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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
Part Of Arsenal at Wool
Wicb, Eng, Destroyed.
Terrific Effect Of the Explosion
Causes Panic Among People.
BulIdlngs Are Demolished, Glass
Smashed and Other Damage.

: Woolwich, Eng. Feb. ia huge hole
IN the ground is all that marks the site
of the chemical research department OF
the Woolwich arsenal and the cordite
magazine which exploded early this
morning with such terrific force that
the conclusion was felt in towns 20
miles away and the whole countryside
was thrown into a panic. owing to the
belief that a violent earthquake had
occurred. There was no loss of life
but buildings for miles around were
wrecked to a greater or less degree
by the explosion.
y Within few minutes after the ex-
plosion thousands of terror stricken
people, many Of them half clad. throng-
cd toward the arsenal. There We're
large holes in the walls Of neighboring
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, Feb. II.
ITLorR-Firm; spring patents, 4.550
coRN-Firr,; No yellow 55l5.
nATS-l.ower; No. cIi7ncd white. As.
HAY-U nchange d; No /. 20
MILL FEED-T-nchanged
SPRING RRAN-24 25N241-.
MINED FEED-24 G1I26J0
PORK-T-nchanced medium. % o.
LARD-Higher: 11&t.
BEFF-Tirrn; whole cattle S11N9
LAMFS-Dull: spring HAP; fall 9G10
NFAIS-DUll: 11T12.
BITTER-Steady: northern 31m22
GltEFSI,-Steady York state 14d144
tGGS-Steady: choice 3iG33; western q
APPLEs-ouiet; No. Baldwins 2.ooa
GAR--steady, on basis Of 40 for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
AUGUSTA TROLLEY NOTES.
Big Fair to Be Held After Lent
Players Already Signed.

The directors of the Augusta Base
ball Association held a meeting last
evening and decided to hold a fair
after Lent in order to raise money for
the purpose of supporting the game
during the coming season. great
many Of the last years players have
written asking to be signed again and
Manager Norcross has signed few of
them, and if the public wishes to have
baseball during the coming season it
will signify its Willingness to con-
tribute to the fair,
There will be no doubt that we will
have one Of the best teams that has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
PLENTY OF MATERIAL.
There Are Many Freshman Candidates
for Dartmouth Nine.

Hanover. n. H., Feb. 1l.-Ddrrmouth :
baseball campaign will open this week
when the Freshman candidates for tn,
nine will be called out to begin work in
the cage. The Freshman material Is n,i-
merous and promising. and Capt. Skillin
expects a large squad.
With all but four members of last
years team in college. prospects for the
nine are excellent. Capt. O'Brien. Page.
Gardiner and Main only are missing. The
pitching staff is Identical with last year
including Cant skilln. Glaze, Hazelton
and Beckett
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features Of the Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. Feb. 1.-THE notable fact
in the action of the stock market today.
was the readiness with which prices adj
vanccd on a moderate volume Of buying.
The buying orders came into the market
at irregular intervals and there were
long halts in the rising tendency and in
tie execution OF buying orders. Tn.
hardness of the market in the dull inter
walls was remarkable ard was highly sig
nificart of the great subsistence of the
selling During the first hour there was
some selling. which seemed to BE- based
on the prospect of higher money rates
offered ny the complexion of the bank
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
Chicago Produce Market.

h!cdSo, IcD. ii.
y denial that Russia Will import Amer
lean wheat was largely rrSpuilSlbl, today
for Wcdlint IS i'll the local wheat mark t.
At the close the May delivery was off !,
"".. corn and oats each were DOWN "A;
provisions were ~ TO - bower.
WHEAT-May >oA; July .914m3s; Sept.
GoEN-Fyb. ATT; May $780,; july
IS *; Sept. -b;'i.
OArs-Feb 3S.4 May 4o4; July 37as;
PCRT-May HI; July l7S5.
LAKD-May 1910; July 10.1.; Sept.
II. 32i2.
SHORT RIBs-May 9e5; July 90
The leading futures closed as follows:
FL.oI R-Firm.
WI!EAT-No. 2 spring, S-@st; ~. 8, a
as: No. rcd, 'tiN.i'ti.
cORN-No. >, Il: NJ. J yellow. ir4
oATS-No. ? iStt; No. ; white, 4lhNI;
NJ. white. agi4M4li,.
MAITING-F'air 70 choice. $500
FLAX SEEDING, /, 10; No. / north
western. 1.2f.
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime. 45oal55.
CI.DNER-13.!O
SHORT .371NGo1..
MESS PORK-l7.5t.
I.ARIJ-99.lh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
New York Cotton Market.

New York Feb II.
Cotton snot closed steady. five points
L ~ Aiiddling urlands. 11.O5; DO. gulf
Galveston steady. II: Charleston steady.
~ H.: Memnhis steady 10 7-16: New Or
Ita, Gu'et 70 s-lf: Mobile easy. los; Sa-
Net receipts for three DAYS. 81. 1856
EXPORTS To Great britain. 727. to
fS Sa1a,,' 3 81; to the Continent. 1914.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
Jack Goldswain Whips Pat Daley

London, Feb. lin a 2O-round box
ing contest for the lightweight cham
pionship Of England and a purse Of
$500, at the National Sporting Club
tonight. Jack Goldswain Of LONDON.
knocked out Pat" Daley, an American,
in the fifth round
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago Feb. II.
CATTLF-Eccrpts. about $1,000: mar
Kit 1oc. lower; plain to best steers, Al
a.
TIOGS-Receipts about 5000: market
steady: prime heavy shipping. 7.15M7171.
SH EEP-R eceints about 81 900; markc
steady sheep 3H6, ycarlings 46Vm6C5;
lambs 601.6.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12

Among the passengers in an express
train from Henderson. Ky. to st. Louis.
recently. was little ret cat who was
being carried to the bedside Of Albert
!faI Smith. according to the doctors or
ders
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12

Traffic on the Pittsfield Street Rail-
road was held up the other day by a
load OF hay that was dumped across
the tracks 1t was more than half an
hour before the tracks We're cleared
and traffic resumed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12

A private Japanese company is ar
ranging for the establishment of a
japanese colony in Alberta. northwest
Canada It will be the first Asiatic
colony in western Canada.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
SPORTING NOTES.

Wilfrnd Jarrett Of Montreal and Jack
Sullivan are IL Wr"stlo before TIL"
Lewiston Wrestling and Athletic Asso-
citation Friday evening for 4 purse Of
$500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
ELY-N EVADA

The worlds greatest copper camp Has
81, 900 600 600 worth of ore in sight Ciug-
genheims are building 5000 ton smeltcr.
We have organized big company with
80 acres in the best district, Joined and
surrounded by producers. Shares now
&c Advance Feb 1ith. midnight. to SOC.
Far value 500, full paid and non-assess-
able: Reserve shares Immediately, pend
ing investigation. Get in now. Write for
district msp. photos, etc, free The
FLOCK, Denver Colo.
fcb6d5t+
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-12
SHORT CLEAR SIDEs-9. 5rao. u.

III TTER-Firm; crcamerics. 21M3lh;
dairieS. 3nm29
EGGS-Wcak: at market. cases includ-
ed. 22n2i; firsts, a; prime frsts, p; ex-
tras. y.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY: 13l@m16
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01

tc his own, advised against any at
tempt at defense. Accordingly the
1000 Mexican soldiers marched out
of the abatis, which had been con
structed with so much labor, and
dragging their six pieces of artillery
behind them, proceeded, at no dig
nified pace, toward Chihuahua. Ear
ly on the morning of August Is the
American army reached the defile,
now quiet and deserted. "On seeing
the great advantage we should have
had to fight against" writes Frank
Edwards, 1--WE could only look at each
other with stare expressive of we
are well out of it. Five
hundred resolute men could have de-
Tended the pass against twice cur
force" But as it was, the American
army marched through as travellers
following a dusty road, and ION the
evening of the 18th of August we
fired salute of thirteen guns over
the city of Santa Fe, thus giving the
their first smell of powder
after triumphal march of fifty days.
in which almost thousand miles OF
had been traversed. With
out striking a blow they had con-
quered a province which contained
some $4,000 square miles and boast
ed a population of 100000 souls
From "The Mexican War;" by Rob-
ert McNutt McElroy, in the MetropoI-
itan Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
4 DLUCK and T. q
" ADvENrURE N
A BOY PIONEER.

In 1914 when emigrants from the
Middle States were going to make
homes in Oregon, many young boys
joined the pioneers and made the
hard journey over the plains and
mountains. One of these lads, Joseph
Watt, of Missouri, is described by the
author of Mcdonald, of Oregon"
He was about seventeen years of age,
and was employed to drive cattle.
He walked most of the way to his new
home
Il have borrowed $3.50, Joe, to
ut you out" his father had said at
parting, and with that the young man
had bought pair of boots, and in
vested the rest in pins and fish-hooks
to trade with the Indians. But new
boots! He slung them over his rife
and put on moccasins.
At certain point in the journey,
away back on Burnt River, the man
for whom Joe was driving said, You
had better leave us and hurry on into
Oregon. Provisions are getting
scarce. We shall need all there is
for the children"
"All right. I can take care of my
self" Without a morsel of food Joe
Watt and Elisha Bowman struck out
with their rifes-and Joe's boots.
IF we could only eat the boots"
sighed Joe. Bare to the knees from
continually cutting off his trousers to
mend his moccasins he strobe through
The decorating sagebrush
How are you going to get down."
inquired the boatman, when every
other eager passenger had piled on
The Hudson Bay bateau sent up by
DR.. Mclaughlin. Alone on the shore
stood Joe Watt. How are you going
% get down."
81 don't know"
"Have you any provisions?"
mo, nothing"
"Can you sing or tell yarns?"
eyes, both
Very WI; climb on to the bow of
that boat" So they started.
well, Figurehead, pipe up" was
The present demand.
With sad and solemn eyes, without
smile, Joe sang. told stories Every
body laughed. The weary emigrants
needed entertainment, and Joe was
born comedian
The doctor was building a -four
mill at the falls, and, with some mis-
yivings, Joe was engaged as a car
oenter At night he slept in the shaw
lngs. The first pay day he was rich
With $12 in hand, clothes, soap, Hud-
son Bay blankets were his.
Never blankets felt so soft. Pass
ng his hand thoughtfully over the
wool, within sound of the potential
falls, great idea came into the heart
If Joseph Watt: Il will build wooden
mills on this Pacific Coast" Years
alter the boy fulfilled this resolve.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

| Of the glories of the Canterbury
Cathedral the most fascinating is per-
laps the Bell Harry Tower, the Angel
Steeple, as it was also called, from
he angel that originally surmounted
t. In THE Life of Walter Pater" is
related an interesting story connected
with this tower.
In the centre of the lantern of the
tower is circular aperture. In the
chamber above there was a windlass
for drawing up rolls of lead or other
materials for repairing the higher
parts of the tower or the roof of the
cathedral. At one time, during some
repairs, the windlass was managed by
deaf workman, who was stationed
in an upper chamber. When the
workmen below brought in any load
and had fastened it, they pulled the
rope as signal and he began to turn
One day vestryman came in, and
happening to look upward saw, to his
horror, a boy, holding to a rope, rise
above the organ, which was then on
the screen.
Thinking this some boyish freak,
yet breathless for the consequences,
he fastened to the spot. His terror
increased when he saw the boy nearly
at the top, and then, without pause,
saw him let down. He came down in
safety, but with hands badly blistered,
and was almost lifeless from pain and
fright.
1t transpired that this boy, a Kings
Scholar, coming into the cathedral,
had seen the rope, and had taken
hold of it and pulled it, with the re-
suit that the man above began to
draw him up. The boy thought it
was fun, and that the man would
raise him only a few yards and then
let him down. He soon found that he
was being gradually drawn to the top,
so he held on with the grimness of
desperation.
When the deaf man at last grasped
the situation, instead of landing him,
he Immediately, in terror for the boy
began to reverse the windlass, and
let him down, which doubled the dan
ger.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
New Postal Order.

Postmaster General Meyer issued
an order respecting the purchase by
business men of stamped envelopes
that will mean much to business COM
munities and to large users of the gov
eminent envelopes. 1t provides that
when an order is placed with a post
master for any number Of stamped
envelopes only the cost Of the envel-
opes and printing thereon shall be
deposited with the order, instead of
the entire cost Of envelopes. The gov
eminent is often five to six weeks
making a delivery of stamped envel-
opes. As about 100000 ENVELOPES
are turned out every day by the gov
eminent and the orders for them are
approximately 100000 the amount of
money tied up under the present prac
tice is enormous. Under the order CT
the postmaster general, the stamps val
ue Of the envelope will remain in the
hands of the purchaser and be avail
able for such uses as he may care t.
make of it while the order is being
filed.
When the postmaster general deliv-
ers the envelopes ordered, he will turn
into the treasury Immediately the
money received, thus making it avail
able for government purposes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
PRESENCE OF MIND.

Two oil we'll drillers, Earl Sheets
and Frank Winks, near Carl Junction
underwent an experience last week
that would make a feature" for a
life and death melodrama. The two
men were experimenting the shoot
ing of we'll. Three hundred quarts
of nitro-glycerine had been brought
to the we'll to be used in the shot
A shell" containing thirty quarts
had been lowered. but it stuck in the
well. The operators thought they
could shove the can on down in the
well by letting the baler down in
the we'll on top of it. The plan ap-
peared to have worked all right, and
the baler was drawn up out of the
we'll and part way up toward the top
of the derrick before the Mortified
spectators noticed that the can OF
deadly explosive had caught in the
baler and was then dangling in the
air, ready to fall
Just as Sheets and Winks looked
up, the she'll came loose and started
toward the ground. Realizing that
if it ever hit the ground those thirty
quarts of nitro would explode and
kill every one in the vicinity, the two
men, with presence of mind, ran
under it and caught it in their hands.
If they had failed in this, not one OF
the spectators would have ''lived to
tell the story" 1t was real thrill.
er.-Kansas City Star
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
DELAYS Information.

Whatever may have been the inten-
ton of the president when he left
Washington few weeks ago for his
trip down the Mississippi as to fur
Their declaration, politicians who are
plotting the Taft boom now find lit
tie to hope for there in the immedi-
ate future. MANAGER Vorys came 20
Washington for a plain statement, be
cause he sees quite clearly that Secre--
rotary Taft can't get Ohio delegates
so long as there is a chance of nomi-
mating the present incumbent. but
he received no satisfaction whatev-
er except that the president is still in
earnest In his desire that the secreta-
ry of war shall be his successor to
carry to fruition his policies. Tie
president, while on his journey, heard
so much third term talk that it is
small wonder if he has decided to
wait a while before turning down fin
ally the preferred prize. At every
stop OF his trip, even between stops
when his private car was invaded bv
senators, congressman, mayors and To-
cal reception committees he has heard
the same song.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
COLLIE KILLED COYOTES

1t takes a wonderfully good dog TO
kill wolf. Yet knew collie, "Old
Frank" the property of my neigh
Dor, Mr.. John Thompson, of Carberry.
Manitoba, that had several times run
down and killed coyotes single hand
ed. l saw him actually perform this
feat in November, 1882 The wolf
faced him again and again, but the
collie managed each time to escape
serious injury from its jaws, and
when the wolf turned to fly he would
snap at his rear On skinning the
wolf l found that the dogs teeth had
sunk deep into the VOLTS flesh each
time, so that it's hind legs were dis
abled. The wolf, however, died fight
ing gamely.
In my early days l caught a great
many wolves in traps-many scores.
if not hundreds-and l found great
diversity of behavior among them at
this trying time. Some were utterly
cowed, and submitted to the death
sentence in sullen silence; others
struggled to escape; some yelled de-
fiance, and not few barked and
growled savagely, trying to reach me,
raging and defiant to the end.
| have often known a coyote to
tempt a dog to chase him, then at
safe distance from the dogs human
hackers turn on him and drive him
back with noisy demonstrations that
looked like wild, practical joke
Ernest Thompson Seton, in Success
Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Living in the Past.

Because he spoke in praise of Gen
eral Lee on Lincoln's birthday, last
February, the Rev. John Van Setback
Jr., Pastor of the Church of Our F.
Their, has been denounced by the
Burnside Post, G. A R., Of Wash
ing, as unpatriotic. In consequence
prominent members of the organiza-
ton here are lined up against each
other. Corporal James Tanner, Past
Grand Commander Of the G. A. R.,
and Chaplain Couden, of the House of
Representatives, made forcible fight
for the minister, and President RoosC
velt's speech eulogizing the great
General was quoted in his favor with
out avail.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Fire in Masonic Temple.

Chicago.-Three hundred ,.eopis
enjoying themselves in The assembly
hall on the seventeenth floor Of the
Masonic Temple when fire starred Oh
the fourth floor, spread to the seventh
and filled the upper part Of the build
ing with smoke.
A general stampede followed, wnen
smoke reached rEc hall where Friends
of the Catholic Knights and Ladies'
of America were attending a cecey-
ton.
Quick action and cool judgment on
the part of employees Of the building
in operating three elevators, however,
made the rescue Of the women easy,
but some OF then tainted. The loss to
the Temple building was about $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Don't Blams Roosevelt.

Binghamton, N. " notice that
one of the officers of the bank thai
closed its doors attributed it to Pres
ident Roosevelt. That is not the rea-
son. Don't blame the sheriff, but
the horse thief. Dom blame the Off
Gals who make and enforcesthe laws
but blame the criminals who make ne
cessary such laws. Blame the I'M
scrupuloos financiers who have pied
up predatory wealth and who exploit
a whole nation as high finance. =
SO spoke William Jennings Bryan
to a crowd of people who gathered al
the railroad station in this city when
they learned that he was going 'o
change ears here, and who called Oh
him for a speech.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Helen Gould Honored.

Fort Leavenworth, Kas.-Miss
Helen Miller Gould was accorded the
honors Of general officer of the
American army by the officers and
enlisted men Of Fort Leavenworth iii
the. review of troops. She appre-
ciatod the compliment, the first Of
It's kind ever paid to a woman at this
post. AS the soldiers marched by the
reviewing point the command was
given eyes right. They turned their
heads and looked into the sn:lling
eyes of Miss Gould. She showed
plainly that she felt the high compli-
ment conveyed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
WILL REMAIN
NINETY DAYS
FLEET WILL NOT BE KEPT IN
PACIFIC PERMANENTLY.
THE PRESIDENT APPROVES
Of Course of Secretary Cortelyou in
Giving Financial Relief to Wall
Street and Pittsburg - Oklahoma
to Ratify Constitution.

Washington.-The continued pres
ence in Washington of Rear Admiral
Evans, who is to command the At
lantic battleship feet on its voyage
to the Pacific and the conference go
ing on between the president and Sec
rotary Metcalf, since the president re-
turned to Washington have had the
effect to renew interest in the rapidly
approaching departure of the great
fleet. Naval officers here have had
their attention directed to the re-
marks Of the president in the course
OF his recent speech at Vicksburg,
when he took occasion to answer the
criticism he said he had observed
IN some quarters that he was exceed
ing the appropriation available for
coallng the fleet to the Pacific. AT
this point he turned 10 Representa-
tive John Sharp Williams, who was
on the platform, and remarked:
. should like to say that we have
money enough to get the fleet to the
Pacific. If the appropriation is then
exhausted the question of getting t
back will depend upon another ap-
preparation being made"
While this utterance appeared 70
indicate a purpose on the part of the
president to leave to congress the
final decision of the question as to
whether or not the battleship fleet
was to return to the east, it is now
certain that the president has never
had any idea of maintaining the fleet
permanently in the Pacific. Indeed,
1t was learned that unless his present
plans are changed, the order for the
feet to return will 90 forward to the
admiral in command before the ships
have been ninety days on the Pacific
coast.
The president feels absolutely no
apprehension respecting the POSSIBLE
ties of war with Japan and the pur-
pose of the cruise is to test the cap
abilities Of a modern battleship fleet
under conditions almost as trying in
the point of endurance at least as
might be expected to arise in actusl
warfare.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
Mr.. Roots Condition,

~ have no intention of returning
to Muldoon's'' said Secretary Root
when told that such a story was in
circulation in New York.
Since his return from Mexico, Se3-
rotary Root has been hard at work
at the Department of State and sew
eral times has remained at his desk
until z p. m. But the Secretary is not
in the best of health. He has not en-
tirely recovered from his nervous
breakdown, and he is suffering from
fatigue as the result Of his visit 20
Mexico.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-01
President Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt has been thor
oughly advised as to financial condi-
tiors in Wall street and Pittsburg
and is understood to regard the crisis
as over and also to approve of the
measures of relief which Secretary
Cortelyou afforded both cities. SEN
ator Knox received direct informa-
ton from Pittsburg by telephone,
which was of most reassuring char
acter. Senator Knox told the presi-
dent that all apprehension in that
quarter was dispelled. The president
when asked if he would make any
statement on the situation indicated
that comment from his was unneces-
SarV.