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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-14
CCASTWISE LAWS.
Lord Muskerry Makes Speech in House
of Lords.

London, June 13.-Lord Muskcrry (Con.
servative) in the House of Lords. this
evening, questioned the government CON
corning the reservation of other coun.
tries of coastwiSe trade to vessels of their
own nationality and especially to the pro
posed application to the Philippine is.
lands of the coastwise laws of the Unit
ed States. Foreign Secretary LansdownG
replied. He said the proposed restriction
in the Philippines seemed inconsistent
with certain declarations of the United
States government at the time of the
drawing up of the treaty of peace.
The British representative at Washing.
ton. the secretary added, had been asked
to call the attention of the United States
government to the matter and point Out
the detrimental effect of the restrictions
on British trade. The discussion was
still proceeding at Washington and il
would not be in the public interest to en-,
ter into details regarding the exchange
of views. The new law did not take effect
until 1906. Therefore. there was plenty
of time to consider the matter which de-
served and would receive the attention OF
His Majesty's government.
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WILL NOT RENEW.
Garment Men 1t Rochester Refuse to
Recognize Union.

Rochester, N. Y, June 13.-What is
regarded as the most crushing blow
trade unionism has received in Roches-
ter is the refusal of d. Rothschild &
Co, to renew their agreement with the
United Garment Workers of America.
This action leaves the organization
without Il single factory of importance
in this city, all the clothing houses here
having gone back to the nine hour
system. At 4 mass meeting of the
men, held, today. President Chambers
of Local 1876 and other leaders of the
United Garment Workers of America
were on hand and made every effort to
induce the operatives to oppose the
wishes of their employers. The men
voted unanimously in favor of remain
ing at work even with the extra hour.
Chambers and the other labor leaders
told the men that they must choose be-
tween remaining in Mr.. Rothschild's
employ or expulsion from the union.
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MINES ARE THICK.
Both Russians and Japanese Placed
Outside Port Arthur.

Tien Tsin, June 13.-The Russian bat
tleship Czarevitch. which was injured
at Port Arthur. Feb. g. and has ever
since been undergoing repairs, has left
the dry dock and is now ready for sea-
Outside the harbor of Port Arthur the
sea is reported to be thick1y covered
with Russian and Japanese mines.
The report that the Russian gunboats
Glliak and Bobor have been destroyed
is untrue.
A report from Admiral Togo, June 4,
stated that "a Russian gunbOat OF the
Giiak type had been blown up presum-
ably by a Japanese torpedo. The gun
boat Bobor was reported to have been
used in the attack on the Japanese left
during the battle of Nanshan Hill and
to have been destroyed by the Russians
after the engagement.
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PERDIcARIs CHEERFUL.
His Lawyer Receives Letter Treating
y Captivity Very Lightly.

Trenton. N j., June 13.-Levi r. Han
mum, a Trenton lawyer and the legal rep
resentative in this country of Ion Perdi-
carts, held in captivity by Raisuli. the
Morocco bandit, today, received letter
from Mr.. Perdicaris written from his
place of captivity. and dated May q. Mr.
Perdicaris goes into the details of his
capture and tells about having been
obliged to ride horseback about "a hours.
during which he fell from his horse and
hurt his thigh.
Mr.. Perdicaris takes rather humorous
view of his unpleasant predicament and
says that outside of the detention and
some inconvenience he is being decent
ly treated: His nephey. Cromwell Var
ley. who resisted capture. Mr. Perdicaris
says, was rather roughly handled.
Mr.. Perdicaris said that he thought at
first that he would be either starved or
tortured. but that in this he was mistake
en- and that his captors merely desire to
secure the release of certain prisoners
taken from among his people and to get
$4,000 ransom money demanded.
Mr.. Perdicaris says he is in daily com
munication with his wife and that he and
VarIey are allowed tent to live in.
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ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
Divided Between Hearst and Williams
for Today's Convention.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 13.-The question
of whether or not the Illinois delegation
to the Democratic national convention
will be instructed by the Illinois state
Democratic convention, tomorrov-, for
William r. Hearst depends large IN the
outcome of a three-cornered fight Tor the
control of the party organiza ton. The
engleS to the struggle are made up of
the adherents of John p. Hopkins. which
means the existing party machine, the
who favor William r. Hearst for Presi-
dent. Mr.. Hearst has no interest in the
fight beyond securing an instructed dele
cation. Both of his chief lieutenants are
men who We're ousted from the control of
the party machine two years ago. They
are making a strong battle for Hearst,
but they are striving at the same time
to regain their lost power. The Harri-
son men are for an endorsement of Con-
gresham Williams for President. and
that marks them as against the Hearst
faction. They are personally opposed to
Hopkins and his control of the state COM
mittee, and this leaves no hope of COM
bination against Hearst in that direction.
The Hopkins followers are against Har-
rison for the same reason that ne opposes
them.
The state central committee. tonight
selected Frank p. Quinn of Peoria, as
temporary chairman of the convention
If Hopkins adherents control the con-
vention, tomorrow. Quinn's appointment
will be made permanent.
The subcommittee, to which was re-
ferred the hearing of contests. was in
session many hours The contests were
mostly decided in favor of the Hopkina
faction. 1t is estimated that when all the
contests are finished the net proceeds to
hopkins from contests will amount to 80
delegates. Hopkins adherents believe
that the $50 they gain, together with what
they now have. will insure them control
of the convention.
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but Admiral Togo's blockade is effect

hut Admiral Togo's blockade is effect
i've.
The SPY estimates the total strength
of the Russian forces, including the
sailors at less than 10000 men. There
are many sick and wounded. There is
food sufficient for two months. All the
Chinese foodstuffs have been seized by
the authorities.
Two armored trains on board of which
are mounted guns from the Ru ssian bat.
tleship Retvisan recently ran to a point
near the Japanese lines and opened fire
The Japanese replied and their shells
badly damaged the train. thought it man
aged to return to the Russian lines
7The stern of the sainken ba ttleship Pc.
tropayloysk is visible at low tide
The Russians at Port Arthur are gloomy
though hoping Gen. Kuropatkin will senc
an army south to assist the garrison q
port Arthur. Admiral Togo is stopping
MANY native boats attempting to lant
food stuffs near Port Arthur. Forty-two
hunks from Che Foo have been sent to
Tung Choufoo.
THE Chinese guilds are petitioning Lieut.
Cen Stoessel. commander at Port Ar.
thur, to permit their members to leave
A flour mill belonging to Chi-Feng-Tai
the richest ChinamaE in Port Arthur is
grinding wheat brought from Seattle ir
a French ship which is at Port Arthur
An enormous amount of damage was done
to the new town by the Japanese shells
The RussoChinese bank is totally de.
stroyed.
The coal supply at Port Arthur is low
1t is estimated at only 400 tons of Cardiff
and 1000 tons of Japanese coal
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BACCALAUREATE SERMON,
Dr.. GunsaIus Makes Address Before
Armour Institute Seniors.

Chicago, ILL.,. June 13-Dr Frank w
Gunsalus has delivered the bacca laureate
address at the Auditorium to the gradual
ing class of Armour Institute.
There was never a more interesting
falsehood that all men are created free
and equal said he. THE declaration
of independence was the work of an hour
of intense excitement and on every ma
tiOnal anniversary this phrase has been
misquoted because when it is taken from
its context it is false.
Freedom is something to be won. Men
are not born free. Every power into
whose control a man comes is a con-
quered freedom. There are no equals in
this universe of Gods. God Is no So
cialist.
The problem of problems is to get a
humanity that is energetic and militant
that is restful. The world needs men
who can observe the approach Of ire
mendous coming events as the engineer
does the engine and still remain placid in
the face of this force. Get the utmost
efficiency into life with the least waste
just as in the principles of physics. Put
your methods into life so as to make the
engine of life go ahead accurately and
with power. The young man of today
has an errand in the world and must
make himself a captain"
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DEATH OF ETZEL
Is a Cause of Much Worriment to the
Chinese Government.

New Chwang. June 13.-The Chinese
government is apparently greatly wor-
ried over the death of Louis Etzel the
correspondent of the London Daily
Telegraph, who was shot and killed re-
Gently by Chinese soldiers off the Lao
Tung coast. The affair is being ener-
getically investigated by United States
Consul Gen. Miller and the viceroy sent
the Taotai I.iu here to act in the mat
ter on behalf of the Chinese govern
ment. Taotai Liu served at one time as
SECRETARY to the Chinese legation at
Washington and subsequently as
Chinese consul at New York.
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DAVITT is INTERESTED.
Has Investigated Russian War Feeling
and Finds Very Excitement.

st. Petersburg, June 13.-Michael Da-
witt, who is now in st. Petersburg in
vestigating the labor and industrial
conditions of Russia, in an interview
with the correspondent of The AssO-
ciated Press, said:
Aside from the immediate object of
my visit. 1 have been greatly interest
er in the attitude of the masses in Rus
STA toward their war. Their attitude is
of greater import even in view of the
stories published abroad to the effect
that the war is unpopular and that the
country is on the verge of Il revolution
owing to public discomfort.
II have visited every working quarter
of st. Petersburg, the extensive Selos-
molenskoe region. the Narvaskaia dis
trict and such places as the Potilloff
company's locomotive and steel works.
employing 10000 men. I interviewed
the workers outside of the factories, in
the churches, parks and places of pub
lie entertainment, but failed to find
anything except quiet confidence that
Russia is bound to win in the end. The
government is decidedly frank in its
dissemination of news. Official bulletins
are posted everywhere and they are
read attentively by small groups. FIRE.
quently soldiers and sailors are among
them. The news is discussed among
the bystanders, but always quietly.
There is no trace Of excitement. In
fact the war seems to arouse less pub
lie interest than the news received dur
ing the South African war. One reason
may be the distance of the actual fight
ing from European Russia. Certainly
the war is not affecting the general
current of life. Business everywhere
is progressing as usual and the people
are following their ordinary routine.
The only sentiment is full faith that
Russia ultimately will win.
1.-THE stories published abroad that
600 persons were executed at Moscow
recently, that wholesale sentences have
been imposed at Moscow and that SAN
culinary conflicts have occurred at
Odessa are all, so far as my inquiries
show, pure inventions deliberately set
ahoat for the purpose of injuring the
Russian loan abroad"
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Open international Con-
gress at Berlin.
Count Won BueIow Kisses Susan
B. Anthony's Hand.
delegates Present from All Europe.
United States and AustraIia-OnIv
About ESQ Speeches Now Scheduled
for the Congress.

| Berlin, June 13-The international
| Womens Congress called by the
League OF German Women's Societies
| III connection with the international
| Counc1l OF Women, opened, today, i'm
| Phllharmonic hall. There was a large
attendance of women from all the con-
| tlnental countries, the United States
ana Australia. Frau Marie Stritt of
Dresden, president of the German
League, opened the congress with an
eloquent address, to which the Count
| ess of Aberdeen. president of the Inter-
national Council, responded. The con-
gress was then divided into four sec
lions for the delivery of addresses and
discussions. Two sessions of each sec
ton will be held daily till Saturday.
About $50 addresses are scheduled
for the week, including over 80 by
American and Canadian women. Mrs.
Lydia Alden spoke, this morning. ON
Education and Motherh hood" Mrs. Nc
Terrell, honorary president of the Ma
tional Association of Colored Women
of Washington, read paper on "The
Situation of Colored Women as House
Servants" Mrs. Louisa Thompson of
Canada, on District Visiting i'm
Canada" and Mrs. Blankenburg of
Philadelphia on 1.-The Evolution of
American Laws Concerning Women"
The American delegates were i'm
pressed by the excellent organization
of the congress and the great interest
shown by the German women, who are
attending in large numbers from all
parts of the empire. The Americans
were also impressed with the great de-
ference shown the United States, as
the leading country in the world in the
women's movement This feeling crop :
ped out in the ovations given to Miss
Susan b. Anthony. and in the speeches
of the German and. other women. 1t is
also pointed out by the Americans that
the movement has made great Roadway
in Europe since the London congress
CT 1899. Then only 10 countries were
represented in the international coun-
Gil; now there are 10.
Countess Won Ruelow and Countess
Won Posadowsky-Wehn received the
delegates of the congress in their gar
dens, which adjoin each other this af-
ternoon. Count Won Buelow kissed the
hand of Miss Susan Z. Anthony, when
she was presented. The chano ellor talk
cd at length with Fraulein Helene
Lanae on the objects of the Women's
movement in Germany. Before their
departures the delegates were shown
the historical apartments in the chan
Cellor's palace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-14
NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Believed at That limo That Perdicaris
Will Be Given Liberty.

Washington. June 13.-If all goes well,
Perdicaris Will be released, next Wednes-
day. 1t is estimated that 1t will require
this length of time for the mission which
has gone to his relief with the ransom
demanded to reach the brigands' camp
NJ. Jusserand. the French ambassador.
was at the state department. today, and
had talk with Secretary Hay about the
Moroccan situation. The ambassador
had heard from his government that the
Sultan will grant the brigand's terms.
and indeed. some of Raisulis men who
were in prison have already been releas-
ed as evidence of good faith i'm which
the terms are being met. 1t is possible
that some of the released brigands may
have been sent with the mission.
The French government has been busy
conducting negotiations for Perdicaris'
release and this government will express
its appreciation of these efforts as soon
as he is free.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-14
DIVORCE QUESTION.
Chicago Congregational Divine Gives
Version in Sermon.

Chicago, June Elm sermon on di-
vorce the Rev. Pearse Pinch has declared
in Forcstvllc Congregational church that
the attempts on the part of the stronger
ecclesiastical bodies to whip preachers
into line will only result in fresh disaster
to the home.
Instead of settling the divorce ques-
ton said the minister, Jesus left the
whole subject open.
ministers are not compelled to say
that all persons divorced for anything
but the 'one cause shall not marry
again. They are free to teach what OBJ
vious justice and humanity require and
not a harsh law that Jesus never gave
If. for example, woman refuses to live
with n man who makes himself a drunk
en- brute and gets divorce from him
and later marries decent man, no
preacher is bound to denouncc such mar
riagc.
divorce is too light a punishment for
offenders against the marriage tie. The
most serious offences ought to meet i'm
prisonment for life"
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kUROPATKIN'S REPORT
Claims That All Is Quiet on Lao Tung
Peninsula.

St. Petersburg, June 13.-The general
staff has received the following dispatch
Hrom Major General Kuropatkin, dated
Ssne IL:
There was no change, June 9. June II
and June H. in the position of the troops
in the neighborhood of Vafangow station
0LiaO Tung peninsula). Small outpost
the Japanese to drive back our posts
south of Wafangtien have been checked
by the forward movement of the Cos
sacks.
.All is quiet on the western coast OF
Lao Tung. The encmy's ships appear
from time to time but do not approach
near the coast.
The japanese have not advanced from
Siuyen. According to Intelligence received
they are entrenched there"
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HABlTUAl THIEF.
Bell, Convicted Burglar, Gets Limit at
Cambridge, Mass.

Cambridge. Mass. June 13.--Thomas F..
Bell. a burglar from Kansas was sem
fenced. today, by Judge Lawton in the
superior court. to 20 years In the state
prison. The case is, the first one that
has come up under the habitual criminal
act as amended by the Legislature, this
year. The old law provided a sentence of
% years. Bell pleaded guilty to breaking
and entering in Aver. for which he was
arrested In Fitchburg in April. He asked
the court to have mercy upon him and
Il give him another chance. The district
attorney learned that Bell served from
three to five years in state prison for a
burglary in Springfield committed in 1893
and that he received a similar sentence
In Worcester in 1890
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THE JAPANESE MOVEMENTS
Cause Speculation and Mystification
Some May Be Feints.

st. Petersburg, June 1905 P. NJ
The japanese advance of columns north
and south of Feng Wang Cheng is caus-
ing considerable mystification. The
preponderance of military opinion still
inclines to the belief that the move
ments in both directions are feints, al
though the opinion that Gen. Kuroki
has begun Il serious advance by both
TANKS against Lao Yang does not lack
supporters Renewed skirmishing is
reported in the neighborhood of Siuyen,
but there is no confirmation officially
of the engagement reported by IL Rus
sian correspondent of The Associated
Press at Haicheng, last night, as hav-
ing occurred 80 miles southeast of
Haicheng in the direction of the Feng
Wang Cheng road, which was reported
to have resulted in the loss of two Jap
anese battalions. Should this report
turn out to be true 1t would show that
the japanese are advancing toward
Haicheng by two roads, as the column
reported engaged must have been Diff
ferent from the one which drove out
the Russians from Siuyen on the ROAD
further south.
Absolute confirmation is not obtain
able of the report that Gen. kuropatkin
is dispatching troops from Mukden
against the enemy's right. Extreme re-
ticence is manifested at the war ONCE
regarding the military situation, when
Is generally interpreted as foreshadoW-
ing important developments in the i'm
mediate future. While the immlnence
of a decisive battle between the two
main armies is distinctly discouraged.
News of fighting of a rather heavy
character is received. The lack OF OFF,
cial dispatches from Kuropatkin during
the last As hours is regarded as signifi-
cant.
The London's Standards st. Peters,
burg dispatch saying that a telegram
had been received by Vice Admiral
Skrydloff announcing that he recently
left Vladivostok with the Russian
squadron and engaged a japanese
squadron off Port Arthur, is denied at
the admiralty. No such dispatch has
been received from Skrydloff, whose
squadron, according to the latest adj
vices, is still at Vladivostok and in it's
neighboring waters. The government
has no advices of renewed fighting be-
fore Port Arthur, but it is regarded as
not unlikely that fighting of a more or
less serious character on the Kwan
Tung peninsula may be in progress, al
| though the war office is convinced that
no serious assault on the frotress is yet
possible.
Russia's naval program FINALLY ap-
proved, Saturday, for the next 10 years.
included 20 battleships, 10 armored
cruisers, 10 ffrst-class and protected
cruisers and a number of torpedo boats
and submarine boats. In view of the
criticism on the part of foreign naval
experts of the battleship type after the
destruction of the Russian battleship
Petropavlovsk and the Japanese bat
tleship Hatsuze, the subject was given
the most careful consideration, the de-
cision being in favor of the continu-
ance of the construction Of battleships.
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THEY ARE GLOOMY.
The Russians at Port Arthur Hoping
Against Hope.

New Chwang, June 13.-5 p. MA
Chinaman, who was snuggled by the
Japanese into Port Arthur to act as a
spy and escaped from there seven days
ago. was arrested at New Chwang. last
night. He told a correspondent of The
Associated Press that the Russians
We're working a large force of men day
and night repairing the warships. They
expect that the work will be completed
in a fortnight. Four cruisers under
Golden Hill. have their guns trained
landward to assist in repulsing land
attack The channel is partly cleared,
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OUTPOST ENCOUNTERS.
Not Much Doing at Front, According
to Jap Report.

General Kuroki's Headquarters in the
Field, June l.. via Fusan. Corca-Accord
ing to informa ton here the only hostilitics
now occurring at the front are daily en-
counters between outposts resulting in the
loss of Il man or two every day. A few
Russian prisoners are being brought into
Japanese headquarters. but no Japanese
are being captured. This is taken to show
that the japanese are getting the best of
the encounters.
Chinese are giving trouble by cutting
ably are in the pay of the Russians.
The work of keeping Gen. Kuroki's ar
my i'm supplies of all kinds continues with
excellent results and is beyond criticism.
The condition of the Japanese soldiers
is irrcproachablc and their spirits arc
high.
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RUSSIAN REINFoRCEMENTS
Give Renewed Courage Every Day to
Lao Yang Garrison.

Lao Yang, Sunday, June 12.-The
army here is increasing rapidly, a
fresh squadron arriving daily.
There is no fresh news from Port
Arthur, nor has any confirmation of
serious events having occurred there
been received. On the contrary Accord
ing to the best information, everything
is going well.
The officers and men here are very
enthusiastic over the driving back of
the Japanese on the road between Feng
Wang Cheng and Hal Cheng, June ..
Only comparatively short distance
separates the Japanese and Russian
armies and the soldiers are all anxious
for active operations to begin.