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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
HIGH VALUATION.
City Of Bangor Has Property Valued
at $2275,000.

Bangor Me. March 20.-Saturday
nights Commercial said:
According t. the assessors. who don t
even spare the city on their rounds.
the valuation of Bangor'S real and per-
sonal property-that is, property owned
by the city of Bangor. at the end of the
municipal year just closed was S2.2.!I.-
900 How would you like to have that
sum to your credit? Compared with
many cities. perhaps. Bangor isn't a
very extensive property holder. but the
sum mentioned in the foregoing is at
least respectable.
The most valuable property which
the city owns is it's water Systcm-th"
pumping station. stand-pipe in Summit
park on Thomas hill. dam. mains AMI
other equipment which is valued at eX-
actly S,5ooO00.
Next in valuation come the school
houses. There are good many q!
them. large and small. conspicuous in
the list being the Palm street school.
the new Eliot Valentine school ut First
and Union streets. the High school on
Harlow street and the Union Square
Grammar school. These. together with
the numerous smaller buildings are as
sesscd to the city's own standard,
worth s330.000.
City hall and its lot. known officially
as the Hcrsey Memorial building he
cause of its having been made possible
through the legacy of BangorS chiefest
benefaCtor, tho late Gen. Samuel T..
Herscy. is valued ut 100000.
The public parks. including Chaplin.
Davenport. Union, Whitney. Broadway
and the smaller pleasure places. arc
down in the assessors books as being
valued at s65. 200. The aims house ani
city farm on Main street and the scv-
eral fire stations. together. represent
$4,000, while the city stables. off
Court street. and the new electrical
building on York street, aggregate an
other $4,000.
Among the principal items of per-
sonal property are the steamers. hose
and ladder trucks. horses. ladders. hose
and other equipment of the fire depart
ment. which sum up to 1000, while
!, the horses. harness. steam roller stone
crusher and various minor pieces of
paraphernalia in the street department
are valued at $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

The public debt of Russia is $3,3GO'-
000. 900; her gold reserve is about
$500, 900 900, and there is perhaps $3fo'-
100000 gold in circulation in the en-
pire. NJ dc Witte said recently in
meeting of the council Of state: "Thc
imposition of direct and indirect taxes
upon population has reached the last
possible limit. To lay any further bur
den upon the tax-paying power VIII NOT
only be fruitless of results, but can
hardly be regarded as permissible N
the present economic condition Of the
country"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
WITH PENkNIFE.
Attempt at Suicide of a Providence
Man.

Lenoxs Mass, March 20.-ThoTas T.
Barney of, Providence, r. l.. an elec-
trician. On route for Rochester, N. r..
attempted suicide in the rear Of thn
Catholic church, this morning, abou,
II O'Clock by statbing himself in tn
neck With Il penkEife. Rev. Fath"r
Grace disarmed Barney and staunc!I"'l
his wounds until the arrival Of no.
.iycnan Who took the man into custody.
ht thr police station tine rhysi, i'm Whn
dressed the wounds stated that they
Wcrc mt 1T al serious. Iiarvlny Will
be in the Lee police court in iii" morn
nc. to be hold until physicians can cX-
amino him for his sanity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

Mf. ho@Oia ldkilhtlit, tile JIpdHcS1
minister called at the state depart
mcnt, today, ana informed the Officials
That he had received reports that be-
tween 40 Hnd 80 Japanese non-cOni-
bat1nts were in Il suffering condition
iii SeNeI Il Sibcriieti towns. The niillS-
,er requested the Washington govern
!rent 70 use its good Offices TO assist
the suffering Japanese to reach Berlin.
where the .IaIdnesc minister will take
them IL Charge. The state dcnartinere
acted promptly and a cahlcgraln has
been sent to Mr.. Mccormick. the Amer
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
THREE DAYS OVERDUE.
Search Now Being Instituted for the
Steamer Queen City.

Victoria, Il. c.. March 2O.-The Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Co, today. re-
quested the Dominion department 81
marine and fisheries to send the DO
minion government steamer Quldra 10
the west coast OF Vancouver island to
search for the steamer Queen CITY
now three days overdue. The company
fears that disaster has Overtaken the
Queen City in the gales that have been
raging on that coast. The Quadra will
leave, tonight, 10 search for the Queen
City.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
RUSSIAN SHIPS HIDING.
Believed Effort Is Being Made to Unite
SqGadrons.

st. Ptershurg, March 20-The where
about of the Vladivostoll squadron is
Il profound official secret, but there are
those here who believe that the Japa-
nese may wake UP some morning to
find that the two divisions OF Russia :
Pacific squadron have effected Il juno
ture. 1t is betraying no confidence to
state that both the admiralty and Vice
Admiral MakorOI before lie left foT the
Far East, regarded as most unfortu-
nate for Russia's chances of success at
sea that the war found the divisions of
the squadron separated. Realizing THAI
offensive naval operations are impossi-
BILE under present conditions it is he
lieVed that no opportunity will be ne
elected to repair this initial misfortune,
even should it involve considerable
Foreigners still have access 10 the
west ana nnrth shores Of the Lao and
J use the railway and tclegra oh although
the Chinese manager Of the telegraph
line have Instructed their employees t.
Nith;ira y "a Then Chuang Tai. in tn,
event Of hostiltes. This action ana
also the threatened withdrawal Of the
railway staff is severely condemned
on account Of their being outside of
real danger.
The German consul at Tien Tsin in
;n official statement says the purpose
Of his visit here is to investigate th2
risk. Consequently thn report that
seven Warships We're sighted the other
d;t.;- off Gensan, creates much spacula-
tion here as to whether they could be
the vessels Of the cruiser division un-
der Can't. ReitzenStein.
The number OF ships sighted apDar.
emily does rot tally with that Of Cant.
Peiizonstcin'S division. IS the Nl2di-
voStccl- Squadron property consisted Of
fonr fast cruisers ANA the transport
Ina. Il is learned, however. that tli,
oIIti,icaFz OF h ,stilitioe found ,wo sf,;f:=
Of til" VoIurt""r cruiser ficct al Nla.li-
vnstn K ana there is reason to believe
that these have since been fitted out
with guns taken from mountain hat
tcri"s. u IS therefore possible that the
ships sighted were those o. Cant. Eeir-
E"r"t,in. whose ob5c,t, il he ycnturel
50 FIR dcVn IN" coast, could hardly l.,
anythin;; e<c'.it to sin iu;, Po.t Ar
thur. if tLis IL t,ua it IS caucL.:cI
that tic squadron must hay" already
rnn the gauntlet If the Corcan strait
aDG Be Very lose - port
In 1"rG! la:lrn with personal ORDER
from the E"rrrpr. the English tan
.;lr@o is now. being tau2ht the I'M
nfrilI ra"o corps. The !ececns began
this v-"aF
Stlf orders isgVcl III IId:h:n. vhici?
lrGvc iust arrived ~ mail, show that
Chimes" troops h#v" moved much far
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
MUST KEEP AWAY.
CONTINUED from page ~

owed by special service men. MessrS
Libby and Hoff say that the winter ;tt
NladivostOk has been exceptionally y
mild. The sea has been frozen only SIN
miles out from the harbor entrance, the
ice-breakers claring a channel every
day.
Coasting vessels were running in and
out without difficulty. Mr.. Libby says
that before he left the entire NladlNos-
tok squadron of the Russian fleet was
anchored in the harbor and had not
stirred out of it for quite a long peri
cd. The Russians just before the war
had forces at work on the fortificatlons,
making new entertainments, pullulis
bomb-proof stOrchouses and placing
big guns. The place is strong by ma
ture, but has been rendered iihiEe@i4d-
BILE by the fortificationS which COM
m@nd the entrance and channel to the
harbor The garrison in January
amounted to about 15,0o0 to 2O,opo men
of all arms, mostly artillery. 1t was at
ter the news of the disaster to russian
arms at Port Arthur that the Jewish
merchants were ordered to get out as
quickly as they could. The Russianwar-
ships in the harbor always seemed to
have steam up ready for sea, but so far
as the refugees are aware, they never
left the harbor.
Th whole sea front of Nladivostok is
a network of submarine mines. The
Russians appeared to be greatly Wor-
ried when it was learned that the rail-
way between Eladivostok and Hardin
had been torn up and dynamited.
Apparently no attempt was being
made to repair the damage. The whole
ocean around the islands tor hundreds
of miles seems to be patrolled by these
little craft. which, on sight of a strange
vessel, bear down on her at 80 knots an
hour. In the ports the japanese mill
tary police exercise extraordinary Wig
lance.
One hundred war correspondents were
preparing to leave for the front the
day the ShaWmut sailed.
Three hundred natives Of the Phil
lippineS bound for the st. Louis Ex-
position under charge of DR.. Hunt,
formerly governor of the province of
northern Luzon and DR.. Healy arrived
on the Shavmut. Three Of the party
were dying when they reached here,
oW ing to CONTINENT aboard.
William n Swathout. editor of the
Manila Times. president Of the Mer-
chants Publishing Co, of the F"r
Eastern Press Club. and of the Manila
Press Club, was a passenger. He is
bound for Washington to lay griev-
ances on the white residents before
Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
John Redmond on Home Rule.

Manchester. March 20-John Red
fnond, the leader of the Irish party. ad-
dressing an Irish demonstration here,
today. said that the first business of
the party was to strike down the pres
ent government and then to see that
no governmnt was put into office which
would not grant home rule to Ireland.
He said it was ridiculous for Liberals
like Herbert H. Asqiuth to call home
rule an academic question"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
WOMEN'S TRADES UNION.
Meeting at Boston to Extend Scope Of
Or1anization.

EBost0n, March 20.-With the object
of promoting more extensively women's
trades unions in the United States. the
executive board of the Womcn's Trade
Union League held its annual meeting
here, today. and voted to send general
organizer and secretary throughout The
country, who will act as business
agent. organize unions among women
and investigate lockouts and strikes.
Mrs. Mary Morton kehew of this city,
the national president, presided.
After the routine business of the
meeting was transacted, addresses We're
made by ID. D. Driscoll. president of the
Central Labor Union, and John +. To-
bin. international president of the Boot
and Shoe Workers Union.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
FOREST FIRES.
Prairie Ccnflagraticns Cause Trouble
in Nebraska.

!irmingford, Ncb.. March 20.-Disas-
traTs prairie fires have swept the
range country. The ground, being dry,
The fire burned the roots OF the grass
i'll the ground, destroying it for graz-
in- for thrce years. one strip burned
is six by Y milca; another is more than
20 miles long end very wide. while an
other strip. still hlrning north Of Mo
trlra river. seems to have been more
extensive. Ranch sheds, barns, groves
on timber claims, ana property along
the railroad have been destroyed Scv-
eral narrow escapes from Death are re-
ported from the ranches.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

A fund Of $4,000 is to be raised in Colo
rado to enable the Colorado promotion
and publicity. committee to fulfil its pur-
pose Of booming the state. Its first effort
viii be to prepare book called Scenic
Colorado. which is promised to be among
the handSomest Of the kind ever pub
lished, and to include a description and
scene.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT.
Special Session TO Provide Money for
the Great War.

Toxic. March -O.-With stately ceremo-
n.y. the special session Of Parliament. CON
Vencd to provide the money needed to
wa-n the war against Russia. was opened
at II o'clock, this morning. The En-
p"ror clad in the uniform of n generals
SimO. rode in the great state coach from
the palance to the Parliament house and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21
TREAT THEM KINDLY.
This Country's Request Relating to
Japanese Non Combatants.

Washington. March 2O.-Russia VIII
be asked by the United States 10 treat
kindly the japanese -combataHt.;
who have been left in Siberia and to
enable them to make their way back
to Japan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

A. Canessa. a wealthy art collector OF
Naples, is in this country. He mas eA-
cavated SO, 900, 900 worth Of art in Italy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

A Texas jury has sentenced negro to
LOO years in prison for an attempted as
sault. He can have 200 years taken off for
good behavior however.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE PAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Qainine Tapie.n:
All druggists refund the money II ~ .aan ~,
60 cure e. w. Groves d8natwo " w
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

4 GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
leching. Blind ABleeding or protruding
Pile0 Your druggist will refund money If
RAzS ! = {, 9s. 9IMTME9r fails TO ''rs you IN
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

London. March 21.-Nothing has
reached here to confirm the report that
Il battle has taken place on the Yaiu
in which the Russians are alleged to
claim that they captured 1900 prisoners.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg to a
news agency dated yesterday. said
there has been no change in the stua-
tion and that all is quiet on both land
and sea between the russian line from
Ping Yang to the Yalu river and the
Japanese line to Gensan. There have
been slight skirmishes between scouts,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

Eladivostok, March 20.-The Russian
military plans are proceeding satisfac-
toriiy here. along the main coast and
ut S;tI:halin island
The first detachment Of the Red
Cross from Russia has arrived ana haa
been distributed among the field hos
ritals- More than Il hundred nurse
nave been sent from here to Manchu-
ria and CorCa.
The delivery of Russian mails to ti1c
frontier and to ports is working fairly
Well ami the telegraph cxcellcntly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

Paris, March 20.-The st, Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
has had an interview with Vice Admi-
raj Avellano. Russian minister of ma
rine. who said it had been necessary
t. replace Vice Admiral Stark. the con-
G:tior of whose health was deplorabln :,
By an energetic man like Vice Admiral
Nakarof. hut the minister denied taht
the IrSrcc of Nicroy AlcXief. adding
that Ni"" Admiral Makarof'S Telegram
to the Emperor would pass through tn
viceroyS h;,rOS. Tho minister said he
did not expect that t..:re would be AM
further changes in ne spuadrOn's prin-
Cipal rol't tntative at the seat of war
during the entire period of hostilities.
Minister AvcllQne said he hoped that
the battlCships Hetvizan ana Care
witch and the cruiser Pallada would he
ready to resume service in Il fortnight.
He declared that the separation of the
Russian squadron had proved to be
most useful and finally confirmed the
statement that the Mediterranean
squadron would return to Libau when
that port is free from ice.
The correspondent says he learns that
the Russians are fortifying the mouth
of the Yalu at Wiju as we'll rs the Ia
| tung river.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

Moscow, March 20.-OWing to the
dlscontinuance of the trips Of the VOL
unteer fleet steamers, no tea is coming
from Ceylon by water and the practical
Suspension of freight trains over the
rans-Slberian railroad makes it al
most Impossible to get China tea. BE
cause Of the difficulty in delivery here
the merchants have decided as a last
resort to return to the old Mongolian
caravan route through Eiakhta. and
will petition the government to afford
them facilities.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

Paris. March 9o-The Russian cmhls-
sy has received from ST. PctorShur. =
protest against an alleged intractiuu Of
the laws of war. and has handed il t.
Foreign Minister DcIcasse for tr;fnsmi&-
sion to the French minister at Toxic. WHO
is entrusted with the protection Of Rus.
sian interests in Japan. 1t appears tnat
during the attack on Port Arthur March
IN. the japanese fired over 30 prGinctilcs at
the quarantine station on the island OF
Sln-Shan-LaO. resulting in the injury OF
numerous persons.
Count Lamsdorfi. the Russian foreign
minister. considers this Il violation of the
laws of war. The minister therefore asks
France TO call Japan's attention to the
matter. apart from the general protests
contained in the recent Russian note to
the powers.
The French government has already
transmitted to Toxic RuSSiaS prot 81
against the seizure Of Russian whaling
vessels wintering at Nagasaki before the
expiration of the date fixed for the de-
narture of Russian vessels from japanese
ports. To this Japan replied that 4 priza
court having already passed upon the
question it was no longer a diplomatic
one. hut that the owners had a right to
appeal to a superior court. Russia refuses
to take this view of the mater and asks
France to renew the protest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

Paris, March 21.-According to tho
st. Petersburg correspondent Of the
Matin. q member of the Russian inl.1e-
rial fIIlily has declared that the mob
ili:1t! Ii of troops is proceeding active
IS in TTrllostan.
It is alleged that GRIND Duke Mich
"'as Nic"lniovitch. grncral-in-chior cf
the cavalry,Will assume command Of
the troops in Turhcstan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

st. Petersburg, March 20.-A Cav1lr&
captain named Irollpff. belonging to tho
general staff, has been executed. II
was found guilty of selling secret mill
ta!y plans to Jaran.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-21

libau. Russia. March 20-Thc VIZ
ships which have been wintoring here
are now ready to 80 into commission.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19
AGAINST RUSSIA.
High School Debaters Say ManchurIa
 Should Not be Theirs.

Russia should not have permanent possession of Manchuria in the opin- ion of the High school students. The Senior debating society of the High school held debate last night on the subject, Resolved, That Russia Should Have Permanent Possession of Manchuria,' and those who were opposed to such possession by Russia had the better of the arguments, The winning side consisted of Messrs Skilton and Jackson and the Misses Healy and Jackson, who had as opponents Messrs Bolger and Finn and the Misses O'Conneri and Alden. Recitations were delivered by Messrs Stancliff and Miller and the Misses livered recitation i'll French and at its conclusion he was highly compli- mented by Principal Wilby, who also spoke in French, upon his fine knowledge of the French accent.
 The subject of debate at the next meeting will be Resolved, That Public Utilities Such as Street Rail- ways, Water Works, Gas Works and Electric Light Plants, Should Be Owned and Operated by 8 Department of the City Government" Miss Gull hane, Miss Kelly and Messrs Nc Greevy and Tyack will argue for the affirmative while Miss Shannahan, Miss Coughlan and Messrs Ludington and Brewster will defend the mega tive.
 Recitations will be delivered by Messrs Booth and Littlejohn and the Misses Rafferty and Kane.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19
WANTS ANOTHER TRIAL.
Attorney Russell Not Satisfied With
 Pawnbroker Case.

Attorney James E. Russell is not satisfied with the verdict i'll his case against the pawnbroker, F. N Sharp of Hartford, to recover $25O the alleged value of a gold watch. which the late Michael Woods gave as security on q loan for $15. And at short calendar in the district court to-day he moved that the verdict be set aside and new trial granted on the general grounds that the result was against the evidence. Decision was reserved by Judge Cow ell
 Judgment for foreclosure was al- lowed the North Dighton Stove Go vs Hubert Verrier. The amount is very small.
 A motion for judgment by default in the suit of Patrick Tanning against Court Welch, F. of A., went over to next Saturday.
 Gases assigned for hearing next week are as follows: Tuesday. Treat l.. Sandford vs Henry Schiffen, Mar garet Hanrahan ys Catherine Kenny. and Michael Apartiano vs James ! Dwyer
 Wednesday Austin Burritt vs city Of Waterbury. Susan McMahon vs S. M. Griffen
 The case of the town of Watertown against R. H, Mattoon was to have been heard by the jury next Monday. but it went over a week on account of engagements by- -the attorneys,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19
THE OLD LAND MARK.
One of Waterbury Citizens Who
 Thinks We'll of City Hall.

The Hon F. D. Cross, one of Water bury's representative to the state leg islature, a manufacturer who has lived in Waterbury since his boyhood, has lost patience with people who make a practice of exploiting upon the alleged dilapidated condition of the City hall building and other structures belonging to the municipality, as we'll as to im- putations refecting upon the character of the city in general, and rises to re- mark that anybody who says that the City hall is blot upon the landscape of Waterbury ought to be ashamed of himself. MT Cross believes that this and remarks of a similar nature about one thing and another refecting upon waterbury have done the city more harm than those who gave expression 10 them ever dreamed of, and thinks 1t high time that somebody said that Waterbury is all right, first class place to stay, and it's public buildings and moral character well up to and probably far above those of any other town of its size in the country. Be- cause building may need remodeling or tearing down to make room for a larger and more slightly structure is an evidence of progress to the mind Of MT Cross, and he also believes that considering our numbers the percent age of crime is not so shocking that anybody would be justified in holding the town up to public gaze as place where disorder is rampant all the time and law and those to whom the people look to enforce 1t sneered at. Mir Cross would have every good citizen do a little missionary work wherever he thinks 1t is needed and help cement the weak spots noticed here and there instead of doing nothing but pointing them out to our neighbors.
 What reused the ire of the Hon MT Cross was remark credited to En- gineer Cairns in one Of the local papers the other day with reference to the appearance of the City hall building He contends that the hall is no mean structure and says that it never looked better than it does since the new glass door was put in. He is not in favor of ripping 1t to pieces, and in this he has the backing of large number of men whose names are prominent on the rate book.