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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-05
LOSS OF $4,000.
Fire, Monday Afternoon, Swept Over
West Tampa. Florida.

Tampa. t'la.. April "A ire swept
West TnI}l:t. This afternoon, and be-
fore it Mas m1cticili" undor control al
: O'Clock. had caused 4 loss which Will
exceed $3g0.000. The only death 50 far
hnoWn is t3lHt of i Cuban baby. which
WAS burned in one of the cigar faCto-
licS. A jH'lir WAS created in the 40
factories in the to~n when the fire be-
gan to spread. and hundreds of men,
Women ana children fed from the fac
tories.
III" factories o. Santa Ella < 60. and
SIii ,':trn 4 60. both o. chicago. ana
]. N. MtrtiucZ an! r. Sanchez of Tam
!ia W"lc iii" heaviest losers.
The Santa. ELLA 90. lost SIS 900
worth Of ,uhacco besides Il large mum
h"r If i,c cigars.
Fifteen BLOCKS Of business houses and
nearly 2pa /: lcmcntS We're destroyed.
West Tampa has only Il small water
plant and as Il consequence the water
SunlIy GII" ogit. The Tampa fire de-
n"rtmcni Responded to the call for help
UI r,fifirrcl ;,ll possible assistasre.
Hundreds az families OF ci%armake!s
are huinr!"se
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-05
PERFECT RIGHT.
New York Decision Sustaining Validity
of Dodge Divorce.

New York. April 4.-Justice TruaX in
the supreme court, today. handed down
dec ision sustaining the validity OF
tho divorce obtained by Mrs. CIemencc
Dodge from her husband. Charles +.
Dodge. about two years before she WAS
married to Charles W. Morse. The
decision. which sets aside the order
obtained by Dodge vacating the decree
Of divorce. obtained against him by his
wife, WAS made in confirming the re-
port of Referee w. G.. Davies, who held
that Dodge had been properly served
with the divorce papers and that he
had retained Mortimer A. Kruger as his
counsel. BY Judge TruaX's decision.
Mrs. Dodge is shown to have been
legally divorced from Dodge at the
time that she became the wife of
Charles W. Morse. banker ana former
president Of the American Ice Co. and
that She had Il perfect legal right to
contract such marriage.
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INDIGNATION MEETINGS.
Scores Being Held Protesting Against
Higher Tenement Rental.

New York. April 4.-Scores of indig-
nation meetings have been held on the
lower East Side in protest against Il
general increase of tenement rentals.
Lawyers and business men addressed
the meetings ana a protest was drawn
up which will be presented to the
mayor. Advances have been made by
leaSenoldcTS in the crowded section
south Of lith street from the Bowery
TO West river. The raises range from
81 to SO month. Most Of the tcne-
meHt jewellers are too poor to pay tie
increase and denounce it as eXtortion.
Some already have been thrown into
the streets. Throughout Easter day
the streets We're thrOnGcd with ;goonle
discussing their grievances. All wnra
agreed "n ono point to resist to the
utmost ana refuse 10 pay the increase
An aid society has been formed to take
care OF those. who mag h" disposaesscl
ami are unable to take care OF them
selves.
1t is declared that the leasohollers
and not the landlords haV,. caused thu
advance. The former take the build
inGs by the yo:,!' and collect the rents
from those to whom they subict MI
Hcrous threats " violence already have
been heard.
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5sTh CONGRESS-.
Continued from page ID

said Spooner but don't mind saving
that | meant the fourth assistant"
Lodge said the transfer was not
meant as slap at Mr.. Bristow, or Mr.,
Payne. but that he thought it proper to
return this department where it orig
inally was. I'VE are not legislating
for Mr.. Bristow or Mr.. Payne of Mr..
Wynne.' said Lodge We are legis-
lating for the best interests OF the gov
eminent"
All of the items for transfer of the
free delivey service We're then agreed
to with the amendment offered bv
SpoOnr
The provision to eliminate the use of
cars in the railway postal service after
such cars had ben III service more than
II years. which was struck out by the
senate committee, created considerable
discussion. but the committee amend
ment WaS agreed to.
Fairbanks presented an amendment
to the post office bill appopriating $500
c'o for the purchase of square 324 in
the city of Washington as a site for an
addition to the general post office. The
amendment was ordered printed. 4
number of pension bills We're passed
and after brief executive session the
senate, at SIS, adjourned
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KNOWN TO POLICE,
Murderer Of Young Parker
Dexter, at Randolph, Mass.
Officers Investigations Have Arrived
at Definite Conclusions.

Randolph. Mass, April 4.-State De-
tective Scott, who has charge Of the
investigation being made into the
death by shooting of Parker Dexter at
the home of his parents in this town.
March p, announced, tonight that the
person who did the shooting was
known to the police.
The investigation of the past few
days has led the officers to definite
conclusions, and SO far as they are
concerned the mystery surrounding the
death of the 11-year- old boy is solved.
Detective Scott said that the particu-
lars of the case would be given out
within Il few days, but pending q for
NAL statement to be made by him,
nothing more definite would be made
public.
Young Dexter was shot and fatally
injured during the absence of his pa
rents, the only other known occupant
Of the house at the time being Harris
Dexter, the 14-year-old brother. Upon
tie return of the father, Harris Dexter
said that his brother had been shot by
one of two men who forced their way
INTO the home. Parker Dexter died the
following day at a hospital in Boston.
ana since that time the police have
made repeated efforts to obtain from
the older boy more plausible ex-
PLANTATION of his brothers death.
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BIG LAW SUIT.
United States Supreme Court
Decides Against Coal Trust.
Decision Of Circuit Court Of New York
Reversed.
Decision in Maryland Case Rendered
by Full Bench.

Washington. April 1.-The case of the
interstate Commerce commission YER
SIS Gaird. commonly known as the An
thr"cite Coal company, WAS decided by
The supreme court Of the United States
mission. the decision Of tho l.. :. Cir
cult court for the southern district of
New York being reversed
This is the case instituted before tho
commission by W. Il. Hearst of New
York. who alleged discrimination by
tie railroads which reached the nnthra-
cite ,'oal mines in Pennsylvania.
During the hearing some of the Wit
nesSes refused to produce certain con
tracts hearing upon the business OF the
railroad companies and the coal mines
which action was upheld by tie circuit
court Of New York. The L. S. SUI
preme court held that the contracts
should haze been supplied. The opin-
ion was handed down by Justice Day.
In passing upon the point, Justice
Day said:
The railroads are all engaged in in
tcr-state commerce and into their ;,f-
fairs and methods Of doing business
the commission sought and is lawfully
authorized by the commerce act to
mako stigat ton. The commission
has the right to know how Interstate
traffic is conducted. the relations be-
tween the carrier and its shippers. and
the rates charged and collected. We
see no reason why contracts of this
character. which have direct relation
to a large amount of carrying trade can
be withheld from examination as evil
dence by the commission
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CONGO FREE STATE.
Trouble There investigated by The
Associated Press.

Washing ton, April i'm Wow of the re-
cent chhrccs made against the !dmini*-
tration OF the Congo Free State. Tn" AS
SnciatCd Press cablCd to King Leopold
asking fer his side of the case. In reply
a numbcr of official documents have been
forwarded by mail. and in addition the
Congo State has cahled authority to Mr.
James GIi'taVUS Nhit"ley to Civ the toI-
lrWing resume of the Brussels note which
had been issued in reply to the charges
male in the recent report OF the British
consul:
Tho brussels note considers the main
point OF criticism. which is the treatment
Of the native population by the Congo
authorities. Til" consul $ report contains
Il number Of stories of cruel treatment
told him by the natives, which for the
most part are valuclCss as evidence be
cause he did not investigate them.
one case. however. which the consul in
v"Slieatc;l and which he gives as a most
t!aaran, example. was brought I" IN"
knowledge 81 the Congo authorities and
WAS investigated by them. This is tho
case of the boy Epo2do. who claimed
that lis left hand had been cut off by a
native sentry in the service OF the La
LUlorea Rubber Cc. The consul. accom-
panied by two missionaries. went TO tn"
Village of BCsstinguma and proceeded to
hold an impromptu court of inquiry
The injured boy accused the sentry
Eclcrco. to his face. The consul then
questioned tn" chief and Il humble: OF the
head men. They replied by accusing the
Scntr.-.
Most Of them declared thai they had
been owe witnesses of the dn"d. The con
sui asked whether there Were any m'r"
witnesses. and nearly all those present
a bout ~ persons shouted with one voice
that ii was NelenGo who did it,.
The accused sentry denied the charge.
Other natives came forward with various
charges against the sentry. and finally
the consul laid the case before the state
authorities.
As Il matter of fact the accusations of
Epondo wcr" shown to io without foun-
d:tion Whatever. He afterwards admit
ted that he had lied and explained that
he had LIST his hand in boar hunt. Wnen
asked WHY he had falsely accused the
sentry he said that he had done 1t ut the
instigation OF the natives of the district
who hoped thus to secure the Intervention
Of th., British consul and a release from
tho necessity Of gathering rubber
The British ConsulS chief case having
thus fallen through. there is little reason
to place confidence in the simple deciara-
tiorS of natives unsupported by corroh-
oratiVe evidence and unnVcstlgated.
The Brussels note rcfutcS all the points
of the British conSulS report ana Is u
most convincing testimony To the human
itarian work which King Leopold has &C
compished in Africa.
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BOSTON HORSE SHOW.
Auction Sale of Boxes to the Highest
Bidder.

Boston, April 1.-THE auction sale of
boxes for the horse show Was held. to-
day. Ga boxes being sold to the highest
bidders. The total amount realized was
about ST. 1000. There was a large at
tendance of society people at the sale.
The highest price paid for any box was
SEQ several being disposed of at this
figure Among those paying the high
est price were Reginald Vanderbilt of
New York. Gel. John +. Thayer. Fran
lis Peabody. Jr. Bryce J. Allen. r.
Aggasiz ana Thomas w. Lawson OF
Boston
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THE METHODlSTS,
Continued from page ~

| (Evening.)
7.30-In Union hall: Anniversary of the
Missionary Society Rev. r. +. Jones
chairman Address by Rev. S. o. Ben.
ton' u. d., of New York, n. u
FRIDAY.
! Morning)
S5O.Devotional Service. led by Bishop
9O0-Session of Conference.
, li'Vo-EAecutNe Session of Conference.
tAfternoon)
. 1.30-Temperance Anniversary. Rev l. T..
HanScom, ID. d., chairman Address
by Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, president
National w. c. T. t.: subject: To
| lai abstinence and Prohibition the
a.0J-Lay Electoral Conference in the
Free Baptist church.
3.Uo-AnnlNcrSarN Of the Freedman's Aid
ana Sour ern Education Society. Rev
,. L. ItanEcom, chairman. Address by
Rev. NJ. G. b. Mason, ID. D.. of Gin
cinnati. Chic.
.tEvening)
T,30-In Union hall: Lecture by DR.. Ma
son: subject; Africa in America, and
Africa Beyond the Sea-
SATURDAY,
Morning
s,5o-Devotional Service. led by Bishop
".0n-Session of Conference.
i0.O0-Roll Call of Superunuates
tAfternoon.)
1.30-AnniversaTy of the w +. NJ S
Mrs. {: ID. Woods. presiding Address
by Bishop Vincent
3.00--AnniNerSary of the w. H. NJ S. Mrs
a. f.. Luce. presiding. Address by
Mrs. II. Ida Benson, Portland, Maine.
tEvcning)
In Union hall: Dcaconess Work Ami
vcrsary. Rev. W. w. Osier chairman.
Address 10y Miss Emile S Freeman Of
the New England Deacon<ss Home.
Boston, Mass.
SUNDAY.
(A!orningJ
9U0-In Union hail: Conference Love
Feast leo by Rev. c. \. Plummer.
10.Go-Divinc Worship. with sermon by
Bishop J. Il. Vino nj ID. D., Ii. ID.
tAftcrnoon)
..30--In Union hall: Ordination OF Dca-
cons and Elders, with address by
Bishop Viz, cnt.
(tINCnin"D
7.3o-Tn I-Eicn hail: Sermon by Rov.
Frank G. i!adGock, d. ID. OF Lynn,
Mass. Music by the litts,.cll Fcsti-
val Chorus. under the direction Of
Prof. f. S. Pitcher.
MONDAY.
tMorninS)
Closing session of the Conference.
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MINERAL PRODUCTS.
Geological Survey WEI Soon Issue Its
Report.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-The geological
survey VIII SoOn issue its report On
mineral resources for 1902. showing
that that year the total value of the
commercial mineral products of the
United States was 1.260, 639,415. which
is Il gain Of 49, per cent over 1901.
The fuels increased $26.G6J.143 or c
per cent. Every variety of fuel in
creased in value except anthracite coal,
which showed Il decrease in quantity Of
% 81. $50 long tons and i'll value of
S2G go i24
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-05

subjected to u searching examination
at police headquarters in Weston, to-
night, regarding his movements. last
Thursday, the day upon which Miss
Mabel Page was stabbed to death ut
her fathers home il v.rv. Newton.
The examination was te.i.'It cd by
State Detectives Whiti.... 4..r,u,s aud
Durham and lasted more than four
hours.
The detectives at II o'clock left
headquarters in a carriage, but re-
turned again at midnight and AN
nounced to the newspaper men that
Tucker had established an abb ana
wHs not under arrest. Soon afterwards
Tucker WAS allowed to go to his home.
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BRANCH MILLS.

Charles Seekins and daughter. Hattie.
who have been living on Edison Worth
ings farm in Palermo since November
moved to Massachusetts,. last week.
Myrtle Crummett was in Augusta. last
week.
Mrs. Ann Seekins went to West Wind
sor, last Friday.
Clifton and Ray DOVE are saving wood
for L. S. Worthing.
Fred Choate of Weeks Mills. began
driving a mail team between that village
and Branch Mills. Friday. April !.
The sick in this village, Mrs. A, $. Bean
and Mrs. Bertha Doe. are very sick. The
rest are convalescent
The Whist Club was entertained by Mrs.
Carrie Worthing. last week. George
Crummett won the highest number of
points and Harry Worthing the least.
Fine refreshments were served.
The l.. r. II. Club met at Mrs. Winfield
Dinsmore's. last Tuesday evening.
Last Thursday evening the Changers
gave a little surprise to c. W. Clark. as
it was his last night at the Grange. A
speech was made by G.. NJ. Crummett, To
which Mr.. Clark responded. A very pleas
ant evening was enjoyed by all. A fine
treat consisting of homemade fudge pop
corn. candy and peanuts was served
The. Easter concert held at Union
church. April g. was quite Wen attended.
The children did finely. There was sing
ing by the choir and Rotations and con
cert exercises by the children. Two little
girls, Edith Pinkham and Gratia Pafmen-
ter. with very pretty Easter boxes. took
UP a collection.
w. w. Small of Augusta. visited his
brother. John Small. last week. His
friends were glad to once more see him.
c. w. Clark, who came here from So
lon In 1904 and has run creamery with
good success since that time. intends go
ing to Portland. this week, 10 care for
another creamery. He has given up the
one here to the care of Mr.. Mason of
Turner. who is as competent as Mr.. Clark
to attend to the affairs of the creamery.
We are sorry to have Mr. Clark leave.
A church social was held at Grange
hall Wednesday evening of last week.
Five and half dollars wefe realized.
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TWO MEN KILLED
While Resisting Arrest at Fort Worth
Texas.

Fort Worth. Texas. April "A dis
patch TO the Record from Athens. Tex.
says Jim Herring and Walter Herring
have been killed while resisting arrest
by the city marshal at this place.
The Herngs who married sisters
were heating their mother in-law and
the neighbors called on the officers for
assistance.
In the fight Il shots were fired, the
marshal was rendered unconscious and
two deputies were slightly wounded.
Walter Herring was instantly killed and
jim Herring died in few hours from
his wounds.
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voiving millions of acres of land worth
vast sums of money.
Using as his text the remarks of Hard
wick tGal on the negro question in the
South. delivered in January last. MorrelI
(Pa) said that the ambitious or aspiring
negro was treated as an outcast In this
country to a certain extent as the Jew
was treated by the degraded peaSantry
in Russia Everywhere, he said the ne
gro was beginning to be treated as ncces>
sarily an inferior and was Disseminated
against by different walks of life. He de
MED that the state of PENNSYLVANIA i'm
posed restrictions on the negro, as charg-
cd by Iar1wick.
At 52J o'clock. the House adjourned
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EMPTY NOW.
How One Woman Quit Medicine.

"While il coffee user my stomach
troubled me for years" says a lady of
columbus. O., land had TO take medi-
cine all the time. l had what | thought
was the best stomach medicine | could
get. had to keep getting it filed all the
time at 40 cents Il bottle. l did not
know what the cause Of my troubl"
was but just dragged along from day 10
day suffering and taking medicine all
the time.
About six months ago quit tea and
coffee ard began drinking Postum and
] have not had my prescription filled
since. which is a great surprise to me
for it proves that coffee was the cause
of all my trouble although | never sus-
pectel it.
when my friends ask me how I feel
since | have been taking Postum | say.
TO tell the truth don't feel at all only
that / get hungry and eat everything ]
want and lots Of it and it never hurts
me and l am happy and well and con-
tented all the time
Il could not get my family to drink
Postum for Il while until mixed it in a
little coffee and kept on reducing the
amount of coffee until 1 got it all Pos
tum. Now they all like it and they
never belch it up like coffee.
I'VE all know that Postum is a sun
shine maker. | find it helps one great
ly for we do not have to think of aches
and pains all the time and can use our
minds for other things" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
! The one who has to bother with cof-
fee aches and pains is badly handi-
capped in the race for fame and for
tune. Postum is a wonderful rebuild
er. There's a reason.
! Look in each pkg. for the famous lit
| tie book. 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE
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SIX THOUSAND BALES
Cause Dispute Among Creditors Of
DAME! J. SulIy.

New York. April 1.-THE COCO bales
If cotton pledged 10 the Corn Exchange
Bank by Daniel ]. Sul;y have caused d
dispute among the ere iitoIs of the
Sullv firm ami. Today. counsel for TIL"
petitioners. the receivers and for Mr..
Sully appeared before Judge Holt in
the United States district cpurt to ar
CUE the case as To the disposition OF tn,
SUI plus. Ii was shown in the argu-
m"iit that the bank has sold all but
1900 bales Of Tho 5000 bales ana has
$4,000 III cash OF hand.
Ii was learned that after the order
Was signed some days ago for the sale
Ct cotton. the firm of +. ". Reynolds
& 60 Of Providence notified the bank
that ii was the owner of III" cotton.
To-day. 4. Il. con'stocl>, 4 lawyer of
FFoNidcHc". api'cricd 70 represent the
Reynolds firm. OF which company Sally
is president, and either Suily or his
Wife the ma iority stockholders.
The question then arose as to which
firm had I'll" right - represent the sur
plus. After hn!r:n" arguments judge
Holt drciicd to refer the matte: to
nitrd tSatc% Commissioner .Aie&1n1cr
ms referred To take evidence. TIE COM
missioner will decide ana report as to
who can properly represent the Suliy
lite! cStg.
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A considerable interest is being taken
in this years Richard Wagner festival
at the PrinZregenten Theater and in
the Mozart Festival at the Royal
Residenz and Royal Hof Theaters in
Munich. and large numbers Of tickets
have already been ordered from all
parts Of the civilized world. The
Mozart performances last from August
l to II. and in connection with these
the Richard Wagner Festival is to be
given at the Prinzregenten Theater
from August Il to September IA.
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$4,000 PLEDGED
TO Endowment Fund of Grace Church
Chicago.

Chicago. April Ain response to an
appeal OF the pastor the Rev. VIM. o.
Waters. $4,000 has been pledged with
in few minutes to the endowment
fund of Grace Episcopal church. Wa
bash avenue and 18th street. 1t is
hoped within the next year to increase
the fund To 100000 and thus perpetu-
ate t,,. church as a down town institu-
tior even though the encroachment OF
stores and factories may deprive it OF
regular congregation.
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STATE NEWS
KENNEBEc.
MT. VERNON.

Marshal +. Russell and family. VII,
| have been living in Readfield the past
year. are about to move to the Osro
Weston place in Mt. Vernon.
The Baptist church observed in a
small way, Easter. by an appropriate
sermon in the morning. and recitations
by the small children in the evening.
with responsive reciting by the Sunday
scEoci. Peace" a sermon by the pas
tor, and hymns.
Ed. Hersom returned from Boston.
Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. II. Williams is visiting her
sister. Mres. j. w. North. at Augusta.
Gertrude French is at home on a va
cation from her school, at Pennington.
Miss Jane Cults, school teacher in
the Pennington high school is visiting
Mrs. L. =. Cram.
Miss Margaret Cram is at home on
Il two weeks vacation.
1T is expected that Rev. CYRUS Pur-
inton will be returned to this charge
by the conference
Emery l.. Bean and family are NOV
ing into the house of Mrs. Augustus
Dolloff.
Mrs. Ben f. Allen was visiting at
Readteid Depot, last week.
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STILL CLOSED.
Bourne Mills in Tiver.on Will Remain
So This Week.

Fall River. Mass. April 4-The
Bourne Mills, just across the Rhode
Island line in Tiverton. where there
mas been 4 lockout for several weeks
owing TO trouble with the wetvcrs. did
not resume operations, this morning.
Treasurer thnce stated. Saturday. that
the shutdown would continue through
this week.
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From Port Arthur it is 400 miles. a
little south of west. to Chemulpo. the
seaport OF Seoul. From Port Arthur to
Taku the port of Picking, it's 163 miles.
The Korean strait is about D0 miles
wide and is $50 miles south Of
vladivostok, Wiju,, near the mouth Of
the Yalu river, on. its Korean side. II
22O miles northwest Of Port Arthur.
The distance by rail from Port Arthur
to Hardin Is GO miles.
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Washington, April An an opinion
by Justice Pecl>ham the supreme court
of the United States Monday, sustained
the Maryland statute requiring voters
moving into the state to sign a declara-
ton of their intention to become citi-
zens as prerequisite to the exercise
Of the franchise. The opinion sustains
the decisions of the state courts in the
case Of Pope versus the Board of Regis
trars of Montgomery county. Pope is
private secretary to Justice White and
upon changing his residence to Mary
land sought the right to register and
vote, notwithstanding he had failed to
make the declaration required.