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The bee., 1909-12-09

the appellate count. 4 "a court h.II
that express companies are liable Tor
the fuh value OF goods which may b.
destroyed through the negIieenco 81
the company. rather than the arbitra-
ry figure OF $50 placed ON all pack.
ages where the value IL not stated
by the shipper.
The opinion was given In case ap-
pealed from the municipal court.
where Rodman u. Ellison and others
of Philadelphia sued the Adams Ex.
press company for s579.45 as the val.
ne OF two bales of woolens which
we're destroyed By Gre in one Of the
company's cars.
The bee., 1909-12-09
FOUND TIME FOR LITERATURE
English Literary Man Astoniffe6 10 :
Find Accurate Scholarship
Among Americans

An Frglish literary man, who visit
ed this c1untry some years ago to lee
turc. frankly declared that he came nor
eVnecting to find accurate scholar
ship among Americans, especially or
purely literary subjects, adding affa
bly,:
You have been too busy and useful
a nation in practical matters to give
much time to the arts and gracea of
learning"
During the dinner at which be made
this remark he criticised Shakespeare
sharply declaring that his metaphors
often were absurd, "as, for example =
he said. Sleep that knits up the raw
eled sieave OF care How ridicuIou 4
to figure sleep as knitting I'D n torn
sleeve OF a coat""
A young American sitting near Aiars
said modestly: I think the word il
not sleeve. but slave. the thin nun OF
g damaged web. II IL . technical sx-
prssaion among veavers" ~
Tn the United States prubahly -
retorted the critic irritably. sShahs-
fpcale never could have heard it. He
meant slsevAs
Il believe" persisted the American
gently. the word is printed slsavs n
az the old editions. 1t is not nz
American word. but has been used for
centuries by weaSers in Scotland amd
the north Of England"
The visitor froWasd and then with
English franl-ness said, laughing
Thank You. l was mistakes. Per
h@ps am mistaken about othar
tAings and win be corrected before 1
teave yOsr shores"
The bee., 1909-12-09
~oMAN TESTlFlES COAL WAS
BOOSTED TWO HOURS AFTER
FIRE STARTED.
TOLD THERE MAS no DANCER
Hrs. Miller. Who Lost Husband, De-
c'sres Work Continued With
Smoke Pouring from Shaft
Only One sign in Mine.

Cherry, ILL.,, Dec. Testimony
confirming the story that the 500
Cherry miners were left without mott
ilcation of their danger for over, two
hours after the discovery Of the fire
u November IL, was introduced at
the session Of the coroner's inquest
Witnesses testified the mine bosses
continued to hoist coal IRON the mine
for long time after the entire popu-
latIon OF Cherry had been alarmed by
The flames and smoke pouring out Of
the mouth of the air shaft. and that
frantic wives and mothers were told
the men were not being brought to the
the surface because there was no dan.
ger
Smoke Was Pouring from Shaft.
Mrs. Jemima Miller, whose husband
persisted in the mine fire, was one Of
the witnesses who testified coal was
hoisied after smoke began pouring
from the air shaft
4 Went to the shaft at 1:45 O'Clock,
more than two hours after the bale
Of hay was set siire," stated Mrs.
Miller land they we're still hosting
coal Smoke was coming out OF the
air shaft, and asked Mr.. Buck, the
chief clerk. why they did not hoist
the men out OF the mine instead OF
BOOSTING the coal He said he guessed
they would. but he told me to go on
home, for there was nc danger. The
fire, he said, would soon be out. that
u only was some hay thai was aflre."
How much coal did you see hoist
ed the woman was asked.
Hoisted Three Cars.
~ They kept hoiatng coal for some
s1Ine. that noticed" she replied. II
could say they hoisted three ears, and
think more"
George Jones. employed as car
ienter at the mine. testified that in
The whole range OF tunnels there was
only one sign TO point the way to the |
ih shaft, which was meant to be |
E means of escape for the miners In |
he ease OF fire on explosions
The bee., 1909-12-09
EXPECT BATTLE At RAMA
NlcARAoUANs BELIEVE REBELS
WILL WIN.
zelaya's Troops Are Suffering From
Fever and Starvation; k,so Laek
Clothing.

bluehelds, Nicaragua, Dec. G.--Ry
Wireless to Colon.-It lie expected that
battle win be fought between the
zelayists and the revolutioniste at
ftama on Wednesday. II is believed
here that the efeat of the Zelayists
10 certain. All approaches by land
and water are mined. Some Of the
men who have seen the Zelayan army
CONFIRM the report that II is in q critS-
cal condition.
Gen. Chamorro, the rebel leader,
who IL besieging Greytown, will at
tack that port II the revolutionists
win at Rama The troops OF Gen.
Tolsuo. who Is holding Greytown for
Zelaya, are suffering from fever and
starvation. They are sadly Iacking
in clothing. many of them not having
even q shirt
The Joint insurgent forces of Gen
Estrada and Col Onejo number 10000.
men. The strength Of the govern
mont troops OF President Zelaya lie
unknown Estrada Is fortified at RAJ
ma. his iuTenchments being strung
with hundreds Of miles OF barbed
wire.
Victory for the insurgents il pre-.
dicted. II IL materializes the way will
be open for an advance upon liar.
qua in the dry season Of January.
The bee., 1909-12-09
Cat Thrown Into churoh

bawrenoeburg, Ind, Dec. Bier
ingram. aged n, negro. who shot
No killed Mollie Childers. aged 12
olored. was arrested on the charge
disturbing a religious meeting. He
rev cat with tin can tied TO
tail through the window OF the
olored Baptist church during the
ervices and caused a big scare. In.
gram entered'a plea OF guilty before
Justice John Probst and was fined $25
and costs.
The bee., 1909-12-09
Evansville, Ind, Dec. GA storm
passed over this city and southern
Indiana. Several residences and
stores We're badly damaged.
National Civic Congress.

New York. Dec. G.-In response to
cali issued by the governors ui the
American Civic alliance. rcprosenia.
lives az o large number OF civic ami
edRcai ional organizations from oil
parts OF The country met her today
Ia civic congress that is 20 last M
III Saturday night Men prominent In
all walks Of life have come to help
consider and devise a means for CO.
ordinating civic activities throughout
the country. and also 10 plant more
effective methods of studying and
solving municipal problems The
gathering is nou.partisan. and the
opening session was presided over by
Henry Clews. the New York banker
who Is chairman OF the hoard OF gov
errors or the alliance
The bee., 1909-12-09
Arrest Expected in church Fsud

Terre Haute, Ind. Dee. 6-Blood-
hounds followed tracks nom the
United Brethren church at Arabia to
the house OF a man suspected Of
burning the church two days ago.
The tracks were guarded until the
dogs were brought from Indianapolis.
There had been feud in the congre
cation. The building was erected IN
ls49, and, with contents, was valued
at $1,000. u is expected an arrest
will be made today.
The bee., 1909-12-09
Deserted by wife. Sues Postmastsr

Carmi, ILL.,, Dec. Thomas Beck.
ley, postmaster az Maunie. a little vii
lage east of here, has been named
defendant ia $4,000 damage suit filed
In circuit court here by Charles VII
son, barber, who also lives at Mau-
ME. Wilson alleges Deckley alienated
he affections of Mrs. Wilson and
caused her 90 f0rsake him. BecEley
has been postmaster for several
years.
The bee., 1909-12-09
MlIItary ceur. 70 capItaI.

Brownsville, Tex, Dec. 8.-IIavinq
established through IFS sittings here
the fact that bullets. fred during The
shooting up of the city we're from
The harrack. occupied / ~ negro
ON ls' the miiltafy cor .1iry
win It's hearings r.sbipe.
Ton Wednesday. a.. members
are 10" 81, heir way to the capital
The bee., 1909-12-09
May Involve Great Britain.

New Orleans, Dec. Great Britain
nay be drawn into the Nicaraguan az
fair and compelled to take decisive
action, If the claim made by Presl-
dent Zelaya al Managua is corroL-
grated lie asserts the rebels have
2"oted banana plantations and oth~
nches owned by Englishment Of Tx
eastern coast, and the planters have
'-en com0a'lcA 20 osE ail OF the
'ttisl cruiser Sc-!a az Bmehelds.
The bee., 1909-12-09
MAKES TARGET Of NLAYA
oENUNciATloN OF ALLEGED GAR.
eARITIEs AND OPPRESSION
Asks Legislation to Limit Writ by
statute-Favors Ship Subsidy and
Comments on Sugar Frauds.

Washington. Dec. 8.--A denuncia
ton Of the "unspeakable barbarities
and oppression alleged to have been
committed by the zelaya governments
IN Nicaragua" a recommendation fon'
legislation to limit by statute the wYii
Of injunction in labor cases, and a
strong plea for the ship subsidy are
three of the striking points brought
out In the first annual message Of
President Taft submitted to the SIXTY
first congress Tuesday.
Taken as a whole, President Tafts
message reads like an opinion of .
court covering a case in which many
questions are involved. II is in
marked contrast with a Roosevelt,
message in that there is total alb
sence of fire in the presidents review
OF what the various government de.
partments have done and what he rec.
ommends I'm the way of legislation.
The question upon which congress
expected the president to take a bold
stand, such as proposed amendments
to the Sherman antitrust law. the In.
terstate commerce law, and the con.
servatien of natural resources. which
includes improvement of WATERWAYS.
were dismissed in few lines. as the
president promised to discuss these
subjects at length in the near future
There is one subject, hcwever. to
which he commits himself unequiv
oeally and that is the ship subsidy.
He calls attention TO the fact that th
House had passed such a bill. and the
Senate one. He hopes that at the
present session bill Of this charac.
ter will become a law.
While the president does not recon.
mend an increase in the rate of post.
age on second-class mail matter. he
strongly suggests to congress that the |
One-cent-a-pound rate should be in
creased to lessen the deficit in the re
ceipts of the postoffice department
which occur because Of the one.cent-a.
pound rate.
President Tart clearly pays heed to
organized labOr's demands in his rec !
ommendation for legislation to limit
by statute the writ of Injunction. in |
that no injunction or restraining or. !
uef, temporary or permanent, shall be |
Issued without previous notice.
Commenting on the frauds in the I
customs service at New York, he sug. |
gests that an Investigation of these |
frauds by congress would be unwise.
He advocates continuance of the /
policy of paying for the construction !
Of the Panama canal by bond issues
and is opposed to departing from that
course, which was adopted in the
Spooner act Of 1902.
The president devotes large part I
Of bis message to review OF our
foreign relations. which he says are
most harmonious. He takes occasion,
however, to administer q severe re.
Duke to the Zelaya government OF
Nicaragua. which has kept Central
America in constant tension or tur-
noil. He refers to the "unspeakable
and oppression alleged to
nave been committed by the zelaya
government" and informs congress
hat the government Is proceeding to
determine the exact truth in relation
o those reports, consistent with its
lightly, duty to American interests
md it's moral obligations to Central
America.
The bee., 1909-12-09

londiana British East Africa. Dec
1.-rhe Roosevelt hunting party ar
rived hore Via the Uganda ranvay.
Tho party for several weeks has been
in tho Inguashu Plateau district.
@here game was abundant Tho re-
nainder OF the expedition, With the
troghies Of the hunt win arrive later
rhe party Is eDioying the best q
health
The bee., 1909-12-09
Vegetable Suspension Bridge.

A remarkable suspension bridge
spans the River Apurimac in central
Peru. The ropes of this bridge are
composed OF pliabie roots and vines.
while the, flanks are made r
branches. In the humid elimP-,
Peru il would be by no meaA,
raordinary IL this vegetable n
were one day to start growins.-M
World Magazine.
The bee., 1909-12-09

Cincinnati o, Dec IA strike Of
ne telegraph operators on the Big
-FOUR will be called within the next
ioty-eigbt hours. This statement was
made here by an official Of the union
IA discussing the efforts which have
been made by a committee Of seven
representatives OF tho operators to
get q new agreement with the road.
The bee., 1909-12-09

Washington, Dee Gas a proposed
addition to the Plyumas National For-
est California, Secretary Balllnger
has withdrawn from all forms OF dis.
position under the public land laws,
except under The mineral laws, the
vacant inappropriate public lands IN
area approximatipg llS6ll acres
The bee., 1909-12-09
va VesseIs Rushea south.

=
washingtap, Dec t-Tks most ~.
gresslve stag .yet taken by the United
States looking toward the protection
~ American lives aud American in.
ierests in Nicaragua, Vas executed
when the projected cruiser Alban,
and the guDboat Yorktown were order.
sd 20 proceed al full speed from
Aagdaiena bay 10 Corinto ou the
Pacific coast " Nicaragua
The gunbost Vcksburg ALREADY IL
riding the waters In the harbor of
Corinto and the gunboat Princeton Is
al her way from the Bremerlon navy
yard, Washington for the same port
In addition the transport Buffalo
according 60 what is said 10 h. the
Saans Of the officials responsible. will
call from Panama for Corinto. with
lTrobably as many as 100 marines
aboard. soon after the Prairie. 700
marines arrives at Colon.
Can compets With zeiaya Army.
Tho concentration OF the four war.
etaps together with the Buffalo with
n her marines, at CorintO. Is taken 20
@ficate the determination OF the off.
D eiais here TO be able 90 meet any cali
tpon them for the protection OF Ameri.
ga citizens On the Albany are about
no blue jackets and on the Vicksburg
Yorktown and Princeton about $50
emch These. together with the
marines would MAKE an army equal 10
tay organization reported TO be ser
song Hnder Zelaya.
At the same time the UnItsd States
Val have a formidable force within !
striking distance OF the Atlantic cuas,
n case of danger 10 American lives or I
eroperty In hat section OF Nicaragua !
a. Fort Limon. Costa Rica, are an
eAOred the cruisers Des Moines and |
M@coma each with ESQ men abroad and I
No gunboat Marietta with $50 men.
5000 Americans TO Land.
II is believed that within forty eight
hPairs 1900 marines. sailors and
sRidiers will be policing Nicaragua a I'd
isAat 2O0O more viii be there shortly
afterward
" was learned at me navy YARDS
thai the rank OF Lieutenant Colonel
'Aahoney has been advanced 10 that OF
GpAonel and that he viii command the
900 marines who win sail on the
rsairie.
The bee., 1909-12-09
churoh Mnl operate store.

Evansville. Ind Dee. Ga unique
scheme has been resorted to by the
Twelfth AytaEo Baptist church of this
city to pay OF church debt amount
ing to $4,000 rhe congregation has
just opened a grocery store and meat
market near the church. and M.
members of the church and their
friends are expected to patronize tho
new enterprise
The bee., 1909-12-09

PHILADELPHIA Pa Dec 6.--Desyal4
ts of quickly freeing the cruieeH
-rarie from the mud fats ut Pea
Patch laiand. 10 the Delaware rive
where 81. has been stuck since las
flnrsday The marines and stores
inoard the stranded cruiser were re.
uoved 60 the cruiser Dixie. u is
probable that the latter vessel will get
3uder Nay today and continue 10 or
.oe. tho original de5;iHation OF he
.a.sie
The bee., 1909-12-09
CRUISER ALBANY AND eUNeoAT
YORKTOWN RUSHED TO cor.
INTO ON WEST COAST.
BUFFALO SAILING WITH 100
'Prairie Ordered From Philadelphia
With Rear Admiral KInbalI and
700 Menu. 8. Jscscies EqeM
to Zelsya's Army.

Philadelphia. Dec. Flying the
pennant OF Rear-Admiral william
wfrt Klmball, the transport Prairie
with 700. marines on board left the
fhiladeiphis navy yard for the
Panama canal zone and possibly Nj
oaragca.
The Prairie ran aground Oh the
xoft mud ~ the Delaware river, a
few hours altev Weighing anchor "
1he Philadelphia navy yars. bound TOR
ese Caribbean. Tugs we're sent TO her
relief
The bee., 1909-12-09
EXPRESS cos. ARE LIABLE
illinois Appellate Court Holds $50
Limit is illegal and Can Re
cover Full Value.

Chicago, Dec. "A ruling of i'm
Chicago, Dec. S.-A ruling Of Inn
portance to shippers. of goods via ex-
press companies has been made by
The bee., 1909-12-09
STORM HITS TERRE HAUT.
Cyclone Sweeps twenty-five Blocks,
Causing $4,000 0smsse-south-
ern Indiana Hit.

Tere Haute, Ind, Dec. CA cy
clone passed through TWENTY-FIVE
blocks OF this city al non SUNDAY
causing 10000 dailage No one was
injured. but several persons had nor.
ow escapes.
A .newsboy was lifted across the
street and carriage containing three
persons WAS carried with The wind
FOR a block.
The residences of w. r. MeKeen,
DenIas Deniing and n Huffman, thre g
OF the finest residences in the eity.
were badly damaged.
The cloud was seen lifting and dis
appearing at the eastern edge of the
LILY. Il came from the southwest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-19
NOW ON STRIKE.
of Stomachs Refuse to do
Their Work Properly.

All over this broad land millions of
stomach owners are being held in humil-
iating subsection just because they are so
stubborn that they will not accept fair
square and broad minded offer.
Life is short for all of us; it will be
shorter for those who let their stomachs
go from bad to worse.
Bowditch. Webster & Co. have a famous
prescription called M-o-na and they be-
lieve so thoroughly in it's curative power
that they say to every owner of a dis
tressed stomach that they will guaran-
tee Mi-o-na tablets to cure acute or
chronic indigestion and all stomach all
.ments or money back, and the price is
only so cents a box.
And still there are stubborn people right
in Augusta who won't accept this offer
but continue to suffer from gas on stom-
ach. belching of sour food stomach pains.
foul breath, dizziness. biliousness and
headaches just because-iust because
that's all. there is no other reason.
Mi-o-na tablets stop dyspeptic agony
in five minutes: they cure obstinate cases
OF indigestion and turn the old stomach
into a new one in a few weeks-or money
back
Sold and guaranteed in Waterville by
The Dorr Co, and in Gardiner by Jack
son Bros.
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At the Opera House.

Positively one Of the best shows ever
presented since the opening of the
picture shows at the Opera house, was
presented yesterday afternoon and last
evening. The pictures as enumerated
in yesterday mornings Journal are
extremely good and very entertaining.
The vaudeville bill is par excellence.
Georgalas brothers, the trick sharp
shooters, displayed some of the most
daring and seemingly impossible feats
in workmanship ever introduced in
this city and it seems the title of
greatest shot in the world is well be-
slowed. The terpschorean stunts by
Arthur Cody received great applause.
The present set of pictures will termi-
nate today and will be replaced to
morrow by an equally good set.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Albion,-Howard B. Crosby of Albion to
Luther S. and Charles l.. Ferren of Lee
want; land and buildings; 81; Omar G,
to Luther S. and Charles L. Ferren of
Levant. land and buildings ST..
Augusta.-George A. Perley of Augusta
to Jennie NJ. Chapman of Augusta, land
gusta to Everett W. Libby of Augusta.
land and buildings, ST.; Eva W. Royce of
Augusta to Henry c. Royce of Augusta,
land and buildings, 81.
China.-James II. Pearson of China to
the kennebec Water District, land. $l*:
David LeMere of China to the Kennebec
Water District, land. $l*; Watervlle
Realty Co to kennebec Water District,
to Lazere Clemaine of Fayette land. ST..
Gardiner.-Sarah E. Palmer of Gardiner
to Orvlle c. Dickson of Pittston. land
and buildings, 81; Henry A. Gray of Gar
diner to Ida NJ. Dodge of Gardiner, land
and buildings, ST.; Augusta c. Lewis of
Gardiner to Mary E; Carroll of Gardiner,
Litchfield. William E. Cunningham of
Litchfield, Ivan f. Lang of Bowdoinham
and Lelam B. Knapp of Rockland. land
and buildings. ST.; William Springer of
Litchfield to Sarah f. Springer of Itch
field, land and buildings, ST.
Monmouth.-Alfred f. Kerr of Mon
mouth to Calvin V. Ames of Monmouth,
land ana buildings, 81.
Mount Nernon.-Noah A. Clough of Mt
Vernon to Melvina NJ. Brainard of Mt
Vernon land and buildings. $500.
Oakland.-Frank Gilbert of Waterville
to Walter A. Gleason of Oakland, land
$1*
Randolph Moulton. Warren
S. Moulton. Olive Moulton, Joseph Moul-
ton and James Moulton of Randolph and
Catherine /. Curlier of Hallowell to Oliver
Fl. Moulton of Pittston, land. ST..
Rome.-Wlliam Bracket and Cony
Russell of Norridgewock to Lottie B.
Wheeler of Bath land, ST.; Eben Tracy of
Rome to Henry Fletcher of Belgrade,
land. $l10*: Charles H. Whittier of Rome
to Henry Fletcher of Belgrade, land. $780,
Vassalboro.-W Lachance of Vas
salboro to the Kennebec Water District
land, $40; Hannah Priest and Belle Per
kins of Vassalboro to the kennebec
Water District. land. ST..
Nienna.-Sheman Weber of Vienna to
Grace l.. Weber of Vienna, land and
buildings, ST..
Observation-Disclosures r. Drummond of
Waterville to Effie Sawtelle Nose of
Watervlle, land. ST..
INSTRUMENTATION l.. Cappers and An
mabel c. Fl. Capners, both of Republic
Wash, to Edwin B. Cappers and Lucinda
J. Cappers. both of Windsor, land and
buildings. ST..
Winthrop.-George r. Briggs of Win
throp to Kate f. Stanley of Winthrop,
land and buildings ST.; George A. Tink-
ham of Monmouth to Albert c. Frost of
Winthrop, land and buildings, $50.
sand other valuable considerations.
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After two months of remarkable sales
Bowditch, Webster & Co, the enterprls-
ing druggists, say that their plan of SELL
ing at half price the regular 80 cent size
of Dr. Towards specific for the cure OF
constipation and dyspepsia, and guaran-
teeing to refund the money if it does not
cure, has been the greatest success they
have ever known.
They have sold hundreds of bottles of
the specific; and as yet have not had one
returned, although they stand ready at
any time to refund the money should any
customer be dissatisfied.
Anyone suffering from dyspepsia, con-
stipation, liver troubles, headaches, dizzi-
ness, coated tongue. or the general tired
feeling, caused by inactive liver and
bowels or disordered digestion, should
take advantage of Bowditch. Webster q
Co.'S new departure and buy bottle OF
DIR. Howard's specific at half price. with
their personal guarantee to refund the
money, If it does not cure.
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CROSS HILL.

Mrs. Emma Austin Haley and son
Arnold from Reading, Mass. are on the
Hill for a few days.
r. S. Barton of Watervile was on
the Hill Wednesday on business.
Len Chapman. who has been passing
the summer at Smith Robbins, return
ed to his home in Reading, Mass,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Cannon of Augusta is
visiting her sister, Mrs. H. H. Austin.
Mrs. Ziipha Butterfield of East Vas
salboro passed several days with Mrs.
Eta Russell last week
Mrs. w. A. Austin went to MasSa-
chusetts Saturday to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Arthur Rice, in Milford, and
her son. Willis in Hopedale.
Mrs. Orison Warren and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Frank Tobey We're in Augusta
Saturday.
John r. Weber of vassalboro Cor
ner is at j. NJ. Stevens for an indeti-
mite period.