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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
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TWO DROWNING ACCIDENTS
Occur in Vicinity Of Boston Sunday
One Lad Of Eighteen.

Boston. Feb. Two drownings through
the ice in the. harbor were, reported. To-
day, by the police. The body OF one Of
the victims. Andrew Wilson of St John.
\. b., fireman on the steamer St Croix.
was found late this afternoon wedged IN
the ice just back of Hodges Iron Works,
East Boston.
The ice surrounding the place where ne
was found was broken as though he had
repeatedly struggled to Chamber upon the
surface while ,a his iseers.sd aandE apti
desperate struggle for life 1t is thought
that he fell through. whils crossing the
ice to reach a nearby steamer
The other supposed victim was an I'M
known boy |. years of age. who is said To
have drowned in Cow. Pasture bay, Dor
chester. l
Two boys notified the engineer Of the
pumping station nearby that while three
Of them were crossing the ice it suddenly
broke and their companion fell into the
water. The engineer hurried to the place
and the boys pointed out the hole through
which their companion had fallen.
They then disappeared and the engineer
without ascertainng the names OF any OF
them notified the police, who searched I'M
successfully fer the body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
HARD HIT.
Ice in Gloucester Causes a Big Loss
to Fisherman.

Gloucester. Feb. 5.-The seriousness Of
the ice situation in the halho has been
intensified Ice has made steadily al day.
and the ice line has pushed out as far as
Ten Pound island
Traffic i'm the inner harhor IS virtually
suspended. fleet of towhoats. impressed
into the service as ice-hreakerS. IS "Hgag
ed in keeping channel clear through
which vessels may pass.
The owners of fishing vessels Of ali
classes have become alarmed over he Si'-
uatiCn. No: caring to have their vessels
frozen in for the winter they have h"cn
busy getting them lowed to the outer
harhOr. outside the ice line for safety
Saturday night a rare SiSht is witnessed
there, as fishing vessels seldom anchor in
that loi llilY. The harbor lights Of - If
these craft twinkle ont brightly in the
frosty night air. They comprise fishing
craft of all kinds
The ice in the harhor averages six
inches.
the owners Of the vessels on the marine
railways for repairs made haste to have
as soon as possible. They have in mind
the experience of 1874 when the harbOr
was frozen over and tn ema Chincry of
the ways blocked. so that vessels wera
on the slip three months before they could
he released.
This condition of things will seriously
Inconvenience the fishing fleet and cause.
much financial loss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
MAINE COAST ICE BOUND.
Almost Complete Biockade-Worst
Con.aton of the Winter.

Portland. Ne, Feb. 5.-Fishermen
who arrived in the harbor reported,
Saturday, that the Maine coast as far
east as Mt. Desert island is completely
ico-hound, with only an occasional pas
sageway available only for steamers.
All the principal thoroughfares. includ-
ing Fox island, Deer Isle and Mer-
chants row, are closed. Conditions be-
You'd Mt. Desert are slightly better
The ice situation in the harbor, sat
urtay. was the worst of the winter. Ev-
erything was frozen up at an early
hour, the upper harbor being covered
to Il depth of several inches, and UP to
o'clock it was almost impossible for
a vessel to move about. After that hour
all Of the steamers and tugs were run
ming but ii was an impossibility for
a sailing vessel to move The majority
of the docks were frozen to q depth of
six inches. At 8 o'clock Friday night,
there was practically no ice in the har-
Dor.
The worst sufferers are the fishing
fleet. nearly all vessels being frozen in
before they could get away. The bay
steamer Audocisco, was obliged to
break through ice for nearly the entire
trip. and those on board reported the
conditions down the bay as worse than
at this time, last year.
The ice condition is likely to be seri-
Gus if the wind comes from the north
and ii continues cold as expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
MRS. SARGENT TELLS STORY
Of How Husband Killed Himself
Grand Jury Reports Tomorrow.

Boston, Feb. 5.-Annie Cargent, who
WAS arrested, Friday night, on charge
of murder in shooting her husband.
George r. Sargent at 81 Appleton
street, was taken to police headquar-
ters, Saturday morning. to be photo
graphed and measured for the rogues
gallery.
Mrs. Sargent was identified at head
Quarters by Acting Inspector Levi w
Hurr as Il woman he arrested in the
South End. Aug. 5. 1902. for the Ded-
ham police, who wanted her on a
which she was employed as servant
Mrs. Sargent ut that time gave the
name Of Annie Brown. and she was Al
so known as Annie Ahearn. Mrs. Sar-
gent got 20 days in the Dedham Jail for
the offence for which Burr arrested her
Mrs. Sargent showed no concern while
being photographed and measured
She still held to ner story that her
husband shot himself and that she af-
terward reloaded the revolver.
Mrs. Sargent was later arraigned il
the second session of the municipal
court before Judge Wentworth, and
waived examination. She was held foi
the February term of the grand jury
which comes in. tomorrow.
The autopsy made on Sargent's body
ny nr. Stedman showed that five bull.
lets tool. effect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR
And President Roosevelt Have Con-
ference at the White House.

Washington. Feb. Sir Mortimer
Durtnd. the British ambassador. was
at the White House. tonight. and was
in conference with President Roosevelt
for almost an hour. With him also
were Mr.. Spring-Ric formerly at
tache to the British embassy at Wash
inston, but now the first secretary of
the British embassy al St. Petersburg.
Mr.. Spring Rice is a personal friend of
the President. whom he has known for
sometime. The presence of AmbaSsa-
dor Durand at the White House on a
Sunday nisht-quite an unusual thing
for him. i'll company with Mr.. SPRING
Hice. who is in the United States on n
brief vacation and fresh from st. Pc
terSburg, gave rise to the SurmiSe that
the cessation of the war between Rus
sian and Japan might be under consid-
Grafton. The ambassador declared
W hen leaving that there was nothing
of interest talked about and that he
had nothing to say. When pressed for
an answer as to whether the question
of peace between the warning powers
had been talked about he replied very
lac0nically: mo peace proposals; no
nothing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
STEAMERS HELD UP
Conditions Severe In and Around New
York Harhor.

New York, Feb. 5.-COntnued cold, Fri
dag and saturday morning. hardened the
ice barriers around New \ orh and in Long
Island soInd until thu grasp al the. from
waters MAS more difficult to break tina"
ever.
Tie incoming fleet Of the New England
were caught in The pack of Whitestone,
at the eastern entrance to the sound.
which also included the JOY liner old Do
mniun. from Boston, winch had been
nirped on Thursday night about 2o0 pas
scl,2crs were held prisoners.
The Pilgrim, from t'all River, ana TWO
other of the big boats succeeded in fore
ing their way through at about o'clock,
! and proceeded to this, city.
Others of the boats blocked were the
! Boston from Fal! River; City OF ~ ock
ton. from New Bedford; Maine. from
onGon, Richard Peck. from New Haven:
| Allan JOY, from Bridgeport: Nashua. from
| New London, and the StaTin liner t.faS-
| tIs Corning. from New Haven. tn" Nash
uI, City OF BrOckton ana the Boston are
| freight boats.
Tile on dominion held OFF Whi:estonn
| finally, saturday. ana steamed Tor her per
| near the foot of Market street East rI"cr.
| The captain of the Pilgrim sent to Supt-
| NiClierSOn a wireless message reading:
| .Fi.-htfmg the ica between TaTng"s seek
ana Whitc4tnnr, l.. I. Icr very thick. VIII
let YOU know il ! need asSiNtancr
]
woIse than ON Friday the ice becoming
| thicker. he, Vi,r and more d"sprra,iins.
| while big hOyS swept down III" narrow
! channel seward carrying before them
/ larg. craft that anchors ana cables could
not hold fast against the masses OF
sweeping ice.
| The r.arrows were fun of immense cakes
hiding from view TIL, water frCIl staten
| island to the Rr"okiyn size. Tie bay on
| the Jersey side below Lib Try island was a
| skating rink OF tremendous Iitn.
| Danish
son from Cardena$. anchored off Liberty
! island, Friday. Early Saturday morning.
! ~ big ice hurrNing GoWn the lay took
charge of the G@lia. rushing h'r until
the anchor chain parted. Another anchor
the steamer went wildly down the hLrnor.
surrounded by iCH.
At quarantine The nowcrloSs steamer
WAS nearly dashed INTO the British steam.
or lndrani, from the east. Th"re wa only
n few e between them when the Gallit
| was hustled by.
In the narrows the chop that was run
ming Snla shed The ice fett-rS. and She was
again free to obey her ruddcr ana let 90
the spare anchor. which held
British steamer Bush. from Para. dra eg"u
her anchor and almost fnulsd the !n'ltani.
| Hearing OF the condition of tho Gallia
the Dalzell Towing co. sent tugs to her
tugs were not able to bulge tn Gailia.
| Finally she got IN steam enough to work
her way back through the then opened
channel to the upper bay.
| The steamer Wildcraft. anchored north
ward OF Staten island. became a captive
Of the pack. and was carried ashore on
Oyster island south of I.ihtrt
| The steamer India wad. from Yokohama
also parted her anchor chain at qu1rau
tine, and went adrift with the loose ice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
A TRAGEDY
Louise Adams Shot and
Killed in N. Y. Hotel.
Emil BeIIinger, a Janitor, Fires
Revolver Without Warning.
Makes Little Explanation of the Affair
Probably Fit Of Insane Jealousy.

New York, Feb. 5.-A handsome
young woman. variously described as
Louise Schroeder and Louisa Adams,
was shot and instantly killed. today,
by Emil Bellinger. a janitOr, who was
arrested after being seriously injured i'll
an attempt to escape.
The shooting took place in the din
ing room of a hotel at Third avenue
and 18th street, where the woman and
two men had been during the night.
Belhnger. who had been sitting in an
other part of the room watching the
trio for some hours. suddenly advanced
to the table at which they sat and
drawing a revolver. fired twice. shoot
Ing the woman through the neck and
through the heart. AS she fell Bellin-
ger threw away the pistol and started
10 run. lie was attacked by the
W0man's companion and in the strug
gle that enSued was thrown down stairs
and severely injured. When removed
to the hospital two more revolvers were
found on him.
Hellinger would offer no explanation
of the tragedy except to say that he
had shot the woman because she had
ruined his life. The police learned that
Rellinger'S wife left him two years ago
on account of his alleged attentions to
the woman who was killed. today.
The body of the murdered woman was
identified, tonight. as that of Mrs.
Louise Schroeder, whose husband lives
in Astoria l.. |.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
UNKNOWN SCHOONER CAUGHT
Four Master Caught at Cape Page
The Ice Fields.

Cottage City, Feb. 5,-W"rd has been
received here that m unknown four
llastcd schooner, whirl started over
the shoals, Saturday, was caught fast
in the ice below cape ragc.
The cold wave that struck tho island
Thursday still continues. the thermom-
ter registering the loves OF the winter
this n'orning, brirg , abovc zero. Vino
ward sound is one mass Of ice. and IS
closed to all sailing craft, il being i'm
possible for Them to break through it..
steamer J'nclten3, which tied up heTA
last night. left her pirr al hour lata
this rornin%, after n continued battle
v-ith the ice. 10 try ana reach New Bed
ford. but was Obliged 10 give it up. Thu
steamer landed all of the island mail
and passengers here. toni%ht. this be-
ing the only open port On the island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
ICE FLCE FLOWS.
Wind Works Scituate Rarbor Free in
Short Time.

S"ituatp. Feb. 5.-There is a decided
Arctic region appearance about Scitu-
ate-hythe-St'l Just now. and the army
nj summer visitors who sCiourn i'm this
vicinity during the heated term to en-
Jay the cooling h,eezrIs. which roll in
rom the ocean. would hardly recognize
'h'ir summer stamping ground at
present.
There is iC" everywhere and lots of
H. The harhor, which has not been
lrnZrh over in several years is covered
with ice from the village wharves to
ire hreakwatrr ut the entrance to the
harbor. and saturday forenoon, il ex-
Whdrd har outside the harbOr'S mouth
r'" the ocean. and along the coast.
rom MinutS light on the north to Brant
'"k on the SoIth. could be seen long
Ntl" Of ice reaching from the beach out
tolStanc, of 4 mile or more on the wa
t'fS Of tine bay.
During the night. when the harhor
Fed over. the tenperat,lre stood zero.
WIN hardly breath of air stirring.
and the ice blanket. which formed
"'r"SS from the village to the Sand
'''S beach and to the first cliff, froze
",uh hardly ripple on its surface.
rurther IN the harbor, even up to
the second cliff road. the meadows
covered with heavy drift ice. left
we aurinG the late storm. when tn
.INr mart Of Tho harbor and the mea-
<"S' With the roads near tn water
We're covered deep with sen wa
"aNing Il rough mass of heavy ice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
Asthma and Hay Fever Cured.

The truly marvellous cures Of Asthma
which are being effected by DR.. Schiff.
manns Asthma Cure certainly call fol
notice.
Rev. g. L. Taylor, Of Washburn, Ill.,,
says: Some years ago my wife used
several packages of your Asthma Cure
which resulted in permanent cure"
been sufferer from Hay Fever for over
70 years. and i. seemed harder every year.
Inc hrst night l used your Asthma Cure
was greatly relieved. 1t cured my cough
alter using a few times. l shall recon-
mend 1t to all sufferers Of Hay Fever. :"
MIS-; Martha Simerson, Laingsburg, Mich.
500 by all druggists at Soc and 81 90
Send &c stamp to Dr. r. Schiffmann. Box
ss5: st. Paul. MINI, for a free triaj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
Liberty Candidate for Presidency in
1896 Dies in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Cal. F.b. 5.-Rev. c. e.
Bently Of Lincoln. Ncb.. candidate OF
the Liberty party for president Of tn,
United states i'll 1896 died here, last
night. under mysterious circumstances,
which the polio" are Investigating
Key. Rently. according to a story told
ny Mrs. Douglass. proprietor of the
lodging house where he died. applied
for room about s O'Clock. Saturday
night. He was accompanied by styl-
iShly dressed woman who wore d thick
veil Mrs. Douglass showed them to a
room, and while she was leaning on the
light Bently dropped to the floor I'M
conscious. tn" woman who accompan-
led him to the house He'd suddenly. Mr.
douglass then Went to seek assistance.
hut. on returning ii few moments later.
found young man named Haines. Il
LOGGER holding Eently'S nead. He left.
SAYING he was going for a doctor. but
has not been seen since. Mrs. Douglass
finally summoned the police. but Bent
~ was dead when sna returned.
His boGy was removed to the morgua
and was not Identified until today.
When search of mis- clothing was made
ii was found that his gold watch was
missing and that his pockets containing
Only S1.03. An autopsy was held, today,
and it was found tha+ Death was due
to heart disease. The police are search
ing for the yelled woman who accom-
panied Bently, and Will they do not
believe She is responsible for his death.
th"y desire TO learn her identity.
Rev. Btntly who NaS CT wears old
arrived in Los Angeles with his Wife.
last Friday. and took apartments at
900 Oliver street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
KAISER OPENS THE SHOW
With Prince Henry He Spends Two
Hours at the Auto Show.

Berlin. Feb. emperor William opened
the international automobile exposition
here. Saturday which in professional
opinion is far better than the expositions
of the last three wears. His Ma jesty with
Prince Henry of Prussia and seven other
attendant princes and the Duke OF Rati-
hor. president of the Automobile Club,
spent nearly two hours in examining the
exhibits. The Emperor had three OF his
own machines on exhibition
The public, saturday for the first time
saw the uniform Of the newly organized
volunteer corps of automobile owners, n
fresh addition to the German army. They
We're in olive green uniforms The en-
rolled autnmohilists and their machines
are liable to be called out for war duty.
They will be drilled for a shore period
each year.
Observers from Paris said that while
the exposition was not equal to that OF
Paris it was excellent. and that the Ger
with Great Britain and the United States
for second place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
HAVE MARROW ESCAPE
70 Men Rescued in Harbor of Refuge
With Difficulty.

Loves. nnl.. Fob. ;. Thirty men nar-
roalv escaped drowning. today in tn"
ire r,1iDrs Of he Hirlnr of Refuge 1T
me I,Dia.varr -Treakr'atcr. and after
Ieinc rescued with the greatest difficult
IL. with help Of tugs. We're forced 10
make their way to shore af"ot over the
heavy il" Hoes with Which tn" Della
,rarr river and bay is blocked. The m"a
Who's. lives WrrA imperilled We're Cap
,ajn jacobs ana his crew Of - men, Of
the Philadelphia ,i'y Ice Boat mum Z
her 3 which made its way down the
river from Philadelphia i'm an effort to
make 4 channel for VeSs, Is iCe-bound
AZ the hreakWater.
The icr-buat had be- ONE w2d@cd in
the .raSs ~ ice between the harbor d
refuge and the breakwate". The craft
was ut the mercy of the ice and was
carried hih"r and thitl:cr by the mo
lion If tie pack. While drifting IN this
manner the I'LL, boat struck the Sunken
barge Santiago ana 4 large hole was
stove in her huil. Immediately the boat
hegir To till with water and the crew
rallied at once that there was no
thanr" Of "a ing her. captain Jacobs
signals uf distress W"ra answered by
the Tugs Tclsnr and Boxer. The tugs
cyper"n, ed MI n difficulty in reaching
the rapidly sinking icehoat. They sue
ceed.d. however. in drawing near
crough 10 throw line and one by one
the crew We're hauled aboard the res
cling tugs III ice Jam prevented the
IF he
lee boat. stiff from exposure and nearly
exhausted. managed 10 complete per
ilous Journey afcut across The ice fields
10 sho.e.
The zee boat sank soon after the crew
was taken off
Navigation Is almost at StandSti.
on til" Delaware because of the ic'
which is iamninG tho stream from
Trenton. y. J.. to the Ereakwater and
extends nearly ten miles out to sea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06
WORkMEN CLAIMS
Men Entertained by Car Were Rep
resentarives of the Manufacturers.

st. Petersburg. Feb. cess A NJ
The workmen to the number of 1000 in the
car shops have drawn up a manifesto dis
claiming the delegates who We're put for
ward as representing them in the deputa
ton which visited Emperor Nicholas at
Tsarkoe-Seloe on Wednesday, Feb. /. They
assert that these men were selected by the
employers and were not representatives
of the workmen. The employees of one
or two other factories may follow suit,
but the workmen in general are inclined
to stand by the deputation.
There were a few slight collisions be
tween bessener workmen and the police
guarding the factory, yesterday. Poland.
however. continues to be the storm cen
ter of the disturbances. Though the strike
has ceased in some establishments it has
assumed more important phase by its
extension to the great coal mines and 81
gar factories. and three more govern
mentS have been placed under martial
law. Police and CosSackS have had to
break up number Of demonstrations and
quell disorders, but as yet there has been
no repetition of rioting on the scale OF
the first collisions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-06

encased and her paddles We're clocced
vice ice.
The powder works and junction fac
'piy az me tofpedo station have heen
II g extreme cold "
owing to the quantities OF heavy ice in
tne HIrbor the gunboat Hist is now en-
pioSeG 10 Gerry passengers between The
torpedo station and Long wharf. as the
terry launches are not strong enough to
DUCK against the solid ice foes
Al 80 tonight. the hart or was complete
~ closed up and both the eastern ara
western passages of Narragansett hay
We're blocked by ice. At sunset fhra,.
; -; SIN pafsts ana three schooners were
IMPRISONED IN the harbor and the nam
pfrS OF the crews We're able 10 walk an
the ice from their vessels to thu ciTv
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NEW ENGLAND
In Grasp Of Worst Ice
Embargo in Years.
leland of Nantucket Cut Off
from the World.
orzz,rds Bay Frozen From Elizabeth
Islands to New Bedford.

roston Feb. 1.-THE New England
80, south Of Cape Cod was. tonight,
YIN, in The grasp of one of the worst
y, ap,bargos known in recent years.
r,.,,ii.. :, I:oston harbor the only incnn
..,,;.r,.. VAS caused by floating ice.
-,,.,,h If the cape conditions were far
,,,r.r,.rt Nantucket sound being al
.,., comulrtely closed over, WhiIe
,..n.vard sound was filled with ice.
rho island Of Nantucket is cut off
-, ,ae outside world and until thu
o,,,,argo is lifted there is little prooa-
,.,;.,. III tho steamer being able to pr'-
,a.d 10 Woods Hole. At Vineyard
,,,,eu tho harbor was frozen over ANA
ne. fields of ice extend for miles out
;rto Vineyard sound.
rr1zurd's BAY is frozen over, prarti-
,,tIv All the way from the Elizabeth
,,,,,io n \ew Bedford. Cox eminent
r,btship 40. &C. in attempting to pro-
,,.d frnn New Bedford to her station
~, \.,,,,Icket SnoIls. was canght in tht
10 Of Nishaum point at the western
..t,.,f,c,. IL BuZZard'S BAY. where IT WitS
,.c.ss;,rv to drop anchor and remain
,or the night Tomorrow morning al
,,,loi,t the captain of the lightshiI
m make another attempt to reach his
station.
Xarragansctt bay is full of ice and
=, Xc,ylort the harbor is frozen over
and shining is at a stand still. The
,...,I harbor launches and ferries were
,.,Iiot.d 10 cease operations and oMly
ia. l,rfee steam vessels could move.
m. ,Liv is cold, but the teinperat"r'
ros risen considerably since morning
although it is still too low To Whfrai'
HANGS of an Immediate thaw.