Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-24
Massachusetts, Man
Drowned While Canoeing,
Badly Burned Body Of Woman
Found In Snow.
Some Of the important Events Of tho
Day In Condensed Form.

|
ed Mirc Workers. who has been criti-
caly i'll at Indianapolis. Ind, will re-
turn to his home In Springvalley. Ills.
| ment made Sunday night by his physi-
clan. Mr.. Mitchell's condition had so far
| improved today that he was able TO sit
| up in bed much of the time and partake
of considerable nourishment.
| Executing the instructions of the Erll-
peror of Japan. Viscount Ooki the Jap
anese ambassador. conveyed Sunday to
the decoration OF the order Of the First
Class of the Rising Sun. Mr.. Mccormick
| served as ambassador OF the United
States to Russia during the war between
| Russia and Japan and was in charge of
Japanese interests from the lime OF scve-
renee Of diplomatic relations.
| While trying TO cross the Merrimac
river in a canoe Sunday AFTERNOON, David
| X. Raymond of Lawrence, Mass. was
drowned and his two companions. Archie
! Cochrane and Warren Hackett. both OF
| Reading, were rescued in an unconscious
condition.
at the close OF the formal sermon Sun
day. DIR. e. r. Aked. who recently came
from Liverpool to become pastor of the
Fifth avenue Baptist church OK New
that he would not contemplate per-
manent ministry In the church if the
system of fnanee which h made En possible
''s701a from you before You leave this
church this morning" He got 1t.
The badly burned body Of Mrs. John
E. REines. an aged and wealthy widow,
was found i'll the snow just outside her
home on Boscawen place Concord. \.
H.. early Sunday by a man who daily
In her hand was a kerosene lamp; which
| had exploded, setting fire to her clothing.
n. Medical Examiner G. P: Conn Conn 9ecided
and 1t Is supposed that the woman left
the house with the lamp in her hand. in
order to obtain fresh air when the tx-
| plOsior occurred.
Legal emergency holidays. declared BY
| Gov Gillett, to aid banks during the fin
| ancial stringency. ended Saturday night
at midnight. Homer S. King. President
of the San Francisco Clearing House,
Sunday said Of the situation: During the
past two weeks everything in California
bunEng circles has beer normal. The
need of the holiday is past. Gold is pfen-
| tiful on demand. The Clearing House GER
tifcates have served useful purposes. but
We are gradually retiring them
| Senator Cu!lorr Saturday introduced 4
| joint resolution proposing an ament-
of President and Vice President to six
| years. Under the amendment. no Prcsi-
dent nor Vice President either by elec-
| ton or succession would again be eligi-
| bic for reelection.
! President Roosevelt has sent the fol-
| lowing appointments tn the Senate: To
! he Consul. Johr H. Grant of MassaciIu-
sets, ut Odessa. Russia: Fred NJ Wright,
Me
Responding to request Representa-
tive J. Hampton Moore Of Philadelphia
Saturday introduced a resolution provid-
| ing for the restoration and continued use
of the motto. In God We Trust" on all
silver and gold coins OF the United Staes
| Chairman Payne CT the conlmittee on
ways and means. Washington. announced
Saturday that during the week of Jan. s
| his committee will give hearings on the
Philippine tariff bill
The Senate Saturday IaS.pd without
amendment a deficiency appropriation
| hill. which had previously passed the
House. appropriatinS So.hO to replace
! ment warehouse in Washington Nov. 8
last
The Senate Saturday passed a ILL sus-
pending in the year 1877 the ere. REQUIREMENT
annually in the period in which their
claims are being perfected. After being
| in session t. minutes the Senate ad iourEed
| until Jan. {.
4 dispatch from Rio Janerio says that
when the American iieet of warsnips
| reaches that port it will be accorded a
royal welcome. II is not intended. how
ever that the welcome shall be demon
strative. but that all courtesy shall be
paid the visitors as though the visit Were
expressly made tc Brazil. The. fleet is OK;
| IL.
| it will remain there for 10 days, when
! officers and men alike will be given plen-
| ty Of opportunity to see the country and
| enjoy the entertainments which are being
| prepared in their honor.
Senator Warner of Missouri Saturday
! introduced Il bill creating the rank of
vice admiral in the navy. 1t would per-
nit the promotion Of Rear Admiral Evans
to the proposed rank. hut the measure
was not intended to accomplish that end
alone. Its purpose is to provide for d
| rank, in the navy which. when that branch
| of the military service is represented
| abroad does not render it necessary for
| the cornma-der to allow officers of other
countries. whose navies are not so irnpor-
| tant as our, to take precedence over them
! Following is the text OF the bill: The
| President is authorized to appoint ~
selection and promotion vice admiral
\ of the navy, whose retirement shah be
governed by the existing law governing
the retirement Of rear admirals OF the
| navy" 4 similar bill was introduced in
! tha HopSe nv Mr. Ofio