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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
CAPITAL JOTTlNGS.

James Speyer, the New York banker
Thursday had long conference VIII
the President on business conditions.
Government receipts Thursday:
From internal revenue. $775,0IS; GUS
toms, $1,033,300; miscellaneous, $57,470
Expenditures, s2,59O.OO0.
Secretary Taft returned to Washing
ton Thursday in time to appear before
the morning session of the House COM
mittee on insular affairs. A canal con-
ference engaged his attention later at
the White House.
The Isthmian Canal Commission is
anxious that prominence be given the
fact that there is little chance of me-
chanics or clerks securing work IN con-
nection with the Panama canal on ac-
count of reductions in forces.
The Newlands bill for hte appointment
of an inland waterway commission and
appropriating 100000 as special fund
to he known as "the inland waterway
fnud," was taken up Thursday by the
Senate committee OIL commerce.
The cruiser Chicago. now on her way
from the Pacific coast to the Annapolis
Naval Academy. has passed through the
Straits of Magellan. Her arrival at
Punta Arenas on Tuesday was reported
to the navy department Thursday.
Secretary Straus of the department
of commerce and labor, left Thursday
for Boston where Friday he will
speak before the United Commercial
bodies of that city. While i'll Boston
Secretary Straus will make an !nspec-
ton of the immigration service at that
port.
The Brownsville question will be vot-
ed upon by the Senate committee on
military affairs, next Tuesday, accord
ing to an agreement reached Thurs
day. The majority of the committee
will vote to endorse the action of the
diers. Senator Foraker will make a
minority report.
Brig. Francis S. Dodge, U. S. A, re-
tired, who was awarded d medal of
honor by Congress for distinguished
gallantry at the battle of White River III
Colorado in the Indian campaign in the
sixties, died at Washington Wednes-
day. Gen. Dodge served with the
23rd Mass. Volunteer Regiment during
the Civil War. He was 66 years old.
The formal reception of Baron Ia
kah,ra as ambassador of Japan TO the
United States. took place at the Whlte
House Thursday afternoon. The am
bassador was brought to the White
House in the Presidents private car
rage accompanied by Col. Rromweii
the Presidents military aide. The SUITE
of the ambassador. in diplomatic MIL
itary and naval uniforms was pres
ent at the reception.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
THE SENTENCE EXPECTED
BY American Military Officers VINO
. Have Followed the Case.

Washington, Feb. -20.-The sentence
Of General Stoessel IS regarded by
American military officers as the logi-
cal consequence both of the surrender
of Port Arthur and of Russian mill
tary discipline. The concensus of opin'
ion is that Port Arthur was surrend-
cred prematurely. The considerations
which entered into the military prob
lem which Gen. Stoessel had to face
are summed up here as embracing a
choice between standing out to the
last ditch and in that way keeping the
besieging army engaged and not free
to strike at another point and sur
rendering because the ultimate result
was apparently hopeless.
The American articles of war pre-
scribe death as the penalty for exact
ly such conduct. Such sentence, how
ever, has never been carried out in this
country, although it was imposed in
the case of General William Hull, who
surrendered Detroit in the War Of
1872. General Hull was subsequently
cashiered in lieu of the sentence, be-
cause of his previous excellent record.
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Goth CONGRESS-.
Continued from Page One.)

died at Providence hospital at 9.15 A.
NJ, today, of peritonitis. He had been
at the hospital since Sunday last wneh
he underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis. 1t was then discovered that th@
bowels had been twisted and his con-
dition was found to be critical. He raj
lied, however, and his progress was
satisfactory until Z o'clock last even
ing. when he steadily began to sink. Al
midnight, it appeared that recovery
was impossible.
The members Of the senator's fam
lily were with him when he died Col
onel Ransdell. sergeant-at-arms OF the
Senate, at once arranged for the re-
moval Of the body to the Latimer home
at Bolton, South Carolina. The jour-
ney was begun tonight
Senator Tillman announced the
death of his colleague when the SEN
ate convened today. after which the
Senate Immediately adjourned. COM
mittee of the Senate was appointed py
the Vice President to accompany the
body to South Carolina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
WHOLESALE ARRESTS
OF Terrorists in St. Petersbura-Th.
Police Bitterly Resisted.

st. Petersburg. Feb. 20.-Attempts
that had been planned against the lives
Of exalted personages were frustrat.
ed by the police tonight by a success
sion of arrests in various parts of the
city, aggregating so men and women.
This is the greatest number of terror
lists ever taken by the police in the
capital. The majority of them were
heavily armed, some with bombs, and
they made desperate resistance against
the police. During the course Of the
arrests 10 policemen were wounded and
one was killed.
The operations centered around the
palace Of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicho-
laivits, who. it is surmised, was the
immediate object of the plot. Late to-
DAY several hundred foot and mounted
gendarmes drew a Gordon around ar
entire city block in the vicinity of the
grand dukes palace, comprising 60t
occupied apartments. Agents of the
police searched these apartments from
top to bottom, and unearthed stores
of explosives and firearms.
A fashionable dressed woman was
arrested on the street. She carried a
muff. in which was concealed a guam
tity Of dynamite and she was escorted
by man who wore fiat under hi:
belt an Internal machine Of new type
Both opened fire when the police ap-
preached them, wounding three of the
officers. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
SADDER BUT WISER.
Boston Young Man Entrusts Property
To Stranger on the Train.

A young man from Boston, who had
been to Lewiston and boarded train 10
at Brunswick to continue his travels
eastward. is said to have received a
lesson on the wisdom, or rather the
! = wisdom. of picking up chance
acquaintance which he will not soon
1orsel. MS lesson cost him $40 in law
full money OF the United States. fur
trimmed overcoat for which he had re-
Gently given up s4S of the same kind
of money, and a grip in which was
packed necessities and convenience
which he might need during his tray.
els.
Shortly after the young man, who
refused to divulge his identity. board
ed the train he got into conversation
with another young men, who said he
belonged in Skowhegan. The CONVEX
sation soon developed into a COMPARE
son of notes to see if the two had
any mutual acquaintance in Skowhe-
gan.
tive.
"Guess do, he's my brother-in-law."
answered the Bostonian.
After that the acquaintance pro-
crossed rapidly and the two were soon
quite chummy.
Both men decided to stop over at
Augusta and the native volunteered to
help the Bostonian with his luggage.
He was entrusted with the care Of the
fur trimmed overcoat. in the pocket Of
which q crisp, new $40 bill was peace
fully repOsing, as well as the grip.
The Bostonian alighted from the train
surprising that the other fellow would
be right along. He walked up the
platform a ways and then waited for
his new acquaintance. The train start
cd and was well under way before he
realized that the other man was not
with him nor his money and personal
effects.
The stranger waited until train %
last night and then continued his jour-
ney minus his ovcrcoat. He said he
was going to Skowhcgan to see if he
could find any clue which might lead
to the recovery of his personal effects'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21

Boston, Feb. 2O.-New England bus
mess suffered loss in five fires TO-DAY
at a total damage of over quarter
million Of dollars. This number OF Sc
rious fires Is quite exceptional IN a
single days New England news. Inc
most serious blaze was one WHICH
practically Frustrated the business IN
the little village of North Woodstock,
N. H., by destroying three blocks.
hotel and livery stable at a loss OF
about 100000.
A large department store owned by
James McGrath on Main street. in the
small city of Woburn, near Boston.
WIS burned at a loss of over $4,000.
A grist mill and six tenements In the
Northern Vermont town Of Hardwick
were destroyed this afternoon at a
loss CT over $4,000.
At Rockland. Mass. the Webster
aud Bigelow blocks on Union street
were damaged by fire at loss Of $685.
900 to owners and occupants.
At. Danvers the Martin Kelley shoe
factory was burned. causing a loss of
$1,000 and throwing 200 hands out Of
employment.
At the Hardwick fire six families had
barely tine to escape their burning
tcDenlents and at Rockland four tel
ephone girls were obliged to. leave
their Office by means Of a ladder, but
no one was injured.
At Fitchburg, Mass, Mrs. George
Prue and an 8-months-old baby We're
rescued by firemen from their home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
NO FURTHER HEARINGS
To Be Given by judiciary on tho Lit
tIefieId Bill.

Washington. Feb. 2O.-There will De
no further hearings by the House
committee on the judiciary relative TO
the Littlefield bill for federal enforce
ment Of local option excise laws I'M
less a special extension is granted by
the committee. The last schedule hear
ing was given today when ex-Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes APP
peared on behalf of largH distlllery IN
terests and urged the unconstitution-
atty Of the bill. Representative Little
field expects the committee to report
his bill favorably, but admits the like
lihood Of hard fight on the floor OF
the House. Some other members of the
committee do not agreed with Mr.. Lit
tlefield in his expectation of favor
able report.
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FIRE IN REFoRMAToRY.
About $4,000 Damage at Concord
Prisoners Nearly in Panic.

Concord, Mass, Feb. 20.-A lire
which started with mysterious explo-
sion and necessitated the removal OF
so prisoners from their quarters in the
Massachusetts reformatory at Concord
Junction. tonight, caused damage OF
$4,000 to the laundry building. at
tached to the wing of the reforma-
tory.
The greatest difficulty was expe-
rienced in getting at the flames, from
the fact that all the windows were
heavily barred and but two doors led
to the building. One door communicate
ing with the outside was barred from
the inside and being of iron could not
be forced. The iron door led from the
east wing of the reformatory and when
it was opened dense volume of smoke
filled the east wing.
The prisoners became frightened and
a panic was only averted by marching
so of them from the wing to secure
quarters in the basement
Beside the damage to the building
the reformatory baths. some 80 in
number. used by the prisoners. were
DESTROYED,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
At HARDWlck, VT.
Four story Block and Six Tenements
Burned-loss $4,000.

Hardwick, VT, Feb. CA large four
story wooden block in which was grist
mill and six tenements was burned to the
ground this afternoon at loss of $4,000
The block was known as the Russell
mill and was owned by A. NJ. Mcfarland
The fire burned so quickly that within
hours and 20 minutes the structure was
reduced to ashes. The six families, in,
Guiding Mr.. McFarland's. had barely time
to escape the flames ard had no time to
save much Of their personal or house
hold effects.
The gravity water system failed to
throw a stream higher than the second
floor. so the efforts OF the firemen were
without much effect
Mr.. Netherlands loss of 1000 on the
building and $1,000 on the stock of grain
is partially covered by insurance. The
remainder of the loss was on the house
hold goods of the six families. none OF
which is insured. The destruction of the
building is regarded as a serious loss to
the town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
AT NORTH WOODSTOCK, N. H.
Three Business Blocks, Hotel and Liv.
cry Stable Burned-$lO0,0Oo Loss.

North Woodstock. N H, Feb. 90
Three business blocks, 4 hotel and a liv-
cry stable. which comprised the larger
part Of the business section Of this town,
were destroyed by fire early today, at an
aggregate damage of approximately $780,
900. The flames were fought by a vol
untecr fire brigade composed of men of
this town and Lincoln, unassisted by any
apparatus other than hose and hydrants
An engine which had been summoned
from Laconia arrived too late to be of
any assistance.
All the buildings burned were on one
side of Main street and were bounded
behind by a small river which checked
the flames in that direction. This bar
rier prevented an extensive spread as the
wind was blowing hard in that direction
The fire started in the Fairfield House.
hotel in which were more than p
guests. The flames did not gain very
great Roadway at first and all the in
mater had time to rescue their trunks
and clothing without difficulty. but the
lack of proper fire-flghting facilities al
lowed the fire to gain impetus unchecked
and the hotel was soon destroyed and the
flames communicated to the Opera House
block. but a short distance away. This
was a three-story building occupied on
the ground floor by fruit store and by
a dry goods and notions establishment.
The livery stable Of Joseph Constantine
was burned out with all its equipment.
and two horses are believed to have per-
ished.
The two telephone offices in this town
were burned out severing all connections
UP to late hour this evening They
were situated in the Putnam and Fox
blocks, which were burned shortly after
the Opera House building was destroyed.
In the Putnam building was drug store
and millinery store conducted by W. A.
Putnam. who owned the building. and the
local exchange Of the Citizens Telephone
Co. Frank A. Fox. owner of the Fox
block. conducted general store in his
building. III which was also situated the
New England Telephone exchange. Both
these buildings were two-story struc-
lures.
TIE Fairfield House, which was owned
BY Gideon Rhude. will be q loss to the
extent Of probably $4,000. all the firms
in the Opera House block had their
stock destroyed at damage Of about
$1,000. and the loss on the Auditorium
Itself and the rest Of the building will
probably bring the total loss on the block
to about $4,000. The stock and fixtures
In the Putnam and Fox buildings will
aggregate a loss of about $4,000. and the
stable Of Joseph Constantine several
thousand more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
NEW ENGLAND PoSTMAsTERs.
Prominent Speakers Address Spring
Meeting at Boston.

Boston, Feb. 20-Third Assistant
Postmaster General A. L. Lawshe was
a guest at the spring meeting Of the
Postmasters Association of New Eng
land which met at the American House
today with about so delegates present
President Chas. D. Brown of Glouces-
ter presided and E. o. Winsor, secre-
tary and treasurer, presented reports
Speakers at the morning session in
cluded Postmaster George H. Roberts
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Postmaster B.
F. Barnes of Washington. Postmaster
Parsons of Rockport, Mass. and Post
master Brownsville of Needham had
papers on the "Third Class Postoffices.
A note expressing regret at his ILL
ness and wish of a speedy recovery
was sent to Postmaster Z. S. Mans
field of Boston, who is in the hospital
following an operation for appended
tbs.
At the banquet today. President
Charles D. Brown Of Gloucester presided
and the principal speaker was Third AS
sistant Postmaster General A. L. Lawshe
of Washington. He criticized Congress
legislation and treatment of appropria-
lions and the inability of the depart
ment to give the fourth class postmasters
their deserved position and importance
in the departmental system.
Mayor G.. A. Hubbard spoke for the
city and Chief Postcffice Inspector Of the
United States Frank T.. Mcmillan dis
cussed his department. Postoffice Inspec-
tor c. z. Jennings of Boston discussed
'"The Yegg."
The two closing speakers were Post.
master George II. Roberts of Brooklyn
and Postmaster +. f. Barnes of Wash
ington.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The government bill limiting the
working hours of coal miners to eight
day was introduced in the British
House of Commons Thursday by Her
bert John Gladstone, secretary of state
for home affairs. 1t at once passed its
first reading.
w. A. Garrett, chief executive officer
for the receivers of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway, Thursday issued an or
der that after Feb. l 10 per cent. cut
will be made on all salaries of more
than $4,000 per annum. and per cent.
on those between $4,000 and $4,000.
Theodore S. Whitmore, the Brooklyn
motorrnan indicted for the murder of
his wife Lena. whose body was found
in Lamp Black swamp at Harrison. n.
j.. on Dec. rs last, entered a plea Of
not guilty Thursday in the Hudson
county general sessions court in Jer-
sey City.
Without leaving anything to indicate
why the act was committed, Col. Eugene
G.iiandon, president pf Fullers Express
Co, New York City. fired a bullet into
his brain Thursday while seated at his
desk and died shortly afterwards
Ffiends declare that he had been a suf-
ferer from asthma and was unable to
sleep and that it was during a moment
Of mental disorder that he took his life.
Col. Guindon was Civil War veteran.
It was announced Thursday at AL
bany, N. Y. that the men of the day
and night force of the Boston G. AL
bany Railroad shops in Rensselaer,.
across the river from Albany. have
been ordered to return to work. The
pressure Of business has become so
great. it is reported that an additional
number Of men will be put to work It
is also rumored that the force of the
New York Central shops at East AL
bany will be greatly enlarged after
March l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21

With one exception the II men who
were injured in connection with the
explosion of the economizer in the new
power house of the Hamilton Corpor-
alton in Lowell. Mass. Wednesday,
spent a comfortable night at the hos
pitfalls and Thursday were said to be
on the road to recovery. The exception
was Thomas Kennedy. rag collector,
who was run over by an engine re-
spending to an alarm from the fac
tory. Kennedy suffered a compound
fracture of one of his legs and was Sc
riously affected by the shock. His con-
ditiCn remained critical.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21

EiShty-two years ago last December
Relief. the Russian nihilist litterateur,
was condemned to death by hanging The
hansman's rope failed ard Relief was
thrown to the ground. In these circum
stances mans life is often spared, oven
In Russia. and the Emperor was inclined
to mercy. But he asked e question: "Did
the condemned say anything on renain;nr
corscinusness? Sire was the rcDly'
.'he said that In Russia nothing could be
done properly not even the twisting Of a
. n...., ttroye to him the contrary" an
done.
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At RockLAND, MASS.
Webster and BigeIow Blocks Burnee
With About $4,000 Loss.

Rockland. Mass. Feb. 20.-The Webster
and Bigelow blocks, owned by A. w. Per-
~. were damaged by fire today at loss
Of $4,000 to Mr.. Perry and the several
occupants. The f. o. Baker Clothing
Co. on the first floor was the most dam
aged, the loss being about $4,000. F. T..
Peterson s: Co.. groceIs. 5000; Mr. Perry
5000 and the remainder divided up among
number Of lawyers and others. includ-
ing the Southern Massachusetts Tele-
phone Co, which had offices In the build
ing There were four girl operators at
the switchboard on the second floor and
they got out OF the building safely on a
ladder.
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They will cure me OF
DYSPEPSIA

NeWburg Center, Me-, zoos.
had been troubled with dyspepsia
several years and could not seem To
get any help for it. A friend Of mine
acv,sed me to try your Bitters, which
! QUO. and have found that they have
helped me. I think in time thew win
e0fe me ct dyspepsia" Yours truly,
Mrs. Rebecca Tribou.
Inc true L F." Atwood's Bitters
nase oeen used and recommended by
sne general public for nearly sis.y years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
BURNED TO DEATH.
James Kent, an Invalid Found in Dy'
ing Condition on Bed.

North AttIeboro. Mass. Feb. 90
James Kent. aged AZ. an invalid. was
burned to death in his home on the OLD
Fort road in the village of Oldtown to-
day Kent had been left alone in the
house while his sister and mother. who
lived with him, Went to call on their next
door neighbor. Passersby. who discov-
cred the fire, entered and found Kent ly-
ing on a bed. which was ablaze. He was
taken out but died within an hour.
Whether the fire was accidental or Yves
set by the invalid in moment OF despon-
dency to end his life is unknown.
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LOSS 100000.
Department Store at Wohurn, Mass,
Destroyed by Flames.

Woburn, Mass, Feb. 20-Damase
estimated at 100000 was caused early
today by fire which destroyed the
large department store Of James Nc
Grath. and which. had there not been
a heavy layer Of snow over the roofs
OF surrounding buildings. might hav"
swept through the business section OF
this city.
The fire started in that part. of the
block bounded by Washington and
Union streets. which was three stories
nigh, and rapidly forced its wa!
through the infiammable walls to the
opposite limits of the block. whici
were but one story in height.
The entire stock of the department
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FIRE IN FACTORY.
Over a Hundred Hands Thrown Out Of
1 Work by $4,000 Blaze.

Danvers, Mass. Feb. 20.-More than
100 employees were thrown out of work
by fire in the shoe factory Of the
Martin Kelley Co. on Holton street,
early today. The fire burned through
the first and second floors, damaging
machinery and stock to the extent Of
$4,000.
The explosions, the cause for which,
is unknown. were responsible for the
flames, which had gained much head
way before the firemen arrived.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21
HEAVY FIRE LOSSES
IN new ENGLAND.
North Woodstock, n. H., AardWick, Vt,
DanveTs, fitchbuTg, Rock|and and
Woburn AL Suffer Heavily.

store was destroyed and the damage to
Mr. McGrath on this was estimated
by him at $4,000 The building was
owned by Mrs. John /. Munroe and
valued at about $4,000.
The fire started in a room in which
were located the boilers used to heat
the entire building. but no definite
cause for it's start was known. An eX-
plosion gave the first warning of the
fire, but whether this caused the flames
or was a result of their spread has not
been ascertained. Apparatus was sent
from Winchester to help the Woburn
firemen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21

Former Governor Pennypacker. who
was witness Thursday at Harrisburg
Pa. for the defence in the trial of the
suit for alleged conspiracy against Con-
tractor Sanderson and the former state
officers. Snyder. Mathues and Shumal,er,
emphoticallv denied that there was any
official attempt to "whitewash' the cap
itol scandal during the inquiry by For
mer Attorney General Carson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-21

Mr and Mrs. George Royal of %
Crosby street entertained the Nj. T.
Whist Club at their home last even
lug. The first prize was won by Mrs
Fred Littlefield and the consolation
Prize by Walter Webb. Following the
whist playing refreshments were serv-
ed and social hour enjoyed.