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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
A PRECEDENT
For Release Of Mrs. Alice
Cooper Of Windsor on Bail.
Judge Bachelor Of SkoWhegan
Did Same in 1880.
Or. Jno. Moore Of Scion, Charged With
Mrs. Jennie Walkers Death.

Skowhegan, Me-, Oct. 30.-(SpeciaD.-
Judge o. r. Bachelor of the Skowhe-
gan municipal court, whose long expe-
rience as a trial magistrate has given
law and procedure, takes exceptions to
the recently published item to the effect
that the act of Judge Andrews in the
Augusta police court in admitting Mrs.
Cooper to bail is without precedent in
this history of Maine criminal juris-
prudence and cites a similar official act
of his own in the summer of 1880, when
he was trial justice in Somerset county.
The respondent then before him was
DR.. Jonathan Moore of Scion, and the
complaint was the murder of Mrs. Jen
nie Walker, June II, 1880. Levi Green
leaf, Esq, was then county attorney,
and Hon. Turner Buswell of Scion, and
Walton & Walton of Skowhegan, rep
resented the respondent.
While the charge in the complaint
was murder, Judge Bachelor felt that
the circumstances did not justify him
IN refusing bail, and DR.. Moore was adj
mitted to bail in the sum of $4,000. The
doctor was an old man, his property
was mortgaged to his bondsmen and
the evidence none too strong.
An indictment for manslaughter was
subsequently returned against DR..
Moore, and on the trial a verdict of
mot guilty" was rendered.
Judge Bachelors act in admitting
the respondent to bail in this instance
was with full consideration of the con-
stitutional provision regarding bail in
capital cases, but while he thought the
evidence sufficient to hold the prisoner
for the grand jury, he did not consider
the proof evident or the presumption
great" the only question before him
being the finding of probable cause.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31

Biddeford, Me-, DC. 30.-A stabbing
ARRAY in the Laconia division of the
Pepperell mills, today, developed into
a murder, late this afternoon, wnen the
victim, Anastasis Costa, aged about 30,
died at the hospital. Anastasious Stef-
anu, aged about So, who was captured
six miles outside the city. will be ar
raigned in the municipal court, tomor-
row. charged with the crime. Coroner
". |. bennett will also hold an inquest.
The men, who are Albanians, have
ben working here about year. They
we're registered on the payroll respec-
lively ~ John Smith and Thomas Stiff
fen. but their native names were FUR
uishnd bv an Italian Storekeeper, VINO
profcssed 10 know the correct spelling.
Tho assault was committed while the
two mep, with eight other members OF
the cotton gang, so-called, were pick
ing cotton According to their fellow
workmen, Costa, In passing, hit Ste
FAM on the head with a basket, pure
" IN fun. and the latter. who was seat
ed. became greatly angered. They al
lepe that he leaped to his feet, pulled
out a knife and before anyone realized
what he was doing, had stabbed Costa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31

could not fail to rally the moderates to
the support of Count White.
BY the irony of fate, while the strik-
ers are clamoring for a constitution.
it has been impossible to persuade the
striking printers to resume work, and,
therefore, not a single newspaper ex-
cept the Official Messenger will print
the momentous document for distribu-
ton, tomorrow Arrangements, how
ever, have been made to placard the
manifesto on every dead wall in the
city and the text will be telegraphed,
tomorrow, to every city and town and
hamlet with which there is telegraphic
communication. 1t also has been or
dered read in all the churches of the
empire.
The effect throughout Russia is ex-
pected to be instantaneous. While the
extremists threaten an attempt to keep
up the present struggle, the best opin-
ion is that the backbone of the strike
is broken. ------ .---
Some persons high in government
circles believe still it will be necessary
to use ball cartridges to suppress the
present movement, but Count Wftte
appears confident. He has become the
bridge whereby the people are to cross
to constitutionalisn.
The count already has tentatively
selected the members OF his cabinet.
He will, himself, hold no portfolio. All
the present ministers, except those of
war, navy and foreign affairs, will be
retired. Prince Alexander Obolensky,
one of the counts former assistants IN
the ministry of finance, will become
minister of the interior; NJ. Romanoff,
another former assistant to the minis
ter, will take the finance portfolio; M.
koni, at present a senator and Rus
sias ablest jurist, will be minister of
justice; NJ. Krosovsky, president OF the
st. Petersburg municipal council, will
take the ministry of education and NJ.
Zeigler Won Schaffhausen, chief of the
railroad department Of the ministry of
finance, will become minister of ways
and communications.
Late tonight, after the news got
abroad. crowds began marching up and
down the Nevsky Prospect, singing the
national hymn and hurrahing for lib
erty. 1t is significant that the great
searchlight which has been lighting up
the Nevsky Prospect from the admi-
rally tower for three nights was turned
off, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.
Business Of kineo Bank Of Dover
Transferred to kineo Trust Co.

Dover. Me, Oct. 30.-The stockholders
Of the kineo National Bank, today.
voted to place the bank in liquidation
for the purpose oF turning the business
over to the Kineo Trust Co. to which
Il chatter was granted BY the Legis-
Iature in 1903 and extended this year.
The Trust Company, which has organ
lied with practically the same officers
as those of the national bank. will
maintain banking Offices in Dover and
ut Milo. The stock of the new COM
pany has been fully subscribed.
Goth institutions are capitalized at
$4,000. The officers of the Trust Com
pany are: +. A. Thompson, president,
j. f. Hughes. vice president; and G. L.
Arnold, treasurer. 1t is expected the
new hank will be opened for business
about the FIRST of January
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
AUTocRAcY DYING.
Has Lost Its Hold on Russia, the EN-.
peror Yielding.

st. Petersburg. Oct. 30.-6.o5 P. M
Tonight, the autocracy of the Roman
offs and the old order Of things cease to
exist in Russia. Emperor Nicholas has
surrendered and Count Witte comes in
to power as minister president with an
imperial mandate which will enable
him to convert the farcial national as
sembly into a real legislative body
elected by greatly extended suffrage
and to confer upon the people funda-
mental civil liberties, including free
speech.
These welcome tidings reached st.
Petersburg shortly before 6 o'clock, this
evening. Count White had passed the
day with the Emperor at Peterhof 60
ing over the final draft Of the manifes-
to to which he insisted that certain mi
Continued on Page Five)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
OFFICERS AT ROCKLAND
Ready to Participate in Official Trial
of oattIeship Rhode Island.

Rockland, Me, Oct. 30.-Several ma
val officers who are to assist in the
official trial of the battleship Rhode
Island arrived here, tonight. In the
party are Lieutenants F. L. Oliver. S.
c. Loomis, D. P. Wickenham and B. K.
johnson. In all, % officers will be de-
tached from various warships for the
trial trip. Captain J. H. Dayton and
other members of the naval trial board
are expected to arrive. tomorrow.
The new warship will be given a
Standardization trial over the measured
mile course probably on Wednesday,
and make a four hours speed run
straight out to sea, Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Oct. 36.-The weather has
been generally fair over the east half OF
the country except in the south Atlantic
states. In the western half, however
conditions have become very much unset
tied with quite general SHOWS and rains
Temperatures are still below the seasonal
average, decidedly so in the West, whert
they are from 10 to 10 degrees below nor
NAL
There will be rain or snow. Tuesday
quite generally between the Allegheny
and Rocky mountains ard, Tuesday
night and Wednesday. the precipitation
area will probably reach the Atlanti.
coast.
The winds along the New England coast
will be light to southeast; on the middle
Atlantic coast light to southeast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
CORONER'S INQUEST
Held in Spraeues Mills lnquiring Into
Death of Little Pearl Barnes.

Fort Fairfield Me. Oct. 3O.-Coroner
c. II. Dinsmore, of this town, went
to Sprague's Mills, 10 miles from here,
this afternoon, to hold an autopsy
upon the body of Pearl Barnes, the
14-year-old daughter of Isaac Barnes,
who died. last night. it is believed,
from accidental poisoning. The girl
was feeling i'll. last evening, and Is
said to have taken medicine from the
wrong bottle. She died about three
hours later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
THE END IN SIGHT.
Business Being Resumed and Fever
Disappearing in New Orleans.

New Orleans, Oct. S0.-It is expect
ed that the current week will see the
end of new cases of yellow fever. The
number of cases under treatment has
fallen to IS and comparatively few
active foci remain. Business is rapid
ly assuming normal proportions and
the hotels are filling up.
A new case of fever was reported,
last night, at Bayou Natchey in
Natchitoches parish, the first in a
month. Shreveport is preparing to
remove IL guarantees so that COM
plete train service may be resumed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
THE RHODE ISLAND
Will Have Trial, Today, on the Rock.
land Deep Sea Course.

Boston, Oct 3O.-The new battleship
Rhode Island left her anchorage off the
navy yard, today. and started down
the harbor on her way to Rockland,
Me-, where she is expected to arrive in
time for an early start, tomorrow
morning, on her official trial trip over
the new naval course. The trial board
will join the vessel at Rockland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31

General Booth, of the Salvation
Army, who is in his seventy-seventh
year, is back in London after a tour of
"a, 400 miles. Here is his record in
England and Scotland: Period of trav-
ell, five weeks and four days: towns
visited, 121, addresses averaging one
hour and twenty minutes. IS; shorter
addresses, &c: sinners at penitent form,
800: people addressed, 250.00o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
Maine Shipping News.

Bath, Me, Oct. 30.-Arrived:
Schooner Nevis, Nova Scotia for
Bowdoinham.
Passed up: Steamer Chas. F. May
er, with barge from Baltimore for
Gardiner.
Sailed: Schooners Henry Dutton,
Stonington, Me-; Maggie Ellen, New
York. Steamer Charles F. Mayer,
westward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
Cured
Bilious Headache

7 Mrs. NJ. E. Jones, West Lubec, Me-,
writes
July II, 1904
The 81. F." Atwoods Bitters has
been used in my family for number
OF years, with marked success.
| can confidently recommend them
for binoHsness and headache
OThe True Il. F." Atwood's Bitters,
as cents. The best headache remedy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31

r The me goth robbery in 40 Years of Samuel
YORK. occurred Saturday nieht Tbis roh.
berry, exactly like. the 50 Which preceded
1t: vas made by breaking into the front
% vars q a shs eis15 store In the
reached total of $1,000 He hos reveT
succeeded in causing IN arrest In Sat
urday nights raid 500 worth of CIGARS
and tobacco were stolen '''" VI e'sa''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Oct 3O.-Forecast for Bostor
and vicinity: Fair, Tuesday; probably
continued fair and warmer. Wednesday
light variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
FAiR-RAIN, TOMORROW.

Washington, Oct. 3O.-Forecast for
New England: Fair, Tuesday; rain.
Wednesday; light to fresh east to
south winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31

Canada has enacted a law provid-
ing for the payment Of Il salary to the
leader of the opposition Parliament.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31

omaha. Neb., Oct. 30.-The first snow
or the season in eastern Nebraska,
which began, early today, completely
covered the ground, with indications of
heavier precipitation during the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31
WINTER AT HAND.
Nebraska, Iowa and Montana Report
First Snow Of the Year.

Des Moines. Ia, Oct 30.-Snow and
sleet covered the central portion of
Iowa, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-31

ST Joseph. Mo-, Oct 30.-The first
snow here of the season is falling, this
morning, and melting rapidly.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
UNLOAD pERE MARQUETTE.
O.. H. & D. Directors Have Rescinded
Lease of That Line.

New York, Dec. 22-At a meeting of the
directors of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton Railway company here yesterday
a resolution was passed resembling, re-
vOking and annuHing every resolution
and contract adopted or entered into by
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Rail
way company authorizing or purporting
to authorize the lease of the railways of
the Pere Marquette Railroad company,
counsel having advised that such reso-
IutiOns and contracts are in cOntraven-
ton of the laws of the state of Ohio
and are beyond the corporate power of
the company.
The president and other proper officers
Of the company were authorized to take
all steps which may be legal to carry
this resolution into effect. including the
surrender to the Pere Marquette Rail
way company or its receiver of all prop
erty received or held by the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton Railway company in
consequence of any such resolutions or
lease, and to surrender all the capital
stock of the Pere Marquette Railroad
The board of directors of the Pere
Marquette also held meeting and
called a meeting of the stockholders of
the Pere Marquette to be held in Detroit
on February 27 at II a. m, at which
time action on the Cincinnati Hamilton
& Dayton resolutions will be taken.
The C.. H. & d. board also adopted a.
resolution that, as the purchase of the
capital stock of the Chicago. Cincinnati
& Louisville was Illegal that all transac-
tions in connection Herewith be declared
rescinded and annulled. The officers of
the company and the receiver were noti-
fed to take any such action as may be
collation. of any and all bonds or oblga-
ffOns
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
Burlington and Union Pacific
Join in the Speed War.
Competitors of Santa Fe and
Rock Island for Mail Contracts.
IRE TO BE LET SOON.
Rival Roads Now Running Linn
iteds on Same Schedule.
Gossip and Matters Of Interest
in Railroad Circles.

It seems that the Union Pacific and
the Burlington are on the verge of en-
tering the speed war now being con-
Quoted by the Santa F'e and the Rock
Island from Kansas City to the Pa
cific coast. The big prize for which
these roads are struggling is the trans
continental mail contracts which are
soon to be let by the government. The
contract viii be awarded to the road
making the uniformly best time be-
tween the TWO given points and as they
hold for four years and are worth sew
eral hundred thousand dollars a year,
the Burlington and the Union Pacific
are going to become parties to the
speed war.
What effect the proposed changes in
time by the Burlington and Union Pa
cific viii have is a matter of conjec-
ture. Through Omaha, by which gate
way it would be most expedient for
these roads to handle the business,
these two roads have nearly 200 miles
the best of it to San francisco. But
the Union Pacific encounters some very
heavy grades on its western division
and it is doubtful if a fast schedule
could be maintained there. It would
complicate matters nevertheless and the
Rock Island and Santa F'e don't like
the proposed combination.
The first cut in the time of these
trans-continental train on the Rock Is
the fall. Then only a half an hour
was Topped off. On November z6, how
ever. the Rock Island began running
its Golden State Limited, which is the
fastest train of that system over the
Alton tracks from Chicago to Kansas
City. In rearranging this schedule the
time was cut two hours. This was
done to meet a similar cut made by
the Santa Fe with a view of carrying
the mail brought in here by the Mis-
souri, Pacific. The last cut of the Rock
Island made it and the Santa Fe on
the same basis as the fast trains of both
roads reach Los Angeles in the same
number of hours.
The Missouri Pacific is the only road
which has little or nothing to fear. Its
fast mail makes the run between st.
Louis and Kansas City in seven hours.
The Pennsylvania brings the eastern
mail to st. Louis and for that purpose
a fast train was recently put on be-
tween New York and St. Louis. The
Missouri Pacific brings the mail to
Kansas City and turns it over to the
train making the fastest time to the
west. Since the Philippines have be-
come the property Of the United States
the mail to these islands has become
a big affair and this is augmented by
the growth in population of the Pacific
coast states. When the contract is let
the mail is weighed for several DAYS and
the average is then taken as basis
upon which to make payment.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
soRELY IN NEED OF FIREAlEN.
Railroads Having Hard Work Getting
Men to Work Equipment

The United States army and navy de-
partments are finding difficulty in fill
ing the ranks when new equipment is
added. When large battleships or heavy
guns for sea coast defense are completed
the departments are embarrassed by a
scarcity of men necessary for the Op-
Grafton of the machinery. A similar
condition is already commencing to show
itself with the railroads, says the Rail
way Age. They are supplying them
selves with large additions to the equip
ment of locomotives and cars. but the
scarcity of firemen and brakemen in
some sections is becoming serious The
want of firemen may be explained to
some extent by the fact that there is
tendency to require new fremen to work
on the largest locomotives and the rules
of the Firemen'S Brotherhood sustain
the older men in securing the places
where work is least labOriOus Employ
ment for new men under this condition
is no longer attractive and the men
who were formerly eager to secure posi-
tions as firemen now find no difficulty
in obtaining equal wages for work which
is more pleasant and less labOrious- The
solution of this difficulty evidently lies
in the development and use of the ma
chine stolker which will perform the
hardest part of the work of firing large
locomotives. The designs for success
ful machine for doing this work have
been worked out, but they do not ap-
near to be so completely developed as
to insure general adoption. If the vol
urne of business is so great this winter
that the railroads cannot handle it with
improved, terminals, ample tracks and a
sufficient supply of locomotives and cars
and the weak point is lack of fremen,
then the managements must take up
more earnestly than heretofore the auto
matte stoker for locomotives This is
believed to be found the most effective
method for preventing the congestion Of
traffic in the future. Freight blockades
now seem imminent and it is too late
to prevent them by such means during
this season; but if the railroads resort
to the obvious remedy, it should pro-
duce q. boom in the stoker business next
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
ALL OF THE BIDS REJECTED.
Terms for Building Philippine Roads
Not COnformed With.

Washington, Dec. 22.-AlI the bids for
concessionary contracts or grants for
the construction of railroads in the Phil
ippine islands recently submitted to the
bureau of insular affairs ware rejected
yesterday because of departures from
the terms of the circular calling for pro-
posals.
Secretary Taft after a number of con-
ferences with Governor Wright and Mr.
Forbes of the Philippine commission and
Col. Edwards chief of the insular
bureau, today decided to readvertise for
proposals, and January 20 at 10 a. m.
has been fixed as the date for the open
ing of new bids for these concessions.
The terms will be modified in some par
ticulars.
Where bidders propose to construct
the road without guarantee they will be
limited in their bids only by the terms
OF the Philippine government railroad
ders wish to take advantage of a guar
antee of a certain interest on their in
vestment they can vary from the orig
inal invitation to bid only in point cf
time or in the cost of cOnstf IctiO1 1 er
mile as affected by contract profits. AS
to the latter the Philippine government
reserves the right to fix the maximum
cost of the road. The time in which the
road can be completed and the con-
tractors profits will be important con-
sideration in making the awards.
New circulars will be prepared at once
for the guidance of those who may wish
to enter the competition for the railroad
concession of the Philippines. Since the
opening of the bids under the original
call for prop sails Secretary Tiff, the
representatives of the Philippine govern
ment here and Colonel Edwards have
devoted great deal of time TO their con-
sideration sno today determined upon
the action announced.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
DEL Travis EXPLAINs.
Tells County Clerks Game Law Docs
Not Provide Extra Fee.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 22-The county
clerks of Kansas finished work late
Thursday by the election of Claude N.
Breese, Riley county, president; J. o.
Stromquist, Mcpherson county vice
president; H. ". Jacobs, Dickinson
county, treasurer, and A. Newman,
Shawnee county, secretary.
D. W. Travis, state game and flsh
warden, appeared before the clerks dur
ing the afternoon at their request and
gave his Interpretation of the new game
law. Il am afraid tF9+ the law does not
provide for the payment to the clerks
of a fee," said Mr.. Travis. But am
certain that they are entitled to pay for
their extra work and should have a
fee
He promised the clerks that if they
would send him bills for their rk in
issuing licenses to hunters he would
take the matter up with the attorney
general, Mr.. Coleman, and secure a de-
cision from him as to neither he should
allow the fee demanded All of the
clerks announced that they would file
bills at once for the amounts they con-
tend is due them.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-12-22
BOY KILLED IN SHOPS.
otto Anderson's Head Crushed in by
Broken Grindstone.

Otto Anderson, II years old, who
was employed as a blacksmith's help
er in the shops of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe, was killed there
yesterday morning while at work. An
derson was grinding tools on an emery
wheel. It burst without the least bit
of warning and a large piece of it few
off the spindle and struck the boy in
the head. He was knocked senseless-
Fellow workmen carried him into the
Office at the blacksmith shop. An am
bulance was summoned and Anderson
was removed to the Santa Fe hospital.
After the surgeons had made an ex-
animation of the lads wounds they
knew that there was no hope of saving
his life He died at the hospital short
ly after noon.
Anderson lived with his parents and
brothers and sisters at Third and Klein
streets. His father, A. J. Anderson, is
a car repairer in the shops and one OF
his brothers also works there Otto
was bright and cheerful by nature and
was considered by those who knew
him as a boy of promise.