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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-24

I've not come {" Washington t"
make All appeal to In" President or ~
the Department Of Justice" said Sen
ator I;orah or Idaho. as 10 left the
White House Tuesday. after Il brief
c;ill on the President. This statement
WAS made regarding Il report that he
had come East to induce the officials
here to call 4 halt on the Federal otl-
Gals in his state in the matter Of the
alleged timber l:tnd frauds. "Thc re
ports that indictments have been re
turned against nc or my clients for
alleged land frauds continued the
senator, are simply runurS. | know
nothing of amy such indictments"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-24
THE DAILY MARKET REPORTS

United States Mining .......-.........
Titan Mining ..............-............ 90
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-24

$l.037.200; miscellaneous. $l17,O69. EN-
pcnditurcs, $1,360,O 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-24

far reaching decision was rendered
Tuesday by tn" Interstate Commerce
Commission. respecting party rate
tickets" Various railroads have been
Proceeding on the theory that such
tickets applied only to theatrical or
amusement companies. The commits
sion holds. however, that the transpor-
tation of such amusement companies
on party rate tickets would be similar
to transportation where the same num-
Der of persons not belonging to such
companies offered To travel and that
therefore the tickets must be opened to
the use of the general public.
Former Governor Beekman Winthrop
Of Porto Rico. who returned to the
United States with Sec. Taft. called on
the President Tuesday and gave
pref account of his stewardship.
Government receipts Tuesday: From
Internal revenue. $224.3S0: customs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-24

President McCann of Lynn says that
Lynn has got to have the New England
pennant this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-24

Government receipts Tuesday: From
internal revenue. $2243S0: customs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-24

SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Very few sheep and lambs came in.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
PENSION BILLS.
Agencies are Kept Merely for Political
 Purposes.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The House to- day began consideration of the pension appropriation Dill. Representative Gardner of Michigan, In charge of the bill. stated that there had been a de- crease of l2.000 pensioners during the past year. from 100000 in round num- bers. to 9SS,000.
 He touched on the various features of the measure and then told how the committee, impressed with the vie'sJ set forth before the appropriations com mittee by Commissioner Warner of the Pension Bureau. had recommended but nine pension agents instead of eighteen as at present. Representative DalzeIL of Pennsylvania was prompt to enter protest against the proposed changed in the agency system. He contended that all of the present agencies should be retained or that all should be aban- dened. centralizIng In Washington, but the entire pension department of the Government.
 MT. Norris of Nebraska wanted to know what actual saving there would he if the payment of pensions was con- ducted entirely from Washington.
 About a half million dollars re- piled Mir. Gardner.
 What objections are there against making Washington the distributing noint for all the pension business of the country?'' asked MT. Morris.
 theoretically and from business point of view. there are absolutely mo objections, but from political point of view there are eighteen objections replied MT. Gardner, sally that was followed by q hearty outburst of laugh ter.
 Mr. Sullivan of Massachusetts re- marked that he had supposed the war was over. but as he saw the gentlemen on the Republican side laboring to keep their pension agencies he was led to believe that while the civil war was over the war of patronage" was very much in evidence and he declared that "the cohesive power of public plumber" was the strength of the Republican l party. a remark that called forth ap- plause.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
CONAN SHOOTS SELF
TEXAN WHO CLAIMED 4 NEW
 YORK ESTATE.
After q Conference With Attorneys Relative to Misuse of Malls He fs Found Seriously W0un-
 aaH-

Dallas. Texas, Jan. 23.-Following conference with his attorneys. rela- tive to a charge of misuse of the mails pending against him. Joseph H. Cow an, who recently has come Into con siderable prominence because of his efforts to recover large block of land in the heart of the uptown dis trict of New York city known as the Hartsfield estate, retired to an adjoin- ing room where the conference was held and several moments later was found seated behind a book case suf- fering from a pistol wound in his left breast, and seriously wounded.
 Mir. Cowan was alone when the evI- dent attempt at self lf-destructiOn was made. his friends being attracted to the scene by the report of the revolver.
 For some time Mir. Cowan has been interested in an effort to recover a large block of land In the heart of the uptown district of New York city known as tho Hartsficld estate. claim ing to be one of the heirs. The prop erty is estimated to be worth $200,000.- 900. Mir. Cowan made several trips to New York in an effort to have the claim adjusted. but so far without success.
 The action brought against him in the Federal Court was based on corre-. spondence he had with other claim ants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
FOR WATERWAYS
HEAVIEST BUDGET EVER REPORT
 ED TO CONGRESS.
Alabama River to Get S2OO,OOO and Mobile HaFbOr S58O,00O-~A Total of SSH, ,488,1 ,13S Car
 rIed by Bill.

Washingt ton, Jan. 23.--The river and harbor appropriation bill which will be reported to the House tomorrow by | the Committee on Rivers and Harbors will carry an appropriation agsregat- ing $S3. .4G6,13S.
 Of this sum $34,631,612 is appropri- ated cash to be available July 1, 190Tj and July 1. 1908, and $4S,s34,526 Is au- thorized for continuing contracts, no time limit being fixed as to when 1t shall be expended
 The bill probably will not be consid- cred by the House until next Monday, The bill is a record-breaker on size, exceeding by many millions the amount allowed for river and harbor improve nents in any Congress. In spite of the fight made by the Illinois delegation, seconded by some of the Missouri mem bers, for an appropriation to continue work on a deep waterway between Chi cago and St. Louis, the Committee did not grant the request and the appro priation of $190,000 foR a. survey of deep waterway between St. Louis and the Gulf which Chairman Burton in- sisted must precede any expenditures for a deep waterway in Illinois is the only consolation offered to the Illinois delegation. Among the largest items in the bfll are a flat appropriation of 1000, ,00U for the Southwest passage in the Mississippi river end $1.500000 con tihuing the contract, $3.000.060 for the Mississippi river from the. head of the passes to the mouth of the Chic, and $6.000,00e to continue this work.
 Boston gets for a thrty-hve foGt channel s500,00O cash and $3,S94, 900 continuing. besides $50,OO0 for general Improvements; New York, Ambros channel, no cash appr opriation put a continuing one of SI.14S,510.
 Following are among the items of $i0.000 and upward. the second fig ures whenever given being for eXpen- ditures authorized for continuing con tTacts:
 Alabama--Moblle. $2OO, ,OOO cash and $S60.O00 continuing; Mobile bar. $50.- 00O: Alabama river, s200.000; COnecuh river. $31,000; Black Warrior. Warri- or and Tombgbee. s350,0oO cash and S1,S42.OOO continuing. Tombisbee from mouth to pemopolls. $16,0OO; Tombigbec. from Demopoils to Co., lumbus S14.00e.
 sisslppi-Anchorage basin at Gulfport, $l00.00O; PascaSolua river. $2aO, 900: Pascagoula Leaf and Chick ashay rivers, 10000; Pearl river be- low Rockport, S3O 900; Wolfe and Jordan rivers. $3O.O00: Yazoo. Talla- hatchie. ColdW ater and Big Sunfower rivers and Tohula Lake. $45. .000 Big Sunflower. $l00 900
 Louisiana-Calca river. mouth and passes 25.00O; Mayou Pla- ouenine. Grand River and Pigeon Bay ous $100 900; Bayou Techo sl30.00G: fn- land waterways $ss.292 cash and $3oo.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
LOTTERY MEN HELD
GOVERNMENT AGENTS ARREST MO-
 BILE MEN.
Tyyemty tor More Are Accused of Print lmg Tickets Hnd Circulating
 Literature fer the Hon- T duraa Company.

Mobile. Jan. S.-(special.) )--What Is charged with being the local offices of the Honduras Lottery Company were while the entire force was at work.
 Secret Service Agents Sauter and Donaghy. from Washington, were as- sisted in the raid by United States Gates of Mobile. At 2 o'clock these men went to the place which is alleged to have been the chief prtntintS estab- lishment, in Albert Boyd's old under, Street. The following printers and employees are held by the government on the charge of conspiracy: Thomas Few. H.. Eorville. R: J. Given. F. D. E. Thompson, Charles Hider. John J. Cotlin, Willie Coleman. a negro. George Warm, James Pike, J. B: Shepard; Nie7 tor Stewart Willie King and N; taken and are held on four charges: Louis s. Graham and P. l., Penac or New Orleans and R. K. Thompson or Mobile, the charges being as tonoWs: Causing lottery tickets to be Brought from Honduras to- the State ofs Ala bama; causing Honduras lottery tickces to be printed In Alabama; causing ad- vertisementa of the Honduras iottery to be printed in Mobile and distributed broadcast over the country; and con spiracy together to defraud the gov ernment."
 3ranam, RenAc ana lnOHlpSVH WSl V held In the United states marshaIs or flee until they arranged for bonds
 The hearing of the men has been set for the second day after Mardt Gras, Thursday. February 14. before United States Commissioner Richard Jones. v The Boyd building is in the hands Of the Federal government. The govern ment lock Is on all the doors and Dep uty Marshal Gates stands guard. A thorough search of the building was made, the three stories being secured for anything which would make evil dence.
 Secret ~Arviee Agents Sauter and Donaghy have been in Mobile for three weeks, gathering evidence and making plans for the capture of the plant when in full operation.
 Attorney Armbrecht said to The Ad- never knew of a case in which the facts for evidence had been so well gathered and prepared. It was arranged par ticularly that the arrests would not be made until after the morning papers had gone to press so that news of the raid could not be sent out for several hours. The arrests did not become i. known until late hour this morning. and in the meantime every office Of the Honduras Lottery Company in this country had been raided, according to the plans of the government, part of by one of the offlcia47, who stated that every plant was taken today.
 It is stated by those who seem to know, that prominent men In Mobile and possibly In New Orleans. will be brought into the case and that they stand very good chance of being con Vlcted.
 The secret service men have beer working on all sides of the lottery and are supposed not only to have Ratberet
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
MIR. HALL IS KILLED
CITIZEN OF SAMPSON SHOT BY AN
 OFFICER.
DIaaeutiy Grew Out of Arrest sf Dead Man's Sen By oPlieeman Rye
 Smith--Talkem To Gemeyn.

sampsNi. Jan. --(special)---Dos Hall was shot and killed here at 1 o'clock this afternoon by ofieer Rye Smith.
 smith had used his club on a son of Mir. Hall in arresting him Monday and the killing today was a. result of that arrest The officer was cut about the head before he killed Mr. Hall.
 There Is much feeling over the shoot ing and several extra policemen are on duty. No further trouble is Anticipat- ed.
 Smith has been carried to Geneva, where he will be kept until a pre- Iiminary trial can he held. liminary trial can be held. Mr. Hall. was an old man, leaves ( large family. Mr. Smith Is & young married man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24

900 continuing; Bayou Chitto. Chefrne- te, Boguefalie. Tickfew river and trib- utarles, Amite river and Bayou Man chac 1000; Channel. Bay and Passes of Bayou Vermillion and Mermentaux river and tributaries s2b,00O; Remov- ing the water hyacinth from waters In Louisiana and Texas $10.000: Red Riy- or. Louislana. Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma S25O.000; Bayou Bartholo- new Bouef river, Tensas river and Bayou Bouef river, Tensas river and .ney Louisiana and Arkansas $i70eO
 Texas-Sabine Pass, S16o,00o;. con tinuing, s2O0.oo0; Galveston harbor, $500, 900; continuing, $70O.000; Calves ton channel. $150.000; channel from Gal weston harbor. Texas City sSo'Voo' mouth of the Brazos River. $sS,OOO' Aransas Pass and Bay. S2e0,O con tInuing. $2sO. 900; interstate waterway st33.S29; continuing. S300.000; Calves ton ship channel and Buffalo Bayou. S20O. 900: continuing, S20OOOO; west Galveston Bay channel. Dougble Bayou and the mouths of adjacent streams ih- cIuding Trinity River, Anahuac chan. neI, Cedar Bayou. Chocolate Bay ana Bastrop Bayou, $50,0O0; BraZos fiVef from Old Washington to Waco, $SV,VOVs continuing. $150,o00; Brazos KiVeT Inotn noni ! velasco 10 old Washington, S75,OOo' Trinity River, $75,O00: continuing, SaOO O0c: cypress Bayou, Texas ana Louisiana. $10,O00 Sulphur River sSe'- 900.
 Arkansas--Ouaehita and Black riv- n CTS. Arkansas and Louisiana $l40,iSo' continuing ssOO,oOO Arkansas river 1000; Arkansas river at Pine Bluh' s1Oo. GOO; White river. $3O,00O; upper White River, $73,5OO; Black and Cur rant rivers, $lS.OOO; St. Francis and I,Anguille rivers St2.000
 Tennessee-Cumberlan river, Ten nessee and Kentucky above Nashvllle' so5O 900. continuing, $400. .O00; Tennessee river above Chattanooga and Little tennessee river. sl05.OoO; Tennessee river. Chattanooga to Riverton, Ala s267,97O. continuing $4l5,000; Tennes- see river below Riverton, $iO,OOO; Clinch. Hiawassee and Holston rivers S56625.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
AGRICULTURAL nII.I..
Much Money Appropriated For Fight
 InE Crop Pests.

tmE CFOW Festss
 Washington. Jan. g. --The agrieul- tural appropriation bill carrying sS,- 125.790 was reported to the House today by Chairman wadsworth of the House committee on agriculture. This bill does not include meat Inspection for which s3,O0o,0o0 is appropriated in other bills.
 For the regular and routine work of the department of agriculture the appropriations aggregate $T,6Sb.7e0 and this amount is swelled by emergency appropriations such as $l50.000 10 ex- terminate the gypsy moth; xls0,Oo0 to eliminate the cotton boil weevtl and about $500.000 for the enforcement Of the pure food law
 The appropriation for routine work $7.635,790 is $t,O75,S5O more than for the present fiscal year. This sum for routine work is increased by appropria- tions aEgregating about $5o0.0o0 to provide a working capacity for the forest service.
 Free seed distribution by Congress- men Is eliminated and the bill appro- priates S23s.000 for rare and unusual seeds to be distributed by the Depart ment of Agriculture. The bill makes no appropriation whatever for the bu- reau of geological survey for which s44,42o was appropriated for the pres ent year.
 Dr. C. H. Merriam Is the chief biol ogist at the head of this bureau. The chief work of the bureau has been tho study of birds and the publication of maps. charts and pamphlets descTip. tive of bird life in this country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
RECORDERS NOT WANTED.
Opposition in Decatars to Mir. Long's
 R1lI,

Decatur. Jan. 23.-(Special. )--The prop0sed recorders office for the cities of Decatur and New Decatur is meeting with some oposition here.
 The bills have been introduced in the State Legislature by Representative are being circuated in both New De- catur and Decatur against the estab- lishment of the offices in the two cities. The petitions are receiving some sigma lures, but in the main the people are indifferent to the matter. Many or them say they don't care whether the bills pass and become laws or not.
 At the present tims-all offences orig mating in the two cities are tried by ,Nthe Mayors of each city. Represen- tative Long proposes to establish the office of City Recorder, for each city. The duty of the Recorder will be to try all city cases.
 The city administration of New De- catur Is opposed to the establishment of "a Recorder. As rule the people of New Decatur. outside of the officials, are taking no interest in the matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
RACES AT ORMOND.
Four Events, None of Sensational
 Speed, Pulled on.


 Ormond, Fla, Jan. 23.-Four events were run off today. the second of the fifth international automobile tourna- ments. The twenty mile event for American touring cars only was won by PerIman in 22 minutes 32 4-5 sec onds, considered unusually fast time for fully equipped touring car from a standing start. Four cars started in this event but two did not finish. one having clutch trouble and the oth- CT being distanced.
 The ten mile event, open to all weights and powers, was won by E. B. Blakely in a gasoline car in seven minutes 42 1-5 seconds.
 steam ear finished second just ten seconds behind the winners In this eevnt Marriott driving the record making steamer of last year blew put both cylinder heads. and 1t was thought he was out of all future events, but repairs have been made and he will start in events tomorrow.
 The twenty mile International tour ing car championship was won by Maccready, an Engfishman. driving an English gasoline car in 23 minutes 5 s-5 seconds. The American car en- tered in this event was distanced and never finished.
 mile event for motorcycles was won by Curtis in 46 2-5 seconds. The chief event for tomorrow is the 100 mile race for the Minneapolis cup nou held by s. F. Edge, of London.
 Summary:
 The twenty mile race, for American touring cars was won by. Perlman, in a fifty horse power gasoline machine Time, 22 minutes S2 4-5 seconds. Sec ond, Asa Paine, thirty horse power gasoline machine. Time, 2S:16
 Ten miles all classes and powers. won by Blakely, seventy horsepower gasoline machine. Time. 7:42 1-5; Second, r. E. Stanley. twenty-five horse power steam car. Time. 7:52 1-5.
 Twenty mile international touring car championship, won by MacCready, twenty horse power English car, gasoline. Time, 2S;5 S-6 seconds; Paine. the only American entrant, was distanced.
 One mile cycle event was won by Curtiss. Time. 46 4-5. Second. Wray; time, forty-seven seconds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
IMPROVEMENT AT LOUISVILLE.
WatSra Begin to Recede and Railroads
 Arc OneratfnG.

}LouisvilIe, Ky. Jan. es.-Thers was q decided improvement in the uood situation today. the river beginning to fall soon after midnight. It will be three weeks. however, before the one-seventh of the city's area which is submerged, will be restored to nor- nal conditions.
 The fill" at Jeffersonville, Ind |, which caused some apprehension yes- terday, is still intact and all danger is believed to be over. The railroad situation shows q distinct improve meut
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
STOP sPEAkERs.
Russian Government PutS Quietus On
 Political spell Binders.

Moscow, Jan. 23.--The governor general has issued orders that any person delivering speeches hostile to the government at electoral meetings shall be sentenced to three months imprisonment or to pay fine of S25O.
 The police are searching the houses of prominent members of the consti- tutlonal Democratic party for cam paign literature In spite of these measures the constitutional Demo crats count upon carrying eleven out of the sixteen wards of Moscow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
Gates and Associates Coming.

Inforfnation was received here today that John W. Gates and other officials of the Republic Tennessee Company, the largest industrial corporation in Alabama and one of the largest in the South. would be in the Birmingham district next week Mir. Gates, who Is great admirer of this section of the south, was to have been here this weelA but for business reasons the trip was delayed and Mr. Gates and asso- ciates will be here next Monday or Tuesday to spend few days looking at properties hereabouts and passing on plans for big development in this district,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
Marine. Cntton Rnck.

Vieksburg. Miss. Jan. 2S.-ren thou sand bales of cotton have been removed in anticipation of flood water. In the Mississippi from the lower compresses here. A stage of fiftytwo feet is gen erally predicted there and this will put the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley tracks under water.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
Clerka Are Arreated.

Late tonight Martin Holbrook. man. ager In Mobile of the Southern Express Company, and J. l.. PicBens, clerk in the depot office of the company, were arrested on United States warrants charged with conspiring to circulate the prize lists of the Honduras lottery They were released under $2,00O and $l,0O0 bonds respectively.
 The warrants were sworn out by Se- cret Service Agent Sauter and were the result of the acceptance by the express addressed to J. W. Curtis. Cambridge. M0aa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
nrenk nt Fort st. PhIIlp.

New Orleans. La, Jan. 2S.--Tw0 breaks appeared today in the Missis- sippi river Ievee near Fort St. Philip, seventy-hve miles south of here. The fort is in little or no danger. being protected by second leveo which al- most entirely encIrcles the fortified area
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
Niece of prenIsIent PolM nem,l.

! Cniontown. Pa. Jan. 23--Mrs Mar cissa Nance Kendriek, aged es years, niece of President Polk. is dead at her home here, She was born in Nash. Vile, Tenn. Her father was Col. c. W. Nance, wealthy and distinguish ed citizen and her mother a sister oE President Polk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24

evidence against the actual managers and workmen. but also against those who have supplied the money behind the institution and who have reaped the profits in violation of the laws of the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
KnnI EIerted PreaIdent.

New orleans. Jan. 2s.-The Yellow nine Manufacturers Association, In convention here today elected the fol- lowing officers: President. John l.. Kaul of Birmingham; Vice President, Fl. H. Foster of Malvern. Ark; Treas urer. A. ]. Niemeyer of St. Louis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
Ren TilImnn Rc-eIected.

Columbia, S. C., Jan. 23--Thc general assembly Of South Carolina in joint session today elected B. R. Tillman to suceeed himself as U $. Senator.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24

MarrI4sg q girl against the wishes of her parents is. next to murder. th" most severely punishable crime In Lap land.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-24
Mnmnn Getn Life.

Waynesboro. Miss, Jan. 23.--Nerdicts of guilty and recommendations Of i'm prisonment for life were brought by the jury today against Mrs. Joseph Mizell and R. Fl. Hall charged Jointly with poisoning Mrs. Mizelrs husbard,