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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-19
Said to Be Found in
Chas. |. fuckers Favor.
Medical Examiner Doesn't, Think
Knife Would Fit Wound.
Counsel DiscIaim All Connection with
The Arrest Of Jerry Hayes.

Boston. May 1G.-The discovery of
new evidence i'll the case of Charles l..
TuChcr, who is under sentences of death
duilnG the week of June 10. for the
murder Of Mabel Page, was. the basis
Of u request for Coy. Guild to give Il
hearing on the question made today by
Tuc kcrS counsel! The request WAS ac-
conpHnicd by Il formal written request
for Il communication of the sentence to
lite imprisonment. Gov. Guild inform
ed Tu"ECr':i counsel, Meeara Valley ANA
limos that he would ask the two judges,
M"*SrS. sheldon and Sherman. who Of
tiCiat"i at the trial to give the now
evidence 4 Judicial hearing; and report
on tn" same To him.
1t is stated that u part of the cvi-
dcnc" referred to by fuckers counsel
in til" Official statement given out to-
day hy Medical Examiner Francis a f.
Harris that he now believes that the
knife found upon Tucker could not
hay" made the wound on Mabel Pag1's
body.
During the trial Dr. Harris, testified
that the wounds We're consistent Nit Il
those mai" by a single edged knife
such as WAS found in fuckers poSSc>,-
:inn. IN" medical examiner nuW 50 IS
however, that after Il mIt;irc cnusi,Itr-
alton ana examination he il; convinced
that hi" trial testimony was nCorrcrr
and tilat the wounds upon Miss FACES
body Were made by = double edged
weapon. This conclusion he hal reach
CT a% In" result Of many experiments
which proved to him, he asserts, that it
would have been impossible for TucI-
cr'% knife {" have caused the stab
wounds on Mabel Pages body
Attr. Gen. Dana Malpiles;was present
at tn" conference toda ~ between the
governor and Tucker'% 1counscl. He
WIS instructed by the GHverncr to COM
nunl"atc with til" two Justices ana
| convey the governors request that they
r"Ni"W the evidence alluded to BY
fuckers attorneys. -.-
Thr petition which has been in cir
'ulHti"u for months in Tho interest of
securing = communication of sentence
VIII J." sent to tho cvccutiVr dCnart-
fn"nt tomorrow. However. until the
Judges submit their report on the now
evidence, u" action Will bc taken ~ the
governor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Report Amendment.

a member of the committee said to-
night he thought the committee would
report in favor OF the Beveridge amend
ment. with possibly some unimportant
changes. He did not think these changes
would include one putting the cost Of
inspection upon the government
1t is stated positively that a decided
majority Of the committee is opposed to
undertaking q trip to Chicago for the
purpose of investigating conditions In
the packing establishments. The mes
sage OF the President. showing that the
packing houses are being cleaned night
and day In anticipation of govern
mental vestigation. determined the COM
mlttec not to make the inspection.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Reported Loss Of Life.
(By Associated Press.)


DETROIT, MICH. June s.-Eastern
Ontario was swept by terrific wind
and rainstorm this afternoon. and as u
result all wire communication tntween
this city and Canadian points east OF
Chatham, about sixty miles from here,
was cut off. Chatham suffered severe
property loss from tho storm. which un-
rooted houses, blow down trees. felcd
wires and filled the streets with debris.
but no loss of life resulted. and no one
was seriously hurt
Considerable property damage is re-
ported from small towns and farms boz
tween here and Chatham.
torrential rnin-storm accompanied Ny
forty-mile wind swept Detroit Just be-
fore six O'Clock this morning. The rain
fall In less than an hour measured l30
inches, and the wind In fivo minutes
sprane from gentlo six-m!le breeze to
forty miles an hour Trees We're fellod
all over the city, causing severe damage
to wires and putting several hundred
telephones out of commission. Several
street car lines were held UP, by broken
trolley wires for a tlmo during the busiest
hour OF the evening. Il
Unconfirmed renorts OF loss OF lifa on
the river were current to-night
One OF these reports was that
eight lives were lost on the
river near VOLTS, resort on the
Canadian shore, n milo above the head
Of I,ello Isle. Another was that OF n child
who had been picked Up by the wind and
swept OF. tho Belle Isle bridge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Continued on Third Page,)
PROMINENT MERCHANT
MEETS END SUDDENLY
Mr.. I. D. Cardoza, Well Known
in Business Circles, Dies
Early This Morning.

Mr.. l. D. Cardoza, OF No. los West
Grace Street, formerly very prominent
retail merchant in this city, died this
morning at 1925 O'Clock. He had been
III for about two weeks, but had been
In poor health for some months.
Mr.. Cardoza had been Identified with
the retail dry goods business nearly all
his life having begun his career with
Thomas II. Price & Company.
Later no became identified with tho
cardoza. Alsop Mosby j. Co, which ur-
terwards became tho Cardoza s CO. Mr.,
Cartloza retired from active life about
twenty years ago, but did not entirely
give up his business career, as he was
ono OF tho directors In the City Bank
and one Of the, trustees 0f the Mutual AS
surance Society. n s44 n
Mr.. Cnrdoza was seventy-sIx years of
age. He was born In Powhatan county,
whence he moved at an early age to
Richmond. He married late In life Miss
Rebecca Pollard daughter pf BENJAMIN
Pollard. IIe Is survived by one son, Mr..
B4'Pollard Cardo2a.
The funeral notice will be announced
later. nv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
| 'TERR|f STORM
SWEEPS |. [: ? ONTARIO.
Reported That Several Were.
Drowned in River apd Child
Was Blown Away. .
RACE TRACK CROWD IN PANIC
Buildings Demolished, Trees Up
rooted and Telegraph ] Poles
and Wires Wrecked.
RACE. TRACK CROWD TN PANIC
(By Associated Press.)

HAMILTON. ONT. June s.-A terrific
wind and rain storm swept over Oontario
from one end of the southern peninsula
to the other, demollshing buildings, up
roofing trees and leaving the telegraph
and telephone lines In n tangled mass of
wires, Linemen who were sent out i'm
medlately aftcr the storm got as far as
eDundas. five miles west of here. They
report that miles Of poles are down and
that 1t would take several days to re-
store anything like normal conditions.
Nothing like an accurate estimate OF the
damage caused by the storm can be given
tonight.
The storm struck this city at 4:35 this
afternoon. and for twenty minutes the
wind tore through the streets at the
rate Of eighty-tive miles an hour. The
! Immense oak and maple trees were GU.
off at the base as cleanly as though n
. saw had been used buildings were de-
mollshed and electrical wires OF all kinds
prostrated. The street car service was
suspended for four hours. Forty build
ings III course OF construction and some
that had been finished were blown down.
Tho roof of the warehouse Of the Deerlng
Agricultural Implement Company was
blown Off and some Of the smaller build
ings were wrecked.
Panic at Race Track.
This was ladies' day at the race track
and the grnndstand was crowded with
women when the storm broke. The horses
were p1rading past the stand for tho
second race. but they were sent back to
the paddock. When the wind reached
such velocity that 1t threatened Il
wreck the stand. O panic seized the
crowd. Tho women screamed and hud-
died together and many of the mon
climbed over tho fonce into the infield
where, to avoid being struck by flying
debris. they laid fiat upon the ground
in the drenching rain. Tho storm last
cd less than half an hour, after which
the racing was resumed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
CONTINUED on Fifth Pnge,)
TROOPS KILL TWO AND
|NJURE SIX STRIKERS
Latter, Led by Brass Band, Made
Offensive Move and Con-
stabulary Responded.
(By Associated Press.)

INDIANA. PA. June a-The mining
town of Ernest. OH the Buffalo, Roches-
ter and Pittsburg Railroad, FIVE miles
from here, was the scene early to-day Of
a conflict between u detail Of State con-
stabulary and striking coal miners, In
which two strikers We're killed and eight
wounded. three fatally.
Shortly after daylight, q body Of strik-
ers, headed by brass band, marched
from Anita mines, In Jefferson county.
10 receive one of the mine officials ex-
pected from Punxsutawney On the way
10 the station, the marchers encountered
q detail OF twelve members of the state
constabulary and, as they passed anlem-
Der of the band tired his revolver at
the troops. No one was struck, but
the constabuary Immediately retaliated
with yolley from their carbnes, When
the smoke cleared away. eight strikers
We're lying on tho ground, and the others
bad fled precipItately down tho hill, TWO
of those shot were killed instantly, and
the six others were seriously wounded.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
BADLY BURNED
BY GAS EXPLOSION
House Completely Wrecked and
Will Have to Be Torn
Down.
Especial to The es-plspatch.)


NORFOLK, VA, Juno S.Three per-
sons, Captain and Mrs. Mccall Pate and
Mrs. Richard d. Cornck, were badly
burned. shocked and bruised as result
Of a gas explosion In the cellar or their
CRANKY Street home late this afternoon.
The house was wrecked and will have
to be torn down, There were no other
persons In the house when the eSplo-
sion occurred. Each of the victims was
burned about tie face and hands and
cut and bruised by dying glass and fail
Ing plaster.
They were hurried to ST. Nincent's
Hospital. where It was said Tonight that
mono OF them nre dangerously wounded
Tho explosion was caused by u lighted
candle coming. IL contact with escaping
gas In the cellar, taken there by Il. r.
Sawyer In All effort TO find out where
tho gus was leaking. Sawyer was un-
hurt, tho force OF the explosion going
.upwapl. The cellar was under the par
'lor OF the house, In which the injured
were when tho explosion came, The
lioor was shattered, window glass blown
out, shutters knocked off ana the whole
brick front of the building warped out
by the force of tho shock, The whole
block was shaken by the explosion,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Reported That Minority
LedderOf House May
Come to Virginia.
.lNTIMATION
HE WOULD ACCEPT
Declares, However, That He Has
Not Indicated to Anybody
What He Would Do.
Nothing Known in
Charlottesville
About Matter.

(From Our Regular Correspopdent.)
WASHINGTON. d. C.,8June Sit Is
understood that the Board Of Visitors OF
the University of Virginia will offer to
Representative John Sharp Williams. OF
Mississippi, tho professorship of econom-g
les and political history In the university.
Furthermore. 1t may be stated on almost
the best OF authority that Mr. Williams
has Indicated that he would accept such
a position. But he said to The Tim es !
\ Dispatch correspondent to-day: 10
u have not been offered the positi on.
tween the faculty OF the University Of
Virginia or the Board OF Visitors and
myself on the subject.
Mr.. Williams admitted tonight, how
ever, that he had heard of the propo-
sition to choose him to the chair In the
university. He said also that he might
have remarked that 1t would be pleasant
to end his days In "the shades Of the
academy" but that he had not ndi-
Gated to anybody that he would accept
the position II rendered 1t. 1t is GER
tain that Mr.. Williams remark was con-
strued to mean that he would go to the
university II invited to do So
Retire from Politics.
It is understood that the board has
considered the matter and that It is the
programme to create the chair and elect
Mr. Williams the first professor. this.
action to be taken at the annual meeting
OF the board Of visitors, to be held In a
few days. It's understood that the salary
attached to the professorship will be four
thousand dollars year, not including
residence owned by the University.
OF course. the acceptance OF the posi-
tion which the University, It Is under
stood, will offer Mr.. Williams. would
compel him to withdraw from public lifc
While his career is Just now full OF
promise, with the speakership Of the
House Of Representatives almost In sight,
aud with senatorship from the State OF
Mississippi apparently by no means
improbable outcome Of the near future.
still the position at the university. his
alma mater. has decided attractions for
a man OF his temperament and train
ing. While he has demonstrated his
ability In public life, his attainments IN
the scholastic field and his natural love
OF books, fostered by years OF associn-
ton, emInently fit him for the quiet pur-i
suits OF scholastic life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
FLAT DENIAL Of
COAL ROAD. STORY | R
Witness Before Commission Sub
mits Letter from Former Presi-
dent Of Pennsylvania.
HOW OPERATOR WAS HELD UP
Young Cassatt Returns to Stand
to Answer estimony Of
Potter.
HOW OPERATOR WAS HELD UP
: (Bv Associated Press.)

PhlLADELPHiA, June s.-Joseph
Z X. Alkens, chief clerk to the SUPER
tntendent Of the Monongahela DlvI-
sion Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
was dismissed to-day by direction
of Presldent Cassatt, In his testi-
mony yesterday before the Interstate
Commerce commission, fAlkens said
that whlle his salary had aYera eed
Between $50 and 3t26 per8month he:
owned nearly $4,000 worth Of coal
stock. He admitted having received
checks from coal companles, and also
Gifts from company stores.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
REPORT OF SPECIAL
COMMITTEE FILED
President Calls Attention
Hoste of Packers to Clean
up Plants.
By Associated press.)

WASHINGTON. June Sin response
to request from the House Committee
on Agriculture, President Roosevelt to-
day forwarded to Representative Wads-
worth, tho chairman Of that COMMITTEES,
the report made to him by committee
of the Department of Agriculture regard-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Steiner. Michaels and
Cohen. of Jefferson.
to Stand Trial.
FIRST VICTORY FOR
CANDIDATE SELPH. Fl. j I
Finding No Redress 's,: tts::''s from on City
Committee, anSS 3 4:lr5ning i r5nrin to-
Grand Jury, Church Hill
Man Secures Three
Presentments-Up
to c Commonwealth.
Election Officers Indicted.
Archie Steiner, registrar and Judge.
Isaac MIchaeIs,j Judge.
Isadore Cohen, clerk

The findings Of tho special grand jury
engaged In Investigating the alleged
election frauds In the First Jefferson pre-
cinct ut the recent primary, created
something b sensational In the Hastings
Court room yesterday forenoon, when
the six jurors filed in, and In response to
tho roiitine question Of the clerk about
indictments or presentments. Foreman
Otwny S. Allen stated that they found
indictments against all OF Che election
officials who participated in the recent
contest.
Those indicated are Archie Steiner, 4
registrar and Judge Of election; Isaac
Mlohaels, Judge, and lsadore Cohen,
clerk. There were six counts against
each Of the trio, all OF them being
charged with:
(1.) Removing ballots from the box.
(2.) Substituting other false ballots.
(3.) Making false returns.
(4.) And falsely marking ballots
said to be marked for seIph for the
I. voters.
Almost Immediately friends of the In
dicted men canlo forward with offers for
bail. and w. r. IIeaman became bonds
man for Steiner, while Chris Manning
went bail for Michnels and Cohen. Bail
was fixed at the sun, of 500 by Judge
Witt Beyond the indictments, the jury
made no other report. The witnesses re-
lied upon by the jury In their report are
Messrs. James b. Doherty. John a,
---- =. - ---
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Disgusted With Wadswortll.

Republicans Of the n committee are
plainly growing dlsgustcd with the par ar;
tisan manner In which Chairman Wads-.
worth is. trying to conduct the hearing:
Counsel for the packers would scarcely
be so severe with witnesses. Captain
Lamb expressed his indignation in very
forcible Ian guage at the eeting ycstcr-.
day afternoon and other Democrats OF
the committee and two Republican sup.
ported him. Mr.. Lorimer, OF Chicago
member Of the COMMITTEES, is little less
aggressive In his manner of questioning
witnesses who do not ! testify for the
packers. E33a s5 = s3ss; "a rs. )! 4
:. To day Mr. Wadsworth dc such an
extended statement regarding his atti-
tude evincing such decided bias, that
Captain Lamb protested warmly, remark
ing that It was not customary for the
judge to sum up before all the evidence
was in.
Representative Crumpacker. Of Indiana,
made an extended statement before the
committee this afternoon, advocating his
own bill for meat inspection, which is
a modification Of the Beveridge amend
rnent ssftJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
Nothing known There.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
CIIARLOTTESVILLE, VA, June s.
AT the University tonight no confirina-
tion could be had of the report that Hon.
John Sharp Williams would be elected
to a professorshIp in that institution.
President Alderman Is himself absent
from the University, having gone to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
PRESIDENT HITS
BEEF MEN AGAIN.
Files Report Of Special
Committee and Urges
Rigid Inspection.
PACKERS FRANTIC
TO CLEAN PLANTS
Members Disguised With the
Partisan Attitude Displayed
by Wadsworth- th-Lanb
Indignant in Strong
Terms-Reynolds
on Stand.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. D. c., June s.-The
President sent to the House Committee
on Agriculture to-day the report OF the
special committee from the Department
Of Agriculture as to conditions prevailing
in the Chicago packing houses. Tho re-
port docs not add materially to the In
formation already in the possession Of
Congress concerning conditions In Pack'
ingtown, but it is strongly confirmatory
OF the statements contained IN the Nell-
Reynolds report. In a message accom-
panylng the report the President urges
the committee to stand by the position
taken by those who advocate the Bever-
idge amendment, which provides for the
rigid inspection Of meat products. at
the cost Of the packers.
The committee heard Mr. Reynolds To-
day. He made an excellent witness, nnd
Chairman Wadsworth and Representative
Wharton, m embers OF Congress from the
district OF Chicago were
unable to shake him in his stories OF
horrible conditions encountered in the
packing establishments.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09

CONTINUED on Fifth Pnge,)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09

lcoatinued on Third Page,l
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-26
THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH.

One Of the most touching and patri'
otto events known between Northern
and Southern soldiers Of the Civil War
| lbs just transuired in the dedication
Of monument TO the Confederate
dead in Madison, Wisconsin, and The
Madison Democrat OF the 10Th inst.
has the following beautiful tribute TO
the occasion:
"An event 80 noteworthy az TO take
on national Significance wss the dedi-
cation OF monument commemorative
of the heroism OF the 1870 dead in Con.
federate Rest, For heroes they were,
or they would have accepted terms Of
exchange rather than lsnguish in
Camp Randall They loved their Gus.
toms and traditions, their iamilies and
friends, their homes and their South
land yet Of such intrepid red was
their blood that they dragged o1t mis-
cradle days and left their bodies to
burial in what was then alien soil
Much they endured little they com.
planned Recsnt, even in the slight
eat degree, never! Bot the history Of
the world is the record Of heroic deed
and iortitude. The chapter on sur-
render is brief and void Of poetry. So
the vslorouS squad OF Camp Randall,
whose sepulcher, Confederate Rest, Is
an honor TO Madison and one OF the
sacred spots Of the nation, lives in the
page OF history that is always bright
and warm.
TO the other heroes, whose names
are not yet recorded because they still
live, who, with heads bare and bowed ,
with the soft voice Of affection paid
the tribute and handed over TO the
world the enduring shaft all honor ia
due So benef.ent an act is seldom
recorded; such maRnsnimhy Is too
rarely witnessed. Surely, there ia a
strange freemasonry among the brave,
Conviction, not argument, 10 the stand
ard. The spectacle OF two scores OF
veterans, grizzled, hating, many de.
crepit from age and the miseTies Of
many campaigns, defeating a monu.
ment TO the glory OF their late foes,
was more than beautiful. " marked
an epoch in the wide field OF brotherly
love"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-26

Z The mpossibility OF changing the
dPst!nation OF immigrants from Europe
after they have landed on the shores
~ the United States having been
practically demonstrated TO Southern
States immigration bureaus. a broader
and more feasible plan OF campaign is
now being worked out with the idea OF
bringing white labor to the South. 1t
is now probable that the splendid OPP
portunities of the South will be
brought to the attention OF the for
egner in some effective way before he
shall have purchased his ticket for
America. Agents will be sent among
the Discontinued people OF Europe,
literature will be distributed in large
quantities, and the joys OF the South
ern States 10 the man who really tries
will be advertised in various ways,
Good results should follow.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-26

The American workingman ought to
be inefiably happy, il it is true that
the corporations are all his friends,
With the sugar trust TO sweeten his
drinks, the tobacco trust TO sooth his
nerves, the beef trust to feed him, the
coffin trust TO bury him, the insurance
tTust to look after his widow and or.
phans, and a thousand miscellaneous
trusts making love to him day and
night, he is better of than even Tam
O'Shanter.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-26

We have residing in the southern
suburbs Of our town young man who
il reparts are true, is wonderfully and
iesriulIy made. HE doctor said he
had an iron constitution, his friends
said he had nerves Of steel, his uncle
that he had a wooden head, the girls
psid he had heart OF stone, his enc.
mics declared that there was more
brass to him than anything else, others
declared he had lots OF sand, while his
admirers declared he was al wool ard
a yard wide,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-26

1t ia stated that within the eighty
ak ears OF it's existence the order OF
odd Fellows has helped over 100000
OF it's members in time Of need, re-
lieved more than 100000 widowed fam
lilies, buried nearly an equal number
OF it's honored dead with all the honors
and ceremonies Of Odd Fellowship aud
to do all this has involved the outlay
OF over 5000, 900, which has been
cheeriully contributed to the noble
work
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-26

LrteveTyone Geop hus'ling 10 I'M.
rove the appearance Of ihe,r streets
aud lSts. Keep ali kind, OF rubbish on
che streets aud sidewAlAs. aud see that
your houses, tences etc are neNtly
painted. There 10 pothiue that helps
the looks Of = town and induces new.
corners TO settle in IL more than neatly
painted houses and ienees, neat aud
tidy streets aud sidewalks. and trut
add shade trees on yoHT lo,s, Let al
zee What yop will do for the benehI OF
Gainesville. -
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-06-26
Beware Of Oin,mer,s Tor Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury Nill surely destroy the
sense Of small aud completely dr-angr
me whole system when entering q
through the mucous surface Such
articles should never be used except
IN prescriptions irOm reputable phys.
,c,Aus, rs the damage they will do ID
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive irum them Halls CatArrh
Cure, manufactured by =. } Cheney
4 Co Toledo, o, contains no mer.
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directly upon the blood and mucous
surface OF the SysIsm In boying
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the genuine. II 10 tAken inIsrually
aud made Ia Toledo, ONO, by D. j
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Sold by drueei'ts Price rs PET
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pals Tor eoe,,i.
patton.