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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

Portland Press: 1t has been well
| suggested that Portland forego her
Fourth of July celebration TO suiler-
ing San Francisco That would De
| noble use of the money much pe'.ei
under the circumstances than loi
| making a noise. If we have money 10
burn let's not burn il but send ii TO 1eed
| the hungry and clothe the naked.
There is awful distress on the olher
side of the continent. Put yourselves
| in their place. Imagine being awaken
ed from sleep early some morning ana
hurled violently from bed TO the floor
| by the trembling of the earth. Imagine
I the house pitching like a ship in sea.
the walls cracking and falling all
around you, Il crashing and roaring
and screaming in your ears and a feel
| ing of Sickening terror as if the end of
all things had come. Imagine your
selves escaping panic stricken and
Scantily clad 10 the open air. TO 1lhi
yourselves in Il frantic mob i'll the
same condition and to see the city
crashing and falling all around you.
| Imagine your homes levelled and burn
| ing before your eyes and yourselves
| fleeing with your families, if hapiy
| they have escaped alive. to tn" open
spaces, deprived in an instant OF
home and property and means of live
| lihood and facing destitutiOn. Then
go and spend your money for gun
powder if you have the heart. Port
land knows how it is. We had a
| Fourth of July celebration here once
| by the way, il was just forty years
| ago 10 a day next FOurth-and before
| We got through with the affair il had
| cost $l0,0O0,0O So great matter a
| littl. firecracker kidleth!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

The well known novelist. f. p. Roe
got his start along the road tn success
by "Barriers Burned Away" n story
of the great Chicago fire of 1871. Nc
doub: many writer's. known and un-
known. will be quick to utilize the vast
wealth of material afforded in the
destruction of San Francisco. The
events, of the past week there have
furnished realities which make the
things of fiction or in the realm of the
imagination seem very insignificant.
We may also expect to see the great
catastrophy staged in the near future
and made spectacular feature Of ''the
greatest show on earth as were 1.-The
Fall of Babylon, 1.-The Destruction of
Pompeii," "The Battle of San Juan
Hill. etc, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

A remarkable increase in the numbe,
of students attending the twenty-GIe uni
versities of Germany Is reported by tn.
Journal of Education. The matriculatcd
students now number u 80, an increase o!
l32i3 over the attendance of ten years
ago, or nearly 30 per cent. The Univer-
sity of Berlin leads. with S.0Sl students
Bonn has 290S and Heidelberg lab. The
faculty of law is the best attended, hHV-
ing increased from 4,975 to L.. 1S9 in tho
decade. One OF the most remarkabl"
facts attendant on this great progress is
the rapid continuous decrease in the stu
dents of Protestant theology. Within the
last ten years these have diminished from
4.3H to 2.1Se. while the students IN Catho-
lie theology have Increased from l.079 to
1850
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

Those pert paragraphers who used to
be funny at the expense Of General
Funston are full of penitence. The
little red-headed fighter from Kansas
who did such spectacular things in the
Philippines has been the man OF the
hour in stricken San Francisco and
mas measured up to the emergency.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

The story comes Of a Chicago man
who passed safely through the Johns
town food. the Galveston disaster and
now the San Francisco earthquake
falling two flights into the hotel lobby
right side up without a bruise. Living
in Chicago he has become accustomed,
in the natural course of things. to
events which usually prove fatal TO
OF her neODle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25
maine Gossip


rOut ] INC.
I'm tired Of dinging and donging,
I'm tired of traffic and din,
The cruwding and examining and throng-
ing,
The struggle and folly and sin:
The belt and the bell and the hustle.
The buzz and the clang and the roar
'Tis a vain and a brain-racking tusse
That makes me disheartened and sore.
I want to get back to the mountains.
l want to get back to the wild,
To the brook and the fresh flowing foun-
tainS
Where never n thought is defiled;
/ want to live close to Nature:
NV soul of its struggle is sick;
There's a voice in the cataract calling
l want to go fishn'-quiCk!
T Shelley Sutton, in Recreation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

Fiber from the plantain tree is COM
ing into use in India for cloth making.
Yarn made from it is found stronger
than that from cotton or jute. and has
Il glazed appearance. A native technl-
cal institute at Nagpore has taken up
the subject. and as the supply of plan
tain fiber is almost unlimited in Bengal
it is expected that large industry may
be created for Its production.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

The late Ogden Goelet, when director
in Il gas company. was called upon tn
pass upon the making of contract with
another company. He said to his fellow
directors: Gentlemen. ! happen to be a
director in that company and | never will
consent tc be a director i'm one company
ana pass upon business with another
company in which | am n director. 7
VIII resign first" And resign he did.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

there" he said, Its too cold. Ana
forthwith he filled boiler and set II
on the kitchen stove to heat, that the
baby cats might die a warm death.
There is nothing about this TO De
ashamed of but the man hates to nave
it known just the same
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

1"aging from the, number of New
England people who are reportea as
safe or about whom their relatives and
friends are still worrying, there could
not be many others in San Francisco
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

The new steamship of the Eastern
Steamship company which bears the
name of Governor William r. Cobb Of
Maine will make a fine addition to the
large fleet of this company and is u
craft worthy of the distinguished name
It bears. Governor Cobb was present
last week when the steamship was
launched at Chester, Pennsylvania
AS stated in the dispatches. it is the
first turbine steamship to be built in
America. There will be three propeller
wheels, the center one being the high
pressure and the two outside wheels
being the low pressure and astern
turbines The maximum working
steam pressure will be $50 pounds.
There will be six Scotch boilers fitted
for force draft. The engines and
boilers will be inclosed in steel up
through and including the dome deck,
so as to reduce the chance of fire as
much as possible. The Governor Cobb
will he 290 feet long, 300 feet over all,
81 feet beam on nodded water line. 80
feet beam over guards and II feet draft
loaded. She will be a double bottom
steel ship. having main saloon.
gallery and dome deck. There will be
115 staterooms with modern appliances
and about two hundred berths. The
boat will ply between Boston and st.
John. n. E.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

Often a tidal wave follows an earth
quake, but in the latest instance it is
a tidal wave of contributions to the
relief fund.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

The dust of John Paul Jones has
been a long time finding its final rest
ing place and now may it rest in peace.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

A good story has leaked out con-
cerning n well known Bangor man
whose heart is proved to be more ten
der than he would have people believe.
Some days ago the family cat present.
ed the household with a litter of kit
tens. They were unwelcome and it
was decided that they should drown
The head of the house was selected for
executioner but two days passed and
the deed was not performed. Finally
his wife insisted and regretfully he
filled a wash tub with water and gath
cred the kittens together prior to tying
them to brick. BY chance he han
pened to get his hand in the water and
iouhd 1t like ice. He looked at the ,Ilb
ana the kittens and his Wife, and shook
ms mead. i can't put those kittens in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25
Wednesday, April 25, 1906.

The beautiful snow poems are still
in order.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

Only go ont of go members os ~ 49,
ent british Pariiament are in favor NJ
Womens suffrage. according to a st.,.l
ment by Mr.. keir Hardie. A'a'e-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

AT least one former Maine man lost
his life in the San Francisco
catastrophe. The Boston papers report
the death of Hon. Albert W. Lyon, a
Boston lawyer who has been in San
Francisco for some time He was born
IN SkoWhegan. Me, in 1869, and went
!! to Boston with his partents when 10
years of age. In 1895 he graduated
from Boston university law school and
began the practice of law soon after.
having desk in the office of Judge
Charles Nj. Bruce. He was elected to
the Massachusetts House of Rep
reSentatives from Ward 16 in 1897 and
was reelected the following years.
He belonged to these organizations:
Old Dorchester club, North Dorchester
Republican club, Ancient and Honor
ableS, Union Lodge of Masons Dor
chester Royal Arch chapter, Boston
council. Boston knight Templar COM
nlandery. AleppO temple of the Mystic
Shrine; Merchants club, Lincoln Re
publican club. League of American
Wheelmen, MiddleseX club and Boston
Marketmen's Republican club.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

Although it is a backward spring
the ice left CobbOsseecontee only two
days later than it did last year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

The Journal presents below a article
written by Mrs. J. f. Tuell Of this city
and read by her before recent union
w. G. Il. u. meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

A blizzard in the last week Of April
upsets all calculations
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

II is now up to the Oldest inhabitant
to bring forth a tale of a heavy snow
fall i'm May.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

Those who get a holiday Fast Day
can go snowshoeing after they get the
paths all ShOveled out.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

This is the week of debates Bates
and University of Vermont meet al
Lewiston tonight, and BoWdoin anC
Clark University at Worcester, Mass
Friday night
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

Another Maine man has been hon
ored abroad. Prof. Charles d. Jane
son a Bangor boy and a graduate of
BowdOin in the class Of 1876. has been
appointed OverSeer of construction
work on all buildings erected by the
Chinese government and also super
visor of all other important foreign
works. Prof. Jameson is a son of the
late Gen. Charles d. Jameson and his
mother now lives in Bangor. He has
been in China for many years and at
the time of the Boxer uprising he saw
ed the lives of many missionaries and
other foreigners in the interior and
conducted a large party Of them to
safety at the coast
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

1t is not only i'll san Francisco thai
they are shooting thieves An Ole
Orchard hen thief got wen peppereC
with shot the other night.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13
ELOQUENT F|Tz
TO ENTHUSE 10TH
WARD DEMOCRATS

The Ward 10 Democratic re<>st>N-
tion committee is increasing it's ac-
tivity as the days before registration
will close are rapidly slipping by, and
more than ever since what Il considers
the outrage perpetrated by the board
of canvassers and registration in coolly
turning down the demand of the COM
mittee acting IN behalf OF the 1000
voters OF the ward.
The committee has arranged to hold
two simultaneous open-air rallies on
Friday evening, one on the Adie An
thony plat and the other on the lot
at the corner OF Putnam and Am
herst streets
The speakers at both OF these meet
ings will be Hon. John ]. Fitzgerald
OF Pawtucket. Robert Grieve. James
A. Williams and Thomas +. Cooney. a
quartette OF spellbinders who will be
certain to attract immense gatherings
and whose exposition OF Democratic
doctrines and the iniquities OF Re-
publican mis- government cannot fail to
arouse enthusiasm.
Band music will enliven the meet
ings: and the committee confidently
expects them to prove big guns whose
detonations will carry CONSERVATION
to the ears OF the Republican machine
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13
AGRICULTURAL BOARD
MADE APPOINTMENTS

The state board OF agriculture today
held its annual meeting and reelected
John j. Dunn as secretary and Obediah
Brown. William Williams and l. l.. Sher-
man executive committee. John g. Pol
lard was elected state veterinarian.
The following were appointed cattle COM
missioners for the several counties: Bris-
tol, william Williams; Kent. John f.
Whipple; Newport, George ". Sisson;
Providence Henry s. Turner; Washing
ton, Philip A. Money and t. r. Babcock.
A. II. Stone was appointed nursery In
spector.
on recommendation OF the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals. the
following were appointed additional cat
tie inspectors: J. T. Cunningham, l. T.
Dunn and j. @. Robinson OF Providence; ;
James NJ. Armstrong. East Providence. .
Charles Frey. Riverpoint: Thomas r.
Robinson. Westerly: John j, Giblin, Paw.
tucket. II. r.. Conklin. Warwick: T. s.
Richards, Woonsocket.
The executive committee was empower
ed TO report suitable amendments on the
log law TO give better protection 10 sheep
and cattle.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13
THE ESSEX BURNED
IN BALTIMORE FIRE
Steamer Of The Merchants and Miners Company Destroyed at
Baltimore When Dock, Freight Houses and Cotton Laden
Dages Were Burned. Whole Water Front Was Threatened
and fIrsman Had Hard Fight TO Prevent Spread Of tho
Flames .-.LoSs Will Be About 81 100000.

Baltimore, juno l3.-The greatest fire
since the confagration OF 1904. involving a
property loss OF about 100000 and the
probable sacrifice OF two lives occurred
at an early hour this morning on the wa
terfront.
For a time the entire harbor front was
threatened on the north side, the flames
being with difficulty kept within the con-
fines OF the wharf of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation company and on
the south side, stubborn battle being
fought TO prevent a wholesale destruction
OF property by fire spread from the
steamship Essex and six barges, which
were burned.
The fire started at 1870 o'clock, but at
5 o'clock was out. At that hour the
flames on the Essex had been extinguish-
ed and the shell OF the vessel was badly
listed from the water In her hold.
Two members OF the crew OF the Essex
are believed 10 have been burned 10 death
or jumped overheard and were drowned.
Their names are:
Edward Atkinson. cabin assistant
John Costello. second steward
Five other men were forced 10 make fly
Ing leaps TO tug from the deck OF the
Essex
on the south side OF the harbor the
packing house OF Moore g. Brady COM
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13
MR.. BRYAN WILL
VISIT RUSSIAN
PARLIAMENT

ST Petersburg June is.-william j..
Bryan and Mrs. Bryan arrived here
today from Berlin. They will remain
here until Friday when they will leave
for Stockholm and Christiana on their
way 10 London. where Mr.. Bryan will
deliver an address on the Fourth OF
July.
He expects to witness the coronation
OF King Haakon at Christiana and is
due 10 arrive ft New York August 30
Mr.. Bryan came to ST. Petersburg
in order TO get a glimpse of the Rus
sian parliament and study at close
range the epoch making political
struggle which is convulsing Russia
He has arranged to visit the house
tomorrow and confer with the lead
ers OF the popular movement. Today
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were the guests
at luncheon at the Kleinmichel palace
of Ambassador and Mrs Meyer.
Mr.. Bryan expressed his full en-
dorsement OF the plan of Governor
Cummins OF Iowa for a meeting of the
governors of states to secure concert
ed action looking TO a constitutional
amendment providing for the election
OF senators by the direct vote OF the
people.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13
PHARMACY GRADS
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
THIS AF TERN00N

The annual commencement and class
day exercises OF the Rhode Island College
OF, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences of the
class OF 1906 were held this afternoon at
the Roger Williams park casino, and
diplomas were awarded TO 16 graduates.
The special cars arrived at the park
about o'clock. and the line OF march
from the entrance OF the park to the
casino was under the direction Of Laur-
ance v. Calder. Phi. c.. marshal. the pro-
cession being led by Fay's band. Follow
ing came the representatives of the class
ss of 03 '04 and '05. Then came the grad
yates in cap and gown" followed by the
college faculty.
At $3.50 an address was delivered by
Willis O. Gregory. dean OF the Buffalo
College of Pharmacy, after which the
diplomas were awarded to the following
graduates:
Adelbert s. Goldwaite, William F. Hand,
Harry Hanson, r. Earle Lakewood, John
j. McManus. Anthony Converse, Charles
McGettrck, Arthur Grard, Albert Ar
chambault, Thomas O'Rourke. Patrick
Brassell, Walter Jesehkle, Cosme Coilaci.
Raymond Duchneseau, Joseph Smith and
Roy Woodland.
From to o'clock the members OF the
graduating class and OF the faculty will
tender a reception TO their friends
From until o'clock this evening
banquet will be served I'm the casino. and
among the guests expected are his ex-
cellency Governor George II. Utter his
honor Elisha Dyer and DR.. William H. Il.
Faunce, president of Brown university.
From s to II o'clock dancing will be en-
joyed. the music being furnished by Fay's
orchestra
The officers of the graduating class are
as follows: President, Harry Hanson:
vice president, Adelbert s. Goldwaite;
treasurer. William f. Hand; secretary, r.
Earle Lakewood: class reporter, John j.
McManus
fessor f. n. Strickland, Phi c., Irving 4.
French, Phi. G.. 90. and Francis j. Ar
chambault, PHI O., '04.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13

phatically that they have been under
great political as we'll as moral pressure.
They admit that they have not escaped
the persistent quizzing of hundreds Of
persons who are interested more or less
In the outcome OF the trial; but they
have sealed their lips. so far as giving
any hint concerning their final attitude on
the question at issue is concerned, and
the verdict appears as much in doubt to-
day as when the evidence was completed.
Chairman William II. Luther told repre-
sentatives OF the press this morning that
he expected the board TO reach a decision
tomorrow within a short time after the
board assemblies.
II do not wish To pose as speaking for
any OF my colleagues" said Mr. Luther
but i do wish 10 correct the impression
that we shall go outside OF the evidence
before us I'm condidering this case
The idea that any OF us desires to con-
slider extraneous matters is utterly In.
consistent with the position we have
taken from the outset and have consist
entity followed
II believe this case should be determIn-
ed on It's merits and In accordance with
the rules OF evidence. We could not
Continued on page Ten.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13

1t is believed this afternoon that the
verdict in the conspiracy case brought by
Rev. Albert b. Cristy. superintendent
OF the Rhode Island Temperance league.
against Chief of Police Frank A. Mat
thews will be made public tomorrow.
The police commissioners will meet in
adjourned session at 1O:3o and will con-
slider their finding with the strictest re-
gard 10 the evidence in the conspiracy
case and 20 the good OF the service.
They will probably have the advice OF
City Solicitor Albert A. Baker on law
points, but will have their own good
Judgment 10 guide them as 10 the facts
that have been brought out at the trial OF
this sensational case.
Despite all that has been said at the
hearing and I'm street or club gossip, there
seemed today apparently no good reason
for believing that the verdict Will not be
based upon the law and the facts. as
well as upon an intelligent understanding
OF the duties which devolved upon each
OF the commissioners when he took the
oath Of office 10 promote and protect the
best good OF the department
Members OF the board deny most en-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13

pany were damaged: the steamer Minnie
Wheeler OF the Baltimore. Chesapeake
and Atlantic Steamboat company and a
cotton she'd OF the Merchants and Miners
Transportation company were partially
destroyed.
They caught fire from the barges and
the Essex when they fioated across the
harbor after being cut loose from their
moorings.
Six scows and barges lying alongside
the wharf were completely destroyed. A
number OF them were towed out into mid
stream so as TO prevent them from setting
nre TO adjoining property.
The barges and scows were loaded with
cotton and rosin. which blazed ferceiy.
Residents living In the neighborhood be-
came panic-stricken and the police assist
ed many women and children TO places
OF safety. Two old women living on
Block street locked themselves In the
room OF small house that was on fire
and the police had 10 break in the door
and remove them by force.
Another woman very III and supposed
TO by dying at the time. was removed to
the city hospital.
The fire originated in a district sur
rounded except on the water side by ex-
tensive lumber yards, but the direction OF
the wind saved these from destruction.
Continued on page. Six
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13

names on the books at the city hall In
large numbers this year. Most of them
look upon the refusal OF the board OF can
vassers and registration to go to the ward
as requested by Mr.. Cannon. Mr.. German.
Mr.. Haven and others as a personal in
suit
The big majority of the voters in that
ward have 10 work hard: and, as one of
them said. There is no need for us TO
Kill time by taking two hours to dinner.
smoking big cigars and reading news
papers between A. m. and 8 D. m"
IL is admitted that the work OF the reg
istration committee OF the Young Mems
Democratic club is being done very thor
oughly. It will be kept humming rigb,
up to tho last minute and every effort is
being made TO call the attention OF voters
TO the fact that the city hall will be open
on the first three nights OF next week.
Continued on Page Three)
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13
TROOPS PROTECT
NEGRO RAV|SHER
FROM ANGRY MOB

Norfolk. Va. June 13,-The negro. VIII
liam Lee. charged with criminal assault
on Mrs. Robert Barnes and her cousin,
Miss Francis Powell OF Kingston Somer-
set county. Md. was brought to Norfolk
this morning by troops ordered by Gov.
Swanson TO prevent the prisoner being
lynched by angry Marylanders. who had
come down from the scene of the crime
just across the Virginia border. yester-
day.
Lee made confession as to the assault
on Mrs. Barnes and also admitted maxi
ing an unsuccessful attempt to assault
Miss Powell. Deputy Sheriff Landlord of
Northampton, Mass. stated that he had
the negro's confession in writing signed
by the prisoner.
The question as TO the time and man
ner OF the prisoners delivery to the
Maryland authorities is yet to be deter
mined,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-13
VANDERB|LTS BIG
OPENING FETE
IS POSTPONED

Greatly disappointed that there Is a de-
lay In the finishing OF his training quar-
ters at Sandy Point farm. in Middletown.
for horses. Alfred G. Vanderbilt has arr
rived at Newport for the summer
Though the carpenters have nearly fin
ished their work of construction the cleo
tricians are much behlhd. and IL is evil
dent that IL will be several weeks yet be-
fore the electric lighting system for the
building is completed and ready for SER
vice.
In view OF this, the opening OF the build.
ing, which was planned for next week,
has been postponed until next month.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Joined Mr.. Vanderbilt
at Oakland today, their house I'm Ardsoy.
which they occupied during the coaching
season, having been closed.
Mr. and Mrs. William Grosvenor ard
the Misses Grosvenor of Providence took
possession OF their Newport villa last eve
ming.