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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
LORD LANDOWNERS
Statement Subject OF Much Comment
In Vienna.

Vienna. March 29-Thc statement made
by the British foreign secretary, Lord
Lans,lnwne. in the Hons" Of Lord. yes
ttrday. on the subject of Macedonia was
read here with great interest. today, IL,
official circles where the opinion WAS r-it-
Grated TO The Associated Press that the
Mcursztcg (Austro- Russian) reform pro
gram hIS now come to an absolute stand
Si,li and is irOperatiVc. Lord I.ans-
downcs suggestion Of the necessity tor !:
project Of further reforms including the
huaIcilp of Macedonia. was well r"ceiy-
I'D in official circles. but little hope is
entertained OF successfully CARRYING il
out primarily because tn" opinion prevails
tb.t il this is attempted Germany will
withdraw from the existing union Of tn.
reform powers an! uSr influence because
g! f'r NailouS interests in Turkey t.
coUnt"rtct with The Porte any further
| re-! IN measures proposed BY Great Ri.
tain.
Macedonian conditions have been llteIy
attracting more attention here b@causl
Of Great Hrittin'S attitude and also j..
view az til" tact that with til. slrine
comes Il recurrence % the rumOIS mostly
"Eanatinr iium Turkish sources ~ activ,
preparation or the pdri Of bulgarian
hands fo.' crossing into Turkey. THE gen.
tr.tl situation IN N;tc"drnia Will" he
| licv,d to be serious enough. is conSiG-
cred nevertheless to be more hopeful thar
| it WAS N":'r ago. Thc Bugarit diplc
| matte agent. TO-DAY. infoI ned The A $3.50
GATED Press &, Il EulGari WAS dom" al
! pc siblc t. stop III" IL rm:ttion of Bulgi-
| rim banGs a:.d tHci" operations agains;
Turkey.
Regarding the dcprcdations Of Grecian
bands uDon Eulg:,rians. III" Irttr n.ttll-
| r,Ill vii! rrOirc; themselves. ana r.-;;iii-
| ate cncr@"ticlllN.
a report ron cnns;..n;in"T,lo 10 the ef-
| feet Thar Ia" Turks hiv. fot,nI with
dead bodies of former membf ~ of I,ulea
| ri, bands MInrlicMsr rites bearing Il
| stamp showing that the rifles belonged
| to the Bulgarian army. if true is conSd-
| cred here as being important and this
possibly showing that the Eulg.rianS ar.
in : rCrtt connivancc with IN" bands But
ii iS nr""ti vat thcS. rifles nay have
Seen ODtl!n"G Two years ago when Bulga =
| ri;ts ;itiit1l,'- towards tn. bands was diff
| fcicnt from What it is declared to be to-
| day. In official circles herr. the Crrtnn
| situation is not considered to hr IAN
| .:.ruus or Of much importance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
Are Largely To Blame for Recent Dis
turbances In Crimea.

st. Tpts rsburs. March D.-t-.N Nj
The disturbances 1T ialta in the 'fiiiirH'
were. largely fomented by social demo
rats. The same organiZat ton, when III
cludcS $500 workmen q Yaita, IS ' ndass;l
tial at Marianople. SebnstopoI. On ,pr,,.'
and other industrial cities. and apla,
h-nsion is felt lest the ialta exan nt'',
may tie followed at other places. ,,nn
authorities claim to have the situ''''''
at Yalta well in hand. :, v,uo
During the rioting a building, IN ' T,,'
devoted to the administration ol li'f n%
r.ror's estate in Livadia. a r." inn.
Instant. was Jillag,d. probably sif ;,i
rise. to the reported plundHrns . o. i'i in
di.i Some of the more vloirnt Sp ~ al
N,jtn. however. are not avefsc 10
lacking imperial property. r'voi,', tn n
proclamation egging on woin,,''hf been cir
tack the I.ivadia palace iiaNi"7
culated few weeks ago. ,o,;,o thr
The government is contemplating Win I'M
opening Of navigation, Of th M, i i apf to
apprehension as the aisco ,..nan commerce
begins
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30

Hamburg's first Bourse. established
in 1'5S-1560. was a shelterless paved
meeting place. 112 feet long and AZ feet
wide. supported toward the water
front by means of bulwarks. and hav-
ing its three other sides surrounded by
a low stone wall. In 1917 the bourse
was enlarged by adding a cloth hall.
supplied with a roof. The present
bourse also differs in many respects
considerably from American and other
foreign exchanges. No membership
exists here, but attendance and adj
mittance to all privileges Of the floor
free of charge is permitted to every
respectable male person.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
STANDARD OIL
Will Undergo a Grand Jury Exemina
ton in Topeka.

Kansas City. Mo, March 29.-The
Journal today says:
The Standard Oil Company is to un
derSo Il grand jury investigation by
the federal government such as the
so-called beef trust is now facing IN
Chicago. The oil trust Investigation
is to take place in Topeka. according,
to government official here and is
to begin in a couple of weeks. II
cidently the railroads are to be drawn
in. A grand jury was drawn at To-
peka. few days ago. The names
have been kept secret. Commissioner
Garfield will aid will aid in the work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
AMERICAN BOAT
Will Be Sent to Port Al Prince te
Protect American Interests.

Washington. March 29-An American
mar oi-wa' will be sent TO Port Au
rince to protect the American interests.
This determination WAS arrived at. today.
when the state department received Il
cablcGrlm from Minister Powell saying
that serious trouble is impending in
IIayti and it is doubtful whether the au-
thoritieS can maintain peace and ordc,
on March 3lSt and April |. The state de-
ptrtment Immediately requested ihc ma
w department to dispatch war vessel
to Port Au Prince. The navy depart
mnnt. it is stated. will probably send tie
cruiser Newark. Admiral SIgsbces flag
ship. now at tiuantanI to Port An
Prince. The distance is but $50 miles and
the latter Port can be reached quickly.
The Brooklyn is expected to arrive AT
Guantanamo. tonight or tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
THE EPIDEMIC.
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis Have Un-
usual Run In New York.

epidemic of cerebrO spinal meningitis
have been broken by reports of p new
cases during one day in the boroughs OF
Greater New York. Several cases are
also reported in Passaic. \. j., where one
Ct the public schools will ne closed. two
deaths having already occurred among
the pupils.
The board of experts appointed by
Hes 18th Commissioner Darlington contin-
ues its labCrs but it has found no caust
for tho prevalence of the disease or Il
means to reduce its fatality. The death
rate in well defined cases amounts to
more than % per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
NO FIGHTING. &.
japanese Gathering a Heavy Force at
Sipinshai.

st. Petersburg. March MI A. NJ
1,hara has been no fighting Of Importance
ln,t.rlv. "Reminiscences establish III"
tact that the Jap,,nes" are gathering in
heavy force 20 miles south Of Sipinghai.
nvidrntl!. intending to attack the Russian
nosition ut Sipinsha The Russians are
strongly terrifying there and apparent
~ intend to make Il stand. Tn" country
between is comparatively clear of Jap
aneSe.
The japanese are approaching Kirin.
threatening the communications in the
I'sslIri district The number OF Chinese
bandits is constantly growing.
Chinese continue to report that Field
Marshal Oyama has issued prociimltpnS
fixing the date for the occupation of Iiar-
hin as April TO- but this prediction. if
actual. is apparently improbable" of full
tillment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
WHALING CREW
OF Schooner A. G. Donahue Prisoner:
in Uruguay.

Victoria. r. c.. March 29.-Advices have
been received here that Capt Mattrian
and crew of the scaling schooner Agnes
G. Donahue. owned by Capt. Balloon of
Victoria has been imprisoned at Mont.
video by the Urguayan government which
seized the vessel for alleged poaching
on the shore rookeries The captain was
sentenced to five years Imprisonment and
the members of the crew to two years.
Capt. Batcom has protested and claims
$4,000 DANA ges. The Ottawa government
has taken up the case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30

Tho ten highest buildings IN , ns,
world are the Eiffel rover ,,n,an.
feet high; the Washington Mo,
XIX feet: City Building. pn''a ~, feot.
5s5 feet: Cathedral Of Cologne sli '. tbs
cathedral of strasbnrg. 4eS iee., a.
chimney Of the st. Rollox !. ch aeart,n' !
works. works. Glasgow. 4551a feet; St. Marin san, :
church church Landsbpt, Germany 49, ~ fe he
C g., pyramid, $50 feet ana r,oh h.
n 30 pome. AS feer.-Boston GloDe'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
FORTY SKELETONS
Found In a Cave Near Victoria, 3. c
Burial Place Of Indians.

Victoria r. c., March 19-Nt VS. was
received by the steamer Queen City. from
IN. Vancouver Island coast. Of the d,s-
cnvery By prospectors of cav" On the
seashore between QuainsinO mound ana
San Joseph bay at the north end ol van
convcr island in which 40 skeletons were
found The prospectorS found most or
the skeletons intact. Some of the skulls
were broken.
II is possible that the cave was the
burial place of ar Indian tribe once nu-
mcrouS in that district.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
NO CHANGE.
Armies Hold the Same Relative Posi-
ton Now as Before.

st. Petersburg. March .9.-Chef of staff
Karkevitch tclesraphs from the front.
today, that no change has taken plac,.
in the positions of III, armies.
Russian SharpshooterS. March %. w.rr
in conflict with Il force OF Japanese in
frntry and cavalry at khouancniine.
The COMMUNICATIVE chief. Gen. Line
witch. has inspected the Second army
and found the troops to be in excellent
spirits
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30

At present the only thrones IN
Europe not occupied by descendant
of James /. Of England are those Of
Servia. Turkey. and Sweden Norway.
Put as Princess Margaret of Con-
naught is to be married TO the Crown
Prince Oscar the throne of sweden
Norway may be, in due time. occupied
by a descendant of james L., ike the
rest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
"cRAFT" CRUSADE
Is Being Pushed Strong In City o
Pittsburg, Penn.

Pittsburg. Penn. March Gin addition
to the five Allegheny police officials. who
were held for coun yesterday in the
'gra6t crusade Thomas B. Scandrett.
director of public safety. was today. held
tor court under $1,000 hail on a charge Of
extoction. The lawyers for the prosecu-
uon say that other officials will be ar
rested soOn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
A $500, 900 Blaze.

Marion. Ky. March 29-The entire
business section Of Marion has been wip-
ed out by fire. The loss is estimated at
100000 and the insurance at SIPS 600
The fire started in a livery stable and.
famed by a high wind. soon spread to
the surrounding buildings. match
dropped by smoker is supposed to have
started the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
STILL DENY.
Russia Has Made No Offers For Peace
With Japan.

St. Petersburg. March 81 \. MI
Officially the authorities continue to deny
Stoutly that Russia has made any pro-
pos;ls to Japan. This is literally true.
as Russia hus only made known the neg
ativc conditions leaving the INTERMEDIARY
to convey these conditions on its own
responsibility to Japan. Diplomats in St.
Petersburg are convinced that something
is in progress. but none OF those in Il po-
Sition To know will acknowledge that
they are aware that this is being done
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
HOURS OF STUDY
In New York Elementary Schoo's "e
duced I 1-2 Hours.

Now York. March 29-The board o. ho' nr.
nation. today. voted to reduce the . np' Of
Of study for Pupils in The IN, frst cii i. tron
five TO three and half hours hnar any termed
ish such studies as nav ~ " away dur
,nr r'', ,hc AFR first Year with the teaching !"
81 s.'S VIM. physical training r aga 10 !,
Games. physiology and hygiene IA ana draw )"
sra.t extent with instruction III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
ISSAC l.. REQUA
Well Known Railroad Man Dies Ir
San Francisco.

San Francisco, Cal. March 9.-ls1ac
l.. Req,,a. former president Of the Cen
trail Pacific railroad. position he held
for many years. and also ! director IN
other Huntington lines during the life
time of the late G. p. Huntington, Is
dead He was born in Tarrytown. N y.
so Years ago. and came to California II.
$50 He engaged in mining with sue
cess and mt one time was superintendent
Of some of the more prominent mines on
the ComstOck lode.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
EMPEROR NICHOLAS
In Daily Conference With Competent
Personages.

Paris, March 3O-The Journals I'll.
Petersburg correspondent says that FIN
error Nicholas is in daily consultation
with competent personaSes of poiptic"i'
financial, diplomatic and military crcies
for the purpose of studying the d"eSti""
of peac. from every point oi view.
The correspondent ut Sit. Petersburg "'
the Echodepodis a strongly pro- RnSSEih
norar admits Ehat the opinion lhiit
ne,ce is possible. is rapidly spreading IN
Russia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
Demands designations Of
Panama Commissioners,
Which Are Promptly Forwarded
to Washington.
Presidents Hands Now Free-Text
of Letter.

Washington. March 29.-The first
prat teal step having i'm view the re-
organization Of the Panama Canal
commission. WAS taken, today, whrn
in c"nir!ialivc Win inStruc tons fro:n
President Roosevelt. secretary Taft
requested the members of the commits
sion To tender their designations. This
request WIS .o,.lptly complied with
by those MEMBERS of The cullIlniSSiOl
now IN Washi yton and il,cir resigna-
lions will he in The hands of the Pres
idcnt. tomorrow. The purport Of Sec
rotary Tllt'A letter requesting tar res
'isnatipMS 81 tn. commissioners Was
sent 10 MAYOR Gen. George w. Davis.
retired. of the army. IN" governor of
the canal zone. ami also to one OF the
members Of The commission and Il
prompt answer is expected from him.
AS indicated in the letter of Secretary
Taft. the designations are requested in
order that the President may navr It
free hand in recognizing tive cun.iniS-
sion. That the President contemplated
the recognizing of the commission
has been known for some time and he
has been i'll frequent consultation with
Secretary Taft as to his policy in
choosing its personnel and directing
its work. 1t was believed originally
that better results might be accom-
plished by the appointment of a small
er commission than that now existing
but Il recent opinion of Attorney Cen
eral Moody held that under the law
the President was required TO name
seven members in all. The appoint
men:s probably will be announced by
the President during the progress of
his Southern trip. The members of the
present commission i'm addition to Gen.
eral Davis are Rear Admiral John G..
Walker. of the navy, retired, chairman,
VIM. Barclay Parsons. VIM. II. Burr.
Benjamin NJ. Ilarrod, and c. T.. VALID
grunsky.
Washington. March 29-Under drec-
zion from the President. Secretary Taft
today sent a note to Admiral Walker
chairman of the Panama canal commits
| sion. requesting the members of this
| commission to tender this designations.
Following is the text of the secretary's
Letter:
THE President directs me to ask the
| members of the commission to hand in
| their designations in order that he may
have free hand in recognizing the
| commission. Please wire General Davis
| rec Nesting that his resignation be for
warded"
The designations have been sent to the
President.
The purport OF Secretary Taft's letter
| was cablcd to General Davis. Secretary
| Taft was informed later that the mem
| hers of the isthmian canal commission
had resigned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
CRUISER COLUMBIA
Selected by Navy Department to
Transfer Body Of Mexican Ambassado

Washington. March 29-The cruiser
Columbia. which has been selected by the
navy department to carry the body of
the late Mexican ambasSa dor from the
United States to Vera Cruz. left Pen
sacola today for New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
ADMIRAL 0oUBASorr
Has Been Appointed Aide de Campo =
the Emperor.

8, Petersburg, March 9--vic" A issinncr
D"nbasoff. who acted as ;t c",'I'' rommis-
. sin,, H Which inquired into the North St
r tnG%e to tn. Emperor with the ,a Tas'o Of
of his present position as dr ,nir''ilj'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
Bandits Cut Railway,

Paris. March 30.-The Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Pe;it Journal says that
Chinese bandits have cut the Chinese
eastern railway at several places. pre-
venting the arrival of Russian REIN
fOrcementS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
MUCH BETTER
Sec. Hay Arrives at G:brr:tar Much
Benefited by Voyage.

Gibraltar. March 29-1he White Stal
Line steamer Cretic, from New York
March Is, for Naples. with Sec. Of State
Hay and Mrs. Hay on board. arrived
here. Wednesday morning. In an inter
view Sec. Hay said II" felt much better
than when he left New York. He thor
oughly enjoyed his trip.
Although See. Hay has improved. h
has by no means recovered his health.
The Crrtic will sail from here ut moon
for AlgierS
Washington. March GA cahlcGram t.
the state department from Sec. Hay. dat
I'd Gibraltar. Wednesday. says tnat ho
is improving daily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30

To the native population Of India
Lord Cur2on is sending n message in
the form of gramOphone record. with
translation of his words into tine
provincial dialects.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30

The largest electrical SIGN in the world
= on the North river in New York har-
ssor; the Individual letters being IS feet
n.tn' yet IT'S operation for five hours a day
oIy costs y Tor power. The lamps OF
Nnich It Is composed are OF four-candle-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
BALTIC FLEET
CONTINUED from Page One.)

expected to be completed in ten days
will be prepared by Grand Duke Men
Olas and Generals GrOdekoff ana kaih-
amaroff for submission to the emperor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30

In the course of recent observations
on farm ut Markstown. Cullybackey,
county Antrim, Ireland. workmen
came upon two large cavities, which
are said to have been Subterranean
dwellings, before the Introduction of
Christianity. They were built of un-
hewn stones, their entrances of such
narrow dimensions as to protect the
inhabitants from any danger of In
vasiOn. The cavities discovered con-
sisted of a series of chambers. each
measuring about twenty feet long and
FIVE feet high, all being perfectly
formed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-30
PROF. GOULD
Will be Recommended As Collector Of
Santo Domingo Customs.

Washington. March 2"-'rhe President
has decided to recommend the selection
OF Prof. Gould of Johns Hopkins hos
pitnl. Baltimore. as one of the collectors
OF customs ut San Domingo.
1t has not yet been determined wh|t1-
er Prof. Gould shall have general
charge of the collections at al ports on
wht Their other persons Will be appointed.
The details are still under consideration
Baltimore. Md. March l9-Willam l..
Gould is u New Yorker. though he has
resided here for some time past. He is
Il graduate of Johns Hopkins and has
made a special study of the Romance,
languages. At present ne is doing finar-
cIal editorial work on the staff of the
Evening Herald of this city. He is I'M
derstood to have made sometime ago APP
plication for appointment to some post
where his knowledge OF Spanish would
be valuable His appointment is entirely
apart from the mission upon which Prof.
J. H. Hollandcr goes to SHGtO Domingo.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-04-07
The Round Trip.

~~"'N~@--
started round town the other day
To satisfy myself
How fast the general public
Was accumulating wealth.
Each individual met
interviewed, you see,
So viii try and tell you what
Some Of them told TO me.
The shoemaker said he was 'pegging
away"
A lawyer whispered he was lying low,
The doctors by one fell Swoope, were
making money dead easy"
It's the truth, they told me so.
The butcher Meyers managed to make
lends meat"
The ice man Corbett "struck frost.
The plumber. Uncle Tom, was "hitting
the pipe"
Poor fellow. | guess he's lost.
The pick-pOcket was taking "things
easy"
While baker Filler was "loafing all
day."
While grocer Clark told me in conf
dence
That things were going his way.
The dentist was living from "hand to
mouth"
And just to make a rhyme,
Ptl have to ring in Tossell & Doty. the
jewelers.,
Who were working overtime"
The burglars think "times are pick
ing up"
But still have to work at night,
And even poor blind beggar said
He was doing ''out o. sight "
The real estate man. McCauley, was
having
A very hard time to make landings,
he said.
Joe, the uiidertaker, said to me,
He was doing quite well ION the
dead"
A prima dona who MARBLES,
Said life went by like a song.
The oil dispenser, Clark, told me
He managed to get "a-long WE'LL"
While Hebrew merchant, Nordhaus,
mentioned
He had clothing to burn or to SELL
Bolich, the hustling Gentle,
Says it pays to advertise,
Gives a tip on prices and styles,
And marks his goods 50 low
That all may know who have the dough
just where to go.
AL Watkins, the rustling ranchman,
Tried to insinuate,
That provident rains and grass"
Would his pockets soon initiate,
And said with a smile that
He was going to raise steak"
To this list may be added
Doc Coleman, Koontz, Keith, Upton
And score | do not know.
But, must call halt just here,
For writing up the town,
Would include in our poetry,
Bankers Bennett and Lou Brown,
Who have things so arranged
That you don't get ''over-change,
But forsooth If ugly, pinched or poor.
They inform you with an Interest
sigh"
That they will raise you just two more.
me Village blacksmiths, Hubbard
and Merz,
Are both out ION the strike"
And declare, up and down, to
Everybody in the town
That they will not work when 'cold"
That the only way to make tongue
and buckle meat
Or earn honest bread to- eat,
Is always, 10 be sure,
And get welding heat.
Now dairyman Russell, ''is sed'
Has kaws to milk or let, we'll fed,
Aud full measure to his customers will
supply
While there's plenty Of rain, or the
weather gets dry.
asked Spiritualst how things went,
Just medium" he replied.
Barber Smith said he was ''scraping'
along,
While Tricamoican Godchaux said he
curled up and dyed.
A Furrier ran skin game, -
A cowboy was on the 20,
But il turned my head