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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
TWENTY INJURED
And Some Probably Fatally in Smashup
Near St. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 27.-MOre than
% persons were injured, some of them
fatally, when two cars OH the Broad
way line cOllided, Wednesday. Most
of the seriously injured were taken to
the AleXian Brpthers' hospital while the
others We're sent home.
The dozen or more passengers on tfne
rear platform of the front car were
damned together under the rear CAT.
The second car for half it's length was
thrown about on the floor and uno er
wrecked seats while showers of broB ell
glass fell upon them.
Jurgin, the motorman, was cut ana
crushed and his back was broken. He
will die.
Those of the passengers who mad not
been too badly hurt to struggle began
a tight for escape. Women and chill
dren were trampled on and the weak
err ones were beaten against the wreck
age by their stronger fellows.
The accident occurred within three
blocks of the South Broadway car
sheds and the sound of the crash was
heard by the men at the sheds who
started at once for the scene.
| Guided only by the cries of the wound
ed they lifted the injured out of the
wreckage and placed them i'll the few
seats that remained intact in the front
car. This car was started for the sheds
as the front motor was intact. The two
cars were SO tightly wedged together
| that the second car dragged along with
| the front one.
| Several of the worst injured were
| taken out of the cars at the sheds and
| transferred to another car to be taken
| to the hospitals.
| Physicians We're called at once to the
car sheds to treat the injured.
| Both cars We're nOrthbOund and trav-
cling in smoke fog, SO dense that it
was impossible to see objects a block
away. The accident occurred while the
front car was stationary owing to j
quarrel between the conductor and Il
passenger over a fare. The second car
was coming at high rate of speed
| through the fog. When less than 10
| feet away the front car doomed through
| the fog. MotOrman Juegen stuck to
| his post. but was unable te avoid a
| crash. The second car crushed its way
| to the middle of the first car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
O'BRIEN AND RYAN,
Philadelphia Has Slight Advanate
in Six-Round Bout.

Philadelphia. Jan. 27.-Jack OBriea
and Tommy Ryan fought one of .thl
fastest siX-round bouts ever seen III
this city. tonight, and the Philadelphia
had slight advantage. O'Brien clear
E outfouSht Ryan in the first rouE|
and in the fifth dropped him with i
hard blow to the jaw. Ryan took IN
count of eight and came up grogE
He saved himself by clinching untilk
had regained his bearings. A moneE
later. Ryan drove a vicious left b|
O'Brien's stomach which sent the
Philadelphia to his knees. Ryan
seemed to regain his wind as the round}
progressed and landed repeatedly OIL
O'Brien's stomach with vicious lefts
1t was only the gong that saved
O'Brien from being knocked out. lnI
the sixth round honors were even, both
men having received severe punish |
ment.
When the gong sounded ending the |
fight both men were in very bad SHAPE
Near the ssclose of the fifth round
while O'Briefls was on the floor one d
his seconds threw sponge full Of
water upon him. Many persons were
of the opinion that this meant the Yer
mination of the fight, but the referee
said no.
The men agreed to meet here in
six-round bout fora $4,000 purse, split
equally. and und4r the laws governing
boxing in Philadklphia. no decison
could be given. Under these condI'
tions, however. each man was as care.
full and conscientidsAsMith his trainius
as If he was going 20 rounds for de-
cision for the championship.
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THE CROSBY A WRECK.
Schooner Lying Helpless $50 Miles of
Cape Race.

st. Johns, N. F., Jan. 27.-Tne
schooner Trusty, Captain Olson, arriv-
ed here, tonight. from Oporto. Portu-
gal, and reports that on Saturday
last, when $50 miles off Cape Race.
she sighted the schooner Crosby OF
Yarmouth, n. S., homeward bound
with n cargo of herring from White
Bay. n. F., lying Il helpless wreck i'll
the trough of the sea. The Crosby s
mast had gone by the board, her
boats had been carried away and she
was leaking. Her crew, however, had
been rescued by the fishing schooner
Margaret of Machias, Maine. the
Margaret was standing by the wreck
awaiting the cessation of the storm,
hoping to get out at least a portion
of the Crosby's cargo of herring and
bring it aboard the Margaret in me-
dories. The Margaret declined help
from the Trusty. whose captain offer
cd to land the shipwrecked crew. and
she was determined to secure as much
as possible of the Crosby's cargo. The
crew OF the Trusty think these efforts
will be successful but express their
amazcment of the daring of the men
of the Margaret.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-28
THE ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Splendid Progress Made in the Installa.
ton of Exhibits.

st. Louis. Mo-, Jan. 27.-The. prompt
ness and efficiency with which the
United States government is proceed
ing with the installation of all its
Worlds Fair exhibits is shown in the
progress so far made in placing the
display of agricultural colleges and
experiment stations in the palace of
education. Plans for this installations
have been completed and the actual
exhibits are either on their way to st.
Louis, or being held at collection
points ready for shipment on days
notice. In the Education building all
the rough platform and partition work
is in place and ready for the decora-
tive features.
For this exhibit the government has
appropriated 100000 and has furnish
ed the time and labor of it's agents and
officials.
The remainder of the governments
installation is far advanced.
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THE NEW PENSION BILL.
Every Soldier Who Served 80 Days to
Be Remembered.

Washington. Jan. 2I.-Rerresentativc
Sulloway of New hampshire. chairman of
the committee on invalid pensions. today.
introduced Il distinctly service and age
pension bill which will give to each sol
der who served ~ days and who reaches
the age of - years S. per month: Ct; years,
$40 per month. and 40 years, 81 per month.
In addition to the above rates his bill
gives to the men VINO served two years
or more an additional increase of s. per
month in each of the above classes. The
bill increases the minimum of pensions
allowed to s. per month instead of ST.
which will increase the pensions of l2..j9l
soldiers who are Tow on the rolls at s.:
per month
TIE hill further provides that the pen
sionS of widows who married the soldiers
prior to Jan. |. 1870, and who are now on
the rolls dra wing 81 shall he increased to
81. Heretofore the law had been that
they could not get 81 unless their has
bands died of disease contracted in the
service. This bill will give an increase to
i men who served 90 days and increases for
the men who fought through the entire
war. and also increases the pensions, of
he widows who married the soldiers dor
ing or Immediately following the war.
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CHARGED WITH BLAckMAlL.
Trial of James G. TiIbury Begins a.
Chicago.

- Chicago, Jan. 27.-James Gordon Til
bury, former cOachman for Mrs. Hollis
NJ. Thurston. was placed on trial, to-
day, on charge of attempting to
blackmail his employer.
Tilbury claimed he had received let
tiers from Mrs. Thurston and threat
cned her with their publication unless
he was given $4,000. Mrs. Thurston
arranged to give him the money and
officers placed him under arrest at the
very moment he was receiving it. =
Mrs. Thurston said that she had
never written any letters to Tilbury
and that the entire affair was black
mailing scheme. 7a.3tTs I.
Tilbury testified that he had received
the letters and that Mrs. Thurston had
offered him $4,000 for them and had
promised to marry him after securing a
divorce from Mr.. Thurston. Although
he said he had received $50 letters
from Mrs. Thurston, he failed to pro-
duce them.
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"THE LAWS DELAY"
Two New York Brokers Settle Case
Out of Court.

New York. Jan. GA new method
of getting around 1.-The laws delay"
has been hit upon by two brokers who
were weary after Il long wait for their
case to come up in Il Brooklyn court.
One had sued the other for $1100 for
office furniture. With their counsel
they appeared before the judge who
was engaged with another suit.
Hours passed but their case was not
called and one OF the litigants with
his lawyer went out for refreshments.
Both are good bowlers and had agreed
to roll a game in the adjoining alleys
when the plaintiff in the suit appeared
with a proposition to settle the claim
there instead of in court. The chal-
lenge was quickly accepted. and while
the lawyers kept score. the litigants
struggled for strikes and the plaintiff
won. Then they Went back to the
court room, had judgment entered ac-
cordingly and settled the case on the
spot.
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TIE UP SHIPPING
Unless There Is Agreement Between
Vessel Owners and Sailors.

Boston, JAM. 27.-UnleSS some salts
factory agreement is reached within
few days between vessel owners ana
their sailors with regard to the for
mer's decision to cut wages s. per
month, the probable effect will be to
tie up coastwise shipping to an alarm
ing extent. The five-masters f. Carl
ton Henry, NJ. d. Cressey and half Il
dozen other big SchOOnerS are lying at
anchor in the harbor, unable to pro-
coed, it is said, from lack of crew, be-
ing as badly fettered as if they were
shut in by the ice. The seven-master
Thomas w. Lowsan, owned by the
same company as the +. Carlton
Henry sailed, today, with full union
crew through the courtesy of the Sea-
mems Union.
One conference, which resulted I'M
| satisfactorily, has been held between
the representatives of the owners and
sailors.
Tonight, the Seamen's Union met
| and decided to submit scale of
wages to the owners, similar to that
! nominally in force at present, but
with the added provision that it shall
be signed by both parties at issue and
thus be made binding upon each.
For two years there has been Il
| union wage scale for sailors on coast
vessels all of whom are members OF
| the Atlantic Coast Seamen's Union. 1t
is a signed agreement but the scale
| has been paid by the owners. The
scale is $25 per month for sailors on
vessels of 300 tons or less; $50 per
month on vessels between 800 and 1863
| tons; and $35 for sailors on crafts above
1900 tonnage.
The owners claim that this scale
was made when freight rates were 40
or so per cent. higher than at present.
| and that with the lower freight rates
| now in force they must retrench.
They consequently announced their
| intention of reducing wages s. per
month in each of the above classes,
| the movement being endorsed by the
great majority of vessel owners, near
| ly all Of which are members of Allan
| tic Coast Carriers Association.
The officials of the Atlantic Sea-
mems Union, the national hcadquart-
! ers of which are in Boston, call the
| NOV ement of the vessel owners a lock
| out, as we'll as an attempted wage re-
| duction, and say it is a part of a plan
| of attack upon the union, which is
being waged on other big coastwise
ports.
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DODGE ARRESTED.
Charged With Perjury in Con-
ncCtion Divorce Suit.
Another Chapter in the Matrimonial
Tanglss Of c. W. Morse.
Claimed Dodge Swore Falsely on
Service of Papers.

Houston, Texas, Jan. 27.-Charles +.
Dodge. whose supposedly divorced wife
married Banker c. w. Morse of New
York, was arrested on arrival of the
Sunset Limited train here, today. on Il
telegram from District Attorney Jerome
of New York, saying that Dodge was
wanted there on u charge of perjury.
Dodge at the time of the arrest was
EN- route from New Orleans to San
Antonio. He declined to make any
statement other than to say he sup
posed his arrest was in connection with
the divorce case.
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TAFT AT WASHINGTON.
The New Secretary of War Cordially
Received.

Washington, Jan. 27.-William H.
Taft. the former governor general of
the Philippines and new secretary of
war, arrived here over the Pennsyl-
vania road, at SIS o'clock this after
noon. He was enthusiastically met by
a large crowd at the depot. Lieut.. Gen
Chatfee, chief of the staff of the United
States army. Assistant Secretary OF
War Oliver and Col. Clarence Edwards
chief of the division of insular affairs
formally greeted the new head of the
war department.
Gov. Taft was escorted down the
large shed by Gen. Chaffee and Assist
ant Secretary Oliver, and as they
passed through lane formed in the
crowd there We're prolonged cheers.
The party We're driven to the war de-
partment, where Secretary Root for
mally welcomed his successor.
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Congressional Notes.

The President has decided to ap-
point John l.. Smelling appraiser OF
customs at the port of Boston in place
Of A. w. Brown. who has resigned on
account of continued ill health.
The President has appointed w. 3,
Martin to succeed Mrs. Minnie Fox as
postmaster at Indianola, Miss. This
post office was closed some time ago.
the white inhabitants of the place re-
fusing to accept their mail from Mrs.
Cox, who is a negress. Martin. who is
a white man, was one of Mrs. Cox's
bondsmen.
Senator Morgan, "Wednesday. intro
duced resolution directing the secre-
tary of state to send to the Senate "a
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GOING TO HIS HOME.
Colombian Envoy Will Sail, Saturday,
for Bogota.


washington, Jan. 27.-1nfGrmatiOr
REACHED here. today, from New York
that Gen. Rafael Reyes, the Colombian
envoy, will sail from that city on Sat-
urday next, on the steamer Valencia
for Barranquilla, whence he will pro-
coed Immediately to Bogota.
Since General Reyes departure from
Washington there has been no commu-
nication between him and the state
department.
The most interesting news which will
be communicated to Gen. Reyes on his
arrival at Barranquilla is the expected
announcement of his election to the
Presidency of Colombia.
The return of Gen. Reyes to Colon
bia, it is felt here. will have beneficial
effect in restraining the lingo element
who still resent the action of the Unit
ed States on the Panama question.
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WORK OF VIVISECTION
Is Believed by Massachusetts Health
Officers to Be Necessary.

Boston. Jan. 27.-At the annual meet
ing of the Massachusetts Association
Of Boards of Health here, today, res
olutions We're adopted protesting
against some of the restrictions con-
tanned in an anti-vivisection bill which
has been introduced in the State Leg
islaturc. The restrictions which are
objected to are imposed by the bill
upon the scientific work in animal ex-
periments at the United universities,
the colleges and the State Board Of
Health and the association terms them
unnecessary, retrogressive and HARM
full"
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READY NEXT SUMNER.
Portsmouth Coaling Station Will Be
Largest in World.

Newport, r. l., Jan. 21-Thc equip
ment of the coaling station at Ports
mouth has progressed so rapidly dur
ing the past few months that it is be-
lieved that the plant will be ready next
summer to coal simultaneously three
warships of the navy in an hours time.
The station is said to be the largest
on the American continent, if not in
the world, and while situated 10 miles
from the ocean, it can nevertheless be
easily reached by the largest vessel in
the navy.
The station has already stored 5000
tones of coal and there are many more
thousand tons on the way. The ca
pacity of the station will be 100000
tons.
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THE CANAL TREATY.
Senator Morgan Discusses Amend
ments in Executive Session.

Washington. Jan. 27.-In an executive
session of the Senate lasting nearly an
hour. today. Senator Morgan discussed
the amendments to the canal treaty which
had been adopted by the committee on
foreign relations and later abandoned hv
the committee. Senator Morgan protested
against the second report of the commit
tee which rescindcd the action adopting
the amendments and declared that the
changes suggested, particularly in regard
safeguarding the health Of those who
work on the canal, were absolutely essen
tia.
Senator Morgan was i'll and his efforts
taxed his strength greatly. 1t was made
plain that the Republican senators will
not be able to shorten the debate. and it
is believed that Il number of senators will
insist in discussing the resolution aIIeg-
ing the participation of United States Of
icialS in the Panama revolution
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inundated to the Senate that the Panama
republic will permit the harbor improve
ments and sanitary regulations desired by
the United States government, the
amendments to the treaty are held to be
supcrtluous.
1t is believed by the administration that
the interests of this government are fully
protected now, and that it is not advisable
to change the convention and send it to
mCnts Several Republican members of
the committee referred to the suspicious
nature of the Latin-Americans and the
possibility of tying up the treaty if it is
placed before the Panama constitutional
convention. The experience of this gov
eminent in its attempt to get Colombia to
ratify the Herran-TIay treaty was treated
as reason for not mourning similar danger
of the treaty with Panama. 1t is believed
the canal treaty will be ratified by the
Senate without amendment of any charac-
ter.
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WANT LEGISLATION.
Delegation of Usage Indians Call on
Secretary of Interior.

Washington, Jan. 27.-A delegation
of Is Usage Indians from Oklahoma,
i'm company with Indian Agent A. o.
Mitcher. called. today. on the secretary,
of the interior and Commissioner of
Indian Affairs Jones. They are Seek
ing legislation for the 2.Ynotaiennt of
their lands in severalty and the separa-
tlon OF their tribal finds into individual
holdings. There ARE 1900 Osages and
tney nave ssoot to their credit in the
treasury bearing 5 per cent. per an
num- besides owning approximately
1'229'ooo acres of land in Oklahoma.
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AMENDMENTS REScINDED,
Panama Canal Treaty to Be Ratified
as Written.

Washington. Jan. 2.-The Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, today. took
acton on the Panama canal treaty which
In effect rescinds its former adoption of
amendments. Senator Cullom. chairman
OF the committee. was authorized to re-
port n disagreement on the amendments
already reported. which action is euuiva-
lent to reporting the treaty in it's original
form. This course of the committee is in
accordance with n decision reached by
week ago not to permit any amendment
of the convention. Assurance having been
given to the state department and COM
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ONE PERSON KILLED
And Three Injured by Railroad Wreck
in Arizona.

DiaZ, Ark. Jan. ga south bound
passenger train on the st. Louis. Iron
Mountain & Southern road and a
Balcsville branch train crashed to-
gether near here. late Tuesday night,
killing one person and injuring tire r
The Balesville train was destroyed hu
fire and two cars of the through TT,
were burned. The dead: ..
DIR. Berkeley, Newark. Ark. =,
The injured: Three unknowr. yvor,en
The cars caught fire and burned 81
rapidly that it is possible J65thers INA v
have persisted.
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IN THE HOUSE,
General Debate. Wednesday, on Urgent
Deficiency Bill.

Washington, Jan. 27.-General de-
bate in the House. today, on the
urgent deficiency bill depressed to a
discussion of political topics. the race
question and aerial navigation.
Furkett. (Neb.). led off with a discus
sion OF the political situation from a
Republican viewpoint and Cochran
(Mop. spoke for the Democrats. Hard
WICK tDem.. Gao. made an extended
address on the race problem. Discus
SION or flying machines were precipi-
lated by the report of the appropria-
tons committee which recommended
the tabling of resolution calling on
the secretary of war for information
as to expenditures that he had made
IN connection with flying machine
tests.
G. NJ. Lands (Rep. Ind.), closed the
day in political speech lasting an
hour. He declared that President
Roosevelt Will be nominated with the
record OF his administration for his
platform.
overstreet QndJ. from the commit
tee on post offices and post roads
called up a privileged resolution re-
ported by the committee calling on the
postmaster general for statement
giving the serial number of all postal
cars for which the post office DEPART
ment is paying rental. in addition TO
the amount paid for carrying the
mails. the name Of the railroad COM
pany owning the car and the time of
service of each car from the date of
original construction and first use. to-
gether with information as to the con-
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,THE TORPEDO FLoTiLLA
Reaches Gibraltar on Its Long Voyage
to the Philippines,

Gibraltar, Jan. 27.-The United
States torpedo boat destroyer flotilla.
consisting of the Decatur. cambridge,
Barry. Chauncey and Dale, under the
command of Lieut.. Lloyd II. Chandler
and escorted by the cruiser Buffalo,
which left Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
Monday morning, on it's way to the
Philippine islands, arrived here, today.
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Nominated by President,

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The President.
today. sent to the Senate the following
nominations:
Collectors of custom: James Brady,
district of Fall River. Mass; Abed u.
Smith. district of Nantucket, Mass. {:
George F. Bartlett, district Of New
Bedford. Mass.
Appraiser of merchandise, John Lin
zee smelling, district of Boston, of
Chralestown, Mass.
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NO IMPROVEMENT
In Situation Around BIoomsberg, Pa
The Homeless Given Shelter.

Wi!kesbarre. Pa, Jan. 27-The sit
uation at Bloomsberg is not improved,
today, the flood in the Susquehanna
river having receded but a few inches.
The relief committees have secured
quarters for all the homeless and they
are being comfortably clothed and fed.
Efforts are being made to start the
great ice gorge by dynamiting it..
There has been no attempt to esti-
mate the loss but it grows greater
every day. Railroad traffic is still
suspended in the flooded districts.
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Father Said "Hurrah!"

In q letter from Miss Annie c. Hooa
Of w. Southport, Me-. whose father ~
taken Nne bottle OF U-ri-cene' the y.
Rheumatic Cure, she writes: Faln.
says ..Hurrah" he feels better. He s IN
up out Of his chair without heip ~. M
goes out of doors, walking about asIns
q little. We are certain that U. -
driving the rheumatism out OF ns ~
tenn" M
U-ri-cene IL sold and guaranteed y. y
Bowditch, webster q Co, Augusts' - -
Leighton & Co, Hallowell, Me-, and p ~
ey will be refunded Of fair tr'aa =
to cure rheumatism.
In tablet form only. Price Uc. rsoaf.
THE WOODBURY. CEiEMlCAS
PANY, BestoA
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ATTEMPT TO :% w'+E.\
caddy at Toronto IT, I'm Blows Out His
Own Br&ains,

,"l. Jan. l27.-Thomas Law
80. F. cauu Iy at the Lambton
;e. .o"ish'' attempted to kill
1 70 'ui.h' ner sister, Mary Jane
49, ."eii pio W out his brains
-, III 'oio her husband that
-, ~ longer live with him. He
r 80, - anu fired, hitting Mrs
rushed to her siste s;sta.,oo -.
,os~; -: peeu IRE on her. a bullet
r;o,e ner arm He then shot
''- o'h wonll EN- will recover.