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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29
To Be Spent to Improve
Harbor at Portsmouth.
Nearly 100000 to Be Used
For The Notifications
And Equipment..-Work Will Require
Five Years to Complete.

Portsmouth, n. H., Jan. 2S.-If the
present plans of the war department
are carried out, nearly $4,000, 600 will be
spent on Notifications and the equip
ment needed for the defence Of the
Kittery navy yard and Portsmouth
harbor.
In reply to a resolution advocating
the establishment of an army post
here, passed at a recent meeting of the
Portsmouth Board of Trade, and COM
municated to the war department,
Brig. Gen. Arthur Murray, chief of
artillery, has written:
Il beg to thank You for Your letter
of the 10Th, advising of the resolution
passed by your Board of Trade on Jan
Il, in reference to establishing an army
post at New castle and to express my
appreciation therefor.
1T would seem that the opposition
to the plans of the war department to
purchase land at Newcastle and to
build post there will soon cease, IL
it has not already done So
General Murray also called attention
to a schedule of the work proposed for
Portsmouth. For this work total
of $15le.?23 is needed, of which amount
S394,S56 is included III the estimates for
this year. The schedule covers Forts
Constitution and Stark in Newcastle
and indirectly Fort Foster on Gcrrisi
island and the mortar battery that will
be built on Sycamore road. 1t is esti-
mated that the work will require five
years in the completion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29
Charles Damren Lost In
In Moxie Region
Not Only Stumb|es on Store
Camp, Saving His Life,
But Finds Keeper to Be Brother
Missing Since November.

Waterville, Me, Jan. 2S.-(SpecidD.-
Information from the timber towns of
the MoXic region state that Edward
Ddmrcn of Weeks Mills. Industry.
who disappeared from a sporting camp
near Moxie early last November and
who was supposed to have persisted in
the forest, has been found. The dis
coyery was made in Il most peculiar
WAY, according to the Journals irtor-
mcr.
Charles Damren. brother to the man
sunnosed to be lost went to the MoXle
saction soon after his brothers dtsap-
neorance. He remained in the vicinity,
continuing the search, until the lum-
her camps opened for the winters OPP
er.ti,ns. He then secured employment
with n crew as chopper, at which work
he continued until last Saturday night.
Sunday he was sent to store camp
IN West Outlet stream. He started on
the return to his home camp just De-
fore dark and at the time when the
rain and storm set in He had Two
miles to travel before reaching the
railroad. which would guide hini
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29
INTERNATIONAL MAR.
RACES DENOUNCED.
Rep. MCCavin Of Illinois Would Have
American HeireSseS Rid Themselves
Of That PerniCiouS Habit, +.
HOUSE AND SENATE.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-National
politics, International marriages, and
governmental expenditures formed the
themes of discussion in the House of
Representatives. today. Incidentally, it
was the longest sitting of the House
this session. The urgent deficiency bill
was up for consideration but in several
instances it was ignored under the Ii
cense of general debate. The presence
of William ]. Bryan in the lobby of the
House furnished inspiration to MI
Wallace of Arkansas, for vigorous
speech in which, while admitting that
Mr.. Bryan had made mistakes and had
been charged with talking too much,
he said the Nebraskan was worthy Of
the honor and suffrage of all the
states.
International marriages of American
heiresseS to titled foreigners We're de-
nounced by Mr.. McGavin of Illinois
His remarks evoked applause and
laughter.
No amendments Of any consequence
We're made to the urgent deficiency
bill, and it was still pending when the
House at SIS O'Clock adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29
JEROME SHOWS A
CHANGE OF FRONT,
|gnoreS Scientific Phase Of Thaw Case
---Oefence Will Ask For Acquitta|
---Arguments to Begin Today.

New York, Jan. 28.-With no ATTEMPT
on the part of the state to combat with
scientific testimony the claim of i'll
sanity urged in behalf of Harry X.
Thaw. the taking of evidence in the
second hearing Of the famous Madison
Square Garden murder trial ended to-
day. Tomorrow morning Martin w. Lit
Teton will begin his plea for the de-
PENDANT and is expected to occupy
both morning and afternoon sessions
with his summing up argument Dis
trict Attorney Jerome will speak on
Thursday. He has promised to be brief
and If his address should not extend
beyond the morning session, Justice
Bowling will hand the case over to the
jury on Thursday afternoon. The court
announced. however, he probably would
not deliver his charge until Friday
morning.
Contrary to his policy of last year,
when he called nine experts in insanity
to the witness chair, Mr.. Jerome this
year utterly ignored the scientific phase
of the rebuttal case. He produced
several eye-WitnesSeS to the trarJdy
and several police officers who handled
IhaW the night of the homicide and
placed on record their opinion that the
defendants acts and manner We're ra-
tional Under agreement of counsel
the testimony given by Abraham Hum
mel at the last trial was read to the
jury and the Thaw will was admitted
in evidence without further proof as
to its custody during the six months
following the shooting of Stanford
White. The affidavit alleged to have
been made by Evelyn Nesbit in Hum
mel's office charging Thaw with cruelty
and attempting falsely to place the
blame for the Nesbit girls downfall
upon Stanford White also was admitted
by Justice Bowling and then the case,
so far as testimony was concerned was
at an end
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29

Mr.. Jerome's elimination of eynart
testimony from the rebuttal case oc-
casioned much talk Based upon his
assertions OF last year that Thaw was
an lncuraple paranoiac, rumor had it
that the prosecutor might not be DIS
Pleased with the verdict Of not guilty.
on the ground of insanity with an en-
suing committal of Harry Thaw to the
asylum Tor the criminal insane at Mat
teaWan. Throughout the trial, how
ever, Mr.. Jerome has attempted to be-
little and diScredit all testimony hay.
ing to do with Thaw's irrationality. He
has attempted to show that the youth
full outbursts of the defendant were fits
OF temper. which deserved a Spank
Ing as he expressed it, rather than
scientific discussion. He has attempted
to dlscredit the outbreaks in later life
with the suggestion that they were the
result of too much drink and nothing
more. That the prosecution will ridi-
Guile the expert testimony is generally
agreed. Having no experts of his own,
he has a free hand in that direction
this year.
Mr.. Jerome's move today also frus-
trated a plan of the defence to call in
sur-rebuttal several experts who testi-
ned against Thaw at his last trial, but
who when Mr.. Jerome switched to the
appointment of a lunacy commission
made affidavits setting forth the opin-
ion that Thaw was so insane as to be
incapable of understanding the nature
OF the proceedings against him or of
lntellgently advising with COUNSEL
Mr.. Llttleton. in his argument, which
Is expected to be an eloquent but
presentation of the
Facts Will contend that the prosecution
Las failed to shake the case of insanity
bullt up by the defence. He will again
call attention to the law and the bur-
den or proof it places upon the state
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Portland, Me. Jan. = in discussing
the reeds of the Portland fire depart
approximately s15co, 900 in this city within
the past five days, Chief Engineer Mel
vile n. Eldridge today stated that there
should be more engines, at least two.
Il larger fire department, increasing the
Of permanent men at the GEN.
trail station to 20, water tower and at
least 5000 feet of hose besides the $500
feet already authorized to replace that
damaged by the two big fires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29
INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGES.

Washington, Jan. 2S.--International
marriages of American heiresseS to
titled foreigners was denounced on the
floor of the House of Representatives
today by Mr.. McGavin of Illinois. who
spoke on the bill of his colleague, Mr..
SABBATH. to tax all dowries and titled
husbands
Mr.. McGavin's remarks We're made
under the license of general debate. AT
times they provoked laughter and APP
plause on both sides of the chamber.
The House, he said, was in commit
tee OF the whole on the state of the
union. but he wanted to know what
the state of the union was and what
it was coming to. In view of these in
ternGtional unions between American
heiresses and alleged nobility abroad.
he wondered what the early pioneers
would say if from their graves they
could look back and see 50 many of
tflo women of this country sacrificing
THEN souls and honor upon the altar
Of Snobbery and vice" He expressly
stated that he had reference to no
particular American girl. nor had he
prejudice against all titled men, but
he referred only to those who have q
morocle on their eyes and an idiotic
look upon their faces-those who have
neither the disposition to do good nor
the ability to do harm
Mr.. McCiavin said that his curiosity
had been aroused to know the right
committee to which the bill should
have gone, but nc found that it prop
erly had gone to the committee on
ways and means because it sought to
levy a tax. And then, he said, he was
curious to know whether the present
tariff schedule included dukes, earls,
lords and counts. "-And finding that
these things We're nowhere mentioned,
l thought it might be proper for the
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Unknown Man Is
Strangled by Cord.

st Adams, VT. Jan 2S.-What is be-
lieved to have been a case Of murder in
which the victim was stransled to death
Is being Investigated by the Franklin
county authorities as a result OF the find
ing of the body of man about 70 years
OF age in Swanton today. The body was
lying on the ground in patch OF woods
about quarter of a mile from the tracks
of the Central Vermont Railroad, at a
point six and half miles north of this
city ana two and a half miles south Of
the center of the town of Swanton.
A cord was knotted about the mans
neck and had been twisted tight with a
small stick The authorities believe that
the man could not have arranged the
cord and stick as they were found. States
Attorney +. S. Upper was at once noti-
fed and proceeded from this city to the
place where the body was discovered
There was no clue to the identity of the
man. His clothing and general appear
ancc indicated that he was laborer
and probably foreigner.
A Bible, a rosary and a small sum of
money were found in the dead mans
pocket He was comfortably dressed in
dark clothing. His face was beardless.
his hair brown and curry and his weight
40 pounds The body remained at tho
rooms of ar undertaken tonight await
ing Identification.
The examination Of the body showed
that the mans face was bruised and it is
believed that he had a struggle with his
assaiant.
The body was discovered this forenoon
by Charles Greerleaf. a wood chopper.
while he was on his way to the woods.
1t lay near a wood road about quarter
of mile west of the Central Vermont
Railroad tracks and about n nile dis
tant from the nearest house. 1t was
partly concealed in a clump of bushes.
Investigation by the state attorney and
other officials showed that a sleigh had
been driven into the wood road and had
stopped at point near where the body
was found. There was blood on the snow
at one place and tracks indicating that
a stuf1le had occurred. 1t is believed
that the man was attacked at this place
and overpowered and his body afterward
dragged through the snow to the bushes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29
Pennsylvania State House
Graft Case In Court,
Architect Illusions Active Sec
Tetary Is a Witness
Fact Seems to Confirm Rumor For.
mer Will Swear For State.

Harrisburg Jan. 2S.-Thc appearance
of Stanford Il. Lewis, the active as
sIstant of Architect Joseph NJ. Huston
during the construction and furnish
Ing OF the Capitol, as a witness for
the commonwealth at the trial of the
Capitol prosecutions today tends TO
confirm the rumor that Huston has an
understanding with the commonwealth
and will be one of it's witnesses. Lewis
was called to identify the plans and
specifications prepared by Huston for
the furnishing of the Capitol and also
to explain the Quantities plan upon
wnich orders were given at various
time for furnishings. Lewis is under
Indictment on two charges OF con-
spiracy in connection with the alleged
Capitol frauds.
Illusions brother, the Rev Samuei
G. Huston, came here today from Phii-
adelphia on subpoena issued by the
commonwealth and will be called as a
witness tomorrow. The architect Is
Still here, but was not in court TO-DAY
and will probably stay away untii he
is called as a witness. His attorneys
were in court all day. but took no ac-
tive part in the proceedings. Counsei
for the commonwealth still decline 10
discuss the action of the architect III
asking for a separate trial or to say
whether he will be witness for the
prosecution.
iodays sessions of court We're de-
Voted by the commonwealth to lay
ing the foundation of its case.
James Scarlet in his opening address
10 the jury said the commonwealth eX-
pected to prove that the defendants,
Contractor John H. Sanderson. for
mer Auditor General William p. Sny-
der. former State Treasurer William l..
Mathues and James Shumaker. former
superintendent of grounds and build
ings. conspired to cheat and defraud
the state In the payment of the bills
Cor the Capitol furnishings.
John f.. Stott. former secretary of
the board of public grounds and build
ings, seemed reluctant to identify GER
tain plans and specifications prepared
by Huston. He could not recognize
them as having been seen by him be-
fore. These plans were in the possess
sion of the board and it appeared to
the prosecution that Stott as its sec
rotary should have had access to and
been familiar with them. Stott was
also examined as to tine official sigma
lures to Capitol furnishings contracts
In order to establish them legally as
exhibits during the trial.
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straight homo. \ storm came up 50
suddenly and the weather became SO
thick that Damren went astray and
wandered half the night III the forest,
numted by cold and weary with his
struggles with underbrush.
Shortly after midnight. Damren be-
thought himself of the revolver which
he was carrying on his person. He dis
charged the five cartridges at short
intervals and few seconds after the
last shot he received an answer which
appeared TO come from some point
close at hand. Shouts then did the rest
and Damren found that instead of
nearing his own camp he had wan
dered nearly 10 miles in another direc-
ton and when his rescuer raised a
lantern that both might see each 9TH
er. Damren discovered his lost broth
err Edward.
In explanation Edward said that
while cruising for deer he had come
upon store camp on Black brook
and had found the caretaker very i'll.
The latter had been sent to the set
tlemtnt and Edward had been en-
ployed as caretaker ever since.
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Settlement Of Negotiations
With America In Sight
According TO Statement by
Hyashi 10 Japanese Diet.
Canadian Question Ssitlsd..-Japan
to Restrict Emigration.

Toxic, Jan. 28.-Replying to inter-
pellations in the lower House in the
Diet this evening, Foreign Minister
Viscount Hayashi spoke at length on
the foreign policy Of the government
including the negotiations with Amer
lea and Canada
He announced that the Canadian
question has been definitely settled and
read the correspondence with Rodolphe
Lemieux, the Canadian commissioner
of labor, wherein Japan has agreed to
restrict emigrants to Canada within
reasonable limits. He said that mem.
orandum attached thereto defined
what was considered reasonable limits,
but said that Japan had not conceded
any of her treaty rights, nor had aer
prestige suffered.
He said That the. negotiations with
America we." continuing and he was
unable to give. any details but was
able to announce that a satisfactory
settlement was within sight.
viscount Hayashi said further that
certain negotiations with China were
unsettled. pertaining to the Hsinmin-
tun- Fakuoi Railroad, regarding which
q protest had been presented to China.
Regarding the Kantas boundary dis
pute in Corea, he said that Japan oc-
cupied the position Of arbitrator and
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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Caused by Mysterious Dis
appearance Of GuyAmes.
Leaves House TO Skate and
Falls 10 Return Home.
No Clue Discovered by Large Party
Of Anxious Searchers.

BowdoInham, Me-, Jan. 2S.--(Special).
Word has been received here Of tbs
probable death Of Guy II. A,nes. the
1S-year-old son Of J. H. Ames. through
drowning in a pond at Unity early this
morning The young man had been at
Unity for some time looking after one
of his fathers farms.
Early Tuesday morning he took his
skates and left the house. saying that
he was going to the pond to skate and
that he woutG return for breakfast at
s o'clock. TIL y-ouns man did not re-
turn at the appointed time and after
his absence had extended into the mid
die Of the forenoon the alarm was CIV
en- and searchers started out to find
him if they could.
The pond is five miles long and three
miles IN width. There was no snow on
the ground, so it was impossible to
tell whether or not young Ames had
really gone to it. There were no marks
of skates on the ice, but 1t Is believed
that III walked out on the ice before
putting on his skates and fell through
an air hole. No one has seen the
young man since he left the house ear
~ in the morning.
All parts of the pond were searched.
a large force turning out TO scour the
country in the effort to locate the miss
ing youth. Not only was the pond
thoroughly searched, together with the
land adjacent to its shores, but the
surrounding country was also search
ed, without avail. AS the news spread
that Young Ames was missing the
crowd of searchers steadily grew larger
and at night lanterns were used to con-
tinue the search. The young mans
cather went to Unity from Bowdoin-
lam on the midnight train to Join In
the hunt.
Todays search included a thorough
hunting of the woods in the vicinity OF
the place where the young man in.
tended to 60 skating and a careful in.
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The winds
along the New England coast will be
fresh to brisk southwest to northwest.
The northwest cold wave and high
pressure will continue eastward and
southeastward during Wednesday and
Wednesday night, reaching the coast
by Thursday There will be snow md
rain Wednesday in the Atlantic states.
followed by generally fair weather
Thursday. Cold wave warnings are dis
played throughout the Atlantic states
except along the south coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29
MISSED HIS JUMP.
Steward Daniel Clark Of Sim. Ransom
3. Fuller Drowned at Boston.

Boston, Jan 2S.-Having delayed his
going aboard until the last moment.
and then trying to reach the Portland
steamer Ransom Is. Fuller by jumping
as she was pulling away from Union
Wharf tonight, Daniel Clark, the stew
ard. missed the deck and went into the
waters of the harbor and was drowned.
In his drop he took with him two
deckhands of the steamer who had
grabbed at him as he jumped to the
edge of the steamer but were unable
to hold him. Clark was &c years old,
single, and lived in Canso, n. S. The
body was recovered late tonight by the
police.
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Vast Herd of Caribou Seeks
Refuge From Arctic Rigors.

ST Paul, Mimi. Jan. 2S.-A special to
the Dispatch from Seattle, Wash,
says:
The largest herd of caribou ever seen
in the wilds Of Alaska is now crossing
the Yukon river, working it's way
southwark to escape the rigid cold oc
the Arctic region.
Prof. Joseph B. Terryl, geologist, and
several men connected with the United
States survey in Alaska have just sent
to the coast reports of the migration
Of the animals
The herd has been moving for 100
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29

days now. and there seems to be no
END to the string. 1t is estimated that
more than 100000 caribou have cross
ca me stream and wendell their way
INTO the Businesses Of the mountains
OF the lower Yukon territory. The head
OF the columns as reported by those
VINO have been travelling in the district.
seems to be near Sixty-mile creek, the
herd apparently coming from the
Ianana valley. 1t is believed that the
winter is unusually severe, which has
mad the effect Of driving animals from
their usual feeding places to some
point further South.
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TO IMPROVE SERVICE
is Reason Given For Cutting Down
Hours For Night Telephone Rates.

Boston. Jan. 2S.-The night toll rates
Of the New England Telephone G. Tel
egraph Co, which average half the
rates in effect during the day. and
which at the present time apply be-
tween the hours of P. NJ, and s A.
NJ, after Feb 1, will be in effect only
between the hours Of 10 P. NJ, and 4
A. NJ.
General Manager F. A. Houston Of
the company. in announcing the
change, said that it would be made as
an Improvement to the general eff
cheney of the service. He explains that
many other calls which would other
wise be made during the day are held
until o'clock to take advantage Of the
night rates.
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ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Union Mutual Life Insurance
Co. Held at Portland.

Portland. Me, Jan. 2S.-The annual
meeting of the Union Mutual Life In
surance co. was held today. Henry b.
Cleaves. Frederick Robbie. Selden Con-
nor and Edward +. Winslow were
elected directors for three years. Fred
erick Richards was chosen president.
Arthur L. Bates, vice president, and
Josiah II. Drummond, clerk of the cor
pOratiOn.
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IN THE SENATE.
Many Minor Bills Disposed of-Pena
Code Revision Resumed.

Washington Jan. 2S.-Thc Senate
today disposed of a large number of
minor bills on the calendar and re-
sumed consideration of the bill to rc-
wise the criminal code of the United
States. Senator Hepburn was anxious
for consideration of the code bill of
which he is in charge until more pro-
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THE WEATHER.
SNOW-COLDER.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Forecast for
New England: Snow Wednesday, cold
er in the afternoon, cold wave at night
Thursday fair and cold, brisk to mod
erately high southwest to northwest
winds.
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1t is believed that the crime was com.
mitted Yesterday. as the body was frozen
and the tracks in the snow were partly
ooiiterated by the light fall OF snow OF
last night.
Tie state attorney has notified DR.. 3.
~. Stone of Burlington. who is connect.
ed with the state laboratory of hygiene,
and the latter will go to Swanton tomor-
row to make an examination of the bodv
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SpeciaI Bulletin.

New York, Jan. 2S.-The local
weather bureau has received the fol-
lowing special from Washington:
Increasing and high south to east
winds will shift to westerly Wednes-
day on New England and middle At
lantic coast.