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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12

The other yachts here we're the Idler.
Privateer and Visitor H. The yachting
center Of Marblehead was augmented
in sail tonight by three of the New
York Yacht Club fleet. The sloop Po-
laris had her bowsprit carried away
and the schooner Queen and the yawl
Cleona were there awaiting favorable
winds to Join the feet at Portland.
Next In the northerly order Of stop
ping places was Gloucester. There
total squadron of IL gathered These
included power and sailing yachts de
follows: Wild Duck. Pallgrina, Istalena.
Elsa IT, Cynthia, Reveric, Chasina,
Monimia, Irolita and Taormina. In
Portsmouth and adjacent harbors wero
the power yachts Hauoli. Idalia. Con-
dor. Wacondah. Mahary, Kaleda and
Venedor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12

conference. some changes have been
made in the times of arrival and de-
parture from various places.
Mr.. Taft will visit his sister at Los
Angeles, which accounts for the longer
stop he will make there than at some
other coast cities. The detailed timer
airy of the trip down the Mississippi
| river was arranged today.
| At East St. Louis, ILL.,. the President
will attend the dedication of govern
ment building. He will return to St.
Louis in time to sail for New Orleans on
| the steamboat Mississippi, arriving at
Cape Girardeau, Mo, at 6 A. M. Oct. 26.
The President will be routed out of bed
on arrival to make an address from the
upper deck of the steamboat to the people
gathered on the wharf. Leaving Cape
Girardeau at Z A. M. there will be five
hour run to Cairo. where at noon Mr..
Taft will make second address from
the boat. Leaving Cairo at 1 o'clock the
next stop Is scheduled at Hickman. Ky,
lat p. M, where the third address from
the deck of the Mississippi will be made.
Leaving Hickman at P. M. an all
night run will bring the party to Men,
phis. Tenn. at 8 o'clock the morning of
Wednesday, Oct. 81 At Memphis the
Pre- sident will leave the steamer and be
entertained in the city for four hours.
making an address while there. Helena.
Ark, will be reached at P. M. on the
9th and an address from the boat is
scheduled. On Thursday, Oct %, the only
|stop scheduled is at Vicksburg, where the
Presidents party will arrive at 6 P. M.
and remain until II P. M. Friday morn
ms the President will arrive at Natchez
a. A. M. and remain three hours, max
ing an address in the city during hi sstay.
Between Natchez and New Orleans a stop
is being arranged at Baton Rouge, but
the time of the visit has not been set.
According to present plans Mr.. Taft will
reach New Orleans Saturday. Oct. 30. at
Is A. M. and at 2 o'clock that afternoon
will address the waterways convention.
Remaining in New Orleans all day Sum-
day. the President will leave at A. M.
MOI day. Nov. 1. for the stops sched-
uied in Mississippi.
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FAVoRITEs HAVE THEIR
INNINGS At WOONSOCKEr.

Woonsocket. r. l.. Aug. 11.-Over
1900 persons attended the third days
racing of this weeks meet at the
WoOnsocket half-mile track. It was
a great day for .favorites. all three Of
the events on the card being won by
the selection of the talent. A dispute
arose after the finish of the 2.19 trot.
the last race. driver Watson of Mamie
Winstead, claiming that Velzora driv-
en- by Dore, cut across in front of Nau-
ME Winstead at the three quarter pole
After half hour of arguing the judges
decided in favor of Velzora giving her
the race.
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NEW YORK TO PARTICIPATE.
About 5000 MiIitiamen Will Join In
Massachusetts, War Game.

Albany. N. Y, Aug. lit is expected
that about 5000 New York State militia
men will participate in the Massachusetts,
war game next week. The organizations
which will embark Friday from New York
will include the 7th and 18th Regiments
of infantry; I'D Regiment Engineers; LIST
Battery Field Artillery; Squadron A. and
list and I'd Companies. Signal Corps.
The soldiers will disembark at New
Bedford. which has been designated as
the base of supplies for the attacking
army of which the New York State
troops will form part.
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CATHOLIC SOCIETIES.
American Federation Elects Officer.
At Pittsburg. ..ar

Pittsburg, Aug. 11.-At the closing
session of the American Federation Of
Catholic Societies today the following
officers were elected:
President, Edward G. Feeney. of
Brooklyn; vice presidents. J. B. Col
kers. Newark, N. j.; Thomas p. Flynn.
Chicago; G. w. Stronger, st. Paul:
Henry Wesseling, Boston: ]. J. Hynes.
Buffalo. and Joseph W. Conroy; Gin
cinnati; national secretary. Anthony
Matre. st. Louis; national treasurer
Mrs Elizabeth Rodgers, Chicago.
After spirited voting New Orleans
was decided upon as the place of meet
ing in 1910. The date Of the next con-
vention will be decided by the. new
executive committee.
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FOUR LIVES LOST.
Continued from Page One.)

blowing when the Nevinscot left Ports.
mouth. so Captain Evans Rugged the
shore as far as Ipswich. Then he head
ed across for Cape Ann. AS the tug
went further off shore the seas began
to rise and off Halibut point the lit.
tie boat rolled so fearfully that her en-
CINE room was flooded. Captain Evans
ordered the single boat swung off and
put in 1t the second officer. his wife
and little boy. who had accompanied
him on the Trip.
Scarcely had the boat dropped into
the tumbling seas than the Nevinscot
took q lurch and plunged beneath the
waves
The captain, surgeon, engineer and
three or four of the crew managed to
haul themselves abaord the life raft
which had been cut away and then
Captain Evans ordered the ships boat
to pull for the shore.
When the boat landed the second Of
ficer Immediately notified the two life
saving stations on the cape and near.
by fishermen that the life raft was be-
ing blown rapidly to sea by the gale
and that help was needed at once.
Nv oiSo iAOtittCu tHC al
Portsmouth and was informed that the
tug NJ. Mitchell Davis would leave at
once in search If the raft.
The tug NJ. Mitchell Davis with a
wrecking gear and diver from the
Kittery navy yard, arrived oft Cape
Ann at 1910 A.. NJ, and prepared to
begin search for the sunken tug New
inscott 1t was believed that the New
inscott would be found in about 80 faith
onls of water off HaIibut point. but
whether she could be raised from such
depth was matter of conjecture and
some doubt. 1t was also learned that
the commandant at the CharlestoWn
navy yard had ordered the naval tug
EiOux to proceed in search of the life
raft
Tho fight for life and the struggle
made to save the captains wife and
boy. who had only narrow plank on
which to cling. were modestly but
graphically described by First Boats
mate John l.. Vennard.
Mr. Vennard was considerably eX-
hauSted when he steered the Navin-
SCOTS boat into Lanesvile this after
noon. and carried Mrs Evans. who was
completely Frustrated, ashore in his
arms. He said:
I'VE left Portsmouth at o'clock this
morning for Boston, with heavy car
go of anchor chains and searchlights.
The weather was clear but there was a
strong breeze from the north northwest.
The run was without incident until we
were about five miles off Halibut point
when sea boarded the tug rolling
her over on her side. Instead of
Fighting the tug curbed down, probably
through the shifting of some of her
deck load. The tug remained in that
position about two minutes and then
sank. In that brief period. while she
was above water Captain Evans had
ordered all hands on deck and the
crew came tumbling up but two of
them, Cook White and a seaman nam
ed Taylor. did not appear and l think
they went down with the ship
When the tug sank we were all
thrown into the water. the captain
shouting Save my wife and boy I
managed to find the woman struggling
In the water. but had some difficulty
In getting life belt around her. Then
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12
GOTHAM CLUB INCREASES
ITS SEATING CAPACITY.

New York. Aug. lin preparation
for the fight between Sam Langford of
Boston and Stanley ketchel of Grand
Rapids, Sept 5. the officials of the Fair
mount A. G. are enlarging the seating
capacity of the arena to 2000 The club
membership is 5000, although seldom
more than 1000 attend the bouts.
Owing to the big attraction of the
fight. reserved seats will be sold at
so, 500. $50 and s35 each. They believe
that few seats will be empty when the
referee calls the men to the center of
the ring.
Officials say that there will be no po-
lice interference, as permanent in
junction has been granted by the SUI
preme court for the clubs protection.
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TAKES OWN LIFE.
"Miss SAINTS Claus" lnhaIes iIIuminat-
ing Gas at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Aug. 11.-Miss Eliza
beth A. Phillips, known widely as miss
Santa Claus" committed suicide today
by inhaling illuminating gas. She was
found in room at her home with a gas
tube in her mouth. That the suicide
was premeditated was shown by the
fact that the cracks of the door and
windows of the room had been careful
ly stopped by bed clothing. Pinned to
the woman's clothing was not which
read:
II have been in falling health for
sometime. I have always tried to do
my best for mankind"
Miss Phillips enjoyed almost ma
tional reputation by reason OF her work
at Christmas time among the poor
children Last year. with the object of
making her charitable work national
in scope. she asked permission of the
postmaster general to have all letters
addressed to santa Claus. from WHAT
ever source. sent to her here. but the
request was refused.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12
FIFTH MAINE.
Annual Reunion Begins Wednesday
At Portland.

Portland, Me. Aug. 11.-Through a
misunderstanding as to the exact dates
of the 9Th Maine Regimental Associa-
ton. part of the members assembled
today at 9Th Maine hall, thinking that
as usual the meeting, would be held
with the 9Th Maine. today and tomor-
row. The correct dates of the Stll
Maine Association meeting are August
rs and rs. which were decided upon
at last years meeting. However. the
5th Maine met today. its usual date,
and the meeting will continue until
tomorrow night
Among those who had arrived at 9Th
Maine hall, where the reunion is TAX
ing place. at noon We're: DIR. and Mrs.
E. H. White of Lewiston and Miss
Shirley E. White; Miss Maude An
drews of Augusta; Mrs. Mary Brown
of Manchester, N. H.: Miss Gertrude
Fox of Lowell, Mass; Miss Della c.
Marsh of Boston,; John z. Campbell
Of lewiston; S. S. Parcher of Bidde-
ford; Alca Withee of Brockton, Mass:
Mrs, Chas. H. Soule Of Portland; Mr..
and Mrs. Stillman Saunders, Annie
and George Saunders. Mrs. Ethel Bell
and children. all of Jersey City. N j.;
Mrs. Cornelius Hayes and daughter of
Gorham: Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Lougce
and daughter of Nashua. N H.; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank F. Goss of Auburn:
John Lincott of New York: Col. A. S.
Dagget of Washington. D. c.: Rev.
George W.. Bicknell of Cambridge. for
mer adjutant Of the regiment Mrs. P.
S. Lewis of Fairhaven, VT
Late this afternoon the Memorial
Hall Association held it's annual meet
Ing and tomorrow the business meet
ing of the Regimental Association will
be held.
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INTERMENr TODAY.
Remains Of Richard Golden Sent to
Maine After Funeral In New York.

New York, Aug 1.-THE body Of
Richard Golden, the actor. who died
here this week, left New York tonight
in a special car. accompanied by 4
number of his relatives and friends for
Bangor. Me. 1t will be inferred to-
morrow near his birthplace at Bucks
port, Me.
Funeral exercises were held here To-
day at the Little Church Around the
Corner" and were attended by more
than 200 actors. 4
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$1,ooo,ooo LOSS.
Continued from Page One.)

strongs livery stable. w. W. Johns
hardware store. the residences of John
M. Tymeson and DR.. F. J. Orlette. two
of the finest houses in the village, the
Hudson River Central telephone Of
flee. the department stores. of Ham
mond & Cook. and Burns e. Taylor,
several groceries. stationery stores,
drug stores, Murray's hall. the office
building of DR. McWilliams, law Of
flee building. and several minor build
ings.
Main street today was mass of
smouldering embers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12

Boston, Aug. 11.-Except for the
schooner Sea Fox owned by Dallas B.
Pratt Of New York and the single stick
er winsome. owned by Henry r. Lip.
pitt of Providence, all the yachts were
accounted for at a late hour tonight. Al
least seven harbors from Vineyard
Haven to Portland. were sought for
refuge. At the former place, was the
sloop yacht .Weetamoe, minus her top
mast and with her main boom and gafr
split. At Provincetown seven yachts an
chored. but the schooner Dervish got
under sail late this afternoon. The
others there are the Eleanor, Savarona,
Alcyone. Windward, Ariel and Adven-
turess. 1t Is between Chatham and
Provincetown. probably. that the miss
ing yachts are anchored. The lee shore
near Chatham would undoubtedly
prove available as a shelter.
In Boston harbor three power yachts
stopped and the disabled schooner Co.
roma was lowed in by the tug Orion
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THE POSTAL CLERKS.
Mutual Association Elects Officers
Wednesday at Hartford.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 11.-At the
14th annual meeting of the United
States Postal Clerks Mutual Associa-
ton today. at Lighthouse Point, A. C.
Brodrick, of Waltham, Mass. was
chosen president. and James j. Cush-
ing, of New Haven secretary treasur-
er. Among the vice presidents elected
was Royal Bolston of Portland, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12
I'd P.nnsylvania: Colorado ana Mary.

ana Pennsylvania: Colorado and Mary
land.
The ships will leave Manila late in
December and proceed to Chinese OF
Japanese ports. Not more than two
cruisers will be at any Oriental port at
one time and each vessel Is to visit one
Chinese and one Japanese port. on
leaving San Francisco Sept. S. the
squadron will steam to Honolulu at the
high speed of IS knots. Battle practice
win be held of Manila during Novem-
Der.
On Jan. 10, 1910. the squadron will
assemble of Yokohama, then start for
home, arriving at San Francisco Feb.
TX -.as '4 }
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PROPOSALS Foa SUPPLIES.
Once Of Overseer of Poor

Augusta. Ne, August T. 1909.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
of1lce until 1880. August 90, 1909, for the
furnishing of supplies for the poor de-
partment of the city Of Augusta for the
ending Aug. 81, 1910.
Printed instructions and blank proposals
Will be furnished on application hi this
ONCE: The right Is reserved to reject any
or all proposals and to advertise anew.
Proposals should be addressed to the
b. B. WENTWORTH.
Overseer Of the Poor.
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PACIFIC FLEETS CRUISE.
IHST " eeGt NNOiOG.
Vessels Will Each Visit One Chinese
and One Japanese Port.

Seattle. Wash. Aug. 11.-According
to the latest details of the coming
cruise Of the Pacific Coast fleet for the
fall and winter vessels composing the
first squadron of the fleet will travel
in pairs after their arrival at Manila
on Dec. 1. The cruisers will pair Off as
follows:
Tennessee and Washington: Califor-
mia and South Dakota; West Virginia
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READY FOR WAR.
National Guardsmen, 1900 Stronq,
Leave Washington for New Bedford.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Thirteen hundred
National Guardsmen of the district
aboard the army transports Sumner and
Mcclellan, left Washington tonight for
the coast of New England where the an
nual encampment of the guard will COM
merce Aug. IA. The Guardsmen will be
followed on Friday by the list Battery Of
Field Artillery, which will go by rail-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12

Cecil Sedan. aged II. while playing
near grain bin at the storehouse of
belden d Co. at Perry. N. T., fell into
the bin and with Neil Watkins, a COM
Ipanion, was carried beneath rush of
wheat. Cecil was 'smothered to death.
His companion was rescued.
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we MANAGED to get hold of plank, 70
,,.t,gce, ,v< fx,,,ud the how clinGfnS.

we managed to get hold of Z plank. to
which we found the boy chnsfnS.
I'm the meantime Capt. Evans. Dr. l:
Trotter and the chief engineer mad got
hold of an oak grating while four or
the crew had found the tugs boat
floating and righted her. Mrs. Evans,
the hoy and myself were clinglng TO
tie plank and I was supporting MRS:
Evans when one of the Negro deck
handc came drifting by on a piece OF
wreckage. Instead of holding on ne
grasped my leg and felt myself being
pulled down. could only shake my
leg feebly and 1t took all my strength
to keep the woman up, but the boy
who was about IA years old, seeing that
the Negro was likely to drown all or
us By his struggles, reached over ana
pushed him off, telling him to go back
to his own plank. The Negro disap-
peared and we did not see Inn again.
after we had been foundering about
in the water for nearly an hour and
Mrs. Evans was almost unconscious
from exhaustion, the sailors came up
with the boat, which they had righted
and hauled all three of us on board.
We could see nothing of the three men
on the grating, so we reluctantly pulled
ashore in order to obtain medical aid
for Mrs. Evans The boy seemed to
have witbstood the long struggle with
out difficulty"
Mrs. Evans was taken to the home
of a local physician, where it was stat
ed that she was in fair condition al
though much Frustrated.
Capt Evans and Engineer Belfric
were PICKED up by the Delivers Neck
lifesaving crew and landed here at II 80.
Dr.. Trotter was washed off the grating
and drowned. r
Portsmouth, n. H.. Aug. 11.-Fol-
lowing is a lis of those who are under
stood to have been ON board the
Nevinscott. when she sailed from here
Wednesday morning: 't
Capt. Thomas E. Evans, his wife and
little son; F. f. Bitter. chief boatswain's
mate; c. H. Pratt. chief machinist's
mate: v. F. Tillotson. foreman, first
class; c.. S. Underdown. fireman, sec
ond class: w. Fl. Fitzgerald. seaman:
c. F. White. ships cook. first class;
l.. H. Edwards, seaman: Chas. E.
Trotter. acting assistant surgeon; A.
Belfric. machinists mate. second class.
Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 1.-THE, tug
M Mitchell Davis, which left here early
today to assist the crew of the tug Nozin-
scott arrived here tonight with all the
survivors except Capt. and Mrs. Evans
and their boy. The members of the crew
we're taken to the office of the yard COM
mardant. where their statements were
taken. board of inquiry will sit on the
matter here within few days.
Machinist's Mate Balfric. one of those
brought here tonight, and who figured in
the exciting rescue of the captains wife
and child is in an exhausted condition.
1t will take him few days to recover.
but it is not believed that anything Sc
rious will develop.
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TAsLE GIRL At ONCE. oooOl
wages, steady work. Apply at The
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POLITICS ARE TABooED
DURING VACATION TIME.

Continued from Page One.)
Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-28
SAN CARLOS DAM IS ID BE
 ABANDONED
A Larger and More Pretentious Water StorehouSe in New Mexico Has Been Projected Will Be Largest in World.

PHOENIX. Feb. 27.-Th,s final aban. donment of the San Carlos reservoir project. which Is to irrigate the Flor cnce valley. is portended by the launching of another dam project just ever the New Mexican line. which. if 1t goes through, will be the largest of the kind in the world. This dam and others soon to be constructed in western New Mexico and eastern Ari zona. will leave so little water In the G.la that there will be none left to be impounded by a dam at San Carlos
 The new project Is backed by the Glla Farm company, a company re- gently organized at Santa Fe under 'be laws of New Mexico. Thomas Ly- oqs, president of the corporation, has applied for the use of the surplus va. tcrs in the Gila river m southwest ein New Mexico, and if this applica, ton is approved by the territorial en- g'neer, active work upon the dam will begin at an early day.
 The dam will Dc more than three times the size of the famous AssOuan dam in Egypt and double that of the ! Elephant Butte project Of the United States reclamation service, on the Rio Grande, which Is now well under way. The Elephant Butte dam is to be much larger than that at Roosevelt The dam itself will be 9 mammoth struct ure of steel and concrete, 560 feet high, while the sheer sides Of 2 can yon Eill form the other walls Of thi. huEe reservoir.
 The Giia river at that point has a very large yearly dog. being one Of the largest streams in New Mexico. it iS estimated that the land that can , be irrigated under this extensive sys- Itcn Eill aggregate 5e0,0o0 acres, ! hich with the application Of water. cannot be excelled as agricultural land anywhere in the southwest
 | But this Is not the only irrigation
 project under contemplation in this region. Another, nov being worked uD in the same locality is that of the hohawk Canal company of Duncan. Arizona. This project win provide
 water for 10000 acres in Arizona
 The Rio Mimbres Irrigation company has finally strengthened out it's legal
 2 faculties and now that the field is clear has commenced workk on it's 60,OO0-acre project. These are only few of the number of irrigation pro jects either under construction or con tamplated in the two territories. | Reclamation service officials esti- mate that when the Gila Farm com Tanys and Mohawk Canal company's , dams are completed, there will be too little water left in the Gila to make he proposed Florence reservoir prof
 table The people of Florence have Teen fighting for years to get the rec 'amation service to take up their pro ject and complete it, and were much disappointed when the Roosevelt pro
 feet was taken up first. The comple- ton of the proposed dams higher up the river would leave them only the waters of Mineral creek and a few other small streams.