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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

The Aee-HeraId Engraving Depart. nent makes good cuts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-04
All Rail Excursion to New York
Cifv

The Rutland railroad will run an ex-
cursion to New York city, Thursday,
Nov. 10. via Troy and New York Central
r. r. Tickets will be good going on all
regular trains that date, and will be good
returning before Wednesday, Nov. 16, in
elusive. The following very low rates
of fare will be made to New York and
return: Burlington, $500; Vergennes,
s6,4O; Middlebury, $500, Brandon, $3.50;
Rutland, $500; Ludlow, $3.50; Chester,
So. 20; Bellows Falls, $500; Manchester,
81 90; Bennington, So. 50, and proportion
ately low rates from all other stations.
Owing to the very low rates of fare nc
stop-overs will be permitted, and tickets
will not be good in parlor or sleeping
cars. Also tickets must be stamped by
the agent of the New York Central r. r
in New York city to be good for the re-
turn trip.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-04
College NJ otes

The Pi Beta Phi fraternity held its
annual initiation Friday night. The
following members were initiated: Mabel
Boardman, Salisbury; Edith Heaxt, Shell
burne; Theresa Graves, Gloversville, N.
Y; Louise Chaffee, New Haven; June
Roys, Waterbury; Theodore Crane, Mid
dlebury; Mary Kendall, Middlebury. The
following alumni were present at the
initiation: Misses Lena DEMO, Bristol ;
Anna Bosworth, Bristol; Fannie Sutton,
Shelburne; Lena Bixby, Randolph; Alice
Durfe, Burlington; Helen Allen, Bur-
lington; Dorothy Graves, Vergennes
Mrs. Maud Gooding, Mrs. Katherine
White, Middlebury; Mrs Ezra Brainerd,
Middlebury. The banquet was held on
Saturday evening in their rooms at
Battell Block.
Prof. Wright gave lecture on Friday
evening of last week at Pittsfield, Mass
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-04
Rohhins-EIint.

The home of Mrs. j. G. Gilmour on Sepni-
mary street, was the scene of very pretty
wedding last Wednesday night when her
neice, Grace Myrtle Flint was united in
marriage to Roy Sheridan Robbins, by the
Rev. DR.. Washburn, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of this place.
Promptly at s o'clock to the strains of
Mendelsohn's wedding march rendered by
Miss Genevieve Taylor, the bridal party
entered the parlor and proceeded to an
arch formed of running pine and white
roses under which the ceremony was
performed-the Episcopal ring service be-
ing used.
The bride was attended by her cousin
Miss Bertha Gilmour, who was dressed in
brown carrying pink chrysantheums.
The bride wore blue travelling suit and
carried white chrysantheums. John
Peck of New Haven, acted as best man
The presents were numerous and beauti
full, among them being set of solid silver
spoons from employees of the Register Co
with which office the bride has been con
nected for the past five years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins left on the soutf
bound train for a short wedding trip aftel
which they will reside in town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-04
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
Tuesday, Nov. 1,

All records were broken by the flood
of bills that came in to-day, the last
opportunity to introduce bills, except by
a two-thirds vote. There were 1856 in
troduced in the House and 40 in the
Senate.
Among the more important bills
acted upon was the plurality election
bill which passed the Senate 81 to s.
The House killed similar bill 1856 to 43.
The senate refused third reading to
the bill giving women a place on state
boards.
Senator Lawrence introduced a bill
extending the powers of the court OF
claims and providing for the election OF
its members by the legislature.
The House killed the bill reducing the
amount of deposits exempted from taxa
tion in savings banks from $4,000.
A bill making a closed season for deer
for three years was introduced by Mr.
Butterfield of Weathersfield.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-04

The House just slaughtered the bills
today, which were in the main, bills
that ought to be killed. Among the bills
killed was the barber's bill, two bills
regulating automobiles, though these
were killed on the word of Mr.. Agan
that the committee would report bill
regulating the use of autos, bills to in
crease the salaries of judges of the SUI
preme court and members of the legis-
lature suffered the same fate.
The House ordered to third reading
bills providing for the election of license
commissioners by ballot without refer
ence to political affiliations; increasing
the salary of the state superintendent of
education from $4,000 to $4,000; provid-
ing system of higher education for ad-
vanced pupils; and permitting certain
state officials, members of the legis-
lature and lawyers attending supreme
court to vote for presidential electors at
the state house.
The governor signed four bills of little
Importance.
There was an interesting hearing on
the bills to abolish capital punishment,
Tuesday evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-04

Rev. Guy c. Lamson, chaplain of the
Hou-e, has received $4,000 call to New
York city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
LUMBER DEALERS. =
Retailers Guests sof Who IesaIers
WasHrgfon Hearing.

Washington, March with
members Of thd Eastern states Rel
Lumber Dcalera Association as
guests. the 18th Ahnhal coaveution
the National Wholsfaie Lumber De}
ers' Association began here. 1odl
There are in Attendance up6
meeting of the Wholesale Assn
alone more than 200 lumbenne1
every state and territory in thes
In his annual address. Pr
Pcndennis White of Torawanda. N.
urged the wholesale lumber dealers
the country to become more closely as
sociated. In this connection ne said'
1T is through organization that po"
er is created for the Accomplished"
of large operations
Secretary Eugene w. Perry oil Ne"
York, In his annual report gave ~
tailed account OF the operations OF '"S
past year.
The members Of both a!ssocla'on'
called at the White House during ~.
day. where they were received by t".
President and briefly addresseu "
him.
The principal matter brought uh
day, was the proposed orsanlzato"
a freight bureau to which shall pe eva
fined the larger subjects Of transpo.m
ton. A committee was named u i'''
Ilate plan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
NOT QUICK ENOUGH.
Japanese Were Slow in Goinq to
War.

Chicago, March 2.-Eki Hicki. first
secretary of the Japanese legation at
Washington, and TOsaburO Madoyo Of
the Yokohama Specie Bank, have ar
rived at Chicago. en- route from YoLo-
hama to Washington. Sec. Hicki was
one of the Japanese commissioners;
who drew up the treaty between Chiir:,
and Japan at Shanghai, last fall, which,
like the American treaty with Chinn
provided for the opening of the ports
of Mukden. Antung and Tatungkao.
"On many points the Japanese gov
ernment and the United States seem
agreed said the diplomat. "They are
united on the open door policy and the
integrity of China. Japan and the
United States would suffer most from
the acquisition of parts of China by
;ussia. The Russian policy i'm Man
cEuria seems to be to exclude all other
nations.
The impression among the people
Is that the government did not go to
war quick enough. They cIamOred for
1t long before hOstilities began. The
le0ple will do all in their power to
support the government. Even the
school children are helping to provide
funds for carrying on the war;"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
TO PREVENT WAR.
Claimed That Great Britain Did Its
Very Best.

Paris, March 1.-The London cOrre-
spondent of the Echo de Paris has tel
egraphed an interview with a certain
person in London who although his
identity is not revealed. is obviously
Paul Cambon. French ambassador to
Great Britain. According to the cor
respondent this person declared that
the beginning of hostilities by Japan
came as an absolute surprise to Great
Britain. which had done it's utmost to
prevent the war.
The spreading of the conflict
will be avoided easily, the cor
respondents informant continues, if
France and Great Britain keep cool,
but the greatest vigilance is necessary
to Illustrate the efforts of individuals
who are Interested in creating p quar-
rel between the two nations. A power
i'm Central Europe is actually conduct
ing press campaign at England with
tho object Of creating a conflict with
France. this person declared. and an
emissary of this power has offered a
certain English journalist a series of
articles attacking France. and further
more a representative of q certain Ash
attic power is also striving to excite the
English press against France.
I'm my opinion the peace of the
world depends largely upon the MAIN
tenanCe of good relations betweeen
France and Great Britain this per-
son concluded, Let lis not allow in
triguers whose motives are known,
profit by the fact that France is pro-
Russian and Great Britain pro-Japa-
nese. to destroy the beneficent work of
recent years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
OFFERS RESIGNATION,
President Of Nashua Trust Co. Will
Not Serve.

Nashua, N. H., March AT q spec
ial meeting today. of the stockholders
of the Nashua Trust Co., of the charge
of misappropriating funds from which
institution Former Treasurer John p.
GoSgin has been held for the grand
jury, George b. French. president of
the company, announced tht he would
no longer serve in that office. He gave
as his reason for his decision the fact
that the stockholders had failed to sub
scribe for the $50, 900 of the stock which
the trust company proposed to issue
in order to place the company on a
sound financial basis.
a report to this effect previously had
been made by the special committee
appointed to collect subscriptions. This
report vas that the committee had
succeeded in obtaining promises for
only $4,000 instead of the $4,000 desir-
ed. In announcing his decisiolr to
withdraw from the office of president,
Mr.. French declared that he did not
feel under obligations to bear the burr
den with the other directors of putt
ting on the bank on, its feet. The,
stockholders. he said. had been given
an opportunity to subscribe and they
had failed to take advantageyof it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
SIGNALLING JAPS.
Twenty Chinese Caught in Act at Port
Arthur.

st. Petersburg. March 2.-According
to a special dispatch from Port Arthur
20 Chinese have been arrested there for
signalling to the japanese ships on the
shore with flashlights and lanterns. A
warning has been issued that similar
offenders will hereafter be treated as
spies and shot.
Although it is denied that the present
plans of the admiralty contemplate the
dispatch of either the Black sea or the
Baltic fleets to the Far East it is be-
yond question that both are being pre-
pared with the greatest haste to meet
any emergency that may arise. Gen.
Altvater. the artillery expert. and Ad-
miral Vorkhosky have been inspecting
the ships and crews of the Black sea
fleet
Work on the warships is being pushed
night and day. The battleship Boro-
dino the battleship Orel and the trans
port Kamtchatka are nearing compile
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
ALL is CALM.
Quiet at Port Arthur and in Man
Churia.

st. Petersburg. March An official
dispatch received from Maj. Gen.
Plug. Niceroy AleXieff's chief of staff,
dated March 2. says:
According to the reports of our
patrols to Ping Yang and on the road
tc Gensan (Wensam there were no
signs of the enemy. Ping Yang has
been occupied by 5000 Japanese who
include 200 cavalrymen.
NO particulars have been learned
concerning artillery. 1t has been
learned that the japanese came from
Fusan to Chenampo (on Ping Yang
inieD when they came to Ping Yang.
Between 1000 and 1000 Coreans
have been sent to Ping Yang from
Seoul. Our patrols. on Feb. IS. ap-
Iroached within II versts (S miles) of
Ping Yang and reported that the Japa-
nese have fortified the town. The enc
mics are arriving daily.
"At Port Arthur and in Manchuria
all is calm. According to Corean re-
ports from NladivOstOck, n detachment
of 2500 japanese without artillery
landed at Song Cheng Hueng Seng)
north of Cape Druatey, on Feb. %, and
marched south.
There have been snow falls in Port
Arthur and Manchuria recently. At
Port Arthur there were 10 degrees Of
frost and EladivOStoCk had Il SNOW
storm"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
AS JAPAN'S ALLIES.
Two Chinese Generals Have Asked
This Permission.

Paris, March 3-In Il dispatch from
Hardin, Manchuria, a correspondent Of
the Matin says it is rumored that the
Chinese generals Ma and Thiang have
asked permission to ally themselves
with the japanese.
ut is now certain" the correspondent
continues, " that at the beginning of
hOstilities the Japanese wanted to land
troops at a point near Shan Hal Kwan
and that the Chinese prevented them.
"LiaO Yang between Mukden and
New Chwang, becoming the nucleus of
an important Russian army.
Surprise is expressed at Harbin
that the Japanese have not attacked
Dalny. and it is believed that they alb
stained from fear of the extensive sub
marine defences there.
Passengers arriving here by the last
regular train from Port Arthur say
that town was quieet. I learn from
Port Arthur that Is Chinese suspected
of cOnnivance with the enemy have
been arrested.
Large numbers of alleged Chinese
pilgrims are assembling along the
Mongolian frontier of Manchuria, and
Gen. Maderoff is watching their move
ments.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
ANOTHER NONE.
In the Strike of tho Printers at
Boston.

Boston, March 2.-Justfce Barker is
sued an order in the supreme court of
massachusetts, today, allowing the
amendment to the bill OF complaint
which has been brought against the
pressmcn and feeders al Boston and
the Typographical Unions by the Bos-
ton Typothetae, SO that it may include
those pressmen and feeders who have
entered the employ of the master print
ers since the original bill was filed.
The evidence even in this case is now
being heard by Causton Brown as
master. who will report the facts to the
court. The question of whether an in
junction shall then issue against the
defendants will be decided by the
court. Judge Barker declined, today,
to issue an injunction against the de-
PENDANTS at this time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
COME TO AGREEMENT.
Rules Committees of the Two Big
Baseball Leagues.

New York, March 2.-After two pro-
tracted sessions which wer held in the
offices of the National League in the
St James building, today. the National
League and the American League COM
mittees on rules came to an agree
ment as to certain changes, but the
committees schedule will meet again,
tomorrow, in order to adopt, as far as
for the coming season. The general
opinion, tonight, is that they will have
little difficulty in arriving at an AMIGA
BILE arrangement and it was stated on
good authority that the American
League schedule will be announced, to-
morrow evening. and that of the Ma
tional League, the following day.
The foul strike rule, which was adopt
ed by both leagues, last season, will be
retained during the coming season.
A post season of seven games for the
national championship will be ar
ranged between the pennant winners
of both leagues.
Two coaches will be allowed with one
man or more on bases.
These were the three important mat
ters passed upon by the rules commit
tees and after they adjourned the Amer
lean League delegates held a brief ses-
sion at the Fifth Avenue hotel at which
the changes were ratified.
President johnson announced that he
had signed the following umpires for
the coming season:
Sheridan. OLaughlin and Connolly,
who otficiated with the American
I 1,e. II <,f
Detroit. King of the New England
League and Carpenter of the Southern
League are to be reserve umpiras.
The national League Club representa-
tives met for few minutes at the Vic
toria hotel during the afternoon, but
without transacting any business ad-
journed until tomorrow morning.
The following umpires for the sea-
son of 1904 were announced by Presi-
dent Pullian of the National League.
Emslie, O'Day and Johnstone. who
were on last years staff, Kelley with
the Eastern League, last summer, will
be the extra man.
President Powers of the Eastern
League stated, today, that he had Sc
cured the release of Tom Daily from
the Cincinnati Club and that he has en-
gagged the player to manage and cap
tain the Providence team of the East
crn League during the coming season.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
AT ITS FACE.
St. John Banks Will Receive American
Currency.

st. John, n. g., March AT a meet
ing of the st. John clearing house di-
rectors, this afternoon, it was decided
to accept American currency at the
face in all the city banks. Hereto
fore quarter Of one per cent. dis
count has been charged. A bank man.
ager, speaking, tonight, of the new
rule, said the reason was that Ameri-
can money was supplanting Canadian
currency here and limiting the circu-
lation of Canadian notes. A great deal
comes across the Maine border and
finds its way into st. John. AS a dis
count was charged at the banks, mer-
chants used the American money to
pay their help and thus it's circulation
was aided. Now the banks propose to
accept it at face value and will prompt
ly ship it to the states.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
OCCUPY TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
Russians Take Possession at ANU ana
Yong Pyon.

Toxic, March a.--It has been learned
here that the Russians have occupied
the telegraph Offices at AnJu ana 1ohs
Pyon north of Ping Yang. They nave
imprisoned the district governor anu
have confiscated official papers. ine
Russian force near Anju numbers oniy
about 40 men. The main RUSSIAN lorce
is concentrated at Lao Yang.
The Russians near Antung aggregate
1000. No important engagement Is eN-
pected south of the Yalu river, Whlcn,
it is expected the Russians will make
their main line of defence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
ON WAR MEASURES,
Japanese Dict to Meet at Toxic
March 13.

Toxic, March 2.-The parliamentary
eiections have passed quietly The fl
nal returns are expected to reach To-
kio by Saturday. Few political meet
lngs preceded the elections. domestic
politics practically being forgotten.
The Emperor, today. issued n re-
script summoning the Diet to meet in
special session, March 13. to vote on
war measures. 1t is anticipated that
inc entire program of the government
VIII b" approved and it is expected
that the session will be concluded with
in 10 days.
The cabinet met in extraordinary
session, today. and discussed war TAX
alton measures for submission to the
Diet. 1T is now planned to increase
by Io,oo".oW yen the amount to be
raised by taxation. The income tax
on land probably will be doubled, the
taxes on spirits and tobacco increased
and some new taxes created
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03

ton ut the admiralty dock yards here.
In the dead of night the ice bound NeVst
is like an Artic landscape, lighted for
half Il mile by the flare of blazing
stacks. the silence broken by the din of
drumming hammers. The battleship
BorodinO must be taken to Kronstadt
to receive her armor and it is reported
that the ice breaker Ermak will be
brought from Reval to cut a channel
to the arsenal there.
The battleship Alexander III. at
Kronstadt. is ready and the Russian
fleet, recently at Jibutil, French Soma
liland. is returning so that when the
spring opens Russia will have an I'M
posing naval array in the Baltic.
About 500 volunteer workmen have
left here to work at the dock yards of
Port Arthur and Vladivostok.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
FATAL LIQUID.
Three Army Privates Die from
Drinking Wood Alcohol.
Stuff Was Poisoned and a Barber l.
Under Arrest.
Two Others Now Lie in a Precariou,
Condition.

! New London, Conn, March Cor.
poral Thomas O'Brien and Privates
Morris O'COnnOr and John Reynolds
members Of the Tooth Company Coast
Artillery, U. S. A., stationed at Fort
Terry,~ Plum Island. N. Y, are dead,
and Privates John Walsh and William
sHarrigan confined to the military hos
,,'pital at the post in precarious condi.
ton, having been poisoned by drinking
wood alcohol. Proprietor Piskell of the
military barber shop. at which place
the men secured the stuff, is under az.
rest pending an Investigation.
According to the story told by one
command officer, O'Brier, O'Connor
Reynolds. Harrigan; and Walsh ob,
tained a quantity OF LIQUOR, Monday
in some MANNER unkH6Wnfs to the sofd!
GERS at the post and after It had bee,
drunk desired to- get another suppl}
They visited Piskelrs barber shop n
secure a quantity OF alcohol. Piske3
told the soldiers that wood alcohol va
deadly poison. = ~
The soldiers seemed to take this in.
formation as asjoks and later managed
to secure a quantity4of f@sthe poison
They all drank Of the liquid and in Al
short time Reynolds was taken to the
hospital. critically i'll. O'Brien and
C'Connor,wer alsoreported i'll at their
quarters and Captain kelton began a|
hurried Investigation to determine The
cause. The Inquiry resulted in state
ment from one of the men that they
had secured n flask of the alcohol from
Piskelrs shop and had drank the liquid
The Investigation also revealed the fact
that Harrigan and Walsh were i'll. and |
all four men were taken to the hos
p1tai. OBrfen and O'Connors condi- |
tion slowly became worse and OBrien
succunbed to the poisoning, Tuesday
aftern2en. O'Conrior continued to sink |
and ms death resulted, this morhtl
Harrigan's condition Indicates 4
deatki i. asauestion Of few hours
the physicians have given up hope
saving Walsh.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
SUSTAINS Demurrer.
Move in Bennett Will Case at New
Haven.

New Haven. Conn.,, March 2.-Judge
Thayer. in the superior court, today.
sustained demurrer filed by counsel
Tor Mrs. Philo S. Bennett to the suit
o. William J. Bryan for construction Of
the will of Mr.. Bennett. In the action
brought i'm behalf of Mr.. Bryan an eff
fort was made to have the sealed letter
left by Mr.. Bennettsand giving $4,000
to Mr.. Bryan enforced as a declaration
CT trust. In sustaining the demurrer
the court decides that the question Of
the status of the sealed letter cannot
be determined in the present action but
must be reserved for decision in other
suits.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
BORDER FASHION.
Electric Car Held Up at South
Lancaster, Mass.
Two Masked and Armed Highwaymen
Did Act.
Robbers Were RepuIscd Without OBJ
tanning Any PIunder.

Clinton, Mass, March 1.-Two mask
cd and armed highwaymcn. tonight,
held up an electric car in South Law
caster at lonely spot near the Boston
& Maine railroad bridge over Main
street. Owing to the presence of mind
OF one of the passengers the robbers
were repulsed without obtaining any
plunder and sought refuge in flight.
The car left Clinton for Leominstcr
over the tracks of the Worcester Con-
solidated Street Railway Co. at 9.25.
and when near the bridge in South
Lancaster the car was stopped to al
low F. S. Butler to a!ight. AS Butler
stepped to the ground a masked man
thrust revolver in his face. Butler
stepped to one side and the highway
man boarded the car, ordering the con-
ductOr and four passengers who were
on the rear platform to hold up their
hands. While the highwayman's at
tentiOn was directed towards the pas
sengers. Conductor William Reardon
and MOtorman Charles Merriam hasti-
ly armed themselves with switch bars,
brake handles and controllers.
Hiram Sauler, a barber, one OF the
passengers on the rear platform. was
ordered into the car by the robbers
Saulcr asked the passengers if any OF
them were armed and received mega
tive replies. suddenly opened the rear
door and before the robbers realized
what was happening Sauler struck one
Of them a singing blow on the head.
The highwayman fell to the ground,
but Immediately arose and fired two
shots. the bullets passing through the
rear vestibule but hitting nobody. The
men then made their escape, although
pursued for quite a distance.