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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
SPEAKER CANNON IS REELECTED,
- -. 49, a.
Oaths Taken, Senate Adjourns in
Respect to Late Senator Platt===
New Business Introduced.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The assem-
bling, today, of the members of the 59tf
Congress was marked by no unusua
Incidents but it attracted to the Capt.
tol crowds of spectators who took a
lively interest in the proceedings. So
ciety was out in force and filled the re-
served galleries, while visitors unable
10 find seats roamed the corridors &c
catch glimpses of public men. In the
Senate the proceedings We're brief
while the House was in session for
more than three hours.
One noticeable feature was the abb
sence of flowers, which heretofore have
been common to both chambers. On
opening days the display had been Sc
great that this exhibition alone would
have been sufficient to draw great
crowds and the absence of floral tri-
butes, due to q resolution adopted
unanimously by the Senate and to an
order Of the Speaker of the House,
robbed the occasion of much of its
picturesqueness
Senators Allison and Morgan were
appointed by Vice President Fair
banks as a committee to notify the
President that Congress would read
any communication he desired to
make. The Senate was in session only
20 minutes. Senator Aldrich, Rhode
Island; Knox, Penn; Warner. Mis-
souri, and Frazier, Tennessee, took the
oath of office and an adjournment was
taken as a mark of respect to the late
Senator Platt of Connecticut.
The preliminary steps to organiza-
fol Inv h1
G. Cannon Of Illinois, was reelected
Speaker; the members of the House
took the oath of office; the officers and
floor employees of the body were re-
elected; the rules of the last Congress
We're adopted and members went
through the formality of drawing for
seats.
In brief speech against the adop-
ton of the rules. the minority leader,
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi, touched
on the interest of the country in tariff
legislation and told of the new Repub-
lican Ideas which We're being watt
ed to Washington on breezes from
every part of the country" These, he
said, might be properly legislated for
should the minority of the majority"
stand with the Democratic members in
opposing the adoption Of the old rules
and forming new ones, which would
permit consideration of such legisla-
ton as popular opinion might dictate.
A committee was appointed to act
with the Senate committee in notify
ing the President that Congress was
ready to transact business; the rules
committee and the committee on mile
age We're appointed, the House adj
journed after a session which lasted
three and half hours, incompetence
with resolutions announcing the death
Of Senator Plat of Connecticut and
Rep. Marsh of Illinois.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
COL. SAMUEL ADAMS DRAKE.
WelI-known Author and Historian
Dies in kennebunkport.

kennebunkport, Me-, Dec. 4.-Col
Samuel Adams Drake, the well-known
author and historian, died, this after
noon, at $50 o'clock of Bright's d.
Thursday night. Col. Drake, who was
- years old, was born in Boston, but
had lived here more than 80 years. He
was the author of % books mostly re-
lating to historic events in New Eng
land and the middle West and he was
considered an authority on United
States history. For 20 years he had la
bored on history of the United States,
not yet completed, which his father,
Samuel 6. Drake, began. The following
are part of his books:
The Pine Tree Coast" Legends
and Folk Lore of New England"
"Ohio and the Middle West" Around
the Hub THE Making of New Eng
land" THE Making of the Middle
West" "Old Landmarks of Boston"
"Old Boston Tavern and 1.-The
Watch-fi of TO-
Col. Drake served in the Civil war
with the list Regiment, Kansas Infan-
try, and at the close of the war was
appointed brigadier general. but not
commissioned. He was married twice,
in 1858 to Miss Isabelle G. Mayhem Of
Louisville, Ky, and in 1867 to Miss
Olive NJ. Grant of this town. Two
daughters. Mrs. Louise Woodman and
Miss Alice Drake of Melrose, Mass,
survive. He was a member Of the Mas
sackusetts Historical and Genealogical
sachusetts Historical and Genealogical
Society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
ANOTHER ESTIMATE
Places the Loss by the Old Town Fire
at About $4,000.
Ry Associated Press.)

Hy Associated PreSS.)
Old Town. Me-. Dec. A portion of
the business section on the west side
of Water street was burned fat, to-
night, with Il total loss of about 1000.
The principal losers are Augustus G.
Perro, two frame stores, loss, $4,000
insured, $1,000; Theodore Bealieu, frame
store. loss, $4,000; insurance, $1,000; Mo-
rim Bros. frame store, loss, $4,000; in
surance. $1,000
The buildings were occupied by the
Eagle hotel A. G.. Perro proprietor; F.
Y. Latino, barber shop: Joseph Moore,
groceries; Sawyer & Mcclellan. gro
ceries; G.. r. Desjardincs, harness
store: NORM Bros. fruit and conf2c-
tiOnery and pool room; T. Bealieu, So
loon. Stock and fixtures total loss with
about 50 per cent. aggregate insurance.
The fire threatened the entire bust
ness section and aid was sent from
Bangor, but not needed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05

OLD Town, Nc. Dec. 4.-(SpeciaD.-
Old Town was visited by one Of The
f.rccst fires in the history Of the town,
tonight. Two months ago ON the same
street there was a hard fire to fight, but
Tie fire Of Monday night, was harder
one. The water froZe quickly, making
the ladders slippery and the hose hard
to handle.
TIE FIRE was discovered in the Eagle
hotel at & Il. NJ. The alarm was given
but before the department could reach
1t tie structure was ablaZe. Tons OF
water We're poured upon the fire. but
The fire rushed through the building
and before the firemen could check 1t
the Eagle hotel and several stores had
hII;il.d ana at +. NJ, the fire was
unGcr control.
A brick wall finally stopped the
flames. If it had not been for this there
vnlid have been a much larger loss
o. property.
The. fire department of Old Town de-
serves credit for the excellent way in
which they handled the fire. OF course
liltN we're III lu1idtt III OWNS u N"i'''
night. but the fire laddies' work was
good.
Hop was summoned from Bangor
and Milford and these engines did good
service.
The fire started in the Eagle hotel
from n defective fiuc. This building is
u total loss. valued at $4,000; insurance.
S-Gun. with $1,000 on contents owned and
OCCUPIED by James G. Nero.
The other losers in tn" same block
are:
Mnrrin NORM billiard hall. loss, $4,000:
Insurance, 1890; owned and occupied
hy Morrm.
~ L. Pcrro. barber shop. total loss;
"vtu{i.d by Frank I.apino, most of
stock saved. loss OH building, $4,000; in
surauce. $1,000.
Joseph Moore. grocery. owned by n.
T., Prrro, loss on stock, $500; insurance,
$1,000.
Gardiner n. Carol, harness shop,
owned by A. T.. Perro. most of stock
saved, loss on building. $1,000; insurance,
$2lu0.
y. l.. Mcclellan. grocery store, dam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
THE LOSS IS ESTIMATED At $4,000
Partially Covered by Insurance and
Sustained by Many Individuals
==-Bangor and Milford Aid.

age by smoke and water, $1,000; no in
SurGnce.
City hotel, damage by smoke and wa
ter, $1,000, owned by the Bald estate,
occupied by Frank NORM, covered by
insurance.
+. Boiler, saloon owned and Occu-
pied by Boiler, loss, $1,000; insurance,
$1,000.
John Arseno, tenant in building, loss.
$500; no Insurance.
Ms. Charles Sanborn, store, damage
by water. $500; covered by insurance.
Unity hall. owned by A. E. Perro de-
stroyod at loss of $500; no insurance.
The Fraternal Order of WOOdmen oc-
cupied this hall and saved part of their
paraDhernalia.
The Eagle hotel was the principal
hosiery in Old Town, being large and
conmodious hotel and having AS rooms,
centrally located. and will prove a
great loss to the town.
The City hotel, situated close by,
which sustained q small loss by water,
is smaller, having but about 20 rooms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05

been placed in the basket on the clerks
desk before II o'clock. These are meas
ures of legislation affecting the gener-
| al government
Speaker Cannon arrived in his Office
| early and for an hour and a half before
the session began. he held an enthusiast
| tic reception in his office adjoining the
hall of the House. Members of both DO
lit1cal parties went to see him and ex-
tended congratulations.
Exactly at noon Major Alexander
MacDowell, clerk of the House, called
| that body to order. The fall of the
| gavel marked the beginning of the 59th
Congress.
Declaring the House "in order he an
nounced prayer by the chaplain, Rev.
DIR. Henry N. Couden. The invocation
concluded with a repetition of the
Lords Prayer. A roll call by states to
show the presence of a quorum was at
once begun.
A large attendance was present, ev-
cry seat on the Republican side of the
hall being occupied with but few va
cant seats on the Democratic side.
AT the conclusion of the roll call,
Clerk Mcdowell announced 264 MEM
gress. Unanimous consent was objected
to at this stage in the proceedings to
place the name Of Representative Mar
shall. n. D., on the roll. Speaker Can
non was placed in nomination for
Speaker by Hepburn, Iowa, and the
first applause of the session followed.
Williams. Miss, was nominated on
behalf of the minority by Henry of
Texas. provoking Democratic applause.
The roll call for election for Speaker
at once proceeded, the following tellers
supervising the tally sheet: DENLY,
Mich, Dickson, Illinois; Beall, Texas,
and Williams. North Carolina.
Speaker Cannon received 243 votes
and Williams 12S. Clerk Mcdowell de-
cidred Cannon duly elected Speaker
Of the 59th Congress-" At 1905 o'clock
he was brought into the hall and es-
corted to his chair by Representatives
Williams of Mississippi, Kiefer of Ohio.
Nreeland Of New York. and Underwood
of Alabama. On reaching the Speakers
chair. Williams said:
Il have the honor of introducing to
the 59th Congress the Hon. Jos. G. Can
non, who will be and who deserves to
be its Speaker" Still the applause with
MS SdNel, MI. cannon accepted the pO-
sition in the following words:
Il thank you for the honor you have
conferred on me. particularly as 1 may
be able to consider your action as an
endorsement of my services as Speaker
of the last Congress. We are here as
representatives of the people. This
House is the only place where the voice
OF the majority Of the people without
intervening machinery may directly
expediate itself. Therefore our respon-
sibility being more direct Is the great
err. AS your Speaker I shall endeavor
to preside over your deliberations with
fairness to both parties and to every
individual member. When have done
that. 1 may claim to have clearly full
filled the duties of Speaker under the
legislative law.
There is, however, a duty for the
whole membership Of this House as
well AS for the Speaker. The House is
powerless without a quorum and the
public business will move slowly and
If members are absent
fl ON the sessions of the House or from
the sessions Of the committee. There
Continued on Page Seven.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
Will Not Interfere With
Mary Rogers Execution.
In Chicago to Attend Dinner Of
New England Society.
Denies Statement That He Will Stay
Until After Execution.

Chicago, Dec. 4-Gov. C. J. Bell of
Vermont, accompanied by his wife
and number of members of his staff
arrived in Chicago. last night. to at
tend the annual dinner of the New
England Society, tomorrow evening.
He denied that he intended to prolong
his absence from his state, until after
the execution of Mrs. Mary Rogers,
the murderess, next Friday. He added
that the execution would not be in
terfered with by any action of the
governor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
THE FINAL EFFORT
BY Counsel in Attempt to Save Life of
Mrs. Mary Rogers.

Hoosick Falls, N. Y. Dec. t.-Charles
A. Mccarthy Of Hoosick Falls. left
Hoosick Falls, tonight for Rutland, VT,
where he will confer with Messrs. Butler
and Moloney of Rutland, and f. b. Finn
of Springfield. VT, with regard to legal
efforts to save Mary Mabel Rogers from
the gallows. Friday, at Windsor, VT. This
is a final conference and one of the at
torneys named will be selected to APP
preach Gov. Pell. Thursday or Friday, in
the interest of the condemned woman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The Atlantic coast
storm of Sunday has passed off into the
north Atlantic by way Of the Canadian
maritime provinces and high pressure
prevails generally. tonight. AS Il result
temperatures are generally below the sea
sonal average, decidedly so in the middle
Atlantic states. There have been rains
and SHOWS in the middle Atlantic states
and New England
The winds along the New England coast
will be fresh northwest to north, cxcep,
brisk in southeast portion: on the middl"
Atlantic coast, fresh northwest to north,
becoming variable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
Neal w. Allen Of Portland Elected
Manager Of Next Years Football Team

Brunswick, Me-, Dec AT a meet
ing of the Bowdoin College Football
Association. this evening, Neal w. AL
len. 'O7, Of Portland, was elected man.
ager of the football team for next wear,
and Carl NJ. Robinson, 'OS, also Of
Portland, was chosen assistant man
2ger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
HELD FOR FORGERY.
Two Rumford Falls Youngsters Try to
Raise $500 Without Work.

Rumford, Me-. Dec. 4.-Herbert Nc
Dowell, IS years old, and Arthur Ayles,
II years old, both of this town, were
arraigned in the local court, today, and
held in $500 for the March term of the
grand jury on charges of forging the
name of their employer, Leon M. Small,
TO a number of small checks drawn on
the Rumford Falls Trust Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
THE RAIN is WELCOME.
Total Precipitation of 1893 Inches In
80 Hours.

Portland. Me. Dec. A total pre-
cipitation of 1888 inches of rain for 30
hours, ending early today, was re-
ported ~ the local weather bureau. to-
day. The wind during last night,
reached a velocity of so miles but had
greatly decreased at dawn. The
thermometer registered % degrees at
\. NJ. and colder weather was pre-
dicted The rain is of much benefit
10 the Maine mills many of which
have been running on part time be-
cause uf low water in the rivers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
"ALL WELL AND HAPPY"
Is Word from Rev. F. w. Sanford
from Malta to His Shiloh COLONY.

Lisbon Falls. Me-, Dec. 4-Members
of the Holy Ghost and Us Society at
Shiloh, today, received a cablegram
from Rev. Frank W. Sanford their
leader. that he and party had arrived
at Malta on board the Shiloh steam
yacht Coronet. The message read.
"All on board well and happy"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
MAINE STATE POLO LEAGUE
Organized With Four Teams and Port
land Instead Of Gardiner.

Brunswick, Me-, Dec 4.-The Maine
State Polo League, at a meeting, this
afternoon, voted to take in Portland
in place of Gardiner and the league
now consists of Lewiston, Bath, Rock
land and Portland. A schedule was
prepared beginning with Lewiston at
Bath. tomorrow night, and ending
March g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
IN THE HOUSE.
Speaker Cannon Reelected and Choice
EminentIy Satisfactory.

Washington, Dec. 4.-For an hour
preceding the opening of the 59th
Congress, there were scenes Of in
creasing animation on the floor and in
the galleries of the House of Represent
atives.
An index of the business session was
the industry Of members in introducing
bills. AS many as 100 public bills had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
FAIR AND WARMER.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Forecast 70"
New England: Fair, Tuesday: Wednes-
day, fair, slightly warmer; fresh to
brisk northwest to north winds be-
coming variable by Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05
CARIBOU FARMER FOUND DEAD
Believed to Have Fallen from Load of
Wood Near Home.

Caribou. Me-. Dec. Roscoe c.
nlN. 4 farmer of this town. So years
ca. was found dead in the road not
lar from his home, today. and it is be-
hrvcd that he fell from a load of wood.
The team reached home without guild
ance, which was the first intimation of
the accident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05

A correspondent to the New York
Outlook writes: 1.-The Young Mems
Christian Association of Seoul. Corea
has a membership of about 400 drawn
from the young men of high class"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05

:. Antonio Toubarg of Boston. saved the
ne ~ ni Charles Carleton by jumping from
thr H'ck NJ the schooner J. w. Delano.
fSuh"'N night, ut Portland, and holding
.iih up until help reached them. Carrie
,pl walked overheard and was in very
~ condition when taken to the police
station, but will recover. Toubarg was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-05

The capture of no fewer than 1870
whales. last year. in Newfoundland
waters points to the rapid exterinina-
ton Of the cetaceans.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-13
TaE QUEENS HOSPITAL
Pay Patient Department

THE QUEENS HOSPITAL, PAY
PATIENT DEPARTMENT, offers su-
perior accommodations and attendance
for pay patients, both in ward and
private rooms. The recent tPauahi
Annex addition to the Hospital, with
its modernly equipped Operating Room,
Sterilising, Anesthetic and Bath Rooms,
also Portable Baths, afford an up-to-
date service in every respect, with
Resident Physician, staff Of Trained
Nurses, &C., also an Elevator Service
The following are the rates, which in
cludefau charges for ordinary medical
cases if in charge of the regular Hos
pital Physicians and Surgeons:
Private rooms. $3.50 to $3.50 per diem.
Ward patients. $1.50 per diem.
Practicing Physicians are invited to
place patients in the Hospital, either
In ward or private rooms, such patients
to remain under the care of their own
physician, subject to the rules of the
Hospital; such patients will, however,
have to pay their own doctor.
Applicants for admission to the Hos
pital must furnish the Superintendent
a surety for Hospital charges, or else
pay two weeks in advance, which must
be renewed every week thereafter. In
Surgical cases charge of from SIS to
SIS is made for use of Operating
Room and materials. Surgeons are in
vited to use the Operating Room of the
Hospital under the above specified
rates, and arrangements for hours can
be made with the Superintendent.
Persons desiring admission to the
Hospital should apply to the Superin-
rendent, on the premises, Punchbowl
and Miller streets.
For further information or refer
ence, apply to the superintendent or
Resident Physician at the Hospital,
GEO. w. SMITH, Esq, Secretary
(Benson, Smith g. Co.., or e. E.
BISHOP, Treasurer &C. Brewer s. Coz.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-13
ARB1R DAY AND
BOW II ORIGINATED

In order that the pupils of the
schools of Hawaii may have some ex-
act notion of the origin and meaning
of Arbor Day Superintendent James c.
Davis, of the Department of Public
instruction, has prepared the following
memoranda which will be used by
teachers in instructing their schools:
Arbor Day owes its origin to Mr.. j.
Sterling Morton of Nebraska, for
mer secretary of agriculture. Mr.. Nor
ton took up a quarter section of land
in MS state; he found it contained
about fifty acres of brush and forest
trees. He Immediately set to work to
improve this natural forest by thin
ming ont, pruning and planting. He
made great success of his undertake
ing and agitated the subject of tree
planting to the extent of having the
legislature of Nebraska set apart a
special tree-planting day-Arbor Day
in 1872.
This was the first legal Arbor Day
in the United States. Two years later
Kansas set apart similar day and the
states and territories, one by one, fol-
lowed suit until now every state and
territory has an Arbor Day of its
own. The day occurs in different
months in different states, each state
designating the day most suitable to
its conditions.
The purpose of Mr.. Morton in work
ing up scheme for the replenishlng
and Improvement of the forests and of
making forests where none before ex-
iSted, seemed to be purely unitarian
one, but gradually there was incor-
porated the idea of the beautiful, so
that when the day was first celebrated
in the schools the esthetic side of the
tree planting was emphasized.
School premises were beautifed and
the landscape of the community was
Frightened. This, while being one of
the most results sought in the celebra-
ton of Arbor Day, was by no means
the most important.
Whole sections of the United States
had been cleared of trees. The rate of
the consumption of forests for fuel,
manufactures and soil cultivation
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-13
SECRET INSURANCE SESSION.

The investigation of the complaint
II the Hawaiian Trust Company
against the New York Life Insurance
company in the interests of a client
was begun before Insurance Commits
sioner Campbell and Attorney General
Peters Yesterday afternoon. At the
request of the agents of the New
York Life the session was secret and
all present refused to make any state
ment as to the proceedings. The hear
ing was adjourned after some testi.
mony until November 10Th in order to
give the insurance company time to
get evidence and testimony from the
New York office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-13
INSURANCE METHODS.

The syndicate transactions and the
relations with subsidiary corporations,
which had excited so much criticism
against the Equitable, We're found to
be equally prevalent among the other
companies. The value of handsomely
printed official statements was neatly
illustrated by the exposure of the New
York Life'S stock transactions. That
company publicly emphasizes the fact
that it owns no stocks. 1t had to adopt
this policy to satisfy the requirements
of the Prussian Government. But now
it appears that large blocks of stock
were simply transferred to the New
York Security and Trust Company in
the form of collateral for nominal
loans, and that some of these loans
Were made on notes signed by clerks
and S50-a-month messengers. The ac-
ceptance of notes for millions signed
by messengers was declared to be
very common thing among financial
institutions. incidentally the commit
tee was favored with some valuable
sidefghts on the etiquette of syndicate
transactions. Mr.. Edmund D. Ran
dolph, treasurer of the New York Life,
explained that is was customary for
promoters to send a polite note in
viting the company to participate in
new bond purchase. Then in due
time there would be a check for the
profits. There was never any means
of knowing whether the company got
its rightful share. That was always
left to the honor of the syndicate man
ager Asked if an itemized statement
would be furnished if it were demand
ed Mr. Randolph replied:
Eyes, but we would probably be left
out of all future syndicates by that
syndicate manager. Such a demand
would not be regarded as good form"
Golfers.