Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-27
not to probe the cotton pool as was a.
first announced.

not to probe the cotton pool as was at
! first announced.
| AS "a result of conference in Wash
ineton between Michigan Republican
noljtical leaders, it is announced that
senator Burrows will remain in the SEN
atorial race At the September prim-
| aries Burrows and Representative Town
send both will be candidates and will
agee to abide by the result of the prim-
aries.
Indictments were returned Tuesday at
Havana against Gen. Evarsto Eskenoze'
the Negro leader and % other Negro
prisoners. charging them with the CRIME
of melting rebellion and instigating anti
white violence. The evidence submitted
indicated that extensive preparation hao
been made for genral uprising against
tn government on May "a.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has
conferred upon his guest, Albert. prince
of Monaco, the collar of the Order OF
the Annurziata, the highest decoration
in the gift of His Majesty and Wh1ch
entities the prince to rank as a cousin
Of the King. The prince lunched with
the King and Queen Helena at the
Qurinal Tuesday.
After many years of agitation, the
advocates of the election of United
States senator's by popular vote secur-
ed q victory in the Massachusetts House
Tuesday, when the resolve was Substi-
tuted for an adverse committee report
by vote of 109 to 90. The debate on
the resolve occupied about two hours and
the measure had the backing of the en-
tire Democratic vote and about quarter
Of the Republican membership.
A tribute was paid to Samuel l..
Clemens mark Twain) in his boyhood
home at Hannibal Mo, Monday by
several hundred citizens and nearly
1000 school children, who assembled in
his honor at the Presbyterian church.
the church to which his parents be-
longed when they resided there. One
of the interested auditors in the assem-
blage was Mrs. Laura Frazier. Becky
Thatcher" the first sweetheart of the
motel author
Labrador timber lands covering an
area of 1850 square miles have been
transferred by three st. John men for
s250,000 and 40 per cent. of the pro-
ceedS of the future developments to a
syndicate Of Americans, one of whom
c.. ID. Stanford of Bangor, Me- Pulp
Mills will be erected at various points
~ $2o,000,000 corporation. The
timber lands extend from Byrons bay
IN the north side of Hamilton inlet to
Port Manners. The Newfoundland
government received s55,412 as timber
rents through the transaction.
The question of the responsibility
Tor losses at Liverpool incurred
through the failure OF 1.-THE Alabama
cotton firm of knight, Yancey & Co.,
will lead, it is expected to a deal of
litigation with American banks. Liv-
erpool cotton firms incline to the opin-
ion that American Exchange buyers
ire responsible to the acceptors of bills
If ladng in England because in many
cases they acted as principals and not
Us agents. The bankers of Liverpool
nave failed to agree to the suggestion
If the losing firms that they should
dishonor the acCeptances.
Winslow r. Perkins, for nearly 20
years superintendent of the Eastern
Division of the Boston 6; Maine Rail-
road, superintendent of the York Har-
Dor 9, Beach Railroad and of the
Portsmouth, n. H., Street Railway,
will retire from active railroad life
May /, on account of ill health, after
nearly 80 consecutive years of rail-
road service. Mr. Perkins will retain
a nominal connection with the Boston
& Maine, for in acting on his request
that he be relieved of his position, the
railroad authorities decided that he
should be treated as an official subject
to call at any time.