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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-05-12
COBB REPLIES TO GOUDY.

Among the issues injected into the
present State campaign by the anti
Cobb forces is that of independent
telephone service.
Hon. William r. Cobb is a director of
the Eastern Telephone Company, which
disposed of its Knox county interests
to the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company a year or more ago.
Following this transaction, and at
time when the legislature was in ses-
sion, there was widely circulated
throughout the State an anonymous
pamphlet charging Mr.. Cobb and his
associates with not living up to the
promises alleged to have been made by
them to the legislature which granted
charter rights. The document created
something of sensation, and in public
print the authorship was charged to
Lewis A. Cloudy of Portland, the pres
ent general manager of the Northeast
ern Telephone Company and then con-
nected with telephone corporation
which was a close rival to the Eastern.
May Sd, on his return to Rockland
from business trip, Mr.. Cobb received
a letter from Mr.. Goudy asking series
OF questions, the tenor of which was to
the effect of whether he had not given
his solemn promise to the legislature
that if the franchise were granted his
company would never sell out and that
the competition desired by many legisla-
tors would be maintained Mr.. Goudy's
communication was an open letter, al
ready published by many Maine news
papers.
Mr.. Cobb was not inclined to enter
into a prolonged newspaper contro-
versy. He said: ''My standing on this
matter has already been made known
to some OF my Knox county friends and
to others throughout the State who
have had any curiosity about it. In
answer to Mr.. Cloudy l have only to re-
peat this statement
81 have never stated before legisla-
tive committee at Augusta, nor to any
individuals at any time or place, either
directly or by inference, that the East
ern Telephone Company would not sell
its property or stock, or that it would
not consolidate with any other COM
pany. None of these arguments were
ever employed by me during the efforts
OF the Eastern Telephone Company to
secure rights in the legislature, or at
any other time"
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Literary News and Notes.

The many readers of Dwight Tilton's
"Miss Petticoats" will watch eagerly
for his new book, "My Lady Laughter -
Charles II. Stephens, who made the
famous poster, Miss Petticoats," PROM
ises the publishers that he will give
them a poster for ''My Lady Laughter"
that will in every way equal its rival,
for rivals they are bound to be, both
being pictures of stunning girls, al
though each heroine is drawn in a diff
ferent station of life, miss Petticoats'
being a daughter of the people, while
"My Lady Laughter" was one of the
aristocrats of Colonial days.
A number of new features character
lie the June issue of the New Idea
Woman's Magazine. Among them may
be mentioned especially Perdita' S
Problems" the first of a series of pa
pers by Alice Chittenden, telling how a
small family may live comfortably on a
moderate income. Summer Comfort"
is another interesting paper by Maud
Murray Miller. "a Glimpse of Capri, -
by, Jean B. Stearns, is a charming tale
of travel. "a German Brides Outfit, ;"
by Mabel A. Potter, is both instructive
and entertaining. In fiction, fashions,
eiiS'UiiSui ilSNo, SCiCIlCo anu
interior decorations, the number fairly
teens with good things, and the illus
tratlons fifty supplement the text.
a happy characteristic of Everybody's
Magazine is the versatility exhibited in
its contents-table The editors are not
riveted to single set of ideas, but man
age in each issue to strike some new
note or touch some novel phase of life
or endeavor. There are two salient
features in the May issue which, though
serious in tone and treatment, are of so
much Importance to the world just now
as to have an almost sensational inter
est. One is on the Great White Plague,
Consumption; the second, the subject
which the Methodist Church Confer
ence is debating with SO much ardor-
the relation of Christianity to amuse-
ment; may the Christian dance, play
cards, and attend the play? The ablest
of American churchmen-such men as
Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Greer of New
York, DR.. Parkhurst, DR.. Macarthur
have contributed to symposiumof opin-
ions which, stating the attitude of the
great denominations ON the subject. are
of the greatest value to all readers. In
addition there are eight capital stories
one by the popular O. Henry is an
article about the Passing of Finland;
Dorothy Dix tells of "Woman's Inhu-
manity to Woman" and Juliet Wilbor
Tompkins writes about "a Clearing
House for Babies
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Register of Deep Water Vessels.
SHIPS.

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- P bioii o1lVi m!t Via Mohteviueo.
Anril 10 from Yokabama
IA, r uleT, arrived at fort townsend
July from Honolulu.
"a hryal, a. H. ,. fendletoI. arrived at HOMO
iu1a ApLii 81 rom San francesca:
bahsaiore e., flanehard, sailed from Kan
iu1 III q aplil 20 LOT Deiaware Rreak water:
:, e. C Suttol' saileu from Ne" YORK Dec
IL 70 LOT Ineeloo'
90 1 so George' saiied from Meloourne April
~ 1ol 9yuliey.
uoV hopie, from baitlm0re 1qr san Fran
ciSco, sailga from MohteVlde9 Jan =.
20 f fuL' am alrIveu AZ Honolulu April
10 from NeWcas!le, n w.,
from san Erann;Seo W. ~ y 's'n' ~ ~
Manuel Llaguno, d C Nichols, sailed from
Boston May for New York
Puritan, A. n. Blanchard, sailed from
San Francisco Nov. for Hull.
Paul Revere, Whittier, sailed from New
castle, W, Jan 20 for Manila.
Reaper, arrived at Honolulu May 80 from
Newcastle, n. S. W.
S D Carleton, Amsbury, sailed from
Newcastle, n S W, Dec. 70 for San Francis
co.
st Paul, + w Treat, arrived at Seattle
March from Manila.
Tille + Starbuck, Eben Curtis, sailed
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CHRISTIAN CIVIC LEAGUE.
Annual Meeting Held in Waterville

AHAuAA 1AcOtAuk 11eIu III W8terVlIle.
The annual meeting of the Christian
Civic League of Maine was held in the
Elm street Baptist Church in Water
vile, May Sd. The morning session.
which was opened at 10 o'clock, was
lightly attended. President George C.
burlington of Pennington presided.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. W. Hatch
of Belfast. The first in the order of
business was the presentation of re-
ports of the county officers, or field
workers. Several of these showed what
has been done in the past year in the
different counties in the way of law en-
fOrcement.
The presidents address was given at
lao 2. NJ, and this was followed by the
reports of officers and discussion. Ad-
dresses were made as follows: "'The
Demand for Higher Quality of Candi-
dates for Office, How Can it be Metz"
Practical Politics." Horace Purington
of Waterville; 'The Boundary Line
Nuisance" C. E. Dunn of Houlton:
''The Demand of the Hour in Waldo
County," Rev. j. w. Hatch of Belfast;
1.-The Plans and Possibilities of Civic
League Work" Secretary II. N. Pringle.
The election of officers resulted as fol.
lows: President, George C. Purington
of Pennington; secretary, Rev. W. F.
Berry of Kent's Hill; associate secre-
taries, Rev. H. N. Pringle of PASSPORT
and Rev. C. E. Owen of Waterville;
treasurer, Horace Purington of Water
vile; executive committee, G. H. Pur-
ington, E. T. Burrowes, Samuel Vose,
Horace Purington, Prof. A. w. An
thony, Rev. w. F. Berry, C. A. Mill
ken; collector, Rev. Isaac Luce of Old
Orchard; attorney, Hiram Knowlton Of
Portland.
The treasurer's report shows that
s., 444.03 was collected during the year
and 81, 1916 expended.
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NOVA SCOTIA SCHOOLS.
Up-to-Date Buildings and Equipment. How
Rivers and Streams are Bridged.

Up-to-Date Buildings and Equipment. How
Rivers and Streams are Bridged.
To THE EDITOR OF THE JoUKNAL: A
recent editorial note in The Journal spoke
in high commentator of the public school
building in Windsor, N. S. l lately spent
a few months in Nova Scotia, and noticed
that in all the towns and villages one of the
most prominent and up-to-date buildings
was that of the public schools. The loca-
ton was the best that could be found, the
grounds were large and, as rule, artis-
tically laid out. The schools are graded,
and are under government inspection. No
teachers are employed until they pass salts
factory examinations by the government
board of examiners. Even Normal School
graduates, however high their attainments
may be in scholarship, must pass these ex-
aminations before they can teach, even in
the most sparsely settled rural district.
The cities and the thckly populated sec
tions have equal privileges as regards the
number of school weeks in the year,-the
government aiding the weaker places. A
few months ago l happened to be in
schOOlhOuse in farming community. l
noticed there was cabinet organ at the
left of the teachers desk, there were books
of reference, good black boards, and large
maps hanging on the walls. On these maps
every portion of the British empire, whether
covering large areas like Australia and
Canada or only small islands like Cyprus
and Malta, was in deep red, to mark them
from every other section of the globe. The
school apparatus is furnished by the gov
eminent
Not only the school buildings would at
tract the eye of a stranger in passing
through the Province, but also the bridges
that span the rivers and even smaller
streams along the public highways. In
former times these were all made of wood
but of late the government has been re-
placing them-a certain percentage every
yearly first class iron bridges. In tray
cling through the rural section noticed
that streams, often not over % or 30 feet
wide, were spanned by iron bridges, resting
on very massive masonry.
There are many other things that might
be named which would attract the eye of
stranger, by no means to the discredit of
the Province particularly the colleges,
and the large number of churches.
GEORGE E. TUFTS.
IslesbOrO, Me-. Nav 2. 1904
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For Over Sixty Years.

AN OLD AND WE1L-TR1ED REMEDY.
used for over sixty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for Diarrhea.
Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world. Twenty five
cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's SOOth-
ing Syrup, and take no other.
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y!E IE3K{EJlASt5

On and after Oct. 12, 1908, Trans r... -
at Durham and Waterville with throU-. .a
for and from Bangor, Water,iIle. Pr
Boston, will run as follows:
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liza E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR Mrs
about health which had become longer
to be about had backace palms, pains
abdomen ard irritable and this trouble grew
each month
"The physician for
help and then decided to try Lydia r. Pnkhams
found that
turning, the pains disappearing and the general benefits
taking the medicine
three months, found completely
have been well and hearty
period, as without pain Yours very truly
AckERs Summer st. Nashville Tenn"
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Ladies And Children

who can not stand the shocking strain of
laxative syrups and cathartic pills are es-
pecially fond of Little Early Risers. All
medicine should try these easy pills, and COM
pare the agreeably pleasant and strengthen
ing effect with the nauseating and weaken
ing conditions following the use of other
remedies. Little Early Rlsers cure bill
iousness. constipation, sick headache,
laundice, malaria and liver troubles. Sold
by r. H. Moody.
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When The Sap Rises

Weak lungs should be careful. Coughs and
colds are dangerous then. One Minute
Cough Cure cures coughs and colds and gives
strength'tO the lungs. Mrs. G. E. Fenner
of Marion, Ind, says, 81 suffered with a
cough until run down in weight from 148
to go lbs. tried number of remedies to
no avail until l used One Minute Cough
Cure. Four bottles of this wonderful re-
medy cured me entirely of the cough,
strengthened my lungs and restored me to
my normal weight, health and strength"
Sold by r. H. Moody.
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Benefits of fad to the person who wishes
to enjoy being outdoors. The study of
birds, of flowers, of ferns, of mushrooms.

BY CHRISTINE TERHUNE HERRICK,
Author of Cradle and Nursery" "First Aid
to the Young Housekeepers," "HOpsekeep-
ing Made Easy what to Eat, "In City
Tents Etc.
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Coughs and colds, down to the very Dor
derland of consumption, yield to the sooth-
ing, healing influences Of DR.. Woods Nor
way Pine Syrup.
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-22
OPERATIONS HAMPERED
BY THE MANY SPIES.

Mukden. April 21.-IThe operations of
the Russians in Mauchuria are greatly
hampered by the immense number Of
spies. Mai. Gen. Kondratsvitch,
commanding the East Siberian Rifle
Brigade, says the Japanese have taken
advantage of the convenient location
of New Chwang, which is full of spies.
"In the guise of merchants. beggars
rag pickers and lackeys," says the gen.
eral, these spies sniff everywhere.
They have grown pigtails, showing
that they have been preparing for their
work for a long time, and that they
are unwilling to trust entirely the in
formation supplied by the Chinese.
They are hard to get rid of. They
cross the river into Chinese territory
when they have gained information,
where they use the telegraph. Some Of
them have been caught, but the ma
jority wander among the troops and
nothing can be done to prevent It,"
A Chinese spy, whc was caught sew
eral days ago, was sent to Lao Yang,
where he was shot. The Chinese MAN.
Tested deep sympathy, following him
along the streets after he had been
captured.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-22

desire answers to any questions which
related to marriages that were not fully
exempted from prosecution under the
statute of limitation.
Mr.. Cannon then told of his mar
riages to Sarah Maria and Ann Aman-
da Molsley in 1858; to Mrs. Clara G.
Mason in 1875; Martha Hughes in 1854;
Maria Bannion in 1883. Johanna c.
Donnelson in 1885, and said he had not
been married since that time, and al
his wives were living.
Has Grown More Modest.
do you live with all of your wives
now?" Mr.. Tayler asked.
II am sorry to say that I don't"
'WhY?"
Because of an agreement made by
the church which compels me to be as
modest as / can"
+ Chairman Burrows asked in regard
to this agreement and the witness said
he referred to the manifesto of 1890
declaring against a continuance of
pclygau1ous cohabitation.
What has been the effect of that
manifesto upon your
1T has made me more modest and
have been only as attentive as l felt
common humanity required me to be-"
What do you mean by that?"
IT mean that this church order has
made me more cold in my treatment
Of them than should be-
Chairman Burrows asked many
questions concerning the attitude Of
the witness toward the law OF the
land and the laws of God, both of
which declared against polygamous
cohabitation and his obligation to his
families. Mr.. Cannon. said he was
meeting the situation to the best of
his ability and trying as nearly as pos
sible to eQualize his loyalty to all of
his obligations.
Chairman Burrows asked the witness
how it was that the resolutions adopt
ed at the recent Salt Lake conference
had not declared against polygamous
cohabitation and did declare against
polygamy. The witness replied that
the question of polygamous cohabita-
ton had not been mentioned; that IT
was understood that those who had
plural wives should not parade them
extensively but should care for them.
Question of Conscience.
do you mean that you will go or
living with your plural wives?' the
chairman asked.
'I will have to improve greatly if
don't I follow the dictation of my
conscience in the matter"
Does your conscience control you
more IMAM the laws Oh @GOQ anu Hletn
The witness replied he had family
obligations which could not be ignor.
ed.
Mr.. Cannon declined to reveal the
oaths taken in the endowment house
saying they were sacred covenants en-
tered into with their Maker. He sale
that only the very pure are permitted
to enter the endowment house. He
said finally that God had made il
known that the sacred covenants
should not be spoken to the world
He would not say that there was any
penalty attached to such disclosures
or whether promise was given that the
questions should not be answered. In
answer to Senator Overman, Mr.. Can
non said the twelve apostles had taken
the endowment house oath.
Great interest was manifested by
members OF the committee concerning
the character of the endowment house
marriage ceremonies, but little could
be obtained from Mr.. Cannon. When
pressed closely he answered that lie
could not remember.
The committee adjourned until to-
morrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-22
Coffee County.

Douglas, Ga, April 21.-The follow
ing is the official vote of Coffee coun-
ty as consolidated to-day: For Gov
ernor, ]. NJ. Terrell, 2Ss; for Secre-
tary of State, Phillip Cook, 296; for
controller general, William A. Wright.
2S6; for state treasurer, Robert E.
Park, 296; for Attorney General, John
c. Hart, 296; for state school commits
sioner, William b. Merritt, 296; for
commissioner of agriculture, o. B.
stevens. 295; for solicitor general
brunswick circuit, John w. Bennett
2S4; for prison commissioner, ]. s. T1r-
ner, 20o; for prison commissioner, J.
M. Strickland, 80; for chief justice Su-
preme Court, T. j. Simmons, 2l3; for
chief justice Supreme Court, r. B.
Russell, 50; for associate justice su-
preme Court, w. Fl. Fish, 296; for as
sociate justice Supreme Court, B. D.
Evans, 290; for associate justice SUI
preme Court, ]. r. Lamar. 295.
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SEARCHED APARTMENTS
OF BANK PRESIDENT.

New York, April 21.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Kresel together with
three central office detectives, tonight
made search of the apartments in
the Ansonia Hotel lately occupied by
David Rothschild, former president of
the defunct Federal Bank.
When the search was concluded a
patrol wagon was called and three
tin boxes, a satchel and leather bag,
filled with notes, chattel mortgages
and other papers, were taken to police
headquarters. Whether or not the
notes and mortgages had to do with
the affairs of the Federal Bank was
not learned.
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HOUSE INDICATED THAT
THE END APPROACHES.
Bills Were Enacted and Roosevelt
Was Criticized.

Was Criticised.
Washington, April 21-The House to-
day gave evidence of approaching ad-
journment by passing a large num-
Der of bills, among them being one
to provide temporary government
for the Panama canal zone.
A rule was adopted, after the Dem
ocrats had forced a roll call, for the
consideration at any time of the bill
creating a commission to investigate
the merchant marine of the United
States. After the bill was read it
was temporarily laid aside.
Messre. Adamson of Georgia, Stevens
of Minnesota and Richardson of Ala
bama, members of the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
which reported the substitute canal
BILL urged it's passage, con4ending that
1t was word for word similar to what
Jefferson had suggested and approved
for the government of the territory of
Louisiana.
The bill was vigorously opposed by
Mr.. Harrison of New York, who char
acterized it as despotism run mad, be-
cause 1t gave the President authority
greater than any sovereign in the
world. He sarcastically remarked that
members ought to be grateful that the
President had consented to consult the
House instead of legislating from the
White House, as he is accustomed to
doing" He thought that on the eve
of a presidential election this auto
cratic power" would throw open to
him six or seven hundred offices.
Mr. Hepburn of Iowa, chairman of
the committee, explained that in the
absence of definite knowledge of the
conditions existing in the zone. the
committee had resorted to the great
precedent of Thomas Jefferson. He
got into a spirited colloquy with Mr.
Gaines Of Tennessee, who asserted that
there already were statutes affecting
the government of the canal zone,
but that the President had ridden over
them rough shod.
II doubt if it is the idea of the best
standards of citizenship" tartly replied
Mr.. Hepburn, that a man shall stand
as a brawier constantly against the
chief executive of his nation
II always do that" answered Mr..
Gaines, when they don't obey the law,
no matter who or where it is
The House got into a wrangle over
a resolution to pay Mr.. Slemp Gre
publican) of Virginia $500 on account
Of expenses incurred by him in de-
Tending, before the Virginia courts. his
title to his seat. The opponents of the
resolution contended that as no contest
had been waged in the House the APP
preparation was not proper. The reso-
luton was voted down, "a to 1874.
The House adjourned until to-mor-
row.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-22
MARSHALL REPORTS ON
THE CHEMULPO ACTION.

Washington, April 21.-A re-
port by mail from Capt. Mar
shall, commander OF the Vicks-
burg, giving an account of the
engagement at Chemulpo between the
Japanese and Russian naval forces on
Feb. g. was received by the Navy De-
partment to-day.
He says he was notified by Admiral
Uriu, commanding the japanese
forces, that hostilities existed between
Japan and Russia. Admiral Uriu re-
quested in case the senior Russian ma
val officer present refused to leave
port that he Capt. MarshalD keep
away from the scene of action in the
port SO that no danger from the ac-
ton would come to his ships"
Capt. Marshall says that on learning
there were a number of wounded on
board the Variag he sent a medical
officer aboard to render assistance, and
when it was reported that the Variag
was sinking two of our cutters and
the whaleboat, with bouts from other
vessels, assisted in taking off her per-
sonnet and putting them aboard the
Talbot and Elba. Two Russian en-
gineer officers were taken aboard the
Vicksburg and cared for for some
SINE. And" adds Capt Marshall, ION
my offering to have the Zafiro used as
temporary quarters they we're taken
to the Elba, where their captain de-
tanned them and declined my offer
with thanks
In conclusion Capt. Marshall said:
Between s and 10 o'clock a. m. there
appeared to be some sort of conference
taking place on board the Talbot, as
was judged by seeing the frequent
communications by boat from the
Variag, Elba and Pascal with the Eng
lishmen. After the engagement, the
following semaphore signal from the
Talbot to the Elba was read by our
signalmen:
Our letter of protest was delivered
on board the Japanese flagship few
minutes before the first shot was
fired. "