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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13
PRIEST LEADS MANY
INTO METHODIST FOLD
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journal Special Service

Journal Special Service. e. - 1. i. ~ ~
Cooperstown, n. Y, April 13:-The
most remarkable scene. ever enacted in
the history Of the Methodist 'Episco-
pay Wyoming conference was that. seen
after The opening of the ffty-ffth an
nual conference here, when practically
g. whole Catholic church sought: admis-
[Jsion tolsthe Methodist. fold.
Rev. Joseph Davidowski, Polish
I Catholic priest Of plymouth, Pa, and
several members. Of his church,, app
pearedi before. the Methodist clergymen
and stated that they wished to change
their religion, and asked for ;admig.
sion into the Methodist Episcopal
church.
. " Father Davidowski asked that about
seventy-fve families Of his Church be
received into the Methodist denomina
ton. His appeal was greeted by many
I loud lamens" from the SURPRISED
/ Methodist clergymen who listened tc
it. Father Davidowski and his, col
leagues were informed that all Nom
bers Of his church who wished, to- con
4 form to the Methodist Episcopal doc
trines will be received into dts fold.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13
MYSTIC shriners, Excursions to ualifor

49, 49, 111S5. - -.
! On account; of shriners Convention,
Los Angeles, Cali May to 10, the
Minneapolis " 81 louis railroad will
sell fiekefs# to San FRANCISCO and Los
Angeles from April % to May him
/ of $500 from St. Paul or Minneapo-
lis. Tickets good going via any route,
returning via any other direct route. OF
will be routed one way via Portland at
rate Of $72 ssttop.oy privileges
granted. For further particulars, cal
On j. G. Rickels city ticket agent, 424
/ Nicollet avenue. s. s. IS ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13
w. N. LEWIS TESTIFIES
Minneapolis Bank Bookkeeper SWor'
in Coll Case at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 1s..W. N.
Lewis, q bookkeeper in the Security
bank Of Minneapolis, was on the stand
today in the trial Of Henry G. COL.
former assistant cashier Of the First
National bank. His testimony went TO
confirm statements previously brought
out with regard to credits and debts bIa
between the two banks on Dec. 9, l9O4.
employees testified today to making an
entry. under direction Of Coll, on Dec;
10, 1904, Of $4,000 to the credit OF
Gordon Bigelow, which, it is alleged by
the government, was unlawful.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13

are in the governor s hands, the anti
rebate bill and the bill relative to ac-
QUESTION Of real property -; -:
Onesbill, that postponing the elections lns
Of the four mutual g companies inc coz
has already become law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13

| Permit us to remind Won that If .yo,,
want q high grade Whisky at a. moder-
ate ADVANCE in price over the binary
as PickWick RS rs ~ IS Il
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13

test Of some Of this oil shows the pres
ence, Of 81 quantity Of gasolene.
The inquest will probably be resumed
as soon as the presence OF the driver
can be secured,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13

A prominent Christian worker went to Mr.
Jacob Riis and told him that he and his family
wished a family of foreigners to look after
Mr. Riis found him such a family, and It was :
Norwegian woman who.S for years. had beer
scrabhing, the Christians Office
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10
PORTLAND CAUCUSES.
The Democratic victors Parcel Out the
Plums-Inauguratio Today.

Portland Me. Dec. "a caucus Of the
Democratic members Of the next city
government was held Saturday afternoon
and remained in session four hours. The
following nominations were made: Flor
ence F. Drlscoll. city clerk; David Bimie.
city treasurer and collector: Nathaniel
u. Colcord city messenger: Michael L.
O'Rrien. city solicitor; Harry c. Wilson.
city auditor: Edward buddy. assessor;
NJ. n. Eldridge. chief engineer Of the fire
department. and Francis I. I.ittlefield.
first assistant: DR.. Thomas F. Come en-.
city physician: David Bowen. president OF
the common council; Frank T.. Driscoll,
clerk of the council: A. A. Frates, chair
man of the board of aldermen.
The highest compliment the Democratic
majority could have paid to Chief NJ. n.
Eldridge was his unanimous reelection.
Chief F,ldridge is Republican. but has
tried hard for years 10 keep his depart
mcnt out of politics and before the late
election cordially co-operatcd with Mayor
Clifford IN putting the men on civil ser
Vice basis. The newspaper men of tie
city We're especially honored by the eau
Gus. +. l.. Lttlctield Is city editor Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10
DR. WALTER G. WEBER.
p ointment Bath Business Man Dies
Suddenly Sunday Morning.

Faith. Nc. Dec. 9.-tSpeciaD).-
walter G., Wcbber died suddenly this
morning after an illness Of many
months with complication Of diseases.
nj the age Of So years.
Nj Wcbber was born in Readfield
ana after pursuing a course at Maine
Wesleyan Seminary, learned the drug
business. which he conducted proilt-
ably in Connecticut, Missouri and Mas
sachuectts and finally located in Bath
in 1919. and had since been very sue
cessful. having Il large patronage from
lis many friends.
DR. Webber was prominent in politics
FOR many years. being 4 Republican
AID besides serving in the city govern
u,rnt was Il member Of the park and
cemetery board. ana of the ovcrsCers
az the poor. He was a member of Dun
llp Commandcry. the Royal Arcanum
ard Of Solar Lodge Of Masons.
\ widow. formerly Elizabeth l..
Clark also two sons. Harry {. Wcbber,
,Guor Of thu independent and Enter
prise. and James i. Wcbber instructor
of English languages nj Phillips Exeter,
ana one daughter Elizabeth. who lives
III home. survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10

Argus. Frank T. Driscoll. the clerk OF TIL,
cGuncIi is city editor of tho Advert ser
and y. n. Cclcord. the city messenger.
who wae favored for the place ny Mayor
Clifford, has beer Connected with var. ous
papers FOR years.
The subordinate city officers nominated
Saturday evening will be elected Monday
after the Inauguration Of Mayor Clifford.
and will Immediately take the oath Of
office. Mayor Clifford will appoint Mar
shall Waterhouse of the police department
and Deputies Peterson and Pryson.
The Republicans held caucus Satur-
dGv afternoon ana gave a complimentary
irdO' sement to the present city officials.
The situation was exactly reversed at the
election last Monday. The annual supper
complimentary to the members of the
present and next city government was
held Saturday night. Mayor Clifford pre-
sided and speeches were made by nearly
all present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10

Investigation showed that he he was
dead, and that though his eXtrcmities
were cold, the body was still warm.
In the room was gas radiator, which
the Ex-Governor was accustomed to use
occasionally on cold mornings. and in
the excitement of the moment, the
family at first suspected that the aged
man had in some way turned on the
gas without lighting it, and had been
lsphyXiated.
''SubSe4uent investigation, however,
showed that the gas was not turned
on into the radiator. and there was no
evidence that it had been used. AS with
most apparatus of the kind, the gas for
the radiator was controlled by t"o
cocks, one at q bracket on the wall
of the room, the other ut the base OF
the radiator. While the cock of the
bracket was turned on. that on the
radiator was full Oft. so no gas could
possibly have escaped into the room.
Death was apparently due to heart
disease, as DR.. Garcelon had arisen,
turned the bed clothes back over the
footboard and then lain down, uncov-
cred on the bed"
The official report of the death flied
Continued on Page Fivc.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10
P|QUE, ACCOUNT OF REMOVAL,
President Tells POint=Blank Why
That Removal From Vienna
Embassy Was Necessary.

Washington, Dec. 9.-President
Roosevelt tonight made public 4 long
letter addressed to Secretary Root Civ
ing correspondence between the Pres
idcnt and Former Ambassador Rellamy
StOrer at Vienna and Mrs. Storer. in
which he says that Mr. Storer'S refusal
to answer his letters and the publica-
ton of various private letters justified
the ambassadors removal: that Mr..
Storer's publication of private CORE
spondence was peculiarly ungentle-
manly and that he CHE Presidenp mad
stated his position and the reason il
was out of the question for him as
President to try and get any archbishop
made cardinal, though expressing his
admiration for Archbishop Ireland as
well as leaders of other denominations.
He says he thinks it we'll that the
members of the cabinet should know its
facts which he. Storer. either
suppresses or mls-states.' He says
he did not resent the cation of the
Storcrs until it became evident they
were likely to damage American in
terests." He says Mrs. Storer urged
him to give her husband q cabinet
place and that she stated Mr.. Choate
at London, and General Porter at Par
is were not proper persons to be am
bassadors. suggesting her husband in
connection. The Presidents action TO-
night follows the publication Of The
confidential pamphlet" which Mr.. Stor-
er last week sent to the President. the
cabinet and the Senate general relation
committee
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10

, mile of ice to get at her. The section
where the ice was broken up was from
Heef rock down about mile, and did
no damage to any Of the fields. as the
broken stuff went down river with the
tide.
Regarding the amount Of ice to be
cut in the State this winter. MI. Bal
lard said that he planned to cultivate
500 acles, which would mean the nous
ing 81 100000 tons, the work OF mar
ycstine. to be divided between the KEN
rebec river, the PenObscOt river. and
the places which the company operate
at Bristol. Boothbay and Portland. ON
the kennebec river it is probable that
operations will be conducted at about
all the places along it's shores, and If
through a slump of the winter weather
in New York the ice crop on the Hud-
son river should prove a failure, as it
las at times in the past. every pound
osSible to be taken from the kenne-
be would be run into the houses.
oven on the PenObscot river indica-
tors are favorable for q good crop.
, Some trouble was experienced last
| week from the ice being damned in
| L Ii. eds in front of the houses along
! the hanks of tho river. but the tugs
| we've set at work Friday and succ"ed-
III III breaking it up 50 that the fra2-
| r.crie went cut with the tide. ana Fri
cav night the fields closed up again
| VITA as clean Il freeze as could be de-
| S;'.u.
!; is considered probable that the
| company will Gll all of its Penobscot
riS 7 houses this winter. which means
i !. harvest Of about 10000 tons, with APP
II ro:;imately 10000 tons in the Ameri-
| ,HN house. 2o,G0J tons III the brring-
:nu Lou:srS and $1,000 III the Arctic
| huusc 1t is not considered probable
trat the company will operate on the
St"tson field this winter unless the ice
]. il til" fields below should prove poor
as The ice III this field owing to the
l'caticn. fills with cindCrs from the
trans. Supt. Puffer, who has charge
Ci the work on that river, has Il big
crow Of men at work and has had for
som" time. getting the places into
| shape in the way Of making needed
I. ',ai,r in ;he wall; If some Of the
loyscS. and repairing the elevators and
Ilu-.s. - that all may b" in readiness
,,h"n the time comes.
| ~ Speaking of the work on the Pc
l.oDs'.t Mr.. Ballard said that the peo-
| lie II i;angor were showing Il Very
fr!C ndly fec ling Cor the company. and
Wtr" Offering every inducomcrt for it
10 come there and do more business,
which was quite the opposite from the
feeling III som" of the places along the
i<Ultrebpc ~ hrrp Tho tlypS on the com =
I"ny's property have been advanced to
) higher figure than ever before since
the houses We're built. Another place
! \ hich has manifested a friendly feel
l'c toward TN" operators is the city of
7 Portland. which has through its beard
1T trade extended Inducements for the
company to operate more extensively
il That section. Tn" same fe ling is
r,lDifestcd by he people .; !:,nthbay
ana Bristol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10

dition she never fulfilled. You We're
requested to read this letter and hand
it to her. 1t is difficult to stigmatiZe
merely as folly the proposition that
under these conditions the Presidents
letter required no answer.
Il have the honor to be Sir
Your Obedient Servent.
ROBERT BACON. Acting Secretary.
1T il never pleasant to have to dis
cuss affairs or to quote or explain from
personal correspondence which is one
reason why it is held to be q pccu-
liarly urgentlemanly thing to publish
private correspondence. But as Mr..
Srorer in his extraordinary pamphlet
prints various letters written by him.
self and by Mrs. Storer l snail set
fOrtl briefly the facts of the case. Civ
ing certain letters which are necessary
in order to understand clearly those
which he prints.
81 first met the Storers while I was
civil service commissioner and he had
to come &c Washington as 4 congress-
, man. They were then kind and friend
~ in their relations with me and my
family. l retained a lively recollection
Of this kind and friendly attitude and
becauS. of the affection ii inspired [
submitted to conduct from Mr. and
Mrs. Storer to which 1 would have sub
mittcd from no ether ambassador and
his wife: and | did not resent their ac-
| tons until il became evident that they
were likely to damage American inter-
csts. Mrs. Storer insisted to me often
! that their change Of creed had proved
| ! deadly blow to her husbands career
and that they We're suffering for con-
sciences sake. l accepted this state
ment as true and it gave me certain
chivalric feeling that l ought to DO
what ! could to help them and he as
patient as possible with them.
| Under President Mckinley Mr.. Stor-
er WIS made minister first to Belgium
and then to Spain. About the time OF
my succession to the Vice Presidency ]
wrote. at President McKinley's request
| to Mr.. or Mrs. Storer that the Presi-
| dent desired me to SAY that Mr.. Storer
was ultimately to be made an ambas
s;ilor. Mr.. and Mrs. Storer were great.
ly interested in securing the promotion
IF Archbishop Ireland to be a cardinal
admiration for Archbishop ireland 9
respect and admiration which ! have
often publicly expressed. The letter:
from me to Mr.. and Mrs. Storer quot.
cd in MIR. StOrer's pamphlet give Will
precision my views upon Archbishop
Ireland ard upon the possibility o.
propriety Of my taking in his behal
! the steps which the StorerS asked and
l can add nothing to what those let
tiers themselves show. When they frs
wrote to me on the subject I was gov.
| ernOr Of New York. Not being Presi
dent myself and not having though
out with clearness the exact situation
l asked President Mckinley whethe,
he could properly do anything TO hclT
Archbishop Ireland. He responded tha
it was not Il matter in which he coult
interfere. although he expressed him
self as having the same high opinion
of the archbishop that I had. had {
further conversation with the Presi
dent on the subject either just before
or just after my election as Vice Pres
ident, in which he stated what he fell
Continued on Page Three.)
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Anna S. Wi||et Asphyxiated
in Her Room in Boston.
Warren Church Of Portland, Me-,
Also Owe rc1me By Gas.
Mishap Occurred at 20 Appleton
Street in Manner Unknown.

Boston, Dec. 9.-Anna s. Wiliet. aged
%, WIS found dead in bed at 20 Apple
ton street about rs yesterday morning
Ly tho. landlady, Mary McCrcady. who
vas attracted to her dodgers room by
1nc s.fon. smell of gas. When the
door was forced the girl was found on
the bed and on the floor lay Warren
Church. aged 30, unmarried, Of 80 APP
Ileton street. He was UNCONSCIOUS ana
vas hurried to the City hospital. where
he is in n critical condition.
According to statements of people IN
the house, Church has been friendly
with the girl for some time, and has
called on her quite frequently.
The gas cock turned very easily, the
police found in their investigation, and
IL is presumed when either Church or
the girl turned the gas off that, by z
slight accidental touch, it was turned
partly on again.
Church probably tried to rouse the
girl when lie was awakened, and this
lost Some time getting away from the
fumes. lie hasn't recovered sufficient
" vet to be questioned regarding the
fatality.
The girls body was taken to the city
hospital morgue. where Medical Ex-
amincr Macdonald will perform an au-
toysy. The police have investigated the
case very thoroughly. and they see
nothing in it but accidental poisoning.
Warren Church is a Portland, Me,
hoy and has been in this city only Il
short time. He has lived at 30 Apple
ton street four weeks. He is o paper
bax mill worker by trade. His landlady
saws that he has been in hard luck the
last week or so. She says that he has
been a constant visitor at 90 Appleton
street ever since he has lived at her
house. md that during the last week
Miss Willcte had been to Sc" Church
two ~ three times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-10
GOOD SNOW STORM IS NEEDED
Supt. Ballard Plans on Cultivating
About 500 Acres, Which Means
About 100000 Tons.

Gardiner, Ne, Dec 9.-(SpeciaD.-All
that Is now needed to set the ball roll
ing in the gathering Of the ice harvest
which will be carried on by the Amer
lean Ice Co. in Maine this winter is Il
snow storm. Everything else is in
readiness. the houses have been re-
paired and strengthened, the machin-
cry put in order, and the ice fields, the
most important feature connected with
the industry. are closed with good
clear ice. which is fast gaining in
thickness, and are now ready for the
operators. TIE coming of the first snow
storm will be the signal for the work
to begin and those who are looking for
work upon the ice fields this winter
may be guided by this statement.
AS has before been stated the out
look for a big crop of ice being housed
in Maine this winter is unusually good,
although Of course as is well known it
il to Il certain extent dependent lipon
what kind of a winter is served out to
the State of New York and such Sec
lions of the New England states as
harvest ice to any considerable OK
t"nt bu, setting aside all prob
abilities rs - what The weather
may he for the next few months in
other places. il is the plan Of th'. con
pany To harvest a large amount OF ice
in Maine. because they have got t"
have the Maine zee anyway.
Another reason for Il confident feel
ing regarding tho Maine ice crop is
that there is practically no ice IL any
OF the places along the rivers or on Tho
coast to he carried over T. :nothrr sea-
son. Along the konnch@c river today
it may bc truthfullN said that the "aly
ice on hand Is that which is in The
fields Where operations viii soon be-
cir. There are about 1000 toms in The
houses 1T Tcchoro and 1900 IONS at 'h'
Deering houses on til" cart Sho:" ~
Swan Island. hut when this statement
is made til" whole story has been ;,id
These 5000 tons II ic-. which Wee car
,icd over from last winters cut repre-
enntS every pound Of housed IT, on tnc
kennchnc river. the smallest :mGunt
that was eve" ,rfrcd eyer from nne
season 10 1CbIitt'r III tnt' history bl ti'
! ice industry in Maine
or the amount - ice in the fills
| along INC Ecnucncc river. l.. &. l;al-
lard. the Nj inc manager for the Amer
lean Icn 90. said Saturday that there
were about seven inches in all. sis
! inches of ice and one ircn Of sap, and
| that th,rr should Ec with the extreme
| cold weather .! t!at day. fully eight
| inches hy Monday morning. The fields
are in good condition. ana Nero flooded
| Friday Is help the ic" :l"nc. Tho
freeze. hc said. could not have h"e:
| better. Ii was necessary last week t'
break VI tn" ic" near the lower cnd ~
| Swan island IN order to toW cut YES
| sal Which had been itadinG At N
Decring ,lace when I'll" frccZ" c;m'
and va, caught il IT," i'r. s'hc haf
| to 80 before She got " .uh cargo. am
| the tug; bad t. rrDk through about 4
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"The White House.
"Washington. Dec. ?, 1906.

My Dear Mr.. Root:
"In view of the fact that Brllamy
Storer has sent to each member of my
cabinet, as well as to myself. Il pamph-
let under date of November, 1896. pur-
porting to give an account of those re
cations Of his with me. which led ur
to his removal from the position of am
bassador of Vienna, | think as well
that you and the other members III
the cabinet should know certain facts
heretofore suppressed or misstated. As
to the necessity for removing him from
his position. l suppose there is no need
of discussion. An ambassador who re-
fuses 10 answer the letters Of the
President cannot remain an anbas-
sador. His statement that my letters
to him were of a character such that
he could not answer them need no
further comment than to point that il
such case it was his clear duty Instant
ly to resign. His publication of the
various private letters between his
wife ANA himself and me. would furnish
any additional justification. were such
needed for his summary separation
from the service. He does not give the
state departments final letter 10 him,
which runs as follows:
Sept. 10. 1906.
Hon. Bellamy Storcr Paris,
France
Your letter Of August does not
require any comment as a whole. buy
by direction of the President l answer
it as regards one point. You assume
that in the letter of Dec. IL the Presi-
;,1 20
the United States to another but q
purely personal and private letter, and
you state that this letter shows on its
face that no answer from you was
| asked for. suggested or expected.
1T is hard to understand your max
| ing such statement in view of the
fact that the letter you quote derives
| its entire Importance from the accom-
ranying letter, which you We're asked
| to read and hand to Mrs. Storer, in
which Mrs. Storer was informed that
unless she took certain definite action
your connection with the diplomatic
| service would have to be severed. II
| is Of course. unnecessary to discuss
and it ought to be unnecessary even
to allude to any proposition so absurd
| as that this severance of you from the
| service would be asked for, not by the
President as President, but in his
private capacity. The President was
anxious to treat you and Mrs. Storer
with the utmost gentleness and consid-
Grafton and it seemed to him that this
end could be achieved in the way east
est for you by following the course
which he actually did follow. The
letter TO Mrs. Storer of course be-
came Fart of the matter Of which you
were required to take congnizance. Ir
it Mrs. Storer was asked to fulfill Ger.
tain conditions, failure to fulfill which
would require. she was Informed, YOU,
severance from the service. which con.
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ASPHYxIATED.
Sad Death Of Ex-cov.
Garce|on Of Lewiston.
Found Dead at Medtord, Mass,
In Daughters Home.
Aged SO Years...0nIy Democratic
Governor Since Civil War.

Meiford. Mass. Dec. 9.-Ex-Gov
,Alonzo Garcelon Of Maine died sudden
ly Saturday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edith Dennis, IS George street,
where he was visiting for few days.
The circumstances as told by HIS
son, r. L. Garcelon of - Montgomery
street, Boston, are as follows:
The Ex-Governor. who was 81
years old. went to bed in good health
Friday light. At about Saturday
morning Don Dennis had occasion TO
so to the closet in his grandfathcr's
room. and was surprised to find the
aged man lying undressed ard uncov-
cred on the bed.