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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02

petition Of Joseph R. Burton. formerly
United States senator from Kansas, for
a rehearing of his case Burton sur
rendered and was sent to Jail to serve
his sentence for having accepted fee
for the use of his influence while serv-
ing as senator. Fight for the division
of the s60,000,000 fortune left by the
late William Weightnan of Philadel-
phia to his daughter, Mrs. Anne Walk
er. which was begun by her sister-in-
law. Mrs. Jones Wister, had an uneX-
pected and dramatic denouement in
court, the case being dropped because
of the unpublished contents of a sheet
of note paper on which Weightman
had made known his last wishes. Teller
c. B. Wray and Clerk c. S. Hixton,
formerly of the Union Trust Company
of Pittsburg sentenced to ten years
imprisonment for stealing large sums
from that institution.
Observation-Disclosures w. Norton was ar
rested in Chicago Nov. l on charge of
obtaining mining stocks and other Sc
curities valued at s3.0OO.OfO through false
pretences. Mayor Schmitz of San Fran
cisco and Abraham Ruef. the all-power-
full boss of the dominant political ma
chine. were indicted Nov. 10 or charges
of grating. Federal grand jury at st.
Louis indicted David p. Dyer. .ir.. sus-
pended receiving teller of United States
sub-treasury.. en- charge of embezzlins
| s61, 800. Enrico Caruso, the opera tenor,
found guilty of annoying women in the
Central Park Zoo in New York, and fined
SO. CarGso appealed.
Decemher-At Herkimer, n. y, the
trial of Chester Gillette for the murder
of his sweetheart, Grace Brown, by
drowning her in Big Moose lake. ended
Dec. with Il verdict of guilty. Gillette
is under sentence to die ill the electric
chair in January. George Burnham.
counsel for the Mutual Reserve Life In
surance 60. of New York. found guilty
of having stolen the cOmpanys money
and sent To. prison. Mrs Angie Brdsons
niece of United States Senator McI.au,in.
whose defence for the admitted killing
of DIR. Butler was tho unwritten law
protecting Il Woman's honor was found
guilty of manslauahter by the Jury ut
IIazlehurst Miss, on Dec. II, AMI sem
fenced to five years Imprisonment Mrs.
4ti'll,p VI. WAS Itlu lOr III ldl at
Washington on Dec. Il for the killing of
ex-senator Arthur Brown of Utah. TIL
supreme court Of Arkansas on Dee. Il
sustained the sentence 81 two years I'M
prisonmcnt passed on State Senator r.
.. Butt. convicted If bribery in tho last
Legislature. At Omaha, Dec. 70. Prosi-
dent Iartlett Richards. Vic" President
William G. Comstock and Manager e. G.
Jameson of the Nebraska Land and Feed
ing Co. we're found guilty Of conspiracy
tn dcfraud the government of public lands
| and subornation Of perjury. Governor
Higgins on Dec. - commutcd to impri.'-
eminent for life tho scnterc" of death un-
der which Albert Z. Patrick lad re-
manned nearly five years for tt" murdc,
! Of William r Rice. an aged Texas mill
lionaire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
MESSAGE FROM HURoNIAN.
Bottle Thrown Overheard In 1902 Pick
ed Up On Irish Coast.

London. Jan. 1.-Thcrc has been
washed up on the beach at Castle
Rock in the north of Ireland. a bottle
containing ii message from several
members of the crew of the steamship
Huronian, which disappeared in the
spring of 1902, to the effect that she
was sinking fast. The message how
ever. gives no location This is the
second time the Huronian has been
heard from since she sailed from
Glasgow on Feb. II, 1902, for st. Johns,
n f.
The Huronian belonged to the Allan
Line. She was first reported overdue
in March, 1902 and when nothing had
been heard from her by the first of
April all hope for her was given up.
In spite of this, however, the British
admiralty at the request of the owners
ordered the cruiser Thames to search
for the missing steamer and in the
latter part of April the cruiser Bellona
was ordered to the North Atlantic to
help the Thames in this work The
search was kept up by these two
cruisers until well into May, but no
trace of the Huronian was ever found
A report from Montreal dated. June II,
said that on June ,. bottle was pick
cd up 40 miles east of Halifax contain
ing the following note written on a
scrap of paper.
steamer Huronian turned over Sun
day night in Atlantic In small boat
IA of US
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
LION tanner INJURED.
One Of Bostock's Trainers Attacked
BY Maddered Beast.

Toledo. o.. Jan. 1.-Whilc perform
ing an act called The Lion Hunt"
here this afternoon, Trainer Harry
Ray, OF the BoStoCk Animal Circus was
attacked by one of the animals and
while he lay on the floor had both
his sides. shoulder and breast Iacerat-
ed. With great presence of mind Ray
fired his pistol just as the attendants
opened the safety doors on the cage
arena. Two other lions, (which were
in the cage. Immediately maze for tn.
opening, followed by the attacking
animal. Wrich turned at the sound
of heavy catches on the door A phySi-
clan was summoned ana the injured
trainer WAS taken to st. Einccnts hos
Lital in an ambulance.
II is not known just how serious his
injuries are, but il is feared they may
result fatally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
DEFEATED RAMPOLLA.
Pope Leo's EncycIicaI Displsased Car
dinal Gibbons, Who Joined Opposition

Rome Jan. 1.-The Giornaie Dlta!la
publishes an interview with prom'-
nent English prclate concerning the
appointment of an American cardinal
The prelate in QUO stion reviews recent
events, particularly the encyciical ii
Pope Leo against Amcrlcanliili
(Which he declares was written by Car
d1ial Mazzella. This encyclical dis
pleased Cardinal Gibbons. who. think
ing il was inspired by Cardinal Ram =
polla, joined the Austrian and German
cardinals in defeating I;ampolia at the
last conciave. Continuing. the prelate
says it was thought that Archbishop
Ireland would be made Il cardinal
when Pope Leo called him from Paris,
where he was representing the United
States ut the unveiling of the I.aGay-
cite statue. This. however is now I'M
likely. in spite of the fact that Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt laS urged another
American prelatc to approach the Va
tican priv ately to this end. The sit
uation has been aggravated by the
Storer incident, and if Archbishop Ire
land should be given the red hat. the
appointment must be ascribed to his;
personal merit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
A BIG SAVING.
The Police Save Standard Oil Co
$4,000 In Fines.

Ne" York, Jan. Twenty thousand
dollars in penalties was saved the
Standard Oil Co. tonight through the
activity of the police at Bayonnc, ~
j. AT one of the piers Of the company
at Constable Hook lies the steamship
DosoneZe laden with oil for China
ports. The crew consists largely of
Chinese coolies and for some reason
these have been restless for several
days.
Just before dusk tonight % of these
coolies gathered up their clothing ana
deserted the steamship. Their going
was discovered almost at once and
Capt. William Wisnon notified the DO
lice who found the long file of China
men hurrying toward Bayonne along
back path usei by oil workmen as
a short cut. The Cinnamon were ar
rested and will be returned to the po-
lice by the British counsel tomorrow
The federal statutes provide "A PEN
atty Of $1,000 against marine COM
pany which permits "a Chinaman in it's
employ to effect a permanent landing
in this country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
DEAD IN HALLWAY.
William Rooser Cobbe Dies Suddenly
in New York City.

New York, Jan. 1.-William Rooser
Cobbe, for many years a well-known
character along Park row, and who
was said to have been at one time a
man of high position in educational
and social circles in the West. was
found dead in hallway just off the
Bowery today. 1t Is believed that he sat
down to rest when his heart failed him.
Cobbe was more than 20 years old.
ar late he had made rrecarious 1iv-
ing bv doing odd jobs in big business
building in West 25th street. Cobbe Of
ten told Of having been at one time a
professor in Western university and
he also claimed that he was the author
Of 40 books and miscellaneous publica-
lions. one of which. treaties on NOR
phine. CDR. Judas" is still known 10
The medical fraternity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
PITIFUL STORY.
Parents Forced BY Poverty to Aoanoo"
Child They Are Too Poor to Bury.

New York, Jan. 1.-ConfessinS that
they were the couple who abandoned
their dead infant in a baby carriage on
9sth street on the night of Dec. l.
Charles A. Gassert and his wife were
arraisned in a Harlem court today ana
later remanGed to the coroner.
When the child's body was examined
black and blue marks were found on
its neck and foul play was suspected
The autopsy. however. showed thd'
death was due to pneumonia.
In The carriage was a silver handieo
cane inscribed with the name =. a
Gassert' With this as clue detec-
tiyes traced Gassert and his wife, VINO
have been living for the past three
weeks in Englcwood, n. j.. and arrest
ed them when they came to this city
whore Slrs. Gassert is employed as 4
waitress.
eve didn't have cent IN 'he
house" Gassert said. Il had lost my
work as stationary engineer ana ulo
not know how l could bury the babv
INV wife and l wheeled the carriage
to the corner where it was found anu
then boarded street car. For thfes
days we walked the streets. cur hearts
filled with grief. We had 10 place tt
go. Then my wife got position a.
waitress and I went to my relatives.
Mrs. Gassert said that she had trled
to borrow money to defray burial eN-
uersns. but could not. After the abal-
don,ncnt of the baby she went. she SAID
TO Boston and secured employment
there. Later she returned to this city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02

George w. Stuart Of Newport has
on his farm an apple tree which bears
corclcss apples. This year the tree
bore two bushels Of fruit. every apple
Of which was devoid Of cores. The
tree. 50 far as is known has no name
known to Maine fruit growers, and is
the only tree Of its kind in the State.
The tree was planted on the farm years
ago by Moses Stuart. grandfather OF
the present occupant The matter is
being studied ~ experts on fruit grow
ing, who readily acknowledge that they
are at q loss TO explain the absence of
cores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
THE BOY OBJECTED.
PIunges Knife Into Steward Who
Kicked Him Into Corner.

New York. Jan. 1.-The steamship Car
nalii:a. laden with raw sugar. doriscd at
the pier Of the Federal Sugar Refinery
at YonkerS today, with q signal flying
saying that the police were waEted. Off
GERS sent found the Swedish steward,
John Anderson, with table knife stick
ing between his ribs and the point in tie
left lung. Tho mess boy. 1ncston Obern,
Is years old. Portuguese. was in irons.
Anderson. who is said to be fatally
wounded. was sent to n hospital and
Obern locked up.
AS the Carmalina was on her way up
the Hudson supper was being made
ready. There was dispute between the
steward and the mess boy and the latter
retorted in n way that led the steward
to enforce discipline by kicking the BOY
SPRAYING into corner. The latter. it is
alleged. jumped IN and grabbed knife
from locker ana plunged it into An
dersons side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
BITTER ARRANGEMENT
OF French Government BY Archbishop
Ryan At Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Jan. 1.-Todays New
Years reception TO Archbishop Ryan
was made notable by a scathing ar
raisnment by the archbishop OF the
French governments treatment Of the
Catholic church. Denouncing the Of
ficials of the present government as
infidels. whom he considered worse
than Pagans, the archbishop expressed
the hope that q religious awakening In
France would soon overthrow the OPP
prcssors of the Christian religion. AS
an example of the tyranny Which nc
said had been visited upon Cathoilc
institutions there he citeG an expert
ence of a prominent American VINO,
while inspecting hospital in Paris,
found a dying patient begging a sister
of charity to place a crucifix at the
foot Of his cot that he might have
more furtitude in enduring his suffer-
ings.
The American, who. by the way.
ltwas Il Protestant, asked the sister why
she did not grant the suffering man.
| request continued the archbishop.
THE noble woman, who had nursed the
diving. man for days, burst into tears
and replied as follows:
Sir there is a law in France pro-
hibiting a crucifx in hospitals.
The American left the hospital with
a new idea of the tolerance of this in
fdel government to those who 1ini
their greatest solace In religion.
They have already torn the image
Of the crucified Son Of God from the
schools and hospitals and other insti-
tutionS of Franco, but that is merely
Il beginning. Their purpose is to dra;s
the love of God from the hearts of men
and especially to keep religious in
struction away from the children Of
France. But they cannot keep the re-
ligion of God from Catholic hearts.
''.Thcsn infidelS are worse than pa
gans. The pagan believed in God and
in Il hereafter, where the good are re-
wardcd. but the infidcl does not. Pa
gans have some virtues mixed with
their vices but the modern infidel has
all the vices without any of the re-
dceming virtues of a pagan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
RECEPTION POSTPONED.
Diplomatic Function Dispensed With
at Caracas.

caracas Venezuela. Jan. 1.-The an
nual New Year diplomatic reception
was not held here today on account Of
the illness of President Castro. who is
stu unable to attend to official or 9TH
er business. The condition of the
President is generally believed to he
very serious. The latest official bulle-
tin declares that his doctors EXPECT
MN to recover within a month. but
according to the best private advices.
Il his recovery is possible. it will take
much longer than this
The country is generally quiet just
now. but revolutionary outbreak I'M
doubtedly will follow President Cas-
tro's death and therefore misleading
bulletins regarding the President 5
health is issued,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
CAUGHT RED HANDED,
Italian Youth Tries to Cut Braid from
Girls Head.

Boston, Jan. Just as he was in
the cat of severing a braid of hair
from little girl in Scollay square this
afternoon, it is charged, Frank Gallo,
an Italian. 10 years of age, was ar
rested by the police after ne hal been
detected by two women. When search
ed the police found in his possession
five locks Of hair of varying colors ms
well as Il pair of shears. During thu
past seven months many young wonl-
en- have complained of the loss OF their
mir hut all efforts to arrest the as
saiiant were without result. Gallo
who lives in South Boston, claims th;l;
he is innocent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
Mystery Is UnraveIIed.

st. Petersburg. Jan. 1.-The mystcr,
surrounding the murder of Ex-Deputy
Hertzenstern has. after months of in
vestigation. finally been unravelled. He
who was a member of the Lower Hous,
of Parliament from Moscow was MUIR
dercd at his country home near Terioki
Finland. on July 81, 1906. A secrer
committee of the Constitutional Demo.
cratic party has traced the entire con
spiracy and has obtained definite proc
that the deed was the work Of tn,
league of Russian people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
CHOkED HERSELF.
New York Woman Suicides During Fit
of Dependency.

New York, Jan. 1.-Choknd % death by
her own hand the body Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Richter Of Brooklyn was found to-
LAY by her stcpson. Frederick Richter.
Jr. She had taken discarded leather
belt and wound it three times tightly
around her throat. and then. slipping ths
end through the buckle. pulled ard fas-
tened it. The note in the handwriting Of
The suicide was found. reading as fol-
lows:
Goodbye to YOU all 7 hope You all
viii be happy when | am gore. MY hand
Oil this deadly decd. I am very lonely
The New Year contains no prospects fof
me-"
Mr. Richter was Is years old and lived
with her husband. Frederick Richter, ST.
and three stcnchildrcn. Her home Ire
was harpy. but recently her mand be
came affected through illness. and TO TINS
is attributed her suicide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
In Crime Noted in Year
Which Closes Today.
Fewer Murders, But Mere Sen
sationaI Divorces in 1906.
1haw, Rartje and StensIand Cases
Sensations OF The Year.

New York. Jan. IA review of the
records of the year just closed has Il
tendency to show that crime in Il zen
eral sense has been somewhat less pr
valcnt than in the several years i'm
mediatcly preceding Celebrated muir
der cases have been fewer in number,
while the number Of sensational di-
Noi'ce cases have been somewhat above
the average. Tho killing of Stanford
White by Harry Thaw has easily oc-
cupicd the first place in the public
mind. The IIartjc case in Pittsburs
stands forpmaat among divorce trials.
while the thcfts and subsequent flight
and rerap;ur" If Paul s'trnsland. the
Chicago banker. was the most rroni-
nent case of it; kind during the past
j. months. TN" celebrated Patrick
case has again been hrowt int nctnr" tn
public at the ci,,,f,. "t I'll" yrar - tn"
action of Iinvs rnor lli-Gins in c"rtInut-
ing Patrick death sentence to Oh" If
life imprisonment.
The most important criminal Ca%cS
and happenings Of Tho year are to b."
found in the following list:
Jan. Tinted states sultrc,n" cntjrt
affirmed conviction of James Il. How
ard for murder Of Governor Gocbel
Howard having bccn given life i'm
prisonmcnt, after three trials in Ken
lucky
Jan 9-GrcCn-Gaynor trial begun at
Savannah. Ga. Leonard Is. imbodcn
and James y. Hill sentenced to 10
years imprisonment for conspiracy to
wreck the Denver Savings Bank. Mrs.
Cassie l., Chadwick began her ten wear
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
IMPORTANT LETTERS
Stepfather Of Harry Thaw's Wife Will
Produce Them At Trial.

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. 1-Charlcs j.
Holman. whose wife is the mother Of
Evelyn Nccbit Thaw. has announced
that his wife. their son. Howard and
himself would be in attendance at the
Th"w trial. ready to giva any informa-
ton desired.
Il have certain letters bearing on the
case locked UP in a safe deposit vault
said Mr.. Holman. The nature Of these
letters cannot be disclosed at this time.
eXcert to say that the contents arc
highly Important"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02

in!l'y-siN Turks bound to the Unit .
j ata'es are detained at Halifax. \.
F. " tne American immigration Of
,.na s' me men arrived her on the
an,n, Line steamer Partisan from Liy-
elpool and the American Immigration
o,iicefs mere had suspicion that tha
turks were violating the United STATES
alien labor laws. The officials a.s
communicating with Washington on
detention Of the Turks. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02

a daring robbery Of tic jew,lry store
Of George NJ. Blakely occurred ut Toho-
iah, New, Tuesday night. when the stofc
WIS sill orcn. The robbcr put broom
stick through the outer handle 81 inc
door 50 that it could not be opened IRON
the inside. With hammer wrapped !"
paper he broke the plat glass wlndoM'
took a tray containing diamonds worm
$4,000. jumped a fence and disappeared
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
Vatican kilograms Congest Wires.

Rome. Jan. LA Vita today COM
plains of the congestion of business o,i
the telegraph wires, which 1t attributes
to the enormous number of kilograms
sent by the Pope in answer to New
Year and other greetings The Vati-
can has the privilege of using the
wires free of charge. the expense being
borne by the government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02

Clarence Hamilton won six-day
roller skating race which was finished
at the Park square ring in Boston late
Tuesday night. William Merritt Of St
John. \. B.. was a close second. Both
men went a distance Of POI miles. {
laps. Near the close of the race a rail-
ing of one Of the spectators stands col
lapsed and many persons fell on the
track. No one was injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
kRUSO
PASTRY E. BISCUIT
FLOUR

While this flour is especially adap,ed
for the purposes we have named above.
yet there can be made from it delicious
raised bread = not as you usually make
bread, but by following our specialreceipt
which we print in our advertisement,
or which will be sent YOU on request.
Except when made by cook accus-
toned to using Winter Wheat -four, we
will admit that KRUSO FLOUR will
not make bread as spongy and light as
same could be made from Spring Wheat
-four, but it is fact that kRUSO bread
is more nutritious, and is more agree.
able to the taste to those who useit, than
bread made from any other brand Of -four.
Give i trial and you will use it al
ways, if not for your raised bread, then
for all other DurDOses
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-02
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Builds Sand Houses;
Is Killed By Train
PLAY ON TRACKS AT ST. MAT
THEW'S CHANGES TO TRAGEDY
FOR LITTLE BOY.

Louisville, Ky. June G.-Whne
Henry Steitz. the three-year-old child
IF John Steitz. an employe Of Nanz
e Manner florists. was making tiny
houses with the sand Of the railroad
bed at St Matthews, Ky. about 6
O'Clock last evening an east-bound
c. and o. train came numbering
down the track 50 frightened was the
child that it was Impossible for him
TO eyade the engine, which mangled
the body, causing instant death
In spite OF numerous cautions from
his parents, the tot had scrambled
70 the track, where he might enjoy
himself making houses out Of the
sand. The child's presence escaped
the eyes OF those about the station
and he became so intent i'm play that
the approach OF the train did not
warn the child It was impossible
for the engineer to bring his train
10 a stop, and the inevitable happen
ID in the presence Of many who had
played with the boy, a favorite Of
many, for months