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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-21
READFiELD DEPOT.

Mrs Butler arrived at Maranacook,
Among the Pines" Thursday on the AFT
ternOOn train.
James Denton went to Portland to see
Pen liur' and was delighted with the
play.
Geo; Coleman sold, Wednesday, three
valuable COWS to Edtsar Robinson III
Vernon.
The Austin Brothers. 1Iallowell have
hired Granville S;;nhorns store and will
soon open Il fish market.
Mayflowcrs are gathered in large guam
tltieS ana are still fragrant ana beautiful.
Mrs +. G. I4eman had her HANDS; badly
poisoned recently. 1t is supposed she,
cam" in contact with poison ivy, while
picking d;ndelionS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-21
NORTH WAYNE.

George Howe went to Oakland, Thurs
day, on business.
Fred Allen came from Oakland. Wednes-
DAY, where he had been for few days
on business for the North WAYNE Tool
Co.
Mary Spiller of Oakland, was visitor
in this place, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Smith have gone to
harrington to visit relatives.
+: H. Stevens is at home from his worI,
in Fayette for a short time
Mrs. G.. A. I.add has returned from n
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
L. Smith.
T.. NJ. s. Abbott shipped 4 fine veal calf.
weighing about 100. TO Boston, Wednesday
morning.
ii. Lovejoy and f. l.. Stevens are build
ing Il fine cottage for Mr. Black of New
York, ON his island in tnXette
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-21

Mr. and Mrs Egerton Castle are NJ
work on new novel. Rose of the
World" the scene of which is laid IN
Dorset.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-21


q few weeks.
Japan's greatest woman writer was
"Iclliyo Hijuchi,' who died some seven
years ago in her tWcnty-flfth year.
She left a book of short stories running
into some thousand pages, one Noguchl
has contributed to The Critic Il paper
on modern Japanese women writer's, in
which he tells not only of sIchiyo"
(single Leaf, but of Baroness Naka-
lima q reyolutionist: ShiZuko Waka-
matsu. who translated into japanese
Mrs. Rurnett's Little Lord Fauntie-
row" Tannyson's "Enoch Arden" and
other English writings; kaho Tanahe
(Mrs. Miyake), who had the unusual
honor of having one or two of her
books praised by the Empress and a
few other lesser lights.
In one Of Lord Acton's recently pub
lished letters there are q few lines
which find sympathetic response in the
hearts of men of literary tastes who are
forever planning the book they never
find time to write. They are interest
ing, too in the light of Lord Actons
peculiar gift of note taking. Speaking
Of his projected History of Liberty"
he says:
I cannot well help doing what I do.
taking all things into consideration,
and rs to my tiresOme book, please to
remember that / can only say things
which people do not agree with. that l
have neither disciple nor sympathlZer,
that this is no encouragement to pro-
duction and confidence. that grizzl"d
men grow appalled, at the gaps i'll their
knowledge. and that | have no other
Gift but that which you pleasantly de
scribe. of sticking eternal bits of paper
into innumcra5le books and putting
large papers into black boxes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
A SUDDEN CALL.
Lyman ID. Brewster, an Enlin ent East
ern Jurist, Found Dead
in His Home.

Danbury, Conn, Feb, 15.-Judge Ly-
man Denison Brewster, jurist of ma
tional reputation, was found dead at his
home in this city Sunday.
While speaking at the annual dinner of
the New York State Bar association at
Albany last year, Judge Brewster suf-
fered from a stroke of apoplexy. He had
been in feeble health since that time.
Sunday morning when Mrs. Brewster
went to her husbands room to call him,
she found that he was dead.
Judge Brewster was charter member
of the American Bar association and a
familiar figure at their annual meetings.
From 1890 until the beginning of the
present year he was chairman of the COM
mittee on uniform state laws. In 1896
he was elected president of the national
conference of uniform state laws, which
office he resigned because of i'll health.
The uniform divorce law, which it is ex-
pected will be adopted by nearly every
state in the union, was drafted by Judge
Brewster He was associated with JOS
eph H. Coate, now United States am
bassador to England, in breaking the will
of the late Samuel j. Tilden.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
THE EAST.

Robbers wrecked the interior of the
Millerstown (Pa.) bank and got $500.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, 20 persons leaped
from the third story window of burn
ing factory building and five were IA
tally injured.
United States Minister Buchanan
reached New York from Panama and
said he did not expect any trouble on the
isthmus.
Two great buildings of the Corn Prod
ucts company were destroyed by fire
ceeding $1,O00,000.
Because of a shortage of $500 in
the cashiers accounts the savings de-
partment of the Wolfboro IN. H.) Loan
bank closed
The city of Baltimore decided to ask
federal troops to patrol the fire.
swept district, as the militiamen are
needed by their employers in the effort
to save business. Mayor McLane de-
cided not to ask for outside aid at
present.
In the Susquehanna rice ice gorges
were causing great damage at Wilkes
barre, Pa, and other places.
Paul Misik who murdered Charles
O'Brien for So cents, was hanged at
Hartford Conn.
The doors of the Equitable national
bank, of New York city, were closed
with deposits of $395,273.
At Greensburg, Pa, Charles E. Kru-
ger was hanged for killing Constable
Harry Bierer on July last.
The American Exchange national
bank, at Syracuse, N. Y, closed its doors
with liabilities of 100000.
In Boston % independent tobacco
manufacturers formed league to fight
the alleged combine.
BY the fire Baltimore will gain more
modern business district according to
the plans now being prepared. The
banks have resumed operations and
great progress was made in clearing the
streets.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
WEST AND SOUTH.

The doors of the Citizens national
bank, of McGruder, Tex, were closed.
with liabilities of 1854, sos.
At Eldora, Ia, E. S. Blydenburg, con-
victed of killing his wife, has been SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment.
The Bank of Dunn, N. c., state in
stitution, after a run of ten days, closed
its doors.
w. r. White, of Cleveland, o., has
been made president of the National As
sociation of Automobile Manufacturers
While sitting at his desk in Evansville,
Ind, Charles F. Gould, aged So, editor
of the Evening Bulletin, fell dead.
The Iowa democratic convention to Sc
lect delegates to the national convention
will be held in, Des Moines on May f.
At the age of 60 years, John A
Roche. mayor of Chicago from 1887 to
1889, died suddenly of heart disease.
In Chicago banquet 40 feet under
Jackson boulevard, in the Illinois Tel
ephone company's tunnel, was given by
the latter to 1900 guests.
At Bedford, Ind, John Mcdonald, I'M
der arrest on charge of numbering Miss
Schafer, collapsed when taken to the
scene of the crime.
Judge Pratt, of the Waterloo district
court, has declared the Iowa antitrust
law unconstitutional.
The cattle raisers and shippers of the
west charge railroads with conspiracy
and with making freight rates excessive.
Miss Hulda Nelson. in a fit of insan-
ity at Fort Dodge, Ia, killed her mother,
wealth. widow, and then coUnittsS
suicide
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

A note was issued by Secretary Hay to
England, Germany and France inviting
them to join with the United States to
protect the integrity Of the Chinese en-
pire.
A. w. Machen, the central figure in
the postal trial in Washington, took the
witness stand and denied all the char
ges preferred against him.
Dispatches say that the powers OF the
world are indorsing Secretary Hays
plan, and that the integrity of China is
assured, no matter how the Russo-Jap-
anese war results.
The president issued proclamation,
insisting that the citizens of the United
States maintain strict neutrality in the
Russo-Japanese war.
In the postal trial in Washington Au-
gust w Machen concluded his testimony
and the defense announced that it rested
It's case.
The note of Secretary Hay regarding
the integrity of China makes Washing
ton the center of the worlds diplomacy
regarding the Russo-Japanese war.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
FoREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

While trying 10 land a cargo in port at
San Domingo the steamer New York
was fired on and United States warships
were on the way to punish the republic
The Japanese troops occupied Seoul,
the capital of Corea, and seized Masam-
pho. Ar important bridge on the Man
churian railroad was blown up, cut
ting off Russian communication with
Port Arthur, and three volunteer fleet
steamers, carrying 1000 Russian SOL
diers, were captured. The car issued
a declaration of war.
Secretary Taft says that slavery has
been abolished in the Philippines by
legislative action taken there.
Destruction of four Russian battle
ships and three cruisers and disabling
of two japanese warships off Port Ar
thur was reported at Toxic The bonn
bardment of Port Arthur was still going
on.
The government of Venezuela has
recognized the republic Of Panama.
Japan's emperor in formal declara-
ton declared war against Russia and
charged the Russians with insincelity
and trickery during the negotiations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
CITY is RISING
FROM ITS ASHES
Baltimore Shows Admirable Recu.
perative Power.
ORDER COMING OUT OF CHAOS
Rapid Rebuilding of Devastated Dis
trict Assured-Many Firms
Are Already Resuming
Business.

Baltimore, Feb. 15.-Just one week
ago Sunday the great fire which de-
stroyed 80 blocks and $500 houses in
the business center of the city broke
out, and seven days thereafter it may
be truthfully said that the city has
shown a recuperative power when
must be accounted extraordinary The
energy exhibited by Mayor McLane
and the whole city government in
bringing order out of chaos, and the
spirit of resolution shown by the mer-
chants whose stores are now shapeless
piles of debris has justly excited adj
miration on all sides. That the business
community is sternly bent upon the
rapid rebuilding of the devastated dis
trict has been made plainly manifest
by the emergency committee which
the mayor has appointed as an advis-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18

DRY board TO himself and which,
though without legal power, will prac-
ticaIly exercise a potent jurisdiction in
regulating the height and character
of buildings, the opening OF new
streets, the creation of small parks on
ground heretofore occupied by houses,
and in other matters related to the
building up of thorough modern city.
This committee will also decide on
what streets rebuilding may begin at
once, so that improvements may be put
under way without delay.
Many Resume Business
Though only five week days nave
ELAPSED since the fire was checked, the
great majority of merchants who were
burned out have found locations ana
have resumed business. FURNITURE
dealers. jewellers, clothiers and others
have already received new stocks and
displayed them on shelves, counters
and in windows, and every bank Is 40
ing business, although in restricted
nuarters, it is true, but the current OF
trade and financial transactions mas
begun to flow on as before.
Baltimores greatest good fortune
was in the exemption of it's terminal
facilities from the destroying blast,
circumstance which has enabled the
chamber of commerce to notify the
world that it is ready for business at
the old stand, and which furnishes the
guarantee that there would De no IN
terruption to the vast exporting ana
importing business and the great coast
line trade of this seaport.
Several hundred people came mere
from Philadelphia, Washington and
other nearby points to view the ruins Oh
the fire, though the crowd OF slghtseers
was not nearly so large as was expected.
The prohibition against excursion trains
which was made public Saturday, and
the severity of the weather, apparently
had the effect of keeping away thou
sands who were anxious to come. AS 1t
was very few of the visitors who put
in an appearance were allowed within
the limits of the burned district, as
dynamiters were at work demolishing
standing walls that we're regarded as a
menace to life. Many walls were also
pulled down with ropes and pulleys OPP
Grated by gangs of men, and the fire
district was strictly one OF danger dur
ing the entire day. The policing OF the
district was performed almost entirely
by state infantry and cavalry, the mill
tiamen being in evidence all along and
within the lines.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings OF a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
West and the South.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFry-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Summary of Daily Proceedings In
the Senate and House.

the Senate ana HOUSE.
The senate passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill on the 9Th
and the Panama question was further
discussed. In the house the entire SEES
sion was devoted to the consideration
of resolution unseating Mr.. Howell
(dem.) and seating Mr.. Council trep)
from the Tenth Pennsylvania dlstrlct,
but no action was taken.
Most of the time in the senate On the
10th was devoted to the Panama treaty.
The nomination of Thomas n. jamie
son as naval officer, Chicago, was con-
firmed In the house the Connell-HoW-
ell election contest from the Tenth
Pennsylvania district resulted in vot-
ing to seat Mr. Connell (rep.), who was
sworn in at once.
It was decided in the senate on the
18th to vote on the Panama treaty be-
fore February %. A bill was introduced
appropriating $1,100,000 for the con-
struction of building in Washington
for the geological survey. In the house
the amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill appropriating $4,600,0O0 for the St.
Louis exposition as loan was passed
and the report Of the naval affairs COM
mittee on the naval appropriation, car
rying total of 500, 1888, 03S, was re-
ceiYed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
COUNTRYMtN OF OURS.

William Seeley, of Stoughton, Mass.
lis the only American who ever wore the
Victoria cross, an honor dearly priced
| by all British subjects. Mr. Seeley was
on board a British vessel at Simoneski,
Japan, in 1864, and saved the life of the
lship's captain, for which service he re-
Iceived the decoration, which he highly
iprizes.
So far Mayor Mcclellan, of New York,
has married two couples since becoming
chief magistrate of the empire city. Be-
ling still quite young man, he bashfully
declines to kiss the bride, but he also
refuses to use the word "obey" in the
marriage ceremony. In this matter he
follows his action while president of the
board of aldermen. His honor regards
the word "obey" as obsolete and an
Iarchistic. ct is not binding in law" he
Isays, "and / do not think it should be
used in the marriage contract"
Two of the busiest young men in New
York are John Jacob Astor and Peter
Cooper Hewitt, both millionaires. Astor
rarely misses day at his Office in Twen-
ty-siXth street, where he works as hard
as any clerk in the place. When not
there he is generally trying to perfect
some mechanical device. Young Hewitt
| is equally industrious, putting in a
great many hours in his workshop in the
Madison Square Garden tower. And a
real shop it is too. There is nothing
about it to suggest anything but the
workingman, and when the owner him
self is there he is in keeping with his
surroundings
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
FIRES BULLET INTO BRAIN
Suicide of William J. Lemp, Mil
lionaire Brewer.
Dependent Over Deaths of His Fa-
Norite Son and a Lifelong Friend,
He Takes His Life.

st. Louis. Feb. Is. - William J.
Lemp, president of the Lemp Brewing
company, committed suicide Saturday
at his residence, 1882 South Thirteenth
street by shooting himself in the right
temple with revolver. He died an
hour after firing the fatal shot.
Growing depression over the death
of his favorite son, Fred Lemp, three
years ago, and the loss of Frederick
Pabst. Of Milwaukee, lifelong friend,
is believed to have been the cause of
his rash act.
Mr.. Lemp, who was 6S years old, and
a native of Germany, had lived in st.
Louis for rs years.
He stood high in business and So
cial circles and was reputed to be a
millionaire.
After the death of Mr.. Lemp none but
relatives and very close friends of the
family were admitted to the residence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18

Franklin, one of the greatest philoso-
piers and statesmen of America, was
once printers boy; Simpson, the Scotch
mathematician and author of many
learned works, was at first poor weav-
er; Herschel, one of the most eminent
astronomers, rose from the low station
IF fifer in the army; st. Paul, one of the
greatest and most inspiring of Biblical
characters, was a weaver of goat hair,
and David, the sweetest singer of them
all. was red-headed shepherd boy, who
tended his fiocks in the hills and dreamed
the wise sayings which have cheered the
world into better and gentler living.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18

III. w. Whipple, of Chicago, has been
elected president of the American Aus
tomobile association.
At Superior, Wis, two children, aged
three and five years, of John E. Butler,
were cremated in his home.
For hazing another student three stul
dents were expelled from McAllister uni
versity at St. Paul.
the legislature of South Carolina has
established a state department of COM
merce and immigration to secure desir-
able settlers.
A passenger train at Pennock, Mimi,
coilided with freight train and four per-
sons were killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
The News Condensed.

|
Mrs Edith j. Raft, of Denver, Col,
was given a verdict of $4,000 in the Unit
ed States court of appeals at Milwaukee
against the Northern Pacific railroad
for injuries received in collision.
In cooking main at Madison between
GAINESVILLE and Madison birds the former
won. The EVANSVILLE men won seven out
of nine battles. The money was $3.50 for
the main and five dollars a battle.
Mrs. Arson Case mother of Mrs. r. N.
La Toilette, died at Baraboo, aged 60
years. Besides the governors wife she
is survived by her husband and one son.
Col. w. B. Dutton, leading lumber
man of southern Wisconsin and former
iy member of Gov. Upham's staff, died
at Racine, aged 81 years.
While delivering an address in the
Presbyterian church at Galesviile Rev.
H. r. Miller, Of Detroit, Mich, was strick
en- by paralysis, and was in serious
condition.
For the first time in the history Of
Racine county, a report was submitted
| to the country treasurer wherein there
was not cent of delinquent tax.
No leap year parties will be INDUCED
in by the students of Lawrence uni
versity, at Appleton. President Plantz
has set his foot down on the plan.
Most Rev. Sebastian G.. Messmer was
formally proclaimed archbishop of
| Milwaukee at st. Johns cathedral. The
ceremonies were most impressive.
Mayor Coff1and received an offer Of
$4,000 from Andrew Carnegie for
free library in Viroqua, accompanied
by the usual conditions for tax levy
and site. The offer will be accepted
Mayor David S. Rose, of Milwaukee
was elected president of the American
Bowling association at Cleveland.
One dollar bills, raised to the denom-
ination of ten dollars, are in circula-
ton in Milwaukee.
Ar explosion in John Scarbahn's
mill at Lewis Valley partly destroyed
the mill and injured two persons. The
theory is that some person placed
dynamite in the machinery.
The figures for 1903 have been gath
cred and show that the shipments of
Humber from the Wisconsin valley
mills last year totaled 511, 1861 900 feet,
as compared with 29,458,000 feet in
1902.
Discovery of what is thought to be
large vein of valuable copper ore on the
farm of Henry Oestreich, in the town Of
Kossuth has created a great deal Of ex-
element.
The supreme court has announced that
the appeal in the case of the state against
AL Schissler, of Milwaukee, convicted
of murder, would be heard at the next
sitting, which will begin on February 20.
w. A. Walker sent to Washington
by the Racine Business Mems associa-
ton to urge the passage of bill ia
yorable to appropriations for good
roads, has returned home, and says the
bill will pass.
Dean w A. Henry's two weeks school
for adult farmers has opened in the new
agricultural building at the university
in Madison. 1t is the first school Of the
kind to be held in this state.
1t has been discovered that owing to
lack of funds a GAINESVILLE family has
been living for month on horse flesh.
Their poverty was due to the horses dy-
ING.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Culpability is about the only ability
some men possess.
There is plenty of room at the tor
for the hair tonic manufacturer.
When a man gets the matrimonial
fever he catches it from some woman
No matter how bad a thing is you
should be thankful that it isn't any
worse.
Perhaps some people are descended
from monkeys, while others merely
dress differently.
Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness and some remain
little to the end.
Few men can be intensely interested
in anything without letting theil
neighbors know it.-Chicago Daily
News
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


The first semi-annual report of the
manager of the municipal grocery store
operated by the city of Kenosha for the
support of her dependents shows the
city received a profit of more thar S., 900
During the six months ten families, with
a total of As persons, received all their
food supplies from the store, and for
these supplies the city is charged with
$44S. The expenditures for the same
purpose during the last year before the
opening of the store was $2,4t2. The
store is the first thing OF the kind ever
known in Wisconsin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18

entered the Colonial club, resort fire.
quented by leading sporting men in
this city late in the evening. While
one remained on guard, the others
brola into the clubroom and rounded
up the inmates, who were lined up
against TIE wall with hands down
They were then relieved of their valu-
ables, the robbers securing nearly $1O,-
900 in money and jewelry. The victims
were then bound hand and foot and
laid face downward upon the floor,
two of the robbers being left in charge
of them until the rest of the band
had sufficient time to get away in
safety They then extinguished the
lights and made good their escape No
trace of the thieves has so far been
ObtaiuabIe
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-02-18

Scientists are greatly encouraged by
the discovery in Utah of an apparently
unlimited supply of radium. 1t will not
become cheap, although the carmotite
ore in which American radium is found
is much more abundant than the pitch
blende used in Europe. The cost of iso-
lating the coveted substance is immense,
but there will be a sufficient quantity for
the use of laboratories and experimental
work