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A FAILURE.
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from the domestic conditions in Rus
STA or that he had planned TO make a
fight before Field Marshal Oyama had
been heavily reinforced.
Marchurian army headquarters tele-
graphing Sunday, says:
There has been no great change III
the direction of the Right and Center
armies since the night Of Jan. %, ex-
cept constant collisions between recon-
NOTHING parties. In the direction of the
Left army the enemy keeps up a slow
but constant cannonade.
The enemy's main body at Chenchi-
chpao and Heikoutai seems 10 have re-
treated in the direction of Heinyupao
which is two miles west of Chanetans
and Subfangtai. AT a point 10 miles
northwest OF Changtai the enemy left
many de adj
Details OF fighting at Chenchiehpao
have not been received.
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GOES TO VERMONT.
Mrs. elickensderfer TO Secure TEN.
porary Reprieve for Mary Rogers.

Stamford. Corn. Jan. 3G.-Mrs. VIII
liam J. Blickansierfar IF this city. who
r7s Interested herself in the case or
Mrs. Rogers. under sentence o. death. 1t
Windsor VI. for murder this after
noon. issued a statement 10 the effect
that she would go TO Vermont and
through counsel. bring the matter
II temporary reprieve for Mrs.
Rogers 70 Tie attention Of Gov
Bell. Size says II the statement
that there has been q wonderful
change in sentiment towards Mrs.
Rogers. in R-nningt n. o. this change
n feeling. Mrs. Bli1kensderfer says
that unless Coy. Bell is too de-
ci3ed against a repricve the people Of
Vermont will move aim. One petition
bears the namaS Of 1000 Bennington
r. opIe and mother fhc rames Of II 900
members OF the Masonic order in Yer
mont. Mrs. Blickensdarfer further says
she intends t. inok INTO the crime for
which Mrs. Rogers was found guilty.
she says also:
What | hnpa u d. now i To obtain
4 temporary rerricve from Coy. Bell
- that | may D. able To collect funds
enough 70 GO before the supreme court
with a motion for new trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
DISCOVER A BON 3.
French Police Find Bomb With Live
Fuse at Russian Embassy.

Paris. Jan. 20.-The police, early to-
day, discovered a supposed bomb with
tube attached. containing a lighted
fuse in front of the house of Prince
Troubetskey. an attache Of the Rus
sian embassy here. The policeman
extinguished the fuse and informed the
authorities who are Investigating the
affair.
The bomb was bottle shaped and Of
small dimensions. 1t was filed with
green POWDER There ware two tubes in
the center. one Of metal and the other u
glass. containing acid. Owing 20 faulty
construction tn acid would not mix with
the powder and it is Deliev. "a the bomb
could not have done great damage.
a melting was held. this evening. If
the 7ivoli. NauNhall. TO protest against
Russian autOcracy. 1t was under the aus
piCes Of the revolutionary Stciali<.
srouTS and 64sl persons wera present
Denuiies JurieS. valiant and DePrssSeHce
spoke. The police were present in S.rung
fore. During the excitement OF the an
di-nce inc the Avenue De la PepuhliGue
a bomb was thrown into the center of the
group OF police republican guards in
which Stood Project Lepine and o:har
high officials
Nona IF these was hurt hut Two guards
ver- wounded and many windows We
broken The bomb was loaded with big
beaded boo,nails. TWO man have been
arrested. one OF them a law student. On
rhe belief that they were the authors o.
the crime
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
DEFENDS POlYGAMY.
kImball. a Mormon Elder. Delivers
Address at Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Jan. 80. Col
den Himball. general secretary o. the
first council Of 20 and a prominent
Mormon in a speech n the Cache stake
conference at Logan. yeste rday. report
Cd to have strongly defended polygamy
and predicted that Congress would b.
Unable TO stop the practice. IN a special
q the Tribune from Logan. kimbail IS
quoted a saving:
These good women in the east want
Congress to stop this thing polygamv.
would like to see Congress try il. They
will have something on their hands II
they do. Tha- want TO put this down
and legalize race suicide. They can
DC it. The NOR they Try il the more il
will grow. We do not believe in "a =
suicide. When Ne are prosecuted W.
will live il tha more. Congress and the
country know all We have done and
cannot find our anything more
Shouts of approval are said TO have
followed the speakers utterances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
RECORD FOR 100 MILES
Established by n. w. Fletcher at Or.
nond Automobile Races.

Orfond Fla. Jan. 30.-A worlds rec
ord motor cars has been made for 100
miles. II. W. Fletcher. driving an 50
horse power car. covered the distance
today. in one hour and twenty six min
utes and thirty eight cecoEds. an aver
age Of forty eight minutes two-fifth
seconds a mile and b. ating all other
by about three minutes. Ten
cars started in this race and the course
vas laid from the two mile post north
TO the Is mile pest then back. with
three turns al lie tWo-mile post.
There were four turns at he le-mila
post and the finish was at the CLUB
house. The cars started at one minute
Intervals. in the following order:
Arthur 5. Macdonald. @0-horse
power; 3. NJ. Snaniey. Jr.. 9O-horse
power: NJ. G. Rernin, in ". Gould
Brokaws 60-horse power; Paul Sartori.
in Alfred G.. Vanierbilt's Sr-horse pow
Ct; William Wallace. in his 90-horse
power: Chas. DePlus. IL Joseph H.
HalIers S0-horse power: Samuel 3
Stevens in his 9G-hors4 power: Walter
Christic in his 6n-horSe power: Chas
Conant. IL r. E. Jarriges 45-horse pow
Ct and II. W. Fletcher in an S0-horse
power owned hy o. F. Thomas Of New
York
1t was the dark horse in the race.
starting last, With nine minutes be-
tween il and tn leader AT differen.
stages in the race il overlook the field.
except Bernin and Sartori and won tbs
race b. about four minutes. Sartori was
second ard Bernin third l.ss than one
,ir7, Dah L
"a fourth: Mr. Christie fifth and the
Others scattered. Several minor acct
dents occurred.
The net time Of the sly cars TO finish
v-aS:
Fletcher one hour eighteen minutes
ana twenty four seconds: Be-nin. one
nour twenty one minutes and thirty
eight seconds: Sartori. one hour twenty
one minutes ann fo-Jv four and one
fifth srcoriS: SnIrlcy. one hour TWEEN
+ four nfnut+s twenty eight and four
3fth seconds: CHRISTIE ore hour TWEEN
d. seven miru.As sixteen and four fifth
seconds. Walla-.. one nour twenty nina
n2irutcs and twenty seconds.
Second race, five mile open. for w
Could BrokaW trophy:
horse power first: tina three minutes
and twenty-thrae and tive fffths sec
onds; William Wallace. 9t-horse pow
r. second. three minutes and thirty
eight and tw0-ffths seconds: Samuel
3. Stevens. "l-horee power third. three
r.fnutes and forty seven and two-ffths
SECONDS: H. Flynn, 60-horse power
fourth no time.
Second heat. in A G. Vande-bilts o.
horse power. first tina. three minutes
ana fifty eight seconds: Walter Chris
tie. eo-horse power. second. four min
utes and six seconds: Arthur McDon-
AIDS car broke down.
Fina! heat. Thomas first time. three
thirty and yne-ffth seconds: Wallace.
second. three minutes and forty six
seconds: Sarrori. third, fur minutes
ana fifteen seconds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
MATCHES FOR 1905
Arranged for by National Board for
Promotion Of Rifle Preactce.

Warrington. Jai. So.-The national
board for the promotion OF rife prac-
tice which has been meeting here. has
arranged for the matt mes for 1905.
Many changes were made in the rules
governing The competitions. One Of the
most important provides for the ev-
c!usion Of all coaching in the firing at
known distances. In team matches for
skirmish firing. however teams may be
run under command Of the team cap
tains. who will be permitted to coach
their teams while on the run. Another
change provides that one third Of the
membership Of the successful teams.
the four members making the highest
scores. shall not take part in the next
,hrea succeeding copetitions for the ma
t:onal trophy.
The date and liace IF the next match
will be announced by the war depart
ment, it Is expected. in March.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
ARMSTRONG RESIGNS.
Res enation Of Assistant Secretary Of
Treasury Accepted by President.

Washington. Jan. 3o.-Robert B. Arm
strong. assistant secretary Of the tire. s.
ury. as heretofore announced. has ten
dered MS resignation 70 President
Roosevelt. to take effect. March :. next.
and it has been accepted. Mr.. Arm
st-ong'S letter Of resignation is under
date Of Jan. l6 and the President :
az ,cptance is of the same date. In ac-
ceptinc the resignation the President
wrote Us follows
My Dear MIR. Armstrong
Il accept your resignation as assist
ant secretary Of the treasury TO take
effect. March }, 1905. / wish al this
time - el'ress my appreciation of the
zeal. industry and marked administra-
tive ability with which YOU have per-
formed your duties and To express the
hsartieSt good wishes for your future.
With regards. sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Mr. Armstrong; successor has not
Vet been selected.
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RAILROAD RATES.
Republican Members to Favorably Re
port the Townsend Bill.

Washington, Jan. 3l.-The House
committee oh interstate and for =.
commerce by party vote. tOi ;. Az
rhorized favorable report IL the
House on the bill extending authority
ID tie interstate commerce commission
to tx rates. increasing HI size of th-
co-4rliseiou from five to seven mem GERS
aud creating i "cuurt Of tranSpoTtt-
tiuu that is. If the bill is a comhiua-
ton Of the Townsend measure
with amendments taken from thu Hep
burn bill.
At - o'clock. the i Republican mem
btrs Of the committee met. Eight Of
them We're ii favor OF reporting the
Hepburn hill. lacking one Vote. one
being a majority. Messrs. Townsend.
Eslh and Lowering We're III favor Of
the Esch- Townsend proposition. Final
~ Chairman Hepburn moved 10 report
the Esch-ToWnsend measure with
amendments ana then the Democratic
mem bars Of thu committee We're called
IT. and an hour from the seventh eau
Gus on the bill.
The full committee me; at o'clock
and after voting down the Davey bill
by 4 party vote the Republicans carried
the Hepburn motion. The Democrats
gave notice that they would present the
Davey bill in the House with ma
jority report.
Townsend subsequently introduced
in the House the measure agreeQ On in
order to have it printed.
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58th CONGRESS.
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ton and control of corporations In the
District of Columbia is not as II snouid De;
a model of It's kind. but on the other hand
is hopelessly vicious - :.
The evil growing OUT OF these laws Is
acti9n is urgent that TsS9mend If 5G
~. ss,,hiac- l.ha case calls for the most
radical remedy The Tlgh5 of of i nnS p@Sf
Conrr+S can devise proper Legislation
for guarding its exercise M9TsGve5 meas meas
rars which have already been issued,
either by their direct rePsal; if that be be
wbar other legislative action may be
deemed necessay doq 5bs not nsc that Cor 3nr
ranlacing these vicious incorporation laws
by those which are. governed by sounder
Of stock or bonds in excess of the actual
investment and permit a proper publ,
sIir+ rviSion When such law shall have
b. In enacted all legitimate corporations
which have been formed under the exist
iuc law may be readily. reincorporated.
tSigued) Theodore Roosevelt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
AFTER THE LADRONES.
Federal Troops and ConstabuIary Held
Towns Under Martial Law.

Manila. Jan. 31.-Habeas corpus has
been suspended in the province of Ca
wife and Batangas.
Major General Corbin is heartily CO.
operating with Governor Wright and is
giving him every possible aid in sup
pressing lawlessness.
Federal troops, consisting Of detach-
ments Of picked sharo-shcoters work
in conjunction with the native scouts
and the consta ouIary. Federal troops
garrison the towns ana martial Law
mas practically Ee5n established.
The present situation ir the two pro-
vinces is partially due to Ladronism
End TO disafection iosteled by the op-
ponerts Of the International revenue
law.
The fierce Of the bandit Lairones is
estimated at 800. The bandits have in
Inundated peacefully Inclined natives
who have been forced to assist them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
DENIES PETITION.
Superior Court Refuses to Grant Ger
tiorari Writ to Maehens.

Washington. Jan. 30.-The supreme
court Of the United States, today. de-
MED the application Of Machen. Lorens
and Croft for a writ OF certiorari in
the case against them charging con-
spiracy to defraud the government in
connection with the post Office depart
ment irregularities. The effect is to
leave standing the decision of the court
of appeals Of the Distric. Of Columbia,
finding them guilty as charged.
Machen. Lorens and the Groffs were
sentenced to two years imprisonment
and to pay fine of $1,000 each.
There will be no further effort to de-
Law the execution Of the sentence of the
district supreme court. from which the
defendants appealed excessively to the
district court of apeals and then to the
supreme court of the United states.
Charles A. Douglas. counsel for Machen
said. today. that there was nothing 20
do now but to yield to the inevitable.
He added:
las soon as the mandate is received
from the supreme court Of the United
States. the defendants will surrender
into the custody of the United States
marshal That is all there is Of it,
All Of the defendants are understood
&c be in this city.
The persons affected by the refusal
Of the court to take cognizance Of the
case are:
August W. Machen. formerly super
illtendent Of free delivery in the post
Office department: George E. Lorenz,
Diller B. Croft ard Samuel A. Croft.
Samuel A. Croft. one Of the defendants.
who was a policeman on the local police
force. was removed from his position. to-
day. by the direction of the distrio; com
missioners Croft had been under suspen-
sio. for some months. pending final deter
mination of his case
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CHIMES BRINGS $3.50.
Fasia- liptcn Horse Auction Opens IN
New York favorably.

New York. Jan. 30.--Interest at the
Fasig-Tipton horse auction in Madison
Square Garden which opened. today.
centered in the sale of Chimes. Sire OF
The Abbot, and other fast horses. from
the farm Of Z. ]. AMI Harry HaInlin.
Chimes was sold to B. L. Tuft of Salem.
n. j., for $3.50
Lord Direct. with 4 record OF 2.11. was
sold TO s. H. Knox. Of Buffalo. for So,
coo. His sire was Direct Hal and his
dam Lady Mayor and he was consign-
ed By Messrs. Haynlin also.
Direct Hal the 2eii. PAGER. was sold 70
Oak Duke Of the Oakview farm. Wells
vile. n Y, for 81 100
One of the surprises OF the afternoon
was the. high price paid for Prince Ideal.
CHI h. the Beau Ideal-Future Princess. by
Chimes. which was bought by S. II. Knox
OF Buffalo. for $1,000.
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REPLY FEEBLE.
Russians Object of Fierce Artiller,
Bombardment by the Japs.

General Okus Headquarters. Jan. ~
-(Noon) via Fusan.-Yesterday Sat
urday afternoon the japanese began
fierce bombardment with artillery and
musketry along the whole line. The fir
ing was kept up until midnight and
vas resumed at dawn. today, continu-
ing until noon. The Russian reply was
feeble.
a movement of the japanese left
wing for the purpose Of surrounding
and cutting off the Russians in the
neighborhood OF Pokowtai is progress
ing slowly as the resistance is stub
born Should the Russian force be cut
eff it will result in leaving General ku-
ropatkin right flank unprotected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
BALLOT BOXES OPENED.
723 Ballots Declared by Experts to
Have Been Written by Three Hands.

Denver. Gu. Jan. 2'-Ten ballot boxes
were reported on ty experts. today. in
he ioirt legislation committee haa-iHg
m The Peabody and Adams cubernatorial
contest
The experts alleged that out # 2n4i bal
lots. - were written by ;wo or three per
sons
The examination Of the ballots in Arap-
ahoe county on behalf Of Peabody has
now been completed. 1ni ballot boxes hav-
irg heer operei. The experts reports
showed that 24.1N votes We're cast in these
IN precincts. II which 1919 were for
Adams and 43Il for Peabody The experts
reported that .~~ Of these Democratic
hal.o;S ard -, Republican ballots were
fraudulent : hey We're written by from
one tn f0Ir persons
II jhe Legislature should lake the orig
inal petition of former Governor Pea
body and throw ont the entire vote of all
these precincts. Pa body plurality in the
sta-e would re 80 If. however. tn Leg
i>latNre should deduct The ballots alleged
to ~ fraudulent from the good ones
Adams would sill have plurality Of -I>5
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AN EPIDEMIC.
-Four People Commit Sui
eide in New York.
Other Reports Of Death from
Injury and Design.
Phillip Ball Attempts Suicide and
Murder Of His Family.

New York. Jan. 30-Three suicides
and an attempt at self-destruction were
reported to the police. Monday. mrs
Eva Cohn, a former actress. shot her
self after Gliding her husband for I'M
due fondness for other women. The
husband SAYS she was Jealous without
cause and that she had made previous
attempts to kills herself. she IS IN
hospital in a critical condition
A handsome young woman. who
registered at a 18th street hotel, Sun
day ewing was found dead in her room
during the night. 'Ias was ho"iiis
through a rubber tube which she nad
attached to the Jet beside the bed oIi
the floor was a bit of paper upon "hichi
was ecraWled with a burned natch-
name is Amanda Rengers and I'VE
a: No. Isl Yarmon street, brooklSn'
Beyond this nothing Is known OF ths
woman's identity.
An unknown nan who engaged
room at a lodging house III Zstn street
two days ago telling the landlaoy that
he had had trouble at home was found
dead in his room. early Monday, with
all the gas jets open.
Henry Arthur. who had suffered TOT
r,onths from rheumatism. stole away
from mis- wife's sioe in bed during the
night and jumped from fifth story
window and was kill I'd.
Reports Of death and injury, result
ing from both accident and design con-
tinued to come in during the day.
James Hogan, a clerk died in hospi-
tai from burns sustained as result OF
smoking pipe in bed
While riding on the rear step OF a
New York Central & Hudson River
train in the Bronx, John Kelley, aged
IS. was struck by an upright steam
pipe and killed.
Philip Ball. aged So and his wife,
Christian, 20 years his senior. are in a
hospital as a result of Balrs attempt 10
end his life early today. After strug-
gle with his wife in which the woman
was cut with a razor. Ball gashed his
throat and turned on the gas. Mrs. Ball
gave the alarm and the couple were
taken to a hospital. Balls condition is
serious. The woman will recover.
After months OF suffering from q
severe illnss. Moritz Rather ended his
life in Brooklyn. today. by hanging.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
REPORTS A DISAGREEMENT.
Fortifications Bill After Much Debate,
Finds Ccnferees at loegerheads.

Washington. Jan. 30.-Conferees on
the Qualifications appropriation bill.
today. after long discussion OF the
Senate amendment providing that in
the future estimates for the fortifica-
ton If the inSular possessions shall be
submitted to Congress in detail. decid-
ed 10 report disagreement. The
House argued that it is unwise and
against th4 policy Of the government
10 publish To the world any matters re-
Iating 10 the Notifications Of the
coasts Of the United States or the in
sular possessions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-31
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Laws Dealt With in Message to Con-
gress by President.

WaShin gton. Jan. S0.-The President
sent message 10 Congress. todav.
calling attention u the fact that no
statistics on marriage and divorce have
been collected since 1856 and recon-
mended legislation.
The following is the text Of the mes
sage:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
scntatives:
i call the attention of the Congress
L. the fact that no statistics have been
collected by the federal government up
on the subject OF marriage and divorce
since n ear 1856 AMI that but few of
the states have provisions for the col;
lection Of such statistics. The institu
ton of marriage IS Of course al tha
foundation OF our ocial organization.
and ali influences that affect that in
stitution are OF vital concern TO the
people Of tha whole country. There is
q widespread conviction that the di
varce laws are dangerously lax and in
differently administered in some of the
states. resulting in a diminishing re-
gard for the sanc1ity OF the marriage
relation.
The hope is entertained that coop
Grafton amongst the several states can
be secured to the end that Their may
BE- enacted upon the subject Of mar
.iages and divorce uniform laws. con-
taining all possible safeguards for the
security Of the family. Intelligent AMI
prudent action in that direction will
~ greatly promoted by securing reli-
tle and trustworthy statistics upon
marriage and divorce deem the mat
or Of sufficient general Importance 10
recommend that the director Of the
census be authorized by appropriate
legislation 70 collect and publish statis-
tics pertaining TO that subject covering
the period from 1856 70 the present
tine.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt"
The White House. Jan. 80, 1875.
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HORRIBLY BURNED.
Elderly Lady Falls With Lighted Lamp
in Hand.

Lawrence. Mass. Jan. CA special
To the Sun from Salem y. H, says Mrs.
William Crowell. aged Sc. no was hor-
ribly burned. sunday night after re-
naming unconscious all day is believed
TO be in a dying condition. tonight.
The family had retired early at 10 T.
NJ. Mrs. Crowell left her own apart
nents on the ground floor TO go To an
other part OF thu house. She carried
lighted kerosene lamp and il is believed
she was striker with Partial paralysis
and fell. burning oil that the broken
lamp setting fire To he- clothing. The
odor of smoke aroused the sleeping
family The flames were eStinguished
with difficulty. All efforts of physicians
to arouse Mrs. Crowel! 10 consciousness
have been without avail. Dr.. kokorsky
fears fatal results.
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When to Go Home.

From the Rlufton. Ind. bah.
when tired out. go home. Mnen
want consolation. go home.
want fun. go home. When you go
to show others that you have relO q
90 home and let your family s -
ouainted with the fact VIZ y
want to show yourself at your -, ~
home and do the act there haus
feel like being extra liberal ~ asrs
and practice on your wife ana @ MD
first When you want to sni ,.ss, d
e e.rtr brilliancy go home and I Ign Re e
the n.l Mh sSd %hsn you have bad cs nd
Fs nsns s AND quick cure i esr sss
r reuhte IN pneumonia For sale a 3 ss.s.
coushlin. Augusta; c. D.
0ardinR. -
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ARGUMENT CONTINUED
In Case Of Opposition to Operation Of
Private Freight.

Washington. Jan. 30.-E. NJ. Fergu-
son Of Duluth. MINI. representing the
Western Fruit Jobbers Association.
the National Retail Grocers Association
and number of other Western asso-
Citations. continued his argument. to-
DAY. before the Senate committee on
interstate commerce. in opposition to
the operation of private freight car
lines. As the system exists. today. he
said. any law might be violated with
impunity.
Asked if he thought railroad COM
panies owned stock in the private car
lines. Mr.. Ferguson said that as mat
ter Of deduction he would say no such
contracts would be entered into by the
railroads with the private car lines IN