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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
FOUR DAYS IN THE ICE.
Monaghan Reaches Haifax-Story Of
the Thrilling Experience.

Halifax, N. S., May 23.-FOur days in
the ice, during which time she was in i'm
mediate peril Of being crushed and sunk.
the Allan Line steamer Monaghan. Capt.
Hall. from Liverpool. arrived today after
an experience that would be hard to du-
plicate, as experience that was full Of UNI
certainties and at times made the stout
est hearts grow faint.
The steamers fore peak is full of wa
ter and one of the blades of her propeller
smashed. For days the steamer was
walled in by the gigantic foe, with big
bergs wedged firmly against her sides and
towering high ABOVE her decks. The big
liner plainly shows her encounter with
the ice, the paint being all worn off her
bows and her sides badly scratched. That
she came through safely is almost mira
Gle as at times she was in great danger,
especially when shift of wind occurred
and the ice pack wedged her in so SOL
idly that she was perfectly helpless. The
ship received no visible damage. but new
ertheless it was a situation .raught with
so many possibilities of peril over which
Providence mainly held control, assisted
by good seamanship and good Judgment.
There was an element of lucn about. the
whole thing
The passengers at times were great
ly alarmed, and on one occasion they
were prepared 20 leave the ship and
take to the boats but the officers as
Sured them that there was no immedi-
ate danger. 1t was a welcome moment
for them when the ship tied up at her
dock here today and an experience that
none of them again wish to have re-
peated.
Photographs taken from the deck of
the steamer show the vast ice field
formed in front of the port of st. Johns.
One OF the snapshots shows w. c. Job
L ST. Johns, n. r., merchant. crossing
he ice on his way to the steamer. He
went on the steamer Prospero to the
entrance of ST. Johns harbor, and then
with several others took to the ice,
being the first persons from the shore
to reach the Monaghan. on which was
his wife and child. The conditions,
however, became so bad that Mr. Job
was obliged to remain on board and he
came on to Halifax.
After being held fast for three days.
Capt. Hall decided to make a deter
mined attempt to force his way clear.
The engines were sent fun speed ahead,
ana then began a battle between thu
steamer and the ice. When the steam
ar crashed against the mass it was like
great cannonading and tons Of cn
crumbled. but after an hours buttiug
at the ice no progress was made and
the steamer was forced to abandon tn,
attempt and the ice again held her on
all sides. Fully 200 bergs were in sight
at the time. capt. Hall counting 1876
from the starboard side of his vessel.
The passengers say that they never
witnessed such spectacle in their
llVeS. II at times being a terrifying one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
BURGLAR KILLED.
Continued from Page One.)

Deputy Sheriff John Nash arrived on the
next car and took charge of the body.
They made an examination of the
clothes of the young man before remov-
ing the body, and the money and gold
watch which it was known that the
young man had the night he disappeared
were both found. There was $3.50 of the
$51 which Turner had the SAG being in s.,
s. and 81 bills, and the 40 cents in a quar-
ter. dime and a nickel.
The watch was a gold hunting case and
was recognized by George II. Leonard,
stepfather of the young man. as the one
that he had given him about 10 years ago.
The watch had stopped at 7.06
The finding of the valuables dispels the
theory that the supposed crime was COM
mitted for robbery, and the officers have
new to deal with what seems to have
been a street quarrel which resulted IA
tally for Turner
A hearing will probably be held in Ben
ninGton early this week. at which Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Harris. Frank Moon
and James Pratt. sthe persons taken into
custody the day after the quarrel. will he
srraigned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
SANFORD COMING HOME.
The Shiloh Leader Now on Way Back
From the Holy Land.

Portland, Me, May 23.-The Rev.
Frank w. Sanford, the Shiloh Holy
Ghost and U.s. leader, is on his way to
Shiloh from Jerusalem, where he has
been for two years. Word that their
leader is on his way home after a long
absence in the Holy Land was received
here by some of his followers Saturday.
one of the ships belonging to the
Shiloh fleet, the barkentine Kingdom,
which has been lying at anchor in the
lower harbor for over year is prepar-
ing for voyage. but her officers will
not say where she is going or when the
voyage will begin.
1t is said that Sanford is to take
colony of his followers back with him to
the Holy land, to found a religious colony
there During their leaders absence in
Europe the Shlohites nave not increased
in numbers. and at times they have been
almost suffering for food and necessities
of life 1t is said that great change in
the policy and condition of the religious
community at Shiloh will occur when
Sanford arrives home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
Have Port of ST. Johns in
A State Of Seige.
Almost Impossible 10 Enter Or
Leave The harbor.
Mongolian Reaches haIifax..-Thrill.
Ing Story Of Fight With lce.

st. Johns. N. f., May 23.-With but
little slackening, the Labrador current
continues to carry with it on it's course
past the eastern New Foundland ports
q steady procession of ice fields OF al
most intermnable length Occasional
ly there is rift in the procession and
all such opportunities are eagerly
seized by the steamers, either on the
ocean side, awaiting entrance to the
harbor, or penned in the harbors anx-
ious to begin their voyages.
Three steamers successfully ran the
blockade today while another had to
return, after finding it impossible to
penetrate the formations farther north.
The steamer Rosalind, four days late
in starting, managed to slip through
one of the narrow openings and left
for New York. The more hazardous en-
trance to the harbor was successfully
accomplished by the steamers Briar-
denc from Cadiz and Ryhope from
Montreal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Warren Morrill,. the oldest son Of w.
S. Morrill, of Brunswick. fell off jig
ger on which he was having a ride
Saturday and broke both bones of his
left arm.
Joseph Burns, aged q years, was
probably fatally injured Saturday night
at Portland by being struck by the
Portland express, known officially as
No. IS, which is due to leave Boston
at 4.30 o'clock and arrive in Portland
1T $50 o'clock but which was running
% minutes late on account of the acct
dent.
Henry Free, alias Horace Free. better
known as Happy" Free, was found gull
~ of keeping Intoxicating liquors for
sale and was fined 800 and costs Satur-
day at Lisbon Falls. In default of pay
n:ent 60 days in Jail. He appealed TO the
September term Of the supreme court. Mr..
and Mrs Sumner Magner gave bond in
the sum of $500
In the Cumberland superior court up
to Saturday afternoon there had been
collected in fines from liquor cases the
sum of $745G and this added to the
sum of $21, 900 collected in January
makes over $4,000 collected in five
months in the upper court In addition
to this several fines have been impos-
ID and paid in the Portland, Brunswick
ard WestbrOok courts.
the names of six Bowdoin College
seniors who will speak at the Congre-
gational church on Commencement day
We're announced Saturday by the COM
mittee of Judges. The list includes
Harrison Atwood of Auburn, Harold
Hitz Burton of West Newton, Mass.
Max Pearson Gushing of Bangor, Dud-
ley Hovey of Waldoboro. Jasper Jacob
Stah of Waldoboro and Fred Weston
Stanley of Lisbon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
Mrs. c. W.Morse Stands
Up for Her Husband.
Declares That Persons High In
Power Vowed TO Ruin Him.
She Has Sold Everything TO Satisfy
Claims, Some Unjust.

New York, May 23.-Mrs. Clemen-
tine Morse, wife of Charles w. Morse,
the former banker asserted in an inter-
view Saturday that long ago persons
high in power vowed they would ruin
her husband. and that they have kept
their vow against justice and truth.
Mrs Morse declared that government
officials had boosted also that they
would cause Morses downfall, but Mrs.
Morse said she did not then believe the
courts could be used as a party to the
plans of her husbands enemies.
How many people know that my
husband paid every dollar to every de-
positor in the Bank of North Ameri-
ca 2" she asked, adding: "Of an indebt-
edness of $7,000,000 more than $5,OO0O00
has been paid. and if Morse had his
liberty he would not owe a penny to-
day. NY husband is more than anx-
ious that all his creditors shall be paid.
1t is incredible to me that the court
can be used to destroy mans prop
erty and his family made to suffer"
Mrs. Morse said she had sold her jew
elry gladly to pay the claims against her
husband. and one claim against her which
was absolute blackmal, but which was
paid to avoid notoriety Practically all of
the furnishings of the handsome home at
72S Fifth avenue. Mrs. Morse said. had
been sold for the benefit Of the creditors.
and the house was about to be sold over
her head.
when l leave / shall have no home;
/ don't know where l shall CO." she
added.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
P|TTSF|ELD.

The cantata 1.-The Rose Maiden" was
presented at the Universalist church
Friday evening under the auspices Of
the Vested Choir and the direction OF
Miss Grace Rogers. The vestry and
parlor of the church We're decorated
with pink roses. Splendid work was
done by the large chorus, assisted BY
Miss Edyth Goodwin of st. Adams. The
Mise Hclga Bostrom, Alga Towle and
Mrs. George f. Pettengill, Messrs. b.
r. Cornell, J. L. Little. Rev. F. s
Walker and Dr. c. S. Coffin of this
town The soloists were Mrs. VIII At
kins of Gardiner queen of the flower
fairies; Mrs. Frank B. Schoonover, the
gardeners daughter: Henry p. Page OF
Waterville. spring, and Ernest j. Hill
of Dexter. the forester. Mis- Ethel Has
keil presided at the piano. The seats in
the vestry We're sold at reserved seat
prices and good sum was realized.
The friends in this town and vicinity
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Matt Gilman will
extend congratulations on the birth
of daughter, Priscilla May, at Their
home in Berkeley, Cal, Thursday,
May 49,
l.. L. Libby was in Waterville Sat
urday, where he acted as proxy TOT
Mrs. Libby and Mrs. f. ]. Ney at
meeting of the stockholders of the wa
terville Trust Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bean left Satur-
day to visit with relatives in Camden
Granville Mansur went to Augusta
Saturday to visit his son, II. r. Man
sur.
Miss Florence Buxton passed Satur-
day with friends in Skowhegan.
j. D. Wentworth who lost his home
by fire Thursday night, has rented Inc
lower tenement of the J. +. Conner
: house on South street.
Meridian Lodge, r. and A. NJ, FRIDAY
eNering conferred the f. A. and +. Y
degrees on two candidates.
M. G. l. defeated the Freedom Acao,
envy baseball team here Saturday
to O.
Miss Mira Jenkins visited in Augusls
Saturday.
Miss Betsey Todd returned to w
Town Sunday, after a visit to MI"
William Lancey.
Miss Annie Riley passed Sunday
ner home in Bangor. !.
Mrs. Eugene Hopkins of Plymoul@
who has been visiting her sister, ME
Il. e. Bagley, has returned home.
Members of the Ladies' Aid S0cev
of the Universalist church have oee'
very busy for the past few Gays ~
Letting old magazines and papers WHICH
will be shipped to pulp mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
EXPANSION IN
NEW ENGLAND STATES
Continued from Page One.)

Especially is this true in Woonsocket,
where the wOrSted manufacturers of
France are establishing mills to supply
the trade in the United States. The
French Worsted Co, which is contrOll-
ed by the TiberghienS of Tourcoiny,
France, is being enlarged to the extent
of about $350,O00 and it is the general
opinion in WoonsOcket that at least two
other French mills will be established
there before the end Of the year.
With the heaviest ice harvest in
years, normal lumber cut of zoo. 600
900 feet and several new mills springing
up the industrial conditions i'm Maine
present q prosperous aspect. The lum
Der mills are just entering upon their
busy season, with the thousands of
logs being driven down the rivers to
their boOms, and the transportation of
ice to the larger cities of the country is
in :rll sway. The paper mills of the
Great Northern Paper Co. are starting
in to chew up and convert into paper
the millions of logs cut by the company
in the Maine forests during the winter,
and which are now coming down to
their booms. The mills at Madison have
DCloI'. tIlVIil ot,"buVu lttl Vi
to be consumed ana those at Millinock-
ct and East Mllinocket have about H.
800, 600.
Plans are being advanced for the es-
Establishment of a new cotton mill at Old
Town. to contain $4,000 spindles and
employ about 600 operatives. and work
has been begun on the construction of
a new cotton mill by the Hill Corpora
ton in Lewiston, which is expected to
be finished by Oct. |. This mill will be
six stories in height and equipped with
10000 spindles. Another new plant to
employ about 5000 persons is under con-
sheraton by the Androscoggin. Bates
and other cotton corporations which re-
Gently acquired control of the Lewiston
Bleachery and Dye Works in Lewis
ton
At Biddeford the Pepperell Manufac-
turing ca. contemplateS the erection of
a new weave shed to accommodate
about $50 broad looms. The York Cot
ton Mills of Saco are also considering
extensions.
In addition to the huge new Amos
keag mill at Manchester, a number of
other mills and factories in New
Hampshire are also making material
increases to their plants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
SAVES WOMAN AND CHILD.
Pennsylvania Man Jumps Before Train
to Aid Trio.

Wilkes-Rarre, Pa, May 23.-At the
risk OF his life William Groak, a clerk
at the Lehigh Valley Railroad station
at Pittston, saved woman and child
from death and almost saved a Sec
onG child who was killed. A woman
and two children were walking along
the tracks when a fast passenger train
curve. Confused, they STEP
ped off the track and then back again
evidently thinking the train was upon
the opposite track.
Groak leaped from the platform of
the freight station, seized the woman
ard one child and pushed them from
TIE rails. The other child was running
down the track. Groak sprang after
her, seized her dress and sprangi as
the locomotive was a few inches from
him. He fell headlong. but the child
was struck by the cylinder of the 10
connective and her neck was broken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
SCHOOL CORNERSTONE LAID.
Work Begun on the First Of virginia's
Agricultural Institutions.

Winchester, Va, May % The Corner
stone Of the Agricultural High School
for the seventh congressional district, at
Middletown, this county, was laid with
impressive ceremonies.
chester Odd Fellows. and there was a
parade of citizens and school children.
Addresses were delivered by State Sena-
tor Robert NJ. Ward. Of Winchester: w.
M. NJ. Hayes. assistant secretary of the
Department of Agriculture, Washington.
D. c.; George w. Koiner. commissioners
of agriculture of Virginia; Maurice M.
Lynch, superintendent of schools of Win
chester; and G. b. Guyer, of Middletown.
The school is one of a chain to be built
in every congressional district in the
state, and will cost $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
ONLY THREE EGGS eRonEN.
Truck Loaded With Cases of Then
Turns Over in Ditch.

Kokomo, Ind. May 23.-In the storm
that swept over this city the other day
a large motor truck, loaded with eggs
in cases, belonging to the Tudor Pack
ing Company. toppled over on it's side
in a ditch. The outfit was lifted back
upon the road with block and tackle,
and the eggs returned to the packing
house for examination. 1t was sup
posed that thousands of them had been
broken, but only three damaged eggs
We're found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
ONE MORE ATTEMPT
Will Be Made Today to Float Stranded
WhaIeback Bay City.

Block Island, r. l., May 23.-Despite
the hammering she received from the
heavy sea yesterday and last night, the
whaleback steamer Bay City was still
lodged on the rocks at Southwest point
today The only apparent damage caus-
ed by the storm was a slight wrench
ing.
Tomorrow the Wreckers will make 4
strong effort to dislodge the steamer,
and il they fail it is expected that she
will be left to break up Nineteen
pumps will be placed on board in a
final effort to float her The revenue
cutter Gresham was still standing by.
The barge Britannia which grounded
while in tow of the Bay City and was
subsequently tloated, will be taken to
Providence tomorrow for repairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
RAILROAD CONDUCTORS
Re- ELECT Grand President A. 3. Carrot
son-The Other Officers.

Boston. May pa. B. Garretson Of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was Saturday re-
elected grand president of the Order
of Railroad Conductors by an over
whelming vote. w. II. Brown of In
dianapoiis, who was a candidate in "p-
position received but 33 votes in the
poll of more than $50.
w. j. Maxwell of Philadelphia, who
has been the grand secretary of the
order since 1891. was reelected by ac-
clamatiOn.
S. n. Berry of Toronto. was elected
fourth vice president
Additional officers will be elected
Monday morning, the convention find
ing it impossible to conclude all its
business Saturday.
1t was decided to have q committee
of five elected for the codification Of
all the laws of the order
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
WORTH ABOUT $4,000, 900.
Recently Gave Each Of His Four Chill
dren an Even $4,0OO,OOO.

New York. May o3-Henry II. Rogers
gave away $l6.000,000 in bonds. securities
anG cash five weeks before his sudden
death at his home here Wednesday morn
inG last This fact was learned from Il
business associate of Mr.. Rogers who
was familiar with his private affairs. The
money was divided equally among his
four children. each receiving $1,000. 900.
The money went to his daughter Anne.
now Mrs. W. f. Benjamin; his daughter
Clara. now Mrs. Urban J. Broughton and
formerly Mrs. Bradford Duff; his daugh-
ter Mae. now Mrs. w. r. Coe. and his
son, Henry II. Rogers. Jr
This sum will not be subjected to the
Inheritance tax of l per cent. for direct
heirs and per cent. for collateral heirs.
Whether Mr.. Rogers had this in mind
when ne gave away these fortunes is
rroblematical. but this has been done
frequently since the inheritance tax law
became operative.
The will of Mr.. Rogers will in all likeli-
hood be filed for probate in New York
county. The total estate comprises $45,-
100000, and the main bulk of it will go to
his second wife and his children. There
are other requests to the town of Fair
haven. which has already received 3d.
100000 from Mr. Rogers. and to collateral
relatives and friends.
1t was said Saturday that Mr. Rogers
was worth fully $60000.0OO several years
ago. In Wall Street it was said he was a
victim of his own business ruthlessness
A lot of the men whom he had swept
aside in his career found chance to get
even and they showed him no mercy
When he needed money to build his Vir-
ginia railroad he had to pay and per
cent for it and in many other ways he
was made TO feel the power of Wall
Street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
RECEIVERS FROM BROKEN BACK.
FaraIyzed by Fall, Painter Will Leave
Hospital, Well Man.

New York. May 23.-Aftcr being
confined in the White Plains Hos
oital since April under treatment for
u broken back, stephen Barno will
leave the institution for his home in
Brooklyn well man. The recovery Of
Earno. who is "a painter, is regarded as
rem, arkable, because for a month after
a twcnty-foot fall from a seaffold he
was paraIyzed from his hips to his
heels.
When first taken to the hospital.
shattered pieces of vertebrae pressed
against his spinal cord. A delicate OPP
eration, performed by Drs. Black, Kel-
rly and Weber, removed the splintered
bone. Rarno is now able to walk al
most as we'll as he did before the ac-
lcidant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
Of Hartidgs's State
Ilent Of Money Spent
To Conci|iate Persons Who
Might Have Hurt Harry 1haw.
Both Mother and Son Are Bitter In
Opinion Of Hartridge.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, May 23.-Harry X.
Thaw and his mother. Mary Copley Thaw.
both issued statements tonight attacking
the affidavit made and statement issued
in New York yesterday by Clifford w.
Hartridge, formerly of counsel for ThaW,
in which the lawyer said that he spent
approximately $4,000 to coneiliate persons
who would otherwise have injured his
client. Mr.. Hartridge is suing for coun-
Sc, fees and issued his statement after
motion had been made by Mrs. Than
calling for bill of particulars in his suit.
Harry Thaw is in the Matteawan asylum
for the criminal insane near here, and
his mother has been almost constantly in
touch with him. Her statement as given
out tonight says in part:
while sorry for the state of mind
that inspired it, l read the eXtraord-
nary affidavit and statement of Mr..
Hartridge with no small satisfaction.
They show the groundlessness of his
claim. ] never asked him to Hush
anything.
cit is news to me that l asked him
to keep my son out of Matteawan. That
question was not raised from the time
l met Mr.. Hartrdge until Mr.. Delmas
was in charge and the trial held over,
at Mr. JerOme's instgatiOn.''
Harry ThaW's statement is similar to
that of his mother but in addition it
bristes with personal attacks upon
Mr. Hartrid9e.
An affidavit was filed in the United
States court Saturday by Clifford w.
Hartridge, who was counsel for Harry
X. Thaw in his trials for the murder
of Stanford White, in opposition to the
motion made on behalf of Thaw's
mother to compel the lawyer to submit
Il bill of particulars in his suit to re-
cover legal and other expenses at the
trials amounting to $7O,736.
Mr.. Hartridge declares that he eX-
pended more than $4,000 in protecting
his clients reputation outside of the
legal expenses incident upon the trials.
These sums, he declared, We're paid
Our at the request of Mrs. ThaW to
protect her sons name from public
scardal. and from the accusation OF
guilt and offences and misconduct in
volving great moral turptude. and in
protecting him from the Vaccinations
and attacks Of numerous people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
No Hope Of Saving Sch.
Jennie French Potter.
Wreckers May Also Lose Part
or All Of Their Apparatus.
One More Attempt Today to Float
The Whaleback Bay City.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, May 23-The
gatherings of the heavy northeast gale
upon the stranded schooner Jennie
French Potter on Half Moon shoal was
believed tonight. to have damaged her
so badly as to preclude further hopes
of salvage 1t was also believed that
the valuable apparatus of the wreckers
would be badly damaged, if not lost
entirely The schooner was valued 1T
$4,000, partly insured. She carried
cargo of 5000 tons of coal. all of which
was lost shortly after she ran aground
on May IS. The wreckers win seek to-
morrow to rescue their paraphernalia
and also to take off all the portable
fittings that have not been washed
away.