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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
IN THE SENATE.
Adjournment for Fifth Time This
Session on Account Of Death.

Washington, March 23-The Senate
today for the fifth time in the present
session adjourned because death had
robbed the body of one of its members.
The announcement that Senator Will
liam James Bryan of Florida died yes
terday was made by Senator Clay of
Georgia in the absence of Senator
Taliaferre who left Washington early
today as a member of the committee
which accompanied the body 10 Jack
:5onville.
The death OF Senator Bryan. who was
Familiarity known as the baby of the
Senate. title in which he took pride,
come home to the senators with more
force than any which had preceded
it. The seven SORROWS that have come
upon this branch of Congress since adj
journment q year ago, were matter
Of solemn comment today
There was no other subject of con-
versation prior to and after the session
than the fact that the mortality record
of the present session already is greater
than in any previous entire Congress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
SEND THEM AWAY.
Government to Report Un-
desirable Foreigners.
Thousands 10 Be Rounded Up
In Pittsburg District.
Crusade to Check Growth Of An.
archistic Sentiment.

Pittsburg, March 23.-An investiga-
ton is in progress here which will, ii
is said, result in the deportation OF
thousands Of undesirable foreigners
from the Tittsburg district within the
next few months.
John T. Harper. agent at large for
the immigration bureau Of the depart
ment OF commerce and labor, is here
gathering statistics incident to COM
mcncing deportation. While he could
not give an estimate as to the number
of foreigners who will be taken out of
the Pittsburg district, he said it would
run into thousands"
The crusade is the carrying out OF
the recent order Of federal authorities
to use deportation as a means OF check
ing the growth Of Anarchistc sentiment
and the Kidding the country of the bur
den Of taking care of INDECENT foreign
..lS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
HEARING is HELD
On Claims Of Ship Builders For Losses
On Spanish War Torpedo Boats.

Washington, March 23.-The House COM
mittee on claims today heard arguments
in support of claims by the Bath Iron
Works of Maine; the George Lawley &
Son Corporation of Boston; the Fore
River Ship and Engine Co. of Massa-
chusetts. Gas Engine and Power Co. and
Charles L. Seabury & Co. of New York,
Lewis Nixon of the Crescent Ship Yard
OF New Jersey: the Harlan & Holdings
worth Co of Delaware: the Maryland
Steel Co. of Baltimore; Columbia Iron
Works and Drydock Co. of Baltimore; w.
r. Trigg Co. of Virginia, and the Union
Iron Works of San Francisco, for an ag~
gregate Of between $1,000 900 and s4,O0OOoo
The claims represent the alleged differ
ence between the amounts paid to these
corporations by the United States for tor
pedo boats used in the Spanish war and
the actual cost of their construction.
The corporations claim that when they
Continued on Page Two.1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
mANSLAUCHTER THE
VERDICT FOR EVERETT,
Jury Out About Three Hours at South
Paris In Radcliffe Murder Case
The Sentence Not Yet Given.

South Paris, Me-, March PA YER
dict Of manslaughter was returned by
the jury at o'clock tonight against
Wallace e. Everett, who was charged
with killing Edgar L. Radcliffe by
blowing up with dynamite at the
Croker Hill mine in this town on June
IL. 1907. The jury was out three hours
Sentence will be imposed later.
The trial of Everett occupied all of last
weeks session OF the supreme court and
was finished today and the arguments
delivered. Assistant Attorney General
Warren c. Philbrook of Waterville pre-
scented the case for the State, while At
torney John II. Swasey of Canton pleaded
for the acquittaI of the respondent This
was the second trial of Everett on the
charge OF killing Radcliffe. The case was
first tried in October, 1901, and after oc-
cupying six days Of the courts session re
suited in disagreement of the jury.
Although very little new evidence, if
airy in fact, was discovered in the inter-
val between the first and second trials.
both the prosecution and the defence en-
tered upon the trial just ended with re-
newed confidence, born apparently of 4
more thorough knowledge of the details
of the case.
The lawyers on each side were the same
as in the first trial. Assistant Attorney
General Warren c. Philbrook of Water
Vile and County Attorney Charles +.
Barnes of Norway handling the case for
the State, while Walter Grey of South
Paris and John Z. SwaseS of Canton
fought for the respondent.
In both trials the prosecution attempted
to show that Everett, who had befiiendeo
Radcliffe and had paid insurance policy
premiums on the life of Radcliffe, wa:
the only person benefited by his death
ami that the explosion which killed Rad
cline was deliberately planned. The de-
| fence asserted that the explosion was ac'
| cfdental or caused by R9dclfffe's own act
| in entering the dynamite storehouse
where he had no right to be, will
stealthy intent.
Everett, who was employed at watch
man at the Crocker Hill mine, telephoneC
to the office of the company in this vii
| lage on the night of June IS, 1907. that ;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
BANGOR CITY OFFICIALS.
All But Members Of Water Board Are
Republicans.

Ranger, Me, March 23.-Thc follow
ing city officials all Republicans, except
James Il. Mullen, member Of the Water
Board, were elected by the city govern
ment this forenoon:
City Clerk, Victor Brett; city treas
urer Henry Q. Pierce: city solicitor
Donald F. Snow; chief of police, join
{. Bowen; fire chief, w. S. Mason; city
electrician, c. f. Cunnngham; stree
commissioner, Charles Woodbury.; city
engineer. Philip II. Coombs; superin
tendent of sewers. w. f. Southland
school agent. George f. Cluff: cit!
physician. H. NJ. Milliken: assessor
F. a. Carnsey; overseer of the poor
Alfred NJ. Cowan; school board. Abran
L. KRISTEN; water board. Milton 5
Clifford and James B. Mulltn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
More Than Half a Hun
dred Persons Drowned
In New England and The Prov
Inces During Past Winter.
Records incomplete and Full Mum.
Der Not Known.

Boston. March 23-More than half a
hundred lives were lost by drowning
through the ice in the waters of New
England and the eastern provinces Of
Canada during the winter season just
closed. which is believed to have been
a record one for the number OF deaths
met in this manner. The winter was
one of the mildest in years and the ice
as a result was much thinner in most
places than usual, endangering the
lives of hundreds besides those who
died by drowning.
Statistics compiled from the reports
of accidents in New England and the
maritime provinces from advices sent
to the newspapers show that AZ per-
sons were drowned in AZ accidents, but
this record is not complete as many
mishaps of this nature occur in the
thinly settled sections of northern New
England and beyond which are never
heard of outside the locality in which
they occur.
The three drOWningS reported from
Connecticut is also believed to he
much below the actual number. The
northern section, from which full re-
ports are lacking, contributed more
than one-third of the known number
Of lives lost and with complete sta
tiSticS at hand it is believed that tbs
proportion would be more than one
half Most Of those who met their
death through the ice did 50 Whll'
skating and probably tWo-thirds of the
whole number were children. many
of whom were under 10 years Of age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
CONGRESSMAN POWERS BETTER
Representative from Fourth Name
District Is improving.

Rrookline, Mass, March 2.-Con-
gresham Llewellyn Powers, OF the
4th Maine District. who has been SUI
ferinr for about two weeks from an
attack of innammatcry rheumatism
was reported as somewhat improved at
his home today.
The condition of Congressman Pow
ers was reported tonight as favor
able, the patient having passed d
comfortable day and it being believed
that he had passed the most serious
part of his illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
United States Makes Formal Re-
quest For Extradition OF Roy.

returned TO Paris, where he still il.
The extradition documents are
couched in the regular form and
charge Roy with the murder of Car
kins.
The answer Of France has not yet
been framed. The foreign office has
previously set forth its attitude in
this case, which is hat Frances princi-
ple has been not to deliver citizen
charged with a crime in q foreign
country, but to agree to a trial in
France.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
The Republicans
Garry Old Town.

Old Town. Me, March 23.-Edgar Z.
Weeks. Republican, was elected mayor
of this city today by a majority of A.
votes over Cornelius Murphy, Demo-
crat. in a total vote Of $40. Mr.. Weeks
has served the city as mayor in four
previous years. but has been out of Of
fec for the past two years.
The Republicans carried three wards,
electing six aldermen, While the other
two wards were carried by the Demo-
Gratis, giving them four members OF
the board.
The figures of the vote for mayor
are: Weeks 4G3; Murphy 4lG.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24

Paris, March pa formal request
for the eXtradition of Paul l.. fSoy "
the United States was received at the
American embassy today from WASH
;ngton ana turned over to the French
foreign office.
Roy is Il Frenchman who marrleu an
American woman known as "lacid
Gala and who has been accused ny
his wife of killing her brother, George
A. Carkins on Jan. at Newhg.oh'
n IT. After the death Of Carkins, Roy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
OUR NEW M. DIS.
List of Doctors Passing the Latest
Medical Examination.

Saco, Me-, March 23.-Dr w. ].
Maybury, secretary Of the Board of
Registration of Medicine, today an
nounced the successful candidates
who passed the State examination at
Augusta last week, the list being as
follows:
Emile Jeanette, Montreal; J. j. a.
Asselin, St. Auicet; Leopold Hurtu-
bise. Westmount; J. II. Choquette,
Shawenegan Falls, p O.; Henry Lam
bert, Three Rivers Mass; J.. T. Pit
finger, Boston: w. A. butcher. Bos-
ton; L. G.. Herne, Boston; j. Fl. Burk-
head. State Farm, Mass; c. A. Rich
ardson, New York; A. A. Stott. Togus
Me; G. w. Gibson Chicopee. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
No Change In Barre Strike.

Barre, Vt. March 23.-The efforts OF
the conference committee Of granite
manufacturers and cutters to settle the
strike Of the 5000 cutters who have been
idle since the beginning of the present
month, We're apparently suspended To-
day, when an adjournment was taken
subject to the call of the chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
SENATOR TILLMAN'S ILLNESS
May Prevent His Return to Congress
For This Session.

Washington. March pa dispatch
was received here today from Senator
Tillman indicating grave doubt
whether he will be able to return to
Washington again during the present
session of Congress. The telegram
which was signed by himself said:
Slowly improving but impossible to
even guess when l can return to
Washington"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
New York City's
Police Shake=up.

New York, March 23.-Police Com
missioner Bingham has asked District
Attorney jerome to make an investl-
CATION into the gambling disclosure
which resulted in Il shake-up in the
police department Sunday morning
with Il view of sending someone to
Jail"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
Cabot Mills Make a Cut.

Brunswick, Me, March 23.-Notices
of q wage reduction of about 10 per
sent. to take effect on April 8 were
posted today at the Cabot cotton mills.
About 700 are affected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
Mr.. LlrTLEFIELDs RESIGNATION
Read to the House of Representatives
by Speaker Cannon.

Washington, March "A letter ad-
dressed to Speaker Cannon from Rep
resentative Charles +. Littlefield OF
Maine, rendering his resignation as a
member of Congress to take effect
Sept. 80 next, was read in the House
today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
Senator Penrose Is Better.

Philadelphia, March 23.-The condi-
ton United States Senator Penrose
who is confined to his home here suf
fering from facial erysipelas and other
complications is very much improved
today and his early restoration to
health is anticipated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24

Reports received at Moscow Monday
from Yasnaya Polyana say that the
health of Count Leo Tolstoi, who has
been i'll with the grip for several days
has been restored and that he is again
at work and taking daily exercise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24

st. Paul, Mimi. March 23.-Attorney
General Young said on learning of the
United States supreme courts decision
that so far as his case was concerned he
would simply pay his fine of 500. He
added that until he has read the reason
of the court for declaring the law uncon-
stitutional he could give no intelligent
opinion of its effect in this state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, March 23.-The indica-
tions for Tuesday point to unsettled
weather along the Northern boundary
and in New England, with probabilities
Of rain. The winds along the New
England coast will be fresh southwest
to west
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24

dnate United States court to order the
Imprisonment of an official of a sovereign
state to test q law of that state. IF
this can be done,' he said. why can't
a similar injunction be put on a grand
jury or district attorney in any crim-
inal proceedings"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24

The Pope has expressed his intention
Of presenting the lion sent to him by
the Emperor Menelek, to Venice. as
representing the symbol of the Lion of
ST Mark. the patron saint of the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
THE WEATHER.
RAIN.

Washington, March 23.-FOrecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday for New Eng
land: Rain Tuesday; Wednesday fair,
brisk southwest to west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
Boston crecast.

Boston, March 23-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Rain Tuesday fol-
lowed by clearing. colder Tuesday
night and Wednesday: Wednesday
fair, variable winds, becoming wester-
w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24

Ten members of a pleasure party
were drowned through the upsetting of
\ motor ferryboat on the Lake OF
RatZeburger. Germany, Sunday even
ing. The four other occupants We're
saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24
EowIer's Ticket Is Taft and Fort.

New York. March 23-Representa-
tive Fowler of New Jersey, author Of
the Fowler currency bill. TO-DAY an
nounced Taft and Fort as MS freSi-
Dental ticket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24

CHEAPEST INVESTMENT FOR
Health is Sanfords Ginger. No traveller
or household should be without II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-24

! man had been blown up in the dynamite
| house there. The sheriff, with a physi
| clan and the coroner. at once drove to
the scene of the supposed accident. There
| on the ground a short distance from
where the small dynamite storehouse had
| been located. they found Radcliffe. He
! lived about an hour, dying without re-
| gaining consciousness
| According to the story Of Everett there
had been q series of thefts at the mine
! plant and on the night in question he
| had seen man. whom he did not recog
nize. steathly approaching the property.
He had followed him until at last he had
him in the dynamite house lie then fas
| tended the door upon the outside, brac-
ing n piece OF timber against it. This
done he started for the mills to telephone
| for an officer. Before he reached the
telephone he heard u terrific explosion,
| so telephOned the message already men,
toned. Acting under the direction of the
officers he remained at the mill until they
arrived, wien he accompanied them to
| the scene CT the explosion, where Rad
| cline's body was found.
| A coroner's inquest was held and the
| jury decided that death was due to the
accidental explosion Of the dynamite. Ar
engagements were then made for burial OF
| the remains.
| At the time of the explosion and in
quest County Attorney Barnes of Nor
| way was away. On his return home, the
day Of the funeral, he heard the story.
Something aroused his suspicion. Acting
| under his instructions, the body, after
the funeral services. was taken to an UNI
| dertaker's rooms and an autopsy was
performed. The result of this convinced
the county attorney that he was war
rantcd in proceeding further, so wien
the grand jury next assembled he pre-
sented the evidence and an indictment
against Everett was the result.
South Paris, Me, March 23.-The
closing arguments were made today in
the trial of Wallace G.. Everett WIN
was charged with killing Edgar l.
Radcliffe by blowing him up in a dy-
Mantle house at the Crocker Hill mine
last June. Attorney John 2. Swasey
| Continued on Page TwO)
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
BRIEF REVIEW Of
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST lMPoR-
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM.
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers Of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal OF the
Busy Man.
IN CONGRESS.

The special house committee ended
its inquiry into the methods OF the
Electric Boat company after Attor-
ney F. B. Whitney, an officer OF the
Lake Torpedo Boat company, had ad'
mitted he wrote the anonymous let
tiers that figured in the case.
A spirited attack on prohibition was
made by Representative Richard Bar
tholdt of Missouri before the house
committee on the District OF Column
bia, which has under consideration
the Sims bill providing for prohibition
in the district.
AS a result of a series OF confer
ences between Republican leaders In
the house, Representative Vreeland OF
New York introduced a new currency
bill.
The presidents special message was
read In both branches Of congress.
The senate passed the pension and
District of Columbia appropriation
bills.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

At the state convention in Petos.
key, Alpena will try to get the 1909
convention Of Modern Woodmen.
Almost at your own prices, whisky,
wines, beer and ale" are the signs dis
played in Holland saloons which went
out Of business Thursday.
The Kent city mystery" raised by
the finding of pile of woman's cloth
ing in the woods, has been exploded
by the confession OF a boy who stole
them.
Horribly mangled by a train, the
body of an unknown man was picked
up In the vicinity of Railroad lake, in
Iron county. The head had been
severed.
A woodpecker pecked a hole in a
plank In large tank In the Jewish
cemetery in Kalamazoo and let out
all of the water, putting the private
water system out of commission.
Prosecutor Moore has decided that
VIM. l.. Wilson, defaulting secretary
OF the United Home Protectors fra
ternity Of Port Huron, must stay in
Jail, though two doctors say he Is Ill.
The coghty physician says he is not.
The new mill OF the hester Estate
Co., of Detroit, has been started up. 1t
is located at Baraga. 1t takes the place
of the former plant, which was de-
stroyed by fire in June, 1907. The
plant is the mainstay of the village OF
Baraga.
The Menominee river, its several
tributaries and every little creek and
stream in the county is now a raging
torrent, and II is said that IL has been
a decade or more since the waters
have been as high as they are at the
present time. The high water is aid
ing the lumbermen.
Because William Mclean, who is
locked up in jail at Grandvills for
walloping a neighbor, came to his
meals clad only in nightshirt, Mar
shall Minton, sole guardian of the
peace at that place, has asked the
proper authorities to investigate the
mans sanity.
Edgar M. Snow, of Paw Paw, found
the body OF his wife, aged 81, hanging
from the rafters of the attic when he
returned from work. No motive Is
known for the suicide.
The body of a man decomposed
beyond recognition was found on the
beach north of the Muskegon harboI
piers Wednesday afternoon.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

The following statement was given
out by the Taft bureau Saturday:
Delegates selected, 744; instructed fol
Taft, $50; Knox, 6S Cannon, a; Fair
banks. 30; La Toilette, rs; Hughes
Sc; uninstructed, 100
1t is claimed that the solid south
will take a firm stand in Denver fol
prohibition. II Bryan will announce his
attitude the movement will either be
1owned at the start or gain over
whelming strength.
Managers of John A. Johnson's cam
paign have issued statement of his
chances for nomination as the presi
iential candidate of the Democratic
party. They declare the solid south is
almost unanimous for Johnson.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the socialist national conven
ton in Chicago, May 10, and which
Is to last about a week A number OF
women delegates have been named
Two hundred and nineteen delegates
The same number of alternates and coo
persons will attend
Without any contest the state con
yention Of the New York independence
party, the new Hearst organization
named delegates-at-large with alter
mates and electors for it's national con
vention to be held in Chicago late
in July" The platform of the Chicago
conference when the new party was
formed was adopted. No instructions
were given delegates, but the conven
ton was for the nomination of Hearst
for the presidency.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
ThaW,s Effort for Release.

AS a result Of proceedings to secure
the release of Harry X. Thaw from
the Mattawan insane asylum, it was
decided that Thaw shall not be re-
turned to the asylum while the hear
ing Is in progress, but shall be con-
fined at the Duchess county jail
Attorneys for Thaw scored the first
point in their fight for freedom when
they secured a ruling from Justice
Morschauser, in that the witnesses
who will testify that he is sane shall
be heard in Poughkeepsie. Those
who claim that he is still insane will
be heard in New York and in this way
the expense will be divided between
two counties.
Young Mrs. Thaw, who had such a
prominent place in the two trials OF
her husband and who has begun suit
for the annulment Of her marriage to
Thaw, has not seen her husband in
more than two months. Mrs. Thaw
has, however, offered herself as a wit
ness in her husbands behalf.
The cost of the hearing of the
habeas corpus proceedings, It is esti
mated, will be more than $4,000.
II is said that District Attorney Je.
rome's opposition to Thaw's release
Is based on the fact that Thaw threat
ened him personally. Jerome fears
that Thaw, IL freed, would attempt re-
venge on him.