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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16
TO PROTECT THIS COUNTRY
When Payment of Panama Canal
Property Is Made.

Paris, March 15.-The officials of III"
American embassy are considering an
the possible points of French law Ia
insure the protection OF the Uhit"d
States when the payment of S4o.oVo,ooo
for the Panama Canal Co.'S property
is made. one of the points conSidere
is whether it is desirable to nave the
courts appoint a liquidator to rc"eiN"
the money, instead of paying it direct
" to the officers of the old company.
Some legal authorities assert that this
would be the best means of protecting
the United States against any SUbse-
Guent claim on the part of the stock
holders of the old company that the
officers OF the new company were not
authorized 10 receive payment
United States Ambassador Porter is
satisfied that no such claim would be
valid and that Il liquidator is not neceS-
sary. Another question is whether the
sale OF all the property of the COM
pany comes within the charter rights
granted to the company.
Inquiries made lead to the conclusion
that the company has ample rights to
sell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16
EXCITING DEBATE.
New York Senate Hears Bill RELATING
to Gamblers.

Albany. n. V, March 15.-Bitter and
exciting was the debate prccipitated in
the senate. this afternoon, on the DoWl-
ing witness bill. favored by District At
t"rncy Jerome i'll order that he might Sc
cure testimony against the big gamblers,
of the metropolis. The bill provides thai
II witness may 2iv" testimony in such pro-
c"ctlinGS without danger of having it used
against MIN. and seeks to prevent his us
ing the constitutional excuse for rcfliS-
ing to testify. In M. .Icromc's prosccl-
ton Of Richard Garfield he found it i'm
possible to coElcct certain witnesses TO
testify against Garfield because they re-
fused on the ground that their evidence
might tend to iGcriGinate them, ana in
III" case of Jesse I."WiSOhn the court OF
appeals upheld the witness.
W hen thc bill was reported 10 the Sen
ate from the committee on codes. it was
50 amended as not to take effect until
September /. and so that the provisions
should not apply to pending litigation.
In the coIlrS" of III" debate District
Attorney Jerome was roUndiy scored by
Senator iIlrn X. Brown, who referred To
his "berating Il noted family in New
York and 10 his naming Of certain
wealthy young man alleged to have lost a
vast sum of money in Canffcld's place.
ON the other hand Senator Malby was
most bitter III his pronunciation of any at
tempt TO protect gilt edged gamblers so
that they might continue their gaming
until after the summer season. and he
granted protection by the state of New
York until September L."
The Senate advanced the bill to third
reading and then recommended the bill to
the codes committee for Il hearing Thurs
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16
WARNING FOR AFRICA.
Bishop Derrick Says America Is Nc
Place for Negroes.

New York. March 1J.-Bishop William
benjamin Derrick. who for tn. past four
years has been the presiding bishop of
The New York diocese OF the african NJ.
II. thIIrcn. ANA Tor the past =, years one
of the most aggressive and active men of
the cOlorcd race, has declared that he is
tired of America and yearns for the land
OF his forefathers in Africa: This an
members of the New York conference and
the general conference will soon assign
new bishop to take his place.
Mob attacks, lynchingS and the burn
ing OF negroes are too much for him, lac
said. and continued:
"Folty-two years ago | stood ankle
deep in blood il the tight between the
Mcrrinac and Monitor and the blood OF
my comrades few upon me as they were
slaughtered in the defence of this nation
and yet the nation. although We fought
to save the american flag. declares that
we are not citizens and affords us mo- pro-
lection: We cann@t help feeling badly
over the situation. This is no country
for us.
Il do not advocate retaliation. hut We
should stand up manfully and protest. and
appeal to the few friends that We hay e
left 10 see to it that We get justice, since
we are here.
They tell me this is land of Chris
tianity and of civilization, when here
those who are supposed to he tho leaders
| of religion and civilization will take a
woman and burn her at the stake and
then murder her husband We cannot
| win ly preaching too much peace and
IrotEerly love. for as soon as the negro
shows too much of this spirit the white
man says he Is Il coward. the manly
ma strikes back.
we demand manhood rights, not back
manhood rights nor white manhood
rights. [ do not ask for social equality
or amalEamation, but for own choics,
OF selection as to taste and fitness.
want anything that any other man may
have. iiut The white man cannot bc just
to us because he has in him none of the
spirit Of Christi
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DR.. PettingiII's Kidney Wort Tablets
THEY cuRE-eack Aehes-Rrick Dust-Badder Weakness

Tracy; school committee. p F. Emery.
Amounts appropriated. For schools. $l3p;
| free High school, $ICJ; tuition Of those at
tending schools Of standard grade $3a:
$l"H: bridges. $50, town charges SEss;
roads in summer sl1,9; roads in winter
$tf1; board and wire fences $'Gi: Memo
rialsday. so; State road. 800: State ROAD
SEQ:
selectmen H. L. Wing, H NJ Small, Cnas
Parsons; town clerk. b. z. Hurd; treas
urcr and collector. f. W. Dyer: school
committee. +. G. Lander, H. N. Small.
\. i. Ward. Amounts appropriated:
Koads and bridges. $1,000; State road. $40:
| roor and other town charges, $500; schools.
amount required by law; receiving tomb.
500: for sending pupils to Freedom Acad-
envy, $40.
TROY-Selcctmcn. ]. T.. Bagley. A. i.
Estes. F.. p. Hopkins; town clerk. Clar-
ence Whitney: member of school commit.
tee, Truman Cook: collector, Z. 3. Gowen,
treasurer, L.. l.. Rogers.
MISUNDERSTANDING. A. -F.l Bean. w.
e. Sanborn, T.. a. French; town clerk.
Henry Graves; treasurer, f. N. Allen:
constable and collector. NJ $. Gordon
StinchheId. O. a. Trask. Amounts appro-
priated: Schools, $50: town charges. Sos
school books. SO; tuition to High school
port of poor, $500; protection of records,
$50
WAYNE-M Moderator B. r. Bradford:
sclectmen. Sewall Pettingill, J. ID. Lin
coin. II. n. Walton; town clerk. J. NJ.
Moulton: treasurer. w. c. Trlhou; col
lcctor. NJ. G. Besse: school superint ndent.
hands of committee: school committee.
c. II. BARKER. y. j. Wing. w. l.. Morrill,
Amounts appropriated: Schools. $'l0.h0;
poor. 500: roads. 1850: contingent, Saol
WESTPORT-Sc lcctmen. +. =. Coihy.
r. l.. Tuwle H. S. Shea; town clerk, g.
l.. Cromwell; treasurer and collector. I.
Grccncaf. RsssP. Colby. f. S. Baii"y.
Amount appropriated, $780, -a-
WINDSOR Srlectmen. Jasper s. Gray.
John T.. Spruul, Robert n. Given; town
clerk. II. A. \. button; treasurer. N y.
Ware: constable and collector, Sem. e.
art. j. +. Ashford, W. a. lInkh"nl.
Amounts appropriated: Schools. 500; rnor,
$3.50: roads ANA bridges. $1,000: snow blils,
SlU0; free High school. $780, school hooks.
$50: town charges. s',2a q. y. L.. 9l''
school house so; State road, 500. .h
WISCASSET-Mod w, d. rattcr-
son: town clerk. Sol. EolbrooK; select
men and asScssors, Wilson Lewis. Joseph
II. Smith. Edwin Amsden; town agent,
Weston NJ. Hilton: auditor, r. W. ,Sewa Il,
member of school committee Eid.ii f~
Munscy: treasurer and collector, LEV
eilyn Mute; constablcs, Saul III. Dow,
Frederic g. Bean. Appropriations; For
suprort Of roor. s2n0 common Schools.
Sls0O: town officers. 500: FIRE dcpartmrut'
$500; sidewalks and bridges, sl2VV' con
t,rgn-t expenses. SH0: highways IN mon
cy, S11Oo; school books. $l2J; free ltlgh
s,rance of school buildings, $50; snow
bills. $40; discount for early payment OF
taves 500; hydrant rental. $500; STATE
road, $780,
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The lower house of the state l"glsiat-
u-c Tuesday at Jackson, Miss, iHfuig-
cd in spirited debate ON the veto OF
Governor Vardcmann Of the bill fnr an
appropriation for the benefit Of ncG'p
education. The vote to pass the meas
urc over the governors veto r"suitcH
ga to IS, Y votes being required, ne
bill therefore is dead.
Kentucky Union (2.07H). owned ~
John J. Scannell of New York, IS dcah
at Mr.. Scannelrs breeding farm ncaf
FishkiIl Landing. In 1896. the mare
as a 3-year-old, gave promise OF srea'
things and beat the best trottcrs on 'hH
grand circuit. Only a few weeks aso
Mr.. Scanned lost his champion trotter'
The Abbot, in a similar way.
The report in circulation, Monday
night, that the five-masted schooner
Governor Ames and an unknown SIX
masted schooner had got ashore IL
Hampton Roads, Va. proved, tues
day, to have been unfounded. WINE
a heavy blow prevailed on the Virgin
ia coast last night, the weather bure"u
has received no reports of distaslei'
from Hatteras to Cape Henry.
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ICE DELAYS OPERATIONS.
Japs VIII Net Attempt Important
Movement at Present.

Seoul. March 15.-The rapid development
Ct JanancSe set supremacy may he con-
sidcrnd responsible for the present appar
cnt delay in the military operations.
The practicable landing places are hard
~ free of ice. and the sudden return of
winter has increased the difficulties. Only
last Monday did Chinampho harEor be
come practicable.
The japanese have no intention of
marching their main army further than
is necessary over the eXecrable COrcan
roads.
The force landed on Feb. s (at Chcmul-
POI and the following days consisted of
the 18th Infantry division. under Cen.
InOuyc. with transport corps, engineers
military requirements. This was aug
rented by the force which. under va
rous proteXts. was already in Corea.
These troops are sufficient to dominate
the Corcan forces and the Corean gov
ernmcnt and also to seize Ping-Tang. Il
Stra tegic position on the Picking road. and
occupy it strongly enough to render abor
tive any southern movement which. as
an extreme measure. the Russian general
ut the Yalu might contemplate
Up to the present. it is reported. the
force. but have only detached small
connoitcrinE parties south of the river.
Some of the latter have already come into
contact with the JauancSc advance posts
but there has been no serious fighting.
The largest of tho Russian posts is re-
ported to be at Aniu and to consist OF
CnSsacks with mountain artillery.
The Japanese found marching north of
Seoul difficult. Tho reads in many places
were mere rice field tracks. which be
came sloughS as SoGn as ii thawed. I'll"
reason is therefore obvious why the Jap
ancSc should wait upon The weather for
better landing place than Chcmulpo. since
for the next month the condition Of tn"
Corcan roads will become worse with the
breaking IN of winter.
At present the Scnul-Chcmulpo line is
almost dcnud"d of japanese tro2pS.
though as We loft transports were arlV-
ing with reserves to make the deficiency
good.
The troops already landed appear to bo
in splendid fcttlc. They are clothed Il
little heavily for marching purposes, but
quite sufficiently to stand the intense cold
they will n.c"t M north. BESIDES Il hlan-
l"t each man carries Il species of rosil-
ten blanket coat.
TIL" enthusiasm and corfidt nc" inspired
10y tie successes ut the Japanese navy
are cXhiliratiuE To see"
From tn" foregoing it will ID" seen that,
though military progress is secretly or
foot. som" lin" Will clHpSc before any
great achievement is attempted.
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HEROIC DEEDS.
Japanese Survivors Tell CO Torped,
Beat Fiaf1..

Toxic, March 1.-THE steamer bearing
~ wounded and the bodies of nine Of me
scamen who were killed in the Port Ar
thur fight on the nth inst, has reached
SaSeEo. The wounded and dead were
chiefly participants in the BATH" between
the Japanese and Russian torpedo boat
deStrOyerS. The survivors unit" in IRA IS
ing the desperately heroic attack on the
Russians and tell q story cf a personal
encounter between a japanese sailor and
the captain of the Russian DESTROYER
Stereguschtchi When the japanese
closed on the Russians the sailor sprang
ABOARD the cabin. Sailor and caDtain
sprang at each other but the seaman wa
the quicker and felled the Russian officer
by striking him on the head with a cut
lass. The Russian endeavored to rise but
the Japanese sailor kicked him overheard
and he was drowned. The Japanese saw
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MORE TROUBLES.
Another Deputy New York Police Com
missioner Removed.

Now York, March 15.-SecOnd Deputy
Police Commissioner Henry +. IfaS-
gerty was removed, Tuesday, by Com
missioner McAdoo after he had refused
at Commissioner Adoo's request to
hand in his resignation. This leaves
but one of Mr.. McAdOO's deputies, First
Deputy Commissioner McAVoy, in Of
flee.
Mr.. Haggerty is n law partner OF
State Senator T.. II. McCarren, leader
of the Brooklyn Democrats, and had
charge of the police department in
BROOKLYN. Reports that his resignation
would be asked for, both on account of
dissatisfaction of the police administra-
ton in Brooklyn and because of the
break between Senator McCarren and
Leader Charles F. Murphy of Tammany
hail have been current for some time
TIE removal or resignation of First
Deputy McAvoy is now looked for.
! Commissioner McAdoo gave cut the
: following Statements:
! "Ecca,lSc of Il diffc! cncc of opinion be
! tween Mr.. Haggerty and myself as to tho
policy Of police government in Brooklyn
which difference would prevent that sym
! pathetic and cordial operation and conf
, Icncp which is absolutely necessary IL"
tween the commissioner and his SlbOrdl
mates. felt compelled, for this and othel
police asops which are neither ppiitic;
Ior personal. to ask for his resignation
This he SAYS. he feels compelled to re-
fuse Under these circumstances there
was nothinl: left for n" but to "XrrciS'
!ha powers vested in IN" by law. and 1h'
Office is now vacant. Inc police govern
mont of Greater New York must he an,
remain. as long as ! am here, uniform
, without reference to LOCALITY.
Inspector Mclaughlin Will i" in charE'
until | can find the proper man to TAX
Mr. Hag9crty'S place
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STEAMERS NOT SUNK.
Denial from Russian Officers at New
ChWanG.

st. Petersburg. March 15.-The re-
port from New Chwang that four Rus
sian steamers have been sunk ut TIL"
entrance to Port Arthur after the re-
moval of the battleship Rctvizan, is
authofitatively denied here. The As
soci&tcd Press is assured that with the
exception of the dispatch of Monday
from Gen. Zelinsky, no official tele-
grams containing news of fighting have
been received in the last As hours. Scv-
eral kilograms relating to the move
mcnts of troops have arrived. but as
these were only of strategic Importance
their contents will not be made public.
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Dr.. PettingiII's Kidney-Wort Tablets.

burlington, VT. Jan. %, 191i.-"Soma
months ago | noticed n peculiar color to
my urine, and on examination found that
it contained quantity Of brick-colorcd.
sandy-like substance, which ! recognized
as n sign of kidney danger | procured
two bottles Of DIR. Pcttingill'S Kidney
Wort Tablets and they helped me right
away since which time have had no re-
currcnce of this trouble. Van
Stcinberg, Past Commander. Standard
Post, No. >; Past Junior cc-Commandcr,
G. a. Il. Department of Vermont.
Washington, ID. c.. Oct. -. 1H03.-"From
4 hurt | was injured and suffered from
| pains in my back. ] have taken nearly
two bottles of DR. Pcttngill's Kidney
Wort Tablets. and can say that they have
! helped me very much, ana can recon-
mend them to any one VINO suffer with
! kidney trouble. They are worth more
than gold Mrs Jennie a. Arnold, L. S.
Treasury Department.
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SOUTHWARK FROM HARDIN.
Movement of Russian Troops-Gl;-.
yards Prevail.

Mukdcn. March 15.--F'rom n Russian
correspondent Of The Associated Press.
TIL" machinery for the advance of
III" Russian forces is working smoothly
from l!arhin southwark. The runniu:,
of Passenger trains has been resumed
and Russian families are proceeding
on their way to Europe without con-
fusion. Severely Geld weather. accom-
PANEL by Billiards ana snow storms.
ms h"cn followed hy succession of
me days. The health ana spirits of
the troops are good.
information has been received II
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ARRESTED FOR TREASON.
Very Serious Charge Against a Rus
sian Officer.

New York. March ia telegram
from L"mi,"rg forwarded by IL" Times
correspondent ut Vienna, says that
capt. Locutiotr, Of tn" Russian general
staff. has been arrested at Warsaw for
having sold To 4 foreign power u list
of tn" secret agents maintnincd by the
Russian general star. in til" frontier
districts of ituSsia's western ncighbor.
The discovery WAS made through the
delivery of II money order n another
person Of III" same name. Locuticif IS
repOrtCl to havc boom shot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16

headquarters to the effect that the
japanese are strengthening their posi-
tions in cora.
Gen. Linvitch. acting commander of
the Russian forces in Manchuria, Wis
ita1 headquarters here. Sunday.
Gen. Ielinsky, who is to succeed Gen.
Plus. Niceroy AlcXiefr's chief OF staff.
arrived here, March 10.
Grand Duke CYRIL arrived here,
Tuesday. on his way to Port Arthur,
whittier he is going to act as chief Off
Ger Of the squadron flagship.
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CITIZENS ASSUME CONTROL.
Union Men Sent Away from Colorado
Town.

Telluride, Colo. March 15.-Onc hun
drcd members of the Citizens Alliance
after Il meeting, armed with rifles and
rcvolvcrs, have secured the town and
taken into custody between 20 and 30
union men and sympathizers. In some
instances doors of dwelling houses were
forced and broken open. The men were
hcrdcd in Il vacaHt storcroom until all
those desired had been captured and
they We're then marched to the depot
ana loaded into two coaches. AS the
special train departed the Citizens AL
lance fired vollcys of shots into the
air.
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LABOR RIOT.
Pickets and Non-Union Tcamstcrs
Scrap at Chicago.

Chicago. March 15.--In - riot 10
tween pickets and non union tcamStcrS
about the stables of the American can
Co. today. a number of men were in
jured and two piCkets were arrested
When patrol wagon with police ar
rived the pickets fled.
The transfers on strike demand an
increase in wages from the can COM
pany. and pickets have underworld to
prevent nom union drivers from work
ing. Two pickets We're doing duty II
the stables. today. when six teamstrrs
attempted to leave the stables with
teams. The two pickets by signal sum
moned about 90 helpers and the team
eters We're attacked
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Has Charter from Canada,

New York. March ia Montreal lis
patch. Tuesday. gives IL. Forget vice
president OF III" Montreal Light ami Pow
"r Co. as authority for a statement that
the Northern Securities co. Of Canada
has been granted a charter hy the DO
mlnlon government: that it is backed by
the interests and is intcI.ded to absorb
ed States.
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GOOD SEASON PREDICTED
several Sugar Orchards Tapped i,
Vermont State.

chester. Vt. March 15.-Simulta-
neously with the first fall of sugar
snow. several sugar orchards werc
tapped today. These are generally
early orchards. but the breaking of
roads into the lots has become general.
Suearmakers predict that the season
VIII be good one from the fact that
the ground is frozen hard and that
there Is an unusually large amount of
snow among the trees. Last year w. $
setback for the farmers. as the
weather came on SO warm in March
that but very little sugar was mad,
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Philippine Soldiers Return

san Francisco. March 15.-Thc transport
homHS has arrived from Manila with
The Hin Infantry ana Az Philippine scouts.
me infantry Will So into the Model camp
at IN" Prc>idio preparatory to the trip
70 eastern stations to which they have
heen ordered. Capt Darlington is in
command ot the scouts who will appear
at the st. Louis exposition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16

oklahoma has seven educational in
sttuti"ns Of higher learning under con-
troll Of the Territory, and many schools
ana colleges under the provisions of
religious denominations. The state has
more than 25N,O00 children of school
age. ana 3.G61 young men and women
III ire institutions oC higher learning.
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Officers Coma to Japan.

New York. March 15.-'rhirty-fire ON
Gers of the Japanese army. who have ar.
rived here from Europe on different
steamers i'll the past few days. ~
started in body for Vancouver, WilciiCc
IN ma aboard the Steamship Empress of
India. ,,,
A score of japanese merchants saw
the officers off. There were 10 chetrs anu
nothing approaching a MISREPRESENTATION.
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All Quiet at Port Arthur.

Port Arthur. March 15.-Al IS quiet III
the Port Arthur District and II" news mas
been rrricyr,i here from the scene ol LIZ.
land operations where til" mnEc1ncntS OF
Nh. opposing forces are evidently con-
liucl 10 reconnaissance
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A Russian Governor Buried.

Mulccn, Manchuria, March From
RuSSii;a correspondent of The ASS"Giatcu
i'rcs.S: Tie native governor "l NTH
who was 4 fcrVcnt adhercnt of the nus
slams and who is believed to have betn
murdered. was buried, Tuesday. WIN
great pomp in the present OF the RUSSIAN
r,,nr,,:,, natives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16

1t is stated in a message from Rome
that the Academy of Sciences at turin
has divided the Rallauri prize of S6'oc'
between Signor Marconi and Profess.
Grassi, of Rome, and has awarded 'he
Brasso prize of s1.750 to the Duke VI
the Abruzzi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-16

there were % dead on the two RUSSIAN
destroyers The report of the dealh ~, "
Engineer MinamisaWa was premature. re
is very low. The japanese deau WEI" VII
landed at Sasebo and received with lui.
military honors. They were h"fEe On gun
carriages to the naval brigade heauluai
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No Red Gross Nurses.

st. Petersburg. March 15.-'rhc Emperor
has declined with thanks the offers ol
the German and French Red Cross SocI"-
ties 70 supply contingrnts for service III
up field
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British Steamer Ashore.

Nlkasaki. March 1J.-The British
steamer Nigretia with Il cargo of cnal on
beard for the japanese government, is
reported ashore near Slscbo.
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Aran1ac's Boats Are Safe,

brisbane, Queensland. March 15-hll
but one of the boats of the british steam
or Brisbane. which was wrecked. Sun
cay morning. on the Break Sea Spit OFF
Qu.cnsland, are safe. The missing boats
contained between 20 and 20 persons