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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
Fierce onfagration in Michigan Forests
Causes Fearful Havoc.
Hundreds Of Square Miles Burned and Whole Coun-
ties Wiped Out Property Loss Enormous.

| milwaukee,. Wis. May pa special
despatch to the milwaukee, Sentinel
from lIsvanaba, Mich, says:
| -Four known dead. score or more
persons missing. hundreds of families
homeless. several million dollars worth
of property burned. four towns wiped
out and d dozen more partly burned
five counties partly devastated and 100
square miles OF territory fre-SWept.
This is the result in the northern Mich
| igan peninsula of the forest fire that
ragged Friday and Saturday night until
| it spent itself today.
General Superintendent w. +. Wells
of the Escanaba and Lake Superior
road, along which the greatest loss oc-
| CURED, returned Saturday night from
| a trip of inspection over the fire stricken
area and said that the fires had gone
| down. For the time being the danger
| is over unless a new gale arises to fan
| the embers into flames
The following summary tells the
story. The dead:
Peter Lafond, Il cook. smothered in A
| lumber camp near katos.
| Three children dead at QuinncsSeo
| Mich, separate ted from parents while the
village was burning ana perished
scores Of homestcaders and woods
m.n ave missing ana some may hav"
persisted inthe flames.
Territory devastated:
Five COMMITTEES, Marquette. Menomnee.
Delta. Algtr and Dickinson.
Towns Observation-Disclosures Mich, 800
inhabitants; few houses ESCAPED.
Quinnessco. $50 population; wiped
| out.
Niagara, Wis. 300 populations: All
| burned.
Towns damaged Northland. Corn
ell. Antonio Spring Valley. Kingsley.
W""dlnwn. Foster City. S:la ana Met
| roroiitan.
III day long refugees and trainmen
have been coming i'll telling tales of
suffering as we'll as hcroism and brave
deeds that We're enacted while the fire
was at its height. The burned area rx-
tends from q point 10 miles, ont of IIs-
ciniha to Talbot on the south 10 Clam
ming ana Quinnchcc on the west. to
Sands On the north ana back to near
EScanaba
In this region 4 thousand small fires
have been Smouldering for weeks.
NIthlnS was thought Of these fires be-
cause they Wer" not dangerous, hut on
~ needed wind. which came Friday.
to fan them into a sheet Of flame. To-
wards noon the wind began To blow
from the west. 80 miles an hour. Ev
O'Clock the velocity was 40 miles and hy
4 o'clock the small fires seemed to have
united into a large one that extended
over oO-mileS' stretch and swept
along with fury.
throughout the affected territory
hundreds of Woodsmen were put to
work to save property. IT was only by
div9Eing the path of the fire that some
towns were saved. Hundreds of small
and prosperous farms were burned
over. driving the occupants to the near
est towns for shelter Cattle and stock
houses and barns ana their contents
We're left for the flames Farmers load
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

Cd wagons hurriedly with personal ef-
fects and ran before the flames.
In some instances families became sep
aratcd, causing much anxiety to relatives
who have reached towns.
There was little that human effort
could do to check the flames. The heat
was intense and the smoke sitting The
wind from the west and north blew the
smoke into Escanaba. At O'Clock Friday
afternoon EScanaba seemed in darkness
A heavy veil Of smoke overhImg the en-
tire surrounding country. Everything
was Of q greinish nue.. The sitting smoke
drove women ana children into Il panic
Gradually the wind died down during
last night and this morning the flames
began to lose their fury. The fires still
shoulder and while they are not spread
ing, it will only need a fresh wind to
start them again. As far as the eye can
see, there is smoke. Talbot fought hard
to ward off the flames but failed. A
score of houses and an entire logging
train were burned. The people then rush
cd down the railroad tracks to Daggctt,
but the flames kept pace with the refu-
gees. DagGett had sem a fire engine to
Talbot, but this was burned Daggett
was saved by the shifting Of the wind
.luinneSsao is still isolatcd. hnt the
trainmen say the town is burned
y number of small fire; are buflrning
between Powers and Quinnesscu and to
III" south of those places.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

S1ic ii was in January. 1901. sometime
between Jan. : ANA Jan. Is. He said
III" story Mrs. Brown Of bingham tells
about him wanting to saw wood for
her in return for his supper was an
true. With $123 in my pocket" said
Jerry. "wculd be looking for a chance
to saw wood for a 25-cent feed?"
To the Kennehec Journal cores
pendent Sheriff Smith yesterday morn
ing in the Jail made statement on
crninS the matter which he had never
before TOLD. He said when Hatfield first
arrived in SkOwhegan he wanted him
to go to Bingham and on some pre-
tence get Hayes on board a train so
that ne. Hatfield, could slip him into
Boston. This Sheriff Smith refused to
do. although told by Hatfield there
would be big money in it for him. Hat
field then wanted Smith to swear out
the warrant. which the sheriff also re-
fused to do. The warrant was then
sworn out by the reporter.
Hatfield paid all the expenses of the
trip up to SO, when he went broke He
then borrowed $50 from Sheriff Smith
and went away without paying TIE
loan. Sheriff Smith. however, is conf
Dent that he will get his money. A Bos-
ton newspaper man stated yesterday
morning that Hatfield at one time
went under the name of DOnohue and
that he was connected with the New
York Journal.
In speaking Of his treatment by the
sheriff. HAYES said yesterday morning
that Sheriff Smith had used him like
a brother ana he bore him no i'll feel
ing. He intends to so back to his old
job on the Somerset extension Monday
As 10 his former landlady. Mrs. Brown,
Hayes says he could tell some interest
ing stories about her if he saw fit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
FIRE PRACTICALLY OUT.
Thousands of People Homeless and
Many Of Them Are Destitute.

milwaukee,. Wis. May pa cores
r"nd"It Of the Sentinel. who today
mad" tour Of the district in The IN
per peninsula Of Michigan covered bv
the forest fires. in a special train. the
first train to go through the district
sine" the catastrophe. telegraphing to
mis- paper. says that the fire appears to
b" practically out i'm all of the districts
TIL" fire ragged for a distance of g.
miles along the line of the EScanaba
and Lake Hyperion Railroad ana for 20
miles beyond Charming. the western
terminus Of the road. Ii seems certain
now that 1000 persons are homeless in
HAT district ana that 1000 are destitute
Al QuinncZc.
Til" QuinncXc fire. however. was of
different origin from the EScanaba fire,
having started in Il field where men
We're pulling stumps and burning de-
bri2. This fire spread into the city.
wiped out all the buildings except three
residences and the paper mills. Then
the ire spread into the timber and
running north for 40 miles. finally
joined the flames sweeping east on Es-
canada.
II vas also learned today that Wood
lawn and Kingsley. on the Escanaba
and Lake Superior line We're destroyed
and Perkins on the Northwestern.
Dozens of towns were saved only by
the most desperate fights. Northland.
town of GOO inhabitants was three
times threatened. The fire was checked
each time at a distance of only 10 yards
from the houses on the outskirts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
FIRE AT ISLAND FALLS.
hattavamkeag Lumber Cos. Plant
Wiped Out os5 $40, 600, Mo Insurance.

island Fails. Me. May Gothic large
mills of the Mattawamkeag Lumber
co. and a quantity of manufactured
lumber We're destroyed by fire late Fri
day night. The loss is estimated by
the company at $4,000 and there is no
insurance. 1t is uncertain whether the
plant viii BE- rebuilt.
4 number Of buildings were cndan-
Eer"i ~ flames ana cind"rS blown in
their direction. including the three
story wooden Exchange hotel. The
stable connected with the hotel was
within 200 feet nf the mill The office
and two or three small buildings in
the plant caught fire repeatedly but
We're saved by a brigade of volunteers
who passed buckets of water.
The engine of a freight train. which
was stopped for the purpose. pulled a
dozen ears loaded with lumber from
the mill yard to a place Of safety. saw
ing all but two loads.
The mill yard covers 10 acres. over
which many thousand feet of manu-
featured lumber was stacked. This
was saved by strenuous work, the lum-
Der burned being that recently turned
ont and piled near the mills and along
the half dozen side tracks.
IN" mills cut, on an average. $4,000
feet day of long lumber. in addition
IL large amount of short material,
ANA employed - men. The mills were
built II years ago. and the owners We're
charles \. Milliken of Augusta. Simeon
L. Dean. Hallowell and Carl f.. MILL
ken, island Falls
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
WeI-known Men Shoot
Themselves at Portland.
One Death Due to Dependency,
Other Ascribed TO 0vefWork.
Frank [. Howe Takes Life al Public Bath,
Antonio Doricos on The Street.

Portland, Me-, May 20.-TwO we'll
known men committed suicide here Sat
urday and Coroner Howard F. Hall is
Of the opinion that one was due to de-
spondency and the other to overwork.
The first suicide was that of Frank
l.. Howe, a former member of the city
government. He went to the public
baths known as Boothby bath No. l,
and Mr. Connolly, the assistant janitor.
assigned him Il compartment. Clifford
S. Hamilton, who was in the next
compartment, did not hear the report
of the revolver. presumably because of
the noise of the running water.
Howe made preparations for the deed.
During the morning he wrote several
letters and then went to the baths. He
undressed and held a hand mirror be-
fore his face as he fired the fatal shot
into his head He had been in failing
health for some time and was despond-
ent. At one time he was in good cir
cumstances, and managed successfully
several large shoe stores. Last winter
he worked in a restaurant. He was a
native of Newton, Mass. A widow
survives.
Hardly had the news of HOW"'S death
become generally known before Anton
IT, DoIticOS. teacher Of French in the
High school. and one Of the best French
scholars in the State. committed suiCi lie
on Middle street by shooting himself in
tE2 head. He had been busy during
the morning and had CALEB 1t 4 .iG:n-
Der Of places in the vicinity Of the
Eouthby baths when Howe'S body was
discovered. He walked W Exchange
street to Middle street and bought a g.
Calibcr revolver at Il gun store and
walked up Middle street. talking for a
few moments with Clifford Stevens. an
eli iris nj. II. ID. Han of Windham and
I,avid ]. Davidson, n newSboy, saw him
stop, hesitate ana draw the revolver
from his pocket point it 1T his head
ana FIRE, after which he fell to the side
walk. dead. The bullet passed through
hi" head. crossed the street ana just
missed II man Standing near the nHire:
of the American Express Go.
NJ. DorticoS was very happy in his
domestic relations, popular with the
school officials ard with the pupils of
tn" High school. the father of three
SONS. all well situated. and with every
thing to live fol. His act is ascribed to
ll"nIA! troubles caused by uvrrwork.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
Pope Plus Is Daily Improving.

Rome. May 20.-Dr. Lapponi visited
Pope Plus three times today. The
temperature of His Holiness during the
day was somewhat over 40 degrees, but
tonight he had no fever. I'll" pains
incident To the attack have somewhat
diminished and movement Of the limb
- easier. The patient wished 10 rise
this afternoon but Dr. I.apponi advis ii
him not to do 50 and His Holiness
acquiesced. DIR. LappoEi considers his
patient to be progressing satisfactorily
and hopes the attack soon will be over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
IN THE HOUSE
Anti graft Bill, Dealing With Cotton
and Other Leaks" Is Defeated.

Washington. May 20.-By vote Of
lO' to &c. the House Saturday refused
10 pass the anti-graft bill. so called,
dealing with cotton leaks and other
matters of a confidential nature which
should they become publicly known.
might nave tendency to affect mar
kets. because the conferees had recon-
mended that members of Congress be
included within the scope Of the bill.
me opposition was led by Mccall OF
massachusetts. assisted by Crum-
packer, Ind Grosvenor Ohio ana
Gardner, Mass, while the friends OF
me measure were represented by
hurieson, Texas. and Jenkins, Wis.
The conferees of both Senate and
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
John c. LevensaIer of Thomaston.

Thomaston, May 20.-John c. Leven-
saler, judge of the probate court fol
Knox county for several years and
formerly for almost 80 years cashier OF
Georges National Bank. died Saturda y
at the age Of Il years. He also had
served nearly half century as town
auditor. He was a member of Clare
mont Commandery. knights Templar
and Mason of the SD degree. 4
widow and one daughter. Miss Eliza
beth LevenSaler. survive him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
A GOOD HAUL.
Enforcement Deputies Hide Under
Platform and Get IS Gallons.

Portland, Me, May 20.-At A NJ. Sat
rndav Deputies Upton and Emery of the
STAFF OF Sheriff Pcnncll went to Scarboro
and remained IN il noon under the station
platform, watching for Peter +. Melon
nell. an alleged operator.
The deputies had been watching the sta
ton for days and found that th,. l;unor
was left about 1880 at night ana removed
by Mcdonnell in a buggy. He drove a
speedy horse ard they had no hope Of
overtakinG him.
At noon he appeared and explained that
| he was n little late because he feared
the liquor deputies might be ont and he
wanted to avoid them. He was ested
and p gallons of liquor was seized. Dep
uty Upton brought him here. and he gave
| hail for his appearance before Judge Hill
Monday.
| The deputies found tags showing that
at least 1900 gallons of liquor had beene
received there and taken away. They
believe that they have discovered one Of
the ways by which liquor has for some
| time beer struggled into Portland
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
Mrs. Mary 3. Crosby of Dexter,

Dexter. Me. May 20.-Mrs. Mary b.
Crosby. widow Of the late Hon. Josiah
Crosby. died Friday afternoon at the
home of her son. J. w. Crosby. on
lions hill, after a short illness. from
heart disease. Her age was - years
She was an active member of the Con-
sregational church and had taken a
prominent part in the work OF that
church for the past go years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

pi!lagcd and burned have risen in a
body and attacked the Mussulmans,
driving them from the villages ana ut
terly routing them. The Turks lost Il
killed and % wounded. The losses Of
the Christians We're trihing. Shooting
in the villages continues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
FAIR AND WARMER.

Washington. May 2O-Furecast for
New England: Fair and somewhat
warmer Monday and Tuesday; light
variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

The battleship Georgia passed White
Head about $50 p. NJ. Saturday. and
arrived at Rockland half an hour later.
The standardization test over the Owls
Head course will take place Wednes-
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
Boston Forecast.

Boston, May Forecast for POS
ton and vicinity: Fair Monday; Tues
day fair ana warmer: light westerly
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
Denies the Stories Told About Him by
Mrs. Brown Of Bingham.
Will Return Today to His Old Job on Somerset
Extension sheriff Lends Reporter $50.

Sl<owhcgan. Me, May 2O(SpeciaD. w.
jerry Hayes passed Friday night in the
Somerset county Jail. He was dis
charged earlier in the afternoon, bur
having no place to stay went back to
the Jail. He was not locked in a cell,
however, but slept up stairs in the
large corridor.
Mr.. Hayes has been sore against
newspaper men, particularly one Bos-
ton paper, but Saturday morning he
experienced a change of heart toward
them and sent for the Kennebec Jour
nal man, whom he said had been most
fair to him since his arrest.
jerry was in the rotunda Of the Jail
when the CORRESPONDENT arrived. He
had just finished reading letter, the
following being a copy:
Boston, May Il.
Mr.. Jerry Hayes.
Dear Sir-If you bring an action after
your discharge against Hearst of the
Boston American ard the Boston and
Maine lawyers and other parties who
ray" cnnSrired 10 trump up this charge
against You you can recover heavy
damages.
Yours truly,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21
j. FLYNN.

.'rrry was asked if he intended to
place the matter IN tl.. hands of the
Boston attorney. He said he had al
ready had some talk with Il SkoW he
gan firm Cr attorneys. Gould K Law
renee but had decided upOn no definite
action. He was to So them again today
when something definite would b. de-
cidcd upon.
Hayes YRS able this morning. TO
state when u" was last in Weston. lie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

Christians of Stoge. BaritZe and Pro-
chiehehie, on Turkish territory across
from Montenegro, seeing their villages
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

REST FOR CHILDREN
Js flsuford'S Ginger for colds, chills.
cramps. pains and stomach Ills.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-05
WRECK ON THE I. &P
PASSENGER TRAIN STRIKES A COW
 AND CALF.
Engineer HaEgerty, Who Always Was at the Throttle for Jay Gould, And Ills Fireman Are
 Killed.

Shreveport, La. May 4.--Northbound Texas and Pacific passenger train No. 53 has been wrecked at Sodus. fifty miles south of Shreveport as the re- suit of a collision with COW and calf. The engine and all coaches except the chair car and sleeper were thrown from the track down an embankment. The engineer and fireman were killed, two passengers seriously injured and several others slightly hurt.
 The dead:
 w P. Haggerty. engineer of Marshall Texas
 Dallas Curry. fireman of Marshall, Texas
 Seriously injured:
 W. H. Thompson. assistant roadmas- ter Texas and Pacific, of Marshall, Texas
 Unknown negro woman of Pelican, La.
 Haggerty and his fireman were caught under the engine and scalded to death in sight of the train crew. who were unable to render aid. En- gineer Haggerty was 65 years old and had been in the service of the Texas and Pacific ever since the construction of the road.
 When the late Jay Gould made his annual inspections of the Texas and Pacific, Haggerty always served as engineer on his special train.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-05
MIR. PUGH IN SENATE
FOR FIRST TIME DURING PRESENT
 SESSION.
Aged AIabaminn Has Taken Care of Himself During Past Winter nnd His Physical Condition Is
 Excellent.

Washington. May 4.-(Special. )--Ex- Senator James L. Pugh visited the Sem ate chamber today for the first time dur ing the present session. Since the lat ter part of November he has remained at his house and 1t will be recalled that he was then reported alarmingIy i'll That report was erroneous and all win ter the ex-Senator took good care of himself.
 Despite his advanced age he is hale and hearty and on the floor of the Sem ate today. he was given a most cordial welcome by both Democrats and Re publicans. who congratulated him on his fine physical condition. His friends predict that he will live to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of his birth
 Among other capitol visitors today was State Senator Jones e. Moore of Birmingham, who lunched with Con erossman Underwood.
 Congressman Hef1in returned today from Baltimore where he addressed last night the graduating class of the Maryland Medical College His Hubtect was "The South's Contribution to inc History ot the Republic"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-05
SUES FOR BIG SUM
FEDERAL COAL AND COKE COM
 PANTS ACTION.
Alleges that it's Competitors Were Favored By the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company In
 Many Ways.

Clarksburg. W. Va. May 4.-In the United States Circuit Court of the Southern District of West Virginia. a writ was filed in a suit brough; today by the Federal Coal and Coke Com pany of West Virginia against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. and the Fairmont Coal Company, alleg- ing discrimination against the plaintiff company In furnishing transportation of coal from the plaintiffs mines, and conspiracy to wreck and cause finan- cIal ruin to the plalntiff. with the in tent to bring about the forced sale of the plaintiffs property
 The Federal Coal and Coke Company claims that by reason of discriminations q eainst the plaintiff. in favor of the said Falrnnont Coal Company the plaintiff has suffered actual damages to the amount of $70o, ,0oO and claim of ex- empIary damages in the sum of $50,- 900 is set up which the plaintiff by this suit seeks to recover. The suit was brought before Judge Alston Day ton of ths city.
 The plaintiff asserts that 1t owns 5OO acres of bituminous coal land Tn Marion County. West Virginia, and that 1t began the development of this coal land In June. 1900. equipplng 1t with the necessary machinery, but be- causs of the delay of the defendant railroad company in completing its branch road and siding leading to the said mine, the plaintin was unable to sbin coal before February, 1909.
 It is further asserted that the Fair mont Coal Company, which Is code Ssndant on the suit, has a large num- her of mines on the division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-05
LIBERALS GATHER
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATS HOLD
 CAUCUS.
Prince Paul DOIgOrukOn, Who is Being Held in Reserve for Premier, iS Chosen President Amid
 Cheers.

St. Petersburg. May IA spirit of enthusiasm and resolution marked the opening today of the convention of the Constitutional Democrats which assem- bled in Princess Tenisheff's school. to discuss the partys program and tactics in Parliament. Besides 200 member B. elect of Parliament belonging to the party there were present as spectators sixty neasant members, mostly simple T.easants with weather beaten faces. wearing long, blue blouses and having the smell of earth about them. Alto gether the gathering was an impress i've sight.
 Professor Karieff. member elect from St. Petersburg, called the meet ing 10 order, Prince Paul Dolgorou- koff A descendant of tho Ruriks who Is being held in reserve for the position of f1rst Liberal Premier in case of a complete victory for the party. was chosen President amid rousing cheers. Tn brief speech the Prince urged the necessity for not playing politics but for serious work. If the Government stupidly attempted'to Illustrate the plain will of the people. the responsibility for the consequences would be on it's head.
 Prof. Paul NJ Mliukoff. editor of the organ of the Constitutional Democrats outlined the tactics of the party in a general way, pointing out at the same lime that as they were compelled to rIay more or less an opportunist role, depending on the open attitude of the Government. they could not afford to isv their hands on the table. The actual n,anouverinR would be worked by secret comlttee of the party. The first necessity of the situation was that the members bury their individual differen- ces and present a solid front. The