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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
sAGADAHoC.
BOWcOiN.

The remains of George Gray
who committed suicide by taking
aconite. Nov. 4. were brough,
to the residence of his brother, n. Gray
of this town. The funeral was held
Monday at 10 O'Clock. A son and
daughter. six sisters and three BROTH
ers survive him, his wife having died
some years ago. The interment was in
Durham cemetery.
WooLWicH.
Mabel \. Thwing. stenographer at
f. :. Crosby's. Bath. who has been
sight seeing in New York with friends.
has returned and spent Sunday with
her parents in Woolwich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Decker. with
their son and daughter. Robert and
Ruth, who have been visiting for the
past four weeks at the home of Mrs.
Decker's parents in Woolwich, have re-
turned to their home in Beverly, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmonr Dodge are at
home from their bridal trip.
William Metcalf of Camden. is work.
ing for Harry Hawthorne.
Granville Pushard's wound is doing
nicely under DR.. c. w. Bibber's care.
Miss Lillian Stilpen is living with
Mrs. {. w. Bibber. ~. r..4
Mrs. Adelaide Webb Of Somerville,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. H. Perkins.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hawthorne of Bath,
is the guest of her son. Judson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Chapman have
returned from Nobleboro. Mrs. Chap
man brought down considerable game
in his hunting trip; deer, several
foxes and smaller game in abundance.
Winship Preble is at work on the
Maine Central again.
Horace Hawthorne is at home from
Dead River for awhile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
LINCOLN.
WISCASSET

Rev ]. T. Crosby of Auburn, was in
town, last week. with his wife, calling
on old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Knight of
Rockland. who are visiting relatives
and friends in town, We're at F. 3.
Houdlette's, Thursday and Friday, of
last week.
Mrs. C. NJ. Legrow of Portland, is in
town for a few weeks.
Mrs. NJ. J. Quinnam continues to be
very poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Foye, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles West drove to Bremen.
last Tuesday. to attend the Pomona
Grange.
Mr. and Mrs F. w. Sewall. Mrs. En-
ma Weeks and daughter and Miss Car
RE Knight. left, Monday, for ST. Louis.
After attending the fair, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sewall will visit friends in St. Paul.
Mrs. Mary Pushard has gone to Ores
den to pass "A few weeks with her
| daughters family.
Charles Hutchins. superintendent at
| the Huntoon Hill farm, has been pass
ing few weeks at his home in Edge
comb.
Mrs. George Brown of Boston, was
at VIII Colby's, last week. on her way
| to Dresden. Mrs. Brown will take the
youngest daughter of her deceased sis
ter, Mrs. Will Reed, to her home in
Boston, for the winter.
| 10 Erskine and Frank Toothaker
brought into town, last Saturday. a
| large deer having fine pair of ant
! lers which indicated his age to be five
years.
| At the regular meeting of HuntOOn
| Hill Grange, last Tuesday evening, it
was voted to use the proceeds of the
| late fair in reducing the debt on the
hall. A committee was chosen, as a
WAYS and means committee. to get
money for building horse sheds.
| Col Orrin McFadden Of Dresden was
in town. last week.
SOUTH JEFFERSON.
There was no preaching service at
the church last sunday.
| Mrs. H. p. Cunningham spent few
DAYS in Boston, last week.
Fl. A. Clark attended court at Wis
casset two days last week.
Mrs. Melvin Hopkins who has been
critically i'll at her home in Tenant
Harbor, is slowly improving.
There will be a Farmers Institute al
Grange hall, South Jefferson, Thursday
afternoon and evening. Nov. II.
The Benevolent Society will hold Its
annual meeting with Mr.. and Mrs. 3
= Hilton, Tuesday evening. Nov. 8.
T.. H. Dodge spent last Sunday with
relatives in Nobleboro.
COOPERS MILLS.
| ouite an amount of excitement was
caused last Sunday noon. by flre SCI
from the engine of the train. 1t was
SET a short distance below the water
toni and as a northwest wind was
blowing. it was with some difficulty
that # was subdued.
, Work is being done on the interior o'
tho r n O. F. building.
The former office of Dr. Johnson was
, removed about one-half mile, las
/ Wednesday and Thursday. 1t wa:
drawn by 81 yokes OF oxen. IL VII
, be made into a dwelling house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
Why the Sewers Are Of Concrete.

In digging the New York subway
the men uncovered many sewers
which had to be rebuilt. At first they
built the new sewers Of brick. Pres
emily the bricklayers. who were
receiving $500 a day, struck for
mgner wages. The work stopped.
The indispensable bricklayers left the
subway. But the old adage came 10
Mr.. Parsons mind: There are more
ways to kill cat than by choking him
with cream" Concrete work was
cheap; why not build the sewers Of
concrete? Experiments were unex.
pectedly successful. Thereafter, con-
crete was used almost exclusively-a
new kind Of sewer had been evolved.
cheaper than the brick sewer and bet
ter. This Is one Of the many contribu-
lions the building of the subway has
made to engineering-The Worlds
Work. ..- 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09

with reference to the growing
Scottish demand for home rule for
Scotland, the London News remarks:
Having already acquired, by lapse Of
time. the prescriptive right to manage
English affairs for Englishmen, It may
be that Scots. young and otherwise, will
find their hands almost too full II they
begin meddling with their own -
WELL"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
WALDO
THORNDIkE.

The remains of Miss Matte Young
Of SearSpOrt. We're brought to ThOrn-
dixie and inferred in the family lot in
the Center cemetery. Oct. 10Th. Two
brothers. Ralph Of SearspOrt with
whom she made her home and Welcome
Young and wife of Boston accompanied
the remains. The funeral services were
held i'm Searsport. The relatives re-
manned with Mrs. Lydia Ward an aunt
over night and returned to their homes
the following day.
Frank Cunningham betook himself to
the wilds of Maine, on hunting trip
last week. He will be gone about two
weeks and will doubtless bring home
some big game as he has been very
successful a number of times in past
wears in SO doing. - sf.
Newell Bagley was visiting at his
old home, Sunday. .-.-' 90 .,-.-ti '.-
Master Lester Ashford. aged s years,
has a pair of steer calves, in which
he takes great pride. They are a grade
hereford, one week old, matched ex-
actly in color and size. He takes great
interest in farm matters and was much
pleased to have these for his own to
raise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09

Bed, sheets are unknown In Japan. ex-
cept in the hospitals. The Introduction
OF white sheets and of-white caps and
dresses for nurses was vigorously OBJ
jected to at first because white II IN
Japan the color Of mourning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09

The Army and Navy Journal wash
ington) estimates that Japan has put
forth rs per cent of her strength thus
far in the contest with Russia, while
the drain on the resources Of Russia Is
less than per cent. This is only a
single factor, however, in the complex
problem of military success, which
does not always respond to the con-
illusions of the multiplication table
The politico- economists and the
pseudo philanthropists may manipu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
PALE mo.

Mrs. Eliza Nelson is at her son Frank s
This week, as his wife is seriously i'll.
Mrs Lena Getchell and Mrs. Addie
Crommett visited their uncle. L. A.
Bowler. Wednesday
Sumner Pullen and his son: Leonard, OF
his week on a hunting trip. They didn' t
eet deer. but returned home with a fine
lot of partridges .,.--.- ,-.s.,5
Mrs. clara Shorey is in very poor health
Mabel Nelson. who has been in China
for some time, is now at home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09

Russian soldiers are going around
the bend Of the southern shore Of Lake
Baikal. on the road just finished, at the
rate Of about dozen miles an hour.
which Is slow wheeling, but better than
the slower ferraige or winter crossing
on the blizzard swept ice. How the
new road will work in winter remains
to be seen. there being more than q
possibility that in such windy corner
the track may be laid under drifts half
as high as the Kremlin. to be covered
over again as fast as they are dug out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09

One of the most amusing things in
Clarence Ludlow Brownelrs book Of
Japanese travel is a collection Of ia
panese signs in English as writ and
spoke in Japan for the benefit Of Eng
fish travellers. Here are three selec-
tons: Over drug store, "Ramune
SCUBA, Sasopre Zinzinbiya, jim jiyae.
l." which. translated, means. Lemon
Soda, Sarsaparilla, Ginger Beer and
Ginger Ale" over a BARRIERS. ITO shave
or to dress hairs away" over a BUTCH
er's, "Cowmeat and Pigmeat."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09

late the figures as they please, the fact
cannot be made to accord with tho
theory that war is necessarily EXHAUST
ing to national strength. Precisely the
contrary was shown in the case OF our
great war. Material resources may
assume new forms of distribution In
time of war. but this is not necessarily
waste. 1t is the destruction OF classes.
1t is the industries created by industry
which is the foundation of the business
of a community through which its In
dividual members procure their means
of living If all those who have the
power of purchasing should cease for q
single year to buy or make good their
wastage. universal poverty and dis
tress would follow. AS a matter OF
fact, the assets of the American conti-
nent are less than they were when Co
lumbus discovered it. Millions OF min
eral wealth that were then stored away
in the bowels Of the earth are there no
longer: our soil has been partially ex-
hausted of it's fertile properties, and
our hills and valleys have been largely
denuded of their forests. Yet 10000
900 people exist in comparative COM
fort where a few hundred thousand
Indians gained a precarious living be.
fore. The industries of war draw upon
the surplus energies of a people. and,
by stimulating them to larger effort,
increase their power Of production"
"The emperor and the empire, the
empire is the people-these constitute
the real religion Of Japan" says q
writer in Leslie's Weekly, "the great
idea through the divine virtue Of which
the Japanese have accounted for them.
selves before the wondering eyes Of q
Christian world. For His Imperial
Majesty. Emperor Mitsuhito. the little
brown soldiers of Japan joyously die,
and for him do the thousands Of be-
reaved ones suffer in proud silence
that dreams in great peace of an after
ward. And it is not weak indifference
they display. these fearless ones: it is
strength. the mightiest ever seen on
earth. BY thousands they hear tho
grim news that robs them OF all reason
for living, and by thousands they re.
treat in splendid awe, tempered, bless
God. by patriotic pride that has not its
equal under the shining sun. Grief in
visible racks the soul of Japan while IL
marches proudly on with a JOY note in
tic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
NORTH PITTsToN.

Percy Chapman is very ill with
typhoid fever at the home of his
brother. Everett Chapman.
John Cunningham. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. J. Cunningham. is confined to
the house with blood poisoning caused
by sticking a nail in his foot.
The School Improvement League of
school No. l.. North Pittston. will hold 2
box sociable and dance at Sparrow's Hall
Erred Gould place., Friday evening, No
yember H. All are cordially invited
The big buck and doe shot by John
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-09
WEST CHELSEA.

Miss INA Clark of East Chelsea s,ent
Nj. '"ts last week, with her sister
d. Arooine Clark. teacher in this
vis;.S oefniee Watson of Randolph
si'ed at the home of W. Scott pouers
few days last week ''o'' ro"ers
'ss Amy Heath of South pit,ston
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
HOTELS,

HOTEL BALTIMORE, 1015 Van Mes, ave-
This first class hotel. now being conducted on
American plan, especially for families for the
season year Location is unsurpa ssed The
equipments are all modern. with every cor
venience. The rooms large, sunny and
comfortable; superb view furnishings are all
elegant. Cuisine highest order. H c. SHAN
NON, manager, formerly of Hotel Langham
N. Y. and Moana Hotel. Honolulu
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

AIARCONI-I must sell 200 or any part Of %
shares of American Marconi Wireless stocl
at So 80 per share; worth S5 each Ad
dress A. G., box 2913 Call.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

RAKE bargain; American Marooni Wireless
stock at So 30 per share; transfer and quick
delivery guaranteed; can supply any unlisted
stock at bargain price: write me your wants
p. COWPER-TtIWAITE. Stockton. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
MATTRESSES AND PILLOWS.

TO order; renovated. disinfected (formaldehyde
process): excellent carpet cleaning HOPKE
BROS. 1432-34 Howard St. d; phone South 216.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

A-HOCSES and fats 10 let; immense list:
service absolutely free: take advantage Of
this department; Il will save you time and
trouble Cordes Furniture Co. 245-59 Geary
ct. on the square
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
Description of Conditions
 al Port Arthur
EVFRYTHINGDESPAjREDOF OF
But There Is No Thought Of Surren- der-The Difficulties Surm0unted, or Rather Tunneled Under, by the Japs in Tahing the Rihlung Fort.

Tok;o. Ice. 3O.-Evening- navy derartiuert published tonight letter written Is a man on the battleship Se"astapol, which had fallen into the hands of the Japanese. The writer iesnairs of the relief of the fortress. and tells of the destruction wrought by the Japauese shells. He says Russians are resigned to their fate and are deter u:ned to ] sht to the finish rather than suffer tie shame of surrender owing to 5carVation.
 Tine following is the text of the ler- ter: "'''le fortress cannot resist after December. TEe progress of the enemy in reducing our principal line of outer Gcfenses iS rot fully known but ;t i. irresistible. We are sadly disappointe5 over the non-arrlval of the second Pa cinc squadron and are daily nearih , our miserable enG-
 General Stoessers so-calIed impreg- aatle line Of outer defenses is nov q
 1yth With :he 203 Meter Hill -oet the iail of the fortress of Port. Arthur cannot be evadod. Its capture by -de Japanese means Sic fall of the towl. however. strong tE5 other defenses. Ihc new town is at tnc mercy of the enc
 ny's fire. the old town alone is defeHJ- able and here alone may resistance be
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
TIE FOLSOM OUTBFAk
Dead and Wounded the Only Signs of
 Thursdays Disturbance.

Folsom, Cal, Dec. 30.-But for the fact that the hospital here contained several wounded men and that three convicts were laid out~in the morgue, there was no indication at the state prison today of the bold dash for liber- ty made by nine convicts late yester- day afternoon. Three hundred and fifty convicts were put to work today as usual in the quarry and about the rock orusher the scene of yesterdays on- sIaugbt.
 Guard Charles Jolly and Captain R. J. Murphy, who were wounded, were pronounced by Dr. Charles w. Glad ding today to be in about the same condition as last night. Jolly. who was shot through the face, the bullet pass ing under the right jaw and coming cut of the nose will recover if blood poisoning does not set in. Murphy is W ounded in the leg and has two knife thIusts irs the back.
 Warden Yell has in his possession se- en knives that were taken from the escaping convicts. They were rusty about seven inches in length The points are roughly sharpened. Tt is a mystery to me how the convicts secreted so many knives." said War den Yell. "They were evidently placed at the bottom of the great rock piles that had been brought out from the quarry and allowed to collect while the rock crusher was being repaired"
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
THE SHANGHAI SITUATION.
Russians Apparently Committing a
 Breach of Chinese Neutrality.

Shanghai. Dec. 3O.-The taotai has been instructed by the foreign board Of Pekin to insist upon a reply from the Russian consul to his demand for the surrender of the sailor belonging to the Russian cruiser Askold, who, on December 15. murdered 9 Chinaman on the bund here as; the result of a dis pute over the payment for hire of a jinriksha.
 Should the consul decline to comply with this demand, the Chinese author ities here say it will be apparent that Russia cOntemplates a serious breach of the neutrality of China and that henceforth China cannot undertake to protect Russians in Chinese harbors against the actions of the Japanese.
 The taotai continues to take strict precautions to prevent the possible es- cape of the Russian cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi. which vessels it has been reported contemplated making an effort to join the Russian second Pacific squadron.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
TEXTnE STRIKE GOES ON
Operatives Vote Overwhelmingly for
 Its Continuance.

Fall River. Mass. Dec. 30,@The la Dor unions involved sirssS.s sslst July in the strike against a F 1=2 per cent reduction in wages in the cotton mills by 9 vote of approximately three to one approved of the contest. The call for meetings of the unions to vote on a continuance Of the contest was prompted by an agitation Of the ques- ton whether the employees should re- turn to work for the winter under the reduction and renew the strike later if the wages were not advanced. It was also stated in mill circles that q majority of the union men were ready to return to work but that the union leaders were keeping them from doing so. Accordingly it was decided to submit the question to a vote to- day to see whether of the total Of 1.S21 ballots cast, there was a, major ity of 971 in favor of continuing.
 This was the first formal vote on the question taken since the action of the unions in July beginning the strike. The labor secretaries say the vote today shows that the union oper- atives are just as determined as ever to continue the struggle. The union operatives, they assert, reflect the opinion of large majority of the help who are not affiliated with any of the unions.
 The manufac cturers expressed disap- pointment at the action taken by the unions. They say, However, that there was no hope of a restoration of the F 1-2 per cent reduction and they pro- posed to continue the attempt to run the mills under the same conditions as they have for the last seven weeks
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
CATTLE AND SHEEP.

Chicago. Dec. 3O.-Cattle receipts 5000. Market slow; averaged lower. Good to prime steers, $5.3006.35; poor to medium, $3.75M 5.35; stockers and feeders, $2.30lG4.35; cows, $1.5004.20; heifers, $2.25@5-00; canners, $1.5O@ 2.40: bulls, $2.10@4.10: calves. $3.50Q 7.25.
 Sheep receipts, 10,0ee Strong. Lambs opened stronger. closed weak Good to choice wethers. $4SO@5.6 fair to choice mixed at $4i004S5; western sheep. $40004.5e; native lambs. $5.25@54O; western lambs. $6.OO0735
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31

Tsolonged Two-thirds of the defend /; rS nf -'.@ Meter Hill were lost.
 ''rhe SevastcpoI, which was ez pcs ed lo the e,cYny's fire in the day time, on the night of Lee. 8, without beirs tcV ed. left rhe l9rbor with only IL instead of her l. plement of csc sous. When she went nut she had her nets ,.-.N a b-IC was struck twice by the enc mys tOrpetloes and was beacheti, ir- reparably damaged. General .Stoessel highly praised the officers and crew Cf ;:-c ship. Fuel is almost unobtaln Joe ard It iS '.spossibe to keep our bodies T@TIn-
 "We no longer have a wireless tele- graph syst ia ana have no means Cf ..a.ll.uunicufiag with the outside wori Oar isolation Is complete. There is TO news and va eve had no informat. su for a long time. It is impossible to sIT.L e-gla a:lln:fjuit:oH. The captain uf the. Kin, etiriu-' br, tight in only bar.-y.
 ''The King Arthur, a British steamer, was captured Dec. 19, while attempting to leave Port Arthur, by the Japanese guardship Asagari. She had on board the Russian naval officers who were at tempting to join the Russian second Pacific squadron. She is now at Sase- bo undergoing trial
 .'There is a large hole in the hull of the SevastopoI and she is completely disabled. All that remains for those on board her is to do their utmost in re- pulsing the enemy's attacks. Tine eneny'S torpedo boats came close to the s.evastOpoI and attacked her as if they were Soing through ordinary -maneu- vers. Should the SevastOpol sink we are to land at the place already decid- ed upon All are, however, prepared to fight to the very last. On us of the Sevastopol depends the duty of retain ing the honor of the navy and avoid ing the shame and humiliation of tnrea tened starvation. We would ra- tner die than be thus shamed.
 From December 1 the enemy's 1G- inch spells began to fall on the deck of the ssevastopol and some of them pierced through the decks to the bot tom of the ship.
 "Who is responsible for the fate we, face? It is he who did not give in .
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
THE CAPTURE OF RIHLuNe.
The Japanese Had to Tunnel Through
 Solid Rock.

Headquarters of the Japanese army before Port Arthur, via Fusan, Dec. 3O.-Rihlung fort, captured yesterday is the largest and- strongest of the eastern ridge forts. Tunnels for mines were cut through solid rock and two tons Of dynamite were used to blow up the walls. The spectacle was magnificent and the work of the as saulters was splendid. Half the gar rison was killed by the explosion of the first charge. The remainder Of the Russians made stubborn resist ance. Four heavy guns, seven rapid fire guns and two machine guns were captured as well as thirty quick firing guns which were stored in the fort
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
You Can ERfer Now

And in just three short months be as we'll or better prepared than he is. or in five months you can complete the full business course including bank ing and typewriting. In from five to seven months you should complete the sterographic course and in from eight to ten months the full combination course and be qualified to hold a posi- tion paying from S10O to s125 per month.
 A number of our young lady students who only attended school from three to four months are now satisfactorily filling positions here in town as book keepers or stenographers.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
GRAIN.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-Heavy liquidation by a prominent holder today entirely wiped out a sharp advance in the wheat price. May opened at 1141h O 114A and the price was quickly bid up to 1151z. A reaction to 114% fol- lowed After selling up to 1155s the option decreased to 113ss. The mar ket closed weak and practically at the lowest point, the final quotations being at 1135s @A.
 May corn opened at 451l-5s 0451s. sold between 457b b@459s-A and closed at 4515.
 May oats opened at S15s @31&. sold off to 31H and closed at 31k@5s.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
METALS.

New York, Dec. S0.-Copper was lower in London, closing at e6S 2s Cd for spot, and eGS los for futures. To- cally the market remains firm and a good business is reported. Lake is quoted at s15.12k GD15.15; electrolytic at $15.00@15.25; casting at $14.62h@ 14.S71k. The London market for tin was little higher with spot at e12 17s Sd. Locally, however, prices were unchanged at $4.60@4I0.
 Spelter was higher in London, clos ing at e25 5s while locally the price remained unchanged at $6.10O615.
 Silver. 61B; Mexican dollars, 4S-
Arizona republican., 1904-12-31
SUNK WITH THE HATsUsE.

San Francisco, Dec. 3O.-The- Asso- ciated Press correspondents from Hon olulu say that word has been received there by natives that Captain Glass of the British navy was aboard the Japanese battIeship Hatsuse when she was sunk recently and was drowned The presence of the British officer on the ship had not been made public before but the news now is said to be official.