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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-14
DUTCH SEIZE VESSELS.
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an ultimatum that she would take re-
taliatory measures, unless he took
prompt cogniZance of her demands.
Castro suggested that Holland send a
representative to Caracas to confer
with him on this subject but this The
Netherlands government declined to
do. Without waiting, however, to as
certain whether or not this suggestion
would be adopted, Castro sailed for
Europe.
Other incidents that have added to
the i'll feeling have been the stoppage
of Dutch sailing vessels at sea by the
authorities of Venezuela and the
storming of the Venezuelan consulate
at Willemstad by mob. Venezuela
has made preparations to resist any
act of hostility. The forts at La
Guaira, Porto Cabello and Mararaibo
have been reinforced with men but I'M
til Saturday no hostile act had occur
red which would give Venezuela OPP
portunity to answer force with force.
More than a week ago, the three
Dutch warships, the Jacob Van
Heemskerk, the Friesland and the
Gelderland steamed along the Ven
ezuelan coast from Puerto Gabello to
Laguaira at a distance OF 5000 yards
from the shore. Later the two cruisers
went to Maracaibo, where they made a
similar demonstration. 1t IS understood
that the battleship De Ruijten is now
on her way to Willemstad. where she
will join the others in continuing the
demonstrations against Venezuela.
The Gelderland, which has visited the
United States several times, is the YES
sci which took Paul Kruger, the
President of the Transvaal from South
Africa to Marseilles, after the cola pse
of the Transvaars defence in the South
African War. She represented The
Netherlands government at the James
town Exposition.
The naval force of Venezuela consists
Of 10 vessels. OF these three, the Boliv-
lar, Miranda and Margarita are gun
boats. The others except the Restura-
DOR which was formerly the steam
yacht Atlanta, are hardly worthy OF
mention. They are nothing more than
armed tugs. There is on 20-pound gun
on the Resturador, but aside from this
there is not a gun in the fleet big
ger than a 6-pounder. The Venezuelan
forts, however, are mounted with some
modern 6-inch krupp guns.
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Chicago Bomb Thrower
Creates Havoc.
Blow Up Two Buildings Next
To the Coliseum.
Several Persons Believed To Have
Been Killed.

Chicago, Dec 1.-Two buildings
were wrecked, several persons are be-
level to have been killed and win
dows were shattered for a block around
by the terrific explosion of a bomb IN
an alley in Wabash avenue, near 18TH
street tonight The wrecked buildings
adjoin the Coliseum, where the FIRST
ward Democratic ball and annual revel,
against the holding of which this year
much opposition has been made, IS
scheduled to be held tomorrow nlght.
The police are working on the theory
that the bomb thrower designed %
brighten people from going to the COL
iseum and thus prevent the ball
The report of the explosion was heard
for mile. The congregation OF Grace
Episcopal church, adjoining the coliseum,
and of the Open church block away
and guests of several nearby hotels rush
ed to the streets eXcitedly. A two-story
frame building in Wabash avenue, wAlch
adioined the south wall Of the Coliseum
annex, collapsed and caught hre. Inc
fire leaped across vacant lot anu spreau
to another frame building which was also
wrecked Properties of the Coliseum
stored in the two buildings were food TOT
the flames.
Crowds Of excited people, believing that
the great steel Coliseum where natlonai
conventions have been held. had peer
blown up, rushed to the scene. IL was
renorted that two men had entered one
of the buildings a short time before. but
the notice and fremen were unable 10
find any bodies One theory of the eX-
nlosion is that the bomb throWer was
prowlinG in the alleyway searching TOR a
favorable spot on the alley side or the
Coliseum at which to drop the explosive
and was exploded by accident.
The First Ward ball has long been a
source of contention between reiormers
and the promoters of the annual festival.
Recently the pastor of Grace Episcopal
church sought and failed to get an in1unc-
ton to prevent the holding Of the ba'l on
the ground that it was prejudicial to the
morals of the community. The ball is
supported by "First Warders.' who are
represented in the city council by Alder
men Michael Kenna and John Coughlan
The proceeds of the ball, which are vari'
o,1sly estimated at from $4,000 to s25.oV
annually. are used toward electing the
aldermen Of the ward whose terms expire
| the following spring.
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IN THE HOUSE.
Spirited Passage on States Rights at
Saturdays Session.

Washington. Dec 1S.-The question
Of states rights figured prominently in
the debate in the House Saturday on
the bill providing for the protection of
aliens IN the United States in accord
ance with treaties entered into with
foreign powers.
The bill is designed to relieve the
United States from what was stated on
the floor by Sherley of Kentucky to be
the embarrassing and often humiliat-
ing position arising from its inability
to make good the obligations of its
treaties for the protection of foreign
ers in this country"
The opponents of the measure were
practically a unit in contending that
the laws of the several states were
ample to meet the situation whenever
it presented itself. These forces We're
led by Henry Of Texas, Clayton of Ala
bama, Hughes of New Jersey and De-
Almond of Missouri.
The bill was passed, 100 to so. The
vote was so close that the Speaker or
dered recapitulation on the sugges-
| ton of Mr.. Henry. This disclosed that
the vote actually stood 100 to 100. The
tie was broken by the vote of the
Speaker in the affirmative, which again
passed the bill DeArmond challenged
| the Speakers vote on the ground that
he had no right to cast it after the
vote had been taken. He commended
that the only duty of the Speaker in
such a case was to announce the re-
suit of the recapitulation.
| In an elaborate decision, supported
by precedents which he read, the
Speaker held that he had the absolute
right to vote, and he declared that
his vote would stand.
From the Speakers decision De Ar
mond appealed, but in the meantime
Jenkins of Wisconsin moved to adj
journ. On that motion a roll call was
forced, resulting ayes 80, nays 50, and
the House accordingly adjourned.
The House was in it's old-time form
Saturday. No particular program hat
been mapped out, but under call O
committees several measures In which
the members were especially interest
ed were considered. With few excep
tons they engendered lively debates
and parliamentary tactics were freel.
resorted to. with the result that tn
roll was called five times.
The first discussion occurred on
resolution fixing the boundary line be
: tween the states of Colorado, Oklaho
r ma and New Mexico. 1t was adopte
r by a good majority, but not withou
= two roll calls.
1 Then the House refused to furthe
i consider the bill providing for arbitar
= settlement of suits between employer
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CASTRO is FURIOUS.
Not at Dutch Action But at His Treat
ment in France.

Paris, Dec. 13.-President Castro of Ven
ezIela, who arrived here Friday evening
from Bordeaux, is represented as furious
ly angry at the manner in which the gov
eminent is receiving him in France.
Since his arrival in Taris he has re-
manned shut up in his apartments in the
hotel as closely as though he were a piis-
oner ard barring few members of the
Venezuelan colony he has seen nobody.
The Temps protests loudly against the
equivocal position in which France has
been placed by the presence of Presi-
dent Castro in the country, and insists
that the government explain the enigma
forthwith. The paper says it is undgni-
fed to allow a man who Haunted France
to remain here without apology.
when NJ. Taieny (who was French
minister at Caracas) was expelled" the
Temps declares, america was stupefied
by our inaction and today Holland, with
less of a case, is giving us a good les
SON.
The officials of the foreign Office have
received formal orders to give no expla-
nation of the governments attitude to-
ward the President Of Venezuela I'VE
ignore his presence" an official said.
The conditions upon which the govern
ment is willing to open negotiations have
been communicated to him."
What these conditions are. beyond pro-
hibiting President Castro from making
any political declaration. is not known
but it is believed that they involve a
formal apology.
reporter called to see the President
Saturday forenoon. The only member OF
Castro's encourage visible said that moth
ing had been decided but the party pos
sibly would leave for Germany Sunday
| A black maid, in the service of Nine
Castro was sitting in a hall outside he
mistress door trying to get her foot int
newly purchased. pointed French shoe
| The French newspapers generally polk
fun at the dictator of Venezuela; new
| ertheless they insist that the govern
ment explain the reasons that lnduceo !
to change its attitude toward him.
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TO BOOM MAINE.
Travelling Statesmen to Begin Concert
ed Action to Advertise State.

Bangor, Me, Dec 13.-Traveillns
statesmen of Maine who make Bangor
their headquarters. are in rcceipt OF
invitations to the annual banquet OF
the Maine Commercial Travellers AS
ISOLATION, and are arranging their trips
out of the city so as TO be back Tor
that event, which will DC held at the
Congress Square hotel in Portland on
the. evening of Dec. 26.
The banquet is expected to marx the
beginning of a definite and concerted
effort to properly advertise the advan-
tagcs of Maine as whole. as Port
land has done in local way for the
last two or three years with excellent
results With that end In view, the
presidents and secretaries of many Of
the local Boards of Trade in Maine viii
probably be present. Others expected
are Governor Fernald, Mayor
leighton of Portland, President Charles
S. Hicnborn of the State Board o.
Trade, President William A. Wheele
of the Portland BOARD of Trade, AT
thur g. Hitchcock and John Allcr
Sweet of Boston. Covers will be lait
for 300.
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Important Decision For Our
National Guardsmen.
Responsibility and Immunity
During Tour Of Duty.
Not Liable II Kills Person, Acting
Under Superior's Orders.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Judge Kavanagh,
in the superior court of Cook county,
rendered a decision of Importance Sat
urday to National Guardsmen through
cut the country as constituting the ex-
tent of their responsibility in taking
human life while on duty.
The decision was rendered in the
case of. Joseph B. Klein, a private in
the LIST Regiment, who is under indict-
ment for killing Earl Nelson at Kan
kakee last August. The regiment was
on it's way to Springfield, where race
war was i'll progress. Klein was acting
as guard Of baggage car in which
ammunition was stored and under or
dcrs to allow no unauthorized person
to enter. Nelson. so Klein testified be-
fore a court of inquiry, attempted to
enter the car, and Klein stabbed him
with a bayonet Even then. Klein said,
he he'd no intention of doing bodily
harm to the alleged intruder. His in
dictment. however, charges that the
murder" was wilful and malicious.
Klein applied to Judge Kavanagh for
liberty on writ of habeas corpus,
which the court refused on the ground
that it had no jurisdiction. The court
held. however that upon the facts as
presented by Klein, even granting that
the killing was not accidental, but in
the execution Of orders of a superior
officer, no offence against the state had
been committed. The soldiers respon-
sibilities and his immunities, the court
SAID. alike follow him from the time he
falls into line at the place Of mobiliza-
ton until he returns home and ranks
are broken.
Judge Kavanaeh explained that the
court of inquiry which declared Klein
guiltless could not be held to have
placed the Guardsman in jeopardy,
since it could not punish for homicide.
Klein's plea. therefore. that a trial in
THE criminal court at kankakee would
he placing him twice in jeopardy was
in error.
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Police Looking
For Chappene's Slayer
Jea|ousyot Attentions to Woman
Thought 10 Have Caused Crime.
Authorities Have a Suspect uuder
Their Surveillance.

Pittsburg, n. H., Dec. 13.-An inves-
tigation was started today into the
murder of Fred Chappelle, P1ttsburg
farmer, whose body with three bullet
wounds in his back and head was
found last night in lonely spot on
the main road between this town and
Colebrook and about quarter OF
mile from his home The fatal shots
were heard by Chappelle's father, who
lived with him and who was the first
person to discover his sons lifeless
body. Footprints leading from the
highway through the woods gave the
officers a clue and it was understood
that they had someone under sur
VIGILANCE.
Chappele was about 40 years OF age,
married and had son and daughter.
For some time he had lived apart from
his wife, who is at present in Boston.
The daughter, about six years old' IS
at her fathers home here, while the
bow, who is year or two younger,
lives with his mother. 1t is said tnat
the person against whom suspicion was
directed was jealous of Chappelle's at
tentions to a woman and this is be-
lived to furnish the motive fer the
deed
County Solicitor Howard Wight Of
Berlin and Medical Referee Dr. Ed
ward Cook of Colebrook were notified
and came here today to hold an IN
quest and make a thorough investiga-
ton.
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CAPITAL JOTTiNGs.

Mrs. Donald Mclean. president genera,
of the Daughters of the American pev.
olution, Saturday announced the person.
mel of the Conservation Commission q.
the Daughters of the American Revo,,-
ton to help the work of conservation q,
natural resources The commission in.
cludes leading women from every state
including Mrs. Mclean as honorary chair.
man.
That. Atty. Gen. Charles ]. Bonaparte
will not be 2 member of President Taf,,s
cabinet was the definite Statement n,,da
Saturday at Baltimore by Mr. Bonaparte.
rs there any prospect of you becoming
"A member of Mr. Taft's cabinet?" AIR
Bon2p2rte was asked. Il have not been
asked srailingly replied Nh Bonaparte.
And even if l were, I would not accent
the position. On the whole though. the
best way to PIT it is that after March 1
l positively will retire from pubic life"
Representative Theo. f. Burton of
Cleveland intends to 60 to Ohio early this
week to take personal charge of his CAM
paiSn to succeed Senator Joseph +. For
aker. He will probably remain at Co.
lunhus until after the election of a sen
ator by the Legislature. Mr.. Burton con-
suited President-elect Taft Saturday
Both Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Burton declined
to discuss their talk
The initial movement to carry out a
recommendation of the President was
taken Saturday when Representative
Hull. chairman of the committee on mill
lr c+aJ
by the President and prepared under the
direction of Mr.. Taft to provide for
volunteer army in time of emergency.
1t is claimed for the bill that it is elias
tic and under its provisions force of =
oOO. 900 men could be raised as we'll as one
of $1,000.
In Announcing that the new l0-cont spe-
cial delivery stamp will be placed on sale
Monday the postonice department calls
public attention to it's opposition to dis
continuing the use of that stamp. This
is despite the authorized practice of af-
fixing 10 cents worth of stamps OF any
denomination. with the words special
delivery" written or printed on the en-.
velope, in addition to the ordinary post
age on mail matter. While that practics
is designed as a convenience where ii is
impossible to obtain the special delivery
stamp, tie latter is advantageous TO
postal employees in insuring their instant
recognition of that class of mail.
Inscriptions and otherwise mis-
leading phrases in guarantee labels
used by manufacturers are barred un-
der a decision promulgated Saturday
by the Pure Food and Drug Board,
with the approval of Secretaries Cor
telyou, Wilson and Straus. The decl-
sion conforms to the recent refusal OF
Commissioner of Patents Moore to
register trademarks which include the
phrases guaranteed under the food
and drugs act, June 80, 1906 on the
ground that it is misleading. Effective
Jan. l next new guarantee Legends
must be changed so as to show PLAIN
ly that the guarantee is that OF the
manufacturer and not of the govern
ment, but because of the largs sums
of money invested in good faith In la
bells and plates, the old form OF laoeis
now in use representing guarantees al
ready filed with the department Will De
recognized two years.
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10 DEAD-50 HURT.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

was the most serious accident in the
building of the Panama canal since the
United States took control. A thorough
investigation with a view to fixing the re-
sponsbility has been ordered, and already
officials are taking evidence and endeav
orng to ascertain the cause OF the pre-
mature discharge OF the blast.
The dead now total IA. That many
bodies have been recovered, but It is be-
lieved that score or more are still I'M
der the masses of rocks and earth that
We're thrown up. The death list would
have been appalling had a train convey
ing 800 laborers passed few minutes
later This train steamed through the
cut and was barely out of view when
the explosion occurred.
For distance of 800 feet in length and
400 feet ir width the Bas Obispo cut pre-
sents a graphic picture of the terrible
effects of the explosion. The Whole hill
side has been devastated. the dynamite
rerding the earth in twain and tossing
huge boulders in all directions. A 80 ton
steaem shovel lies complete wreck,
crushed under the weight of falling rocks.
Every one of the crew was killed. All
the tracks in this section were torn to
pieces and are now covered with tons of
debris.
The work of clearing away the wreck
age continued throughout the night. but
a much longer time will be necessary to
clear away the great heaps of earth and
rocks in the search for tho buried dead.
Hundreds of men were on the scene to-
day working heroically to find the bodies
of their dead comrades. Many evidences
are come across of the terrible force Of
the blast as here and there pieces of hui
man flesh and bone are turned over with
pick or shovel
The charge consisted of 81 holes 90 feet
deep and spread out over a large section
of territory. The last hole WAS being
charged by John ]. Rcidy, an experienced
powdcrman, when it exploded. The Others
were exploded by the conclusion. Itaidy
was blown to pieces. The other American
dead include John j. Norp, steam sht We
engineer, end ]. r. Hummer, steam SHOW
el crane man. Two Spaniards were also
killed and eight West Indian Negroes
The badly injured included +. II. Cole
powderman, and Arthur Bassett. drill
foreman, both of them Americans. The
officials at the Ancon hospital. where
many of the injured were taken. repOr
that they are doing we'll, some of the
mcr not icing very seriously injured.
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WILL VISIT PANAMA.
pres..eIect Taft Wants to Personally
inspect the Great Work.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-William II. Taft,
President-elect, contemplates a visit to
panama before his inauguration. This
visit is approved by President Roosevelt
and Secretary Root While. it has not
been finally determined upon. Mr.. Taft
announced Saturday night that it was his
intention to go. Should this be his final
decision he will leave the port of Charles
ton, S. c., probably the last week in Jan
nary for a trip which will occupy ap-
prcxinately &c days.
There are many reasons. in Mr.. Tafts
view why trip to the isthmus would be
of decided advantage to the advance
ment of the canal project and consequent
" to the United States. President Roose-
yelt's visit proved decided stimulus to
the work: the three visits which Mr..
Taft has made as secretary of war all
we're of advantage; there are constantly
arising and accommodating many minor
tangles of administration and conflicts
of authority which the presence OF the
President or President-elect might make
possible of elimination with little dip
Guilty.
Mr.. Taft feels that this is practically
his only opportunity to visit the isthmuS
until after his forthcoming term as Pres
ident. He has not only a keen interest in
the work, but an intimate knowledge Of
the details of the situation and with the
personnel of those conducting the opera
tons there.
The Journey if made. would undoubt-
edly be on one of the navy's best ships
and Mrs. Taft. who made the first visit
to Panama with Mr.. Taft four years ago
would. without doubt. accompany MIN
this time.
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Thornton Hams Will Try
A Novel Defence.
Claims Captain Murdered Ann|s
While He Was Insane,
And Therefore He Cannot Be Held
As An Accessory.

Flushing. N. Y, Dec. 13.-The trial
of Thornton Jenkins Hams, author and
writer which will begin here tomor-
row. promises to rival in public inter-
est MANY of the country's noted muir
der trials. Hams will be tried as an
accessory to the murder OF william T..
Annis, a magazine writer, VINO was
shot and fatally wounded at the bay
Side Yacht Club last summer by the
defendants brother, Captain Peter =.
Hams. Jr., U. S. A, stationed at Fort
Hamilton.
It will be charged that Thornton
Hams. armed with a revolver, waved
back a crowd of club members as An
mis-. who was stepping out OF his cat
boat. was fired upon five times.
Counsel for the Hams brothers who
will set up the defence of temporary
insanity in the trial of Capt. Hams
which will follow that of his brother,
have indicated that the defence OF
Thornton Hams will be that one can
not be held as an accessory to the act
of another who is temporarily insane.
The chief issue in the captains trial,
IT is therefore expected, will be thrash
ed ont at lUc lTldl OpCiiiiito
# will be asserted, it is said. that dls-
closures regarding the alleged conduct
of his wife and Annis drove Capt.
Hams to mental irresponslblllty anu
that Thornton Hams cannot be maze
to share responsibility for an act OF
mailman. ,
Three hundred talesmen have been
empaneled to appear before Judge
Frederick Crane in the supreme court
tomorrow.
District Attorney Ira Darrin ana
Special Prosecutor Elmer White VIII
appear for the state: and John r. NC
Intvre former assistant district attor-
new of New York county assisted py
Joseph Shay will represent the de-
fence Judge Crane is one of the
Younger members OF the bench IN
years but he has had wide experience
in civil and criminal procedure. 1t s
believed that the trial will move
promptly and that evening sessions
will be held if necessary to dispose Oh
the case within a reasonable period.