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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
Between Warning longs
In San Francisco Park
One White Man Shot and a
Chindman will Die.
Whites Who Help Mongolians Make
Their Escape.

Oakland. cal. Nov. ga pistol bat
tie between deputy sheriff ana
special policeman on one s'oe anu :"
Chinamlu and four white men on the
other. took place in the park Ut "!Mn
and Alice streets last night III WHICH
~ shots were fired. Special foiiceHidni
y. G. Murdoch, w. NJ. Ryan. non
combatant and Wong Leong. the th'-
naman. were wounded. Wong Le"hS
will die. He is in the hospital WIN h'he
bullet holes in his body. MURDOCH anu
RYAN were both shot in the leg ana
are not seriously injured.
The Hop Sing Tong and the bins
Tong societies have been warning III
this city for several days. Several Ch'-
namen have been killed or injured IN
the gun fights between the members
Of the two longs. 1t was learned ny
the police yesterday that four white
gun fighters had been imported from
San Jose to take Il hand in the Tong
CONTINUED on Page Eighth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
MANY OF THE STORIES DENIED
lie Did Not Have $5OO0===Was Not In Phil
adelphia Iii l905===FuneraI Z P. M.
Sunday at Winthrop.

Winthrop, Me. Nov. 9-(SpeciaD The
body Of the late William c. Chandler,
VIII" came t" mysterious death in
house occupied by William Dessinger in
was brought to his home here today,
accompanied by IL cousin of the deceased,
Edwin Chandler Of Boston. Mr. Chand
Ter went to New York from Boston
Wednesday soon AS he heard of the
affair, to look after the interests Of the
family
The Journal representatives was given
an interview by the family. which may
be considered the first authentic one pub
ished.
Mr.. Chandler the deceased. Ief, his
home here six weeks ago for New YORK
to pursue his studies at an art school
and to attend to his other duties in which
he was enga Ged. lie had some money
with him and also :, check for something
like $500 His cash he carried in a belt
worn around his waist to which was at
fact. his parents say, has MOI been made
in the dispatches referring to the Incl
dent.
There are several things the parents
desire to have refuted. which have ap-
| pear.,d in the dispatches and which We're
| alleged to have been made by the DeS-
singers, in whose home the boy came to
his ,Intimely death. Mr.. Chandler, the
in, nt
York but once and that was when h"
went to the Centennial at Philadelphia
| in 1876 and only passed through the city
| then. About the 5000. the family says
they never had it to give him. and as to
the estrang"ment between the deceased
and his father is false. as the letter
which is published herewith and writer.
| to his mother last Sunday will show
| that there was no i'll feeling with any
members Of his family. His mother re
ceived the letter Tuesday morning betor"
the fatal incident in the afternoon OF that
| day.
The letter bears the postmark of New
| York. Nov y, $50 F. NJ indicating the
time it was stamped by the postofice
| authorities He also wrote letter the
same day to his sister Ida and which
was received by her the same DAY as the
to his sister he speaks Of several things
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
ARGUMENT WILL BEGIN TODAY,
Government Experts Deny That Anything
In the Case Indicates That Mrs.
Bradley Was Insane.

Washington, Nov Cob. | am 50
glad it is all over at last"
These words We're uttered today by
Mrs Annie NJ Bradley charged with
the murder of Ex- Senator Arthur NJ.
Brown of Utah. as with Il smile she
was led from the court room to the
prison van. which was to take her
back to Jail. The presentation of CYL
dcnce had just been concluded and
court had been adjourned until tomur-
row morning when arguments will be
gin. Justice Stafford announced that
IN agreement had been reached among
counsel for four hours Of argument
by each side These arguments will
be completed Monday afternoon. Jus
tice Stafford said he would then de-
liver his charge and give the case to
the jury.
The testimony Of The government
two expert witnesses. DR. Edward VI.
Jeliffe of New York. was the feature
Of tuday's proceedings. Both of these
aiieniSts' declared that there was moth
in- in the record of the case to in
dictate that Mrs. Bradley was Insane.
Counsel for The defence tried to i'm
by showing that they had been called
to the stand by the government and as
{, matter of course thoy were teStifying
in the interest Of the government.
Each of them rcpudiated this charge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30

and each declared that he would have
te"t'fled to the insanity Of Mrs. Bra l.
Icy as readily as they testified to he ,
sanity had they found her to be in
sane. They were questioned at length
and both cited the acts of the dnfen-
can't. testified to by witnesses as show
ing her to he sane
Unitarian church of Denver Colo
who. in former testimony has beer
referred to as The Priest vas placed
on the stand He was Mrs Pradley's
pastor in salt Lake CITY and testified
t. 4 converse ton lie had with her IN
1908. when she said in effect, accord
ing to him. that Brown would marry
her when d gun va placed before him
but the pastor added he did not I'M
dcrStand that she proposed shooting
him. He rather thought some one else
would un lertakc to force him to marry
her
Mrs. Bradley was recalled and tes-
tilted that she had no recollection of
such Il conversation The pastor had
Il seat by her side most of the day and
appeared to Sympathize with her in
her trouble. DR.. Henry D. Fry of this
city, an authority on woman'S dis
cases, was to have been called by the
government to contradict the teSti-
mnnv of DR.. Wilfred Burton for the
defence but it vas decided not to call
him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
Inmate Of Gloucester Hotel
s Loses His Life
By Leaping From Window Of
Burning Hosiery.
Seven Others More or Less Badly
Iniured..-Loss.S25,000

Gloucester Mass, Nov 29-One dead.
seven others more or less seriously in
Jured and property loss of about $25,
600 resulted from a fire that broke out
in the Harvard House. a three-and-a-
half-story wooden hotel at the corner
OF Main and Water streets, early today
The dead man is believed to be George
Chambers of this city. He was killed
by jumping from one of the windows on
the second floor: Mrs. johnson, over
come b. smoke; Alfred Anderson, COM
pound fracture of leg aud Internal in
jlries; james McEachern. burns about
head and face; f. Chester Tarr, struck
on head by falling timber; PatroIman
Henry Joyce. burned on hands ana
head; Fitz Robinson. fireman, struck
by stream from hose. overcome by
smoke but later resuScitated: Wallace
Parsons. overcome by smoke: Mr.. And
erson and Mrs. Johnson We're removed
to the ADDISON Gilbert hospital.
The fire was discovered by Patrolman
joyce. It's cause has not been deter
mined but it is supposed to have origi-
mated in the paint storage room in the
rear of T.. Chester Tarr'S store on the
ground floor. The flames then went UP
Of the building until the top floor was
reached where they were DETECTED.
sweeping down the corridor and cut
ting off all means of escape by the
stairs Several persons on the top floor
were rescued from windows by the fire.
men while others were taken down from
the roof
Alfred Anderson. one Of the injured,
made his way to the roof He had
procured a rope which he made fast,
and then slid down it as far as he
could. dropping the rest of the way to
the ground.
The Harvard House was owned by
the l.. z. Smith Co. II was occupied
on the ground floor by z. Chester Tarr,
plumbers and painters supplies; Ken
needy Dairy Co. and William y. Mach
iel. barber. The rest of the house was
used as a hotel and was rented by Mrs.
Mary RYAN. All the tenants of the
huildnE and guests of the Harvard
House share in the monetary loss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
Capturing All the Pacific
Trade, Says Consul.
American Ships Driven From
Ports Of Chinese Empire,
British and German Lines kre Also
Crowded Out.

san Fran jsco. Nov l9-Thdt Japar
is not oaly planning ~ out-distance IN"
United states in tho struggle for the
commerce of tho Pacific. but has al
ready driven til" Steamship lines OF
every other nation ont of the chinese
trade. is tn" statement oi Harry H.
Pa,7do"k United States consul =. Annoy,
chira Mr.. Paddock arrived here yes
to-day IN the Pacific mail steamer
Corea on his way to Washington.
s'The Japanese have captured the on
tire oc..ar-rarrrinC tEido of China from
Hong Kong to Shanghai he said. 'thc
british lines. which som" Years ago
,nn,rnrr'izcd this business, are doing
nothing. The same is true IF The Ger
man lines All have Sr1ccumhed to tn"
connection of the Japanese. aided by
their large subsidies and the low pay
Of their crews"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
NARROW ESCAPE
From Death Of Railroad Com. Spofford
At Ellsworth.

Ellsworth. Me. Nov. 29.-Stato Rail
road Commissioner Parker Spofford Of
Rucksport narrowly escaped death
Thursday while inspecting the now
dam of tho Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co. with Mayor Greedy and
other local men.
AS it was he fell eight feet whils,
walking along a dimly lighted passage
way in the dam. striking on his head
on the concrete flooring
He sustained :, bad scalp wound. hut
II physician thought there was no frac-
ture. He recovered consciousness af-
ter being taken to the home of friends.
Had he fallen over the other side Of
the narrow walk he probably would
have been killed on the rocks ~ feet
DC low.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
INSTANT DEATH,
Roscoe Hopkins Killed by
a Fall at Ellsworth,
From Same Walk From Which
Railroad Com. Spottord Fell.
Mr.. Spofford Has Wonderful Escape
From the Same Fate,

Ellsworth. Me. Nov. 23-Falliny
frno the walk, but from the opposite
side. from which State Railroad Com
missioner Spofford yesterday noon fell
and was seriously injured. Roscoe
Hopkins. aged IS, pitched to the con-
crete flooring 40 feet below and was
instantly killed at noon today The.
walk IS inside a paSsageway through
the big dam being constructed for the
Ear Harbor & Union River Power Co.
and is about three feet wide Mr.. Hop
kins leaves a daughter, Mrs. Emery
Royal of this place.
Commissioner SpOfford. who fell only
about feet striking on his head. seems
to be improving and no i'll effects from
his accident are exposed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30

One Of the sufferers in the coast
storm Of last Sunday night aud Mon
day wai the Bath schooner Gardiner
q. Deer;ng. which arrived Friday at
Portsmouth. n. FL, from Baltimore and
reported the loss of Seaman Thomas
Hrehny nf Boston and considerable
damage to her after deck fittings
Hughcy was rcefing the spanker when
the vcese! was II miles east by south
of Rarnegat Monday forenoon and was
swept into the sea bv wave which
completely tore the sail from the Doll
ropes The same sea smashed the after
dcclihouse. flooded the cabin. washed
away tho yawl and caused other minor
damage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
Senator Foraker
Will Be a Candidate

Washington. Nov 29-Jnitcd states
senator ]. r. Foraker made it clear
todly that he will contest The Ohio
'l"le CatJon to tho Republican National
convention with Soc. OF War William
II. Taft This decision * contained in
I; letter tn Conrad ]. Mattern. vice
president of tho Ohio Republican
League. who forwarded to Mr.. Foraker
copy of the resolutions adopted by
the advisory and the executive commit
tees Of league endorsing Mr. Foraker
for the sena torshp and for the Presi-
Genital nomination. Mr.. Foraker'S let
tor. which was made public today,
reads:
"To Hon. Conrad j. Mattern
Dear Sir
~ write to acknowledge the re
ceipt Of Your letter of the 2,l inst with
copy enclosed. as stated. of the reso-
lrti"ns adopted hy the advisory and
executive committee of the Ohio Repub-
lican League of Clubs at a joint meet
ing held at the Neil house in Column
bus. Nov. %. denouncing the PROPOSE
ton that I should be 'eliminated' from
public life. and delegated to private
citizenship because in the discharge OF
my duties as a senator I have been I'M
able in three instances to agree with
President Roosevelt. and pledging me
their support as a candidate for re-
election to he my own successor. and
also declaring that ] am their choice
as Il candidate for the Presidency.
II am informed that there were Is
members of the committee ont Of j
total membership Of 100 and five pres
ent in person or by PROXY a, d that the
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
Secretary Taft's
Mother Failing.

Millbuly. Mass. Nov. 29-Mrs
Louisa Taft. the venerable mother of
the scCretarv of var. i, failing every
day. according TO a statement made by
q member Of her household today. Mrs.
Taft has been i'll for many months
and last night it was said that her i'll
ness had taken a serious turn. Inquiry
at her residence today reSulte din the
statement that Mrs. Taft had been i'll
n long time. and was failing daily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
rROY At WATERVILLE.
hOperator at Northern Maine juno :
Is ton Reports to Officials.

waterville. Ne. Nov. 29.-(SpeciaD.
Operator Roy. who was at the North
erh Maine Junction Wednesday night
at the time of the wreck between
freight trains No. SO and an extra. in
which Fireman Symonds was killed.
was in this city yesterday afternoon
reporting to his officials and remaining
Tor some time.
Reports We're circulated that after
me accident he mysteriously disap-
Nared and could not be found. but
mere are no grounds for any such
umor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
FAIR.

Washington. Nov. l?.-iTorecast for
New England: Fair Saturday with
north to northeast winds, possibly in
creasing: Sunday increasing cloudi
ness with rain or snow in afternoon 81
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
Esnston Forecast.

Boston Nov. 29.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair Saturday, prob
ably rain Sunday. light northwesterly
winds. increa sing to brisk and prob
ably high during the night and Sun
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30

Seven business blocks were Destroy
cd Thursday night at Cody. Wyo., by
fire presumably Of incendiary origin.
The total loss is estimated at $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30

rher~ have been oyer 3","H9 church bells
o,et ~ T~cv Y. since the first toun-
d. vas built there In ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30

Near Wocott. n. Y. lightning struck a
rouse and killed a cat. A child playing
WIN the cat was not injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30

A petition for the dissolution of the
Independence League of Massacnu>
sets. which WAS incorporated in the
Massachusetts laws on Aug. 3. 1906.
Was filed with the Massachusetts sec
rotary Of state Friday The reason
given for the dissolution is the fact
that tire league having polled more
than tn" required 3 per cent, is now 4
recognized political party in the state
which makes Il corporate body unncc-
estH3ry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30

In order - top al of the underlying
veins cf anthracite coal in the Shen-
andoah valley. tho Philadelphia &
Pleading Railroad GO. is driving q tun
rel from Locust Mountains to Turkey
Run cnllicrN near Shenandoah. Pa. at
cost Of sinH.hh". 4 number of paying
veins have reen discovered and Thurs
day the wcrknen struck the famous
Lykens VALLEY vein. This is The first
time this rich vein has been encounter
ed north Of Broad Mountain II was
located at the extraordinary depth Of
1900 feet. This means millions of tons
of coal for tn" Reading Co. The vein
is only three feet thick but the engi-
neers are confident that 15-fpot vein
Of rich red ash coal. as clean as any
that is mined will be encountered
shortly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
MAINE ORNITHOLOGlSTS
Are Attending Annual Meeting Of tns
Society at Portland.

Portland. Me. NO" 2a-The 18th
annual meeting of the Maine Orni-
biological Society was opened this af-
ternoon in the lecture room of the
Portland Society of Natural History
1t will continue through tomorrow. The
annual meeting of the Maine Audubon
Society also was held today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
TO our Readers.

y bad break in the Journals, press
makes this issue late in reaching ,Ir
readers II is the first one of any
consequence that has occurred since
the present press was installed
y force of machinists worked
through the night to repair the break.
will occur pending tho arrival Of the
ne" parts which were wired for last
night, and which will be forwarded
t" us At tie earliest possible moment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-30
1904

:" cigar factory output now at rate
~ xteen million annually. Leads all
Encland competitors. r. q. Sullivan.
~Sachester. n. H.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

they were all quite alike.
my friend, sitting in his first class
place, thought he had been done until
long. steep hill appeared The driver.
hating at the foot Of this hill, turned
his head and shouted:
First class passengers keep their
seats. Second class please dismount
and walk. Third class get out and
push.'''
Two sons Of the late General Ulysses
s. Grant reside in New York, Major
General Frederick D. Grant who is
commander Of the department of the
east and lives on Governors island, and
Jesse r. Grant, youngest son Of the
former president. The latter Is forty
eight years old and, despite his la
mented fathers prominence in the Re-
publican party, is Democrat and
takes an interest in the politics Of that
party in New York city and state. He
was of school age when his father was
in the White House and entered Cor
nell university just as the general
left that mansion. He did not finish
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

oval it cuts through a hill, thus leav
the oval itself This elevation forms a
natural grand stand, from which the
whole course may be overlooked. The
circuit of the course is three miles, and
it is said to be the longest circular
track in the world. The whole course
is inclosed in fencing. and in those
parts to which the public is admitted
a double row of fencing has been erect
ed to insure ample protection against
interference with the racers by people
crowding on the track. In this way
conditions like those which caused dan
ger to racers and the public at the Van
derbilt cup races ON Long Island are
avoided. In order to safeguard cars
running on the course a comprehensive
system of telephones has been estab-
lished, and every part of the circuit is
overlooked by sentry, located in a
sentry box, furnished with telephone
apparatus and alarm bells The whole
ton, and all occurrences can be sig
nailed electrically to the proper func-
tionaries.
Edge in hiss wonderful performance
undertook to cover ,44O miles in LAO
mfnutes-in other words, to travel at
the rate of mile a minute for a whole
day. He bettered this by al miles.
Never did his speed fall under sixty
miles an hour. His highest speed was
seventy-two miles an hour, and six
times he travelled seventy miles in the
hour. He accomplished his feat in
spite of punctured tires and other road
troubles, When he had to stop on &C
count of a puncture. the wheel was
replaced with lightning speed by ex-
pert mechanics. Edge was fed while
going around the course by tabloids
and coffee nibs handed him by his
agile little mechanician. Burnside who
climbed all over the car when it was
going at seventy miles an hour as free
~ as if its speed was only seventy
miles a day. The two men had a mar
row escape once when stone flung
up by the tires struck the glass pro-
tecting Edge from the wind and broke
1t. Fragments hit them in the face. but
luckily failed to seriously injure them
or interfere with operating the car. .
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

MISS MARY HARTMAN AND HER FATHER.
ly noted as Il whip. She is a daring
horSeWoman. an enthusiastic golf
player. fences skillfully. can handle an
automobile like a veteran chauffeur
and is good at most anything in the
way of athletics. Her adventures have
been numerous. Once she was on a
railway trip in Arizona with her ia
Their and started on a horseback trip
about PheniX when she became en-
gagged in fierce battle with the
brOncho she was riding She was no
sooner in the saddle than the animal
began to buck With great cleverness
Miss Hartman kept her seat as the
vicious horse reared and side leaped
Her father ran to her rescue. and other
men tried to assist him. but could not
get near the brOncho. Miss Hartman
did not appear to be scared in the least.
She sat like Il veteran broncho buster
until the horse slipped and rolledhover
her She escaped with only an in ured
ankle
She was speeding once on Rive side
drive. New York. in her motor car
when her chauffeur was arrested for
exceeding the speed limit She ac-
cOmpanied him to the police station.
When she told the police sergeant she
would give bail for the appearance of
the chauffeur and the officer asked
what security she could offer, she re-
piled:
my home at l East Fifty fifth
street" giving its value as $15O.OOO The
sergeant gasped little and realized
to whom he was talking Miss Harri-
man. mistaking his hesitation for I'M
willingness to accept the security.
said she could give railroad stocks and
bonds If the real estate wouldn't do.
The sergeant assured her that there
would be no difficulty about releasing
the chauffeur under the circumstances
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Taken up by T. H. Bruce near Mt.
Gilead, six miles east of Vivian, La,
and estrayed before me, the undersigned
authority, one light sorrel horse, or 10
years old, 16 hands high, branded on
left side Of neck with l., a mark in left
ear looks like underbit, black name and
tail, star in face. The owner will come
forward, prove property and pay costs
Or same will be sold at Vivian, La, on
the 4th day Of August 1907, at II
o'clock, as the law directs
c. E. DUNSON,
Justice Of the Peace, Second Ward
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
June 80.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21
BIDS INVITED,

Notice is hereby given that at the next
regular meeting of the Police Jury of
Caddo Parish, La, to be held August
8, 1907, bids will be received for medi-
cine for prescriptions for Jail for next
twelve months. Also for paupers' COT
fms and transportation to cemetery for
a period of twelve months Right to re-
Ject any and all bids reserved.
r. FURMAN, President.
A L. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-07-21

York. His tern in that Office has been
noted for the changes introduced in the
way of more eff ettive and buSinesslike
study to sociological questions and as
a park commissioner under Mayor Low
was influential in the establishment
and equipment of public Fairgrounds.
He was born ON farm near Smyrna,
N. T., forty three years ago, graduated
from Rochester university. taught
school, graduated from the Columbia
law school and for some years after
ward practiced law in New York.