Harvard
Union, where dinner was served at
o'clock. Among those to address the
members at the banquet were Richard
Olney, Chief Justice Knowlton of the
Massachusetts supreme court, Baron
KonekO, the Japanese minister at
Washington, and President Eliot of
Harvard University.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
AMHERST COMMENCEMENT.
Seniors Plant Their Ivy, With Appro-
pirate Exercises in Church.

Amherst. Mass. June 2S.-The Com
mencement exercises at Amherst col
lege, today, were largely those of the
graduating class. This morning, the
seniors gathered at the college church
and observed the time-honored custom
of planting the ivy. the ivy Grafton be-
ing given by Daniel r. Clarke of East
CRANKY. Conn.,, and the ivy poem, By
Frank Il. Morris of San Francisco.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
AT RADCLIFFE COLLEGE.
Miss keIIar, Deaf, Dumb and Blind, Re-
ceives Degree.

Cambridge, Mass. June 2S.-Helen
Adams Keller, the deaf, dumb and blind
girl, whose wonderful achievements
have made her name familiar through
out the world, was easily the central
figure among the 96 young ladies of
Radcliffe College. who, this afternoon.
received their degrees of bachelor of
arts at the hands of Dean Briggs, the
president of the college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
Tornado in Wyoming.

Sheyenne, Wyo, June 2S.-Consider-
able damage has been wrought by a
tornado in Western county. Trees
were uprooted, ranch houses were
blown down, hay stacks scattered and
several persons and some live stock in
jured. A Burlington Passenger train
had a narrow escape.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29
Cabot Mills Pass Its Dividend,

Boston, June 2S.-The Cabot Manu-
featuring Co., which owns cotton mills
at Brunswick Me-, has passed it's semi
annual dividend. 1t has paid per
cent. per annum since january. 1S99
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The illusion is further carried along by
the turning and twisting of the victims
and the swear words of those who want
to sleep, but can't. These last are in the
helpless minority. For the most part
the noise and uproar is taken philo-
sophically.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29

a :. GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
rpscning Bind. Bleeding or Protrudine
pn1c r0nr Druggist win refund money n
Z e. n NrMENT fails 70 cure yo1 q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29

AS it now looks the newspaper men
who are here to report the convention,
and there is Il considerable bunch of
them, will have the best conditions for
working which they have ever known.
Ample table room has been provided,
while both telegraph companies have
put in from three to six special wires
and the telephone company has num-
Der of long distance machines in place
there. The newspapermen are to be
stationed in front of the stage, on the
floor of the hall. Table arrangements
have been made for 20 men and it is
believed that every seat will be taken.
In order that only ncwspapermen shall
have place at these tables a badge
has been issued to each man and the
ioorkecpers will be instructed to allow
only the wearers of them to enter the
space assigned to the press.
The telegraph offices and the tele-
phones are located in the dressing
rooms at either side of the stage and
are easy of access to the reporters. In
addition to this both the Western
Union and the Postal Telegraph will
have corps of messengers at work
carrying copy from the writer's to the
ticker operators; also they will have
messengers equipped with bicycles at
hand for the purpose of rushing other
messages up town to the main offices
should that necessity arise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29

While it is not yet definitely settled
as to how the delegations from the
several counties will be seated in the
auditorium, Chairman Simpson of the
State committee, has planned to have
Androscoggin, Knox and York occupy
the front seats in the hall. This is SO
that the counties which have candi-
dates to present will be in the front
ranks, making it possible for the men
making the nominating speeches to adj
dress the entire convention.
If this plan be followed Mr.. Fernald's
name will be first given to the conven-
ton and will be followed by that of
Mr.. Cobb, that of Mr.. Prescott coming
last.
AS now planned the delegates will
enter the hall together. That is to say
each delegation will be together. The
arrangements have been so made that
by following the scheme no time will
be lost in seating the delegates in their
places and it is believed that it will
be the most successful which has ever
been used in convention in the past.
So far all of those who have discussed
the idea have been strongly in favor
of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-29

confident that it's advice would be con-
stantly sought and would be productive
of much that is good.
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COBB! coesl
CONTINUED from page -

p Nichols, Bath; Elmer E. McNeelie,
Skowhegan; K. NJ. Dunbar. Damaris-
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EAST WINTHROP.

+: i. Packard and Miss Edith Freeman
OF Boston, are visiting at ii. M. Pack
q. A. Bennett of New York, is passing
MS vacation at Cobbossee Farm
c. Elvin has moved his family from the
he recently purchased
Mr. and Mrs. V. c. jackson of Liver
more Falls, are visiting their daughter.
i. II. White has been making some re-
pairs about his house.
oix people arrived from Boston. Sun
Healey farm - 80
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morning train. They are happy and
confident of victory. tomorrow. They
are quartered at the different hotels
and boarding houses.
Bangor is no place for man with a
nervous temperament tonight. That
is to say, Bangor hotels are not. Lots
Of poor unsophisticated mortals are,
however. endeavoring to store up the
prOverbable forty winks" along the
corridors of the hotels. 1t is a hard
job, though, even to the oldest CAM
paigner. There have been noisy con-
ventions before, but this comes close to
being the limit. There is noise, noise
everywhere and then there is more
noise. Men who have been used to
sleeping in n boiler foundry can catch
a nap occasionally. All others are
barred.
Delegates and managers are coming
and going all the time. They don't
come silently, either. Not bit of it.
They have much to say and they say
it. They proclaim the certainty with
which their favorite will be nominated,
not exactly from the house tops, but
from every floor of the hotels and
boarding house and the sidewalks and
middle of the streets.
Yes. it do be some exciting in Bangor
hotels, this eve.
Eliminate the electric globes which
illuminate the corridors and the taste
fully decorated steel walls, one could
easily ima CINE that he was in a field
hospital Of the Russo-Japanese war.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-08
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

We have received a copy Of the
annual report of President Winston
of the State Agricultural and Mechani-
cal college made to the trustees. This
report shows what has been done at
this state institution during the past
year and it's needs for proper equip
ment, The report shows that while the
college is doing a great work it is
hampered greatly in it's mission by in
adequate equipment. President Win
ston points out what are the defects
in this respect and he compares the
equipment of our state college with the
South Carolina Industrial school and
the comparison is greatly to the dis
advantage OF the former, though it has
a much larger attendance and branches
out into broader fields n is really
doing, or. rather, trying to do better
service to the farming element Of our
population.
we hope this report of President
Winston will fall into the hands of
every member of the next legislature
and will be given due consideration by
him. If so good results will be bound
to follow. The state has already spent
too much one on this institution to
let it Ianguish and drag along an un-
The people should
useful existence.
take more pride in this college of the
farmers They should be willing to PUT
it on its proper plane and make it the
useful institution that it was
The public funds could not be more
proftably expended. Good returns to
the state will be had from all funds
invested in this institution. The state
should not allow it to languish for
want of proper sustenance. To pro-
duce desired results it must De properly
nourished.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-08

Fearful disasters are following fast
upon each other of late. Close after
the wreck of the General Slocum
comes the laundering of the imml-
grant ship Norge with a death list
nearly as long as that Of the former.
So far this has been a year of calam-
tiles. The new year opened with
Chicago in mourning and the whole
country Mortified at the dreadful ca
lamity at the Iroquois theatre, which
occurred close on to the closing hour
Of the year, That disaster ushered
in the new year; and ever since there
has been a succession of disasters
wrecks at sea and on land, expio-
sions in mines, fires in buildings oc-
cupied by many people, AMI all kinds
of appalling accidents, accompanied
with great loss of life. Truly it has
been a year of disasters. Thus far
the prophecies in this respect have
been verified.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-08

To Stop Careless Driving-E1egant
Hospital Equipment-Pleasant So
cial Dofngs.
Especial to The Messenger.)

j tSpcCldi 10 Inc M~eSSenSSr.t
! Fayetteville. N. c., July 4.-The bad
runaway OF Saturday-that I'm which
young Willard Carroll was so badly
hurt-has caused some serious COM
ments among the people, especially the
municipal authorities. who speak of
the ~advisability Of an ordinance aimed
at carelessness which Is becoming very
prevalent in leaving horses unhitched
and without drivers. II is declared
that there are more runaways here
than in any other town in North Car
bin From long observation, the
correspondent is convinced that no
where else in the world is the habit so
universal as here Of women, girls and
small boys driving spirited and W
dangerous horses-but that IS their
business.
DR.. A. S. Rose, city physician, re-
ports t~wenty-one deaths for the month
Of June, Of which sixteen were colored
and five white.
Walter womble. colored, while
working or a pole of the Carolina Tel
ephone Company yesterday, on Cool
Spring street, lost his footing and fell
headlolg to the sidewalk. He was
badly bruised and cut about the arms
and face. but not seriously injured.
AhAo 10 u a SCdSol VI kuG
year when cases of sickness can be
treated at home-mild fever, etc
but there is a very large number OF
cases in the Highsmith hospital at
present-nearly as many as there were
last winter. The hospital is now IN
splendid material condition-aImost
new equipment throughout.
Evidence is being taken before Spe-
cial Master S. III. MacRae in the case
OF the I. c. Williams Wholesale Gro
Gerry Company, OF which DIR. H. w.
Lilly and t. c. Williams are receivers
in liquidation. The contention is
against the application to throw the
corporation into bankruptcy.
One of the very pleasant social
events of the week was the six-handed
euchre party Of Mrs. J. Samuel Harper
at the family home on Maiden Lane,
where after the game delightful re-
were served. Miss Alice
Matthew's won the twenty-hand prize.
Miss Helen boom the first prize, and
prize.
A very pleasant erman was given
on Saturday by Miss Nellie Matthews
to her dancing class, and the follow
ing were on the floor: Mr.. James Tay-
lor and Miss Lizzie Harrington, Mr..
Thomas Shaw and Miss Ida White,
Mr.. Sanders and Miss Lillian Haigh.
Mr.. A. b. Mcmillan and Miss Lin
Haigh, Mr.. O. w. Patterson and Mis-
Radie Lambeth, Mr.. J. c.. Dye and
Miss Eunice Nimocks.- MI. F. Prior and
Miss Isabelle Glover. Mr.. T. H. SUIT
ton. Jr., and Miss Mary McNeill, Mr..
White and Miss Alice Matthews, Mr..
r. T. Cook and Miss Nellie Matthews.
The Tribune, a Republican paper,
has made its appearance here, edited
by Messrs. D.. j. and G.. H. Cashweu.
Fayetteville and Sanford play a
match game of baseball on the. Giles
pie Park grounds at 5 o'clock this af-
%ternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-08
OH mrssrngrr.
MIR. BRYAN WON'T SAY.

So the North Carolina delegation to
the st. Louis convention is anxious ~
know whether Mr.. Bryan will abide
by the action of the democratic nation
al convention, of which he is a member,
but he vii not commit himself. 1t
strikes US that if Mr.. Bryan had no in
tention to bolt the nomination If IL
does not suit him he would feel
insulted at n question being put TO
him; that he would not hesitate to
declare his answering allegiance to
that party which had twice made him
its standard bearer n had twice
gone down in defeat because of having
done so. His conduct in refusing 10
say whether ne will abide by the decis-
ion of the convention is in great con-
trast to tina Of the man he is pretend
ing to champion for the presidency. Mr..
Hearst does not hesitate to say he
wants the democratic nomination. but
he is a staunch democrat. He does
not conceal his intentions in case he Is
defeated. He declares his allegiance
to the democratic party, let the result
OF the COuNCllIOll NC VIC ~ bhNy AS
says he will stand by the nominee;
and The people believe him. How diff
ferent Mr.. Bryan's course. 1t draws
suspicion upon him. 1t causes people
to suspect his motive and to doubt
even his sincerity in advocating n
cause of the man whose candidacy he
is pretending 10 champion. 1t tends
to create the suspicion that he is ma
neuvering TO get the convention in sucn
a muddle that there will be a chance
for his own nomination. We have al
along suspected this TO be his motive.
We have never believed that MI. Bry-
an was sincere in his advocacy OF Mr..
He has known all along that
the latter has had no chance of secul-
the nomination. He has made use
of his friend and his friends money
in an effort to boost his W cause.
This is the conclusion We have drawn
from Mi. Bryan's actions, n We think
q great many people are Of h same
of thinking. If such opinions do
Mr.. Bryan injustice it is his own fault.