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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Mrs. Richmond Pearson Hobson, the
wife of Capt. Hobson, is i'll at Mercy
hospital, Des Moines, Iowa. Capt. Hob
son Is at her bedside. Mrs. Hobson was
taken suddenly i'll passing through
Iowa. She gradually grew worse until
she reached Des Moines when it be-
came necessary for her to be removed
from the train and taken to the hos
pital.
Sheriff White of Los Angeles, Cal,
has arrested D. T. Terry, 40 years old.
former president CT the Howard County
Bank at Nashville, Ark, on a charge
Of ENLIGHTENMENT in receiving money
in an insolvent bank. A reward of $500
was offered for the mans capture by
the state of Arkansas. He has been a
fugitive since 1903, and has been living
at Los Angeles with his family for
some time.
Gustave A. Schurman, one of the
youngest men to enlist in the North
ern army at the beginning of the Civil
war, drummer boy and bugler for Gen.
Birney, Gen. Stoneman and Gen. Sick
les and friend and playmate for months
at the White House of little Tad" Lin
coin, is dead at the home Of his daugh-
ter In New York. He was bootblack,
only II years old when the war began.
Since the war Mr.. Schurman occupied
positions in the custom house and va
rious city departments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
YMdry Dimmick

Pinkham, Of Lynn. Mass, II fully quail.
fed to give helpful advice to sick women.
Read Mrs. Dimmiok's letters.
Her first letter:
Dear Mrs Pinkham -
az have been q sufferer for the past eight
ysarS with trouble which first originated
from painful menstruation-the pains were
excruciatng, with Inflammation and ulcera,
ton Of the womb. The doctor says must
have an operation or cannot live. I do not
want to submit to an operation II can posi-
bly, avoid 1t. Please help ms."-4rs, Mary
Dtmmick, Washington, D. c.
Her second letter;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham =
"You will remember my condition when
last wrote you, and that the doctor said
must have an operation or I could not live.
I received your kind letter and followed your
advice very carefully and am now entirely
well. As my case was 20 serious 1t seems Q
miracle that am cured. know that owe
not only my health but my life to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and to your
advice. can walk miles without an ache or
q pain, and I wish every suffering woman
would read this letter and realize what you
can do for them. Mrs. Mary Dimmick, 59th
and East Capitol Streets, Washington, D. c.
How easy it was for Mrs. Dimmick to
write to MRS. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass.
and how little it cost her-a two-cent
stamp. Yet how valuable was the reply
As Mrs. Dimmick says-it saved her life
Mrs. Pinkham has on file thousands
of lust such letters as the above, and
offers ailing women helpful advice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
EQUITABLE TROUBLES.
Two Former Officials IIi-Others to Be
Prosecuted by the State.

New York, July 20.-Thos. d. Jordan
who has just been removed from the
controllersliip OF the Equitable Life AS
surance Society, which office he mad
filled for d decade, is reported to be Sc
riously III at his home in Englewood
n. j. He went there, late Wednesday
suffering much from the heat and IN
the evening a physician was called. II
was stated later that Mr.. Jordan was
on the verge of nervous prostration.
No change is reported in the condi-
ton Of Jas. w. Alexander. who Is pa
tIent In 4 private sanatorium near
Babylon, l.. I. Attended by nurse
he is now able to spend some time daily
in the open air.
1t is understood the first official ac-
ton on the part of the state against
former officials of the Equitable SOci-
ely will come uD in the form of suits
to be filed, this week, by Attorney
General Mayer. Actions of various
kinds are In the course of preparation
and will be led by a suit for an ac-
counting directed against the old
board of directors.
There will be 49 Of these men cited In
the complaint as having been RESPONSE
BILE for the funds Of the society and II
is said they will be asked to give an &C
count of their official acts on that
score.
Under the court procedure old direc-
tors can be placed on the witness stand
and questioned about their transac-
lions. The laws of this state make 1t
possible to bring this action In the
broadcast way imaginable so as to leave
the field CT inquiry for the prosecution
absolutely without restriction. 1t is not
believed the attorney general will expe-
rience difficulty in getting service or in
accomplishing the other formalities for
many of those who are to be defend
ants already have sgnified their will
ingness to meet him half way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
CONFIDENCE GAME
Alleged Against Two Well.known Chi
cago Mire Promoters.

Chicago. July 20.-Dr. Walter B
Metcalf. president of the Beaver Falls
Mining Co, with Offices in Chicago, and
w. c. Barrett. secretary and treasurer
Of the company have been arrested or
warrants charging that they obtained
money by means of a confidence game
DR.. Metcalf. who is a practicing physi-
clan and Is well known In medical cir
cles, and Barrett were released upon
bonds.
The attention of the police was call
ed to the case in a letter written by
Robert Arid of Chicago, who invested
$500 in stocks of the Chicago Adiron-
dack Gold Mining Co. which formerly
occupied the present offices of the
Beaver Falls Mining Co.
Mr.. Arid replied to an advertisement
Of a clairvoyant, who informed him
that his hand showed signs Of great
wealth in speculation. The clairvoyant
then referred him to the Chicago Adj
Tondack Gold Mining Co. Arid invest
ed $500 in the stocks. He said he had
no returns on his investment and the
money paid by him was not used as
represented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
Bring Relief to Many
Thousand Sufferers.
Decided Drop in Temperature
to EveTyone's Delight.
Warm Enough In Places for Several Heat
Prostrations 10 Be Reported.

Boston, July 20.-For the first time
this week, the people Of New England
were able to sleep. last night. and pur-
sue their daily tasks, today, with some
degree of comfort SO far as the wealth.
er was concerned. After three days of
excessive heat, during which the ther-
mometer rose we'll above 80. a clear.
cool Northwestern kept the mercury
down, today, to sc. and with the air
comparatively dry. the day was well
nigh perfect.
All but two of the numerous cases of
heat prostration treated, yesterday, at
the various hospitals, were discharged,
today. and there We're no additions to
yesterdays extended list.
Two women, who were affected, yes
terday, attempted to resume their vo-
cations, today, but were obliged to re-
turn to the hospital.
A continuation of the present condi-
tons is looked for by the weather bu-
reau for some days to come.
At a. NJ, Concord. N. H., had a
temperature Of Is. with GA per cent. hu-
miGity. Portland. Me-, at $50, showed
a temperature Of rs, humidity, so. and
Providence, R. l., temperature, "a, hui
mildly, 81.
Angelina NJ. Steele. II years old. was
overcome by the heat in the South end,
at noon. She was taken to the City
Hospital relief station in the police am
bulance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
Engineer J. +. Stevens
and Chairman Shonts
intend to Push Work on Pan.
anna Canal Construction.


New York. July 20.-John r. Stevens
the newly appointed chief engineer OF
the Panama canal, who succeeds Mr.
Wallace. sailed. today. for Panama on
the steamship Mexico. Chairman
Shonts. Of the canal commission, ac-
companied Mr.. Stevens. Mr.. Stevens
Will assume control Of operating i'm
mediatciy on arriving at the isthmus.
Neither Mr.. Shonts nor Mr.. Stevens
has visited the isthmus before and
both said they would prefer 10 walt IN
I'll their return before talking OF con-
ditions down there. They told. however.
something Of the plans and the work
they proposed to do at once to assure
the success of the canal building.
Mr.. Shonts said he had heard many
complaints regarding conditions on the
isthmus, but has paid no attention 10
them. THE men down there" said he
most of them were insists. There are
men down there who have n Just com
plant. and that is that they have
nothing 10 do but work. They have no
amusements and no friends and moth
ing to DO hut work. Men 1000 miles from
home and under these conditions are
homesick. of course. What they want IL
amusement. healthy games and out
door exercise. In order to remedy this
we will establish a separate depart
ment and We expect TO establish club
houses across the isthmus.
"Mr. Stevens and | were over TO see
the President and we talked over the
canal plans In general way.
cot course. the kind OF canal TO be
bull. is yet to be decided upon. should
say that II would take 10 or Il years
10 construct a sea level canal and about
FIVE years to build a lock canal"
Mr.. Shonts said that arrangements
have been made to carry on the work
without any interruption whatever.
should Mr.. Stevens resign as chief en-
2ineeer.
Mr.. Stevens said that he was going
TO the canal zone with an open mind
and would make the best Of conditions
as he finds them.
Speaking Of the possibility OF Chinese
labor being employed. he said:
81 have tried the Chinese in this
country and found them good. I will
try many experiments until We get the
best kind OF labor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
RECORDS OF EQUITABLE
Show No Record of $685.000 Thansac
ton With Merchantile Trust Co.

New York, July 20.-There is no rec
ord in any of the books of the Mercan-
tile Trust Co., of the $685,00 loan tC
which Horace G. Deming, president OF
the company, testified before Supt
Hendricks as having been carried by
the company for five or six years in the
names of President James w. Alexan-
der and Comptroller Thomas D. Jordan
OF the Equitable Life Assurance Soci-
ETY. as trustees. This announcement was
made today by State Bank Examiner
Judson, who has been making a regu-
lar semi-annual inspection of the books
of the trust company.
President Deming referred to the
$685., 900 loan when being questioned by
Superintendent Hendricks in the course
of the superintendent investigation
into the affairs of the Equitable Soci-
ETY.. Superintendent Hendricks had
asked Mr.. Deming about loan of $70.-
900 which it had been said the Mercan-
tile Trust Co. carried for the Equitable.
Mr.. Deming replied that he supposed
the loan referred to was one that stood
in the names of Alexander and Jordan,
which had been carried for from five
10 six years and varied in amount, the
average being between 100000 and
$40G, 900.
Mr.. Deming was then asked: Does
your company loan $685.. 1000 on the OBJ
legation of two men as trustees"
He replied: ut has in this instance.
yes. sir. have always considered the
Equitable Society responsible for It,"
President Deming Of the Trust Co.
declined to make any statement, to-
day. when informed of the announce
ment made by Bank Examiner Judson.
II have really nothing to say, was
his answer to all inquiries.
Paul Morton, chairman Of the board
of directors of the Equitable. said re-
sarding the announcement:
Il know nothing about the S6S5.ooo
loan. / have been unable to find any
liability of the Equitable Society to the
Mercantile Trust Co.. Mr.. Deming Is
president of the Trust Co. He may not
have been testifying about the Equita-
BILE at all. Alexander and Jordan may
have notes all over town for all I
know"
Mr.. Judson's formal statement made,
late today, reads:
Il have now examined all OF the as
sets of the Mercantile Trust Co. and
not only find no trace OF a mortgage
for n loan of $685., 900 to the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, or to James w.
Alexander or Thomas d. JORDAN, as
trustees, but l find no record OF any
such loan to any person connected with
the Equitable"
Mr.. ,Judson In n further conversation,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
Chinese Merchants Begin
War on Yankee Goods
Expected That Our Trade viii
Suffer for Some Time.
The polseaed Flour Recently Found II ChIla
Also HaMag Bad Effect.

Washington, July 19.-Consul-Gen-
eral Rogers at Shanghai. cabled, today,
to the state department that the boy
colt against American goods by the
merchant guilds of Shanghai because of
the exclusion act went into effect, to-
cay. He reports that everything posi-
BILE was done by the American diplo-
matte and consular officers. assisted by
the government. to avert 1t, but efforts
in that direction were fruitless.
The American -four trade in the por-
ton Of China tributary to Annoy will
suffer to an even greater extent than
anticipated in the earlier reports from
United States Consul Anderson at that
point, who now informs the Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor that the
trade Of Swatow had decreased very
seriously, and the trade of Foo-Chow
is being affected. He says;
The manner in which the stories
have spread OF the poisoned -four and
its effect on its victims Is marvellous
in a country with such poor means of
communication as China. There Is now
no doubt that a considerable quantity
OF -four was poisoned, probably in an
attempt to smuggle morphia. but 1t is
probably impossible to get at the per-
petrators of the outrage.
The tao-tai of Annoy. at my request,
has instructed all magistrates within
lis district to Issue proclamations ex-
planning the circumstances under which
the -four was poisoned, and assuring
the people that there Is no danger in
the use Of the foreign product. have
reason to believe that the tao-tai OF
Chang Chau. where the cut into the
trade has been exceptionally severe
will follow the same policy. 1t is prob
abb that. with these and similar assur.
ances, the people in time will agar
take to the use Of flour, but recovery
will not be rapid. nor is it at all certain
that 1t will come in some places for g
long time. American trade particularly
is being damaged. because American
Hour controls the situation in this par
of China. The Chinese officials concern.
ed have without exception been anx-
iou3 to rectify the trouble and have
shown their friendliness to American
interests In many ways.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

James p. Flanagan and Thoma:
Burke was arrested. Thursday morn.
| ing. at Portland by the deputy sheriff.
on the charge of illegal possession OF
| liquor. They were both brought to the
police station and locked up. The ar.
rests grew out of a seizure THURSDAY
| morning. in the rear of 537 Commercial
| street where the deputies seized 10 gal
Ions of whiskey.
William f. Maroon was before
Judge Hill in the Portland municipal
court. Thursday. on a complaint alleg-
ing that he conducted a drug store
| without being a registered apothecary.
Maroon is the proprietor Of the drug
store at SO Newbury street The arrest
was made on complaint of the commits
sioners Of pharmacy. The case was
continued to July &c for 4 hearing and
Maroon furnished bail for $500 for his
tppea rance at that time.
Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs. mother Of Mrs.
Waldo Pettengill. died suddenly. late
Tuesday evening. at Rumford Falls
Mrs. Briggs had not been well for sew
eral days. yet her demise was quite IN
expected. heart failure being the cause
Of her death Her age was 81 years and
5 months. The esteemed and beloved
old lady was native of Poland. this
State. She had been g. widow for a
number Of years. Besides n daughter
a son. whose home is in Boston, sur
wives.
Charles A. Strout, the master before
whom the suit of Smith & Rumery.
contractors Of Portland. against VIM.
V. Threlfall Of Biddeforl, formerly
agent for the Saco & Pettee Co., was
recently heard in Portland has rendered
his decision in the case. awarding the
Portland firm the full amount for which
they sued. $4,000. This suit was
brought to recover for the building of
the handsome residence on Sout,,
street. Biddeford. occupied by Mr.
Threlfall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
Typewriter for the kino,

The King Of England recently ordered
one of our American typewriters for his
own use. The framework of the machine
IL of the finest mahogany and the keys of
ivory. 1t was packed with great care and
marked special" Every sick man and
woman wants a special medicine to
make them strong and healthy again. and
thousands have already found such a one
in Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Its Won
derful record Of cures ought to convince
YOU Of its merit. 1t always cures poor
appetite, indigestion; DYSPEPSIA. costive-
ness msomn,a; tra, Thency maiars
fever ard ague. If you contemplate tax
ing a trip this summer don't forget to
take bottle OF Bitters with you. You II
find IL splendid in cases of cramps.
rIia,rboea or nausea Avoid all substi-
eurss and insttstiong.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
SOMERSET.
CAM BRIDGE.

Ira Morrill, Is moving his family here
| from Auburn.
Jim Leighton was In town a few DAYS
from Garland.
Mrs. w. d. Wilder Is much improved
| in health.
Miss Viola d. Sturgis and friends
from Hudson. Mass, are staying at
Frank Bailey's, for short time.
The friends in this town OF Miss
Gertrude Smart, who was recently OPP
Grated on at hospital In Dover n. H..
are pleased to hear she Is as comfort
able as could be expected.
Miss Agnes Kimbar is visiting her
uncle, Frank Kimban.
Rev. I. B. Moore and daughter Of
Waterville. are stopping at the old
homestead for few weeks.
RIPLEY.
Edward Skillings. who has been so
very sick. Is gaining slowly. His
friends are going to club to gether and
cut his hay.
Dot" Hanson, who has had serious
trouble with an abscess on his eye. re-
Gently had IT lanced by DIR. Thatcher.
Rev. C. E F. Skillings will preach
at Ripley M. E. church. next Sunday.
July %.
The Misses Eunice and Louise Hoyt
are expecting to leave for the White
Mountains. next week, to act as wait
ers at one Of the large hotels
Theodore Read and brother from
wellington. We're In town, wednesday.
and purchased a heavy pair OF work
horses Of Nell Randall.
A good number from this section win
attend the circus the cath at Dexter.
Haying is progressing. Many farm.
ers have finished.
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AT THE FRONT.
Continued from Page One.)
NERVE UNSHAKEN.
Pobiedonostzeff Attends to Duties Re
eardIess of Assassins.

st. Petersburg, July 20.-Reports of
an attempt to shoot Constantine Pet
rovitch Pobiedonostzeff. chief procura-
tor of the Holy Synod at the Tsarskoe-
Selo station in st. Petersburg, as re-
counted by The Associated Press
Wednesday night, have been con-
firmed.
In spite of his greatly advanced age
and illness, NJ. Pobiedonostzeff's nerves
were mistaken by the attempt on his
life. He drove to the Holy Synod and
presided at meeting, telling none of
his colleagues of the occurrence until
after the session closed. The procurator
then drove back to the station alone
and unguarded, returned to Tsarckoe-
Selo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
CHINA SERVES NOTICE
That She Must Have Voice in the Flu
ture of Manchuria.

Washington, July 2O-Chinas official
notification to the powers that she will
not recognize any arrangement regarding
Manchuria concerning which she has not
been consulted beforehand has reached
Washington and will be forthwith for
warded to the President at Oyster Bay
Before addressing the note to the neutral
powers, China sent to St Petersburg and
Toxic an identical note containing this
notification. The Chinese communication
Is briefly worGed and Is SO expressed that
1t calls for no reply.
China's insistence that Manchuria be
returned to her sovereignty has the full
sympathy of the Washington government
though the latter does not share any
anxiety on this point. In the preliminary
negotiations here 1t was more than once
made plain to the belligerents that what
ever the result of their negotiations il
was expected that China would be left In
tact
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21

this afternoon. explained that though
he was absolutely certain the loan did
not at the present time appear on the
books OF the Mercantile Trust Co.
there was nothing In his examination
to show whether or not 1t existed few
weeks ago and had sdnce been taken
up. He is quite certain that. today. the
loan does not exist. but unless he re-
ceives special orders to pursue his ex-
aminations OF trust companies. he can
not 10 speak Of what business has been
undertaken and closed up by the COM
pany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21
TEMPORARILY BROKEN.
More Hot Weather in Sight-Due in
Few Days.

Washington July 2O-That the hot
wave which spread over a great part of
the country during the past few days was
at least temporarily broken, today was
the substance of the conclusion announced
by the prophets of the weather bureau.
tonight. All through the south Allan
tic states it is still abnormally warm, but
dropped. today. and particularly through
out most of the middle Atlantic and New
England states moderate temperatures
prevailed.
This was due in some sections to storms
Showers in parts of the country are prom
Used for tomorrow or Saturday. The fore
casts, tonight, also call for warmer
heat conditions were fairly comfortable
in this city, today. although the humidity
increased materially. This drawback
however was offset somewhat by a light
breeze which lasted throughout the night.
No prostration cases were reported. to-
night.
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AT NEW YORK.
General Relief in City and Vicinity
-Prostrations Number IS.

New York, July 2O-With the Their
mometer reaching a maximum of only
SO degrees. today. there was general
relief in New York and surrounding
cities from the whitening heat of Tues
day and Wednesday.
Up to IL o'clock, tonight. IS deaths
had been reported in Manhattan and
Brooklyn, with several others reported
in Jersey City and nearby towns The
prostratioss numbered an additional 35
Some of the deaths included persons
stricken during the past three days
while others were overcome, today, on
homes.
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scHIDLoFsKA INDICTED.
Grand Jury Returns Verdict In Case
of Belmont Murder.

Cambridge. Mass. July 0-The grand
jury for Middlesex county came in, to-
day. in special session to consider the
governments evidence against John
SchiGlofska. who has been arrested in
Colorado on the charge of numbering his
wife. The woman was found dead, July
l.. in the woods at Belmont, her head
having been crushed and battered by a
stone. About dozen witnesses were
present. today, to testify.
The grand jury after hearing the wit
nesses returned an indictment against
Schidlofska, charging him with murder
in the first degree.
AS soon as the indictment was found,
State Detective Rhoades went to the
State House in Boston in order to arrange
for the issuing of requisition papers by
the governor. which are necessary should
Schidlofska decide to resist transporta-
ton to Massachusetts,
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OUR OIL TABOED.
Standard Oil Having Its Troubles Even
in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, July 19.-The Annoy CORE
spondent of the South China Morning
Post says that the boycott of American
goods has commenced there. The COM
pradore of the Standard OIL Co. has re-
ceived a threatening letter ordering him
TO leave the employ of the company i'm
mediately Officials of the American con-
sulate were molested yesterday.
meeting of Chinese merchants was
held. today, to discuss the boycott. The
Chinese in the Malay native states. at a
big meeting agreed to support the boy
colt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-21

After an interval Of nearly two years
the Duke Of Argyll has resumed his
search in Tobermory bay, eff the Island
of Null, for the sunken treasure among
the wreckage Of the great armada
galleon, the Florida, which went down
in 1888. The operations IRE being con-
Quoted with the utmost secrecy in boats
hidden from sight by n canvas awning.