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Arizona republican., 1905-03-13
MANCHURIA MUST BE HELD
The Russian Answer to the Overwhelming
 Disaster at Mukden

New Army to Be Formed and Further Projects of Mob iization Under Discussion. The Japanese Pursuit of Kuropatkn Has Been Temporarily Abandoned. It Is Heard that Another Wide Japanese Thanking Move ment Is Being Planned.
Arizona republican., 1905-03-13
oYAMA,s STATISTICS.

TOkio. March F. ' D. m.-The fol- { lowing report was received today from Field Marshal Oyama: ''The number
Arizona republican., 1905-03-13

WANTED-Some nice furnished rooms for housekeeping or small cot tage. E. E. Pascoe, 110 N. Center St.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
CHASE CASE REOPENED.
Feeling Strong That Foul Play May
Have Caused Her Death.

Swampscott, Mass. Sept 1S.-Chief
of Police Harris announced, this after
noon, that the inquiry into the sudden
death Of Mrs. Jennie 2. Chase here, last
week. had been re-opencI in response
to public opinion. Mrs. Chase, who
was one of the wealthy summer resi-
dents, was found dying from gas inhal-
alton ut her home. last week. and she
succumbed TO the poison three days
later
Medical Examiner Joseph Pinkham.
who is also the family physician, pro-
nounced the case one Of suicide and de-
clined tc perform an autopsy. At Il
conference of the authorities. Saturday.
ii was agreed that the rumOrs that
there mad been foul play in the case,
were quite unfoundcd and it was de.
ended that further Investigation should
be discontinued.
Chief of Police Harris said. today
that he favored an autopsy in this case
as in all cases where the circumstances
of death were found to BE- peculiar. He
added that the public sentiment in
Swanpscott was so strong in favor Of
an investigation that the authorities
had decided to re-cXamine the circum-
stances connected with the death of
Mrs. Chase.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
James ". Boyd, a Gov
ernnent Clerk, Arrested
For Alleged Stealing from Health
and Marine Hospital Service.
Charged With Erasing Dates and Chang.
ing Amounts on Bills.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-Jamcs w.
Boyd, IL clerk in the public health and
marine hospital service, WAS arrested.
today, on a warrant sworn out by Chief
Clerk w. p. Worcester of that office.
charging him with embeZzlcment. The
discovery of facts leading to the charge
was made. last Thursday, in Boyd's
absence, and the amount abStracted
Will, according to the warrant it is
said. VII reach not less than $4,000.
1t was Boyd's duty to prepare bills
for the approval OF the surgeon gcner-
al and when checks were signed, they
were delivered 70 Eim to be mailed to
the persons for whom they were in
tended. 1t is charged that he manpu !.
lated the bills by erasing the dates and
amounts of duplicates left in the office,
and that he secured the money on the
checks by endorsing on the checks thc
names Of the firms to which they We're
issued.
The alleged dcfalcatiou has been in
progress for the past three years but
Boyd was not suspected until Il recent
illness compelled him to be absent and
made it necessary for someone else to
assume his duties.
Boyd was later released, Il guaranty
company going on his bond.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Pres. and Mrs. Roosevelt
Have as Their Guests
Sec. and Mrs. Bonaparte, Going
With Them to New York.
Wang Tai Hsie Also Pays His Respects,
Before Returning 10 China.

oyster Bay. Sept. 1S.-Secretary Of
the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte and
Mrs. BOnaparte were dinner guests,
this evening, Of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill. They ar
rived here about I o'clock. this morn
ing, on board the dispatch boat Dol
phin. from Boston.
The visit of the secretary of navy
was devoid of special Significance. He
has been on Il vacation trip in the
Berkshire Hills and now is ell route
to Washington. Never having been at
Sycamore Hill. he accepted the Prcsi-
dents invitation to visit him. After
dinner with the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, the secretary and Mrs.
Bonaparte went aboard the Dolphin
and proceeded to New York. Secrc-
taly Bonaparte expects to be in Wash
ington in day or two, perhaps, to-
morrow.
Sir Chertung LANG Cheng. the
Chinese minister. presented to Presi
dent Roosevelt, late this afternoon,
Wang Tai Hsie, an attache of the
Chinese foreign office. who came to
this country several weeks ago as an
envoy of the Chinese government to be
present at the Portsmouth peace con-
ference in the event that China'S ap-
peal for repro sentation with the con-
fercnc" as granted 1t was decided
that no other countries than Russia
and Japan should be represented at the
conference and The Chinese envoy re-
maincd during the conference with Sir
LiHng at Amherst, Mass. He will re-
turn shortly to China, Sir Liang say
ing. this evening. that he was too
valuable a man TO be allowed to re-
main long away frcm his pest"
Sir LiaEg ano Mr.. Wang remained
with the President nearly ar hour and
left for New York, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Puts In An Appearance
In Chicago Harbor.
The Grew, Fully Armed, Raid
The Douglas Yacht Club.
Pirates Retreat Before Police Thought 10
Be Youthful Burglars.

Chicago, Sept. 1S.-With Il black flag
cupants armed. a sailing craft appeared
OIL the fleet Of Thirty-third street, yes
terday afternoon, and after a battle
with the members of the Douglas Yacht
Club i'm which the latter were forced
to appeal to the police, weighed anchor
and disappeared in the direction of
South Chicago.
The appearance of the pirate" shin.
the police say. was seen by scores of
persons on the shore and from windows
in number of houes The vessel
cropped anchor less than Il half mil,
out in the lake and it's sailors clamber-
ed over the sides into a ydwl and were
rowed to the small Building of The
yacht club.
Carrying rifles and other weapons. tn,
invaders gave chase TO those sitting on
the porch of the building and pursued
them for some distance. Blows were
exchanged and hand 10 hand struggles
were engaged in but the persons who
comprised the small party at the boat
house We're routed and teiephoned to
the police. AS the first policeman ap-
peared the pirates" hurried to where
their yawl was, roWcd back to their
yacht and sailed away.
The police believe thar the pirates"
are the youthful burglars; who live in
the district south of Hyde Park and
Who long have been wanted for series
of robberics
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Unknown Woman Found
Dead In New York.
Neck Broken and Marks Of
Violence Are Evident.
Police Also Investigate the PfslffM Murder
-.-0n Tack Of a Suspect.

New York, Sept. 1S.-In the discov-
cry of the body of an unknown woman
huddled underneath the rear stoop of
big tenement at 240 West ed street.
today, the police believe they have ev-
idence of another murder. The cloth
ing was deranged and there were
marks of violence about the throat.
When the body was lifted the head
moved so easily as to indicate that tho
woman's neck had been broken. The
front of her waist was stained with
blood.
The section of the city where tile
body was found is known as Hen's
Kitchen. and is the stamping ground of
some tough characters.
One woman living near the spot
where the body was found asserts that
she heard sounds OF quarrcling IN the
neighborhood about IL A. NJ. today.
but she did not get up to see what the
trouble was. The police began an in
vestigation and the coroner performed
an autopsy on the body.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Erskine-Ftench at Bath.

Bath. Me, Sept. 1S.-(SpecidD.-At
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James r..
French 1T Is Shaw street, at o'clock,
this evening. occurred the marriage OF
their daughter Miss Florence |
French to Harvey X Erskine. the two
ring ceremony being performed by
Rev. George II. Stanley Of the Beacon
street Methodist church They left. to-
night. for a trip to New York. On their
return they will reside here, where Mr..
E,rskinc is a letter carrier.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
With Members Of Staff
Pays Visit to Portland
For an Official Inspection Of
Forts in the harbor.
And Incidentally the Opening Of Branch
Y,M. C. A. al Fort Mckinley.

Portland. Me, Sept 1S.-Briga1ier
General Fred D. Grant, L. 5. A., COM
mand:ng the department of the Etst
ACCOMPANIED by a few members of his
staff. and by J. 5. Tichenol. intcrna-
tional secretary OF the Army Branch OF
the Y. NJ. c. A.. arrived here, at noon
today, from New York.
While the particular purpose of tho
visit is the inspection of the forts here
if has been made coincident with the
formal opening of . Branch y. NJ. 4. A.
at F'o:t Mckinley.
General Grant passed the afternoon
ut Forts Prcble and Williams where
he was welcomed by the generals sa-
Lutte of II guns.
Tonight, he returned to Portland and
with Mrs. Grant, WAS the guest of TIE
Y. NJ. G. a.. ut Il public reception III
the association building. Among the
officers present were Col. Nalcry Hav-
ard, assistant surgeon, L. 5. A. Col.
Havard is the military attache who
was with the Russian army and was
captured by the Japanese at Mukdcn.
At the reception. which was largely
attended Ivy the citizens of Portland,
brief addresses were made after whic!:
luncheon was served
Tomorrow, General Grant and staff,
and many army officers, will proceed
to Fort Mckinley. and with formal
speeches and exercises the branch OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. will be organized.
Thursday, General Grant will go to
Boston for an inspection of the forts
there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
s25.ooo FIRE AT FRENcHVILLE.
Catholic Church and Convent Destroy.
e.5-A Total Loss.

Pressure Isle Me. Sept. N.-Word waS
received here that the Catholic church
and convent at Frenchvillc was destroyed
by fire. Friday night. The fire caught in
the convent. and as no means existed for
putting out fires they became i total
loss A church in the same locality was
burned years ago. and the last one burned
WAS begun and finished later
The church WAS the largcSl Of any on
this side of St John river. and the con-
vent school was we'll patrunzcd and Il
very useful institution. Father Sw"rOn.
the priest, was the oldest IN service Of
any on the river, having had charge Of
that parish for 10 years.
Father Sweron has the sympathy %! tin"
community for the loss of his church and
convent in his old age. The money loss
is reported to be 5000; insurance un-
known.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
NEW YORK POLICE
On Lockout for Fugitive Charged With
Murder Of Augusta Pfeiffer.

New York. Sept. B.-A large force Of
detectives. today. is searching for JOSEPH
Girard. for whose arrest warrant has
been issued in connection with the mur
der OF Augusta Pfciffcr near the Pelham
Road. " NcStchcster. on Wednesday night.
Several reports of the mans movements
since Wednesday have been received and
the detectives hope to find him within II
hours GTard's home is said to he in
Nashua. n. Fl.
Girard is a truck driver and boarded
with Miss Julia n. Mahon on the Pelham
Road not far from the place where Miss
Pfeisfers body was found. The police as
clothing in the sink in Mrs. Mahon's
kitchen. and that she told them that Gil
rard bad changed all his garments eK-
cept his underclothing on Thursday
morning: She had found bloodstains o.,
the clothes. she said. but he offered no
explanation as to how they came there:
saw Girard both on "Wednesday night and
Thursday afternoon near the scene of the
murder. murder. was taken there. today. by de-
them to some hiding places In the wood,
where Girard may be concealed. Young
Steiningcr says that the man he saw on
Thursday was walking as il in Il great
hurry.
Coroner O'Gorman said that hc believed
the young woman lay alive in the woods
for two days after the first assault aud
was killed on q second attack BY the
same man.
The coroner said:
Il do not believe th" girl was killed
outright. | think she was rendered i'm
dragged her body into the bushes and hid
it. thinking she was dead. Probab bly, she
lay there all of Thursday and Friday. un-
able to move or make en- outcry. and the
murderer returned Friday night TO look
at his victim. Finding her alive he fin
ished her.
Undoubtedly the girl knew the man
who killed her. Otherwise there would
have been no necessity for him to have
added murder to his first crime. He kill
ed her because she recognized him."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

gasoline launch owned by {; J. Clark
caught fire off Fish point. Portland ha"-
Dor. Sunday. and was practically destroy
cd. party had just been taken of, ana
the owner returned and made all right,
as he supposed, and. stepping into ms
tender: lighted cigar. In an lnstan,
everything WAS on fire, and he escaped
with some difficulty The boat was
beachcd but could not be saved.
Grace E. Stover of $50 Congress street.
Portland. was badly cut on the chin. sat
urday evening. she claims. by Frank A.
Robinson. The woman was attended by
Dr. Leighton. chairman of the Board OF
Health. who had to take several stitches
to close the wounds She says that Rob
inson struck at her with razor. and
that he cut her in the face. Robinson.
who is under arrest. says that she took
the razor and Threatened to commit sui
eide with it, that he tried to take it from
her and that in the scuffic she was cut
He saws that he feared she might use the
razor on him. and that he was forced. in
self defence. as well as to save her life
to take 1t away.
The condition of Charles Clancy had so
far improved by Sunday evening that he
Deputy Marshal Firth OF Portland. who
went up to the Maine General hospital at
about 10. At this conference with the
deputy the injured man made the most
important statement which he has made
since found lying unconscious in n pool
of blood on the floor of the CaStner sta
BILE. last Thursday morning. Clancy for
the first time wavered in the emphatic
declaration that he was kicked by a
horse. He said Sunday evening, that af-
ter all he couldn't feel sure that it was n
horse that had caused his serious inju-
ries. but although he might believe the
wounds were caused otherwise he did moi
| care to make an accusation against any
man. Clancy says that if the blows wer
| by n man they must have been inflicted
| while he (Clancy) had his back turned
! and was thus unable to see his assailant
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
PERSONALITY DISAPPEARING
Is Claim Of Bishop Samuel Fallows Of
Reformed Episcopal Church, Chicago.

New York. Sept. 1S.-Bishop Samuel
Fellows of the Reformed Episcopal
church. Chicago. preaching. yesterday.
at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church. said:
1.-The day of personality has gone by.
The man who writes the editorial ar
ticles in the newspapers is unknown
except to few. 1t is so with the
teachers in the public schools. perhaps
to a gi eater extent than any other cali
ing The absurd and unjust discrimi-
nations that have heretofore been made
against woman because she Is
woman are ceasing.
"The individual is not the unit OF So
ciety. The unit Of society consists of a
man and a woman united i'm holy we'd
lock-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Set Ahead One Day, Owing
to the Bad Weather.
Remarkable Collection Of Exhib-
its In All Departments.
Finest Gathering OF Horses for the Races
Ever Seen In The State.

Waterville, Me, Sept. 1S.-tSpcciaD.-
President r. p. Mayo, in behalf of the
Central Maine Fair Association. an
that the commencement of the fair had
been postpone :or one day.
The Childrcn's day, which would 9TH
erwise have bcen held, today, has
Therefore. Lecn set forward to WedneS-
day, as have also Wednesday s races
the remaining days programs tc follow
in consecutive order. the last one OF
which Will he carried out, Saturday.
Grange day, which was billed foi
"Wednesday, the intended second day,
will bc the feature of Saturday.
Governnr's lay will be held. Us rer
published announcement, Thursday.
There will. therefore, be no changes III
the proceeding of Thursday or Ffiday,
with the exceptions Of the changes Oh
the oates of the race programs
The stock tents were well nllcd. late
this afternoon. and in the EXhiDltioh
and Grange buildings everything was
progressing satisfactory and the eX-
hibitors are all promising to surpass
their previous attempt and the new
corners are showing that they are
right up with the times. A great army
of ladies descended upon the Exhibition
building. yesterday, and the display of
the craft and handiwork of the fair
sex. this year. will be very extensive
tit-n
prizes for this class of exhibits make
Il vary long list and the great, number
of entries promise keen competition.
All day long. today, the animal keep
ers and grooms We're busily engaged Ill
making the quarters of their beasts
clean and comfortable. The swine en-
tered. this year. are very promising.
and the sheep. which occupy large
tent In the cattle section, include many
rare and very fine specimens. The
cattle exhibit will be. as last year. the
very finest in the State. and blue-rib-
honcrs abound in every row.
T.. p. Mayo. president of the fair as
rocia ion was the busiest man on the
grounds, today. and he and his army
of aids were in seven places at once.
assisting exhibitors to find their places
throwing about advice. Information
and iustruC ton, and looking after eN-
cry interest of the great exposition
which throws open its doors, tomor-
row. to command the admiration OF AL
Main, for let il be known that this
fair will he positively the biggest and
hest Of the old Pine Tree State-so s"y
thc promoters. the exhibitors and eN-
erv man. woman and child in Water
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
CROSSED IN LOVE,
Frank Blanchard Of Sanford Shoots
Hin1self-PermanentIy Crippled.

Sanford. Me. Sept. 1s.-Frank BIan-
chard. 20 years old. son of Andrew
Blanchard of Sanford, attempted sui
eide st Shapleigh Corner, early Satur-
day evening. by shooting himself
through the chest. Disappointment in
love is said to have been the cause of
the act. The bullet passed through the
lung and lodged in his spine. causing
paralysis of the legs, which. If he lives,
will probably be permanent.
Blanchard has figured in several es-
capades during the last three years.
He Was arrested in Sanford and held
by the Sanford court, charged with at
tempted highway robbery about two
years ago.
Last spring he was arrested in Ner-
mont for attempting to wreck a train
near Brandon. 1t was claimed that ne
WAS mentally unbalanced. and he was
released on $500 bail.
Last Tuesday. he was hello at Ossi-
pee. y. H.. III the sum of 500 for at
tempting to wreck train near that
place. Surcti"s being furnished, he
came to Maine and called on young
lady in Shapleigh. who. It is said. re-
fused to receive his atatentions. Blan-
Chard then went to the house of EV-
crctt Lunney. where he was formerly
employed, and borrowed 4 revolver.
saying that he wanted to shoot wood
chuck which he had seen on Il stone
wall. He lncn stepped few PAGES to
the rear of the house and fired the
shot.
DR.. Bragdon of Springvalc. who at
tended blanchard. considers the
chances of recovery rather doubtful
and expects permanent paralysis Of the
lower links at least.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
SUSPECTED MURDERER
OF Augusta Pfeiffer May Have Lived
IN Nashua-PoIice Uncertain.

Nashua. n. H.. Sept 1S.--An :nvestiga-
ton made in this city. today. in con-
nection with the Pfeiffer murder case in
whether Joseph Girard for whose arrest
a warrant has been issued. ever lived in
Nashua. number of men of that name
dents of this city. and in the absence OF
a detailed description of the man want
ed by the New York authorities 1t has
him with Nashua.
All the men named Joseph Girard who
are listed in the city directory have been
accounted for. and II Is believed here that
the New York Girard never resided in
Nashua.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
WILL VISIT NEW ORLEANS
President Awaits the Expressed Wish
Of Citizens as to the Time.

New York, Sept. 1s.-President
Roosevelt sent message to Mayor
Bchri..ann of New Orleans. today. in
which he said that he had expected to
arrive in that city. Oct. q, and that
lie should do 50 if the people wanted
him 10 come then.
If they wanted him to come later. he
would make a second trip to visit
Louisiana and Arkansas. He intended
to do whatever the people of New Or
leans and Louisiana wished subject to
the quarantine regulations of other
states through which he would after
ward naSS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
SECOND PEACE CONFERENCE
To Be Proposed by Russia to the
Worlds Powers.

st. Petersburg, Sept 1s.-It is au-
thoritively stated that the Russian gov
ernment proposes to address the for
eiGn powers with a view to the holding
of second peace conference at The
Hague. 1t is known that President
Roosevelt is anxious that such con-
ference should be called. but he Is Of
the opinion that the first step In this
direction should be taken by the Elm
peror of Russia, on whose initiative
the first conference was held.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Sept 1S.-Thc Eastern dc
prcssirn has disappeared over the middl"
Atlantic states. Pressure continues high
above the Canadian maritime provinces.
and Il second high pressure is advancing
over the plateau region. Rains have fall
en- in New England
For Wednesday, showers are probahl"
in Atlantic coast states. Cooler weather
is probable. Wednesday night or Thurs
day. in the Atlantic coast states. The
temperatures in the Northwest Will rise.
The winds along the New England coast
will be fresh southeast to south.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
REAR ADMIRAL PRINCE LOUIS
Cordially Received at Charlottetown, ?
E. l.-Sails for Halifax.

Charlottetown. p. f. l., Sept. 1S.-
Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Batten"
burg. was given !, cordial reception up.
en- his arrival here. today. The British
squadron under his command will sail.
tomorrow morning, for Halifax. While
outside that port, the warships Will
participate in target practice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Our Trade Beina Restores in China.

Lordnn. Sept l9.-The correspondent
of the Morning Post at shanghai, says.
The first public sale of American
oil since the boycott was declared took
place when 10000 cases were sold.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Baron komura Improving.

New York, SEPT. 1S.-Ai.nIr Sato an
nounca,l. today. at tn" Waldorf Astoria
Hotel that Baron komura's condition
WAS much improved and that his con-
valcSccncc was TnW we'll established.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Sept. 1S.-Forccast for Boston
and vicinity: Tuesday. partly cloudy.
Wednesday, continued unsettled probably
with local showers and warmer: light Va
rable winds. becoming southcrly and
westerly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
ARMY OF CUMBERLAND
At Chattanooga for Annual Re- union
Grafton by Col. McCook.

Chattanooga. Tenn, Sept. 1S.-The
delegates to the reunion of the Army
of the Cumberland. tonight. heard the
annual oration by Colonel John j. Nc
Cook of New York City. The speaker,
who is one of the members Of the
family of fighting McCooks. recalled
many incidents of the war and spoke
of the history of the army Of the Cum
berland and the society Of that name.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Openina Chinese Ports to Trade.

London. Sept. 1S.-The CORE osr"ndent
of the Morning Post at Shanghai. says
that hina has decided To open kirin.
Nmguta. HunChun. Hwantun ana
TsitsihHr. in ManChuria to foreign
trade.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
Due at Washington, Nov. 2.

Washington. Sept. 1S.-The state de-
partment has been informed that
Prince Louis of Battenberg will be In
Washington. Nov. 9.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
FAIR AND WARMER.

Washington. Sept. 1S.-Forccast for
Tuesday and Wednesday for New Eng
land: Clear and warmer. Tuesday.
Wednesday. fair: fresh south Winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-19
George Mcdonald Is Dead.

LundCm. sept. 1S.--CicorSc Mcdonald.
the roveiist. died today. He was born
in Abci De. nshirc. Scotland, in 1924.