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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
LESSON NECESSARY.
And Russia Feels Called Upon to Give
II to the Persians.

St Petersburg, April 22.-The situation
on the Persian frontier is considered mere
to be growing more serious despite the
rneck to the Persian brigands April 20
when the Russian forces drove the ban
dts back with heavy losses. Other noun
taineers are docking to the aid of the
tribes against whom the operations are
being conducted. Colonel konovalosen,
the Russian chief of staff. of the from
tier GUARD believes that the struggle will
not be terminated until the Persians have
received lesson like that of is years
ago, when a Russian punitive expedition
crossed the frontier and killed over 1000
tiibesnen.
The tritesmcu mutilote saVaScN the
wounded Russians that fall into their
hands Tie brigands are well armed and
the operations against them consequently
are made difficult.
Tho frontier guard is Inadequate to cope
with the situation and military eNpedi-
ton is required to assist them n" aid
is expected from Persia. as the tribesnen
neither acknowledge nor fear the govern
ment at Teheran.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

general review of legislation affecting
capital and labor with the object OF
suggesting amendments to the Sher-
man antitrust laws after the manner
provided by the Hepburn bill, which
was advocated by the President in a
special message to Congress.
The leaders of the Senate and House
have reached the conclusion that any
such bodies organized shall be COM
posed solely of members of Congress-
Congress leaders are almost unani-
mously opposed to any commission to
suggest amendments to the Sherman
antitrust laws. .a.'
1t was pointed out today that little
had been accomplished by the large
number of commissions created to sug
gest legislation although one notable
exception was that which prepared the
preliminary draft of the gold standard
law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
EXPULSION FROM RUSSIA
is the Least That Nicholas Tschaikov-
sky's Friends Can Expect.

st. Petersburg. April 22.-Despairng
of speedy trial for Nicholas TschaI-
kovsky. the Russian revolutionist. who
is now imprisoned in the fortress of
st. Peter and St Paul. Madame
Tschaikovsky has petitioned Premier
Stolypin to liberate her husband on
the Russian Easter. April 26. which it
is the custom to grant amnesty %
many prisoners The government re-
piled that it was unable to act until
after the holidays
The second American petition in be-
half of Tschaikovsky has been receiv-
ed by Premier Stolypin and referred
t" the department of police
The Associated Press is unofficially
informed that it is almost certain
Tschaikovsky's fate will ultimately be
settled by administrative order and it
is intimated that the most his foreign
friends can hope for is the substitution
of his expulsion from the empire tor
exile in Siberia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
CAPITAL JorTINGs.

Government RECEIPTS Wednesday:
From Internal revenue, $l64.1l6; GUS
toms, 1924. SO; miscellaneous, $56,522.
Expenditures, $2,420,000.
The House Wednesday passed the
bill providing for the removal of re-
strictions from parts of the lands of
alotees of the five civilized tribes.
The pension appropriation bill was
reported to the Senate Wednesday. 1t
carries $163, 053C0O, an increase of $12,-
$4,000 over the amount appropriated
by the House.
Baron De Rosen, the Russian am
bassador. sailed Wednesday for Russia
on the steamer Mauritania. He does
not expect to return to the United
States till October
The President Wednesday nominated
Brigadier General Thomas H. Barry
to be major general and Colonies
Charles j. Morris of the Coast Artillery
Corps and Philip Reade of the 23d In
fantry to be brigadier generals.
The House of Representatives
Wednesday passed a bill by which the
mining laws were amended so as to
permit the entry of mineral lands as
oil lands where it has been demonstrate
ed that oil is present Three years are
allowed in which to finance the under
taking and sink the first well.
The gunboat Dubuque. now at Port
Au Prince. Hayti. will be utilized by
American Minister Russell at Caracas
in carrying dispatches from Venezuela
to the cable station at Curacao or Port
.V.,;,,: -,
rying any dispatches the state depart
ment may desire to send to him.
President Roosevelt Wednesday
signed the employers liability bill,
upon receiving decision from At
torney General Bonaparte that the
measure was constitutional. The bill
makes railroads or other common
carriers, while engaged in interstate
commerce, liable for the injury or
death of an employe if the injury or
death results. in whole or in part, from
the negligence of any of the officers,
agents or employees of such carriers, or
by reason of any defect or insuiTiciency
in equipment
The Senate committee on foreign re-
latiOnS took no action Wednesday on
tilC SSiiSEuCletll oocTetdEN
Root was present but the time was
taken UP almost wholly with the con-
sidera ton of the Canadian boundry
treaty, which Senator Bacon was au-
thoriZed to report. Chandler Ander-
son of New York, Special Counsel for
Secretary Root, in regard to Canadian
and Newfoundland questions, explain
ed the treaty in detail. Senator Cul.
lon was authorized to make ia
vorable report on a general arbtra-
ton treaty with Spain. The Eenezue-
Ian question was discussed, but it was
agreed that when taken up for ac-
ton it should be at special meeting
devoted to that subject
Representative Tawney of Minnesota
was injured in the back, Representative
John c. CLANCY of Indiana was painfully
i injured on the hip and score of other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
BAY STATE PYTHIANS,
Grand Lodge Convenes In seth Annual
Session At Boston.

Boston. April 22.-At the 39th annual
session of the Grand Lodge. Knights OF
PNthias of Massachusetts, in this city
today. the general plans for the ma
tional encampnent of the body in this
city. during the first week of August
were practically perfected. minor de-
tails alone being as yet Undecided
The annual reports OF Grand Chan
cellor John Ballantyne. Grand Keeper
OF Records and Seal Charles a. Cross
of Lowell. and other officers, were read
and showed a membership of 25.067 in
l61 lodges at the close of the past year
Il net gain of sos members and two
lodges during TIE year. Grand Keeper
Cross. after making his report. an
nounced his retirement from active
service in the lodge, after 20 years as
grand keeper or records and seals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
THE 10th BODY
Recovered Wednesday from Ruins Of
the Chelsea, Mass, Fire.

Boston. April ga search Of the
ruins of a house at 112 Congress street
in Chelsea today disclosed a portion of
q human body. the 18th found since the
fire.
The house was occupied by Edward
F.. Manning and a number of the mem
bers of the family were reported as
missing after the fire.
Medical Examiner McGrath stated
today that in his opinion the bodies of
many of the persons who lost their
lives in the fire would never be found
because nothing but ashes remained.
He said that every cellar in which it
was thought there might be bodies
would be searched.
The relief work continued today
with a decided Improvement in the
system
These in charge, however, still urged
the necessity of additional funds for
the hundreds of needy persons.
Judge Bosom in the Chelsea court
heard number of witnesses today in
the inquest on the cause of the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
BRYAN At NEW YORK.
He Consults in the "Enemy's Country"
With Leading Democrats.

New York. April 22.-The three days
visit of William J. Bryan to this city.
which he once declared was The en-
emy's country" came to a close to-
night. During the afternoon Mr.. Bry-
an had consultations with Col Henry
WattersOn. Congressman James of
Kentucky. Danied J. campau. Demo-
cratic national committeeman from
Michigan. Former Mayor Joshah
Quincy of Boston and State Senator A.
Mcneil of Connecticut. 4 delegation
representing the local Bricklay"rs
Union called later upon Mr.. Bryan and
presented him with Il set of resolutions
praising his efforts in behalf of or
ganiZed labor.
Nh Bryan and his family will depart
from the city tomorrow for Nebraska
and Miss Grace Pryan will leave the
family at Harrisburg. Pa. to return to
school in Roanoke, Va.
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ZIMMERMAN is DEAD.
(Continued From Page One.)

paper reporters were keeping vigil be-
fore the house of the dying statesman,
but The only news handed to them was
in the form of bulletin more than an
hour after his death. A Few minutes
thereafter, a crowd assembled in
Downing street. but all persons were
barred from approaching the house by
q Gordon of police from Scotland Yard,
nearby.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's f.
nal illness dates from Feb II, when ne
last appeared in the House of Com
mons and moved the closure OF the
Scottish land bills. although he had
been ailing since Nov. -. 1907. when
he participated at an entertainment
in honor of Emperor William at the
G'Iildhail. On Nov IA. after addressing
a political meeting at Bristol, he was
seriously stricken with heart weakness
and later Influenza was added to his
heart trouble. bringing on his fatal
illness. The eX-premier realized that
his recovery was improbab BILE. He Of
fercd to give up office some time be-
fore he formally resigned early this
month. Few invaIds have been the
ODoeCl or so ItutH SollCltuuc anu
tcntion as was bestowed upon Sir
Henry, there having been a constant
stream of callers at his Downing street
residence. including King Edward.
who visited him twice. Queen Alexan
dra. the Dowager Empress of Russia
and many prominent men in public
life and diplomats!
Sir Henry's last published utterance
WAS a warm letter of thanks to his
Scottish friends. who presented him
with portrait of himself.
1t is known that the eX-premier was
opposed to q public funeral. and it is
believed that he will be buried without
cstentation beside the body of his wife
at Meisle in Perthshire. Scotland.
David Lloyd-George. chancellor of
the oXchequer on receiving the news
of Sir Henry's death. said:
Il never met a great public figure
since | have been in political life who
wen so completely the attachment and
affection of men who came in contact
with him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
eRYAN's OLD STORY
About the Money Used to Defeat Him
In the Days Of Old.

New York, April 22-William J. Bry-
an. at the Hoffman House today. saw
number of mterviewers who ques
toned him relative to Thomas +.
Eyan's theory expressed recently be-
fore the grand jury in this city that
500, 900 taken from the Metropolitan
Securities Co. in connection with the
Wall and Cortland street ferries rail-
way transaction. went to refund an
amount originally spent in the prelim-
mary Of the Mckinley Bryan CAM
paien.
1T carries out your assertion MADE
several years ago that money was used
10 defeat you, does it not?' he was
asked.
IT gives us more of the details said
Mr. Bryan. When you stop to con-
slider that 100000 was given by one
corpora ion in one city which was more
than we had from 100000 voters to
RUIZ either campaign, you can appre-
cia1e the influence that a corporation
can exert when it wants to-"
While it was not exactly campaign
fund. Mr. Bryan said some of it prob
ably was spent to block his nOmina
ton.
You must be gratified to have con
Grnation of your charges that none,
was used against yOi from so high a
source" was suggested
II cannot say that it is exactly
gratifying TO have confirmation Of
vice" said Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan reiterated a statement
made BY him that money is being used
to prevent his nomination in the pres
ent campaign
Mr. Bryan said the name of Lieut..
Gov. Lewis StuyvesaEt Chanler was
among those being considered as avail
able candidates fer the Vice PreSiden-
tiaI nomination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The New York Senate Wednesday
bv a vote of sc To Q passed the As
sembly bill proposing to decrease from
10 TO : cents the rate of fare from New
York city to Coney Island.
Illinois party leaders unite in saying
that the Democratic state convention
at Springfield Thursday will instruct
for Bryan. Roger {. Sullivan or chi
cago arrived Wednesday and declared
that there was no possibility OF anti
Bryan instructions.
The New York Senate codes COM
mittee Wednesday reported the OIL re-
signed to abolish bucket shops 1t was
sent to the committee of the whole on
the objection of Minority Leader
Grady. 1t is not believed that TINS
order of business will be reached be-
fore final adjournment.
Returns received at New Orleans up
to 10 A. NJ Wednesday from yester-
DAVIS state election show that Jared i.
Sanders. the Democratic nominee 'or
governor and all other candidates on
the Democratic ticket were elected oH
q largo majority. Henry n. Pharr. Re
nublican candidate for governor. APP
parently received less than 10 per cent
of the vote cast.
announcement was made at New YORK
that Lazard Freres have IN
creased their engagements of gold for cA-
mort TO s2.5O0,oOO: that the National City
Rank has engaged an additional *..'".V"
FOR Paris; that Goldman. Sachs q GO.
have engaged 100000. and Heideibach'
Icra,beimer & Co. sI.0OO.oOo This makes
q total Of sS.OOo.OOO engaged thus Tar o"
khe present movement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

passengers were slightly injured as the
result of a rear-end collision on the
Pennsylvania avenue line of the Capitol
Traction Co. at Four and a Half street
and the avenue Wednesday, A heavy
Mount Pleasant car was speeding rapidly
behind a Georgetown car and the motor
man of the former asserts that the a"1i-
dent was caused by the brakes of his car
refusing to work. Hospital ambulances
were summoned to the scene. bat none
of those injured would go to the hospital.
None of them received any serious bruis-
es and Representatives Tawney and Cha
ney proceeded Immediately to the Capt.
toll. explaining that they only had been
shaken up in the collision.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
DOESN'T FAVOR COMMISSIONS.
Congress Sees No Good In This Mode
Of Drafting Legislation.

Washington. April 22.-Congress is
preparing to go on record against the
policy of drafting legislation through
commissions authorized for that pur-
pose. Three propositions for the estab-
lishment of important commissions
have been suggested in the present
session. The principal one of these
commissions is that proposed to inves-
tigate tariff conditions. Another COM
mission now in prospect is that before
the House in connection with financial
legislation and third has been sug-
gested by the National Civic Fedora
ton.
The last named would provide for a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The schooner Edward j. Lawrence
which was launched at Bath some over
two weeks ago and sailed from the
Kennebec river for Norfolk. has been
to that port. where she took on a cargo
of sos tons of coal and arrived in Port
land harbor at 9 A. NJ, Wednesday,
This makes the schooner gone
exactly awo weeks from the time
that she left the Kennebec I'M
til she reached her destination
and took on cargo of coal and return
ed to the port of delivery This is con-
sidered as very good time and if any
thing is to be judged from this first
voyage it is to be expected that the
Lawrence will in the future continue to
make record for herself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
eoth CONGRESS.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

ing that when the increase for the
army was proposed it was placed IN
separate bill and brought into the Sen
ate early in the session so that full
discussion on it could be hald. He re-
ferred to the recent remarks OF SEN
ator Hale in the Senate in which the
senator from Maine commented on
newspaper article stating that the pol
lev of the secretary of war mad been
to increase the regular army to 125'ooo
men, Warren said there seemed TO De
a feeling of resentment toward every
proposition to enlarge the army ana
since the speech of the senator from
Maine there had been widespread COM
ment on the extravaganza Of approp-
riations for that branch of the service
Now. he said. the navy bill was before
the Senate with provisions for an in
crease in the enlisted force. which 1t
was proposed to pass in a minute.
That is because we keep adding
ships" suggested Hale.
But the army is enlarged because
we keep adding countries. retofted
Warren.
I'VE have not added any lately,
thank Cod" replied the senator from
Maine.
Hale added that he did not have the
army so much in mind as he had the
navy when he spoke against an in
creased military establishment. He
said he was then preparing to oppose
four new battleships. And so far as
that goes | accomplished my object.
he added.
Warren had read at the desk state
ment by Secretary Taft disclalmlnS
that he was authority for the news
naper statement that he had a plan for
"A standing army of $4,000 men, and
a letter from Gen. Bell. chief Of STAFF.
declaring that he never heard of such
= thing and never thought of doubling
the army.
Foraker. interposed to have the
speech of Secretary Taft delivered at
Columbus, Ohio. April >. 1908. con-
corning the enlargement Of the army,
printed in the record and part OF II
read from the Vice Presidents desk.
Warren with some feeling. said it
looked to him that in order to get
four. eight or ten battleships for the
navy the Water must be blackened
around the army and pubic attention
turned from it," He said when an
other bill is brought in it should be
"One we know something about. he
did not think the naval Appropriation
bill was the proper place in which to
provide for regiment of men. so
far as he was concerned. he wanted to
have an addition to the signal corps
OF the army as that was greatly need
ed. but that would be comparatively
a small matter
Foraker, commenting upon the
Columbus. Ohio. speech. of Secretary
Taft. said that speech indicated that
the idea of the secretary was to have
LEGISLATION to enable the country in
the next ten years, through the re-
serve forces as well as the regular
army to have 250.000 men under arms.
Before taking up the section relating
to battleships the bill was laid aside
until tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

That the United States Steel Corpor-
alton is in earnest in it's reported
plans for railway to connect Milwau-
kec, Wis, Gary, Ind, and Joliet, ills,
was made evident Tuesday when a
trust deed was executed to the ST.
Louis Trust Co. at ST. Louis for 800
100000 to provide funds for the road.
The new road will connect the Allis-
Chalmers Cos. plant and the Bayview
rolling mills of the Illinois Steel Co.
at Milwaukee, with the steel corpora
tons Gary mills and the Joliet plant
of the Illinois Steel Co.
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Ambassador Bryce Shocked,

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 22.-Brit-
ish Ambassador James Bryce when in
formed while at luncheon today of the
death of Sir Henry Camphel-Banner-
mar. said
II can say nothing on the subject on
tie spur of the moment. Ny grief is so
deep and the shock is SO great that |
would be at Il loss for words The dead
statesman vas most popular with
every class. but especially so in the
House of Commons. His death will
cause universal grief
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
WI Ting Fang At Boston.

Boston. April 22.-His Excellency.
WI Ting Fang. Chinese minister to the
United States. accompanied by his sec
rotary. arrived in Boston late today
and during his stay in Boston will be
the guest of Charles S. Hamlin.
Mr. WI will be the chief guest and
speaker at the dinner tomorrow even
ing of the Merchants Club of Boston
at the Algonquin Club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
CORTELYOU AT AUBURN.
Secretary Of the Treasury Talks to
New York Business Men.

Auburn. n. Y. April 22-The prn-
cipal guest ut the ninth annual dinner
Of the Auburn Business Mems Asso-
citation in Music hall tonight was
George b. Cortelyou, secretary of the
treasury The subject of his address
was Some Aspects of Public Ser
vice" He was given a flattering recep-
ton by the 20 members of the assoc
citation of their guests and tn. speech
was listened to with the closets atten-
tim
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Flores Ohtaneda. noted chemist
died Wednesday at GuayaIuil. Ecua-
dor. from bubonic plague which he
contracted at the municipal laboratory
while preparing Haffkines prophy-
tactic. Twenty new bubonic cases and
nine deaths from the disease have oc-
cured IN that city since last Satur-
d2V
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

The Junior Christian Endeavor So.
ciety of the First Baptist church will
give an entertainment in the church
this evening. The program will consist
of music. readings and an allegory by
nine young ladies. Ice cream and cake
will be served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

John w. Wilson, formerly national
bank examiner for California, mas peon
appointed by the Los Angeles Clearing
House Association to the positioh =,
examiner of the banks doing business
through the Los Angeles institutloi
The position dates from May ! anu
carries with it a salary OF slo,ooo. "
Wilson was born in Gardiner ~ yea
ago and was the son of the late Son
Wilson, at one time well-knowh va
diner merchant Harry B. Wiison -,
brother of John w. Wilson. IS IT,
assessor Of San Bernadino oos
California.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Lees Orchestra will play Thursday
night at the band concert and ball at
Winthrop. Friday night Lee will play
at the Junior exhibition at Hallowell
and Saturday night at the Red Mems
ball at South Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Schooner NJ. V. B. Chase, which has
been anchored in the river below Gar
diner for two days, was locked last
night at the wharf of A. H. Hayes 4
Co. The Chase has GAS tons of Lehigh
coal and comes here from New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
Senator Knox At New York.

New York. April 22.-Philander c.
Knox senator from Pennsylvania. and
former attorney general of the United
States, spoke before the civic forum in
Carnegie hall tonight on THE People.
the Railroads and the National Au-
thority'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

The Ladies' Aid of the Randolph
Methodist church met with Mrs. Fred
Danforth, Water street, yesterday af-
ternoon. There was large attendance
of the membership and plans for future
work were discussed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

The Continental hook and ladder
truck has been sent to the paint shop
to be repainted. At a fire some time
ago at South Gardiner it was sent
past the fire so-near that the paint
was about all scorched off on one side
and it needed painting very badly A
cart has been secured to take the place
of the truck while it is at the shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

The body of T. Albert Morris, for
MGR head of the menhaden fish indus
try on the Atlantic coast, who had
been missing since Nov IS, was found
In the thoroughfare back of Chelsea,
n. j.. Wednesday. The police believe
that he either committed suicide or fel,
from the boathouse landing which is
near the place where the body was
found