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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-24
BAPTIST HOME MISSIONS.
Expenditure of $635,ooo Was Made
During the Past Year.

Cleveland, Ohio. May 23.-The Baptist
anniversaries continued, today. with
the I'D annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Baptist Home Mission Society,
The expenditures during the past wear
were s635, 900.
Prof. Albion w. Small, head of the
sociological department of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago, made a stirring adj
dress on Home Mission Work AS Re-
lated To The Character And Life II
The Nation" He said the church must
cooperate with the newspapers, the
farmers grange, the trade union and
every form of organized effort that is
right, as it has not always done.
Dr. Wallace Buttrick of New York,
secretary of the general education
board described the present status of
the negro as man and citizen, ac-
ceptlnS the view of Bishop Galloway.
OF the Methodist Episcopal church
South, that there will never be social
mlngllng of the races, that they will
worship in separate churches and be
educated in separate schools. that
political power will remain in present
hands. and the, negroes are here to
needs of the negro are home, land.
school and church. and he needs them
all ut once. President Sale, of Atlanta
college, said the most alarming thing
from Southern educators point Of
view was the growing unrest and dis
content among the negroes, for which
they had cause enough, since never had
race feeling run so high nor the negro
had so little show.
RESOLUTIONS were passed expressing
appreciation of the great services of
kev. DR.. II. l.. Morehouse, who has
been leading executive of the society
for - wears. DR.. Morchouse spoke on
conditions in Porto Rico and Cuba.
where the socicty's work has grown
remarkably in five years, till now there
are ninety mission stations with over
1900 members and property worth 500
600.
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QUESTION OF DIVORCE
Left in Usual Broad State by Prcsby.
terrain General Assembly.

Buffalo. n. Y, May 23.-By n vote of go
to IA. the General Assembly of the Pres
bytcrian church of the United States this
afternoon, after Il warm debate Wipcd out
that part Of the report of the special com
mittce on marriage and divorce which adj
viScd Presbyterian ministers to refuse to
marry any person whose marriage is for
hidden by the church of which that per
son is a member. The COMMITTEES had
formulated this provisions to help pro
mote the work of the inter-church con
ference on marriage and divorce which
takes in - denominations. and this action
Of the Assembly it was declared. tonight
might prove a set back to the conference.
The remainder of the report was adOpt-
cd 1t enjoins all ministers under the As
scmbly's authorities to refuse to marry
divorced persons save those who have
been divorced on grounds recognized as
Scriptural: indorses the appeal of the
intor-church conference; instructs the
stated clerk to call the special attention
Of the Presbyteries to the action Of the
Assembly on this subject and continues
tho special committee.
The General Assembly also approved the
partial report of the special committee on
forms and service, which provides an or
der Of morning service and an order for
the baptism of infants. Both orders are
to be optional. While the Assembly APP
proved the two orders. they will not be
published in book form until after a com
plete book of forms has been complied
by the committee, and perhaps not then.
plete book of forms of worship for voIun-
tary use will have to come before another
Assembly for final action before any book
NAV be DubiShed.
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PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Annual Meeting Will Begin, Wednes
day, at Greenville, Pa.

Grcenville. Pa, May 23.-The 51st an
nual meeting of the United Presbyta-
rim General Assembly of North Amer
lea Will convene in the First United
Presbyterian church. next Wednesday
and the session will continue for inc
week. The meeting promises to be
one of the most interesting that the
body has held since the original cues
ton was decided.
Many important questions of vital
interest to the church will be consid-
cred. Action on the adoption of the
membership convent is expected to
bring forth the greatest discussion
that has occupied the body for many
years.
The matter of an advance movement
in foreign missionary fields will bring
forth a well-worked out plan for send
ing of 500 new missionaries into foreign
fields. Another question will be the
union Of the United Presbyterian
church with the Associated Reformed
church of the South.
The only objection to this union like
ly to arise is the historic attitude of the
church on the slavery question. This
may prove stumbling block. The cleo
ton of a moderator will develop a
friendly contest in which personalities
will count for much. The leading can
didates for the Office include DIR. J. w.
Witherspoon of Allegheny, DIR. r. r.
Turnbull of Philadelphia. DR.. M. Nc
Cord Of Boston, and DR.. w. A. Macken-
zie Of New York city.
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YEAR OF WRECKS.
Most on Far Northern Coast
for Twenty Years.
Most Of Them Due to Dense Fogs and
Floating Ice.
Damage Is Very Heavy but Loss of
Life Small.

North Sydney. C. B., May 23-Mari-
| ners at this pert state that the pres
ent season has been the most disas-
tfous In 20 years for shipping in the
waters to the northward and eastward
OF capt Breton. Since navigation in
the Gulf Of ST. Lawrence opened, three
steamers have been lost, together with
a large number of sailing vessels. Two
steamers We're wrecked at st. Pauls is
land, 10 miles northeast of the Cape
Breton coast, the sailing steamer Eliot,
last month, and the coal steamer Tur-
ret Bay, last Friday, Is men on the lat
ter boat losing their lives.
| A dispatch from st. Pierre, Island Of
Miquleon, today, announces the loss
OF the Russian bark Alku, bound from
Gothanburg, Sweden, for Chatham, N.
b., to load lumber. The bark struck
on the New Foundland coast opposite
st. Pierre, during a thick fog, Satur-
day. The crew escaped to the rocks on
the shore, but were not able to get on
land until yesterday. They suffered
| greatly from hunger and exposure
The Alku hailed from Nystad, where
she was built in 1873. She was owned by
| Rederi Bolag of that port and was in
sured. She registered 79S tons and was
| commanded by Captain Lindbom, the
| Swcde.
Three steamers arrived here today,
with $50 cattle saved from the steamer
Hibcrnian, stranded near Codroy, N.
F. The Rcgulus brought 12O and the
Viking so. The Viking also brought
100 cases of goods owned by the Hud-
son Bay Co. which We're taken from
the wreck. The salvage officials report
that the balance of the Hibernan's
cargo is under water.
Most of the large vessels lost, this
spring, have been wrecked since last
Tuesday. On that day the British bark
Helen Isabel. Capt. Laurie. bounl from
Barbados, w. l., for st. Johns, was
lost on Mistaken Point. N. F. The crew
escaped. The same day the salt
schooner Pansy stranded off Point
Verde. and broke up. Her crew was
also saved. Early the following morn
ing, the steamer Hibernian, Montreal
for Great Britain. struck near Codroy
on the Gulf of st. Lawrence side of
Newfoundland. but no lives were lost.
Last Friday. the steamer Turret Bay
bound from this port for Montreal,
iou1ucreu at 81. PautS Island. The
same day a schooner was wrecked on
Scatterie island, eastern Cape Breton.
Earlier i'm the season a dozen schoon-
ers. most of them French fishermen.
were lost. while scores of vessels were
fast in the drift ice for days.
The unusual large number of disas-
ters is due to the dense fog which has
hung over the gulf and Newfoundland
waters for a week or more and to
heavy ice.
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FACE TO FACE.
Sheriff PenneII Meets Cumber-
land Congregational Clergy
He EXPLAINS His Idea Of Enforcing
Liquor Law in His County
a.. II Fails to Meet Approval of the
Clergymen.

,.nd Ne. May 23.-The Evening
rvrrc.s says tonight:
Cliff Penncll met the Congrega-
..-..1 clergymen of Cumberland coun-
.at Tho Y. NJ c. A., this morning, and
,,.t5 with them for more than an
.a,,r concerning the present liquor con-
,,,io,s of the county. The meeting
''.,s friendly on both sides, but the min
,.,ors prescnt expressed their dissent
Con, the sheriff's views in language
,h.t lost none Of it's force because it
,y.s rouched in courteous terms.
The interview between Sheriff Pen
nell and the Cumberland Association of
congregational ministers was arranged
IT the request of Rev. Herbert A.
hmm of Brunswick, who is pastor of
the church which Mr.. Pencil attends.
II WAS brought about for the purpose
of giving the sheriff an opportunity to
state his point of view, to define his
course on the enforcement of the pro-
hbit0ry law in his jurisdiction, and to
explain the difficulties Of the situation
which confronts him in his office. The
meeting was an executive session, and
was not open to the public.
large part of tho time Of the session
was taken up by Mr.. Pennclls remarks
IN justification of his own attitude toward
the prohibitory law. When he lad fin
ished the ministers present opened
general discussion of the address, and
asked number of pointed questions of
the official. Their remarks indicated that
none of them had been converted to the
ehcrins view on the liquor question. the
speakers asking how It was that he had
taken it upon himself to nullify the law
OF the State, and to permit the open sale
of liquor by saloons in such n manner as
to make the county in practice a license
community. The general belief expressed
was that in the minds of the Clcrgymen
the shcriff's system was fundamentally
wrong, and that he was acting in DELHI
crate violation OF the law in his course in
ui.iCr.
While the cergymen did not agree with
the opinions stated by the sheriff, they
expressed themselves as pleased with his
frank and manly statement of his views
ana passed q resolution to this effect. AT
the close Of the meeting an informal talk
took place between the sheriff and a
number of the ministers which was con-
Quoted with good nature on both sides,
but which indicated clearly that the cler-
i gymon were by no means convinced by
the address they had just heard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-24
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
Instituted on Pacific Coast-First
Communication With the SoIace.

san Francisco. Cal. May 23.-For the
INST time, on tn" Pacific coast, com
mum alton has been conducted by
NlrcI"Si biography between Il ship ut
sea ana points on shore. The hospital
snip Snlaco sailed from this port. Sat
uii1Y and until she WIS 40 miles out
messages We're sent between the SolaCc
ana th" weather bureau station ut
f"int Reyes on the mainland and on
Tue faral"u" islands. off this city.
communications was continued with
ont a break, for five hours. All Cali
l"'hiHu observation stations ami those
on Fat""Sh island and north head I'm
washington state coon will be equip
"i with tn" latest Instruments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-24
BELIEVED TO BE LOST.
Steamer Bound for Alaskan Port Meets
With Disaster.

Tacoma, Wash, May 23.-It is re-
ported from Victoria that the wreck
age Of the steamer Corwin, which sail
ed from Seattle for Nome with SO pas
sengers. Tuesday, has been found on
the west Of Vancouver Island. She was
scheduled to sail. Monday, week ago,
but some of the persons booked for
passage complained to United States
inspectors of the way the steamer was
overloaded and the inspectors ordered
all freight stored in the holds. Tacoma
shipping men who saw the steamer be-
fore she sailed express the fear that
she Is lost.
The Corwin had quite a list and
seemed to be heavy and unseawortbv
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THREE KlLLED-TEN INJURED
6y Explosion in Fireworks Factory
Near Camden, ~. j.

camden. N. j., May 23.-Three persons
were killed and 10 others were Injured,
Two OF them probably fatally. by an ex-
pioslon, TO-DAY. in the factory of the indie
of this city. %
Robert T. Weser of Philadelphia. pres
Iuent OF the company. and Joseph Scalo-
ma, vice president. were arrested and held
10 await the action of the coroner's in
quest; Warrants have been issued for
certain other officers of the concern
The cause of the accident is vet To no
positively determined. The theory of the
workmen is that Michael Scalona. father
OF the vice president of the company.
may have taken chlorate Of potash out
Of a barrel with shovel on which there
was some sulphur. Some of the work peo-
pie mad very narrow escapes One girl
was rescued from the roof of one of the
sheds where she had been carried by the
force of the explosion WIN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-24
JOHN DOE" PROCEEDINGS.
Superintendent of Western Union De-
partmcnt Hailed to Court. =,

New York, May 23.-Subpocnas were
i%slled. and SERVED by the district ,at-
toru'y'S Office. today. on Supt. Dealy of
tn" racing department Of the Western
lri"n Telegraph Go. and Supt,s Mitch
I'll I" appear in John Does proceed
inGa. tomorrow. before Justice Waytt.
Tn" proceedings are based on an al
legged pool room raid, last week. Dis
trct Attorney Jerome said he will en-
d'tv"r |" make the proceedings an
"rrn hearing.
\ thild subpoena for "Frcnchy," the
chief lincmdn Of the company, was not
r''"gniz"d. Mr.. Jerome has obtained
"I'rrnchy's" correct name and IL new
$uhp"'nH has been issued which will
aleo lac served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-24

All of which brings US down to tho
fact that carrying business has
changed as much by water rs it has by
land in the past 90 years. Locomo-
tivcs and freight cars of today are of
|much greater size and carrying capacity
than those of the early eighties. and
the Same is equally true of steamboats,
AMI sailing ships.
TO 30 back to orr illustration above
When the schooner July Fourth was
launched in Brewer in 1863 people
shook their heads and agreed that the
builders were crazy. She was vastly
too large for the CoaStinE trade. II
would cost SO much to handle her. She
had to have at least four men before
the mast and must carry mate and
cook. She was IL monster for which it
was doubtful If paying charters could
be obtained. Yet she paid and is alive
today, though somewhat the worse for
wear.
The same WAS said by people inter-
cstcd in shipping matters when tho
Gov. AmcS went into the water at Wal
dobOro. 16 years ago. She WIS alto
gcther too big and never would prove Il
paying proposition. Another thing
which was urged against her by the
wise ones was that she WAS of too
great length for a schooner rig. On
| her first trip the Ames was dismastcd
| in Il gale and there was great shout
ling of Il told you So" She WAS re-
paired and proved to be good invest
ment Today there are scores of four
and five mastcd schooners of greater
| size than the Ames afloat and they
come to Bangor regularly each year
with coal for the railroads and other
concerns. They create no wonder and
are taken as a matter of course and
| folks smile at the statement that there
| was great doubts of the availability of
such monster as the July Fourth.
However, when they began to talk of
the scvcn-masted schooner, Thomas
LIZ. Lawson there was a general protest.
| 1t was out of the question Of possibility
| TO construct so great a vessel of the
| schooner rig and have it work success
Efully. 1t was done and the Lawson is
an actual factor in the carrying BUSH
ness, Just as much as was the July
Fourth. the Gov. Ames or any of the
Palmer fleet or the other big schooners
of these times. That there will not be
| a great many schooners of her size
built is admitted, but this is due, rather
to the small number of ports which are
open to her great size than to any lack
of stability or sea- worthiness.
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FOR COBB.
Continued from page IL

for county commissioner OF Hancock.
an Office held by him for the past IA
years, and filled to the utmost salts
faction by everybody in the section.
Delegates to the State convention are
II. b. Richardson, George r. Fuller.
). I. r. Freeman: to the county con-
vention, j. D. Phillips, M. D., A.. f..
Farnsworth, S. Ward Newman. DIR.
Thomas Tapley, b. B. Reed. They
were instructed to use their own judg-
ment in each convention for whom
they should vote.
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winch have been wrecked " New
Foundland waters during the past
week.
SUFFERED FOR HOURS.
Fifth Wreck in Weeks Time on New
Foundland Coast.

st. Johns. N. F., May 23.-The Rus
san park Alkuw. Capt. Linbom. from
Gothenburg, March 10. for Miramichi,
IN ballast went ashore during dense
log' saturday, at Cape Chapeau, N. r.,
near st. Pierre, Miq. The crew of II
men got on the rocks, where they spent
Is hours suffering intensely from the
cold and exposure. This makes five
vessels, including the steamers Hiber-
man and Turret Bay, which have been
wrecked in Newfoundland waters dur
ing the past week.
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WILL SAVE HIBERNIAN.
Cargo All Taken Out, incIudina GOO
Head of Cattle.

st. Johns. N. F., May 23.-The
steamers Harlaw. Reguius, waists, Am
pnitrite' Hawkins and Viking. loaded
with the salved cargo from the Allan
Line steamer Hibernian. which went
ashore, May II, at Stormy Point. 80
miles north of Cape Ray, sailed for
sydney, today. All of the 500 cattle
were transferred from the IIibernian,
not an animal being lost. The other
freight was loaded into Vschooners. It
is expected that the Hibernian will be
relocated. y
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GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI.
Joseph Folk Says He Is Under Solemn
Obligation.

~ Louis. Mo. May 23.-Askcd
Wh''h'r he is in sympathy with Mayor
IonnS"n'S proposition tn secure for him
.'e endorsement of Ohio for President.
JoSopi' Folk said:
I'm under solemn obligation to
" people of Missouri. This obligation
:" definite that l cannot honorabIy
V'o"'i"r for one moment the nominal
o"h ar even the suggestion of the NOM
nation for any office other than th,t
u! Governor Of Missouri"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-24
COTTON MILL DIVIDENDS.
Those at Fall River Are Below Last
Years Standard.

Fall River, Mass. May 23-Thirty
corporations operating 20 mills, capitai-
lied at $21,745 600 paid in dividends dur
cent. This Is % per cent. below the cor
responding quarter of last year. Seven
corporations capitalized at 81. 035, 600 passed
their dividends one-half of one per cent.
In view of trade conditions the showing
Is not considered a poor one. The margin
between the cost of cotton and the cost
of goods has been very wide and admit
ted OF little or no profit. The mills ran
IN full, substantially. during the quarter.
hut since the new quarter was entered on
the production has been cut down about
80 per cent.
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NEW ARMY OFFICERS,
Commencement at Military Academy
Means 1926 New Men.

West Point. N. Y. May 23.-The an
nual examination of the corps of cadets
was begun. today, and all recitations
have been suspended until the begin
ming Of the new academic year, next
September.
The class to be graduated on June 49,
has 125 members and is the largest in
the history of the academy
The academy board hopes to complete
the examinations. this week, as the
corps will start for st. Louis, May IS.
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WEAVERS STRIKE.
One Hundred Leave Their Looms a,
Fall River.

Fall River Mass. May 23.-Weavers
to the number of about 100 left their
work at the Seaconnet mill, this morn
ing. because they claim that they were
ordered to take 10 looms instead of
nine and were to receive no extra COM
pensation.
Nearly all are French-speakin peo-
pie. After n shop meeting a commit
tee interviewed the mill officials but
found no change Of sentiment.
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CHARGE OF LARCENY,
Serious Accusation Against Elmer e
Leavitt of Medford.

Boston, May 23-Elmer Z. Leayftt of
wholesale boot and shoe dealers. was
placed on trial in the Suffolk superior
criminal court today on the charge Of
larceny of about 800, 900 from the Nation
al Union and National Exchange banks.
The larcenies are alleged in AZ counts.
which really enumerate checks drawn on
the banks by the firm of which the de-
PENDANT was the senior partner.
The government alleged that Leavitt
borrowed the alleged stolen money from
the banks by misleading statements as to
the financial condition of his firm. 1t is
likely that the case will last all the week.
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ON WEST AFRICAN COAST.
Loss OF New Bedford Bark, Crew Be-
ing Saved.

New Bedford Mass. May CA cable
gram received here today, by John Nc
fnulloush. owner of the whaling bark
81 iIresideht, announces the loss of that yes
Llcuiars Of The wreck were given but the
saved "eie
The President was one of the oldest
Siillng vessels afloat. She was built al
Itochestcr. near here. in 1891. and hailed
from TINS port. She registered 123 tons
length. % in breadth and IL feet deem
Tier crew usually consisted of "a men
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At 1923 POUNDS.
McGovorn and HanIon Sign Articles
o!D for Fistic Argument.

+ New tYorkirMa 23.-Articles. were sign
ed today; IN this city. by Eddie Hanion
OF San Frantfsco, and Terry McGovern
70 hght IN rounds before July Is before
the club offering the best Inducements.
The men 5re to weight 129 pounds at 5
o'clock on the day of the fight. sixty
nye per cent. Of the purse is 10 80 to the
winner and % per cent. to the Ss1oser.
Queensbury rules, 5-ounce gloves, choice
OF referee one week before the match.
and an agreement that neither shall en-
and July Is were provided for in the ar
ticleS signed.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

James A. Condron. the youth charged
shooting of his father. Sunday. at West
field. Mass. was arraigned in the district
court. Monday. Through his counsel he
was continued until Thursday. His moth
er furnished bail in the sum Of $1,000.
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IN DENSE FOG,
Russian Bark Meets Disaster in New
Foundland.

st. John, N. F., May 23.-The Russian
bark, Alku, Capt. Lindbom, from Goth
enDurg, March 10. for Miramchi In bal
last, went ashore during a dense fog,
saturday, at Cape Chapeak, N. F., near
st. Pierre, MID.
The crew of IA men got on the rocks,
where they passed IS hours suffering
intensely from the cold and exposure.
This makes five vessels, including the
steamers Hibernian and Turret Bay,
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on Tho rant ian of the Highland Power Co.
Idabn hboiSe river. 20 miles above Boise.
loss si'S of ms ms been swept away. causing a
med VIII The river had been dam
stoo,, ~, a CRIB dam anu the power house
the 'G J, Under the river bank et feet below
ing wator The plant was used for pump
office az Tor placer mining The home
shire ''e company is in New Hamp-
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Maine Postal CHANCES.

Washington. May 23-Rural free do
IVY mas been established in Maine
as follows:
south crrington. Pcnobscot county
40, J. Leave A. NJ; arrive 5 +. NJ.
~" following Fourth class most
Sn'S'"r was appointed. today: Maine.
''ue HUI Falls. Albert r. Conarv.
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DEER ISLE
Elects Delegates and lnstructs Then
for Cobb.

Deer Isle, Me, May 23.-The fol-
lowing delegates were elected at Sat-
urday's Republican caucus to attend
the State convention ut Bangor. They
were instructed for Cobb