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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
WOOD CHOPPERS FATE.
Dies After Being Carried Home at
Beckett, Mass.

Pittsfcld. Mass, April 17.-Mystery
surrounds the cause of death at the
House of Mercy, in this city. Friday
afternoon. of Archie Delisle, wood
chopper. 40 years old. who had been
working for Harrison l.. Pease. lum-
/ Der dealer and farmer in Beckett, four
miles from the center of the town ON
the road to Otis.
Last Sunday Night, Delisle left the
Pease home, and that was the last seen
of him until about midnight, Wednes-
day, when two strangers brought him
back in a buggy. He was in a serious
condition. His left arm was broken,
his right ear was torn off, he was
| bruised from head to foot, as if some
one had knocked and kicked him. He
was also suffering from a hemorrhage.
apparently caused by heavy team
passing over his right thigh.
The man was completely dazed, and
could give no story of where he had
been. He was conscious, but said MOTH
| ing that would lead to a clue of the
mystery UP to the time OF his death.
On "Wednesday morning, DR.. L. w.
Capen was summoned from Beckett.
who ordered Delisle removed to the
house or mercy. in PittSfield, where
he gradually grew worse and died, Fri
day afternoon An autopsy was made
Friday night. by Medical Examiner
Henry Colt and Assistant Examiner
Swift. The examiner says death was
probably caused by the hemolrhage and
resulting shock.
State Detective o. l.. Wood was
notified of the case, and expected to go
to Beckett. Saturday morning, but re-
Ceived Il telephone message that tho
snow is now eight inches deep, and.
with the mud. makes the roads practi-
cally impossible. He gave up the trip.
When Delisle was being taken into
the PcaSe home ore man staide in the
buggy while the other helped the al
most liteleSS form into the house Fred
Peasc, son of the proprietor of the
house, SAW the nan who went into the
house. ami Things il WAS Il man named
Cook, wood chopper of Lee, who, il
WAS said. Saturday. left for Springfield
Dcl;S,e WIS inclined to 20 on a
spree once in ii While, and W lille that
may be at The bottom of the tragedy,
officers think there is far mere back
OF 1T, and 1t is believed by some who
investigated that the man WAS killed |
The scene of the crime or accident is
in one of the widest sections Of Berk-
shire, five miles from the Beckett rail- !
road station on the Boston & Albany. |
Dolisle went to that section several |
weeks ago, having come down the Con- |
nccticut river with Il lumber drive. Tho |
body was sent to Canada for burial. |
yesterday. A sister, Mrs t.meline EN- !
cry OF Northampton. survives him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18

Il capacious casino, where a yaudeviIIa
theatre will be maintained during tho
summer season. The grounds which ara
intended to be developed are said to he
remarkably susceptible to great i'm.
provement with reasonabI outI,v 90
time and money. No pains will be
spared to convert the place into an
ideal inland watering place. The re-
port also Is that large tract of land
has already been secured for develon-
ment into deer park.
local real estate dealer told tho
Journal that there is now a lively in
tefest in property surrounding North
pond and that'the next few weeks will
see an active boom i'm real estate in
that section. 1t appears that tho do.
Velopment of North pond has bean ,s-
sured since Il short time ago when -
~ said that the management of the
Watervllle & Oakland electric road had
plans for extending their line from the
latter point to Smithfield. Ey the wav
one rumor is now afloat to the effect
that surh a plan will be carried out
and then there will be semi-circular
line from Waterville through Oakland
Smlthfield and NorridgeWock ia Slov
heSah. requiring only the link from
eko"hegan to Waterville to complete
the belt chain of trolley line. And spec.
ulation galore may be INDUCED in.
When 1t is recalled that the ground
covered by the missing link spoken
OF above was gone over only recently
pE trolley line promoters. who seemed
10 incline more favOrably to a straight
cut between the two points. rather
than to line through Shawmut an!
fillrlleld. Such a road would be four
teen miles long and pass through a
splendid farming country, touching the
stirring little hamlets of North Fair
field and Fairfield Centre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
FWE-MASTER LAUNCHED.
Palmer Loses Ruddcr While Being
Wet at Wa!doboro.

"alhoh"r". Me. April l7.-Th" launch
nnS "t the hvc-mastcd schooner Singleton
i'lfatr ut the yard Of George L. Welt
mere. took place in the midst Of Il thick
snow storm, Saturday. and although the
S'n""hers ruddrr was broken off as she
,ll"d from the ways it Is believed that
yer htii escaped d1mace The accident.
- 'n"hEht was due to the rudder hay
III, come IN contact with Il rock
ne schooner was built for W. T. Pal
nf'r ~ RoSton. and is the 10th Of the Pal
,l.r ''ri I'VE "t which have been built
u'F, Sh" was christcucd with flower;
~ MS George +. $. Palmer Capt. W.
u fa1nrr of Orient. l.. l.. will command
no. Tile official dimensions of the
schooner are. Length of keel. ~ feet.
N,"tb If h"am. iS,6 feet: depth Of hold
- i'"i her gross tonnage is SO ret -; So
NJ >N' has Il coal capacity Of itm tons
IN Was launched ready for sea. but III"
80 idcr; To her rudder Will delay her de-
H"'trrr for Il short time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
MRS, HITLER WEPT,
Witness in Case at Gloucester, Mass.
Breaks Down.

Gloucester. April 1.-The investiga-
ion of the charges against Keeper Par
'onS of the almShOuse, WAS resumed in
he common council chamber last
light.
The cross-eXamination by Mrs. Hill
Ter former cook at the institution,
i incident was furnished by Alderman
'tevens, who wanted to have some of
he indecent language Mrs. Parsons
ised testified TO by Mrs. Hitler.
The committee ruled that she might
epeat it before counsel and such as the
'onlmittee who cared. Counsel retired,
nd with them Mr.. Stevens and Mrs.
Hitler. The latter broke down and
vept, protesting bitterly against such
,ction. 1t is understood that the re-
.uest was not pressed.
Mrs. Martha S. Grouse. who lives at
Morton place. near the ;Ilmshouse,
aid she saw Mrs Mason knock down
nd jump upon Mrs. Stubs. She called
IN Mrs. Ruth Allen, an aged inmate.
nd carried her food twice d day for
nore than Il year, until dcbtrrcd by
.Irs. Parsons.
cent up into the womun's quarters she
aid she found the old woman in bed
nth her clothes on. They cried and
omplained of the cold and wanted
ONE one to intercede and get more
lothes for their. The food given Mrs
Men waS mOldy bread and :, dried
otato. Mrs. Allen complained OF the
rofority. rs did her aged husband.
Williams Fitzgerald. an Old Georges
lan. went to the home. last year. but
1T four weeks ago. He said he pre-
erred to leave and brave the pcrils of
ne sea than to stay there. Like all the
inmates he testified that the soup and
neat was Of Il dubious character.
The examination of Samuel Batch
ord. an inmate. was begun just before
he meeting adjourned. The next scS-
ion Wi! be held. Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
MAY BE FATAL.
Very Serious Automobile Accident at
Bridgeport, Conn.

Bridgeport. Ct. April 17.-Dr. George C.
i.Elinc, prominent dentist In this city.
Will doubtless lose his life as the result
Of an automobile accident here. this at
tcrnoon. DR. Eigme lost control Of his
machine and it went over a stone wall
at the side of the road near Fairfield
town line, throwing him, the only occu-
pant. into a lot the other side of The wall.
N" automobile finally landing on top of
him. Several OF the Doctors ribs were
fractured and one of his ribs puncture,i
his ll"ft hung
Only few moments before the acct
dent happencdcd the members of DR.
t.iGhme's family. his wife and two chill
dren. had left the automobile In Fairfield
as the tire of tile machine received "a
ltlncturc and Hatteted out DR. Eigi,mr
considered ii best 10 put his family 81
the car and take the machine to r}rftica-
port AZ light rs possible. II is said that
the steering gear failed to work as Mr..
Eighrnc was rounding a curve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
FEAST OF DOG MEAT.
tribe Of FiIipinos Have One at St.
Louis.

St Louis. april l7.-Forty-nin
lcmhers of the savage head-hunting
gorotti tribe who form part of the
Philippine exhibit at the Worlds Fair,
oday. enjoyed their, delayed feast of
'oG neat. The dish is regarded as {,
rent delicacy AMI only chiefs and
inadmen are allowed to nartal5e of it.
The carcasscS were placed in a larS
OF and while the meat was cooking
he whole tribe executed a fantastic
'an'c about the fire. 1t required about
-Four to complete the culinary
Preparations and then the meat WIS
divided into six portions. The chiefs
nd hca,iincn then formed six groups
md With much ceremony the dog meat
WIS eaten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
LATEST TROLLEY RUMOR.
Line May Be Built Between Skowhegan
and Farmincton.

Lewiston. Me, April IA special to
the journal from Skowhegan says:
Skou began is excited over the posi-
biiitits of new electric railroads. and Il
new inland summer resort. II plans
which are now said to b" being made
are carried out. there "il soon be- a
trolley line running from somerset :
shire town to SInithfield. where an up
to-date summer resort will he develop
eI on the shore Of North Tond.
When the snow came last fall. tn :
Skowhegan g. NorIidseWnck electric
railway was closed to traffic. never
again tn be opened under it's original
ownership. A few weeks ago. the RAIL
road property was sold at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder. who was
Amos Is Butler. one OF SkoWhegan S
prominent lawyers. Mr.. Butler has
maintained the stricteSt silence since
the pur, base, and nobody is the wiser
! about the real intention of the pur-
| chaser as TO the disposal Of the proper
! ty
| The past few days nave revealed cir
a cumstances that Mr.. Butler acted a,
! the sale the agent of out of town capi.
talists. who have n we'll defined future
arranged for the property. In fact this
/ is so well substantiated that it is more
than rumor although MIR. Butler re-
mains silent. and neither denies nor af.
! firms.
The plan as ii seems to be outlined is
TO put the road from here to Norridge
wock into first class shape. ana ther
extend the line to Smithfield village
thence through Mercer and New Sharon
to Pennington. At North Pond. Smltn
field, Il large hotel will be erected. anC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
FIRE FiEND'S WORK.
Very Serious ConfIagration in Hotel at
Indianapolis.

indianapolis. Ind. April 17.-Firc which
for almost two hours Threatened to dc
struy the principal retail district. was
discovered at an early hour, this morn
ing i'm the Occidental Hotel Every fire
company in the city. as we'll rs those
from the outlying suburbs. were sum
moned. The house was filled with guests
and "A panic was narrowly avcrtcd- There
were MANY narrow escapes from fan"S
and suffocati0n the inmates being com
PEELED to leave the building clad only ~
their night robes.
Illinois street The loss is estimated at
s33,ooo including losses t" business houses
an the second floor of the building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
ROCkLsND TO CELEBRATE.
ihree Days Observance of Her Semi
Centennial in August.

Eoy,lard. Me. April t7.-Roc.llaud Will
nave three days celebration Of her
N'hl-'rntcnn.al. probably the second week
IN August. The program will include a
"Fem,nS muster. floral and trades parade.
automobile race. all kinds OF sports. etc
anmittecS from the city government
n"'i" "t trade and Old Homo Week As
Snvdti"n met. Saturday afternoon. and
WsaNiZrd for the celebration as follows
ssrthdr l.. orne. Pres; John w. Thomas
-; +. W. Fuller. Treas; Capt I.uciaI
hr"n, \ l.. Ornc. J. Frank Gregory Mon
,wH"c FillShury. Frank w. Fuller Fred W
,Mnisnt James Donohue. j. ". Thomas
charles f. Weeks. John 4. Karl, Johr
T. nnnohue. Capt. l.. $. Earwel Mrs +.
L. irown and Mrs. w. V. IIanScom, eX
ttutive committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
CHIEFS REVOLVER,
1t Had Salutary Effect With Would be
h Lynchers.

4 Ashevillc, n. c., April 7.-But for the
GOODNESS Of Judge Council and the saluta-
ry effect of a drawn pistol in the hands Of
the chief of police. Hickory would have
been the scene of lynching. last night
About ! O'Clock n cry was raised that
negro cmp,oye Of the Pierce company
had insrIlicd white lady on the, street.
The negro was arrested and instantly sur
rounded by mob. While Judge Council
addressed the mob. the chief of police
with drawn pistol carried his prisoner to
and a proposition to storm the stairway
was made. with the threat Of instant
death to the first man who made a move.
Meanwhile the negro was hurried down
hack stairs and taken in buggy to New
tom fail. The mob found that the pf1D-
oner was gone and slowly dispersed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
JUMPED INTO SEA.
Suicide of Passenger on Board Nova
Scotia Steamer

Halifax. y. =. April IA dispatch
from Charlottetown. p. +. l.. says that
tch steamer Mimic. which arrived there,
today. reports that when eight miles
off Caribou Head. yesterday, Alex
Nicholson a passenger, who came
aboard ut Pictou, y. s, committed sui
eide by jumping into the sea. Nichol-
son, who was walking on the quarter
deck. sirnng suddenly to the rail. threw
his hands in the air. exclaimed Here
goes and then jumped into the sea.
The steamer was stopped and a boat
lowered but Nicholson disappeared be-
fore his rescurers reached him. He was
p wears of age and belonged to Gale
donia. p. +. /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
QUICK JUSTICE.
Arrest and Sentence Inside of Twenty
four Hours.

Denver. Col. April 17.-Herbcrt r. Mel
len was. yesterday. sentenced to the state
penitentidry for term of four to five
years for embezZiement of funds Of the
International Trust Co. Of which h.. wa
teller lie was arrested. Friday night. on
bench warrant. pleaded guilty when ar
raigiicd in the criminal court yesterda T.
and was Immediately taken to the prison
at Canon City. The amount embezzIed
has not been definitely ascertained but
is said to be between $1,000 and s3O. 900.
prominent society and club men in fhe
city. He is a bachelor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
IRELAND'S EXHIBIT
At Exposition Includes Lace Valued al
$2.5OO,000.

Queenstown, Ireland. April 1.-THE
clnard lire steamer F.truria which
sailed today. for New York. carries the
Irish section for the It. Louis EXPOSE
ton It includes lace valued at s2.5ttD. :
coo ard several tons Of soil gathered
from the fur provinces.
The exhibit is accompanied by -
rnrGDpS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
MEMORIAL SERVICE
ror Sailors Who Lost Lives in Missouri
Accident.

Newport. r. l.. April l7.-NavaI officers
r,d men and apprentice boys to the
LUMBER u, of 100 attended memorial services
~ II; W naval training station at Coasters
or. m,r island. today. in honor of the sail
M WHO lost their lives in the accident on
me hattleship Missouri
cine memorial address vas made by
captain William S. Cassard, L. S. n.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
"Youno Corhctt' for Europe.

New York. April 11.-William Roth
we'll young CorhctD, the pugilist. anf
his manager. Harry Pollack. wcr,
among the passengers on the St. Paul
which sailed. Saturday.
Corbett will remain abroad abou
three months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
RETURNING FROM CHURCH.
Three Persons Killed by Railroad
Train in Pennsylvania.

Allentown. Pa. April l7-George Clau-
ser aged 40: Edith NJ. Metzler, aged l..
and Stella Knauss. aged Il, were struck
and instantly killed by a Reading railway
Macungie late last night. The party had
attended church service at Macungie
and We're taking a short cut home by
walking on the railroad track
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
STILL AT LARGE.
Ohio Miner Attempts to Xiii Man and
Wife.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. April 17.-Frank Parks.
- wears old. a miner of crooksviie. near
here. this afternoon. shot and. II is be
Iicvcd fatally wounded his wife's pa
rents Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Crooks.
Parks had ouarrelcd with his wife. who
had gone to live with her parents. Parks
called at the home of his wifc's parents.
this afternoon. and as the result Of a
quarrel picked up a pistol and shot Mf
and Mrs Crooks in the abdomen. He ~
still at large.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
HAND TO HAND FIGHT.
One Dead and Another Dying in Penn
syIyana Town.

Greensburg. Pa. April l...As the result
Of a furious hand to hand fight in little
boarding house on the outskirt. of Mount
today. ~ Aoianio Galitri. Gaitri is dy-
ing from a dozen vicious knife thrusts
about the head and shoulders, Deltlf's
alleged infatuation for the wife Of Gilt, i
crime and Tho Tragedy was the result of
Galitri's attempt to eject Delt'ff from the
house
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18

\ bomb exploded at O'Clock. Sunday
a,snina at barcelona in the Plaza p,l
Toro. The result was harmless but the
exnlosinr created panic owing to the
fact that King Alfonso and Premier Mau-
=, arc still there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18

Manchuria has a population of about
$500, coo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-18
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-05
PRESIDENTS SPECIAL COMMUNICATION.

President Rooseves special message concerning
Panama sent to yesterday while may contain little
entirely new is nevertheless forceu and deliberate
OF facts with which every American citizen should acquainted
The president makes the had abundant
reason to expect and anticipate revolution
from its official dispatches and from the published in
ican newspapers There suspicious provision
Senators Hoar and German nted their speeches.
ter of fact this but poorly prepared cope with
the uprising when did having but
at Colon to protect American and
tack by Colombian troops.
From official reports the president makes quotations
the Coombiaa contemplated the holding up the
construction of the canal until the mem of the company
had expired and then conseang property and getting whole
purchase This the statesmanike which
when Panama up for herself
However this is ancient and familiar history, and
citizen needed the of President Roosevelt
connected with the either directly
incted encouragement the revolutionary
the hnus This charge made by and individuals
hostile to the administration be utterly unfair PARTISAN
but the president points the establishment OF the republic
of Panama and its recognition by the powers of the world
accomplished facts The only question before the American
gess whether inteoceanc canal shall be built 1t for the
United States decide this problem and unless all signs
s the decision will be given by emphatic approval of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-05
GOV. GARVIN'S MESSAGE.

In his message to the general assembly today Garvin
Offers nothing that but familiar
to the citizens OF Rhode Island He
man OF vagaes rather than possessing
nansp and leadership He still constitutional nt
AVE. evidently forgetting ignoring opinion
court which declared that the can be
amended and changed but only by the method
provided in that law.
The governor gives prominence to the matter of bribery at
to sustain him. he makes the
efforts undertaken by his direction which
proved costly hasco for the
such complete and failure the
recommendation that commissioners suppress bribery
pointed must sensible Rhode Islanders
farcical
The had his special bribery commissioner and many
called inspectors duty the election
From them volumnou report but nothing
sufficiently substantial character the law officer
state in nstung This work
$1,000 and yielding helpful result appears
waste Of public money
On the subject the urges adoption of
basis of apporonment actual
public expenditures of the several
his recommendation the
bank examiner The of Governor Garvns message which
likely to meet with favor from the citizens of Rhode
that in which he his against grant
ing of peaabe franchises railway corpora
TONS the destruction of the right of local through
the agency police commissions appointed by
holding OF post election sessions by the legislature
the whole sound this part
be little ground for criticism Unfortunately AS public
document falls far short
expected from displayed surprising
aptitude and activity in exploiting himself the
good of the that honoed him by eectng him
executive.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-05
WOULDN'T ACCEPT


Salem, Jan. 5--lThe contestants OF the
will OF the late Boston millionairs. Arioch
Wentworth. appeared before Judge Har-
mon OF the Essex County Probate court
In chambers here yesterday. with a COM
promise agreement. but the Judge declared
that the conditions were not acceptable
to the court and no attempt was made TO
nle them. The Judge and the lawyers IN
terested refused 10 be interviewed.
Former Secretary OF the Navy John ID.
Long and Samuel j. Elder. counsel for
the will. and Robert NJ Morse. leading at
torney for the contestants. came from
Boston and went directly TO the private
office OF Judge Harmon. The proceedings
in the office were strictly private. only
Judge Harmon and the three attorneys
being present IL was learned. however.
that the attorneys brought with them
from Boston a draft OF n compromise on
the will contest which was submitted 90
Judge Harmon for his approval The con-
ference was very brief and at It's con-
clusiun the attorneys returned 30 Bos-
ton. taking n typewritten document with
them.
Neither Judge Harmon nor any OF the
attorneys would make any statement re-
eariing the conference.