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The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
GREAT JAPANESE STATtsmA"
MURDERED BY KOREAN
AT HARDIN.
MEACER NEWS AS YET
WENT TO MANcHURlA TO MEE'
RUSSIAN MINISTER OF
FINANCE.

Tokio.-News has been received
here that Prince Ito. the famous Jap
anese statesman, has been assasslnat-
ed by a Korean at Harbin.
The fateful news was received al
Toxic this (Tuesday) afternoon.
The dispatch contained only the
brief announcement that Prince lto
had been assassinated. 1t has caused
great grief and CONSERVATION.
Prince Hirobun1 Ito was perhaps
the greatest statesman OF new Japan.
The achievement with which his name
has been chiefly associated IN the
minds of occidentals was the framing
of the imperial constitution by virtue
OF which japan took her place for the
first time in the rank OF modern CIV
ilized states.
As the Emperor's trusted adviser
and the medium through which the
state was placed on constitutional
basis he must be regarded as one ol
the positive factors which have helped
to win for Japan her present standing
among the nations.
Prince Ito was sixty-eight years OF
age. 1t was in 1863 that he made his
celebrated pilgrimage to England, at
time when it was against the law
of his country to go abroad and the
penalty for infringement was death.
Nevertheless, inspired by patrlotlc
feeling and desire to learn the Sc
cret Of occidental supremacy, he un-
dertook the trip which proved so ben
eficial to his country later on.
Prince Ito, who was president OF the
privy council of Japan, left Toxic Oc-
tober 16 for tour of Manchuria. He
was to have arrived at Harbin today
CTuesday) where he was to have met
M. Kokovsofs, the Russian minister of
finance.
The conference, it was said, was at
the behest of Japan and Russian and
foreign diplomats had attached great
importance to it.
The subjects to be discussed were
not stated in the Japanese overtures
and M. Kokovsoff, it was said, had
barred political questions. He said
that he was competent to discuss only
financial and technical subjects.
Prince Ito visited the United States
in 1870 as a commissioner to investi
gate the financial and banking sys
tens. On his return to Japan he was
appointed vice commissioner of public
works. In 1880 he negotiated with l.
Hung Chang on the Korean question
and concluded the. treaty which
formed the basis of Japan's justifica
tion for her war with China in 1894
Later he negotiated treaty of peace
with China and at the close of tn,
war was made marquis.
After the Russo-Japanese war h
was resident general in Korea, il
which capacity he incurred the hatret
of the Koreans.
Marquis Ito came prominently t
the front during the Chino-Japanes
war. He was the high admiral of tn
Japanese navy and fought the mem
orable battle Of September Z, 1894, dc
feating the entire Chinese fleet o
twelve vessels and saving all of hi
own boats, with one exception, iron
injury.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
There's a Way

To defeat the mail order man's cut
throat methods In this community.
The way 10 publicity for your business
its the same way he uses. Gu,
columns win give your business the
publicity You need.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
TOWN OFFICERS.

Mayor. 8. McMurtry.
Qaerk-N. F.. Vidal.
frsasurer-L. NJ. Appel.
Trustees-J. B. Harden. w. G. Simr
eoa, J. w. Bryce. L. NJ. Gee. G. A.
einkham and William Baker.
Nazshal-E. House.
Police Nagistrate-J. W. Wilkin.
Justices Of the Peace-J. w. Wlk1D
md William AcGlashen.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29

The U. s. Government has bought 25
Gross 5000 boxes) of Rough on Rats to
send to the Panama Canal Zone, because il
does the work. The old reliable that never
fails. The unbeatable exterminator. l5c.
25c. 75c,
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
,d;.. can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease the antissptic powder. 1t makes
,iSbt or new shoes easy. Cures swollen,
not sweating, aching feet. ingrowing
nails. Always use it to Break in new
Shoes. At all Druggists. 25c. Don't accept
anw Substitute. Trial package FREE by
mail Address Allen S.Olmsted. Leroy, NY.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29

When a man says he is willing to
change his opinion If you can con.
vince him that he is wrong it's sign
you'll never be able to convince him.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

me q We'll WOuldus
and I would like to
tell thewholeworld
of it. I suffered
fromfemale trouble
and fearful painsin
my back. Ihad the
best doctors and
they all decided
that I had a tumoi
in addition to my
female trouble, and
advised an opera
tion. Lydia E.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29

Don't think that because q man is
willing to lend you helping hand
he'll stand for touch.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29

Stop guessing! Try the best and most
certain remedy for all painful ailments
lieyes all soreness from sprains, cuts,
wounds, burns, scalds, ETC., is wonderful.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
SCHOOL BOARD.

president-J. w. Bryce. i,
6ecretary-J. B. Harden.
Treasurer-W. M. Wiley.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
Do You Know Him7

what sort of chap is he?"
"Well, he's one of those fellows
who think that anything mean is
Joke If it isn't on him"
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
SpR AIMS A

SPRAINS AND BRUISES
disappear like magic under the healing touch OF
Perry Davis Painklller During this Icy weather DO
household should be without 1t. In 25c 3c, bOc Sizes
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29

Great men do not drop out of the
sky in evening dress.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29

The man who has been down car
appreciate being up in the world.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
The Reason Why.

"T wonder why men don't take more
interest in the primary"
Possibly because it is secondary
consideration. n."-Baltimore American.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29

Constipation causes many serious diseases. II
is Thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets One laxative, three for cathartic.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29

A homely truth is better than a
handsome lie.
The Holly chieftain., 1909-10-29
Pettlt's Eye saIve Restores.

No matter how badly the eyes may bs
diseased or injured. All druggists or How
ard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25
Explorers Club Committee Decides He
Did Not Climb Mount Mckinley and
The Club Votes to ExpeI Him
from Its List Of Members.

various photographs in Dr. Cooks
book do not represent the peaks they
are said to picture; and Sheldon de-
MES that he is the author of the APP
pendix C in the book, which DR.. Cook
credits to him.
The committee as whole. therefore
concludes in part that DIR. Cooks ac-
count Of the ascent is not only such
as to be unconvincing to the experience
ed mountaineer but that under analysis
it becomes incredible.
THAT he entered into a secret fl
nancial agreement with a publisher
which resulted in embarrassment to
his associates.
That he broke his agreement with
his fellow clubmen to supply his orig
inal photographs and data upon which
his book was based
Other conclusions of the committee
may be summarized as follows:
That the Mt Mckinley expedition
abandoned the ascent of the mountain
in 1906, agreeing that no further at
tempt should be made to reach the
summit during that season and with
this understanding. Prof. Parker set
out at once for the coast.
That DR.. Cook persuaded Mr.. Brown
to commence the collection of natural
history specimens in a locality that
would take him we'll out of the neigh
borhood of the last operations of the
party.
That Dr. Cook, taking with him the
guide, Barrill, proceeded further to-
ward the mountain with the declared
object of examining glaciers, but APP
parently to ascend some readily access
sable part of the mountain to secure
photographs and other data. upon
which to base a claim to having as
cended the highest peak, and to re-
main absent a sufficient length of time
for the possible accomplishment of the
ascent alleged.
That he did not have with him the
proper equipment and facilities, such
as foot gear, copper life lines, instru-
ments for recording attitudes, etc, for
such an undertaking.
That DR.. Cooks action in attempting
the ascent (whether possible or no)
Immediately upon the departure of the
rest of the party after entering into
an agreement Will tieiii liieie ~ LII
.her attempt should be made for the
season, was unfair to his associates.
That the evidence before the COM
mittee is to the effect that it will be
utterly impossible to ascend the gla-
ciers, and frozen snow slopes wearing
the rubber shoe packs which DR.. Cook
states in his book, he wore while max
ing the ascent.
The committee finds that DIR. Cook
description of the ascent of the north
east ridge which is the ridge by which
he claims to have reached the peak, is
in reality a description of the south
east ridge. The former ridge was ex-
plored by him on a pevious expedition,
and ir his book he declares it lmpos-
sible as a route to the peak.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25
Causing Serious Floods
In Spain and Portugal.
Houses Collapse MANY Drowned
And Hundreds Homeless.
Troops Sent to Salamanca to Aid
In Rescue Work.

Madrid, Dec. 24.-Heavy rains near
the Portuguese frontier have caused
floods the destruction of which has as
sumed the proportions of catastrophe.
At Ciudad Rodrigo at least IL persons
have been drowned and hundreds are
homeless. Some so houses have COL
lapsed and many others are submerged.
The havoc of the waters continues
today The valley of the Tonnes river
to the north of Salamanca, is posses
sed by a raging torrent. Bridges have
been swept away. roadbeds washed out,
cattle killed and crops ruined. The
village of Tiguellino is under water.
The Douro river is out of its banks
and the adjoining district has been
badly flooded The beds of the rail-
road lines leading towards Portugal
have been washed out and the service
is tied up. Communication by tele-
graph throughout the range of the
floods has been interrupted Troops
were dispatched to Salamanca today
to aid in the work Of rescue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25
Mother and Aunt Of 0cey
Snead Still in Tombs.
Re-conmitted Pending Extra
ditIon 10 New Jersey.
Three Counts In Indictment BY
Grand Jury...Proes edings Brief.

New York, Dec. 24.-Gruesome phras-
eology in the indictments against the
Wardlaw sisters, charged with the
murder Of Ocey Snead, was made pub
lie today on the arraignment of Mrs.
Caroline w. Martin, the victims moth
err, and Mrs. Mary Snead, an aunt, In
the Tombs police court, when they
were re-committed to the Tombs for
30 days, pending extradition to New
Jersey In the indictments against both
it is charged that they did take the
said Ocey Snead with both their hands,
cast, throw and push said Ocey Snead
into certain bath tub, where there
was great quantity Of water, and by
means Of which said Ocey Snead was
choked. suffocated and drowned" An
other count charges that Mrs. Martin
and Mrs. Snead did incite, procure.
abet, counsel, hire and command Vir.
Continued On Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25
Two Lose Lives Fight
ing Lewiston Fire.
Walls Collapse After the
Fire Is Under Control
Several Other Firemen Injured.
Property Loss About $4,000.

Lewiston, Me-, Dec. 24.-Two fremen
were killed ard several injured, three
severely but not critically. today by
fire which destroyed the three-story
wooden block on Lisbon street, owned
by Callahan Brothers and containing
two stores and three tenements. The
dead:
Philip Basinet, aged about IS, Lewis
ton fireman.
Thomas king, aged about 80, Lewis
ton fireman
The severely injured:
Frank Dulac, Auburn fireman, broken
shoulder.
l. L. Robbins, Lewiston fireman, hurt
about knee.
Daniel Adams, Auburn fireman, cut
and bruised
Ten men, all of whom were firemen
and including Chief NJ. ]. Moriarty of
the Lewiston fire department., were
working on the ruins of the block, after
having placed the fire under control,
when suddenly and unexpectedly, two
walls collapsed, the timbers evidently
having been burned off, and the three
floors dropped through to the cellar.
Eystanders and other firemen of the
Lewiston and Auburn departments.
both of which had been called out to
practically their full strength, worked
many of whom were thought to be kill
desperately to release their comrades,
ed or injured. and succeeded in liberat-
ing all except Basnet and King within
few minutes They were killed by
the heavy timbers ard their bodies
were recovered 20 minutes afterward.
It was found that Chief Moriarty had
been struck by the falling wall but not
injured TO any extent. Four or five or
the firemen received injuries which va
ried from a broken shoulder, in the
case Of Frank Bulac, the Auburn fire.
man, to slight cuts. Isaac l.. Robbins,
the Lewiston fireman whose knee was
injured, is engaged in the coal and
wood business.
The Callahan block was in the busi-
ness section and numbered 2S4, 2S6 and
2SS Lisbon street. 1t was occupied ON
the ground floor by the market of G.
II. Cloutier which was somewhat ia
nous for it's stock of game. and the
Ouillette general store. Two or three
families, numbering a dozen people.
rented the tenements in the upper
floors All these left the building in
safety.
The fire had been Smoldering for
nearly two hours and was supposed
to have been under control, when sud
denly it burst out in all parts of the
block. The building was Quilted and
the collapse of the walls followed.
The total loss on the buildings and
contents was estimated at $4,000 of
which amount 50 per cent was on the
Cloutier market. There was partial
insurance.
Rasinet had wife and six children.
King was married and had a family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25
zELAYA'S ARMY REPORTED
ON VERGE OF STARVATION,
Suffering Among His Men, as Well as
Women and Children Prisoners and In
surgent Wounded Is Terrible===The
United States Sending Supplies.

Washington, Dec. 24.-To relieve the
starvation of the captured soldiers Of
the Zelayan army at Rama and furnish
much needed aiG to soldiers of both
the Nicarasuan government forces and
the insurgents who We're injured in
Inc battle near Rama, the United
states today ordered the cruiser
Prairie, now at Colon, to take on board
5000 worth of staple supplies secured
by funds of the American Red Cross
Society and proceed with all possible
haste to Bluetields.
This action on the part of the Amer
lean government was taken at tho
urgent request of Captain Shipley Of
the Des Moines. now in BluefieIds. who
reports that the captured Zelavan
army is actually in a state of starva =
ton. The supplies will be procured
from the Isthmian Canal Commission
at Colon.
The actual situation at Bluefelds is
explained i'll a telegram to the secre.
tary of the navy from Capt. ShipIey
under yesterdays date and received
mere today. 1t says:
"Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. %. Gre
ceived Dec. "a.
Secretary Navy, Washington.
Splendid work is being accomplish
ed by our hospital service on shore
Seventy-five seriously wounded men
were treated last night. Major opera
tions to be undertaken today. So far
$50 wounded have arrived. Hospital
facilities assure adequate care for the
present. Nearly 1000 men killed and
the number may total more I witness
ed the arrival of prisoners, whose con-
dition was pitiable. They were lame
and near starvation. Many were boys
II to II years old. Some women and
small children We're among the pris-
oners There are not enough food sup
plies in Bluefields to supply the revo-
lutionists and prisoners. Apparently
there are 10 resources for supplying
prisoners.
The situation is critical. Starvation
or epidemic may occur Prisoners are
at large in the town but are harmless.
am insisting they shall be segregated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25
One HAPPY WEEK
In Two Years Of Married
Life Says Bfokaw.
Offers TO Forgive and Forget
# Wife 0a|y Will
Her Counsel Says Only Plan to
Create Favor for Defence.

New York, Dec. Phone week of
happiness in two years of married life
was the best W. Gould Brokaw could
get out of his bargain, he testified in
court today. And vet he is willing to
take his wife back. She, however seems
to prefer separation and $4,000 a yeal
alimony
Il bear absolutely no rancor towards
my wife," he volunteered in his testi-
mony today, land if she will promise
to be good, 1 will take her back in my
arms. All 1 want her to promise is that
she will not accuse me of going with
other women and that she will stop
calling me names. If she makes tina!
promise, 1 viii! wish her a merry
Christmas and a happy New Year"
Mrs. Brokaw was not present to hear
her husbands offer of reconciliation.
A severe cold kept her housed today
But her counsel was disinclined to
credit Mr. Brokaw's sincerity.
IF Mr.. Brokaw means what he
says" commented Mr.. Baldwin, to the
court, There is no reason why they
should not be reconciled, but l believe
it is nothing more than q, well-planned
SCIitlllc " ClCcllt 1dNOI lCI lle uc-
fence"
At the resumption of hearings today
Brokaw was asked to describe the sin
gle week of welded bliss he would al
low. He was sick. he said, at the time,
but nevertheless it was the happiest
week of his married life with his pres
ent wife. BrokaW had been married
and divorced before.
9uarrels and worry were not good
for him, he said, and his physicians
advised him not to see Mrs. BrOkaw,
but he insisted and won.
Il could not seem to get Mrs. Bro
kaw off my mind" he explained, land
finally the doctors said she could visit
me. I drove half way to meet her and
for week she was very loving and
affecticnate. Everything was lovely"
Brokaw's lawyer did not press him
for the quarrel that terminated his
one bright week. Instead Mr. Mcintyre
brought out denials chat Brokaw ever
set his servants to spying on his wife,
Or that he was jealous of her ply
sicians. He never suspected, he said.
that Mrs. BrokaW would elope with
one of the doctors, whose name has
figured i'll the suit, because, SAID Bro
kaw, the doctor was too effeminate.
He never heard his wife mention the
name Of "Bunnie" Wells, whose
presence in a house party at Great
Neck, l.. L., precipitated the final es.
arrangement. He only knew that man
had slept in his bed-what man, he
could not find out.
81 was deeply grieved." testified
Brokaw, "to learn that a man occupied
my room when there We're bachelor
quarters up stairs. Nobody except my
self had ever slept in my bed before.
l had given orders that nobody should
sleep in my private room and Mrs.
BrokaW knew it,"
l5rol;aw described how close his
room was to his Wife's and went on to
tell how.
Continued on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25
It's a Merry Christmas for All and
Happy New Year to Following
Cities and Small Towns Are All
Prepared for a Gala Day..

floor Of the big exchange, with band
in the gallery, has gradually died out
until this year saw almost it's COM
pleta demise
Wall street made a record mark this
year for generosity. The Stock Ex-
change distributed purse of over
$1,000 among the employees The banks
and trust companies We're good to
their working forces the Central Trust
Co. giving each of it's employees so per
cent. of his annual salary, while nu-
merouS other companies gave their
men rs per cent. of their yearly salary.
The New Yorker imbued with
Christmas spirit, who tossed a quarter
to every street beggar he met on a
tour of the city today would have to
spend thousands of dollars before he
had propitiated them all.
Seldom have street mendcants been
so numerous in New York as this year.
Eight thousand, two hundred of them
are here, according to figures made
public today by James Forbes, secre-
tary of the National Association for
the Prevention of Mendicancy
Mr.. Forbes estimates that these beg
gars, most of them able-bodied, eX-
tract an average of $4,000 day from
the easy Gothamite and his transient
guests. The day before Christmas,
however, they calculate on getting S25
or $50 apiece
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25

New York. Dec. 24-F'rom Broadway
to the Bowery and "All around the
town" the real Christmas spirit was
in the air tonight. A cool crisp Christ
mas Eve with clear skies brought
thousands of merrymakers out on the
streets; and they caught the atmo-
spheric buoyancy of the Yule Tide.
More than a thousand of Uncle Sans
bluejackets from the battleships of the
North Atlantic fleet in port for the
holidays enlivened the scene along the
great white way. and in resorts up
town and down. standing room only"
signs were displayed in nearly all the
theatres. The houses where popular
shows are running had been sold out
for weeks in advance.
The prospects of a clear Christmas
day with moderate temperature as
foretold by the local weather prophet
added to the general good cheer. The
forecaster added, however, that the
skies might cloud over by tomorrow
night. 1t will be big day for every
body from the under world to the
400 but Christmas will loom largest
perhaps to the poor The many chari-
ty organizations have provided for it.
If they have their way there will be
few Of New York's poor tomorrow
night who have not enjoyed at Least
O. Square meal"
The Salvation Army alone will feed
$4,000 persons. The Childrens Aid
Society has provided for 1000 plates
from soup to nuts and candy for the
children of the tenements Other Or
CARNATIONS have made similar ample
preparations. Down on the Bowerv
the famous bread line formed at mid
night at the Bowery Mission and there
was plenty of food to start the derelicts
off right for the day
Several hundred detained immigrants
on Ellis island enjoyed a Christmas
celebration today. There was music
and addresses in German, Polish and
Italian and a distribution of gifts.
While there was an old-fashioneG
Christmas frolic today on the Consol-
idated Stock Exchange, brokers on the
New York Stock Exchange quietly
locked the doors and stole away. The
one time Christmas jollifcation on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-25
Conditicns and General Forecast.

CONcIt!cnC ana 1eNSFSi TofeSeiSe.
Washington. Dec. 24.-The disturb
ancc that N,ae over the extreme South
west Thursday night has moved rapid
" to Missouri An extensive hlSh
pressure area with lower temperatures
closely follows the storm and is CEN
trail tonight over Wyoming. over the
eastern half of the country. temporal
lures are slightly higher as a rule, eX-
cept from the lower Lake region east
ward. The Middle West storm will
continue rapidly east northeastward
attended by general rains or SHOWS
Saturday east of the Mississippi river
reaching the middle Atlantic coast
during the day and New England by
night and continuing Saturday in the
latter district. The weather will prob
ably clear in the middle Atlantic states
SATURDAY. while from the Lake region
eastward local SHOWS will continue. 1t
will be warmer Saturday in the mid
die Atlantic states. 1t will be colder
Sunday The winds along the New
England coast will be north to north
east, probably increasing by Saturday
night. Middle Atlantic coast north
east to east, probably increasing by
Saturday night.