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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07
SAFE AT BOSTON.
Crew CT the Ellen r. Gleason Arrive In
Port on Leland Liner.

Boston, FeD. 6.-Flftcen IISnerTneH CoH-
shutting the crew Of the Gloucester
schooner Ellen r. Gleason. walked
ashore from the Leland Line steamer
Winfredian today, thanking their lucky
stars and Capt Shepard for their quick
escape from their sinking vessel after she
had rammcd the big liner on the Middle
bank yesterday morning, 800 miles north
east of this port
The collision took place during north
east snow storm, the Gleason suddenly
appearing on the steamers port quarter
and striking her 4 Glancing blow which.
according to the fishermen, stove in the
schooner's bows. Although the smaller
vessel disappeared almost Immediately
astern, the big liner was swung around
the disabled schooner and then. with the
Winfredian acting a shield to the
storm, the Is men were hauled TO safety
by life line.
On reaching the deck of the steamer
Capt. holland OF the Gleason reported
that his vessel was rapidly filling with
water and would have gone to the bottom?
within an hour after the collision. Capt.
Shepard OF the liner held somewhat
different opinion when seen today. stat
ing that he thought the Gleason suffered
only the loss of her heargear and was in
no immediate danger of sinking when her
crew left her. In fact, it was said today
| that TIE Gleason was still afioat and
| dangerous obstruction to transatlantic
| liners.
The Winifredian was steaming along
slowly yesterday morning IN the thick
snow storm and stiff gale 1t was day
, light but so thick was the weather that
| the lookout could see scarcely 20 yards
ahead of him.
Suddenly from out of the snow, foff the
! port hand. was seen the outlines of the
schooner on the starboard tack heading
straight for the liner. There was no
| time to sheer off on the part Of the
steamer. but Capt. holland of the schoon-
! err put his helm down and tried to shoot
his vessel up into the wind. He was not
quite quick enough and in the crash that
followed when the schooner struck the
steamer well astern on the port quar-
ter, all the heargear of the former vessel
was carried away. The crew OF the
schooner rushed on deck and began
shouting for help. but it was a difficult
thing to swing the big liner around. and
before this could be done the vessels
were some distance apart.
The crew Of the Gleason kept up their
cry for help and besides sounded their
fog horn and beat on pans. This gave
those on the steamer the direction and
by skillful work Capt. Shepard laid his
vessel to the windward of the schooner.
1t was too rought to launch any boats
| from the Winifredian. but under the
shelter of her big hull the crew of the
schooner were hauled on deck by lines
| thrown from the deck of the steamer.
| The rescue was made within half an
| hour after the accident occurred and the
Is men were landed here this afternoon
The Ellen F. Gleason was built in Es-
sex in 1885, She was 81 feet long, 22h
feet beam and eight feet in draught, and
registered AZ tons net. She was owned in
| Gloucester.
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FAREWELL BANQUET.
Londoners Bid Ambassador Bryce
Godspeed to New Post.

London. Feb. 6.--The farewell ban
uuet given tonight by the London PHI
grims in honor of James Bryce, the new
ambassador Of Great Britain to the
United States was, a notable Anglo
American event, the most prominent
members of the event being the rep
resentatives of society, official and liter
airy life participating. The banquet was
held at the Savoy hotel. under the pres
idency of Field Marshal Lord Roberts.
The dining hall was superbly decorat-
cd With flowers, flags and national en-
ble,ns of Great Britain and the United
States We're intertwined. Mr.. Bryce oc-
cupied the post of honor at the right
OF the president: Ambassador White
law Reid, sat at Lord Roberts left.
while War Secretary Haldane, Lord
Fitzmaurice of Leigh, under-secretary-
Of state for foreign affairs, and other
members of the cabinet. parliamenta-
rians and diplomats, including Sir Nor
timer Durand. the recent British am
bassador ut Washington. the Japanese
ambassador and many others made 10
an assemblage of exceptional brillancy.
The Japanese ambassador, replying
to the toast 1.-THE Guests" made a sig
nificant reference to Japanese-Ameri-
can relations. Il am glad" the ambas-
sador said, ''to be present at the DEM
onstration to the new ambassador to
the United States toward which coun-
try both Japan and Great Britain have
maintained the most cordial relations"
Ambassador Reid in proposing the
health Of Mr.. Bryce. referred to the
presence Of the primate of all Eng
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07

Including not only the list of those whom
Mr. Oliver proposes to associate Win
him in the actual work of construction,
but also the names Of the stockholders
and the amounts subscribed by each. II
was ascertadned that the original figure
submitted by Mr.. Oliver. CTS per cent.
of the estimated cost OF construction
was adhered to in the papers flied TO-DAY
Mr. Rogers, after satisfying himseil
that the papers were in due form, woulh
at once have taken them to Sec. Iait'
but the secretary was detained at tho
Capitol, where he went before COM
mittee and did not return TO the war de-
partment until nightfall. He found
Messrs. Oliver, O'Brien and Rogers
awaiting him and the four held snort
conference, at the conclusion of which
Sec. Taft said that he would tonight re-
ceive a report from Mr.. Rogers on the
papers filed and that in The morning ne
would talk the whole matter over with
the President and make the announce
ment as stated.
Secretary Taft said he did not wish 1t
to be understood that at noon tomorrow
Mr.. Oliver would get his final answer,
but that he would know at that time
when he may expect it. Accordingly NJ
Oliver deferred leaving here tonight for
his home in Knoxville. AT the war de-
partment tonight it was stated that the
closest investigation would be made re-
garding the stockholders, and in facr
regarding everybody interested in the
company.
Richard Rogers, general counsel for the
| Tell, Commission. tOnlglt
made public the names of those consti-
tuting the board of directors and a list
of stockholders of the Panama Construc
ton Co. The directors are:
". J. Oliver, Knoxville, Tenn; Charles
A. Ackert, Washington, ID. c.; Patrick
J. Walsh, Davenport, Ia; Robert Rus
sell, Lynchburg, Va; P. T. Brennan,
Washington, D. c.; J. B. Mcdonald, New
York: John Peirce. New York; George
f. Hartman, New York; r. A. c. Smith
New York; George Sayne. New York
and George Peirce, Frankfort, Me-, and
Robert A. Chester, Washington, D. c.
Each Of the directors subscribed for q
shares and paid in 5000 when the com
pany was incorporated in Albany. Tho
articles of incorporation call for $JO.0N(
shares OF stock at a par value of $40;
each, making a total of 5000, 900. AS re
quired by the government, 100000 OF
| this amount will be represented by The
bond which the successful bidders arr
| required to give, and the remaining &c.,
| OO0, 900 is to be represented by actual cash
| or securities. OF the 100000 cash cap
| ital, one-half of the amount. 81 100000
must be paid in when the~eontract i:
| signed, and the second $1,5O0O00 must bt
| payable on demand.
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MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, Feb. 6.-These pensions
have been granted to citizens Of Maine:
Mary E. Bragg, So a month; l.. E.
Bacher, s12; Ain Carpenter. $12; I. 5.
Nelson, $12: Ivory S. White, $12; G.. W.
Twitchell, SIT; c. c. Kirkpatrick, ST.;
minors of G. II. Poor, So; Mason A.
Pitts, s2t: T. P. Hinkley, $12; ]. B. a.
Russell, So; d. A. Bunker. $40, Nelson
Holmes, s12; II. S. Still. s12; Lydia D.
Grover, IS; Sarah J. Estes. IS: Elisha
II. Keene, $40; II. W. Brown. S12: A. 0.
Bells, $40; Andrew Dougherty, $12; II.
H. Davis 1924; Hannah Clark, S.;
VIM. Davis. s12; Mary s. Westcott IS;
Jos. Springer, 81; Daniel Booker. SO:
J. S. Spaulding. IS; NJ. G. Prentiss. 50;
F. w. Emory. So; John Ryan, $12; F.
L. Kenney. $40; J. H. Knox, S12; Corne-
Illus Russell, S14.
D. ]. WardEcll. SO; ]. L. IIodsdon
SO; Arthur Mcmahon. $40; A. A. Nichols
si2; II. 2. Robinson. S14; J. W. Stanford
$40; Z. F. Faunce. IS; Violanta Wyman
IS; Clara NJ. Bartlett. So; VIM. Schaible
$40: Irving +. Fay, 81; E. II. Burnham
$12; w. J. Robbins. So; Z. II. Marsh. SO
J. +. Lowell. $40: S. L. Chapman, s24; F
+. Knight. $1i; II. S. Roberts, s.; +. II
Jewell, SIT; W. H. Clifford, s24 ]. p
Wood, s12: y. W. Knight, SO; J. 5
Brown, ST.; 0. F. Cannon. 81; w. II
Dennis, $12; James Kenney, $40; c. A. Nc
Kenney, Sc: Annie Z. Richards, IS; Albert
Sawyer, 81; w. II. =. Bracket. $50; E
A. Cobb, ST: j. N. Foster. 81; A. +. La
| marche, Sc; Thos. w. Laughlin, IS. Sarai
]. Whitehouse. S.. L. E. Jones. s17: Mar
garet Foley s.: f. T. BOwden ST.. Hattie
| NJ. TIurd. $40; A. ". Hayford, SIT; Hugh
| Miller, ST.; J. A. Bragdon. s1o: Jas. Z
Sitting, s.: J. NJ. Lowell s12; Eva Crook
er. S.; L. H. Miller. 81; II. c. Moore, 81
,, Allison Parker, so; JOS. NJ. Fuller, SEA
Marshall Lawrence, IS; ]. NJ. Pierce, 81
| d. z. Moody. s12: John Thornton, 81
J. B. Alden, s12; D. L. Jenett, S12; j. T
Pratt S12
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07
CANAL BILL FILED.
MIR. oliver Will Be Told Today When
to Expect Final Word.

Washington. Feb. 6.-By noon tomorrow
William j. Oliver, Jr.. of Knoxville
Tenn, who was the Lowest bidder under
the proposal for digging the Panama ca
nal by contract, and who has formed Il
company of contractors known as the
Panama Construction Co., Will know
when he may expect final decision. Ac-
companied by his counsel, Judge Morgan
F. O'Erien of New York, Mr.. Oliver this
afternoon called at the offices of the
Isthmian Canal Commission and submit
ted his bid in accordance with the re-
quirenent Of the President after being
given 10 days in which to do so. In the
absence of Chairman Shonts the docu-
ments were delivered to Richard r. Rog-
ers. general counsel of the committee.
who perused them carefully in the pres
ence of Mr.. Oliver and Judge OBren,
and found them correct in form except
as to one or two minor details.
A number Of papers were submitted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07
CAPITAL JCTTINGS.

Government receipts Wednesday:
From internal revenue, $951.o5 Gus
toms, $1,514,469: miscellaneous, s44,0S0.
Expenditures, $1,500,000.
at Wednesdays session Of the Mer-
chant Taifors' National Protective Asso-
citation of America at Washington va
rious reports were made. In the after
noon the delegates were accorded a re-
ception at the White House by the Pres
ident.
President Roosevelt hopes to visit
Alaska on hunting trip after his
Presidential term expires. He express
ed this desire Wednesday to Robert W.
Wiley, who has spent II years in that
country and has travelled in remote Sec
tons where big game is still abundant.
Owing to the absence of four Cod
dard supporters and one Colt man. the
18th ballot for the election of United
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07
A BIG INCREASE.
Report Shows Railroad Casualties Are
Becoming More Serious.

Washington, Feb. 6.-An accident
bulletin issued today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the three
months ending Sept. 30 last, shows the
total number of casualties to passen-
gers and employees while on duty to
have been 1880, as against 1881 re-
ported in the preceding three months.
The number Of passengers and en-
ployes killed in train accidents was 26'
as against 1914 reported in the proceed
ing three months. Fifty-two passen-
gers were killed. The total number OF
collisions and derailments in the quar-
ter was 1872. QS91 collisions and 1851
derailments), of which 269 collisions
and POI derailments affected passenger
trains. The damage to cars, engines
and roadway by these accidents
amounted to 50, 1892. go.
The number of employees killed IN
coupling cars and engines was 81, be-
ing an increase OF 13 over those report
ed killed in the last quarter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07
| INVITE EVERY MAN,
WOMAN AND CHILD HERE
Every Person of Augusta to Eat With
Me Tomorrow at My Expense.

It's ten to one it was old dyspepsia
slyly getting in his work, not enough
to cause you pain. but just enough to
dull your brain, rob you Of your vital
ity, upset your liver and deplete your
nerve force. Maybe you don't think
SO. but just try one package of my
Biscuit and see if they don't change
blues to a bright, CHEEKY red; make
the old world laugh in merry glee
and put vigor and vim in your life
again.
National Bank President Kinner of
Olean, n. Y, had stomach trouble so
bad that he had to live on matted
milk, and even that caused him pain
he ate three biscuits and went to
eating his meals-sounds like a mir
acle. Well, I have Mr.. Kinner,s own
letter to that effect.
w. C. Roach of Hornellsville, n. Y,
says he hadn't been able to work for
several ycars-had dyspepsia so bad
after eating my Biscuit two weeks he
got position and went to work, say :
he can eat anything now and feels
'tiptop." This is only two of hun
dreds.
-hi ~ navy Sou tNti Ai'ttA "
of the wonderful Biscuit that talks
that really tells you itself what it car
do-that's Meals. Five minutes after
you eat it the Biscuit begins to un-
fold its virtues. and it will by actua
demonstration prove to you more ir
regard to its merits in ten minutes
than l could probably make you be-
lieve If l wrote and read you ten books
as large as the dictionary.
1T seems like Dream" swears Mr.
Charles F. Bowman. Gave me relic
in three minutes" says Mrs. w. H
Crettenden. stopped my pain in two
minutes" sweaes Mr.. Joseph Fenti'
man.
You may know some of these peo
pie, or know somebody who know!
them. I'll send you their pictures am
| full addresses if you want them, 81
that YOU can find out all about m!
Biscuit and the wonders 1t ma
wrought.
Probably you are now thinkin.
| whether all this can be true-stop II
l will send you absolutely free on
| large csc. package Of my Dyspepsl;
Biscuit and wonderful Fig Chocolates
at once, and let them prove what
say, provided you will send me cent
to pay actual cost of postage. Gu
| out and use coupon below.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A three-masted schooner in distress
anchored within four miles Of lee
shore at Sandwich, inside of Cape Col
bay. was reported at Boston Wednesdag
and the tug Orion. Capt. Kemp, at onc
prepared to leave for the scene. The
schooner was evidently coal laden, and
the observer at Sandwich stated that sh,
was badly iced up and that her sails
were gone.
A dozen wholesale dealers and com
mission merchants occupying the WeS
Street Market building at the foot o.
Gansevoort street, New York, were burr
ed out Wednesday night. The fetal ios'
was about $4,000. Among the tenans
were Swift & Co.. Cudahy & Co. anu
Manhattan Cold Storage Co. Flreboaa
prevented the threatened spread OF wv
flames to the docks of the Cunard Lane
A report has been in circulation o.
New Haven, CT, that the New Enslana
Navigation Co., which is controlled by
the New York, New Haven & Hartioa
Railroad, has sold out to the Morse sys
tenn of coast navigation. An inquiry u
to the matter at the offices of the n l.
n. II. & III. Wednesday brought Out oni'
cial denial of such sale, but on la'
question of negotiations to that emu lh7
officials Of the n. Y, N. II. & II. Wei'
reticent. There are trustworthy grounu
for saying that an offer from the Mofs'
combination and it's head has been y
ceived for the New England Navigs'"A
lines and property. The cffer, u IS W.
derstood, runs up into the tens Oh nlf
lions Of dollars.
The mystery surrounding the dean =
Frances Martin, the 1S-year-oid y.
found dead in the Forest building :
Washington, Pa, last Sunday mornD.
but who died in the Lyric theatre a''..-
the street, was cleared up Wedhes..,
night at the conclusion of the corola
inquest. Evidence was adduced 10 nm y,
that the girl had taken a large ouaaus
Of strychnine with suicidal intent ~
Innes. the young man who has pe.A \,
Jail in connection with the death u =
girl since Sunday, was held by 10. "a
oner's jury on a serious charge. e.
B. Forrest, manager of the Lyle ~
tire, was arrested on a charge Oh M
ing a disorderly house. 1t is es'ap. .,.,.
at the hearing that the girl died - : n
ager Forests room over the ooA
flee in the theatre. n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07

This is an invitation that you simply
cannot afford to ignore. I'll tell you
why.
I'm going to feed you on food that
helps digest all other foods, a food
that stops the sharp pangs of dys-
pepsia in two minutes by the watch"
SO swears Mr. Henry Gray, and many
others.
A food that made Assistant Post
master Estes feel like a 2-year-old
In a clover pasture"
A food that makes brains in five
hours and blood IN four.
A highly nutritious, stomach food.
made from the pineapple, and the
pawpaw-melon, figs, oranges, celery,
and a few other good things for the
nerves, stomach and bowels.
You may be starving your blood and
brain in the midst of plenty. 1t isn't
how much you eat that counts, but it's
how you digest the food you eat.
You can't get steam out of water
without fire; you can't get brain
power, nerve force and blood cor
puscles out of food without digestion.
Thousands lack sufficient vital force
and don't know why.
They think they need a tonic, va
cation or a change of scenery. But
they don't. It's old indigestion that's
the matter with them, and six days
use of my Biscuit will prove it.
They don't get the strength out of
their food. It's like running corn
through a mill with the rollers too
wide apart; the corn goes through, but
the mill doesn't grind.
Don't think you must have pain to
have Indigestion
Lack of flesh, too much fat, pimples,
blotches, sallow complexion, lack OF
nerve force, impoverished blood, in
somnia, headaches, weak brain power
may all be due to faulty digestive
process either in the stomach or
bowels.
Eat my Biscuit along with your
other food for a week and find out how
your digestive organs are working. II
the Biscuit helps you greatly. gives you
more force, strength and brain power
you may set it down that your
stomach, liver and bowels were doing
J their duty.
Only yesterday your head may have
felt dull and heavy; you had the
"blues"; were cross, nervous or irri-
table; everything seemed to go wrong
and you couldn't tell why.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07

Charles Henry Mckinney Of Boston,
doing business as c. H. McKenney & Co..
manufacturer and dealer in gas and
electric fixtures, filed a voluntary petit
ton in bankruptcy Wednesday in the
United States district court at Boston.
He owes $s4.5o4. practically all Of which,
is unsecured and distributed among
about IT'D creditors. The assets are de-
scribed as uncertain" Thomas II. Gill.
John F. Gill and John F. Elkins, doing
business as r. H. Gill & Co., contractors.
at 81 Broad street, assigned Wednesday
In favor Of Thorndike Spaulding, attor-
ney. The liabilities are 100000 and the
assets 5000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07

States senator in the Rhode Island
Legislature Wednesday was n tie, be-
ing between Col. Goddard and Col. Colt.
Goddard received 81, Colt 81. Wetmore
81 and Utter 1.
The President Wednesday received a
telephaphic copy OF q resolution
adopted by the Los Angeles chamber
OF commerce stating that "the general
trend of public opinion in Southern
California Is decidedly adverse to any
discrimination against the Japanese as
a people in matters Of public school
privileges"
A meeting of the National Mckinley
Memorial Association was held at Wash
ington Wednesday behind closed doors
Mr.. Justice Day, president Of the asso-
citation. presided. Ex-Governor Herrich
of Ohio, treasurer, made a detailed re
mort. The report Of the architect showed
that good progress Is being made TO-
wards completing the Mckinley monu
mcnt at Canton.
The Texas Legislature committee Sc
lccted to examine the charges against
United States Senator Joseph w
Bailey Wednesday at Austin, Tex, re
refused to admit for record the charge!
that Representative Cooke desired tt
prefer against Senator Bailey regard
ing alleged newly discovered financia
deals. The committee also sent q teie
gram to David r. Francis Of st. Louis
saving that they would expect MN a
Austin Sunday. This message was sen
at the instance Of Senator Bailey whel
he learned that Mr. Francis intends t,
leave soon for Panama Wednesday
examination of witnesses developed
nothing important.
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Sen. Hale Presents Plan
For Big Batt|eships.
Armament to Include About
Fifty Guns Of All Sizes.
House Rejects i4.Foot Channel
Scheme For Mississippi.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The Indian APP
preparation bill was again the sole top
ic of discussion by the Senate today,
and but little progress was made. The
day was spent in a discussion of the
proposition to repeal the restrictions on
the alienation of surplus Indian lands
in the Indian Territory. No conclusi IN
was reached on this matter when the
Senate adjourned for the day.
Senator Clay presented a resolution
today directing the secretary OF war
to send to the Senate statement of
the amount of money expended by the
United States in the Philippines from
July ], 1902 TO date for the equipment.
supplies and military operations and
to state how long it was necessary 10
maintain an army in the islands. The
resolution Went ever until tomorrow.
Senator Hale presented to the Sen
ate today the detailed plans for the Dig
batt!eship which it is proposed shall be
built as the equal Of any fighting vessel
now afioat or planned. The general in
formation as to the dimensions of the
proposed ship We're made public sew
eral months ago but very little has been
known as to the strength Of the battle
ship. This information now will be
given to the public. including all for
eign powers if they desire it, in the
form of a public document.
The plans call for 4 -battleship 51S'si
feet long. with beam of So feet. as
inches. and draft Of 80 feet, inches
| with everything on board.
The armament will consist of a main
battery OF 10 Finch breechloadins
rifles, mounted on five electrically con-
trolled turrets on the center line; twc
forward above the fnrecastle deck, the
second firing over the first; two aft or
the main deck on the same level anc
one amidships firing over the TWO at
ter turrets. There are to be two sub.
merged torpedo tubes.
! The secondary battery will consist
OF II 5-inch rapid firing guns. four j.
pound guns. four 1-pound semi-auto
matte: two 3-inch field pieces and two
machine guns of 80 calibre.
| The secondhand battery of IA 5-inci
guns will be located on the gun deck
| forming Two broadside batteries o
seven guns each; the corner guns viii
be equipped for head and stern firing
| respectively. Smaller guns will be 10
Gated in commanding positions so 81
to give a large nnobstructed range 0
fire.