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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
NiCaraguan Revo|utionists
Win a Great Victory
Oecisive|y ze|ay's Troops,
killing a Hundred Men.
Insurgents Now in Control Of En-.
tire Atlantic Seaboard.

Bluefields Nicaragua, oct 24.-By
wireless telegraph Via Colon-The tug
Blanca, which has arrived here from
GreytoWn. brings news of the first i'm
portant battle of the revolution. Cen
eral Chamerro's forces fought an en-
gagemcnt on Friday with 1000 Ct
President Zeaya's troops at q poin!
below Boca san Carlos, on the san
Juan river.
The revolutionists won Il deciSiv"
victory, 100 of the government troop
being killed and 300 wounded. Gen
Chamerro's losses We're slight Th>
insurgents captured two Krupp sieg,
guns and 400 rifles.
| This defeat for President Zclaya will
| doubtless have Il deterrent effect on
| recruiting for the government SerVica
at Managua and is likely also to bring
| additional reinforcements to the stand
ards OF the insurgents. General Cham
erro is now advancing slowly.
The steamer Yulu, belonging to tn,
Emery Co. also has reached here with
| the details of the capture by the reVo-
lutionlsts of Cape Gracias Adios. This
port was easily taken. not more thar
| five or SIX men being killed and Il small
number wounded. This gives the revo-
| lutionists control of the entire Atlantic
coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Two men who have been canvassing
Lewiston and Auburn for several days
for the benefit of the Brotherhood Of
Trainmen and the Order of Railroa l
Conductors are declared imposters by
members of the orders. The men have
been soliciting money from the bust
ness men Of the two cities. saying that
it was for the benefit of the yardmen
of Lewiston and Auburn They have
presented what purported to be creden-
tails from the two orders. but the
yardmen say they employ no solicitors
and the men are frauds.
As the 1.i5 Atlantic Shore Line car
in charge of Motorman Thos. Cassion
and Conductor John Sawyer, was ap-
preaching Sanford and Springvale sat
urday afternoon, child was seer
walking on the tracks. By almost
SuperIuman effort the motorman sue
ceeded in slowing the speed of the car
and Conductor Sawyer dropped from
the car, dashed ahead. caught the
child in his arms and threw the child
and himself from the track. The deed
was a most heroic one and was loudl!
cheered by those who witnessed it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
Leaves Due in St.
Louis This Morning.
Will Leave Tonight for River
Trip to New Orleans.
Presidents 0possum Stolen by
unknowns from Train.

Little Rock, Ark. Oct. 24-PreSident
Taft left Texas this afternoon, after
spending nine days III that state, and
speeding tonight towards ST. Louis,
where he will arrive tomorrow mcrn-
ing.
With a formal breakfast. a speech
in tho st. Louis Auditorium, lunch
con and the dedication of a government
building in East ST. Louis before him.
the President will have every moment
of his time occupied up to tomorrow
evening Then on the steamer Oleander
he will lead q procession of boats
containing governors. senators and
representatives down the Mississippi
river to New Orleans to attend the
convention of the Lakes tot the Gulf
Deep Waterway Association.
The river trip will mark one of the
final stages of Nh Taft's travels. When
he reaches st. Louis tomorrow morn
ing he will have covered 9106 of the
- OGO miles in his itinerary. When the
President leaves New Orleans Nov. l
he will be within easy distance of
home. He is scheduled to reach Wash
ington the night of Noy. 10.
In reality, however, the President
trave in 1909 will not end until Nov.
u, for he has engagements at Middle
town. Ct. on Nov. ~, at New Haven
Nov. Is: Norfolk. Va. Nov. 10 and at
Hampton, Va. Nov. 20.
Mr. Taft's voice this morning showed
no improvement and after he had
made a few short addresses in Texas
and Arkansas it was almost gone. The
Presidents physician is at work on the
Executives throat in hopes to have
it in some kind of shape for the Au-
ditoriim speech in st. Louis tomorrow
The Presidents train had mystery
today. Railroad detectives and secret
service employees to the contrary not
withstandlng, somebody stole the Pres
ident's opoSsum. 1t happened at Dallas,
where there were scores of policemen
special deputies and detectives on
guard. The opossum was put on board
the train yesterday. 1t occupied half
of an orange crate, while in the other
half was a mess" of sweet potatoes
intended to be served with the beast.
The op0ssum and potatoes were safely
slowed away in the Presidential bag
gage car. With memories of the opus
sum dinner in Atlanta last winter still
fresh in mind, the President suggested
Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
Ex-President Bags Another Elephant and Goes on
To Mweu, Where One Sportsman SWeaS He
Shot Man-eatng Lion, Rhino and Ee-
Dhant Within 70 PAGES Of EaChOther.

amaZcment a BUN elephant appeared
ami he shot it dead. AS the three
beasts lay dead there was not more
than 20 PAGES Between them.
The sDortsman'ss nerves suffered to
such an extent that he left them as
they lay and fastened to the govern
mont station at Nycri, where he ar
told his story, which was treated as a
fairy tale hy the district commissioner
However, the SPORTSMAN asked the
district commissioner to come out next
day and verify his story. They start
ed out and later cam, to the place
found the bodies of all three beasts
lying as described. This story was re-
lated by the district officer himself and
there seems no reason to doubt IT.
Many strange things happen in the
case in British East Africa and peo-
pie are loath to believe them, bat the
old stager knows better.
on the MWcru to Nyeri road, man
eating lions have been playing havoc
with the governments safaras and
traders SafaraS, so that at last the
government WAS forced TO close the
road to traffic. It is estimated that
some hundred native men, women AND
children have lnst their lives to these
man-eatorS and so if Col. Roosevelt
does kill them he will have done the
community special service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25

Narohi, British East Africa. Satur-
day, Sept. 25.-Col. Roosevelt, accom-
panied by his son Kermit, Edmond
Heller and II. ]. Cunningham, left for
Nyeri early in August to get u bull. a
COW and calf elephant. Although
better elephants are obtainahlc in the
Nile country OF Uganda and its lmme-
date neighborhood. Col. Roosevelt was
particularly anxious % get an elephant
in the Kcnia district so that Heller
could have q better chance in the cool
or climate there of saving the skins
in good condition.
Major Mearns and Loring were ~
come into Nairobi and send off their
bird and mammal collections to New
York and then to fit out their caravan
for their trip to the snow line of Noun,
Kcnia 1S.200 feeD. Their intention,
was to take their loads out u For.
Hall in OK wagons and then pick up
their KikuYu pOrters there.
Major Mearns and Lorlng started
on the 4th and 3rd Of September. re-
spectivclv. ard made their first camp
at Kamiti ranch, which belongs to
Hugh II. Heatley. and is where the
expedition camped when after buffalo
THey were then to march by easy
stages to Fort Hall mative name
Maranga). At the Ruiro river they
will see the power station of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
Rasmussen Didn't See Any
Of Cooks EsQuimaux,
In Fact Didn't Claim 10 Have
Seen Cooks Companions.
BarriIPs Old Partner Throws Doubt
On BarriII's Latest Story.

Washington, oct. 24.-Commander
Robert T.. Peary has telegraphed to
scientific friends here that it was i'm
possible for Knud Rasmussen. the
Danish explorer. to have seen any OF
the members of the DR.. Frederick A.
Cook party. and that any information
which Rasmussen received was there
fore not at first hand.
Rasmussen in his story did not at
any point say that Ahpe-lah and l.
took-a-shoo, the EsQumau companions
of Cook, had told him Rasmussen)
any of the matters referred to in his
report but quoted them as having
made the statements he mentioned
and referred to the friends of the two
ESquimaux as asserting these matters
in confederation of Cooks claims Ras-
mussen did not assert any direct COM
munication with Ah-pe-lah and l-took-
a-ShOO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25

Nairoh Electric Light Co, which OBJ
taias it's power from the falls OF this
river. The marcn is about "a miles and
the road is good all the way.
Major Mearns and Loring will go to
the loot Of Mount kenia, collecting
Dir Is. mammals and fauna and will
then climb the mountain as far as the
snow line. if possible, This Will be no
light task. At the snow line lies the
remains of an OLD bull buffalo, n q
very good state of preservation, except
that his horns have suffered from the
contraction and expansion caused by
the frequent changes in the tenptra-
ture No doubt Major MearnS will
have something to say about this after
ne has seen it.
Meanwhile Col. Roosevelt has not
been idle and he has Il fine bull ele-
phant. with tu.sks Weighing about so
pounds each. which Is Il very good
sized one for the I<en;a district. After
getting his elephant, col. Roosevelt
went tow ards NWeru, where there is
good game shooting.
\ sportsman Recently came into
Nycri from Mv'e1r. which is less than
a lays march from Nicri, who had
encountered Il charging man-eater
ion, a charging rhino and ar elephant.
iii within ~ PAGES of each other. He
shot the lion dead with his first shot,
and then the rhinoscoyoS charged and
fell dead to a good shot. Then to his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
HONOR TO PERRY.
JapaneSe Merchants Place
Laurel on His Grave.
Then Visit Naval Training Sta
ton at Newport, R. |.
Remainder Of the Party Passes
Quiet Day at the Hub.

Boston, oct. 2i.-A trip to Newport,
Commander Matthew Perry, L. $. n,
who led the expedition to Japan which
opened the pOrt.; of that country to
the commercial world was made today
by a delegation OF honorary CONNER
cial commissioners of Japan, who are
visiting Boston as part of their tour
of the United States. The party went
Gy special train and upon arriving at
the grave all alighted and removed
their hats, while Baron EiiChi
Shibue saWa. chairman of the commits
sion. took from the box Il large laurel
wreath With a base of white roses and
tied With long steamers of white and
red ribbons. TIE national rolors of
japan. With a few words in his ma
tive language in which the rest Of his
countrymcn joined, the baron placed
the floral piece at the base of the Perry
monument Mayer T. j. Boyle. who
was one of the party. made a few APP
prCpriatC remarks. after which rhe
visitors We're entertained at luncheon
by the mayor and afterwards taken t.
the naval training station and Gtnrl
points of interest.
Meanwhile tn" rest of the party pass
ed Il very quiet Sunday. The inclemoni
weather necessitatcd the postponemcnt
of many automobile sightseeing trips
planned for the afternoon b'il an In
Spect:on was made of the new Boston
Museum of Fine Arts and the Public
library. The program of the day con-
cluded with a reception to all the del
egates later in the day.
At the art museum the visitors We've
shown through the Japanese depart
ment and at the Public library large
collection of Japanese pictures had
been placed on view in the photograph
room for the benefit of the commits
sioncr. Following this short tour the
commissioners We're taken to the ho-
tel Nendome. where they We're rendered
q reception by the Japanese Society and
Naniwa Club of this city. At the same
time the japanese ladies We're given az,
Informal tea in another room of The
hotel by the same two organizations
Tomorrow the visitors will be shown
some Of the large mills and factories
| in the vicinity of the city and in the
| evening will leave for Worcester
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
A BAD COMBINATION.
Lighted Match and Gasoline Spoil n
c. Baxter's Auto Trip.

Brunswick. Me. oct 24.-(SpeciaD.
H. c. Baxter will not go on an auto
mobile trip in parts of Massachusetts
as he had planned. He sent his auto
to Bath Saturday night to be loaded
on the Boston boat. Before being plac-
ed on the boat the gasoline was drawn
from the tank on the wharf The
brakes were on and when an effort
was made to roll the machine onto the
boat it refused to bulge. One of the
workmen lighted a match to learn the
trouble and then threw it where it set
the gasoline afire. The wharf was at
once in a blaze and before the fire had
been extingushed the auto was badly
damaged
MI Baxter had just returned from
Bar Harbor in his yacht. which was
anchored in Bath harbor. and from thu
deck saw the mishap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
Of United States Supreme
Court Passes Away
Al Summer Home in AItamont,
n Y, Aged II Years.
Appointed by Cleveland in 1885,.
Had an Honorable Career,

Albany, n. Y, Oct 24..-Rufus w.
Peckham, associate justice of the
United States supreme court, died at
SIS tonight at Coomore, his summer
home. at Altamont, Albany county.
Death was due to a complication of
diseases, heart failure being the dis
ease and hardening of the arteries
contributing. Justice Peckhar1 had
been in i'll health for some time, but
his condition was not considered seri-
Gus until recently. After adjournment
of the May term of the supreme court
he came on from Washington with
Mrs. Peckham to spend the summer at
AltamOnt, expecting to return for the
beginning of the October term. A few
days ago his condition became critical.
Justice Peckham was born in Albany,
Nov. s. 1888. At the completion of his
education at the Albany Academy and
Philadelphia he studied law in the Of
flee of his father. who had as his law
partner at the time Lyman Tremain.
attorney general of the state. On the
elevation of his father to the supreme
court bench of New York state in 1859.
the same year Justice Peckham was
admitted to the bar, he formed part
nership with his fathers former part
ncr. under the firm name of Tremain
& Peckham, which continued until the
death of Mr.. Tremain in 1878.
Justice Peckham had been district
attorney of Albany county, corporation
counsel for Albany, justice of the SUI
preme court of the state and associate
Judge of the court of appeals. to which
he was elected in 1856. In December,
1895. while still judge Of the court
of appeals he was appointed by the
late President Cleveland as an asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court OF
the United States.
Justice Peckham was married in 1866
to Harriette M. Arnold, daughter OF
d. H. Arnold, who was well-known
New York merchant and president Of
the Mercantile Bank of New York.
Two sons, Rufus, Jr., and Henry A..
died some years ago. A widow and
three grandchildren, two sons and a
daughter of Henry A. Peckham, sur
vive.
Justice Peckham's father was dis
tingushed jurist and had been district
attorney of Albany county, justice Of
the supreme court of New York and
associate Judge of the court of appeals
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
MONEY MARKET.
British Influences Are Now
Sending Up the Rates.
Bank Of England Raises Dis
count Twice in Two Weeks.
Light Stocks Demand, But Bust.
ness Prospects Say Hold Them.

New York, oct. 24-The Bank of
England has commanded the attention
of the whole world in an unusual de
gree during the past week with it's third
successive advance in its official dis
count rate in an even two weeks, doubl-
ing the rate in that period. Omnibus
limitations come from the English mon
ey center at the same time that addi-
tional protective measures will be re-
sorted to. if found necessary, to avert
further inroadS on London'S banking
resources. Coming in the wake of Il
period of assurances of ample resources
of the money markets to meet all exig
inches of the fail this action of the bank
furnishes undeniable evidence of a wide
characterization of the situation. on
what may be the elements in the mis-
calculation opinions differ, but there are
certain of the factors in the problem
which are clear. one of these is the
fact of the extensive American borrow
nSs in the London money market
Critics in London allege that an I'M
bridled speculation in the New York
stock market is primarily responsible
for the condition. The prolonged adj
vance in prices in New York and the
high rate of activity in the stock mar
ket dealings are corroborative of that
view.
On of the principal elements in the
miscalculation of the autumn money
market undoubtedly lies in the abnormal
state of the country's foreign trade.
Imports have been largely in excess of
normal. partly owing to the natural re-
l
foreign as We'll as domestic products,
and partly to the rush of imports in an
ticipation of provisions in the new tar
riff bill. Not all these provisions went
into. effect with the enactment of the
new law. The net effect is a reduction
in the excess value of exports from this
country for the nine months ending
with Sept. to $92. 1872 So, compared
with the excess value of exports in the
corresponding period of last year of
$432. 269.1S1.
Another element is the delay in the
issuance of the new bonds by the great
corporations. for which important for
eign subs criptinos We're expected. The
bond market is sluggish and does not
invite to large offerings. The expanded
bank clearingS of the country, the lively
demand for all kinds of manufactures.
the large crops which are being moved
and the manifold demands for money
account for the rising rates of interest
and reduce the attraction of securities,
on which the field is lower than offered
in the money market
The action of the stock market has
shown the contest going on against
Continued on Page Ten)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
". H. Short, Paro|ed from Sing Sing, After Plead.
ingS Prove in Vain, Sends Bullets Into Her
Back in Depot at Washington and Fires
Another Into His Own Head and Dies.

The woman, who now lies near death
in the Casualty hospital, is known to
the stage as Evelyn Howard and play
ed in Washington last week with The
Motor Girl' Company. She was for
merly Evelyn Lewis Of Jacksonville,
Fla. and married Short. who is ma
tive of Livingston, Ala, about seven
years ago. They lived in New York,
where he was employed as q bookkeep-
er in a bank, but soon after their mar
riage the man got into the clutches of
the law through alleged misapprOpria-
ton of funds. Mrs. Short told the po-
lice, when she regained consciousness
at the hospital and served a term in
Sing Sing. Through sheer necessity.
Mrs. Short said. she drifted to the
stage as means of livelihood.
Recently Short was paroled from
prison, Mrs. Short said, and began life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25

Washington, Oct. 24-Enraged be-
cause his chorus girl wife preferred a
life on the stage to his companionship,
William II. Short of New York City
shot and perhaps fatally wounded her
on the west portico of the Union sta
ton here today, and then sent a bullet
into his own head. He died an hour
later at the Casualty hospital.
The tragedy, which followed series
of quarrels between the couple, caused
a sensation in the large crowds at the
station. Mrs. Short had just alightcd
from a cab, which had been also oc-
cupied by her husband and girl
friend, and was hurrying to catch a
train for Pittsburg, when Short, with
out warning, whipped a revolver from
his pocket and fired three bullets into
her back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25

anew. He importuned his wife to re-
turn to him, but she declined and he
followed her here. On reaching this
city Friday. Short registered under an
assumed name at the hotel where his
wife was stopping. He endeavored to
persuade her to quit the stage and re-
turn to New York with him. Mrs.
Short persisted that she had won her
right to her own independence and
again refused.
Accompanied by Miss Maude Cald-
well, another member of the company.
she left the hotel this morning for the
station. She vainly tried to elude her
husband. but he followed and told her
he would plead with her again to turn
from the stage. When they reached
the station, Short made his final en-
treaty and when he was again rebuked
the tragedy enSued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
COOK is SILENT.
Has Nothing to Say About Peary's or
Barril's Partners Stories.

Duluth Mimi, Oct. 24.-Commander
r. f., PearyS dispatch to Washington
friends regarding the Rasmussen story
brought nothing in the nature OF a re-
plv from Dr. Cook when he learned of
it here Saturday. DR.. Cook limited that
it was unlikely that he would take any
particular notice of the attack on the
Danish explorers report. Neither could
DR.. Cook be induced to say anything
regarding dispatch from Missoula
that his agents in Montana have Sc
secured satisfactory evidence the Bar
rii's affidavit was the result of i'm
ducement.'
His only comment on that dispatch
was that General f. d. Weed, his
counsel in Montana evidently was
mistaken or misquoted regarding his
going West, since it would be impossi-
Bile for the explorer to go to Montana
before the latter part of November.
and possibly not until the middle of
December. After the lecture Monday
night at Minneapolis, DR.. Cook will go
directly to New York and will devote
his time to preparing his North pole
report for submission to the scientists.
After that is done he will feel at liberty
to take up the Mount Mckinley mat
ter
Dr. Cook dictated this message to
Prof Horp. University of Copenhagen:
Hope to send Mr.. Lonsdale with
data and records in about a month.
Instruments cannot be sent until next
year. Frederick A. Cook"
DR.. Cook stated that his lecture tour
viii he abandoned for the express pur-
pose of completing as early as possible
the data to be forwarded to the Uni
versity of Copenhagen. The instru-
ments regarding which there has been
so much comment will be sent for next
June, according to a statement made
by DIR. Cook. This will bring them to
this country some time next September.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25

The carriage of Supt Charles II.
'liHord OF the Portland street depart
ment was struck Saturday evening. on
the corner OF Forest avenue and Port
iand street, by the automobile of f. d.
rogers. lie was thrown out, dragged
ny ms frightened horse for some dis
lance and it is feared that he received
dangerous injuries. He was taken to
the Maine General hospital. 1t was
very dark and Supt. Clifford did not
see the light of the automobile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, oct. 2i.-The rain
storm is now passing into the Atlantic,
the rain in IN" coast states having
ended except in the sections north of
the Delaware. The cool wave now
covers the Eastern states The winds
along the New England coast will be
moderate north to ne rthwcst: middle
Atlantic and south Atlantic coast
moderate northwest becoming vari-
y HE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-25
T0DAY'S JOURNAL CONTENTS
Page One.

Page One.
Observation-Disclosures Party Having
Great Shooting in Kenia-Trade Review
Justice Peckham of United States SUI
preme Court Passes AwaY-W. II. Short,
Recently Paroled from Sing Sing, Shoots
Wife at Washington. ID. {.
Page Two.
TELEGRAPH
Page Three.
Page Four.
SPORTING-Colby Defeats Bates in
First Maine College Championship Game
Defeats u. of NJ. 9-0-Other Football Re
suits Saturday.
Page Five.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Page Six.
EDITORIAI.-Where Maine Comes in
Briefs-Mane Gossp-Book Reviews.
Page Seven.
LOCAI.-State House News-Superior
Court Report-Local ADJUSTMENTS.
Page Eight.
LOCAI.-Death of James T.. Blanchard
Social Club Observation-Disclosures and and
Suicides in Maine for the Past lcar-Wo-
mems National Relief Corps Holds School
of instruction in AuguSta-tubber Goods
to Be IIigher-l.ocal Briefs.
Page Nine.
LOCAI.-Death of Col. Enoch Chandler
Farrington--Local Briefs.
Page Ten.