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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
Feeling Of Hostility to All
Foreigners Grows
With the Partial Success Of
Boycott Against Uncle Sam.
Chinese May Use Boycott as Permanent
Weapon---Sltuation Serious.

Pekin, Dec. 27.-The most oonserva-
tive and best informed foreigners agree
in expressing apprehension at the con-
| stanly growing irritation Of the Chi
nese against foreigners which for
months has been gradually spreading
through the country. China for the
Chinese" summarizes the objects of
the movement, among the chief pro-
motors of which are male students edu-
Gated abroad and newspapers conduct
ed by Chinese who have been educat-
ed in America and Europe, which are
beginning to gain great influence. The
anti-American boycott has been fol-
loved by a discussion Of China's
wrongs at the hands of foreigners gen.
orally, and determination to redress
them.
Americans has now extended to all for
eigners. The Chinese are pleased at the
result of the boycott in producing con-
ciliatory orders from President Roose-
welt but the boycott is no wise ended
and continues. 1t is asserted here, to Sc
riously affect American trade in the
Canton and Yang Use regions. The Chi
nese are SO satisfied with the move
ment that they are talking of the boy
colt as a permanent weapon for the
national arlnory.
The newspapers advocate the boy
colt of Indian opium because of action
OF the British assessors of the mixed
court at Shanghai in ordering the i'm
prisOnment Of Chinese women in the
municipal Jail instead of in the Chi
nese prison which caused the recent
disturbance there. One result of the
present movement is to discourage con-
cession hunting. The government has
adopted policy Of Chinese control Of
railroads, mines and similar enter
p:lses, refuses to grant concessions
previously granted.
While many foreigners sympathize
with the objects Of the agitation they
realize the danger of fnfiammatory
speeches and articles I'm the newspa-
pers leading to mob uprisings like that
at Shanghai and the recent massacre
of American missionaries at Lienchau.
Regarding the Shanghai incident, the
of the powers have practi-
cally decided that the municipal ofIi-
GERS exceeded their rights under the
treaties and will direct them to recede
from their position.
There is no doubt that the agrees
sive policy of the Chinese has been de-
sidedly increased by late war and ma
neIvers of the Chinese northern army
in October. Japan's victory has en-
couraged the Chinese to believe that
they could be equally successful. For
eigners living in cities where the gov
ernment is strong are assured of pro-
lection but the danger of the present
situation lies in possible friction be-
tween foreigners and Chinese where the
officials are weak or Indifferent. lead
ing to further outbreaks.
The proposed withdrawal of the re-
international troops from
China in the spring has been meeting
with opposition since the Shanghai
lots.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
Attorneys Attempt to Pre-
vent the Probate Of Will
On Ground That First Will Was
Made Through Fear
OF Her Husband---NiIes Says She Intended
TO Cut Off Adopted Son.

Salem. Mass, Dec. 27.-The efforts
of the attorneys engaged in attempt
ing to prevent the probate of the will
of Mrs. Jennie Phillips Chase of
Swampscott, in which she left her mil
lion dollar estate to her adopted son,
were directed in the probate court to-
quent will, leaving the property to
their clients, relatives of the deceased
woman, was made and executed and
that Mrs. Chase only made her first
will through fear of her husband.
AS the adopted son died few weeks
ago, the entire property under the will
offered for probate would go to DR..
Chase. the second husband of Mrs.
Chase. Charles G.. Chick, a Boston
lawyer, stated that he drew her will
two years after the one offered for
probate, in which Mrs. Chase left all
Of her property to her relatives. At
his interview with Mrs. Chase Mr..
Chick said that the woman told him
that she was obliged to make the son
her sole heir and that if her husband
knew of her interview with the lawyer
he would throw her out of the house
William II. Niles, Il Lynn lawyer
told of Mrs. Chase declaring her in
tention of making n will cutting off
the adopted son, but the intention was
not fulfilled. A servant of the Chases
told of frequent quarrels between DIR.
Chase and his wife, and of Mrs
Chase's declaration that the adopted
son was distasteful to her.
There was no attempt to produce the
SECOND will in court. counsel for the
relatives announcing that it was for
the other side to show what had be-
come OF the document. The case will
be continued on Friday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
DisappToVes Of the Plan
Originating in Oregon
tn Present Miss Roosevelt With
100000 Wedding Gift.
Auuraei ales Evidence Of Good WIll---Rcpes
Plan Will Not Be Undertaken.

Washington, Dec. PA press dis
match from Eaker City, Ore, published
Yesterday announced that a 10 cent
subscription was to be started in Ore
eon and extend over the country Tor
the purpose of raising which probably
wolld aggregate 100000 to be pre-
scented to Miss Alice Roosevelt on the
occasion of her marriage to Represen-
tative Nicholas Longworth. me
President disapproves of the PROPOSE
ton, this is indicated by the following
statement issued from the White House
today:
THE Presidents attention having
becn called to the dispatch from Baker
civ, Oregon, to the effect that a sub
scription was about to be started Tor
a wedding present for Miss Roose-
Welt the President stated that while
he appreciated this evidence of good
vill he hoped nothing Of the KIND
would be undertaken. In fact, he
wished particularly that the proposed
work should not be done"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
JUDGE GRANTS PETITION
Venner Has Permission to Secure LIST
of New York Life Policyholders.

New York. Dec. 27.-The right 10 Sc
cure a full list of names of polcyhoId-
ers i'm the New York Life insurance 90
was granted today to Clarence H. Ven
ner. and nearly 100 other policyholders'
NV Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum.
The court denied their request that
thev he informed of the face value OF
each policy and also denied their petit
ton to inspect the company books. a
writ of mandamus was issued directing
president John A. Mccall as president
or the New York Life to furnish Ven
ner a complete list of the policyholders'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
UNCLE SANS POSTAL SERVICE.
$23,000,0 GOO Increase in Money Order
Department Last Year.

Washington, Dec. 21.-In his annual
report made public today First AS
sistant Postmaster General Hitchcock
says that the low salaries paid clerks
in. first and second class post offices is
decreasing the standard of efficiency.
1t is impossible, he says, to induce eff
ficient men TO enter this branch of the
service with the salary to begin with
but $500 year, with no certainty Of
promotion for perhaps several years.
The system of renting boxes in post
offices is being completely revised, and
new schedule of uniform rents is to
replace the present intricate methods.
There has been an increase Of more
than s1S,000.000 in the amount of do
nestle and of more than $5,000,000 in
the amount of foreign money orders
issued during the year over the one
proceeding.
While the number of undelivered
letters which found their way to the
dead letter office during the year was
smaller than during the previous
year. the number of undelivered let
tiers with valuable enclosures greatly
Increased. Nearly 100000 pieces of
mail We're received at the dead letter
office during the year.
over 1900 cases of alleged indecent
and scurrilous matter received atten-
ton. In the summer the influx of Of
fensive pictorial postal cards became
SO great as to call for a special order
by the department looking to the
abatement of the nuisance. AS a re-
suit of this order, many thousands of
IT. Ii u. .
drawn from the mails by postmasters
and forwarded to the department for
destruction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Dec. 27.-Temperatures
are generally higher over the eastern
half Of the country, but do not differ
much from the seasonal average. There
" i'll be rain or snow Thursday night or
Friday in the Middle Atlantic States
The weather will be generally fair
Thursday and Friday in New England.
Temperature changes will be unimport-
ant.
The winds along the New England
and Middle Atlantic coasts will be
fresh south becoming variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
Barrooms in -Four Boston
Hotels Close Today.
Licenses Are Surrendered For
Violation Of "Screen Law"
Efforts Made to Transfer Licenses to Other
Places -Refused by Commissioners.

Boston, Dec. 27.-The barrooms con-
nected with four of the leading hotels
in this city will be closed tomorrow
morning and no liquor will be served
under any conditions in any part of
these hotels. The prOprietors of Hotel
Essex Young's Hotel, the Parker
House and the Adams House, the ho-
tells which District Attorney John B.
Moran declares have forfeited their Ii
censes through violation of the screen
law" decided tonight to stop entirely
the sale Of liquor and await a more ia
vorable time for reopening the bars.
THE hotel men refused to state what
will be done in the matter, but two
courses are open to them-tO await the
issuance of new licenses following the
surrender of the old licenses, which
will necesSitate nearly three weeks of
closed bars, or to await possible action
by the Legislature in the way Of more
liberal liquor legislation.
In a statement last Saturday night
Dist. Atty. Moran announced that if
the sale of liquor at the four hotels
mentioned was not stopped before
Thursday morning he would himself
take steps to end Immediately the al
legged illegal sales. Yesterday the dis
trict attorney engaged n private de-
tective to get evidence against the no.
tells. In the meantime all four of the
hotels had applied to the police COM
mission for new licenses.
Gen. Francis Peabody, Jr., counsel
for the Hotel Essex. today called on
the Police commissioners and asked
permission to transfer the license of the
Essex to some other party. Gen. Pea
body was informed that in view of the
pending charges of the district attor-
ney the police board could not even
if it so desired. make any changes in
the holding of licenses.
Gen. Peabody had a stormy inter-
view with the commissioners. and
when he emerged from the Office he
expressed his feelings vigorously.
Another incident today in the con-
troversy between the district attorney
and the police commission was the eX-
animation by the commission of CO.
lumbus avenue liquor dealer. This deal
er has a store at the corner of Column
bus avenue and Berwick park and in
another portion of the same building
the Hotel Navarro, are District Attor-
ney Moran's private apartments. The
commissioners questioned the liquor
dealer to discover if he ever served
liquors TO guests in the Hotel Navarro
The dealer answered that he did not,
and after a brief interview he was dis
missed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
Is Sentence Melted Out to Chas. Barto,
Convicted of Murder in Conn.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Dec. 27.-It took
the jury in the criminal side of the
superior court an hour and 40 min
utes this afternoon to reach an agree
ment in the murder case of Charles
Barto. Fl years old, who was accused
of killing Stephen Rinko by shooting
him twice. as the result Of bad feeling
between two cliques of Hungarians,
on the night Of Sept. %. Barto was
charged with first degree murder. but
a verdict of murder in the second de-
gree was anticipated, as there seemed
to be considerable doubt concerning
Barto's sobriety on the night OF the
murder. Judge Roraback sentenced
the murderer to life imprisonment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
7,425,2es LoBsTERs CAUGHT
BY Maine Fishermen During the Past
Season-Worth $1,3e4,356.

Portland. Me, Dec. IA state
ment by A. r. Nickerson, commission
er of sea and shore fisheries, of Names
lobster catch for the year ending Nov
80 shows the catch was much larger
than the previous year. The total
of Holsters caught was 1925
29S for which 1862 fishermen using
169,350 traps received s1,394,356.
The average cash return to each man
was s544 and an average catch to each
trap Az The total number caught the
previous II months was 6,9O4SSS, val
ued at s1,066.S19. The total number of
traps used was 164.720 The cash re-
turn to each man employed was s425.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
CHARLES T. YERkES
Well-known Chicago Capitalist Seri-
ously III in New York.

New York, Dec. 27.-Charles T..
Yerkes. the noted Chicago capitalist.
who also has extensive interests in
London, is critically i'll at the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel tonight. DR.. LOOMS,
who has attended Mr.. Yerkes since his
illness began nearly six weeks ago,
stated this afternoon that unless there
should come a sudden change for the
better Mr.. Yerkes might not live more
than "a hours longer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
WARE GIRL DISAPPEARS
From A,mshousc After Threatening to
Commit Suicide.

Worcester. Mass, Dec. PA special
To- the Telegram from Ware says:
Miss Florence Towne. - years of age,
disappeared from the town almshouse
today after having told another inmate
She was going to take paris green and
XIII herself.
Previous to June. 1904. when she went
to the almshouse. Miss Towne had lived
i'll tho family Of Rev. T.. l.. Chute oil
Ware Center. She has a son is months
old and has brooded because the chlld
stood i'll the way of her getting employ
ment.
A searching PARTY secured the woods
in the vicinity of the almshouse TINS
afternoon and will continue tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
1876 GALLONS OF LIQUOR
Seized at Lewiston Railroad Depot
Third Big Haul in 10 Days.

Lewiston, Me-, Dec. 27.-Sheriff
Cummings deputies made another
large seizure Of whiskey at one of the
railroad depots in Lewiston Wednes-
day morning making the third large
seizure within ten days.
The stuff was in bulk and measured
135 gallons. 1t was consigned to diff
ferent parties with fictitious names.
The kegs We're packed in flour barrels
in order to mislead the officers.
This seizure of 1876 gallons, taken
with the $50 gallon lot and 100 gallon
seizure of about a week ago, makes a
total amount of 765 gallons taken by
the county officers within ten days,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
STOKES ENORMOUSLY QUOTED
He Did Not Say Bankers Lite Cos'r
Expenses Exceeded Its Income.

New York. Dec. 27.-During the ties,
timonv of Howard K. Stokes. thlro
vice president of the Bankers Lie m
surance Co, of the city of New YORK
before the legislative investigating
committee on Thursday ias'.
Stokes was enormously quoted 10 'ne
effect that the company's expenses
Continued on Page Three.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
a CARLOAD OF COAL
To Be Presented by Hazelton Mine
Workers to Miss Roosevelt.

IIazclton, Pa, Dec. o7.-The members
of Local Union No. 8. United Mine
Workers OF America, have decided 10
rrcsenI to Miss Alice Roosevelt as
wedding present a carload of the best
coal that can be found in the anthra-
cite region. in appreciation Of her faith
cr's services in ending the great strike
az 1862
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
Mrs. Fitzsimmons in Sioux Falls.

Sioux Fails, S. D.. Dec. Pit was
given out today that Mrs Robert Fitz-
simmons, who arrived here recently
from New York. has become 4 resident
of this city. Mrs. Fitzsimmons is the
wife of Robert Fitzsimmons, the pu-
giliSt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
FAIR THURSDAY.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Forecast for
New England: Fair Thursday; Fri
day partly cloudy. fresh southwest
winds, becoming variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Dec. 27.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair Thursday.
Friday increasing cloudiness. fresh
westerly winds becoming variable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
Mcclellan Sworn In,

New York, Dec. 27.-Mayor George
B. Mcclellan today was sworn in as
mayor OF Greater New York for the
next four years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
Political Changes in Lisbon.

Lisbon. Portugal. Dec. GA new
cabinet was formed today under the
leadership of ]. Luciano De Castro.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
A DIFFERENCE IN NJ
Some Orders That PussIed tho New
York Fish Dealer.

some rders That PussIed the New
York Fish Dealer.
The fish market man glanced at the
retreating figure Of n lean, lank Gus
toner and remarked: "I wish that fell
low would learn to talk United States.
he comes In here and says. Have you
any s~quiteagueT and after awhile I
find out he wants weakish. Then one
day he ordered a horse mackerel, and 1
had to send for q dictionary before 1
found out that he wanted blueflsli.
Where did he come from7 New eng
land, he says. and calls things by the
names they do down there.
Strange that n few miles should
make such n difference IN fish names.
Why, when he wants a blackfsh he
calls for tautnug Inc orders q~uahuags
when he wants CLAIMS. He is almost
MS bad as nm Englishman who came
into a meat market where I worked
once and asked us ii we had any sa-
worry duck. This Is no poultry SHOP
said I. Il know It, replied he. Then
why do you ask for duck?' said L.
What do you suppose he wanted2
Nothing In the world but hogs pluck,
or pigs liver, rs the overrefned call
t."-New York Press.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
STAGE REALISM.
why Jos Jefferson idn Have q
RenI Dog Sohnetder.

WY 200 JeHerson Didn't Have q
Real Dos sohneider.
II was the privilege OF the writer
years ngo to attend a reception at
which Joseph Jefferson spoke OH the
drama. His treatment of the subject
was interesting, the utterance OF a
man who knew the art Of which he
spoke. But tho most interesting part
of the hour came after the completion
of the formal address, when an oppor-
tunity was given to The. audience to
ask any questions they wished OF AIR.
Jefferson. Soon the familiar topic was
introduced, tho effect of the modern
elaboration and realism In stage set
ting. Mr.. Jefferson at ono rose to The
question. He spoke somewhat rapidly,
with n quaint humor and sympathetic
charm that were Irresistible. He char
acterizcd the modern fashion OF stage
setting rs "a tribute to the weakness
of the human Imagination" IL am Of
ten asked" he went OH, "why L do not
have II real dog Schneider. But lie / did
none of YOU would be satisfied. You
would &c home saying, We'll, Schnei-
der never looked like that dogi' You
love Schneider because you have made.
him out OF n piece of your heart.
And then,' medltatively, "if 1 had n
real Schneider some I'm the gallery
would probably whistle to him Mt the
critical moment, and he would bark
and spoil the play. While IL he knew
his part perfectly IL did just what
Schneider ought to do'-pausing and
with his delightful smile-"Schnclder
would be the hero and not Ripv' Then,
with a twinkle Of the eye, he summed
up the whole matter with the quiet re-
mark, Realism with n tail to wag In
the wrong place Is a dangerous thing"
New York Post.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27

Two congressman, discussing the dis
comforts of travel, happened to branch
Off on to the subject OF seasickness.
One OF them said:
Talk about seasickness, the fellow
that Travelled with me on my last Euro
pean trip beat anything L ever met In
NIL Of my experience before. 1 tried all
sorts OF remedies on him. but without
avail. He kept repeating, oh, I am so
sick, I am 30 Sick
"Finally I cried out, Can't you keep
anything on your stomachr
"'Only my hands, Tom. only my
hands Harper Weekly.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
DUST IN U EYES.
I'VE az Times Collect Curious Thinas
without Looking For Them.

~ ~ SoAt0c SuEIO0 III
without Looking For Them.
Few people are aware, says Fred w.
Saxby I'm the Strand Magazine, that
we ARE all constantly COLLECTING" curl.
Gus things without looking for them:
In the very act OF looking up at the
feeting spectacle OF a fiery orb the
reader with the big, Wide open eyes
may easily receive I'm one OF his own
orbs n tiny sphere from afor that was
produced In a glowing streak of light
like the N he is admirIng.
Meteoric dust is ever falling and up-
on all parts OF our planet. The little
spheres have been found upon tho
decks of ships far out at sea, in all
the deserts OF the earth and on the
tops OF snow clad mountains. Dredg-
fngs brought up from the silent depths
of the ocean give testimony of their
universal presence. The particles all
contain iron and are easily collected
by the magnet from the roof Of any
Clubhouse or other place exposed dt-
rectly to the sky.
Seafarers are sometimes pelted with
dust Of quite n different kind, compos-
cd of the microscopic finty skeletons
OF beautiful plants called 'diatoms."
These tiny plants live In both salt
and fresh water Inc occur in enor
nous numbers in some localities. Oc-
casionally water courses and inundat-
ed areas dry up, and the Hinty shells
OF the diatoms which grew there are
blown about as dust. There are sew
eral instances on record of diatoma-
ceous dust falls at sea. During the
thickest part OF the fall the sailors
have experienced much pain in their
eyes, the Inflammation being caused
by the little hinty shells.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
Too Late,

Colonel McSchwartz was telling the
caller how wonderfully the town had
rown.
why, when I moved here with my
wife and daughter twenty-sev"-
Papa" interposed Miss McSchwartz,
there's a mosquito on your neck. Let
me pinch 1t off,"
"Ouchl" exclaimed the colonel. AS
/ was saying, when We moved here,
quite a number Of years ago," ETC.
Chicago Tribune.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
nsatramony and Theology.

Matrimony should end all doctrinal
bubbles. II the man happen to be
born a pagan and the woman some
thing else. let them compromise their
differences and become, both Of them,
Of the same faith. LIST them cast lots
IL there be no other wey.-Brom 1.-THE
Bishops Niece" by George N. Picard.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
Coming Around.

Mrs. Caffrey-And how is that pref
ty young widow? Is she reconciled to
her loss YETI Mrs. Malaprop-No, she
amt exactly rcconciled yet, but they
do say she's got the man picked out.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
And War Continued.

Miss Goodley-Bess says she's ready
to make up IL you are. Miss Cutting
Tell her I'll be ready to make up too
II I had a complexion as muddy as
hers.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-09-27
Does Appearance
Count With Voc?

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