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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

one not officially countenanced, to en-
ter the car
At Kankankee, four young men, ac-
cording to the report, climbed to the
front platform and attempted to enter
the car. Klein barred the way, using
the only weapon available, bayonet'
AS the train started the four youths
left the platform. Klein was not aware
that Nelson or anyone had been in
jured state Attorney Cooper of Kan
kakee probably will institute proceed
ings against Klein in the criminal
court at Kankakee. The attorney gen.
eral in this state is compelled by law
to defend National Guardsmen as such
case.
A genuine scare was caused at the
headquarters in the arsenal tonight af-
ter squadron had been sent to dis
perse a crowd at Allen and Spring
streets. Five minutes later report
reached Lieut.. Col Eddy that shots
had been fired in the threatened quar-
tiers. He Immediately sent full pla-
toon to the place to reforce the squad.
When the additional soldiers appeared
the crowd broke and ran. The soldiers
pursued the fugitives for several blocks
and the place which is near the scene
of last nights lynching was in an up
roar for a few minutes.
The arsenal was crowded tonight
with negro refugees from Springfield
and surrounding towns. About 200
men, women and children sought shell
ter in the building and slept on the
floor, or in chairs. Most of these peo-
pie We're old and infirm but they en-
dured the hardships of their quarters
rather than face the prospects of pass
ing the night in their homes, beset
with momentary fear of attack.
Col. SanbOrn and General Wells COM
handing two provisional brigades
formed today. increased the mobility
of their forces, augmented by the ar
rival of the I'd Infantry from Chicago
by using farm wagons. The use of ar-
tomobiles was discontinued. General
Wells had 10 vehicles and Col. San
born as many more.
Just as good as horses" said Gen.
Wells, when we get the alarm from
the City hall just ordered my Shafter
cavalry into the wagon and they We're
off in no time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
A $4,000 Fire
At Norway, Me.

Norway, Me, Aug. 1G.-F'ire tina,
threatened to destroy the entire town
was brought under control at 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, after $780, worth
of property had been destroyed The
fact that a partial supply of water
could be secured from the water works
which had been out of commission
since a break in one of the water
mains was made on Sunday, saved
the town from destruction.
The property destroyed is the store
houses. stable and residence of II. F.
and E. f. Andrews on Main street
loss $4,000 residence of w. f. Stone
loss $4,000; schoolhouse damaged
The Lewiston and Auburn fire de-
partment, which We're summoned rc
help. We're held at Lewiston Junction
A strong northwest wind carried
the sparks toward South Paris, mile
away.
The fire started shortly after noon
in the morse sales stables and furni-
ture storehouse of H. F. & f. F., An
drews on Main street. one of tie larg-
est business establishments in the
village. Bucket brigades. carrying wa
ter from the wells. We're unable to hold
the flames in check. In five minutes ar
ter the blaze was discovered buildings
opposite the Andrews establishment
We're burning.
The business section of the city was
entirely new. Eight years ago it wa.
SWeDt nv fire in nearly the same ma n
ner as il was swept today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

My husband, his brother, L. jenkins
Hams, and his father, General Hams an
were harsh with me. My husband never
defended me or my children. l cared
much less on account of myself than for
my three children.
IAN the joys of life seemed to desert
me. did not live happily and was will
ing TO seek a divorce. Then my husband
was ordered to the Philippine Islands. He
left our three children in my care and
allowed me $125 a month to pay all ex-
penses.
II have been told that my brother-in-
law. Thornton Hams, wrote to my nus
band last May informing him that I was
very friendly with Mr.. Annis, who was
an intimate friend OF both of us.
while my husband was gone and while
my husband was at home Mr.. Annis took
me ont automobilng. Every time We
We're accompanied by officers in the post
and their wives. He was always well
come at our home and treated as one of
the family. He was a dear friend Of my
husband.
while I was at Fortress Monroe my
husband came to my home on May % in
a rage. He accused me of many dreadful
things and ordered me to my room. He
said 1 was faithless. That is not true. l
am innocent OF all the charges he made
against me and told him so. I never did
wrong. There was not one atom of truth
in my husbands charge, on which he
later brought suit for divorce.
THAT night he ordered me out of the
house but I did not go. A few nights
later, on June !, he called again at the
house with his brother and father. He
threatened me and abused me. and then
I remember 1 was forced to sign docu-
ment. 1 do not know what the document
was about. I did not read it, but was
forced to sign it He then gave orders
to my maid that no one should see me-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
TO THE PUBLIC.
We Are Agents for Partisan Sage and
We Know tho Guarantee is Genuine.
Bowditch, Webster & Co.

Partisan Sage, the quick acting hair
restorer is guaranteed
To stop falling hair
To cure Dandruff
To cure itching of the scalp
To put life into faded hair
To make harsh hair soft and luxur-
liant
To make hair grow or money back.
What Partisan Sage did for Chas 8.
Baker, it will do for you. Read the
following:
Il was so bald and such shining
mark for my friends that 1, as last
resort. tried your Partisan Sage (after
trying several bottles of the highly adj
vertised and high priced SO called haT
restorers) and I am glad to say now
have a heavy growth of new hair
am now A years old and l have
ing my shining mark for over seven
years. I gladly recommend Partisan
Sage to all afflicted with badness.
Chas. s. Baker. 491 Main ST., East
Rochester. N. Y. III
1t is the most delightful hair dress
ing made. and is a great favorte WIN
ladies who desire beautiful and iuNu'
liant hair. Price so cents bottle =
Bowditch, Webster & Co. or by HAL
charges prepaid from Giroux Mfg w.
Buffalo. N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
CASES POSTPONED.
The Brothers Hams Will Be Arraigned
Today at Long Island City.

New York, Aug G.-The arrangement
of Capt. Peter c. Hams, Jr., U. S. A,
who yesterday shot and killed William
T.. Annis, advertising manager of
Recreation, and Burr Mcintosh s
Monthly on the landing float of the Bay
Side Yacht Club, at Bay Side. Long
Island was postponed today until 9
o'clock tomorrow morning by Magis-
trate Matthew J. Smith in the first
district court at Long Island City.
Similar action was taken in the case
of Thornton j. Hams the brother of
Peter Hams, yachtsman. who held the
crowd at bay with a drawn revolver,
while the captain accomplished his
work of vengeance.
The two men were removed to Long
Island City today from the Flushing
station, where they had spent the
night in separate cells and We're at
once taken before Magistrate Smith.
Both brothers appeared absolutely un-
perturbed and neither showed any
trace of the uncomfortable night spent
in Jail. They showed some embarrass-
ment while being subjected to the in
dignity of having handouts placed up
equanimity.
During the ride to Long Island City
on the Flushing patrol wagon. both the
captain and his brother calmly smok-
ed cigarettes The only words ex-
changed between them and their
guards had reference to the weather.
Later. while Magistrate Smith was
reading the charge of homicide brought
against them. they maintained the
same attitude of Indifference and nom
concern.
Upon concluding the reading of the
charge the magistrate asked if the
prisoners were represented by counsel.
To this Thornton Hams replied that
he had communicated with his lawyer
last, night and that the latter had
promised to be in court at Flushing,
having understood that his clients
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

Crest avenue, Winthrop.
She was married to Lieutenant
Hams in 1900 when he was stationed
at Fort Banks in Winthrop. She was
then only 16 years old and was q sec
ond year student at the High school
A year after their marriage he was
transferred to Fortress Monroe, just
after their first child was born.
She returned to her mothers home
at Winthrop again this summer, after
some trouble with her husband, which
was followed by the filing of divorce
proceedings by him.
Mrs Hams was vsibly affected
when told of the tragic news. After
she had somewhat composed herself
she said:
II do not know what is ailing my hus-
band He has been acting very peculiar
". He has accused me of all sorts of
things until I believed he was growing
tired of me. so l left him to come home
Eve were married about eight years
ago. when Peter was lieutenant at Fort
Banks here / was then only 1G years old
You see I was rather young, and
now believe very foolish. I was attracted
by the gold lace guess. But I thought
that ! was in love with him and asked
my mothers consent to our marriage. She
demurred. but / foolisFlv threatened to
elope and then she consented
''For one year. while Peter was sta
toned at the fort here and until our first
baby was born, I enjoyed our married
life. Everything was as it should be and
we were both happy. At the end of IL
months my husband was ordered TO Fort
ress Monroe and then the change came
4 life of misery for me really began from
that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
MYSTERIOUS CRIMES
PERPEx THE POLICE.
Massachuses Officials Have Many
Murder histories Which Battle All
Efforts t&o|ve--- Robberies, Too.

stolen. The police are seeking two sus-
poets but have not located them.
The sensation which attracted the
greatest amount of attention was the
shooting up of a Jamaica Plain saloon
Drake was killed and several others
wounded by three murderous yeggs.
The following night the same trio ran
amuck through the streets of the same
district and killed one man and seri-
ously wounded a dozen others. One
Of the men was later the same night
shot dead in a round up by the po-
lice in Forest Hills cemetery and prov
ed to lie q Lett fro Russia, named
Edmund Gutman The police believe
they know who his companions We're
ana are seeking two other men.
1t is believed by the police that the
sarae yeggs or bandits who committed
the J6macia Plain crimes, killed Pc
liceman Charles Ii. Emerson and Spe-
lidl Off GER Frank McDermott, who
We're seeking murauders who mad rob
bed hen ruost5 and farm gardens in
the outskirts of the town.
Meanwhile snatch thieves and hold
up men have been busy in the city of
Boston. For the first three days of the
past weei. the total amount OF prop
erty stolen in this way according to
the partial police reports, was $4,622,
or 5000 more than the total salary
list of the entire police force of the
city of Boston for the same length
OF time.
The police, assisted by citizens, have
captured many of the thieves and hold
up men and long terms of imprison-
ment have been meted out.
That the thieving has been careful
ly organized. however. from the fact
that counsel and bail has been prompt
~ Forthcoming whenever of use to
free the strangers taken in by the
police. 1t is openly claimed by the po-
lice that the crooks have formed q
pool of their proceeds to protect such
of their kind as fall into the clutches
Of the law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
Gov. Guild Better.

Boston, Aug. 16-The reports from
Governor Guild continue to be of an
encouraging nature. The first bulletin
given out at the hospital today says:
Governor Guild had a very good
night, sleeping five hours without
opiates. His conditions this morning
is thoroughly satisfactory"
At II o'clock tonight this bulletin
was issued at the hospital:
Governor Guild passed an excellent
day, a distinct advantage over yester-
day. He is comfortable and bright to-
night. and promises to make steady
progress"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
MRS. HAMS SHOCKED.
Declares That Her Relations Witt
Dead Man Were Purely Friendly.

Boston, Aug. 16.-"My God. it cam
not be so! Peter would never do such
a rash thing as that" exclaimed Mrs
Claudia Libbey Hams, wife of Captain
Peter C. Hams. Jr. when informed
last night that her husband had shot
William E. Annis at Long Island. She
was seen at her mothers home at 81
Crest avenue. winthrop. last night.
"Oh, there must be some mistake or
else Peter is crazy" she exclaimed fer
vently when informed by the Post re-
porter that it was true
Mrs. Hams was formerly CLAUDIA
Iibbey. the beautiful daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Libbey OF IS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
Al Family a.. .ss Old
Medicine Young You

49,. Acadia, Me-, Aug. 3, 1905.
MY family has been using the true
L. F.. Atwood's Bitters for many
years, and they are perfectly salts
he'd. It is now family medicine to
US. Yours truly. Emily Violette.
The surest safeguard against sickness,
is Il: F." Atwood's Bitters. Youno
and old can always depend upon them
IN diseases of the digestive organs. &c,
q the store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

Boston, Aug. 16.-W nearly a
dozen perplexing inurdenysteries on
their hands to solve, rnerous rob-
berries and the possibilitof the state
militia being called out scour east
ern Massachusetts for t capture of
a band Of murderous yes, who have
already killed four memnd wound
ed dozen others, thestate police
and the officials in Great Boston are
confronted with the mysterious prob
lem ever known in the cninal annals
OF New England.
The cause of the wave crime which
has swept over the eaern part OF
the state is accredited tNarious rea-
sons, chief among whicfseems to be
the fact that many forehers are out
of work. Doubtless the eVerai large
conventions held in Boon the past
two or three weeks hav also attact-
ed large number Of crhinals and it
is known to the police that many
such came here immediHly after the
big Quebec celebration:
Since January i nearly dozen trag-
edies have been enacte and up to
date the authors Of thebrutal deeds
have escaped detection ad capture.
The most conspicuous murders are
the Mullins case, when the body of
Annie Mullins, a Cambridge domestic,
was found in Squire's fiM, Arlington,
March u, with her thrat cut. Sew
eral suspects We're arrested, but all
released and the murder still bar
fling mystery.
On May. II, the dead bdy of 10-year-
old Louisa Staula of )edham was
found in the woods of last Deaham,
where She had been Murdered Ey be
ing beaten over the head with Il stone.
There is no clue to her slayer.
On June q the body o Mrs. Emma
.. Payrow was found TANNED into
small closet of her room on Colum-
bus avenue in the heart of the city,
the woman having been hutally muir
dered by some one cutting her throat
and then mutilating the body with a
knife. Jewels and money valued al
several thousands of dllars We're
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17
MAINE NAVAL RESERVES
Return Homo from a Fine Trip on the
Cruiser Prairie.

Boston, Aug. 16.-The Maine Naval
Reserves left the Yankee at 1 p. M.
Saturday, came here, and started for
Portland on the steamer. Friday af-
ternoon sub-calibre practice was en-
)oyed and the boys were introduced to
new kind OF short range rifle prac-
ice. The petty officers of all the d.
visions were given run on a torpedo
boat late in the afternoon and were
shown the firing of a torpedo. The
commissioned officers also had a trim
on the submarine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

The body of Charles Strout of Po-
land. killed by charge from a shot
gun in the hands of John Perkins Of
Poland on the night of Aug 8, was
disinterred and an autopsy held Sat-
urday by DR.. c. B. Rankin of Me-
chanic Falls. This was done at the
direction of the State attorney gener-
al. The stomach was sent to Prof
Robinson at Brunswick Perkins has
declared since the shooting that Strout
was drunk at the time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

Many of the Japanese porcelain fac
tories are not paying expenses, and pro-
duction has been reduced by 30 to 40 per
cent In Tsu-maki-mura twenty-eight OF
the eighty porcelain factories have sus-
pended owing to the decrease III Ameri-
can and Chinese imports
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-17

Five is the sacred number of the
Chinese, who have five planets, five car
dinal points. five virtues. five tastes. five
music:l tones, five ranks of nobility and
Ave colors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-26

. What's the good of bein .
grouchy? N. .
When you're. wearin' your .
. worst frown? .
. Does II start the sun a-shinin' .
. Or the rain from comm .
. down? .
Scowlin' only makes you ugly; .
You'd be handsome If you'd .
smile; as. .
. Why not start out lookin' pleas .
. ant, .
. At least, once in a while. .
. Do you find complainin' helps .
. Do you ever git much profit .
. Out of merely feelin' blue? .
. Grumblin'. If it brought men .
dollars, .
. Would at once be all the style; .
. But the man that wins is cheer .
. full .
. At least. once in a while. .
Chicago Record-Herald. .
. zee
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-26

pigtails, which, according to Captain
Grimes. were collected in Chinese
cemeteries by crafty American who
collected the gruesome souvenirs for
profit, in three months plunder OF
Chinese burial grounds.
"The gathering of hair in China"
said Captain Grimes, sis quite an in
dustry, as when a Chinaman is buried
he is placed in a hole in the ground
in an upright position, with the head
sticking out of the ground. The head
is closely shaved except for the pig
tail. The Chinese believe that their
big joss comes around in the night
and takes the soul of the buried one
to heaven in the pigtail.
after the first visitation OF the
American the brothers and sisters OF
the buried Cinnamon reported that
the joss had been busy with their rel
atives and were contented in the be-
lief that the joss had lifted the souls
to heaven by the missing pigtails."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-26
TONS OF CHINESE HAIR.

A ton of Chinese hair for the rats"
of American women, formed part of
the cargo of the big freighter Wray
Castle, which has just arrived from
the Orient, says New York dispatch.
The hair came from the heads Of
Chinese bandits, who had been be-
headed, and is valued at more than
$4,000.
Enough of this hair is on board
the Wray Castle to provide thousands
of American girls with the necessary
filling and great care was taken
on the freighter TO keep it from eX-
posure of any sort that might spoil
1t for the market in the United States.
Hardly had the consignment of
Chinese hair been brought to the Am
erican docks on Staten Island before
the British steamship Seneca arrived
in quarantine with 90 cases of Chinese
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-26

opportunities to make great deal of
money by allying himself with
crooked, sneaking. unscrupulous poll
ticians. He had all sorts of opportu-
mites for political graft. N>..
But crookedness never had any at
traction for him. He refused to be
a party to any political joobery, any
underhand business. He preferred to
9se any position he was seeking, to
let somebody else have it. II he must
get smirched in getting it. He would
not touch dollar place or prefer
ment unless it came to him clean,
with no trace of jobbery on it. '
Politicians who had "an axe, to
grind" knew 1t was no use to try to
bribe or to influence him with prom
ises of patronage, money, position or
power Mr.. Roosevelt knew perfectly
well he would make many mistakes
and many enemies, but he resolved
to carry himself in such a way that
even his enemies should at least re-
spect him for his honesty of purpose,
and for ills straightforward, square
DEAL methods. He resolved to keep
his record clean, his name white. at
all hazards. Everything else seemed
unimportant in comparison. cd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-26
PROMISE OF THE DESERT.

II the thornless cactus will do half
as we'll as a forage plant as is claimed
for it. 1t would revolutionize stock
feeding and range conditions in east
ern Oregon. If, instead of produc-
ing so tons per acre, it would produce
40 or even 80 tons per acre, it would
work a radical change in stock raising
in this and other eastern Oregon
counties.
Alfalfa is not the only crop adapted
10 the arid and semi-arid lands Of
eastern Oregon. The homely sun
flower will make any man rich who
will grow it in large enough quanti-
ties, cultivate, harvest it and market
1t with proper care and diligence.
The rubber plant of New Mexico
and Arizona will also grow in luxur-
liant abundance on the highest. driest
knobs in the sand belt and will yield
from $50 to S75 per acre. according
to the cultivation and care bestowed
upon 1t.
People get into a rut and come to
think nothing but old varieties of
crops can be produced at a profit
while all about them lie new prom
ises and new opportunities Of which
they do not dream.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-26

has more force when made 10 another
reader, but the newspaper gives II
wider publicity and reaches thou
sands the individual never could
reach This is sufficient reason for
publishing it. The same lis true OF
the advertiser. If a man has receiv-
ed a hundred replies to a classified
ad, it is a fact in which thousands of
other readers are interested and
should by all means be given the Wild
est publicity.
This is entirely different from the
mere compliment to individuals,
which is accepted good naturedly by
the disinterested reader and passed
over as a newspaper puff" Testi-
monials have their weight even when
they refer to patent medicines. and
the wide awake publisher will not
overlook their value.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-26
successful Woman Orchardist.

Miss Estelle More, of Niagara coun-
ty, N. Y, owns and manages a 200
acre fruit farm on which there are
10000 peach trees, 1000 apple trees
1900 pears, 500 ounces, 1000 plums
and another 1000 cherries, apricots
and other fruit says Pacific Home
stead. There is a large woods and
some land is devoted to small fruit
and vegetables; but no hay or grain
is raised on the place. The farm was
left to her by deceased relative and
at that time she was a green" city
girl unacquainted with agriculture
but now she Is well up in the work
and is making a success Of her prop
erty, attending to every business de-
tail herself.