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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
OfSteamer Siberia, Bring
ing Miss Roosevelt.
Yokohama to Frisco in 10 DAYS,
10 Hours, Is Minutes.
The Party Abandons Pacific Coast Visits
and Leaves for the East,

san Francisco, Oct 23-Thc pacif,
Mail Steamer COS. liner Siberia ar.
rived mt this port. today, direct from
Yokohama in Il record brealyinp Tins
of 10 days, 10 hours and ~ ,ninutas
breaking the record for steamers he
tween Yokohama and San Francisco
the fastest previous trip between The
two places having been made bv hel
sister ship. the Corta, in 10 days II
hours ana ; minutes.
The trlnS-Pacific record is held by
the Empress Of China, tiays and IS
hours. in 1901, from Yokohama to
Vancouver"
There We're many distinguished pas
sengers on the Siberia. among them
being Miss Alice Roosevelt: United
States Senator and Mrs. Newlands.
Nevada; United States Senator War
rem, Wyoming; Representatives Long
worth, Ohio. and r. H. Hartman.
president Of the Southern Pacific.
Although il was expected that Miss;
Roosevelt would pass 4 few davs in
and around san Francisco, all the
previous plans We're changed during
the voyage and neither her party nor
that of MIR. Hartman landed in San
Francisco. Instead. they We're trans
Arab and taken direct to Oakland,
whence they LETT at $50 o'clock. this
afternoon, for the East.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
BANGOR MAN KILLED,
Dragged to Death by Runaway Trolley
fron, Slippery Rails.

Bangor, Me, oct. 24.-Juhn McNin-
no:l, 30 years of age, lumber surveyor
OF this city. died in the Eastern Maine
General hospital, shortly before l
O'Clock, this morning, from injuries re
ceived in Il trolley accident which oc-
Cured at the corner of Harlow and
Cumberland streets, in the business
district Il few minutes before midnight.
MckinnOn was the only passenger in
the car and was riding on the front
platform. At the point where Cumber-
land street trunS into Harlow, there is
steep grade. On this grade the car
began to slip on account of frosty rails.
The motCrman used the emergency,
but this had no effect and ON the curve
the car jumped the track, Slowed
across Harlow street. jumped the
Curhing and ran into 4 house.
When the car left the rails McKin-
non leaEed from the platform but was
caught ANA dragged. being painfully
cut and bruised. The motOrman and
conductor remained on the car and
were unn iured.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24

| less tEan the Paralysis Of the Cars rn
/ tire administrative machinery.
| The provincial governors are quite
mystitied. They do not know how tC
act :" rs to satisfy st. Petersburg
| lhcy both permit and suppress tht
same sort Of meetings i'll the same town
IN Ire same week. II is by the govern
ors' own proCl1mations that the popu-
ldtiun realizes the governments weak
| ness.
Two factors beWilder the governors
Since Con. TrcDnn has bone outside
executive Police Work into national pol
! itics they cannot make out what is his
purpose ANA they arc At Il loss how to
apply their police machines. The
| know, moreover. that Count W'ittc h4-
hc@un Il fight for control of the ssoy.-n-
ment and they do not Know Low he
would attrllt to deal with t,... people.
III point " r4ct the rr.t,nil.. brr.iri
combine Of Cussac!ls. p,,i.. anl l..su, II.
troops is showing =" l!.Tga of ,irt..i.-
siVt spirit il. some i3,:.. il i g-...,ir3t,,.
terrified about is il;
"Where recently Tie Eas been. as
here murderoas shooti:.G At uu2rnrti
crou Is il HIS hecn thr :ize &c IN.
croMd ANA hatred "n, defiance Or
everybody i'll them THAT i:@J uut the
police cilief 10 cover lis frai Of feeling
intiIoi.tatrd. Ia short. i, IS bloodshed
Lot The reform tGitatiUu that is COM
ing Straight to thc front The process
of binding the government to follow
the course advocated ny intelligent.
patriotic R;.asians. whose best allies
were tic JIpancSc. is abandoned ana
tEerA seems to be no chance OF an or
derly beginning for new Russia.
"Hum"n nature every day dominates
more ana Ecrc all tho political program
and its FIST da:uirnd is the destruction
If N" present system. including the
Eiilin1 cf iS n.IEy AZ possible Of those
VINO bCiOrg I" il. civil war is what
tEey want. md what mai,cs the nutlool;
$" Ted !. that both sides are without
lend.rs. Even the Z2.nstvo Liberals.
Who regret it r,ost admit that the
whole politica! agitation is rapidly
turning into an accumulation Of rcvol-
yer. bombs ana rifles"
There is strong evidence that Gen,
TrcTrn has thrown his lot with Count
WiIte. He is almost openly cOoperat-
III" T:ith n" lattcr's policy. Con. Ire
Hct. when lie was apnuintod police
minister Of the empire. promised the
Car ti.at hc would rrrst blish internal
peace within six months. Tho emperor
is noW aware that disorders in the
provinces are almoYt greater than ever.
Cons, uUcntlE. he is losing confidence in
TIE minister. and TrcroiI. in order to
save Iii, Political life. mas joined Count
tNittr.
This I'M ti,,,1 ,~4,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
A GLOOMY PICTURE
OF Confusion in Russia Brought About
by Unexpected Peace.

London, OFT. ga correspondent in
Russia has been making exhaustive in
quiries at st. Petersburg. Moscow ana
other places i'll regard to the effect OF
the unt xpc-tcd conclusion OF peace
upon the domestic political situation
He paints Il gloomy picture OF the pop
uiar confusion and what it portends.
Whiting from Moscow. he says:
Il believe a real revolutionary attack
upon the government Will De MACE
during the coming winter. The strong
est inpctus, of course, comes from the
consolidation of all the classes VINO
have been kept out of the imperial
duma. that is, all the laboring people
and about so oer cent. of the profes-
sional classes. But I do not think they
will get much beyond local conditions.
The most important change may be in
side the government itself, which is no
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
CRISIS AT HAND.
Russian Railroad Strike
Spreads Through Empire.
Shortage Of Coal Stopping Work
Famine Is in Sight.
Surrender Of One Side or Martial Law
Now the Only Se!uilon.

ST Petersburg. oct. 23.-3.4G a. VI.
The railroad strike situation mas no"
cntcr.d on a highly serious phase The
movement is spreading rapidly 10 All
| the railroads Of the empire and aFi'ar-
emily cannot be stopped, While IN man?
citi.s il is communicating itself 70 me
mill ana factory employees. The general
strike in al branches of labor which
The Socialists planned for III" end Of
this year is seemingly bursting forth
of its own volitiOn.
Minister of Finance KokoVsoff, yes
tcrday, received a telegram from the
governing committee Of the Moscow
Rourse which said that a continuation
Of the strike for a week longer would
force every factory in the Moscow re-
gion to shut down owing to lack OF
coal whether on not the factory hands
took part in the strike.
The same condition Of paralysis
threatens All the trade ana industry Of
Russia unless the strike is speedily set
tied. The inhabitants Of Moscow are al
ready feeling the effects of the strike in
| the increased prices of food and they
are even confronted by famine.
As the demands of the men are pure
| " political it seems impossible to sat
| isfy them ny economic concessions.
Prince Hilkoff. minister of railroads.
YESTERDAY vainly appealed to the Mos
cow strikers. on the basis of his own
experience in England and the United
states, but he spoke to deaf ears. The
men trlk"I OF nothing but thir political
rights. which. OF course, the prince was
powcrless to grant.
The situation is apparently at dead
lock. from which egress can only be-
had by the surrender of one side or.
perhaps, the prOcla nation of martial
law on the railroads.
A flood OF dispatches. yesterday. from
Simbirsk. Saratoff Wanna, P1ltava,
Nishmi Novorgorod. Kharkoff- Smol-
ensk. Kieff. F,lizabetherad. Kazan ana
other railroad centers all over Russia
announced the complete tying up of al
transportation. The last link that
bound Moscow, the commercial center
OF the empire. with the outer world,
was broken, yesterday afternoon, when
the men on the Nichnlai road concting
Moscow with st. Petersburg. went on
strike The engineers shut off steam in
their engines and Prince fIilkoff had
great difficulty III obtaining {: crew for
the special train which brought him 10
St. Petersburg at midnight
st. Petersburg has now only one line
to the frontier and the employees of this
line held Il meeting. late last night. to
decide whether or not they should par
ticipate in the strike movement.
Railroad trains are now running only
in the border regions Of the empire.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
GOV. ODELL TO TESTIFY.
Insurance Investigating Committee
Leaving No Stone Unturned.

New York, oct. 23-The legislative
life insurance committee. it was learn
ed, Sunday night. has decided that eX-
Gov. Odell shall testify before 1t, says
the Tribune.
Paul Morton, president Of the Equit-
able. has decided. so Tribune report
er learned. Sunday. to base a further
reorganization OF the Equitable on the
legislative committees investigation
of the society. This explains why the
Equitable's new management has per
mitted certain criticized officers and
directors Of the old regime to retain
their positions.
At least five Equitable officers or d.
rectors. it was learned. have been told
TO hold themselves i'll readiness tc
testify this week.
The legislative committee is Consid-
ering the question whether in view OF
last weeks testimony regarding thf
Mutual Lies Albany house. it shal
issue subpoenas for all the members O.
the insurance committee of both th'
senate and Assembly for the lesisla
tive. session of 1905. No decision ha:
vet been reached. however.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
WATERVILLE.
ENFORCEMENT DEPUTIES
Interrupt the Wedding Reception of
MIR. and Mrs. Anthony Boldue.

Enforcement Deputies Stackpole and
Towne, armed with warrant from the
municipal judge. made an unsuccessful
search on the premises Of the Exchange
hotel, Monday evening. They entered
the basement and found about 5(
friends Of Pierre Bolduc, the proprietor
assembled at Il wedding supper. held il
honor of his sons. Anthony Bolducs
marriage to Miss Sadie Burgoyne, Mon
day morning.
AS the deputies entered the home
they found a young man carrying a
tray of partly filled glasses. Mr.. Stack
pole asked: What have you got
therc?" Whereupon the young man
dropped the tray ana spilled the con-
tenst Of the glasses.
one Of the friends of the groom, WIa.
BOlduc. enraged at the officers intru-
SIGN, asked him what right he had
there and Il violent alteration enSGed,
Whereupon StaclipOlc attempted TO
place, him. VIM. BOlduc, under arrest,
The city marshal having been in-
formed that there was trouble in that
locality. arrived at this point, and al
visCd the deputies to leave. saying the
matter could be talked over ana settled
lh the morning, Whereupon the deputies
departed and the wedding festivities
continued without further interruption.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
Funeral of Late Mrs. Isaac Sanborn.

III G funeral services over the. remains
of the late Mrs. Isaac Sanborn were
held from TIE home on No. 30 Winter
street. at 10 o'clock, Monday morning
lsrT. T.. G. WhittemOre, pastor of the
church Of which Mrs. Sanborn had long
been Il member, preached the funeral
sermon and WAS assisted by the Rev.
G. ID. Is. Pepper, during whose pastor
ate the deceased Was received into the
church.
Mrs. SanbOrn had hundreds of friends
TO WI ON her loss has come as Il griev-
us hlu". Tokens of their sincerity were
seen by tho number of mourners which
filled the beautiful and spacious home
to overlooking as we'll as by the pro-
fuSaly scattered symbols of affection in
the form of flowers. which We're excep-
tionally beautiful. The neighbors con-
trbuted large punches of roses, filling
tn" house with their peculiar fragrance.
large number Of pinks were contrib
uted BY the Pythian Sisterhood, of
which Mrs Sanborn had been a mem
Der. ma also by the c. +. Society of the
Baptist church. a large green and
white wreath was the present of Mrs
F. II. Smith of ROckland. The MEM
bers of the department of Domestic
Science" Of the Woman's Literary Club
We're represented at the coffin by a
huge bouquet Of pinks and roses as was
also the Literary Club by a similar
token. The Ladies Social Union of the
city gave a handsome display of roses.
Other donors of flowers We're: Mrs.
Osholrn. Miss Smiley, Mr.. l.. Merrill
and daughters. Miss Florence Plaisted,
Mrs. +. w. Allen of Wnslow. Mrs. Ell
vira Gould. Mrs. r. HOdgton. Mrs. Wal
dron. Mrs. Newell. r. l.. Withee. the
Misses NcWhall, Miss Lucia Morrill,
Miss Marion Daggett and the Misses
Morrill, Of Winter street. and r. L.
Withee cf Farmington Me.
The muurners present from out of
town We're, Mrs. Myra Rich of Brooks.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Belfast, Rev. Or
Vile Gurtill, Steep Falls, James Withec
of Kurnford Falls. and r. l.. Withee of
Pennington.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
A HIT.
What She Gained by Trying Again

Wndt one 1aincC ny Trying AGAIN.
4 failure at first makes us esteem
final success.
\ family in Minnesota that now on
JOYS Postum would never have known
how good it is if the mother had been
discouraged by the failure of her first
attempt to prepare it. Her son tells
the story:
1--WE had never used Postum food
coffee till last slring Ga year ago.
when father brought home a package
one evening just to try it. We had
heard from our neighbors. and in fact
every one who used it. how we'll they
liked it, and that besides taking the
plac" of coffee as beverage it fur
nishcd Il most nutritious and healthful
article of food. so we were going to
give il 4 trial.
Gwen. the next morning mother
brewed it about five minutes. just as
She had been in the habit of doing with
the other coffee. preparing it. | fear,
without paying special attention to the
directions printed on the package. 1t
looked weak and didn't have very
promising color. but nevertheless faith
rectancy. 1t certainly did give him a
surprise. but I'm afraid it wasn't q
Very pleasant one. for he put down his
cup with n look of disgust, and said.
Mother are you sure this isn't your
| dish water?'
Mother wasn't discouraged though
and next morning gave it another trial
| letting it stand on the stove till boil
ing began and then letting it boil for
! fifteen or twenty minutes. and this time
we were all so pleased with it that we
| have used it ever since. and though we
have a quantity Of the old coffee in
| the house. fear it will all be spoiled
before we can get it used up.
| Father was a confirmed dyspeptiC
/ and Gun Of coffee is to him like
poison SO he never drinks it any
more. but drinks Postum regularly. He
lsht troubled with dyspepsia any more
and !s actually growing fat. and Tn
sure Postum is the cause Of it. Al
the children are allowed to drink if anC
the% are perfect pictures of health.
Name given by Postum Co.. Rattl
Creek, Mich.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
Coburn Wants More Football.

The Coburn fellows are anxious for
another game of football to be played
before next Saturday. They would
like TO play the Skowhegan High
school team. Wednesday, and COM
mlInications are now passing to that
effect between the two arrangements.
The team seems to be in fine condition
since their lively scraps with the Ban
gor men, as every man was in his suit
at the appointed hour. Monday after
noon. for practice on the football field.
The boys were commenting with
some amusement over the fact that
Hebron has asked that the game
which is scheduled between these two
teams be played a trifle earlier in the
season as Coburn has an exceptionally
strong team while the Hebron men
have hadA very few opportunities for
irving out in real game of football
Her reasons for a change of the date
os they have been officially given, are
that her men cannot keep in the prop
or kind of training between now anc
that time. to meet the emergency
| The roburn management, however
has no idea of giving the strohf
Hebron team any unnecessary adVan-
tage over them. although they woulC
be willing to make any reasonable con
cession.
The next game on Coburn's list is t
be played. Saturday, with NJ. =. l. .
Pittsfield.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24

| st. Petersburg. Oct. 23.-Count Witte,
is nov seems, has definitely come into
| imperial favor and the ShreWdeSt OBJ
servers consider il certain that he Will
,hOrtly Dc in active direction of the
government as premier and head of q
Responsible cabinet. Since his return
from tEr United States. Count Witte
has boldly ranged himself on the side
OF the Liberals ard has not only advo-
Gated COM letr liberty Of speech. Of the
press and OF assembly as Il necessary
cUrollary of the coming GOurna, but has
urged the extension of the powers OF
the douma along the lines demanded by
the reformers as well as broader
franchise 50 rs to admit OF fuller rep
rcsentut;.tion from the ranks Of labor
ana the cultured classes.
The Emperor, 10 whom the count
rsonally outlined his views. displayed
much sympathy with them and it is
learned favored number OF ministers
;,uGErStcd by tine count, including Cen
cral T"c.ofI, assistant minister Of the
interior, WHO ranks ;.G one of the most
broad l-minu,l of His Mujcsty's com
sellers, ANA Who is Understood to he
working tremendously with Count
Witto.
Tie gu, eticn of appointing i cabinet
With r,spo"sih!e premier, to which
faction HI the ministerial ranks has
been offering; stubborn opposition i'll
special conferences. is likely To he de-
cidcd, Wednesday, next.
The newly formulated statute gov
elning the right Of assembly WAS gen
orally recognized as not being broad
enough cvcn before its PRONUNCIATION
ana The SolSky Reform Commission il
moss al work on q more liberal draft.
The L, ception Of tine Countess Witte
by IL" Emperor. today. is considered as
a singular ,Vil+nCc of the En!perOr'S
determination To "unfidr his fortunes IT,
the hands uf Count Wittr. No other
Interpretation ia placed upon it in court
circles. where TIE rCCe'Dtiun IF the |
countess created a tremendous sensa- |
tion. The countess is 4 JcwcsS of ordi |
nary birth and had never before been
resolved at court. When NJ. Witte was
appuiutcd minister in the 90's the iIm-
p.ror WAS reported to have said to him:
'EeMcmhcr, ycu arc not married.
The fixing of his wife'S social status.
which has been one Of Count Whites
ambitions, must rank as one Of the
trilumphs Of his life.
The decrease Of the influence Of the
grand duke. perhaps makes it easier for
His Majesty 70 turn to Count Wtte.
The resignation Of Grand Duke Nladi-
mir. the Emperor's uncle, as COM
nlander- n-chief of the military district
of st. Petersburg. however, has not yet
been accepted. In tending his resigna-
tion. chc grand duke wrote to the En-
poror substantially as follows:
II have served your grandfather,
your father and yourself; but now that
Your Majesty mas disgraced my son
no longe. have the heart to serve you.
The Emperor is said to favor even de-
priving Grand Duke Cyril Of the title
Grand Duke" saying that he should
be known simply as Monsieur
Kumlnon."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24

Favorite Prescription without complete
success, Dr. Pierce would like TO hear from
sueh peTsou-znd it will be to her advant-
age to write as he offers in perfect good
faith, reward Of $500 for any case OF the
sboye Iualadies which he cannot cure.
u wish 10 tell you the beueht We have
received from using your remedies " writes Mrs.
Dan Hall of Brodhead, Green Co., Wis 1.-TWO
wears ago my daughters health began to fail.
Evrrythfug that could be thought OF was done
to help her but it was of no use. When she
began 10 complain she was quite stout; weighed
10 TIE picture Of good health, until about the
age Of fourteen then in six months she was 50
run down her weight was but I7o. She kept
falling and gave up, thinking there was no
use she must die. Friends all said, You will
lose your daughter said I fear shall. I
must say, doctor that only for your Fnvorite
Prescription my daughter would have been in
her grave to-day. When she had taken one:
half bottle the natural function was established
and we bought another one, making only two
bottles in all. and she completely recovered.
Since then she is as we'll as can be-"
Doctor Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of Fl one-cent stamps to pay ex-
pense of mailing only. Address Dr.. R ".
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
RUSSIA'S RAILROAD STRIKE
Shows No Sign CT Let-up, Bus GPreads
on All Sides. d.

st. Petersburg, oct. 23.-The rail
road strike situation shows no signs
Of amelioration. Traffic across the
central belt is paralyzed while sen
oral strike which broke out, Monday
morning. at Kharloff has cut off
communication in another great sec
ton of the empire. kharloff is the
most important railroad center in
southern Russia. The strike affects
among others the line to the Donet2
coal region on which Russia largely
depended for fuel during the crisis in
the oil region and the line to odessa
and Sebastopol. Moscow, is isolated,
etc. as already cabled.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
Woman's Associations Good Work.

The Waterville Woman'S AssOcia-
tion is accomplishing many things
which cause its influence to extend
through the surrounding towns as we'll
as within the city limits. Besides fur
nishing a cosy retreat during the leis-
ure of the days ana evenings for the
young women employed in the city. il
mas everything i'll the way Of desire
able facilities for their comfort and
enjoyment. Not the least among these,
is an admirable collection of books
and current literature Although it is
not generally understood fact, these
hooks are periodically scattered
throughout the surrounding parts Of
tie state where reading matter cannot
easily be obtained and that, too, abso-
lutely free of cost to the reader. There
are. at present, three circulating Ii
braries. containing so volumes each,
which are kept constantly available
for this purpose. Monday afternoon.
Miss Frances Dunbar. the secretary.
was engaged in packing one of these
lots of books for the dweliers in the
township of Sidney. The towns OF
North Fairfield and Palermo are soon
to reap the benefit of this plan and
even another travelling library is un-
der consideration. The Literary Club
CT this city bears the expense incurred
in transportation and delivery and the
women employed at the association
rooms give their attention which is
necessary to keep the books in circu-
lation and in repair. free Of cost.
The library consists Of about 5000
volumes, well bound and of the right
proportion of history. fiction, science
and books of travel to supply the
needs of the readers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Pin Boy i'll Portland Dies from Effect
eff Blow or Head.

Portland, Me, Oct. 23.-James Shaw,
10 years Of age son Of James L. Shaw,
lied today. frcm the effects Of pccu-
liar accident. While setting up pins in
Il LEGAL iowlinG alley, Saturday night,
tie BOY was struck in the head by a
ball. He was not thought TO he very
seriously hurt. but an examination
after he lassed away. today, showed
that his skull was fractured.
The shah Of Persia has placed an
other order for six high-class auto
mobiles in Paris. The value of this or
der is said to be S2S,S01.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
Funeral Of Late John W. Greeley.

The funeral services Of the late John
". Greeley were held from the house,
Saturday, at T. o'clock. Rev. F.. A..
Saunders of the Free Baptist church
ofijCiated, and was assisted by Rev. J..
y. LaDham Of the Methodist church.
The burial was at the Belgrade ceme-
terry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-24
Men at Simbirsk Stop Work.

Simbirsk. Russia. oct. 23.-The rail
road men here stopped work. Monday.
The service is disorganiZed. The otfi-
cials managed to dispatch one train
but its arrival at its destination was
not guaranteed