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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
Whole World Mourns Loss
Of Eminent 0ramatist.
First Play Kissed, He Later
Achieves Great Distinction.
Rises From Poverty and 0bsourlty
To Riches and Fame.

Paris, Nov. S.-Victorie Sardou, who
had heen ill for long time, died today
from pulmonary congestion. He was the
dean of French dramatists and a mem
ber of the French Academy. The man
whose first play was hissed and who
then wanted to go to America to seek
his fortune, died rich and honored, with
the proud title of Frances greatest and
most prolific contemporary dramatist.
He was a man possessed of singular
charm, and was greatly beloved, and
there is universal regret that he left
no memoirs.
He was born in Paris Sept s, 1884,
the son of Leandre Sardou, an educa-
tionallst, and the compiler of several
publications. At first he studied medi-
cine, but was obliged, in consequence
of the embarrassments of his family
to give private lessons in history and
mathematics. He also made attempts
in literature, writing articles for sew
eral reviews and for the minor jour-
nails, while his first comedy La Ia
verne Des Etudants," was produced in
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Coming to Country and
Maine Will Share IL
Is Prediction Of Hon. Fred {.
Richards Of Portland.
Railroads to Benefit BY Coming
Increase In Business.

Portland, Me, Nov. s.--Hon. Fred f..
Richards was seen in behalf of The
Times Saturday and was asked what
he thought of the business outlook, and
what he had to say will be read with
all the more interest because several
times during the era of depression he
spoke of the existing conditions, and
predicted better times.
His first interview was published at
time when very many believed that
there was great danger Of general
panic, and his confident assertion that
the trouble would not spread beyond
New York helped to steady the money
market. His assertion that while there
would be months of poor business, the
end must come in less than Il year was
| widely published. He predicted at that
| time when the money stringency in
| New York would end.
| He proved to be right and later on
he predicted the partial revival Of
business months ago, and said that
| there would he from that time forward
a gradual Improvement. He proved
to be right and he anticipated Mr.. Har-
| riman and others almost two months
| in predicting the certain but gradual
| change all over the country. He went
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
HAMS dis.
CUSSES ANNIS' DEATH.
Says Captain Hains and Himself Did
Not Know Annis Was at Bayside- Had
Prevented Tragedy Once.

and this led him to Bayside.
"They have made much of the fact that
we went armed," he continued. 'As far
us Peter is concerned did not know he
had gun with him. AS for me, the gun
7 had with me is the same I carried for
IA years. They have also said that when
we arrived at the yacht club our first
move was to ask where Annis was. There
was never anything said farther from the
truth. We had not been on the ground
long. however, before the name of Annis
came to our ears. I urged Peter to come
away He could not be persuaded. how
ever. Had I known that Peter was ann
ed and that he contemplated killing An
mis- would have been more insistent and
could perhaps, have prevented the tTag-
cdy.
ut was so unexpected. however, and
it al! happened so quickly that was pow
erless to interfere AS son as Annis came
up to the float Peter opened fire. 1t was
over in second. A dozen men made a
rush for him and I saw the big Swede
boatman grab him by the throat and
I pulled my gun.
Il certainty lldu lO leelliiS VI 'tlSSeioii
of regard for Annis. but I had saved him
from. being shot by Peter once before and
I would have done so again, had had the
chance.
1.-THE night that Peters wife made the
written acknowledgement of her miscon-
duct with Arnis, she asked that I get
word to Anns of what had happened.
Annis was expected at the fort the next
day and she wished to warn him to stay
awav She wrote the Letter and gave 1t
to me to mail. Peter had seen her give
me the letter, however. and had guessed
to whom it was addressed. Before l
could demonstrate with him he had torn
It open and read its contents. 1t said:
"'All is over between Peter and me. He
knows every thing. Don't come tomor-
row.
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
PRES, HYDE COMPARES
MORSE and ELIOT.
bowdoin's President Scores the Ex-
banker and Present Convict and Eu-
|ogizeS AaNard's President.

Brunswick. Me, Nov. S.-Charles w.
Morse, recently convicted of misappli-
cation of funds and sentenced to serve
Is years in prison, and Charles w.
Eliot, who recently resigned as presi-
dent of Harvard College, were con-
trastod in their lives and examples by
President William Dewitt Hyde in Il
talk to the students of BoWdin Col
lege at the afternoon chapel service tC-
day. President Hyde said in part:
"Ecsldc the election the week has
brought two events of notable signfi-
cancc, the conviction of Charles w.
Morse and the resignation OF Charles
w. eliot. You could rot get a greater
contrast than the lives of these two
men, one built or the sands of selfish
ness, the other built on the rock Of
faithful service
"Fi1tecn years in prison is the logical
and it concluson of a career CT gettign
as much as possible regardless of how
gratitude and admiration of the Amer
lean people is the appropriate reward
of 40 vars of brave, patient, arduous,
devoted work. The world is the porer
anl business is the more precarious for
the schemes Of man like Morse.
"In elementary, secondary, collegiate.
graduate, legal. medical theological
and practical education, in industry,
business, government and morality we
arc all richer, safer. happier and nobler
for the work Of President Eliot.
When he came to Harvard in 1865
it was little more than a country
school. Even in the cources in science
the aork was laid down to learn so
many pages OF some text book. We all
know what Harvard College has be-
come under his influence and how his
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09

influence has spread. AS the result of
the labors of President Eliot hun
dreds have had a better education.
His work has not been entirely con
fined to Harvard. He has liberated
elementary schools from the old sys-
tom of learning pages of useless dates
and facts. He has studied relations
between capital and labor and become
q champion of right He studied NUM-
cipal government, he has had pow
erflll influence in morals everywhere.
he has made himself felt as a power
for good He lays down the duties Of
the office with the gratitude of the
whole American people"
President Hyde also told of Presi-
dent Eliot's work in upbuilding the
courses of the medical, law and theo-
logical schools. the improvements made
there and in closing went back to his
comparison of Morse and Eliot in these
words:
SELF forgetful devotion and unscru-
puloua scltishness are the inner atti-
tudes whose outward marks are fame
and intamV"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
Conditions and General Frecast.

Conditions and General Freeast.
Washington, Nov S.-For Monday
and Tuesday: Barometeric pressure
continues low from the Mississippi val
ley to the Atlantic coast and is lowest
in the Lake Superior region. The
barometer is rising rapidly in the
Northwest. Temperature continues
above the seasonal average over the
eastern half of the country and has
fallen decidedly over the Northwestern
states. Showers occurred Sunday in
areas from the upper Missouri valley
over the Lake region, New York and
New England. Elsewhere the weather
was fair A disturbance that has ap-
peared during the last "a hours over
the southern Rocky Mountain region
will move north of east during the
next two days attended by unsettled
wetaher and rain in the middle Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys and southern
Lake region. The temperature will
fall Monday in the middle plain states
and in the lower and upper Mississippi
valleys and the upper Lake region. In
the middle northern and southern
states the weather will continue fair.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coast will be fresh
southwest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
New England Coal Carry
ing Bids Tampered With.
Assistant Secretary NeWbert
Finds Complaint Was Just
And Promises to Prevent Unfair
Practice In tho T future.

Washington, Nov. Sc. c. Plum
mer of Bath. Me, attorney for the New
England Carriers Association, had a
long conference Saturday with Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Newberry
about alleged irregularities occurring
in the navy department in connection
with bids for carrying coal to Guam
tanamo, Cuba, and navy yards and
coaling stations in a number of ports.
Some time ago Mr. Plumner filed
charges with the department to the
effect that bids for carrying coal sub
mitted by New England shipping firms
We're tampered with and their compete
tors were informed of the bids. with
the result that shipping firms, both in
the United States and abroad. were
able to underbid them.
After hearing Mr.. Plummer's coin-
plant, Assistant Sec Newberry made
inquiries and discovered that certain
irregularities had occurred. Mr.. New
berry declared that he had heard moth
ing about the matter before.
The department admitted that bids
for coal carrying submitted by New
England shipping interests had been
opened sometimes in the past i'll adj
vance OF the receipt OF other bids ana
their contents communicated to pros
pective bidders, with the result that
the latter submitted proposals slightly
lower in price.
Department officials who knew of
these occurrences attempted to justify
themselves by saying that the govern
ment had been able to save money on
carrying coal.
Mr.. Plummer insisted that a laud-
able desire to economize in department
expenditures was no excuse for such
Irregularities and Asst. Sec. Newberry
agreed with him.
Mr.. Newberry promised that in fu-
ture the competitors of the New Eng
land Carriers Association would not be
given an undue advantage over the
New England people, and In considera-
ton of that assurance Mr.. Plummer
consented not to press the matter any
further.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
CAPTURED AFTER CHASE.
Donate Croce Runs Amuek With Re-
volver at Brunswiek.

Brunswick. Me-. Nov. S.-(SpeciaD.
While Pietro and Patse Moreli were
engaged in conversation in front of
the Electric car waiting room this af-
ternoon Donate Croce, who is said to
have been in a quarrelsome frame of
mind is alleged to have tried to start
an argument with the two men, who
were waiting to go to Portland. Pietro
Morell. to whom Croce addressed him.
self, pushed the fellow away, where
upon Croce drew a .32-calibre revolver
and blazed away.
Chief of Police Colby was across the
street and heard the shots. He started
for the scene. whereupon Croce fled.
with the Morells in hot pursuit. The
three men fought lively battle with
stones in front Of the residence of
Judge +. E. Roberts. where the Morells
were captured by Chief Colby and sent
back to the police station to be held as
witnesses against Croce. who was a
little later captured by Alton Ames,
assisted by James Leonard and john
Lawry, after an exciting cross country
run of two miles and who will be given
a hearing Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
Given Bunch Of Army Of
ficers by the President.
They Find Out What He Might
Do in Actual Warfare.
A Wild Ride, With President Fresh.
est Man At the End.

Washington. Nov. SIP hill ana
Gown dale, fordng streams and scal,inr
| creeks, President Roosevelt Saturd".
afternoon led 5S army officers on a. :
most strenuous march of their carccrs
| through Rock Creek park. Secret.ty Y
Garfield and Assistant Secretary If
| State Bacon went along to see the T. n
| but 1t was no fun for the tr,tly
scouts whom the President invited to
| take q little stroll"
General Bell chief of staff Of he
| army, a graduate of Muldoon's De,
Sarte emporium, Friday addresscH the
| officers at the War College on ths ad-
| vantages of muscular develortt ent.
President Roosevelt was there ant ask
ed the assembled officers to "a. q
stroll with him upon the morrot,"
Now, an invitation from the ( ,hite
House is a command to an arm, Off
Ger. SO promptly at Saturday, after
noon, when the President reached
Boulder bridge, in the widest i'art Of
the park. attired in a suit If old
clothes. and accompanied by tw, mcm-
| bers of the "tennis cabinet" he found
the IS varieties awaiting him.
by George. l haven't led SO many
men since 1 was in Cuba" exclaimed
| the President. "Ths is bully
He took the lead and swung down
the park road at a lively clip. The
officers trotted after. The President
was in an animated conversation with
Gen. Bell, when he paused suddenly
and cried:
"Here is a promising place"
The promising place was a steep hill
covered with a tangle Of briers and I'm
dergrowth Up he went, helter skelte,
and the .tenris cabinet" and the SO sol
diers went along behind. shedding parts
of their clothes on the brambles as they
panted along They reached the top out
of breath.
.'Bv George exclaimed the President
"there is nothing here" and down he
went again, like the King of France.
Then the President plunged into the
| thick woods and took a narrow path,
turned sharply and brought the cavalcadt
| to the foot of n rocky cliff.
Zip we go, boys said the President
| and up he did go, hand over hand. and
| up went the officers and the chief of staff
and Secretary Garfield. ard the dgnihed
Bacon. too. With much painting the Of
| fecers managed to keep reasonably close
| to their strenuous chief. At the top the
President said:
| "lsully climb. Bell: now we will &c
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Virgil r. Connor and Arthur H. Tot
man of Fairfield, giving their aggre-
gate liabilities as nearly 100000, filed
petitions in bankruptcy in the United
States district court in Portland Sat-
urday. Mr. Connor is a well-known
lumberman, operating under the firm
name of w. r. Connor & Co.. and also
is manager. of the Summit Spring
Water Company. He is one of the six
Maine Republican electors of President
and Vice President elected Tuesday.
Mr.. Totman conducts hardware busi-
ness. Mr.. Connors liabilities We're
given as s45.9S7. of which $40,SO9 is
unsecured, and his assets are $16,391.
Mr. Totman's liabilities were given as
$4,000, of which $43,515 is unsecured,
and his assets are $26,099.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


Joseph Barstow Of Bath was Saturday
taken to the insane hospital at Augusta
under the custody of his brother and
Chairman Albert l.. Strout OF the over
seers of the poor. Mr. Barstow was or
dered committed Friday evening by the
board of aldermen in special session. this
action having been taken at Mr. Bar
slows own request. Two physicians tes-
titled that Mr. Barstow was committed
to the state institution about IL years ago
for a similar attack and after treatment
of few months was discharged. Late
ly he has been manifesting signs Of mel
ancnolia and reported feeling coming
over him similar to that during his first
commitment and It was his wish that ne
might be taken to Augusta. Under these
circumstances the aldermen readily as
sented to the proposition. 1t is the first
case in this city where q patient has
manifested desire to be declared insane
and committed. Mr.. Barstow was pres.
ent at the hearing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09

New York, Nov. S.-Thornton Jcn-
kins Hains in his cell in the Queens
county Jail Saturday made a statement
in which he gave additional details OF
the murder of William f. Annis, by his
brother. Capt. Peter c. Hams, Jr., at
Bayside.
Thornton Hams was present at the
time of the shooting and is charged
with having assisted his brother by
holding off at the point OF a revolver
members of the Bayside Yacht Club
who had attempted to go to the as
sistance of Annis. Both brothers are
under indictment for murder in the
first degree.
While Thornton Hains, unshaven,
collarless and with a strand Of rope
about his waist doing duty for belt,
was relating his story, the captain,
gaunt and unkempt, was less than 1C
feet away, his monkish bathrobe trail
ing the floor, his eyes staring fiNedly
at the white walls of his prison. He
took no part in the conversation.
There have been so many untruths
circulated concerning Peter and my
SELF said Thornton Hams, that l
must ask The Associated Press to see
up right in the eyes of the world. l am
not desperate and neither is Peter.
"On the day of the shooting
imagined Annis to be in Mount Yer
non. Neither Peter nor / had any idea
that we would run across him at Bay
side Ever since the terrible night when
my brothers wife admitted her wrong
doing with Annis I had been Peter S
constant companion. General Hains
feared that Peter would kill himself
and SO he gave him over into my keep
ing took him with me to live and in
urder to take his mind OFF his troubles,
] took hin out with me whole days at
a time. cruising in a little motor boat I
had
Thornton Hains had told of his plan to
buy a site along the water somewhere
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
THE WEATHER,
FAIR.

Washington, Nov. S-Forecast for
New England: Fair Monday and
Tuesday; fresh southwest winds
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
Cannot Forget His First
Love- Philippines.
Hopes TO Be Able As Presi-
dent to Hell , Islands.
Judge Taft and Wife Now Guests
At Hot Springs, Virginia.

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. S.-President-
elect Taft will not be able to enjoy his
anticipated vacation undisturbed. He
was reminded Saturday that almost a
year ago he promised to speak before
the Prison Martyrs Monument Associa-
ton in brooklyn. The date of the
speech is next Saturday. Mr.. Taft will
leave Hot Springs Friday night next
and will return to his cottage here inn
n.ediately after he has fulfilled his
promise.
Mr. Taft said Saturday that one OF
his chief pleasures in becoming Pres
ident was the opportunity afforded him
to aid the Philippines. II can't forget
my first love-" he said.
Cameron Forbes, vice governor OF
Manila. will arrive here within few
days en- route home. ]. Franklin Muir
ply Of New Jersey, Everett Colby OF
the same state, Winston Churchill. the
novelist, of New Hampshire, and Eber
S. Draper, governor elect of Massachu
setts, are here, but all insist that theil
purpose is not political Mr.. Taft is ii
great need of a rest, though in goot
shape physically, and he hopes that h,
will be allowed to take the rest later
on. undisturbed
Judge Taft and Mrs. Taft arrived here
at 1880 A. M. Saturday. Mr.. Taft took :
hurried luncheon and then was off to the
golf links, where he played IS holes. II
was his first game since he left here late
in August. Mr.. Taft is feeling almost as
fit as a fiddle after his long strain, but
he is going to harden up a little on the
links.
Several hundred guests from the Home
stead hotel met the President-elect anC
Mrs. Taft at the station and cheered. A
good many of them Mr. Taft had me
during his stay here in the summer. ant
for all Of these he had a hearty hand
shake. He told them that he had beer
having pretty strenuous. time since M
left, but that he was prepared now t.
rest and be quiet.
Mr. and Mrs. Taft were driven at once
to the Ruth Harrison cottage, where they
will live during their stay here. 1t il
back on the mountainsidc in the woods.
Mr.. Taft will have absolute quiet there
and will be able if he desires to isolat
himself com pletely from the social life o
the place. The cottage is a pretty littl'
two-story affair Of wood. with big yer
anda running almost entirely around it
From the veranda Mr.. Taft can lool
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
Trade Improves Wonder
fully Since Election.
Stock Markets Response to
Situation Cause Of Surprise.
Spectators Take Big Profits and
Then Another Plunge.

New York, Nov S.-The release of
much industrial energy. held in re-
serve pending the national election
was counted upon with the passing of
that event. The record of the past week
in that respect was in agreement with
the confident expectation universally
held in financial circles. In the re-
spOnse of the stock market to the sit
uation, however, there was q genuine
surprise. AS the speculative medium of
events to come rather than those al
ready accomplished, the action of the
stock market indicates that the extern
sive advance in prices which had oc-
CURED over the level of last years
depression while fully commensurate
with the Improvement then in sight in
the country's affairs, did not begin to
measure the hopes of the ultimate i'm
provnlnent to occur The outbreak. of a
Juror of speculation last week is the
most remarkable in view of the accu-
rate predictions of the result of the
election, so far as the great parties are
concerned which were current and
which were accepted in Wall Street be-
fore the decision at the polls. 1t was
the common expectation of the profess
sionaJ speculative element based on
these conditions and on the fact that
prices were brought on the eve of the
election to the highest level of the
year. that abundant supplies of stocks
would be offered to meet every possi-
bic demand which would be attracted
from the less practices speculative
public and from investment sources.
There were few observers in Wall
Street, who had not given the advice
that the first after-election result in
prices would be followed almost GER
tainly by a sharp reaction.
The preliminary speculation had been
so heavy and so long continued that
the effort on it's part to realize profits
was expected to carry prices back
wards before the rush to turn paper
profits into cash. The thrush of new
demand for stocks, on the contrary
has been sufficient to sweep up all SELL
ing to realize, with q sustained upward
movement of prices which has brought
hack the speculative professionals
themselves into the market after
temporary retirement in the movement
to take their large profits.
The news of the week contained
plentiful evidence of the quick move
ment that has occurred towards re-
yiyal of industrial and commercial ac-
tiyity, following the election. The re-
jContinucfl on Page Ten)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
Boston Forecast.

Boston Forecast.
Boston, Nov. S.-Frecast for Boston
and vicinity: Monday fair and warm
er; light westerly winds Tuesday fair
and colder in afternoon and night,
fresh northwest winds
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-09
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-04

rouse the lower-class Russian to be- lieve the most absurd and ridiculous things about the authorities. Super stition and Ignorance create ground less suspicious. and often cases of cholera have been hidden, on account of the belief of the people that the physicians were trying to kill rather than cure. The people. too, are epo. tional without any particular depth of the family who had perhaps been ill., treated in life leads to hysterical scenes. The bodies of the cholera vic- tins were buried at night, and at one time there were over a hundred dead waiting for burial, on account of the lack of grave diggers Kissing each other on. tram cars or in the street Is forbidden except at Easter, so this method of spreading disease has been avoided. The fines for violating this law are from to 10 roubles 0S.5O to s5l
 There Is a legend in Russia that the devil told Peter the Great to select the present site of St. Petersburg. The city is built on a marsh and has a most abominable climate. especially in summer and autumn sultry, rainy, chilly and hot are its moods. which change from one to another in a few minutes. Occasionally there Is glimpse of the sun, followed by fog gy mist. the most disagreeable of all. Those conditions contribute 10 the has played havoc with the Russians. The Neva river Is sluggish and dirty, and the drinking water of St: Peters burg Is said to be bad--in fact, the water all over Russia was considered unsafe during the present epidemic.