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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-12
BOXING NOTES.

In a boxing contest in Paris Sam Nc
Vcy. the American heavyweight ousi-
list. knocked out Bill Warren. ali Eng
lishman in the second round
Arthur Cote. who claims the light
weight title of Maine, and jeff DoEer-
". the sturdy New Haven boxer, will
spar L. rounds at the Lakeside a. &.
in Webster ,eSt Wednesday night. Cote
is in fine condition for the bout, as
he has been training hard for two
weeks for that match. and one which
hn has with Phil Brock, the crack
Cleveland lightweight.
The Sailor Burke Micky MrDonough
bout. which was scheduled to take
place at the Marathon A. c., Brook
Ign. tonight. has been called Off and
an all-star card substituted. The two
10-round bouts will bring together Ed
die Wallace of Brooklyn and Tommy
Carey of Philadelphia. and Micky Nc
Dorough of brooklyn and Billy Rolfe
OF Boston. Jack Ladbury of Australia
is scheduled to go six rounds with Jim
my Moran IF Brooklyn. and Jack Ryan,
the Chicago bantam. will endeavor to
stop Charlie Draycott of Brooklyn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-12

national law and a denial of the right.
Of individuals. That such thing
should have come to pass in the land
which saw the birth Of Josephine ana
from which came the inspiration and
presa9e of liberty and at the hands
of people who shed their blood hv
torrents hardly century ago to main.
tain unimpaired the rights and preror.
atives~of man is inconceivable.'
The ex-Prcsident said, just before the
sailing of the Versailles, that II he was
at liberty when he arrived at st. Naz.
arie lie would Immediately proceed tn
Spain to take passage for Santa Cruz
Teneriffe. General Castro added thar
ne was leaving his brother Carmelo
here for the purpose of receiving mail
which he expects to be forwarded from
Trinidad and Venezuela. The Versailles
will stop at Basse Terre. Gaudeloupe.
Hardly had. the steamer left port last
night when a party of Castro's friends
arrived on the steamer GoeIette from
Saint Lucia.
The removal of the former President
of Venezuela from the hotel to the
steamer was not without its pitiful as
pect. Immediately on the announce
nient by the medical commission, who
made a lengthy physical examination
of Castro, that he was quite capable
Of making the voyage, the commissary
Of police, with an escort Of gendarmes
invaded the hotel and proceeded to
Castros chamber. They found the ex-
President in bed, and. although he still
protested that he could not move, they
carried him down stairs, the patient all
the while meaning dismally. on a mat
tress and placed him on stretcher
Officers from the United States cruis-
or North Carolina. in civilian dress,
helped to make him as comfortable as
possible and then the stretcher was
picked up by four Negroes and taken
to the steamer dock. Gendarmes guard
cd it on each side and crowd Of peo.
pie numbering fully 1000 followed the
procession through the streets. The
entrance to the French Line piers was
guarded by the police and no one was
permitted to enter except those who
were directly connected with the trans
fer Of the President. Some difficulty
was experienced in hosting the litter
aboard. The Versailles Immediately
slipped her cables and started on the
VOYAGE.
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ter that the volunteer company and the
Lee department have been pouring on the
ruins all day.
While none of the beautiful summer
residences that have made this Berkshire
town famous the country over were
threatened, many of the prominent New
York and Boston society people at the
Curtis Hotel, who had come to the place
for an Eastertide celebration, were
prompt in their work of relief for the
unfortunates driven out into the chill air
of the early morning.
With the first explosion many of the
hotel party thought that burglars had
dynamited the bank across the street.
The sudden glare and crackle of the
flames, however, aroused them speedily
to the true nature of the report and,
hurriedly dressing, they fastened to the
scene.
Seeing that they could not be of any
use in fighting the flames, they at once
took in charge the shivering refugees,
who were standing helplessly in their
bare feet watching the destruction of
their property. Taking them up to the
hotel they gave the stricken people warm
clothes and every care and then started
a private subscription, headed by Mrs.
Lindsay Fairfax of New York.
Edward c. Ventres, who lost his life,
was a native of Paris. Me, but had been
in business in this town for II years.
several of which had been as a member
of the electrical contracting firm of
Ventres & Jones. His wife. who also lost
her life with their daughter, was ma
tive of Scotland.
Miss French was a native of Pittsfeld,
and after some years as tutor for back
ward children became Il bookkeeper for
the Tillotson livery stable. She lived with
the Tillotson family but had gone to
spend the night with Miss Cook, whose
mother was away at the time.
Miss Mary Sparks was a native of Lee
and had been a teacher in the Lenox
Grammar school for year.
James Clifford of the hardware firm i'll
whose basement the fire started. said
that he believed the disaster was started
by spontaneous combustion and the ex-
plosion of a barrel of turpentine. He
said that he had stored in different parts
of the cellar so pounds of dynamite. but
these. he said. were in small packages
and must have caused many of the
smaller explosions. while the first heavy
report was due to the blowing up of the
turpentine.
Plans for the relief of the II families
rendered homeless by the fire took prac-
teal form at the Curtis hotel tonight.
when a fund was started to which five
subscriptions of $500 each were pledged
within few minutes.
a meeting nf T.pnny hoe
been called by Chairman G. w. Fergu-
son, to be held tomorrow, to take action
toward an appropriation for the relief Of
the fire sufferers 1t is expected that a
meeting Of the I.enox First District will
also be held for the same purpose.
1t was reported tonight that summer
residents who live in New York City will
be invited to attend meeting in that
city soon at which an effort will be made
to raise $4,000 for the fire sufferers
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ST, YVES SCORES ANOTHER
VICTORY At PROVIDENCE.

Providrnce. K. l.. April 1l.-Henri st.
Yves. the winner of the 10000 Mara
thon Derby In New York last Satur-
day. Saturday defeated Matt Maioncy
of lcnkors. y. V. in 2nmile rae"
at the Eastern League baseball park
by three laps and % yards. Time PHI
en- 2s.
St. Yves was lever headed and gain
Cd steadily on his opponent from the
start. F;c l,pl"l Maloney in tn" sixth.
18th and 18th miles. and 20 show that
he was still fresh and untired let out
some speed in the last lap of the last
m,ie which nettcd him - yards more
OF lead. AT the finish the winner APP
pcared in line condition. and Maloney
also. although re ran a hard race. was
far from being exhausted. Maloney' S
time was 2h. 6m % 3-5s.
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CAsTRO'6 PROTEST
Against Being Deported by French
Pitiahle Features Of the Episode.

Fort De France. Martinique. April II.
Prior to his being taken aboard the
steamer Versailles for deportation to
France, ex-President Castro prepared
a written protest against the action of
the French government which has been
submitted to the authorities here 1t
reads as follows:
II hereby protest against the action
of the French authorities of Martinique
in having me put. by force, on board
an outgoing vessel: First, because I
was ill at the time and because the act
imperilled my life; second, because 1
have committed no offence against the
government Of France and the author
tiles of Martinique during the time that
/ was permitted to remain on that is
land, and, finally. because the decree
of expulsion which orders by deporta-
ton out of French territory compels
me to take passage aboard vessel
which will again land me on French
territory.
Moreover. these considerations aside,
the case constitutes a breach Of inter-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-12
Charles [, Tucker Mar
ried Two Young Women.
First wife Sill Living When
He Married The Second.
Youth EIectrooutsd for killing Ma.
bel Page Told Ms Mother.

Boston, April 11.-Charles l.. Tucker,
the Auburndale youth, who was cleo
trocuted three years ago for the MUIR
der of Mabel Page, died bigamist.
1t has just come to light that he
married Mae Clough Of Effingham. n.
H., while on a vacation at Ossipee on
June 90, 1902
Seven months later he was again
married, this time the bride being Miss
Grace Osborne of Waltham, a beauti-
full girl, 10 years of age, who was
drowned later by the upsetting of a
canoe in the Charles river while in the
company of her husband.
fuckers first wife lived with him
but three days following the ceremony,
they separating by mutual agreement.
She holds that Tucker never committed
the great crime with which he was
charged, and said yesterday: Would
that l could have taken his place in
the electric chair He died an innocent
man."
Mrs. Lucy Tucker, mother of
Charles, admitted last night that the
Clough marriage was genuine. and
stated that she had first heard of it
while her son was confined in the jail
at East Cambridge.
MY son gave me the name of the
young woman" she said, Informed me
that she was his wife and asked me to
write to her He said that she was Il
lovely girl. and l have found this to be
true have kept up a regular corre-
spondence with her and have received
much consolation from the letters that
she sent me-"
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Orphee of Paris
Wins the Boston
Marathon Derby.

Poston. April u.-Louis Orphec of
Paris, France, won the Boston Mara
thon Derby at the American League
grounds yesterday afternoon, defeat
ing Patrick Dneen of South Boston by
100 Yards in 2h. Sim. 27s.
Patrick White of Ireland. the Emer-
aid Isle Marathon champion, after
leading from the eighth to the 18th
mile, was forced to the rear by the
French runner and then gradually
weakened.
After stumbling in the ed mile he
was forced 10 luit the race in the 25tl.
The race was full distance Mara
thon of 26 miles 3S5 yards. Dineens
time for the race vas oh. 3in Sos.
A crowd of more than $500 enthusiasts
tic Marathon fans turned out to see the
run. which was the first professional
DerbE Marathon ever held in Boston.
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BASEBALL NOTES.

The Jersey City Eastern Leagucrs
made the New York Nationals go 10
innings at Jersey City Sunday before
being defeated by score Of to A.
The New Workers tied the score in the
9Th With the bases filled in the 10th
Bridwell doubled and cleared them.
The New York Americans, minus Ell
Eerfield. whose arm was so sore from
vaccination that he was unable to play.
were defeated to l by the Newark
Eastern League team Sunday at New
ark. The Ncwarks hit both Hughes
and WarhDp freely.
The Dexter High School Athletic
Association has chosen David a. Brown
manager of the baseball team. 1t is
probable that the season will be late in
opening. owing to the condition of the
grounds. which do not dry off until
we'll into May.
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Big League
Season Opens
This Week

The umpire's cry of PLAY BALI and
the crack of bats will resound through
out the major league baseball circuits
this week and the baseball season of
1909 will be started on its sixmOnths
race pennantWard. After many weeks
of preparation and training in the
South the 16 clubs composing the Ma
tional and American Leagues are
ready and fit to scamper on the dia-
mond and fight it out to the finish.
Rarely has a season opened so auspic
iously for the sport.
The Eastern wing of the American
League will be the first clubs to open
the ball season. The New York Ameri-
cans will engage the home team today
at Washington and at Philadelphia the
Boston American League team and the
Athletics will clash at the new park
of the American League organization.
On Wednesday. April ID, all the clubs
in both leagues will march upon the
playing fields, and the dash to the pen
nant pole will commence. In the Ma
tional League the Eastern clubs will
play against each other. and the West
ern clubs will start the season on their
own playing fields. Brooklyn will cross
the river and play the New York Ma
tional League Club at the Polo grounds
in Manhattan, while the Philadelphias
will go northward and meet the Boston
team at the Massachusetts capital. In
the West Pittsburg will engage the
Cincinnati Club at Cincinnati, and the
Chicago Club, the worlds champions.
will have the honor of inaugurating
the season at home with the ST. Louis
Club AS their opponents.
The Western branch of the American
League will get into action next
Wednesday with Chicago at Detroit
and Cleveland at St. Louis. the New
Workers playing at Washington and
Boston at Philadelphia the first four
days Of the week.
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LINCOLN.
LDOBORO,

The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Bray was
held at her late home Sunday, Rev. n.
r Pearson officiating. Four sons and
one daughter survive. Interment was in
the Comery cemetery.
The remains of the late Mrs. Elizabeth
\ oble were brought here Wednesday and
placed in the tomb to await burial in the
family lot at the German cemetery. Mrs.
Noble was "a years of age. More than
half of an estate of $500 is given to char
liable institutions. Several friends and
relatives accompanied the remains to
Waldoboro. where brief services were held
at the cemetery Mrs. Noble had lived
in Mansfield. Mass, for several years.
NJ. NJ. Richards is still confined to his
home by sickness.
The entertainment given in Clark's hall
Thursday evening for the benefit of the
Naldoboro Band consisted of a farce.
two selections by Mrs. Maude Gay. an
Irish character reading by Walter Boggs
and several selections by an orchestra of
T. pieces. consisting of the following in
strumentation: Nioins. Prof. NJ. NJ.
Brown. G. B. Stahl, Harold Perry: picolo.
Frank Perry; clarinet. Luther Clark:
first cornet, [. G. Reed: second cornet.
Herman Kuhn: bass. Walter BogGs: bar
itcEe. John Shuman; tenor drum. Joseph
Simmons: bass drum Harry Benner;
piano, Lillian M. Reed. The entertain
ment was followed by a dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Griffin and son left
Tuesday for Colorado, where they intend
to make their home
Charles Grant went to Portland Thurs
day and underwent an operation for an
abscess behind the ear. He is reported
as being quite i'll.
Miss Julia Greor. Frank Bray and Miss
Emma Bray of Boston. Mrs. Caroline
Corbett of Belfast and Miss Inez Crock
EFT of Bangor have been in town, called
by the death of Mrs. Bray
The S. W. Society will hold an ice cream
sale al the Walter building on Depot
street the afternoon and evening of
Thursday. April -
H. l. Eugley passed Sunday in town.
Mr.. Eugey is employed in Rockland
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Havener have
moved into the house at Farrington's
Corner owned by Mrs. Amanda Keller.
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INVASION BY AlRSHlP.
One of the Schemes Credited to Castro
for Entering Venezuela.

New York, April 1l.-Accordins to adj
vices received here today by partisans OF
former President Castro of Venezuela
one Of the plans under consideration by
thhe now exiled President was the land
ing on Venezuelan territory from an air
ship. The story as it comes credits Cas-
tro with the intention of establishing
base of operations at Port Of Spain. Trim
idad. from which the expedition via air.
shin was to have been made.
From the same source it appears that
Castro's plans were to return to Nenezue-
la on May % next
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-12

A daring attempt was made to kill and
rob Wesley Grant, aged proprietor of a
small grocery store a % Squantum street.
East Milton. Mass. shortly after p. NJ.
by two unknown men. Grant was prob
ably fatally shot by one of the strangers
A man entered the store and asked Grant
for piece of tobacco. While the pro-
prietor was engaged, the supposed GUS
toner drew a revolver from his pocket
covered Grant and demanded his money.
In the meantime another man. evidently
pal Of the one inside. was standing
guard outside. Upon being refused his de-
mand the first stranger fired point blank
into Grants face and then made his es-
cape.
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ATHLETICS WILL cnRISTEN
100000 PARK TODAY.

Philadelphia, April 1.-THE Ameri-
can League baseball season will be
opened in this city tomorrow with u
game between Philadelphia and Bos-
ton. Incidentally it will be the dedica-
ton of Shibe park. when the $500 900
baseball grounds will be thrown open
to the public for the first time. The
gates will be thrown open at II o'clock
and an hour later band concert will
begin. Mayor Reyburn and President
Shibe will head the parade of officials
and players to the flag pole, where the
stars and Stripes will be raised. The
weather tonight is clear and the Their
nometer registers only few degrees
above freezing.
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PENNSY'S Grew DEFEATS
OLD ELLIS ROWERS.

Phiiade lphia. April l1.-Pcnnsylvania
scored a rowing triumph Saturday over
Yale. and an American built boat. rig
s'd in true Yankee style, showed it's
rudder to an English rugged shell when
Pennsylvania and Vale resumed aqu@
tic relations on the Snhuykill river af-
ter lapse Of 20 years. The Quakcrs
won the Varsity race, while the Red
and Blue crew had to box to the skill
and Drawn If the New Haven young
STEERS. The contests were watched by
5000 spectators.
The race was roNed on the choppicst
course the Schuylltill has afforded for
months, and the first event, scheduled
FOR 4 O'Clock. dil not start till 4.45.
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JOURNALISTIC CAPTURES BIG
STEEPLECHASE EVENT AT PARIS

Paris, April 11.-At the Auteuil
course today the prize of the President
of the Republic. steeplechase handi-
cap Of $4,000 and cup at two miles
five furongs. was won by e. Fish
choff's Journalistic. c. kleins Choloral
was second and II. Dethems Trianon
III third. f. r. Hitchcock's Stokes
finished fourth. Mr. Hitchcock also
ran Hylas, his famous American
hurdler. but he fell.
The beautiful Easter weather at
tracted a large attendance to the
course, the President and numerous
persons prominent in French society
being among those present.
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THE SEALING FLEET
THE SEALING FLEET
Has Had Good Luck in Spite of All
Reports to the Contrary.

ST. Johns. n. F.. April 11.-News
from the squadron of seal fishermen,
which have been in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence while the rest of the feet
has been engaged in more northern
waters, indicated that the probable
total catch of the gulf squadron will
exceed $4,000 seals, which will make
the probable catch of the whole fleet
for the season a little better than 1907
or 1908. The steamer Viking from the
Gull of st. Lawrence passed Cape Ray
at noon today. bound to st. Johns, and
signaIled that she had a good catch
of seals aboard
The sealing steamers Boethic, with
$4,000 seals. and the Bonaventure, with
$4,000, arrived tonight from the main
part of the fleet
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YALE ATHLETES WIN AN
EASY VICTORY OVER VIRGINIA.

Charlottesville, Va, April 1.-THE
dual meet between Yale and Virginia
at the University of Virginia grounds
resulted in IN easy victory for the New
Haven team. Yale won a total OF So
points as against 81 for Virginia. Yale
won all the places in six events. the
mile run. two-mile run. pole vault,
hammer throw. shot put and broad
jump Captain Howe OF Yale easily
out -Gstanced Martin, the Virginia
star. In the hurdles. Martin also lost
out in the broad jump.
James A. Rector. Americas premier
sprinter won both the 100 and 220-yard
dashes with the greatest ease. The
track was fast, with a strong wind aid
ing the runners in the sprint events.
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OTHER GAMES SUNDAY.

At Kansas City--kansas City }, Pitts
burg (Nat) 0.
At Toledo-Toledo (.Amn. Assn, 9. De-
troit (Amn) 6.
At Boston (Amn. No. y l.
Wilkesbarre IN. Y. State) o.
At Dayton--Chicago (Nat) 8. Dayton
tCentrtD 2.
At Cincinnati--Cincnnati ), Chicago
(Amn.) Sill innings, darkness.
At Columbus, O.-Columbus fAmn.
ASSN 6. Washington lAmnD 5.
At Terre Haute, Ind.--Terre IIaute
tCentraD 3. Brooklyn (Nat) >.
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One of the worst fires that has eve i,
CURED in that section took place .hs
Saturday at AIiddlebury, W.T. "ne'' \
Atwood block on Main street went ~ ~
flames. Just as the firemen got " -.
an explosion took place, the rooi e.ont
thrown several feet in fne air. the llo
walls collapsed and five hrelne" rom
caught under the falling debris. IA
Of them were seriously injured anu n
will die Both legs and several poas r.ed
his body were broken. The fre I've
from an explosion of gasoline II
The flames quickly spread to an p.s,ne
the store, which was filled with c~' IN.
The loss will be about $4,000; party -
cred by insurance.
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St. Yves and Shrubb
Matched for April "A.

New York, April 11.-Henri st. Yves
the Frenchman who won the recent
international Marathon Derby. has
been matched to meet Alfred Shrubb
of England in 15-mile race at Ameii-
can League park Saturday, April u.
The race will take place at night and
will be run in the glare of hundreds
of electric lights, especially strung for
the occasion. Many experts claim
Shrubb is the fastest man in the world
at Is miles. but those who compared
the two men for that distance in the
Derby are confident that in st. Yves
the Englishman has found his master.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-12

Attempting to clean he- gloves With
gasoline proved fatal Sunday to Miss
Jenny Livingston of sc Vine street.
Lynn, Mass. Flames from a gas stove
in the kitchen wher" she was working
ignited the gasoline and set tn" girls
clothes on fire. Her screams attracted
the attention of her two sisters, and
DIR. l.. NJ. Baker, with whom she lived
but bef fore they could reach her. the
flames had burned through to the flesh
Size was hurried to the Lynn hospital.
where she died within short time
Miss Livingston came about year
ago with her two sisters from New
Brunswick
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Gen, Booths Both Birthdav

Boston. April 1.-THE two-days celebra-
ton of the Sth anniversary OF the birth
of Gen. William Booth. founder of the
Salvation Army, was continued in this
vicinity today. Brigadier Connect ad-
dressed large gathering in the Peoples
Palance auditorium this morning, and
Col. Clifford lectured on his "reminiscences
of General Booth at a meeting in the af-
ternoon
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CUNNINGHAM LEADS FOLEY
IN SIX LIVELY ROUNDS.

Portland. Me, April ll.-At the
Pastimc Cub Saturday evening Mike
Cunningham of Lewiston led in six
South Boston and it was one of the
best bouts seen here this season. Foley
was aggressive in the first three rounds
and scored many times. especially send
ing an unpleasantly swift left to face.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-12

William Cone and his young daugh-
ter were struck and killed Sunday by
tho New England States Limited pas
senser train on the Boston &, Maine
Railroad. while they We're walking
across a railroad bridge near North
field, VT. Cones body was found on
the rocks 20 feet beneath the bridge,
but strangely enough no trace of the
girl has been found except a portion
of her bead.