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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
CUNARD STEAMSHIP co.
Annual Report for 1908 Shows Profit
Of S1,35e,s30.

London. March 2a-The Cunard Steam
shin COS. report for 1909 shows a profit
of $I359. $50. and dividend of per cent.
The report explains that the company's
interest in the New .,,f,3 York and Boston
cnmnetition If other lines and that the
directors have found it necessary to with
draw from their agreements with those
lines in order to be free to protect the
share OF business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
Emperor Williams Health.

Paris. March 30.-AccOrding to the
London correspondent of the Matin a
dispatch was received from Berlin dur
ing the night. coming from n high
quarter. which says that alarming news
has been received concerning the health
of Emperor William owing to a re-
crudescence of the throat trouble for
which the Emperor was operated upon,
last wear
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
Naval Governor Of Guam.

Washington, March 29.-COmmander
George l.. Dyer commanding the cruis-
er Albany of the Asiatic fleet has been
assigned to duty as naval governor of
the island of Guam to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Commander
VIM. E. Sewel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
Emo in SIGHT.
Subsidingo of'the Waters in the
STAB of Michigan.
Up to the.Present Time Five Lives
Have Been Lost.
n,naaae to Property Has Been More
Than S5,000,oo0.

uar.it. Mich, March 29.-Five lives
h..,, been lost and probably upwards
-, s,5be0 0o0 worth of damage to prop
~ has been done by the flood which
h1s devastated many parts of Michi-
.n during the past five days.
Tonight. the indications are that the
.,J ;q i'm sight, although conditions are
In very bad at Grand Rapids and also
!,,.o the course of the Saginaw river.
It Grand Rapids the water has fallen
.,,n feet, today, and at Saginaw and
~ fity. while no such marked i'm
,,nycment is to be noted, the fact that
,n,y.h Of the ice that blocked the mouth
,.f IN. Saginaw river has gone out, is
,G..u as i very favorable Indication.
At SHginaw the water rose five inches
arrjng the past n hours, but it is
baJn.i that the Improvement at the
,,n,,,h Of the river will have notice.
All. effect at Saginaw during the night
and tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
The Sully Case.

New York, March 29.-David H. Mil
Ter of the two receivers for the sus-
pended cotton firm of Daniel j. Sully
& Co, said. today. that the receivers
had applied to the United States courts
for an order for the examination of Ed
win Hawley and Frank Ray, the al
legged partners of Sully in the big cot
ton deal. The object of the eXamina-
tion will be to find out more about Sui
Tvs assets
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
Congressional Notes.

has issued an order allowing 10 days
leave of absence to all pOstmaSterS of
second and third-claSs post offices
who want to attend the convention of
the National Association of Postmas-
ters of the second and third-class post
offices to be held in St. Louis, May Is
neXt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30

1t is stated that Madrali. the Terri
bic Turk" after a recent wrestling
match in London. returned to Turkey
for a brief visit. was arrested for hav-
ing evadcd military service and is now
on his way with n battalion of infantry
to wrestle with the Macedonian
problem.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
Greater New York Primaries.

New York. March 19.-Repub,ican
and Democratic primaries We're held
today in Greater New York. In Man
haitian there We're no contests in any
of the Democratic primaries and only
two contests on in Republican assem-
bly, districts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30

A Belgian accused Of stealing the
historical pearl necklace belonging to
The Princess Alice De Bourbon, daugh-
ter of Don Carlos. pretender to the
Spanish throne has been arrested at
Paris. The necklace which had been
nawned, is in the hands Of the authori-
ties
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30

form manual labor is the sole measure
of the right to a pension under this act of
June y, 1890
Restrictions also are made in regard to
Intellectual endeavOr.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
Uncle Sans Daily Business.

Washington. March 29.-Government re-
ceiptS: From internal revenue, $6l5 2i6:
customs. sl.o37, ,491; miscellaneous. $a9,a24.
Expenditures, 500. 600.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30

c,cinaw. Mich, March 29.-F'lood
conditions in this city and vicinity, to-
Iiipht. are not improved. The water
Ia III. , iycr has risen about five inches
il, -h. mast - hours, and the feeling
rrr backing up Of the sewers has in
,r.,s.,l the area Of the flood district.
The Flint. Shiawassce. tasS and Bad
rivers arr. falling. If the weather would
warm up gradually and not fill up the
'TittabaWaSS.c river and its tributaries
with a rush the danger would be re-
,ardcd as over. nut rains are threat
,n.d, the temperature is rising and /,
biz food from these streams added to
th.. present volume of water will work
jn.ulcahle damage. IL is difficult tn
estimate the damage. All Industrial
rlluts on the river are shut down and
five thousand men or more are out of
work.
Conditions between here and BAY
city. in the villages Of CarrOlltOn. I'll
vaukee ana Crow island are distress
ing. tug went down the Saginaw
river twice, today. bringing up 20 peO-
pie early in the morning. and 34 to-
night. one old couple. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rockawa. who had ben in the water
cattle. horses and hogs are either dead
or dying with no relief in sight.
The financial loss in the county will
probably reach three quarters of mi!
lion dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30

Fay Ci'y. M'ch. March 29-Tonight
the Ice gorge near the mouth Of the
Saginaw river went out with rush and
without destroying any property. In
Stantly thor. was Il decrease in the
h"ight Of the river and in an hour the
water had fallen five inches. This
Hg"ttly relieved the situation here. as
the water continues to fall steadily.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30

Grand Rapids, Mich. March 9A&'The
r.-t twn inches in the past "A hours. and
tonight nearly Il third of the food district
can i,' reached without the aid of boats
Traln service Is practically restored and
relief for tn" flood victims is ample. The
tinted States mail service is Swampcl
with tons al. mail matter. thezaccumula-
tiun OF several days having reached the
local post office. today. Strenuous efforts
~" being made TO dam up subway re
Gently luit beneath a railroad emhank-
rent. This subway Is held responsible for
the seriousness of the food in the west
sid" district. as the cmbankmcnt former
" served as Il dyke,
The foundations of houses are beginning
to give way under the impact Of the
current. The frost is coming ont of the
ground and this. combined with the cur
rent IS already shaking houses. 1t is
pnssblr to save them If the current can
hc diverted
Fear is expressed that the damming Of
III" subway and consequent throwing of
the current into the main channel may
cause morc trouble along the river at
oth,hT points.
The food situation ut lonia, Lowell
Portland. Ada ana other flooded places in
til" Grand river valley. has greatly i'm
rr"Nrd. tndar. another u hours will prac-
tirnllv restore normal conditions. a,
Grand Haven the ice gorge went out
to-day. and this removes all possibility oi
flood ut that point
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30

The charge for telephone conversation
between London and Paris has been re-
duced from s. to 81 for a three minute
talk
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30

III Mexico the family of dead duel
=. can claim support from the person
who shot him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
STATE NEWS.
LINCOLN.
ALMA.

Edith Boynton and Lula Howe spent
Thursday at Wiscasset.
DIR. A. r. G. Smith of North White
field, was in town, Saturday.
C. II. McDuffie of Concord, N. H..
was in this place looking for lumber,
Wednesday.
F. H. Jones of Woolwich was in this
place, Friday.
f. L. Blake Of Gardiner was in this
place on business, Thursday.
Burr Jones. son of Rev. ]. Frank
Jones, of North Windsor is visiting his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. r.
Jones.
Maud G. Parsons, who has been
spending her vacation at home returned
Monday to Gorham Normal school.
Work has been resumed at George
Trask, will, in charge of ]. f. Ladd of
Gardiner. This is the only industry in
this part of the town every one is glad
to see another mill erected on the site
where the old one was burned more
than a year ago.
Rev. A. Natino closed his labors
with the Alma and Newcastle Baptist
church, Sunday. March q. He has ac-
cepted call and will move Immediate
ly to Bridgeport, Conn.
Miss Ina Simpson is on the sick list.
All of the other sick ones are improv-
ing.
SOUTH JEFFERSON.
Leonard Hilton is critically i'll of
nj tIa sc ntf AL Av-
Smith.
Lora Hemenway and Chester Boyn-
ton returned to Hebron. Tuesday.
The shows given by the Debereaux's
in behalf of the oregon Medicine Co.
at the Good Templar's hall during the
past week have been well attended and
were very interesting.
Leon Fossett is visiting Augustus
Fossett for few days.
Will Hilton of Augusta is spending
n few days at home on account Of the
illness of his father.
A graphophone will furnish the prin-
cipal entertainment at the Maple
Syrup" supper at William Fish's, next
Saturday evening, April 2.
Easter services will be held at the
church next Sunday.
WHlTEFiELD.
The Canadian Jubilee Co. gave a fine
musical entertainment Tuesday evening
of last week. at Union hall. The enter
tainment was followed by supper and
dancing. Notwithstanding the bad roads
and unfavorable weather, a large number
were present.
George c. Erskine and family of Alma,
dence soon.
The death of Franklin Morse occucrred
at his home. Sunday morning. March q.
at about o'clock. Mr.. Morse had been
in i'll health for the past three months.
Two daughters and one son survive him
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
SOMERSET.
ST. ALBANS.

The funeral Of the late Wilson Bige-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
MOOSE RIVER.

Miss Minnie Holden left Wednesday,
for a short stay in ShawThut
B. II. Miller returned from q business
trip down river. Saturday.
George Taylor came home from the
woods. last week
Calvin Campbell returned home from
the woods.
PALMYRA.
Mrs. G. F.. Holway is visiting relatives
in Boston.
s. L. Pray and Mrs. Grant were mar
ried, March %.
George Damon has returned to his work
in Damascus.
Our mail carrier has not missed a trim
since July /. 1903. All of the patrons Of
this route are well satisfied with the SER
vice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-30
MERCER.

George S. Morse has been confined to
his bed the past week with the grip.
Jonas Varney, Ed. Chamberlain and
Mrs. Mosher are also on the sick list.
Rev. J. r.. Remick preached his fare
well sermon. Sunday. The last before
conference. During his stay here he
has given universal satisfaction and
much regret Is expressed at his leaving
az he thinks Of going to a new field of
labor
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-02
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Co., o !! 8: <:
the continental
NATIONAL BANK

or CHICAGO
Report Of condition ut close Of business Fri.
dry, January ~, 1904.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
WeII.to.do. Builder Of New York
Fatally Shot by Unidentified
Man Near His Home.
DISCUSSED THE ELECTION
Victim Left Home Fairly in the
Evening and Wife Found
Him Dying In Front OF
the House.

New York, Aug 3l.--John Delkler,
a well to do builder was shot and
killed early today near his home In
Glendale, Borough Of Queens, by an
unidentified man with whom, the po-
lice said, he had engaged In a quarrel
over politics. Deikler left home early
In the evening. Some hours later his
wife and residents OF the neighborhood
were startled by three shots. Mrs.
Deikler ran to the street. where she
found her husband dying from bull
let wound In his head. Two of the
shots went wild. a posse was quickly
organized but the assassin escaped
leaving no clue.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
cHIcAeo'eHETTo CROWDED.
Population Rapidly Increasing in the
Foreign Settlements.


Chicago, Aug. 31.--Population is on
the ebb In Hyde park and on the flow
In the Ghetto. Returns from the bien-
nlal school census show that in the
last two years the minor inhabitants
Of Chicago have increased in number
nearly 8 per cent and that the greatest
growth has been in the crowded for
eign settlements.
The canvass. which was the most
elaborate ever made by the educational
officials, shows that in Chicago there
are 6s0.s92 persons under 21 years OF
age, as against s27,262 in 1902.
In the outlying wards the figures are
lower In many instances than In 1902,
while in Hyde park and other desira-
BILE residence districts there has been
a noticeable falling off in the number
of the rising generation.
The most populous ward so far as
minors are concerned. is the Twelfth
which contains 32.142 persons under
the age of Il years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
NORTHERN PACIFIC

Time Card oi Trains
PORTLAND
Leaves Arrives
1uget Sound Limited.7;3s m s:U . m
Kansas City-St Louis
Special .........ii:io am G& . m
North Coast Limited $50 m TOO m
Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express .........il:B pm sos , n
TAX. Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Gray's Harbor points
Take Puge, Sound Limited for olym'
pia direct
Take Puget Sound Limited or Kan.
.as city.st. LOUIS Special for points
on South Bend branch.
Double daily train service on orays
Harbor branch. ;.
Four trains daily between Portland
AnSgns@ @.a@
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01

Office Constructing Quartermaster
Astoria, ore. August 25, lso4,-sealed
proposals, In triplicate, will be received
at this Office until 10 o'clock a. m,
September "a, 1904, and then opened
for the construction Of a frame pump
house, removing and resetting old
boiler. smokestack and machinery, fur
nishing and setting two new boilers
and smokestack and make connections
with wells; also change in distributing
of water system and the setting and
connecting OF four generating sets for
electric light at Fort Stevens, Ore
United States reserves the right to re-
ject any or all proposals. Plans can
be seen and specifications obtained at
this office. Envelopes should be marked
proposals for construction" and adj
dressed Captain Goodale, ouartermas-
ter Astoria, oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
Bessie Lowe Of Dayton. Ohio.
Wandered Sixteen Hours in
Adirondack Wilderness.
HAD NO FOOD OR MATCHES
Guides and Tourists Searched
the Mountain Forests With
Torches Until the Girl
Was Found.

Lowvllle, n. Y, Aug. 3l.-Miss Bessie
Lowe, daughter Of a wealthy Dayton,
Ohio. merchant. has been lost for is
hours in the Adirondack wilderness in
Lewis county. Guides and party OF
visitors searched the forests with
torches and after hours Of hunt found
the girl sitting on the bank of Francis
lake. awaiting the break Of day.
Miss Lowe attempted to walk to
saltwater to meet some friends. She
got off the trail and night fell before
she was able to locate 1t again. She
was without food or matches with
which to start fire. but she suffered
no serious injury.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
PROSPEROUS OUTLOOK.
Heavy Crops and immigration Expect
cd in OREGON and Washington.

Seattle Post-InteIIigeneer Railroad
officials report that along the entire
line OF the roads from ST. Paul to
Puget sound the prospects are now for
record breaking crops and an except
Ionally prosperous fall further ex-
pected result Of the prosperous times
Is that an exceptionally heavy immi-
grafton IL looked for when the home-
seekers excursion rates go into effect
in the fall months.
The grain growers Of the Pacific
northwest have not only prospects Of
a record breaking crop. but at present
there is every indication Of very
good price for wheat, making the net
returns to the wheat farmer the Iarg-
est he has ever received Following
this. the region viii probably receive a
larger immigration this fall than. at
any time previous In its history, large
as has been the movement for each
year Of the past five or six. A greater
amount Of money will come for Its
crops harvested abroad than has ever
before been known; and a larger por-
tlon Of II will remain here than has
been the case in any previous year.
All the signs point to period Of un-
bounded prosperity to the farmers of
the northwest.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
AsHLAND's PEACH CROP.
Has an Abundant Yield Of the Finest
Fruit.

Ashland TIdings: The season for
the Ashland Early Crawford peaches IL
about over and the number Of boxes
which have been gathered and mar
keted TO outside points can only be ap-
proximately estimated. In comparison
with back seasons the output has been
extremely large. The Ashland Fruit
Association has handled about Is car
loads or over 10000 boxes of this vari-
ETY.. There are numerous individual
shippers, whose shipments run any
where from $50 to $500 boxes, and the
total number OF boxes OF Early Craw-
fords leaving Ashland will undoubt-
edly exceed rather than run below 30
600 boxes.
The Muirs are just beginning to COME
In. and will be good average crop,
Manager Kitchen. Of the Association
received an offer this morning for a
carload OF Mulrs from Des Moines
Iowa. OF 55 cents b Ashland.
The late Crawfords, Salways and
other late varieties will follow the
Muirs, and will be big ones. The San
Francisco market Is quite factor in
the peach situation this year and a
number Of carloads have gone there.
Friday and Saturday were red letter
days In the shipment of peaches by
express from the Ashland office. D. A.
Applegate. Wells Fargo agent in this
city. reported that he shipped total
OF 2029 boxes of peaches from Ash
land on Thursday. the largest single
days shipment in the history of his
office in this city. The more than two
carloads of fruit shipped on this day
included a single shipment OF nearly
500 boxes to one consignee In Sar
Francisco. San Francisco and Cali
fornia points are drawing unusually
heavy upon Ashland for peaches this
year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus a mere scratch, insignifi-
cant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. 1t is wise to have
Bucklen's Arnica Salve ever handy
It's the best Salve on earth and will
prevent fatality. when Burns. Sores
Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 25c
at Chas. Rogers drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01

The beer that made Milwaukee fam
DSs-schlitz--is always on draught al
The Grotto. Otto Mikkelson, proprie'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
GONG TO THE FAIR.

What TO 10 II You Desire Practical
information.
II you contemplate visiting the st,
Louis Exposition. to secure reliable In
formation Ms TO railroad service, tE'
lowest rates Gnd the best routes, AIS
as to the local conditions in 81. Louis
hotels, etc, etc.
II you will write the undersigned
stating what information you desire
the same will be promptly furnished
II we do not have 1t on hand. will
secure It for you II possible. and with
out any expense to you. Address
b. II. TRUMBULL.
Portland. Ore
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
THE PEOPLE ALL
In Cherus Cried, Give Us Newbro's
Herpieide.

This word Of late has been In every
ones mouth, and many are wondering
what the word signifies. though no one
has yet been found. who viii deny that
NEWBRO'S HERPICIDE does the WORE.
Well, for the information Of thousands OF
people who like to know all about good
thing, we would say that HERPICIDE
means. destroyer or killer Of Herpes"
Now Herpes" Ii the family name Of O
disease caused by various vegetable par
asites. A similar microbe causes dan
druff. itching scalp. and falling hair: this
IS the microbe that NEwBRO'S HERPI-
eide promptly destroys: after which the
hair grows. Sold by leading druggists
Send l0c. in stamps for sample TO The
Herpicide Co.. Detroit. Mich
Eagle Drug Store. 351-353 Bond St.
Owl Drug Store. $40 Com. St., T. F..
Laurin, Prop. Special Agent"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
TOO MUCH RowoYlsM.
Summer Guests Object to Lax Enforce
1ent Of Law at Newport.

Corvallis Gazette: The rowdyisrn
among the three saloons of Newport
meets with a great deal Of dissatis-
faction among the better class OF tour
lists who go down there to spend the
summer. There have been 1000 peo-
pie at Newport this summer and prob
ably $4,000 has been spent in the
town. There are some improvements
necessary in order to hold this trade
and make the resort what it ought to
be.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01

Only constitutional remedy can reach
an hereditary disease like Scrofula When
the blood is restored to normal condition
and the scrofulous deposits are carried off
there is gradual return to health, S.S.S
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01

Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express ....,.,.,.l:tb pm S;ob , n
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-01
!saC:IROF FlJlA

When child | had very severe at
tack of Diphtheria, which came near prov
ing fatal Upon recovery the glands of the
neck were very much enlarged, and after
the free use OF iodine, the right one was
reduced to its normal size, but the left
one continued to grow-very slowly al
first, until It was about the size of goose
egg, which began to press on the wind
pipe, causing difficult breathing, and be.
came very painful, An incision was made
and a large quantity OF pus discharged.
The gland was removed, or as much as
could with safety be taken out. For ten
years wore a little piece Of cloth ABOUT an
inch long in my neck to keep the place
open. During this time had to have 1t
cut open by the doctor every time took
cold or the opening clogged. In the Spring
or early Summer of 1884 was persuaded
by my wife to use S. S. S., which did,
strictly in accordance with directions. |
took twenty-six large bottles, and was en-
tirely cured, for have not suffered since
that time. B. S. S.RAGLAND.
Royal Bag Mfg. Co., Charleston S, c.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1904-12-30
A Genuine American Woman

We did not believe" Mrs. w. l.
Douglas said on the day after election,
that Mr.. Douglas would be elected
The people must have known that he
would do the best he could for them.
He has always done right, and know
that he will do the best he can always.
| feel, in measure, as though | had
lost something. 1t will take a yea.
away from me. l have always had my
husband. He has not been club man;
he has been home, man. We must
not consider ourselves too much
though. We are glad he carried Brock
ton. That was really all we cared FOR.
never wanted to be the governor 5
wife. | just wanted to be Mrs. Doug
las" We have become SO accustomed
to silly. priggish talk from women
wiaCsc husbands attain high public
places That the genuinely American
note struck in this simple, modest ut
terance is as refreshing as MONDAY
shower It carries us back to Abigail
Adams. Martha Washington and tho
other real women who did as much n
the men OF their day to stamp out
folly and frivolity and make this the
great. wholesome. unpretentious rcpub-
lie it became.-Harper.s Weekly.