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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04

lett With much warmth before the
primaries have not been heard from
Since the Springfield convention.
Mr.. Hs@en and +. Gerry Brown. The
independent League candidates for
governor and lieutenant governor hay,
carried on 4 vigorous campaign. while
Gen. Bartlett has contontpd himself
with two statements. principally in de-
fence of his supporters at Springfield
and in rciteration of his claim that the
only issue before the people is the
threatened merger of the Boston &
Maine Railroad with the New York
New Haven x Hartford system. The
candidates for the other three PARTIES
% usual have remained practically
silent.
Many OF the issues brought forward
have been national in character. the
question of recopricity with Canada be-
ing the most prominent. This has been
n faVorite theme of Mr.. Whitney for
many years and in the present cam
raign he urged it on nearly every Oc-
casion until it appeared that both Gov.
Guild and Lieut.. Gov. Draper favored
recopricity. Later. criticism of the
state administration became the prin-
cipal issues. Mr.. Hisgen has attacked
both parties, claiming that they were
under the influence of corporations.
\ contest which in the eastern part
Of the state at least has divided in
tcreSt with the state ticket is that for
district attorney of Suffolk county be-
tween john +. Moran. the present dis
trict attorney. who was also last wears
candidate for governor on the Demo-
cratic. Prohibition and independent
Leag que ticket; Walter +. Webster Re-
publican ard Joseph a. Dennison.
Democratic a former assistant to Mr.
Moran. MIR. Denneon defeated Mr..
Moran in the Democratic primaries. but
the latter was nominated by the In
dependence League. In contrast with
tie usually vigorous campaign of Mr.
Moran last year, this years canvas has
been confined almost entirely to signed
articles published in the newspapers.
as throat difficulty made it difficult for
the candidates to speak in public. Mr..
Moran's opponents contended that he
has not conducted the office as he
should have. The balance CT the tickets
include the county officers for which
As present incumbents are seeking re-
election for the IS vacancies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
On Posters With Which
Ex-senator P|acards City.
Says Lieutenant Governor Of
Louisiana, Is common LIAR"
twenty Bill Posters Employed to
Put Up Signs.

New Orleans, Nov. 3.-Failing to
draw Lieut. Gov. Jared Y. Sanders into
pistol duel. romer United States SEN
ator Donelson Caffrey, y years old, to-
day posted" Mr.. Sanders as Com
mon liar and poltroon." Thousands OF
these posters, signed by Caffrev, wera
posted on billboards, telephone poles
and sidewalks and across the fronts of
several downtown buildings in the Vi
| entity OF Sanders headquarters Oppos.
lite the st. Charles hotel. The work was
done by 20 bilIposters before daylight,
| Sanders having no intimation Of the
attack until he came downtown this
morning. Friends of Sanders spent the
forenoon ripping the posters off with
knives.
Sanders still maintains he Connot at
this time give Caffery personal salts
faction, however much he would like to.
Holding one public Office and being a
candidate for another he contends that
he is not in a position to meet Caffery
or any one else in mortal combat. The
Lieutenant Governor must pass the
challenge by.
Cafiery, who was Senator from 1879
t. 1901. and Sanders haze been polite
ally opposed for some time. Early in
the present state campaign taHery be-
came IAN ardent supporter o! Theodore
Wilkinson for cUVcrnor as against
Sanders. He made his official cntran""
into the campaign q week ago ut Don
aldsOryille, where he took the stump
for Wilkinson.
Charges against the pUblic record of
Sanders in this speech caused Sanders
. to reilly to it in his Jeanerette speech
last Tuesday. 1t was to these refer
c!IceS that Caflrey took exceptions. re-
sultnS in lis demand for rctraction.
Caftcey in Lis speech at Donaldson
Vile charged: First. that in matters
political tn administration Of tho
shertI"s Office in st. Mary had been
the Joint administration of John Il.
| Sanders and ]. Y. Sanders; second
that G4S poll tax receipts had been
charged up to Mr.. Sanders in the sher-
vas drawn that those poll tax receipts
Sonaliy. gratis"
Another charge in Caffrey's speech
was relative to the alleged shortage in
the sheiiit''s office in st. Mary parish
and 10 the proifcrS of assistance to
max" it good under certain conditions
In his Jeancrcttc speech Sanders de
rounced these charges. declaring them
''.ts false us they are cuntcmp1ib!c''
The poster signed by Caflrcy reads:
in a speech ut .I"anercttc, La, on oct.
Continued on Page T,vo)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Harvey 4. SearIes to Be
Tried al Pennington
For killing His Wife at Chester
vile, Last June.
6. Carroll Whitney will Be Tried
on Bigamy Charge.

Harrington, Me, Nov. Am adj
over which Justice A. L. Savage will
preside, will convene here Monday to
try two cases, one murder and the 9TH
Ell bgamy.
Harvey A. Searles will be tried on a
charge Of shooting and killing his Wife
Phyllis, iii Chestervillo, on Sunday,
June 1t. Searles, who was separated
from his wife, had threatened to kill
her, and his brother Jesse as well. if he
ever found them together Mrs. Searles
and little girl. Bernce Morrill,, were
driving along the highway that Sun
day afternoon. and Jesse, who had been
riding bicycle. had taken a steat in
the back part of the wagon
Harvey, it is alleged, came out of the
woods. and after few words. shot his
brother through the head. but not ia
tally. Then he shot and killed his wife.
it is said, and went to his boarding
place and tried to shot himself, but on
IL wounded himself dangerously
Jesse SearleS. the brother, was held
as Il witness. under $1,000 bonds. and
has been in the county Jail here since
the shooting. He is allowed the free
dom Of The place, and assists about do
ing the work in the kitchen, and is Oc-
casionaliy allowed to go to town to
get shaved Of to DO erranGS. Sometimes,
2lSO. he has worked for some Of the
reishbors, having this way earned $2l
since he has been in Jail. In addition tn
th!S he is receiving $3.50 a day and his
board. as 4 fee for his detention q
witness. He will always carry the marx
of the bullet fired by his brother.
Harvey A. Searles has been 4 model
prisoner. A report was recently circu-
lated that Harvey had attempted sui
eide. Sheriff Coolidge denies it.
BY order of the court. Harvey was
sent to the Insane hospital at Augusta
for observation and was there for sew
eral week. BY order Of Justice Savage,
the ride from Augusta to this town.
which vas taken in an automobile. he
seemed i'll the best of spirits. and told
many Funny incidents of what he had
obso rived and heard concerning the peo-
pie he saw at the hospital.
Added interest is taken in this case
on account of a reDort that Harvey
has not been adjudgcd insane. ana that
Attorney Elmer T.. Richards. his coun-
Mr.. Richards neither confirms nor de-
mics this. The interests of the stat
Continued on Page Tenn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
ONLY SEVEN CANDIDATES FOR
BAY STATE GOvERNORSHIP

Boston, Nov 3.-While the campaign
election at which state and county Of
fcers and new Legislature will b."
chosen has been carried on with far
less spirit than for many years. its has
been attended, nevertheless, by q num-
her of unusual features and the result
of the vote on Tuesday will lie watched
with interest.
There are seven candidates for gov
ernor running on nine tickets, and
about the same number of aspirantS
for the other state offices. The candi-
dates for governor are Curtis Guild. Jr.
HepublicaID, who is seeking rc-elec-
ton. Henry NJ. Whitney DemocraD
who is also running on independent Cit
liens ard Democratic Citizen nominal
ton papers. Thomas l.. HiSgen( indie
pendence Ieaeue), Charles w. bartlett,
drumming on Anti-Merger nomination
papers). Hervey S. Crowell. (Prohibi-
tion), John w. Brown (SocialisD ami
Thomas F. Brennan Socialist Labor.
Until the Democratic state conven-
ton there were many indications that
the four weeks preceding the election
would witness q warm political batti".
with all the chieftainS of both parties
in the midst of the affray. But the
Democratic split at Springfield and the
placing of two tickets in the field head
ed by the rival candidates Whitney and
Bartlett entirely altered the situation.
The Republicans, confident of sue
cess through the Democratic disruption,
did not begin the usual efforts toward
getting out the party vote until two
weeks ago. Once having taken the
stump. Gov. Guild has been heard al
most nightly. He has spoken mainly
in defence of his administration OIL
state affairs. In this he has had the
assistance of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge and Lieut.. Gov. Draper. the
speeches of the latter arousing interest
in view of the probability that he VIII
head the Republican state ticket next
year.
The weight of the Democratic cam
paign has fallen almost entirely upon
Mr.. Whitney, both oratorically ana
financially. though on the platform with
him has usually appeared State Sen
ator Ceorce A. Schofield. candidate for
lieutenant governor and other Whitney
leaders. The Democratic state commit
tee a ma iority who supported Gen Bart
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Justice Strout PurgesCon-
no|IyofContemptC Charge
Bui Rebukes Him Severely For
Remarks to Judge Hlh
Should Not Say Such Things Unless
Ready to Prove Charges

Portland, Nov. 3-While the SER
fencing Of County Attorney Joseph L.
F. Connolly to Jail by Judge John
Howard Hill of the Portland municipal
court, for alleged contempt IS upset
by Judge Strout of the supreme court,
the latter's decision in the habeas cor
pus proceedings contains 4 rebuke OF
Connolly. Judge Strout's decision is in
substance as follows:
was wrong in the first instance. 1t is
never justifiable to say to or OF 4 JudGe
that wnen acting judicially he was
governed by improper or corrupt mo-
tives unless. perhaps, the charge IS
susceptible of clear proof. If lawyer
makes s;lch a charge. he ought to be
prepared with proof to authorize pro-
seedlings for impeachment Of the judge.
The remark made by Mr. Connolly to
Judge, Sl1ill, if made in open court,
.iMOuld clearly be a contempt and would
ssdeserye punishment, which could nave
!. beens inflicted summary by Judge Hill
Before 4he offensive remark was
made the Session of the court had ended
as Judge HNi had left the court room
Ind was iTt. an ante room getting his
l0eOatFArd hat preparatory 10 leaving
te building. and did not leave and
return for the day. BY no reasonable
stretch Of construction can the court
be then regarded as in session
1.-The insulting remark did not EN-
barrass the court in it sohicial duties,
nor have any tendency to Influence the
court in the future discharge Of official
duties. 1t does not fall within the class
OF cases of constructive contempt.
'AS to direct criminal contempt. inso-
lent fconduct directed to the court or
judge. constituting contempt. must oc-
cur while the court or judge is engaged
in the discharge of Il judicial duty.
THE offensive remark in this case
was made out of court and to the
judge when he was not engaged in
any official business, and has tne same
force and efftvt as IF Made ~ MIN Oh
not claimed that the judge could treat
It as contempt Of court if made upon
the street.. .t.g
Upon ti.e facts of this case I hold
that the insulting remark did not con-
stitute eontempt~of court for, which
summarypnnishment could be inflicted
1t follows that the commitment was al
legal, and the petitioner ,must he dis
charged. from custody"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Stephen Parker
F Pound Dead

'Thomastons Me-, Nov. s-Face down
IN a pool Of water. with gashes on
'stlis head. the body of an unknown man
was found today in the road leading
into levensaler's quarry. Coroner f.
! q. Judkins OF Rockland made an ex-
animation of the body but was unable
70 determine whether the stranger had
met his death by accidental drowning
or BY foul play, and the body was re-
moved to an undertaking room here.
where more thorough examination
VIII be made tomorrow morning. The
man was about 80 years old. we'll
dressed and weighed about 200
pounds.
Late tonight the body was identified
as that Of Stephen Parker of Port
clyde. who has been cook in a hotel.
1t is understood that he was on his
way from Port Clyde for Rockland to
secure employment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
STORY is FALSE.
Governor Guild Says Charges Made by
Whitney are Untrue.

Boston. Nov. Ex-Governor Curtis Guild
Va, tonight made a statement Of the
charge made Saturday night by Henry
VI. Whitney Democratic candidate for
governor, that the Republican state COM
mittee had sent out an appeal for funds
to each Of the licensed liquor dealers of
Fall River. The governor stated:
"The story is false alike in regard to
Fall River and New Bedford. The Re-
publican state committee sends out each
year an open general public circular to
Republicans all over the state appealing
for small constitutions No appeal to
the liquor agencies has been made in Fall
city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Monk Keeps Sweet Love
Secret Of Young Heiress'
Trouble Follows When Stranger
Makes Marriage Known.
Maternal Parent Objects to Match
on Religious Grounds.

New York, Nov. 3.-Frederick NJ
Truitt, real estate broker, No. SCI Fifth
avenue, and Miss Catherine Larkln
daughter of Michael Larllin, No. 116
West 129th street, kept the knowledge
of their marriage. year ago last Sep
TENDER. from relatives and friends un-
til yesterday.
Mr.. 1'ruitt is about 40, and has a
lucrative business. He resides at No.
1873 West 45th street He met Miss
Larlsin for the first time four Years
ago when she was visiting Mr. Truitt' s
landady whom she had known from
childhood.
Mrs. Truitt is 80 a handsome. dark
haired woman, who will inherit con-
siderably more than million upon
the death Of her mother She is mu-
sician, possesses charming soprano
voice. and is q pupil Of Nine. Sorano
The Larkins are Roman Catholics.
and are communicates at the Capu-
chin church of Our Lady of the Angels.
On East 133th street. near Third ave-
nue.. Mr.. Truitt is a Protestant. His
ardent Wooing caused Mrs. Larkin to
take her daughter to task. She warned
her that she would never consent 10
her marriage with Protestant, and
besought her not to think Of marriage
while hcr mother lived
Miss Larkin promised not to leave
her mother, but side-stepped on the
marriage question, which maneuvre
was not noticed by the mother. On
Sept II. 1906, Miss Larkin and Mr.
I'ruitt slipped into the rectory of the
Church Of Our Lady of Angels. ac-
companied by q single coniidante, and
there presented themselves before
Father p. Paulus Reichertz. The
bearded monk readily undertook TO
marry the couple and kept their secret
The utmost secrecy was observed
TO this day it is impossible to dis
cover who the witnesses were. The
banns We're dispensed with, one of me
contracting parties being a non-com-
municant. Mr. Truitt devoted himself
to the real estate market and Miss
Larkin continued to take vocal lessons
from Nine. Sorano, the half hours in
struction spreading itself all over the
entire afternoon thrice a week, with
Mr.. Truitt looming darby in the back
ground.
Yesterday young Mrs. Truitt left
home dressed in a pretty striped walk
ing costume. She FASTENED to Nine.
s'or2rc's studio. So did Mr.. Truitt.
They had Il glorious time. all in igno-
rlnc" that The hour of reckoning was
at hand about that time Mrs. I.arktn
was weeping and on the verge of
SwooninG. She had just learned of
the wedding from an entire stranger
she protested that she would tliSown
her daughter
AT o'clock last night the last half
of the fearful drama was enacted. I'm
"Npectedly the couple walked into the
presence Of Mrs. Larkin, who met
them dark and terrible. 1t was very
late when Mr.. Truitt arrived at his
boarding place and informed Miss Nc
Govern that he would give UP his
apartments. His face was q study in
beatitude. Miss McGovcrn, although
she crossed her heart and denied the
remotest knowledge of the affair when
questioned earlier, did not have to be
told what Mr.. Trutt was going to do
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
PROVIDENCE SCHOONER FILLS.
The Charles n. Spraeue Meets Misfor-
tune OF West Quoddy Head.

Lubec. Me. Nov 3.-The Providence
schooner Charles II. Sprague lumber
laden. bound from Annapolis. N. s.,
Tor Porto Rico. sprang oleak and filed
While off West Quoddy Head early to-
uay during n southeast gale and driv-
ing rainstorm. She put into Ouoddy
nay and anchored. but being in danger
VI capsizing in the heavy sea slipped
her anchor and tried to make the up-
per bay. but grounded on the noint
w ,'' tle government breakwater,
where she now lies in danrcrous no.
si'lon on a rocky reef.
The water poured into her ca ranid,v
mat everything below aac,,s was
spoiled. The wind at times ra.obad =,
','oci'S of 90 miles an hour.
Later tug went to the ,;a If tho
schooner and pulled her off tho reef and
RI. i'er ihto ''e upper bay. Wher.
'here was smoother water. ap.4 of th
WIKI, was 'dhei' o'i ooafd Of the tug
w. 'he rest re'i'"i"eo behind with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
EDWARD PAYSON WESTON
IN GOOD CONDITION

Andover. Conn, Nov. 3.-Af;er
spending Sunday and parts Of two
nights here getting needed rest ard
sleep. Edward Payson Weston. who is
walking from Portland. Me. to Chi
cago. left Andover at 1905 with Hart
ford as his Immediate objective point.
which city he expects to reach about
5 o'clock Monday morning
He is in fine condition viii! Tie cx-
ception of slight cold as result of
being out in the rain SATURDAY..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04

The drafting Of the young mon Of Cor
many into the army has Il tendency to
draw them from the country. for after
having lived in q large city. will, its at
fractions and cnnvennnceS, the return
10 the smaller village. where lie is neces-
sarily much slower ard tire opportunities
Tor entertainncnt much less. the desire
70 return Whcre thet" is better paw.
shorter hours and more diversity in life
usually overrowers the home interest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Dies In Hosci;si.

Bangor, Ne, Nov. 3.-Alfred Patrc,
II. single, whose leg was crushed
while coupling cars at Northern Maine
Junction last night, died in the hospj-
tai here this morning. He has rela-
tives in Mcosup, Conn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
FAIR AND COLDER.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Forecast for
New England: Fair and slightly colder
Monday; Tuesday fair. diminishing
northwest winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Boston Forecast.

Boston. My. 3.-Forecast for Bos-
ton ami vicinity: Fair Monday and
Tuesday; brisk westerly winds. dimin-
ishing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04

The total capital invested in British
coal mines is fully s500000.00 The an
nua! wages amount to 1907. 00o, 900
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
7-2O-4

NC. cigar factory output s,,,, Of rot,
~ sixteen million annnanr do al
New New ENGLAND competitors. Re Sullivan
Manchester, N H. w. Su''''o"'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04

II requires 5000 conductors to K ,
. new York street car Passengers step
Ping lively.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04

Punctuation marks were first used in
1872
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12
NOTICE.

SEALED PROPOSALS will he re-
ccivcd at Yorktown. on Friday. Sep.
tcmbcr 18th. 1907. ut - M. by the
Board of Supervisors of York Coun.
~. va. for the construction of ca per
cent. of the distance of a public road
leading from Oriana Station. C. e. o.
Railway, to Kentucky Farm" York
County, VA. And the Board of Super
visors of Warwick County. Va, will
meet ut Yorktown on the above nam.
ed date and receive bids FOR the re-
manning 20 per cent. of the distance
of said road. The whole distance is
about two (2) miles. For plans and
specifications. apply to d. r. Nor.
ment. Magrudcr, Va, ana b. T..
Smith, Dcnbigh. Va
ID. II. NORMENT. Chairman.
b. p. SMITH. Chairman.
0-G 7,1O&12.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12
What is a Surveyor?

II You mention surveying" to the
average lnyman the word calls up I'm
his mind ekier n confused vision of
q man with n little telescope on n
tripod looking at something another
man Is holding, or two men dragging
n chain along the ground But what
is Surveyor The truth is there nre
many kinds of surveying, and consc-
quenty the word surveyor" can he.
and Is, applied to n wide range of per
sons. For instance, the engineer with
his transit. the miner with his level,
the city surveyor with n theodolite,
and the mariner with his scxtant, arc
all surveying. And the map maker
with his plane table and alidndc, IS n
surveyor too; the most picturesque Of
the lot.-Wido World Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-12
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INsrI-
TUTE.
Estate Agricultural and Mechanical
Coliege) mt Blacksburg, Va.
A SOUTHERN INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY.

Fiftyfour instructors, thoroughly
equipped Shops. Laboratories and In
firmaries. Farm of eleven hundred
acres. Steam-heating and electric
lights In dormitories. Degree courses
iii Agriculture, Horticulture. Civil, Me
chanical and Electrical Engineering
Applied Chemistry, Applied Geology
Preparatory Medicine and Veterinary
Science and General Science. Shorter
courses In Practical Agriculture and
Practical Mechanics.
Total cost of session of nine
months, including tuition and other
tHes. board, washing. textbooks, uni.
form, medcal0attendance, etc, s247..
10. Cost of State students, 1870.
The next session opens Wednesday
September is. 1907. For catalogue
and other Information, apply to
PAUL b. BARRINGER. NJ. d., LID.
8 l st President.