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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
MEDFORD'S 275TH ANNIVERSARY
The City Gaily Attired and the CeIe.
bration Is General,

Medford. Mass. June 14-In honor of
the celebration OF the 215th anniversary,
Medf ord has adorned herself in CAV dra
perIeS and beginning at 3 o'clock this at
ternoon. will devote the rest of the week
and Sunday to commemoration exercises
throughout the city bunting and fla cs
arc displayed. With exercises in the
schoois. ptmmelings. the display of his
toric relies and. Sunday, with religions
services: the anniversary will be keDt.
Today's event was the, unveiling Of q
Iaolet on the site Of the home of Capt
isaac Hall. who commanded the Medford
minute men at Lexington and at Bunker
TIN. by the Massachusetts Society of The
sons OF American Revolution Capt Halls
mouse, which is still standing is on High
street out of Mcdford square A tablet
IS placed on boulder near the ground $
historic structure
Mayor NJ F. Dwyer of Medford. and
members of the Sons of Revolution de-
nvered addresses. The tablet was unyejl-
cd by Vernon Rowland Hall. Cd great
grandson of the Revolutionary command
er.
tion: Aie0i y
"On this site lived Capt. Isaac Hall
VINO conlmanded the minute men of Med
lord at Lexington and Bunker Hin. Pan,
revere stopped here on his memora HE
ride to Concord, April Is and IL. I775, ia
warn Capt. Hall that the British soldiers
were on the march. This tablet was plac-
su mere by the Massachusetts Society.
Sons of American Revolutions. June IL
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
PRESIDENT INTERESTED
In Statements Concerning Humiliation
of Chinese immigrants.

washington. June 14.-Presfdent
Roosevelt is manifesting deep inter-
eet ir statements made to him, last
Monday. bv a delegation of the Amer
loan ASi:,tic Association concerning the
dinicIIIti,,: which hitherto have been
exrericuccd by Chinese merchants, stu
dents. travellers and literary men III
gaining admission to this country. the
comrlaiuts of the Chinese government
about the alleged humiliation to which
members Of these classes of Chinese OF
ten are subjected upon their arrival III
the United States. together WIN the
threats of the commercial guild of Chi
na to rctuliate by boycotting American
made goods. have aroused the business
men Of this country TO protest against
what they have regarded as unrcason-
able discrimination in the enforcement
of the Chinese exclusion laws.
In n letter to Sec. MetCait OF tne de-
partmcn; of commerce and labor, the
President directs him to see that the
immigration officers exercise d1Screuor
in the enforcement of the exclusion law,
10 the end that the relations OF TINS
government with China may continue
to be cordial.
1t is pointcd out that the great diff
Guilty is experienced with the immigra-
tion officials il, execution of the law,
hecausc Of the many bogus Certlhcates
which are presented by Chinese. 1t Is
- well understood fact that, for con-
,;ideratiun Chinese coolie may pro-
cure in China Il certificate that he Is q
merchant = Il traveller. or a member
of one or another of the exempt classes
On its face the certificates entities
him to admission to the United States
SO many frauds have been discovered
in the matter IF these certificates tha'
the immigration officials examine al
of them most carefully. That fact ac-
+ counts for the trouble experienced bS
genuine merchants, travellers, etc.
when they arrived in the United States
3 Secretary Metcalf is in favor of con
gressional legislation on the subject
providing for Il rigid supervision of the
issuance of certificates in China, thu
idea beng to hold absolutely respon-
sible tor the accuracy of the state
ments contained i'm the certificates, thu
officials who issue them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
NEW ENGLAND PRINTERS
In Convention Endorse Book and Job
Demand for Eight. Hour Day.

Fall River, Mass, June 14.-At tho
convention of the New England Allied
Printing Trades. today, officers We're
elected as follows:
President, John Moffit, Fall River;
first vice president, James +. McGirr
of Revere; second vice president,
Thomas M. Nolan, Boston; third vice
president, Charles II. S. Lawrence;
fourth vice president, Arthur G. Inger-
soil. Portland; fifth vice president,
Edgar o. Beacham, Providence; secre-
tary-treasurcr, p. II. McMahon, North
Adams.
1t was voted to hold the next convcn-
ton in Springfield.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the movement of the international
Typographical Union for an 8-hour day
for book and job prin ters on and after
Jan. 1, 1906. This afternoon, the con-
vention adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15

NEARING A FOCUS.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

nation. The chances of the meeting
taking place in the United States how
ever, seem to have vanished. AS an
nounced in The Associated Press dis
patches, Sunday, the choice Of Russia
is Paris, owing to the desire to have
NJ Nelidoff, ambassador at Paris. VINO
participated in the making of the trea-
ty of San Stefano. as enc of the plen-
ipoteptiarics; but if Paris should not
be acceptable to japan, Russia is dis
posed to the selection Of The Hague.
The principal objection to Manchuria
is the time which would be necessary
to get the negotiatCrs to the scene.
1t is understood that the first task
of the plenipOtentiaries will be Inc
conclusion of Il limited armistlce. rms
must come soon in order to avoid
general engagement which. reports
from the front indicate that Field Mar
shal Oyama is already launching. IRE
cort at the end of the week will re-
move from TsarkOe-SelO 10 to Peterho:,
where the Emperor and his Immediate
family will occupy the Little Palac'.
for the remainder of the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Syracuse University, Wednesday.
graduated n class Of over 800. Among
those to receive the honorary degree oi
d. D.. was Rev. Roscoe Sanderson of
Dover, n. II.
Mrs. George Campbell killed her f1ve
children and then killed herself with a
rifle. after having chased her husband
from their home on ranch near
Tucumcari, N NJ, " adnt sday. She
had become suddenly insane.
A cablcgram from Gov. Magoon OF
the Isthmian canal zone, reports four
additional cases of yellow fever. two
Americans and two Janaicans. The
Americans stricken arc S. l.. Davis.
bookkccpcr at Panama and Edgar
Nicolai, bookkceper at CGlebra.
During gun practice on board The
British tirst-class battlcship Mangifi-
cent off Tctuan, Wednesday, 6-inch
shell exploded. Eighteen persons. in
cluding four officers, were wounded, IL
Of them seriously. The officers are
among the seriously wounded. The eX-
plosion was due to a defect III tho
breach. The shell burst inside the gun
Henry l.. Stimson, "a. of New York
CITY. has been elected to the board OF
trustees of PhilIips-AEdover Academ!
TO succeed the late DR.. w. II. Wilcox oi
Maiden. Mr. Stimson is prominent
New York lawyer and loyal alumnus
of the institution. The resignation ri
the oldest member of the board
| Thomas Fl. Russell Of Boston. has b"er
accented. His successor will be elect
| ed soon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
RECEIVED VERY QUIETLY.
Norway Storthing Refers King Oscars
Letter to a Committee.

.Christiania. Norway, June IA
King Oscars long letter to the Presi-
dent of the Norwegian StOrthing. NJ.
Berner, defining his position. as cabled
to TIE Associated Press, yesterday
evening was read in the Storthing
which was crowded ut it's opening. to-
day after the Whitsunde recess. The
document was referred unanimously t.
4 special committee without comment
and the Storthing adjourned to avail.
the committees report. There was no
demonstration whatever. The Associ-
ated Press understands that a short re-
Ply VIII be sent reaffirming the consti-
tutioral rights of the Storthing.
The government Of Norway and the
members Of TIE Storthing welcomed the
message seeing in the last para graph
an indication that the King and the
RikSdag will probably confirm the dis
solution of the union after a reaffirma-
ton of the contention that the union
could not be dissolve d without the con-
sent of Sweden and King Oscar. A
member of the StorthinG commenting
upon the bitter feeling in Sweden said
to the CORE sponien- of TIE Associated
Press:
'AriStocratic Sweden is always in
clned to look down on Democratic
Norway. The Swedes resent what the
CONSIDER to be our audaCity in initiatin.
a dissolution and dethroning the King
The latter has always been influenced
by the atmosphere of the nobility of
Sweden and seldom visited Norway.
The Swedish Upper Chamber, too. is
inclined to consider the rights of the
throne paramount to those of the con-
Stitution. which. however. is not the
case in Norway"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
John G. DriscOn Fails h
Produce Sensation,
Evidence Before Grand In
Relates to Many Strikes,
The Present Trouble Taking Care Of Iss
with No Excitement,

Chicago, June 14.-John G. Dris,,,
the much desired witness I'm the h,a
cry Investigation conducted nv a
states attorney and the grand iurv :
connection with strike troubles IN c41
cago, appeared before the linguistic,
this afternoon, for three hours n,
proceedings were kept secret. bw !.
was said that DriscoIl did not reD an
the startling stories Of corruption A.
credited to him, yesterday.
At the adjournment Of the jury IA
night. Assistant States Attorney r,k.
said he was well pleased with tho ;.
suits thus far obtained from Driscoll
Before going before the jury Driscou
was in conference with States Attorpev
Healy. At this meeting DriscolI agreed
to tell what he knew of strikes. ths;,
beginning, their cause and their settk.
ments, especially as to the methcs.
pursued in settling labor controversies
Drisccll's evidence covered the histor.
ical points in connection with yariou,
labor organizations and he told in DE-.
tail of the work he had done in formin,
the Coal Team Owners Association. a,
well as the connection of Albert Young
formerly president of the Teamster
Union, with that organization.
Driscoll told of specific strikes, Ii.
causes, the terms of settlement and
gave the accounts of money which was
he declared, paid to various labor lead
erS.
The TeamsterS Joint Council apnar.
emily has come to the conclusion that
the strike is dead issue" For the
first time since the original STRIKE
against Montgomery, Ward & Co. was
called, the controversy was shelved in
the council meeting as an "unimport.
ant" matter of business. Sec. Kelley de.
clared, however, that matters are 50
well in hand that the strike is taking
care of itself.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS
Euloaizes Mckinley in Commencement
Address at Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa City. Ia, June 14.-Before a
large audience Vice President Fair
banks delivered the annual Commence
ment address at Iowa University, to-
day. on "A Chapter in American His
tory" Mr.. Fairbanks spoke of the
Spanish American war, its causes.
conduct and effects. a large part of
the address was Il culogy of William
Mckinley. Tine speaker said Mckir-
ley exc rted the utmost influence to pre-
vent the war and yet give the Cubans
the liberty they desired. Mckinley op-
posed the war not on account of the
loss of property or money, but because
many American homes would he sad :
deEed when negotiations failed
At the close of the exercises the de-
gree LII. d. was conferred on Mr.. Fair
banks.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
ROYAL GARDEN PARTY
Given in Honor of Wedding of Prince
and Princess in London.

Windsor, England. June IA gar
den party WIS given at Windsor Castle.
today, by King Edward and Queen
Alexandra in honor Of tomorrow's bride
and bridegroom. Princess Margaret OF
Connaught and Prince Gustavus Adolf
phus of Sweden. 1t was the largest af-
fair of the kind ever seen at Windsor.
10 less than 5000 invitations being sent
out.
1t is officially announced that King
Edward has appointed King Oscar an
honorary admiral of the British fleet.
King Edward conferred the Order of
the Garter on Crown Prince Gustav
of Sweden and the Order of the Bath
on Prince Gustavus Adolphus of
Sweden.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
MISS BABB GOING NORTH.
Slams Contract for the Arctic Trip with
Commander Peary-

South Portland, Me-, JUNE 4-pe-
spite the fact that Commander Robert
+. Peary has tried to discourage Miss
Mamie Babb in he" deterirnnatloil IL
make a trip in search of the North
pole, the explorer. Tuesday, allowed
the young woman to sign a contract
for the voyage.
Mrs. Peary and he:' daughter, Mil
dred, II years old, will also start on
the trip. but they will leave the steam
cr at st. Johns. n. F., and return nome.
Miss Babb, however. will stick I" the
ship, and hopes to be with P'eary II the
pole is found.
Miss Babb is a graduate OF Barnard
college, and before becoming a schooi
teacher in Maine lived i'll New YORK
city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
GIFT OF 5000 70 sowpolN.
Maine College Remembered in Will Of
Robert c. Winthrop.

Boston. Mass, June 1.-THE will OF
Robert c. winthrop. Jr., filed In the
Suffolk probate court yesterday. con-
tains $4,000 in public bequests. The
testator died on June s. He was the
son of Robert c. Winthrop. who was
speaker of the National House Of Rep
resentatiyes in 1S47-49, and United
States senator from Massachusetts, In
1S5O-51.
The public bequests are $4,000 each tC
the Massachusetts Historical Society
the Boston Episcopal Cha ritable Socie-
ty. the trustees of BowdOin College and
the trustees of Phillips Academy, An
dover; $4,000 each to the New England
Historical and Genealogical Society
the colonial Society of Massachusetts
and the Bostonian Society, and also
$4,000 to the Massachusetts Historical
Society.
The gifts to Bowdoin and Phillips
AndOver are to constitute permanent
funds. the incomes of which are to bt
used for the encouragement of tile
study of Greek and Latin.
The will suggests to Mrs. Winthrop
that the Winthrop papers, comprising
43 fOlios, and other historical materia
left by him, be deposited with the Mas
sachusetts Historical Society in case
already provided for the purpose.
The will is dated July %, 1904: names
Francis c. Welch as executor. and
gives the bulk of the estate to the wi
dow and family. Besides his wife
Elizabeth, the testatOr left Robert NJ.
a son; Clara 3. and Margaret 7. Win
throp, daughters.
Miss Winthrop. n daughter of the
testator. said last evening that the
Winthrop papers, which her father sug-
gested De deposited with the Massa
chusetts Historical Society, had not
yet been examined by the family; the
papers will be deposited with the so
siety next fall. She is of the opinion
that the papers refer chiefly to the
genealogy of the Winthrop and Bow
doin families going back as far as theiI
English ancestors. Some letters writ
ten by Robert c. Winthrop when lie was
speaker of tie House of Representa-
tivcs are supposed to be among the
papers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
Boards Steamer Havana
at St. Pierre, Mig.
In Search Of School Teacher
Who Had Ma|igned Them.
Captain Obliged to Use Strenuous Talk to
Protect His Passenger.

Halifax, N. S., June 14.-According tc
Capt. Scott Of the steamer HAVANA
which arrived hero. Today. from st
Pierre, MID, via North Sydney. he was
Obliged to assert his rights as COM
mandcr of British sltjp in order to
prevent a large number OF excited citi-
zens in the French port from search
ing his vessel.
On board the steamer when she ar
rived at North Sydney was a school
teacher named Gcndrnu, who had in
Cured the displeasure of many of the
st. Pierre people and who found OPP
position to him so strong, that he de-
cided to 20 to the United States. 1t alS-
pears that the school master had writ
ten to friends in France regarding ce r
tain reports in ST. Pierre and the let
ter was subsequently published in d
newspaper in the Old country. The
description of places in st. Pierre
greatly displeased the citizens in thai
town who saw the letter III the French
paper.
1t is claimed that threats were made
against Gendrou and thai he decided
to leave the island hastily. Sunday
night, just before the steamer sailed.
Gendrou went on the vessel to take
passage to the mainland. He said he
feared that some of the people on
shore would injure him.
Later in the evening, n crowd of men
boarded the Havana and demanded
that the captain hand Cver the school
teacher. Capt. Scott says there was aD-
parcntly no officer Or ether person of
authority in the mob which tn reatcned
to search the ship and if nece ssary e
break open the stateroom doors.
At this stage Capt. Scott says he de-
cidcd to address the crowd and asSer.
his rights Us commander of a. British
ship. He ordered the mob not to toucn
a passenger on his vessel without au-
thority and forbade them to break q
door or hatch. Capt. Scott told the
crowd that serious consequence es would
follow if they did not accept his ad-
vice. He ordered the crowd to leave
the vessel and after further talk the
men took their departure.
While the controversy was in pro-
gress crowds of women assembled on
the wharvcS in the Vicinity and as
sisted in intensifying .ha excitement.
Gcndrcu remained on board the Ha-
yana and when tho steamer reached
North Sydney he left the boat and
boarded a train for the United States.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
A CHANCE FOR HOCH.
Reprieve Is Assured il He Can Raise
Money for an Appeal.

Chicago. June 14--"Bluebeard'
johann Hoch, who was sentenced to BE-
hanged. June %. for the murder of one
Of his numerous wives. may be given
ono more chance to escape the gallows.
His case may be taken to the supreme
court of Illinois In z conference held
here. today. Governor Eincen assured
counsel for Hoch that i'll case the
states attorneys Office is assured by
Wednesday. June q, that sufficient
money is forthcoming to provide for
the preparation of the necessary record.
a reprievc will be granted until the Oc-
tober term of the supreme court. The
sum needed is 500.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
THE Tooth ANNIVERSARY
OF Birth of Gen. Arderson Of Fort
Sumter, Celebrated at West Point.

West Point, n. Y. June 14.-Scrvices
in celebration of the Tooth anniversary
Of the birth of Gen. Robert Anderson OF
Fort Sumter fame. were held in Memo
rial hall, today. Grand Marshal Joseph
=. Lord. of the Grand Army. conducted
the exercises and read an address, in
Guiding Major General Andcrson's rec
ord.
The body of Major General Ander-
son is buried in the West Point ceme-
tory and at the conclusion Of the eXer-
cises in Memorial hall. the military or
ganizations marched to his grave and
there conducted memorial exercises.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
OPERATIVES DISSATISFIED
With Conditions in Fall River Mills
Textile Council to Investigate.

Fal! River. Mass June 14.-At a
meeting of the executive committee of
the Textile Council, this afternoon. it
was voted to refer the refusal of the
manufacturers to grant n conference to
a special meeting of tie Textile Coun-
ell. next Friday evening. The uniOr,
officials here recently attempted to ar
range a meeting with a committee rep
rescnting the Cotton Manufacturers
Association for the purpose of consid-
erinS number of grievances. The
union officials say there is much dis
satisfaction among the operatives over
the refusal of the mill owners to meet
their representatives.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
WILL APPEAL BRICK CASES.
Government Also to Fight Customs De.
cision on Wooden Patterns.

Washington, June 1.-THE secretary
OF the treasury has ordered an appeal
to the courts from the recent decision
OF the board of general appraisers in
the magnesite brick cases.
The secretary has also ordered an an.
peah 10 the higher court from the de-
cision OF the circuit court, which held
that wooden patterns for printing ma
chihery imported by Il. Hoe & Co. were
free under paragraph GIG of the tariff
act instead Of dutiable at S5 per cent
as manufactures of wood.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
WOMAN CONDUCTED SERVICE
In Connection With Centennial Wee'
Observance at Sedgwick.

Sedgwick. Me. June 1.-Two public ser
vices were held, today. in the ccnten MA
week obecrvanccs. The afternoon sess Ion
was conducted entirely by the women o'
the church. The principal speakers wef'
Harriet H. Cole, Mary G. Reynolds and
Emily NJ. Hanna. on missionary topics.
Al the evening service, Rev. Charles
Fl. Spaulding, II. d., Rev. William Ash
more. D. -. and Rev. Joseph D. VII
son. D D. were the speakers. The pro
gram of Thursday will include reunion
and sneaking by former pastors.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
FINAL CRUSHING BLOW
May Be Inflicted by Japan Bcfors Con
sidering Peace Negotiations.

Pekin. June H.-(Afternoon).-ln
German and other circles here, the
prospects of peace between Japan and
Russia are considered remote. 1t is sup
posed that. Japan intends to inf1ict
final and crushing blow upon the Rus
sian army in Manchuria before consid-
ering any proposition for peace.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15

1t is reported from Pekin that he
Chinese board of finance has deeiueI
establish under imperial decree an :" .
perial Bank of China with cap,'n lr
100000 taels, the funds icing a"
in the hands of the board. TINS ~,
will transact all government pusla.r r,
and manage the floating of futul0
Chinese loans. Branches VIII DC e'. 49,,
lished in the various provinces ~ ~
which the taxes will be paid 10 'he =
count of the government.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
President Asked to Recognize Norway

Washington. June Senator
Dolliver Of Iowa, called on President
Roosevelt. today. and presented to hin,
memorial adopted by the delegates
to the Norwo gian MUSICAL Festival
recently held ut Fort Dodge IA. urging
him to recognize the diplomatic and
consular officers appointed by Norway.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15

John T.. Herrick. IS years of age. a
resident of West Peabody. Mass. was
instantly killed. Wednesday, by being
thrown from n carriage. The horse
which Mr.. Herrick was driving became
frightened ut passing automobile and
got beyond control. IIe was thrown
from the vehicle and mis- head struck
the pavement causing immediate death.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
CLASS OF FOURTEEN
Given Diplomas from East Maine Con
ference Seminary at Bucksport.

Rucksport, Me. June 1f.-At the annual
graduating exercises of the East Maine,
Conference Seminary. today. diplomas
were conferred on class of IA gradu-
atcs. Rev. A. a. Wright. ID. d., delivered
the commencement address. At the meet
ing of the trustees to elect principal to
succeed President S. a. Bender. resigned.
action was referred to an adjourned meet
ing to be held i'm Bangor, June %.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
TELLS THE STORY.
ST. Petersburg Prints Account of Ad-
miral Byng's Execution for Cowardiee.

St. Petersburg, June 15.-The Liber-
el parer Nashna Shisn, without men
tioning Rear Admiral NebOgatOff, prints
prominently translation of Daudets
historical sketch of John BynS, the
English admiral, who in 1857, was shot
on the quarterback of his own ship for
cOwardice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
oYAMA ON THE OFFENSIVE.
Russian Out-Posts Forced to Retreat
Beyond the kaoche River.

Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, June IA
The Japanese have forced the advance
posts of the Russian beyond the Kao-
che river and are occupying the heights
north of the river. A heavy force seems
to be behind this movement. Field Mar
shal Oyama is ready for general Of
fensive.
Two leaders of Chinese bandits cap
turcd at OEloso in the rear of the Rus
sian left have arrived here.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
A. r. A. is INTERESTED.
Will Send Delegation to President or
Chinese Exclusion.

Scranton. Pa. June 14.-At the third
days session of the legislative council
of the American Federation of Labor
here, today. discussion arose relative to
matter Of an alleged attempt beinS
made to nullify tho Chinese exclusion
Iaw. President Gonpers. Vice Prcsi-
Gent o'Corncli 3rd Secretary Morrison,
residing liz y Ishinston, d. c., were ap-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-06-15
LOOK FOR A BATTLE.
A Hint That Something Will Soon Be
Doing in Manchuria.

London. June 15.-The Japanese cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegraph at
Moji, Japan. says:
"The rainy season has started il
ManChuria and the mud in the roads
is knee deep. but this will not interfer5
with military operations. glad tidings Of
which may be expected within few
DAYS"