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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
Observance by kineo Lodge, !. o. o. F.,
at Dover.

Dover. Nc. June 27.-(SpeciaD.- Sunday
was observed by the members Of kineo
Lodge, I. O. o. F., as Memorial Sunday.
The exercises of the day Were held in
the Cnivcrsalist church. where an elo-
quent and appropriate sermon was de-
livered by Rev. a. Gertrude Earle There
was Il large number present at the SER
vices. which were greatly enjoyed
Next Friday evening the members OF
the local lodge will have as their guests
the lodges of Greenville. Monson, Gull
ford and Milo. and fine time is antic-
pated. There will be degree work follow
ed by refreshments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
:, OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.
Hon. William 7. Cobb of Rockand Who Is Assured Republican
Nomination at Bangor, Wednesday.

never held political Office in
his life and his only activity i'm poll
tics at all has been to go up to the polls
and deposit Il straight Republican tick
ct. He simply follows up these can
CONTINUED on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
BURNED TO GROUND.
Lightning Strikes the Barn OF Elmer &
Dunn at Belgrade.

Belgrade, Me. Jung 26.-(Speclap.-
During the thunder shower. Saturday
afternoon, lightning Struck the barn OIL
Elmer Z. Dunn. Barn and contents
were burned to the ground. About 90
tons of hay We're destroyed. There was
an insurance Of $1,000.
Five years ago the barn on the same
spot was burned by lightning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, June 26.-Warm
weather continued, Sunday from the
Gulf states HorthcastwurI, with maxi
mum temperatures ranging from 80
degrees T., 81 degrees. Tho weather
will be fair. McndHy ana Tuesday. II
VIII be cooler. Monday i'll tie asst. ON
the New England coast and middle At
lantic coast winds VIII be fresh W, It To
northwest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27

-Four votes for Wood. "Three votes
for Beal.--I;ockland Courier-Gazette.
Since this statement was published,
however, 81 Cobb delegates have been
elected. There still remain SO delegates
to be chosen of whom, if assurances
count for anything, Cobb should have
at least 20. This will enable him to go
into the convention with 7O3 votes
which would give him majority of 135
(Continued on page ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
FAIR AND COOLER.

Washington, June 26.-Forccast for
Monday and Tuesday: New England,
fair, Monday. and cooler, except i'll ex-
trcmc ease coast of Maine; fresh to
brisk west to northwest winds; Tues
day, fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
RILEY is DEAD.
Threw Lamp at Wife in Row-She W."
Probably Die.

Portland, Nc, June 26.-John hiies'
who was burned during an altercalioh
with his wife, Friday night, in WHICH
it is claimed he threw Il lighted lamp
across the room, died at the hospital
Saturday. Mrs. Riley is not eHpecteu
to live.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27

Gender. a member of the Sport Attn
letfdue Bordelaise, at an amateur cham
pionship meet, Sunday. at Paris, broke
ing IL feet, l inch. f,i.,-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
CHICAGO AHEAD.
Princeton Was Second IN Sports at
Worlds Fair

St Louis, June aSmShiea oS won the
~! nnpin ,,,aaf Saturday. with Il total OF %
u, nn; r Princeton was second with 60
point0L
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
Boston Forecast.

Eoston, June 26.-Foro cast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair. Monday, cooler,
west to northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27

New York is going to begin her Sloi''
100000 canal in August.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
The Mississippi at an Alarming
Stage at st. Louis and
Heavy Loss May Result
SOME LEvEEs ARE IN DANGER
Mayor Of St. Louis Says He Believes
the Levees With One or Two Ex-s
eeptions Will Hoid-The situation
At kookuk Is Causing Much Alarm
-Lowlands Are Flooded.

St Louis, April 26.-The Mississippi
has passed the thirty foot danger line
and the stage at 9:3 today was 3l.a
feet and the stage is creeping up at u
rate OF an inch and a half an hour.
The water is backing up In the
creeks around east st. Louis but Mayor
Cook declares the city will be able to
Withstand the anticipated stage Of
thirty-five feet. The greatest danger
is said to be about twenty miles north- =
east OF st. Louis, where the leyee first
broke last year.
At Madison, Venice and Granite City
much bottom land is under water.
Many people have left their homes.
Rain fell in st. Louis and vicinity.
all night. and continued today.
The first serious effect OF the hirl1s
water was felt today when the CHICAGO
4 Alton and the Chicago, Peoria & St
Louis railroads declined to receive out
going freight shipments. The Toledo.
st. Louis & Western railroad refused
all shipments. except carload lots, ana
the Wabash refused all shipments ex-
cept livestock and perishable goods.
The yards Of the four roads lie alone
the river front in East st. Louis and
are the first affected by the food stage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
Tho Attack at Wonsan.

Seoul. April 26.-( DELAYED In trans
mission.) When the attack on Won
ean (Gensan) was made this morning
the townspeople sought refuge in the
hills and the garrisons prepared to re-
sist a possible landing party from the
three Russian cruisers which We're
sighted in the ofiing and which were
expected to complete the ruthless de-
struction Of harmless craft. The de-
strovers, however, retired without dam-
agins the town. 6rhe attack is regard
ed as being allid4 with the Songjin ex-
petition designed to discover the Jap~
anese strength on the east coast and as
being a diversion from. the YaIu river
campaign.
The garrison OF Wonsan, numbering
500 men. was reinforced during the
past week. and has thrown up earth
works and has artillery at it's disposal.
While the Japanese authorities consic-
er the situation serious, no apprehen-
sion is entertained as to the result.
Further details of the sinking of the
Goyo Afaru have reached here. The
Russian vessels entered the harbor of
Genean at II o'clock. The crew of the
sGoyo Maru was ordered ashore bu,
Ii is not known whether they escaped
or not.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
THATCHER ON STAND
He Relates His Experience With the
Mormons in Politics - Views Some
what Modified Since the Thatcher
Episode in Utah.

Washington, April 26.-The Smoot
Investigation was opened today by Att
torney Taylor for the prosecution cali
ing upon Moses Thatcher 20 resume the
stand. This was for the Identification
of pamphlet issued by Calvin Reason
er, purporting to be an accurate ac-
count OF the Thatcher episode. The
document was put in the record. Mr..
Van Cott intarrogated Thatcher in re-
gard to his Views on church interfer-
ence in politics. Witness said he had
no fault to find with the political rule,
but in answer to a question as to the
result of Mormon official running for
political office in opposition TO the
wishes OF the church authorities he
said: 1T might result as in my case,
but a free American citizen has a right
to retire from his church offices and
believe every man who loves his coun
try would resign such office under these
circumstances
Thatcher defended the church and
political rule He admitted, however.
his views had been modified in regard
to church interference, but insisted he
knew of no instances where church con-
sent has been given or refused a Nor
mon candidate for political office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
HELLENIC BLOOD IS UP.
international Complications May Fol
low ARRAY Ia Athens.

international Complications May foI-
low ARRAY Ia Athens.
Athens, April 26.-4An ARRAY between
Turkish gendarmes and Greeks is re-
ported from Smyrna, I'm which NJ. Dell
yanns. secretary of the Greek consulate
was slightly wounded. Serious coinplf
cations may ensue. A Greek squadron
has sailed for Smyrna. 1t appears that
NJ. Delpannis endeayored to open the
shops OF Greek merchants which had
been closed for nom payment of taxes.
This was opposed by the gendarmes.
A struggle ensued. NJ. Delyannis was
wounded and he fired on the gendarmes
The Turkish authorities imprisoned M.
Delyannis and two consulate guards
who were only released after the inter-
vention of the French consul.
The Ottoman minister here, aSter a
long conference with the foreign MIN
lister, promised full satisfaction for the
Smyrna affair.
An official conmunique. issued last
night, says that NJ. Delyannis acting in
self defense. fired several shots. The
Greek consu! general proceeded to the
Office of Ottoman governor after the
arrest of nj. Delyannis and the consul
late guards. and found NJ. Delyannis
there bound and bleeding from his
wounds. NJ. Delyannis was authorized
to accompany the consul general, but
the soldiers prevented the departure OF
the two guards and Embarrassed the
horses from the consul's carriage The
guards were finally released thru the
intervention of the French consul. The
co,,,r,,s,niniIa adds. "A fleet is leaving
this evening to engage in maneuvers" :"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
GHOULS RIFLE VAULT
Tomb Which Had Been Sealed for Fifty
Years Torn Open and the Bones Of
/ tho lead Scattered About In Search
For valuables.

Hudson, N. Y, April 26.-The family
vault OF the late Gen. Harry Livings-
ton. on the old manor place. six miles
south of the city of Hudson, has been
entered and the body of Mrs Mary
Livingston, better known as Lady
Mary removed.s The remains OF the
late Gen. Livingston were scattered
over the tomb.
Gen. Livingston and his people were
among the most prominent in eastern
New York during the first half OF the
last century and the last half of the
previous century. The manor was
freauented by many notable men In
revolutionary times.
In 1913 Gen. Livingston built NOR
tlary vault on the premises northeliy
from the mansion. After his death his
wife. Lady Mary" lived on for many
years.
Mrs. Livingston died about fifty years
ago and directed that her body should
he placed in the vault with her hus-
bands remains, that the vault door
should be locked, the key thrown in
the middle of the lake. and that the ap-
proach of the vault be closed up with
masonary, all of which ds said to have
been properly done.
Since, the estate has. changed hands
MANY times, but the last resting place
of the former owner has been duly re-
spected by the successive owners until
now.
Entrance was effected to the vault by
removing the masonry from the door,
and there now remains only General
Iiyingston's leaden casket In the vault.
and into the top of that hole has been
cut.
part of the contents of the leaden
sket have been removed and some OF
the remains of the winding sheet have
been pulled thru the hole. The gem
arars skull and jawbone, severed, lie
on the floor of the vault and other
homes are strewn around. The entrance
to the vault is now closed up with loose
stones.
Appearances indicate that the ghouis
were in search of jewelry, which was
sunnosed to have been buried with the
hody of Lady Mary" but what dlspo-
s;tion has been made of the other cas-
ket and its contents remains mys-
terry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
Presidential Appointments.

Wa ashington. April 26.-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
Charles f. McKenna, Pennsylvania
United States district judge for the
district of Porto Rico.
Postmasters:
Iowa William G.. Ross, Fairfield
E. NJ. Smith. Winterset; Samuel Fl
Hall. Lime Spring.
Nebraska Thomas A. Boyd, Beav-
er City.
War and military secretaries OF the
department Assistant adjutant gen.
eral with rank of colonel, Lieutenan
Colonel Henry P. Mccain; assistan:
adjutant general, assistant adjutant
with rank of lieutenant colonel, Major
John Tweedals; assistant chief OF
record and pension office, with rank o1
major, Captain Henry A. Barber
Twenty eighth infantry. Medical de-
partment-Assistant surgeon general
with rank OF colonel Lieutenant Col
onel Valery Harvard, deputy surgeon
general.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
MRS. WIGGs IN COURT
Heroine Of the Cabbage Patch Charged
With Throwing Bucket of sIop
on the Head of a Visitor.

Louisville. KY, April 26.-Mrs. Mary
Bass. the original of Mrs. Wigs OF
the Cabbage patch, was in police court
today. charged with throwing a Jar of
slop on the head of Mrs. Emily Smith,
of Hazelwood. a suburb of Louisville.
The scene occurred in the rear OF Mrs.
Bass domicile. whittier Mrs. Smith
went after repeated knocks at the front
door and failed to gain response. Mrs.
Bass contended her life had been made
miserable by visits from all sections.
prompted by no other motive than cur
iosity. Mrs Smith maintained that
she was prompted by a spirit of charity,
gaining the impression from the BOOK
that Mrs. Wigs was In need Of assist
ance. The case was adjourned until
Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
KING EDwAnD AT DUBLIN.
Royal Party Receives Splendid RI
.an<;o~ &, troIa~A

Royal Party Receives a Splendid Re-
ception in ireland.
Dublin. April 26.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandra landed at kingstown
from the royal yacht Victoria and Al
bert before noon and soon afterwards
proceeded to the Punchestown races.
The sovereigns We're accorded splen-
did reception and large crowds assem-
bled to greet them.
Several addresses We're presented to
the king. replying to which he express
ed his delight at finding the same spirit
of hopefulness in the future as was
evinccd on the occasion of his last Wis
1t. With Improvement in agriculture
and industry the king confidently anti
cipated the growth of better feeling
thruout the country. He believes the
greatest hope for the future of Ireland
his in education. for wide diffusion of
cultivated intelligence was the slrest
guarantee of social peace and the most
fruitful source of self reliance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26

stranger wearing the uniform of an or
ficer going down into the engine room
of the battleship and followed him He
saw the stranger attaching something
connected with wire to the dynamo.
After the stranger left the sailor exams
ined the attachment and found it to be
a bomb. The sailor at once cut the
wires and ran upon deck to tell what
had happened and found that the
stranger had hanged himself.
The crew of the Alexander Ill. were
instructed not to speak of the occur
renee and said the stranger was a mad
man or member of some revolutionary
organization to whose lot it had fallen
to blow up the battleship
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
TWENTY DIE IN STORM.
Tornado In Southwest Known 70 Have
Killed Many People.

Kansas City, April 26.-Sections OF
Indian Territory and Texas were swept
by tornados yesterday, causing the
deaths of at least twenty persons and
injuring probably score, number s0f
whom will die. Half dozen business
blocks were destroyed at Fairiand, I II
where seven persons were killed Far
ther south, in the neighborhood OF Pry~
or Creek, the Storm swept clean eveTy<
thing in tits path, vfernolis1hing 6ar41
houses, leveling crops and trees and
killing stock. Residences were raxed
and their occupants either killed or
seriously injured at Grand River and
Flint Mills The storm started near
Chouteau, south OF Pryor Creek, and
travelled northwest, cutting q path from
one -ihslf to mile wide and fully two9s
ty miles long.
The storms lin Texas and Ar1kanAa2
seem to have had no connection with
that in the Indian Territory, but were
equally destructive, tho fewer perSons
were killed. The worst damage was
at Mount Vernon. Texas, where eleven
houses were blown down and at ieaNes
a dozen persons injured. eNar Mexiaf
Texas, tfle residences of A. B. Shanlkza
r. B. Baker. George Wolf and Dr..
Bachelor were demolished. All the
members of the Shanls family were
hurt, and Miss Jennie Shanks is prob
ably fatally injured. Two children
were killed in Jefferson County, Arl<an-
sas and many buildings at Sheriff.
were demolished.
List Of Dsad.
The list OF dead. 50 tar as reported
Is as follows: 4
AT FARMLAND. L T.
Brought, Arthur.
Child OF N. j. Hotlck.
Lamar, Mrs. Mary.
Lemaster Mrs. John.
Russell, Eajah, wife and child
NDAR PRYOR CREEK, I. =.
Abbott, John, wife and two c1hat6Hons
Biting, Lucy, aged 8.
NEAR SEIERRILL4 ARK
Two children Of Pease Thomas, Co1-
ored-
Truelove, John. and child
AT TA91IRQUAH. 1 n
Indian woman and child.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
TO RETURN TO IOWA
Former Speaker Henderson. Will Re-
move to Dubuque to Live - Wants
to be Among His Old Friends = Leg
is Troubling Him.
snec,a, "a Times-Kepuh''e nr.

Special to Times-hepuh''s ar.
Dubuque, April 26.-General D.
Henderson, former speaker will return
to his old home at Dubuque, leaving
New York, where he has been practic-
ing law since leaving congress. 1t Is
understood that Mr.. Henderson is de-
sirous of being among his old friends
and that he is willing to give up re-
numerative law business to live in his
old home. He has been troubled OF
late with his limb, which was operated
upon a few years ago. The colonel Is
also afraid of accidents in the busy
New York streets, because of this mis-
fortune
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
THE RUSSIAN FORCES.
They Have Completed Concentration
AIonu the Yalu.

st. Petersburg, April 26.-Advices
from Mulsden indicate that the Rus
siens have completed the concentration
u their forces on the Mukden- Lao
Yang Yalu and Mukden-New Chwans
lines. Forty thousand men are occu-
plying fortified positions along the Yale
river and 10000 are reported at Taku
Shan at the head OF Korea bay. where
the Japanese have threatened to make
q landing. The Russians also occupy
the hanks OF the Tumen river from
the Russo Korean frontier to Lake Tai
TIL (Paik Tousan) on the Manchuria-
Korean frontier. near the source OF the
yalu Detachments OF Russian cavai-
~ and light artillery hold the towns of
Kio Lin. Musan and Zunduyan along
the river and points on the east coast
of Korea. offering facilities for land
angs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
To Amend the Patent Laws.

Washington, April 26.-Favorable re-
ports are authorized today by the house
committee on patents on the Mann bill
amending the patent laws by authorize
ing issuance OF patents on formulas
of proprietary remedies instead of on
manufactured articles and the Tawney
bill requiring that affidavits be filed
with copyright applications stating the
place where the type for publication
was set No copyright Is to be issued
on works not printed in this country.
Penalty for nisstatement in affidavit
is fixed at 81 600
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
BETTER THAN PRESIDENT.
Roosevelt's Great Praise OF a Mothe,
With Ten ChiIdren,

Washington, April 26.-That wo-
man who is the mother of ten children
is a bester citizen than her husband. or
the president of the United States was
the declaration made by President
Roosevelt yesterday to the Rev. NJ. r.
Deming. formerly, pastor of the Tre-
mont Temple. Boston.
The Rev. Mr.. Deming and his wife
were among the delegates TO the Flor
ence Critenton mission conference who
We're received by the president yester-
day. When Mrs. Denning was intro
duced it was stated that she Is the
mother of ten living children.
Il am delighted to meet her" said
the president. giving Mrs. Deming a
hearty handshake. You and may be
good citizens. Mr.. Deming," he oontin-
ued. 'but Mrs. Deming is the best ciu-
zen OF the three
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
RULLETlN.

New Chwang. April 2S-Ine hus-
nan authorities here deny there have
been any important engagements re-
cenfIy on the Yalu, but report the de-
etruction of few japanese Junks oy
the Russian volunteers,
The Japanese have not arrived at the
I vain in force, according to the Rus
efans. nor have they crossed the river
at any point.
.rhe Russian forces are still in pos
session OF all points on the Manchuria
side OF the river. consequently the exc
cutfon az the plan OF falling back on
Fehe Huan Cheng and Lao Yang
which was attributed to Kuropatkin
has not been begun.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-26
The sjtuation Il Keokuk

Keokuk, Iowa, April 26.Both the
rivers here are rising at an alarming
rate The Mississippi is now within
half a foot OF the danger mark, ana
the Des Moines river has risen four
feet in the last twenty -four hours ana
is now running over lowlands. All the
districts flooded last season are again
in danger and general rains for two
days will break the levees. which have
just been repaired. The full force of
the flood is felt where the Des Moines
river empties into the Mississippi.
Much alarm is felt by residents Of Alex
andria, Mo. Reports from Des Moines
say the river is rising an inch an hour.
The Mississippi is also becoming
steadily higher. s3s