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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
MAIL SPECIAL WRECKED,
Engineer Killed in Train Smashuo
Near CampbelIton, N. g..

Moncton. \. B.. Jan. 31.-At 12.45 today
the English Mail Special. III charge Of
Conductor William Crockett. which left
Moncton about o'clock this morning
with a double-header, was wrecked four
miles east of Campbellton. and Engineer
c. Cool killed.
In the engine cabs were Drivers c. Cool
of Campbellton and A. Fl. Flyers None
ton: Firemen' Thomas Clark and Walter
Carson of MOncton. Driver Cool. who
was in the head engine, was pinned be
meath his engine and killed. while Fryers
was badly scalded about the head. arms
and legs and had one leg injured.
Firemen Carson and Clark We're also
severely scaded about the head. arms
and legs, and Havelock Ineraham of
Newcastle had his feet scalded One OF
the injured men is in a serious condition
The train was made up of five baggage
cars. combined baggage and coonist
diner and sleeper. All Left the rails eX-
cept the diner and sleeper. Tho passen-
gers all escaped injury. The run-ofr is
supposed to have been caused by a
broken rail. Wrecking crews We're rushed
to the scene with hydraulic jacks but it
was o'clock tonight before the body of
Driver Cool was taken from beneath the
wrecked engine. Both engines topplcd
over on their sides and We're badly
wrecked. The first three baggage cars
are on their sides and the other two bag
gage cars are off the tracks and badly
canted. The combined baggage and col
onist car is also off the track but close
to the rails. The track is badly damaged
for 800 yards.
The injured We're taken to Campbell
ton for treatment ana the body Of Driv-
er Cool was taken his his home there. A
widow and family survive.
The mails We're transferred to other
baggage cars and forwarded as soon as
possible
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR
NATIONAL TR0TTING HANDICAP.

Columbus, o.. Jan. 3l.--PianS for the
National trotting handicap. Waited al
So, 800, were announced Saturday by
Secretary Sheppard of the Columbus
Driving Park Co., over whose track it
is proposed to race the event next Sep
TENDER.
Candidates are to be graded accord
ing to the records of April 20, When
the first payment on an entrance fee
of $500 will be due.
There will be seven of these divi-
sions' and each will trot a trial heat
at a mile and a quarter. The first,
second and third horses in each sec
ton will qualify for the main race,
to- be decided two days after the final
preliminary. Trotters with q record
of 2.04 or better are the only ones
barred For each of the trials d purse
Of $500 will be offered. The first horse
will get $3.50, the second $3.50 and the
third $500.
BY this elimination process q horses
will qualify for the principal race. They
will be handicapped according to their
trial performances and the sioWest
class will be started a mile and a
quarter from the finish mark. The 2o5
class, the fastest one, will lie set 800
feet in the rear of the scratch horse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Captain Harding Tucker. who COM
manded the Payson Tucker and other
old-time square rugged vessels, and who
was one of the best-known mariners sail
ing from Portland, died Saturday of acute
Indigestion at the age of 7S years. He
had no immediate family.
Col. w. c. Eaton the county attorney
for Cumberland, said Saturday afternoon
that the fines and costs paid in and to
be collected during the present term of
the superior court will amount to at
least $4,000. Up to the adjournment of
the court Saturday s11.700 had been col
lected. Nearly the entire amount came
from persons indicted for violation of the
liquor law.
The buildings of John Libby at West
Newfield were burned early Saturday
The family were forced to flee from the
burning house scantily clothed. But lit.
tie of the contents were saved. The fire
caught around the chimney. The loss is
$500, with small insurance. The build.
ngs of Mrs. Mar tina Kingsley close by
caught fire and were also burned. Some
of the contents were saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
Pulliam Thinks
Hermann Great
Baseball Man.

New York. jan 31.-ln Harry Pull
Janis opinion, Garry Hermann. rresi-
dent of the Cincinnati Club and mem
Der OF the National Commission, is the
biggest man now in baseball. The Ma
tlonal League president can WELD the
hammer on necessary occasions, but his
knocking average is low compared 10
his credit for boosting when he. finds
an Individual worthy of being praised.
Pulliam gives Hermann credit cor
placing baseball on its present hlsn'
busineSslilie and prosperous OASIS
Moreover Harry c. attributes to Car
~ the settlement of the war between
he National and the American Leagues.
.But for the Cincinnatian, said Harry
Yesterday, the two leagues would still
be at each others threats. Let me
qualify this statement. | think Dat
for Hermann, there would now be OH
ly one major league. Either the Amer
lean or the National League surely
would have gone to the wall Iii the
face of the continued warfare. | viii
Tot say which league would have had
to take the count, for such expression
is unnecessary.
the troubled waters of the baseball sea
when he entered on the scene, but he
has since brought baseball up to such
high plane that nowadays major
league franchises are almost worth a
kings ransom. No other man couio
have done for baseball what Garry has
accomplished, and | think him one OF
the most remarkable men of the age
He's liberal minded, square and honest
and 50 anxious to advance the IN
rerests of the game that he never lets
the question OF q few thousand dollars
to be pal out of his own pocket StanC
in the way of the settlement of amy dis
pute At the time the major leagues
buried their differences IN Cincinnati IL
1903 Hermann, not wishing to StanC
III the way of settlement. surrendered
what Is out of 16 men would nave con-
sidcred q righteous claim to the ser
vices of Sam Crawford, then one of The
stars OF the Reds, and since one Of De
troit'S valuable players.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
NO PLACE FOR REFUGEES.
Cannot Be Allowed to Return to Mes
sina for Lack of Houses,

Messina, Jan. 3l.-General Mazza has is
sued an official statement in which he
says:
1T is absolutely impossible to grant
permission to the refugees to return to
their homes for the purpose of excavat-
ing their houses, as it would be impos-
sible to lodge them. AS it is now the
huts which have been built and are still
being built are not sumcient to shelter
those who have remained here. Indeed
500 refugees on board steamer in the
harbor have not been allowed to land for
the same reason. The construction of
buildings to house 40.0vy persons will be
carried out as rapidly as possible, just
as soon as several technical problems
have been solved
Prof. Raffaele Villari, the noted poet
and Garibaldian soldier, who was taken
from the ruins by Russian soldiers dan
gerously wounded shortly after the
earthquake, died today aboard the cruis-
er Admiral Makaroff. He was born at
Messina in 1881.
The continuation of the shocks keeps
the people in state of alarm, for there
is still much danger from the broken
walls of the buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
Racing Mognls
Not to Desert
American Turf.

New York, Jan. 31.-There Is no IN
tention on the part of the racing mo-
guis to desert the American turf 1of
the rich stake events of England and
Europe On the contrary, there IS
disposition on the part of the chle1
patrons Of the sport to support II, no
matter how much it may cost.
James r. keene, the Dean of the
American Turf has no thought OF
retiring from participating in local
"a cing AS an evidence of his loyal sup
pert he has in training at the Sleeps
head Bay track Il of the finest thor
ouyhbreds that We're ever foaled IN
this country. These horses are des-
tined to carry the famous white. with
blue spot" racing colors of the Wall
street magnate this summer.
The shipment to England of many
race horses last fall gave color to many
reports that the main props OF racing
ir this country-James r. Keene,
August Belmont and Harry Payne
Whitney-had deserted the local rae
irg field. Such is not the case. There
Will be racing on the Long Island ana
Saratoga tracks this summer, and IL
will be distinctly high class
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
''Wm. Kent" Ends Life by
Shooting at woonsocket.
Girl Of Theatrical Company Re.
pulses His Attentions.
Thought to Have Been Thos. S.
Lewis, Fugitive from Justice.

Woonsocket, r. l., Jan. 31.-LeaVlns
note saving that he was tired of life
because a young woman to whom he
had paid attention did not love MN
any more. It Boston man who had reg
iStercd at Il hOtei early last week as
Frank Jones anG at another hotel a
few days ago as William Kent, COM
mitted suicide late Saturday afternoon.
Policeman Joseph Jalbert was passing
the hotel when he heard a pistol shot
and saw smoke issuing from windo"
in the second story. He ran into the
house and, accompanied by employees
of the Motel, burst in the door of the
room and found a man lying naked on
the floor, with a bullet wound in his
right temple A revolver and large
jacllknife lay nearby on the floor Inc
man was still living but was uncon-
scious and death occurred within is
minutes.
A note addressed to Miss Flossie
Gibbs who is 4 member of a cCln-
pany which has been playing this week
at the WoonsOcket Family theatre,
was found on the bureau. 1t said:
"Goodby, you do not love me any
more. ! am tired of life. l am no good
to myself or anyone else. Don't tell
mother. Tell her you don't know
KENT"
Miss Gibbs told the medical exam
iner that she did not know the mans
real name and that she had given him
the nickname kent She said, how
ever that she believed his home was
1t the corner of Pearl and Windsor
streets in Cambridge. and that he was
Known at the ST. James Hotel in Bos-
-on. According to Miss Gibbs, her ac-
luaintance with the man had been
3rief She said that she met him about
l week ago at a theater in Boston and
-hey had supper together. When her
company came TO Woonsocket the man
followed. The girl says that he asked
Ger to marry him but that she re-
fused and that later he threatened TO
kill her. The man told her that his
wife died about two years ago and that
at one time a guardian had been APP
pointed for him.
All the Identification marks had beel,
temoved from the clothing found in tho
mans room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
RESUME THEIR VOYAGE.
Capt. SeaIby, Crew and Many Of Re
public's Passengers Again Sail.

New York, Jan. 31-When the White
Star Liner Baltic left her pier. Satuf-
dav afternoon for England, she carried
with her Captain Sealby and Wireless
ODeratOr BinnS of the steamship Re
public, heroes of the disaster on the
Nantucket shoals week ago yester-
day On her also was the entire engl-
neering force of the Republic anu
about 25O members of the Republic s
crew.
Only four Of the cabin passengers OF
the Republic sailed on the Baltic to
renew their interrupted trip. One other
such passenger said on the steamship
New York, which also took five oil the
Republics steerage passengers.
Boston, Jan. 31.-Bearing number
OF the passengers and crew of the un-
fortunate steamer Republic, which
went down off Nantucket Shoals last
Sunday after being rammed by the
steamer Florida, the White Star Liner
Romantic sailed from her docks at
Charlestown early Saturday bound for
the Azores and Mediterranean ports.
Ten of those to resume their inter-
rupted voyage were saloon passengers
and 40 of the steerage class, while A
members of the Republics crew VINO
were not found positions on the other
boats Of the company returned to their
homes in Italy and the Azores.
Among the saloon passengers We're
five women who had suffered the Or
deal Of being transferred twice in life
boats after their ship had received her
deaJnbloW.
The Romantic also carried Is mai
bags for Ponta del Gada, in the Azores
which are said to have been the only
articles besides q few personal effects
that We're rescued from the sinking
Eepublic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
AGED Man Watches Two
Days With Dead Brother
Then Craw|s on Hands and
Knees Through the Snow
To Nelghbors...nad Stripped H.
terror Of Home for Fuel.

North Adams, Mass, JAN 3l.-A1tei
a two-day vigil over the body OF ms
aged brother in their lonely little hu'
on the side of Florida mountain. Ma
than Whitcomb himself crippled ana
nearly as old as his dead brothef'
crawled on his hands and knees to the
home of u friend in the town of Mon
roe Bridge, distance of two miles
and made known the fact Of his broth-
er's death. His painful journey was
made over rough country roads piled
high with snow.
The storm which made venture out
side the house necessary for the old
man precluded any chance of obtain
ms. fuel and III order to keep warm
and cook his meals it was necessary
to strip the interior of his hut of Its
furnishings. He watched by his broth
er's side for nearly 60 hours without
Sleen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
A LIKELY yarn
Two Young WonlenCal|
Shoplifting In bosI
Declare They Have Been
Noticed by Travelling n
And Made 10 Ply Their Traded
And Made TO Ply Their Trades
!y for His Benefit.

Boston, Jan. 31-Two Young !,
who said they We're formerly
teachers in Springfield, and that
lad been hypnOtized by a tra1
salesman, who induced them toI
up the profession of shoplifting
arrested Saturday by inspector q
Knox ana spent the night in the
tombs.
They gave their names as Jam
Sey and Henrietta Burt. Miss Rel
% wears old and Miss Burt aid
When Inspector Knox placed tlsI
der arrest ne found about $40 w0
iewelry and other articles in thgI
session. After being taken to
headquarters. charged with shop
they are said to have made 4
sion.
According to Inspector KIND
Young women said a travelling
man of their acquaintance had
to dispose Of all the goods thai
could secure and give them b
proceeds. The young women sal
had operated in Troy and Alba
Y. and other cities. They also Il
that other young women Were
as shoplifting agents for the tn
salesman. According to the poIl
young women declined to give m
OF the salesman.
Both the women were expo
dressed and it is said that tfa
was to go TO stores and order
titles of goods sent to Leading
this move enabling them better
ry on their shoplifting operation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
ANDY DAILY SCORES A
VICTORY OVER MESklLL

Portland, Me-, Jan. s31-Andy Daily
of Boston had it all over Jerry Meskiil
of Fort Mckinley in their six-round
go at the Pastime Athletic Club last
night and, in the sixth chopped
Meskilrs face almost at will. 1t was
the case of "a veteran against q hard
working youngster.
Daily stood his ground and let the
soldier bOy do most OF the work and
then when he got close or Meskill
seemed a little tardy in coming in,
DAILY jumped in and closed d stiff left
into Meskilrs face until, at the close
of the milling, the Fort Mckinley boy $
face showed signs Of having stopped a
number of pretty solid blows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
POSSIBLY THOS. S. LEWIS.
Thought to Have Been Reading, Mass.
Man-Fugitive from Justice.

Boston. Jan. 3l.--The suicide is be-
'ieved to be Thomas S. Lewis, aged A.
years of Reading, Mass, WHO is q fusi-
tive from justice and was wanted bs
the Reading police on the charge or tn
larceny OF $500
Lewis formerly came from q towr
near Portland, Me, and had lived witt
his wife in Reading for sometime. Soor
after the birth Of a son. four months
ago, Lewis is claimed to have sepa.
rated from his wife. who is now ir
Reading.
Lewis posed at different times as Z
wealth., club man. banker and lawye!
and frequented the Boston theaters
where he was known by many of the
actresses through whom it is claimed
the Woonsocket suicide is identified.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
WINS LATEST LITIGATION.
Another Chapter in Life Of Mrs. A. Sui
Ivan Cakes, Formerly of Appleton.

Appleton, Me, Jan. 31.-Word re-
ceived here by friends OF Mrs. Adeline
Estelle Sullivan Cakes, former wife of
Frances J. Cakes, the millionaire
manufacturer, who defeated his at
tempt to divorce her and then sued him
and won a decree of judicial separ-
alton, is to the effect that she was sue
cessful in her latest litigation, recov-
ering in the New York supreme court
a verdict against the firm of w. & 7
Sloan for $3453, representing the value
of curtains, tapestry and furniture
which We're stored with the firm whom
she and her husband separated and tc
which both she and Cakes laid claim
The Sloane people asserted that the
property was in the name of Francis
j. Cakes, with whom the firm had had
dealings for many years.
Mrs. Cakes placed the value of the
furnishings at $4,000. but the lawyers
for w. & j. Sloane declared that it was
not worth anything like that amount
and that when the furniture was de-
purpose of insurance placed a valua-
ton of $500 on the goods.
The jury awarded Mrs. Cakes a ver-
dict of $500 with interest from July
90. 1901. making s3625 in all, from
which has to be deducted the storage
bill Of Sill.
Mrs. cakes was Miss Sullivan
daughter of Daniel Sullivan. a former
resident of this town. before her mar
riage and her husband after their mar
riage built a splendid country house
on Appleton Ridge and they entertain
ed in royal style here
costly monument with the figure
of Daniel Sullivan in bronze. costing
$4,000 stands in a local cemetery, a
tribute of Mr.. Cakes.
The domestic difficulties of Mr.
cakes and his wife filed the New York
papers five years ago and were the
cause of elaborate illustrated articles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
CAPT. TULLOCk DROWNED.
Falls Overheard As His Schooner Il
Leaving Boston for Norfolk.

Boston, Jan. 31-News of the loss OF
Captain John Tulloch of Taunton,
Mass. master Of the New Haven
sc hooner General f. S. Greeley, was
brought here Saturday night by Pilot
Bruce Mclean. Captain Tulloch fell
overheard near Boston as the big
schooner was leaving this port for Nor
folk. A boat was lowered within five
minutes. but no trace Of the captain
was found. Captain Tulloch was one
Of the best known mariners engaged
in the coal carrying trade and had
many friends in Boston. He was 50
years old. The widow and family
vive. Aa3 r
The Greeley is at anchor a,ya.......
WORD from her owner, Captain Agnus
Manson, of New Haven.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
SILENT TOAST TO ANNiS.
Hams Lawyer Gets Into Bayside Yach'
Club Dinner by MISTAKE.

New York. Jan. 31.-A silent toast ito
the memory of Billy Annis. the man
killed on the Yacht Clubs pier last sum
mer. was drunk last night at the Hotel
Aston where the Bayside Yacht Club
held its annual dinner Throughout the
affair not u word was said of the recent
Hams trial
In the room adjoining the ballroom. oc-
cupied by the Bayside club members.
the Queens County Bar Association was
holding its annual dinner. The dinner
had been in progress for some time
when James III. Shay. one of the law
yers associated with John +. Mcintyre in
the defence of Thornton I1ainS. reached
the corridor. He walked at once to the
door of the room in which the Bayside
Club was holding its dinner. He paused
in bewilderment, for, all about him. he
saw the faces of men whom he had
called to the stand in the recent trial.
On all sides of him were the men whom
his client had characterized as 1.-The as
sassin club
Il guess I am in the wrong place.
exclaimed Mr.. Shay. as he made a hur-
ried exit from the room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
MONEY PLENTIFUL
CONTINUED from Page one

day. This ready supply OF new
in response to- corporation
ments gives excellent promise
sumption of outlay SuSpended
the financial depression. alth'j
modifying circumstance Is the
sive refunding going on of sha1
obligations incurred on onerosy
during the monetary crisis.
The plentitude OF capital ri
has not yet begun to flow inteI
conSumptive demand on san |
feet any notable revival of thI
industries, according to the ma
liable signs. The iron and steel
particularly is disappointing
amount of business coming III
Reports of railroad net earnll
December reveal the source OF VI
this disappointment in the fadie]
in expenses which are being ny
the striking improvement OF \
turn of profits. but to the dep'a
of the industries supplying NAV
The disposition to postpone guy
increased by the Approaching i
of the tariff. and pressure ~
concessions also has its part.
The sale of Il dominant liite'
the Chesapeake & Ohio to Euwh',
ley and associates was taken "
sent a shifting of resources y
from the sale Of the COLORADO q
ern to the Burlington. lhe :,
gave fresh influence to the LUZ,
deals involving absorption VI
railroad systems by greater %
play to speculative forces F"
at advances of stocks OF d nr's
railroads in this class. H. =.
mans entry to the New ioiN
directorate confirmed a rep"a
prevalent and OF former specu .p.,l
tluence, leaving room for reap"'l
the event. IA
The New York money iiia''
Indifferent to the evidence OF :.
movement of gold from We" !
London.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01

Sea waves caused a great fire some
years ago Oh the west coast of Ireland
The rocks along this coast which the
huge Atlantic rollers have for centuries
been slowly breaking down and pierre
ing with great caverns contain in their
depths masses of iron pyrites ana alum
At one part of the coast the water pen-
etrated TO these and rapid oxidation
took place, which produced d heat
fierce enough to set the whole cliff on
fire For weeks the rocks burnt like q
regular volcano and great clouds oil
smoke and vapor rose high in the air
When at last the fire died out great
masses Of lava and clay burned to brici
We're found in every direction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01

Manager John Camel of the Roches-
FOR team announced Saturday that he
has purchased the release OF Billy Ma
,onev. who has played center field 10.
the Brooklyn team for three seasons
CAMEL was in New York Saturday 70
Inspect McGraw's waiver list. lie went
hack To Rochester with TWO PROPOSE
lions to present to the owners of the
cmh. 1t is probable that Rochester
may obtain the services of Luther Iay-
,or and pitcher Roy Beecher. Canes
.1,,,s not want Brain. who was traded
Nv him. as manager of the Cincinnati
team. to New York last season. he
,nay. however, take Roy Beecher, VINO
was n big winner in the Eastern League
last season. John thinks Maloney VIII
he the best Lase runner in the Eastern
League.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
MARATHON RUNNERS
RACE IN SNOWSTORM

Pittsburg. Jan. SIN a blindlhe
snow. a 10-mile an hour wind, ana q
temperature of II degrees and on d
course at times covered with mud "1
snow six or eight inches deep, ~
starters from Western pennsylvania
Ohio and West Virginia left Rochester
Pa. at 1890 o'clock Saturday after
noon i'm Marathon race to TINS Guy
over 100 of the runners hnished the
race. all of them in fairly good shape
William T. Shannon of Edgeworth
Pa. won the race in three hours, ~
minutes and 80 seconds. Considering
the weather the race is said to be the
most remarkable ever run in this couh-
try. Crowds of people lined the course
from the start to the finish
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-01
KING JAMES WINS THE
PACIFIC COAST CLASSIC

Oakland. Cal, Jan. 31.-After practl-
ca,,v leading all the way King James.
one of the stars in the stable OF sam
Hildreth. gained head victory Satuf-
day over Dorante in the Burns MANU-
cap at Emeryville. Milford one Oh 'he
lightweights. was third. The classic OF
the West was run before about l2.opo
people and over a very muddy TRACK
The race was worth S13.lo4, OF when
SlO.59O went to the winner.