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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
DOOMED TO DEFEAT.

Washington Nov. 22.-That the
revolutionistS in Mexico are doomed
to defeat is the opinion of Henry Lane
Wilson, the American ambassador in
the Mexican capital. From that van
tagc point, with access to the reports
received by the Mexican government
from its military commanders and
civil governors, and with his private
advices from the American consular
officers at points where disturbances
have occurred, Mr.. Wilson has reach
ed the conclusion, which he has trans
mitted to the state department. that
owing to the excellent disposition of
President Diaz's military forces the
revolution movement which appears
to have been sporadic in it's nature is
not likely to succeed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
New York Police Think
L Is Near Solution.
Expect 10 Make Arrest for Muir.
der Of 8 Years Ago.
Victim Said to Have Been Arthur
Caller, a French Artist.

ne" York. Nov. with the police
apparently convinced of the correct
"eSS OF their theory that the body
'o'eh'IH discovered after eight years
~o'm'diihent IN zinc-lined trunk in
west SIDE cellar is that IF Albert
N"''ier' young French artist. who
las a chlm If the missing waiter in
we case, William Lewis, it looked to-
"'s dS II the trunk murder mystery
vas approaching "a solution.
Deputy Police Commissioner Flynn
oppressed himself as convinced that
ms lore" IF detectives was on the
.sn' track in the case and believed
u'at n" knew the guilty man. He said
!" arrest might be expected within
VA! Or Two. 1t was in a trunk
a"'c' bore the name of w. Lewis that
"u skeietonized oody was found.
whether the authorities have a clue
inc whereabouts of Lewis could
,o, De learned but it was apparent
sna' they believed it would be pos
SUI" to trace him. Since discovery
VI the fact that he disappeared on
.,e aay he was to have married Miss
'"eh Enright. Il trained nurse, whose
.,ole is now near Ridgeficld. Conn.
,a' police have found Mrs. Lucy
s'ok' who with her husband lived
s ' several Years prior to 1902 in q
'o street apartment house in which
lewis then had rooms.
she recalled that Lewis was fire.
.auehtly visited here by French ar
vs.. named Caller and that Lewis
ana Caller had quarreled and once
came to blows.
40 one seems to have seen Caller
VI lac years.
MISS Enrisht is quoted as declaring
r belief that Lewis is dead. She
"'o caused u prolonged search to bt
"dut- Ter her missing fiance and haC
~, been able to secure the slightes
u"ce OF him since his disappearance
IL January, 1905.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23

the foreign secretary, Winston Spencer
Churchill, the home secretary, and
Lewis HarcOurt. secretary of state for
the colonies. Stones crashed through
the windows of the houses, Sir Edward
Grey's bearing the brunt of the attack.
Ore band spied Mr.. Birrell strolling
through st. James park to TIN" Athen-
aeurl Club and swooped down upon the
aged statesman. knocking his hat over
his ewes and kicking him about the
legs. When help came and the women
were driven off, Mr.. Birrell limped to
his motor car on the arms Of police
men.
Mrs. Elnmelne Panlihurst, the lead
er OF the SCfragetteS, was among
those taken to Jail. Her sister, Mrs.
Grant. denied admittance. threw mis-
sile through the Jail window. She also
was incarcerated. Miss Grace Johnson
was the only American arrested. Miss
Annie Martin of Nevada, who was taxi
en- to the police station on Friday and
later was released. was not among
those arrested tonight.
Mr. Churchill addressed big meet
ing this evening from which several
men adherents of the WomenS cause
were dragged ont by the police. Mr..
Churchill strongly defended the propri-
ETY. OF Irish americans contributing to
the Home Rule cause. The cry OF
American dollars was likely to be used
as a retort by the Liberals. he said,
since Waldorf Astor had announced
that he was again the candidate of the
Conservatives for Plymouth.
The principal move of the day was
Premier AsQuith's attempt to placate
the Laborites by promising to intro
drcc legislation solving the difficulty
which has arisen on account of the oS-
borne Judgment The Labor party met
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
Rumor That Cfjppen Makes
Statement Is Denied.
Execution Between Eight and
Nine O'clock Today.
Miss lie neve Makes Z Farewell
Visit 10 the Condemned Men.

London. Nov. 22.-All preparations
nave been made for the hanging OF
DR.. Hawley Fl. Crippen tomorrow
morning within the gloomy walls Cf
Pcntonvillc prison, which stands III
one of the most dismal sections Of
London. 1t is probable that the ex-
ccution will taxi place between 8 and
8 o'clock. -
Public Executioner Ellis Of Roch-
dale, who hanged a wife murderer at
Liverpool this morning. arrived in
London on the evening train. Tho
scaffold was erected today A few
terements overlook the prison yard,
and to bar the tenants from glimpse
Of the tragedy big canvas screen
has been put up before the gall0ws.
Only a small group of official wit
ncsses will attend and every effort
has been made to prevent morbid
crowds from gathering in the neigh
borhood. Even the customary official
announcement of the hanging Is not
likely to be hoisted until evening. The
body probably will be buried In quick
lime in the prison yard. This is the
custom at Pentonville, although not
in all English prisons. vi Z
Father Carry, who has visited Grip
pen frequently. entered the prison at
O'Clock this evening to spend the
night with the condemned man. He
will walk with Crippen to the scaffold.
An evening paper caused sensa-
ton by flooding the city with placards
that Crippen had made a written con-
fession. Everyone in q position to
know denied this. Ethel lie Nevs
said:
II was the last person to see DR.
Crippen. SO far as my knowledge ex
tends he has not made such state
ment." 1t was also reported that Grip
pen wrote q statement for Sunda.
paper which bought previous stof,
Of his. The paper denies that it has hi
confession.
From the time that his wife. BELL
Gilmore, the actress, disappeared, I'm
til the day of his conviction, publ
sentiment against Crippen gre,
stronger. but in his last hours tn
American is not without sympathy
There are those who shake their head
Continued on Page Twb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
AMERICAN CAVALRY
Being Rushed to the Frontier to Pre-.
serve Neutrality Laws.

SaE Antonio, TEX. Nov. 22-FollOw-
ing the departure of Troop X. Sd Cav
airy. under command of Capt Arthur
Thayer, yesterday afternoon, for Del
Rio, Troop l. of the same regiment.
under command of Lieut.. Matt C.
Bristol, hurriedly left here today for
Eagle Pass to assist in preserving the
neutrality laws and protect American
interests.
More troops are held in readiness at
Fort Sam Houston for any orders
that may be received here.
Advices received from United States
Consul Ellsworth, at Ciudad Porfirio
Diaz. are to the effect that the gen
eral situation in Mexico has assumed
serious aspect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
To|stoi's Body Inferred
with Simple Ceremonies,
Peasants Show Their Love for
The Great Benetactor.
Body Lay in State for Several Hours
at Yasnaya Poliana.

Tula, Nov. 22.--The special train
bringing the remains Of the late
count Leo Tolstoi from Astapova ar
rived at the Zasekia station at 8
o'clock this morning. The funeral par
ty was met by the throngs of mourn
ing peasants who since daylight had
been arriving from the surrounding
countryside
According to the Russian custom,
Tolstos SONS formed the party Of
bearers and bore the casket on their
shoulders over the two miles separ-
ating the station from. the novelist's
home at Yasnaya Poliana.
The way was lined with mourners.
Peasants marched at the head of the
procession. carrying white banners in
;;cribed Leo Nikolaivitch--the mem
ory Of your goodness will never fade
from the minds of us orphaned peas
ants"
Following the peasants We're two
student choirs chanting memorial
hymns and four carriages filled with
wreaths Then came the sons trudg-
ing slowly under the weight of the
Cdoket. ne tOunltSS anu OlIieIS Oh
The family followed the bier afoot.
Arrived at the house the cOrteSe
halted and the caSnct was borne with
in and placed on a catafalQue, erect
ed in the authors favorite room. This
had been emptied of its furniture and
was barren except for the cherished
bookcases, a portrait Of TOlstois
brother and d bust of Buddha.
Here in the old home, from which
Tolstoi fled u days ago, to seek the
solitude that was to be denied him,
the body lay in state
The public was freely admitted to
the room and for several hours an I'M
broken line of peasant friends and
Others Of humble circumstances pass
ed reverently before the bier.
Just before sunset the casket was
carried 10 the grave. about which the
family and close friends of the dead
man knelt. The chors sang the hymn
Everlasting Memory" but there was
no other ceremony. In silence the cas-
ket was lowered into the ground. The
filling in preceded at once and with
IN half an nour from the time the flu
neral party arrived at the spot. a
mound of broken earth marked the
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
CROTHERS RELEASED.
Auth critics Decide He Killed In De-
fence of His Own Homo.

Guadalajara. Mex. Nov 22.--Mexican
troops of infantry. cavalry and artil-
lery left here during the night Their
destination is believed to be Torreon
General Madero is reported on the
family estate in Coahula. Carlos r.
trothers. the American real estate
dealer who shot two men, one fatally,
during the riots here, was released
from custody today. the authorities de-
claring that he was justified in acting
DIS he did in the defence of his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The weather
was unsettled on the New England
coast Tuesday night. 1t was some
what colder in the middle Atlantic
states and in the Rocky mountain re-
gion, but temperatures above the sea :
sons normal prevailed throughout the
Mississippi basin. Some precipitation
may be expected over the Great Lakes
Wednesday and in New England
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
PRISONERS RELEASED.
Rebels Then Driven Back BY Troops
At Orizaba, Mexico.

Orzaba. Mex, Nov. 22.-Three bodies
of revolutionists stormed the barracks
ard prison here last night. They freed
the prisoners but were driven back af-
ter lively engagement with the
troops. The revolutionists numbered
about 200 when the fighting began but
later they were joined by 10 others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
THE WEATHER
RAIN OR SNOW.

Washington, Nov. 22.-F'orecast for
New England: Fair. except snow or
rain in Maine Wednesday,; Thursday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Nov. 22.-forccast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Wednesday general
ly cloudy; Thursday fair; moderate
northerly winds becoming variable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-23
z 2O.4

rtH"ctory's output now upwards Of Half
Hnn weekly. Largert selling brand Of
-: SkarH ~ tAe word. Factory. Man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
Long and Short HaulS

Until the railroad bill-the two rail-
road bills-go to conference, and the
conferees report a single bill, no one
can tell exactly what sort of measure
will grow out of the bill first concocted
by Mr. Taft and Mr.. Wickersham. 1t
is reasonably certain that the auth ors
of the original bill will not find much
of it in the bill ground out in con-
ference.
Some ground was, however, gained
in the Senate where a curiously de-
vised compromise was passed concern
ing long and short hauls. Senator
Cummins explains the compromise in
this way: Under existing laws the
railroads determine for themselves un-
der what circumstances they shall
charge more for short haul than for
long one. This amendment requires
the authority of the interstate COM
merce commission in all cases before
such a charge can be imposed"
But who can say what the confer
ence committee will do? What the SEN
ate controlled as 1t is votes to accept
seeme however tn he reasonably ga fe
behind the doors of even a dick ering
conference committee. The country
awaits it's action before it decides
whether the people or the railroads
have won the fruits of victory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
IT'S much he dares;
Proposed Change In Inauguration Day

BY the lack of one vote the House has
refused to submit to the states a consti-
tutional amendment extending Mr.. Taft's
term about seven weeks, and changing
the date of the Inauguration of President
and Vice President from March to the
last Thursday in April. A two-thirds vote
was needed. and the vote stood 1879 yeas
and 70 nays, one less than the necessary
two-thirds. Party lines were not drawn
on this resolution and every member put
his Individual views into his vote.
The result is disappointment to the
people of Washington at any rate. They
have not forgotten the blizzard which
came when Mr. Taft was inaugurated,
and history reminds them that the first
President Harrison fell victim to Wash
ington weather on March A. He lived
but a single month after exposure to that
weather. The friends of change are
numerous in the Capital City. and per-
haps the vote in the House will not be
considered final The Senate may send
down a resolution, and then the House
will have an opportunity to act again
on the suggested change. re
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
BALZAC'S BACK STAIRWAY
Novelist Had Way of Escape From
Bold Bill Showers

A. F. Sanborn in the Book News Monthly.
With money lenders and sheriffs al
ways on his TRAIL Balzac was at great
pains to choose lodgings that could not
be easily taken by surprise. I'm this
respect his Passy abode, where he lived
from 1912 to 1S4s offered close ap-
proach to the ideal. 1t was situated In
a garden back of the dwelling house, at
AZ Rue Raynouard then Rue Basse),
was % or 30 feet below the level of that
thoroughfare, and was reached by de-
scending two flights of stairs within the
said dwelling house. This garden retreat,
which seemed to be a one-story pavilion
cottage, we should say in English), was,
in reality three-story structure with a
back exit, Is to 80 feet below, on to an
alleyway (now known as Rue Berton)
which led to the bank of the Seine.
And thus It was that when Balzac' s
landlady, who took a motherly interest
in the misfortunes of her tenant, sig
nailed to him from her windows that
one Of his prosecutors was at the Rue
Raynouard door, he had ample time to
escape by his back stairway into the
Rue Berton-and even, If he CHANGED to
be facetiously inclined, to mount by a
short .detour to the Rue Raynouard, en-
ter his landlady's apartment, and from
thence gloat over the discontinue of his
baffled pursuer."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
Prices Of Cotton Going Up

The big deal in cotton conducted
ny the bulls of Texas and Chicago and
New Orleans is holding it's own fine
ly. July cotton is approaching 16
cents and the bears in Wall street
begin to see that they invented game
that two sides can play at.
The south has but a sentimental in
torest in the contest. but it is safe
TO say that every southern man pre-
fers to see cotton going DIP even if he
has none now to sell. He especially
desires to see the power of the Wall
etreet bears broken-those bears who
have combined to mark down the price
OF cotton from time out of mind. Those
bears have met this time a clique more
powerful than they are themselves. The
big deal is not completed, but this far
the bulls have apparently placed all
nhe cotton received on May contracts
without throwing any of it on the
,harket. This cotton is said to be
noing to the mills where 1t will soon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18

A. e. Thomas in Success Magazine.
A hard-headed business man went a
year or so ago to hear Paderewski play.
The man is not a musician. lie spends
his days trying to buy cotton when it IS
low and sell it when it is high. This is
how he described his experience at the
piano recital
You know. I'm not easily stirred up,
and I don't know anything about music.
I wouldn't know whether man was
playing the piano extremely we'll, or
just fairly well. But / do know that
Paderewski played one thing that after
noon that stirred me up as I never was
stirred in my life. / don't remember
what 1t was. l couldn't have told whether
he was playing an hour or five min
utcs. All | know is that it stirred up
feelings within me l had never felt be-
fore. Great waves of emotion swept
over me. I wanted to shout and I want
ed to cry, and when the last chord was
struck I found myself on my feet, wav-
ing my umbrella and shouting like a
wild Indian. / went out of that hall
as weak as rag and happier than I'd
been in years. | can't account for it.
I've tried, but l can't explain it. Can
you?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
Comet Pills In Hayti

The negroes of Port au Prince, Hayti,
are taking ipecac in globules in order to
become fortified against the noxious gases
of the comets tail. The prescription IS
one globule for every hour up to the time
the comet begins to shed it's tail and to
recede from this terrestrial sphere.
Let no one sneer at the globules of
Hayti. They are certainly as effective as
any other comet medicine, and it is safe
10 say that not a single negro of Haytfs
proud capital will be injured in the least
by the comets tail.
Ipecac in globules should be taken by
those who fear the comet at every turn.
1t is warranted to turn the stomach and
is, therefore, a good course of sanitation
In nine cases out of ten. The man who
takes dose of ipecac every hour will
see and think more clearly. An emetic
for the superstitious is the best of pre-
scriptions.
If the world is becoming better and
more intelligent, why does not the num-
Der of superstitions decrease? The
chances are that as many fear today the
action of Halley's comet upon this ter
restial sphere as have feared it in any
previous appearance. 1t is feared in
China, in Hayti, and in America to boot.
Despite our public schools and newspapers
and other means of intelligence, the world
still persists in fearing a comet millions
of miles away The globules of Hayti are
as sensible as are the fears of the super
stitious in other lands, for the latter sim
ply quake in their boots while the alert
French-speaking negroes of Hayti cross
their thumbs and swallow comet pills.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
Or. Mccoy a Bishop

The election of DIR. James H. Mccoy
of Birmingh TO the bench of bishops
in the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, is a great honor, but one signal
ly deserved. The southern branch of
Methodism has always been distin-
guished for a high order of talent
as well as piety among its ministers
and all its bishops from DR.. Andrews
down have been men of rare intel
lectual force and exceptional admin
istrative ability. The bishops, too, have
been, as rule, notable preachers.
with few exceptions a bishop in the
nym for pulpit power. In recent years,
h however, especial attention has been
given in the selection of bishop to
the candidates business ability; and
practical wisdom has sometimes count
ed for more than homiletic oratory
But in most cases strong common
sense, theological equipment and the
platform faculty have been evenly
balanced. All these qualities are ad-
mirablv combined in DR.. Mccoy. He is
a gentleman of fine culture and fine
judgement and he is one of the best
speakers in Alabama. While unswerv-
ing in mis- loyalty to all the tenents OF
Methodism and cherishing her tradi-
lions he is in every good sense mod
ern and progressive. His sermons are
models of clean cut condensation and
vigor. No one writes more
scholarly English.
The general conference in session at
Asheville has chosen seven bishops, all
of them measuring up to the high
Methodist standard; but 1t is not TOO
much to say that Dr. Mccoy will bring
to the exacting office talents and train
ing of surpa ssing excellence. And the
people of Alabama, irrespective of
creed, will not fail to appreciate the
honor conferred upon this gifted son.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
Comets and Earthly Events

Donati's comet, which trailed in a spec
tacular manner through the heavens,
came in 1855, and that year was partic-
ularly favorable for crops. The superti-
tious say, however, that the comet ush-
cred in the Civil war which broke out
two years afterwards. Up to this writ
ing no one has accounted for the space
of time that occurred between the comet
and the Civil war Five comets, too, ap-
peared in 1880, and 1882 and In both
of those years corn crops of exceptional
size were grown.
But facts do not count for much when
people want to be uperstitious-when
they desire to charge the present unsea-
sonal weather upon something or some
body. Professor Mitchell recently said
that an average of three comets year
visit the solar region, either observably
or unobservably to the naked eye, and
those who desire to ascribe outvnrd
events to comets can almost always
And or hear of one to serve the pur.
pose. Fts W
1.-The most that can be said, apparent.
ly," says the independent Springfield Re-
publican, ''of the influence of the grea'
Genet of 1882 upon earthly affairs is thai
it portended the election of democratic
House in November of that year in tn.
United States, and the democratic vic
tory in the presidential contest two year
later Accordingly the present comet ma.
be supposed to foreshadow COMPRESSION
al. democratic victory next fall and a pres
dental victory two years later. Blu
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
JAG is PROPER
New Years Eve in Lobster Palace
Calls for Champagne

Julian Street in Everybody's.
1t was at Martins that the comicaliy
brilliant notion of serving nothing but
champagne to drink after 9 o'clock on
New Years Eve originated.
To get a table at all on New Years
Eve is difficult; when you get one you
must drink what you are told. Notices
to this effect are posted in the care. Does
this strike you as remarkable enront-
cry? Let me tell you that 1t is not
more remarkable than the abject apa-
thy with which Broadway receives it.
Martins, and other Broadway restau-
rants which have copied the device, are
almost always packed with eager spend
ers.
I know a man who went to Martins
three weeks before last December 81
to reserve a table for that night of
nights.
"Give me your order now said a
head waiter, land l will see what can
be done about it." In other words. he
might have said: IF you agree to
spend enough money, you can come
l passed a New Years Eve in Mar
tins once. No one seemed to mind
drinking nothing but champagne"
They not only drank champagne, but
spilled it on the tables and the floor
Many new acquaintance were made
that highland forgotten the next day.
Every one was kind, indulgent. Now
and then somA one stood upon a table
and bayed at the moon. Everybody
seemed good natured, and almost every
body seemed drunk. But then, you must
remember, 1t is not thought good form,
in Lobster Palace society, to be any
thing but drunk on New Years Eve.