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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06

The Legislature of 1905 passed the
following order:
Ordered The Senate concurring. that
n special joint committee of tire. on
the part Of the House. with such as the
Senate may join. be appointed to in
uuire into the question of the free
transportation of state officials by the
railroads, and the best method or
regulating the same. This committee
shall serve without pay. and report to
the next Legislature. This report
shall be filed with the Clerk of the
House not later than December !. 1906.
In accordance withs the above, no
ticc is given that the committee APP
POINTED Hereunder will be in session at
the state House at Augusta at 10 "A.
NJ, November Is. 1906 at which time a
public hearing will be given to all per-
sons Interested. :. II. kimbail or
Rockland is secretary Of the commit
tee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06

The regular meeting of the Angus
tn Social and Athletic Club will be
held this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06

A horse driven by John COrmier fell
into a trench which had been opened
for water pipe on Bangor street last
evening and narrowly escaped serious
injury. The animal kept its feet, how
ever, and by means of ropes and a
blanket passed under the animal he
was lifted out of the trench and SEEM
ed none the worse for wear
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06

Bates and University of Maine will
play the deciding game in the cham
pionship series on the Garcelon field
at Lewiston Saturday afternoon. and
for the convenience of those who wish
to attend from other places the Maine
Central will sell low rate tickets on
that day, the fare for the round trip
from Augusta being $1.1O.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06
BETHLEHEM LODGE, NO. IS.
Holds Meeting Monday Evening and
Elects Officers for Ensuing Year.

Bethlehem Lodge, No. 35, F. and A.
NJ, elected officers last evening as fol-
lows:
Master-Charles D. White.
Senior Warden-Willis f. Swift.
Junior Warden-George {. Libby.
Secretary-JameS +. Blanchard.
TreaSurer-Treby Johnson.
Senior Deacon-GeOrge NJ. Ryder.
Junior DeacOn-Frank Holmes.
Finance COmmittee-EdWin Gay,
George c. Libby and Power s. Mooney
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06

Announcement was made at the
office of the Board of Railroad Com
missioners Monday Of the receipt Of a
petition from the Boston & Maine
Railroad, asking the approval by the
board Of the locations of tracks across
Wilmot. Paris and Brattle streets in
the city of Portland A hearing on
the same has been appointed for Tues
day. Nov. 13, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. ut the West End Hotel. Port
land
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06

Game Warden George w. Ross Of
Nanceboro. who is one of the best
known and most efficient of the crops
of wardens who look after the inter-
ests of the State by seeing to it that
the game laws are enforced, was at
the Capitol yesterday on business con-
nected with the department O. inland
fisheries and game. 1t was his first
visit to Augusta for some time, he
having been connected with the Frank
A. Robbins shows during the summer
in the capacity of legal adjuster, and
he is the first one to be connected with
a show in that capacity east of New
York. Mr.. Ross has travelled with
shows during the summer time for a
number of years, and during the sea
son just closed was with the Robbins
shows for six months, the last per-
formance being given at Easton.
Maryland, last Thursday. after which
the shows went into winter quarters in
New Jersey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-06

A hearing has also been ordered on
the petition of the Atlantic Shore Line
Railway, asking for a crossing of the
tracks of the Boston & Maine Railroad
at Coles corner. between Wells and
kennebunk. and will be held at the
place of crossing on Wednesday, Nov.
IA. at 1890 o'clock in the forenoon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
NEW PARTY IN RUSSIA.
Will Have Clear Majority in Council
of Empire.

st. Petersburg, June 13.-The or
ganization of a new party of the Cen
ter, midway between the Oetoberists
and the Constitutional Democrats. is
announced in an interview with M.
Yermeloff, formerly minister of agri-
culture and now member of the
council of the empire. The party,
which will have a clear majority in
the council of the empire, expects to
cooperate with Count Hayden, Mi
choe Stegovisky and other conserva-
tives in the council
The st. Petersburg newspapers are
filed with dispatches reporting agra
rian troubles in the interior Of the en-
pire, in which the hand of the revolu-
tionists and central directing body
are clearly manifested. Where it is
impossible to incite the peasantry to
open arson and destruction the propa-
ganda manifests itself in agrarian
strikes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
MUTUAL OFFICIALS INDICTED
FORGERY AND PERJURY AMONG
CHARGES AGAINST GILLETTE
AND GRANNISS.

New York, June 12.-Indictments
for forgery and perjury against Dr.
Walter G. Gillette, and for forgery and
filing false statements against Robert
A. Granniss, both former vice presi-
dents of the Mutual Life Insurance
company, were returned yesterday by
the special grand jury which has been
investigating insurance affairs for the
past six weeks. The indictments were
returned to Justice Scott in the crimi-
nal branch of the supreme court when
the jury went before him for dis
missal, having ended it's labors.
Six indictments were found against
DR.. Gillette, five for forgery in the
third degree and one for perjury. Mr..
Granniss was indicted for forgery and
for making false statements to the in
surance department. the latter being
a misdemeanor.
Both defendants Immediately sur
rendered themselves and were admit
ted to bail, DIR. Gillette in $4,000, and
Mr.. Granniss in $4,000, their cases
being put over until the first Monday
in September.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
SHAMEFUL ATROCITIES OF THE
CONGO FREE STATE ARE
ADMITTED.
MAssACRts TO FORCE WORK
SOLDIERS SLAY BY HUNDREDS
TO STIMULATE WORKERS
ENERGY.

London, June 13.-The Congo COM
mission, which was called into being
for "whitewashing" purposes, has
been forced practically to admit the
truth of many of the most terrible
charges against the Congo Free State.
Among the allegations made against
the government hive been the follow
ing:
That it had ruled the country, not
with a regard to the good of it's inhab-
itants, but almost solely with a view
to increasing the profits of the rubber
company, in which King Leopold is the
chief stockholder.
Soldiers SIay Hundreds.
That when the people have failed
to bring in as much rubber as the rep
resentatives of the company thought
they ought, native soldiers have been
sent out, who have perpetrated the
most horrible massacres to stimulate
tion 900 natives were murdered on a
six weeks rubber hunt" and on an
other of three weeks, 800
That cannibals have been officially
employed-on one occasion as many
as 500 in one party-to kill and eat
the refractory inhabitants who re-
fused to work.
Reduced to Slavery.
That forced labor, amounting prac-
tically to slavery in it's most revolving
form, prevails everywhere.
That, in consequence of the barbara
ties perpetrated and the inability Of
the natives to both support themselves
and supply the demands upon them
for rubber, the death rate has in
creased appallingly and the entire
Congo country is being rapidly depop-
ulated.
King Leopold signs the recommen-
dations for reform of the report, but
they are not sweeping and are, there
fore, severely criticised by the London
morning papers.
The most notable feature of the re-
port is letter from King Leopold,
which defies interference and is a
frank declaration of ''fetat, c'est moi"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
The News of the Week
Votes From Washington.

Notes From Washington.
The house has, under suspension OF
the rules. passed bill creating Unit
ed States district court for China and
prescribing the Jurisdiction thereof.
Foster Dwight Coburn, the widely
known agriculturist, was appointed
United States senator by Gov. Hoch of
Kansas to succeed J. Ralph Burton,
who resigned.
The president has issued proclama-
tion opening to settlement and entry
portion of the Shoshone Indian res
ervation in Wyoming, the area of the
lands SO opened being approximately
1,150, 900 acres.
Members of congress who visited
the White House recently predicted
that final adjournment would not be
reached before July A. Among those
most emphatic on the subject were
Representatives Watson and Gros-
venor. the former the Republican
whip" of the house and the latter a
member of the rules committee
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
Crimes and Criminals.

The mail bag at the postoffice In
Winnipeg Beach, Winnipeg's summer
resort, was robbed, 5000 in cash and
$500 in checks being taken.
The supreme court of Iowa reversed
the decision Of the lower court. which
sentenced Day Dunning of the Citi-
zens bank of Mount Ayr to eight
years Imprisonment for receiving de-
posts after the bank was insolvent.
He wiN be given new trial.
Another murder took place among
the foreign element In the North end
at Winnipeg, when Martin Solsky, a
young Galician, was killed at we'd
ding celebration. Solsky was first
knocked out with a stove poker and
then finished with chair.
Bertha Claiche, who pleaded guilty
to manslaughter in the first degree for
the murder of Emil Gerdron in New
York, was sentenced to do not less
than two years and two months nor
more than five years imprisonment by
Judge Davis. The maximum penalty
for the crime is twenty years.
Because he could not marry his
aunt, who is seven years his senior,
Lewis Edwards Of Montezuma, Iowa,
committed suicide by taking strych'
nine Edwards was twenty-three. He
had been in love with his aunt, Lavia
Holtry, with whom he lived. She was
attending memorial exercises with an
other man when her nephew killed
himself
The supreme court, en- banc, at JEFF
ferson, Mo-, confirmed the decision in
the case of Lord" F. Seymour Bar
rington, condemned to die for the muir
der of James P. Mccain and fixed the
date of execution for July 26. Judge
Valiant filed a dissenting opinion
while the other judges concurred in
the opinion written some time ago by
Judge Fox.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
Lost Z Railroad.

~ champagne dinner once cost q.
3ooeph, Mo-, the Union Pacific rail-
road" said w. II. Smith, Of Mary
Iyille, while IN : reminiscent mood the
other night. The Union Pacific aid
bill was up for consideration In con-
gress II the early SOS. It Axed st.
Joseph a. the eastern terminus OF the
road. While the bill was under con-
alteration banquet was held at St.
sJoseph. It was attended BY many Of
the leading men Of the town. After
they had nlled up on champagne q
question arose as to which nag should
6cat from the city hall. The confed-
crate nag was finally decided on. and
~ the morning the Stars and Stripes
were hauled down and the stars and
bars hotsted. The news reached
Washington that very day while the
Union Pacific bill was still under con-
Alteration. Senator Pomeroy moved
that the name St Joseph. Mo-. be
0trichen from the bill and Omaha.
11eb, - substituted. The amendment
exf1ed md St Joseph thereby lost the
(01on Pacific. =" Kansas City Journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
CHINESE SMUGGLED IN.
Wholesale Operations at Vancouver
Revealed in Confession.

st. Louis. Mo-. June 13.-United
States immigration inspector J.. B.
Dunn has secured a confession from
Lee Suey Lum, recently arrested in
East st. Louis, which gives the details
of a plan by which wholesale snug
Cling of Cinnamon into the United
States is being carried on at Vancou-
yer, B. c.
According to Lum's statement. Chi
nese are rowed across the bay at Van
cOuver and taken to an alleged immi-
grafton official, who, on payment of
500, issues certificate The docu.
ment issued to Lum is a genuine
United States certificate, but the name
has been erased with acid and Lums
substituted and the photograph has
also been changed
One arrest here has been made and
others will follow as a result of the
confession.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
MINERS REFUSE TO GO TO WORK.
Operators Say Men Were Intimidated
by FusiIIade Fired by Strikers.

Dillonvale, Ohio, June 13.-The fail
of the M. A. Hanna Coal company
10 induce the striking miners to re-
turn to work yesterday morning has
aroused the officials to renewed vigor
and plans are now pending to start
the mines to-day.
The officials claim the attack of
fired by strikers at the tipple house,
intimidated the men who intend to
work yesterday. Sheriff Voorhees,
last evening was appealed to by the
Hanna company for protection, the
declaration being made that the lives
OF it's officials and those who are will
ing to work will be in danger after the
mines are put in operation, and that
the property is in danger of destruc-
ton. The appeal further says that if
deputies are not provided to guard it's
interests, the authorities will be held
liable for any loss that may be sus-
tanned.
Guard Strike-Breakers.
Supt. Fred Hornickel and assistants
say they have a number of men who
will go to work to-day, and guards
will accompany each workman to and
from the works of the company. If
the Hanna company's attempt to re-
sumo today fails. no further effort will
be made until Friday, when imported
men will be put into the mine.
The Bradley mine has been closed
and the attention of the strikers has
been transferred to the Plum Run
mine. A big demonstration was held
by the strikers at Barton yesterday
afternoon, and all declared allegiance
to the organization.
Ducked by Woman.
A Bohemian who attended the meet
ing tried to influence some of the men
to return to work. He was roughly
handled by the wife of one of the
strikers and thrown into water
trough. The woman handled him so
roughly that if the strikers had not
interfered the fellow would have been
drowned. After he gained conscious
ness he was given thirty minutes to
leave town, and he did not wait for
the grace to expire.
At Dillonvale the strikers are in an
ugly mood, yet say very little.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
WHERE BEEcHER GOT SERMONS.
Nothing 80 Small That He Did Not
See &c.

Nothing 50 Small That He Did Not
See lt.
Wherever he went, Beecher con-
tinued his study Of life through OBJ
servation, says Orison SWEET Marden
In Success Magazine. Nothing else
was half so interesting. To him man
was the greatest study In the world.
TO read human nature, to place the
right values upon men, to emphasize
the right thing In them, to be able to
discriminate between the genuine and
the false, to be able to pierce their
masks and read the real man or wom-
an behind them, was an accomplish
ment which he regarded as one OF a
clergyman's greatest weapons.
Like Prof. Agassiz, who could see
wonders In the scale Of fish or a
grain OF sand, Beecher also had an eye
like the glass OF microscope, which
reveals marvels Of beauty In the dross
and common things. It had magni-
flying power which sees the miraculous
and beautiful in the commonplace. He
could see beauty and harmony where
others only saw ugliness and discord.
because he read the hidden meaning
in things. Like Ruskin, he could see
the marvellous philosophy, the divine
plan, In the lowliest object. He could
feel the divine presence in all created
things.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
MAJORITY TO DUST sMooT.
Minority Report Of Committee Takes
Opposite View.

Opposite View.
Washington, June 13.-The majority
and minority reports of the committee
on privileges and elections in the case
of Reed Smoot of Utah were yesterday
presented in the senate, the former by
Senator Burrows, declaring that Mr.
Smoot is not entitled to his seat, and
the latter by Senator Foraker, taking
the opposite view. At the same time
Senatorr Bailey, who is a membe
of the committee, stated that while he
concurred in the views of the major
ity, that Mr.. Smoot is not entitled to
his seat, he believed that Mr.. Smoot
could not be unseated under the con-
stitution except by a resolution of ex-
pulsion.
Mr.. Burrows gave notice that he
would call up the case at the earliest
possible moment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
From Other Shores.

The colonial forces have had anoth-
er brush with rebels IL the vicinity
of Nkandhia, Natal, in which they lost
four men killed and seven wounded.
Sixty of the rebels were killed.
A thunderstorm of unusual violence,
accompanied by a deluge of rain,
swept Odessa and district. Seven per-
sons were drowned and four were kill
ed by lightning, which set fire to a
number of buildings.
Reports from Labrador state that
FIVE persons were killed and eaten by
savage dogs Of that coast during the
past winter. These dogs, which have
largely inbred with wolves, have fire.
quently killed people before.
Guatemalan troops have been sue
cessful In defeating revolutionists
along the Mexican and Salvadoran
borders, according to dispatches re-
ceived by the state department from
American Minister Combs at Guate-
mala City.
According to dispatch from Vienna
the Italian anarchists living at Pater-
son, N. j., have decided upon an at
tempt on the life Of King Victor
Emmanuel OF Italy. 1t further ap-
pears, the dispatch says, that all the
European governments were informed
that Paterson anarchists had plotted
the assassination of three sovereigns.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
INDIcT MUTUAL HEADS.

Reported That Four or Five Officials
Will Have to Face Trial.
New York, June 1.-THE Evening
Post says: Instead of resulting in
the indictment of only one or at most
two Of the moderately prominent
former officers of the Mutual Life In
surance company, the special grand
jury's work, according to an excel
lent authority. will include the in
dictment OF four, or possibly five, Of
the most prominent ofacers Of the
old order"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
WRECK IN CANADA.

Canada Northern's Steamship Linn.
tied Is OeraiIed.
Winnipeg, Man., June 12.-The Can
ada Northern Railway Steamship linn.
tied was derailed five miles east Of
Winnipeg yesterday. The accident
was caused by a rod breaking in the
tender.
Two passengers, both foreigners,
were injured.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
DUPONT WILL BE SENATOR
Addicks Faction Co cede His Election
as Senator From Delaware.

Dover, Del, June 13.-Henry A. Du-
pont was last night decided upon for
United States senator by the caucus
OF Republican members of the legisla-
ture. Dupont received twenty votes
and ). Edward Addicks ten votes.
The vote was then made unanimous
Tor Dupont on motion OF an Addicks
man. The legislature will vote for
senator to-day, and Dupont's election
is conceded by the Addicks following.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
NINE MEN ARE DOOMED.
Gasoline Schooner, Disabled by Sea,
Goes on Breakers.

Eureka, Cal, June 13.-The gasoline
schooner Corinthian, Capt. Atwater, is
In the breakers off Humboldt bar. She
was disabled by the sea while crossing
the bay and drifted on the beach. The
nine men aboard of her are believed
to be doomed, the lifesavers and tugs
being unable to get near her. The
lifesavers are trying to shoot line
aboard and have failed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
REBATE CASES DISMISSED.

Attorney.
Kansas City, June 13.--In the
United States district court yesterday
the cases against the Chicago & Alton
and the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST..
Paul railways, charged with granting
rebates on export shipments, and
against d. H. Kresge, Kansas City
freight broker, charged with conspira-
cy to obtain rebates for shippers, were
dismissed at the suggestion OF A. s..
Van Vankenburg, the district attorney.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-06-15
Casualties.

Nd8UdlCS8s
Six miners employed at Sidney
mines, N s., were drowned by the up
setting of a boat in which they had
gone after Holsters.
Fire destroyed number OF business
places and dwellings at Jefferson,
Ohio The losses will aggregate $780,
900. Partly insured.
Frank Allsopp, a wholesale jeweler
OF Newark, N. j., was instantly killed
and his wife sustained probably fatal
injuries in an autoraobtle accident.
Fire at South Boston, Va, entailed
loss estimated at between $250,0OO
and $300,O0O The origin of the fire
is supposed to have been lighted ci-
garette or match thrown in stable.
While George Terry, fifteen years
old, was attempting to rescue Ills
svelve-year-old nephew from drowning
in the Emberras river near Vincennes,
Ind, he was seized with cramps and
drowned.
N. Y. Manley, aged sixty-five, anu
his ten.year-old grandson, Joe Manley,
were instantly killed and Henry Man
ley, the boys father, fatally injured at
Laurens, s. c., by the same stroke OF
lightning.
With rare presence of mind, Mrs.
Hattie Searles Of Jessup, Iowa. tore of
her outer skirt which had been set
ablaze by an explosion of gasoline, and
escaped what threatened to be hor-
rible death.
Fire In the four-story brick factory
OF the New York & Boston Steam
Securing and Dying works in New
York caused an explosion which killed
two persons and injured from twenty
to thirty others.
Northwestern Passenger Train No.
76, for Minnesota points, collided head
on with freight engine standing on
the main tract at California Junction,
Iowa. Engineer John Murphy OF Coun-
Gil Bluffs was killed.
Clintie Rhea, aged twelve years, son
OF County Superintendent A. o. Rhea
of Thorpe, Wis, was accidentally shot
and killed by boy companion named
Prybyiski while practicing shooting
wit ha 22-caliber gun.
Howard Athey, twenty-six, and a
girl Of eighteen named Zwick, died in
convulsions at Broken Bow, Neb., after
q few hours illness. Three doctors at
tribute the deaths to food poisoning as
I result Of eating pickles.
The Limlin hotel at Superior burned
early one morning recently and Jo-
seph Lebeau. guest, was burned to
death. The property loss is $4,000.
with no insurance. The fire was caus-
Cd by the explosion Of lamp.
In the wreck Of an engine and eight
cars Of the Red Lodge train on the
Red Lodge branch OF the Northern Pa
CHIC, between Laurel and Red Lodge,
Mont, Frank Hubbard. restaurant
keeper Of Red Lodge was killed. Nine
other passengers were injured.
"A tornado struck Vinita, I. T., re-
Gently. At Claremore the Nelson
building, unoccupied; the Farmers
National bank building. in course Of
construction: three residences and nu-
merous smaller buildings were demol-
ished. James Packet and boy NAM
"a shelton. were hurt. but not danger.
ously. Sc = 5''- ''sN'-'s