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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-11
7th Me. Battery Served
the Country WE'LL
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Battles Of Civil War.
Remnant Of Famous Organization
Holds Annual Reunion.

Lewiston, Me, Sept. 10.-(SpeciaD.-
The remnants Of a famous organization
gathered at the State Fair grounds on
Wednesday of this week when the re-
union of the It'll Maine Battery was
held The military service rendered by
them was at a crucial point of the Civil
War and the men who are left are en-
titled to the fullest need of praise for
lie labor they performed.
The It'll Maine Light Battery was
raised in the fall of 1863 (more men be =
INK called for, and was mustered into
the service of the United States at Au-
gusta Dec. 80, 1863. by Lieut.. J. a. FEES
senden. mastering officer. 1t was COM
posed mostly of young men, many cf
whom hal never seen prior service. The
battery was organized at Augusta Jan.
], 1864.
At the time Of organization It was
found that a larger number were en-
listed than were entitled to member
ship. $50 being the required Number,
and there was considerable rivalry as
to who should constitute that number
no one desiring to be counted out. And
Wien the list was finally made up there
were several instances where changes
were made. money being paid to secure
the position of thus following the Stars
and Stripes.
On Reb. l. 1854 the battery was start
ed for Washington, arriving at II A.
NJ. on Feb. 1. The battery was assign
ed to Camp Barry, artillery camp of
Instruction.
On April Is the battery was assign
cd to the 5th Army Corps. then at An
napOis. Md. but joined the corps sub
sequently in transit through Washing
ton. April %, and was assigned to the
Sd Division. Brigadier General O. S
Wilcox. commanding
At II A. M, April %, the battery
broke camp and started for the front
In the Wilderness. the guns of the
battery went into position for action at
the Lacy house for the first time At
Spottsylvania, May 8. the battery was
assigned to position near the Gale
house, by order of Gen Wilcox, and at
once opened fire upon the cnemy's lines,
the guns bearing on a point left of the
turnpike leading to Spottsylvania Court
house.
On the morning of the 10th. under a
fire of shot and she'll two guns were
placed in position on the line of the
ID division. The battery was moved
to several positions during this engage
ment. and delivered a very effective
fire.
The battery was engaged at variou;
ether points. the next important posi-
ton which it held being at North Anna
river
The 18th Maine Battery rendered
memorable service at Bethesda church
June B. where several men We're lost
Gold Harbor also saw the battery in
action. In the struggle before Peters
burgh the 18th Maine had position at a
number of strategic points in success
sion.
On July 20 the battery was imme-
oiately in front of and 700 yards dis
tant from the celebrated Burnside :
nine. Poplar Spring church was an
other point at which the battery was
In action
The accompanying cut is from pic
lure taken at the reunion at Lewiston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-11
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Sept 1O.-For Friday
and Saturday: A tropical storm, first
reported in the vicinity of San Juan,
p. r., Thursday morning, is moving
northwestward toward the eastern
Bahamas. Advices concerning this
storm were sent to Gulf and Atlantic
ports Thursday. In practical other
districts fair weather will continue
The temperature will not change de-
cidedly in any section. The winds
along the New England coast will be
fresh southwest and west middle At
lantic coast, light to fresh variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-11
EXTENSIVE FOREST FIRE
reported Near NoIlesemic Lake
Farm Buildings in Danger.

Lincoln, Me, Sept. 10.-Word was
received here tonight that an extensive
forest fire is raging near Nollesemic
lake. One set of farm buildings
Known as the Rice farm. is in the di-
rect path of the flames and burning
brands are dropping all around it, The
buildings are surrounded on all sides
by dense woods.
The scene of the fire is about five
miles north of Midway. in PenobscOt
county. about SO miles north of Ban
sor and not far from the line of the
oangor & ArooStook Railroad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-11
READY FOR PULLING MATCH.

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-11
THE WEATHER,
FAIR.

Washington. Sept. 10-Forecast for
New England Generally fair Friday
and Saturday; light to fresh southwest
winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-11
Boston Forecast,

Boston. Sept. 10.--Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair Friday and
Saturday. Light to fresh southwest
winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-11

The bishop of Montreal announced
A. one OF the meetings of the Eucharis-
w congress Thursday in London that
VIZ next congress would be held in
Montreal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

they place before their mouths and inhale. But there are "ether epicures" who boast more refined methods, such as mixing it with wild strawberries, and other delicacies.
 The ether fend pays a heavy price for his pleasure He sleeps badly, his will and strength are gone his face is pale and drawn, while his eyes are diiated to such an extent that any doc- tor can tell at sight the cause of his illness.
 Nearly every day some incident oc- CUTS which shows the prevalence of ether-mania. Some days ago when a number of devotees were about to ad- journ to an apartment where they might indulge unseen, a friend who knew the risk he was running attempt ed to dissuade them. His remon- strances were In vain Next day he learned that the ether seance had had a tragic end. One of the party, hav- ing consumed more than the usual ether. tried to kill one of his com rades.
 Doctors declare that occurrences like this are common, and that scores of otherwise unexplained suicides are due to ether.
 Of all quarters of Paris, Montmartre is most addicted to ether. Three-quar- ters of the victims are women. who consume whole litres of the subtle fluid with reckless abandon and frfghtful consequences.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
PROMISE OF THE CROPS.
Cool and Damp Spring Means . Ire
 mendOus Yield of Wheat. N-- a.

Cool and Damp Spring Means q Ire.
 mendOus Yield of Wheat.
 New York Times.
 Declining produce markets precede the oficiai report of crop conditions now due. and accompany the unofacial contemporary. The Journal of Com merce. The reports may differ in de. tail but they must agree in the show Ing that the crop outlook is excep- tionally promising. Seldom is the area of winter-killed wheat smaller, seldom is a broader area under cultivation seldom do we have a higher condition. And almost never, 1t may be added, do we have these three conditions togeth. CT. We have never quite harvested half billion bushels of winter wheat, but we are likely to come as near to 1t this year as ever before. This hap py prospect is accompanied by another factor which emphasizes the inferences from these facts-there is not likely to be too much grain. however much there may be. Not only Is our domes- tic consumption larger every year. but this year there Is likely to be a gem erous foreign demand.
 With Kansas producing 1I0.000,000 bushels because of conditions which promise a like ample yield in other States, at a time when the grain Is already heading. the crop may be said to be so near harvest that the rest of the way Is likely to be rocky road for the crop killer" Those are the words of Secretary Colburn. who add ed that this wet weather was very hard on the ingenuity which had been ruin ing the farmers by lack of moisture. And these considerations apply to other crops than winter wheat Cool. damp springs may be unpleasant to city dwellers. but they produce a plant well rooted and nourished, and in best con- dition to withstand the warm growing weather which Is sure to come. and to mature a growth which perhaps 1t might either after a spring pleasanter for those who think more about the weather for fly fishing than for har- yesting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
NOT PROUD OF
 AMBASSADOR Turkish Diplomat is in
 Disfavor. FRENcHMEN ACCUSE .MUER They Say He Is Little Better Than
 a Murderer. prfsling of Ether Has Become a Fad Amoag Blase Persons of Paris, sg
 and Effects are Showing. t-e !. 
nY HENRI nuBoIs.

Paris. May is.-The corpe-dipio- matique that represents the foreign powera in France is. not particularly proud Of its present dean. lne Turkish Ambassador, Munir Pasha, who suc- ceeded to that dignity at the death of Count Tormelli. 'r -r
 Muhfr Pasha is indeed, little better than . murderer, so his enemies say, for some weeks ago he caused an in- nocenf oflcial. whom he disiiked, to be heheaded by the Su1tan's executioner and 1t was not through any fault of the Pasha that two more officiais did not share his fate.
 Some weeks ago the Turkish Ambas- sador Deceived news from Constanti- nople that three Paris officials were trying to poison Sultan Abdul Hamid's mind against him. and as true Turk he decided to get rid of his enemies before they could get him out of the way.
 Three little boxes containing dyna-.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
Anta-
should be Sympathetic not Anta-
 EOnIstic.

Rev. David R. Forgan, Chicago.
 ''The church. I think. should cease denouncing the accumulation of wealth from the pulpit The church should say to the business man; Get money and more money. but get 1t honestly. Get money, don't let money get you. Then bring us some Of your wealth Be conscious of the power of money. Don't despise it. The relation of the church to wealth should be sympathetic not anta&onistic."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17
UniversaI Decline, Dr. Aked Declares, No Progress in Theolesyp Minis-
 ters sParrots of Dead Crtes.n

New York World.
 The Rev. Charles F. Aked. preach :. ing in the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church yesterday morning depiored the decline of church attendance and declared that the Church is not in touch with the times. This. he said. Is worldwide. His appeal for more
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

If Juge Gray gets tired of seeing his number of delegates remain six. he might turn the figure upside down and make is look 50 per cent bigger. any hoWs----Sv arlington Herald,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

rie and the Mayor sent out his whole police force, consisting of two men, 70 get the gypsies.
 The gypsies, however. were in no wise imposed at the sight of the po- lice uniforms. and drove back the two policemen on a run. Then they had It all their own way until the Mayor re- ceived endorsements which he had telephoned for from Longjurneau. When the re-enforcements arrived. the gypsies were in lighting humor and the battle began. The gendarmes used their swords freely.
 When the battle was over, forty gypsies were under arrest and the siege of the t0wnhall was raised.
 s% Ether Drinking in France
 Ether drinking is sapping the phys. ical and moral health of Frances pop ulation. France has up to this had an opium scare, a morphia scare, and even a hachish scare. But the ether scare is infinitely more serious and better founded. The ether passion has spread of late so rapidly that the num- Der of victims is incredible.
 All classes are infected. Whereas. opium and hachish appealed only to certain eategories of people. ether finds Its victims everywhere. It is within the reach Of all purses. Thousands of persohs engaged in hard mental work are becoming "etheromances.'
 Mental aiienists declare that the 'ether mane" is q person insuspectibie to all discipline, and for that reason the ,drinkiug of ether Is much resorted to by persons obliged to lead too reg ular lives. For instance. at Rochefort, sur rMer there Is a naval hospital fre- quented by students who later will qualify for naval surgeons or colonial doctors. and it. has transpired that when the discipline becomes too SC. were or studies too irksome. these young men, seek solace in her-dripk- ing and last year several suicides were the result. The authorities in vain att tempted to keep the fact secret.
 The worst ether-maniacs are found, however. in Paris. They recognize no other delight. and defend their weak ness by exaggerated descriptions of the delightful intoxicatlon which ether brings.
 Ether is, particularly popular owing to the variety of ways in which 1t can be imbibed. Some persons take 1t in the, form of a syrup. others let a few drops fall upon handkerchief which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-17

mite cartridges were sent from this city one addressed, to each of the three persons conspirsd. against Munir Pasha. The name of the sender was not given. but simultaneously with the boxes there went forward from Munir Pasha's ofice confidentiaI letter to the Sul- tain warming him that Munir had dis- covered . conspiracy against Abdpl's life. The accomplices of the conspfra- tors had shipped from this city large quantities of dynamite to the men who were to Kill the ruler of the faithful. : As a result of this letter. the three boxes were intercepted at the Turkish frontier and before they were deIiv- cred to the three Paris officials, they were questioned as to their contents. Naturally everyone denied that he aex- pected anything from Paris. and 9the boxes were opened in their presence. The dynamite was found and a few moments later the three men were in dungeons. chained hand foot. await ing the sentence which Abdul Harnid should impose upon them.
 Strangely enough, the Sultan. who is not known as very charitable person, or one likely to forgive his enemies, satisfied himself with ordering one of the men beheadsd' while the other two wore sent to exile and their property confiscated for the beneft of the ruler they had been accused of conspiring against.
 Munir Pasha had won a great yic- tory over his enemies, but 1t is excsed- fnsly doubtful whether 1t will not prove a boomerang to him since 1t has leaked out and he may yet have cause tosre- gret that on this occasion he was little too Turkish in his dfpfomacy.
 Gypsies and Gendarmes Fight.
 A pitched battle between gypsies and gendarn1es was fought at Wilson's near Eprbeil. about twenty-one miles outside of this city. the other day, and with a defeat of the gypsies after sew eral gendarmes had been wounded.
 The gypsies. who have been bounded from one place to another by the au- thorities, suddenly descended upon wilson's sixty men strong and pitched their camp in the center of the village Having done this. they proceeded to levy tribute on the inhabitants. Tn ose who gave what they were ask. ed for were not moIested but others who refused were nearly killed and several houses were set afre. The ter ri1ed villagers took refuge in the Mai-}
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
WON'T GO TO SALT LAKE.
G. A. r. Refused Low Rate May Sc.
lect Cincinnati or Pittsburg.

Lima, O., Dec. 24-J. Cory Winans,
chief of staff of the National Grand
Army Of the Republic, returned
Wednesday from Salt Lake City,,
where he has been attending confer
ence Of the executive committee.
Mr.. Winans says that from present
indications the next atfonal encamps:
ment of the Grand Army will not he
held at Salt Lake City, but at Cincin-.
natl or Pittsburg. This is because !of
the refusalsof the traffic association,
which met in Chicago last week, to
grant rate of one cent :YRr mile to
the veterans. The date selected for
the encampment was August 9 to IA,
and following an official report from
the traffic association, the governing
body will meet to select the next meet
ing place. Both Cincinnati and Pitts
burg will make strong effort to Sc
cure the encampment.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
GET FREE RAILROAD FARES.
Labor Agencies Victims of Gang
Which has Operated Extensively.

st. Paul, Dec. Widespread
swindling operations, in which st.
Paul labor agencies are the vict ms,
has been uncovered through the ef-
forts Of the police during the past
few days, and arrests are expected
hourly in Chicago and Duluth. The
operators work with the telephone,
telling the desl, man al the agency
that they are some prominent employ
ing representative and asking that
transportation be given men who will
call for transportation out of the city.
In this way many men have been
shipped out Of the city
A man giving the name Of Ryan.
formerly coachman for q prominent
ST. Paul railroad man, appeared at a
st. Paul agency in one of these mat
ters and fell down on his bluff when
being questioned. The labor man Of
fered to call up the man who Ryan
said had sent him to confirm the is
suance of passes to Chicago to Ryan
and his gang.
Ryan backed out of the door and
has not been seen since. Labor agen-
cies have been checking up and il is
probable that the swindling opera
tions will reach large figure. :
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
DUEL TO THE DEATH.
One Dead, Three Hurt as Result of
Battle Between Lovers.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 28.-A duel to
the death with knives in dark room
Christmas eve between two suitors
for the hand of 14-year-old Julia
Pice. resulted in the death of Powell
Fromich and the serious injury of
Michael AIilanovitch who is under
arrest on the charge of murder.
Fromich's brother was probably fatal
ly stabbed when he attempted to
separate the men and the girl was
struck by Milanovitch and badly hurt.
Both men were boarders in the
Pice home Thursday night Nlilano-
witch is said to have gone to From
ich's room and announced that he
was going to kill, him.
A duel was arranged and the two
went to the kitcnen, darkened the
room. drew their knives and holding
each other by the left hand began the
deadly struggle.
After a few minutes the blows be-
came fewer and fewer until finally
with knife thrust penetrating his
temple. his face and body gashed to
STRIPS, Fromich went to the floor with
groan. He died soon after. Mil
anovitch fed but was later arrested.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
ROBBERS TORTURE A VICTIM
Scar THE FEET OF. AN OHIO MAN
AND SECURE $3.50.
Family Drugged While Bandits Obtain
Loot and Escape with Stolen
Horse and Buggy.

Toledo, o., Dec. 26.-By burning his
feet with lighted matches. two masked
robbers compelled H. A. Schabow of
Curtice, near here, to open safe in
his farmhouse and turn over $3.50 Fri
day.
After tying their victim to his bed
with strips Of sheet and placing a
gag in his mouth, the bandits went to
the barn, stealing a horse and buggy,
and escaped. A posse of farmers are
in pursuit.
Upon battering in the front door the
robbers placed an unknown substance
upon a heated stove which overcame
the family of seven, and the bandits
then operated undisturbed. Schabow
is in a serious condition, but will re.
cover.
While one Of the robbers was tortur-
ing Schabow with the matches the
other. kept him covered with a revol
yer, threatening to kill him ii he ut
tered sound. Schabow was country
agent for the Lucas County Insurance
Company Of Toledo. u
The first the Schabow family knew
Of the robbery was when the children
rushed to their fathers room. to wish
him merry Christmas. He was not
there, and upon entering little front
room used as an office, they found him
upon the floor, unconscious, with his
hands and feet tied and woolen nit
ten stuffed in his mouth.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
EVACUATION.
United States Troops Will Leave
Cuba Soon.

Havana, Dec. 28.-NeW Years day
will witness the beginning of the
evacuation of Cuba by the army OF
pacification which has been in pos
session of the island since the begin
ming of the provisional government
October, 1906.
The first provisional regiment OF
marines, numbering about 900, are
now concentrating from various posts
at Camp Columbia About half this
regiment will sail for Havana on Jan.
/ on the cruiser Prairie. The Prairie
will return about the middle of the
month and embark the remainder.
Headquarters companies A, B, c.,
D, Twenty-eighth infantry, will en-
bark on the transport Summer at
Matanzas on Dec. 81.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-12-31
Team Breaks Through Ice.

Minneapolis, Dec. 2S.-A valuable
team belonging to the park board
broke through the ice on. Lake Har-
riet Yesterday while one of the park
board employees was scraping the sur
face to make it ready for the horde OF
skaters which was expected on Christ
mas day. The driver narrowly saved
himself from a watery grave, but the
horses were drowned before help ar
rived.
The ice is considered perfectly safe
for skating, but proved unequal to
carrying the heavy team, which
weighed in the neighborhood OF $500
pounds.