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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

Three men were killed in uuarres in
the Bangor slate district near Easton.
Pa. Wednesday: Depueace and Martin
Ielkey were killed by slide of Ice In
the Pen Argyle Valley quarry at Pen
Argyle. and Nicholas Toto was killed by
blast in the Star quarry at Bangor.
Charging that the America rifle team
won the Palma trophy. last year. with a
special weapon instead of the United
states army service gun. the Dominion
Rifle Association will follow Great Bri-
tain's example and not compete for the
trophy, this year. and perhaps never
again. says a dispatch from Montreal.
Grit. n. J. ' - 'e ''e'o a' '''A
John F. Kimball, financial secretary Of
Haverhill Encampment. 1. o. o. r.. who
is charged with the larceny of S436.6S of
the funds of the encampment and who
was arrested on warrant at 1.2O o'clock
wednesday morning, was arraigned In the
district court. Wednesday morning. and
pleaded not guilty. He was held under
bonds of $1,000 for his appearance in court
two weeks hence.
Former Governor Robert y. Smith Of
Montana. was operated upon at New
York, Wednesday. 1t was announced.
Wednesday night. that the patient was
resting well and gaining strength. al
though very weak. An operation was
performed upon Mr.. Smith several weeks
ago. At first it appeared to be success
full hut complications set In later. neces-
stating the operation, Wednesday.
United States Marshal Wilson has ar
rested at Jackson. Miss. Iva A: Iiender-
son and the three Legettes OF kemper
county, who are charged with having
held Shep Griffin. a negro, In involuntary
The four men have been II
dicted by the federal grand jury at Nerd.
Ian and subsequently appeared before the
federal court and gave bonds IN $z9'V"
each for their appearance for trial
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ARMORED TRAINS.
Russia Will Model Them After British
Style.

st. Petersburg. March LITTLE re-
ports of the abandonment Of Port Ar
thur continue to arouse the bitttTest
resentment. the papers denouncing the
story as a stock jobbing scheme.
The government is building some ar
mored trains for use on the Name hui
rian railroad after the model OF tn ose
used by the British in South Africa.
They will lot be employed SO much Oh
account of the fear that the japanese
may cut the road as for their moral eff
feet on the Chinese robber bands. who
may become embroidered by the war.
1t Is believed that when the bsi1Gits
Sec the iron monsters they will not
come nHar the railroad.
The Russ prints a long leading arti-
Gle controverting a series of articles
in the Novoe Nremya, claiming TINT the
war was brought on by the marhina-
tons of the Jews in revenge for thu
kishinen occurrences, declaring thar
the Novoe Nremya's contention is alb
surb and scoring the later for sowing
race hatred at such critical time.
Komanroff. the leader of the Pan
Slavists in the Svet. replied to the
statements recently made by NJ. Kuri-
now. the former japanese minister at
St. Petersburg. declaring that Japan is
solely to blame for the war. 1.-The pres
ent savages of japanese having en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-17
MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS
They Meet at Boston and Tall a.,
Politics.

Roston, March 16-Of Is memhers .. A.,
Democratlc state committee - wera ,,, ~
eht AT the meeting at the Revere ~,
today Congre ssman William 8 NnSnr''
the chairman. presiding. '.>a'A'
y, ne selection of April q and Tramor,
ienpie by the subcommittee as the I'M
ana place OF holding the state convep,in ''o
was ratined, as was April Il as the d.,,a
ICr noidlng caucuses. Several plans waro
proposed providing for basis of renra
sentation IN the state convention hnt
were voted down. and it was decided that
there hsould be one delegate for each nm
votes. or fraction thereof. cast far - ~
William A. CASTOR for governor AZ FL
last state election. and one deleeata rro,r,
each town that did not cast aoD Vote I far
Castor. thus giving every CITY and tou.n
representation at the convention tba
total number of delegates in attendanr,.
being 1915 ''e''odhee
The same ration will apply to the cop.
Ventions in the IA congressional districts
at which delegates to the national Demn.
cratlc convention at St. Louis will h.
chosen. Four delegates at large will be
elected by the state convention, and twn
delegates from each of the II congress
sional Districts. making the total number
of delegates p. Fourteen alternates will
also be chosen at the district conyen
tons. two from each district
The executive committee of the Demo-
cratic state committee will meet. naxt
Saturday, and will probably nominate nj
that time chairman of the convention
and committee on resolutions
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HURRY TO BE KILLED.
Condemned Murderer Asks Governor to
Refuse New Trial.

Albany, N. Y. March 16-GOv Odell
has received an extraordinary letter
from man condemned to death for
murder requesting the interference of
tn executive to prevent any attempt to
delay the execution.
Frank II. Burmese. a sailor. convicted
in Brooklyn of the murder of George Il.
Townsend. the mate of his vessel, is
confined i'm Sing Sing prison and was
to have been executed. Feb. s. but the
execution was stayed by an appeal to
the court of appeals taken by his at
torney without the consent of the con-
demned man.
This letter states in substance that
the writer believes himself deserving
of the death penalty which he wants
inflicted with all speed possible. He
says he told MS attorney to make no
appeal. He tells the governor that he
does not want the court of appeals to
give him n new trial. as he has a vio-
lent temper which he is unable to con-
troll and probably would commit other
crimes. The attorney who took the APP
peal was Edmund f. briggs of New
York. The return has not yet been
filed.
The prison officials say that Burmese
shows no signs of insanity: that he
talks nationally and ia most deliberate
in his determination to have the death
sentence carried out. He was in pris-
on In Massachusetts for manslaughter
before he committed the crime for
which he was convicted i'm this state
The governor will do nothing in .the
matter
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ELIGIBILITY RULE.
Text at Harvard Made Less Subject to
Misconstruction.

Cambridge, Mass, March 16.-The
executive committee of the Harvard
University Athletic Association, to-
day, formulated an addition to the
eligibility rule which, while not chang
ing the spirit makes the text of the rule
less subject to misconstructiOn. Here
tOfore the eligibility rule has barred
men who have ever competed in any
college athletic contest. The addition
made, today, prohibits any student who
has ever competed on any summer
professional nine or any so-called sum-
mer nine," from playing on Harvard
team without permission of the eXecu-
tive commit 40 Of the athletic assoCia-
ton. Formerly a student might leave
to others the task of proving him nE
eligible under the rules; by the new
rule the student must prove himself
eligiEle.
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COLONIAL QUESTION.
Discussion Of Friendly Settlement o.
tween France and EnoIand

Paris. March 1.-THE London cor,o.
pondent of the Figaro says thar ~
discussion of the friendly settlemen, ..
the colonial question has prac,;na,,..
been carried on continuously botb =,
Paris and at London since Presidart
Loubets visit to England. Great p,i,
ANS 1nsistance in including Egypt n,
hrst caused some difficulty. Foreiao
Minister Delcasse remarking that otba.
powers were also interested. He nojnt
ed out, however that French Interests
greatly exceeded those of other conn
tries whose consent to the arrange
ments could be easily obtained at once
IL that of France has been p;,..n
French creditors being fully PROTECTED
Foreign Minister Delcasse is said -
nave insisted on the maintenance =,
the international debt commission
french institutions and the mixed -:
bunals. Great Britain is disposed J,
take, disinterested attitude in rep,r1
to Morocco in return for French oaa
cessiOns in Egypt ''-
Regarding Newfoundland Franc
would give up privileges in return for =
Tree right to fish. compensation n ~
ship owners having establisbmon,.
there and for territory facilitat;n
communication with French wastnns
Africa. e''eih
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FILE PAPERS.
Boston Republicans Make Plans for
Their Party Caucuses.

Boston, March 16.-The first nominal
ton machinery in anticipation Of the
coming national conventions to be set
in operation in Massachusetts came,
Wednesday, when the Boston Repub-
leans started the filing of nomination
papers for their party caucuses. These
caucuses will be held, April 5, to Sc
lect delegates to state and cOngression-
al district conventions which in turn
will select delegates to the national
convention. The interest in the filing
of the papers centered in the contest
existing between Eugene N. FOss and
Col. f. c. Benton, who are candidates
for delegates-at-large. Six or more
supporters of Mr.. FOss remained all
night at the city committee headquar-
tiers SO that they could be the first to
file papers. Papers in favor of Col.
Benon We're filed from many wards.
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HUNDREDS OF LETTERS.
Stealing Of Them Laid at the Door Of
kerlin.

Chicago. March 16.-Edward Kerlin.
who has been arrested. has confessed
to stealing hundreds Of letters from
mail boxes In Hyde Park in the last
three months He says that after forg-
ing endorsements on checks and money
orders he cashed them. chiefly in de-
partment stores. Kedlin. who is 80 years
old. was released from the Joliet PEN
ftentiary. last October, after a three
years service for robbing mails. He
claims to be university graduate and
says his parents are wealthy residents
of Woodlawn.
He declares that when released from
the penitentiary he secured Il position
with real estate firm. but constant
surveillance 'by government detectives
annoyed his employers and he was dis
charged. Then he decided to resume
criminal operations and say he Melted
$50 day for three weeks
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EXPELLED FROM GERMANY.
Thirty Students Directed to Leave the
Country.

Berlin, March 16-Thirty Russian stu
dents, several of them women. have re-
ceived. Tuesday and Wednesday. from the
police. notices of expulsion in consequence
of participating in a meeting held, Satur-
day. to protest against the governments
permitting Russian police agents to watch
Russian residents in Germany.
The students have from three to eight
days in which to leave the country and
may select IN. frontier to cross. the gov
eminent not compelling them to return
to Russia as in some instances. The ORR
gin of the dispute between the govern
ment and the students. about 800 of whom
are attending the university and technical
schools, was the Socialist accusation that
the government was permitting Russian
spies to search the rooms examine the
correspondence and otherwise interfere
with the liberty of Russians living in
Germany. Foreign Secretary Won Rich
thofen in defending the government. Jan.
~, said the Russians here We're Anar-
chistS and that many of the women at
tending the university or other schools
were really not students, but lived in 4
state of immortality. A few days later
from 40 to 20 Russians passed Il resoiu-
ton protesting against these imputatlons.
Chancellor Won Buelow. answering Herr
Bebel, the Socialist leader. on the same
subject. Feb. %. contemptuously alluded
to the protestants as ''beggars and con-
spirators under the leadership of Mandel-
StammS and SilvcrbaumS.'
IF these fellows do not keep quiet"
said the chancellor, we will throw them
out
About 400 Russian students met on Sat
urday and signed statement reciting the
utterances of Sec Won Richthofen and
Chancellor Won Buelow. Referring to the
chancellor's assertions that they We're
| abusing the hospitality of Germany the
Russians said that even guests had the
natural right of resenting insults flung
at them by their hosts
Besides this. the statement continued.
he undertook by referring to the Jewish
origin of part of the Russians here to
| aIouse anti-Semitic prejudiceS against us.
Count Won Buelow. the highest official of
the German empire, has not scrupled UNI
der the protection of his privileged posi-
ton to call us beggars. The fact that
| most of the Russians living here are of
Jewish origin is due. as Count Won Bue-
low well knows. to the special oppression
to which the Jews are exposed in Russia
which excludes them from the higher ed
ucational institutions of their native coun-
try. We regret that the 10Th century. in
the land of Leasing and Fichte witnesses
such disregard for the great idea of hui
manity as evinccd by these anti-Semitic
50 lies of the German chancellor
From the AS persons who signed the
statement, 50 We're selected for expulsion.
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FOR WAR REVENUE.
Plans Of Japanese to Raise Necessary
Funds.

Toxic. March 1.-THE cabinet after a
conference with the elder statesmen and
other political leaders. has decided to
submit proposals for the extension of the
tobacco monopoly to include manufacture
ed tobacco and the creation of salt
monopoly to a special diet converting on
Friday next. This will involve n heavy
outlay for the purchase of private tobacco
manufacturing concerns and the salt in
terestS. but the advisers of the govern
ment regard the expenditure at this time
wise
The cabinet has decided also to suggest
increases in land. income, business. wine.
soy, sugar, stock exchange. miners, Gus
toms duty and stamp taxes. and in addi-
ton the creation of new taxes upon silk
piece goods. kerosene and woolenS an es-
timated amount totalling to GS $50. 900 yen
The war expenses from the commence
m"nt of hoStilites to the end of March
are estimated at 156, 600 900 yen. divided as
follows: 10S.CO0,O00 for the army and A.
OooO0O for the navy OF this sum only
5m.OOO yen has actually been dsburScd
including the payment for the cruisers
Niasin and Kasaga purchased abroad
The government plans to meet the ex-
penditureS to the end of March with TO-
OG.000 yen from eXchequer bonds just sold:
2J001.O0 from the special funds and 81
600 600 yen to be raised by a temporary
loan.
The expenditures on account of the war
from April next to December are esti-
mated at 900 yen besides a special
war reserve OF 40GOO,000 yen. The gov
eminent plans to meet these expenditures
by the issuance of 2so,"o.ooo yen in ex-
chcQuer bonds. 6S.000.oO yen in war taxes
Z 100000 yen balance on ordinary annual
receipts, and 25.r0,0G0 yen from special
funds
The foreign branches of the Yokohama
specie bank report subscriptions for the
first issue of bonds totalling $4,000 yen
These bonds We're largely subscribed for
in the Hawaiian islands and San Fran
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? CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.
Speeches Pro and Con at Home Market
Club Banquet.

Boston. March 16.-At the annual dinner
of the Boston Boot and Shoe Club at the
Hotel Brunswick, tonight, Henry M
Whitney. president of the chamber of
commerce. declared emphatically for rec
1procity with Canada. The other speak
ers were Professor Paul II. Hanus of Har-
ward University, and Colonel Albert
Clark, secretary of the Home Market
ed to those expressed by Mr. Whitney.
In his address Mr.. Whitney called upon
the members of Boston Boot and Shoe
Club to take the lead In campaigns for
if it was thought best that the chamber
of commerce should stand in the van of
this fight it would do SO. understanding
that you will stand with us shoulder to
shoulder. giving you your early co-opera-
ti"n and financial support" Mr.. Whitney
also spoke in terms OF high praise of the
Lowering drawback bill as beneficial to
Boston and New England.
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Philippine CONDITIONS.
Secretary Taft Urges Tariff Reduction
Among Other Things.

Washington, March 16.-Secretary Taft
continued his explanation to the House
committee on insular affairs W ednesday
as to conditions in the Philippines, par
ticularly with reference to the necessity
of railroad building. He read n cable
gram from Governor Wright suggesting
the. SlOOOO.OOO bond issue for internal i'm
provements. In this cablegram Governor
Wright said that in the last six months
the custom receipts had fallen off % per
cent.
While We hope that this is due to tenn
porary causes said Governor Wright
lat the same time we do not feel safe i'm
making increased expenditures for i'm
prGvements."
IF we can induce Congress. next year
to make trade free or reduce the tariff
to within % per cent. of the Dngley
rates" said Secretary Taft, I'VE can show
an income greatly in excess of the pres
ent amount"
Secretary Taft declared his belief that
the SIC. 900, 600 bond issue could be sold at
par at per cent. interest.
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LOCKOUT AT BUFFALO.
Labor Troubles in Seven Large Litho
graphing establishments.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 16.-Employes in
the seven large lithographing establish
ments in this city went to work. Wednes-
day, after adopting a resolution not to
sign the agreement submitted to them by
the National Association of Lithograph-
ers. the employers. Each employer will
now proceed to deal with the men indi-
vidually. To each man will be presented a
copy of the arbitration agreement and if
the employe does not sign it he will be no.
titled that his services will not be re-
CURED after this weeks work is done
BY the end of the week the lockout will
be complete
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CHARGED WITH "GRAFTiNG."
Several Arrests Among City Officials of
Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 16.-Several
arrests We're made. today, on warrants
covering indictments returned by the
grand jury, last evening. Among those
arrested and the charges against then!
are the following:
Building Inspector Michael Dunn,
bribery; Former Alderman Charles
Cook, bribery; Alderman VIM. Murphy,
bribery; Supervisor VIM. Sutton, brib-
cry: Former County Clerk Otis Hare
md Frank keogh, printer, conspiracy
to defraud the county; Frank Himmel-
stein deputy tax commissioner, con-
spiracy.
Warrants are issued for Supervisor
\. c. Babe and Former Supervisor Jo-
;eph Schunk.
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PRO PAIkiA SAFE.
Arrives at st. Pierre, Miquelon, Fort
night Overdue.

St. Pierre, Island of Miquelon, March
16.-The steamer Pro Patria, when
was a fortnight overdue at Halifax
from this port, arrived in this harbor,
Wednesday.
The steamer reached the harbor at
10 o'clock, Wednesday forenoon, (At-
lantic standard time). Capt. Lefonread
reports that the steamer struck heavy
ice within two hours after leaving 81.
Pierre for Halifax. Four hours later
the vessel was completely hemmed in
and II was found necessary to bring
the machinery to a full stop. In this
position the Pro Patria had to remain
until Wednesday, all efforts to extri-
cate her having been unavailing. AL
though the wind amounted to a gale
at tjmes. the steamer was so thorough
ly packed in her position by the ice
foes that she moved but little and was
not seriously injured. Before the end
OF the week the supply of coal on board
became exhausted and the crew had to
tear away much of the woodwork to
supply fuel. There were plenty of
provisions on board and none of the
passengers or crew had to have their
rat1ons curtailed. All hands are in
good health.
The Pro Patria was at no time more
than Is miles distant from st. Pierre
harbor. There was great rejoicing here
when the news spread of the vessels
arrival and large crowds of people
fiOcked to the wharf to congratulate
those on board. 1t IL believed that the
steamer will leave again within two or
three days for Halifax.
Halifax, n. S., March ia briei
message was received here. Wednes-
day, from ST. Pierre by the Plant Line,
local agents Of the French steamer Pr3
Patria, amounting her arrival at that
port. The steamship officials have in
their statements to the public during
the past week maintained that they
had not given up hope and that the
overdue boat had probably been i'm
prisoned in the immense ice fields
which have been drifting about the
north Atlantic for a month.
The Pro Patria sailed from St. Pierre
for Halifax. March l, and should have
been here March 2 or 3. There had
been much anxiety. especially at st.
Pierre, where most Of the crew and
many Of the passengers have relatives.
The crew consists of 90 men and the
passengers numbered nearly 40.
The steamer Harlaw has arranged to
sail for the French island. Wednesday,
taking with her Il large amount of mali
matter which has accumulated here.
The officers of the steamer had been in
structed to watch for the missing ves-
sci and supply her with coal if they
should sight her. At the other end of
the route. many passengers are waiting
transportation to the mainland. includ-
ing the governor of Miquelon, who is
anxious to start for FRANCE.
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YALE'S SCHEDULE
Baseball Games Will Be Played During
Easter Recess.

New Haven, Ct. March ia schedule
of ball games to be played by Yale dur
ing the Easter recess was announced
Wednesday. The dates are:
March 31-Georgetown at Washington
April Lafayette at Norfolk
April university of Virginia at Nor
folk.
April 4-Same team at Charlottesville
April 5-Georgetown at Washington
April 6-Maryland Athletic Club at Bal
timore.
April Manhattan at New York.
April New York Nationals at New
York.
April 11-New York Americans at New
York.
April 12-COlumbia at New York
4ale's first home game is scheduled for
next week Wednesday. but a postpone
ment seems certain, as Yale's field is in
poor condition.
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EMBEzzLEMENT OF FUNDS.
Charge Against Postmaster Out in
State of Minnesota.

Crookston, Mimi. March 16.-Post
Office Inspector Morris, today. arrest
I'd Andrew Eiken. the suspended post
master al Crookston and he was ar
raigned before Il United States COM
missioner and bound over for trial
IN a charge of embezzling funds. An
alleged shortage was found in the post
masters accounts some weeks ago and
his bondsmen have since been in charge
If the Office.
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shared their country in this Wild ad-

shared their country in this wild ad-
venture"
The Novosti prints an article by an
expert to prove the feasibility CT the
Baltic fleet making the northern pas
sage by way of the Bering straits. to
get to the Pacific squadron in the
spring.
The military expert in the Itussllyn-
valid contends that the action of the
japanese in covering their forces 1T
Ping Yang and at their bases, Chemul-
pc Chnalnpo and Seoul means that
detachmentS have moved out along
the Vellimmang which may be compar-
cd to Il miniature Tugela river. A num-
Der of these attachments, it is added,
have crossed the Velliinmang at Pan
chen, eight miles from AMI.
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GIVES GLAD HAND.
Emperor Converses With Dockyard
Employees at st. Petersburg.

St Petersburg. March 1.-THE Emperor
and his brother, the Grand Duke Micha 81
'Eeir preSumptive to the throne) visited
Calernii island. this afternoon and in
srccted the battleships Borodino. Orel
and Andrew. They We're accompanied by
the Grand Duke Alexis. high admiral, and
Admirals Avelan and Rijestvensky.
His Majesty conversed with the dock
yard employees. told them their work
would soon be finished and requested
them to exert their best efforts. promising
to repeat his visit in month
Great crowds greeted the Emperor on
his arrival and departure
His Majesty will go to the new admiral
ty yard. tomorrow. and later in the week
to the Baltic works